AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, PRE-DECIMAL PRESENTATION AND COLLECTORS SETS

Lot 499		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 Range of CTO stamps on hagners ex 1930s Collector's Set folder, including Kangaroos to 5/- incl 2d, 2½d, 4d, 5d, 6d (2), 9d (2), 1/- and 2/- First Wmk, 1914 Engraved 1d KGV and 6d Kooka, KGV Sideface to 1/4d (3), few OS punctures and opts, and few later including 2d Kingsford Smith OS opt. Many no gum, otherwise generally fine (53)
Lot 500		Estimate: $6,000 Realised Price : $5,250 1924 Brown Folder with gold lettering 'Souvenir/OF THE/Universal Postal Congress/AT/STOCKHOLM/1924' and containing Kangaroo First Wmk ½d to £2 CTO with MELBOURNE cds with blank base, ½d, 1d, 2½d, 3d, 5d, 6d, 9d, 1/-, 2/- and 5/- DE 3 13 half-cancels, and 2d, 4d, 10/-, £1 and £2 DE 5 13 quarter-cancels. Also 1d KGV Engraved with DE 3 13 half-cancel. The 6d, 1/-, 10/- and £1 with gum, others no gum. These contents, though accurate for this folder, are incomplete (lacking the KGV issues), and may not represent the original contents. Nevertheless a scarce folder containing the key stamps (the three high values cat AU$13750) (16 stamps)
Lot 501		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $260 1929 'Souvenir of the Universal Postal Congress at London, 1929' cream folder with presentation set of stamps held in paper strips, incomplete contents comprising 6d, 9d, 1/-, 2/- and 5/- Kangaroos, ½d, 1d, 1½d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 4½d and 1/4d KGV, 1927 1½d Canberra, 1928 3d Kookaburra and 1929 3d Airmail, all CTO and very fine (16)
Lot 502		Estimate: $2,300 c1932 Collector's Set in green booklet tied by thread, comprising the current and obsolete issues complete up to 1932 Bridge set (65 stamps), the Kangaroo SPECIMEN opts being Type C £1 and £2 Third Wmk and 10/- Small Multi Wmk. Mixed centering as always otherwise very fine and unmounted. The three high value Kangaroos alone cat AU$3350
Lot 503		Estimate: $2,300 c1933 Collector's Set in Brownish-grey horizontal folder containing 65 stamps comprising current and obsolete issues complete and with OS punctures and overprints CTO, including Small Multi Wmk 10/- and Third Wmk £1 and £2 Kangaroos optd SPECIMEN Type C, 2d and 3d Kingsford Smith OS opt, and 5/- Bridge. Typical mixed centering otherwise fine with all stamps unmounted
Lot 504		Estimate: $2,500 c1933 Collector's Set in Brownish-grey horizontal folder (brown printing) containing the current and obsolete issues complete up to the 1932 Bridge set (65 stamps), the Kangaroo SPECIMEN opts being Type C £1 and £2 Third Wmk and 10/- C of A Wmk. Mixed centering as always, otherwise very fine and unmounted. The three high value Kangaroos are well-centred and alone catalogue AU$3850
Lot 505		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $550 1934 'Souvenir of the Universal Postal Congress at Cairo, 1934' cream folder, with envelope affixed containing presentation set of stamps, comprising Kangaroos £1 Third Wmk optd SPECIMEN, 1/-, 2/- Small Multi Wmk CTO, 6d (ord and OS opt), 9d, 5/- C of A Wmk CTO and 10/- optd SPECIMEN; KGV ½d to 1/4d CTO, and 1929-1932 special issues incl OS opts CTO. Believed to be the complete set with the exception of the £2 Kangaroo optd SPECIMEN. Fine and unmounted (36)
Lot 506		Estimate: $700 c1935 Collector's Set in brownish horizontal folder (brown printing), comprising Kangaroos 9d, 1/-, 2/-, 5/- (C of A Wmk, except 1/- Small Multi), punctured OS 9d, 1/-, 2/-, 5/-, 10/- (Small Multi Wmk, except 10/- Third Wmk), 6d Small Multi Wmk optd OS CTO, and 10/-, £2 C of A Wmk and £1 Third Wmk optd SPECIMEN Type D; 1914 1d, 6d Engraved CTO; KGV ½d - 1/4d (4½d Die 2), 2d, 5d Surcharges, and ½d - 5d punctured or optd OS CTO; and commemorative and special issues to 1934 Vic Centenary almost complete CTO (lacking 3d Airmail) and also with corresponding punctured or optd OS issues. Mixed centering as usual and fine unmounted, although four stamps would appear to be missing (1d Green KGV, 6d Kangaroo,6d Kooka, 3d Airmail) (61)
Lot 507		Estimate: $1,000 c1937 Collector's Set in grey horizontal folder comprising the current and obsolete issues including OS punctures and overprints CTO plus the 10/-, £1 and £2 C of A Wmk Kangaroos optd SPECIMEN Type D, lacking the 5/- Bridge. Mixed centering as always, but fine and unmounted.(67)
Lot 508		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $400 1939 'Souvenir of the Universal Postal Congress at Buenos Ayres' blue folder, partial contents included on stock card, comprising 1934 1/6d Hermes, 1934 Macarthur set, 1935 2d, 1/- Anzac, 1935 Jubilee set, 1936 3d, 1/- SA Centenary, 1937-38 3d Blue KGVI, 6d Kookaburra, 1/- Lyrebird, 1/4d KGVI, 5/- Robes all CTO, and £1 Third Wmk, £2 Small Multi Wmk Kangaroos SPECIMEN (Type D) and 10/- Robes optd SPECIMEN. Stamps fine, but a few hinged and not guaranteed to derive from the folder (19)
Lot 509		Estimate: $800 c1942 Collector's Set in buff horizontal folder (brown printing), comprising 6d, 9d, 2/- and 5/- Kangaroos CTO plus 10/-, £1, £2 C of A Wmk optd Type D SPECIMEN, ½d - 1/4d KGV, 1938-42 KGVI issues complete CTO or optd SPECIMEN (10/- Robes) (lacking only the 1d and 2d Die I), special and commemorative issues with 3d Airmail, 1931 2d, 3d, 6d, K Smith (plus 2d and 3d optd OS), 6d Brown Airmail (2, one optd OS), 1932 6d and 1/-, 1932 Bridge (plus 2d, 3d optd OS), 1934 Vic Centenary, 1934 Macarthur, 1934 1/6d Hermes, 1935 Anzac, 1935 Silver Jubilee. Mixed centering as always, otherwise very fine and unmounted (70)
Lot 510		Estimate: $5,000 Realised Price : $3,800 1942 navy blue leather presentation folder of 'CURRENT POSTAGE STAMPS/ALSO SPECIMENS OF EARLIER AND COMMEMORATIVE ISSUES', frontispiece inscribed 'Souvenir of/Commonwealth Telegraph Conference'. Contains 16 leaves with set of commonwealth stamps all mint (as complete as archives would permit) hinged in place. The Kangaroo issues comprise 6d Chestnut and £2 Third Wmk (latter centred left otherwise very fine), 10/- Small Multiple Wmk, 9d, 2/-, 5/-, £1 C of A Wmk. The KGV issues are either Small Multiple or C of A Wmk; the 4½d has been removed as it was the Die 2 variety, and has been replaced by a CTO Die 2. Very fine and rarely offered, includes the original envelope in which the folder was enclosed. The Kangaroo high values alone catalogue AU$8925 (87 stamps)
Lot 511		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1947 leather folder prepared for presentation to delegates to the 12th Congress of the Universal Postal Union in Paris, with four pages of stamps held in glassine strips, comprising those issues made since the previous Congress in 1939 in mint condition (26 stamps). Fine and scarce
Lot 512		Estimate: $1,000 Realised Price : $900 c1948 Collector's set apparently complete but without folder with issues current in 1948, ½d to 5/- CTO, and 10/- and £1 Robes optd SPECIMEN, very fine unmounted with gum (23)
Lot 513		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $105 c1950 Collector's Set in grey folder, comprising ½d, 4d, 5d, 5½d, 6d, 9d, 1/- Fauna, 1938 1/4d KGVI, 1941 3d Brown KGVI, 1942-44 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 1948 1d Princess, 1/3d Bull, 1/6d Hermes, 2/- Abo Art, 5/- Arms all CTO, plus 10/-, £1 and £2 Arms optd SPECIMEN. fine unmounted (21)
Lot 514		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $105 c1952 Collector's Set in grey folder, comprising ½d, 4d, 5½d, 6d, 9d, 1/- Fauna, 1d Princess, 1½d, 2d Queen Mother, 2½d Chocolate, 3d Green, 3½d, 4½d, 6½d Green, 7½d, 1/0½d KGVI, 8½d, 2/6d Aborigine, 1/6d Hermes, 2/- Abo Art, 5/- Arms all CTO, plus 10/-, £1 and £2 Arms optd SPECIMEN. Fine unmounted (24)
Lot 515		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 c1953 Collector's Set in grey folder, issues current in 1953, but with several anomalies (1942 and 1951 2½d KGVI rather than 2½d Blue QEII, and 1951 3½d KGVI as well as 3½d QEII; also the unusual inclusion of 1952 3½d Scout). 1d to 5/- CTO, 10/-, £1 and £2 Arms optd SPECIMEN (27)
Lot 516		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $125 c1953 Collector's Set in grey folder, comprising ½d, 4d, 5½d, 6d, 9d, 1/- Fauna, 1½d, 2d Queen Mother, 2½d Chocolate, 3½d, 4½d, 6½d Green, 7½d, 1/0½d KGVI, 8½d, 2/6d Aborigine, 1/3d Bull, 1/6d Hermes, 2/- Abo Art, 1953 3d, 3d QEII, and 5/- Arms all CTO, plus 10/-, £1, £2 Arms optd SPECIMEN. Fine unmounted (25)
Lot 517		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 c1953 Collector's Set in grey folder (C.7191/50 imprint) with stamps current in 1953 (however with 1951 2½d KGVI rather than 2½d QEII), 1d to 5/- CTO, 10/-, £1 and £2 Arms optd SPECIMEN (23)
Lot 518		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $125 c1954 Collector's Set in grey folder, comprising ½d, 4d, 6d, 9d, 1/- Fauna, 2d Queen Mother, 2½d Chocolate, 6d Green, 7d, 1/0½d KGVI, 1/6d Hermes, 2/- Abo Art, 2/6d Aborigine, 1953-54 1d, 2½d, 3d, 3d QEII, and 5/- Arms all CTO, plus 10/-, £1, £2 Arms optd SPECIMEN. Fine unhinged (21)
Lot 519		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $525 1955 loose-leaf presentation folder tied by blue ribbon, title page headed 'With the Compliments of the Director-General Posts and Telegraphs', containing 18 specially printed pages for the stamps issued from 1953 (3½d Young Farmers' Clubs) to 1955 (3½d South Australian Stamp Centenary), the mint stamps (mostly in pairs) affixed by their gum. Minor staining on back cover, otherwise fine and scarce (41 stamps)
Lot 520		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $360 1957 Buff Presentation Folder with Australian coat-of-arms on front, and with frontispiece inscribed 'With the Compliments/of the/Director-General/Posts and Telegraphs' and containing a set of Australian issues between 1951 (the 7½d Blue KGVI) and 1957 (4d SA Responsible Govt), also Nauru, Norfolk Island and Papua New Guinea issues of the same period, all hinged in place. Fine and scarce
Lot 521		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $105 c1960 Collector's Set in grey folder, comprising ½d Kangaroo, 2d Queen Mother, 6d Kookaburra, 2/6d Aborigine, 1957 10d QEII, 1958 5½d War Memorial pair, 1959 1d, 3d, 5d QEII, 8d, 9d, 1/- Fauna, 1/6d, 2/-, 2/3d, 2/5d, 3/- Flora, 5/- Arms all CTO, plus 10/-, £1 and £2 Arms optd SPECIMEN. Fine unmounted (22)
Lot 522		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $180 1960 Buff Presentation Folder secured by blue cord showing Australian coat-of-arms on front, and inscribed 'With the Compliments of the Director General Posts and Telegraphs', containing two leaves with the current definitive stamps from ½d to £2 (22) affixed by hinges
Lot 523		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $105 c1961 Collector's Set in grey folder, comprising ½d Kangaroo, 2/6d Aborigine, 1957 10d QEII, 1959-62 1d, 2d, 3d, 5d, 6d, 8d, 9d, 11d, 1/2d, 1/6d, 2/-, 2/3d, 2/5d, 3/-, 5/-, 1961 1/- Colombo Plan, all CTO, and 10/-, £1 and £2 Arms optd SPECIMEN, all fine unmounted (22)
Lot 524		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 c1962 Collector's Set in grey folder, comprising ½d to 5/- CTO and 10/-, £1 and £2 Arms optd SPECIMEN. The contents may not be original as it appears to include some obsolete issues (32)
Lot 525		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $240 c1964 Collector's Set in green folder (C.11841/63 imprint) comprising ½d Kangaroo, 2/6d Aborigine, 1959-62 1d, 2d, 3d, 8d, 11d, 1/2d, 2/-, 1961 1/- Colombo plan, 1963 5d Green QEII, 1963-64 6d, 9d, 1/6d, 2/5d Birds, 1963-64 4/- Navigator all CTO, plus 7/6d - £2 Navigators optd SPECIMEN (10/-, £1 Cream Papers, £2 lower position). An interesting, perhaps incomplete composition (lacking the 2/3d Wattle, 3/- Waratah and 5/- Cattle?). Also 5d, 8d, 1/-, 2/- and 2/3d Australian Antarctic Territory and Cocos 1963 set. Fine unmounted (31)
Lot 526		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $280 c1964 Collector's Set in green folder (C.11841/63 imprint), comprising ½d Kangaroo, 1957 10d QEII, 1959-62 1d, 2d, 3d, 8d, 11d, 1/2d, 2/-, 2/3d White Paper, 3/-, 1961 1/- Colombo Plan, 1963 5d Green QEII, 1963-64 6d, 9d, 1/6d, 2/5d Birds, 1963-64 4/-, 5/- Navigators all CTO plus 7/6d - £2 Navigators optd SPECIMEN (10/-, £1 White Papers, £2 central position). Also 5d, 8d, 1/-, 2/-, 2/3d Australian Antarctic Territory and Cocos 1963 set CTO. Fine unmounted (34)
Lot 527		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $340 1965 Collector's Set in green folder (C.11841/63 imprint), comprising ½d Kangaroo, 1957 10d QEII, 1959-62 1d, 2d, 3d QEII, 8d, 11d, 1/2d Fauna, 2/3d Wattle white paper, 1961 1/- Colombo Plan, 1963-65 6d, 9d, 1/6d, 2/-, 2/5d, 2/6d, 3/- Birds, 1963-65 4/- and 5/- Navigators all CTO, and 7/6d, 10/- cream paper, £1 white paper and £2 Navigators optd SPECIMEN. Also 5d, 1/-, 2/-, 2/3d Australian Antarctic Territory and Cocos 1963 set. Fine unmounted (34)
Lot 528		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $105 1965 Collector's Set in green folder (C.11841/63 imprint). The contents may not be original as there are some dating anomalies, and comprise ½d Kangaroo, 2/6d Aboriginal, 5/- Arms, 1957 10d QEII, 1959-62 1d, 2d, 3d QEII, 11d, 1/2d Fauna, 2/3d Wattle white paper, 1961 1/- Colombo Plan, 1963-65 6d, 9d, 1/6d, 2/-, 2/5d, 2/6d, 3/- Birds, 1963 4/- Navigator, 1965 5d Red QEII all CTO, plus 10/-, £1 and £2 Arms optd SPECIMEN (apparently substituted for Navigator SPECIMENs). Also 5d, 8d, 1/-, 2/-, 2/3d Australian Antarctic Territory and 3d - 2/3d Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Fine unmounted (34)
Lot 529		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $340 1965 Collector's Set in green folder (C.11841/63 imprint), comprising ½d Kangaroo, 1957 10d QEII, 1959-62 1d, 2d, 3d QEII, 8d, 11d, 1/2d Fauna, 2/3d Wattle white paper, 1961 1/- Colombo Plan, 1963-65 6d, 9d, 1/6d, 2/-, 2/6d, 3/- Birds, 1963-64 4/-, 5/- Navigators, 1965 5d Red QEII, all CTO, plus 7/6d, 10/-, £1 (both white paper) and £2 optd SPECIMEN. Also 5d, 8d, 1/-, 2/- and 2/3d Australian Antarctic Territory and Cocos 1963 set CTO. The final pre-decimal make-up. fine and unmounted (35)