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Monday, 24th June 2013

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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

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

1Box with mainly Commonwealth in albums & on pages, incl. better Africa & Australia (1000s)50
2Sixteen remaindered club bklts. with foreign stamps, early-modern incl. better. PTSA £450+ (100s)46
3Box with all sorts including reasonably well-filled Ideal album. (1,000s)32
4World mix with albums, pkts., covers, cards, cinderella, etc. (100s)30
5World postal stationery c.1880s-1910s in album, the majority used, mixed cond.; with Germany, France, Switzerland, Australian States, UK, etc. some with add’l. adhesives. some postmark interest. (139)30
6Small box with very diverse ranges on s/cards, etc. with the emphasis on mid.-modern u.m. incl. sets, MS’s, etc. Worth checking. (100s)28
7Airmail covers box with mainly 1960s-90s ranges of covers & cards, noting many FFC, Balloon covers, etc. Much is Swiss, but many other areas covered, plus a few earlier incl. unused 1950s airline cards, etc.28
8Scouting - Idaho Jamboree 1967 mainly u.m. colln. incl. Ajman, Bhutan, Sharjah, S.Arabia, Dubai, etc. (those in SG STC £200+, plus others unlisted) (209, 27MS)26
9Penguins - s/book with m. &u. colln. of odds & sets, some in blocks, etc. (100+)24
10Sorting box with mix in envelopes (100s)24
11Covers - bundle of covers, incl. several interesting FFCs, P.Due marks, censors,; Plus two junior albs., world stamps in pkts., “old dealer’s leaves”, etc. Mixed cond. throughout. (100s)24
12Interesting mix of early covers, with UK & others. (100s)24
13Album (loose binding) with m. or u. world colln. with much unusual 1920s-50s (plus earlier & later) Very poor to very fine. (100s)24
14Box with thousands of loose stamps, some in packets; some covers, etc. (1,000s)22
15Clearance lot - junior alb. of little consequence; two SG 1978 25th Anniv. albs. with some stamps in place and ‘wadges’ (an infrequently used technical term!) of 1977/78 Silver Jubilee/25th Anniversary stamps, MS’s, sheetlets, (most of these still in pkts. from new issue supplier); various FDCs, some booklets & much else. Some duplication, mostly fine. Enormous original cost. (100s)22
16Box with items of little value incl. junior albs., coins, kiloware, old auction lots, etc. proceeds to charity20
17Box with world stamps in s/cards & two s/books. strength in Europe. (100s)20
18Unusual accum. in s/book with duplicated HK from QV; Reunion; etc. (100s)20
19Small box with bundle of on & off-paper stamps, etc. in pkts. (incl. UK P.Dues, wmk. varieties, etc.)(100s)19
20Duplicated world ranges in binder, some decent. Most value in earlier, plus almost empty jun. alb. (100s)18
21Foreign stamps - off-paper seln., early-modern, poor to fine, some duplication. Hours of sorting. (1,000s)18
221978 25th Anniv. Colln. in binder with booklets, imperf. stamps, etc. some unusual. Countries A-L.(100s)18
23Box with all sorts, on & off-paper. (100s)18
24Covers & P/Stat. items, poor to fine, early-modern, strength in Europe with France & Germany, etc. (60+)18
25Covers - box with world seln., strength in non-Commonwealth. (100s)18
261978 25th Anniv. colln. in binder with mainly u.m. stamps, MS’s & sheetlets; plus booklets, etc. incl. several more interesting items. Countries ‘M-Z’ (100s?)17
27Sorting box with packets, tine & envelopes of mixed world items. (100s)16
28Box with collector’s clearout - albums, leaves, some higher cat items, a few photos, covers, etc. (1,000s)15
29Box with stamps on piece, collected for their postmarks; mainly Scottish. (100s)15
30World mix, mainly in stockbooks. (100s)14
31Small box with on & off-paper stamps in pkts. & s/cards, covers, etc. Interesting looking accum. (100s)14
32Postal History - Colln. of Railway p’marks - RSO & Station, mainly Scottish. (44)14
33Large shoebox with on & off-paper stamps, some covers & cards, etc. little individual value, good sorter.14
34Stockbook with mainly Europe incl. Andorra, France, Slovenia, etc. (100s)14
35International album with world ranges (no UK), mainly mid. period, the odd better stamp noted. (100s)12
36Box with mix of modernish covers & world colln. in alb., plus odds & ends.12
37Shoebox with interesting bits & pieces including UK. (100s)12
38Scandinavia - colln in s/book, mainly used, little or no duplication. (800+)12
39Small odd mix with a few stamps & labels, etc., but strength in covers (commercial & FDC) poor to fine.11
40Small unusual seln. of UK & world stamps in pkts., some covers, small s/b with reg. labels, etc.(100s)11
41Triumph alb. with world colln., usual mixed cond.; plus pkt. of later swaps, on&off-paper in pkts, etc.11
42Tin with off-paper world mix, early to modern, with better. (1,000s)11
43Four junior albums & two large envelopes with kiloware. (100s)11
44Postal History bundle of p/cards collected for FPO marks, mostly WWI (full & part strikes) (37)10
45Shoebox filled with mixed covers - commercial and philatelic. (100s?)10
46Shoebox with old remaindered World colln. in alb., various items on lvs. & pkts., etc. some covers & plenty of others to sort through. (1,000s?)10
47Eclectic mix of covers & cards, plus a few stamps, etc. (100s)10
48Old Scott International alb. with picked colln., still worth checking. (100s)9
49Bundle of covers/cards, ignore the modern St Kitts FDCs & there are some interesting earlier (poor to fine)9
50World covers with Australia FDCs (15); China (30) & quantity dupl. Liechtenstein p/stat., etc.9
51Box with sorting mix: much weight-little value! A few more interesting bits & pieces. (100s)8
52World colln. in ‘Stuart’ 4-ring alb., strength in 1950s-70s, most value in earlier items. (100s)8
53Europe - small m.&u. seln.of stamps on s/leaves, in pkts., etc. incl. Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, etc.7
54World colln. mostly 1910s-40s; heavily picked. (100s)7

British Commonwealth

55Album with mainly mint ranges, much in sets; strength 1970s-80s, STC c.£600 (100s)60
56Album with used colln. (slight dupl. in places) incl. several better items) (100s)32
57Eighteen remaindered club bklts. remains PTSA £220+ (100s)22
581973 Royal Wedding colln. of FDCs in binder with sets & MS’s (46 items)15
591978 25th Anniv. colln.. of u.m. gutter pairs & blocks, etc. in special alb., some in mounts, others loose between pages, etc. Mostly fine. (100s)15
60Shoebox with off-paper duplicated UK & C/wealth stamps. Early-modern, poor-fine. (1,000s)14
61Seven remaindered club bklts., slight duplication, some better seen; rems. PTSA c.£110 (100s)11
62Album with early-modern colln., little of individual value, still worth checking. (100s)9

Postcards

63Box of older postcards (100s)30
64Bundle of Edwardian cards, mostly Ceylon (few India) from 1908/09 correspondence some damage.(85)22
65Bundle of Comic postcards 1930s-50s (99)20
66Remains of small Edwardian album with P/card colln., with Scottish & English. (82)15
67USA 1905-20s used seln., plus a few others. Poor to fine. (c.150)14
68Paris, range of mainly early 1900s cards. (c.100)12
69Bundle of ‘coin cards’; attractive & unusual, but all with faults. (13)10
70Tucks Oilettes - bundle in mixed condition. (52)10
71Used accum., mainly 1960s-70s, world ranges (plus a bundle of covers) (100s)8
72Castles (etc.) - bundle of older cards, mainly commoner. (74)8
73Edinburgh - small colln. of cards, mainly City Centre. (61)8

Cinderellas, Ephemera, Coins, Other Collectables, etc.

74Cigarette Cards 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 part sets & odds. poor-av./fine. high cat. (100s)26
75“, Seln. of sets/part-sets in various stick-in & tuck-in albs. (14), incl. better. Poor to fine. (100s)18
76Cinderella UK Locals - Lundy 1953 Coronation 1/2d, 1d, 2d, 4d with reversed colour overprints; plus normal set of seven, all u.m. (11)20
77“, UK locals - Shuna 1949 2d mauve & 1950 £2 ‘Special Boat Run’ both in u.m. corner blocks of four.20
78Coins, Silver Maria Theresa Thaler uncirculated in plastic case. (1)15
79“, U.K. pre-decimal seln. most value in the pre-47 & pre-20 coins (20/- face); poor to fine.36
80“, “, 1892 Crown, fairly worn, scratching, but not too bad! (1)15
81“, “, 1797 1d Cartwheel, worn, but still attractive & much better than average! (1)7
82“, USA 1925 Peace Dollar, almost uncirculated, minor dull spot on reverse. (1)15
83“, “, 1977 Silver Jubilee medallion proof in case x3, plus two Caernarfon Castle European Architecture Heritage Year Medallion Proofs in presentation cases. (5)8
84Militaria, Cap Badges Seln. with RAMC, Queen’s Own Hussars, Lancashire Fusiliers (2), etc.; plus fake ‘staybright’ 20th Hussars, etc. (11)65
85“, “, Seln. incl. Royal Corps of Signals, West Yorks. Regt., 25th Dragoons, etc. (12)65
86“, “, Seln. incl. Royal Manchester Fusiliers, Royal Welch Fusiliers, Connaught Rangers, 26th Hussars; plus staybrights incl. Seaforths (2), etc. (11)55
87“, “, seln. with 12th Royal Lancers, 22nd Dragoons, etc.; plus staybright incl. REME (2); etc. (11)50
88“, Royal Scots medallion (Cross Country runner) Crown size, brass, with Regimental Arms on reverse & inscribed ‘B. Coy 1935’, fair to fine. Very unusual item. (1)12
89“, Regimental Photos - 4 large photos, unidentified (1930s?) (4)10
90Perfins world seln. on s/cards, early-modern, poor to fine, some better. (100+)12
91“, UK seln. on s/cards, mostly GV-QE, some dupl. (75+)8
92P.N.C’s 2001 (16-1) ‘The Future’ set with Cayman Is. Save the children proof $5 (1)5
93“, 2001 (13-3) Weather MS with Alderney Eclipse £5 proof coin (1)5
94“, 2001 (22-10) Submarine MS with uncirculated Churchill Crown (1)5
95“, 2002 (15-1) Kipling set & Gibraltar uncirculated Crown. (1)5
96“, 2002 (6-2) Golden Jubilee set & Guernsey £5 Jubilee proof crown. (1)6
97“, 2002 (16-7) C/wealth Games set with Silver Gilt Commonwealth Games £2 proof coin (1)7
98“, 2002-2003 colln. of ‘Westminster’ covers in album, incl. better. High original cost. (11)24
99“, 2003 Westminster covers for Pub Signs, Wildings II, Pr. William & Coronation in album (4)15
100“, 2003 Birds of Prey with US silver dollar (2002 proof) (1)12
101“, 2003 (15-7) Scotland set with 1994 Scottish b.u. £1 coin (1)4
102“, 2003 (7-10) Museums set with Gibraltar 1997 Cleopatra b.u. crown (1)4
103“, 2004 (13-1) Locomotives MS with 2004 Silver gilt proof 200th Anniv. Steam Train £2 coin (1)8
104“, Colln. in alb., mostly period 2001-2001 with various coins, high original cost. (13)28
105Other Collectables, China Souvenirs, etc. small colln. incl. Wedgwood (‘Ealing’); Gossware (Hull, Carlisle, etc.); others incl. foreign. (13 items)22
106“, Magic Lantern Slides twelve (one broken) coloured slides c.200x60mm with various views incl. winter scenes, ships, animals, etc. slightly heat/damp affected, still attractive. (12)16
107“, Model Railways - large box with OO scale items - some empty boxes, a few locos, carriages, waggons, buildings, a bit of track, very mixed condition, untested; ideal for car-booter! Sold ‘as-seen’.22

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

108SG Stamps of the World catalogue 2008 complete in 5 volumes, fine 2nd hand (new one RRP £250!)22
109SG Commonwealth Catalogue 2010, as new (1)19
110SG C/wealth Catalogue 2009, well used, but useful. (1)7
111SG New Imperial albums (green) complete in 2 vols. (1840-mid 1936), good to fine 2nd hand. Light hinge remains in most spaces, some pencil annotations (most erased), still useful (RRP c.£300 new!)30
112Box with various 2nd hand supplies incl.Philatector & and early Morley-Bright watermark detectors; Excal guillotine; various old mounts, hinges, etc. Useful lot.12
113SG ‘Swing-o-Ring’ (blue) with 18 unused black faced leaves; plus others with colln. of UK stamps.9
114Postcard wallets - boxful. Some with stickers, others as new. Useful lot. (1,000+?)9
115SG Senator medium album (green), as new, with some unused leaves. (1)5

Stamps Arranged by Country

116Aden 149 RSW 10r SG31 u.m., slight gum bend STC £40 (1)10
117Andorra 1963-72 seln. - French Issues incl. ‘72 Europa STC c.£55 (+ Spanish STC £12) (21)5
118“, (French) 1967 Frescoes set & 1970 Altar screen set in u.m. gutter blocks of 8 STC £80+ (48)10
119Antigua 1903 5/- SG40 l.m.m. (u.m.?), very light overall toning, STC £100 (1)13
120Ascension 1938-53 mint seln. to 1/- incl. both the good 1d & 3d (SG39 + 42), etc. some gum faults. (12)38
121“, 1938-53 1d black + green & 3d black + ultramarine (SG39, 42) m.m. (toned gum) STC £145 (2)10
122“, 1980s-90s seln. of f.u. sets & MS’s, slight dupl. STC £140+ (50; 15MS)14
123Australia 1931 (April 24) Rather tatty airmail cover with 3d air SG115x7 & 2d SG121 tied Brisbane CDS with violet ‘First Airmail Australia-England’ cachet (front & back) unusual. (1)6
124“, 1937-49 5/-, 10/- & £1 SG176-8 f.u. (light CDS’s) (3)19
125“, “, New South Wales 1856-59 (6d) registered SG102 cut square, 4 margins, slightly rounded corner lower right. small thin spot & horizontal fold. STC £170 (1)11
126“, “, 1885-86 10/- Postage o’print SG241b g.-f.u. reg. cancel, centred left STC £70 (1)20
127“, “, 1890-91 5/- OS overprint in black SG O49 g.u. STC £160 (1)26
128“, Queensland 1882-95 2/- SG152 lightly used, but small thin & couple of trimmed perfs. STC £50 (1)4
129“, “, 1882-95 2/6 SG158 cleaned fiscal (MS date), looks almost unused STC £45 as m.m. (1)8
130“, South Australia 1902-04 5/- SG277 m.m. (light gum crease & slight tone spots) STC £95 (1)9
131Austria colln. in Lighthouse alb. c.1858-1967 (some slight foxing, etc.). Hingeless to 1937 with extensive m. &/or u. ranges, many complete sets, etc. Plus plain lvs. with 1915-18 Feldpost, then mint with good coverage 1946-59. Some adherence, but many fine also. High cat. (1160)120
132Barbados 1852-55 (4d brownish red) SG5, lightly used 3 margins, into at base. STC £275 (1)38
133“, 1890(ish) three one penny postal stationery envelopes to Glasgow. poor-fine (3)4
134“, 1905 8d SG142 m.m. attractive, one replaced perf. STC £65 (1)10
135Belgium Railway Parcel stamps 1968 bundle of way bills with a variety of frankings/p’marks, etc. stamps from the 1953-68 period. Some a bit worn as is normal. (56)10
136“, Congo 1894-1901 1f l.m.m. SG35 usual slightly rough perfs. STC £225 (1)44
137Bermuda 1921 2/- SG88 l.m.m. STC £48 plus 1865 1d SG1/2 mint (this STC £100, but with blunt corner). Both attractive (2)20
138Brazil 1890-1906 used seln. on s/leaf, etc. some better vals. (STC £350+) poor to fine. (75+)30
139British Columbia 1865-67 3d SG22 g.u., perf. faults, but still useful. STC £85 (1)5
140Br. East Africa 1890 1/2a on 1d SG1 m.m., attractive stamp despite some very light gum toning. Believed to be genuine, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £275 (1)46
141“, 1890-95 8a grey SG13 l.m.m. from top sheet edge (‘N’ wmk.) STC £275, fine stamp. (1)80
142“, 1897 21/2 on 3 SG89 m.m. slight toning to perfs. STC £120 (1)20
143“, 1897 21/2 on 3a SG91 m.m. STC £140 (1)40
144“, duplicated seln. in small s/book worth checking for p’marks, etc. QV-GV, with some high vals. (400+)16
145Br. Guiana 1938-52 $3 SG319 p. 121/2 u.m. STC £38 (1)12
146“, 1938-52 $3 SG319b p.14x13 u.m. corner marginal. STC £40 (1)13
147Br. P.O’s. in Siam 1882-85 2c SG15 g.u. STC £45 (1)9
148“, 1882-85 4c (pale brown) SG17 used STC £70 (1)10
149“, 1882-85 8c SG20 f.u. Bangkok CDS, STC £65 (1)11
150Br. Solomon Is. 1914-23 £1 SG38 v.f.u. STC £120 (1)44
151Br. Virgin Is. 1879-80 21/2d SG25 m.m. STC £110 with vert. printing flaw, unusual. (1)28
152Brunei 1906 5c on 16c SG16 m.m. STC £48 (1)12
153Cayman Is. 1962 defin. set m.m. (mostly l.m.m.; some u.m., many with margins) STC £80 (15)19
154“, 1962 1/4d SG165 in complete sheet of 60 (plate 2/1) STC c.£35+ (folded) (1)10
155China 1999 Year Book (slip case with marks, book & stamps fine) (1)7
156“, 1999 Ethnic Groups set in compl. u.m. sheet of 56 STC £16+ as singles. (1)6
157“, M.&u. colln. on lvs. from a few Junks to 1960s incl. several better sets, some with faults, but generally good to fine. (220+)24
158“, S/book with used jumbled, accum. mostly post-war, with some interesting. Poor to fine. (360+)18
*** “, see also Lot 202 & 234
159Cyprus 1881 4pi SG14 used, would be f.u., but few trimmed perfs. STC £275 (1)22
160“, 1924-28 45pi & 90pi SG116, 117 both fiscal use (green crayon mark & MS signatures, etc.) STC £313 as postal. (2)9
161“, 1964 Europa set SG249-251 u.m. (3)6
162Czech Rep. 1993-99 u.m. colln., all in sets STC £270+, seldom seen. (151, 2 sheetlets, 3 bklts.)38
163Denmark 1927 Caravel sett (solid background) SG246-251 m.m. (20ø pulled perf.) STC £48 (6)6
164“, Accum. in box, a good sorter with stamps, covers, etc. very varied. Plus a few Sweden, etc. (100s)24
165Dodecanese Is. 1934 Football ‘postage set’ (no airs) SG128-132 u.m. STC £750+ as m.m. (5)150
166Dubai 1963-72 m.&u. on lvs., with much of the used being postal. Some duplication. (c.275)12
167E. Africa & Uganda 1903-04 10r SG14a (chalky paper) m.m., sl. surface rubbing as normal. STC £47555
168Egypt 1932 100m surch SG188 l.m.m. STC £250, scarce stamp - a gap in most ‘Imperial albums’ (1)80
169Epirus (Chimarra) 1914 set Mi.1-4 unused STC ¤650. Bought from a reputable dealer as genuine, but no certificate, so sold ‘as-is’ (4)30
170Falkland Is. 1891-1902 1/2d SG16 unused; 1d, 21/2d & 6d SG24, 30, 34 m.m. STC £129 as m.m. (4)22
171“, 1960-66 2d DLR in part sheet of 56 some perfs. folded. high cat. (1)42
172Fiji 1871 3d SG11 m.m. slight faults (sl. tone spots, etc. STC £120 (1)14
173“, Seln. - 1891 21/2d on 2d, 1892 1/2d on 1d, 5d on 4d, 5d on 6d these m.m., most with greater or lesser toning, plus 5d on 6d g.-f.u. STC c.£300 SG70,72a,73,74,74a. Look OK, sold ‘as-is’ (5)32
174Finland 1930s-80s ranges, mainly commems., strength in 1960s-80s u.m. STC £93 (100+)12
175France 1917 35c+25c SG374 mint, slight gum faults, attractive from front. STC £180 (1)22
176“, 1918 Red Cross Fund SG378 m.m. STC £150 (1)22
177“, 1932 90c red SG511 l.m.m. STC £44, difficult stamp (1)6
178“, 1947 500f UPU SG1013 u.m. STC £85 (1)12
179“, 1953 Sports set SG1185-90 l.m.m. STC £100 (6)9
180“, 1954 National Relief Fund set SG12215-20 m.m. (mostly l.m.m., 15f gum faults, 18f & 30f are u.m.) STC £220+ (6)28
181“, 1954 Nat. relief fund set SG1253-8 l.m.m./u.m. STC c.£190 (6)32
182“, 1957-83 colln. mainly u.m. or f.u. (often both) in large hingeless album, almost complete, incl. defins., commems., charity sets, Red Cross, pre-cancels, Dues, etc. Some adhesion here and there, the vast majority fine. High catalogue value. (2280, 3 bklts, 2 MS)190
183“, S/book with m.&u. colln. incl. some Mayotte, St.P.&M., etc.) most interest & value in the modern face value items, mainly fine. (100s)60
184“, Fr. Sudan 1894-1937 mainly fine mint colln. with better. STC £346 (64)38
185“, Fr. Terr. of the Afars & Issas 1967 60f, 200f; 1968 2f, 85f & 200f SG508,509,522,530,532. STC £11414
186Gambia 1880-81 1/- SG19b f.u. (red CDS) STC £150 (1)42
187Germany 1895-1904 (mostly) seln. of on & off-paper stamps, a few earlier, good p’mark interest.10
188“, 1920s Mourning labels for lost Territories/Colonies, missing only Hültschiner Ländschen. All u.m. (very scarce thus), most fine & with watermarks. (18)20
189“, M.&u. colln. on lvs., from 1870s-1948 incl. some better more unusual items, mostly g. to fine.(900+)30
190“, Railway labels - dupl. seln. of Royal Bavarian Railway labels to 90pf. Useful for cancels? (42)15
191“, R’way labels - duplicated selection of Prussian-Hessian Railway labels to 1mk. (39)15
192“, Postal Stationery (mostly post WW2, plus some WWI FPO cards), some better seen. (150+)14
193“, Tin with stamps incl. a few sl. better, but most interest probably in the modern items in envelopes(100s)8
194“, Stamps on pages, some covers & album with covers, mainly BRD. (100s)7
195“, 1950s-80s m. (mainly u.m.) colln. in s/book with BRD, Berlin & DDR, plus some used. (250+?)10
196“, WW2 Occup’s. colln. in s/book, ranges of Bohemia & Moravia, Gen. Govt., Luxemburg, etc. Plus early to 1960s Saar, Ranges of Danzig, Upper Silesia, etc. (100s)24
197“, Allied Occ’n. 1946 imperf. Numeral MS SG MS925a, usual paper/gum wrinkles, etc. STC £90 (1)9
198“, B.R.D. 1949 Refugees’ Relief Fund set SG1039-42 l.m.m., STC £165 as u.m. (4)20
199“, “, 1949-1979 m.m./u.m./f.u. colln. in Lighthouse hingeless alb. incl. (among MANY others) 1949 UPU f.u., ‘52 Youth Hostel set m.m., ‘53 Liebig m. & u., Relief Fund m. or u.; then largely compl. to 1979. An Ideal starter collection. (100s)55
200“, “, 1951 Posthorn set g.-f.u. STC £47+ (16)5
201“, “, 1980-2001 f.u./u.m. colln. in L’house hingeless alb. with fair degree of completeness. (100s)60
202“, DDR 1951 China Friendship Mao Tsetung 50pf SG E45 l.m.m. (slightly flat gum STC £110 (1)6
203“, “, bundle of covers (mainly FDCs) with sight duplication, etc. (c.300)8
204Greece Rethymnon, Thrace, Crete m.&u. seln. unusual, some higher cat./better, some sold ‘as-is’. (70)15
205Greenland 1938 Christian X/Polar Bear set SG1-7 l.m.m. STC c.£65 (9)20
206“, 1945 1k SG14 Polar bear l.m.m. STC £28 (1)8
207“, 1945 5k SG16 eider duck l.m.m. STC £28 (1)9
208“, 1950 50ø SG33 l.m.m. STC £60 (1)16
209“, 1956 60ø on 1k SG38 l.m.m., scarce stamp. STC £75 (1)15
210Grenada 1934-36 2d to 2/6 SG138-143 m.m. STC £15+ (6)3
211Guatemala 1871-1903 m.&u. seln. on printed leaves STC £193 (69)22
212“, s/book with sparse, duplicated, mainly used ranges. (150+)8
213Hong Kong 1954-62 defin. set SG178-191 m.m. STC £200 (14)40
214“, 1962-73 5c,10c,20c,30c,40c & 50c SG196,197,199,201,202 &203 STC £14 u.m. (6)6
215“, QE defins. dupl. used accum., mainly g.-f., incl. many top vals. with ranges of 1973; 1982 (incl. wmks); 1987 with shades plus various dated ‘1988’, ‘1990’ or ‘1991’; 1992, 1997 & 1999 ranges. (100s)18
216Hungary 1931 Zeppelin set SG529, 530 l.m.m. STC £260 (2)70
217Iceland 1907-61 mainly f.u. ranges incl. defins., officials, also ‘Edinburgh’ cancels. STC £75+ (40)8
218India 1852 ‘Scinde Dawk’ SG S1 (embossed on white). This item has age and looks convincing, the vendor believes it to be genuine (and bought it as such), but no certificate, so sold ‘as-is’ STC £2,000. (1)20
219“, 1852 ‘Scinde Dawk’ SG S2 (blue) used on piece (cut to same size as the stamp), chance that it’s genuine (which the vendor bought it as many years ago). STC £8,500 as genuine. Sold ‘as-is’ (1)22
220“, 1856-64 2a SG41, 42 & 44, 4a SG47 & 1865 8a SG65 all used, most attractive despite some faults. STC £274 (5)26
221“, 1895 High value set SG107-109 g.-f.u. (2r with blue crayon mark) STC £65 (3)14
222“, 1911-22 5r, 10r, 15r, 25r SG188-191 g.-f.u. (some toning & 15r with a few nibbled perfs.) STC £107 (4)14
223“, 1949-52 High val. set 1r to 10r SG320-324 m.m. STC £263 as single u.m. stamps. (5)38
224“, 1971 Refugee Relief Fund SG O211 - eleven complete u.m. sheets of 90 (11)9
225“, 1971 Similar to last lot, but ten complete sheets. (900 stamps)8
226“, States, Faridkot 1887-1900 6a SG10 m.m., slight faults, STC £48 (1)4
227“, “, Gwalior 1927-35 2r & 5r official SG O70, O71 m.m. STC £62 (2)16
228Italy 1862-1940 extensive mainly u. colln. with better throughout incl. 1863 set, 1891 set u. (5L perfin), 1901 set u., 1910 Garibaldi SG81-2 mint, useful 1920s-30 commems, charities, etc. 1938 2nd Anniv. postage set u, etc. plus valuable used ranges of P.Dues, Express, etc. mainly fine STC £2,700+ (376)160
229“, 1937 Child Welfare 20c red in u.m. block of 24 STC £80 as m.m. (1)10
230“, 1945 50L Express magenta, u.m. (scarce as such) (1)10
231“, States, etc. Parma 1852 5c yellow (4 mar.) tied to small piece by s/l ‘Parma’ cancel, Sardinia 1855 vals. to 10c with shades (5), 20c (both shades), 40c (2), mainly fine with 3 or 4 margins. looks to be genuine, but sold ‘as is’. STC £1,585+ (29)55
232Japan 1925 Silver Wedding set m.m. STC £110+ (4)28
233“, 1987-88 Narrow Road Haiku u.m. colln. (SG1874, etc.) complete in imperf. MS’s. STC £40++ (20)12
234“, P.O’s. in China 1900 small m.&u. seln., plus 2 P.O’s. in Korea, STC £60+ (16)9
235K.U.T. 1954-59 u.m. 5c to 5/- (no 2/- value) STC £62 (11)12
236Lagos 1904 5/- SG52 m.m., light horiz. crease & slight toning STC £130 (1)28
237Lebanon 1924 Pasteur 1p50 on 30c & 2p50 on 50c SG16,17 l.m.m. with inverted o’print variety. (2)10
238Libya 1950s-60s in alb., mostly with a few earlier incl. blocks & strips, some duplication. (750+)15
239Luxembourg 1874-1940s m.&u. colln. in alb., some picking evident (heavy in places) (c.350)15
240“, 1939 20th Anniv.. MS SG MS395a u.m. but faults to margin (usual wrinkles plus small nick) STC £8010
241Malaya, Straits Sett’s. 1892-99 $5 SG105 g.-f.u. CDS (possibly fiscal) STC £250 (1)48
242“, “, 1903 3c SG124 in u.m. block of 25 with plate No. 1, slight toning of gum (flat) STC £275 as m.m.28
243“, “, 1912-23 $25 SG213 light fiscal use (oval cancel); strengthened t.l. corner and very small thin at base - looks attractive from front STC £600 as postal. (1)42
244“, Perak 1889-90 1c on 2c SG41 mint (part o.g., toned). STC £325 useful filler. (1)32
245“, “, 1891 2c on 24c SG49 m.m. overall toning STC £120 (1)13
246“, Thai Occup. of Malaya 1943 2c SGTK2 used with short corner, much scarcer than its catalogue value of £275 suggests. With certificate. (1)70
247Maldive Is. 1933 set SG11-20, mostly with sideways watermark (9)16
248Mali 1978 World Cup Finalists set SG656-8 in u.m. sheetlets of 10 (folded) STC £47+ (3)7
249Malta 1914-21 2/- SG86/86c g.u. STC £38 minimum. (1)7
250“, 1922 5/- Self Gov’t. overprint m.m. STC £55 (1)16
251“, 1925 P.Dues set SG D1-10 STC £60, couple of minor faults, most fine. (10)10
252“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG210-213 f.u. STC £38 (4)8
253Martinique 1888-1935 m. or u. colln. mainly fine incl. good coverage of 1892 Tablets, 1908 defins., useful 1920 surcharges, ‘33 defins., plus the 1935 Tercent. set, etc. STC £450+ (123)65
254Mauritius 1858 4d surch. SG26 g.-f.u. 4 close margins; sold ‘as-is’ STC £450 if genuine. (1)46
255“, 1860-63 6d green SG49 g.u. STC £170 (1)38
256“, 1913-22 10r g.-f.u. (possible fiscal use? - black CDS & part blue oval) STC £180 as postal. (1)14
257Monaco Paintings, etc. 1968 set SG932-3 in sheetlets of 10 u.m.; 1984 4f SG1693 gutter block of 10 (folded) & 4f SG1701 (similar block of 10), etc. STC £120+ (53)16
258Montserrat 1880 21/2d SG4 g.u. STC £180 (1)20
259Morocco Agencies 1899 40c SG13 m.m. STC £50 (1)9
260“, 1899 2p SG16 m.m. STC £60 (1)14
261“, 1905-06 5c SG24/24b (normal & broad top to ‘M’) in mint horiz. pair. STC £128+ (1)40
262“, 1905-06 10c SG25/25b (normal & broad top to ‘M’) in mint horiz. pair STC £114+ scarce item. (1)40
263“, 1907-13 short set to 1/- SG31-37 m.m. a few tone spots, most fine. STC c.£75 (7)12
264“, 1948 Olympics set v.f.u. on plain typed FDC, slight wrinkles, attractive. (1)5
265“, Tangier 1937-46 complete SG244-254 mint. STC £60 (5 sets)14
266Muscat 1944 Official set SG O1-O10 l.m.m. elusive stamps! Only STC £27, but ... (10)7
267Netherlands 1928-63 m./u.m./u. colln. strength in charity sets from ‘28 Olympics m., variable condition in places, but most fine sets. STC £470+ (118)48
268“, 1928 Olympic Games set SG363-370 g.-f.u. STC £70 (8)8
269“, 1933 Seamens’ Fund set SG413-6 g.-f.u. STC £52 (4)6
270“, 1937 Jamboree 121/2c in u.m. block of 18 STC £206 (1)28
271“, early to 1980s m. or f.u. colln. on s/lvs., good variety with useful ranges incl. ‘28 Olympics set f.u., ‘52 Child welfare, ‘53 Relief Fund, Red Cross, Child Welfare all u.m. (these five sets alone STC £170+), etc. (720, 2MS)26
272“, mainly used ranges on lvs. with the odd few better - noting 1920 2.50 on 10g surcharge cto (STC £170), etc. Poor to fine. (c.50)20
273“, S/book with fairly decent seln. of m.&u. stamps, some sets & unusual items among the commoner ranges; also a small colln. of Colonies, etc. Plus further ranges on s/lvs. (100s)19
274“, early-modern in s/book with mainly used colln. (some useful duplication) incl. a few better items a few cards, etc. (100s)19
275“, Seln. with better 1950-57 m.m. sets, incl. ‘51 Castles, ‘52 Riebeeck, ‘56 Rembrandt, etc. STC £229+(35)12
276“, Tin with seln. of mainly 1970s duplicated FDCs, but most interest seems to be in the earlier range of commercial covers & postal stationery items. (100+)8
277Nevis 1862 4d SG6 unused (part o.g.) faded, but clean. Useful s’filler STC £150 (1)12
278“, 1879-80 1d SG23 unused, fairly fresh, small unobtrusive spot on front. STC £80 as m.m. (1)10
279“, 1879-80 21/2d SG24 poorish mint (creases, toning, etc.) STC £140 Scarce item, may clean up nicely.11
280“, 1882-90 1d SG26 m.m., a couple of sl. short perfs. small toned area in gum. STC £110 (1)15
281New Brunswick 1860-63 1c SG7 unused STC £75 as m.m. (1)5
282“, 1860-63 2c SG10 unused STC £30 as m.m. (1)3
283Newfoundland 1857-64 1d SG1 f.u. (cto) fine & fresh, 4 margins STC £250 (1)30
284“, 18665-71 13c SG29 g.u. (light, flattened fold) STC £120 (1)16
285“, 1868-73 3c vermilion SG36 used sl. faults (crease, etc.) but still useful. STC £100 (1)11
286“, 1929-31 20c SG187 av-g.u., sl. faults (rounded corner) STC £60 (1)4
287New Guinea 1918 1d on 5d SG100 v.f.u. (centred right) STC £80 (1)18
288“, 1925-27 2/- SG133 m.m. STC £30, one pulled perf. (1)4
289New Hebrides 1908 1/- SG3 l.m.m. light gum toning STC £24 (1)4
290“, 1925 P.Due set SG D1-D5 m.m., toned gum (noticeable from front) STC £150, very scarce. (5)22
291New Zealand 1906 Christchurch set SG370-3 m.m. (some gum wrinkles; 1d with damage at top, etc.) STC £275 (4)60
292“, 1915-30 8d SG427 used blue rubber parcel cancel, quite light STC £50 (1)9
293“, 1920 1/- Victory SG458 g.u. (light parcel cancel) STC £50 (1)8
294“, 1935 reg. cover to Stirling Octagonal red ‘Linwood’ reg. rubber on ‘R-label’, franked 1/2d & 6d Sil. Jubilee (SG573, 575) f.u. Creases & marks to cover not affecting stamps. STC £33 as stamps! (1)7
295“, 1954-63 3/- official SG O167 u.m. uncommon stamp. (1)12
296Nigeria 1938-51 2/6 SG58 p.13x111/2 m.m. STC £60 (1)9
297North Borneo 1916 6c SG206 m.m. (couple of toned perfs.) STC £65 (1)11
298“, 1939 set SG303-317 m.m. Very attractive & scarce set STC £1,200 (15)380
299Norway 1930 Tourist 20ø+25ø, 30ø+25ø SG224, 225 l.m.m., slight gum faults. STC £140 (2)18
300“, c.1945-59 u.m. &/or f.u. colln. in Safe hingeless alb. incl. 1946 High vals. u.m. (plus extra 2k), 1950 defins. u.m., most commem. sets, plus some covers, etc. STC £600+ minimum. (130, 14 covers)85
301“, 1960-62 u.m. &/or f.u. colln. of commems., almost complete in Safe hingeless alb. STC £70+ (60+)14
302Nova Scotia 1860-63 5c SG25 unused STC £550 as m.m. (1)18
303Palestine 1920s? 2mil label in blue & red ‘Palestine for the Arabs’, faults, rounded corner, crease, etc. but very unusual addition for your collection! (1)4
304Papua 1901-05 6d SG14 m.m. small thin at base. STC £55 (1)7
305“, 1907 1/- SG44a m.m. small spot on front at top STC £35 (1)6
306“, 1910-11 2/6 SG82 m.m. STC £55 slight overall gum tone. (1)12
307“, 1932-40 5/- SG143 used, appears v.f.u. from front, but hinge thin. STC £55 (1)4
308Philippines 1899 US Admin. o’printed short set to $2 m.m./unused, many faults, but most are attractive from the front. STC £1,475 as m.m. Very uncommon stamps.150
309Pitcairn Is. 1949 RSW set SG 11 & 12 m.m. STC £42 (2)12
310“, 1957 Original set (i.e. no later 4d SG23a) SG18-28 u.m. to 1/-; 2/- & 2/6 l.m.m. STC £48 (11)12
311Poland earlier m.&u. dupl. seln. with better values STC £96+, most fine. (50+)12
312Portugal 1853-1939 mainly u. colln., some useful stamps noted, many good to fine STC £550 (29)36
313Rhodesia 1892 5/- SG8 m.m. STC £85, slightly oxidised. (1)9
314“, 1905 2/6 SG98 (Falls) m.m. (good for these) STC £120 (1)24
315“, 1905 2/6 SG98 m.m., but some adhesion and some rough perfs.. STC £120 (1)10
316Saar 1920 Bavarian o’prints SG18-28 10 vals to 2mk (no 30pf SG23) g.u. STC £238 (10)20
317St. Helena 1884-94 4d SG43c unused STC £27 as m.m. (1)2
318“, 1884-94 6d SG44 m.m. (couple of light gum spots) STC £35 (1)5
319St. Lucia 1860 (6d) green SG3 used, couple of expertisers’ marks, trimmed at top STC £200 (1)24
320“, 1882-84 4d SG27 m.m. slight grease spot (may well clean) scarce & attractive item. STC £30034
322St. Vincent 1862-68 4d SG6 unused (part gum) STC £275 as m.m. (1)50
323“, 1862-68 6d SG7 g.-f.u. centred high right STC £75 (1)14
324“, 1862-68 1/- f.u. (a few rough perfs. as normal) STC £120 (1)22
325“, 1869 4d SG12 used, unusual narrow format (possible re-perf?) sold ‘as-is’ STC £160 (1)15
326“, 1875-78 4d SG25 g.u. (would be f.u., but slight nick at right) STC £90 (1)9
327“, 1883-84 1/- SG45 m.m. attractive stamp. STC £150 (1)44
328“, 1899 1/- SG74 f.u. on piece STC £55 (1)8
329Samoa 1914 6d on 50pf SG108 m.m. scarce item, only STC £65 (1)18
330Sarawak 1945 BMA overprint set SG126-145 m.m. STC £500 (20)190
331“, 1947 overprint set SG150-164 m.m. STC £17 (15)10
332Sardinia 1853 2c blue SG10 unused slight traces of gum STC £18,000 as m.m., sold ‘as-is’ (may be used with no cancel) Useful spacefiller. (1)30
333Seychelles 1893 45c on 48c SG20 m.m., slightly toned gum STC £35 (103
334“, 1921-32 5r SG123 m.m., short corner perf. STC £110 (1)20
335“, 1938-49 75c blue SG145 l.m.m. STC £80 (1)10
336“, 1938-49 Chalky paper used range with values to 1r50 STC £34 (12)6
337Sierra Leone 1859-74 6d SG3 g.-f.u., a small ‘perf.-thin’ STC £60 (1)7
338“, 1859-74 6d SG4 l.m.m. attractive stamp. STC £60 (1)17
339“, 1872-73 1/- SG10 g.u., a few rough perfs. STC £60 (1)10
340“, 1872-73 3d SG13 g.u., a few rough perfs. STC £85 (1)11
341“, 1883 1d SG24 mint (some gum faults) STC £200 (1)18
342“, 1897 21/2d on 3d SG56 l.m.m. STC £60, fine stamp. (1)18
343“, 1897 21/2d on 1/- SG63 mint, slight faults (toning & small hinge tin) STC £110, scarce item. (1)10
344“, 1903 5/- SG84 m.m., toned gum STC £80 (1)17
345“, 1921-27 mult. crown short set to 5/- SG131-145 l.m.m. (2d used) STC £80+16
346Somaliland Prot. 1904 set SG32-44 l.m.m., mostly fine (light finger prints in gum on 5r, etc.) STC £22555
347“, Officials 1904-05 1/2a, 1a, 8a, AG O10, O11 & O13 m.m. STC £71+ (3)12
348“, Officials 1904-05 2a SG O14 (mult. CA) l.m.m., expertiser’s mark STC £120 (1)22
349South Africa 1913-24 11/2d used coil strip of 7 in cl. coil join! STC £100+ Very unusual. (1)26
350“, 1913 2/6 SG14 m.m. STC £55 (1)15
351“, 1930-45 2/6 SG49 m.m. horiz. pair. STC £110 (1)18
352Southern Rhodesia 1924-29 5/- SG14 g.u., some toning STC £160 (1)17
353“, 1935 Silver Jub. & 1937 Coronation sets u.m.; plus u.m. UPU set in blocks of 4. STC £38+ (10 items)18
354“, 1937 set SG40-52 u.m . STC £70 (13)18
355“, 1964 defin. set SG92-105 u.m. STC £35 (14)12
356South Georgia 1963 21/2d penguin in compl. sheet of 60 u.m. STC £360! Some fold & split perfs. (1)28
357Spain 1850-c.1970 m./u.m./u. accum. in s/book, from imperfs., extensive classics, Paquebot range incl. 3 P/Cards, 1930s pictorials, through to 1960s, plus some Colonies, BoB, covers, etc. (100s)26
358“, c.1854-1980s colln. in alb. from classics, but with better coverage in the ‘50s incl. commems. (100s)22
359Sudan 1902-21 10pi SG28a (chalky) l.m.m. STC £48 (1)12
360Sweden mainly 1898-1904 good for postmark interest.10
361“, seln. of on & off-paper stamps, mostly 1895-194 some earlier, Good p’mark interest with TPOs, etc.8
362Tonga 1895 1d on 2d SG25 unused STC £50 as m.m. (1)10
363“, 1895 71/2d on 21/2d SG31 unused STC £60 as m.m., usual rough perfs. (1)8
364“, 1897 10d SG49 m.m. STC £48 (1)14
365Transjordan 1930-39 5m SG198a (coil) m.m., centred left, a few rough perfs. STC £29 (1)4
366“, 1930-39 15m SG200a (coil) m.m. STC £26 (1)5
367Trinidad 1869 5/- SG87 (CC) unused (no gum) slightly rough perfs. STC £170 as m.m. (1)24
368“, 1879-82 1/2d lilac SG100 (CA) m.m. slightly disturbed gum STC £180 (1)11
369Trinidad & Tobago 1921-22 5/- SG214 l.m.m. STC £90 (1)24
370Turks Is. 1881 4d SG50 m.m. (poor gum) STC £160 (1)28
371Uganda 1898-1902 1r dull blue SG90 used slight faults (slightly faded, etc.) STC £55 (1)5
372“, 1898-1902 1r bright blue SG90a m.m., slight faults, but not bad! STC £65 (1)6
373U.S.A. 1922 Spec. Del’y. 10c p.11 (Scott E12a) u.m. single stamp plus vertical pair) STC £400+ (2 items)38
374“, 1997 Pacifica Exhibition set of two MS’s, STC £37 (2)9
375Venezuela 1863-1970s broken s/book with m.&u. seln. (250+)15
376“, 1874-1932 m.&u. colln. on lvs., incl. SG169-173 mint set. (109)14
377Zanzibar 1895-98 21/2 on 1a SG23 m.m. STC £180, believed to be correct, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)28
378“, 1897 21/2d on 4a SG175 m.m., light gum toning, expertiser’s mark STC £90 (1)13
379“, 1897 21/2d on 4a SG177 mm. STC £110 (1)28
380“, 1908-09 3r SG236 l.m.m. STC £32 (1)7
381“, 1926-27 75c SG309 m.m. ‘flat gum’ STC £28 (103

United Kingdom Lots

3821840-1970 m.&u. colln. in Lighthouse hingeless alb., fairly sparse ranges to GVI. With 1840 1d black ‘Q-I’ (one margin, cut into on rest); small range of line engraved, & surface printed to 5/-; E7 to 5/-; GV to 10/-, then fairly decent collection to 1970, plus later defins to 1989 (these mostly u.m.) Ideal starter collection. (100s)140
3831840 1d black ‘G-D’ two margins, good at left, (very) close at top, touching at base & into at right.24
3841841 1d reds imperf. range incl. 5 with Maltese Cross cancels, etc. mostly g.-fine with 4 margins. (17)18
3851855-57 4d (lar. garter) & 6d SG66a, 70 g.-f.u. very nice for these. STC £230 (2)18
3861858-79 1d plates used accum. on leaves, mixed condition, still worth checking. (89)12
3871858-79 1d SG43/44 pl.224 g.u. (couple slightly rimmed perfs.) STC £65 (1)6
3881865-67 6d pl.5 & 6 SG96/97 each with faults. STC £230 (2)16
3891872-73 6d grey pl.12 SG125 f.u. on clean cover to France with red ‘PD’ marks, etc. (1)20
3901873-80 8d SG156 g.-f.u. STC £350 (1)32
3911882-1901 Inland Revenue Official 6d SG O4 g.u. with reg cancel. STC £135. Sold ‘as-is’ (1)6
3921883-84 4d, 5d & 1/- SG192, 193 & 196 g.u. STC £700 (3)16
3931884 £1 brown SG185 (crowns) g.-f.u. (3 quite light duplex cancels) STC £2,800. With BPP certificate.500
3941887 set to 1/- (both). The 11/2d, 2d, 21/2d & 5d are perfins slightly mixed cond., generally g.-fine (14)10
3951887-92 £1 green SG212, would be g.u., but torn & repaired, still a useful filler. STC £800 (1)50
3961896-1902 Office of Works Official 1/2d SG O32 m.m. exp. mark, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £425 (1)17
3971902-03 1d O.W. Official SG O37 g.-f.u.(light crease), believed to be genuine but sold ‘as-is’ STC £16015
3981924-26 2d SG421b (sideways wmk.), slight faults, but attractive & STC £100 (1)9
3991929 1/2d PUC SG434a (sideways wmk.) l.m.m., slightly toned. STC £40 (1)6
4001936-54 dupl. seln. of plain FDCs - all typed, with E8 x 4; ‘40 Centenary x 6; ‘48 RSW 21/2d x4; various other single or odd values incl. defins. Enormous cat. value if illustrated! Some faults (toning/ rounded corners to many) (34)17
401c.1937-73 dupl. colln., strength in GVI used incl. ‘39 high val. set (both 10/-), ‘51 to £1, plus early commem. sets m. or u., etc. (100s)32
4021946 (29 JY) Olympics on illus. registered FDC (handwritten) Aberdeen CDSs, uncommon. (1)6
4031948 RSW set SG493-4 u.m. STC £40+ (2)12
4041948 RSW £1 in u.m. horizontal strip of 4 STC £160+ (1)48
4051951 Festival high val. set SG509-12 m.m., slight faults but attractive from front. STC £100 (4)15
4061952-70 colln. of pre-dec. defins., heavy duplication in places, strength in used, worth checking carefully (some Castle High vals. appear mis-described), etc. enormous cat. value. (100s)28
4071953-67 m.m./u.m./f.u. (often all three, incl. pairs, blocks, etc.) colln. in SG 22-ring album (rather sparse in early phosphor sets department!) Plenty of scope for the specialist. High cat lot. (1,000s?)38
4081953-73 m.&u. colln. in peg-fitting album. (100s)13
4091958-61 Graphite upright wmk. set SG 587-594 g.u. STC £114+ (8)14
4101958-61 graphite inverted wmk set SG587wi-592wi g.u. STC £116+ (5)12
4111963 Lifeboat phos. set SG639p-641p u.m. STC £48 (3)9
4121963-65 dupl. seln. of FDCs with better (poor - fine) plus Shakespeare pres. pack. (11)7
4131968-74 (heavily dupl. m.&u. colln. in 22-ring album, mostly g.-fine, high catalogue (100s)12
4141969-81 seln. of pres. packs poor-fine (stamps all fine u.m.). High face. (42 packs)15
4151971-93 (1985 Scottish 31p type II p.14 SG S51 Ea. One of the scarcest Country stamps and missing from most collections. Used on piece with ‘Annan’ cancel. One to tuck away! (1)50
4161971-96 largely compl. colln. of commems. in L’house h’less album, much is u.m. (& with high face value) although some stamps, particularly ‘Greetings’, etc., tend to be used. (100s)90
4171973-87 colln. of mint commems. in Prangnell 22-ring album, mixed m.m./u.m. to 1983, all u.m. thereafter. High face. (100s)34
4181977-85 defin. FDCs mostly unaddressed, or labels. Incl. some scarcer items, High vals (£1.30 in traffic light gutter pair, £1.41 in gutter pair, etc.) Country stamps, bklt. panes, prestige panes, ... (75)26
4191988 Castle H. vals. SG1410-13 in u.m. central gutter blocks of 4 (scarce) light bend through vertical gutter of the £5 (not at all bad!). (4)32
4201988 Castle High vals. in presentation pack (no. 18), quite scarce. (1)14
4211989 Scots Connection & 1991 A. Christie prestige booklets. (2)8
4221990s m.&u. colln., mostly in sets, in stockbook. High face. (100s)32
4231992 Original Foil Head Castle set SG1612-14 (no later £3 SG1613a) u.m., plus £1, £1.50 & £2 in central gutter blocks of 4. (7 items)19
4241996-98 Commemorative Presentation packs - All different seln. incl. better. High face value. (28)24
4251997-2006 Lighthouse hingeless alb. with virt. complete colln. of u.m. commems., plus Min. Sheets, etc. Massive face value, offered intact. (100s)240
4262005 Commemorative Presentation Packs complete (14 packs)26
4272006 Commemorative Presentation Packs complete (no Xmas, but incl. Smilers) (12 packs)26
428GV to 1990s dupl. m.&u. colln. in s/book; most value in mint sets. High face. (100s)70
429Colln. of defins. & country stamps, etc. on hingeless pages, some more difficult vals. seen. (100s)42
430GVI light & changed colours SG485-90 & 503-508 m.m./u.m. colln. of single stamps, control & cylinder numbers, etc. some faults & duplication, but better items too. (72 items = 42 cyl. Nos. etc.)48
431QV-1980s m.m.&u. colln. in alb., from 1d black ‘N-D’ 4 margins, black M/C (but faults), small range of 1d reds, sparse then until 1950s-60s and quite well-filled thereafter. Some 1970s-80s set times 3 or 4.40
432FDC colln. in various albums & binders, some handaddressed, others Bureau, etc. Some special event or commem. covers, a few signed. from poor to very fine. Many ‘Stuart’ covers, some dupl. (100s)30
433QV seln. on s/leaf from 1d reds (imperfs. - some of these in pairs - & perf. stars), other line engraved; surface printed to 1/-, etc. Generally average to fine, well worth checking. High catalogue. (80+)22
434Collection in album with small ranges in place from 1d reds, range of surface printed to 1/-; E7 to 2/6 & 5/- (this stained); GV to 10/- (rounded corner); GVI to £1 ... faults & foxing throughout. (100s)20
435P. Dues (76) & Officials (22), small seln. in mixed cond. on printed leaves, sold ‘as-is’ (98)20
436E7-QE s/book with defin. & country stamp ranges incl. a few better. (100s)19
437PHQs - shoebox with m.&u. sets, mostly 1970s-80s High cat. (c140 sets)16
438Box with album, stockbook, kiloware; other items in boxes, etc. (100s)12
439Seln. on s/cards, mainly 1950s-60s mint sets, but couple of used Seahorses & GVI items too (100?)11
440Prestige bklts. 1980 W’wood, ‘83 R.Mint, 84 Christian, 85 Times most fine (panes all fine & complete)10
441Shoebox with pre-decimal (mainly Wildings & Machins) kiloware. Untouched since the ‘60s? (1,000s?)10
442Box with mixed FDCs, some better. (100s)7
443Kiloware - direct from charity source; seems to have been stored for a few years, much 1990s-2002, but incl. better & unfranked. Slightly “stoorie” & “foostie” in places, but nothing that a good airing wouldn’t cure. 5lbs+ (c.2.2Kg) (1,000s)5
444Kiloware - a similar lot to the last. (1,000s)5
445Kiloware - a similar lot to the last. (1,000s)5
*** The following 21 lots are all (except where stated) apparently complete collections of m.&u. (often both up to mid-80s; mostly u.m. thereafter, with just a few used) basic commems. Each lot with pairs/blocks. Many (where applicable) are in traffic light gutter pairs/blocks. Very high face value on these items, offered in complete year units.
446“, 1975 (Jan) - 1976 (Nov.) (with some used blocks of 4 too) in 22-ring album. (100s)7
447“, 1977 (Jan) - 1980 (Nov.) in 22-ring album. (100s)12
448“, 1981 (Feb.) - 1986 (Xmas) in 22-ring album. (100s)30
449“, 1990 (RSPCA to Xmas) incl. greetings & MSs, some in gutter blocks of 10, etc. in 22-ring album.75
450“, 1991 (Dogs to Xmas) incl. greetings bklts (incl. 2 with cyl. Nos.), etc. on lvs. (100s)38
451“, 1993 (Swans to Xmas) incl. g.pairs, Potter prestige bklt., greetings bklts. (100s?)34
452“, 1994 (Trains to Xmas) incl. gutter blocks of 4 or 6, greetings bklt. on leaves. (100s)44
453“, 1995 (Cats to Xmas) in gutter blocks of 4 or 6 etc. on leaves. (100s)55
454“, 1996 (Burns to Xmas) on leaves (100s)38
455“, 1997 (Henry VIII to Golden Wedding) with greetings, etc. in 22-ring album. (100s)42
456“, 1998 (complete) incl. some gutter blocks of four, etc., most fine. On leaves. (100s)44
457“, 2002 (‘Just so’ to Wildings I MS) (100s)110
458“, 2003 (Birds to Rugby MS) on leaves, incl. better, most fine (100s)140
459“, 2004 (Locomotives to Xmas) blocks, strips, MSs, in 22-ring album. (100s)130
460“, 2005 (Animals to Xmas) mostly in strips of 5 or 5 (Castle MS x5, other MSs x3 or 4) in 22-r. alb.130
461“, 2006 almost complete on leaves, with blocks of 10, strips of 4 or 5, etc. Most fine (100s)90
462“, 2007 (Beatles to Poppies), with much dupl. some MSs x 4, Machin & Potter x7! (100s)190
463“, 2008 (J. Bond to Poppies) most stamps as single sets, or pairs, mostly x 3 or 4, etc. High val. lot.130
464“, 2009 (Design to Xmas) singles, blocks, part sheets/panes, etc. on leaves. (100s)220
465“, 2010 (Albs. to Xmas) almost complete in 22-ring album incl. some of the better MSs (some x4), etc. Most fine. (100s)120
466“, 2011 (F.A.B. to Hanover) almost complete in 22-ring album, much useful & scarce material. (100s?)65
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