Canal Zone (Panama) 1953 GB QEII 6d Coronation aerogramme to Australia, canc fine "Cristobal / Canal Zone / Paquebot" machine d/s 12 NOV 1953. Message from R.M.S. Rangitoto. Fine.

Canal Zone (Panama) 1963, 1971 paquebot covers x 2 to NZ, franked GB or NZ stamps, canc fine "Cristobal, C.Z. / Paquebot" duplex d/s JUN 5 1963, JUL 12 1971. Each with ship's cachet: "City of Brisbane" (London), "Taupo" (London). Fine.

Canal Zone (Panama) 1963-77 paquebot covers x 3 to NZ, canc "Balboa, C.Z. / Paquebot" duplex d/s JAN 11 1963, FEB 20 1971 (on aerogramme) & AUG 14 1977 (on GB or NZ stamps).

Canal Zone (Panama) 1977 paquebot cover to NZ, franked NZ 7c Rose, canc "Balboa, C.Z. / Paquebot" duplex d/s 14 AUG. At left, ship's cachet "Austral Entente".

USA 1857-2010 mostly used colln with various mint from c1990-2005 also. Approx 4000v, minor dupn & some mixed cond (especially earlies), on Davo pages. Noted Columbian Expo range to 30c (15c & 30c damaged & not counted in cv). & Omaha 10c (faults & not counted in cv). SG cat £3900+.

USA 1861-1904 seln of 75 used in 16 leaf/32 page Climax s/b. Noted 1862 2c black Jackson, 1893 Columbian Expo to 10c (no 6c), 1895 50c Jefferson GU/FU & $1 Perry FU x 2 (1 with straight left edge & 1 with corner tear not incl in cv). SG cat £600+.

USA 1861-1947 colln with printing, perf & paper varieties. Noted 1893 1c - 30c Columbian Expo GU/FU (15c & 30c faults & not counted in cv); 1898 8c Omaha; 1925 17c Wilson displaced offset etc. Dupn with variable cond. 752v + 1 m/s on 49 pgs - annotated as per Scott. SG cat £1300++. Used.

USA related countries 1870s-1930s seln of 1000 mint & used on s/b pages. Incl 450 Cuba, 240 Philippines, 150 Puerto Rico, 85 Liberia 50 Hawaii & 30 Canal Zone. Some dupn ( not incl in cv) & approx 30 telegraph stamps. SG cat £550+.

USA c1870-1990 colln of c700 predominantly mint, in s/b. Incls sheetlets, strips/m/ss, postage dues, special delivery & some fiscals (used). Some dupn. High fv.

USA c1880-1920s seln of 286v - mainly used on various pages, minor dupn & some mixed cond.

USA 1944-1976 seln of 450+ diff used commems on 50 pages. GU/FU.

USA 1956 USS Staten Island Oceanographic Group Operation Deepfreeze cacheted cover 27 Nov to NZ.

USA 1956 USS Staten Island painted illust Oceanographic Survey Team cover, 17 Nov to Wellington.

USA 1958 USS Edisto Operation Deepfreeze IV Oceanographic Survey Group cacheted 13 dec cover to USA.

USA 1960 /IUSS Staten Island Oceanographic Group, green cachet cover to NZ, 13 Dec. Also similar but USCG Cutter Eastwind purple cachet cover 6 Feb & USS Glacier, green cachet cover 12 Feb (3 covers).

USA 1964-65 covers x 2 to USA franked US 5c stamps, with pmks/cachets re Arctic military operations: a) 7 MAY 1964 with cachet "BMEWS Survival Assurance, Thule, Greenland...." (violet; b) OCT 4 1965 "Sealift for Security..." (ship). Both with "Army & Air Force Postal Service" cancels. Fine.

USA 1966 USCG Cutter Eastwind icebreaker, Operation Deepfreeze, 30 Dec cacheted cover to NZ.

USA 1966 USCGC Glacier icebreaker, Follow Me, cacheted 29 Nov cover to England.

USA 1967 USCG Cutter Eastwind icebreaker, MSTS Arctic Operations cacheted 31 July cover to NZ.

USA 1968 USCGC Glacier icebreaker, Deepfreeze & boxed International Weddell Sea/ Oceanographic Expdn 1968 cacheted 22 Jan cover to NZ, & captain signed.

USA 1969 USCGC Glacier icebreaker, Follow Me & boxed International Weddell Sea/ Oceanographic Expdn 1969 cacheted 26 Feb cover, to England.

USA 1970-71 covers x 2 canc Barrow, Alaska JUN 8 1970, JUL 12 1971, with similar large circular pictorial (polar bear & sun) cachets at left "Top of the World/Point Barrow, Alaska", the latter also with ship's cachet & signed by captain. Also similar 1973 cover from Barrow USCG Radio Station, with cachet of radio tower, igloo & map. Fine. (3).

USA 1973 USCGC Glacier icebreaker, Deepfreeze 1973 cacheted cover, 8 Jan to Wellington.

USA 1979 50th Anniversary Byrd's South Pole flight illust cacheted souvenir cover.

USA 1998 Arctic Animals sheetlet. SG 3572-6. Cat £21. MUH.