AUSTRALIA continued... AUSTRALIA continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 976 Tasmania. 1899-1912 Pictorial issue, cancellations collection in a loose leaf stockbook and on pages, all fine datestamps sorted alphabetically from Abbotsham to Zeehan, also T.P.Os, Loose Ship Letter, numeral cancels from "2" to "341", covers (35) and some perfins, hundreds of different post offices. (c.1,500). Est. £300-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 977 1851-1984 Australian States and Commonwealth, mint and used collection in three albums including 1915-16 Kangaroo issues used to the 5/-, 1931-36 5/- unmounted, 10/- and £1 used, 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge used, postage dues, Australian States with postal fiscals and a few Specimens, Christmas Island, etc. (3 Albums). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 978 1913-32 Mint and used collection on pages including Kangaroos with 1913 first watermark ½d - 1/- and 5/- mint, 1915 second watermark 2d - 9d mint, 1923-24 6d - £1 set of three mint, 1929-30 6d - 2/- and 10/- mint, KGV Heads with 1926-30 perf 14 set mint (additional 2d block of six, 1/4), perf 13½x12½ set mint (additional 1/4), 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- mint and postally used, etc., also more recent issues in three albums or stockbooks. S.G. £7,000+. (100s). Est. £1,000-1,200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 979 1913-65 Mint collection in a stockbook, superb quality throughout with many additional blocks and imprint blocks (some interpanneau), many stamps unmounted, including Kangaroo issues to £1 (mixed watermarks, with S.G. 12, 75, 111, 136), KGV Heads with interpanneau imprint pairs and blocks, Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- unmounted, 1934 Centenary of Victory set and Captain John Macarthur set in interpanneau imprint blocks, 1938 10/- and £1 imprint blocks, etc., also Nauru, Cocos and Norfolk Is. S.G. £8,500++. (100s). Photo on Page 108. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images) Est. £1,500-1,800 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 980 1915-82 Mint and used collection on pages with various Kangaroo issues mint to the 2/- or used to the 5/-, virtually complete mint from 1935, also duplicates in a stockbook, and used 1909-14 picture postcards (84, one NSW postal stationery card depicting "Bruntons Flour in the Far East"). (100s). Est. £100-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 981 1987 Wildlife (2nd Series) 37c horizontal se-tenant strip of five, margin at left, variety pale orange (top panel) omitted, unmounted mint. A spectacular and rare variety, just two strips and a few singles recorded by Pierron, Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. With B.P.A Certificate (2011). S.G. 1072ab. Photo included on Front Cover. (Image1) Est. £1,000-1,500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 982 Air Mails. 1938 (Mar 15) England - Australia - New Zealand and return record flight completed in 10 days 21 hours, cover flown from London to Sydney and onto Blenheim with G.B, Australia and N.Z stamps, or on the return flight from Blenheim to Darwin and onto London with N.Z and Australia stamps and a London arrival c.d.s, return flight cover signed by the two pilots. Fine and scarce, 14 signed covers carried on the outward flight, twelve signed covers on the return flight. E.801/6, $425. (2). Est. £140-180 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 983 Military Mail. 1900-47 Covers and cards including unused C.E.F 1a postcard with "N.S.W NAVAL / CONTINGENT" cachet (uncertain status), 1907 N.S.W postcards to a soldier at Tientsin with "BASE OFFICE" and "F.P.O No. 4" datestamps (2), 1913 Tasmania cover to a Conductor, 19th Mule Corps in India, 1915 Australia cover to "Sgt Niven Neyland, 6th Reinforcements, 14th Battn. 4th Inf. Brigade A.I.F, Prisoner of War at Kumish Souyou Hospital, Constantinople", 1917 card from 1st Australian Wireless Sqd. in Mesopotamia, 1918 cover from Sydney to "Lt. L. Harrison, Entomologist, Tigris Front, B.E.F, Mesopotamia", WW2 covers with New Guinea cover sent between troops endorsed "Island Mail", forces in Japan, etc. An interesting collection, well written up on 21 pages. (22). Est. £350-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. AUSTRIA AUSTRIA Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 984 1850-1916 Mint and used accumulation including Austrian Levant and Lombardy Venetia, some covers with prestamp (70+), also Hungary 1871-1918 stamps and covers with 1871-73 first issues, etc. (Many 100s). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 985 1851-1984 Mint and used collection in four albums including 1867 50k and 1880 50k (2) used, 1936 Dollfus 10s mint, etc., also Lombardy Venetia and an album of Liechtenstein. (5 Albums) Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 986 Bosnia. 1879-1918 Mint and used collections, many better items with covers, cancellation study, numerous proofs and colour trials, experimental perfs, imperf and perf varieties, blocks, etc., a good lot worthy of careful viewing. (1000s). Est. £800-1,200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. BAHAMAS BAHAMAS Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 987 1938 £1 Deep grey-green and black on thick paper, marginal block of four, lightly mounted in the margin and on the upper left stamp, the others unmounted, very fine, ex Lord Steinberg. S.G. 157, £1,000. Photo on Page 134. (Image1) Est. £240-280 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. BANGLADESH BANGLADESH Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 988 1971-72 Local overprints on Pakistan, the collection with covers (180+), unused postal stationery (53), mint and used stamps, many differing types of overprint. (100s). Est. £240-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 989 1971-72 Bangladesh handstamped overprints on Pakistan stamps, used stamps in a stockbook and on pieces (100s), and used on covers, also overprinted postal stationery and covers with unoverprinted Pakistan stamps, an extensive lot with c.430 covers (virtually all commercial), many overprint types, worthy of further study. (100s, with c.430 covers). Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. BECHUANALAND BECHUANALAND Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 990 1885-1966 Mainly mint collection on pages including British Bechuanaland 1888 1/- - 10/-, 6d on 6d and ½d on 3d, 1888 Protectorate overprint ½d - 3d and 4d - 1/- (4d red surcharge), etc. S.G. £3,500 (approx). (207). Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 991 1886-1984 Mint and used collection in an album including Botswana, virtually complete from 1932, with the 1932 set mint, 1961 surcharges with 1r type I used, etc. (100s). Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. BELGIUM BELGIUM Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 992 1576-1857 Prestamp and stampless mail, the 50 page display collection including letters sent during the Spanish, Spanish Netherlands and Austrian periods, 1789-97 Independence, French Occupation, United Netherlands period and Independence since 1830, with 1576 letter from Antwerp to Filippo Corsini in London endorsed "pgto", 1635-96 letters (8), 1711 manuscript "de Tours", town handstamps from 1734, 1746 express letter endorsed "cito cito cito" with two "GAND" handstamps, red circular framed "H" used on letters from Holland (5), French Department handstamps of 1795-1814 (11), etc. (73). Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 993 1667-1858 Prestamp and stampless covers, various handstamps, including 1795-1814 French Occupation period, etc. (63). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 994 Antwerp. 1611-1958 Postal history, the 55 page display collection, mainly pre-1860 prestamp and stampless mail with various handstamps including red circular framed "A" (5), "PAR ESTAFETTE" (2), ship letters to G.B, stamped covers from 1853, etc. (80). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 995 Ghent. 1698-1941 Postal history, the 43 page display collection, prestamp mail (21) with various handstamps including 1698 albino "PB" of Antwerp, 1743 "GAND", 1745 boxed negative "GAND", 1789-94 circular framed "G" in black or red (2), imperf Medallions issues (5), etc. Also 1898-1923 Gand Exhibition labels on pages. (59 covers + 75 labels). Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 996 c.1850-1990 Covers and cards, the large accumulation including express mail (with six 1889-1900 cards or lettercards), postage due mail, postal stationery, etc., also some stamps. (100s). Est. £200-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 997 World War One/Two. 1914-19 WW1 Covers and cards including Belgian and British forces, German Occupation overprints and German forces mail, censors, P.O.W and internee mail, Govt. in Le Havre, postage paid in cash, etc. (176); also 1939-45 WW2 covers and cards (66) with German Occupation and forces mail, censors, British and U.S forces, undercover addresses in Lisbon, etc. (242). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 998 Air Mails. 1912-70 Covers and cards, the 99 page display collection with first flights and commercial mail, also loose covers, including 1919 Brussels to Paris and 1920 Brussels to London covers with oval framed "PAR AVION", flights to Belgian Congo, Sabena, Imperial Airways, air meetings, O.A.T cachets, etc. (158). Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 999 1849-1988 Mint and used collection on pages including 1849 Epaulettes 10c (4, one on cover) and 20c (5) used, imperf Medallions issue with covers (11) and reprinted proofs, 1869-80 5f used (both shades), 1884-91 set mint with the scarce 1f, Brussels Exhibition set overprinted "1911" mint, 1915 5f "FRANKEN" mint, 1919-20 set mint, 1921 Philatelic Exhibition 50c indigo sheet of 25 used, 1924 Philatelic Exhibition 5f miniature sheet of four with c.d.s. in margin, 1928 Orval Abbey set used with Antwerp Philatelic Exhibition datestamps (Nov 3-4), 1929 Orval Abbey set mint, 1930 Philatelic Exhibition and 1931 Relief Fund miniature sheets with c.d.s in margin, 1932 Cardinal Mercier Memorial Fund set mint, 1933 Orval Abbey set mint, etc. A fine lots, apparently complete mint from 1920. S.G. £12,000+. (100s). Photo on Page 108. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (All Images) Est. £500-700 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1000 1962 3f Canon P.-J. Triest Commemoration, progressive die proof in brown, in the issued design but missing the name and dates below the portrait, die sunk on glazed paper, 76x175mm, fine and rare. Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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