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Monday, 30th June 2014

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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

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

1Thematic collection - Columbus (many shipping related), mostly 1992 stamps & Min. Sheets u.m, in well-filled stockbook. Enormous cost when bought new from new issue dealer! (100s)48
2Box with extensive early ranges in old albums, with C/wealth, Europe & Foreign, also a box with off-paper in pkts., etc. a good ‘sorter’ (1,000s)46
3World Cup colln. in two well-filled binders, one covers up to 1990, the other 1990 World Cup, with stamps, MSs, sheetlets, Maxi-cards, a few signed covers (Gascoigne, Barnes, Shilton, ...), etc. (100s)42
4Box with collns. of NZ, Pitcairn, USA, u.m. Yugoslavia 66-73, old album lvs., a box of off-paper world, etc. Good variety. (1,000s)42
5Box with seln. of albums incl. Germany, ‘Royal Houses of Europe’, ‘1981 Commonwealth Colln.’, some UK u.m., FDCs, etc. (1,000s)38
6Sorting box with UK covers (a few better 1960s); couple junior albs., etc. Most value seems to lie in the on & off-paper world stamps in pkts., tins & small boxes, (100s)30
7Box with various previously unsold lots incl. ‘Leaders of the World’ progressive proofs, French & Swedish booklets, various FDCs, etc. (100s)30
8Box with large bundle of album pages (C/wealth & Foreign) (1,000s)28
9Thematic - the history of the British Empire - unusual, well written-up colln. in alb., illustrated with stamps incl. (poor) 1d black! Plenty of interest! (100s)26
10S/book with duplicated, mainly used ranges incl. UK, Australia, Canada, USA. (1,000s)26
11Large sorting box with on & off-paper stamps on lvs., in s/books, & pkts., etc. Postcards, PHQs, covers & much else. Little of individual value, but lots of it! (1,000s)24
12Box of all sorts incl. stamps, covers & cards. (1,000s)22
13Box with various previously unsold lots, strength in Europe with Belgium, Netherlands in s/books, etc.20
14Lighthouse s/book (24 page) partly-filled with useful ranges; mostly early-modern European. (100s)20
15Old suitcase imitation(?) ‘crocodile skin’ ready filled with sorting mix to take on holiday with you! Old albums, tins, packets, leaves incl. some better. Worth estimate for case alone! (1,000s)20
16World colln. in 5 albums & junior album. Useful for thematics! (1,000s)19
17Thematics - Birds - ranges in binder & pkt., not all of it is colourful ‘wallpaper’! (100s)18
18All world colln. in 3 Senator albs. (1 standard; 2 medium) (100s)17
19The continuation of lot 9 - plenty of interesting-looking stamps, mixed condition throughout (100s)16
20Interesting range early-modern stamps on s/cards, s/leaves, etc.; strength in GV period, some duplication (shades, etc.), nice lot. (100s)16
21Box containing mixed World accum. of stamps on alb. lvs. from diverse sources. (1,000s)15
22Eclectic & interesting mix of covers, postcards & stamps. (100s)15
23Shoebox with world covers, mid-period India, USA, Australia, etc.15
24World kiloware direct from charity source, unsorted (with some UK, labels, double-weight, etc.) c.1.5Kg15
25World kiloware, a similar lot to the last, c.1.5Kg (1,000s)15
26Good quality World kiloware direct from charity source (little or no UK) 500gr (1,000s)12
27Similar lot to the last c.500gr, our normal retail for this grade of kiloware would be £35 (1,000s)12
28Europe - mix of various countries in Crown album. (100s)12
29Mixed world colln. in three spring-back binders & a s/book (100s)12
30World ranges in album mostly 1900s-40s, some picking, some slightly better remain. Mixed cond. (100s)10
31Small box with mix of covers & stamps in pkts., s/cards & old Lincoln album. (100s)10
32Shoebox with various on & off-paper stamps in pkts & envelopes, a few covers & cards, etc. (1,000s)9
33Chocolate box with small seln. of stamps sorted into envelopes, etc. (100+)8

British Commonwealth

34Box with albums, s/bks., some sparse others well-filled. Better India, Malaya & Hong Kong. Good range55
35Box with albums & s/bks., incl. better Australia, Nyasaland, India, etc.40
36Nice sorting lot incl. m.&u. Canada on lvs., NZ FDCs; ‘78 Coronation colln. with stamps sheetlets, MSs, etc. in alb.; various better stamps on s/cards & old leaves, etc. Mixed condition throughout. (100s)32
37Pair of ‘New Ideal’ albs., good 2nd hand. Vol I (‘A-M’)sparse but possibly useful contents; vol. II stamps removed.20
38Covers -large box dupl. covers some BWI & RSW low value FDCs, Tuvalu & St Kitts bureau covers, etc.20
39Africa - album with mainly C/wealth Africa, a few better & incl. Rhodesia 1964 set SG92-105 f.u. on cover (1/3 added later!), etc. (100s)15
40S/book with jumbled, duplicated early-modern ranges, worth checking. (100s)15
41Small seln. with QV-QE on s/cards, plus dupl. seln. of Cyprus in 3 club bklts. Mixed cond. (200+)14
42Small box with ranges on s/cards, some better India, etc. (100s?)10

Covers

43‘VCC’ Medal covers series ‘LWF-1’ to ‘LWF-34’ complete (2001-03) most signed; in album. (34)42
44Interesting range of covers with some military; commem. covers incl. more unusual, a few FDCs, World commercial, signed, etc. Nice lot! (87)34
45Cricket - mounted cover signed on border by 27 test cricketers incl. Gooch, Trueman, etc. Plus album with various cricket related covers/cards, etc. (26 items)30
46National Army Museum album with colln. of ‘Group I’ to ‘Group V’(1970-72) special covers, each group complete with 12 covers. (60)30
47The Queen’s Flight - 50 Years of Royal Flying colln. of signed covers in alb. (RAF (RV) 1 to 26) (26)26
48World airmails 1950s-90s ranges of air related covers incl. balloon posts, wide variety of frankings, postmarks, cachets, etc., strength in Europe. (100s)22
49The Boer War (similar, but different lot to that sold in the last auction - lot 51 - sold at £30), loads of information, 20 (Benham) signed covers, in album. very attractive lot. (20)22
50Military - various regimental covers, etc., in album. (50)20
52Large quantity of covers, mainly commercial incl. 250 Australia, 250 Europe, 120 Canada, 100 Ireland, 50 Ireland & 50 with Philatelic Society special handstamps. Mixed condition throughout. (790+)16
53Royal Marines Museum covers colln. in binder with covers “RM1” to “RM19” (1973-75) plus some Marines special issue covers. Generally fine & attractive. (24)12
54Cover album with seln. of World covers incl. some better. (c.90)9
55Seln. of commem. covers, etc. incl. NTS covers (one signed Cameron of Locheil), & others in alb. (30)7
56Seln.of World covers incl. UK, some better (N.T.S. ‘R.Adam’ 1978 signed ‘Wemys’), etc. (c.100)6

Postcards

57Album with seln. of Scottish cards, used/unused incl. better. (c.280)140
58Large quantity in two shoeboxes, with Scottish, English & foreign. (plus some subjects) (800+)50
59Well-filled shoebox with mix of old postcards. (600+)30
60Railway - seln. of used/unused (some stamps removed) incl. better. (57)28
61Comic - small alb. with seln. of humour cards; some earlier, some mixed condition. (100)24
62Portuguese India - 3 unusual very early postcards (500th Anniv.) posted Nova Goa- Switzerland 189815
63Topo. English views, mostly Edwardian. (200+)12
64Bundle of mainly Greetings cards, mainly early1900s to 1930s. (140+)10
65Box with 600 cards incl. Social history, Scottish, etc. some 2nd-hand 6-up lvs. & Cynicus checklist.10
66Bundle of old Edinburgh Postcards. (60+)9
67Attractive bundle of cards with railway locos (Nostalgia Miniatures) probably 1960s. (60)6

Coins

68World Seln. of coins in pkts., tins, etc. a few foreign, but mainly UK 1/2ds, 1ds, etc. c.2.7Kg. (100s)12
69“, c.2Kg coins direct from charity ‘coin-collection bag’; very few USA or Euros seen, some older, a few ‘bi-metal’, etc. (100s)8
70“, a similar lot to the last. c.2Kg (100s)8
71Canada 1955 Canoe silver $5 b.u. (1)9
72Lithuania 1936 10litu fine-v.f. plus 5c (1936), 1L & 5L (1923) slightly poorer. (4)10
73Poland 2 early coins, fair to fine 2gr silver 1766, 1s copper 1755. (2)6
74UK 1887 1d (worn) with unusual B(crown)T (Board of Trade) counterstamp. ‘As-is’ (1)5
75“, 1935 Crown f.-e.f., plus seven Churchill Crowns. (8)10
76“, small seln. of coins with better (incl. pre-47), etc.6

Cinderellas, Other Collectables, etc.

77Badges RAF Museum - Squadron Badges (enamelled lapel type) in special album; Attractive! (100)95
78“, medallion Abbaye Du Mont At Michel, engraved ‘3 Mai 1940’ Nice item. (1)8
79Cigarette Cards German cards stuck in alb. ‘World Flags’ (& City Flags, Arms, Maritime & others), some faults, but lovely impressive colln., plus some extras stuck in too! (800-900 cards?)40
80“, Silk Flags (of the British Empire), slight dupl.; 63 stitched together x 2! Some faults. (2)8
81“, Small box with seln. of cig. & tea cards, a few albums, etc. poor to fine. (100s)6
82“, Cig. card alb. & slip case with range of repro. cards. (1)5
83Perfins UK & World perfins, small seln. on s/cards, early to modern mixed cond. (100+)10
84“, Edinburgh ‘Panorama from the Royal Infirmary’ (the Castle, Heriot’s, etc.) print ‘17/25’ hand coloured by Porteous Wood (1992) couple minor flecks in paper. (1)12
85“, 21 copies of Eyemouth Harbour, various others with West Linton, Peebles, Jedburgh, etc. These all 1950s, plus large format coloured ‘Stewart’s & Melville College’ 1992; signed print of otters (this creased) and various old prints (unrelated) from book.12
86“, The Shore Leith, signed 1952 (1)5
87“, Holyrood House and South Queensferry, both 1952. (2)5
88“, Musselburgh 1953 signed. (1)5

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

89SG King George VI printed album 2nd hand (plenty of unobtrusive hinge marks); useful for re-filling, rust mark to front cover. (1)20
90Stamp Mounts - large quantity incl. showgard, prinz and packets made for SG Royal Wedding albums, etc. some unopened, plus loads of loose. Many larger format blocks. Much useful. (1,000s?)18
91Postcard wallets, box of 2nd hand. (c.2,000+?)12
922nd hand stockbooks (3); stock album & two albums (incl. FG Warwick!) (6)10
93Postcard wallets, mostly vinyl. (100s)6

Stamps Arranged by Country

94Andorra (Spanish) 1972 Europa SG67 u.m. partly missing yellow, STC £150 as normal, looks OK, ‘as-is’30
95Australian States, New South Wales 1856-59 (6d) SG102 av-g.u. attractive, usual slightly rough perfs. STC £170 (1)16
96“, Queensland 1897 21/2d SG237 (purple/blue) v.f.u. with striking damaged plate flaw. (split frame t.r.)10
97“, Western Australia 1860 2d SG24 unused half a margin, rest touching/into still attractive STC £110 (1)7
98“, “, 1860-64 6d sage green SG28 f.u. 3+ very close margins STC £400, sl. hint of oxidisation. Attractive24
99“, “, 1861 1d & 2d SG33, 34 used attr. but faults (trimmed, short corner, etc.) STC £180 (1)6
100“, “, seln. SG38, 39, 40, 51, each with slight faults. STC £330+ (4)18
101Australia 1913 9d & 2/- SG9, 12 av.-g.u. STC £104 (2)12
102“, 1915-27 5/- SG42 g.-f.u. STC £95; plus 10/- SG43 av. used, rough perfs.,etc. STC £350 (2)42
103“, 1918-23 4d & 1/4 SG64 & 66 av.-g.u. STC £42 (2)5
104“, 1926-30 4d & 1/4 SG91, 93 g.-f.u. STC £120 (2)22
105“, 1931-36 1/- P.Due SG D111 f.u. STC £35 (1)13
106“, 1931-36 10/- SG136 g.u. STC £140 (1)22
107“, 1931 FFC Melbourne-London, corners damage (from mounting), still attractive. (1)10
108“, 1934 Macarthur set SG150-2 av.-g.u. (rough perfs., rounded corner on 3d, etc.) STC £60 (3)6
109“, 1935 Gallipoli set SG154-5 g.u. (usual rough perfs.) STC £45 (2)5
110“, 1937-49 1/- SG174 (p.131/2x14) v.l.m.m. STC £48 (1)9
111“, 1937-49 10/- SG177 v.l.m.m. STC £50 (1)15
112“, 1941-52 imprint blocks of 4 with vals to 2/- & 2/6. Left pane (19), right pane (gutter) (11), all u.m. (30)20
113“, 1948-56 High values 5/-, 10/-, £1 & the elusive £2 SG224d, plus both 1936 S.Australia and 1940 AIF sets g.-f.u. STC £70+ (11)12
114“, Small used seln. to 5/- incl. SG103, 104, 108, 110, 111; plus SG132 m.m. STC £223 (6)36
115Austria 1851 Newspaper stamps type I & type 2 SG N11, N11b, cut close g.u., STC £320+ ‘as-is’ (2)24
116“, 1858-1915 used ranges with 1860 3k f.u.; 1867 25k u. (sound), etc. also noted range of postmarks, incl. some on piece. STC £500+ (79)42
117“, 1948 90g Costumes SG1124 u.m. slight gum wrinkles. STC £55 (1)8
1181948 1s Costumes (red) SG1126 u.m. couple small spots in gum, etc. STC £130 (1)6
119“, range of Newspaper stamps incl. 0.6k g.u. with 4 margins, 1867-80 Mercury types used incl. unofficial perfs., etc. STC £170++ (14)17
120Bechuanaland Prot. 1948 RSW set SG136-137 m.m. STC £42+, a few nibbled perfs. at left. (2)10
121Bermuda 1953-62 1/3 SG145 die I & 145b, bc (both shades of type II) STC £33+ (3)6
122British Antarctic Terr. 1963 Original set to £1 (ie no later 1969 £1) SG1-15 m.m. STC c.£145+ (15)28
123Br. Central Africa 1907 6d SG71 l.m.m. STC £38 (1)7
124Br. East Africa 1890-95 mint range incl. 2r to 5r, also 1894 71/2a on 1r, etc. fair to fine STC £170+ (14)28
125“, mint range with 1895-96 vals to 12a, 1896-1901 to 71/2a, some heavy mounts, all look fresh. (14)22
126British Guiana 1862-65 1c,4c,8c; & 1863 8c. SG42 (pink stain) 45 (perf. faults), 56 (looks good) & 74 (trimmed perfs.) STC £190 (4)16
127Br. Honduras 1865 1d unused; 6d unused trimmed wing margin at left; 1/- g.-f.u. STC £600 as m./u. some slight faults (tone spots, etc.) do not detract! (3)85
128“, 1872-79 p.14 - one of each value; 1d unused, other four are g.-f.u., some faults but better than average & look good. STC £330+ (5)46
129“, 1872-79 1d unused; 3d, 6d & 1/- av.-g.u. (light cancels, but small faults) SG5/10a (p.121/2) STC £257+48
130“, 1882-87 (CA) 1d blue, 1d rose, 4d all g.-f.u.; 1d rose unused; 1888 10c on 4d used. some slight faults, but better than spacefillers! STC £79 (5)12
131“, 1899 5c to 50c SG66-69 m.m. (5c is g.-f.u.) STC c.£400, sold ‘as-is’ (4)80
132B.I.O.T. 1968-69 SG16-35 (no 1970 paintings SG20a, 3a, 24a) u.m. STC £54 (20)10
133“, 1968-70 10r Lionfish SG30a (imperf.) wide margins STC £1,000 (as pair) (1)90
134Br. Levant 1909 set SG166-21 l.m.m. attractive STC £75 (6)32
135Br. Solomon Is. 1937-87 m.&u. colln. on lvs. with 1939-51 set m.m., etc. (105+)13
136“, 1939-51 set SG60-72 m.m. (decent for these) STC £85 (13)11
137Br. Somaliland 1903 official set SG O1-O5 m.m. STC £50 (5)18
138Brunei 1952-58 set SG100-113 l.m.m. STC £50 (14)12
139Burma 1937 o’print short set to 10r SG1-16 m.m., mostly fine, slight gum faults STC £370+ (16)80
140“, 1937 10r SG16 g.u. on large piece (with wax seal) with GVI stamps to 1r & 2r (1941 CDS) unusual40
141“, 1937 15r SG17 unused (no gum) slight toning STC £700 as m.m. (1)80
142“, 1937 25r SG18 f.u. part CDS STC £475 (1)90
143“, 1937 official short set to 1r SG O1-O11 g.u. (6a is m.m.) STC £40 (11)9
144“, 1937 2r official SG O12 v.f.u. STC £70 scarce this fine. (1)34
145“, 1937 5r official SG O13 l.m.m. light diagonal gum bend. attractive stamp STC £180 (1)48
146“, 1937 10r official SG O14 l.m.m. centred slightly low left; superb looking stamp. STC £450 (1)160
147Bushire 1915 short set to 1k SG1-10 g.u. (some faults) may just be genuine! SG3 signed Holcombe70
148“, 1915 3k SG12 c.t.o. looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £350 (1)65
149“, 1915 10k SG14 cto, slightly pulled perf. lower right corner, authenticated Holcombe STC £200 Scarce.50
150“, 1915 12ch SG22 toned gum, looks OK but as with stamps of this issue with no certificate it’s sold ‘as-is’ STC £2,250 so surely worth a gamble?! (1)30
151Canada 1897 Jubilee 1/2c, 6c, 8c, 20c poor mint, 15c, 50c attractive used, but faults (thins, etc.) All nice to look at, plus 10c used spacefiller. STC £700+ (7)28
152“, 1897 $1 SG136 f.u. centred high, but attractive. STC £500 (1)60
153“, 1897 $4 Jubilee SG139 sound-g.u. (no faults), but with smudgy cancel. STC £650 (1)60
154“, 1898-1902 6c,7c,8c,10c,20c SG159-161,163,165 av.-g.u. STC £194 (5)15
155“, 1903-12 50c av.u. (centred low) STC £110; plus three other stamps. (4)8
156“, 1908 Quebec part-set 5c to 20c poor mint (faults, 10c is used) still useful s’fillers STC £500+ (5)26
157“, 1928-29 3c,12c,50c & $1 av.-g.u. SG277, 282, 284, 285. STC £169 (4)16
158“, 1930-31 $1 SG303 m.m. (one pulled perf.) STC £120; plus used 50c with faults. (2)14
159“, 1949 OHMS official set SG O162-71 u.m. scarce thus & a key GVI set STC £275 (10)90
160“, QV-QE m.&u. colln. in Hagner binder, plenty of better seen! (100s)30
161“, remains of old dealer’s stockleaf with various mainly earlier stamps, some priced others not (those that are, are PTSA £140 c.£20 years ago) poor to very fine (20)22
162“, QV small used seln. stated to include SG109, 110, 111, 115 & 116 some faults. (5)18
163“, early-1970s (a few more recent) colln. in printed alb., several better early stamps, but these generally in mixed condition. (100s)15
164Cape of Good Hope 1853-64 triangulars - 1d (s’ways wmk.); 1d, 4d (2) & 6d some margins! STC £150022
165Cayman Is. 1938-48 def. set SG115-126 m.m. some disturbed gum, still attractive from front. 10/- with overall gum toning. STC £100 (14)10
166“, 1962-64 def. set SG165-179 m.m. (1/9 is f.u.) STC c.£85 (15)12
167Ceylon 1857 6d SG1 3 margins, repaired corner, attractive. STC £450 (1)80
168“, 1857-59 1/9 SG11 3 margins (looks OK, but ‘as-is’) couple of slight faults don’t detract from the fine appearance of this scarce item. STC £800 (1)95
169“, 1857-59 2/- SG12 3 margins - base very wide, top wide, right g.-f., left just into. Hint of postmark. STC £1,300 attractive item believed to be OK, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)240
170“, 1857-64 1/2d SG17 unused, almost 4 margins STC £180; plus another possibly SG16 (blued paper) cleaned fiscal with slight faults. Still useful. (2)90
171“, 1872-80 2r50 SG138 p.121/2x14 appears f.u. but very small thin on reverse, couple rough perfs. & slight corner crease STC £425 scarce and still attractive. (1)60
172“, 1899-1900 1r50 2r25 SG263, 264 u. with faults; useful attractive fillers. (2)10
173“, 1912-25 50r SG320 f.u. (fiscal CDS) STC £550 as m.m. (1)20
174“, 1912-25 100r SG321 light ms cancel & neatly closed punch-hole. (1)30
175“, 1912-25 500r SG322 fiscal use (large, neat CDS) STC £7,000 as m.m., scarce stamp. (1)50
176“, 1921-32 50r SG358 fiscal use (light ms cancel & neatly closed punch-hole) STC £1,11 as postal28
177“, 1921-32 100r SG360 f.u. (fiscal CDS) (1)50
178Cook Is. 1919 3d p.14x15 SG59 in u.m. block of 10 STC £27+ as m.m. (1)6
179Cyprus 1881 1/2d on 1d red pl.181 SG7 m.m. (hinge remains) STC £200 (1)14
180“, 1882-86 1/2pi SG16 (emerald green - looks right) av.-g.u. STC £500 sold ‘as-is’ (1)32
181“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG144-146 g.-f.u. SG 147 u.m. (4)7
182“, 1938-51 defin. set l.m.m./m.m. STC £250 (19)40
183“, 1960-61 Republic o’print def. set SG188-202 l.m.m. STC £130 (15)19
184“, 1966-71 sets SG283-296 (no 5m SG284) & SG358-371 m.m. (27)4
185“, GVI seln. with SG82,89, 92 & 95 m.m. plus SG81 g.u. STC £125 (5)11
186Danish West Indies 1873-1916 u. colln. on lvs., with better, the odd fault, but generally g.-f. incl. 1903 4c bisect on piece, 1873-1901 dupl. seln. to 10c (4) incl. shades & 1c inverted frame, etc. Plus 1903 registered cover to London with 5c & 8c on 10c SG41, 47. Unusual lot. (45, 1 cover)60
187Denmark 1851-2000 mainly used colln. in alb., most interest & potential value seems to lie in the dupl. ranges of earlies with shades, printings, varieties (incl. inv. frames; a couple of imperfs. - these ‘as-is’, etc.) and possible postmarks. Several better later stamps noted, but these tend to be in mixed cond. A wonderful opportunity for beginner, definitely worthwhile for specialist examination. Offered intact.280
188“, 5k SG134 g.u., slightly off-centre. STC £90 (1)14
189Dodecanese Is. 1933 Zeppelin set SG116-121 f.u., but possibly fake cancels. set STC £450 mint (£930 used). At worst a spacefiller set. (6)40
190Egypt 1884 Postage Due set - 10pa,1pi, 2pi used (quite light, but some slight perf. faults); 20pa & 5pi lightly c.t.o. STC £150+ (5)15
191“, 1888 P.Due set SG D66-70 m.m. (5m SG D67 is used) STC £550+ (5)38
192“, 1889, 1921-26 P.Dues SG D73-74, 76; SG D98-103; Officials ‘26 to 50m SG O138, 143-9m. STC £6411
193“, 1923 £1 SG122 g.-f.u. STC £27 (1)9
194“, 1925 Geographical Congress set m.m., slight faults. STC £55 (3)6
195“, 1926 Agricultural set SG126-131 (& SG135-7 surcharges) unused/m.m./l.m.m. some toning STC £80(9)9
196“, 1926 27m violet air SG132 STC £22 (1)5
197“, 1926 58th Birthday set SG134 g.u. STC £29 (1)6
198“, 1926 Port Fund overprint set c.t.o. SG141-144 no certificate so sold ‘as-is’ believed by vendor to be genuine, worth a gamble. STC £1,900 as genuine. (4)100
199“, 1927 High vals 500m & £1 SG171, 172 f.u. (2)4
200“, 1931 Zeppelin overprint set SG185, 186 l.m.m. look OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £150 (2)46
201“, 1933 Air set SG193-213 (no 8m SG201) m. or u., a few slight faults. STC £22 (19)5
202“, 1933 Aviation set SG214-218 m.m. STC c.£100, plus poor mint set SG178-181. (9)20
203“, 1934 50p SG231 g.-f.u. STC £110 (1)36
204“, 1934 £1 SG232 g.-f.u. STC £180 (1)38
205“, 1940s-50s (mainly) commercial covers, poor-fine, with better rates & cancels. (100)7
206Falkland Is. 1898 5/- SG42 spacefiller, looks nice, but replaced corner, etc. STC £250 (1)26
207“, 1938 9d SG157 l.m.m. STC £27 (1)8
208Faroe Is. 1975-99 u.m. colln. on lvs., largely compl. for period (just a few gaps!) High cat. (280+ 7MS)38
209“, 1975 SG6-19; 91-94 SG220-248 MS255 u.m., STC £84 (41, 1MS)11
210Fiji 1876-77 SG29a & 31 unused; SG31, 33 & 33a used. Some sl. faults STC c.£200 (5)22
211“, 1918 P.Due set SG D6-D10 STC (a laughable) £17! (5)7
212“, 1922-29 2/6 f.u.; 2/- & 5/- m.m. SG239-241 attractive. STC £102 (3)18
213“, 1967 4/- SG359 (s’ways wmk.) in full sheet of 60 (folded) STC £165 (1)16
214“, Scouting related incl. 1964, 1974, etc. with stamps; covers - these stuck with tape, etc.10
215Finland 1866 40p SG41 two distinct shades u., roulettes not quite perfect, but good for these. STC £22028
216“, Russian period 1901 10m SG166 or similar (p.131/2) fine mint STC £190 minimum (1)38
217France 1853-1870 dupl. early seln. with shades, printings, etc. poor to g.-f. high cat. (43)10
218“, 1869 5f SG131, a very presentable (repaired) spacefiller of this sought after stamp. lightly cancelled by parisian dotted star. STC £1,100. (1)48
219“, 1876 onwards, Peace & Commerce range, good-fine used STC £114+ (8)8
220“, 1886 25c Peace & Comm. black on rose SG267 in m.m./u.m. block of 4 STC £520. (1)60
221“, 1931 Sinking Fund 1f50 + 3f50 SG493 m.m. STC £180 (1)22
222“, 1964 ‘Philatec’ 1f SG1651 (with label) on unaddressed illus. FDC. Stamp alone STC £29 (1)9
223“, early-modern duplicated, jumbled selection in s/book, poor to fine (100s)6
224“, Colonies, FSAAT, 1963 5f & 10f both u.m. scarce STC £72 (2)10
225“, “, Fr. Terr of the Affars & Issas 1967 Fauna set u.m. STC £123 (6)22
226Gambia 1880-81/1886-93 embossed mint seln. stated to be SG10b, 11b, 12b; 22, 23, 23b, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 (used), 33c, 34 & 35. Mostly fine STC £165. (15)36
227“, QV-GV mostly mint seln., mainly fine with vals. to 1/- (some shades), etc. Attractive, STC £100+ (49)26
228Germany 1872 useful used seln. of small & large shields to 21/2g & 5g (&1k), the odd fault. High cat. (11)48
229“, 1900 ‘Reichspost’ 5Mk g.-f.u. (paper adhesion); plus 2m & 3m (slight faults to these) (3)75
230“, 1938 Brown Ribbon set SG659 l.m.m. (1)10
231“, Useful colln. in alb. from States (incl. some unusual), through Empire to modern, plus some plebiscites & Occupations. Must be viewed; mixed condition, ideal starter or for specialist checking (1,000s)55
232“, Dupl. m.&u. accum. in large L’house s/book, from earlier (a few States) to modern & incl. Occupations, Danzig, Saar, etc. too. One for the specialist to check carefully! (1,000+)42
233“, Allied Occ’n. 1946 Numeral MS SG MS925a & b (both the perf. & imperf.) mint, minor faults (spots in gum, or gum bends, etc. otherwise fine u.m.) STC £180+ (2)30
234“, BRD 1949-66 Lighthouse lux. hingeless album with reasonable collection. (100s)9
235“, Berlin Dupl. u.m. ranges in 32-page s/book, massive cat. value, useful for thematics. (1,000s)38
236“, DDR 1960s-90 f.u. colln. in alb., much of the later difficult items! High cat. (1,000+)28
237“, “, 30 (black) page s/book filled with f.u. ranges incl. better. Useful for thematics. enormous cat! (100s)28
238“, “, Large s/alb. with massive quantity of u.m. sets, MSs, se-tenant strips, etc. mostly 1970s. (1,000+)22
239“, dupl. accum. of phil. Exhibition MSs, etc. (some facsimiles of early sheets (IPOSTA), etc.20
240“, Occupation of Rhodes 1944 ‘Inselpost’ overprint Mi.9 f.u. (cto?) STC ¤300 as cto. (1)80
241Gibraltar 1953-59 defin. set SG145-158 m.m. STC £170 (14)28
242“, 1960 10/- SG172 u.m. STC £25 (1)7
243Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1939-55 set to 5/- SG43-54 m.m. STC £42 (some better vals. u.m.) (12)6
244Gold Coast 1948 def. set SG135-146 m.m. (1d is unused) STC £70) (12)9
245Greece 1861 imperf. large heads ranges u., mainly 4 margins, noting control numbers, shades. Plus a few small heads u., 4 margins. STC £144, in need of checking. (20)15
246“, 1927 25d Acropolis type I SG423 m.m. STC £100+ (1)18
247“, mainly used ranges in 2 s/books from duplicated earlies to 1980s. (100s)34
248Haiti 1960 Olympics surcharge set in u.m. 4-blocks, one stamp in each with ‘Ceniimes’ error.28
249Hong Kong 1885 $1.50 Revenue (green) pen-cancel, plus CMB STC £75 (Barefoot) (1)36
250“, 1946 Victory set v.f.u., each with fake ‘extra stroke’ flaw; useful fillers. STC £145 as genuine. (2)5
251“, POs in China 1917-21 mainly used range to 50c (2) & $1; the odd fault, mostly fine. (13)18
252India 1863-73 Official 1a SG )24/25 m.m. STC £70 minimum. (1)20
253“, CEF 1900 (QV) set m.m. (a few with disturbed gum/wrinkles, etc.) STC £65 (10)12
254Indian States, Alwar small mint/unused seln. (poor gum, if any) stated to be SG1a, 1b, 1c, 2c, 5, & SG2a used. - we’re not going to argue! (6)10
255“, Bamra 1890 unused seln.; slight faults to 1a, most good to fine. (5)3
256“, Bundi 1914-41 fresh unused seln. SG26-31 (SG30 thin, rest not too bad) STC £30+ (6)15
257“, “, Official seln. o’print type A. SG O2, O3 (s’ways), O6, O7, O8, O18 ‘as-is’ (6)16
258Ionian Is. 1859 set SG1-3 unused, beleived to be genuine! STC £188, each 4 margins, minor faults. (3)42
259Ireland 1940 defin. set to 1/- SG111-122 m.m. STC £110 (14)22
260Italian Cols., (Eritrea) 1893 overprint selection 5c, 10c, 25c, 40c SG3,4,6,7 m.m. (heavy), some slight faults. STC £500 (4)36
261“, (Somalia) 1937-38 10L p.14 & 25L p.14 SG176a, 178a m.m., sl. gum toning, etc. STC £350+ (2)36
262Jordan, (Occ’n. of Palestine) 1949 UPU 50m SG P34 in top right u.m. marginal block of four, one with ‘Plaestine’error. (1)28
263K.U.T. 1903-35 mint seln. fair to fine with 1922-27 vals. to 5/-, etc. STC £80+ (16)10
264“, 1938-54 10/- SG149 (p.131/4) m.m. (heavy but attractive from front) STC £140 (1)15
265“, 1938-54 £1 p. 121/2 l.m.m., 1948 RSW set l.m.m. STC £68 as u.m. (3)22
266“, 1954-59 set g.u.-f.u. STC £32 (14)9
267“, 1960-62 set generally fine l.m.m. STC £70 as u.m. (16)16
268“, Album with ranges from BEA through KUT & modern Uganda, Tanzania, etc. Some better items/sets well worth checking, also Tanganyika various GV vals. m. or u. to 5/- (& 3/- SG104 u. STC £85 fault)30
269Korea (North) 1968 56th Birthday sheetlet (4 stamps with margin surround) SG N847 c.t.o., plus similar, one stamp showing the ‘retouched ‘8’ in 1968’ variety. (2)2
270Kuwait 1939 10r SG50a (double overprint variety) u.m., STC £650 (1)300
271Lagos QV-E7 mainly u. (av.-g.) seln. SG6, 8a 10 (this mint), 11,15, 17 & 50; the odd fault STC £297 (9)38
272Lebanon Air set SG321-4 m.m. STC £66 (4)12
273Leeward Is. 1890 1/- SG7 m.m. (heavy mount) STC £23 (1)6
274“, 1897 5/- diamond Jubilee o’print SG16 m.m., looks OK, but ‘As-is’ STC £450 (1)95
275“, E7 21/2d, 3d, 1/- SG32, 33, 43 g.-f.u. STC £126 (3)24
276Liechtenstein SG303 v.f.u. STC £75 (1)15
277Luxembourg 1949 UPU, National Welfare Fund & 1950 Orphans sets m.m. STC £260+ (14)13
278“, 1952 SG552a-e g.u.-f.u. STC £100 (5)22
279Malaysia, BMA 1945-48 15c SG12 (red o’print, chalky paper) u.m. block of 4 STC £180 (1)60
280“, Johore 1949-55 defin. set SG135-147 mint - most (incl. the good ones) fine u.m. STC £140 (23)34
281“, Penang 1949-52 set SG3-22 (plus couple of shades) u.m. but most with very slight marks to gum) (22)20
282“, Perak 1941 (22 Sep) Air cover with $2 SG120 tied by neat Sitiwan CDS on censored cover to England ‘American Clipper Air throughout’, etc. STC from £225, light crease (clear of stamp) (1)70
283Malta 1882-84 1/2d orange yellow block of 4 (2 l.m.m./2u.m.) SG18 STC £160 as m.m.) (1)44
284“, 1899-1901 2/6 & 10/- used SG34, 35 STC £80 (2)14
285“, 1960s-70s (mainly) u.m. seln. in L’house s/book PTSA c.£150 + various duplicates at back. (100s)44
286“, P.Dues set SG D1-D10 m.m. STC £60 (10)8
287Mauritius 1863-1900 small seln. SG67 & 86 av.-g.u.; SG133, 149, 152 m.m. most g.-f. STC £149 (5)20
288Monaco 1949 Red Cross ‘quarter sheets’ with perf. l.m.m. & imperf. u.m.; pus ‘51 surcharge ‘quarter sheet’ imperf. u.m. (3)32
289Montserrat GV (from 1917 War stamp o’prints) to 1960s (couple more recent) m.&u. colln. on lvs., attractive & clean, couple of covers, etc. Worth checking. (100s)24
290Morocco Agencies 1899 1p SG15 f.u. STC £48 (1)10
291“, 1937 (10 Nov) reg. cover Tangier-London with seln. of Tangier, Fr. & Spanish Currency stamps. (1)5
292Netherlands early-modern accum. in s/book (some useful mid-period sets) STC £600+; album (STC £160+) & loose, plus some covers, etc. (1,000s?)42
293“, NL New Guinea West New Guinea 1962 ‘UNTEA’ set u.m. STC £80+ (19)18
294Newfoundland 1865-1919 mainly used ranges fair to fine many better/scarcer incl. 1865-8 10c,12c,24, 1919 Caribou vals. incl. 24c & plenty in between STC £640+ (39)50
295“, 1910 2c SG96 m.m. STC £25 (1)10
296“, 1911 8c SG123a (greenish blue) u.m. left marginal stamp STC £90+ (1)40
297“, 1931 $1 SG197 u.m. (scarce thus) STC £80 (1)28
298New Zealand 1899-1903 5/- SG270 g.-f.u. (centred low-right) STC £375 (1)38
299“, 1960-66 6d SG788 in u.m. vert. strip of 6; top 3 of the central 4 missing lilac, lower is partially missing. Beautiful, very scarce item. STC £1,125++ (1)320
300“, 1967 $2 SG862 in u.m. block of 9 STC £36 (1)6
301“, 1992 Year Pack, face = $359
302“, 1993 Year Pack, face = $4010
303“, 1994 Year Pack, face = $5514
304“, 1995 Year Pack, face = $5012
305Nigeria 1938-51 set SG49-59a m.m. STC £35 (16)6
306“, 1966 £1 Water Buffalo SG185 av.-g.u. x 8 couple small faults STC £80+ (8)5
307Norfolk Is. 1947-59 set m.m.; then 1966-82 sets u.m. STC £100 (144 & 1MS)18
308“, 1947-59 set SG1-12a mint (most fine l.m.m.) STC £35 (14)6
309North Borneo 1894 5c, 12c, 18c SG72, 76 & 78 m.m., sl. faults, but still attractive & useful. STC £92 (1)6
310“, Labuan 1902 set SG117-128 m.m. (large hinges) 10c gum thin STC £65 (12)8
311Nyasaland 1945 defin. set m.m. (slightly toned gum) attractive from front. (14)14
312Orange Free State 1903 short set to 1/- SG139-146 g.-f.u. STC £14 (8)7
313Pakistan 1951-56 4th Anniv. set v.l.m.m. STC £17 (9)5
314Papua 1901-05 1/2d to 21/2d (both wmks.) SG1-4, 9-12 (2d SG11 unused, rest m.m. STC £150. some faults, but fresh from front. (8)22
315“, 1906 6d SG26, 1907 21/2d & 1/- SG35a, 44b mint, some gum toning, etc. STC £124 (3)20
316“, 1907 1/2d to 21/2d SG21-24 & SG38-41 m.m., the odd gum tone, most g.-f. STC £72 (8)18
317“, 1907-10 m.m. seln. SG47, 51(a?), 63, 64, 67, 68, 69, 71, mostly g.-f.u. STC £70+ (8)19
318“, 1910-11 short set to 1/- SG75-81 m.m. (2d & 21/2d unused, rest mostly fine) STC £55 (7)16
319“, 1929-31 seln.of m. (most m.m., mainly g.-f.) surcharges & overprints SG112, 116, 118, 120, 123, 125 & 126 STC £22+ Plus SG122 g.u. (few tone spots). (8)5
320“, 1932-40 short set to 1/- SG130-9 m. the odd fault (gum crease, etc.) most fine l.m.m. STC £62 (10)17
321P.N.G. 1982-89 u.m. seln. (missing 3 sets only) & incl. unlisted variety ‘missing bar’ on 1989 20t surcharge in horizontal pair STC £120++ (98 & 2MS)28
322Pitcairn Is. 1940 set SG1-8 m.m. STC £70 (10)10
323“, 1957-63 defin. set, plus a few other later items m.m. STC £50+ (27)10
324Poland 1919 Poznan Provisionals 5 on 2, 10 on 71/2 SG66, 67 used on piece. Sold ‘as-is’ (1)28
325“, S/book with used accumulation 1920s-50s incl. better, a few Gen. Gouv., Danzig, etc.; plus quantity of on-paper stamps in three boxes, mostly 1960s-70s, some mint stamps, a few covers, etc. (100s)26
326“, Bundle of covers - ignore the 1960s philatelic items & there’s plenty of interest here, incl. Italian Free Polish labels, Chopin cards with stamps, censored cover Bethlehem to major (Free Polish Forces) in Welsh Camp 1948, etc. Mixed condition. (42 items)18
327“, Polish FPO (Free Forces) letter seals f.u. (FPO Nr.1 CDS 18-1-1945) partly on small piece. (1)5
328Portugal Album with early-modern colln. with the odd few better items included - although some mixed condition, Plus ranges of various Colonies, etc. (c.1,200+?)28
329Rhodesia 1892 1/2d on 6d surcharge SG14 m.m. disturbed gum & toning to one perf., scarce STC £14028
330“, 1892 2d on 6d SG15 l.m.m. centred slightly right STC £190 (1)60
331“, 1896-97 2/6 SG48 yellow slightly washed, shallow hinge thin, otherwise v.f.u. STC £55 (1)9
332“, 1913 Admiral head p.14 1/2d, 1d, 11/2d, 4d & 5d die III av.-g.u. STC £66 (5)17
333“, (& Nyasaland) 1959 1d folded coil strip of 56 (p.121/2X14) SG19a u.m. STC £182 (1)28
334Roumania 1960 Rome Olympics MSs SG MS2729/30 u.m. some slight marks, but scarce! (2)8
335Russia/USSR early-modern colln. in alb. with many useful looking items plus a few Baltic States, etc.38
336St. Christopher 1870-79 1d SG2 m.m.; plus 2 used shades. STC £144 (3)26
337St. Helena 1911 Postcard St. James Church St. Helena’ slight corner damage) posted with E7 1d stamp, (St. Helena CDS) Attractive & scarce. (1)10
338“, small, mainly m. seln. stated to include SG3,7,9,11,17,18,22,24 &25 high cat., most fine (9)46
339St. Kitts Nevis 1952 set SG94-105 l.m.m. STC £26 (12)5
340St. Lucia 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG109-112 m.m. (1/2d is f.u.; 1/- small paper spot) STC c.£20 (4)5
341St. Vincent 1899 set SG67-75, no 3d SG70 m.m. a couple of sl. faults (toned gum, etc.). STC £125+(8)19
342Samoa 1899-1900 2/6 SG97 in corner marginal block of 6 m.m./unused, some sl. wrinkles, etc. (1)5
343San Marino 1961 Europa strip of 3 plus margins (top half of sheetlet) u.m., some gum toning. STC £15022
344Sardinia Old alb. page with useful looking m.&u. seln., some genuine, others incl. ‘inverted head’ variety, more dubious! Sold ‘as-is’ (15)20
345Senegal 1969 45 tourism (SG418), imperf., wide margins. u.m. (1)5
346Sierra Leone 1859-1905 seln. with SG7, 23, 91 & 93 m.m.; SG3,9,26 used. some faults STC £290 (7)22
347“, 1938 10/- SG199 m.m. STC £28 (1)4
348Somaliland Protectorate 1912-19 set SG60-72 l.m.m./m.m. (3r is u.m.- mounted on margin) STC £17075
349“, 1921 set SG73-85 m.m. STC £170 (13)60
350South Africa 1935-49 10/- official SG O29 in used block of 4, some faults STC £1,000 - good spacefiller.17
351“, 1938 Voortrekker sets SG76-9 & SG80-1 used on clean, illus. FDC. Stamps STC £35 (1)6
352“, 1938 Voortrekker Cent. set SG76-79 in m.m. pairs (couple perfs. split on 2d) STC £80 (4)12
353“, 1938 Voortrekker commem. set in mint horiz. pairs SG80-81 STC £20+ (2)4
354“, 1941-46 War Effort used set of 7 pairs, 2 singles & listed shades. STC £172 most g.-f. (12 items)11
355“, 1951 P.Due 6c SG D49 in g.u. block of 9 STC £75 (1)12
356Southern Rhodesia Postage Due 1951 4d grey-green SG D6 u.m. STC £250, very scarce item.110
357Spain 1850-1970s (a few later) dupl. seln. in 24 page s/book. From 1850 6c (faults) through useful looking early ranges - not all ‘good ones’ are with hole punch or barred cancels! - to more recent. (1,000+)65
358Sudan 1951-62 official short set to 20p SG O67-O82 l.m.m. STC c.£50 (17)9
359“, GVI seln. on s/leaf, mostly odds, but with ‘50 Air & Official Air sets, etc. a few faults.6
360Sweden early-modern dupl. sparse ranges in s/book (100s)15
361Switzerland 1882 Standing Helvetia fine unused seln. 25c blue, 30c, 40c, 50c green, 1f red & 3f STC £330+ as m.m.. Attractive & useful. (6)36
362“, 1915-26 Pro-Juventute complete g.u.-f.u. STC £900+ (39)90
363“, 1923 u. range of airs incl. 35c SG319 (slogan cancel), 35c & 40c SG320a, 322a both f.u. STC £275(6)32
364Tanganyika 1916 NF overprints on 1d m.m. & on 3d & 1/- (both u.m. STC £89+ as m.m. (3)22
365“, 1922-24 range of m. ‘giraffes’ vals. to 1/- (both wmks.), 2/-, 3/- also GV heads incl. 30c blue, 10/- m., mainly good to fine STC £225 (23)42
366Thessaly unusual, three values m.m. (maybe genuine?) sold ‘as-is’ (3)6
367Tristan da Cunha 1950 (2 Sep) cover to Edinburgh with cachet type ‘X’ in violet; ms ‘no stamps available’ & two circular P.Due ‘T/2D’ marks. Wrinkles, but very scarce. (1)30
368“, 1954 defin. set SG14-27 m.m. STC £90 (14)12
369Turks Is. 1881 1/2d on 1d SG18 m.m. trimmed at base STC £90 (1)7
370“, 1882-85 21/2d, 4d; 1887-89 1d all m.m. STC £103 (3)8
371Ukraine 1989-91 colln. of covers from genuine correspondence to Edinburgh. Unusual & interesting period, with uprated p’stationery items, mixed frankings, Usssr/Ukraine, etc. Mariople (Donetsk). (25)11
372U.S.A. 1987 State Wildlife set, each on FDC in special album & slip case. Attractive. (50)5
373“, 1992 Columbus ‘Expo 92’ set of 6 MSs, SG MS2660a-f u.m. STC £42 (6)10
374“, early, mostly used slight dupl., majority g.-f. STC £4,600 (46)46
375Vatican 1938 Congress set SG63-68 f.u. STC £80+ (6)20
376Zanzibar 1895-98 21/2 on 2a SG27 m.m. STC £190 (1)24
377“, 1895-98 21/2 on 11/2 SG30 m.m. toned gum, but attractive & scarce. STC £425 (1)38
378“, 1895 21/2d on 4a SG175 m.m. some adhesion STC £90 (1)9

United Kingdom Lots

3791808-1818 nine pre-stamp Scottish entires, 4 with ‘Perth’ backstamps; interesting contents. Poor to fine.26
3801841 1d red SG8/12 with blue 1844 cancel, slightly ‘crumpled’ but still attractive, 2 good margins, plus bits of two others. STC £250 (1)6
3811954-57 1d stars (p.14) SG37-41 seln., mostly above average g.-f.u., plus 1/2d pl.5 g.u. (38)24
3821858-79 1d SG43/44 pl.152 m.m., centred high-left STC £75 (1)6
3831870 1/2d SG48/49 pl.1, 4, 5, 6, 10 (rounded corner), 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20 used. The odd slight fault, but mostly average to good. STC £468 (12)19
3841870 1/2d pl.19 SG48/49 f.u. with Aberdeen (17 Ap 80) CDS, scarce this fine STC £55+ (1)7
3851870 11/2d pl.1 SG51/52 STC £90 g.-f.u. plus pl.3 faults (trimmed, etc.) (2)15
3861847 6d embossed SG58/61 cut square, two margins (top & right - part of next stamp at r.), close/touching left & very slightly into at base. (Edinburgh) ‘131’ cancel. Attractive, scarce item STC £1,000 (1)85
3871847 1/- embossed SG54/56 cut square 4 margins (top & right good/wide, other two close) minor corner crease top left, STC £1,000 minimum. (1)110
3881847-54 6d & 1/- cut to shape fillers - too many faults to mention! STC £2,000 as cut square. (2)6
3891856 part entire to venice with 1d red & 1/- embossed (cut to shape) tied. various marks, etc. slight faults, but neat, colourful & attractive item (1)55
3901855-57 4d SG62/62a g.u. nice for these STC £425 (1)13
3911867-80 6d pl.6 SG107 g.-f.u. STC £140 (1)10
3921867-80 6d Sg108 pl.8 av.u. (slightly washed - ‘GL&Co’ perfin) STC £140 (1)5
3931867-80 6d SG109 pl.8 & pl.9 (wing margin) g.-f.u. STC £230 (2)15
3941867-80 10d SG113/114 pl.1 av.-g.u. STC £375 (1)15
3951867-80 2/- SG118 m.m. staining to gum, shows through to front, almost like a postmark. Full gum STC £3,800 as m.m. (£200 for used) (1)20
3961887-92 1/- green & 3d on cover to Berlin, nice London 9 MY 93 rubber CDSs. STC £125 (1)10
3971887-92 £1 green SG212 v.f.u., quite the nicest one we’ve had in for a long time! STC £800+ (1)260
3981887-92 £1 green SG212 faults (thin, etc.), but a lovely spacefiller STC £800 (1)80
3991902-10 10/- g.-f.u. sl. damage/rubbing to top right corner, attractive s’filler STC £475 (1)28
4001924 Wembley 11/2d x 6 (marginal block of 6, but many perfs. split.) u.m., most fine STC £120 (1)14
4011924 Wembley 1d; & 3x 11/2d, all u.m. but with faults (1d stained, 11/2d wrinkles, spots, etc.) STC £72 (4)9
4021925 Wembley set u.m. (all comb perf.) 1d block of 4, some split perfs.; 11/2d 2 vert. pairs, some wrinkles, etc. STC £320 (8 stamps)60
4031935 (7 May) FDC, only the 1/2d value I’m afraid! STC £600 for the set of 4! (F.Field printed cover!) (1)5
4041935 Silver Jubilee 1/2d, 1d, 11/2d - hundreds to sort through! check for flaws, varieties, etc.4
4051948 Olympic set on illus reg. cover Harrow-Wales (13 Aug. 48 - not FD), attractive. (1)5
4061948 Olympics, as last lot but different illustrated cover (J. Davies - stamp dealer) (1)5
4071963 (15 Aug) red Cross phos. set on plain FDC (Glasgow FD cancel & CDS) (1)10
4081964 (5 Aug) Botanical set on illus. FDC (handwritten) with scarce Botanical Congress special cancel.12
4091966 R. Burns presentation pack - fine. STC £60 (1)10
4101970 (3 June) Dickens FDC the scarce ‘Broadstairs Kent’ special cancel on Dickens Festival cover. Faults to top left of cover, still well worth estimate! (1)10
4111970 £1 SG831b in u.m . block of 4 (printer’s waste?) top pair imperf(ish), but 4 sets of comb perfs running up from base of block. Unusual. (1)26
4121980 London80 10p booklets (miscut with 8p at right) x 8 (8)4
4131984 Year Book(slight scuffs to slip-case) and somewhat ‘foostie’ inside, stamps fine. STC £85 (1)6
4141985 (Jan)-1988 (Nov.) colln. of Phil. Bureau FDCs in Royal Mail album, with better & a couple of others18
4151985 Year Book, slight bruising to slip case, STC £75 (1)6
4161985 Year Book, fine STC £75 (1)7
4171986 Year Book STC £70 (1)7
4181987 Year Book still sealed STC £35 (1)7
4191987 Year Book STC £35 (1)6
4201988 Year Book STC £37 (1)6
4211988 Year Book, fine STC £37 (1)7
4221989 (Birds) to 1993 (Xmas), Bureau FDCs incl. £10 Britannia & Castle High vals. in royal Mail alb.(72)16
4231989 (Jan)-1991 (Dec) Bureau FDCs in Royal Mail album (60+)14
4241989 Year Book STC £42 (1)7
4251989 Year Book STC £42 (1)7
4261990 Year Book STC £45 (1)6
4271991 Year Book STC £45 (1)7
4281992 (Jan)-1996 (Oct) Bureau FDCs in Royal Mail album. (80)19
4291992 Year Book STC £55 (1)8
4301993 Year Book STC £65 (1)8
4311994 Postage Due set SG D102-D110 u.m. couple of light wrinkles STC £45 (9)6
4321994 (Steam) to 1997 (Golden Wedding) Bureau FDCs in Royal Mail album (51)20
4331994 Year Book STC £55 (1)8
4341995 Year Book STC £55 (1)8
4351996 Year Book, slight marks to slip case STC £60 (1)10
4361997 (Jan.)-2000 (June) Bureau FDCs, some dupl. with alternative cancels, in Royal Mail album (79)20
4371997 Year Book slight marks to slip-case STC £65 (1)10
4381997 Year Book, still sealed STC £65 (1)10
4391998 (Endangered Species) to 2000 (Sound & Vision) Bureau FDCs in Royal Mail alb. (58)19
4401998 Year Book STC £85 (1)10
4411998 Year Book still sealed STC £85 (1)12
4421999 Year Book STC £130 (1)11
4431999 Year Book, still sealed STC £130 (1)12
4442000 (July)-2003 (Set.) Bureau FDCs incl. some dupl. with alternative cancels in Royal Mail album(88)34
4452000 Year Book one corner of slip-case slightly bruised STC £110 (1)19
4462000 Year Book good to fine, stamps all fine u.m. STC £110 (1)15
4472001 (Hopes for the Future) to 2003 (Winners’ MS) Bureau FDCs in Royal Mail album (61)20
4482002 Year Book STC £100 (1)22
4492003 (Oct) - 2005 (Apr) Bureau FDCs in Royal Mail album (56)18
4502003 Year Book, a few marks to some pages, stamps all fine u.m. STC £100 (1)24
4512004 (Locomotives) to 2005 (Xmas) - (no Loco’s MS seen) Bureau FDCs in Royal Mail album (42)17
4522004 Year Book STC £110 (1)28
4532005 (Apr)-2007 (Jan) Bureau FDCs in Royal Mail alb., dupl. of some covers (alternative cancels) (70)19
4542005 Year Book STC £95 (1)26
4552006 Year Book STC £100 (1)36
456Presentation Packs 15 better packs incl. 2000 Show, Fruit & Veg, Nobel, Bridges, etc. STC £540 (15)60
457German Propaganda forgeries of WW2, 1d value (with wavy line wmk) p.111/2 - original, with overprint ‘Liquidation of Empire Jamaica’ Mi. type IV 10d, also ‘set of 6 UK stamps with ‘Murder Ruin Monte Cassino’, similar to Mi. type I, all used in UK, status unknown. (7)30
458UK u.m. decimal stamps, many in sets, couple of booklets/presentation packs, etc. £50 face value30
459£50 face value, similar lot to the last.30
460Small packet of kiloware, incl. 100 unfranked 1st class stamps (100+)28
461similar lot to the last (100+)28
462Early-modern (mainly 1960s onwards dupl. used accum. in two 16-page SG stockbooks (1,000s)22
463Small pkt. of kiloware, incl. 100 unfranked 2nd class stamps. (100+)20
464Similar lot to the last (100+)20
465Kiloware c.2Kg from charity source, a few older/double-weight/labels, etc. (1,000s)16
466Kiloware as last lot, c.2Kg (1,000s)16
467E7 5/- & 10/- used, slight faults, perf. toning, crease to 5/-, etc. should clean with care. High cat. (2)15
468GV used defins - 1912-24, 1924-26 & 1934-36 apparently compl. with some s’ways & inv. wmks, etc. the 2d sideways (SG442b) has fiscal use. STC £280+ (51)12
469Box with s/books & albs., mostly modern u., plus a few earlies too plus RSPL ‘Stamps of GB’ vol.I & II10
470E7 definitive set to 1/- average to good used (14)6
471E7 set as last lot (14)6
472Cover colln. in 2 albums with mixed condition FDCs, but unusual & useful too (140+)6
473Jersey - 1969 P.Dues set SG D1-D6 u.m. STC £32 (6)4
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