Accumulations & collections

516 Collections inc Australia Pre-decimal with Kangaroos to 2/-, KGV to 1/4 inc 2d brown, 4d violet M, 1934 Vic Cent & Macarthur sets, 1935 ANZAC & KGV SJ sets, 1938 Robes to £1, 1949 Arms to £2 & 1964 Navigators 7/6 & 10/-. Norfolk Island FDC (12) inc 1953 Ball Bay 3d green & 2/- blue & 1955 Pitcairn set to 2/- (3 on Registered FDC). PNG FDC (120) to mid 1980s inc 1965 Birds to 5/- (4 sets), 1974 Panorama to $2 & 1976 Coral sets. PNG PO Packs (75) to mid 1980s inc Panorama set of 4 (cat $150), 1973 Stamp Anniv, Self Govt, 1974 Birds, RV & Orchids, 1975 Currency, Butterflies, Canoes & Independence, these 10 cat/retail $350+, plus another $250 for the rest = $750. United Nations FDC collection 1976-79 in Commemorative album, 3 early albums with possible pickings. New springback & album with some pgs. 1960s Flowers collection in contemporary album inc PRC 1960 set of 18 CTO, SG cat £60. Overall an interesting lot with much to commend. $400 $550

517 Collection in 27 small s/books mainly 1920s-70s with Europe inc Russia Pics (500) in 3 volumes. Lebanon (370), Jordan (120), Qatar, Saudi Arabia & Syria. Africa inc Nigeria, Togo & former Colonies. Asia (300) inc scattered India, Vietnam, Pakistan & Chinese 1960s Pics/ commems CTO (100). Finally Europe (2500) inc Germany in 2 albums, Austria, Scandinavia, Luxemburg, Cyprus, Vatican, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Hungary & Iceland. Plus shoebox with balance on/off paper & misc odds. Good variety throughout, could contain a sleeper. Mixed MUH/M/U. (5000) $180 $275

518 Collection - British Pacific to 1997 with Cook Islands 1919 opts on NZ KGV to 1/-, 1936 Cook Islands opt on NZ Arms 2/6, 5/-, 10/-, £1 (2 sets), 1967 Flowers to $10 (2 sets), 1974 Shells to $6, 1980 Corals to $10, 1992 Reef Life to $15, 1997 Butterflies to $15 plus selected other Pic sets inc Emergency Relief & OHMS opts to $10 (total 28 sets, cat £700). Mixed M/MUH/CTO. Niue 1970s-90s Pic sets (10) inc 1976 Food Gathering to $6 & 1981 Flowers to $10 (2 inc OHMS opts) &1992 Birds to $15 (2 inc OHMS opts). Fresh MUH cat £225. Aitutaki Pic sets (5) with vals to $5. Penrhyn from early 1900s opts on NZ to 1993 marine Life, mostly fresh MUH cat £70 inc 1984 Ships to $9.60. Tokelau with 1970s-90s Pic sets (43) & M/S (40) inc 1995-2003 Philatelic Exhib opts & vals to $5. All diff, not checked for completeness, all VF MUH. Gilbert & Ellice Islands to early 1970s with 30 Pic sets in 1939 KGVI to 5/-, 1956 QEII to 10/- (£65), 1965 to £1 Arms & 1968 Pics to $2 Arms, mostly VF MUH, cat £180. Solomon Islands to 1971 with 30 Pic sets inc 1939 KGVI to 10/-, 1956 QEII to £1 Arms, 1966 to $2 (both wmks) & 1968 to $2. Again VF MUH, cat £335. Overall sl disorganised so hard to evaluate, mostly VF MUH, min SG cat £1800 = A$3000. Most of the value in comp def sets or modern thematics. (100s) $500 $750

519 Cook Islands: Collection 1892-1936 with 1st set M/U inc extra 1½d (SG cat £245), 1893-1900 Queen/Bird set M/U (£245), 1899 surch, both 1902 sets M/U (£190), 1913 ½d, 1d & 1/-, 1919 opt set M, 1920-24 Pic sets, Admirals 2/- & 3/-, 1933-6 wmk set & a few others, plus 1920 no wmk Pics 5 diff to 1/- imperf PROOF prs & 1963 Pics 1d, 2d & 3d imperf blks of 4, plus imperf singles of 1/6, 2/-, 3/- & 5/-. Mostly F-VF M/UN/U. SG cat £1100, plus the proofs est £400+ so £1500+. (76, plus 21 proofs) $375 $500

520 Cook Is & Dependencies: 1892 set M (SG cat £225), 1893-1919 range of Queens & birds (30), KGV opts (40), 1920 Pic set, QV 5/-, KGV Admiral 2/-, later Pics to 1940, 1949 Pics (2 sets), 1963 Pics etc (total £1200). Aitutaki early opts (£280), KGV opts & Pictorials (£160). Penrhyn early opts & Pics (£80). Niue early opts & Pics (£140). Earlies some toning, overall F-VF M/MUH. SG cat £1870 (330) $275 $400

521 Cook Islands: 1960s-80s or later M/S (160) wide range of thematics inc Capt Cook, strips, Christmas, Royalty, charities inc Hurricane Relief opts, Sport & local topics. FV approx $230. Pic sets (120) similar period (FV $260). Again typical thematics plus Balloons, Scouts. Minor duplication in places. Ex New Issues Service, most still in glassines. F-VF MUH. Total FV around $500 with individual vals to $10 Flowers. Wonderful range of thematics. $250 $350

522 Covers: 1850s-1950s World in small carton inc much pre 1920 & 19th century inc Great Britain early stampless (7) with various pmks etc, 1d red imperfs (8), France & Spain imperfs, German States, Serbia early stampless (3), Marienwerder, something from virtually every country in Europe inc early stampless Italy & Austria, South America inc high franking Chile overseas airmail, WWI German POW in Japan cover, French West Africa 1940s (3), early Japan Postcards, NZ ca 1900, Thailand early Postcards, bundle of USA to Australia 1930s-40s (a bit aged & dirty) inc censored & registered. Many early postal stationery, registered, airmail etc throughout. Unchecked in detail. Typical mixed condition but majority F-VF. (460) $500 $700

523 Covers: Airmail or First Flights accumulation in shoebox with Australia (95) in 1990s inc 1929 Perth (2). 1934 Melbourne-Scotland, 1934 Sydney-Germany, 1938 (KNILM) Netherlands Indies-Australia, 1949 Sydney-Vancouver, 1967 Europa Rocket Flight, 1965 Qantas Australia-Austria (18) -mostly intermediates (cat $270). 1969 Ross Smith Re-enactment (4). Pacific Islands (18) inc 1953 Christchurch Air-Race, 1941 Fiji-USA & 1936 Dunedin-Auckland. Canada 1920s-30s (34) mainly internal flights. USA 1920s-30s (16). Again mainly internal. Rest of the world (approx 150) inc Netherlands-Saigon (1959), BOAC Flights (4 diff), Antarctic Flights & 1950s-80s Europe with wide variety of origins or destinations. Appear all diff. Suit Stamp Show, market or internet trader. High individual retail.. (310) $350 $500

524 Covers: Antarctica Polar Flights Australian "Silk Covers" 1977-78 (13), Aerogrammes (8) & other Australian envelopes (5), plus 2 photographs. NZ "Operation Icecube" flight covers (28), all with Scott Base pmks. Australian Base covers (96) 1954-98 inc 1979 Ships & First Flight blks of 4 on individual envelopes, plus 1954 Heard Island, Macquarie & Mawson cachets. Plus 40 other covers inc Ross Dependency sets of 4 (2), Russian, Falklands or BAT 1980s Pic sets. Minor duplication, mostly VF. High retail, many $10+ ea. (200) $300 $400

525 Covers: British Commonwealth FDC accumulation in carton with Australia (70) inc 1937 NSW Sesqui, 1940 AIF set, 1970 Cook set (2) & 1971 Christmas blk of 7, 1980s Framas (80) inc Postcode sets 30c-43c plus SA "Gouger St W" error of paper (Kangaroo) FDC (rare, very few produced). New Zealand (210) from pre-dec inc 1940s Health sets, 1950s-60s Pics & dec Commems plus Lighthouses & Ross Dependency. Plus 1981-84 PO FDC packs (retail $85), Zeapex 80 Limited Edition Commem Folder & "Stamp Points" poster-size FDC set of 18 1997-2001 (seldom seen). Finally Brit Cwlth mixed (35) inc Swaziland 1956 Pics to 5/- & Norfolk Island 1947 Ball Bay to 2/-. Pre 1970 covers sl mixed, then mostly VF fresh. (450) $120 $160

526 Covers - Diverse assortment with Estonia 1925 Airmail to Latvia franked set of "Junkers" Triangles (retail $50). German Occup of Luxembourg WW2, registered covers (7) with a variety of opts, plus 1941 Philatelic cover & 1889 Postal card. World FFC (90+) 1930s-70s inc NZ (17), Canada (6), USA (40), 1928-60s inc 1953 Sydney-Bangkok & 1954 Sydney-Vancouver, both with coloured vignettes. Japan Postal cards 1870s-1950s (60), plus pre WWII "Tourist" sheets with stamps from 1870s Dragons to early 1900s Emperors. GB 1815-56 pre-stamp letters or part wrappers (18) with a variety of postal markings. Interesting group. (176) $200 $400

527 Covers: Japan. Huge carton of 1920s Internal Mail all addressed in Japanese, unchecked by us but wide range of cancels noted. Most "long" envelopes, mainly still with original correspondence inside, so we assume some type of business mail to one address sent from a vast variety of locations. Mostly 3s or 5s, others noted. Some with opening faults, generally clean with no toning. Approx 1800 (calculated by wt) $600 $1000

528 Covers - Military or Censor Mail. Diverse lot inc Boer War 1901 Censor Pretoria - Holland, WWI Allied (15) inc inwards Australian POW to Germany via London (rare) & German/Austria (25) inc PPC & Field Post stationery, plus unused booklet of 8 Feldpostkarten, WWII Allied (65) inc Civilian Censor, Forces Mail, Field POs etc with a variety of origins & destinations inc Africa, Europe, Pacific, Canada & USA. Axis Forces (12) inc German Occupations, Italy & German Fieldpost. WWII Jap Occup (5) inc PPC (2) captured by US Forces. Some 1960s-70s inc Aust Forces Vietnam. Sl mixed condition in places, good lot. (150) $170 $300

529 Covers - Postal History: Europe Covers & Cards inc range of 1890s-70s commercial mail from Hungary inc Registered & Express, Russia inc pictorial envelopes U, a few FDC, several skiing & Winter Games special Cachet covers, Germany 1936 Winter Olympics Garmisch Partenkirchen Telegram with 3 values tied by special pictorial Games pmks, Montenegro postal stationery (10). VF CTO, plus WWII Australia "Concessional Postal Rate" covers (6). F-VF. (57) $70 $120

530 Covers - World: 1850s-1950s in small carton inc much pre 1920 & 19th century inc Great Britain early stampless (7) with various pmks etc, 1d red imperfs (8), France & Spain imperfs, German States, Serbia early stampless (3), Marienwerder, something from virtually every country in Europe inc early stampless Italy & Austria, South America inc high franking Chile overseas airmail, WWI German POW in Japan cover, French West Africa 1940s (3), early Japan Postcards, NZ ca 1900, Thailand early Postcards, USA to Australia 1930s-40s (a bit aged) inc censored & reg.. Many early postal stationery, reg, airmail etc throughout. Unchecked in detail. Sl mixed condition but majority F-VF. (460) $500 $700

531 Covers: WWII Military/Censor Mail with Australia (36) inc 1940 Brisbane-Sweden, with German Eagle/Swastika censor tape, POW covers (2) to Germany via London (flts). 1940 Kuranda (QLD) to Ireland, 1945 Townsville West (QLD) to India, 1941 Sydney-Netherlands Indies, Papua Govt Printer parcel labels to London (2) both franked Pic 1d. USA (40) inc POW card from Germany to California, captured Japanese propaganda PPC with US Army postal marking. Other Allied Forces (16) inc Malta-GB, Portugal-London, Gibraltar-England & Egypt-India. Plus German/Axis Forces (28) inc POW cards (8), 1941 Censor (with Eagle/Swastika) to USA, Field Post Mail & 1970s United Nations Forces philatelic covers (8). Sl mixed, mostly F-VF. (130) $180 $250

532 Covers: Zeppelin Airmail & First Flight collection/accumulation with Australia (36) to 1980s or later inc 1931 “Xmas Greetings” envelope signed by “GU Allen” (AAMC 245(var) cat $200), plus plain envelope ($125) both with Melbourne arrival b/s. 1934 (April) “Faith in Australia” NZ-Aust ($60). 1935 “Jubilee Flight” NZ-Aust (2, AAMC 503, $120) & 1934 (Dec) Aust-England franked Airmail 1/6 purple No wmk perf 11 addressed to Guernsey. Asia (8) mainly “Airline expansion types” but inc 1938 Hanoi-Hong Kong FFC. Pacific Islands (30) inc NZ 1933 Auckland- Invercargill 1966 Pago Pago-Manu’a (6) all Pilot signed, plus 9 other 1960s Pacific flights & mixed NZ Internal flights. USA (5) 1920s-50s again mostly internal Commem flights. Rest of the World (43), 1930s-80s inc 1932 Jamaica-Puerto Rico, 1941 Nigeria-USA, 1947 Damascus- New York, 1957 Barbados-New York. Plus Zeppelin Mail (2) with 1935 “Graf-Zeppelin” Europe-South America & 1936 “Hindenburg Berlin- New York. Odd minor flt, mostly VF. See website. (175). $300 $400

533 Cyprus: Collection 1935-55 with 1935 Jubilee & 1937 Coronation sets, KGVI Pictorial set (SG cat £250), 1949 UPU set & 1955 QEII Pic set (£110). VF M/MUH. SG cat £400+. (45) $120 $180

534 Czechoslovakia: Postal History 1870s-1950s (mostly 1915-45) inc few pre-stamp such as 1866 inwards stampless wrapper from Belgium, precursor use of Austria (30) inc 5 Insured Money Letters for sending banknotes franked up to 1Kr+, WWI Czech POW in Siberia cards (12+), other WWI POW cards inc from Italy, WWI Fieldpost cards inc Hungarian types & with a wide range of FPO cds, lots of commercial mail covers & cards inc Registered & Express, 1925 Olympic opt set on cover & 1926 Sokol set on cover, plus 2 Sokol singles on cover or card, 1928 Anniv set on cover, lots of covers with special pmks, lots of presentation sheets or folders (40), PPC, lots of long pictorial machine cancels in cut-out strips & even 17 early banknotes. Fascinating lot! (280+ covers/cards, 200+ pmks, presentation sheets etc) $800 $1500

535 Czechoslovakia: Huge dealers stock 1918-85 in 15 s/books, as per Mi cat, M on left & U on right, plenty of specialised items inc 1918 Newspaper vals to 4.20K. Very useful 1918-20 Hradcanys to 1000h inc multiples. Also noted 5h blue-green error printed DOUBLE plus range of 110+ proofs, many with double prints .1919 Austria opts to 4Kr plus postage dues & Newspaper stamps inc Franz Josef 20h/54h orange (SG cat £120). Good coverage to 1938 with several marginal M with imprints. 1945-85 is largely comp with a great variety of thematics. Useful BoB inc Airmails with 1920 Biplane opt set imperf & 1922 Surch set perf. Newspapers from 1925, Postage Dues inc 1919 10h proof plus interesting printers proof printed over 15h red Hradcany, 30h printed over 2h green Newspaper & 100h printed over 300h green Hradcany. Also 2000h blue vert strip of 3, error top stamp with only bottom ¼ printed & 1920 400h/3h purple error opt DOUBLE. Other BoB inc 1919 Czech Legion in Siberia. Also 1918 Local Lion opt on Austria inc Newspapers & Postage Dues. Eastern Silesia 1920 opts to 400h imperf & to 1000h perf. Useful 1938-44 Slovakia. Extra M&U with several of ea in many parts. Clearly laid out per Mi cat. VF M/MUH/U, from 1950 almost all VF fresh MUH. SG est cat £16,000+ = A$25,000+. Wonderful for specialists & dealers. (9800) $1000 $2000

536 Czechoslovakia: 1937-80s M/Sheets & Sheetlets stock in 7 s/books, with better items noted throughout inc 1945 1st Anniv sheetlet, 1950 Prague Exhib imperf M/S M & U, 1952 Bratislava M (2) & U (SG cat £340+), 1955 Prague Exhib perf & imperf (£75) & 1962 Praga sheetlet of 4. Also range of 50+ special numbered imperf proof M/S. VF fresh MUH/U. Mi cat €3300+ plus the modern proofs. (550+ M/S) $350 $600

537 Czechoslovakia: MUH collection 1945-88 in thick s/book. Good coverage of sets throughout. Noted 1955 Prague M/S perf & imperf. 1961 Praga 1962 Exhib set plus M/S perf & imperf. 1966 Art set. Also good coverage of M/S. Extra sets throughout. VF fresh MUH. Mi cat €4900+. (2600 plus 170 M/S) $700 $900

538 Czechoslovak Army (WW2) Fieldpost & special pmks collection starting with 1st & 3rd Divisions in France (5 diff) tying France stamps to single sheets with multiple strikes in various colours, then a massive range of diff types & colours tying GB stamps in card or paper folders, again mostly multiple strikes inc lots of illustrated "woodblock" types & commemorative folders -a few with Czech or Slovak Govt in Exile stamps or M/Sheet, plus a catalogue handbook on the Army in France types & some copies of articles, newsletters etc. Finally some covers (12), many of which certainly appear to be property U through the mail. VF. (165, 12 covers) $300 $500

539 Deceased Estate: Large carton of covers, FDC/special pmks, Norfolk PSE & others in maximum cards with vals to $3. Pitcairn PPC, Aust Expo 88 set of 63, plus Bi-Cent maximum card collection. Australia, Norfolk, PNG PSE (100s) both FDI & UN. Last day of pre-decimal postage covers for Aust, PNG & Norfolk. (Scarce being a Sunday -most PO closed!). Mixed Australian dec FDC mostly 1980s-90s or earlier sets & singles. Duplication throughout & sl mixed condition in places. Old style mint sheet folder with Thirlmere Railway M/Sheet proof sheet of 8 uncut M/S opt SPECIMEN, rare multiple, retail $200+. 1981 XL Emergency Post labels sheet of 100 (retail $5 ea = $500). Nauru 1995 Christmas (30 sets) & Peace set in comp sheets (FV A$48). Nepal 1959 Election 6p MUH (500 in sheets cat £250), Russia Wild Animals (£24) & Whales (£36) in blks. Guinea 1965 ICY 75Fr (50, cat £75) & 1997 Princess Diana Memorial sheets of 50 for Bahamas, Tokelau & Tuvalu MUH (FV A$97). (850+ covers, 100s of stamps) $300 $400

540 Deceased Estate: Large carton with 1890s-1970s Austria in album, loose pages, auction lots etc (approx 1350, cat £900+), messy & diverse inc 1950s Charities, 1970s Pics MUH, Castles etc to 50Sch & more. Cinderellas in s/book inc Australian reg labels, NSW Thirlmere Railway 1985 $6 M/Sheet uncut proof blk of 8 M/S opt SPECIMEN, retail $200 & rare, plus postage paid/PSE cut outs, airmail labels & more. Tasmania 1960s Govt cheques (30) with revenues attached. Australia Post "our booklets" (2) & NZ Post Year albums 1984 & 1985. Nauru 1995 Year of the Rat phonecards UN (3 sets FV $60). World covers (80) inc Japan 1920s Internal Mail (10, retail $25), GB 1952 Registered covers (20). Aust FDC pmks on PO packs (10) & Aust 1980s PPC (10) with "Field PO/4" cds, Aust 1970s-80s Maximum cards (50) plus PO Xmas cards (25). Finally GB 1960s-80s Pic sets on FDC (160) mostly addressed to Australia. Apart from Austrian mess, fresh & clean. (1000s) $375 $475

541 Deceased Estate: Medium carton inc Tasmania 1960s Govt cheques (50) most with Tas or other states revenue stamp attached. Hagners (15) with Australia $4 Painting (60) G-FU. NSW revenues to £5, Euro banknotes (7) opt SPECIMEN, Nauru $10 Phonecards UN (4), Norfolk Is sets 1947 Ball Bay & 1967 Ships to $1. Sand-dunes Pics & Thematics in big s/book. USA 1930s or earlier Commercial mail (100s) embossed envelopes. Liechtenstein 1976 WWF sets (50) CTO, SG cat £160. GB 1960s-70s Commems & Pics (280) in medium s/book. 1996 Atlanta Olympics (30 diff) in 100 packs = 3000. World collection (approx 4000) A-Z in 2 VGC springback albums inc NZ 1967 Pics to $2 Geyser, Asia inc Nepal, Japan, PRC, Hong Kong & others. GB from KEVII & much more. Plenty of colour here, mostly U. Picking in the China Pics!! (1000s plus covers etc) $275 $350

542 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. Mostly U, odd M. Some mixed condition, many F-VF. Very scarce offering. (85). $450 $700

543 Denmark: Solid collection to 1989 in Davo hingeless album inc 1851 4rbs brown (2, cat £74), 1854 dotted background 2sk blue, 4sk (2), & 8sk (£150) plus 16sk & 8sk forgeries. 1858 Wavy background 4sk (4, £40). 1875 Numerals (17) inc shades to 100o (£155). 1904 King set of 6 to 100o (cat £95). 1907 King to 100o. 1918 “27 ore” surch (15) mixed M or U. 1913-21 King (38) to 5Kr inc shades. 1924 Danish Post set of 12 (2, £114). 1929 Cancer research set (£50). Then appears reasonably comp from 1933 with Charity, Pics, Commems, Airmails inc 1934 set of 5, Officials, Postage Dues & small Faroes collection. Pre 1860 sl mixed condition, o/w mostly F-VFU, cat to 1930 approx £750. (950). $250 $350

544 Dinosaur Thematics: Kiribati 2006 set of 8 to $1.50 Giganotosaurus. Fresh MUH. 100 sets. FV A$560. SG 772-79 cat £1150. $200 $300

545 Dinosaur Thematics: Nauru 2006 set of 8 to $2.50. Fresh MUH. 100 sets. FV A$860. SG 629-36 cat £1200 = A$2000. $250 $350

546 Dinosaurs Thematics: Solomon Islands 2006 set of 8 to $20. fresh MUH. 100 sets. FV $3920. SG 1194-1201 cat £1400. $250 $350

547 Egypt: 1866-1970 Specialist collector's duplicates in s/book. 1866 Arabic opt 1Pi. 1867-71 Sphinx & Pyramid vals to 2Pi. 1872-75 Sphinx & Pyramid crude printings to 2Pi. 1878 Surch set. 1879-1902 Sphinx & Pyramid quantity with to 10Pi inc M&U, shades, printings etc. 1914 Pictorials to 200m. 1922 Crown opts to 200m. 1923-24 Kings to 200m. 1927-37 Kings to £1 plus shades. 1937-44 King Farouk to £1. 1934 UPU to 200m. 1926 King's Birthday 50Pi. 1952 King opts to £1. 1953-56 Pictorial set to £1. 1953 Bar opts to £1. Airmails inc 1933-38 Pics to 100m, 1952 opts to 200m. BoB inc Officials, Postage dues & Express plus British Forces & Army Post, range of 1948-67 Occup of Gaza. Plenty of M&U, shades, printings, pmks etc. Most F-VF M/U. SG ct £7000+ = A$11,000+. (2300). $500 $1000

548 Egypt: Mint collection 1866-2004 in 17 s/books etc. 1866 Arabic opt 10pa (3), inc variety pre-printing paper fold, 20pa, 1Pi, 2Pi, 5Pi & 10Pi. 1867-71 Sphinx & Pyramid set to 5Pi. 1872-75 crude printings to 5Pi, plus 5pa & 1Pi vert tete-beche prs. 1878 Surch set plus set error opt INVERTED & 5pa/2½Pi UL corner blk of 4. 1879-1902 set to 5Pi. 1884 Surch 20pa/5Pi plus opt INVERTED. 1914 Pictorial set to 200m plus 4m blk of 4 IMPERF. 1922 Crown opt set to 200m (SG cat £170). 1926 King's Birthday 50Pi (£130). 1937-44 King set to £1. 1944-52 King set to £1. 1925 Congress set. 1933 Railway set to 20m. 1933 Air Congress set to 20m. 1938 King's Birthday £1 (£190). 1952 King opt set to £1. 1953 Bar opt set to £1 plus opt & bar set to 200m. 1953-53 Pictorial set. 1964-67 Pictorial set. 1972-77 Pictorial set. Excellent coverage of commems & def to 1989. Airmails inc 1926-29 set 27m violet & brown, 1931 Zeppelin opt set (£150), 1933-38 Pictorial set to 200m, 1953 Bar opts to 100m. Later issues are again almost comp. M/Sheets inc 1946 Cairo Exhib perf & imperf (£170) & good coverage of later issues. Postage Dues inc 1884-87 to 5Pi plus wmks, 1922 Crown opt set plus 2Pi blk of 4 opt INVERTED. Officials inc 1922-23 OHEMS opt set to 50m (£200), 1926-35 set to 50m. Suez Canal 1868 set to 40c (unchecked). Also 1972 Zeheri catalogue. Almost all diff inc wmks, shades etc. Majority F-VF M/MUH, odd U, post 1960 almost all VF fresh MUH. SG cat £11,000+ = 17,500+ (2350, +70 M/S). $1200 $2800

549 Egypt: Covers collection (110) 1919-39 in album with emphasis on postmarks inc Abbassia, Bulad, Dawawin, Durashiya, Moshtohor, Minia, Minya & others to Zaqaziq or Zifta (approx 70 diff), inc odd registered, 1932 & 1935 Airmails, some multiples inc 1m orange blk of 10 plus prs & strips. Nearly all to England (mostly fronts) inc occasional taxed or Postage Due item. All taped onto pages. Plus another 65 1930s-60s loose covers inc 1950s censor, registered & Airmail, mostly to USA, noted Hawaii & East Germany destinations. Mixed condition due to taping, many F or better. (175) $150 $250

550 Egyptian Occup of Gaza: Collection 1948-67. Appears largely comp inc 1948 opt King set to £1 (SG cat £90), plus 1m vert pr error opt INVERTED (£170). 1953 Bar opt set to £1 (£250). 1955-56 Pictorial set to £1 (£170). Airmail inc 1948 King opt set to 200m, 1953 opt set to 200m (£150). Commems appear comp. 1948 Postage Due set to 30m. All diff. Almost F-VF M/MUH. SG cat £1000+. (180) $300 $450