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21840-1936 British Empire New Imperial Album by Stanley Gibbons with spaces for all British Empire stamps, plus Iraq & Egypt inc wmks, perfs, Postage Dues, Officials etc & GB plate nos. Hard cover 2 volume set. New. Retail $550. $250$400
3Albums: Lighthouse slipcase album hingeless Guernsey 1992-99, Channel Is, Isle of Man 1973-99, Australia Seven Seas hingeless 1913-79, 1966-87, New Zealand 1953-79 Binder damaged, pages good. SG Standard Australia 1913-79. Old Europe Album timbre post 1850-1928, plus plain page album. $100$180
4Australia: Seven Seas Decimal hingeless albums 1966-2007 in 11 near new matching binders & slipcases. These alone retail $440. Pages mostly GC inc nearly all optional pgs (retail $1200+). Most with extra clear mounts added, & some annotations. Total replacement cost well over $1600. $220$300
5FDC Albums. Lighthouse single size cover album with 50 leaves to hold 100 covers or cards. New. Retail $140. (5 albums). $70$100
6FDC Albums. Lighthouse single size cover album with 50 leaves to hold 100 covers or cards. New. Retail $140. (5 albums). $70$100
7German s/books 30 page (2), 16 pg (2) & 32 pg (4), other stockbook 32 pg, Seven Seas Aust album 1966-87, SG album 1978-80. Norfolk Is Seven Seas album 1947-86. High replacement cost. $110$160
8Hagners: 250 various size in 5 better binders. Plus German specialized stock book for 40 FDC, & SG FDC pages album. $100$150
11Hagners: 2 strip (250). New retail $350. Mostly VG condition in 5 matching Aust Post "FDC" binders. Total retail $400+. $150$200
12Hagners: Size 1 (100) & 2 (200). Mostly excellent to near new. Retail new $420, in 6 similar condition binders. Total retail $500. $180$240
13Hawid stock-cards: 4 strip large size 20.5cm x 14.5cm (approx 400) in 7 boxes, 5 strip (100) & odds (50) in another 3 boxes. Plus assorted loose (60) with individual protective plastics. Seldom seen in Australia. Used, mostly VGC. All in large (heavy) carton. (600). $100$150
14Kabe Double sided hagner type pgs new, various sizes (73), plus as new (43) loose & binder with various size Vario double sided. $80$120
15Large PO Pack Albums (5), albums of plastic stock sheets (5), large Victoria album, black page album, plus 2 packs of plain pages. (large carton). $60$80
16Lighthouse One Country pages new for German New Guinea, NWPI & New Guinea to 1939, Papua 1906-1946 inc Officials. Australia Schaubek hingeless album 1966-89 inc booklet stamps & panes. Bridge quality plain album. Lighthouse padded for FDC, M/Sheets, Lighthouse 32 page s/books (2). Huge initial cost. $120$180
17Lighthouse 64 black page s/books with acetate strips. Retail $65 ea = $325. New in original box. (5). $180$220
18Lighthouse 32-page black stock books, clear acetate strips & glassine interleaves. Box of 10. New. Retail $300+. $180$240
19Lighthouse 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
20Lighthouse 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
21Lighthouse 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
22Lighthouse 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
23Lighthouse 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
24Lighthouse Vario black pages. Size 6 (40), 5 (45), 4 (45) & 2 (30). Total 160 pgs, brand new in packs of 5. Retail $240. $160$180
25Lighthouse Vario clear pages. Size 1 (40) & 2 (90). Brand new in packs of 5. Suit M/Sheets or FDC. Retail $195. $120$140
26Lighthouse Vario sheets 2 strip (20) & 6 strip (20) in unopened packets (retail $160), plus new burgundy coloured binder (retail $40) sealed in shrink wrap. Total retail $100. (binder & 40 sheets). $50$75
27Lighthouse Mint sheet files. Boga I (14), mostly VG-excellent condition. Retail $25 ea = $350. Plus "Boga II" mint sheet album. VG+ condition. New retail $100+, total replacement cost $450+. $90$120
28Safe Signoscope Watermark Detector: The best in the business. Find those elusive watermarks using this tried & tested light-based detector, battery or mains operated (not included). VGC. Retail $450. $220$300
29Safe Signoscope Watermark Detector: The best in the business. Find those elusive watermarks using this tried & tested light-based detector, battery or mains operated. (not included). New. Retail $450. $300$350
30Schaubek Springback binders, blue (6) & red (12). Used, VGC, retail $1400+. Not easy to find. Value lot. $200$300
31Spring-back binders (6) with blue (4) & black (2). Near new condition. Replacement retail $480. $120$160
32Stockbooks: Lighthouse 64 white pgs. New un-opened box. Retail $250+. Great buying. (5) $150$200
33Stockbooks: German made, 32 white pgs with interleaving. Box of 12. New. Retail $360. $180$220
34Stockbooks: German made, 32 white pgs with interleaving. Box of 12. New. Retail $360. $180$220
35Tarafold: Ex dealer's stand-up metal display stand with 30 heavy duty plastic pgs to hold 60 hagners. Ideal for show, fair or market tables. Now near impossible to find. Overall VG condition, replacement cost over $300. $80$120
LITERATURE & REFERENCE BOOKS
362011 SG "Stamps of the World" catalogue inc M/Sheets. 6 volumes in colour, pricing 100,000s of stamps. New. Retail $450. $180$250
372012 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
40Australia & Territories Booklet Catalogue 1904-2012, 2 volume set, 200 pgs. Inc opts & reprints, specialised listing to 1972 inc advertising interleaving variation, edition nos, Helecon/non Helecon, Tropical types & others inc private emissions, prestige or cheque books, AAT, Christmas Island, Cocos Is, Lord Howe Is, Norfolk Is & PNG. New. Essential reference. $70$90
41Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue -Kangaroos: Latest 2013 edition completely revised & updated throughout inc details on CTO cancels ex PO Specimen sets, FDC (where these exist), proofs & essays. Expanded section on plate varieties, inc sheet locations -some yet to be plated (cat nos have been changed/reorganised in many sections). Price revisions (nearly all UPWARD) reflecting current collecting trends. Profusely illustrated. Essential must-have for all collectors. $80$100
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42- KGV 1914-36 (2014). 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. Just released new edition. $110$150
43- KGVI 1937-52 inc varieties, plate numbers, shades etc. 2006, 250 pgs. Current edition. New. $60$70
44- QEII Pre-decimal 1953-65, (2006) 340+ pgs. Essential reference. Current edition. New. $70$80
45- Decimals I, II, III, 1966-2001. Covers everything inc varieties, proofs, marginal markings, framas, missing colours etc. 1465 pgs. All latest editions. New. Original retail $280. Reserve reduced. ( 3 vols). $130$200
46- Postal Stationery Catalogue 1911-65. Just released A4 loose leaf in colour covering all forms of stationery inc PTPO & Official dies, fully illustrated inc all Postcard & Lettercard views, Specimens etc. 400+ pgs. Essential reference. Retail $225 $180$220
47Australia: Plating the KGV 1d die II" by Gordon Monk, 79 pgs. In-depth study of the positions inc the "Spur Angles", 1928 Ash retouches & the adjacent die I stamps (columns 1 & 4) & profusely illustrated throughout, 79pgs. New. $25$40
49British Commonwealth: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 1, Great Britain & the Empire in Europe, 2nd Ed, 1952. Inc GB & Islands, Ireland, Malta, Gibraltar, Cyprus, etc. A wealth of information covering stamps, essays, proofs, postal stationery & postal history. VGC. $60$100
50British Commonwealth: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 2, Empire in Africa inc coverage of stamps, pmks, postal history (Boer War etc), stationery, Specimens, forgeries etc. Much invaluable information not available elsewhere. Some foxing to end papers o/w VG-F. The volume everyone wants. $150$220
51British East Africa: The Stamps, Postal Stationery & Cancellations (2006) by J Minns FRPSL, inc all BEA Co issues inc h/s & m/s provisionals, Light & Liberty types inc imperfs, India & Zanzibar opts, De La Rue issue, Postal Stationery, India used in, pmks, Ugandan mails etc. Much detailed info on printings, quantities etc, numerous covers shown & illustrated throughout inc 8 colour plates. 200 pgs. New. The last copy we have. $60$90
52British Nth America: Robson Lowe Encyclopedia Vol 5 (1973) with DJ. Extensive coverage of Canada & Colonies, Bermuda & British Honduras, British Postal Agencies in US, Colombia, Panama, & Mexico, postal history, die proofs, essays, pmks etc. Much invaluable information not found elsewhere. Some dust jacket discolour, contents VGC. A must for any collector of this area. $80$100
53China: SG 2014 Imperial China to PRC, inc Japanese Occup, Revolution period, provinces inc Manchuria, Sinkiang, etc, Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong, foreign POs. Latest 2014 edition. 100s of price rises. New. $70$90
54German Colonies Postmark Catalogue for pre-cursor use of German stamps in ea colony. Every stamp priced for ea pmk, uses Mi cat numbers & a multiplying factor. Fully illustrated. Hard cover. 475pgs. Current 2006 edition. New. Retail €128 + shipping. $150$200
57India inc States. SG catalogue. Current 2009 edition, 222 colour pgs. New. $25$40
58Italy & States to 1900: Sassone 2009 Specialist Catalogue, inc great detail on printings, shades, varieties, price on cover, Colonies, San Marino, essays, stationery etc. 580 colour pgs hardcover. New $100$150
59Italy & States to 1900: Sassone 2011 Specialist Catalogue, inc great detail on printings, shades, varieties, price on cover, Colonies, San Marino, essays, stationery etc. 574 colour pgs hardcover. New. $120$180
60Italy - States: Sassone Postal History catalogue, inc Lombardy-Venetia, with every stamp priced on cover for every pmk. 2006 hardcover edition, 625 colour pgs. Invaluable reference. $70$100
61New South Wales & ACT Post, Receiving, Telegraph & Telephone Offices (4 vol set) by Hopson & Tobin. Listing the various datestamps in use from pre-stamp era (before 1850) to late 1980s. NSW & ACT POs by Hopson, pub 1986, alphabetical listing with opening dates, name changes, closure dates & location, inc now long gone settlements. Essential reference & a good companion group to Freeman's NSW Numeral Cancels. $180$240
62New South Wales: "The Postal History of NSW 1788-1901" by JS White FRPSL, pub 1988, H/C, 481 pgs. Invaluable reference with much previously unavailable info, plus illustrations of 100s of pmks, covers etc. New. Invaluable reference $75$100
63New Zealand: "History of the New Zealand Military Postal Services 1845-1991" by Startup & Proud, 377 pgs, pub 1992, covering Maori Wars, Boer War, WWI inc Samoa Expeditionary Force, Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine, France & the UK 1914-19, WWII to 1946 inc NZEF Middle East & Pacific, RNZ Navy & Airforce, later periods inc BCOF Japan, UN Forces Korea, & NZ force Vietnam. Profusely illustrated. Near new with dust-jacket $40$70
64New Zealand "The Postage Stamps of ..." vol 1 pub by RPSNZ 1938, edited by Collins & Fathers, 678 pgs inc QV Chalon 2d photo plates A & B & coverage of proofs, specimen, essays, etc not listed elsewhere. Title pages & end paper loose. Light foxing in places, o/w fine, only 1000 printed & by far the scarcest volume, always in demand. $400$600
65Royal Collection by Sir John Wilson -a huge limited edition slipcase book 270x360, 70mm thick, pub 1952. Catalogues the entire collection, with 12 colour plates showing dozens of stamps, & 64 b&w plates showing 100s of classics & covers, inc many of the great rarities of the British Empire. About 450pgs -many only single sided. Trace of tone on end papers etc, o/w VF. $500$700
66Royal Collection by Sir John Wilson -a huge limited edition slipcase book 270x360, 70mm thick, pub 1952 -the limited leather-bound edition. Catalogues the entire collection, with 12 colour plates showing dozens of stamps, & 64 b&w plates showing 100s of classics & covers, inc many of the great rarities of the British Empire. About 450pgs -many only single sided. Trace of tone on end papers etc, o/w VF. $400$700
67Scandinavia: Stanley Gibbons Specialised Catalogue for Aland, Danish West Indies, Denmark, Faroes, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway & Sweden. 425 colour pgs. Current 2008 edition. New. $40$60
68Serbia: The Principality of Serbia. Postal History & Postage Stamps 1830-82, by Dr VM Kardosch 1996. Historical & postal history notes from early period & Turkish Occup period, plus detail info on all stamp issues. 380 pgs. A4 size hardcover. $100$200
70South Australia: "A Catalogue of Squared Circle Postmarks of South Australia" by R Overton, 34pgs, 1983, inc location & rarity ratings. Essential reference. Out of print. $35$40
71Spanish Colonies: Edifil Catalogue 2007/08 in 2 hard cover volumes, in colour. Inc varieties, prices on cover, all Colonies inc forerunner use of Spain, plus Andorra. Full of info not available elsewhere. 800 pgs. As new. The best reference for these. $80$120
72Victoria: Postmarks "The POs & Hand-held Date-stamps of Victoria" by Watson, Webster & Wood. 2 Vol set, Vol 1 A-B & reverse listing, Vol 2 C-G, both with rarity ratings for Commonwealth cds, pub 1989-92 & invaluable references. "The Postal History of the Port Philip District 1935-1851", J Purves, pub RPSV 1950 & author signed. All VF or better. (3) $80$120
73Victoria: "The Halflengths of Victoria - The Stamps & Postal History 1850-59" by Barwis & Moreton. The long awaited up-date & revision of Purves' ground-breaking & near impossible to find tome, describing all aspects of this issue. New comp with DVD of "Exhibit & Census". Pub by RPSV 2009, 487 pgs. New. $140$180
74West Africa: SG Specialised British Cwlth Catalogue inc Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, British POs Morocco, Occup of Togo & Cameroon, pmks of British PO Fernando Poo. Current 2013 edition. New. Retail $70. $40$60
75West Africa: SG Specialised British Cwlth Catalogue inc Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, British POs Morocco, Occup of Togo & Cameroon, pmks of British PO Fernando Poo. Current 2013 edition. New. Retail $70. $35$50
76Yugoslavia: "Maraka Hrvatskih Zemalja", vols 2 & 4-7, being all the 1 volume for the 1918 provisional opts on Bosnia, 1918. SHS Croatian opts on Hungary & 1918 "Breaking of Chains" issue. Then 4 volumes on the 1919-20 Slovenia Chainbreakers. All bilingual-Croatian & German. Total almost 1000 pp & full of valuable info. (5 vols). $100$150
AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONS & LOTS
771914-37 KGV MUH Pics & Commems collection in Seven Seas hingeless pgs with 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved, 1928 Kookaburra 3d M/Sheet, 1932 Lyrebird 1/- (2) inc OS opt. 1934 Vic Cent perf 10½ & 11½ sets to 1/-. Macarthur set of 4, 1934 Airmail 1/6 no wmk perf 11. 1935 ANZAC & KGV SJ sets. 1936 SA Cent & 1937 NSW Sesqui set. F-VF fresh MUH, retail $1840. (46, plus M/S). (P) $750$900
781914-37 KGV Commem/Pic Mint collection in Seven Seas hingeless pgs with 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved. W/C MLH (sl crease). 1931 Kingsford Smith set inc 2d, 3d opt OS (3d MUH, sl flts). Genuine opts, normal retail $800, 6d brown opt OS. 1932 Kookaburra 6d & 1/- Lyrebird (2) inc opt OS. Bridge set (5/- replica) plus both OS opts. 1934 Airmail 1/6 no wmk. Vic Cent to 1/- both perfs & Macarthur set to 9d inc 2d Dark Hills. 1935 ANZAC & KGV SJ sets. 1936 SA to 1/- & 1937 NSW Sesqui set. Mostly VFM/MLH. Retail $1445. (49). (P) $400$500
791914-65 Comprehensive near comp MUH collection in Seven Seas hingeless album (no Kangaroos or KGV) with 1914 Kookaburra 6d engraved, 1929 Airmail 3d types A&B. 1931 Kingsford Smith opt OS (2d VF MUH, 3d glazed gum & tone spot), both genuine opts. 1932 Lyrebird 1/- (2) inc OS opt. 1934 Vic Cent to 1/- both perfs & Macarthur sets to 9d (2), 1934 Hermes 1/6 no wmk. 1935 ANZAC & KGV SJ sets. 1936 South Aust & 1937 NSW sets. 1937 KGVI 3d blue Die I, die I white wattles (toned at right), Die IA & Die II thick & thin papers (retail for 5 $600). 1938 Robes 5/-, 10/-, £1 thick & thin papers. 1946 BCOF opt set to 5/- thin paper fresh MUH (retail $300). 1949 Arms to £2 (sl sun-tanned gum), QEII comp (retail $650) inc 1959 Pics to 5/- Cattle white paper & 1964 Navigators set of 8 to £2 inc 10/-, £1 white papers. Odd extras inc blks & prs. Some minor toning here & there, mostly on lower values. Retail $4150. (400+). $1200$1800
801914-37 KGV Pics & Commems collection in Seven Seas hingeless pgs with 1914 Kookaburra 6d Engraved VFU light cnr cancel. 1928 Kookaburra 3d (vert mesh), jumbo margins ex M/sheet superb U with cnr cancel. 1931 Kingsford Smith set of 7 inc 2d, 3d & 6d opt OS. 1932 Bridge 5/- w/c VF commercially U (retail $600) & 1/- Lyrebird opt OS fresh CTO. 1934 Vic Cent both perfs to 1/- & Macarthur set of 4 to 9d. 1935 ANZAC 1/- & KGV SJ set to 2/-. 1936 SA Cent & 1937 NSW Sesqui Cent sets. A well above average VFU/CTO collection. Retail $1200. (49). (P) $500$600
841932 Bridge 5/- green (thinned at base) postally U, plus 1920s-80s off paper mix -strength in Pre-decimal (weight 370gms, approx 6000 stamps). World booklets (7) with Solomon Islands 1959 4/- & 11/- (SG SB1, 2 cat £70) & PNG (5) inc 1970 50c Panorama. USA 1905-08 1c McKinley Postal cards, variety of cancels (55). G-FU. Plus 1970s-80s pmks on pieces (650) on piece, plus small selection of other postal cards or covers. Large shoebox. $130$170