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Monday, 6th February 2017

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All World Mixed Lots

1Box with seventy-two tobacco tins, many filled with stamps, others just a few. Take a look. (1,000s)32
2A varied & interesting accumulation of early to modern including old ranges in pkts., extensive leaves with better Commonwealth, etc. (1,000s)30
3Box with on & off-paper stamps in pkts. & envelopes, couple of pocket s/books, SG GB Windsor (green 1840-1984) vol I & II almost new with a few stamps in place; covers, cards & much else. (1,000s)28
4Large box, incl. Imperial vol.2 (sparse); ephemera (prints); oh, and there are some stamps too!24
5A similar lot to lot 1, but in 56 tins. (1,000s)24
61981 Royal Wedding colln in alb. & loose, on & off-paper world stamps in pkts., junior albums & more. Hours of fun! (1,000s)19
7Box with World kiloware, mostly 1950s-80s, some others too. (1,000s)18
8Box with world sorting lot (strength in UK) with on & off-paper, UK Forces covers (some earlier, but much 1970s), FDCs, junior albums, s/books, and more. (1,000s)18
9Heavy box packed with stamps on alb. lvs., s/leaves, in a few albums & s/books, some covers, cards and ephemera ... plenty to sort! (1,000s)18
10Box with off-paper sorted into pkts.; cigar box with Belgian bundleware; a little kiloware; a few p/cards; hours of sorting required! (1,000s)17
11Box with four s/books (these probably of more use than their contents! - UK, France & New Zealand), a box & a tin with mainly off-paper world stamps (much colourful thematics). (1,000s)16
12Box incl. 1kg world kiloware; a few covers; off-paper stamps in pkts., etc. (1,000s)15
13Small box with on & off-paper stamps in pkts., France on lvs., some covers, cards and others. (1,000s)14
14Odd, dupl. mix in six s/books, incl. Australia, UK, Reunion; plus two Australian postbooks. (1,000s)14
15Shoebox filled with off-paper stamps in pkts., some covers, etc. A few more interesting items seen, possibility of some decent ‘finds’! (100s)12
16Quantity of world kiloware (a few off-paper too), mostly older than usual (much 1970s-80s) (1,000s)12
17Tin with c.1Kg world on & off-paper mix. (1,000s)12
18Small sorting mix with stamps & MSs in pkts., FDCs in alb., cig. cards, etc. somewhat ‘smoky’. (100s)12
19Box with on & off paper stamps in pkts., s/leaves & loose, plus 2005 SG Australia catalogue. (1,000s)12
20Sorting box with world ranges in s/books (some of the smaller ones are empty), albums with UK, some covers, cards, etc. little of individual value, but useful lot. (1,000s)11
21Tin with c.700gr of world kiloware, a few off-paper. (1,000s)10
22Box with sorting mix, all manner of items philatelic & otherwise! little individual value seen. (1,000s)10
23On & off-paper stamp seln. in small box, much Australia (& a 2002 Australian catalogue) (1,000s)9
24A similar lot to the last, but a 2004 catalogue. (1,000s)9
25Kiloware from charity source, predominantly modern UK; some double weight & unfranked. (1,000s)9
26World kiloware - a similar lot to the last. 1Kg+ (1,000s)9
27Small seln. in box with cig. cards, ephemera, junior albums & p/stationery cards, etc. (100s)6
28Box with on & off-paper world stamps, predom. UK; a few postcards; Hungary on leaves, etc. (1,000s)6

British Commonwealth Lots

291935 Silver Jubilee. Small, attractive leather-bound album (each page with hand illustrated ink drawings), with mint sets incl. Australia, Canada, Falklands, India, S.Rhodesia, etc. STC c.£40075
30Nice lot of slightly better stamps on s/cards & s/lvs., etc.strength QV to GVI/early QE, with better incl. Newfoundland, S. Africa, Ireland, Indian States, etc. mixed cond., but much is v.f. (Plus bundle of modern UK on-paper, much of this unfranked). (100s)70
311937 Coronation similar album to that in lot 28 (also with hand illustrated pages), apparently complete, STC £20040
3264 page s/book well-filled with various ranges, early -modern m. or u. (much is u.m. in sets/short sets). Some dupl. inplaces, still an enormous variety for checking/sorting. (1,000s)40
33Appealing m.&u. ranges of QV-early QE stamps on s/lvs., etc. with plenty of potential & interest for the specialist. incl. Mauritius, Montserrat, Leewards, India, Seychelles. (1,000s)36
34GVI mostly l.m.m., some u.m. & a few used. Sets & part sets in s/cards. STC £800+ (28 cards)36
351948 RSW u.m. low vals. apparently compl., plus FID, Fiji, Montserrat & UK high vals u.m. (74)26
36Box with albums & pages incl. Imperial for 1928-end of GV, picked but interest remaining, other India, Malta & Hong Kong.20
371948/49 RSW sets for Cayman m.m.; Leewards & Montserrat u.m.; BVI u.m. (but rust spot in margin) 816
38Early-modern used collection in album. Most bulk in middle period Australia & Canada, most value elsewhere! Mixed condition throughout. (100s)12
39Omnibus issues, mostly u.m. 1981 R.Wedding sets (incl. better), some in gutter pairs, plus others. (100s)12
40Omnibus issues m.&u. sets in s/book from ‘53 Coron.; ‘72 S. Wedding; ‘77 S. Jubilee, etc. (100s)10
41Early-modern off-paper stamps (incl. UK) 250gr., some duplication. (1,000s)8

Coins, Postcards, Other Collectables, etc.

42Cigarette & Trade Cards ‘Chix’ famous footballers (Series No 2) 1956, seln of cards, mixed cond. (33)6
43Cinderella stockbook with wonderful collection/accumulation of labels, some patriotic, mostly philatelic exhibitions, etc., from earlies to modern. Rarely offered in this quantity/quality (despite the odd fault & usual repro. item, they’re mostly well above average). (100s)95
44“, Scottish labels - s/book with seln. of labels incl. Burns, Wallace, Philatelic Society items, a few SNP stickers, etc. Mostly 1970s onwards. (200+)30
45“, Scottish Sunday School labels (St Oswald’s, Glasgow Cathederal, Iona, etc.) (70 labels)8
46Coins UK seln. of 1ds (much QV & E7 - but worn), some 1/2ds, half crowns, etc.18
47“, Fiji 1974 $25 coin, silver proof in case. (1)15
48“, UK 1977 Jubilee Crown, silver proof in case (1)10
49“, UK 1977 Crown, as last. (1)10
50“, UK 1999 £5 Diana silver proof in case. (1)12
51“, UK 2005 60th Anniv. £2 silver proof (with gold plating), in case. (1)14
52“, Tub of coins from charity source, some older, some bi-metal items (not many $ or ¤ coins). 2Kg+7
53“, Tub, similar to the last lot. 2Kg+ (100s)7
54“, Shoebox with proof sets incl. UK ‘73, 74 (2), 75 (2), 76, 77 (2), Westminster Gibraltar Beatrix Potter proof set of 6 crowns; various other made-up year sets, etc. (17 cases/packs)36
55“, Hong Kong 1997 b.u. set, 7 coins to $10, sl. faults to slip case, otherwise fine. (1)3
56“, UK 1970 & 1971 Royal Mint proof sets, slight faults to slip cases, othrwise fine. (2)7
57“, UK 1972 Proof set, fine. (1)7
58Die casts Spot On (triang) ‘260’ Royal Rolls Royce, Phantom V (1963). Small area of paint loss on shoulder of roof & only one flag, otherwise near mint. In plastic box STC c.£300 (1)40
59Photos Paris - tourist views, old sepia photos on cards c.16.5x10.5cm, c.1890s, all subject to foxing to a greater or lesser degree; some beautiful scenes! (25)28
60Postcards shoebox with seln. of cards from charity source, mostly Scottish used/unused, 1960s/80s(100s)6
61“, Scottish Islands, mostly Hebrides & incl. Skye, Islay & Gigha, mostly 1960s, with better. (62)28
62“, Shipping - Paquebot, p’marks, etc. range of cards all with UK stamps c.1903-48, far flung locations & varied cancels/cachets incl. Trinidad, Malta, Halifax (CDN), Cabo Verde, etc. wear to some. (18)38

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

63SG Stamps of the World 2008 set of 5 vols., g.-f. 2nd hand. Useful lot. Unsuitable for posting! (5)18
64SG Commonwealth catalogue 2013 good 2nd hand, useful RRP £79.95! (1)18
65Box of Philatelic literature (general ‘how to’, to specialised catalogues of UK cancels, etc.) Plus a large quantity of FDCs (some ‘Stuart’ covers, others with traffic light blocks of 6, etc.) (100s)15
66SG Universal alb. (with white unfaced lvs.) maroon 22-ring. Fine unused (1)7

Stamps Arranged by Country

67Aden 1937-63 m.&u. seln. on s/card, ‘37 to 3a m, 31/2a u., ‘39 to 1r m., etc. mostly fine. (25)11
68Antigua 1938-51 2/6 f.u. 1948 RSW set f.u. STC £39+ (3)10
69Ascension 1938-53 5/- SG46 (p131/2) m.m. STC £95 (1)19
70“, GVI mint seln. with ‘34 vals. to 8d, ‘38-53 to 1/-; Coronation & Victory sets. STC £100+ (21)20
71Australia 1913 5/- SG30 g.u. STC £350, scarce stamp. (1)36
72“, 1926-30 2d SG89 m.m., centred right STC £40 (1)5
73“, 1934-53 mainly GVI u.m. incl. ‘38 10/- l.m.m., later high vals., etc., some blocks. STC £135 (110)12
74“, 1937-48 Robes high vals. av-g.u. (£1 heavy); 1948-56 2/- to £2 g.-f.u. (8)6
75“, 1937-49 10/- SG177s (Specimen overprint) l.m.m. STC £32 (1)9
76“, 1937-49 £1 SG178s (Specimen overprint) m.m., small spot in gum. STC £700 (1)95
77“, 1990 seln. Pres. packs (just a couple earlier) to 1994, selection with c.$75+ face. (25)14
78“, 1995-97 seln. Pres packs face c.$30 (9)7
79“, 1996-99 seln. of packs incl. better, high face. (28)13
80“, 1998-2000 seln. of Presentation packs face $50+ (16)14
81“, 2001-2002 seln. of Presentation packs with better c.$90+ face (24)15
82“, 2003 small bundle of Presentation packs RRP c.$50 (11)10
83“, 2004-05 bundle of Presentation packs RRP $86+ (23)16
84“, 2006 seln. of presentation packs RRP c.$60 (12)12
85“, 1996-2000 seln. of large format packs face c.$84 (17)17
86“, 2001-02 seln. of large format presentation packs face $54+ (8)9
87“, 2003-05 seln. of large format packs (mostly sheetlets of 10) face $76+ (13)13
88“, 2006-07 seln. of large format presentation packs, incl. sheetlets of 10. Face $62+ (11)12
89“, 2008-10 seln. of large format pres. packs, with sheetlets of 10 face c.$74+ (13)14
90“, P. Dues 1913-23 1d SG D78a (wmk. s’ways) u.m. horiz. pair (sl. toning); ‘38 1d, 6d, 1/- f.u.; ‘58-60 vals. to 2/- u.m. STC £150 (13)22
91“, GVI period u.m. coil pairs with SG179a, 181a, 203a, 235a, 237da, etc. STC £100+ (7)20
92“, & States m&u. colln. in album to 1970, many decent values seen - good ranges of GV heads & roos, early commems. & sets; plus useful looking States. Nice lot. Worth checking. (100s)44
93Australian States, Remaindered colln. in album; mainly NSW, SA & WA some useful remain. (c.240)46
94“, Tasmania 1853 4d SG5/12 (probably SG11?) cut to shape, used, slightly thin at top. STC £375+ (1)34
95“, Victoria 1878 2d SG198 on lilac (emergency printing), f.u. Very scarce. STC £800 (1)120
96“, “, 1899-1901 3d SG362 m.m. STC £32 (1)5
97Bahamas 1863-80 1/- ‘CA’ p.121/2 STC £300, a few rough perfs. (1)36
98“, 1930 Tercent. set SG126-130 m.m. (2/- looks u.m.) STC £70 (5)11
99Bahamas QV-QE m.&u. ranges on s/leaf with better vals. seen (eg ‘42 Landfall vals. to 1/- & 5/-; £1 SG216, etc.) generally fine cond., must be viewed. (200+)32
100“, GVI m./u.m. incl. 1942 Columbus to 1/- ‘48 to 5/- (u.m.), etc. STC £70 (25)12
101Bahrain 1938-48 m. incl. better/scarcer vals. with ‘38-41 vals. to 12a (STC £170); ‘42-45 vals. incl. 3p to 1r3p, etc. STC £280+ (24)36
102“, 1948-57 (mostly) m.m. seln. on s/card GVI to 5r on 5/-. useful lot; scarcer than cat. suggests. (40+)10
103Barbados 1852-55 (4d brownish red) SG5, lightly used 3 margins, into at base. STC £275 (1)38
104“, 1855-58 1/2d, 1d, 1858 6d & 1/- x2 SG7, 8, 11, 12 & 12a. all 4 margins. STC £485 (5)32
105“, 1855-58 1/2d, 1d, 1858 6d & 1/- x2 shades (SG7, 9, 11, 12, 12a) 6d 3 margins, rest 4 margins. STC £47528
106“, 1861-70 4d SG25 dull rose red STC £160 m.m., scarce. (1)14
107“, 1873 3d SG63 fresh mint, slightly off-centre STC £325 (1)26
108“, 1873 5/- SG64 g.u. (sl. faults - thinning, etc.) scarce stamp. STC £300 (1)30
109“, 1875-81 1d shades SG73 & 74 m.m. STC £280; slight imperfections to SG74, but still good for these.18
110“, 1875-81 3d SG75 m.m. STC £170 (1)14
111“, 1892-1903 set to 2/6 (1 x 2/6) SG105-114 g.u. STC £114+ (10)14
112“, 1892-1948 m. or u. seln. incl. 1899 1d on blued paper f.u. (SG127 looks OK), 1909-10 6d SG168a, ‘38-47 21/2d blue (mult.) in strip of 5 with ‘mark on ornament) u.m, etc. STC £195 (24)30
113“, 1905 2/6 SG144 m.m. STC £65 (1)9
114“, 1909 set to 1/- SG163-169 m.m. STC £90 (5)11
115“, 1909 set SG163-169 g.u. STC £75 (5)10
116“, 1912-16 short set to 2/- SG170-179 g.u. STC £150+ (10)15
117“, 1920 Victory 2/- f.u. (plus 3/- SG211 indistinct cancel covering small surface thin) STC £170 (2)20
118“, 1921-24 3/- SG228 g.u., slightly rough perfs. STC £85 (1)13
119“, 1925-35 1/- to 3/- 4 vals. SG237-239 m.m. STC £47+ (4)8
120“, 1925-35 p.131/2x121/2 set to 1/- SG230a-237a m.m. STC £120+ (mark on back of 21/2d) (5)13
121“, 1938-47 p.14 1/2d green, 1/2d orange, 4d black all m.m., etc. STC £80+ (5)12
122“, 1938-50 m.m. seln. with ‘38 & ‘50 defin. sets, etc. STC £117 (34) (f)24
123“, 1948 RSW set SG265-266 m.m. STC £17+ (2)5
124“, 1950 l.m.m. set SG271-282 missing 48c SG279); some sl. faults, most incl. $2.40 fine. (12)8
125“, GVI mint collection on stockleaf with 1937 Coronation, 1939 Tercentenary, 1948 RSW, 1949 UPU & 1950 definitive sets m.m./l.m.m. STC £96 (f)34
126Basutoland 1938 set (no 5/- SG27) SG18-28 l.m.m. STC £65+ (10)15
127Bechuanaland QV-QE mainly mint selection on stockcard. QV to 2d (these used) GV to 6d, GVI to 2/6 & QE to 1/- high cat. (49)18
128Bermuda 1918-22 10/- SG54 very l.m.m. centred high right STC £180 (1)44
129“, 1938-52 short set to 1/- SG110-115 m.m. STC £133+ minimum. (some flattish gum) (10)16
130“, useful looking m.&u. seln. on two s/leaves, well worth checking carefully. High cat. (c.270)22
131Botswana 1974 Minerals set SG322-335 u.m. STC £50+ (14)8
132British Antarctic Terr. 1969 (25 Jan) unaddressed cover with the then full set of 15 stamps tied by ‘Base Z/Halley Bay’ CDSs. SG1-15 STC £120+ (1)30
133Br. Central Africa 1895 2/6 SG26 (no wmk.) light fiscal use; useful filler, STC £350 as postal. (1)20
134Br. 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)38
135“, 1890-95 8a grey SG13 l.m.m. from top sheet edge (‘N’ wmk.) STC £275, fine stamp. (1)50
136Br. Guiana 1860s small u. seln. stated to be (but please check for yourself) SG49, 55, 72, 92. Slight faults, but all attractive & useful s’fillers. STC £275 (4)20
137“, 1863-76 8c, 12c, 24c SG112,113,114 g.-f.u. the odd slight fault. STC £220 (3)24
138“, 1876-79 96c SG134 used, sl. rounded corner, some toning & light creasing. STC £250, unusual. (1)12
139Br. Occup. of Italian Cols. Somalia 1948 set to 5/- SG S10-S20 m.m. STC £42 (11)7
140Br. Postal Agencies in E. Arabia 1948-60 m.&u. ranges incl. some sets (‘48 Olympics, ‘53 Coron., etc.) & similar seln. for Kuwait, much scarcer tan the catalogue suggests! Decent ranges. (97)18
141Br. Solomon Is. 1937-48 compl. SG57-80 with defin. set to 10/- & RSW set. m.m./l.m.m. STC £100 (f)28
142Br. Virgin Is. 1937-51 m.m. seln. with 1938 defins. to 2/6 & 5/-, etc. STC £47 (19)9
143“, 1952 set SG136-147 u.m. (scarce as such) STC £50 (12)15
144Burma 1927 SG1-15 14 vals. to 5r g.u. (no 8a SG11) STC £73+ (14)9
145“, 1937 10r SG16 g.u. STC £100, scarce GVI stamp. (1)14
146“, 1937 15r SG17 g.u. STC £270 missing value from most collections. (1)44
147“, 1949/50 range of commercial covers Rangoon-Glasgow, wide range of stamps. most with wax seals(30+)6
148Cameroun 1961 Sterling surch set SG286-297a u.m.; light gum bends on 1/2d & 1d, rest fine all marginal, some with imprint dates. STC £70+ (12)19
149Canada 1859-1999 mm.&u. colln. on leaves. Some duplication, poor to fine incl. many better/higher cat. items, but check carefully. Ideal starter collection, or useful for specialist checking. (100s)36
150“, 1880s-1960s m. or u. fair-fine incl. QV heads, GV coils, back of book, P. Dues, FFCs (one incl. SG310), etc. STC £550 (22, 3 covers)32
151“, 1892-98 Maple lvs. 6c SG147 unused, few blunt perfs. STC £60 as m.m. (1)5
152“, 1897 $1 Silver Jubilee SG136 g.-f.u. STC £500 (1)140
153“, 1897 $2 SG137 g.u. (heavyish ‘Toronto’ roller cancel) STC £400 (1)65
154“, 1951 $1 Fisherman SG433 u.m. ST C£40 (1)10
155“, Registration stamps 1875-92 u. range incl. the scarce 8c (decent-looking, but some rough/blunt perfs. at right). STC £280+ (8)30
156“, QV seln. on s/leaf with dupl. (useful for shades) high cat., but mixed condition. (Plus 1908 20c SG 195, this poor mint, but STC £160) (36)14
157“, Dupl. seln. of 2c registered stamps SG R1, etc. ideal for shades/p’marks & a few other values incl. 5c green, etc. STC £440 minimum, poor to fine. (330)10
158Cayman Is. 1902-03 6d & 1/- SG6 & 7 (CA) u.m. (minor bend on 1/-) STC £95 as m.m. (2)9
159“, 1912-20 short set to 3/- SG40-50 m.m. STC £59+ (11)11
160“, 1938-48 complete range of basic stamps SG115-126a, all shades & perfs. except 6d SG122b m.m. STC c.£296. Nice, useful lot (22)28
161“, 1950 set SG135-147 m.m. STC £80 (13)12
162“, 1962-64 set SG165-179 m.m. STC £90 (15)12
163Ceylon 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG379-382 g.u. STC £20 (4)5
164“, 1938-49 m.m. defin. seln. with 2c (2), 3c (2), 5c, 6c, 10c, 15c, 20c, 25c, 30c, 50c (3) & 5r. Duplicates apparently all different perforations & STC £225 as such. (15) (f)50
165“, QV and E7 m.&u. range on stockleaf. STC £330+ (63)12
166Cook Is. small early-1960s m.&u. seln. on s/leaf, some earlies with sl. faults. High cat. & useful. (31)10
167Cyprus 1880 6d SG5 pl.16 m. (part gum) STC £500, slight faults - perfs., etc - still attractive. (1)34
168“, 1937-51 m.m. collection including Coronation & Victory sets, plus 1938-51 definitive set (no 90pi SG162), STC c.£225+ (24) (f)38
169“, 1938-51 3/4pi & 21/2pi two key stamps SG153, 156 l.m.m. STC £67 (2)9
170Dominica 1877-79 4d SG7 l.m.m. STC £130, nice for these. (1)13
171“, 1951 set SG120-134 u.m. STC £50 (15)15
172“, 1963-65 set SG162-178 l.m.m. STC £50 (18)10
173Egypt 1888 P. Due set SG D66-70 m.m. (5m SG D67 is used) some faults, etc. STC c.£300+ (5)36
174Estonia 1937 Relief Fund set SG130-133 g.u. STC £54+ (4)6
175“, 1936 Abbey, 1938 Literary sets f.u. & 1938 Relief Fund set m.m. SG126-129, 134-7, 140-3. (12)7
176Falkland Is. 1878-79 1d unused, slightly rough perfs., hint of minute hinge thin?; 6d g.u. ‘FI’ cancel; 1/- m., slight gum toning etc. still an attractive trio, SG1, 3 & 4. STC £900+ as m.m./f.u. (3)48
177“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG139-142 m.m. (1d & 1/- are u.m.) STC £48 (4)8
178“, 1938-50 u.m. ranges to 1/-, incl. some listed shades, etc. STC £138 minimum (14)18
179F.I.D. 1944-45 overprint sets SG A1-D8 l.m.m. (some u.m. - S.Georgia 4d damaged) STC £96 (32) (f)16
180“, 1946-49 Map sets SG G1-G8 & G9-G16 u.m., slight overall toning. STC £123 (17)17
181“, 1946-49 Map set SG G1-G8 & 21/2d SG G11b used on cover (1953) to S.Georgia. folds, but scarce.7
182“, 1954 (14 Dec) reg. cover to England with SG G1, G3, G11, G5 & 9d SG G7c (South Poke flaw), each tied by ‘Argentine Islands/Grahamland’ CDSs (London I.S. reg. label) & ‘Posted out of course I.S.’ cachet. Yes, alright, it may be philatelic, but it’s still a very attractive & scarce item. (1)120
183“, South Georgia 2004 Fauna set SG390-401 u.m. (no self-adhesives) STC £67+ (12)12
184Fiji 1871-1916 m. or u. colln. with unchecked dupl. ranges, usual mixed cond., with 1891 5d surch. SG73, 74a (both f.u.), later QV to 1/- (2), 5/-, etc. STC £787 (51)60
185“, 1903 set to 5/- SG 104-113 m.m. STC £174+ (10)24
186“, 1904-09 set to 1/- SG115-117 m.m. STC £75 (3)10
187“, 1906-12 set to 5/- SG118-123 m.m. STC £130 (6)24
188“, 1906-12 £1 SG124 m.m. key stamp, STC £300 (1)80
189“, 1912-23 5/- SG136 m.m. STC £32 (1)8
190“, 1912-23 5/- SG136 g.u. STC £35 (1)8
191“, 1922-27 2/- to 5/- SG239-241 m.m. STC £91 (3)18
192“, 1938-55 m.m. vals. (incl. better) to 2/- & 2/6, plus ‘48 RSW & ‘49 UPU STC £70+ (23) (f)19
193“, GVI m. defin. range with different colours, dies & perforations. STC £295 (40)32
194“, E7 m.m. range 1904-09 1/- & ‘06-12 set SG118-122 m.m. STC £108 (6)13
195Finland 1866 8p black on green f.u. SG46 or similar, better than average perfs.! (1)18
196France 1863 20c SG115a l.m.m. (u.m?), slightly off-centre STC £350+, fine stamp. (1)22
197“, 1947 500f UPU SG1013 f.u. STC £75 (1)10
198“, 1950 Relief Fund set SG1095-1100 u.m., scarce as such. STC £124 (6)18
199“, Mainly used colln. in old leather ‘Paragon’ album with stamps from 1849. Earlies worth specialist checking; a few surprisingly good stamps tucked in among the otherwise mundane collection, incl. 5f Peace & Commerce, ‘29 High vals (20f x2), ‘30s commems. m. or u., ‘49 UPU 1000f v.f.u., Renoir SG1258 u.m., plus small seln. of P.Dues. (100s)60
200“, Phil. documents 1963-2004 with SG2571, 2573, 2949-50, 3951 STC £35 (4)10
201“, Spacefillers - 1853 1c SG42, 4 large margins unused, small tear but attractive & 1917 1f + 1f War Orphans’ SG376 (faults) used STC £850 as fine. (2)8
202“, Colonies Omnibus 1931 Exhibition m.m. sets for Chad, Dahomey, Fr. Guinea, St P&M., Togo, U-Shari, W&F Is. STC £164 (31)28
203Gambia 1880-81 1/- SG19b f.u. (red CDS) STC £150 (1)32
204“, 1904-38 mainly m. colln., incl. E7 ranges with 1909 set to 2/6 m. or u., ‘22 vals. to 3/- GVI incl. ‘38 top three vals., etc. Some gum toning in places, mainly good to fine. STC £490 (60)50
205Germany 1934 3mk zeppelin SG536 f.u. STC £65, small paper spot. (1)6
206“, PNCs - mostly BRD, 1980s-90s, various with 1, 2 & 5mk special event coins. (8)16
207“, All. Occ’n., Rh. Pfalz, 1948-49 8(pf) SG FR36 cto. STC £550 as used. Scarce stamp. sold ‘as-is’ (1)18
208“, “, “, 1949 Goethe set SG FR46-48 cto. STC £121 as used. (3)9
209“, “, Württemberg 1948 set SG FW28-37 cto STC £288+ (10)20
210“, “, “, 1947-49 m. colln. (couple decent sets u.m.) compl. except 1948 SG FW28-34. (45 stamps, 1MS)40
211“, P.Os. in Turkey 1889 surch set SG9-16 with both shades of 1pi & 21/2pi, g.-f.u. STC £110+ (7)22
212“, WWI Occ’n. Belgium 1916-18 1f25 in m. sheetlet (pane) of 25 (hinges to margins, a few light creases & wrinkles & the odd area of toning, but still attractive. (1)38
213Gibraltar 1938-51 1d (4), 11/2d carmine (4), 3d, 6d, 1/- (2), 2/- (2), 5/- & 10/- m.m. STC £247 as cheapest perforations. (16) (f)55
214Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1922-27 SG27-35 set of 5 to 10/- l.m.m. (the key 10/- is very fine) STC £183+ (5)44
215Gold Coast 1875-1952 m. or u. colln., fair-fine incl. 1875 4d u.; 1876-84 set (5) m.m. (1/2d thin); 1884-91 m.&/or u. (missing only 1/-). Later QV incl. surch’s. E7 ranges mainly u. to 6d (4) & 1/-; plus useful GV, GVI incl. ‘38 set u.m., ‘48 to 5/- u.m. & 10/- u., etc. STC £1,650 (165)170
216Greece early-modern m.&u. colln. in album, a little duplication, worth checking. (100s)18
217Hong Kong 1882-96 3c SG39, 1885 50c on 48c SG41, both g.u. STC £90 (2)13
218“, 1923 P. Due set used 4c, 10c; and unused (others) STC £35 as used. (5)5
219“, 1954-62 orig. set of 12 vals. to $10 SG175-191 heavy mm. (no 1960 vals.) STC £200+ fresh from front14
220“, Qv colln. u., mainly g.-f., with some dupl.. (shades, etc.) incl. 1862-63 2c (thin), 24c; 1863-71 CC with most vals./shades; 1882-96 CA range, etc. STC £900+ minimum. (54)75
221“, GV dupl. colln. mainly u., mult CA ranges to 50c, script to $2, plus ‘35 Silver Jubilee set u., a few ‘China’ overprints, etc. STC £370 minimum. (138)36
222“, E7 u. ranges, mainly g.-f., some dupl. vals. to $1, STC £390+ (64)32
223“, early-middle, a few more recent, dupl. seln. in two s/books & binder, some better. (100s)26
224“, GVI m./u.m. incl. various defins. to $1 (25c blue in 2 shades), ‘41 Cent. set, ‘46 Victory set STC £230+26
225“, P.Dues 1923 set u. (10c unused); ‘38 set u., the odd fault STC £90 minimum. plus 1938 postal fiscal(13)14
226“, GVI u. incl. defins, ‘41 Cent. set, ‘49 UPU set, etc. mainly fine. STC £105 (31)11
227“, E7 5c f.u., 10c mint sl. adhesion, etc. SG65, 81 STC £37 (2)4
228Hungary early to 1960s dupl. m.&u. ranges in s/book (& further seln. in pkts., etc.) some better seen, with much potential for the specialist. (100s)17
229India 1937-56 mainly GVI m., incl. 1937-40 1r, 2r (both u.m.), ‘47 Indep. set u.m., ‘49-52 3p to 2r u.m., etc. STC £140 (22)18
230“, 1950 Inauguration set SG329-332 u.m. STC £38 (4)8
231“, States, Faridkot 1887-1900 6a SG10 m.m., slight faults, STC £48 (1)4
232“, Jind 1885 official set SG O7-O9 m.m. the odd slight gum fault, etc. but still attractive. Look OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £460 (3)50
233“, Nabha 1885-1900 3r SG32 m.m. fine stamp STC £200 (1)34
234“, “, 1885-1900 5r SG33 mint (some gum discoloration), attractive from front. STC £225 (1)22
235Iraq (Br. Occupation), Baghdad 1917 1/4a on 2pa SG1 m.m. STC £300 believed genuine, sold ‘as-is’38
236“, “, 1917 1/4a on 5pa SG2 cto STC £225 as used, sold ‘as-is’ (1)30
237“, “, 1917 1/2a on 10pa SG3 m.m. scarce item STC £1,000 - with BPA certificate. (1)280
238“, “, 1917 2a on 1pi f.u. SG6 looks genuine, sold ‘as-is’ STC £375 (1)50
239“, “, 1917 1a on 20pa SG16 used, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £900 (1)90
240“, “, 1917 2a on 1pi SG17 used on small piece, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £250 (1)24
241Ireland 1922-2013 mainly u. colln. in Senator album. Only a few earlier, but worth checking. (100s)22
242“, 1922-34 coils 1/2d SG71a used, 1d & 2d SG72c & 74a m.m. STC £100 (3)9
243“, 1925 P. Due with striking printing flaw (paper crease during printing) missing ink at left side. (1)10
244“, 1953 An Tostal set SG154-5 u.m. (mounted on margin) STC £20+ (2)6
245Italy 1860s-1930s seln. of fiscals, some slightly more unusual. Mixed condition. (90+)9
246Jamaica 1870-83 m. or u. CC ranges, with shades, all vals. to 2/-, plus 5/- unused. many fine STC £29028
247“, 1883-97 u. CA ranges, mainly g.-f. incl. 6d & 1/- with shades, 2/-; ‘90-91 21/2d surch f.u.; ‘05-11 mult. CA u. vals. to 1/- brown, etc. STC £150+ (18)15
248“, 1883-1911 m. ranges mainly g.-f. incl. CA 4d to 1/- with shades, 2/- (plus 5/- unused - not counted), ‘89 set; ‘90-91 surch; ‘05-11 incl. 5d, 6d 5/- QV set SG46-56 STC £550+ (29)60
249“, 1903/04-1905-11 m.m. seln. to 5/- SG36,43,45,48,51, the odd gum fault (tone spot/crease) STC £225 (5)20
250“, 1912-20 set SG58-67 m.m. STC 3100 (10)24
251“, 1932 set SG111-113 u.m. scarce as such STC £70 as m.m. (3)12
252“, 1937-52 m.m. colln. with defins. to 10/-, some perf. changes, etc. (39) (f)22
253“, 1937-52 f.u. ranges incl. ‘38-52 defins. set (9d is m.), etc. STC c.£56 (31)12
254“, 1956-55 set to £1 u.m. scarce as such STC £95 (16)22
255“, 1956-58 set SG159-174 l.m.m STC £95 (16)11
256“, 1938-52 set SG121-33 m. (STC £150), plus various large blocks u.m. (stuck in by selvedge), with marginal inscriptions, etc. some toning here & there, mainly fine. STC £386 (299)50
257“, 1956-58 set SG159-74 f.u. STC £55 (16)15
258“, GV g.-f.u. colln. incl. ‘12-20 to 1/- (3) with shades/papers; War Tax; ‘19-221 set to 10/- (2d m.); ‘21-29 set to £1, later to 1935 STC £560 (71)85
259“, QV-GV m. or u. colln., incl. 1860-70 pineapple wmk. 1d (2), 2d, 1/-; ‘70-73 set to 1/- plus p.121/2 2/- (2); ‘83-97 CA to 2/- incl. shades; ‘89-03 SG27-36 compl.; ‘05-11 QV range, dupl. GV to 1/- (3) STC £700+ (91)65
260“, early-modern dupl. seln. in small s/book with better, the odd few unusual. Worth checking. (100s)15
261Kenya (& a few KUT) Album with m.&u. ranges, worth checking. (100s)10
262K.U.T. M.& u. seln. on s/leaves from 1890 BEA; E. Africa & Uganda (with some high vals. to 10r with fiscal use); Kenya & Uganda; KUT to 1950s; some GEA overprints, Tanganyika; etc. some unusual items. Condition slightly mixed, but generally above average. Worth checking. (265)32
263“, 1904-07 2r SG27 l.m. very slight surface rubbing (as standard on this chalky paper) STC £45 (1)8
264“, 1907-08 short set to 75c SG34-42 m.m. STC £110 (9)16
265“, 1922-27 1/-, 2/-, 3/-, 4/-, 5/- 10/- used (most fiscal) high cat. useful spacefillers. (6)15
266“, 1922-27 £5 SG99 fiscal use (black CDS & ‘cleaned’ green crayon mark) (1)15
267“, 1938-54 £1 SG150 p.113/4x13 l.m.m. without usual gum tone. STC £500 Key GVI stamp. (1)65
268“, 1938-54 5/- Sg148 p.13 m.m. without usual gum tone STC 3150 (1)13
269“, 1938-54 5/- SG148b p.131/4x133/4 looks u.m. SCT £50 (1)8
270“, 1938-54 set SG131a-150a m.m. STC £250 (20)30
271“, 1954-58 SG165-182 compl. u. incl. defins to £1, ‘58 Cent. in fourblocks. STC £42 (26)9
272“, fairly sparse early-modern, m.&u. colln. in small alb., most value appears to lie in the QV-GV section with vals. to 2/-. Mixed condition throughout. (100s)15
273Kuwait 1945-49 m.m. seln. with better eg SG14a, SG63, surcharges to 2r SG72, RSW set, etc. (21) (f)18
274“, 1948 RSW set SG74-75 m. (15r is u.m.) STC £40+ (2)14
*** “, see also lot 140
275Lagos 1904 5/- SG52 m.m., light horiz. crease & slight toning STC £130 (1)22
276Leeward Is. 1890 set Sg1-8 m., mixed cond.; useful E7 & GV ranges to 2/- m.&u.; GVI m.&u. to 1/- (5), plus £1 CDS (fiscal - not counted), ‘48 RSW 5/- m., etc. STC £460 (101)48
277“, 1912-22 3d SG51a white back. l.m.m. STC £95, scarce. (1)10
278“, 1921-32 Die I vals. 1d & 1/- SG83, 87 l.m.m. STC £105. (2)11
279“, 1938-51 set m.m. STC £200 (19)28
280“, 1938-51 1/- SG110bb (black & grey/emerald) m.m. STC £130, scarce shade. (1)13
281“, 1938-51 odds incl. £1 m.m., ‘48 RSW 5/- u.m., etc. STC £59 (10)10
282Malaya, Straits Settlements 1867-83 used, mainly ‘CC’, some dupl. STC £185+ (19)18
283“, “, 1902-12 ranges m. or u., good coverage incl. ‘02-03 to $1, ‘04-10 vals. to $2, ‘06-12 vals. to $5, etc. STC £400+ (46)50
284“, “, 1912-41 m.&u. with various wmks., etc. GV vals. to $2, $5, ‘35 S.Jub. set u.; ‘38-37 set u., ‘37-41 set m. or u. (both dies), etc. STC £280 (99)36
285“, “, 1912-23 $25 SG213 light fiscal use (oval cancel); strengthened top left corner and very small thin at base - looks attractive from front STC £600 as postal. (1)32
286“, Kedah 1937 short set to $1 SG60-66 m.m. STC £142+ (7)18
287“, “, 1937 $5 SG68 m.m. STC £42 (1)9
288“, Penang 1949 defin. set SG3-22 m., STC £140 as u.m., plus a few u., etc. STC £177 (35)34
289“, Sabah 1964-65 set SG408-423 l.m.m. STC £75 (16)11
The following 5 lots are of earlier material, some of it scarce, mainly m. or unused in fair to fine condition. The Vendor’s ascriptions are believed to be accurate, but not guaranteed. Check carefully.
290“, “, Johore 1884-91 2c SG9, 10 (2 shades), 13; 1891 2c SG17, 19 STC £212 (6)24
291“, “, N. Sembilan 1891-94 set (5c u), ‘95-99 1c, 15c; ‘98-00 SG16-18 (SG17 unused), & SG19 STC £17519
292“, “, Perak 1880-81 2c SG5; ‘82-83 2c SG10; later o’prints/surch’s. to 1895 STC £156. Plus 1883 2c on 4c SG16 unused, blunt corner (STC £750 m.), plus ‘95 25c unused STC £225 as m.) (18)28
293“, “, Selangor 1883-85 2c SG23; ‘85-91 2c SG35, 41, etc. STC £234 (6)28
294“, “, S. Ujong 1883-84 2c SG28; ‘87-90 2c SG38, 43, 45; ‘91-94 set; ‘95 3c, etc. STC £259 (9)28
295Malta 1938-43 2/6 SG229a (damaged value tablet Variety) used; a couple of nibbled perfs. & weak corner, but STC £225 & very sought after. (1)20
296“, QV-GV m. or u. colln. with QV to 1/- u.; 1899-1901 to 2/6 m. or u.; E7 to 1/- (both) u.; ‘22 heads to 2/- u., 5/- m.; GVI incl. ‘48 set f.u., etc. STC £520 (125)65
297“, Interesting looking colln. on s/leaves, from QV (to 1/-) to early QE. Some decent GV/GVI vals., but some mixed cond. Must be viewed to be appreciated. High cat. (c.290)38
298Monaco 1885 75c black on pink Mi8 STC £300, one blunt perf. but attractive. (107
299Montserrat 1938-48 m. seln. to 1/- SG101-108 with perf. vars., etc. at least one of each colour/value(13)12
300Morocco Agencies 1898-1900 set SG1-8 m. or u., mainly fine (2p slight thin) STC £87 (8)12
301“, 1899 set SG9-16 g.u.-f.u. (50c m.) STC £140+ (8)24
302“, 1907-51 m. or u. colln. mainly fine with E7 to 1/-, GV 1914-31 set, 1925-36 types 6/7 range, 1949 set (no 21/2d) u.m., etc. STC £400+ (52)65
303“, Fr. currency 1917-37 m. or u., good GV ranges to 3f (2), 6f, etc. STC £130+ (31)16
304“, 1907-48 Sp. curr. m.&u. incl. E7 to 3p on 2/6, mainly f.u. GVI incl. 4d SG169 m., STC £140 (33)18
305“, 1936-48 m.m. seln. with better (incl. Tangier RSW set, etc.) (60) (f)18
306“, Tangier mainly GVI m./u.m. incl. ‘37 1/2d (block of 4), 1d (pair), ‘49 to 5/- these u.m. STC £160+ (42)34
307Muscat 1944 Postage & Official sets mint STC £58 as u.m. (25)14
308Nauru 1916-23 set to 1/- m.m. STC £85 (11)18
309Netherlands 1942 Legion MSs - SGMS569a-569b f.u., but with some tone spots on margins. (2)24
310Newfoundland 1880-82 2c SG46 yellow-green, poor mint (sl. marks to face & toned gum) (1)5
311“, 1928-31 Publicity issues largely compl. m. or u. (missing SG187 & 202), printings/wmks. assumed to be correct, but not guaranteed. Fair to fine STC £410 (34)48
312“, 1928-31 Publ. ranges with dupl., all basic vals. present m. &/or u., completely unchecked for printings & watermarks. STC £400 minimum. (39)44
313“, 1928-31 Publ. issue basic set of 15 m. (the 28c is g.u.) unchecked, STC £168 minimum. (15)32
314“, 1932-33 mainly m. (some low vals. u.), the 3 basic sets SG209-229 STC £97 (21)18
315“, 1933 Air set SG230-34 m., STC £160 (5)38
316“, 1933 Annex. set SG236-249 m. STC £110 (14030
317“, 1937-47 m.m. collection (complete SG254-294), long Coronation set, 1941-44 set, etc. STC £146 (41) (f)34
318New Zealand 1864 1/- (wmk. NZ) SG100 f.u. (just a little minor toning at edges) 31/2 close margins, into at base, with no sign of perfs. STC £275 (1)44
319“, c.1874-1967 varied ranges incl. 1874-78 1/- u., ‘82-00 2d, 5d u., ‘35-42 pictorial def. vals. to 3/- u.m./f.u., GVI vals to 3/- u.m., ‘40 Cent. set (no 7d) u.m., & more STC £330 min. (95)42
320“, 1878 4d SG182 g.-f.u. x2, one with slightly mis-placed wmk. from sheet edge. STC £110 (2)18
321“, c.1898-1940 u. ranges incl. QV Pictorial types to 5d 6d (4), etc./ airs, charities, 1940 Cent. set, STC £212. Worth checking. (42)24
322“, 1902-07 5/- SG329 g.-f.u., light cancel, usual rough perfs. STC £300 (1)36
323“, 1906-16 8d SG404b m.m. STC £55 (1)14
324“, 1915 1/2d green horiz. pair used SG435c thick paper STC £110 (1)10
325“, 1927-33 2/- SG O112 g.u. STC £130 (1)16
326“, 1955-59 defin. set (‘no stars’) SG745-51 u.m. only STC £13, but difficult set! (7)5
327“, GVI nice fresh looking m.m. colln. with better (1940 Cent. set), plus some Insurance stamps, Officials, Niue, etc. High cat. lot. (130+) (f)60
328“, Back of book c.1907-47 u. with officials, Life Ins., postal fiscals incl. 30/- brown (SG F205w or better), Spec. Del’y 6d SG E2 or better, etc. STC £280+ (25)34
329“, Colln. in 2 s/books & an album, tub with on & off-paper, and a 2008 Catalogue. (100s)17
330Nigeria 1914-29 5/- SG10b g.u. with 10 FE 20 cancel. STC £75 (1)13
331“, 1914-29 10/- SG11a g.u. with 8 AP 20 cancel STC £100, good stamp. (1)20
332“, 1953-58 set SG69-80 m.m. STC £80 (13)10
333North Borneo 1939 $5 SG317 g.u. (would be f.u., but light corner crease & marks on back) STC £40050
334“, 1961 set SG391-406 m.m. STC £160, key set. (16)22
335Northern Rhodesia 1925-53 m. or u. incl. GV to 2/-, 2/6 (both m.), GVI defin. set compl. u. & vals. to 3/- m., etc. STC £500 (96)60
336“, 1953 set SG61-74 m.m. STC £75 (14)10
337Norway 1909 2k (horiz. shading) m.m. STC ¤150+, light gum folds, etc. (1)8
338Nyasaland 1891-1954 colln. incl. various BCA types m. or u., 1897-1900 incl. 6d, 1/- both m.; E7 vals. to 1/-(2), 2/6; GV incl. 2/6 m., GVI ranges, etc. STC £430 (88)44
339“, 1893 3/- SG27 & 1896 3/- SG38 with BCA cancels, probably fiscal & 1897 £1 with smudgy fiscal cancel. STC £415 as postal. (3)14
340“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG123-6 g.u. STC £70 (4)12
341“, 1937-49 m.m. seln.; incl. 1945 defins to 2/6, etc. (22) (f)16
342“, 1953 set SG173-187 m.m. STC £65 (15)9
343“, 1963 set SG188-198 u.m. STC £16 (11)5
344Nyassa Co. 1901-21 m. seln. (mostly m.m., with greater or lesser gum toning), plus a few used & duplicates, etc. STC £100+ (60)12
345Pakistan 1948-49 u.m. with ‘48 defins. to 2r, plus ‘49 Anniv. set STC £107 as singles. (19)16
346“, Officials 1947 10r SGH O13 f.u. STC £180 Key GVI stamp. (1)24
347“, Offic. 1948 SG O23-O26b (1r to 10r) m.m. STC £105+ (4)14
348“, Bahawalpur 1945 1a SG O7 m.m. with usual gum wrinkles) STC £120 (1)9
349P.N.G. 1952-58 set SG1-15 m.m. STC £90 (16)12
350“, 1975 Coinage PNCs, each with special cancel & coin 1t-10k. (5k is .500 silver, 10k sterling silver) (8)12
351Portugal 1940 R. Hill (Stamp Centenary) set SG920-927 u.m. STC £50+ (8)18
352Rhodesia 1910-13 3d p.15 SG173 (purple & yellow ochre) m.m. slight gum loss & couple of light tone spots), with RPS certificate (2009) STC £9,000 (1)550
353“, 1910-13 2/- SG178 p.15 f.u. STC £350 (1)36
354“, & Nyasaland 1954 to 10/- u., 1959-62 set u., later commems., etc. sl. dupl. STC £165 (72)16
355“, “, 1954-56 set SG1-15 l.m.m., some short perfs. on 9d., STC £120 (16)13
356“, “, 1959-62 set SG18-31 l.m.m. (5/- & 10/- are u.m.) STC £110 (15)13
357Russia & Ukraine U.m. duplicated early stock in s/book (100s)14
358St. Helena 1923 (24-9) registered cover with 4d SG92a ‘broken mainmast’ flaw, slight faults to cover (could be a little cleaner, but stamp fine. STC £1,500 on cover. (1)170
359“, 1953 set 1d to 10/- SG154-165(no 1/2d SG153) STC £84+ (12)10
360St. Kitts Nevis 1952 set SG92-105 m.m. STC 329 (12)7
361St. Vincent 1862-68 4d SG6 unused (part gum) STC £275 as m.m. (1)32
362“, 1948 RSW set SG162-3 g.-f.u. STC £40+ (2)13
363Sarawak 1946-52 m.m. seln. with SG146-164, 167-184 & 186. STC £130+ (38) (f)26
364“, 1955-59 set SG188-202 & 1964-65 block wmk. set SG204-11 m.m. STC £121 (23)16
365Seychelles 1938-49 20c & 25c first colours SG140, 141 u.m., scarce as such. (2)14
366“, 1938-49 1r SG146 m.m. STC £150 (1)18
367“, 1954-61 set SG174-188 m.m. STC £80 (19)11
368Sierra Leone 1933 Centenary short set to 1/- SG168-176 m.m. STC £50+ (9)11
369“, 1938-44 2/- to £1 m.m. (plus 6 lower vals.) a few sl. rough perfs., most fine. STC £75+ (10)8
370“, 1948 RSW set Sg203-44 f.u. STC £30 (2)10
371“, 1956-61 set SG210-222 plus 10/- shade (SG221a) m.m. STC £84 (14)10
372“, double sided s/leaf with m. & u. colln. from QV to early QE, several better seen (1935 Silver Jubilee set, GVI to 10/- & £1 m., etc.) but sl. mixed cond. throughout. worth checking. High catalogue (128)22
373Singapore 1969 150th anniv. MS SG MS127 (m.m., slight wrinkles) STC £375 as u.m. (1)26
374Somaliland Prot. 1938 set SG93-104 u.m. (12a is m.m.),STC £150, good set. (12)26
375“, 1942 set u.m., 1948 RSW u.m, etc. STC £52 (16)15
376“, 1953-58 set SG137-148 m.m. STC £120 (12)14
377South Africa 1910-40s u. in pairs, etc. some dupl., better noted STYC £160+ minimum. (35 items)19
378“, 1937-48 seln. of m.m. sets & values, STC £50+ (18 pairs) (f)9
379“, 1938 (14 Dec) Voortrekker sets SG76-81 on illus. FDC, minor faults, but attractive & uncommon.5
380“, c.1938-48 m./u.m. in pairs, etc., ‘38 Voortrekker & Hugenot sets, defins incl. 1/- (2), 2/6, some ‘War’ issues, etc. STC £300 minimum. (30 items)36
381“, 1941-46 War Effort set SG88-96 g.-f.u., a few split perfs. on 3d. STC £110 (7 pairs, 2 singles)9
382Southern Rhodesia 1924-66 m.&u. colln. with good material, fair to fine, the mint with some toning in places, incl. ‘24-29 set compl. u.m., various u., ‘31-37 range incl. 2/6, 5/- both m., ‘37 Coron. u.m. imprint blocks of 4, then compl. to 1953 Coron., etc. STC £730 (204)85
383“, 1937-49 (a few earlier) m.m. seln. incl. the P.Due set (6), etc. STC £65 (39) (f)17
384“, 1953 set Sg78-91 m.m. STC £90 (14)12
385South West Africa 1937-48 seln. of sets & odds STC £100 (22 pairs, 3 triplets & 2 singles)14
386Spain 1866-1960s Useful looking starter colln. in album with better earlier values (incl. a few with barred cancels or punch holes, but many decent, high cat. too); a lovely collection, ideal for the beginner or specialist alike. (100s)50
387“, worthwhile looking colln. in s/book & album m.&u. a number of better values (but many with ‘hole-punch’ cancels) Useful for beginner or specialist alike. (100s)36
388“, Colonies M.&u. seln. incl. Philippines & Cuba, mostly baby heads, but a few better too. Mixed condition (110+)9
389Sudan 1898-1950s m. &/or u. (often both) colln. in FG Burleigh alb.,plenty of stamps in the £5-£10 cat. range (some £10-£20), the best appears to be SG80 (41/2p on 8p STC £42), but check for yourself. Decent range of Officials & a few P.Dues. Nice starter collection. (250+)34
390“, 1902-21 10pi SG28a (chalky) l.m.m. STC £48 (1)7
391“, 1948 Camel Postman set SG96-111 mint, most fine u.m. (8 pi with gum disturbance, 2m with surface rubbing; but to make up for it, the 15m has the ‘Nun flaw’!) STC c.£90 (16)16
392“, 1948 3m pl. block of 4; 5m pl. block of 6; 15m block of 4 with chestnut plate ‘1’ STC £65 as singles10
393“, Small m.&u. seln. on s/leaf with better & some light dupl. High cat. (c.50)12
394Switzerland 1850 10rpf SG10 f.u. on piece, 4 margins STC £170, nice stamp. (1)15
395“, 1914 3f red SG295 m.m. (gum bend) STC £130 attractive. (1)15
396“, 1945 5f Peace SG458 used spacefiller, various faults, but not the worst we’ve seen! STC £450 (1)8
397“, Int. Org’s. 1952-58 m. sets for ILO, IEO, WMO, UPU, ITU, WHO, plus a few f.u. STC £70+(62)12
398Tanzania small alb. with u. colln., the odd few better; plus small range of earlier Zanzibar. (100s)15
399Tonga 1894 surch set SG21-24 plus SG24b m.m. some faults (tone spots, adhesions, etc.) STC £100+ (5)6
400“, 1895 1d, 5d, 71/2d unused/poor m. (5d faults) & 21/2d used SG32,33,34b,35a STC £170+ as m./u. (5)9
401“, 1895 1d on 2d SG25 unused STC £50 as m.m. (1)6
402“, 1895 71/2d on 21/2d SG31 unused STC £60 as m.m., usual rough perfs. (1)5
403Transjordan 1930-39 5m SG198a (coil) m.m., centred left, a few rough perfs. STC £29 (1)4
404“, 1930-39 15m SG200a (coil) m.m. STC £26 (1)5
405Trinidad & Tobago 1937-49 m.m. seln. with ‘38-44 def. set, P’Dues, etc. STC £140+ (32) (f)34
406“, 1948 RSW set SG259-260 m. ($4.80 is l.m.m.) STC £30+ (2)8
407Tristan da Cunha 1952 set SG1-12 u.m., scarce thus, STC £140 (12)36
408Turks & Caicos Is. 1937-49 (some earlier ‘badges’ to 1/-) m.m., ranges with ‘38-45 defins. to 1/- & 10/-; RSW & UPU sets, etc. STC c.£130 (37)28
409USSR 1949 National Sports set SG1497-1504 (20k with natural paper spot, rest fine u.m.) STC £30+ (8)8
410USA 1893 Columbian Ex. 5c SG239 u.m. (scarce as such) STC £75 as m.m. (1)30
411“, 1907 Jamestown 5c Pocahontas SG337 m.m., attractive stamp. STC £160 (1)34
412“, Large box with dupl. seln. of on & off-paper stamps in tubs, pkts., shoeboxes, etc. (1,000s)22
413Zanzibar 1896-1966 colln. in s/book, fair-fine incl. 1899-1901most to 8a m., 1926 set m., 1936 Jubilee u.m. blocks of four (20c 2 pairs), etc. STC £450+ (125)46
414“, 1926-27 75c SG309 m.m. ‘flat gum’ STC £28 (1)3
415“, 1952-55 set SG339-352 u.m. STC £50 (14)12

United Kingdom Lots

4161805-1840 pre-stamp entires/fronts/large pieces: poor to very fine with some interesting & unusual marks noted, incl. ‘addl. 1/2d’, ‘Free’, ‘Bagshot/Penny Post’, etc. (17 items)30
4171840 1d black ‘J-B’ c.3 margins just touching top left & along base, Black Maltese Cross cancel. (1)40
4181840 1d black ‘M-A’ 4 close to wide margins, black M/Cross, horiz. crease noticeable from back only (1)40
4191840 1d black ‘R-C’ 3 good/wide margins, plus most of the 4th (just touching lower right). Red M/Cross38
4201840 1d black ‘R-D’ 4 margins, red M/Cross, slight thinning, still attractive from front. (1)36
4211840 1d black ‘K-K’ 3 mar., into at base & repaired top right corner. Black M/C (1)18
4221840 2d blue ‘I-H’ just about 4 margins, 2 are good/wide, just touching at left & top. Black M/Cross60
4231854-57 1d red stars used (100+), 1858-79 1d red plates (100+), plus partial reconstruction of plates 124 (39), 127(4), 129 (38) mixed cond., majority good-fine. (317)24
4241858-79 range of 150 1d red plates, av.-g.u., many sound. (150)14
4251858-79 1d plates in s/book, av.-g.u., most fine & fresh/very fresh. missing only a few plates, the 200s all appear present and correct. (146) (q)90
4261858-79 1d SG43/44 pl219 g.u. STC £85 (1)8
4271858-79 1d pl.225 g.-f.u., clear plate number; a decent example of this scarce item. (1) (q)150
4281847 6d & 10d embossed spacefillers 6d square, but into; 10d cut to shape (& other faults!) (2)11
4291847 1/- embossed, repaired stamp, possibly a couple of corners & margin added, crease & nick out at right, still attractive item STC £1,000 (1)90
4301847 1/- embossed SG54/56 used, cut square, some faults (tear & slice), but attractive. STC £1,00055
4311847 10d SG57 used, cut square; margins at sides, into top & bottom. Possibility of replaced corner, but if it is, it’s not at all obvious! STC £1,500 (1048
4321865-67 6d pl.5 & 6 SG96/97 each with faults. STC £230 (2)9
4331867-80 1/- SG115-117 pl. 4 to 7 g.-f.u. set of plates with CDSs scarce as such. STC £255+ (4)16
4341867-83 5/- SG127 the scarce plate 2, slightly oily cancel, otherwise g.-f.u. STC £1,500 (1)120
4351867 5/- SG127 pl1. two Newcastle CDSs, light horiz. crease, STC £600 (1)30
4361867-83 5/- SG127 pl.2 av. u. (sl. faults (small nick at top, etc.), scarce stamp. STC £1,500 (1)12
4371873-80 1/- pl.13 (spray) used. Re-perfed, etc., but better than a spacefiller. STC £700 (1)28
4381880-83 3d on 3d SG159 f.u. with virtually complete small ‘Portaskaig FE 22 84’ (Islay) CDS.18
4391881 1d 14 dots SG170 unused (part o.g.) STC £225 as m.m. (1)20
4401887-91 £1 SG212 v.f.u. (light winkle visible from back only, as is an expertiser’s mark & small amount of ink) cancelled by single ‘Glasgow AU 8 93’ CDS (1)160
4411902/10-1911/13 basic set of 15 to 1/- m.m., high cat., good for these. (15)50
4421902-10 £1 SG266 g.u. (2x London F.S. rubber cancels, still attractive & quite scarce. (1)140
4431912-24 set to 1/- SG351-395 m.m. (9d SG393b with toned gum not counted) STC £350 (15)20
4441912-24 6d SG385a p.14 m.m. STC £90 (1)10
4451913 mult. wmk. set SG397-398 g.u., trimmed perfs. as normal, STC £405, scarce set. (2)16
4461915 5/- SG409 (DLR) good s’filler (tear in at left, etc.) STC £400 (1)12
4471924-26 set SG418-429 block wmk., m.m. STC £110 (12)12
4481929 1d PUC SG435 with variety ‘1829 for 1929’ g.u. (1)22
4491935 Silver Jub. 21/2d in cyl. block of six “34.” u.m. STC £80 (1)26
4501937-47 s’ways wmk. set SG462a-466a m.m., good perfs. STC £172 (5)12
4511937 Coronation 11/2d with variety ‘colon flaw’ u.m. in pair with normal. STC £70 (1)24
4521944 Victory 3d with variety ‘seven berries’, the central stamp in an u.m. strip of three. STC £50 (1)17
4531948 RSW 21/2d with ‘spot on shoulder’ variety in u.m. block of 24 (lower left marginal cyl “5”) (1)18
4541948 Olympic 3d SG496a ‘Crown flaw’ m.m. STC £75 (1)7
4551958-61 graphite issue SG587-594 u.m. good perfs. (8)16
4561971-2003 colln. of pres. packs in R.Mail alb. with better (2x 2003 Rugby & Wildings I MSs, etc.) (53)60
4571981-87 seln. of presentation packs, face value c.£43 (45)28
4581987 Year Book (with scarcer leatherette ‘Cura Fide Studio’ cover) fine & complete. (1)15
4591988 Year Book compl. STC £37 (1)10
4601999-2000 Millennium Moment pack with numismatic FDC £5 b.u. coin & MS with special cancels.7
4612000 Millennium Timekeeper MS in special pack with cancels & £5 coin (sl. faults. (1)7
4622000-2001 Smilers Sheets, colln. of early sheets SG LS1, 2, 3, 4, 5, generally fine and scarce. Extremely high catalogue value. (5 sheets)38
4632007 ‘Glorious England’ Smilers sheet, with ‘Isle of White’ error! Scarce item. u.m. (1)90
464Benham Silk FDC colln. between 1981 & 1995, (one stamp per cover, each cover with appropriate special cancel, all apparently in sets. Enormous cat. val. & relatively scarce. (52 sets = 200+ covers)42
465FDCs - large shoebox crammed full, incl. better with commems., defins., High vals., Bureau, Stuart, Cotswold, etc., mostly 1960s-90s. (100s)34
466QV-QE m.&u. in s/book, quite a few 1d reds. STC £3,000+28
467Binder with ‘Boots’ advert ‘free stamp’ panes, etc. Most fine. (57)22
468Unusual seln., mainly defins. in s/book from 1841 1d red to modern with better. Worth careful checking.15
469FDCs/commem. covers, etc. mostly 1960s-80s, with alternative & special cancels. Some unusual(100+)12
470Kiloware - c.1Kg of mainly 1970s-90s commemoratives. (1,000s)8
471GVI kiloware in box, worth checking? (1,000s)5

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