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I know this year has been difficult for the entire world however as we are not able to change the past I believe we should make sure we continue to be happy and enjoy Christmas with our families and loved ones, looking forward to a more secure New Year. I myself feel that stamps are a wonderful part of our history and this month we have some fantastic Australian colonial stamps for sale, many in blocks of four plus lots of singles as well. Let’s cheer ourselves up and buy something special to enjoy for Christmas! Thank you all most sincerely for your fantastic support during 2001 (including our recent postal bid sale). I hope we can find some wonderful new material to offer you next year. Best wishes to you and yours, Damien and Gabriele xx

	AUSTRALIAN STATES
1.	New South Wales 1854-71 issues "OS" simplified set up to 1/- (ASC 33-42) in mint blocks of four. The scarce 3d and 8d with red overprint are not here, nor is the 9d on 10d brown, however the 10d lilac perf 10 is present (cat. £225 per stamp). Hard to get in any condition, and these are good	$1499.00
2.	New South Wales 1888 Centenary set full set up to 1/- (ASC 49-54) in mint blocks of four, each block with two hinged stamps and two unhinged and also some selvedge on the 6d orange and 1/- chocolate. All blocks in good condition	$499.00
3.	New South Wales 1892-1910 issues full set of 7 (ASC 69-73) in fine mint condition	$65.00
4.	New South Wales 1892-1910 issues as above in blocks of four, the 2½d violet and 2/6 green blocks actually all unhinged mint, the full set for	$279.00
5.	Queensland 1882-86 10/- brown chalon nicely centered block of four, a small horizontal crease along the bottom two stamps (not visible from the front) does not detract, a beautiful multiple	$249.00
6.	Queensland 1897-98 1d Red block of 6 with double rouletted perforations, once in black and again without colour (SG 258). Partially separated at the bottom but attractive when laid flat, only	$59.00
7.	Queensland 1880 Halfpenny overprint two Die I and two Die II stamps in mint hinged block of four (SG 151 and 151a) catalogued at £1260. What a scarce item, any Queensland specialist should jump at this lot so be quick and call today!	$1299.00
8.	South Australia 1860-1902 2/- red ASC 14 in mint hinged condition, brilliant colour	$39.00
9.	South Australia 1860-1902 2/- red as above in neat and well-centered block of four	$159.00
10.	South Australia 1874-99 OS overprints the full set of five overprints (ASC 25-26b) in fine mint condition, good colour	$79.00
11.	South Australia 1874-99 OS overprints as above in mint hinged blocks of four	$299.00
12.	South Australia 1883-99 issues set of four complete mint unhinged	$39.00
13.	South Australia 1891 surcharges the 2½d on 4d and 5d on 6d (ASC 51-52) in clean mint unhinged condition, both stamps for	$29.00
14.	South Australia 1891 surcharges as above in blocks of four	$115.00
15.	South Australia 1902-12 Long Type 2/6 violet joined pair, one unhinged and the other very lightly hinged. Both well centered with full perfs and very intense colour, lovely	$69.00
16.	Tasmania 1864-80 6d mauve Chalon design perf 12 in mint block of four (ASC 11a), good centering and no creases or faults	$149.00
17.	Tasmania 1900 £1 Postal Fiscal mint unhinged block of four with double overprint (one vertical), SG F39a catalogued at £250 per stamp. A very fine and clean MUH block, a tiny nick at top right the only blemish on this rare piece view item	$1199.00
18.	Tasmania 1970-1913 sidefaces set to 10d in mint blocks of four, missing only the 4d blue (of course) and also the 8d purple. While the 10d is partly separated it does selvedge at top and right, and the 9d blue also has top and right selvedges plus a plate number 7 at top. All the other values are in good condition, save heaps off our list price at only	$399.00
19.	Tasmania 1880 3d Postal Fiscal the platypus postal fiscal design in a large block of 20 with selvedge at top and plate number 1 in the selvedge at left. Every stamp is unhinged mint and while there is some creasing along the edge this is a striking piece	$349.00
20.	Victoria 1900 Patriotic Fund set in stunning cancelled to order blocks of four. I have never had these highly sought-after stamps in such fine condition. Just look at the image of the 2d value illustrated above (at 70% of actual size): perfect centering, two neat Melbourne CDS on each block and not a trace of toning beyond the usual gum ageing you expect on this issue. These are unbeatable quality view top value	$999.00
21.	Western Australia 1854-60 2d orange unused imperforate block of four. Tthe bottom left stamp is ever-so-slightly shaved in but all other stamps are intact, with two huge margins at top and right. Normally $80 per stamp for hinged singles but this looks so much better as a multiple	$299.00
22.	Western Australia 1861 1d rose the classic swan design in perf 14 (SG 38) mint unhinged. What beautiful colour this stamp has, one of the most attractive WA designs and in top condition. Catalogued at £170 for hinged, this MUH stamp is a gift at	$149.00
23.	Western Australia 1861 1d rose as above in mint unhinged block of four, save $$$	$499.00
24.	Western Australia 1882-85 2d yellow the intense chrome-yellow perf 12 (SG 83) in block of four, well centered with two stamps hinged and two unhinged. This stamp has a current catalogue value of £80 per unit, however the whole block is available for only	$249.00
25.	Western Australia 1885-1912 issues set complete except for the 5d yellow in mint blocks of four (ASC 18-22, 23a-25). These well-centered blocks are a mix of lightly hinged and unhinged stamps, all of them are clean with fresh colour and full perfs, the lot	$329.00
26.	Western Australia 1893 ½d on 3d brown very neat block of 6 of this surcharge (green overprint). Two stamps unhinged and the rest lightly hinged, normally $60 but this piece only	$49.00

	AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH
27.	KGV 4d lemon single crown watermark in mint unhinged condition. This stamp is at the slightly deeper shade end of the "lemon" spectrum, and of course this stamp is much scarcer unhinged than hinged. Don’t pay over $450 from other dealers when this fine example can be yours for only view stamp	$399.00
28.	£2 Kangaroo CofA watermark a nice used example of this high value stamp, centered top left but with a neat light corner cancel top right. Good colour and no toning, the right price too view stamp	$349.00
29.	Robes thin paper full set in imprint blocks of four with selvedge at left, the stamps all mint unhinged (there are hinges in selvedge only). The 5/- and 10/- are very well-centered, the £1 has one short perf at top but is still nice. Our list price has these at over $150 per set, these blocks of four are a bargain at only	$349.00
30.	Pre-decimal Navigators set of 6 (SG 355-60) in mint unhinged blocks of four. All the values are good but the £1 and £2 are particularly nice	$599.00

	BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
31.	Hong Kong 1935 Silver Jubilee (SG 133-6) in well centered mint hinged condition	$99.00
32.	New Guinea 1932-34 undated birds airmails set complete (SG 190-203) mint lightly hinged. The top two values are very nice and they even have a tiny guarantee mark on the reverse. The whole set catalogued at £225 for only	$199.00
33.	New Guinea 1935 £2 Bulolo (SG 205) in mint unhinged condition.This stamp has amazingly vibrant colour, full perfs and of course no toning at all, simply lovely view stamp	$399.00
34.	N.W. Pacific Islands £1 chocolate and dull blue kangaroo with type (c) overprint (SG 99) in mint unhinged condition. This third watermark kangaroo is scarce enough on its own, however only a few thousand overprinted for use in N.W. Pacific Islands. Such rarities will only get harder to find, this one only view stamp	$449.00