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Monday, 2nd July 2012

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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

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

1Large box filled with decent sorting mix - ay keep you busy all summer! Various contents, but predominantly off-paper stamps sorted into pkts. (10,000s?)40
2Old large & heavy suitcase (seen better days!) ready packed to take on holiday with you! Masses of low value items & collections in albums, stockbooks, packets, boxes and loose. The odd few slightly better seen, but most of the estimate is based on the probable “sorting fun” rather than an indication as to the philatelic value (1,000s)30
3German and Italian States on leaves, many scarce values, incl. usual reprints, but many appear genuine. Mixed condition, huge cat. value.30
4Box with stamps on leaves, in pkts. & loose. Plenty to sort through, much that looks interesting. (1,000s)28
5Box with “all sorts in boxes & tins” as the vendor said! Plus some covers! (100s)24
6Sorting box with many covers, loads of stamps in pkts., boxes & s/books, etc. Poor to fine. (1,000s)22
7Seln. of covers incl. UK & French FDCs, a few other odds & ends, etc. poor to fine. (39)22
8Box with world album pages, selns. in s/books, Cinderella, PCards, etc. some unusual (100s)22
9Box with collector’s clear-out, s/book, packets, pages, etc. (100s)22
10Cover alb. with interesting range of covers/FDCs, cards & even the odd banknote or two. Some better earlier UK FDCs, but mixed condition. (100+ items)20
11World kiloware - c.5lbs (incl. the weight of the envelopes it’s sorted into) collected over decades in Canada (1940s-70s), unpicked but sorted into countries. Some complete covers, much Canada, France USA, etc.; the UK packet has many GVI stamps incl. 2/6 on parcel cut-outs. (1,000s)19
12Strand Album with reasonable junior colln. formed in the ‘60s; some interesting seen. (100s)19
13Sorting lot with stamps in envelopes (predominantly UK), some u.m.; a few covers; World ranges in 1936 diary & two albs., much to keep you out of mischief for a while! (100s)18
14Europe (& a few others) m.&u. colln. in s/book, some better, but mixed condition. (100s)18
15Box with stamps in boxes, binder and on pages (100s)16
16Small odd seln. incl. Australian kiloware; world stamps on pages & in partly filled s/book, etc. (100s)15
17World kiloware from charity source c.4lbs (1.5Kg+), some off paper, very little UK (1,000s)15
18Box with “odds & ends” ripe for sorting - P/cards (incl. many repro.) a few phonecards, and military related items, etc. must be viewed. (100s)14
19European seln. in 16page s/book (incl. some more unusual), plus further ranges of Hungary in another 8-page s/book (1,000s)14
20Sorting box - on&off-paper stamps in pkts., boxes, couple of s/books, etc. plenty to look through (100s)12
21Off-paper world seln. in tin, early to modern, poor to fine. (100s)12
22Box with dozens of covers & cards from QV onwards.12
23Off-paper mix in biscuit box, a lot of variety in countries & periods. (1,000s)12
24Box with world kiloware (incl. shoebox with UK), although picked, some better remain. (1,000s)12
25Large boxful, little individual value seen, still worth checking. (1,000s)12
26Small sorting box with mostly older in pkts., some decent Australia seen. (100s)12
27Large box with covers, incl. commemoratives, some in albums, etc. (100s)10
28Cover alb. with 1940s-70s seln. of covers (incl. UK FDCs, RAF signed, etc.) some sl. better (40+)10
29WWII (& a few later) FPO or censor covers & cards, etc. Mixed condition. (10)8
30Shoebox with fairly eclectic All-world mix in pkts., small s/book & loose, plus a few covers. (100s)8
31World off-paper seln., nice sorting mix. (1,000s)8
32Baltic States - c.1918-40 ranges of Latvia, Lithuania, etc. STC £50 (55)6
33World off-paper - box with c.150gr, dupl. seln., some better. (100s)5
34Off-paper seln. in tub (100s)5

British Commonwealth

35Box with six albums & a s/book, early/modern, m.&u., poor-fine. Plenty to look through, some surprisingly decent items seen! (some foreign in one of the albums) (1,000s)40
36Africa - s/book with reasonable dupl. seln., many S.Africa incl. duplicated high vals. (unfortunately mostly only singles or vert. pairs) and m.&u. Zanzibar ranges with better. High cat. value (100s)38
37South Atlantic - Fair dealer’s page stock in binder, mostly mint incl. u.m., better incl. St. Helena 1961 £1, TdC to £2, etc. priced to sell at £90+.32
38SG Ideal Vol.II (3rd edn. from 1915 to c.1932) with reasonable m.&u. colln., a few mixed condition, but mainly g.-f., the odd few better, worth viewing. (100s)26
39Seln. in three s/books (one entirely South Africa), little of individual value, worth checking (100s)17
401935 Silver Jubilee used sets fro Hong Kong, Nauru, NZ & N. Rhodesia STC £72+ (15)13
41Small early-modern accum. in pkts. & stockcards, etc., some better seen. (100s)10
42South Pacific - Fair dealer’s Priced album page stock, PTSA £24+9
43Africa - covers, cards, reg. envelopes, etc. QV-QE. Mixed condition. (28)8
44Seln. of u.m. sets & odds from various countries, all issued 1967 (150+)5

Postcards

45Boxful of old postcards (500+)50
46Scottish cards (450+)46
47Trams - large seln. of cards & photos, etc. UK & foreign incl. some better, some early but mainly more recent items, incl. some repro. (100s)28
48Railways - locos, etc. mostly modern, much Europe. Some photos & other items incl. repro & earlier UK, etc. Interesting lot, plus a few other items. (100s)22
49Shipping - colln. of used/unused cards, mostly modern but some older included too. Plus a few other items (incl. photos, some ‘Air’ related, etc.) Mixed condition, most fine (250)14
50Bundle of old Edinburgh postcards. (125+)14
51Edinburgh - small bundle, mainly unused, mostly pre-war. Poor to fine. (23)5

Cinderellas, Coins, Ephemera, Postcards, Other Collectables, etc.

52Banknotes Stornaway - two 20/- notes (21st Jan. 1823 -very poor; 1st Feb. 1823 slightly better) (2)40
53Cameras, etc. Bolex Reflex S1 8mm cine camera - apparently working, fine condition (rubber eye-cap perished), in leather case. (1)15
54“, Kodak 1a Autographic (bellows) camera; Pentax autofocus; Hannimex 35HF; Supasnaps “Mad Cow” (ironically this probably the scarcest of the four!) average to fine, untested (4)10
55“, Hi-Lyte (Rank Precision Ind.) slide projector. Good quality, untested - sold as collectable! (1)5
56Cigarette Cards seln. of cards incl. Burns SCWS Glasgow set (25) mostly v.f.; various silks (flags/flowers/uniforms, etc.) some better, but mixed cond. (100+)28
57“, Accum. in four tuck-in albs., plus loose in box & couple of other albs. early to mainly 1930s, plenty of less common cards seen, mainly in part-sets or odds, poor to av./fine. High cat. (100s)28
58“, ‘Card Collectors Society’ 19 complete repro sets in large binder. (100s)12
59“, Well filed old album with seln. of cards, mainly Players/Wills, mixed cond. (300+)14
60“, Cope Bros. Shakespeare Gallery 1900, poor to good only, but very scarce. STC £150 (12)9
61Cinderellas & Fiscals, UK Locals - Puffin Is. 2009 Rocket Post Label u.m. (1)8
62“, “, Shuna 1949 2d mauve corner block of 4 & £2 ‘Special Boat Run’ single u.m. (2)9
63Coins Canada 1958 British Columbia $1 (.800 silver, .6oz) g.-f. (1)4
64“, UK 1889 Crown av.-g. (.925 silver, .84oz) poor to good (1)10
65Ephemera box with quantity of repro wartime papers (& a few other items) - an interesting read!4
66“, the map section from old Lincoln alb. mostly good to fine (8 double sided maps)3
67Medallions 1911 Coronation medal (aluminium) Crown size. (1)5
68“, 1902 Coronation medallion for the Glasgow Childrens’ Fete. unusual. (1)10
69Other Collectables (some unusual stuff!) Charting instrument for drawing parallel lines) brass ‘Adie Broadway, Westminster’ 18” x 23/4” in wooden box. Attr. item for display! (See photo on facebook)34
70“, Fishing rods (no reels) good quality (1950s?) ‘R.Turnbull Edinr. and another. (2)30
71“, Old Golf club bag (with two score cards for Harburn Golf Club 1960s) with two wooden walking sticks; & two crooks (these with horn handles and ‘yellow metal’ bands one inscr. “DM” attr. (5+)30
72“, Walking cane (angled horn handle) with silver band dedicated “J.Millar ... Midcalder Gun Club 1897”26
73“, Walking Cane (copper pipe at foot) attractive silver knob handle, hallmarked London 1899 (1)19
74“, Walking stick (looks like an Irish Shillelagh, some signs of wear c.120 years old? (1)10
75“, Shooting-sticks x2 (1950s?) ‘made in England on one; good quality ... and comfortable! (2)18
76“, set of (apothecaries’?) weights in wooden box. missing a few of the smaller weights, but the larger gilt ones complete & attractive. (1)20
77“, Tin-plate - Chad Valley spinning top (1950s?); musical box ‘made in Western Germany’ both poor. (2)10
78“, Trains “Hornby Virgin Trains 125” starter set, good 2nd hand boxed, plus extra track a a few bits of rolling stock, etc. (this in mixed condition) Untested.22

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

79Mounts - mostly Hawid (black) strips in pkts. (incl. a couple unopened) plus small box with c.t.s., etc.24
80Royal Mail Presentation Pack album (side opening wallets) g.-f. 2nd hand. (1)5
81Box of assorted philatelic literature incl. old price lists & correspondence, etc.5

Stamps Arranged by Country

82Aden 1949 RSW set SG30-31 (10r. is u.m.) STC £38+ (2)13
83“, Hadhramaut 1963 set SG41-52 u.m. STC £38 (12)8
84Andorra 1963-72 l.m.m. seln. STC £54+ for French issues & £12+ for Spanish. (21)10
85Ascension 1956 set SG57-69 mint, 5/- v.l.m.m., 10/- could pass as u.m. STC £120 (13)20
86“, 1963 set SG70-83 m.m. STC £60 (14)10
87Australia 1913 9d; ’15-27 21/2d & 6d; ’23 6d SG10,36,38b,73 fresh mm with heavy mounts STC £21820
88“, 1915-27 5/- SG42 g.u. STC £95 (1)11
89“, 1918 vals. to 4d, 1926 p.14 vals. to 41/2d & p.131/2x121/2 vals to 3d. fresh m.m., heavy mounts12
90“, 1926-30 1/4 SG93 m.m. STC £100 (1)22
91“, 1932 6d SG146 part imprint “block of three” u.m. STC £48 as m.m. (3 stamps)9
92“, 1935 Anzac 1/- SG155 m.m. STC £50 (1)7
93“, 1935 Silver Jub. set SG156-8 g.u. (tone spots) STC £55 (3)9
94“, 1931 Airmails SG O123-O124 f.u. STC £50 (2)11
95“, small used seln. incl. States & later to £2 (SG224d g.-f.u.), etc. (30+)3
96Austria 1850 1k used 4 wide margins, pinhole. decent looking stamp. STC £110 (1)11
97“, 1883 2k, 5k, 10k & 20k m.m. Some perf. toning STC £429 (4)48
98“, 1935 10s Air SG777 average used (blunt corner t.r. & slight creasing) STC £110 (1)12
99“, KA-BE printed album with 1968-84 u.m. stamps, largely complete nice condition. STC £500+ (100s)34
100“, P.Dues 1894-1920 mainly used ranges, sl. dupl. noting many better good coverage STC £160+ (114)22
101“, (Terr. Acq. by Italy) 1919 short set to 1c (both m. or u., express pair m., P.Dues to 1c m. STC £68 (21)12
102Bahamas 1938-52 1d SG150 corner marginal plate no. in u.m. block of 4 (slight corner crease. STC £34+4
103“, 1964 New Constitution set SG228-243 g.-f.u. STC £42 (16)9
104“, 1966 surch. set SG273-287 in u.m. blocks of 4 (some plate numbers) STC £88 (15 blocks)16
105Bahrain 1933-37 2r SG13 g.u. STC £35 (1)7
106“, 1933 5r SG14w g.u. STC £160 (1)40
107Barbados 1855-58 (1d SG9 f.u. 3 good-wide margins, close at left STC £70 (1)28
108“, 1858 6d SG11 4 g.-wide margins g.-f.u. STC £120 (1)48
109“, 1861-78 mostly used seln. 1/2d (2), 1d (4), 4d (2), 6d (2), 1/- (3) STC £400+ (13)34
110“, 1871 (4d) SG49 g.u. STC £60 (1)16
111“, 1878 1d on half 5/- SG86 g.-f.u. STC £650 - a lot harder to find than the cat. suggests! (1)220
112“, 1920-21 1d SG212 (mult. script) m.m. only STC £17, but missing from many collections! (1)8
113“, 1953-1966 m.m./l.m.m. compl. colln. on lvs. incl. 1953-61 $2.40, ‘64-65 $2.40, ‘65 to $2.50, ‘66-69 to $5 & commemorative issues STC £158+ (70)24
114“, 1974-77 Orchids set SG485-500 STC £35 (18)8
115Bechuanaland Prot. 1888 2d & 6d SG42, 45 g.u. STC £67 (2)18
116“, 1888 4d on 4d SG44 v.f.u. STC £450 (1)200
117“, 1888 1/- SG46 f.u. (slightly faded) STC £55 (1)15
118“, 1897-1902 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d SG62-65 m.m. STC £59 (4)19
119Belgium 1978-82 Charity stamps u.m., all in sets STC £104 (89)18
120“, Congo 1887 10f SG14 c.t.o. blue ‘Boma’ cancel STC £220, a few perf. faults, etc. (1)38
121“, Ruanda-Urundi 1931 3f25, 5f both in u.m. marginal blocks of 10 (5f with inscrip.) STC £47 as singles9
122Bermuda 1970 surch. set SG232-248 u.m. STC £18 (17)7
123“, 1986 Ships original set of 17 vals. to $8 on 3 FDCs STC £65 as singles (3)7
124Botswana 1967 Birds set SG220-233 u.m. STC £38 (14)10
125British Bechuanaland 1885-87 1/2d & 3d SG1, 2 m.m. STC £67, slightly patchy gum on 1/2d. (2)17
126“, 1885-87 4d SG3 m.m. attractive STC £80 (1)32
127“, 1885-87 1d, 2d, 6d, 1/- SG5-8 g.-f.u. STC £225 (4)55
128“, 1888 £5 SG21 fiscal use (M/s date), small surface thin, still attractive & scarce. STC £1,600 as postal160
129Br. East Africa 1895 1/2a on 3a SG32 f.u. sold ‘as-is’ STC £50 unusual item. (1)19
130“, 1895 1/2a SG33 g.u. (couple short perfs. & rounded corner) STC £29, sold ‘as-is’ (1)6
1311895 1a SG34 v.f.u. looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £120 (1)40
132“, 1895 2a SG35 unused (straight edge at top) STC £190 as mint (1)38
133“, 1895 21/2a SG36 g.-f.u, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £60 (1)18
134“, 1895 3a SG37 f.u. looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £55 (1)17
135“, 1895 4a SG38 m.m. (straight edge at base) looks OK sold ‘as-is’ STC £60 (1)15
136“, 1895-96 4a unused; 6a, 8a, 12 m.m. SG55, 56, 57c, 58 STC £148 as m.m. (4)36
137“, 1895-96 1r grey unused, 1r green & red m.m. SG59, 60 STC £145 as m.m. (2)38
138“, 1897 set SG80-85 1/2a, 1a m.m., rest f.u. (cto), some toning, etc. sold ‘as-is’ STC c.£260 (6)48
139Br. Guiana 1963-65 48c SG362w (inv. wmk.) g.u. listed in SG, not priced. (1)15
140Br. Honduras 1953-62 set SG179-190 m.m. (slightly heavy) STC £80 (12)8
141“, 1962 Birds set SG202-213 g.u. STC £29 (12)8
142British Levant 1885-88 12pi on 2/6 STC £26 registered cancel and part blue crayon mark. (1)5
143“, 1893 SG7 provisional x2 used on piece g.u. STC £200 (1 pair)16
144“, 1913-14 set SG35-40 g.-f.u. STC £100 (6)16
145“, 1921 30pa to 183/4pi SG41-7 u.m.m. & 1921 45pi SG48 fine mint. STC £31+ as m.m. (8)8
146“, 1921 45pi-180pi SG48-50 g.u. STC £115 (3)20
147Br. Columbia 1865-67 3d SG22 g.u. perf. faults, STC £75, useful & better than filler! (1)7
148“, 1868-71 2c SG28 av-g.u. STC £140 (1)24
149“, 1868-71 50c SG32 spacefiller, av. u., smudgy cancel & short corner, still useful STC £1,10048
150Br. Virgin Is. 1970-74 Ships set SG240-256 g.u. STC £32 (17)8
151Burma 1946 set SG51-63 u.m. scarce as such. STC £50 (15)16
152Canada 1870-97 small heads 1c-10c used unchecked for printings & shades, mixed cond., mostly g-f.(37)14
153“, 1873-79 small heads 1c,3c,6c,10c p.111/2 or 113/4 x12 av.-g.u. some short perfs. on 10c. STC £441 (4)24
154“, 1893 20c & 50c used, some sl. toning, etc. SG115, 116 STC £105 (2)8
155“, 1897 8c Jubilee SG130 g.-f.u. STC £32 (1)5
156“, 1897 20 Jubilee SG133 av-g.u. STC £100 (1)12
157“, 1922-31 def. 1c-$1 SG246-254 m.m. STC £139 ($1 thin) & 1926 2c on 3c SG264 + 265 STC £66 (12)15
158“, 1942 $1 SG388 u.m. STC £45 (1)8
159“, 1949 $1 OHMS SG O170 u.m. marginal STC £45 (1)12
160“, QV large heads 1868-90 with SG49,57,58,59,61a g.u. STC £195 (5)15
161Cape of Good Hope 1863-64 1/- SG21 g.u. one margin, plus two part margins STC £550 (1)18
162Cayman Is. 1902 ‘CA’ set of 5 to 1/- SG3-7 m.m. STC £100 (5)18
163“, 1907-09 range to 1/- & 1912-20 to 2/- with shades, mint. STC £64+ (14)12
164“, 1962 set SG165-179 (no 3d or 4d), f.u. STC £54+ (14)12
165Ceylon QV-E7 revenue stamp range with better to 10r. (43)18
166China 1950 $20,000 on $10,000 (red) SG1431 in used horiz. pair. STC £130 (1)30
167“, 1944 War Refugees set Similar to MS format but two vals per sheet - cut down? Sold ‘as-is’ (3)5
168“, early-modern m.&u. seln., some New Year stamps in blocks of four, etc. plus several others. (c120)26
169“, Kouang Tcheou 1927 o’prints 1,2,4,5,7,8,10,15 & 20c u.m. most g.-f. only STC £17, but unusual! (9)4
170Cook Is. 1899 1/2d on 1d SG21 unused, some rough perfs., with traces of double surcharge. (1)8
171“, 1949-61 set SG150-9 m.m. STC £45 (10)8
172Crete 1900-05 m.&u. range, vals. to 2d STC £70, some faults, most good to fine. (22)10
173Cyprus 1928 50th Anniv. SG123-131 8 vals to 45pi (no 9pi SG125) g.u. STC £126+ (8)26
174“, 1989, 90 & 91 Presentation Year Packs STC £60+ (3)10
175Czechoslovakia 1955 Prague Phil Ex. MS imperf. u.m. SG MS896b STC £65 (1)19
176Danzig c.1920-24 Airs, m.&u., slight dupl. STC £38 (23)6
177“, 1935 Airs set mint plus extra 15pf & 30pf u.m. (shades) STC £24 (7)6
178Denmark 1924 300th Anniv. set Sg218-223 in mint se-tenant blocks, most u.m. STC £78+ (3 blocks)11
179“, 1929 Cancer set SG252-4 u.m. (scarce as such) STC £43 as m.m. (3)8
180Dominica 1954-62 set SG140-158 m.m. STC £75 (19)12
181“, 1969-72 set SG272-290 u.m. STC £26 (19)8
182Egypt c.1872-1960s incl. several better vals. m. or u. STC £150 (56)18
183Estonia 1939 Parnu MS SG MS151a l.m.m. STC £30 (1)7
184Falkland Is. 1891-1902 QV to 21/2d with 1d shade, av.-g.u. STC £32+ minimum. (5)6
185“, 1891-1902 6d SG34 f.u. STC £48 (1)11
186“, 1891-1902 9d SG35/36 f.u. STC £55 (1)12
187“, 1891-1902 1/- SG37/38 f.u. STC £48 minimum (1)11
188“, 1966 Churchill, 1974 Tourism & River Plate sets u.m. STC £50+ (12)15
189Fiji 1959-63 set SG298-310 u.m. STC £32 (13)10
190Fiume 1922-24 mainly mint incl. ‘24 “Annessione” set, etc. STC £34 (23)5
191France 1853 used range with 10c, 20c (pointille), 40c (Gros points) & 80c all 4 margins STC £115 (4)15
192“, 1853 1f SG72 badly cut into at top, otherwise 3 margins, useful spacefiller STC £3,500 (1)16
193“, 1909 Amiens Strike stamp (Timbre de Greve) mint Yvert 1 (1)5
194“, c.1936-42 (a few later) m.m./u.m. commemorative ranges incl. 1942 Relief Fund set u.m. (this STC £36 as m.m.). STC £200+ (45)32
195“, 1949 1,000f Air SG1059 f.u., a few blunt perfs. STC £36 (1)5
196“, 1951 Nat. Relief Fund set SG1113-8 v.l.m.m. STC £70 (6)12
197“, 1953 Nat. Relief Fund set SG1172-7 f.u. STC £75+ (6)19
198“, 1954 Pre-cancelled Gallic Cock 8f, 20f, 40f, 55f all u.m. STC £37 (4)6
199“, 19670 Air 3f, 5f, 10f u.m. STC £26 (3)7
200“, 19th & 20th Century postal stationery items, mainly cards. (37)10
201“, Newspaper stamps 1868 2c mauve (sound), 2c blue (2 shades, both short corners), all correctly used (overprinted with newsprint) STC £116 (3)14
202“, P.Dues 1882-1927 used ranges, fair to fine, incl. 1882 ‘black’ 40c, 50c, etc. STC £400+ (19)22
203“, P.Dues 1943-60 m. or u. incl. ‘60 50c u.m. STC £22+ (14)6
204“, Telegraph stamps 1868 50c, 1f, 2f (Yvert 6-8) g.u./f.u. (3)9
205“, Colonies 1960s u.m. ‘Europafrique’ issues for various Cols., plus some ‘60s u.m. Airs, etc. STC £54(23)8
206“, “, Army posts c.1890-95 range of tablet & commerce types with var. ‘Corr d’Armees’ or similar cancels noting Guyane, China, Indo-China, Martinique, etc., mainly fine. Stamps include Cochin-China 1886-87 overprint type 4 (see notes in SG), postmarked Saigon. (12)38
207“, “, Fr. Somali Coast 1942 ‘Libre’ m./u.m. range with ‘Governor’ types STC £18 (11)4
208Gambia 1869-72 4d SG2 unused (large part o.g.) couple of very minor faults (small wrinkles, etc.) still attractive & STC £500+ (1)120
209“, 1869-72 6d SG3a, 4 good-wide margins f.u. STC £170 minute nick & slightly weak corner. (1)38
210“, 1874 4d SG5, 4 good-wide margins f.u. (closed tear at base but looks nice. STC £200 (1)28
211“, 1874 6d SG8 m.m. STC £350 attractive item (1)120
212“, 1880-81 2d, 3d, 4d & 6d SG13B, 14B, 15B & 18B g.-f.u STC £121 (2d slight surface damage) (4)38
213“, 1898-1902 3d, 4d, 6d & 1/- SG41-44 m.m. (some adherence on 1/-) STC £100, attractive. (4)20
214“, 1909 1/6 to 3/- SG82-85 m.m. STC £95 (4)30
215“, 1912-22 1/6 to 3/- SG98-101 l.m.m./m.m. STC £38 (4)12
216“, 1912-22 5/- SG102 l.m.m. attractive item STC £120 (1)48
217“, 1921-22 4/- SG117 l.m.m. STC £100 (1)26
218Gaza 1948 ranges mainly fine u.m. with SG1-17 plus airs compl. SG20-31 & SG E32 STC £68 (30)11
219Germany 1923 250T on 500m mm with part double o’print (from gum offset on sheet above) STC £408
220“, 1936-38 mainly f.u. almost all in sets incl. 1936 & ‘38 Winter Relief sets STC £100 (57)22
221“, 1939 Motor Show, as last, but f.u.; the 12pf on Deutsche Bank ‘Karte’ with special cancel. (3)10
222“, 1944 6+4pf Air SG854 with what appears to be a feint double print. m.m. (couple of tone spots) (1)8
223“, All. Occ’n. 1946 Numeral ranges SG899-925 m. or u., almost compl.STC £40+ fair to fine. (54)6
224“, BRD 1951-52 70pf Posthorn SG1058 m.m. (couple of minute marks on surface) STC £500 (1)28
225“, “, 1951 Numeral & Posthorn set g.-f.u./v.f.u. STC £40+ (16)4
226“, “, 1951 Röntgen set SG1073 v.f.u. STC £21 (1)4
227Gibraltar 1953 £1 SG158 v.f.u. part reg. CDS STC £50 (1)19
228Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1939-55 set SG43-54 l.m.m. plus a used set to 1/- STC £54+ (21)10
229Greece 1900 surcharge m./u./unused incl. SG122a, 130-1, 135 a few tone spots. STC £75 (6)10
230“, 1901 1d Hermes SG163 m.m., 1906 1d Olympics SG173 m.m. (flat gum & crease) STC £94 (2)10
231“, 1902 P.Due 1L & 2L imperf. proof/trials in black, some toning. (2)10
232“, 1926-52 mint Airs colln. incl. ‘26 set, ‘33 Zepp 30d, ‘33 espresso to 20d, etc. mainly fine STC £300+42
233“, 1926-58 f.u. Airs colln. incl. ‘26 3d, 10d, ‘33 Zepp 30d, ‘52 set, etc. STC £130+ (50)20
234“, 1941 Italian Occ’n. Zante 5L SG497 with rect. violet h’stamp m.m., shallow thin, etc. (1)14
235“, 1955 Pythag. set used & 6d u.m. SG 742-5, most fine. STC £55 (5)10
236Grenada 1953-59 set SG192-204 m.m. STC £48 (13)8
237“, 1966 set SG231-245 u.m. STC £23 (15)7
238Hong Kong 1876-77 surches SG20, 21 used STC £200, scarce (2)20
239“, 1880 SG25a 10c on 12c blue, g.u. STC £110 (1)13
240“, 1880 10c on 24c SG27 g.u. STC £95 (1)12
241“, 1954 defin. set SG178-191 u., plus various multiple frankings (incl. top vals.) on pieces STC £100 (37)11
242“, Small seln. in mixed cond. on few old alb. pages & loose; worth checking! (100+)18
243Hungary 1916-20 m. or u. colln. largely compl. SG243-446, without dupl. STC £12512
244Iceland 1950 set (no 25k) l.m.m., ‘51 UPU u.m., ‘52 Airs SG275, 277, 279 u.m. STC £156 (17)22
245“, 1952 Bjornsson set m.m./u.m., ‘53 ‘Manuscripts’ set u.m., etc. STC £83 (11)12
246“, 1954 2k45 Hafstein SG326 used STC £30 (1)8
247India 1902-11 3r SG140/1 & 5r SG142/3 g.u. overall toning. STC £61 minimum. (2)12
248“, 1955 set SG354-371 m.m. (u.m. to 1r8a) STC £80, nice lot. (18)12
249“, Travancore (Cochin) 1888-1950 m.&u. dupl. ranges incl. ‘37 Temple set u.m., otherwise unchecked.9
250Ireland 1922-1990s m.&u. colln. on lvs., nice starter colln., worth careful checking. (100s)28
251“, 1940-68 2/6 chalk paper inv. wmk marginal u.m. (mounted on margin only) STC £38 (1)12
252“, Fair dealer’s page stock in binder with useful, PTSA £53+13
253Italian States with Sardinia 1855 10c, 20c, u.; Parma 5c, 10c, 15c, SG2,4,5 used, etc. poor to fine, all look OK, but not guaranteed STC £470 (5)18
254Italy 1863-91 m.m. seln., some faults incl. short perfs. & toning, etc. STC £906 (10)38
255Japan Souvenir sheet c.1910 (as sold to sailors, tourists, etc.) incl. fiscals, postal stationery cut-outs, etc. Faults, but attractive. These sheets are not as common as they once were! (27 items)7
256Kenya 1966 Animals 5c,10c, 15c, 20c, 50c & 60c each in u.m. sheet of 100, attractive, STC £235 (6)19
257K.U.T., East africa & Uganda 1912-21 2r, 3r SG54, 55 m.m. STC £42 (2)18
258“, “, 1912-21 20r SG59 f.u. (fiscal use, purple oval cancel) STC £400 as postal. (1)38
259“, Kenya & Uganda 1922-27 £1 SG95 f.u. (Law Court fiscal cancel) STC £300 as postal (1)30
260“, 1942 (21 Ap.) Airmail cover to Edinburgh 10c, 50c, 1/- x2, cancelled ‘Kiambu’ CDS (1)5
261Kuwait s/book with m.&u. early-modern colln., plus a few Bahrain, Qatar & UAE (200+)8
262Latvia 1933 Air Charity set SG 240a-242a fine mint. STC £114 (3)20
263Leeward Is. 1897 21/2d Diamond Jubilee double o’print, looks nice but sold ‘as-is’ STC £1,200013
264Liechtenstein 1966-87 u.m. ranges, mainly in sets STC £67 (50)9
265Lomb. & Ven. small seln. incl. imperfs. (5), 1858 2k (faults), etc. some p’mark interest. STC £160+ (9)12
266Luxembourg 1852 10c (4 margins) u., 1874 perf. range, mainly f.u. incl. 5c. STC £148 (7)22
267“, 1922 Exhib. imperf. pair SG219-220 both f.u. STC £15+ (2)5
268“, 1939 Duchess MS SG MS395a u.m., slight peripheral faults, the stamps fine u.m. STC £80 as m.m.14
269“, 1949 Duchess MS SG MS524a m.m. STC £130 (1)11
270“, 1957 Europa set SG626-628 l.m.m. STC £230+ as u.m. (3)40
271“, s/book with mint (those checked from 1950s onwards were all u.m.) (130+)14
272Mafeking 1900 1/- on 6d SG15 f.u. tied to small piece believed by vendor to be genuine; we’re not expert enough to argue, so as there’s no certificate, it’s sold ‘as-is’! STC £800 as genuine (1)120
273Malaysia 1969-72 seln.of u.m. sets (no dupl.) STC £45+ (10 sets)8
274“, F.M.S. range on old appro. pages (priced pre-decimal) useful vals. 1900 50c x2, ‘04-12 50c x4, etc. (7 pages)13
275“, Johore 1904 $10 SG75 f.u. (fiscal; one short perf.) STC £200 as postal. (1)34
276“, “, 1910-19 50c SG86 l.m.m. STC £70 (1)24
277“, “, 1918-20 25c-$2 m.m. (some gum faults, etc. - 25c in unused) attractive from front. STC £69 (4)12
278“, “, 1918-20 $3 SG99 m.m. STC £65 (1)24
279“, “, 1918-20 $4 SG100 m.m., hint of a spot in gum. (1)18
280“, Negri Sembilan 1949 19 vals to $ (no 4c or 5c) m.m. STC £118+ (19)24
281“, Penang 1949-52 set SG3-22 g.u. STC £48 (20)9
282“, “, 1960 set SG55-65 m.m. STC £32 (11)8
283“, Perak 1886 1c on 2c SG26 m.m. STC £65 (1)15
284“, “, 1889-90 1c on 2c SG41 mint (part o.g., toned) STC £325, useful filler. (1)42
285“, “, 1891 2c on 24c SG49 m.m., overall toning STC £110 (1)17
286“, “, 1891 2c on 24c SG50 m.m. some toning STC £110 (1)13
287“, “, 1891 2c on 24c SG51 f.u. (cto) STC £35 (1)8
288“, “, 1900 surcharge set SG81-87 g.u. (SG811 in marginal block of 4. STC £257+ (10 stamps)34
289“, “, Official - 10c SG)5 g.u. STC £75 (1)19
290“, Perlis 1951-56 20 vals to $5 SG7-27 (no 30c SG21) fine mint STC £137+ (20)28
291Malta 1938-43 original set SG217-231 m.m. (some incl. 10/- are u.m.) STC £62+ (15)13
292“, 1956-58 set SG266-282 l.m.m. STC £130 (17)22
293Martinique 1892 mint seln. of vals to 1f, some gum faults, etc., mounted by selvedge. STC £235+ (12)15
294Monaco 1885 f.u. range incl. 2c, 5c, 15c (2); 1891 f.u. ranges to 1f, etc. above average. STC £200+ (22)20
295Natal 1902-03 4/- SG139 m.m. STC £80, scarce. (1)15
296Netherlands 1864 set SG8-10 g.u./f.u. STC £63+ (3)16
297“, 1872 u. seln., mainly g.-f., various vals. to 1g, unchecked for perfs. STC £167 (11)14
298“, 1956 Europa set SG836-7 l.m.m. STC £75+; plus 1906 TB set cto (STC £78 as used) (5)12
299“, Shoebox with kiloware, early to mainly modern (some 2011 seen) Nice seln. (100s)15
300“, P/Stat. items (mainly unused cards, etc. Unusual. (20)8
301New Brunswick 1860-63 1c SG7 unused STC £65 as m.m. (1)7
302“, 1860-63 2c SG10 unused STC £28 as m.m. attractive s’filler. (1)3
303Newfoundland 1860 3d SG11 g.u. 3 margins (touching at base) just clipped left corner. STC £180 (1)12
304“, 1868-73 1c SG38 m.m. STC £130, scarce as such (1)18
305“, 1908 2c SG94 u.m. (scarce as such) STC £27 as m.m. (1)8
306“, 1932 defin. set SG209-220 m.m. STC £65 (12)11
307“, 1937 Coron. set SG257-267 m.m. STC £60 (11)9
308New Hebrides 1908 1/- SG3 l.m.m. light gum toning STC £22 (1)4
309“, 1925 P.Due set SG D1-D5 m.m. deeply toned gum (noticeable from front) STC £150. (5)30
310New Zealand 1920 Victory set SG453-8 av-g.u. overall toning (1/- heavy rubber cancel & light crease) (6)9
311“, 1940 Centenary set SG613-625 u.m. STC £70 (1/2d with adherence) (13)12
312“, 1953-59 set m.m. STC £100 (16)12
313“, 1953-59 High vals. 2/6 to 10/- SG733d,734, 735 & 736 f.u. STC £32 (4)6
314“, Life Insurance 1893 1d p.10 SG L8 u.m. block of 4 (centred right) few toned perfs. STC £240+ (1)36
315“, “, 1903 1/2d p.11 s’ways wmk. SG L16 m.m. STC £65 (1)15
316“, “, 1905 No VR 2d g.u. horiz. pair SG L21 STC £90 (1)30
317“, “, 1906 No VR 1d p.14 SG L22 m.m. STC £180 (1)30
318“, “, 1906 No VR 1d p.14 SG L22 used STC £30 (1)8
319“, “, 1913 DLR paper SG L24-31 incl. 1/2d & 1d shades m.m. STC £22036
320“, Niue 1944-46 set m.m. STC £38 (9)8
321North Borneo 1897-1902 12c SG106b p.141/2x15 m.m. STC £140 (1011
322“, 1911 $10 SG183 m.m. small shallow thin & short top-right corner, still scarce & STC £500 (1)42
323“, 1916 2c on 3c SG186 m.m. (flat gum) STC £28 (1)4
324“, 1916 10c on 12c SG188 m.m. (small thin) STC £60 (1)6
325“, 1916 5c SG193 m.m. (expertiser’s mark) STC £50 (1)11
326“, 1916 6c SG206 m.m. (couple toned perfs.) STC £65 (1)15
327“, 1918 Red Cross part set (one of each val. to 50c. SG214-230 (No SG217,220,221b,227,228) m.m., mostly fine & STC £125+ (13)26
328“, 1918 Red Cross $1 SG231 m.m. STC £50 (1)16
329“, 1918 Red Cross $2 SG232 m.m. STC £75 (1)22
330“, 1918 Red Cross surch set SG235-245 m.m. STC £53+ (11)12
331“, 1918 red Cross set to 16c SG235-244 m.m./l.m.m. STC £42+ (10)8
332Northern Rhodesia 1938-52 set SG25-45 g.u. STC £150, good set. (21)28
333Norway 1856 2s, 4s (3 shades), 8s g.-f.u. SG4, 7-9, 11 STC £150+ (6)18
334“, 1863 4s (both shades), 8s, 24s SG15-18 used + 4s (SG16) unused. (5)18
335“, 1867-8 set incl. all shades SG21-30 used, a few tone spots, etc. most av.-fine. STC £700+ (10)30
336“, 1871-7 1s, 2s (2 shades), 4s m.m. SG32, 35, 36, 41 STC £75 (4)14
337“, 1882 1ø with what’s believed to be ’no stop’ SG81b used. Sold ‘as-is’ (1)16
338“, 1905 1k50 on 2s SG123 f.u. STC £75 (1)12
339“, 1910-18 Haakon set m.m. (1k SG155); u.m. (SG155a-158); and used (rest). STC £50 (10)10
340“, 1926 small die defin. set SG187-195 m.m. STC £180, a few faults, most fine (14)24
341Nova Scotia 1851-60 6d SG5, 4 margins, g.-f.u. STC £500, minute nick at one corner. Attractive. (1)80
342“, 1863 10c SG16 g.u. STC £32 (1)7
343“, 1863 121/2c SG29 g.u. (some toning) STC £32 (1)5
344Nyasaland 1953-54 set SG173-187 m.m. STC £48 (15)10
345“, 1963 set SG188-198 m.m. (the three top vals. u.m.) & 1964 set SG199-210 m.m. STC £33 (23)8
346Orange Free State 1903-04 set to 5/- SG139-147 & 1905-09 set to 1/- SG148-151 g.u. STC £59 (13)12
347“, Fine colln. with 1877 4d surcharges SG10-13, 4d unused, 1881 1d surch. good range with SG23, etc., 1882 3d surch. with SG41 m.m., SG42 u., VRI range with many listed & unlisted varieties, 1903-04 set to 5/- mint, 5/- (x2) g.u.. Good range of back of book items, postcard stamp TF, etc. STC £3,500++ plus SG10 unused STC £400 as m.m., 1d SG124 “inserted ‘R’” STC £400 if correct, plus many others.320
348Papal States 1852 u. range with better, most or all genuine, plus 1s (assumed forgery - not counted) also 1868 perf. 10c u. (2) & some dubious 1867 imperfs. (not counted mostly g.-f. STC £350+ (12)22
349Pitcairn Is. 1940-51 set to 2/6 SG1-8 STC £28 (10)8
350“, 1957-63 set SG18-28 f.u. STC £26 (12)8
351Poland 1937 50g 1z Royal visit MS SG MS332b/c m.m. (some slight adhesions, etc. but still attractive)(2)10
352Portugal 1910 mint set SG390-403 some faults, but mostly attractive STC c.£85 (14)8
353Rhodesia 1910-13 2/- believed to be SG154 black & dull blue (but sold ‘as-is’) m.m., some gum loss at top left corner STC £1,200, scarce item (1)32
354“, & Nyasaland small used colln. on lvs., the best appears to be the 1959 defin. set SG18-31 f.u. (40+)22
355St. Kitts Nevis 1952 set SG94-105 u.m. STC £25 (12)8
356St. Lucia 1976 Birds set sine mint STC £41+ (16)8
357“, 1976 Birds SG423-430a 15c to $10 f.u., scarce as such STC £27+ (8)6
358St. Vincent 1975 Marine Life set SG422-443 u.m. STC £29+ (22)7
359Seychelles 1954-61 set SG174-188 m.m. STC £75 (19)9
360Sierra Leone 1883 1d SG24 mint (some gum faults) STC £200 (1)24
361“, 1896-97 11/2d to 2/- SG43-51 m.m., the odd tone spot, etc., but most fine STC £70+ (9)15
362“, 1896-97 5/- SG52 m.m. overall toning STC £90 (1)16
363“, 1956-61 set SG210-222 g.u. STC £55 (13)11
364“, 1961 Independence set SG223-235 u.m. STC £15 (13)5
365Singapore 1955-59 set to $5 l.m.m. STC £130 (15)20
366“, 1971 Festival MS SG MS159 u.m. STC £75, slight offset of gold on gum. in places. (1)24
367South Africa 1938 Voortrekker memorial fund set SG76-79 in fine mint pairs, STC £80 (4 pairs)9
368“, 1947-54 5/- SG122a black & deep yellow green g.u. STC £100 (1 pair)12
369Southern Rhodesia 1937 set SG40-52 l.m.m. STC £70 (13)9
370“, 1953 set SG78-91 m.m. STC £75 (14)11
371South Georgia 1963-69 set SG1-16 m.m. STC £200 (16)32
372S.W.A. 1923-26 10/- horiz. pair m.m. SG39 STC £90, one pulled perf. (1)26
373“, 1941-43 War Effort set SG114-122 in pairs & 2 singles STC £50 (9 items)9
374“, 1941-43 War Effort set (7 pairs & 2 singles) SG114-122 u.m. (except 6d & 1/3) STC £50 (9 items)8
375Sudan c.1898-1921 m.&u. ranges, some better STC £95, worth checking. (28)10
376“, 1935 General Gordon set SG59-67 f.u. STC £200 Key set. (9)60
377“, 1948 set SG96-111 m.m. STC £70 (16)15
378“, 1948 20pi SG110a p.13 u.m. STC £50 (1)11
379Sweden seln. of mint stamp booklets poor to fine 70SKr face. (15)4
380Transjordan 1930-39 5m SG198a (coil stamp) m.m. centred left, a few rough perfs. only STC £26 (1)4
381“, 1930-39 15m SG200a (coil perf.) m.m. STC £24 (1)6
382Togo 1963-67 u.m. colln. (46 stamps & 13 MSs)6
383Tristan da Cunha 1952 1/2d to 5/- SG1-11 m.m./u.m STC £86+ (11)14
384Turkey 1913-21 m.&u. ranges incl. overprinted types STC £50+ (29)7
385Turks & Caicos 1950 12 vls. to 10/- m.m. (no 3d SG226) STC £69+ (12)12
386“, 1973 Birds set SG381-394 (s’ways wmk.) & ‘74-75 set SG411-4 (upr. wmk.) f.u. STC £27+ (19)7
387Tuva 1927-36 m.&u., fair to fine STC £85, no dupl. (39)9
388Uganda 1965 Birds set SG113-126 m.m. STC £48 (14)8
389USSR 1933 Stratosphere set SG634-6 f.u. STC £46+ (3)10
390“, 1931 Airship 15k & 50k & 1934 Mendeleev set SG580b, 582b & 655-8 f.u. STC £47+ (6)9
391“, 1945 Stalingrad MS SG1101b f.u. STC £42, quite scarce. (1)10
392“, 1947 Moscow MS SG1300b f.u. (some creasing in margins) STC £42 (1)9
393“, 1955 Agricultural set of MS’s SG1911a-c f.u. STC £75, seldom offered. (3 MS)13
394USA 1857 12c with red cancel, some short perfs. & rounded corner SG40c STC £325 (1)12
395“, 1978 Bi-Cent. ‘flags issue’ sheet of 50 u.m. the odd fault, mainly fine. STC £30 as singles. (1)8
396“, perfins. - range on stockcards, good variety, some duplication. (258)10
397“, P’marks c.1870-82 dupl. used ranges, STC £100+, most interest in p’marks, incl. cork, grids etc. (25)9
398“, seln. of early issues to 30c (x 3) very high cat. but mixed condition. (9)7
399Zanzibar 1961 set SG373-388 m.m. STC £38 (16)8

United Kingdom Lots

4001840 the remains of two 1d blacks, both cut into. ‘L-L’ black Maltese Cross (one margins & bits of two others); ‘T-J’ red M/Cross (almost 2 margins but into on other two - and thin!) (2)28
4011841 1d imperfs. SG8L/12L with Maltese Cross cancels x 12, all with 3-4 margins g.u. STC £50 each18
4021841 1d imperfs. SG8L/12L similar lot to the last. (12)18
4031841 1d imperfs. SG8/12 x 30 g.u. (most 3-4 margins) STC £25 minimum each. (30)20
4041856-58 1d stars SG37/41 x35, all look g.u., better than average! STC £10 each minimum (35)12
4051858-79 1d plate numbers to 224 (no 77 or 116) in above average condition. g.-f.u. high cat. (148)65
4061858-79 1d plates colln in small s/book, plates 71-224 (no 77!) most sound, appear av.-f.u. (150)50
4071858-79 1d plates 200-224 g.u. much above average SRC £491+ (25)36
4081870 1/2d plates 1 to 20 SG48-49 g.u. (plate 9 is unfortunately a plate 19!) STC £541 Plus the “pl.9” (15)34
4091858-79 1d SG43/44 pl.219 g.u. STC £75 (1)9
4101858-79 1d SG43/44 pl.223 g.u. STC £65 (1)8
4111858-79 1d SG43/44 pl.224 g.u. STC £55 (1)8
4121870 1/2d pl.9 SG48/49 g.-f.u. couple minor perf. faults, looks attractive & STC £700 (1)90
4131870 11/2d pl.3 SG51/52 g.u. (Liverpool squared circle cancel) slightly weak t.r.corner. STC £6012
4141858-79 2d pl.7-15, SG45/47 g.u./g.-f.u. (7)22
4151870 1/2d pl.8 SG48/49 f.u. scarce as such. STC £100 (1)12
4161870 1/2d SG51/52 pl.1 fresh unused, STC £600 as m.m. (1)16
4171855-57 4d SG63 (medium garter) g.u. STC £475 (1)26
4181855-57 4d SG64 (medium garter) g.u. STC £400 (1)20
4191855-57 4d (large garter) SG66a g.-f.u. STC £110 (1)12
4201855-57 6d SG69/70 g.-f.u., light cancels incl. CDS STC £100 minimum. One pulled perf., attractive12
4211862-64 3d SG75/77 g.u. STC £250 minimum (1)13
4221862-64 1/- SG89 & 1/- SG90 (wing margin) g.u. STC £600 (2)18
4231865-67 4d SG93/94 set of plates 7 to 14 g.u. STC £655 (8)20
4241865-67 9d SG98 sound used (overall toning) STC £550 (1)20
4251865-67 1/- SG101 pl.4 & 1867-80 1/- SG115/117 plates 4 to 7 g.u. STC £445 (5)16
4261867-80 9d SG111 g.u. STC £250 (reperfed) (1)9
4271867-80 10d SG112/114 g.u. STC £325 minimum, reperfed. (1)11
4281867-80 1/- SG117 pl.5 f.u. (one toned perf.) neat Guernsey CDS STC £40 (1)8
4291872-73 6d SG123 (pale buff) pl.12 g.u. STC £300 (1)13
4301867-83 5/- SG127 pl.2 (centred high) g.-f.u. STC £1,200 Scarce stamp (1)85
4311867-83 5/- SG126/127 pl.1 g.u. STC £600 (1)22
4321867-83 5/- SG126 pl.1 small tear & 5/- SG127 pl.2 with reg. CDS, but crease decent filler STC £1,80026
4331873-80 21/2d SG139 pl.1 to 3 & SG141 pl.3 to 17 (complete plate set) scarce as such STC £1,440 (15)46
4341873-80 21/2d SG141 pl.16 m.m. STC £425 (1)22
4351867-80 3d SG103 pl.7 f.u. with Enniskillen CDS, few short perfs., etc. STC £65 (1)18
4361867 1/- SG117 pl.5 g.-f.u. light cancel. (1)9
4371872-73 6d SG122a (Chestnut) pl.11, would be v.f.u. (Newcastle CDS), but few pulled perfs. STC £559
4381873-78 covers, some faults but most above average & interesting. Franked 1/2d (1) or 1d (4). (5)6
4391873-80 6d SG146/147 plates 13 to 17 g.u. STC £430 (5)18
4401873-80 1/- SG151 (spray) g.u., but slight thin. STC £600, scarce item. (1)8
4411873-80 4d SG153 pl.15 & 4d SG154 pl.17 g.u. STC £800 (2)20
4421873-80 8d SG156 g.u. (nice for these) STC £325 (1)14
4431880-83 3d SG158 pl.21 g.-f.u. (Leamington squared circle cancel) some blunt perfs. STC £85 (1)16
4441880-83 3d pl.21 g.-f.u. CDS, lovely fresh colour. STC £85 (1)19
4451880-83 3d SG158 pl.21 g.u. with CDS STC £85 (1)8
4461880-83 4d SG160 pl.18 g.-f.u. STC £65 (1)14
4471880-83 4d grey brown SG160 pl.18 g.-f.u. STC £65 (1)12
4481880-83 6d on 6d SG162 g.u. (CDS) would be f.u., but slightly stained corner. STC £140 (1)22
4491880-81 set SG164-169 g.-f.u. incl. both shades of the 1/2d & 2d. STC £375+, a couple of minor faults, but attractive lot and scarce this fine. (7)70
4501880-81 set SG164-169 av.-g.u. to g.-f.u. STC £280+ (5)30
4511880-81 2d SG168a f.u. with ‘Spondon’ squared circle cancel. STC £90 (1)19
4521880-81 2d SG168a f.u. (Birmingham squared circle cancel) STC £90 (1)15
4531881 1d SG170/171 (14 dots) m.m. (some toning) STC £200 (1)12
4541883-84 2/6, 5/-, 10/- g.-f.u. blue crayon marks on two lower vals., 10/- fine registered oval. STC £800+48
4551883-84 2/6 to 10/- g.u. STC £815 minimum. (3)30
4561883-84 5/- SG180/181 v.f.u. (light registered oval) STC £200 (1)40
4571883-84 5/- SG180/181 STC £200 f.u. (Threadneedle St. CDS) (1)32
4581883-84 5/- SG180/181 f.u. (Hull CDS, light diagonal crease, visible from back does not detract)18
4591883-84 10/- SG183/183a g.u. STC £475 (1)30
4601883-84 10/- g.-f.u. (sl. heavy cancel & ironed corner crease - not as bad as it sounds!) (1)18
4611883-84 11/2d SG188 g.-f.u. CDS, STC £38, good colour (1)7
4621883-84 3d SG191 g.-f.u. good, deep colour STC £90 (1)15
4631883-84 4d SG192 fresh unused STC £425 as m.m. (1)12
4641883-84 set 1/2d to 1/- SG187-196 g.u. STC £1,440, colours not too bad. (10)44
4651883-84 6d SG194 f.u. (Exeter squared circle cancel) lovely colour STC £200 (1)38
4661883-84 1/- SG196 g.-f.u. (couple London hooded cancels) good colour. STC £250 (1)38
4671887-90 11/2d Gov’t parcels SG O65 m.m. (slight gum faults) looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £110 (1)22
4681902-10 DLR 13 vals. to 1/- m.m. (some decent vals. are l.m.m.) (No 4d green & brown or 10d) STC £448 minimum, some toning. (13)50
4691902-10 5/- g.-f.u. very light rubber oval cancel, fresh & bright colour. STC £200 (1)26
4701902-11 21/2d values (x 10) m.m. (some l.m.m., incl. range of shades, etc, 4 are p.15x14. STC £208+ (10)16
4711902-10 4d SG240 & 241 shades u.m. STC £40 as m.m. (2)10
4721911 4d SG278 bright orange p.14 l.m.m. STC £100 (1)12
4731902-11 range of 4d shades (x 10) m.m./l.m.m. STC £200 minimum. (10)20
4741902-11 6d range of shades (x 5) m.m. STC £150 minimum (5)15
4751902-11 7d range (x 8 incl. shades) STC £96 minimum (8)10
4761902-11 7d range (x7 incl. shades - one may be SG249a!) most look u.m. STC £12 each as m.m. (7)13
4771911-13 10d SG310 dull reddish purple & aniline pink g.-f.u. STC £225, scarce shade. (1)55
4781902-10 10/- SG265 g.u. London Dec 11 1903 cancel. STC £475 (1)28
4791911-13 Somerset House 10d 1/- & 5/- SG309, 314 & 318 m.m., with faults. Decent s’fillers. (3)11
4801915 DLR 2/6 SG405/406, g.u. with nice colour. STC £200 minimum. (1)10
4811918-19 10/- SG417 g.u. (re-perfed at right?) STC £160 (1)13
4821924 small seln. of Wembley Ex. cards, etc. 12 franked with Wembley 1d, 8 are Exhibition cards (13)13
4831925 Wembley set SG432-433 m.m. STC £25 (2)7
4841925 Wembley SG432-433 g.-f.u. STC £100 (2)9
4851934-36 sideways wmk. set SG439a-442b 1/2d to 2d m.m. decent perfs. (4)18
4861934 re-engraved Seahorses set SG450-452 g.-f.u. (3)20
4871934 set SG450-2 g.u. STC £190 (3)18
4881939-48, 1948 RSW & 1951 Festival high vals. complete SG476-78b, 494 & 509-12 g.-f.u. (£1 RSW with corner crease) STC c.£120 (11)36
4891939-48 high val. set SG476-478b mint; all u.m. except 10/- dark blue which has an almost imperceptible hinge mark on gum. STC £400 (6)80
4901939-48 High val. set SG476-478b l.m.m. STC £400 (6)60
4911939-48 2/6 SG476 l.m.m. side margin STC £95 (1)14
4921948 £1 RSW SG494 u.m. STC £40 (1)12
4931948 £1 RSW SG494 f.u. STC £40 (1)12
4941949 (10 Oct) UPU set on plain, handaddressed FDC, fairly neat Penicuik CDSs (1)3
4951951 Festival High value set SG509-12 m.m./u.m. (slight gum wrinkles) (4)30
4961951 2/6 to £1 set SG509-12 l.m.m. STC £100 (4)14
4971963 Cable 1/6 SG645 on piece with double lined ‘cancelled’ in red; not as common as they once were!5
4981963 Red Cross (ord.) set on illustrated, typed FDCs, each val. on sep. cover. Aberdeen cancels. (3)4
4991964 Shakespeare set on illus. typed FDCs, each val. on sep. cover. Aberdeen cancels av.-good. (5)2
5001970s-80s m.&u. seln. much u.m. in full sets, high face. (100s)60
5011972 Wedgwood booklet SG DX1 good perfs. on 1/2p sideband. STC £75 (1)14
5021973 Royal Wedd. PHQ card (PHQ4), used with set, FDi cancel, handwritten, fine. STC £50 (1)3
5031984 Frama label set (32) on 4 unaddressed FDCs (4)3
5041984 Frama labels set (32), plus the odd vals to 17p u.m. scarce as the complete range. (37)6
5051984 Collector’s Pack, faults, but stamps fine u.m. (9 sets)5
5061993 Commemorative Presentation Packs complete (9 packs)10
5071999/2000 Millennium Moments Document, unusual & relatively scarce. (1)9
508QV surface printed collection - fine lot with 4d SG62, ‘ 1855-57 3 vals to 1/-, 1862-64 5 vals. to 1/- with 9d, 1865-67 to 1/- (no 9d, but 4d x8 plate Nos.) 1867-80 range to 2/- with 10d, 1/- set 4 pl. Nos., 1872-73 6d x3 with SG125, 1873-80 SG139/141 complete plates to 16, 3d (x8 plate Nos.) 6d x 5 plates, 1/- x 5 plates, 4d SG153 pl.15 & 16, 8d SG156, 1880-83 set to 1/- with extra pl. Nos., 1/- x 2, etc./ 1880-81 set to 5d, 1883-84 set to 10/-, 1883-84 9 vals to 1/-, 1887 set to 1/- (x2). fine lot, most appear sound. Huge cat. value!210
509M.&u. accum. in binder with useful dupl. QV to 1/-; E7 to 2/6; GV to 5/- (incl. Wembley ‘24 1d x5, 11/2d x20, 1925 1d x2, 11/2d x4); GVI to £1 (incl. 10/- dark blue x 9) plus later, etc. very mixed cond.40
510GVI colln. - defin. sets incl. wmk. vars. used; commem. sets mint; ‘39-48 High vals used, ‘48 RSW mint38
511GVI-QE m. or u. colln. to 1970 on various leaves, fair degree of completeness (missing only one GVI stamp - SG487!) mostly g.-f. condition; plus a few other items (500+)38
512Box with s/book & pres. packs, etc. £50+ u.m. postage; s/bk with pre-decimal seln. & others. (100s)38
513Postal stat. large quantity of cards, covers, cut-outs, etc. dupl. lot, ideal for specialist sorting (100s)20
514E7 2/6 & 5/- g.-f.u. (2)20
515Greetings booklets for 1991, 1993 & 1994 (SG KX3, KX5 & KX6) mostly fine. (3)16
516SG Swing-o-ring alb. (blue) with pre-decimal mint stamps, many in blocks of 4; sparse ranges in SG Windsor popular (red); various empty leaves, ranges in s/books, colln. of FDCs, etc. (100s)15
517£20+ face value u.m. stamps, mixture of values!15
518£20+ face value as last lot.15
519Box of Scottish p’marks on piece (some on postal receipts, etc.) (100s)12
520E7 seln. to 9d, mostly g.-f. used (8)4

The following 10 lots are British Officials, some are definitely genuine, some are obviously fake, others (most of them in fact!) fall between these categories. Most appear fine, and even those which are undoubtedly fakes would fill a gap in any collection. As there are no certificates, all of the stamps in this section are sold ‘As-is’.
521“, Inland Revenue 1882-1901 1/2d, 6d & 1/- SG O1, O4 & O15 g.u. STC £400 sold ‘as-is’ (3)20
522“, “, 1882-1901 21/2d SGO6 g.u. STC £150, ‘as-is’ (1)11
523“, “, 1882-1901 6d SG O4 & 6d SG O10 in pair. g.u. STC £290, ‘as-is’ (3 stamps)14
524“, O.W. 1902-03 1/2d SG36 m.m. STC £550 sold ‘as-is’ (1)12
525“, “, 1902-03 1d SG O37 u.m. STC £550 as m.m., not that convincing, but useful filler! ‘As-is’ (1)14
526“, “, 1902-03 2d SG O38 m.m. STC £1,900 scarce! ‘As-is’ (1)18
527“, “, 1902-03 21/2d SGO39 m.m. scarce, STC £3,500, useful s’filler ‘as-is’ (1)20
528“, “, 1902-03 10d SG O40 m.m. STC £35,000 if genuine! not bad, but certainly a forgery! ‘As-is’ (1)26
529“, Gov’t. Parcels 1883 9d SG O62 g.u. STC £800, looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)28
530“, “, 1902 9d SG O77 unused (no gum) STC £600 as m.m. ‘As-is’ (1)16
531Guernsey 1978 11p Old Prints ‘missing pink’, looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’, plus normal for comparison8
532“, 1968-69 5d in u.m. block of 6 with ‘Stamen Flaw’, attractive. (1)4
533Jersey 1977 Seabird defin. set SG774-804 u.m. STC c.£25, high face. (32)9
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