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Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 1 MISCELLANEOUS 16 */**OC A/A- 23 26 O */**O Consignment remainders with Australia KGV SMult Wmk Perf 14 4d olive perf 'OS' ** (off-centre, Cat $850), Post Office Training School 'SPECIMEN ONLY' h/s on $1 Flinders *, Malta 1929 3d with 'POSTAGE' Overprint Inverted SG 149a (two short perfs, Cat 170), also Victoria Melbourne & Suburban Railway Company 1859 share certificate and two other items. (5 items) European postmarks affixed to small filing cards with stronger sections from Belgium, France, Spain, Sweden & Switzerland. Months of entertainment await the lucky buyer. (1000s) Miscellany with Australia KGV Single Wmk 1d violet Imperforate at Top (due to skipped perfs) used, 4d olive block of 4 from the base of the sheet with Double Perfs */** (toning, Cat $150), 1954 Red Cross Plate 3 (without dashes, plate number partially guillotined) block of 4 ** (Cat $200), 1971 Rotary publicity card with 6c block of 6 (toning, Cat $150); NWPI 1915-16 2/- Roo Watermark Inverted used; plus a few other items; condition variable. (55) 250 Offer 200 34 Ex Lot 34 */**O Pacific Islands including Cook Islands 1935 Jubilee 1d complete sheet x2 **, Marshall Islands 1901 20pf & 80pf with fake Nauru cds plus 20pf with genuine cds, New Guinea 1931 Huts Airs set with forged cancels, 1937 Coronation 5d Re-Entry in block of 4 **, NWPI 1d on 5d used & 1 Roo SG 99 (Cat 425, even toning), Papua 1/- Small 'Papua' Wmk Horizontal Thick Paper 1/- SG 36 (oxidised & corner repair, RPSofL Certificate), PNG 1960 6d on 7½d Postage Due with fake Double Surcharge, Samoa 1914 GRI 5d on 40pf used, 1914 Opts on New Zealand 2d complete sheet of 120 (toning) & 1/- block of 4 used, Victoria Land 1911 1d, also covers including New Zealand 1941 censored with 5/- Arms plus 9d, condition variable. (Qty) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots 500T 88 Lot 88 *O 1902-1968 collection with used Roos First Wmk 1d varieties including Watermark Sideways (short perfs, Cat $400) & Extra Island BW #3(E)d, 1/- Watermark Inverted pair the left-hand unit with Break in Top Frame over 'L' (parcels cancel, Cat $800+), Second Wmk to 1/- & 5/-, Third Wmk 5/- 10/- & 1 brown & blue (well-centred, tonespots), CofA 10/-, 1 (spacefiller) & 2; KGV Heads used to 1/4d (4); also mint Engraved Kooka 6d pair, 1/- ANZAC (2), Robes Thick Paper 10/- & 1, Arms 1 & 2 and sd Navigators; plus 1902-38 Postage Dues range * or used; mixed condition. 1,000 Ex Lot 91 91 */**O Stockbook accumulation mostly mint including duplicated KGV Heads to 1/4d (4, two are Single Wmk), Engraved Kooka 6d x2, Kooka M/S x3, Kingford Smith 2d optd 'OS' Plate 6 block of 4 (left-hand units with faults, Cat $3500), 5/- Bridge x2, Silver Jubilee x2 sets in imprint blocks of 4, KGVI 2d red "Medallion Flaw" in a used pair, 3d "White Wattles" x3, Robes Thick Paper 10/- imprint blocks of 4 x2, Arms 2 x3 plus optd 'SPECIMEN' 1 & 2, BCOF sets x2, also pre-decimal varieties & multiples, mixed condition. (100s) 1,500

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 2 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots (continued) 97 102 */**O Ex Lot 97 Hagners with pre-decimals including 1960 Northern Territory 5d corner block of 4 with Misplaced Perfs BW #378bb (gum-glazing, Cat $300+), 1963 Royal Visit 5d corner block of 4 with Misplaced Perfs BW #392bb ** (Cat $200+), QEII 1963-65 5d green booklet plate Plate Number ' 2 ' block of 6 **; decimals including 1967 5c blue block of 4 with Offset BW #444c ** (Cat $300+), 7c gem strip of 7 with Major Pre-Printing Paper-Fold across 4 units, AAT 1966 Pictorials (ex 25c) in blocks of 4 **, condition variable. (200+) 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) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroo Issues 114 O A/B 117 Varieties comprising First Wmk ½d Bite out of Kangaroo's Tail, Third Wmk 1/- Deformed 'LI' of 'SHILLING' in a pair and Die IIB with unrecorded Broken Stroke of '1/-', CofA 5/- Weeping Kangaroo unlisted in ACSC but similar to the flaw found on the final printing of the 10/- BW #50(V)s, some minor blemishes. (4) */** Mint selection including First Wmk 5d, 6d, 9d (well centred) & 1/- (the 5d, 6d & 1/- possibly **), Third Wmk 1/- Die IIB Watermark Sideways (gum faults) & perf 'OS' 3d Die I and SMult Wmk 2/-, condition variable many with more-or-less toned gum. (23) 400 200T 200 300 118 Ex Lot 118 */** Mint selection with First Wmk to 1/- including 4d (2) & 9d (3, one with Break in Left Frame and White Flaw below 'AU'), Second Wmk 6d, Third Wmk 3d Plate 2 'JBC' Monogram BW #13zg (gumside toning, Cat $600), 1/- Die II Watermark Inverted, 2/- maroon (2, one possibly **) & 5/- (small thin), SMult 5/- (very lightly mounted) plus 9d & 2/- ('N' over 'N') imprint pairs; some perf blemishes and/or heavy mounting, Cat $3500+. (35) 750T 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 $2500+. (74) 500T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 3 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroo Issues (continued) Ex Lot 120 120 */**O Selection mostly mint including First Wmk 1d with The Big Crack (Advanced State) BW #4(G)ia (crease & toning), 9d Break in Upper-Right Frame BW #24f & 2/- (2, one creased); Third Wmk 2d Watermark Inverted (**), 2½d block of 4 with Shaved '1' in Fraction & other flaws, 1/- Die II 'CA' Monogram pair (monogram & right-hand unit partially washed-out) with 'TELEPHONE ACCOUNTS' cancel, SMult Wmk 1/- Ash ('N' over 'N') Imprint pair, CofA Wmk 10/- used; many stamps affected by toning. (50) 600 Ex Lot 122 122 * B Selection comprising Second Wmk 6d, Third Wmk 6d Die II (gum blemishes), 5/- (short perfs) & 10/- grey & deep aniline pink, all with hinge remainders (heavy on 5/-), Cat $1350. (4) 124 O Used selection comprising First Wmk 5/- CTO (light tonespots), Second Wmk 2/- well centred with cds, Third Wmk 1/- Watermark Inverted & 10/-, CofA 5/- (19, five CTO & fourteen - several with vignette plate varieties - postally used) and 10/-, condition variable, Cat $1500. (24) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark 250 400T Ex Lot 125 125 *W A/B ½d to 1 complete, variable centring but with generally strong colours, the 10/- with Inking Flaw Next to 'P' of 'POSTAGE' (regummed), the 1 with vertical gum bend, most with hinge remainders (heavy on 2/-), Cat $6000+. (14) 127 O 1d red accumulation with multiples, listed varieties, shades, officials and mostly Victorian postmark interest. (approx 1000) 1,250T 250 128 G A C1 Lot 128 6d blue Defective Second 'E' of 'PENCE' BW #17g, indistinct cds cancel clear of the variety, Cat $1250. 350T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 4 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - First Watermark (continued) 133 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 - Second Watermark 500T 134 F A A1 Lot 134 2d grey with Tiny Breaks in Coast of WA & Value Tablet being an early state of the White Scratch from Map to Value Tablet listed in the Third Wmk as BW #7e, with First Wmk ½d on 1915 cover to the USA. Unlisted in the Second Watermark. [Greg Pope at page 39 states the variety "does not occur on first watermark stamps". This implies that he had recorded it in the Second Watermark. However, he does not illustrate this early state] 250 138 G A- B1 Lot 138 PERFORATED 'OS': 6d ultramarine being a previously unrecorded Dry Ink variety, well centred, minor stain & coincident ironed-out crease at upper-left, indistinct cds of -AU17 largely off the stamp. A remarkable stamp. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark 600 Ex Lot 141 141 * A/B 2d to 10/- (well centred, lightly mounted) including 2/- maroon with Two Diagonal Hairlines East of NSW Coast and a marginal 5/- (very well centred), the 2½d with a pinhole, most stamps with hinge remainders, Cat $1750+. (11) 400T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 5 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Kangaroos - Third Watermark (continued) 142 G A C1 Lot 142 2d grey Substituted Cliché BW #7ib (late state with Deteriorated '2d' - no top on 'd' - and 'TWO PENCE' and Frame Break opposite Bass Strait), Adelaide cds just intrudes on the break in the left-hand frame, Cat $1250+. [The late state comprises several different flaws and justifies a separate catalogue listing] 2,000 143 G C Lot 143 2d grey Die IIA Watermark Inverted BW #8a (SG 35daw), rounded corner at upper-right & repaired corner at lower-right, 'LATE FEE/ADELAIDE RLY' cds is clear of the small but distinctive frame-break at left, under-catalogued at $7500 (2004); 8000. BPA Certificate (2006) & RPSofV Certificate (2008). [The ACSC states "One used example with watermark inverted is recorded". A fine example, tellingly with the same postmark, sold for $26,450 at our auction of 22/4/2006, highlighting that this error is significantly under-valued in the ACSC] COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - King George V Issues 158 *O Accumulation including ½d green Electro 2 'CA' Monogram pair BW #63(2)zb, the monogram unit with some hinge remainders/perf reinforcing, Cat $600; plus issues to 1/4d (16, including SMult Wmk Perf 14 Retouched S.W. Corner) with 1d reds x1200 approx plus official, state & private perfins, cds postmarks including 'MUNGALLALA' (Qld) on 2d strip of 3, 'TANNYMOREL' (Qld), 'BLAMPIED' (Vic) & 'MYSIA' (Vic) in violet, 'NARRAWONG' (Vic) in blue, TALLANGATTA VALLEY' (Vic), 'ERADU' (WA) and 'No2 STATE MILL DWELLINGUP' (WA); also a few Roos to 1/-; condition variable. (many 100s) 2,750 400 Ex Lot 160 160 */** A/B Array with duplication including Single Wmk Penny Reds x18 including 1d rosine perf 'OS' (Cat $300) & Die III x2, 1d green Harrison ('N' over 'MP') imprint block of 4 **, 4d lemon; SMult Perf 14 1½d red Plate 4 Type B Re-Entry: Duplication of Shading above Right Wattles BW #91(4)ga being the first unit in an Ash Imprint block of 8 (blemishes & no gum, Cat $1000), 4d olive x6, Perf 13½x12½ 1d block of 4 with 'PENAVY' & Rusted Top-Right Corner, 5d x5 including a pair; also imprint & plate dot pairs; some items heavily mounted but generally fine. (250 approx) 400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 6 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - King George V Issues (continued) 161 Ex Lot 161 *O Hagners with annotated varieties mostly used including Single Wmk ½d "Cyprus" green, Penny Reds Smooth Paper Plate 4 'CA' Monogram single BW #71(4)ze (Cat $300 as *, unpriced used), Die III Diagonal Break in N.W. Corner and White Flaw under Emu's Tail, 3d Dry Ink * & used, 4d orange Line Through 'FOUR PENCE' & 4d lemon Watermark Inverted; LMult Wmk 1d red Thinned Left Frame; SMult Perf 13½x12½ 4½d Deformed Left Bottom Frame * & Die II with CTO cancel cleaned-off; Perf 'OS' Watermark Inverted 2d orange x2 & 2d red (Cat $300), plus Perf 'OS' 3d 'GE' of 'POSTAGE' Joined *, condition generally fine. (170) 800 Ex Lot 162 162 */** A/B Mint selection with Single Wmk to 4½d including 1d Die III (**), 4d orange Wmk Inverted & Harrison 4d blue Watermark Inverted, SMult Perf 13½x12½ to 1/4d including 4½d Die II (CTO), CofA to 1/4d (**), also optd 'OS' issues; some toning issues but generally fine, many are unmounted. (64) 800 163 */**O A 165 167 Ex Lot 163 Mostly mint assortment including Single Wmk to 1/4d (2, * & **) including 4d lemon-yellow ** (Cat $750) & 4d pale orange-yellow *, SMult Perf 14 1/4d lightly mounted, Perf 13½x12½ 'L'-shaped strip of 3 **, CofA 1/4d *, odd blemish but mostly fine. Advertised retail $3000+. (95) * Neat little collection with selection of Penny Reds & others to 1/4d (4), many blocks of 4 to 4d plus perf 'VG' 5d, lots of varieties including SMult Wmk Perf 13½x12½ 1d green Die II (4), etc, condition variable. Inspection may be rewarded. (100s) O Used array on Hagners with annotated varieties including Single Wmk 1d red Die II Substituted Cliché x2, LMult Wmk ½d Thin Fraction x2, CofA 5d Ash Imprint block of 4 with Flaw in Crown, plus others with duplication. (100s) 1,000T 600T 250

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 7 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - King George V Issues (continued) Ex Lot 168 168 */** A Varieties including Single Wmk Smooth Paper 1d Die II (excellent centring) *, War Savings Paper Die III 1d pair * & marginal single **, 4d orange Watermark Inverted (3 **, plus another with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' *), LMult Harrison 1d Plate 3 Thinned Left Frame *, SMult Perf 14 3d Die 1a 3d strip of 3 with Type A-B pair ** & Perf 13½x12½ 3d Die II imprint pairs x2 *, 5d Thin Words of Value in a pair **, Cat $2800+. (14 items) 1,000T 169 O A Ex Lot 169 Varieties comprising Single Wmk 2d red ink clog variety with Lower Portion of 'O' in 'TWO' Obliterated, 2d red with transient Roo Bouncing Basketball, SMult Perf 14 1½d red with heavy Kiss Print most noticeable on shading lines under King's neck & around the lower inscriptions, SMult Perf 13½x12½ 4d olive pair the left-hand unit with unlisted Break in Upper Frameline Left of Crown. Interesting group. (4) 150 170 O*/** Ex Lot 170 PERFORATED 'OS/NSW' or 'G/NSW': Duplicated array on Hagners mostly used including Single Wmk Perf 'OS/NSW' 1d red block of 4 (*/**), 1d violet block of 8 with Ferns & 'RA' Joined, 1½d red irregular block of 20 (extensively reinforced), 4d orange (31, three are *) & 4d lemon (4, one *), 4d violet (54, including 10 used pairs and a single *), 4d blue (16, including 4 pairs) & 5d *, CofA Wmk perf 'G/NSW' ½d to 5d *; also some 'T' perfins on 1d reds; mixed condition. (100s) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark 500 171 G A B1 Lot 171 ½d emerald Electro 5 Cracked Electro BW #63A(5)h (Advanced State), Melbourne machine cancel largely clear of the flaw, Cat $4000+. [This is a major intermediate state of the flaw, in which the crack is quite wide in the upper section & has extended to the Kangaroo's head. Acquired for $5520 at our auction of 19/3/2005] 4,000

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 8 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark (continued) Ex Lot 173 173 */** A/A- 1d red blocks of 4 with Smooth Paper x2, one with traces of Compartment Lines around all units */** the other unmounted with Printing Flaw on Right-Hand Value Tablet of the last unit; Rough Paper deep red (aniline) and carmine-rose blocks */**; also War Savings Paper Die III block *, some minor blemishes, Cat $700+. (5 blocks) 350 Ex Lot 174 174 O 1d red annotated collection including plate proof single in carmine, Monograms (2), Die III (6), then an array of varieties including Pre-Substituted Clichés BW #72(2)i - fault - and #72(2)j, Subsituted Clichés (2), etc, condition variable. (100s) 800T Lot 175 175 * A A1 Smooth Paper 1d carmine Die II BW #71(1)f, exceptional centring, lightly mounted, Cat $600. Advertised retail $625 +50% for centring. 450T Lot 176 176 ** A C1 Smooth Paper 1d red block of 4 comprising of two Dies I-II pairs BW #71(1)fa, unmounted, Cat $2400+. 1,500 177 F A C1 Lot 177 Smooth Paper 1d red Pre-Substituted ("Rusted") Cliché [34] BW #71(2)i, tied to piece by 'BIRCHIP/15JA17/VIC' cds which slightly obstructs the flaw at the back of the King's neck, Cat $750. 400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 9 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark (continued) 178 O A/B Ex Lot 178 Smooth Paper 1d red Plate 4 'CNE PENNY' BW #71(4)p x2, one an Early State (a few short perfs) the other showing a more Advanced State of the flaw, cancellations are well clear the flaws, Cat $3000. (2) 1,200 Lot 179 179 * A C1 Rough Paper 1d pink BW #72G with Compartment Lines at Top & Right, Cat $600. Simon Dunkerley Certificate (2008). 180 G A C1 1d deep aniline violet BW #76G horizontal strip of 3, reinforced perforations, Melbourne cds, Cat $300+. A rare multiple of this distinctive shade. RPSofV Certificate (2010). [A similar strip sold for $604 at our auction of 7/2/2009] 400 300 Ex Lot 181 181 O A 2d orange Electro 1 Cracked Electro Below '2' at Right BW #95(1)g; also 2d pale orange Electro 3 Cracked Electro Through Base of Left Wattle BW #95(3)g with a further Crack Through the Top of the Left Value Tablet; both with cancellations that don't obstruct the flaws, Cat $750. (2) 350 Lot 182 182 ** A+ A1 4d orange with Watermark Inverted BW #110a block of 12 (2x6) from the upper-right of the sheet with the major varieties Line through 'FOUR PENCE', Horned Emu, Scratch behind Emu & 'PE of 'PENCE' Joined BW# 110(2)h j L & m, exceptional centring, minor ink marks in the margin otherwise superb unmounted, Cat $1260++. Ex "Holding" & Sir Gawaine Baillie: acquired for $3680 at auction in July 2005. 4,000T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 10 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark (continued) Lot 183 183 * A- 1/4d greenish blue large-part Mullett Imprint strip of 3 BW #128za, the last unit with Thick '1' at Right, hinge remainders, Cat $850+. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark - Official Stamps 250T Lot 184 184 ** 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 (2005). 400 185 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 (2007). 6,000 Lot 187 187 ** 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 $2550+. A fine positional piece. Stated to be Ex Field. 1,000T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 11 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Single Watermark - Official Stamps (continued) Lot 188 188 ** A B1 PERFORATED 'OS': 2d scarlet Watermark Inverted BW #96ba, well-centred, unmounted, Cat $2500. 1,400 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - Small Multiple Watermark P13½x12½ Lot 192 192 * A C1 1d green Wattle Line State IV (9mm of Upper-Right Frame Missing) BW #80(4)fc, lightly mounted, Cat $3000. 1,500 194 G A C1 Lot 194 3d blue Die I Type A with the Watermark Inverted BW #107Aa, slogan cancel, Cat $7500. [The ACSC states "probably only about half a dozen used examples are recorded". A similar example sold for $2185 in our auction of 10/4/2010] 196 ** A 1½d red Plate 1 BW #92(1) largely complete sheet with the imprint block of 4 & final unit removed and without left and right sheet margins but including the Plate Dot unit and a few listed varieties, some perf separations, fresh unmounted, Cat $2300++. (115) COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - KGV - CofA Watermark 197 */** A C1 1/4d greenish blue Imprint strip of 4 (1+3) BW #131za, the last unit with Retouched Thick '1' at Right BW #131ma, the two central units unmounted, Cat $800+. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals 199 */** A/B Predominantly unmounted collection in hingeless Seven Seas album including Engraved Kooka 6d, Kooka M/S (gum faults, *), most KGV/KGVI commemorative sets (no 5/- Harbour Bridge), Robes Thick & Thin Papers sets (the Thick Papers with toning), Arms set, 5/- Cattle White Paper, Navigators including White Papers, some toning concerns. (100s) 2,000T 250T 300T 400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 12 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals (continued) Ex Lot 202 202 */** A/A- KGVI selection comprising Robes Thick Paper 5/- 10/- & 1 Ash Imprint blocks of 4 */** (the 5/- & 10/- mounted in the margins only), Thin Paper 1 **, 1941 5½d on 5d corner block of 4 with 2mm Surcharge Misplacement, BCOF x2 mint sets with 5/- Thick (**) or Thin Paper (gumside tonespot), Cat $900+. (31) 350 Ex Lot 203 203 ** A KGVI Thin Papers comprising 1942-50 3½d blue BW #231a block of 4 from the top of the sheet **, 1947-52 3d scarlet block of 4 ** & left corner imprint block of 4 ** (mounted in sheet margin only), 3½d brown left corner imprint block of 12 **, Cat $2100++, plus 3d scarlet & 3½d brown include normal blocks for comparison. (46) 600 213 */**(O) A/A- Ex Lot 213 1938-49 Definitives selection comprising Perf 13½x14 3d blue Die I White Wattles block of 4 with fake cancels, Die 1a pair **, Die II Chalk Surfaced Paper imprint block of 4 perf 'VG' *, 1/- Ash Centre and Corner Imprint blocks of 4 */**, Perf 15x14 3d brown Authority Imprint block of 4 (lower units with White Face) */** and 1/- corner block of 4 Misperforated Vertically *, some hinge remainders, Cat $1500+. (7 items) 750 Lot 217 217 W 1938-49 Definitives Perf 15x14 1½d green BW #185B marginal block of 6 (2x3) the third unit with printing flaws on a creased 'V'-shaped flap resulting from an internal tear probably caused by adhesion to the plate, without gum. Striking "Masked Ball" freak. 200

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 13 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Other Pre-Decimals (continued) Lot 221 221 ** A A1 1937 NSW Sesquicentenary 2d Man with Tail BW #175e in marginal pair from the left of the sheet, excellent centring, the upper - normal unit - with some short perfs, unmounted, Cat $500. 400T 224 O B A1 Lot 224 1952-65 Aborigine Watermark Sideways 2/6d sepia with the Watermark Sideways Inverted (Top of Crown Facing to the Left as seen from Behind) BW #265a (SG 253aw) horizontal pair, the first with a tiny tear & both with shallow thinning, indistinct NSW cds, Cat $10,000+ ( 10,000+). A recent discovery. [The ACSC states that only two examples are recorded. However, this and another pair - offered by a dealer for $15,000 - were discovered in the past 12 months] 230 ** A 1960 Centenary of Northern Territory Exploration 5d magenta block of 4 from the base of the sheet with Misplaced Perfs BW #378bb, unmounted, Cat $300+. Dramatic error. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues 5,000 200 Lot 237 237 ** A 1966-71 QEII Definitives 7c purple upper-right corner block of 4, the second unit Partly Imperforate at Top & Right as the result of a paper-fold, unmounted. 850 Lot 238 238 ** A 1966-71 QEII Definitives 7c purple upper-right corner block of 4, the second unit Largely Imperforate at Top & Right as the result of a paper-fold, unmounted. 1,250

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 14 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Decimal Issues (continued) Lot 239 239 ** A 1970-75 Floral Coils 7c Desert Pea with Buff Printing Misplaced vertical strip of 4, unmounted. Not listed in the ACSC. 300 Lot 240 240 ** A A1 1975 Wildflowers 18c vertical strip of 4, the first two units with Dark Green Printing (Leaf Highlights) Omitted BW #725ci, unmounted, Cat $1300 (2002). 1,500 Lot 241 241 ** A 1978 Aviators 18c Bert Hinkler upper-left corner vertical pair, the upper unit Completely Imperforate BW #790ba, unmounted, Cat $2500 (2002). 1,250 Lot 242 242 ** A 1990 Australia-Russia (Antarctica) Joint Issue 41c+$1.10 miniature imperforate pair, unmounted. One imperforate sheet of 25 miniature sheets was sold by the Russian Post Office. 243 ** A 1994-97 Kangaroos & Koalas 45c self-adhesives die-cut blocks of 8 comprising two se-tenant strips of 4 designs, the two left-hand units apparently with Yellow Printing Partly Omitted plus a vertical pair of the same design similarly affected but a little more-so, 'LEIGH-MARDON' imprint on the backing-papers. (3 items) 1,600T 150T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 15 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postage Dues 246 **O A/A- 1922-30 1½d BW #D107 half-sheet (minor toning) **, 1946-56 3d #D132 large-part sheet (12x7) **, 1953-59 1/- #D139 half-sheet (6x10) (perf separations) and 1959 ½d #D144 full sheet (full o.g.) with per favor cancels, 1958 ½d #D143 full sheet ** with a few varieties and minor vignette shifts, Cat $1850+. (5 items) 350 Lot 249 249 * A- 1922-30 Third Watermark 2d carmine & yellow-green interpane pair the right hand unit with Double Perforations Vertically BW #D108a, hinge remainder, Cat $100+ (1999). COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History 100T 259 292 C/CL C/CL NEW SOUTH WALES Ex Lot 259 Advertising covers including Fox World's News with 'OVER 20 POSTED' h/s and "Gems of Sydney" pictorial lettersheet with ostrich illustration, 1918 Launceston registered with 4d buff-orange, 1916-23 OHMS lettersheets notifying infectious diseases with 1d 1½d or 2d frankings, others including "Penny Red" varieties, registered covers & 1930s internal airmail, condition variable. (125) 1960s-2000s decimal covers mostly addressed to United Kingdom with better 1970s-80s solo frankings including 35c Beef, 1980 60c Christmas, 55c Funghi, 60c Heads of Government, 60c Sailing, 60c Lindrum x2 and 60c Whale x2. We have had only a cursory glance so close inspection may reveal more hidden "gems". (400+) 400 250 324 W A A1 Lot 324 1850-51 Sydney Views Plate IV on Stout Yellowish Vertically Laid Paper 2d Prussian blue with the Hill not Shaded SG 35a [12], large even margins, good colour, unused, Cat 5500+ (the variety not priced unused). A lovely example of this rarity. Ex Caspary & "Manwood". RPSofL Certificate (2009) unkindly alludes to a "slight surface scuff" that is invisible to the naked eye. We concur with the assessment in the "Manwood" catalogue: "...extremely fine gem". 15,000T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 16 NEW SOUTH WALES (continued) 325 H A Lot 325 1850-51 Sydney Views Bluish to Grey Wove Paper 3d yellow-green with 'SIGIIUM' for 'SIGILLUM' SG 42c [23], margins good to large, untidy BN '51' of Deniliquin (Nibbs rated RRRR on Sydney Views) well clear of the variety, Cat 450. 280 326 F A+ Lot 326 1851-55 Laureates Thick Vertically Laid Bluish Paper 1d orange-brown with No Leaves to the Right of 'SOUTH' SG 49a, margins close to large, rich shade, lightly cancelled, Cat 800. A superb example of this rare stamp. 1,500T 330 O B Lot 330 1851-55 Laureates Numeral Watermark 3d yellow-green with '2' Error of Watermark SG 87b, a little cut-into on three sides, untidy cancel, Cat 1600. Ex Manus. [Most examples of this error are cut-into or have other serious faults] 338 * A 1899 Chalk-Surfaced Paper 6d emerald-green Imperforate SG 307a upper-right corner example, large-part o.g., Cat 475 (for a pair). QUEENSLAND 369 O Disorganised accumulation with First Sidefaces to 6d (8) & 1/- (4), later Sidefaces to 2/- brown (4) & 2/- turquoise (9, one *) including a few middle values mint but mostly heavily duplicated 1d & 2d values with varieties (sighted 2d Cracked Plate x2), multiples and postmarks including numerals, datestamps & a few registered two-line handstamps (including 'TPO No2 CENTRAL'), plus heaps of fiscals. Sure to reward close inspection. (many 100s) 1,200T 150T 350

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 17 SOUTH AUSTRALIA 416 G B Lot 416 1860-69 Second Roulettes 'TEN PENCE' in Black on 9d yellow with Surcharge Inverted at Top SG 37a, imperforate at right & base where cut from the sheet to preserve the design, a bit aged, 'ADELAIDE/OC13/69/S-A' cds, Cat 4250. Rare. RPSofL Certificate (1968). Sold for $3680 at our auction of 24/10/2009. [Given how difficult it is to perceive the design, it's surprising that there weren't many sheets with inverted overprints. "Shilling Violet" (Sep 1989) recorded only 15 stamps - of which this is the earliest recorded example - which puts this famous error in the same league of rarity as Western Australia's Inverted Frame, although a few more examples - including the Jaffé pair - have been discovered since. Harry Lower's example - a large stamp but professionally repaired - sold for $5750 - at our auction of 12/5/2007] 2,500 420 G A A1 Lot 420 1902-04 Thin 'POSTAGE' 1/- pale brown with 'POSTAGE' & 'ONE SHILLING' in Red-Brown BW #S30A (SG 275c) Mount Gambier squared-circle, Cat $2000+ ( 900). Ceremuga Certificate (2008). 800 422 V A TASMANIA Lot 422 OVERPRINTED 'O.S.': 1874-77 Perf 11½-12½ 9d red-purple Missing Stop after 'S' SG O11a, lightly cancelled, Cat 1300. RPSofV Certificate. A rare stamp: sold for $1322 at our auction of 24/10/2009. 1,000 Lot 454 454 **/* A+ 1870-71 Sidefaces Perf 12 10d black SG 131 block of 18 (6x3) with margins at left & right, the three left-hand units all Imperforate at Left, the upper units very lightly mounted otherwise full unmounted o.g., Cat 432++ (mounted). Superb! Ex David Cohen. Brandon (1998) & BPA (2007) Certificates. 4,500T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 18 TASMANIA (continued) Lot 455 455 ** A A1 1870-71 Sidefaces Perf 12 10d black SG 131 overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with Double Overprint (7mm between the two impressions), well centred, full unmounted o.g. Superb! [A very similar example sold for $690 at our auction of 12/6/2010] 450 Lot 456 456 * A 1871-78 Sidefaces Perf 11½ 9d blue Imperforate Pair SG 148a from the left of the sheet, margins just touching (at base) to huge, part-o.g., Cat 375. 280 Lot 458 458 */** A A2 1890-91 Sidefaces 1d scarlet block of 4 each with the Queen Obliterated caused by major over-inking that has also occluded much of the frame-detail, characteristic rough perfs, large-part o.g. & the lower units unmounted. A remarkable item. [A used single sold for $149 at our auction of 11/7/2008] 500 469 H B B1 Lot 469 1903 Typographed Sidefaces 9d blue with the Watermark Sideways BW #T65aa (SG 242c), a little aged, Lauceston cds, grossly under-catalogued at $75 ( 35). [A lightly cancelled example sold for $368 at our auction of 7/2/2009] 250 Lot 470 470 **/* A A1 1906-07 Crown/A 9d blue Perf 12½x12½x12½x12½ BW #T71 (SG 256c) being the left-hand unit in a gutter pair, excellent centring, the variety unit unmounted, Cat $400-300 - mounted. Ceremuga Certificate (2010). 471 * A C1 1906-07 Crown/A Perf 11 9d blue with the Watermark Inverted marginal horizontal pair from the right of the sheet, the second unit Perf 11x11¾x11x11 BW #T73a (SG 256d), a few split/reinforced perfs, Cat $600+ ( 375+). 750 200T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 19 TASMANIA (continued) Lot 478 478 */** A B1 REVENUES: 1903 '1d.' Surcharge on 'REVENUE' 3d brown with Triple Overprint of 'REVENUE' and additionally with the Surcharge Inverted, large-part o.g. with the lower units being unmounted. Both the Triple 'REVENUE' & the Inverted Surcharge (his type d) are unlisted by Elsmore. [These stamps are almost certainly from a 1900 trial sheet for the 'REVENUE' overprint that was considered unsatisfactory but was pressed into service when supplies of the 1d were depleted. Our vendor believes that about 20 examples exist] VICTORIA 496 O A/B 1850-54 Half-Lengths Third State of the Dies (Framelines Added) 1d dull orange-vermilion SG 8 [5] substituted for [18], a huge marginal example with fragment of the unit at left; 1d dull red SG 8a [27] substituted for [30] x2, [28] substituted for [5], & [8] substituted for [11]; all with margins close to large, Cat 1400. (5) 1,000T 400T 502 O A-/B Ex Lot 502 1850-54 Half-Lengths Vertical Drapes 2d brown-lilac SG 16b horizontal pair [2-3], margins just touching to large, the first unit with a small pinhole, poor Butterfly '33' cancels of The Glenelg; & a single [10] with "Full Moon" Secondary Flaw, margins a little cut-into - at base - to large; Cat 300++. [ JRW Purves recorded only two examples of the "Full Moon" variety] (3) 300T 504 F A Lot 504 1850-54 Half-Lengths Campbell & Co Printings 3d blue SG 24 Interpanneau Pair [12-7], margins good to large, lightly cancelled, Cat 96++. A rare "gutter" pair. 300T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 20 VICTORIA (continued) 505 F/G A/B Ex Lot 505 1850-54 Half-Lengths Campbell & Fergusson Printings selection comprising 1d SG 27b x2, 1d SG 28 + 3d SG 31c with Hole in Curtain on piece, 1d SG 28a with Creased Transfer at Top, 3d SG 30a (very scarce & undercatalogued) & 3d SG 31, all with full margins & mostly very fine, Cat 600+. (7) 500T 506 F B Lot 506 1850-54 Half-Lengths Campbell & Fergusson Printings 1d orange-brown SG 27 Interpanneau Pair [24-19], margins close to large, a couple of minor faults, Cat 260++. A rare "gutter" pair. Ex Henry Harvey. 400T Lot 508 508 */** A/A+ 1854 Shilling Octagonal 1/- blue SG 25 horizontal strip of 3 [38-40], margins just shaved (at left) to large, [40] with Retouched Frame at Right, ironed-out horizontal crease, some thinning & pinholes on the last unit, Barred Oval '10' (Second Type) cancels of Kilmore. A rarity. Ex Kellow & Silvasich. RPSofV Certificate (2008). 510 OC 1863-81 Laureates Wmk '2' 2d violet SG 109/ea group External Distortion Flaws x8 including on 3 adjoining units & on all units in a strip of 3, Internal Distortion Flaws x2 (one on cover), pair with prominent white flaws, & Hairlines across a pair & adjacent single & on two covers from adjacent positions (and from the same correspondence!!). Interesting material. (12 items) 1,200T 200 514 G A B1 Lot 514 1863-81 Laureates V/Crown 5/- grey-blue & carmine Type I as SG 140c but with Watermark Reversed, well centred, Geelong duplex cancel. Unlisted by Gibbons. Stated to be the only known example. [The marginal watermark letters '[POST]AGE' cross the stamp and are reversed] 300

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 21 VICTORIA (continued) 516 * A C1 1863-81 Laureates Wmk '10' 8d red-brown/pink Perf 12½x12½x14½x12½, large-part o.g. Unlisted by Gibbons. RPSofV Certificate (2007) states "it was a genuine SG 192c [sic, an error for SG 194] with an unauthorised Perf 14 applied at the base". An enigma. 200 Lot 518 518 * B B2 1886-96 Fergusson & Mitchell 6 yellow & pale blue SG 325 with italicised 'Specimen.' Handstamp Twice, corner fault at lower-right & horizontal crease, large-part o.g. Ceremuga Certificate (2008). 750 Lot 519 519 * A B1 1886-96 Fergusson & Mitchell 7 rosine & black SG 326 with italicised 'Specimen.' Handstamp Three Times, a couple of insignificant tonespots on the gum, large-part o.g. Ceremuga Certificate (2008) states "extremely rare". 1,500 Lot 521 521 * A- C1 1899-1901 Wmk '85' Reading 1d pink with Watermark Sideways SG 357b, light bend, large-part o.g. Rare: unpriced by Gibbons. RPSofV Certificate (2010). 600T Lot 524 524 **/* A 1905-13 Crown/A Perf 12½ 5d chocolate as BW #V91 (SG 422) but Line Perforated, upper-right corner strip of 3, a couple of minor tonespots in the margin at right, very minor adhesion on the first unit otherwise full unmounted o.g. Unlisted in the ACSC and unrecorded by Kellow in "Stamps of Victoria". RPSofV Certificate (2010). 2,000

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 22 VICTORIA (continued) 525 G A C1 WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lot 525 1905-13 Crown/A Perf 11 1/- yellow-orange BW #V117A (SG 442), with indistinct St Kilda cds, undercatalogued at $600 ( 300). RPSofV Certificate (1999) for a horizontal pair, of which this is the right-hand unit. [The ACSC states "There are probably about 20 used examples known". The mate to this stamp sold for $661 at our auction of 24/10/2009] 550T 577 G B Lot 577 1854-55 Lithographs 4d blue with Squeezed 'WEST' & Pointed Foot on 'F' SG 3aj, margins just clear to touching, fair Numbered Grid '14' cancel of Albany, Cat 1400. 400 579 G A Lot 579 1857-59 Hillman Lithographs 6d golden bronze SG 17 with Defective Transfer at Lower-Right [Type 12; Pos 176], margins just shaved (at top) to large with a fragment of the adjoining unit at left, void-grid cancel, Cat 1800. This is one of the more obvious examples of the "golden" bronze that we have offered. Under illuminated magnification the gilding metal particles are quite obvious. However, our experience is that most examples of these shades are extremely difficult to positively characterise as "golden-" or "black-"bronze. In recent years we have offered about a dozen fine to superb examples of these stamps, and they have sold in a range between $862 & $7762! 1,000 580 F B/C 591 G A A1 Lot 580 1857-59 Hillman Lithographs 6d grey-black SG 19 horizontal pair both being Defective Transfers [Types 7 & 8; Pos 159-160], margins just clear to good except at right where a little cut-into, a bit aged, light 15-bars '17' cancels of Australind, Cat 1100++. A rare multiple. 1902-12 V/Crown Single-Line Perf 12½ 2d orange-yellow with the Watermark Sideways BW #W17C (SG 118var), excellent centring, tied to Tatts cover (a bit wrinkled) to Hobart by 'BROOME/FE4/05/WA' cds, Cat $250 used; unpriced on cover. RPSofV Certificate (2010). 1,600 250

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 23 WESTERN AUSTRALIA (continued) 592 G A B1 Lot 592 1902-12 V/Crown Perf 12½x12 4d brown with the Watermark Upright (Inverted) BW #W32aa (SG 119a), Cat $750 ( 450) mint; unpriced used & apparently the first used example recorded. RPSofV Certificate (2010). [The ACSC states "Probably only several examples with watermark upright are recorded, all mint"] 1,000 593 G B A2 Lot 593 1902-12 V/Crown Single-Line Perf 11 2d dull yellow with the Watermark Upright BW #W18B (SG 130a), excellent centring, a couple of short perfs & minor pinkish stain, Cat $600 ( 400). RPSofV Certificate (2010). 300 Lot 595 595 G A A1 1902-12 V/Crown Compound Perfs Perf 12½x12½x11x12½ 2d orange-yellow BW #W19B (SG 136), excellent centring, Laverton cds, Cat $2000 ( 950). RPSofV Certificate (2010). [The ACSC states "Several used examples are recorded"] 1,000 597 G A B1 Lot 597 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 12½x12 9d orange-yellow with the Watermark Sideways Reversed BW #W50Aaa (SG 145var), 'KATANNING/JY10/06/WA' cds, Cat $500. Ex John Forrest's postmark collection! RPSofV Certificate (2010). [The ACSC states "Stamps with watermark reversed are CTO in Perth in 1906, from the first printing. Only a few examples have been recorded." This stamp is apparently the first commercially used example recorded] 500 598 F B B1 Lot 598 1905-12 Crown/A Perf 11 9d yellow-orange with the Watermark Upright (Inverted) BW #W52Daa (SG 157b), ironed-out vertical crease, unusually with Colombo Paquebot cds, Cat $1000 (Cat 750). RPSofV Certificate (2010). [The ACSC states "This stamp is rare, with approximately 20 used examples recorded", of which at least 5 are in institutional collections] 400

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 24 WESTERN AUSTRALIA (continued) Lot 601 601 ** A REVENUES: 1923-25 Zinc Plates 2d black & blue marginal block of 6 (2x3) from right of the sheet, Misplaced Comb Perf 14½x13½ at the Base rectified with Line Perf 11 horizontally, unmounted. 602 V A B1 REVENUES: 1966-74 Decimals 10c Marron (Freshwater Crayfish) with the Watermark Upright as Dzelme #R195ii but also with Double Print of the Entire Design, small pen cancellation only. Rare: with a normal stamp for comparison. RPSofV Certificate (2010). [The variety unlisted by Dzelme and Elsmore Online] 400T 100

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 25 ANTARCTICA 611 V A B2 Lot 611 NEW ZEALAND: King Edward VII Land 1908 Vertical Overprint in Green on New Zealand "Penny Universal" Royle Printing with Overprint Double SG A1a horizontal pair in a block of 4, characteristic rough perforations, CTO with the Expedition cds, Cat 3276++. RPSofL Certificate (2009) states "A maximum total of six such vertical pairs may exist". 5,000T 612 C A- ASCENSION Lot 612 NEW ZEALAND: 1913 cover to Admiral Markham in London endorsed "Admiralty for Address" with 'VICTORIA/LAND.' 1d strip of 3 - the last unit with No Stop after 'LAND ' SG 3a - tied by 'BRIT ANTARCTIC EXPD/JA18/13' cds & another strike on the registration label, Lyttleton & Christchurch transit backstamps, the stamps Cat 1000++ x2+. 2,000 Ex Lot 614 614 */**O 1922-1984 predominantly mint collection in KaBe album with KGV 1934 Pictorials (used), Jubilee set, KGVI 1938 Pictorials complete for all perf types including Perf 14 1d black & yellow-orange Mountaineer Flaw, Silver Wedding, QEII 1956 Pictorials * & 1963 Birds **, thereafter largely complete with M/Ss (1971 onwards mostly **), some toning issues, Cat 1500+. (100s) 500

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 26 AUSTRIA Ex Lot 615 615 */** A BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Attractive annotated collection in stockbook with a nice range of Arms including many blocks of 4, 1900 5h plate proof pair & key values 20h pink 30h bistre & 40h orange, then an extensive selection of Pictorials with blocks of 4 including imperf 10 values to 5kr & Perf 9½ 10 values to 5kr plus Compound Perfs & 3h vertical pair Imperforate Between, 1910 Birthday set, 1914-16 Surcharges including blocks of 4, 1916 set plus 3h 15h & 60h imperf blocks of 4, 1917 Assassination imperf pairs (15h is a single only), 1917 Charles set, '1918' Opts Inverted on both values & Double One Inverted on 2h turquoise, good selection of Postage Dues including 1904 imperforate set, 1916-18 set & some blocks of 4, generally very fine, high catalogue value. An exceptional basis for expansion. (100s) 1,800 617 P A BRITISH WEST INDIES Lot 617 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Postage Dues 1904 die proof of the frame only in black on yellow underlay on wove paper (80x59mm). 250 Lot 637 637 ** A+ A1 BERMUDA: 1938-53 Keyplates Perf 13 12/6d grey & pale orange SG 120c upper-left corner block of 4 [1-2 & 13-14], the last unit with Scratch Through Scrolls at Right, excellent centring, unmounted, Cat 440++. Superb! Ex Wilson Wong. GAMBIA 661 * A- B1 1902-05 KEVII Wmk CA 1/- violet & green with Dented Frame below the 'G' of 'GAMBIA' SG 52a, hinge remainders, Cat 500. GREAT BRITAIN 678 C A- INDIA 1841 Imperf Penny Red Numbered Maltese Cross cancel '8' large-part strike tying Imperf 1d (stated to be Plate 40 with a Roller Flaw) to a very clean entire to Liverpool, the stamp with full margins but crossed by an ironed-out crease. 712 ** A 1993 Medicine 1r Kotnis Printed on the Gummed Side SG 1556a block of 4, unmounted. Not priced by Gibbons. 400 300 150 150T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 27 NEW GUINEA - 'N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS' Overprints 756 */** A- 1915-16 Kangaroos First Watermark 2½d indigo SG 74 complete forme of 30 from the upper-left of Plate 2 with Scratch off Coast of WA [5], Islands East of Cape York [11], Thickened WA Coast [13] & Islands to South of WA [30] from Third Setting with the bottom row being acccbc, even gum toning, most units unmounted. [Tim Rybak's fine forme - with Overprint in Purple - sold for $805] PAPUA 770 ** A/A+ 1932 Pictorials ½d & 1d blocks of 10 (2x5) from the left & right of the sheets, plus 2d & 4d blocks of 20 (5x4) from the top of the sheets, unmounted. With colour photocopies of the complete sheets with McCracken Imprint from which these blocks were removed. [McCracken printed only these four values. The ½d is very distinctive & is the only value listed by Gibbons: SG 130a Cat 13 x20 = 260++ (mounted). However, the shades of the other values do vary slightly from the Ash printings. The half-sheets of 20 with the McCracken Imprint sold for $2760 at our auction of 10/4/2010] (80) PAPUA NEW GUINEA 250T 400 Lot 773 773 ** A B1 POSTAL CHARGES: 1960 (March) 3d on ½d Tree Kangaroo with the Overprint Double SG D3a, well centred, unmounted, Cat 850. RPSofV Certificate (2011). Only one sheet of 60 was printed. [Tim Rybak's lightly mounted example sold for $690 at our auction of 26/4/2008] PITCAIRN ISLANDS 774 ** A A1 1980 Handicrafts 20c Wheelbarrow with the Watermark Reversed (Crown to Right of 'CA' as seen from the Back) vertical gutter pair, various marginal inscriptions, Cat 200+ (2002). THAILAND - Revenues 786 */**O 1880s-1960s array with 900+ revenues on 61 documents including 1899 Court Fee bi-colours and in green including surcharges, Elephant types including 500b blocks of 30 x2, plus wartime issues. Later documents feature Charity, Civil Defence and provisional usage. Many of the documents have multiple frankings, others with annotated varieties; condition variable. (61 items) 800T 140T 400T

Prestige Philately - Auction No 164 Page: 28 SUPPLEMENTARY LOTS [The following lots are EITHER of insufficient value to justify inclusion in the main catalogue, or are bulky lots received after the catalogue was finished and are offered as late lots. Note that they are listed in the order received. They are also NOT included in the cross-reference listing so careful examination of this section is recommended. These lots will be sold at the START of the auction, before Lot 1] 823 851 856 O O AUSTRALIAN COLONIES: Predominantly Victoria with a few Emblems & Beaded Ovals, also Laureates and duplicated late-period issues to 5/- (2), plus postage dues to 1/-, lesser selections from other Colonies, also a Gibbons "Oriel" album with a few leaves, mixed condition. (many 100s) VICTORIA - POSTMARKS: Barred Numerals crammed onto Hagners plus a lesser array of CDS postmarks. Unchecked by us for better strikes. (100s) C Worldwide collections with Australia KGV to 1/4d plus pre-decimal FDCs, GB including 1957 Jamboree labels, 19th century Europe (in very mixed condition), also flight covers including BOAC & QANTAS types. (100s) 50 50 Offer