FINE EARLY CLASSICS - DENMARK, HOLLAND, NAPLES: Group on stock cards/sheet including Denmark 1854-59 fine 4-margin group on stock card. Inc. 2sk blue (2 shades), 4sk orange-brown (3 distinct shades), 8sk green & 16sk grey-lilac. SG between 7 & 13. Cat. £585 min. Netherlands 1852-63 10c imperf. plate varieties - a fine used group of the 10 different plate types (SG listed I-X) of the 10c carmine (shades) imperf. All stamps specially selected for fine cancels and 4 good margins. SG 2 (total 10 stamps). Naples 1859 group of 6 fine used values from ½gr to 20gr on stock card. Mainly 4 margin examples in a rose shade with boxed "ANNULLATO" cancels. SG 1A-6A cat. £2500. A very fine assembly. (Total 23 stamps) Cross Reference: DENMARK, NETHERLANDS, ITALIAN STATES (Image)

BULGARIA, ROMANIA, HUNGARY, RUSSIA, YUGOSLAVIA, ETC.: Accumulation of stock books, album leaves, stock cards, etc. with mostly early to middle period collections of various Eastern European countries. Includes "Lindner" printed album with useful ranges of Austria-Hungary Feldpost types to 10k values and a collection of 1870s/80s used Austro-Hungarian Postal Stationery cards (c.50); some strength in Bulgaria with earliest issues plus Eastern Rumelia, etc. Lot also includes a Russian thematic collection (Space, Russian Heroes & early 20th C. cards/covers). (Large qty) Cross Reference: RUSSIA, BULGARIA, AUSTRIA, ROMANIA (Image)

ESTONIA, LATVIA & POLAND: Two albums, one containing a 1919-39 mainly used collection of both Estonia & Latvia, the other album containing a study of Poland 1921 definitives with comprehensive treatment of perf. and plate varieties. (Few 100s) (Image)

EUROPE - SELECTION OF BETTER SETS & SINGLES: Includes France 1949 Air set to 1,000f (this with patchy gum) SG 1055/59 plus SG 109 (no gum) & 513, all mounted mint; Greece 1896 Olympic values SG 116/118 and the scarce 10dr SG 121 (£700) mounted mint; Norway SG 1 four margin used example. Various other issues mint or used plus mini sheets from Austria, Belgium, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Netherlands, Switzerland, etc. Total cat. value £2,800+ (37 stamps & 2 mini sheets) (Image)

EUROPE - AUSTRIA, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND & POLAND: Set of six SG "Simplex" albums with fine used collections of these four countries from 1944-1970s/80s. Useful 1940s/50s Germany sets inc. 1949 Stamp Centenary, UPU & Refugees Relief Fund, also 1951 Marienkirche pair, Humanitarian Relief, etc. plus many other good early sets. Very well presented and very fine used throughout. High catalogue value. (Very many 100s)Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, POLAND (Image)

GERMAN STATES & EARLY AUSTRIA COVER MISCELLANY: 1838-85 German group inc. Feb. 1838 EL (fragile) from Bremen to London having v. fine double ring Bremen mark with 'flag' motif in centre; 1863 stampless Regd. env. from Berlin to Sheffield with fine red "PRUSSIA/[crown]/REGISTERED" mark; Heligoland 10f printed postcard (the word "Heligoland" depicted as rock formations) to Altona with double arc Heligoland cancel dated 11 Mar. 1885; plus an unused red 10pf postal stationery env.; group of four covers with North German Confederation frankings, two early Hanover items (cover & front), etc.; also early Austria group which includes undated env. to Prague with 1860 5k red cancelled by ?Plass c.d.s., undated front from Vienna to Udine bearing 1860 15k blue, 3 different types of 2k yellow Postal Stationery cards used c.1870s and 1880 Polish newspaper "SAN" bearing 1k blue newspaper stamp of 1877. Attractive group. (20) Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES, HELIGOLAND, AUSTRIA (Image)

ITALY & FRANCE: Italy & Colonies stock book containing a mint & used miscellany inc. some Vatican, San Marino, Italian Colonies, etc. Better singles and part sets throughout. We note 1938 2L75 grey-green & 5L brown-red used SG 542/3 (£99), 1955 tobacco 55L used, 1925 Jubilee 1L25 blue p.11 (SG £70), 1923 Black-Shirt Fund set mint SG152/154 (£110), 1950 UNESCO 55L mint SG 745 (£120), Italian East Africa various mint issues to 10L, Ethiopia Victor Emmanuel 1936 Annexation set of 7 mint (£160), Vatican 1933 Holy Year set of 4 mint (SG £80), 1934 Juridical Congress set used (SG £170), etc. Also, a 3 volume collection of 1979/80 France "Philatelic Documents" (collection of 'glossy' cards each bearing a stamp cancelled First Day of Issue with text relating to the particular issue. Cards are numbered consecutively 337-414). Useful lot. (Few 100s stamps plus c.77 'documents') Cross Reference: ITALY, FRANCE (Image)

NETHERLANDS & SWITZERLAND: Two small stock books with useful ranges of mint & used, commemorative & charity sets. Includes attractive 20 Oct. 1934 Air Mail cover to Sydney with Dutch MacRobertson Air Race cachet in red. (Many 100s)Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, SWITZERLAND, NETHERLANDS (Image)