132, 1932 5sh Harbour Bridge, neat corner favor cancel (stamp o.g., h.r.), Very Fine (Scott $275; SG 143, £200) (Image)

CV. 60

132, 1932 5sh Harbour Bridge, neat corner favor cancel, Very Fine (Scott $275; SG 143, £200) (Image)

CV. 60

Australia and States Assortment, includes New South Wales 37 "SPECIMEN" overprint, Victoria B1-2 "Specimen" overprint, Australia 18 mint (2), 95a mint (lh in the margin only), 219-21 "SPECIMEN" overprints (NH), 379 mint, etc., few minor faults, generally F-VF (Image)

CV. 120

AUSTRALIA MINT COLLECTION, 1930s/50s. mint sets and singles in mounts and neatly arranged on quadrille pages, includes 1937 3d George VI die varieties, 177-79 NH, 178-79 thin paper NH, 218-21 NH, C4, J64-70, M1-7 NH thick and thin paper varieties, M2a NH, etc. plus some 1940s/50s definitives imprint blocks, coil strips, generally fresh and F-VF, ideal for continuationrn (Image)

CV. 250

1947 Tercentenary Proofs, four proofs on card (42x28mm) mounted on larger card (115x75mm), frame proof in black or brown with value tablets and George VI frame blank, same but with George VI portrait added in black and rose, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 250

WORLDWIDE MOURNING COVER COLLECTION 1833/1907. mounted collection of 66 mourning covers primarily from Great Britain plus Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Jamaica, Russia, Switzerland, and others with some interesting frankings and a couple with historical import, noted includes GB 1d penny black #1 on 1840 mourning lettersheet, GB 2d blue and 10d embossed on transatlantic mourning cover to the United States, 1836 free frank of Fitzroy Somerset, Lord (Baron Raglan) Commander-in-Chief in the Crimea, etc., condition is mixed, but many interesting covers, please examine for full appreciation

CV. 1,500

INTERRUPTED MAILS COVER GROUP. approx 50 mostly US and GB covers with variety of auxiliary markings, labels, forms, etc. indicating reasons for disruption, delay, damage, etc. to the letter or package, mostly post-1950s with delays due to postal strike, damage in handling, insufficient postage, misdirected, flooding, "rough seas", pillar box fire, Israel bound envelopes delayed for X-rays, insufficient address, return to sender - recipient won't pay postage due, etc., expected condition for items damaged in the mails, Very Fine selection for the specialist.

CV. 250

WORLDWIDE COVERS ASSORTMENT. approx 50 stampless period through 1930s including postal stationery and some Hungarian parcel cards, interesting mix incl numerous central Europe (Austria, Hungary, etc.), Poland incl early stampless as Danzig, 1898 Argentina letter card domestic use, 1899 Peru to Germany, 1903 GB KE VII registry envelope to Germany with "Insured" label, 1927 GB KG V registry envelppe to Poland with large wax seals of the Polish consulate, Egypt 1938 Cotton Congress FDC, (Image)

CV. 150

STAMPLESS COVERS SELECTION. 16 19th century folded letters mostly French or Cuban related including 1826 to Le Havre with black 2-line "Colonies Par/Nantes;" 1833 to Havana with red 2-line "Puerto Principe" and black "2" handstamps; 1839 to Havana with red 2-line "S. Jun Delo/Remedios;" 1839 Caracas to London with forwarder handstamps; 1840 to Havana with nice strike of straight line "Trinidad;" 1856 Cuban domestic from Havana to Guines with blue dispatch/receiving cancels; 1859 Havana to Bordeaux via New York; etc., usual mixed condition with some aging but Fine overallrn

CV. 100

HEAP of BRITISH COMMONWEALTH collections, balances and miscellany in approx 50 albums or folders plus some additional PO year set folders or presentation packs for Singapore, Australia, etc., many of the collections will consist of various 1930s/80s omnibus sets incl several mint 1935 Jubilee sets plus additional Coronation (KG VI and QE II), the various issues of the 1960s incl Red Cross, ITU, Hunger, etc, the 1970s Anniversaries plus 1980s Diana, etc., also note "new issues" of Singapore and Hong Kong, useful sections of Brit SE Asia incl No Borneo, Malaysia, etc., usual mixed condition and a very good number will be affected by toning and/or gum disturbance, VG-VF, must be viewed for proper evaluation.

CV. 1,000

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ACCUMULATION. mint and used on dealer stock pages incl. lots of King George VI and QEII mint definitive sets to £1, also many better earlier mid-range singles and sets, owner's Scott exceeds $8,500, generally F-VF

CV. 500

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ASSORTMENT. mostly mint sets and singles incl (mint unless otherwise noted) Canada 149-59, 162-77 ($1 without gum), Gold Coast 148-59 NH, Hong Kong 168-73, India 254-71, Patiala 80-95 NH (no toning), KUT 1c-£ KG VI with some perf varieties incl 10c perf 14, 20c perf 13, 14, 30c perf 14, 50c perf 13x11½, 2sh perf 13, 14, 5sh perf 13, 10sh perf 13, £1 perf 11½x13 mint and used, 92-93 NH, 103-17, Malaya Kedah 83-93 ($1-5 NH), New Zealand O72-75, SW Africa 108-20 (few toning spots or light gum toning), O23-27 (2), etc., generally F-VF (Image)

CV. 500

BURMA POSTAL HISTORY and CANCELS COLLECTION. approx 190 covers incl postal stationery primarily of the KGV and KG VI period and noting India used in Burma all arranged on homemade pages, also includes some cut-to shape cancels scattered throughout, good number of different town cancels, some auxiliary markings, registered mail, etc., usual mixed condition with the typical aging/ toning issues, VG-VF, perfect for the collector in this area

CV.

1, 1840 1d Black, single with ample to clear margins tied on partial outer folded letter sheet to London by bold red Maltese cross cancel, "Ware J. 20, 1841" split-ring backstamp and red 1/21 receiver, Very Fine (Scott $600) (Image)

CV. 150

1, 1840 1d Black, single with margins to slightly in at lower right tied on partial folded letter sheet to London by red Maltese cross cancel, "Torquay OC 9 1840" split-ring cancel, red London backstamp receiver, F-VF. (Scott $600). (Image)

CV. 100

2, 1840 2d Blue, pair, "FJ-FK", nice red Maltese Cross cancels, lovely color, margins except just in at top on right stamp, horiz crease, Very Fine appearance (Scott $2,100 as pair, SG 5, £2,400 as singles) (Image)

CV. 200

3, 1841 1d Red brown on bluish, N-I, four clear to ample margins, o.g., small h.r., small natural inclusion bottom margin, Very Fine (Scott $650) (Image)

CV. 50

3, 1841 1d Red brown, 6 singles and 1 pair, each with Maltese Cross with number in center cancel comprised of 1 (pair), 2, 3, 5-7, 9, each 2-3 margins, VG-Fine (SG 8, £1,445) (Image)

CV. 100

3-4, 1841 1d Red brown, 2d Blue, plus cut-to-shape 1sh embossed (Scott 5) on folded letter sheet addressed to "St Johns/ Porto Rico" (San Juan) by indistinct oval grid cancels, backstamped Liverprool NO 1 1850, red London 2 NO 1850, stamps 2-3 margins, Fine and scarce destination (Image)

CV. 60

5, 1847 1sh Pale green, c entrally struck "466" barred oval cancel, clear to amle margins all aound (scarce thus), Very Fine (Scott $900, SG 55, £1,000) (Image)

CV. 130

33 var, 1864 1d Rose red, Inverted watermark, plate 101, "N-I", o.g., l.h., fresh and Fine, scarce variety (SG 44Wi, £110) (Image)

CV. 50

33, 1864 1d Rose red, bottom left plate no 124 and imprint block (comprised, on order left to right - rejoined block of six, block of four, vertical pair), "SA-TF", o.g. with usual natural gum creases, 7 stamps NH, others l.h. or h.r., VG-Fine (Image)

CV. 75

33, 1864 1d Rose red, 10 unused singles, plates 199/214, 1 with couple pulled perfs, one with trimmed perfs at bottom, VG-VF (Image)

CV. 50

33, 1864 1d Rose red, 19 unused singles from different plates (127/155), usual few minor faults, VG-VF (Image)

CV. 75

33, 1864 1d Rose red, complete run of plate numbers (less #77, 225) arranged on stock sheets, mostly o.g. with some NH or unused, usual VG-VF with most better centered than typically seen (Scott $11,375)

CV. 500