Extensive British Commonwealth collection rather unbalanced with lots of used duplication in parts including postmark interest, useful groups from GB including Silver Wedding mint x3 & used x17, New Zealand including most of the Healths (no Smiling Boys), Canada including a range of mint 'OH/MS' punctures to $1, and India with mint Gandhi set & a page of KGVI pieces used at Muscat x4 or Kuwait, many KGVI long mint sets including Antigua, Basutoland, British Guiana, Pakistan, Palestine, St Vincent & Trengganu, etc, also numerous mint Omnibus issues with UPU apparently complete, generally fine to very fine.     (few 1000) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,000

British Commonwealth long sets including Antigua 1938-51 Pictorials, Caymans 1938-48 1950 and 1962-64 Pictorials, Virgins 1956-62  Pictorials, Dominica 1938-47 Pictorials with extra shades, 1951 & 1963-65 Pictorials, Gilberts 1939-55 & 1956-62 Pictorials, Malacca & Penang 1954-57 sets, Negri Sembilan 1935-41 & 1949-55 Definitives & 1960 Pictorials, Singapore 1955-59 Pictorials, Mauritius 1953-58 Pictorials x2 (one in presentation booklet), New Zealand 1953-59 set, Northern Rhodesia 1953 set, PNG 1952 Pictorials, Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1954-56 set, St Helena 1938-44  & 1953-59 Pictorials, St Kitts 1952 & 1954-63 Pictorials, Somaliland 1953-58 Pictorials, Southern Rhodesia 1953 Pictorials, Trinidad & Tobago 1935 & 1953-59 Pictorials plus Perf 11½ $1.20 & $4.80, etc, a few other bits & pieces, most are lightly mounted and fine to very fine, stated Cat £3800+ (for unmounted).  (many 100s)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

Carton of Stanley Gibbons & Michel catalogues, etc; and two WWF binders full of thematics. Weighs 19kg. (Image1)

Estimate AU$50

British Indian Ocean comprising BIOT 1968 Overprints set; Mauritius 1950 & 1953-65 Pictorials including St Edwards Crown Wmk, 1965-68 Birds set including New Colours, 1967 Self-Government Overprints set and 1978 Development set; and Seychelles 1954-61 & 1962-68 QEII Pictorials sets, 1969 Development set, 1977-84 Wildlife set including imprint dates; very fine unmounted, Cat £575.  (180+)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

British Empire selection with Antigua KGV 5/- VLMtd; Bermuda KGVI 12/6d VLMtd & superb; Canada range including Large Queens 1c VFU & 2c unused, VFU KEVII 20c, $1 Admiral superb mint; Cook Islands range in variable condition including used Federation set plus mint Makeas to 10d x2 & Toreas to 1/-; Hong Kong complete KGVI set generally very fine & mostly very lightly mounted; KUT later perfs set most including the high values are unmounted; Kelenatan Chef's Hats complete to $5, lightly mounted; Singapore 1969 Sesquicentenary set **; etc, generally very fine to superb, significant catalogue value.  (180 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

British Commonwealth unmounted mint selection comprising Bechuanaland 1961 Surcharges set, British Guiana 1954-63 QEII Pictorials set, 1968 'BIOT' Overprints on Seychelles set, Mauritius 1953-58 QEII Pictorials set, 1965-68 Birds set & 1967 Self-Government Overprints on Birds set, New Hebrides 1957 Pictorials, Samoa 1967-69 Birds, Swaziland 1968 'Independence' Overprints Wmk Upright set, also Morocco Agencies Overprints on Great Britain QEII range, condition mostly very fine, stated Cat £480+.  (150+)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Worldwide A-Z collection in eight albums predominantly used, rather sparse but with some pickings including Australia 'BCOF/JAPAN' overprints set *, also ancient Strand & Universal albums with duplicated used ranges of Australia & Colonies, Great Britain, India, USA, etc, potential postmark interest, condition is quite variable so inspection is highly recommended. Weighs 19kg.      (1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Consignment remainders  with Australian & British stamps including some mint, collector's inwards covers & a quantity of pieces from his philatelic mail, a few PPCs including a 1964 commercial usage from Pitcairn Island (creased), lots of other pickings. Seagulls & other scavengers invited.   (many 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

South Atlantic islands comprising Ascension 1922 Overprints on St Helena set mint (the 2d with one pulled perf; the 2/- **) and 1956 & 1963 QEII Pictorials; St Helena 1938-44 KGVI Pictorials * including 8d olive and 1953-59 1961-65 & 1968 QEII Pictorials all **; and Tristan da Cunha 1954 1960 & 1961 QEII Pictorials, 1963 Resettlement Overprints & 1965-67 Ships sets; generally very fine, Cat £1200+.  (160+)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

South Atlantic collection with British Antarctic Territory missing early issues *, 1973 to 2006 appears complete **; Falklands with a smattering of earlies * incomplete up to 1968 Human Rights Year, then appears complete 1968 Flowers to 2006 **; Falklands Dependencies etc incomplete early issues *, near complete 1971 to 2006 **; all housed in three Lighthouse hingeless albums with slipcases. Weighs 9kg.  (100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

Pacific Islands unmounted selection including Fiji 1954-59 & 1959-63 QEII Pictorials, Gilberts 1956-62 QEII Pictorials, New Hebrides 1953 & 1957 Pictorials, Norfolk Ball Bay set including White Papers and 1960-62 Pictorials with 10/- Bird 'SPECIMEN' overprint four different settings, Pitcairn 1957-63 QEII Pictorials, PNG 1952 Pictorials, Samoa 1952 Pictorials & 1967-69 Birds, Tonga 1953 Pictorials, Solomons 1938-51 KGVI Pictorials and QEII Pictorials 1956-63, 1965 & 1966 Decimal Overprints Wmk Upright & Wmk Sideways sets, plus Nauru 1937-48 Shiny Paper Freighters set * and Cocos 1963 Pictorials imprint blocks of 10 **, condition generally very fine, stated Cat £1600+.  (few 100)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

Pacific Islands modern accumulation with lots of thematic interest, includes sometimes lightly duplicated ranges from Solomon Islands noted 1973 $5 Frigate Bird block of 4 **, Cook Islands, Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, New Hebrides, Niue, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, etc, also US Possessions Marshall Islands, Micronesia & Palau (stated face value US$375+), lots of se-tenants, M/Ss including show issues, sheetlets, etc, mostly unmounted, condition generally very fine. Weighs 5½kg.    (1000s)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

Two cartons of world in stockbooks and on paper, with FDCs. Enjoy sifting. Weighs 18kg.  (100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Array of world wide post office 'product' including presentation folders, yearbooks, iterature, also Australia Post philatelic display posters, plenty of thematic & postage interest. Weighs 12kg.  (10s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Accumulation of 'All Sorts' including a large quantity of Worldwide stamps in albums, loose partly sorted into envelopes and on-paper, Australia Decimal stamp packs (FV$100 approx) & FDCs including 1950s-60s Sigma covers x20+, some China, Hong Kong & Japan, New Zealand 1985 Yearbook, Papua New Guinea 1960s-70s new issues in blocks of 4 ** plus a quantity of FDCs up to 1990s many still packaged as received, a bundle of mostly modern commercial mail inwards to Australia including Norfolk island x6, etc, plenty of thematic interest, condition mixed. Weighs 19kg. Proceeds to Legacy Melbourne.  (1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Three cartons of world in albums and containers with covers ready to be sorted. Weighs 27kg.  (100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Stockcard of British Official Overprints with denominations to 1/- green & 1/- red & green, some characteristic fading; Australia Kangaroos Third Wmk 5/- mint with a minor crease & ½d Wrapper used in 1913, and a bundle of 35 mostly oversized Vietnam War covers including scarcer frankings & some pieces with values to $1 Flinders strip of 3. (Image1)

Estimate AU$350

Carton of low value Australia & Great Britain plus others sorted into envelopes.  (1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

European collection balance with Denmark used including 1875-1903 25o 50o & 100o, 1924 Post Office Tercentenary set & Parcel Post 1919-41 50o & 100o, East & West Germany and West Berlin range of early post-WWII issues mostly used noted 25pf 'BERLIN' red overprint (not expertised), then extensive Poland including 1938 Independence M/S *, 1939 Legion M/S *, 1948 Culture M/S ** (minor bends), 1965 Tokyo Olympics & 1967 Mexico Olympics sheetlets sets ** plus various Paintings sheetlets series and two stockbooks of later issues **/CTO with plenty of thematic interest, also a bundle of 1950s-70s FDCs & First Day sheets, flight covers & postal stationery unused, etc, condition generally fine to very fine. Weighs 8kg. (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Seven cartons of Australia Post product PSEs & Frama covers plus Christmas Island 1981-96 Year Books plus a few duplicates, Norfolk Island PSEs with some fearsome duplication, mass-marketed collections including WWF, Falklands Year of Liberation, 1983 World Communications Year, Soviet Space Stamps & 1984 Collection, 1980 & 1984 Olympics, 1977 Silver Jubilee, etc. Thematics galore!  (Qty) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Foreign pages from an extensive collection with good selections from China, Iraq, Iran, Egypt & United States, condition variable but generally fine to very fine.    (1000+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Eclectic selection of Australian Territories and world in bags, packets and binders, and a GB collection with a Penny Black. Weighs 9kg.  (100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Two cartons of Great Britain FDCs starting 1936, mostly range 1970s-90s, PHQ cards, postcards and an album for the Penny Black 150th Anniversary, generally very fine. Weighs 22kg.  (100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Modest collection remainders of world in stockbooks and packets also including some flight covers that need closer inspection. Weighs 27kg.  (100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1950s-60s Worldwide selection with plenty of Australian Antarctic Territory and other thematic interest, condition generally fine. Hours of fun to be had. Weighs 5kg.  (10s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200