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1921-32 KGV 15c green on yellow vertical gutter Die I & Die II se-tenant pr, wmk script. Stamps VF fresh MUH. SG 347b cat £325 for M, should be at least double, £650 MUH. (P)AVAILABLE at A$275
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Austria: 1850-2000 collection/accumulation in album, s/book & on hagners inc 1850 to 9K, 1860 & 63 to 15K, 1883 to 50K, 1890-91 to 50K, 1899 to 4s, Austria 1908-2000 various 1908-13 to 2K, Journal Stamps to 2K, 1950 Birds Air 3K-5K, 1945 Hitler 1M-5M & many later issues. Also Bosnia & Herzegovina 1879 to 25K, 1894 ½K on piece, 1910 Birthday set to 5K inc shades, perfs, various 1917 issues on piece with Military cds, 1913 Newspaper perf & imperf. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £3600+ = A$7200. (2000 + 35 M/S)SOLD at A$300
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Austria: 1860-1980 collection/accumulation on pages inc 1860 & '63 to 15K, 1867 to 50K, 1874-80 to 15K, 1904-6 set to 72h, 1908-13 Postage Due to 10K, 1908 Newspaper stamps to 20h - various papers, 1916-19 to 10K with various shades, 1935 Air to 10c, 1948 Costumes comp to 10s (M & U). Scarcer 1940s-50s sets inc 1949 Child Welfare, POW, 1950 Plebiscite, 1950 Birds to 10s, 1951 Reconstruction. Seems fairly comp to 1980 inc 1955 10th Anniv, some M/S, many sets. Mostly G-VF M/MUH/U. SG est cat £4500 = A$9000. (1400 + 3 M/S)AVAILABLE at A$300
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British Empire & Commonwealth: 1840-1980s collection/ accumulation in large carton. Very disorganised in 3 SG loose leaf albums, 2 s/books, 3 binders & loose. GB inc 1840 QV 1d black, 1d red-brown (150), few 2d blue with various bar numerals & letters not checked, Canada 1870s QV, Ascension, Bahamas QEII to 5/-, Cook Island 1893 Queen to 5d, Solomons 1908 Canoes to 4d, Grenada 1863 QV to 6d etc. India & States large collection, Federated Malay States to $2, Malaya 1944 Thai Occup, Falkland Islands, Sarawak 1946 Crown Colony set to $5, 1892 Tonga 2/6, Straits Settlements KGV to $2, Mauritius KGV to 1R, NZ inc $100+ FV of M decimals. F-VF M/MUH & G-VFU. SG cat est £3500+ = A$7000. Large accumulation so plenty of potential. (5000+)SOLD at A$400
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French Colonies: 1891-1957 collection for Reunion & Madagascar in s/book inc Reunion general issue with diag opt to 25c, 1892 set to 1F, 1907 set to 5F, 1922-24 Surch set to 20F, 1933 set to 20F, various issues to 1950 inc unissued Vichy French issues. Madagascar inc 1891 set to 5F, 1903 set to 2F, 1908-22 set to 5F, 1922 Surch set to 20F, 1930 set to 20F, 1935 set to 20F, 1943 Surch set to 20F on 5F grey-blue, 1952 Air set to 500F. Quite comprehensive collection, most sets are M & U. The early French issues have not been checked for varieties. SG cat £2,700+ = A$5,400. (1100+) (P)SOLD at A$400
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German States: 1849-1920 accumulation Bergedorf 1861 Arms to 4s plus shades. Bremen 1855 Arms 3g imperf. 1861-67 Arms to 5s. Brunswick 1853-965 Arms to 3s. Lubeck 1859-62 Arms to 4s. Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1856 Arms 4/4s, imperf. 1856-67 Arms to 5s. Saxon, 1855-61 King to 10nsgr. Oldenburg 1852-60 Arms to 2gr. Hamburg 1859 Arms to 7s imperf, & 1864-87 perf 9s. Heligoland 1867-79 QV Embossed range of roulette & imperf. Schleswig-Holstein Numerals 1864-67 inc Schleswig-Holstein. Thurn & Taxis 1852-67 North & South District. North German Confed 1868-70 Numeral to 18Kr & 5g perf & roulette. Alsace & Lorraine 1870-71 Numeral to 25c. Bavaria from 1849 Numeral blk. 1867-1908 Arms to 2Mk inc imperf & perf. Mostly G-VF M/U, very mixed in parts as usual. Vendor SG cat £80,000+ = A$160,000+ but plentiful old forgeries & reprints as expected, & these taken into consideration when estimating. (1100)SOLD at A$700
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New Zealand: Collection 1855-2013 in 6 large Seven Seas binders (hingeless pgs 1953 on, retail $1200) inc 1855 QV Chalon imperf 6d yellow-brown, no wmk (retail $400). 1882 QV 2/- blue Postal Fiscal opt Official. 1898 Pics to 2/- inc Official opts to 6d. 1908 KEVII to 1/-. 1915 KGV to 1/- inc Official opts. 1919 Victory set of 7. 1931 Arms £1 pink & £3 green. 1931 Health 2d blue Smiling Boy. 1940 Centennial set. 1954 QEII Defs to 10/-. 1960 Pics to £1. Then strength in decimals (100s) inc 1967 Pics to $2 Geyser, 1970s-80s Pic/Commem sets, 1990s-2013 Exhibition M/Sheets inc 1994 Hong Kong, 1995 Singapore, 1996 CANPEX pr, 1999 World Expo & others to 2013 Upper Hutt National. Also over-size sheetlets inc 2006 Hawkes Bay, 2009 A Tiki Tour, 2011 Beyond the Coast & 2012 Tiki Tour No 2. Generally G-VFU to 1980, then mostly fresh CTO to Christmas 2013. Estimated retail $1500 to end 1966, plus $5600 for the decimals & another $1200 for the 6 albums. Also Ross Dependency collection. Total $8500+. (many 100s)SOLD at A$500
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Solomon Islands: 1907-2013 collection in 2 s/books inc 1907 Large Canoes set to 1/-, 1908 Small Canoes set to 5/-, 1914 set to 2/6 with shades, 1922 set to 10/- with shades, 1939 KGVI to 10/-, 1956 QEII to £1, 1965 set to £1, 1966 decimal Surcharges wmk sideways to $2, 1968 set to $2, inc glazed paper set, 1987 Flowers set to $10, 2013 Fish set to $50, many M/S, there are a few early KGV plate numbers, quite comprehensive, many sets. Fresh VF MUH, some early used. SG cat £2900+ = A$5800. (1200+, 90+ M/S) (P)AVAILABLE at A$500
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USA: 1898-1980 collection/accumulation in s/book, binder, hagners & in packets inc 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition to 10c, 1908-14 Franklin imperf & various perfs to 12c, 1976 Revolution Bi-Centenary (4 M/S), 1938-54 Presidents to $5 (Qty), various pkts of early multiple Used inc 1902 series, 5c McKinley, 15c Clay, 50c Jefferson, 1904 St Louis Exposition, 5c McKinley, 1947-50s plate no blks of 4 qty of MUH singles & blks to 1980s (est FV $160+), few early Hawaii, used accumulation, many sets. Mixed G-VF M/MUH & G-VFU. SG est cat £1500 plus US$160 FV of moderns. (2000 + 5 M/S). This is a very disorganised collection & there is potential.AVAILABLE at A$250
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1908-09 Design with Stroke 10/- dull green, wmk inverted. Superb fresh MLH, with unusually deep colour & unusually excellent centring. SG D61 cat £2750, Scott J37 cat US$2750, ACSC D64 cat $4250. Only on issue for several months in Sydney before replaced by bicolour issues & with remainders being destroyed. Rare stamp in excellent quality. Exp twice inc Holcombe, while certificate can be obtained on request. (P)SOLD at A$2000
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Postcard: 1908 QV 1d red Fleetcard, special illustrated card for visit of American Fleet. Superb fresh U, Toowoomba machine pmk. (P)AVAILABLE at A$275
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Postcard: 1904-08 QV 1d black ESSAY showing 'Viaduct near Adelaide' but at a diff angle of view to the issued 'View of Southern Railway'. Also all lines of text (ex POST CARD) are of diff font letters & spacing. Superb fresh UN, tiny retouched surface scuff almost invisible. (Also included with lot is private PPC view closer perspective & photo copy of issued card). According to some sources this essay is believed to have been produced by JB Cooke in the 1904-08 period as proposal for Commonwealth of Australia postcards, but was later used as basis for the 1908 SA view cards but with changed view & inscriptions. Unique & important item. 2024 Ceremuga AIEP photo-cert. (2) (P)SOLD at A$3300
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Postal Stationery: 1880s-1908 range inc Postcards most with extra text printed on reverse with 1d violet (10) & 1d brown (7) inc OS opt UN. Wrappers 1d violet (15 inc 12 OS opts). A few other covers inc NSW QV 1d red uprated KGVI 2½d for 1953 user. Mostly U, many with dark aged stocks. Also Tram Tickets Adelaide Payneham & Paradise Tramway Company (2) & finally 1908 QV 1d red Fleetcard superb UN. (40)AVAILABLE at A$150
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Victoria: Postal Stationery collection 1870s-1910 with Postcards (35) inc 1895 'Beer & Baccy' VFU, 1½d/2d UPU opt to Switzerland, 1908 Fleetcard 1d & 1½d. Lettercards (7), envelopes (28) inc Specimen, 1d+1d orange-brown Doubleton & PTPO coloured stocks etc, Reg envelopes (5) & wrappers (10). A neat group inc CTO (specimen) throughout. Generally F-VF UN/U/CTO. (85)AVAILABLE at A$300
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Postcards: 1908 Fleetcard set 1d & 1½d. Special illustrated card for visit of American Fleet. Superb fresh UN. Stieg P33-4 cat US$200 in 2001. Very scarce so nice. (2). (P)AVAILABLE at A$80
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Wills (English) Collection with 13 sets inc Gems of Russian Architecture (1916, cat £350), Life in the Royal Navy (1939, £20), Musical Celebrities Series One (1911, £125) & Series Two (£175), Old English Garden Flowers (1911, £75) & 2nd Series 1912 (£50). Old Furniture (medium size, 2nd series set of 25, cat £70), Overseas Dominions-Australia (1915, £30) & Canada (1914, £40). Portraits of European Royalty (1908, set of 100, cat £160). All VF/Excellent condition. 2022 CTCC cat ££880 = A$1750.AVAILABLE at A$160
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Australia: 1908 USA Fleet Visit group of 10 blue & white cards inc USS Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Kearsarge, Kentucky, Maine, Ohio & Virginia. All with American Fleet Souvenir Post Card reverse. F-VF UN. (10) (P)AVAILABLE at A$140
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Australia: Ships & Ferries collection (42) with 1908 USA Fleet Visit (2) with official Victorian 1d, 1½d Postal Cards & USA/Aust Flags featuring Melbourne Street Scenes. NSW Sydney Harbour Ferry collection (20) inc Showboat Kalang, Binngarra, South Steyne. Milsons Point Ferry Sydney & 1960s (??) PPC real photos (10) inc Kameruka, Kanangra & Kosciusko. Also Commercial Shipping/Passenger Liners (10) inc TSMV Manoora, SS Barbarossa, Princess of Tasmania & MV Westralia. A neat group with some very scarce cards. Mostly VF condition. (45)AVAILABLE at A$300
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Australia - NSW Country Scenes & Views early 1900s collection with generic scene Greeting cards (2, both with pre-printed 1d Shield reverses), Broken Hill (9) inc Dust Storms. SS Merimbula at Eden (Kerry real photo), Newcastle Views inc Shipwreck (real photo), Tamworth Floods 1908 (3 real photos), Rundle Rural Scenes (2 both real photos), Blue Mountains Bush Views inc Waterfalls plus others inc Illawarra Mountain Dairy & Tweed Heads Beach Scenes. Mixed UN/U, mostly F-VF condition. (90)AVAILABLE at A$180
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Australia - Victoria: Melbourne collection (240) to 1912 with Street Scenes (57) for Bourke (13), Collins (15), Elizabeth (7), Flinders (7) inc Railway Station, Queens Bridge (3), Spring St (2) & Swanston St (11). City Scenes & Landmarks (150), Princes Bridge, St Kilda Road, Yarra River, Public Buildings inc The Mint PO, Grand Hotel, Town Hall, Houses of Parliament & others. Also Melbourne Suburbs (33) inc pictorial Advertising card for Glen Roy Beach Road Mentone, Melbourne University, Port Melbourne Pier, Frankston Pier, Mornington Beach, St Kilda Beach plus others inc 1908 USA Fleet Visit 1½d cards (2). Mixed UN/U, mostly F-VF condition. (240)AVAILABLE at A$500
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1908-17 Arms set ½ to 2/-, wmk mult crown. F-VF MUH. SG 41-50 cat £180 for M, should be at least double, £360 MUH. (8) (P)SOLD at A$275
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Austria: 1850-2000 Used collection extensive in 2 Schaubek illustrated albums & s/book inc 1850s 1K-9K imperf, 1858 New Currency to 15K, 1860-67 to 50K, 1890 to 4g, 1908 Emperors to 10K, 1916 to 10K, 1918 opt to 10K, 1922-24 to 10,000K, most 1920-30 key sets are comp inc 1925 Airs to 10s, 1931-32 Paintings to 1s, 1931 Rotary to 1s with Rotary Congress cds (cat £550), 1933 Ski to 50g (cat £600), 1933 Philatelic Exhibition (2), 1936 Dolfuss 10s (cat £1800), 1935 Air to 10s, 1936 Ski set to 60g on piece, then post war issues are mainly comp inc 1950-53 Birds Air to 20c (cat £400). There are a range of papers, shades & perforation varieties. Others inc 1853 Imperial Journal 2K, Austro-Hungary Military Post inc 1915 set to 10K (cat £600), other issues inc Italy, Romania, Serbia, Turkey & Lombardy. Postage Dues, Newspaper Stamps etc. Generally F-VFU. SG cat £16,000+ = A$32,000. Valuable collection. (3000 + 20 M/S) (P)AVAILABLE at A$2200
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Cameroon: 1897-1919 Postal Cards with 1897 opts 5pf & 10pf both singles & Double replies UN, & 5pf singles 2U. 1900 Yacht 5pf (UN/2U), 10pf (UN/4U), 1902 5+5pf Double reply card, 1904 Postkarte at left (2U), 1908 with footnote removed (2U), 1912 5pf singles & double reply divided front UN & 1917-19 Postkarte at centre 5pf & 10pf singles & double replies of each, plus at PTPO PPC of Victoria UN. VF UN/U/CTO - 8 of the U with full messages & some scarcer pmks also. Mi cat €505, plus the PTPO est another €200 = €700+. (26).AVAILABLE at A$200
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China POs: 1890s-1908 Postal History covers & cards inc 1898 inwards from Germany franked 20pf. 1903 China opt Reichspost Germania 5pf. 1900 diag China on Eagle 10pf red & another similar. Registered franked opt 20c/40c Germania tied Canton cds. 1907 franked $2½ on 5Mk tied Shinkiang cds. 1908 use of China Imperial 1c Postcard franked opt 'China 2 Cents China from Shanghai to Germany. Interesting group. (8) (P)SOLD at A$425
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New Guinea: 1898-1908 Postal Cards with1898 opt 5pf, 1899 opt 10pf single & double cards, 5pf double card. 1900 Yacht both 5pf & 10pf single & double cards -the10pf front half only & 1907 10pf w/o border. F-VFU, with variety of pmks inc Kieta, Matupi, Simpsonhafen etc, & most with arrival pmks. Mi cat €535++, plus premium for better pmks. (9).SOLD at A$275
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Togo: 1898-1912 Postal Cards with 1898 opts 10pf, 5+5pf Double reply (2) & 10+10pf Double reply U, 1899 5pf single & double reply, 10pf double replay (all UN), 1900 Yacht 5pf & 10pf ea both UN & U, & 5+5pf & 10+10pf double reply (UN & CTO), 1903 5+5pf double (UN/CTO), 1907 5pf with 'Postkarte' at left (UN/CTO), 1908 with wmk 5pf (M/U) & 1912 divided front 5pf. Mi cat €700. (22).AVAILABLE at A$190
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Turkey POs 1884-1908 Mint collection with 1884 opts (4, SG cat £555) inc 1¼/25pf & 1½/50pf, 1889 opts (£215), plus 2½pi/50pf better 'dunkelrosarot' shade - Mi cat x10 of cheapest shade - so est £500+ (Steuer photo cert). 1900 opt Germania set to 25Pi/5Mk (£500), 1902 diff font 'A' set of 5 (£840), 1905 opt Germania set with wmk (£650) & with wmk set ex 10p & 20p cheapies (£325) & finally 1908 French currency set to 100c/80pf (£140). Mostly F-VF M/MLH. SG cat £3500. (59). (P)SOLD at A$800
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1897-1908 QV Lions 10R yellow-bistre opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 97s cat £90 (normal cat £650). (P)AVAILABLE at A$70
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1908 opt KEVII 1/- green & carmine, wmk crown CA. F-VF fresh MLH. Scott 6 cat US$145. SG 9 cat £150. (P)AVAILABLE at A$80
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1908 opt KEVII 1/- green & carmine wmk crown CA. VF MUH couple tropicalised perfs at top. Scott 6 cat US$145 for M. SG 9 cat £140 for M, should be at least double, £280 MUH. Yv 11 cat €1510. (P)AVAILABLE at A$100
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1908-14 OFFICIAL opt KEVII set ½d to 1/-. VF fresh M/MLH. SG O69-O70 & O74-O77 cat £230. CP HO1-8 & JO1 cat NZ$320. (6) (P)AVAILABLE at A$130
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11908-09 OFFICIAL opt QV £1 rose Stamp Duty Postal Fiscal, wmk NZ Star sideways unsurfaced Cowan paper, perf 14 BLOCK of 25, plus strip of 5. Superb U, tied to large piece 'Wellington NZ' roller cancels, being for payment of bulk official mail postage. CP ZO15f cat NZ$67,500+++, SG O72a cat £25,500+++ both as singles, plus huge premium for such amazing multiple franking - certainly the largest in existance. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P)AVAILABLE at A$17000
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1908-11 KEVII 4/- carmine & black. VF fresh M. Scott 8 cat US$120. SG 79 cat £120. (P)AVAILABLE at A$80
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1908-11 KEVII 10/- green & red/ green. Superb fresh MLH. Scott 9 cat US$275. SG 80 cat £250. (P)AVAILABLE at A$180
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1908-11 KEVII £1 purple & black/ red. VF fresh MLH. Scott 10 cat US$650. SG 81 cat £650. (P)AVAILABLE at A$400
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Papua: 1901-41 Used collection well written up inc 1880s Queensland 6d pr cds Samarai bar numeral, 1901 BNG thick paper to 2/6, 1901 vertical wmk to 1/-, range of large & small Papua opts to 2/6, 1907-10 small Papua diff perfs, some varieties, then fairly comp to 1941 inc 1916 bi-colours to 10/-, 1932 Pictorials to £1, then all commemorative sets, also 1d & 1½d BNG CTO Postcards, range of perf OS inc BNG 2/6, 1908 small Papua range to 6d with some varieties. Noted some interesting pmks inc Samarai, BNG (Lee type 24, rating E) & superb Tamata 13 NOV 09 (Lee type 74, rating D). A number of the early BNG issues are ex Peter Troy, Jerry Blair. Generally F-VFU. SG cat £5000+ = A$10,000. Valuable collection. (190 + 2 PCs) (P)AVAILABLE at A$1500
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1898-1908 Arms 1d rose, blk of 4, error IMPERFORATE horiz between. VF fresh 3 M/ 1 MUH. Scott 60b cat US$1200. SG 77b cat £1100+. Rare multiple. (P)AVAILABLE at A$600
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1898-1908 Arms £5 deep blue, perf 14½. Superb fresh UN (ex BSAC archives, which were flooded during WWII bombings). Scott 74 cat US$4000. SG 92 cat £3500. Rare genuine unused high value. 2020 Ceremuga photo cert (P)AVAILABLE at A$500
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1898-1908 Arms £5 deep blue, perf 14½. VFU/CTO with weak postal cds in cnr. Scott 74 cat US$3000. SG 92 cat £2750. Rare high value. (P)AVAILABLE at A$400
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1898-1908 Arms £5 deep blue & £10 lilac, perf 14½. Superb fresh UN (ex BSAC archives, which were flooded during WWII bombings). Scott 74 & 75 cat US$7750. SG 92 & 93 cat £7500. Rare genuine unused top values. 2020 Ceremuga photo certs. (2) (P)AVAILABLE at A$1400
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1898-1908 Arms £10 lilac, perf SPECIMEN reading down. VF UN. SG 93s est cat £450 (normal cat £4000). (P)AVAILABLE at A$110
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Russia: 1908-18 Arms issues FULL SHEETS inc 35k with Plate No 2. 1R with '1910' inscription, plus 1R with Plate 9. 5k with plate 2. 14k with Plate 3. 20k with plate 1. 25R with '1908' inscription. Extra sheets throughout inc shades. Mostly VF fresh MUH, most with all 4 margins. Zverev STC US$6500+ = A$10,700. (32 sheets)NO LONGER AVAILABLE
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1908-09 KEVII set 6d-£1 inscribed POSTAGE POSTAGE. VF fresh M/MLH. Scott 110-16 cat US$680. SG 165-71 cat £600. (7). (P)AVAILABLE at A$400
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1908-09 KEVII set 6d-£1, inscribed Postage Postage, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 165s-171s cat £425. (7) (P)AVAILABLE at A$300
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1904 'Swaziland' opt KEVII Transvaal Revenue 10/- grey-black & blue. Superb F/C, m/s & oval Registrar of Deeds 13 JUL 1908 cancels. Bft 33 cat £100. Rare. (P)AVAILABLE at A$90
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Switzerland: 1850s-1960 mostly mint collection in Lighthouse illustrated hingeless albums inc 1850 Rayon 5 & 10r, 1854 40r green, 1855 to 40r, 1858 to 15r, 1862 to £1 bronze inc 30c vermilion (cat £2250), 1882 to 3f, 1901 to 3f, 1908 to 3f, 1914 3f deep blue-green (cat £1000), 1928 to 10f granite paper, 1934 Philatelic Exhibition M/S (cat £600), 1925-40 Air to 2f with both papers, Pro Juventute sets 1915-2000s inc 1953 sheet (cat £650), Pro Patria 1936-200s inc 1940 National Fete M/S (cat £450). Mostly comp from 1920s inc M/S. Mostly F-VF MLH/MUH. Some earlies G-VFU. SG cat £24,000+ = A$47,000. Valuable collection. (1000 + 18 M/S) (P)AVAILABLE at A$3500
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1890-1908 Portrait collection on pgs. 1890-1913 set 1c to 90c, no cnr triangles. 1894 1c-$2 with cnr triangles inc $1 type I & II. 1895 set 1c-$5, with double-lined wmk. 1898 UPU colours 1c-15. 1902-03 Series 1c-$2 plus coils. Mostly G-VF M/U, some mixed. Scott cat US$5500+. SG cat £5700+ = A$11,000+. (107). (P)SOLD at A$700