1963-65 Navigators optd 'SPECIMEN' group comprising 7/6d, 10/- on cream paper and on white paper with 13.5mm Overprint, £1 on cream & white papers, plus £2, all fresh MUH, retail $1,000+. (6)
Sale #43
By: Phoenix Auctions Pty Ltd
Phoenix Auctions Pty Ltd Sale #43
Welcome to our first sale of 2016, which contains our usual captivating range of material which should appeal to a wide spectrum of collectors.
Highlights in in our British Commonwealth and Foreign Section include a stunning collection of Egypt Interpostal Seals, also early Canada & Provinces and a selection of scarcer Perak Surcharges, plus Japanese Forces WWII postal stationery.
Australia & Colonies features our usual strong offering of KGV Heads & Roos including a fine First Wmk £2 CTO, plus many varieties and an extensive selection of pre-Commomonwealth South Australia postmarks. Australian postal history and postal stationery are well represented as well as an impressive selection of FDCs with some exceptionally rare items on offer.
The auction starts on 29th January 2016 at 10:30am Australian Eastern Summertime.
We look forward to servicing your bids.
David and the team at Phoenix Auctions.
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Lot #905 - Australia
1953 Collectors Pack ½d to 5/- all apparently CTO 16AP53, except 1/3d Bull which is uncancelled, and 10/- to £2 Arms ovpt 'SPECIMEN'. Fresh condition. Folder has schedule number 'C.7191/50'. (25 stamps).
Lot #906 - Australia
1928 3d Kookaburra Miniature Sheet BW #128MS, with dubious Mellis (Vic) datestamp in black.
Lot #907 - Australia
1928 3d Kookaburra Miniature Sheet BW #133MS, tiny hinge thin upper margin, the stamps well centred and MUH, Cat $275.
Lot #908 - Australia
1930 3d Airmail Booklet Stamp BW #137, with 2d red Die II (SM wmk P13½x12½), both tied to small envelope by 'CARNARVON/28AU32/W.A.' s/ring cds. Opened two sides with neat handwritten address and By Air Mail inscription. Very small blemishes, opened two sides, 3d Air Mail on cover cat $225+.
Lot #909 - Australia
1930 2d Sturt manuscript "2d/Paid/L.H.I." in black ink on 1½d on cover to Sydney, framed 'LORD HOWE ISLAND/22AU/19[30]/N.S.W' datestamp alongside, BW #139c, cover is spotty, rare commercial use of first mailing, Cat $3,250 footnote 2. [A similar example on piece only, realised $786 in Auction #24.]
Lot #910 - Australia
1931 Kingsford Smith 2d Plate 3 upper left block of 4 with fine offset on reverse. Not recorded by ACSC. Unusual.
Lot #911 - Australia
1931 6d Airmail BW #143 solo franking paying combined airmail, postage & late fee on 1934 (Feb 4) Adastra Airways, Sydney-Bega flight cover AAMC #353, ANA airmail label. Fine condition.
Lot #912 - Australia
1931 6d Airmail overseas airmail usage selection comprising [1] 1934 neat combination with 1/- Lyrebird for 1/6d rate to UK; [2] curious 1938 2/- franking to UK with 6d x3 and 3d Airmail x2 (one is torn), which could have flown at 1½d 'all-up' rate (informative rectangular marking to that effect on reverse); [3] 1935 combination with 1/- Lyrebird and 3d Macarthur (cover...
Lot #913 - Australia
1931 6d Air Mail Service Optd 'OS' BW #144(OS) x2 plus KGV 2d tied by 'LATE FEE RIALTO/30SP32/VIC' datestamp to Weddel & Co envelope to UK. Very scarce commercial usage.
Lot #914 - Australia
1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge with 3d & both 2d on registered 5th Australasian Philatelic Exhibition cover, stamps cancelled with red Exhibition cds. The 5/- is rare on any sort of cover.
Lot #915 - Australia
1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge BW #148, excellent centring, very fine postally used with registered datestamp, Cat $500. Most postally used examples have parcels cancels, so this example should command a hefty premium.
Lot #916 - Australia
1934 9d Macarthur BW #160 plus the 2d, 3d and two other 2d commems tied on 1934 (Dec 7) 1/6d airmail cover flown to England stamps tied by 'GLASS HOUSE MTS/DE34/QUEENSLAND' cds. The 9d Macarthur alone Cat $350 on cover.
Lot #917 - Australia
1934 1/6d Hermes No Wmk Dull Lilac Plate Proof BW #161PP(1). On gummed unwatermarked chalk-surfaced paper, very lightly hinged. June 2013 RPSV certificate it is genuine, being an official trial printing. A great rarity, only one recorded in private hands.
Lot #918 - Australia
1935 Silver Jubilee Set BW #166-8, on registered cover from Melbourne to England, dated 7AP36, Cat $400+.
Lot #919 - Australia
1936 1/- South Australia Centenary BW #173 plus 6d Large Kooka tied by Melbourne datestamp on 1936 (8 Dec) airmail cover to England, Cat $200 on cover. Fine item.
Lot #920 - Australia
1938-50 1/4d Magenta KGVI BW #211 strip of 3 tied by by Brisbane slogan cancel paying airmail double rate on 1946 (Apr 9) Austral Motors cover to USA, peripheral blemishes. Scarce franking.
Lot #921 - Australia
1938-49 Thick Paper Robes 10/- & £1 optd 'SPECIMEN', both with excellent centring, however Ceremuga Certificate (2006) for £1 states "overprint is forged". (2)
Lot #922 - Australia
1938-49 £1 Robes Optd 'SPECIMEN' (MNG), with 10/- Robes 'SPECIMEN' (hinged), BW #214x,216x.
Lot #923 - Australia
1940 AIF 1d to 6d set BW #218-221 in blocks of 4, fresh MUH, Cat $230+. More Scans
Lot #924 - Australia
1952-66 2/6d Aborigine No Wmk horizontal strip of 4 from base of the sheet, the second unit variety State II - retouch to shading around 'POST' and in base of 'S' [ShA,12/8] BW #266ea, fresh MUH, Cat $195+.
Lot #925 - Australia
1952-66 2/6d Aborigine No Wmk horizontal strip of 3 from the base of the sheet, the first unit variety State II - retouch to shading around 'POST' and in base of 'S' [ShA,12/8] BW #266ea, fresh MUH, Cat $180.
Lot #926 - Australia
1952-66 2/6d Aborigine No Wmk horizontal strip of 3 from base of the sheet, the first unit variety Worn state of retouch to shading around 'POST' and in base of 'S' [ShA,12/8] BW #266eb, fresh MUH, Cat $180+.
Lot #927 - Australia
1952-66 2/6d Aborigine No Wmk marginal strip of 4 the fourth unit variety State II - heavy retouch to shading at base, right of 'POSTAGE' [ShB 10/4] BW #266gb, fresh MUH, Cat $245+.
Lot #928 - Australia
1949-64 10/- Arms BW #269 (rounded corner) very scarce solo franking paying quintuple rate on 1959 (Nov 16) Vignell Co cover from Sydney to California, some blemishes.
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