AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, PRE-DECIMAL COLLECTORS SETS

Lot 812		Estimate: $2,000 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 813		Estimate: $2,200 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 814		Estimate: $700 Realised Price : $525 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 815		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $250 c1953 Collector's Set in grey folder with values ½d Kangaroo to 5/- Arms CTO, plus Arms 10/- to £2 overprinted Specimen, MUH. Rare type with only minimal sales, few stains on back of folder (20 stamps)
Lot 816		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $260 c1962 Collector's Set in grey folder with QEII 1d to 5/- Cattle CTO plus Arms 10/- to £2 overprinted Specimen, fresh MUH (22 stamps)