899Vatican: Nice collection 1929-85 in 2 Lindner hingeless albums. 1929 Pope & Arms set to 10L (Sass cat €125), 1933 Holy Year set to 1.25L (€175), 1934 Congress set to 1.25L U (€275), 1936 Exhib set to 5L U (€150), 1939 See Vacant opt set to 75c (€150), 1949 Pope & Buildings set to 100L (€70), 1952 Stamp Cent M/S (€250), 1960-85 almost comp inc 80+ sets & 8 M/S. Useful Airmails inc 1947 set to 100L, 1953 set (€130) & 1958 New colour set, 1931 Postage Due opt set to 1.10L. Good Express inc 1929 Pope 2L & 2.50L (€150) & 1949 40L & 80L (€100). All diff, clean & neat. Mostly VF fresh MUH, few earlier M or U. Sass cat €2950+ = A$4000+ plus high cost of albums. Attractive. (780, 8 M/S) $400$600
900Venezuela: Collection 1859-1996. Starts with 1859 small imperf Arms (6), larger Arms (2), Eagles (3), 1866 type Arms (4), 1st Escuelas to 5R, 2nd-3rd issue to 5B, 1880 inc 50c UN on thick paper (SG cat £275), good range of 1880s-90s Bolivars to 20B, 1896 Miranda Map set M/UN (£150), plus 25c & 50c tete-beche prs (£330) -these all "as is", then near comp to 1970 with many better sets & singles inc 1937 Pictorial set M to 5B (£55) & Airs to 20B, Resellado opts (11) to 3B, 1943 Resellado Postage set M (£105) plus Airs U to 10B, 1944 Red Cross M/Sheet M (£46), 1945 Sucre set M (£60), 1950 Flora Protection set M (£200), 1951-54 regional Arms near comp M/U (100s of Pounds cat), many more £20-£40 sets, plus M/S. From 1977-90 about 25% comp, then scattered to 1996, then excellent range of locals for Guayana & Maturin, plus opts for Maturin & Yrapa (21 Ships & 3 large Arms -£850). Generally F-VF M/MUH/U, all diff. SG cat £6200 = A$11,000. Valuable collection. (2100 inc 30 M/S-sheetlets). $1000$1500
901Venezuela: Collection 1859-1995 in thick Minkus album. 1859 Arms set both coarse & fine printing (SG cat £300+), 1862 Newspaper arms set, 1863 Eagle set to 2r, 1866-68 Square arms vals to 2r, 1871-78 1st Escuelas to 15r, 1873-77 Arms opts to 2r, 1879 2nd Escuelas to 3V. 1880 3rd Escuelas to 10B. 1880 Foreign mail set to 1B, 1892 Circular h/s sets to 50c both postage & Escuelas (£40). 1896 Miranda set to 1B plus 50c tete-beche pr (£200). 1899 Bolivar vals to 1B. Range of 1903 Guayana & Maturin Arms & Ships (£1000+, as is). From 1904-95 is mostly comp inc 250+ sets to 1B. 1932 Security opt set to 20B (£120). 1937 Air opt set to 2B (£90), 1937 Airs to 20B. 1937 Resellado opts to 20B (£300). 1938 Pictorial set to 20B (£230). 1943 Habilitado opt set (£170). 1943 Resellado opt set to 20B (£150+). Excellent coverage of 1951-54 Long Arms sets appear comp. Extra sets & vals throughout, many M & U. Some mixed earlies but mostly F-VF M/MUH/U, from 1970 MUH. SG cat £10,500+ = A$18,000+. Mi €16,200 = A$23,600. Great this comp. (5000 + 60 M/S) $3000$4000
902Venezuela: Collection 1882-1962 on Scott specialty pages. 1896 Map set to 1B, 1939 Mendoza set to 1B, 1944 Red Cross M/S, 1950 Census set to 1B, 1951 Statue set to 1B. Good 1951-53 Arms issues inc 22 sets, 1957-62 inc 18 sets. Airmails inc 1944 Flag set to 1B, 1945 Sucre set to 2B, 1948 Ship set to 5B, Useful 1953 Arms inc 20 sets, 1956-62 inc 23 sets, BOB inc Express & Officials issues. All diff. F-VFM, with only a few earlies U, all well above average & clean with lots of very scarce issues. SG cat £3400+. (830) $1200$1800
903Vietnam North: MUH collection 1948-71 in thick Lighthouse s/book with Great coverage of colourful thematic sets (200+). Better earlies noted inc 1948 Minh set, 1956 Return of Govt set to 3000d (SG cat £220), 1956-57 Official set to 3000d (£160), 1956 5th Death Anniv vals to 4000d (£200+), 1959 Berlin Presentations bklt, later sets appear largely comp. Several set perf & imperf plus. All diff plus perfs & imperfs & blks. VF fresh MUH or UN as issued. Mi cat €6850+ = A$9,600+. Seldom offered country. (2000 plus 30 M/S) $1500$2000
904Vietnam North: MUH collection 1948-88 in thick Lighthouse s/book. Great thematic country with over 200 sets. 1955 Govt Return set to 3000d (SG cat £220), 1957 40th Anniv set, & many other sets, perf & imperf plus several blks. BoB inc Military Franks & Officials. Almost all diff inc perf & imperfs, blks etc. VF UN/MUH as issued. Mi cat €5000+ = A$7000. Not often seen & very attractive. (2000 plus M/S) $1200$1600
905Vietnam North: Used collection 1948-91 in s/book. 1948 Minh 5d (SG cat £150), 1956 Surch 50d/5d (£75), 1961 Airmail cvrs to Poland (4). Good range of thematic sets (80+). BoB inc Officials & Military Frank stamps. Extras sets. F-VFU. Mi cat €2000+ = A$2800+ Not often seen. (700 plus 3 M/S) $250$350
906Vietnam-North: 1953-56 better sets selection. 1955 Official opt. Minh set 0/100th/2d & 0,100/5d (Sc cat $440). 1954 Victory set 10d-150d plus 600g official, all in blks of 4 ($312). 1953 Workers set 100d & 500d plus official set 600g-5kg, all in blks of 4. 1956 Return to Hanoi set 1000d-3000d in blks of 4 ($1240). 1956 Railroad set 100d-500d in blks of 4 ($640). 1956 official Lan set 20d-3000d in blks of 4 ($1000). All diff. VF fresh UN as issued. SG cat £2950+, Sc cat $4000+. All bought from our auctions 6-8 years ago & still on our auction cards. (98) (P) $700$1200
907Wonderful lot of thematic sets mostly 10 of ea VF MUH inc Tuvalu 2000 Sharks 20 se-tenant sets in sheets FV A$30, Cook Is 1987 Trains FV $75, Kiribati 1983 40th Anniv of Tarawa 20 sets FV $45, Russia 1965 AAT set of 5 (cat €45), Hungary 1961 Horses (€65), 1974 Pets (€40), 1979 Trains (€55), 1984 Birds (€60) & Butterflies (€55), 1983 Communications Year sets & M/Sheets from 27 countries (£440 & €350), St Vincent 1985 Michael Jackson reprint set in se-tenant prs FV $172 = A$75,other sets (3 x 10) plus Australia 1984 Replica card Die Proofs (20) & 1963 5d & 2/3 Royal Visit se-tenant blks of 4 (10) (these retail $400), also CTO Isle of Man 2004 60th Anniv of D-day M/Sheet (cat £65), China 5 diff M/Sheets (5ea) & 2 souvenir sheets of 10, Aust 1996 $4.50 Pets booklets (10) & Christmas $8 booklets (2), retail $100+. Plus Singapore & Sweden FDC 3-4 of ea. All superb fresh condition. Total cat/retail $2825. Ideal club sheets, market dealer etc. (400 sets, M/S etc) $400$600
908World: Selection of unusual items. Poland 1935-36 3 Balloon mail covers & fronts. New Caledonia 1965 8Fr imperf proof sheet of 25 in various colours plus St Pierre 1975 6c imperf proof strip of 5 in diff colours, Spain 1938 Charity 2P blk of 4 with security punch opt SPECIMEN. Turkey 1917-18 10pa green, imperf proof blk of 4. Stamps VF MUH. (7 items) $100$200
910Yugoslavia: Collection 1918-95 in 2 thick Minkus albums. 1918 Bosnia pictorial opt set to 10k, 1918 Invalids Fund opt set (SG cat £325), 1919 opt on Military post set to 10k (£100), 1919 Newspaper opt set (£225), 1919 opt on Hungarian pictorial set to 10k (£130), plus Coronation opt in blue (£200), 1918 Croatian Freedom set. Pages almost comp to 1930 inc 1921 Postage Due set to 50D (£170), 1933 Pen Congress set, 1934-79 appears largely comp inc 1949 100th Railway set plus M/S perf & imperf (£500). 1951 Air set to 500D (£100), 1951 Mountaineering set (£100), 1951 Air 50D (£90), 1954 Animal set to 100D (£160), 1956 Olympics set (£225), 1961 20th Anniv M/S (£170). 1981-95 inc 50+ sets, M/S & booklets. Also selection of 1945-46 Istria-Slovene Coast (100+). Yugoslavia Trieste (30+), Croatia 1995 issues & Macedonia inc se-tenant blks & M/S. Lots of extras inc M & U sets for resale. Generally F-VF M/MUH/U, majority of main collection F-VF M/MUH (post 1950 MUH). SG cat £11,000+ = A$20,000+. Large collection, well filled pgs. (4000 + 110 M/S) $1500$2500
911Yugoslavia: Large collection 1918-91 near comp in 2 Schaubek albums, inc 1918 opt Bosnia pictorial set to 10K, 1919 opt Austrian Emperor set to 10K, 1918 "SHS Hrvatska" opt Hungary set to 10K, plus 15h "white figures" (SG cat £100) & Coronation set (£200), 1931-33 King set (SG cat £150). 1933 PEN Congress set, 1939-40 King set, 1949 Railway set plus M/S perf & imperf (£450), 1950 Pictorial set, 1951 Air set (£100), 1951 Mountaineering, 1951 Pictorial set (£110), 1952 Olympics set, 1953 Congress Air set (£254), 1953 10th Anniv 15d (£225), 1954 Animal set (£100), 1956 Art set (£150), 1956 Olympics set (£225), 1961 Insurrection M/S (£170). BOB inc useful Postage Dues from 1918 inc 1918 opt Hungary set to 50f (£170). Almost all diff. VF fresh M/MUH, a few pre-1935 U. SG cat £6500+ = A$10,000+. Clean & full albums. (2700 plus 35 M/S) $800$1200
912Zeppelins: Germany 1930 South America Flight, 1931 Polar Flight & 1933 Chicago Flight sets in sheets of 50 of private reprints. Superb fresh MUH. SG cat £267,000, Mi cat €575,000 -both as genuine singles, plus premium for sheets. Only $1 per set! (8 sheets, 400 stamps) $150$300
916Lighthouse Coin Trays with 20 spaces for coins in 2"x2" holders. Very attractive with velvet inserts & sliding clear perspex covers. Stack together to make a coin cabinet. Ideal for collectors/market dealers or shop displays. As new. Retail $300 (6 trays) $110$150
917Krause Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1901-2000. 2009 ed Over 2000 pgs, values in 4 grades, over 50,000 coins with photos. New. Retail $125 $50$75
918McDonald Aust Coin & Banknote Catalogue 2011 pocket guide 18th edition in full colour with 456 pgs. New. Recently arrived. Retail $35 x 5 = $175. (5) $100$130
919Standard Catalogue of World Paper Money Vol 1, Specialised Issues. (Pick). 10th Edn 2005 (just superseded edition). 1,170 pgs. New. List 10,000 of diff notes issued by States, Cities & Towns as well as trading banks etc. A must have companion to the catalogue of general world issues. Retail $127. $50$75
AUSTRALIAN COINS
920½d 1938-64 Kangaroo reverse, over 10kg. Unchecked by us. (Approx 1800) $150$190
9211d 1938-64 Kangaroo reverse, over 10kg. Unchecked by us. Approx 1000 $150$200
9221d - all appear Kangaroo reverse, over 10kg. Unchecked by us. Approx 1000. $150$200
92320c 2001 Bradman UNC mostly ex mint bag. McD cat UNC $250, choice UNC $350 ($5-$7 ea). (50) $75$120
92450c 2005 Official Issue card "A Special Keepsake For Your New Baby" featuring a card with Winnie the Pooh design & 2005 UNC 50c WWII Remembrance. Original cost from Aust Post $398. Another overpriced product that sold so badly we have never seen it before. Have to be scarce. (40) $90$120
92550c 2008 Centenary of Scouting UNC in cards of issue. McD cat $250. (25) $110$130
926$1 1984 Kangaroo proofs with no outer boxes (coins perfect). Original RAM issue price in 1984 $225. (15) $55$75
927$1 1994 10th Anniversary "Coin Fair" Silver Proofs with no outer boxes. McD cat $ 330. Bargain. (3). $75$100
9512006 $1 50 Years of Aust Television "S" mintmark. McD cat $150. (30). $60$85
9522006 $1 50 Years of Aust Television "B" (10) "M" (10) mintmarks. McD cat $100. (20). $45$60
9532008 50c Beijing Olympics stamp & coin set in box of issue. Scarce, only 8000 issued. Retail $180+ $75$100
9542009 $1 Kangaroo frosted CuNi. UNC in pack of issue. Sold out at RAM (5) $90$100
9552010 Mary MacKillop proof 60c stamp & coin set. A very attractive & sought after boxed set. Issue price $89.95, retail much higher. Mintage only 8000. $75$100
9562010 20c & $1 150th Anniv of Burke & Wills 2-Coin Unc Sets. Sold out from RAM. (10 Sets). $110$140
9572011 50c Royal Wedding selectively gold plated 2 coin proofs for Will & Kate. Lovely memento. Just arrived. Issue price $175. $130$150
958Bent, buggered and battered. ½d and 1d straight from the back of the garden shed. Reserved at copper value. 10kg. Unchecked by us. $100$130
959PNC (stamp & coin covers) 20c 2010 Fromelles, 50c 1994 Year of Family, 1998 Bass & Flinders, 2010 National Serv, Melb Cup, $1 2007 Bounding Kangaroo, 2009 Stargazing, 2010 Comm Coinage, 2011 Year of Rabbit, $5 1997 Bradman. McD cat $260. (10) $90$120
960RAM $5 Proofs. 1994 Enfranchisement of Women, 1996 Bradman, 1998 Flying Doctor, 2003 Rugby World Cup, 2004 150 Years of Steam Train. McD cat $430. (5) $200$275
961Stamp & Coin Covers (PNCs) 20c 2011 Ashes, 50c 2010 National Serv, Melb Cup, $1 2007 Bounding Kangaroo, Special Air Serv, 2009 Aus Post 200 yrs, 2010 Comm Coinage, Powered flight, Burke & Wills, $5 2005 Tennis Open. McD cat $255. (10) $90$120
997Germany: 1930s albums (4) with near comp Art collections "Die Malerei des Barock" (88/100), "Die Malerei des Goti und fruh Renaissance" (97/100), "Die Malerei der Renaissance" (93/100) & "Moderne Malerei vom Impressionismus lis zur Gegenwart" (146/150). Cards in last vol mainly 80x70mm, other 3 average 100x150mm. Wide selection of the world's most important artists inc Botticelli, Van Eyck, da Vinci, Michelangelo, Durer, Rubens, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Monet & Picasso. All stuck into their original profusely annotated albums. Plus 1930s "der Welt Krieg" (1914-18) with 90/270 multicolour "labels" & 1936 "Bilder Deutsche Gesichte" with 198/200 "cards" depicting historical events from the Middle Ages to just before WWI. Most cards average size, some larger. Albums G (1), F (3) & VF (2), contents VF. (6 albums -716 cards) $200$300
998Germany: Cigarette & Propaganda Cards. 1936 Olympics, photo cards with details on reverse, large (17 x 12cm) (19), small (12 x 8cm) (101), some extras. Cigarette cards depicting ships, 'Saba' series (approx 220), 'Jasmatzi' series (approx 270), 'Bilder Deutscher Geschuchte' series of German history (approx 430). Propaganda cards issued c1941 'Raubstaat England' (Robber State England) depicting 'atrocities', large size (17 x 12cm) (89), small size (12 x 8cm) (59) some extras. Total 1150+ cards. See website for selection of Ship cigarette cards. $200$400
OTHER COLLECTIBLES
999Coin Jewellery Pendant: Great Britain 1703 Virgo Anne 6d with pendant loop at top. gVF. S-3590 cat VF £100. $50$100
1000Convict: Van Diemen's Land: 185x Ticket of Leave (a pass to allow convicts to travel between his place of work & designated destination) issued by Police Office in closest town. Original unissued form printed in black on wove paper with counterfoil. Approx 110 x 200mm. gEF. Scarce. (P) $150$200
1001Gold Necklace: 14ct Yellow gold necklace. Most unusual style. 31.6g with Aust Gold Buying Co valuation in 1987 of $1,740 when gold was a third of what it sells for today. AGW 0.549 oz. Gold value alone approx $770 (P) $700$900
1002Gold: 9ct Lady's heavy necklace. Traditional solid chunky links marked .375. Tiny single band at each end in .925 silver for effect. VGC. 73.66g, AGW 0.888oz approx. Gold value alone approx $1240. (P) $1200$1500
1003Gold: 9ct necklace curb link 2 tone. VGC. 50cm. 16.08g, AGW 0.1938oz. Gold value alone approx $270. $250$350
1004Gold: 9ct Lady's rings set with Garnet, aquamarines, ruby, sapphires, amethysts & diamonds. All VGC. Total weight 13.41g, AGW 0.01616oz approx. Retail/replacement value $1500++ (6 rings) $500$700
1005Gold: 9ct Lady's rings set variously with diamonds, ruby, sapphire & aquamarine. All VGC. Total weight 16.40g, AGW 0.1977oz approx. Huge retail/replacement value - estimate $2,500++. (7 rings) $600$800
1006Gold: 9ct Victorian/Edwardian fob chain bracelet with T bar. VGC. 19.5cm. 20.47g, Gold value alone approx $340. Antique shop retail $1000+ (P) $350$500