Oddments with New Guinea mint GRIs including 6mm Spacing '2½d.' on 10pf, 5mm Spacing '3d.' on 30pf mint (Cat £170) & a couple of other better values that appear to be forgeries, 'Marschall-Inseln' Overprints mint set with guarantee handstamps on 25pf & 50pf (Cat €750), Samoa GRI '2½d.' on 20pf mint pair, etc, plus Mourning Stamps set of 10 (no gum), condition a bit variable.  (59) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Modest collection of Colonies & Post Offices Abroad, plenty of pickings including overprints, several mourning stamps & some scarcer postmarks, generally fine to very fine.  (350+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Duplicated Postal Cards & Reply Cards from German New Guinea x19, STO 10pf with Gruss aus Neu-Guinea & views x2, 'G.R.I./2d.' on 10pf and 2mk 'Packetadresse' card (central fold) and Marshall Islands x23, generally very fine to superb unused & a couple CTO.  (46)

Grade A/A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

CHINA, POST OFFICES IN: Modest collection including large-part '.../POSTAGENTUR/SHANGHAI' cds on 1886 20pf x2 & 2mk pair, 'SHANGHAI' cds on 1890 20pf & 50pf on small pieces and Germania 20pf with 'WEIHSIEN' cds, 1898 Overprints set used, various 'China' Overprints mint or used to $2½ on 5mk, etc, also Kiautschou Ships mint set, condition a bit variable, STC £3000+.  (86) (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

KIAUTSCHOU: 1914 Postal Card with Vertical Dividing Line on the Face & Lozenges Watermark 4c carmine Michel P11 (H&G 11), to Tsingtau with very fine strike of the scarce 'LITSUN/KIAUTSCHOU/20.9/14' cds being the Last Day of Use (confirmed by Friedemann), unpriced used in both catalogues. Superb. Helmut Hammer Certificate (1980) states (translated) that it is only the second or third used example recorded; and with the 'LITSUN' cds is "unikat" (= unique). Sold at Gary Watson's auction of 19.8.1985 for $750. [Higgins & Gage states "#11 in used condition is extremely rare"]

Grade A+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$750