Australia
Covers and stamps / Australian States / Bird
(New South Wales) 1896 (JA 13) long multi franked cover to Auckland, New Zealand, the franking including surcharges with 9d. on 10d. vertical strip of three and 1891 7½d. on 6d. and 12½d. on 1s. pairs and a single, 1893 10d., 188-89 8d Lyrebird horizontal strip of three. Vertical filing crease, arrival backstamp. A striking cover.
£275
Uruguay
Covers and stamps / Uruguay / Bird / Picture Stationery
(Picture Stationery) 1890s 2c. blue card with brownish photographic image on front of fields with Chickens and Cockerill, fine unused.
£125
Netherland East Indies
Covers and stamps / Netherland East Indies / Bird / Picture Stationery
(Picture Stationery) c.1890 7½c. postal stationery card with blue image of Geese in garden (the building no longer visible at centre); fresh unused.
£75
Paraguay
Covers and stamps / Paraguay / Bird / Picture Stationery
(Picture Stationery) Late 1890s 4c. card with on front fine blue image of couple feeding Chickens; fresh unused.
£115
Australian States
Covers and stamps / Australian States / Bird / Picture Stationery
(South – Picture Stationery) 1900s 1d. dark brown stationery card with illustration of four Kookaburra; some slight toning on reverse and at edges.
£55
Australian States
Covers and stamps / Australian States / Bird / Picture Stationery
(South – Picture Stationery) 1900s 1d. olive-green stationery card with illustration of four Kookaburra; some slight toning on reverse and at edges.
£55
Australia
Covers and stamps / Australian States / Bird / Picture Stationery
(South – Picture Stationery) 1900s 1d. black stationery card with illustration of ‘Poultry Farm’ fine unused.
£95
Australia
Covers and stamps / Australian States / Bird / Picture Stationery
(South – Picture Stationery) 1900s 1d. brown stationery card with illustration of four Kookaburra; some slight toning on reverse and at edges.
£55
Guatemala
Covers and stamps / Guatemala / Bird / Stamp Dealers
1884 (Apr 20) cover to Birmingham, franked 1881 1c. Quetzal (2) each with heavy central segmented cork cancel and left hand stamp tied by CORREOS DE GUATEMALA date stamp, Sparbrook arrival backstamp; damaged bottom right corner, rare.
£675
Guatemala
Covers and stamps / Guatemala / Bird / Official Mail
1895 Official stampless envelope with very fine coloured illustration of national Arms of Quetzal, alongside is ornate violet Posta Local date stamp; light horizontal creasing towards base, rare.
£245
New Zealand
Covers and stamps / New Zealand / Fiji / Bird
1904 cover to Suva, Fiji from an Auckland merchant, franked 3d. Hula Birds with rough perfs (maybe 11), posted on board and cancelled on arrival with Suva cds, with another strike at left.
£115
Monaco
Covers and stamps / Monaco / Bird / Proofs
1955 Airmail set of four imperf proofs, all in pairs, the 200f. and 500f. in two different colours, fresh mint never hinged.