Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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COMMONWEALTH COMMEMORATIVE POSTAL CARDS

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1900 1p Orange Commonwealth commemorative postal card, a specially issued card that was issued in five different colors and has a large arms design on the reverse inscribed "Commonwealth" at top with the slogan "One People/One Empire/One destiny" at bottom, cancelled by "Kew/Victoria/DE 31 00" duplex on the last day of the individual Australian Colonies and with bold clear "Sydney/JA 1 01" receiving c.d.s. of New South Wales on the first day of Federation, very fine; some authorities have questioned whether mail was cancelled on Federation Day since it was a public holiday, but this card and the card in the next lot provide confirming evidence that at least some post offices were operating, the very fact that it was questioned demonstrates how scarce such usages are. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

1900 1p Grey Commonwealth commemorative postal card, the specially issued card with large a commemorative arms design on the reverse, posted to Glascow, Scotland with additional ½p Emerald tied by "Melbourne/1 1 01" double circle c.d.s. on the first day of federation, additional strike canceling the card, message is datelined "First January 1901" with New Year's greeting, very fine; an exceptionally scarce card actually posted on Federation day. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

GOVERNOR-GENERAL/AUSTRALIA/FRANK STAMP

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"Governor-General/Australia/Frank Stamp" blue handstamp on official mourning cover with arms of the Governor-General of Australia on the reverse, posted to England with sharp well struck "Victoria/Official Paid" oval and "Melbourne 25 11 01" c.d.s. over-striking the frank, backstamped Great Chesterford in Essex, minor opening tears at top, mostly on the reverse, very fine; the Earl of Hopetoun, the Governor-General-elect, arrived from England in mid-December and spent a short period in Sydney where he was supplied with his "personal" frank handstamp, despite the position of governor-general not coming into existence until 1.1.1901, Hopetoun failed to observe the niceties of the situation and immediately sought to take advantage of his "free" postage privilege, examples of the frank are recorded from December 17, 1900 - these being quite illegal and invalid usages - to which the NSW post office clearly turned a blind eye; this lot includes an example of the frank with Sydney c.d.s. of January 22, 1901 on a small piece; the franking privilege, for all government departments and other authorized users, was abolished on 31st October 1902. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1901 AUSTRALIAN COLONIES FEDERATION PRESENTATION SET

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Complete set of postage stamps of the six States as presented to all federal and state members of parliament to commemorate federation, and variously cancelled, this set having been given to a single dignitary, William Rigg, Esq., a member of the Legislative Assembly for Petersham, a suburb of Sydney; the New South Wales set (on the original presentation sheet that has been divided into two parts) includes Postage Dues; the Queensland set includes a complete run of Impressed Duty stamps to £500; the South Australia includes values to the £1; the Tasmania includes definitives and commemoratives; the Victorian set includes ten items of postal stationery; and Western Australia with values to 1/-; the condition is a bit mixed, with no gum or part o.g. only on some, the lot also includes high quality photocopies of the original letters that accompanied the sets, from all States except New South Wales; and Rigg's invitation to attend a reception for the Duke of York (later King George V) who opened the first federal parliament in Melbourne on 9th May 1901; a rare assemblage and possibly the only intact set extant given to a single dignitary. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

INTERCHANGEABLE USAGE OF AUSTRALIAN STATES STAMPS

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Small postal history lot relating to the use of Australian States stamps in states in which they did not originate, begins with a wonderful 1911 registered Tasmania 3p compound (1p x 3) Orange printed-to-private-order postal envelope to Russia, additionally franked with a 3p Queensland adhesive, also includes three covers from the short 1910-12 period when any state's stamps could be used anywhere in Australia, one is a scarce rare commercial cover of 1p New South Wales tied by "Warwick/Queensland/22.SE.11." c.d.s. to Melbourne, Victoria (back flap missing), the other two are philatelic, each with all six different state's stamps cancelled in Hobart, Tasmania on October 13, 1910, the first day that interchangeability of stamps was allowed, also includes a couple of earlier covers that appear to be used in the wrong state but are not, such as a 1905 view card of Melbourne with two 1p Victoria adhesives tied on arrival at Launceston, Tasmania because they were not cancelled when they left Melbourne, very fine; an interesting study of this transitional period. (imagea) (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction

1901 "C.A." OVERPRINT ESSAYS

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CA1a

#CA1a, 1901 "C.A." overprint essay on Western Australia ½p, overprint upright, following the November-December 1900 Postal Conference to consider the transfer of Post Offices to Federal control, there was the suggestion to overprint the stamps from the various states "A.C." (Australian Commonwealth), the proposal was abandoned, however seven stamps of different values from New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria have been found with "C.A." trial overprints, little is known of these, however they are of the utmost rarity as most are unique, the ½p Western Australia with "C.A." overprint upright is unique, o.g., l.h., mild vertical crease, fine (A$4,000). (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

CA1b

#CA1b, 1901 "C.A." overprint essay on Western Australia ½p, overprint inverted, similar essay to the previous lot, only with the "C.A." overprint inverted, thought to be unique, fresh, o.g., l.h., very fine (A$4,000). (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

CA3

#CA3, 1901 "C.A." sideways (reading down) overprint essay on Victoria 1p Rose, quite fresh, strong color, o.g., fine; this example, and the previously unrecorded example which follows, are the only two examples known (A$4,000). (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

CA3

#CA3, 1901 "C.A." sideways (reading down) overprint essay on Victoria 1p Rose, the second of only two examples known, this one being previously unrecorded, fresh color, o.g., small tear at bottom, fine appearance (A$4,000). (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

CA5

#CA5, 1901 "C.A." sideways (reading down) overprint essay on Victoria 2½p Deep blue, deep rich color, o.g., l.h., mild horizontal bend, fine; the only known example of this value (A$4,000). (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1903 VAUGHAN ESSAYS

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E1A

#E1A, 1903 1p Edward VII Vaughan essay, blue on thick paper, Parliamentary pressure for a uniform stamp series may have caused the then Postmaster General, Senator J.G. Drake (a Queenslander), to commission the Queensland Government Printer, G.A. Vaughn, to prepare a series of designs which provided for the insertion of the State name at base, these lithographed or collotype essays, usually perforated, were first recorded in the philatelic press in May 1903, this value features a three quarter face portrait of Edward VII, couple of trivial tone specks, very fine; between one and three examples of each Vaughan essay are recorded, but the greater proportion of these is contained in two institutional collections - the Royal Collection and the Australia Post archival collection; ex-Ray (A$4,000). (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

E3A

#E3A, 1903 2p Edward VII Vaughan essay, blue on thick paper, somewhat similar design to the previous lot, but with 2p denomination and with the addition of value tablets in the corners, very fine; one to no more than three examples exist; ex-Ray (A$4,000). (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

E3C

#E3A, 1903 2p Edward VII Vaughan essay, bistre on thin card, somewhat similar design to the previous lot, but in bistre, very fine; one to no more than three examples exist (A$4,000). (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

E4A

#E4A, 1903 2p Queen Alexandra Vaughn essay, blue on bluish thin card, a similar design to the previous lot but now with Queen Alexandra's portrait as the central vignette, very fine; one to no more than three examples exist; ex-Ray (A$4,000). (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

E4C

#E4C, 1903 2p Queen Alexandra Vaughn essay, brown olive on thin card, a similar design to the previous lot but in a very pale brown olive shade, very fine; one to no more than three examples exist (A$4,000). (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

E10D

#E10D, 1903 5/- Edward VII and allegorical figure Vaughn essay, black on thin card, a particularly beautiful design in a larger vertical format, and being an especially relevant essay for the Kangaroo issues as the design features a kangaroo behind the allegorical figure, very fine; one to no more than three examples exist (A$5,000). (Image)

Est. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

E12A

#E12A, 1903 £1 Edward VII and Queen Alexandra Vaughn essay, blue on thin card, lovely intricate design in a horizontal format featuring the two portraits and map of Australia within a world globe, very fine and rare; one to no more than three examples exist, this and the next lot may be the only examples known in blue; ex-Ray (A$6,000). (Image)

Est. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

E12A

#E12A, 1903 £1 Edward VII and Queen Alexandra Vaughn essay, blue on thin card, another example but in a slightly deeper shade of blue, with interesting marginal line at top which might provide a clue as to the format in which these were printed, very fine; one to no more than three examples exist (A$6,000). (Image)

Est. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1903 POWELL ESSAYS

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E20A

#E20A, 1903 1p Red Edward VII Powell essay, handsome design prepared by A. Powell featuring bust of Edward VII and inscribed "South Australia" at bottom, lithographed on unwatermarked white wove paper, perf. 14, small thin spot of little consequence given that this essay is unique in this color, otherwise very fine; this, and the next three essays in different colors, are the only recorded examples; ex-Field, Kilfoyle, Abramovich and Ray (A$4,000). (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

E20B

#E20B, 1903 1p Black Edward VII Powell essay, a similar design but in black, faults including thinned in areas and an internal small tear, very fine appearance; one of four such essays recorded, this being the only one in black; 1976 RPS certificate; ex-Field, Kilfoyle and Abramovich (A$3,000). (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

Australian Kangaroo and Map Series