Palmerston Philatelic Auctions
01387 255508
Public auctions held in an ancient Scottish burgh since 1974
Loreburn Chambers, 11 Great King Street, Dumfries, DG1 1BA
Oceanian stamps
ID# 10509. Australia.1937-1991. Red SG Simplex album with fine, mostly used collection. Commencing 1937-49 "Robes" ½d-£1, 1937 NSW, 1940 Imperial Forces etc, 1948 defins to £2 then run of commems. Some both mint and used to 1963. 1st Navigators 4/-, 5/- only, 1964 Birds etc. 1967-1973 decimal set including 2nd Navigators, 1968 Flowers, 1970 Captain Cook, 1974 Paintings $1, $2, $5, $10 (2), 1988 Bicentenary (lacks 1148), 1978-80 birds SG 669-680, 734-740 unm. Mint and used (used lacks Cat bird); 1980 Dogs, 1982 Whales. Asking price £100 or nearest offer.
ID# 10340. 1877-1955. M.mint / used collection on album leaves. Commencing early "Express" issues - probably mostly Reprints. Palm tree issues mostly perf. 11 mixed mint/ used. ½d (7), 1d (4), 2d, 2½d (head) (3), 2½d, 4d, 6d (6), 1/- (5), 2/6 (5). 1899-1900 "Provisional Govt" SG. 90-97 m.mint; various surch (4); 1914-15 "Samoa" ½d, 1d, 2d, 1/- (2); 1916-19 ½d, 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 6d, 1/- (2); 1920 Victory ½d-1/- Fresh m.mint; 1921 ½d-1/- m.mint & some used; 1935-1952 fine m.mint; POSTAL FISCALS: SG. 189, 190 (2), 192, 232-235 fine m.mint. On 6 album lvs. Asking price £180 or nearest offer.
ID# 9754. Australia.1913-14 KGV head engraved m. mint block of 4 + horizontal pair plate 4 mounted on margin, and 6d Kookaburra m. mint. With card replicas of unissued engraved designs (Ausipex 84).
Asking price £30 or nearest offer.
ID# 8702. Australia.1860-1983. 2 Peg-fitting albums with mostly used collection commencing scattered states. Mixed condition but includes useful e.g. Victoria to 5/- (273); AUSTRALIA: Various Kangaroos to 2/-, heard to 1s 4d, then more comprehensive (lacks 1st kookaburra and 5/- Bridge), but most other commem sets complete including 1937 NSW on FDC, KGVI robes to £1, 1948 arms to 2 dollars, various other covers including FD & censored, few Postage Dues to 1/-. VOLUME 2: with Navigators to £2, various covers (6), miniature sheets & booklet panes (mint) etc.
Asking price £125 or nearest offer.
ID# 7840. Australia.1984 "The First Australians", 1985 "Navigators & shipwrecks", 1986 "Botany Bay" with stamps in folders. 3 books out of 5 in special case. Interesting reading.
Asking price £15 or nearest offer.
ID# 6258. Australia.1985-2005. Bundled commemorative issues with values to $5. 100 different stamps. Altogether over 6000. Useful for making packets.
Asking price £22 or nearest offer.
ID# 65. Australia.1970 Captain Cook bicentenary Presentation pack with 6 values + M.sheet in special envelope.
Asking price £16 or nearest offer.
ID# 497. Australia.YEARBOOKS. Collection 1987, 1988, 1989 Souvenir yearbooks in slip case, and soft back "Links" 200 years of heritage in stamps.
Asking price £40 or nearest offer.
ID# 10347. Christmas Island. 1958-1975. 1958 QE2 2c-$1 mint; 1963 defins 2c-$1 unm.mint + fine used; 1972 Ships 1c-$1 unm.mint + part set used; 1968 Fish 1c-$1 unm.mint; 1965 Anzac + various Christmas to 1975 unm.mint. COCOS (KEELING/ ISLANDS). 1963 3d-2/3, 1969 1c-$1, 1965 Anzac all unm.mint. On 5 album lvs.
Asking price £20 or nearest offer.
ID# 8161. Cook Islands. NEAT LITTLE Mint lot including useful earlies (7). QV to QE2.
Asking price £11 or nearest offer.
ID# 10366. Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1911-1965. 1911 "Protectorate" o/print. ½d-1/- (less 6d) very fine mint, some including 5d bl (4) unm. KGV 1912-24 ½d-5/- including shades fine mint, some unm; 1911 "Pines" ½d-2½d m.mint plus 1½d fine used; 1935 SJ m.mint, 1939-55 KGVI ½d-5/- (2 sets mostly fine mint including some perf vars), also fine used; Coronation, Victory, SW, UPU mint, some unm. UPU also used; QE2 1956-62 ½d-10/- fine mint, 1965 ½d-£1 fine used. On 7 album lvs.
Asking price £190 or nearest offer.
ID# 9660. New Hebrides. 1920 overprint 2d on 40c Red/ Yellow m. mint. SG. 35. Cat. £130.
Asking price £20 or nearest offer.
ID# 10303. New Zealand. 1862-2001. Large red ring-binder with extensive mint/ used collection. Earlies somewhat scattered, but including 1882-1930 Postal Fiscals 2/-, 2/6, 3/-, 4/-, 10/- used. 1898-1902 Defins vals to 5/- (3) including 5/- no wmk unused. KEVII used ranges to 1/-, KGV selection of "Heads" to 3/-, 1906 Christchurch, 1925 Dunedin, 1931 Smiling Boys all both mint & used. Used selection Fiscal "Arms" to £1, 1935-6 Defins mint/ used, 1940 Cent, 1958-9 defs to 10/- both m&u. Good range life insurance, Officials m+u. Comprehensive QE2 commems. Mint/ used ROSS DEPENDENCY SG.1-8 mint, odd few NIUE. Some stamps loose in album. Vendors cat. val. list enclosed.
Asking price £500 or nearest offer.
ID# 3343. New Zealand. 1902 watermark single NZ and star in block of 4 with gum, but no design on front. Unusual item.
Asking price £16 or nearest offer.
ID# 9280. New Zealand. 1909-1930 (approx). Small mixed lot of Penny Universals (7) and KGV "heads" on album leaves; fresh m. mint. Mostly identified, some using "old" cat. nos. Includes 1923 "Map" design (6).
Asking price £28 or nearest offer.
ID# 6256. New Zealand. 1936-42 Pictorial set 3d (Maori girl) SG. 582. Mounted mint. 1965 Health M. sheets SG. MS832c. Mounted mint.
Asking price £12 or nearest offer.
ID# 9411. New Zealand. 1958 2d on 1½d brown-lake: "smaller dot in Surch." and "Error surch. on SG. 725". Both unmounted mint. SG. 763a, 763b, Cat. £130+ but expert cert advisable for full valuation.
Asking price £17 or nearest offer.
ID# 9448. New Zealand. 1994-5. ONE COUNTRY LEAVES. Nos 143-162a (less 147, 151-9), with unm. mint selection commem. sets + MS 1786 used. Cat. £53.
Asking price £10 or nearest offer.
ID# 9462. New Zealand. 1899-1978. Black Springback album with specialised collection, commencing 1899 (few only), then extensive 1915-35 KGV "Heads". Various printings, papers, perfs. Watermarks, shades etc. Mostly used, all written-up in detail, so quite an "Education" in these issues. This is followed by a representative selection of 1935-6 and 1936-42 issues with values to 3/- all mint, some unmounted. A number from this section have been removed, but much of value remaining. 1952-78 QE2 Defins to 10/- (2) and $2 (2) unmounted mint, some stamps removed, but a good deal remaining. Cat. better alone £1,000++.
Asking price £180 or nearest offer.
ID# 9215. New Zealand. 1967-88. MAROON BINDER with fine, neatly written-up, unmounted Mint collection of commems, Defins, Mini-sheets, Life Insurance stamps, Booklet Panes. A few stamps have been removed (7), but still a fine, comprehensive lot. Cat. Value of better (double-figure) items alone £235.
Asking price £60 or nearest offer.
ID# 9316. New Zealand. 1971-1984. BLACK OXFORD ALBUM with somewhat scattered unm. mint / used collection mainly commemoratives. Also includes part-sheet (50) 1944 Health Set SG. 663-4.
Asking price £30 or nearest offer.
ID# 6250. New Zealand. 1965 Health M. sheets SG. MS832c. Mounted mint.
Asking price £8 or nearest offer.
ID# 3294. New Zealand. 1955-59 QEII 2d SG. 247 imperf pair. Unmounted mint but slight off-set on reverse (ex imprimatur sheet). Scarce.
Asking price £60 or nearest offer.
ID# 10207. Papua New Guinea. 1958-1975. Attractive unmounted mint lot on D/S Hagner sheet mostly in sets including SG. 36-38, 39-41, 51-54, 72-75, 82-92, 125-128, 137-151, 281-285. Cat. £40.
Asking price £15 or nearest offer.