886Vatican: 2 vol collection 1867 in 67 hagners. Papal States (5) UN/M inc 1867 10c black/red imperf pr (SG 34 cat £1700) (all as is). 1929 Express 2L red. 1934 Surch 3.05/5L M (with cert, cat £300). 1948 Airmail 250L (3 MLH, cat £108). 1949 Basilica set in comp (£212). Booklets (6 diff). Blks of 4 MUH (142) plus FDC 1958-75 (32). Some duplication on flts, mixed M/U. Cat val £1338 plus another £1737 for the Papal states. (1100 plus FDC & booklets) $250$400
887Vatican & Papal States: Complete collection 1852-2008 in KABE & Lighthouse albums. Papal States 1852-64 Arms comp inc 50b inc light & dark shades (SG cat £5000) & 1S with Vespermann BPP certificate (£3750). 1867 New Currency Arms vals to 20c, 1888-70 Perforated Arms to 80c. Then Vatican State 1929 Pope & Arms set to 10L inc Express (£110), 1931 Parcel Post opt set to 10L, 1931 Postage Due opt set, 1933 Holy Year set, 1933 Pope Pictorial set to 20L plus express (£150). 1934 Provisional surch set to 3.70L (£1400), 1935 Congress set (£130), 1936 Catholic Exhib set (£110). 1938 Archaeology set, 1948 Airmail set 250L & 500l (£1015). 1949 Air UPU set (£155), 1951 Air Gratian set (£520). 1952 Stamp Centenary M/Sheet (£250), 1953 Airmail set, 1953 Lombard 100L etc, comp to 2008 inc M/Sheets. Almost all diff. Odd mixed condition in classics, Vatican is almost all VF M/MUH/U. SG cat £18,500+ = A$31,000+. Wonderful clean complete collection. (1575 plus 35 M/S) (P) $3000$4000
888Vatican: Quality Collection 1929-95 in Scott Specialty album. 1929 Arms & Pope set to 10L (SG cat £110), 1933 Pope pictorial set to 20L (£160), 1935 Congress set (£225), 1936 Exhib set to 5L (£120), 1938 Archaeology set (£80), 1939 opt set (£60), 1949 Pope pictorial set to 100L (£90), plus express (£89), 1951 Pope set (£50), 1951 1500th Anniv set (£70), 1952 Cent M/S (£400), 1953 Lombard 100L (£65). From 1955 on appears comp inc 200+ sets & 10 M/S. Also 12+ FDCs, BOB inc semi-postals, 1933 Holy Year set (£70). Good Airmails inc 1948 250L & 500L M (£950), 1949 set (£230), 1951 Gratian set (£485), 1953 Dome set (£180). Later Arms again appear comp, Postage Dues inc 1931 opt set (£85), Parcel Post 1931 opt set to 10L (£50). Collector has crammed in extra of most issues inc M & U. All appears VF M/MUH, after 1955 almost all VF MUH, plus odd VFU extras. SG cat £6600+ = A$11,000+. Great collection. (2600 + 15 M/S) (P) $1200$1600
889Vatican: Nice 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 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 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$4000+ plus high cost of albums. Attractive. (780, 8 M/S) $400$600
890Venezuela: 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). $1000$1500
891Venezuela: 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$18,000+. Mi €16,200 = A$23,600. Great this comp. (5000 + 60 M/S) $3000$4000
892Venezuela: 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. F-VFM, with only a few earlies U, all well above average & clean with lots of very scarce issues. SG cat £3400+. (830) $1200$1800
893Vietnam North: MUH collection 1948-71 in thick Lighthouse s/book with Great coverage of colourful thematic sets (200+). Better earlies noted inc 1948 Minh set, 1956 Return of Govt set to 3000d (SG cat £220), 1956-57 Official set to 3000d (£160), 1956 5th Death Anniv vals to 4000d (£200+), 1959 Berlin Presentations bklt, later sets appear largely comp. Several set perf & imperf plus. All diff plus perfs & imperfs & blks. VF fresh MUH or UN as issued. Mi cat €6850+ = A$9,600+. Seldom offered country. (2000 plus 30 M/S) $1500$2000
894Vietnam North: MUH collection 1948-88 in thick Lighthouse s/book. Great thematic country with over 200 sets. 1955 Govt Return set to 3000d (SG cat £220), 1957 40th Anniv set, & many other sets, perf & imperf plus several blks. BoB inc Military Franks & Officials. Almost all diff inc perf & imperfs, blks etc. VF UN/MUH as issued. Mi cat €5000+ = A$7000. Not often seen & very attractive. (2000 plus M/S) $1200$1600
895Vietnam-North: 1953-56 better sets selection. 1955 Official opt. Minh set 0/100th/2d & 0,100/5d (Sc cat $440). 1954 Victory set 10d-150d plus 600g official, all in blks of 4 ($312). 1953 Workers set 100d & 500d plus official set 600g-5kg, all in blks of 4. 1956 Return to Hanoi set 1000d-3000d in blks of 4 ($1240). 1956 Railroad set 100d-500d in blks of 4 ($640). 1956 official Lan set 20d-3000d in blks of 4 ($1000). All diff. VF fresh UN as issued. SG cat £2950+, Sc cat $4000+. All bought from our auctions 6-8 years ago & still on our auction cards. (98) (P) $700$1000
896West Germany: MUH collection 1960-2000 in thick Lighthouse s/book. Appears comp inc M/Sheets, with 400+ sets noted. All diff. VF fresh MUH. Mi cat €2700+ = A$3750+. FV alone DM1500 = A$1000+ & cost more. Attractive & clean. (1650, 48 M/S) $375$500
897World Off Paper, good mix with plenty of variety mainly used. 1kg plus (10,000-13,000) $100$150
898Yugoslavia: 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) $1500$2500
899Yugoslavia: Large collection 1918-91 near comp in 2 Schaubek albums, inc 1918 opt Bosnia pictorial set to 10K, 1919 opt Austrian Emperor set to 10K, 1918 "SHS Hrvatska" opt Hungary set to 10K, plus 15h "white figures" (SG cat £100) & Coronation set (£200), 1931-33 King set (SG cat £150). 1933 PEN Congress set, 1939-40 King set, 1949 Railway set plus M/S perf & imperf (£450), 1950 Pictorial set, 1951 Air set (£100), 1951 Mountaineering, 1951 Pictorial set (£110), 1952 Olympics set, 1953 Congress Air set (£254), 1953 10th Anniv 15d (£225), 1954 Animal set (£100), 1956 Art set (£150), 1956 Olympics set (£225), 1961 Insurrection M/S (£170). BOB inc useful Postage Dues from 1918 inc 1918 opt Hungary set to 50f (£170). Almost all diff. VF fresh M/MUH, a few pre-1935 U. SG cat £6500+ = A$10,000+. Clean & full albums. (2700 plus 35 M/S) $800$1200
900Zanzibar: Collection 1895-1936 on SG Imperial pgs inc 1895 opt QV ½a-12a U (inc opt varieties) & 2R-3R M (SG cat £268) opt BEA to 4½a (£190), 1896 set to 5R M/U (£268), 1898 set U, 1899 to 3R (£118), 1904 surch set M (£55), Monograms to 3R (£126), 1908 to 5R (£250), 1913 to 4RM (£90), plus 5R 10R, 20R, & 100R F/C (cat £1365 as M), 1921 to 3R, 1926 set U, 1936 set M (£80), plus Postage Dues 1926 6 diff & 1930 to 25c. Mostly F-VF M/U, a few F/C. SG cat £2600 = A$4200 $500$700
901Zanzibar: Collection 1895-1967 inc India used in Zanzibar SG Z48, 50 & 52 (SG cat £56), 1896-98 Sultans to 5R M/U (£92), 1899 to 8a, 1904 Monograms to 1R, 1913 set to 10R (£275), 1921 to 5R (£157), 1926 set M, 1936 set to 10/- (£80), then comp to 1967 ex 4 cheap sets inc 1957, '61, '64' & '66 Def sets, 1964 both opts comp etc. F-VF M/U. SG cat £1160. (365) $300$450
902Zeppelins: Germany 1930 South America Flight, 1931 Polar Flight & 1933 Chicago Flight sets in sheets of 50 of private reprints. Superb fresh MUH. SG cat £267,000, Mi cat €575,000 -both as genuine singles, plus premium for sheets. Only $1 per set! (8 sheets, 400 stamps) $150$300
905Krause 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 $50$75
906Standard Catalogue of World Paper Money Vol 1, Specialised Issues. (Pick). 10th Edn 2005 (just superseded edition). 1,170 pgs. New. List 10,000 of diff notes issued by States, Cities & Towns as well as trading banks etc. A must have companion to the catalogue of general world issues. Retail $127. $50$75
AUSTRALIAN COINS
907½d 1938-64 Kangaroo reverse, over 10kg. Unchecked by us. (Approx 1800) $150$190
90820c 2001 Bradman UNC mostly ex mint bag. McD cat UNC $250, choice UNC $350 ($5-$7 ea). (50) $75$120
90950c 2005 Official Issue card "A Special Keepsake For Your New Baby" featuring a card with Winnie the Pooh design & 2005 UNC 50c WWII Remembrance. Original cost $398. Another overpriced Australia Post product that sold so badly we have never seen it before. Have to be scarce. (40) $80$120
91050c 2008 Centenary of Scouting UNC in cards of issue. McD cat $250. (25) $110$130
911$1 1994 10th Anniversary "Coin Fair" Silver Proofs with no outer boxes. McD cat $ 330. Bargain. (3). $75$100
921$1 2009 Year of the Ox UNC in cards of issue. Scarce, McD cat $250. (10) $120$150
922$1 2010 100 Years of Coinage silver proof in boxes of issue (5) $190$220
923$5 1988 Parliament House proofs in boxes of issue (cardboard outers some minor scuff etc). Issue price $280. Priced to sell. $75$90
924$5 1996 Bradman proof in box of issue. McD cat $175 $75$120
9252000 Proof set in box of issue. McD cat $295 $130$180
9262003 Fine Silver proof year set in box of issue. Scarce, as it’s the first issue. McD cat $365 $200$250
9272006 $1 50 Years of Aust Television "C" mintmark. McD cat $150. (30). $60$85
9282006 $1 50 Years of Aust Television "S" mintmark. McD cat $150. (30). $60$85
9292006 $1 50 Years of Aust Television "B" (10) "M" (10) mintmarks. McD cat $100. (20). $45$60
9302009 $1 Kangaroo frosted CuNi. UNC in pack of issue. Sold out at RAM (5) $90$100
9312010 Mary MacKillop proof 60c stamp & coin set. A very attractive & sought after boxed set. Issue price $89.95, retail much higher. Mintage only 8000. $75$100
9322011 50c Royal Wedding selectively gold plated 2 coin proof issue for William & Catherine. Lovely memento. Issue price $175. $130$150
933PNC (stamp & coin covers) 20c 2010 Fromelles, 2011 Ashes, 50c 1994 Year of Family, 2010 Melb Cup, National Serv, $1 2007 Bounding Kangaroos, 2010 Girl Guides, Shanghai Expo, Comm Coinage, 2011 Year of Rabbit. McD cat $241. (10) $90$120
934PNC (stamp & coin covers) 20c 2010 Fromelles, 50c 1994 Year of Family, 1998 Bass & Flinders, 2010 National Serv, Melb Cup, $1 2007 Bounding Kangaroo, 2009 Stargazing, 2010 Comm Coinage, 2011 Year of Rabbit, $5 1997 Bradman. McD cat $260. (10) $90$120
935RAM $5 Proofs. 1994 Enfranchisement of Women, 1996 Bradman, 1998 Flying Doctor, 2003 Rugby World Cup, 2004 150 Years of Steam Train. McD cat $430. (5) $200$275
936Stamp & Coin Covers (PNCs) 20c 2011 Ashes, 50c 2010 National Serv, Melb Cup, $1 2007 Bounding Kangaroo, Special Air Serv, 2009 Aus Post 200 yrs, 2010 Comm Coinage, Powered flight, Burke & Wills, $5 2005 Tennis Open. McD cat $255. (10) $90$120
959$20 Johnston-Fraser OCR-B consec run of 3. R-409a. UNC. McD cat $405. (3) $150$200
960$20 Fraser-Cole. R-413. Variety Ink smudges on back of note possibly caused by solvent on roller. UNC. $220$350
WORLD COINS
961Shipwreck Coins: India Madras Presidency 1808 10 cash recovered from the wreck of Admiral Gardener lost on South Goodwin Sands on 24 Jan 1809. The ship was bound for India & was carrying 48 tons of EIC coins. 10 lives were lost. Seawater corr & some encrustation o/w "EF". (28 coins). $200$300
COLLECTIBLES
MILITARIA
962Germany: Imperial-Prussia 1914-1918 Iron Cross, 1914, 2nd class on court mounted ribbon with grey metal pin-bar. Ring hallmarked "Fr". gVF (P) $150$200
CIGARETTE & TRADE CARDS
963Wills sets: "Speed" (1935, cat £65), Player "Fresh Water Fishes" (1933, £55), "Fire Fighting Equipment" (1930, £70), "Aircraft of the RAF" (1938, £50), "Modern Naval Craft" (1939, £25). Plus other sets (5 diff, cat £53). F-VF, in plastic pgs. Total cat £318 (500 cards) $120$160
OTHER COLLECTIBLES
964Convict: Van Diemen's Land: 185x Ticket of Leave (a pass to allow convicts to travel between his place of work & designated destination) issued by Police Office in closest town. Original unissued form printed in black on wove paper with counterfoil. Approx 110 x 200mm. gEF. Scarce. (P) $150$200
965Documents: Great Britain, large hand written legal documents on vellum or parchment, dated 1684, 1710, 1743, 1764, 1771 (2), 1776 (2), 1792, 1794, 1798, 1803 with impressed duty stamps & wax seals, approx 50x80cm & larger, many multi-page (12). Plus family tree for Wright family 1557-1921, with hand painted crests. (13) $100$200
966Gold Necklace: 14ct Yellow gold necklace. Most unusual style. 31.6g with Aust Gold Buying Co valuation in 1987 of $1,740 when gold was a third of what it sells for today. AGW 0.549 oz. Gold value alone approx $810 (P) $750$900
967Gold: 9ct Lady's heavy necklace. Traditional solid chunky links marked .375. Tiny single band at each end in .925 silver for effect. VGC. 73.66g, AGW 0.888oz approx. Gold value alone approx $1300+. (P) $1200$1500
968Gold:9ct necklace curb link 2 tone. VGC. 50cm. 16.08g, AGW 0.1938oz. Gold value alone approx $285. $250$350
969Gold: 9ct Victorian/Edwardian fob chain bracelet with T bar. VGC. 19.5cm. 20.47g, Gold value alone approx $360+. Antique shop retail $1000+ (P) $350$500
970Gold: 18ct Lady's bracelet curb link. 20.5cm. 34.55g, AGW 0.8331oz. Gold value alone approx $1225. Replacement cost these days $2500++ $1150$1400
971Gold: 18ct necklace rope design chain. 50cm. 24.26g, AGW 0.5850oz. VGC. Heavy & quite classy. Gold value alone approx $860.$800$1000
972Maps: Ancient World. Engraved maps by Giraldon, 1811, sheets 35x26cm, some outline hand colouring, some with vignettes. Maps show Europe, Asia & Africa at diff times in ancient & medieval period (10 maps). Plus early maps by Guiljelmus Blaeuw -Amsterdam, Paraguay, dated 1657, with attractive cartouche, fully hand coloured. Both later impressions on laid paper 48x36cm, minor age spotting on rev (2). Mostly F-VF. (12) $150$200
973Maps Australia: New South Wales by J Rapkin, from Tallis' Illustrated Atlas 1851, engraved map with vignettes inc Sydney Cove, 27x36cm, fully hand coloured. Australia & Oceania, coll'n 1860s-90s, various sizes 26x24cm to 61x49cm. Inc South Eastern Aust, NSW, Tas, NZ, Pacific. (17) $300$400
974Maps: Europe. Engraved maps by J Barlow, published by Brightly & Kinnersley, Suffolk, England, 1806-07. Hand coloured outlines, sheets 25x20cm. Scandinavia, Switzerland, France, Netherlands, Poland, Spain & Portugal, Italy, Germany, Turkey, United Provinces. GC. (10) $100$150
975Maps: France. Engraved maps with vignette views, French provinces, from 'La France Nouvel Atlas Illustre', by A Vuillemin, Paris, 1875. Sheets 35x26cm, hand coloured. Fine. 12 diff $100$150
976Maps: Issued by Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, dated 1830 or 1831, comprising France (5 diff), Persia, Ancient Persia, Turkey, Asia Minor. 34x40cm or 34x47cm, all hand coloured outlines. (9) $80$140