Australia & Dependencies, 1860-2000, A stunning mint collection in four Scott Specialty albums, all neatly mounted in Showgard mounts, the collection is a joy to behold with each stamp selected for freshness, centering and overall quality, the Australia Regular Issues are complete except missing #102 (Yes, all but one of the Roos are included), better items include #1-15 ($15,986, #15 with trace of a trivial thin), #38-44 ($3,775), #45-59 ($18,850), #96-101 ($1,805), #101 (NH Margin Single, $2,000), #113-129 ($7,149), #130-132 ($585), Officials are Complete and the Postage Dues are Complete (Cat. $21,668) except missing J22 & J38, included is Never Hinged 10sh (J37 with Sismondo Cert., Cat. $5,200 as Hinged), The Australian States are well represented with over $37,500 Catalog Value of attractive Mint Singles & Sets, noted are New South Wales #40, #42, #44, #85 #87, #F4, Queensland #57-61, #127, #130-144, #B1-B2, #F1 & #F3, South Australia #121-131, #137-143, Tasmania #76-85, #102-111, #AR35, Victoria includes items such as #155//158, #206-208, #218-231, #J1-J10 and the rare 1879-96 £10 Postal-Fiscal (Cat. $5,500, light vert. bend), Western Australia #41, #48, #76-88, the Dependencies are fairly complete with better items such as New Britain #2-7 ($870), #16-20 ($450), #22-26 ($1,370), #30-38 ($2,167), #46h ($300), #51 ($210), New Guinea Complete including #1-13 ($494), #18-30 ($489), C1-C13 ($311), #C14-C27 ($366), C28-C43 ($309), #C44-C45 ($1,100), #C46-C59 ($647), Officials Complete, North West Pacific Islands #1-10 ($3,830, #8 with blunt perf.), #11-13, 16-22 ($271), #23-26 ($461), #27-28 ($235), #29-37 ($378), #40-49 ($1071), Papua New Guinea Complete including #1-8 ($936), #11-18 ($613), J6 ($1,100), also albums of Solomon Islands and Pitcairn Islands; the overall condition of the collection is outstanding and well above the norm, few flaws here and there, however the vast majority seems to be sound and very attractive. Estimate  $40,000 - 60,000. ONE OF THE FINEST COLLECTION OF THIS POPULAR AREA WE HAVE EVER HAD THE PLEASURE OF OFFERING AT PUBLIC AUCTION WITH A TOTAL CATALOG VALUE OF OVER $134,000. $0 (Image)