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We have been fortunate to purchase some lovely stamps in recent weeks, and your interest in our centenary list #100 was phenomenal! We trust this list will generate as much interest, as it contains all new lots, many fine stamps and some fun collections too. If you place your order early you will probably receive it before Christmas - we will do all we can to help this happen. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful, safe and happy Christmas. Thank you for your magnificent support during 2007, we hope 2008 will be even stronger.

	AUSTRALIAN COLONIES
1.	New South Wales 1867 10d lilac overprinted "SPECIMEN" diagonally in black (SG 205s), a mint block of four with the specimen misplaced several millimetres to the left so it covers two stamps instead of just one. Catalogued at £25 per unit as a "normal" opt, however you can get this whole block of four for just	$79.00
2.	New South Wales 1897 2½d Consumptives Homes multicoloured stamp (SG 281) in mint hinged condition. In much better condition that usually seen, yours for	$175.00
3.	Victoria 1885 "STAMP DUTY" overprints on the 3d, 4d and 1/- values, all in good mint hinged condition. The three for only	$219.00
4.	Western Australia 1d carmine-pink and 2d grey wmk Crown CA handstamped "SPECIMEN" (SG 103s-104s). These two no gum stamps are clean and scarce view stamps	$159.00

	KANGAROOS
5.	1d red on OHMS notice an official document marked "NOTIFICATION OF A CASE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE", postmarked 31JA14 in Kyneton, Victoria. I have never this type of notice before, which is a pre-printed form in which a doctor advises detection of a disease (diptheria, in this case) to the local Council with particulars of the patient. Designed to be folded and sealed with a stamp affixed at top right, this is an unusual kangaroo usage in top condition	$89.00
6.	1d red die IIA double perf block of four with double perfs affecting the top two units. We were overwhelmed with interest in all the double perf varieties advertised in list #100, they are obviously very popular as they sold almost immediately! This is the only example we have left in stock, and it’s in clean no gum condition. Available for view block	$309.00
7.	1d red kangaroo with "dot over Y" variety (ACSC 2(C)n), in MUH condition with slight gum bends. Only	$39.00
8.	2d grey first wmk (SG 3) in unhinged mint condition. For view stamp	$89.00
9.	2½d indigo first wmk (SG 4) in clean MUH condition, with fair centering view stamp	$125.00
10.	2½d indigo third wmk with partial offset in MUH condition. The ACSC states that offsets on this value are not particularly prominent, however this example has clear offset patches as the illustration shows. Catalogued at $400 in the now-old (2004) current edition of the ACSC view stamp	$299.00
11.	4d orange first wmk (SG 6) in excellent MLH condition. A top example of a difficult stamp, for only view stamp	$119.00
12.	6d chestnut third wmk (SG 73) in MUH condition, good colour and centered slightly low	$45.00
13.	6d chestnut small multi wmk (SG 107) in fine MUH condition	$49.00
14.	6d ultramarine first wmk (SG 9) in clean MLH condition with good colour. Yours for just view stamp	$99.00
15.	9d violet first wmk (SG 10) in mint unhinged condition. MUH roos are getting harder and harder to find, especially early first wmks like this one! A good clean example, this scarce stamp is yours for view stamp	$419.00
16.	9d violet second wmk (SG 27) horizontal pair in commercially used condition with skipped perf at base view pair	$129.00
17.	9d violet third wmk (SG 39) in well-centered MLH condition, with tiny inclusion at top left that does not detract. For	$45.00
18.	9d violet small multi wmk (SG 108) in very very lightly hinged mint condition. Available for view stamp	$69.00
19.	9d violet CofA wmk (SG 133) in clean MUH condition. For view stamp	$99.00
20.	1/- emerald third wmk (SG 40) in MLHWC condition, just one short perf at left	$49.00
21.	1/- emerald small multi wmk (SG 109) in MUH condition, nicely centered with just a couple of slightly close perfs at left. For	$49.00
22.	2/- brown first wmk (SG 12) in excellent mint hinged condition. This fine stamp is yours for only view stamp	$309.00
23.	2/- maroon small multi wmk (SG 110) in well-centered mint condition. What a stunner this is, and it’s very lightly hinged as well. A premium stamp view stamp	$169.00
24.	5/- grey and yellow first wmk (SG 13) this is a fine mint hinged example of this stamp as the illustration shows. Clean with good perfs all round, spoil yourself for Christmas and get this top stamp for just view stamp	$599.00
25.	5/- grey and yellow second wmk OS (SG O37) in commercially used condition, clean and well-centered with an untidy cancel as you’d expect on such a high value stamp. Only view stamp	$99.00
26.	5/- grey and yellow small multi wmk (SG 111) in fine MLH condition. Great perfs and colour, for view stamp	$369.00
27.	10/- grey and aniline pink third wmk OS with telegraphic puncture and telegraphic postmark as well, PLUS the kangaroo is misplaced more than 1mm outside the map! An attractive combination of varieties, all for just view stamp	$199.00
28.	10/- grey and pale pink CofA wmk (SG 136) in MUH condition. Yes you read that right: this stamp is in pristine unhinged condition, and it has a very pale pink colour as well. MUH examples of this stamp have been selling for more than $1600 at auction recently, however it is our pleasure to offer this clean MUH stamp for the low price of just view stamp	$999.00
29.	£2 black and red first wmk (SG 16) in superb CTO condition. What a beautiful stamp this is, the picture really says it all and the reverse side is very clean too without gum. A premium stamp, for view stamp	$3599.00
30.	10/- grey and pink first wmk SPECIMEN in well-centered very lightly hinged condition. This stamp is in much better condition than is usually seen, with full perfs, great centering and excellent colour too. One of the nicest you will find, for view stamp	$499.00
31.	10/- grey and pink small multi wmk SPECIMEN in mint lightly hinged condition. Full perfs, nice pale colours and it’s clean too, fill that space today for only view stamp	$299.00
32.	10/- grey and pink CofA wmk SPECIMEN in MUH condition, a pristine clean stamp centered a bit to one side as usual. Only	$39.00
33.	£1 brown and blue first wmk SPECIMEN in mint hinged condition. Available for view stamp	$599.00
34.	£2 black and red first wmk SPECIMEN in mint hinged condition. A very pretty stamp, there are a couple of shortish perfs at left but the centering is certainly better than usual and in all other respects this is a fine stamp. Available for just view stamp	$449.00
35.	CofA SPECIMENS the full set of 3 in MUH condition, the £2 is particularly well-centered and there are just two tiny tone spots on the 10/-. Priced on some dealer lists at $250, this set of 3 is yours for only view set	$189.00

	AUSTRALIAN KGV
36.	2d postal forgery in 1932 these forgeries were used to mail out forged Irish Sweepstakes tickets. Tipped off by a vigilant stamp collector, prompt action by the authorities led to the creators of this forgery being caught and ultimately imprisoned before many were posted. Only six covers are recorded and mint examples are still very scarce. They are easily identified by the rougher printing style, and they are also perf 11 on unwatermarked paper! This particular example is a variety of the variety, as it has a large break in bottom frame at left. Well centered, very lightly hinged and clean, for view stamp	$1049.00
37.	4d violet single wmk (SG 64) in very fine used condition	$15.00
38.	4d blue single wmk (SG 65) in well-centered used condition	$15.00
39.	4d pale orange-yellow punctured "OS/NSW" in mint hinged condition. Available for just view stamp	$165.00
40.	4d pale orange-yellow punctured "OS/NSW" in mint hinged condition as above, however this is fine used	$39.00
41.	1/4 greenish-blue CofA wmk (SG 131) in MUH condition view stamp	$209.00

	OTHER AUSTRALIA
42.	1932 5/- Harbour Bridge (SG 143) in excellent mint lightly hinged condition. One of the nicest examples I’ve seen in quite a while, this can be yours for just view stamp	$469.00
43.	1932 5/- Harbour Bridge with retouch over left centre of Bridge (ACSC 148e), in excellent CTO condition. Only 910 examples of this retouch were ever printed, and far fewer than this number would have survived. Prices are rising rapidly for pre-decimal varieties such as this, get it while you can for view stamp	$499.00
44.	1932 5/- Harbour Bridge (SG 143) in very fine used condition. Another premium example of this famous stamp, for view stamp	$269.00
45.	1948 10/- thin paper Robes (SG 177a) in well-centered mint unhinged condition	$49.00
46.	1965 2/6 Aborigine emergency printing (SG 253a) a superb mint unhinged block of 4	$49.00
47.	1946 5/10 blue Food Parcel label cutout in mint unhinged condition. Scarce	$149.00
48.	BCOF the complete set of 7 on very neat cover addressed to Australia, dated 13MY48. Extremely clean and neat item in top condition with the back flap (embossed with Royal Australian Air Force coat of Arms in blue) totally intact as well. Get this entire cover for	$349.00
49.	BCOF 5/- Robes thin paper in CTO condition, available for	$119.00

	COLLECTIONS
50.	East Germany collection of CTO stamps covering the period 1954 to 1986, all housed on hagner pages in a white binder. More than 500 different stamps are present here and the whole lot are laid out in order with SG numbers neated noted, get the entire album for	$39.00
51.	Equatorial Guinea collection of CTO stamps from the 1970s, all housed on hagners in a white binder. This is a thematic special: Equatorial Guinea is not known for sending lots of mail, but they certainly did produce a lot of pre-cancelled stamps! This is great for the young ones or even eBay traders, with dozens and dozens of full sets (most duplicated at least once) bringing the total number of stamps here to well over 1000! Loads of themes here, including sports, art, churches, birds, trains, dinosaurs, animals, birds, flowers and many more. You get a lot for your money, all for just	$79.00
52.	Finland collection of used stamps from 1889 to 1996, all housed on hagner pages in a white binder. There are more than 450 stamps from across the period in this album, and they are all neated laid out in order and each is annotated with Stanley Gibbons catalogue numbers too. The whole album for	$59.00
53.	Iraq collection of used stamps from 1934 to 1978. A nice selection of more than 200 used stamps in white binder, all only	$29.00
54.	Laos collection of mostly used/CTO stamps from 1957 to 1994, all housed on hagner pages in a white binder. There are more than 325 different stamps here, many in full sets, and loads of thematics are represented especially animals, butterflies, fish, flowers and birds. All stamps are catalogued by SG, the lot for only	$49.00
55.	Lebanon collection of mint and used stamps from 1930 to 1988 housed on hagners. A good selection of stamps to get you or a young relative started on this popular country, only	$25.00
56.	Mongolia collection of used/CTO stamps from 1932 to 1996, all housed on hagner pages in a white binder. There are more than 650 different stamps here, many in full sets, and loads of thematics are represented especially sports, animals, space, transport, chess and birds. All stamps are catalogued by SG, for	$89.00
57.	Norfolk Island collection from 1947 to 1975 in mixed mint and used condition, with lots of better items including Ball Bay mint and used; 1953 definitives mint and used; 1960 surcharges and Local Govt mint and used; 1960 pictorials mint and used; 1962 Fish mint and used; 1966 decimals mint and used; and much more. Our list price for the used stamps alone adds up to $120, and while the mint stamps are mostly hinged our list MUH list price for what’s here totals more than $230. Get the whole lot for only	$129.00
58.	Paraguay collection of mostly mint stamps from 1901 to 1988, all housed on hagner pages in a white binder. There are more than 150 stamps here from across the period, and lots are in full sets too, get them all for just	$29.00
59.	Poland collection of mostly used/CTO stamps from 1976 to 1988, all housed on hagner pages in a white binder. There are over 450 different stamps here, many in full sets, and like many former communist countries thematics feature strongly. A good introductory collection for only	$49.00
60.	Turkey collection of mint and used stamps from 1937 to 1990, all housed on hagner pages. More than 450 stamps in total with good depth across the period, all for only	$49.00

	MORE WORLD COLLECTIONS!
	We have many more collections of the type described above, however lack of space means we cannot detail them all in this list. Collections are available from all of the following countries:
	Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Kampuchea, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia (3 volumes), Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA and Vietnam.
	Please contact us for more details of each collection; most are very inexpensive and include hundreds of different stamps. They are all from a very large lot we have just purchased, however there is only one collection available from each country. Don’t delay as these will be very popular!