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Monday, 14th December 2015

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All World Mixed Lots

1Africa - stockbook with extensive ranges of S.African Homelands, with u.m. commem. sets of Botswana, Bophuts., Transkei, Swaziland, Venda, Ciskei, etc., plus a few S.Africa, etc. (100s)46
2Box of ‘old-time’ albums, somewhat picked, but lots of interesting remaining40
3Thematics - Scotland & Scots on stamps - stamps, cancels, covers, etc., a few better seen, some sorting required to see the full potential. (100s)32
4Interesting seln. of stamps, MS’s & FDCs, etc. in pkts., much from new issue sources & strength in Shipping & Naval thematics, but others too! High value lot! (100s)28
5Interesting & worthwhile clearance lot in suitcase with junior collections in albums, loose stamps (on & off-paper) in pkts. & envelopes, and much else to sort through. (1,000s)24
6Box with twelve albums (generally junior & picked), still worth checking; a few more interesting items seen during a quick glance. (1,000s)24
7Printed album (‘Scott’- large & heavy) World countries (no USA) 1940-49, more stamps than you may realise at first - with a smattering of half-decent items. (100s)22
8Interesting sorting mix in box with stamps on lvs., in tub, albums & s/books, plus others (a few covers, PNCs, etc.), some better seen. (1,000s)22
9World colln. in Improved alb., light picking, but plenty of better still remain. (100s)20
10Box of albums, lvs. & pkts.; some junk, but better Strand album and France & Spain noted20
11Charity lot - large box filled with on & off-paper stamps in pkts. & albums, covers, cards & the odd previously unsold auction lot as donated by customers - proceeds to Marie Curie. (1,000s)20
12Box with sorting mix - stamps on pages & s/cards some covers, p/stat. cards, some kiloware, s/book, tins, etc. First glance my put you off, but dig deeper and you may be surprised! (1,000s)19
13Shoebox with hundreds (thousands?) of world stamps sorted into s/cards; plus range of mainly off-paper stamps in pkts. The odd better item seen. (1,000s)19
14Box with four albums, s/cards & s/leaves - interesting mix. (1,000s)18
15Sorting box with stamps in junior albums; on & off-paper sorted into tubs & pkts., a few others. (1,000s)17
16Strand alb. with typical 1940s-50s junior colln., some picking, but worth careful checking, as there are some loose stamps between the pages, a few covers & an old jotter too! (100s)16
17Box with world on & off-paper sorted into pkts., plenty to keep you busy! (1,000s)15
18Box with on & off-paper sorted into tubs & tins; much dupl. & little of individual value, worth checking14
19S/book with odd, but unusual mix of France & colonies, Leeward Is., etc. some unusual seen (100s)12
20Two shoeboxes with (mostly) on-paper stamps sorted into envelopes by country and priced to sell (at a car boot sale?) for £80+ ... hmmm! (1,000s?)12
21Small box with on & off-paper in pkts & boxes, some covers & cards. (100s)10
22Boxfile crammed with world covers, early-modern, mainly commercial, some better incl. censor, etc.10
23Shoebox with off-paper stamps sorted into pkts., etc. (100s)9
24Small seln. of stamps incl. France, Falklands, Netherlands, etc., high cat., but mixed condition. (13)9
25Fairly well-picked Strand alb. (14th edn), strength in 1930s wit a few better airs. Mixed cond. (100+)8

British Commonwealth

26Mainly GVI m. or u. in two albs., mainly part sets, but with many better vals. included, also a few early QE, etc. STC well over £1,000 (c.1100)60
27Box of albums, s/lvs. & pkts.; better India (2 albums), Bahamas, etc.40
28Box of albums, s/bks & pages, much cheaper, but some better items noted incl. India, Australia & a Paragon alb. with decent contents.40
29Box with mainly Australia & NZ in s/books, albums & loose.30
30Box with mainly single country collections, with worthwhile Rhodesia, Australia, Sudan, Bahamas, Singapore & India.26
31Mint & used selection on stockcards, etc. Mostly early-middle, with several better seen. Nice lot; plus packet of modern on paper. (100s)26
32Duplicated seln. of stamps in 4 s/books (worth the estimate for these alone!) (100s)15
33S/book with m.&u. GVI-QE ranges, plus a few omnibus issues, etc. (100s)15
341948 RSWsets for Nigeria & Somaliland (u.m.); & Nyasaland (m.m.) STC £43+ (6)11
351948 RSW sets for Solomon Is. (u.m.) & Gilbert & Ellice (m.m.); plus Fiji 5/- m.m. STC £41 (4)11
361948 RSW high vals. for St. Kitts (u.m.); and Leewards & St. Lucia l.m.m. STC £33+ (3)9
371948 RSW Mauritius set & Seychelles 5r STC £32+ (3)9
381948 RSW u.m. sets for Barbados (fine) & Leewards (small natural spot in gum) STC £24+ (4)8

Uncirculated Club Booklets

The following ten lots are uncirculated Club booklets. The booklet-maker has generally chosen better quality stamps, many of which appear to be slightly higher catalogue items (£1+) and there are several scarcer/elusive items spread throughout. A little dupl. in places.
39“, Americas - Argentina to Cuba. STC £348 (140)15
40“, Belgian Area & Netherlands STC £439 (166)22
41“, Eastern Europe - earlier seln. STC £309 (158)16
42“, Egypt STC £237 (152)15
43“, Germany early to 1990 STC £351 (162)18
44“, Iran & Iraq (26) STC c.£750 (162)19
45“, Middle East STC £218 (155)15
46“, Poland & Roumania, early ranges STC £371 (162)18
47“, Portuguese area STC £382 (155)18
48“, Scandinavia STC £700 (196)22

Circulated Club booklets

The following ten lots are club booklets dating from the late 1970s or earlier, contents generally fine.
49“, Australia, mainly mint noting GV 1/4 SG131 m., etc. STC £120 (83)12
50“, Falkland Is. & FID useful with u.m etc. STC £200+ (85)14
51“, Fiji from earlier, strength in GVI defins m.m./u.m., with better perfs. STC £290 (98)18
52“, Germany 1930s-60s, sl. duplication STC £215 (99)11
53“, Grenada QV to early QE m.&u. incl. GVI 1/2d to 5/- mint. STC £115 minimum (90)10
54“, India & States QV to GVI mint STC £110 (56)10
55“, Leeward Is. QV to early QE, mainly m. incl. 1938-51 to 1/-, etc. Some sl. dupl. STC £106 (52)9
56“, Malta mainly GVI incl. ‘38-43 top vals. f.u., ‘65-70 set to £1 u.m., etc. STC £100++ (170)10
57“, North Borneo with much useful remaining incl. postally u. P.Dues, better GVI, etc. STC £320+ (108)36
58“, Rhodesias GV to 1960s m./u.m./u. ranges incl. blocks, some better STC £190+ (165)12

Cigarette Cards, Coins, Other Collectables, etc.

59Cigarette Cards, etc., various cigarette & tea cards, some better sports sets, etc. (100s)15
60Cinderellas - small s/book with ranges of fiscals, locals (Shanghai & Lundy), etc. Nice lot! (220+)18
61Coins Seln. of coins, mostly UK 1ds QV-QE, a few silver too. (c.80)8
62Doll’s House Furniture, etc. Quantity of furniture & accessories (tools, cutlery, etc.). Mostly 1960s-80s? Plus various unmade wooden furniture kits, cast-iron stove & pans; and other items too (Revel ‘The visible man’ boxed kit), unmade paper models, etc. Ideal as stocking fillers! Proceeds to Marie Curie.28
63Photographic, etc. Yashika 35J 35mm camera fine, case scuffed; Pathescope (11392) cine camera (1950s?); Bell & Howell ‘8123’ cine camera, fine, case good; Eumig P8 Projector, fine boxed. All untested and sold w.a.f., but believed to be working. (4)26

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

64SG Commonwealth Catalogue 2014, as new. RRP £75+ (1)12
65Middle East - Michel Gulf States 2006 Cat. good 2nd hand; in english, priced in Euros. Useful item!10
66SG Commonwealth Catalogue 2010, av. to good 2nd hand (binding reinforced) (1)9
67SG GB Concise cat. 2010 fine 2nd hand. RRP £29.95, still useful. (1)3

Stamps Arranged by Country

68Aden 1937 m. range with 1/2a to 2a & 31/2a m. STC £27, plus 5r m., but with sl. thin. (STC £300) (6)28
69“, 1939-48 set m. or u. (top 3 vals. u.) RSW 10r u.m., etc. STC £110 (18)26
70“, 1949 RSW 10r SG31 l.m.m. STC £40 (1)10
71“, Seiyun 1942 set SG1-11 m.m. STC £60 (11)9
72“, “, 1942 part set SG1-11 (no 21/2a SG6) f.u. STC £72, uncommon as used. (10)12
73“, “, 1948 RSW set u.m., plus 1954 to 2/-u., 1964 set m., etc. STC £33 (17)10
74“, “, 1949 5r RSW SG15 & Hadhramaut ‘49 5r l.m.m. pair. STC £35 (2)9
75“, Hadhramaut 1942-46 set SG1-11 m.m. STC £65 (11)10
76Aland Is. 1985-90 seln. of u.m. stamps & sets. High catalogue! (37)9
77Antigua 1884-87 4d SG28 (CA) in u.m. sheet of 60 pl.‘2’, some sl. folds, etc. STC £135 as m.m. singles30
78Ascension 1948 RSW 10/- SG51 l.m.m. STC £55 (1)13
79“, GVI defins m./u.m. vals. with perf. vars. to 1/-; f.u. incl. 2/6; plus RSW set m., etc. STC £200+(26)32
80Australia c.1915-36 ranges of roos & heads from earlier, mainly u. with some dupl. Ideal for further sorting, unchecked in detail STC £350+ (115)34
81“, 1937-52 GVI colln. app. compl. f.u., plus a few duplicates & the odd m. value. STC £330 (130)50
82“, 1937-48 Robes High vals. 5/-, 10/- & £1 SG176-178 u.m. (small mark on gum of £1) STC 125 (3)30
83“, 1937-48 Robes 5/-, 10/- & £1; 1948-54 2/- to £2 SG176-8, 224-224d f.u./v.f.u. STC £75 (8)18
84“, 1981 Xmas set (block of 7) on FDC, unaddressed, minor wrinkles, stamps fine. (1)3
85“, 1981-88 u.m. & u. (often both) colln. in alb., with better, some booklets, etc. (100s)32
86“, 1988 Bicent. colln. (5 folders in slip case - sl. wear to case), with stamps, p/stationery, incl. ‘First Fleet’, ‘Sydney Cove’... (1)10
87“, 1990s books produced by Australia Post with ‘A Rare Breed’, ‘Shining Lights’, ‘Trailblazers’, etc. incl. set of stamps & loads of info., a couple missing the stamps. (‘Novel Lives’ damaged cover) (8)22
88“, early (a few states) to 1990s, mainly u. colln. in s/book, the odd better value here & there, ‘Robes’ to £1 (this attractive bu faults), etc. (100s)32
89“, Box of alb. lvs. 1913-2003 with roos to 2/- & Robes to £1, etc. Mostly u. (decimal period is all used)24
90“, Stamp books - colln. of high quality books with stamps enclosed (either in the book or in enclosed pack - some missing stamps, but easily replaced); ‘Coming South’, Military Aviation’, etc. (12)18
91“, seln. of early stamps (c.75) on lvs., mainly states; plus 1940s-50s imprint blocks (5), etc.14
92“, New South Wales 1890-91 5/- OS overprint in black SG O49 g.u. STC £160 (1)26
93“, Queensland 1897-1908 (1898) 21/2d rose SG236 in u.m. block of 6, lightly toned perfs. STC £100++16
94Austria 1945-50 m. ranges incl. sets, better charities, etc. mainly fine STC £320 (121)18
95“, Photo essays of unissued 1925 defin. set (vals. in old currency) on card with two of the adopted designs. cancelled Vienna 30-12-26. Unusual lot and a welcome addition to any collection! (1)12
96Bahamas 1863-77 6d SG31 (CC p.121/2) g.u. - would be f.u., but a few nibbled perfs.) STC £60 (1)10
97“, 1882 4d SG41 g.-f.u. STC £45 (1)9
98“, 1901 5d SG59 v.f.u. STC £48 (1)10
99“, 1906 6d SG74 (CA) g.-f.u. STC £48 (1)9
100“, 1948 RSW set SG194-5 u.m. STC £45+ (2)14
101“, 1948 RSW set SG194-5 m.m. STC £45+ (2)10
102Bahrain 1942-55 mainly u. range (plus a few mint duplicates) STC £119 (30)16
103“, 1948-49 set SG51-60a g.u./f.u. (10/- is f.u.) STC £95 a difficult set. (11)30
104“, 1948 RSW set SG61-2 m.m. STC £33 (2)8
105Barbados 1852-55 (4d brownish red) SG5, lightly used 3 margins, into at base. STC £275 (1)38
106“, 1858 1/2d green SG8, 2+ margins, light cancel STC £200 (1)14
107“, 1860 1d SG15 (pin perf 14, a little trimmed in places) used, STC £180 (1)15
108“, 1870 1d on blued paper SG44a g.-f.u. STC £130, attractive stamp. (1)22
109“, 1874 1d SG66 m.m. STC £130 (1)22
110Basutoland 1948 RSW 10/- SG37 l.m.m. STC £50 (1)12
111Batum 1919 SG1-6 set, SG11-18 set & 1920 SG45-53 set m.m. (SG small scuff) STC £149, sold ‘as-is’12
112Bechuanaland 1891-93 with sets SG31-2, 33-7 all m./u.m., 1893 2d m., also 6d SG36 f.u. block of 4, etc. STC £9+ (13)22
113“, 1897-1925 ranges m.or u. incl. 1897-1902 & 1904-13 sets m., 1913-24 vals. to 6d, 1/- m. or u., 1925-27 incl. 4d f.u., 6d u.m., 1/- f.u. STC £320+, mainly fine (26)55
114“, 1904 1/- SG70/7 both shades l.m.m. (SG70 possibly u.m.) STC £115 (2)28
115“, 1925-27 6d SG97 m.m. STC £50 (1)10
116“, 1932 set to 5/- m. or u. (2/- to 5/- are l.m.m.) plus ‘35 set m., etc. STC £275 as singles. (18)75
117“, 1938-52 set SG118-128 compl. f.u. plus listed shades (look OK, but as-is) STC £268 if correct, £170+ if not. (19)44
118Belgium 1880s-1980s dupl., mainly used accum. in large s/book with much for the specialist. (1,000s?)15
119Bermuda 1883-1904 1d SG24 u.m. centred low right STC £55 as m.m. (1)18
120“, 1924-32 10/- SG92 f.u. STC £250. Green slightly pale & indistinct cancel, attractive spacefiller. (1)10
121“, 1948 RSW set SG125-6 u.m. marginals. STC £45+ (2014
122Bolivia 1960 surcharged ‘Archeology’ labels set SG702-19 u.m. unusual, STC £100+ (18)28
123Brazil mainly used colln. on lvs. from earlies.12
124British Antarctic Terr. 1971 Decimal surch. set SG24-36 u.m. (14)40
125British Columbia 1865-67 3d SG22 g.u., perf. faults, but still useful. STC £85 (1)5
126Br. East Africa 1890 1/2a on 1d SG1 m.m., attractive stamp despite some very light gum toning, believed to be genuine, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £275 (1)40
127“, 1890-95 8a grey SG13 l.m.m. from top sheet edge (‘N’ wmk.) STC £275, fine stamp. (1)60
128“, 1897 21/2 on 3 SG89 m.m. slight toning to perfs. STC £120 (1)16
129“, 1897 21/2 on 3a SG91 m.m. STC £140 (1)34
130British Guiana 1860-63 & 1862-65 range with SG30 u. (thin), SG43, 47 u., SG56u, SG57 m.,SG60u.(6)34
131“, 1863-76 ranges with various perfs. & papers, 1c (2), 2c (6), 4c, 6c, 8c, 12 (3), 24c (5) fair to fine, STC £520 (19)60
132“, 1863-76 48c SG84 (p.121/2-13) g.-f.u. STC £70 (1)16
133“, 1866 48c SG105 (p.10) g.-f.u. (usual slight perf. faults.) STC £32 (1)6
134“, 1938-52 1c to $1 m., 1948 RSWset m., etc. STC £97 (16)15
135Br. Occup. of Italian Cols., Eritrea m./u. ranges vals. to 2/6, 5/- STC £67 (14)10
136Br. P.A. in Eastern Arabia 1948 RSW 15r SG26 l.m.m. STC £25 (1)7
137Br. Virgin Is. 1883-83 1d SG29 & 29a, both shades - pale rose u.m., deep rose l.m.m. STC £78 as m.m.16
138Brunei 1906 5c on 16c SG16 m.m. STC £48 (1)12
139Canada 1897 Jubilee 10c g.u. STC £65 (plus 3c, 5c used & 2 others) (5)7
140“, 1908 Quebec set used fair to good, couple of heavy cancels, etc. STC £375. S’fillers or better (8)28
141“, 1926 2c surcharges SG264 & 265 m.m. STC £69 (2)9
142“, 1928-29/ 1930-31 $1 vals. SG285, 303 f.u. STC £118 Fine for these. (2)12
143“, 1989-95 WWII Souvenir stamp packs, each with set of stamps, FDC, etc.; all fine & unopened.(7 packs)10
144“, 2006 Golden Jubilee ‘Folder’ with 6 bklts, each containing, MS, info., etc. the odd wrinkle.5
145“, 2012 Titanic PNC with 25c ‘coloured coin’ Unusual, issue cost $26+ (1)5
146“, QV to early QE diverse ranges from several sources. Fair to fine incl. some sets, u.m. blocks of 4, coils, ‘G’ overprints, etc. STC £1,110++ (100s)75
147“, early-modern, mainly used colln. in s/book, strength in post-war. (600+)7
148Cape of Good Hope, Mafeking 1900 3d on 1d SG7 (Bechuanaland) g.-f.u. on small piece, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC£120 (1)38
149“, “, 1900 6d on 2d (Bechuanaland) SG8 g.u., looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £110 (1)34
150“, “, 1900 6d on 3d SG10 (Bechuanaland) g.-f.u., looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £90 (1)22
151Cyprus 1881 4pi SG14 used, would be f.u., but few trimmed perfs. STC £275 (1)22
152“, 1948 RSW £1 SG167 l.m.m. (toned gum) STC £55 (1)12
153“, 1966-69 set SG283-296 in u.m. blocks of 4 STC £52 (14 blocks)9
154“, E7 to GVI m. or u. ranges with f.u. blocks of 4, GVI to 45pi, ‘48 RSW v.l.m.m., etc. STC £150+ (51)28
155Czechoslovakia boxfile with seln. of stamps in s/book, alb. lvs., appro. book, s/cards., etc. early-modern, with some Bohemia & Moravia, etc. Nice ‘rummaging lot’. (100s)18
156Denmark 1858 8sk green horiz. pair & single tied to small piece with 2sk & 4sk (SG8, 18 & 28) with numeral ‘61’ ring cancel. STC £350+, some faults, but unusual. (1)19
157“, 1863 16sk mauve SG21 (roul.) on piece with 4s SG28, slight faults, but scarce item. STC £600+26
158Dominica 1948 RSW 10/- SG113 l.m.m. marginal. STC £25 (1)7
159“, 1948 RSW set SG112-3 l.m.m. STC £25+ (206
160Estonia range of 5 complete sets incl. ‘39 SG MS 151a u.m. STC £65+ (10 & 1 MS)9
161Falkland Is. 1891-1902 1/2d SG16 unused; 1d, 21/2d & 6d SG24, 30, 34 m.m. STC £129 as m.m. (4)20
162Fiji 1878-99 2d on 3d SG36 in u.m. block of 15 (3x5 mounted in top margin) the odd gum wrinkle & couple of light tone spots. STC £165 as m.m. singles. (1)28
163“, 1938-55 10/- & £1 SG266a & b g.u. STC £110 scarce pair. (2)22
164“, 1948 5/- RSW & 1949 UPU set SG271, 272-5 g.u. STC £20+ (5)6
165France 1900-10 Merson ‘wholesale’ u. range incl. 10f(7), 20f (5) SG431-2, etc. most g.-f. STC £495(31)28
166“, 1918 Red Cross 15+5 SG178 u.; 1930 1f50 Colonial SG492 m., both with faults, but look nice. (2)9
167“, 1936 S.American flight 10f SG554 g.-f.u., sl. faults, but better than spacefiller! STC £170 (1)15
168“, 1937 Museums set SG586-7 f.u. STC £110 (2)14
169“, 1947 UPU Air SG1013 l.m.m. STC £95 (1)18
170“, 1953 Relief Fund set SG1172-7 u.m. STC £92 (2)19
171Fr. Morocco 1890s-1920 duplicated seln., mainly locals (Cherifiennes), some Tetouan, Tangier & other courier, etc. Unusual lot, worthy of research! Not often offered. (225+)34
172French Southern & Antarctic Terr. 1963 5f whale & 10f Petrel u.m. (SG26, 28), plus 1971 airs SG69-70 se-tenant with label u.m. STC £121 (4)18
173Gambia 1880-81 1/- SG19b f.u. (red CDS) STC £150 (1)42
174“, 1938-46 set SG150-161 m., plus an extra 11/2d shade, plus ‘35 S.Jubilee set m., etc. STC £18648
175“, 1948 RSW set Sg164-5 f.u. STC £23+, difficult set used. (2)9
176Germany 1870-1960 Lighthouse printed alb. with m.&u. colln. incl. a few earlies to BRD & DDR with a few more unusual incl. Fr. Zones, Wartime occupations, etc. mixed cond., with some decent! (100s)19
177“, 1923 Flood relief 5+100m Mi258 (SG257) range with minor plate flaws in pairs/strips. (6 items)14
178“, 1928 Zeppelin 2m f.u. ‘Berlin 30-7-35’ CDS STC £80 (1)22
179“, 1938-44 u.m. incl. SG660, 734, 810-5, 861-73 STC £100 as such. (24)12
180“, Maritime mail 1900-39 range of covers or cards with various ‘Seepost’ cancels of E.Africa & S.America lines, mainly early 1900s, plus 1930s Schiffspost (various) well written-up. (13)22
181“, officials 1927 set SG O424-441 compl. with all shades f.u. STC £89, plus various 1920-22 issues in blocks, etc. STC £160+ (77)18
182“, small ‘Lucky-bag’ with early (incl. couple of states) -modern; mainly off-paper incl. some better.10
183“, BRD 1949-59 u.m./l.m.m. range incl. many commem./charity sets. STC £400 as u.m. (35)32
184“, Berlin c.1952-60s u.m. incl. better STC £140 (16, 1 bklt)11
185“, Colonies ranges of E.Africa, S.W.Africa, Cameroun, China, etc. chosen for p’marks, but better cat. items included too good to fine. Stamps STC £230 (33)24
186“, Occ’n. of Belgium 1914 set SG1-9 mint (some heavy mounts) STC £107 (9)18
187“, “, 1914 set SG1-9 g.u./f.u. STC £100 (9)20
188Gibraltar 1948 RSW set SG134-5 m.m. STC £61+ (2)15
189“, small pkt. with mint stamps, FDCs, etc. incl. ‘2005 Trafalgar’ Ltd. Edn. album, etc. High catalogue16
190Gold Coast 1898-1902 5/- SG33 m.m., some colour run. STC £90 (1)7
191“, 1948 set Sg135-146 m.m. STC £80 (12)10
192“, 1948 RSW set (10/- u.m.) STC £35+ (2)12
193“, 1948 RSW 10/- SG148 l.m.m. STC £35 (1)8
194Hong Kong 1862-63 18c SG4 (no wmk.) g.u. (toned & possibly re-perfed), still useful STC £55 (1)6
195Iceland 1938-54 u.m. incl. SG265-70, 296-307, 311-23, 325-7 STC £370 (40, 1MS)40
196India 1926-31 Official set SG O109-O120 g.u. (4a short corner - cat.20p) (10)9
197“, & States QV-GV u. ranges mixed cond., unchecked. Also much p’mark interest incl. used in Burma, Aden, Zanzibar (6 overprinted types), etc. Worth checking. (200+)38
198“, States small seln. of Convention & Feudatory on s/cards, mostly 1930s m.&u. poor to fine. (34)10
199“, “, Faridkot 1887-1900 6a SG10 m.m., slight faults, STC £48 (1)4
200“, “, Hyderabad 1931-47 8a SG46 & 46a (both shades) g.-f.u. STC £39+ (2)12
201“, “, Jind 1937-38 SG110-118 & 120 l.m.m., the odd slight fault STC £40 (10)6
202“, “, Nabha 1938 5r SG91 m.m. STC £48, scarce stamp. (1)12
203“, “, Patiala 1937-38 SG80-84 m.m. (some heavy mounts) STC £35 (5)5
204Iraq 1918-21 basic set to 10r, incl. both 5r types, plus the 1922-25 set to 5r all m. or u. STC £300 (28)50
205Israel 1949-51 (mainly - a few more recent) covers/cards with seln. of stamps, some with tabs. Mixed cond. (roughly opened, etc., many unusual/interesting, incl. censor tapes. (31)14
206Italy 1908 express set used STC £70+ (3)10
207“, 1926 Airs f.u. incl. iL50 & 2L, etc. some rough perfs. as usual, plus other 1889-1923 odds. STC £262(7)16
208“, 1934 Agric. set SG458-461 m.m. STC £100+ (4)9
209“, 1937 Augustus post. & air set SG506-20 g.-f.u. STC £540+ Key set (16)40
210“, small ‘Lucky-bag’ with on & off paper stamps early-modern, incl. better, the odd few colonies, etc.(100s)9
211“, P.O’s. in Turkey 1874-1900s m.&u. noting estaro range incl. 20c blue u., Benghazi 1901 SG169 u., etc., fair to fine STC £420+ (14)22
212“, “, Tripoli 1909 set mainly u., SG171-181 (40c & 5L m. - the latter short perfs.) STC £266 (10)26
213“, Tuscany used seln/. on s/card, enormous cat. val., but sold ‘as-is’ as there are no certificates. (8)30
214Jamaica 1921-29 10/- SG106 f.u. STC £76 (1)22
215Japan 1950 MSs SG MS600, 601, 602 u.m. (small mark on cheap MS600) STC £127+ (3 MSs)13
216“, 1959 I.C.Y. SG810 sheet of 20 u.m. (a few perfs. split) STC £240 as singles (1 sheet)12
217K.U.T. 1948 RSW £1 SG158 l.m.m. STC £50 (1)12
218“, GV to early QE m.&/or u. colln. with ‘35 to 3/-, 5/-, plus a poor 10/-; GVI defins. with dupl. (check perfs.) compl. to £1 (no 15c SG138), ‘48 RSWset m.; ‘54 set to £1 u., etc. STC £410+ (115)50
219Kuwait 1948 15 RSW SG 78 l.m.m. marginal. STC £38 (1)10
220Labuan 1896 Jubilee set SG83-88 m.m. (1c SG83 with barred cancel) STC £220+, most fine (6)46
221“, 1899 4c surch. set SG102-110 m.m. STC £225 as cheapest, the odd fault, but most fine & attractive. (9)32
222Lagos 1904 5/- SG52 m.m., light horiz. crease & slight toning STC £130 (1)28
223Leeward Is. 1912-22 set to 5/- SG46-57a l.m.m. STC £110+ (5/- SG57a white back) (12)22
224“, 1921-32 3d SG68a (deep ultramarine) l.m.m. without the usual gum tone! STC £60 (1)8
225Lithuania 1919 large dupl. (mainly c.t.o.) accum. mostly SG13, 14, 19, and various between SG20 & 26. Ideal research material with different formats, imperf. edges, etc. high cat. val.! (54)75
226Lombardy & Ven. 1864 15s brown p.91/2 SG36 g.u. with scarce ‘Arrivate/Vapore/Levante’ cancel. (1)12
227Luxembourg 1928 Child Welfare set f.u. STC £100 (5)22
228Malawi 1968 Bird High vals. 1/6, 2/-, 5/-, 10/-, £1 SG317-8, 320-2 f.u. STC £45 (5)5
229Malaya, Straits Settlements 1882 5c SG48 m.m. very light, small tone spot on face. STC £120 (1)8
230“, “, 1912-23 $25 SG213 light fiscal use (oval cancel); strengthened t.l. corner and very small thin at base - looks attractive from front STC £600 as postal. (1)40
231“, “, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG256-259 u.m. (scarce as such) STC £12 as m.m. (4)4
232“, Negri Sembilan mint seln. SG2, 3, 16,17,18, 19, m.; SG7 & 19 used. Most fine STC £30+ (8)6
233“, Penang 1949-52 set m. STC £140 as u.m. (20)32
234“, “, 1949-52 set SG3-22 m.m. STC £140, good set. (20)24
235Maldives 1906 set m.m., gum not too fresh, but all look fine from front. (15c short perf.) STC £275 (6)38
236Malta 1860-63 1/2d SG3 (no wmk) unused STC £850 as m.m. - fine spacefiller of scarce stamp. (1)18
237“, 1954-68 seln. of u.m. varieties (in pairs with normal) bought from SG in 1971 (16 items)12
238Mauritius 1913-22 10r g.-f.u. (possible fiscal use? - black CDS & part blue oval) STC £180 as postal.(1)14
239“, 1938-49 basic set to 10r (one of each val.) l.m.m.; etc. the 5r & 10r on chalk paper. STC £200+ (15)38
240“, 1953-58 set SG293-306 m.m. STC £60 (15)9
241Montserrat 1880 21/2d SG4 g.u. STC £180 (1)20
242Morocco Agencies 1907-13 set of 7 to 1/- SG31-37 & 4d SG40 m.m. (some sl. gum toning) STC £116+ minimum. (8)13
243Natal 1859-1908 m.&u., mainly good-fine, from early Chalons, various ‘Postage’ overprints, later QV to 5/- (2), etc. STC £790+ (38)75
244“, 1902-03 4/- SG139s (Specimen overprint) m/.m., slightly disturbed gum, attractive. (1)12
245Netherlands Colonies early-middle ranges of Surinam & Curacao, fair to fine m.&u. STC £190+ (35)22
246New Caledonia 1933 Paris-Noumea Flight SG185-210 20 values to 20f m.m. A few with patchy gum STC £154, scarce lot, low estimate. (20)10
247Newfoundland 1865-70 12c SG33 (or better) m., 1897 10c m. (both quite heavy mounts); 1919 Contingent vals. to 12c, 36c mint STC £188 (7)22
248“, 1897 set SG66-79 (no 35c SG78) mixed used/unused/m., some faults (30c - av.-g.u.) STC £170 (13)30
249“, 1897 1c on 3c SG80 m.m. (toned gum) STC £70 (1)14
250“, 1897 1c on 3c SG81 unused, couple of toned perfs. STC £150 as m.m. (£110 used) (1)13
251“, 1933 air set SG230-234 m.m. STC £160 (5)36
252Nevis 1882-90 1d SG26 m.m., a couple of sl. short perfs. small toned area in gu. STC £110 (1)14
253New Brunswick 1860-63 1c SG7 unused STC £75 as m.m. (1)5
254“, 1860-63 2c SG10 unused STC £30 as m.m. (1)3
255New Hebrides 1925 P.Due set SG D1-D5 m.m., toned gum (noticeable from front) STC £150, very scarce. (5)20
256New Zealand c.1873-1925 mainly u. colln., g.-f., with many good coverage & many better vals. not checked in detail, but STC £1,000 at least. Well worth close examination. (143)95
257“, 1874-78 2d u. SG 158 line perf. STC £190 (1)10
258“, 1926-34 3/- SG470 pale mauve, m.m. STC £130 (1)26
259“, 1990s-2006(ish) s/book with colln. of u.m. MSs, etc., incl. better, the odd few creases, etc., but mostly very fine. No obvious duplication, enormous cat. value. (c.140 items?)38
260“, S/book with modern colln. of u.m. sets, mostly 2003-09; some earlier, a few Ross Depp., etc. Plus some used. Viewing a ‘must’ to see this lot’s full potential. (100s)80
261“, Binder with mint colln. 1967-90s (1967 set m.m. $2 u.m., rest & some earlies are heavy, others & later are u.m. with some better values. High cat. (500+)22
262Norway 1925 Polar flight set SG167-173 u.m. scarce as such STC £82 as m.m. (7)22
263“, 1940s-60s f.u. incl. sets STC £140 (60)16
264Nyasaland GVI ranges with 1938-44 Values to 9d & 5/- mint, & 2/- f.u.; also 1945 vals. to 10/- m. or u. STC £150+ (26)24
265Poland two large s/books filled with early-modern dupl. colln., the odd few better/more interesting.18
266“, Govt. in Exile 1941 set (8) on reg. cover tied by boxed Naval cancel 1-IV-42 (black) & Polish Army FPO CDSs (purple) 6-IV-42. Red censor mark. Despite faults (flap missing, folds, etc.) attractive.20
267“, “, 1942 set SG486-493 f.u. of reg. censor cover (to Kirkcaldy) black boxed Naval cancel 6-IV-44, slight marks, etc., otherwise fine & unusual. (1)20
268Rhodesia 1910-13 1d SG123/125 & 2d SG126/130 m.m. STC £100 minimum for cheapest shades. (2)10
269“, 1910-13 5d SG143 g.-f.u. STC £60, nice for these. (1)8
270Roumania, P.Os. in Turkey 1896 10pa surch f.u., 1pi f.u. (2 diff.); 1919 set & postal tax complete mint STC £222 (9)28
271St. Helena 1922 11/2d & 3d SG90-91 & ‘22-37 4d to 5/- SG92-5 m.m. with overall toning (from gum) (6)10
272“, 1938-44 m. ranges with vals. to 8d (both), 10/-; u. incl. 3d ult.; ‘48 RSW set m., etc. STC £100+ (33)18
273St. Lucia 1860 (6d) green SG3 used, couple of expertisers’ marks, trimmed at top STC £200 (1)20
274“, 1935 Silver Jub. set SG109-112 g.u. with ‘Castries’ FDI cancels STC £24 (4)7
275St. Vincent 1862-68 4d SG6 unused (part gum) STC £275 as m.m. (1)40
276“, 1862-68 1/- f.u. (a few rough perfs. as normal) STC £120 (1)16
277“, 1862-68 6d SG7 g.-f.u. centred high right STC £75 (1)19
278“, 1869 4d SG12 used, unusual narrow format (possible re-perf?) sold ‘as-is’ STC £160 (1)10
279“, 1875-78 4d SG25 g.u. (would be f.u., but slight nick at right) STC £90 (1)6
280Samoa 1899-1916 m. colln. with 1898-9 surch. set; 1899 1/2d, 1d; 1899-1900 prov. set, 1914-15 set, 1916-19 set, etc. STC £97 (30)18
281“, 1920 Victory set SG143-8 u.m. STC £32 as m.m. (6)7
282“, 1921 set SG149-164 compl. with both perfs. STC £73 (16)12
283Sarawak 1888-97 $1 SG21 l.m.m. some light toning to perfs. STC £100 (1)9
284“, 1947 set SG150-164 u.m. (scarce thus) STC £20 (15)7
285“, 1950-52 def. sets SG171-186 l.m.m.,plus m./u.m. 1c to 12c in pairs with marginal plate Nos. STC £14036
286Serbia 1916-18 (plus a few earlier/later) some used, but mainly unused range of p/stationery covers/cards some better items. Poor to fine throughout. (16 items)14
287Seychelles 1893 45c on 48c SG20 m.m., slightly toned gum STC £35 (103
288“, 1921-32 5r SG123 m.m., short corner perf. STC £110 (1)14
289“, 1938-49 20c SG140 u.m. (scarce thus); 25c, 30c SG141, 142 m.m. difficult 1st colours STC £14517
290“, 1938-49 75c Sg145 m.m. Scarce first colour. STC £85 (1)9
291“, 1948 RSW set SG152-3 f.u. STC £48+ (2)14
292“, 1952 set SG158-72 v.f.u. STC £110 (15)32
293“, 19544-61 set SG174-188 m.m. STC £80 (19)10
294Singapore 1948 $5 RSW SG32 g.u. (better than average for these!) STC £50 (1)15
295“, 1948 $5 RSW SG332 g.u. (usual heavy/smudgy cancel & couple of wrinkles) STC £50 (1)7
296“, 1968-73 p.13 set SG103b-112a l.m.m. STC £90; missing from most collections. (7)12
297Somaliland Protectorate 1938 set SG93-104 m.m. STC £150 (12)18
298“, 1953-58 original set of 12 to 10/- SG137-148 g.u. on ‘front’. attractive item (1)10
299South Africa 1913-18 1/- orange with customs duty overprint, unused, scarce (Barefoot 11) (1)7
300“, 1913-24 10/- SG16 m.m. STC £180, difficult stamp. (1)36
301“, 1925 Air set SG26-29 g.u. STC £100 (4)14
302“, 1932-42 P.Dues SG D22-D29 (no 2d SG D23; but both 6ds SG D29 & 29a) m.m. STC £110+ (7)19
303“, 1950-58 P. Dues 2d, 4d, 6d, 1/- SG D40, D42-44 l.m.m. STC £31+ (4)6
304“, 1950-54 1/- official pair SG O47a u.m. STC £170 (1 pair)20
305S.W.A. 1923-31 seln. of vals. to 1/3, mainly u. singles, high cat. & surely of use to specialist! (41)7
306“, 1923-26 2/6 pair SG37 almost u.m. STC £45 (1)10
307Spain 1930 ‘Span-Am. Expo.’ 1p green Air SG650 with missing portrait in m.m. block of 4. STC c.¤10012
308Sri Lanka 1972-2000 postally u. colln., many compl. sets & high vals. STC £390 (264)38
309Sudan 1902-21 10pi SG28a (chalky) l.m.m. STC £48 (1)10
310“, 1927-41 set SG37-49b m.m. STC £75 (15)12
311Switzerland 1850 10c Rayon II, 5r Rayon I, 15r Rayon III all g.-f.u. with average-good margins. SG6, 10 & 24 (or similar) STC c.£850 (3)50
312“, 1913-16 Pro-Juv. set SG J1-J5 m.m. STC £247+, cheap lot! (6)14
313“, c.1914-30 mainly f.u. colln. on lvs. with better airs, Pro-Juv. 1913-30, etc. STC £1,000+ (107)60
314“, 1919 Airs SG302-3 good to fine m., the 30c signed ‘Pfenninger’ STC £230 (2)32
315“, small ‘Lucky-bag’ with early-modern off-paper stamps incl. the odd few better, plus card with 1948 Fete/Anti TB set used (cancelled 16-7, faults). (100?)10
316Tobago 1879 5/- SG5 (CC) with pen cancel and faked postal cancel. STC £800 as used. Good s’filler.12
317“, 1880 1/- SG12 (CC) m.m. STC £100 (1)10
318“, 1896 1/2d on 4d SG33 f.u. with Feb 14 1897 CDS STC £55 (1)8
319“, 1885-96 1/2d SG20 (CA) in m.m. block of 12 (pl.1) lower right margin damaged & the odd slight tone spot. STC £48+ as m.m. singles. (1)18
320Tonga 1894 surch set SG21-24 plus SG24b m.m. some faults (tone spots, adhesions, etc.) STC £100+ (5)8
321“, 1895 1d, 5d, 71/2d unused/poor m. (5d faults) & 21/2d used SG32,33,34b,35a STC £170+ as m./u. (5)13
322“, 1895 1d on 2d SG25 unused STC £50 as m.m. (1)8
323“, 1895 71/2d on 21/2d SG31 unused STC £60 as m.m., usual rough perfs. (1)7
324“, 1897 10d SG49 m.m. STC £48 (1)9
325Transjordan 1930-39 5m SG198a (coil) m.m., centred left, a few rough perfs. STC £29 (1)4
326“, 1930-39 15m SG200a (coil) m.m. STC £26 (1)5
327Trinidad 1883-94 5/- SG113 m.m. some bluntish perfs. at base. STC £55 (1)9
328“, & Tobago 1913-23 5/- SG155d brown-purple & Violet m.m. STC £100. Nice stamp. (1)14
329“, “, 1935-37 set SG230-238 m.m. STC £65 (9)10
330“, “, 1953-59 set SG267-278 u.m. STC £40 (12)10
331Tristan da Cunha 1952 set m.m. (slightly heavy mounts) STC £140, good set. (12)24
332“, 1952 set SG1-12 g.-f.u. STC £95 (12)22
333“, 1965-67 set SG71-84b m.m. (u.m. from 1/- value) STC £55 (17)9
334Turkey Fascinating small seln. of early stamps & covers (incl. better with unusual marks, censor, etc.). Mixed condition throughout. (14 items)18
335Turks & Caicos 1881 1/- SG52 g.-f.u. (very nice for these) STC £150 (1)15
336“, 1900-10 m.&u. with badge types to 1/-, E7 to 1/-, etc. STC £80+ (29)12
337“, 1900-04 3/- SG109 l.m.m., but light gum toning STC £80 (1)13
338“, 1937-50 GVI complete m.&/or u., with ‘38 set (top 3 vals. u.) plus extras, SW set m., 1950 set m., & the rest. STC £240 (60)48
339“, 1950 set SG221-233 u.m. STC £35 (13)20
340“, QV range, fair to fine, with 1867 1d unused, 6d u. (clipped); 1873-79 1d unused (2, one with throat flaw), etc. STC £550+ as m./u. (11)48
341“, GV ranges mainly m., with 1913 to 2/-, 1917-19 War Tax, 1921 set, 1922 to 2/-, 3/-, 1928 set to 1/-, 1935 Silver Jubilee set, etc. STC £146+ (72)28
342USA 1861 24c grey SG74b g.u. (sl. faults, but looks nice) STC £275 (1)10
343“, 1924 set x2, 1925 Lexington set x2, 1925 Norse set x2 (mixed u.m./m.m.) STC £178 as m.m. (16)10
344“, 1944-90s 2 cover albs. with seln. of FDCs, p/stationery items, some ‘commem. packs’, etc. (200+)18
345“, 1992 Columbian Expo set of 6 MSs u.m. SG MS2660a-2660f (6 MSs)8
346Zanzibar 1897 21/2d on 4a SG175 m.m., light gum toning, expertiser’s mark STC £90 (1)11
347“, 1897 21/2d on 4a SG177 mm. STC £110 (1)22
348“, 1908-09 3r SG236 l.m.m. STC £32 (1)6
349“, 1926-27 75c SG309 m.m. ‘flat gum’ STC £28 (1)3
350“, 1952 set to 2/- SG339-349 & 1957 set f.u. STC £30+ (26)4
351“, 1957 set SG358-72 fine mint STC £42 (15)7
352“, 1961 set SG375-388 l.m.m. STC £42 (16)7

United Kingdom Lots

3531840 1d black ‘J-F’ f.u. 4 very good margins STC £375 minimum (1)70
3541840 1d black in horiz pair ‘H-A/H-B’ four margins, used STC £750+ minimum. (1)130
3551840 2d ‘D-C’ g.u. with 4 good margins STC £900 minimum. (1)110
3561840 2d blue ‘J-D’ 3+ margins, just into at lower right, shows parts of adjacent stamps above & below. Light, black Maltese Cross cancel. (1)38
3571841 1d reds (4) & 2d blues (6), mostly 3 or nearly 4 margins, all with light cancels and above average.36
3581841 1d reds with London numeral Maltese Crosses (5, 6, 8 & 10) g.u. STC £660 (4)30
3591841 2d (x4) with 4 good margins, nice lot STC £340 minimum (4)20
3601841 2d (x4) with 4 margins (some a little close) STC £340 minimum (4)20
3611854-57 1d red SG29 (lar. crown p.16) x10 attractive, despite most having perf. faults (slightly trimmed, etc.). Still useful. (10)12
3621854-57 2d SG19/20a g.u. with part Belfast Spoon cancel. STC £100 minimum (1)7
3631854-57 2d SG23/23a wmk. small crown p.14 f.u. - very nice for these. STC £225 minimum (1)14
3641854-57 2d SG27 (lar. crown p.16) g.-f.u. STC £450 (1)26
3651856-58 1d & 2d SG36, 36a (lar. crown p.16) f.u., nice for these STC £445 (2)24
3661858-79 1d plates plate nos. 200 to 224 g.u. STC £550+ (25)30
3671858-79 1d pl. 170 in used block of 12 ‘N-J’ to ‘Q-L’, some slight discolouration &/or scuffing, but mainly g.u. Unusual and scarce multiple. (1)18
3681858-79 1d plate nos. 219 to 224 g.u., nice for these, key plates. STC £304 (6)24
3691858-79 1d pl.219 g.u. scarce plate STC £85 (1)8
3701858-79 1d pl.223 g.u. with 7 Oct 1879 CDS, scarce as such STC £75+ (1)10
3711858-79 1d pl.224 g.u. STC £65 (1)7
3721858-79 2d set of plates, 7 to 15 g.u. STC £368 (7)20
3731870 1/2d Sg48/49 plates 3 to 20 (no plate 9!) & 1/2d SG51/52 pl.1 & 3 g.u. quite a few with CDSs. (15)26
3741855-57 4d SG66 (medium garter) g.-f.u. lightly cancelled, nice for these. STC £425 (1)20
3751862-64 3d SG76 g.u. STC £325 (1)1
3761865-67 4d SG93/94 pl. 7 to 14 g.u., decent for these. STC £800 (8)20
3771865-67 6d pl.5 & 6 SG96/97 each with faults. STC £230 (2)12
3781865-67 9d SG98 (emblems) g.u. STC £580, relatively scarce! (1)20
3791867-80 3d SG102/103 pl.4 to 10 g.u. set of plates STC £790 (7)20
3801867-80 9d SG110 (deep shade) g.u. STC £325 (1)11
3811867-80 1/- SG115/117 pl.4 to 7 f.u. set (Pl.5, 6 & 7 are wing margins) CDS STC £245+ (4)18
3821872-73 6d SG123 pale buff pl.11 & 12 g.u. STC £450 (2)15
3831867-83 5/- SG126 pl.2 av.-sound used STC £1,500, difficult stamp. (1)26
3841873-80 21/2d SG139/141 pl.1 to 17 complete set (scarce thus) g.u., much above average STC £1,895 (18)46
3851873-80 21/2d SG142 pl.17 to 20 with CDS cancels STC £235 (4)15
3861873-80 3d SG143/144 set of 9 plates (pl.11 to 20) g.u. STC £775; pl.16 with Jersey cancel. (9)18
3871873-80 6d SG146/147 set of plates (pl.13 to 17), g.u. much above average. STC £520 pl. 15 ‘St.Thomas’16
3881873-80 1/- SG148/150 set of plates (pl.8 to 13) g.u. decent for these. STC £995 (6)26
3891873-80 1/- SG151 (spray) pl.13 g.u. with 8 Jan 81 CDS. STC £700 (1)32
3901873-80 1/- SG151 pl.13, 4d SG 152 pl.15, 4d SG153 pl.15 & 16, 4d SG154 pl.17 & 8d SG156 average/sound to good used. scarce lot. STC £2,700 (6)42
3911873-80 4d SG153 pl.15 & 16 g.u. with CDS cancels, scarce as such STC £625 (2)18
3921873-80 8d SG156 g.u. (reperfed at right) STC £350 (1)12
3931880-83 3d SG158 pl.20 & 21 g.-f.u. STC £250 (2)13
3941880-83 1/- SG163 pl.13 & 14 g.-f.u. STC £320 (2)14
3951883-84 5/- SG180 g.-f.u. neat ‘JY 14 84’ CDS STC £250, attractive. (1)18
3961883-84 2/6, 5/- & 10/- SG178-183 g.u. nice for these (2/6 & 5/- CDS) STC £935 (3)55
3971883-84 5d SG193 g.u., good colour, Edinburgh ‘131’ Duplex cancel. STC £210 (1)12
3981883-84 1/- SG196 f.u. (Wallingford ‘19 MY 84’ CDS), g.u. STC £325 (1)14
3991883-84 1/- SG196 g.u. (green a little washed), STC £325 (1)11
4001883-86 9d Gov’t Parcels SG O63 av. used, STC £1,050, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ (1)18
4011887-1900 set SG197-214 m./m.m. set (nice for these) STC £650 (14)60
4021896-1902 1/2d Office of Works official SG O33 f.u. STC , looks OK, but ‘as-is’ (1)12
4031902-10 set to 1/- SG215-257 (all appear DLR), good m.m. set (above average STC £691 minimum (15)60
4041902-10 set to 5/- SG213-264 with CDS cancels all appear DLR printings. STC £745 minimum (17)30
4051903 21/2d Admiralty official SG O105 g.u. STC £150, sold ‘as-is’ (1)12
4061911 p.15x14 set SG279a-286 g.-f.u. with CDSs. STC £90 (5)9
4071911-12 Mackennals, the five sets between SG321 & 350. m.m. or u.m. STC £141 minimum. (10)12
4081912-24 set to 1/- SG351-395 m.m., good for these STC £250 (15)36
4091912-24 14 vals. to 1/- SG 351-395 (no 9d green) m.m. STC £176 minimum (14)22
4101913 1/2d SG397 (mult. cypher) g.u., but couple of slightly trimmed perfs. at base. STC £180 (1)16
4111913 2/6 SG399 deep sepia brown & 2/6 SG400 sepia brown g.u. with CDSs STC £350. (2)24
4121915 2/6 the four shades of the DLR printings (some small faults). STC £1,005 (4)26
4131915 10/- DLR SG411/413 g.u. STC £800 (1)65
4141918-19 BW set to 10/- SG413a-417, g.u., decent for these. STC £385 minimum (1)16
4151924-26 SG418-429 (block wmk) set to 1/- plus 6d shade m.m. STC £122 (13)14
4161924-25 Wembley sets SG430-433 f.u. sets, scarce as such. STC £126 (4)14
4171924 Wembley 2 used sets, 2x 11/2d; 1925 Wembley 1d u. (x4); set mint (small thins) STC £197 (12)19
4181924-25 Wembley sets 1929 PUC to 21/2d & 1935 Silver Jubilee sets u.m. STC £112+ as m.m. (12)18
4191934-36 set SG439-449 m.m. STC £50 (11)8
4201934 2/6 re-engraved SG450 l.m.m. STC £80 (1)12
4211934 re-engraved Seahorse set, SG450-452 g.u. STC £190 (3)16
4221935 bklt. SG BB29 (No.336 - Punch) with pane of 11/2d, part pane of 3 11/2d & single 1/2d. STC £525 as complete. (1)12
4231937-47 11/2d bklt pane SG464b (‘Saving is simple’/‘Home Safe’) with selvedge, m.m. STC £120 (1)18
4241937-51 GVI u.m. commems., almost complete (missing only 1946 Victory). STC £59+ (19)12
4251937 Coron. SG461/461a m.m./u.m. 4-block with ‘Colon Flaw’ Variety (this u.m.) STC £70+ (block of 4)9
4261939-48 2/6 SG476 u.m. STC £95 (1)18
4271939-48 2/6 to £1 SG476b-478c, one of each value u.m. STC £105 (4)22
4281939 10/- dark blue SG478, mint (gum not too fresh), very attractive. STC £260 (1)28
4291948 RSW set SG493-494 u.m. STC £40+ (2)10
4301948 RSW set SG493-4 m.m. STC £40+ (2)10
4311948 RSW set SG493-4 f.u. STC £40+ (2)10
4321948 RSW set on plain, addressed FDC (Aberdour CDSs) STC £425, slight faults, but scarce. (1)30
4331951 Festival of Britain labels (Greater London Fund for the Blind) sheetlet, red, of 10. Cost 2/6 per sheet, a few tone spots and a couple of split perfs., still attractive & scarce. (1)6
4341951 set SG509-512 l.m.m. (2/6 & 5/- are u.m.) STC £100 (4)13
4351952-54 Tudor Crown set SG515-531 u.m., scarce as such. STC £100 (17)18
4361955-58 Castles set SG536-9 l.m.m. (10/- u.m.) (4)24
4371955-58 St. Edward’s Crown set SG540-556 u.m. STC £160 (18)24
4381958-61 Graphite lined set SG587-594 u.m., good perfs. STC £110 (8)22
4391958-61 Graphite set SG587-594 l.m.m., good perfs. STC £110 (8)15
4401958-61 Graphite set SG587-594 g.-f.u., good perfs. STC £70 (8)10
4411959-63 BW Castle set SG595a-598a & 1967-68 Castle set SG759-762 u.m. (8)7
4421959 Phos. Graphite set SG599-609 u.m. (8)17
4431962 NPY, 1963 F.f.H. & Red Cross phosphor sets SG631p-635p, 642p-644p l.m.m. STC £133 (8)15
4441963 F.f.H. phos. set SG634p-635p u.m. STC £33 (2)8
4451963 Red Cross phos. set SG642p-644p u.m. STC £65 (3)12
4461963-65 u.m. phos. sets ‘63 Compac, ‘64 Shakespeare, Geographical & ‘65 Battle of Britain. STC £7012
4471963-64 phosphor sets on FDCs, ideal for f.u. sets - 1963 Lifeboat, 1964 Shakespeare, Geographical & Botanical. STC £94 as basic stamps. (4 covers)15
4481969 Cook’s booklet (2 panes with trimmed perfs.), 1972 £1 W’wood bklt. (perfs. g.-f.) STC £88 (2)11
4491971-80 seln. of presentation packs, high face value (21)8
4501977-83 High val. Machin set SG1026-1028 u.m. STC £60. High face. (8)15
4511978-2000 seln. of FDCs - mainly MSs (with dupl.) some better cancels, etc. nice lot. (27)17
4521987-90 FDC colln. in Royal Mail cover album, incl. better. (55+)14
4531988 Castle High val. set (18 Oct) f.u., each val. on Benham Silk card with special cancel. (4)5
4541988 £1 in u.m. cyl. blocks of 4 (1H, 1I); plus 1994 £1x 3 blocks (3F, 3H, 3J) all margins torn horiz. (5)16
4551990-94 seln. of signed FDCs with special alt. cancels (eg. Drum Castle Rose Gdn.; Rochester, Kent [Xmas Carol], etc.). High original cost & catalogue value. The odd slight fault, most fine. (8)19
4561991-95 FDC colln. in Royal Mail binder, incl. better. (61)15
4571992 Castle High val. set (24 Mar.), each value on Benham Silk card with special cancel. (4 cards)5
4581996-98 colln. of Bureau FDCs in album (37)14
4591999-2001 colln. of Bureau FDCs in alb. incl. Millennium issues, Prestige panes, etc. (39)17
4602000-10 seln. of pres. packs each with MS incl. Queen Mother, Burns, Guides, etc. High cat. (12)20
4612000-2002 bundle of Bureau FDCs with commems., MSs, Prestige Panes, etc. High cat. (33)12
4622003-05 bundle of Bureau FDCs the continuation of the last lot. (64)20
4632006 bundle of Bureau FDCs must be virtually complete, most fine (23)16
4642007 Bureau FDCs a continuation of the collection offered over the last few lots (29)19
4652008 Bureau FDCs a continuation of the last lot, mostly fine (23)17
4662009 (Jan) to 2010 (Mar) Bureau FDCs with better - high original cost and a lot scarcer than you may think (one to tuck away for years to come?). (34)24
467QV Line-engraved used seln. - 1854-57 1d small crown p.16 SG21 x2, 2d lar. crown p.14 x2; 1858-79 2d pl.15; 1870 11/2d pl.3 x2, 1870 1/2d pl.5 & 6 (these on pieces), 6 & 13 x2. a few faults, but well above average and STC £565 (12)38
468E7 2/6, 5/- & 10/-, each g.u. or better. (3)36
469Useful dupl. seln. of u. stamps - Seahorse with 5/- (3); GVI 10/- dark blue (3), Festival 10/- (3), £1 (2); etc. High catalogue lot. (32)28
470E7 10/- g.-f.u. Folkestone ‘JY 18 10’ CDS STC £200 (1)26
471Large box of albums, pages, s/books & pkts., incl. some Channel Is., a few 1d stars p’mark interest, etc.24
472QV-QE u. colln. in alb.; the odd few better seen, in SG Wyon alb. (this worth estimate alone!) (100s)20
473Unusual colln. of odds & ends incl. (in no particular order) Channel Tunnel Gift Pack, Millennium Moment Document x2; bundle of u. commems. in blocks; FDCs incl. better; High values; a signed cover; some presentation packs; ... (100+)18
474Pres. Packs - Machin high vals. pre-dec. (No7); Dec. (No18, No 38) & 1997 (No91) g.-f. (4)12
475Tin with off paper stamps, mostly 1970s onwards (little Xmas, High vals., or Millennium) 1Kg+ (1,000s)12
476Box with albums, pages & loose, take a look!12
477Pres. Packs - pre-dec. ‘regionals’ & Shakespeare pack (original cond. - ie detached strips, etc.) (4)5

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