21 AUSTRALIA RATE COVERS 1894-1962, all better up to $75 items including an 1894 PERTH to England, a 1907 MELBOURNE 1d wrapper to Canada, 1934 SYDNEY-OVERSEAS-BOX cancel on cover to Newfoundland, 1950 AITAPE-PNG (Papua-New Guinee) rate to England, 1957 airmail to Czechoslovakia, 1905 short paid to NEW-JERSEY (5c due), 1962 short-paid to HAWAII (18c due), 1939 short-paid to CALIFORNIA (16-2/3c due), 5 are early 1905 postcard rates to Canada noting good CPR Empress Lines to Victoria and Vancouver, a 1908 WAGGA-WAGGA ballot envelope from the Pasture Protection Board, 6 are legal size registered covers from ADELAIDE to Canada with fabulous multiple rate frankings of Scott #112, 131, 148, 158, C1 ++, good lot retailing over $640 US ($850 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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280 AUSTRALIA FIRST DAY COVERS 1955-1987 (a few earlier), all are cachet covers with the majority airmail rated to TRAIL-BC, includes a nice range of stationery envelopes with first day cancels noting many of the legal size and larger envelopes, retails over $600 US ($800 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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800 AUSTRALIA STATIONERY COVERS 1978-1994, 200 different wholesale lot with 1-8 of each cover, during the 20c-45c rate period with up to $20 items and total face value of $250, catalog value is over $1700 US ($2250 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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13 GREAT BRITAIN VICTORIAN COVERS 1783-1865, includes 1783 and 1784 domestic SFL's with Bishop markings, an 1847 paid 1sh rate to India, 1855 SFL unpaid to Spain, 1855 paid 1sh rate to USA, 1865 paid 6d rate to Nova Scotia ++, retails over $500 US ($675 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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200 GREAT BRITAIN FDC's1948-1998, all are cachet covers with good topical value, includes a few cachet event covers and some Channel Islands, retails over $550 US ($750 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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161 GREAT BRITAIN JERSEY WWII FDC's 1941-1943, all with #N1-N8 frankings during the German Occupation, mailed to a local addressee noting 5 different GPO cancels, 12 are scarce registered rates plus 24 postcard rates, Scott catalog price is $996 US for the stamps alone, retails at least £1700 ($1930 US, $2600 CDN), VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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930 INDIA FIRST DAY COVERS 1960-1990 (a few later), includes 670 cachet covers (430 different) plus 260 stamp information folders with the story behind the stamp + stamp technical data + a stamp attached with a first day cancel (should have more value that a FDC), all are commemorative frankings Scott #333/1324 with most in protective sleeves in order of issue date, the lot includes a bundle of 140 FDC's with a few up to 2005, a fabulous group for the period and all in VF condition, retails over $1300 US ($1750 CDN), VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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240 NEW ZEALAND FIRST DAY COVERS 1946-1980 (a few later), all are cachet covers, includes 51 covers with Health semi-postal issues, great topical value retailing over $420 US ($550 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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