FINE AND RARE STAMPS 2008, AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

Lot 244		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 Selection on leaves comprising Kangaroo punctured large 'OS' 1d to 1/- (6), small 'OS' various wmks ½d to 2/- (16), KGV various wmks 1d to 1/4d (2) incl 4d Lemon (looks ok), optd 'OS' 6d Kangaroo (both) and KGV, 3d Kingsford Smith, 1/- Lyrebird, 3d Bridge. Mixed condition, mostly fine (67)
Lot 245		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $90 1913-84 collection in Seven Seas illustrated album, few Kangaroos to 5/-, pre-war commemoratives 1935 Jubilee and ANZAC, later issues to 10/-, few decimals mint, mostly used, mixed condition throughout (100s)
Lot 246		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $900 Range in stockbooks incl Kangaroo Third Wmk £2 'SPECIMEN', KGV mint Single Wmk values to 1/4d incl 4d Lemon, SM Wmk Perf 14 to 1/4d (latter used), Perf 13½x12½ and CofA Wmk to 1/4d simplified, 6d Engraved, 1928 3d Kooka M/Sheet, various commems, Robes to £1, £sd and Decimal Navigators, 1971 Christmas block of 25, other decimals, few booklets, Aust States and World remainders in albums, sighted GB 1840 1d black (three margins), USA, etc, mixed condition (100s)
Lot 247		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $400 1913-70s range in carton with collection on leaves used, some useful pickings, mint pre-war commems, decimals mint and used in blocks, some overseas, mixed condition (100s)
Lot 248		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $220 Stockbook containing useful selection 1913-38 including 6d Kingsford Smith (5), 1932 6d Kooka and 1/- Lyrebird (2 each), 1934 Victoria Centenary, Macarthur, ANZAC (2 sets), Jubilee, etc, mixed condition (105)
Lot 249		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $90 1923-71 range of commercial mail mostly used within Australia incl registered, military concession, QEII lettercards, few telegrams, incl two 2½d Kangaroos on cover, plus an unused KGV 1½d Red Mullet imprint block of eight and range of QEII 1957 4d and 10d issue incl FDCs. Mixed condition
Lot 250		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $240 1927-31 Officials 1½d Canberra, 3d Kookaburra, 3d Air, 1½d Swan and Sturt 1½d and 3d punctured 'OS', plus 1931 Kingsford Smith 2d and 3d optd 'OS', the latter lightly mounted, others unmounted, few bends (8)
Lot 251		Estimate: $600 1953-60 interesting FDC group, three OHMS PMG (in red) envelopes, four addressed 'The Rt. Hon. R. G. Casey/Minister for External Affairs', 1953 Coronation, 1954 Olympic Publicity 2/- Blue (addressed to officer in this ministry), Royal Visit, Olympic set with Olympic Village cancel, 1959 registered cover with adhesives incl AAT 2/- with violet cachet cancelled by Wilkes datestamp, registration label below, also 1/- Platypus and 2/3d Flower on FDC. Interesting group of six covers
Lot 252		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $200 1966-90 range on hagners in blocks of four, CTO/fine used, oddments in earlies only, strength from mid 1970s onwards, many sets, values to $10 (100s). Hard to find in blocks
Lot 253		Estimate: $100 1970 (EXPO-Famous Australians) Australia Post illustrated FDC's complete (16, no small Cook) unaddressed, odd tiny blemish, mostly fine. Retail AU$250
Lot 254		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1970s-90s FDC range in two albums, on pages and loose, also PSEs and Aerogrammes, few unused, mixed condition (100s)
Lot 255		Estimate: $150 1978-80s range of 20c and 22c PSEs uprated to 50c (over 310). Ready for use