Modern mint retail counter books with duplicates including booklets, M/Ss, se-tenants, sheetlets, self-adhesives, €uro issues, plus French Antarctic Territories, all appear unmounted. Retail prices stated total $13,000+. Weighs 6kg. Ex Australian Philatelic Wholesalers.  (many 100s)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

1849 'REPUB FRANC' 25c plate proof in bright blue on thin white card corner block of 16 (4x4) from the upper-left of the sheet, margins good to huge, tiny white imperfection on the field of the third unit on the second row otherwise superb

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

1964 Philatec Exhibition sheetlet of 8, well centred, superb unmounted, STC £425.

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

POSTAL HISTORY: 1868 & 1873 entires to "de Rotschild freres/Paris" 1) stampless from Russia with Cyrillic St Petersburg b/s, double-boxed 'P. 35' handstamp, French-pattern 'PRUSSE/VALENCIENNES' transit in red on the face & rated "99" decimes; and 2) from Lyon with Ceres 15c bistre & 25c blue tied by superb 'LP'-in-diamond-of-dots & 'GARE DE LYON' cds alongside, 'LYON A PARIS' TPO backstamp; both with poor to fair 'PARIS/POSTE RESTANTE' arrival backstamp.  (2)

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250