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Northern California Auction

Australia & States

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1552		o Australia, New South Wales Award Winning Collection, 1841 to 1910 collection on annotated quadrille pages, mostly used, starts with 1840 ship letter, then adhesives starting with the "Sydney VIews", the various issues with multiples, paper and color shades, platings, positional pieces, error watermarks, occasional mint, Railroad Revenues, couple of covers, 1891 Dues Specimen set, early imperfs mixed condition, later mostly fine to very fine. Paid hammer $20,000 in 2008 auction, intact. Estimate $10,000-12,000. View details and photo	Realized $13,225
Lot 1553		/o Australia, Extensive States Mint and Used Collection, On Scott pages, all States well represented particularly Queensland, incl. Dues, typical condition, needs inspection, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $7,000-9,000. View details and photo	Realized $16,675
Lot 1554		Australia, Mint Collection, In 2 Schaubek albums to 1979 hundreds with "Roos" up to £1, 5/- Sydney Bridge mint, 1941 singles on complete to 1974, scattered after that, "OS" complete, mint 20th Century Dues, etc., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $3,450
Lot 1555		/o Australia, Western Australia 1854 to 1938 Collection, mint and used in mounts on quadrille pages, starting with the Swan issues and incl. pairs, mint and used shades, and 2 "Roos" perf initialed "WA", nice collection with nice fresh items, Fine to Very Fine. Realized hammer $7500 in 2007 auction. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,025
Lot 1556		/o Australia, Tasmania 1853 to 1913 Collection, Mint and used on Scott pages, mostly complete particularly for earlier period, also extra shades, strips, etc., also mourning cover, etc., more extensive than normally seen, usual condition, high cat., generally Fine to Very Fine. Paid $4000 hammer in 2007 auction. Estimate $2,300-2,600. View details and photo	Realized $4,600
Lot 1557		Australia, Comprehensive Decimal Mint Collection, n.h., 1966 to 2008 in 10 Seven Seas albums, apparently complete, high face. Bought for hammer Aust. $4300 in 2007 auction. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $1,955
Lot 1558		/o Australia, Collection in 2 Scott Albums to 2004, few thousand mint and used to 2004, noted "Roos" used to 10/-, George heads mint sets to 1/4, loads of modern n.h. material, Dues, Officials, Japanese Occupation set mint, few covers, mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $1,200-1,600. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 1559		Australia, Mint Postage Due Collection, on Scott pages to 1960, excellent colors throughout, J49 used, complete except 4 values, Fine to Very Fine. Realized hammer $5000 in 2007 auction. Estimate $1,300-1,600. View details and photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 1560		/o Australia, & States 1854 to 1970, mint and used, some earlies and modern n.h., mounted on pages in Scott specialty album, incl. Airs, Dues, Officials, small town cancels, etc, noted some nice high value Kangaroos, specimens, etc., inspect, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott $10,000 (Owner's). Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 1561		/ Australia, Extensive Mostly Mint Collection, Few thousand in 5 Scott albums with pages to 2017, early issues used or o.g., modern issues mostly n.h., better items incl. mint #55, 166-179, 218-221, M1-M7, used 13, 57, 101, 127-128, 131, plus lots of modern mint issues, some interesting back-of-book incl. Dues and Officials, worth a look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,250. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 1562		/o Australia, Extensive Collection in 5 Albums, thousands from 1916 to 2017 plus small collection of early States, mostly used to 1990, modern issues very extensive n.h., better items incl. used #101, 132, #128-129 with Specimen overprints, lots of modern booklets and souvenir sheets, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,250. View details	Realized $4,313
Lot 1563		Australia, Small Better Selection, 13 items with retail to $500, mostly mint with "Roos", SG #551a n.h., mint perf Officials, etc., excellent lot for resale, total retail Aust. $4800+. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 1564		o Australia, States Used Collection, sparse mounted on Scott pages but incl. classic group of Tasmania, 19th Century mixed condition, few 20th Century mostly fine to very fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1565		/ Australia, George V Mint Collection, 51 singles n.h. to o.g. on seven Seas pages, up to 1/4 value, incl. "O.S." complete, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 1566		Australia, Postage Accumulation, hundreds mostly 1980's to circa early 2000's loose in full small banker box, incl. later booklets, listed in glassines, year sets on stockpages, few souvenir folders, etc., fresh. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1567		o Australia, States Used Collection, Many hundreds on Scott pages, majority used with a few o.g., nice run of classic issues but condition a bit mixed incl. N.S.W. #B1-B2, and VIctoria B3-4 both o.g., generally Fine. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 1568		P Australia, Selection of Chalon Head Reprinted Die Proofs, on card paper, comprising Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania; also plate proofs (5) on card for Tasmania, one of New Zealand, very fine. Ex "DuBois", realized $600 in 2007 auction. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 1569		Australia, Box of Mint and Used Accumulation, with mint modern period with year sets, loose, in binder, on stockpages, etc., incl. hundreds of lower value heavily dupl. Queensland with ms. and town cancels, FD's back to the 1950's, etc., Fine to Very Fine lot. Culled from retired collector's 300+ boxes. Estimate $250-350. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1570		o Australia, 1945, Kangaroo & Map Used Group, SG #132-138, 212, etc., 9 values, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 1571		Australia, New South Wales 1906-1911 Correspondence, over 100 used internally, various town usages on postcards incl. views, real photos, etc., Fine lot. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $207
Lot 1572		/o Australia, Balance of Collection, Few thousand incl. mint and used in stockbooks, mint year sets, modern issues and some related areas, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $299

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