Accumulations & collections

545 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

546 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

547 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

548 Covers: Commercial Mail incoming & outgoing Australia & Overseas wide variety. 840+ covers, plus fronts. $80 $140

549 Covers: FDC range British Commonwealth (155), Japan (47) inc 1961 Flowers (12), Ryukyus Is (4), 1982 official World Soccer Championship (63), Latvia (107) & others. Good pickings. (433) $100 $160

550 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

551 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

552 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

553 Covers-Postal History: 1890-2012 inc early 1900s Togo cover from German period, 1915-20 French (2) & British (4) Occupations with opts to 5/- inc registered, 1890 "Puttialla" opt QV envelope, other India, Malaya etc & NSW 1860 folded letter to England franked Diadem 6d. Also post-2000 inwards commercial/philatelic covers (78) from USA, Canada, Argentina, Greece, Denmark, Singapore, Belgium, GB, Egypt, Hungary, Chile, Israel, Slovakia & more. (100+). $300 $600

554 Croatia: Specialised collection 1941-45 mostly MUH in s/book. Comprehensive standard issues inc 1944 Storm Troopers set of 3 with Croatian Philatelic Soc cert. Some blks, M/Sheets, perf, imperf, sheetlets Kleinbogen for 1942 Youth Fund, 1944 Youth Fund, War Invalids, Labour Front, 1945 Postal Employees. Also varieties inc 1941-42 Pic 50b, 75b, 2k imperf singles & similar, 1942 Red Cross imperf colour trials, colour separations etc. VF fresh. Mi cat €2800+ = A$4000, plus imperfs etc. Excellent collection (307, + 30 M/S or shlts). $500 $800

555 Cuba: Collection 1855-1984 largely comp in 4 thick albums (2 expensive leather types). 19th Century most issues inc 1855-61 Queen set to 2r, plus wmks, papers etc, 1855-60 Y¼ opt inc types (SG cat £500+). Queen sets 1862-69 appear comp. 1868-69 Habilitado opt 10c, 20c & 40c, Kings & Arms sets, 1871-78 appear comp, plus 1880 to 1P, 1881 King set to 20c. Good range of 1883 surch to 20c inc diff types, plus varieties & opt double. 1890-97 Baby ranges to 20c. 1898 Curly Head set to 2P, 1898-99 USA Occup 1c/3c, 1899 USA Postage Due opt set. 1899-1902 Special Delivery 10c with both spellings, 1900-83 appears mostly comp inc 300+ sets & 130+ M/S. Noted 1914-15 Map set to $1, 1917-18 Portraits set to $1, plus imperf prs. 1931 Air set to $1, 1951 16th Anniv M/S in brown & green (£200) & 19th Century Telegraphs & booklets. Extra sets etc before 1961 inc M & U, wmks, shades, booklets etc. Mixed earlies, o/w F-VF M/MUH/U, from 1970 appear mostly MUH. Very close to completion. Mi cat €17,000+. SG cat £12,000+. Vendor purchased it at overseas auction for $3900+ some years ago. (5400, 135 M/S) $2500 $3500

556 Cyprus: Dealers Stock 1880-1980 in s/book. 1894-96 QV to 9Pi. 1924-28 KGV to 45Pi. 1934 KGV Pics to 9Pi. 1935 Silver Jubilee set. 1938-51 KGVI Pics to £1. 1948 Silver Wedding £1. 1955-60 QEII Pic set to £1. 1960-61 Republic opts to £1. 1963 Scout set plus M/S. 1966-69 Pics to £1. Extras inc M&U, blks etc. Most F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £1800+. (750 plus 10 M/S). $375 $500

557 Cyprus: Collection 1880-1990 in s/book. 1880 QV GB opt ½d & 2½d. 1881 QV ½pi wmk crown CC. 1882-86 QV to 12pi Die I wmk crown CA. 1882 Surch ½ on ½pi wmk crown CC & CA, & 30pa on 1Pi. 1886 Surch ½ on ½pi both spacings. 1892-94 QV to 12pi Die II. 1894-96 QV New Colours to 45Pi. 1902-04 KEVII to 6pi wmk crown CA, & 1904-10 to 6pi wmk mult crown. 1912 KGV to 45pi wmk mult crown & 1921-23 to 9pi wmk script. 1924-28 KGV to 90Pi. 1935 Silver Jubilee set. 1934 KGV Pic set to 45Pi. 1938-51 KGVI Pic set to £1. 1948 Silver Wedding set. 1955-60 QEII Pic set to £1 plus 15m shade. 1960-61 Republic opts to £1. 1962 Pic def set to £1 plus set opt SPECIMEN. 1963 Scout set & M/S. Then useful coverage of sets inc M/S. Noted 1971 Pic Def set to £1 opt SPECIMEN. All diff. Most F-VF M/MUH & few U, post 1960 being almost all MUH. SG cat £3000+. (460 plus 11 M/S). $800 $1200

558 Cyprus: Collection 1880-1987 in SG slipcase album. 1880 QV to 4d, plus plates inc ½d, 1d, 2½d & 4d. 1881 Surch HALF-PENNY on 1d plus opt types (inc SG 7, 8 & 9) & plates. 1881 QV 30pa on 1d. 1882-94 QV to 12pi Die I/II wmk crown CA. 1894-96 QV New Colours ½Pi-12Pi. 1903 KEVII to 12Pi. 1904-10 KEVII 5pa-18pi wmk mult crown. 1912 KGV to 12pi & 1921-23 wmk script to 18Pi. 1924-28 KGV to £1 inc 45Pi, 90pi & £1. 1928 50th Anniv set to £1. 1939 KGV Pic set to 45Pi. 1935 Jubilee set. 1938-51 KGVI Pic set to £1. 1948 Wedding set. 1955-60 QEII Pic set to £1. 1960 Republic opt set to £1. 1962 Pic set to £1. 1963 Scouts M/S. Then largely comp to 1987. Also Turkish Post 1974-87 inc M/S. All diff. Most F-VF M/MUH, post 1965 seems all MUH. SG cat £4450+. (720 plus 14 M/S). (P) $1300 $2000

559 Cyprus: 1892-1934 Mint sets inc 1892-94 QV ½Pi-12Pi, 1894-96 QV set ½Pi-45Pi, 1921-33 KGV 10/-, 1921-23 KGV 10pa-45Pi, 1924-28 KGV ¼Pi-90Pi plus 1925 New Colours ¼Pi-2½Pi, 1928 KGV 50th Anniv set ¾Pi-£1 & 1934 KGV Pic set ¼Pi-45Pi. Almost all VF M/MLH/MUH. SG 31-37, 40-49, 74-100, 103-43 cat £2760+. (88) (P) $900 $1500

560 Cyprus: 1938-83 MUH collection. 1938-51 KGVI Pic set to £1. 1948 Wedding set. 1949 UPU set imprints blks of 4. 1955-60 QEII Pic set to £1 plus 15m shade & blks to 50m. 1960-61 "Republic" opt QEII Pic set to £1. 1962 set to £1 plus set opt SPECIMEN. 1963 Scout set plus M/S. 1966-69 Pic set to £1 opt SPECIMEN. 1971 Pic Def set to £1 plus set opt SPECIMEN. Commems mostly comp, plus M/S. All diff plus multiples. Most VF MUH. SG cat £1250+. (495, +8M/S). $500 $700

561 Cyprus: 1938-87 MUH collection. 1938-51 KGVI Pic set to £1. 1948 Wedding set. 1955-59 QEII Pic set to £1 plus 15m shade. 1963 Scout set plus M/S. 1971 Pictorial set to £1 opt SPECIMEN. Useful range of Commems & M/S. All diff inc blks. Almost all VF MUH. SG cat £800+. (280 plus 4 M/S). $375 $500

562 Czechoslovakia: Collection 1918-69 on pgs. 1918-20 Hradcany to 1000h inc imperf & perfs. 1919 opt Austria to 4Kr. 1919 opt Austria Newspaper set to 30h. 1919 opt Austria Postage Due to 1Kr. 1919 opt Hungary to 10K inc 1f, 2K & 10K. 1919 opt Hungary Postage Due 1f, 2f & 12f black numerals & to 20f red numeral. 1920-22 Allegorical to 600h. 1920 Air opt 14k on 200h perf & imperf. 1922 Air opt set. 1926 Sokol opt set, then largely comp to 1938. Useful 1940-50s issues. Postage Dues inc 1919-20 set to 2000h imperf, 1922-23 surch set to 100h/120h. Silesia 1920 S.O. opt Hradcany to 1000h, imperf & to 200h perf. 1920 Postage Due opt set to 1000h. Slovakia 1939 opt Czech set to 10K plus Newspaper set to 1K. 1939-44 Air to 4K. Bohemia & Moravia 1939-44 selection of gutter strips, prs, blks, blank tab singles. Extras inc M&U. Most F-VF M/MUH/U. No certs for the 1919 opts so reserved cheaply. SG cat £18,500+ = A$33,000+. (1550). $1000 $2000

563 Czechoslovakia: Collection 1960-83 M/MUH in Schaubek leaves & 2 spring-back binders (1300, & 30 M/S). S/book with older (1000) inc Bohemia/Moravia. Plus bundle of 1920s-30s covers or cards (40). Some sl mixed condition, ex deceased estate. (2300+) $110 $140

564 Diverse carton lot with Great Britain 1986, 87 & 80 year books (SG cat £140 = A$270, issue price similar). Plus PHQ card sets (27), cost vendor $150. Australia decimal MUH accumulation to 1974 inc 1966 Bird 30c (4), 1969 Christmas 25c (22), 1971 Christmas set (5) plus blk of 7, 1972 Christmas 35c (20) & Prim Ind sets (4) plus 1960s-70s booklet panes, & other commem high vals. Some minor toning sighted, many F-VF MUH (100s). Then similar album 1966-88 G-FU with many 100s of pic sets inc Navigators to $4 (3), 1972 Prim Ind 35c (9), 1973 Nat Dev (5), Paintings to $10 & many other non-letter rate stamps. Also 1990s PO books (7, issue price $100+). Miniature sheet collection in s/book with 1974 Churchill Centenary (13), Yugoslavia 1937 Philatelic Exhib M/S, Liberia 1964 Winter Olympics imperf set of 3 (3 sets, retail $300) & 1978 QEII Coronation SJ (12). Australian territories MUH sets in Seven Seas hingeless album with AAT near comp 1957-73, Christmas Is 1958 QEII, 1963 pics (2 sets) & 1968 Fish plus extra 15c, 30c & also collector's duplicates(variable condition) in 8 small s/books inc Australia 1934 Vic 1/- (6) & other better pre-decimals plus large quality Olympic thematics. Large carton. (1000s) $400 $500

565 Estonia: Collection 1918-41 comp Mint on pages. 1919-22 Numeral & Ship set to 25Mk imperf & 1920-22 Ship 15Mk & 25Mk perf. 1921 Red Cross set perf & imperf. 1923-24 Map 100Mk & 500Mk (SG cat £160). 1922-25 Pic set to 10Mk perf & imperf. 1923 Air surch prs set imperf plus 20Mk perf (£325). 1923 Red Cross opt set perf & imperf (£360). 1930 surch set to 3Kr (£150). 1931 Red Cross set. 1933 TB set. 1936-40 President set (£225). 1938 Arms Charity set plus M/S. 1938 Portrait set + M/S. 1939 Arms Charity set plus M/S. 1941 Pernau opt Russia set. 1941 German Occ set. Almost all diff. VF M/MLH, few U. SG cat £3000+ = A$5800+. Nice collection. (250 plus 4 M/S) $900 $1300

566 Estonia: 1924-25 Airmail set 5m-45m both imperf (5 sets) & perf (9 sets). VF fresh MUH. SG 51-55A/B cat £139 for M, should be at least double, £278 MUH. Mi 48-52A/B cat €235. (14 sets) $70 $100

567 European & world collection in green album. Many QE sets, Bahamas 1954 def set MUH, Barbados, Bermuda & other 1950s period inc Poland, Portugal inc 1956 Kings set. 1956 Railways, 1957 Sao Paulo, 1957 Garret, sets in prs MUH. Portuguese colonies inc Macao, Timor noted 1956 Maps sets in prs MUH, Portuguese India range, Russia similar period with 1955 M/S. 1956 40k Alvazov pr MUH (SG 2006), Saar, Spain & Colonies, Switzerland 1955 Exhib M/S, Sweden, USA & others. Some mixed condition with folded in prs occasionally struck. Mainly F-VF. SG cat £4700 = A$9000. (1970 & 10 M/S) $800 $1200

568 Europe: Andorra to Turkey 1980-2007 MUH collection with around 1600 stamps inc Europa (EPT sets & & 111 M/Sheets, inc Austria 1950s Mountains Defs to 90g, Cannel Is Pics, GB M/Sheets (15, cat €270), Germany (€210), Malta/Luxembourg/Liechtenstein (€340), Portugal/Madeira Pics (€355) & M/Sheets (64 inc Azores, €1130). Plus assorted Greece, Ireland, Spain & Switzerland. All fresh MUH, total Mi cat €3720. (1600 stamps, 111 M/Sheets & 6 booklets) $500 $1000

569 Europa: Collection 1956-2006 in s/book & on hagners in binder. Extensive range. Inc earliest issues 1956 Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands (2 sets) MLH, 1957 Luxemburg set MLH, Liechtenstein 1960 MLH, then solid range, strong in more recent inc 1990s CTO or MUH, noted Monaco 1976 M/S (2 MUH), 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 M/S CTO, Portugal Azores & Madeira M/S MUH or CTO. Good range of 2000 issues & post-2000 inc some Eastern Europe issues. Mostly VF cat £2300+ = A$4000. (1840, plus 41 M/S) $300 $500

570 Falklands & Dependencies: 1944-2000 Collection. 1944-45 Deps KGVI opt sets from Graham Land, South Georgia, Orkneys & Shetlands. Falkland Is 1952 KGVI Pic set to £1 (SG cat £180), 1960 QEII Bird set to £1 (£170), 1968 Flowers set to £1, 1978 Ship set to £3. 1983 Sesqi set to £2, Dependencies 1954-62 QEII Ship set to £1 (£225). 1980-84 Views set to £3. Useful commems & M/S. Most diff, odd extra set. F-VF M/MUH. SG cat £1200+. (520) $375 $500

571 Falkland Islands: Collection with 1904 KEVII ½d, 1d, 2d, 2½d (SG cat £65). 1921 KGV to 1/- (£90). 1929 KGV (8) to 2/6 (£160). 1968 Flowers to £1 (£65). 1971 Surcharges to 25p (£25). 1972 Flowers to 25p (£40) & 8 decimal pic sets (£50). Dependencies (60) inc South Georgia July 1946 pmks on KGVI 2½d pic cnr blk of 10 (SG cat £75) & 1946 Thin map set (ex 2½d) to 1/- VFM (£90) & 1954 Ships set to £1 MLH. All fresh & clean, mostly F-VFM/MLH, total SG cat £960. (160) $250 $400

572 Falkland Dependencies: 1944-49 specialist collection on pages inc 1944 opts sets for Graham Land & Sth Georgia, Orkneys & Shetlands, 1946-49 thick & thin Maps sets, inc some varieties in positional blks, Victory, Wedding & UPU sets. Plus covers inc Victory 1d with Sth Orkneys cds, blks of 4 with Graham Land cds, Sth Shetlands opts to 3d with Sth Shetlands cds & Falklands Victory set with Sth Georgia cds. VF M/MUH/UN. SG cat £260, plus the covers. (92 + 4 covers) $120 $200

573 Fiji: 1870s-1960 collection in folder inc 1870s "VR" types (5), 1881 QV 1/- (3U) & 5/- U, KEVII to 5/-, KGV to 5/-, 1938 KGVI Pictorial set M (£275) -only one 2d brown & green, 1954 Pic set M (£85), some 1959 to £1 M. Also some Nauru 1950s-90s (40 sets), plus loose -another 20+ sets? F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £900. (450) $275 $400

574 Fiji: 1881-1902 selection with 1881-90 6d rose wing margin SG 45, 1891 2½/5d, 1892 5d/6d - 2 shades, 1891-92 perf 10 1d black, 2d, 2½d, 5d, perf 11x11¾ 1d. Mostly VF M/UN. SG cat £310. (9). $80 $120

575 Fiji: 1880-1940s inc 1881 VR monogram 6d, 1881 QV 1/- M & U plus shades & 5/- UN & U, plus 5/- horiz IMPERF prs U. 1903 KEVII £1 F/C, various KGV & KGVI, plus Postage Dues & Revenues 1883 QV 1/- & 2/- & 1912 R opt KGV 5/-. Most F-VF M/U. SG cat £550+. (P) $150 $250

576 Fiji: 1903-27 sets inc 1903 KEVII set ½d-£1, 1904-09 KEVII set ½d to 1/- & 1906-12 KEVII set ½d-£1 & 1922-27 KGV basic set ¼d to 5/-. F-VF M/MLH, odd tropical spot. SG 104-24, ex 228-41 cat £1045. (35) (P) $350 $500

577 Fiji: 1953-2014 MUH collection in 2 Seven Seas hingeless albums (retail $600) with 1959 & 1962 Pic sets to £1 Arms. 1968 Defs to QEII £1, 1967 1st Dec to QEII $2 & 95 Pic sets plus 8 M/Sheets to Christmas 1990. SG cat £380, retail $600+. Then another 150+ Pic sets inc late 1990s Surcharges & 55 M/Sheets inc Exhibition opts or Special Emissions. FV 1991 onwards $1050 = A$670 plus another $1200 retail for albums & pre-1991 Pic sets. Virtually comp MUH. Total retail FV$1870. (many 100s). $500 $600

578 Fiji 1968-end 2000 MUH collection appears comp in 2 Seven Seas hingeless albums & slipcases (retail $250) with 150 Pic/commem sets inc 1968 QEII to £1, 1969 1st Dec Pics to $2, 1971 Birds/Flowers to $2, 1979 Architecture to $5, plus later "reprint" sets, 1995 Birds to $5 plus over 40 M/Sheets inc 2000 New Millennium, Sesame Street & Prince William Birthday. Many useful thematics inc British Royalty, Aeroplanes, Bugs & Beetles, Trains, Space, inc Apollo II Moon Landing, Ships, Bats, Turtles & other Marine Life, Sport & much more. All appear fresh MUH. SG cat £1000 = A$2000, retail similar with post-1990 sets now hard to find. (100s) $450 $600

579 Fiji: 1968 Pic set of 17 to £1 comp sheets of 60. Cpl of very minor tropical gum spots, fresh MUH. SG 371-87 cat £960 (never seen by us in sheets), also Norfolk Is Local Post booklets (15) with minor duplication, retail $120. $500 $750

580 Fiji: 1969 to early 1990s on pages. 2007 cat value £390. MUH. (280 inc 8 M/S) $80 $120

581 Fiji: Collection to 1981 in 26 hagners with KEVII 2½d, 5d, 1/-. KGV (9) to 2/6. 1935 KGV SJ set, 1959 QEII to £1. Ten diff Pre-decimal commem sets & 1969 QEII to $2 Arms, all F-VFM, SG cat £140. Decimal Pic sets (74) MUH inc 1971 Birds to $2 (cat £40), 1975 Change of Wmk set (cat £27) & 1981 WWII Aircraft blks of 4 (£30) plus Food Day M/Sheets (10, £30). Mostly F-VFM to 1970, then generally fresh MUH. Total cat val £350. (530) $100 $150

582 Fiji: Decimal range sets, blocks & M/S with cat value of £290. MUH. (135 inc 7 M/S) $60 $100

583 Finland: Collection 1856-1960 in s/book & pages inc 1856-59 Oval Arms 10k one with town pmk (APS photo-cert) & another with m/s. 1860 Arms serpentine roulette 5k & 10k. 1866-71 Arms 5p-40p plus shades & roul types. 1875-85 Arms to 10Mk. 1891 Russian Arms to 7R. 1917-30 Arms set to 25Mk. 1930 Zeppelin opt 10Mk. Useful range of charity issues. Also Karelia 1941-43 opts comp. Extras inc M&U, shades etc. Most G-VF M/MUH/U, sl mixed earlies. SG cat £14,000+ = A$25,000+. (925 plus 7 M/S). (P) $1300 $2000

584 Flower Thematics: Collection of sets & M/S with many issues in blks of 4, prs, & some Sth Africa "Homelands" issues in control strips of 5. Noted strength in African countries with good World range noted Vanuatu 1982 Orchard defins, Australia, BWI, Middle East etc, plus album of covers, postcards etc. MUH, a few U. (100s) $150 $300

585 France: Collection 1849-2001 in 2 near new Davo illustrated albums (retail $350) with 1849 Ceres imperf 20c black. 1853 Napoleon imperf 10c bistre, 20c blue & 40c orange. 1862 Napoleon perf 5c, 10c, 20c, 40c & 1863 redrawn 10c, 20c, 30c. 1870-75 Ceres (9) to 30c grey. 1876-1900 P&C (17) to 1F olive. 1902-38 Sowers (42) to 2Fr 1924 Olympics & Expo sets. 1927 American Legion pr. 1930 Expo set of 5. Then reasonably comp to end 2001 inc 1930s Commems & Pics 1940s-50s Charities, Airmails (47) to 999 inc 1930pr, 1949 1000Fr & 1954 set of 4 to 1000Fr. All diff. Generally fresh clear, mostly G-VFU. High cat val. (approx 2500). $400 $600

586 France: 1849-1939 collection. 1849-50 Ceres 20c black & 25c blue, 1852 President 25c. 1853 Emperor 1c-80c imperf, 1862 Emperor no wreath set to 80c. 1863 Emperor with wreath to 80c. 1870 Ceres 5c & 20c imperf. 1870 Ceres to 80c perf. 1876-1900 Peace & Commerce to 5Fr. 1900-06 Blanc, Mouchon & Merson to 5Fr. 1917 War Orphans to 50c+50c. 1918 Red Cross 15c+15c, 1922 War Orphans surch set to 5Fr. 1928 Sinking Fund 1.50Fr+8.50Fr. 1936 Air to 3Fr50, 1936 Transatlantic Air 10Fr. All diff plus shades etc. Most F-VF M/U. SG cat £3800+ = A$6800+. (330) $400 $700

587 France: Collection to 1975 in 3 loose leaf albums with 1750 stamps inc 1850s/70s Ceres or Napoleons (35) to 80c, 1876-1900 P & C (54) to 1Fr. Then sparse 1920s-40s Defs & Commems, main strength 1955-75 Pics & others both MUH & G-FU. Then s/book with over 700 diff MUH Pics 1970-89, plus 1940s-50s higher val Airmails G-FU (120). Plus another s/book with MUH 1970s Pics (100) & assorted Defs U (200). Early 1900s-50s. Minor duplication, mixed MUH/G-FU as noted (2800+). Also 2 Lindner hingeless albums with pgs from 2000-06 (retail $500). $250 $350

589 France: Impressive collection 1948-93 in 3 Davo albums. Earlier largely G-FU inc 1949 Ceres 15c, 20c, 25c, 40c, 1Fr, 1852-53 Napoleon Republic 10c, 25c (2), 1853 Empire Napoleon 1c olive green/green M, 1c olive green, 5c green. Imperfs have mixed margins but generally very collectable, 1862 perf to 80c, 1863-70 1c-80c, 1869 5Fr Napoleon, 1870-71 Bordeaux prints 10c brown, 20c blue, 30c brown, 1871-76 to 80c G-FU, 1876-90 Peace & Commerce type I 1c green, 4c green M, type II 2c green, 25c MUH & M, 75c rose GU, 1877-90 type II to 5Fr G-FU, 1900 Merson type inc 50c UN, 1902 Mouchon inc 25c blue M, 1917 War Orphans 25c FU, 1918 Red Cross UN, 1922 War Orphans, 1927 2Fr Air opt FU, 1928 1Fr50 Air ultramarine MLH SG 484a FU, 1932-39 Peace MLH, 1937 National Museum MLH, 1936 100th Flight & 1938 50Fr Ader FU, War Time issues mostly MLH, some MUH. Post-war inc National Relief sets mixed MLH or FU inc 1954 set MLH, 1955 set FU, 1947 500Fr FU other Airs of the period mostly G-FU except 1957 1000Fr MLH, then later issues Art series etc, more recent with gaps & mixed MUH-FU. Some varied condition, tone, but mostly F-VF. Massive cat £16,000+ = A$27,000. (2200+) $2300 $3000

590 French Colonies: 1859-1970s Collection in binder. General Colonies 1859-65 Eagle set to 80c. 1871-72 Napoleon set 1c, 30c & 80c imperf. 1871-76 Ceres set to 80c inc thin & thick figures. 1877-78 P&C to 40c. 1881 Commerce to 1Fr. Oceania 1913-15 Pics to 50c. 1948-55 Pics to 50Fr. Wallis & Futuna 1955-65 to 33Fr. 1949 Air opt 100Fr. Chad 1925 Surch to 20Fr. French Guinea 1922 Surch to 20Fr. Madagascar 1941 France Libre opts to 20Fr. Ubangui Chari 1925 Surch to 20Fr. French Guiana 1922 Surch to 10Fr. Middle Congo 1922 Surch to 20Fr. Sudan 1922 Surch to 20Fr. Oceania 1929 Pics to 20Fr & 1915-16 Surch to 10Fr. Upper Volta 1922 Surch set. Ivory Coast 1922 & 1934 Surch to 20Fr. Wallis & Futuna 1922 opt Pics to 20Fr. New Caledonia 1941 France Libre opts to 10c on cover to Australia. Most diff. Most F-VF M/U. SG cat £3900+ = A$7000+. (650 + 9 M/S). $500 $800