1864 Bull Arms 6p rose-carmine, FULL SHEET 8x5, showing top 2 rows inverted in relation to bottom 2 rows & middle row turned sideways the left half opposite to the right thus creating a central tete-beche pr plus 6 other prs showing stamp turned sideways. Mostly F-VF M/MNH, hinged only at sides, cnr creases affect a few, all 4 margins with selvedge on all sides. Mi 9II, 9IIKb, 9IIKa cat €1130+, SG 36a, 39a, 42 cat £1144, plus premium MNH & full sheet. Spectacular! (40) (P)

Estimate AU$700

1893-99 King 5b blue setenant with 25b blue ERROR OF CLICHE in full sheet split into blks of 70 & 40, blk of 70 with error in 3rd row, column 7, perf 13½. VF fresh MNH. Mi 102/105F cat €516 for M, so €1032 MNH singles. SG 319/319a cat £453 for M, should be at least double, £906 MNH, plus premium for rare sheet. (P)

Estimate AU$400

1927 Anniversary set 25b-10L PROOFS w/o values, all LR cnr marginal imperfs, plus an unadopted design essay & a horiz single King type in unissued blue-grey. VF fresh M. SG 1066-77(var), Mi 308-19(var). (14). (P)

Estimate AU$200

Definitives 1862-1947 in s/book inc 1862 Bull 30p (3U, in pr with 1 sideways) est SG cat £650, some 1870s (£110), 1880 set 15b & 25b (5+ea), 1890s range, 1931 bicolours, 1946 comp? M (300+) to 10,000L inc imperf prs, diff papers etc 1947 Large Kings (20), 1930 King Airs M (2+ sets, £90), 1931 Plane Air set M (£37), 1906 Exhib to 3L M/U range (£100+) - plus 'SE' opts (7) inc 2L50 M&U (est £300), Charity 5 issues 3+ sets ea issue M/U (£800). 1943 2nd Year of War & Artillery sets 1941 Chisinau, Bolshevik & Odessa opt sets 1942 Bessarabia & Transdniestria sets - all blks of 4 & appear MNH (£290), plus Postage Dues, Aviation Funds & 1945 King's Fund 200L M/Sheet miscut. F-VF M/MNH/U. SG cat £2500 = A$4500+ plus unlisted items. (760+ inc 5 M/S). (P)

Estimate AU$500

Forgeries 1858-19 Reference collection in 1858 round Bulls (SG cat £456,000) inc 27p (2), 54p (8), 81p (2) & 108p (4) - all UN. 1858 square Bulls (£6500) inc 5p (3), 40p (10) & 80p (6). 1862 Bulls (£4600) inc 3p (5), 6p (16) & 30p (13). 1865 Cuza (£12,600) inc 2p (46), 5b (18) & 20p (19). 1866 coloured papers (£12,500) inc 2p (15), 5p (18) & 20p (16). 1868 (£4335) inc 2b (15), 3b (13), 4b (10) & 18b (13). 1869 (£4120) inc 5b (11), 10b (15), 15b (9), 25b (44) & 50b (12). 1871 with beard (£4340) inc 5b (12), 10b orange (18), 10b blue (18), 15b (7), 25b (9), & 50b (10) plus perf types (8, £560). Also 1872-79 (17), 1885 issue (10), 1891 Anniv (39), 1903 PO (50+), 1906 Charity sets (6+ of 3 diff sets), early 1900s odds, 1927 Geographic Society 3 values in tete-beche imperf blks of 10, Postage Dues inc tete-beche 5b & 10b green in blks & 1893 Kings opt 'PROBA' & SPECIMEN (10) & others. VF M/U. SG cat £500,000+ as genuine. Fantastic lot. (700). (P)

Estimate AU$1,500

Postal History: Maritime Mail 1905-31 inc PPC franked 10b tied by 1905 Sulina-Tulcea pictorial steamship cancel, another PPC with 'Conspoli-Constanta-Bucuresci' cds. 1914 PPC with 'Br Amb Maritim Roman Constantinopol-Constanta' cds. 1909 5b Postcard with 'Alexandria-Constanta' cds plus same cds on 50b blk of 4. 1930 reg cover to Australia with b/s of 'Bir Amb Maritan Constanta Alexandria' cds. 1931 PPC Arad-Singapore with another 'Bir Amb' cds like the last. Also 10b blks of 4 - ea with 'Constanta-Constantinople-Smyrne' or reverse direction & finally 2L blk of 4 with 'Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur (Cyp Fabre) S/S Sinaia' cachet. (6 covers/cards, 4 blks) (P)

Estimate AU$250

POs in Turkey: 1896-1920 with black opt 10pa U, 1Pi 3M/1 U plus set CTO on envelope, then violet opt set U plus extra 10pa & 20pa, also 20pa 3M plus set on cover. Also Romanian Consulate Constantinople 1902-05 cds on Romania 5b or 15b prs. Then 1919 opt set of 6 in M blks of 4 plus forged opt (6) & a 1920 cover franked 10b & 15b prs with Postal Tax 5b w/o opt. Plus 20pa/10b Postcard UN. SG cat £465 as loose stamps plus extra on cover, plus card. (48, 4 covers) (P)

Estimate AU$400

1910 Paltinis Hotel Post issue VII 3b brown & 5d green sheetlets of 4 (5b no left margin), believed to be early printings in lighter shades. VF fresh, 5b UN, 3b MNH with 'Geza von Jakota Nagyszeben' h/s on gum. (2 blks of 4) (P)

Estimate AU$250

1910 Paltinis Hotel Post issue IX Anniv set (50b) green & (1L) red comp sheets of 10 (5x2) inc variety 'no flag on building' at Pos R1/4 on both sheets. VF MNH. All exp Jakots-Sibiu. (2 sheets) (P)

Estimate AU$250