Public Auction 331 Thursday, March 30, 2017

COLLECTIONS & LOTS

333 6 Carton lot with Australia inc 1930s 1/- Vic Cent (2) & KGV SJ set to 2/-, Kangaroos (30) to 5/-, KGV Heads (80) to 1/4, 1940 AIF 6d (4) & high val QEII pre-dec commems. Then South Africa 1970s80s MUH Pic sets & M/S, Burma, Israel, Germany, Russia & British Commonwealth in 7 large & 4 small s/books. Australia 1990s on-paper mix (weight 4kg) & 1960s-80s off-paper Pics (20,000) loose, in part bundles & sorted into glassines. Shoebox with World M/S & MUH sets in packs as purchased. Czechoslovakia 1993-96 Year Packs, PNG 1964-97 FDC (150) inc Panorama & 1990s Birds to 10K, plus decimal books (25) FV 115K semi-sorted World off-paper in shoebox, envelopes & glassines (20,000+, unchecked as received). Big carton Aust generic 1990s PSEs and another carton with Australian 1980s-90s covers inc Priority Paid, Security/Registered Mail, odd foreign & others. Massive 6 carton lot, well worth further investigation, ex deceased estate. (Approx 50,000 stamps). $350 $500

334 1820-1945 group. 1820 stampless wrapper to Edinburgh. 1854? stampless wrapper with "29 3 54?" rectangular pmk to Bremen. France 1937 PEXIP M/Sheet UN (flts). 1945 Saxony Provisional obliterated Hitler stamps on 3 Reg covers tied by "Chemnitz 8 8 45" cds. SG cat £550 alone. (5 covers +M/S). $70 $120

335 1849-1976 Germany large dealers stock in very thick s/book. 1871-72 large & small Shields to 2gr. 1900-1920 Germania to 4Mk. Extensive 1923 Inflation issues. Useful 3rd Reich inc 1943 Armed Forces set in MUH cnr blks of 4, plus 1944 set to 30pf marginal blks of 4. Good range of Allied Occup inc 1949 Buildings to 4Mk plus shades & types. Useful West Germany with Commems, Defs & MUH blks of 4. States inc Bavaria from 1849 Numeral 3pf. Prussia 1857 King & 1861 Arms. Wurttemberg 1863 Arms. East Germany 1949 UPU. Most F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £22,000+ = A$40,000+ (10,000). $900 $1300

336 1852-1952 Waterlow & Sons "A Century of Stamp Production" booklet inc 2 pages of 20 "Colotype" reproductions from early British Guiana to later Spain, Belgium, China etc, plus PROOFS of various countries with 10 engraved inc Spain, South America, Thailand revenue etc, 7 lithographed inc Spain, Latin America, & 7 photogravure with Spain & Latin America. The 24 proofs ea opt "Waterlow & Sons Limited Specimen" & with small security punch. Sl cover ageing, o/w VF & contents fresh. Rare as an intact booklet. (P) $400 $600

337 1852-1870 Italy Papal States Collection with 1852-64 Arms to 1S, plus shades inc 50b dull blue U (SG cat £2000) & deep blue U (£3000) & 1S dull rose U (£3750, with 1988 Vespermann photo-cert). 1867 to 20c imperf plus shades & 10c vermilion with pre-printing paper fold. 1868-70 Arms perf to 80c plus shades. Most diff. Usual mixed condition, mostly F-VF M/U. SG cat £17,000+ = A$30,000, Sass cat €21,000+ = A$30,000. Valuable classic lot. (40) (P) $900 $1500

338 1856-58 Great Britain QV 1d red, star in top cnrs, comp sheet reconstruction of all letters AA-TL, wmk large crown, perf 14, white paper. Mostly G-VFU. SG 37/41 cat £2856 as cheapest shades. Great display item. $200 $400

339 1857 Peru-Pacific Steam Navigation Co: Ships forgery collection. Useful coverage of colours, shades & pmks. 1R blue inc concentric ring & dot pmks, 1R orange shades & pmks. 1R brown, red & red-brown, 1R green with concentric ring & bar pmks. Berlin print 1R in brown & purple, 2R blue inc shades & pmks. 2R green with bar, dot & concentric ring pmks. 2R orange again with shades & pmks, 2R red, brown & red-brown -also Berlin printing in brown & purple. Very interesting & unusual reference study of a classic issue. (50). $200 $400

340 1858-1990s Diverse accumulation of albums, loose & semi-sorted material. GB 1858-80 QV 1d red plates to sort. Australia from 1913-36 Roos to 2/-. Italy 1891 Arms 5c M. Useful South Africa inc Cape from 1860s to 6d inc shades & wmks, Union from 1910 inc 1913-24 KGV to 10/-. Hong Kong 1938 KGVI set to $10. Rhodesia from 1892 Arms. Barbados 1892-1908 Seahorses to 1/-. Straits Settlements 1867 Crown opt QV India 8c/2a. Canada 1932-33 KGV Pic set to 13c (SG cat £170). 1942-48 KGVI War set to $1. British Guiana 1954-65 QEII Pic set to $5. Antigua 1938-51 KGVI Pic set to £1, St Vincent 1902-11 KEVII to 1/-. Bermuda 1920 & 1921 Tercent sets to (£210). Portugal & Colonies 1890s-1920 on old pgs. NWPI 1915-22 opt Kangaroos to 5/-. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £11,500+ = A$20,000+. (14,000+) $1200 $2000

341 1859-1980s with thematics & early inc Thurn & Taxis 1859-67 with Northern District inc 5sgr M&U & Southern inc 30Kr M&U. Wurtemburg inc 1919 & 1920 Official sets to 1Mk & 3Mk, Germany inc Allied Occup thematics inc Dancing, Birds, Sport, Flowers & Music. Nauru mint collection from 1932 inc M/S & setenant strips. Most F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £3100+ = A$5500+ (2500). (P) $250 $400

342 1859-1990 Accumulation in albums, s/book, plus unsorted & on paper mixes. Fiji from 1872 monogram 2c/1d, 1878-99 VR monograms to 6d. 1938-55 KGVI Pics to 5/-, 1954-59 & 1959-61 QEII Pic sets to £1. Gilbert & Ellice 1911 Pine set. 1939-55 KGVI Pic set to 5/-. 1956-62 QEII Pic set to 10/-. Then good range of Commems Def inc Kiribati Norfolk 1947 Ball Bay set to 2/-. Interesting range of GB 1930s-40s covers, most to Canada with contents. Canada from 1859 QV 12½c inc 1868-90 large QV to 15c, & 1870-90 small QV to 10c plus shades & printings. 1897 QV Jubilee to 50c. 1928-29 KGV Pics to $1. Newfoundland 1937 long Coronation set. Most G-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £5000+ = A$9000+ (5000 stamps & 70 covers). Plus British Comm (1000s) in 25 plastic boxes inc GB 1970s bundleware, Canada Pics, Australia, Channel Islands & assorted Europe. $600 $1000

343 1860s-90s Classic lot strength in Postal History covers with Bavaria (4) 3Kr blue or 6Kr brown, Hamburg 1867 ½sch Envelope, Hannover (2) inc Arms 1/15th & King 1gr, Prussia (2) inc 3sgr black on yellow, & Arms 1sgr roul, Saxony 1866 Arms 3ngr brown, Thurn & Taxis (6) inc white paper 9kr, 15kr, 2sgr & 1sgr + ¼sgr, coloured papers 1sgr + ¼sgr. Austria (4), GB (7) inc 1860s 6d to Australia, 1860s 1d imperf or perf, Germany (2), Tasmania (3), Victoria (2), plus China 1923 1c Postcard with plane (FF?) pmk, 1947 SYS $5000 to USA, & 1948 BCOF 6d cover. Plus similar period stamps inc GB 1d brown imperfs (10), perf plates (65), plus (5 UN) inc plate 114, later 1d browns (30). Monaco 1891 Prince to 5Fr (£160), Finland 1856 10k red UN but flts -would cat (£12,000), 1860 Serpentines (15) inc 10k, 5p (3), 8p (2), 10p, 20p (3), 40p (4) & 1Mk (total £3200+), Belgium imperf Kings inc 1849 10c (6) & 20c (11) -total £1300+, plus 1861 10c (9) & 20c (6), Switzerland 1852 Arms 10r (2, £340), Italy 1863 15c blue with "C" half closed M (£600), Cape triangle 1d (£325), Ceylon QV imperf 2d, Thurn & Taxis M/UN (13) & U (6), Wurttemburg (18) & others. Mostly fair-VF, some rather mixed condition as expected. Just some of the noted cat £18,000+ alone, plus all the others est £500 & all the covers est £1000. Total probably near £20,000 = $40,000. (41 covers, 250 stamps). $1300 $2000

344 1879-1940s Eastern Europe: Range in s/book with Bosnia (140) from 1879 Arms inc perfs, shades etc, 1900 Arms to 5Kr M/U, 1904 Postage Due set U, 1906 Pic set U, plus extra perfs/imperfs, 1912 to 2Kr U, etc - about 20% priced at £130. Bulgaria (28, £220) inc 1903 surch 10/15st (£60), 1907 Anniv set M&U (£138). Croatia (112 & 3M/S, £200+) inc 1941 Arms opt set MUH & to 16D U, 1941 Pic set plus papers & imperf, then to 1943. Russia (1860s-1950, 190) from early Arms, 1914 Charity sets M&U, with control opts (4) to 1R (Mi €90+), 1931 Airships to 50k, Nth Pole Flight 35k & 1R imperf U (£70), 1934 Airs (5, £200) other 1930s values from better sets, to 1950 (total probably £700+). Carpatho-Ukraine "star" set M (€120). Yugoslavia early Bosnia, Croatia & Slovenia issues (130). Also 1943 German Occup of Estonia regist cover with provisional "Peetri" pmks. Total £1400+ €210 = A$3000++, plus unlisted items. (600+). $350 $500

345 1900s-1910s Austria Pre-WWI Charity, Propaganda & Cinderellas inc se-tenant blks, strips, prs etc. Excellent coverage of strong Germanic theme with historical characters, coat of arms, Legends, Views, events & monuments. Also noted gutter blks & odd error inc double perfs. Most diff inc multiples. Mostly VF fresh MUH/UN as made. (920). $300 $500

346 1916 Poland - German Occupation: Sosnowice Local Post comp, with Arms set 3k blue & 10k lilac. Vertical band opt set 3k & 10k.Triangle Arms (3k) carmine on piece. All diff. VFU. Mi 1-5 cat €570. All exp Mikstein, Jungjohann BPP & Ceremuga AIEP. (5). $250 $350

347 1917 Montenegro Govt in Exile in France 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) $50 $100

348 1918-99 Baltic States Collection in large Scott Album, with Central Lithuania inc 1920 Pictorial set to 10Mk imperf. 1921 Pictorial set to 20Mk imperf. 1921 Charity opt set to 2Mk. 1920-21 Postage Due set to 20Mk. Estonia 1918 1st issue set to 70k. 1919 Pic set to 25Mk imperf. 1928 10th Anniv opt set to 20k. 1991-96 appears comp. Latvia 1918-19 Arms set. 1919 Pic set to 1R. 1939 Pic set to 50k. 1991-98 appears largely comp. Lithuania 1919 type-set 10sk & 15sk. 1919 Arms to 5a. 1991-97 is largely comp. Also German Occ 1916-17 opt Germania set to 1Mk. Memel-Lithuania Occup 1923 opt set to 200Mk. All diff. Most F-VF M/U. SG cat £1500+. (990 + 25MS). $250 $400

349 1918 Poland - Ukraine: Luboml Jewish local post Views set 5h-50h prepared but unissued due to end of WWI, inscribed in 4 languages -German, Polish, Russian & Yiddish, 5h showing local synagogue. Specialist collection on 3 pages inc imperf set, plus 50h pelure paper, perf set plus paper varieties, set of imperf se-tenant prs with 1 in ea pr INVERTED denomination!, plus full double sheet of 2 panes showing printing arrangement, so with 6 interpaneau tete-beche prs, each pane with 10 normal stamps, 1 stamp inverted denomination & 1 blank tab. Mostly VF fresh M/MUH/U. Mi 1-5A & B & Mi 1-5BK & F est cat €900++. Interesting collection (46) $375 $500

350 1918 Luboml Jewish Local Post in Poland/Ukraine: Specialised collection with Town View imperf set 5h-50h, 5h & 50h pelure paper variety, set 5h-50h error numerals INVERTED, plus vert pr 20h with error due to foreign matter during printing. Then perf set 5h-50h, 50h error imperf horiz, plus 20h numerals INVERTED. As well as perf colour trials 5h carmine, 10h slate-green, 10h rose, 20h blue & 25h green. VF UN. Mi 1-5A & B, & Mi1-5BK plus proofs est cat €1000+. Very interesting issue with stamps inscribed in German, Polish, Ukrainian & Hebrew. All genuine & exp Petriuk BPP. (26). $300 $500

351 1919 Poland Checiny Local Post specialist collection written up on pgs. 1st Castle set to 12h perf 10, plus 2h variety flawed "2". Also creased transfer varieties & imperfs to 8h. 2nd Castle set to 12h, plus imperfs & varieties. VF M/UN/U. Interesting issue. (39). $200 $400

352 1920-22 Central Lithuania Polish Occup Mint collection with 1920-21 Arms set. 1920 General Pictorial set. 1921 Polish Fund opt set. 1921 Red Cross surch set. 1921 White Cross set. 1921 Pic set. 1921 1st Anniv set. 1922 Parliament set. 1921 Postage due set -all these sets both perf & imperf. VFM/MLH. All diff. Interesting area. (88). $100 $200

353 1920-22 Central Lithuania Polish Occup collection comp inc the rare "Srodkowa Litwa" opt set 2Mk/15sk - 10Mk/5A in superb condition (but no certs), plus all defs, commems & postage dues, perf & imperf. VFU/CTO. SG 1-47, Mi 1-47A+B & P1-6A+B cat €6767+ = A$10,000. Rarely offered complete VFU! (96) $500 $1000

354 1930s-80s dealer's stock in 5 albums inc Angola 1950 Expo M/S with exhib cancel, Belgium range 1937-73 inc 1970s M/S, strength in 1960s-70s, Brazil range cat £600 1973-82 inc 1973 Flora/Fauna (7 sets) MUH, 1975 Fish (18 sets) MUH, 1983 Antarctic Exped (22), 1983 Railways (11 sets) MUH, Austria 1935-76 CTO/FU, Poland 1920-85, strength in more recent, Swaziland 1962-80s range cat £500+ inc blks of 4, noted 1969 1e Waterbuck, 2e Giraffe 2 blks of 4 of ea, Yugoslavia 1960s-80s range in blks of 4, singles & M/sheets. Also Eastern European M/S, sheetlets from Czechoslovakia, Romania, some United Nations Vienna & others. High total cat value would be £1000s. Overall condition excellent, most MUH. (1500 + 260 M/S) $300 $500

355 1939-45 WWII Switzerland Soldier Stamps collection. Good coverage inc Commando, Artillery, Air Defence, Bakers, Field Post, Airforce, Anti-aircraft, Voluntary corps, Signals, Border Guards, Builders, Labour, Guards, Women's Corps, Infantry, Cavalry, Fire, Miners, Motor, Tanks, Horses, Pontoon, Cyclists, Medical, Sappers, Telegraph, Territorial Troops, Munitions & Supplies. Also 1914-18 WWI variety of divisions, plus letters & card (7). All diff. F-VF M/MUH/U. Wittwer cat SFr 2600+ = A$3300+. (780, plus 7 covers). $500 $800

356 1940s-50s Europe & general world collection in s/book with Austria 1948 Costumes inc 1s red MUH, 1950-53 Birds 10s, 20s, 1955 Republic set in prs, Belgium inc 1955 Anti-TB in prs, 1955 Scientists in prs, Belgian Congo, Bulgaria inc 1950s Fruits, Sports sets in prs, Czechoslovakia inc 1955 Costumes (2), Insects (2), Cyprus 1955 QEII set, Egypt 1938-58, Finland, France noted 1954 Airs set, 1955 Relief set (2) & other charity sets, French Colonies inc Fr Antarctic SG 1 (2), 1956 Airs 50Fr, 100Fr, Reunion selection. Similar French Oceania. Germany inc West Germany 1950s sets/singles, East Germany inc 1955 Stamp Day M/S & many others. Some mixed condition inc prs folded upon themselves & partially stuck but in most cases they will lift. SG cat £5000 = A$9,000+. (1388 & 4M/S) $700 $1000

357 1945 Dachau Displaced Persons Camp for Polish refugees in Germany, Red Cross stamp & S/sheet collection. 10pf Brown, 25pf blue, 25pf green & 50pf red in blks of 4. S/sheets with 6 stamps inc imperf, or white paper & on yellowish paper, perf on white paper with wmk & on yellowish paper, no wmk plus perf on yellowish paper (2) ea with diff wmk. Single stamp s/sheet, stamp with centre in red & frame in blue inc imprint plus perf with & w/o wmk. All diff. VF UN as issued. Rare! (9 s/sheets & 4 blks of 4). $200 $400

358 1946 French Colonies WWII "From Chad to the Rhine" IMPERF, all sets inc Equatorial Africa, Cameroon, French West Africa, Somali Coast, Guadeloupe, St Pierre, Indochina, Madagascar, Martinique, New Caledonia, Oceania, Reunion, Wallis & Futuna, Guiana & Indian Settlements. Mostly VF fresh MUH. Maury cat €1740 = A$2800. (90). (P) $500 $800

359 1956-2000 Europa in year order inc 10-15 ea year to 1959, about 30-35 ea year to 1977, 40-50 ea year to 1995, 1996 (65), 1997 (90), 1998 (108), 1999 (110) & 2000 (105), plus odd FDC throughout. Mostly U early, 50/50 M/U later, 1996-2000 almost all MUH. Appears almost all diff. Mi cat €2200+. (2000, 23 covers) $350 $500

360 1964 South Korea Tokyo Olympics M/Sheets set of 5, curled up bundles in a tin -should easily flatten. Seems all VF fresh MUH. Est by weight 360 M/S = 70+ sets but not counted. SG MS 562 cat £1600. $400 $600

361 1973 Papua New Guinea 75th Stamp Anniv 1c German New Guinea 1897 opts FULL SHEETS of 50. VF MUH, 5 sheets have 1 stamp with creases in cnr. SG 260 cat £740. (148 sheets!). $120 $200

362 1976 Indonesia Daggers & Sheath M/Sheet imperf (100). Superb fresh MUH. SG MS1456 cat £2600 = A$4500. $300 $450

363 1980 Indonesia: 1980 Spice Race M/Sheet (60), SG MS1578, 1980 London 80 Status & Vases M/Sheet (50), SG MS1579. VF & fresh MUH. Total cat £1900 = A$3200. (110) $250 $350

364 1981 Royal Wedding Collection in 3 loose leaf albums with 56 Pics sets & 73 M/Sheets (few extras), F-VF MUH. Australia 1980s FDC/PSE (450) loose in 5 bags, huge variety, many high value Pic/commem sets. Decimals to 1990 in 2 s/books inc 1966 Pics to $4, 1969 Flight blk of 9, 1971 Christmas blks of 7 (2) & blk of 25, 1970s Paintings to $10, 1980s high FV commem sets & Gardens to $20. Mostly G-FU inc some CTO sets & multiples. World collection in 3 s/books inc AAT 1966 Pic sets F-VF M (3) & Pitcairn Is MUH. (many 100s) $300 $400

365 1981-2006 Revenues of Zimbabwe accumulation of Bird Arms issues inc 1c-$500 perf inc sheet no blks. Noted $500 vert pr, error IMPERF BETWEEN, rouletted issues inc $100, $200, $500 & $1000 blks of 4. Also noted throughout plenty of shades. VF MUH/U -90% VF fresh MUH. Barefoot cat £430++. Seldom offered. $100 $200

366 1983 British Commonwealth World Communications Year MUH sets (100) ea from Grenada Grenadines, Maldives, Uganda, Tanzania set of 4, plus M/Sheet, Zimbabwe set to 21c & Mauritius. All fresh MUH SG cat £2650. Also Isle of Man 60th Anniv of D Day M/S (100). Superb CTO cat £650. Total £3300. (600 sets & 200 M/S). $150 $250

367 1987 Togo Fish set 70Fr-130Fr, the 130 missing "F" currency! Affixed in De La Rue proof booklet. F-VF UN, sl tones. SG 1955-58(p). Extremely rare. (P) $130 $200

368 1991 Czechoslovakia Flowers 2Kc FULL SHEET of 100. VF fresh MUH. SG 3074 cat £11,000 = A$20,000, Mi 3099 cat €14,000 = A$22,000. (100 sheets = 10,000 stamps). $100 $200

369 1991 Czechoslovakia Flowers 2Kc FULL SHEET of 100. VF fresh MUH. SG 3074 cat £55,000 = A$100,000, Mi 3099 cat €70,000 = A$110,000. (500 sheets = 50,000 stamps). $500 $1000

370 1992 Czechoslovakia Krumlov Building 3Kc FULL SHEET of 100. VF fresh MUH. Mi 3132 cat €10,000, SG 3106 cat £14,000 = A$26,000. (100 sheets = 10,000 stamps). $100 $200

371 1992 Czechoslovakia Krumlov Building 3Kc FULL SHEET of 100. VF fresh MUH. Mi 3132 cat €50,000, SG 3106 cat £70,000 = A$125,000! (500 sheets = 50,000). $500 $1000

372 2008 United Nations (Geneva) Beijing Olympic Games Sport for Peace M/Sheet of 9 SFr1.80 stamps. Unopened pack of 100. FV SFr1620 = A$2200+. Cheap !!! (100) $400 $600

373 2009 SG Stamps of the World (5 vols). Inc M/sheets, in colour. VGC, 2016 version, retail $600. $80 $120

374 2016 British Commonwealth SG cat 1840-1970 inc perfs, Specimens & varieties, 633pgs. Used, VGC. New retail $220. $100 $140

375 Australian Antarctic Territory: MUH collection 1957-2009 almost comp. 1959 Pic set to 2/3. 1966-68 Pic def set to $1. 1973 Pic set to $1. 1979-81 Ship set to $1. 1983 Bird strip. 1984-87 Scenes set to $1. 1988 Conservation strip. 1995 Dolphin M/S. 2001 Centenary sheetlet. All diff. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £309, retail $490. (157 & 2 M/S) $140 $180

376 Accumulation: Huge album USA FDC 1940-75 (157) stationery envelopes M/U. 1970-79 (44) Air Letters, 1947-72 (28) Postal Cards & others M/U (55). Then 4 medium-size s/books with world range (3). Album with collections, large s/book 100s M/U. Wide variety. Small s/book, album pages, heaps of pickings, full of interest. (1000s) $100 $150

377 Aden: 1937-65 collection inc 1939 set U (SG cat £40), Victory, Wedding & UPU sets (£47), 1951 Surch set M (£85), 1953 to 70c M, 1964 new wmk to 1/-.25c etc. VF M/U. SG cat £400. (75). $120 $160

378 Antarctic & related collection 1930s onwards in as new Davo album Argentina to USA inc singles, sets, M/Sheets & sheetlets with Argentina (33 & 3 sheetlets), Chile (33), Ross Dependency -NZ (44), Russia (24) inc 1977 M/S, USA 1934 Byrd M/S. Seems all VF MUH. Nice thematics inc seals, whales, ships etc. (200+, 8 M/S etc) $275 $400

379 Antigua: 1880-1924 Postal Stationery Postcards with QV ½d brown (2) -1 toned, 1d red (2) inc opt SPECIMEN, 1d double Reply card, 1½d double Reply, Arms ½d (2) inc uprated to Neth Indies, 1d double Reply intact U to Belgium & KGV ½d (2) inc opt SPECIMEN. F-VF UN, unless noted. (11). $130 $200

380 Antigua: 1880-1924 Postcards 1883 use of QV ½d brown with "Barbados Ship Letter" oval b/s, QV 1d red (3) inc U 1887 to GB & 1889 to Germany, 1½d brown (2) inc U 1889 to GB plus double Reply cards (3), 1 severed & 1 intact U to Austria, Arms ½d opt SPECIMEN or U 1904 to Germany, 1d U to Germany 1906, plus double reply (3) inc opt SPECIMEN, & intact U 1910 to St Kitts, KGV ½d (2). Overall F-VF UN unless noted, some with typical ageing of stock -most of U with full messages. (17). $200 $300

381 Antigua: 1903 Arms 1d red Envelopes with UN, opt SPECIMEN, & uprated U 1905 to Switzerland 1907 to USA, & 1909 to Bavaria. F-VF. Scarce group. (5). $180 $275

382 Antigua: 1880-1924 Postcards with 1880 QV ½d brown (2) inc U 1886 to GB with full message, 1d U to Germany, 1d double Reply (separated), 1½d double Reply uprated & registered to Germany, Arms ½d & 1d U with message to St Kitts, 1d double Reply (2) U to St Kitts with message & to Switzerland, & KGV ½d opt SPECIMEN. Generally F-VF UN, unless noted. (10). $130 $200

383 Antarctica: Useful selection inc AAT 1957-73 comp, British Ant Terr 1966 Churchill, 1971 Treaty, 1973 Wedding single & pairs, 1977 Whales, Jubilee, 1980 Geographical Society & 1981 Treaty both in plate no blks, 1983 Seals, Ross Dependency 1967 Decimal set - retail $100. VF MUH. SG cat £100. (105). $80 $120

384 Argentina: 1859-60 Buenos Aires Liberty basic set of values & colours in sheets of 25 inc 4r green, 1P blue & 2P red, plus 1P rose & 2P blue. All early 1890s Spiro forgeries with various dotted "pmks". Stamps "VFU". SG ex P28-51 cat £7475 for genuine. (5 sheets of 25) $150 $250

385 Art: Rubens collection in 3 plush custom-made Lindner hingeless albums, with Pic sets, M/S & sheetlets in no particular order. Nearly all fresh MUH plus odd maxicard. Difficult assembly very expensive albums. Also the 100 Greatest Masterpieces of art MUH collection on PPC size cards depicting the artist's portraits, in limited edition FDC style album. (100s) $300 $400

386 Asia: Collection on leaves & in 4 s/books with many 100s of stamps inc Hong Kong (600) from 1880s QV (inc Used in China) to mid 1990s QEII high vals plus MUH Pic sets (80) & M/sheets (42), FV HK$1100 (A$190). Japan 1960s-80s Pics (500) mixed MUH/U. Straits Settlements (100) QV-KGVI. Malaya States/Malaysia (many 100s) on loose pages & in s/book, mixed M/MUH, inc Pic/Commem sets & assorted booklets. Bangladesh 1970s-80s Pics/Commems (650) mostly MUH, India similar period (800) plus assorted Nepal MUH Pics (200). Philippines (700) inc M/S or sheetlets MUH (80) mixed G-FU/MUH as noted with many not often seen stamps. Huge original cost. Approx 4300 stamps & well over 100 M/S. $300 $400

387 Asia-South East: 1882-1960s inc Burma 1937 opt KGV to 5R plus 1R Service. 1939 Service opt KGVI 2R & 5R. Useful Jap Occup Malaya inc boxed "EP" opt Perak 5c & 10c & Pahang 1c & 10c. Sarawak 1950-52 KGVI Pics to $5 & 1955 Pics to $5. North Borneo inc 1931 Anniv 3c, 6c & 12c. Brunei from 1906 Crown 25c/10c, Kedah 1937 Sultans to $5. Useful other Malaya inc Selangor, Johore, Perak, Malacca & Trengganu. Singapore 1948-52 KGVI to $5, 1955-59 QEII Pics to $5. Mostly F-VF M/U. SG cat £3600+ = A$7000+. (600) $700 $1000