The 2009 Rarities Sale featuring The Francis Kiddle Collection of Queensland was held on Wednesday 21st October at 1pm We had great pleasure in presenting our 2009 sale of Fine and Rare Stamps and Covers of the World. Now in our 8th year, we were delighted to be continuing the annual ‘Rarities Sale’ concept, re-introduced to the Australian auction calendar by us in 2002, and we were privileged to present the outstanding collection of Queensland formed by Francis Kiddle. The Australian Colonies section featured the magnificent ‘Commercial Philately in Australia’ exhibit collection, comprising many rare and desirable items relating to the pioneer philatelic traders in this country. New South Wales was highlighted by fine Sydney Views, and was followed by ‘The Francis Kiddle Collection of Queensland’, with Chalon proofs, rare singles and multiples, Specimens, and the pre-eminent holding of Qld Revenues, encompassing notable selections of Adhesive Duty, Beer Duty, Impressed Duty, Stamp Duty and Railway Stamps. Other Queensland featured Moreton Bay District entires and Charity essays and proofs. Victoria included rare Half-lengths and the ‘Calvert Collection’ of Emblems, with great items including essays, proofs, multiples, perforation and watermark varieties, and usage on cover. There was also a fine selection of Victorian Stamp Duty issues and Western Australia postal history. In Australian Commonwealth, the Kangaroos included, in First Wmk, the 10/- unmounted and another punctured large ‘OS’ mint, and in Third Wmk, the 10/- with inverted wmk and £2 unmounted. The KGV issues featured the ‘KGV Heads Usage Collection’, with many unique or best of kind usages, followed by a range of varieties, the 4½d Die II c.t.o in a block of four and the 2d Postal Forgery ‘unmounted’. The ‘KGVI Usage Collection’ includes a commercial usage of all the ‘different’ stamp issues of this reign; Postage Dues with material from the David Herendeen collection, as well as the 1909-10 6d value with ‘CA’ monogram from the left (abnormal) side of the sheet, previously unlisted; the 22-volume Postal Stationery collection is remarkable for the breadth of material it contains; and Postal History includes a film case, airmailed from Great Britain and bearing the amazing franking of the KGVI 10/- Dark Blue x 40. Rest of the World featured Bahamas overprint varieties; Great Britain missing colours; Malaysian States revenues; New Zealand with QV issues, Pictorials, the 1906 Christchurch and 1913 Auckland exhibitions, KGV recess and surface printed issues, including proofs, and further Postage Dues from the Herendeen collection, with essays and covers; P.N.G. included the ‘1952-1966 Usage Collection', again the finest and most comprehensive collection of its kind; and Singapore featured ultra-high value revenues. COMPLIMENTARY CATALOGUES Our deluxe colour catalogues are available free on request. Click here to request your copy today. Clients new and old are invited to visit us at our new premises in Ultimo, situated just a few minutes from the Sydney CBD by foot, taxi, light rail or Monorail. If we can be of service to you, or you would like to learn more about our auctions, please contact our Auction Manager, Mark Knothe, by phone on + 61 (0)2 9281 4797 or send an email to info@millenniumauctions.com