962USA: Collection to 1998 in 2 vol "Mystic" Heirloom loose leaf illustrated albums with 1861 Jackson 2c (2 scissors cut edges, cat US$70), 1869 Pics 2c, 3c & 10c ($270), 1870 Presidents 6c carmine, 10c brown & 15c orange ($200+). 1873 30c Hamilton ($130). 1894 Jefferson 50c orange ($35). 1898 Trans Mississippi 5c & 8c ($77). 1901 Pan-American set ($115). 1902 Presidents to $1 ($140). 1907 Jamestown set ($40), 1918 Franklin $2 black & red ($40), 1922 Presidents to $2 Capitol. Then reasonably comp to end 1998 with many commems & Pics inc 1975 Salomon variety "missing blue text on reverse" MUH (Sc 1560a cat $200), 1996 50c pilot variety "missing black inscription" MUH ($55). Booklets (2) with 1978 "A Series" $3.60 orange with mis-cut pane & 1985 $1.10 "Flag over capitol" trial booklet with normal cover & blank perforated pane. Airmails from 1928 inc comp sets. Postage Dues (30) from 1891 with vals to $5. Duck Stamps (37, $800+), inc 1975, 77 & 78 plate blks of 4 MUH ($188), 1935 No gum ($200), 1936-37-38 & 41 M ($680), 1944, 51-53, 59-61 MUH ($360). Earlies variable condition, then mostly F-VF M/MUH/U. Cat of mentioned items US$2900, total much higher. (many 100s) $750$1200
963USA: Collection 1851-1999 in 2 Thick Liberty albums opening with 1847 Washington 5c brown imperf (3 margins) on cover with red "Jamestown" cds at LL (cat US$625). 1851 Washington 3c imperf (2), 1861 Presidents 2c Jackson, 10c Washington, 12c Washington, 24c Washington grey-lilac (2) & 30c Franklin (bold cork cancel), G-FU (cat $900). 1869 Pics 2c, 3c, 6c, 10c & 12c ($680), 1870 Presidents 10c (2), 12c, 15c & 90c ($590), 1873 6c, 15c & 30c ($290). 1883 Presidents (8) to 30c brown ($245). 1890 to 90c orange ($260). 1893 Columbian (11) to 50c (Av U, $410). 1894 Triangles (13) to $1 ($160). 1898 wmk USPS set of 8 ($30). Trans-Mississippi (7) to $5 ($315). 1901 Pan-American Expo set ($115). 1902 Presidents (13) to $2 Madison ($375), 1904 Louisiana, 1907 Jamestown sets ($132). Then quite comprehensive from 1910 inc 1922 Defs to $5 Indian, 1934 Byrd M/Sheet, Airmails inc 1918 set of 3 to 24c Jenny $100) & 1933 Zeppelin 50c green. Confederate States to 20c (4 diff UN). Duck stamps to 1984 ($665), F-VFU inc 1936 $1 claret ($150). Earlies usual variable condition, majority G-FU with some better. Scott cat for mentioned US$4700. (1000s) $1500$2000
964USA: Stanley Gibbons Specialised Catalogue, inc Confederate, Hawaii etc, all territories, bklts, United Nations etc. Current 2005 edition, 553 pgs in colour. New. Retail $95 $50$70
965USA Duck Hunting Permit Stamps 1952-92 with 1952, 1956-60, 1964-66, 1968-9, 1972, 1974, 1976-84 & 1991, plus Arkansas 1981-83, 1985-6, 1991 & Mississippi 1980 & 83. VF fresh MUH, many margin plate numbers. Sc cat US$1260+, plus the 8 states. (29) (P) $500$650
966USA-Canal Zone: Collection 1904-78 in White-ace album. 1904-06 opt vals to 10c, 1904-06 Surch to 50c inc types & varieties. 1906-07 Pictorial opt set to 10c, 1909-10 to 10c plus types, 1915 Postage Due set & surch set (SG cat £190+), 1915 Pictorial set, 1917 Blue opt set to 24c (£100), 1921 Centenary to 24c (£100+), 1925 Postage Due set (£135), 1924-25 USA opts to 50c (£240), 1929 Airmail set (£100+), 1931-71 appears largely comp inc (20+) sets inc airmails, 1946-48 Official set to $1 (£95). Some extras inc M & U. Mostly F-VF M/MUH/U, majority M/MUH. Good coverage. SG cat £2375+ = A$4150. (ca.400) $750$1000
967USA Pacific Territories: MUH collection in loose-leaf hingeless album. Palau with 115 sets from 1983 Independence to 1991 Christmas inc vals to $10 & 37 M/Sheets (FV US$275). Micronesia with 55 sets from 1984 Indep inc vals to $10 & 20 M/S inc 1991 Desert Storm sheetlet of 32. (FV US$170). Marshall Islands with 130 Pic sets from 1984 Independence & 23 M/S to 1991 Pearl Harbour (FV US$430). Lots of thematics inc Military, Aircraft, Ship, Birds, Marine Life, Flowers, Space etc. VF fresh MUH. Total FV alone US$875 = A$1000. Original cost double that plus high cost of album. (300 sets & 80 M/S) $600$800
968USA Trust Territories booklets. Marshall Islands (25) FV $56, Micronesia (18) FV $36, Palau (10) FV $18. Almost half pre-cancelled at capital of each territory (scarce), plus a few bklt panes. Unusual & rarely seen. Total FV US$165+. (53 bklts, 6 panes) $80$120
969Value lot. Album of Russian sets 1970-76, USA Commemorative Stamp Club illustrated album MUH 1986-91 FV US$83, inc $8.75 Eagle, $2.40 Moon Landing. 5 large s/books mixed world M/U, 1983 Swiss mint PO book, 2 s/books filled with MUH/M/U. Plenty of pickings, well worth viewing. (1000s) $160$240
970Vatican: Collection 1929-85 in 2 Lindner hingeless albums. 1929 Pope & Arms set to 10L (Sass cat €125), 1933 Holy Year set to 1.25L (€175), 1934 Congress set to 1.25L U (€275), 1936 Exhib set to 5L U (€150), 1939 See Vacant opt set to 75c (€150), 1949 Pope & Buildings set to 100L (€70), 1952 Stamp Cent M/S (€250), 1960-85 appears almost comp inc 80+ sets & 8 M/S. Useful Airmails inc 1947 set to 100L, 1953 set (€130) & 1958 New colour set, 1931 Postage Due opt set to 1.10L. Good express stamps inc 1929 Pope 2L & 2.50L (€150) & 1949 40L & 80L (€100). All diff, clean & neat. Mostly VF fresh MUH, few earlier M or U. Sass cat €2950+ = A$4400+. Attractive collection ready to complete. (780, 8 M/S) $450$600
971Venezuela: Collection of 1000 diff Pics, defs & commems in shop display pack, marked retail reduced $225. G-FU. $100$150
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972Venezuela collection 1859-1996. Starts with 1859 small imperf Arms (6), larger Arms (2), Eagles (3), 1866 type Arms (4), 1st Escuelas to 5R, 2nd-3rd issue to 5B, 1880 inc 50c UN on thick paper (SG cat £275), good range of 1880s-90s Bolivars to 20B, 1896 Miranda Map set M/UN (£150), plus 25c & 50c tete-beche prs (£330) -these all "as is", then near comp to 1970 with many better sets & singles inc 1937 Pictorial set M to 5B (£55) & Airs to 20B, Resellado opts (11) to 3B, 1943 Resellado Postage set M (£105) plus Airs U to 10B, 1944 Red Cross M/Sheet M (£46), 1945 Sucre set M (£60), 1950 Flora Protection set M (£200), 1951-54 regional Arms near comp M/U (100s of Pounds cat), many more £20-£40 sets, plus M/S. From 1977-90 about 25% comp, then scattered to 1996, then excellent range of locals for Guayana & Maturin, plus opts for Maturin & Yrapa (21 Ships & 3 large Arms -£850). Generally F-VF M/MUH/U, all diff. SG cat £6200 = A$11,000. Valuable collection. (2100 inc 30 M/S-sheetlets). $1500$2500
973Venezuela: Well-filled collection 1859-1995 in thick Minkus album. 1859 Arms set both coarse & fine printing (SG cat £300+), 1862 Newspaper arms set, 1863 Eagle set to 2r, 1866-68 Square arms vals to 2r, 1871-78 1st Escuelas to 15r, 1873-77 Arms opts to 2r, 1879 2nd Escuelas to 3V. 1880 3rd Escuelas to 10B. 1880 Foreign mail set to 1B, 1892 Circular h/s sets to 50c both postage & Escuelas (£40). 1896 Miranda set to 1B plus 50c tete-beche pr (£200). 1899 Bolivar vals to 1B. Range of 1903 Guayana & Maturin Arms & Ships (£1000+, as is). From 1904-95 is mostly comp inc 250+ sets to 1B. 1932 Security opt set to 20B (£120). 1937 Air opt set to 2B (£90), 1937 Airs to 20B. 1937 Resellado opts to 20B (£300). 1938 Pictorial set to 20B (£230). 1943 Habilitado opt set (£170). 1943 Resellado opt set to 20B (£150+). Excellent coverage of 1951-54 Long Arms sets appear comp. Extra sets & vals throughout, many M & U. Some mixed earlies but mostly F-VF M/MUH/U, from 1970 MUH. SG cat £10,500+ = A$19,000+. Mi €16,200 = A$24,300. Great this comp. (5000 + 60 M/S) $3800$4800
974Venezuela: Collection 1882-1962 on Scott specialty pages. 1896 Map set to 1B, 1939 Mendoza set to 1B, 1944 Red Cross M/S, 1950 Census set to 1B, 1951 Statue set to 1B. Good 1951-53 Arms issues inc 22 sets, 1957-62 inc 18 sets. Airmails inc 1944 Flag set to 1B, 1945 Sucre set to 2B, 1948 Ship set to 5B, Useful 1953 Arms inc 20 sets, 1956-62 inc 23 sets, BOB inc Express & Officials issues. All diff. Some earlies U but o/w F-VF M, well above average & clean with lots of very scarce issues. SG cat £3400+. (830) $1400$1800
975Vietnam: Collection 1951-60 on Yvert pages. 1951 Emperor set to 30P (SG cat £198+),1955 Refugees set to 100P (£155), 1956 President to 35P. Useful commems inc 25+ sets, 1952 Air FDC, 1952 & 1955 Postage due sets. All diff. Almost all VF M/MLH. Attractive & seldom offered. SG cat £680+ = A$1200. (150) $250$350
976Vietnam-North: Collection 1945-46 on Yvert pages. Opt on Indo china inc 1945 "Doc Lap" set to $1, 1945-46 "Cong-Hoa" set to $1, 1945-46 "Bunching" to 40c. Good surch inc 1945 Famine Relief set, 1945-46 New currency surch to 3D, 1945 New value only set, 1946 opt for War Wounded, Livelihood, New Life & Child Welfare. All diff. VF UN as issued. Sc US$375+, SG cat £325+. Seldom offered. (55) $150$200
977World off paper accumulation with NZ (400+) inc decimal Arms to $10 & 1935 Pic 2/- Cook opt Official. 2 Chinese s/books crammed with Brit Commonwealth or foreign Pics inc Hong Kong QEII to $50, GB Machins, Malaysia, Brit Pacific, Caribbean Islands, NZ to $10 Bird, Ireland, Singapore, PNG & Australia. World off paper partially sorted inc GB Defs & Machins (10,000+), envelope of Latvia, tub of Australia, inc pre-decimals, Canada, South Africa, Fiji KGV Heads & India Defs. Also bag on paper & 2 kids' albums. Good lot to fossick & sort. $150$250
978World collection A-Z in 29 large Chinese s/books (GC), with a few to 100s in each album. Albums are more valuable than contents (did we say that about Chinese s/books?). VERY HEAVY. (3 cartons) $150$200
981WWF Collection in 5 custom slipcase albums with matching logos. 47 1990s Pic sets of 4 MUH & 188 matching FDC. Issue price approx $30 per set plus extra costs for the albums, so $1500+. $350$500
982Yugoslavia: Collection 1918-95 in 2 thick Minkus albums. 1918 Bosnia pictorial opt set to 10k, 1918 Invalids Fund opt set (SG cat £325), 1919 opt on Military post set to 10k (£100), 1919 Newspaper opt set (£225), 1919 opt on Hungarian pictorial set to 10k (£130), plus Coronation opt in blue (£200), 1918 Croatian Freedom set. Pages almost comp to 1930 inc 1921 Postage Due set to 50D (£170), 1933 Pen Congress set, 1934-79 appears largely comp inc 1949 100th Railway set plus M/S perf & imperf (£500). 1951 Air set to 500D (£100), 1951 Mountaineering set (£100), 1951 Air 50D (£90), 1954 Animal set to 100D (£160), 1956 Olympics set (£225), 1961 20th Anniv M/S (£170). 1981-95 inc 50+ sets, M/S & booklets. Also selection of 1945-46 Istria-Slovene Coast (100+). Yugoslavia Trieste (30+), Croatia 1995 issues & Macedonia inc se-tenant blks & M/S. Lots of extras inc M & U sets for resale. Generally F-VF M/MUH/U, majority of main collection F-VF M/MUH (post 1950 MUH). SG cat £11,000+ = A$20,000+. Large collection, well filled pgs. (4000 + 110 M/S) $1800$2500
983Yugoslavia - Slovenia: 1919 Chain breakers-Angel-King Peter series values to 5K used as fiscals on various documents, all with Zemun Court boxed cancels, with many multiple frankings inc 5K x17 on 1 document. (220+ stamps on 38 documents). $350$500
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ACCESSORIES & LITERATURE
984Coin Cases: Large carton with 60+ cases for modern Australia & Perth Mint silver coins. Somebody must have a use for these. $30$60
986Lighthouse Coin trays with 20 spaces for coins in 2"x2" holders. Very attractive with velvet insets & clear perspex covers. Stack together to make a coin cabinet. New. Retail $250. (5 trays) $120$180
987Pre-decimal coin wallets (similar to 1969-83 RAM wallets) for 1963-64 ½d to 2/- set, with descriptive inserts. New (100) $100$150
988Australian Banknote Pedigrees 1972-2004, 508 pgs & Banknote Number Studies 2005, 123 pgs, by Vort Ronald. Lists all notes sold, by whom & price listed/realised, inc 2005 update. Invaluable reference for Aust note collector. New. Retail $99. $60$80
989Great Britain: "Coins of England & The United Kingdom". 44th Ed, pub by Spink 2009, 570pgs. The essential standard reference for GB, listing over 5000 diff coins from Romans to date, in up to 3 grades. VGC. $50$75
990Krause Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1601-1700. 1366 pages, values 10,000s of coins with photos. The just superseded 3rd edition. New. $60$100
991Krause Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1901-2000. 2009 ed Over 2000 pgs, values in 4 grades, over 50,000 coins with photos. New. Retail $125 $75$100
992Modern World Gold Coins, standard catalogue of, 1601 - Present inc gold, platinum & palladium. Pub by Krause, current 2007 edition. New, 772 pgs. Retail $125. $50$75
993Standard Catalogue World Paper Money, (Pick) Modern Issues 1961-Present, 14th (2008) edition. Lists & illustrates 10,000 notes plus valuations in 3 grades inc DVD of catalogue. New, 1065 pgs. Retail $105. $60$80
AUSTRALIAN COINS
994½d Collection 1911-64 comp (ex 1923) plus 1964 errors, 1936 R & B UNC, others average circ to UNC. (66) $150$180
9951d 1925. Centre diamond VF. $160$200
9961d 1925 broken N variety. Weak centre diamond aVF/VF. $150 $200
9973d & 6d: 1911-64 comp (ex 1922/1 o'date 3d) in Dansco push-in album. Average circ to UNC, many better than average. (108) $160$220
9981/- 1950 (10), 52 (20). All lustrous aEF-aU. McD cat EF $430, aU higher. (30) $120$150
10041c, 2c, 5c, 10c 1966-82 collection comp plus 1c, 2c to 1984 in Dansco push-in album. Most coins ex RAM mint rolls. UNC/BU. McD cat $407 plus $45 for albums = $452. (76 in 2 albums) $160$250
10051c & 2c collection 1966-84 comp in new Dansco push-in album. UNC, most ex rolls but some have toned a bit. McD cat $199 + album = $221. (40) $75$100
10065c, 10c 1966-82 collection comp in new Dansco push-in album. Most coins ex RAM mint rolls. UNC/BU. McD cat $207 plus album $18 = A$225. (36) $75$100
100720c & 50c 1966-82 Collection comp in new Dansco push-in album inc obverses. Most coins ex RAM mint rolls. UNC/BU. McD cat $688, plus album =$700+. Reserved at less than value of key coins. (37) $220$300
1010$5 2006 Year of the Life Saver silver proof in cases of issue (3) $120$180
1011$10 1999 The Past in box of issue. McD cat $495. $250$350
10121989 Proof sets in boxes of issue. McD cat $550. (10) $240$300
10132004 $5 AFL Australia's Own Game selectively gold plated proof. (3). 2005 50c 60th Anniversary of WWII card "A special keepsake for your new baby." with Winnie the Pooh design. (5). Reserved way below issue price. (Total 8 items) $100$150
10142004 $5 Eureka coloured coin BU in original capsules. (50) $350$450
10152006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne Stamp nuggets/medallions set of 3 Gold plated, silver & bronze stamps featuring the Official Games logo. Plus similar stamp "Bronze" issued by Australia Post. All in original packages. Issue price $260. These were such terrible value hardly any sold. Very scarce. (4 items) $80$150
10162006 $1 Australia 50 Years of Television (1956-2006) stamps (5) & coloured coin set. $1 2006 50th Anniv of Dame Edna Everage coloured 1oz silver proof plus 2 stamps. $5 2004 AFL Australia's Own Game selectively gold plated proof. 2006 Northern Territory 150th Anniv of SA Govt silver proof. Year of the Lifesaver silver proof. In cases of issue. Issue price $344. McD cat $405. (5) $180$250
10172006 $1 50th Anniversary of Barry Humphries as Dame Edna Everage coloured 1oz silver proof plus 2 x 50c stamps. Cased as issued. Issue price $207. McD cat $255. (3) $100$150
10182006 $1 Australia 50 Years of Television (1956-2006) coloured coin & stamp boxed set. Cased as issued. Issue price $255. McD cat $330. (3 sets) $150$250
1020PNC covers: 2002 QEII Golden Jubilee 50c, 2003 QEII Coronation 50c, 2005 Australian Open $5, 2007 Sydney Harbour Bridge $1. Aust Post 2006 Royal Visits booklet with 50c commem (issue price $16). 2006 Commonwealth Games 50c commem set of 4 diff sports in Australia Post stamp booklet. 6 items retail $350-$450. (P) $160$250
1021RAM Promotional Display Posters, majority A2 size or larger, in colour, for a wide range of issues. All diff. (25) $25$75
AUSTRALIAN BANKNOTES
1022Bank of Van Diemen's Land 25 July 1837. Cashier of the bank printed cheque for £5. Pay to R Jeffery, signed Kelly & Hinritt. Small filing hole. aVF. (P) $100$150
1023Commercial Bank (Hobart Town). 2nd Oct 1841. Printed cheque from the cashier No.99 to the Collector of Intl Revenue for £32 signed G Butler. Small reverse thin, filing hole as usual. VF. (P) $100$150
1024Bank of Van Diemen's Land 3 March 1837 cashier of the bank printed cheque for £20. Pay to self, signed J Kelly. Minor flts, aVF. (P) $100$150