Accumulations & collections

810 Russia - Siberia - Czechoslovak Legion: 1919 5 diff essays inc the 1R accepted design & 4 unaccepted designs in blue brown & green VF UN as issued (15) ex Status Auction 186 realised $350. Plus Russia 1990-91 break-up of Soviet Union local opts inc currency revaluations for Crimea, Karelia, Tatarstan, Ukraine & others on current Russian stamps (approx 50 diff), large accumulation, multiples & part sheets. Fresh MUH. (approx 5500) $220 $350

811 St Helena: 1937-49 KGVI issues comp, inc Ship set to 10/-, Wedding etc, few extra shades. VF MLH. SG 128-51 cat £180+. (32). $90 $120

812 Samoa: Collection 1935-90 on hingeless pgs in springback binder inc 1955 Arms opt set (retail $100), 1965 Kava Bowl wmks ($120), all long def sets to $4 or $5. Good thematics throughout with Shells, Flowers, Ships etc. Near comp 1935-86 (only needs 2 stamps, has only some M/S), missing 1987, then 1988-90 comp. Mostly VF M/MUH early, appears all MUH from 1965 Kava Bowl wmk set. Total retail $1200. (630 inc 36 M/S) $250 $350

813 San Marino: Extensive Collection 1877-1995 in 4 Lighthouse albums. 1877-90 Numeral & Arms vals to 40c inc 30c M (SG cat £1000), 1892 Surch set, 1892-99 Numeral & Arms vals to 5L, 1903 Mount Titano to 5L (£200+), 1917-30 inc 9 sets plus airmails, express etc. 1931 Air set (£550), 1932 GPO set (£500), 1933 Zeppelin opt set (£200), 1933 Congress opt set (£450), 1934 Surch set (£180), 1935 Death Cent set (£150), 1942 Air surch set (£170), 1945 Arms set (£90), 1945 50th Anniv M/S (£375), 1947 Workers set (£80), 1948 Air opt 200L (£70), 1949 Views set (£2257), 1950-51 Pictorial set (£700), 1951 Air Stamp Day 300L (£100), 1952 500th Anniv set to 200L (£250), 1952 Air set to 200L (£100), 1953 Flowers set to 100L (£75), 1954-55 Sports set to 250L (£100), 1955-95 appears largely comp inc 150+ sets & 15 M/S. Postage Dues inc 1897 set, 1924 vals to 5L, useful 1928-53 Parcel Post. Clean, well above average, odd flt in earlies o/w F-VF M/MUH/U. From 1960 on appears VF MUH. SG cat £11,000+. Excellent near comp collection. (2200 plus 25 M/S) (P) $2000 $3000

814 San Marino: Collection 1877-1982 Mint on pages & hagners 1877-94 Arms & Numerals to 65c. 1894 Palace set. 1895-99 Arms & Numerals to 25c. 1918 War Fund set to 3L U. 1928 700th Anniv set. 1931 Air 50c-9L. 1935 Death Cent set to 1.75L (SG cat £150). 1945-46 Arms set to 50L. 1947 Reconstruction set to 50L. 1948 Surch 100L (£110). 1949 Views set to 200L (£450). 1950 Air set to 500L. 1951 Red Cross set. 1952 500th Anniv set to 200L (£250). 1952 Air set to. 1953 Flowers set. Then largely comp to 1972 (50+ sets). BoB inc Postage Dues & Parcel Posts. Also range of 1954-64 sets in full sheets inc 1954 Sports, 1963 & 1964 Olympics. Generally F-VF M/MUH, odd toning, a few U. SG cat £4200+ = A$6700+ (2000+). $500 $800

815 Sarawak: Collection 1869-1950 Mint on attractive pages. 1869 Brooke 3c (4) plus positional blk of 6 (pos pencilled on back). 1871 Brooke 3c range inc shades, varieties & blks of 9 & 8. 1875 Brooke set to 12c. 1888-97 Brooke Postage & Revenue set to $1, plus shades. 1889-92 Surch set inc "One Cent" on 3c blk of 4, plus 5c/12c, variety "no stop after C". Also 2c/8c full sheet of 60 inc variety "Misperf along right margin". 1892 "ONE CENT" opt 3c inc shades, varieties & blks. 1895 Brooke set. 1899 Surch set. 1899-1908 Brooke Postage plus 1c plate 1 blk of 6 & 5c unissued inc blk of 4 & 1902 2c green with wmk. 1918 Brooke set plus new colours. 1923 Surch range inc blks, prs & plate no. Also horiz pr with left stamp error "cnet" for cent (SG cat £425) plus variety "Ghost strike". 1928-29 Brooke set with wmk plus $1 (£100). 1945 BMA opts to $3. 1946 Centenary set. 1947 Cypher opt set to $5. 1948 Silver Wedding set. Most diff inc shades, blks etc. Mostly VF UN/M, odd toning. SG cat £4000+ = A$6300+. Very interesting old-time specialist collection. (415) $900 $1200

816 Sarawak: Collection 1869-1970s Used in large album. 1869 Brooke 3c. 1871 Brooke 3c (3 inc pmks). 1875 Brooke set to 12c plus pmks & shades. 1888-97 Brooke Postage & revenue to $1, plus shades. 1889-92 Surch range. 1895 Brooke set to 8c. 1899 Surch set. 1899-1908 Brooke to $1, plus shades. 1918-23 Brooke to $1 plus new colours. 1923 Surch 1c/10c inc shades. 1928-29 Brooke set. 1932 Brooke set. 1934 Brooke $5. 1946 Centenary set to $1. 1947 Cypher opt set to $5. 1950 KGVI Pic set. 1948 Silver Wedding set. 1955-59 QEII Pic set to $5. Also range of covers & cards (5). Extras inc shades, pmks, blks, strips etc. Mostly VFU, odd toning. SG cat £2600+ = A$4000+. Very interesting old-time specialist collection. (550) $600 $900

817 Serbia: 1850s-60s Stampless folded letters & wrappers with range of diff s/l town pmks inc Belgrade, Karanovac, Knjazevac, Gurgusovac, Krusevac, Negotin & Valjevo. VF. Nice postal history. (19) $200 $300

818 Serbia: Collection 1866-1944 on Minkus pages. 1866 Newspaper Arms 1p (SG cat £85), 1866-68 Prince set to 40p (£200+), plus 1p & 2p Newspaper perf & imperf (£200+). 1869-81 Milan set to 50p plus perfs & shades inc 1880 set to 1D, 1890 set to 1D, 1894-1901 set to 1D plus papers & perfs & 1901-03 set to 5D plus 5p green imperf full sheet (unlisted -est £500). 1904 Coronation set, 1905-11 King set to 5D plus 5D frame only colour proof & 10p, 15p & 25p imperf sheets, the 15p & 25p with shifted centres (unlisted -est £10+ per stamp). 1911 King set to 5D, 1915 Pictorial set to 50p. Austrian Occup inc 1914 opt vals to 60h (£240+) & 1916 set to 10K. German Occup inc 1941 Fund M/S perf & imperf (£260), 1943 War Fund M/S set of 2 (£250). Extra M/U, perfs, shades etc. Generally F-VF M/MUH/U, majority of main collection M/MUH. SG est cat £4850+. (580 + 4 M/S) $500 $800

819 Seychelles Collection 1890-1981 in stockbook inc 1890 QVDie1 set (SG cat £160), 1893 set, 1901 surch set, KEVII surch set, KGV Jubilee, Wedding & UPU, 1952 set (£80), 1954 QEII set etc comp to 1981 inc diff wmks, imprints on 1977 Defs & all M/S, both Postage Due sets (3+ sets of ea) inc 1980 imprint blks of 4. Mostly F-VF M/MUH, from 1970 appears all MUH. SG cat £1400. (480 inc 21 M/S) $375 $500

820 Seychelles Collection 1890-1971 in binder inc 1890 QVDie1 set (SG cat £160), 1893 QV set, 1896 surch pr, 1901 surch set, 1902 surch set (£65), 1903 KEVII set ex 1R50 (£120), KEVII surch set, 1917 KGV set (£225), 1921 KGV Specimens (13 diff to 1R), then comp to 1971 inc KGVI long def sets (£500 & £80), 1954 QEII set (£75), 1962 & '69 Def sets & BIOT (£90). Mostly F-VF M/MUH. SG cat £2600 (480) $800 $1100

821 Slovenia: 1919 Chain breakers litho & typographed accumulation to 40v assembled by collector to study diff papers, shades etc. Also may have pmk potential. F-VFU. Plus 4 "Prirucnik" Specialist handbooks on these. Great for specialist. (1050). $350 $500

822 Solomon Islands: Collection 1907- 81 on old pgs inc 1907 Large Canoes (5) to 1/- (SG cat £245), 1908 Small Canoe set (£200), 1913 KGV set & 1914-23 to 2/6, 1922 KGV to 2/6, Jubilee & Coronation sets, 1939 KGVI Pic set (£85), Victory, Wedding, UPU etc. 1956 QEII Pic set (£95) etc. Appears 99% comp to 1981. Some toning noted, more so in earlies. Generally F-VF M/MUH. SG cat £1000. (420) $200 $300

823 South Africa: Collection 1870-1995 Mint in 2 albums. Transvaal 1870-1909 inc 1870-76 large Arms 1d red rouletted, 1883 large Arms perf 3d & 1/-, 1885-93 Arms set to £5 (SG cat £3250 but no cert so "as is") plus Surch, 1902-09 KEVII to 2/-. South Africa 1913-22 KGV ½d to 5/- plus shades. Also 6d, variety missing "Z" in "Zuid". 1913-22 KGV coil set. 1925 Airmail set to 9d. 1927-30 Pictorial ½d to 2/6 horiz prs, plus 10/- single. 1930-45 Pictorial Roto redrawn range to 2/6 horiz prs plus shades. Also 6d, variety "green spot" on value. 1933-48 Pictorial hyphenated set to 10/- plus shades. 1936 Jipex M/S pr. 1949-54 Screened Pic set to 5/- horiz prs. 1941-46 War Effort set to 1/- (prs where appropriate). 1942-44 Bantam War set to 1/-. 1954 Animal set to 1/-, 1959-60 set with wmk to 5/-. All Union Commems appear comp. 1961 Airmails, Pic decimal set to R1. Republic issues 1961-95 appears comp, many sets in control blks & strips, & all M/S. Almost all diff inc shades etc. F-VF M/MUH with post 1970 almost all VF fresh MUH. SG cat £7000+ = A$11,000+. (2000 + 35 M/S). $900 $1200

824 South Africa: Collection to around 2005 in loose leaf album with Cape of Good Hope (70) inc 1850s-60s Triangles imperf 1d (3), 4d (2) & 6d variable margins G-FU (cat £1285), Hope (40) to 5/- & KEVII to 5/-. Natal (36) to QV 5/- inc ½d/6d violet QV blk of 10 MUH, plus KEVII or KGV to 2/6. Transvaal (80) inc Revenues to £5, plus VRI opts on Orange Free State. South Africa from KGV inc 1925 Airmail set of 4 perf 12 blks of 4 pmk "Durban 1927" (SG cat £400). 1930s-40s Pics to 10/- inc bi-lingual prs. 1942 War Effort set bi-lingual multiples. 1954 Pics to 10/- M & 1961 decimals to R1. Decimal MUH M/Sheets (18) & booklets (7), plus Used Pics to mid 2000s. Another album with specialised collection of 1961 Pics to R1 Antelope mostly sheet/plate number prs, mixed M/MUH. Lastly, s/book with many 100s of extras from 1920s KGV to 1990s Defs G-FU, plus Pic/Commem sets M/MUH. Unchecked in detail. Disorganised in places. G-FU, plus M/MUH. $250 $375

825 South Africa: Comprehensive collection 1910-94 in 2 lighthouse hingeless slip-case albums (retail $600) with 1913 KGV to 10/- plus extras to 10/- inc 1½d tete-beche pr. 1930-33 Pics to 10/- mostly prs (£180+). 1936 Exhib M/Sheet pr VFU with commem cancels. 1938 Voortrekker set in prs (£28). 1941 & '42 War Effort set inc bilingual multiples (£148). 1947 Screen Rotogravure print 5/- pr VFU (SG 122a, £100). Then near comp (ex Postage Dues) 1950s-early 1990s inc 1961 1st decimal set to R1. G-FU cat £650+. Albums in nice condition. (900, 13 M/S). $200 $300

826 South West Africa Postal History 1917-2006 collection in 2 cover albums. Starts with South Africa 2d + ½d on censored cover with "Windhuk 24 SEP 17" cds, then 1926 Official Returned Postal Packet envelope franked triangles prs, 1931 & 32 airmail covers (5) inc 3d Airmail pr, ½d Official pr & 4d green Airmail (3), with undated Airmail/Lugpos cancels of Karibib, Windhoek, Swakopmund, Tsumeb in violet & Okahandja -1 also with Swakopmund Sea Bathing Health Resort cds x3, 1934 franked 4d (3) from Okahandja to Germany with Airmail Windhoek-Kimberley cds, 1927 franked 1d & 2d opts to Germany, 3 other Pictorials frankings to 1947, 1937 Coronation sets in prs on 2 covers, 1954 set to 2/6 on FDC, 1958 Mariethal Karakul Industry 50 Years special cds, other FDC(4) to 1967, then FDC appear comp 1973-2006 inc most Exhib & all other M/Sheets, plus 4 overseas exhib pmks. Very interesting lot! (235) $500 $1000

827 Spain: 1880s printer's trials/proofs in blks of 4, all printed double or double one inverted! Some with 2 diff stamps, revenues & Philippines. VF fresh UN/MUH. SG cat £1000+++ as normals! Spectacular group! (12 blks) (P) $100 $200

828 Stationery assortment with Australia (35) inc 1911 KGV Full Face "Reply" Pictorial lettercard scenes Giant Red Gum, Queen's Gardens Perth, other KGV (4) inc ½d, 1d KGV Star envelopes (cat $150), 1940s Parcel Post labels (4). Also 1980s Replica Cards (4). Australian States stationery (9) inc VIC Registered envelope UN (2 sizes). World stationery (230+) from late 1800s inc Bavaria Postcards (70) minor duplication, used late 1880s/early 1900s. South American Postcards, GB QEII Registered envelopes, German Zieher Stamp cards (2), Japanese Occup Burma Special Service Post envelope CTO & small selection of International Reply Coupons (6), variable condition mixed UN/U. (270) $200 $300

829 Switzerland: Collection 1862-end 2006 in as new Davo albums (retail $200+) with 1862-78 Seated Helvetias (11) to 40c grey U & 1881 (8) to 1Fr Gold UN. 1882-1907 Standing Helvetias (13) to 1Fr Crimson or violet. 1900 UPU set U (cat £50). 1914 Pics 3Fr, 5Fr, 10Fr. Pro Juventute sets 1919, '21 & comp 1924-64 (£700). 1932 Disarmament, 1939 Exhibition & 1941 Famous Swiss sets. Then reasonably comp to early 2000s later "Pro-Patria" & "Pro-Juventute" sets. Mostly G-FU high cat/retail. (1530). $325 $450

830 Switzerland: 1942 BIE covers franked Pestalozzi green stamp, & Girard blue or violet stamps of the POW mail issues of the International Bureau of Education Geneva, ea with additional Swiss stamp, the 1st tied by Geneva slogan pmk, other 2 tied by Bureau cachets. VF Mi/Zum III, V & VIII. Rare on any covers. (3) $90 $150

831 Switzerland: Pro-Patria booklet collection comp 1989-2003 inc 1997 A or B Post. Also 2000 Sydney Olympics (2, Ordinary & Official Post). Plus 20 other diff booklets 1985-2002 both Def or Commem types. Vendor cost in 2004 €487 = A$700. FV SFr270 = A$300 (38) $240 $300

832 Switzerland: Pro-Juventute collection 1913-31 M in album. 1913 Helvetia 5pf. 1915 set. 1916 set 3c-10c. 1917 set 3c-10c. 1918 & '19 sets. 1930 set. 1932-51 is comp. All diff. VFM. SG cat £425+. Neatly presented & written up. (100) $100 $150

833 Trieste - Zone A: 1947-54 MUH comp collection of opts on Italy in deluxe Marini hingeless album. All better sets present inc 1947-48 Pictorial Def set to 100L (Sass cat €400), 1948 Centenary set (€150), 1949 Roman Republic 100L (€90), 1949-50 Pictorial Def set (€350) & 1950-54 Workers set (€116). Airmails inc 1947 Democracy set (€180), 1948 High val set to 1000L (€550) & 1949-52 Pictorial set (€160). Express inc 1947-48 set (€220). Concessional Letter inc 1949 15L (£100). Parcel Posts inc 1947-48 se-tenant pr set to 500L (€1450), 1949-53 set (€280) & 1954 1000L (€400). Concessional Parcels 1953 se-tenant set to 110L (€100). Postage Dues inc 1947-49 Arms set (€800). Superb fresh MUH. Sass cat €6500+ = A$9300+. Plus album retails $200+ extra. Very nice collection! (325) (P) $1200 $1800

834 Turkey: Errors & varieties 1920s-50 specialist collection with 1923 Defs 5Pi top marginal imperf at top, vert pr imperf horiz, 10Pi horiz pr imperf between & at right, 1931 Def Ataturk 15K brown blk of 4 imperf between horiz, 5k violet blk of 4 with large void area from paper overlap, 1941 Izmir Fair 30pa vert pr imperf horiz, Barbarossa 10K horiz pr imperf vert & 17½K horiz prs imperf vert or totally imperf, 1942 Def Inonu 1½K blks of 4 imperf between horiz or vert, 9K blk of 4 imperf between horiz, plus another with extra vert perfs, 1943 Anniv of Republic set in imperf blks of 4 (Mi cat €300), plus 6K & 27½K printed over each other, 1950 Izmir Fair 12K pr imperf vert & 8K pr imperf at base, Air Congress 20K imperf blk of 4, 40K vert pr imperf between, Farabi 1L imperf at top, 1951 Coastal Trading set in imperf blks of 4, 1952 Def Views set in imperf prs (€180), 1952 Mechanics Congress set of imperf prs, 1952 Pigeon brown imperf blk of 4, green offset print on gum blk of 4, orange horiz pr imperf between & at right, range of "Resmi" opts inverted, double, misplaced or offset on gum-mostly prs or blks, various later officials in imperf blks, imperf between prs, misplaced perfs etc, & finally Red Crescent Obligatory Tax types with range of shifted & misplaced opts in prs, blks etc. Generally F-VF MUH. The few that are cat by Mi total €700, plus all the others some listed but unpriced. Amazing lot! (275) (P) $600 $1000

835 United Nations: M/Sheet collection in Lighthouse illustrated hingeless leaves with New York 1976-98 (65) inc 1979 IYC (8 sets), 1976 Postal Admin pr & 1989, 90, 91, 92, 93 Human Rights prs. Vienna 1989-98 (41) inc Wild Animals 1993, 94, 96, 97, 98, STC DM611. Geneva 1976-98 (61) inc 1979 IYC (7 sets), 1992 "Mission Planete Terre" (6) & 1993 PAIX (4). Good thematics throughout inc Birds, Butterflies, "Planet Earth", Space, Polar Themes, Wild Animals, Whales etc. All fresh MUH, minor duplication in places. Total vendor cat many years ago DM3774 = A$2400. High FV US$290 + Sch3480 + SFr800 = A$1700+ alone! (167 M/S) $350 $500

836 United Nations: Geneva Office. Ex dealer's stock 1969-2001 with 265 sets & 20 M/Sheets, mainly 2-6 of ea. Fresh MUH. FV SFr650 = A$750. Vienna Office with 160 sets & 34 M/Sheets. All fresh MUH. Total FV est $1000+. (425 sets, 54 M/S). $250 $400

837 United Nations: New York Office dealer MUH stock 1951-2002 in 2 vols with approx 500 sets (mostly 2-6 of ea), quite comprehensive & near comp from 1957, plus 60 M/Sheets (15 diff). 3rd album with Flags of the UN (86) with sets of 4 1980-88. All fresh MUH. Total FV US$670. Retail much higher. $220 $300

838 USA: Classic collection 1847-1909 on Scott pgs. Starts with 1847 Franklin 5c brown (SG cat £550) & Washington 10c black (£1400). 1851-56 Portraits imperf 1c (2), 3c (4, inc vert pr), 10c (3), 12c (3, inc horiz pr). 1857-61 Portraits perf to 30c inc 5c brown type I & II. 1861-62 New Design Portraits set to 90c, plus 1862-66 Black Jack 2c & Lincoln 15c black, plus useful shades noted inc 5c deep brown M & 5c bistre. 1867 Portrait set to 90c with F grill 9x13mm inc 24c (£1400), 30c (£900) & 90c (£2250). 1869 Pictorial set to 90c inc shades, 15c type I &II. 1870-71 Portrait set to 90c w/o grill, plus 90c with grill (£2500). 1873 Continental Banknote printings to 90c. 1879 ABN printing set to 90c. 1887-88 Portrait set to 90c. 1890-93 Portrait no triangles set to 90c M (£1700). 1893 Columbian set to $5. 1894 Portraits to 50c & 1895 with wmk to $1. 1898-1900 New Colours set to 15c M (£500). 1898-1901 Trans Mississippi set to $2. 1901 Pan American set to 10c M (£425). 1902-03 Portraits to $2, plus 1c booklet pane of 6 (£700). 1904 Louisiana set M (£370+). 1907 Jamestown set to 5c M (£180). All diff inc shades, wmks, grills, pmks etc. Mostly G-VF M/MUH/UN/U, some mixed condition as expected. SG cat £61,000+ = A$100,000+. Valuable classic collection offered intact as received. (255). (P) $6500 $9000

839 USA: 1851-1970s collection in album & in glassines. 1851-56 Portrait 1c & 3c imperf. 1861-66 Portraits perfs to 24c, plus shades & grills. 1869 Pictorial 2c, 3c & 12c. 1870-82 Portraits to 30c, plus grills & printings. 1882-88 Portrait set to 5c. 1890-93 No triangles set to 90c. 1893 Columbus to 15c. 1894-99 with triangles to $1, plus wmks. 1901 Pan-American set to 10c. 1922-76 is largely comp with 150+ sets, majority M/MUH. Also ranges of 1960s-70s (1800+) in glassines (FV $180+). Collection almost all diff inc shades, printings etc. Mixed condition in earlies but generally F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £1800+ = A$2800+ for earlies, plus M/MUH later FV $290+. (3400+). $500 $600

840 USA: 1857-1930s on 4 hagners with betters inc 1857-61 Portraits imperf 3c & 12c, 1869 Pictorial 3c, 10c & 12c, 1870-82 Portraits to 30c, 1893 Columbus to 15c inc M, 1898 Omaha to 5c, 1901 Pan-American to 10c. BoB inc Postage Dues, Officials, plus Puerto Rico 1899-1900 2c & 8c & Hawaii (7). Extras inc shades M&U etc. Mixed condition with flts. G-VF M/U. SG cat £3000+ = A$4800+. (130). $180 $275

841 USA: 1881-82 Washington 3c blue-green (Sc 207), specialist pmk collection on leaves with 58 covers & 300 stamps with a wide variety of cancels inc numbered or plain "targets", "boxed" letters or numbers. "Fancy Cork" with a variety of designs, plus coloured, mainly blue. Mostly F-VF. See website. (Approx 360 items). (P) $350 $500

842 USA: Collection 1880s-1992 in old Liberty album. Some earlies, really starts from 1929, mostly U to 1950s, then comprehensive till the end. A lot of work done with each stamp in hingeless mount. Few better moderns (strips, blks of 4, booklet panes etc).Also 1926-63 Airmails on Scott pages inc 1926-27 Map, 1935 Transpacific & then largely comp to 1963. All diff. F -VF M/MUH/U, airmails almost all VF fresh MUH. FV of M alone US$350+, SG cat £2000+. (2500+) $350 $450

843 USA: Airmail collection 1918-93 comp on Scott pgs inc 1918 Jenny set 6c-24c (SG cat £265). 1923 set to 24c 1930 Zeppelin set to $2.60 (£1100). 1927-28 Spirit of St Louis 10c bklt pane of 3 (£100). 1933 Zeppelin 50c (£100). 1935-44 Trans-Pacific set, then comp to 1993. Also several bklt panes inc diff labels & 1984 Olympic Aerogramme. All diff. Mostly F-VF M/MUH. SG cat £2250+. (205). (P) $700 $1000

844 USA: Booklet Pane collection 1914-2005 near comp with over 300 diff in Scott hingeless specialists slipcase album (retail US $300+) inc 1914 Washington 1c & 2c, 1939 Washington 1c, 2c, 3c set, 1983 Eagles $9.35 & $10.75 strips of 3 (cat $130+), 1994 Flowers variety "MISSING black" (USA & 29c) Sc 2833c cat $300. 1997 Bugs Bunny with imperf self adhesive (Sc 3138 cat $150). Then Sylvester, Daffy Duck, Road-Runner ($40) & Porky Pig ($60), all with imperf single self adhesive. Plus Airmails, 11 diff 1943-73. All fresh MUH. FV alone US$1170, plus albums retail another $300+. Reserved at less than ½ original cost. (300+ panes) $700 $1000

845 USA: MUH "Investment" holding 1960s-2008 in large 60pg s/books (4). Mostly Pics & commems inc plate number blks, bklts, panes, coil strips, setenant, self-adhesive & sheetlets. VF fresh MUH. Excellent stock for resale or cheap postage. FV approx US$2900. $1800 $2500

846 USA: Plate blk collection 1935-2005 in 4 Scott Speciality illustrated hingeless slipcase albums (est retail $800) inc 1940 Famous Americans sets to 5c (7 diff cat $85+), 1954 Defs to 50c ($35), 1965 Defs to $1. 1979 Flowers 15c upper marginal plate IMPERF blk of 4 cat US$275. 1986 Great Americans to $5 (cat $145), 1988 Eagle $8.75 & 1991 Eagle $2.90, $9.95 & $14 plate 1 blk of 4 (cat $264). Mostly blks of 4, but also larger blks up to 20 plus se-tenant sheets of 50 & sheetlets of 20 or more. Also Airmails near comp 1941-2001 & some 1983-85 Officials. Estimated FV $2000, cat value much higher, plus huge premium for the plate no. blks, another $800+ for the 4 hingeless albums & $275 for imperf flower blk. Reserved at less than FV. (1000s) $1500 $2500

847 USA: PO Year folders 1971-87 (17), Defs folders for the same period (6), 1980 Birds sheet. Unusually fresh (most are battered with stamps stuck). Offered well below issue price. (24 folders) $100 $150

848 USA Hunting Stamps: Ducks 1934 $1 (Sc cat $400), 1938 $1 ($475), 1944 $1 with plate no. ($135+), 1952, 1956-60, 1964-66, 1968-69, 1972, 1974, 1976-84 & 1991 plus Arkansas 1981-83, 1985-86, 1991, Mississippi 1980 & '83. Also plate no. cnr blks of 4 1975-79. All diff. Almost all VF fresh MUH. Sc cat $2600+. (32 plus 5 blks) (P) $650 $900

849 USA Overseas Territories Booklets. Marshall Islands comp 1984-2001 (B1-28), Maps, Fish, planes & commems. Micronesia comp (B1-6), local scenes, Fish. Palau comp 1984-95 (B1-22), Marine Life, Flowers, Airplanes, Birds, Fish. All with se-tenant stamps only available in these. Canal Zone B37, B38, B40 light & dark print section (4). VF-superb. Vendor's cost in 2004 €540. High FV. (60 diff) $220 $300

850 Vatican & Papal States: Collection 1852-1970 used in 4 albums. Papal States 1852-64 Arms set to 1s inc ½b (4), 1b (5), 2b (5), 3b (5), 4b (5), 5b (5), 6b (4), 7b (5), 8b (6), 50b & 1s, most have diff shades. Vatican 1929 Arms & Pope set to 10L (Sass cat €100). 1931 Postage Due opt set. 1933 Holy Year set. 1933 Pope Pictorial set to 20L (€190). 1934 Congress set (€275). 1936 Exhib set to 5L (€185). 1938 Congress set. 1948 Air set (€660 -500L MUH). 1949 Pope Pictorial set to 100L. 1949 UPU Air set (€150). 1952 Centenary M/S (2€550). 1953 Lombard 100L. All sets then appear comp to 1970. Almost all diff. Vatican almost all VFU, some mixed condition in Papal States as expected. SG cat £10,000+, Sass cat €15,500+ = A$21,500. (610). $1200 $1800