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Lot No. 129

Auction No. 20
Category Box Lots
Est. $100
Status SOLD $310

 

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Late edition deceased lot in suitcase meaning no time to break into small lots but noted World to early QEII in "Improved" album MLH & used with well over a thousand stamps, more later in the standard Chinese stockbooks, Aust pre-decimals used with 1d to 10/- kangaroos (faults), KGV odds incl some "OS" ovpts to 5d MLH, MUH/MLH pre-decimal low vals in quality stockbook, States with mainly common but noting some Co. perfins & Revenues, 1940's-1950's on paper with pmk potential, Aust PD's used & early aerogrammes. Also odd GB, NZ, 1980's Pitcairn sets F/U to $3, Canada & USA of similar period & b&w trade cards with sports stars plus a couple of PNC's, ACF/YMCA & Active Service unused postal stationery in shoe box with late pre-decimals & early decimals on/off paper. Malayan States/Straits used low value dupl from 1890's to 1953 sorted into glassines in tin, PNG year packs & world covers both commercial & FDC complete this mixed lot. Particularly interesting are the Australia incoming 1946 items x 4 from Abadan, Iran incl Airletter in English & Farsi headed "Security: Think - Before You Write!" plus a piece with sender's address Palm Grove Abadan with blotchy, almost illegible cancels tying Shah Pahlevi defins to covers addressed to Mrs J.Brassington c/- Nestles, Sydney. Even found a small hand held video camera! (1000s)