Gabriele's Latest Stamp Offers

Thank you all so much for your kind wishes and inquiries regarding my daughter’s recent wedding. Nicky and her husband have arrived home safe and sound after a wonderful honeymoon and holiday - you can see a photo of their special day here. Thank you all for keeping poor Damien so very busy in my absence, it was much appreciated. I trust you will find something tempting in this list, as we have been fortunate recently to buy some lovely collections as well as a fine range of single stamps

	AUSTRALIAN COLLECTIONS
1.	Australian collection of mostly mint stamps from 1914 to 1990, all housed on Seven Seas hingeless pages. This collection begins with a smattering KGV heads, but really gets going with a 6d engraved Kookaburra CTO and superb CTO 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge in the early pre-decimals. It continues with loads of quality better stamps such as: 1935 Anzac MUH set of 2; 1/- South Australia and 9d NSW Sesqui both MLH; thick paper Robes MUH set of 3; Arms mint set of 4 with the £1 and £2 unhinged; 5/- Cattle white paper MLH; pre-decimal Navigators MUH set of 6; decimal Navigators MUH set of 6; 1970 Cook MS ovpt ANPEX MUH; and 1971 Christmas block of 7 plus singles. As usual with our descriptions, we have only mentioned the highlights above! Almost every other commemorative and definitive from 1927 onwards is also present in either mint or used condition, and from 1955 onwards it is virtually all mint and mostly unhinged. Condition is a little mixed in the early section but all the items detailed above are in fine condition, and from the 1950s onwards almost every stamp is in top form (see some of the better stamps illustrated in the link below). Also included up the back are all AAT stamps from 1957 to 1989 also on Seven Seas hingeless pages, all MUH including the 1966 decimals. Our list price just for the better pre-decimal Australian items mentioned above adds up to more than $825, and the face value of the decimal section is more than $350! When you consider the album pages are worth over $300 without the stamps plus all the other stamps also included here (eg. the AAT stamps retail for more than $90), this album is a great buy at only view key values 1 \| view key values 2	$1199.00
2.	Australian collection of mostly mint stamps from 1927 to 1990, all housed on Seven Seas hingeless pages (with pages included for the earlier issues too). This is like a baby version of the lot above, with the more expensive items absent to keep within your budget. You still get heaps for your money, as this lot has over 225 different pre-decimal stamps such as: 1/- South Aust. MLH; Arms FU set of 4; 5/- Cattle white paper FU; pre-decimal Birds MUH set of 8; plus decimal Navs MUH set of 6 and 1971 Christmas MUH block of 7. Condition is generally very good with only a handful of items toned or damaged, and from 1978 onwards it is all mint unhinged and perfect. The face value of the decimal section adds up to more than $325, so along with the hundreds of pre-decimals and the Seven Seas pages (which would cost $300+ to buy brand new) this lot is excellent value at just	$399.00
3.	Stamp Packs collection this lot contains loads of stamp packs from 1970s to 2001, all in good condition. There are over a hundred different stamp packs from across the period here, with two of each pack present in most cases. Stamp packs are not so popular these days but all the stamps are in fine MUH condition, and in fact they’re quite a bit scarcer as packs than as sets! The total face value in this lot is $887, so this bargain lot won’t last long at	$449.00

	AUSTRALIAN COLONIES
4.	New South Wales 1888 Centenary 6d green (ASC 52a) well-centered and MLH	$29.00
5.	New South Wales 1888 Centenary 6d yellow (ASC 52b) in MLH condition	$19.00
6.	New South Wales 1888 Centenary 8d magenta (ASC 53) in superb MLH condition	$19.00
7.	New South Wales 1891 7½d on 6d brown (ASC 66), a clean MLH block of 4	$49.00
8.	New South Wales 1891 7½d on 6d brown (ASC 66) as above, however this lot is a well-centered MUH single with selvedge at right	$19.00
9.	New South Wales 1892-1910 2/6 green (ASC 73) in well-centered MUH condition	$59.00
10.	New South Wales 1897 1d Consumptives Homes (ASC 79) in mint condition, a couple of faint tone spots on the top edge as usual but this is actually entirely unhinged. Only	$25.00
11.	Queensland 1860-81 2d blue perforated Chalon (ASC 5), a horizontal pair in clean mint hinged condition, well-centered with typically fluffy perfs view pair	$59.00
12.	Queensland 1861 6d orange-yellow "Registered" with rough perf 14-16 (SG 20) in clean mint hinged condition view stamp	$99.00
13.	Queensland 1895-96 series, a collection of four mint blocks of four of ASC 37 (called "1d orange"), but each block being a distinctly different shade from a dullish yellow-orange to red. An attractive group that illustrates clearly how variable colours were in this period, the lot for	$39.00
14.	South Australia 1855-68 2d red wmk star imperf (ASC 2) in used condition with four clear margins. A good clean stamp, for	$45.00
15.	South Australia 1855-68 2d red wmk star imperf (ASC 2) in fine used condition, clean with 3 large margins and the fourth just touching	$39.00
16.	South Australia 1858 6d blue overprinted OS (ASC 10), a horizontal pair in fine mint hinged condition. For view pair	$189.00
17.	South Australia 1858 1/- brown overprinted OS (ASC 11) in good mint hinged condition	$59.00
18.	South Australia 1860 2/- red overprinted OS (ASC 17) horizontal pair in mint hinged condition. Clean and nice view pair	$289.00
19.	South Australia 1874 1d green overprinted OS (ASC 25) well-centered and MUH	$29.00
20.	South Australia 1891 5d on 6d brown (ASC 52) MUH block of 4. Very fresh	$79.00
21.	Victoria 1901 Postage series 9d red (ASC 92) in very fine MUH condition	$25.00

	KANGAROOS
22.	£2 CofA wmk certified MUH (SG 138) a superb and pristinely original example of the last of the £2 kangaroos (illustrated above). The picture really does say it all for this one: excellent colour, good centering and tidy perfs make this an extremely attractive stamp. It is also supplied with a 2008 Ceremuga certificate stating it is "mint with never hinged and very fresh original gum".
	Mint £2 roos are scarce stamps in any condition, however our research shows that a comparable quality MUH example of this stamp has not been offered by a major Australian auction house in the past two years. The most recent (and very similar) example we can find sold in 2006 for a net price of $9990, suggesting the retail value at the time was $11,000+. The price of top quality MUH kangaroos have advanced strongly in the past two years, so it is our great pleasure to offer this premium stamp at a carefully considered and great-value price view stamp	$8999.00
23.	3d olive first wmk inverted (SG 5dw) in average used condition, clean with no faults	$39.00
24.	3d olive die II first wmk (SG 5e) in avg used condition, get $175 cat. value for only view stamp	$89.00
25.	2d grey third wmk "die IIA substituted cliche" (SG 35a) this is one of the hardest of all the kangaroo stamps because correct identification is so difficult, making genuine examples very rare. While the condition is not the best it is clean and without any faults, and most importantly it is supplied with a Ceremuga certificate stating it is "genuine in all respects". Catalogued at $1250, this is just view stamp	$399.00
26.	6d ultramarine second wmk (SG 26) in fine mint hinged condition. A very attractive example, for view stamp	$209.00
27.	1/- emerald second wmk (SG 28) in well-centered mint hinged condition. A very nice example of the scarcest of all 1/- wmks, this stamp is sure to sell fast view stamp	$299.00
28.	2/- brown third wmk (SG 41) in nicely centered mint condition. With unhinged non-original gum, for only view stamp	$275.00
29.	9d violet CofA wmk Ash imprint block of four (ACSC 29zb) in clean mint lightly hinged condition, with one faint vertical crease. Just view block	$169.00
30.	1/- blue-green small multi wmk (SG 109) in fine very lightly hinged mint condition view stamp	$49.00
31.	5/- grey and yellow first wmk (SG 13) in well-centered condition. With hinged non-original gum and great colour this would look good in any album, for view stamp	$549.00
32.	5/- grey and yellow second wmk (SG 30) a good quality example of this difficult-to-find stamp. Nice view stamp	$399.00
33.	5/- grey and yellow CofA wmk (SG 135) in well-centered mint condition, with unhinged non-original gum. Clean view stamp	$349.00
34.	5/- grey and yellow CofA wmk "collar on roo" variety (ACSC 46q) in average used condition. $40 cat. value for just	$19.00
35.	10/- grey and pink small multi wmk (SG 112) in well-centered lightly hinged mint condition. A top stamp view stamp	$699.00

	AUSTRALIAN KGV
36.	1d rose-red large multi wmk (ACSC 73B) in lightly hinged mint condition. One of the rarest of all 1d red shades, even the Specialists’ catalogue states that "mint stamps are very rare". A stamp such as this would form the centrepiece of almost any collection, and this example is in good condition too as you would expect. Naturally this is supplied with a certificate of authenticity (2003 Drury certificate) and it’s available for view stamp	$6999.00
37.	1d scarlet-red "CNE flaw late state"(ACSC 71(4)p) in well-centered used condition. A beautiful and clear example of the later state of this key variety, it also has the tiny red dot at top right as nearly every example has. A great-looking stamp with just the barest hint of a crease visible only from the reverse, this stamp is available for view stamp	$1749.00
38.	1d green small multi wmk perf 13½x12½ MUH block of four with two die I/II pairs. Very clean with slightly suntanned gum, for view block	$109.00
39.	1d orange-red single wmk inverted (ACSC 71Pa) in MUH condition. A very scarce shade (G24½) by itself, this has the added variety of being wmk inverted and mint unhinged! Catalogued at $1000 hinged and supplied with 2005 Drury certificate of authenticity, this fine stamp is available for view stamp	$999.00
40.	1d red die III (SG 53) in MLH condition view stamp	$49.00
41.	1d green die II small multi wmk perf 13½x12½ (SG 95b) in clean MLH condition	$39.00
42.	1d green small multi wmk perf 14 wmk inverted (SG 86w) MUH block of 6 view block	$89.00
43.	2d orange single wmk inverted punctured OS (SG O71w) in used condition, centered to one side. No thins or shorts perfs, for view stamp	$69.00
44.	3d blue small multi wmk perf 13½x12½ Type A-B horizontal pair in used condition. There are multiple cds but the individual characteristics of each type are clear, and minor toning on the reverse does not detract. $125 cat. view pair	$49.00
45.	4d lime-yellow (ACSC 110E) in mint lightly hinged condition. This relatively recently recognised shade has been one of the hot items in KGV philately over the past few years, and mint examples remain genuinely rare. This example is nicely centered and of course comes with a Drury certificate (2005), Now catalogued at $2000, this excellent example is available for just view stamp	$1250.00
46.	4d orange (SG 22) in MUH condition, centered to top right but good colour and perfs view stamp	$75.00

	OTHER AUSTRALIA
47.	1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge (SG 143) in used condition. Most cancelled examples of this stamp are in neat CTO condition, which means untidy stamps like this one are actually scarcer to find! This stamp also has no toning or faults, for view stamp	$239.00
48.	1935 1/- Anzac plate 2 block of four (ACSC 165za) in well-centered MUH condition. In clean condition with just one short perf the only fault (minor) to note, this plate block (cat. $375) is yours for view block	$199.00
49.	1951 5/- Arms thin paper (ACSC 268a) in fine MUH condition. Now catalogued at $150, this stamp is just view stamp	$109.00
50.	1963-65 Navigators complete set of 8 including both white papers, all in pristine well-centered MUH condition. One set only, for view set	$209.00
51.	1994 Lawrence Hargrave folder containing special individually-numbered sheetlet of the 45c Hargrave stamp plus special $20 Hargrave banknote with matching number. In special folder, this is one of only 4000 produced	$59.00
52.	1996 AFL Centenary booklet folder complete set of 16 booklets in the special edition folder as issued, at a super-special price (below face value!). Only two available, each	$69.00

	BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
53.	British Honduras 1938 KGVI definitives (SG 150-61) used set of 12, with some gum-side toning on the $1 and $2 values only	$49.00
54.	Christmas Island 2004 Year of the Monkey MS opted "Hong Kong 2004", MUH	$29.00
55.	Cyprus 1924-28 KGV definitive set to 45pi in used condition, minor faults some values but still great value. Get 19 stamps with a current catalogue of £165, for	$69.00
56.	New Zealand 1995 Post’X 95 exhibition sheet containing $10 Kiwi, MUH. One only	$18.00
57.	NWPI 1d red die II single wmk with "P over space between I and S" setting (SG 103b) in used condition, centered to right but with very neat Rabaul cds. Only view stamp	$109.00
58.	Papua New Guinea 1994 5t/35t Musical Bow marginal block of 9 in MUH condition, with one unit showing variety "5t almost totally omitted" and another unit with "upper half of t omitted". Supplied with a 2007 Ceremuga certificate stating it is "genuine in all respects", for view block	$349.00
59.	Pitcairn Islands 1949 KGVI Silver Wedding (SG 13-14) mint lightly hinged set of 2	$49.00

	COLLECTIONS
60.	Hungary collection of mixed used and mint hinged stamps from 1874 to 1978, all housed in a large old-style Minkus illustrated album. Most of the Hungary collections we see are poorly organised and contain lesser quality stamps - but not this one! The album pages are meticulously organised and make it very easy to appreciate the stamps of this nation. While not complete there are hundreds and hundreds of stamps in this collection including some better sets, such as: 1918 Airmails fine used set of 2; 1919 Portraits mint set of 5; 1923 Petofi mint set of 5; 1924 Tuberculosis Relief Fund mint set of 3; 1925 Sports Fund set of 8; 1927-30 Airmails mint, almost complete but does include 2p and 5p; 1933 Scout Jamboree mint set of 5; 1935 Prince Rakoczi mint set of 5; 1936 Airmails fine used set of 10; 1939 Protestant MS both types mint; 1947 Stamp Day mint; 1949 Airmail MS mint (SG MS1077a) catalogued at £225 (small tear); 1950 Peace Propaganda set mint; 1952 Bird airmails mint set of 11; 1953 Costumes CTO set of 8; 1955 Govt Printing Works MS MUH; 1958 Philatelic Congress MS mint; 1959 Haydn MS mint; and more. These are just the highlights, there are literally hundreds more stamps (many in full sets) from throughout the period. Condition is mostly good with only some stamps less-than-perfect, and the sheer volume of this album makes it great value! A very conservative tally of just the better items adds up to more than £700, with the hundreds of other stamps not counted in this number at all. The whole collection for	$499.00
61.	Norfolk Island collection of mint stamps from 1947 to 1987, all housed on Seven Seas hingeless pages in a red binder. this album is 100% complete for the period and all are unhinged except for the 1953 pictorials. A very tidy lot that will save you heaps of time and money, get all these stamps (retail value well over $350) and the album too (retail more than $120) all for just	$249.00
62.	1937 KGVI Coronation omnibus in mint hinged condition, complete except for just 10 inexpensive stamps. Most of the better sets are complete including Hong Kong, South Africa and Southern Rhodesia. Overall condition is good from the front with some toning affecting the gum side of quite a few stamps, however this is of course taken into account in the price! All for only	$109.00
63.	1949 UPU 75th Anniversary omnibus in mint hinged condition, complete except for just 7 stamps. All the better sets are present, including: Ascension, Brunei, Falkland Islands and FID, Hong Kong, Pitcairn Islands and Singapore. Condition is nice from the front though there is gum toning throughout (not on every stamp). A great budget lot, as full sets in good hinged condition sell for over $350 in the UK. This lot is just	$199.00