Collection from first issues to mid 20th century, hundreds of mint and used all different, housed in a Devon loose-leaf album. The imperf classics include #1 four margins used, 1856 2cts yellow green, etc, useful late 19th century and early 20th century through to interesting Civil War, etc

Volume of many hundreds of mostly mint never hinged stamps from 1930s to 1980s, the majority in complete sets as bought on a new issue service, good thematic inc. Costumes, military uniforms, art, coins, stamp on stamp. Olympics, etc, as well as back of the book

An accum of several hundred in a shoebox, all stitched booklets

A colln of folded booklet cover proofs on leaves incl 60p x 4 blank barcode, 20 x 2nd Christmas uncut pairs, other Christmas & Airmail x 4 without barcodes, and other uncut pairs, also several samples (26 items)

Tahiti postal history colln of about 150 items from the 19th century onwards housed in a cover album, including navigation and commerce etablissements de L'Oceanie postal stationery 10cts grey and blue, 10cts red and blue and 15cts blue and red all with Papeete cancels, to California, Germany and France respectively, 1932 newspaper wrapper with "Post Paye" in purple and early tourism "Voir Tahiti et y Vivre" cachet, then lots of colourful frankings of the 1920s and 30s, censor openings, France Libre single frankings, good range of First Flights, advertising, all over illustrated, stampless official mail and much more. Valued very conservatively by us at £3 a cover

Worldwide covers, over 500 items, all unpriced with many interesting from pre-philatelic to 1960s, the vast majority before 1940. Countries include France, Natal, Monsterat, German Occupations, Australia, Sweden, etc. Excellent lot to break down for ebay or for shows. Please inspect carefully

An accumulation in a carton, several hundred items fromQV onwards, with lots of India, also various KGVI envelopes, some stationeriels, etc. Also loose stamps at the bottom of the box

Zeppelin Mail group of 5 covers. Seville to Lakehurst 1930, Seville to Pernambuce 1930, Freidrichshaven to Seville 1930 South America flight, plus several others, good condition

A pair of English 17th century letters, both written in 1658

A collection of 11 Numismatic covers in an album, with coins up to £5

A small group of 1890's-1900s French Colonies postcards, all used, four Reunion, two Indo China, plus a German card of Suez canal, Marine Schiffspost No.65

Prince Edward Is 1842 Stampless cover to England folded letter sheet with enclosure, with Prince Edward Is manuscript datestamp

1930 Friedrichshaven to Seville cover bearing Germany South American Flight 2rm blue, very fine

1930 Friedrichshaven to Pernarnbuco cover bearing Germany South America Flight 4rm sepia, very fine

Album of Royal Air Force covers, over 40 covers plus collateral, almost all with original signatures including some scarce autographs and flights, for example Tommy Sopwith, "cats eyes" Cunningham, Geoffrey Page, Neville Duke, Ben Gunn, etc.Also seen first cross-Channel kite mail

1990-93 90 FDCs neatly typed sets. 8 Greeting panes, high value Castles £10 x 2, machins, regionals & panes. High cat as stamps, current face £185

An unused or used colln of States in mixed condition with good ranges of many States, some high catalogued items, this colln is undoubtedly catalogued many thousands

Schleswig-Holstein. A vintage album page only lacking one stamp. There is the #1 unused, embossed numerals complete either mint or used, the 1864 arms issue 1]s blue used, through to 1865/66 set complete used. A few stuck down but this is entirely confined to the used stamps. A remarkable range, quite comprehensive

A small collection of "G" overprints, including Large "G" 1s type 4 overprint inverted used (cat £1500), and various small "G" types to 5s, all used. An interesting lot for the specialist (26)

Italian East Africa, 1941 "Buono Posta Aerea" u/m top left corner margin green pair. This rare stamp was printed by the Italian authorities byt the British entered Addis Abada before it could be issued. Some creasing on the margin and the bottom of the stamps (see photo) (Image)

Italian East Africa, 1941 "Buono Posta Aerea" u/m margin red pair. Some creasing to the margin and some scuffing at the bottom (see photo) (Image)

Dodecanese Is 1932 Garibaldi Air and Express set of 7 values, all u/m never hinged and with E.Dienna photocertificate 2011. Very scarce unmounted, cat €1125 in Sassone 2010

Italian Post Office in China Tientsin 1917-18 set very fine lightly hinged mint, possibly u/m. SG 34-43

Italian Post Offices in China Tientsin 1918-19 1c on 2c surcharge inverted, superb u/m, never hinged. Sass 16b

Dodecanese Is 1930 Hydro Congress 5L claret and 10L oilve-green, both fine mint. Scarce values, SG 33-34, cat £500