64, 1922 -ú1 Violet and black on red, l.h., fresh and Very Fine (Scott $300; SG 61, -ú250) (Image)

CV. 100

14, 1913 -ú1 Ultramarine and brown, fresh colors, l.h., corner perf crease, still Fine example (Scott $4,000; SG 15, -ú3,000) (Image)

CV. 800

58, 1919 -ú2 Deep rose and lilac, bold Sydney cancel, some minor perf faults, Very Fine centering (Scott $3,250; SG 45, -ú3,250) (Image)

CV. 300

95a, 1928 Melbourne Exhibition S/S, affixed on envelope and cancelled by red Exhibition 29 OC 28 date of issue cancel, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 100

133, 1932 5/- Harbour Bridge, light corner favor cancel, nicely centered, fresh and Very Fine (Scott $350; SG 143, -ú200) (Image)

CV. 75

M6-7, 1946 2sh, 5sh B.C.O.F. Overprints, tied on censored cover by "AUST UNIT POSTAL STN. 497" 9 SE 48 cds, censor handstamp, fresh and Very Fine (Scott $245 as used singles; SG J6-7, -ú245 as used singles) (Image)

CV. 50

AUSTRALIA STAMPS, COVERS and EPHEMERA. a very unusual and great lot for the Australia specialist with a good stamp holding covering all periods, early primarily used (Roos, KGVI, dues including blocks, etc.), but with much mint as well, including a stockbook with used states material with many cancels for the specialist and unchecked for varieties, at least 100 to 150 postal history items, that are primarily from the QEII era, but with many small town cancels, reg. usages, express hi-value franking usages, auxiliary and postage due mark studies, and just several very unusual usages. The other exciting part of this lot is the amazing amount of ephemera that is also primarily from the QEII period, but has a lot of railway items, Rott Nest Island, shipping usages, covers marked as being limited to under a 100 of each, GPO collector cards, some scarcer, original postal acts, including earlier, etc. A fantastic lot for the specialist!

CV. 650

AUSTRALIA and AUSTRALIAN STATES BALANCE. an amassment of mint and used sets, singles, multiples, various on pages, etc. in sifting through we note Queensland "Specimen" overprints incl 1886 2/6--ú1, Tasmania 86-93 mint, W Australia 20 used, Australia 17 top margin imprint and plate no. 4 strip of four mint, 147-48 Ash gutter blocks NH, 157-58 plate no 1 blocks NH, J79 block NH, etc. plus imprint blocks, cinderellas incl sheet of six "Western and Southern Provincial Airlines, Ltd." label, perfins, etc., usual mixed condition, mostly F-VF, viewing a must

CV. 250

AUSTRALIA and STATES COVERS/ POSTAL HISTORY GROUP. mostly pre-1950s and incl some postal stationery, variety of uses and noting assorted auxiliary markings, registered, censored, meters, flights, picture postcards incl real photo, BCOF ovpts, FDC incl 1937 NSW cacheted (4), 1938 5sh Robe cacheted, 1940 WW II Participation cacheted (2), etc. plus some later FDC, some states incl NSW, Tasmania, Victoria incl 1905 private ppc to France, usual mixed condition, Fine assortment and a must view

CV. 250

AUSTRALIA C1 SPECIALIZED COLLECTION. consisting of 100+ covers (many FDCs, first flights, event covers, etc), "OS" perfins, exploded booklet cover w/pane, imprint blocks, and more, housed in a binder and loose, many interesting frankings, plate varieties, cancels, etc., generally F-VF, an interesting lot for the specialist

CV. 150

ENTICING AUSTRALIAN STATES COLLECTION. mint and used classics housed on well filled old-time album pages with spaces only up to the 1880s; includes (used unless otherwise stated) New South Wales 1850/51 2d Blue and 3d Green Sydney views, 1851/52 Carmichael/ Jervis engravings to 6d Brown and 8d Orange, 1855/59 imperf square types to 1/-, registration stamps imperf and perf, 1860/72 8d Orange mint, 5/- used, "Postage" on 10/- Mauve and claret, etc., Queensland incl imperf #1 and #2 (the 1d four margins and the scarce 2d touching at right but ample to wide margins the other sides), plenty of 1860s perf Chalon heads to different 1/- types, 1861 6d registration stamps, 1867 4d Lilac mint, 1880 20/-, 1882 to -ú1, etc. South Australia from imperfs onwards, Tasmania #1, 4d Orange (four margins), Chalons to 1/- imperf and perf, 1870s to 5/-, Victoria early imperfs through to later high values, Western Australia swans incl imperf 4d Blue and sound 1/- Grey brown, etc., very mixed condition as to be expected yet far better than usually encountered in these collections, VG-VF; offered intact as received and with enormous potential

CV. 3,000

1886 "Long Issue" Plate Proof in Lilac, imperforate margin single with denomination tablet blank on gummed stamp paper without watermark, NH, Extremely Fine (Image)

CV. 100

16, 1861-70 (1d) Blue, Rough perf 14-16, block of six, lovely fresh color, o.g., bottom center stamp h.r., Fine and attractive; 1994 RPS certificate (Scott $525 as singles; SG 23, -ú480 as singles) (Image)

CV. 150

20b, 1861-70 (6d) Bright orange vermilion, Imperforate, pair with full to large margins all around, o.g., l.h., Very Fine and choice; 1981 RPS certificate (Scott $825; SG 31 var, unpriced) (Image)

CV. 300

48, 1877 6d Orange, well centered with rich color, small part o.g., Very Fine and choice; 1971 PF certificate (Scott $750; SG 70, -ú650) (Image)

CV. 300

57a, 1878 1d on 5sh Rose, Unsevered pair, clipped perfs at bottom (as always) and a few short perfs at right, a bit aged but still fine and scarce (Scott $2,750; SG 86b, -ú2,500) (Image)

CV. 250

BARBADOS COLLECTION, 1852/1969. in mounts on Scott pages and particularly strong in pre-1920s issues with numerous mostly used "Britannia" and often incl extra shade varieties plus some high values to 5/-, numerous premium sets and singles, usual mixed condition with most F-VF, substantial catalog value and well worth a careful inspection

CV. 1,200

BARBADOS ASSORTMENT. sets, short sets and singles in glassines, 19th century mostly used, 20th generally mint with some post KG VI issues NH, notables include 9 used, 25 used, 81-89 mint, 102-08 mint, 127-50 mint, 216-27 NH, 235-47 NH, etc., usual mixed condition in early issues but overall better than usual, generally F-VF

CV. 140

WORLDWIDE POSTAGE DUE COVERS ASSORTMENT. 1856/2000. about 195 covers in a box from 1856-2000, mainly in the 20th century, all bear the "T" markings in various forms and often with the recipient country-+s postage due stamps, noted USA, Barbados, Ceylon, South Africa, Leeward Islands, Nigeria, Great Britain, St Lucia, France, Morocco Agencies, Denmark, with particular strength in US and UK, Fine group, well worth a closer look

CV. 1,000

WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY ASSORTMENT. about 200 worldwide pieces of postal history from all corner of the globe, excluding USA, collected for their unusual usages, like about 40 pieces from the middle east, primarily Iraq and Lebanon, with a diverse range of tax stamps tied to cover with many very scarce usages and other non-tax issues, including a commercial reg rate cover with 2 S/S of the Shah of Iran used n the proper period, etc., some better used and a handful of early mint ppcs with better from the British Commonwealth (including Bermuda, Seychelles, and St Helena, among others), better WWI and WWII censors (must be viewed as some of these usages are quiet extraordinary), Sudan White Nile and other TPOs, postage dues, better destinations (including earlier), a handful of better flights, and so much more. If you want a fresh lot with a lot of better and unusual items, this is it!

CV. 900

GERMANY - WW I MISSION IN TURKEY POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION. 12 covers or cards arranged and annotated (in French) on exhibit-type pages, includes cachets of German Air Service in Anatolia, Syria and Palestine, censor handstamps, etc., generally Very Fine, an elusive assemblage of rare covers and ideal for the specialist

CV. 800

FOREIGN POST OFFICES IN PERSIA DURING 1910s/40s COVERS COLLECTION. 12 covers plus 2 fragments neatly arranged and annotated on exhibit pages and includes mails from British forces incl occupations of Bushire and Shiraz, Soviet Union incl occupation of Azerbaijan, also includes Persian mails subject to Anglo-Soviet-Persian censorship; some notable covers include British Forces/ Censorship 1918 registered cover from Bushire with "Base F" registry label, 1918 incoming registered cover from the Hague with unusual straight-line "Censure DUNSTERFORCE" handstamp, 1918 registered cover to Scotland with 2-line "CENSRD SHIRAZ 3" handstamp, 1943 cover to England through Indian FPO, Persian Mail scarce boxed "Not Examined by Anglo-Soviet-Persian Censorship" on 1942 card to USA, Russian Occupation 1917 Tabriz cancels tying 10k "OCCUPATION AZERBAYEDJAN" ovpt strip of five to piece (one stamp faulty), 1945 cover to US franked with Iranian stamps overprinted "Azerbaijan National Government/ 12 December 1945" (rare) plus another example used on 1946 American consular mail, etc., F-VF, a noteworthy collection of these elusive uses

CV. 750

WORLDWIDE COVERS. mostly 20th Century accumulation in three cartons in binders, boxes and loose, a vast mixed bag incl. some 19th Century, condition varies, careful review recommended

CV. 500

DISINFECTED COVERS ASSORTMENT. approx 35 stampless covers of the early to mid-1900s with array of origins (incl Spain), destinations (mostly into Italy), markings, disinfection methods (slits, punches, fumigation, etc) and incl some double and triple disinfections, note 1853 cover Rio de Janeiro (British PO) to Lisbon, the usual condition for these and ideal to add into an existing collection or begin anew; includes numerous collector notes and research on the covers

CV. 300

WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY DEALER STOCK. approx. 1,000+ covers, the vast majority sleeved and priced, includes Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, British Commonwealth, and "rest of world," majority of covers in the $1-5 range but plenty priced higher, ranging from the stampless era through about the 1980s, generally VG-VF, viewing recommended

CV. 300