Accumulation of Mint and Used African Colonies, 1890s-1960s, with many hundreds of stamps in a variety of formats including album pages, glassines. stock cards and more. A general overview revealed singles, sets, partial sets, a few souvenir sheets, etc, with better representation from French Colonies, along with Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Colonies. Just a few of the the better items we noted include Scott #s Cameroon 276-278, 279 (mh, c.v. $135 total); Malagasy Republic 69, 72, 76-77 (mh, $195 total); Rio de Oro 3-4, 6-7, 10-11, 13 (mh, $167 total); Tripolitania CB2-CB10 (mh, $116 total), leaving other possible finds to the dedicated collector. Our photos include a sampling and an overview. A few faults to be expected in a lot of this size, still a nice lot for collectors, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Accumulation of Mint Never Hinged Australia, 1970s-1980s, with a few hundred stamps, in a small box. The lot consists of singles, sets, booklets, souvenir sheets and thematic packs, from the 1970s to the 1980s, many in glassines or neatly organized into envelopes. The lot also includes a collection on roughly 50 home made pages, ranging from the 1930s to the 1980s. A nice clean lot for any Australia or worldwide collector. Very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Advanced Collection of Mint and Used Australia Kangaroo Issues, all neatly mounted on 20 quadrille pages in black mounts, with detailed descriptions including S.G. and ASCS catalogue numbers. Quite an extensive study of this issue, with different Dies, inverted watermarks, shades, different watermarks, printing flaws, early usage dates, perforated O.S., and more. We counted (confirmed by a detailed owner's inventory) a total of 134 stamps (10 mint and 124 used), including higher values such as S.G. #s 8 (mint, £110), 12 (£110), 14 (£750), 42 (x3, £120 each), 114 (£800), etc. The owner has catalogued the collection with a 2000 S.G. catalogue which came to £2,668 at the time (24 years ago). A lovely collection, with some duplication (no more than 5 of some) and we also noted postmark interest. Overall better than usual quality, we scanned each page online. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Advanced Collection of Mint and Used Australia KGV Issues, all neatly mounted on 49 quadrille pages in black mounts, with detailed descriptions including S.G. and ASCS catalogue numbers. Quite an extensive study of this issue, with different Dies, Types, private perfins, inverted watermarks, shades, different watermarks, printing flaws, different perforations, perforated and overprinted O.S., and more. We counted (confirmed by a detailed owner's inventory) a total of 459 stamps (5 mint and 454 used), including higher values such as S.G. #s 22e (£110), 93 (£80), 95b (£50), 89 (£42), O86 (£85), etc. The owner has catalogued the collection with a 2000 S.G. catalogue which came to £1,677 at the time (25 years ago). A lovely collection, with some duplication (up to 16 in some cases) and we also noted good postmark interest. Overall better than usual quality, we only scanned a portion of the collection. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used Australia, 1920s-1990s, with many hundreds of stamps in roughly 75 album pages, along with glassines, dealer cards, and more. The lot begins with roughly 70 mostly different pre-decimal mint singles and sets, including a few postage dues, noting a few single stamps cataloguing in the $5 to $10 range. The bulk of the lot contains mint and or used stamps, sets, partial sets, and a few mint souvenir sheets, gutter strips and more, ranging from the 1960s to the 1990s in album pages and loose material. Face values totals $240 (counting 30c and up only, with the majority ranging from 30c to 65c). The lot also includes Scott #1461D sheetlet of 10, unpriced in Scott, but purchased by the owner in 1996 for U$129. We note a few faults with a few of the early stamps, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Comprehensive Collection of Mint and Used Australia in 5 Senator Springback Albums, 1927-1995, with many hundreds of stamps, appearing to be organized by Stanley Gibbons numbers (ranging from Scott #94/1544), in 5 springback albums. The collection generally consists of a mint and or used single for most issues up to the early 1970s, along with selections of mint plate blocks (noting imprint blocks from printers John Ash, W.C.G. McCracken, and The Authority Of The Government Of The Commonwealth of Australia), se-tenant and gutter pairs, mint and used booklet panes. coil pairs, and used blocks. Also included are varieties, with notations provided by the owner, indicating various paper types and gum fluorescence, just to name a few. A spot check revealed a few stamps, sets, and souvenir sheets cataloguing $20 and up, noting a mint 5sh Sydney Harbour Bridge (faulty), Scott #M1-7 (M1, M7 are nh, rest mh, c.v.$321 total). Post 1975 material primarily consists of mint never hinged singles, sets, and a few souvenir sheets. Face value totals A$423 (counting 30c and up only, primarily ranging from 45c to $1). A nicely organized collection, ideal for the Australia or Commonwealth collector, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 350

Specialized Collection of Used New South Wales, 1860s-1907, with 290 mostly different stamps, neatly displayed and organized in hingeless mounts on 35 quadrille pages. Each stamp has been identified by the owner using Stanley Gibbons numbers and or sub numbers, and note a good selection of shades, perforations, papers, watermarks (noting inverted and reverse watermarks for some issues), along with a few private perfins, overprinted "OS" officials (noting S.G. #O3d, c.v. £225), 49 perforated official stamps, and more. Postmark interest includes numerals and town cancels, including a few socked on the nose. A lovely collection, ideal for the specialist or any British Commonwealth collector. Online photos shows a sampling of the contents. A few small faults with a few stamps, still overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

Advanced Collection of Primarily Used Queensland, 1860s-1907, with 155 mostly different stamps, neatly organized in hingeless mounts on 18 quadrille pages. Each stamp has been identified by the owner using Stanley Gibbons numbers noting selections of reversed watermarks, shades, perforations, dies, postmarks and more, including Scott #s 18, 26, 40 (x2, both with reversed watermarks), 42 (reversed watermark), 46 (x3, 1 with reversed watermark), 57 (x2), 59, and continues with partial sets from 1882 issues onwards, including Postal Fiscals AR18 (used), AR22, AR28, AR30 (mint ng, $1,300 total, each with small faults). Postmark interest includes numeral types and town cancels, with a few socked on the nose. A well organized and identified collection, ideal for the specialist. A few small faults with a few of the stamps, still overall fine to very fine. All pages photographed online. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Advanced Collection of Primarily Used South Australia, 1856-1911, with 160 mostly different stamps, neatly displayed and organized in hingeless mounts on 17 quadrille pages. Each stamp has been identified by the owner using Stanley Gibbons numbers and or sub numbers, and note a good selection of shades, perforations, watermarks, overprinted and perforated officials, and more. Postmark interest includes c.d.s and squared circle town cancels, including a few socked on the nose. Better stamps include S.G. #s Chalon Heads 7 (x2, c.v. £80 total), 58 (mint, £1,500, two creases), 99 (mint, £375. faulty), along with a few stamps cataloguing £10 and up. A nice collection, ideal for the specialist or any British Commonwealth collector. Online photos show all the pages. A few small faults with a few stamps, still overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Specialized Collection of Used Tasmania and Western Australia, 1857-1912, with 82 stamps from Tasmania, and 86 stamps from Western Australia, neatly displayed and organized in hingeless mounts on 24 quadrille pages. Each stamp has been identified by the owner using Stanley Gibbons numbers and or sub numbers, and note a good selection of shades, perforations, watermarks, and more. Postmark interest includes town cancels, including many socked on the nose. Better stamps include S.G. #s Tasmania Chalon Heads 29, 36-37, 44, 68, 70, 73, 75 (c.v. £343 total). A lovely collection, ideal for the specialist or British Commonwealth collector. Online photos show all the pages of Tasmania, and a sampling of Western Australia. A few small faults with a few stamps, still overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Advanced Collection of Used Victoria, 1854-1912, with 215 mostly different stamps, neatly displayed and organized in hingeless mounts on 22 quadrille pages. Each stamp has been identified by the owner using older Stanley Gibbons numbers and or sub numbers, we note a good selection of shades, plates, perforations, watermarks, postage dues, perforated officials, and more. Postmark interest includes numerals, rpo, c.d.s, broken circle, etc, including some socked on the nose. Better stamps include S.G. #s Chalon Heads 25, 32a, 41, 73, 106 (c.v. £147 total), along with a few stamps cataloguing £10 and up. A lovely collection, ideal for the specialist. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few small faults with a few of the early stamps, still overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Quality Collection of 148 Melbourne CDS Postmarks, all dated from 1895 to 1899, neatly organized by cancellation device and time mark, on 23 quadrille pages. The majority of postmarks are single ring types on Scott #s 162 (x54), and 169 (x76), with cancellation devices and time marks ranging from 1A/23Z, along with 10 double-ring thick arc postmarks on Scott #162, with devices ranging from 1/19. We note at least 100 fully dated postmarks, with some beautifully socked on the nose examples. A clean and very fine collection which would have taken a long time to assemble and should appeal to collectors of all stripes. Online photos show the entire collection. (Image)

Estimate $ 350

Collection / Accumulation of Austria Town Cancels, 1850-1950s, with a few thousand stamps, generally organized by Scott numbers, in a 16 page stockbook and 22 quadrille or Vario-style stock pages. We note a good assortment of postmark types including cursive and Roman lettering on imperforate issues, along with various c.d.s types, curved rectangle, bridge, railway, just to name a few. The lot includes a good amount of socked on the nose postmarks, many with fully readable dates, including some from smaller towns. A nice lot for the Austria or worldwide postmark collector. A few stamps have a few faults, overall fine to very fine. Our photos show a sampling only. (Image)

Estimate $ 200

Group of Mint Belgian Congo, 1909-1940s, with roughly 190 mostly different stamps in a few Vario-style stock pages. The lot contains single, sets, and partial sets including better Scott #s 219 miniature pane (selvedge at left, c.v. $120), B1-B9 ($222 total), German Occupations NB1-NB9 ($114 total), along with a few stamps, sets, and partial sets, cataloguing $10 to $30 and up. A spot check revealed a mixture of light to heavy hinging, along with a few hinge remnants. overall fine to very fine. We photographed all the stamps in this lot. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Collection / Accumulation of Used Belgian Congo, 1890s-1950s, containing roughly 300 stamps, in album pages, glassines, and stock cards. The lot begins with a well organized collection of 146 stamps on 29 album pages, with at least one stamp representing 105 different post offices. Most of the stamps appear to be from the 1900s to the 1950s with postmarks generally ranging from the same time period (noting a few from the 1890s). The balance of the collection is an accumulation of used material, noting blue and black town postmarks, with many sock on the nose examples. A nice lot for the specialist, with photos showing a sampling and an overview. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Collection of Belgian Congo Taxe / Taxes Postmarks, 1908-1923, with 92 mostly different regular postage stamps having a TAXE or TAXES boxed handstamp. We note 72 of the stamps have an additional c.d.s. town postmark, with many socked on the nose. The boxed handstamp was used in lieu of postage due stamps, which were not issued until 1923. A nice lot for the specialist, with all stamps shown online. As a point of reference, the owner paid $375 for this lot in a 1999 auction. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Accumulation of Used Belgium Parcel Post and Railway Stamps, 1879-1970, with a few thousand stamps, well organized by Scott number (many identified by the previous owner), in a stockbook. A cursory check indicated a variety of postmark types including chamfered rectangles, c.d.s and hexagonal town postmark types. The lot also includes parcel post stamps with newspaper overprints. Just a few of the better stamps include Scott #s Q179 (x9, c.v. $243 total), P38 (x9, $144 total), leaving potential other finds to dedicated collectors. A nice lot for the specialist. Our online photos show a sampling only. A few faults to be expected, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Selection of Better Belgium Sets and Souvenir Sheets, 1914-1960, in 51 black 2-row and 3-row dealers cards, containing primarily Semi-Postal singles, sets and souvenir sheets, ranging from B30 to B662a, Just a few of the better items include Scott #s: 121 (m.h., c.v. $275), 221a (n.h., c.v. $100), along with Semi-Postal souvenir sheets and sets with: B93-98 (n.h., c.v. $100 total), B125-131 (x2, n.h., c.v. $500 total), B156-162 (n.h., $550 total), B169 (m.h., c.v. $200), B178 (n.h., c.v. $275), B446B (n.h., c.v. $200), B521-522 (m.h., c.v. $320 total), along with several stamps, sets, and souvenir sheets cataloguing from $40 to $80 and up. A very fine and clean group, ideal for the collector or dealer looking for stock. Online photos show a small sampling. (Image)

Scott U$ 6,075

Selection of Early Used B.N.A., Some with Postmark Interest, with NS #2b ($350), BC #s 8 ($150), 9 ($240), a group of 10 NB Cents issues, PEI #s 1 ($175) plus 9 other Cents issues, followed by 6 NS Cents issues. A good quality group, with cork, numeral and other cancels, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 400

Collection of Mint B.N.A. Issues, neatly displayed on three Hagner pages, starting with PEI, with a gorgeous appearing #2 (hinged o.g. with tiny gum thin and Scheller expert handstamp), followed by #s 4, 5 (x3), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (strip of 6 with left stamp imperf at left, and plate imprint single with pre-printing paper fold, all unused), 11 (x4), 11vi (NH, $300), 12 (x2), 13, 14 (x2), 15 and 16 (x3). The lot is followed by a selection of NB, with #s 6 (x2), 8 (two distinct shades), 9 (single and block of 9), 10, 11 (x2), and ends with a selection of NS, with #s 8, 8a, 9 (x2), 11 (x3), 12 (single and lower left corner plate block of 4). A very nice selection, with a mix of hinged and never hinged, includes a few without gum and some of the never hinged have toned gum, still overall fine to very fine, with a high catalogue value. (Image)

Estimate $ 750

Mint and Used B.N.A. Collection, with New Brunswick #s 6 (mint and used), 8 (one mint and 4 used, with shades), 10 (3x mint) and 11 (3x mint), Nova Scotia with 1c, 5c and 8½c (13 total, mix of mint and used), plus a 1c plate inscription block of four, PEI with all mint #s 5 (x2), 6, 9, 9a (x9), 9d, 8 (used), 11 (x5), 12, 14, 15 (x2) and 16. Last but not least are two Newfoundland issues with SPECIMEN overprint and security punch holes. Overall fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Small Collection of NS, NB and PEI, with a mix of mint and used, all in clear mounts on Scott pages, noting Nova Scotia ($550), New Brunswick ($867) and Prince Edward Island ($461). Overall fine or better, all items pictured online. (Image)

Scott U$ 1,878

Collections / Accumulations of Mint and Used Brazil, 1866-1970s, with a few thousand stamps in roughly 175 album or manilla stock pages, housed in a Scott Specialty album, 4 binders, and more. The lot begins with three partial collections, noting a few hundred pre-1900 stamps, including Scott #s 60 (x2, c.v. $70 total), 84 (x3, $90 total), along with a few stamps, sets, and partial sets, cataloguing $10 to $20 and up. The collections continue with a mixture of mint and or used singles, sets, and partial sets, from 1900 to roughly the 1970s, including #s 512-529 (mh, $128 total), 656-670 (mh, $171 total), C1-C16 (mh, $155 total), along with singles, sets, and partial sets cataloguing $10 and up, including C53 souvenir sheet (mh, $50). The manilla stock pages contain accumulations of used material ranging from the 1890s onwards. A nice lot for collectors, with the potential for finds, including better postmarks. Our photos show a sampling and an overview. A few faults to be expected, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

Collection of British Commonwealth Mint Never Hinged Singles and Mostly Sets, from a wide variety of different countries, majority are KGVI to early QEII, but we also note stamps as far back as QV. All are neatly displayed on 44 black stock sheets, with S.G. numbers, and descriptions. We note many complete sets, some missing high values and some with only a few stamps, but there are many sets cataloguing in the $40 to $100 range. Quite a fresh and overall very fine collection, which can be seen in our representative scans online. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Collections of Mint and Used British Commonwealth in 7 Springback Albums, with many hundreds of stamps, neatly organized by Stanley Gibbons numbers. The first two albums contain an A to V country collection, on sparsely filled pages generally ranging from the the Victorian era to the 1960s, with strength from the 1930s onwards. A spot check revealed better representation from British Offices Abroad, India, and British Africa noting Scott #s Middle East Forces 14-15 (mh, c.v. $100 total), East Africa & Uganda Protectorates 31 (x2), 32 (x2) 33-36, 38-39 (mh, $138 total), along with a few stamps and partial sets cataloging $10 and up. The lot continues with an album of 160 primarily mint Solomon Islands stamps, ranging from 1937 to 1978, noting #s 67-79, 89-104 (mh, $132 total); two albums containing 1977 Silver Wedding mint sets (appears complete); an album of mint and used Great Britain Regionals; and an album containing mint and used Newfoundland (roughly 75 stamps in total, noting a few stamps cataloguing $10 and up). Online photos show a sampling only. We note a few small faults with a few of the early stamps, still overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250