Public Auction 281 Thursday, 20th October, 2011

862 USA: Commemorative collection to 1967 in illustrated loose leaf album with 1893 Colombian set to 8c M plus 10c, 15c, 20c U & 50c UN (cat £1075). 1898 Trans-Mississippi set of 8 to $1 U (cat £920), 1901 Pan-American (£110), 1904 Louisiana set (£100), 1907 Jamestown (£38), 1912 Panama-Pacific set inc both shades of 10c (£50) & then near comp inc 1934 Parks M/Sheets imperf 1c & 3c (£50). Also collection of Presidential Defs to 1919 inc 1861 Jackson 2c black (2, £130) & Washington 5c brown (straight edge at left, cat £140). 1870 24c lilac (£200), 1879 set to 90c red (ex 15c) on porous paper (9, £500), 1890 30c black & 90c orange (£190). 1895 (10 diff) to $1 Perry (£170), 1902 (11) to 50c (£65), & some extra commems to 1915 inc Colombian to 10c & also 30c (£165), 1898 Mississippi 4c, 5c, 10c, 50c (£270) & 1901 Pan-American 4c, 5c, 10c (£60). Earlies usual mixed condition, fair to FU, later mostly F-VF M. Total cat £4200+ = A$6500. $500 $650

863 USA: Covers 1948-52 "Onondaga County Savings Bank" pre-paid envelopes postally U (110), most with postage dues from 1c to 30c, or current Presidents paying "unpaid postage". Mostly VF. (110). $130 $200

864 USA: M/MLH collection to 1970 in Scott "National" album, highlight being 1930 Zeppelin set 65c, $1.30, $2.60, superb MLH (SG cat £1400). Then 1893 Colombian 30c brown-orange MUH (glazed gum cat £300), 1901 Pan-American to 8c MLH (cat £325), plus extra 8c (£110). 1903-06 Presidents imperforate 1c green MLH & 2c red MUH (£45). 1917 Flat plate presidents to $1 purple-black MLH (cat £480). 1920 Pilgrim set (£50). 1922 Defs to $1 F-VF M & $2, $5 U (cat £375). 1924 Huguenot & 1925 Lexington-Concord sets (£60). 1926 New York Exhibition M/Sheet (£425). 1929 Kansas & Nebraska opt sets F-VF M (cat £575). 1931 Defs Rotary Press printing set of 10 to 50c FM (£85). 1932 Washington Bi-cent set (£25). 1933 Exhibition M/Sheets 1c & 3c (£60). Then near comp to 1970. Airmails inc 1918 to 24c red & blue MLH (cat £265), 1923 set of 3 (£190), 1927 10c pane of 3 (£100) & 1933 Zeppelin 50c green (£100). Overall fresh & clean. Total SG cat £4870 = A$7300. (P) $2400 $3000