CHARLES LESKI AUCTIONS PTY. LTD.
13 Cato Street, Hawthorn East 3123, Victoria, Australia
Telephone: 61-3-9864-9999
Facsimile:
61-3-9822-2788
Email: contact@leski.com.au
A.B.N.13 081 928 921
Media Release
October
22nd, 2009
FIVE SHILLING HARBOUR BRIDGE STAMP VOTED A PUBLIC FAVOURITE
Few organisations understand the mood of the nation better than Australia Post and its predecessor. Since its
creation 200 years ago, it has issued an enormous variety of stamps that reflect the life and times of Australia;
be it times of courage, conflict, achievement or mourning.
It invited the public to vote for its favourite Australian stamp from a choice of 150 that represent our culture,
heritage, major events and significant achievements since stamps were issued by New South Wales in 1850.
The stamp voted second in the poll is the 1932 five shilling Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge. A number
of these remarkable and special stamps are being offered by Melbourne-based auctioneer, Leski Auctions.
The stamp is affectionately known as the ‘Five Bob Bridge’. The design is free of embellishment, a technique
used by
the artist to emphasise the size of the bridge, which is reinforced by the tiny image of the R.M.S.
Orford, a passenger liner that regularly plied the Australia-England run, steaming under it.
The results: (1) £2 Kangaroo and Map (1913-38); (2) 5s Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge (1932); (3)
2½d Peace and Victory (1946); (4) 8½d Gwoya Jungarai, "One Pound Jimmy" (1950); (5) 6d Kookaburra
(1914).
“These stamps are a favourite among collectors for their value and links to our past,” says Charles Leski.
Lot 192 will be offered for sale by Leski Auctions in Melbourne on Wednesday, October 28th at 5.00pm. It
has
a pre-sale estimate of $1,500
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About Leski Auctions
Leski Auctions was established in 1973 and is one of Australia’s leading auctioneers of Sporting Memorabilia,
Australiana, Collectibles and World Philately.
Leski Auctions is a recognised leader in the area of early photography, art, wine, cameras, books, autographs,
entertainment memorabilia, medals, coins, stamps, aerophilately, cigarette and trade cards, maps, railway
memorabilia, advertising artwork and posters, and the Olympics, football and cricket..
It was the first auction house in Australia to introduce an on-line, real-time bidding system ‘Live Bid Online’™,
which allows participation from anywhere in the world. It currently runs 22 auctions per year.
Leski Auctions has previously sold many significant collections, including those of Shirley Strickland, Ron Clarke,
Sir Reginald Ansett and former RSL President, Bruce Ruxton. It has sold more ‘baggy green’ caps than any other
auction house in the world, and is one of the largest auctioneers of cricket memorabilia by value and volume.
Leski Auctions recently sold the newly-discovered Phar Lap horse tonic recipe book. It recently achieved a world
record price for a Bradman bat.
Managing Director Charles Leski is a registered valuer for the Cultural Gifts Program through the Department of
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. He is also the valuer of the displayed items at the National Sports
Museum at the MCG, Melbourne.
The company is located at 13 Cato Street, Hawthorn East 3123 Australia. Telephone +61-3-864 9999 and
CHARLES LESKI AUCTIONS PTY. LTD.
13 Cato Street, Hawthorn East 3123, Victoria, Australia
Telephone: 61-3-9864-9999
Facsimile:
61-3-9822-2788
Email: contact@leski.com.au
A.B.N.13 081 928 921
Issued by:
Charles Leski, Leski Auctions
Michael Krape, Michael Krape Consulting
Tel: 61-3-9864 9999
Tel: 0403 135 880
charles@leski.com.au
michaelkrape@krape.com.au
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