USED EARLY NETHERLANDS & COLONIES COLLECTION: Carton with 3 Davo albums with printed sheets (one empty), a binder and a stockbook. Large qty. of predominately used 1852-1983 material, portion of early King William III issues, few Gulden values, more sets and higher values from 1930s onwards. Also inc. East Indies, Antilles and Suriname mainly earlier issues. Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS COLONIES (Image)

1899-1905 WILHELMINA HIGH VALUES: The four values 1g, 2½g, 5g & 10g all fine mint. SG 194/197 £1,600 (4) (Image)

PRESTAMP & LATER MAIL: Small group of ELs & envs. inc. 1669 pair of ELs to Genoa ex Amsterdam, one with ms "M" for 'Mantua Route'; 1845 EL to "S Hage" ex London with fine red "ENG: CORRESP./Over 's HAGE" hs, "LS/28 AP 28/1845" ds, and "[?]s GRAVENHAGE/2[?]/4" cds all on reverse; 1871 EL to Bordeaux ex Amsterdam franked Netherlands 10c (2), both cancelled by fancy cancels, with Amsterdam cds, "PAIS-DAS/[illegible]" double-ring cds, and "PD" hs all in black and "MATTHIAS & BORMEESTER/AMSTERDAM" hs in blue all on front, and "PARIS A BORDEAUX" cds and Bordeaux receiving cds both in black on reverse; plus a handful of other 1803-1941 examples. (11) (Image)

1864 FIRST ISSUE PERFORATED DEFINITIVES: Mint & used group inc. 5c blue mint & used, 10c carmine (1 mint with toned gum, 2 used) and 15c orange (1 mint with small part original gum and blunt corner perf., 2 used). SG 8/10 Cat. £3,000+ (8) (Image)

1867 WILLEM III DEFINS: Complete set of 6 values mint plus duplicated used sets. Mixed Dies I & II. The 15c value with faults, the 20c deep green, type I is a superb unmounted mint example SG £1,200, the 50c mint with 2007 Anglo American Appraisal (Michael Japp) Certificate noting paper adhesions and perf fault upper left (SG £3,750 as mint). A fine group. SG between 11-22. Cat. many £'000s. Inspection recommended. (17) (Image)

1869-76 NUMERALS ISSUE: Mint set to 2½c. Includes 1c black (SG £350), 1½c rose (SG £225) & 2½c mauve (SG £800). Group also inc. ½c brown in mint block of four. We note 1c green is without gum. SG between 53-62. Cat. c.£1,700 (12 plus card) (Image)

1872-91 WILLEM III DEFINITIVES: Range of mint, unused and used values to 2g.50 ultramarine & rose. 12½c grey (SG £170) and 22½c blue-green (SG £225) are unmounted mint, 1g slate-violet is without gum and 2g.50 value (SG £1,500) is mounted mint. 50c bistre (SG £1,300) is present in duplicate, both mint. A useful lot. SG between 72-106B. Total cat. min. £7,500 (c.23 plus 2 cards) (Image)

1896 WILHELMINA HIGH VALUES: The mint set of 4 values 50c, 1g, 2g.50 (p.11½ x 11)& 5g. (p.11), the 5g with toned gum. SG159-161 & 165 cat. £2,400. (4) (Image)

1898-1923 WILHELMINA DEFINITIVES/CORONATION HIGH VALUE: Complete mint set of 1899-1923 defins. to 60c with some unmounted inc. 30c & 50c, SG 167/193, also 7½c deep brown in tete-beche pair SG 178a. All of the scarcer colour varieties present. Lot also inc. 1898 1g blue-green Coronation issues SG 166. A fine assembly. Total SG cat. c.£1,600 (46) (Image)

1906-1940 MINT RANGES ON STOCK SHEETS: Exclusively mint collection of various surcharges, Child Welfare & Culture Fund issues, commemoratives, Air issues, etc. Collection of 1924-39 Child Welfare sets is complete for both normal and 'interrupted perf.' types. Many other better sets present inc. 1906 TB set, 1919 & 1925 surcharge sets, 1923 Culture Fund (2 sets), 1924 Philatelic Exhibition set, 1928 Olympics, 1931-38 70c & 80c values (SG 395/395d £230), 1932 Tourism, 1933 Seamen's Charity, etc. Fine mint throughout with many unmounted. Total SG cat. c.£3,600 (Few 100s) (Image)

1913 INDEPENDENCE CENTENARY: Complete set of 12 to 10g orange with addl. 1g perf. variety. Lot also inc. 2 forgeries of the 10g value. Mostly mint, but 2½g & 10g values with little gum. SG 214/215 £1,900 (13 + 2 forgeries) (Image)

1920 HIGH VALUE SURCHARGES: "2.50" on 10g orange-red mounted mint SG 236 (£225) and "2.50" on 10g orange/vermilion, v.lightly mounted mint SG 237 (£225). Both fine. (2) (Image)

1921 MARINE INSURANCE ISSUE: Complete set of 7 values. Fine mounted mint. SG M238/M244 (£900) (Image)

1923 SILVER JUBILEE: Complete mint set of 11 to 5g indigo, with addl. 50c value. SG 259/269 £650 (12) (Image)

1924-26 DEFINITIVES - NORMAL PERFS: Complete mint set of 20 values to 60c. SG 274A/289A £400 (21) (Image)

1924-26 DEFINITIVES - INTERRUPTED PERFS: Complete mint set of 18 values to 60c inc. some pairs. SG 274B/289B £400 (26) (Image)

1926-30 HIGH VALUE TRIO: 1g, 2½g and 5g values lightly mounted mint. Fine and fresh. SG 301/303 £425 (3) (Image)

1926-32 DEFINITIVES - NORMAL PERFS: Complete mint set of 28 (many unmounted) to 60c value with some duplication. SG 304A/331A Cat £400+ (56) (Image)

1926-27 DEFINITIVES - INTERRUPTED PERFS. ON TWO SIDES: Complete mint set of 13 values with some duplication inc. addl. 35c unmounted mint pair (SG £200). SG 307B/329B £450 (20) (Image)

1926 DEFINITIVES - INTERRUPTED PERFS: Complete mint set of 24 values to 60c, some duplication, with interrupted perfs. on 4 sides, SG 304C/331C (£350+); also, complete set of 14 values to 50c with interrupted perfs. on 2 sides at the corners only . Some unmounted. SG 304D/330D (£130+). (Total c.48 stamps) (Image)

1951 AIR ISSUE (GULL): 15g & 25g values, lightly mounted mint. An elusive bird thematic. SG 742/743 £900 (2) (Image)

1958 SURCHARGE ERROR: 12c on 10c lake-brown showing 'surcharge double' variety. A fine unmounted mint example, expertised on reverse by Koopman. A 'normal' provided for comparison. Rare. SG 867b £600. (Image)

CURACAO - SUPERB, EARLY TO MODERN MINT COLLECTION: Presented on stock pages in a binder, almost exclusively mint and virtually complete for basic Postage, Air issues & Postage Dues, etc. Includes 1873-92 Willem III set to 2g.50, higher values mostly unused (without gum), 1889-91 'numerals' & various surcharges inc. 1895 2½c on 30c (without gum) (SG 50 £250): Wilhelmina 1892-96 defin. set of 5 SG 43/47 (£250), 1904-08 defins. to 50c with duplication SG 54/66 (£400+) plus 1906 1g & 2½g (SG £130), 1915-33 defins. to 2½g with duplication SG 69//95 (£200+), 1923 Jubilee set of 7, SG 98/104 (£325), 1927 Marine Insurance set, 1934 Colonization set of 17 to 2½g, SG 137/153 (£350), 1936 Wilhelmina defins. to 2½g and 1941-42 defin. set with duplication to 2½g (2), 1946 defins. to 10g orange SG 248/261 (£500) and 1950 defins. to 10g slate-purple SG 309/324 (£600+). Collection continues through to 1960 inc. the 1941, 1942 & 1947 Air sets complete to top values. Extensive range of Postage Dues inc 1889 issues to 30c (3), 40c (2) & 50c (4), 1892 issues to 50c (2), the scarce 1945 set, SG D232/D234 (£550) and 1948-59 set to 50c, SG D306/D315 (£425), etc. A fine assembly with high catalogue value. (Few 100s) (Image)

JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF NETHERLANDS INDIES Interesting selection inc. mint 1943 1c to 1r, 1943 3½c to 20c plus a 5c block of eight. 1944 10c red x 6 (SG 28A), 1943 2c to 20c pairs plus 25c to 1g. Also used inc. 1943 1c to 1r plus a 1r block of twelve. Mostly fine. (c 200). (Image)

SURINAME - MINT COLLECTION, 1873-1970: Two binders housing a virtually complete mint collection inc. Postage Dues. Commencing with 1873-88 definitives to 2g.50, less the scarce 25c ultramarine (1g value with paper hinge). No gum, as issued; 1892 first Wilhelmina set of 6 defins (SG £170), 1898 surcharges (no SG 73), 1900 surcharges inc. SG 80 (£225), 1902-1908 Wilhelmina definitives set of 17 with duplication to 2½g SG 87/103. (£600+), 1911 surcharge set of 5 with addl. values SG 106/110 (£410), 1913-32 definitive set to 2½g (2) inc. ½c in complete sheet, 1923 Jubilee set of 7 to 5g (SG £300), etc. Collection continues with extensive range of Charity sets, Air sets & defins inc. 1945 defins to 10g red-orange (SG £350), 1941 Air set to 10g SG 279/283 (£600), etc. Collection includes an extensive range of Postage Dues with identification of different Die types inc. 1886-88 all 8 values but different Dies, 1892 SPECIMEN set of 3, SG D57s/59s (£300), 1911 "10 cent" opt. SG D111b/D112b (£340), 1950 set of 11, SG D384/D394 (£300), etc. A fine and valuable collection. (Few 100s) (Image)