Australia 276 3½p Black on FDOI cover at Mawson Base Australian Antarctic Territory,

VF, addr to England, generic cachet, tied to cvr w/cds "MAWSON/A.N.A.R.E/16FE55/AUST.ANTARCTIC TERR."

Australia 288-89 4p & 7½p 1956 Olympics Souvenir 1st Day of Games Covers,

VF, unaddr, w/WCS (Wesley Cover Service) thermographic cachets, tied to covers w/special cds "XVI OLYMPIAD/22 NOV 1956/"graphic"/MAIN STADIUM MELBOURNE VIC.AUST". Pmk graphic for 4p is the Olympic Stadium & for 7½p is a running figure. Nov. 22 was 1st day of the games while actual FDOI was Oct. 31, 1956. Nice combination of covers

Austria 33 50kr Lgt Brn,

VF, w/"ZARA" (now in Croatia) cds ccl Cat($130)

Canada-Newfoundland 83-85 3¢-5¢ 1897-1901 Royals Issue - High Values of Set,

F-VF no gum, good colors Cat($115)

Canada 25 3¢ Red,

F-VF Used, clipped UL cnr, perf cr UR cnr & tiny tr slightly tnd (SG#58) Cat($40)

Canada 45 10¢ Brn Red,

Fine-Avg OG Cat($725)

Canada 76 2¢ Purple, Ty I, Blk/4,

F-VF, LL stamp NH, rest OG Cat($200)

Canada 104-122 1¢-$1.00 1911-25 KGV Definitive Issues,

F-VF to XF OG, most w/some degree of glazing, no. 111 w/tiny th & no. 116 w/some gum-soaked perfs, but o/w nice, pretty set w/bright rich colors Cat($1107)

Canada 110 4¢ Olive Bister, Wet Printing,

F-VF NH Cat($120)

Canada 158 50c "Bluenose" Schooner,

F-VF Cat($65)

Canada C1 5¢ Brn Olive,

F-VF NH Cat($27)

Canada C3 6¢ on 5¢ Brn Olive,

VF NH, one "hanging perf" RS Cat($22)

Canada FG24 $2.00 Gas Inspection,

F-VF Used (catalog no. from van Dam)

Chile 8 5¢ Brn Red, London Print wmk c on blued paper,

Fine Used, three good mgns, close at T, UR cnr ripped off, easy to imagine the tear was original when scissor cut Cat($16)

China, Republic of 1322a 80c and $5 Souvenir Sheet of (2) 50th Anniversary Issue,

VF NH, very fresh sheet, no gum as issued, small manufacturing wrinkle lower right Cat($19)

Columbia 1940's Federal Tax Stamps, Lot of (10),

F-VF Used

Cuba 500-509 1c-13c (10) Jose Marti Birth Centenary Issue,

VF NH, great colors Cat($17)

Czechoslovakia 1735//2340 Remainder lot of (21) singles,

VF NH, (3) with "indent" like crease, nice fresh album fillers, includes 1735-37, 1922, 1966, 2060, 2094, 2158/69/89, 2244/58/90/94/96, 2318/21/23-4/32/40 Cat($12)

Eastern Rumelia 32 20pa Car & Pale Rose, Ty. B Overprint,

VF LH Cat($55)

Eastern Rumelia 35a 20pa Black & Rose, Ty. A Overprint,

VF LH Cat($135)

Eastern Rumelia 38b 5pa Lilac & Pale Lilac, Perf 11½, Ty. A Overprint,

Fine-Avg w/sm tr at R, blue grn oval grid ccl, (2) omob's or certification marks on back Cat($275)

Ecuador 1281-86 1992 Galapagos Islands WWF Issue on FDC,

VF, unaddr, complete set (6) tied to cvr w/cds "CORREROS DEL ECUADOR/(Panda Pictorial)/WWF/9-IV-92/EMISION WWF". Corner card reads "EMISION POSTAL/"GALAPAGOS"/QUITO, 9 de ABRIL de 1992". The cachet is a different cds of same date but a "hummingbird" pictorial and "FUNDACION NATURA" text

Falkland Islands 210-22 ½p-25p Flora Definitives w/new currency,

VF NH, bright & fresh, complete set/13 Cat($53)

Falkland Islands Dependencies IL88-91 7p-54p Albatrosses Issue,

VF-XF NH, fresh & detailed Cat($10)

Finland 47 2k Grn, Vert Stp/5,

F-VF to XF, tied to back of cover w/(3) Helsinki 1903 dc ccls, addr to Bethlehem, PA, opened cleanly at T Cat($175)

France 30 2¢ Red Brn on Yellowish,

Fine Used, couple sp's at LR edge Cat($25)

France 50¢ Charity Stamp for Marshal Joseph Joffre Monument,

VF NG, cpl sm stn marks on reverse

French Colonies 47, 50, 52 Remainder group of (4) of France's Peace & Commerce & Commerce Issues,

F-VF used, w/flts, #47 & #52 hinge thins, #50 sound. Also incls Benin #36 Cat($31)

Germany-Bavaria 30 18kr Dull Brick Red, Coat of Arms,

F-VF used, w/pulled perf LR cnr, somewhat tnd, has town ccl "ZWIE.." (possibly Zwiesel?) Cat($16)

Germany-Bavaria 39, 44, 47 5pf Dark Grn, 50pf Scarlet & 2m Orange WMK 94,

F-VF used, 5 & 50pf sound, 2M w/thin & perf flts at btm, filler Cat($35)

Germany-Bavaria 48//71a 3pf//80pf 1881-1900 Coat of Arms Issue w/95V & 95H WMK (15),

F-VF used, cpl w/flts & not counted, (4) w/95V wmk, rest w/95H wmk & (4) w/tnd paper, no. 62a has hole, 49 & 62 thinned Cat($30)

German South West Africa 7//24 Selection of (14) German Dominion Issues,

F-VF, mix of used (4) #10, 12, 14-15 and OG (10) couple with HR and includes #7-8, 13, 16-21 and 24. Nice group Cat($191)

Germany 679//694, B325 1951-53 Issues on commercial cover to USA (5),

Michel #132, 149, 153, 155 & 162; Scott #679, 689, 691, 694 & B325, F-VF to XF from Heidelberg, 1953 dc ccls Cat($54)

Germany 683 70pf Deep Yellow Numeral & Post Horn on 1954 cover,

VF, single usage to USA, pmk 28-3-54 at Stuttgart, Michel no. 136 w/cv of €65, @ $70. Opened neatly at top, green marks on front

Germany B310-313 8+2pf - 30+15pf 1949 Semi-Postal Issues,

F-VF to VF-XF NH Cat($83)

Germany-Baden 5N1//N40 accumulation of (31) Baden Occupation stamps,

F-VF, mix of used (8), NH (22) & NG (1), group incls #5N38 & 40 (NH), w/cv of $59 Cat($72)

Germany-Wurttemburg 8N1//N37 accumulation of (26) Wurttemburg Occupation stamps,

F-VF, mix of used (16), NH (9) & LH (1). Nice group incls #8N35, 36 & 37 NH ($58) Cat($71)

Germany-Berlin 9N17 1m Olive, "BERLIN" Ovpt in black,

(Michel #17) F-VF postally Used, sound Cat($120)

Germany-Berlin 9N134 70pf Violet Schiller Theater,

VF NH, key to set Cat($21)

Germany-Berlin 9NB6-7 10+3 & 20+2pf 1951 Stamp Day Semi-Postal Issue,

VF NH, pristine gum Cat($40)

German Democratic Republic 58-67 1pf-50pf 250th Anniversary of Berlin Academy of Science Issue,

VF Used (we believe all postally Used), some w/bits of HR & 1pf creased, otherwise all sound Cat($58)

German Democratic Republic B14, B21 12pf + 3pf Gray Black & 84+41pg Brown Red Stamp Day & Stamp Exhibit Issues,

F-VF LH, great colors & nice impressions Cat($38)

Great Britain 26 4p Rose,

Stanley Gibbons #6ba, VF w/"W/11" in oval grid ccl Cat($125)

Great Britain 32a 1½p Lake Red, Plate 3,

VF (perfs cut design btm & L side), used, lgt ccl Cat($65)

Great Britain 45 6p Lilac Plate 5,

F-VF Used, tnd, appears to be repaired tr UR cnr, uneven SE at L (maybe L selv copy?), th T edge Cat($100)

Great Britain 49 3p Rose Plate 5,

Fine Used, w/very wide mgn on R, wmk 25, Pos. O-D Cat($62)

Great Britain 62 6p Gray, Pl #16, Pos. FE-EF,

(S.G. #147) Fine-Avg (as valued by Scott), just touches at T, couple sp's, "79" in circle in oval grid ccl Cat($70)

Great Britain 80 1½p Red Brn,

VF Used, SE at T, appears stamp was miscut from sheet removing top perfs & leaving all the btm perf holes Cat($50)

Great Britain 105 6p Grn,

F-VF, w/a Glasgow, Scotland ccl Cat($240)

Great Britain 108 5sh Car Rose,

VF-XF, pulled perf at btm & very lgt cr; cds ccl is indistinct but appears to have Arabic writing, so may have been used in Egypt or Mideast. SG no. 180 Cat($220)

Great Britain 111-122 ½p-1sh Queen Victoria Jubilee Issue, Complete Set/12,

VF Used, most w/lgt ccls, nice selection Cat($275)

Great Britain 137e 10p Car & Dull Purple,

VF Cat($70)

Great Britain 138, 138a 1sh Car & Dull Green and Scarlet & Dark Grn,

F-VF Used, w/HR, nice examples of this issue Cat($110)

Great Britain 179 2shp6p Gray Brn KGV Seahorses,

VF-XF, w/28 FEB 33 date, several tnd perfs at T, very sound Cat($75)

Great Britain 179a 2sh6p Gray Brn, Seahorse,

F-VF used, flty w/cr at LR cnr & cpl sm trs at UL cnr, filler Cat($75)

Great Britain 189 1½p Red Brn on holiday cover,

F-VF, neat script addr in ink to USA, c/c cachet is a "sticker" w/"SEASONS/GREETINGS" written out on a page in a wintry scene. Stamp tied to cover w/1932 cds & text/logo killer of stylized sled w/"SHOP/BY/TELEPHONE" in the sled. Cover in good condition w/couple minor flts; a small tear and crease at LR and a slight rip of paper from flap as it was opened. Nice collateral item for a number of topicals

Great Britain 205-08 ½p-2½p 1929 Postal Union Congress Issue, Complete Set of (4),

VF Used Cat($18)

Great Britain 286-89 2sh6p-£1 KGVI,

VF-XF, 10sh has cr T to btm along ccl mark Cat($31)

Great Britain 309-12, 528 2sh6p-£1 QEII Castles Issues, lot of (6),

all VF, (5) have wmk 308, other unwmk; second 310 has ccr LL Cat($63)

Great Britain 317c//60ap ½p//4½p 1957 & 1959 Mixed Set (7) Graphite Line on Back QEII Definitives,

VF LH, incls (4) non-phosphor & (3) phosphor; #317c & 318d, 356c, 357d, 358cp, 359ap & 360ap, colors & impressions very good Cat($68)

Great Britain 392 6p Paris Postal Conference Issue on FDC,

F-VF, addr is typed label. Cover is in Very Good to Excellent condition w/very minor cr wear & the label slightly toned. Seldom seen pmk, semi-dc "TORQUAY/7 MAY/1963/DEVON", has cachet

Great Britain 777-80 8½p-13p Telephone Centennial Issue Complete Set (4) FDC's,

VF, unaddr, w/Fleetwood cachets & description on reverse. Incls one information stuffer on Early Telephone Memories; 8½p has small smudge mark on top edge over the stamp area

Great Britain 1447A, MH237 £3 (1995 Issue),

VF-XF NH, very fresh & great colors Cat($12)

Great Britain BK144 L1 1972 Wedgewood 1st Prestige Bklt,

contains bklt panes no. MH34a-b & MH36d-e, all VF NH. The bklt contains extra leaves giving historical background & info on the Wedgewood family, as well as production info on the famous Wedgewood porcelain Cat($60)

Greece N241-42 50d & 250d Military Administration of the Dodecanese Issues on commercial covers to Houston, Texas (2),

F-VF, both to same person, pmks are 1) 25VII47 & 2) 7VIII47 dc cds. Condition is Just Fine, both roughly opened at R, some stains and one w/cr LR cnr

Guatemala 26c 25c on 1p Vermilion, ERROR, "255" instead of "25" at btm,

Fine-Avg OG Cat($150)

Guatemala 328var 3¢ Rose Pink, Bisect on cover to pay 1½c postage,

VF, tied to cover to Pico, CA, USA w/lgt violet "DESPACHADA JALAPA/15/OCT/1951" dc ccl

Indochina 20 1fr Bronze Grn & Car,

VF, w/"COCHIN" dc ccls Cat($40)

Indonesia 798a 50r S/S of (1) "VISIT ASEAN LANDS",

F-VF NH, nice example Cat($40)

Ireland 56-57 2sh6p Light Brown + 5sh Carmine Rose,

no. 56 F-VF OG and no. 57 F-VF with light SON circular date stamp cancel Cat($238)

Israel 237a 55a Freedom From Hunger, Bklt Pane/4 in Complete Bklt, Bale #B.12,

VF-XF NH Cat($27)

Israel C27 £3 Scenic view of Aqaba w/tab,

VF LH, complete set/1 Cat($9)

Israel C28-37 5a-£3 Birds Issue, complete set/10 w/tabs,

VF LH, 5a has DG Cat($6)

Italy C23-6 50¢-9L + 2L 1930 VIRGIL AIRMAIL ISSUES,

scarce, attractive VF set Cat($1205)

Italy-Trieste J16//J29 1l//500l 1949-54 Postage Due during Occupation (11 values),

F-VF NH, short set missing J18 (3l) & J26 (5l), incls scarce 500l, no flts noted, shortish perf on 6l LR. Very decent centering on most Cat($144)

Japan 283a 2s-20s 1938 Nikko National Park S/S of 4,

VF NH, w/original folder Cat($140)

Japan 285-8, 288a 2s-20s 1939 Daisen & Inland Sea National Parks Issues, Complete Set/4 & S/S of 4,

VF to XF NH, w/original folder Cat($103)

Japan 290-3, 293a 2s-20s 1939 Aso National Park Issues, Complete Set/4 & S/S of 4,

F-VF to XF, 290-1 LH, 292-3 & S/S NH; w/original folder Cat($301)

Japan 303-6, 306a 2s-20s 1940 Daisetzusan National Park complete set/4 & S/S of 4,

stamps F-VF to VF NH; S/S VF, LH in cnrs only w/stamps NH Cat($240)

Japan 308-11, 311a 2s-20s 1940 Kirishima National Park Complete Set/4 & S/S of 4,

S/S of 4 VF-XF NH, w/lgt DG in mgn, lgt mgn edge wrinkles; 308-9 VF LH, 310-11 VF-XF NH Cat($292)

Japan 378a 15s-1y 1946 Postal Service 75th Anniversary S/S of 4, 2nd Printing,

XF Unused, ngai w/only 49,000 issued Cat($200)

Japan 10y Revenue stamps (3),

F-VF Used, have lgt cr's, Meiji Series, first and second issue and Taisho Series, Shimomura no's 245, 252 & 320b

Japan small lot of 1924-48 Revenue stamps (11),

F-VF Used, Shimomura Cat. no.'s 311//393, most are Taisho Series w/(1) Showa revenue, sound condition except 359a (10y Blue on white) has small tr right edge

Libya 621 150d 1976 Montreal Olympic Games S/S of (1),

VF LH Cat($16)

Malawi 18-21a 2p-2sh6p 1964 Christmas Issue,

lot incls (4) MNH sgls, NH S/S, used S/S, and an FDC; purportedly the 1st Christmas Issue on the African continent

Mexico 125a 5¢ Org, 1879 Juarez Issue w/o Overprint,

Fine Used, lgt ccl w/pinhole in middle of stamp, & irregular perf Cat($90)

Natal 79, 79a, 79var ½p on 6p Violet, RS Mgn Blk/6 (3x2),

all VF, UL OG HR, UL LH, rest NH; UR no. 79 (SG no. 114); LL no. 79a (SG no. 114a) "Ealf-Penny"; UR no. 79var (SG #114g) long "P" & "T" in "POSTAGE" variety; and rest are no. 79var (SG #114e) long "T" variety. "ES" wmk visible in selv. CV is for hinged, as NH & "var" values not listed in Scott Cat($55)

New Zealand B28-29, 40-43 Lot of (3) Health Stamp FDC,

stamps VF, addr in ink, neat script, cacheted, neatly opened at T, w/cpl minor trs, plain stuffers & (1) w/note of who sent

Panama 258 2¢ Dark Grn, w/red 25th Anniversary Overprint,

F-VF w/cr LL cnr, tied to cvr w/dc cds "SEC. DE EL CHOR - - -/NOV/2/1928/PANAMA", a 2nd day pmk; on reverse are (2) pmks, box w/"AGENCIA POSTAL/'indistinct stamping'/NOV 2 1928/PANAMA", and duplex cds "ANCON/NOV2/-PM/C.2./1928". Cover unopened w/minor overall tng, a few spots and pencil note on front, LL cnr has small cr

Qatar 520Da complete bklt pane/1,

VF NH, small tone spots on front cover Cat($50)

Qatar 520De Complete Booklet 1977 Sheik Khalifa Definitives,

5d-80d Pane/10 in bklt, VF NH, cvr has lgt foxing on front Cat($50)

RUSSIA 3 20k BLUE & ORG, 1858 ISSUE,

XF w/cds ccl w/"Richter" script bs certification & what appears to be a purple "Peters" script bs certification. Couple sp's, o'w very nice Cat($1600)

Russia 237a 70r Red in BLk/9 w/8 100r Red (#237),

all VF NH Cat($87)

Russia 265var 3k Red & BLack (Lenin), Imperf, 1st Printing (Ty. I) 20.25 x 25.2mm,

Michel #238B Ty. I, Soloviev #195, Zagorsky #27; VF & sound w/(3) pencil expertization sigs on back

Russia 302-3var 5r + 10r Lenin Issues, Imperf,

VF OG Cat($75)

Russia 303a 10r Lenin,

F-VF Cat($175)

Russia 546-50 5k-35k 1935 Horrors of Modern War Issues,

VF Cat($72)

Russia 559-568 1k-40k 1935 International Spartacist Games Issue,

complete set/10, VF to XF, clean & nice Cat($114)

Russia 596 10k & 50k S/S (2) Imperf Pushkin Death Centenary Issue,

VF NH, UR cnr has ngc Cat($50)

Russia 693-697 20k-80k 1938 Young Communist League Issues (5),

F-VF NH Cat($140)

Russia 789-93 15k-60k Tchaikovsky Birth Centenary Issue, Set (5),

F-VF NH, 790 & 793 VF, others Fine Cat($65)

Russia 2044-46 40k-1r 1958 Tchaikovsky Issue, Complete Set of (3) Imperfs,

VF-XF NH, 2044-45 as se-tenant pair Cat($20)

Russia 2534 1r Black & Red on Aluminum Foil, Horz Pair w/"Gutter" Between,

F-VF NH, nice space topical issue Cat($55)

Russia B48-51 10k-20k Indigent Children Charity,

F-VF to XF OG Cat($85)

Russia B54-57, 56b 10+2k - 20+2k 1929-30 Semi-Postal Issues (5),

B54 VF-XF w/dc ccl & others, F-VF to VF OG Cat($237)

Saar 226, C12 25fr + 200fr 1950 Admission to Council of Europe Issue,

VF NH Cat($212)

Saar B5-8 20+20c - 1.50+1.50fr 1927 Semi-Postal Issues,

complete set/4 F-VF to VF OG Cat($53)

Saar B67-75 1949-50 Semi-Postal Issues (9),

VF to XF OG in (4) complete sets Cat($76)

St. Vincent 117 1p on 1sh Black, green paper,

F-VF Used, a little envelope adhr on back Cat($45)

El Salvador 538-42var 5c-37c 1935 Central America Games Issues, Vert Pairs, "SPECIMEN CHICAGO" Perfins,

F-VF to VF-XF NH; 5c, 15c & 37c w/SE at & perfin reading down; 8c & 10c w/perfin reading up

Saudi Arabia L52b ¼pi Grn, Double Overprint, ERROR,

XF OG, w/"JF" in circle, certification b/s Cat($75)

Saudi Arabia 187-91 1/2q-20q 1952 Bedouins & Train Issue,

VF to XF LH, no. 188 sm tr at R, fresh, attractive set Cat($162)

Sierra Leone 1167-71 175le Exploration of Mars Mini-sheets of nine (4) and Souvenir Sheet,

VF NH, very fresh and great color Cat($86)

Singapore 144-149 10c-$1.00 1971 Paintings of Singapore,

complete set/6, F-VF to XF NH Cat($54)

Singapore 166a 15c-$1.00 1972 Ships, S/S of 3,

XF NH, minor cnr bend Cat($47)

South Africa 254-266 ½c-1r Complete Mint Set from 1961,

VF NH, beautiful group! Cat($47)

Spain 49 2c Green on Green,

VF OG ph, w/paper adhr on back, full mgn at L, almost at T, and close but clears at R & btm, clipped cnr UR & sm th LL cnr Cat($350)

Spain 617 30c Dark Blue,

F-VF VLH Cat($550)

Sweden 27 1rd Bister & Blue, Coat of Arms Perf 14,

VF Used, parts of (2) pmk-strike; (1) w/date "28/7"/1877" and (2) w/part town name "GOTH..." (probably Gothenburg), sound w/nice perfs Cat($95)

Tripolitania CB1-10 25+10c-25+2L 1934 King Victor Emmanuel III Issues,

F-VF to XF OG, very nice set Cat($158)

Tunisia B12-19 15 + 20c - 15c + 5fr 1918 Semi-Postal Issues,

F-VF to VF-XF OG, no's B14-19 w/HR, strong colors & attractive, complete set Cat($361)

Turkey 1101a 2.50L 1953 500th Anniv. of Conquest of Constantinople S/S,

XF-Superb NH, cpl minor DG spots, bright gold trim Cat($175)

Turkey 2472//2542, B217, 231-2 Small remainder lot (9),

VF NH, incls no's 2472-75, 2540, 42 & B217, 231-2 Cat($19)

North Yemen 4b & 6b Arab League Issue w/Arabic Overprint,

VF, CTO, w/blk HS ovpt in Arabic "Yemen Arabic Republic", Michel no. 252-3, scarce Cat($60)

Yugoslavia 2L15 40f Olive Grn, Inverted Overprint Error,

XF NH

Zaire 969 10z Pope John Paul II 1980 Visit S/S of 1,

VF NH, slight gum bends Cat($17)