Plate 1b SB, four good even margins, very fine red MC. (1) (Image)

Plate 3 OH, four good margins, red MC. (1) (Image)

1840 entire letter from Brechin to Kirriemuir, franked by Pl.4 HE, good four margins, tied by fine centrally struck red MC, obverse bears Brechin/JY 4/1840 despatch mark. Cover has central vertical crease. (Image)

Plate 7 TB, good to huge margins, superb red MC. (Image)

Plate 9 KA-KD photographic forgery strip of four used on 1841 (May 1) large part cover from Dublin to Lisburn with fake black MC's, MY.1.41 d/stamps on reverse. (Image)

1841 1d red-brown fine group of three (SG.8) cancelled by distinctive MC's - GD Norwich, Spec.B1(1)t2, CK Welshpool 'Solid Centre' MC, DC York MC, four margins except CK - cut into at K square. (3) (Image)

1841 1d red-brown LG/LH pair with close to large margins, used with distinctive NORWICH MC's (LG has corner crease), Spec.BItz, Cat. £900+ (Image)

Plate 3 SH/SI horizontal pair with large to huge margins, portion of adjoining stamp at left, cancelled by Number '12 in Maltese Cross, some minor tones hardly detracts. Cat. £1100++ (Image)

Plate 4 TD-TF horizontal STRIP OF THREE unused & re-gummed, clear to large margins, TF with vertical crease. Great eye appeal, SG.14, Cat. £17000+ as Mint. (3) (Image)

1937-63 M collection neatly written up on leaves in protectors incl. 1937 Dhows to 2r, 1939 set, 1948 Wedding, 1939 set, SEIYUN 1942 set, 1948 Wedding, 1954 set, HADRAMAUT 1942 set, 1948 Wedding, 1951, 1955 sets, lot also includes odd cover incl. 1938 cover to Madras, franked 1r Dhow cancelled 'ADEN CAMP' double ring c.d.s. (Cat. £800+) (Image)

KGVI-QEII small group of covers & cards incl. 1941 PPC to the USA bearing 2d grey with large circular 'ANTIGUA/(Crown)/PASSED BY CENSOR,' a further PPC to the USA bearing 1d & 6d defins with large 'EXAMINED BY CENSOR' s/line mark, 1939-48 reg covers (3) to the USA/England bearing 2/6d, 5s & 10s defins respectively etc. A scarce group. (10) (Image)

1922 Optd St. Helena Defin set complete on three 'Wilson' reg covers, each cancelled Ascension c.d.s's for 27th Jan 24. Reverse London receivers for 13th Feb, SG.1/9. Cat. £500 off cover. (Image)

1922 St. Helena set optd, fine M, SG.1/9. (9) Cat. £325 (Image)

1860-1930's Australian States and a few Australia assortment of covers and cards (mainly used postal stationery) interesting range in mixed condition. (41) (Image)

1877-1994 Thursday Island collection neatly presented on pages in three albums, with a study of the postmarks on Queensland issues incl. 16 covers or cards (registered to UK etc) and 90 or so stamps, some illustrated postcards and numerous cancels on Australian issues on piece or cover. Also registered labels, some airmails incl. 1931 Chichester flight, first Cooktown - Cairns (each way) flight, Wenlock stopover covers (pilot signed), a useful group of WWII & FPO markings, paquebots etc. (100s) (Image)

1913-2013 substantial collection housed in SG Printed One Country albums commencing with 1913 Roos to 2s M (Cat. £1000+), 1913 6d Kookaburra M, 1914-20 KGV Heads to 5d M incl. 4d lemon yellow & 4d pale orange yellow, 1915 Roos 2d to 2s, rounded corner M (Cat. £2000), 1915-27 2d to 1s M (Cat. £450) + 2s M (poor), 5s & 10s M (cat. £1400), 1918-20 KGV Heads set M, 1918-23 ½d to 1/4d set M (Cat. £225+), 1924-25 set M, 1926-30 set M (Cat. £300), 1928 set M (1/4d in UM marginal pair) (Cat. £440), 1929-30 Roos to 2s M, 1932 1s Lyrebird marginal M, 1931 Kingsford Smith marginal blocks of four, 6d marginal block of eight incl. the re-entry, 1931-36 KGV Heads M (Cat. £140), Roos 6d to 10s M (Cat. £700+), later ranges of defins & commems, Coils, SPECIMEN opts, odd variety, booklets etc. though to 2013, also includes a decent range of Dues & Officials plus some A.A.T, Occupation Force in Japan set (Cat. £200+) etc. Vendors note states 4458 stamps & ST.Cat. £20,000. (Image)

1913-36 collection on pages in an album, useful Kangaroo issues U incl. 1913 to 5s (2), 1915 (W5) to 2s and 1915 (W6) to 5s plus £1 perforated 'OS NSW', 1923 £1 (Cat. £350), 1929-30 to 5s and 1931 with 10s (2, Cat. £160 each), £1 (Cat. £300) & £2 (Cat. £650). Some M also, incl. 1923 6d with 'broken leg'. The KGV Heads are complete M, (noted also, 1/4d M with 'Smoking Crown' wmk error), with specialised coverage U showing numerous varieties (4d 'line through four pence, 1d 'HALEPENCE' etc) and the sets to 1/4d. Later issues incl. 1928 M/Sheet M, 1929 Centenary 1½d re-entry M, 1931 Air 6d re-entry in FU pair, 1932 Sydney Bridge 5s M (Cat. £425) & U (Cat. £225), then the 1934-36 sets M & U. A group of covers also with a few first flights, 1932 Sydney Bridge covers etc. A useful collection. (100s) (Image)

1914-31 specialised collection of the KGV Heads 1d issue U on pages, beautifully written up and presented on pages in an album and showing, in depth, the various positions from the eight diff Plates. Mostly focussed on the 1d red & 1d green (with some 1d violet also), each of the 800 stamps are identified by position and Plate number (mostly with wmk identified), showing (with illustrations) the corresponding Die, cliché, frame break, notched frame, 'neck flaw', 'RA' joined, 'dot before I' etc, with shades and the odd inverted wmk also. The product of exhaustive and diligent research, a fascinating and unusual collection. (Image)

1914-95 M & U collection in a ring binder incl. Roos to 5s, KGV Heads to 1/4d, KGV commems, KGVI to Robes £1, commems, extensive QEII, a few covers & FDC's etc, very mixed condition, poor to good. Also States with NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria & Western Australia ranges. (many 100's) (Image)

1915-30 range of covers/cards from 1915 1d Roo postal stationery card used St. Kilda Rail Station to South Yarra, 1916 Firms envelopes (2 diff) Sydney to USA each franked 2½d Roo, SG.25, one is per SS Sierra, 1918-32 advert covers (6), 1d & 2d rates incl. golf club, masonic lodge (2 diff), market, Insurance etc, nice slogan cancels, 1929 KGV 1½d red letter card H & G 28 commercially used Adelaide - Melbourne, 1930 airmail cover franked 4½d (SG.103) to Dublin, tied 'Ship Mail Room' c.d.s. (11) (Image)

1927-53 selection of complete sheets incl. 1927 1½d Parliament House, SG.105, 1945 Duke & Duchess of Gloucester set, SG.209/11, 1946 Mitchell set, SG.216/8, 1949 Mounted Postman, SG.232, 1953 Food Production, SG.255/60. Cat. £462+ (Image)

1929 3d airmail issue collection neatly written up and presented in an album, with M imprint blocks of four (2), Plate blocks of four (2, plus 5 pairs), booklet stamp (SG.115a) blocks of four (2), 'OS' perforated (2 each, M & U) and the scarce 'long wing' flaw in block of four M (Cat. £350+) & U (Cat. £200). Fifty or so covers incl. 20 East - West Airmail Service covers (for which the stamp was issued) with a variety of labels, cachets, routes, FDC's (+ second and third day of issue), perforated 'OS', first flights, two with 'Long wing' flaw etc. An interesting & useful collection. (Image)

1929 Hodgkinson 3d airmail covers collection written up on pages. An avid collector, Hodgkinson's project involved sending two covers to the postmasters in each of the 31 proposed routes, with two self-addressed envelopes to Rochester, Victoria and 6d in stamps, requesting that the 3d stamp (marginal Plate number examples if possible), when issued, be added to the envelopes included, along with any airmail cachets. The collection comprises eight of the outgoing covers, four of his letters, five replies from the postmasters and 27 covers from 24 of the airports (Mt Isa & Camooweal Queensland, Broome Western Australia etc). Each bears the 3d (ten of which do, indeed, have a marginal Plate number) and additional defins to make up the 4½d rate, tied by the appropriate postmark and with (in most cases) airmail cachets added. A fascinating collection, and as only 62 covers can exist (twelve of which are in the National Library of Australia), a scarce assembly. (Image)

1937-52 KGVI collection in an album with most issues both M & U, incl. 1937 to £1 M (with 4x 3d) and U with 5x 3d and paper types, some imprint blocks and 1d green and 2d scarlet on FDC (7). The commem sets both M & U (noted 1937 NSW 2d with 'man with tail' flaw U and 1940 1d with 'broken rifle butt' M plus set on FDC), ½d orange in two sheets of 80, stamps 6/8 showing 'line to kangaroos ear' and 'sky retouch,' 1948 Arms set to £2 M, blocks, covers etc. (100s). (Image)

1940-90's Royal Flying Doctor Service collection neatly presented in two albums, based around the 1957 RFDS issue with 19 covers (mostly FDC with the various logos, cachets & routes, some signed etc) and incl. three pilot signed Mercy flight covers. Also the unlisted but recognised 'wandering dot' variety singles and positional blocks, with other covers incl. 1940 Broken Hill to Melbourne and 1949 Mornington Island (each signed), 1947 Perth - Port Hedland with 6d postage due added and later examples to 1990's. Some 1987 & 1997 Air Carriage labels, 1962 Inland Mission and 1978 RFDS etc. (Image)