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Bidboard #
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1938
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Lot #
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6
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Catalogue Value or Estimate:
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$591.62
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Current Bid:
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$325
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Australia
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# 1/3552 plus BOB
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Superb five-volume collection in Stanley Gibbons albums with matching slipcases. The earlier issues have lots of "Roos and KGV "Heads" and a fairly complete run of low to medium values through the 2£ Arms. Unfortunately many of the higher value earlier stamps have condition issues. Starting with the later 1970’s issues, the collector gradually moved from exclusively used stamps to a mix of mint and used, often because of the difficulty of finding used copies of se-tenant issues, souvenir sheets or higher denominated stamps. For issues between 1990 and 2007, we counted mint issues with a face value of $650.00 AUD. The albums themselves would cost over $650.00 today. The owner added clear top open mounts in which most stamps are mounted. Scott numbers were penciled in beside the existing Stanley Gibbons numbers. The added mounts and stamps have thickened the albums significantly - to the point that one of the slipcovers has partially burst. The collection would benefit from a couple more binders and slipcovers. Conservatively, valued at the usable AUD face value alone. Total face value AUD$650.00 =
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