"Great Firsts in Aviation" Dominica Stamp Collection,

contains (29) 23k gold $16 stamps issued by Dominica circa 1980. Subjects include the Wright Brothers and plane 1903, Santos-Dumont plane 1909, Contu's helicopter 1907, Fabre's seaplane 1910, Autogyro 1923, first woman to cross Atlantic Ocean 1932, first man on the moon 1969 and much, much more. Set of 30, missing one and with certificate signed by Dominica's minister of communications and works, O.N. Theodore. Housed in beautiful brown leatherette binder with gold crest and printing. Each page has one stamp mounted on front with title and a story on reverse. Pristine!

The Beatles/John Lennon Topical Collection in special collector box,

contains (25) miniature sheets and souvenir sheets from (8) different countries, issued mid-1990's, VF NH

Bicycle Topical Collection on Vario stocksheets,

contains (67) stamps, (1) booklet, (18) Souvenir Sheets and (6) Mini Sheets, all mint NH. The highest value items are Ireland #1133-36 strips of 4 and pane of 16 $22.50; Libya #1630 $27.50; Nicaragua #721 Souvenir Sheet of 4 $28.75 and Thailand #777a $30. Also including (5) unlisted items (one block of 6, three souvenir sheets and one mini sheet), plus a U.N.-Geneva #289 with FDOI ccl on maxi-card. Extremely nice collection cv ($324)

Captain Cook Topical Collection in Herrick Specialty album,

contains mint NH issues from (31) different countries including complete sets of singles, gutter pairs, (18) souvenir sheets, (19) M/S's and several imperf sets. A very comprehensive collection for this 1978 popular anniversary event and very hard to duplicate. Estimated CV $650.00

1937 Colonial Arts Exhibition Souvenir Sheet Lot of 6,

contains (6) French Colony Souvenir Sheet of 1, all XF NH. They are: France, Offices in China #132; Fr. Equatorial Africa #73; Fr. Guiana #168; Fr. Guinea #126; Fr. India #110; and Fr. Oceania #123. All pristine! cv ($133)

World Wide Collection of 1977 Europa FDCs (10),

VF, unaddressed, Fleetwood Limited Edition cachets. Short set of (22) covers from the (28) participating countries, missing France, Luxemburg, Italy, Malta, San Marino and Turkish Cyprus. Excellent condition with edges and corners still sharp, slight toning and a stray ink spot. The 1977 theme was Landscapes

1979 International Year of the Child FDC Collection in two large blue albums with silver lettering,

contains (282) beautifully cacheted FDC's in (3) different sizes, all unaddressed, from at least (183) different countries. The FDC's are 1) 6 5/8" x 3 5/8" (141) with singles, small sets and small souvenir sheets; 2) 7" x 4 3/4" (119); and 3) 10 1/2" x 7 1/4" (22) with large souvenir sheets or miniature sheets. If not a complete collection, it's close! A gorgeous, pristine collection representing the hopes and dreams of the youth of the world. Retail value is about $750

KING GEORGE V SILVER JUBILEE OMNIBUS 1935 COLLECTION,

contains 43 of 44 common design sets of 4 (#CD301), plus all (18) non-common design sets, only missing Bechuanaland Protectorate #117-102. All F-VF to XF NH. A beautiful and hard-to-assemble set on Vis-O-Grip stocksheets (like Hagner). Total of (241) stamps cv ($2169)

Great Britain and Commonwealth Coronation Stamps of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth May 12, 1937,

a complete set of Common Design CD302 "Coronation" plus Great Britain through South-West Africa non-common design coronation issues making a complete omnibus set of (189). In crystal mounts on Thorp & Martin Company Coronation album pages. Pages in 3-ring Thorp and Martin binder that has rusted rings cv ($175)

World Wide King GVI Coronation Lot of (18) FDC's,

from (14) different countries; (3) with cachets (Tallan Collection #D15, L1aa and an unlisted), (3) pre-printed stamp dealerswith all being addressed; includes Cook Islands, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Jamaica, Nauru, New Guinea, Niue, Papua, Straits Settlements, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, Basutoland and New Zealand. Condition generally Fine with an overall toning of cover; (1) with fault - (2) tears in top (Gilbert and Ellice). ECV from Stanley Gibbons is £232, about $309

23 Karat Gold Stamp Albums (3),

1) "The Living Treasures of Asia" with (11) of a set of 30, Mongolia 65m wildlife stamps, each with the National Wildlife Preservation emblem with different wildlife on each, 1986 design style and certified as legal postage; 2) "The Royal Gold Stamp Collection" contains (8) of a set of 40, 20k white gold on 23k yellow gold stamps from Lesotho commemorating famous stamps on stamps, like Inverted Jenny, Penny Black, etc.; and 3) "The World Treasury of Gold Coins" contains (2) Guinea-Bissou 500p 23k gold stamps commemorating gold coins on stamps...1787 U.S. Brasher Doubloon and 1658 4 ducat gold coin of Denmark. All (3) albums in excellent condition from Calhoun's Collector's Society

"Penny Black" Sesquicentennial Collection,

VF NH, consisting of (126) stamps and (34) Souvenir Sheets from (45) different countries. All contained in a 3-post album produced by Fleetwood as a book and stamp album. Authored by Charity Bocall with the history of the Penny Black and then individual information pages by country w/the mounted stamps. Binder is in excellent used condition with couple tiny scuffs at upper and lower corners. Nice collection! cv ($444)

1977 QEII Silver Jubilee Collection Herrick stamp album,

plus 1977 Carribean Visit issues, appears to be almost complete. Contains complete sets with souvenir sheets and booklets, plus perf varieties, color varieties and a few proofs. All VF NH cv ($429)

Red Cross Centenary Omnibus Collection,

complete set of 70 from 35 British Colonies (CD315 common design), all F-VF to XF LH on Vis-O-Grip stocksheet cv ($90)

Religion Topical Collection on White Ace Religion blank pages,

mostly mint NH and LH with small amount used from many different countries. Mostly complete sets and or souvenir sheets, including a few better items, such as: Belgium #B138 VF LH ($50); France #1151 imperf ($67) and #1653-6 imperf ($30) all VF NH; Jordan #531N XF NH ($30); Panama #C300-321a VF NH ($65); Virgin Isl. #646-50 VF NH ($17); and much more! Represented seem to be Christianity, Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist religions cv ($400)

"The Royal International Gold Collection" of FDC's,

in dark blue 13" x 9 5/8" album with gold crest and lettering from Calhoun's Collectors Society. Contains (29) 1979-81 FDC's from Great Britain and (20) colonies, each with matching red and blue cachets at left and with an 18kt gold stamp duplicate in center of cachet. Many topics present and each cover on blue page, corner mounted, with nice long stories about the history of the country and background of the stamp. Beautiful and informative collection

World Wide Collection of Commonwealth Common Design FDC's (8) for Shakespeare's 400th Birth Anniversary,

VF, (7) Addressed and (1) unaddressed, all with cachets, most (6) with portrait of Shakespeare and (2) others each different. All with cds pmk dated 23 AP 64. This is a short set, 8 of 12, for this common design issue