Status International - Sale 398

Auction 398 has 9,140 lots, catering for all types of collectors & dealers - from bulk accumulations and intact collections to desirable single items.

This auction offers a huge range of material, with special emphasis on lotting stamps to cater for collectors with varying types of interests and budgets. Items range from $10 to $50,000 so there's something for everybody.

This auction offers strong representation of Australia & Colonies, strong British Empire material of all areas & periods, as well as General Foreign including small and large collections.

There are almost 3,100 lots of Australia which consist of collections, singles, sets and covers including Australian colonies.

The Australian lots cover all periods, from the Kangaroo issues up to Decimal and contains numerous number of mint & used £1 & £2 top values. This auction includes a C of A Watermark £2 Grey-black & rose-carmine, imprint pr inc variety 'open mouthed kangaroo' at right. Superb fresh, stamps both MUH, pristine never hinged original gum, MLH in gutter only, bright colours. SG 138(var) cat £8500 as M ingles, should be at least double, £17,000 MUH singles, plus premium for imprint multiple. ACSC 58Bza cat $25,000, cat $30,000 MUH normal singles & should be at least +50% premium for imprint & variety = $45,000+. Major rarity. (Lot 1186).

There are almost 5,600 lots of World stamps, covers and single country collections. Numerous other British Empire, European, the Americas and Asia.