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Australia CTO Booklet - 1952? Aug 14, 2024 0:12:20 GMT salentin, kasvik, and 3 more like this

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Post by Partime on Aug 14, 2024 0:12:20 GMT

In an recent purchase, I found this booklet. It has seen better days, but it is filled with CTO versions of several stamps. It appears that a previous owner added blocks of 4, and some other items that probably were not in the original booklet. I intend to remove them from the booklet based on the stain on the cover, but thought I would post for your comments. The pen marking on the cover implies purchased in 1952. In the lower left of the cover, I see "C.7191/50". Are there many of these out there? Any particular scans you would like to see? I include the scan of the Coat-Of-Arms, front and back.

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Australia CTO Booklet - 1952? Aug 14, 2024 9:16:34 GMT salentin, kasvik, and 5 more like this

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Post by michael on Aug 14, 2024 9:16:34 GMT

A google search for C.7191/50 reveals a similar item was sold at Millenium Philatelic Auctions in 2018 so you can see the original contents. I'm guessing that it was probably bought for the Specimen stamps.

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Australia CTO Booklet - 1952? Aug 14, 2024 13:15:47 GMT salentin, kasvik, and 1 more like this

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Post by Partime on Aug 14, 2024 13:15:47 GMT

Aug 14, 2024 9:16:34 GMT michael said:

A google search for C.7191/50 reveals a similar item was sold at Millenium Philatelic Auctions in 2018 so you can see the original contents. I'm guessing that it was probably bought for the Specimen stamps.

Thanks ... just what I wanted to see. I'll take out the extras and recreate the booklet to match what you have posted. I'll keep everything together, though, as a reminder about the previous collector's interests.

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Australia CTO Booklet - 1952? Aug 15, 2024 2:56:50 GMT rod222, salentin, and 2 more like this

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Post by Partime on Aug 15, 2024 2:56:50 GMT

I worked on removing the duplicates and non-CTO stamps from my booklet. All of the CTO stamps have a very, very light cancel. What is left is shown below:

Now it looks like the example that michael posted. However, I also notice that this item was also included. A bonus?

In any case, this is how I'm going to store and display it. Thanks for everyone's help.