Basutoland and Lesotho Group of 130 Covers and Cards, 1899-1976, with 11 covers with Cape of Good Hope stamps mailed from Maseru and Thlotse Heights, plus 2 Cape of Good Hope postal stationery cards mailed from Morija to Cape Town, all ranging in the 1899 to early 1900s period. Also George V Silver Jubilee FDCs, 14 other FDCs from 1938-1966, three 1933 and one 1936 registered covers to South Africa, a Maseru cover for a DEC.15.1938 first flight from South Africa to the Netherlands and a 1940 Basut to France cover with South Africa censor tape and a "Mail Service Suspended" handstamp. Also 57 covers with Scott #45 with what appears to be different town cancels, and 37 mostly first day covers from 1966 to 1976, also about 50 cut squares with Basutoland cancels on South Africa stamps from 1929 to early 1930s. Earlier material is in mixed condition, rest is fine to very fine. Photos give an overview. (Image)

Est $ 250

Belgium Group of 330 Covers and Cards, 1870s to 1990s, includes first flights, squared circle cancel, postal stationery, post cards, registered and censored mail and more. Note a few Belgian Congo covers, mail to Canada, USA and European destinations, etc. Saw a few faults, still overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Belgium Collection of 390 First Day Covers, 1932-1968, displayed in 3 cover albums, includes many better stamps and cachets, note 1939 Red Cross part set first day, 1952 U.P.U. with the 2 low values, 1955 Charles X (x2), 1956 Mozart, 1956 Red Cross (x2), 1957 Patton (x2 sets), 1958 United Nations for use at the Belgium Pavillion, 1957 and 1958 Cultural Organizations, 1956-1958 Tuberculosis and 1959 Red Cross. Also a 1932 cover with 5 values from the 1931 Queen Elizabeth set, and a good assortment of Europa issues and includes 20 Maxi Cards. Overall condition is very fine, a great collection for continuation. (Image)

Est $ 250

Belgium Collection of 55 Better Covers, 1835-1968, includes 12 stampless folded letters, two covers with #7, #7 pair on a cover front, two covers with #6, 1867 issues on cover, postal stationery, #386-89 on a registered cover, B532-37 on a cover to France, B567-72 on a cover to the USA, plus other items. Some have minor faults but overall condition is very fine. A rarely offered group. (Image)

Est $ 400

British Commonwealth Group of 60 Registered Covers Sent to British Columbia from 1933-1945, all addressed to the same person in Heffley Creek BC from a number of different countries, as this person ordered new issue stamps from those postal administrations. The fresh coloured stamps include some single frankings, also noting many 1937 Coronation issues, mostly in the form of sets. There are many O.H.M.S. covers and a few mailed internally within Canada, and we note a plethora of interesting postmarks including despatch, transit and receiving markings, with many RPO, etc. Good variety of different countries, many of the covers are oversize and fine to very fine, see scans for a representation. (Image)

Est $ 700

British Commonwealth Collection of 140 George VI Coronation Covers, all except 4 are first day covers and 103 come with cachets, ranging from multi-coloured to "First Day Cover" straightline handstamps. All countries accounted for except St Vincent, and includes very fancy S.E. Lea Esq. covers from Aden, Gambia and Gold Coast. Also includes a number of oversize covers with blocks, etc. Some with minor creases, etc. but overall collection is very fine. (Image)

Est $ 350

Cape of Good Hope Two Fake Covers Made with Genuine Stamps, first fake is attributed to A. A. Jurgens, the author of Handstruck Letter Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope. Robson Lowe regarded Jurgens as a forger. The pair of genuine 6d triangles originally with a fiscal cancel that has been removed then added to cover with fake "Missent To Cape Town" marking. Second cover is with a genuine 4d, not tied and possibly not belonging. Good reference items, both still in a 1972 South African auction folder. (Image)

Est $ 150

Channel Islands Group of 6 Covers, 1941-1948, includes 5 from the German Occupation period, with two 2½d APR.12.1944 Arms first days, one with cachet plus a later commercial 2½d cover. Also Jersey APR.1.1941 1d Arms first day as well as a cacheted Third Anniversary of Liberation first day with a Jersey machine cancel. Overall very fine. (Image)

Booth £ 227

China 1941 Peking Registered Postage Due to United States with officially Sealed Label, the cover was mailed at Peking on AUG.13.1941 to Illinois (franked in part with Scott 4N18, cat $165 used), with several interesting handstamps including "Supposed Liable to Customs Duty (crossed-out), a St Louis Customs "Passed Free" double circle, a "Letter Package / Collect Ten Cents (all in purple on front), "Held for Customs" in purple on back, as well as datestamps from Shanghai AUG.16.41, San Francisco SEP.29.1941, and finally East Saint Louis OCT.7.1941. The cover also has a registration label applied at Peking and an United States Officially Sealed label applied at East Saint Louis. Bit of aging, still a most interesting cover. (Image)

Est $ 400

China (PRC) Group of 10 Covers, 1958-1970, noting first day covers for #s 379-381 (set), 592-699 (set on 2 covers), plus covers franked with #s 1000, 1003, 1011, 1049 and 1050 plus a few more including a cover from Manchukuo to the United States. The first three items are very fine, rest vary, with some having creases, folds, etc., two have their original letters inside. All covers scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 150

Denmark Collection of Covers and First Day Covers, starts with a collection of 114 FDCs in two albums plus some loose (1940s to 1972, all cacheted, with definitives and commemoratives). Also a group of 86 covers with special event and pictorial town cancels (1939-1973, but mostly 1960s), a group of 7 first flight covers (1958-1967) as well as 4 stationery cards mailed from 1880s to 1945, the latter was mailed airmail to New York and censored in Denmark and the US. Last but not least is a group of 28 Greenland covers, with 15 FDC, 12 special event or town cancel covers and one first flight. Overall very fine. (Image)

Est $ 150

Finland Group of 84 Red Cross Covers, 1938-1994, with some duplication, but an excellent array of different cachets, with many quite scarce. Note Scott #s B27-30 and B94-97. Note the odd fault, still overall very fine and rarely offered. (Image)

Est $ 250

Aland and Finland Collection of About 300 First Day Covers, 1972 to 1977, in two cover albums with 1984 first day cancels from all over Aland and Finland, plus another group of about 140 loose covers. The latter group includes franking labels and covers with gutter pairs. The 19 gutter pair covers include Aland Facit #s 4-7, 10-13, 15 (x2), 19-22, 23 (x2) and 24-25, and which catalogue $1,705 Swedish Kroner (approx. $250 CAD). This is a scarce group, all very fine and well worth reviewing the online photos which provide an overview. (Image)

Est $ 300

French Offices in China Tchongking 1909 Red Stripe Cover, franked with a Tchongking 1 Frank pale green Scott #30 (cat. $650 on cover). A very scarce internal Offices in China cover with a few very minor faults, otherwise very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 650

Germany (Berlin) 1948 First Issue Set on Two Registered Covers, with both covers franked with a complete set, missing the 6pf, but with an extra 2pf value. Mailed Charlottenburg on OCT.10.1948 and OCT.19.1948 and both addressed to New York, with receivers on back. Both covers are signed in pencil by expert Bloch, and very fine. Catalogue value is for used stamps only. (Image)

Scott $ 1,836

Germany (East) Group of 150 Leipziger Messe Cachet First Day Covers, 1947-1989, a nice group, with some interesting early cacheted cards and covers. Note some minor faults, still overall very fine, see online scans for an idea. (Image)

Est $ 200

Great Britain Collection of 215 First Day Covers, 1965-2013, in three Royal Mail first day cover albums, includes Machin covers, Prestige booklet pane first days, two first days for the new £1 coin from the Royal Mint, and more. Most are Official Post Office covers but some of the earlier are from private cachet makers. Also includes 2 empty FDC albums. Overall condition is very fine. (Image)

Est $ 250

Great Britain 1948 Royal Silver Wedding Set of 2 on First Day Cover, franked with both the £1 and 2½d issues, tied by APR.26.1948 c.d.s. from Longlands Stourbridge on an illustrated cacheted cover, with cachet in blue. A very attractive cover, seldom encountered and very fine. (Image)

Booth £ 325

Great Britain 1901 S.S. Discovery / Antarctic Expedition Post Card, the postcard commemorates the departure of the Expedition and was mailed in London the day the S.S. Discovery sailed. S.S. Discovery c.d.s. cancel on front, London JUL.31.1901 c.d.s. ties a 1d lilac to the card which is addressed to South Africa. Some creasing, still a scarce item. (Image)

Est $ 100

Great Britain Group of About 100 Covers, 1840-1980s, includes a cut down Penny Black folded letter, a number of mostly perforated 1d Red Victoria covers, a 1932 oversize airmail cover to South Africa signed by 4 pilots and lots of mostly private cachet oversize first day covers. Note two 1946 Peace issue first days, three 1940 Penny Black centennial covers and more. Also noted a postage due cover, postal stationery items, etc. Last but not least an assortment of stamps on piece. Overall fine or better. (Image)

Est $ 300

Great Britain Two 1855 Crimean War Covers to Crimea, each paid with three 1d reds to Lt. Colonel C.L. Locks with the Coldstream Guards at Sebastopol in the Crimea. Blue envelope has a stamp with trimmed perfs, both have creases and other minor faults. (Image)

Est $ 150

Great Britain Collection of about 350 Different PHQ Cards, in two deluxe leatherette Royal Mail albums with cards from 1981 to 1993. The albums alone are worth our estimate. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 50

Great Britain Collection of Over 100 Better First Day Covers, 1936-1971, noting many with scarce cachets, with four 1948 Liberation of Channel Islands first days, all with Channel Islands cancels, a FEB.9.1959 cacheted QEII 4½d issue FDC, 7 different 1971 postal strike private mail first days, a number of 1965 Battle of Britain covers, Churchill and lots more. A few have edge faults, still overall condition is very fine. A lovely and desirable group. (Image)

Est $ 500

Great Britain Collection of 276 Covers and cards in Three Unitrade First Day Cover Albums, 1814-1918, includes 25 stampless covers, 69 Penny Red covers with SG #s 17 and 40, an SG #48 on cover, 148 covers with SG #43, all identified by plate number, plus 32 other covers and cards. SG #43 better plate numbers on cover include 195, 204 (x2), 212 and 217 (x2). Also note some squared circle and other postmark interest throughout. Usual mixed condition but much is very fine and our scans only show a tiny portion, so we recommend in-person viewing of this one. (Image)

Est $ 500

Great Britain Group of First Day Covers and PHQ Cards, 1957-2020, including 120 first day covers featuring 4 Benham silk covers, Harry Potter and much more. We note at least 250 PHQ cards (none with stamps), a set of 21 covers from the 1977 Queen's Silver Jubilee tour and 6 philatelic/numismatic covers that include the Concorde 40th Anniversary, the St. James Bible and the Restoration of the Monarchy. Also includes some Channel Islands and Isle of Man covers. Very clean and very fine group suitable for collectors or dealers. See photos online for some samples. (Image)

Est $ 150