Accumulations & collections

589 Romania: Classic collection 1858-79 on pgs. 1858-61 Bull 40p M&U & 80p (2). 1862-64 Arms handstamped 3p (4), 6p 3M & 2U & 30p M & 2U, all inc shades & laid papers. 1861-64 Arms typographed 3p 3M & U, 6p inc variety stamps rotated sideways prs & strips, plus shades & papers & 30p inc pr with 1 stamp rotated 90° plus again shades & papers. 1865 Prince Cuza set plus shades & papers M&U inc 1865 unissued set. 1866 Prince set plus shades, papers & types -noted 20p with "dot" in cnr (3). 1868 Prince set to 18b plus shades & papers. 1869 Prince no beard set to 50b, again shades & pmks. 1871 Prince with beard set to 50b plus shades. 1872 King set to 50b plus shades. 1876 New colours & values set to 30b plus 5b blue error of colour. 1879 King set to 5b plus 5b carmine error of colour. Plenty of shades, papers, pmks etc in ea issue. M/U some usual mixed condition, plenty F-VF. Mi cat €21,000++, SG cat £22,000++ = A$40,000++. Fantastic array of classics. (355). (P) $2200 $3500

590 Ross Dependency: MUH collection 1958-2000 on pgs. 1958 QEII Pictorial set to 1/6 plus U set. 1967 Decimal Pic set plus U set. Then comp to 2000, almost all with additional horiz pr set. VF fresh MUH (plus the 2 used sets). SG cat £295+, FV of decimals NZ$195. (225). $150 $200

591 Ross Dependency: 1967 Decimal set 2c-15c in blks of 4. VF fresh MUH. SG 5-8. Retail $380. (16). $90 $120

592 Russia Collection 1866-1954 inc 1866 Arms to 5k. 1902-05 Arms vals to 7R. 1923-25 Workers range to 5R inc perfs, printings & imperfs. 1927 Opt Postage Due vals to 14k plus wmk & printings. 1925-28 Lewin set to 10R plus perfs. Useful 1930s-40s issues. Appears almost all diff. F-VF M/U. SG cat £1700+ = A$3000+ Vendor list enclosed. (480). $200 $400

593 Russia: Stanley Gibbons Specialised Catalogue inc Civil War issues, Baltic States, Post Independence, Tuva, Mongolia etc. Cover light cnr crease.764 colour pgs. 2008 edition. New. $40 $60

594 Samoa: Collection 1877-1953 on pgs. 1877-80 Express set to 5/- (SG cat £898 -assumed reprints). 1886-1900 Palm Tree set to 2/6 inc perfs. 1895-1900 Surch to 2/6. 1893 Provisional Surch 5d on 4d. 1899-1900 Provisional Govt opt set to 2/6. 1914 opt NZ KEVII & Pict set to 1/-. 1916-19 KGV set to 1/-. 1920 Victory set to 1/-. 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee set. 1935 Pictorial set to 3/-. 1939 25th Anniv set. 1946 opt set to 8d. 1953 Coronation set. All diff inc shades & perfs. Most F-VF M/U. SG cat £250, plus Express set. (82). $100 $150

595 San Marino: Extensive Collection 1877-1995 in 4 Lighthouse albums. 1877-90 Numeral & Arms vals to 40c inc 30c M (SG cat £1000), 1892 Surch set, 1892-99 Numeral & Arms vals to 5L, 1903 Mount Titano to 5L (£200+), 1917-30 inc 9 sets plus airmails, express etc. 1931 Air set (£550), 1932 GPO set (£500), 1933 Zeppelin opt set (£200), 1933 Congress opt set (£450), 1934 Surch set (£180), 1935 Death Cent set (£150), 1942 Air surch set (£170), 1945 Arms set (£90), 1945 50th Anniv M/S (£375), 1947 Workers set (£80), 1948 Air opt 200L (£70), 1949 Views set (£2257), 1950-51 Pictorial set (£700), 1951 Air Stamp Day 300L (£100), 1952 500th Anniv set to 200L (£250), 1952 Air set to 200L (£100), 1953 Flowers set to 100L (£75), 1954-55 Sports set to 250L (£100), 1955-95 appears largely comp inc 150+ sets & 15 M/S. Postage Dues inc 1897 set, 1924 vals to 5L, useful 1928-53 Parcel Post. Clean, well above average, odd flt in earlies o/w F-VF M/MUH/U. From 1960 on appears VF MUH. SG cat £11,000+. Excellent near comp collection. (2200 plus 25 M/S) (P) $1800 $2800

596 Scandinavia: Stanley Gibbons Specialised Catalogue for Aland, Danish West Indies, Denmark, Faroes, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway & Sweden. 425 colour pgs. Current 2008 edition. New. $40 $60

597 Schaubek Hingeless album with Israel MUH Tab sets (130) to 1977 inc 1953 Airmail, plus 1949 New Year & Independence singles & 14 M/Sheets. Solomon Is 1987 America Cup MUH collection. NZ Seven Seas loose-leaf illustrated album near new with pgs to 1977. Assorted collectors mess in 8 s/books & on leaves inc North Vietnam Pics, Pacific Islands 1970s MUH Pic sets (37) in hagners with vals to $2. Aeroplane thematic collection with 50 sets in springback album. Australia 1978-82 postcard wallets set of 4 (FV $42) & PO Packs (26) inc 1970 RV (14), Cook, 1972 Christmas & AAT 1973 Food Chain (total retail $165). Expo 88 Collection of 63 Pavilion FDC in Official binder (retail $100+) & Decimal Pics 1973-83 inc CTO sets in Seven Seas album. $325 $400

598 Serbia - German Occup: 1941-43 collection complete on pages, inc 1941 SERBIEN both opt sets on King Peter, 1941 both opt sets on Airs, 1941 Smederovo both M/Sheets, 1941 POW charity inc extra set with "E" underprints, 1943 War Invalids M/Sheets etc, plus all 3 Postage Due sets. VF M/MUH. Mi cat €1700+, SG cat £1100. Seldom offered & desirable as a complete coll. (129 + 4M/S) $350 $500

599 Shirt Box with assorted Philatelic gems inc USA 1930s-40s FFC (30), Tasmania 1955-67 Govt Tourist Dept cheques (30) -many with stamp duties attached. British Commonwealth 1978 QEII Coronation sheetlets of 6 MUH (20 diff) & Atlanta 1996 Olympic Pics (3000). British Cwlth 1949 UPU collection with 40 diff sets F-VFM. Germany "Ersttagblatt" (FD card) collection (100) 1975-82 Pic singles, Commem sets & M/Sheets in expensive album. Die Proof "Replica Cards" (30, cat $240) plus assorted Postal Stationery inc KGV 1d green Die III Postal cards (10, cat $100). Old time collections (5) inc Lincoln album with 1880s QV to 5/- plus "ruined" 10/- (cat £750) & Victory albums NZ 1930s Airmail 7d brown. These albums very mixed condition, viewing recommended. Medium size carton. (1000s) $275 $350

600 Singapore: M/Sheet collection with 1995 Orchids $2 imperf MUH (Tan S95-2Mi cat $60),1995 Exhibition Souvenir with ORANGE background (S95-E9K, $220). Exhibition "Daily" M/S set of 10 with matching serial nos ($80). 2000 Year of the Dragon $10 M/S in 22 carat gold, sheetlet of 18 MUH, plus FDI card with set of 2 ($77). Also another 9 M/S ($60) inc 5 diff 2004 Global City. All fresh & clean. Total Tan (2007) cat S$500. (24). $130 $200

601 Singapore: Booklets & ATM sheetlets, ATM sheetlets (Palm Trees) original & reprints (5, diff covers). ATM sheetlets (dinosaur) 2 diff covers, $10 Year of the Dragon M/S, 22 Cards good in folder, 2001 Pets NV sheetlet of 16, Rickshaw sheetlet of 20 (3 diff printings), Prestige booklet 2000, Then booklets from 1990-2003 inc 1995 "Post Tech" Singapore Exhibition (2 diff) & 1995 Digital Post code. All fresh MUH. Singapore retail $600+. (51). $200 $300

602 Singapore 1971-2002 FDC collection inc 1971 Art, Coins, Satellite, 1972 Art, National Day, 1973 Aviation, National Day, Zoo, 1995 Singapore Exhib set of M/sheets & 1994 Coral Reef set to $10. Some duplication inc 1975 Birds (2) & 1980 Ships to $10 (2). Tropicalization spots on some, mostly F-VF. High cat/retail. (290). $250 $325

603 Solomon Islands: 2006 Dinosaurs set of 8 in sheetlets of 20 with vals to $10 & $20. Fresh MUH. (100 sets) FV $3920. SG 1194-1201 cat £1400. Popular thematic. $300 $475

604 Small carton inc 1890s "Lincoln" album with Aust States (100) inc Qld QV £1 Chalon UN, USA late 1800s "Presidents" & GB QV (30) to 1/- green. Malaya & Thailand 1950s-60s Pics on pages. Red Cross thematic collection inc odd cover & some cinderellas. Australia 1969-73 PO Pack collection (19) inc 1972 Prim Ind, 1971 Selected Issues & 1969, '72, '73 Christmas. Then Aerogrammes (approx 60) VF UN, mostly 1990s & later International Post or "Postage Paid" (FV around $100). Also PSEs 1980s-90s (approx 330) majority with Pic/commem pmks, 1996 Olympics (3000) in packs of 30. Isle of Man 1970s/80s PO Packs (19) with MUH commem sets. Nauru 1995 Christmas & WWII M/Sheet (10 of ea, FV $220 MUH). NZ Pre-decimal FDC (80) inc 13 Healths with Camp cancels. Lastly USA 1930s FFC (30 diff). Some mixed condition. (500 covers & 100s of stamps) $350 $450

605 South America Booklets: Collection of 78 diff with Argentina (32), Brazil (14), Nicaragua (2), Paraguay (1), Columbia (1), Cuba (1), Ecuador (11), Uruguay (6), Mexico (3), Bolivia (1), Chile (6). Of special note: Argentina -all Def booklets all with reprints, FV Peso 160+ all the Commem booklets seldom available or offered. Brazil 1992-2002 comp (10) -the first 4 1991-92 are very rare! Ecuador (11) bought at auction in 1999, vendor has not seen offered since, inc 1990-93 set of 4 with advertising page 3 "Lufthansa", & page 4 "Filancard"! -rare. Total vendor cost €1300 = A$2000 in 2004 & deluxe Lighthouse slipcase album. Superb fresh MUH. (78) $600 $800

606 South Africa: Collection 1996-2003 in 45 hagners with 70 M/sheets, inc some Philatelic Exhibition emissions, 16 booklets & 65 Pic sets. All fresh MUH. This later period now hard to find. 2nd album with Africa Homelands inc Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei & Venda, late 1990s/early 2000s. MUH/CTO sets (80) plus odd M/sheet. Also South Africa & SWA Used collection from KGV era to late 1980s all housed in approx 100 hagner sheets in 2 albums. Mixed M/U to 1980s & 1990s/2000s sets, M/sheets etc. Fresh MUH/CTO. High original costs. (many 100s) $200 $300

607 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) $120 $200

608 Stockcards (35) with mostly better World MUH/M/U, wide variety. Total cat £2330 = A$4300. Some highlights inc Switzerland 1951 National Fete blk of 4 U ((£40), Sleswig 1920 SG 1-14 U (£46), USA 3c Washington UN (£43), Germany 1948 Famous Germans & Industry MUH (£78), France 1862 Napoleon 50c U (£33), SG 1291/6 set U (£41), 1949 Air U (£23), Netherlands 1950-60 Cultural sets MUH/M, (£61), Syria UPU 1949 set M (£29). Andorra SG 46/51 (£64). Austria 5S, 10S Bird Airs U (£128). Japan 1948 Philatelic Week M (£40). Ideal auction, internet sales or collection builder. Few flts. Condition generally good. Heaps of prospects. (few 100). $300 $400

609 Switzerland: Booklets coll'n with 1979-84 5Fr "Volksbrauche" sets of 10 diff, adverts in French or German (5 of ea) with 1979 "Dancers" red or green covers (Zum 56 cat SF 640) 1982 "Skaters", grey or blue covers (Zum 56(A) cat SF640). 1984 Piano-accordionist set of 5 yellow (Zum 57 cat SF107) & also in Beige. (A very rare colour) set of 5. Under priced at SFr107. 1996 "Tourist" booklet with 8 pre-paid labels featuring Palm Tree for Airmail PPC. 1998 "Tourist" PPC pre-paid labels set of 4 diff booklets. Total cat SF1500+ A difficult assembly which cost vendor €1400 = A$2000, at time of purchase. (55). $450 $600

610 Switzerland: MUH Charities 1913-59 collection with all better Pro Juventute inc 1915 set bottom marginal (2000 Weid SBPV photo-cert showing blocks from where set came from), & then comp to 1959. National Fete & Red Cross issues comp 1941-51 (10 sets). Pro Patria 1952-59 comp (8 sets). All diff. All VF fresh MUH. Mi cat €1225+, SG cat £830+ for M, should be at least double, for pre 1945 MUH, so £1400+. (265) (P) $350 $500

611 Switzerland: 1942 BIE covers franked Pestalozzi green stamp, & Girard blue or violet stamps of the POW mail issues of the International Bureau of Education Geneva, ea with additional Swiss stamp, the 1st tied by Geneva slogan pmk, other 2 tied by Bureau cachets. VF Mi/Zum III, V & VIII. Rare on any covers. (3) $90 $150

612 Switzerland: 1945 PAX Peace set 5c-10Fr in blks of 4, almost all cnr marginal. Stamps VF fresh MUH. Mi 447-59 cat €2000+, SG 447-59 cat £2200+ -both for singles, plus premium for nice blks. Top 2 values Bolaffi AIEF photo-cert. (13 blks). (P) $800 $1200

613 Tanganyika: 1915-31 old time collection on pages, UN & used inc Mafia Island "GR" h/s on ½a, 1916 NF opt set to 1/-, 1917-21 KGV GEA opts to 5R, 1922-24 Giraffe set to £1, 1927-31 KGV to 5/-, shades, pmk interest, plus Cinderella 1915 GEA opt surchs on large German Yacht type, 5 vals 5c to 25c, variable condition, few F/C. (138). $250 $400

614 Tasmania: 1960s Govt Cheques (50), some with Revenues to 1/- attached. Australia Post monographs set of 9 on Pre-decimals inc Kangaroo Essays & Postage Dues (retail $60+). Decimal FDC/PSE (100) inc 1970 RV PO envelope & 1978 Birds set FDI. 1978-80 PO Postcards 18c-22c box sets (3) & 1970 RV PO pack (10, retail $450). GB collection 1887-1974 in SG illustrated albums with 1887 QV to 1/- green, 1902 KEVII to 1/-, KGVI 1952 sets to £1 (3) & plenty of QEII Pics/commems. Some duplication in QV (130, STC £1500), plus 1997 Diana Memorial Welsh PO pack (retail £100). PNG 1989 PO Year album plus 1970s PO packs (160) inc Year sets for 1975, '76, '78, '80 & '81 (retail $160), plus unsorted extras in 2 s/books & loose in plastic bag. All in medium carton. (many 100s) $275 $375

615 Thematic sets mostly 5 of ea VF MUH inc Tuvalu 2000 Sharks 10 se-tenant sets in sheets FV = A$15, Cook Is 1987 Trains FV = $37, Kiribati 1983 40th Anniv of Tarawa 10 sets FV A$22, Russia 1965 AAT set of 5 (cat €22), Hungary 1961 Horses (€33), 1974 Pets (€20), 1979 Trains (€28), 1984 Birds (€30) & Butterflies (€28), 1983 Communications Year sets & M/Sheets from 27 countries (£220 & €175), St Vincent 1985 Michael Jackson reprint set in se-tenant prs FV $86 = A$38, other sets (3 x 5) plus Australia 1984 Replica card Die Proofs (10) & 1963 5d & 2/3 Royal Visit se-tenant blks of 4 (5) (these retail/cat $200), also CTO Isle of Man 2004 60th Anniv of D-day M/Sheet (cat £32), China 5 diff M/Sheets & 2 souvenir sheets of 10, Aust 1996 $4.50 Pets booklets (5) & Christmas $8 booklets, retail $50+. Plus Switzerland Registered cards with 80+ comp sets, mostly in superb U blks of 4, retail $200+. All superb fresh condition. Total cat/retail $1650+. Ideal club sheets, market dealer etc. (200 sets, M/S etc) $180 $250

616 Thematics: Disney collection MUH 1981-98 with 250 Pic sets & 575 M/Sheets. Amazing group inc The Aristocats, Donald & Daisy Duck, Hewey, Dewey & Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Mickey & Minnie Mouse, Bambi, Dumbo, Goofy, The Three Little Pigs, Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs, Chip'n Dale to name only the main characters, with emissions from Bhutan, Mongolia, Anguilla, Antigua, Uganda, Lesotho, Maldives, Dominica, Caicos Is, St Vincent, Grenada, Belize & many more. Isolated minor duplication & fairly comp for period. Fresh MUH. Plus Brookman "Price Guide for Disney Stamps". Huge original cost. (1000+ stamps & 575 M/S) $550 $750

617 Thematics: Dogs in envelopes as received from new issue service with World M/Sheets (152) inc Gibraltar, Guyana, St Vincent, Chad, (14, cost $180), USA, Tanzania, Grenada, Mali, Hong Kong, Macau & more. Plus Pic sets (130) inc Germany 1996 Youth Charity (10, in sheetlet, cost $147), NZ, Jugoslavia, Antigua, Angola, Norway & Alderney. Then Monaco dog singles (140) cost vendor $275. Finally collection of old masters paintings M/Sheets or sheetlets (30), cost $120 as new issues. Mostly VF MUH, total 180+ M/Sheets, 130 sets & 140 singles. Total new issue price $1555. $200 $300

618 Thematic sets, nice lot, mostly 5 of ea VF MUH inc Tuvalu 2000 Sharks 10 se-tenant sets in sheets FV = A$15, Cook Is 1987 Trains FV = $37, Kiribati 1983 40th Anniv of Tarawa 10 sets FV $22, Russia 1965 AAT set of 5 (cat €22), Hungary 1961 Horses (€33), 1974 Pets (€20), 1979 Trains (€28), 1984 Birds (€30) & Butterflies (€28), 1983 Communications Year sets & M/Sheets from 27 countries (£220 & €175), St Vincent 1985 Michael Jackson reprint set in se-tenant prs FV $86 = A$38, other sets (3 x 5) plus Australia 1984 Replica card Die Proofs (10) & 1963 5d & 2/3 Royal Visit se-tenant blks of 4 (5) (these retail/cat $200), also CTO Isle of Man 2004 60th Anniv of D-day M/Sheet (cat £32), China 5 diff M/Sheets & 2 souvenir sheets of 10, Aust 1996 $4.50 Pets booklets (5) & Christmas $8 booklets, retail $50+. Plus Singapore & Sweden FDC 3-4 of ea FV A$40. All superb fresh condition. Total cat/retail $1500+. Ideal club sheets, market dealer etc. (200 sets, M/S etc) $250 $350

619 Thick Heavy 1950s "Monarch" loose leaf album with British Commonwealth QEII Coronation (58 diff), Austria (400+) inc Occupations, Officials & Postage Dues. Ceylon (60) inc KGVI to 10R postally U. GB & Greece, Italy from late 1800s, Spain & Switzerland -sl mixed G-FU condition (many 100s). World odds in 5 albums inc Canada, Norfolk Is from 1947 Ball Bay to 1978 Girl Guides & misc British Cwlth. USA 1930s-50s FFC (30, retail $200). Australia FDC/PSE collection -accumulation (400) to early 1980s inc pre-dec FDC (40) -noted 1937 KGVI 1d, 2d Die I, 1959 Animals set of 6 to 1/2 & Flowers (5) inc scarce 2/3 white paper. 1980s maxicard collection (110) inc comp sets in FDC album, plus unsorted PSE/FDC (250) in plastic bags. Latvia 2001-02 FDC (50). Overall mainly G-FU, some M stamps, plus around 500 covers/cards. Medium carton. $350 $450

620 Tokelau Islands Comp MUH collection 1948-90 on pgs. 1st sets to 1971 inc additional U set. 1972-90 all sets have an additional set of prs. Highly attractive thematics inc se-tenant strips. VF fresh MUH, plus U sets mentioned. SG cat £300, FV of decimals NZ$165. (510). $130 $180

621 Trieste - Zone A: 1947-54 MUH comp collection of opts on Italy in deluxe Marini hingeless album. All better sets present inc 1947-48 Pictorial Def set to 100L (Sass cat €400), 1948 Centenary set (€150), 1949 Roman Republic 100L (€90), 1949-50 Pictorial Def set (€350) & 1950-54 Workers set (€116). Airmails inc 1947 Democracy set (€180), 1948 High val set to 1000L (€550) & 1949-52 Pictorial set (€160). Express inc 1947-48 set (€220). Concessional Letter inc 1949 15L (£100). Parcel Posts inc 1947-48 se-tenant pr set to 500L (€1450), 1949-53 set (€280) & 1954 1000L (€400). Concessional Parcels 1953 se-tenant set to 110L (€100). Postage Dues inc 1947-49 Arms set (€800). Superb fresh MUH. Sass cat €6500+ = A$10,000+. Plus album retails $200+ extra. Very nice collection! (325) (P) $1000 $1500

622 Trinidad & Tobago: Old-time collection on pages, sl duplication, good range of early Britannia types, QV to £1 (perfin), a few Specimen opt, KGV-QEII values to $4.80. Postage Dues, nice range of pmks etc. Variable condition, UN/U. (570+). $200 $300

623 Turks & Caicos Islands: 1867-1957 old-time collection on pages, largely UN inc 1867 1d, 1/- U, 1882-95 to 1/- (2), 1900 Badge to 1/-, 1909 KEVII to 2/-, 1917-19 various "WAR TAX" opts inc 2 diff 3d opt SPECIMEN, 1922-36 KGV to 3/-, 1928 to 2/-, 1935 Jubilee, 1938 KGVI to 10/-, 1948 Wedding, Separation, 1950 to 5/-, 1957 QEII to 10/- etc. A few used, variable condition. (220+). $200 $300

624 Tuvalu: MUH collection 1976-2001 Appears Largely comp inc many SPECIMEN sets. 1976 QEII Pictorial opt set to $2. 1976 Pictorial set to $5. 1979 Fish set to $5 plus OFFICIAL opt set to $5. 1983 Handcrafts set to $5 plus SPECIMEN set to $5 & OFFICIAL set to $5. 1988 Bird set to $5 plus OFFICIAL set to $5. Commems appears comp plus SPECIMEN sets & M/S where issues. Stunning thematics. All diff. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £1000+, FV alone $1200+. (1350 plus 175 M/S). $600 $900

625 Tuvalu: 2000 WWF Sharks se-tenant strip of 4, 100 strips in comp sheets. FV A$150, SG cat £245. Kiribati 2006 Dinosaurs set of 8 in comp sheets of 20. FV A$137, SG cat £230. All fresh MUH. Total FV A$287. (120 sets). $100 $140

626 United Nations 1950s-70s Philatelic/Commercial covers (120). Similar for USA (100), Venezuela collection late 1800s-1940s on old leaves. Australia 1973-74 FDC & commem pmk duplicated collection (100) inc Flinders Bicentenary sets (5, cat $100) & 1970 RV PO Packs (10, retail $45), plus assorted 1970s PSE. Christmas Is 1980s FDC (40) with vals to $5 Turtle. PNG PO Packs (16) inc 1975, '76, '77, '78 & '81 Year sets (cat $170) plus 1990 PO Year album. Fiji MUH Pic sets to 1985 inc Architecture & Buildings to $5 & 1971 Birds to $2. Plus Philatelic odds & ends in 3 s/books & loose. All in massive carton. $250 $350

627 Unsightly mess in big folder inc Mongolia Pics in quantity, Cocos Is & AAT pre-dec Pic sets to 2/3 MUH (5 of ea, retail $300). Brit Comm 1978 QEII Coronation Omnibus M/Sheets (20 diff) VF MUH. Norfolk Is pre-dec collection (62) in binder hingeless leaves inc 1947 Ball Bay to 2/-, 1953 Pics to 5/- Brown Bridge, 1960 Defs to 10/-, 2/8 Local Govt & 10/- Bird opt SPECIMEN. VF MLH, SG cat £180. Germany "Ersttagblatt" (FD card) collection (90) 1990-93 in Safe album with 45 expensive acid-free leaves. Latvia 1993 FDC & special pmk collection (50) in Lighthouse Mylar pages. 1890s "Lincoln" album with Australian States (80) inc Tasmania 1899 Pic set comp to 6d, USA inc 1862 2c Black Jackson, other pre 1900 "Prexies" to 30c & 1893 Colombian to 10c. Plus South America, Asia inc China & Japan, Europe inc Bavaria imperfs, early Germany & Switzerland. Sl mixed condition, plenty to sort!! All in medium carton. (1000s). $275 $350

628 Untidy collection in 8 albums with Australian Territories MUH inc AAT 1959, 1966, 1973 Pics sets, Norfolk Island 1947 Ball Bay set of 14, 1953 to 5/- Brown Bridge, 1960s Pics to 10/- & Local Govt 2/8. General World on 1950s loose leaves & 6 s/books with general mess. Also NZ 1985-86 PO Year albums. All in medium carton. (1000s). $250 $350

629 USA: 1881-82 Washington 3c blue-green (Sc 207), specialist pmk collection on leaves with 58 covers & 300 stamps with a wide variety of cancels inc numbered or plain "targets", "boxed" letters or numbers. "Fancy Cork" with a variety of designs, plus coloured, mainly blue. Most F-VF. See website. (Approx 360 items). (P) $180 $300

630 USA: Postage & better MUH accumulation inc sheetlets. FV$170, estimated to sell. $90 $150

631 USA: Used accumulation in 3 s/books. From 1870s inc duplicated values to 10c of 1902 set, qty of 1909 2c commems, solid range afterwards. 600 up to 1920s, 1800 to 25c, 29c onwards 1100. Some blks, strips, page of high values etc. Plus airmails to $8.75, $9.35 or $10.75. Difficult to assemble so many diff designs, mainly in sequence. Mostly GU-FU (3500). $130 $180

632 USA Hunting Stamps: Ducks 1934 $1 (Sc cat $400), 1938 $1 ($475), 1944 $1 with plate no. ($135+), 1952, 1956-60, 1964-66, 1968-69, 1972, 1974, 1976-84 & 1991 plus Arkansas 1981-83, 1985-86, 1991, Mississippi 1980 & '83. Also plate no. cnr blks of 4 1975-79. All diff. Almost all VF fresh MUH. Sc cat $2600+. (32 plus 5 blks) (P) $500 $750

633 Vatican & Papal States: Complete collection 1852-1997 used in Lighthouse album. Papal States 1852-64 Arms set to 1S inc 1b (3 shades), 2b (3 shades inc white paper), 3b (3 shades), 4b (3 shades), 5b (4 shades), 6b (3 shades), 7b (2 shades), 8b (2 shades), 50b dull blue 1852 printing (with 2013 Scheller cert) & 50b deep blue 1864 worn impression (with Scheller cert), 1S top value (with Scheller cert). 1867 New Currency Arms set imperf to 80c inc 3c grey paper & lilac paper. 1868 Arms perf set to 80c inc 2c (3), 10c (3), 2c lilac & magenta, 40c (2) & 80c (2). Vatican 1929 Arms & Pope set to 10L. 1931 Postage Due set to 10L. 1931 Parcel Post set to 10L plus extras. 1933 Holy Year set. 1934 Provisional surch set to 3L70 (Sass cat €2000, Hunziker photo-cert). 1933 Pope Pictorial set to 20L. 1935 Congress set (€275). 1936 Expo set (€185). 1938 Congress set. 1949 Pope Pictorial set. 1948 Airmail set (€550). 1949 UPU Air set (€150). 1951 Gratian Air set (€300). 1952 Centenary M/S (€275). 1953 Lombard 100L. All later sets & M/S comp. All diff inc shades. Vatican all VFU, some mixed Papal States as expected, but most G-VFU. SG cat £28,000+, Sass cat €44,000+ = A$67,000+. Nice clean comp collection. (1250, plus M/S). (P) $2800 $4000