AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHS: c.1950s extensive collection of black & white photographs - mostly quarto size - from primitive machines to the "Comet" jetliner including many of flying boats & some really odd contraptions, most with identifiers on the reverse including a great many with company cachets of BOAC, Imperial, Curtiss, Wright, de Havilland, Lockheed, Boeing, Sabena etc, generally very fine. A terrific lot for the aviation enthusiast. (many 100s)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000

ROCKET MAIL: Mostly European collection of 1934-60s covers from Austria, Belgium, France & the Netherlands, plus vignettes including M/Ss & a few tête-bêche, generally very fine. No reserve. (60)

Estimate AU$150

SCOUTING: World collection of Scouts & Guides in nine albums, mostly modern but some earlier issues including pre-WWII items, numerous imperf stamps & M/Ss noted, a very high proportion is unmounted; the extensive Australian section includes illustrated covers for 1934 Frankston, 1936 SA Corroboree & 1957 Greenbanks (Qld), two plain covers for 1938 Bradfield (NSW); also some early British PPCs, Jamboree souvenirs, unused Scouting letterheads etc; generally very fine. (Qty)

Estimate AU$2,500

SCOUTING: Worldwide mostly post-WWII stamps & covers etc in ten albums, pickings including 1936 SA Centenary Corroboree registered cover, meter cancels including illustrated types, lots of M/Ss. (Qty)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

SPACE: Colourful three volume collection with lots of better issues including from French Antarctic, Djibouti, Maldives, Vietnam, etc, lots of M/Ss, virtually all unmounted, STC £2000+; plus some covers. (many 100s)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$900