Aden and States Near Complete Mint Never Hinged Collection, only missing a few easily found low value items. All the higher value sets are included, such as Scott 1-11 ($1,161), 16-27A ($103), 48-61A ($119) as well as the Seiyun and the Shihr and Mukalla sets; all mint never hinged. A very fine collection. (Image)

Scott $ 1,668

Aden Accumulation on Black Stock Sheets in a Binder, with up to 10 duplicates, also included are issues from Shihr, Seiyun, etc. Some better encountered include Aden 8-10 mint, 26-27a mint, 32 used, etc. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 900

Africa and Middle East Mint and Used Collection to the 1970s, a small collection of useful stamps from a large variety of countries from this area. Countries with the larger numbers of stamps include Dubai, Egypt, Lebanon, Liberia, Iran and Iraq. No Commonwealth countries are included, overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 150

African Colonies Mint and Used Old Time Collection in an Aldwych Album to About the 1930s, with mostly used material, the most value being in the British Colonies countries: Central Africa, East Africa, Mauritius, Rhodesia, St Helena, Southern Nigeria, Sudan, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar, etc. Another strong grouping includes the colonies of Portugal, with Angola, Lourenço Marques, Mozambique, Nyasa, Zambezia, etc. There are also 14 pages of Belgian Congo, 3 pages of early Ethiopia, some Spanish colonies, etc. A very nice collection, see our many scans for a good idea. (Image)

Est $ 300

Aland Islands Mounted Collection of Mint Never Hinged, 1984-1988, with singles, gutter pairs and blocks of 4 and 6, e.g. #22 has 2 blocks of 6 ($126). Also in the binder are some booklets, 2000-2012 Christmas seal sheets, etc. Also present are 23 Year Packs ($1,070) for the 1984-1987, 1993-1999 and 2001-2012 years. Some additional used material is not counted in the catalogue value. Overall very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 2,305

Albania Collection on 9 Manila Stock Sheets, with better mint including 98-101, 103-04, 165-70, 178-85, 281-88, 298 souvenir sheet, 367-72, 491-98, 595-97, 697-700, B26, C1-5, C10-18, C46, etc. There is a scarce used set C60-63 (cat. $400) as well as over 300 more used, not counted in our catalogue value. Overall fine to very fine, see scans for an idea. (Image)

Scott $ 1,465

Antigua Mint Collection on Palo Pages, 1863 to 1951, with the stamps displayed in black mounts, including #s 2/8 (minus 4, 7), 12/19 (minus 15, 17), 21-26, 31-36, 42-56, 58-63, 67-75, 77-105. Also includes MR1-3. Overall fresh and fine to very fine, catalogued as all hinged even though there may be some never hinged present. All pages scanned online. (Image)

Scott $ 2,100

Antigua Used Collection on Palo Pages, 1863 to 1951, with the stamps displayed in black mounts and including many better singles and runs such as: 1/24 (minus #9), 31-37, 77-105 and all three War Tax issues. Overall fine to very fine with many clean cancels, a few stamps with faults or revenue cancels were not counted. All pages scanned online. (Image)

Scott $ 1,380

Antigua and Barbuda Mint Never Hinged Collection, includes stamps labeled Antigua or Barbuda and also Antigua and Barbuda. Very strong on birds and other topical issues and appears to span 1932 to the 1980s, with the biggest portion in that last decade. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Ascension Mainly Mint Never Hinged Collection 1922 to about 2010, only a few stamps in the first set, Scott 1-9, were found to be hinged; all others we checked in this collection were found to be never hinged. We could not ascertain if the collection was complete as pages are not in catalogue order. However all stamps from number 1 to 88 are present at the start of this bulging binder, and we assume that based on all the other countries this person consigned that it should be very close to complete in period. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 350

Asian Countries Old Time Mint and Used Collection to the 1970s, featuring China, Japan, Vietnam and Afghanistan. An old time collection on homemade pages holding a few thousand stamps with many useful, rarely seen older stamps. China is well represented to 1964 and the Republic of China to about 1969 while Japan goes to 1985, being stronger to the early 1960s. We noted the used Mei Lanfang set of 1962, Scott 620-7 (CV $340) among many interesting items. Japan and China are also notable for the pages of old revenue stamps. Afghanistan has unusual early items to 1962. A diverse lot that will please a large number of collectors. Faults noted on some earlier material, otherwise very fine. (Image)

Est $ 500

Australia Large Lot of Mint Never Hinged Issues, 1993 to 2015, consisting of blocks, sets, souvenir sheets, coils, with obvious strength in the 2000s era, including many dollar denominations, all housed in 5 stockbooks and one binder. We noted some light duplication up to 4 of each for many items. We counted $6,165 (Australian currency) in face value, not including denominations under 25 cents. Great opportunity to acquire modern material from this country in such quantity. Overall very fine. (Image)

Face $ 6,165

Australia Mint Never Hinged Collection, 1981-2020, on pages in 5 binders. There is a massive amount of material, as many items are present in singles, and also in large blocks of 4 to 10. As well as the 5 binders, there are 200 Post Office Packs, Prestige booklets, etc. A fresh and very fine collection, with a face value of A$4,275 (CAD$3,953 at time of writing). (Image)

Face $ 4,275

Australia Group of Annual Collections, 1981 to 2002, only missing 1989 from the run. We found all stamps to be intact. Includes the book, "A Selection of the Engraved Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia" published by Australia Post Philatelic Group and containing black proof prints of a number of classic Australian stamps. Also included is a group of 10 special commemorative packages including "Botany Bay", "Australian Gold Medalists", "Centenary of Australian Football League", among several others. Lastly, a book entitled, "Kangaroo and Map: 1913-2013 - An Advertisement for Australia" (by Richard Breckon, 2013 Australian Postal Corporation.) A very clean group of publications, complete with their issued stamps. The face value of the annual collections is in Australian dollars. See our photos for an overview of the contents. (Image)

Face $ 781

Australia Used Collection on Palo Pages, 1913 to 1953, with stamps displayed in black mounts, we noted better items and runs such as 1/10 (minus 7), 17-39, 41-43, 45-54, 113/127, and complete from 130 to 255 (missing only the 5sh Harbor Bridge). Back of the book includes C1-C8 and 5 different Officials between O3 and O12. A clean collection, with some nice postmarks and overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 1,955

Australia Mint Collection on Palo Pages, 1913 to 1953, with stamps displayed in black mounts, we noted better items and runs such as 1, 7, 8, 19-29, 31, 34-36, 46/51 (minus 48), 60/72 (14 diff.), 95a and close to complete to the end, missing only 6 stamps between 130 and 255. Back of the book includes C1/C8 (minus C7) only, but includes pages for all dues and officials in period. A clean collection, mostly hinged (a spot check revealed only one NH stamp, C4) and overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 2,205

Australia Mostly MNH Collection in a Binder, to 1980, there are a few scattered issues to 1935, then quite complete to 1980. The following better items are NH: 7, 60-63, 95a, 97, 124, 139-40, 150-54, 184-87 in blocks of six, 218-21, 314-31a, 365-79, 394-417, 508 sheet of 25, C1-3, J50/56 (less J55), J71-83, J86-95, O3, 6, 10, etc. There is also a used block of 95a. A nice clean collection, see online scans for an overview. (Image)

Scott $ 4,370

Australia Accumulation, Collections in a Small Carton, with hundreds of stamps, mainly used. The stamps are in glassines, 102 cards, stock sheets, loose album pages, etc. There are 4 used collections with some better values with a Stanley Gibbons album and loose pages. The mint stamps in 102 cards catalogue over $300 alone, while the 102s with used stamps come to $900 in catalogue. Overall fine to very fine, pictures show a small portion only. (Image)

Est $ 200

Australia Mint and Used Collection to 2015, of Australia and Territories stamps. The used part of the collection is comprised of a few album pages, 4 stockbook pages and a few 102 cards holding mainly used stamps from 1911 to the 1970s. Then the mint part is a group of Australia Post presentation folders, mini-sheets and stamps in their original packaging. These are either Australia, Cocos Islands, Christmas Islands or Antarctic Territories. Total face value of these is A$590. We noted Christmas Island annual zodiac sheets 2005-2010 and territorial annual collections 2012-2015, 2 each of 2012 and 2014. Also included is a 1981 Collection of Australian Stamps, 3 sets of recent postal stationery and a book "Mission to Planet Earth", that has no stamps. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 300

Australia and States Mostly Used Collection on 4 Stock Pages, a good quality collection neatly displayed on black stock pages, with a good variety of material (very little duplication) and material spanning from Queen Victoria to about 1980. All scanned online, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 670

Australian Antarctic Territory Never Hinged Collection, 1957-2020, appears to be quite complete, with most of the better items such as L8-18, L117, etc. Overall fresh and very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 700

Australian States Mostly Used Accumulation in 102 Cards,includes better such as Queensland 75, 76, AR42, South Australia 121a, 125c, Tasmania 92, 93, (OS perfin), AR26, AR27 (x2), Victoria 141, 143 mint, 180 mint, etc. We noted many stamps with socked on the nose town cancels. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 1,281

Australian States Collection in a Small Stockbook, with 31 different mint stamps and 73 different used. Better mint include South Australia 100, Tasmania 94-97, Western Australia 89-92, etc. The used values are the stronger part ($2,590) with South Australia #5, Tasmania #s 86-89, 91-93, Victoria 26, L1 (late fee), Western Australia #s 1, 41, 47-48, etc. The owner's identifications appear to be accurate, and the collection is overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 3,035

Bahamas Mint Collection on Palo Pages, 1863 to 1949, with the stamps displayed in black mounts and includes #s 11-14, 16, 19, 20 (no gum), 23, 24. 27-30, 33-41, 44-46, 48-54, 58-82, 85/153 (minus 89 and 121). Also includes B1-2, E1-3 and MR1/MR14 (minus only MR4). Overall fresh and fine to very fine, catalogued as all hinged even though there may be some never hinged present (for example the U.P.U. set). All pages scanned online. (Image)

Scott $ 2,740

Bahamas Used Collection on Palo Pages, 1861 to 1949, with the stamps displayed in black mounts and includes many better singles and runs such as: 2, 3, 5, 8, 10-14, 18-25, 27-34, missing only 12 stamps between 37 and 153. Back of the book issues include B1-2, MR1/14 (minus MR2, 3, 9). Overall fine to very fine with many clean cancels, a few stamps with faults or revenue cancels were not counted. All pages scanned online. (Image)

Scott $ 4,290