5 BRITISH EMPIRE STAMPLESS 1807-1851, all better up to $150 items, includes an 1847 unpaid SFL from SWEDEN to LONDON, an unpaid 1850 TASMANIA domestic SFL rate, a 1907 unreported BERVIE-SCOTLAND straight-line handstamp on an unpaid SFL to Edinburgh, an 1846 unpaid SFL from CUBA to LONDON with a huge 13sh-6d collect fee, all sleeved with detailed descriptions and priced to over $595 US ($800 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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62 KGVI BRITISH EMPIRE CORONATION FDC's, most with "First Day Cover" handstamp cachets, includes some better registered and a few postings after MAY 12th, the majority are Empire rates to TRAIL-BC requiring only the two lower values from each set, appears all 45 Omnibus countries are present plus 10 of the 15 non Omnibus sets, retails over $320 US ($425 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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59 EUROPE RATE COVERS 1902-1990's (a few later), all better with up to $100 items, note lots of registered, illustrated advertising, good airmail rates, express, parcel post ++, includes a scarce 1942 ITALY registered postcard, 1925 SWITZERLAND 1fr airmail, 1914 HUNGARIA to Russia parcel post, 1971 GERMANY short-paid to South Africa, 1979 registered express EAST-GERMANY to the CANARY ISLANDS, 1902 SWITZERLAND postcard to Turkey, 1995 VATICAN to Tristan-da-Cunha, many rates to USA during the 1970-1990's high postal inflation rate period ++, retails over $790 US ($1050 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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460 EASTERN EUROPE FDC's 1950-1990's, all are cachet covers with great topical value, includes BELARUS, BULGARIA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, EAST-GERMANY, ESTONIA, GREECE, HUNGARIA, LATVIA, YUGOSLAVIA ++, retails over $600 US ($800 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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550 WESTERN EUROPE FDC's 1949-1990's (a few later), all are cachet covers with great topical value, note better SWITZERLAND, SAN-MARINO, FINLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, VATICAN, AUSTRIA, WEST-GERMANY ++, retails over $1500 US ($2000 CDN), VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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10 LATIN AMERICA RATE COVERS 1892-1956, all better up to $100 items, includes a 1918 MEXICO registered "AR" domestic rate, 1931 BRAZIL registered airmail to Argentina, 1922 PERU UPU rate to Germany, 1956 HAITI registered airmail to Lebanon (scarce), 1892 EcCUADOR postal card to Germany, 1946 COLOMBIA airmail to Belgium, 1940 URUGUAY airmail to Hawaii, 1951 GUATEMALA express airmail to USA, 1943 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle advertising on a cover from MEXICO to USA ++, all sleeved with detailed descriptions and priced to over $600 US ($800 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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420 LATIN AMERICA COVERS 1930-1980's (a few earlier), 320 are on legal size covers with great multiple rates, mostly good airmail rates to USA including lots of registered, WWII censored, better Peru, Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, plus 290 Paraguay 1977-1981 colorful topical covers showing nudes, planes, ships, trains, space, cats, sports ++, retails over $1500 US ($2000 CDN), VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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108 WORLDWIDE COVERS 1866-2000, includes 14 AUSTRIA better covers 1895-1990 with good registered + reply postal cards + 1917 POW in Russia + Hungarian stationery tax forms ++, also 11 FINLAND 1920-1956 rates to Sweden and USA, 11 FRANCE covers 1901-1953 with good airmail and registered rates to USA and Finland, 9 good RUSSIA covers 1904-1988 ++, retails over $1400 US ($1900 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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252 WORLDWIDE COVERS & CARDS 1869-1990's, a collection balance including128 German covers 1900-1990's noting 90 are good rates to Canada and USA during the rapid rate change 1980-1990's inflation period, better 3rd Reich parcel post rates from Occupied Netherlands, a Dresden private letter sheet, 1917 WWI POW cover sent via the Copenhagen Red Cross, Express and registration rates ++, also note 110 USA covers 1895-1909 with good rates to Switzerland, France, Germany, lot has 14 better Canada covers including an 1893 FORT-STEELE-BC cover to USA with original letter enclosed giving directions to Fort-Steele via JENNINGS-MONTANA, an 1885 George Bell 2¢ printed matter rate to England, 1908 UPU rate to Austria, 1931 airmail to Mexico, 1925 illegal revenue letter franking, 1928 special delivery ++, retails over $1500 US ($2000 CDN), F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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210 WORLDWIDE RATES to USA 1950-1999, a fabulous range of mostly airmail rates during this rapidly changing postal inflation period with lots of good registered, express, and printed matter items, includes nice SWEDEN, MONACO, ITALY, RUSSIA, LIECHTENSTEIN, LUXEMBOURG, VATICAN ++, note 60 mostly different FRANCE rates, 1959-1960 ANTIBES registered, 2 PLLYNESIA postcards, 1953 MEXICO registered "AR", 1973 GREECE express, 1985 ANDORRA short-paid, 1960 JAPAN printed matter with 60 colorful business cards enclosed, 74 are legal size or larger covers with many good multiple rates, retails over $640 US ($850 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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210 WORLDWIDE COVERS 1951-1996, all better including 1950 KENYA-AUSTRALIA airmail, 1979 PHILIPPINES-BORNEO airmail, a 1989 IVORY-COAST airmail to Europe with a scarce #737C bird topical franking, 1929 CHINA-ENGLAND UPU rate via Siberia, SUDAN-GERMANY airmail, RUSSIA-MONGOLIA airmail, also 37 EGYPT 1951-1990 rates to Europe (32 are registered) plus 5 censored 1950's Suez Crisis rates to Eritrea, also 21 TUNISIA 1989-1990 registered rates to Europe, 30 ALGERIA 1989-1990 registered to Europe, 20 MEXICO 1975 rates to Europe (17 are registered), 45 INDONESIA rates to Europe (29 are express and 16 are registered-express), 57 KOREA 1982-1998 rates to Europe (32 are registered and 6 are express) ++, 42 covers are legal size with nice multiple rate frankings, great lot with up to $75 items and a total retail value over $3000 US ($4000 CDN), F-VF est ($200+ US) (Image)

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350 WORLDWIDE FIRST DAY COVERS 1949-1990's, all are cachet covers with great topical value including 15 better NEPAL, 21 KOREA noting 9 are souvenir sheet frankings 1962-1976, also 90 good ARGENTINA ++, retails over $590 US ($775 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1100 WORLDWIDE FIRST DAY COVERS 1960-1970's (some later), all are cachet covers including nice set frankings and great topicals, note a wide range of Europe countries, EUROPA frankings, USA Bicentennial issues, better British Empire and France ++, huge retail value over $5000 US ($6650 CDN), VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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173 WORLDWIDE REGISTERED COVERS 1966-1998, a fabulous range of rates with good postal markings and lots of Official Seals, note many with customs duties and processing fees added, all are from Philatelic Bureaus and addressed to Canada with 33 from Austria, 70 from Switzerland, and 70 from Israel, not counted are 85 Philatelic Bureau Christmas greeting cards and covers with First Day cancels plus a few commercial covers, retails over $500, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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