Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 1

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1 Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 1 MISCELLANEOUS 40 */**O Ex Lot 40 Worldwide oldtime collection in ledger-size WJ Searle (Perth WA) stamp album with a predominantly used array, strength in QV & KEVII British Commonwealth issues, noted GB Officials with 'GOVt/PARCELS' 9d x2, Ascension KGVI 1d to 2d sheets & part-sheets, Australia Roos Third Wmk 1/- x3 & KGV Heads to 5d, CofGH used 2d brown block of 9 & 4d blue block of 6, Cook Islands d & 2½d pairs (faults) *, Hejaz *, India a Die II (cut-to-shape), Japan earlies, South Africa Reduced Size War Effort blocks of 12 **, British East Africa c, SWA 1929 Officials 2d block of 4 including No Stop after 'OFFICIAL ' SG #O11a & 6d used block of 12, and USA c SG #15B (faults). Lots of handy bits and pieces throughout so close inspection recommended. (many 100s) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots */**O Array on stockcards with State perfins including Roos 2d 2½d & 4d perf 'OS/NSW' *, First Wmk 5d perf 'T' * Second Wmk 2½d perf 'WA' **; also Colonies with pickings including South Australia Thick 'POSTAGE' 1 & Victoria 3d Half-Length with full margins; mixed condition. (140) O State perfins including First Wmk Roos perf 'OS/NSW' 3d, 4d (4, including yellow-orange), 6d (7, including a block of 4) & 1/- and Second Wmk 9d, CofA perf 'G/NSW' 10/- (faults) & perf 'VG' 9d *, commercial perfins including 'VOC' on Third Wmk 5/-, also perf 'T' & a few Perf 'OS' mostly on Tasmanian pictorials, mixed condition. (113) T 106 V** A Ex Lot 106 SPECIMEN FOLDERS: c.1932 inscribed 'AUSTRALIAN POSTAGE STAMPS' & annotated in pencil "ISSUED OCT " with Kangaroos to 5/- plus perf 'OS' 2/- 5/- & 10/-, Third Wmk 1 grey & 2 and the very scarce Small Multiple Wmk 10/- (well centred) all with 'SPECIMEN' overprint Type C, Engraved Kooka, KGV to 1/4d including 4½d Die II plus some 'OS' perfins & overprints, commemoratives including 5/- Bridge, overprinted 'OS' including Kingsford Smith 2d & 3d etc. All values to 5/- are CTO, and all have full unmounted o.g. [A similar folder sold for $2345 at our auction of 18/12/2010] (65) Ex Lot V** A SPECIMEN FOLDERS: a similar lot. (65)

2 Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 2 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroo Issues 119 O A- C2 Ex Lot 119 Perforated 'OS' selection with First Wmk perf Large 'OS' ½d to 5/- (short perfs) including 4d yellow-orange, perf Small 'OS' ½d to 2/-, Second Wmk to 2/-, Third Wmk to 5/- (3, one with Roo Misplaced 2mm into Bight) & 10/- (2, one a corner marginal) and CofA to 5/- (2); mixed condition with some stamps heavily cancelled, Cat $ (74) 123 O A/B Selection on Hagners including Second Wmk 2½d (2), 6d, 9d (4) 1/- (8) & 5/-, Third Wmk 1d to 6d, 1/- (3), 2/- & 1, SMult Wmk 1/- & 2/-, CofA Wmk 6d, 9d (3), 10/- & 1; also Large 'OS' 1d (2), 2d (2) 4d & 6d & Small 'OS' First Wmk ½d, 1d (3), 2d (2), 3d (2) & 6d, Second Wmk 2d, 6d & 9d, Third Wmk 2d (2) to 3d olive (9), 6d (3), 1/- & 2/- plus 2/- brown Watermark Inverted (worn perfs) and SMult Wmk 9d (x3) & 1/- (3) used. (81) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark 131 G A B1 2 black & crimson, well centred, 8mm telegraph puncture & 'TELEPHONE/ACCOUNTS' machine cancel, Cat $3500 postally used. A very fine spacefiller F A- C2 Lot 133 6d ultramarine with Retouched Second 'E' of 'PENCE' BW #17e, rough perfs at right, Hobart cds well clear of the variety, Cat $1250. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark Ex Lot *V A 10/- perf 'OS' CTO, 10/- with Type B 'SPECIMEN' Opt & 2 (characteristically off-centre) with Type C 'SPECIMEN' Opt, Cat $700. (3) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark - Official Stamps G B A1 Lot 152 PERFORATED 'OS': 1 chestnut & blue BW #52Bb, excellent centring, some shallow thinning at top, part strikes of 'PR BOX/MELBOURNE' cds, Cat $4000. An attractive commercially used example. 1,000

3 Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 3 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark - Official Stamps (continued) Lot * A- A2 PERFORATED 'OS': 1 grey with CTO cancel BW #53wa, very well-centred, a few slightly nibbled perfs, hinge remainder, Cat $1000. Very scarce. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark - Official Stamps Lot ** A- C2 PERFORATED 'OS': Rough Paper 1d carmine-red Plate 1 Dies I-II pair BW #72Pbb(1)fc, unmounted, Cat $850. Sydney Philatelic Research Service (Drury) Certificate (5) G A D1 Lot 185 PERFORATED 'OS': Rough Paper 1d carmine with No Watermark BW #72bbab, poorly centred, Melbourne cds of 26NO17, undercatalogued at $5000 (7). 6,000 Lot * B C1 PERFORATED 'OS': 2d intense aniline scarlet BW #96I, hinge remainder, Cat $1000. Simon Dunkerley Certificate (7) states "As of this date I have only seen six examples of this shade - all are mint, perf 'OS' and show similar centring - making this one of the rarest KGV shades" 750

4 Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 4 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark - Official Stamps (continued) Lot ** A PERFORATED 'OS': 1/4d greenish blue upper-right corner block of 15 (3x5) with major plate varieties Colour Flaw in King's Hair, Flawed Right Frame and Shading & Retouched N.E. Corner BW #128 h i & j, variable centring, unmounted, Cat $ A fine positional piece. Stated to be Ex Field. 1,000T Lot ** A B1 PERFORATED 'OS': 2d scarlet Watermark Inverted BW #96ba, well-centred, unmounted, Cat $ ,400 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals 211 O B 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- green CTO with some short perfs, plus low values. (7) 150 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History 273 CL B VICTORIA - Postal History 547 C/CL A-/B Ex Lot NSW Police Department OHMS covers to Sydney with very scarce frankings of Kangaroos First Wmk 3d pair or 4d all perf 'OS/NSW' tied by 'DENILIQUIN' or 'BATHURST' cds, minor blemishes. (2) 1903 wrapper with OHMS address label affixed & 2d perf 'OS', and 1910 Journal of the Department of Agriculture OHMS wrapper with printed '...for transmission by Post as a Newspaper' & with ½d & 1d both perf 'OS', both to the USA, the latter roughly opened at the back. (2) 600

5 Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 5 VICTORIA - Postal Stationery 572 PS A- GERMANY 663 C HONG KONG 709 O Lot 572 POSTAL CARDS - OFFICIAL: c,1908 1d with 'OS'-in-the-Die & Arms with Full-Face Lion for Board of Advice Stieg #D4 local usage with 'YARRAM YARRAM/SE15/08/VIC - 336' duplex, very minor blemishes, rare & undercatalogued at $US (1). [Stieg recorded only one used example] Hyper-inflation covers including 1922 Hamburg express mail to Rendsburg, 1923 Niederrhein registered to Canada, 1923 to Romania with 250T on 400mk Mi #294 strip of 3, 1923 Gebrüder Mayer (Hannover) to USA the adhesives with 'GM' perfins, 1923 bank covers to Berlin express from Meissen with 500M x40 & 10Md and from Gummersbach with 2Md & 5Md blocks of 4, generally fine. (11) Selection including QV Crown CC 48c rose-carmine and 48c brown (perfin), Surcharges including 5c on 18c, 10c on 12c, 10c on 16c (perfin) & 10c on 24c, KEVII MCA $3 & KGV Script $5; also a 1900 Shanghai Club cover to South Yarra (b/s) with 10c ultramarine tied by Shanghai cds; mixed condition, Cat 600+ (ex damaged or perfinned stamps). (24 + cover) 300