Public Auction 276
Thursday, 19th May, 2011
(Please note change of date)
will be held on Level 3, Status International House,
262 Castlereagh Street, Sydney
STAMPS & COVERS
Lots 1 – 3832, commencing at 12:00 noon
Viewing at Status International premises: 262 Castlereagh Street, Sydney
Monday - Thursday 9th – 12th May, 20119.00am–4.45 pm
Monday - Wednesday16th- 18th May, 2011 9.00am–4.45 pm
Thursday 19th May, 20119:00am–12.00 noon
Please note: No stamp auction viewing will be possible on Friday May 13 due to the Coin Auction.
Proprietor:Philatelic Describers:IT Administrator:
Stewart WrightFrank AndersenFrank Zheng
Mervyn Baily
Business Manager:Peter GuerinCatalogue Production:
Robert MorelloStewart WrightTseng Chiung-yao
Office Administration:Philatelic Consultant:Despatch/Shipping:
Sabine WincoteChris CeremugaJohn Webber
Carl Veen
Office Manager: Auctioneer:
Paul Moyers Mervyn Baily
Status International
: PO Box A2176, Sydney South, NSW 1235. AUSTRALIA
: +61 (0)2 9267 4525 FAX: +61 (0)2 9267 6124
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The I S Wright Group
I S Wright
/ I S Wright / I S Wright / I S WrightShop 23 Adelaide Arcade / 208 Sturt St / 241 Lonsdale St / 262 Castlereagh St
Rundle Mall / BALLARAT / MELBOURNE / SYDNEY
ADELAIDE, SA 5000 / VIC 3350 / VIC 3000 / NSW 2000
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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 fault/defects will be mentioned.
Our full terms and 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
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$.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
ROOM BIDDERS: Please note the venue for this auction is
Level 3, Status International House, 262 Castlereagh St, Sydney
Most lots in this auction are sold on behalf of private vendors & as such are exempt from GST.
All lots are sold GST inclusive, where applicable (A GST Tax invoice will be supplied on request)
Bids are rounded up to valid bidding steps. For conditions of sale see reverse of bid-sheet or our website.
Buyer’s commission of 16.5% applies to all lots. Postage, packing & insurance are subject to GST
PLEASE NOTE: The two figures after the lot description are the minimum bid & the estimate in AU$.
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PLEASE NOTE: The two figures after the lot description are the minimum bid & the estimate in AU$.
ACCESSORIES
12 strip Lighthouse stock cards, boxes of 100. New. (500)...... $75$100
23 strip Lighthouse stock cards, boxes of 100. New. (500)...... $90$120
3Australia: Davo pre-decimal hingless album 1913-65 inc postage dues, airmails, OS opts plus extra pages for Kangaroos & KGV perf OS. New with original slip-case retail $275. Plus decimals hingeless album 1966-85 also with slip case. $120 $160
4Australia: Seven Seas Std loose leaf album 1913-89 new in slip-case (retail $100+). Used single country loose leaf albums (9) inc Australian Terr (4 diff), Bavaria (hingeless), GB, Channel Islands, Canada & Gilbert Is (inc 1979 Pic stamps MUH to $2). 4 other albums inc loose leaf & Hagners (190) mixed condition in 5 binders. $150 $250
5Australia: Schaubek hingeless leaves comp 1966-99 in 2 expensive springback binders. Overall VGC. Retail $600+.$120$180
6Carson Digital Zoom Microscope: Powerful zPix 200 Microscope with 26x - 130x magnification. Perfect for stamps, coins, jewellery & everyday use. Capture an image or close up video at the click of a button & save to your computer. Inc specimen base,3 blank slides, forceps, eyedropper, USB cable & CD Rom software. New. Boxed. Retail $160. $100 $130
7Clearout: Catalogues & literature carton lot with ACSC "Booklets" (1995) & Decimals I 1966-75 (1997). Michel "Australien-Oceanian-Antarktis 2002-03". Billigs h/book vol 29 "French Philatelic Facts". "Stamp Collecting" by Phillips & pile of mixed books. Phonecards (144) in small box. Pocket Morley-Bright wmk detector. Glassines, various sizes (400) in bundles. Seven Seas hingeless pages with Christmas Is to 1998 & Cocos, Nauru, Norfolk Is to 1982. Old loose leaf pages (300). Laminated wall chart. $50 $80
8Cumberland FDC albums Still Shrink Wrapped ea with 10 pages to store diff size FDCs. Retail $160 (5 albums).$90$110
9Cumberland FDC albums Still Shrink Wrapped ea with 10 pages to store diff size FDCs. Retail $160 (5 albums).$90$110
10Cumberland FDC refills, 2 division, double sided, Packs of 10. Retail $16.50 per pack = $165. (10 Packs).$80$95
11Davo FDC albums (5) with 6 packs of 10, 3 division pages unopened. New retail $325.$120$200
12Exhibition/album page protectors, 275x340mm, crystal clear, acid free, ideal for safe conservation of your collection. (600)$120$160
13Hagners 1, 2, 4. 50 ea. New packs of 10. Retail $210 (150)...... $120 $160
14Hagners 1, 2, 5. 50 ea. New packs of 10. Retail $210 (150)...... $120 $160
15Hagners 2, 6, 7. 50 ea. New packs of 10. Retail $210 (150)...... $120 $160
16Hagners 3, 6, 8. 50 ea. New packs of 10. Retail $210 (150)...... $120 $160
17Hagners 4 & 5 strip 100 ea. New packs of 10. Retail $280 (200)..$160 $200
18Hagners various sizes (250) in 5 albums, plus 2 lots ruled album pages, & 2 FDC albums, plus loose pages.$120$180
19Hagners, various sizes in 8 binders. Generally good. (300)...... $110 $160
20Lighthouse "BOGA III" padded loose leaf Mint sheet file albums (4), ea with approx 50 30x30cm double sided pages. U, in VG condition. Original cost well over $500. (4) $80 $150
21Lighthouse Classic XL FDC Albums in burgundy. Each with 20 double sided pages to house 80 covers. Buy in bulk & save. New. Retail $66 ea x 5 = $330. (5 albums). $170 $200
22Lighthouse BLACK mounts (similar to Hawids) mixed assortment of 27½-148mm tall, 210mm long strips, blocks, M/Sheets etc. Sold by weight, 500g. New in original packet. Would cost $100s if bought separately. (100s) $75 $100
23Lighthouse CLEAR mounts (similar to Hawids) mixed assortment of 27½-148mm tall, 210mm long strips, blocks, M/Sheets etc. Sold by weight, 500g. New in original packet. Would cost $100s if bought separately. (100s) $75 $100
24Lighthouse Classic Postcard Album in burgundy. Each with 20 double sided pages to house 80 cards. Buy in bulk & save. New. Retail $55 ea x 4 = $220. (4 albums). $120 $160
25Lighthouse Postcard Sleeves 145x95mm. Perfect for shop & market displays or ready for re-sale. Retail $12.50 per pack. New. 15 packs of 50 = $175. (750). $100 $130
26Lighthouse Stationery sleeves to house covers & envelopes. Each 187x125mm. Perfect for market seller boxes or shop display. New. 5 packs of 50 Retail $21 per pack. = $105. (250). $50 $75
27Loose leaf album blank pages 1950s style standard size Quadrille ruled in packs of 100. New, retail $490! (700)$80$100
28Morley-Bright Watermark Detector: The tried & tested pocket sized Inst-A-Tector to help detect those elusive watermarks. Boxed. New. Retail $49.95.$35 $45
29Netherlands Indies: Davo hingeless album 1864-1948. Indonesia 1949 opts to 25R. Netherlands New Guinea inc 1962 UNTEA opts. New with slip-case. Retail $250+. $100 $150
30New Imperial British Empire Stamp Album by Stanley Gibbons for stamps 1840-1936 (end of KGV reign) inc Aden, Egypt & Iraqwith wmk & perf variations, shades, postage dues & officials. 2 vol set. New, in box of issue. Retail $675 $350 $450
31New Zealand: Pre-decimal Davo hingeless loose leaf album 1855-1967 inc Arms Postal Fiscals, Lighthouses, Officials, Postage Dues & Health M/sheets. New in original hard slip-case. Retail $420. $120 $160
32Numis Postcard Albums in burgundy with matching slipcases, each with 20 pages. New -still shrink-wrapped. Retail $55 each (2).$60$80
33Senator Leaves: 5 packs of SG standard leaves for SG Senator Standard Album. Retail $30 per pack (5 packs of 50)$90$110
34Seven Seas Decimal Hingeless Album 1966-95 2 vol set with matching slipcases. Used, VGC. Retail $350+.$70$100
35Spring-back binder (11) some with pgs. Late C19th/early C20th printed albums (6), these very mixed condition. & assumed to be empty! Pile of approx 80 FDC pgs & 3 albums with 30 as new pgs. Bundle of supplements & unused pgs (unchecked). 2 single pocket FDC albums. Ex deceased estate. (heavy, in 2 cartons). $100 $200
36SG Devon Stamp Album in dark red inc 75 leaves. Plus extra pack of 50 leaves. Retail $105 for album, $32 for pgs. New.$80$100
37SG Devon Stamp Album in dark blue inc 75 leaves. Plus a pack of 50 leaves. Retail $105 for album, $32 for pgs. New.$80$100
38Stanley Gibbons Detectamark Wmk Detector: Similar to Safe brand). Find those elusive watermarks easily using this impressive light-based detector. Battery or mains operated (not included), sturdy, easy to use, great results. Boxed. New. Retail $250. $120 $180
39Stockbooks. Lighthouse 60-page white, New. Box of 5. Retail $250. Great buying.$140$180
40Stockbooks. Lighthouse 60-page white, New. Box of 5. Retail $250. Great buying.$140$180
41Stockbooks: Lighthouse padded leather 32 black pages, clear acetate strips & interleaving, matching black leatherette slipcases. New box of 10. Premium quality as sold by Australia Post.. Retail $725. (10) $350 $450
42Stockbooks: Lighthouse 60 black page, acetate strips, padded covers. New. Retail $250+. Great buying. (5)$150$200
43Stockbooks: Lighthouse 60 black page, acetate strips, padded covers. New. Retail $250+. Great buying. (5)$150$200
44Waltex free-standing magnifiers with impressive x8 magnification. Ideal for stamps & coins. Suit market sellers & philatelic societies. Boxed & ready for re-sale. New. Retail $9.50 each. (20) $90 $120
LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
452009 SG Stamps of the World simplified catalogue inc M/Sheets, in colour. 5 volumes. Lists & values 100,000s stamps. New unopened box. Retail $550.$200 $300
462010 SG Australia Catalogue to April 2010 inc States, booklets, BCOF, Postage Dues & AAT, Christmas., Cocos, Norfolk, New Guinea, Papua & PNG to 1975. New. $50 $60
472010 SG British Commonwealth Catalogue 1840-1970 inc wmks, perfs, specimens, varieties etc. VGC. The standard reference. Retail $180.$90$120
482011 SG British Commonwealth Catalogue 1840-1970 inc wmks, perfs, specimens, varieties etc. New. The standard reference. Retail $180.$130$160
492010 World Classic Catalogue 1840-1940 by Yvert inc perfs, wmks, telegraphs, some locals, officials, dues etc. 1116 pgs hardcover in colour. Very useful & easy to use. New. 2010 edition. Retail $220. $120 $160
502011 Scott Classic Specialised Catalogue 1840-1940 for whole world (Br. Commonwealth to 1952) with many priced for both M & MUH, plus price on cover. Also many "used abroad" priced on piece & on cover for some British, Austrian, French etc issues &much more. Hardcover, in colour, 1235 pgs. New. (P) $160 $200
51Australia: SG Catalogue 2010 with States, Commonwealth to April 2010, booklets, BCOF, Postage Dues & AAT, Christmas, Cocos, Norfolk, New Guinea, Papua & PNG to 1975. New. $50 $60
52Australia: "The Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia" by Rosenblum, 6th (latest) edition 1966. Excellent condition with only slight wear to the DJ. Still valuable reference work. $50 $75
53Australians Awarded by Clive Johnson. Depicts & values Orders, Medals & Decorations & related badges etc from mid 1800s to date. Deluxe leather bound edition autographed by Keith Payne (Vietnam VC winner) & Tim Britten CV (Bali bombing hero). A must have for any medal collector. New Retail $85 $50 $75
54Australia: 1919 "The Ross Smith Stamp & Its Postal History" - (the definitive reference guide) by Tom Frommer, 1st edition 2011. 144 pgs profusely illustrated throughout, listing the 364 stamped flown covers with notes on the known survivors, most of which are illustrated. Summary of the origins of the mail flown inc 13 positively identified intermediates before arrival in Australia. A listing of both autographed/signed covers as well as those known to have been addressed/sent by the 4 aviators. Illustrations of most (if not all) of the surviving single stamps. M with selvedge (36), M w/o selvedge (16) & U (31) on or off piece. Plus selected photographs of men, machine & contents of some of the surviving letters inside the flown covers. Essential &important work on the philatelic side of this very historic pioneering fight! $60 $80
55Australian Books: "A Guide to Collecting Australiana" (Hooper 1979). "Glass Paper Weight" (Mackay 1981). "Australian Glass of the c19th & Early c20th" (Graham, 1981). "A Book of Australian Ephemera" (Stone 2005). "Life & Times of Queen Vic" (Vol 1 1887). "Our King & Queen" Vol III (1930s). Australian Philatelic outdated books & cats in carton inc "ACSC KGV" (1994). "Australian Postage Stamps" (Collas 1965) SG Brit Comm cat 2004. Barefoot Brit Comm Revenues & much more. Most ideal for recycling. Take 'em away! (Big heavy carton) $50 $100
56Australian Commonwealth Specialist Catalogues. Current editions Kangaroos & early Federal period 1901-12, KGV (cover bend), KGVI & QEII Pre-decimal. Used, all excellent to 'as new' condition (retail $400) plus decimals 1966-2001 in 2 loose leaf binders. (6 Books). $300 $450
57- Kangaroos & Early Federal Period 1901-12. Current (2005) inc the post-Federation issues for all the states -which were in fact Australian issues. Lists & prices everything, inc proofs, essays, imperfs, varieties, imprints etc. Part of the best series of cataloguesproduced anywhere in the world. 535 pgs. Current edition. New. $85 $100
58- QEII Pre-decimal 1953-65, (2006) 340+ pgs. Essential reference. Current edition. New.$65$75
59- Decimals I, II, III, 1966-2001. Covers everything -varieties, proofs, marginal markings, framas, missing colours etc. 1465 pgs. All latest editions. New. Retail $280. ( 3 vols) $170 $200
60- Booklets 257 pgs. Current (2003) edition. New. Retail $72...... $50-$60
61Australian Decimal Varieties (David McLeary) 1975 2 vol set with in depth coverage not available elsewhere. "New Look Pictor Marks" priced Catalogue of Commem & Pictorial Cancels 1888-1999 (2 vol set). "British Commonwealth Revenues" 1980 by Barefoot, "Focus on Foreign" VE Tyler 1993, "Collecting Postal History" Prince Dimitry Kandaouroff, 1973. Four Australian Cats inc "Aust Postcards" 1984 by Paul Kornan. Overall VGC. Much useful info. (11 books) $50 $80
62Australia: KGV BSAP publications (4) with Halfpenny by Dix & Rowntree (1979? reprint). Threepence by Davidson & Dix (1977), Fourpence by Davidson & Dix (1973), Fivepence by Davidson, Dix & Rowntree (1980). The standard reference works forthese issues, near new condition. Plus "Flaw checklist for the KGV 1/4" 19 pgs monogram by B M Wajer, pub PSSA 1987. (5) $100 $130
63Australia "The Australian Philatelist" by Breckon & Kellow, comp set of 12 issues 1987-91. Near new, excellent reference with much information not available elsewhere. Rare as a set. $60 $100
64Australia: Revenue Publications - "Railway Stamps of Mainland Australia", "Revenue & Railway Stamps of Tasmania", "Tasmania Revenue Stamps", "Victorian Revenue Stamps", "Revenue Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia & its Territories", "The Revenue Stamps of South Australia" plus 4 supplements. Total 306pgs. Variously by Craig, Ingles, Presgrave & Walker. New. Most now out of print, still the standard reference works. (6 books) $60 $80
65Australasian Wreck Mail. By Brian Peace, pub RPSV 1997. 289 pgs plus 8 colour plates. New. The reference work on this subject.$50$75
66Austria & Hungary : SG Specialised Catalogue inc perfs, shades etc, Lombardy-Venetia, Bosnia, Postage Dues, occupations etc. 1000s of price rises. New 2009 edition, 358pgs in colour. $100 $120