Gabriele's Latest Stamp Offers

Shortly after you read this advertisement Damien will be running a marathon in New Zealand and then heading off for a well-earned break in Europe. Consequently, orders may not head out the door with their usual gusto during the next few weeks. I apologise in advance for any delays, however if you order immediately it will give him something to do on his last day! (I know, I’m cruel). Have a great holiday Damien...

	AUSTRALIAN COLONIES
1.	New South Wales 1850 1d plate II Sydney View horizontal pair with one unit "no clouds". Each stamp has four clear margins and there is an expertly repaired partial tear at top between the pair (the no clouds variety is totally untouched by it). These stamps are now catalogued at £800, get the pair for view pair	$669.00
2.	South Australia 1886-96 2/6 bright aniline violet (SG 195bb) in MLH condition	$25.00
3.	Western Australia 1854 4d blue Swan imperf with major variety "transfer scratch from R of AUSTRALIA to last E of PENCE" (SG 3a var), in used condition. In excellent condition with three large margins, this stamp is supplied with a 2007 RPSV certificate of authenticity. For view stamp	$729.00

	KANGAROOS
4.	2½d indigo first wmk (SG 4) in MLH condition, clean and centered to right	$25.00
5.	2½d indigo first wmk (SG 4) in well-centered used condition, with faint crease visible only from the gum side	$10.00
6.	2½d indigo second wmk (SG 25) in mint hinged condition with evenly toned gum. Only	$35.00
7.	2½d indigo third wmk offset (ACSC 11c) the Specialists’ catalogue states that offsets on this stamp are "not particularly prominent", and as the gum side illustration shows this is quite an extensive example. Catalogued at $400, this is yours for just view stamp	$229.00
8.	2½d indigo third wmk punctured OS (SG O44) in well-centered mint unhinged condition. For view stamp	$159.00
9.	4d orange-yellow first wmk (SG 6a) in used condition. For view stamp	$45.00
10.	4d orange punctured large OS (SG O21) in mint lightly hinged condition. Full perfs and great colour, for view stamp	$179.00
11.	5d chestnut first wmk (SG 8) in average mint condition, clean from the front and centered to right, this is a great way to fill that space for less than half the normal hinged price. Available for only	$49.00
12.	5d chestnut first wmk (SG 8) a top left corner example in clean MUH condition. This stamp is often seen off-centre but this example is nicely balanced by the wide selvedge. Very clean with full perfs, for view stamp	$349.00
13.	5d chestnut first wmk (SG 8) in very fine used condition	$45.00
14.	6d blue first wmk (SG 9) in MUH condition. Very clean and normally priced at over $300, this example is view stamp	$199.00
15.	6d ultramarine third wmk (SG 38) in mint hinged condition. A nice attractive stamp, for just view stamp	$119.00
16.	6d pale ultramarine die IIB third wmk (ACSC 20c) in well-centered MLH condition. This stamp is catalogued at $175, but here it’s only view stamp	$139.00
17.	6d grey-blue third wmk (ACSC 19E) the palest listed shade of this watermark, this really stands out! In fine used condition	$25.00
18.	6d chestnut small multi wmk opted OS (SG O127) in used condition	$49.00
19.	6d chestnut CofA wmk (SG 132) mint block of four, two units mint unhinged and two very lightly hinged at bottom. A nice multiple, only	$79.00
20.	6d chestnut CofA wmk (SG 132) in MUH condition, centered to right. For	$25.00
21.	9d violet second wmk punctured OS (SG O34) in used condition. Nicely centered with untidy cancel just a couple of close perfs at right, this is available for only view stamp	$89.00
22.	9d violet small multi wmk (SG 108) in fine used condition with very neat corner cancel. A great stamp for any collection, and just	$15.00
23.	1/- emerald first wmk inverted in clean CTO condition, centered to one side as usual and with full perfs all round. For	$49.00
24.	1/- emerald second wmk punctured OS (SG O35) in used condition. Priced at average used level even though there are no thins or toning on this stamp, at	$79.00
25.	1/- emerald third wmk punctured OS (SG O48) in mint lightly hinged condition. Well-centered with good strong colour, this stamp is available here for only	$69.00
26.	1/- emerald small multi wmk (SG 109) in very fine used well-centered condition	$15.00
27.	1/- emerald small multi wmk punctured OS (SG O116) in fine used condition	$15.00
28.	2/- brown first wmk (SG 12) in mint hinged condition, centered a little to left. A quite presentable example, for just view stamp	$129.00
29.	2/- brown first wmk (SG 12) in average used condition, light cancel	$49.00
30.	2/- brown second wmk (SG 29) in very fine MLH condition. The scarcest of all the 2/- browns, this example is in top condition with perfect centering and it’s very lightly hinged too. Available for view stamp	$899.00
31.	2/- brown second wmk punctured OS (SG O36) in clean average used condition	$69.00
32.	2/- brown third wmk (SG 41) in very well-centered mint hinged condition. A premium stamp with this centering, available for view stamp	$275.00
33.	2/- brown third wmk wmk inverted punctured OS in used condition. A scarce watermark variety now catalogued at $750, this example is fault-free and only view stamp	$449.00
34.	2/- brown third wmk (SG 41) in well-centered used condition	$25.00
35.	2/- brown third wmk wmk punctured OS (SG O77) in well-centered used condition	$19.00
36.	5/- grey and yellow first wmk (SG 13) in used condition with slightly rounded bottom left corner. Normally priced at $180 or more, this example is just view stamp	$139.00
37.	5/- grey and yellow first wmk large OS (SG O12) in average used condition. Still a very scarce stamp in any condition, this is yours for only view stamp	$229.00
38.	5/- grey and yellow second wmk punctured OS (SG O37) in well-centered mint hinged condition. The reverse of this stamp is somewhat aged, however this is a very scarce stamp and the centering is certainly much better than usual. Premium examples now fetch well over $2000, however by buying this example you will save $$$! A nice stamp, available for view stamp	$849.00
39.	5/- grey and yellow second wmk punctured OS (SG O37) in well-centered used condition with heavy cancel. There are no thins or toning on this stamp, for view stamp	$125.00
40.	5/- grey and yellow third wmk (SG 42) in average used condition	$49.00
41.	5/- grey and yellow CofA wmk (SG 135) in CTO condition with gum, centered to top	$15.00
42.	5/- grey and yellow collection of 26 stamps including various vignette plate varieties and shades in average used condition. Affixed by hinges to an old album page with old handwritten notations, this lot deserves checking with an up-to-date Specialists’ catalogue however I did note several varieties like "retouched ears", "long tail", "flaw in tail" and "clipped tail" amongst this lot. Get all 26 stamps for just	$699.00
43.	10/- grey and pink small multi wmk (SG 112) in excellent CTO condition with cds at top right and great colour. Available for only view stamp	$649.00
44.	10/- grey and pink small multi wmk (SG 112) in used condition, one short perf at right but otherwise clean. For view stamp	$349.00
45.	10/- grey and pink small multi wmk SPECIMEN type C (ACSC 49x) in very fine MUH condition. Only 1920 examples of this stamp were printed and few would be in pristine unhinged condition like this one! Get this while you can, for view stamp	$929.00
46.	£1 brown and blue third wmk SPECIMEN in MUH condition, with evenly suntanned gum. Catalogued at $1500, this example is yours for only view stamp	$899.00
47.	£1 brown and blue first wmk (SG 15) in fine mint hinged condition. This is a great stamp with fresh colour, and it’s very clean on the gum side too. This little beauty is available for only view stamp	$2999.00
48.	Kangaroo £2 black and rose first wmk (SG 16) used with telegraphic puncture. What a great way this is to fill that gap without breaking the budget! Postally used examples of this stamp are now catalogued at $3500, and even "filler" quality stamps now sell for up to $1000 or more. This stamp has good deep colour and clear "LISMORE/NSW" cds as well as the puncture, and it’s all yours for just view stamp	$599.00
49.	Large OS kangaroos a selection of 8 different values including the ½d green and 1d red mint lightly hinged and the 2d grey, 4d orange, 6d ultramarine, 9d violet, 1/- emerald and 2/- brown values in mostly good to fine used condition. These stamps are priced at over $350 on our current list, but as a lot they’re just view lot	$249.00

	AUSTRALIAN KGV
50.	KGV collection of 47 mint small multi wmk perf 13½x12½ stamps, all in good to very condition and housed on hagner pages. Included in this lot is: ½d orange MUHWC single plus MUH pair; 1d green die I/die II pair well-centered (hinged on the die I only), plus a die II single in nicely centered MLH condition; 6x 1½d red; 4x 1½d brown (3 MUH); 2d red x2; 3d blue die II (centered low); 4d olive MUH; 4½d violet die I MUH plus 4½d violet die II CTO as issued; 5d chestnut MLH; 1/4 greenish blue gutter pair (hinged on one unit only); plus the 2d and 5d surcharges in MUH blocks of four. Our list price for these stamps adds up to more than $875, however as a lot this quality accumulation is yours for only	$775.00
51.	1d red collection of more than 400 used stamps all mounted on album pages with several varieties noted (and some not noted!). Amongst this lot are smooth and rough papers, die II stamps, "ferns", "saddle on emu", "white line below RVT", "PENAVY", "secret mark", "flaw below neck", "dot before 1", and even a die I substituted cliche (ACSC 72(2)ja, catalogued at $100). There may be more to find with closer inspection, plus of course there is a range of shades and postmarks too! Condition is mixed, however this is a great starter lot to "cut your teeth" learning this fascinating and very popular area of Australian philately. get the lot for	$429.00
52.	Shoebox full of 2d reds more than 15,000 2d reds are contained in this box, mostly die III CofA wmk with a good number in old-style bundles of 100 plus many more loose off-paper. A huge range of postmarks here (a quick glance noted cds’ from around the country, TPO and machine cancels), plus no doubt lots of minor varieties. Originally from a large 1940s-period accumulation, this is bound to keep you busy during those long summer nights. The whole box for just	$399.00
53.	1d red Military Envelope pre-printed cover produced during WW1 to allow friends and relatives to contact soldiers on duty. This card was produced in 1916 and is inscribed "A.I.F. ABROAD" at base (ASC X2.2), and is in excellent unused condition. $400 cat. value, for	$299.00
54.	1d red single wmk "flaw under neck" two examples in distinctly different shades, both centered to left in MLH condition. A great way to build your 1d red varieties at an affordable price, (one of these has a small stain at top), get $100 combined cat. value for just	$45.00
55.	1d red single wmk smooth paper "run N" first state (ACSC 71(4)s) in mint hinged condition, centered well to bottom right. A nice clear example of this variety in pair with normal stamp and clean too, get. $350 cat. value for view pair	$199.00
56.	1d red varieties a trio of stamps demonstrating three popular irregular varieties: "tin shed" flaw, over-inking and compartment lines. The massive tin shed on this stamp creates a large scratch/void from King’s nose to left "1" (used), the over-inking creates an apparent loss of the line under NE and PEN (used), and the compartment lines at right on the third stamp (mint) are striking. Some minor bends/folds visible only from the back, get all three stamps for only	$39.00
57.	1d red die III (SG 53) in used condition, so badly off-centre that the top on the stamp below is visible! So bad it’s almost good, with slight toning on the gum side only. For view stamp	$69.00
58.	1½d red small multi wmk perf 13½x12½ top right corner single with four clear plate dots. Hinged in the selvedge only, very pretty	$15.00
59.	2d orange single wmk punctured OS (SG O71) in well-centered MLH condition	$35.00
60.	3d blue small multi wmk perf 14 (SG 90) in well-centered MLH condition, with some very slight toning the only distraction. For	$25.00
61.	3d blue die I small multi wmk perf 13½x12½ (SG 100) MUH, centered to left	$89.00
62.	4d violet single wmk with unlisted "notch in left frame near bottom" variety. In mint hinged condition with a rounded BL corner and nibbled perfs top left, for just view stamp	$25.00
63.	1/4 greenish-blue single wmk (SG 66) in MUH condition. Very clean with good perfs and colour, this is priced well below usual retail value! Only view stamp	$199.00
64.	1/4 greenish-blue single wmk "thick 1 at right" variety (ACSC 128m) in MLH condition. The latest BW catalogue values it at $350, however this example is only view stamp	$199.00
65.	1/4 greenish-blue small multi perf 14 with "thick 1 at right" variety (ACSC129m) in mint hinged condition. Now catalogued at $450, this clean and clear example is yours for only	$329.00
66.	1/4 greenish-blue small multi wmk perf 13½x12½ (SG 104) in well-centered mint lightly hinged condition, as shown above right. A fine stamp, available for view stamp	$179.00
67.	1/4 greenish blue small multi wmk perf 13½x12½ (SG 104) in mint hinged condition, very clean with full perfs and centered to right. Priced to sell fast at only	$79.00
68.	1/4 greenish-blue CofA wmk (SG 131) in nicely centered MLH condition	$99.00

	OTHER AUSTRALIA
69.	PALS labels six different Pals labels in superb condition, including: a pair in blue featuring "Mosman Bay Sydney" and "felling trees in WA"; a pair in green with "a settler’s home - South Australia" and "apple harvest - Tasmania"; and "coaching in Victoria" and "cutting sugar cane, in red. Much better condition that is usually seen get all 6 labels here for only	$199.00
70.	1914 6d engraved Kookaburra (SG 14) mint hinged block of four. Multiples of this stamp are uncommon, and this one looks quite clean and nice from the front. There is some perf separation and a crease affecting the bottom two units, however this lot is priced to offer a useful multiple at great value! The block is view lot	$189.00
71.	1932 5/- Harbour Bridge "retouch over left centre" in MLH condition. An exceedingly scarce variety in mint condition, this is the first mint example I have had the pleasure to offer for quite a while. Very clean with lightly hinged gum and full perfs, any bridge specialist should not delay getting this one! Only 910 were ever printed and few would be left in good condition like this, for view stamp	$1699.00
72.	1937 3d blue KGVI "white wattles" (SG 167a) in mint hinged condition with full perfs, a good clear example of the variety with typical centering. Now catalogued at $125 (and many dealers charge full cat. value), available here for only	$79.00
73.	1937 3d blue KGVI die I (SG 168) in mint hinged condition	$45.00
74.	1937 3d blue KGVI die Ia (SG 168a) in mint hinged condition, special price	$89.00
75.	1938 9d violet NSW Sesqui (SG 195) in MUH condition with "G/NSW" perfin	$19.00
76.	1941 1½d green KGVI imprint "cracked plate" (ACSC 185zd) in well-centered mint condition. This variety is characterised by a horizontal line from O to L in "COMMONWEALTH" in the imprint’s second line, and this has been surging in popularity in auction over the last couple of years. KGVI cracks and varieties are taking off just like KGV did not so many years ago, and this example is well-centered and hinged on the edge of the selvedge only. For view lot	$499.00
77.	1941 2½d KGVI surcharge MUH block of 11 with selvedge at left, with all overprints slightly misplaced and one unit showing "dent in circle at lower right" opt variety (ACSC 222g). A partly positional piece, for just view lot	$39.00
78.	1941 2½d scarlet KGVI imperforate pair one of a number of 1940s-era stamps that made it out of the Note Printing Branch without being perforated, this is in MUH condition and very fine apart from a slight tweezer crease between the pair at top. For view lot	$429.00
79.	1941 3½d blue KGVI "thin paper" (ACSC 231a) MUH block of four with selvedge at right. Catalogued at $75 each and in good clean condition, get the whole block for	$219.00
80.	1941 3½d blue KGVI "thin paper" (ACSC 231a) as above, however this is an MUH single. $75 current cat. value, for	$55.00
81.	1948 1d Princess study a detailed accumulation of more than 450 wmk and no wmk examples of this stamp, including coil pairs, strips and blocks, paper varieties, imprint varieties, perfins, entire panes and more mostly in mint condition and with neat annotations for most varieties. Yes you can get specialised in pre-decimal Australia without breaking the bank, the entire lot is	$159.00
82.	1948 1d Princess coil pair with offset with large and small holes, and the distinct offset out of registration with the stamps. This is not the same as ACSC 246c, but possibly a new and certainly unlisted variety? The pair for	$139.00
83.	1948 2/- Crocodile wmk bottom right corner horizontal strip of 3 with double perfs affecting all three units. Hinged in the selvedge only (away from the double perf) and with just one tiny stain (?), get $225 cat. value for view lot	$189.00
84.	1948 10/- thin paper Robes (SG 177a) in well-centered MUH condition. For	$49.00
85.	1948 10/- thin paper Robes (SG 177a) block of four in well-centered MUH condition with selvedge, a very attractive multiple. Only	$189.00
86.	1949-50 Arms set of 4 (SG 224a-d) in good quality mint hinged condition, each with nice centering and lightly hinged too	$89.00
87.	1949 10/- Arms SPECIMEN cancelled CTO in hinged mint condition. The ACSC states that "at least one example of the specimen overprint is known with CTO postmark applied inadvertently, and others probably exist". In any case this is a scarce variety on a popular issue, for view stamp	$349.00
88.	1950 £2 Arms (SG 224d) in nicely centered MUH condition. For	$119.00
89.	1950 Stamp Centenary MUH block of 20 (one column of ten horizontal pairs), with large pre-printing paper fold creating a spectacular void stretching across six units. A great showpiece, the entire block is only	$429.00
90.	1954 3½d Royal Visit with "re-entry in ROYAL VISIT, 3½d, etc" (ACSC 308i). In very fine used condition, get $40 cat. value for	$29.00
91.	1963 5/- Cattle cream paper in well-centered top left corner block of 4, all the units MUH and just one short perf at bottom affecting one unit only. The whole block for	$45.00
92.	1963-64 Navigators SPECIMENS the full set of 4 in quality hinged condition, including the 10/- white paper with 13.5mm opt, the £1 also white paper and £2 with specimen at lower right and very well-centered. Get the whole set of 4 here for just view top values	$499.00
93.	1966 Navigator SPECIMENS an accumulation of 21 of these stamps in MLH or MUH condition. This lot comprises: 3x 75c including 1x 15mm overprint MLH and well-centered (cat. $140 MUH); 2x $1; 7x $2 Bass and 9x $4 King. Placed together a variety of paper types and opt positions can be seen, and each value is catalogued at $25 in unhinged condition! Get all 21 stamps as described above for only	$249.00
94.	1966 5c blue QEII "offset" (ACSC 444c) in well-centered MUH condition	$35.00
95.	1966 6c orange QEII "offset" (ACSC 446c) in well-centered MUH condition	$39.00
96.	1978 20c Little Grebe "yellow omitted" (ACSC 805cb) in marginal block of four with each unit affected. The absent Yellow is usually present around the beak and eyes, and a normal block of four is also included with this lot for comparison. These stamps are catalogued at $250 each and three in this block are unhinged (the fourth has a small adhesion). Get them all for just view lot	$299.00
97.	1978 Flying Doctor Service gutter block of 8 with selvedge at top, with massive doctor blade flaw across the selvedge. Lovely	$49.00
98.	1981 55c Stick-nest rat (ASC 808) MUH block of 6 (three rows of 2) with the horizontal perfs skipped 3mm high between the 2nd and 3rd rows. With selvedge at bottom this variety is attractive and very clean, and the whole block is only	$39.00
99.	1983 27c Ulysses Butterfly imperf pair (ACSC 1001b) in MUH condition. It is believed that just 4 or 5 rows of one sheet were not correctly perforated, making this a very scarce variety. In top condition, this pair is view lot	$509.00
100.	Framas printed gum side two single units, one Koala paper and the other Lizard paper, each with 1c value printed on the gum side. Presumably caused by the paper being fed the wrong way, each is in good condition	$79.00

	BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
101.	Great Britain 1918 Field Service Post Card posted to Canada. A wartime item with that allowed soldiers in the field to send messages home, with field cancel. Add some variety to your GB collection, get this curio for	$19.00
102.	Great Britain 1936 FDC featuring the first three King Edward VIII stamps on a single registered envelope. Slightly spotty but still a nice item that is now catalogued at £150, and this represents 75% of all the KEdVIII reign stamps ever officially released! For	$79.00
103.	Great Britain 1960 Letter Office Tercentenary (SG 619-20) on registered FDC from London to Australia. Generally in good condition with just the odd slight crease (it did travel halfway around the world!), get £55 cat. value for	$35.00
104.	Nauru 1937-48 SS Century Ships smooth paper (SG 26B-39B) full set of 14 in mint hinged condition, with slight toning or minor faults on some values only. All 14 stamps for just	$109.00
105.	New Guinea 1932 2/- dull lake undated Bird (SG 186) MUH imprint block of four	$29.00
106.	New Guinea 1932 2/- dull lake overprinted OS (SG O53) in commercially used condition with Salamaua cancel. £75 cat. value, for	$35.00
107.	New Guinea 1935 £2 bright violet Bulolo (SG 204) in used condition. There is a very minor paper wrinkle that is mentioned only for accuracy; it really is very small! A popular stamp, this is available for view stamp	$129.00
108.	New Zealand 1931 Smiling Boys health issue (SG 546-7) mint lightly hinged set of 2. Very attractive from the front, with only slight signs of ageing on small sections of the gum side. Get both stamps for view set	$229.00
109.	New Zealand 1935 Airmails set of 3 (SG 570-2) in mint unhinged condition	$25.00
110.	Norfolk Island 1960 Bird overprinted SPECIMEN with specimen at bottom right. In very lightly hinged condition, for only	$25.00
111.	NWPI ½d green single wmk (SG 102) with tin shed flaw creating large void at top right. Very neatly cancelled bottom left, for view stamp	$49.00
112.	Papua 1916 5/- black and deep green (SG 104) in very fine used condition	$45.00
113.	Papua New Guinea 1952 definitives (SG 1-15) mint hinged set of 16	$45.00
114.	Papua New Guinea 10/- Bird overprinted SPECIMEN, in MUH condition with very slight edge toning on the gum side only	$69.00
115.	Papua New Guinea 1961 3d indigo (SG 29, ASC 30) bottom left corner imprint block of four in MUH condition, with vertical double perfs below the imprint. Unusual	$25.00
116.	Papua New Guinea 1994 Hong Kong Exhibition strip on FDC	$10.00
117.	Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1959 QEII definitives complete set of 15 in mint condition, slight toning on some values but generally a good-looking set from the front.	$39.00

	WORLD STAMPS
118.	European postcards a selection of more than 400 mint and used postcards from the early to mid 20th century, most featuring views of various parts of Europe especially France. Most are from the early half of the century, and it even includes some old chequebook style (cartes detachables) and a dozen cards posted within France during WWII. Many thematics here including bridges, mountains, villages, beaches, casinos, ports, gardens, Versailles, churches and more. Get 400+ covers all for only	$199.00
119.	Greece 1926 Aeroespresso Co issue (SG 406-9) mint set of 4, all in good condition except the 10d which has no gum. For	$25.00
120.	Greece (Ikaria Free State) 1912 definitives complete set of 8 (SG 1-8) in mostly used condition, with just two of the lowest values mint. All 8 values for only	$29.00
121.	Lebanon 1924 10c on 2c claret overprint, a horizontal pair with left unit having the "CE omitted" variety (SG 1a). A minor crease is not visible from the front, get the pair for	$19.00