Stamps & Covers Public Auction 352

Lord Howe Island: Specialised 2 vol collection. First with covers/postal history inc 1948 to England franked 1d Princess, 1951 Registered franked 1951 Stamp Cent blk of 4, 1959 to Scotland franked KGV 1½d red strip of 3 & 1975 Survey Flight cover plus another 21 Commem or commercial covers to mid 2006. Then Courier Post cover collection (53) to June 2006 inc 1998 $1.80 Pic FDC (6) inc SPECIMEN h/s (retail $300). 1999 (2 Mar) Provisional h/s cover to Australia (scarce). 1999 $1.80 Paid label FDC (3, retail $50). 1999 (Oct 11) Parks Pic blk of 4 FDC (7, retail $300) inc Damaged in transit cachet (3) & SPECIMEN opt. Year 2000 New Millennium Commem covers (10, $350) inc Flight (5) Old/New Year pmks (2) & SPECIMEN opt 2001 (Feb 17) Museum Commem covers (3, $115) plus others to 2006. Est total retail $1450. 2nd Volume with booklets (38, retail $2250) with 1998 $7.20 Hospital (3, $750) inc CTO, plus sheet of 36 (FV $65). 1999 $7.20 Marine Life (7, $160) inc SPECIMEN opts (3), 2000 $12 Marine Life (19) inc cream covers (10, 4200), green covers (3) all with 'Proof' opts ($75), red covers (6) inc CANPEX 2000 opt (4) inc additional PROOF SC AUSTRALIA opt ($550) plus MNH stamps in blks (FV $120) inc SPECIMEN & other opts. 2001 $8 Palms (6, $90) inc PROOF SC opt. Also stamped Parcel Tags (23) both UN & CTO. Huge original costs (paperwork included). All fresh & clean, total retail $3700.