Antarctica series of 10 large (20 x 15cm) photographs (numbered between "S.22" & "S.43") showing scenes from a 1930s Antarctic expedition on the new research ship "Discovery II". Scenes show the ship in ice, Tiger Moth aircraft on skis, meeting with Ellsworth at "Little America" (accessible only through a hole in the snow). RAAF pilots seated in their place, expedition group & plane on the ship, Ellsworth & Kenyon at the Bay of Whales, etc. Historic views. Ex A Leigh Hunt. Fine. (Image)

Belgium 1849-1993 extensive colln comprising 2 Davo hingeless albums in slipcases for 1849-1969 mint & used, 1970-87 used on pages, 1989-93 MUH in small stockbook, seln of "back of book" issues on pages. Also incl new empty standard Davo album for 1995-2010 issues. Noted: 1849 10c brown (SG3) GU 3 margins, 1914 & 1915 Red Cross Fund sets mint, 1950 European Athletics set & m/s MUH, 1951 Queen Elizabeth Fund set mint, 1952 UPU Congress 10f, 30f mint, 1954 Prisoners' Monument Fund sets mint & used, 1958 King Baudouin 7f50, 9f mint, 1960 Refugee Year m/s MUH, 1882 Railway Parcels 50c rose-carmine mint. Good for completion/continuation. SG cat £7,750. (Image)

Belgium c1910-74 colln in 2 Davo hingeless albums (pages from 1849) mint, all appear MUH from c1960s, mostly complete from mid 1930s. Also L/H hingeless album 1971-84 apparently complete MUH colln. (Image)

Cook Isl, Aitutaki, Penrhyn, Niue 1902-32 mint/MUH old time written up colln on pages, good coverage of all issues with many blocks & some part sheets. Incl plate blocks, GV 2 perf pairs, ovpt errors/flaws etc etc. Picked over & most of the items affected by toning, some very heavy but enough retrievable to justify estimate. Total about 220 items - over 1000 stamps. High cv. (Image)

Cyprus 1880-1980 colln of 250 mint & used in 8 leaf/16 page Lighthouse s/b. Some dupn. Noted 1881 ½pi emerald-green GU, 1892 4pi pale olive-green FU, 1906 12pi chestnut & black FU, 1935 Silver Jubilee set mint, 1938-51 GVI set mint (minus 1½pi carmine & 2½pi ultramarine) & used. Also incl W Castle "Cyprus Postal History of Postage Stamps" 2nd edition 1971. SG cat £900+. (Image)

Cyprus 1921-3 GV "SPECIMEN" ovpts set of 15, wmk mult script CA, minor back thins 10pa orange & green & 6pi. SG 85s-99s. Cat £750. (Image)

Czechoslovakia 1945-80 extensive near complete colln of mint & used in 213 page illustrated Schaubek album. Incl 44 m/s: 1945 Slovak Rising, 1950 Philatelic Exbn (MUH & used), 1955 Philatelic Exbn perf & imperf (with mint singles of both), 1962 Internat Stamp Exbn perf & imperf & 1985 General Svoboda perf & imperf (all MUH). Also incl seln of 1929-30 used, 1930-49 mint with labels, 1945 & 1947 official mint sets, 1919-72 P Dues, 1920 East Silesia, 1939-44 Bohemia & Moravia (incl near complete 1939 set of 19 MUH) & seln of Slovakia (1939-80s) on pages. Weights 4.8kg. (Image)

Danish West Indies 1855-1908 generally FU colln (with 3 mint) on Hagners, from 1855 3sk with deep brown gum SG 3, 1873-1902 all vals except 14c, 1896-1902 set with 2 x 4c bisects on piece, 1900 set, 1905 surcharges, 1907-8 set. 55 stamps. (SG 2018). (Image)

Egypt c1940s-2006 colln/accum in large s/b very good MUH range from 1987-2006 with dupn & seln of earlier issues at back with a few covers. Well over 1500 stamps. High cv. (Image)

Egypt 1935 3m vermilion Christmas seal on back of envelope (opened out & flap missing), tied by diamond of dots cancel. Addressed to UK with "Egypt 19 Postage Prepaid" & "MPO 9 DE 35 Cairo" cancels. SG 6. Cat from £250. (Image)

Europe 1949-2002 Davo Europa hingeless albums x 2: 1) European based organisations 900+ stamps, near complete. Noted European Recovery Plan sets (Italy & Trieste), 1950 European Recovery Programme stamp (Germany-Berlin), 1950 European Tobacco Conf sets (Italy & Trieste), 1950 Council of Europe admission set (Saar), 1950 European Athletics Championship set & m/s (Belgium), 1951 Promoting United Europe 2f50 (mint) & 4f (minor adhesions on front), (Luxembourg) & 1956 European Coal & Steel Community set (Luxembourg). 2) 750+ stamps & 35 m/s covering Europa issues from 1987-2002. Weighs 5.6kg. SG cat £4000+. MUH. (Image)

Gibraltar 1953-2013 mint colln in L/H album. Seen MUH from 1971 on. Practically complete. Weighs 5kg. (Image)

Gibraltar 1927 £1 GV red-orange & black (SG 107) on reg'd cover to England, fine oval reg'd 1 JY 31 cancel (stamp cat £300 FU). (Image)

Gibraltar 1942 2/- GVI Eliott Memorial, broken second "R" in "GIBRALTAR" in horiz pair, with normal, p14. SG 128ba. Cat £2500 (MUH), unpriced used. FU. (Image)

Greece 1876-1971 extensive colln of used in 79 pg annotated Editions Yvert & Tellier album. Noted 1896 Olympics set excl 5d (10d FU), 1900 25L on Olympics 401 surcharge, 1906 Olympics set (tone spots on 3d, 5d, 1937 Ionian Isl set FU, 1946-7 surcharge set of 18 FU, 1933 Air 50d brown FU, 1935-9 Air set of 9 FU & 1940 Greek Occup of Albania set of 17 CTO. Also incl s/b with approx 1000 imperf & perf Hermes head used stamps. Weighs 3.15kg. (Image)

Hungary 1871-1980 extensive near complete colln of mint/used in 320 page illustrated Minkus album. Incl over 200 diff mostly MUH m/s (incl 1934 20f mint, 1948 Air 2 + 18Fo & 3 + 18Fo MUH, 1949 3Fo x 4 perf & imperf both mint, 1949 50Fo MUH, 1951 Stamp Anniv x 3 MUH & mint) & 1931 Zeppelin set of 2 mint which by themselves have CV £4000+. Also incl seln of French, Romanian & Serbian occupation stamps & s/b with 1996-99 CTO issues incl 16 m/s. Weighs 4.4kg. (Image)

Jamaica c1870-c1981 colln on Hagner (plus 2 s/b incl dupn), good range mix mint & used to 1930s then nearly all mint (MUH from early 1970s). Noted 1938 Picts set mint (incl 5/- & 10/- perf vars). About 500 stamps, good cv. (Image)

Luxembourg 1945-75 MUH colln in "Safe" album. Virtually complete incl 1956 & 1957 Europa sets (SG 609-11, cat £700; SG 626-8, cat £290), incl m/ss. High cv. (Image)

Malta 1842-c1960s Postal History colln of covers & pmks on stamps, mostly on annotated pages. Noted 5 pre stamp entires incl disinfected mail (with slits) from Alexandria to Malta. Wide range of post offices & other postal markings. About 175 covers & 50 stamps. Ex Jack Thornton. (Image)

Omnibus: 1) 1937 Coronation complete set of 202 in small annotated album mint (incl 1938 Australia Robe set, 1939 Canada Royal Visit set, 1947 Southern Africa Royal Visit sets, 1948 GB Royal Silver Wedding set & additional 1938-52 royal issues from Canada, Newfoundland & NZ). 2) 1949 UPU complete sets (minus Bahrain, Brit Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia, India, Pakistan/Bahawalpur, South Rhodesia & Tangier sets) in small album mint & 3) 1953 Coronation complete set of 106 (minus Canadian issue) in small annotated album mint. Stamps in (1) in (2) in good condition, most stamps in (3) affected by hinge toning. SG cat £735+. (Image)

Poland 1860-1981 extensive near complete colln of mint/used in 231 page illustrated Minkus album. Noted 1860 10k used, 1922-3 set of 20 used, 1944 National Horses set CTO, 1945 Liberation set of 10 CTO & 1946 Education Fund set MUH. Also incl 170 m/s (but 1928 Philatelic Exbn used, 1937 King visit m/s x 3 used, 1938 Philatelic Exbn perf & imperf both used, 1938 stratosphere flight used, 1946 Education Fund MUH, 1948 Polish culture used, 1948 Fighters for Freedom used & 90 m/s from 1977-94 in separate s/b & seln of East Silesia, Port Gdansk & A39-44 General Govt issues. Weights 4.1kg. (Image)

Romania 1868-1933 seln of 400+ mint & used on 26 illustrated album pages. Noted 1872 3b mint, 1918 King Carol I 5p & 10p with invtd "1918" ovpts FU, 1931 Romanian Army, Monarchy Anniv, Scouts, Navy Anniv & Air sets all mint, 1932 Scouts, Medical Congress, Postal Employees Fund & stamp Anniv sets all mint, & 1932 Philatelic Exbn m/s mint. Minor dupn. (Image)

Switzerland 1850s-1980s mostly used colln on pages & in packets etc. Good range all eras starting with 7 x Canton issues; 30+ imperf Helvetias, also noted 1945 80c, 5f & 10f PAX FU, minor tone spots; good 1920s-30s Airs; Pro Juventute appears complete nearly all used & International Organisation issues. About 2000 stamps. (Image)

Vatican 1929-1980s 3 album colln. Nearly complete from 1929 set FU onward, 1933 set of 18 FU, 1935 & 1936 commem FU etc. Also good coverage mint incl 1949-51 (SG 151-72, cat £243). 1953-80 appears complete MUH (excl m/s & Airs etc). (Image)

A World c1840s-1910s old time mint & used colln in Stanley Gibbons Improved album (pub 1887) with brass clip. Extensive seln incl GB, noted: good seln QV, surface & EVII; NZ noted: good range FFQs incl several m/s cancels, Christchurch Exbn x 2 sets mint, Auckland Exbn set mint (1d double gum); Australia & States noted: Roos 1st wmk set to 2/- brown mint; Canada & Provinces noted: Jubilee 8c - 50c & $2 used, QV 2 Maple Leaves ½c-2c red, 5c, 8c, 10c & 20c mint, 1893 50c blue mint; USA noted: Columbian Expo 6c, 8c & 10c mint & 50c Trans-Mississippi used, Hawaii useful mint & used; South Africa Provinces incl CGH 2 x triangulars, 5/- Hope mint, 5/- EVII mint, Natal 5/- GV mint; also extensive Europe & other British Empire with many classics. About 2500 stamps. Despite the album being slightly dilapidated a remarkably high percentage of the stamps are in very good mint cond. Massive cv. Also 2 other old albums & small bundle of covers & cinderellas. (Image)