Public Auction 331 Thursday, March 30, 2017

467 Carton lot with unorthodox collection in 50+ Lighthouse Vario sheets (new retail $80) with British Commonwealth M/Sheets (70) inc Hong Kong 1996 Urban Heritage set (cat £25), 1990s QEII Exhibition $10 (3) plus other 1990s Exhib M/Sheets (13) from various Pacific Is. World M/Sheets (23) inc Marshall Is (5) & Liberia 1964 Winter Olympics set of 3 single imperf (2 sets, retail $200). Then assorted world Pic sets & singles inc New Zealand 1955 QEII 8d Brown MUH blk of 18 (retail $180), plus Australia KGV 1d green die III postal cards (10, retail $100), Tasmania 1960s Govt cheques (20) & USA 1930s-50s Flight covers (30). New Zealand MUH collection 1950s-1980s with 60 commem sets & 40 Health sets, plus 10 M/Sheets. British Pacific 1970s-80s Pic sets (114) & M/S (30), all MUH, duplication throughout inc Pitcairn 1979 QEII $2 traffic light blk of 20, Middle East collection 1940s-80s (100s) inc Sudan, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Turkey & Oman. PNG MUH collection 1960s Pre-decimals 1980s commems with 60 Pic sets inc 1964 Birds to 10/-, 1966 Butterflies & 1969 Shells, plus 1963 QEII £1 MUH & 1952 Defs comp to £1 Fisherman U. Finally Australia 1970s-80s large FDC (40) mainly M/Sheets & 1990s PO books (7) comp with original contents, PO issue price over $100. Medium carton. $400 $500

468 Carton with British Commonwealth in 3 s/books inc Solomon Is KGVI Coronation 1½d & 3d perf SPECIMEN, Fiji 1968 & 1971 Pics to £1 or $2 QEII, GB 1925 Wembly 1d red MUH, Australia 1968-75 Pic sets VFU/CTO & Canada 1940s Pics to $1 U. Japan 1950s-70s Pics MUH (FV Y3600) with variety of commem sets plus 1976 Y1000 Princess. Europa 1960s-70s collection MUH loose in s/book & totally unchecked as received. Norfolk Is collection 1947-84 with assorted Pic sets in Seven Seas hingeless album, inc 1947 Ball Bay to 2/- (2 sets), 1953 to 5/- Brown Bridge, 1960 Defs to 10/- Bird, 1966 opts to $1 & 55 diff Pic/commem sets inc values to $5 mostly fresh MUH, plus Junior collections (8), wide variety, plus bag off paper thematics. Mixed MUH/M/U. Medium carton. (few 1000) $250 $350

469 Carton lot with USA collection to 1978 in Scott album inc 1851 Washington 3c Imperf, 1960s Confederate 10c Blue Imperf, 1890s Presidents to 50c & plenty of Pics/commems early 1900s-1970s. Australian Territories in hagners inc Christmas Is 1958 QEII, Cocos Is 1963 Pics & Nauru 1996 Christmas sets FV A$65 (50) MUH (SG cat £90). Australia 1970 Cook PO Pack (10, retail $250) & 1980s Priority Paid or RTS Commercial covers (20) & Decimal collections/duplicates in 4 albums. 1981 RW collection in album. Large carton. (100s) $220 $300

470 Carton lot 1: Samoa virtually comp collection 1962-85 in Seven Seas album with 90 Pic sets inc 1962 Defs to 5/-, 1967 Birds to $1, & 1972 Wildlife to $5 plus 35 M/Sheets. Some tropicalisation mixed M/MUH. New Zealand Decimals to late 1984 with 1967 Defs to $2 Geyser (both) U & Arms (FV $28) MUH, 1967-83 Health M/S (14 diff) M/MUH, & wide range of Pic/Commem sets. Mostly M/MUH with some G-FU. Europe collection 1850s-1950s in 25 hagners inc Bavaria 1850s 9Kr bistre imperf FU 4 margins, plus other early German States mixed genuine/reprints. Then Danzig, Saar & Bavaria inc some revenues. Plus WWII Europe Occupations & Vatican pictorials. GB Dec & pre-dec Machins (100s) to £5 in another 30 hagners. Assorted used duplicates in 5 s/books with Australia decimal, USA defs & mixed Europe, plus PNG MUH Pic sets in another album. Also Lundy locals, USA & Aust Terr MUH sets. Usual variable condition. Large carton. $150 $300

471 Carton lot 2: Papua New Guinea collection M/MUH comp to end 1986 in Seven Seas album with 1952 Pics to £1 Fisherman inc 117 Cattle, 1963 QEII £1, 1964 Birds to 10/-, 1966 Butterflies, 1968 Shells, 1973 Panorama & 90+ decimal Pic/Commem sets. Some tropicalisation M/MUH. Arab States & North Africa Pic sets on 100 individual pages. 6 medium s/books inc British Commonwealth 1946 Victory Omnibus collection. Australia decimals 1966-72 G-FU inc some scarcer sets & vals to $2 Navigator. Philippines Pics/Thematics (300) inc Cats, Fish, Pottery, Birds, Flowers & Wild animals. Samoa 1920s-50s (210) inc KGV to 1/-, 1919 Victory set, 1877 Express reprints (38) to 2/- & others to 3/-. Scandinavia (500) to 1960s with Denmark, Finland & Norway. Usual mixed M/MUH/U. Large carton. (2500). $150 $300

472 Carton inc Massive loose leaf album (about 8cm thick with 1000s of stamps) Argentina-Zambia with many Pictorials/thematics sighted. India collection 1860s-1970s in Scott loose leaf album. Australia fragmented collection 1914-90 in Seven Seas hingeless pages with kangaroos (38) to 5/- grey & yellow, KGV (24) to 1/4, 1934 Vic Cent sets (2) & Macarthur set to 9d, 1935 ANZAC & KGV SJ sets. Decimals (100s) 1966-90 inc scarcer early 1970s comm sets & Paintings to $10. Mixed variable G-FU. Nauru 1980s MUH accum in thick 48-pg s/book with M/Sheets (105) & Pic/commem sets (150) in large multiples, all F-VF MUH. Huge face value. World assortment in 3 s/books & 25 hagners inc "Famous People Collection". (1000s) $275 $350

473 Carton of collections with Australia (1200) to mid 1990s in 40 hagners inc 1966 Navigators to $4, 1970s Paintings to $10, 1980s Gardens, plus high val commems, se-tenant strips & M/Sheets. AAT to end 1989 in Seven Seas hingeless album inc 1966 Pics to $1 MUH (cat £40). Ecuador 1935 Pics (16) to 10c in comp sheets of 100 MUH. West Germany near comp MUH collection (1000) 1970-89 inc 1970 Defs to 2Mk (cat £30), 1975 Technology to 5Mk (£50), 1981 Machine labels (14 diff) to 280pf (2 sets), Castles to 300pf (£40), Pic/commem sets (100) plus many uncounted singles (cat £1000) & assorted M/Sheets inc 1959 Beethoven CTO (£70). Minor duplication up to 2 of ea, high FV, total cat £1300. Israel collection 1952-73 (450) inc 1952-54 Coins (12) to 125p, 1955 Twelve Tribes (no wmk, £100), 1961 Zodiac, 1965 Arms & 100+ diff commem/Pic sets inc 1952 Zionist Building, 4th Anniv of Independence, New Year & President (£155). 1953 Airmail (6) to 500pr, New Year & Independence, then appears comp to 1973 with 10 diff M/Sheets inc 1963 Hebrew Press sheetlet (cat £140). All sets with Tabs, fresh MUH (total cat £700) in Lindner hingeless album (retail $150). PNG collection 1952-90 in Seven Seas hingeless album (retail $200) with 1952 Pics to £1 U, 1963 Pics to £1 & 1964 Birds to 10/- both MUH, & Decimals comp MUH with 120 diff Pic sets 1966-90, plus another 80 MUH/CTO commem sets in another album. Robson Lowe British Commonwealth Encyclopedia Vol 1 GB & Europe. West Berlin MUH collection (600) 1970-88 with defs to 500pf, 85 Pic/commem sets & uncounted singles. Odd minor duplication high FV, SG cat £820. Also Italy 1949-53 (29 diff) in bundles of 100 (STC £3345) inc 1950 UNESCO 20L (SG 744, £250), 1951 Abbey (SG 790, £325), 1951 Forestry 25L (SG 807, £250) & 1953 Labour 25L (SG 834, £130). All fresh & clean. Total SG cat £6700. Medium carton. (1000s) $600 $900

474 Carton inc Papua New Guinea 1985-86 Year albums, Nauru 1979-82 PO Packs (20), Australia Replica cards (41, retail $320), PO "Christmas" or APF Maxicards (100) inc comp Commem sets. Tasmania 1950s-60s Govt cheques (65) most with revenues on reverse. NSW Thirlmere Railway "Letter Stamps" M/Sheet, printers imperf proof blk of 8 M/S all opt SPECIMEN (retail $200). Victoria 1981 mail Strike "XL Local Post" comp sheet of 100 CTO (retail $500). Nepal 1959 Elections 6p MUH (500) in sheets cat £250. 1997 Diana Memorial stamps in MUH sheets of 50 (total FV A$100). Pacific Islands MUH Pics (FV $63), plus collections in 4 albums & assorted mess (mainly Olympics MUH Pic sets & FDC) in plastic folder. (1000s) $350 $450

475 Carton inc Australia: 1990s PO "Publications" (12) inc "White Ensign", Australian Antarctica, "Taking Flight" (2), War & Peace "Australians Under Fire" & 6 others (PO cost around $170) plus 1988 Year album & PSE collection to mid 1980s in 2 albums. 1978-82 Postcard wallets set of 4 (FV $45). Unsorted on/off paper accumulation to recent 60c Pics in tin & 2 paper bags, Nauru collection in album inc 1979 Rowland Hill M/Sheet completely imperf (rare, retail $300) & 1970s printers proofs (11) inc mono-colour impressions & 1974 Flower imperf vert pr (rare, retail $150+), plus pre-decimals near comp to 1966 inc KGV opts to 1/- & 1924-37 Ships to 2/6 used. Europe in 3 large s/books inc Germany airmails to 3Mk black & blue, 1937 Hitler M/Sheet & 3rd Reich Commems. France from late 1800s, plus Hungary, Finland, Czechoslovakia & Netherlands. (1000s). $325 $400

476 Channel Is collection inc 4 Lindner hingeless albums. Isle of Man 1978-90 FV £130, comprehensive inc 1990 Trains in sheet of 50, Jersey 1976 to 1994 inc some extras such as booklets, FV £155, Guernsey 1978-97 comprehensive inc 1978 coins in se-tenant sheets, some booklets etc FV £190. Alderney 1983-94 FV approx £90. Fine & fresh, total FV £570 = A$1000 plus the albums would retail $800+ = $1800+. (1050, 30 M/S & bklts) $300 $450

477 China-Republic: 1949 UPU Anniv $1 brown-orange with imprint, tied by Canton cds, on registered FDC. Also 2 singles, one in unissued orange-yellow colour & NW China 1949 China Post opt UPU $1. Cover VF, stamps VF UN as issued, all 4 margins. SG 1357 & NW 82. (3 + cover). $180 $275

478 China-PRC: 1949-2008 Accumulation on hagners in binder. Plenty useful sets & singles noted inc 1960 Chrysanthemums vals to 35f, 1963 Butterflies to 30f, 1964 Peonies to 10f, 1961 Tibet set, 1966 Women 8f range, 1965 Sports to 20f, 1962-63 Costumes set to 50f. Also 2008 Olympics M/S. Mostly G-VF M/CTO, condition varies. SG cat £2200+. (1250, +9M/S). $350 $500

479 China - PRC: MUH collection 1988-2014 in 5 large impressive hingeless Lighthouse slipcase albums. High level of completion throughout inc M/S, se-tenant strips & prs, plus bklts (11). Highly attractive thematics. All diff. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £2300, plus the new albums which retail at $2500+ alone! (2100 plus 150 M/S). $1200 $2000

480 China - Manchukuo: 1932-42 Mint Collection inc 1932 to 16f (SG cat £148+) 1934 Enthronement set (£65), 1934 surch (3, £97), 1934 new top panel values to 20f, 1935-37 "China Mail" (9, inc 12F type IV cat £150), 1935-45 Commems comp (£375), 1936-37 Defs vals to 1Y (£230), 1937 surch (5, £130) & 1944 reissued defs set, plus 6 revenues. Mostly F-VF M/MUH. SG cat £1260. (127). $500 $700

481 Cinderellas: Carton lot with Croatia 1942 Legion on Eastern Front set of 4 with 6 diff IMPERF colour trials of ea (24 proofs, retail $350+). Hungary 1900 10f-5Kr Defs 14 diff in blks of 15-40 all with State Railways Directorate 1913 cds. Qld Buffalo Fly Revenues 1d (12) & 2d (9) on 1949 Camboon Pastoral Co Receipt (Bft cat £210). Victorian 1931 Reliefs (20) to 2/- on 3 ledger fragments (Bft cat £100). USA 1940s-50 Christmas (TB) labels (180) in large blks & assorted late 1800s-1940s Revenues (100+), 1997 Pacific Exhib labels set of 9 M/Sheets & mixed 1930s Pre-cancels (50). Aerogrames Australia (130) & USA (50), & Austria pre 1920 Defs, Pics & commems (500g) on parcel card pieces. Unchecked, assume pmk interest. Very unusual carton lot. Inspection an advantage. (many 100s) $250 $400

482 Cinderellas: Archery theme collection (140) mostly European inc 1912 Tentoonstelling Heidelberg (2), 1913 Mainz 26th Verbands-Schiessen, 1925 Lubben 500th Anniv Schutzengilde, 1926 Bologna Industrial Expo strip of 5, then 1920s, 30s & 40s etiquettes, advertising & other pictorial labels, plus 1960 Matchbox lids & 1980s philatelically inspired locals. Also some others inc GB 1897 QV Diamond Jubilee charity pr & 1912 Dickens Centenary. An intriguing difficult assembly, with many not often seen pictorials. (172) $150 $250

483 Collection in album inc Bahrain 1952-55 QE inc Castles to 10R, Cambodia 1953-55 selection mostly MUH, Ceylon 1938-49 to 50c in blks of 4 MUH, 1951-54 SG 419-30 (2 of ea), GB 1940 1d black U 3+ margins, Taiwan 1955 UN, 1956 Chiang Kai Shek, 1956 Postal Service (2) of ea UN as issued. Hong Kong 1954 QE sets (ex 65c, $1.30). High values MUH, India 1950s, Iran 1950s inc prs MUH inc Scout issues, Japan similar period with National Park, Stamp Week issues, North Borneo 1954 to $10 MUH, Seychelles 1954 set MUH, Singapore 1955 set. Also Indonesia, Philippines & others. Some varied, mostly F-VF. SG Cat £1800 = A$3500. (720) $375 $500

484 Collection in 130 hagners with 1972 QEII Silver Wedding, 1973 Royal Wedding & 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee "Omnibus" collections MUH. New Zealand 1971-89 MUH Pictorial collection (FV $100) inc Health M/Sheets (8) & other M/S (16) inc 1969 Cook. British Pacific Islands M/Sheets (50), Tokelau 1980s Pic sets (7) imprint blks of 6 MUH & PNG 1952 Pics to £1 U. Australia 1940s/50s Pic/charity (11 diff), French 1920s/30s Colonials, Germany Inflations, assorted British Cwlth & Foreign. Mixed M/MUH/U (1000s). Unchecked mess in carton with Australia 1970s-90s FDC (600 by weight) inc 1971 Christmas 7c blk of 7, 1990s Framas & wide variety of PSEs. World in 6 s/books with Australia, Pacific & other world. Large carton. (many 1000s) $400 $500

485 Collection in carton with GB 1880s-1950s inc 1902 KEVII to 2/6, 1918 KGV to 2/6 & 1934 Seahorses to 5/- G-FU. Nauru MUH collection 1968-82 in Seven Seas hingeless pages plus 1995 Christmas sets (50, face value A$65, cat £90). PNG near comp Decimal collection to 1982 inc 1968 Shells & 1973 Panorama sets, all in Seven Seas hingeless album (retail $220), plus PO Year Packs (11), 1979-89 (retail $250), New Zealand collection 1967-86 with 130 Pic sets inc 1967 Defs to $2 Geyser (both types) & Birds to $4. Mixed World collection in 4 albums with wide variety of stamps & countries, all G-VFU. All in large carton. (many 100s) $275 $350

486 Collection in 6 albums inc German s/book with Australia mid 1980s sets, M/Sheets in some quantity MUH FV $100, Aust First Day & Commem covers 1949-88. Then mainly MUH Nauru with some Pre-decimal, then Decimal to 1985, FV $100. Norfolk Island 1978-88 with few others FV $110. Fiji 1954/1986 FV $80+, Pitcairn Is 1966-1986 FV $95, Samoa 1966-88 extensive range of sets & M/S, FV $260. Also smaller selection of Niue, Tokelau, Ross Dep with 1957 & 1967 sets MUH, Solomon Island & others. Some tone in covers, others mostly F-VF fresh. (1530 stamps, 25 M/S & 328 covers) $150 $300

487 Collection in 7 binders & s/books (plus 2 empty s/books) & on leaves. Interesting range inc Australia modern, Caribbean & South America noted Turks & Caicos 1938 defs MLH, 1950 defs to 10/- MLH, also Argentina, Brazil. Europe inc some booklets, Belgium more recent U Balkans inc Bosnia MUH, Spain similar U, Middle East & others. Mixed M & U, mostly F-VF in carton. (2650, +50 M/S) $180 $275

488 Collections (6 diff) in carton with WWF Official FDC collection (105), 1976 Christmas FDC (12) collection. Stamps of all countries FDC (44) collection, 1977 QEII Silver Jubilee Commonwealth Collection of FDC (52) inc vals to £1 or $2. United Nations FDC (45) collection in blue album. Australia FDC (200) 1980-91 in 3 oversize albums inc1986-May 1990 (90) comp inc vals to $20 Gardens, plus AAT Base Cancel sets (11 diff) 1983-90 in another album. All appear fresh & clean. (500) $275 $400

489 Collection on pages (6cm thick), 8 s/books & 5 loose leaf albums inc Australia Kangaroos to 1/- & 1938 NSW set to 9d, Europe from late 1800s-1920s in contemporary album, GB KGVI to 31 brown, modern Pics, Asia & more Australia inc 1981 PO Year Album. (1000s) $80 $120

490 Consignment balance New Zealand Seven Seas hingeless album 1953-82 (retail $150) with sparse MUH contents inc odd Health M/Sheet & Lighthouses sets (4, retail $80), plus 1960 Pic set to £1 U. Pre-decimal commem FDC (90) inc Health Camp cds (13). Nauru 1995 WWII Peace & Christmas M/Sheets MUH (10 of ea, FV $220). Australia 18c QEII Lettercards bundle of 50 fresh UN & other Postal Stationery inc KGV 1d green Die III Postal cards (10). 1980s commem PSEs (110) with Pic/Special cancels & FDC (130) with commem/Pic sets or singles. British Commonwealth 1978 QEII Coronation M/Sheets (20 diff) MUH. Latvia 1998 FDC collection (90+). Olympics 1984 Los Angeles maxi card collection in printed album, plus 1996 Pics (3000) in packs of 30. Norfolk Is blks of 4 collection (70) 1947-67 inc Ball Bay (10), 1966 opts to $1, 1967 Ships to $1 & 1969 Birds to $1, all fresh MUH, plus more. Medium carton. (1000s). $300 $450

491 Covers inc various albums of Aust FDCs/PSEs mostly 1970s, Great Britain 1977 Cent Tour commem covers (9 diff), 1983 World Cup commem covers with a mix of country cachets & commem cancels for final, semi-final & others (26). (total 100s) $60 $120

492 Covers in four large albums inc Aviation covers, special re-enactment flights, Railways etc, FDCs 1980s inc Exhibitions, special pmk, silver covers, few AAT, Territories, GB flight re-enactments, plus 2 PSE albums from no.8-96 mixed M & FDC, special album Transpex covers & loose PSEs & FDC in envelopes etc. (100s) $100 $200

493 Covers-Asia with India 1860s-19 Postal History inc tiny 1860s-70s covers franked QV ½a blue (5) -some with original contents, embossed Envelopes inc ½a blue (3), ½a green (9) inc uprated to London, 1890s-1905 1a6p orange -or same surch (12) to Germany, GB or Switzerland. KEVII inc tiny stampless with "Jodhpur Due One Anna", or oval "Bombay Unpaid" in green, various frankings of 3p, ½a or 1a (15), plus Registered Envelopes (3), embossed Envelopes (13) noted interesting pmks "J 51 SM Phalera 2 JL 05" to Germany & "HRH The Prince of Wales Camp PO" on 1a "On HMS" opt. KGV (30), plus Reg Envelopes (4) & embossed envelopes (7), KGVI (12). Feudatory & Convention States Postal Stat (28), Flight covers (8) 1929-37. Plus Burma (6), Afghanistan (2), Bangladesh opt Pakistan 1972 cover, Ceylon (19) in FFC (2). Others inc Air/FFC of Philippines, Iraq, Egypt, Thailand & Malaya, & finally 1955? cover franked Perak 2c pr tied by "Cocos Island" cds. Typical "India condition" poor to VF. (180). $350 $500

494 Covers - Aviation: World range 1937-85, strength in post-war, noted 1953 Coronation Flight covers (12, 8 diff), BOAC covers inc 1953 Flight covers London to Tokyo & ex Philippines with a mix of frankings, destinations & pmks, Qantas covers inc Pacific Is & Regional Inaugural Flights, 1952 Aust to South Africa (2 inc Mauritius), USA range inc some Apollo Recovery covers & various others. Mostly VF fresh, priced to sell at $980. (82) $150 $250

495 Covers: Big carton lot with Australia FDC (430) to 1996 inc 1970 RV & large Cook (both addressed), 1968 Flowers, 1973 Nat Dev & high values to $10 Gardens plus many comp Pic sets all in 7 small Lighthouse FDC albums. Another 2 albums with PNG (200) 1952-76 inc 1964 Birds to 10/-, 1966 Butterflies $2, strength in late 1960s-mid 1970s commem sets inc Shells to $2, plus another album with 50 sets 1988-95 inc values to 10K Bird. Norfolk Is 1980s-90s PSE (120) UN/FDC. Israel (160) 1980-1990 plus Vatican, Italy, Malaysia & 1950s Israel. Mostly F-VF, in massive carton. (1000+). $220 $300

496 Covers: Carton lot "Official Collection of World Wildlife FDC" (142) in custom-made album. Horrific original cost! Channel Islands (60) & GB (75) 1970s80s pic/commem sets, plus Machins to £5. Bundle (80) Europe/World 1950s-80s Commercial/Philatelic Mail, empty hagners (40) in 2 binders. Large carton. Sold on behalf of charity. $100 $200

497 Covers - France Postal Stationery: Collection arranged in HG order in 4 albums, duplication appears to be limited to diff upratings, shades or usages to diff destinations (eg early to Montenegro, Netherlands Indies, Indochina, Australian Colonies, Siam, NZ etc). Postcards (357, 144M) with formular types (28, inc with nice Ceres 15c bistre cat £275 & 8M), Lettercards (66 - 1 opt "ANNULE", inc 41 M), Envelopes (123 - 1 opt "ANNULE", inc 64 M), Wrappers (42, inc 22 M), Pneumatics (25, inc 11 M), Aerogrammes (17, 1M) & Military (7), plus Postal Forms (70) & others inc Telegraph ephemera. Generally F-VF, inc many desirable items. (720). $1500 $3000

498 Covers - Great Britain: 1863 to Australia (opened three sides) franked QV 6d (SG 83), to "John Robertson care Francis Henty, Merino Downs, Merino, Portland Bay", b/s poor Heywood, etc. (Pioneer at a renowned sheep station). 1883 to Australia franked QV 6d on 6d lilac (letters MI), tied by Stirling duplex (opened three sides), to Brisbane. SG 162a cat from £425 on cover. Very scarce1887 (30 Dec) "per Book Post" large part of printed registered wrapper to New Zealand, endorsed "per Ionic", franked Jubilee 1/- & 6d tied by reg Aldermanbury oval pmk, NZ arrival red oval pmk. Repairs at left. The 1/- green rare on cover to Australasia, plus 1903 KEVII ½d Postcard opt Admiralty Official. Huggins CO6. Scarce group. (4). $80 $150

499 Covers - Great Britain 1934-40 airmail to Australia by interrupted or delayed Imperial Airways mails (flight allocation details lightly pencilled on reverse), spanning flights IE140-655 & SE4-246, inc incidents such as engine & other mechanical troubles, undercarriage damage (IE327), cracked oil tank (IE365), burst tyre on landing (IE437), crew problems (inc cholera injections episode which delayed SE237), adverse weather, the "near miss" IE552, where “Hengist” was destroyed by fire at Karachi after mail had been transferred to “Atlanta”, ”Caledonia” collision with buoy at Athens (IE655), 4 dates between 24-31 Jan 1940 which were among the backlog accumulated as Poole Harbour was ice bound, preventing flights between 20 Jan-2 Feb, o/w no duplication. Some scarcer & higher frankings, inc Seahorses 5/- (3), KGVI 2/6 brown single frankings etc. Flight allocations generally confirmed by b/s & departure dates. Mixed poor-VF condition. Irreplaceable lot, nucleus for an 8-frame exhibit. (105). $800 $1500

500 Covers: India-South Africa 1940s WWII Active Service mail to same address from "SE Asia" franked India stamps, or stampless (11) inc with boxed "Postage Free" h/s. Most with "FPO 141" cds, plus other cds inc "RAF POST SE ASIA", Paquebot, Base PO etc, plus various censor tapes & h/s inc "Unit Censor India", tombstone types, "Field Censor" etc. Air Mail Letter card fronts only (10), front & back w/o 2nd page (3), green print Active Service covers (9), other covers (8) & larger wrappers (3). Poor-VFU. Very interesting lot. (35). $100 $200

501 Covers - Lithuania: 1937-38 airmail covers to Australia from Henry B Smith correspondence, Kaunas to Melbourne, flown Imperial Airways IE572 (registered), 654 (delayed at Athens due to head winds), 668 & SE37, various frankings, inc high denomination 5L, two types of Par avion label, another curiously with Par avion h/s scored-over although correctly paid for airmail, b/s inc Berlin-Zentralflughafen, Darwin, Sydney, Melbourne -reg has "Telegraph Office GPO Melb". Extremely rare group. (4). $150 $300

502 Covers: Military Mail Collection 1861-1940s inc USA Civil War (2), Franco-Prussian War 1871 "Feldpostbrief" Breslau to Occupied Nancy in France, range of Boer War pmks on piece (29) & covers (2), plus Orange Free State Military Frank stamp U (SG cat £60), Germany 1913 card franked "Soldaten-Brief" stamp, WWI Australian AIF covers (2) & 2 Red Cross letter regarding the addressee being MIA presumed killed. WWI Field Post cards to Australia, printed Telegram envelope to AIF HQ London, Western Front covers & cards inc French Flag types, US Army, various German, POW, Patriotic cards etc. Also Spanish Civil War, then WW2 to Australia from Palestine, Nth Africa, GB Coastal Command & Malta. Plus Ethiopia-Egypt, Canadian, Free Forces in GB inc Czech, Polish, Dutch, Norwegian. Then German WW2 (15), Swiss Soldier stamp covers (11) etc. Also wide range of pmks, charity or patriotic labels, German Fieldpost stamps, "Inselpost" opts, Aegean Is diff opts, Africa Corps palm-tree stamp, Hela Peninsula U-boat stamp, "Ruhr Packet" Feldpost opt Hitler 3pf, Croatia Fieldpost stamps (2 diff) etc. Fair to mostly VF. (78 covers/cards, 92 stamps/pieces) $900 $1300