1933 Vienna Exhibition Souvenir Sheet, mint never hinged, folded along bottom horizontal row of perforations and light stain at right, still a rare and very fine appearing example. (Image)

Scott $ 3,050

Complete First Six Sets of Airmail Issues, all mint hinged except for the key set C54-60 which is never hinged. Includes both the white and grey papers of the first set (as described by owner). A very fresh collection, with bright colour, and the hinged stamps are very lightly hinged (a few hinges fell off by themselves and left barely a trace). (Image)

Scott $ 593

1863 15s yellow brown Coats of Arms, Perforated 14, mint with full original hinged gum, tiny removed natural paper inclusion at top, still a very scarce and fine stamp. Signed by Emilio Diena and accompanied by a 2006 Sergio Sismondo certificate. Rsv. $850. (Image)

Scott $ 12,000

1875 5fr red brown King Léopold II, used with roller cancel (catalogued as such), fine-very fine. Rsv. $100. (Image)

Scott $ 700

1952 4fr + 9fr and 8fr + 9fr Portraits Set, both mint never hinged and both with their se-tenant labels, very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 320

Group of Seven Different Mint King George VI High Values, all lightly hinged except where noted, with Scott #s 123 (never hinged), 125a, 126a, 127, 127a, 128 and 128b. Catalogue value is for all cheapest shades, with no NH premium, a fresh and overall very fine lot. (Image)

Scott $ 551

Group of Eight Different Mint King George VI High Values, all lightly hinged except where noted, with Scott #s 123 (never hinged), 124 (two slightly different shades), 125a (two slightly different shades), 126, 126a (never hinged) and 128b. Catalogue value is for all cheapest shades, with no NH premium, a fresh and overall very fine lot. (Image)

Scott $ 430

1936-38 1d to £1 KGVI Pictorials and High Value Key Plates, with Curved Perforated SPECIMEN, with 12 stamps, all the low values to the 1sh are fresh and very fine, the 2sh and 2sh6d have surface scuffs, the 5sh is damaged, the 10sh and 12sh6d have toned gum and adherences, and the £1 is fresh. All are never hinged and the catalogue value is for a set of 16 which includes the 2d light blue and sepia, as well as others issued later. (Image)

S.G. £ 2,000

1843 60r black "Bull's Eye" Numeral Imperforate, used with corner c.d.s. cancel, this lovely stamp has four full to large margins, and a very fine and detailed impression indicative of an early printing, fine-very fine, with Alberto Diena signature. Rsv. $150. (Image)

Scott $ 275

1931-34 Group of Imperforate Definitive Sheets, with a complete mint never hinged sheet of 150 of the 10r, 100r, 300r and 500r, each with all plate inscriptions in margins, plus a signature handstamp (perhaps of the designer). Very fine and rarely offered. Rsv. $1,200. (Image)

Est $ 1,500

Group of Ca. 1880s Essay Sheets, with seven imperforate sheetlets, each containing 5-6 stamps of different denominations and different colour. The design is that of the 1880 issued set, but mostly in different values, colours, etc. Ex. Charlie Russ. Rsv. $140. (Image)

Est $ 300

Africa Collections of Mint and Used, Early to 1980s, sorted by country, in mounts or mounted on album pages. We noted a good variety of countries such as Egypt, with what appears to be an advanced collection, including many sets, some overprints, postage dues, O.H.M.S. and more, Sudan with some Camel issues, Ethiopia with many mint stamps from the 1920s and 1930s, Katanga, Angola, Liberia, Mozambique with many early issues and a well represented colonial period, and more. Clean lot, overall very fine. JG (Image)

Est $ 200

Asian Countries Mint and Used Country Collections, a group of about 30 country collections from the middle East to the Extreme East. From Israel and Armenia, through Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Nepal, Bhutan, Mongolia and Philippines, not forgetting China (PRC), Korea, and Japan, The largest collections are Korea and the Philippines. JG (Image)

Est $ 300

Australia Mint Decimal Era Collection in a Davo Hingeless Album, to 1985. An almost complete collection for the period. Includes the souvenir sheets and some Australian Antarctic Territories. (Image)

Est $ 150

Australia Large Mint Stock, covering both the pre-decimal and the decimal periods. First a 64-page stockbook full of interesting issues in reasonable duplication generally not exceeding 10 copies. We saw a pre decimal Navigator £2, Paintings to $10 in 6 copies, specimen stamps, gutter pairs and blocks, booklet pages, imprint blocks, souvenir sheets etc. In addition, presentation booklets for various issues such as the Bicentennial collection, the Australian Football League booklet issue, Paintings, Dogs, Landmark Bridges, Living Together and many others. A lot with much to offer. We estimate postage face value is in excess of AU$500. (Image)

Est $ 500

Australia On-Paper Accumulation of Roos and George V Heads, a few hundreds stamps on pieces from 1913 to the early 1930s. Roos to 2sh and Heads to 1sh4d, certainly with a variety of watermarks. We noted many OS and OS/NSW perfins on various values, all from an old time hoard. Overall fine or better, but faults to be expected. (Image)

Est $ 200

Australia Used Stamps Sorted in Glassines in 9 Plastic Boxes, 1913 to 1999, most are sorted by Scott numbers, others sorted by sets. Each glassine holds any quantity of stamps from 1 to hundreds. The black box holds most of the best values. We saw Roos to 5/-, lots of George V Heads, Robes to £1, Arms to £2, pre-decimal and decimal Navigators etc. A huge group to explore for varieties and cancels. Mostly very fine throughout. (Image)

Est $ 300

Australia Large Stockbook of Mint and Used, from the Roos to about 2002. Most mint copies are grouped at the front of the book and include many interesting values. The interest is mainly in the used section. This includes 2 F-VF copies of the brown 2sh #11 (CV $140 each), 3 copies of #53 (1sh4d King George V), 1948 high values Arms, including one desirable CTO set, £2 Navigators (#379 $92), 2 pairs of $20 Uluru (#1892 $25 each), more than a page of AAT, many postage dues and two pages of used blocks. F-VF throughout. (Image)

Est $ 250

Australia and Area Used Collection in Scott Specialty Album to 1989, includes pages for the former states, the North West Pacific Islands, Norfolk Is., Christmas Is., Cocos Is., as well as Papua New Guinea. Very high completion rate for Australia. Also includes 5 Royal Family maxicards from the 1950’s and used blocks of the 5/- and 10/- Robes. As well as some older used booklet panes. Very fine and worth a closer look. (Image)

Est $ 350

Australia and Area Large Accumulation, With the Former States and the Dependencies, filling a Banker’s box, in stockbooks, and glassines and on album pages and stock pages. New South Wales, Victoria and West Australia are the best represented states. Australia is more or less complete to 2001, mostly MNH from 1986 and used before that, so quite a bit of face value. Also includes many MNH booklets and souvenir sheets, mint and used postal stationery, a box of on-paper stamps a few covers and FDCs. We even found a souvenir sheet from the Hull River Principality. Very fine. JG (Image)

Est $ 300

Austria Selection of Mint Sets from the 1940s and 1950s, with many complete sets of mostly semi-postals plus some airmail issues (Bird series of 1950) with duplication of some of the sets. A cursory look revealed a few hinged but it appears that most are never hinged. Catalogued by owner by Michel at €1,935. Rsv. $180. (Image)

Michel E 1,935

Austria Mostly Used Collection, with 890 different stamps, all neatly displayed on Manilla pages and album pages, with a good variety, from the first issues to about the late 1990s. A very nice and clean collection, with many nice c.d.s. cancels and overall fine or better. (Image)

Scott $ 770

Bahamas, Barbados and Bermuda Mint and Used Collections on Stock Pages, with a good variety ranging from Queen Victoria to the early 2000s, overall fine to very fine. All scanned online, and stamps cataloguing 25c were not counted. (Image)

Scott $ 780

Belgium Collection of Advertizing Tab Pairs, 1927 to 1940s, all in 102 cards by catalogue number, identified by the owner per COB catalogue number (PU1 to 171). Close to complete in period (only missing a few), with about half of the pairs having both a mint and a used one. There are over 250 pairs in all, plus about 13 booklets covers and two panes. Catalogue value of €3,514 is from the 2008 COB. A nice clean collection, difficult to assemble. JG (Image)

COB E 3,514

British Africa Mint and Used Collections, 1800s to Late 1990s, consisting of a few thousand stamps sorted by country, in mounts, mounted on album pages or stock pages. We noted some light duplication, with strength in South Africa and pre union states, such as Cape of Good Hope, Natal with a selection of "Chalons", Transvaal. Also includes Sudan with Camels, Southern Rhodesia, Tristan da Cunha with several complete sets, Mauritius and more. Clean lot, overall very fine. JG (Image)

Est $ 300