#J29-33, 1908-09 ½d-6d Emerald postage dues, watermarked crown and double lined "A" cplt., fresh mint set of this difficult issue, the ½d, 1d and 4d with inverted watermark, o.g., 4d small h.r., the others lightly hinged, fine-very fine set (Scott $1,138.00; S.G. #D53-57; £900). (Image)

Est. $300-400

#J48a, 1921 10/- Yellow green and scarlet postage due, bright and fresh, original gum, fine and scarce (Scott $1,500.00; S.G. #D86; £1,400). (Image)

Est. $400-500

#J62, 1936 6d Yellow green and rose postage due, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and scarce (Scott $550.00; S.G. #D110; £375). (Image)

Est. $150-200

#OB48b, 1915 6d Ultramarine, Die III, perforated small "O S", post office fresh top sheet-margin mint example of this very rare stamp, o.g., never hinged, fine; ridiculously undercataloged by Scott (Scott $1,450.00; S.G. #O46a; £5,500). (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

S.G. #SB26ca, 1936 2/- Black on green booklet containing two panes of six 2d George V with inverted watermarks (S.G. #127w), front cover inscribed "In most money order post offices," fresh and very fine (S.G. £450). (Image)

Est. $150-200

Australia collection of a few hundred mint and mostly used singles arranged on stockpages, among the used are 1913 ½d-1/- Kangaroo, 1918 5/- Kangaroo (2) and 1928 10/- Kangaroo, while the mint include 1914 6d Kookaburra, 1932 10/- and 1935 £1 Kangaroo overprinted "Specimen", £1 Robes and £1 and £2 Arms, mixed condition, most fine-very fine.

Est. $300-400

British Commonwealth cover collection of many hundreds of mostly twentieth century items sleeved and loose filling three small boxes, heavy in first day covers, both cacheted and uncacheted with strength in a surprising number of George VI and earlier QEII complete definitive sets, many of which are quite scarce, 1948 Silver Wedding sets and other Omnibus issues as well as a fair number of commercial covers, the collection contains numerous better items in the $50.00 to several hundred dollar range so this really needs to be carefully viewed to be fully appreciated.

Est. $3,000-4,000

British Commonwealth extraordinary postal stationary collection offered intact as received, a remarkable collection of several thousand mostly mint and some used formed by a serious collector, includes stamped envelopes, postal cards, paid reply cards, aerogrammes, registration envelopes, letter cards and formular cards filling three large cartons, mostly in sleeves, but some on auction or sales cards and some loose, a little disorganized but appears to be mostly different from Queen Victoria to fairly recent, many identified by Higgins and Gage numbers and many priced, but these are generally decades old, and there are a few with first day cancels or "Specimen" overprints, best seems to be extensive Australia with many better earlier issues, but also notable Ireland, Middle East and Southeast Asia, the collection is replete with better items, scarce sizes and seldom seen items in the $50.00 to hundreds of dollars range making this a great lot for the retail dealer or for internet sales, some inevitable faults but largely fresh and very fine.

Est. $7,500-10,000

S.G. #J9, 1942 1a Purple-brown, Ty. I overprint on official stamp of King George VI, single tied to 1a Brown entire with Ty. 6 overprint by clear "Myaungmya/25 Jul 42" datestamp, addressed in Burmese to Henzada, backstamped on arrival on 29 July, cover with light wrinkles and slightly reduced at left, fine and rare commercial usage. (Image)

Est. $300-400

S.G. #J53c, 1942 "8A" Surcharge in red on 8s Violet Meiji Shrine, used with "22 Sep 42" datestamp, very fine and quite scarce used; signed Milo Rowell (S.G. £300). (Image)

Est. $100-150

1/- Modern die proofs of five square pairs in carmine, slate-blue, deep green, violet and orange, each on cream wove paper and with wide margins, very fine and most attractive. (Image)

Est. $500-750

S.G. #1, 1853 1d Pale brick-red, choice square pair, with large to very large margins all around, neat triangular cancel, tiny natural paper inclusion, extremely fine (S.G. £900). (Image)

Est. $300-400

S.G. #1, 1853 1d Pale brick-red, square pair, clear to mostly large margins all around, cancelled by central strike of 1877 Cape Town c.d.s., pressed out crease, very fine appearance (S.G. £900). (Image)

Est. $150-200

S.G. #1, 1853 1d Pale brick-red, sound and attractive triangular block of four, ample margins all around, except where just touching at bottom right, neatly cancelled, fine-very fine and a scarce multiple (S.G. £1,800 as singles). (Image)

Est. $500-750

S.G. #1a, 1853 1d Deep brick red, an impressive used block of eight (2x4), huge margins to just touching at lower left, neat triangular cancels, a couple stains in the margin only at top right, otherwise a very fine and rare multiple (S.G. £3,600 as singles). (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

S.G. #2, 1853 4d Deep blue, sound used block of four, ample to mostly large margins all around, strong color on fresh paper, very fine and scarce; signed Buhler (S.G. £1,100 as singles). (Image)

Est. $300-400

S.G. #3, 1853 1d Brick-red, five used singles, each with ample to huge margins all around, including one showing a bit of the adjoining stamp at base, one with wide bars cancel, very fine to extremely fine (S.G. £1,750). (Image)

Est. $200-300

S.G. #3a, 1853 1d Brown-red, scarce used block of four, with ample to huge margins all around, neat triangular cancels, one stamp with thinned spot, otherwise very fine (S.G. £1,500 as singles). (Image)

Est. $300-400

S.G. #5b, 1855 1d Deep rose-red, choice used block of four, with ample to huge margins all around, rich distinctive color on crisp clean paper, each pair cancelled by "1" in oval of bars at Cape Town, small scissor cut between pairs, very fine and scarce; ex-Dale-Lichtenstein (S.G. £1,500). (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

S.G. #6, 1855 4d Deep blue, two singles, each with clear to large margins, affixed and tied at the top corners of an 1857 mourning cover from Cradock to Lady Somerset at Poona and forwarded to Bombay, framed "BOMBAY/SHIP LETTER," Cradock, Cape Town (two different), Poona and Bombay backstamps, very fine and a rare destination. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

S.G. #6, 1853 4d Deep blue, square pair, with ample margins all around, just tied to folded cover to Cape Town, reinforced vertical file fold, otherwise very fine. (Image)

Est. $100-150

S.G. #6a, 1853 4d Blue, nine singles and two pairs, all but two with ample to large margins all around, all showing different Stevenson constant varieties, mounted and written-up on three quadrilled pages with diagrams illustrating the varieties, fine to mostly very fine (S.G. £1,170).

Est. $200-300

S.G. #7b, 1855 6d Rose-lilac on white paper, triangular mint block of four, with ample to mostly large margins all around, original gum, some creasing and slight age staining as very often occurs on mint multiples of this stamp, otherwise very fine; 1993 BPA certificate (S.G. £9,000 as singles). (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

S.G. #7b, 1855 6d Deep rose-lilac on white paper, sound used square pair, ample to mostly large margins all around, cancelled by central strike of triangular postmark, very fine (S.G. £800). (Image)

Est. $200-300

S.G. #7b, 1855 6d Deep rose-lilac on white paper, rich color, ample to huge margins, including a bit of the adjacent stamp at right, placed inverted and tied to blue 1859 folded cover from Cape Town, endorsed "P RMS Dane" to England, red London paid c.d.s. on front and dispatch and arrival backstamps, reinforced central vertical file fold well away for the adhesive, otherwise very fine. (Image)

Est. $200-300