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Auction: 22012 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction
Lot: 2103

Australian Colonies
A mint/unused and used collection in six volumes comprising New South Wales including used Laureated imperf unwatermarked 1d. (7 including one showing variety "wale" and a pair), 2d. (8 including a pair), 3d. (2) and 6d., and watermarked 1d. (3), 2d. (2) and 3d., Diadem imperf 1d. (3), 2d. (4, one with watermark "5"), 3d. (2), 5d., 6d. (9, two with watermark "8", one inverted), 1/- (3) and Registered (3) plus a perforated range, and Coin 5/- (7), the later issues are well represented including some mint and Official issues; Queensland with a few used Chalon issues including a £1 pair and a good range of Sideface issues with some mint blocks plus two covers, a 1904 envelope registered from Jundal to Hobart franked at 7d. and a 1908 Royal Geographical Society of Australia cover to Scotland bearing ten 1d.; South Australia including used imperf London 6d. (2), a range of rouletted and later perforated values to 2/-, and later issues including "Long" stamps to £1 and Officials with some mint; Tasmania including used Courier 4d. (3, one cut to shape), imperf Chalons with Large Star 2d. and 4d. (2), watermark numeral 1d. (11 including pen-cancelled block of six and three singles), 2d. (5), 4d. (4), 6d. (6) and 1/- (2), plus 2d. and 4d. on cover to Victoria, and a good range of later Sideface, Pictorial and Keyplate issues with a few mint including Keyplate 10/-; and Victoria including used Half-Length 1d. (3), 2d. (2) and 3d. (6), Queen-on-Throne 2d. (14 including three pairs), Octagonal 1/- (3 including a vertical pair on piece), imperf Woodblock 6d. (4 including two on entire to England), 2/- (2) and Registered 1/- (2), small groups of Emblem and Laureated issues, and a useful range of later issues with the odd mint stamp. Condition very mixed though many fine can be found throughout. Careful examination recommended

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Sold for
£4,800

Starting price
£1800