Stamps & Covers Public Auction 362

Valuable pre-decimal 1913-65 MNH collection near comp in well-filled Seven Seas hingeless album with Kangaroos 1st wmk set of 9 to 9d violet (ACSC cat $4800) inc 4d, 5d, 6d. 2nd wmk 2d, 2½d ($775). 3rd wmk set of 7 to 1/- green ($1825) inc 6d blue & 9d violet. SM wmk set of 4 to 2/- ($1525) & CofA wmk to 2/- ($400). Odd minor tone spot plus 6d, 9d 1st wmk re-gummed, many fresh & clean inc both OS opts, total cat $9450, plus CofA wmk SPECIMEN opts 10/-, 1, £2 (cat $480). KGV very near comp (72) with single wmk (ex 1d Die II) to 1/4 inc 1d Die III, 4d lemon, 4d blue & 5d brown, LM wmk set of 5, SM wmk perf 14 set of 8, SM wmk to 1/4 (ex 4½d Die II, which is fresh CTO), inc 1d green Die I-II pr, CofA wmk to 1/4, & all OS opts. ACSC cat $7780. 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved. 1917-30 Commems perf OS set of 6. 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/sheet. 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d, 3d opt OS (genuine, 3d reperfed at left), 1932 Bridge set, 1937 NSW Sesqui. 1937 KGVI set to 1/4 inc 3d blue (5) & Dies. 1938 KGVI Robes to £1 thick & thin papers, SPECIMEN £1 (looks good but dangerous forgery, genuine cat $1750), & 10/-. 1946 BCOF opt set to 5/-. 1949 Arms set, plus 10/-, £1, £2 opt SPECIMEN. 1959-61 Pic set of 14 to 5/- Cattle white paper & 1964 Navigator set of 8. A very impressive collection. ACSC cat $22,700 to end 1936, retail $2500 1937-65 total $25,200, plus the Robes £1 SPECIMEN cat $1750. (420) (P)