A collection of GB covers in seven albums; mainly FDCs and souvenir covers in mixed condition; noted 1911 Coronation flight cover and card (both defective) addressed to Australia. (100s).

Estimate AU$200-300
Min. Bid. AU$160

ROYAL MAIL COLLECTORS PACKS: 1987 - 1994, 1997 plus other issues of the same period, MUH. 

Estimate AU$100-150
Min. Bid. AU$80

An 1840 - 1990s, mainly used collection in a Lighthouse album; includes 1d blacks (2, defects), QV Line Engraved, etc. Pickings. (100s).

Estimate AU$200-300
Min. Bid. AU$160

1925 (SG.432-33) British Empire Exhibition pair MLH plus 1½d in blk.4 (2**,2*). Cat.£255.

Estimate AU$100-150
Min. Bid. AU$80

1948-51 study of commercially used envelopes made from recycled Forces War maps; an interesting group. (10).

Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120

The January to March 1971 UNITED KINGDOM POSTAL WORKERS STRIKE: A comprehensive collection of the Emergency stamps, labels and covers produced and mailed or cancelled per favour. Housed in six well annotated large albums, the collection is very well presented and is accompanied by the reference book by Clive Smith and some supplementary material. (many 100s of items).

A wide range of officially licensed and unlicensed private posts operated during the strike to fill the gap left by the withdrawal of official postal services. Some were genuine commercial services that provided local, national and international deliveries, but many were set up by stamp collectors and stamp dealers to provide philatelic material for collectors.

Estimate AU$2,000-2,500
Min. Bid. AU$

19 November 1984 crash cover, retrieved from the wreckage of the Inverness - Edinburgh mail plane which crashed into the side of a hill only a few minutes after takeoff. The charred and water-damaged cover is accompanied by the official Post Office letter explaining the circumstances. (2 items). Rarely seen.

Estimate AU$80-120
Min. Bid. AU$60