STAMPS, COINS & POSTAL HISTORY

Live Auction

Tue 10th May 2022

Time: 12:00pm

The sale begins with an interesting group of commemorative medals and moves quickly to a lovely 1790 Spade Guinea (Lot 19), a superb 1863 Sydney Mint Sovereign (Lot 20), 1932 (Lot 27) and 1934/35 (Lot 28) Florins, a substantial holding of collectable investment grade gold and platinum issues and many accumulations, Australian and foreign, that will be ideal for the reseller.

The Australian stamp section features several collections/accumulations from a highly specialized KGV 1½d Red Study offered intact (Lot 221) to a stockbook of used Roos and KGV Heads (Lot 138). Highlights of the Roos section include the probably unique 9d perf.OS Imprint blk.(4) (Lot 202), the 10/- First Watermark with “Double print of frame” (Lot 172), also probably unique, the superb CTO £1 brown & blue (Lot 192) and the rarely seen MUH £2 Third wmk (Lot 195). Literally, something for all tastes and pockets.

There are a lot of 1d Reds in the KGV section; don’t miss Lots 217, 222, 224 – 235 and 245 – 250. Two notable multiples are the 4½d Violet perf OS blk.4 (Lot 243) and the 2d Red No Watermark error blk.4 (Lot 256). Later pre-decimals of note include the 6d Engraved Kookaburra in a gorgeous block of 4 (Lot 263), a superb 3d green Airmail booklet pane with the “Long wing to plane” variety (Lot 271), a magnificent 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge Imprint strip of 3 (Lot 276) and a couple of nice BCOF Overprint varieties in positional blocks (Lots 294 and 295).

There are some spectacular decimal era varieties, for example Lots 309, 310, 311, 317 and 322, as well as the recently discovered complete sheet (Lot 327) which catalogues at $20,000 in the new ACSC! It’s becoming unusual to see the very early decimal issues in complete sheets, so the $4 King sheet (Lot 313), although reserved at only face value, should be a popular lot.

Other Australian Commonwealth items we are proud to be offering include the 20/- Postage Due (Lot 342), the 6d Postage Due Ash Imprint blk.4 (Lot 345), the exceptional range of illustrated Lettercards (Lots 350 – 383), which would be a fine start for a new collection, and the exceptionally rich offering of Australian Aviation history (Lots 402 to 446).

The Australian Colonial period includes several highlights, notably Lots 458 and 459, NSW OS Overprint varieties, (Lot 471) the Queensland 1/- strip with missing watermark error, (Lot 474) the 1885 HERBERTON to CANADA cover, (Lot 481) the South Australian 1/- Long Tom, vertical pair IMPERF BETWEEN, and (Lot 509) the Western Australian 4d Blue positional block of 4 with “Coloured line above AGE” catalogued variety.

Some terrific collections and accumulations kick-off the foreign section of the sale, (Lots 513 – 542), closely followed by some useful AUSTRIA (Lots 547 – 550), CHINA (Lots 560 – 567), GERMAN States & Colonies (Lots 579 – 594), later Germany (Lots 595 – 600) and GREAT BRITAIN (Lots 602 – 614).

The next section of the catalogue (Lots 615 – 700) is devoted to the stamp and postcard collections formed by the late LESTER RALPH DINSDALE KINSLEY, of Sydney. With the exception of a few high value GB stamps we have done our best to offer these collections as Mr Kinsey assembled them. If you would like to read something of his fascinating life, please see page 84 in the printed or online catalogue. For your convenience, the collections of GB, Australian and foreign stamps and postcards are clearly listed in the contents page of both forms of the catalogue.

The HONG KONG 1940 airmail cover with exceptional franking (Lot 704) was a recent discovery, as was the PNG 10/- Map single-franking airmail cover (Lot 757). The complete sheets of early PNG look very desirable at today’s prices (Lots 758 – 761) and the UNIQUE Courvoisier colour proof sets (Lots 763 and 764) will certainly enhance an exhibit.

It’s hard to imagine a more appropriate thematic area than PEACE, at the moment. The Swiss PAX series of 1945 (Lot 788) was issued to celebrate the end of the Second World War. Let’s hope there will be the need to issue more such commemoratives in the very near future.

We hope you enjoy leafing through the following pages and we hope to see many of you during the forthcoming viewing days.

Featured Lots

Lot 53

Coins - Australia: Gold: 1986-1988 GOLD NUGGET SERIES: 1 oz ($100), 1/2oz ($50), 1/4 oz ($25), 1/10 oz ($15) sets of  proof gold coins for 1986,1987 & 1988 displayed in large Jarrah timber presentation box (21x26cm), Perth Mint Catalogue No 'P.N. 0446'; 5.55oz (172.62gr) of 999/1000 gold.

Est: $15,000 - $17,000
Price Realised including BP: $17,327.50

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Lot 105

Coins - World: Hong Kong: 1866 (KM #10) silver dollar, few rim dings, blackish patina, high level of detail remaining; 38mm diameter, weight 27g; aVF.

Est: $300 - $500
Price Realised including BP: $1,147.20

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Lot 115

Banknotes - Australia: Well circulated group with KGVI 1940-54 £10 Sheehan/McFarlane, Armitage/McFarlane, Coombs/Watt (4) & Coombs/Wilson; KGVI 1939-54 £5 Coombs/Watt (2) & Coombs/Wilson (3); KGVI 1938-53 £1 Armitage/McFarlane, Coombs/Watt & Coombs/Wilson (6); ; KGVI 1952 10/- Coombs/Wilson (2); also bundle of foreign notes with a few uncirculated incl. Philippines 1949 1p, 5p & 10p; condition variable. (60)

Est: $300 - $400
Price Realised including BP: $1,051.60

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Lot 177

Kangaroos - Third Watermark: 2d Grey (Die 1) WATERMARK INVERTED, MUH; BW:7a - Cat. $375.

Est: $150 - $200
Price Realised including BP: $15,535

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Lot 195

Kangaroos - Third Watermark: £2 Grey & Crimson, well centred, fresh and superb unmounted mint; SG.45a; BW:56B - Cat. $20,000.

Est: $10,000 - $12,500
Price Realised including BP: $10,755

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Lot 221

KGV Heads - Collections & Accumulations: SMALL MULTIPLE WATERMARK 1½d RED SPECIALIST COLLECTION: Collection of varieties, mostly within mint multiples, many with imprints, on album pages usually with a skillfully executed pen & ink 'magnified' illustration of the flaw alongside, including VOID CORNER [2L59] study in Mullett imprint multiples, incl.1st Correction P.14 imprint strip of 4 (Cat. $600 for an imprint block of 8) and Imprint '3' (Screwhead arc in selvedge) "Void corner"

Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Price Realised including BP: $3,824

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Lot 266

AUSTRALIA: Other Pre-Decimals: 1946-55 commemorative imprint blocks (13) all signed "Frank D. Manley/Artist & Engraver" in the selvedge, the 2½d Pan-Pacific Scout Jamboree issue additionally signed by renowned artist Daryl Lindsay, who acted as model for the scout figure depicted on the stamp, MUH. (13 blocks, 52 stamps)

Est: $250 - $300
Price Realised including BP: $1,971.75

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Lot 407

AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27a) Syria - Australia intermediate flown cover bearing the Ross Smith vignette, attractively tied by one of 2 strikes of the oval "FIRST AERIAL MAIL" handstamp. With faint 3-line cachet in violet and endorsed "Per first aerial flight to Australia by favour of Capt. Ross Smith."

Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Price Realised including BP: $7,648

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Lot 560

885-1950s duplicated assembly in well-filled stockbook with 1885 1ca dull green unused (tonespot) & 3ca used, few Dragons to 5c, Junks/Reapers to 15c with few multiples, plus overprints & surcharges, 1940s commemoratives mint/unused multiples incl. 1940-41 Airs 15c to $2 in unused blocks of 4, plus $5 strip of 3 and duplicated used to $2

Est: $500 - $750
Price Realised including BP: $1,613.25

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Lot 565

CHINA: 1940s-80s era mostly used in stockbook with better issues including 1967 Labour Day with duplicates of some values, quite a few other odd values and part-sets from Revolutionary Period, also noted 1976 Five Year Plan set of 16 (MUH); condition variable. (180 approx)

Est: $200 - $400
Price Realised including BP: $1,971.75

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