AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, DECIMAL COLLECTOR AND PRESENTATION SETS
Lot 492
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $85
1966 Collector's Specimen Set in glassine envelope in buff folder (C.258/66 imprint at lower left corner on front), comprising 1c - 50c CTO and 75c, $1, $2 and $4 optd 'SPECIMEN'. The first of the decimal folders. Fine (22 stamps)
Lot 493
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $60
1966 Collector's Specimen Set in glassine envelope in buff folder (C.6103/66 imprint at lower left on front), comprising 1c - 50c CTO and 75c, $1, $2 and $4 optd 'SPECIMEN', the original set. Fine (22 stamps)
Lot 494
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $70
1968 Collector's Specimen set in glassine envelope in buff folder (C.2651/68 imprint at lower left on front), comprising 1966 1c - 4c, 7c-10c, 24c, 40c and 50c, 1967 5c QEII, 1968 6c - 30c Flowers all CTO, plus 75c, $1, $2 and $4 Navigators optd 'SPECIMEN'. Folder dating from after the issue of the 1968 Flowers. Fine (22 stamps)
Lot 495
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $75
1968 Collector's Specimen Set in glassine envelope in buff folder (C.2651/68 imprint at lower left on front), comprising 1966 1c - 4c, 7c - 10c, 24c, 40c, 50c, 1967 5c QEII, 1968 6c - 30c Flowers CTO and 75c, $1, $2 and $4 Navigators optd ‘SPECIMEN’. Folder dating from after the issue of the 1968 Flowers, in new stock of folders. Fine (22 stamps)
Lot 496
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $90
1968 Collector's specimen set in glassine envelope affixed to plain orange card handstamped 'SPECIMEN SET' in black, comprising 1966 1c - 4c, 7c - 10c, 24c, 40c and 50c, 1967 5c QEII, 1968 6c - 30c Flowers CTO, plus 75c, $1, $2 and $4 optd 'SPECIMEN'. This seems to have been a provisional card pending the printing of the buff cards. Fine (22 stamps)
Lot 497
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $85
1968 Collector's Specimen set in glassine envelope affixed to printed buff card, comprising 1966 1c - 4c, 7c - 10c, 24c, 40c and 50c, 1967 5c QEII, 1968 6c - 30c Flowers CTO plus 75c, $1, $2 and $4 Navigators optd 'SPECIMEN'. Fine (22 stamps)
Lot 498
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $70
1968 Collector's Specimen Set in glassine envelope on printed buff card, comprising 1966 1c - 4c, 7c - 10c, 24c, 40c and 50c, 1967 5c QEII, 1968 6c - 30c Flowers CTO, plus 75c, $1, $2 and $4 Navigators optd 'SPECIMEN'. Fine (22 stamps)
Lot 499
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $100
1969 Collector's Specimen Set in glassine envelope affixed to printed buff card, comprising 11966 1c - 4c QEII, 8c, 9c, 10c, 40c and 50c, 1967 5c QEII, 1968 6c, 13c, 30c Flowers, 1969 7c, 15c, 20c, 25c Primary Industries CTO, plus 75c, $1, $2 and $4 Navigators optd 'SPECIMEN'. Fine, possibly missing the 24c Bird (?) (21 stamps)
Lot 500
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $180
1969 Collector's Specimen Set in glassine envelope affixed to printed buff card, comprising 1966 1c - 4c, 8c, 9c, 10c, 24c, 40c and 50c, 1967 5c QEII, 1968 6c, 13c, 30c Flowers, 1969 7c, 15c, 20c, 25c Primary Industries CTO, plus 75c, $1, $2 and $4 Navigators optd. 'SPECIMEN', the 75c and $1 being the scarce 15½mm opts (with 2002 Ceremuga certificate). A scarce set, fine (22 stamps)
Lot 501
Estimate: $200
Realised Price : $200
1969 Collector's Specimen Set in glassine envelope affixed to plain pale yellow card handstamped 'SPECIMEN SET' in violet, comprising 1966 1c - 4c, 8c, 9c, 10c, 24c, 40c and 50c, 1967 5c QEII, 1968 6c, 13c, 30c Flowers, 1969 7c, 15c, 20c, 25c Primary Industries CTO, plus 75c, $1, $2 and $4 Navigators optd 'SPECIMEN', the 75c and $1 being the scarce 15½mm opt. Fine (22 stamps)
Lot 502
Estimate: $80
Realised Price : $125
1968 Presentation Binder in navy blue plastic with gold coat-of-arms on front, with 1966-end of 1968 decimal issues (including Australian Antarctic Territory) hinged on 21 leaves. The folder contains no indication of its purpose. Very fine (68 stamps)
Lot 503
Estimate: $150
Realised Price : $125
1969 U.P.U. Congress Presentation Binder in red plastic with gold coat-of-arms embossed on front, first page inscribed 'With the compliments of the Australian Delegation/XVIth Congress of the Universal Postal Union, Tokyo, 1969', 22 pages containing all issues from 1964 up to 1969 Primary Industries (83 stamps, the £1 and £2 Navigators are missing). Plastic comb binding rings broken in places, but scarce
Lot 504
Estimate: $100
Realised Price : $115
Various decimal issues (typically in multiple form) in navy blue plastic folders with gold coat-of-arms on front, issues range from 1966 to 1971, a few folders also include FDCs, and one folder with Norfolk Island and PNG issues (14 folders, all different)
