Australia: Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia by Rosenblum, 3rd edition, 1928, incorporating research by JRW Purves, 191pgs. Fresh & clean. Excellent condition & now hard to find.
Stamps & Covers Public Auction 344
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Status International Stamps & Covers Public Auction 344
Status International - Sale 344 - August 16th, 2018.
Auction 344 has 3,921 lots, catering for all types of collectors & dealers - from bulk accumulations and intact collections to desirable single items. This auction offers a huge range of material, with special emphasis on lotting stamps to cater for collectors with varying types of interests and budgets. Items range from $30 to $80,000 so there's something for everybody. This auction offers strong representation of Australia & Colonies, strong British Empire material of all areas & periods, as well as General Foreign including small and large collections. There are nearly 300 lots of Australian Collections (Lots 121-364) and almost 400 lots of World collections (Lots 365-756).
Following on there almost 900 lots of Australia which consist of singles, sets and covers including Australian colonies (Lots 782-1711). The Australian lots cover all periods, from the Kangaroo issues up to Decimal and contains numerous number of mint & used £1 & £2 top values - this includes a First Watermark £1 Brown & blue Perf large OS. Stamp VF MUH with never hinged original gum, with tiny area (1x3mm) of gum loss at base where spot was removed, cnr marginal & nice colours. SG O14 cat £10,000 for M, and this period should be triple, £30,000 MUH. ACSC 51Bb cat $15,000 for M OS & normal cats x4 MUH, so would be $60,000 MUH! Perf OS examples of the £1 are exceedingly rare & we have only offerred 1 in last 15 years, while the large majority offerred for sale elsewhere have been very doubtful. This is only the 2nd genuine perf OS example in MUH condition known to us. Provenance is the left stamp from the pair ex Arthur Grey auction 2007. Important Officials rarity.(Lot 837). There are almost 1,800 lots of World stamps, covers and single country collections (Lots 1782-3601) with the British Empire well represented, highlighted by a Malaya States FMS:1900 opt Elephants $25 green & orange top value. VF fresh M, nice original gum & beautiful colours. SG 14 cat £16,000+. Major rarity & the key of all the Malayan States Elephant issues. Exp Bolaffi & Alberto Diena(Lot 2808).
Numerous other European and Asian rarities Including PRC China.
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Lot #52 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Australia - Victoria The Numeral Cancellations of, Freeman & White pub RPSV 2001. 420 pgs illustrated throughout with Butterfly, Barred Oval, Numeral & Duplex cancels listed inc rarity ratings, inc 8 colour plates. Sl worn DJ o/w as new. The essential reference work!
Lot #53 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Australia - New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory POs by Tobin, listing all known POs, receiving offices & Telegraph (only) offices with opening & closing dates. New condition & now hard to find. NSW & ACT Post, Receiving, Telegraph & Telephone offices (4 vol set) by Hopson & Tobin listing the various pmks in use from pre-stamp era (before 1850) to late 1980s. Essential reference & a good companion...
Lot #54 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Australia - New South Wales Numeral Cancels by Brown & Campbell, pub RPSV, 2nd Edition 1977, 85pgs inc cancel types & numbers not recorded. Near new & signed by Hugh Campbell RDP.
Lot #55 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Australia - Queensland Cancellations & Other Postal Markings 1860-1913 by Campbell, 161pgs, pub RPSV 1977. Inc cds, numerals, Registered h/s & Railway pmks. VGC. Still very useful ref.
Lot #56 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Australia - South Australia: The Post, Telegraph & Telephone Offices of South Australia & the Northern Territory. By Walker, pub 2004, 360pgs, loose leaf format listing all known offices with opening/closing dates, status changes, locations & the existence or non-existence of pmks & registration labels. Very informative, invaluable reference.
Lot #57 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Australia - South Australia: 'The Departmental Stamps' by AR Butler. The definitive work inc rarity ratings by individual stamp & overview by Department. Illustrated throughout, 176 pgs plus 4 colour plates. Minor wear, excellent condition. Hard to find.
Lot #58 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Australia - Tasmania: The Postal History of, Part I (1962) & Part II (1975). With listings of pmks from earliest George Town, Hobart & Launceston undated ratings to 1912 Claremont type 3 cds. Somewhat dated, still the essential reference inc rarity ratings for Numeral & Town cds. VG-excellent condition.
Lot #59 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Australia - Victoria: J.R.W. Purves Monographs 1901-12 Issue 3d, 4d, 5d vals. 1901-12 issue 6d, 9d, 2/- vals. The 5/- 1867-1901 & the 1/-, 5/-, £1, £2 1901-12 issues. 3 separate books pub by Hawthorn Press. Long out of print & in near new. A scarce trio.
Lot #60 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Australia - Victoria: The Butterfly & Barred Oval Cancellations 1850-55 by JRW Purves, pub 1965 RPSV, 37pgs inc illustrations & rarity ratings. Long out of print. Indispensable reference work & ideal companion to Freeman's numeral book.
Lot #61 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Commonwealth SG 2015 Catalogue 1840-1970 inc wmks, perfs, specimens, varieties etc, 625 colour pgs. New.
Lot #62 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Commonwealth Group (6) with Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 4 -Empire in Australasia, Used good condition. Australia Commonwealth Specialist cat Kangaroos (1993), KGV (2007), KGVI (1995) -current editions retail $320. SG Australia catalogue 2016 (350+pgs) inc States, New Guinea, Papua, AAT, Christmas-Cocos & Norfolk Is, near new, retail $75. Plating Papua Part 2 - The Vignettes by M Ryan 131 pgs, as new (limited print of only 30)....
Lot #63 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Commonwealth: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 1, Great Britain & Empire in Europe, 2nd edition, 1952. Inc GB & Islands, Ireland, Malta, Gibraltar, Cyprus etc. A wealth of information covering stamps, essays, proofs, postal stationery & postal history. Minor cover scuffs, contents clean & fresh, excellent condition.
Lot #64 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Commonwealth: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 2. The Empire in Africa. 1st ed 1949 inc stamps, pmks, postal history, stationery, specimens, forgeries etc. Much invaluable information not available elsewhere. Sl scuff to outer spine & minor foxing to end papers, VF.
Lot #65 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Commonwealth: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 3, 'Empire in Asia' 1st edition, 1951 inc Ceylon, Hong Kong, India & States, Straits Settlements, Malay States, British POs abroad inc Asia Treaty Ports, postal history, postal stationery, Telegraph, Specimens pmks etc. Much invaluable information not easily available elsewhere. Minimal foxing or spine wear, solid VG condition.
Lot #66 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Commonwealth: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 4 - 'Empire in Australia' 1962 edition with Australia Commonwealth to end KGVI Pacific Islands inc New Guinea, NZ, Papua, Solomons, Cook Is, Tonga etc & Aust States inc stunning full colour plates inc postal history, early pmks & TPO's, forgeries inc Sperati £2 Kangaroo, plus selected local stamps. VG.
Lot #67 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Commonwealth: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 5 - The Empire in North America (1973). Covers Canada & Colonies, Bermuda & British Honduras, British Postal Agencies in US, Colombia, Panama, & Mexico, postal history, Die proofs, essays, pmks etc. Much invaluable information not found in general catalogues. VGC with DJ
Lot #68 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Commonwealth: Sir Gwaine Baillie Collection. Sotheby's sales London comp set of auction catalogues inc GB parts 1&2, Australian States/Commonwealth (3), New Zealand, British Africa, British West Indies, Rhodesia, plus 'Missed Opportunities'. All VG/near new. One of the most valuable collections sold in the last 20 years. (11)
Lot #69 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Empire: Madam Joseph Revisited, by B M Cartwright, 95 pgs, pub RPSL 2005. Detailing & illustrating over 420 diff FORGED pmks inc Numeral cancels, noted BNG & cds types (inc Registered) from Aden to Wellington. All very dangerous, plus folder of transparencies for comparison on actual stamps. Invaluable reference. Interestingly Madam Joseph cancels are much sought after & sell for considerably above the prices that cheaper...
Lot #70 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
British Pacific Islands Monographs inc Norfolk Is Postmarks, Nauru Cancellations, Censor & Registration h/ss. Gilbert & Ellice Is Cancellations, British Solomon Is Cancellations, Postal Agency Markings of the Solomon Is, Registration Markings of the Solomon Is. Eclectic group. VGC. (6)
Lot #71 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Canada: The Stamps of British North America by Jarrett. Pub 1929 Toronto, 610 pgs, hardbound. Inc Postage Stamps, Die Proofs, Revenues, Airmail Labels/cachets, covers, pmks & postal history. VGC.
Lot #72 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Canadian Military Posts: 2 Vol set by Bailey & Toop, editor E B Proud. Vol 1 Colonial Period to 1919. Vol 2 between the Wars & WWI - 1920 to 1946. Pub 1984 & 1985, 636 pgs in total, illustrated throughout inc pmks, cachets, covers & maps. Minor fading to outer covers (No DJ) o/w near new.
Lot #73 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: A Philatelic History to 1979 by Collas & Hill, 66pgs, pub 1979. VGC. Now hard to find.
Lot #74 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Europe/Great Britain/USA: The Postal History of the Forwarding Agents by K Rowe, 280pgs, pub 1984. Near new.
Lot #75 - accumulations LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
Fakes-Forgeries-Experts: The Journal of 'Association Internationale Des Experts En Philatelie' (AIEP). Set Vol 1 (Oct 1998) - Vol 10 (Mar 2007). Amazing publications on fakes, forgeries, re-gums, repairs & other nasties. Written by the most knowledgeable in their field. Near new, some out of print, retail €60 ea (when available). Total €600 = A$850. Hard to find. (10)
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