Public Auction 320
Thursday, December 10 , 2015
to be held on Level 3, Status International House,
262 Castlereagh Street, Sydney
STAMPS & COVERS
Lots 1 – 3375, commencing at 12:00 noon
Viewing at Status International premises: 262 Castlereagh Street, Sydney
Monday - Wednesday 7th – 9st December, 2015 9:00am – 4:30 pm
Thursday 10th December, 2015 9:00am – 12:00 noon
Please note: viewing may be limited on Thursday (auction day), preference will be given to clients from outside Sydney
Proprietor: Philatelic Describers: Catalogue Production:
Stewart Wright Frank Andersen Tseng Chiung-yao
Mervyn Baily
Business Manager: Peter Guerin Despatch/Shipping:
Robert Morello Stewart Wright Lex Manson
Graham Shepherd
Office Administration: Philatelic Consultant:
Sabine Wincote Chris Ceremuga
Auctioneer:
Mervyn Baily
Status International
*: PO Box A2176, Sydney South, NSW 1235. AUSTRALIA
(: +61 (0)2 9267 4525 FAX: +61 (0)2 9267 6124
Email : web: www.statusint.com
The I S Wright Group
I S Wright
/ I S Wright / I S WrightShop 23 Adelaide Arcade / 241 Lonsdale St / 262 Castlereagh St
Rundle Mall / MELBOURNE / SYDNEY
ADELAIDE, SA 5000 / VIC 3000 / NSW 2000
Ph: 08 8223 7603
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INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS
CONDITION OF SINGLE STAMPS OR SETS:
Superb = Exceptional condition & centring for the issue
VF = “Very Fine” well centred for issue with nice perfs, and imperfs with 4 margins
F = “Fine” still an attractive stamp that may be off centre, perfs may be slightly irregular or imperfs may have less than 4 margins
MUH = “Mint Unhinged” with never hinged original gum without any gum disturbance
MLH = “Mint Lightly Hinged” with original gum that shows slight marks from previous hinging or a small unobtrusive hinge remnant
M = “Mint” with original gum, that has significant marks from 1 or more hinges, or the actual hinge remains present
UN = “Unused” without gum
Superb U = Exceptional used condition for the issue
VFU = “Very Fine Used” with either a clear neat cancel or a neat corner cds, well centred for issue with nice perfs, and 4 margins on imperfs
FU = “Fine Used” still an attractive stamp with a fairly neat average cancel for issue, may be somewhat off centred, perfs may be slightly irregular or imperfs may have less than 4 margins
GU = “Good Used” an average used stamp that may have a heavy or smudged cancel or minor blemishes from postal use
CTO = “Cancelled To Order” note: VFU or FU stamps may in fact be CTO.
In all cases for single lots the presence of any faults/defects will be mentioned.
Our full terms & conditions of sale are printed on the back of the bid sheet or are available on our website.
CONDITION OF STAMPS
IN COLLECTIONS & ACCUMULATIONS:
- Any such lots may contain some material with faults, which is taken into account when setting the reserves & estimates on such lots.
- Description of condition of such lots is on the basis of what is the prevailing condition of the material ie: “Mostly F-VF” means some faulty items as well.
- As is the rule with all public auctions; collections, accumulations & mixed lots are not returnable.
- We encourage bidders to view such larger lots before auction, have somebody view for them, or ask us for extra information.
- We are always happy to answer any queries about specific stamps that are in a particular lot & their condition and/or provide photocopies or scans of key items.
- Also, we are happy for bidders to phone us during the viewing times (but not on auction day!) and ask for expanded description of any lots. One of our describers will then take out the lot and go through it with you on the phone answering any questions about contents, condition etc.
CONDITION OF COVERS / CARDS etc:
Postally used covers/cards can be expected to show some wear consistent with their age and travel through the mails such as light filing folds, backflap or edge faults from opening, slight reductions etc. Unless severe these will not be mentioned, and are not grounds for returns.
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PLEASE NOTE: The two figures after the lot description are the minimum bid & the estimate in AU$.
OTHER ABBREVIATIONS:
PLEASE NOTE: The two figures after the lot description are the minimum bid & the estimate in AU$.
AAMC – Australian Airmail Catalogue
Af – Afinsa catalogue
ACSC – Aust. Comm. Specialist Catalogue
ASC – Australian Stamp Catalogue
blk – block
Bft – Barefoot revenues catalogue
bklt – booklet
b/s – backstamp(ed)
BOB – Back of Book issues
ca – circa (about)
cds – circular date stamp
cnr – corner
comp – complete
Defs – definitives
dup(s) – duplicate(s)
d/s - datestamp
Ed - Edifil catalogue
Exp(ertised) – signed or h/s by expert
Fa – Facit catalogue
Fe - Ferchenbauer catalogue
FDI – first day of issue
FDC – first day cover
FFC – first flight cover
FV – face value
F/C - fiscally cancelled
h/s – handstamp(ed)
H & G - Higgins & Gage catalogue
imp – imprint
inc – includes
LL – lower left
LR – lower right
marg – margin(al)
Mi – Michel catalogue
M/S – Miniature or Souvenir Sheet
m/s - manuscript
opt – overprint
o/w – otherwise
o/c – off centre
photo-cert – certificate of authenticity
Pics - Pictorials
pmk - postmark
PPC – picture postcard
pr(s) – pair, pairs
PSE – pre-stamped envelope
PTPO – Printed To Private Order
reg – registered/registration
roul - rouletted
s/b – stockbook
Sass – Sassone catalogue
Sc – Scott catalogue
SG – Stanley Gibbons catalogue
sl – slight
s/l - straight line
S/S – Souvenir Sheetlet
SOTN – “Socked on the Nose” cancel
STC – stated to catalogue / contain
(by vendor & unchecked)
sold “as is” – identification &/or authenticity not guaranteed
UL – upper left
UR – upper right
(var) – variety
Vl – Vlastos catalogue
w/c – well centred
w/o - without
wmk – watermark
val(s) – value(s)
VGC – Very good condition (books)
Yv - Yvert catalogue
(P) –photograph
(5) – no of items
PLEASE NOTE: The two figures after the lot description are the minimum bid & the estimate in AU$.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
ROOM BIDDERS: Please note the venue for this auction is
Level 3, Status International House, 262 Castlereagh St, Sydney
Most lots in this auction are sold on behalf of private vendors & as such are exempt from GST.
All lots are sold GST inclusive, where applicable (A GST Tax invoice will be supplied on request)
Bids are rounded up to valid bidding steps. For conditions of sale see reverse of bid-sheet or our website.
Buyer’s commission of 19.25% applies to all lots. Postage, packing & insurance are subject to GST
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PLEASE NOTE: The two figures after the lot description are the minimum bid & the estimate in AU$.
ACCESSORIES
1 2 strip Lighthouse stockcards, packs of 100. New. (300). $70 $90
2 2 strip Lighthouse stockcards, packs of 100. New. (400). $90 $110
3 3 strip Lighthouse stockcards, packs of 100. New. (400) $90 $120
4 FDC Albums. Lighthouse single size cover album with 50 leaves to hold 100 covers or cards. New. Retail $140. (5 albums). $70 $100
5 Hagners 1, 2, 3 strip. 50 ea. New. Retail $210. (150). $120 $160
6 Hagners 3, 4, 6 strip. 50 ea. New. Retail $210. (150). $120 $160
7 Hagners 4, 5, 6 strip. 50 ea. New. Retail $210. (150). $120 $160
8 Hagners in 7 binders, various sizes (340). Good condition, plus 2000 Olympic gold medallist albums (2) with hagners. $100 $130
9 Lighthouse 32 white page s/books, green covers with glassine strips & interleaves. Box of 10. New retail $30 ea = $300. $180 $220
10 Lighthouse 32 white page s/books black covers with glassine strips & interleaves. Box of 10. New retail $30 ea = $300. $180 $220
11 Lighthouse 64 black page s/books red covers with glassine strips & interleaves. Box of 5. New retail $66 ea = $330. $180 $220
12 Lighthouse 64 black page s/books red covers with glassine strips & interleaves. Box of 5. New retail $66 ea = $330. $180 $220
13 Lighthouse BLACK mounts (similar to Hawids) mixed assortment of 27½-148mm tall, 210mm long strips, blocks, M/Sheet etc. Sold by weight, 500g. New in original packet. Would cost $100s if bought separately. (210 strips). $75 $100
14 Lighthouse BLACK mounts (similar to Hawids) mixed assortment of 27½-148mm tall, 210mm long strips, blocks, M/Sheet etc. Sold by weight, 500g. New in original packet. Would cost $100s if bought separately. (210 strips). $75 $100
15 Lighthouse CLEAR mounts (similar to Hawids) mixed assortment of 27½-148mm tall, 210mm long strips, blocks, M/Sheet etc. Sold by weight, 500g. New in original packet. Would cost $100 if bought separately. (210 strips). $75 $100
16 Lighthouse CLEAR mounts (similar to Hawids) mixed assortment of 27½-148mm tall, 210mm long strips, blocks, M/Sheet etc. Sold by weight, 500g. New in original packet. Would cost $100 if bought separately. (210 strips). $75 $100
17 Lighthouse Ultra Violet lamps long wave & short wave, used to identify Aust, USA, Canada helecon, phosphors etc, also for detection of repairs & forgeries. New in boxes (2). $70 $90
18 Lighthouse Vario black pgs, 4 strip (45), 5 strip (45) & 6 strip (10). Total 100 pgs new in packs of 5. Retail $150. $90 $120
19 Lighthouse Vario black pages. 6 strip (40), 5 (45), 4 (45) & 2 (30). Total 160 pgs, new in packs of 5. Retail $240. $160 $180
20 Lighthouse Vario clear pages. Full page (40) & 2 strip (90). New in packs of 5. Suit M/Sheets or FDC. Retail $195. $120 $140
21 Lighthouse Vario black pages 6 strip (20), 5 (10) & 4 (10) in unopened packs of 5 (retail $60), plus new deluxe burgundy binder (retail $40) in shrink wrap. Total retail $100. $50 $75
22 Lighthouse Vario clear pages. Full page (20) & 2 strip (20) in unopened packs of 5 (retail $60), plus new binder (retail $40) in shrink wrap. Total retail $100. (binder & 40 sheets) $50 $75
23 Lighthouse Vario clear pages. Full page (20) & 2 strip (20) in un-opened packs of 5 (retail $60), plus new binder (retail $40) in shrink wrap. Total retail $100. (binder & 40 sheets) $50 $75
24 Magnifier Desk Lamp with 9.5cm 3x magnification lens & cold-cathode wide-spectrum (glare free) bulb. Fully adjustable, height 26cm with 43cm fully extended reach on 18cm base. New, retail $100. $60 $80
25 Magnifier Floor Lamp with 9.5cm 3x magnification lens & cold-cathode wide-spectrum (glare free) bulb. Height 93+cm with 63cm fully extended reach on 22cm base. New, retail $120. $70 $90
26 Magnifier Floor Lamp with large 13cm lens with 6x power "bi-focal" spot lens, 12 ultra-bright glare-free LED lights & durable flex neck. Height 65cm, plus 50cm fully extended reach on 21x27cm base. New. Retail $120. $70 $90
27 Seven hagner binders with 300+ hagners, various sizes inc double sided, cheap. $100 $150
28 Stockbooks: German made, green, 32 white pgs with interleaving. Box of 12. New. Retail $360. $180 $240
29 Stockbooks: Lighthouse 64pgs (2) & 48pg (4, one flts, 2 with minor edge tones). Used, mostly VG condition. Normal retail $260. $80 $120
30 Stockbooks: Lighthouse 16pg with centre strips (6). 32 pg Lighthouse (1), KEK (3). Used mostly VGC. Normal retail $230+. (10). $60 $90
31 Watermark Detector Safe Signoscope: The best in the business. Find those elusive watermarks using this tried & tested light-based detector. Easy to use, battery or mains operated. (Battery & mains adaptor not included). New. Retail $450 $300 $350
CATALOGUES & REFERENCE BOOKS
32 2012 British Commonwealth Revenues by Barefoot. 410 pgs in colour. Lists & prices 1000s of stamps inc detailed section on Australia & States Beer Duties, Stamp Duties, Cattle, Swine, etc. New $100 $120
33 2013 SG British Commonwealth Catalogue 1840-1970 inc perfs, specimens, wmks & varieties. 616pgs. New! Retail $180. $75 $100
34 2015 SG British Commonwealth Catalogue 1840-1970 inc wmks, perfs, specimens, varieties etc, 625 colour pgs. New. $120 $150
35 Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue -Kangaroos: Current (2013 ) edition completely revised & updated inc details on CTO cancels ex Specimen sets, FDC, proofs & essays. Expanded section on plate varieties, inc positions -some yet to be plated, many cat nos changed or reorganised). Price revisions (nearly all UPWARD) reflecting current collecting trends. Profusely illustrated. Essential must-have for all collectors. $80 $100
36 - KGV 1914-36 Current (2014) edition. Completely revised inc details of CTO pmks inc Brisbane types, FDC, Defs & Commems, Proofs & Essays, Shades & varieties completely revised inc some big price rises in 1d reds & other values, newly listed varieties. 430+ pgs. A must for anyone half interested in this fascinating series. $110 $130