Postal stamP auction - Mowbray Collectables

LOT TYPE DESCRIPTION ESTIMATE3248 M Tonga 1895 2½d rose George II, pre-printing paper crease resulting in cracked impressions (top & $40bottom). Striking. Unused no gum. Faint perf tone. SG 33.3249 M Tonga 1897 5d GII. SG 46. Cat £32. Mint.$403250 M Tonga 1897 10d GII. SG 49. Cat £45. HH. Mint.$403251 * Tonga 1897 5/- Harbour, tortoises upright wmk. SG 53a. Cat £48. MUH.$603252 U Tonga 1897 Picts to 1/-, excl SG 41, 42, 49. Odd toned perf. Cat £65. FU.$503253 U Tonga 1920 5d Queen Salote, blk of 4. SG 60. Cat £19. FU.$303254 * Tonga 1920 2d Queen Salote, die I, blk of 9, tropicalised gum. SG 57c. Cat £99. MUH.$753255 M Tonga 1942 2/6d, 5/- Defins, wmk mult script CA. SG 81-2. Cat £48. Mint.$603256 M Tonga 1942 ½d to 5/- Pictorials. Wmk mult script CA. SG 74-82, plus 76a. Cat £60. Mint.$703257 C Tonga 1952 Internal regd cover (Ha'apai) to Chairman of the Competent Authority for the Control of $65Prices with 5 x 1d Tonga/GB Friendship b/s 28 May.3258 * Tonga 1953 5/- Mutiny, key value. SG 112. Cat £25. MUH.$403259 * Tonga 1953 Defins short set to 10/- (13). SG 101-13. Cat £42. MUH.$603260 M Tonga 1967 1s-1P surcharges on 1953 definitives, set of 18 incl SG O21 mint & 14 diff used. Also $80Coronation die-cut set of 14 mint, 6 diff FU & 7 diff FU 1968 Birthday ovpts. SG cat £63. Mint.3261 * Tonga 1969 1s (emergency provisionals) on ½d, 2/-, 2/9d, 3/6d, & 4/6d in complete sheets of 60. $120Latter 3 have R3/4 & R5/5 listed varieties ["xx" & "&"]. Some tropicalisation. SG 271, 272, 277/279.Cat £600. MUH.3262 * Tonga 1969 1c to 5c Bananas x 8 sets in coils as issued with counting numbers (3c with adhesive $50tape repair). SG 280-4. Cat £50+. MUH.3263 / Tonga 1972 2s-90s Merchant Marine Routes, set of 10 large self-adhesive & ovpt SG 428 mint, & $50Official Airmail set of 3 mint & cto. SG 393-402, 428, O76-78. Cat £39.3264 / Tonga 1973 Cook Bicentenary, self-adhesive, set of 10 mint & cto, & Official Airmail set of 3, ditto. $100SG 459-468, O106-8. Cat £79.3265 M Tonga 1974 Royal Marine Institute self-adhesive set of 10 & "Official Airmail" set of 3. SG 508-17, $50O127-9. Cat £39. Mint.3266 M Tonga 1978 1s-3P Fruit self-adhesive definitives (reduced size), set of 18, 2P, 3P with$80"SPECIMEN" ovpt, & "Official" 1s-1P set of 15. Small surface edge faults on 2P, 3P. SG 675-689b,O169-183. Cat £86. Mint.3267 * Tonga 1983 Sea & Air Transport set of 4 self-adhesive & m/s, ditto with "SPECIMEN" ovpt, & set of $603 with "OFFICIAL" h/s. MUH (small surface edge faults). SG 834-8, O217-9. Cat £61. MUH.3268 U Tonga 1983-5 8 commem sets (1983 Airport Resettlement, 1984 Wildlife, Dateline, Ausipex, 1985 $100Le Maire, Mail Ships, Rocket Mail) & "SPECIMEN" ovpt sets of all. SG cat £91. MUH.3269 * Tonga 1985 Film "Mutiny on the Bounty" set of 5 x 47s in setenant strip of 5, self adhesive. SG 910- $504. Cat £40. MUH.3270 * Tonga 1985 Queen Mother & Girl Guides, set of 4 in 2 diff self-adhesive versions, 1 also with$65"SPECIMEN" ovpt. SG 915-8A,B. Cat £53. MUH.3271 U Tonga 1986 Halley's Comet set of 10 in 2 selvedge setenant strips of 5. CTO used with 1st day $40cds. SG 923-32. Cat £32.3272 * Tonga 1986 Halley's Comet set of 10 in 2 setenant strips of 5, each with gold "SPECIMEN" ovpt. $40SG 925-32. MUH. (SG cat £32 as mint).3273 * Tonga 1986 Royal Links/QEII both Birthday, set of 3 MUH & CTO, 4 diff strips with commem label & $40same with "SPECIMEN" ovpt. SG 941-3. Cat £29. MUH.3274 * Tonga 1986-7 Stamp Centenary (set & m/s); D'Urville's voyage; WWF sheetlet; & Tonga-Samoa $60Canoe race m/s ovptd specimen. Light bends. SG Cat £92 if ordy. All MUH.3275 U Tonga 1987 D'Urville's 2nd Voyage, set of 4, & set ovpt "SPECIMEN" in pairs with progressive$70proofs. SG 962-5. Cat £56. MUH.3276 U Tonga 1991 32s Accident Prevention, complete sheet of 20 se-tenant with central progressive proof $125labels. Sheet incl 5 x scarce "Ngaue Takanga" variant (SG 1120a). SG 117-9, 1120a. C£102. MUH.3277 * Tonga 1991 5 diff sets (Yacht Race m/s, Telecoms, Canoe Races, Xmas, Defence Force), & last 4 $100sets with "SPECIMEN" ovpts. SG 1129, 1136-62. Cat £87. MUH.3278 * Tonga 1991 Accident Prevention, set of 12 in se-tenant strips with central progressive proof label (2 $80diff for each value). Incl scarce 32s "Ngaue Takanga" version (SG 1120a). Also set of 3 strips with"SPECIMEN" ovpt. SG 1117-28. Cat £69. MUH.3279 * Tonga 1992 King's Jubilee, set of 5 & 1992 Anniv/Events set of 4. Also same with "SPECIMEN" $50ovpts. SG 1181-5, 1201-4. Cat £38. MUH.3280 * Tonga 1993 Abel Tasman, set of 4 x 2 in strips with central progressive proof label, & set with"SPECIMEN" ovpt. SG 1241-4. Cat £29. MUH.$40