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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

Meggetland (off Colinton Road), Edinburgh, EH14 1AS
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All World Mixed Lots

1World colln. in old album QV to 1940s - much picking evident, but many better items remain. Despite the mixed condition, this is a bargain if you’re lucky enough to get it at the estimate! (100s)80
2Stockbook (32 page) with extensive ranges of early-middle Austria, Bosnia, Serbia, etc. (100s)50
3Stockbook with useful looking mint (incl. much u.m.) accum. incl. full sets with - among others - Singapore, New Zealand & Roumania (100s)50
4Lighthouse s/book with useful looking ranges of Norfolk Is., Australia, AAT; plus Berlin & BRD (100s)40
5S/book with duplicated, mainly used ranges incl. UK, Australia, Canada, USA. (1,000s)36
6Thematics - 24 page s/book with range of themes incl. Football, Locos, Birds, etc. many better (1,000s?)30
7Box with world mix, mainly early-middle, on pages, in tins, albums or loose. Needs careful checking30
8Box, broadly similar to the last lot. (1,000s)30
9Asia - in s/book (32 page) with extensive m.&u. ranges of Thailand, Laos, Singapore, Sarawak, Malayan States, etc. many sets, etc. Unchecked. (100s)30
10Sorting box, lots of early Europe, UK USA, etc. (1,000s)28
11S/book with mainly u.m. ranges of new issues (c.2000-2002) with UK, France, USA, etc. (100s?)28
12World colln. housed in four albums & stockbook, strength in UK & Commonwealth, from earlies to 1970s. Some unusual bit and pieces, worth checking. (1,000s)26
13Box with mainly Commonwealth in albums, s/books & pages, quantity of Hong Kong noted.26
14World ranges in Lighthouse s/book, countries ‘A-G’ (including China! (100s)26
15S/book with mainly duplicated world stamps; countries ‘H’ to ‘R’. (1,000s)24
16Thematics - Scouts. Barbados colln. of covers & MS relating to Scouting, one item with Lord Baden-Powell’s signature (is it real?).20
17Centurion album with fairly sparse 1940s colln.; high proportion of more interesting. (100s)19
18Europe - Italy, Vatican, S.Marino, Switz., etc. in partly-filled 32 page s/book. (100s)18
19World kiloware direct from charity source (incl. UK, some double weight and labels, etc.) (1,000s)18
20World colln. in five binders; dupl. throughout. Strength in 1930s-50s, some earlier too (1,000s)18
21Box - nice sorting lot, a few better items seen, but most value in the fun you’ll have sorting through it!18
22Small box with C/wealth on lvs., on & off-paper stamps, some covers & FDCs, etc. some better (1,000s)18
23S/book with useful looking seln. of stamps incl. Andorra, France & Cols., UK, Slovenia ... (100s)16
24Old ‘Sweet Afton Banks’ cig. tin (faults) with small early seln. incl. UK QV & E7, etc. Nice original lot!15
25World off-paper in tin, some duplication, much sorting required. (1,000s)12
26Postmarks - colln. of stamps on-piece in L’house 24 page s/book, some unusual among the kiloware!12
27Album with fairly sparse m.&u. collection, strength in Europe with better mint Swiss, etc. (100s)11
28Binder with mainly 1970s stamps, strength in colourful thematics. (100s)9
2924 page s/book filled with stamps on piece, mostly UK - worth estimate for the s/book alone! (100s)9
30Partly-filled s/book with mainly used ranges of Spanish Cols. and Italy (100s)9
31World off-paper; early to modern, poor to fine, duplicated selection in box, worth checking. (1,000s?)8

British Commonwealth

32Colln. in alb. from 1840 1d black (poor), other decent UK to 1960s; small C/wealth ranges, some picking. Mint has become stuck through damp, but may well lift with care. (100s)44
33Box with s/books & lvs., better Mauritius & India noted along with a binder of s/lvs. Much of interest.42
34Early-modern useful-looking accum. arranged alphabetically in partly-filled 24 page Lighthouse s/book some better, worth careful checking. (100s)32
35S/book with stamps & bklts., mostly u.m. with St.Vincent, Channel Is., etc. some dupl. (300+)15
361953 Coronation set m.m. in special album, with 1954 Royal Visit. STC £135 (119)15
37Tin with dupl. off-paper ranges, early-modern, poor-fine. (1,000s)12
381948 RSW sets for Solomon Is, Leewards, St. Kitts & Somaliland f.u. STC £30+ (8)11
391946 Victory - 41 different sets, mostly l.m.m. STC £25+ (82)9

Covers

(all being well, there will be more similar lots in the next sale)
40RAF FDC colln. “FDC1” to “FDC62” (1992-98) complete - each signed; plus a few duplicates, etc. (66)48
41Royal Engineers colln. of covers No1 to 37 (1972-77) complete, plus various specials - including one with ‘Damaged by Floods ... Sudan’ cachet! (60)36
42Battle of Britain Diary “RAF A” No1 to 20 complete in album, each signed (incl. unusual! (20)28
43Battles of Britain almost complete Heritage of Britain No29 to 57 (2006-2007), each FDC depicting historical battle, with set or MS & signed. Expensive when new. (28)19
44Royal Marines Museum covers colln. in binder with covers “RM1” to “RM19” (1973-75) plus some Marines special issue covers. Generally fine & attractive. (24)18
45RAF “P&P” No.1 to 31 (1997-2000) complete, most fine; each with 2 signatures. (31)15
46Album with seln of covers incl. Military, flown, signed, etc. most fine. (94)15

Cinderellas, Coins, Postcards, Other Collectables, etc.

47Cinderellas - early facsimiles of US Courier labels, German locals, etc. Poor to fine (35)8
48Coins Royal Mint b.u. Year sets 1975 to 1992 (no 1978, 1982 or 1991) (15 packs)120
49Ephemera, Lewis Carrol Stamp Case & bklt ‘8 or 9 Wise Words About Letter Writing’ (1st Edn. 1870)15
50Postcards small, odd seln. of cards with better, apparently bought (going by prices) for £100+ (55)19
51“, shoebox with early-modern cards, poor to fine used/unused. (100s)9
52“, French cards in Folder with 21 x Paris Exhibition, etc. (58)8
53“, Children incl. RP, Comic, Greetings, etc. PTSA £20+ (23)4

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

54SG Universal binder (22-ring) 2nd hand x3 (brown). Labels should remove with thinners RRP c.£65 (3)12
55SG Universal binder x3 similar lot to the last. (3)12
56SG Universal binder x3 similar lot to the last. (3)12
57Venus Exhibition Protectors (standard size) bundle of 2nd hand, still serviceable. Useful. (c.170)3
58Scott USA catalogue 2011, fair 2nd hand - well used. (1)10
59SG GB QV specialised catalogue (“Vol. I”) 1997 ex Public Library. Useful info. (1)3

Stamps Arranged by Country

60Aden 1949 RSW set SG30-31 u.m. STC £40+ (2)15
61Antigua 1921-29 2/- SG58 g.-f.u. STC £29 (1)8
62Ascension 1935 Silver Jubilee set Sg31-34 m.m. STC £55 (4)13
63“, 1938-53 p.131/2 set to 10/- SG38-47 m.m. STC £494+ Scarce lot (13)50
64“, 1938-53 perf. 13 set to 10/- SG38b-47a m.m.STC £140+ as singles. (13)22
65“, 1956 set SG57-69 m.m. STC £130 (13)14
66“, GVI vals. u.m./m.m. to 1/-, with different perfs., etc. STC c.£500 (83)36
67Australian States, New South Wales 1856-59 (6d) SG102 av-g.u. attractive, usual slightly rough perfs. STC £170 (1)20
68“, “, 1885-86 10/- SG241 would be v.f.u. but slight surface damage STC £225 (1)15
69“, “, 1888-89 1d SG253db in vert. mint pair with inv. wmk. STC £26+ as normal. (1010
70“, Queensland 1862-67 1d unused; 3d (damaged corner), 6d, 1/- (trimmed). SG22,25,26,29. All lightly used & attractive STC £100+ as unused (4)6
71“, Western Australia 1860 2d SG24 unused half a margin, rest touching/into still attractive STC £110 (1)10
72“, “, 1860-64 6d sage green SG28 f.u. 3+ very close margins STC £400, sl. hint of oxidisation. Attractive32
73“, “, 1861 1d & 2d SG33, 34 used attr. but faults (trimmed, short corner, etc.) STC £180 (1)7
74“, “, seln. SG38, 39, 40, 51, each with slight faults. STC £330+ (4)22
75Australia 1909-10 10/- P.Due SG D72 g.-f.u. STC £150 (1)42
76“, 1909-10 £1 P.Due SG D73 f.u. STC £300, scarce item. (1)95
77“, 1913 Roos 4d, 5d, 6d, 1/- SG6,8,9,11, av.-g.u. STC £106 (4)15
78“, 1913 9d & 2/- SG9, 12 av.-g.u. STC £104 (2)16
79“, 1913-14 £1 SG15 attractive spacefiller ‘telephone accounts’ (4 MY 16) CDS & hole punch, neatly repaired! STC £2,250 as postal. (1)95
80Australia (continued), 1913-14 set SG17, 19 g.-f.u. STC £60 (2)16
81“, 1915 Roo p.12 set SG24-30 all attractive & light cancels, but the odd sl. fault (toning; red crayon to 2/-; etc.) STC £500 (7)80
82“, 1915 -27 5/- SG42 g.-f.u. STC £95; plus 10/- SG43 av. used, rough perfs.,etc. STC £350 (2)50
83“, 1918-23 4d & 1/4 SG64 & 66 av.-g.u. STC £42 (2)7
84“, 1923-24 £1 SG75 g.-f.u. STC £325 slight marks to face. (1)75
85“, 1926-30 4d & 1/4 SG91, 93 g.-f.u. STC £120 (2)28
86“, 1929-30 10/- Roo SG112 l.m.m. STC £450, attractive stamp. (1)140
87“, 1931-36 1/- P.Due SG D111 f.u. STC £35 (1)17
88“, 1931-36 10/- SG136 g.u. STC £140 (1)28
89“, 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- SG143 c.t.o. STC £200 (1)60
90“, 1934 Macarthur set SG150-2 av.-g.u. (rough perfs., rounded corner on 3d, etc.) STC £60 (3)8
91“, 1935 S. Jubilee set used STC £55, plus ‘48-56 High vals. SG224a-d (the elusive £2 is v.f.u.) (7)12
92“, 1935 Gallipoli set SG154-5 g.u. (usual rough perfs.) STC £45 (2)7
93“, 1937-49 set SG164-76 m.m. STC £188+ (3d is SG168ca; 5/- SG176 chalk paper) (12)13
94“, 1941-52 imprint blocks of 4 with vals to 2/- & 2/6. Left pane (19), right pane (gutter) (11), all u.m. (30)26
95“, P.Dues. M.&u. seln. to 5/- incl. SG D8, 29, 30, 32, 33, 48, 53, 54, 56, 57 & 59, the odd fault (toned perfs., slight fading, etc.). STC £1,200+ (11)70
96“, Small used seln. to 5/- incl. SG103, 104, 108, 110, 111; plus SG132 m.m. STC £223 (6)46
97Austria 1850-1990s m.&u. colln. in alb. with better items, mixed cond.; plus some POs, etc. (100s)28
98“, 1851 Newspaper stamps type I & type 2 SG N11, N11b, cut close g.u., STC £320+ ‘as-is’ (2)28
99“, 1950 Carinthian Plebiscite set SG1212-14 m.m. STC £150, light gum disturbance on 1.70 (3)22
100“, 1950 Birds Air set SG1215-1221 f.u. STC £400+ (7)85
101“, Worthwhile colln. in 2 albums from earlies to modern, plus ranges of Bosnia, FPOs., P.Dues, etc. Many perf. & shade varieties on earlies, but mixed condition, several appealing stamps, special cards and cancels seen. Must be viewed. Ideal starter collection. (100s)120
102Bahamas 1948 Tercentenary set SG178-193 m.m. STC £75 (16)14
103“, QV early seln. of stamps unused/used; some faults, etc. STC c.£1,000 (10)80
104“, QV selection stated to include SG23 (3), 26, 31, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 & 56, mostly g.u., some faults. 5/- SG56 is mint with thin, etc. (11)28
105Barbados 1950 set SG271-282 m.m. STC £55 (12)9
106Basutoland 1938 set SG18-28 u.m. scarce as such. STC £110 (11)24
107“, 1948 10/- RSW SG37 u.m. STC £48 (1)16
108Batum 1919 10r on 5k SG9 m.m. STC £425 - may just be genuine! (1)22
109“, 1919 10r on 10 on 7k m.m. SG10 STC £500, maybe genuine? Worth a gamble! (1)30
110“, 1919 15r on 1k SG20 m.m. Looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £95 (1)15
111“, 1920 perf. set SG29-37 m.m., most fine STC £950+, Looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ (9)75
112“, 1920 50r on 4k SG41 m.m. STC £100 Looks OK, but ‘as-is’ (1)18
113“, 1920 set SG42, 43 f.u.; SG44 m.m. STC £117, look OK, but sold ‘as-is’ (3)18
114Belgian Congo 1944 (17 May) cover to London both UK & Congo Belge censor tapes, etc. sl. faults, but scarce & attractive. (1)10
115Bermuda 1948 RSW set l.m.m. STC £45 (2)12
116“, 1953-62 defin. set SG135-150 (both 3ds & 1/3s) m.m. (some gum disturbance) STC £118+ (20)18
117“, 1962-68 def. set SG163-179 m.m. STC £38 (18)8
118“, 1970s (a couple of earlier too) covers & FDCs in album. poor to fine. (34 items)4
119“, M.&u. colln. in s/book strength in mint QE sets (incl. m. defins.) Mixed cond., but mainly fine. (100s)14
120British Antarctic Terr. 1963 Original set to £1 (ie no later 1969 £1) SG1-15 m.m. STC c.£145+ (15)36
121Br. Central Africa 1896 1d to 1/- SG32-36 (4d & 6d m.m., rest av.-g.u.) STC £70+ (5)16
122“, 1898 1d (2) stated to be SG56a (2+ margins) & SG57; both g.-f.u. STC £220 - very scarce items. (2)40
123“, 190-7 6d SG71 l.m.m. STC £38 (1)9
124British Guiana 1862-65 1c,4c,8c; & 1863 8c. SG42 (pink stain) 45 (perf. faults), 56 (looks good) & 74 (trimmed perfs.) STC £190 (4)20
125“, 1931 set SG283-287 g.-f.u. STC £60 (5)12
126Br. Honduras 1938-47 $5 SG161 m.m. STC £50 (1)9
127B.I.O.T. 1968-69 SG16-35 (no 1970 paintings SG20a, 3a, 24a) u.m. STC £54 (20)14
128“, 1968 set SG1-15 u.m. STC £38 (15)10
129Br. Levant 1913-14 5pi on 1/- SG40 m.m. STC £42 (1)12
130“, 1921 set SG41-50 m.m. STC £90 (10)24
131“, Salonica 1916 set SG S1-S8 m.m. believed to be genuine, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £1,400 (8)280
132Br. Occ’n. of Italian Cols., Eritrea 1950 set SG E13-E25 m.m. STC £95 (13)15
133“, Somalia 1950 set SG S21-S31 m.m. STC £30 (11)8
134“, Tripolitania 1951 SG T27-T34 m.m. (small black mark on 60L) STC £80 (9)12
135“, “, 1948 P. Dues SG TD1-TD5 u.m. (slight bend on 24L) STC £50 (5)8
136Br. P.A. in E.Arabia 1948 RSW set SG25-26 u.m. STC £27+ (12)12
137Br. Solomon Is. 1937-87 m.&u. colln. on lvs. with 1939-51 set m.m., etc. (105+)17
138“, 1939-51 set SG60-72 m.m. (decent for these) STC £85 (13)13
139“, 1940 P.Due set SG D1-D8 m.m./l.m.m. scarce set STC £95 (8)18
140Br. Virgin Is. 1938-47 10/- & £1 SG120-121 u.m. STC £20 (2)7
141“, 1938-47 10/- & £1 SG120, 121 in u.m. vert. pairs (scarce as such) STC £40 (2)13
142“, 1952 set SG136-147 l.m.m. STC £48 (12)10
143Burundi 1962 5c Impala SG12 in block of 9 with ‘Royaume du Royaume’ error. (1)3
144Canada 1852-57 3d & 10d believed to be SG5 & 15 (STC £1,800); sl. faults but both attractive and would fill a gap nicely. (2)85
145“, 1852-57 3d SG7 av. used, 3 margins (into at right) STC £250 (1)15
146“, 1859 5c SG31 17c SG42/43a both slight faults, av.-g.u. & attractive. (2)14
147“, 1859 17c (8d stg) cut down, sl. faults, but attractive, light cancel. STC £95 minimum (1)5
148“, 1875-92 Registration stamp used SG R11 with scarcer p.12x113/4 STC £150 (1)10
149“, 1897 Jubilee 1/2c, 6c, 8c, 20c poor mint, 15c, 50c attractive used, but faults (thins, etc.) All nice to look at, plus 10c used spacefiller. STC £700+ (7)34
150“, 1897 1c, 2c, 3c & 5c m.m., sl. gum or perf. faults. STC £93 (4)11
151“, 1897-98 6c, 8c unused/m.m.; 10c used (slight faults) STC £200 (3)24
152“, 1897 20c Jubilee SG133 av.-g.u. minor wrinkles, etc. still acceptable STC £100 (1)18
153“, 1897 $1 SG136 f.u. centred high, but attractive. STC £500 (1)80
154“, 1897 $2 Jubilee SG137 used, doesn’t look too bad, but faults. STC £400 (1)40
155“, 1897 $3 Jubilee, looks g.u., but sl. faults (thin corner, etc.) very scarce stamp. STC £750 (1)95
156“, 1897 $4 Jubilee SG139 sound-g.u. (no faults), but with smudgy cancel. STC £650 (1)80
157“, 1897 $5 Jubilee Sg140 av.-g.u. small tin & heavy cancel. STC £650 (1)60
158“, 1898-1902 6c,7c,8c,10c,20c SG159-161,163,165 av.-g.u. STC £194 (5)19
159“, 1898 Xmas stamp, both lavender & blue shades av.-g.mint STC £68 (2)10
160“, 1903-12 50c av.u. (centred low) STC £110; plus three other stamps. (4)12
161“, 1908 Quebec part-set 5c to 20c poor mint (faults, 10c is used) still useful s’fillers STC £500+ (5)32
162“, 1908 15c Quebec SG194 poor mint, STC £120 as m.m. (£95 as used) (1)15
163“, 1908 20c Quebec SG195 poor mint, slight thin, etc. still attractive STC £160 (1)12
164“, 1915 War Tax o’prints set SG225-7 m.m., some gum loss to 50c, etc. STC £275 (3)60
165“, 1926 2c on 3c SG264 & 265 m.m. STC £67 (2)14
166“, 1928-29 3c,12c,50c & $1 av.-g.u. SG277, 282, 284, 285. STC £169 (4)24
167“, 1928-29 50c SG284 ‘Bluenose’ v.f.u. STC £50 (1)12
168“, 1930 5c SG310 1932 6c SG313 av. used; 1932 6c SG318 l.m.m. STC £42 (3)8
169“, 1930-31 $1 SG303 m.m. (one pulled perf.) STC £120; plus used 50c with faults. (2)18
170“, 1942-48 Tank 13c l.m.m., 14c u.m. SG384-385 STC £37 (2)10
171“, 1949 OHMS set SG O162-O171 m.m. STC £275 (10)42
172“, QV small used seln. stated to include SG109, 110, 111, 115 & 116 some faults. (5)24
173“, Misc. seln. incl. 1930 Weights & Measures 10c to $10 in u.m. blocks of 4; postcards, etc.18
174Cape of Good Hope 1853/1863-64 4d triangulars x4 various printings/shades. good quality. (4)40
175“, 1863-64 4d SG19 g.-f.u. 3 good margins (better than it sounds!) STC £110 (1)12
176“, 1874-76 1d on 6d SG32 g.-f.u. very nice for these. STC £140 (1)14
177“, 1880 3d SG37a (surcharge inverted) g.u. STC £42; nice variety. (1)8
178“, 1882-83 5/- SG45 (CA) g.u. STC £300, scarce item. (1)30
179Cayman Is. 1935 def. short set SG96-106 m.m. (some heavy others incl. 5/- are almost u.m.) STC £12030
180“, 1938-48 def. set SG115-126 m.m. some disturbed gum, still attractive. 10/- toned gum STC £100 (14)14
181“, 1962-64 def. set SG165-179 m.m. (1/9 is f.u.) STC c.£85 (15)16
182China S/book with small, mainly used colln. stamps & Maxi Cards, etc. (190+)28
183Cook Is. 1920-31 small mint seln. with SG70-75, 81-84 & 93-94 (SG71 is unused) STC £70 (12)15
184“, 1933-36 set SG106-112 l.m.m. STC £28 (7)10
185Cyprus 1880 1d pl.208 SG2 g.u., rounded top right corner STC £55 (1)6
186“, 1886 1/2pi surch. SG28 (CC) g.u. STC £425, scarce item. (1)40
187“, 1882-86 1/2pi SG16 (emerald green - looks right) av.-g.u. STC £500 sold ‘as-is’ (1)40
188“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG144-146 g.-f.u. SG 147 u.m. (4)10
189“, 1938-51 defin. set l.m.m./m.m. STC £250 (19)50
190“, 1960-61 Republic o’print def. set SG188-202 l.m.m. STC £130 (15)26
191“, 1963 Scouts MS u.m. SG MS231a STC £110 (1)32
192“, 1966-71 sets SG283-296 (no 5m SG284) & SG358-371 m.m. (27)6
193“, QV small m.&u. seln. to 12pi SG17,20-22, 44-47; plus E7 SG53 mostly good to fine STC £200+ (9)24
194“, GVI seln. with SG82,89, 92 & 95 m.m. plus SG81 g.u. STC £125 (5)16
195Czechoslovakia (& Czech Republic, Bohemia & Moravia, etc.) mainly used colln. on lvs. (100s)8
196Denmark 1854-1990s m.&u. ranges on lvs., earlies in very mixed cond.; & some labels, Greenland, etc.26
197Dodecanese Is. (Karki) 1912 set m. or u., plus 1930 Ferrucci set u. (1L25 mint) - scarce, also ‘32 Garibaldi 25c used, 1L75+25c mint. STC £164 (17)26
198Dominica 1938-47 set SG99-109a m.m. STC £75 (15)12
199“, 1951 set SG120-134 m.m. STC £50 (15)10
200“, 1951 $2.40 SG134 u.m. STC £30 (1)8
201Egypt 1884 Postage Due set - 10pa,1pi, 2pi used (quite light, but some slight perf. faults); 20pa & 5pi lightly c.t.o. STC £150+ (5)19
202“, 1888 P.Due set SG D66-70 m.m. (5m SG D67 is used) STC £550+ (5)44
203“, 1889, 1921-26 P.Dues SG D73-74, 76; SG D98-103; Officials ‘26 to 50m SG O138, 143-9m. STC £6414
204“, 1922 Official 15m SG O119 m.m. small patch of slight toning on gum. scarce stamp. STC £170 (1)36
205“, 1926-29 sets (5) incl. Navigation & Cotton m.m., plus £1 SG172 used STC £49 (16)10
206Falkland Is. 1933 Centenary short set to 4d m.m. SG127-132, STC £93+ (6)14
207“, 1960-66 Bird defin. set u.m./m.m. STC £170 (15)36
208F.I.D. 1946-49 Thin Map set SG G9-G16 m.m. STC £100 (9)10
209Faroe Is. 1975-99 u.m. colln. on lvs., largely compl. for period (just a few gaps!) High cat. (280+ 7MS)46
210“, 1975 SG6-19; 91-94 SG220-248 MS255 u.m., STC £84 (41, 1MS)15
211Fiji 1870-71 3d SG6 unused, 3 margins, weak left corner at base; looks like it may just be genuine! STC £1,500, sold ‘as-is’ (1)100
212“, 1874 12c on 6d SG21 l.m.m. STC £1,000, looks OK, but no certificate, so sold ‘as-is’ (1)120
213“, 1875 2d on 6c on 3d SG22 unused, sl. faults (rough perfs., marks on back, etc.) STC £700 as mint £225 as used; looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)38
214“, 1876-77 SG29a & 31 unused; SG31, 33 & 33a used. Some sl. faults STC c.£200 (5)28
215“, 1881-89 1/- SG64/67 one mint, 2 used and one fiscal (m/s cancel). slight faults. (4)20
216“, 1882 5/- SG69 mint, usual toned gum & rough perfs. STC £70 (1)18
217“, 1903 m. or u. set to 5/- (this fine m/.m. & STC £80 alone), some faults, etc. (10)30
218“, 1904-09 set SG115-117 m.m. STC £70 (3)18
219“, 1906-12 changed colour set to 1/- (1d used, rest mint) SG118-122 STC £48+ good to fine. (5)8
220“, 1906-12 5/- SG123 l.m.m. attractive item, STC £70 (1)20
221“, 1912-23 2/6 f.u.; 5/- m.m. STC £62 (2)17
222“, 1918 P.Due set SG D6-D10 STC (a laughable) £17! (5)10
223“, 1922-29 2/6 f.u.; 2/- & 5/- m.m. SG239-241 attractive. STC £102 (3)24
224“, 1969-70 set u.m. STC £26 (17)5
225“, 1971 Birds & Flowers set SG435-450 u.m. x2 (32)14
226“, 1972-92 various sets (16 sets) u.m. STC £56 (64)14
227“, Scouting related incl. 1964, 1974, etc. with stamps; covers - these stuck with tape, etc.15
228France 1865 small cover to Surrey with 40c Napoleon (tied diamond ‘549’ cancel), red boxed ‘PD’ crossed out & ‘More to Pay’ & Boulogne transit, etc. slightly grubby, but attractive. (1)10
229“, 1931 Sinking Fund 1f50 + 3f50 SG493 m.m. STC £180 (1)28
230“, 1937 National Museum set m.m., couple of spots in paper, STC £200 (2)28
231“, 1949 1,000f Air SG1059 m.m. STC £200 (1)34
232“, 1953-2007 mainly used colln. in four albums, mainly complete sets, some cards, MSs, etc. (1,000s)120
233“, 1960-2011 used colln. in small s/book, incl. sets & some better. (100s)38
234“, 1995-2012 s/book with used colln. largely compl. with many full sets STC ¤950; plus seln. of defins.75
235“, early to c.1950 used colln., the classics in usual mixed cond., but with many better vals. incl. 1849 20c, 25c, 40c, 1853 dupl. imperfs. to 80c incl. 1c strip of 4, 1862 & 1863 sets with useful dupl., 1870 Bordeaux 40c, 80c, 1870 perf. set incl. a study of the 25c values with flaws, etc. then useful mid-period noting Merson H.vals., ‘36 S.America flight 10f (perfin), etc. (100s)120
236“, early-modern dupl. mainly used ranges in L/house s/book, some useful items seen, plus odds & ends, P.Dues, Red Cross Booklets & some Colonies, etc. Nice lot. (1,000s?)60
237“, early used, some dupl. incl. 1869 5f (faults), others g.-f.u. STC £1,800+ (61)55
238“, P.Dues (plus some fiscals, Unesco, etc.) on lvs., incl. SG D213 & D292 both used with sl. faults.(c.180)18
239“, early-modern duplicated, jumbled selection in s/book, poor to fine (100s)8
240“, Colonies M.&u. colln. in stockbook, strength in Algeria (100s)30
241Gambia 1938-46 set SG150-161 f.u. STC £32 (16)10
242Germany 1911 Germania 10pf with ‘Kosack’advertising label Mi. R23, folded along perfs. STC ¤1,100110
243“, Useful colln. in alb. from States (incl. some unusual), through Empire to modern, plus some plebiscites & Occupations. Must be viewed; mixed condition, ideal starter or for specialist checking (1,000s)70
244“, Dupl. m.&u. accum. in large L’house s/book, from earlier (a few States) to modern & incl. Occupations, Danzig, Saar, etc. too. One for the specialist to check carefully! (1,000+)55
245“, Dupl. mainly used seln. from earlies to modern in three stockbooks and a tin. (1,000s)15
246“, S/book with dupl. Allied Occupation issues, early DDR, etc. (100s)7
247“, BRD 1951 Philatelic Exhibition set SG1067-8 v.f.u. STC £125 (2)20
248“, Berlin 1949 original defin. set to 5Dm SG B35-53 (ie no later SG B36c or B42b) m.m. STC c.£900(19)95
249“, “, 1949 Goethe set SG B61-63 g.-f.u. STC £245 (3)36
250“, “, 1949 Goethe set SG B61-63 l.m.m. STC £420 (3)40
251“, “, 1949 Berlin Relief Fund Min Sheet SG MSB70a g.-f.u. ‘Dillenburg’ CDSs maybe genuine usage? sold ‘as-is’ very scarce item STC £2,750 as used. (1)340
252“, DDR 1950 Debria MS SG MSE29a m.m. STC £190 (1)20
253“, “, M.&u. in partly-filled 32 page s/book, incl. sets, MSs, FDCs (100s)10
254Gibraltar 1953-59 defin. set SG145-158 m.m. STC £170 (14)34
255“, 1960 10/- SG172 u.m. STC £25 (1)8
256“, QV-modern m.&u. in s/book, strength in duplicated GVI values, used. High cat. val. (100s)46
257Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1939-55 set to 5/- SG43-54 m.m. STC £42 (some better vals. u.m.) (12)8
258Gold Coast 1948 def. set SG135-146 m.m. (1d is unused) STC £70) (12)13
259“, 1948 RSW set SG147-8 m.m. STC £35+ (2)10
260“, (& Ghana) QV to modern, mainly u. seln. on lvs.; the best appears to be 1938-43 set m.m. (some p.12) STC £50+. (280+)17
261Greece 1927 25d Acropolis type I SG423 m.m. STC £100+ (1)24
262Hong Kong 1882-96 10c SG37 (deep blue green) g.-f.u. STC £38 (1)7
263“, 1921-37 $5 SG132 (multiple script) f.u. STC £80 (1)22
264“, 1948 (part) insured parcel post customs form, $10 SG162(a?) tied 28 OC 48 ‘5’ Parcels CDS, faults to form (incomplete), unusual & scarce. (1)10
265“, 1962-73 m.m. set SG196-210, some with tone spots on reverse. STC £160 (15)8
266India 1930s-90s mainly used accum. in s/book, well worth checking. (100s)16
267“, 1940 (10 Oct) air cover to Edinburgh franked 2a & 12a on reverse, boxed ‘Not opened by censor’3
268“, early-modern m.&u. collection (strength in QV to 1950s), plus some officials, Convention States, etc. Mixed condition, but mostly good to fine. (100s)22
269Indian States, Nandgaon 1894 2a Official SG O3 unused, looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £35 (1)9
270Ireland 1827 Newbliss-Dublin & 1832 Derry-Dublin part entires, slight faults, unusual. (2)10
271Italy 1878 2c on 30c SG26 l.m.m. STC £750; minute, shallow gum thin. (1)65
272“, 1951 Gymnastics Festival set c.t.o. STC £1,350 as f.u. (3)130
273“, early-mod. colln. on lvs., from various States (maybe some genuine?!) to Cols., etc. nice starter. (100s)13
274“, States m.&u. seln. good range poor-fine, some forgeries/reprints, huge cat. Sold ‘as-is’ (43)36
275“, “, Papal States m.&u., at least six are believed to be genuine, perhaps more? (29)18
276“, “, Roman States 1852-70 m.&u. vals. to 50b unused, 15c used, some good, most dubious! (20)24
277“, “, Sardinia 1851-61 m.&u. interesting range incl. SG3 u, SG16 used, 10c Bistre (mint strip of 3), 80c 4-block m.m./u.m.; used mixed condition, huge catalogue. Sold ‘as-is’ (33)28
278“, Cols. (Eritrea) 1893 o’print seln. 5c,10c,25c,40c SG3,4,6,7 m.m. (heavy) some sl. faults STC £500 (4)40
279“, “, (Somalia) 1937-38 10L p.14 & 25L p.14 SG176a, 178a m.m., sl. gum toning, etc. STC £350+ (2)40
280Japan 1949 8y Geese & Moon SG556 m.m., very small gum thin STC £140 (1)15
281Jordan P.Due seln. SG D113, D114, D115, D119, D120, D122 unused/m.m. most fine. STC £100 (6)12
282K.U.T. 1938-54 10/- SG149 (p.131/4) m.m. (heavy but attractive from front) STC £140 (1)19
283“, Album with ranges from BEA through KUT & modern Uganda, Tanzania, etc. Some better items/sets well worth checking, also Tanganyika various GV vals. m. or u. to 5/- (& 3/- SG104 u. STC £85 fault)38
284Korea (North) 1968 Mushrooms set SG N853-5 u.m. STC £109 - scarce thematic. (3)12
285Kuwait 1923-24 1r,2r,5r SG12-14 f.u. (Telegraph cancels) STC £420 as postal. Nice stamps (3)46
286Laos 1969 Official booklet with stamps as given to UPU delegates. Very unusual.14
287Lebanon 1946 Victory set SG298-311 m.m. STC £35 (14)10
288Leeward Is. 1921-32 4/- SG77 l.m.m. STC £18 (1)6
289Lombardy & Venetia 1850-63 used colln. on lvs., with better values, but in usual mixed condition. (34)38
290Luxembourg 1852-2000 m.&u. colln. on lvs., with a few better items, some early high cat stamps included, but these mainly with slight faults. (100s)55
291“, 1949 UPU, National Welfare Fund & 1950 Orphans sets m.m. STC £260+ (14)14
292“, 1951 United Europe set SG543-8 l.m.m. STC £330+ (6)38
293“, 1952 Stamp Cent & Centilux Exhibition set SG552a-g u.m. STC £240 (7)65
294“, 1956 Europa set SG609-611 v.l.m.m. (only the slightest hint of a hinge mark!) STC £450+ (3)70
295“, 1957 Europa set SG626-628 u.m. STC £230+ (3)48
296Malaysia 1965 Birds $5 & $10 SG26, 27 m.m. STC £68 (2)15
297“, Johore 1949-55 defin. set SG135-147 mint - most (incl. the good ones) fine u.m. STC £140 (23)42
298“, Kedah 1937 part set (no $2 SG67) m.m., most fine & attractive STC £150+ as singles. (8)26
299“, Kelantan 1951-55 set SG61-81 l.m.m./u.m STC £180, good set. (21)36
300“, Penang 1949-52 set SG3-22 (plus couple of shades) u.m. but most with very slight marks to gum) (22)26
301Malta 1925 P.Due set SG D11-D20 l.m.m. STC £45 (10)10
302“, 1949 £1 RSW SG250 m.m. STC £38 (1)11
303“, 1960s-70s (mainly) u.m. seln. in L’house s/book PTSA c.£150 + various duplicates at back. (100s)55
304“, P.Dues set SG D1-D10 m.m. STC £60 (10)10
305Mauritius 1863-1900 small seln. SG67 & 86 av.-g.u.; SG133, 149, 152 m.m. most g.-f. STC £149 (5)28
306Monaco M.&u. colln. early-modern in s/book, incl. some better STC ¤1,300+ (100s)44
307Morocco Agencies (French Currency) 1936 E8 set in m.m./u.m. blocks of 4, one of which shows the ‘bar through postage’ flaw SG227a - probably fake, ‘as-is’, nice filler! (STC £750 as genuine)8
308“, (Spanish curr.) 1907-12 15c to 3p SG115a-121 (no 50c SG119) plus SG124 p.15x14 m.m. STC £126(8)15
309“, “, 107-12 6p SG122/122a l.m.m. STC £35 (1)10
310“, “, 1907-12 12p SG123 m.m. STC £80 good stamp (1)20
311Netherlands 1946 Wilhelmina 21/2g, 5g, 10g SG617-9 m.m. (fairly heavy) STC £775 (3)60
312Newfoundland 1862-64 6d rose-lake SG20 in nice mint block of 4 (right margin), slight crease. (1)36
313New Guinea 1932-34 Air set SG190-203 g.u. (some blunt perfs. on 10/-) STC £275 (16)55
314New Zealand 1899-1903 6d SG265 unused (part o.g.) few tone spots, etc. STC £45 (1)3
315“, 1899-1903 2/- SG269 g.-f.u. STC £55 (1)10
316“, 1899-1903 5/- SG270 g.-f.u. (centred low-right) STC £375 (1)46
317“, 1944 Lighthouse set SG L37-41 u.m. STC £65 (5)15
318“, Range of postal fiscals with fine £10 (1918 p’mark) & other vals. to £4; then range 1940-58 types to 9/- with fine Stamp Duty cancels & a £7 perfin; good lot! (23)9
319“, S/book with sparse early seln.; then better ranges to c.1980s (100s)8
320Nigeria 1938-51 set SG49-59a m.m. STC £35 (16)7
321Norfolk Is. 1947-59 set m.m.; then 1966-82 sets u.m. STC £100 (144 & 1MS)22
322“, 1947-59 set SG1-12a mint (most fine l.m.m.) STC £35 (14)8
323North Borneo 1886-1925 mainly used (barred cancels) incl. SG24-26; with vals. to $5 (29)10
324“, 1888-92 50c SG46 mint spacefiller - not bad, but small nick at left & small thin. STC £1108
325“, 1894 set SG66-79 m.m. STC £100 (9)20
326“, 1894 5c, 12c, 18c SG72, 76 & 78 m.m., sl. faults, but still attractive & useful. STC £92 (1)8
327“, 1897 4c Orang-utan p.14 SG98, 99 m.m. (heavy) STC £49 (2)9
328“, Labuan 1894 set SG62-74 m.m. STC £100 (9)20
329“, “, 1902 set SG117-128 m.m. (large hinges) 10c gum thin STC £65 (12)12
330N. Rhodesia 1953 defin. set SG61-74 m.m. STC £70 (14)14
331Norway 1939 (4.11) cover Oslo-Liverpool, meter franking with censor tape, Naval seal. faults, unusual.3
332Nyasaland 1897-1900 £10 SG52 f.u. (oval fiscal cancel) STC £2,500 as postal(!) (1)50
333“, 1945 set SG144-157 m.m. STC £80 (14)13
334“, 1945 defin. set m.m. (slightly toned gum) attractive from front. (14)17
335“, 1948-53 RSW to Coronation complete - SG161-172 m.m. STC £30+ (12)7
336“, 1953-54 defin. set SG173-187 m.m./u.m. STC £50 (15)14
337P.N.G. 1964-65 Birds set SG61-71 both u.m. and f.u. (22)8
338“, 1966-72 SG82-230 complete except 3 sets (Shells, Folklore, Fauna) u.m. (6 are m.m.) STC £55 (126)10
339“, 1973-77 SG231-332 u.m. (2 are m.m.) STC £45 (100, 1MS)10
340“, 1977-82 SG333-490 (no Turtles or Shields) STC £63 (147)12
341“, 1982-89 u.m. seln. (missing 3 sets only) & incl. unlisted variety ‘missing bar’ on 1989 20t surcharge in horizontal pair STC £120++ (98 & 2MS)34
342Pitcairn Is. 1940 set SG1-8 m.m. STC £70 (10)13
343“, 1957-63 defin. set, plus a few other later items m.m. STC £50+ (27)14
344Poland 1919 Poznan Provisionals 5 on 2, 10 on 71/2 SG66, 67 used on piece. Sold ‘as-is’ (1)34
345Portugal 1927 2nd Indep. set SG726-740 m.m. some tone spots etc. but still attractive & useful set (15)8
346“, Album with early-modern colln. with the odd few better items included - although some mixed condition, Plus ranges of various Colonies, etc. (c.1,200+?)36
347Rhodesia Admiral Head seln. 21/2d m.m.; 4d, 1/-, 2/-, 2/6, 5/- g.-f.u. stated (but not guaranteed) to be SG208, 216, 218, 232, 236, 239 STC £200+ (6)32
348“, (& Nyasaland) 1959 1d folded coil strip of 56 (p.121/2X14) SG19a u.m. STC £182 (1)30
349Roumania 1960 Rome Olympics MSs SG MS2729/30 u.m. some slight marks, but scarce! (2)12
350Saar 1949 Youth Hostel set SG259-60 c.t.o. STC £220 as f.u. (2)38
351“, 1949 National Relief Fund set SG281-5 c.t.o. STC £500 as f.u. (5)60
352St. Helena 1961-65 set SG176-89 u.m. STC £60 (14)12
353“, small, mainly m. seln. stated to include SG3,7,9,11,17,18,22,24 &25 high cat., most fine (9)55
354St. Kitts Nevis 1952 set SG94-105 l.m.m. STC £26 (12)7
355St. Lucia 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG109-112 m.m. (1/2d is f.u.; 1/- small paper spot) STC c.£20 (4)6
356St. Vincent 1899 set SG67-75, no 3d SG70 m.m. a couple of sl. faults (toned gum, etc.). STC £125+(8)26
357“, (& Grenadines) early-modern m.&u. collection on leaves including 1949-52 & 1955-63 definitive sets l.m.m., etc. some later specimens, etc. (225+)16
358Seychelles 1938-49 1r SG146 m.m. (slight gum toning & bend)STC £150 (1)20
359“, 1948 RSW set SG152-153 f.u. STC £48+ (2)16
360“, 1952 set SG158-172 m.m. STC £85 (15)13
361“, 1962-68 defin. set used, mainly f.u.-v.f.u. (50c slightly rounded corner) STC £50 (19)16
362Sierra Leone 1859-1905 seln. with SG7, 23, 91 & 93 m.m.; SG3,9,26 used. some faults STC £290 (7)28
363“, 1938-44 set SG188-200 u.m. (scarce as such) STC £140 (16)32
364“, 1938 10/- SG199 m.m. STC £28 (1)5
365Singapore 1948 RSW set SG31-32 g.u. STC £51 (2)8
366Somaliland Protectorate 1942 defin. set SG105-116 l.m.m. STC £45 plus couple of others (15)8
367“, 1953-58 defin. set SG137-48 m.m. STC £12020
368South Africa 1913-90s m.&u. colln. on lvs., some better noted (but check the printings!), plus a few labels, fiscals, etc. (100s)18
369“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG65-68 in m.m. pairs STC £45 (4)10
370“, 1935-49 10/- official SG O29 in used block of 4, some faults STC £1,000 - good spacefiller.20
371“, 1938 Voortrekker sets SG76-9 & SG80-1 used on clean, illus. FDC. Stamps STC £35 (1)8
372“, 1941-46 War Effort used set of 7 pairs, 2 singles & listed shades. STC £172 most g.-f. (12 items)13
373“, 1951 P.Due 6c SG D49 in g.u. block of 9 STC £75 (1)14
374“, (Wolmaransstad) 1900 1d SG9 m.m.; sold ‘as-is’ STC £225 as genuine, useful spacefiller. (1)13
375Southern Nigeria 1904-09 3d, 4d, 6d SG25, 26, 27. m.m. (couple toned perfs.) STC £36+ (3)7
376Southern Rhodesia 1924-29 2/6 SG13 av.-g.u. (light, but smudgy cancel) STC £60 (1)12
377“, 1931-37 2/6 & 5/- SG26a, 27 (couple blunt perfs.) STC £98 (2)18
378“, 1935 Silver Jubilee 6d g.u.; 2d & 3d m.m.; 1d used (faults) (4)9
379S.W.A. 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG88-91 f.u. STC £35 (4)9
380“, 1954/1962-66 range of defin. sets with 1954 set to 10/- (most u.m.), 1960 set (5), 1961 SG171-185 & 1962-66 set (6) SG186-191. STC £150 (38)18
381Spain 1900-62 small m.&u. seln., with better. STC £150 (32)24
382“, 1928 Rome Catacombs Fund set SG470-501 u.m. (except 2 low vals.) STC £77+ as m.m. (32)13
383“, 1930 Railway Congress Air values to 4pta SG547-8/551-2 m.m. STC £65 (4)8
384Sudan GVI seln. on s/leaf, mostly odds, but with ‘50 Air & Official Air sets, etc. a few faults.8
385Swaziland 1948 RSW 10/- SG47 m.m. STC £40 (1)11
386Sweden 1936 300th Anniv. remaindered bklts. - still very scarce. stamps remaining = 1k bklt (8), 2k bklt (8), 3k (9). Facit H26, H27, H28 (3)28
387Switzerland earlyish seln. on two old alb. lvs., some better, but mixed condition. (50+)10
388Tonga 1942-49 1d SG75 block of 24 with SG75a ‘Lopped Tree’ variety STC £120 (total £177+); u.m.24
389Tristan da Cunha 1954 defin. set SG14-27 m.m. STC £90 (14)16
390Turks Is. 1881 1/2d on 1d SG18 m.m. trimmed at base STC £90 (1)10
391“, 1882-85 21/2d, 4d; 1887-89 1d all m.m. STC £103 (3)11
392“, (& Caicos Is.) 1938-45 2/- to 10/- SG203-205 plus extra 2/- shade l.m.m. STC £145 (4)22
393“, 1971-78 f.u. range on lvs., with ‘71 to $2 (no 8c), ‘73 Birds & ‘78 Fish sets, etc. High cat. (132 & 1MS)12
394Tuvalu 1976-84 u.m. colln. in SG Avon album, incl. sets, officials, some gutter pairs & Specimens, etc.22
395U.S.A. 1851 1c mint cut into at top & base, close at right.; possible type IV (which is STC $750). (1)38
396“, 1861 90c SG68/a attractive used, perfs. trimmed at top & lower left. Very scarce item STC £600 (1)38
397“, Mostly used colln. in binder; 19th & 20th Centuries. (100s)44
398“, Box with heavily duplicated selection in tobacco tins, on & off-paper ranges in a couple of biscuit tins, and further ranges in album. (1,000s)15
399Yugoslavia 1921-1980s m.&u. colln. on lvs., plus some earlier Montenegro, Serbia, etc. a few better noted, worth checking. (100s)16
400Zanzibar 1895-98 21/2 on 1a SG25 f.u. STC £110 (1)19
401“, 1895-98 21/2 on 2a SG27 m.m. STC £190 (1)28
402“, 1895-98 21/2 on 11/2 SG30 m.m. toned gum, but attractive & scarce. STC £425 (1)46
403“, 1895 21/2d on 4a SG175 m.m. some adhesion STC £90 (1)12
404“, 1908-09 set SG225-233 m.m. STC £95+ minimum (9)13
405“, 1948 RSW set SG333-4 f.u. STC £39+ (2)13
406“, 1952-55 set SG339-352 f.u. STC £50 (14)11
407“, 1952-55 set SG339-352 m.m. STC £48 (14)9
408“, 1957 set SG358-372 u.m. STC £42 (15)11
409“, 1964 16 vals. to 20/- SG394-409 locally handstamped in u.m. blocks of 4 STC £125 (16 blocks)18
410Zululand 1888-93 1/2d (o’print type 2) SG12 unused (part gum) looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)8

United Kingdom Lots

4111840 1d black ‘T-E’ 4 margins g.u. STC £350 minimum (1)60
4121840 1d Mulready front only (faults, pasted to part album leaf, ‘545’ cancel to ‘Ware’, still useful (1)16
4131841 1d red SG8/12 with blue 1844 cancel, slightly ‘crumpled’ but still attractive, 2 good margins, plus bits of two others. STC £250 (1)8
4141841-1970s m.&u. colln. in Windsor album with seln. of 1d reds, other QV & E7; dupl. GV (worth checking shades, etc.); GVI & QE with the odd few better, plus seln. of officials (these ‘as-is’) (100s)46
4151854-57 2d SG23/23a g.u. STC £225 minimum (1)10
4161856-58 1d SG37/41 x5 (single; one horiz. & one vert. pair) appear u.m., couple slight faults, still nice.30
4171858-79 1d SG43/44 pl.214 x 72, all different check letters av.-g.u. mostly sound. STC £1,656 (72)55
4181858-79 1d SG43/44 pl.216 x 72 diff. letters, most sound, above average for reconstruction STC £1,000+34
4191858-79 1d SG43/44 pl.215 x37 diff. check letters av.-g.u. STC £850+ (37)26
4201870 1/2d pl.19 SG48/49 f.u. with Aberdeen (17 Ap 80) CDS, scarce this fine STC £55+ (1)8
4211870 11/2d SG51/52 pl.1 x16 plus perfin all g.u., decent for these. STC £90 each (17)19
4221870 11/2d SG51/52 pl.3 plus 3 perfins, g.u. average or above for these. STC £70 each (31)26
4231855-57 4d SG62/62a g.u. nice for these STC £425 (1)14
4241873-80 6d SG146/147 plates 13-17 g.u. (pl.17 is wing margin) STC £495 (5)14
4251873-80 4d SG154 pl17 g.u. with June 1881 CDS ST C £525 (1)22
4261873-80 range of perfins to 1/- with some scarcer stamps incl. 4d SG152, 4d SG153 pl.13, 8d SG156 & 1880 5 vals. to 1/- STC £1,720+ (7)12
4271883-84 set SG187-96 g.u. (nice for these, except 9d - heavy cancel) STC £640+ (10)26
4281887-92 1/- green & 3d on cover to Berlin, nice London 9 MY 93 rubber CDSs. STC £125 (1)15
4291890 Uniform Penny Post caricature envelope & insert unused, plus genuine. Some toning, etc. (2)13
4301911-13 11/2d SG288 m.m. on highly fluorescent paper. STC £30 (1)6
4311924-36 set to 1/- SG418-29 6 vals. to 3d in blocks of 4 (2 in each block u.m.) STC £160+ as m.m. (12)17
4321924-31 P.Dues set SG D10-18 (block cypher) av.-g.u. STC £60 (9)7
4331939-48 High Value set SG476-478b m.m. STC £425 (6)38
4341941 2d bisect (Guernsey use) on card, Machine cancel 11 Jan 41, unusual. (1)10
4351944 cover to Liverpool with red ‘Maritime Mail’ franking, some damage & with brown tape (‘P144B’) Found open or damaged, tied by 30-5-44 CDS. (1)4
4361948 RSW £1 SG494 u.m. STC £40 (1)10
4371952-54 set SG515-531 m.m., most fine, 1/6 with rounded corner. STC £100 (17)10
4381970s-88 (Xmas) colln. of mainly Bureau FDCs in three Royal Mail albums.18
4391984-87 u.m. colln. in 22-ring album Commems. apparently compl. ‘84 Arms to ‘87 Xmas; high face18
4401985 (Jan) to 1993 (Dec) apparently compl. colln. of Bureau FDCs in two R.Mail albums. (109)28
4411985 Year Book, slight bruising to slip case STC £75 (1)8
4421987 Year Book, still sealed, STC £35 (1)8
4431988 Year Book, fine STC £37 (1)8
4441989 Year Book, fine STC £42 (1)9
4451997 Year Book, still sealed, STC £65 (1)12
4461998 Year Book, still sealed, STC £85 (1)15
4471999 Year Book, still sealed, STC £130 (1)14
4482000 Year Book; good to fine - stamps all fine STC £110 (1)15
4492001 Year Book, still sealed, STC £110 (1)14
4502002 Year Book, still sealed, STC £100 (1)24
4512003 Year Book, fine, STC £100 (1)26
4522004 Year Book, still sealed, STC £110 (1)26
4532004 Entente Cordialle Joint Issue Pack (UK/France) unopened, scarce. (1)9
4542005 Year Book, still sealed STC £95 (1)26
4552006 Year Book, still sealed (partly split cellophane STC £100 (1)26
456Presentation Packs 1991-2003, not complete run, face c. £140 (70)80
457Bundle of covers with QV 1d red plates, mostly 1871-76, most with slight faults (dust staining, etc.), but many better/unusual. (90+ items)38
458E7 5/- & 10/- used, slight faults, crease to 5/-, some perf. toning (should clean nicely) etc, high cat.(2)20
The following 9 lots are a collection made directly from a standing order with the Philatelic Bureau, each lot housed in a Royal Mail album & slip-case, and largely apparently complete for period with Commems., defins., country stamps, some prestige booklet panes, etc. All with Bureau cancels.
4591989 (Birds) to 1993 (Xmas), incl. £10 Britannia & Castle High vals. (72)20
4601994 (Steam) to 1997 (Golden Wedding) (51)20
4611998 (Endangered Species) to 2000 (Sound & Vision) (58)24
4622001 (Hopes for the Future) to 2003 (Winners’ MS) (61)26
4632004 (Locomotives) to 2005 (Xmas) - (no Loco’s MS seen) (42)20
4642006 (Animal Tales) to 2008 (Lest We Forget) (74)28
4652009 (Design) to 2010 (Xmas) (56)30
4662011 (FAB) to 2012 (Xmas) (52)38
4672013 (Underground & MS) to May (Portraits) (17)18
The following 22 lots are Year Books, with the stamps placed in mounts; although they’ve been looked through a few times and there are a few wrinkles to some pages, the books are still in good to fine condition and those stamps we checked were all fine u.m. Affordable lots, estimates are based on the face value, so you can’t go wrong!
4681984 (slight scuffs to slip-case) and somewhat ‘foostie’ inside, stamps fine. STC £85 (1)8
4691985 STC £75 (1)8
4701986 STC £70 (1)8
4711987 STC £35 (1)8
4721988 STC £37 (1)8
4731989 STC £42 (1)8
4741990 STC £45 (1)8
4751991 STC £45 (1)8
4761992 STC £55 (1)8
4771993 STC £65 (1)9
4781994 STC £55 (1)9
4791995 STC £55 (1)9
4801996 (slight marks to slip-case) STC £60 (1)12
4811997 (slight marks to slip-case) STC £65 (1)12
4821998 STC £85 (1)12
4831999 STC £130 (1)14
4842000 (one corner slightly bruised) STC £110 (1)24
4852002 STC £100 (1)28
4862003 (a few marks to pages) STC £100 (1)34
4872004 STC £110 (1)34
4882005 STC £95 (1)36
4892006 STC £100 (1)36
490I.o.M. 1978-89 colln. of pres. packs in 5 albums with commems., defins., etc. face c.£60+28
491Jersey - 1969 P.Dues set SG D1-D6 u.m. STC £32 (6)6
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