Tripolitania: 1948 BMA opt Postage Due 1L on ½d green, variety 'no stop after A'. VFU, unidentified cds. SG TD1a cat £90 for M, unpriced U w/o variety U cat x11 M price, this should be £990 thus. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1923 Manzoni set 10c-5L. VF fresh MLH. Sass 151-156 cat €1300. SG 155-160 cat £900. Key set. (6) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1933-44 MNH 4 sets inc 1933 Balbo Transatlantic Flight triptych set of 2, pilot name Migl. 1933 Zeppelin Air set to 20L. 1944 GNR opt War Propaganda set 25c (3), 30c (3) & 50c (3). 1944 GNR opt Express set 1L25 & 2L50. F-VF MNH. Sass cat €2350, SG cat £884 for M, should be at least double, £1768 MNH. (20 + 2 strips) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1922-23 'Busta Lettera Postale' Advertising Lettercard (39 serie naz) with adverts for 'V Masci', 'Emporio Milanese' etc on front & for 'Dottarelli', 'di Gianvittorio' etc on back & many small adverts inside, franked BLP type II litho black opt 25c blue. VF UN inc attached note paper with more adverts. SG B132 cat £160 for loose stamp alone. Sass BLP 8 cat €65+. Rare. (Image1)

Estimate AU$90

1923 'Busta Lettera Postale' Advertising Lettercard (47 serie naz) with advert for 'Venchi Torino' chocolates on front & for 'Fontana', 'Mazzoni' etc on back & many small adverts inside, franked BLP type II litho blue opt 10c red. VF UN inc attached note paper with more adverts. SG B129(var) cat £160 for loose stamp alone. Sass BLP 13 cat €55+. Rare. (Image1)

Estimate AU$90

Aegean Islands: 1912-40 Collection extensive with 1912 'EGEO' opt sets (3, SG cat £264), opt Kings for Calimno (20, £340), Caso (16, £382), Cos (26, £1217), Karki (25, £498), Leros (28, £1030), Lipso (24, £352), Nisiros (21, £797), Patmos (23, £644), Piscopi (15, £220), Rodi (24, £480), Scarpanto (22, £446), Simi (28, £474), Stampalia (34, £644), plus 1930 Ferrucci comp U (£1030) for all inc Castelrosso, plus extra sets & Airmail set U (£120), 1932 Garibaldi comp U (£4575) - Castelrosso both M & U, Calino & Caso only M, plus Air/Express set M (£570), 1933 Balbo strips of 3 sets M & U (£590), 1934 Soccer set M (£850) & others, plus Castelrosso 1922 (2) & 1924 opt sets (£440). F-VF M/U. SG cat £18,000+ = A$34,000. Sass cat €24,000+ = A$39,000+. Impressive & valuable collection. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$3,500

Aegean Islands: 1930-40 Airmails Mint collection on hingeless album pgs. 1930 Ferrucci set to 5+2L. 1930 Virgil set to 9+2L. 1932 Dante set to 10+2.50L. 1932 garibaldi set to 5L. 1932 Dante 100L. 1933 Zeppelin set to 20L. 1933 Balbo Transatlantic Triptych set of 2 strips. 1934 Wing set to 5L. 1934 Football set to 10+5L. 1932 Garibaldi Express Air set 2.25+1L & 4.50+4.50L. 1935 Military set to 2+1L, plus Special Delivery set. 1938 Augustus set 5+1L. 1940 Exhib set to 5+2.50L. All diff. Almost all VF M/MLH, most fresh. SG cat £2150+ = A$4100+, sass cat €2850+ = A$4700+. Nice lot. (55) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Corfu: 1941 'CORFU' opt Greece selection inc King 1Dr, 2Dr & 3Dr, Pic 5L, 20L (M&U), 50L, 80L(pr) & 2Fr, plus Airmail 50L & Charity Tax 50L. Also Key stamp 10L Pictorial inscribed 'TIPYN' instead of 'TYPIN'. VFU all on piece, plus 2 MNH. SG inc 3 cat £836, Sass inc 20A cat €2143 = A$3550. (13). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

POs Abroad: 1870s-19 Collection on hagners with Levant 1874-79 set U (SG cat £1570), 1881 set M, Albania (12 M, £290), Crete (32, £800), Constantinople inc 1908 2nd print to 4Pi (£2300+), 1909 set, 1921 (Nov) set (£350), (Dec) set, 1922 near comp inc 45Pi & 90Pi, 1922 Express 15Pi (£500), Tripoli comp M/U (£1300), Durazzo comp M/U (12, £450), Janina, Jerusalem, Salonica (9, £680) inc 20Pi U, Scutari (7, £180), Smyrna (8) & Valona (6). Also Peking opts (14) inc 'PECHINO' 2c & 4c, 'Pechino' surch ½c, 1c, 4c, 8c, 10c & 1918 '2 DOLLARI' on 5L, plus Postage Dues 10c-40c, plus 'TIENTSIN' 2c M & U, 4c U, plus 'Tientsin' ½c U & 1919 '2 dollari' M, Dues 10c & 20 M. SG cat £11,000 = A$21,000, plus would be extra £105,000 for the Peking & Tientsin $2/5L which are not counted in estimate. Valuable collection with many rare stamps. (245) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Montenegro: 1941 Airmail opt set 50p-30D, opt Italy defs set & Postage Due set. VF fresh M, SG cat £368, plus another Italy set tied to reg airmail cover by 'Cetinje 14 XI 41' cds. (23 + cover). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$170