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Aug 2, 2013<br />
<strong>Prestige</strong> <strong>Philately</strong> - B.C.O.F. Page: 3<br />
B.C.O.F. Overprints on Australian Stamps:<br />
an Appreciation<br />
Among philatelists, Australia’s administration of German New Guinea during and after<br />
World War I is far better known and more highly regarded than <strong>the</strong> far more significant<br />
occupation of Japan little more than 30 years later. GRI Overprints are avidly collected,<br />
with stunning prices paid for <strong>the</strong> most elusive and visual items. The inappropriately<br />
inscribed NWPI Overprints are of great importance to collectors of Kangaroos and<br />
George V Heads (even if many of <strong>the</strong>m hold to <strong>the</strong> strange notion that <strong>the</strong> overprinted<br />
versions are not Australian stamps!).<br />
The BCOF Overprints, however, and despite <strong>the</strong> obvious parallels, lack <strong>the</strong> cachet of<br />
<strong>the</strong> earlier New Guinea issues. Why should that be?<br />
The usage of Australian stamps in post-war Japan should be a subject of philatelic<br />
importance. The overprinting of some of those stamps - in what we might call <strong>the</strong><br />
Middle Period - should attract strong interest from anyone who collects <strong>the</strong> George VI<br />
issues of Australia, or of <strong>the</strong> British Commonwealth. They should also be of keen<br />
interest to Japanese collectors, as an unusual and important element of <strong>the</strong>ir own<br />
philatelic and postal history.<br />
The overprinting was effected, at least in part, to limit <strong>the</strong> opportunity for Australian<br />
troops in Japan to launder proceeds from <strong>the</strong>ir illegal and often unsavoury black market<br />
activities. There was concern in official circles that troops were buying quantities of<br />
unoverprinted stamps - especially of <strong>the</strong> 5/- Robes, <strong>the</strong> highest denomination available<br />
- and sending <strong>the</strong>m home, where <strong>the</strong>y were sold back to <strong>the</strong> Post Office at a small<br />
discount below face value.<br />
The BCOF Overprints were intended to…wait for it…stamp out this practice by alerting<br />
postal staff in Australia to <strong>the</strong> fact that <strong>the</strong> stamps had been obtained in Japan.<br />
It obviously didn’t occur to <strong>the</strong> military authorities that this action would create a “new<br />
issue” that would be sought after by collectors and dealers around <strong>the</strong> world. This<br />
situation was only compounded by <strong>the</strong> imposition of a quota of 10/- face value - and<br />
only one 5/- stamp - per day per person: see Collas at page 29.<br />
Of course, a few enterprising soldiers managed to find a loophole, buying up a month’s<br />
worth of stamps at one time! until <strong>the</strong> rules were inevitably tightened.<br />
Eventually, it was realised that <strong>the</strong> whole overprinting exercise was a waste of time and<br />
effort and, in February 1949, all remaining overprinted stamps were hastily withdrawn.<br />
From <strong>the</strong>n on, only unoverprinted Australian stamps were again available to <strong>the</strong> troops<br />
and <strong>the</strong>ir dependants.<br />
There is no doubt that at least <strong>the</strong> higher denominations are genuinely scarce,<br />
especially used or on cover. Of <strong>the</strong> 2/-, only 62,651 were sold. Of <strong>the</strong> 5/-, <strong>the</strong> number<br />
was a paltry 2508 (and that’s <strong>the</strong> total for both papers): Collas page 30.<br />
There were no philatelic sales, all requests being politely declined. And nei<strong>the</strong>r were<br />
<strong>the</strong> Overprints sold by <strong>the</strong> Post Office in Australia, an opportunity one can’t imagine not<br />
being greedily exploited today!<br />
In addition to <strong>the</strong> undoubted scarcity of <strong>the</strong> higher values, <strong>the</strong> large size of <strong>the</strong><br />
overprinting formes almost inevitably resulted in varieties in <strong>the</strong> type-setting. There are<br />
stray stops, extra stops, and missing stops. There are smaller letters, and larger<br />
numerals.
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Most, but not all of <strong>the</strong>se are listed in <strong>the</strong> Australian Commonwealth Specialists’<br />
Catalogue “King George VI” (2006). Only a seemingly random few varieties - and not<br />
even <strong>the</strong> best of <strong>the</strong>m - are listed by Stanley Gibbons. The Gibbons-listed ones are<br />
generally regarded as <strong>the</strong> more valuable, but that’s merely because Gibbons included<br />
<strong>the</strong>m and excluded o<strong>the</strong>rs.<br />
Going by <strong>catalogue</strong> quotations, most of <strong>the</strong> overprint varieties have little value. For<br />
such scarce and elusive items, this is patently absurd.<br />
In fact, <strong>the</strong> BCOF issue as a whole is grossly undervalued. It is, after all, <strong>the</strong> only<br />
post-war issue of a Western country overprinted for use in an occupied non-<br />
European country. It is thus an issue of unusual world importance. Yet most<br />
people want just a single set, and only because <strong>the</strong>y’re “in Gibbons”, or have a page in<br />
<strong>the</strong> “Seven Seas” album.<br />
If ever <strong>the</strong>re was an under-appreciated and undervalued stamp issue, this is it.<br />
Some might object, saying that <strong>the</strong> BCOF stamps were not officially issued. Certainly,<br />
<strong>the</strong> initial release of ½d 1d and 3d stamps jumped <strong>the</strong> gun and had to be promptly<br />
recalled. But that, and <strong>the</strong> well documented story of <strong>the</strong> proof sheets and issue of <strong>the</strong><br />
associated trial overprints, is part of <strong>the</strong> allure of <strong>the</strong> BCOF stamps.<br />
When formal approval was obtained from Australia, <strong>the</strong> stamps - along with <strong>the</strong> higher<br />
values - were properly re-issued. Also unlike such famous provisional issues as <strong>the</strong><br />
GRIs and NWPIs of New Guinea, all BCOF values are known to have been properly<br />
used on commercial mail. The proof of that statement is here, in <strong>the</strong> collection formed<br />
by Sybrand Bakker.<br />
The popularity of BCOF stamps has been dampened by <strong>the</strong> suggestion - usually<br />
emanating from <strong>the</strong> exhibiting fraternity - that <strong>the</strong>se are not Australian stamps, and<br />
thus can’t properly be shown in an exhibit of Australian stamps.<br />
To be blunt: what arrant nonsense! This sentiment flies in <strong>the</strong> face of both logic, and all<br />
<strong>the</strong> empirical evidence.<br />
Firstly, <strong>the</strong> base stamps are unarguably Australian. Secondly, <strong>the</strong> word Australia was<br />
not obliterated. Thirdly, <strong>the</strong> BCOF stamps were both preceded and succeeded by <strong>the</strong><br />
same Australian stamps without an overprint.<br />
The BCOF stamps are, without any question, Australian stamps, albeit restricted for use<br />
outside of Australia.<br />
In fact, <strong>the</strong>y are <strong>the</strong> most interesting issue of Australian stamps of <strong>the</strong> entire post-WWII<br />
era. They deserve to be treated with philatelic respect, and assiduously collected on<br />
that basis.<br />
BOOKS REFERRED TO IN THIS CATALOGUE<br />
The Australian Commonwealth Specialists’ Catalogue “King George VI” (Second Edition, 2006)<br />
“The Postal History of Australian Forces in Japan and Korea 1945-47” by Phil Collas (1994)<br />
“BCOF Overprints and…Postal Services in Japan and Korea” by Yoshimi Ito (c.1982)<br />
“Travels in Atomic Sunshine: Australia and <strong>the</strong> Occupation of Japan” by Robin Gerster (2008).<br />
Non-philatelic.
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BCOF Commandments<br />
[First published in 1947 in <strong>the</strong> troopship newspaper “The Manoora Times”,<br />
Reproduced by Robin Gerster in<br />
“Australia and <strong>the</strong> Occupation of Japan: Travels in Atomic Sunshine” (2008)]<br />
And it was in <strong>the</strong> year two of <strong>the</strong> Atomic Age when <strong>the</strong>re appeared in Japan a mighty vision, and<br />
all who awaited knew and understood; who came after shall know and understand.<br />
Thou shalt not blackmarket.<br />
Thou shalt not use stamped hundreds.<br />
Thou shalt not love thy housegirl better than thy wife.<br />
Thou shalt not steal <strong>the</strong> sergeants’ beer.<br />
Thou shalt have no leave.<br />
Thou shalt have no amenities.<br />
Thou shalt not rely on <strong>the</strong> Australian Amenities Service.<br />
Thou shalt not trespass into <strong>the</strong> American zone.<br />
Thou shalt not envy thy American bro<strong>the</strong>r.<br />
Thou shalt not have fresh vegetables for weeks and weeks.<br />
And when <strong>the</strong>se things came to pass, <strong>the</strong>re was great wailing in <strong>the</strong> land of Nippon and <strong>the</strong>y took<br />
up <strong>the</strong>ir pens from <strong>the</strong>ir desks and wrote to <strong>the</strong> newspapers; and <strong>the</strong>re was great consternation,<br />
and gloom was upon us, but <strong>the</strong> position changeth not.<br />
Then it came to pass that a great empire heard of <strong>the</strong>se tribulations and sent <strong>the</strong> amenities<br />
mission from Australia; and <strong>the</strong> Mission fa<strong>the</strong>rs made a long report and nothing happened.<br />
AND it was at that time that <strong>the</strong> great prophet said: “I’ve had it”, and packing up his goods, he<br />
went forth from <strong>the</strong> land of Nippon into <strong>the</strong> clear, blue sunlight.<br />
The General’s Prayer<br />
(to General Douglas MacArthur, who didn’t make a single visit to <strong>the</strong> BCOF zone)<br />
Our general, which art in Tokyo,<br />
MacArthur be thy name.<br />
Thy kingdom is off limits.<br />
Thy will be done in BCOF as it is in Tokyo.<br />
Give us this day our daily directive,<br />
And forgive us trespassing into <strong>the</strong> American zone<br />
As we forgive postal for jettisoning our mail,<br />
And lead us into insanity,<br />
But deliver us from Eta Jima,<br />
For thine is <strong>the</strong> kingdom,<br />
The power and <strong>the</strong> glory,<br />
For <strong>the</strong> period of <strong>the</strong> occupation.<br />
Salaam!
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The B.C.O.F.: A Forgotten Chapter<br />
in Australian History<br />
Most collectors are aware that some KGVI Period Australian stamps were overprinted<br />
‘B.C.O.F./JAPAN/1946’. Very few of those same collectors could relate <strong>the</strong> reasons for <strong>the</strong> issue, or<br />
where <strong>the</strong> stamps were used, or why <strong>the</strong>y were withdrawn. Fewer still could speak with any<br />
confidence about <strong>the</strong> historical context of <strong>the</strong> stamps.<br />
Our American friends do a pretty good job of promoting <strong>the</strong>ir own history, or at least <strong>the</strong>ir historical<br />
perspective. Courtesy of <strong>the</strong> Hollywood propaganda machine, we in Australia know that “America<br />
won <strong>the</strong> war”, and that General Douglas Macarthur single-handedly demilitarized Japan, imposed<br />
on <strong>the</strong> country an American-style constitution, gave Japanese women <strong>the</strong> vote, and protected<br />
Emperor Hirohito from prosecution for war crimes. We also know that Japan was both springboard<br />
for <strong>the</strong> US involvement in <strong>the</strong> Korean War, and welcome haven for <strong>the</strong>ir troops on “R and R”.<br />
But what was <strong>the</strong> British Commonwealth Occupation Force? What was its role? In which parts of<br />
Japan did it operate? Who were <strong>the</strong> key players? Perhaps even more importantly, why is <strong>the</strong><br />
BCOF little more than a footnote in Australian history? Kids growing up here in <strong>the</strong> 1960s learned<br />
nothing about it at school. By <strong>the</strong> middle of that decade, Vietnam was on everyone’s mind and<br />
Japan was relevant only as a trading partner.<br />
It was very different in September 1945, when a squadron of Australian naval vessels attended <strong>the</strong><br />
official surrender ceremony in Tokyo Bay.<br />
Australian memories of bitter jungle warfare were clear and recent. The emotional scars of<br />
Japanese atrocities in Ambon and Borneo were painfully raw. Thousands of Australian troops had<br />
died on <strong>the</strong> battlefield or in captivity. In victory, <strong>the</strong>n, Australia expected - indeed, demanded - to<br />
share in <strong>the</strong> process of subjugating <strong>the</strong> Japanese, and to neuter it as a future military threat.<br />
There is no question that <strong>the</strong> Occupation of Japan was essentially an American operation.<br />
Macarthur reluctantly accepted Australia - and <strong>the</strong> token involvement of Britain, India and New<br />
Zealand - as a junior partner. The Americans wrote <strong>the</strong> rules; <strong>the</strong> Australians enforced <strong>the</strong>m…in<br />
<strong>the</strong> relatively small area assigned to <strong>the</strong>m. (As a result, many Japanese saw <strong>the</strong> Americans as<br />
saviours, and <strong>the</strong> Australians as oppressors.)<br />
The Americans were headquartered in <strong>the</strong> relative comfort of Tokyo; <strong>the</strong> Australians in <strong>the</strong> ruined<br />
port city of Kure. Tokenism was <strong>the</strong> order of <strong>the</strong> day: <strong>the</strong> Australian presence in <strong>the</strong> capital was<br />
barely tolerated by <strong>the</strong> Americans, and was limited to largely ceremonial duties. The Yanks saw<br />
<strong>the</strong>mselves as essentially “owning <strong>the</strong> place”; <strong>the</strong> Aussies were constantly reminded that <strong>the</strong>y were<br />
pip-squeaks from an almost irrelevant country.<br />
At least initially, conditions for <strong>the</strong> Australian troops were almost comically appalling. The original<br />
force came directly from tropical Morotai to a bitterly cold Japanese winter. Many were billeted in<br />
bombed-out brick buildings that lacked windows, heating, and plumbing. Amenities were few,<br />
morale was poor, whoring was a principal diversion, and illicit market activities were rife. Kure was<br />
referred to locally as “The City of <strong>the</strong> Dead”. To top it all, American GIs were paid three times as<br />
much as <strong>the</strong> Diggers.<br />
In his exceptional history of <strong>the</strong> Occupation, “Travels in Atomic Sunshine”, author Robin Gerster<br />
observed “The Occupationnaires felt like tramps and imposters - not even proper soldiers, let<br />
alone conquering heroes. Dressed in cast-offs, scrounging for basic comforts, <strong>the</strong>y were hardly<br />
better off than <strong>the</strong> derelict people in derelict Japan”.
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Despite all that, Australia’s role in <strong>the</strong> Occupation of Japan<br />
was significant. At its height, <strong>the</strong> BCOF strength was almost<br />
40,000 men, nearly a quarter <strong>the</strong> size of <strong>the</strong> American force.<br />
The region of south-west Honshu - including Hiroshima -<br />
and <strong>the</strong> large island of Shikoku controlled by <strong>the</strong> BCOF<br />
covered an area of almost 50,000 square kilometres, with a<br />
population of some 20 million Japanese. Tellingly, <strong>the</strong> seven<br />
years period of occupation was of greater duration than <strong>the</strong><br />
global conflagration that immediately preceded it.<br />
The Australians had a number of specific and vital tasks to<br />
perform, including: confiscation of weapons; destruction of<br />
Japanese military ordnance; suppression of illegal trade (<strong>the</strong><br />
“Black Market”); immigration control, including <strong>the</strong> deportation<br />
of thousands of Koreans; sea and air reconnaissance; etc.<br />
However, one of <strong>the</strong>ir first priorities was to erect public toilets!<br />
In <strong>the</strong> modern era, Australia is well-established as a global<br />
policeman. Post-Vietnam, our troops have served with<br />
distinction in Rwanda, in Somalia, in Timor, and so on. Iraq<br />
and Afghanistan are <strong>the</strong> latest in a long list of overseas<br />
deployments. None of <strong>the</strong>m is anywhere near as significant<br />
as <strong>the</strong> BCOF.<br />
Just this week, we officially mourned <strong>the</strong> 40 th death of an Australian soldier in Afghanistan. That’s<br />
hardly total war: far more people die in traffic collisions. To keep this statistic in perspective, 77<br />
Australians died in Japan during <strong>the</strong> Occupation.<br />
Of course, hostilities had officially finished. But with millions of demobilized Japanese soldiers<br />
coming home to a devastated nation, Japan was still a dangerous place to be involved in peacekeeping,<br />
especially when your commanding officer, Lieutenant-General Horace Robertson felt dutybound<br />
to regularly remind <strong>the</strong> subjugated that <strong>the</strong>y had brought <strong>the</strong> poverty, destruction, even <strong>the</strong><br />
Atomic Bomb, on <strong>the</strong>mselves.<br />
Ironically, back home, <strong>the</strong> Occupationnaires were widely regarded as soft on <strong>the</strong> Japanese, as<br />
collaborators, even traitors. Large numbers of repatriated Australian soldiers, and even larger<br />
numbers of <strong>the</strong>ir families who had never even seen an oriental person, harboured a deep-seated<br />
enmity towards “Japs”. They wanted <strong>the</strong> Japanese to suffer in defeat. They were angered and<br />
distraught about reports out of Japan that <strong>the</strong> Australian forces were overseeing <strong>the</strong> reconstruction<br />
of <strong>the</strong> areas under <strong>the</strong>ir control. Australian soldiers taught English, and in turn learned Japanese.<br />
Some even made Japan <strong>the</strong>ir home.<br />
At least 500 army wives were moved to Japan during <strong>the</strong> Occupation period. They brought with<br />
<strong>the</strong>m more than 600 children. 150 more were born in Japan. They enjoyed a life of rare privilege.<br />
A new town, Nijimura (referred to by one of <strong>the</strong> women as “a miniature Canberra”), was created for<br />
<strong>the</strong> BCOF families, most of whom had at least one Japanese servant. They didn’t pay for<br />
phonecalls, medical or dental treatment, transport, or cinema tickets. Many enjoyed <strong>the</strong>ir leave at<br />
quite luxurious hotels.<br />
The mood at home was such that when <strong>the</strong> BCOF troops returned to Australia, <strong>the</strong>re was no heroes<br />
welcome. Most of <strong>the</strong> soldiers were short-term volunteers who quietly returned to civilian lives.<br />
Both <strong>the</strong> men and <strong>the</strong>ir wives found that talking about Japan was a very delicate affair, a subject<br />
best avoided. Children of <strong>the</strong> Occupation recall being ostracized by <strong>the</strong>ir peers and learning to say<br />
nothing about <strong>the</strong>ir Japanese experiences.<br />
If <strong>the</strong> general population was cool towards those who served in Japan, it was positively scandalised<br />
by those who had fallen in love with Japanese women. The Labour Party’s Arthur Calwell, <strong>the</strong><br />
rabidly jingoistic Immigration Minister, staunchly declared that no Japanese war brides would ever<br />
be allowed into Australia.
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At page 6 of “Travels in Atomic Sunshine”, Robin Gerster noted “Occupying Japan was more a<br />
moral test than a physical one., an exercise in <strong>the</strong> use and abuse of power given a special tension<br />
because it involved Westerners in a position of domination over an Asian people. In terms of <strong>the</strong><br />
specific Japanese-Australian relationship, it was an unprecedented domestic encounter between<br />
<strong>the</strong> individuals of two nations that had very recently been at each o<strong>the</strong>r’s throats, people with<br />
apparently incompatible traditions and temperaments. As a human event, involving ordinary people<br />
having to get on toge<strong>the</strong>r ra<strong>the</strong>r than routinely trying to destroy one ano<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>the</strong> Occupation was<br />
ra<strong>the</strong>r more complex than <strong>the</strong> murderous and, and somewhat maniacal conflict that preceded<br />
it…and much more salutary.”<br />
When <strong>the</strong> government of Robert Menzies eventually relented on <strong>the</strong> matter of <strong>the</strong> Japanese women<br />
who had married <strong>the</strong>ir Antipodean lovers, no fewer than 650 Australian soldiers came home with<br />
Japanese wives. It is <strong>the</strong> perfect irony that perhaps <strong>the</strong> most positive outcome of <strong>the</strong> Occupation of<br />
Japan was <strong>the</strong> eventual dismantling and abandonment of <strong>the</strong> hateful White Australia Policy. (The<br />
less said about <strong>the</strong> “hidden legacy of <strong>the</strong> Occupation” - <strong>the</strong> thousands of mixed-race children<br />
abandoned in Japan - <strong>the</strong> better.)<br />
Despite all <strong>the</strong> problems, <strong>the</strong> troops who served during <strong>the</strong> Occupation contributed greatly to <strong>the</strong><br />
rehabilitation of Japan as a prosperous economy and a democratic nation. But <strong>the</strong>ir successes and,<br />
indeed, <strong>the</strong>ir service, have been all but overlooked in this country. The poignant BCOF lament is<br />
that <strong>the</strong> troops “served Australia far better than Australia served BCOF”.<br />
While many of <strong>the</strong> Occupationnaires had uplifting experiences and even enjoyed <strong>the</strong>ir time in<br />
Japan, some making close friendships, some being regular returners, for o<strong>the</strong>rs it was a personal<br />
tragedy. Many became desperately ill as a result of exposure to atomic radiation in and around<br />
Hiroshima. Their plight - in common with servicemen similarly affected at Maralinga in <strong>the</strong> 1950s -<br />
has been routinely ignored by <strong>the</strong> politicians, duck-shoved by <strong>the</strong> bureaucrats, and treated with<br />
indifference by <strong>the</strong> wider public.<br />
In a broader sense, ra<strong>the</strong>r than being seen as having been on active service, or as key changeagents<br />
in implementing government policy in a hostile environment, members of BCOF have been<br />
regarded as having been on some kind of working holiday. Especially those denied medical<br />
benefits and pensions - that were <strong>the</strong> right of o<strong>the</strong>rs who served during World War II and <strong>the</strong><br />
Korean War - understandably feel betrayed by <strong>the</strong>ir own country.<br />
The story of BCOF is not an overly happy story. But it is a real story, and a real part of this<br />
country’s history. To ignore it is to dishonour all those who placed <strong>the</strong>ir lives at <strong>the</strong> service of <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
nation. It would be inappropriate to celebrate <strong>the</strong> Occupation, but it should always be remembered.
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Understanding our Symbols & Unique Grading System<br />
At <strong>Prestige</strong> <strong>Philately</strong> we utilise much <strong>the</strong> same symbols as o<strong>the</strong>r firms, but with some additional categories that you should be aware of.<br />
We are <strong>the</strong> only major firm in <strong>the</strong> world that actually grades <strong>the</strong> quality of <strong>the</strong> material we offer. While some clients have struggled with<br />
<strong>the</strong> whole concept of grading, most have clearly embraced <strong>the</strong> idea and we receive much favourable comment about <strong>the</strong> system. It is<br />
important that you understand our Grading System because <strong>the</strong> symbols used form part of <strong>the</strong> lot description. We are confident that<br />
once you are comfortable with our gradings, you will always be satisfied with <strong>the</strong> quality of <strong>the</strong> material you purchase from us. And, in <strong>the</strong><br />
event that we have missed a tear or a thin and consequently overgraded an item, we WANT you to return it. We stand behind <strong>the</strong> <strong>Prestige</strong><br />
Grading System.<br />
1. Firstly, we have <strong>the</strong> lot number. If it is in bold and printed in bright red, <strong>the</strong> item is illustrated: e.g. 1234. (The actual location of <strong>the</strong><br />
illustration is given at <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> description: e.g. {Page 41.8} is position 8 on page 41.)<br />
2. The second column contains a symbol, which represents <strong>the</strong> item(s) in <strong>the</strong> lot:<br />
** Mint, unmounted o.g. * Mint, mounted o.g.<br />
Ω Unused, no gum Δ Piece<br />
C Cover or card PS Postal Stationery<br />
CL Cover, long CX Cover, oversize<br />
A Albums and accessories B Booklet<br />
E Essay L Literature<br />
P Proof R Reprint<br />
S Stamp (“Postmarks” lots)<br />
or, in <strong>the</strong> case of used stamps, a grading of <strong>the</strong> cancellation:<br />
V Neat postmark, leaving most of <strong>the</strong> stamp design clear O Used, quality unspecified<br />
F Neat postmark, across at least half of <strong>the</strong> stamp design G Untidy or indistinct postmark<br />
H Heavy or poorly struck postmark<br />
3. The third column gives an overall quality assessment for <strong>the</strong> lot, from ‘A’ to ‘D’. The same standard applies to mint and used stamps, to<br />
covers, postal stationery, literature etc. An item graded ‘A’ is very fine; it has no faults. ‘B’ items are fine and may have minor imperfections.<br />
A ‘C’ item will exhibit obvious faults. Items in poor condition are rated ‘D’.<br />
Occasionally, an item in truly superb condition will be rated ‘A+’. This grading is used sparingly and is not applied to modern material, which<br />
one would normally expect to be in very fine to superb condition.<br />
An o<strong>the</strong>rwise very fine item which has a subsidiary problem may be allocated an ‘A-’. This may be a stamp with writing or a hinge remainder<br />
on <strong>the</strong> reverse. A cover may have a receiver’s endorsement on <strong>the</strong> face. The halves of a letter card may be stuck toge<strong>the</strong>r. A book may<br />
have a previous owner’s notations. Whe<strong>the</strong>r this factor makes <strong>the</strong> item an ‘A-’ or ‘B’ is a matter of degree. NB: An expertiser’s signature or<br />
handstamp on a cover or <strong>the</strong> reverse of a stamp will not normally be cause for downgrading <strong>the</strong> quality of an item: such marks will be<br />
mentioned and you should make your decision as to whe<strong>the</strong>r or not such an item is of <strong>the</strong> standard that you personally require.<br />
Occasionally, <strong>the</strong> symbol ‘A’ to ‘C’ will appear in brackets: eg (B). This signifies that <strong>the</strong> item has been renovated or repaired and improved<br />
to <strong>the</strong> grade indicated by <strong>the</strong> letter. The brackets indicate a qualified grading, <strong>the</strong> cause for which will be mentioned in <strong>the</strong> description of <strong>the</strong><br />
lot.<br />
4. The fourth column is relevant to perforated stamps, and also to lots listed under <strong>the</strong> sub-heading ‘Postmarks’.<br />
For perforated stamps, this column gives a grading for both centring and perforations. The letter ‘A’ to ‘D’ relates to centring. ‘A’ stamps<br />
are very well centred; ‘B’ stamps are slightly off-centre; ‘C’ stamps are significantly off-centre, and may have <strong>the</strong> perforations slightly into <strong>the</strong><br />
design; ‘D’ stamps are badly off-centre, with <strong>the</strong> perforations well into <strong>the</strong> design.<br />
[NB: These gradings are <strong>the</strong> same for all perforated issues, whe<strong>the</strong>r Australian Decimals, De La Rue Colonial keyplates or 19 th Century<br />
American issues. However, it should be understood that for many issues poor centring is <strong>the</strong> norm. Thus ‘C’, and even ‘D’, gradings should<br />
be expected and accepted. For such issues a ‘B’ stamp will be above-average and an ‘A’ stamp will be considered an exceptional copy.]<br />
Following <strong>the</strong> letter ‘A’ to ‘D’ is a number ‘1’ to ‘4’. A stamp with all perforations intact is ‘1’. One or two short perfs, or normal rough<br />
perforations, will drop <strong>the</strong> grading to ‘2’. More notable perforation problems such as <strong>the</strong> perfs down one side being trimmed will result in a ‘3’<br />
grading. A stamp with major perforation faults will be a ‘4’.<br />
[NB: A stamp graded ‘A1’ is well-centred with all perforations intact. In many cases, particularly with modern issues, this is <strong>the</strong> norm.<br />
However, for many issues, ‘B2’ or even ‘C3’ may be normal and quite acceptable.]<br />
For lots listed under <strong>the</strong> sub-headings “Postmarks” and “Ship/Paquebot Markings”, or similar, this column gives a grading for quality of<br />
<strong>the</strong> strike of <strong>the</strong> marking itself, and completeness. Quality is graded from ‘A’ (very fine) to ‘D’ (poor). Completeness is graded from ‘1’<br />
(complete) to ‘5’ (identifiable only). ‘+’ is used for superb strikes; ‘-’ is used for postmarks that are lightly struck, a little doubled, or o<strong>the</strong>rwise<br />
a bit short of <strong>the</strong> mark.<br />
5. The symbols in <strong>the</strong> second, third and fourth columns, and <strong>the</strong> illustrations of lots, form part of <strong>the</strong> lot description.<br />
6. Figures in <strong>the</strong> right-hand column are our estimate of value. (If a lot attracts tax for Australian buyers, <strong>the</strong> estimate is in green, followed<br />
by a small "T".) You may bid at, above or below estimate. The reserve price for almost every lot is 75% of estimate (rounded to <strong>the</strong> nearest<br />
bidding step). Bids below this level will not be considered.<br />
7. We use <strong>the</strong> following standardised abbreviations:<br />
o.g. original gum opt(d) overprint(ed) PPC picture postcard<br />
d/s datestamp cds circular datestamp h/s handstamp<br />
mss manuscript; handwritten ERD earliest recorded date LRD latest recorded date<br />
o/o opened-out RLabel registration label M/S(s) miniature sheet(s)
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<strong>Prestige</strong> <strong>Philately</strong> - General Public 182<br />
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<strong>Prestige</strong> <strong>Philately</strong> - Public Auction Terms of Sale<br />
(amended as at 1 st November 2011: see in particular Paragraph 10 as to <strong>the</strong> unavailability of extensions to have perfins expertised)<br />
1. AUCTIONEER: <strong>Prestige</strong> <strong>Philately</strong> Pty Ltd (<strong>Prestige</strong>), a company incorporated in <strong>the</strong> State of Victoria, is <strong>the</strong> auctioneer, and adheres to<br />
<strong>the</strong> standard terms of sale of <strong>the</strong> Australasian Philatelic Traders Association.<br />
2. DESCRIPTIONS: We endeavour to describe lots fully and accurately. The description of a lot comprises 1) <strong>the</strong> codes to <strong>the</strong> left of <strong>the</strong><br />
description (for details of our symbols and grading codes, see <strong>the</strong> previous page of this <strong>catalogue</strong>); 2) <strong>the</strong> description; and 3) any<br />
illustration of <strong>the</strong> lot or part of <strong>the</strong> lot whe<strong>the</strong>r in <strong>the</strong> printed <strong>catalogue</strong> or in our on-line <strong>catalogue</strong>.<br />
3. ESTIMATES: The figure in <strong>the</strong> right-hand column following each lot description is our estimated value of <strong>the</strong> lot in Australian dollars. A<br />
bidder may bid at, above or below <strong>the</strong> estimate. Bids below <strong>the</strong> reserve price (usually 75% of <strong>the</strong> estimate) are unlikely to be accepted. If<br />
<strong>the</strong> term “Offer” appears in place of an estimate figure, <strong>the</strong>re is no reserve.<br />
4. BIDDING: Bids may be made to <strong>Prestige</strong> by mail, by fax, by e-mail, by phone, or from our website. Bids received by phone must be<br />
confirmed in writing. At public auctions, bids may also be made in person, by phone (by prior arrangement) or through an agent attending<br />
an auction. An agent must advise <strong>Prestige</strong> of <strong>the</strong> person(s) for whom bids are being submitted or else <strong>the</strong> agent will be personally liable<br />
for payment and delivery of any lots purchased. <strong>Prestige</strong> reserves <strong>the</strong> right to refuse any bid, or to refuse bids from any person, for any<br />
reason.<br />
In most cases, <strong>Prestige</strong>'s bidding steps are as follows:<br />
$150 - 300 $10 rises $3000 - 5000 $200 rises<br />
$300 - 500 $20 rises $5000 - 10000 $250 rises<br />
$500 - 750 $25 rises $10000 - 15000 $500 rises<br />
Under $ 50 $2 rises $750 - 1500 $50 rises $15000 - 30000 $1000 rises<br />
$50 - 150 $5 rises $1500 - 3000 $100 rises over $30000 average of 5% rises<br />
<strong>Prestige</strong> reserves <strong>the</strong> right to raise or lower postal bids (depending on <strong>the</strong> bidder's apparent intention) to conform to <strong>the</strong>se bidding steps.<br />
5. TELEPHONE BIDDING: Bidding by telephone during <strong>the</strong> course of a public auction is permitted. However, clients wishing to use this<br />
service must contact <strong>Prestige</strong> at least 24 hours before <strong>the</strong> auction regarding <strong>the</strong> special conditions that apply. [To see <strong>the</strong>se special<br />
conditions, go to www.prestigephilately.com from where <strong>the</strong> Telephone Bidding Terms can be read and <strong>download</strong>ed.]<br />
6. GOODS & SERVICES TAX (GST): Australian law requires that GST equal to 10% of <strong>the</strong> knock-down or sale price of a taxed lot shall be<br />
payable by <strong>the</strong> buyer, unless <strong>the</strong> taxed lot is exported to ano<strong>the</strong>r country. Taxed lots are indicated in <strong>the</strong> <strong>catalogue</strong> by <strong>the</strong> estimate figure:<br />
being printed in bright green, followed by a small "T". GST equal to 10% of <strong>the</strong> amount of any fees or charges added by <strong>Prestige</strong> is<br />
also payable by Australian buyers.<br />
7. BUYER: The buyer of a lot shall be <strong>the</strong> person to whom <strong>the</strong> lot is sold ("knocked-down") by <strong>Prestige</strong>. In <strong>the</strong> event of equal bids being<br />
received, <strong>the</strong> earliest such bid shall be successful. In <strong>the</strong> event of a bidding dispute, <strong>Prestige</strong> shall have absolute discretion in <strong>the</strong><br />
settling of <strong>the</strong> dispute. A lot is at <strong>the</strong> buyer's risk once it has been sold ("knocked-down") but ownership (legal title) will not pass to <strong>the</strong><br />
buyer until <strong>Prestige</strong> has received payment in full for <strong>the</strong> lot.<br />
8. PAYMENT: Payment is due immediately a lot is sold, or immediately upon receipt of an invoice. In addition to <strong>the</strong> price for which a lot is<br />
sold, <strong>the</strong> buyer shall pay a premium of 15% of that price, plus any fees for postage packing and insurance or credit card use that are<br />
charged by <strong>Prestige</strong>, plus GST as appropriate. No buyer's premium is charged or payable in respect of on-line literature auctions.<br />
(Payment should always be made in Australian dollars. If payment is made in ano<strong>the</strong>r currency <strong>the</strong> buyer shall add <strong>the</strong> equivalent of $A50<br />
or 5% of <strong>the</strong> invoice total, whichever is greater, towards bank fees. Any resulting credit will be placed to <strong>the</strong> buyer's account.)<br />
In <strong>the</strong> event that <strong>the</strong> buyer does not make payment in full for <strong>the</strong> lot(s) within 30 days from <strong>the</strong> date of <strong>the</strong> invoice, <strong>Prestige</strong> shall have<br />
<strong>the</strong> right to exercise any one or more of <strong>the</strong> following rights and remedies:<br />
1) To impose an accounting fee of $50 per month (or part <strong>the</strong>reof) plus compound interest at <strong>the</strong> rate of 2.5% per<br />
month (or part <strong>the</strong>reof) of <strong>the</strong> total amount outstanding;<br />
2) To terminate <strong>the</strong> contract with <strong>the</strong> buyer, in which case any monies received from <strong>the</strong> buyer shall be forfeited to<br />
<strong>Prestige</strong>;<br />
3) To terminate <strong>the</strong> contract and resell <strong>the</strong> lot(s) at any time - and impose a penalty commission rate of 30% - in<br />
which case any resulting shortfall, plus costs including accounting fees, interest, insurance and resale expenses,<br />
shall be met by <strong>the</strong> original buyer;<br />
4) To apply any monies due at any time from <strong>Prestige</strong> to <strong>the</strong> buyer in payment of <strong>the</strong> outstanding amount;<br />
5) To take legal action against <strong>the</strong> buyer for damages for breach of contract.<br />
9. RETURN OF LOTS: A lot may be returned, within a reasonable time, only because of an error in <strong>the</strong> description: see clause 2 for <strong>the</strong><br />
definition of "<strong>the</strong> description". A lot that has been inspected by <strong>the</strong> buyer or by <strong>the</strong> buyer's agent cannot be returned for any reason. A lot<br />
that is illustrated in <strong>the</strong> printed <strong>catalogue</strong> or <strong>the</strong> on-line <strong>catalogue</strong> or of which an illustration has been supplied to <strong>the</strong> buyer or to <strong>the</strong><br />
buyer's agent cannot be returned for any reason that is apparent from <strong>the</strong> illustration.<br />
A lot expressed to be a "range", "group", "selection", "array", "collection"," accumulation" or similar, or any o<strong>the</strong>r lot containing more than<br />
10 items - excepting sets of stamps - is always offered "as is" and cannot be returned for any reason. Similarly, o<strong>the</strong>r lots expressed to be<br />
offered "as is" cannot be returned.<br />
10. "EXTENSIONS": A request for an extension to submit a lot to a recognised expert or expert committee for a Certificate of Au<strong>the</strong>nticity<br />
must be made in writing prior to or on <strong>the</strong> day of <strong>the</strong> auction. <strong>Prestige</strong> shall have an absolute discretion not to grant an extension. [In<br />
particular, an extension will not normally be granted if <strong>the</strong> lot is offered with a recent Certificate of Au<strong>the</strong>nticity or if <strong>the</strong> stamp(s) has/have<br />
perforated initials (perfins).] If an extension is granted, <strong>the</strong> buyer must make payment in full for <strong>the</strong> lot including <strong>the</strong> buyer's premium, in<br />
accordance with <strong>the</strong> terms of Paragraph 8. The amount paid including <strong>the</strong> buyer's premium will be refunded in full if <strong>the</strong> lot is returned with<br />
an acceptable "bad" Certificate. All costs associated with obtaining a certificate shall be borne by <strong>the</strong> buyer, unless <strong>the</strong> lot is found to be<br />
not as identified in <strong>the</strong> <strong>catalogue</strong>, in which case all costs associated with obtaining <strong>the</strong> Certificate shall be refunded to <strong>the</strong> buyer.<br />
A lot described as being defective in any way may not be returned should <strong>the</strong> Certificate obtained mention any fault not noted in <strong>the</strong> lot<br />
description. The buyer shall not be entitled to reject an item if <strong>the</strong> certificate includes any finding that does not materially affect <strong>the</strong> grading<br />
of <strong>the</strong> lot.<br />
Unless o<strong>the</strong>rwise agreed, nomination of <strong>the</strong> appropriate expert or expert committee shall be made by <strong>Prestige</strong>, and <strong>Prestige</strong> will be<br />
responsible for submitting <strong>the</strong> lot to that expert or expert committee. Should <strong>Prestige</strong> agree to <strong>the</strong> buyer's nomination of an expert or<br />
expert committee, <strong>the</strong> extension granted will be for a period of no more than 90 days from <strong>the</strong> date of <strong>the</strong> auction. If a Certificate<br />
has not been obtained within 90 days from <strong>the</strong> date of <strong>the</strong> auction, <strong>the</strong> extension shall lapse and may <strong>the</strong>reafter refuse to accept <strong>the</strong><br />
return of <strong>the</strong> lot.<br />
11. GOVERNING LAW: These Terms of Sale shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with <strong>the</strong> laws of <strong>the</strong> State of Victoria.<br />
12. Submitting a bid by any method constitutes acknowledgment and acceptance of <strong>the</strong>se Terms of Sale.
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<strong>Prestige</strong>'s Country Index & Topical Cross-Reference Listing<br />
Cross Reference for Country and Regional Classification<br />
Australia, Commonwealth of: 1501-1673<br />
Australia, Commonwealth of - Kangaroo Issues:<br />
1574-1578, 1641-1645<br />
Australia, Commonwealth of - O<strong>the</strong>r Pre-Decimals:<br />
1515-1652<br />
B.C.O.F. in Japan: 1501-1503<br />
China: 1667<br />
Great Britain: 1509, 1662, 1668-1669<br />
India: 1514<br />
Japan: 1501-1673<br />
Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands Indies: 1510-1511<br />
New South Wales: 1673<br />
New Zealand: 1605-1606<br />
Papua New Guinea: 1657<br />
South Africa: 1504<br />
United States of America: 1504<br />
Cross Reference for Thematic and Topical Classification<br />
Airgraphs: 1504<br />
Airmail Covers - Commercial: 1503, 1505-1507, 1510-1511,<br />
1563, 1568, 1594, 1653-1659, 1662, 1666-1669, 1672<br />
Airmail Covers - Philatelic: 1512<br />
Autographs: 1512, 1515, 1544, 1658<br />
Birds: 1508, 1512, 1547, 1549-1550, 1572-1573, 1587, 1590,<br />
1592-1620, 1633-1635, 1656, 1662-1663, 1666, 1668-1672<br />
Cancelled to Order (from Presentation Sets): 1553<br />
Combination Covers: 1656, 1662<br />
Complete Sheets: 1558-1560, 1572-1573, 1575<br />
Customs (Douane): 1656, 1670-1671<br />
Dress & Apparel: 1579-1584, 1646-1652, 1656, 1668-1671<br />
Ephemera & Documents: 1585, 1658<br />
First Day Covers: 1555-1556<br />
Forgeries: 1542-1543, 1586<br />
Free Mail: 1506, 1513-1514<br />
Imprints & Plate Numbers: 1541, 1546-1547, 1549-1550,<br />
1558-1560, 1562, 1566-1567, 1572-1573, 1577-1578, 1580-1581,<br />
1584, 1605-1607, 1615, 1632, 1639<br />
Judaica: 1658<br />
Medical & Health: 1576<br />
Military & Censor Mail: 1501-1673<br />
Military - Air Force: 1656, 1659, 1672<br />
Military - Korean War: 1666, 1672-1673<br />
Military - Navy: 1504-1509, 1655, 1667<br />
Military - World War II: 1504-1509<br />
Official Mail: 1513, 1605-1606, 1661, 1672-1673<br />
Overprinted Stamps & Stationery: 1501-1503, 1515-1673<br />
Parcel Post: 1656, 1663, 1665, 1670-1671<br />
Postal History: 1504-1514, 1550, 1563, 1568, 1594, 1605-1606,<br />
1653-1673<br />
Postal Stationery: 1510-1511, 1662<br />
Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes: 1659<br />
Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes: 1510-1511,<br />
1662<br />
Postmarks: 1503, 1576, 1653-1654, 1657, 1660<br />
Postmarks - Instructional/Informative Markings: 1506<br />
Postmarks - Machines & Meters: 1505, 1661, 1673<br />
Postmarks - Manuscript Cancellations: 1664<br />
Postmarks - Relief Datestamps: 1657<br />
Proofs: 1501, 1515-1545, 1588<br />
Registered Mail: 1508, 1510-1512, 1594, 1645, 1653-1654,<br />
1656-1657, 1661-1666, 1670-1673<br />
Royalty: 1579-1584, 1646-1652, 1656, 1668-1671<br />
Se-Tenant Issues: 1522<br />
Telegrams: 1660<br />
Unusual Origins or Destinations: 1504, 1657<br />
Varieties & Flaws: 1501-1502, 1517-1521, 1523, 1528-1531,<br />
1533, 1535, 1537-1538, 1540, 1546, 1548-1550, 1558-1573, 1575,<br />
1578-1579, 1582-1583, 1587-1652, 1666<br />
Lot 1575<br />
Recommended Auction Agents<br />
The following agents regularly represent clients at our auctions, and are highly regarded<br />
as bidding agents. You may wish to contact <strong>the</strong>m directly to engage <strong>the</strong>ir services.<br />
Mark Kno<strong>the</strong><br />
(Sale, Victoria) - Phone: +61 414 894991 - Email: gkno<strong>the</strong>@bigpond.com<br />
Matt Hancock (Melbourne) - Phone: +61 401 976018 - Email: stampsulike@gmail.com
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Contents of Auction #184<br />
BCOF Stamps and Postal History formed by Sybrand Bakker<br />
pages<br />
BCOF Overprints on Australian Stamps: an Appreciation 3 to 4<br />
BCOF Humour 5<br />
The BCOF: A Forgotten Chapter in Australian History 6 to 8<br />
Understanding Our Symbols and Grading System 9<br />
Public Auction Terms of Sale 10<br />
Cross-References / Auction Agents 11<br />
Contents Pages 12<br />
Map of <strong>the</strong> BCOF Area of Influence 13<br />
Lot Numbers<br />
Miscellaneous Lots 1501 - 1503<br />
THE JAPANESE SURRENDER 1504 - 1509<br />
THE AUSTRALIANS ARRIVE IN JAPAN 1510 - 1514<br />
PROOFS OF THE OVERPRINTS 1515 - 1545<br />
Type One (Thin Overprint) on Plain Paper 1515 - 1524<br />
Type One (Thin Overprint) on Stamps 1525 - 1543<br />
Type Two (Thick Overprint) on Plain Paper 1544 - 1545<br />
THE ISSUED STAMPS 1546 - 1586<br />
THE OVERPRINT VARIETIES ON ISSUED STAMPS - TYPE ONE 1587 - 1635<br />
Halfpenny 1588 - 1591<br />
Six Pence 1592 - 1607<br />
One Shilling 1608 - 1614<br />
Left-Hand Pane Varieties 1615 - 1618<br />
Right-Hand Pane Varieties 1619 - 1620<br />
Second Setting of <strong>the</strong> Overprint 1621 - 1635<br />
THE OVERPRINT VARIETIES ON ISSUED STAMPS - TYPE TWO 1636 - 1640<br />
Left-Hand Pane Varieties 1636<br />
Right-Hand Pane Varieties 1637 - 1640<br />
THE OVERPRINT VARIETIES ON ISSUED STAMPS - TYPE THREE 1641 - 1652<br />
Two Shillings 1641 - 1645<br />
Five Shillings 1646 - 1652<br />
POSTAL HISTORY 1653 - 1673<br />
Mixed Lots 1653 - 1655<br />
The Overprints Period 1656 - 1664<br />
Resumption of Unoverprinted Frankings 1665 - 1673<br />
Late Usage of Overprints 1670 - 1671
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCES (B.C.O.F.)<br />
Ex Lot 1501<br />
1501<br />
P**/W<br />
Plundered exhibit pages with proof impressions in red & in black x5 (including a block of 4), Trial Printings on 1d<br />
in black, on 3d in red & on 3d in gold (toned perfs, Chris Ceremuga Certificate) all unmounted, 2/- imprint block of 4<br />
(**), ½d with Small '1' (**), 6d with Stop after 'JAPAN' (**, Chris Ceremuga Certificate), 6d with No Stop after 'F ' (no<br />
gum), 1/- with 'B' & First 'A' in Wrong Fonts (**), 1/- with Comma after 'C' (tear), etc. (55)<br />
800 T<br />
1502<br />
Ex Lot 1502<br />
*/**O Excellent "spares" on stockcards including set of 8 (**) & set of 7 used, 1d with Overprint in Blue-Black block of 4<br />
(**, with Ceremuga Certificate), 6d with Comma after 'C' in block of 8 (*), 6d with Stop after 'JAPAN' in block of 4<br />
(**), ½d 6d & 1/- blocks each with Narrow 'N' (**) etc, used 6d with Narrow 'N', Wrong '6' & Long Serif on Base of '4',<br />
generally very fine. Inspection recommended. (150 approx)<br />
1,000 T<br />
Ex Lot 1503<br />
1503<br />
CPS<br />
The balance of <strong>the</strong> covers including BCOF 1d+3d & 3d on two First Day Covers with cds of 12OC46, 1947 Qantas<br />
covers with Australia-Japan or Japan-Australia labels & both signed by <strong>the</strong> pilot, BCOF 3d on cover with boxed<br />
'CERTIFIED OFFICIAL' h/s & signed, BCOF 3d on Comforts Funds 'LETTERETTE' to NZ, BCOF 2/- pair on Forces<br />
Customs Declaration label, etc, good range of postmarks & registration cachets, 17 items are registered. (46<br />
covers)<br />
500 T<br />
It takes a lot of time and effort to compile a <strong>catalogue</strong> such as<br />
this, with all <strong>the</strong> illustrations placed within <strong>the</strong> text. It’s all<br />
part of <strong>the</strong> greater service you can expect as a vendor in a<br />
major auction at <strong>Prestige</strong> <strong>Philately</strong>, and it’s included in our<br />
standard commission. Will your gems be <strong>the</strong> next to benefit<br />
from heightened exposure in our <strong>catalogue</strong>s?
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
BCOF - THE JAPANESE SURRENDER<br />
Several Australian naval vessels were present in Tokyo Bay for <strong>the</strong> official signing of <strong>the</strong> Japanese Document of Surrender on 2nd<br />
September 1945.<br />
1504 C B<br />
HMAS BATAAN: Philatelic usage to South Africa of American V-Mail form with boxed 'HMAS BATAAN/TOKYO<br />
BAY' h/s in violet & straight-line 'Official Signing Of Japanese Surrender' h/s in red, 3d tied by Japanese 'TOKYO/2<br />
9 45/NIPPON' cds, no message.<br />
150 T<br />
1505 C A-<br />
1506 C B<br />
1507 C B<br />
Lot 1505 Lot 1506<br />
HMAS HOBART: Airmail cover to NSW with woodcut 'HMAS HOBART/2 SEPT/1945/TOKYO - JAPAN' cachet in<br />
magenta, 3d tied by machine cancel with defaced town die. Very scarce.<br />
HMAS IPSWICH: Stampless airmail cover to NSW with woodcut 'TOKYO BAY/2nd SEPT/1945/JAPAN' cds &<br />
straight-line 'HMAS IPSWICH' h/s in blue-black, 'PASSED FREE/OF POSTAGE' h/s in black & 'H.M./SHIPS' h/s in<br />
red, minor stains at <strong>the</strong> base. [The only HMAS "Ipswich" at Tokyo cover we have seen]<br />
HMAS SHROPSHIRE: Airmail cover to NSW with woodcut 'TOKYO/2nd SEPT/1945/JAPAN' cds, 3-line 'HMAS<br />
SHROPSHIRE/Official Signing of <strong>the</strong>/Japanese Surrender' h/s, "Shropshire" ship's cachet in green & self-censored<br />
by <strong>the</strong> sender. [The "Shropshire" was flagship of <strong>the</strong> Australian Squadron]<br />
250 T<br />
300 T<br />
150 T<br />
Ex Lot 1508<br />
Lot 1509<br />
1508 C/L A- - ditto, to Navy Office at Melbourne with woodcut 'TOKYO/2nd SEPT/1945/JAPAN' cds tying 1d 3d 5½d 6d & 1/-,<br />
3-line 'HMAS SHROPSHIRE/Official Signing...' h/s, 'HMA/SHIPS' h/s & boxed 'AIR MAIL' h/s all in green,<br />
registration lines but no registration service was available. [With enclosed roneo'd letter headed "Office of <strong>the</strong><br />
Commodore/Commanding HM Australian/Squadron..." & woodcut cds at upper-left: "...<strong>the</strong> artisans who carried out<br />
<strong>the</strong> work overnight have completed a good facsimile of our normal PMG postmark..."] (2 items)<br />
1509 C (B)<br />
HMS RULER: Stampless cover to NSW with superb strikes of woodcut 'TOKYO BAY/HMS/RULER' cachet in bright<br />
red & an 11-bars h/s in black, repaired opening tears.<br />
BCOF - THE AUSTRALIANS ARRIVE IN JAPAN<br />
BCOF operations were largely confined to sou<strong>the</strong>rn Honshu - including Hiroshima - and Shikoku. The first Australian troops arrived at<br />
Kure on 1/2/1946, and assumed control from <strong>the</strong> Americans on <strong>the</strong> 18th. However, <strong>the</strong> date that is generally accepted for <strong>the</strong> official<br />
commencement of <strong>the</strong> Australian Occupation is 13th February, <strong>the</strong> day <strong>the</strong> Macarthur/Northcott Agreement was signed in Tokyo.<br />
1510 CPS A/B<br />
1945-46 Air Mail Letter Card x2 (one incomplete) & 5½d Registration Envelope from Morotai Dutch Indies & airmail<br />
cover with 3d tied by US Forces datestamp used at Manila, all from servicemen en route for Japan. [Morotai was<br />
<strong>the</strong> major staging post for Australian BCOF troops] (4 items)<br />
1511 CPS A/B - airmail covers x5 (one of 6AP46 from UPS 452 with registration h/s endorsed "APO/TOKYO"), Air Mail Letter<br />
Card, 'Letterette', & 5½d Registration Envelope all from servicemen recently arrived from Morotai. (8 items)<br />
1512 C A-<br />
1946 (April) cover with typed "Massed Escort Flight/by/No 93 Attack Squadron/Green Ghosts/From Narromine<br />
NSW/To Iwa Kuni Japan" & signed by <strong>the</strong> pilot & navigator, 6d Kooka & red/white 'AFPO No 28' registration label<br />
endorsed "BOFU JAPAN" both tied by 'AFPO 28/9AP46/RAAF JAPAN' cds. Rare: not listed in <strong>the</strong> AAMC. See Phil<br />
Collas at pages 55 & 58, where he states his cover was <strong>the</strong> only example known to him. [Acquired for $862 at our<br />
auction of 29/3/2008]<br />
400 T<br />
200 T<br />
150 T<br />
250 T<br />
750 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1512 Lot 1514<br />
1513 C B - stampless cover with embossed 'COMMANDER IN CHIEF/[crown]/BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FORCES' in<br />
indigo on <strong>the</strong> flap & typed "Certified Offical", to JCOSA at Melbourne, 'AUST ARMY PO/8OC46/241.' cds used at<br />
BCOF HQ at Kure, 'No 8 AUST BASE PO/ C ' transit b/s, minor blemishes. Ex Phil Collas: illustrated by him at page<br />
22. [The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Australia - JCOSA - comprised representatives of <strong>the</strong> various BCOF countries &<br />
operated from Melbourne: see Collas at page 23]<br />
1514 C A - stampless cover with oval 'UK INDIA ELEMENT/JCOSA' cachet in violet & typed "UK Army Liaison Off" from<br />
Melbourne with 'AUST ARMY PO/0130' cds, 'PASSED FREE/OF POSTAGE' h/s & Bombay b/s.<br />
BCOF - PROOFS OF THE OVERPRINTS<br />
150 T<br />
250 T<br />
Lot 1515<br />
1515 P A TYPE ONE (THIN OVERPRINT) ON PLAIN PAPER: Large piece (268x64mm) from <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane with 20<br />
impressions - 2x10 - [Rows 1/10 Pos 1 & 2] in black, typed "It is certified that this is <strong>the</strong> original proof sheet for <strong>the</strong><br />
overprinting of <strong>the</strong> halfpenny stamps at BCOF, Eta Jima, Japan 1-10-46. This design was adopted" and signed by<br />
Lt Col CJ Fletcher, Major L Crofts & F Matsui Managing Director of <strong>the</strong> Hiroshima Printing Co, Cat $1500++ as<br />
single impressions. A most important BCOF artefact: see Rodney Perry's article in "The Australian Philatelist"<br />
(Nov-Dec 1987).<br />
2,000 T<br />
Lot 1516<br />
1516 P A- - Inter-panneau piece (101x50mm) with 8 impressions - 4+4 - comprising left-hand pane [Rows 3/4 Pos 7 & 8] &<br />
right-hand pane [Rows 3/4 Pos 1 & 2] in black, faint bends, Cat $600+.<br />
400 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1517<br />
1517 P A - Piece (80x135mm) with 20 impressions - 4x5 - from <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane [Rows 1/5 Pos 3 to 6] in black including<br />
'P.C.O.F' [Row 1 Pos 4], 'B.C,O.F.' [Row 2 Pos 4] & 'B' & First 'A' in 'JAPAN' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Fonts [Row 4 Pos 5], Cat<br />
$2625++. An important positional piece. [The major error 'P.C.O.F' was corrected after <strong>the</strong> first overprinting of <strong>the</strong><br />
stamps. 'B.C,O.F.' was corrected after <strong>the</strong> second overprinting]<br />
1,500 T<br />
Lot 1518<br />
1518 P A - Large inter-panneau piece (230x158mm) with 60 impressions comprising left-hand pane [Rows 5/10 Pos 7 & 8] &<br />
right-hand pane [Rows 5/10 Pos 1 to 8] in black including 'B.C,O.F.' [Left Row 10 Pos 8], Stop after 'JAPAN.' [Right<br />
Row 5 Pos 5] and 'B' in Wrong Font (Smaller 'B') [Right Row 7 Pos 6], light vertical fold in <strong>the</strong> gutter, Cat $4725++.<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>r important positional piece, and one of <strong>the</strong> largest surviving pieces from <strong>the</strong> proof sheets.<br />
2,500 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1519<br />
1519 P A - Piece (80x80mm) with 8 impressions (4x2) from <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane [Rows 1/2 Pos 3 to 6] in red including 'B.C<br />
,O.F.' [Row 2 Pos 4] BW ##J1PP(1)Be, natural paper inclusion, Cat $900+. [NB: 'P.C.O.F.' Row 1 Pos 4 has been<br />
corrected]<br />
600 T<br />
Lot 1520<br />
1520 P A - Large piece (128x167mm) with 24 impressions (4x6) from <strong>the</strong> lower-right of <strong>the</strong> right-hand pane [Rows 5/10 Pos 5<br />
to 8] in red including Stop after 'JAPAN.' [Row 5 Pos 5], 'B' in Wrong Font (Smaller 'B') [Row 7 Pos 6], & <strong>the</strong><br />
unlisted Broken 'C' [Row 10 Pos 8], small paper inclusions, Cat $2600+. [NB: Row 9 Pos 7 shows <strong>the</strong> '6' intact,<br />
which means that <strong>the</strong> unlisted Broken '6' variety occurred later due to wear]<br />
1,250 T
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BCOF - PROOFS OF THE OVERPRINTS (continued)<br />
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1521<br />
1521 P A - Inter-panneau piece (101x76mm) from <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> sheet with 8 impressions - 4+4 - comprising left-hand pane<br />
[Rows 1/2 Pos 7 & 8] including '4' in '1946' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Long Serif at Base) [Row 2 Pos 7] & right-hand pane<br />
[Rows 1/2 Pos 1 & 2] in red, faint bend, Cat $900+.<br />
500 T<br />
Lot 1522<br />
1522 P A - Inter-panneau piece (101x76mm) from <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> sheet with 8 impressions - 4+4 - comprising left-hand pane<br />
[Rows 1/2 Pos 7 & 8] in gold including '4' in '1946' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Long Serif at Base) [Row 2 Pos 7] &<br />
right-hand pane [Rows 1/2 Pos 1 & 2] in red BW #J1(PP)1Cz, folded in <strong>the</strong> gutter, Cat $2000++. Very scarce<br />
se-tenant piece.<br />
1,250 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1523<br />
1523 P A - Inter-panneau piece (101x120mm) from <strong>the</strong> base of <strong>the</strong> sheet with 16 impressions - 8+8 - comprising left-hand<br />
pane [Rows 7 to 10 Pos 7 & 8] in gold including 'B.C,O.F.' [Row 10 Pos 8], & right-hand pane [Rows 7 to 10 Pos 1<br />
& 2] in red including unlisted Broken 'C' [Row 7 Pos 1] BW #J1(PP)1Cz, folded in <strong>the</strong> gutter, Cat $3800++. [The<br />
largest, or equal-largest, surviving inter-panneau piece]<br />
2,500 T<br />
Lot 1524<br />
1524 P A - Single impression from <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane [Row 9 Pos 4] in red with '6' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font BW #J1PP(1)Bh. [NB:<br />
left pane varieties in red are unique. Only one complete proof sheet was printed in red. One o<strong>the</strong>r sheet was<br />
printed in gold (<strong>the</strong> left-hand pane) and red (<strong>the</strong> right-hand pane]<br />
400 T<br />
Lot 1525<br />
1525 */** A/A- TYPE ONE (THIN OVERPRINT) ON STAMPS: ½d with Overprint in Red (one toned perf tip, unmounted), 1d with<br />
Overprint in Red (faint bend, very lightly mounted), 3d with Overprint in Black (unmounted) & with Overprint in Gold<br />
(marginal example from <strong>the</strong> left of <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane), Cat $800.<br />
400 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1526<br />
1526 G A - ½d with Overprint in Red, 1d with Overprint in Black & in Red, 3d with Overprint in Black, in Red & in Gold, each<br />
tied to a small piece by 'AUST ARMY PO/18OC46/241.' used at Eta Jima, Cat $1800+. Rarely available as a used<br />
"set". BPA Certificates (1999) for all but <strong>the</strong> first, which has a Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2003) that doesn't note<br />
that <strong>the</strong> Small '4' in '1946' is present. [The proofs were included in <strong>the</strong> stock of overprints placed on sale on<br />
12/10/1946. Because formal approval for <strong>the</strong> overprints had not been received, <strong>the</strong> issued stamps were all<br />
withdrawn within a few days. A number of sets of <strong>the</strong> proof overprints were affixed to plain paper, cancelled per<br />
favor, & cut into small pieces]<br />
1,200 T<br />
Lot 1527<br />
Lot 1528<br />
1527 ** A/A- - ½d with Overprint in Red BW #J1PP(2) block of 4, small paper flaw at base of <strong>the</strong> last unit, unmounted, Cat<br />
$1000+.<br />
1528 */** A B1 - ½d with Overprint in Red BW #J1PP(2) lower-right corner block of 4, <strong>the</strong> last unit with unlisted Shaved '4' [Row 10<br />
Pos 8], <strong>the</strong> lower units very lightly mounted, <strong>the</strong> upper units unmounted, Cat $900+ (mounted). [See also #266155]<br />
750 T<br />
750 T<br />
Lot 1529<br />
Lot 1531<br />
Lot 1530<br />
1529 F A C1 - ½d with Overprint in Red with '4' in Wrong Font (Long Serif at Base) BW #J1PP(2)f, on piece, Cat $300+. Chris<br />
Ceremuga Certificate (2002) doesn't mention <strong>the</strong> variety.<br />
1530 F A C1 - ½d with Overprint in Red with 'B' & First 'A' in 'JAPAN' in Wrong Fonts (Narrow 'B' & 'A') BW #J1PP(2)g, on piece,<br />
Cat $300+. BPA Certificate (1991) doesn't mention <strong>the</strong> variety.<br />
1531 ** A B1 - ½d with Overprint in Red with '4' in Wrong Font (Small '4') BW #J1PP(2)k, unmounted, Cat $300+ (mounted).<br />
Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2005) doesn't mention <strong>the</strong> variety.<br />
300 T<br />
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1532<br />
Lot 1533<br />
1532 ** A B1 - 1d with Overprint in Black BW #J1PP(2)A block of 4, unmounted, Cat $600+.<br />
750 T<br />
1533 ** A B1 - 1d with Overprint in Black BW #J2PP(2)A upper-right corner block of 4 from <strong>the</strong> right-hand pane with unlisted<br />
Blunt '4' [Row 2 Pos 7], <strong>the</strong>re is a crease in <strong>the</strong> side margin that just impinges upon <strong>the</strong> second unit, unmounted,<br />
Cat $600++.<br />
800 T<br />
Lot 1534<br />
Lot 1535<br />
1534 ** A B1 - 1d with Overprint in Black BW #J1PP(2)A block of 4, unmounted, Cat $600+. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (1999).<br />
[Acquired for $1176 at our auction of 24/1/2004]<br />
750 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
1535 ** A B1 - 1d with Overprint in Black BW #J2PP(2)Aj marginal block of 12 (3x4) from <strong>the</strong> base of <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane [Rows 6<br />
to 10 Pos 5 to 7] with unlisted varieties Short Top on '6' [Row 6 Pos 7] & Broken 'F' [Row 10 Pos 6], unmounted, Cat<br />
$2250++. One of <strong>the</strong> largest surviving blocks from <strong>the</strong> trial overprint sheets. Peter Holcombe Certificate (1987)<br />
doesn't mention <strong>the</strong> varieties.<br />
2,750 T<br />
Lot 1536<br />
Lot 1537<br />
1536 G A C1 - 1d with Overprint in Red BW #J2PP(2)B, Cat $300. BPA Certificate (1976).<br />
250 T<br />
1537 **/* A - 3d with Overprint in Black with '4' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Small '4') BW #J3PP(2)Af (unmounted), & with 'B' & First<br />
'A' in 'JAPAN' in Wrong Fonts #J3PP(2)Ag (very lightly mounted), Cat $350+ (mounted). Separate Chris Ceremuga<br />
Certificates (2000).<br />
250 T<br />
Lot 1538<br />
1538 **P A - 3d with Overprint in Black with 'N' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Narrow 'N') BW #J3PP(2)Aj [Row 1 Pos 8] in upper-right<br />
corner block of 12 (4x3) from <strong>the</strong> right-hand pane, [Row 2 Pos 7] with unlisted variety Blunt '4', unmounted, Cat<br />
$2175++. [With block of 4 proof impressions from <strong>the</strong> same sheet position showing <strong>the</strong> '4' on Row 2 Pos 7<br />
undamaged]<br />
1,250 T<br />
Lot 1539<br />
1539 ** A B1 - 3d with Overprint in Black BW #J3PP(2)A block of 4, unmounted, Cat $600+. BPA Certificate ( 1991).<br />
750 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1540 Lot 1541<br />
1540 ** A B1 - 3d with Overprint in Red BW #J3PP(2)B lower-right corner block of 4, <strong>the</strong> last unit with unlisted Shaved '4' [Row<br />
10 Pos 8], <strong>the</strong> lower units very lightly mounted, <strong>the</strong> upper units unmounted, Cat $900+ (mounted). [See also<br />
#266152]<br />
1541 */** A C1 - 3d with Overprint in Red block of 4 with Authority Imprint BW #J3PP(2)Bz, <strong>the</strong> lower units are unmounted, Cat<br />
$1250 (mounted). Rare. BPA Certificate (1976).<br />
1,000 T<br />
1,500 T<br />
Lot 1542<br />
1542 **O A - FORGED OVERPRINTS of <strong>the</strong> ½d with Overprint in Red, 1d with Overprint in Red, 3d with Overprint in Black & in<br />
Gold, two tied to small pieces by forged 'AUST ARMY PO/22OC47/241.' cds.<br />
150 T<br />
Ex Lot 1543<br />
1543 O A - ½d with Overprint in Red, 1d with Overprint in Black & in Red, 3d with Overprint in Black, in Red & in Gold, all with<br />
forged overprint & each tied to small piece by forged 'AUST ARMY PO/22OC47/241.' cds. With a genuine example<br />
of <strong>the</strong> cds on stampless cover to India. (7 items)<br />
200 T<br />
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1544<br />
1544 P A TYPE TWO (THICK OVERPRINT) ON PLAIN PAPER: Large inter-panneau piece (384x69mm) with 32<br />
impressions - 8x2 + 8x2 - in black, typed "It is certified that this is <strong>the</strong> original proof sheet for <strong>the</strong> overprinting of<br />
Threepenny and Onepenny stamps at BCOF, Eta Jima, Japan 1-10-46. This design was adopted" and signed by Lt<br />
Col CJ Fletcher, Major L Crofts & F Matsui Managing Director of <strong>the</strong> Hiroshima Printing Co, Cat $5600++ as single<br />
impressions. A most important BCOF artefact: see Rodney Perry's article in "The Australian Philatelist" (Nov-Dec<br />
1987). [Type Two was proofed only in black]<br />
2,500 T<br />
Lot 1545<br />
1545 P A - Piece (100x135mm) from <strong>the</strong> upper-right corner of <strong>the</strong> sheet with 20 impressions - 4x5 - [R1/5 Pos 5-8] in black,<br />
repaired tear affects unit [4/8], Cat $3500+.<br />
1,400 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
BCOF - THE ISSUED STAMPS<br />
Ex Lot 1546<br />
Ex Lot 1549 - Extract<br />
Ex Lot 1550<br />
1546<br />
*/**OC<br />
Ex Lot 1547<br />
A dozen exhibit pages of 1d & 3d material including 1d Perf Pips block of 8 from <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> sheet, 1d right-hand<br />
pane imprint blocks x3 (one on registered cover), 1d Scratches through 'PAN' x2, 1d with Blue-Black Overprint x7<br />
including marginal block of 4 (**), 3d both imprint blocks, 3d with Double Overprint (light bend, unmounted),<br />
Wandering Dot on used 1d & 3d x3, etc, generally very fine, many unmounted. (40 items)<br />
1547 */** A/B Imprint blocks of 4 (mostly) comprising both positions of each imprint from ½d to 1/- BW #J1z to J5za, plus extra 6d<br />
& 1/- imprint blocks from <strong>the</strong> left-hand panes each with "Dirt" on 'N' [Row 10 Pos 1, from <strong>the</strong> second state of <strong>the</strong><br />
plate], some minor toning/aging, some are unmounted. A scarce group. (12 blocks)<br />
1548 ** A/B "Wandering Dot" or "Doughnut Hole" varieties on ½d, 1d x2 & 3d x3, and in four positions on 3d block of 24 (8x3,<br />
minor toning) from <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane, unmounted. [It has been suggested that <strong>the</strong>se interesting varieties<br />
were caused by errant fragments from <strong>the</strong> perforating process. However, <strong>the</strong> perforating was done in Melbourne &<br />
<strong>the</strong> overprinting in Japan, so we believe a different explanation is required] (7 items)<br />
1549 ** A "Spacing Bit" or "Reglet" varieties on ½d imprint block of 16 (8x2) & 1/- pair both at [Row R10 Pos 7] and on 6d<br />
block of 12 (4x3) at [Row R4 Pos 1], unmounted. Unusual varieties. (3 items)<br />
1550 **C A<br />
Misplaced Overprints on 1d on cover, on 3d Misplaced to Left imprint blocks of 4 & 24 (8x3, Row 8 Pos 5 with<br />
"Wandering Dot"), on 3d Misplaced to Right strip of 3 & on cover, on 6d block of 4 & on registered cover, on 1/- &<br />
on 2/-, unmounted. Scarce group, especially <strong>the</strong> 1/- & 2/-. (9 items)<br />
850 T<br />
300 T<br />
200 T<br />
150 T<br />
400 T<br />
Ex Lot 1551<br />
Ex Lot 1553<br />
1551 ** A ½d to 5/- both papers plus <strong>the</strong> 1d with Blue-Black Overprint, unmounted. Advertised retail $575. (9)<br />
300 T<br />
1552 F/G A ½d to 5/- (Thick Paper) all but <strong>the</strong> 2/- (a pair) on small pieces. Advertised retail $225. (8)<br />
150 T<br />
1553 G/V A<br />
½d to 5/- (Thick Paper) complete blocks of 4, <strong>the</strong> 2/- & 5/- CTO with large-part o.g. (<strong>the</strong> lower units unmounted).<br />
Scarce set. Advertised retail $900++. (7 blocks)<br />
1554 C A ½d to 5/- (Thin Paper, well centred) tied to philatelic cover by APO 214 cds.<br />
200 T<br />
1555 C A<br />
½d to 1/- on separate plain covers with typed "FIRST DAY COVER" & UPS 453 cds of 8MY47. [The ½d 1d & 3d<br />
were originally issued on 12/10/1946 but were withdrawn only a couple of days later because official approval for<br />
<strong>the</strong> release had not been received] (5)<br />
750 T<br />
100 T
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BCOF - THE ISSUED STAMPS (continued)<br />
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
1556 C A<br />
1557 C B<br />
Lot 1556 Lot 1557<br />
½d to 5/- (Thick Paper) on plain cover with typed "FIRST DAY COVER" & UPS 453 cds of 8MY47 BW #J7y, Cat<br />
$500.<br />
½d to 5/- (Thick Paper) complete on plain cover with 'AUST ARMY PO/8MY47/241.' cds being <strong>the</strong> First Day of<br />
Issue, APO 241 registration cachet in violet, central fold between <strong>the</strong> 6d & 1/-. [With <strong>the</strong> enclosure "...I am told by<br />
<strong>the</strong> experts here that this envelope will attain considerable value..."]<br />
300 T<br />
300 T<br />
Ex Lot 1558 - Extract<br />
1558 ** A/A- HALFPENNY: ½d orange complete sheet divided into two panes of 80 (8x10), <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane including '4' in<br />
Wrong Font (Long Serif at Base) [Row 2 Pos 7], Break in Top of 'C' [3/8], No Stop after 'B ' [4/3], 'B' & First 'A' in<br />
Wrong Fonts (Narrow 'B' & 'A') [4/5], '6' in Wrong Font [9/4] & Filled 'B' [9/5], right-hand pane including Narrow 'N'<br />
[1/8], Blunt '4' [2/7], '4' in Wrong Font (Small '4') [3/4] & Narrow 'B' [7/6], generally well centred, a few minor<br />
tonespots, unmounted. Essential reference material. (2 panes)<br />
1559 ** A - ½d deep orange complete sheet from <strong>the</strong> Second Setting, <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane including '1' in Wrong Font (Tall '1')<br />
[Row 4 Pos 8] & '1' in Wrong Font (Short '1') [8/3], right-hand pane including Spaced 'JAP AN' [7/8], some minor<br />
perf separation, unmounted.<br />
1560 ** A ONE PENNY: 1d two complete sheets of 160 (two panes of 80) in obviously different shades, <strong>the</strong> first with<br />
right-hand pane including Scra<strong>the</strong>s through 'PAN' [Row 7 Pos 8], <strong>the</strong> second with <strong>the</strong> flaw corrected, unmounted. (2<br />
sheets)<br />
600 T<br />
250 T<br />
250 T<br />
Lot 1561<br />
1561 ** A C1 - 1d brown-purple with <strong>the</strong> Overprint in Blue-Black BW #J1c corner block of 10 (5x2) from <strong>the</strong> lower-right of <strong>the</strong><br />
right-hand pane, unmounted, Cat $600+. Advertised retail $750+.<br />
300 T
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BCOF - THE ISSUED STAMPS (continued)<br />
Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1562<br />
1562 ** A B1 - 1d brown-purple with <strong>the</strong> Overprint in Blue-Black imprint blocks of 4 from <strong>the</strong> left-hand & right-hand panes BW<br />
#J1cz & za, unmounted, Cat $500+ (mounted). Advertised retail $600+ as singles. Very scarce.<br />
400 T<br />
Lot 1563<br />
1563 F A C1 - 1d brown-purple with <strong>the</strong> Overprint in Blue-Black BW #J1c strip of 3 tied to commercial airmail cover to Victoria by<br />
'AUST UNIT POSTAL STN/24FE49/497' cds, Cat $200 for a single on cover. Very late usage, after <strong>the</strong> official<br />
withdrawal of BCOF Overprints on 12/2/1949.<br />
300 T<br />
Lot 1564 Lot 1565<br />
1564 * A C1 THREE PENCE: 3d dark brown with <strong>the</strong> Overprint Double BW #J3ca, lightly mounted, Cat $600. Advertised retail<br />
"POR". [The initial light overprint is 1½mm to <strong>the</strong> left]<br />
1565 ** A C1 - 3d dark brown with <strong>the</strong> Overprint Double BW #J3ca, marginal example from <strong>the</strong> left of <strong>the</strong> right-hand pane,<br />
unmounted, Cat $750. Advertised retail "POR". [The initial light overprint is 1½mm to <strong>the</strong> left]<br />
300 T<br />
500 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1566<br />
Lot 1567<br />
1566 **/* A C1 - 3d dark brown with <strong>the</strong> Overprint Double with Authority Imprint from <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane BW #J3caz, three units<br />
unmounted, Cat $4000 (mounted). Rare. RPSofV Certificate (1999). [The initial light overprint is 1½mm to <strong>the</strong> left. A<br />
block of 4 without <strong>the</strong> imprint sold for $3248 at our auction of 24/1/2004]<br />
1567 **/* A C1 - 3d dark brown with <strong>the</strong> Overprint Double with Authority Imprint from <strong>the</strong> right-hand pane BW #J3caza, <strong>the</strong> upper<br />
units lightly mounted, <strong>the</strong> lower units unmounted, Cat $4000 (mounted). Rare. RPSofV Certificate (1999). [The<br />
initial light overprint is 1½mm to <strong>the</strong> left]<br />
3,000 T<br />
3,500 T<br />
Lot 1568<br />
1568 C B - 3d dark brown with <strong>the</strong> Overprint Double BW #J3ca tied to commercial airmail cover to Adelaide by superb 'No 8<br />
UAT BASE PO/11NO47/ C ' cds, a few wrinkles & tears on <strong>the</strong> flap, unpriced on cover. A rarity. RPSofV Certificate<br />
(1998). [The two overprints are almost coincident. The ACSC states "Examples of a similar, but closer double<br />
overprint have been seen used on cover...in November 1947"]<br />
1,500 T<br />
Bid boldly: you may not get ano<strong>the</strong>r opportunity!
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1569<br />
Lot 1570<br />
Lot 1571<br />
1569 V A C1 - 3d dark brown with <strong>the</strong> Overprint Double BW #J3ca, faint cds, Cat $600 mint (unpriced used). Advertised retail<br />
$875. [The initial faint overprint is misplaced about 3mm to <strong>the</strong> right, causing fragments of <strong>the</strong> adjoining overprint to<br />
appear at far-left]<br />
1570 V A- C1 - 3d dark brown with <strong>the</strong> Overprint Double BW #J3ca tied to small piece by Base PO cds of 20OC47, a couple of<br />
tiny blemishes that are of little consequence, Cat $600 mint (unpriced used). Advertised retail $875. RPSofV<br />
Certificate (2004). [The initial faint overprint is misplaced about 3mm to <strong>the</strong> right, & is obvious in <strong>the</strong> margin at right.<br />
Acquired for $1008 at our auction of 20/3/2004]<br />
1571 F A C1 - 3d dark brown with <strong>the</strong> Overprint Double BW #J3ca tied to small piece by 'No 8 AUST BASE PO/11OC47/ C '<br />
cds, Cat $600 mint (unpriced used). Advertised retail $875. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2004). [This and <strong>the</strong><br />
previous lot are apparently from an earlier issued sheet. The ACSC doesn't record this wider Double Oveprint &<br />
notes usage of <strong>the</strong> closer type in -/11/1947]<br />
1572 ** A+ SIX PENCE: 6d Kookaburra complete right-hand pane of 80 (8x10) including 'N' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Narrow 'N')<br />
[Row 1 Pos 8], Blunt '4' [2/7], '4' in Wrong Font (Small '4') [3/4], Narrow 'B' [7/6] & McCracken Imprint, unmounted.<br />
Superb! Advertised retail $1500+ as singles.<br />
1573 ** A+ ONE SHILLING: 1/- Lyrebird complete left-hand pane of 80 (8x10) including '4' in Wrong Font (Long Serif at Base)<br />
[Row 2 Pos 7], Break in Top of 'C' [3/8], No Stop after 'B ' [4/3], 'B' & First 'A' in Wrong Fonts (Narrow 'B' & 'A') [4/5],<br />
'6' in Wrong Font [9/4] & Ash Imprint, unmounted. Superb! Advertised retail $1500+ as singles.<br />
1574 ** A C1 TWO SHILLINGS: 2/- maroon block of 30 from <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> right-hand pane, characteristic wayward centring,<br />
unmounted. Superb! Advertised retail $1800+ as singles.<br />
1575 ** A+ - 2/- Kangaroo complete left-hand pane of 60 (6x10) including <strong>the</strong> Authority Imprint, characteristic wayward<br />
centring, unmounted. Superb! Advertised retail $3600+ as singles. The largest multiple of <strong>the</strong> 2/- that we have seen.<br />
1576 F A B1 - 2/- maroon upper-right corner block of 4 from <strong>the</strong> right-hand pane, well centred, 'AUST UNIT POSTAL<br />
STN/6MR49/453' cds used at 130 Australian General Hospital at Eta Jima. Advertised retail $200+ as singles.<br />
750 T<br />
750 T<br />
750 T<br />
500 T<br />
750 T<br />
500 T<br />
1,000 T<br />
100 T<br />
Lot 1577<br />
1577 ** A - 2/- maroon Authority Imprint block of 4 from <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane, well centred, & gutter block of 8 (4x2) with<br />
Authority Imprint from <strong>the</strong> right-hand pane (one unit mounted) BW #J6z & za, unmounted, Cat $560+. Advertised<br />
retail $700 as singles. Very scarce blocks.<br />
600 T
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Lot 1578<br />
1578 ** A C1 - 2/- maroon central Authority Imprint block of 4 BW #J6za, <strong>the</strong> Overprint in Dry Ink with many Incomplete<br />
Characters, unmounted, Cat $200++. The ACSC doesn't list this Dry Ink variety.<br />
400 T<br />
Lot 1579<br />
1579 ** A+ B1 FIVE SHILLINGS: 5/- Thick Paper BW #J7 upper-right corner block of 20 (5x4) being half of <strong>the</strong> upper pane, most<br />
units well centred, several units with Defective and/or Misplaced Characters, unmounted, Cat $3000+. Superb!<br />
Advertised retail $4500+ as singles. An exceptional display item. [Multiples larger than blocks of 4 are of great<br />
rarity. Purchase of <strong>the</strong> 5/- was rationed to one per person per day. This was occasionally surmounted by allowing a<br />
month's quota to be bought at once but <strong>the</strong> few large blocks that have survived suggest few soldiers did or were<br />
able to take advantage of that little rort]<br />
3,500 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1582<br />
Lot 1580<br />
Lot 1581<br />
1580 ** A A1 - 5/- Thick Paper John Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #J7z, exceptional centring, unmounted, under<strong>catalogue</strong>d at $750.<br />
An under-appreciated rarity.<br />
1581 **/* A/A- - 5/- Thick Paper Authority Imprint block of 4 BW #J7za, well centred, faint vertical bend across <strong>the</strong> right--hand<br />
units, three units unmounted, Cat $500. Very scarce.<br />
1582 W A- C1 - 5/- Thin Paper BW #J8 with Pre-Printing Paper Fold through 'JAPAN', no gum.<br />
150 T<br />
1,500 T<br />
750 T<br />
Lot 1583<br />
1583 ** A+ - 5/- Thin Paper BW #J8 block of 32 (8x4) from <strong>the</strong> lower pane of 40, variable centring, [Row 4 Pos 4] with<br />
Correction of No Stop after 'O', several units with Defective and/or Misplaced Characters, unmounted, Cat $5120+.<br />
Superb! Advertised retail $7200+ as singles. By far <strong>the</strong> largest 5/- block we have seen.<br />
5,000 T
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Lot 1584<br />
1584 ** A B1 - 5/- Thin Paper Authority Imprint block of 4 BW #J8z, unmounted, Cat $800. Very scarce.<br />
1,250 T<br />
1585 L A<br />
Lot 1585 - Extract<br />
6-page letter on BCOF printed letterhead from "Major JD Bowtell/HQ BCOF Kure Japan/February 14th" advises<br />
"...this morning early, <strong>the</strong> inspectors had been round & had taken every BCOF overprint...& that <strong>the</strong>y were off from<br />
now on". Of a new postal clerk "...He said out of all <strong>the</strong> high value stamps he sold while at Eta Jima, he only saw<br />
about two put on parcels - & he had sold hundreds..." [The ACSC states that <strong>the</strong> BCOF stamps were officially<br />
withdrawn on 12/2/1949. This letter indicates that <strong>the</strong>y were still available at Kure <strong>the</strong> next day]<br />
75 T<br />
Ex Lot 1586<br />
1586 */** A FORGED OVERPRINTS: ½d & 2/- blocks of 4 each with sans serif overprints, & 1/- pair with dangerous forgery.<br />
With genuine stamps - including 2/- unmounted block of 4 - for comparison. (6 items)<br />
150 T
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BCOF - THE OVERPRINT VARIETIES on ISSUED STAMPS - TYPE ONE<br />
It is now seven years since <strong>the</strong> ACSC "King George VI" volume was published. Not surprisingly, <strong>the</strong> <strong>catalogue</strong> prices for <strong>the</strong> popular<br />
BCOF varieties have fallen well behind <strong>the</strong> market. Gibbons list only a quarter of <strong>the</strong> major overprint errors of type, & <strong>the</strong>se have thus<br />
been given an enhanced status that is difficult to justify. Advertised retail prices - when <strong>the</strong>se items are even available for sale - are<br />
usually six to ten times <strong>the</strong> 2006 ACSC quotes! Curiously, <strong>the</strong> ACSC doesn't list all varieties on <strong>the</strong> issued stamps that are listed on <strong>the</strong><br />
proofs! We expect that <strong>the</strong> material offered here will, for <strong>the</strong> first time, properly define <strong>the</strong> market.<br />
1587<br />
Ex Lot 1587<br />
*/** Eight exhibit pages with an array of blocks (mostly), strips & singles plus three commercial covers with a surprising<br />
range of Damaged Letter or Number varieties, generally very fine, most units unmounted. A very difficult lot to<br />
assemble. (54 items)<br />
750 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1588<br />
1588 * B B1 HALFPENNY: ½d with unlisted '4' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Long Serif at Base) [Row 2 Pos 7] being <strong>the</strong> first unit in a<br />
horizontal pair from <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane, a little aged. Unlisted in <strong>the</strong> ACSC. [The ACSC states this variety was<br />
corrected prior to <strong>the</strong> printing of <strong>the</strong> issued stamps. It follows that this pair is from a proof sheet. However, see also<br />
Lot 266172 & 181]<br />
1589 * B C1 - ½d block of 4 with <strong>the</strong> unlisted '4' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Small '4') [Row L3 Pos 4], a little aged, lightly mounted. (3<br />
blocks)<br />
1590 */** A B1 - ½d with 'B' & First 'A' in 'JAPAN' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Fonts BW #1g, <strong>the</strong> lower units - including <strong>the</strong> variety - unmounted. 200 T<br />
1591 ** A C1 - ½d with 'N' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Narrow 'N') BW #J1j being <strong>the</strong> second unit in a block of 4, unmounted, grievously<br />
under<strong>catalogue</strong>d at $39+. Advertised retail $200+.<br />
150 T<br />
100 T<br />
100 T<br />
Lot 1592<br />
1592 ** A SIX PENCE: 6d interpanneau block of 24 (8x3) with <strong>the</strong> unlisted '4' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Long Serif at Base) [Row L2<br />
Pos 7] & '4' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Small '4') [Row R3 Pos 4], also Break in Top of 'C' [Row L3 Pos 8], unmounted. A<br />
key positional piece.<br />
500 T<br />
Lot 1594 - Extract<br />
Lot 1593<br />
1593 ** A C1 - 6d with 'B' & First 'A' in 'JAPAN' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Fonts BW #4g being <strong>the</strong> third unit in a block of 4, unmounted. [The<br />
same variety in a block of 8 sold for $644 at our auction of 20/3/2004]<br />
1594 F A B1 - 6d with 'B' & First 'A' in 'JAPAN' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Fonts BW #4g tied to commercial airmail cover to Adelaide by<br />
'AFPO 28/23OC47/RAAF JAPAN' cds, 'AF PO/BOFU' registration label.<br />
400 T<br />
400 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1595<br />
Lot 1597<br />
1595 ** A C1 - 6d with '6' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Bold '6') BW #J4h, unmounted. Advertised retail $350.<br />
250 T<br />
1596 ** A B1 - 6d with '1' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Squat, Bold '1') BW #J4i, unmounted.<br />
100 T<br />
1597 V A C1 - 6d upper-right corner block of 4 from <strong>the</strong> right-hand pane with 'N' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Narrow 'N') BW #J4j [Row 1<br />
Pos 8], used & rare thus. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2003).<br />
1598 ** A C1 - 6d with Stop after 'JAPAN.' BW #J4L, unmounted.<br />
100 T<br />
1599 ** A C1 - 6d with Stop after 'JAPAN.' BW #J4L being <strong>the</strong> last unit in a vertical strip of 3, unmounted. Chris Ceremuga<br />
Certificate (2001).<br />
1600 ** A C1 - 6d with 'B' in Wrong Font (Narrow 'B') BW #J4m, unmounted.<br />
100 T<br />
1601 ** A C1 - 6d with 'B.C,O.F.' (Comma after 'C,') being <strong>the</strong> second unit in a horizontal pair [Row 2 Pos 4], unmounted.<br />
Unlisted.<br />
1602 F A C1 - 6d with 'B.C,O.F.' (Comma after 'C,') being <strong>the</strong> lower unit in a vertical pair from <strong>the</strong> base of <strong>the</strong> sheet [Row 10 Pos<br />
8] tied to philatelic airmail cover to Victoria by FPO cds. Unlisted. [The ACSC states <strong>the</strong> Comma after C varieties<br />
were corrected prior to overprinting <strong>the</strong> issued 6d & 1/-. This is clearly an error. See also Lots 266171 & 170]<br />
1603 ** A C1 - 6d with Blunt '4' being <strong>the</strong> second stamp in a lower-right corner pair, unmounted. Unlisted in <strong>the</strong> ACSC.<br />
100 T<br />
250 T<br />
100 T<br />
150 T<br />
250 T<br />
Lot 1605 - Extract<br />
Lot 1604<br />
1604 ** A B1 - 6d with No Stop after 'F ' being <strong>the</strong> third stamp in an upper-left corner block of 4, unmounted. [The ACSC lists a<br />
No Stop after 'F' variety for <strong>the</strong> 5/- but not for <strong>the</strong> lower values]<br />
1605 V A A1 - 6d with No Stop after 'F ' (exceptional centring) & 1d imprint pair tied to 1948 commercial cover (217x150mm) to<br />
New Zealand by UPS 453 cds, central fold. A rare franking. [The cover has been fashioned from a wartime OHMS<br />
envelope turned inside-out]<br />
250 T<br />
400 T<br />
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1606<br />
1606 V A B1 - 6d block of 16 (8x2) from <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane with Broken '9' [Row 1 Pos 7], Broken 'C' [Row 1 Pos 8],<br />
'B.C,O.F.' (Comma after 'C,') [Row 2 Pos 4] & '4' in Wrong Font (Long Serif at Base) [Row 2 Pos 7], unmounted. An<br />
important positional piece.<br />
500 T<br />
Lot 1607<br />
1607 ** A/A- - 6d block of 16 (8x2) from <strong>the</strong> base of <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane with '6' in Wrong Font [Row 9 Pos 4] BW #J4i, '1' in<br />
Wrong Font (Thick '1') #J4j [Row 10 Pos 3], 'B.C,O.F.' (Comma after 'C,') [Row 10 Pos 8] & McCracken Imprint<br />
#J4z, a few minor blemishes, unmounted. An important positional piece.<br />
750 T<br />
Lot 1608<br />
1608 ** A ONE SHILLING: 1/- upper-left corner block of 12 (4x3) with <strong>the</strong> unlisted '4' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Small '4') [Row R3<br />
Pos 4], unmounted.<br />
300 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1609<br />
1609 */** A C1 - 1/- horizontal strip of 3, <strong>the</strong> first unit with 'P.C.O.F' Error, <strong>the</strong> second unit with Weak 'B', <strong>the</strong> second & third units<br />
with Weak 'AP' of 'JAPAN', <strong>the</strong> first & third units are unmounted. A remarkable error; position unknown. [NB: This is<br />
not <strong>the</strong> famous 'P.C.O.F' Error that occurred on <strong>the</strong> proof sheets & ½d trial sheets only]<br />
1610 * A C1 - 1/- with '4' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Long Serif at Base). Unlisted in <strong>the</strong> ACSC. [The ACSC states this variety was<br />
corrected prior to <strong>the</strong> printing of <strong>the</strong> issued ½d 6d & 1/-. This is clearly an error. See also Lot 266161 & 181]<br />
1611 ** A B1 - 1/- with 'B' & First 'A' in 'JAPAN' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Fonts BW #J5g, unmounted.<br />
100 T<br />
1612 * A B1 - 1/- with 'B.C,O.F.' (Comma after 'C,') being <strong>the</strong> second unit in a block of 4 [Row 2 Pos 4]. Unlisted.<br />
150 T<br />
1613 * A- B1 - 1/- with 'B.C,O.F.' (Comma after 'C,') being <strong>the</strong> second unit in a horizontal pair from <strong>the</strong> base of <strong>the</strong> sheet [Row 10<br />
Pos 8], hinge remainder. Unlisted. [The ACSC states <strong>the</strong> Comma after C varieties were corrected prior to<br />
overprinting <strong>the</strong> issued 6d & 1/-. This is clearly an error. See also Lots 266168 & 169]<br />
500 T<br />
150 T<br />
150 T<br />
Lot 1614<br />
1614 ** A B1 - 1/- with Stop after 'JAPAN.' BW #J5L being <strong>the</strong> third unit in a block of 4, unmounted. Advertised retail "POR".<br />
Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2003).<br />
400 T<br />
Ex Lot 1615<br />
1615 */** A LEFT-HAND PANE VARIETIES: ½d lower-right corner block of 10 (5x2) plus 6d & 1/- lower-left imprint corner<br />
blocks of 8 (4x2) all with '6' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font BW #1h 4h & 5h & <strong>the</strong> unlisted Tiny Stop after 'C.' [Row 10 Pos 4],<br />
<strong>the</strong> 6d & 1/- additionally with '1' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Thick '1') #J4i & 5i, most units unmounted. Advertised retail $910<br />
just for <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font '6' singles. (3 blocks)<br />
1,000 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Ex Lot 1616<br />
Ex Lot 1617<br />
1616 ** A/B - ½d (a little aged) & 6d corner pairs and 1/- corner block of 4 each with Large Stop after 'O.' [Row 1 Pos 1],<br />
unmounted. Unlisted. (3 items)<br />
1617 **/* A - ½d & 6d marginal blocks of 4 from <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> sheets each with Broken Top on '9' [Row 1 Pos 7] & '4' in <strong>the</strong><br />
Wrong Font (Long Serif at Base) [Row 2 Pos 7], unmounted; also 1/- marginal block of 4 with <strong>the</strong> errors corrected,<br />
<strong>the</strong> lower units unmounted. [[The ACSC states this Wrong Font '4' variety was corrected prior to <strong>the</strong> printing of <strong>the</strong><br />
issued ½d 6d & 1/-. This is clearly an error. See also Lot 266161 & 172] (3 items)<br />
300 T<br />
400 T<br />
Ex Lot 1618 - Extract<br />
1618 **/* A - ½d block of 12 (3x4), 6d block of 8 (4x2) & 1/- block of 12 (4x3) each with 'B' & First 'A' in 'JAPAN' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong<br />
Fonts [Row 4 Pos 5] BW #J1g 4g & 5g, most units - including <strong>the</strong> three varieties - are unmounted. (3 items)<br />
750 T<br />
Ex Lot 1619<br />
1619 */** A/B RIGHT-HAND PANE VARIETIES: ½d (a little aged, lightly mounted) 6d & 1/- marginal blocks of 10 (5x2), 20 (4x5)<br />
or 6 (3x2) respectively, each with 'B' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Small 'B') [Row 7 Pos 6] BW #1m 4m & 5m & <strong>the</strong> unlisted<br />
Break in Top of 'F' [Row 6 Pos 6], <strong>the</strong> 6d additionally with Broken Top of '6' [Row 9 Pos 7] & Break in Top of 'C'<br />
[Row 10 Pos 6], unmounted. (3 blocks)<br />
500 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Ex Lot 1620<br />
1620 ** A/A- - ½d 6d & 1/- upper-right corner blocks of 10 (5x2), 4 or 20 (4x5) all with 'N' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Narrow 'N') BW #1j<br />
4j & 5j and <strong>the</strong> unlisted Blunt '4' [Row 2 Pos 7], <strong>the</strong> ½d & 1/- additionally with <strong>the</strong> unlisted Break in Top of 'C.' [Row 2<br />
Pos 6], <strong>the</strong> ½d block a little aged, unmounted. Advertised retail $910 just for <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font 'N' singles. (3 blocks)<br />
1,000 T<br />
1621<br />
Ex Lot 1621<br />
*/**C SECOND SETTING OF THE OVERPRINT: 23 exhibit pages with an array of singles, strips, blocks (mostly) & 15<br />
covers - eight registered - with a wide variety of Damaged Character varieties, many Small Stop varieties, & several<br />
Dropped or Raised Character varieties, generally very fine, <strong>the</strong> majority are unmounted. A very difficult lot to<br />
assemble. (50 items)<br />
1622 ** A C1 - ½d marginal block of 4 from <strong>the</strong> right of <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane with '1' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Tall '1') BW #J1n [Row L4<br />
Pos 8], unmounted.<br />
1623 ** A B1 - ½d upper-right corner block of 16 (4x4) from <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane with '1' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Tall '1') BW #J1n [Row<br />
L4 Pos 8] plus unlisted Small Stop varieties [Row 1 Pos 6, Row 2 Pos 7, Row 4 Pos 7], unmounted.<br />
1624 ** A C1 - ½d with '1' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Tall '1') BW #J1n [Row L4 Pos 8] in marginal block of 16 (4x4) from <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong><br />
right-hand pane, all units with "Dirty" Overprint that is often characteristic of <strong>the</strong> Second Setting & which caused <strong>the</strong><br />
Offset of <strong>the</strong> Overprint on all units, unmounted.<br />
1,000 T<br />
200 T<br />
250 T<br />
300 T<br />
Ex Lot 1625<br />
Lot 1626 - Extract<br />
1625 **/* A - ½d with Raised '6' BW #J1o [Row L8 Pos 1] in a pair, unlisted Dropped 'JA' [Row L5 Pos 4] single (*) and a strip<br />
of 3 with Dropped 'JA' [Row L10 Pos 6] & Dropped Stop after 'F.' [Row L10 Pos 8], unmounted. [It seems odd that<br />
<strong>the</strong> ACSC should list one but not all of <strong>the</strong>se varieties. They are all obvious] (3 items)<br />
1626 ** A C1 - ½d with unlisted Spaced 'JAP AN' [Row R2 Pos 6] in marginal block of 12 (6x2) from <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> right-hand<br />
pane, unmounted. [This variety is more prominent than <strong>the</strong> similar listed variety at Row R7 Pos 8]<br />
250 T<br />
300 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1627<br />
1627 */** A C1 - ½d with unlisted 'J' Moved to Left & Space Between 'J' & 'APAN' and with 'JAPAN' Moved to Left both [Row L6<br />
Pos 1] in blocks of 4, <strong>the</strong> first very lightly mounted, <strong>the</strong> second unmounted. [These varieties, <strong>the</strong> second a later state<br />
of <strong>the</strong> first, were caused by a missing spacer. It seems odd that <strong>the</strong> ACSC should list <strong>the</strong> similar 'JAP AN' variety<br />
but not <strong>the</strong>se. They are all obvious]<br />
200 T<br />
- Extract - Extract<br />
Lot 1628 Lot 1629<br />
1628 ** A C1 - ½d lower-right corner block of 12 (4x3) from <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane with unlisted No Stop after 'C ' [Row 9 Pos 5],<br />
unmounted.<br />
1629 ** A B1 - ½d lower-right corner block of 36 (6x6) from <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane with unlisted No Stop after 'C ' [Row 9 Pos 5],<br />
Dropped 'JA' [Row 10 Pos 8], Dropped Stop after 'F' [Row 10 Pos 8], & several Small Stop varieties [Row 5 Pos 6,<br />
Row 6 Pos 7, Row 7 Pos 6 & 7], unmounted. An important positional piece.<br />
1630 ** A C1 - ½d marginal block of 9 from <strong>the</strong> right-hand pane with unlisted No Stop after 'F ' [Row 8 Pos 6], unmounted.<br />
350 T<br />
350 T<br />
500 T<br />
Lot 1631<br />
1631 ** A C1 - ½d imprint block of 32 (8x4) from <strong>the</strong> right-hand pane with unlisted No Stop after 'F ' [Row 8 Pos 6] & Break in Tail<br />
of '9' [Row 9 Pos 4] plus Small Stops [Row 8 Pos 1 & 6, Row 9 Pos 5 & 8 and Row 10 Pos 6], unmounted. [Ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
important positional piece with a major unlisted variety]<br />
500 T<br />
When might you see ano<strong>the</strong>r one?
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1632<br />
- Extract<br />
Lot 1634<br />
1632 ** A C1 - ½d imprint block of 12 (2x6) from <strong>the</strong> lower-left of <strong>the</strong> left-hand pane with unlisted 'JAPAN' Moved to Left [Row 6<br />
Pos 1] & unlisted Raised '6' [Row 8 Pos 1], unmounted. [The Raised '6' is just as prominent as <strong>the</strong> similar listed<br />
variety at Row L9 Pos 4]<br />
1633 ** A B1 - 1/- marginal inter-panneau block of 30 (6x5) with '1' in Wrong Font (Tall '1') BW #J1n [Row L4 Pos 8] plus unlisted<br />
Blunt '4' [Row L2 Pos 7] & Missing Serif on 'P' [Row L5 Pos 5], unmounted.<br />
1634 ** A C1 - 1/- with '1' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Short '1') [Row L8 Pos 3] in a block of 11 (4x3, less <strong>the</strong> first unit), also with unlisted<br />
Small Stop after 'O' [Row L7 Pos 2], Small Stop after 'F' [Row L8 Pos 2] & Break in 'N' [Row L8 Pos 5].<br />
1635 V A B1 - 1/- with '1' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Short '1') [Row L8 Pos 3] tied to philatelic cover to New Zealand by superb 'AUST<br />
UNIT POSTAL STN/452' cds.<br />
BCOF - THE OVERPRINT VARIETIES on ISSUED STAMPS - TYPE TWO<br />
250 T<br />
250 T<br />
200 T<br />
200 T<br />
Ex Lot 1636 - Extract Ex Lot 1637 - Extract<br />
Lot 1638<br />
1636 */** A LEFT-HAND PANE VARIETIES: 1d single & 3d upper-left corner block of 6 (2x3) each with unlisted Incomplete 'F'<br />
[Row 2 Pos 1], lightly mounted; plus 1d corner block of 6 (2x3) with <strong>the</strong> variety corrected, unmounted. (3 items)<br />
1637 ** A RIGHT-HAND PANE VARIETIES: 1d & 3d marginal blocks of 12 (4x3) & 24 (8x3) respectively each with Scratches<br />
through 'PAN' BW #J2d & J3d [Row 3 Pos 4], unmounted. [The ACSC doesn't list <strong>the</strong> variety on <strong>the</strong> 3d which is<br />
ra<strong>the</strong>r strange given that both values were overprinted with <strong>the</strong> same forme] (2 blocks)<br />
1638 */** A C1 - 3d marginal block of 4 from <strong>the</strong> base of <strong>the</strong> sheet with unlisted Damaged 'B' [Row 9 Pos 4] & Vanishing 'B' [Row<br />
10 Pos 4], both variety units are unmounted.<br />
1639 ** A C1 - 3d imprint block of 24 (8x3) from <strong>the</strong> base of <strong>the</strong> sheet with unlisted Damaged 'B' [Row 9 Pos 4] & Vanishing 'B'<br />
[Row 10 Pos 4], unmounted.<br />
200 T<br />
300 T<br />
250 T<br />
350 T<br />
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1640 - Extract<br />
1640 * A B1 - 3d upper-right corner block of 12 (4x3) with unlisted 75% of Overprint Omitted [Row 1 Pos 8]. A dramatic error<br />
caused by stray foreign matter, probably a small piece of paper.<br />
BCOF - THE OVERPRINT VARIETIES on ISSUED STAMPS - TYPE THREE<br />
This overprint is very similar to Type One but is slightly larger.<br />
850 T<br />
1641 */**C A<br />
Ex Lot 1641<br />
TWO SHILLINGS: 2/- maroon selection with Misplaced Stop after 'B' BW #J6d in a marginal pair (**), unlisted B' in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Wrong Font [Row R6 Pos 4] in a pair (*), 'Ruptured 'B' [Row L10 Pos 5] in marginal block of 4 (**), Broken Top<br />
of 'C' [Row L3 Pos 5] in a block of 6 (2x3 **), and singles with unlisted varieties Dry Ink (*), Broken Top of 'O' (*),<br />
Broken Right Leg of 'N' (**), Squashed 'B' & Raised 'A' (**), Raised 'A' (*) & Raised 'N' (on registered cover). Scarce<br />
group. Advertised retail $1050+ as singles. (8 items)<br />
500 T<br />
Lot 1642<br />
1642 ** A C1 - 2/- maroon block of 4 from <strong>the</strong> right-hand pane, <strong>the</strong> last unit with unlisted 'B' in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Small 'B') [Row 6<br />
Pos 4], unmounted.<br />
250 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1643<br />
1643 ** A C1 - 2/- maroon lower right corner block of 20 (5x4) from <strong>the</strong> right-hand pane [Rows 4 to 8 Pos 3 to 6] with unlisted 'B'<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Wrong Font (Small 'B') [Row 6 Pos 4], unmounted. Advertised retail $1200+ as singles. [It seems quite<br />
perverse that <strong>the</strong> ACSC lists two minor varieties but omits this Wrong Font variety]<br />
600 T<br />
Lot 1644<br />
1644 ** A B1 - 2/- maroon interpanneau block of 24 (6x4) from <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> sheet with unlisted Substituted & Misplaced 'C'<br />
[Row L3 Pos 7], numerous o<strong>the</strong>r units with Raised or Dropped Letters and/or Damaged Letters, unusually well<br />
centred, unmounted. Excellent positional block. Advertised retail $1440+ as singles.<br />
1,000 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
1645 G A C1 - 2/- with unlisted Badly Defective Overprint plus o<strong>the</strong>r values to 5/- Thick Paper (exceptional centring) on cover,<br />
APO 080 cds & registration h/s in violet, central vertical fold clear of <strong>the</strong> stamps.<br />
300 T<br />
Lot 1646 Lot 1647<br />
1646 * A B1 FIVE SHILLINGS: 5/- Thick Paper with No Stop after 'O ' BW #J7e [Lower Pane Row 4 Pos 5] being <strong>the</strong> first unit in<br />
a horizontal pair, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $325+. Rare.<br />
1647 ** A B1 - 5/- Thick Paper with No Stop after 'O ' BW #J7e [Lower Pane Row 4 Pos 5], well centred, unmounted, Cat $300+.<br />
Rare. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (1999).<br />
500 T<br />
500 T<br />
Lot 1648<br />
1648 ** A B1 - 5/- Thick Paper with No Stop after 'O ' BW #J7e [Lower Pane Row 4 Pos 5] being <strong>the</strong> third unit in a marginal block<br />
of 4 from <strong>the</strong> base of <strong>the</strong> sheet, well centred, unmounted, Cat $750+. Rare. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2003).<br />
Advertised retail $900+ as normal singles.<br />
1,000 T<br />
Lot 1649<br />
1649 **/* A/A- - 5/- Thick Paper three singles with various Defective &/or Raised Letters, two with hinge remainders, one marginal<br />
unmounted. Advertised retail $500+ as normal singles.<br />
300 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1650<br />
1650 ** B B1 - 5/- Thick Paper horizontal pair, <strong>the</strong> second unit with unlisted Defective 'B'/'APAN'/'6', well centred, faint<br />
gum-toning, unmounted. Rare. Advertised retail $450+ as normal singles.<br />
400 T<br />
Lot 1651<br />
1651 ** A- B1 - 5/- Thin Paper marginal example from <strong>the</strong> base of <strong>the</strong> lower pane with unlisted Raised 'N' & Dropped '1', well<br />
centred, one tonespot, unmounted.<br />
150 T<br />
Lot 1652<br />
1652 ** A C1 - 5/- Thin Paper marginal example from <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> lower pane with unlisted Missing Serif on 'B' & Break in Top<br />
of 'F', unmounted.<br />
150 T<br />
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
BCOF - POSTAL HISTORY<br />
1653<br />
Ex Lot 1653<br />
C Exhibit pages with an array of commercial or official covers from <strong>the</strong> various BCOF Post Offices including APO 214<br />
at Empire House in Tokyo (2, one registered), APO 512 at Kaitaichi, UPS 345 at Okayama, UPS 388 at Nijimura<br />
(residential area for BCOF families) & in Korea (?), UPS 452 at Osaka Public Relations Unit (2), UPS 453 at 130<br />
Australian General Hospital at Eta Jima, UPS 495 at Fukuyama (2, one registered), UPS 496 at Miya Jima 116<br />
Convalescent Depot (First Day of <strong>the</strong> PO) & at Hiro (registered), etc, minor duplication, six are registered, generally<br />
fine & <strong>the</strong> datestamps generally good to very fine. A very difficult group to assemble. (38 covers)<br />
500 T<br />
Ex Lot 1654<br />
1654<br />
CPS<br />
- <strong>the</strong> companion lot of mostly commercial or official registered covers with lots of variety in <strong>the</strong> registration cachets<br />
including APO 214 at Empire House in Tokyo (2), APO 215 at Kure (7, all different cachets), APO 216 at Kyoto<br />
BCOF Holiday Camp, APO 241 (2, one signed by Captain EC Keenan <strong>the</strong> BCOF Postmaster-General), UPS 345 at<br />
Okayama (2), UPS 388 at Nijimura (residential area for BCOF families, x2), UPS 453 at 130 Australian General<br />
Hospital at Eta Jima, UPS 495 at Fukuyama (2), UPS 496 at Miya Jima 116 Convalescent Depot, AFPO No 28 at<br />
Bofu (2, one a parcel piece) & AFPO No 30 at Iwakuni (2, one with Indian-pattern 'RAFPOST JAPAN/ 11 ' cds) etc,<br />
includes nine Registration Envelopes, generally fine & <strong>the</strong> cds generally good to very fine. (31 covers)<br />
800 T<br />
Ex Lot 1655<br />
1655<br />
C<br />
1945-55 naval covers including registered with 'CAPTAIN'S OFFICE/HMAS COMMONWEALTH' d/s, two with oval<br />
'NAVAL OFFICER IN CHARGE/KURE' (one with dateline), commercial to <strong>the</strong> USA with boxed 'COMMANDING<br />
OFFICER/HMAS MURCHISON' d/s, official with 'COMMANDING OFFICER/HMAS CONDAMINE' d/s, Tatts with<br />
'HMA/SHIPS/HMAS CONDAMINE' h/s, etc, most of <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs identified as being from particular ships (22 covers);<br />
also eight official pieces with various ships' cachets & piece with woodcut 'HMAS HOBART/2SEPT/1945/TOKYO<br />
JAPAN' cachet. A very difficult lot to assemble. (31 items)<br />
400 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
1656 CO A<br />
Lot 1656<br />
1947 (?) large airmail parcel piece (186x148mm) endorsed "Contents/1 Dress Length £2-0-0/2 Doylies £0-5-0", to<br />
Western Australia with extremely rare combination franking of BCOF 5/- Thick Paper plus unoverprinted 6d & 1/-<br />
pair & 6d tied by illegible APO 215 cds used at Kure, fine APO 215 registration cachet in violet. In our opinion, this<br />
is <strong>the</strong> pre-eminent postal history item of <strong>the</strong> Occupation Period.<br />
Phil Collas at page 33 notes that a parcel weighing up to 10 pounds could be sent for only 1/9d. However, parcels<br />
sent by airmail attracted <strong>the</strong> letter rate of 3d per ½oz. The packet weighed between 14 & 14½oz. The rate was 3d<br />
per ½oz x29 (= 87d) + 3d registration = 90d = 7/6d. Because of <strong>the</strong> use of unoverprinted values, & <strong>the</strong> 5/- being <strong>the</strong><br />
earlier Thick Paper variant, we expect <strong>the</strong> parcel was sent soon after <strong>the</strong> formal issue of <strong>the</strong> BCOF Overprints on<br />
8/5/1947.<br />
2,000 T<br />
1657 C B<br />
Lot 1657<br />
1948 registered airmail cover to Port Moresby (Relief No 2 arrival b/s) with BCOF 3d x2 tied by UPS 497 cds used<br />
at Kure, faint registration cachet in violet with mss endorsements. Unusual destination.<br />
100 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Ex Lot 1658<br />
1658 C/L A-/A - stampless cover with 'COMMANDER IN CHIEF/[crown]/BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FORCES' in indigo on <strong>the</strong><br />
flap & APO 241 cds, by air to Rabbi Danglow in Melbourne. With matching letterhead endorsed "My dear Rabbi" &<br />
signed "HCH Robertson". [Lieut-General Horace Clement Hugh Robertson succeeded Lieut-General John Northcott<br />
as BCOF Commander in May 1946. He was also C-in-C of Commonwealth Forces in Korea during <strong>the</strong> Korean War.<br />
Rabbi Jacob Danglow served as a Jewish chaplain in WWI & WWII. He was invited to visit Japan to investigate<br />
morale of <strong>the</strong> BCOF troops. He also was behind a prayer-book for Jewish servicemen] (2 items)<br />
250 T<br />
Lot 1659<br />
1659 C A+ - stampless BCOF airmail (?) lettersheet to Sydney with superb 'AFPO No 30/RAAF JAPAN' cds used at Iwakuni.<br />
Superb! Ex Phil Collas: see pages 58 & 59, where he states "a small printing...was organised by RAAF personnel at<br />
Iwakuni".<br />
250 T<br />
Ex Lot 1660<br />
Lot 1661<br />
1660 C A/B - 'JAPANESE TELEGRAPHS' form with large 'GREETING LETTER TELEGRAM' h/s in red & 'KURE/27 7<br />
48/JAPAN' cds, with <strong>the</strong> accompanying 'RADIOGRAM' envelope also with <strong>the</strong> large h/s in red & 'SECTION OF<br />
TELEGRAPHS/KURE pOST OFFICE' h/s in blue on <strong>the</strong> reverse, Base PO cds & unusually with BCOF 1d tied by<br />
'ARMY/JN 29VII48 AS/SIGNALS' cds (<strong>the</strong> only example we have seen), opening fault at upper-left. A most unusual<br />
item. (2 items)<br />
1661 C A - stampless OHMS cover fashioned from a WWII "honour" envelope, to Victoria with 'No 8 AUST BASE PO/ A '<br />
cds, boxed 'B BASE PO' registration cachet & 'CERTIFIED OFFICIAL' h/s both in violet, on arrival at Paddington<br />
Barracks (NSW) postage paid with 5½d meter: see Phil Collas at page 25.<br />
500 T<br />
150 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1662<br />
Lot 1664<br />
1662 PS A - usage of British Forces 3d Registration Envelope by air to Sydney with BCOF 6d tied by APO 214 cds used at<br />
Empire House in Tokyo, APO 214 registration h/s in violet. An unusual usage. [Endorsed on reverse "Camp Staff<br />
Ebisu", where Australian British & Indian troops involved in ceremonial duties in Tokyo were housed]<br />
1663 CL A- - large parcel piece (204x80mm) to Victoria with BCOF 6d & 1/- tied by APO 215 cds used at Kure, very fine APO<br />
215 registration cachet in violet.<br />
1664 C A - airmail Tatts cover to Hobart with 3d x2 tied by manuscript "UPS/388", very fine UPS 388 registration cachet in<br />
violet. The only manuscript cancellation on a BCOF cover that we know of.<br />
250 T<br />
150 T<br />
250 T<br />
Lot 1665<br />
1665 CX A- - complete linen parcel label (280x175mm) with evidence of being stitched to <strong>the</strong> parcel still in place, to Sydney<br />
with BCOF 6d block of 4 tied by Army PO 241 cds, APO 241 registration h/s in violet, Defence Force Customs label<br />
affixed duly completed & tied by 'DUTY FREE' h/s in violet. A remarkable survivor & an important postal history<br />
item. [The rate was 1/9d for a parcel weighing between 8 & 10 pounds + 3d registration]<br />
450 T<br />
As at Monday 24th June 2013, $A100 will cost our<br />
American clients $US 92, our British clients £60, our<br />
European clients €71, and our new Zealand clients $NZ119.
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
1666 C A/B<br />
1667 C B<br />
Ex Lot 1666<br />
1948-51 commercial covers with Spelling Errors in <strong>the</strong> registration cachets 1) with UPS 453 cds & 'SEAVICE' for<br />
'SERVICE', a bit wrinkled ; 2) with UPS 388 cds & 'Servise' for 'Service'; 3) with UPS 496 cds & 'Servise' for<br />
'Service'; & 2) with APO 215 cds used at Kure, & 'POSTAR' for 'POSTAL' in blue, opened-out. A rare quartet. (4)<br />
1949 airmail cover endorsed on <strong>the</strong> reverse "On HMAS Shoalhaven/at Shanghai 4.4.49", to NSW with 'HMA SHIPS'<br />
cachet & cancelled on arrival at Sydney. [The "Shoalhaven" visited Shanghai 17-28/2/1949 & 24/3-25/4/1949.<br />
Shanghai fell to <strong>the</strong> People's Liberation Army on 27/5/1949]<br />
500 T<br />
100 T<br />
Lot 1668<br />
1668 CO B - (Aug) commercial airmail cover (230x170mm) with 'NISHIOKA MARITIME COMPANY/NAGOYA JAPAN' cachets<br />
on <strong>the</strong> flap, to London with rare franking of unoverprinted 1d Princess, 1/- Lyrebird block of 4 & Robes 5/- Thin<br />
Paper pair all tied by APO 214 cds used in Tokyo, vertical fold at left & a couple of minor defects. A remarkable<br />
cover. [The rate is problematic. At 1/6d per ½oz, <strong>the</strong> rate should have been ei<strong>the</strong>r 13/6d or 15/-, not <strong>the</strong> 14/1d<br />
revealed here. If <strong>the</strong> concessional airmail letter rate of 3d per ½oz applied, 3d x56 = 14/- (+ 1d late fee?) would<br />
have indicated a weight of 1 pound 12 ounces, considered excessive for this article]<br />
350
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1669<br />
1669 CX B - (Jun) commercial airmail cover (321x209mm) with Dodwell & Co imprint on <strong>the</strong> flap & unusually endorsed<br />
"Airmail/City of Sydney", to London with rare franking of unoverprinted 3d brown, 1/- Lyrebird & Robes 5/- Thin<br />
Paper strips of 3 all tied by APO 214 cds used in Tokyo, central vertical fold at left & a couple of minor defects. An<br />
exceptional cover. [The same conundrum applies. At 1/6d per ½oz, <strong>the</strong> rate should have been ei<strong>the</strong>r 18/- or 19/6d,<br />
not 18/9d. The letter rate of 3d per ½oz x75 = 18/9d would have indicated a weight of 2 pounds 4 ounces, again an<br />
unlikely weight for this article]<br />
500<br />
Lot 1670<br />
1670 C (A-) - parcel tag with rare franking of BCOF 2/- & 3d tied by UPS 497 cds used at Kure, Customs Declaration label<br />
folded to <strong>the</strong> reverse, <strong>the</strong> 3d excised & neatly replaced.<br />
400 T
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Lot Type Grading Description Est $A<br />
Lot 1671<br />
1671 C (A-) - a similar parcel tag with extremely rare franking of BCOF 5/- Thin Paper & 6d tied by UPS 497 cds used at Kure,<br />
Customs Declaration label folded to <strong>the</strong> reverse, <strong>the</strong> 6d excised & neatly replaced. A very rare item, being <strong>the</strong> only<br />
example we have seen of <strong>the</strong> Thin Paper 5/- on postal "entire".<br />
750 T<br />
1672 C A-/B<br />
Lot 1672<br />
1953 & 1955 1) stampless OHMS airmail cover to "Base Squadron/RAAF/Pearce" (WA); & 2) airmail Tatts cover to<br />
Hobart with 3d x2 & 6d Kooka paying 3d concessional airmail + 9d registration, British 'FPO DS No ("30")'<br />
registration label; both with 'AFPO No 30/RAAF JAPAN' cds used at Iwakuni. [On 9/7/1951, <strong>the</strong> registration fee was<br />
increased from 6d to 9d]<br />
200 T<br />
1673 C (A-)<br />
Lot 1673<br />
1954 stampless cover with superb 'AUST CASH OFFICE KURE' h/s in blue & endorsed "Cert Official", to NSW with<br />
APO 215 cds & registration cachet used at Kure, on arrival at Paddington Barracks postage paid with 1/0½d meter,<br />
repaired opening tears on <strong>the</strong> reverse.<br />
150 T