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Sale 84 is now open for bidding, and will

close at 5pm AEST on Friday 1st August 2025

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Welcome to our 84th sale, which is an online auction only, comprising 1,137 lots featuring a wide range of Australian material. There are 187 lots of Australian Colonies, with strength in New South Wales and Queensland, with an excellent range of Moreton Bay District postmarks and covers. There are also good groups of both New South Wales and Victorian postage due stamps.

Australian Commonwealth opens with a fine group of 1901-12 essays, with two Vaughan essays, several 1911 Stamp Design Competition essays with examples by Perkins, Bacon & Co., M. Tannenberg and E.T. Luke. An impressive array of Kangaroo issues includes many fine stamps, with strength in shades, scarce inverted watermarks and OS punctures, and is highlighted by examples of the 1d unwatermarked perf. 12½ colour trials in green and red. The 1913-14 Engraved Issues includes a set of 6d Kookaburra plate number multiples.

The King George V issues are extensive with all watermarks and values well-represented, and with a wide array of monogram and imprint pieces. The 1d Reds include many fine pieces, with die proofs, a pane of 60 of the single line perf no monogram and monogram strips, a ‘CNE’ variety and two salmon eosins. The early commemoratives are complete in imprint blocks, highlighted by 2d and 3d Kingsford Smith OS overprint blocks, and a MUH 5/- Bridge strip of 3. The George VI and Elizabeth II issues include Robes and Arms imprints, and a good range of sunken die proofs.

Finally, the Postage Dues have some fine monocolour material with a good lot of monograms and imprints in the bicoloured issues, and Postal Stationery includes a number of individual rarities.

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