729Terrific carton lot inc Tasmania 1960s Govt Cheques (50), some with Revenues to 1/- attached. Australia Post monographs set of 9 on Pre-decimals inc Kangaroo Essays & Postage Dues (retail $60+). Decimal FDC/PSE (100) inc 1970 RV PO envelope & 1978 Birds set FDI. 1978-80 PO Postcards 18c-22c box sets (3) & 1970 RV PO pack (10, retail $450). GB collection 1887-1974 in SG illustrated albums with 1887 QV to 1/- green, 1902 KEVII to 1/-, KGVI 1952 sets to £1 (3) & plenty of QEII Pics/commems. Some duplication in QV (130, STC £1500), plus 1997 Diana Memorial Welsh PO pack (retail £100). PNG 1989 PO Year album plus 1970s PO packs (160) inc Year sets for 1975, '76, '78, '80 & '81 (retail $160), plus unsorted extras in 2 s/books & loose in plastic bag. Medium carton. (many 100s) $275$375
730Thematics: British Commonwealth MUH sets of 2000 Sydney Olympics in quantity with Bahamas, Jamaica, Mauritius, Niue, Nigeria, Tonga (inc strips) & Vanuatu, plus M/Sheets for Sri Lanka & Cook Islands. 2000 Millennium for Kiribati, Maldives, Niue (inc strips), Turks & Caicos $1.20, plus M/S Barbados, Nauru, Dominica & Tonga. Also Maldives 1998 Winter Olympics 12RP. Sierra Leone 1996 Olympics M/S. All fresh MUH. SG cat £3600+ = A$7000+. Huge FV of A$2000+. (330+ M/S & 550+ sets) $400$700
731Thematic: Malaria Eradication 1962, collection with Guinea 1962 set of 3 in vert strips of 3, imperf between, plus prs imperf between vertically & set of singles with inverted centres, plus 100Fr green die proofs (2) one with centre inverted -est total retail $550. Afghanistan 1962 M/S prs both imperf & perf, then another 59 sets inc Laos imperf set of 3 & Paraguay blks of 4 imperf, 10 diff M/S & assorted FDC (12), plus uncounted MUH singles. Medium-size album. A rarely offered topic! $150$250
732Thematic sets, nice lot, mostly 5 of ea VF MUH inc Tuvalu 2000 Sharks 10 se-tenant sets in sheets FV = A$15, Cook Is 1987 Trains FV = $37, Kiribati 1983 40th Anniv of Tarawa 10 sets FV $22, Russia 1965 AAT set of 5 (cat €22), Hungary 1961 Horses (€33), 1974 Pets (€20), 1979 Trains (€28), 1984 Birds (€30) & Butterflies (€28), 1983 Communications Year sets & M/Sheets from 27 countries (£220 & €175), St Vincent 1985 Michael Jackson reprint set in se-tenant prs FV $86 = A$38, other sets (3 x 5) plus Australia 1984 Replica card Die Proofs (10) & 1963 5d & 2/3 Royal Visit se-tenant blks of 4 (5) (these retail/cat $200), also CTO Isle of Man 2004 60th Anniv of D-day M/Sheet (cat £32), China 5 diff M/Sheets & 2 souvenir sheets of 10, Aust 1996 $4.50 Pets booklets (5) & Christmas $8 booklets, retail $50+. Plus Singapore & Sweden FDC 3-4 of ea FV A$40. All superb fresh condition. Total cat/retail $1500+. Ideal club sheets, market dealer etc. (200 sets, M/S etc) $180$250
733Thematic Collection in 6 albums with Fungi (270), Sheep inc Rams & Goats (340), Australian Christmas (280) & Birds (1450) in final 3 volumes. Wide variety throughout. (total 2340 stamps). Plus another 39 cards/covers & over 50 M/Sheets. Some MUH/CTO, mostly G-FU. Also GB (440) 1950s-80s inc QEII to £5 & assorted Pics & Commems, G-FU. Plus NZ 1989 Year album. (2800). $120$200
734Thick heavy 1950s "Monarch" loose leaf album inc British Cwlth QEII Coronation (58 diff), Austria (400+) inc Occupations, Officials & Postage Dues. Ceylon (60) inc KGVI to 10R postally U. GB & Greece, Italy from late 1800s, Spain & Switzerland -sl mixed G-FU condition (many 100s). World odds in 5 albums inc Canada, Norfolk Is from 1947 Ball Bay to 1978 Girl Guides & misc British Cwlth. USA 1930s-50s FFC (30, retail $200). Australia FDC/PSE collection -accumulation (400) to early 1980s inc pre-dec FDC (40) -noted 1937 KGVI 1d, 2d Die I, 1959 Animals set of 6 to 1/2 & Flowers (5) inc scarce 2/3 white paper. 1980s maxicard collection (110) inc comp sets in FDC album, plus unsorted PSE/FDC (250) in plastic bags. Latvia 2001-02 FDC (50). Overall mainly G-FU, some M stamps, plus around 500 covers/cards. Medium carton. $350$450
735Trinidad collection 1859-94 inc useful range of Britannia to 1/-, 1869 QV 5/- perf 12½ M (flts), 1883-94 QV to 1/-, also Tobago 1885-96 QV to 1/-, 1886-89 Surch ½d on 6d, 1891-92 ½d on 4d & 2½d on 4d. Mostly F-VF M/U, some flts. SG cat £500. (49). $100$150
736Trinidad & Tobago Postal Stationery/History with Tobago Postcards (7), inc first ½d postally used 1890 to Trinidad & 1892 both surch UN, Trinidad Postcards (8) inc 1893 use 1d from Botanic Garden to GB, & 1906 uprated KEVII ½d to US, Reg Envelopes (2) used 1893 (uprate removed) & 1899 to Venezuela (creasing although very presentable). Wrappers (18) inc QV ½d to Australia & KEVII ½d to Argentina, plus 15 fronts to Dominica, 5 uprated). Trinidad & Tobago Postcards UN (QEII 2c & 4c), Reg Envelopes (KGVI used 1941 censored to Australia (poor) & uprate removed, & QEII 8c UN, Wrappers (5), with 1931 use ½d to Australia, & Air Letters (19, 6U). Minor duplication. Poor -VF. (63). $100$200
737Trinidad & Tobago: Postal History 1929-38 inc reg (4), to Australia, UK, & 2 to USA, 1 airmail, other airmails with 1933 short-lived 1/5 rate to Jamaica, 1934 1/3 to USA, 1936 24c to Jamaica, others inc 1937 OHMS to USA, 1938 to Australia with Cinderella tied by fine Colon rectangular transit b/s, 1938 air to USA franked 12c pr perf 13x12½. Plus Trinidad 1901-09 (3, inc PPC to Australia). Odd sm flt, generally fine, with some attractive frankings. (16). $100$180
739Tuvalu: MUH collection 1976-2001 Appears largely comp inc many SPECIMEN sets. 1976 QEII Pictorial opt set to $2. 1976 Pictorial set to $5. 1979 Fish set to $5 plus Official opt set to $5. 1983 Handcrafts set to $5 plus SPECIMEN set to $5 & Official set to $5. 1988 Bird set to $5 plus Official set to $5. Commems appear comp plus SPECIMEN sets & M/Sheets. Stunning thematics. All diff. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £1000+, FV alone $1200+. (1350 +175 M/S). $600$900
740Tuvalu: 2000 WWF Sharks se-tenant strip of 4, 100 strips in comp sheets. FV A$150, SG cat £245. Kiribati 2006 Dinosaurs set of 8 in comp sheets of 20. FV A$137, SG cat £230. All fresh MUH. Total FV A$287. (120 sets). $90$140
742USA: Newspaper Stamps 1875-97 simplified comp to $100 Allegorical Figures inc 1875-85 1c-10c black with the rare 9c. 1875-85 12c-96c red inc shades. 1875-79 High vals $1.92-$60. 1895-97 set 1c-$100. All diff inc printings. Most F-VF UN/M/3U, some with usual faults for these issues (as described in SG & Scott). Sc cat US$11,000+. SG cat £10,000+ = A$18,000. (37). (P) $1000$2000
743USA Semi-specialised collection in 2 hagner albums. Vol 1 1851-1974 inc 1851 Washington 3c imperf (5). 1861 Presidents 1c blue (2), 2c Black Jack (4), 10c Washington (5), 12c (3), 24c lilac, 24c grey, 15c Lincoln, 30c Franklin & 90c Washington (total cat £2565). 1869 Pics (8) to 12c green (2, £610). 1870-79 Defs (46) various prints inc 7c red (3), 15c orange (2), 30c black, 24c violet & 90c red (£1150). 1887 3c Orange & 30c brown (£180). 1893 Columbus (33) to 30c U (£610) plus 30c & 50c MUH! (£775). 1898 Trans-Mississippi U (20 to 10c, £360) plus 10c MLH (£180). 1901 Pan-American set (£100). 1902 Presidents (40) to $5 Marshall inc 5c & 10c UN (£475). 1907 Jamestown (2) & 1904 Louisiana sets (£170). 1908-22 Presidents specialised with perfs, prints & coils. 1920s-30s Commems inc Kansas & Nebraska opt sets U (£370), 1933 M/S pr (£60), 1934 Exhibitions trio (£80). Plus much more to early 1970s. Plus 1980s Eagles fresh MUH (5 diff, £126). Condition very mixed poor to fine cat £7700+. Vol 2 with BOB issues inc booklets (FV $45), 1944 "RF" opts (3 diff) on 6c Airmails, Special Delivery, Postage Dues to $5, Departmental Officials (28), Revenues (140) to $15, Wines 1941 set of 59 to $20, Duck Stamps (17 diff). Then Colonies inc Hawaii, Cuba, Canal Zone & Philippines. Plus duplicates (many 100s) loose in bags & albums. 1880s-1950s inc pre 1900 Presidents (unchecked for pmks). 1894 Columbus to 10c & much more. Massive (£10,000+) total cat value. Offered intact as received, in medium carton. (1000s). $1500$2500
744USA: Postage & better, clean MUH range inc strips, sheetlets. Total FV US$419+. Also "domestic" & "E" not counted. $200$275
745Vatican & Papal States: Complete collection 1852-1997 used in Lighthouse album. Papal States 1852-64 Arms set to 1S inc 1b (3 shades), 2b (3 shades inc white paper), 3b (3 shades), 4b (3 shades), 5b (4 shades), 6b (3 shades), 7b (2 shades), 8b (2 shades), 50b dull blue 1852 printing (with 2013 Scheller cert) & 50b deep blue 1864 worn impression (with Scheller cert), 1S top value (with Scheller cert). 1867 New Currency Arms set imperf to 80c inc 3c grey paper & lilac paper. 1868 Arms perf set to 80c inc 2c (3), 10c (3), 2c lilac & magenta, 40c (2) & 80c (2). Vatican 1929 Arms & Pope set to 10L. 1931 Postage Due set to 10L. 1931 Parcel Post set to 10L plus extras. 1933 Holy Year set. 1934 Provisional surch set to 3L70 (Sass cat €2000, Hunziker photo-cert). 1933 Pope Pictorial set to 20L. 1935 Congress set (€275). 1936 Expo set (€185). 1938 Congress set. 1949 Pope Pictorial set. 1948 Airmail set (€550). 1949 UPU Air set (€150). 1951 Gratian Air set (€300). 1952 Centenary M/S (€275). 1953 Lombard 100L. All later sets & M/S comp. All diff inc shades. Vatican all VFU, some mixed Papal States as expected, but most G-VFU. SG cat £28,000+, Sass cat €44,000+ = A$67,000+. Nice clean comp collection. (1250, plus M/S). (P) $2700$3700
746Vietnam-North: 1955 Land Reform set 5D-100D, blks of 4. VF UN as issued, SG N33-39 cat £560. (4 blks). $100$200
748Vietnam-South: 1974 Surcharge set 10p/8p - 25p/16p plus Postage Due set 5p/3p - 60p/2p. F-VF MUH, some sl perf tones. Sc 482-3, 496-500, 514-16, J21-4 cat US$200, SG S470a-n cat £207. (14). (P) $90$120
749World. Off paper mix M/U wide range, heaps of pickings. 1kg+. Well worth sorting. (13,000) $100$150
750World thematic sets mostly 5 of ea VF MUH inc Tuvalu 2000 Sharks 10 se-tenant sets in sheets, Cook Is 1987 Trains FV = $37, Kiribati 1983 40th Anniv of Tarawa 10 sets FV $22, Russia 1965 AAT set of 5 (cat €22), Hungary 1961 Horses (€33), 1974 Pets (€20), 1979 Trains (€28), 1984 Birds (€30) & Butterflies (€28), 1983 Communications Year sets & M/Sheets from 27 countries (£220 & €175), St Vincent 1985 Michael Jackson reprint set in se-tenant prs FV $86 = A$38, other sets (3 x 5) plus Australia 1984 Replica card Die Proofs (10) & 1963 5d & 2/3 Royal Visit se-tenant blks of 4 (5) (these retail/cat $200), also CTO Isle of Man 2004 60th Anniv of D-day M/Sheet (cat £32), China 5 diff M/Sheets & 2 souvenir sheets of 10, Aust 1996 $4.50 Pets booklets (5) & Christmas $8 booklets, retail $50+. Plus Singapore & Sweden FDC 3-4 of ea FV A$40. All superb fresh condition. Total cat/retail $1500+. Ideal club sheets, market dealer etc. (200 sets, M/S etc) $180$250
751WWF: Aitutaki 2002 Lorikeet set of 4 (cat £5.50), 2008 Butterflies set of 4 (cat £6.50). Penrhyn 2008 Egrets set of 4 (cat £6.40). 20 sets of ea in M/Sheets of 4, fresh MUH. Total cat £368. Aitutaki, Penrhyn or Cook Islands 2000 Sydney Olympics M/sheet, 6 of ea, cat £48. FV $324, total cat £416 = A$760. (78 M/S). $200$300
752WWF covers: "The Official Collection of World Wildlife First Day covers." Massive custom green album with illustrated FDC 1976-79 in 48 clear pgs with wide range of thematics inc Turtles, Dolphins, Crabs, Bats, Whales, Fish, Birds & Big African Cats. All fresh clean comp collection. (144 diff). $70$100
753Yugoslavia: 1918-19 opt Austrian & Hungarian Fieldpost cards with various opts Drzava SHS, Kraljevsto SHS etc & various values. F-VF UN. Some duplication seems diff colour stock or opt types. Mi ex P10-46 cat €230+ as cheapest types. Scarce specialist group (20) $100$200
760Phonecards: Vast range, Asia, Australia inc 10 Pay-Tel phonecard holders, FV $104, Europe, Pacific Islands, Thailand Happy Cartoons, Malaysia City Scenes. Exciting lot. A gift at estimate. (1100+). $80$140
761Railway Tickets: Australia "Edmonsons type" 1980s with Qld "Expo" Specials (220), apparently all diff. Others (160) with a wide variety of Station names. NSW (120) all diff accumulation inc "7 Day" Rail Passes, "Zoo-Link", "City-Hopper" & others inc couple of bus tickets. F-VF. Not easy to find in quantity. (500). $100$200
762Trade Cards: Australian Cricket 2002-03 (550), "Elite Sports" series, with duplication. Rugby 2008 "Telegraph" series (130). 2010 Champions "Select Australia" series "T-Shirt" shaped (160) & "Normal" cards (204). UK soccer "Manchester United" 1999 collection (130). Plus another 100 assorted non-sporting cards. (1270). $60$80
763Trade Cards: Hoadleys "Empire Games & Test Teams 1932 (10), all cricketers inc McCabe, Grimmett, Ponsford & O'Reilly (cat £80). Australian Liquorice "Island Treasure" 1930 (20 assorted). BDV Cigarette Victorian Footballers 1933 (34 mixed cat £115) & "Who's Who in Australian Sport" 1933 (78/100, £250) Don Bradman. BAT "Australian Wild Flowers" Silk 1913 (48/50, £150). Plus some mixed oddments. Mostly VG-VF. Total Murray cat £675 = A$1200+. (230+). $150$250
POSTCARDS
764Australia: Comic Artists part 1 with Vasco Loureiro "The Boarding House" (2 diff David Souter "Harry" & "Frank", Sibi (2), Taylor (2), WR Hamilton (4), Sesin (5), Fred Nicoll (4), Redy Nolan (8), Nolte (4) & others (8) inc Sid Smith, Hal Gye. Harry Nielson, & "Anonymous" Kangaroos (2), Koalas (2). Mostly F-VF. Mixed UN/U. (41). $250$400
765Australia: Comic Artists part 2 with ZIF Theatrical (3 diff) inc George Reid as a "White Knight". David Souter (2), Charles Nuttall (6), George Tayler (4), Laurie LBT Tayler (4), Handy (2) & 3 others. Odd minor flt, mostly good-VF. (24). $220$300
766Australia - NSW: Early 1900s tinselled/glitter photographic style Greetings from (town name) formed by miniature facial vignettes of popular English stage/theatre starlets. Noted 24 diff towns inc Aberdeen, Canterbury, Goulburn, Hunters Hill, Moree, Morpeth, Rookwood, Stockton, Toronto, Walcha & Wickham. Minor duplication, mainly subtle colour variations. Printed by Beagle & Co UK. VF UN. Not often seen in such quantity & quality. See website. (147). $200$400
767Australia-Queensland: Stamp cards VSM series, 2 styles with central views, "Executive Building Brisbane", "Queen St Brisbane". VF UN. (2). $60$80
768Ceylon: Collection of B/W cards to 1930s with Street scenes with Colombo (35), others (10) inc Kandy, Numwara Euya & Badulla. Native Transport inc Rickshaws, Bullock carts, Fishing boats, River craft & others. Rural industries inc Dhobying Tea or Rubber Cultivation, Snake Charmers, Goldsmiths & Street musicians. Mostly F-VF, UN/U, majority appear pre 1910. (250+). $400$600
769Ceylon: Coloured card collection in expensive Lighthouse album with Tuck Oilettes (4), Grand Oriental Hotel advertising card, Colombo Street scenes (23) inc Trams. Local Transport inc Bullock Teams & Rickshaws. Village Views, Rural Industries inc Fishing, Tea, Native Shops, Religious Festivals & more. F-VF UN/U. (148). $275$350