Stamps & Covers Public Auction 354

1913-65 Comprehensive collection in Seven Seas hingeless album with Kangaroos (100) inc 1st ½d, 4d, 5d, 6d & 2/-CTO (ACSC cat $650), ½d Coil join strip of 4 & 1d ACSC listed varieties (12, cat $720) inc 'extra island' 2 Tasmanias (cat $400) & 'white flaw off Vic coast' (2, $180). 2nd Wmk 2d pr 6d, 1/-, plus 2/- 1st ($225). 3rd Wmk to 10/-, CofA 5/- CTO & 10/-, £1, £2 opt SPECIMEN, plus Officials (30) inc perf OS 1st wmk (7) to 5d, 3rd wmk (10) to 10/-, SM wmk CTO to 5/- & 6d brown opt OS (2), total cat/retail $2950. KGV set of 72 inc 1d red Die II M (retail $750), SM wmk perf 14 set to 1/4 U ($225), 1d green Die II, 4½d violet Die II & OS opt set to 5d, plus Official Perfins (28). Noted single wmk to 1/4 perf OS inc scarce 4d lemon, & ½d orange SM wmk perf 14 perf OS/NSW. Total retail $2120. Then General Issues to 1965 inc 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved, 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/Sheet with red Exhibition pmk, 1931 Kingsford Smith OS 2d & 3d CTO, 1932 Bridge 5/- Postally U & all other high val 1930s Commems. 1937 KGVI Essays in violet imperf & perf, plus 3d Die I 'white wattles' superb U. 1938 Robes set thick & thin papers. 1949 Arms to £2 (toned) opt SPECIMEN. QEII Pre-decimals near comp inc 1964 Navigators (7) to £2. Postage Dues (90) inc 1902 mono-colours (20) to 2/-, & bicolours (70) to 1/-. Some variable condition, generally G-FU with odd M. Total retail $7150. (620) (P)