792Papua: Mint collection 1901-41 in album 1901-05 Lakatoi inscribed British New Guinea vals to 1/- plus wmks. 1906-07 opt Papua vals to 2d. 1907-10 Lakatoi small Papua set to 1/- p11, wmk upright. 1909-10 small Papua set to 1/-, wmk sideways, p11. 1910 large Papua set to 2/6-, p12½ plus 2/6- shade. 1911-15 single colour set to 2/6-. 1916-31 Harrison printing set to 1/- & Ash printing set to 2/6- 1918 Surch set to 2/6-. 1929-30 Airmail opt 3d, all 3 printings. 1930 Aeroplane opt set plus 1/- blk of 4 variety "rift in cloud". 1931 Surch set plus "TWO PENCE"/1½d blk of 4 with variety "POSTACE". 1932 Pictorial ½d-10/-. 1939-41 Airmail set. All diff plus shades. Mostly VFM. SG cat £1350+ = A$2250+. Good coverage of issues. (140) $375$500
793Papua: Mint Collection 1901-41 with Lakatoi BNG comp to 1/-, Large Papua opts to 1/-, small opt set to 2/6, 1907-11 large & small Papuas to 2/6, 1911 monocolour set, long Lakatoi set to 10/-, all surch & Airmail opts, 1932 Pictorial set to £1, 1934-39 Pics comp & OS opt set. F-VF M/MLH with reverses mostly unchecked but no obvious flts. SG cat £1550. Nice collection. (125) (P) $700$1000
794Papua: Collection in display pgs with 1911 Lakatois Monocolour set of 8 to 2/6 FM (cat £50). 1917 One Penny opt set of 6 (£23). 1929 AIRMAIL opt on 3d in Harrison printing (SG 113 £50 with BPA cert). 1929 Aeroplane opts set of 5 to 1/- (cat £20). 1931 Surcharge set (£28). 1932 Pic set to £1 Hut VF MLH (cat £450). 1934-37 commem sets comp (cat £110). 1912 Stamp Duty opts on Lakatois 1d rose, 1d black & crimson, both with 1912 Samarai cds (cat £80+). 1930s FFC (4 diff, cat $120). 1910 Lakatoi Bi-colours perf OS set of 8 to 2/6 VFU with central Port Moresby cds. (SG 29/36 cat £85). New Guinea 1925 Huts opt OS comp set to 2/- F-VFM (cat £55). 1931 Stamp Duty 1d Carmine shades (5, Bft cat £100). Plus 1940s Aust U in PNG cds on piece (25) inc Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Port Moresby, Esa'ala, Losuia & Samarai. Clean & fresh. Mixed FM to MLH. SG cat £1170. Retail $1850 inc some scarce pmks. (100 + 4 covers) (P) $650$900
795Papua New Guinea: 300 diff mostly in bundles of 100, nearly all medium/large Pics & Commems with some better inc 1952 3½d black (80) & 1977 RV 30c, strong thematic content throughout. G-VFU. Retail $50 per packet = $5000. (30,000) $500$700
796Papua New Guinea: 1952-79 coll'n on Lighthouse leaves, appears comp M/MUH inc 1952 to £1 MUH, 1956-60 set to 5/- MUH, Birds etc, 1960 Postal Charges SG D2-13 MUH, decimals inc 1966 Butterflies MUH to 1979 Moths sets, etc. Few M, mostly MUH. Wonderful thematic appeal. Retail $750+ (100s) $150$250
797Papua New Guinea: Special pmks collection 1963-68 the earliest being WHO Meeting on 10d Aerogramme (cat $60 as U), various highland shows, military anniversaries, stamp exhibitions etc. Mostly on souvenir covers, Odd sl tone, mostly VF. Many very scarce. (60 diff) $80$120
798Papua New Guinea: PO Year packs collection 1976, 1981-84, 1986-89, '91 & '92; 1994-96, '98. Stamp inside retail $500. Packs not stocked & priced by dealers. Missed by most & far scarcer than year books (15 packs) $150$200
799Papua New Guinea: 1994-95 Provisional opts MUH specialists selection of singles, some with varieties, plus lots of blks of 4, mostly cnr marginal with imprints. Also some Stamp Duty opts inc blks. VF MUH. SG ex 708-556. SG/Bft cat £1400+ = A$2300. Interesting lot. (155) $350$500
800Papua New Guinea: SPECIMEN opts on pre-decimals with 1964 Bird 10/-, 1963 QEII £1 & Rabaul (2 diff settings) VF MUH. 1952 Pics 10/- & £1 (toned) plus 1994 Emergency opt set of II VFU. Retail $750+. (17) (P) $200$300
801Paraguay: Large collection 1870-1994 in 2 very thick well filled Minkus albums. Good 19th Century inc 1870 Arms set (SG cat £290+). 1878 Surch 5c/1K (£100). 1886 Official opts to 20c inc opt double & more sets & officials with diff types. Good coverage to 1930 inc 20+ sets. 1930-35 inc useful Zeppelins such as 1931 opt set, 1932 Triangle set to 5P, 1933 set to 45P, "1934" opt set to 45P, "1935" opt set to 45P & 1935 Tobacco Air set (£50), 1939-74 is largely comp inc 100+ sets plus most M/Sheets inc perf & imperf, several numbered. Also inc imperf sets & printed in diff colours. 1975-94 inc 100+ sets & se-tenant strips & M/Sheet (100+). Excellent thematics with most being MUH inc numerous unlisted in SG & imperf sets. Extras throughout inc M & U with plenty of sets. Generally F-VF M/MUH/U, most post 1930 being M/MUH & appearing VF. Mi cat €6600+ = A$9,900+. Attractive easy to complete collection. (4000 plus 300 M/S). $1800$2500
802Paraguay: Collection 1884-1961 on Scott pages. 1904-10 Pictorial vals to 5P, 1920 Building set to 3P, 1922-23 Indep set to 5P, 1933 New Year opt set to 10P, 1939-61 is mostly comp inc 35+ sets. Charity issues 1930-49 inc 5 sets. Good airmails 1929-61 being mostly comp inc 1931 Ship set to 10P, 1932 Zeppelin Triangle set to 20P. 1933 Graf Zeppelin set to 45P, "1934" opt set to 45P, "1935" opt set to 45P, 1935-39 Triangle Tobacco set. 1935-38 Church set. All diff. Most appear VFM, odd U early. Clean, well above average. SG cat £840+. (660) $300$400
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803Peru: Collection 1857-1994 in thick, well-filled Minkus album. 1857 Steamship 1R & 2R (probable forgeries & not counted in cat value). Selection of 1858-60 Arms 1d & 1P inc diff printings, 1862-68 Embossed arms set inc 1d brown & yellow, 1871 Train M & U, 1873 Lima 2c (2 shades). 1874-79 Arms set to 1S, 1880-81 Oval Peru h/s set to 1S, 1881 Oval Lima h/s vals to 1S, 1883 Triangle h/s to 1S plus Postage Due h/s set to 50c. 1886 New colours set to 1S. Useful 1890-95 Official h/s to 1S. 1894 Head & Horseshoe opts to 1S (SG cat £210+). 1895 Liberty set to 1S, 1896-1900 Pictorial set to 2S. Good range of 1911-17 surch. 1918 Portraits set to 2S. 1924 Centenary set to 2S. 1925-26 Plebiscite Tax set to 50c. 1935 Tercent set to 1S, 1935 400th Anniv to 5S. 1936 Pictorial set to 10S, 1936-37 Air vals to 10S (£120+). 1938-94 is largely comp inc 150+ sets. Extra sets & vals throughout inc M & U. Generally F-VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £4900+ = A$8500. Mi cat €7200 = A$10,800. (3000 + 3 M/S) $1500$2000
804Philatelic Oddities inc GB hard-drawn addressed covers from 1880s, mostly with Military Themes to WWII (6). GB 1904 Miniature PPC (4) inc usage from Chile to South Australia. 1973 "blackened" cover USA-Australia with PO Memo explaining damage. 1887 NSW Cover from Orange to Molong via Dubbo. Australia 1922 KGV 1½d red elongated or squashed by chemical changes in the paper, with normal for comparison. Egypt early 1900s "Currency Coin" PPC VFU. USA 1931 Airmail Cover autographed by President Herbert Hoover. Unusual & rarely seen, especially the Aust KGV distortions. (17) $100$200
805Poland: Postal Stationery Collection 1960s-90s. Strong in postcards but also envelopes & airletters. Great coverage of thematics inc history, art, ships, birds, military etc. Some extras but most diff. VF UN as issued. Great quantity to sort. (1400) $275$400
806Poland: Collection 1918-19 Local Overprints on Austria & Germany: Extensive specialized collection on pages of the various types of "Poczta Polska" w/ or w/o Polish eagle, with almost all the towns represented. 1st section is opts on Austria with Czermin 3h & 5h (2), Mielec II to 2Kr (8), Mielec III to 3Kr (11), Myslenice I (5), Myslenice II (14), Przemysl each opt colour to 10Kr & Dues to 10Kr, in violet (51), in green (49), in black (52) & in red (51), Rozwadow I to 10Kr & Dues to 10Kr (45), Rozwadow II to 10Kr & Dues to 10Kr (46), Skalat to 4Kr (24), Tarnow II to 1Kr (17), Tarnow III to 10Kr (24), 2nd section is opt in Germania with Alexandrow to 60pf most in both red & violet (18), Blonie (10), Brzeziny (10), Grodzisk (10), Kalisz II (8), Kalisz V (10), Kolo I (9), Konin I some in both black & red (12), Konin II in black (11), in violet (9) & in red (8), Lowicz (10), Leczyca (10), Makow (8), Ostroleka (10), Ostrow (8), Otwock (10), Ozorkow (9), Plonsk (10), Pultusk (9), Poddembice (10), Sieradz (10), Skierniewice (10), Wloclawek II (10), Zdunska Wola (7). Usual mix of genuine & forgeries -if everything was genuine the lot would be worth $500,000+ net. All diff & an amazing lot! (645) (P) $6000$8000
807Poland: Huge accumulation 1918-30s in carton, noted 1919 Arms & Pictorials inc North & South currency with plenty of blks noted, 1921-23 Inflation issues inc blks, 1925-27 Pictorials. BOB inc plenty of Postage Dues inc several scarce large blks. Silesia inc 1922-23 Miners inc blks. Mostly G-VFU with much still on piece. Huge quantity on sort & check. (5000-10000?) $800$1500
808Poland: Hoard of bundles 1919-35 in carton with quantities of several better inc 1922 Silesia Miner (3000+) vals to 50Mk plus box full of 1.25Mk. Good range of 1921-23 Eagles plus 1924 Inflation vals to 300,000 Mk, 1924 President 1Z red, 1928 Marshall 1Z inc scarce horiz laid paper. Good range of 1930s commems inc 1933 15 Years Republic, 1935 Mourning, 1930 Cent, 1928 Henry, 1928 Bem, 1927 President, 1923 Copernicus. Large numbers of Officials & Postage Dues (10,000+) inc 1923 Inflation vals to 1,000,000 Mk. Generally F-VFU or M/MUH. Mi cat €21,000+ = A$30,000. Unbelievable quantity for study of this period. (50,000+) $1500$2500
809Poland: Collection 1941-94 in 2 s/books very nearly comp, starting from 1944 Heroes set of 3 (Mi cat €300), 1945 Liberated Towns opt set inc Warsaw opt red-brown (cat €150), 1945-50 commems inc some imperf errors such as 1945 Poznan Congress & Westerplatte, 1946 BIE set (€150) & M/Sheet (€1500), 1948 Culture M/S (€260), 1948 Roosevelt M/S, range 1950 "groszy" opts, huge range of later inc thematic sets perf & sometimes imperf, M/S & sheetlets inc 1957 "wing" sheetlet, 1958 Polish Post Mail Coach sheetlet with extra margin at top, 1959 Air 10zl sheetlet, 1964 Tokyo Olympic M/S, Space & Exhibition M/S & much more. Earlier mostly VF MLH/MUH (1 stamp & 2 M/S are VFU), later all VF MUH. Mi cat €9000 = A$14,000+. Valuable collection! (est 3200, 125 M/S & sheetlets) $1700$2500
810Poland: Collection 1950 Currency re-valuation provisional opts which appear comp for all basic issues. On 28 October 1zloty became 1 new groszy & POs were empowered to h/s existing stocks "Groszy", "groszy" or "GROSZY". Diff towns used diff h/s & colours. Noted inc 1946 Airmail opt set, 1948 Centaur Air set. 1947 Culture set plus M/Sheet (Mi cat €1500 for U). 1948 America Air set (€225) plus M/Sheet (€1900 for U). All diff. Mostly VF fresh M/MUH. Mi cat €4200+ = A$5900. Scarce & seldom offered (125 plus 2 M/S) (P) $700$1000
811Poland: 1950 Currency revaluation provisional opt accumulation in s/book. On 28 October 1Zloty became 1 grozy. POs were authorised to h/s existing issues "Groszy" or "groszy" or "GROSZY" etc, inc diff types of h/s & colours inc violet, pink, red, black etc, with several blks noted. In addition to defs, commems & airmails noted inc 1948 Kosciuszko 120Zl blue (€100+) plus postage dues. Also 1951 Cover with combination of 1950 25th anniv 15Zt h/s plus later issues & 1950 registered h/s cvr plus postcard. FU-VF U. Mi cat €5000+ = A$7,000+. Great quantity for specialist research of seldom offered material (1500) $350$500
812Poland: MUH collection 1955-95 in thick s/book. Appears comp (600+ sets) & good coverage of M/S & sheetlets. Noted 1955 Exhib M/S (2), 1956 Chopin M/S, 1957 UNO M/S, 1958 400th Anniv sheetlet plus sheetlet with extra perf margin (Mi cat €100) & M/S in material. 1964 Olympics M/S, 1969 Art set sheetlets, 1970 Portraits set sheetlets, 1971 Art set sheetlets. All diff. VF fresh MUH. Mi cat €3000+ = A$4400. Attractive thematics. (2600 + 120 M/S) $600$800
813Poland: Attractive MUH collection 1960-2000 in thick Lighthouse s/book. Appears comp inc 450+ sets plus M/Sheets. Noted 1960 Exhib sheetlet & other betters. Plenty of attractive & diverse thematics, imperfs & se-tenant prs & blks. All diff. VF fresh MUH. Mi cat €2750+ = A$3800+. (2650 plus 145 M/S) $550$700
814Poland: Collection 1980-89 Solidarity opposition labels in thick Lighthouse s/book. Diverse Polish themes inc history, arms, anti-communist propaganda, Martyrs, anti-Nazi, Polish heroes etc. Includes plenty M/S & sheetlets. All diff. At least half diff from other lots offered. VF fresh. Attractive Cinderella addition to a Polish collection covering an important Polish historical period. (1000s) $600$900
815Poland: FDC Collection 1956-94. Extensive coverage of issues which must be mostly comp inc M/Sheets. Great thematic interest inc birds, sport, aircraft, flowers etc. All diff. VF. (1200) $350$500
816Poland: FDC collection 1940s-90s. Good coverage of 1960s. Better noted with M/Sheets etc inc 1948 Cycle Race on souvenir card, 1951 Congress M/S, 1952 Air set imperf, 1953 Cycle Race card, 1954 Philatelic Congress M/S, 1956 Musician M/S, 1958 400 Year sheetlet on card, 1960 Church Altar M/S, 1961 Conference & Exhib M/S. Almost all diff. VF fresh. Great thematics. (900) $400$600
817Poland: Cover collection 1982-89 in expensive padded cover albums. Deals with period of Solidarity opposition to Communist rule. Plenty of interesting cachets & thematics inc military, heroes, politicians, history etc. Also range of Solidarity opposition labels on cards & cvrs (20) plus Solidarity ephemera inc protest labels, calendars & photos. All diff. VF. Unusual & interesting addition to a Polish collection in costly albums. (160) $100$150
818Portugal: Collection 1853-1981 on old-time Schaubek leaves. Better stamps throughout, inc 1856 Pedro II 100r U (Mi cat €130), 1862 Luis to 50r (€200+). 1866 Luis Imperf set U (€750). 1870 Luis straight label to 300r inc 120r (2, €200), 1879 Luis set U (€130), 1882 Luis set U (€330), 1884 Luis 20r & 1000r U (€180), 1892 Carlos set U (€350). 1893 Provisorio opts to 75/50r (€500+). 1894 Prince Henry 300r M (€180), 1895 Carlos set U, 1848 da Gama set U, 1910 Manoel Republic opt set, 1911 Da Gama opt/surch set U (€110). Good range of 1912-26 Ceres to 20E inc 1930 4E50 M (€120), 1925 Branco to 20E M (€400+). 1931 Lusiad set ex 95c M & U, 1931 Anthony of Padua set M & U (€320). 1931 Pereira set M (hinge stains), plus 1933 surchs (€450). 1940 Rowland Hill set M (€100), 1941 Air set U (€150), 1945 Carmona set M (€200), 1946 Towns set M (€190), 1946 St Mary M/S M (€110). Also good M/Sheets inc 1940 Centenaries & Rowland Hill, 1941 Costumes, 1945 Navigators, Carmona & Castle, 1946 St Mary & 1947 Costumes, then later M/S 1979-81 (20). Good back of book ranges inc 1920 Parcel Post set, nice range of Red Cross & Rifle Club issues. Postage Dues inc 1904 set M (€120) & 1911 Republic opt set M. Range of 1979-81 Madeira & Azores M/S (12). Well mounted, neat & clean. All diff plus M & U sets, perfs, shades etc. Mostly fresh F-VF MLH/U with only the odd flts in earlies & M/S. Mi cat €8400+ = A$11,500+. Much specialisation possible in earlies. (850 + 48 M/S) $1300$1800
819Princes Diana tribute stamp album depicting her life & deeds together with coll'n of 50 diff stamps to go in the album (25 collections). Retail $10 ea = $250 $60$90
820Priced thematics in display folder (retail $1500+) with 300+ sets & over 50 M/Sheets with Medicine, Red Cross, Birds, Paintings/Art, Flowers, Sport, Antarctica, Cricket, British Royalty from KGVI, Sculpture, a 1915 POW envelope, odd Pictorial phonecard, The Pope, religious ceremonies, Marine Life & more. M/MUH/U. (100s) $200$300
821Revenues - Europe: Stamps on original documents & receipts inc Austrian Empire from 1870s-90s (37), others (38+) inc Nazi Occupation of Austria (2), both with eagle/swastika seals. Naples 1716 written document with 2 seals. Italy 1943 "General Certificate" & then mostly 1930s Eastern Europe. Usual sl mixed condition. Very interesting lot. (75+) $90$150
822Romania: Mint Collection 1896-1990 in thick lighthouse s/book. Great coverage inc 1896 King h/s set for use in the Turkish Empire. 1930 Air opt set. 1931 Navy set. 1932 Scout set. 1932 Medical set. Other 1930-40 sets well represented (20+). 1946 Youth sheetlets. Good coverage of 1940-50 sets & M/S. 1956 Wildlife set to 4,25L (SG cat £110). 1958 Stamp Cent M/S set perf & imperf (£140). 1959 10th Anniv M/S (£225). 1960-1990 is well covered inc 100+ sets. All diff. Almost all VF fresh MUH. Mi cat €6500+ = A$9100+ while SG cat would be lots higher. Clean & attractive with useful thematics. (2150 plus 90 M/S) $1200$1600
823Romania: 1931 Scouts Exhib Fund set 1L-6L & 1934 MAMAIA opt set 25b-6L. VF fresh M/MLH. Mi 413-17, 437-42, 468-73 cat €280. SG 1221-25, 1256-61, 1289-94 cat £219. Nice Scout sets. (17) $100$150
824Romania: 1932 Scout's Fund set 25b-6L plus 1934 MAMAIA opt set 25b-6L. VFU. Mi 437-42, 468-73 cat €145. SG 1256-61, 1289-94 cat £122. (12) $60$80
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825Russia: Soviet Union collection 1921-56 in 2 Polish special albums. Good coverage inc 1921 Volga Charity set to 2250R, 1922 Obligatory tax to 6T. Useful 1923-27 Workers & Peasants to 5R inc perfs & imperf. 1925-28 Lenin set to 10R, 1927 Air set. 1930 Zeppelin set. 1931 Air set to 1R. 1932 Air Polar set, Map air set, Exhib set. 1933 Balloon set. 1934 Airship set to 30K. 1935 Games set to 40K. 1935 Anti War set, Rescue Air set. 1937 Architecture set plus M/S. Useful 1940s M/Sheets inc 1945 Stalingrad, 1946 25th Anniv set of 3, 1947 Moscow 800th Anniv, 1949 Lenin Tomb & 1949 Pushkin. Almost all diff. VF M/MUH/U. Mi cat €7000 = A$10,000+. Good coverage with 200+ sets in quality albums with cloth hardbound covers. (1700 plus 15 M/S) $2500$3000
826Russia & Former states: M/Sheet collection 1938-95 on pgs & hangers. Useful USSR (44) inc 1970 Lenin Birth Cent imperf (SG cat £130). Belarus (13) inc surch, Russian Federation (7). Estonia (2). Lithuania (2), Moldova (3). Latvia (3) inc 1938 Building Funds & 5th year. Ukraine (2). All diff. VF MUH. SG cat £470+ (75) $180$250
827Russia: MUH Collection Part I 1956-85 in thick Lighthouse s/book. Appears comp inc 600+ sets & 150 M/S. Great Soviet plus plenty other thematics. Plenty singles & sets perf & imperf. All diff. VF fresh MUH. Mi cat €2860+ = A$4000+. (3300, 150 M/S) $450$600
828Russia: MUH Collection Part II 1986-93 in thick Lighthouse s/book. Appears comp inc issued M/S & sheetlets. Usual coverage of diverse attractive thematics. Also large stock of 1960s-92 M/S with good coverage of all issues. Stamps all diff, extra M/S throughout. VF fresh MUH. Mi cat €2000+ = A$2800 (900 plus 390 M/S) $300$450
829St Christopher & Nevis: Collection 1870-90s on SG Imperial pgs with St Christopher QV wmk crown CC perf 12 1d & 6d, perf 14 1d UN (SG cat £75), 2½d M (£190), & 6d, wmk crown CA to 6d M/U, Halfpenny bisect both halves M/U (£70), Four Pence on 6d M (£65), 4d/6d U (£95), 1d on ½d M (£42) & 1d on 2½d U (£70), then Nevis inc 1862 blued paper 1d UN (£300), 6d U (£225), & 1/- U (£200), greyish paper 1d & 6d U (£110), white paper 1d UN (£60), & 4d U, then litho printing 1d (2 UN) 4d U, 1/- UN & with "crossed lines on hill" M (£250), plus 1d perf 11½d M (£60), then QV inc CC wmk 1d UN (£75) & 2½d (£130), CA wmk 9 diff M/U & ½d bisect (£45). Usual mixed classics, overall F-VF M/UN/U. SG cat £2670. (47) (P) $600$900
830St Christopher, Nevis & Anguilla: 1952 KGVI Pictorial set 1c-$4,80, 1954-63 QEII Pictorial set ½c-$4,80, & 1970 Pirates basic set ½c-$5. VF fresh M. SG 94-105, 106a-118, ex 206-221 cat £91. (43) $45$60
831St Lucia: Collection 1860-2006 on pages in binder. 1860-76 QV to 1/- inc wmks, shades & perfs, 1882 surch to 6d. 1883-98 QV to 1/- inc dies & wmks, 1902-10 KEVII to 6d, 1912-30 KGV to 2/6 inc wmks. 1936 KGV Pic set, 1938 KGVI Pic set, 1949 KGVI Arms set to $4.80, 1953 QEII Arms set, 1964 QEII Pic set, 1967 Statehood opt set, 1970 Pictorial set, 1976 Bird set, 1996 Flag set. Useful commems inc 40+ sets. Extra sets & vals inc M & U. Mixed earlies but mostly F-VF M/U. SG cat £2700+ = A$4500+. (1000) $600$800
832St Lucia: Mint collection 1882-1969 on pgs. 1882-98 QV to 1/-, 1902-10 KEVII vals to 1/- plus wmks. 1912-26 KGV vals to 1/- plus wmk. 1935 Silver Jubilee set, 1938-48 KGVI Pictorial set to £1. 1948 Silver Wedding set, 1949-50 KGVI Arms set to $4.80. Some extras, most diff plus wmks & shades. Most F-VF M/MUH. SG cat £680+. (240) $200$300
833St Vincent: 1987 Royal Wedding Anniv 15c, 75c, $2 & $5 in IMPERF vert prs with INVERTED centres. VF fresh MUH. SG ex 1079-83(var). Spectacular! (P) $150$300
834Samoa: Collection to 1967 on Minkus leaves with 1886-1901 (10) to 2/6 Palm. 1914 GRI opts ½d on 3pf, ½d on 5pf, 2½d on 25pf M & U & 6d on 50pf M (2) & U, (cat £240). 1914 Samoa opts on KGV (9) to 1/- M & 1919 opt NZ Victory set (£35). 1921 Hut set to 1/- M (£26) & 12 other sets with vals to 5/-. Odds (30) in cards inc 1877 Express reprint set, Samoa opt NZ Arms 2/6, 5/- & 10/-. 1899 Provisional Govt opt set & NZ £5 Arms opt in red (cnr thin, £450). M/U total cat £900+ (160). Other Pacific inc Aitutaki opts 1903-20 (25) on NZ Pics to KGV 1/-, marked retail $300+. Fiji (50) from late 1800s inc SPECIMEN opts on KGV 4d, 1/-, 2/6 & 5/-. Plus Pitcairn 1949 UPU, PNG 1/7 Cattle, Tonga SPECIMEN opts (69) inc Bird set to $2 & 4 M/Sheet, scarce but some toning. Niue & finally "CHINA ½ DOLLAR" opt on Germany 1898 1Mk. (Approx 300). $250$350
835Samoa: Clean collection 1877-1982 on printed pages. 1877-82 Express to 2/-, 1886-1900 Palm Tree set to 2/6, 1893 Surch 5d/4d, 1899 Provisional Govt set to 2/6, 1898-1900 surch set to 2½d on 2/6, 1914 KGV opt ½d/3pf, ½d/5pf, 2½d/20pf, 4d/30pf & 6d/50pf, 1914 KEVII opt set to 1/-, 1914 opt QV long type 2/6 & 5/- plus 2/- & £1 F/C, 1920 Victory set to 1/-, 1921 Hut set to 1/-, 1926 KGV opt 2/- & 3/-, 1932 Arms opts to 10/-, 1935 Arms opts to £1, 1945-53 Arms opts to £1, 1949-81 appears mostly comp inc 1956 Arms set to £2 & 1967 Birds set to $1. Only 2 or 3 stamps noticed missing, all M/Sheets appear present (24). All diff plus perfs, shades etc. Generally F-VF M/U. SG cat £1500, plus £1700+ Express stamps (unchecked). Wonderful completeness in post 1949 issues. (500 + 24 M/S) $500$650
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