Rare Stamps

11. Belgium 1880s to 1960: Large accum in old green SG album, mostly used. Correct Michel cat Euro423=$A700 (Many 100s) Untouched estate lot at only $A90

12. Roo 1913 6d fresh unused: Attractive good perfs ret $375 as ‘MUH’!$A40

13. Aust. Decimal Coinage Set in ‘Port Philip’ Album: 1966-85 virtually comp inc key 1968 + 1972 dates etc. Many of these look Uncirculated to me. $A70

14. Aust FDC coll 1966-1980 in 3 x old black albums: Nice lot – looks complete inc v.scarce like PO 1971 Xmas, 72 Beef, 74 Pntgs, 1977 $10 etc. $A150

15. World + British Cwlth 1850s-1960s in 3 x maroon Springbacks: Old collection ex Estate. Some fairly useful stuff seen on a two minute peek! $A70

16. SAMOA early to modern M+U in stockbook: Incl. 1972 Hi Vals MUH, 1983 Defins MUH etc. (335 stamps + 5 M/s.) Cat $385.Must surely be worth : $A80

17. ‘Ausipex 84’ MUH Coll from huge range countries: (Looks compl.) In Deluxe black page L/House S/bk.(Ret $62 alone!) + spec alb. Huge ret. $A200

18. Aust 1980s FDC+PSE: In big $30 green album+bag of loose. Cheap! $A50

19. Greece M+U Coll 1880s to 1964: On 42 x SG pages. Useful lot – many nice Mint sets seen. Correct Michel €450 = $A750. (800+ stamps) Estate lot $A150

20. Aust. FA + PM 1968-72 Booklet panes set + 5c Blue QE fresh MUH (17) $A65

21. G.B. Coll in KABE black page S/book: (In dust box - ret $60) Patchy range. Hi Cat pre-war from imperfs with lots £100-£200 type cat stamps. Better items Cat £3,750=$A9,000. Usual mixed cond ex estate but around 5% Gibbons - $A500

22. Canada ‘Colorano’ Silk FDC: 19 diff commems FDC. Ret. $US64. $A40

23. GB 1988 “Castle” set 4 to £5: (SG1401/13) Getting pricier each year as many overlooked them Mint. also later Gold vignette #1611/13. MUH SG £53. $A45

24. World jammed into large shoebox: Sorted by country up to 70s (1000’s) $A50

25. PAKISTAN early 1960s IMPERFS!: Amazing range on Hagners up to 15R hi val. Inc MUH pairs + blocks 4. Lots diff issues. (84 imperfs) Also range Wmk Inv. Also 2 x 1961 MUH blocks with “PASIA” error. Condition is mostly v.clean. $A100

26. North Borneo/Sabah 1945 ‘BMA’ o/p set 15 to $5: Very fresh MVLH – lightest possible hinges. SG #320-334 £170 = $A425. A quite lovely group $A150

27. N. Zealand M+U Coll on ancient leaves: 1898 to 1/-, 2/- Admiral, 1935 Airs, 1936-46 Defins to 3/-, Health M/Sheets 1959+63 &c and other useful stuff $A75

28. Germany in ancient ‘KaBe’ S/Bk: Approx 1880s - 1949 90pf Posthorn (3) $A45

29. Sydney Olympic 2000 Gold Medal Winners UNDER FACE!: 30 sheets 10 inc. at least one set of 16 different winners. FACE value is $A135. $A125

30. Aust. 1931 6d Violet Kingsford Smith “Re-Entry” Superb corner CTO!: ex Specimen pack. Perfect perfs, centering & freshness. A beauty. SG #123a £85 $A75

31. Wine Box bundles 100 Aust: 2¢ to $2 (2 diff.) Mostly 45¢. 1000s. $A65

32. ISLE OF MAN mint Coll 1958-1990: On $120 set of KaBe H/less pages. Modern all MUH. Largely comp. Cat about $475. Cond. varies here & there. $A150

33. Very heavy wine carton of albums + stockbooks: From a Peruvian estate so a lot of seldom seen Latin American material among it all (1000s) $A120

34. FIJI QE2 1953 to 1990 M+U Coll: In ‘Collecta’ album: Every space filled – earlier MLH or FU the modern era all MUH. Retail $700. A bargain at: $A225

35. HUNGARY Large M+U Coll: In Blue SG album on 150 pages. Earlies to 1965. Some good sets here (noted 1949 Puskin M/S both perf + imperf mint) inc. officials + Occ etc. Correct Michel €1215 = $A2000. Approx 2300 stamps. $A300

36. B.Cwth M+U in large S/Bk: Best is H.Kong to $50 (3 inc SG 615) &c $A45

37. CANADA Early to Modern: In good cond $24 blue Lighthouse stockbook. Useful pre-war and lots of different $5 QE values etc. About 1,275 different. $A75

38. G.B. £10 Block 4 on piece: + VFU pair + 4 singles off parcels. (10) $65

39. France bunch of “Famous People” Booklets: 1989/95 Stamp Day. 1986/95 (Two sets) Fresh unfolded. FACE value alone 591 F.F. (=$A160.) $A135

40. Franklin Mint Proof Silver Coin Insert/Stamp FDCs Deluxe Folders x 7 Diff: 1977 Aust QE Visit, Last Run Orient Express, Cook Is $5 coin (2 diff) Lindbergh Flight Anniv, USA Bicent, 78 QE Coron. V.fine. cost $350. $A110

41. Roos 1913 1^st Wmk Perfin ‘T’ : State Gov’t: 2d, 3d x 2 (inc Die 2) 4d, 5d, 9d. Far nicer than usual for this scarcest state perfin. (6) Normals Ret. $350! $A175

42. Victoria fish & wildlife comp Set MUH: 1973-79 (21) Face $100. $A60

43. USA M+U Coll: 19^thC to 1980s in blue Lighthouse S/Book. Some useful $A50

45. World M + U “A to Z” in 4 x large, green “Zeus” Peg Albums: Estate lot. Very strong in Spain + the Latin America regions.(must be 1000s) $A150

46. 1982 Aust. $1 Banknotes: x 100: Superb consecutive numbered teller unc. bundle. What a superb client gift or promo premium item at near FACE! $A135

47. G.B. Wildings + Castles Large Hoard in 2 Stockbooks: – circa mid 1960s ex Bank Mgr estate. Looks to have c30 x SG597a, c45 x SG 598a (these 2 high values cat £500 alone) and near all with neat circ cds. Also commems. $A125

48. World M+U in big old ‘Woodstock’ Peg album: Useful Aust. 1958 Xmas Is Defins M. Handy GB cat c£250. Good PNG inc 1952 Defins, 1/7d Cattle, 10/- Rabaul &c. Norfolk 1970 Bird Defins MUH &c. Also ranges of other useful $A85

49. Large wine carton Kiloware: Aust + world ex Estate. Many 1000s. $A65

50. 1994 $1.80 Aviator HiVal x 120 CTO with gum copies! SG#1478 £390 $A115

Your number one source for USED KGV and Kangaroos

I have had for 20 years probably the largest stock of used Australia KGV heads and Kangaroos in the world. From poor to superb. Many collectors find it really tough to sort and source these by watermark and Dies accurately. In the early 1980's I ran dozens of full page ads in the 2 local magazines listing EVERY key Australian stamp in 5 different grades from "Spacefiller" to "Superb". Even the 1913 £2 Roo. Not one dealer has done that kind of ad - before or after.

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Unlike mint, used stamps do not tone or rust nearly as fast - and are readily cleaned if they do! And unlike mint - no-one goes about regumming used Kangaroos! And when it comes to filling gaps in high value Roos, opting for USED, even lovely copies, will cost you a FRACTION of what mint hinged will. So it is possible to fully complete your used Roo collection. Mint will cost you $30,000.

I purchased Private Treaty from Harmers Of Sydney in 1980 the massive H.F.McNess accumulation of used "OS" perfins. He was obsessed with accumulating these issues, and had books full. I still have much of this stock. This was at a time when perf "OS" were poorly regarded by collectors and dealers alike. Not me. I still have multiple copies of items most dealers have never seen or handled - like - 4d Lemon Yellow, ½d and 1/4d Small Multi perf 14, KGV No Wmk pair, Roo 2½d and 4d Yellow 1st Wmks etc.

I was the person who got the £2 Small Multi perf 'OS' listed into the ACSC by proving beyond doubt 2 genuine copies did exist. These OS perfins (especially 1st wmk) are usually HORRIBLE looking stamps. The stamp printer directed that badly centred sheets of stamps too poorly produced for sale be put aside and perforated 'OS' for the nuisance official use stamps. That, coupled with the horrid perfs experienced on all 1st wmk issues due to the very tough paper fibres, makes CHOICE copies about 1 in a 100 of the higher 1913 values above 3d.

51. “Instant Australia KGV Heads COMPLETE Collection”: I’ve assembled full sets of 72 different KGV in EVERY Wmk. All 4 x 1/4d &c. All perfs, dies, all o/p “OS”, all shades as per 'Seven Seas' Cat and album. Melbourne ret. for these same 72 stamps in normal GU cond is $A475 or $750 “FU”. Buy just the EXACT grade that suits your budget and collecting requirements as follows: Spacefillers - $A195 Average Used - $A325 Nice Good U - $A400 Clean FU - $A675 Or for the perfectionist – hand selected Superb Used complete set of 72: $850.

52. "Instant Kangaroo Collection”: I’ve assembled full sets of 34 different Roos in EVERY Wmk. 1^st and 2^nd to 1/-, 3^rd to BOTH 2/- colours, S/Multi to 2/-, CofA to 5/ + both 6d “OS” overprints. Melbourne retail for these same 34 stamps in normal U condition is $A770. Buy just the EXACT grade that suits your budget and collecting requirements as follows: Spacefillers - $A195 Average U - $A325 Nice Good U - $A475 Clean FU - $A650 Or for the perfectionist – hand selected Superb Used complete set of 34: $795. And I also have great stocks of higher values and the best stock in Aust of Perf “OS” Roos. Also I have great stock of the Stanley Gibbons listed wmk errors, perfs, shades, Dies etc. Please enquire.

53. Roo upgrade kit: Add the real key values to the above. Add the 2/- 1^st Wmk, 2^nd Wmk 2/-, 3^rd Wmk and S/Mult 5/- and 10/- CofA to your page. Five scarce stamps missing from most collections. Melbourne Retail $685 for normal used. My price: Spacefillers - $A195 Average U - $A300 Nice Good U - $A475 Clean FU - $A600 Or for the perfectionist – a hand selected SUPERB Used complete set of 5: $800

This offering above is just a tiny "taste". I will gladly price ANY used single stamp you need, and naturally all the later issues. Whether 5/- Bridges, Kookaburra mini sheets, £1 Thin paper Robes, £2 Navigators etc. I have them ALL in 5 condition grades. I stock Australia 100% complete, 1913-1985, in used condition.

54. Aust. 1970 Capt Cook set 12 PO Commem covers: Same design APO FDC.) Each w/strip 5¢+30¢ canclled. From Ap 20, to Aug 17 (Thursday Is) V.Scarce. $A90

56. Norfolk + PNG early MUH Decimals: On large sheets. Norfolk inc. 1967,70+74 Defins. PNG inc 1968 Shells + heaps commems. Some tones but a steal at: $A55

57. TUVALU MUH coll on Hagners in fake ‘Crocodile’ Binder: Early material incl MUH bocks &c. VERY seldom offered country. FACE alone $53 $A55

58. Aust. official Pre-Stamped Envelopes Comp Coll 1978 to end 88: In 5 x expensive “PW” albums. (Ret $100) All clean FDI. Retail many $100s. $A75.

59. 1911 Stamp Design Competition Unadopted Essays Set 30: Lovely items for a special page in a collection! ACSC E107/9 – photos of these in ACSC. Numbered set 30 in various colours, on thin, glazed white card in fine M cond. Submitted by a Mr Grant of Wonthaggi Vic. Printing block now in Aust.Post archive collection. Set 30 only $A75 or 2 for $130 or set with a few fairly minor faults on a few stamps is: $A40

60. Aust. Maximum Cards Lovely Coll: In 5 x 7/Seas albums (ret $75) A Carton full. 1987 (issue #1) to 2001. 533 Diff of these large attractive postcard sized double sided stamped cards. Cost literally $617 to buy as new issues. ASC cat is $1248. Full checklist encl. Gift at under 33% cat & 35% UNDER issue price!! $A400

61. Australia large used collection 1913 to 1990. In a ‘7 Seas’ album. Handy Roos - 1st wmk to 2/- (Ret $322) 2nd Wmk ($104) 3rd Wmk to 5/- (Ret $296) etc. Heaps KGV heads (inc 3 diff 1/4d) good pre-war commems, Robes to £1, Arms set to £2 and strong later. A largely complete estate lot - condition seems OK on most, on a quick look. Retail easily $2000. Terrific lot to expand upon further $A500

62. 1991 P.O. “ACROSS TOWN” PARCEL LABELS PERTH & SYDNEY: Your choice of Mint or FU or Pack or FDC. Also scarce "Box Link" label pair! You can mix + match between all 4 choices if you wish! Per set 3: $A35 5 Sets 3 (15) $A120

63. 1928 Kooka M/Sheet: Fresh MUH –light crease 1 margin,so HALF retail! $A100