1931-35 First Flights & Airmail covers & cards, nicely written up on pgs with range of diff frankings with many Air opts inc Madrid-Manila, LOF, Von Gronau, F Rein etc. Colourful range of cachets in green, red, violet, magenta, blue, Special Delivery imperf 20c (cat £65), 'Via US Army Airplane' cachets inc on 4c blue Postal Card. Mostly internal flights but noted 1935 range inc 'Via Flying Boats Netherlands Royal Naval Airforce' to Java, others to Singapore, Japan, Guam & USA-Shanghai franked Air 25c strip of 3 1st Day of Issue & redirected etc. (44) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1936-61 FFC & Airmails with 1936 covers with via RAF Flying Boat to Hong Kong, Tokyo & Shanghai, 1937 cover with 5 diff Air opts, 1937 Manila-HK, then used from Macau, others with same cachet, 1939 covers (4) inc 'Commonwealth' opts, 1941 (6) inc Manila-Singapore by 'California Clipper', Registered inc various 'Via Clipper' cachets, 1947 Bangkok-Manila Pan Am, 1947 Manila to India & return flight, 1953 BOAC intermediate Rangoon to Manila, 1953 Manila-Saigon FFC, other BOAC & QANTAS flights & others. (40) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Philippines-Japan Occupation: 1942-45 collection inc 1943 Censor cover franked 1942-43 opt 12c, 50c & 1P (SG cat £139 as loose stamps alone). 1942 Fall of Bataan opt 2c. 1942 Red Cross set. 1943-44 Pic to 1P. 1943 Independence M/S (2 used with one special envelope with special cachet). F-VF M/U. SG cat £230++. (70 + 2 M/S & 1 cover). (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Postal History: 1908-90s covers with about 50% commercial uses inc Airmails, Aerograms, FFC, many to overseas plus some inwards, franking machine types. 1908 Special Delivery to Austria, Registered, Paquebot, 1930s US Navy stampless covers etc. Plus Sarawak (40). 1950s-80s inc Registered, Airmail, mostly internal uses plus 1999 Money Orders (6 diff) to RM50. (190+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300