30th Oct, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Very pleasant mostly pre-1970 collection in two main binders, one for the mint stamps, the other mainly for postal history and booklets. Generally high quality has been acquired and lots of varieties noted. Highlights in the mint album include first kangaroos to 1/-, 1915-27 'roos with 2/-, 1923-24 'roos set to 10/-, over 100 KGV heads with first series 4d shades, three different 1/4d turquoise issues, then a lovely 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge MNH top margin example, 3d blue Kookaburra sheetlet of four, 'Robes' set with all the 3d blue types and the high value types latter MNH, various multiples incl. 1949 ½d orange full panes of 80 one showing sky retouch, another with 'line to ear', continuing in the same vein in early QEII period. Better items in the second volume and other loose pages, mainly used, include kangaroos to 5/-, Harbour Bridge 5/- superb, 1949/50 Arms high values specimen set, covers incl. New South Wales 1892 registered combination to England, First Flights, FDCs from 1930s and 1940s on Melbourne Music Conservatory stationery registered correspondence to India, useful range of booklets from 1950s onwards, etc, along with literature.
Sold for £750
Estimated at £500 - £750
Auction: Stamps, Postcards & Postal History, 30th Oct, 2024
Highlights of the October 30th Stamp Sale include a very extensive collection of Switzerland assembled over a lifetime by a former President of the Helvetia Society of Great Britain with focus on postal history beautifully written-up on album pages; a specialised collection of Ceylon with many of the key stamps including an excellent range of classics plus King George V key-plate high values, plus from the same estate a group of the Indian State of Jammu & Kashmir including a complete presentation album sent out in 1899 on behalf of the Maharajah. Also an extremely interesting large folio presentation volume of 19th Turkish revenue proof sets with ornate binding suggesting a possibly unique production for the Ottoman royal family.
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Tuesday 29th October 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am.
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