Accumulations & collections

603 Poland: 1918 Zarki Local Post specialist collection on 4 exhibition pages, inc 1st "church" set 3h-12h, 2nd h/s opt set 6h/3h-24h/12h, with both left & right opt types on 10h/5h & pr of 24/12h showing full opt, 3rd set 6h-24h with sets both M & U on pieces, plus set U blks of 4. All these genuine & properly expertized by Mikstein, Schmutz, Ceremuga etc. Then study of forgeries with detailed descriptions, with all 3 sets both perf & imperf. Superb condition, fresh MUH/MLH/U. Mi est cat €3170 for the originals, while forgeries section would cat €1815 & is included for free. Very interesting lot. (48) $800 $1200

604 Poland: 1920-22 Central Lithuania Polish Occup Mint collection with 1920-21 Arms set. 1920 General Pictorial set. 1921 Polish Fund opt set. 1921 Red Cross surch set. 1921 White Cross set. 1921 Pic set. 1921 1st Anniv set. 1922 Parliament set. 1921 Postage due set -all these sets both perf & imperf. VFM/MLH. All diff. Interesting area. (88). $100 $150

605 Poland: 1920-22 Central Lithuania Polish Occup MUH collection comp inc the rare "Srodkowa Litwa" opt set 2Mk/15sk - 10Mk/5A in superb condition (but no certs), plus all defs, commems & postage dues, perf & imperf. VF fresh MUH. SG 1-47, Mi 1-47A+B & P1-6A+B cat €6767+ = A$10,000+. Very rarely offered comp MUH! (96) $500 $1000

606 Postal Stationery collection (700+) now loose in box, with Australia (30+) to 1960s inc 5d QEII letter-sheet opt SPECIMEN, KGV 1920s Letter Cards (5), ½d green wrapper (2) & 1½d green octagonal envelope. KGVI PTPO order 3d green Wallace & McGee Postal Card & KGVI/QEII PTPO envs (7). NSW (8), Vic (10) Postal Cards or envs. Deutsch Neu Guinea 10pf Yacht Postal Card opt SPECIMEN. PNG 1957 1/7 Registered env VF UN. GB 1860s-1920s (30) inc KGV ½d wrappers (4) UN. Brit Cwlth QV cards or envs (25). Pre 1910 Europe & South America, Japan 1920s Postal Cards (60, duplication). Plus much more! Some sl mixed condition/toning in the earlies, then mostly F-VF. Majority different. (Approx 750) $400 $600

607 Revenues: Range with Thailand Judicials 1909-30s on documents or pieces 1909 surch inc 1s/1a(2), 1s/2a (19, Bft cat £380), 5s/4s (4, £140), 10s/4s (3), 10s/8s (9, £225), 25s/10s (2) & 25s/16s (12, £420), plus range of later type (43, £450) total £1800. Also some early Canada (20, £70), Victoria 1881 Beer 4d & 3/- (£150) -faded, & odd Aust States, NZ inc QV 2/- UN (£375), etc. Total cat £2500+. Mixed condition & aged but interesting lot. (130+). $400 $700

608 Romania: 1865 Cuza 1p yellow, 2p orange, 5p pale blue & 20p rose-red, plus 1866 Carol set 2p, 5p, 20p & 1868-70 Carol set 2p-18p. All in sheets of 25 of 1880-1890s Spiro forgeries with various diff "pmks". VF "U". SG ex 45-72(var) cat £21,000+, Mi ex 11-20(var) cat €20,000+ genuine. Rare specialist items. (11 sheets = 275). $450 $700

609 Russia: 1914-17 WWI Fieldpost use of PPC written up on pages with wide range of FPO cachets & pmks inc "1st Siberian Inf Corps", 361 Foot Kovenskaya Militia, "3rd Armoured Car Co". Inspector of Cavalry, Hospitals, Observation Posts, Training Corps, Machine Gun Command, State Militia, Hospital Train, Disinfection Detachment etc, plus covers inc "Senior Doctor 265th Vishnevolotsk Regiment" cachet, large Red Cross printed envelope, pictorial Cavalry Charge cover. Also Belgium Artillery pictorial note-paper with message from the Belgian Front in French. Wide range of Russian pmks & h/s inc Railways. F-VF. (30 cards, 4 covers etc) $1000 $1500

610 Samoa: 1962-2015 MUH collection in 3 Seven Seas hingeless albums (now out of print, est retail $550) with 1960s Pic sets (27) inc 1962 Pics to 5/- & 1967 Birds to $4 (cat £50). Then another 180 Pic sets 1971-2015 inc 1972 Pics to $5 Lizard, 1978 Shells to $5, 1983 Fruit to $5, 1989 Birds to $20, 2002 Samoan Faces to $10, 2007 Churches, 2013 Threatened Species to $25, 2015 Airmail express set of 4 to $75 & 2016 Pics (11) to $19.25. These cat £430. M/Sheets (112) with to $10, Exhibition Emissions, 2014 Small islands set of 3 (cat £50) & 2015 WWF Endangered Species set of 5 (£40). FV $1700 = A$875 with 2001-15. Post Millennium sets not often seen. All fresh MUH. $550 $800

611 San Marino: 1877-99 Arms inc 1877 2c, 5c, 10c pr, 20c blk of 4, 25c & 30c strip of 5, 1892 15c, 30c, 40c, 45c, 65c perf, 1L, 2L perf & 5L perf, 1894 5c, 10c, 20c, 25c (damaged) & 1L all perf, plus 1892 surch 5c/30 perf & 10c/20c pr perf at top & right only. All Fournier forgeries on Fournier pages, also with 4 fake pmks. 5L & 25c blue "VFU", others VF fresh M, SG 2-6, 14, 17, 21-8 & 33-7 cat £11,350, Sass cat €8250. Great for specialist. (29, +4 pmks). $50 $100

612 Saudi Arabia: Collection 1916-61 on pages. 1916 Ornate Pattern ½pi perf & 1916-17 set to 1pi, roul 20, 1916-17 same set zig-zag roul 13. 1921 Hashemite Kingdom opt 1pa, roul blk of 4 (SG cat £200), plus 1/8pi blk of 4 (£380), 1922 Arms set to 5pi plus 5pi blk of 4, error double perfs, 1924 Caliph opt set to 5pi plus prs & blks. 1925 Jeddah Siege opt 1/8pi & ¼Pi plus 1/8pi & ¼Pi error opt INVERTED (£240) & ¼Pi opt on both sides (£250) plus 1pa, roul 13, error opt INVERTED, 1925 vert bar opt to 10pi in various opt colours, plus 1½pi & 3pi opt INVERTED. 1920s opt inc scarce 2Pi. Almost all diff inc prs & blks. Most F-VF M/U. SG cat £3000+ = A$6000+. (225) $650 $900

613 Scandinavia MUH collection Aland to Sweden in 50 hagners, strength in Faroe Islands with 150 Pic sets, 12 M/Sheets, 29 booklets & 23 Christmas sheetlets of 25, 1982-2003. Minor duplication, Mi cat €1680. Then 1980s-90s Aland, Denmark, Greenland (cat €1065), Finland, Iceland, Norway & Sweden in varying quantities. Mostly fresh MUH, plus odd CTO. Total cat €3300+. Inspection an advantage! (190 stamps, 61 M/S or sheetlets & 32 booklets). $500 $1000

614 Selection in s/book mostly British Commonwealth inc Australia 1934 Macarthur set of 3, 1935 Jubilee set, 1949-50 Arms set MLH plus some earlier commems FU, later issue sets MLH/FU. AAT inc 1966 set MUH & FU, other Aust territories early sets & singles MUH & FU. Jamaica 1938-52 to 10/-, Nigeria 1938 to 5/-, 1953 to 10/- MLH & 3 sets U, plus extras, some varied condition, mainly F-VF. (789 & 11 M/S) $230 $300

615 Solomon Islands: 1940-2001 stamps & postal history inc 1940 (Feb) censored cover Enfield UK to Gizo redirected to Wahroonga NSW, with "Gizo British Solomon Is13 MY 40" transit cds, censor tape. 1944 US Army PO 25pmk covers (used at Barakoma Airfield, Solomons) both have postage stamps clipped. Then 28 other covers, many commercial, some FDC, with a mix of frankings, registered mailings. Then a range of items used on piece noted 200 & 20 Kike (6), 2001 $2.50 Fruit Dove (75) inc various multiples up to 8 & 9, some have address labels overlapped cat val of these alone approx £1300 = A$2200 plus other items used on piece. Mostly F-VF. (160) $375 $500

616 Solomon Is Postal History: 1916-79 Official stampless covers inc 1916 (2) with boxed crown "British Solomon Islands Tulagi Paid" cachet -1 with Tulagi cds & both to Sydney, then similar smaller boxed cachet for "Auki" with "Auki" 1961 cds from "Cocoa Officer Malaita West", plus another registered 1963 similar for "Mundi" with "Gizo" 1958 cds, Honiara (2) 1946 or 1947 red, Tulagai 1937 (2) in reg. Then w/o "Paid" h/s inc 1959 Telegram envelope, 1928 with "Vanikoro" cds, 1967 "Money Order Accounts Section Honiara" cds, 2 more boxed Paid h/s for 1979 "Auki" & 1978 "Munda" & finally reg receipts with cds "Gizo" 1951, "Munda" 1923 & 1947. F-VF. Fantastic lot. (18). $300 $500

617 South Africa: Collection 1910-61 in Lighthouse hingeless slipcase album. 1913-22 KGV ½d to 5/-. 1925 1st Airmail set & 1929 2nd Airmail set. 1933-48 Hyphenated Pic to 5/- in prs. 1933 Voortrekker set in prs. 1939 Huguenot set in prs. 1941-42 War Effort set to 1/3 prs. 1942-44 Bantam set 1/-. 1954 Airmail set to 10/- plus 1959-61 New wmk set to 5/- & 1961 Decimal set to R1. Officials 1949-51 opt 1/- & 5/- prs. All diff plus shades. F-VF M/U. SG cat £635+, plus album which retails at $400. (200). $180 $250

618 South Africa: 1932-65 Postage Due Specialised collection. 1932-42 1d horiz pr & 3d plus shades & varieties. 1943-44 Bantam set in horiz units of 3. 1948-49 Capital "D" set to 6d, blk of 4, no hyphen & 1950-59 values to 1/-, blks of 4, with hyphen plus varieties. 1961 Decimal set to 10c, blks of 4 plus 1c & 6c control blks. Extras inc varieties, M & U, blks etc. VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £820+. (164) $375 $500

619 South Africa Homelands: Transkei 1990s Pic sets (68 diff), 2 of ea MUH, plus 2 ea FDC. Also bundle of unused 24 hole 1970s-80s printed or illustrated loose leaf pages. Unchecked as received in medium carton. (136 MUH sets & 136 FDC) $100 $150

620 Spain 1847-1945 Revenue collection annotated in album with excellent coverage of issues inc Colonies. Justice Courts 1869 to 100m. Sales Tax 1875-77 Kings to 50c, Foreign Bills 1862 "GIRO" Arms to 200R, 1867 Queen 50c & 1E50, 1870 Arms to 2E, plus 1874 Impuesto h/s opt to 2E50. Movil (Revenue) 1888-1945 Arms. Cheques 1925 Arms. Receipts 1862-75 Queen & Arms selection. War Tax 1874-76 King & Arms vals. Stocks & Shares 1893-98 Arms to 12p. Invoices 1920s-44 Arms. Medicines 1930s-40s Microscopes to 40c. Nice range of Control Stamps, a variety of Towns in black, blue, green & red. Insurance Policies 1867-1904 extensive range of large size Pictorial & Allegoricals to 50pf inc adhesives & cut outs from stamped documents. Advertisements 1872-74 Madrid Arms issues. Notaries 1847-62 range inc interesting "book" designs, plus Zaragoza Municipals. Good coverage of Judicials 1856-81 inc 1856 Arms to 15R & 1865 "Justice" to 100R. Colonies inc Cuba with 1865 Police Arms to 51p. Foreign Bill 1881 Arms to 2P50c, plus 1868 to 8E. Business Books 1877-79 Arms to 7P. Bills of Lading 1894-95 blk of 4 with sheet no. Useful Insurance Policy range from 1894. Philippines 1880-91 foreign Bills to 3P75c. Acknowledgements from 1864 Queens. Provisional Tax h/s on King issues. Puerto Rico 1882 Foreign Bills to 1P. Invoices 1892-94 Large Pics, range of Foreign Bills. Also Philippine Revolution 1898-99 Postage, Telegraph & Revenue issues. Most diff, extras inc blks, prs etc. Most F-VF M/U, far above average than most poor condition revenue collections. Plenty scarce items. (875). $1500 $2500

621 Spain: 1875 Carlist issue 50c green & 1R brown in sheets of 25 early 1890s Spiro forgeries. Stamps "VFU" with dotted "pmks". SG 5&6 would cat £4750 if genuine. (2 sheets, 50 stamps). $50 $80

622 Spain: 1880s Printer's trials/proofs in blks of 4, all printed double or double one inverted! Some with 2 diff stamps, revenues & Philippines. VF fresh UN/MUH. SG cat £1000+ as normals alone! Spectacular! (12 blks) (P) $120 $200

623 Spain: 1907 Madrid Exhibition set 10c-4Pta comp sheets of 32 with margins, the perf 10¾ recess reprints. VF MUH & generally fresh. SG footnote cat £1600, Mi cat €1600 -both for M perf 11½ originals, plus premium for sheets. (6 sheets = 192 stamps). $100 $200

624 Straits Settlements & Singapore: 1882-1990s Collection in s/book. Straits 1802-1900 QV to 8c. 1935 Silver Jubilee set. 1936-37 KGV to $2. 1937-41 KGVI to $5. BMA 1945-48 opt KGVI to $1. Singapore 1948-52 KGVI to $2. Then range of Def & Commem issues inc M/S. Most G-VF M/U. SG cat £2400+. (850). $300 $500

625 Sweden: Collection 1855-1961 in Lindner s/book. 1855-58 Arms 3sk, 4sk & 24sk. 1858-72 Arms set to 50o. 1862-73 Lion 3o, 17o & 20o. 1872-79 Numeral set to 1R. 1903 GPO 5Kr. 1924 UPU Congress set to 5Kr M&U & 1924 UPU 50th anniv set to 5Kr. 1931 Palace 5Kr M&U. 1936 Anniv set to 1Kr. 1916 Clothing Fund set to 50o. Postage Dues 1874-89 to 1Kr. Officials 1874-98 Arms set to 1kr. Extras inc M&U, shades etc. Most G-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £16,000+ = A$28,000+. (1300). (P) $1500 $2500

626 Switzerland: Collection late 1800s-late 1970s Used in 3 s/books inc 1923 Airmails (29) to 2Fr, mostly Fair-GU. SG cat £630 Pro Juventute sets near comp to 1977 (£845) inc 1916 Trio M (£115). Pro Patria 1952-76 near comp U to 1974 (£140), total SG cat £1600+. Then MUH mid 1970s-2011 (FV SFr630) inc pic/commem sets & all Pro Juventute & Patria sets. Also 2010, 2012 Swiss year packs. Total FV MUH SFr740 = A$1050 plus earlier issues cat £1600+. (many 100s) $800 $1200

627 Switzerland: Collection 1850-1989 in 3 Davo hingeless albums. Earlier mostly U, later M/MUH. Inc 1850 Rayon 5r, 10r (2), 1851 5r, 15r, 1854-62 5r (2), 10r (2), 15r, 20r all U & some mixed margins & condition. 1862-64 2c-1Fr (2), 1867 to 50c, 1881 granite paper to 1Fr M, 1900 UPU set, 1882-1903 to 3Fr G-FU, 1905-07 perf 11½x11 3 Fr brown G-FU, 1914 3Fr red, 5Fr deep ultramarine M, 1938 3Fr MLH, 10Fr green FU, 1946 1Fr50 FU, Airs inc 1923-40, 1941 Airs FU, 1943 Stamp Cent & Exhib M/S MLH, 1945 1Fr50 Air MUH, 1945 Pax to 80c G-FU, 1Fr, 10Fr M, 3Fr FU, 1945 Stamp Cent M/S UN, 1948 Imaba M/S M, 1955 Exhib M/S M, 1960 Pro-patria M/S MUH, BoB inc Pro Juventute 1913, 1915-19 sets G-FU, 1920 7½c MLH, 10c, 20c FU, other early sets MLH/FU, 1941 M/S MLH, post-war sets MUH/MLH or FU through to 1985. Also Agencies inc League of Nations, ILO, Bureau of Education mostly part sets MLH/G-FU. Some mixed condition, mostly F-VF. SG cat £8560 = A$14,500, plus cost of albums $750+. (1680 & 16 M/S) $1500 $2000

628 Switzerland: Collection 1862-1992 Used in Davo album. 1862-81 Seated Helvetia to 40c, 1882-1904 Standing Helvetia & Numerals to 3Fr. 1900 UPU set, 1907-17 Tell, Helvetia set to 3Fr, 1914-18 High values Pic set to 10Fr, 1919 Peace set. Pro-Juventute appear comp from 1918 (ex 1923). 1930s commems & Defs appear comp, then almost comp 1946-91. Most diff. Most F-VF U. SG cat £5000+ = A$9000+. (1200, +6 M/S) $900 $1300

629 Switzerland: Collection 1900-2008 in s/book & hagners. 1923-40 Airs to 2Fr mostly FU inc 35c SG 320 & 40c SG 322. 1938 Exhib M/Sheet MLH, 1940 National Fete M/S UN, 1941 Airs set FU, 1943 Stamp Cent M/S MUH, 1942 Fete M/S MLH. 1955 Exhibition M/S, 2000 St Gallen Embroidery M/S MUH, post 2000 issues MUH sets, M/S, booklets. Pro Juventute strong range 1915-2005 inc 1915 set MLH, 1916 set FU, 1917 3c FU then strong to 2005. MLH/MUH G-VF U. High FV in modern. SG cat £3380 = A$5600. (1220, 42 M/S, 5 bklts) $600 $900

630 Switzerland International Organisations 1948-63 MUH Collection of full sets from all diff issues inc World Health Organisation 1948 opt Pic set to 40c & 1948-50 opt Pic set to 10Fr (SG cat £325). VF fresh MUH. SG cat £472. (100). (P) $150 $250

631 Switzerland: Pro-Juventute collection 1913-67. Comprehensive run 1913-48 G-FU, later mixed MLH and/or FU, some struck down. Few Pro-Patria. Mainly F-VF cat £1530 = A$2550. (233) $250 $350

632 Thailand: 1980s-90s MUH collection with 120 Pic sets & 18 M/S, mostly diff with strong thematic content. Some tropicalisation, generally F-VF MUH. $100 $150

633 Thematic collections & state level exhibits for Flowers (Lillies), Sugar Cane & Tobacco. Flowers collection inc China 1960 Flower 6 values to 30F M, other Lilly related stamps, stationery. Sugar Cane collection inc QLD Postal Cards 3UN/2 U inc 1911 1d Postal Card unused with 'Sugar Cane in Bundaberg' image UN, fresh. Cuba 1917 booklet, Fiji QEII to £1 M (MUH), Jamaica advertising covers KGVI period. Plus other covers & stationery, some French Colony deluxe Proofs. Madagascar 1950 30F Sugar cane deluxe Proof etc. Tobacco collection inc Italy 1950 Tobacco Congress set MLH. Victoria Havelock Tobacco 1d Postal Card CTO bands. A good range of items, some mixed condition but mainly F-VF. (3 collections, 780 items) $250 $400

634 Thematics: Animals, birds, butterflies & fish. Attractive pre-1975 collection in Rapkin springback binder (retail $60) with around 270 diff sets inc Mozambique 1951 Fish set of 24 (cat £220) & 1953 Butterflies (£60). North Korea 1950s-60s pic sets (6 diff, £85), Russia 1964 imperf set of 7, San Marino Dogs set of 10, Bhutan 3D Animals set of 9 & Yemen Animals, Dogs sets of 6 plus M/S all 3D. Then other pics sets inc Mongolia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Albania, French Colonies, 1960s Arab States, Eastern Europe, Central & South America. Many only low cat values are difficult to find. Est total cat £2450 = A$5000. Very fresh & clean VF M/MLH. (many 100s) $700 $1000

635 Thematics - Birds: Owls collection ca 1928-90s inc 75pg Exhibit, plus on hagners. Covering Owls & related topics inc a good range of sets, M/Sheets, inc the prey of owls. Australia inc Kookaburra M/Sheet MLH, solid range of dec issues sets, covers & stationery. Further an extensive range of 1980s-90s period sets & M/Sheets. British Commonwealth & foreign. Postal history inc 1941 Feldpost card & 1942 German POW card ea with Owl censor cachet along with other markings. Also inc North Korea Proofs and/or artwork issues or 1994-2003 Owl issues. An interesting collection. (1000+ items_) $350 $500

636 Thematics: Cars, Roads & Road Safety stunning collection 1933-86 in 400 Exhibition style pgs with around 150 Pic sets inc Bhutan 3 dimensionals, European 1960s Charities, Vietnam 1985 Transport IMPERF, plus 100s of uncounted single stamps. M/Sheets (70) inc Romania 1944 Postal Relief set of 2. Covers (420) inc 1950s-80s Maxicards (16) 1930s Germany (15) inc Commercial Advertising & 1939 Motor Show with Pictorial pmks, USA 1950s Highway PO (7), Russia 1970s Pictorial Env (100+), World FDC & others. Very comprehensive fresh & clean, appear mostly MUH. 5 very large albums. Sound basis for a top exhibition collection. (many 100s). $500 $650

637 Thematic collection in 32pg Lighthouse s/book with 100+ Pic sets & 45 M/Sheets 1980s-early 2000s Birds, Bats, Butterflies, Whales, Fish, Shells, Mushrooms or Fungi, Dinosaurs & others. Strong in Brit Commonwealth inc Solomon Is Crabs to $4 & Lizards to $5, Fiji WWF M/S, Sierra Leone Toadstools, Tanzania Crocodiles & Guernsey Monkeys. Odd CTO, mostly fresh MUH. (1002) $180 $240

638 Thematics: Big box lot with around 350 Pic sets inc Japan 1952 Parks, Trinidad Flowers to $10, Christmas Is 1968 Fish to $1, Samoa to $4 Marlin & Montserrat 1965 Fruit to $4.80. Plus M/Sheets (170) inc Soccer, British Royalty, Antarctic, Butterflies, Fungi, Reptiles, Scouts & others. Mostly MUH, marked retail $2900. (Many 100s) $400 $650

639 Trinidad: Collection 1851-1983 on pages. 1851-57 Britannia (1d) blue, (1d) brown/blue, (1d) grey & 1d red, imperf. 1859 4d, 6d & 1/- imperf. Good range of 1860-80 perf inc wmks, pmks & shades. 1879-82 surch inc "ONE PENNY" on 1d, diag bisected on piece, plus 1882 "1d" handwritten surch on 6d inc diff styles. 1883-94 QV set to 5/-. 1896-1900 Britannias to 5/- & 1901-06 to 5/-. Useful 1917-18 War Tax opts inc diff types. 1915 Red Cross opt 1d, variety "forked foot". 1922-28 KGV Britannias to 1/-, 1935-37 Pictorials to 48c. 1938-44 KGVI Pic set to $4.80. 1948 Silver Wedding set. 1953-59 QEII Pics to $4.80. Extras inc perfs, shades, pmks etc. Most F-VF M/U. SG cat £2900+ = A$5800. (600) $900 $1500

640 Tristan da Cunha: Collection to 2009 with 1953 Pics to 10/- M (cat £100), 1963 Resettlement opts MUH (2 sets, £52), 1965 Ships MUH (£60). Then duplicated 1970s-2000s Pics & Commems (260) with up to 15 sets of ea, plus M/Sheets (98). All fresh MUH inc the difficult to find 2001-09 period. SG £2345. (Many 100s) $550 $800

641 United Nations: New York Office comp MUH collection 1951-mid 1969 in US made lose leaf album with 1955 UN Day M/Sheet (cat £140) & all other Pic/commems, total SG cat £200 for end 1960. Then continuation collection 1961-85 in 2 medium s/book plus 3rd with Geneva Office sets & singles. Finally 1987-2007 in packs & glassines as received from New Issue Service (cost vendor $2300, receipt included). Not checked for completeness, noted Endangered Species sheetlets of 16 (36 diff) & UN. Flags sheetlets of 16 (40). 1980-99. All fresh MUH, heroic achievement. (100s) $650 $900

642 United Nations: MUH 1970s-2000s in 3 hagner albums with New York, Geneva & Vienna offices. Great coverage of issues inc M/S & sheetlets, se-tenant strips & blks. Noted 1980 Flag set. Also range of PO booklets. Great thematics. Almost all VF fresh MUH. FV alone US$270 +€50 +SFr340 = A$900+. (1750, plus 95 M/S & sheetlets) $450 $600

643 United Nations: FDC Collection to mid 2016 (860) in 5 Vols, strength in 2001-16 (415) from all 3 offices with Pics, M/Sheets & sheetlets & 1991-2000 (275) in a similar vein. All fresh & clean, huge original cost inc Euros, Swiss Francs & US$. 21st century sets not often seen! Great companion lot to the other United Nations collection on offer. Also UN Commem FDC collection (60) in 1970s blue album. (920) $400 $500

644 United Nations Geneva Office 1974-82 & 1987-2015 Year Pack collections (FV SFr520). World Heritage Prestige Booklets (15) 1997-2015 & other booklets (4). All fresh MUH, total FV SFr650 = A$850+. Post 2000 issues hard to find. (57) $400 $600

645 United Nations: New York Office. 1974-82 & 1987-2015 Year Pack collection FV US$255. World Heritage Prestige Booklets (FV $105) (15) 1997-2015 & other booklets (3). All fresh MUH. Recent issues hard to find. Total FV alone US$360 = A$470. $220 $300

646 United Nations Vienna Office 1979-82 & 1987-2015 Year Pack collections (FV Sch1275 = A$150) to end 1999 & €200 for 2000-15. World Heritage Prestige Booklets (17), 1997-2015 & other bklts (3). All fresh MUH total FV = A$550. Modern issues hard to find. (50) $220 $300

647 USA: Collection 1851-1990s in 2 Schaubek hingeless albums (pgs to 1984) & Scott Liberty album plus s/book & hagners. Earlier G-FU, later MUH/MLH. Inc 1867 10c, 12c, 1879 to 30c (with extras) G-FU, 1898 Trans-Mississippi 8c M (mixed condition) to 10c U, 1901 Pan Am part set G-FU earlier C20th Commems G-FU. 1933 Chicago exhib MS MLH, post-war issues mostly MLH-MUH. FV US$450 = A$600, cat value of pre-war £1300+ = A$2160. Some varied condition but mostly F-VF, Schaubek albums cost $500+. (2200 plus 23 M/S) $550 $750

648 USA: Collection 1857-1960s in Scott Specialty album, on pgs & s/cards & old Auction lots, inc 1857 Washington 24c. 1869 Pictorial 3c & 15c. 1865 Lincoln 15c. 1870-85 Portraits to 90c. 1890-93 Portraits to 15c. 1893 Columbus to 30c. 1891-93 Postage Due 1c, 2c & 5c M&U. 1895-97 Newspapers to 50c. 1873 Dept of State 3c M. 1904 St Louis 1c-5c M. 1913-15 Panama Expo 1c-10L. BoB inc Airmails, Duck stamps & cut squares. Also noted Puerto Rico 1899 Postage Due 10c M. Box of 1890s-1970s Post Cards & Postal Stationary envelopes. Also 2010 Scott USA Specialised cat. Most F-VF M/MUH/U, usual mixed earlies. SG cat £6000+ = A$10,000+ (1700 + 80 cards/cvrs etc). $650 $900

649 USA Collection to 2000 in 2 thick Harris illustrated loose leaf albums with 1861-66 Presidents w/o Grill (15) inc 2c (3, £195), 5c Brown (£140), 10c (2, £110), 12c (£120) & 24c shades (4, £1100). 1867 "Grills" 2c, 3c, 12c & 15c (min £385). 1869 "Pics 2c, 3c, 6c & 15c (thin, cat £580). 1870-82 Presidents (25) to 30c Hamilton (£600) inc 12c purple & 30c black or brown colours. 1888 90c violet Perry (£250). 1893 Colombian set to 15c (£145). 1894-95 Triangles (27) to 15c (£80). 1898 Trans-Mississippi to 10c (£130), 1901 Pan-American set (£115). 1902 Presidents (11) to $1 (£140). 1904 Louisiana & 1906 Jamestown sets (£120). 1913 Panama set of 5 (£50). 1932 Washington Bi-Cent & then mostly comp 1936-1980 inc Airmails & Postage Dues. Some sl flts to early 1900s (badly damaged stamps not counted), generally G-FU. Total cat to 1915 £4200. (100s). (P) $750 $1000