Accumulations & collections

551 Estonia: Complete collection 1918-41 in album. 1923 Charity opt set perf & imperf (Mi cat €600). 1922-25 Workers imperf set to 10Mk (€100) & part set to 20Mk, 1924 Theatre set (€140), 1923-24 Map 100Mk & 300Mk (€225), 1930 Surch set to 3K (€260), 1931 Red Cross set (€100), 1933 TB set (€90), 1938 & 1939 Charity M/S (€160). 1923 Airmail opt set & surch set in prs (€220). German Occup inc 1941 Swastika set in both papers (€95). Good selection of 1946-47 Displaced Persons camp posts inc 1946 Hanau full sheet of 12 plus Scout post issues, post 1991 covers & cards. All diff. F-VFM. Mi cat €3300+. Attractive comp pages! (200 + 4 M/S) (P) $700 $900

552 Excellent off-paper mix (weight 1.2kg). No British Commonwealth, sighted USA Presidents from late 1800s, commems from 1930s/40s, North Korea Pics, Eastern block commems, Germany 1920s Inflation & much more. Minimal small Defs. Very wide range with minimal duplication. All in shoebox, unchecked as received (approx 18,000). Another 2 shoeboxes with thematic packets inc Football 200 diff (5 packets), Horses 50 diff (8), Diamonds 50 diff (5), Fish 50 diff (4), Dogs 50 diff (6), Cats 50 diff (7), Birds 100 diff (3), Animals 200 diff (3), Automobiles 300 diff & 50 diff (6), Ships 200 diff (3) & 100 diff (3), Olympics 200 diff (2). All G-VFU. (30,000). $250 $400

553 Falkland Islands: 1891-1970 Collection on leaves inc QV to 6d, 1912-28 KGV to 5/- maroon, 1929-37 to 1/-, 1933 Centenary to 6d, 1935 Jubilee set, 1938-50 KGVI to 5/-, 1949 UPU, 1952 KGVI to £1, QEII to 1/-, commems etc. Mostly VFM, few U. SG cat £1350+. (175). $400 $600

554 Falkland Islands: QEII collection on hagners. 1960-66 Birds ½d-£1, 1964 Battle, 1965 ITU, ICY, 1968 Flowers ½d-£1, 1972 Flowers ½p-25p. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £296+. (50) $190 $250

555 Fiji: Collection 1871-1985 Mint in as new Seven Seas hingeless album from 1953 (earlier on hagners), with 1871 "CR" set (SG cat £40), 6c & 12c Surch (£205), 1876 VR opt 1d (£55), 1878-99 (5) to 6d (£90), 1881-99 QV 1/- & 5/- perf 10 (£165), Surch ½d, 2½d & 5d/6d (£170), 1891-1902 Pics to 5d inc 2d perf 11¾ (£275), then 1953-85 comp inc long sets to £1 both wmks, to $2 & $5, inc M/S. VF fresh MLH to 1968, decimals MUH. SG cat £2000, plus album another $150 (470) $450 $600

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556 Fiji: Collection 1872-1919 on hagners etc inc 1872 surch set of 3 U (SG cat £215), opt VR 6d M (£55), Crown VR range (29, cat £340), 1891 surch (£290) inc ½d, 2½d & 5d/6d M, 1891 set U, plus extra perfs, QV 1/- (3 U) & 5/- F/C, KEVII to 5/-, KGV to 5/- both wmks, plus £1 SPECIMEN (cat £300), plus £1 opt "R" for revenue (3, Bft cat £150), 1918 Postage Due set, 1935 Jubilee set, Coronation, Victory, Wedding, UPU, 1938 KGVI Pics set to £1 (£275), QEII both Pics sets to £1 (£100+), then to 1973 inc def sets to £1 or $2, then appears comp to 1970. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £2300. (450) $400 $600

557 Fiji: Useful range 1900s-19 inc 1903 KEVII 2d MUH blks of 24 & 6, 1912-24 KGV 2½d pr M opt SPECIMEN, 1/- shades four blks of 4, 5/- (5, one with control) & £1 top value F/C, Postage Dues U 1917 1d (3), 2d (5), 1918 sets M (2) & blks of 4, plus set U. Mostly VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £1800. (133). $350 $500

558 Fiji: Collection 1937-83 in as new album with KGVI Pictorial set to £1 inc most colours/dies (SG cat £230), 1948 Wedding MUH, 1954 QEII Pic set (£85), 1959 Pic set & 1962 set (ex 4/-), then near comp to 1983, only missing 3 cheap sets (no M/S), but inc all long def sets to $2 & $5 (only original issue Birds set to $2), a few later. VF MLH/MUH early, MUH from 1959. SG cat £630, plus high cost of album (400) $250 $350

559 Fiji: Collection 1938-86 on hagners with 1938 KGVI Pic sets of 22 to £1 inc 5d blue canes, 4d & 6d Die I plus 2 diff shades of the 1/6 (SG 249-66b cat £275). 1954, '59, '62 & '68 QEII sets to £1 (£185) plus 20 diff Commem sets. 1969-86 Dec Pic/Commem sets inc 1969 to $2 QEII, 1972 Flowers to $2, 1979 Architecture to $5 & 70 other Pic/Commem sets. F-VF MUH. SG cat £700, retail $1200. Plus 3 hagners with extra Pics/Commems G-FU inc 1938 Pics to £1 (£110) & QEII Pics to 2/6. $250 $350

560 Finland: Collection to 2007 in near new Davo loose leaf album (retail $200) with 1875-95 Arms (19) to 1Mk. 1891-1901 Arms (11) to 1Mk. 1917 Lions set of 27 to 25Mk. 1919 & 1921 Surcharges comp. 1929 Abo set FU. 1930-32 Lions/Pics to 25Mk brown U & Red Cross set M. Then reasonably comp from 1931 inc charities, Commems, Pics plus Military stamps & 1942 "Ost-Karelen" opts. Some sl adherence to pgs, will remove with care. Overall fresh & clean. Reserved at below replacement cost of the near new album. (1200 plus 14 M/S) $200 $250

561 French Cameroon: Collection 1915-55 on pgs. 1915 Corps Exped Franco-Anglais opt set to 2Fr (Maury cat €3250) plus error opt on "Afrique Equatorial Gabon" inscription 10c (€27,000 but no cert), 1916 Occup Francais opt Middle Congo set to 2Fr. 1916 opt Pic set to 5Fr. 1921 Cameroun opt Pic set to 5Fr plus surch. 1925 Pic set to 5Fr. 1931 Expo set. 1937 Exhib set plus M/S. 1939 150th Anniv set. 1939 Pictorial set to 20Fr. Vichy 1941-44 issues appear comp. 1941 Spitfire opt set (€280). 1941 Ambulance opt set (€75). All diff. Almost all F-VF M/MUH, a few U. SG cat £28,000+, Maury cat €33,000+ = A$46,000+. Valuable collection! (280). (P) $2000 $3000

562 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. Mostly F-VFM, 10% U. Maury cat €2700+ = A$3750+ (250) $550 $750

563 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. Mostly F-VF M/MUH, later issues all very nice. Maury cat €2900+ = A$4000+. Attractive full pgs. (300) $600 $900

564 French Lebanon: Collection 1924-81 on Minkus pgs inc 1924 opts to 2.50Pi. 1924-25 Pictorials to 25Pi. 1926-27 Republic opts to 25Pi. 1930-36 Picts to 15Pi. 1938 10th Anniv M/S. 1945 Victory to 100Pi. 1946 Air set. 1945 Postal Tax 5Pi/30c, violet opt. 1957-68 is well covered inc 40 sets, plus 1959 Sport M/S. Generally F-VF M/U. SG cat £1200+ = A$1900+. (875) $350 $450

565 French Martinique: Collection 1886-1947 mint on Minkus pgs. 1886 opt Martinique 5 on 20c Commerce. 1886-91 Surch to 15c/25c. 1891-92 Surch Postage Dues to 15c/30c. 1892-1900 Tablet set to 5Fr. 1904 Surch to 1Fr. Then almost comp inc 1908 Pictorial set to 5Fr & 1915 New Colours set to 3Fr, 1927 Postage Due set to 3Fr, 1931 Expo set, 1933 Pictorial set to 20Fr, 1935 Tercent set, 1937 Exhib set plus M/S, 1939 150th Anniv set. Vichy issues 1941-44 comp. 1945 Victory set to 20Fr. 1947 Pictorial set to 200Fr. All diff. F-VF M/MUH. SG cat £1300+, Maury cat €1800. (270). $400 $550

566 French Morocco: Collection 1891-1955 on Minkus pgs. 1891 opt Peace & Commerce vals to 25c inc 10c both types 1903 Postage Due opt "PP" in rectangle (€3250 but no cert). 1911-17 Surch set to 1P. 1914-21 Protectorate opts to 2P. 1917 Parcel Post set to 10Fr. 1918 Blanc, Mouchon & Merson "Tanger" opt set to 5Fr (€295). 1922-27 Air set to 3Fr (€115). 1923-27 Pic set to 10Fr. 1928 Air set to 5Fr plus opt Tanger set to 5Fr. 1933-34 Pic set to 20Fr. 1935 Marshal set. 1943-55 appears comp inc 50+ sets. Some extra sets etc inc M & U. Generally F-VF M/MUH, extras U. Maury cat €5500+. Well filled pgs. (900+) $750 $1000

567 French New Caledonia: Postal History 1903-44 covers starting with 1903 registered franked P&C 10c, 25c & 30c tied by "Affranchtes Noumea" cds, 1903 franked 15c with "Thio" cds, 1906 Postcard to USA, 1917 registered & censored to Switzerland, 1931 Expo set Registered to Canada, other 1930s inc pmks of Thio, Pouebo, Hienghene, Plum, Lifou with 1937 Expo set, Arama, Koumac then lots of 1939-43 franked Pictorials to 2Fr, 3Fr, 5Fr & 10Fr, most multiple frankings inc Airmail, registered, censored with New Caledonia tapes & cachets, etc. Also 1939 Expo, Marie Curie, Revolution, Airmails, surch, France Libre to 10Fr & Free French opts, plus FFC Noumea-San Francisco (2 diff), 1943 censored Air franked 2.50Fr, 5Fr & 10Fr with "Paagoumene" cds & reg label/cachet to USA & finally 1933 Air opt set to 20Fr on 2 registered airmail censored covers to USA -these alone cat £700 as loose stamps!! Mostly F-VF. Fantastic lot for specialist. (40) (P) $900 $1500

568 French New Caledonia: Collection 1881-1976 on Yvert pgs. 1881-84 Surch range to 40c inc inverted opts. 1892 diag opt Commerce vals to 1Fr imperf & 40c perf. 1892-1900 Peace & Commerce set to 1Fr plus 1900-01 surch set to 1Fr. 1903 50th Anniv opt set to 1Fr, 1905-07 Pictorial set to 5Fr, plus 1922-28 New colours set to 1Fr. 1924-27 Surch set to 20Fr, 1928-38 Pictorial set to 20Fr inc New colours. 1931 Paris Expo set, 1937 Paris Exhib set plus M/S. 1939 150th Anniv set, 1948 Pictorial set to 25Fr. Postage Dues inc 1894-1900 "T" opt Peace & Commerce to 30c, 1906 Pictorial set to 1Fr, 1928 Deer set to 3Fr & 1948 set to 20Fr. 1959 Official set to 200Fr. All diff. Generally F-VF M/MUH. Maury cat €3350+. (320) $650 $900

569 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 €2950+. (340) $550 $750

570 French Oceanic Settlements: Collection 1893-1954 on Yvert pgs inc Tahiti 1893 diag opt 5c, 25c & 1Fr. 1893 Dated horiz opts to 1Fr inc 1c, 2c M&U, 4c, 20c, 25c yellow, 25c black & 35c. 1893 Postage Due 4c diag opt & 1893 Dated opt 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c M&U, 10c, 30c & 40c. 1903 Surch set. 1915 Red Cross set. Oceanic settlements 1892-1900 Tablet set to 1Fr plus new colours. 1913-15 Pictorial set to 5Fr. 1915 Red Cross opt. 1921- 27 Surch set to 10Fr. 1929 Pic set, 1934-39 Pic set. 1939 150th Anniv set. 1941 France Libre opt set to (Maury cat €400+). 1948 Air set to 200Fr. 1953 Air 14Fr. Postage Dues inc 1926 set to 3Fr, 1929 set & 1948 set. All diff. Mostly F-VF M/U some doubtful earlies. Huge cat Maury €89,000, SG £68,000 = $110,000+ Attractive collection. (275) $2000 $3000

571 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). $1000 $1500

572 French Reunion: Collection 1885-1974 on Minkus pgs. 1885 Napoleon 5c/30c. 1891 Commerce opts to 15c. 1892-1900 Tablets to 1Fr. 1901 Surch set to 1Fr. 1898 Parcel Post 10c (SG cat £130). 1907-13 Pictorial set to 5Fr plus 1922-30 New Colours set to 3Fr. 1915-16 Red Cross opt 5c in black (£100). 1933-40 Pictorial set to 20Fr. 1939 150th Anniv set. 1943 France Libre opt set to 20Fr plus airmail (£100). 1947 Pictorial set to 200Fr. 1949-51 Air set to 500F/1000F (£170). Useful CFA opts 1954-74 almost comp. Noted 1971 De Gaulle se-tenant full sheet plus imperf strip (Maury cat €225). 1971 Kerguelen 45F imperf. 1971 Red Cross set 15F+5F & 25F+5F epreuve de luxe (€130). All diff. F-VF M/MUH, almost all post 1950 VF MUH. SG cat £2100+, Maury cat €3500+ = A$4900+. (550) $1100 $1500

573 French Senegal: Collection 1887-1949 on Yvert pgs. 1887 Commerce surch in 5/20c rare type V (Maury cat €160) & 10/4c (2 diff types), 1892 opt Senegal 1Fr/5c (€250), 1892 Peace & Commerce vals to 1Fr, 1903 Surch set to 10/1Fr, 1914-26 Pictorial set to 50Fr plus new colours. 1922-25 surch set to 20Fr, 1931 Paris Expo set, 1935 Bridges & Buildings set to 20Fr, 1937 Paris Exhib set plus M/S. 1939 150th Anniv set, Vichy issues 1941-44 appear comp. Postage Dues inc 1906 set to 1Fr (€120), 1915 set to 1Fr plus surch & 1935 set to 3Fr. All diff. Generally F-VF, mostly M. Maury cat €3950+ (240) $650 $900

574 French Somali Coast: collection 1892-1970s on Yvert pgs. Starts with Obock 1892 Curved opts to 15c & Straight opts to 75c. 1892 Surch to 5/25c. 1892 Tablet set to 1Fr. 1893-94 Camel Triangle 2Fr & 5Fr. 1894 Pictorial 1c-10Fr plus 20c & 25c bisects on piece. Postage Dues 1892 Curved opt 5c (Maury cat €14,000+ but no cert) & Straight opts to 30c. Djibouti 1894 DJ opt 5c (€235). 1894-1900 Pics inc 25Fr & 50Fr diamond (€2300+), plus 10c bisect on piece. 1902 Surch inc 5c/25Fr & 10c/50Fr (€160). 1902 Pictorial set to 5Fr (€240). 1903 New colours to 5Fr (€210). 1909 Pictorial set to 5Fr (€230). 1915-16 Pictorial set to 5Fr. 1922-27 Surch set to 20Fr. 1931 Expo set. 1937 Exhib set plus M/S. 1938 Pictorial set to 20Fr. 1939 150th Anniv set. 1942 France Libre opts to 20Fr. 1943-60 appears comp as does 1967-70 Airmails. 1941-63 appear comp. Postage Dues inc 1915 set to 1Fr & 1938 set to 3Fr. All diff. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U, almost all post 1940 M/MUH. SG cat £15,000+, Maury cat €21,000+ = A$29,000+. (400). $1300 $2000

575 French Somali Coast: collection 1894-1960 mint on pgs. 1894 Djibouti Pictorials to 2Fr. 1902 Surch 5/40c, 10c/50c plus Triangular 5c/25Fr & 10c/50Fr. 1902 Pictorial set to 5Fr (Maury cat €335). 1903 New colours set to 5Fr (€290), plus 50c, 75c, 2Fr & 5Fr with centres reverse & imperf PROOFS (4) ea diff colour with "0F" in value tablet. 1909 Pictorial set to 5Fr (€305). 1915-17 Pictorial set to 5Fr inc all later vals & colours. 1913-25 Surch set to 20Fr. 1937 Paris Exhib set plus M/S. 1938 Pictorial set to 20Fr. 1943 France Libre to 20Fr. 1947 Pictorial set to 25Fr. 1959-60 Animals set to 500Fr. 1939 150th Anniv set MUH Postage Dues inc 1915 set to 1Fr & 1943 France Libre set to 3Fr. All diff. F-VF M/MUH, 1 or 2 U. SG cat £2200+, Maury cat €2900. (395). $900 $1200

576 French Sudan: Collection 1894-1944 on old pages. 1894 opt 0,15/75c & 0,25/1Fr (SG cat £8750 but no certs), 1894-1900 Tablets to 1Fr, 1921 opt Camel set to 5Fr plus 1925-30 New colours set to 3Fr, 1922-27 Surch set to 20Fr plus prs to 3Fr. 1931-39 Pic set to 20Fr, 1931 Exhib set, 1937 Paris set plus M/S. 1939 150th Anniv set. Good 1941-44 Vichy issues inc 8 sets. Postage Dues inc 1921 opt set to 1Fr plus surch. 1931 set to 3Fr. All diff. Gen F-VF M/U, from 1931 being VF M/MLH. Maury cat €12,000+. SG cat £9500+ = A$15,000. Valuable collection! (180) (P) $800 $1200

577 French Tunisia: Collection 1888-1955 on Minkus pgs. 1888 Arms unshaded ground vals to 40c, 1888-98 Arms shaded ground to 5Fr plus 2c gutter pr. 1893-1903 Arms perf "T" for Postage Due to 5Fr. 1901-03 Postage Due set to 5Fr. 1906-18 Pictorial set to 5Fr. 1906 Parcel Post set to 5Fr. 1926 Parcel Post set to 20Fr. 1926-49 Pictorial set to 20Fr. 1931 Pictorials to 2Fr. 1943-55 appears mostly comp inc 30+ sets. Some extras & sets inc M & U. Generally F-VF M/MUH extras U. Maury cat €2000+. Attractive thematics throughout. (700) $450 $600

578 Germany - Baden: 1851-68 collection comp for all basic stamps inc 1851-58 Numeral set to 9kr plus shades, 1860 Arms set to 9kr perf 13½ & 1862 set to 9kr perf 10, 1862 Arms blank background 3kr ,perf 13½ & 1862-65 set to 30kr, perf 10, 1868 Arms " KR" set to 7kr, 1862 Rural Postage set to 12kr. Mostly VFU, some poss CTO, Rural Post M. SG cat £6850, Mi €5950 = A$8000. All genuine. Nice comp coll”n. (42) $600 $900

579 Germany - Bavaria: Collection 1849-1920 comp in Lighthouse s/book. 1849 Numeral 1kr black (doubtful). 1849-62 Numeral 3kr blue & 6kr brown plus shades inc 3kr horiz strip of 3. 1850-58 set to 18kr M & U plus 9kr green on cover (2). 1862-63 new colours set to 18kr M & U plus 3kr on cover. 1867-69 Arms imperf set to 18kr. 1870-73 Arms perf set to 18kr (6kr, 7kr & 12kr with 2011 Stegmuller BPP photo-certs). 1873 Arms 4kr 14mm mesh wmk M with Brettl BPP photo-cert. 1874 Arms 1Mk imperf M & U & perf 11½. 1875 Arms set to 18kr plus 3kr blk of 30. 1876-80 New Arms set to 2Mk. 1881-1903 New wmk Arms set to 2Mk. 1890 Arms 2Mk lilac unissued colour perf & imperf. 1900 & 1911 Arms high val sets to 5Mk. 1911-13 Prince set to 20Mk type I & II. 1912 Semi-official Airmail 25pf blue. 1914-20 King set to 20Mk plus 5pf & 10pf tete-beche prs, also imperf set to 20Mk. 1919 Freistaat opt set to 5Mk. 1920 Allegorical set to 20Mk. 1920 King Freistaat opt set to 20Mk perf & imperf. 1920 Official set to 5Mk. 1920 Deutsches Reich opt set to 2½Mk. Postage Dues inc 1862 Numeral 3pf imperf & 1870 1pf & 3pf perf. Also Railway Parcels set to 5Mk. Useful range of postal stationery (25). Almost all diff inc shades, perfs, wmks etc. Nice & clean, F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £15,000+ = A$24,000+. Excellent coverage which is basically comp. (645 + 28 cvrs) $1200 $1800

580 Germany - Bavaria: 1876-1929 Revenue & Telegraphs collection. 1876-81 Embossed Lion arms set 10pf-10Mk. 1881 Embossed Crown 10pf, 30pf & 40pf. 1915-18 Embossed crown set 10pf-20Mk. 1919 Freistaat opt 10pf & 50pf. 1920 Lion Arms 50Mk-1000Mk. 1923 Surch inc 100 Milld/100000Mk & 1000 Milld/1000Mk. 1929 Lion Arms 10pf, 50pf & 1Mk. 1910s Railway parcel 5pf-5Mk. Telegraphs 1876 Arms Embossed 20pf-80pf all in top or bottom marginal gutter blks of 8 plus 2Mk U. All diff inc shades. F-VF U/M/MUH. Scarce lot. (90). $100 $200

581 Germany - Bremen: Classic Arms 1855-67 collection inc 1855 3gr imperf. 1856-63 5gr M & 2U plus 5sgr (2, 1 with Heifmann BPP photo-opinion). 1861-64 roul 2gr, 5gr M & U (both with 2012 Heifmann BPP photo opinions) & 5sgr M (with 2012 Heifmann photo opinion) plus 3U. 1866-67 perf 2gr 2 diff shades, 3gr 1M & 3U, 5gr & 7gr. Almost all diff inc shades M&U, pmks etc. Mixed condition as expected. SG cat £7000 = A$11,000+. (22). $350 $500

582 Germany - Thurn & Taxis: Collection 1852-67 on hagners. North District 1852-58 set to 3sgr plus shades. 1859-61 New Colours set ¼sgr-10sgr U. 1862-64 Colours changed set ¼sgr-3sgr. 1865 Rouletted set ¼sgr-3sgr (1/3 with 2012 Sem BPP photo-cert). 1866 Coloured roulette set ¼sgr-3sgr. South 1852-58 Numeral set to 9Kr plus shades. 1859-60 New Colours set to 30Kr again with shades. 1862-63 New Colours set 3Kr-9Kr. 1865 Rouletted set 1Kr-9Kr. 1867 Coloured roulette set 1Kr-9Kr. Also range of reprints inc blks. Useful postage stationary range M & U. (13 items). All diff inc shades. F-VF U (reprints almost all VF fresh MUH) much above average for these with many 4 margins. SG cat £5200+ = A$8300+. Nice & comp. (136 plus 13 cvrs). $500 $800

583 Germany - Berlin Local Post: Specialist collection 1873-1912, in 2 Lindner albums. Stunningly presented & written for exhibition. Starts with Druckschriften-Expedition Post of Schreiber 1873-74 Numeral 2pf plus postal stationery card range of 3 Packetfahrt Gesellschaft. 1884 Numeral range to 25pf inc printings & shades. 1885 Express set to 50pf. 1886 Omnibus to 10pf plus postal stationery range (7) inc Kaisers Frederick & William mourning issues. 1889 Kaiser 3pf inc strip of 5 plus imperf pr. 1889 Express set plus 50pf imperf. Then again stationary range inc New Year envelopes & postcards. 1896 Gewerbe Diamond issues inc 3pf red, violet & blue in blks with labels. plus set of 4 each on cvr. 1896-1900 Arms set to 50pf plus stationery range. 1900 Century 3pf M & U. 1905 & 1906 Arms set plus blks of 4. 1902 Printed matter set 1908-12 high val set 1Mk & 3Mk. 1913 Messenger set to 50pf plus h/s Courier set. Hansa 1 Post inc 1886 set M & U plus postcards. Hansa 2 1886 Mercury set perf & imperf plus stationery. Lloyd inc 1886 numeral set perf & imperf. Verkehrs-Amstalt inc stationary, Privatpost underlying lustre Spedition 1895 Bear vals to 10pf plus 2pf pr & 3pf on cvr. 1896 Fashion 3pf. All diff inc M & U, printings, shades etc. F-VF M/U, attractive & clean. Mi cat €2000++ = A$2800++. Stunning exhibition grade collection. (165, plus 43 covers & stationery). $600 $1000

584 Germany - Local Posts: Collection 1880s-1900 in special Behrens album from the 1930s. Most towns represented from Altona to Zeitz inc 1887 Bergedorf Animals set to 15pf perf & imperf, Breslau 1897 Jewish New Year, Erfurt 1890 New Year opt 1899, Dresden 50th Anniv of Saxony 3pf stamp, Konigsberg 1897 Kaiser birth cent etc. All diff clean & neatly mounted. F-VF M/U. Many are hardly ever seen & whose low cat values do not reflect their rarity. Many stunning thematics of which several were "world firsts". (275) $600 $1000

585 Germany - Local Post Hamburg: Sheets collection 1861-64 of Messenger (Boten) posts in Oriel album. All appear to be later printings but not fully checked. 1861 Hamer & Co ½s in yellow & purple, plus Postal Stationery envelope. 1863 Kranz Messenger ½s & 1s se-tenant sheets in yellow, purple, mauve, green, blue (2), lilac, red, lemon, green/white & dark green/white, 1863 Hamonia Sitting figure gold on white, blue & black, bronze on white, silver/brown, white & black, gold & green. 1863 Latrenz ½s & 1s se-tenant sheet, on brown, purple, blue, yellow, pink, green, grey etc. 1862 Scheerenbeck Castle on a variety of colours plus 1862 Messenger also on a variety of colours. 1864 Charles von Viemen 1s lilac, 2s orange, 4s green, 6s blue & 8s red. Most sheets diff inc shades. F-VF M/MUH. Mi cat of originals €16,500+ = A$23,000+. Very unusual lot. (69 sheets = 3000 stamps) $500 $1000

586 Germany: 1936-37 M/Sheets of Third Reich with Olympics set of 2, 1936 Brown Ribbon, 1937 Hitler Fund perf, Nuremberg opt on same & opt Brown Ribbon. All MUH, mostly fresh. Mi cat €750, SG cat £875. (6) $350 $450