Carton of commercial and philatelic covers with some pre-WWII items including taxed to the Philippines x3, mostly QEII Patterson Family/Company mail, a wide array of decimal frankings, several 2d & 2c town letters and scarce internal airmails, machine & meter cancels including scarce types, 80+ official covers with an array of departmental cachets & one with small ovoid 'FIJI POST OFFICE/LEVUKA/SAVINGS BANK', a selection of different 'TELEGRAM' envelopes, and a batch of mostly unused modern postal stationery, condition variable but much is fine to very fine. Weighs 5kg. [See also Lot 2511]  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1871-1973 Issues mostly mint in two Hagner albums including basic surcharges and 'VR' overprints, 1881-99 1/- perfs & shades x4, 1882 5/-, 1903 set to £1 stone & ultramarine, 1912-23 KGV to £1 Dies I & II plus 5/- marginal block of 6 *, Script 'SPECIMEN' opts to 5/-, and used to 5/-, KGVI Pictorials blocks of four to 5/- plus 10/- & £1 imprint pairs **, Victory perf 'SPECIMEN', 1948 Silver Wedding ** & used, 1954 & 1959-63 QEII Pictorials sets **, decimals with blocks of four ** & CTO, condition very fine.  (100s)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500