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1924-32 KGV 10/- green & red on pale, or deep, emerald, plus another shade, wmk script. VF fresh MLH. SG 92, 92g & 92(var) cat £430+. (3) (P)AVAILABLE at A$180
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1930s-60s M/MUH accumulation to 1965 Christmas with 190 imprint blks inc 1937 Lyrebird 1/- perf 13½x14, Ash 42mm centre imprint blk of 4 UN (ACSC cat $400), 1940s Commem trios to 1/- Mitchell & 1948-52 KGVI Defs to 2/6 Aborigine inc some gutter blks of 8. Also other multiples inc 1937 KGVI 3d blue Die I blk of 6 & 1950s 2/- Commems. Some sl mixed condition inc light toning. Very messy throughout. Mixed M/MUH. (Approx 1200)SOLD at A$400
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1999 Die Proofs: A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia with 28 diff pre-dec Proofs in black inc KGV 1d Engraved, 1932 Bridge 2d, 1938 Robes £1, 1948 Aboriginal Art 2/-, 1957 AAT 2/- Map, 1963 Canberra 5d & 1964 Cook 7/6. Superb production similar to Year Albums. ACSC cat $700 as single Proofs & under-rated.AVAILABLE at A$100
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1999 Die Proofs: A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia with 28 diff pre-dec Proofs in black inc KGV 1d Engraved, 1932 Bridge 2d, 1938 Robes £1, 1948 Aboriginal Art 2/-, 1957 AAT 2/- Map, 1963 Canberra 5d & 1964 Cook 7/6. Superb production similar to Year Albums. ACSC cat $700 as single Proofs & under-rated.AVAILABLE at A$90
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Covers & Stationery collection 1940-2013 inc Flight cover 1941 Darwin to Longreach AAMC 919 cat $75 & 1951 Round Aust FFC AAMC 1286 (12)m cat $180. Other pre-dec FDCs inc 'M.O.O. Darwin' cds. ANARE covers 1948-49 (12, various cds), decimal FDCs late 1960s-70s (400). PSEs 1980-2013 with some Commem, plus 20c QEII (120 M), 22c PSE (50 UN) & others. Mostly VF. (600+)AVAILABLE at A$80
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Postage Due/Taxed Mail covers with 1910-39 PPC mix (11) inc 1924 ½d & 1d m/script cancels on GB Empire Exhib card (ACSC cat $100), 1919 Gordon & Gotch advertising envelope Sydney to Singleton franked 1d & 2d Bi-colours plus '3d More to Pay' cachet. 1942 Jamaica to South Australia Censor cover with ½d & 4d Bi-colours uncancelled plus m/script 4½d. 1953 France to NSW with 4d (4) & 1d Bi-colours lightly pmk plus 'T 1/5' cachet. 1948 over-size envelope New York to Sydney with red 'Customs Duty/1d to pay' cachet & 1d Postage Due attached. 1955 Airmail cover from Kuala Lumpur to NSW with 1/- & 1d pmk GPO/Sydney. 1960 large envelope from Spain with 4d Die II tied by Sydney cds (ACSC D149, unpriced as a solo usage!). 1960 Business Reply Post envelopes (7) with a variety of Postage Dues attached inc 6d solo usage (4, cat $120), 5d Die II & 1d (un-cancelled cat $200) plus others. Overall some sl mixed condition, many F-VF. (29)AVAILABLE at A$120
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Unorthodox carton lot with KGVI imprint blks of 4 (54) inc 1937 KGVI 1/4 magenta, 1948 Hermes 1/6 claret with McCracken imprint. 1949 Arms 5/-, 10/-. 1951-52 Defs to 2/- Crocodile & 1940s Commems inc Gloucester & Newcastle sets. Mostly fresh MUH, est cat ACSC cat $1000 inc 5/-, 10/- Arms cat $225. Decimal gutter pr FDC (10) with 1968 Soil Medical, 1982 ABC (4) & 1983 Aust Day (5). Postal Stationery inc Aerogramme collection, 1978-82 Postcard Wallets set of 4, various Maxicards (120) inc to $20 Painting. Pacific Islands 1970s-80s PO Packs (50) inc Hong Kong & Nauru. Postage Due selection (52) inc to 5/- green U & 1909 set of 7 to 1/- M (cat £220), Replica Card collection (20, cat $160) in Seven Seas binder. Frama collection (FV $110) in s/book & hingeless album & 1981 PO Year Albums (3). Unusual combination. Large carton.AVAILABLE at A$350
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Asia & Middle East: 1920s-90s Collections & accumulations. Vietnam North 1948 Ho Chin Minh 2d & 5d, plus blks of 4, plus 50D on 5d inc blk of 4. North Korea 1950 Occupation of Seoul 1wn imperf blk of 4 (SG cat £200). 1965 Silkworm set (£110). South Vietnam from 1955 inc useful Commems. Also Vietnam Independent State 1951 Emperor Pic to 10P. Myanmar 1998-2000 Pic set 5K-100K in full sheets. Various Middle East inc Syria, Yemen & Sharjah. Israel 1980s-90s Commems inc with both tabs & blks. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £7000+ = A$12,000+. (1400+)AVAILABLE at A$350
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Austria: 1930s-70s collection in s/book. Good range of Mint issues inc 1933 Wipa 50g (SG cat £250). 1936 Dolfuss 10S (£1300). 1948-52 Costumes to 10g. 1950 Carinthia set (£180). Good range of 1950s & 60s Commems. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U, 80% being Mint. SG cat £3100+ = A$6000. (530) (P)AVAILABLE at A$450
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British Empire: 1937-52 KGVI collection in Stanley Gibbons KGVI album. Range of 1948 Silver Wedding issues inc Bahamas, Bechuanaland, Kelantan & Penang Antigua 1938-49 KGVI Pic to £1. Ascension 1938-53 KGVI Pic to 10/-. Australia 1937-49 KGVI Robes 5/- to £1. Basutoland 1938 KGVI Crocodile set to 10/-. 1948 Silver Wedding set. KUT 1938-54 KGVI Pic set to £1. Newfoundland 1937 Additional Coronation set. Sarawak 1950-52 Pic to $5. Mostly F-VF M/U. SG cat £5000+ = A$9500+. (2300+) (P)SOLD at A$1400
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British Empire & Commonwealth: 1880s-1990s collection in 4 albums with Ascension 1922-94 inc 1934, 1935, 1938-53 KGVI Defs inc perf 13 to 10/-, Perf 13½ 1d SG 39, plus others M/MLH (18), 1948 KGVI SW, 1953 & 1963 Def sets MLH, plus similar sets inc Naval Crests & M/Sheets cat £830. St Helena 1884-1981 inc 1884-94 Surch inc 1d (2) G/FU, 1d lake type A M, 2d yellow type C, plus others to 1/- mostly G-FU. 1903 KEVII Pics inc 1/-, 2/- G/FU, 1938 & 1953 Defs M/MLH, 1961 Defs FU & others cat £900+, 1952 Defs FU. 1954, '61, '65 Defs sets M/MLH, plus others cat £520. Also South Africa 1910-81 small collection mostly Used cat £130+. Overall a clean & useful collection. Total cat £2350 = A$4600. Also inc SG Catalogue for St Helena, Tristan, Ascension 4th Ed. (1250, 16 M/S)AVAILABLE at A$450
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Carton with Australia & Pacifics collection. Australia 1966-79 comprehensive MUH in contemporary Seven Seas hingeless album, appear comp inc 1966 Defs to $4 King, 1970 Cook ANPEX M/Sheets, 1971 Christmas 7c blks of 7 & 25, all 1969-75 Commem sets & Paintings to $10. Also 3 plastic bags of kiloware inc 1978-82 letter-rate Pics & Commems. PNG 1966-82 mostly fresh MUH collection with 80 Pic/Commem sets inc 1966 Butterflies, 1969 Shells & 1972 Panorama. Gilbert & Ellice Is collection to 1975 inc 1935 KGV SJ, 1939 KGVI set to 5/- (2) & 1948 RW sets to £1 (2). 1956 QEII Defs to 10/- (3). 1965 Pics to £1, 1966 Surcharges to $2 & 1967 QEII Defs to $2 (2 of ea set) mostly F-VF MUH. SG cat £500. Then another 70 Commem sets to 1975 Christmas. Gilbert Is Jan 1976-Mid 1979 with 25 Pic/Commem sets inc to $2. Kiribati mid 1979-1985 with Pic/Commem sets inc Officials to $5. Some toning mainly in the Gilbert/Kiribati Pics, with many F-VF MUH. (100s).AVAILABLE at A$180
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Carton lot inc well filled hagner album with Australia 1983 & 1984 ASDA Dinner Menus with printer's PROOF impressions of 1983 Explorer set & 1984 AUSIPEX M/sheet respectively (scarce, retail $150 ea). 1948 Lawson 2½d (10) & Scout Jamboree 2½d (16) imprint blks of 4 MUH (ACSC cat $390). Christmas Is 1968 Fish 15c & 30c blks of 25 MUH (the key value). Nauru 1991 Eoiyepiang sets (50, cat £380+) & 1995 Christmas (100 sets, cat £175). Norfolk Is 1947 Ball Bay sets U (3) & M (2), 1953 Pics to 5/- brown bridge M & 1960 Surcharge trio imprint blks of 4 MUH (SG cat £100+). Solomon Is 1991 Health UNISSUED 65c blk of 4 MUH (SG footnote, retail $400+). Russia 1989 Year set comp MUH (cat €80). Netherlands Used accumulation inc 16 M/sheets, plus another 210 mixed MUH M/S inc Gibraltar 1997 Butterflies (50, cat £260+), Belize AUSIPEX 84 (25, £30) & North Korea 1988 Aust Bicentenary (10). (100s)SOLD at A$80
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Fiji: 1870-1982 collection in hagner album with 1870 Fiji Times reprint set vert strip of 5. 1871 'CR' cypher 1d blue, 3d green, 6d rose F-VF M (SG cat £340). 1872 opts 2c/1d & 6c/3d M (£140). 1878 'VR' cyphers (7) to 6d rose (cat £250) inc 2d/3d green, 4d/1d violet, 4d/2d mauve & 4d lilac F-VF M. 1881 QV 1/- brown & 5/- bi-colour M (£125). 1891 Surcharges set of 4 M to 5d (cat £230). 1891 Pics set of 6 to 5d blue F-VF M (cat £65). 1903-12 KEVII (16) set to 5/- M (cat £270). 1912-37 KGV (18) set to 2/- MLH (£110). 1937-52 KGVI (34 diff) to £1 inc Die & perf variations inc 2d brown & green Die I,5d blue Canes & 6d Die I, mostly MUH with some tropicalised gum cat £350, plus similar set (29, ex 5d blue) to £1 U (£120). 1940 Postage Due set of 8 MLH (cat £140). 1954 QEII set to £1 Bugler U (£30). Then mostly VF MUH inc 1952, 62 & 68 Def sets to £1, 1967 Pics to £2, 1971 fruit to $2 & 1979 Architecture to $5 also 68 Pic/Commem sets to 1982 World Cup inc 1948 SW set & 1949 UPU. Overall very near comp. SG cat £2350 = A$4500. (500)SOLD at A$500
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Fiji 1938-2013 collection in ten thick albums. inc 1938 KGVI Defs semi-specialised group (80) with sets of 22 to £1 M & U, near comp set MUH inc 5/-, 10/-, £1 top , imprint blks (14) ½d to 2/6, plus ½d listed variety 'extra palm frond' MUH (SG 249ba cat £130), 2d Die I sheet num cnr blk of 4 MUH (SG 253 cat £160). Est total SG cat £1100. 1954 QEII to £1 Bugler MUH & VF U, plus extras to 2/6. 1959 QEII to £1 Arms MUH & U. 1962 New to £1 Arms MUH & U. 1968 Last Pre-Dec Def set to £1 MUH & U, plus 42 pre-dec Commems set to 1968 WHO MUH & U inc 1948 KGVI SW. Total SG cat £1500 to end 1970. Decimals mostly MUH blks of 4 in the other 8 albums with 1971-80 Pic/Commem sets (32, cat £300) inc Birds/Flowers to $2, Architecture to $5 & 1981-90 Pic/Commem sets (52, £1300), plus 48 M/S both MUH & CTO (£300) & Millennium Packs (2, FV $120 MUH & CTO, cat £140). 2001-end 2013 with 85 Pic/Commem sets still in blks of 4 (FV $1650) & 54 M/Sheets MUH/CTO (cat £485). A beautiful collection with strong Thematic content throughout, SG cat £5000 to end 2000, plus an extra £800 for the M/S & FV $1650 to end 2013, total A$11,500. Valuable collection. (1000s)AVAILABLE at A$900
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Germany: 1945-77 collection in massive KABE springback album near comp for Allied Occup Zones (mi cat €4200), Berlin & West Germany. Noted various Russian Zones (Mi cat €400), Anglo-American Zone, 1948 Posthorn band & 'all over' opt Pictorial sets (€500), French Zone all sets, Saar extensive inc 1949 Relief Fund set U (€650), West Germany (€2500) inc all scarce early Charity sets, Berlin (€2900 inc some BERLIN opts & scarce early sets, plus some East Germany inc 1950 Debria M/Sheet on nice FDC. Also Lindner hingeless albums for extra French Zone with some sets, plus Anglo-US Zone almost empty album. Mostly F-VFU, some M.MUH in fresh condition. Total Mi cat €9500+ = A$16,000 while SG cat would be higher. Attractive collection. (1800).AVAILABLE at A$1000
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Germany & World: 1920-90s collections in binders, album & on pgs inc Allied Occup 1945-48 General issues inc 1947 Pic to 5Mk & 1948 Buildings to 5Mk. West Germany 1949 1st issues, East Germany collection in 3 Davo albums 1950-86 inc useful Commems & M/S. 1964 15th Anniv special large M/S. Also 1955-68 Def, Workers issue in bklt panes, se-tenant prs inc gutter prs, plus Australia range of 1960s-70s covers & FDCs in binder. Also selection of Pacifics inc Pitcairn, Christmas, Fiji, plus some AAT issues. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U. SG est cat £4500+ = A$8000+. (4000, 80 M/S, & 90 covers).SOLD at A$275
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Germany: WWII Occupations Postal History covers & cards, various issues with Poland inc Exiled Govt Monte Cassino opt Censored Registered cover to USA, Jersey 1944 covers (3) with boxed 'Mit Schnellboot befordert' cachets (by fast speedboat) & 1942 ½d & 1d FDC, 1943 Pictorials (3) & same for Guernsey, plus Albania, Serbia, Estonia, Yugoslavia, 1940 USA-Denmark censored Airmail, Latvia Red Cross PC (2) franked no opt Russia, Fieldpost covers (25), ca1937 6pf Hindenburg view cards (13), Luftfeldpost covers franked blue plane (17), Spain censored (4), 1940 GB to Palestine & redirected with Palestine censor h/s, & 1948 Berlin Airlift cover. (130)AVAILABLE at A$500
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Germany - West Berlin collection 1948-90 appears comp, predominantly VFU in SAFE hingeless album inc 1948 black opts to 5M M/MUH, red opts to 80pf U, 1Mk & 2Mk MUH, 1949 Goethe set MUH, 1949 Surch set MUH, 1949 Relief set & M/Sheet MUH. 1950 ERP, 1950 Orchestra, 1951 Stamp Duty, 1951-52 Bells clapper to left, clapper to right & clapper centre. 1953 Kaiser Wilhelm, extensive later issues comprehensive U to 1990. Sl toning on first 2 sets & pgs, stamps mostly VF. SG cat £6250 = A$12,000. (800 + 8 M/S) (P)AVAILABLE at A$650
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Great Britain: 1840-1999 collection in 55 hagners inc 1840 QV 2d blue no lines, 3½ margins (SG 5 cat £975). 1841 2d blue lines added imperf (10, cat £900), inc Maltese Cross pmk & horiz pr. 1847 QV Embossed 1/-, 3 margins cut square (SG 55 cat £1000) & 1855 QV no letters 6d (3, £360). 1862 small uncoloured letters 4d (5), 6d (3), 9d & 1/- (cat £2000). 1965-80 large uncoloured letters 3d (4), 4d (10), 6d (5), 9d straw, 10d chestnut, 1/- (2) & 2/- (cat £2600). 1870 QV ½d Bantam (36, cat £1080 as cheapest). 1873-83 QV coloured letters 2½d rosy-mauve (15), 2½d blue (10), 3d rose (15), 4d brown (3), 6d chestnut, 6d grey (28), 1/- brown (4), 1/- green (4) & 6d/6d lilac (cat £6000+), 1874 QV 5/- rose Plate 2 (2, cat £3000). 1880 QV 1d Venetian red (8, £120) & 2d rose (4, £480). 1887 QV (70) to 1/- M or U. 1902-10 KEVII (22) to 1/- M (cat £600) & 2/6 (2) & 5/- U (£700). 1887-1903 Official (Departmentals) opts (52) inc Govt Parcels to 6d. KGV to 1/- M & to 5/- U inc 2/6 blks of 4 (2). 1924 Wembley sets (5), 1937 KGVI high sets of 6 (2, cat £120), 1948 KGVI £1 SW (£40). 1970s high val Machins (13) £1-£5 MUH, plus other 1970s-90s MUH Defs & Commems (FV £300). Variable condition to early 1900s with G-VFU sighted. SG cat £17,600 = A$38,000. (100s)SOLD at A$1700
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Great Britain: 1860s - 1980s Extensive collection in 2 s/books & 6 Royal Mail FDC binders noted. 1936 KEVIII ½, 1½d, 2½d FDC (cat £175) & 1948 KGV £1 SW FDC cat £425. 1935 KGV SJ 3/- booklet no. 295 (cat £90) in superb condition QV-KEVIII, KGV to 1/-, KGVI to £1, QEII Castles identified by diff printings, more FDC inc 1946 Peace etc & most 1950-70s predecimal FDC. Various booklets to £1.80 (FV £20+), book of stamps to £3, plus 5 Royal stamps year books (FV £45) & others. Est SG cat £2500 = A$4800. (3000+, 400+ covers). (P)AVAILABLE at A$300
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Indian Forces, French POs & Portuguese Districts: 1870s-1960s collection with 1900 CEF (8) to 1R, KEVII to 12a. IEF opts (6) to 4a, 1919 Iraq IEF opts (5), 1950s-60s Indian Forces in Congo, Indochina etc (total SG cat £180), Azad Hind (14), French India (£620) inc 1892 P&C to 35c, 1903 bisect Fiscal, 1914 Pics, plus Surch, France Libre opts (16) & more to 1948. Portuguese India 1870s-1960 (£1000) inc 1870s early 'primitives' (9), 1877-80 Crowns (12) to 300R, 1882 Crowns to 8T - most both M & U, 'Embossed' to 8T, 'Figures' to 8T, Carlos (30) to 2Rp, 1902 Surch (16), other Surch, opts, bisects, Dues (40), Ceres & other key-types, 1938 da Gama set (ex 1 stamp), then good range to 1960 inc a most unusual IMPERF Proof sheet, plus odds & ends inc Banknotes (12) & Hundies (4). F-VF M/U. SG cat £1800+, plus all the unlisted items. Interesting lot. (650 & 20+ covers, notes etc)SOLD at A$400
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Iraq: 1917-60 Collection in binder inc 1917 'In British Occupation Baghdad' opts 4 diff - SG cat £5100 (but no certs), 1918-21 'In British Occupation' opt Turkey Pics to 10R, plus prs blks & varieties. Also Service opt to 1R. 1923-25 Pics to 10R, plus Service opts to 10R & 1924-25 Service opts to 10R. 1927-31 King to 1R, plus Service opts to 1R. 1932 King to 200f. 1939-38 King to 1D. 1941-47 Pics to 1D, plus Service opts to 1D. 1948-51 King to 1D. Mostly F-VF M/U. SG cat £1300+, (plus Baghdad £5100), total £6400 = A$12,500 (635) (P)AVAILABLE at A$600
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Ireland: 1922-82 Collection on pgs inc 1922 Provisional Govt opt KGV set to 1/-. 1925 KGV Seahorses Free State set to 10/-, narrow date. 1922-24 Pic Def set to 1/-. 1937 St Patrick set to 10/-. 1940-69 Pic Def set to 10/-. 1941 25th Anniv opt set. 1948-65 Air set to 1/6. Good coverage of Defs & Commems to 1982. F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £2000+ = A$3600+. (500). (P)SOLD at A$300
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Israel & Palestine: 1918-80s collection/accumulation in binder. Starts with 1918-45 Palestine Mandate, many on piece with a variety of pmks. 1948 Interim Posts inc Jerusalem & Nabariya with some used on piece. Also range of 1920s-40s Jewish National Fund labels inc a few of full sheet. Egypt Occup of Gaza 1948-67 collection on pgs. Range of 1980s Australian Pic issues with tabs Commemoration Judaica issues. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U. Interesting lot. (Approx 1000 items)AVAILABLE at A$400
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Israel: 1948-80 collection in 6 albums & binders. 1948 1st coin to 50p on Independence FDC, plus blks of 4 to 50p. 1949 2nd coin on FDC, plus to 50p in control blks of 4. 1949 2nd Postage Due set control blks of 4. 1950 3rd coin set with tabs, plus tete-beche prs & gutter strips. 1950 3rd coin set control blks of 4. 1952 4th coin set with tabs, plus control blks of 4. 1952 Postage Due set control blks of 4. 1949 Road to Jerusalem 250p with tabs. 1955-76 issues appear largely comp with tabs. Useful range of FDCs throughout. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U. Sg cat £2400+ = A$4300+. (2000+)AVAILABLE at A$250
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Italy: 1855-1986 collection in 2 Marini albums inc Sardinia 1855-61 King Embossed to 80c. Italy 1863 King Embossed 15c. 1878 2c Surch set to 10L. 1890 Valevole opt set to 1.75L. 1891-97 King & Arms set to 5L. 1910 Garibaldi 5c & 15c. 1923 Fascist set to 5L. 1923 Manzoni set to 5L. 1928 Filiberto to 20L. 1929 Montecassino set to 10L. 1932 Dante to 10L. 1934 Football set to 5L. 1934 Military to 2.75L. 1938 Empire set to 5L. 1945-48 Pic Def to 100L. 1948 Centenary set to 100L. Airmails inc 1926-28 to 5L. 1932 Garibaldi set to 5L. 1933 Zeppelin set to 20L. 1933 Tryptych Dini & Nann. 1934 Football set to 5L. 1934 Rome-Mogadishu set to 10L. 1937 Augustus set to 5L. Mostly G-VF M/U. SG cat £7400+ = A$13,500+. (2300)AVAILABLE at A$700
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Large carton lot with World collection (many 100s) in well filled 1930s Rapkin Move-A-Leaf album inc pre WWII China, India & States, NZ QEII Pics to 10/- blue, PNG 1952 Defs to £1 Fishermen, plus Europe & British Africa. Australia with KGV 1d red collection (300) inc shades & varieties with LM wmk (7) Die II (7) & Die III (2). 1969-75 PO Pack collection (45, retail $500) inc 1969-75 Christmas comp & 1970, 71 selected issues. 1913-65 M/MUH pre-decimal collection (230) inc KGV to 4d, KGVI to 5/- & QEII to 7/6 Cook. 1978-84 FDC collection in thick album & bundle of 100 1978 18c Pictorial cards. GB 1948-83 M/MUH collection (500) inc 80 mixed Pic/Commem sets, plus uncounted Used in another 2 albums. Also box of unsorted Club Circuit Sheets & British Cwlth QEII Jubilee FDC collection in custom made album. Usual sl variable condition, mixed M/MUH/G-F/VFU! (Few 1000)AVAILABLE at A$300
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Mauritius: 1848-1935 collection inc 1948-59 QV Post Paid 1d (2 diff states of wear) & 2d. 1858 Britannia Surch 'FOUR PENCE'. 1858-62 Britannia (4d) green, 96d) & (9d). 1859 QV Lapriot (3 showing diff states of plate). 1859 QV Sherwin 2d. 1859 QV Dardenne 2d. 1859-61 Britannia to 1/-. 1862 Britannia set 6d & 1/-, perf. 1860-72 QV to 5/-. 1878 Surch set to 2R50 on 5/-. 1879-80 QV set to 2R50. 1891 TWO CENTS opt QV 4c, error opt DOUBLE, 1 INVERTED & opt INVERTED. 1900-05 Arms to 5R. 1898 Diamond Jubilee 36c. 1910 KEVII & Arms to 10R. 1913-22 KGV to 10R inc shades & 1921-26 to 10R, plus shades & dies. 1935 Silver Jubilee set. Mostly G-VF M/U, some very mixed. SG cat £23,000 = A$42,000. Valuable collection. (325) (P)SOLD at A$2500
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Netherlands: 1940-80d FDC selection inc 1952 Van Riebeeck red FDC to Australia. 1950 Summer Stamps set in Registered FDC to New Zealand. 1946 Child Welfare to Australia, plus 1948 set. 1956 Europa set FDC. 1948 50th Anniv on Airmail FDC to USA. 1951 Child Welfare reg FDC to Australia. Also 1980 & 1992 FDC catalogues. Mostly VF NVPH cat €2750+ = A$4300+. (25 FDC)AVAILABLE at A$200
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Pitcairn Island: 1940-2000 MUH collection in Seven Seas hingeless album (new retail $300) with 1940 Pic set to 2/6, 1948 KGVI SW, 1949 UPU set, 1957 QEII set of 12 to 2/6, 1964 Pics to 8/- & 9 other pre-dec Pic/Commem sets. 1967 dec opts to 2000 Christmas strip comp with 97 Pic/Commem sets inc 1984 Fish to $3, 1995 Birds to $5 & 2000 Flowers to $10, plus 26 M/Sheets inc 1991 Royal Birthdays & late 1990s Exhibition emissions. Some scattered minor toning, vast majority fresh MUH. (many 100s)SOLD at A$180
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Pitcairn Island: 1940-80 near comp MUH collection in expensive KABE hingeless pgs with 1940 KGVI Defs to 2/6, 1948 KGVI SW 10/-, 1949 UPU set, 1957 QEII to 2/6 & all other pre-dec sets, mostly fresh MUH, SG cat £200, plus decimal Pic/Commem sets (26) inc 1967 opts & 1977 Pics to $2 QEII & all M/Sheets. Fresh MUH. Also Pitcairn Islands Study Group (USA) Newsletter/Bulletin 'Pitcairn Log' near comp run from Vol 1 No 4 (June 1974) to Vol 17 No 1 (Nov 1989) in VF condition. (230)SOLD at A$100
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Pitcairn island: 1940-94 & 1999-2003 M/MUH collection in Seven Seas hingeless album with 1936 'Pitcairn Island/NZ Postal Agency' pmk on 1d Pic, 1940 Def set to 2/6, 1948 KGVI SW 10/-, 1949 UPU set, 1957 QEII set to 2/6, 1964 Pics to 8/- & all other pre-dec stamps MLH/MUH. Dec Pic/Commem sets (95) 1967-1994 & 1999 mid 2003 inc 1967 opts to 45c, 1969 Pics to $1, 1984 Fish to $3, 1988 Ships to $5, 2000 Flowers to $10, plus 20 diff M/sheets. Some light toning in a few late 1980s Pics, generally fresh MUH. Retail $500 to end 1975, plus FV $175 1976-2003.SOLD at A$180
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Pitcairn Island: 1940-2017 MUH collection in 2 VGC maroon Seven Seas slipcase hingeless albums (retail $800) inc 1940 Pic set to 2/6, 1948 KGVI SW to 10/-, 1949 UPU, 1957 QEII to 2/6, 1964 Pics to 8/- & all the other pre-dec Pic/Commem sets, SG cat £200. Decimals virtually comp from 1967 opts to 2017 Prominent Pitcairners with 180 Pic/Commem sets inc 1969 Pics 1c, 3c to 40c imperf Proof pairs (12 prs), retail 600 with some creasing ex De La Rue Archives, 1984 Fish to $3, 1988 Ships, 1995 Birds to $5, 2000 Flowers to $10, 2007 Bounty to $10 & 2015 Anniv to $10. M/Sheets (86) to 2017 Bounty with good variety & strong Thematic content. All fresh MUH, retail $2000 to end 2000, FV $900 = A$840 to end 2017, total $3640 inc the 2 expensive hingeless albums.SOLD at A$750
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Seychelles: 1890-1995 M & U collection in loose leaf album inc 1893-1900 QV to 75c M/MLH, 1902 Surch inc 30c/1Fr, 45c/1Fr FU, 1903 KEVII single wmk R1.50, R2.25 (2) M/MLH, 1903 mult wmk 2c to R1.50 M, also 2c-75c G/FU with extras, 1912 Defs M/MLH, 1917-22 KGV to 5R M/MLH, 1921-32 to 2R25 M, 1938-49 to 5R M inc 20c blue, 25c ochre, 45c chocolate M/MLH, also R2.25 FU, 1948 KGVI SW set, 1952, 1954 Def sets M/MLH, 1962 Pics to 10R, 1969 History set M/MLH. Then later sets, Commems & Defs inc attractive Thematics with Birds, Turtles, Flowers, Fish etc. A strong collection mostly F/VF. SG cat £2050 = A$3700. (720, 8 M/S)SOLD at A$475
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Shipping carton Number 9 with Australia 1980-86 FDC collections (140) all with 'Currie King Island' pictorial FDI pmks. Lighthouse 'BOGA1' mint sheet file (3) with misc Australia inc 1970 Grasslands 5c comp sheet, Newspaper Wrappers & Aerogrammes. Tokelau 1948-90 collection in blue springback album with 37 MUH Pic/Commem sets to 1990 Handicrafts (SG cat £70). Christmas Is MUH collection with 38 Pic/Commem sets to 1986 Flowers inc 1958 QEII & 1968 Fish sets to $1 & 1984 Birds to $4. Samoa 1962-86 near comp MUH collection in Seven Seas illustrated/hingeless album with 37 M/Sheet & 98 Pic/Commem sets inc 1962 Independence, 1967 Birds to $5, 1972 Wildlife to $5 Lizard & 1983 Fruit to $5. Also 1996-2015 Pics/Commems (FV $585 = A$330) inc 2015 Marine Life trio FV $63 & 2015 WWF Snake M/Sheet set of 4, 2014 Marine Life set to $25 Shark, 2013 Tequila Festival $30 M/Sheet & 2013 Bird set to $15. Singapore 1880s-1990s collection (300) with QV (23) to 50c, KEVII (34) to $1, KGV (54) to $1, plus 1935 Silver Jubilee set, KGVI (50) to $2 & QEII Def/Pic set to $10 Ships, Insects, Tourism & Trains.AVAILABLE at A$300
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Shipping carton Number 10 with Fiji 2006-10 Emergency opts comp sheets with 1c/23c (opt shifted sl left), 2c/23c (opt shifted sl up), 3c/23c (opt shifted sl up & left), 5c/23c (opt shifted sl left) & 20c/23c (opt shifted up 2½mm exposing 23c on rows 6, 7 & 8), plus another 20c/23c sheet opt shifted sl left. Appear VF MUH. Not easy to find sheets (700). Then pre-decimals in older style Lighthouse s/book inc 1870s-90s Cyphers (18) to 6d rose G-FU inc 12c/6d (pmk 1873), 6c/3d & 4d/2d (2). 1882 QV 5/- bicolour & 1/- brown (4). 1930-40s KGVI Defs to 2/-. 1948 KGVI SW set & 1960s QEII Pics to 10/-. Australia 1980s FDC mess in black binder. USA catastrophe in 2 Chinese & 1 other s/book. Pacific Is MUH accumulation in 1970s Lighthouse s/book with PNG Commem sets MUH/CTO. Great Britain & Ireland 1920s-70s collections in Davo illustrated albums with reasonable range of Pics, Commems, Defs inc higher . 10 albums in large carton. (1000s)AVAILABLE at A$180
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Solomon Islands: 1907-83 collection in s/book & hagners with 1907 Large Canoes set of 7 (cat £350) U. 1908 Small Canoes set of 11 to 5/- fresh MLH/MUH (£225). 1914-35 KGV Basic set of 15 to 10/- MLH (£160). 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee, 1939 KGVI Pics to 10/-, 1948 KGVI SW 10/-, 1956 QEII to £1 & 1965 Pics to £1. Some regummed MUH (cat £330). 1966 opt set to $2, 1968 Pics to $2, 1972 Butterflies to $5, 1975 opt set to $5, 1976 Birds to $5, 1979 Reptiles to $10 all MUH (cat £110), plus 63 other Pic/Commem sets 1937-81 & 16 M/Sheets all MUH with some extras or duplication. Total SG cat £1200 = A$2300. (430 + 16 M/S)SOLD at A$325
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Unusual World Consignment Carton inc SG 2019 British Cwlth cat, Cocos Is 1976 Ships set to $1 half sheets of 50 (FV $150), SG cat £275, Australia 1916 Kangaroos 2½d, 6d, 9d, 1/- 3rd wmk M (SG cat £190). Tuvalu 1976 Marine Life to $5 opt Official gutter blks of 4 & St Kitts Pics to $10 opt Official (2 sets) or SPECIMEN (2 sets). Christmas Is 1968 Fish 15c & 30c (the key ) blks of 20 MUH. Fiji 1969 Pics to $2 QEII MUH prs (cat £60). GB pre-dec Commems Plate No or traffic Light blks. Gambia 1966 Pics to £1 MUH blks of 4 (£50). Germany 1921-23 Defs mixed (5500) mostly sheets inc 1923 100Mk purple (£35), 1,000,000Mk blue (£25) & 2 Million/500Mk red (3 sheets, £75). North Korea 1970s-80s M/Sheets (40). Norway 1938 Narvik Pic Souvenir Congratulations Telegrams inc Rural Views, Alpine Scenes or Flowers & a most attractive group of 18 diff. Liberia 1948 Colonial set in comp sheets (20 sets, SG cat £130). Pakistan 1948 Defs to 5R VFM (cat £100), Sierra Leone 1965 Kennedy Memorial (15 sets, cat £70), USA 1860s-1920s Cheques/Receipts with Revenues attached, plus much more inc modern Pictorial PPC (250), Australia MUH 1940s Commem sets, plus plenty of Europe stamps as well. Medium carton. (1000s)AVAILABLE at A$275
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1948 Zoological ½d Kangaroo, variety 'reverse offset'. VF fresh MUH with normal for comparison. ACSC 180c cat $400 with very few recorded. (P)SOLD at A$90
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Registered Envelopes: 1942-69 KGVI & QEII range inc 5½d red text 3 diff flaps & 1948 brown text, 8½d, 9d, 1/0½d, QEII 1/0½d, 1/7 in 2 diff stocks, 2/5 barred text (2) inc offset of stamp on reverse, plus later 2/5 (2 diff), 24c green 2 diff texts & 25c brown. VF fresh UN. ACSC cat $635. (17)AVAILABLE at A$200
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Military 1943-45 Direct Bag/Postagram covers with Direct Bag labels (two diff shades, two roughly opened), 1948 official covers from RAAF Tocumwal or Richmond with 'Open Immediately' label or h/s 'Postagram/Open Immediately', also three unused Postagram sheets, scarce. (8)AVAILABLE at A$100
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1948 KGVI Silver Wedding Omnibus collection Aden-Zanzibar comp inc all Malay States, Hong Kong, GB, opts etc. Mostly VF fresh M/MLH, odd tone or gum adhesions etc. SG cat £2250. (138) (P)SOLD at A$700
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1908 '10' h/s KEVII 4d black & red/yellow, error opt INVERTED. This was intended for Revenue purposes but a few were used on the mail in error. Superb fresh MLH. SG footnote after 35 cat £2000. Extremely rare as only 2 sheets of this h/s were printed & only few inverted. 1948 BPA & 2024 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P)SOLD at A$1300
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Indian Settlements: 1892-1954 Mint collection on Exhibition pgs inc 1892-1900 Tablet set to 1Fr, plus New Colours. 1903 Surch 0,40 on 50c. Also 1892-1900 & 1903 Surch all early Fournier forgeries. 1903 Bisected Fiscals opt 0.05 & Postes. 1914 Brahma & Temple set to 5Fr, plus 1922 New Colours. 1923 Surch to 5Fr. 1929 New Currency set to 5R. 1931 & 1937 Exhibition sets, plus 1937 M/S. 1939 150th Anniv set. 1941 France Libre opt to 5R & 1942-43 with Cross opt to 5R. 1943 France Libre opt Surch to 3fa 4ca. 1942 Lotus Flowers set to 5R. 1948 Gods set. 1952 Medal 1fa imperf Postage Dues inc 1923 opt set. 1928 opt set. 1929 set & 1948 set. Mostly F-VFM. SG cat £3000+ = A$5800. (345) (P)AVAILABLE at A$800
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Indian Settlements: 1892-1948 collection on Exhibition pgs inc 1892-1900 Tablet to 1Fr. 1903 Surch to 0,40 on 50c. 1914 Brahma & Temple to 5Fr. 1923 Surch to 5R. 1929 New Currency to 5R. 1931 & 37 Exhibition sets. 1942-43 France Libre opt to 5R inc 1fa 6ca blue opt. 1943 Surch to 3Fr 3ca. 1942 Air set to 10R. 1948 Gods to 2fa 2ca. Mostly G-VFU, odd M/UN. SG cat £2300+ = A$4400+. (160) (P)AVAILABLE at A$600
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Indian Settlements: Covers with 1914 issue covers franked Pictorial 5c or 25c to Paris or Geneva, 1936 Paris Exhib set on reg cover to USA, plus 1fa12 single to GB. Then 1948 issue (10 covers, 28 stamps) with range of values to 3fa, mostly Airmail to France, 1952 Military Medal Anniv (3 covers), plus 1962 inwards from France (2), 1945 stampless Military Mail to Indochina Censored & 1952 Military 'FM' cover from soldier with 'Posteaux Armies TUE 27 9 1952' cds to Pondichery. (22)SOLD at A$120
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Oceanic Settlements: 1948 Postage Due set 10c-20Fr, all IMPERF. VF fresh M, all 4 margins. SG D210-19(var). Yv TT18-27ND cat €150. (10) (P)AVAILABLE at A$70
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Postal History: 1947-58 covers. Commercial, Philatelic & FDC on Vario pgs in expensive Lighthouse slipcase binder inc UPU 25Fr on Esperanto cover, 1947 Surch set on 2 reg covers (€130) as loose stamps, 1948 Airmail 50Fr solo franking, plus set of 3 on cover (€200 as loose stamps), Flood Relief set (€905) on cover to USA, 1949 Relief Fund set Reg to USA (€1070 on cover) with 2017 Ney VPP photo cert, 1950 Relief Fund set (€735 on cover) & many more sets, single & mixed frankings, FDC, Registered, Express, Airmail etc. Mi cat €5100+ as covers. SG cat £2800+ as loose stamps alone. Valuable lot. (87) (P)SOLD at A$1000
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Allied Occupation: 1948 Insured Registered cover franked Dove 5Mk blue tied by 'Itzehoe 25 2 48' cds, to Wilster with arrival b/s marked as 'Value: RM 8400'. SG 948 cat £120++ as loose stamp. Mi 962 cat €1000++ on cover. Extremely rare proper usage as single franking. (P)SOLD at A$400
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Anglo-US Zone: 1948 Building 10pf yellow green, blk of 4 error bottom pr IMPERF (so top pr imperf at base), 25pf orange-red IMPERF vert pr, 25pf orange-red imperf vert horiz pr, Iplus 1948 Aid to Berlin 10+5pf green vert pr, error IMPERF horiz. VF fresh MUH, sl gum bends. Mi 80Udr + 80Ues, 87U, 87Uw & 101Uw est cat €1300+. (5 items). (P)SOLD at A$170
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French Zone - Baden: 1947-48 Pictorials selection of horiz IMPERF prs inc 1947 12pf, 75pf. 1948 6pf, 24pf, 30pf & 50pf. Superb fresh MLH except the 75pf which is U on piece with 16.8.47 cds, all 4 margins. SG FB4, 11, 15,19, 20, 21(var). Mi 4u, 11u, 15u, 22u, 23u, 24u cat €900+, plus premium for the rare used. Rare group. (12) (P)AVAILABLE at A$230
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French Zone - Wurttemberg: 1947-48 Pictorials selection IMPERF horiz prs of 1947 12pf & 60pf. 1948 6pf (blk of 4) 10pf, 24pf, 30pf. VF fresh MLH/MUH, all 4 margins. SG FW4, FW10, FW15, FE16, FW19, FW20(var). Mi 4u, 10u, 15u, 17u, 22u, 23u cat €1050. (14) (P)AVAILABLE at A$230
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Russian Zone: 1945-50 Postal Stationery specialist collection on Vario pgs in expensive Lighthouse slipcase binder inc 1945 'Kreis Glauchau' opts 10pf/6pf, 15/6pf & 15/15pf (Mi cat €180), Berlin Brandenburg (22), then Mecklenburg, East & West Saxony, Saxony & Thuringia (total 24) Currency Reform h/s OPD '6 Berlin' on 12pf grey, 3-line SBZ opts (10) & 1948 Personalities (13). Mostly VF UN/U. Mi cat €1300. (73)AVAILABLE at A$300
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Russian Zone - General Issues: 1948 SBZ opt Pictorial set 2pf-84pf & Numeral set 5pf-84pf, plus Berlin set 5pf-30pf, all error opt INVERTED. VF fresh M/MLH. SG R1-30(var). Mi 182-97K, 200-211K cat €1500. (30) (P)SOLD at A$230
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1937-52 MUH KGVI collection on Lighthouse hingeless pgs. 1937-47 KGVI set to 1/-. 1939-48 KGVI high val set to £1. 1948 Silver Wedding set. 1951 KGVI Pic high val set to £1. 1951-52 Postage Due set to 1/-. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £1200+. (79) (P)AVAILABLE at A$500
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1948 KGVI Silver Wedding $10 carmine, UL cnr marginal blk of 4 with sheet no.135. VF fresh MUH, 2 with tiny spots on gum. SG 172 cat £1100+ as singles, plus premium for blk. (P)SOLD at A$1000
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1948-51 King 3f-200f M/Sheets set, perf & imperf. VFU 'Baghdad Jonouli 4 MAY 50' cds, original size. SG MS297 cat £650. (2) (P)AVAILABLE at A$250
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Iraq: 1918-60 Mint collection inc 1918 'In British Occupation' opt Turkey set to 10R, plus On State Service opts to 12a. 1923-25 Pics to 2R, plus Service opts to 10R. 1927-31 Kings to 5R, plus Service opts to 5R. 1932 Surch to ½d. 1932 Kings to 200+. 1934-38 Service opt Kings to 1D. 1941-47 Pics to 1D, plus Service opts to 1D. 1948 King to 1D. Mostly F-VF M. SG cat £1900+ = A$3700. (215). (P)SOLD at A$700
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1948 1st Coins Doar Ivri 250m deep green, on THIN yellowish paper (as used for the low values, instead of the thick white paper used for the 250m), rare perf 10, with FULL TAB perf at base, error vert perfs shifted right so they cut through 2 of the denomination. Superb fresh MUH, never hinged original gum. SG 7aTB(var), Bale 7faTB(var) cat US$4000+++ for normal imperf at base tab, unlisted with the rare perf at base & est at least +100% premium so US$8000+. Extremely rare, only several sheets printed on this paper & probably only 10 examples existed of such with tab perf at base. 2020 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)AVAILABLE at A$2500
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1948 1st Coins Doar Ivri 1000m indigo on blue, rare perf 10, with FULL TAB IMPERF AT BASE. Superb UN. SG 9aTB(var). Bale 9faTB cat US$10,000. Extremely rare as such a combination as only several sheets (only 10 tabs per sheet) believed to have existed perf 10 & imperf at base. 2020 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)AVAILABLE at A$2500
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Liechtenstein: 1912-96 Mint collection in album inc 1912 Prince set to 25h (SG cat £275). 1921 Pic Def set to 1Fr. 1924-27 Pic set to 1½Fr (£200). 1925 85th Birthday set. 1928 Flood Relief set (£100). 1928 70th Anniv set to 5Fr (£550). 1930 Pic Def set to 2Fr. 1930 Airmail set to 1FR (£225). 1931 Zeppelin Air set (£300). 1933 View set to 1.20Fr (£450). 1936 Zeppelin Air set. 1934-36 Bird Air set to 50R (£110). 1934 Vaduz Exhib M/Sheet (£2500). 1933-35 Pic Def set to 5Fr. 1948 Air Portrait set to 10Fr (£120). 1951 Pic set to 1Fr (£250). 1951-52 Prince, Princess & Castle 2Fr-5Fr. 1953 Paintings set (£170). 1953 Museum set (£140). 1960 Europa 50r. The good range of Commems & Def which appears comp to 1996. Officials 1932 to 1.20Fr. 1933 25r & 1.20Fr (£190). 1934-35 set to 1.50Fr (£140). All VF fresh M/MUH, post 1950 being almost all MUH. SG est cat £14,000+ = A$25,000+. Beautiful collection. (1200 + 17 M/S) (P)SOLD at A$2200
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Pigeongrams: Collection 1898-1997. Starts with original stamps 1898 dark blue 1/- on white (3) inc fake, 1899 Special Post 1/- pale blue, 1/- Pigeon Gram on cream, 6d triangle inc circular blk of 6, plus single U & Marotiri 1/- red U, 1931 FFC illustrating Pigeongrams, 1938 Anniv Pigeon Flight 'flimsies' & outer envelope to send after Pigeon delivered (2), 1948 Anniv covers, replica labels inc M/Sheet, various Pic covers, then large selection of Christchurch Stamp Week covers, M/S, flimsies 1978-88 with M/S inc imperf & missing colours M/S in unsevered prs, plus much more related. Excellent basis for a thematic collection. 15 stamps, 45 M/S, covers with flimsy (15+), other covers (20+), booklets, Postcards etc. Original stamps alone cat NZ$3000. (P)SOLD at A$800
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1948 Postage Due 2d black & violet, blk of 12 (3x4 - R15/5-6 & 16/5-6), 4 in 2nd & 3rd rows variety 'thick double D'. VF fresh MUH. SG D36/36a cat £592+ as singles, plus premium for se-tenant variety blk, should be at least +50%, so est £888. (P)AVAILABLE at A$325
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1941-61 Mint collection inc 1941 Nile River set 1m-20Pi. 1948 Camel Postman set 1m-50Pi. 1948 Golden Jubilee 2Pi. 1948 Legislative Assembly set. 1950 Air Pic set to 20Pi. 1951-61 Pic Def set to 50Pi. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 81-139 cat £576. (59)AVAILABLE at A$180
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Hunting Permits 1948 $1 black Snow Geese, LL cnr plate blk of 6. VF fresh MUH. Sc RW14 cat $650. (P)AVAILABLE at A$160