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957 Australia: Card Call (<strong>International</strong>) 1980s-90s? Pictorials, heavy<br />

duplication, sighted vals to $40. All in individual sealed wrappers. Fresh<br />

UN. Weight 10kg. Massive FV, easily $40,000. (estimate 2700).$400---$600<br />

958 Nauru: 1996 $10 Year of the Rat, set of 2 by Comcard Pacific. UN. (10<br />

sets) FV $200. (20)...........................................................................$40---- $80<br />

959 Nauru: 1996 $10 Year of the Rat, set of 2 by Comcard Pacific. UN. (20<br />

sets) FV $400. (40)...........................................................................$80---$150<br />

POSTCARDS<br />

960 Australia: 1925 American fleet visit to Sydney featuring crossed flags<br />

& Aust/USA Postage Stamps! Philatelicaly inspired & very rare. VG-<br />

Excellent condition.........................................................................$100---$150<br />

961 England: Westminster Abbey collection early 1900s-mid 1960s<br />

coloured or B&W inc real photos & Tuck "Oilettes", minor duplication.<br />

UN/U. A marvelous & difficult assembly. (approx 800) ..............$500---$800<br />

962 France: Pre-1920 booklets (6) with 144 cards plus booklets for Roman<br />

ruins at Timgad, Egypt, Algiers & another 40 cards. Mostly VF.<br />

Attractive & no longer easy to find. (10 booklets, 184 cards).......$100---$150<br />

963 France: Collection depicting Lyons to around 1920. Mostly B & W,<br />

majority U, many with postmarks. Good specialist collection. (approx<br />

300).................................................................................................$220---$300<br />

964 Indo-China-Annam-Tokin: Collection in contemporary named album<br />

cover distressed with Annam (11), Tokin (62) & other Provinces (23)<br />

with Hanoi Views, Family Groups, Captured Pirates, Villages, Rural<br />

Industries, Native Costumes, Storm/Typhoon damage, Pagodas & other<br />

buildings, country scenes etc. Majority B & W with some colour, mostly<br />

F-VF condition. A rarely seen group. (96) ..................................$2500- $3000<br />

965 New Zealand: Govt Department of Tourist & Health Resorts early<br />

1900s coloured chromo-litho types (6), VF UN. Aust (8) inc 1d Postal<br />

Stationery Card real photo depicting Swanson St up-rated ½d orange<br />

KGV (damaged) to USA & WA (2) inc 1908 Albany to USA with<br />

Postage Due markings & 2c Due with Minneapolis pre-cancel & a<br />

Gibraltar PPC with 1d Victoria cancelled with French paquebot cancel to<br />

UK. Odd flts, generally F-VF. (14)................................................$100---$200<br />

966 NSW: Private Postcards "issued by authority of the Postmaster General",<br />

all of The Hawkesbury Bridge (2 diff, in greenish, or greyish black), U at<br />

Brooklyn in 1900. Published by L von Koenneritz & addressed to him at<br />

Kogarah , 1 sl bend, F-VF. Very rare early cards.(4) ......................$80---$150<br />

967 British Standard Freehold Gold Mining Company, Preston Hill,<br />

Carngham. 10 £5 shares. No 1159-1168. 1 Apr 1865. gVF..........$100---$200<br />

SHARE CERTIFICATES & BONDS<br />

968 Australia-France: Societe Forestiere Franco-Australienne 100Fr<br />

969<br />

(1921). 10 certificates depicting logging & sheep raising comp with all<br />

coupons. Light centrefolds, excellent condition. Large & impressive. Not<br />

seen by us before. Very scarce. (10)..............................................$120---$200<br />

China: Imperial Chinese Gold loan of 1908. £20 green & black on<br />

yellow bond bearing, interest at £5 per centum per annum, h/s PAID 20<br />

APR 1930. Vignette depicts Beijing city wall & gate. Usual pin holes &<br />

repaired minor edge faults, o/w VF. Scarce...................................$100---$150<br />

970 World: inc French Colonial, Russian, Belgian, German, Latvia, Italy.<br />

1900-64. Mostly diff, large size. Impressive group with high retail.<br />

Mostly EF, some better. (25) .........................................................$150---$200<br />

AUSTRALIA<br />

KANGAROOS<br />

971 1903 Photographic Essays (not modern), 5 diff small size (21x25mm),<br />

2d & 2½d for NSW (2), Qld, Tas & WA (submitted by Mr Ames), plus<br />

1905 Qld 2d photographic essay featuring KEVII. ACSC E25-30<br />

(original essays cat $40,000). Scarce - vendor paid $350 for these<br />

recently. (5) (P) ..............................................................................$200---$300<br />

972 1st wmk: 4d orange, 5d brown & 1/- green; CofA wmk 6d (2), 9d (2). F-<br />

VF M/MLH. Retail $475. (7).........................................................$160---$220<br />

973 3rd wmk: 2d grey, 3d olive, 9d violet (tiny natural inclusion) & CofA<br />

wmk 6d, 2/-. MUH. Retail $275. (5)..............................................$100---$150<br />

974 6d Chestnut, SM wmk perf & opt OS, both MUH (opt OS forgery) &<br />

CofA wmk (3) inc opt OS & normal pr, gum bend. F-VF M. Retail $270.<br />

(5) .....................................................................................................$90---$120<br />

975 6d Chestnut shades/varieties with 3rd wmk retouched?? Left frame &<br />

UR cnr pr, unit 6 with "Broken frame over L of AUSTRALIA" &<br />

skipped vertical perfs. SM wmk left marginal with "Spot above<br />

Tasmania". CofA wmk (2), 1 island off Qld. F-VF M. Retail $270. (6)<br />

(P) ...................................................................................................$140---$200<br />

976 Semi-specialised collection on leaves with 1st wmk 1d "Rostage",<br />

inverted wmk (2), 2d inverted wmk, 4d shades (5), 5d shades (3), 6d pr<br />

VFU, 9d (2), 1/- & 2/-. 2nd wmk (14) inc 2d plate scratch, 2½d "Heavy<br />

coastline" & 5/- GU (2), 3rd wmk to 5/- inc 2/- brown (5), 2/- maroon<br />

perf OS superb CTO (retail $100) & 5/- (2), SM wmk to 5/- inc 6d opt<br />

OS & 2/- perf OS. CofA wmk (17) inc 5/- (3). Overall fresh & clean, F-<br />

VFU. Retail $2500+. (183) ............................................................$800- $1200<br />

977 Postmarks: "Records Melbourne" oval h/s struck in blue or black on 1d<br />

red pr, 6d blue & 9d violet (2). 1d red strip of 3 with comp strike of the<br />

scarce "CANCELLED" h/s plus partial strikes on 2d, 3d & 9d inc both<br />

1st & 3rd wmks. Odd perf flts. Scarce group. (11) (P)..................$250---$400<br />

KANGAROOS - FIRST WMK<br />

978 ½d Green, 1d red, 2d grey (very fresh), 3d olive (sun-tanned gum).<br />

MUH. Retail $500+. (4) (P) .......................................................... $160 -- $200<br />

979 1d Red variety collection with ACSC listed items inc "1" flaw west of<br />

Tasmania (ACSC 2Bfa cat $200), Dented outer right frame (2Bk $50),<br />

extra Island (2), 3Ed cat $400, Wmk Inv (4, cat $300), scratch under A<br />

(3Eh $50). Blks of 4 (5) inc "Rostage" variety, blk of 24 Die II, plate E,<br />

pos L19-42, sl flts, minor varieties. Other "minor" varieties inc coil &<br />

plated unlisted types. Mostly F-VF M/MUH. ACSC cat $2200+, retail<br />

similar, some varieties sell for more than cat. (96)....................... $800 -$1200<br />

980 1d Red Die II blks of 4 (2), the first with 5 part strikes of "Records<br />

Melbourne 10 May 14" oval cancel in dark blue (1 stamp rounded cnr).<br />

The other with 2 comp strikes of blue "CANCELLED" h/s. Both quite<br />

scarce. (P) ........................................................................................ $80 -- $120<br />

981 1d Red Die II strips of 3 (2), the 1st with "Records Melbourne AM 1<br />

Sep 14" oval cancel in deep blue (1½ strikes), the other with blue<br />

"CANCELLED" h/s. Both VF & quite scarce. (P) ....................... $150 -- $200<br />

982 2d Grey INVERTED wmk. VF fresh MUH with pristine white gum.<br />

ACSC 5Aa -unpriced! Retail $350+. (P) ...................................... $150 -- $250<br />

983 3d Olive die I, CA monogram single. VF fresh MLH. ACSC 12za<br />

outdated cat $1000. (P) ......................................................... $1000 ---$1250<br />

984 3d Olive Die 1 perf small OS. VF W/C MLH. ACSC 12b; SG O20.<br />

Retail $325. (P).............................................................................. $150 -- $200<br />

985 3d Olive Die II. W/C VFU. ACSC 12c cat $175, SG 5e, retail $250+.<br />

(P) .................................................................................................... $80 -- $120<br />

986 5d Chestnut, marginal. VF fresh MUH. (P) ................................ $350 -- $450<br />

987 5d Chestnut, blk of 4 from TL cnr with compartment lines. 2M/2MUH.<br />

SG 7. Retail $1600 as singles. Rare multiple. (P)......................... $700 -- $900<br />

988 5d Chestnut perf large OS with JBC Monogram. M, sl imperfections but<br />

VF appearance. ACSC 16Aba/za cat $3000 for non OS. Very Rare perf<br />

OS. (P) .................................................................................... $1000 ---$2000<br />

989 9d Violet with variety "Break in left frame opposite Albany". FM.<br />

ACSC 24L cat $225. (P)................................................................ $120 -- $150<br />

990 2/- Brown, marginal. Lovely fresh MUH. Retail POR. Very scarce MUH.<br />

(P)............................................................................................ $1000 ---$1300<br />

991 2/- Brown. F-VF fresh MLH, looks MUH but gum sl redistributed. SG<br />

12 cat £180. Retail $400. Exp Buhler (P) ..................................... $100 -- $150<br />

992 5/- Grey & chrome, w/c VF fresh MLH. SG 13 cat £325+. Retail this<br />

quality $750+. (P).......................................................................... $300 -- $450<br />

993 5/- Grey & yellow. FM. SG 13 cat £325. Retail $475. (P) .......... $200 -- $300<br />

994 10/- Grey & pink, lower marginal with Jubilee line. VF M. SG 14 cat<br />

£650. Retail $1300+. (P)............................................................... $900 -$1100<br />

995 10/- Grey & pink. Good colour, MLH (regummed), nice appearance.<br />

ACSC 47 cat $1000; SG 14 cat £650. Retail $1300+. (P) ......... $600 -- $800<br />

996 10/- Grey & pink. Fresh M, regummed. SG 14 cat £650. Normal retail<br />

$1300+. (P).................................................................................... $300 -- $400<br />

997 10/- Grey & pink h/s SPECIMEN type A. F & fresh M. SG 14s. Retail<br />

$550. (P) ........................................................................................ $275 -- $375<br />

998 10/- Grey & pink h/s SPECIMEN type A, lower margin with<br />

CA monogram (slightly trimmed at base as always - see<br />

ACSC footnote). Fresh M, sl gum disturbance from<br />

adherences & rather ragged perfs. SG 14s(var). ACSC 47xz<br />

cat $45,000. An important new discovery being the FIRST<br />

RECORDED CA monogram specimen single (only 3 normal<br />

singles previously known & a blk of 6 with specimen opt).<br />

2008 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (P) ............$5000 - $15000<br />

999 £1 Brown & ultramarine. VF fresh MLH, nicely centred & very bright<br />

colours. SG 15 cat £1600. Retail $3500+. Beautiful! (P) ... $2700 ---$3300<br />

1000 £1 Brown & blue. Strong vibrant colours, w/c VFM. SG 15 cat £1600.<br />

Retail $4000+. (P).................................................................. $2500 ---$3000<br />

1001 £1 Brown & blue, marginal. Vibrant colours. F-VF fresh M. SG 15 cat<br />

£1700 = A$3750. Retail $4000+. (P)..................................... $2200 ---$2700<br />

1002 £1 Brown & ultramarine h/s SPECIMEN type A. G M, sl tone. SG<br />

15s. Normal retail $750. (P).......................................................... $150 -- $250<br />

1003 £1 Brown & ultramarine h/s SPECIMEN type A. Fresh M. SG 15s.<br />

Retail $750. (P).............................................................................. $250 -- $350<br />

1004 £2 Black & rose. Superb VFU/CTO with part cds clear of Roo, excellent<br />

centring & deep colours, giving an outstanding appearance. SG 16 cat<br />

£2400 = A$5300 for used and this worth a good premium. Beautiful<br />

stamp! (P)............................................................................... $3000 ---$4000<br />

PLEASE NOTE: The two figures after the lot description are the minimum bid & the estimate in AU$.

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