Some pre-WWII issues including 1911 Palms set, KGV Heads to 2/- (unused), 1935 Silver Jubilee set, KGVI & QEII Pictorials *, etc, then reasonably complete to 1975; Tuvalu 1976-82 close to complete and a range of later issues to 1990s with se-tenants, M/Ss, 'Official' & 'Specimen' overprints, etc, lightly duplicated in parts; condition of the earlier a little variable with the modern mostly very fine. Weighs 6kg.  (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Mint selection from 1911 Overprints on Fiji ½d 2d 2½d & 1/-, 1911 Palms plus extra 2½d x4, KGV Heads including 2/- x2 2/6d & 5/- x2 and other shades, 1935 Jubilee set x2, KGVI Pictorials ** including shades, QEII Pictorials ** and 1965 Pictorials **, condition generally fine to very fine, stated Cat £550+.  (100+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Used selection from 1911 Palms set, KGV MCA Wmk 2/6d, 1939-55 KGVI Pictorials set with extra 5/- and Perf 12 1/- x3, 1956-62 QEII Pictorials set, then a range to 1980s including long sets noted 1971 Pictorials, 1976 'THE GILBERT ISLANDS' Overprints, etc plus some Kiribati & Tuvalu, lots of thematic interest, condition generally fine to very fine, stated Cat £600+.  (100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

CHRISTMAS ISLAND: 1925 Roessler cover with Cocoanut Plantations 5c tied by large undated company cachet and USA 24c Airmail tied by 'AIR MAIL FIELD SAN FRANCISCO' duplex for carriage across to New Jersey (minor aging marks), plus 1936 Cocoanut Palms illustrated envelope to USA with 10c local tied by 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND/DEC/25/...' [Christmas Day] cds and French Oceania 30c Pictorial alongside tied by 'PAPEETE/TAHITI' slogan duplex (very fine).    (2)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

POSTAL HISTORY: Commercial covers comprising 1) 1930s to "Ronorono/Beru" with undated 'GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS/P.O./ONOTOA/COLONY' cancel; 2) 1944 to NZ with the scarce undated 'CUSTOMS OFFICER/.../BERU ISLAND' cancel, plain white label - unrecorded by Little - tied by boxed '.../PASSED BY CENSOR/ No. 5 ' L#H4-5a used at Tarawa; and 3) 1945 to Egypt - unusual destination - with 6d & 2/- tied by superb Tarawa rubber cds, superb 'REGISTERED' h/s in violet with mss endorsement; two philatelic WWII covers with mss boxed "PASSED BY/CENSOR" & very late use of undated 'PO/NONOUTI/ISLAND' h/s in violet, and mss "PM/JDMSmyth [?]/Postm Tarawa/Dec 13 44" registered to GB (both stated by John Little to be "unique"); a couple of minor covers, & some stamps in very mixed condition.  (7 + stamps) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

POSTAL HISTORY: 1953 (May 13) usage of formular 'Air Letter' to Australia with KGVI Pictorials 1d x2 & 6d tied by 'P.O. CANTON ..' cds, lengthy typed message regarding the operation of British & American postal services signed "Jas Brundell"/'District Postmaster/Phoenix Island District'.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100