Public Auction 329 Thursday, December 1, 2016

598 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) $250 $400

599 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). $250 $400

600 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). $200 $350

601 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 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

602 German Occupation - Croatia: 1941-45 NDH 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

603 Germany - Allied Occupation on leaves & old exercise book inc General issues with 1946 Numerals M/Sheet perf/imperf MLH, British & American Zone issues 1948-1949 & French Zone issues inc Rheinland 1948 30pf blue St Christopher FU, Wurttemberg 1946 Red Cross set MLH, Baden. Soviet issues inc 1946 Politicians set FU & many others. Inc extras some mixed condition but mostly VF SG cat £870 = A$1300. (1000+ plus 2M/S) $150 $200

604 Germany - West: Collection of Ersttaggablatt 1986-1992 comp (ex 1987/12). Also Berlin 1975-1990 comp in 2 tailor-made binders. Mi cat €818 = A$1190. (463) $100 $150

605 Germany - Federal Republic: PO Year Collections 1974, 1977-2011 comp (ex 1984). Inc relevant Hologram prints & Black prints. All VF fresh. Mi cat €3895 = A$5560. FV = $2750. (34) $500 $750

606 Germany - West: Collection 1949-72 on Lighthouse hingeless pages. Mostly comp inc 1949 Parliament set, UPU 30pf. 1951 700th Anniv set. Stamp Exhib set, Relief Fund set, Rontgen 30pf. Appear all VF fresh M/MUH, & then all MUH from 1955. Mi cat €2500+, SG cat £2400+. (590 plus 8M/S). $350 $500

607 Germany - Berlin Collection 1948-1990 on leaves inc 1948 black opt 2p to 5m MLH (ex 10pf, 1m, 2m FU), 1948 Red opts to 80pf FU, 1949 UPU set FU (60pf UN), 1949 Goethe set FU, 1949-54 Building set FU, then comprehensive through to 1990, mid 1950s on MUH. Mostly VF. SG cat £5340 = A$8500. (850 plus 15 M/S) $400 $600

608 Germany - East Extensive collection 1949-90 in 2 Davo illustrated albums & hagners. Comprehensive range with some extras. 1951 China Friendship set FU, 1952-53 Defs MLH & so on. M/Sheets inc 1953 Marx pr M/MLH, 1955 Engels MUH & extensive range of later M/S mainly VF. SG cat £2850=A$4500+. (2800, 133 M/S) $350 $500

609 Gibraltar: Collection 1935-83 Mint on Minkus 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. 1967 QEII Ship set. 1971 Views se-tenant set. 1977 QEII Flora & Fauna set. Excellent coverage of commems & M/S, which are 90% comp. All diff. SG cat £875. (360 plus 10M/S) $180 $250

610 Gibraltar: Collection in hagners with 1953 QEII Pic set to £1 VFM (cat £180), plus odds to 10/- MUH (£115). 1960s commem sets (56) mixed M/MUH, Decimal MUH Pic/commem sets (100+) inc 1982 Aircraft to £5 (4 sets, cat £140), gutter prs, blks & M/Sheets (14), plus 65 bklts. Also some Used QV-QEII. Total SG cat £600+. (960) $200 $300

611 Great Britain: 1840 QV 2d Blue no lines, imperf 4 margins just touching at top, light Maltese Cross pmk (SG 5 cat £900), 1858 QV 1d brown plate 145 M (£45). 1902 KEVII 9d opt Govt Parcels UN (£650). 1937 KGVI set 2/6 to £1 inc both 2/6 & 10/-, 2/6 brown MLH, others MUH (£425). 1948 KGVI Wedding £1 MUH (crease). 1952 KGVI set 2/6-£1 MLH. Mostly F-VF. SG cat £2160. (14) $450 $600

612 Great Britain: Extensive collection 1840-2012 in 3 binders up to 1970 mostly G-FU. Noted 1840 1d Black GU, 1884 QV to 5/-, 1902- 10 KEVII to 10/-, KGV Seahorses to 10/- mostly GU, KGVI high values mostly G-FU (ex 1948 £1 RSW MLH). Cat value up to 1970 £2500 = A$4000. Post 1970 largely MUH, some gaps but solid range of commems & Defs to comp latter day issues such as Post-and-go. FV of post 1970 £875 = A$1400. (2730 + 150 M/S) $800 $1200

613 Great Britain: 1841-77 covers inc 1d black on part folded letter (SG cat £750), 1840s 1d brown imperf covers (9), plus uprating a 1d embossed envelope, 1d brown perf (2), 1858-79 1d (3), plus stampless (4) inc "1d Paid" h/s for "New Kent Rd", York & "Moorgate St". Also noted Scottish uses. A few front only or reduced folded types. Poor-VF. SG cat £1200+ on cover, plus the stampless covers. (20). $200 $400

614 Great Britain: Collection 1841-1926 inc 1841 QV 1d & 2d imperf, 1847-54 Embossed 6d & 1/-. 1855-57 QV 4d, 6d & 1/-, no cnr letters. Good coverage of surface printed issues with plenty of plates noted inc 1867-78 QV 5/- plate 1 & 2. 1873-80 QV 2½d plates 1-17. Also 1858-70 QV 1d red plates 71-224 (ex 77 & 223) & 1870 QV ½d range of plates inc plate 8. 1912-22 KGV set ½d to 1/-, plus 2/6 & 5/- Seahorses. Extras inc shades & pmks. Mostly G-VF U, usual mixed imperfs. SG cat £25,500+ = A$50,000. (430). $1500 $3000

615 Great Britain: 1856-58 QV 1d red, stars in top cnr, comp sheet reconstruction of all letters AA-TL, wmk large Crown, perf 14, white paper. Mostly G-VFU. SG 37/41 cat £2880 as cheapest shades. Beautifully presented & fantastic for display. (240) $350 $500

616 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+. (1140). $450 $600

617 Great Britain, Regionals & Channel Islands: Valuable QEII collection 1953-88. Inc 1952 Tudor Crown to 1/6 MUH, 1955-58 Castles Waterlow set MUH, 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 VF & fresh. SG cat £2100+. (100s) $500 $700

618 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+) $250 $350

619 Great Britain: QEII 19709s on Machins specialised collection in thick white binder with booklets, MUH & CTO, FDCs & oddments. Unchecked for rare variation. FV MUH £130 = A$200. Retail substantially higher. Another album with 1971 postal strike SPECIAL COURIER labels set of 20. Lundy local collection 1939-69 GB Regionals & Channel Islands 1940s-90s, odd Cinderella & "ROYAL MAIL" envelope collection in Registered post. $170 $250

620 Great Britain: Collection in 3 s/books & 2 Presentation pack binders 1972-2008, strength of collection from 1980. Loose sets until January 1999, then Presentation packs inc commems & Defs, total FV alone £355 plus NVI 1st (236), 2nd (48), E (28). Total FV based a current rates for NVI is £560 = A$934. With a few extra covers etc. Odd tone, mostly VF. (824, 103 packs, 9 M/S) $500 $750

621 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). $150 $200

622 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

623 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 $700

624 Great Britain: Collection to 1981 in 2 near new SG Senator loose leaf albums (retail $160) with 1847 QV 6d embossed (cut to shape) on 1854 cover to Upper Canada (endorsed "Via Halifax", & 1/- QV embossed (3 margins cut square) on 1856 letter wrapper Liverpool-New York (SG cat £3800). 1858-79 QV 4 cnr letters plate nos 71-222 (137 diff, cat £650). 1902 KEVII (85) 1½d to 1/- (£1700), plus 2/6 (3, £450) & £1 green (£750). KGV 1913-19 Seahorses 2/6 (4), 5/- (2) & 10/- (£745). 1934 Seahorses 2/6 (2, £80). KGVI 1937 set to £1 (£60), 1948 KGVI SW £1 MUH (£40), QEII pre-decimals to £1 & decimals MUH (FV £50) to QEII £5 Machin. Total SG cat £8700. Mostly G-VF M/MUH/U, earlies usual mixed U condition. (2000) $550 $800

625 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) $100 $200

626 Great Britain: Revenues 1911-28 illustrated receipts & invoices all with postage stamps used for revenue purposes. Interesting lot, some quite attractive. (18) $60 $100

627 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) $300 $500

628 Greece: Collection 1862-1982 in old-time illustrated album inc imperfs 1862-87 (11) to 40LG-FU, 1886-88 (9) to 1D mostly FU, 1896/1906 Olympic part sets FU, 1922 Revolution opt part set MLH, etc. Immediate Post-war mostly used inc 1955 Pythagorean long set FU, 1959 Coins MLH, 1960s inc Europa sets mostly MLH, 1970s & later either MUH or FU. Back of book inc 1922 "Social Providence" opts MLH or FU, few Airs, Dues & Greek Island issues MLH or FU. Some aging but mostly F-VF. SG cat £930 = A$1500. (1357) $180 $250

629 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) $700 $1000

630 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+. (210) (P) $1000 $1500

631 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+. (51) $375 $500

632 Hong Kong: 1965-1994 Collection of commems mostly in blks of 4 inc 1965 ITU, ICY, 1967 New Year, 1966 Churchill, 1966 WHO, 1968 UNESCO, 1968 Sea Craft in blk, 1969 New Year Rooster (3 sets), 1970 New Year Dog (3 sets), 1971 New Year Pig blk of 3, 1972 New Year Rat in blks of 4, 1971 Jubilee (blks of 5). Then solid range of later issues in blks of 4 inc New Years, Royal Events, Birds, Butterflies etc. Mostly VF. SG cat £3780. (1875) $700 $1000

633 Hong Kong: 1980 Stamp Duties $3-$1200 (11 values) in blks of 4. Also 1990 $2.50 & $10 surch blks of 4. VF MUH. FV alone HK$9400 = A$1500+. (52) $200 $400

634 Hong Kong: 1997-2014 MUH collection Special Chinese Region almost comp in 2 thick Lighthouse s/books. Highly attractive thematics with M/S & sheetlets. All diff. Almost all VF fresh MUH. FV HK $4000+, SG cat £3200+. (925, 250 M/S -sheetlets). $800 $1200

635 Hong Kong: 1938 KGVI FDC dated 5 April, 2 covers franked 2c, 4c & 25c, 2 more same franking with added KGV Jubilee 10c, or KGV 5c, then dated 24 May franked 1c(4), or 5c plus 1948 Wedding 10c FDC. First 4 Registered inc 2 to Australia. SG 140-43, 149 & 171. (7). $80 $150

636 Hungary: Collection 1871-1938 in old-time leaves. Noted 1871 litho 3K green U, 1871-73 2K-25K U, 1871 1K Newspaper UN, 1874-90 to 20K UN, 1888-99 to 3Fo U, later inc 1916-19 Harvesters & Parliament MLH/G-FU, then 1938 250th Anniv MLH. Serbian Occup inc 1919 to 1K MLH. Sm selection of Czechoslovakia. Useful collection. SG cat £2000+ = A$3200. (421) $250 $350

637 India: Collection 1947-2013 in 4 hingeless illustrated Schaubek albums & slipcases, with comprehensive earlier issues inc 1948 Gandhi set to 10R superb fresh MUH, 1949 Pictorials to 15R MUH/MLH inc 10R both listed shades, 1950 Republic sets, 1951 Asian Games, 1952 Indian Saints, 1955 Defs to 10R, 1958 Defs to 10R etc, with almost comp range of standard issues through to 2013. Also a few back of book & a folder of booklets from ca 2000-2008, which are not listed by SG. All seems superb fresh MLH/MUH, with only few earlier being MLH, & vast majority MUH. SG cat £4300+. Plus high original cost of albums another $1300+. Ideal for continuation, as only very few gaps left to fill. (2500 plus 38 booklets). (P) $2000 $3000

638 India: 1948-50 Telegraph forms (37) each with KGVI defs attached, tied by various PO cds & bearing a total of KGVI 27x1R, 19x2R, 5x5R, in various combinations. All forms bear advert for National Savings Bank, numerous diff papers. Unchecked for variations. (37) (P) $80 $120

639 India: Errors 2000 Wildlife/Flora variety selection 1R Crane SG 1925 marg pr imperf, 2000 2R rose SG 1925a horiz strip of 10, 4 stamps at left imperf & 5th partially imperf, 3R Otter SG 1926 pr imperf, 5R Leopard SG 1928 pr imperf, 2000 Prominent Indians 1R Chandra Bose SG 1962 pr imperf, 3R Dr Ambedkar SG 1963a horiz strip of 10 with 4 right stamps imperf & 5th partially imperf. All MUH, mostly VF fresh. Rare group. (28) $120 $200

640 India, Ceylon, Pakistan & Bangladesh 1856-1980s Collection in album. India 1882-88 QV to 4a. Good coverage of 1950-75 inc 1952 Saints & Poets set to 12a. Officials 1937-39 KGVI to 10R. Useful Gwalior inc 1912-36 KGV to 5R. 1882 QV 1a6p se-tenant pr & 1940-42 KGVI Service set to 8a. Ceylon from 1872 QV 4c & 8c (M&U) plus range of 1937-60s Commems & Defs. Pakistan 1947 KGV Service opts to 2R. 1948-49 Service opt to 10R. Bangladesh 1973-82 Pic Def values to 5T plus Service opt to 5T. Almost all diff. Most F-VF M/U. SG cat £1800+ = A$3900+. (950). $300 $450

641 India: Collection 1854-2013 in 2 binders. Noted 1854 ½a, 1a GU 4 margins, 1882-97 to 1R MLH, 1895 2R, 3R MLH, 5R FU, 1902-05 to 15R FU, 1911-26 to 25R FU, 1937-40 to 25R GU-FU, 1948 Gandhi 10R MLH. Extensive post Independence mostly U to mid 1960s, thereafter MLH to mid 1970s, extensive mostly MUH to 2013. Officials 1866-1976 inc 1909 to 15R FU, 1937-39 to 5R U, 10R MLH, few Revenues etc. Ideal for expansion. Cat value £2550 = A$4100. (1835 + 89 M/S) (P) $550 $750

642 Indian States: Collection on leaves. Excellent basis upon which to expand inc Chamba 1887 to 1927 inc 1887 to 1R MLH, 1913 to 1R MLH, Officials range, Charkhari 1897-1930 selection, Cochin 1892 to 1949 inc 1911 to 3a most FU, 1933 to 10a FU, 1942-44 surch inc 6P on 1a perf13x13½, Gwalior 1885-1939, Hyderabad 1869-1947, Indore 1889-1927, Jaipur 1904-1948 G-FU, Jind 1874-1939 inc 1903-05 to 1R MLH, Jammu & Kashmir 1866 1a ultra (2) UN (as is), Kishangarh 1899-1910 mostly FU, Nabha 1885-1912 mixed MLH & FU, Travancore 1888-1939. Many other smaller selections of Nawanagar, Soruth, Orcha, Wadhwan, Morvi, Las Bela etc. Possibly a few forgeries, vast majority genuine. Mostly F-VF M/UH/U. Cat £5000+ = A$8000. (969) $600 $800