Millennium Philatelic Auctions : Postage Stamps, Postal History, Philately : Sydney Australia

The Rodney A. Perry ‘Commercial Philately in Australia (to 1940)’ Melbourne Stampshow 2009 eight-frame Large Vermeil exhibit, more than two-thirds of the content of which relates to the Colonial-era (from all six Colonies), commencing with superb example of the Lewis Carroll 1889 patented ‣The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case” (internet retail US$2500), followed by Victoria 1868 inscribed envelope providing earliest reference to stamps in commerce, incl earliest reference (1882) to ‣price list of post marks”, autographed items of Colonial Philatelic Pioneers A.F. Bassett Hull and J.H. Smyth (President, Secretary of The Sydney Philatelic Club) on ‘executive’ edition of 1905 Jubilee postcard, J.E. Newell Bull, James Davis, Isaac Dawson, Fred Hagen (incl 1904 real photo portrait postcard), Arthur V Lewis, W.H. Robinson, Wm Smart, E.R. Thomas and Dawson A Vindin, early illustrated/inscribed covers for Eric E Akins (1899), Australian Stamp Co (5, 1895-98), The Australian Stamp News (1894), C.B. Donne (2, 1897-99), Hamilton, Macrae & Co (1900 - reg’d and 1901 - superb), Abe Hyams (1893), T.H. Nicolle (1907), A.S. Russell (3, 1897-1900), E.R. Sturgess (1905 - reg’d), Victoria Stamp Market (1905 bicolour – reg’d), and a stand out item of 1881 (to Argentina!) being illustrated Book Post labels (2, on one parcel fragment) for Sydney Foreign Stamp Depot (Australia’s first Philatelic Trading firm), catalogues/price lists including Donne (c1909), Hagen (1898), Hamilton, Macrae (1900 buying list for W.A. stamps, believed Australia’s first buying list), Nicolle (c1917), Smyth & Nicolle (1899 in original cover), Smyth (1902 and 1903), and The Commonwealth Specialists’ Catalogue (1928-29 second edition), colourful etiquettes including Hagen’s circular red (1909) and blue (1913), both tied, Robinson (2 colours, 1915 and 1918), and 1911 ANPEX (pale blue) tied on cover to Charles Lathrop Pack (eminent U.S. Philatelist), prerequisites including inscribed perf gauges, pockets, packets, stamp folders, hinges, reproduced early photos of business premises, principals, etc, many scarce/rare philatelic items with Stationery Reply cards for Queensland (1893, 1907 usages), Victoria (1897), and rare intercolonial usages of Victoria in N.S.W. (1894) and Victoria in Queensland (1895), inscribed Postal cards (and wrappers), Tasmania 1891 PTPO 1d Wrapper for The Federal Australian Philatelist (to Austria), 1919 late use P.O.W. envelope Liverpool/Melbourne, scarcer stamp frankings including N.S.W. 8d Lyrebird and S.A. 8d Long type solo frankings, exotic destinations such as Argentina (1893 rare use Reply card in Victoria), Barbados (1896), Italy (1884), Newfoundland (1898), Philippines (1907), Turks Island! (1897), inwards from Greece (1897), Japan (1893), Jersey (1895 reg’d, missent to Victoria B.C.), Romania (1898), Russia (remarkable 1883 reg’d to then 15 years old Dawson A Vindin), Samoa (1901), also illustrated Postal card from German 1908 Exhibition to Victoria (believed unique use to an Australian State), Postal History elements include 1939 ‣Centurion” wreck cover McKay’s (Royal Arcade, Sydney) to U.K. Comprises covers/cards (121), Stationery (86), printed ephemera (44 items, excluding reproduced photos), generally of very good, exhibition quality.

An historic and unique collection, worthy of inclusion in a Museum. Please note that generous terms are available for the purchaser of this magnificent collection. [A complete set of scans on CD is available; AU$50 posted]