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259th Abacus Auction

March 25th - 28th, 2025

Public Auction 259 Australia, Australian Colonies & Territories, Pacific Islands and Worldwide Stamps, Postal History & Picture Postcards, Coins & Banknotes, Sporting Memorabilia & Collectables 25-28 March 2025.
 
Sale 259 offers 3,000+ lots with estimates of almost A$2,500,000. Australia features Colonies through essays for the first Commonwealth issue to Decimal missing colours & perforation errors, plus the balance of Andrew Johnston’s extensive KGV Heads collections. Pacific Islands feature GRI Overprints including rare errors, Nauru, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and New Zealand. Highlight sections include Gerald Fon’s Kangaroos, Vera Bentley’s Western Australia postmarks, Jerry Blair’s Papua, and John Gibson's New Hebrides & Solomon Islands (the latter three featuring extensive postal history in addition to the stamps & errors), as well as many other fine single stamps, small groups and our usual range of collections & accumulations. Day 4 is devoted to Militaria, Coins & Banknotes featuring a complete set of the so-called Proclamation Coins, followed by Sporting Memorabilia, Cigarette & Trade Cards (including rare early issues a few from American tobacco firms) and General Collectables.
 
Payment by Visa, Mastercard & American Express accepted without any credit card surcharge.

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Buyer’s Premium of 20% (plus GST for Australian residents) will be added to Hammer Prices.
Payment by Visa, Mastercard & American Express accepted without any credit card surcharge.

Please note the Terms and Conditions
Lot Start Lot End Starting Time Description
Tuesday March 25th, 2025
1 777 10:00 AEDT Australia Stamps & Postal History
Wednesday March 26th, 2025
778 1517 10:00 AEDT Australian Colonies & Territories Stamps & Postal History
Thursday March 27th, 2025
1518 2261 10:00 AEDT World Stamps & Postal History including Picture Postcards & Philatelic Literature
Friday March 28th, 2025
2996 3792 10:00 AEDT Australian & Worldwide Militaria, Medals, Coins & Banknotes followed by Sporting Memorabilia, Collectables, Cigarette & Trade Cards

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