1949 Cover with Complete Set of B.C.O.F Overprinted Stamps, being Scott #s M1 to M7, each tied to cover by Australian Army Post office cancels, addressed to Victoria. Clean and very fine and catalogue value for the used stamps alone is $278. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of 54 Military-Related Covers, mostly all mailed from Australia, a few mailed to Australia. A good variety, with censored (tapes and handstamps), FPO, MPO,Air Force, Korean War, World War II, Registered, patriotic, rates, frankings, etc. Destinations include Papua, USA, Dutch New Guinea, Tasmania, etc. All are sleeved and moderately priced, overall fine or better and rarely offered. (Image)

Retail $ 1,003

Carton with Over 875 Post-WWII Covers, all on pages, we noted balloon covers, flight covers, postage due, censored, ship mail, "Christkindl", postal or post cards and first day covers to the 1980s. Lots of variety and possibilities for finds. (Image)

Est $ 200

Box with Over 250 Covers and Cards, from Stampless to 1930s, all on pages and includes pneumatic, airmail, postal stationery, offices abroad, postcards, 3 newspapers with newspaper stamps, advertising, postage dues, registered, 10 cards with cancellations from the 1909 Karlsbad Stamp Exhibition, which the owner paid $171 for in 1991, and much, much more. We show only a few items online, close inspection should prove rewarding. (Image)

Est $ 200

Banker's Box Filled with Over 900 Military Covers and Cards from World War I, all on pages and in two albums, and includes censor markings, unit cancels, with many identified by owner, some coloured stationery, some cinderellas on cover or card, picture post cards and much more. We have scanned only a few pages online to give an idea, but careful viewing is recommended to better appreciate the wide variety of specialized material included here. (Image)

Est $ 300

Collection of 64 King George VI Coronation Issue First Day Covers, all addressed to the same person in Ottawa, from a good variety of different countries. Some are cacheted and some are registered, and overall fine or better with a few small faults. (Image)

Est $ 100

Small Group of Covers and Cards, with a good variety of interesting items including Australia unused stationery (letter card and wrappers), a group of 9 stampless folded letters (1828 to 1852) to the Punjab, Bengal East Indies, Agra, Bombay, Calcutta, etc, with lots of interesting despatch and transit postmarks and rates, etc. A few Victorian covers from England, a World War II ration book from Jersey, mail from South Africa, New Zealand, etc. A group of covers mailed from Marion Island South Africa in 1948 (two) and 1958 (two) plus an article on these and another cover mailed from the SANAE South African Naval Antarctic Expedition. Also 23 covers mailed from England in the mid-1940s with slogans from the First UN General Assembly (with articles on the subject). Also a small group of stamps from Antigua, British Honduras, Guyana and Seychelles (#22, 23, 25 mint hinged, $60). Overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of 42 Covers from the 1950s, an interesting group, including four covers mailed to Canada, some registered, various rates and frankings (solo usages, franked on back, etc) plus two Hong Kong covers (one from 1950 addressed to Canada, via Vancouver). Mixed condition with some faults but with many fine covers and possible finds. See scans for an idea. (Image)

Est $ 100

1919 Experimental Flight Cover from Barraquilla to Puerto Colombia, on June 18, 1919. This flight was made by aviator Knox Martin during negotiations for the establishment of regular air service in Columbia. A special 2c stamp overprinted "1er Servicio Postal Aero 6-18-19" which was used on the 160 covers flown. The stamp's perforations are all intact, which is rare as these were usually cut by scissors. Light vertical crease (as most of these have), still a rare and sought after early pioneering flight cover. The $2,500 catalogue value given is from the 1990 supplement to the American Air Mail Catalogue Vol. 5 and the Scott catalogue value for the used stamp alone is $1,700. Rsv. (Image)

Air Mail $ 2,500

1918 France World War I Poster, for the Third National Defense Loan Campaign from the Crédit Lyonnais, and depicting a soldier putting up a Liberté flag on a globe (in colour). The poster still has a Crédit Lyonnais 13 page calendar for 1918 stapled to it. Light edge wear and punched hole at centre top (with reinforcing tape behind it), still a rare poster. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of 40 Old Documents or Newspapers, 1807 to 1880, we note 5 "Journal des Débats" from 1817-1831 with some incomplete but all with "timbre humide" revenue handstamps, A superb 1807 document from the "Magasin Principal des Hopitaux Militaires" signed by "Lamy" with red wax seal (would look great framed). Some original printed decrees dating back to the Revolution with interesting signatures, various receipts and official certificates such as one from Ville de Calais (1830), an 1815 folded letter from Paris rated "15" addressed to "A la Cazerne [sic] de la Nouvelle France...". An unusual and fascinating group in overall fine condition, and interesting to read. (Image)

Est $ 200

1862 French Offices in Turkey Folded Cover, with no contents, mailed from Constantinople (with sender's business handstamp) to Lyon, with boxed "PD" and red boxed "PAQUEBOTS / DE LA / MEDITERRANEE", Phase JUL.30.1862 transit. Datestamps on back are Marseille, Marseille à Lyon and Lyon. The cover is franked with a 10c and a 40c Napoléon imperforates, both cancelled by Anchor in dotted lozenge cancels. Very fine and with Roumet expert handstamp at bottom. Rsv. (Image)

Est $ 300

Box with Hundreds of Covers, Stampless to 1960s, noted covers from Monaco, some with contents, good frankings, lots of postmark interest, rates, and a few classic stamps. Some covers have faults (including some fronts), still an overall fine or better lot. Scans give a taste of the contents. (Image)

Est $ 250

Group of 89 Stampless Covers, 1790s to 1850s, with a wide variety of origins, a few are incoming with entry markings. We note postmarks such as straightlines, c.d.s. (some in colour), rate and auxiliary markings, etc. Many are domestic and majority, if not all have contents. We note two with old fabric sample inserts, official printed matter wrappers, Paris c.d.s., a few maritime letters and more. Lots of variety and many interesting items. Overall nice quality (of postmarks and covers) for this type of material. (Image)

Est $ 350

Group of 75 Covers or Cards, 1920s to 1950s, with a few earlier. Good variety, with many interesting items. For example, we note Sage pneumatic stationery, special postmarks such as Congress, monument, good single usage frankings, censored covers, souvenir cards, airmail (including a 1945 trans-Morocco first flight with nice franking), a few FDCs, a correspondence to the USA, a 1927 registered cover to Austria franked with a nice block of 6 of #B17, etc. Mixed condition but overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 150

Group of 45 Covers Franked with Perforated Cérès or Napoléon Issues, 1862 to 1870, mostly all domestic but note a few mailed to GB. We note many better items such as a #25 on wrapper; #25 (pair) on redirected Paris star #22 mourning cover; #25, 28 tied by "gros chiffre" #5082 (?) to Alexandria Egypt; a rare 3 colour 1875 Cérès cover to USA (unfortunately damaged); a 20c Bordeaux issue on cover and many others. Very mixed condition, with faults to varying degrees but plenty of rate and cancel interest and some fine covers. (Image)

Est $ 200

Group of 42 Covers Franked with Imperforate Napoléon Issues, 1853 to 1860, mostly with #15 (20 centime blue) single frankings (with various shades) but also includes pairs. Note #14 (10c bistre on 3 covers incl. a pair), #18 (40c on 11 covers, some franked with a pair to GB), a nice franking on piece with 10c pair + 40c and 80c, etc. A useful group, unchecked by us for better shades or postmarks. Mixed condition with some faults, a front, a sulphuretted 40c, file folds, etc but many are fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 200

Old Time Collection of 43 Stampless Covers, 1800s to 1850s, with a good variety of different towns (mostly domestic), postmarks (straight lines, c.d.s., rate handstamps, many Paris postmarks, etc.). We note a 1841 letter to Great Britain with "Bureau de la Maison du Roi" c.d.s., a 1847 paid mourning letter from Paris to Philadelphia, a 1843 red entry c.d.s. from Italy, an 1812 folded letter with a sample of fabric inside and more. Almost all have contents and condition is generally fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 250

World War I Soldier "FM" Postcards, 1914-18, with a total of 42 used cards, mostly (x30) with multi-colored patriotic flag illustrations, with other various designs, fine. (Image)

Est $ 75

World War I Woven Silk Postcard, depicting a burning building, with the words "Albert 1914". Unused and very fine. (Image)

Est $ 50

Group of Five Third Reich Nazi Documents, 1938-1942, including a police report, travel document, etc. Fine and scarce group. (Image)

Est $ 100

Group of Three Third Reich Nazi Documents, includes a Hitler propaganda poster July 1940, a 1941 disability insurance card with Third Reich Official handstamp and 44 stamps showing eagle and swastika and a 1943 military travel permit. (Image)

Est $ 100

1931 Graf Zeppelin Cover to the Ice Breaker “Malygin”, franked with Scott #C42, the 4 mark Polar-Fahrt overprint issue, postmarked at Friedrichshafen on July 26, 1931. Has a Polar Flight confirmation mark in red and Malygin July 27, 1931 receiver on front. Has “First INTOURIST 1931 Expedition Ice-Breaker “Malioin” in purple stamped on the back. Small stain on lower left front and tear on backflap, still scarce. (Image)

Frost $ 1,800

Collection of World War I Prisoner of War Cards and Covers, with 14 in all, with a good selection of different camps, postmarks, handstamps, etc. Note mail to England, France, Denmark, some minor faults but overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 100

Stockbook Containing 89 Covers, from Germany, (mainly post WWII), Berlin and DDR. Best item is probably the DDR "Mao" set (see scan, bit of toning on stamps). Also included are some souvenir sheets such as the Beethoven sheet (mint never hinged and on cover) plus some DDR such as #738 footnote. (Image)

Est $ 150