
AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH
Auction # 138
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH : AUSTRALIAN PRE-DECIMAL ISSUES
AUSTRALIAN PRE-DECIMAL ISSUES
Australia.
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Complete MUH Pre-Decimal and Decimal simplified collection from 1937 NSW Sesqui set to 1980 Aircraft set in Sherwood Albums including 1937 NSW Sesqui set, 1937 3d Blue Die I KGVI, 1938 Thick Paper Robe set, 1940 AIF set, 1949-50 Arms set (£2 lighly creased), 1961 5/- Cream Paper Cattle and 1963-64 Navigator set of 6, plus Australian Antarctic Territory complete MUH collection from 1957 2/- Map to 1980 Ships set in Sherwood Album. Centering varies.
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![1938 £1 Thick Paper Robes O/P SPECIMEN, unusually and inadvertently CTO with GPO cancellation, very lightly hinged with full gum and well centered. [The ACSC notes examples of the Arms SPECIMEN Overprints with CTO cancels, but makes no such mention of them on the Robes issue]. Similar example sold for $1,150.00, plus buyers premium in Prestige Philately's Rarities auction of 10/4/2010.](media/thumbs138/45350.jpg)
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1952 3½d Purple-Brown KGVI original and revised text (3 of each), 1953-56 3½d Carmine Red Wmk (3, one with wax interleaving) and No Wmk (5) QEII, 1957 4d Lake QEII (3), 1960 5d Blue QEII "Coat of Arms" front cover and 1964 5d Green QEII booklets MUH. Covers with minor faults. ACSC B56A, B56B, B56C, B57, B57v, B58, B61, B65Ld and B67P. Retail for booklet panes $590.00.
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1952 3½d Purple-Brown KGVI original and revised text and 1956 3½d Carmine Red No Wmk QEII booklets MUH. (5 of each). ACSC B56A, B56B and B58. Retail $525.00.
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1952 3½d Purple-Brown KGVI original text (1) and revised text (6), 1956 3½d Carmine Red No Wmk QEII (3), 1957 4d Claret QEII "British Empire" and "British Commonwealth" (2 of each) and 1959 4d Lake QEII (3) booklets MUH. ACSC B56A, B56B, B56C, B58, B60A, B60B and B61. Retail $735.00.
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Complete MUH Pre-Decimal simplified collection from 1953 Coronation set to 1965 5d Christmas in Sherwood Albums including 1961 5/- Cream Paper Cattle and 1963-64 Navigator set of 6. Generally well centered condition.
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1953 3½d Carmine-Red Wmk and No Wmk QEII booklets MUH. (10 of each). Retail $430.00.
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1962 2/3 Perth Games sheet of 80 MUH and well centered.
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1963 Royal Visit set in MUH well centered sheets of 120.
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POSTAGE DUES
AUSTRALIA
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Accumulation of 1,305 used Postage Dues from 1902 to 1960 including watermark, perforation and die variations, plus small range of Victorian and New South Wales issues in Chinese stockbook. Includes values to 5/- with varying duplication and some multiples. Mainly fine condition with some pen cancels.
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AUSTRALIAN DECIMAL ISSUES
Australia.
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Complete MUH Decimal collection from 1966 QEII set to 1985 Coastal Shipwrecks set including 1971 Christmas block of 25, plus complete Australian Antarctic Territory collection from 1957 2/- Map to 1985 Scenes II set MUH in Seven Seas Hingeless album.
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Complete MUH Decimal collection from 1966 QEII set to 1993 Christmas set including 1971 Christmas set of 7, block of 7 and block of 25 (few marks on reverse) with many extra Optional pages, booklets, reprints and Frama sets in 4 Seven Seas Hingeless albums. Also complete Australian Antarctic Territory collection from 1957 2/- Map to 1991 Antarctic Treaty set. Face Value $1,085.00+.
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1966 4¢ Red QEII "Send Money Securely" Helecon Ink booklet (2, plus 3 panes), 1967 5¢ on 4¢ Red QEII 50¢ "Post Your Parcels" (2), $1.00 "Post Early", "9 x 4 in" (4) and "Send Money Securely" Provisional Cover and "Post Your Parcels", "9 x 4 in" (2) and "Send Money Securely" Permanent Cover booklets, 1967 5¢ Blue QEII 50¢ and $1.00 (2, plus 3 panes), 1968 Famous Aust (8), 1970 $1.20 Famous Aust and 1972 $1.40 Prime Ministers (2) and set of 2 70¢ (5 sets) booklets MUH. High retail value.
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Selection of MUH Decimal issues from 1966 to 1973, mainly in gutter pairs and blocks including 1966 75¢ Navigator upper full Plate No 3 marginal gutter block of 20 with Hooked "C" of "75¢", Extensive recutting at base and Recutting at base State IV varieties, 1966 $1.00 Navigator Lower Plate No 3 (4) and Upper Plate No 3 gutter blocks of 4, 1970 30¢ Royal Visit (22, 2 CTO), 1971 7¢ Blue Star on Pink Christmas (7), 1972 35¢ Munich Games (7) and 1972 35¢ Christmas (7) gutter pairs. Mainly unfolded through gutters and well centered.
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1966 Fish set and 1966 5¢, 6¢, 13¢, 15¢, 20¢, 24¢ and 30¢ Birds in MUH well centered sheets of 50 with wide selvedge.
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1966 Bird set, 1966 Navigator set and 1972 Primary Ind set in MUH well centered blocks of 4. (8 sets of each)
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Collection of 58 MUH Decimal issues from 1966 to 1986 comprising of 50 different major listed varieties in singles, pairs and strips. ACSC catalogue value $617.00.
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1966-73 $1.00 Navigator selection of 103 stamps FU or CTO with gum, many with varieties including "Extensive recut between sails and eye" and scarce perf 14¾ (3), plus 1969 5¢ Flight strip of 3 (15) and blocks of 9 (6) MUH, several with listed varieties. High catalogue value.
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1967 25¢ Christmas, 1968 20¢ Weather Watch, 1968 25¢ Intelsat, 1970 30¢ Royal Visit, 1973 7¢ Famous Aust and 1973 30¢ Christmas in MUH well centered sheets of 100.
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1968 20¢ Weather Watch and 1968 25¢ Intelsat in MUH well centered sheets of 100. 25¢ Intelsat with all major listed varieties.
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1968 Soil and Medical Thin Lines unfolded gutter block of 10 pairs and 1971 Christmas Cream Paper half sheet of 50 unfolded through blocks of 25 MUH and well centered. Also 1964 9d Magpie Non Helecon sheet of 60 with faint crease on 5 units MUH.
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Selection of 124 miniature sheets and 21 unfolded gutter blocks of 10 MUH all with special overprints including 1970 Cook M/S rouletted, 1986 Navigators M/S O/P Stampex (10), 1990 First Postage Stamp M/S O/P Stamp World London (10, plus 4 CTO), 1994 45¢ Koala and Kangaroo M/S O/P Philakorea, 1986 36¢ Year of Peace gutter block of 10 O/P Papal Visit (10), 1997 $10.00 Wetlands M/S O/P Pacific 97 (5) and Italia 98 (3), AAT 1995 Whales and Dolphins M/S O/P Singapore 95 (9) and Capex 96 (16). Very high retail value. Face Value $428.46.
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1971 7¢ Sturt's Desert Pea pair, strips of 4 (2) and strips of 8 (5), plus 10 fine used single copies, all with missing Buff and misplaced Green colours. (60 stamps). ACSC 535ce. Catalogue value of MUH copies $15,000.00.
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1971 Christmas Cream Paper sheet of 100 unfolded through panes of 25 MUH and well centered.
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1971 Christmas Cream and White Paper sheets of 100 unfolded through panes of 25 MUH and well centered.
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1972 Primary Ind set in sheets of 100 MUH and well centered.
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1973 National Dev set in MUH well centered sheets of 100, with all major listed varieties.
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Comprehensive collection of 360 Koala and Kangaroo reprint stamps MUH from 1988 to 2010, including a few duplicates. Face Value $361.00. Retail $1,551.00.
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1999 Classic Issues A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia limited edition book containing 28 proofs printed from the original stamp dies.1999
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1999 Classic Issues A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia limited edition book containing 28 proofs printed from the original stamp dies.1999
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POST OFFICE YEAR ALBUMS
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Complete set of Post Office Year Albums from 1981 to 1993, with extra 1986 album, a few without covers. Also 1980 Sherwood Year album, 1990-91, 1991-82 and 1992-93 Collector albums and a range of Post Office Heritage books. Face Value $633.00.
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Complete set of Post Office Year Albums from 1981 to 1998, plus 2003 and range of POP's. Face Value $793.00. Also small range of FDC's and PSE's from 1987 to 1989.
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Complete set of Post Office Year Albums from 1981 to 2000. Face Value $721.00.
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Complete set of Post Office Year Albums from 1981 to 2003, plus range of MUH stamps. Face Value $917.47. Also small range of miscellaneous items.
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Complete set of Post Office Year Albums from 1981 and 1983 to 2003, plus additional 1987, 1990 and 1991. Also 1990-91 and 1992/1993 Collectors Year books, 2000 Golden Heroes book and small range of Bicenntenial Heritage books. Face Value $1,150.00.
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Complete set of Post Office Year Albums from 1981 to 2007. Face Value $1,162.00.
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Complete set of Post Office Year Albums from 1981 to 2009 excluding 2002. Also 1990-91, 1991-92 and 1992-93 Post Office Collectors Year Book containing Framas, Booklets and Self Adhesive stamps. Face Value $1,386.35.
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Complete set of Post Office Year Albums from 1981 to 2010. Face Value $1,443.00.
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1982 (2), 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986 Post Office Year Albums and 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 Leather Post Office Year Albums. Face Value $383.55.
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Complete set of Post Office Year Albums from 1982 to 2005, excluding 1994 and 1998. Also 1990-91 Collectors Year book, 1984-88 Bicentennial set of 5 Heritage books with extras, 1990 Antarctica Heritage book and 2000 Olympic Gold Medallist Sheetlet collection. Face Value $1,042.00.
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1988 and 1989 Leather Post Office Year albums. Face Value $69.84.
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Complete set of Post Office Year Albums from 2000 to 2007, plus 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games collections in special albums. Face Value $742.15.
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DECIMAL FACE VALUE BULK LOTS
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Collection of MUH Olympic and Paralympic Games sheetlets, gutter blocks and 2 booklets from 1996 to 2004 including 2000 Gold Medalist offset and digital sets of 16 sheetlets of 10 and 2000 and 2004 Gold Medalist sheetlets of 17. Face Value $581.85.
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal issues in Lighthouse stockbook. Face value $726.70. Also duplicated range of used Decimal stamps in 4 small stockbooks, plus Foreign collection of mostly used stamps in Lighthouse stockbook.
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Collection of Post Office Packs from 1979 to 1997, plus 1981 Post Office Year album. Face Value $582.63. Also 261 mostly mint PSE's from 1978 to 1997 and 491 Maximum cards from 1986 to 1997 (Face Value $425.69), plus small range of miscellaneous items.
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425
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Accumulation of Post Office Packs. Face Value $763.00.
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal issues in Seven Seas Hingeless album, Hagner album and stockbook. Face Value $900.00. Also a range of other miscellaneous items including a few foreign items, collector cards and mint stamps without gum on piece (face value $59.00).
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Accumulation of POP's and range of MUH Decimal issues. Face Value $1,016.00.
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal issues, plus range of POP's from 1968 to 2010. Face Value $1,313.65.
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Selection MUH Decimal booklets from 1968 to 2008. Face Value $560.00.
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Collection of MUH Decimal issues from 1966 to 2008 in 3 Seven Seas Hingeless albums with slipcases. Face value $1,229.00.
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Selection of MUH Decimal issues. Noted 1966 $2.00 and $4.00 Navigators in half sheets of 50. Face Value $488.00.
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal issues including booklets. Some light toning. Face Value $1,568.00.
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal issues from 1966 to 2008, mainly on Hagner sheets in 7 albums. Some early issues hinged. Face Value $3,604.00.
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Australian Antarctic Territory 1966 to 2007, Christmas Island Australia and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia 1993 to 2008 MUH. Face Value $805.00.
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Accumulation of hundreds of Post Offices Packs including some Australian Antarctic Territory and Christmas Island Australian issues. Face Value $857.00.
475
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal issues including Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island Australia and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia. Face Value $1,144.00.
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal stamps including some booklets. Face Value $2,025.00.
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal stamps, plus range of POP's. Face Value $552.00.
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Selection of POP's. Face Value $81.28. Also range of official unaddressed FDC's and PSE's.
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Selection of booklets with a face value of $144.70. Some booklets have between 1 and 4 stamps cancelled on the First Day of Issue, but uncancelled stamps in the booklets have a Face Value of $134.41.
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Selection of MUH Decimal gutter blocks of 10 and sheets, plus range of POP's. Face Value $1,258.51. Also selection of MUH low value Pre-Decimal issues, small range of covers and 1981 Brown (3) and 1982 Black (4) Postcard packs.
750
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal issues. Some with light toning. Face Value $501.00.
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal issues, plus range of POP's. Face Value $1,654.00.
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal issues including booklets. Face Value $987.00.
550
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal issues including some booklets, POP's and 1981-1984 Post Office Year albums. Face Value $3,425.00.
2000
2000
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal issues from 1996 to 2009. Face Value $844.00. Also used Decimal collection from 1966 to 1996 on Hagner sheets.
500
550
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal issues including a few handy earlier issues and some booklets. Face value $230.00.
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal stamps in 2 stockbooks with a few handy items in 2 stockbooks. Face Value $284.00. Also some used stamps and FDC's not included in the face value.
170
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal issues including several booklets. Face Value $537.00.
300
325
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Accumulation of MUH Decimal stamps including Post Office Packs, 1981 Post Office Year Album, 2000 Olympics sheetlets album, booklets and more. Face Value $1,394.00.
800
800
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Selection of 66 different Prestige booklets from 2005 to 2010. Face Value $719.12.
400
425
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DECIMAL MINT WITHOUT GUM
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Accumulation of stamps mint without gum, comprising various values to 60¢. Face Value $500.00.
200
200
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Accumulation of 45¢ x 52, 50¢ x 480, 55¢ x 614, 60¢ x 157, plus a small range of other values on piece mint without gum. Face Value $709.00.
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275
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Accumulation 1,000 45¢ stamps mint without gum. Face Value $450.00.
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Accumulation of stamps on piece, mint without gum. Mainly 45¢, 50¢, 55¢ and 60¢ values, but includes some higher and lower values. Face Value $373.00.
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Accumulation of 1,000 50¢ stamps mint without gum. Face Value $500.00.
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Accumulation of 1,000 50¢ stamps mint without gum. Face Value $500.00.
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Accumulation of 2,200 50¢ and 3,900 55¢ stamps mint without gum. A very small proportion (5%?) noted with minor faults, typically small tears or creases. Face Value $3,245.00.
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