Accumulations & collections

608 Germany: Third Reich 1936-37 M/Sheets with Olympics pr, 1936 Brown Ribbon, 1937 Hitler Fund perf, Nuremberg opt on same & opt Brown Ribbon. Overall fresh MUH, barely visible tones on some. Mi cat €750, SG cat £875. (6) $350 $450

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609 Germany - Federal Republic: Collection 1949-64 on pgs in mounts with 1949 Parliament (thinned), Stamp Cent set & UPU (cat £295). Relief Fund sets 1949, 51, 52, 54 M & 53 U (cat £580). 1950 Bach (£150), 1951 St Mary's Philatelic Exhibition sets (£320). 1951-54 single commems (19) M (cat £400+) inc Rontgen, Telephone Service & Liebig. 1951 Posthorns U (cat £40) & 1954 Heuss to 3M Mint (cat £340) inc scarce 50pf slate M. Then appears comp to 1964 inc 1959 Beethoven M/Sheet U & Children Charity sets. Clean & fresh. Odd flt in places, M/U. SG cat £2600+ = A$4000. (440 & 2 M/sheets) $400 $500

610 Germany - Marienwerder: Collection 1920 on Schaubek pgs. Allegorical set to 5Mk MUH (Mi cat €120), plus 20pf & 25pf horiz prs imperf between & 40pf imperf. Germania opt set to 1Mk U (€1400) plus 50pf on cream paper seems MUH (€3500) but no cert, signed Richter. Surch set to 5Mk. High val set to 2.50Mk (MUH & U). Allegorical "plebiscite" set MUH (€140). All diff. Generally F-VF M/MUH/U. Mi STC €5400+ = A$7500+. (62) (P) $300 $600

611 Germany - Saar: Complete collection 1920-59 in Lighthouse album. 1920 Germania/PO opt set to 1Mk (SG cat £250). 1920 opt on Bavaria set to 10Mk (£1400) top vals exp Dr Dub or Brun AIEP, 1920 Saargebiet on Germania set to 4Mk, 1921 Pictorial set to 25Mk, 1921 French Currency opt set to 5Fr, plus 3c blk of 12 showing 2 tete-beche prs, 1922 Pictorial set (£85), 1926-27 Views set, 1928-32 Air set (£120+), 1928 Charity set (£450), 1931 Charity sets (£360), 1932 Buildings Charity set (£250), 1933 Neunkirchen set (£140+). 1935 Vote opt set, plus airmails (£70). Officials inc 1922 opt set & 1929 Pictorial set. Post WWII inc 1947 Pictorial set, plus surch set. 1948 Pictorial set, 1948 Flood Relief M/S plus airmail M/S (£1150). 1949-51 Pictorial set (£110). 1950 Airmail set (£160). 1957 President set. 1957 New colours & vals set. Commems appear comp. All diff. Almost all VF M/MUH, only odd U set or values, post 1945 almost all MUH. SG cat £6400+ = A$10,000+. Nice comp collection. (500, plus 2 M/S) (P) $2500 $3500

612 Germany-Saar: Collection 1920-59 on Yvert album pgs. 1920 Germania opt vals to 1Mk, 1920 Bavaria opt vals to 10Mk plus 2pf & 3pf. 1921 Pictorial set to 25Mk, plus surch vals to 5Fr, 1929 Charity st to 10Fr (SG cat £500+), 1931 Charity set to 5Fr, 1934 Charity set to 5Fr, Period from 1947-59 is almost comp inc 1948 Flood M/S plus Airmail M/S (£1400). Also 1949 Charity set to 50Fr, 1950 Stamp Day 15Fr, 1957 President set to 300Fr. 1950 Europe Airmail 200Fr. Official inc 1922-24 opt set to 1Fr, 1927-34 Pictorial set to 2Fr & 1949 Arms set to 100Fr. All diff. A few U, most F-VF M/MUH. Mi cat €9700+, SG cat £9900+ = A$15,500+. Valuable collection. (420 & 2 M/S) $1200 $2000

613 Germany - Saar: Specialized collection 1947-56 in Simplex album. Extensive coverage of 1947 Pictorial set inc control blks with several plate varieties. 1947 Surch vals to 50Fr inc A & B control blks & varieties. 1948 Airmail set to 200Fr plus marginal controls & commem covers for French Ministerial visit. 1948 1st Anniv set inc covers & FDC plus commem cards & varieties. 1950-56 Selection inc sets & FDCs. Also 1949 Hannover Fair M/S & FDC. Extras for study of plate flaws & varieties. Appears all VF MUH. SG cat £2000++ = A$3800++ plus premium for varieties & all the blks. (2175 plus 30 covers) $500 $800

614 German Occupations - Bohemia & Moravia: 1938-44 accumulation on hagners. Useful quantity of gutter prs & blks, several with blank tabs inc 1939 Pictorials to 50h. 1940 new colour 40h & 1941 30h. 1940-41 Buildings to 20K. 1940 Brun 1.20K. 1942 Hitler to 50K. 1943 Stamp Day 60h sheet. 1943 Official set to 5K. All appear VF fresh MUH. Mi cat €1850+. Plenty strips & blks in diff position inc marginal. Unusual, seldom offered (1000+) $350 $500

615 German Occupation - Croatia: 1941-45 NDH almost complete MUH collection inc 1941 1st & 2nd opt sets on Yugoslavia, 1941 Castles opt with tabs, 1942 Model Plane Expo perf & imperf M/Sheets, then almost all commem sets & M/Sheets, Officials, Postage Dues etc, plus an excellent selection of 19 special sheetlets. All MUH, mostly VF fresh. SG cat £1375+ for M, so should be at least £2750 MUH. Nice collection that only needs 1 set & 1 M/S to complete. (200, 11 M/S, 19 S/S) (P) $900 $1200

616 German Occup - Poland: POW Military & WWII related collection inc WWII concentration camp covers from Stutthof, Auschwitz, Oranienburg, & 25+ other POW covers & cards, 1941 Hungary internment camp registered cover & Postcard-both with "Belligerant Interne" h/s, Swiss Internment Camp cover, censored from Rumania & Russia etc, plus range of related commemorative covers, stamps, special pmks on piece etc from 1940s-'80s. Mostly F-VF. WWII (53), other covers (83) & 100+ pmks etc. Written up on exhibition pages. $700 $1000

617 German Occup of Poland: Collection 1939-44 used inc 1939 Hindenburg opt set to 2zl. 1940 Eagle & Swastika opt set to 3zl (Mi cat €160) plus 12g & 50g type II. 1940 official set to 5zl plus small official set to 50g. 1940-41 Views set to 1zl. 1940 Red Cross set. 1941-44 Hitler set to 1.60zl plus recess 50, 60 & 80g. 1943 Official set. 1944 5th Anniv 10zl. Other commems inc 12 sets. Also inc Radio Licence stamps "A" & "4" (Bft cat £100). All diff. VFU. SG cat £350+, Mi cat €500+. (165) $200 $300

618 German Occupation of Poland: Revenues 1939-44 collection including some general issues, Court Fees range with 1942 to 10zl, 1943 D opt set to 10zl superb fresh MUH (Bft cat £150 for M, so £300+ for MUH), Radio Licence "A" & "4" set of 2 (cat £100), plus imperf proof pr (Bft unlisted & has to be worth at least double or triple as only 1 sheet existed), Butchery Permit 5zl, a few Municipal locals inc Litzmannstadt, couple train insurance stamps, plus valuable group of blks of 4 inc the 1943 Court Fee D opt set to 10zl in cnr marginal blks of 4. Then section of Premienmarke with small format 1P strip of 10 (7 diff designs), large Format 50P strip of 3 diff, Pictorial design large format 1P (rare imperf), 2P & 5P etc. F-VF MUH/UN/U. Items listed in Bft est cat £1700+, unlisted others retail €1000+, so total = A$4000+. (100+) $400 $700

619 German Occupation - Poland: 1943 Generalgouvernement "D" opt Court Fee set 50gr-10zl, in matching marg blks of 4. Superb fresh MUH. Bft 15-19 cat £600+ as M or U, should be at least double, £1200+ = A$1950 as MUH. Very attractive. (20) (P) $150 $300

620 German Occupation - Serbia: 1941-43 collection complete on Lighthouse hingeless pages, inc 1941 SERBIEN both opt sets on King Peter, 1941 both opt sets on Airs, 1941 Smederovo both M/Sheets, 1941 POW charity inc extra sets with underprints with "E" pointing right & with "E" pointing left, 1943 War Invalids M/Sheets etc, plus all 3 Postage Due sets. VF fresh M/MUH. SG cat £1075. Rarely offered area & desirable as a complete coll. (130 + 4M/S) $500 $700

621 Germany-Allied Occupations: Collection 1945-49 on Minkus album pgs. Anglo-American Zone 1945-46 set to 1Mk plus perfs 1946-47 Numeral set to 1 Mk. 1946 Exhib M/S perf & imperf. British & American Zones 1948 Posthorn opt set to 84pf & Numeral vals to 84pf of both types of opts (SG cat £780+). 1948 Buildings set to 5Mk. 1949 Hannover Fair M/S (£95). French Zone inc General Issues, Baden (5 comp sets), Rheinland (6 sets), Württemberg (4 sets). Saar 1947 Pictorial set to 1Mk plus surch set to 50Fr. 1953-59 appears comp. Russian Zone inc Berlin, Mecklenburg inc 1945 Victims set (£90), Saxony plus East Saxony & Thuringia. Also West Saxony which is largely comp. Russian general issues inc 1948 diag Berlin h/s set to 5Mk. 1948 opt set to 84pf. 1948 Portraits set to 84pf. Also 1949 Goethe set plus M/S (£200+) & 1950 Leipzig Exhib M/S (£190). All diff. Mostly F-VF M/U. SG cat £3000+ = A$5000. Well filled pgs. (850 plus 4 M/S) $400 $700

622 Germany - Federal Republic collection 1949-99 in near new Davo illustrated album (retail $200+) with 1949 Parliament set FM & Stamp Centenary UN (cat £220). Charity sets 1949, 52, 53 F-VF M (cat £440). 1951 St Mary's Church, Bach & Philatelic Exhib sets VF M (cat £515) & 1949 UPU 30pf U (cat £50). Then reasonably comprehensive to end 1999 with most Charity or Commem sets plus 22 M/sheets. Some M as noted, mostly G-FU. (1700) $350 $450

623 Germany Federal Republic & West Berlin: Collection 1949-64 on Minkus album pgs. West Germany inc 1949 Parliament set. 1949 UPU. 1949 Stamp Cent set (SG cat £140). 1949 Refugees set (£160). 1951 700th Anniv set (£230). 1952 Relief Fund set (£110). 1953-64 appears comp inc 40+ sets & 3 M/S. West Berlin 1948 Black opt vals to 2Mk (£740+) & 5Mk (£900), 1949 red opt vals to 2Mk (£250+). 1949 Berlin Relief 30pf (£300). 1949 UPU set to 2Mk (£350). 1949 Buildings set to 5Mk. 1949 Goethe 20pf & 30pf (£160). 1951 Bell set (£100). 1952-64 appears comp inc 25+ sets. Almost all diff. SG cat £5000+ = A$8500+. Attractive well filled pages. (630) $600 $900

624 Germany - Federal Republic: Collection 1952-79 in thick s/book. Good coverage inc 1952 Relief Fund set (SG cat £140), 1953 Transport set (£95), 1953 Relief Fund set (£110), 1955 Relief Fund set. Later commems inc 150+ sets. Useful M/S (60+) from 1964. Some extra sets throughout as mostly 2 of each set present, inc M & U sets. All VF fresh MLH/MUH/U. SG cat £3000+ = A$5000+. (3200 plus 60 M/S) $400 $600

625 Germany - Federal Republic: MUH Collection 1960-2000 in thick Lighthouse s/book. Appears comp inc M/Sheets with 400+ sets noted. All diff. VF fresh MUH. Mi cat €2700+ = A$3750+. FV alone DM1500 = A$1000+ & vendors cost as new issues was higher. Attractive & clean. (1650 plus 48 M/S) $375 $500

626 Germany Federal Republic: MUH collection 1995-2000 in Safe hingeless album with 60+ MUH sets, extra singles & some CTO M/S. VF MUH. FV DM400+ = A$320+, plus $150+ cost of album. $150 $250

627 Germany-Federal Republic collection 1949-2000 in Davo illustrated loose leaf album (retail $200+) with 1949 Stamp Centenary 30pf, 1951 Posthorn set to 90pf, 1951 Charity to 20pf, 1952-55 Charity sets M (cat £320), 1952 Otto 30pf & Schurz 20pf, Fernsprecher 30pf, Jugenmarke etc. Then relatively comp from 1957. Generally F-VF, some M, mostly G-VFU. All diff. (1700 plus 19 M/S) $200 $300

628 Germany Federal Republic: Practically comp collection 1948-90s inc all the better items, noted 1949 Hannover Expo M/Sheet VF MLH (cat £95) UPU 30pf blue M & U (cat £120), Parliament pr M (cat £110), Refugee Charity set FM (cat £160), Stamp Cent set FU (cat £120), 1950 Bach pr FU (cat £100), 1951 Posthorn set FU, St Mary's set M (thinned), Philatelic Exhib pr M (cat £100), 1951, 52, 53, 54, 55 Humanitarian sets FU (cat £460), 1953 Transport set, 1959 Beethoven M/Sheet VFU with Sydney arrival cds (cat £50) & many others inc M/Sheets. Mostly F-VFU, some M/MUH. Mi STC €4900 = $6000. (2100) $400 $700

629 Gibraltar: Collection 1886-1982 on Schaubek pages inc QV 1886 opts to 2½d, 1886 to 6d, 1889 Spanish Currency to 2P, 1898 to 6d, 1903-8 KEVII range to 2/-, 1906-12 KEVII 6d wmk mult CA M (SG cat £140), 1912-27 KGV to 1/-, 1921-30 KGV to 4/- M/MUH, 1931 KGV pictorial set, 1938 KGVI to 2/-, a few later inc long Def sets MUH for 1971, 77 & 82 (£100). All diff plus shades, M & U etc. Generally F-VF M/U. SG cat £1340+. (145, 3 M/S) $300 $400

630 Gibraltar: 1938-51 KGVI Pictorial set ½d-£1, 1953-59 QEII Pictorial set ½d-£1, 1971 Views set ½p-£1, se-tenant prs (except 4p which are singles), 1977 Fish & Flowers set ½p-£5, 1982 Aircraft set 1p-£5 & 1987 Guns set 1p-£5. VF fresh M. SG 145-158, 255-286, 374-389a, 460-474, 569-581 cat £419 (106) $180 $250

631 Gilbert & Ellice Is: Collection 1911-27 comp with 1911 opt set (SG cat £170), Pandanus set, & KGV both sets (ex 10/-) to £1 (£620). Mostly F-VF M. SG 1-34 cat £800. (31) $300 $400

632 Gilbert & Ellice Is: 1939-55 KGVI Pic set ½d to 5/- plus 1956-62 QEII set ½d to 10/-. VF fresh M. SG 43-54, 64-75 cat £95. (24) $45 $60

633 Great Britain: 1830s-1940s Postal History inc bundle of fronts with various 1830s crowned circle "free" h/s in red (70) plus other h/s inc "Haddington Penny Post", 1860s-70s QV 3d frankings (40) to Europe & Canada, plus 3d+3d (3), 3d x3, 3d+1d & 3d+4d, other QV frankings (15) 1d-6d inc 1840 1d black, QV Postal Stationery (27) cards, envelopes, Reg Envelopes, wrappers etc, KEVII - KGVI (30) inc stationery -noted KEVII wrapper with "Glasgow & Carlisle Sorting Tender" cds, a few WWI Field Post pmks etc, plus some foreign (20) 1840s-1920, plus 1942 Registered & Censored Syria-London. Fair-VF. (220) (P) $1300 $2000

634 Great Britain: FDCs (200) to mid 1970s inc 1949 UPU (cat £80), 1957 Scouts (3, £75), 1960 General Letter Office (cat £85) & other 1960s Commem sets on illustrated or plain envelopes. 1960s special & Commem cancels (90), other covers (60) inc Registered Airmail with high val frankings to £1. Mixed G-VF condition. (350) $100 $150

635 Great Britain: Collection to 2009 in 2 as new Davo loose leaf albums (retail $350) with sparse QV, inc 1883 1½d, 2½d violet & 6d, 1/- green (cat £500), 1902 KEVII to 2/6 (cat £340), 1912-35 KGV Seahorses 2/6, 5/-, 10/- (cat £240), 1924 Wembley set, 1937 KGVI to £1 brown, 1948 KGVI SW £1, comp QEII Commem sets & near comp decimals 1971-2009. G-FU. (ca 2500) $250 $350

636 Great Britain: Valuable Used Classic Collection 1840-1935 on Imperial album pgs. 1840 QV 1d black (2) & 2d blue (2). 1841 1d red brown range inc shades, pmks & "Ivory Heads". 1841 1d blue with lines inc "Ivory Head". Useful 1854-57 stars 1d red-brown with unusual perfs (possible trials?). 1847-54 Embossed set. Useful range of 1858-70 1d "plates" plus 2d blue range. 1870 small ½d range inc plate 9 (SG cat £700). 1855-57 4d range inc wmks & blued paper. 1862-64 small letters set to 1/- plus shades. 1865-80 large white letters set to 1/- inc wmks, plenty of plates & shades. 1867-83 High vals inc 5/- plates 1, 2 & 4, 10/- (2 diff wmks) & £1. 1873-80 Coloured letters set to 1/- inc good coverage of plates & wmks plus plenty of shades. 1880-83 Surch 3d on 3d & 6d on 6d. 1880-81 New design set to 5d. 1883-84 High val range to £1. 1883-84 green & lilac vals to 1/-. 1887-1900 Jubilee set to £1. 1902-13 KEVII set to £1 inc shades & printings. 1913-19 KGV Seahorse set to £1 inc useful shades & printings. 1929 PUC set to £1. 1934 Re-engraved Seahorse set to 10/-. Useful postage dues. Officials inc IR Official 1882-1901 QV 1/- green & 2½d lilac & 1902-04 KEVII 2½d. OW Official 1896 1d lilac & 1902-04 KEVII 1d & 2½d. Army Official 1896-1901 QV set to 6d. Govt Parcels 1883-86 QV 6d green & 1/- brown, 1887-1900 QV set to 1/- inc 1/- green & 1/- green & carmine. 1902 KEVII set to 1/-. Board of Education 1902 QV 5d & 1902-04 KEVII vals to 2½. RH Household 1902 KEVII 1d. Admiralty 1902-04 KEVII set to 3d. Most diff inc shades. Usual mixed condition, but much GU-VFU. SG cat £62,000+ = A$100,000+. Great full pgs. (625) (P) $5000 $8000

637 Great Britain: Unorthodox Victorian accumulation with 1830s pre-stamp covers (4). 1841 QV 1d red imperf (14) inc cover & blk of 3 (total cat £350). 1887 QV 2/6 & 5/- & 1902 KEVII 2/6 (cat £480). Unusual pmks to early 1900s inc 1910 "Japan-British Exhib", BPO in Constantinople, Paquebot, Halifax on 1d QV Stamp Duty, late 1800s Town locals (14) inc London, Dundee, Metropolitan & Glasgow 1937 KGVI cnr Plate No blk of 24, DOUBLE PERF at base. 1941 boxed 'PAQUEBOT" h/s on piece with 'THORSHAVN" (Faroe Is) cds. 1862 QV 4d bright-red (2) & 1865 QV 9d Straw, 1/- green U (cat £490). 1880s leather Postage Stamp Wallet. New Zealand 1950s Social Security (155) to £1 (4) inc 10/- (80), 5/- (10), STC Bft £400+. Slightly mixed condition, G-FU. (265+ items) $350 $500

638 Great Britain: 2004 Ocean Liner M/sheet. Fresh MUH. Excellent thematic. FV £296, cat £1800 = A$2800 (100) $350 $500

639 Greece: Large Hermes Heads 1861-1900 Mint range 1L brown (4) inc Paris & Athens paintings plus shades. 2L bistre (11) inc Paris & Athens printings plus shades. 5L green (2 diff shades). 10L orange horiz pr. 20L blue. 40L Mauve on blue(2), 40L bistre, 40L green on blue, horiz pr. Also perf range inc 1L, 2L plus 2L horiz pr imperf between & 5L. 1900 Surch inc 30 on 40L purple horiz pr, 40L on 2L horiz pr plus 40L on 2L horiz pr perf. Mostly F-VF M, majority 4 margins, only 1U. SG cat £2150+, Mi cat €2450 = A$3400+. Nice classics. (36) (P) $600 $1000

640 Greenland: Collection 1935-99 in hingeless Lighthouse album. 1938 King & Polar Bear set to 1Kr, 1945 Pictorial set to 5Kr, 1950-59 King & Ship set to 5Kr, 1956 Provisional opt 40o & 1Kr, 1957-99 appears largely comp inc 50+ sets, 17 M/S & 3 blks, only a few spaces to fill. Also 1935 Thule pictorial set to 45o. All diff. Mostly VF MUH. Fa cat KR10,500+ = A$1750+; SG cat £1250+ plus album retail A$300. Attractive collection. (300 plus 3 blks & 17 M/S) $600 $1000

641 Grenada: QV collection 1860s-90s on old SG pages with 1860s-70s Chalons 1d SG 4 (2), 11 (2) & 14, 6d SG 7, 12 & 17 (2), then opt type set ½d to 1/-, 1883 set to 1/-, 1886 opts 1d on 1½d & 1/- U, 1d on 4d M (SG cat £170), 1888 opts SG 41 U, 42-44, 46 & 47, plus SG 46 tete-beche pr -all M, 1895 set M (£100), 1898 Columbus U, plus Postage Dues (14). Mostly F-VF M/U. SG cat £1040. (58) $275 $375

642 Grenada: 1938-50 KGVI Pictorial set ½d to 10/-, 1951 KGVI Badge set ½c-$2,50 & 1966 QEII Pictorial set 1c-$3. VFM. SG 153-163, 172-184, 231-245 cat £114. (39) $50 $70

643 Guatemala collection 1871-1990, near comp to 1975 inc all the 1870s-80s issues (ex 1873 pr), but inc 1881 Surch set (SG cat £125), then 95% comp inc better opts, 1922 "25c" opts appear near comp for all diff font numerals (£250+), 1937 Urbino Postage set (£90), 1953 Fair (£40), 1956 & 57 Red Cross (£63) & all M/Sheets to 1975, then to 1990 about 50% comp but inc 1984 Coffee set (£295), plus Officials etc appear comp. Generally F-VF, about 90% M/MUH, 10% U & all diff. SG cat £2800. (1100 inc 13 M/S) $550 $800

644 Guatemala: Collection 1871-1990 in thick Minkus album. 1871 Arms set to 20c, 1873 Litho set 4r & 1P (SG cat £600+), 1875 Liberty set to 2r, 1881 Decimal surch set to 20c (£120+),1886 Arms set to 200c (£200+), 1897 Exhib vals to 500c. 1898 Fiscal surch vals to 10P. 1900-35 appears largely comp inc officials, 1935-37 Air set to 5Q (£100). 1937 Air Interior & Exterior set to 1.50Q (£100+), 1938-84 appears comp inc 100+ sets & 40 M/S. Extra sets & vals, several being M & U. Generally F-VF M/MUH/U, majority M, most post 1950 VF MUH. SG cat £4900+ = A$8500. Mi €7000+ = A$10,500. Attractive. (2400 + 45 M/S) $1600 $2200

645 Haiti: Collection 1881-1962 on Scott specialty pages. 1881-82 Liberty Head vals to 20c, 1896 Arms set to 20c, 1898 President & Arms set to 1G. Range of 1902-20 opt, 1941-62 appears largely comp inc 35+ sets. BOB inc charity issues. 1958-63 appears comp. Airmails inc 1929-30 set to 1G. 1943-63 appears largely comp inc 45+ sets. Also Parcel Post & Postal Tax issues. All diff. Mostly VF fresh M on clean pages. SG cat £560+. (660 + 14 M/S) $200 $300

646 Haiti: Collection 1881-1986 in Minkus album with 1881 Liberty imperf set to 20c, 1882-86 Liberty perf set plus 1886-87 New dies set. Later 19th Century is almost comp. Good ranges of 1901-20 opt & h/s inc varieties, 1942 Lady vals to 5G plus 1.25 black souvenir sheet. 1945-85 has good representation inc 30+ sets & 25 M/S. BOB inc airmails, postage dues & officials. Some extras throughout inc M & U. Mostly F-VF M/U. SG cat £2000+ = A$3500+. (2200 + 30 M/S) $550 $750

647 History of Telecommunications Thematic Collection formed by OTC (Overseas Telecommunications Corp) in 13 deluxe huge leather bound custom made loose leaf albums (would have cost a fortune) -1 binder needs repair, all in Hawid mounts with extensive type written background info inc much Historical & Biographical research. Vol 1 (255) Precursors Pioneers of Telecommunications. Vol 2 (290) Telephony - Telegraphy. Vol 3 (250) Telegraphy - Communication Cables. Vol 4 (325) Broadcasting & Television. Vol 5 (245) Broadcasting & Television Part II - Radio Communications (I). Vol 6 (320) Radio Communications (II). Vol 7 (165) Radio Communications (III) - Radar - Space Communication Satellites part I. Vol 8 (280) Space Communication Satellites Part II. Vol 9 (475) Research & Telecommunications. Vol 10 (470) Conferences, Exhibitions, Events, Organisations Part 1. Vol 11 (160) Conferences, Exhibitions, Events, Organisations Part 2 & Education. Vol 12 (315) "Un-named". Vol 13 (360) "Un-named". Overall wide range of stamps (3900) inc 1965 ITU comp (??) Omnibus inc FS & AT 30Fr (2, cat £280) & both British Comm (cat £140) & French Colonies/Dependencies & French Polynesia (2, cat £100), New Caledonia 40Fr & New Hebrides 60Fr. Others noted inc USA 1901 Pan-American 10c (£130), France 1938 Adler 50Fr (rounded cnr, £130), NZ 1898 Pigeon Post 6d blue triangle (£75). Singapore 1971 Satellite set (£35) & Ascension 1934 Map & Pylon 2/6 (£40), French Antarctic 1969 Treaty 50Fr (£30) & 1963 "Quiet Sun" set (£145). Plus M/Sheets (130+) inc South Korea or French Colonies imperfs & Japan 1949 Communications (cat £140). Toning noted in several albums, vast majority F-VF M/MUH. Cat value of the mentioned alone £1245. Too varied to do a total cat value, but would be substantial. Unique coll'n. (3900 & 130 M/S). Reduced to sell! $2500 $3500

648 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. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U, the majority M/MUH with most MUH from 1960 on. SG cat £4200+ = A$7200. Mi €6800 = A$10,000+. Attractive country to collect. (2100 + 28 M/S) $1300 $1700

649 Hong Kong: Early Collection 1862-1935 on Imperial pgs. 1862-63 QV no wmk 18c, 24c & 48c. 1863-71 QV vals to 96c plus shades. 1876-77 Surch 28c/30c. 1877 QV 16c yellow. 1880 Surch 10c/12c. 1880 New Colours vals to 48c. 1882-96 QV vals to 30c. 1885 Surch no Chinese characters set to $1. 1891 Surch 7c/10c & 14c/30c plus 7c/10c variety antique "t" (SG cat £150). 1891 Surch $1/96c (M & U 2 diff shades). 1900-01 QV to 30c. 1903-06 KEVII to $2 plus wmks. 1907-11 new colours to 50c. 1912-21 KGV to $10 & 1921-37 to $5. 1935 Jubilee set. 1923-56 Postage due set. Range of 1874-1935 Postal Fiscals inc QV $2 olive-green M & postally FU (£430+) & four revenues. 1917-27 opt China to $3. All diff inc shades & wmks. Mostly G-VF M/U. SG cat £4900+ = A$8300+. Nice old-time collection. (155) $1000 $1500