Public Auction 307 Thursday, 3rd July, 2014

435 Ceylon: Collection 1857-1970 in 2 Lighthouse s/books. 1857-59 QV 1d & 2d imperf, 1872-80 QV to 96c, 1885 surch to 32c. 1893-99 QV set to 2R50 M (£100). Also range of QV Postcards & stationery envelopes. 1903-11 KEVII to 75c plus 2 postal stationery items. 1912-25 KGV to 1R & 1921-33 to 2R U, & to 5R M. Also 1936 KGV Pictorial on special Christmas Flight cover to London. 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee set. 1935-36 KGV Pictorial set to 1R. 1938-49 KGVI Pictorial set to 5R, useful commems & def to 1970. Extras inc M & U, shades, pmks etc. Most F-VF M/U. SG cat £1600+. (1600, +10 covers) $250 $400

436 CHEAP! Ryukyus Islands 1958-68 M/Sheets (47) inc 1958 Gateway & Anniv (3 of ea cat £80). 1962 Philatelic & Kendo (£220), 1963 Bird (£46), 1965 Turtles (£48), 1966 Fish set (£75), 1967 Shells set (£68) & 1968 Crabs (4, £72) plus another 21 sheetlets, total SG cat £580. Germany MUH accumulation inc 1947 Allied Occupation (1000), 1Mk in large blks or parts sheets. West Germany 1950s-70s Defs, Pics/Commems (1250) inc 1971 Road Regulations sets 1&2 (25 of ea, £100), 1970 Humanitarian Relief sets inc West Berlin (25 of ea, cat £120) & many 100s of others, mostly fresh MUH, plus CTO blks of 4, total cat £1050. United Nations 1980s Pics (26) in sheets of 50, fresh MUH, FV SFr390, Austria Sch2050 & US$175. Spanish 1930s-40s Telegraphs (8 diff) in sheets of 100 inc Colonial opts -retail $600+. Nauru 2006 Dinosaurs set of 8 inc comp sheets of 25 (SG cat £325). Overall mostly fresh MUH. Total cat & retail $5000+ plus United Nations FV A$900. (5000). $550 $800

437 China, Indochina & Germany: 1895-1950 range China 1941 Sun Yet Sen high value set $1-$20 Die III (SG cat £75), Foochow Local post 1895-96 Dragon Boats to 40c. Indochina 1942-49 Mint range inc Airmails, Vichy opts, plus Koung-Tcheou Vichy opts (4). Germany 1950 Bach set 10pf & 20pf MUH (£170). All diff. Most F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £390+. (30). $120 $180

438 China-PRC. Booklet collection (28) to 2002 Tale of Dong Yung inc 1980 "White Flag Dolphin" (age stain, cat £85), 1981 "Marking the Gunwhale" (£39), 1982 "Year of the Dog" (£90), 1983 "Year of the Pig" (£95) & "Terracotta Warriors" (£225), 1984 "Year of the Rat" (£70), 1988 "Year of the Dragon" (£35) & 14 others mostly VF MUH. SG cat £800. Then some very scarce booklets -1996 Shanghai Pudong New Area PO (in folder), 1993 1st East Asian Games, 1994 Wuyi Mountain City. Then set of 3 booklets Wu-Nin, Hai-Rou 20x10, 10x60, 10x80, plus B19 Carp Legend in pop-up folder with extra setenant strip of stamps, available only at "Sydney 2000" Olymphilex. (28) $350 $500

439 China - Taiwan: 1961-83 Pic sets (35) with 1961-62 Art Treasure 1, 2 & 3 (cat £140), 1966 Faces (£78) & 1966 Paintings 3rd series (44). All VF MLH (total cat £262). Then 1968-70 Art Treasure series 1,2,3 (£46) 1970 Season Scrolls set of 12 (£58), 1972-74 Historic Porcelain sets 1-4 (£30). Mostly fresh MUH. Plus another 22 MUH sets for a total SG cat £530, & another 30 1996-99 MUH Pic/commem sets. (65 pic sets). $200 $300

440 Christmas Island: 1963 Pictorial set 2c-$1 (10 sets). VF fresh MUH. SG 11-20 cat £85, retail $140. (100). $60 $80

441 Christmas Island: 1968-70 Fish set 1c-$1 (10 sets). VF fresh MUH. SG 22-31. Retail $680. Hard to find in quantity. (120) $100 $150

442 Cinderellas & M/sheets etc: Near comp range of "Stamp News" magazine promotional gifts 1996-2013 inc facsimiles of Australia Beer Duty, 1934 Victorian Centenary, Pals Wildlife, Unadopted Essays M/Sheets (3 sets of 12), $15 Wetlands Conservation sheetlet of 10, maxicards, M/S etc. Plus normal stamps with wide range of thematic Trains, Birds, Animals, Princes Diana, ships, dinosaurs, Olympics etc. Also NSW pmks cds collection A-Z & some machine pmks 1966-2005. (150 stamps, 90M/S, 20 covers & cards & 900 pmks, in 79 hagners in 2 binders). $100 $150

443 Cinderellas: Airshow & Flight labels etc mostly Italian inc 1933 Balbo Transatlantic Flight 2 diff panes of 6. Italy 1926 Transpolar Zeppelin Flight missing blue (oceans) & buff (land) on globe, others from 1927, 1929, 1934, 1937, 1947 etc inc balloon flights, plus 1912 Gordon Bennett Stuttgart label & a Danish Map label. VF M/MUH. (36). $200 $300

444 Cinderellas: Accumulation with 1920s-50s European Red Cross/TB labels, USA 1860s-1920s Stationery cut-outs, some with fancy cork cancels, USA late 1800s Washington Revenues. 1971 GB-Aust Emergency Mail Service labels F-VFU (scarce). European Philatelic Exhibition M/Sheets inc East Germany 1978 Youth. Australian Revenues inc NSW Wine, decimal Tax Stamps U, plus "Stamp News" Beer Duty, Pals labels & other reprints. Usual sl mixed condition. Interesting lot with value in the USA postal stationery. (600). $100 $150

445 Cinderellas: Poland 1980-89 Solidarity opposition stamps collection in thick Lighthouse s/book. Diverse Polish themes inc history, arms, anti-communist propaganda, Martyrs, anti-Nazi, Polish heroes etc. Includes plenty M/S & sheetlets. All diff. At least half diff from other lots offered. VF fresh. Attractive Cinderella addition to a Polish collection covering an important Polish historical period. (approx 1000) $300 $500

446 Collection: AAT to Zimbabwe in 200 hagners inc British Pics & high val machins to £5, Canada & Hong Kong QEII to $10. Asia inc China, Japan, Korea mixed Pics, assorted Malaysia. Maldives (500) inc many postally U & hard to find as such. Mauritius to R10. South Africa, Switzerland inc charities. Singapore to $10 Insects or $10 Flowers. Thailand (90) inc many Pics. Overall minimal Sand-Dunes, vast majority G-VF postally U. (5000) $200 $250

447 Collection in 1930s loose leaf album with 100s of stamps inc Belgium WWI Charities, France from 1870s Ceres, GB QV-KEVII to 1/-, Switzerland inc 1860s-70s Seated Helvetia (11), 1900 UPU set. Then Egypt, Central & South Africa, North America inc Mexico, Canada & USA pickings inc 1893 Columbian to 10c & 1901 Bicolour Pics (5) to 10c. Then Olympics collections inc 1988 Seoul packs 1-4, Moscow 1980 FDC, SG "History of the Olympics" collection & 1966 Atlanta Pics (3000). Pakistan 1949-70 MUH collection in s/book & mixed oddments in another 3 albums inc pre WWII Papua Pics. Also mixed Australia & World covers (150) inc USA 1930s FFC (30). (1000s). $250 $325

448 Cook Islands: 1976-89 Official OHMS opts on cover to Australia, good range of issues, mostly airmail, one Special Delivery. (18). $40 $60

449 Covers: 1977 "The Commonwealth Collection of Silver Jubilee FDC" in custom album. Australia 1980s FDC/PSE duplicated collection (500) loose & in 2 albums. S/book with PNG Pre-decimals inc 1960 Postage Due opt set of 5 to 3/- & 1964 Birds set to 10/-, plus assorted Dec Pic sets (40) M or CTO. Australia 1970s PO Packs (18 -retail $250) inc 1971 Selected Issues & 1972-73 Christmas. Lastly World Collection with 100s of stamps in 2 VGC spring-back binders (new retail $160) with USA from late 1800s. Thailand, Japan Revenues 1890s-early 1900s, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe & more, mostly G-FU. Then USA 1920s-50s FFC (30 diff) & 100 packs of 30 (3000) 1996 Atlanta Olympics large Pics. (1000s) $300 $400

450 Covers: Box lot with 380 cvrs 1877-1990s. Better noted inc Hong Kong 1949 UPU set FDC (imperfections, Yang cat $600+). GB useful range from 1870s 1d reds on cover, KGV (6), plus 50 mostly 1990s-2000s FDCs inc 1990 20p Smilers cat £28, 2000 "£1" Stamp Show M/S £22 & lots of others with booklet panes -total cat £250+. Large quantity (250+) of Australian Framas 30c-37c on cvrs & FDCs inc sets of locations & button sets, also 1984 Anpex M/S on cover with special pmks (27) & Cocos 1963 Pictorial FDC set. Good resale potential. (380 cvrs). $180 $250

451 Covers: British Commonwealth FDC with Australia/Territories (20) to 2012 (FV $50). NZ 1990s Pics (48) inc se-tenant blks of 10, Commem sets to $1.80 & Health M/Sheets. Ross Dependency (FV $200). Tokelau similar period (35 -FV $120). Hong Kong late 1990s Lunar New Year sets (13) & M/Sheets (8) FV $260, GB/Channel Islands (35) inc Horses, Dogs & Diana Memorial (FV £50). Mixed British Commonwealth & Foreign (100+) inc Kenya, Caribbean Islands, Europe, China, Japan, Nauru & USA, plus Christmas Island 1994 Year of the Dog (minor cover tones, 24 sets or M/Sheets) FV $20. Strong thematic content, mainly Dogs. Massive original new issue cost. Mostly fresh & clean. (285). $120 $160

452 Covers: Carton lot with Australia 1980s FDC/PSE (approx 650) in 3 albums & loose in bags -minor duplication, plenty of Pic/thematic pmks. Latvia Year 2000 pictorial & commem covers (50). Poland postal cards 1955-86 approx 900 all diff -most with views or pictorial designs VF UN, STC Mi €2000 = A$3000. Minor duplication in the Australian section. Individual retail would be huge! (1600) $300 $400

453 Covers - First Flights of Poland inc 1956 Warsaw - Berlin & Warsaw - Melbourne, 1958 Warsaw - London, 1959 Warsaw - Amsterdam, 1972 various to Canada & USA, then 1960s Rocket Flights, Balloon Flights & even some Helicopter & Glider flights. Wide range of diff frankings, lots of diff rocket, balloon, Helicopter & Glider special labels, cachets & pmks, with extras throughout. (192) $200 $300

454 Covers: Germany 1935-38 Franking machine meter cancel air covers to Australia at 75pf, 125pf & 290pf rates, inc a doubleton 40+35pf, carried by Imperial Airways, ten of which experienced transit delays, inc engine trouble at Rangoon (IE391), Akyab (IE423), & Jodhpur (IE425), some attractive pictorial advertising meters.1 a front only, F-VF. (21). $120 $180

455 Covers: GB-Australia 1929-34, intended for airmail within Australia only, mostly franked at 4½d rate (1½d + 3d airmail fee), one very scarce 8d double rate, 2 to NZ, one endorsed "1st Day 4½d inclusive rate". Nice range of mixed frankings. Fair-VF, 6 fronts only. Rather scarce material. (20). $80 $150

456 Covers: Great Britain Interrupted/delayed Imperial Airways mails to Australia (flight allocation details lightly penciled on reverse), spanning flights IE140-655 & SE4-246, inc incidents such as engine & other mechanical troubles, undercarriage damage (IE327), cracked oil tank (IE365), burst tyre on landing (IE437), crew problems (inc cholera injections episode which delayed SE237), adverse weather, the "near miss" IE552, where “Hengist” was destroyed by fire at Karachi after mail had been transferred to “Atlanta”, ”Caledonia” collision with buoy at Athens (IE655), 4 dates between 24-31 Jan 1940 which were among the backlog accumulated as Poole Harbour was ice bound, preventing flights between 20 Jan-2 Feb, o/w no duplication. Some scarcer & higher frankings, inc Seahorses 5/- (3), KGVI 2/6 brown single frankings etc. Flight allocations generally confirmed by b/s & departure dates. Mixed poor-VF condition. Irreplaceable lot, nucleus for an 8-frame exhibit. (105) $2000 $3000

457 Covers: India 1935-38 Imperial Airways interrupted/delayed covers (details lightly penciled on reverse), most confirmed by Australia arrival b/s, inc IE359 delayed due to faulty undercarriage at Bangkok, delays due to engine or other mechanical problems IE317 & 630 (both Calcutta), 331 & 391 (both Rangoon) & 425 (Jodhpur), balance delayed due to weather, inc the IE467 Akyab waterlogged aerodrome etc. Range of diff frankings. All but a few F-VF. (22). $240 $400

458 Covers: India Airmail Incident covers 1935-36 of Imperial Airways service interrupted/delayed mail to Australia, inc engine or other mechanical trouble with IE317 (Calcutta, flts), IE331 (Rangoon), IE335 (oil tank damage at Akyab), IE359 (faulty undercarriage Bangkok), IE369 (Akyab) & IE467 (waterlogged aerodrome at Akyab), last taxed in Aust- ralia, others delayed due to bad weather. Generally fine (10) $120 $180

459 Covers - Japan: 1920s Internal Mail unchecked as received, various frankings mainly 3s & 5s, noted odd combination frankings inc 6s (double weight?) but not examined in detail. Mostly "long" envelopes with original correspondence inside mainly addressed in Japanese which suggests a single correspondence. Wide range of cancels. Some opening flts but no toning. Mostly average to fine for period. Approx 1300 (calculated by weight) $400 $700

460 Covers: Netherlands Indies 1940-41 mostly censored airmail covers to Australia via Imperial Airways or KNILM services, some carried on former's "Horseshoe" route flights. Good variety of Censor tapes & h/s, some dual censored. Inc Imperial SE218 delayed by Darwin cyclone, registered (6, one at Cheribon), higher frankings etc. Most F-VF. Nice lot. (40). $800 $1200

461 Covers: New Guinea 1940s WWII Port Moresby District covers with diff Army & RAAF PO pmks, generally reasonable strikes, various censor h/s. Usual G-VF for these. (19) $120 $180

462 Covers: New Guinea 1943-45 USA Military POs covers, mostly Australian frankings to Australia, one to USA & taxed with USA Postage dues. Odd fault, generally G-VF. (15). $80 $120

463 Covers: New Guinea 1943-45 Port Moresby Registered inc Field PO 081, 0138, 0139, Aust FPO 182, Aust Army PO 213, 214, AFPO 74 (nice red reg label), & Air Force PO 74 (h/s reg details). Generally good condition & pmks, variety of censor h/s. (8). $95 $150

464 Covers: Pacific Islands bag of 1950s-70s covers (130). Noted Norfolk Is 1960 Bird 10/- FDC, other Pre-dec FDC (11). Fiji 1971 Birds to $2 & Pre-dec Commem sets (5). PNG 1962-65 FDC (9). Tonga 1938 Tin-can mail to Victoria. Niue 1937 KGVI Coronation & NZ Pre-decimal FDC (50) from 1935 Gallipoli to 1965 ANZAC. Plus assorted other covers & envelopes. Odd tone or other minor flts, mostly F-VF. $100 $140

465 Covers: Poland 1933-38 Airmail covers to Australia by Imperial Airways (details lightly penciled on reverse), confirmed by transit or Australia b/s. Earliest (25 Nov 1933) carried on IE245 with boxed h/s "Karachi Cancelled 8 Dec 33" across Airmail label to terminate air carriage, interrupted/delayed IE446 (multiple delays culminating in engine problems at Akyab), IE498 (undercarriage damaged at Basra & Rangoon), delays due to engine or other mechanical problems IE638 (Allahabad) & SE36 (Batavia), weather, etc. Generally F-VF, some attractive & scarcer frankings present. Excellent group. (27). $480 $700

466 Covers: POW 1940s WW2 covers & cards, most to Poland, some to Germany. Appear to be all Officer Camps (Oflags) in a wide range of locations with various diff pmks & censor cachets. Mostly F-VF. (80) $300 $500

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467 Covers-Zeppelin: 1931-37 with German frankings inc 2 with 1RM Zeppelin or 2RM Lilienthal, both on 1934 Sth America Christmas Flight, with diff cachets, 2RM Zeppelin pr, or 4RM Zeppelin on 2nd or 3rd South America Condor-Zeppelin flights, then 1935-37 Airmail covers Germany-Brazil (8) with wide range of frankings inc Olympic set with Olympic pmks, another with commem Berlin pmk for 250th Trans-Atlantic flight -all with "Europa-Sudamerika" cachets. Some faults inc sm pieces excised from some, one a front only, o/w overall fair-VF. The 4 Zeppelin stamps alone cat £236 as loose U. (12). $275 $400

468 Covers-Zeppelin: South America Airmail & Zeppelin 1932-46. Brazil- Germany Condor Air (6) inc Zeppelin opt $7000 on Zeppelin flight card, 1932 Rio-Recife Zeppelin cover, 1936 Air France to Germany, 1936 reg to Germany, 1946 Air Bolivia-Australia, 1945 Colombia-UK, & 1936 Chile-Germany. Fair-VF (12) $130 $200

469 Denmark Local Posts: 1872-90 Bypost range of diff towns. Aalborg 1884 Numeral 5o, 1886 Arms set to 50o, 1886 Surch 3o/5o. Copenhagen 1880 Arms to 10o. Holte 1872 Numeral 2s. Horsens 1883 Large Numeral 3o plus 1886 small numerals to 5o. Kolding 1888 Castle 3o. Odense 1886-87 Arms to 3o. Randers 1887 Knight set to 10o plus surch. Svendborg 1887 Arms set to 10o. Veile 1887 Bird set to 10o. Viborg 1886-87 Arms to 5o. All diff. Most G-VF M/U. (70). $250 $400

470 Disney Animated Films or classic cartoon characters, 1990s issues in packets, untouched as received from New Issue Service with 88 M/Sheets inc "Runaway Brain", Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Mickey Visits China, A Year in the Life of Mickey & Friends, Disney Lunar Calendar, Pocahontas, Mulan, Mickey's Dream Wedding & Disney Sweethearts. Most characters present inc Mickey & Minnie, Black Pete, Hewey, Dewey & Louie, Donald & Daisy Duck, Uncle Scrooge, Goofy & Pluto. Apparently diff from the other Disney collection on offer. Appear all fresh MUH. 88 M/S & 12 related Pic sets. New Issue cost over $700. $200 $300

471 Dogs Thematic Collection Part One Vols 1 to 6 "AAT to Polynesia Francaise" with 1800 MUH sets & 600 M/Sheets (not inc Arab States or similar), 1966 (or earlier) to 1990 or later. Duplication throughout inc the odd FDC, highlights inc AAT 1966 Pics to $1, BAT 1971 opt set to 50p & other pic sets (32 inc blks of 4). Afghanistan 1962 Agriculture M/S (20), Cook Is Pic sets (5) 1920-44 vals to 3/-, Grenada "Disney" M/S (35), KUT 1937 KGVI set to £1 M plus extras £1 (2). Newfoundland 1935 KGV SJ, 1937 KGVI (11 vals) to 48c (3 sets) & finally many other beautiful Pic sets (minimal sand-dunes) from Asia inc Hong-Kong, Japan, Bhutan, China, Mongolia, North Korea, Pacific Islands inc Niue, NZ, Palau, Micronesia, Polynesia or South America inc Paraguay, Peru, Central America inc Caribbean & Mexico, Europe inc Norway, Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, Isle of Man, Iceland, Jersey, Austria & much more. Some CTO or pre 1966 M/MLH, much duplication in places, few sets adhering, majority F-VF MUH with no toning. Estimate vendor cost $8000+ All in massive carton! (many 1000s). $800 $1200

472 Dogs Thematic Collection Part Three FDC. Massive collection 1950s-early 2000s in 3 overfilled albums & in loose pgs, inc odd pack, maxicard, registered, British Silk envelopes & others. Countries range from Australia to Vietnam. Some tones, duplication throughout. Magnificent effort. Cost vendor well over $2500. (850) $400 $600

473 Dogs: Modern new issues/recent purchases 1990s-mid 2000s Part 1 with 60 FDC (minor duplication), 270 Pic sets & 520 M/Sheets, variable duplication up to 6 or 10 of ea. Fresh MUH ex New Issue dealer (inc some invoices). Marked prices on packets/glassines total $5000. A heroic assembly on a popular thematic. (850+ items). $550 $800

474 Dogs, Puppies etc New Issues & recent purchases, late 1990s/early 2000s. Part 2 inc Gambia "Disney 101 Dalmatians" (cost $400+). Other M/Sheets (170) & Pic sets (60) for a total cost of $1400. Then other purchases inc Vatican 1948 Air Mail set UN (cat £1000, cost vendor $350) & other dog style sets (20) -mostly CTO in glassines as purchased, & small collection on leaves. Mostly unchecked as received. Mixed MUH/M/CTO etc. Unusual group. Medium carton. (many 100s). (P) $230 $350

475 Eclectic carton lot with 1986 "Commonwealth Collection" with 50+ country MUH sets in limited edition custom slipcase album -issue price approx $500. Tasmania 1960s Govt cheques (50), some with revenues to 1/- attached. Australia 1980s maximum cards (150), PO Postcard wallet set of 4, plus extra 1978 red FV $55. Bundle of unchecked assorted 1980s FDC & 1970 RV PO Packs (10, retail $45). International Olympic Committee Official FDC collection (40), plus 1996 Atlanta Pics (3000) in packets of 30. Norfolk Island 1980s FDC collection (60) inc Flowers to $5 & Scenes to $5 (2 sets). GB QEII collection (100s) in hagners inc Machins to £5 & plenty of Pic/commem sets. World array in plastic bags & 2 large s/books. PNG 1985 PO Year album & 1970s PO Packs (16) inc 1975, '76, '77, '79 & '81 Year sets -retail $170. (1000s) $300 $375

476 Estonia collection 1918-40 basically compete (no 1919 Eesti Post opts), nicely written up in album 1st issue with range of shades inc 15k perf blk of 4 & 35p grey & olive-grey shades (total Mi cat €2150), 1919 5p yellow sheet of 50 (€350), 1921 Red Cross set imperf horiz (€240), 1925 surch the same (€300) -plus extras (€430), 1923 Airmail opt set (€495), plus extras inc 10Mk opt perf (€2000, but no cert) 1923 "Aita hadalist" opt set perf & imperf (€800), plus 2½Mk imperf horiz (€1200). Air triangles set perf & imperf (€120), all Charity-Relief sets & all M/S. VFU. Mi cat €10,000+. Fantastic collection. (360,+ 4M/S). (P) $2500 $3500

477 Estonia: 1918-80s Collection. 1918 1st issue set to 70p plus 35p grey. 1919-20 Pictorial & Allegorical range to 25Mk plus perfs & shades. 1922 Pictorial Defs to 10Mk imperf & set to 20Mk perf. 1923 Map set. 1923 Air opt set inc 10Mk/5Mk perf 11½ (SG cat £550), 20Mk/5Mk perf 11½ (£200) & 45Mk/5Mk both close & wide spacing (£440). 1923 Red Cross opt set perf (£140) & imperf (£135). 1930 Surch set. 1931 Red Cross Charity set to 20s. 1936-39 Charity sets comp plus M/S. 1936 President set to 60s. 1941 Pernau opt on Russia set to 50k (Mi cat €180). 1941 German Occup Swastika set on both papers. Also range of USSR issues with themes related to Estonia, plus range of covers & cards all related to, or posted in Estonia. (38). All diff. F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £2700+. Mi cat €5200+. (260, 6 M/S, 38 covers). $800 $1200

478 Europe: Collection in carton with Belgium in s/book from 1850s imperfs to 1960s Pics inc Railway Parcels, plus Netherlands & Sweden similar period. Germany "Ersttagsblatt" (FD cards) collection (70) 1989-91. Latvia cover collection with 1993 opt/surch on local commercial mail (100 covers), plus album postal stationery PO forms & unstamped envelopes, 3rd vol with commem frank stamps (24), some on philatelic covers. Bundle of mixed 1940s-90s mostly European covers (approx 50) inc mail to Australia. Junior collections with Germany, Russia, Malta & GB. USA 1930s-50s FFC & finally British Cwlth 1937 KGVI Coronation Omnibus F-VFM collection (cat £190) in loose leaf album. As always usual mixed G-VF with pickings throughout. (1000s) $300 $400

479 Fiji: Mint collection 1891-1978 in s/book. 1912-23 KGV to 1/-, 1918 Postage Due set, 1938-55 KGVI Pictorial set to £1 inc 5d blue canes, 1½d Die I & II, 2d Die I & II, 6d Die I & II, 1948 KGVI Silver Wedding set. 1954-59 QEII Pictorials to £1 in blks of 4. 1959-63 QEII Pictorial set to £1. 1971-72 Bird set to $2. Commems appear comp. Extras inc blks & gutter blks. Most F-VF M/MUH. SG cat £985. (470, +6 M/S) $250 $400

480 France: 1946-47 Airmails on covers with 40Fr (15), 50Fr (30, inc blk of 4), 100Fr (9) & 200Fr (4). One express to Germany, another to Philippines, 4 to USA, the remainder to Australia, inc 1949 450Fr reg airmail, mostly good commercial quality, odd fault. (42). $160 $250

481 France Postal Stationery: Collection arranged in HG order in 4 albums, duplication appears to be limited to diff uprates, shades or usages to diff destinations (eg early to Montenegro, Netherlands Indies, Indochina, Australian Colonies, Siam, NZ etc). Postcards (357, 144M) with formular types (28 - 1 with nice Ceres 15c bistre cat £275 & 8M), Lettercards (66 - 1 opt "ANNULE", 41M), Envelopes (123 - 1 opt "ANNULE", 64M), Wrappers (42, 22M), Pneumatics (25, 11M), Aerogrammes (17, 1M) & Military (7). Plus Postal Forms (70) & others inc Telegraph ephemera. Generally F-VF, inc many desirable items. (720) . $3000 $5000