Accumulations & collections

316 Western Australia: 1902-12 Swans 1d pink or 2d yellow on close-clip single paper. Unchecked as received, sighted "Savings Bank Moora", Geraldton, Fremantle & other cds. G-FU. (3200). $250 $400

317 Postmarks: CDS accumulation 1930s-modern, mostly late decimal era comp cds tied to pieces, mostly NSW & VIC, with QLD, SA, WA & TAS sighted. Mostly VFU, in large shoebox. (3000). $100 $200

318 Postmarks & postal history selection with many scarce/rare items. NSW covers (7) inc 1871 registered from Jerrys Plains to Sydney franked QV 2d strip with 3 numeral 75 in rays (RRR) cancels, 1890 Registered to Melbourne franked QV 8d yellow Diadem opt OS, 1878 to England franked QV Diadem 8d yellow pr, 1901 pictorial envelope for Empson & Son to London & 1904 to Tasmania franked 1d Shield pr tied by numeral 845 (RRRR). Rare numbers on stamps (7) with 756, 1044, 1564 (all RRRR) & 1290, 1424, 1521 & 1549 (all RRR). Postal stationery with 1d Centennial perf GR endorsed "NSW Railways/Whitton" on rev & Reg envelope from Sydney to Kyneton. QLD 1866 cover Ipswich to England franked QV Chalon 6d green. TAS OPSO front with 1870 "FREE" cds. VIC 1861 OHMS envelope to Redbank with oval "UNCLAIMED" cachet on front & 1877 "OHMS" outer wrapper from Clunes to Melbourne. Early 1900s Tatts covers (70) with Melbourne cds or machine pmks. Also numeral 1995 (RRRR) of Spring Gully. Mostly F-VF. See website. (90 items) $300 $500

WORLD

COLLECTIONS & LOTS

319 1851-1960 Austria, Czechoslovakia & Poland: Collections on hagners in 2 binders & s/book. Austria 1851 Mercury 0.6 Blue (2). 1863 Newspaper 1.05Kr. 1916-19 Emperor & Arms to 10kr plus shades & paper. 1918 Airmail set. Postage Dues 1908-13 sets plus papers. 1916 set to 10kr. Austrian Occupations inc 1915-17 Emperors to 10kr. Occ of Romania 1917 set to 4L. Occ Italy 1917 opt set to 4L22. Poland from 1918 inc 1919 Galicia opts to 1kr. Also range of Hungary Harvesters 1919 h/s "T", "P" or "Porto". Czechoslovakia 1918 Scout 20h. Useful 1918-20 Hradcany vals to 1000h inc perfs & imperfs. 1919 opt Austria vals to 4kr plus shades & papers. 1920 Air opt set imperf & perf. 1925 Olympic opt set. 1926 Prague opt set. 1919 Austrian Postage Due opts to 5kr. 1919 Hungary opts to 1kr. Useful coverage of 1930s issues. Also Eastern Silesia 1920 Hradcany opts to 1000h. Most diff, extras inc shades & papers. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U, Czechoslovakia being almost all M/MUH. SG cat £6000+ = A$12,000. (1650, 40 M/S). $700 $1200

320 1852-1970 Vatican & Papal States: Collection used in 4 albums. Papal States 1852-64 Arms set to 1s inc ½b (4), 1b (5), 2b (5), 3b (5), 4b (5), 5b (5), 6b (4), 7b (5), 8b (6), 50b & 1s, most have diff shades. Vatican 1929 Arms & Pope set to 10L (Sass cat €100). 1931 Postage Due opt set. 1933 Holy Year set. 1933 Pope Pictorial set to 20L (€190). 1934 Congress set (€275). 1936 Exhib set to 5L (€185). 1938 Congress set. 1948 Air set (€660 -500L MUH). 1949 Pope Pictorial set to 100L. 1949 UPU Air set (€150). 1952 Centenary M/S (2, €550). 1953 Lombard 100L. All sets then appear comp to 1970. Almost all diff. Vatican almost all VFU, some mixed condition in Papal States as expected. SG cat £10,000+, Sass cat €15,500+ = A$24,000. (610). $1200 $1800

321 1865-90s Scandinavia Bypost Local Posts collection with Denmark inc Aalborg with 1884-87 Town Arms to 50o, Copenhagen 1880-85 Arms to 10o, Holte 1872 Numeral 2s, Horsens 1886-87 Numerals to 3o, Kolding 1888 Castle 3o, Odense 1886-87 1o & 1½o, Randers 1887 Knight opts, Svendborg 1887 Arms set, Viborg 1886-87 to 5o & Veile 1887 Birds to 10o. Sweden inc Gothenburg 1888 Triangle 5o 1888 King 2o & Stockholm 1887 St Ursula to 10o. Finland inc Tammerfors 1878-81 12p, Helsingfors 1866-68 Numeral 10p green & brown, 1883 crown Numeral 10p & 1884 Numeral 10p plus 1874-77 Skorgardts Steamship 10p. Norway inc Bergen 1865 Castle 2s & 1869 Numeral 2s, Christiansunds 1878 Andressen 1o & 7o, Tromso 1881-87 Reindeers to 8o & Trondheim 1865 Monogram 2s, 1872-77 Numerals inc types. All diff inc shades. Mostly G-VF M/U, some mixed condition as usual. Very scarce stamps present & an excellent starter collection. (88). $200 $300

322 1867-1919 Serbia & Montenegro: Collection in Lighthouse s/book. Bosnia 1879-1900 Arms set to 25k plus plate I, II & III, perfs & prs. 1900-01 Arms new currency set to 5k plus blks of 4. 1901-06 Arms black numerals set to 45h. 1906 Emperor Pictorials to 5k, plus 5k brown, imperf colour trial proof. 1904 Postage Due set to 200h. 1874-98 Prince range inc printings, perfs etc. 1902 Prince set to 5k, plus 5h imperf horiz pr. 1906 Constitution opt set plus shifted opt varieties. 1917 Unissued Govt in Exile set to 5p. Serbia 1867 Prince 1p perf & 2p imperf (SG cat £110). 1869-80 Prince set to 50p plus perfs & shades. 1880 King set to 1D. 1894-1901 King set to 1D. 1911 Journalists range to 1D. 1918-20 King set to 5D plus 15p & 30p horiz gutter prs. 1918-19 Postage Due set plus 5p, 1p, 20p, 30p & 50p horiz gutter prs. All diff inc shades, perfs, printings etc. Almost all F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £1850+, plus many unlisted varieties etc, total est A$6000+. (725). $375 $500

323 1872-1949 Germany: Dealers s/book with 1872 Eagle small Shield to 18kr. 1872 Eagles large Shield to 5gr. 1900 Reichpost to 2Mk. 1902-16 Deutches Reich to 5Mk inc printings & wmks. 1920 Bavaria opt set to 20Mk. Useful 1922-23 Inflations. 1928-31 Zeppelin 1Mk & 2Mk (2). 1934 Air set to 3Mk. 1933 Wagner to 25pf. Good coverage of 3rd Reich Defs & Commems. 1945 Allied Occ Numerals to 1Mk. Soviet Zone 1948 Pictorials to 84pf M&U inc. Mostly G-VF M/U. SG cat £10,000+ = A$20,000+. (4600+). $550 $800

Reserves of many previously offered lots have been reduced substantially. Definitely worth checking out

324 1874-1917 Montenegro specialised collection in new stockbook inc 1st Prince types all identified by printings & perfs with Michel cat numbers with 1st printing (2), 2nd printing (22), 3rd printing both perf 10½ & 11½ sets M, 4th printing set U, 1893 Printing Anniv (9) inc diff colour opts, 1894 New values 8 blks of 4 M, perf 10½ set U, perf 11½ M & U sets, plus some with part sheet wmks, Monastery set perf 10½ M, set ex 2 values in M blks of 4, perf 11½ set M ex 2 values, plus 7 values in blks of 4, 1898 New Colours perf 10½ set M&U, 7 blks of 4 inc with wmk, perf 11½ blks of 4 (6), & 8U inc with wmk, 1902 New Prince set M & to 2K U, plus 5h imperf & 5K imperf PROOF printing double in 2 diff colours, 1905 Constitution opts 1st printing sets M&U, plus with shifted opts (13), later printings inc 9¾mm opt set M, opt text varieties, opt type 1-2 prs (3, Mi cat €300), shifted opts, opt 10½mm & 11½mm sets, 1907 sets M&U, 1910 Anniv sets M&U, 1913 set M. Then Postage Dues similar coverage inc 1st set M&U, plus perfs, wmk etc, Constitution opts, plus all AR stamps inc imperfs & opts, & finally Govt in Exile opt King set, Dues & AR. F-VF M/MUH/U. Mi cat €1600 for normals, plus extra for unlisted Proofs, opt varieties, with wmk etc, total est cat A$7000 with the unlisted specialist material being majority of the value of the collection. (575). $750 $1000

325 1880s-1980s carton lot inc 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). 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). PNG 1989 PO Year album plus 1970s PO packs (16) inc Year sets for 1975, '76, '78, '80 & '81 (retail $160), plus unsorted extras in 2 s/books & loose in plastic bag. Medium carton. (many 100s). $275 $375

326 1890s-1940s Balkans in stockbook inc Bosnia (SG cat £330) early Arms types to 5kr M&U, inc various diff perfs, 1906 Pics to 5Kr, opts, Postage Dues etc. Croatia WWII (£260), inc 1941 Shield opt set MUH (£40), Pictorial set MUH, Postage Dues, Officials, 1942 Ustascha M/S perf & imperf MUH (£60), Legion M/S (2), Zagreb Exhib M/S & singles inc opt (£41). Montenegro (£210) inc 1890s Prince types in range of printings & perfs, Printing Anniv opts, 1896 Monastery set both M&U, 1902 set, range of Constitution opts, 1907 set both M&U, 1940 set both M&U, 1913 set, Govt in Exile unissued (18), plus Dues sets etc. Thrace opts £35. Yugoslavia (£220) early opts inc sets, Bosnia, Croatia & Slovenia issues, plus later. F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £1050++, plus some varieties, proofs etc. (900, 5M/S). $400 $600

327 1917-18 Poland Local Przedborz Town Post: Stock on hagners. Very good coverage of issues. 1917 Eagle Arms sets 2gr & 4gr both perf & imperf, plus shades. 1918 Pictorial set 2gr-10gr Miasto both perf & imperf inc shade & M/U. 1918 Pictorial set 2gr-10gr RADA perf again M&U, plus 4gr & 6gr imperf. 1918 New vals Pictorial set 5h-20h, plus 15h & 20h imperf. 1918 Pictorial last issue set 5h-20h M&U plus imperf set. Extras inc M&U, shades & plenty of useful pmks. Mostly F-VF M/U. Mix of original & forgeries. Mi would cat €12, 800+ = A$19,000+. Wonderful quantity of scarce issues for research. (375). $450 $700

328 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. All diff. VFM. SG cat £200+, Mi cat €260+. (88). $130 $180

329 1920-22 Central Lithuania 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. VFU/CTO. SG 1-47, Mi 1-47A+B & P1-6A+B cat €6767+ = A$10,000. Rarely offered complete VFU! (96) $500 $800

330 1930s-80s High cat value lot of Liechtenstein Pic/commem sets 1965-84 (22 diff) in varying quantities inc 1965 Arms (60, cat £180), 1966 Restoration (20, £60), 1967 Christmas (60, £114) & Patrons (ex 40r, 20 sets, £240), 1968 Sagus (60, £66), 1976 Reubens (8, £60), 1978 Franz Joseph (16, £60) & 1984 Visitors (144, £612) & 1959-86 pic/commem singles (25 diff), mostly in comp sheets of 20, inc 1963 FFH. 1961 & '64-68 Europa, 1967 Free Trade & Buchel, plus 1965 Madonna 10Fr M/Sheet (3, cat £174), 1963 Franz Joseph M/S (£58) & Luxembourg 1939 Duchess Charlotte M/S (£80). Fresh MUH in 2 sheet files, total STC SG £3000 = A$6000. (3400). $200 $300

331 1939-45 WW2 Occup collection with extensive Croatia inc 1941 Shield opt set MUH (SG cat £40), opt Postage Dues inc blks of 4, Exhib gold opt, Pictorial set inc blks of 4 & tete-beche prs, 1942 Official set, plus set in blks of 4, Aviation M/Sheet, then appears comp to 1945 inc Red Cross sets, both Legion M/S, Zagreb Exhib M/S (2) inc with secret "S" etc. Also some other WW2 Occupations inc opts on Albania, Latvia, Laibach, & Macedonia, Serbia & Yugoslavia exile Govt comp MUH inc M/S & "1945" opt set. Appears all VF fresh MUH. (470 & 7 M/S). $1000 $1500

332 1940s-80s box lot with 9 diff limited edition collections in custom albums with 1983 History of the Commonwealth (54 FDC), 1983 Commonwealth Collection (50+ diff MUH sets). 1983 WCY (MUH stamp sets or M/Sheets from 130 diff countries). 1984 History of the Olympic Stamps, 1984 (Summer/Winter) Olympics with 72 diff FDC. 1986 Queen's Birthday with 108 FDC in 2 matching albums, 1987 CUP-PEX collection. WWF (12 sets & 48 FDC) in black album with slipcase Trains of the World collection of 14 M/S, 20 Pic sets & 10 FDC plus Coats of Arms/Armour thematic collection (retail $475) with well over 500 diff stamps inc Montserrat 1948 KGVI $4.80, Tonga 1965 QEII £1, odd imperfs, British South Africa Co 10/- green Arms & South Africa 1980 University with grossly misplaced Pretoria opt & Indonesia 1982 Pic sets. (many 100s). $350 $500

333 1960s-2000s 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, plus Australia 1984 Replica card Die Proofs (10) & 1963 5d & 2/3 Royal Visit se-tenant blks of 4 (5) (these retail/cat $100), also CTO Isle of Man 2004 60th Anniv of D-day M/S (£32), China 5 diff M/S & 2 souvenir sheets of 10, Aust 1996 $4.50 Pets booklets (5) & Christmas $8 booklets. Plus Switzerland Registered cards with 80+ comp sets, mostly in superb U blks of 4, retail $200+. All superb fresh condition. Total cat/retail $1550+. Ideal club sheets, market dealer etc. (200 sets, M/S etc). $120 $200

334 1963-2001 Austria Pictorials. 2001 Meteorology 12s, 2000 Garden Show 7s, 1996 Theresian Academy 6s, 1991 Grein Town Charter S4.50, 1991 Folklore S4.50, 1963 Flowers 1s & 2.20s, 1999 Schonnbrunn Castle 13s plus some extras. Approx 100 of ea MUH. FV Sch5870 = A$610, SG cat £1360 = A$2700. (1000). $70 $100

335 1964-2000 Austria Pictorials. 1964 Flowers 1.50s, 2.20s & 3s, 1991 Folk Customs 4.50s, 1993 Architect 5s, 1997 Railway 5s, Natural Beauty Spot 6s, 1999 Schonnbrunn Palace 13s, 2000 Folk Customs 7s. Bundles of 100 MUH. FV Sch5170 = A$550. SG cat £1250 = A$2500 (1000) $70 $100

336 1976-79 WWF covers: "The Official Collection of World Wildlife First Day covers." Massive custom green album with illustrated FDC in 48 clear pgs with wide range of thematics inc Turtles, Dolphins, Crabs, Bats, Whales, Fish, Birds & Big African Cats. All fresh clean comp collection. (144 diff). $60 $90

337 1978-2003 Germany & Greece: MUH collection in thick s/book. Germany 1978-2003, excellent coverage of commem sets & singles Greece modern period MUH range & odd M/S. Almost all diff. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £1800+. (925 Germany & 940 Greece). $250 $400

338 1980s-90s colourful thematics 1981 Charles & Diana Royal Wedding 2 vol MUH coll'n with Pic sets (70), M/Sheets (55) & Booklets (32), mixed Brit Comm & Foreign Countries. AUSIPEX 84 single vol collection with 53 M/Sheets inc scarce Australian "Commemorative Album Souvenir Sheet" & "Aussie Club" opts, 1982 Promotional opts set of 4 & Stampex 86 pr (retail $200+) & 37 Pic sets. All VF MUH. Australian 1980s FDC (400) inc 1982 Games Commem pmk sets of 16 (4, issue price $66), 1988 1st Fleet Re-Enactment Voyage (15 sets of 5), retail $450, Sydpex 88 Framas & other Pic/Commem sets & singles. 1980s Maxicards (80). Macau late 1990s Pictorial M/S (31 diff) approx 6-7 of ea (total 200+ M/S) inc Amizade Luso-Chinesa 1998 opt (4 diff), World Stamp Expo 99 pr & Macau 1999 opt (7 diff). Fresh MUH. Medium carton. Approx 320 M/S, 110 MUH sets & 480 cards/covers -total of 900+ items. $250 $400

339 1983-2004 High catalogue lot WWII Isle of Man 2004 "D-Day" Anniv M/Sheet (100) fresh CTO (cat £650). Rwanda 1983 Int Communications Year (4 vals, 100 of ea inc 50 Fr Airliner). MUH (cat £180). Total cat A$1500. (100 M/S, 100 sets). $60 $100

340 2000-2001 Thematics: Purely Dogs, Puppies & similar, 2000-2001 with 250 M/S, 100+ Pics sets & 40 FDC. Still in envelopes & glassines ex Melbourne New Issue Service (cost $1850). Duplication (up to 10 of ea) throughout from a variety of countries inc Ghana, Guyana, Micronesia, Nevis, Sierra Leone, Somalia & Uganda. Mostly fresh MUH. Estimated vendor cost $1850. (many 100s). $200 $300

341 2013 Papua New Guinea Year of the Snake set of 4 (50) in sheets of 20 (2½ sheets). Fresh MUH. FV K820 = A$360. (200). $120 $200

342 Airships & Zeppelins: Original Press photos (7, most 200x150mm) with text slips as sent to newspapers for publishing 1928-36 inc 1931 USS Akron, 4 crew members of the Nobile flight that crashed near Spitzbergen in 1928, various other early photos (13) medium to large mostly early copies, inc crashed "Shenandoah", modern photos of mostly WW2 pilots (20), old aviation related cigarette cards (11), bundle of other aviation related mostly modern odds. Plus 2 early Disney 7 Dwarfs UN colour PPC from France or GB -cost vendor $235! F-VF. (110+ items). $250 $400

343 Albania: Collection 1913-93 in thick s/book, inc 1913 Double-headed Eagle opt Turkey inc 5pa (SG cat £425), 10pa (£250), 20pa (£250), 1Pi (£250) & 2pa/5pa (Mi cat €2000), 1913 Vlore Govt Provisional 20pa, horiz pr, right stamp with error "2p" for "20" with Sismondo photo-cert (est cat £200). 1913 Independence Anniv h/s set to 2gr. 1913 Skanderbeg set to 1Fr. 1914 "7 Mars" opt set on cover front (£450). 1914 Postage Due "T" opt set. 1917 Koritza 1c-3c Provisionals. 1919 Straight comet opt set to 1Fr (£150). 1920 Double Eagle opt Prince vals to 50q/10q inc 25q blue (£425). 1925 Govt Return opt set on cover. 1924 National Assembly opt set on cover (£100). 1925 Zog 10q full sheet of 100, error grossly misplaced perfs (est cat £20 ea = £2000). 1927 2nd Anniv opt set to 5Fr. 1928 Vlore-Brindisi Airmail set to 3Fr (£425). 1928 King opt set to 5Fr. 1934 10th Anniv to 1Fr. 1944 Democratic State opt set to 2Fr. 1947 Red Cross 1L (Mi cat €300). Almost all diff. Mostly VF M/MUH/U. SG est cat £10,000+ = A$20,000+. (710, 17 M/S or sheet). $1500 $2500

344 Albania: Valuable collection 1913-2000 in 2 huge Kabe albums, inc 1913 h/s provisional 1Pi black (Mi cat €650). 1913 Double-headed Eagle opt on Turkey 2pa (SG cat £425), 5pa (£425), 2pa/5pa (Mi cat €2000), 10pa (£400), 20pa (£250), 1Pi (£250) plus 10pa/20pa (£1300) & "Behie" opt 10pa (£850). 1913 Circular Arms h/s set to 10gr (£150+). 1913 Independence Arms set to 2gr. 1913 Skanderbeg set to 1Fr. 1914 Postage Due h/s set to 50q. 1914 "7 Mars" h/s set to 1Fr (£450). 1914 Surch set to 1Fr plus 10p & 20p opt inverted. 1914 Prince unissued set to 1Fr. 1914 Vlore provisional 2q (€300). 1917 Korce provisional set to 1Fr (£100). 1919 Provisional Govt opt set to 1Fr. 1919 curved comet set to 1Fr (£160). 1919 straight comet set to 1Fr (£140). 1920 Arms opt set to 50q (£600+), plus 10q opt double. 1920 Posthorn opt set to 1Fr (£140). 1921 Peace opt set to 1Fr. Then appears comp to 1971 inc 1924 National Assembly opt set 50q (£110). 1924 Red Cross opt set (£200+). 1925 Republic opt set plus 10q opt inverted. 1925 diag Republic opt set to 2Fr. 1925 Air set to 3Fr (£75). 1926 President set plus 25q blk of 10 with dramatic misperf. 1927 2nd year opt 5q & 10q trials. 1927 Republic Air opt set to 3Fr. 1928 Brindisi Air opt set to 3Fr (£425). 1928 Assembly opt set to 1Fr (£110). 1928 Kingdom opt set to 2Fr (£200). 1928 Birthday set to 2Fr (£150). 1929 Air "Mbr Shqiptar" opt set to 3Fr (£1600). 1931 Tirana-Rome opt set to 3Fr (£250). 1934 10th Anniv set to 3Fr (£190). 1945 Charity opt set. 1946 Red Cross set (£130). 1947 Hero M/S (£110). 1947 Red Cross Surtax 1L (€300). 1953 Air surch set (£650). 1962 Space Air opt set M/S (£160). Good modern issues plus M/S. Almost all diff. Mostly VF fresh M/MUH, some VFU. SG cat £18,000, plus €3000 = A$40,000+. Wonderful largely comp collection of a seldom offered country. (2150, 110 M/S). (P) $3500 $5000

345 Anguilla: Long Pictorial sets for 1967 & 1969 opts to $5, 1970 to $5, 1972 & 1976 opts to $10. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £160. (79) $50 $100

346 Antarctic - AAT covers: Comprehensive specialist collection 1947-2004 written up on pages with 1940s Explorations (32) inc Reg (8), HMAS Ship or other RAN cachets (5), plus 1948 Operation Sinbad pr. 1950-54 Season covers (23) inc 1951 Heard Island registered, 1950 HMAS Labuan h/s, Discovery II & Toitan cachets. 1954-60 Seasons (60) inc 1954 3½d Map with FDI cachets (12) & 1957 2/- blue with base cancels (10) inc registered. 1961-66 Pre-decimals (35) inc 1965 Christmas Aerogramme with Wilkes cds. 1966-70 1st Decimal Pic covers (80) with base set FDC (9, retail $1100) inc scarce Casey FDI plus, Sydney FDC (2, scarce retail $320). 1971-80 (150) With 1973 Pic base cancel sets (4, retail $300) & 5th set with NSW pmks (scarce $125). Then 1981-2004 covers (440) with many now hard to find with very few made inc Commercial, Private & Scientific Expeditions, Parachute Mail, flight covers & similar inc signatures & wide range of Pictorial cachets. Now loose in 2 cartons, re-housing would do this expensive collection wonders (retail $18,000). Golden opportunity for the Polar specialist. (820 covers). $3300 $4300

347 Antarctica: Covers inc USA commem cancels or cachets (66) 1947-73 all diff, mostly 1950s-60s. Australia "Koch" 1970s Flight covers (7 diff). Base covers with 1980 50th Anniv set blks of 4, 1982 Mawson set of 4 Bases (10 sets). 1979-80 Ships blks of 4 to $1 set of 4 Bases on individual covers, plus extras from Mawson & Davis. Some tones on Ships envelopes, majority fresh & clean. (250) $250 $350

348 Archive box inc Australia Philatelic Exhibition cover collection (56) inc 1979 WAPEX, 1982 ANPEX plus other commem pmks inc 1982 Commonwealth Games. Other covers (100) inc 1970 Cook M/Sheet opt "Melbourne Airport" with Special Reg label. Latvia 1990 commercial cover collection inc postal stationery in 23 expensive Lighthouse pages. British Commonwealth 1977 QEII SJ FDC (24), plus 1978 Coronation M/Sheets MUH (20). USA 1920s-30s FFC collection (30), World collection in 3 large s/books plus 1996 Olympics (3000) in 100 individual packs. British Commonwealth accumulation (100s) in 38 hagners with AAT/Cocos Pre-decimals M (58, STC £154) inc 2/3 (10). British West Indies Pics, Australia from 1930s commem to 1970s Pics. Norfolk Island 1974 UPU M/S & GB Decimals inc Machins to £5. Mixed M/MUH/G-FU. All in large box. $300 $400

349 Argentina: 1859-60 Buenos Aires Liberty basic set of values & colours in sheets of 25 inc 4r green, 1P blue & 2P red, plus 1P rose & 2P blue. All early 1890s Spiro forgeries with various dotted "pmks". Stamps all "VFU". SG ex P28-51 cat £7475 for genuine. (5 sheets) $150 $250

350 Australia: 1996-2013 FDCs. Inc Territories. Better values, minor duplication. Sought after era. (190 covers) $90 $150

351 Australia: 1966-80 Sherwood collections MUH in original packs, 1988 year book, album frama FDCs 1985 33c sets (5), 1986 36c (2 sets), boxed post card sets M (3), pre-dec stamps on leaves U, AAT Defs M, PO products M. 1971 Xmas U off paper (260g = 2500 stamps), plus more. Well worth inspection. $100 $160

352 Australian Antarctic Territory: 1957-61 pre-decimal sets comp (10 sets) inc 1957 Map 2/-, 1959 Pictorial set to 2/3, 1961 Exped 5d & 1961 Mawson 5d. VF U/CTO. SG 1-7 cat £78, Retail $120. (70) $30 $50

353 Australian Territories: Off-paper accumulation AAT, pre & decimal inc strips, Cocos, Christmas M/U, better cancels & issues. Huge retail. (360g = 3500-4000). $130 $180