Public Auction 327 Thursday, October 6, 2016

844 Germany: Collection 1879-1980s in 2 binders & s/book. Bavaria 1879-1918 inc 1911 Kings to 50pf. 1899-1918 Germania to 2Mk. Useful 1922-23 Inflation issues. 1933 Hindenburg set to 100pf. Also range of Saar & Danzig from 1920. Post WWII inc allied Occ, East Germany & a mint range West Germany to 1980s. Most diff. Most F-VF M/U. SG cat £3300+ = A$6600+. (2500 plus 20 M/S) $600 $900

845 Germany - Covers: Military & POW correspondence 1915-47 inc WWI POW postcard, Field Post mail, WWII POW letter sheets ex German camp to Belgium, France. Also 1946-47 French POW postcards sent by German internee, variety of markings, some with file hole punch, mainly F-VF. (11) $120 $160

846 Germany - 1940s WWII Anti-British propaganda Fieldpost cards with printed "Not worth a pfennig" Churchill stamp in various sub-types inc with "perfs", ship, "WC" shoulder letters & "3503" imprint all in black (U & UN), plus a lettersheet. With "perfs", "WC" & 3503 in blue (2U), "perfs" & 5503 imprint in blue with "WC" in brown (3U) inc 1 much redder face. Then with Chamberlain "stamp", 1 with brown suit coded 5503 (U), others all with black suit coded 3503 with 3 diff font "Feldpost" (2 UN & 5U) inc diff card stocks. Inc 5 used to or from Fieldposts. Mostly G-VF, some mixed condition. Interesting lot. (16). $700 $1000

847 German Occupation - Bohemia & Moravia: 1939-44 MUH collection of blks, plate blks, star label blks, blank tab blks & printed tab blks. 1939-42 Pictorial range to 20K inc 40h, 50h, 60h & 1K plate blks, 1.20K star 1, 2, 3 blks & 1.50K-20K, top, bottom, left & right blks with star labels & blank tabs. 1941 Red Cross set in se-tenant blks of 4 with printed tabs. 1940-41 Pictorials to 20K inc star label blks & blank tab blks. 1942 3rd Anniv set in star label blks of 4. 1941-42 Pictorial defs to 3K in star label blks of 4 inc diff star types. all blks diff. VF fresh MUH. Mi est cat €930+. (108 blks). $375 $500

848 German Occupation - Bohemia & Moravia: 1939-44 MUH collection of plate blks, star label blks, blks with printed & blank tabs & marginal dates. 1939 Newspaper set 2h-1K in plate blks of 4, plus 1939 opt 10h. 1940 Red Cross set in se-tenant blks of 4 with special printed tags inc UR, LL cnr marginal positional blks, plus central blks. 1941 100th Birthday set in se-tenant blks of 4 with 4 ornamental tabs. 1941 150th Death Anniv set again in se-tenant blks of 4 with Pictorial tabs. 1942 Hitler set in blks of 10 & 6 with double blank tabs inc top, bottom, left & right marginal blks. 1942 3rd Anniv set in star blks of 4. 1942 Red Cross bottom marginal blks of 20 with date inscription. 1943 Newspaper set in plate blks of 4. 1943 Hitler Birthday set in blks top, bottom, left & right marginal all with double blank tabs. 1944 Smetana set again in top, bottom, left & right marginal blks with double blank tabs, plus 1944 600th Anniv set. all blks diff. VF fresh MUH. Mi ext cat €720+. (138 blks) $275 $400

849 German Occupation - Bohemia & Moravia: 1939-42 Pictorial set 5h-20K in blks, gutter blks, plate blks, blank tab blks & star blks inc Linden Leaves 5h-30h gutter blks of 8, 40h plate 1 & 1A blks of 4, 50h plate 1-6A blks of 4, 60h plate 1-4A blks of 4, 1K plate 1A-3A blks of 4, 1.20K, 1.5K, 2K, 2.50K, all vert blks of 15 with star labels (both right & left marginal), 3K bottom & top marginal blks (4) showing 1&2 star margins, plus top & bottom blank tabs & left & right blks of 6 with 2 stars in margin, 4K top & bottom marginal blks with 1, 2 & 3 stars in margins, plus blank fields, 5K, 10K & 20K top & bottom marginal blks with 1 star in margins & blank tabs. Blks are all diff. VF fresh MUH. Mi est cat €740+. (68 blks). $275 $400

850 German Occupation - Bohemia & Moravia: 1940-42 Pictorial sets in blks gutter blks plate blks, star label blks & blank tab blks. 1940 set inc Leaves 40h gutter blk of 8, 50h plate 1 &1A blks, 80h star label blks of 4 (2 diff types of star), 1.20K star label blks of 4 with 1, 2 & 3 stars. 1940 set inc Leaves 50h gutter blk of 8, 2K star label blk of 4 (2 diff types of star), 5K-20K top, bottom, left & right marginal star blks inc 1 & 2 stars. 1941 set inc Leaves 30h gutter blk of 8, 1.20K star label blks of 4 inc 1 & 2 stars, 1.50K star label blks, 2K-3K label blks inc 1 & 2 stars. all blks diff. VF fresh MUH. Mi est cat €650+. (72 blks). $220 $350

851 German Occupation - Croatia: 1941-45 NDH Specialized collection MUH almost comp inc 1941 1st & 2nd opt sets on Yugoslavia, 1941 Castles opt, 1941-42 Views tete-beche prs, 1942 Model Plane Expo perf & imperf M/Sheets (the imperf with engravers secret mark), plus se-tenant stamps from the S/S, 1942 Ustashe M/S perf & imperf, 1943 Pavelic M/S perf & imperf, & later commem sets & M/S with some special items such as extras of 1943 Zagreb stamp & M/S showing engravers secret mark, plus an early reprint of the very rare 1945 Storm Troopers M/S (would cat £2000+), Officials, Postage Dues, Military Post inc unissued "Feldpost" opt etc. Plus large section of blks of 4 of various issues, inc some proofs. Then fantastic section of special S/Sheetlets inc 1942 Aviation Fund 2 sets of the diff S/S, 1st set S/S of 25 ea - 1 in ea with engraver's special marks in cnrs, 1st set S/S of 24+1tab - also 1 in ea with engraver's special marks in cnrs, 1942 Ustashe set S/S of 16+9 tabs, 1944 Postal Workers set S/S of 9, 1944 Labor Front S/S of 9, 1948 Red Cross set S/S of 20, 1945 Postal Workers S/S of 8 etc. Mostly VF fresh MUH. SG STC £5000++ for M so should be double, £10,000++ MUH. Beautiful & valuable collection. (570, 14M/S, 30S/S). $1500 $2500

852 German Occupation - Croatia: 1941-45 NDH MUH extensive collection inc 1941 1st & 2nd opt sets on Yugoslavia, 1942 Model Plane Expo perf & imperf M/Sheets, 1942 Ustashe M/S perf & imperf, 1943 Pavelic M/S perf & imperf, & later commem sets & M/S inc an early reprint of the very rare 1945 Storm Troopers M/S (would cat £2000+), Officials, Postage Dues etc. Then good section of special sheetlets inc 1942 Ustashe S/S of 16+9 tabs, 1943 Zagreb S/S of 8, 1944 Postal Workers set S/S of 9, 1944 Labor Front S/S of 9, 1945 Postal Workers S/S of 8 etc. Mostly VF fresh MUH. SG STC £2900 for M, should be at least £5800+ MUH. Nice collection. (200 + 12M/S + 14 S/S) (P) $700 $1000

853 German Occup - Estonia: 1941 Swastika & Arms set 15k-30k, both the sets on chalky paper & on ordinary paper, perf 11½. VF fresh MLH. Mi 1-3x & y cat €105, SG 3-5A & B cat £88. (6). $40 $60

854 German Occupation - Poland: 1916-17 Sosnowice Local Post specialist collection on 3 exhibition pages, inc 1st Arms issue both M & U sets, plus set U blks of 4, 2nd issue "stripe" opts issue both M & U sets, 3rd Triangle issue M & U on piece, plus another used on local cover tied by boxed pmk. Plus both issues of Arms postal cards UN, as well as very rare 1917 inwards postcard from Zawiercie with boxed violet 3kop local post h/s for the delivery fees (est €1000).VF fresh condition, M/U. Mi est cat €2600+. all stamps expertised Mikstein, Jungjohann, Ceremuga AIEP etc. Very interesting collection. (18 + 4 cards/covers) $700 $1000

855 Germany - Allied Occupation Russian Zone: 1945-46 Saxony (OPD Halle) Arms type (25) in diff wmks, Land Reform set & Reconstruction set perf & imperf. Plus East Saxony (OPD Dresden) Numeral types (26) inc shades & papers, plus Reconstruction set. VFU. SG cat £435, Mi cat €500. (68). $80 $120

856 Germany - West (1350) plus 23 M/S & West Berlin (900). Collection near comp 1949-90 in well-filled Davo album with Germany 1949 Parliament & UPU, 1950 Bach, 1951 defs to 90pf & Relief to 20pf, 1952 Otto, Hostels & Humanitarian Relief sets. 1953 Transport & Philatelic Exhib sets. 1954-57 Relief sets & 1955 Lufthansa. These cat £1000+, plus comp collection 1954-90, for a total of £2275. West Berlin inc 1948 opts (23) in black or red to 80pf. 1949 UPU set (£430) & pics comp to 5Mk (£75) 1951-53 Bells set of 15 (£420). 1951 Stamp Day, 1952 Olympics, Famous Berliners sets & 1953 Church Rebuilding sets (these cat £500+), plus comp collection 1952-90, for a total of £3000. A stunning G-FU collection (later sets CTO) with very little needed for completion. Total SG cat £5275 = A$11,000. Then East Germany (300) 1949-60 in older-style Lighthouse hingeless album inc 1949 UPU & 1953 Karl Marx sets & mostly CTO collection (1000) 1973-90 with wide variety of sets/singles plus odd M/Sheet. (3250) $700 $1000

857 Germany West: Collection 1950-86 in older style Lighthouse springback hingeless album with 1949 Parliament pr & Stamp Centenary set (£210), 1949 Refugee Relief set (£200), 1951 Posthorns set (£55), 1953 Transport Exhib (£45), 1955 Relief & Lufthansa sets (£80) & then virtually comp 1956-86, mostly F-VFU inc M/sheets. Then also MUH pic/commem 1972-86 inc 10 M/sheets & 30 diff charity sets. Estimated total cat around £1500. Very fresh & clean. (1300) $350 $500

858 Gibraltar: Collection 1935-83 Mint on Minkus album pgs. 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee set. 1938-51 KGVI pic set to £1 plus perfs. 1948 Silver Wedding set. 1953 QEII pic set to 1. 1960 QEII def pic set to £1. 1967 QEII Ship set to £1. 1971 Views se-tenant set to £1. 1977 QEII Flora & Fauna set to £1. Excellent coverage of commems & M/S where issued, which are 90% comp. all diff. SG cat £875. (360 plus 10M/S) $230 $300

859 Gilbert & Ellice Is: 1911-76 collection on hagners inc KGV to 5/- M & to 5/- U (SG cat £400), 1935 Jubilee 3 sets M (£96), 1939 Pictorials 4 sets M, 1 set U, plus set on FDC (total £260), 1948 Wedding 5 sets 5M & 1U (£105), 1949 UPU 4 sets M, 1956 Pic set M & 2 sets U (£134), 1965 set M & U, 1966 Surch set M, 1968 set M, other sets & part sets etc, plus 1940 Postage Due set M (£180). VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £1300, plus extra for 1939 FDC. (480 + 3 covers) $500 $650

860 Gold Coast: Specialised collection of postal history on pages ca 1900-55 inc covers, PPCs, On Active Service & Censor Mail, airletters & other stationery. Noted 22 covers inc registered covers, 3 PPCs, pre-stamped & postal envelopes & airletters 33 postal items in total, plus another 108 examples of pmks usually on piece or fragment, some on single stamps or plain piece. Inc a good study of the markings of Sekondi inc with the spelling Secondee Temple NT, Tarquash/Tarkara, Sulhum, Twifu inc 1936 (12 Sep) cover Twifu to Edinburgh. Also noted 1946 On Active Service cover unstamped, 1952 6d (pic) pre-stamped airletter, 1954 taxed airletter to Le Havre, France with 3F, 20F Postage Due tied by cds. Incoming mail inc 1948 (10 Sep) GB 6d Olympic airletter to Suhum Gold Coast with Suhum arrival b/s. Priced retail $2200. An unusual & scarce collection. (141 items) $900 $1200

861 Great Britain mostly 1841-1970 accumulation on hagners inc 1841 QV 2d blue imperf (2, SG cat £180), 1d brown imperfs (10, £320), 1d browns perf (36) inc plate numbers, later QV to 9d, inc Official opts to 6d, KEVII to 6d, KGV to 2/6, QEII MUH inc 1958 graphite lines set (£110) & 1959 phosphor-graphite set (£90), other Wildings to 1/6 inc blks of "phantom R" & retouches, booklet panes & booklets (4), then 1950s-60s commems (45 sets) & Machins to 1/9, early Regionals to 1/6, plus Castles to £1 MUH & large Machins (2 sets) MUH. Also range of Used inc high value Castles, large Machins £1 (2), plus decimals inc large Machins U, £1 black (19), £1 green (9), £2 (14) & £5 (12) & Castles inc £5 (17, £90). Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £1100 for noted items, plus all the Used QV-KGVI est £2000+ so total £3000+. (950+) $300 $500

862 Great Britain 1850s to mid 1960s lightly duplicated accumulation inc 1887 QV 10d (2), 1/- (3) & 2/6 (cat £490). 1902 KEVII 10d (2) & 1/- (14 (£1015). 1924 Wembley set M & 1925 U (£125). 1935 KGV Seahorse set to 10/- (£190). 1939 KGVI set of 6 (£60) plus extra £1 (13), 10/- (3) & 2/6 brown (3) -total £380. 1949 KGVI SW £1. 1952 KGVI sets to £1 (12, £300). 1950s-60s QEII high val commems (128), 1950s-60s Castle £1 (47) & 10/- (15) mixed printings. all G-FU plus 1967 Castles set blks of 4 & extra £1 (8) all MUH (£120). Good reseller lot. Total STC £3600+ = A$7000. (540) $375 $450

863 Great Britain: 1856-58 QV 1d rose-red, stars in top cnrs, comp sheet reconstruction letters AA-TL, wmk large crown, perf 14, on white paper. Mostly G-VF U. SG 37/41 cat £2880+ as cheapest shades. Beautifully presented & fantastic for display. (240) $400 $800

864 Great Britain: Collection 1937-70 M/MUH in album. 1937-47 KGVI set to 1/-. 1941-42 KGVI pale set to 3d. 1952-54 QEII Wilding set to 1/6 (SG cat £100), plus 1d bklt pane. 1958-65 QEII bklt panes of 4 ½d & 2½d. 1958-65 QEII set to 1/6, plus wmk sideways & inverted. 1958-61 Graphite-lined set to 4½d (£110). 1959-68 QEII Castle High val set to £1 both DLR & BW printings (£200+). 1959 QEII Phosphor-Graphite set to 4½d. Commems largely comp inc phosphor band issues & blks. Noted 1964 Flower set in phosphor control blks of 4. Useful Postage Dues to 2/6. Also range of regionals inc Jersey & Guernsey WWII German Occ. Extras inc shades wmks etc. Mostly VF M/MUH. SG cat £2900+ = A$6000+. (1140). $500 $800

865 Great Britain, Regionals & Channel Islands: Valuable QEII collection 1953-88. Inc 1952 Tudor Crown to 1/6 MUH, 1955-58 Castles Waterlow set MUH, 10/- creased, 1958 DLR set MUH, 1955-58 set to 1/6 MUH, 1959-68 Castles (both printings) MUH, QEII commems inc earlier phosphors inc 1963 Lifeboat set, 1963 Red Cross sets MUH. Then comprehensive range through to 1988, inc Machins, Commems etc. Regionals, Guernsey 1969-1976 inc 1969 set 10/-, £1 both perfs, Jersey 1969 Defins & through to mid 1970s, Isle of Man 1973-77 inc 1st Defs, 1973 Dues set of 8 MUH. Largely fine & fresh. SG cat £2100+. $600 $900

866 Great Britain: 1970-97 Decimal collection/accumulation on hagners in no order, so hard to assess, but extensive almost all diff Pics/commems (850+), plus Machins (360) to £5 inc Regionals & Castles to £5, Britannia £10. VF fresh MUH. FV alone £350, SG cat probably £1200+. (1200+) $300 $500

867 Great Britain Channel Islands booklet accumulation (114) with early 2000s mixed prestige (19, FV £145) & Guernsey 1969-early 1990s (95) marked retail A$800 (FV £85). Some now would be very difficult to find. Then M/Sheets (28) inc Norwex 80 (11) & Alderney MUH Pic sets (12). 1983-85. (155+ items). $160 $220

868 Great Britain: Collection on hagners with 1857 QV 1d red UN (SG 40 cat £50). 1880 1d brown UN & 1½d Venetian M (£285). 1883 QV ½d slate to 2½d lilac M (£485) plus 5d dull green M added cnr (£580). 1887 QV both 1/- M (£340). KEVII (13) to 7d M (£180) -total SG cat £1920. Then Used (62) to KEVII 1/- inc 1873 QV 2½d rosy mauve (7, £650 inc Plate 3 (2, £300). 1880 2½d blue (2, £90) & 1883 2½d lilac (13, £260). 1881 1d violet Die I (£40). 1887 QV (8) to 1/- inc 9d opt Govt Parcels (£480) plus some oddments inc 1883 3d/3d lilac (£160). Total U cat £1680. Some sl mixed condition (faded not counted) inc heavy cancels. Total SG cat £3600. (85). $300 $400

869 Great Britain: Collection to 1980 in SG loose leaf album with 1840 QV 1d black (cat £375) QV 1d brown "numeral 9" Maltese Cross pmk -4 margins (£180). 1855 4d rose, 6d lilac, 1/- green (£625). 1858 2d blue (6) inc plates 13 & 15 (£126). 1862 QV small uncoloured letters 4d (2), 6d, 9d, 1/- (£1160). 1865 Large uncoloured letters wmk Emblems 4d, 6d, 1/- (£545) 1865-73 4d (8) inc plate 10 (2) cat £750. 1867 Large uncoloured letters 3d (5), 6d (3), 9d, 1/- (2) & 2/- (£1300). 1880 QV 6d grey (2), 6d/6d lilac, & 1/- brown (£480). 1883 QV 5/- rose (£250). 1902 KEVII set to 5/- (£500). 1896-1903 Officials (9 diff). 1913-18 2/6, 5/- & 1934 2/6, 5/-, 10/- KGV Seahorses (£400). 1924 & 1925 Wembly sets M (£90). KGVI 1937-52 comp (£125), plus extra 1d, 6d, 8d, 9d with PO training school obliterations. Comprehensive pre-dec QEII inc Wildings, Castles, 1950s-60s Commems inc 1963 FFH, Life Boat & Nature Week with phosphor bands & 1950s QEII (10 diff to 10d blue) with training school barred cancels. Also regionals inc Channel Islands pre-dec set of 15 (cat £115) plus assorted decimal pictorials. Some sl mixed condition but QEII machins condition nicer than usually seen, G-VFU inc lightly cancelled QV high values, plus MUH decimals. SG cat to mid 60s £7000+ $500 $750

870 Great Britain: Covers 1862 to 1985 & some documents inc QV commercial mail, some KGV commercial mail mixed frankings, other items inc 1931 (Dec) experimental FFC to Australia, 1936 Colombo paquebot cover franked 1½d Jubilee, also FDCs inc 1948 Olympic (2) one an attractive illustrated commem cover, 1940 Stamp Cent set & 1949 UPU (2) one cancelled 8th Oct -two days before issue! 1953 Coronation, 1957 Jamboree (2). Also 1815 invoice for Kentish Gazette, various others, some mixed condition. (approx 100) $180 $240

871 Great Britain Channel Island collection very near comp 1969-90 in Lindner hingeless slipcase album (retail $350) with 88 pic sets inc 1969 pics to £1, 1979 coins to £5, 1984 Views to £2 & all the Postage Dues. Plus 12 M/sheets & 4 larger sheetlets. Fresh MUH. SG cat £310, missing only 1982 & 83 Europa sheetlets of 20. Alderney collection to end 2001 with Lighthouse hingeless album (retail $200) with 30 pic sets & 10 M/S. SG cat £230. Also Guernsey extras & duplicates in Lindner album inc booklet singles, sheets, aerogrammes, assorted pic/commem sets & Postage Dues. Mostly fresh MUH. SG cat £540 = A$1000 plus another $650 retail for the albums. $300 $400

873 Great Britain: 1880s Postal Fiscals inc QV 1d purple (SG F18), 2nd type 1d purple die 1 (2), Die 3 & Die 4 (7, inc on cover), Receipt 1d blue (F1), Draft 1d on bluish (F7 x3), Inland Revenue 1d UN (F15), & embossed Inland Revenue 2/6 pink die "O" cut to shape UN. Mostly U with postal cancels, 2 UN, some flts. SG cat £758. Interesting group. (16 + cover) $130 $200

874 Great Britain: Mint pre-decimal collection to 1970 in Lindner hingeless album with 1854 QV 1d reds letters in 4 cnrs UN (13, cat £600) inc plates 80, 84, 161, 180, 185, 186 & 200. 1883 QV ½d slate MUH, 1887 QV 3d purple/yellow MUH, 1912 KGV set of 15 wmk simple cypher to 1/- MUH (SG cat £250 for M & should be at least double, £500 MUH) inc 8d black & 9d agate control singles. 1924 KGV set to 1/- (ex 4d) wmk block cypher MUH (£100 x 2 =£200). 1924 & "25 Wembley sets MUH (£80 x 2 = £160). 1935 KGV photogravure set to 1/- MUH (£100). 1937 KGVI (15) to 1/- MUH (£90) & 1939 high values set of 6 FM (£425). 1948 KGVI SW £1 MUH (£40). 1951 KGVI to £1 MLH (£100). 1952-67 QEII defs to 1/6 appear comp MUH inc graphite (14) to 4½d & phosphor/graphite set of 8 (£500), Castles to £1 (3 diff sets) inc 1955 St Edwards Crown set (£250). Pre-decimal commems MUH (63) sets inc phosphor sets for 1962 NPY, 1963 FFH, Lifeboats, Red Cross, Cable, 1964 Geographical & Botanical sets (£225). Plus pre-dec Machins to £1. Generally fresh & clean & nearly all fresh MUH, SG cat £3350 = A$7000. Also selected U throughout. (100s) $1200 $1500

875 Great Britain: Revenues 1911-28 of illustrated receipts & invoices all with postage stamps used for revenue purposes. Interesting lot, some quite attractive. (18) $75 $100

876 Great Britain:19th Century covers, Armed Forces "Free Franks" Navy (5) with Rear-Admiral Lord John Ray (front only). Early 1800s fronts from Henry Vere Huntley (Governor of Prince Edward Is). 1816 William Nelson (elder brother of Horatio, Viscount Nelson) front signed as Nelson Bronte. 1805 Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Paget (front only). 1833 Rear Admiral Sir August WJ Clifford, signed while Usher of the Black Rod. Army (5) with general Charles Fitzroy on 1814 front (ADC to King George III). General James O Fitzroy (Baronet Forbes) on 1816 front from Cork (Scotland). General Sir Harry Phipps (Master of the Ordnance) on 1814 front. Fitzroy JH Somerset (Military Secretary of the Duke of Wellington) on 1820 letter wrapper. Henry John Temple (3rd Viscount Palmerston) on 1819 outer wrapper with War Office wax seal (British Prime Minister 1855-65). Most with crowned "Free" pmks & all signed at LL as free franks. Also 1827 OHMS letter wrapper with "Free" d/s & endorsed at LL "War Office" & 1804 part front to "An Officer on the March". Overall fresh & clean. (12) $400 $800

877 Hawaii: 1851-99 Used range with "Missionary" set of 4 nice forgeries, 1859 Inter Island 2c black on thin wove paper, 1865 5c blue on bluish medium paper, 1861 King 2c red, 1889 reprint, 1864 Pictorial set 1c-18c, 1875 2c & 12c, 1882 2c-25c & 2 others. F-VF U. Sc cat US$2200, SG cat £3300, plus the forgeries cat US$350,000 or £463,000 as genuine! (24) (P) $500 $1000

878 Hawaii: 1853-99 Mint range inc Inter Island 1c black on thin paper & 2c blue on laid paper (look good but no certificates so possible reprints?), 1861 King 5c & 13c reissue, plus 5c reprint (2), 1861 King 2c (2) inc opt REPRINT (1889 official reprints), 1864 5c (3), 6c & 18c (2), 1875 12c black, 1882 to $1, Provisional Govt opts (3) & 1894 Pic set of 6. Mostly F-VF M/UN. Sc cat US$2180, SG cat £2820 plus the 2 Inter Islands, would cat another US$6800 or £8650, so US$8980 or £11,470. Very useful selection. (31) (P) $800 $1500

879 Heligoland: 1867-90 selection all mint inc both originals & reprints, with 1867-68 QV 1s Die II, 2s & 6s (both Die I), rouletted. 1869-73 QV ¼s, ½ s, ¾s & 1½s (all Die II), plus ¼s green & rose, perf. 1875-90 QV 1pf, 2pf, 2½pf red & 2½pf green, 1Mk (SG cat £170) & 5Mk (SG cat £225). all diff. Most F-VF M, odd flts. SG cat £1160 have to assume some reprints present but some definitely originals inc the scarce 1Mk & 5Mk top values. (14) (P) $250 $400

880 High Quality off-paper mix late 1800s-1950 crammed into 2 shoe-boxes, difficult to assess, did sight GB KGV Seahorses 2/6 (8), 5/- (3), 10/- SG cat £650 & KGVI 1937 high vals inc 10/- blue (23), 10/- Indigo & £1 brown SG cat £160. Europe inc Romania, Monaco 1950s Pics, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Hungary & others. South America inc Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay, Ecuador. British Commonwealth inc 1948 KGVI RW low vals, 1937 Coronation & 1946 Victory odds, then assorted Australia, NZ, PNG, GB machins & more. Weight 2.5kg, est 40,000+. $220 $300

881 Hong Kong: Used collection 1862-1927 on pages. 1862-63 QV set 2c-96c no wmk. 1863-71 QV to 96c, wmk crown CC, plus shades. 1876-77 surch set 16c/18c & 28c/30c, 1877 QV 5c yellow. 1880 surch set 5c/8c-10c/24c. 1880-96 QV set to 48c wmk crown CA. 1885 surch 20c/30c & 50c/48c. 1891 surch 7c/10c & 14c/30c. 1891 surch set with Chinese h/s 20c/30c-$1/96c, 1891 50th Anniv opt 2c. 1890 QV Stamp Duty 2c Postal Fiscal, postally U. 1900-01 QV new colours set to 30c. 1903 KEVII to $10 wmk crown CA, & 1904-06 2c-$5 wmk mult crown, plus 1907-11 new colours to $2. 1912-21 KGV to $10 wmk mult crown & 1921-37 to $5 wmk script. 1938-52 KGVI set 1c-$10 plus shades, perfs & papers. PO in China 1917-21 opt KGV to $3. Almost all diff inc shades etc. Mostly G-VF U, some F/C as expected. SG cat £7650+ = A$15,000+. (210) (P) $1200 $2000

882 Hong Kong: Mint collection 1903-$1 on pages. 1903 KEVII 1c-50c, wmk crown CA. 1907-11 KEVII New Colours to 50c wmk mult crown. 1912-21 KGV to $1 wmk mult crown. 1935 Silver Jubilee set. 1937 Coronation set, 1948 Wedding set. 1949 UPU set. PO in China 1917-21 opt KGV 50c & $1. all diff inc shades. Most F-VF M. SG cat £1750+ = A$3500+. (51) $450 $600