1916-65 simplified collection predominantly mint including De La Rue Seahorses 2/6d 5/- & 10/- plus KGV Overprint at Centre blocks of 4 */**, then Freighters sets on Rough Paper * & Shiny Paper **, 1954 Pictorials set (ex 3d & 4d) imprint blocks of 4, 1963 Pictorials set CTO, later blocks including Decimals & 'REPUBLIC' overprints, etc, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £1400+.  (200+) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1916-23 Overprints on Great Britain Seahorses comprising Waterlow Printings 10/- indigo with 'SPECIMEN' overprint, De La Rue Printings 2/6d brown x12 in a range of shades some tending towards sepia, 5/- red x4 one with 'SPECIMEN' overprint, and 10/- blue x5 including a deep bright blue (well-centred & very lightly mounted), and Bradbury Wilkinson Printings 2/6d brown x6 including pale brown block of 4 **, centring variable but most are above average, a couple with small hinge remainders, Cat £4500+.  (28 stamps) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

1916-23 Overprints on Great Britain Seahorses used group comprising Waterlow Printings 2/6d pale brown and De La Rue Printings 2/6d brown (on small piece), 2/6d yellow-brown, 5/- red & 10/- pale blue, all with Pleasant Island cds cancels, centring variable but most are above average, Cat £980.  (5) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1916-23 Overprints on Great Britain Seahorses 'SPECIMEN' Overprints comprising Waterlow Printing 10/- indigo and De La Rue Printing 2/6d brown & 5/- red, small hinge remainders and minor adhesion marks on the reverse, Cat £1675. A similar 'set' but without gum sold at our auction of 29.6.2023 for $552 (Sale 252 Lot 206).  (3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$750

1916-23 Overprints on Great Britain Seahorses De La Rue Printing 2/6d brown, 5/- red & 10/- pale blue tied to separate philatelic covers by 'P.O. PLEASANT ISLAND/(NAURU)' cds with rather indistinct 'R/PLEASANT ISLAND/NAURU' handstamps in violet & Sydney transit backstamps, the first to Switzerland very fine, the other two to England each with very fine 'CENSORED' cachet on the face & both with minor adhesion marks on the reverse, Cat £770+ for used stamps. (3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1916-23 Overprints on Great Britain Seahorses De La Rue Printings 10/- pale blue SG 23 marginal block of 4 from the lower right corner of the sheet, unusually well-centred, a few minor aging marks on the reverse mostly in the margin, the upper-right unit with a small gum disturbance, the others unmounted, Cat £1000+ for mounted singles. (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

1924-34 Freighters on Rough-Surfaced Grey Paper ½d to 10/- set SG 26A-30A plus 2½d greenish-blue SG 30Ac (light aging on a few perf tips), centring variable as usual, some including the top two values CTO with large-part gum (the 9d with some gum toning), Cat £500+.  (15) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1924-34 Freighters on Smooth-Surfaced White Paper ½d to 10/- set SG 26B-39B plus ½d Perf 14 SG 26Bc and 2½d grey-blue (unlisted shade variant), centring variable as usual although the top two values are well above average, a few CTO with large-part gum, Cat £300+.  (16) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1977 Christmas & 1981 Local Government sets affixed to separate Harrison & Sons or Format Process presentation cards. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

POSTAL HISTORY: 1959 (Mar 12) Montgomery Ward airmail cover to Chicago with scarce Two Issue franking of Freighters 3d (very late use) & Palmtrees 1/- strip of 3, blue/white R label, the reverse with Melbourne (!) transit & Chicago arrivals, a bit aged & fragile with repaired opening-tear at lower-left. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

POSTAL HISTORY: 1960s family correspondence comprising four covers & a small airmail packet (faults) at 30c rate with Customs label all to Melbourne, two telegrams (one with oval 'WIRELESS STATION/NAURU' datestamp not previously seen by us), and inwards airmail covers from Australia x2 (& a roughly opened wrapper), Czechoslovakia & USA (12 items); also aerogrammes to Australia from Spain, Switzerland & Norway, family correspondence from East Germany, 1d Kangaroo Letter Card used, a few real photo PPCs, etc; condition variable.  (130 approx) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300