Accumulations & collections

404 Covers & cards: World 1930s airmails inc Zeppelin flights 1930 Germany internal & to Switzerland (Sieger cat €100), 1933 USA Century of Progress Flight franked Zeppelin 50c (€175) & 1938 Sudetenland Flight. Then Catapult flight covers USA with large boxed Bremen cachets (2), from Germany with oval Bremen-New York cachet & USA-France with Europa-Southampton plane cachet. Various World airmails inc Brazil (4) to Belgium, France, Sweden & UK, Czechoslovakia to Holland & Argentina, Germany inc franked Polar Flight Zeppelin 1RM to India, others to Argentina, Bolivia (1RM Zeppelin), Chile (5), Paraguay & USA (2). Great Britain to Argentina (5), Brazil inc 5/- Seahorses, Chile & Germany, Liechtenstein to USA 2Fr Zeppelin (stamp alone €120), Switzerland to Uruguay. Then wide range of USA commem covers for Airship "USS Macon" with all diff pictorial covers, cachets, pmks etc (20) plus others. Fair-VF. Interesting lot. (60). (P) $600 $1000

405 Covers: Box lot 1877-1990s. Better noted inc Hong Kong 1949 UPU set FDC (imperfections, Yang cat $600+). GB useful range from 1870s 1d reds on cover, KGV (6), plus 50 mostly 1990s-2000s FDCs inc 1990 20p Smilers cat £28, 2000 "£1" Stamp Show M/S £22 & lots of others with booklet panes -total cat £250+. Large quantity (250+) of Australian Framas 30c-37c on cvrs & FDCs inc sets of locations & button sets, also 1984 Anpex M/S on cover with special pmks (27) & Cocos 1963 Pictorial FDC set. Good resale potential. (380). $150 $250

406 Covers: Carton lot with Australia 1980s FDC/PSE (approx 650) in 3 albums & loose in bags -minor duplication, plenty of Pic/thematic pmks. Latvia Year 2000 pictorial & commem covers (50). Poland postal cards 1955-86 approx 900 all diff -most with views or pictorial designs VF UN, STC Mi €2000 = A$3000. Minor duplication in the Australian section. Individual retail would be huge! (1600) $300 $400

407 Covers: Censor & other Military Mail mainly WWII Era (some earlier/later) inc 1940s Egypt-India (19) with var Censor types/cachets. Australian Forces Abroad (12) inc Papua, Palestine, Sudan, Hong Kong & Darwin plus 1940 Airmail Sydney-France with "Return To Sender Relations Postages Interompues", European POW Mail (6) inc Australian interned in Italy card to Brisbane. WWII Censor Mail (60) inc Cuba-USA, Portugal-California, India-USA, New Caledonia-Australia, Croatia-Stuttgart, India-Melbourne, Algeria-USA via England, Australia-India & Mauritius-Australia. Japan Occupation of China PPC postally U with message on reverse. German WWII Field POs plus assorted others to 1990s Bosnia Conflict. Usual mixed condition. Many F-VF appearance. See website. (140). $400 $550

408 Covers: Eclectic assortment with GB 1820-74 (22) both stampless & stamped inc 1850 franked QV imperf with green "Carrickfergus" b/s. Continental Europe (22) again 19th Century mixed stampless & stamped inc 1860 Switzerland franked 5r brown imperf. Austria 1863 Registered Steinhof to Prag & 1866 Seissenberg to Sebrinia, France 1838 Marseille to Bedarrieux. Plus Albania 1914 Koritza French Occupation to Turkey franked 50p imperf, unfortunately very skilful forgery inc the arrival cds. Australia (39) with pre-Federation States (7) & Commonwealth (32) to early 1940s with KGV (24) inc 1924 Window envelope franked 1½d green, 1930 2d/1½d prs (2), both on 5 Aug envelopes (very early usage), locally addressed in Adelaide, 1932 to Parramatta S.Aust with boxed "Post Town Not Known", 1935 KGV SJ 3d (5) & 2d (8), plus 1d KGV on Airmail cover Brisbane to Granville, & 1938 Sydney Philatelic Exhib commem cancels tying Postage Dues to 2 diff pictorial envelopes. Also assorted British Commonwealth postal stationery (16) to 1920s & odd World mixed covers (8). A wonderfully diverse array, mostly F-VF. See website. (107). $250 $350

409 Covers - First Flights of Poland inc 1956 Warsaw - Berlin & Warsaw - Melbourne, 1958 Warsaw - London, 1959 Warsaw - Amsterdam, 1972 various to Canada & USA, then 1960s Rocket Flights, Balloon Flights & even some Helicopter & Glider flights. Wide range of diff frankings, lots of diff rocket, balloon, Helicopter & Glider special labels, cachets & pmks, with extras throughout. (192) $200 $300

410 Covers Galore with Australian Decimal 1980s FDC array (300) loose & in near new FDC album, total retail over $300. Plus bundle of PSE (80) similar era. Also 1970 Cook M/Sheet with "Melbourne Airport" opt on large cover (2 retail $100). Tasmania 1955-67 cheques (30) many with stamp duties attached. Germany Ersttagblatt (FD card) collection (100) 1993-95 (cat €120) in expensive album, Latvia 1999-2000 FDC (60) in lighthouse pgs. New Zealand FDC (80) with Pics to $5, Commem sets, Health & Lighthouses 1953-83 in loose album. USA FFC (30) wide range mid 1920s-60s -approx 500 covers in total. Also stamps with Olympic thematics (3000) in packets of 30. Norfolk Is pre-dec M collection near comp inc 1947 Ball Bay to 2/- & 1953 Pics to 5/- Brown Bridge. Australia decimal MUH gutter prs (18) inc 5c Soil-Medical. Plus Nauru 1996 Christmas sheetlets (20) fresh MUH, FV $260 (cat £360). Large carton (1000s). $350 $450

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411 Covers - Japan: 1920s Internal Mail unchecked as received, various frankings mainly 3s & 5s, noted odd combination frankings inc 6s (double weight?) but not examined in detail. Mostly "long" envelopes with original correspondence inside mainly addressed in Japanese which suggests a single correspondence. Wide range of cancels. Some opening flts but no toning. Mostly average to fine for period. Approx 1300 (calculated by weight) $400 $700

412 Covers: Pacific Islands bag of 1950s-70s covers (130). Noted Norfolk Is 1960 Bird 10/- FDC, other Pre-dec FDC (11). Fiji 1971 Birds to $2 & Pre-dec Commem sets (5). PNG 1962-65 FDC (9). Tonga 1938 Tin-can mail to Victoria. Niue 1937 KGVI Coronation & NZ Pre-decimal FDC (50) from 1935 Gallipoli to 1965 ANZAC. Plus assorted other covers & envelopes. Odd tone or other minor flts, mostly F-VF. $80 $120

413 Covers: POW 1940s WW2 covers & cards, most to Poland, some to Germany. Appear to be all Officer Camps (Oflags) in a wide range of locations with various diff pmks & censor cachets. Mostly F-VF. (80) $300 $500

414 Covers - Zeppelin: Balance of collection inc Hindenberg wreckage fragment with Certificate of Authenticity, USA 1933 flight cover Miami-Chicago franked Zeppelin 50c, 1930s photos (6), plus later (20) from original negatives. 1930s cigarette cards (38) & cinderellas (18) inc Liegnitz ½sch “Flug- Post” label reprints (10) in brown or red inc MUH blk of 4. Book ca1910 “Das Zeppelinbuch fur de Deutsche Jugend” with 15 pictures. Memorabilia inc 1980s commem covers & cards, reproduction PPC (80) & magazine posters (4). Unorthodox & rarely seen range. $200 $400

415 Croatia: Collection 1941-45 (SG 1-149) near comp with 1st & 2nd opt sets, 1941 Pics Tete-beche prs (12 diff) to 50k, plus imperf prs 1.5k, 2k, 5k & imperf blk of 4 10k. 1942-43 Officials set to 100k blks of 4. Imperf singles (11 diff) 25k to 100k & imperf blks of 4, 25k, 50k & 3.5k. 1942 Aviation Fund M/Sheets imperf & perf (cat £130). 1942 Relief Fund 4k imperf & 3k, 5k Imperf prs plus 5k Colour Trial in claret marginal imperf pr (Mi cat €350). 1942 Youth Fund M/S imperf & perf (£60). 1943 Labour Front 3k PROOF in UNISSUED colours UL cnr pr. 1943 Youth Fund M/S imperf & perf. 1943 Legion 2k, 3.5k & 9k imperf blks of 4. 1943 Sebenik opt 18k with Designer "S" Secret mark (Mi 117I cat €100). 1944 Postal Employees Relief set imperf & 1945 Relief Fund M/S. Odd MLH or fresh CTO, mostly VF MUH. Cat SG £750, plus Mi €1200 total A$3100. (500 + 15 M/S). $400 $600

416 Croatia: Collection 1941-45 in s/book with 1941 2nd opt set to 30d & Pic set of 19 to 100K. 1942 Aviation Fund 4k imperf & Official set blks of 4. 1943 Labour Front set, Legion Relief M/Sheet pr (3 sets cat £45). 1943 Philatelic Exhib M/Sheets (2, cat £40). 1943 Red Cross Printer's PROOF impression of cross only. Odd CTO, mostly fresh MUH. SG cat £400 plus extra for the Red Cross trial print. (340 + 9 M/S). $100 $150

417 Croatia: 1941-45 NDH specialist mint collection on Schaubek pages, with normal issued almost comp inc 1941 1st & 2nd opt sets on Yugoslavia, 1941 Castles opt, 1942 Model Plane Expo perf & imperf M/Sheets, then commem sets, also M/Sheets, Officials, Postage Dues etc. Then good section of special sheetlets with 1942 Zagreb S/S of 8, 1944 Postal Workers set S/S of 9, 1944 Legion set imperf S/S of 20, 1944 Labor Front S/S of 9, 1945 Postal Workers S/S of 8. Then superb range of proofs & imperfs inc 1943 Famous Croats set 12 diff color trials, 1943 Croatian Legion in Russia 33 diff proof color trial prs etc. VF fresh MLH/MUH. Mi cat €2430+. Excellent collection. (300 + 11M/S + 16S/S) $600 $900

418 Croatia: 1941-45 NDH MUH almost complete collection inc 1941 1st & 2nd opt sets on Yugoslavia, 1941 Castles opt, 1941-42 Views tete-beche prs, 1942 Model Plane Expo perf & imperf M/Sheets, 1942 Ustashe M/S perf & imperf, 1943 Pavelic M/S perf & imperf, & later commem sets & M/Sheets inc an early reprint of the very rare 1945 Storm Troopers M/S (would cat £2000+), Officials, Postage Dues etc. Then excellent section of special sheetlets inc 1942 Ustashe S/S of 16+9tabs, 1943 Pavelic S/S of 16+9tabs, 1944 Postal Workers set S/S of 9, 1944 Legion set imperf S/S of 20, 1944 Labor Front S/S of 9, 1945 Postal Workers S/S of 8 etc. VF fresh MUH. SG STC £3000+ for M, should be at least £6000+ MUH. Beautiful collection. (220 + 12M/S + 24S/S) $900 $1200

419 Cumberland loose leaf album with 100s of World stamps inc Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, New Caledonia, Paraguay, Russia, Sri Lanka & Thailand Pics & Commems, all G-FU. Norfolk Is MUH collection comp to 1975 Christmas with 1947 Ball Bay to 2/-, 1953 Pics to 5/- Brown Bridge, 1960 Defs to 10/-, 1966 opts to $1 (both), 1967 Ships, 1969 Birds & 1974 UPU M/Sheet. All VF MUH in Seven Seas hingeless pgs. World M/Sheet accum (85) some CTO, mostly MUH inc odd NZ Health. Nauru 1995 Christmas sheetlets fresh MUH (20, FV A$260, SG cat £360). Finally Australian Postal Stationery accumulation with QV 18c lettercards (50) 18c Postal cards in original red wallets (2) & KGV 1d green Die III Postal Cards U (5, cat/retail $50). G-FU/MUH. Large carton. (many 100s). $325 $400

420 Czechoslovakia: Superb collection 1918-39 in springback album. Starts with Scout Post set inc extra 10h light blue, extensive Hradcany types (88 diff) with lots of better types & shades inc imperf 20h dark carmine (Mi cat €130), 25h ultramarine, 25h black-violet (€110), 30h deep lilac (€200), 75h black type I, 200h violet-blue (€180), 500h brown type 2 with full strong offset on gum, 1000h 2 shades (€72), plus tete-beche gutter strips of 4 of 3h, 5h & 10h, & also a range of diff values & colours proofs & colour trials inc double prints, 2 diff stamps in one etc (28 diff), plus 2 blks of 4. Then perf issues inc 15h red perf 11½x13¾ (€100), 25h violet perf 13¾x10¾ (€200), & same black-violet (€200). 1919 Anniv & Legion set specialised shades & perfs (€180), "Posta Ceskoslovenska" opts on Austria set plus shades & papers (€400+), Airmail pr (€270), Newspapers & Dues (€440+) then opts on Hungary (€635). Then comp inc 1920 Bird & Chainbreaker tete-beche prs & gutter prs (€530), "Economy & Science" inc better types & perfs (€330), Masaryk inc Olympic & Sokol opts (€220), 1925 Masaryk range of diff wmks & types (35 diff), all Def & Commem sets inc lots of tabs & gutter prs, 1934 National Anthem singles & both M/Sheets VF in special folder (€950), other M/S inc 1930 World Fair opt. Then Airmails inc 1920 1st set perf & imperf (€450) -plus the 4 diff air labels, also imperf proofs (8) inc opt only, 1922 opt set, plus in marginal strips of 3 (€120), 1930 set inc extra perfs & plate number blks of 4, Postage Dues comp (€480+), Express & Newspapers inc proofs (13), Siberian Legion Arms type I & II, same with 1920 opt, & surch set (total €316), a few private opts inc Prague opt type I set of 15 (€64), & range of provisional newspaper labels. Vast majority VF fresh MUH inc most of the better Hradcany shades etc -all of which are expertised by Gilbert or Kara'sek. Appears all MUH from 1919 opts -the better of which are also all expertised. Mi cat €7700, plus extra for MUH Hradcany & some unlisted types that are in specialist Czech catalogue, which totals this collection at Kc186,000+ over 10 years ago, both of which are approx A$11,000. Beautiful collection. (900+). (P) $2500 $3500

421 Denmark: 1872-90 Bypost Town local posts collection inc Aalborg 1886 Arms 3o red & green, 1886 Arms set 1o-50o, 1887 New design set 1o-50o, 1889 Surch 3 on 5o. Aarhus 1884-86 Numeral 5o blue. Copenhagen 1880 Telegraph 1o-25o, 1885 Arms 15o vermilion, 1884-85 Arms horseshoe 3o violet perf & imperf. Holte 1872 Numeral 2s green. Horsens. 1883 Numeral 3o red, 1886 Surch 1 on 3o & 3 on 3o, 1886 Thick numeral 2o-5o & 1887 thin numeral set 1o-10o, Kolding 1888 Castle 3o rose & 3o orange brown (2, perf & imperf). Odense 1884 Numeral 3o & 5o, 1886 Arms pictorial 1o-4o. Randers 1886 Arms 5o, 1887 "T3" opt Arms 1o, 1887 Knight set 1o-10o, plus surch. Svendborg 1887 Arms set 1o-10o. Veile 1887 Arms set 1o-10o. Viborg 1886 Numeral 3o, 1887 Arms 3o & 5o, 1887-88 Arms set 1o-10o. All diff. Most U, odd M. Some mixed condition, many F-VF. Very scarce offering. (85). $300 $500

422 Dogs Thematic Collection with 1800 MUH sets & 600 M/Sheets (not inc Arab States or similar), 1966 (or earlier) to 1990 or later. Duplication throughout inc the odd FDC, highlights inc AAT 1966 Pics to $1, BAT 1971 opt set to 50p & other pic sets (32 inc blks of 4). Afghanistan 1962 Agriculture M/S (20), Cook Is Pic sets (5) 1920-44 vals to 3/-, Grenada "Disney" M/S (35), KUT 1937 KGVI set to £1 M plus extras £1 (2). Newfoundland 1935 KGV SJ, 1937 KGVI (11 vals) to 48c (3 sets) & finally many other beautiful Pic sets (minimal sand-dunes) from Asia inc Hong-Kong, Japan, Bhutan, China, Mongolia, North Korea, Pacific Islands inc Niue, NZ, Palau, Micronesia, Polynesia or South America inc Paraguay, Peru, Central America inc Caribbean & Mexico, Europe inc Norway, Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, Isle of Man, Iceland, Jersey, Austria & much more. Some CTO or pre 1966 M/MLH, much duplication in places, few sets adhering, majority F-VF MUH with no toning. Estimate vendor cost $8000+ All in massive carton! (many 1000s). $700 $1000

423 Dogs Thematic Collection. Massive FDC collection 1950s-early 2000s in 3 overfilled albums & in loose pgs, inc odd pack, maxicard, registered, British Silk envelopes & others. Countries from Australia to Vietnam. Some tones, duplication throughout. Magnificent effort. Cost vendor well over $2500. (850) $350 $500

424 Dogs: Modern new issues & recent purchases 1990s-mid 2000s Part 1 with 60 FDC (minor duplication), 270 Pic sets & 520 M/Sheets, variable duplication up to 6 or 10 of ea. Fresh MUH ex New Issue dealer (inc some invoices). Marked prices on packets/glassines total $5000. A heroic assembly on a popular thematic. (850+ items). $450 $700

425 Dogs, Puppies etc New Issues & recent purchases, late 1990s/early 2000s. Part 2 inc Gambia "Disney 101 Dalmatians" (cost $400+). Other M/Sheets (170) & Pic sets (60) for a total cost of $1400. Then other purchases inc Vatican 1948 Air Mail set UN (cat £1000, cost vendor $350) & other dog style sets (20) -mostly CTO in glassines as purchased, & small collection on leaves. Mostly unchecked as received. Mixed MUH/M/CTO etc. Unusual group. Medium carton. (many 100s). (P) $180 $250

426 Eclectic carton lot with 1986 "Commonwealth Collection" with 50+ diff country MUH sets in limited edition custom slipcase album -issue price approx $500. Tasmania 1960s Govt cheques (50), some with revenues to 1/- attached. Australia 1980s maximum cards (150), PO Postcard wallet set of 4, plus extra 1978 red FV $55. Bundle of unchecked assorted 1980s FDC & 1970 RV PO Packs (10, retail $45). International Olympic Committee Official FDC collection (40), plus 1996 Atlanta Pics (3000) in packets of 30. Norfolk Island 1980s FDC collection (60) inc Flowers to $5 & Scenes to $5 (2 sets). GB QEII collection (100s) in hagners inc Machins to £5 & plenty of Pic/commem sets. World array in plastic bags & 2 large s/books. PNG 1985 PO Year album & 1970s PO Packs (16) inc 1975, '76, '77, '79 & '81 Year sets -retail $170. (1000s) $300 $375

427 Estonia collection 1918-40 basically compete (no 1919 Eesti Post opts), nicely written up in album 1st issue with range of shades inc 15k perf blk of 4 & 35p grey & olive-grey shades (total Mi cat €2150), 1919 5p yellow sheet of 50 (€350), 1921 Red Cross set imperf horiz (€240), 1925 surch the same (€300) -plus extras (€430), 1923 Airmail opt set (€495), plus extras inc 10Mk opt perf (€2000, but no cert) 1923 "Aita hadalist" opt set perf & imperf (€800), plus 2½Mk imperf horiz (€1200). Air triangles set perf & imperf (€120), all Charity-Relief sets & all M/S. VFU. Mi cat €10,000+. Fantastic collection (360, 4M/S) (P) $2500 $3500

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428 Estonia: 1918-80s Collection. 1918 1st issue set to 70p plus 35p grey. 1919-20 Pictorial & Allegorical range to 25Mk plus perfs & shades. 1922 Pictorial Defs to 10Mk imperf & set to 20Mk perf. 1923 Map set. 1923 Air opt set inc 10Mk/5Mk perf 11½ (SG cat £550), 20Mk/5Mk perf 11½ (£200) & 45Mk/5Mk both close & wide spacing (£440). 1923 Red Cross opt set perf (£140) & imperf (£135). 1930 Surch set. 1931 Red Cross Charity set to 20s. 1936-39 Charity sets comp plus M/S. 1936 President set to 60s. 1941 Pernau opt on Russia set to 50k (Mi cat €180). 1941 German Occup Swastika set on both papers. Also range of USSR issues with themes related to Estonia, plus range of covers & cards all related to, or posted in Estonia. (38). All diff. F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £2700+. Mi cat €5200+. (260, 6 M/S, 38 covers). $800 $1200

429 Europe: Collection with Finland 1860-1918 (54) inc 1860 10k pink (2), 1866 5p to 40p (5) all serpentine roul, SG cat £500. 1875 Arms (9) 2p to 25p (£30), plus others to 5Mk. Denmark (120) 1877-1951 mixed defs & commems. Sweden 1874-1967 (420) inc 1881 Officials (13) to 1Kr, 1918 Landstorm opt set of 10, 1920 Airmail opt trio & 1921 Liberation set (cat £130). Norway (680) 1910-62 with wide variety of commems, defs & Pics, mixed M & U. Finally Belgium (61) with 1861 Imperfs 10c brown (16), 20c blue (29) & 40c red (2, flts), cat £700+, & 1863 perf 10c (6) & 20c (8). Usual variable condition inc mixed margins on imperfs, cat val for mentioned stamps £1430, total much higher. (900+). $275 $350

430 Europe: Collection with Germany 1939-44 Pictorial commem cancels cover/card (25) inc 1938 Stamp Day, 1939 Prague Protectorate in red, 1940 1st Anniversary, 1944 Five Years of General Govt, 1941 Wien "Wehrmachtaustellung", 1942 Philatelic Exhib Zlin, 1942 Prague or Krakau Hitler Birthday commem & others plus another 25 pmks on pieces. WWII Era philatelic covers (17) inc Bohemia set to 50K Hitler on single Registered envelope. General Govt 1940 Red Cross Fund opt set of 4 on single envelope & 1940s Charities (9) on separate covers & Germany 1941 Leipzig Fair set with commem cancel. Approx 60 items. Germany stamp collection 1940-mid 2000s (2800) inc WWII Occupation, East/West Germany to 1990 & Unification to late 2000s (modern issues hard to find), plus 1923 Reapers 150pf orange (2000) in comp sheets of 100 (SG cat £600). GB Machins 1970-early 2000s (650) collection in s/book, minimal duplication inc high vals, plus Channel Islands Pics (700) in another s/book, G-FU. (approx 6200). $180 $250

431 Frama Collection/stock MUH. 1980s-90s sets & a few singles in 2 as new Lighthouse albums. Excellent coverage of countries. Noted Aland with Birds & Ship Pics, Belgium, Denmark, useful Greece, Germany, good GB, Iceland, Israel, Portugal inc large pictorial, Singapore inc Buildings, Bicycles (inc sets to $10), South Africa inc Pictorials, Spain, Switzerland & Zimbabwe. 100 sets. VF fresh. Most scarce & hard to find. FV alone $450+, retail probably $2000+. (1225). $275 $400

432 French Indian Settlements: Collection 1892-1954 on Minkus pgs. 1892-1907 P&C vals to 45c. 1903 P&C surch set 0,05/25c - 0,40/50c (Maury cat €1450). 1903 Bisected fiscal 0,05. 1914-22 Pictorial set to 5Fr plus New Colour set to 5Fr. 1915-16 Red Cross opt range (5). 1923 Surch set to 5R. 1929 Pictorial set to 5R. 1931 Exhib set. 1939 150th Anniv set. 1937 Expo set plus M/S. 1941 France Libre opts to 5R. 1942 Air set to 5R. 1942 Cross & France Libre opt set to 5R. 1943 France Libre surch to 3fa 3a. 1941-44 Vichy issues appear comp. 1948-52 Statues set to 1,4R12ca. 1949 Air set to 5R. Postage Dues appear comp inc 1923 set to 3,3fa. 1928 Surch set. 1929 set to 3fa & 1948 set to 1R. Most diff, odd extra. Most F-VF M/MUH, later issues all very nice. Maury cat €2900+ = A$4000+. Attractive full pgs. (300) $600 $900

433 French Indian Settlements: Collection 1892-1954 on pgs. 1892-1907 P&C to 75c. 1903 surch 0,05/25c. 1914 Pictorial set to 5Fr. 1915-16 Red Cross opt range (5 diff types). 1922 New Colours set to 5Fr. 1923-26 surch set to 5R (Maury cat €100). 1929 Pictorial set to 5R. 1931 Exhib set. 1937 Expo set plus M/S. 1939 150th Anniv set. 1941 France Libre opts to 3R. 1941 Cross & France Libre opts to 3R. 1942 France Libre & cross surch set on cover (€900+). 1942 Air set to 5R. 1948 Statue set to 1,4R 12fa. 1949 Air set to 5R. Postage Dues inc 1923 opt set to 3,3fa, 1928 Surch set & 1929 set to 3fa. All diff. Most F-VFM, 10% U. Maury cat €2700+ = A$3750+ (250) $500 $700

434 French New Caledonia: Mint collection 1881-1965 on Yvert pgs. 1881-84 opt Peace & Commerce 05/40c, 5c/40c inverted & 5/75c. 1886 opt Commerce 1Fr inverted, 1892 Commerce to 35c, 1892-93 surch 10/1Fr & 5/75c in blue & black. 1892 P&C to 1Fr, plus 1900 New colour set to 50c, 1903 50th Anniv to 1Fr. 1905-06 Pictorial set to 5Fr. 1922-27 & 1928 Pictorial sets to 20Fr, 1931 Paris Expo set, 1937 Paris Exhib set & M/S, 1942-62 appears comp. Charity inc 1939 150th Anniv set. Postage Dues inc 1906 set to 1Fr, 1928 set to 3Fr, 1948 set to 20Fr. Officials 1959 set to 200Fr. Parcel-posts appear comp. All diff. F-VF M/MUH. Maury cat €3000+. (340) $450 $600

435 French New Caledonia & New Hebrides: M/MUH ranges on s/cards & pgs. Definitely needs sorting. Majority is New Caledonia from 1948 with range inc M/S plus plenty thematics. New Hebrides from 1908 opts to 50c. Extra singles & M/S throughout. Almost all VF fresh MUH, odd M/U. SG cat £1100+. Useful potential for dealer or resale. (590, 85 M/S). $180 $275

436 French Reunion: Collection 1852-1974 on Yvert pgs. 1852 1st issue Type-set 15c & 30c (SG cat £68,000 but assumed reprints). 1885 R opts to 20c inc Eagle, Napoleon, Ceres, Peace & Commerce. 1881 Commerce opts to 1Fr. 1892 Tablet set to 1Fr. 1901 Surch set to 1Fr. 1907-30 Pictorial set to 5Fr plus new colours. 1922-27 Surch set to 20Fr. 1933-40 Pictorial set to 20Fr. 1939 150th Anniv set. 1943 France Libre opts to 20Fr. BoB inc Airmails, Postage Dues inc 1889 Type-set vals to 30c. Useful 1949-74 opts are largely comp inc 25+ sets. All diff. Odd fault in early but generally F-VF M/MUH/U, 1949 on being M/MUH. Maury cat €4400+, SG cat £4000+ plus 1852 issue not counted. (530). $900 $1300