Australia Stamp Auctions

1850-1910, Australian States collection on 12 stockcards, mostly used, with NSW incl. Sydney Views 1 d., 2 d. and 3 d. (tiny faults), Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania 4 d. Courier cut to shape and range of Chalons, Victoria incl. three half-lengths, etc., postage dues, officals, a few Specimens, mixed condition 

1853, Recess by H. and C. Best at the Courier newspaper: First Issue on thin, hard white paper: Courier 1 d. pale blue, fresh color, wide margins all around, neatly used with barred numeral “13”, very fine, signed Mohrmann

1853, Courier Issue 4 d. orange, fresh color, close to wide margins all around, neatly used, fine, signed Köhler

1853, Courier Issue 4 d. orange, fresh color, close to wide margins all around, neatly used, fine, signed

1854, Lithographed by Samson & Hillman: Swan 6d. gray-black, watermark sideways, fresh color and good to huge margins with parts of adjoining stamp at right and top, neatly used with barred numeral “2” of Perth, very fine and a beautiful stamp, signed Thier

1867/81, Laureated Issue 2 d. slate-grey (three singles) and 6 d. deep blue (two singles), tied by barred oval obliterator “612”, with matching “COROP OC 7 69 VICTORIA” datestamp alongside, to cover front (back separated) to USA, endorsed “via England / Overland Road”, with transit Rochester Victoria (7 Oc.), Melbourne (8 Oc.), London (29 Nov.), New York (11 Dec.). Adhesives with faults, envelope front and back opened on all sides and therefore separated with soiling and faults; despite the imperfections, a rare cover from a small township in the Goulburn Valley of Victoria

1863/81, Laureated Issue1 d. yellow-green, 2 d. violet and 6 d. blue, tied by barred oval obliterator “268” to envelope via Brindisi to England, with matching desptach datestamp “CHILTERN MR 24 72”, on reverse Melbourne transit (26 March) and Oswestry arrival (13 may). Minor gum toning affecting a few perforations tip, the envelope with vertical archival fold well clear of the adhesives and a few short perfs as usual, still a fine and attractive pre-UPU 9 pence rate franking

1850/1991 (ca.), Australia, States and New Zealand, mint never hinged and predominantly unused and used collection, including Postage Dues, Officials and Newspaper Stamps, showing some substantial degree of duplication, some multiples, plate flaws and other specialties, with strength in the pre-1930 period. The collection opens with a fine range of Australian States, noted Victoria with early lithographs, Western Australia with both Recess and Lithographed Swans, New South Wales including a small selection of Sunburst numeral cancellations, as well as O.S. and specimen overprints, Van Diemens, Tasmania with a small group of 1d. and 6 d. values up to the 1 sh.; New Zealand includes 1855 2 d. dull blue on bluish paper (SG-Nr. 2), a used lower sheet margin copy (signed Köhler and Holcombe), Australia with Roos and King George V issues with a few shades, and more. Condition somewhat mixed, particularly in the early issues; an interesting assembly, neatly mounted on loose album pages