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PUBLIC AUCTION

Monday, 3rd April 2017

at

Murrayfield Ice Rink

Riversdale Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 5XN
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All World Mixed Lots

11981 Royal Wedding collection in six binders, with u.m. stamps, sheetlets, MSs,booklets, imperf. and wmk. varieties, etc. Some quite scarce material included. Very high cost when bought new from SG, and enormous catalogue value! (100s)60
2European ranges in stockalbum with selections of Austria, Belgium, France, Switzerland, etc.; many useful, better items seen, must be viewed. (100s)34
3Attractive m.&u. collns. in stockbook incl. Finland, Italy, Norway, etc. several better seen (100s)32
4Box with stamps in envelopes, sorted by country, plus s/book & other odd & ends. (1,000s)32
5Filebox with covers, predominantly UK FDCs, but take a good look, as there’s some better among them, even the odd PNC & signed cover, etc. well worth estimate. (c.200?)30
6Sorting box with covers (ignore the UK & C.I. FDCs & there are some interesting earlier world items); on & off-paper sorted into pkts. & tins, odds & ends - plenty to keep you busy for a while! (1,000s)28
7S/book with m.&u. ranges of South & Cent. America; USA, ‘Europa’ theme (these mostly 1950s-60s and incl. better) & some UN stamps. well worth checking. (100s)28
8Box with all kinds of interesting items for checking. (1,000s)28
9Heavy box with albums & loose in bags, etc., needs careful sorting. (1,000s)26
10Shoebox crammed full with dupl. world stamps, mostly off-paper loose - a few in pkts. or s/cards, etc. Some potential seen here, but hours (possibly weekends?) needed to sort through it properly! (1,000s)26
11Mixed box with potential finds awaiting the dedicated sorter, contents a little smoky. Incl. s/leaves with QV-GV C/wealth; bundle of remaindered world c/bklt. pages; off-paper stamps in pkts.; album of BRD; & further world ranges on s/cards & 2 small s/books. (1,000s)26
12Remaindered club bklts. (c.50, but academic, as many with loose seln. of pages) seln. of early-modern UK, Europe & C/wealth, etc. Slightly smoky. (100s)24
13S/book with sparse ranges in mixed cond. Most value lies in UK m. (mostly 1993-94 & incl. the £10 Britannia. High face. (100s)22
14World ranges in two loose leaf Worldex albs.; UK FDCs in alb.; & dupl. World ranges in a 32page, a 24page & an 8page s/book. (1,000s)20
15The remains of two old albums (c.1900-1910) with stamps from early QV, very little post 1930 - faults & heavy picking in places, but spend a little time & you’ll see some surprisingly good items. Mixed cond.20
16Shoebox with off-paper stamps sorted into envelopes - Countries A-G (& a few others) (1,000s)19
17Shoebox (well-filled) the continuation of the last lot - countries Indonesia-Zambia. (1,000s)19
18Europe (S.East with Albania, Bulgaria, Roumania, Hungary, etc. Attractive seln., worth checking. (100s)19
19Sorting box with odds & ends incl. postal stationery cut-outs; some labels (incl. a few better) in s/book & pkts.; airmail labels; TB & Xmas labels; a few stamps too! Interesting lot! (1,000s)19
20European - m.&u. seln. on s/leaf & s/card, with better items; much Italian States (these ‘as-is’), some early Monaco, a Hannover stamp, etc. Mixed condition throughout. (39 items)19
21Box with all-world junior colln. in three albs.; a 1973 Royal Wedding & 1977 Sil. Jubilee alb., others in two pocket s/books, etc. Mixed cond., but some better seen. (1,000s)18
22Flat box with albs., s/book, plus loose in envelopes, etc. (100s)18
23Sorting box with various contents incl. s/books with UK & Germany (dupl. 3rd Reich - p’mark interest?); on & off paper in pkts.; World ranges in two albs. & small s/book; & more! (1,000s)18
24Flat box, largely USA & France in s/books, plus other material. (100s)16
25Old “Viceroy’ album (1930s), a little picking evident, but still useful remain. Poor to fine worth close examination; very little, if any, are post 1940s. (100s)15
26Tub with off-paper world seln. - hours of fun to be had going through this lot! (1,000s)12
27Tin with World off-paper seln., early-modern, some unusual/better earlier seen. somewhat smoky(1,000s?)12
28South & Central America - s/book with stamps (some sets), MSs, etc. (c.900)10
29Small box with stamps on lvs., on&off-paper in pkts., small jotter, etc. Strength in Australia. (100s)8
30World kiloware - c.750gr+ who knows what you’ll find?! (1,000s)7

British Commonwealth Lots

31GVI Pacific Is. colln. in alb., with m.&u. ranges of Samoa, Niue, Gilbert & Ellice Is., Solomon Is., Tonga, etc., incl. better perfs. & defins., with some complete sets. Attractive lot. (325+)110
32Windward Is., album with m.&u. colln. with better sets/part sets, odds, shades & perfs., etc. (200+)65
33Southern Africa - album with m.&u. GVI ranges of Rhodesias, Swaziland, Bechuanaland, Basutoland, etc., mostly short/part sets, but incl. some better stamps; mostly good/fine. (200+)48
34Small s/book with UK & C/W ranges, dupl. QV with Canada, Australian States, Africa & others (100s)32
351948 RSW sets for St Vincent l.m.m. plus Dominica, Grenada & St Lucia u.m. STC £93 (8)26
36Odd, but interesting seln. on s/lvs. & s/cards with Gold Coast (c.140), Papua (c.65) & Somaliland (37), from QV to a few early QE. Well worth checking. High cat. value. (240+)24
37Shoebox with early (the odd few QV seen) to mainly mid.-modern off-paper ranges. Heavy dupl. in places, but some better seen. Hours of fun! (1,000s)22
38Odd seln. incl. 1953 Coron. m.m. in alb., SG ‘GB Special Stamps’ album, fairly complete (no Wembleys, 1948 RSW, or early phos.); plus a few other items. (100s)20
39QV-QE remaindered seln. on bundle of lvs.; plus dupl. UK on further ‘Wodge’ (a technical term!) of lvs.14
401949 UPU sets v.l.m.m./u.m. for Ascension, Bermuda, Falkland Is., FID & St Helena STC £38 (20)11

Postcards

41Large alb. with colln. of cards, mostly Scottish/English, some foreign & greetings too. (192)34
42Box with odd seln. of cards - early/modern, used/unused, UK/foreign, a few better, take a look! (1,000+)26
43Greetings cards (incl. USA & European) in small alb., mostly earlier. (90)11
44Couple of albums mainly modern, some older or better, but mixed condition. (100s)10
The following lots represent the postcard stock of a former stamp dealer; most lots include early-modern used & unused and tend to be priced at £1 to £3 each, several at £5 or more each, but some prices are probably a little hopeful given the condition, which seems to be fairly ‘mixed’ throughout. Most cards in vinyl wallets, estimates set low to encourage bidding. The lots are divided up into the sections they were in, but there will almost certainly be the odd one or two which has been mis-filed.
45Austria - seln. of 1950s/60s unused cards, mainly b/w (& a couple of Italian, etc.), all with various “Hütte” cachets, good seln. (25)6
46“, Aberdeen/shire (63)18
47“, Argyll & Bute (63)38
48“, Ayrshire (56)16
49“, Dumfries & Galloway (120)28
50“, Dunbartonshire (17)8
51“, Dundee & Angus (17)6
52“, Edinburgh (87)20
53“, Fife (35)14
54“, Glasgow (50)14
55“, Highlands & Islands (70)18
56“, Inverness/shire (41)8
57“, Kirkcudbright (75)18
58“, Lothians (30)6
59“, Perthshire (80+)32
60“, Renfrewshire (13)10
61“, Scottish Borders (43)16
62“, Scottish Islands (60)17
63“, Stirling/shire (22)8
64“, Wigtownshire & Stranraer (38)19
65“, Railways, etc. (incl. RP repros., modern foreign cards, etc. (120)26
66“, Shipping, etc. (75)28
67“, “, (44)20
68“, Box of odds, being the subjects with too few cards to make a lot, or those miss-filed & removed.(100s)28

Coins & Philatelic Numismatic Covers (PNCs), etc.

70Coins, bumper tub of coins suitable for ‘car booter’ - 4Kg with foreign coins & old 1ds, 3ds, etc. (100s)15
71“, seln. in tub, predominantly UK 1/2d, 1d, etc., QV-QE (mostly GV-GVI) plus a few others. Dates unchecked. Poor to fine, 3.75Kg+ (100s)9
72“, similar lot to the last. 3.75Kg+ (100s)9
73“, Accum. of coins from charity ‘foreign coin collection box’, not many ¤uros or dollars! 2Kg (100s)8
74“, A broadly similar lot to the last c.2Kg (100s)8
75“, Iceland 1979 Silver Proof 500k & 1,000k in case (slight marks - coins perfect) (2) (S)15
76“, Ireland 1805 GIII bank token 5d, about ‘f+’, unusual. (1)8
77“, Scotland Edinburgh halfpenny 1792 poor to good only, but not as common as they were! (1)5
78“, UK coin album with 10p’s (9), florins (34), half-crowns (24) & decimal crowns (7), a few pre-47 (one QV 2/-, this poor). (74) (S)26
79“, “, pre-47 6ds, av.-g. (10/6 face) (21) (S)19
80“, “, small seln. with GIII 1/2d to QV 5/-, all worn, poor only (7/3 face) (10) (S)18
81“, “, QV-1947 1/- coin seln., all av.-g. only (E7 is holed) (face = 17/- pre-47, 3/- pre-20) (23) (S)15
82“, “, Silver 3ds GIII to GVI seln. p.-f. incl. some holed (incl. the GIII) or very worn. (35) (S)12
83“, “, 1972 Crown, silver proof. (1) (S)10
84“, “, 1977 Crown, silver proof. (1) (S)10
85“, “, 1980 Crown, silver proof. (1) (S)10
86“, “, 1981 Crown, silver proof. (1) (S)10
87“, “, 1990 5p silver piedfort proof in Royal mint case, scarce. (1) (S)10
88“, “, Jubilee Model half-farthing (E7) slight faults, otherwise near mint. (1)5
89PNCs UK 1994-2007 Royal Mint/Royal Mail PNC album with colln. incl. better - couple of others (Millennium Moment Pack, Westminster Medallic Cover), etc. (21)48
90“, 1997-2007 Royal Mint/Mail PNC album with collection of covers. (18)46
91“, UK 50p PNC colln. with better eg 1998-2007 Scouts, Notting Hill, NHS, etc. (7)28
92“, Westminster colln. ‘The Queen Mother’ 2002 (8); WWII (8) & others. (19)24
93“, Album with World PNCs (mostly from ‘Coins & Stamps of the World Collection’ 1980s-90s (24 items)24
94“, A similar lot to the last. mostly good to fine. (20 items)22
95“, Westminster ‘History of WWII’ PNC colln. in binder, some better. (13 covers)22
96“, 2002 Commonwealth Games PNC with set of 4 £2 coins! (1)16
97“, Canada 1977 silver Jub. covers (2 = one with silver dollar; other .925 silver medallion 48.6g) (2) (S)15
98“, 2002 (6 Feb) Golden Jubilee PNC with crown & B.o.E. £5 encapsulated note (1)15
99“, 2000 (4 Aug) Queen Mother PNC, (Clarence House cancel on £5 Windsor castle stamp, Queen Mum £5 coin & £5 B.o.E. note with ‘QM10..’ serial number). Expensive when new! (1)14
100“, 1999/2000 Millennium PNCs, one ‘Timekeeper’ MS & £5, the other I.o.M. set, Timekeeper stamps & £5 coin. (1)12

Banknotes, Cinderellas, Die-Casts, Other Collectables, etc.

101Banknotes RBS £1 Scottish Parliament (1999) x10 uncirculated. (10)15
102“, RBS £1 EEC (1992) x5 uncirculated (5)8
103Cigarette Cards, etc. Shoebox filled with trade cards, some cig. cards, matchbox labels & others, p.-f.11
104Cinderellas seln. of locals (Bardsey, Summer Is., Lundy, etc.) on cover; R’way labels (incl. NYMR, Kent & E Sussex, Talyllyn, etc.) in sheetlets; & other bits & pieces. Have fun! (53 items)32
105“, 1890s Sunday School labels - u.m. seln. in s/book (100s)22
106“, Telegraph stamps - s/book with sparse, but interesting labels from Austria 1874 with Specimen o’prints some Swiss, Ceylon UK, etc. (c.150 items)28
107Die-cast Corgi (Royal Mail Collectable) Morris Minor van & Model T Ford; Corgi Thunderbirds ‘Lady Penelope ‘FAB 1’ (2003 reissue unfortunately!) Road Sig. 1:18 Jag XJS (some faults to boxes) (4)20
*** “, Die-Casts, see also Royal Mail Collectables section.
108Meccano - wooden (wine) box with seln. of post-war items, mostly red/green, a few more recent, some a little playworn, others fine. Heavy lot, unsuitable for posting. (100+)28
109Medallions 1865 Dublin Exhibition high relief 38mm Ø, Prince Albert (obverse, Dublin reverse. slight faults, but not bad - still very attractive & unusual. (1)32
110“, UK 1851 International Industrial Exhib. London. High relief QV obverse, Crystal Palace reverse. with legend & info. c.51mm Ø, slight faults, but still attractive - see photo on Facebook page. (1)30
111“, 2 x E7 Coron., one poor (holed), the other ‘Elect Cocoa’ & GV Coron. c. ‘ef’ (3)14
112“, Scottish Medallion high relief QV reviewing Scottish Volunteers Aug 7 1860 Edinburgh. QV obverse, soldier in Highland dress reverse, pity it’s been holed, still attractive & scarce. c.44mm Ø (1)12
113“, Tower Mint 1977 Silver Jubilee silver proof crown size medallion faults to case. (1) (S)10
114“, Medallic Covers Royal Mail/Mint colln. in PNC alb. between 1994 & 2008 with better (eg Wren, Moore, Ocean Liners, etc.) (20)38
115“, “, UK 1974 (Pinches) sterling silver (crown size) proof medall’ns ‘Great Britons’ attractive (4 cvrs)(S)36
116Military Models 1:87 Military vehicles - large seln. of mainly ROCO (Austria), with wide variety of tanks, armoured vehicles, etc. Despite a few faults, most are complete (incl. finer ‘bits’ like MGs, etc. - amazing considering most are from the ‘50s-60s) (30+ vehicles)50
117Toy Soldiers seln. of c. ‘OO’ scale soldiers with German US & UK, (most with ‘Union of South Africa’ cast on base, plus a few Brittains soldiers, guards & Marine Band members, etc., a field gun, etc. Mostly played with (but obviously by a very careful child!). See photo on Facebook.38
118“, Lead soldiers (hollow-cast & ‘flats) seln., mostly missing bodyparts! incl. Cresc., J.Hill., etc. (18)3

Royal Mail Collectables, etc.

119Framed item 2012 Gold Medal Winners Sheet signed by Steven Burke (Mens’ Team Pursuit Cycle Race Winner) Ltd. Edn. # 47/100 frame size c.42x33cm; plus two other framed items. (3)26
120Framed item ‘Royal Mail Navy Ensigns’ - with miniature White Ensign & set of Ensign stamps with 2001 FD cancels Very expensive when new! Ltd Edn # 291/575 Unsuitable for posting! (1)22
121Framed item - Historical Postmarks (Bishop Mark, Maltese Cross, Madeleine Smith, etc.) Ltd. Edn. # 149/575 frame size 41.5x51cm (1)18
1222002 Corgi Circus Gift set (Ltd Edn. 5000) ERF lorry & Animal trainer x 2 sets! (one missing wing mirrors) Cert. # 4395 & # 4400. Very expensive when first issued. (2)18
123Corgi ‘The Classic Forties & Fifties Colln.’ (Morris Z, Morris J & Morris Commercial) # 1437/3,00010
124Corgi ‘The Classic 60s colln.’ (Bedford CA, Anglia & Landrover SWB Mailvans) # 1774/3,00010
125Corgi ‘The Classic 70s colln.’ (Reliant, Morris Minor & Mini vans) # 664/5,00010
126Pillar Boxes - ‘Pin Badge Collection’ seln. of different badges (some slight faults, but most boxes and contents fine), plus three duplicates. (16)18
127Pewter Model Pillar Box ‘VR Fluted’ (c.9.5cm tall), expensive when new! (1)6
128Corgi Morris Minor Mail van. # 686/5,000 (1)4
129Corgi Morris J type Mail van #1256/5,000 (1)5
130Royal Mint 2006 Brunel proof coin in ‘Halcyon Days’ enamel case - expensive when new! #19/50020
131Royal Mint Wall Plaque 29.5cm Ø ‘Albert & Victoria relief’ framed (c.38.5x38.5) Ltd. Edn. of 400.22

Stamps Arranged by Country

132Aden 1939-48 set SG16-27 g.u. STC £40 (13)6
133“, 1949 10r RSW SG31 u.m. STC £40 (1)13
134Antigua 1863-667 1d SG7b (wmk. s’ways) l.m.m. (slight faults) STC £250 (1)18
135“, 1872 1d SG14 m.m. STC £200 (1)16
136“, 1884-87 1/- SG30 g.u. STC £140, scarce. (1)15
137“, 1908-17 set SG41-50 (no 21/2d SG46) m.m./l.m.m. some sl. faults (gum toning, or slight rubbing to top vals) still attractive & STC c. £150 (7)28
138“, 1921-29 2/- SG77 (mult. script) g.u. STC £65 (1)9
139“, 1932 Tercent. short set to 1/- SG81-88 m.m. STC £75+ (8)14
140“, 1932 Tercent. 2/6 SG89 m.m. STC £55 (1)13
141“, 1932 Tercent. 5/- SG90 l.m.m. STC 3120, key stamp. (1)36
142Ascension 1924-33 8 vals. to 1/- m.m. (no 4d or 6d SG15, SG16) STC £108+ (8)16
143“, 1924-33 4d SG15 l.m.m. STC £50 (1)10
144“, 1924-33 6d SG16 l.m.m. STC £60 (1)12
145“, 1924-33 2/- SG19 m.m. STC £75 (1)18
146“, 1924-33 3/- SG20 m.m. STC £100, good stamp (1)24
147“, 1937 Coronation set m.m.; 1949 RSW 10/- u.m. (pl1 in margin, sl. gum bends) 3d m.m. & f.u. (6)18
148“, 1938-53 f.u. set SG38-47a complete with all SG perf. & colour varieties, plus similar m.m. to 1/-, (apparently missing only SG42), those we checked were correct, but check for yourself! sold ‘as-is’150
149“, 1948 RSW set SG50, 51 l.m. (very slightly toned gum) STC £55 (2)16
150Australia 1935 2/- SG134 in m.m. marginal gutter block of 4 with ‘John Ash’ imprint, attractive & very unusual STC £44 as single stamps. Folded (as always) through gutter (1)19
151“, 1937-53 dupl. m.&u. ranges in s/book with better ‘37 defins. incl. robes to £1 (7), ‘48 Arms to £2 (5), etc., worth specialist viewing. (100s)60
152“, 1940 AIF set SG196-9 l.m.m. STC £50 (4)7
153“, 1953-65 stockbook partly-filled with duplicated dealer’s stock, m.&u. between SG261 & 381 with Helecon varieties included, etc. (100s)18
154“, 1978-2000 mainly u. colln. with some more elusive issues seen. (100s)22
155“, GV s/book with dupl. mainly u. ranges of GV heads & roos, vals. to 2/- & 2/6 apparently sorted by SG number, with wide seln. of shades & postmarks; then early commems. to 1936 Massive cat. val.48
156“, GVI colln. in alb. m./u.m./f.u. (& a few covers), fairly specialised with many scarce perfs. & a range of imprint stamps/pairs/blocks. Must be viewed! (100s)48
157“, M.&u. colln. in binder (a little dupl.) with some useful earlier commem. sets & elusive modern values, but mixed condition. Massive catalogue value. (100s)26
158“, Massive dupl. range of stamps in 2 s/books & further seln. in alb., large quantity/little individual value, but still worth checking through! (1,000s)20
159“, seln. of Post Books (some with, others without stamps), pres. packs, etc. High face. (40)15
160“, GV Head dupl. seln. used on lvs.; some with minor flaws (some of these may be wishful thinking, others quite clear & striking) (c.240)10
161Austria 1920 Carinthian Plebiscite set SG411-429 f.u. STC £40+ (19)6
162Bahamas 1863-77 4d SG26/28 m.m. with part og STC £30 with APS certificate. (1)12
163“, 1906-11 set SG71-74 m.m. STC £65 (1/2d with some toning) (4)8
164“, 1921-27 £1 Sg125 g.u. (fiscal use - attractive CDS) STC £375 (1)12
165“, 1942 Landfall set SG162-175 l.m.m./u.m. (£1 with usual overall gum toning) STC £8026
166“, GV sets m.m. - 1920 Peace SG106-110 (1/- u.m.), ‘29 Tercent. & ‘35 S.Jub. sets SG126-30,141-4 (14)22
167Bahawalapur 1947-49 apparently compl. m. SG1-46 (incl. perfs.; plus m.&u. seln. of officials (60+)60
168“, 1948 10r SG38 u.m. with specimen overprint (italic capitals, status unknown), worth a gamble! (1)5
169Bahrain 1948 RSW set SG61-62 m.m. STC £33 (2)8
170Barbados 1948 RSW 5/- SG266 u.m. STC £17 (1)6
171Bechuanaland 1938-52 set to 10/- SG118-128 u.m. scarce as such (5/- with some perf. faults) STC £11016
172Bermuda 1918-22 4/- SG52b l.m.m. STC £60 (1)13
173“, 1938-52 defin. set m. &/or u. on lvs., with duplication (shades, perfs., etc.), a few faults (12/6 is probably the worst, but rest mostly fine) Enormous cat. value, but check shades for yourself! (73)160
174Brazil 1890-1906 used seln. with better on s/leaf STC £350+, some faults. (75+)18
175Br. Occup. of Italian Cols., Cyrenaica 1950 set m.m., a few tone spots, but 200m & 500m SG147, 148 are both fine STC £180 (13)48
176“, Eritrea 1948-51 seln. on lvs. with better, eg ‘48-49 & ‘51 sets m.m. SG E1-12, E26-32), etc. (31)42
177“, “, 1948 P. Due set SG ED1-ED5 l.m.m. STC £65 (5)19
178“, “, 1950 P. Due set SG ED6-ED10 m.m. STC £80 (5)22
179“, MEF 1943-47 defins. & ‘42 P.Due sets m.; plus seln. of ‘42 & ‘43-47 used odds. (28)28
180“, Somalia 1948 & 1950 sets SG S10-S31, most fine m.m. STC £77 (22)20
181“, Tripolitania 1948 defin. set SG T1-T13 m.m. STC £70 (13)18
182“, “, 1951 set SG T27-34 u.m. Most, incl. top vals. are fine. STC £80 (8)20
183“, “, P. Dues - 1948 set SG TD1-5 m.m. (fairly heavy & the odd tone spot, but difficult set) STC £50 (5)8
184“, “, P. Dues - 1950 set SG TD6-10 l.m.m. STC £95 (5)22
185Br. Solomon Is. 1940 P. Due set SG D1-8 l.m.m./u.m. STC £95 (1d couple blunt perfs.) (8)20
186Br. Somaliland 1953 part set (SG137-148 to 10/- (no 1/30 SG145) u.m. STC c.£100 (11)24
187Brunei 1924-52 m.&u. colln. on lvs., decent seln. with better, most appear fine. High cat. (63)46
188“, 1947-51 $10 SG92 f.u. STC £30 (1)10
189Canada 1930 P. Dues set SG D9-13 m.m. STC £100 (5)10
190“, 1930s & 1949-90s m.m./u.m./u. colln. of defins. in album, some in blocks or pairs (incl. coils), the odd minor variety noted, etc. (100s)28
191“, 1933-34 P. Due set SG D14-17 m.m. STC £60 (4)6
192“, 1959-95 mainly u. colln. in binder, useful lot for beginner or specialist alike! (100s)26
193“, Tub with dupl. GV seln., sorted into pkts., wide variety. Useful for flaws/ postmarks? (100s)9
194Ceylon 1951-54 defin. set SG419-430 u.m. incl. both 35c. STC £85+ (13)20
195Chile 1853-1934 used seln. on s/leaf (62)5
196Cook Is. 1933-49 m.&u. colln. on lvs., many better items/sets incl. Postal fiscals 1936-44 2/- & 3/-, ‘43-50 2/6, 5/- m.; 1938-43 set SG127-9 m. (toning); ‘44-46 set m.; ‘49-61 set m. to 2/- & 5/- f.u., etc. (55)75
197Cyprus 1934 set SG133-43 g.-f.u. STC £170 (11)40
198“, 1934 45pi SG143 STC £120 l.m.m. (1)26
199“, 1938-51 defin. set on lvs., m. &/or u. with shades & perfs. 2½pi ultramarine is m.m.; 1pi p.13½ x 12½ f.u.; both 18pi are both m.&u.; 45pi u.m.; 90pi f.u.; £1 l.m.m., high cat. (62)70
200“, 1938-51 18 vals. to £1 SG151-163 (no 45pi SG161) g.u. STC £50+ (18)9
201Dominica 1935-58 m.m. commems (9 sets) incl. Silver Jubilee & RSW STC £56+ (25)11
202“, 1951 defin. set SG120-134 m.m. STC £50 (15)10
203Falkland Is. 1904 2d SG45 marginal l.m.m. only STC £25, but scarce this fine. (1)8
204“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set l.m.m. SG139-142 STC £48 (2)8
205“, 1938-50 defin. set m. (most incl. £1 are l.m.m. (some incl. 5/- & 10/- are u.m.). Also includes 1d, 2d, 6d, 1/- & 1/3 shades. High cat. (23)120
206“, 1938 original (&1941 vals.) set to 5/- (ie no 1949 vals), plus some of the later shades f.u. STC c.£15040
207“, 1952 defin. set SG172-185 m. £1 is v.l.m.m., the others all u.m. corner marginals STC £180 (14)50
208F.I.D. u.m. seln. with short sets to 3d, thin map to 3d, & Victory sets. (22)4
209“, 1946 thick map set SG G1-8 u.m.; plus l.m.m. 6d ochre shade (this STC £55) (9)15
210“, 1946 Thick Map set SG G1-8 in u.m. pairs (1/2d is very lightly used) attractive lot. STC c.£30 (8)6
211“, 1948 Thin Map set SG G9-16 u.m. STC £100 (9)28
212“, 1948 Thin Map set SG G9-16 m.m. STC £100 (9)14
213“, 1948 Thin Map 6d SG G14a ‘Spot in T’ variety; plus u.m. pair of 21/2ds, one with ‘blue dot over T’ (2)6
214Fiji 1938-55 defin. set m.&u., most vals. (incl. good colours & dies) both m.& u. to 5/-; 10/- f.u., £1 v.l.m.m. Very high cat., nice worthwhile lot! (92)110
215“, 1938-55 defin. set SG249-266b l.m.m./u.m. stated to be complete incl. colours, dies & perfs. (33)50
216“, s/card with GV m. range 1912-23 10 vals. to 5/- (no 21/2d or 2/6) & 1922-27 2/- SG239 & 2/6 SG240. STC £89+ Good lot. (12)15
217France 1930s-40s m. &u. seln. of odds & sets incl. better eg 1926 Orphans’ 50c+10c & 1f+25c SG451, 452 f.u.; ‘30 Sinking Fund 1f50+1f50 SG480 g.-f.u.; ‘35 Intellectuals 50c+2f SG533 f.u., etc. (54)38
218“, 1951 National relief Fund set SG1113-8 u.m. STC £78+ (6)9
219“, 1953 Sports set SG1185-1191 u.m., difficult thus STC £115 (6)12
220“, 1955 Relief Fund set SG1253-8 u.m. STC £217 (6)18
221“, 1957 Air set SG1318-1320 u.m. scarce as such STC 3158 (3)15
222French Colonies s/leaf with m.& u. ranges, mostly 1930s-50s, with better, mostly very clean. (130+)8
223Gambia 1953-59 set SG171-185 g.u. STC £50 (15)8
224Germany 1941 (14-6) POW card from Stalag Luft 2 - Edinburgh, faults, but attractive.various marks, etc.10
225“, attractive colln. in loose-leaf stockalbum, from a few States, Empire & 3rd Reich, to a few more unusual occupations, plebiscites & post war (mostly g.-f., but some earlier mixed condition, as is the 1949 Hannover Fair M/S (100s)38
226“, All. Occup. French Zone Baden 1949 Red Cross set SG FB42-5 u.m. STC £120 (4)12
227“, B.R.D. 1949-80s attractive m.&u. colln. in s/alb., with some more unusual items, from Parliament set g.-f.u.; 1951 NBA set m. (faults but look nice); ‘52 Youth Hostel set; couple of Heus advert. pairs; & other better sets. Nice ‘starter’, or for specialist checking. Enormous cat. val. (100s)36
228Gibraltar 1889-96 Spanish Curr. issue set missing 20c SG24, 75c SG29 & 1p SG30. A few tone spots or light overall gum toning to some, otherwise fine mint. STC c.£100 (9)15
229“, 1912-24 2/- SG82 (mult. crown CA) m.m. only STC £29, but sought after item. Nice stamp (1)10
230“, 1938-51 definitive colln. on lvs., apparently complete to 10/- (10/- p.14, tone spots; 10/- p.13 l.m.m.) m.&/or u., with perfs. & shades. High cat. (57)26
231“, 1938 mint (mostly fine & fresh) seln. with different perfs./colours to 5d, 2/- & 5/-. STC £264 (17)38
232“, 1938-41 11/2d SG123a (p.131/2) m.m., scarce perf. (1)24
233“, 1948 RSW set SG134-5 m.m. STC £61+ (2)12
234“, 1964 New Constitution 6d SG179a (‘no stop’ variety) in u.m. block of 12 top row with light gum bend - not affecting variety. (1)6
235“, QV-QE m.&u. range on s/leaves with better vals., some higher cat. items, mostly fine. (c.190)22
236Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1911-56 m. seln. between SG11 & SG70 incl. a couple of shades., mostly fine.(31)8
237“, 1940 P. Due short set SG D1-D7 m.m. (heavy, but fresh) STC £140, scarce items. (7)28
238Gold Coast 1938-43 set SG120a-132 g.u. STC £70 (13)9
239Grenada 1938-50 defin. set SG153-63 m. &/or u., with shades, perfs., etc. (there are 5 of the 10/- value!) Attractive, highly catalogued lot with potential for the specialist. (61)60
240Hong Kong 1862-63 no wmk. 2c, 8c, 18c & 24c SG1, 2, 3 & 5. av.-g.u. (couple sl. faults.) STC £380 (4)24
241“, 1863-71 10 vals to 96c (no 18c & only one 96c) g.u. STC £181+ minimum. (12)14
242“, 1863-71 2c, 4c & 30c SG8a, 9b & 16, unused (no gum) STC £525 as m.m. good s’fillers. (3)15
243“, 1876-77 28c on 30c SG21 av.-g.u. STC £50 (1)6
244“, 1877 16c SG22 g.u. STC £65 (1)7
245“, 1880 5c on 18c SG24 g.u. (deep shade) STC £65 (1)7
246“, 1880 10c on 12c SG25/25a av.-g.u. STC £55 minimum. (1)6
247“, 1880 10c on 15c SG26 g.u. STC £150, scarce stamp. (1)15
248“, 1880 48c SG31 g.u. STC £110 (1)12
249“, 1885 surcharges 50c on 48c SG41 & $1 on 96c g.u. (sl. faults to $1) STC £133 (2)15
250“, 1898 $1 on 96c SG52a m.m. (sl. gum creases/loss, etc.), STC £200, scarce stamp. (1)24
251“, 1903 20c SG69 (CA) l.m.m. (light gum fold & spot) STC £65 (1)9
252“, 1903 30c SG70 (CA) m.m. (slight toning to gum) STC £65 (1)9
253“, 1903 50c SG71 (CA) l.m.m. STC £65 (1)10
254“, 1903 m.m. range on s/card to 30c with 2c SG63, 4c SG64 (this with faults), 5c SG65, 12c SG61, 20c SG69 & 30c SG70 STC £219. Nice lot. (6)20
255“, 1904-06 $1 SG86a m.m. STC £180 (1)24
256“, 1904-06 4c to 20c SG78-83 m.m. STC £197 minimum. (6)18
257“, 1907-11 changed colours short set to 50c SG91-98 g.u. STC £131+ (8)14
258“, 1912-21 m.m. range on s/cards to 50c (no 8c, 20c or 25c) STC £155 minimum. (9)15
259“, 1912-21 25c type B SG109 m.m. STC £300, scarce item. (1)30
260“, 1912-21 25c type B SG109 g.u. STC £90 (1)9
261“, 1912-21 $2 & $3 SG113, 114 av.-g.u. STC £205 (2)24
262“, 1921-37 m.m. range to 50c on s/card (no 2c SG18, 5c or 12c) STC £147+ minimum. (11)15
263“, 1921-37 50c & $1 SG128, 129 m.m. ($1 fairly heavy) STC £82 (2)8
264“, 1921-37 $5 SG132 g.u. STC £80 (1)13
265“, 1938-52 30c p.14 SG151 l.m.m. STC £150 (1)10
266“, 1938-52 $1 to $10 one of each colour incl. scarce SG161, g.u. STC £256+ minimum. (8)24
267“, 1938-52 $10 SG161 g.u. STC £140 Key stamp. (1)18
268“, 1941 Centenary set SG163-8 m.m. STC £90 (6)9
269“, 1946 $1 SG170a with ‘extra stroke’ variety f.u. STC £70 (1)10
270“, 1954-62 defin. range SG178-191 m.m., missing 50c, 60c & $1.30 to make set. STC $150 (11)42
271“, E7-QE dupl. range on s/lvs. & pages with better vals. & sets, most interest appears to lie in the GV period (worth checking the cancels?), high cat. (100s)38
272“, Early-modern m.&u. ranges (sl. dupl.) on couple of double sided Hagners. Check for shades and Postmarks, etc.! High catalogue value. (265+)28
273“, Postal fiscal 5c SG F12 m.m. (slightly toned gum) STC £100 (1010
274Hungary Tub with duplicated off-paper seln., some in pkts., others loose. With much Harvesters, o’prints & surcharges, etc., possible p’mark interest, ideal hunting ground for specialist! (1,000s)12
275India 1854-61 range of imperfs. with 1/2a (2), 1a & 2a g.u. high cat. (4)12
276Indian States Album with interesting & worthwhile colln./accum. of Feudatory States incl. Hyderabad, Idar, Indore, Jammu & Kashmir, Jhalawar, Kishangarh, Las Bela, Nawawnagar & Orchha. M.&u., many ‘duplicates’ with striking shades (& perfs., etc.?). Mixed cond. as usual, but very attractive lot, not often seen. (400+)170
277“, Interesting unused & used accum. on lvs., with Alwar (8), Bhor (6), Charkhari (14), Cochin (20), Dhar (13), Indore (10), Kishangarh (10) & Soruth (5) Incl. some better. A little dupl. (shades/printings?) and a few mixed condition. (86)70
278“, Bhopal early seln. unused on two lvs., stated to include SG5, 18, 19, 22 (2), 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 38, 39, 41, 46; also SG43 & 47 u. From reputable source, all appear OK, but sold ‘as-is’, most g.-f.(16)20
279“, Bijawar 1935-36 p.11 & roul. 7 sets SG1-10 l.m.m. STC £108, look OK, but sold ‘as-is’ (10)38
280“, Bundi 1947 set SG86-92 l.m.m. (8a small adhesion) STC £30 (7)8
281“, Cochin 1892 onwards, unusual & worthwhile m.&u. colln. in alb. with duplication (shades, wmks, etc.) Ideal starter colln., or useful for specialist plundering! Must be viewed. (220+)110
282“, Jaipur 1948 Silver Jub. set SG72-80 m.m. only STC £21, but scarcer than this! (9)8
283“, Morvi 1934 set SG12-15 m.m.; ‘35-48 3p, 6p & 1a each x 2 shades m.m., most fine STC £62+ (10)18
284“, Sirmoor 1894-99 elephant set m./unused, those with gum have gum faults, some toning to 8a, etc., still useful and STC £180, Better than spacefillers! (8)36
285“, Soruth 1929 set SG49-56 l.m.m., plus 1935 SG57 (‘post & revenue’) m.m. STC £105 (9)28
286“, Travancore 1888-1946 (& later Tr. Cochin to 1949ish), Useful looking m.&u. starter collection, with decent vals., shades, perfs.,wmk. varieties, officials, etc. Generally well above average, with much scope for the beginner or specialist alike. (300)55
287Iraq 1918-21 range incl. SG9-14 8a-10r; 2r SG18, etc. g.u. STC £74 (10)8
288Ireland 1922-52 m.&/or u. colln. on lvs., the odd few better seen High cat., plus a few on s/card. (c.140)18
289Italy 1965-79 m.&u. accum. in 2 small s/books, many in u.m. blocks of 4. (100s)10
290Jamaica QV-QE m.&u. seln. with some useful earlier, worth checking, mostly fine, high cat. (c.285)26
291K.U.T. 1938-54 set SG131-150a g.u. STC £50 (20)7
292“, 1948 RSW £1 g.u. (would be f.u. but non-postal cancel) STC £70 as used. (1)16
293Kuwait 1948 RSW set SG74-75 m.m. STC £40+ (2)10
294Lagos 1884-86 2d SG23 m.m. (couple of roughish perfs.) STC £100 (1)10
295Luxembourg 1880s-1960s m.&u. seln. on s/lvs., with better eg 1926 & 27 Child W’fare sets cto (these STC £85+ as f.u.), plus seln. of (16) 1926 ‘Officiel’ overprints many of these (erroneously) cat. at £65 each in SG 2016! ... still this lot’s a bargain at estimate! (200+)19
296Malaya, Kedah 1950-55 $2 SG59 & $5 SG90 m.m. STC £100 (2)20
297“, Malacca 1948 RSW set SG1-2 g.u. STC £51+ (2)18
298“, Perak 1948 RSW set SG122-123 u.m. STC £23+ (2)10
299“, Trengganu 1948 RSW set m.m. STC £26+ (2)8
300Malta 1937-51 m.&u. colln. with ‘38 vals. to 2/6, 5/- & 10/- m.; ‘48 to 5/- & 10/- u.; ‘49 RSW & UPU sets m., etc. High cat. (59)20
301“, 1938-53 GVI m.&u. colln. on lvs., with shades, etc. ‘38 set m. or u., some (incl. 10/- are both m. and u.); ‘48 original set to 10/- u. (faults); changed colour vals. in 4blocks & reg cover with FD cancel,etc.8
302“, 1949 RSW set SG249-250 m.m. STC £38+ (2)10
303Mauritius 1859 1d stated to be SG41a g.u., cut close in places. Possible forgery, no certificate, so sold ‘as is’. STC £1,700 if genuine. Definitely worth a gamble! Useful spacefiller. (1)26
304Morocco Agencies 1914 2/6 SG53 m.m. crease & nick at lower right. STC £50 (1)9
305“, 1914 2/6 SG51 & 2/6 SG53 g.u. STC £58 (2)9
306“, 1925-36 both o’print sets SG55-61 & SG55b-61b (14mm & 151/2mm) m.m. STC £234 (11)26
307“, 1935-37 2/6 SG73 l.m.m. STC £55 (1)9
308“, 1907-12 6p on 5/- SG122 f.u. STC £45 (1)10
309“, 1914-16 3p on 2/6 SG142 l.m.m. STC £28 (1)8
310“, 1924-32 3f on 2/6 (some blue crayon of perfs. from reg. envelope) & 6f on 5/- g.u. STC £41 (2)8
311“, 1949 set to 10/- SG261-275 l.m.m. STC £120 (15)18
312“, Br. Currency mainly m. colln. on lvs., with better eg ‘49 & ‘51 defin.sets SG77-100 m.m.; some Tangier (incl. 1949 short set to 5/-, etc.) (89)46
313“, Tangier 1950-51 set SG280-288 m.m. STC £60 (9)18
314Muscat 1944 set SG1-15l.m.m. (4a to 2r u.m.) & ‘44 Official set SG O1-O10 l.m.m. STC £58 (25)9
315“, 1944 Post set SG1-15 m.m. & off’l. set (missing only 1/2a SG O2) u.m., but toned gum. STC £587
316Natal Boer War 1901 (May 28) - the remains of a cover (worn & with nicks, tears, etc.), ms ‘Stamps not available’, Point Natal CS, oval ‘T/5c’ P.Due mark in black, cancelled by red ‘London Paid’ mark, plus couple of backstamps, should repair slightly, still attractive & scarce. (1)9
317Netherlands 1923 Culture Fund set SG272-3 m.m., surprisingly difficult set, only STC £52. (2)15
318“, & Colonies early-1980s m.&u. colln. in s/book with useful defins.; 1906 TB set cto; couple decent 1930s-40s sets (1930s Child Welfare short sets only); etc. plus ranges of N. Indies, a few Curacao, etc. the odd obvious fault, some with gum faults, but mostly clean & fresh.40
319Newfoundland 1865-1944 m.&u. seln. incl. many better/higher cat. items on s/leaf & s/cards; mostly odds or part sets. Just some of the better incl. 1897, 1919, 1923-23, 1933 issues, etc. (192)55
320“, 1897-1918 set SG83-90 m., sl. faults (a few toned perfs.) but generally fine. STC £150 (8)28
321“, 1919 various ‘Contingent’ vals. to 10c & 36c (SG130-141) mostly fine m.m. STC c.£90 (7)20
322“, 1928-29 part set SG164-77 (no 14c or 30c, but 4c shade) m., mostly fine m.m. STC c.£120 (14)28
323“, 1932 SG209-220 eleven vals. to 30c (no 4c SG212) m.m. STC £68 (11)9
324“, 1939 P. Dues SG D1-D6 l.m.m./u.m. all perf. variations (except 3c p.9 of course!) STC c.£130 (11)38
325New Guinea 1937 Coron. 5d SG210/210a (major re-entry) in u.m. block of 4, some sl. toning. STC £7511
326New Zealand 1882-1900 seln. of advertising underprints, good seln., usual mixed cond. (27)9
327“, 1931 Smiling Boy set SG546-7 f.u. STC £135, Key set. (2)46
328“, 1953-99 m.&u. colln. in binder with better items, high vals., difficult sets, a few covers, Postal Fiscals (check these carefully!) & a range of FDCs Attractive & highly cat., if somewhat jumbled lot. (100s)48
329“, 2000-2004 f.u. colln. (plus some u.m. bklts., etc.) in binder, largely complete. High cat. val. (100s)34
330Nigeria 1938-51 4d orange SG54 m.m. (usual toned gum, as normal for this scarce stamp) STC £50 (1)10
331“, QV-1960s m.&u. seln. on s/lvs. Most value & interest lies in the period to GVI with worthwhile looking ranges of Southern & Northern Nigeria, etc. High cat. lot. (c.250)40
332“, GV/GVI seln. on pieces & couple of covers ... what a sad tale! these were all on cover until the owner ‘tidied them up’ to bring them in - thee’s a seln. of 1936 vals. to 2/6 & 5/-, plus ‘37 Coronation values, all on pieces, poor to fine (mostly g.u.) High cat. val. (19 items = 38 stamps)24
333Niue 1941-67 10/- SG81 pale carmine lake l.m.m. STC £140 (1)20
334“, 1941-67 set SG83-86 l.m.m. STC £120, scarce GVI set. (4)20
335North Borneo 1939-52 m.&u. colln. on lvs., with better eg 1947 set (no 20c SG344)m., ‘47 BMA o’print set SG320-334 u., 1950-52 set m., etc. (74)50
336“, 1948 RSW set SG350-351 u.m. STC £32 (2)13
337“, 1954-59 set SG372-386 m.m. STC £75 (15)14
338“, 1961 set SG391-406 m.m. STC £160 (16)22
339“, M.&u. seln. with some dupl., most of the earlier used are with ‘barred cancels’, some decent items & better values seen. One for specialist checking! (150+)34
340Northern Rhodesia 1952 P. Due set, SG D1a & SG D3a u.m. - scarce thus. STC £38 (2)7
341Oil Rivers 1892-94 1/2d to 5d SG1-5 some sl. gum faults, but mostly fresh from front. STC £98 (5)18
342Pakistan 1948-52 ,./u.m./u. colln. on lvs., with better sets (eg SG24-43m.; 44-51 both m.&u.; O14-O26 m., etc.) & officials. Lovely starter colln., high catalogue value. (130+)48
343“, (& Bahwalapur) 1940s-50s mainly m. seln. with a few officials. Not partic. high cat., but unusual (45+)9
344Papua/Papua New Guinea, etc. mainly GVI from 1937 with coronation set m.&u., ‘38 & ‘39 Air sets m.; New Guinea ‘39 airs short set to 2/- m., mostly fine, high cat. (46)44
345Pitcairn Is. 1948 RSW set SG11-12 m.m. STC £42 (2)10
346Rhodesias Attractive m.&u. accums., from earlies to QE for Rhodesia, N. Rhod., S.Rhod., & Nyasaland, several decent items seen, strength in GV-GVI period, with plenty of potential. (100s)32
347Ross Dep. 1957-2007 mainly u., colln. on lvs., with better (incl. earlier shades, etc.) (84, 2 covers)9
348St. Helena 1938-44 defin. setSG131-140 (plus later SG149-150 m.&/or u. with dupl. (shades?). Many are both m.&u. eg 1d green, 3d blue, 2/6, 5/-); the 10/- is v.f.u. high cat. lot. (55)65
349“, 1961-65 set SG176-189 f.u. STC £45 (14)7
350St. Kitts Nevis 1935-58 Commem. issues m.m. (10 sets) incl. Silver Jubilee & RSW STC £36+ (28)7
351St. Lucia 1948 RSW set SG144-5 u.m. STC £17+ (207
352Sarawak 1934-52 m. &/or u. colln. on lvs., with better RSW $1 l.m.m., 1950 set both m.&u., etc. (84)50
353“, 1946 Centenary set SG146-9 on plain addressed FDC. Stamps tied by ‘Kuching 18 May 1946’ CDS, attractive STC £45 as stamps alone. (1)18
354Seychelles 1938-49 seln. of m. (m.m./u.m.) vals. to 75c, 1r black (toning), 1r50, 2r25, with some better colours & shades, slightly mixed condition. High cat. (32)26
355“, 1952 defin. set SG158-172 u.m. STC £90 (15)19
356Sierra Leone 1933 Centenary 5/- SG173 l.m.m. STC £160 (1)46
357“, 1948 RSW set SG203-204 u.m. STC £20+ (2)8
358Singapore 1948-52 set SG1-15 l.m.m. STC £180 (15)26
359“, 1955-59 set SG38-52 m.m. STC £130 (15)16
360Somaliland Prot. 1942 set SG105-116 f.u. STC £45 (12)8
361“, 1942 6a to 5r SG110-116 u.m. STC £42 (7)7
362“, 1953-58 set SG137-148 u.m. STC £120 (12)30
363Southern Rhodesia 1924-29 5/- SG14 g.u. (a few roughish perfs.) STC £170, scarce stamp. (1)16
364“, 1937 defin. set Sg40-52 m., a couple of sl. faults to lower vals., but most incl. 5/- are fine u.m. (13)19
365South West Africa 1954 set SG154-165 m.m. STC £50 (12)7
366Sudan 1897-1950s attractive m.&/or u. colln. in alb., with many compl. sets incl. better/higher cat.(100s)65
367“, 1931-37 Air set SG49b-57d g.u. STC £28 (12)6
368“, 1931 (12 Mar) pair of FFCs: one, with 2pi airmail tied by Sudan Airmail with blue airmail label, violet ‘First Flight Halfa to London’; Wadi Halfa13 Mar. backstamp. The other similar, but franked 10m. Airmail label scored through and ms ‘Ins(ufficient) paid for airmail’; black airmail cachet. (2)19
369“, 1935 (29 Mar) General Gordon set (9) g.-f.u. on reg. cover Atbara-Somerset. Faults to cover - resealed with ‘G(crown)R found open or damaged’ tape, etc. not affecting stamps. A little sl. foxing, but attractive & STC £200 for stamps alone. (1)60
370“, 1941 defin. set SG81-95 apparently u.m., but the odd gum blemish, etc. STC £325 (15)50
371“, 1948 set SG96-111 m.m. (nice for these) STC £75 (16)11
372“, 1948 official set SG O32-42 mint - mostly fine u.m. (Stuck by margins to page) STC £120+ (17)48
373“, 1948 Official set SG O43-58 g.u. STC £90 (17)14
374“, 1950 Air set SG115-122 u.m., scarce as such. STC £28 (8)7
375“, Officials - 1936 set to 20pi SG O32-42 l.m.m. without the usual gum tone. STC £250 (15)30
376Swaziland 1938-54 set to 10/- SG28-38 (p.131/2x13), l.m.m. STC £272+ (11)24
377“, 1948 RSW set Sg46-47 l.m.m. STC £40+ (2)9
378“, 1956 set SG53-64 f.u. STC £80 (12)14
379“, 1961 surcharges set to 2r SG65-77 u.m. STC £55 (13)11
380“, 1961 set SG78-89 l.m.m. STC £45 (12)8
381“, 1962-66 set SG90-105 u.m. STC £50 (16)10
382“, 1968 Independence set to 2r u.m. STC £32 (19)7
383“, 1976 Birds set to 2e SG236-250a u.m. STC £24+ (useful thematic set) (15)6
384Tanganyika 1917-21 10r SG60 l.m.m., but some toned perfs. may clean. STC £150 (1)15
385Tonga 1942-49 1d SG75/75a vert. pair f.u. with ‘lopped branch’ variety STC £160+ (1)36
386Transjordan 1933 short set to 50m SG208-216 m.m. STC c.£93 (9)18
387“, 1943-46 set Sg230-243 m.m. (most l.m.m.), STC £70 (14)18
388Turks & Caicos Is. 1935-59 commem. issues m.m. (8 sets) incl. Silver Jubilee & RSW. STC £42+ (25)8
389Uganda 1898-1902 5r SG91 av.-g.u.(some perf. faults.) STC £120 (1)7
390USA Large box filled with all manner of things - on&off-paper stamps in pkts., some on lvs., & in couple of albums, old catalogues, a few covers ... Hours of sorting required! (10,000s?)34
391“, Small box with pkts. of mainly off-paper stamps, early-modern, plenty to sort through. (1,000s)12
392Zambia Seln. of u.m. sets STC £17+ (43)5
393Zanzibar 1926-49 m. &/or u. seln. on lvs.; sparse to 1936, then Silver Jubilee & 1944 sets both mint and used; RSW m.; UPU m. (50)22
394“, 1952-55 set v.l.m.m. (low vals all u.m.) (14)8

United Kingdom Lots

3951840 1d black ‘F-C’ 31/2 margins, (pl.3) stated by vendor to be mint; although it appears to have full gum (& a couple of small thins) there is a hint of slight marks on face. Still a very attractive & presentable stamp. Worth a gamble at estimate. (1)90
3961840 1d black ‘O-A’ 31/2 margins(just touching/into at left, and lower right corner short) with black 1844 type cancel. Scarce item. sold ‘as-is’ (1)38
3971840 1d black ‘O-J’, 4 close/wide margins, red Maltese Cross, faults (thin & repaired tear), attractive.22
3981840 2d blue ‘E-I’ two good margins, one close & parts of a fourth! black M/C STC £900 (1)70
3991840 1d Mulready envelope to London (Bicester Ju 29 1840 backstamp), cancelled red M/Cross, some faults, but still a scarce item. (1)40
4001840 2d Mulready envelope, unused, the odd wrinkle & mark, but still worthwhile! (1)80
4011841 1d SG8/12 x16 & a pair, with Maltese Cross cancels, all appear 3 or 4 margins, above average! (17)26
4021841-51 2d SG13/15 x 9 & 2 pairs all appear 3 or 4 margins. Above average (9 & 2 pairs)26
4031841 1d red SG8/12 with London Numeral Maltese Cross #5 (Looks like ‘3’ at first glance) STC £18015
4041841 1d red SG8/12 with London Numeral Maltese Cross #7, clear strike, 31/2 margins, into t.r. STC £16015
4051841 1d red SG8/12 with London Numeral Maltese Cross #8 fine cancel, almost 4 margins. (1)18
4061841 2d blue SG13/15 with Numeral Maltese Cross #12, clear strike, 3 marg. slight damage to top & thin area (will repair nicely), still attractive & scarce item STC £550 (1)26
4071870 11/2d on pieces with surface printed seln., 21/2d (3), 3d, 6d & 1/- (x5, these pl.4,5,6,7 &10), high cat. lot, but most with some faults. (11)22
4081867-80 10d SG112/114 lightly cancelled with ‘488’ (Lynn) duplex. STC £400 minimum (1)32
4091887-92 set to 1/- av. u. (41/2d unused), some perfins, a few with paper adhesion, etc. (14)6
4101912-24 14 vals to 1/- (no 9d SG393a/b) m.m. slight toning to some vals. STC £186 minimum (14)14
4111912-24 1d, believed to be SG361 (scarlet vermilion) u.m. (slight gum bend) STC £125 as m.m. (1)15
4121937-52 m.&/or u. (often both) colln. complete; plus large seln. of wmk. varieties, shades, minor flaws (incl. Coronation ‘colon flaw on cover, etc. ‘51 High vals. both m. (£1 with slight faults) & u. (150+)90
4131960s-2010s s/book with m. ranges, the vast majority of value in the modern u.m. sets (enormous face val), the odd few slight faults, but most v.f. (100s)85
4141960s-modern (a few earlier) dupl. lot off-paper in shoebox. (1,000s)9
4151983 Royal Mint prestige bklt. with gold ‘Ausipex 84 o’print on cover (1)12
4161984 Christian Heritage prestige bklt. with gold ‘Ausipex 84’ overprint on cover (1)12
4171986 British Rail prestige bklt. with gold ‘Stampex 86’ overprint on cover. (1)12
4181987 P&O prestige bklt with ‘Hafnia’ 87 o’print on cover. (1)12
4191987 P&O prestige bklt. with ‘Capex 87’ overprint on cover (1)12
4201988 FT prestige bklt with ‘Finlandia 88’ overprint on cover. (1)12
4211989 Scots prestige bklt. with ‘World Stamp Expo 89’ overprint on cover (1)12
4221993 £10 Britannia PNC (FDC with £5 coin) (1)8
4231994 Beatrix Potter prestige bklt. with Hong Kong 94 overprint on cover (only 2,000 issued) (1)12
4242004 Year Book, slight ‘dunt’ to slip case, otherwise fine & complete. High face. (1)38
4252005 Year Book slight marks to cover, u.m. stamps complete, in place. High face. (1038
4262006 Brunel Prestige bklt. with bronze ‘Washington 2006’ overprint on cover, scarce. (1)20
4272006 Yea Book High face, relatively scarce. (1)48
4282007 Glorious England smilers Sheet SG LS38a with “Isle of White” error. scarce item (1)90
4292011 Commem. Presentation packs complete (No Xmas issue) High face (13 packs)46
4302011 Pres. packs, as last lot. (13 packs)46
4312012 Commem. Presentation packs almost complete (no Olympics, or Xmas) (11 packs)38
4322012 Pres. packs, as last lot. (11 packs)38
4332016 500 Years Prestige Booklet. (1)15
434QV-QE m.&u. colln. in two Royal Mail hingeless albs. (& slip cases), some marks to covers & some pen annotation, etc. Most value in decimal face, with vals. to £5. (commems. largely compl. ‘71-92, etc.)70
435QV-GVI m.&u. accum., with useful dupl. in s/book QV to 1/-, E7 to 5/-, GV to 5/- & GVI to £1, sl. mixed condition, but many useful, better stamps are fine. (100s)44
436Carrier bag filled with large bundle of alb. lvs. from various sources; an album, s/book & a 2013 Collect British Stamps cat. Heavy duplication; mostly 1960s-70s. worth checking (1,000s)19
437massive quantity of dupl. off-paper stamps in shoebox, some in pkts., most loose. (1,000s)11
438Aerogrammes, etc. mostly unused, mixed cond., high face., most still valid!6
439Benham Silk Covers box with what appears to be a complete run of covers (Jan.1985/Dec.1996) sorted into pkts., plus several earlier bundles from 1980. Pity Benham no longer offers a ‘buyback’ scheme, or they’d be worth a fortune! (100s)42
440“, 1987 (Jan-Nov), 1992 (Jan-Nov) & 1993 (Jan-Nov) each val. with special cancel on sep. cover. (128)28
441“, ‘Millennium Collection’ (not silk), 1999 (12 Jan) - 2000 (5 Dec) Millennium sets compl. in album, each value on sep. cover with special cancel. Relatively scarce. (96)24
444Kiloware direct from charity source - it appears to have been stored for a while as most seems to have been accumulated c.2007(ish). As it’s from charity, there’s no telling what you might find! 2Kg (1,000s)16
445“, similar lot to the last. 2Kg (1,000s)16
446“, similar lot to the last. 2Kg (1,000s)16
447Postage Dues seln. of mainly used on lvs., 1936-68 with a few better values, plus pkt. with loose. (c.100)7
448Prestige Booklets 1986-2010 some sl. dupl. (3x J.Bond, 2x Times) & a couple of others. High face. (16)60
449Smilers Sheets seln. 2005-06 with White Ensign, Paddington, etc. (4 sheets)32
450“, seln., 2003-2005 with Ice Sculptures, Farm Animals, etc. HIgh face. (4 sheets)30
451“, Year of the Dragon 2013 (1 sheet)9
452Telegraph Stamps 1876 £1 Brown-lilac SG T17 f.u. (Stock Exchange CDS, GPO rubber cancel & ‘RF&Co’ perfin). Attractive & scarce item. (1)120
453“, 1876 10/- SG T16 f.u. (3 part ‘Park Lane BO JY 27 81’ CDSs) STC £350 (1)50
454Channel Is. colln. of covers - ignore the standard modern FDCs and you’ll see there’s plenty of interest incl. Locals (Lihou & Brehou); Wartime Occupation covers & cards (incl. 1940 Centenary 2d bisect on card); Postage Dues & other ‘odds’! (c.120+)48
455“, German Occupation colln. m.&/or u.; some shades; Guernsey Banknote paper pair; local card, etc. (37)20
456“, Guernsey 1941 postcard with 1940 2d bisect, tied by ‘Cobo 13-2-41’ CDS. Attractive. (1)9
457“, Jersey quantity of presentation packs (100+) a few m. stamps & a prestige bklt. very high face val.50

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