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Monday, 21st December 2009

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All World Mixed Lots

ALate lot - box with loads of stamps on stockcards, in packets and loose. Take a look, must be worth - 100
1Box with genuine sorting mix including stamps, covers, cards, non-philatelic ‘odds & ends’. Hours (weekends?) of fun to be had here! (1,000s)32
2Large and heavy box, not really suitable for posting, loads of interest. Most value appears to lie in the fun you’ll have looking through it rather than any philatelic content - although who knows? you may well unearth the odd ‘gem’! (1,000s)30
3Box with UK colln. in Windsor alb., lots of alb. pages, covers, masses in envelopes, world-wide spread but no obvious ‘wallpaper’- a great winter sorter! (1,000s)30
4Box with all sorts in albums, s/cards, etc. plus some literature & covers. Lots to sort. (100s)28
5Stockbook with odd jumbled seln. of stamps from QV onwards. strength appears to be Commonwealth28
6Box with early-modern world stamps sorted roughly into pkts. Just a quick glimpse reveals many unusual looking items, so a thorough search is recommended to make sure you don’t miss anything. (10,000s?)28
7Are you looking for a way to fill a few days? This enjoyable sorting lot should do the job! Box with dupl. philatelic odds & ends on lvs., in pkts & envelopes, tins, etc. (1,000s)26
8Box with s/books, s/cards full of stamps to check. (1,000s)26
9Box with covers, cards, s/books, literature, lots of stamps, etc. (100s)24
10Shoebox with world covers & FDCs, stamps on s/cards, loose, in pkts. Unusual in that a high proportion seems to be better/more interesting. (100s)24
11Princes Di’s Birthday u.m. world colln., mainly in se-tenant pairs with illus. label between, etc. plus MSs, etc. Quite comprehensive, high original cost. (450, 26MS, 2 bklts.)22
12Thematic - History of the Br. Commonwealth c.1918-39 with stamps, a few covers, etc. (100s?)20
13Small box with hundreds of interesting stamps in glassines. (100s)22
14Thematics - Br. C/wealth 1960-65 many FDCs (incl. UK Cable phosphor hand-written, etc.) (100s)20
15Box with stamps in envelopes & loose, lots of UK. One for the patient sorter. (10,000s)20
16Box with sorting lot - 6 albums, 2 s/books, various leaves, cards, covers, etc. (100s)19
17Unusual colln. in s/book with QV Natal, some UK, modern wallpaper, reasonable range of NZ, etc.! (100s)18
18World colln. in large regent album m.&u. issues to 1960s, fairly sparse, slight picking, but worth estimate!17
19large shoebox - stamps on lvs., in pkts., & loose. The odd better item seen - the vendor describes it as a ‘treasure trove’, at the estimate we’d tend to agree! (1,000s?)16
20World covers, cards, postal stationery, etc. incl. FDCs, commercial, etc. varied lot. (100s)15
21World off-paper, little or no UK c.300gr (100s)15
22Stamps sorted by country/area into glassines in box. Mainly up to 1960s. (100s)15
23Thematics - Railways bundle of special event covers (UK) some R’way labels, etc. poor to fine. (19 items)14
24Shoebox with thousands of on & off-paper world stamps in pkts. & loose. Much sorting required. (1,000s)14
25Box with various incl. UK on & off paper in pkts., Benham Silk FDCs. others on s/lvs., etc. (1,000s)14
26Well-filled album with junior colln. formed in the early ‘60s? incl. much earlier/unusual. Must be viewed.14
27World off-paper seln. in box c.300gr - nice mix. (100s)14
28Accum. of off-paper stamps, strength in C/wealth & Europe 1940s-50s, a pleasant couple of hours sorting in this lot! (100s)12
29Clear-out of old photos, FDI cards and stamps. 10
30South & Cent. America - m.&u. on lvs. with Cuba, Chile, Nicaragua, Panama & Venezuela. (376 & 2MS)10
31World off-paper in box, early-modern, reasonable range, proceeds to charity. (1,000s)9
32World off-paper a similar lot to the last. (1,000s)9
33World kiloware, no UK 500gr. (100s)8
34Tin with all world off-paper stamps, mainly middle-modern c.100gr. (1,000s)6

British Commonwealth mixed lots

35M.&u. colln. to 1960s in two ‘Viking’ albs., worth close inspection. (100s)19
36S/book with used seln. plus various GVI-QE sets on s/cards, etc. take your time with this one! (100s?)18
371982 Pr. Di. two SG folders with FDCs in gutter pairs, mainly West Indies. (119)15
381982 Pr. Di 21st B’day FDCs with gutter pairs, some mint sets, Royal Baby, etc. worth checking. (100+)14
39Folder with seln. of stamps on lvs. & in pkts. (plus UK mint seln. on s/lvs.) worth checking. (100s)12
401937 Coronation range of 46 sets mainly f.u., plus some odds. (145)12
41War Tax incl. BVI 3d SG79 m. block of 4, Montserrat m./u.m./u. incl. blocks, etc. STC £27+ (23)5

Postcards

42Box with mainly modern(ish) cards, mostly used, UK and foreign. (c.1,000?)10
43Valentines, etc., small format ‘snapshot’ type wallets. (100+ cards)8
44Edinburgh c.1928 F.C.Inglis pkts. of War Memorial cards each slightly different. unusual. (54 cards)4

Cinderellas, Ephemera, Other Collectables, etc.

45Lord Roberts stamp album series I labels (stuck down) apparently missing 4 labels, unusual (142)16
46Scottish locals - s/book with seln.incl. Eynhallow, Staffa, Summer Is., etc. (100s)15
47Matchbooks - box with large seln., some still full, others empty not suit. for posting. All world, a few older.5
48Japanese fiscals, etc. earlyish seln.,poor to fine. (14)2

Coins, Banknotes, etc.

49Coins - Roman Coins - poor to fine seln. mainly bronze, mostly 12mm - 20mm, some beautiful items, others attached to cards with ‘blutack’ - should clean with care. Must be viewed. (48)55
50“, world seln. almost 2Kg, early-modern, poor to fine, incl. better. (100s)6
51“, U.K. seln. of crowns, £5 coins, £1s in packs, BU year sets, a couple of older (eg E7 crown - poor), small colln. of 6ds & 1/-s (some pre-47), etc. (100s?)60
52“, “, 1887 (f.) & 1889 (p.-f.) crowns. (2)7
53“, “, 1951 Festival crown in green case. (1)9
54“, “, 1977 proof set, plus case with GVI 1940 set (p.-f.) (2)6
55“, “, 1994 Proof set. (1)8
56“, “, 1995 Proof set (1)8
57“, “, 1996 Proof set incl. £5, football £2, etc. (1)14
58“, “, 1997 Proof set incl. £5, £2, both sizes of 50p, etc. (1)12
59“, “, 1998 Proof set with £5, £2,etc. (1)12
60“, “, 1999 Proof set incl. Princess Di £5, etc. (1)15
61“, “, 2000 Proof set with £5, £2, etc. (1)12
62“, “, 2001 Proof set incl. £5, both £2s, etc. (1)15
63“, “, 2002 Proof set incl. £5, £2, etc. (1)12
64“, “, 2003 Proof set incl. £5, both £2s, etc. (1)15
65“, “, 2004 Proof set with both £2s, etc. (1)9
66“, “, 2005 Proof set incl. both £5s, both £2s, etc. (1)19
67“, “, 2006 Proof set with £5, all three £2s, etc. (1)19
68Tokens, etc. & medallions, small seln. (sl. duplication) incl. better/unusual. Poor to fine. (86)2
69“, Church Tokens ‘St. Davids’ (Edinburgh) ‘1837’, oval, with number punched into obverse (‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’ & ‘4’), unusual. (4)12
70“, “, as last lot, but duplicated seln., some with numbers, others without. (18)36
71“, Lodge Tokens ‘Dalhousie Bonnyrigg 720’ ø25mm (1)2
72“, “, ‘St. Stephens Edinburgh 145’ ø20mm, gilt finish (1)2
73“, “, ‘Lodge Solomon 1209’ (1)2
74“, “, Blank token with maul and thistle, engraved ‘Minto 385’ ø29mm (1)2
75“, “, ‘223 Leith’ ø26mm (1)2
76“, “, ‘937 Abbotsford’ ø21mm (1)2
77Gold UK 9ct gold token 1977 Silver Jubilee sovereign size, hallmarked on rim. (1)22
78“, A similar lot to the last. (1)22
79“, A similar lot to the last. (1)22
80“, a similar lot to the last, but half-sovereign size. (1)15
81Silver Silver ingots - Danbury mint 1977 Silver Jubilee ‘Royal standards’ (3 different) attractive. (3)18
82“, 1977 Danbury mint ingot in special case ‘1,800 grains sterling silver’ attractive. (1)11
83Numismatic covers Mercury - world seln. incl. better, mostly Royalty and War related. (21)38

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

84SG Stamp of the World catalogue 2007, good 2nd hand. (5 vols..)20
85Barefoot C/wealth Revenues cat. 1996, fine 2nd hand, loads of useful info. (1)8
86SG C/wealth cat. 2008, well-used, but contents sound & relevant. Retail £69.95 (1)9
87SG C/wealth cat. 2008 2nd hand (binding split), useful reference item. (1)8
88SG C/wealth cat. 2007 (1840-1952) good 2nd hand. Retail c.£45 (107
89Small German Colonial Atlas (in German) reprint of the 1899 edn., useful maps & info. Lovely book.7
90SG Middle East cat. (sectional part 19, 2005 edn.) 2nd hand, well used, useful. Retail c.£35 (1)6
91SG GB Concise cat. 2006 well used, still useful. Retail c.£25 (1)4
92Stockbook - 30 page s/book (60 sides, white full-size pages), new. (1)9
93S/book, 30 page as last lot. (1)9
94S/books, 16 full-size white pages (32 sides) x 2 books. (2)15
95S/books, 16 page, as last lot (2)15
96S/books, 8 full-size white pages (16 sides) x2 books (2)5
97S/books, 8 page as last lot (2)5
98Royal Mail FDC album, fine 2nd hand. (1)5
99Stockcards - ‘Windmill Climax 12’(3-strip cards) box of 100, new. (1)8
100S/cards - ‘Prinz’ two-strip cards, box of 100, new. (1)6
101S/cards - as last lot. (1)6

Stamps Arranged by Country

102Aden 1939-48 set SG16-27 m.m. slight toning, still useful STC £75 (13)8
103Antigua 1953 u.m. short set to $2.40 SG120a-133 with better shades of $1.20 STC £47+ (15)14
104Ascension 1924 set SG10-20 m.m. gum toning & adhesion to some, 2/- & 3/- fine m.m. (3/- centred high right) STC £300 (12)50
105“, 1971 Space defin. set SG135-148 u.m. (14)7
106“, 1976 Bird defins. set to £2 u.m. (16)3
107Australian States, New South Wales 1897 Diamond Jubilee & Hospital Charity set SG280-1 used (2/6 slightly toned back, but well above average for these. STC £225 (2)55
108“, Tasmania 1855 1d SG14 f.u. almost 4 margins. STC £800 (1)140
109“, “, 1855 2d SG15 f.u., 3 margins (just into at right. STC £500 (1)70
110“, “, 1906-07 10/- SG258 m.m. STC £200 (1)55
111“, Victoria 1885 3/- SG268/a used. (1)5
112Australia 1913-35 colln., mainly g.u./f.u. good coverage of GV heads & roos plus useful commems. incl. ‘35 Anzac, 1/- f.u. (excellent perfs.) STC £600+ (96)70
113“, 1966-90s ranges with vals. to $20 u., & $2 u.m. also NZ, etc. (81)9
114“, 1971 Xmas block of 25 u.m. (slight gum fault to one stamp. unusual. (1)9
115“, 1971 Xmas block of 7 on illus. FDC (1)7
116A.A.T. 1966-69 set on 3 FDCs for MacQuarie Is. Stamps STC £25 6
117Austria 1925-55 mainly f.u. colln. incl. 1925 set u.(plus 1/- green x2 mint STC £78 min.), 1929 & 32 sets u., ‘34 set (no 3s) u., later defins. & useful commems. clean lot. STC £420+ (258)55
118“, 1950 Birds 3s (Cormorants) fine mint STC £160 (1)20
119“, 1950 Birds 10s (Heron) fine mint STC £70 (1)10
120“, P.dues 1922 m. and/or u. ranges with dupl. vals. to 6,000k plus a few ‘25 issues STC £63 (50)8
121Bahamas 1948 Tercent. short set to 2/- & £1 SG178-189, 193 m.m. STC £26+ (13)7
122“, 1954-63 short set to 10/- u.m. SG201-215 some with plate numbers in margin. 2 shades each of the 2/- and 2/6 STC £75 (17)16
123“, 1961 3/- booklet SG SB2 complete STC £28 (1)9
124“, 1961 6/- booklet SG SB3 complete STC £35 (1)11
125Bahrain 1942-57 mainly used, strength in GVI STC £55+ (27)8
126Bechuanaland Protectorate 1904-13 E7 set (with both 1/2d & both 1/-) SG66-71 m.m. STC £114 (6)20
127“, 1932 High vals. 2/6 to 10/- SG107-110 m.m. STC £280+ (5)65
128Belgium 1944-78 colln. (no charities) m./u. (or both), very extensive & largely complete, noting 1952 UPU to 20pf, ‘53 defin. 7f50 f.u. & much more. (786, 5MS)46
129“, Large, untidy, unchecked accum. c.1900s-1950s, mainly used incl. R’way stamps, etc. (430)14
130Bermuda 1865 3d SG5 ‘used’ (cto) STC £65 (1)5
131“, 1936-47 set to 1/- mint (no 1/6) STC £16+ (8)4
132“, 1953-62 short set to 5/- u.m. incl. shades & dies attractive lot. STC £86 (21)20
133“, 1953-62 10/- SG149 & 149a u.m. both listed shades STC £81 (2)20
134Bolivia 1951 Sports set of 8 MSs perf./imperf. u.m. some slight gum tone (NB- SG listing incomplete) (8)11
135Bosnia 1879-1918 colln. in Lindner hingeless alb., compl. by simplified m. or u., almost all g.-f. plus some perf. varieties, etc. noting 1906, 1910, 1912 & 1916 ‘long sets’ m., 1917 set u., P.Dues m. etc. STC £500+ (192)85
136Brazil 1890-98 m.&u. range, STC £67+ (a couple not counted). (21)7
137“, early to 1960s mainly used colln., dupl. in places incl. 1937 10,000r SG607 u. (STC £60), etc. (430)24
138British Bechuanaland 1888 10/- SG19 would be f.u. but for pulled perf. at top (& hint of closed tear?) STC £350 (1)28
139“, 1888 4d on 4d SG25 unused STC £350 as mint (£450 used) scarce & attractive. (1)40
140British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia 1960-61 set SG79-92 m., STC £65 (15)18
141Br. P.O’s. in Siam 1882-85 6c SG5 g.-f.u. (Bangkok DE 24 1894 CDS) STC £120 unusual. (1)28
142“, 1882-85 24c SG9 with ‘B’ overprint f.u. STC £150 (1)38
143Br. Solomon Is. 1939-51 set SG60-72 mint (most, incl. top vals. l.m.m.) (13)22
144Br. Somalia 1903 set SG1-13 (high overprint) m.m. most fine (3r rounded corner) STC £110 (13)22
145Br. Virgin Is. 1956-62 short set to $2.40 SG149-160 u.m. marginals STC £60 (12)14
146Brunei 1922 Exhibition overprint set SG51-59 m.m. incl. a couple of listed varieties. STC £160+ (9)40
147Bulgaria 1879-1920 ‘old-time’ colln. on lvs., sl. dupl. in places, mainly fine m. or u. STC £200+ (200)20
148Cambodia 1955 sets SG51-65 l.m.m., etc. STC £27+ (21)6
149Canada 1890 15C believed to be SG71 (the Ottawa printing) in u.m. horiz. pair STC £130 as m.m.48
150“, 1898-1902 6c SG159 mint, slight faults (poor gum, etc.) STC £95 (1)5
151“, 1930-31 8c red-orange SG298 in g.-f.u. marginal block of 4 - looks like a bklt pane! Attractive. 7
152“, 1935 $1 SG351 in f.u. block of 4 STC £44+ (1)14
153“, 1937-38 8c SG362 in top marginal block of 10, with ‘Ottawa No1’ inscription. f.u. (1)5
154“, 1953-69 colln. largely compl., mostly u.m. or u., incl. coils, etc. No dupl. (187)5
155“, QV-QE mainly used accum. in s/book, the odd few better items noticed. (100s)10
156Canal Zone 1928 & 1931 sets, also 1951 set (no 15c) all used, unusual. STC £23 (30)5
157Cape of Good Hope Triangular seln. - attractive lot with shades - 1d (2), 4d (3), 6d & 1/- (7)40
158“, 1/- triangular x2, both almost 3 margins & attractive, good colour. Plus another (fake?). (3)38
159“, triangular set - despite slight faults, very attractive & fresh. (4)32
160“, triangular seln. poor to fine, 1d (2), 4d (4), 1/- (7)30
161“, triangular seln. 1d (2 shades), 1/-, plus rather crude forgeries of the 4d & 1/- (5)30
162“, triangular 6d reddish lilac pen-cancelled (fiscal) & grey, nice looking pair. (2)18
163Cayman Is. 1953-62 u.m. short set to 10/- with SG148-161 (2 shades of 4d - possibly all 3 if you squint!) STC £90 (19)22
164Ceylon 1958 10c SG447 with inverted overprint error. u.m. (1)4
165China P.Dues - 1912-54 m. (unused) & u. ranges some dupl. worth checking. STC £37 (130+)7
166“, P.R.C. 1998 Year Book for German market. (1)8
167“, “, 2000 Year Book (1)9
168“, Taiwan 1953-71 m. or u. colln. on lvs., good coverage incl. sets. STC £150 (253)22
169“, “, 1994 Year Book (1)8
170“, “, 1994 Year Book (1)7
171“, “, 1996 Year Book (1)7
172“, “, 1997 Year Book (1)8
173“, “, 1998 Year Book (1)8
174Cocos (Keeling) Is. 1976 Ship defin. set SG20-31 u.m. (12)3
175“, 1979 Fish definitive set SG34-47 u.m. (17)3
176Cook Is. 1931-32 £3 SG98a few perfs. with slight gum adhesion, fine from front. STC £400 (1)130
177Cyprus 1880 1/- pl.13 with Cyprus o’print SG6 m. (slight gum disturbance, expertiser’s mark) STC £750, beautiful looking stamp. (1)200
178Denmark early-modern u.m or u. colln., strength in more recent u.m. defins. incl. 1946 Arms (missing only 3 vals.), 1974 & ‘82 sets compl. u.m. - these alone STC £200+ Also ‘74-81 Provincial series later Art u.m., etc. Plus u.m./u. Sweden unchecked; Norway & Finland, etc. 42
179Dominica 1954-62 set to $2.40 SG140-158 u.m. incl. shades STC c.£94 (21)22
180Egypt 1925-39 mainly f.u. commems., etc. incl. High vals., sets STC £65+ (38)9
181Estonia 1918-40 mainly f.u. colln., no dupl. (except 1927 fund set in f.u. pairs) STC £130+ (102)22
182Finland 1917-45 used colln., mainly fine incl. 1917 ranges to 25m f.u. (various wmk. varieties), later incl. ‘31 Stamp Anniv. set, etc. STC £100+ (103)15
183France 1930s-50s used commems., some better oddments STC £109 (no dupl.) (28)10
184“, 1989-93 booklets with ‘89 Red Cross SG2903, ‘90 Art, Singers, ‘93 Greetings, also ‘93 Stamp Salon MS all u.m. STC £43+ (5 items)12
185“, 2000 YSL set in compl. sheets of 30 plus MS & bklt. u.m., etc. STC £75+ as singles. 24
186“, seln. of mainly earlier fiscals, etc. (60+)10
187German States, Thurn & Taxis 1862-65 ranges, mainly used, noting useful vals. some legible numeral cancels. Mixed cond. & margins as usual, some decent too STC £700+ (28)36
188Germany 1921-23 range of inflations used in strips, blocks, etc. 14 different vals. STC £138, all taken as genuine plus SG345 u.m. with ‘sprung’ variety. (57)11
189“, c.1934-38 used seln., almost all in sets STC £130+ (43)18
190“, 1934 Air set SG526-536 m.m. (11)30
191“, Officials 1920-23 u. range 18 diff. vals. in blocks, pairs, etc. STC £107 (57)7
192“, BRD 1974-75 range of PO training‘cross’ cancel on commems. & Berlin 67-8 with ‘Muster’ faults. (20)6
193“, “, & Berlin, small s/book with early ranges from ‘48 mostly u.m. or f.u. better noted STC £380+36
194“, Berlin 1960-78 Safe hingeless album largely compl. (mostly u.m.) incl. better perfs. etc. (c.400 & 6MS)32
195“, “, 1961-71 range of 6 defin. sets u.m. STC £60+ (67)8
196“, “, s/book with mostly used ranges, slight dupl. in places, a few better. must be viewed. (100s)24
197“, DDR 1948-76 f.u. ranges, extensive defins. & commems., plus officials in f.u. blocks of 4, first page (1948-52) STC £90 alone, the rest unchecked. (400+)10
198“, “, 1950 Debria MS u.m. STC £190 (1)42
199“, “, 1953 Marx MS pair (perf.) m.m. (stamps u.m.) STC £225 as u.m. (2)24
200“, P.O’s. in Turkey 1884-1908 mainly u. ranges incl. 1884 set (no 20pa), m. or u., 1889 set u., Reichspost vals. to 10pi u., Deutsches Reich to 10pi u. plus 15pi m., STC £345 (33)65
201“, Kiatschou 1905 $1 SG41 f.u. with ‘Tsingtau’ CDSs STC £65 (1)22
202“, WWI Eastern Command old alb. leaf with full set used, plus a few shades, etc. (18)10
203“, FPOs., etc. binder with very interesting seln. from WWI & WWII covers & cards, Allied Occupation Gebühr bezahlt, some official documents, insurance receipts, etc. offered intact - ideal for expansion70
204Ghana 1957-81 mainly u.m. colln., largely compl. to 1966 incl. MSs, etc. Noting defin. sets 1966 MSs (all four STC £79), etc. STC £300 (318, 25 MS)38
205Gibraltar 1931-33 3d SG113a g.-f.u. plus perf. 14 for comparison. STC £43 (2)7
206“, 1953-59 set SG145-158 u.m. (£1 is m.m.) plus couple of shades STC £185 (17)44
207“, 1971 Views defin. set SG255-286 in u.m. pairs. (16 pairs)5
208“, 1977 (1 Ap) Birds, etc, set on illus FDCs (no 15p or £5) stamps STC £34 (3 covers)8
209Greece 1900 imperf. surch. set (no 2d) SG122, etc. all g.u./f.u. four margins. STC £22+ (5)5
210“, c.1924-38 ranges incl. ‘27 Liberation set m., ‘30 8d m., etc. STC £74 (41)7
211“, 1926 Air set SG406-9 m. (some sl. faults. plus 5d, 10d used. STC £40+ (6)7
212Greenland 1945 10ø SG11 f.u., also ‘69 high vals. set u.m. STC £38 (6)9
213Guatemala c.1871-1920s ‘old-time’ colln. on lvs. slight dupl. STC £60+ (63)7
214Heligoland 1867-75 ranges m. or u. (3 items used) mixed condition. ‘As-is’ (13)8
215Hong Kong 1974 Arts Festival MS u.m. SG MS307 STC £48 (1)16
216“, 1980-82 u.m. commem. sets STC £30 (31)8
217Hungary from 1871 set (plus extra 5k, 25k) unchecked, fair to fine used to the ‘30s used, mixed cond., STC £300+, needs checking. (150)24
218“, 1949-52 ranges of sets, etc. u.m. incl. ‘50 Five Year Plan, flowers, etc. STC £90 (70)11
219“, 1962 Stamp Day composite sheet (5 of each value) f.u. STC £14 as singles (1)4
220Iceland 1876-1953 m.&u. colln., mainly fine, a good basis (with better) STC £310+ (94)36
221Indian States, Travancore c.1889-1949 m.&u. accum. on club bklt pages (unpriced), very varied & with wmk. vars., some inverted overprints, etc. Should repay study. (247)55
222Ireland 1922-34 1/2d SG71a imperf. x p.14 fine m.m. STC £22 (1)3
223“, 1925 1d P.Due SG D2 with striking printing flaw - white oblique line at left (1)15
224“, 1938-57 seln. of l.m.m. sets incl. SG107-110, 136, 137, 160-1, 166-7 STC £47 (5 sets)4
225“, P. Dues 1925 6d u., 1940 1/2d, 1d, 2d all u.m. STC £46+ (4)9
226Italian Cols., Somalia 1920-25 m.&u. range, strength in 1920s-30s back of book (parcels, Dues) STC £10814
227Jamaica 1952 2/- booklet SG SB13 complete STC £25 (1)8
228“, 1956-58 short set to 10/- SG159-173 u.m. STC c.£50 (15)12
229Kenya 1912-21 50r Sg61 m.m. centred high-left, couple of pulled perfs., STC £600 (1)120
230K.U.T. 1919 4c on 6c SG64 mint seln. of o’print shifts (high & low, bars obliterating ‘Uganda’, one missing ‘Cents’, one almost missing bars, etc. unusual & striking. (11)20
231“, 1903-04 10r SG14a (chalky paper) m.m. sl. surface rubbing as usual. STC £375 (1)60
232“, 1907-38 m. or u. ranges incl. 1907-10 m. range to 12c, 1935 vals. to 3/-, 5/-, etc. STC £130 (32)16
233“, 1921-22 5r SG74 m.m. STC £160 couple of slight toned perfs., still very attractive. (1)38
234“, 1954-59 defin. set SG167-80 m.m. STC £95 (14)18
235“, 1960 set m.m. SG183-198 STC £48 (16)10
236Kuwait 1923-24 10r official SG O13 l.m.m. STC £170 (1)95
237“, 1923-24 15r official SG O14 l.m.m. (expertiser’s mark on gum) STC £250, centred high right (1)95
238“, 1929-33 15r official SG O27 l.m.m. STC £180 (1)95
239“, 1955-57 Castle high value set SG107-9 l.m.m. STC £26 (surely not SG107a-9a STC £350, are they?!)(3)6
240Leeward Is. 1890 5/- SG8 m.m. STC £120 (1)48
241“, 1954 short set SG126-139 u.m. STC c.£45 attractive marginals. (14)9
242Lithuania 1932 Orphan’s Fund set imperf. SG320-7 (slightly oily hinge marks), very scarce. (8)5
243“, 1938 Olympics set u.m. SG420-3 (4)24
244“, 1939 basketball set SG432-4 l.m.m. STC £30 (3)10
245Luxembourg 1859-1954 sine seln., mainly used incl. better earlies, 1891 5f f.u.; officials incl. 1898 ‘SP’ set, 1899 perfin ‘Officiel’ vals. to 5f m or u., etc. £330++ (83)42
246“, 1939 20th Anniv. MS SG MS395a u.m. STC £50 as m.m. (1)12
247Macau 1948-90s m.&u. seln. incl. 1950 Air mint STC £80, ‘85 Tourism u.m. STC £24, etc. STC £240(88)26
248Malaya, Strait Settlements 1867 4c on 1a mint (heavyish hinge) STC £250 (1)38
249“, “, 1879 5c on 8c SG20 (light horiz. gum bend) STC £100 (1)18
250“, “, 1879 7c on 32c m.m. (somewhat dull gum) STC £130 (1)18
251“, “, 1882 10c (CC) SG49 m.m. (slight blue stain in paper at top) STC £425 (1)42
252“, “, 1892-99 $5 SG105 g.-f.u. CDS (possibly fiscal) STC £250 (1)50
253“, “, 1906 2c SG142a unused, no gum, slight toning. STC £180 as m.m. (1)30
254F.M.S. 1900 $2 SG12 m.m. slightly flat/patchy gum, centred high right, still attractive STC £140 (1)26
255“, Kedah 1921-32 $5 SG40 f.u. (fiscal?) STC £160 attractive. (1)28
256“, Kelantan 1922 Borneo Exhib. overprint set SG30-38 m.m. most fine ($5 unused, no gum) STC £32550
257Maldive Is. 1909 set mint, 1933 range incl. 15c to 1r m., plus 15c (m.) 50c (f.u.) both with sideways watermark, etc. STC £80 minimum. (13)18
258Malta 1885 1/2d SG20w (inverted wmk.) g.u. STC £85 (1)30
259“, 1902 1d on 21/2d SG36 in m.m. horiz. pair with SG36a ‘Pnney’ variety. Attractive. (1)9
260Mauritius 1858-62 (6d) two stamps used (one with crease) unused blue SG31 marginal m. pair, 1859-61 6d blue SG32 u., all 4 margins STC £241 (5)34
261“, 1903-04 Express Delivery SG E1 m, E3 u., E5 m., E6 u. not often seen. (4)5
262“, 1938-49 set SG252-263 mainly u.m. (2r50 thin, not counted) STC £157 as cheapest papers. (23)38
263Montserrat 1953-62 short set to $2.40 incl. the three ‘Colony’ issues in vert strips of 3. STC £60 (23)15
264“, Official 1976 20c SGO20 cto sheet of 25 with ‘missing stop after S’ variety, slight blemishes. (1)14
265Morocco Agencies (Br. Currency) 1914-52 m.&u. ranges the odd dupl. incl. Seahorses 1914-31 2/6 f.u. 5/- mint, later GV incl. 1/- SG61b used, etc. STC £235. Worth checking. (42)36
266Netherlands middle to modern mainly used colln. (no dupl.) with strength in defins. & Charities incl. 1928 Olympics set f.u., etc. STC £230++ (250)26
267New Brunswick 1860-63 121/2c SG18 u.m. (slightly flat gum patch) STC £65 as m.m. attractive. (1)22
268Newfoundland 1860 3d SG11 m.m. ful;l margins, close to wide STC £85 (1)26
269“, 1887-88 10r black SG54 lightly used STC £60 (1)15
270“, 1923-24 range, vals. to 20c mainly mint (faults); 1928-29 mainly u., fair to fine. STC £93 (12)7
271“, 1931 50 Air SG193 (no wmk.) technically u.m., but slight gum faults. STC £35 (1)12
272New Zealand 1909-16 2d, 3d, 5d, 6d, 8d & 1/- each in g.u. horiz. pair. (6)15
273“, 1929 & 1930 Health stamps SG544, 545 l.m.m. STC £31 (2)7
274“, 1933 & 1934 Health stamps SG553 & 555 m.m. STC £44 (2)10
275“, 1936-81 m.m./u.m. colln. in album. (a few earlier) (100s)22
276“, 1940 Centenary set SG613-625 l.m.m. STC £70 (13)16
277“, 1953 9d SG731 with dramatic shift of brown (head), rounded corner at top left. (1)15
278“, 1972 4c SG983 with apparently double green & purple printing (noticeable on top bar, NZ & value) striking variety. (1)50
279“, 1975 5c Xmas SG1084e missing value u.m. (plus normal for comp.) Very unusual. (1)130
280“, 1977 8c on 4c (moth) SG1144 u.m. with partial yellow offset (value & New Zealand) unusual.40
281“, 1978 10c u.m. pair SG1160a mis-perf. variety (perfs. run through ‘New Zealand’) Scarce item, Quality control is usually excellent on NZ stamps so few errors slip through. (plus normal for comparison) (2)60
282“, 1978 35c SG1178 with grey-blue colour shift; only c.2mm to left, but striking. (1)15
283“, Back of book, etc. with useful range of used officials, P.Dues, etc. STC £280+. Plus various QV postal-fiscals (incl. 7/6) not counted. (57)46
284New Guinea 1914-15 4d on 40pf SG24 m.m. (expertiser’s mark on gum) STC 3130 (1)38
285“, 1914-15 3d on 30pf SG23 m.m. (expertised) STC £120 (1)44
286“, 1914-15 3d on 25pf SG22 m.m. (one blunt perf.) STC £140 (1)46
287“, 1914-15 21/2d on 10pf SG20 m.m. (one toned perf.) STC £190 (1)24
288“, 1914-15 5d on 50pf SG25 m.m. STC £200 (1)48
289“, 1915 3d surcharge on reg. label SG35f Very Scarce item. STC £200 (1)95
290“, 1914 3d on 80pf SG58 m.m. STC £400 expertised, looks OK, but no certificate, so ‘as-is’ (1)80
291“, 1915 3d on Manus reg. label m.m. SG39 STC £225 (surely scarcer than this?!) (1)90
292“, 1915 3d on Reg. label ‘Rabaul’ SG33 m.m. STC £200, slightly rough perfs. (1)55
293“, 1915 1d on 2d on 10pf SG63 m.m. STC £160 (1)50
294“, 1915-16 10/- (‘N.W. ...’ overprint) m.m. (slightly pale) SG 84 STC £120 (1)34
295“, 1915-16 £1 (‘N.W. ...’ overprint) SG99 m.m. scarce item (1)110
296“, 1918-23 10/- (‘N.W. ...’ overprint) SG117 l.m.m. almost u.m., STC £150 (1)48
297“, 1925-27 10/- SG135 m.m. STC £110 centred low left. (1)26
298“, 1931 Air o’print short set to 10/- m.m. SG137-148 STC c.£120 (12)36
299“, 1932-34 Air o’print set SG190-203 mixed m.m./g.-f.u. (1/-, 2/-, 5/- m.m.; 10/-, £1 f.u.) STC £230+ (16)75
300Nigeria 1938-51 2/6 SG58 (p.13x111/2) m.m. STC £60 (1)12
301“, 1953-58 short set to 10/- SG69-79 u.m.incl. couple of shades, etc. STC £40 (14)10
302“, 1957 2/- booklet SG SB8 complete STC £24 (1)8
303Northern Nigeria 1912 short set to 10/- m.m. (1/2d used) scarce issue. STC £80+ (12)22
304Northern Rhodesia 1925-29 20/- fiscal cancel a little scruffy, more than acceptable filler. STC £225. 10
305Norway 1983 Year Book with u.m. stamps incl. 50k SG637a stamps STC £31+ (1)9
306Nova Scotia 1863 range well above average 1c, 2c, 81/2c m., 5c u. STC £32; plus 121/2c unused (5)6
307Nyasaland 1953-54 short set to 5/- SG173-185 u.m. STC £22 (incl. couple of shades) (16)6
308“, GVI mainly u. colln. (a few GV also) some dupl. incl. pairs & blocks, vals. to 2/6, etc. STC £147 (90)22
309“, booklet - 1954 SG SB1 complete STC £29 (1)9
310Oil Rivers 1893 One Shilling on 2d SG37 f.u. (sl. toning on reverse) believed to be genuine, but with no certificate it’s offered ‘as-is’ STC £350 (1)95
311Pitcairn Is. 1940 original set SG1-8 (no later 4d or 8d SG5b & 6a) m.m. STC £21+ (8)6
312Portugal 1882-1953 m.&u. on leaves. (181)8
313“, back of book, c.1876-1936 m.&u. ranges, only slight dupl., with charity tax compl. (simplified), useful parcel post, P. Dues, etc. STC £186 plus further charities, labels, etc. not in cat. (110)24
314“, Cape Verde Is. 1877-1949 m.&u. colln., mainly g.-fine, good coverage of earlies incl. sets, a good basis for expansion. STC £335 (125)42
315“, Nyassa Co. 1911 ‘Republica’ overprints 25r to 500r, dupl. ranges mainly mint (a few used) with o’print, perf. & shade varieties. ideal for the specialist. STC £170++ (111)22
316Rhodesia 1892-94 u. incl. 3d, 4d (3 incl. one p.121/2), 8d, plus used GV heads range, vals. to 1/-, plus 1917 surch with ‘spaced ny’ used, etc. STC £140 (26)18
317“, 1910 ‘Double head 1d SG123 or better in m. block of 4 (2 u.m.) STC £104+ plus other double heads m. or u., STC £140 in total (10)36
318Saar 1948-56 mint colln. incl. ‘49 defin set; later defins. & commems. in sets (some adherence on these) STC £200+ (68)28
319St. Helena 1953-59 set SG153-165 u.m. corner marginals STC £70 (13)19
320St. Kitts-Nevis 1923 Tercent. short set to 5/- SG48-57 & 59 m.m. a few sl. faults (gum spot in 2/-, pulled perfs. on 5/-), etc. STC £230+ (11)38
321St. Lucia 1860 (4d) blue (star); unused no gum. Slightly oxidised, still attractive. STC £225 (1)26
322“, 1860 (6d) green SG3 (star) used couple of expertiser’s marks, trimmed at top with a row of perf. holes below trimming (an attempt at re-perfing?) STC £200, still very useful item. (1)24
323“, 1863 (4d) indigo SG7 (CC) used STC £130, slightly rounded top-left corner (1)16
324“, 1863 (6d) SG8 (CC) mint STC £200 minor toning. (1)56
325Samoa 1978-99 range of sets, MSs, etc. incl. ‘78 shells in blocks of 4 STC £58+ (102, 3MS)11
326Sierra Leone 1965 Churchill/Margai set l.m.m. STC £26 (11)3
327Singapore 1956-70s u.m. odds STC £48+ (27)6
328Slesvig 1920 ‘1 Zone’ overprint short set to 1k STC £44 (11)9
329South Africa 1927-30 5/- horiz. pair SG38 m.m. STC £225 (1)60
330“, 1930-45 2/6 SG49 m.m. horiz. pair STC £110 (1)16
331Spanish Sahara 1951 Franco 5p SG87 m.m. STC £28 (1)5
332Sudan Army service 1906-11 5p SG A12 m.m. (some sl. toned perfs.) STC £140 (1)22
333“, Army Service 1906-11 10p SG A13 used extremely scarce stamp. STC £650 (1)120
334“, Army service 1906-11 5p SG A15 m.m. (sl. paper adhesion) STC £110 (1)20
335“, Army Service 106-11 10p SG A16 m.m. sl. gum adhesion, STC £150 (1)24
336Swaziland 1895-96 ZAR 6d with o’print in u.m. vert. pair, one with what appears to be ‘Swazieiand’ variety. STC £76. Sold ‘as-is’ (1)20
337Sweden 1924 UPU (1st set) 5ø to 80ø g.-f.u. STC £196 plus 1k u. (perf. faults, not counted) (13)42
338“, 1954-71 booklets, detailed write-up, 51 mint bklts & 1 ‘test piece’ STC SKr2,500 (1995) (52)40
339Switzerland c.1900s-60s unusual ranges, mainly used incl. soldier stamps, printer’s sample (fishes block of 4), labels, etc., various tete-beche, se-tenants, etc. STC 315DM (1996) (26 items = 56 stamps)18
340Syria colour trials 1934 republic issue, the 5 diff. designs (value label blank) together on ten cards in ten diff/. colours, all embossed with ‘Institut de Gravure Paris’, ungummed. (1)28
341Tobago 1880 6d SG11 (CC) m.m. (poor gum) STC £375, looks fine from front. (1)70
342“, 1882-84 6d (CA) unused (expertiser’s mark on gum) STC £550 m.m. (1)80
343Togo 1914 3pf overprint SG H1 m.m. STC £120 (1)38
344“, 1914 5pf SG H2 m.m. (very slight toning to a couple of perfs.) STC £110 (1)19
345“, 1914 10pf SG H3 m.m. STC £130 (1)42
346“, 1914 80pf o’print SG H9 m.m. (unobtrusive flattened diagonal crease) STC £250 (1)40
347“, 1915 20/- o’print on Gold Coast SG H46 very attractive, scarce item STC £150 (1)65
348“, 1916-20 20/- SG H58 m.m., slight colour fading. STC £150 (1)36
349“, 1959 Air defins. SG231-5 only STC £17+, but scarce! u.m. (5)7
350Tonga 1893 official surcharge set SG O6-O10, some disturbed gum, but still more than acceptable for these scarce items Only STC £120, surely undercatalogued! (5)30
351“, 1923-24 Surch. set SG64-70 m.m. (some gum faults, etc.) 2/6 a few nibbled perfs. STC £140 (7)26
352Transjordan 1927-29 set m.m. (2, 5, 15 & 20m are f.u.) STC £180+ (13)40
353Trinidad 1859 1/- indigo SG29 m.m. slight gum creases, still attractive, STC £100 (1)26
354“, 1862-63 1/- SG63 used STC £100 (1)42
355“, 1869 5/- SG87 (CC) unused (no gum) sl. rough perfs. STC £170 as m.m. (1)30
356Trinidad & Tobago 1917-18 War Tax m./u. in blocks of 4, incl. SG188/9 se-tenant. STC £26+ (5)7
357“, official 184 5/- SG O7 unused sl. perf. faults, but scarce item. (much more than £160 suggests!) (1)34
358Tristan da Cunha 1960 booklet SG SB3 complete STC £30 (1)10
359Turkey 1947-52 u.m. range of sets in pres. book, incl. ‘47 Dues set (STC £55), ‘51 defins. as types 112/3 in SG, STC £70), ‘52 views set (STC £40), etc. STC £230 (116)38
360Turks Is. 1881 4d on 6d SG42 f.u. STC £350 (1)110
361“, 1881 ‘4’ on 1/- SG45 unused (a little scruffy, but still presentable) STC £400 as m.m. (1)42
362“, 1881 ‘4’ on 1d SG47 g.-f.u. STC £475 (1)60
363“, 1881 4d SG50 m.m. (poor gum) STC £160 (1)34
364Turks & Caicos Is. 1909-11 set SG115-126 m. (1d is used) most fine, 1/-, 2/- & 3/- are almost u.m. STC £95 (12)34
365“, 1957 original set (ie no later 1960 vals.) SG237-250 u.m. STC £60 (14)15
366Tuva 1926 set (no 2k) mint STC £38, seldom seen (9)9
367“, 1934 Postage & Air set SG43a-59 mint STC £76 (17)16
368“, 1936 Postage & Airs sets SG78a-108 used, the odd stamp a little stained. STC £37 (31)7
369U.S.S.R. 1940s-70s colln., mainly f.u. commems., unchecked. (185)8
370United Nations Vienna 1979-92 apparently compl. u.m. on hingeless lvs., incl. MSs, se-tenants, etc. STC £130 (149, 5MS)14
371U.S.A. 1857 24c grey (lilac), 1861 2c & 5c brown (trimmed perfs. on 24c & 5c) uncommon. STC £42212
372“, 1867-1960s colln. in printed alb. much unusual & interesting too, incl. back of book, fiscals, p/stat. cut-outs, etc. Some better incl. 1893 Columbus vals. to 10c, 15c & 50c, ‘98 Mississippi to 10c & 50c (this with a straight edge),1901 panam. set (6), ... Some of the earlier items (incl. those mentioned) are in mixed condition. Viewing essential. (100s)80
373“, c.1900 dupl. accum. of vending machine perfs., (incl. large holes or slots), suitable for specialist study plus US catalogue info. (111)19
374“, c.1981-91 small format defin. sets, etc. u.m. incl. 1985 set, face $21+, sl. duplication. (136)12
375“, album with mainly used colln., some picking evident, some useful remaining. (100s)19
376Yugoslavia c.1919-40 m.&u. colln. on old lvs., unchecked,plenty to sort, only sl. dupl. (250+)7
377Zambia 1964-75 colln., m. &/or u., largely complete. STC £90+ (160)12
378Zanzibar 1895-96 1a SG2 (blue overprint) f.u. unusual stamp STC £500 (1)150
379“, 1908-09 10r SG239 m.m. (gum adhesion) STC £180 (1)38
380“, 1908-09 20r SG240 unused, centred low, mark on back, still attractive & scarce STC £425 as m.m.80

United Kingdom Lots

3811840 1d black ‘K-G’ pl.2 3 good margins, just into at base, slight nick out at base close to ‘G’. Unused (no gum, paper a little ‘rough’ - where hinge has been?) STC £8,500 as mint. (1)120
3821840 1d black ‘K-J’ 4 good margins, red M/cross STC £275 (1)60
3831847-54 1/- embossed SG54/55 on small piece, cut square at top, to shape at base, but good to wide margins (just touching at right). STC £850 minimum. (1)46
3841847-54 1/- embossed, cut square, perfectly acceptable stamp, STC £850, attractive. (1)30
3851855-57 6d SG70 g.u. x 2 shades, slightly rough perfs. STC £190 (1)18
3861855-57 1/- SG71/73 g.u. STC £260 (1)10
3871855-57 1/- SG73 in g.u. horiz. strip of 3 with wing margin at left, attractive item despite slight staining, etc. STC £780+ unusual multiple. (1)50
3881855-57 1/- SG72 wing margin g.-f.u. STC £260 (1)22
3891862-64 3d SG75/77 g.u. STC £250 minimum. (1)12
3901862-64 9d SG87 cut down wing margin at left, a little grubby, but not bad for this scarce stamp. (1)22
3911862-64 1/- SG90 pl.1 (=pl.2) g.u., wing margin, STC £200 (1)15
3921865-67 3d SG92 (wing margin) pl.4 g.-f.u. STC £180 (1)18
3931865-67 4d SG94 set of plates (pl.7-14) pl.7 wing margin, pl.14 straight edge. mostly g.-f. STC c.£600 (8)50
3941865-67 6d SG96 pl.6 g.-f.u. STC £150 nice stamp. (1)26
3951865-67 6d pl.5 + pl.6 SG96/97 each with faults. STC £230 (2)18
3961865-67 9d pl.4 SG98 (emblems) g.u. wing margin, few nibbled perfs. STC £500 (1)42
3971865-67 1/- SG101 pl.4 g.u. STC £200 (1)26
3981865-67 1/- pl.4 SG101 g.u. centred left, some toning. STC £200 (1)7
3991867-80 SG104 pl.6 f.u. STC £80 (1)24
4001867-80 6d SG108 pl.8 f.u. wing margin attractive item STC £80 (1)19
4011867-80 6d SG109 plates 8 & 9 g.-f.u. (plus another pl.9 appears fine but sl. faults) STC £280 (3)30
4021867-80 9d SG110 pl.4 g.-f.u. STC £275 (1)32
4031867-80 9d SG110 STC £275 g.u. (deep shade for these) (1)13
4041867-80 9d SG111 pl.4 (wing margin & overall toning) STC £250 (1)22
4051867-83 5/- SG126 g.u. centred low-left, would be f.u. but for small thin at base. ‘C’ Constantinople cancel. Attractive. STC £600 (1)38
4061867-83 5/- SG127 pl.2 couple of sl. tone spots & blunt corner perf., otherwise f.u., attractive. STC £60030
4071867-83 5/- pl.2 SG127 g.u. STC £1,100 Scarce stamp (1)70
4081867-83 5/- SG127 g.-f.u. centred low (‘C’ Constantinople cancel) STC £600 (1)50
4091867-83 5/- pl.4 av.-g.u. (registered oval ‘4 AP 84’) stated to be on blued paper, but ... (even if it’s ‘only’ the white paper it’s STC £3,200!) (1)120
4101867-83 £1 SG129 quite the best looking example we’ve had for ages - but look closer and you’ll find that it’s been repaired! Trimmed down and stuck to the back of a 5/- to give the impression of full perfs. Never-the-less, a beautiful (and very scarce) stamp, worthy of any collection. STC £4,000 (1)190
4111867-83 £1 SG129 a little ‘grubby’ sl. faults (rounded corners, etc. but a more than acceptable filler with registered oval cancel. STC £4,000 (1)220
4121873-80 & 1880-83 21/2d mauve pl.6 & 9; blue pl.21, 22 & 23 av.-g.u. STC £198 (5)8
4131873-80 21/2d rosy mauve SG139 (anchor) set of plates 1-3 g.-f.u. STC £280 (3)28
4141873-80 21/2d SG141 set of plates 3 to 17, most g.-f.u. (pl.17 rounded corner) STC £1,050 (15)60
4151873-80 21/2d SG141 pl.17 g.u. STC £275 (1)18
4161873-80 21/2d blue SG142 set of plates 17 to 20 g.-f.u. (pl. 20 some trimmed perfs.) STC £175 (4)19
4171873-80 3d SG143/4 set of plates 11 to 20 (pl.16 wing margin, pl.19 & 20 some trimmed perfs.) STC £46034
4181873-80 6d SG147 set of plates 13 to 17 g.-f.u. (pl.17 trimmed down wing margin) STC £380 (5)46
4191873-80 1/- SG150 set of g.-f.u. plates 8 to 13 (pl.10 & 12 wing mar., pl.13 s’filler only) STC £700 (6)50
4201873-80 1/- SG151 pl.13 g.-f.u. STC £600 (1)40
4211873-80 1/- SG151 pl.13 wing margin g.u. som blunt perfs. STC £600 scarce. (1)10
4221873-80 4d SG152 pl.15 would be f.u. but slight staining. STC £425 (1)26
4231873-80 4d SG153 pl.15 (fine) & 16 (sl. perf. faults) g.-f.u.STC £525 (2)28
4241873-80 4d SG154 pl. 17 heavy used, but sound. STC £450 (1)11
4251873-80 8d Sg156 g.-f.u. (slightly cut sown wing margin at right) STC £300 (1)22
4261880-83 1/- SG163 pl.13 g.u. STC £140 (1)9
4271883-84 2/6 SG178/9 g.u. STC £140 minimum. (Deep shade) (1)9
4281880-81 1/2d to 5d SG164-169 (both shades of 1/2d, only one 2d) STC £297 (6)18
4291880-81 11/2d SG167 unused (part gum) STC £200 as m.m. (1)16
4301880-81 5d SG169 g.u. attractive STC £100 (1)11
4311883-84 2/6 SG178 m.m. very fresh, but slight corner faults STC £500 (1)50
4321883-84 2/6 SG178 g.-f.u. x2 STC £280, both CDS (slight shade difference) (2)19
4331883-84 lilac & green set SG187-196 g.-f.u. reasonable colours, mostly lightly used, Far better than those normally seen of this issue! STC £1,400+ (10)48
4341883-84 4d SG192 av.-g.u. STC £185 (1)6
4351883-84 1/- SG196 g.u. (quite light cancel) STC £250 (1)26
4361887 41/2d in u.m. corner block of 6, faults to margin attractive STC £90 (1)28
4371887 Jubilee set to 1/- (both) used, mostly g.-f.u. (14)19
4381890 10d SG210a (with RPS certificate) unusual in that it’s u.m. very small insignificant spot on gum. STC £600 (1)280
4391913 Waterlow Seahorses 2/6 x 2 shades, 5/- & 10/- SG399-402, av./g.-f.u. STC £1,070 (4)95
4401913 £1 Seahorse SG404 g.-f.u. (two rubber oval registered cancels ‘18 MY (18?)’) Very scarce and attractive item. STC £1,500 (1)320
4411915-18 DLR Seahorses 2/6 x 4 shades, 5/- x 2 shades, 10/- x 3 shades stated to be SG405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412 & 413. Most g.u. with parcel cancels (the odd pulled perf., etc.) Unusual to get the full DLR set in one go! STC c.£3,000 (9)190
4421918-19 seln. of BW Seahorses 2/6 x4, 5/-, 10/- believed to be SG413a, 414, 415, 415a, 416 & 417, g.-f.u. all with parcel cancels. STC £540 (6)65
4431925 Wembley 1d u.m. scarce thus. STC £25 (1)5
4441939-48 high value set SG476-478b g.-f.u. STC £55 (6)9
4451940 2/6 booklet SG BD15 (issue ‘44’ - Punch), only a couple of stamps remain, rather grubby. STC £8005
4461951 High val. set SG509-12 f.u. STC £25 (4)6
4471957 (1 Aug) Scouts illus. FDC (Sutton Park 50 years of Scouting, FJ Field) with Sutton Coldfield Jamboree slogan cancel. typed address, attractive cover, very scarce & sought after. (1)18
4481960s-90s colln. of FDcs in 3 albs., useful for f.u. sets (180)30
4491960s-80s colln. of FDCs & special event covers in album & slip-case (worth estimate for alb. alone!) (68)6
4501973-83 colln. of FDCs in alb. & slip case. (40)5
4511976 & 1978 Collector’s Packs. (2)5
4521978-85 seln. of pres. packs & Year packs, some not too fresh, stamps fine u.m. face = £22+ (31 sets)18
4531979-80 alb. with colln. of FDCs, special event covers, etc. some better. (34)3
4541980 Wedgwood prestige booklet SG DX2 (1)2
4551980-81 alb. with seln. of FDCs, special event covers, some better. (28)3
4561980 (10 Sept.) conductor’s FDC, special Bedford boxed cancel on Malcolm Sargent Fund cover. Scarce3
4571982 SG Prestige booklet SG DX3 STC £11 (1)3
4581984 Christian Heritage prestige bklt. SG DX5 with scarce 10p type II SG886b, etc. (1)8
4591984 Year pack inner card & u.m. stamps STC £37 (1)6
4601984 Year Book (not quite as fresh as it should be, but complete) STC £90 (1)10
4611985 Year Book, damage to slip-case (creasing) STC £80 (1)10
4621987-91 (a few earlier) Bureau FDCs in Royal Mail alb. incl. prestige panes, etc., most fine. (68)16
4631989 Scots Connection Prestige bklt. SG DX10 STC £24 (1)5
4641990 Bureau Commem. FDCs complete (no greetings or MS) STC £35+ (9)4
4651991 (Jan.) - 1998 (Sept.) FDC colln. incl. greetings, in two albums. (86)28
4661991 commems. compl. mint, most m.m., some u.m. face = £10+ (8 sets)9
4671991 Bureau Commem. FDCs compl. (no greetings) STC £36+ (8)4
4681992 Greetings (Memories) Presentation pack STC £17 (1)4
4691992 Cymru Prestige bklt. SG DX13 (1)5
4701992 Tolkein Prestige booklet SG DX14 (1)5
4711994 Commem. Presentation packs compl. (no greetings) STC £45+ (9)12
4721994 Bureau commem. FDCs complete (no greetings) STC £45+ (9)5
4731994 Greetings (Messages) Presentation Pack STC £18 (1)4
4741996 Greetings (Cartoons) Pres. Pack STC £10 (1)3
4751998 Commem. Pres. packs complete. (no greetings) (10)12
4761998 Breaking Barriers prestige booklet SG DX21 STC £30 (1)7
4771999 World Changers Prestige Booklet SG DX23 STC £30 (1)8
4782000 Trees Prestige booklet SG DX26 STC £31 (1)8
4792001 Unseen & Unheard Prestige booklet SG DX27 STC £35 (1)7
4802002 commems. complete (most fine l.m.m., some u.m.) face = £26+ (11 sets)22
4812002 Kipling ‘Just so’ presentation pack STC £15 (1)3
4822002 Golden Jubilee Pres. pack (1)2
4832002 Occasions pres. pack (1)2
4842002 Wildings ‘Collection I’ MS in presentation pack, scarce item. (1)24
4852004 Letters by Night Prestige bklt. SG DX32 (1)6
4862005 Trafalgar Prestige booklet SG DX35 (1)8
487PNCs (numismatic covers) Royal Mail/Mint. colln. incl. better £5 x3, £2 x3, £1 x3 & 4 others. (13)60
488FDcs box with seln. of mainly 1960s-80s, some dupl. (c.550)48
489QV 1d reds (imperf./stars/plates) on leaves with colln. of London numeral cancels (1844-57 type). Good seln. of both stamps and cancels. Poor to mainly fine/very fine. (68)38
490Stitched booklets, pre-decimal to 4/6, 5/- & 10/-, decimal to 50p Good seln. all appear fine. high cat (58)30
491GV defin. sets used; plus various pairs, some inv. watermarks, etc. (64)30
492E7 set to 1/-, two examples of each value - you work out the printings/shades! Most g.-f.u. (28)30
493Small s/book with u.m. colln. of stamps, mostly 1970s (face £40+) plus a few others (100s)24
494Box with various items - Windsor album (vol.1) pre-decimal stamps in part sheets/blocks, FDCs, Pres. Packs, fairly high face value, plenty to sort. (100s)20
495Booklets - seln. of stitched bklts., pre-dec. to modern a couple of Wedgwood £1 prestige bklts., average perfs. on the 1/2ps, etc. many bklts with stamps removed, others fine, high face. (65+)19
496QV 1d reds imperfs./stars/plates (plus a few other items) in old pkt., untouched for many years, worth specialist checking for p’marks, papers, flaws, etc. poor to very fine. incl. a few multiples, some stamps on piece, part covers, etc. (36 items)18
497Seln. of five part-prestige booklets (all with some stamps/panes missing) Face c.£15 (5)12
498FDC colln. in 2 albums, plus a few odd covers. (80)10
499Kiloware - direct from charity source - mainly modern defins. but incl much unfranked, etc. c. 1.5Kg8
500Kiloware, a similar lot to the last. (1,000s)8
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