b'89583P Flowers & Plants - Proofs: El Salvador 1960 Christmas (Flowers) complete set of imperforate colour separations for the eight standard denominations plus the 40c & 60c that were only issued in miniature sheet format, affixed to eight pages from the printer\'s records. Ex Courvoisier Archives. (119 proofs) .$1,0001,500584P Government & Politics - Proofs: El Salvador 1959 Visit of President Lemus to the United States complete set of imperforate colour separations for the six denominations with Small Figures of Value, affixed to two pages from the printer\'s records. Ex Courvoisier Archives. (30 items)$8001,000585P Government & Politics - Proofs: Identical lot, ex Courvoisier Archives. (30 items)$8001,000586P Maps - Proofs: Colombia 1951 Society of Engineers Issue; Courvoisier\'s original colour trial printings and completed 1947 design, all imperforate and affixed to the official Archival album page [#14] dated \'25/3/1948\'. Fascinating and unique. (4 items)[The stamp was eventually issued 4 years later, printed by Waterlow & Sons in a modified design] . $120160587P Maps - Proofs: El Salvador 1956 Chalatenango Issue: Courvoisier\'s original colour trials for the Postage& Airmail denominations, all imperforate & affixed to the official Archival album pages [#226 & 228] dated \'25/4/1955\' & \'20/5/1955\'. Unique and most attractive. (19 items)[The Courvoisier proposal was not accepted as the stamps were issued by Waterlow & Sons(Scott 682-4 & C173-8)].$350400588P Maps - Proofs: Venezuela 450th Anniversary of the Discovery of Lake Maracaibo complete set ofimperforate colour trials for the Postage & Air Mail sets, affixed to three pages from the printer\'s records.A beautiful series. Ex Courvoisier Archives. (34 proofs). .$600800589C Military - Signed Covers: mostly Australian decimal FDCs signed by Australian decorated soldiers and military leaders including Rear-Admiral Brian Castles, Lord Leonard Cheshire VC,OM, Major-General Adrian Clunies-Ross AO, MBE (+ signed photo), Sir Roden Cutler VC (2, Australia & Pakistan FDCs, + signed photo), Rear-Admiral William Dovers, Major General Roy Gordon CBE, Jack Hinton VC, Lieutenant-General Michael Parker (former private secretary to Prince Philip), Air Marshall Sir James Rowland, Major-General Alan Stretton (3 items + signed photo), Jim Gordon VC on Xmas 1961 cover (also signed by stamp designer Peter Morriss), Air Vice-Marshall Henry Wrigley (4 items plus signed photo), also three items addressed to Richard Bywater GC,GM; all neatly displayed in presentation folders. Good lot. (32 philatelic items + photographs) .$300400590P Religion - Proofs: Colombia 1952 Cathedral of Manizales Courvoisier imperforate colour separations for 23c& 30c denominations in various shades, all affixed to the official Archival album pages [#102, 118 & 119] dated 11/7/1951 & 26/3/1952. (30 proofs) $400600591P Religion - Proofs: Colombia 1954 St. Francis of Assisi, Courvoisiers\' original photo essay, colour separations, trial printings & completed designs, all imperforate on official Archival album pages [#78 & 79] dated 4/10/1950 & 17/11/1950 showing the as A. Rosselet. The almost complete designs show small varieties in lettering from the issued stamp & illustrate experimentation in the ink colours used. A wonderful insight into the development of this stamp which was issued 4 years after the designs were submitted. Unique. (29 items) $600800592P Religion - Proofs: El Salvador 1956 Santa Ana Issue: Courvoisier\'s original colour trial for the Postage& Airmail denominations, all imperforate on the official Archival album pages [#227 & 229] dated \'25/4/1955\'.Unique and most interesting.[TheCourvoisier proposal was not proceeded with as the stamps were eventually printed by Waterlow& Sons (Scott 678-81,C168-172)] .$350400593P Religion - Proofs: El Salvador 1964 Eucharistic Congress Issue, Courvoisiers\' original colour separations, colour trials & unadopted completed designs, all imperforate & affixed to the official Archival album pages [#776 & 777] dated 27/12/1963. The issued stamps incorporated most elements of the Courvoisier proposal Unique and important. Ex Courvoisier Archives. (24 items).$9001,200Collections & Miscellaneous594O * ** Argentina, Brazil & Cuba 1870s-1990s accumulation in stockbook, mostly used with sets, part sets & odd values, also noted Argentina 1987 Fish M/Ss (2 sets) MUH and Brazil 1988 Fish sheetlet MUH; lots of thematic appeal in the 1950s-95 material including flowers, fauna & sport; some duplication, mostly fine. .$100150595** * O Australian Territories & Pacific Islands disorganised mint & used accumulation in albums and stockbooks incl. Fiji 1953-88 mostly mint/MUH collection (plus a few earlier issues), Norfolk Is sets, multiples & booklets, also AAT, Christmas Is, Nauru, Papua & PNG, Pitcairns & Samoa (incl. M/Ss), plus some other British Commonwealth and foreign material. Heaps to works through. (1000s).$250300596* O Balance of consignment with mint & used world array in stockbooks incl. Canada, China, Germany, Eastern Europe with a stockbook of Poland, Indonesia, Japan & USA. Large quantity to work through. (1000s)$100200597** * O C Balance of a consignment with Australia decimal mint multiples, Replica Cards (in expensive Lighthouse album),Australian Territories incl AAT 1966 Pictorials set MUH, New Zealand 1944-47 Life Insurance set mint, 1971 50c Park "Missing apple-green (hill at right)" SG.932a, 1980s-90s M/Ss (+ few earlier Health M/Ss) plus Seven Seas hingeless 1953-78 album (no stamps); early "Lincoln" album with smattering of stamps, NSW motor spirit ration tickets (5), few covers incl. Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1957 Ruwa registered 5/6d cover, plus album of Australian 1990s phonecards including limited edition packs. $150250'