1898 50pf Red Brown Overprinted Issue, a stock page containing 47 singles and pairs, with a variety of different c.d.s. cancels, mostly all legible and dated. We also note a variety of overprint degree angles, with some at 45 degrees and some at 56 degrees but we counted catalogue value for all the cheapest 56 degrees. A rarely offered lot, great for the specialist, very fine. Rsv. $180. (Image)

Scott $ 634

1901 3pf to 3m Kaiser Yacht Set, missing only the 5m value, all used with c.d.s. cancels, overall very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 546

1932 12sh6d King George V, used with lovely Hamilton Bermuda c.d.s., with a very light vertical bend, still fresh and extremely fine. Ex. Dick Lamb. S.G. #93, £375. (Image)

Scott $ 425

1894 1p Blue Queen Makea Takau, a mint never hinged sheet of 60, with selvedge all around (missing small piece lower left corner) showing a plate number at bottom right. The stamps are well centered and the sheet has some rust spots on back, still nice appearance and scarce. Catalogue value is for hinged only. (Image)

Scott $ 780

1900 2p Chocolate Torea, a mint never hinged block of 40 from lower left corner of the sheet, with "The Stanley Stamp Coy." imprint lightly impressed in left selvedge, fine and fresh with a little separation at right centre. Catalogue value is for hinged only. (Image)

Scott $ 600

1899 10c Orange Special Delivery, a mint strip of 5, with top and bottom stamps hinged and three middle ones never hinged, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 465

Small Group of Better Mint and Used Stamps with overprint varieties. Labels next to the stamps identify Facit numbers. Scott #2 and 3 are MNH. Scott #4, 5 and 6 are MH and have an expertization mark on back. Scott CV is $1,707 for the basic stamps, without premiums for the overprint varieties. Very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 1,707

1916 1d Scarlet King Gorge V War Tax with Inverted Overprint, mint hinged, with fresh colour, fine. Purchased in 1949 from the Mercury Stamp Co. in NYC. and tucked away since. (Image)

Scott $ 800

African Nations Mostly Used Collection in a Thick Minkus Album, with 4 countries, the best being Burundi ($1,700) with some scarce used Animal issues 589, 591-601, 596a, 598a-99a. There are also two large sheets 336 and C127. Congo Democratic Republic issues leads into Zaire ($415), which has a good showing of the 1990s surcharges, such as 1333-34, 1352, etc. There are a few hundred stamps or sheets from Equatorial Guinea which are not priced in Scott. Finally, Rwanda ($250) has 194-201 (mint), 1382-84, 1386-87, etc. A very nice collection, with mostly nice and clean postmarks and overall very fine. The Scott 2015 catalogue value is $2,365. (J.O.) (Image)

Scott $ 2,365

Albania Collection in a Minkus Album, with pages to 2007 and stamps ranging from #35/1764. Mostly used, with better items to 1970, such as #s 47-52, 54-60, 136-38, 164-70, 299-309, 323-28, C1-7, C48-53, and more, There are also some scattered values after 1975, and overall clean and fine or better collection. Catalogue value is 2018. (J.O.) (Image)

Scott $ 1,390

Asian Countries Mostly Used Collection in Four Minkus Albums, including Nepal, Israel, Indonesia, Mongolia, Philippines, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Bhutan, Burma, Maldives Islands, Bangladesh, South Vietnam and Burma. Nepal is the star of the show with extensive showing of the early issues, noting Scott #10 (CV $500) and 13-17 (CV $270) among many others, with high completion to about 1992. Israel has high completion to 1995, Indonesia to about 1992, the Philippines to 1988 (including the Japanese occupation issues), Laos is also mostly complete to 1993, Mongolia to 1982 and Vietnam to 1972. In all cases there are stamps after the date noted. Afghanistan, Cambodia, Bhutan, Maldives Islands and Bangladesh are sparse. See our numerous scans for a better idea of this extensive lot, even better to inspect. Very fine, faults noted on some earlier material. (J.O.) (Image)

Est $ 1,000

Australia and States Stock and Collection in Two Volumes, starts off with a collection (with duplication) of States, with a good representation, including perforations, inverted watermarks, etc., plus a specialized collection of Tasmanian town cancels (about 172 large size stamps, with many small towns, many are socked on the nose). Also includes an old time stock book filled with hundreds of Australia and States, from the early Roos to about the 1930s, with duplication but also many nice postmarks and some better issues. Overall fine to very fine lot, scans only show a small portion. (Image)

Est $ 250

Asia Various Asian Countries Mostly Mint Accumulation in Two Binders and One Stockbook, with Thailand, Bhutan, Nepal, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Macau and more. Thailand is represented with 14 Vario pages full of unsorted mint and used stamps. We noted Scott #293-4 MH (CV $390), many early overprinted issues which we did not attempt to catalogue. While Thailand is generally stronger in the early issues to 1960, a few sets from the 1990s are also included. Bhutan fills 8 stock pages and a few album pages. It includes lots of lenticular stamps, some in full sets. There are 10 pages of Afghanistan, mainly from the 1880s to the 1960s, the earlier mainly used, and the later mainly mint hinged and unhinged. Nepal starts with a group of 10 stamps from the first design (see scan), and goes on to about 1965. A small stock card holds 5 Tibet stamps, including a used Scott # 12 (CV $120). An almost complete Ryukyu Islands MH collection 1958 - 1971 on 4 album pages with some extra MNH copies on 2 stockpiles. A group of Indonesia stamps overprinted for RIAU Archipelago comprising 18 MNH copies of 10 different values between Scott #2 and 22 (CV $658), plus a 32-page stock book full of Indonesia from 1948 to about 1970 in reasonable duplication. Owner’s CV for this stockbook alone is $554. Many thousands of stamps. Very fine. (Image)

Est $ 500

Australia and States Used Collection in a Minkus Album, with a high degree of completion and including many extras such complete booklet panes to about 2002. We noted Roos to 10sh., lots of George V Heads, Sydney Bridge 5sh. CTO (Scott 132 CV $350), Robes, Arms and Navigators sets are all present. Within the States collection we noted a close cut NSW Scott 30 (CV $1,900), Scott 72-3 (CV $400), Queensland Scott #78 (CV$175), South Australia Scott #6 (CV $200), Tasmania complete Pictorials Scott 86-93 (CV $123) and much more. Also includes hundreds of collector’s doubles in a glassine. Faults noted on some early material, otherwise fine to very fine and quite clean, with nice postmarks, etc. (J.O.) (Image)

Est $ 1,200

Austria Collection of MNH on Hingeless Lighthouse Pages, 1958 to 1996, housed in three Stanley Gibbons spring back albums, running from #s 631 to 1714. Looks close to complete for period, fresh and never hinged. Mostly fine-very fine. Catalogue value from about 2010 was $700. (Image)

Est $ 100

Austria Impressive Mint and Used Collection in a Minkus Album to 2008, with a range of #s 1/1951, there are many solid runs of used values filling page after page, with better such as #s 27-144, 145-63, 378-79, B132-37, B262-67, C54-60, M22-48, J1-9, J132-158, etc. Mint sets include #s 405-23, B66-70, B77-86, B122-27, B269-71, etc. Also present are sets that are mixed mint and used, eg. B245-51, B273-76, C12-31, J114-131, etc. There are other countries present such as Bosnia-Herzegovina ($550), Occupation issues for Italy, Serbia, etc. ($615) ad lastly "Offices Abroad" with many high values used not counted due to Scott's warning of "false cancellations"; however there are many that appear legitimate ($800 if so). Last but not least, we have not included the catalogue value of page one of the collection and prefer that interested parties see our high quality scans and judge for themselves. (catalogue should be at least $3,000 additional for this page alone). Includes two thick glassines of duplicates not counted. Overall clean, with many nice c.d.s. postmarks and fine to very fine. Well worth having a close look at this one, catalogue value is from 2018. (J.O.) (Image)

Scott $ 7,450

Austria (Lombardy and Venetia) Used Collection, with 37 used stamps, including duplication of 2 or 3 of some. We note shades, a good variety of postmarks, two different perforations of the 1863-65 sets, possibility of different types, etc. A nice selection which includes many expensive singles and sets, and which could easily catalogue over $3,000. Overall fine, all scanned online. (J.O.) (Image)

Est $ 300

Baltic States Mainly Used Collection in a Minkus Album, a well filled album for the issues of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from 1918-2008. Estonia ($1,295) has better such as #s 60-64, 105-07, 147a, B1-8, B32-35, B41-44a, B46-49, C14-18, etc. Latvia ($725) has 13A (mint), 49-51 (mint), 184-99, B24-33, B82-91, C2a, CB3-5, 2N46-57, etc. Lithuania ($1,740) has 1-26, 116-19C, 176-88, 242-63, 272-77K, 316a, B52-54, C1-14, C21-31, C40-87, CB1-4, etc. Also present are issues from Central Lithuania ($120) and some better Memel Occupation issues ($780). A very clean collection, with mostly nice and clean postmarks and overall fine to very fine. The Scott 2015 catalogue value is $4,660. (J.O.) (Image)

Scott $ 4,660

Belgium Valuable Precancel Collection, 1909-1990s, with over 800 different items, all displayed in 24 stock sheets, noting 6 different towns up to the 1930s, followed by general bilingual precancels to the end. Some of the early items have instructional labels attached, with a mix of mint and used at first, becoming mint never hinged near the end. A very nice quality collection and a great basis for continuation. All pages are scanned online. Rsv. $675 (Image)

Est $ 750

Belgium Collection in a Scott Album, 1849 to 1956, mostly all used and very well covered, including advertising tabs, semi-postals and back of the book, with many complete sets, some nice postmarks, We note better items throughout, see scans for an idea. Overall clean and fine or better, with a few faults noted. (Image)

Scott $ 3,658

Belgium and Colonies Mint and Used Collection in Minkus Album, with very high completion rate to about 2004 including back-of-the-book items. Starts with an almost complete variations of the Leopold I «Epaulettes». Other items of interest we noted: King Albert with helmet 5fr Scott #136 (CV $100), King Albert Entering Furnes 5fr Scott #121 (CV $125), souvenir sheets Scott # 171 (CV $225), 221 (CV $300), Scott # B105 (mint, CV $225), B169 (CV $150), set B144-150 (CV $150). Also complete Belgian Occupation of Germany Scott #1N1-58 and 1NJ1-10 (CV $638). Also includes extensive Belgian Congo and Ruanda Urundi. Noted Belgian Congo Scott #11 (CV $550). Complete or near complete page after page, a remarkable collection. Some extras here and there such as a lot of the 1946 -10% local overprints, telegraph stamps, stamps with attached publicity labels, complete booklets and more. A glassine holding many hundreds of collectors spares is included. (J. O.) (Image)

Est $ 600

British Africa Valuable Mostly Used 39 Country Collection in Five Volumes, with most of the value in used sets and singles. As well as many Victorias and Edwards, most countries are strong in George VI and the early Queen Elizabeth II sets. We note better material from Bechuanaland ($1,060), British Central Africa ($1,290), Gold Coast (1,265), Mauritius ($2,800), Nyasaland ($1,280), Rhodesia ($1,350), St Helena ($1,680), Sierra Leone ($1,280), and more. Some better used issues include Ascension 23-32, 50-74, Bechuanaland 117-53, Gambia 12-19, 25-26, Gold Coast 14-20, 38-48, Kenya 1-52, Lagos 13-21, Mauritius 8-11, 19, 95-103, Nigeria 19-29, Nyasaland 33-90, Rhodesia 82-88. 101-11, 141-55, St Helena 1, 28, 111-21, Seychelles 20-21, 257-387, Sierra Leone 1-2, 34-43, 166-220, Sudan 1-7, 9-27, Tanganyika 10-26, Zululand 1-3, 6, 8, 16-21, etc. More information can be found in our enclosed inventory of the countries / total value per country / better items in many countries. A very clean collection, with mostly nice and clean postmarks and overall fine to very fine. The Scott 2015 catalogue value is $22,900 and does not include some high denominations for which we could not identify as postally used (marked as such on album pages). See many scans online. (J.O.) (Image)

Scott $ 22,900

British Africa Mint and Used Collection in a Thick Scott Specialty Album, from Ascension to St. Helena, appears to be mostly used at first, then predominantly mint (with much NH in black mounts), and includes many complete sets and long useful runs. A lovely and clean collection worthy of a close look, see our scans for an idea only. (Image)

Scott $ 3,140

British America Used Collection in a Minkus Album, a strong collection with lots of better material including highlights such as Bermuda ($2,075, #s 1-3, 5-6, 18-25, 31-35, 58-60, 78-79, 94, 118-26, 128, 134, 143-62, 175-91, 238-71, 322-28, 363-79, etc.), British Honduras ($1,995, #s 1, 8-10, 13-16, 28-32, 48-50, 52-55, 67, 74, 115-26, 130, 214-25, B1-5, J1-3, MR1-5, etc.), Belize ($620, #s 345-59, 500, 678-79, 699-714, etc.), Falkland Islands ($1,180, #s 15-17, 29, 58-61, 100, 103-42, 1L1-27, 2L1-5L8, etc.). There is also a bit of British Antarctic Territory ($100). A lovely collection, with mostly nice and clean postmarks and overall very fine. The Scott 2015 catalogue value is $5,970. (J.O.) (Image)

Scott $ 5,970

British Caribbean Massive Used Collection on Minkus Pages in Four Thick Volumes to 2007, featuring mainly used issues from 20 different countries. As well as many valuable early issues from the Victorian era, the collection is strong in the span covering 1935-1960 with the Silver Jubilees, Silver Wedding, George VI and Queen Elizabeth definitive sets, then on with later issues into the 1990s. Some of the better countries include Bahamas ($6,100), Barbados ($3,100), Antigua ($1,465), St Lucia ($1,250), Cayman Islands ($845) and more. Used highlights abound, but include Bahamas #s 2-4, 6-7, 90-129, Barbados 8-9, 60-67, 102-11, Cayman Islands 97-134, Dominica 90-210, Leeward Islands 96-131, Montserrat 85-126, Turks & Caicos 71-139, to name a few. See inventory sheet with total catalogue value per country, plus some highlights from many of the countries. A lovely collection, with mostly nice and clean postmarks and overall very fine. Many scans online. The Scott 2015 catalogue value is $19,350. (J.O.) (Image)

Scott $ 19,350