Accumulations & collections

520 Ireland: Collection 1922-2002 in as new Davo album with 1922 thin opts (9) to KGV 10d (cat £87) & Seahorses 2/6, 5/-, 10/- (£550). Thick opts (10) to KGV 1/- (£75). Three line opts (10) to 2/6 Seahorse (£120), 1922 1st Defs set of 12 to 1/- (£40). 1929-49 commems comp (35, cat £70). 1940-49 wmk "e" set to 10/-, then near comp to 2002 with many pics & commem sets & later defs to £2. Fresh & clean, mostly F-VFU. (1000, plus 9 M/S). $300 $400

521 Israel: 1948 New Year set 3m-65m with full tabs (mixed white or coloured) on registered cover to USA with "Ramat Gan 7 10 1948" cds & transit/arrival b/s. Another coloured full tab set on cover with "Tel Aviv 25 11 1948" cds., plus 3m Coin tied to cover by rare "Hakirya 11 7 1948" PO opening day cds (Simon cat US$300) & another cover. Bale 10-14 SG 10-14 cat £450 for 2 loose tab sets alone. Useful group (4) $180 $300

522 Israel: Collection 1948-96 in 2 Schaubek & 1 Davo printed slipcase albums. 1st Schaubek inc MUH collection 1948 1st coin 3pr-20pr with tabs. 1949 Flag 20pr with tab. 1950-52 2nd coin set to 85pr with tabs. Useful coverage of Defs & Commems 1954-64 sets (all again with tabs). Davo album 1990-96. Mostly comp coll MUH with tabs plus M/S where issued. Plus 2nd Schaubek 1948-70s w/o tab, good coverage of 1948-65. Most diff inc M&U. Mostly VF M/MUH/U, with tab issues VF fresh MUH. SG cat £1300+, plus albums are in good condition, new retail $450+. (840, 15 M/S). $200 $400

523 Israel: 1948 Interim period covers inc use of Palestine stamps alone (5 covers) inc with Nahariya interim pmk, Tiberius Emergency Post h/s (8 stamps, inc 100m, on 5 covers), cat US$800 on cover, unlisted "Government Tohuwabohu" opt, Interim pictorials inc Development & Defence 50m, Herzl 2m, Weizman 5m, Immigrants Ship, Ramat Gan shield, Bialik & Herzl 100m & Diaspora (2 diff) -all with Tel Aviv or Haifa h/s -noted "Ahuzat Samuel Haifa" cds. 2nd issue Map types inc set of 3 on FDC, sets on registered covers (2), UL cnr tab set with serial numbers & Independence pmks, set with original "Certificate of Posting", Jerusalem double ring interim pmk, double ring Hebrew interim pmks etc. Mostly F-VF. Some are scarce even as loose stamps alone, plus premium for Tiberius opts on covers, FDC etc & others on cover. (25). $500 $1000

524 Israel: 1949 Postage Due covers: inc franked 3m Coin with pictorial "Meron" cds & 5m full tabbed Postage Due tied by Haifa cds. Flag 20pr tied by Tel Aviv cds & with Dues 10pr & 20pr. Dues set 3m-50m tied by "Hadera" cds. Stampless with 2-ring Tel Aviv cds & Due 50pr tied by "Rehovot" cds. 5m Coin tied by Jerusalem cds with Due 20pr. All but 1 with Tax h/s. SG D10-14 cat £320 as loose stamps, Bale PD1-5 cat US$1685 on covers. (5). $250 $400

525 Italy - Modena: 1852 Eagle 5c on green, 10c on rose, 15c on yellow, 25c on buff, 40c on blue & 1L on cream, all early 1890s Spiro forgeries in sheets of 25. "VFU" with various cds, barred pr letters "pmks". SG ex 1-13 would cat £12,000 if genuine. Great reference items! (6 sheets = 150 stamps) $150 $300

526 Italy - Modena: 1859 Arms 5c green, 15c brown, 20c grey, 40c red & 80c orange, all early 1890s Spiro forgeries in comp sheets of 25. "VFU" with various dotted or barred "pmks". SG ex 18-24 would cat £90,000+ if genuine. Great reference items! (5 sheets = 125 stamps) $150 $300

527 Italy - Parma: 1852 Arms 5c on yellow, 10c, 15c on pale rose-lilac, 15c red, 25c on purple & 40c on blue, sheets of 25 1890s Spiro forgeries. "VFU" cds or grille "pmks". SG ex 1-9 & 13 would cat £480,000! if genuine. Great reference items! (150 in 6 sheets) $200 $400

528 Italy - Parma: 1857-59 Arms 15c red, 25c brown & 40c blue in sheets of 25 early 1890s Spiro forgeries. 15c UN, others "VFU" with various "pmks". SG ex 16-21 would cat £32,500 if genuine. (3 sheets, 75 stamps). $100 $150

529 Italy - Parma: 1859 Shield 5c green, 6c on rose, 9c on blue, 10c brown, 20c blue, 40c red & 80c yellow, all early 1890s Spiro forgeries in comp sheets of 25. "VFU" with various dotted "pmks". SG ex 27-36 (6c & 9c unlisted) would cat £230,000+ if genuine. Great reference items! (7 sheets = 175 stamps) $200 $400

530 Jersey: Comprehensive MUH collection 1969-2012 in 5 loose leaf albums inc 100 sets & 95 M/S from the very hard to find 2002-2012 period. Strong thematic content throughout inc WWF M/S, birds, motor-sports, Chinese New Year, ships & other watercraft, Royalty, aircraft, football, flowers, Exhib opts on M/S & much more. 21st Century sets difficult to obtain. All diff. All fresh MUH. FV alone £920 & vendors new issue cost well over $3000. (295 sets & 150 M/S) $700 $1000

531 Job-lot with 3 old 1930s "Junior" collections, pickings in pre-WWII Brit Cwlth, WWF collection (cost $400) with 12 MUH sets 2007-09, plus the 48 individual FDC -new in slipcase album. Art Collection in hingeless pgs inc "Old Singapore" M/Sheet & set to $1 fresh MUH, 26 other M/S & 100s of stamps. 2 collections NZ from early 1900s inc 1926 Admiral 2/- U, pre-decimal Healths U near comp from 1929 Nurse, 1935 KGV SJ set M & approx 100 MUH Dec Pic/Commem sets & 28 M/S inc 1969 Cook, tones in places, mostly F-VF, high FV inc vals to $4. PNG Pic/Commems sets (120), odd tone spots, mostly MUH. Australia PSE & Pictorial cover coll inc 1970 Cook M/S opt "Tullamarine Airport" inc pictorial envelope with provisional "Melbourne Airport" labels (2 covers, retail $100) 1970s-80s Postcard wallets (6), PO 1980s-90s "DIE PROOF" replica cards (40, cat $320), plus unsorted extra inc shopping bag of who knows what? Medium carton. (1000s). $350 $450

532 Kiloware: Mission Mix (2.5kg) on close clip paper. Great variety 1970s-mid 2000s inc PNG Pics, NZ Xmas, India, Hong Kong, Philippines & other Asia, plus Europe, GB, USA & more. Also world collection, strength in NZ in 4 assorted s/books. Offered on behalf of Mary McKillop East Timor Missions. $150 $250

533 Kiloware: International mission mix inc modern/recent Airmail rates to Australia, noticed USA, Greece, GB high val machins, NZ, South America, Singapore, PNG & many more countries -all on close clip single paper. Weight 8kg. Unchecked as received. Offered on behalf of Mary MacKillop International Mission. $250 $400

534 Large archive box inc Christmas Is collection with 27 Pic sets to Christmas 1982 inc 1958 QEII to $1, 1963 Pics to $1, 1968 Fish comp & 1982 Birds to $4, all MUH. Latvia 1993 FDC collection (120) some with Commem & special pmks inc WWI anniversaries, in 32 expensive Lighthouse pgs, British Cwlth FDC (80) inc 1977 QEII SJ (24 diff) plus some AAT base cancels. USA 1930s-50s FFC (30 diff, retail $200+). World M/Sheets (100+) inc 1978 QEII Jubilee (20 diff) F-VF MUH & lots more. (230 covers, 100 M/S, Pics M/MUH). $300 $400

535 Large carton lot with New Zealand 1984, 85, 86 PO Year albums (retail $95), Australia 1969-73 PO pack collection (21) near comp inc 1971 Selected Issues, 1971, 72 & 73 Christmas & 1972 Prim Ind, total retail $350. Junior collections in 8 small/medium albums. USA 1930s FFC (30 diff) retail $300+. Nauru 1995 WWII & Christmas sheetlets (10 of ea) FV A$220. Norfolk Is pre-decimal M collection inc 1947 Ball Bay to 2/- plus ½d-2d white paper, 1953-60 Pics to 10/- inc 5/- Brown Bridge plus extra 10/- opt SPECIMEN. Odd spot, mostly F-VFM, SG cat £300+ & more. High retail/cost (100s). $325 $400

536 Large carton inc covers 1977 "The Commonwealth Collection of Silver Jubilee FDC" in custom album. Australia 1980s FDC/PSE duplicated collection (500) loose & in 2 albums. S/book with PNG Pre-decimals inc 1960 Postage Due opt set of 5 to 3/- & 1964 Birds set to 10/-, plus assorted Dec Pic sets (40) M or CTO. Australia 1970s PO Packs (18 -retail $250) inc 1971 Selected Issues & 1972-73 Christmas. Lastly World Collection with 100s of stamps in 2 VGC spring-back binders (new retail $160) with USA from late 1800s. Thailand, Japan Revenues 1890s-early 1900s, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe & more, mostly G-FU. Then USA 1920s-50s FFC (30 diff) & 1996 Atlanta Olympics large Pics in 100 packs of 30 (3000). Large carton. (1000s). $300 $400

537 Large carton with Nauru decimal MUH collection (FV $140). 1985-99 in Seven Seas hingeless album with 40 Pic sets, 17 M/Sheets & an extra 20 1985 Christmas sets in comp sheets, all VF MUH. Australia Post books (2). Tasmania 1960s Reserve Bank cheques (32) all with a variety of revenues attached. Australia "oversize" postal stationery (40+) 650x450mm, all VF FDI, retail $150+, rare with only tiny quantities serviced. Plus other stationery inc 1982 Games Aerogrammes. Liechtenstein 1976 Flowers set CTO (10, cat £32+). East Europe 1980s Pics in 3 s/books. USA 1930s commercial mail (150) inc illustrated cachets & postal stationery. NZ 1970s FDC (150) in shoebox, Channel Islands 1970s-80s Postage Dues to £1. Papua 1902-32 (55) on leaves inc 1932 Pics to 9d MLH (cat £40) & 1934 Protectorate, plus general world collections in 4 loose leaf albums. Variable condition, est 350+ covers & 1000s of stamps $300 $450

538 Latin America - Cuba: Largely comp collection 1855-1984 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. SG cat £12,000+. Mi cat €17,000+. Very close to completion. Vendor purchased at overseas auction for $3900+. (5400, 135 M/S) $3000 $4000

539 Latin America - Honduras: Collection 1866-1990 on Minkus pages. 1876-89 Morazan set to 1P inc papers. Remaining 19th Century appears comp inc officials. 1892 4th Cent 2c, 5c & 10c imperf proofs. Period to 1924 is well represented inc officials & surch. 1925 Air opt 5c (SG cat £110). 1927-29 Pictorial set to 1P. 1929 Date opt set to 1P plus varieties opt inverted & se-tenant pr. 1931 T.S de C opts to 1P plus 10c bisects on piece (2). From 1937 on collection is largely comp inc 150+ sets & 28 M/Sheets, most being M/MUH. Extra sets & vals abound, plenty M & U. Most F-VF M/MUH/U, the majority M/MUH with most MUH from 1960 on. SG cat £4200+. Mi cat €6800. Vendor purchased it at an overseas auction for $1275+.(2100 + 28 M/S) $900 $1200

540 Latin America - Mexico: Extensive collection 1856-1994 in huge Minkus album. 1856 Hidalgo set to 8r. 1861 Hidalgo new colours set to 8r. 1864-66 Eagle vals to 4r. 1866-67 Maximillian litho vals to 50c inc 7c grey & engraved set to 50c. 1867-68 Hidalgo "Mexico" opt vals to 4r. 1868-72 full face Hidalgo vals to 100c inc with & w/o strips plus perf & imperf. 1872 Hidalgo sideface set to 100c plus perf set to 100c. 1874-83 Hidalgo set to 100c plus wmks. 1883-86 numeral set. 1879-83 Juarez vals to 100c inc papers. 1884-85 Hidalgo vals to 2P plus new colours set to 25c. 1886-94 Oval Numeral vals to 25c inc colours & perfs. 1895-98 Pictorial vals to 1P plus wmks. 1899-1903 Arms Pictorial set to 5P. 1910-11 Portrait set to 5P. 1923-34 Pictorial set. 1934 University vals to 5P. 1938 Congress set to 1P. 1940-92 appears largely comp inc 200+ sets. Extra vals & sets throughout inc M & U. Generally F-VF M/MUH/U, post 1940 main collection being M/MUH, extras U. SG cat £14,000+. Great album to fill. Vendor purchased it at an overseas auction for $2600+. (3600 plus 40 M/S) $2000 $3000

541 Latvia: 1918-40 large accumulation in thick s/book. 1918 Arms 5k inc blks with several pieces of old war maps on black. 1919 Arms set to 75k inc perf & imperf. 1919 Riga Liberation set to 35k plus papers. 1919 1st Anniv set to 1R plus printings. 1920 Red Cross set printed on old banknotes. 1921 Airmail set inc perf & imperf. 1921-28 Arms set to 50s plus perfs. 1925 300th Anniv set. 1927-33 Arms set to 5L. 1928 Memorial Fund set to 30-40s, 10th Anniv set, 1928 Memorial Fund set perf & imperf. 1929 3rd Death Anniv set perf & imperf. 1930 Air set, TB set, Air Charity set. 1932 Militia Fund set. 1938 Building Fund M/S. 1940 Soviet set to 5L. Also German occupation 1941 Soviet opts to 50k inc blks. Wenden 1864-71 Arms 2k green & 2k black, red & green. Extras inc perfs, M&U, pmks, shades etc. Most F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £8100+ = A$16,200. (2700). $900 $1500

542 Lebanon: 1951-57 sheets of 100 Cedar defins inc 1951 1Pi (2 sheets), 1953 50c & 1Pi, 1955 1Pi (2 sheets), 1957 redrawn 2.50Pi ultra, plus 1961 large size horiz 50c green Cedars (2 sheets of 50) -all with full strong OFF-SETS on gum, also 1953 50c, 1957 redrawn 50c (2 sheets), 1Pi purple, 1958 1Pi, 1961 1Pi -all these PRINTED BOTH SIDES! -plus 4 large blks or part sheets inc 1955 50c blk of 25 printed double. Aso Israel 1957 Tabil Exhib labels sheet of 50 with IMPERF error at LL caused by paper fold. SG cat £540+ as normals, while such errors should retail at least $10 each, so $15,000+. (16 sheets, plus blks, total 1646 stamps). $700 $1200

543 Lithuania: 1918-40 accumulation in s/book. Useful 1918-19 Type-set to 60s inc types. 1919-21 Arms set to 5s inc wmks & printings. 1920 2nd Anniv set to 5a, National Assembly set to 5a. 1921 Pictorial set to 100a, Air set to 5a. 1922 Recognition set to 10a, Surch range to 1L. 1923-25 Pictorial set to 5L. 1923 Memel set to 5L 1924 Orphans Fund opt set to 5L. 1930 500th Anniv set to 25L. 1932 Orphans Fund set to 3L, 15th Anniv set to 3L. 1933 50th Anniv set to 3L, Child set to 3L. 1938 Olympic set. 1939 Basketball set. 1940 set. 1941 German Occup opts to 60k. Extras inc M&U shades, pmks, perfs etc from Panevezys, Rokiskis & Zarazai. Most F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £5100+ = A$10,200+. (1700). $700 $1000

544 Lithuania - Central: 1920-22 Polish Occup 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) $700 $1000

545 Macau: M/sheets or sheetlets 1998-2004, regional, cultural themes inc Chinese Cuisine, Literature, Myths, Traditional Costumes, Chinese New Year or other festivals, Architecture, plus 1998 set of 12 opt "Amizade Luso-Chinesa". Fresh MUH, cat approx £400 (87 diff) $120 $150

546 Malaya-Straits Settlements: Postal History 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee on cover collection with all values represented inc full set with KGV 5c & 10c registered to England, another with extra 5c to England by KLM air, then single frankings of 25c for airmail to England (12), single 8c (7), single 5c (2), then mixed frankings with other Jubilee or KGV values inc 25c (8 covers), 12c (8), 8c (5) & 5c (10) inc mixtures. Various destinations & rates up to $1.65 inc by surface or airmail, registered etc plus non Jubilee covers (3). SG cat £450+ as loose stamps & "from x4" for ordinary frankings alone. Interesting lot. (58 covers). (P) $1700 $2500

547 Malaya-Japanese Occup: 1942-45 Postal History covers & cards with range of diff stamps inc vertical opt Straits or Perak, "Dai Nippon 2602 Malaya" opts inc on Trengganu 4d red Postcard & stamps of Straits, Negri Sembilan & Perak, "Dai Nippon Penang" opts, "Dai Nippon 2602" only on Kedah 2c, Occup 4c Postcards with various extra stamps, some mixed franking of opts with 1943 Pictorials & single or multiple Pictorials frankings. 1943 Savings Campaign sets on cover, plus a range of opts, pics or Japan stamps in single or mixed frankings with Pictorial commem pmks for 1st Anniv of Fall of Singapore or of "Greater East Asia" war & similar. Plus Military Postcard with Dove on helmet stamp imprint. Very mixed condition fair -VF. (30) $600 $1000

548 Massive carton inc 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 Buildings to $5 & 1971 Birds to $2. Plus Philatelic odds & ends in 3 s/books & loose. Massive carton. $220 $300

549 Medium carton inc large-size "pocket" albums with semi-sorted sets, singles & others inc Canada late 1800s Revenues, KGVI booklet panes, excise duties & 1950s imprint blks. Australia from 1930s Commem sets inc 1937 NSW Sesqui, USA 1920s Presidents imperf prs & World, Brit Cwlth etc inc Pacific M/Sheets (85). Mostly fresh MUH. Then 5 albums Japan 1950s-60s "Stamp Duty" singles, plus Pic/Commem sets similar period, mostly MUH, Romania from late 1800s, France, GB from QV, PNG Decimal Pic sets, & Australia inc Kangaroos, 1920s KGV or 1930s Commems. Also 1978-82 Postcard box set of 4 diff (retail $70) & 1988 PO Year album (retail $100). PSE collection in large FDC album, Tasmania 1950s-60s Govt cheques (40). Overall usual variable quality. MUH/M/G-FU. Medium carton. $300 $400

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