Extensive & voluminous collection on leaves & in stockbooks with numerous long sets & better items, loads of Surcharges & other Overprints, most of the Omnibus sets including M/Ss, etc, condition of the early issues is variable otherwise overall generally fine to very fine, Cat £30,000+, which includes General Issues (£4600), Algeria (£1000), Dahomey (£1200), Guinea (£1200), Guadeloupe (£1450), Indochina (£2000), Lebanon (£1300), Madagascar (£1000), Martinique (£1350), Morocco (£1000), New Caledonia (£2000), Polynesia (£1000), Reunion (£2200), Senegal (£1400), Somali Coast (£1900) & Tunisia (£1150). [The catalogue value does not include such items as the 'LATTAQUIE' Inverted Overprint on 5c & the Madagascar '25'-in-Oval on 3c, both illustrated above, nor any obviously defective stamps] (Qty 1000s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$7,500

Four stockbooks of smaller territories not included in the previous lot plus loads of duplicates, some better items noted, condition variable. (Qty 1000+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

Remainders in two small stockbooks, covering many French Colonies but in limited range of 1920's-30s, some sets but most are only partialy complete, French Southern & Antartic Territory small range but once again most are singles and part sets up to mid 1980's, French Polynesia same again, mixture of mint and used with some no gum with a few FDCs. Useful pickings you will see by viewing video of this lot. (Qty 100s) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

MARTINIQUE: 1947 Airmail 200f Wandering Albatross recessed die proof (167 x 126mm) in green, with hand-painted highlights in brown & blue-green, signed in pencil by the artist. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200