Petite Treasures – May 2026

1903, 11 stamps ½ d. green tied to registered cover by large “R”, violet boxed 'REGISTERED FREEMANTLE 20 APR 1903 WA' ds. alongside, six stamps on front and five on reverse, via Singapore to Batavia with arrival mark 15.5.1903, tiny crease and flaw on flap, otherwise fine and attractive.

1903, two postcards and one cover bearing ½ d. green and 1 d. carmine tied by duplex 'FREEMANTLE WA PO' cds. via Singapore to Batavia, all with arrival marks, tiny crease, otherwise fine trio.

1903, ½ d. green and 1 d. carmine tied to postcard (General Post Office Perth) by PERTH WA JA/17/03 cds. via Singapore to Batavia  and redirected to Soekaboemi with arrival mark 6.2.1903, fine.

1928, Fourth National Stamp Exhibition 3 d. blue "Kookaburra" sheetlet of four, variety ‘unsuccesfull horizontal double perforation’, mint never hinged, fine and a scarce variety.

1978, Birds 20c  missing yellow from the beak and eye. Mint never hinged. 

1981, Tasmanian Tiger 24 c.,  imperforated pair, mnh

1902, 7 stamps perf. 11, all unused, one no gum, otherwise fine (SG D34-D40 ex)

1906, 1 sh. and 5 sh., unused, fine (SG D58-D59)

1907, five stamps, all unused, 2 P. no gum, otherwise fine

1932/36, Five postage due stamps with wmk. Crown over C of AW, all unused, fine

1931, 6 d. carmine and yellow-green, perf. 11, unused, diagonal light crease, otherwise fine

1915, N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS: Kangaroo 2½ d. indigo (SGT6a, both SS normal) tied by HERBERTSHÖHE 4.8.15 cds. to cover with censor strip and violet oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR' with red signature, addressed to Shanghai China, on reverse Sydney NSW transit mark 25/9, vertical fold and tiny border crease, a very scarce destination.

1915, N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS: Kangaroo 2½ d. indigo (SGT6c, ‘SS’ large tail) tied by RABAUL cds. to cover with censor strip and violet oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR RABAUL' with signature, addressed to Oakland USA and redirected to Clifton, violet ‘NOT AT E.M.C. 19’ on front, written in ‘Kokopo German New Guinea’, toned and tiny border crease, otherwise fine and scarce.

3d. on 30pfg., position 9, fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine

3d. on 30 pfg., position 3, fresh color and good perforation, used with two-line cancel "RABAUL" (Gibbs type 2), fine

3d. on 30 pfg., position 9, fresh color and good perforation, used with two-line "RABAUL.." (Gibbs type 2), fine

3d. on 30 pfg., position 9, fresh color and good perforation, tied by oval "RABAUL JAN.." (Gibbs type 8) to small piece, very fine, sign. Hoffmann-Giesecke

3d. on 30 pfg., position 5 with variety "no stop after d"., fresh color and good perforation, unused, very fine, signed A. Brun

3d. on 25pfg., position 2, fresh color and good perforation, unused, fine

3d. on 30 pfg., position 1, fresh color and mostly good perforation, just two short perfs, unused, a scarce stamp from this setting, signed Hoffmann-Giesecke a.o.

1.d on 3 pfg., position 11, fresh color and good perforation, with variety "I for 1", unused, tiny age spot, otherwise fine

1953/87, Six postal stationery aerogramme used and three air letter unused, including 1953/59 British overprinted issues used, FF to China, Express Camel 1987, very fine.

1937/62, five air mail covers and air letter, all with BAHRAIN overprints, to India, USA and England, some different.

1936/90, 40 covers, postal stationerys and cards starting India 3 d. carmine overprinted Bahrain on cover with content from British Naval Command to Alan Pearson, air letter to Australia, cancellations Awali, Manama and F.P.O., FDC and Concorde Flight 1976, destinations Zambia and India, parcel cards, few different, mainly fine and interesting frankings.

1886/91, set of 9 postal stationery cards, including 1891 ONE PENNY on 1½ d. + ONE PENNY on 1½ d. overprinted QV lilac stationery complete answering card, three complete answering cards, all unused, tiny hinge remains on reverse, otherwise fine.

1919, Ten stamps mint and used including 10 r. on 1 k. orange and 10 r. on 3 k. red-brown overprinted, six imperf and four different mint perf stamps, fine, few signed Bühler a.o.
 

1918, ‘BATUM 2’  all arabic circular ds. in black (Coles & Walker fig.B2/2) on piece bearing postage due 1 pia. blue, fine and scarce.

1918, ‘BATUM 3’  all arabic circular ds. in black (Coles & Walker fig.B2/3) on piece bearing 10 para green, fine

1918, BATUM 1 / 14.5.18 (AP Type 07, no.6) on postcard "Batoum Gymnase des filles" bearing 20 para rose and 10 para green to Constantinople with arrival mark Istanbul 28.5.18 on reverse and on front, tiny toned, light boxed Istanbul censor mark, cancellation rarity of Batumi, very attractive showpiece!

BATUM "1", "2" & "3" turkish armed forces cancellations on three pieces, mounted on exhibition page, fine and scarce trio

1938-53, Seven unused stamps all never hinged, incl. 2 s. deep purple & ultramarine on grey-blue lower marginal, 2 s. 6 d. black & red on grey blue, 2 s. 6 d. black & red on pale blue (ord. paper), 2 s. 6.d. perf.13 black & orange-red, 2 s. 6 d. perf.13 black & red, 5 s. line perf., 12 s.6 d. on ordinary paper, very fine 

1880/93, set of 9 postal stationery cards unused, starting 1/2 d. brown and 1 d. carmine on buff, two complete answering cards, all unused, tiny hinge remains on reverse, otherwise fine.

1888-92, QV set of 5 postal stationery cards, including one answering card, all unused, tiny paper adhesives on reverse, otherwise fine.

Pediada: Free of charge soldier's cover (handwritten O.H.M.S.) marked with gray-blue "International Occupation, Governor PEDIADA", to the 5th Fusiliers in Candia, fine.

1860, Odessa Ephrussi & Cie. grain market report, open circular mail from Odessa 2/Nov/1860 to Constantinople with arrival mark BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE NO/7/1860 and forewarded to MALTA with arrival mark NO/14/60, french ship tax mark ‘6’, very fine and attractive

1886, Smyrna: Great Britain 1 d. brown postal stationery card cancelled with bold barred numeral ´F87´ with ´Smyrna A MR 29 86´ cds. at left, from Smyrna to London, tiny crease, otherwise fine.