b'8Australia Stamps & Postal HistoryPhilatelic Literature33L Australia: What the Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria has to offer you (Hawthorn Press, c1964),a rare octavo-sized promotional brochure, 12pp, in pristine condition. Extremely rare, and the first examplewe have handled. $7510034L NSW: The Postal History of New South Wales 1788-1901 by John White 481pp hardbound with dust jacket, also New South Wales Numeral Cancellations by Brown & Campbell(2nd Edn, 1977). (2) .$406035L Queensland: Queensland Postal History by HN Campbell published by RPSofV (1990),326pp hardbound with dust jacket, some spotting of end pages, otherwise fine. $406036L Victoria: Thomas Ham: Pioneer Engraver and Publisher by JW Collings (1943), softbound, numbered 98 of only 100 produced & signed by the author, minor staining on dust-jacket, otherwise very fine. Non-philatelic. Seldom offered. $10015037L Victoria: The Postal History of the Port Phillip District 1835-1851 by Purves (1950) hardbound & Victoria: The Barred Numeral Cancels, 1856-1912 by Purves (1963) hardbound with plates, pages a little aged.(2) $406038L British Commonwealth: The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps Volume II;The Empire in Africa by Robson Lowe(1st Edn, 1949), some aging, particularly end papers,no cover damage &binding intact$608039L China: Shanghai by W.B. Thornhill published by Stanley Gibbons (1895), 78pp hardbound,some aging to end papers, binding intact, Fred Hagen (Sydney) dealer label on inside back cover.Rare book, most examples offered to the market are the 1998 reprint editions. $406040L Samoa: The Samoa Express Postage Stamp by Yardley published by The Royal Philatelic Society London (1916), 64pp hardbound plus ten plates, some minor creasing on a few pages and occasional spotting,overall fine condition with the binding intact. Seldom offered. $6080Kangaroosex 41ex 4341O * 1913-88 mostly used collection on Seven Seas album pages with Roos First Wmk to 1/-, Second Wmk to 5/-, Third Wmk to 10/- & 1 Grey,CofA 10/-, 1 & 2, KGV Heads complete (few Perf types misidentified), KGV commems complete incl. Kooka M/S (mint), 5/- Bridge CTO,KGVI Robes to 1 (2), Arms to 2, 1946 BCOF set, QEII sd Navigators to 2, thereafter largely complete; condition of earlier issues a bit variable,otherwise mostly fine. (100s) .$65080042* O 1913-40s mostly used selection in two small stockbooks including 1st Wmk 5/- perf. Large OS (rounded corner), 2nd Wmk 2/- (2, one perf. OS), Third Wmk 2d blue mint (2) plus used variety Islands east of Cape York, 3d yellow-olive Die II & 3d olive Die II perf. OS (gumside tonespots) both mint, 6d blue Die II unused, 6d chestnut Die IIB mint, 1/- Die II marginal block of 4 with large-part CHIEF PARCELS OFFICE (Launceston) cancel in violet, 5/- (3, one perf OS) etc; condition variable, postmark interest likely. (200+) .$30040043C 1913-15 Kangaroos on cover usage selection with 1d red solo frankings (8, three on PPCs) including 1913 to USA taxed with three US 2c Dues added on reverse, 1913 to Brisbane to London on a Japan Mail/Steamship Co lettersheet with dinner menu and attractive volcano illustration inside, 1914 John King & Sons (Launceston) advertising cover; also multiple Roo frankings with 1914 1d & d on view side of PPC from Innisfail to USA showing Aboriginal Camp, Herbert River, 1914 1d pair & d to USA, 1915 d plus KGV 1d red (2) Brisbane censored to USA. Good lot. (11 items) .$250350'