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Monday, 28th June 2010

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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

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

1Stockbook with UK from QV noting 1939-48 High val. set used, ‘69 & ‘70 h. vals u.m., plus general m./u. ranges incl. Commonwealth. Worth checking. (100s)36
2Box full of interesting covers, albums, s/books, etc. (1,000s)36
3Box with collector’s clearout - pages, boxes, envelopes all filled with stamps, etc. (1,000s)34
4Shoebox with remaindered club bklts., some interesting seen. (1,000s)30
5Your ‘Holiday sorting box’! plenty to keep you busy for ages - stamps on leaves & in pkts., plus loads of covers and cards. Very little UK, estimate based on the ‘fun value’ alone! (1,000s)30
6World colln. in two albs. (no UK), some picking - more evident in the C/wealth than the foreign; still many better/unusual remain. Poor to fine. (3,000+)28
7Small box with c.40 remaindered club bklts., good seln. of stamps. (1,000s)28
8Box with seln. of stamps in pkts. and quantity of covers (Possible finds in both these categories), plus a couple of picked albums, etc. Lots of fun. (1,000s)28
9S/book with scattered m/u.m. ranges, varied contents incl. C/wealth. No UK. (100s)22
10Sorting mix with some potential. Stamps, covers, a few cards, ... (100s)20
11S/book with odd contents incl. (among others) Venezuela, France & Cols., etc. (100s)20
12Large quantity of covers, cards & stamps in box, much sorting required! (1,000s)19
13Small box crammed full with stamps in pkts., envelopes, etc. Early to modern, a pleasant weekend sorter!18
14Shirtbox with seln. of mainly off-paper stamps, most sorted into stockcards, etc. unusual lot in that there’s a high proportion of higher catalogue and scarcer items. (100s)18
15Box with albums, s/books, etc. interesting mix 16
16Seven remaindered club booklets, reasonable seln. mainly Europe & C/wealth. Remains PTSA c.£80 (100s)16
17Nine remaindered club bklts, mainly Europe C/wealth & USA, remains PTSA c.£70 (100s)15
18Briefcase with UK colln. in s/book, world Junior colln., various accessories (Hawid mounts, etc.) (100s)15
19Box with Swiss seln. in s/book, 1981 R.Wedd. part colln. in alb.; World stamps in tubs, on lvs., etc.(1,000s)14
20Seven remaindered club bklts. reasonable mix, remains PTSA c.£50 (100s)14
21Old suitcase, ready packed to take on holiday with you! should keep you quiet during those showers! Various stamps in albums, s/books, on s/cards, etc. (1,000s)14
22S/book with scattered m. or u. rages incl. UK & C.I., earlier Venezuela & Argentina, flower/fungi thematics, etc. (100s)14
23Box filled with stamps in pkts., on leaves, in album, little of individual value seen, but plenty of it! (1,000s)12
24S/book with range of m.&u. stamps, early to modern, a few more interesting seen. (100s)12
25Box with seln. of stamps, covers, cards, high proportion of items are of interest. - nice ‘fun’ lot! (100s)12
26Odd seln. in chocolate box - mainly Czech stamps from 1970s (many sets); XLCR stamp map, & others12
27Tin with off-paper world seln., mostly 1920s-50s, some earlier/later. (1,000s)12
28Foreign off-paper seln. c.300gr. (1,000s)12
29Collector’s clear-out with stamps in pkts., covers, etc. (100s)11
30S. & C. America s/book with m.& u. ranges, early to modern, poor to fine. (c.800)11
31Small box with off-paper world stamps sorted into envelopes, couple of old club bklts., etc. (1,000s)10
32Scandinavia - s/book (as new!) with seln., little or no dupl. (800+)9

British Commonwealth

33Seln. on s/cards, etc.; QV to modern, mostly pre-1950s? large proportion of higher cat./unusual items40
34RAF 75th Anniv. colln. (Westminster) of u.m. sets, MS’s & a few covers (2 signed), etc. Attractive20
35Five remaindered club bklts. early-modern with Australia, NZ, UK, C.I., etc. remains PTSA c.£65 (100s)15
36Off-paper selection (with duplication) in box. c.300gr. (1,000s)15
37Remaindered club bklts - Australia x 4, Canada x 1. mainly used commems. remains PTSA c.£60+ (100s)12
38Queen Victoria - seln. of QV heads from various countries in small s/book, poor to fine. (130+)12

Cinderellas, Ephemera, Other Collectables, etc.

39Scouts - 1957 Jubilee Jamboree folder ‘set of eight poster stamps’ lightly folded, unusual. (1)10
40Herm - 1967 11/2d surcharge in complete sheet of 30 u.m. STC £150 (1 sheet)20
41Lundy - 1982 Puffin defs. u.m.; 11 vals. each in complete sheet of 72 STC c.£400 (11)30
42Sark - 1965 400th Anniv. of Settlement in u.m. strip of 3 (4 strips)10

Postcards

43Large accum., mainly used, from genuine clearance. Mostly 1920s-2000s, some better/unusual, much UK & foreign, a few cigarette cards (Wills Radio Personalities compl. in alb.), etc. (1,000+)28
44Shipping - early to modern seln. of cards with various ships, harbour scenes, couple of paquebot marks and advert. cards (2 Union Castle Line, etc.), plus few other unrelated cards. Southampton Shipping pamphlet, Union Castle ‘First Class to South and East Africa’ brochure (c.1957), trade cards, etc. (c.100)80

Shipping - The Following 5 lots are from an original collection and are offered by shipping line intact - if they fail to sell, they’ll be split into smaller lots in the next sale, but we’d like to offer you this rare opportunity to purchase them in this unpicked form!
45“, Clan Line - largely unused cards, a few earlier, some scarcer items, mostly priced at (and bought for) £3 to £4.50 a card. (42)70
46“, German East Africa Line (& couple of other related) cards early-modern with decent range of ships & scenes. Must be viewed. PTSA c.£100 (17)50
** ", GEA Line, see also lot 176
47“, King Line - mostly ‘Duncan’ repro’s, but two RP cards ‘Malcolm’ & ‘John’ (8)10
48“, Union Castle - seln. of luggage labels, tags, etc. slight duplication, some unusual items, nice lot. (22)12

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

49Stockbook 30page (60 sides) white, full size pages. New (1)10
50Stockbook, as last (1)10
51S/books 16 page (32 sides) white full-size pages x 2. New (2)10
52Sbooks as last lot (2)10
53Stockcards, 3-strip Windmill Climax 12, box of 100 new. (1)8
54S/cards, as last lot (1)8
55UV lamp (long wave), battery powered, new. (1)9
56SG Tower album as new in box plus pkt. of interleaving & perf. gauge, etc. New cost = c.£35 9
57SG Exeter binder (blue) x2, used, but useful! (2)5
58Book ‘ Boat Services to the Smaller Channel Islands’ (Taylor & Chilyon) publ. CISS. 2007, as new8
59Royal Mail/Royal Mint PNC (numismatic covers) binder (blue), as new (no pages) (1)3

Stamps Arranged by Country

60Afghanistan early m.&u. ranges, some dupl. noting tete-beche, multiples worth checking. (35)18
61Albania 1913 Post Paid cover (philatelic) ‘Ministeria Post Telegraph...’ Double Headed Eagle cachet cancelled by ‘Shijak’ CDS in red ‘4-8-1913’, unaddressed, slight crease, etc. unusual. (1)6
62Algeria 1926-55 22ring album with mainly used collection - worth it for the binder alone! (240+)5
63Antigua 1903-07 2/- SG38 l.m.m. STC £80 (1)16
64“, 1903-07 5/- SG40 l.m.m. minute surface rub (not really noticeable without magnifier) otherwise very fine & attractive STC £150 (1)40
65“, 1921-29 3/- SG79 (mult. script) m.m. (lightly toned gum) STC £48 (1)9
66“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG91-94 m.m. STC £18 (4)6
67“, 1938-51 short set to 5/- SG98-107 m.m. STC £60+ (10)11
68Ascension 1934 short set to 8d SG21-27 m.m. the odd fault (1/2d rounded corners, 5d crease, etc.) (7)5
69“, 1934 1/- SG28 l.m.m. (toned gum) STC £18 (1)5
70“, 1934 2/6 SG29 m.m. STC £45 (1)15
71“, 1934 5/- SG30 m.m. STC £50 (1)19
72“, 1946-65 six m.m. commem. sets STC £15 (12)3
73“, 1956 defin. set SG57-69 m.m. some heavy mounts, but most fine STC £110 (13)17
74Australian States, Tasmania 1855 2d SG15 f.u., 3 margins (just into at right. STC £500 (1)48
76Australia 1931 OS overprint SG O121-122 f.u. (c.t.o.) STC £46 (2)11
77“, 1932-33 official 6d SG O127 g.-f.u. STC £55, scarce. (1)12
78“, 1932-33 officials SG O134-136 g.-f.u. STC £34 (3)7
79“, early to modern duplicated used accum. A vast quantity to sort in two s/books (8 page & 32 page), a great variety of issues. (1,000s)24
80Austria 1946-48 mainly mint sets, some adherence STC £80 (90)7
81“, Territories Acquired by Italy - 1918 compl. mint incl. back of book SG1-9, N20-25, D20-26. (32)5
82Bahamas 1863-80 1/- ‘CA’ p.121/2 g.u. STC £300, a few rough perfs. (1)48
83“, 1902-10 5/- SG69 ‘CA’ m.m. (some adhesion) STC £70 (1)15
84“, 1920 Peace set m.m. most fine. STC £19 (5)4
85“, 1931-46 2/-, 3/- & 8d SG131, 132, 145 m.m. STC £28 as cheapest. (3)9
86Bahawalpur 1948 5r SG31 perfect u.m., very scarce for this stamp! STC £50 (1)22
87“, 1949 UPU sets - both postage & official, each in both perfs. m.m. (4 sets)5
88Belgium Railway parcel receipts (7), rate reduction stamps (30) & covers (3) (40)12
89“, s/book with mainly used seln. some duplication. (500+)5
90Bermuda 1953-62 short set to 5/- u.m. incl. shades & dies attractive lot. STC £86 (21)14
91Brazil 1890-1906 m.&u. range with 1890 set (no 500r), 1898-99 surchs. with better, 1900 & 1906 commem. sets used, etc. STC £370+ (78)36
92British East Africa 1896-1901 4r SG78 f.u., rather indistinct CDS but attractive. STC £75 (1)17
93British Post Offices in Siam 1882-85 10c SG7 with ‘B’ overprint g.-f.u. STC £150 (1)20
94British Solomon Is. 1907 set SG1-7 m.m. some sl. gum disturbance, the odd tone spot, etc., but most fine STC £250 (7)50
95“, 1908-11 short set to 1/- SG8-14 m.m. STC £35+ mostly g.-f.u. (8)8
96“, 1908-11 2/- SG15 l.m.m. STC £42 (1)12
97“, 1908-11 2/6 SG16 m.m. slightly weak lower left corner STC £55 (1)15
98“, 1908-11 5/- SG17 m.m. STC £85 (1)28
99“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set m.m. (11/2d slight faults) (4)7
100Brunei 1906 2c on 8c SG13 m.m. STC £27 (1)7
101“, 1906 2c on 3c, 4c, 8c, 10c on 16c SG12,15,17,18 m.m. some faults. (4)4
102“, 1906 3c SG14 m.m. STC £35 (1)9
103“, 1906 30c on 16c SG20 m.m. STC £100 (1)32
104“, 1906 5c on 16c SG26 m.m. STC £45 (1)19
105“, 1907-10 seln. with SG23, 24, 25, 26, 28 & 29 m.m. the odd slight fault, most fine. (6)7
106“, 1907-10 $1 m.m. SG33 STC £60 (1)22
107“, 1908-22 short set to 50c SG34-45 m.m. STC £75 minimum. Most fine. (10)22
108“, 1908-22 $1 SG46 m.m. STC £23 (1)6
109“, 1908-22 $5 SG47 m.m. (slightly toned gum) very attractive stamp STC £170 (1)50
110Bulgaria 1879-1920 old-time colln., mainly used with better STC £200+ (197)19
111Cameroun (& Congo Brazzaville) 1961-65 u.m. colln., mainly thematic. (76 & 1 MS)12
112Canada Binder with somewhat messy & unorganised, but useful colln. from earlies to modern, m.&u. some duplication, a bargain at estimate! (1,000s?)16
113Cape of Good Hope 1853 1d SG3 or similar, f.u. 2-3 margins STC £225 (1)20
114“, 1853 4d SG4 or similar, 3 good margins f.u. STC £120 (1)20
115“, 1861 1d Woodblock SG13 £2,250 Looks nice, sold ‘as-is’. Very slight faults (1)80
116“, 1861 4d Woodblock SG14 STC £1,750, no margins, light indistinct cancel, sold ‘as-is’ (slight faults)(1)40
117“, 6d triangle stated to be SG7c f.u. 2 good-wide margins 3rd close/touching, weak corner STC £45026
118“, 1/- triangular x2, both almost 3 margins & attractive, good colour. Plus another (fake?). (3)20
119“, triangulars - 1d, 4d & 6d (three shades), some faults but worth specialist checking. High cat. (5)22
120“, triangular seln. 1d (2 shades), 1/-, plus rather crude forgeries of the 4d & 1/- (5)18
121“, triangular 6d stated to be SG20 m/s cancel & indistinct CDS 2-3 margins STC £450 (1)17
122Cayman Is. 1907-09 4d SG29 m.m. STC £55 (1)19
123“, 1907-09 1/- SG33 minor surface rubbing (as usual with tis chalky paper) STC £65 (1)19
124“, 1912-20 3/- SG50 m.m. STC £19 (1)7
125“, 1912-20 5/- SG51 m.m. (small natural spot in gum) STC £75 (1)20
126“, 1912-20 10/- SG52 m.m. STC £120 (1)38
127“, 1921-26 5/- SG64 m.m. STC £16 minimum. (1)7
128“, 1921-26 10/- SG67 l.m.m. STC £60 Attractive stamp. (1)20
129“, 1921-26 ‘CA’ High values 2/-, 3/-, 5/-, 10/- SG80-83 m.m. STC £120+ (4)38
130“, 1935 defin. short set to 1/- SG96-104 m.m. (21/2d is f.u.) STC £29 (9)7
131“, 1935 2/- SG105 l.m.m. STC £45 (1)18
132“, 1935 5/- SG106 m.m. STC £55 (1)19
133“, 1935 10/- SG107 m.m. STC £85 (1)32
134Cook Is. 1919 set complete SG47-59 m.m. most fine; only STC £20 but missing from many collections!9
135“, 1921-23 Postal fiscal set SG76-80 l.m.m. STC £250 very attractive set. (5)90
136“, 1926-28 2/- & 3/- SG90 & 92 m.m. STC £26 (2)9
137“, 1931-32 £3 SG98a few perfs. with slight gum adhesion, fine from front. STC £400 (1)90
138“, 1938 or 1944 1/- (2), 2/-, 3/- all mint SG127-9 or 143-5 (wmks up to you) STC £63 as cheapest. (4)10
139Cyprus 1880 4d SG4 pl.16 m.m. STC £130 (1)34
140“, 1880 6d SG5 pl.16 m. part gum STC £500, slight faults (perfs., etc.) still attractive very scarce.40
141“, 1881 ‘CC’ 1/2pi, 1pi, 2pi SG11, 12, 13 g.-f.u. STC £112 (3)24
142“, 1881 4pi SG14 ‘CC’ used would be fine, but few trimmed perfs. STC £275 (1)34
143“, 1882 1/2 on 1/2d SG23 f.u. STC £75 (1)12
144“, 1924-28 90pi SG117 (chalky) m.m. STC £100 attractive. (1)32
145“, 1934 18pi SG142 m.m. STC £48 (1)19
146“, 1934 45pi SG143 would be v.f.u., but for a couple of slightly nibbled perfs. at top STC £70 (1)18
147Denmark c.1933-37 range incl. ‘37 Hanssen set u., S.Jub m., etc. STC £48 (10)7
148Dodecanese Is. 1912 Italian Stamps ‘Rodi’ overprints set (by simplified, no 20c on 15c) m., both 15c, etc. STC £118 (9)14
149“, 1916 set ‘Rodi’ overprints SG14-16 mint plus 20c f.u. (3)12
150Epirus 1914 registered cover to Berlin franked with 50L label (that Michel says is a ‘privately produced philatelic item’), but array of marks incl. ‘Assure’ and German ‘Mail treated as registered’ & Berlin receiver show that it was treated as post paid. Very unusual, attractive and scarce item. (1)28
151F.I.D. 1948 RSW 1/- f.u. on cover, ‘49 UPU set f.u. on cover, both to local address. slight faults. (2)8
152“, 1953-56 complete with ‘54-62 ship defin. set SG G26-40 l.m.m., some shades, 1/- block of 4, etc. STC £250+ (27)60
153Faroe Is. c.1912-75 range of Faroese cancels on Danish stamps, mostly full strikes on piece incl. village cancels, etc. (56 items = 82 stamps)19
154Finland 1866 20p roulette Mi8 (possibly ‘d’) one blunt perf. STC ¤1,800 (1)60
155France 1926 War Orphans set SG450-3 f.u. (c.t.o. - cancels ‘as-is’) STC £128 Attractive. (4)12
156“, 1930 Air set SG483-4 m.m. STC £38 (2)6
157“, WW2 propaganda leaflet ‘Urgent et Important’ (F.142) really quite fine for these. x 3. (3)8
158“, Colonies, Cameroun 1915-46 m.&u.colln. on lvs., good coverage incl. 1925 set apparently complete, useful later issues, plus airs, back of book. STC £600+ (300)80
159“, “, Reunion 1891-1947 m.&u. colln. on lvs., from dupl. Commerce/Tablet types, 1905 set largely compl., good coverage of later issues with high vals., sets, etc. & back of Book. STC £600+ (328)70
160German States, Bavaria 1849-1920 mainly used dupl. accum. on stockleaf & old pages, useful imperfs., etc. unchecked for wmks., etc. & STC £400+ (200)36
161“, Hannover stockleaf with dupl. m.&u. accum. of forgeries & reprints (there may be the odd few genuine included!) really attractive collection & extremely high cat. if genuine. Still useful and worth-while for research. We’ve seen some of these on sale elsewhere at up to £5 each! (63)32
162“, Oldenburg 1861 set in u.m. blocks of 104 (8 x13) unfortunately they’re forgeries - they’d be STC £240,000+ as singles if they weren’t! mostly g.f. Possibly produced 1900-30s? (6 part sheets)16
163“, Württemberg Misc. ranges on lvs. from various collections, some better, worth checking. (130)26
164“, mint & used seln. incl. stamps, various officials, etc. Some of the mint is slightly stuck. (120+)4
165Germany 1872 used range of shields with better, the odd fault, mostly good to fine STC £438 (7)32
166“, 1872 large shield 3k mint STC £25; 1/3g unused STC £40 as mint; (k on 9k unused STC £80 as mint.11
167“, 1889 basic set 2pf-50pf mint (some heavy hinges/few tone spots on gum) fine from front. (7)20
168“, 1919-22 inflations m.&u. colln. on lvs., worth specialist checking. (100s)5
169“, 1923 used inflations collection, some better. STC £280+ (100)30
170“, Postal Stationery (mostly post WW2, plus some WWI FPO cards) some better seen. (150+)14
171“, c.1945 Allied Zones mint colln. noting ‘45 All. Mil. Post set with printing varieties, ‘46 set plus MS (both perf. & imperf.), 1947 set, etc. Then ‘48 Posthorn o’print types Buildings set (SG A108-135) plus perf. varieties, ‘49 Trade Fair MS, Soviet Zone, Leipzig, Thüringen, etc. STC €750 as m.m.(353)95
172“, Allied Occ’n. Brit./Am. Zones 1948 60pf as SG128a u.m. but imperf. with wmk. scarce. STC ¤20028
173“, BRD 1955 Lufthansa set l.m.m. STC £35 (4)6
174“, DDR 1949-60s m./u.m. or used colln. in s/book, mainly fine noting many better incl. ‘50 Debria MS u.m., ‘53 ‘dots’ set m., better ‘lines’ vals. m. incl. 20pf green. booklets panes, ‘53 Marx imperf. MS (4 horiz. designs), etc. STC £1,300 (157, 2MS)95
175“, P.O’s. in Morocco 1911 ‘kk’ set SG51-63 m.m. attractive (13)18
176“, G. East Africa shipping-line advertising postcard, ‘Gruss vom Bord’, unused, beautiful item (1)20
177Gibraltar 1886-87 2d SG10 m.m. STC £30 (1)11
178“, 1886-89 mainly used range, mostly fine, some better STC c.£100 (13)14
179“, 1903 2/- SG52 m.m. STC £160 (1)60
180“, 1903 4/- SG53 m.m. (side marginal) STC £110 (1)44
181“, 1903 8/- SG54 m.m. STC £150, beautiful stamp. (1)80
182“, 1904-08 2/- SG62 m.m., a few wrinkles (fine from front) STC £100 (1)20
183“, 1906-12 2/- SG72 m.m. (gum disturbance & slight surface rubbing) STC £50 (1)11
184“, 1906-12 4/- SG73 m.m. STC £140 (1)38
185Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1911 o’printed set SG1-7 m.m., a couple of toned perfs., etc. most fine l.m.m. (7)50
186“, 1912-24 2/-, 2/6, 5/- SG21, 22, 23. m.m. STC £63 (3)16
187Gold Coast 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG113-116 m.m. STC £20 (4)7
188Greece (& Crete) useful-looking m.&u. seln. in s/book from a few early imperfs.; some dupl. (200+)18
189“, Lemnos 19112 used range with 20l, 25l, 30l, 1d (Greece SG172, 220, 221, 225), plus some P.O’s. in Turkey STC DM147 (1996) (7)11
190Grenada 1934-36 2d to 2/6 SG138-143 m.m. STC £14+ (6)4
191Honduras Telegraphs, 1938 4c, 8c, 12c all u.m. ‘Specimen’ overprints, with punch hole. ‘ABNCo’ (3)9
192Hong Kong 1903 50c SG71 f.u. Shanghai CDS (green just a little faded?) STC £50 (1)10
193“, 1903 $2 SG73 g.u. (would be f.u. but light company chop & sl. crumpled corner - fine from front) STC £27528
194“, 1903 $3 SG74 f.u. sl. toning on back, slate a little washed, still not bad, scarce. STC £375 (1)38
195“, 1903 $5 SG75 v.f.u. (c.t.o.?) Victoria CDS STC £500, purple very slightly faded. (1)80
196“, 1904-06 $2 SG87 g.-f.u. sl. toning on back & couple of pulled perfs., still not bad! STC £13018
197“, 1941 Cent. 15c vert pair g.u. $1 block of 4 f.u. STC £44+ (2)12
198“, China 1917-21 $2 SG14 g.u. STC £75 (1)22
199“, “, 1917-21 $3 SG15 g.u. STC £225 a little toning, etc. but still attractive and well above average for this very scarce stamp. (1)80
200“, “, 1922-27 short set SG18-25 mainly used (1c & 20c mint, others mostly fine used) (8)15
201“, “, 1922-27 50c SG26 m.m. STC £60 (1)19
202“, “, 1922-27 $1 SG27 g.-f.u. light cancel, STC £75 (1)20
203Hungary 1871-1918 mainly u. colln., worth checking for wmks. on the Turul issues. (220)7
204“, 1914 War Charity 1k Sg167 f.u. key stamp STC £32 (1)8
205“, 1925 Sports set SG452-9 u.m., slight gum toning here & there STC £44 8
206“, 1949 ranges of u.m. sets STC £90 (70)11
207Iceland 1876 16a p. 123/4 f.u. STC £80 (1)16
208“, 1911 Sigurgsson set g.-f.u. STC £58 (6)12
209“, 1954 Hapstein 2k45 SG326 f.u. STC £30 (1)7
210“, Airs 1930 Gyrfalcon, ‘31 Zeppelin 30a, ‘34 set, etc. all mint STC £125 (14)24
211“, Officials from 1876 3a f.u. (2, both perfs.) to 1920 m./f.u. STC £80 (9)16
212Indian States, Jind 1886-99 short set SG17-32 m.m. STC £80+, some gum faults/unused, most attractive from front (13)15
213“, “, 1903-09 E7 issues complete m.m. SG41-57 some sl. faults, most g.-v.f. STC £37+ (13)8
214“, Nabha 1885-1900 3r SG32 m.m. fine stamp STC £150 (1)40
215“, “, 1885-1900 5r SG33 mint (some gum discolouration) STC £160, attractive from front. (1)26
216“, “, 1927-36 2r SG71 m.m. centred high right STC £35 (1)9
217“, “, 1927-36 5r SG72 m.m. STC £80 scarce (1)20
218Iran 1979 set SG2119-28; ‘81 set SG2165-74; ‘83 set SG2217-26 all in u.m. blocks of 4 STC £120+22
219Iraq 1923-25 5r SG52 u.m. slight wrinkling STC £38 as m.m. (1)8
220Ireland 1922-80s m.&u. colln.in binder, the odd better item seen incl. mint vals. of 1st wmk. to 9d, 10d & 1/-, etc. plus seln. of FDCs in album. Nice starter collection. (100s)42
221“, 1929-45 virtually complete mint (no 1937 high vals., but incl. ‘40-68 defins. (except the 8d & 11d vals.), with all commem. sets STC £195 (43)32
222“, coil stamps 19222-34 1/2d, 1d, 2d SG71a, 72a, 74a plus ‘40-68 1d SG112c all mint STC £100+ (4)16
223Israel 1948 coins 500m f.u. (ragged perfs. at right); also SG30, 53 both f.u. STC £92+ (3)10
224Italy 1931 St Anthony set g.u./f.u. plus 75c perf. var. STC £100 (8)22
225“, 1948-52 range of used commems., etc. with better STC £166 (17)16
226“, s/book with sparse mainly used colln., early to 1970s, back of book/fiscals, etc. (c.400)6
227“, (& States) early to 1930s with better noted, some high cat. items, worth close inspection. STC £800+38
228“, Italian Social Rep. range of m. or u. issues, some better STC £55+ (18)10
229“, States, Sardinia 1855 20c (2), 40c (3) u.; N’paper 2c u. all 3 or 4 margin. g.-f. STC £210 (6)18
230“, “, Venetian States 1664-65 part letter sheet “N 2135/AQ/Piero Gauardini (Datio Primo)”, only part of it left, but scarce and unusual item. (1)9
231“, Dodecanese Is. 1912-44 m.&u. ranges incl. ‘34 Air set, Charities, etc. STC £34, plusParcel post singles m. or u., 1912 Apollo 5l m., etc. (37)7
232Jamaica 1953-69 (a few more recent) m.m. & u. on stockleaves (130+)15
233Japan P.O’s. in China 1900 small m.&u. seln. plus 2 P.O’s in Korea. STC £50 (16)8
234K.U.T. 1942 (21 Apr) Airmail cover to Edinburgh, 10c, 50c 1/- (x2) cancelled ‘Kiambu’ CDSs.5
235“, 1954-1970s m.&u. colln. with ‘54-59 set average used (plus £1 l.m.m.) other better. (85+)22
236Kiribati 1979-2001 u.m. colln. on s/lvs., high cat., mainly in sets, strong thematic interest. (250+ & 12MS)24
237Luxembourg 1930 Child Welfare set mint STC £20+ (5)6
238“, 1931 Child Welfare set mint STC £46+ (5)11
239“, 1932 Child Welfare set mint STC £49+ (5)12
240“, P.Dues 1946 set u.m., a couple of low vals. with sl. perf. faults, otherwise fine STC £30 (14)8
241Malaysia (& States) 1953-70s used colln. on s/lvs., some better. (c.340)22
242“, album pages with 100s of stmps (incl. Borneo & Straits) early to QE (100s)12
243“, Johore 1904-71 m. or u. ranges incl. useful Sultan defins., ‘71 set u.m., etc. STC £50 (37)9
244“, Pahang 1935-41 range of m./u.m. vals. incl. 3c m.m. & 6c u.m., etc. STC £63 also unissued 2c & 6c 16
245“, Perak 1892-95 set mint, 1895 surch block of 4 & single, also 1895-9 50c SG74 with ‘Specimen’ overprint STC c.£55 (10)12
246“, “, from ‘38 range incl. 8c red & 15c both f.u. (key GVI values), plus ‘50 range to $2, ‘65 & ‘71 sets u.m, etc. STC £126+ (54)32
247“, Selangor from 1935 dollar vals. used incl. $5, ‘49 set compl. used, ‘71 set u.m., etc. STC £86 (49)16
248“, Japanese Occupation seln. of used stamps all attractive and crying out to be checked carefully by a specialist; those we looked at tend to fall into two categories: definitely OK, but low cat. value; and higher cat. value, but more ‘iffy’ overprints. (39)20
249“, “, General Issues Red Cross stamps $1 on $1, $11/2 on $2, 50c on 50c & $11/2 on $2 SG J311, 313, 314 & 315 m.m./unused look OK, but sold ‘as-is’ (4)12
250“, “, Kelantan 1942 $2.00 surch SG J29 unused full paper adhesion, looks OK, but ‘as-is’ STC £5011
251“, “, Trengganu 1942 8c, 30c & $3 SG J104, 110 & 114 g.-f.u. ST C£175+, look OK, sold ‘as-is’ (3)30
252Malta 1867-80 6d mauve pl.9 f.u. with ‘A25’ cancel. (1)8
253“, 1926-27 3/- SG170 m.m. (1)5
254“, 1926-27 5/- SG171 m.m. gum wrinkles, etc. (1)6
255“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG 210-3 m.m. STC £22 (4)7
256“, 1953-80s m.&u. colln. on lvs., useful starter ‘56-58 defins. with various vals. to 2/6 & £1, etc. (100s)42
257“, P.Dues 1925 set SG D1-10 m.m. STC £55, couple of minor faults., most fine. (10)18
258“, P.Dues 1925 set SG11-20 av.-g. m.m. (1d is used) 1/2d marginal plate ‘1’, 11/2d in pair. (11)9
259Mauritius 1953-80s mainly mint colln. on s/lvs., a few better. (170+ & 6MSs, etc.)18
260“, 1953-58 set f.u., etc. STC £21+ (16)7
261“, 1969-73 marine life set g.u./f.u. STC £40 minimum (18)9
262“, QV range, mainly m./unused incl. 3d unused, various surch. types incl. 1878 4c, 8c both m., etc. the mint is STC £110, the unused £90. Fair to fine. (10)18
263Montserrat 1884-5 21/2d f.u., 1904-08 incl. 6d u., GV ranges m., the odd shade, etc. STC £49+ (20)8
264“, 1965-95 sparse mint colln. from ‘65 defin. set compl. m.m. to ‘95 Monroe sheetlet u.m. (48+)8
265Morocco Agencies Tangier 1952-54 set plus ‘55 Castles set all mint STC £30 as u.m. (20)8
266Natal 1861-1891 small mainly u. seln. incl. SG62,91,104 & 109 av-g.u. (SG91 is m.m. with misplaced surcharge) plus others with faults. (11)9
267Nepal 1881-1968 m. or u. colln. from imperfs. STC £180 better noted. (65)24
268New Brunswick 1860-63 121/2c SG18 u.m. (slightly flat gum patch) STC £65 as m.m. attractive. (1)1
269Newfoundland 1897 400th Anniv. set (no 15c) mint/unused some fillers only, others not too bad STC £250+ (13)36
270“, 1929-31 Perkins Bacon no wmk. set SG179-1887 sound to g.u. (usual violet cancels) STC £150 (9)34
271New Hebrides (english) 1911-57 m.or u. seln. incl. ‘53 & ‘57 2f, 5f vals. STC £27+ (7)5
272“, (english) 1938 5f SG62 u.m. STC £70 (1)24
273“, (english) 1938 10f SG63 g.u. STC £75 (1)24
274“, (french) 1911-53 u.m. seln. incl. ‘53 1f STC £26 (10)5
275New Zealand c.1898-1953 m. or u. seln. with better incl. 1930 & 39-40 Healths, etc. STC £110 (16)12
276“, 1926 Admiral 2/- u., 3/- g.u. STC £200+ (2)24
277“, 1950s-85 colln. of FDCs in album, earlier a little ‘scruffy’, later mostly fine. (81)15
278“, 1965 Bird Health MSs SG MS832c f.u. but creasing (may iron) STC £48 (2)4
279“, early to 1980s dupl. accum. mint & used (some u.m.) plenty to sort. (100s)15
280“, small box filled with off-paper early to modern incl. some better. (100s)6
281“, Back of book incl. Life Insurance VR 1/2d (3), 1d (3) etc., all used lso P/fiscals incl. 3/6 u.m., etc. (13)12
282“, Officials 1910-40 used range incl useful Centen. vals. GVI 1/-, 2/-, etc. STC £74 (17)11
283North Borneo 1899 4c surcharges on 25c, 50c, $1, $2 & $4 SG118-122 & 124 m.m. minor gum faults (as to be expected on these), all attractive & STC £150+ (5)24
284“, 1961 defin. set l.m.m. (some u.m.) SG391-406 STC £130 but light tone spots here & there. (16)22
285Northern Nigeria 1900 short set to 1/- SG1-7 l.m.m. nice lot STC £100+ (7)24
286Northern Rhodesia 1938-52 set SG25-45 u. compl. (the 41/2d is mint) plus 1/2d & 1d vars. STC £130 (23)36
287“, 1953-63 l.m.m. colln. compl. (no Sg59 cat 70p) STC £100+ (34)24
288“, 1963 set l.m.m. (2d only) or u.m. (rest) STC £22 (6)6
289“, P.Dues 1929-52 1d (2, both used) & 6d f.u. STC £35 minimum. (3)8
290Nyasaland 1953-554 defin. set SG173-187 l.m.m. STC £42 (14)9
291“, 1963 & 1964 defin. sets m. SG188-198 fine u.m. (199-210 u.m. with light marks on gum) (23)9
292Pakistan officials 1961 surch set mint both types of 2p o’print SG O69 & O69b (these u.m.) uncommon(6) 2
293“, 1961-63 official set SG O74-O90 u.m. (scarce thus) STC £17 (16)6
294Palestine 1927-45 90m SG101 g.u., also 1942 500m f.u. STC £63+ (2)12
295“, coils 1927-45 5m SG93a, 10m SG97a both sound used with light slogan cancels. STC £43 (2)8
296Papua 1932-40 used range of vals. to 9d STC £47 (5)9
297P.N.G. 1952-58 defin. set SG1-15 m.m. STC £85 (16)19
298“, 1957-66 m.&u. colln. on s/lvs., the odd fault, but most fine. (66)12
299Pitcairn Is. 1938 NZ 1d Coronation stamp tied by Pit. Is. (18 Mar) CDS, sl. faults, but unusual. (1)2
300“, 1940-51 set SG1-8 mint STC £65 as u.m. (the 4d & 8d both heavy mounts) (10)16
301“, 1957-69 m.m. colln. on s/leaves (largely complete for period) plus a few later u.m. sets, etc. (160+, 3MS)30
302Portugal 1853-1931 mainly used colln. mixed cond., strength in earlier worth checking. STC £550+(123)38
303“, Mozambique 1914-60s m.&u. colln. from ceres types, good coverage with very little dupl. Incl. airs etc., STC £600+, plus 1961 Arms 7e50, 10e, 20e in compl. sheets of 50 u.m. STC £322 (495, 3sheets)95
304“, Nyassa Co. 1898-1924 mainly mint colln., with several sets/part sets, also dupl. specialised study of the 1911 ‘Republica’ overprints with various perfs., etc. fair to fine STC £240+ (165)26
305Rhodesia 1896-97 5/- SG49 mint/unused, slight faults but attractive from front. (104
306“, 1913-24 GV head ranges with vals. to 4d (4), 6d (2), 1/- (8), various dies, etc. STC £220+ (46)18
307“, 1917 1/2d on 1d mint block of 4, top left stamp showing ‘n y’ wide spacing. Attractive (1)4
308“, & Nyasaland 1954-56 defin. set SG1-15 m.m. (6d & shade are used) STC £90+ (17)19
309“, “, 1954-56 set SG1-15 plus both coil stamps m.m. STC £95+ (18)18
310Roumania 1931 Scout set mint, Air set used STC £38+ (10)7
311“, 1937 Anniv. set, Balkan Games set, etc. all u.m. STC £26 (1506
312Saar 1947-59 colln. on lvs., virtually compl. either m. or u., the mint is clumsily mounted (& in some cases damaged), the used however, incl. 1949 Relief Fund set STC £575, 1950 Council of Europe pair STC £288 and the 1949 Official set STC £370, etc. is better (total STC of used is £1,264) (236)250
313St. Helena 1953-59 defin. set mint, most l.m.m. 2/6, 5/- & 10/- are u.m. STC £70 (13)18
314“, 1956-81 mint colln. on Hagners, mostly u.m., commems. apparently complete (and before you ask, there’s no sign of SG172-175!), plus a few MSs, etc. 1968, ‘71 & ‘76 defs. with extras, etc. (189, 3MS)26
315“, 1961-65 defin. set mint, most (incl. the good ones!) are u.m., plus the 4 chalky extras u.m. STC £11422
316“, 1981-91 u.m. colln. on s/lvs., stamps appear compl. plus a few MSs & some later sets (2001-02). Very high cat. & face value (250+, 7MSs & 1bklt.)40
317St. Lucia 1953-60s mint colln. (mostly l.m.m.) SG171-190 plus red Cross f.u. set, etc. (29)6
318St. Vincent 1938-47 defin. seln. of vals. to 3d and complete 6d to 10/- SG149-158a m.m. STC £25+ (12)5
319“, 1953-69 mint (l.m.m./u.m.) colln. on Hagners, incl. ‘53-66 defin. set, commems. basically compl., etc.8
320Samoa NZ Occ’n. German Yacht issue 1/2d on 3pf SG101 fine min STC £48 also 1/2d on 5pf SG102 min, but thinned. (STC £50) (2)14
321Sarawak 1918 set SG50-61 g.u./f.u. compl. STC £160 (12)55
322“, 1922-23 set SG63-71 g.u./f.u. complete STC £60 (9)22
323“, 1928-29 set SG776-90 g.u./f.u. compl. STC £120 (15)40
324Serbia 1869-1942 ranges with earlier m. blocks of 4, P.Dues m.or u. with printing paper vars., etc. (61)8
325Sierra Leone 1953-65 (plus some later) mint (m.m./u.m.) seln. on lvs. apparently compl. for period.(200+)26
326Singapore 1948-62 m. or u. ranges with better STC £62 (29)9
327“, 1962 set (Flowers, Fishes, Birds) u.m. STC £50 (16)16
328Somalia 1936-55 mint range of Airs, plus ‘60 Indep. 50c, 1s20, both mint. STC £50+ (21)8
329Somaliland Protectorate 1904 set SG32-44 l.m.m., mostly fine (fingerprint on gum of 5r) STC £190 (13)75
330“, 1905-11 & 1909 set SG45-53, 58 & 59 m.m. The odd slight fault, mainly to lower vals. (11)20
331“, Officials 1904-05 1/2a 1a, 8a SG O10, O11 & O13 m.m. STC £68+ (3)20
332“, Officials 1904-05 2a SG O12 f.u. (CA) STC £70 (1)19
333“, Officials 1904-05 official 2a SG O14 (mult CA) l.m.m. expertiser’s mark on gum. STC £95 (1)34
334“, Officials 1904-05 1r SG O15 l.m.m. attractive & scarce. (1)75
335South Africa 1929 Airs 4d (horiz. pair) & 1/- all u.m. STC £27 as u.m. (2)9
336“, 1970s-90s mainly u.m. colln. in binder with sets, MSs, sheetlets, etc. useful for thematics. (100s)19
337South Arabian Fed. Seiyun 1966 50f o 1s SG62/62a centre stamp variety with ‘stop after fils’ (1)8
338“, Seiyun ‘66 Olympics 50 on 1s in u.m. horiz strip of 3 centre stamp with ‘stop after fils’ SG71a (1)5
339Southern Nigeria 1901-02 QV short set to 1/- SG1-6 m.m./unused, some heavy mounts, etc. (6)8
340“, 1901-02 QV 2/6 SG7 l.m.m. (expertiser’s mark on gum) STC £48 (1)16
341“, 1901-02 QV 5/- SG8 m.m. STC £55 (1)18
342Southern Rhodesia 1953 stamps complete g.-f.u. SG76-91 plus couple of shades. STC £76+ (18)18
343South Georgia 1963-2003 mint (mostly l.m.m./u.m.) colln. on s/lvs., with better vals. ‘63 to 1/-, 5/-, 10/- & £1 grey (x2), various surcharges and later u.m. sets & MSs High cat. (120+, 6MS)48
344S.W.A. 1938 Voortrekker set in m.m. pairs (1/2d, 1d, 11/2d vert., 3d horiz.) plus later set. STC £95+ (7)12
345Swaziland 1895-96 ZAR 6d with o’print in u.m. vert. pair, one with what appears to be ‘Swazieiand’ variety. STC £76. Sold ‘as-is’ (1)10
346“, 1956 defin. set SG53-64 l.m.m. STC £80 (12)19
347“, 1961 surch. set SG65-77 incl. some ‘a’ numbers, etc. (unfortunately the SG74b - STC£300 - is slightly wishful thinking, but 73b seems correct!) mostly l.m.m. STC £85 (23)28
348“, 1961 New Currency defin. set SG78-89 l.m.m. only STC £26, but quite sought after. (12)6
349“, 1962-66 defin. set SG90-105 l.m.m. plus u.m. wmk. varieties SG91w, 93w m.m., 94w, 95w & 96w & commems. compl. 1953-66 STC c.£75 (53)18
350Switzerland 1932-53 untidy colln. mainly used incl. Pro-Juv., back of book, etc. Worth checking. (165)8
351Togo 1959 Air defins. SG231-235 u.m., only STC £17+ , but scarcer than this. (5)7
352Tonga c.1897-1967 m./u.m. ranges incl. ‘51 set, ‘53 10/-, £1. STC £58 (26)9
353Tristan da Cunha 1954 dfin. set SG14-27 u.m. (the odd gum wrinkle) & Coron., SG13 u.m. STC £85(15)18
354“, 1960 Sea Life defin. set SG28-41 l.m.m. STC £70 (14)17
355“, 1961 Sea Life (South African Currency) set SG42-54 l.m.m. STC £75 (13)19
356“, 1963 Re-settlement o’print set SG55-67 l.m.m. STC £20 (13)5
357“, 1963-86 m. colln. on s/lvs., largely compl.; some better seen. Later tend to be u.m. (100s)40
358“, 1965-67 Ships defin. set SG71-84b (no 6d SG60) unused (no gum) STC £47+ as mint (16)5
359Turkey 1893-1915 range of N’paper stamps, mainly used also Anatolia 1921-22 issues used. (54)7
360“, Admiralty Steamship Co. label with m/s ‘3’ on large piece with ‘P anchor P’ boxed cachet. Extremely scarce Exhibition Standard item, with Ceremuga certificate. (1)100
361Turks & Caicos Is. 1957-60 defin. set SG237-250 & 253 m.m. STC £95 (15)22
362“, 1964-73 m.m. colln. on s/lvs., largely complete nice clean lot. (160)19
363“, 1967 set to £1 in f.u. horiz. or vert. pairs STC £30+ (28)10
364U.S.A. 1870 12 g.-f.u. Sc151 fairly well centred. STC £150 (1)8
365“, 1870 90c g.-f.u. SG193 centred left, some nibbled perfs. STC £160 (1)8
366“, 1870-1992 mainly used colln. in 3 albums, well worth checking carefully, some better/higher cat. items seen (1893 Columbian to 30c & 50c sl. faults), etc. useful starter. (100s)48
367Yugoslavia 1918 set SG1-16 u.m. quite scarce thus STC £11+ as m.m. (16)4
368Zanzibar 1914-22 1r, 2r, 3r, 4r & 5r m.m. SG270-4 STC £64 some toning. (5)18
369“, 1921-29 1r to 5r SG290-294 m.m. some faults. (5)8
370“, 1936 7/50 SG321 m.m. (fairly heavy) STC £30 (1)5
371“, 1936 10/- g.-f.u. (cancel fairly heavy - broken surface of the paper) (1)4

United Kingdom Lots

3721820s-30s seln. of entires, mainly to Falkirk lawyers with some useful marks incl. additional 1/2d, etc. Average to fine, needs specialist checking. (11)22
37318401d black ‘A-E’ on small, neat cover Liverpool-Isle of Man. Cancelled red Maltese Cross (not tied) Liverpool backstamp (Oct 1840) margins close/touching/into. Attractive (1)50
3741840 1d black ‘J-E’ f.u. 4 good-wide margins, red M/cross cancel. (1)48
3751841 2d blue horiz. pair ‘J-K’ - ‘J-L’ attractive, good to wide margins except just into at right; small shallow thin lower left corner. Strong Ivory head. STC £150+ (1)22
3761841 2d blue x 2, plus 1854-57 2d (lar. crown, p.14) all attractive but with slight faults. (3)8
3771854 2d blue pl.8 in g.-f.u. block of 6 ‘G-K’ to ‘L-L’ top left stamp badly damaged, lower right stamp a few trimmed perfs., still useful; plus 1841 2d blue ‘L-L’ 3+ margins. (2)20
3781854-57 2d blue Lar. crown p.14 probably SG34/35 (1)7
3791856-58 1d red Lar. crown p.14 with inverted wmk. neat numeral ‘75’ cancel SG40wi (1)8
3801858-79 2d blue pl.7 mint STC £1,400 (1)70
3811858-79 2d blue pl.9, 12, 13, 14 & 15 g.u./f.u. STC £214 (5)22
3821847-54 1/- embossed SG54/55 on small piece, cut square at top, to shape at base, but good to wide margins (just touching at right). STC £850 minimum. (1)32
3831855-57 4d SG66 or better, neatly used with numeral ‘162’ some ragged perfs., good colour. (1)9
3841855-57 4d SG66/a used with ‘C’ (Constantinople) cancel. (1)11
3851855-57 6d SG70 g.u. x 2 shades, slightly rough perfs. STC £190 (1)11
3861855-57 1/- SG72 quite lightly used some short perfs. STC £260 (1)10
3871855-57 1/- SG73 in g.u. horiz. strip of 3 with wing margin at left, attractive item despite slight staining, etc. STC £780+ unusual multiple. (1)34
3881962-64 4d SG81 g.u. STC £120, slight faults but attractive. (1)6
3891865-67 4d SG94 set of plates (pl.7-14) pl.7 wing margin, pl.14 straight edge. mostly g.-f. STC c.£600 (8)38
3901865-65 6d SG97 pl.5 g.u. horiz. pair STC £160 (1)14
3911865-76 6d (emblems) pl.6 used (1)10
3921865-67 9d pl.4 SG98 (emblems) g.u. wing margin, few nibbled perfs. STC £500 (1)26
3931865-67 1/- SG101 pl.4 g.u. STC £200 (1)16
3941867-80 6d SG109 plates 8 & 9 g.-f.u. (plus another pl.9 appears fine but sl. faults) STC £280 (3)18
3951867-80 6d (hyphen) wing margin used pl.6 (1)7
3961867-80 9d SG111 pl.4 (wing margin & overall toning) STC £250 (1)14
3971867-83 5/- SG127 g.-f.u. centred low (‘C’ Constantinople cancel) STC £600 (1)38
3981873 21/2d mauve pl.1 (white paper) used (1)8
3991873-80 21/2d SG141 set of plates 3 to 17, most g.-f.u. (pl.17 rounded corner) STC £1,050 (15)40
4001873-80 21/2d mauve plates 4 to 13 mostly g.u./f.u. STC £515 (10)34
4011873-80 21/2d mauve pl.5 to 9 inclusive all used STC £250 (5)22
4021873-80 21/2d blue SG142 set of plates 17 to 20 g.-f.u. (pl. 20 some trimmed perfs.) STC £175 (4)11
4031873-80 4d SG153 pl.15 (fine) & 16 (sl. perf. faults) g.-f.u.STC £525 (2)16
4041873-80 6d grey pl.16 lightly used some rough perfs. (1)6
4051873-80 8d SG156 g.-f.u. (slightly cut sown wing margin at right) STC £300 (1)14
4061880-81 1d SG166 in u.m. horiz. strip of 6, some crease/folds, etc. STC £132 as m.m., attractive. (1)16
4071880-83 4d SG160 pl.17 (Irish diamond cancel), pl.18 CDSs (both stamps with bluish cancels!) sl. faults, but attractive and scarce STC £130++ (2)15
4081880-81 2d SG168a g.-f.u. (London squared circle - slightly ‘oily’) good colour STC £90 (1)8
4091880-81 5d SG169 g.u. attractive STC £100 (1)7
4101882-1901 1/2d I.R. deep green, & 6d I.R., both with sl. faults, not bad fillers. STC £150 (2)5
4111883-84 2/6 SG178 m.m. very fresh, but slight corner faults STC £500 (1)32
4121884 1/- dull green used close to the original colour. STC £250 (1)20
4131887-90 Govt. Parcels 1/- green used heavy cancel as usual good colour. STC £225 (1)12
4141902 Govt. Parcels 9d SG O77 g.u. maybe ok? sold ‘as-is’ STC £160 as genuine (1)8
4151902 Govt. Parcels 1/- SG O78 g.-f.u. ‘As-is’ STC £275 as genuine. (1)8
4161918-19 seln. of BW Seahorses 2/6 x4, 5/-, 10/- believed to be SG413a, 414, 415, 415a, 416 & 417, g.-f.u. all with parcel cancels. STC £540 (6)40
4171924 Wembley set m.m. (hinge remains) STC £25 (2)4
4181925 Wembley set m.m. (a little toning) STC £55 (2)14
4191934-38 Photogravure set m./u.m. STC £50 (11)9
4201934 Re-engraved 2/6 f.u. with CDS (1)7
4211937-47 set SG462-475 l.m.m./u.m. STC £45 as u.m. (15)8
4221939-48 High value set used good to fine STC £55 (6)12
4231941-42 2d orange SG488a (s’ways wmk) in u.m. pair STC £56 average to good perfs. (1)6
4241941-42 21/2d SG489a (sideways watermark) in u.m. pair STC £30; average to good perfs. (1)5
4251948 (29 July) Olympic FDC - registered (St. Annes) plain, typed address, roughly opened. (1)1
4261964 Forth Road Bridge presentation Pack. In fine original condition (i.e. slightly warped - showing that the wrapper hasn’t been replaced or the card insert ‘shaved’) Nice lot. (1)200
4271969 seln. of FDCs unusual in that the normal ‘run of the mill’ covers are interspersed with special events, RAF covers, a few foreign, etc. (64)19
4281970-74 FDC seln as last lot (but no RAF) (140+)19
4291970s-80s seln. of pres. packs (high face) a few FDCs greetings bklt., MS’s, etc. (25 items)20
4301975-79 colln. of FDCs in 2 albums, some special event & foreign, etc. (109)12
4321976-85 mint colln. in binder mostly u.m. &/or f.u. high face. (100s)14
4331980-81 colln. of FDCs, hand addressed/typed (70)9
4341982 (2) & 1983 Christmas discount bklts. SG FX5, FX6 STC £28+ (3)6
4351982-84 colln. of FDcs in alb. some hand addressed a few special event & foreign, etc. (77)11
4361982 Year Pack plus 1967 & 1977 Year packs, all fine (3)8
4371984 Year pack as new (9 sets)9
4381984 Year Book (the scarce one) as new - still sealed in original shrink-wrap! (1)20
4391985-89 FDC colln. in alb., many alternative cancels, prestige bklt panes, special events, etc. (74)17
4401985 Year Pack, as new. (8 sets)8
4411986 Year Book, stamps still sealed in packet. (1)15
4421987 Commemorative complete u.m. (8 sets)8
4431987 Year Book, stamps still sealed in pkt. (1)15
4441988-93 pres. packs colln. in album with some better& a few other items High face! (55)34
4451988 Castle High value presentation pack (No. 18) (1)9
4461988 Castle pres pack as last lot. (1)9
4471988 Commemoratives complete u.m. (plus Lear MS) (8 sets, 1MS)9
4481988 Year Book, stamps still sealed in original packet. (1)15
4491989-94 colln. of Bureau FDCs (mostly alternative cancels) in album with better, incl. prestige bklt panes Castle High values, £10 Britannia, etc. Very high cat. (54)28
4501989 Bill of Rights /Claim of Rights pair of PNCs, each with special £2 coin & appropriate cancel. (2)5
4511989 Greetings stamps fine u.m. with labels (plus booklet cover!) (1)10
4521989 Commemorative complete u.m. (& Industrial MS) (8 sets, 1MS)9
4531989 Year Book stamps still sealed in original pkt. (1)15
4541990 Commemorative complete u.m. (& 1d black MS) (9 sets, 1MS)9
4551990 Greetings bklt. 20p smiles (1)4
4561990 Year Book as new, still sealed (1)15
4571991 Good Luck Greetings bklt. (1)4
4581991 Commemorative complete u.m. (8 sets)9
4591991 Year Book as new, stamps still sealed in pkt. (1)15
4601992 Memories Greetings bklt. (1)4
4611992 Commemorative complete u.m. (9 sets)9
4621992 Year Book as new, still sealed. (1)15
4631993 Christmas 30p in compl. sheet (folded and a few light bends) (1)24
4641993 £10 Britannia in Presentation pack - an heirloom of the future? (1)12
4651993 £10 Britannia pack as last lot. (1)12
4661993 (9 Nov) Banknote cover (Mercury) with Xmas set & £10 BoE (Dickens) note. unusual (1)15
4671993 (2 June) Royal Mint PNC with £10 Britannia tied London Coronation cancel & £5 Coron. Crown.12
4681993 (2nd June) Anniv. PNC with b.u. £5 coin. (1)8
4691993 £10 Britannia in presentation pack. (1)12
4701993 Gift Giving greetings bklt. (1)4
4711993 Commemorative complete u.m. (9 sets)9
4721993-94 seln. of FDCs in album incl. N.I. prestige pane, a few other items incl. 2006 on-line postage paid, unused covers, foreign, etc. (24)5
4731993 Year Book as new, still sealed (1)15
4741994 (27 July) PNC with BoE booklet pane & £2 BoE coin. (1)5
4751994 (1 Mar) Prince of Wales Royal mint medallic cover with set, £1.50 Caernarfon Castle stamp & crown sized Investiture ‘coin’. (1)6
4761994 u.m. commem. sets complete plus greetings pane (SG1800a) (9 sets & pane)14
4771994 Year Book as new, still sealed. (1)15
4781995 Commemoratives complete u.m., plus greetings booklet (8 sets, 1 bklt)15
4791995 Year Book as new, still sealed (1)15
4801996 Commemoratives complete u.m., plus greetings booklet (8 sets +)16
4811996 Year Book as new, still sealed. (1)15
4821997 u.m. commems. complete (no Religious Anniversaries), plus Flower greetings pane. (8 sets +)15
4831997 Year Book as new, still sealed (1)15
4841998 Commemoratives complete u.m. (10 sets)15
4851998 Year Book as new, still sealed (1)16
4861999 u.m. commems. (Millennium issues & Roy. Wedding) complete, plus Timekeeper MS (13 sets +)17
4871999 Year Book (Millennium stamps) couple of light marks on slip-case. (1)20
4882000 Millennium sets compl. plus Queen Mother MS (12 sets+)18
4892000 Year Book (Millennium stamps) as new, still sealed. (1)22
4902001 u.m. commems. compl. (Bus set in MS form) plus greeting set. (9 sets, 2MS)18
4912001 Year Book as new, still sealed (1)22
4922002 Royal Mail ‘Definitive Stamps Collection’ folder with high vals., country stamps, etc. attractive item19
4932002 seln. of u.m. sets & MSs incl. Kipling, Jets & Football MSs. etc. (10sets, 3MS)17
4942002 Year Book as new, still sealed (1)24
4952003 Commems. compl. u.m. (12 sets)19
4962003 Year Book as new, still sealed (1)24
4972004 Commems. complete (Flowers & Xmas in MS form only) u.m. (12 sets)20
4982004-07 (a couple earlier) seln. of u.m. sets & MSs, the odd pulled perf., greater or lesser folds, etc. High face value. 50
4992004 Year Book as new, still sealed (1)26
5002005 Commem. sets (Brontë in MS form, no Trafalgar) u.m. (8 sets, 6 MS)24
501Booklets incl. prestige, folded & greetings, etc. High face poor to fine. (27)60
502Odd seln. in album & loose, strength in 1980s pres packs & mint stamps in blocks, etc., plus other material - e.g. 3 ‘Our World’ special folders, etc. 50
503S/book with 30 part sheets u.m. Wildings, some with cyl. numbers, etc. incl. country stamps. 22
504E7 set to 1/-, two examples of each value - you work out the printings/shades! Most g.-f.u. (28)22
505Box of covers, s/cards, s/books mostly QE period (100s)22
506early to 1975 colln. in 22-ring alb., fairly sparse to 1950s (a few 1d reds, E7 & GV/GVI), then fairly complete in basic SG numbers m.&u. (often both) (100s)22
507Kiloware - c.3Kg+ mainly modern, direct from charity source, mostly defins., some better & unfranked.19
508Kiloware - fairly low-grade (mainly defins) mostly cancelled 2003-08 c.7Kg. (10,000s)18
509Decimal Machins m.m. seln. incl. high values, etc. Face c.£24+ (102)18
510Sorting Box - ignore the FDCs in various albums & loose, and you should spot the odd better item16
511FDCs 1970s-90s small seln with ‘72 W’wood £1 x 3 (Belfast, Barlaston & Edinburgh cancels), a few other special event or unusual. poor to fine. (c.50)14
512Folded Booklets - £1.43 x 6; £1.55 x 5 all different, mostly fine high cat. (11)14
513Small box with interesting seln. from QV to modern, many unusual & high cat. items, mixed cond. (100s)15
514FDCs accum of covers sorted into producers ‘Cotswold’, ‘Mercury’, etc. mostly ‘70s-80s. (c.500+?)15
515Seven remaindered club booklets, mostly 1960s-recent commems. Remains PTSA c.£60 (100s)12
516QV Postal stationery items (one E7) all different, poor to fine. (11)10
517cover album with colln. incl. 1d reds, later plain FDCs, a few FFCs, and a few others. (42)9
518N.I. defin stamps m.m. colln. face £13+ (75)9
519Wales m.m. defins. face £13+ (75)9
520Scotland m.m. defins. face £13+ (75)9
521Kiloware c.1Kg+, mostly collected c.2004 (some earlier) with high proportion of commems. (1,000s)8
522Channel Is. Jersey 1941-2001 m.m. colln. on lvs., face stated to be £250+ (100s)95
523“, Guernsey 1970-85 colln. of FDCs in alb. incl. better/unusual (eg Brechou 1969 FDC), etc. (87)18
524“, Jersey 1941-43 1d chalky paper u.m. SG2d STC £55 (1)16
525“, “, 1970-85 colln. of FDCs in alb. most fine & attractive. (84)15
526“, “, 1994 Year Book (1)2
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