Public Auction 331 Thursday, March 30, 2017

648 Lithuania - Central: 1921 Pictorial set 1m-20m comp imperf sheets of 50. Superb fresh UN. SG 34-41 cat £500+, Mi 34-41B cat €650 -both as singles, plus premium for nice sheets. (8 sheets = 400 stamps). $100 $200

649 Mauritius: 1858-1950 selection inc 1858-61 Britannia imperf inc (6d) vermilion (2), 1d blue (unissued 2), 6d blue U & 1/- vermilion U. 1876 QV HALF PENNY on 10d U. 1877 QV HALF PENNY on 10d with bar (2 plus 1 opt CANCELLED), 1878 QV opt 2c M & 4c U. 1879-94 QV to 50c. 1898 Jubilee 36c. 1899 Labourdonnais 15c M (2). 1900-05 Arms 1R, 2R50 & 5R M. 1910 Arms KEVII to 2R50. 1903 Express opts (2). 1950 KGVI Pics to 10R. Most F-VF M/U. SG cat £970+. (53) $220 $350

650 Mexico: 1856-61 Hidalgo ½r - 4r on cream paper, plus 1r-8r on coloured papers, inc both 8r colours, all in sheets of 25 of 1880s-90s Spiro forgeries with various diff "pmks". Stamps all "VFU". SG 1-4, 9, 10 & 12-14 cat £12,000+ for originals. (9 sheets) $300 $500

651 Mexico: 1875 Porte De Mar 2c-100c 6 values in sheets of 25, early 1890s Spiro forgeries with various dotted "pmks". Stamps mostly "VFU". SG ex M123-39 cat £7075 for genuine. (6 sheets) $150 $250

652 Miniature sheet assortment with Kiribati (15) inc SPECIMEN opts East Germany (60) CTO/MUH. Europe with Austria, West Berlin & Spain mainly 1970s/80s CTO pics & commems (many 100s). Japan thematics in s/book. Pacifics inc Kiribati MUH pics to $5 (FV $38) inc OKGS opts & NZ commems, Healths G-FU, Pitcairn 1949 UPU set & Norfolk Is 1947 Ball Bay to 2/-. Plus some dated catalogues & Australian decimal on-paper mix (1000s), weight 2kg. Large carton. $100 $150

653 Miniature Sheets (88) in s/book with 1978 Coronation Jubilee (50), Haiti 1960 Rome Olympics imperf (10, cat €140), Liberia 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games imperf set of 3 (2 sets, retail $200) & others inc Kiribati 1995 Fifty Years of Peace. All fresh MUH. Norfolk Is late 1970s-early 1980s FDC accumulation (90) inc pic/commem sets & values to $5. World booklets (18) inc Gibraltar 1977 QE SJ pr. New Zealand collection 1950s-80s in springback album inc MUH pic sets & Health FDC. World collection in 6 loose leaf albums, Aust Post 1990s books (7) comp with original contents. Issue price around $100. All in medium carton. (many 100s) $275 $350

654 Miniature sheet/sheetlet collection (340+) in folder & thick 64pg s/book, mostly fresh MUH with Australia Dangerous Visitors part imperf (4) inc very scarce FDC. GB (70, FV £200 = A$400). Singapore (38, FV $150), Austria (41) inc Swarovski Crystal, Taiwan (11), PRC (6), Macau (51), Indonesia (16) & some other countries. Mostly fresh MUH with CTO sighted, conservative retail $3000. Also, France "Conseil de L'Europe" or "Europa" FDC. France Die proof card collection (48, cat €720 = A$1200) with approx 30 diff 1984-2001. These not often seen in Australia. $600 $900

655 Mixed range inc Australia packs, year books 1982, 84, 87, 96 & 2003 FV $265. Also AAT 1966 pack, British Commonwealth inc 1935 Jubilee, 1937 Coronation sets & others MLH cat £300+, plus trade cards in Shell petrol books (2) & cigarette cards sets/part sets. F-VF. (550, plus 5 M/S) $180 $275

656 Mixed range on hagners or in packets, Noted Australia pre-dec QEII range, some blks MUH, Flight Covers inc 1931 (24 Nov) FFC Sydney-Brisbane AAMC 224, few Advertising Covers, Indonesia ca 1966 range of Money Order cards (24) mix of markings. Norfolk Is 1981 125th Anniv M/S (90 MUH), Papua New Guinea pre-decimal, decimal range, mostly FU some MUH with extras. 1937 Coronation, 1948 Victory part collection MLH. Various others. An interesting lot. (Approx 1500) $120 $200

657 Monaco & Andorra: Collections in s/book. Inc Monaco 1885-2005 inc 1885 5c, 10c UN, 1891 5c, 10c UN, 1938 National Fete M/S UN, 1946 1000F Air MUH, later issues inc modern MUH sets/singles & M/S. Andorra 1931-2009 both Spanish & French issues inc good range of Europa sets MUH. Mainly VF. SG cat £1320 = A$2200. (520, plus 8 M/S) $200 $300

658 Montenegro 1874-1913 Specialised collection in new s/book in 1874 1st printing 3n, 7n & 15n VFU (SG cat £258), 2nd print 10n & 15n U (£103), wide range of later printings inc diff perfs, diff sets etc, plus imperf proofs (7), blks of 4, part sheets wmks, 1896 Monastery set & blks of 4 of both perfs, 1902 inc perfs, blks of 4 & imperf proofs (2), 1905 Constitution opts range of diff opt types inc 3 diff sets M, opt varieties etc, 1907 & 1910 sets M&U, 1913 set, plus unissued Exiled Govt issues (19) & range of all Postage Dues & "AR" throughout. F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £2200, plus all the unlisted opt varieties, imperfs etc so total est -A$8000+. (720). $375 $500

659 Montenegro: 1916 Govt in Exile opt King set 1pa-25pa, plus Acknowledgement of Receipt 25pa comp sheets of 100 with margins. Stamps almost all VF MUH, some margin flts only, 5pa about 15 stained. Very rare in full sheets (8 sheets = 800 stamps) $200 $400

660 Montenegro: 1917 Govt in Exile King set 1pa-5Per opt in cyrillic "Free Montenegro", plus Postage Dues 5pa-50pa & AR 10pa & 25pa, prepared in France but unissued. VF MUH. SG footnote, unpriced. (19) (P) $50 $100

661 Montenegro: 1917 Govt in Exile King set 1pa-5Per, opt in Cyrillic "Free Montenegro", plus Postage Dues 5pa-50pa & AR 10pa & 25pa, all in blks of 4 ,prepared in France but unissued. VF MUH. SG mentioned in footnote but unpriced. (19 blks of 4) $150 $250

662 Natal: 1859-1909 selection inc 1859-65 QV Chalon 1d, 3d (2) & 6d (3) inc wmks & shades. 1869 POSTAGE opt Chalon 1d & 3d. 1870-73 POSTAGE vert opt 1d, 3d & 6d. 1874-99 QV to 5/-. 1908-09 KEVII 2/6. Most G-VF M/U. SG cat £640. (21) $130 $200

663 Natal: Collection 1859-1910 Used inc 1959 QV 1d & 3d (SG cat £140), then SG 11 (£65), 15 (£65), 23, 25, 28b (£120), 50 (£50), 56 (£80), 58 (£1600), 59-63, 66, 70, 71a (5/-, £110), 83, 84, 91-93, 96-125, then KEVII 1902 to £1.10/- (F/C), 1904 to £1.10/- (F/C), plus QV Chalon 1d yellow & 6d rose w/o opt. Mostly G-VF U, varied condition as expected. SG cat £3100+. (115) $300 $500

664 Nauru Proofs: 1988 20th Anniv of Independence set of 3 in imperf prs, 1988 Christmas set of 3 also in imperf prs (2 sets of prs), 1975 Phosphate missing 5c & 7c ea 5 diff colour separations plus issued stamp in imperf prs. MUH, some gum imperfections. (46) $50 $100

665 Nepal: Collection 1881-1946 Mint in stockbook inc 1881 1a perf (SG cat £350), imperf 2a (£225), 1886 native paper clear impressions (£680) inc 1a (3), 2a, 4a, blurred impressions with various shades/papers (£1437) inc 1a (15), 2a (16), 4a (12), 1898 imperf set inc shades (£520), perf set plus shades inc grey-green (£860), 1899 ½a (£1680) inc imperf (17) & perf (7), 1901 1a blue (8), 1907 Siva (2 sets), plus 8 proofs, 1917-30 (7), plus forgeries (10), 1930 5R blk of 4, 1935 set (8p U) plus some blks & 100+ proofs inc 4p green almost full imperf proof sheet of 97, 1941 (5 sets) inc 2p green colour error, plus lot of blks & some sheets. Mostly VF M/UN as issued. SG est cat £6800 = A$13,000, plus premium for the proofs. Rarely offered country. (535). $1500 $2500

666 Nepal: Large Used Specialised collection 1886-1946 in stockbook with 1886 1a (23) 2a (30), 4a (25), 1898 1a (57) plus tete-beche pr & part covers, 2a (17), 4a (9), 1899 ½a perf & imperf, 1901 1a (40) plus 2 tete-beche prs & 3 part covers, 1917-30 "telegraph cancel" period ½a black (25), plus 5 tete-beche prs & comp sheet of 32 inc tete-beche prs, 4a (120), 1928 1a (60), plus some Siva issues inc 5R black & brown blk of 4 & later imperf prs inc on piece & 1949 1R orange (3). Mostly G-VFU, typical condition for these native paper issues, masses of diff shades & papers, wide ranges of pmks. Total SG cat a massive £17,500 = A$35,000! (600+ 5 covers). $1800 $2800

667 Netherlands: Collection on written up Exhibition sheets & loose MUH sets & M/S 1966-80s, mainly with FDC similar period inc 1981 Queen defs up to 15 of each, plus U sets & M/S 1964-80. (100s) $120 $200

668 Netherlands Colonies: Collection 1953-90s in album MLH with Antilles 1953-90 comprehensive range particularly of 1970s & 1980s sets & M/sheets good thematic content inc Birds, Flowers, Chess etc cat £1350+. Surinam mostly MLH collection 1873-1996 useful earlier, then comprehensive 1970s & 80s inc M/sheets, 1980s-90s Bird defs plus earlier Fish, Birds, surcharges & other sets -cat £2800. Total £4100+ = A$7500. Mostly F-VF fresh. (2150 & 94 M/S) $700 $1000

669 Netherlands - Curacao-Antilles: 1873-1993 collection 99.9% comp inc 1873 King set M/U (SG cat £760), 1891-1901 surch & Queens M/U (£140), 1903 set to 2½G U (£195), 1915 set to 2½G M/U (£110), 1923 Jubilee set MUH (£300+), 1927 Insurance surch set MUH, 1928 Queen set, 1929 Air opt set, 1931 Air set, 1934 Colonisation set (ex top 3 values), 1936 Queen set, 1941 Dutch Forces set M (£325), 1941 Queen set M (£200), 1942 Pic set to 10G, 1946 Queen set M (£450), 1947 Air set M/MUH (£550), 1950 Queen set inc top 4 values M (£500) etc to 1993 inc all M/Sheets & 1977-97 booklets, near comp Postage Dues (£265), plus 1976-90 commercial covers (9) & Aruba comp 1986-93 (£280). F-VF M/MUH/U. Total SG cat £6200+. (1200+) $1800 $2500

670 Netherlands Indies & Indonesia: selection inc 1946 Rule Restored noted dues 1c sheet of 80 & blk of 21, 2½c blk of 24, 3½c ½ sheet of 40 & blk of 23 MUH, Postal stationery, postal card 5c/3½c Arms used with Cheribon cds. Postal envelopes 7½c Arms (10) UN, believed unissued. Revenues range of used documents with revenue cachets 3Rp to 2000Rp, odd flt. Military Mail selection 1990s unfranked (38) with "Pos Militer" cds, a mix of cancel numbers, also 13 covers with regular cds. East Timor range of 16 covers, Also West Irian (W Papua) revenues 10Rp to 50Rp UN. Interesting lot. (100s) $100 $200

671 New Guinea - German: Post Cards 1898-1907 near comp with opt 5pf w/o imprint date, 10pf with imprint, 5pf double reply (2 diff imprints), 10pf double reply with imprint, Yacht types 5pf normal & divided fronts, 10pf, plus 5pf & 10pf double reply cards. F-VF U/CTO. Mi cat €790 with various pmks. (10) $275 $400

672 New Guinea - German 1890s-1910s: Postal history covers & cards with PPC inc "Gruss aus Matupi", Simpsonhafen, colour Christmas card to Sydney, PO Post Cards inc forerunner use of German card, opt & Yacht cards, various Yacht frankings on cover & cards etc. Pmks noted are Matupi, Herbertshohe (2 diff), Berlinhafen, Stephansort, Rabaul & Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, plus 2 New Guinea Seepost. Mixed condition, 5 only fronts or very large pieces. Fair-VF. (30) (P) $800 $1200

673 New Guinea: 1925-39 with 1925-31 Huts OS set to 2/- M/MUH inc both 6d shades, 1939 Bulolo Airmail set to £1 U. Mostly F-VF. SG cat £1000+. (30). (P) $250 $350

674 New Hebrides - French & English: Stock 1897-1980s inc 1897 New Hebrides Co Local post set 1d & 2d, 1910 opt KEVII to 1/-, French 1908 opt New Caledonia to 50c. French 1920-21 surch to 10c, English 1925 Dual Currency to 30c & French to 2Fr, plus Postage Dues to 1Fr. English 1938 Gold Currency to 2Fr & French to 2Fr. French 1941 France Libre opt set to 10Fr, plus Postage Due set to 1Fr. English 1925 Postage Due set to 1Fr English 1953 Pictorial set to 5Fr. Extras inc M & U. Most F-VF M/U. SG cat £5100+ = A$10,000. Useful quantity of scarce Gold Currency & France Libre issues. (825). $600 $900

675 New Zealand: 1870s-1970 accumulation in s/book inc tall QV 2/- (2), 2/6 & 3/- postally U, other QV to 6d, 1898 Pictorials to 5/-, 1906 Christchurch 1d M & 3d U, KEVII to 1/- U, KGV to 1/- U, plus 4d violet fresh 2M/3MUH (NZ retail $205), 3d & 4d Officials 2 ea MUH (£260), 1920 Victory 2+ sets U ($340), KGV Admirals U 2/- & 3/- (2), 1935 Pics 3+ sets U ($270), Officials inc 1/- MUH, 1938 KGVI 4+ sets U & lots of M to 3/-, 1940s-60s appears comp with lots of MUH sets inc 1953 QEII 5+ sets U to 5/- & MUH set to 5/-, plus 2/6 & 3/- MUH plate blks of 4 ($675), 1960 Pic sets to £1, both MUH & U inc extras ($600), 1969 Pic sets both MUH & U inc extras ($350). Very few Healths, plus odd early Aitutaki, Penrhyn & Samoa etc. F-VF M/MUH/U. Total NZ retail $8600+. (3000) $650 $900

676 New Zealand 1850s-2013 collection on old pages inc QV Chalon 6d imperf (NZ retail $200), perf Chalons (5, $270), other QV to 1/- ($520), 1898 Pics M to 9d ($785), U to 2/- ($330), 1906 Christchurch to 3d M ($275), KEVII & KGV to 1/-, Arms (18) to £1 ($300), 1926 KGV Admiral 2/- U & 3/- M ($365), 1935 Pic set etc. Appears comp 1960-1990 then 95% comp to 2009, scattered to 2013, inc lots of "Kiwi", Fastway, International, NZM, DX Mail, Resene etc Private Posts. Also some Officials, Dues, Fiscals etc, almost all Healths (no M/S). Mixed condition early, generally F-VF U, with extra M throughout. NZ retail $10,000+. (3000). $1000 $1500

678 New Zealand: 1860s-1967 Collection inc QV perf Chalons 2d blue & orange, 3d & 6d red-brown, 1874 QV to 5/-, 1882 to 2/-, Pictorials to 5/-, plus Officials, 1906 Christchurch to 3d, small Pics, KEVII & KGV sets plus Officials, KGV Admiral 2/-, 3/- & 2/- Official, Arms to £2 Airmail sets, 1935 Pic set, plus Official set mostly M, then comp inc QEII set to 10/-, 1960 Pics to £1. Also Express, Lighthouses & Dues, plus Health M/Sheets (9). Mostly G-VF M/U, some M adhered to hagners, some early high values F/C. NZ retail $7000. (400). $350 $500

679 New Zealand: Collection to 1995 in as new Davo loose leaf album (retail $180) with 1862 QC Chalons 1d brown, 1d orange, 3d violet & 6d brown. 1874 QV 6d blue & 1/- brown. 1892 QV Sidefaces set of 10 to 1/-, 1898-1909 pics (28) to 2/- inc 6d Green Kiwi, 1909 KEVII (8) to 1/-. 1915 KGV (14) to 1/- inc 8d blue. 1925 Dunedin set. 1926 KGV Admirals 2/- blue & 3/- violet. 1929-66 Pre-decimal Healths comp inc 1931 Smiling Boys pr & 1929, 30 Nurses. 1931-35 Airmails (8). 1940 Centennial set, 1953 QEII to 10/-, 1960 pics to £1. Comprehensive decimals inc 1967 Geysers to $2 (both). Officials (61) 1907-54 inc 1937 KGVI to 2/- & 1940 Centennial (ex 1½d) set to 1/-. Also Lighthouses, Postal Fiscals to $10 & Ross Dependency. Fresh & clean, mostly G-FU. NZ retail $3500+. (1350 stamps & 28 M/S) $250 $400

680 New Zealand: Collection 1864-1940 in binder inc 1864-71 QV Chalons to 1/- used, 1874-78 Sideface to 1/- GU with extras, QV fiscals to 5/- F/C, 1898 Pics to 5/- G-FU with extras -some F/C, QEII, KGV defs inc officials mostly G-FU to 1/-, 1920 Victory set, 1935 pics, Airmails, fiscal Arms to £1 G-FU with extras, 1940 Centennial set & officials. Lighthouses, Dues G-FU. (461) $300 $450

681 New Zealand late 1800s early 2000s collection in 55 hagners inc KEVII to 1/-, 1915 KGV to 1/-. 1925 Dunedin Exhib ½d, 1d U. 1931 Airmail set M (retail $120). 1935 Pics to 3/-, KGVI to 3/-, 1940 Centennial set, 1960 pics to 10/- & copious decimals to $10, mixed MUH (FV $220) & Used. Minor duplication, sound basis for expansion or resale. (1500) $275 $400

682 New Zealand: 1898-1908 Pictorial specialist selection inc 1899 Mt Cook 5/- perf 11 & 1907-08 perf 14. Useful group of 1/- Kea & Kaka inc perfs, reduced size & wmks. 1898-99 9d & 2/-, 8d both perfs & 6d green. Also 1907-11 Officials to 2/-. Extras inc shades, perfs, wmks etc. Most G-VF M/MLH, few flts & 2U. SG cat £2600+, NZ retail $6000+. (30). (P) $450 $700

683 New Zealand: Collection 1898-1981 on Seven Seas leaves inc 1898-1907 Pictorials small selection MLH/FU, KGV to 9d MLH & Officials selection MUH/MLH. Victory set, Dunedin set MUH, 1929 Health MUH, 1935 Jubilee set MUH & set FU, 1935 Pictorials to 3/- mostly MUH inc 4d plate 2B blk of 4 MUH, later sets noted Centennial set MUH & some blks, plate nos etc. 1967-69 Pics to $2 (both) MUH. Health M/S pre-dec & dec MUH, inc booklets, Exhib items, Ross Dependency 1957 & 1966 sets MUH, Lighthouses. Some toning, majority F-VF, NZ retail $3000+. (958, 32 M/S, 8 bklts). $350 $500

684 New Zealand: 1898-1990 Collection with 1898 pics (10) to 9d inc 6d green. 1909 KEVII to 1/-, 1915 KGV (11) to 1/- inc 4½d green & 8d blue, 1926 Admiral 2/- blue, 1940 Centennial set to 1/-. 1953 QEII to 10/-, 1967 pics to $2 Geyser (both) -total retail $545, & many other decimal sets mixed MUH/U. Then 1940s-50s pics & defs M/MUH accumulation inc Health or commem imprint/plate no blks (140+), plus KGVI low val def plate no blks (12), other assorted multiples -mainly Healths & Christmas. F-VF M/MUH/U. (Several 1000) $275 $400

685 New Zealand: 1899-2000 singles & sets inc 1899 Postage Due 2/-. 1926-34 KGV Admiral 2/- & 3/-. 1940 Official Centennial set to 1/-. 1938-51 KGVI Officials to 2/-. 1953-54 QEII horseback 5/- & 10/-. 1936-42 Harvesting 6d wmk inverted. 1935-36 Mt Egmont 3/- top val. 1920 Victory set, 1925 Dunedin set. 1906 Christchurch Exhib set. 1927-33 KGV Field Marshall 1d Official error no stop. Also 1996-2000 M/S. Most diff. Mostly G-VF M/MUH. SG cat £2200+, NZ retail $4500+. (68 +5M/S). (P) $350 $500

686 New Zealand: Collection in 2 albums & on leaves QV to 2005 inc few earlies, 1930s commem sets, post-war FU range. Decimal largely MUH to 2005 inc extensive range M/sheets & sets. FV of decimal NZ$1020 = A$980. Some earlier F-VF later VF fresh. Also a range of private post issues. (1370, plus 87 M/sheets & 7 bklts) $400 $600

687 New Zealand: Ex dealer's stock of G-VFU with 1938 KGVI defs inc 2/- (21), 3/- (7), 1954 QEII inc 2/6 (6), 3/- (13), 5/- (61), 10/- (18), 1960 pictorials inc 3/- sepia (11), 10/- (11), Health & other commems in moderate quantity, mostly F-VF, the 10/- QEII hard to find in quantity. NZ retail $1800. (1160+) $200 $300

688 New Zealand: Health M/Sheets MUH 1957-73 collection comp inc 1957 set of 2 both wmk upright & sideways. Nice range of birds, sports & children thematics inc 1960, 61, 62 & 64 Birds M/Sheets. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £384, NZ retail $890. (36 M/S). $250 $350

689 New Zealand: 1968-90 MUH collection with Health M/sheets comp (retail $380), Philatelic Exhib M/S (10, retail $140) inc 1987 CAPEX pr ($50). 1985 Christmas 18c & 50c both with "CRISTMAS" error (retail $150 ea = $300) & plenty of pic/commem sets. All fresh MUH, SG cat £540 for normal stamps($900), plus another $440 retail for unlisted types for a total of NZ$1340. (Few 100s) $150 $250

690 New Zealand: 1968-98 Decimal MUH collection in 3 loose leaf albums, with M/sheets inc Exhibition issues (34, retail $360) inc Jakarta 95, Southpex 96, Pacific 97 & 1980s Health & other commem M/sheets. Pic/commem sets in profusion inc high vals & se-tenant blks plus selected late 1960s/early 1970s plate/imprint blks. Some minor duplication, appears fresh MUH inc high val pics to $20 Mt Cook. FV $890, plus another $360 retail for the 34 Exhibition M/S. (100s) $250 $400

691 New Zealand 1973-99 MUH collection in 2 near new Seven Seas hingeless albums & slip-cases (pgs from 1953, retail $500) with Health M/S (26), Exhibition opt M/S (40, retail $500+) inc 1987 CAPEX, 1991 PHILANIPPON, 1992 Columbian & POST'X, 1995 Jakarta. Plus other M/S, Commem sets Pics to $20 Mount Cook & Ross Dependency. All fresh MUH, FV $900 plus another $500 for special M/S & an extra $500 for the near new albums, total $1900. (100s) $450 $600

692 New Zealand: 1977 Silver Jubilee M/S with variety Indian red omitted, also misplaced ink across first & second stamp. Stated only 10 known to exist. SG 1137eec. MUH. Cat £650. $275 $500

693 New Zealand: 1984-92 MUH accumulation inc 1984-85 year books & year packs plus assorted M/Sheets. FV $80. Plus FDC (100) inc individual values to $5 Bird & pic sets with FV to $6. Also postal cards (100+) VF CTO. $110 $150

694 New Zealand: 1984-2008 PO Year Books comp. FV alone $1460, retail $2100. (25) $500 $600

695 New Zealand: 1990s MUH Pic/Commem sets (25) & M/S (17) inc Health & Philatelic exhibition types. FV $190. Then 1980s-90s Pacific Is odds inc Pitcairn (FV $50), Nauru (FV $150) inc 17 M/S, Samoa (FV $70) plus assorted Fiji & Norfolk Is. Mostly fresh MUH, total Face Value $460. $150 $200

696 New Zealand: 1994 Cricket (No 1) to 2000 Flowers (No 20), limited edition folders comp, ea with special printings inc colour separation singles of the top value, noted 1995 Rugby League, 1996 Olympics, 1998 NZ Art, 1999 Yachting, 2000 On the Road, 2001 Garden Flowers, all with imperf M/Sheets. Each album with the unique FDC signed by designer & stamps cancelled by coloured pictorial pmks. NZ retail $4250, not often seen as comp run of albums. $1000 $1500

697 New Zealand: 1994 Cricket (No 1) to 2000 Spirits & Guardians (No 17), limited edition (2000 of ea only) "packs" (very similar format to GB year albums) comp basic set of 17 (ex 13A) plus No 20 (Flowers), ea with Special Printings inc colour separation singles of the top value, & FDC signed by the designer with stamps cancelled by coloured pictorial pmks plus "unissued" M/Sheets inc imperf for 1995 Rugby League, 1996 Olympics, 1998 NZ Art, 1999 Yachting & 2001 Gardens Flowers. All fresh MUH. NZ retail $3750. (17) $600 $900

698 New Zealand: Messy collection in two albums, strength in 1970s-80s M on Seven Seas pages, many stuck to the leaves, range of MUH blks of 4, few POPs & 1981 Year Pack. (100s) $50 $100

699 New Zealand: Officials. 1935 Pic opt set ½d to 2/- (cat £250). 1938 KGVI set ½d to 2/- MUH (£240). 1940 Centennial set to 1/- (£190) & 1954 QEII set to 3/- MUH, odd tone. (£38). Mostly F-VF M/MUH, total cat £718. NZ retail $1000. (46). $200 $300

700 Norfolk Island: 1947-94 near comp MUH collection in Ka-Be hingeless album with 120+ pic sets inc 1947 Ball Bay to 2/- blue, 1956 Ball Bay white paper set of 4, 1953 pics to 5/- brown Bridge, 1959-60 surcharges, 1960 pics plus extra 10/- Bird opt Specimen, 1966 opt set to $1 (both), 1967 Ships & 1969 Birds sets, 1987 Scenes to $5 & 1990 Ships (ex 80c) & 1994 Pacific Explorer set. M/sheets (14) inc 1974 UPU. Booklets (6 diff) plus assorted extras inc 1984 Owl strip of 5 in comp sheet of 25 & 6 diff booklets. All fresh MUH, retail $1300. Plus another $300 costs for the near new hingeless album. $275 $400

701 Norfolk Island: MUH Collection 1947-end 1999 in Seven Seas slipcase hingeless album (retail $300) with near comp pre-decimal inc 1947 Ball Bay to 2/- brown. 1953 Pics to 5/- brown bridge & 1960 Defs to 10/- Birds. Comprehensive decimals (FV $340) with 145 Pic/Commem sets to $10 inc 1966 opts, 1967 Ships, 1969 Birds, 1984 Flowers, 1988 Scenes, 1991 Shipping & 1994 Explorers. All fresh MUH. (Few 100) $200 $300

702 Norway: Collection 1855-2000 in Davo illustrated one country album. Inc 1855 SG 1 4 margins, 1856-60 2Sk (2), 3Sk (2), 4Sk (6), 8Sk (4) - shades, extensive Posthorn issues inc 1863-66 4Sk, 8Sk, 24Sk, 1867-68 1Sk-8Sk, 1871-75 1Sk, 2Sk-7Sk, 1877-79 to 60O 1882-93 selection, 1878 1Sk, 1Sk50, 2Sk, 1905 1Sk Surch, 1907 1½Sk, 2Sk King, then solid range through to 1980s, then some gaps to 2000, some extras as well. Condition of some earlies sl mixed but mainly F-VFU. SG cat £4100+ = A$7000. (1390, plus 9 M/S) $600 $900