Accumulations & collections

314 Carton of collections with USA to 1987 in 2 Davo loose leaf albums (retail $220) inc 1902 Defs to 15c, 1938 Presidents to $5 plus bundle of 1920s-50s Airmail/FFC. 1977 QEII SJ FDC collection in custom album. Australia Decimal Used collection 1966-94 in Seven Seas illustrated 2 vol loose leaf albums. Australia Post 1990s Pictorial books (7) comp with original MUH sets (issue price $110) & 1980s maxicards (200). PNG Decimal MUH collection to 1984 in Seven Seas hingeless album (retail $120) inc 1966 Butterflies, 1968 Shells & 1973 Panorama sets to $2. Medium carton. (many 100s). $300 $400

315 Carton inc Latvia FDI cards collection (110) 1994-2001 with Pic singles, Commem sets & M/S. USA 1930s FFC (30). Australia mixed PSE (200) 1980-93 FDI, Special or Commem pmks. Norfolk Is pre-decimal M (230) inc Ball Bay to 2/- & 1953 Pics to 5/- brown Bridge inc minor tones cat £320. MUH new issues in packets as purchased. British Cwlth betters in hagners inc Australia 2000, 2004 Olympics Gold Medallists sheetlets (laminated), Pitcairn 1940 Defs to 2/6 M, plus other Brit Comm U inc GB, India & M/Sheets (22) CTO, plus another 85 MUH/VFU. Also Nauru 1995 Christmas & WWII Peace sheetlets (10 of ea) MUH (FV $220, cat £330). Finally 1996 Olympic Pics (3000) in packets. Medium carton. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U. (1000s). $250 $350

316 Carton lot with unorthodox collection in 50+ Lighthouse Vario sheets (new retail $80) with British Commonwealth M/Sheets (70) inc Hong Kong 1996 Urban Heritage set (cat £25), 1990s QEII Exhibition $10 (3) plus other 1990s Exhib M/Sheets (13) from various Pacific Is. World M/Sheets (23) inc Marshall Is (5) & Liberia 1964 Winter Olympics set of 3 single imperf (2 sets, retail $200). Then assorted world Pic sets & singles inc New Zealand 1955 QEII 8d Brown MUH blk of 18 (retail $180), plus Australia KGV 1d green die III postal cards (10, retail $100), Tasmania 1960s Govt cheques (20) & USA 1930s-50s Flight covers (30). New Zealand MUH collection 1950s-1980s with 60 commem sets & 40 Health sets, plus 10 M/Sheets. British Pacific 1970s-80s Pic sets (114) & M/S (30), all MUH, duplication throughout inc Pitcairn 1979 QEII $2 traffic light blk of 20, Middle East collection 1940s-80s (100s) inc Sudan, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Turkey & Oman. PNG MUH collection 1960s Pre-decimals 1980s commems with 60 Pic sets inc 1964 Birds to 10/-, 1966 Butterflies & 1969 Shells, plus 1963 QEII £1 MUH & 1952 Defs comp to £1 Fisherman U. Finally Australia 1970s-80s large FDC (40) mainly M/Sheets & 1990s PO books (7) comp with original contents, PO issue price over $100. Medium carton. $400 $500

317 Carton lot with USA collection to 1978 in Scott album inc 1851 Washington 3c Imperf, 1960s Confederate 10c Blue Imperf, 1890s Presidents to 50c & plenty of Pics/commems early 1900s-1970s. Australian Territories in hagners inc Christmas Is 1958 QEII, Cocos Is 1963 Pics & Nauru 1996 Christmas sets FV A$65 (50) MUH (SG cat £90). Australia 1970 Cook PO Pack (10, retail $250) & 1980s Priority Paid or RTS Commercial covers (20) & Decimal collections/duplicates in 4 albums. 1981 RW collection in album. Large carton. (100s) $220 $300

318 Carton inc Papua New Guinea 1985-86 Year albums, Nauru 1979-82 PO Packs (20), Australia Replica cards (41, retail $320), PO "Christmas" or APF Maxicards (100) inc comp Commem sets. Tasmania 1950s-60s Govt cheques (65) most with revenues on reverse. NSW Thirlmere Railway "Letter Stamps" M/Sheet, printers imperf proof blk of 8 M/S all opt SPECIMEN (retail $200). Victoria 1981 mail Strike "XL Local Post" comp sheet of 100 CTO (retail $500). Nepal 1959 Elections 6p MUH (500) in sheets cat £250. 1997 Diana Memorial stamps in MUH sheets of 50 (total FV A$100). Pacific Islands MUH Pics (FV $63), plus collections in 4 albums & assorted mess (mainly Olympics MUH Pic sets & FDC) in plastic folder. (1000s) $350 $450

319 Carton inc Australia: 1990s PO "Publications" (12) inc "White Ensign", Australian Antarctica, "Taking Flight" (2), War & Peace "Australians Under Fire" & 6 others (PO cost around $170) plus 1988 Year album & PSE collection to mid 1980s in 2 albums. 1978-82 Postcard wallets set of 4 (FV $45). Unsorted on/off paper accumulation to recent 60c Pics in tin & 2 paper bags, Nauru collection in album inc 1979 Rowland Hill M/Sheet completely imperf (rare, retail $300) & 1970s printers proofs (11) inc mono-colour impressions & 1974 Flower imperf vert pr (rare, retail $150+), plus pre-decimals near comp to 1966 inc KGV opts to 1/- & 1924-37 Ships to 2/6 used. Europe in 3 large s/books inc Germany airmails to 3Mk black & blue, 1937 Hitler M/Sheet & 3rd Reich Commems. France from late 1800s, plus Hungary, Finland, Czechoslovakia & Netherlands. (1000s). $325 $400

320 China taken from heaps of mixed lots. Vendor not interested, inc album pages with part collections. Collection MUH/M/U, German 16pg s/book filled with M/U plus another s/book with approx 280. All unchecked, many earlier issues. Various on piece. China Treaty Ports 1935 cat. Previous lots from the vendor have vastly exceeded estimate. $130 $200

321 Christmas Island MUH collection 1958-96, near comp in Seven Seas hingeless pgs inc 1958 QEII to $1, 1963 Pics, 1968 Fish, 1982 Birds to $4, 1986 Wildlife to $5, 1990 Transport to $5 & 1992 Shells to $5. Excellent thematics throughout, retail $625, plus another $165 for the near new hingeless pgs. (370 plus 13 M/S) $200 $300

322 Cinderellas: USA Wildlife Conservation albums appear comp 1938-57 with 100s of poster stamps mounted in printed loose leaf pages. Usual wide range of thematics inc Animals, Bears, Bobcats, Birds, Ducks, Fish, Flowers, Mammals, trees. VF. (100s) $150 $250

323 Cinderellas: Archery theme collection (140) mostly European inc 1912 Tentoonstelling Heidelberg (2), 1913 Mainz 26th Verbands-Schiessen, 1925 Lubben 500th Anniv Schutzengilde, 1926 Bologna Industrial Expo strip of 5, then 1920s, 30s & 40s etiquettes, advertising & other pictorial labels, plus 1960 Matchbox lids & 1980s philatelically inspired locals. Also some others inc GB 1897 QV Diamond Jubilee charity pr & 1912 Dickens Centenary. An intriguing difficult assembly, with many not often seen pictorials. (172) $150 $250

324 Collection on leaves C19th to late C20th in s/book & on hagners in 3 binders. Thematically linked by Children with sub-themes of Families, Scouting, Swimming & other activities. Noted Australia Swimming/Surf Life Saving related decimal issues, Christmas inc 1958 4d Christmas on attractive colour Private Maxi Card, Royal Family inc Newfoundland 1911 9c Prince John imperf plate Proof pr in black on no wmk thick paper/card. Netherlands range of Child Welfare sets between 1933-58. West Germany inc 1960s Folk Tales sets MUH, also s/book of meter pmks related to topics. Some varied condition but mainly F-VF. (1500 items) $250 $350

325 Collection in album inc Bahrain 1952-55 QE inc Castles to 10R, Cambodia 1953-55 selection mostly MUH, Ceylon 1938-49 to 50c in blks of 4 MUH, 1951-54 SG 419-30 (2 of ea), GB 1940 1d black U 3+ margins, Taiwan 1955 UN, 1956 Chiang Kai Shek, 1956 Postal Service (2) of ea UN as issued. Hong Kong 1954 QE sets (ex 65c, $1.30). High values MUH, India 1950s, Iran 1950s inc prs MUH inc Scout issues, Japan similar period with National Park, Stamp Week issues, North Borneo 1954 to $10 MUH, Seychelles 1954 set MUH, Singapore 1955 set. Also Indonesia, Philippines & others. Some varied, mostly F-VF. SG Cat £1800 = A$3500. (720) $375 $500

326 Collection in 130 hagners with 1972 QEII Silver Wedding, 1973 Royal Wedding & 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee "Omnibus" collections MUH. New Zealand 1971-89 MUH Pictorial collection (FV $100) inc Health M/Sheets (8) & other M/S (16) inc 1969 Cook. British Pacific Islands M/Sheets (50), Tokelau 1980s Pic sets (7) imprint blks of 6 MUH & PNG 1952 Pics to £1 U. Austria 1940s-50s Pic/charity (11 diff), French 1920s/30s Colonials, Germany Inflations, assorted British Cwlth & Foreign. Mixed M/MUH/U (1000s). Unchecked mess in carton with Australia 1970s-90s FDC (600 by weight) inc 1971 Christmas 7c blk of 7, 1990s Framas & wide variety of PSEs. World in 6 s/books with Australia, Pacific & other world. Large carton. (many 1000s) $400 $500

327 Collection in 24 Chinese s/books inc 4 vol 1970s-80s British Pacific MUH with M/S (30) & sets (180) for Nauru (20), Pitcairn (15), PNG (110) & Samoa. Toning throughout. Then GB Pics inc Castles £5 (10), £2 (10), Machins £5 (5) & £2 (15), USA 1920s70s inc pre-cancels & Europe with Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Russia & Yugoslavia in profusion, plus duplicated Australia decimals & New Zealand in the other 20 VG condition clean albums. Also PNG 1985 (2) & 1986 Annual Albums (retail $100) & Year Packs (15) 1978-91 (retail $400). Japan 1993 Year Book, Commonwealth collection of QEII SJ FDC in custom-made album. Samoa collection (360) 1877-1980 inc 1914 opts on KEVII to 1/-, 1920 Victory set, 1921 Hut to 1/-, 1935 Pics to 3/-, 1952 Defs to 3/-, 1972 Pics to $5 Lizard & 1978 Shells to $5. Plus general collections in 3 1930s-40s loose leaf albums. $275 $350

328 Collection in carton with GB 1880s-1950s inc 1902 KEVII to 2/6, 1918 KGV to 2/6 & 1934 Seahorses to 5/- G-FU. Nauru MUH collection 1968-82 in Seven Seas hingeless pages plus 1995 Christmas sets (50, FV A$65, cat £90). PNG near comp Decimal collection to 1982 inc 1968 Shells & 1973 Panorama sets, all in Seven Seas hingeless album (retail $220), plus PO Year Packs (11), 1979-89 (retail $250), New Zealand collection 1967-86 with 130 Pic sets inc 1967 Defs to $2 Geyser (both types) & Birds to $4. Mixed World collection in 4 albums with wide variety of stamps & countries, all G-VFU. Large carton. (many 100s) $275 $350

329 Collections (6 diff) in carton with WWF Official FDC collection (105), 1976 Christmas FDC (12) collection. Stamps of all countries FDC (44) collection, 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee Commonwealth Collection of FDC (52) inc to £1 or $2. United Nations FDC (45) collection in blue album. Australia FDC (200) 1980-91 in 3 oversize albums inc1986-May 1990 (90) comp inc to $20 Gardens, plus AAT Base pmk sets (11 diff) 1983-90 in another album. All appear fresh & clean. (500) $275 $400

330 Consignment remains inc Kingsford Smith contemporary large size press photos (6) inc wedding, early aircraft photos (35) period or old reproductions, bottle labels (30), for wines, ports, champagne etc (1950s?), autographs inc USA WW2 pilots, ca 2005 Telstra phonecards (32), ca1962 large reproductions of colour paintings by Hubbell of early aircraft (35), plus various odds & ends inc a special Australian banknote folder with 2 x $10 etc. $100 $200

331 Consignment balance New Zealand Seven Seas hingeless album 1953-82 (retail $150) with sparse MUH contents inc odd Health M/Sheet & Lighthouses sets (4, retail $80), plus 1960 Pic set to £1 U. Pre-decimal commem FDC (90) inc Health Camp cds (13). Nauru 1995 WWII Peace & Christmas M/Sheets MUH (10 of ea, FV $220). Australia 18c QEII Lettercards bundle of 50 fresh UN & other Postal Stationery inc KGV 1d green Die III Postal cards (10). 1980s commem PSEs (110) with Pic/Special pmks & FDC (130) with commem/Pic sets or singles. British Commonwealth 1978 QEII Coronation M/Sheets (20 diff) MUH. Latvia 1998 FDC collection (90+). Olympics 1984 Los Angeles maxi card collection in printed album, plus 1996 Pics (3000) in packs of 30. Norfolk Is blks of 4 collection (70) 1947-67 inc Ball Bay (10), 1966 opts to $1, 1967 Ships to $1 & 1969 Birds to $1, all fresh MUH, plus more. Medium carton. (1000s). $300 $450

332 Cook Islands MUH collection 1953-2014 in 4 loose leaf hingeless albums with around 200 diff Pic sets inc 1967 Flowers to $10, 1974 Shells to $10, 1980 Corals to $10, 1983 Surcharges to $5.60, 1984 Whales, 1987 Surcharges to $9.60 set of 60, 1992 Fish to $15 & Wildlife $1.15 values set of 23, 1997 Butterflies to $15, 2010 Flowers to $20, 2011 $26.90 & $31.10 Butterflies pr & 2013 Bugs set of 24 in 2 sheetlets. These high val Defs cat £970. M/Sheets (235) inc many variations on the Christmas theme. FV around $2200 = A$2000+ with the Post Millennium sets not often seen. Also OHMS opt sets (4) with 1978 to $6, 1985 to $18, 1995 to $10 & 2010 to $20 (SG cat £265) & Rarotonga 2011-14 (FV $58) inc 2011 Tourism sheetlet. All fresh MUH, an extremely difficult assembly. (many 100s) $1200 $1600

333 Cook Islands: 1892-1961 Mint collection. 1892 Type-set 1d, 1½d & 2½d. 1893-1900 Queen & Bird range to 1/- plus perfs. 1899 Queen ½d on 1d. 1902-11 to 1/-. 1913-19 perf 14 to 1/-. 1919 KGV opt set to 1/-, 1920 Pic set to 1/- & 1924-25 set to 4d with wmk. 1932 Pic to 6d & 1933-36 set to 1/- with wmk. 1925 Silver Jubilee set. 1936-44 KGV Admiral 2/- & 3/-. 1938 KGVI Pic set to 3/-. 1943-54 Arms Postal Fiscals 2/6 to £1. 1944-46 Pic ½d to 1/-. 1949-61 Pic set to 3/-. All diff inc shades, wmks, perfs etc. Most F-VF M/MUH. SG cat £1600+ = A$2800+. (114) $400 $600

334 Cook Islands - Aitutaki MUH collection 1972-2014 in well-filled loose leaf springback album with 98 Pic sets in 1972 opt sets (both) to $2, 1981 Birds to $5, 1983 Surcharges to $560, 1984 Birds to $9.60, 1987 Hurricane Relief opt set of 11, 1994 Flowers, 2010 Tourism & 2012 Whales (Part 1) set of 12 to $10, these cat £300. M/Sheets (90) inc 2010 Tourism sheetlet. FV around $900 = A$830+ with the Post Millennium sets not often seen. Plus both OHMS sets with 1978 Shells to $5 (cat £50) & 1985 birds to $18 (cat £110). All fresh MUH. (100s) $500 $800

335 Cook Islands-Penrhyn MUH collection 1973-2014 in well filled loose leaf Springback album with 80+ Pic sets inc 1973 opts to $2. 1981 Sailing Craft to $6, 1984 Ships to $9.60, 1993 Marine Life to $10, 2011 Tourism to $3, 2012 Tropical Fish to $20 (these cat £210). M/Sheet (100) inc 2011 Tourism sheetlet, 2012 Tropical Fish set of 3 to $20 & 2013 pacific Fish sheetlet. FV around $900 = A$830+ with the Post-Millennium sets not often seen plus 1985 OHMS opts on Ships to $9.60 comp set of 25 cat £70. All fresh MUH condition. (100s). $500 $1000

336 Covers inc various albums of Aust FDCs/PSEs mostly 1970s, Great Britain 1977 Cent Tour commem covers (9 diff), 1983 World Cup commem covers with a mix of country cachets & commem pmks for final, semi-final & others (26). (total 100s) $60 $120

337 Covers: 1850s-1890s group with 1855 Folded letter franked Tuscany Lion 6cr slate (SG 19 cat £250, Sass 7 or 15 cat €400 -both as loose stamp, cat €1600 on cover). Turkey 1896 cover franked 1Pi blue tied by interesting negative seal pmk. Then USA with 1861 franked Washington 10c green type B (SG 64 cat £55, Sc 68? cat US$62), 1873 cover franked Jefferson 10c (2) & 1898 Pictorial advertising cover for "Dr Harters Wild Cherry Bitters for Medicinal Use" with all over reverse advertising, franked Presidents 2c & 5c. (5). $200 $400

338 Covers-Asia with India 1860s-19 Postal History inc tiny 1860s-70s covers franked QV ½a blue (5) -some with original contents, embossed Envelopes inc ½a blue (3), ½a green (9) inc uprated to London, 1890s-1905 1a6p orange -or same surch (12) to Germany, GB or Switzerland. KEVII inc tiny stampless with "Jodhpur Due One Anna", or oval "Bombay Unpaid" in green, various frankings of 3p, ½a or 1a (15), plus Registered Envelopes (3), embossed Envelopes (13) noted interesting pmks "J 51 SM Phalera 2 JL 05" to Germany & "HRH The Prince of Wales Camp PO" on 1a "On HMS" opt. KGV (30), plus Reg Envelopes (4) & embossed envelopes (7), KGVI (12). Feudatory & Convention States Postal Stat (28), Flight covers (8) 1929-37. Plus Burma (6), Afghanistan (2), Bangladesh opt Pakistan 1972 cover, Ceylon (19) in FFC (2). Others inc Air/FFC of Philippines, Iraq, Egypt, Thailand & Malaya, & finally 1955? cover franked Perak 2c pr tied by "Cocos Island" cds. Typical "India condition" poor to VF. (180). $350 $500

339 Covers - Aviation: World range 1937-85, strength in post-war, noted 1953 Coronation Flight covers (12, 8 diff), BOAC covers inc 1953 Flight covers London to Tokyo & ex Philippines with a mix of frankings, destinations & pmks, Qantas covers inc Pacific Is & Regional Inaugural Flights, 1952 Aust to South Africa (2 inc Mauritius), USA range inc some Apollo Recovery covers & various others. Mostly VF fresh, priced to sell at $980. (82) $150 $250

340 Covers: Big carton lot with Australia FDC (430) to 1996 inc 1970 RV & large Cook (both addressed), 1968 Flowers, 1973 Nat Dev & high values to $10 Gardens plus many comp Pic sets all in 7 small Lighthouse FDC albums. Another 2 albums with PNG (200) 1952-76 inc 1964 Birds to 10/-, 1966 Butterflies $2, strength in late 1960s-mid 1970s commem sets inc Shells to $2, plus another album with 50 sets 1988-95 inc values to 10K Bird. Norfolk Is 1980s-90s PSE (120) UN/FDC. Israel (160) 1980-1990 plus Vatican, Italy, Malaysia & 1950s Israel. Mostly F-VF, in massive carton. (1000+). $220 $300

341 Covers: British Commonwealth 1930s-early 2000s FDC collection with Australia 1953-65 (45) mainly 1950s-60s Commems inc 1965 ANZAC set of 8 pmk Aust, Christmas Is, Cocos Is, Norfolk Is, Nauru & PNG on single Env! British Solomon Is (19) 1961-71 inc 1968 Pics to $2. Cook Is 1960 Pics to 3/-. Niue 1950 Pic set (cat £20) on 1967 Registered cover. Fiji (29) mostly pre-dec inc 1968 Pics to £1. PNG (34) inc 1937 KGVI Coronation, 1953 QEII Flight to London & Pic/Commem sets to 1971. Norfolk Island (32) inc 1960 Local Govt 2/8 & 1998-2002 Pic sets (14 FV $60+). Nauru 1968 Pics to $1 & others inc Pitcairn, NZ, Samoa, Tokelau, & Vanuatu 1980 Defs to 500 FNH. Mostly F-VF. (180). $180 $250

342 Covers: Carton lot "Official Collection of World Wildlife FDC" (142) in custom-made album. Horrific original cost! Channel Islands (60) & GB (75) 1970s80s pic/commem sets, plus Machins to £5. Bundle (80) Europe/World 1950s-80s Commercial/Philatelic Mail, empty hagners (40) in 2 binders. Large carton. Sold on behalf of charity. $100 $200

343 Covers: Collection in 4 albums with AAT 1966 Pics to $1 Base Cancel FDC, 1973 Food Chain set Mawson cds, 1971 Treaty Base pmk set of 4 & some other Antarctic pmk FDC (retail $250). Australia 2000 Sydney Olympics Gold Medallists FDC (50), Olymphilex M/Sheet FDC (11) & 2004 Olympic Gold Medallists FDC (90) plus earlier FDC inc 1966 Navigator set of 4 & 1971 Christmas 7c blk of 7. GB 1960s-70s Commem sets FDC (75). Japan 1920s Internal Mail (50) with range of frankings & pmks. Malaya 1920s-50s to India (24), USA 1920s-40s Commercial Mail (70) & Belgium 1950s Railway Post franked Parcel Receipts (50). Also big mess in 2 boxes with Australia 1970s-2008 FDC in varying quantities plus over 100 Commem pmk covers & big bag of Aerogrammes. Then assorted British Commonwealth FDC inc Norfolk Is, NZ, PNG, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe & scattered others. Great lot to ramble through with potential throughout. (Many 100s) $350 $500

344 Covers - Commercial Mail with better Australian stamps, large number of incoming World mail. Many with multiple stamps, great selection, wide range of countries, high values. A must to view. Approx 800 covers. $110 $150

345 Covers: Flight-related accumulation with Apollo 15 Astronaut Moon-walker James Irwin autograph on 1972 envelope (retail US$150+). USA Flights to 1930 (20) & 1931-60 (150). Australia/NZ (28) 1948-78. GB 1970s pictorial RAFLET covers (45) & NZ similar (50), many with pilot signatures. Canada (25) 1928-48. Then other World inc Germany 1980s Lufthansa pictorials (43), Israel 1950s-60s (15), Japan (14) & USA 1961-82 (75). Generally F-VF. Huge individual cat val. Large shoebox. (540) $325 $400

346 Covers - France Postal Stationery: Collection arranged in HG order in 4 albums, duplication appears to be limited to diff upratings, shades or usages to diff destinations (eg early to Montenegro, Netherlands Indies, Indochina, Australian Colonies, Siam, NZ etc). Postcards (357, 144M) with formular types (28, inc with nice Ceres 15c bistre cat £275 & 8M), Lettercards (66 - 1 opt "ANNULE", inc 41 M), Envelopes (123 - 1 opt "ANNULE", inc 64 M), Wrappers (42, inc 22 M), Pneumatics (25, inc 11 M), Aerogrammes (17, 1M) & Military (7), plus Postal Forms (70) & others inc Telegraph ephemera. Generally F-VF, inc many desirable items. (720). $1500 $3000

347 Covers: India-South Africa 1940s WWII Active Service mail to same address from "SE Asia" franked India stamps, or stampless (11) inc with boxed "Postage Free" h/s. Most with "FPO 141" cds, plus other cds inc "RAF POST SE ASIA", Paquebot, Base PO etc, plus various censor tapes & h/s inc "Unit Censor India", tombstone types, "Field Censor" etc. Air Mail Letter card fronts only (10), front & back w/o 2nd page (3), green print Active Service covers (9), other covers (8) & larger wrappers (3). Poor-VFU. Very interesting lot. (35). $100 $200

348 Covers: Military Mail Collection 1861-1940s inc USA Civil War (2), Franco-Prussian War 1871 "Feldpostbrief" Breslau to Occupied Nancy in France, range of Boer War pmks on piece (29) & covers (2), plus Orange Free State Military Frank stamp U (SG cat £60), Germany 1913 card franked "Soldaten-Brief" stamp, WWI Australian AIF covers (2) & 2 Red Cross letter regarding the addressee being MIA presumed killed. WWI Field Post cards to Australia, printed Telegram envelope to AIF HQ London, Western Front covers & cards inc French Flag types, US Army, various German, POW, Patriotic cards etc. Also Spanish Civil War, then WW2 to Australia from Palestine, Nth Africa, GB Coastal Command & Malta. Plus Ethiopia-Egypt, Canadian, Free Forces in GB inc Czech, Polish, Dutch, Norwegian. Then German WW2 (15), Swiss Soldier stamp covers (11) etc. Also wide range of pmks, charity or patriotic labels, German Fieldpost stamps, "Inselpost" opts, Aegean Is diff opts, Africa Corps palm-tree stamp, Hela Peninsula U-boat stamp, "Ruhr Packet" Feldpost opt Hitler 3pf, Croatia Fieldpost stamps (2 diff) etc. Fair to mostly VF. (78 covers/cards, 92 stamps/pieces) $900 $1300

349 Covers - Military: 1914-18 WWI covers & cards inc PPC used as Field Post cards (11), PPC UN of soldiers, aircraft, warships etc (15), POW cards (9), Active Service covers (32) inc GB, France, Hungary, Germany & (20) to Australia wide range of cachets, h/s, Field PO pmks etc. Fair to mostly VF. (68) $900 $1300

350 Covers - Netherlands Indies Airmails: 1934 Neth Indies-Australia leg of England-Australia first regular service, 3 intermediate covers, plus one for a later flight, diff frankings for the 60c rate, generally fine. (4). 1935 (Jan 31) airmail incident cover Modjoagoeng to Sydney, carried on Imperial IE309 which force-landed at Sourabaya 4 Feb owing to broken exhaust, confirmed by Lindfield b/s (9 Feb). 1938 (Jul 3) KNILM Java - Australia inc the souvenir cover (3) franked 25c (2 diff compositions) & 35c. Two with boxed "By air to Australia & onward air transmission” & rare meter franking commercial cover (centre fold) with same h/s. F-VF. AAMC 815. (4). 1941 from Marine Dept Batavia (3, ea 245x135mm) to Netherlands Consul-General, Sydney, numbered 'II', 'VI', 'VIII', various rates, "Marine-Censuur 1" cachets in violet or black, &/or framed h/s "Niet door Censuur geopend 85", one h/s "Postbericht". (3). WW2 Australian Forces in Netherlands Indies (15) with diff Field or Base PO pmks for Morotai & Borneo, generally reasonable strikes, variety of censor h/s. Overall good to mostly VF. (27). $250 $400