REST OF THE WORLD, GREAT BRITAIN

Lot 664		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $220 1840 1d Black Plate 7 'N-B', four good to large margins, red Maltese Cross cancel. Cat £300
Lot 665		Estimate: $300 1848 (Oct) cover to Dumfries bearing Imperf 1d Red-brown on blued paper, strip of eight, margins in places, tied by numeral '108' obliterators, arrival backstamp, minor cover creasing. A rare multiple on cover
Lot 666		Estimate: $50 1870 1½d Lake-red, SG 53, Plate 1 and 3, few blunt perfs. Cat £140
Lot 667		Estimate: $175 1863-84 Wmk Anchor White paper 10/- Ultramarine, SG 183, one short perf at top, strong colour. Cat £475
Lot 668		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $450 1929 P.U.C. £1 Black, SG 438, well centred
Lot 669		Estimate: $200T Realised Price : $150 1948 Silver Wedding set on registered Stamp Collecting Ltd FDC, used to Canada, minor blemishes
Lot 670		Estimate: $50 1955 QEII 2/6d Waterlow printing, SG 536, commercially used FDC to N.S.W. from Shrewsbury
Lot 671		Estimate: $300 1958-65 QEII Wmk Multiple Crown 3d Deep Lilac, SG 575, marginal block of six from base, showing 'Grossly misplaced perforations resulting in lower units being partially imperforate'. Spectacular
Lot 672		Estimate: $2,500 1969 British Ships 5d, variety 'Black (Queen's head, value, hull and inset) omitted', SG 778a, fine unmounted. Cat £2250
Lot 673		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1969 British Ships 5d, variety 'Grey (decks, etc) omitted', SG 778b, unmounted
Lot 674		Estimate: $500 Forgeries: 1944 KGVI set of six ½d to 3d optd 'LIQUID/OF EMPIRE/Sta. LUCIA' within black frame. 'Unused'
Lot 675		Estimate: $250 Official: 1902-04 KEVII 5/- Bright Carmine, with forged 'I.R./OFFICIAL' opt, used. Genuine stamp Cat £8000
Lot 676		Estimate: $700 Official: 1902 KEVII 1/- Dull Green and Carmine optd 'GOVT./PARCELS', SG O78, fine
Lot 677		Estimate: $150 Postal History: 1862 entire Manchester to Melbourne bearing 6d Lilac tied by barred '498', Melbourne arrival and scarce 'LC/JA/14/1863' in oval, also 1869 cover (faults) to Gawler bearing 1d (2) and 4d Orange tied by Thames duplexes, Adelaide transit
Lot 678		Estimate: $60T Realised Price : $280 Postal History: 1877 (30 Aug) cover to Victoria bearing 1877 4d Sage-green Plate 15, left unit wing margin trimmed (£625 on cover), and 1880 (11 Feb) Oxford to Victoria bearing 1873-80 6d and 1858-79 1d paying via Brindisi and Suez 7d rate, minor faults (2 covers)
Lot 679		Estimate: $7,500 Postal History: 1940 (22 Oct) film case sent by 'Northern Transport Agency' in London to the 'Dept of Information/Melbourne' with the truly remarkable franking of KGVI 10/- Dark Blue x 40 (some damage as to be expected) with customs label affixed stating 'Negative Cinema Film/357. feet./ (value) £24-0-10'. The postage rate at this time was 4/6d per ½oz (the space above the customs label suggests a 5/- stamp has fallen off) thus paying the rate of 4/6d x 90 ½oz = 45oz. An outstanding item for an airmail exhibit. [Includes April 2007 'Stamp News' article titled 'Philately of Epic Proportions' featuring this item]