FRENCH: Expedition mail including some commercial covers, PPCs and FDCs, noted 1965 cover to Hobart with ITU 30fr pair (Cat £450+ as used singles) & 'XVI EXPEDITION ANTARCTIQUE/FRANCAISE EN TERRE ADELIE/ 1965-1967' cachet in blue, then either addressed or unaddressed expedition covers through to 'XXXVII 1986-88', also noted 'JOINT KATABATIC/WIND STUDY' including signed covers, 'International Glaciological Project', 'STATION RADIO/DUMONT-DURVILLE', 'Polar ship/M/V Lady Franklin/Antarctic Operations', 'Polar-Expedition Vessel m.s. Nella Dan', plus some New Caledonia covers and Noumea PPCs. Condition overall very fine. (169)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

NEW ZEALAND: 'Sunset in the Antarctic' PPC airmail to England with lengthy personal message headed "McMurdo Base" with Ross Dependency Pictorials 5c (corner fault) and 18c tied by 'SCOTT BASE/31JA78/ROSS DEPENDENCY' cds.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

Wide ranging collection to 1990 in Davo album, later period unmounted with 1970 to 1990 near complete.

Estimate AU$200

1898-99 Surcharges '1R.50C.' on 2r50c slate as SG 254 but with the Watermark Reversed, well centred, fine 'COLOMBO/REGISTERED' cds. [Gibbons list the watermark inverted, Cat £400, but not the watermark reversed]

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$275

1934 cover to Belgium endorsed "By air mail in The States" with Pictorials 2d 2½d 4d & 1/- tied by 'RAROTONGA' cds also struck on large blank New Zealand-type R label alongside paying double 2½d foreign letter rate, 2d registration fee and quadruple 4d per ½oz US airmail surcharge, carried via domestic US airmail with 'SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF/REG SEC' and 'NEW YORK, USA/FOREIGN' transit b/s, minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$180

1881-99 Queen Victoria Perf 10 1/- deep brown & Perf 11x12 pale brown SG 64a & 67 blocks of 4, the latter with Ornate Papermaker's Watermark across All Units, large-part o.g., Cat £600++. (2 blocks)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1872 complete editon of the 'Fiji Times' newspaper of November 2, 1872 with 2c on 1d pale blue SG13 ('t' of 'Cents' below 's') tied 'G.P.O/NO4/1872/LEVUKA-FIJI' cds, couple of minor folds & blemishes. Scarce newspaper rate: Alford in 'Fiji Philatelics' (2004) notes 16 recorded, some with faults.

This & the next four lots are from an important original find of issues of Fiji's first newspaper. In each case, the wrapper with the address has been discarded; all have some soiling that is greatly reduced with careful use of a soft eraser.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1935 KGV Silver Jubilee frankings range incuding Davuilevu Technical School cover to Ireland with 2d solo, to Natal with 2d solo and 'PARTI/GONE AWAY/VERTREK' cachets, registered to Hawaii with 3d pair endorsed "SS Oklahoma", to American Samoa with 3d single, to England taxed with GB 1d Postage Due (faults) & another endorsed "Late Fee" with 2d x2, to USA with 3d Plate '1A' plus two taxed items, also a few PPCs, etc, plus some FDCs and philatelic covers including Tonga 'Tin Can Mail' item, condition mixed but generally fine. (26)

Estimate AU$400

1935 KGV Silver Jubilee frankings selected for postmark interest comprising straight-line 'TOYOTA' on 2d to "Rabi Estate" with Suva transit, 'DAVUTU' alongside 2d tied 'P.O. LEVUKA' cds to NZ (front only), rubber 'RICHMOND' a bit faint on 2d on 'Village' PPC and two fine strikes on 2d + KGVI ½d Pictorial on 1945 cover, ' RABI' on 2d to UK with 'SUVA/18JU35' b/s plus three strikes on loose stamps, then cds of 'LABASA', 'WAIYEVO' & 'SAVU SAVU EAST' on covers plus range on loose stamps, condition mixed but generally fine. (8 covers + 59 stamps)

Estimate AU$400

1935 KGV Silver Jubilee frankings carried by ship comprising 1) to Canada with 2d tied wavy-lined circle and 'MARINE POST OFFICE/NEW/ZEALAND/R.M.S. NIAGARA' alongside; 2) Bank of NSW cover to Victoria with 2d tied 'LOOSE SHIP LETTERSYDNEY' cds; 3) 'Ceremonial Dancer' real photo PPC to USA endorsed written aboard "SS Mariposa" with 2d tied 'SUVA' cds and boxed 'PAQUEBOT' cachet alongside; and 4) to UK endorsed "Per SS Mariposa" with 'Via HONOLULU' cachet and 2d tied 'LAUTOKA' cds, couple with minor blemishes. (4)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1935 KGV Silver Jubilee frankings 1) long OHMS cover to UK endorsed "Air Mail Australia to England" with 3d & 1/- plus Definitives ½d 1d & 6d; and 2) LB Lawton large cover 153x230mm to Birmingham with 1/- plus Definitives ½d and 5d pair; both paying 1/10½d per ½oz rate, both covers with some repaired edge faults. (2)

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1935 (Dec 14) Jang Hing Loong Co Ltd cover to Sydney with Jubilee 2d, re-directed to Dutch Indies "c/o KPM Line/Batavia" with Australia KGV 2d, Vic Centenary 3d & Kookaburra 6d tied by 'AIR MAIL/SYDNEY NSW' cds and airmail label added, 'BATAVIA' arrival b/s, slightly shortened at right & a couple of minor blemishes. [Walker & Breckon both give the airmail rate from Australia to NEI as 1/- for the first ½oz + 11d per extra ½oz, but we would give the 'benefit of the doubt' to the clerk in the Sydney Air Mail Section to have charged the correct rate]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

British Empire selection of better sets comprising Antigua 1921-29 MCA set to £1, Basutoland KGV set, BAT 1963-69 Pictorials, Caymans 1938-48 Pictorials plus lots of extras including 2/- SG 124 x3, 5/- SG 125a x2 & 10/- SG 126 x3, Caymans 1950 Pictorials, Fiji 1912-23 MCA, 1922-27 Script & 1938-55 KGVI Pictorials, and Transjordan 1930-39 Abdullah Perf 14 set, very fine; also Malta £1 Minerva SG 140 block of 4 (a bit aged & oxidised); Cat £3000+. (200 approx)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Mostly QEII long sets predominantly the first issues including from Bermuda, BAT, Cyprus plus Independence Overprints, Falkland Dependencies Ships (two sets), Gibraltar (two sets) plus 1960 set, Great Britain 1959 DLR Castles, Malta, Montserrat, PNG (3 sets), Swaziland etc, also Caymans KGVI 1950 Pictorials, unmounted, STC £4500+. A very clean & desirable lot. (many 100s)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500

Worldwide accumulation with plenty of 19th Century, noted Australian Colonies including Victorian Railways 1/- Parcels Stamp x2 on part-tag, India & States, Malaya, Denmark & DWI, Finland, Fiume, France & Colonies, Germany with States, Danzig, etc; then Italy 1862 KVII 20c 40c & 80c * plus 80c with 'NOTO' cancel, 1923 Fascist Oath set *, 1926 2.50L *, 'ESTERO' & other Colonies overprints plus Italian States range (huge catalogue value if genuine but none expertised); Japan 1871 100m blue imperf, 1872 10s green & 30s black (minor perf faults), 1884 Silver Wedding pair *, 1896 China War * (one 5s used), 1900 3s Wedding *, 1906 Military Review pair *, 1915 Coronation set *, 1919 Peace set * & 1921 Post Anniversary set *; small album of GB 'OFFICIAL' overprints; also Cigarette Cards (100+) and box of covers & postal stationery, etc, condition very mixed. Weighs 7kg. (100s)

Estimate AU$600

British Empire selection with two presentable "Penny Blacks" (used), then all mint with Antigua QV CC 4d blue and CA 2½d red-brown & 1/- mauve, and 1921-29 set to 5/-; Bermuda KGV MCA 10/- **; Canada KEVII 20c x2 & 50c; Newfoundland Imperf seven values to 1/- (some oxidising); Caymans 1935 Pictorials x2 sets; Dominica 1923-33 to £1 plus a second set to 5/-; Fiji 1906-12 KEVII x2 sets; Leewards KGV Script 5/- to £1 x2 each; Malaya Trengganu MCA $5; St Vincent 1/- claret SG 21 (Enzo Diena Certificate); Southern Nigeria KGV £1 x4; and a few others, generally very lightly mounted & a few are unmounted. Our vendor has requested a very conservative estimate. (130 approx)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

Worldwide accumulation somewhat disorganised but including Great Britain modern mint stamp packs & booklets with substantial face value, Jersey 1980s-90s Yearbooks, British Commonwealth with Aden KGVI '5/SHILLINGS' on 5r x3 **, India & States ranges, various Cocos, Christmas Island, Nauru, Pitcairn, Samoa, etc with thematic interest, some USA & Europe, also quantity of covers mostly FDCs noted GB, India, Pakistan, Japan, etc, condition mixed but generally fine. Weighs 33kg. (1000s)

Estimate AU$500

Worldwide covers & stationery including Australia noted 1928 Kookaburra 3d with Exhibition cancel in red, 1930 airmail Derby WA to Perth with KGV 1½d x3 taxed with 1d Due, 1967 unpaid with Fish 8c to pay postage due, then 1943 Southern Rhodesia "Active Service" with local & Sydney censor labels, Pacific Islands, NZ, GB, USA, etc, postal stationery with Aerogrammes noted Falkland Islands formular with QEII 6d and with KGVI 6d x2, Singapore 1964 formular "FORCES MAIL" endorsed "Stamp Lost", advertising, some philatelic & First Day covers, condition mixed but mostly fine.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Carton containing mint and used World in album leaves, Hagners, and packets including Bahawalpur 1948 tp 10r *; Bhutan 3-D stamps; GB QEII pre-decimal mint sheets including 1959 (toned) & 1968 2/6d Castles; Nauru & PNG modern sheets; Portugal 1945 Navigators M/S; etc. Condition mixed, Weighs 7kg. (many 100s)

Estimate AU$300

Mystery lot of Australian & Worldwide stamps & covers in two suitcases as delivered by vendor. (100s)

Estimate AU$200

World in three cartons, mint and used in packets, on leaves and in albums, many better items noted including GB 1840 1d black x9 (one 4 margins), COGH Triangles 1d x14 (1 unused) and 4d 6d & 1/- x3, strength in British Commonwealth with Hong Kong KGV to $5 used, Northern Nigeria KGV to 10/- *, Southern Nigeria QV to 5/- *, KGVI & QEII short sets, also range of used and unused Australian, GB and NZ PPCs. Weighs 30kg. (many100s)

Estimate AU$1,000

British Commonwealth accumulation including Ascension, Falkland Islands with some QV issues, St Helena & Tristan da Cunha, then Nigeria & Rhodesias with a few Arms, Double-Heads & Admirals, Egypt King Farouk overprints study with varieties, Norfolk Island, Papua Lakatois x300+ mint & used, Sarawak with a few earlies, Samoa with range of 1886-1900 issues, 'SAMOA' overprints on New Zealand including QV Fiscals to £1, Admiral 3/- x2 & Arms to £2 plus small group of German Samoa noted Yachts 80pf & 1Mark used, then modern Omnibus issues with thematic appeal, also basic Worldwide A-Z collection in condition variable but many fine. Weighs 29kg. (1000s)

Estimate AU$500

Old-time accumulation with circa 1880s-1920s used stamps mounted higgledy-piggledy on home-made pages including Australian Colonies, Kangaroos, KGV Heads, Stationery cut-outs, Postage Dues, Revenues, Railway Stamps, etc, also some New Zealand, Great Britain & USA plus world-wide on ancient album pages, definite postmark interest & plenty of potential, condition variable. (100s)

Estimate AU$200

British Commonwealth Revenues accumulation including extensive range of Cape of Good Hope QV issues to £10 some with postal cancels, noted 1890 7/6d on 'Quitrent Receipt', 12/- green * x3, 1d green on yellow x100+, 1897 3/- & £1 on partial 'Deed of Transfer', 'Hope' issues to 7/6d * & 10/- used, KEVII to 5/- and a few 'CIGARETTE/DUTY' overprints, plus India & States, South Africa noted KGVI £5 blue x70+, also some West Indies, Mauritius, Canada, Hong Kong, etc, condition variable but many fine. (100s)

Estimate AU$200

Three cartons containing Australia with some Colonial issues, a few Roos, KGV and other Pre-decimals, box of unused PSEs, unused Lettercards plus a carton of used PSEs; France in four stockbooks with some Sowers then mostly modern mint and used including 'Art' issues and New Caledonia; New Zealand basic QV to QEII, FDCs, Health covers, modern mint and 1984 Year album,etc, condition mixed. Weighs 30kg. (100s)

Estimate AU$200

World Collections in seven cartons, with stockbooks, album leaves, 'oldtime' albums, thematic 'Jam Label' types, packet material, etc, appears to be mostly used, condition very mixed. Weighs 82kg. (1000s)

Estimate AU$200

Four cartons containing world on piece & loose in bags, envelopes, packets, etc, noted Australia pre-decimal bundleware, also some Franklin Mint thematic boxed collector sets, condition mixed. Weighs 25kg. (many 1000s)

Estimate AU$200

World FDCs and Commemorative Covers in four cartons, includes Franklin Mint (or similar) subscription sets with 'Birds Of The World' (2), 'Greatest Art Stamps', 'Fairy Tales', 'World Wildlife', etc. also included one carton containing Australia 1970s-80s FDCs & PSEs with duplicates. Weighs 35kg. (Qty)

Estimate AU$150

British Commonwealth massive accumulation in seven large boxes mostly used including lots of Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Great Britain but also Asia with India & States, Africa noted Rhodesia, West Indies, etc, plus some covers & PPCs, quite disorganised but huge quantity and sure to be pickings. Weighs 105kg. (1000s)

Estimate AU$500

Worldwide accumulation in three large boxes mostly used including lots of USA with some earlies noted Columbians to 15c, China with Sun Yat-Sen & Revenue overprints, Russia and other Eastern Europe, etc, quite disorganised but large quantity and sure to be pickings. Weighs 50kg. (1000s)

Estimate AU$250

World in carton including Australia Colonies, duplicates on leaves with possible postmark interest; Great Britain with QV 1d red plates, KGV Downey Heads, KGVI and QEII Castles to £1 blocks of four or six used, QEII duplicate pre-decimal booklets to 6/-; plus mixed packets, stockcards and album leaves with single country, British Commonwealth, and rest of the World. Weighs 6.5kg. (many 100s)

Estimate AU$300

Pacific Region in three cartons with albums of PNG, Norfolk Island, New Zealand, Samoa, etc M/Ss, stamp packs, FDCs, Aerogrammes and more. Weighs 20kg. (100s)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Australian Territories in 10 albums, mixed mint and used plus some GB, sure to be some pickings. (100s)

Estimate AU$200

Six Cartons of Worldwide albums with oddments, accumulations, remainders and rejects. Calling all treasure hunters. (Qty)

Estimate AU$400

Cartons of British Commonwealth albums with oddments, accumulations, remainders, etc. Treasure hunters again.

Estimate AU$200

Collection remainders with World Aerogrammes and Air Letters including Gold Coast KGVI 6d 'SPECIMEN' x3; M/Ss including St Thomas & Prince 1948 Fruits x2, Germany 'BERLIN' opts in black to 5m (no gum); Bahamas with KGVI to £1 x2 *; New Hebrides FDCs; schoolboy collection in Victory album, etc. condition very mixed. (100s)

Estimate AU$200

Europe and World in four cartons with oddments and collection remainders in albums, stength in Poland, Netherlands, Hungary, Switzerland, France, Greece and Italy.

Estimate AU$400

Three cartons of various countries with Japan in two albums; KaBe albums of Poland 1980-95, Portugal 1990-95, France 1970-86; empty European albums for GB, Canada, NZ, etc; also Christmas thematic collection. (100s)

Estimate AU$200

North America with USA 1861-2000 used collection in albums including 1870 Definitives to 30c (without Grill), 1922-23 to $2, Prexies to $5, Postage Dues etc; plus Canada QV-QEII mint and used with QV Jubilee to 15c *, KGV 1922 to $1, coil stamps, Postage Dues, Registered, etc, condition very mixed. (100s)

Estimate AU$300

World in seven stockbooks and sorted by country in envelopes, mostly pedestrian material, a few covers noted including GB 1829 pre-stamp entire and a few 1d red plates, condition mixed. Weighs 10kg. (100s)

Estimate AU$150

Stanley Gibbons 1998 Part 1 (2 vols), 2004 World (4 vols), and 2011 Part 1 (single volume to 1970). Weighs 19kg.

Estimate AU$0

Ten heavy cartons ex dealer's left-overs of Australia and World bits and pieces, various albums and binders with duplicated used material, 'The Commonwealth Collection' and other thematic interest, etc. (Qty)

Estimate AU$250

Another ten heavy cartons ex dealer's leftovers of Australia and World bits and pieces, various albums and binders with duplicated used material, some thematic collections, etc. (Qty)

Estimate AU$200

Carton of exchange sheets still plenty of stamps on them with a mixture of Australia and World stamps; also some packs Australia Post stock sheets (new) plus catalogues. Treasure Hunt anyone? (100s)

Estimate AU$120

Fiji collection 1960s-2004 collection fairly complete plus Samoa collection 1982-2000, in Seven Seas albums. (100s)

Estimate AU$250

Collection remainders with Australia Pre-decimal Imprint blocks, FDCs and Aerogrammes in ring-binders; USA used duplicates in stockbook; plus Canada QV-QEII used duplicates in stockbook and Gibbons album, very mixed.

Estimate AU$150

Huge A to Z country and thematic dealer stock identified & priced on 1000s of '102' stockcards in 122 stock boxes. Start your own retail stamp dealer business with just one purchase & save yourself untold hours in setting up this vast array of mint and used stock. (1000s)

Estimate AU$5,000

Carton with Australian Territories mint sets, blocks, strips, Stamp Packs etc; also thematic collector boxed sets and albums including 'Cousteau Society - Stamps of the Sea', United Nations FDC collection, Great Britain FDCs, and some Australia scenic Postal Cards. Weighs 10kg. (100s)

Estimate AU$150

1953 QEII Coronation Flight Covers Exhibit on 80 pages plus some additional material, starting with precursors including Great Britain 1911 Coronation postcards x3 used to New Zealand, South Africa & locally, 1937 covers with India 'BY CORONATION/ROCKET No.141' h/s & USA 'ANGLO-AMERICAN GOODWILL/CORONATION FLIGHT' cachet, then tracing development of Airletters, publicity, role of Qantas and other airlines, etc with wide selection of 1953 flight covers & aerogrammes to & from London by participating countries including Australia, New Zealand, Cocos Island, Mauritius, Norfolk Island, PNG, etc, condition generally fine. Ex Erica Genge. (100+)

Estimate AU$500

1937 Coronation accumulation mint & used with many complete sets, blocks of 4 and larger multiples including a study of sheet layouts & marginal markings, sheet & plate numbers on pages, noted complete sheets of Fiji 1d (60), KUT 5c (50), New Guinea 1/- (30) and Papua 2d (40), also a few covers including registered Gold Coast-Nigeria first flight & Cayman Islands to Jamaica, condition generally fine. (100s)

Estimate AU$200