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Monday, 23rd March 2009

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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

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

1Probably the best mixed lot that we’ve had for quite some time - Box filled with thousands of stamps in glassines & stockcards, on various leaves, etc. A large proportion tends to be unusual or higher catalogue material, although the really good items are in mixed condition. Profitable sorting guaranteed! (1,000s)95
2Box with 23 albums, stockbooks, etc. of varying age, size and condition. Some almost empty, others with decent selections. Much earlier unusual material seen, mixed cond. throughout. (10,000s?)70
3Covers - small seln., mostly 1900-30s, the odd censor, unusual franking or country, Indian newspaper (The Lokamat, 1928) posted to Edinburgh, etc. Despite very mixed condition and some duplication, this is a lovely ‘quirky’ bundle of fun!40
4Sorter’s paradise! - thousands of items in tins, s/books, boxes, packets, etc. All manner of things, mostly - but not exclusively - philatelic. This should keep you busy for several weekends. (1,000s)32
5Box with interesting looking jumble of covers, album pages and loose in pkts., etc. good variety. (100s)32
6Box with world mix, lots of C/wealth leaves, albums, s/books, plus ephemera, lots to check. 32
7Europe - colln. in album, mainly 1920s-40s with better items & incl. Hungary SG563-7 m.m., Roumania SG1256-61 m.m., good Swiss with nice range of Pro-Juv. to 1950, etc.30
8The remains of an old ‘Strand’ album (7th edn.) reasonably well-filled, despite picking (heavy in places - incl. UK), loads of unusual & better stamps remain. (100s)28
9Sorter’s box - off-paper stamps in tubs, pkts., on lvs., some covers & more besides< take a look! (1,000s)26
10Early-middle m.&u. on 100s of pages in lever arch file. Strength in South America, French Colonies, Commonwealth, etc. (100s)24
11A somewhat similar lot to the last, with C/wealth, Egypt, S.America, etc. (100s)24
12Box with stamps in pkts., s/cards, in a couple of binders, on lvs., etc. plenty to sort. (1,000s)24
13Attic find - world stamps in small, old boxes. (1,000s)24
14Interesting world mix on stockcards, pages and loose, plus covers. (100s)22
15World kiloware - 1kg+ from charity source. Much decent included. (1,000s)20
16Strand album c.1920s-30s filled with typical contemporary colln. (i.e. if it’s a stamp, it’s going in - no matter what the condition!) Continued to c.1950s. Many unusual. (100s)20
17Box with on & off-paper stamps in tubs, pkts., shoebox, others in albums, on leaves, some covers; plenty to sort through. (1,000s)18
18Covers, etc. in 2 albums, mainly UK FDCs in one, C/wealth 25th Anniv. FDCs in the other, but the odd other too (eg UK pres. pack, Scots prestige booklet, etc.) (100+)18
19Box with mixed contents; loose stamps in envelopes, on alb. lvs. & 2 old catalogues, etc. (1,000s)16
20Small accum. in pkts., early to 1930s & apparently untouched since; some mixed condition and dupl., but this is more than made up for by the decent, unusual items seen. (100s)16
21European seln. in two stockbooks, plus ranges of Greece in album. Plenty to sort. (1,000+)16
22Africa (mostly foreign) large bundle of leaves with early-mainly middle m.&u. seln. Some mixed cond. but incl. better unusual STC £100++ (100s)15
23Binder with stamps on leaves, strength in Europe, incl. earlier, poor to fine, worth checking. (100s)15
24Shoebox stuffed with off-paper stamps, Massive quantity to sort through! (1,000s)14
25Off-paper world seln. with much interesting earlier seen. Proceeds to charity. (1,000s)14
26Box filled with small boxes with lots of m.&u. world stamps. (1,000s)14
27Off-paper seln. in small box, others in shoebox, etc. Have a look! (1,000s)14
28Smallish box with odd contents - off-paper world in pkts., some covers incl. UK FDCs, etc. (100s)12
29S/book with world colln., little or no dupl. No UK (1,500)12
30Early-middle on lvs., with S.America, etc., plus extensive range of ‘slogans’ on piece (UK, USA, etc.), various labels, etc. (100s)10
31Stockbook with world ranges, strength in European, slight duplication. (100s)10
32World collection (incl. UK), mixed condition, early to modern, a few better. (1,000s)10
33Europe - binder with colln. incl. some more unusual in amongst the commoner. proceeds to charity. (100s)9
341Kg+ of off-paper world stamps (incl. UK) who know’s what you’ll find? (1,000s)9
35French colonies - s/book with early to modern seln., little or no duplication. (500)9
36Shoebox with dupl. stamps sorted into envelopes, worth close examination. (100s)6
37World seln. in nine small s/books incl. Australia, Malta, USA, etc. (100s)5

British Commonwealth

38Large quantity of m.&u. stamps (mainly QE) on Hagners in binder. Plenty of decent, useful material. Some scarcer shades, printings, etc. worth checking, Enormous cat. val. (mixed condition) (1,000s)28
39Seln. in album, some pages sparse, nice mint GVI, etc. (c.750)28
40Two s/books with C/wealth seln. (early to modern, m.&u., poor to fine) plus further s/book with UK(100s)16
41Shoebox with off-paper seln. incl. better/earlier, poor to fine, proceeds to charity. (1,000s)15
421935 Silver Jub. sets for St.Vincent, Swaziland and Turks & Caicos. g.u. STC £39 (12)10
43Scarcer items - Fiji 1938 SG253 & Sierra Leone 1938 SG191 m.m. STC £85 (2)9

Postcard Lots

44Shoebox with early to modern seln. incl. a few better/unusual. (100s)10
45Shoebox with mainly modern cards, mostly unused, some ‘sellotape affected’, but better too worth est.10
46Shoebox with mainly post-war to modern cards, UK & foreign. (100s)7
47Shoebox with mainly post-war used cards, much foreign. (100s)6
481915 unusual UK card to Italy, written in French, signed by W.S.Lincoln (of Lincoln stamp fame!) 5
49Box with bundle of cards, mainly modern, worth checking. (c.400)3

Banknotes, Coins, etc.

50Bank of Scotland £20 (1 May 1995) virtually uncirculated, with striking printing flaw: reverse is only partly printed. Beautiful item, worthy of investment (!) (1)95
51Clydesdale Bank £10 2006, Commonwealth Games commemorative note, uncirc. (1)14
52R.B.S. £1 (23 March 1994) with missing watermark variety, some folds, etc., but scarce. (1)10
53R.B.S. £1 1994 R.L.Stevenson commem. note x two, uncirculated. (2)3
54R.B.S. £1 1997 A.G.Bell commem. note x2, uncirc. (2)3
55British Linen Bank 1969 £1 ‘blue pound’, average to good. (1)2

Cinderellas, Ephemera, Other Collectables, etc.

56Scottish Phil Congress, Glasgow Phil. Exhib., etc; various labels, covers, cards, etc. plenty of interest, mostly 1970s. Poor to fine only a little duplication. (41)18
57Telegraph - UK QV 5/- & 10/- both with 1878 date stamps. (2)16
58UK QV Transfer Duty four stamps 1/- to 2/-, plus Common Law 1/-. Poor to fine. (5)6
59Railway stamps - Cheshire Lines 2d and Midland Railway 2d, used. (2)7
60“, Great Northern 2d & 3d used faults, but scarce. (2)7
61“, Great Western Prepaid Newspaper parcel stamp (1d) (1)6
62Photos, large size (probably Edwardian?) in wallets sold to tourists, incl. Venice, Rome, Florence, etc. 8 bundles. poor to fine. Unusual. 10
63Fiscals, etc.- incl. much Japan, some Turkey, etc. (plus some postage stamps too) poor to fine. (100+)9
64Jason Island (Falkland Is.) 1970 2/- penguin in u.m. block of 4 (1)8
65St.Kilda - special handling fee self-adhesive labels from 2002/2007, most fine. (6)8
66O-Gauge Railway Hornby 0-4-0 ‘2120’ (1930-34) clockwork loco, two detachable lights. Some light rusting to handrails & con-rods, paintwork very fine for it having been played with! (1)85
67“, Hornby O-gauge (clockwork) track - box with various sections, two points (L&R), boxed level-crossing (box damaged), boxed turntable (possibly trodden on?), a part crane wagon, brown goods van ‘282095 LMS’, a plastic ‘Faller’ loco, etc. Better than it sounds! 22
68“, Hornby Pullman coach ‘C566’ fine, box fine. (1)15
69“, Hornby LMS Passenger coach ‘C553’ 1st/3rd, near mint, box fine. (1)15
70“, Hornby Pullman composite coach ‘C555’ (Ansonia) fine, box good. (1)15
71“, Hornby Passenger coach 1st BR 42122 good boxed (worn), plus another similar box (missing flap) & Standard coach, poor. (2)12
72“, Hornby Goods Brake Van 42170, a little playworn, wear to box. (1)9
73“, Hornby Shell Tank wagon 42212, some faults, box with wear. (1)8
74“, two empty boxes - ‘No1 Water Tank’ 42400 & No2 Single Arm Signal (Distant) 42360, both good. (2)4
75Model Train - Static model of ‘4472 Flying Scotsman’ on plinth (Loco is 8+ inches long) (1)1

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

76SG Stamps of the World 2007 2nd hand, complete in 5 volumes. (5)28
77SG Simplex standard album, as new, 50 unused leaves (old type - slightly thicker paper) (1)6
78SG GB Concise catalogue 2004, fine 2nd hand cost new c.£20 (1)2

Stamps Arranged by Country

79Aden 1942 - 2 sets to 2r. u.m. (Qu’aiti & Seiyun) STC £50 (20)12
80Afghanistan c.1893-1951 dupl. mainly mint/unused with some blocks incl. 1893 range, 1928 Anniv. tete-beche pairs (4), 1939 1a, 2a, 1951 range, STC £157+ (65)19
81Albania 1928 10q SG251 u.m. sheet of 50 with marginal sheet No. & No.‘7’ in gutter. STC £125 as singles8
82Algeria 1920s-50 mainly used colln. on lvs., worth checking. STC £155+, but mixed cond. (250+)4
83“, S/leaf with poor to fine seln. with various overprints, etc. (100+)1
84Antigua 1932 Tercent. set SG81-90 m.m., most fine (5/- slightly toned gum, etc.) STC £190 (10)60
85Argentina fiscals/revenues, etc. Santa Fe 1907 range of vals. used in pairs, to 200Pesos (21 x2)10
86Ascension 1922 2/- SG7 g.u. but small corner repair STC £120 (plus 1924 1/- SG18 g.u.) (2)14
87“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG31-34 m.m. STC £50 (4)18
88Australian States accum. of various OS overprints & perfins. incl. better/unusual. poor to fine. (36)34
89Australia 1941 2d SG185a coil pair m.m. STC £45 (1)8
90“, 1996 Football (AFL) self adhesive set u.m., surprisingly difficult! (16)5
91“, Printed alb. to 1986, with mainly used colln. from GV heads & Roos. a few better middle period commems.; fairly complete 1940s onwards. (100s)28
92Austria 1938 Austrian Legion(?) mint vals. 5g-1s. with Nazi/Patriotic overtones. (5)10
93Bahamas 1938-52 5/- SG156-156e g.-f.u. - five shades STC £65 minimum. (5)10
94“, 1938-52 5/- SG156-156e pair & two strips of 3, various shades STC £104+ minimum. (3 items)15
95Basutoland 1938 2/6 & 5/- u.m. SG26,27 STC £45 (2)16
96Bechuanaland 1938-52 2/6 & 5/- u.m. SG126,127. A few short perfs. at top of 5/- STC £44 (2)8
97“, 1948 RSW set SG136-7 m.m. STC £35+ (2)10
98“, Protectorate 1890 1/2d SG54 unused (no gum) STC £160 as m.m. (1)20
99Belgium 1869-1960 m.&u. colln. on lvs., some stuck, several better fine. Ideal starter. STC £310 (100s)18
100“, 1999 The 20th Century MS u.m. SG MS3535 STC £18 (1)6
101“, Occupation of Germany 1919-20 mainly used, all different, strength in Malmedy STC £45 (14)7
102“, “, 1919-20 m./u.m. ranges of Eupen (& Malmedy) STC £48, all different. (15)6
103Bermuda 1918-22 2/- SG51b g.u. STC £50 (1)12
104“, 1948 RSW set SG125-6 m.m. STC £42+ (2)15
105Br. Central Africa 1892-93 3/- on 4/- SG18 used, would be v.f.u. but for a few ragged perfs. Expertiser’s mark on reverse, STC £325 (1)55
106Br. Honduras 1938-47 u.m. 10c to $1 SG155-159 STC £53 (5)12
107Br. Levant 1921 180pi. on 10/- f.u. STC £40 (couple of blunt perfs.) (1)8
108Br. Virgin Is. 1904 set to 5/- SG54-62 m.m. STC £90 (1/2d with gum bend - cat.60p) (9)20
109“, 1904 set to 5/- (no 6d SG59) SG54-62 g.u. STC £117+ (8)26
110Brunei 1922 Exhibition o’print set SG51-59 m.m. incl. a couple of listed varieties. STC £160+ (9)60
111Canada 1897 Jubilee short set to 10c; 1/2c thin, rest g.-f.u., 6d with part ‘killer cancel’, but very light and attractive. STC £197 (plus £50 for the 1/2c) (8)40
112“, 1897 15c Jubilee SG132 g.-f.u. (centred top right) STC £90 (1)24
113“, 1897 20c Jubilee SG133 g.u., some trimmed perfs., good spacefiller. STC £90 (1)10
114“, 1897 50c SG134/5 g.u. STC £95 (1)26
115“, 1897 $1 Jubilee SG136 g.-f.u. slightly heavy cancel. STC £450 (1)160
116“, 1897 $2 Jubilee SG137 g.-f.u. STC £350 (1)160
117“, 1897 $4 Jubilee SG139 v.f.u., the appearance in the photo of it having a couple of short perfs. is due to the cancel; all perfs. are fine. STC £600, very scarce item. (1)250
118“, 1897 $5 Jubilee SG140 v.f.u. (centred low right) Extremely scare this fine. STC £600 (1)250
119“, QV small mint seln., some faults, but most appear fine from front. STC £200+, plus 10c SG163/4 poor unused (STC £170 as mint) (9)20
120Cayman Is. 1932 Justices set SG84-95 m.m., mostly fine, 10/- fresh l.m.m. STC £400 (12)180
121“, 1938-48 2/- & 5/- u.m. SG124a & 125 STC £57 (2)16
122China (Sinkiang) 1929 the three sets excluding the $ values. u.m. STC £35 as m.m. (9)7
123Cook Is. 1938 set of three (1/-, 2/-, 3/-) mint STC £59 minimum (3)14
124Cyprus 1886 1/2pi SG27 (fractions 6mm apart) g.u. STC £70 (1)10
125Danzig c.1920-35 m./u.m. or used, all different, STC £225+ (68)32
126Denmark 1875-1966 interesting looking colln. on lvs., somewhat mixed condition, useful for beginner or specialist alike. STC £120+ (100s)15
127Ecuador 1872-1967 m.&u. on pages (389)No Res.
128Falkland Is. 1904-12 3/- SG49 g.-f.u. STC £150 (1)40
129“, 1912-20 3/- SG66 m.m. fine stamp. STC 385 (1)28
130“, 1912-20 5/- SG67 m.m. some light gum wrinkles, but attractive stamp. STC £100 (1)28
131“, 1912-20 5/- SG67b m.m. STC £100 (1)28
132“, 1912-28 3/- SG80 l.m.m. STC £90, very attractive. (1)32
133“, 1929-36 2/6 SG123 m.m. STC £55 (1)19
134“, 1929-36 5/- SG124 m.m. STC £85 (1)22
135“, 1933 Cent. short set to 2/6 SG127-135 m.m. STC £340+ (9)75
136“, 1938-50 2/6 SG160 u.m. STC £55 (1)16
137F.I.D. 1946 Maps, mint range incl. ‘thick map’ 9d, 1/-; ‘thin map’ 1/2d to 6d (STC £60), also thick map 4d with ‘South Poke’ variety (perf. faults, but STC £170) (10)28
138Finland 1917-41 used ranges, mainly 1917 Lions with vals. to 25m (2 diff.) sorted by watermarks, mainly fine STC £230 (105)38
139France 1863-1961 m.&u. colln. on lvs., many of the mint stuck, still some useful items seen. STC £20012
140“, 5c Sower used, with ‘Double recto-verso’ (Double off-set) on reverse. sl. faults, but very unusual. (1)6
141“, P.O’s. In Levant 1942-43 range of Airmails incl. mint surch. set SG4-7, SG MS16a perf. (crease) and imperf. (fine - unused as issued) seldom seen STC £55 (10, 2MS)12
142“, “, Morocco 1891-1900 used range incl. vals. to 50c g.-f.u.STC £50+; also 1p used s’filler. (11)14
143“, “, “, 1902 to 50c used, 1911 set used (1p on 1f mint) STC £55 (23)9
144“, “, Turkey 1921 Original set SG32-7 used STC £33+ (10)5
145“, Colonies, Fr. Sudan 1894-1937 m.&u., a decent range STC £110 (excluding damaged) (44)16
146“, “, Great Comoro 1897-1912 dupl. m. or u. with tablet vals. to 50c, various surcharges. STC £120 (33)18
147“, “, Indo China 1892-1922 m.&u. colln. (no dupl.) with ‘tablets’ and ‘grasses’ types mainly used with better, plus later ranges, also Cochin China SG2 f.u. STC £150+ (74)22
148Gaza 1948-65 m. colln. on lvs., incl. better sets SG1-19, 20-31, 69-86, etc. most fine m.m. Unusual.(113)42
149German States, Württemberg 1851-1923 m.&u. ranges, little or no dupl., generally fine and with useful, incl. sets STC £200+ (120)24
150Germany 1872-74 used range of arms incl. 1/4g (both types), large shield 21/2g 7k STC £460+, fair to fine, also large shield with part Constantinople CDS (thinned) & some later. (15)36
151“, 1919-23 Airs range strength in 1922 set (used except the 1m & 25m - mint) sold ‘as-is’ STC £150) (27)9
152“, 1927-33 officials set with 2 vals. missing. u.m. STC £46 as m.m. (16)12
153“, 1928-31 Air SG444, 445 (2m, 4m) used STC £95 (2)18
154“, 1935 Welfare set used STC £50 (10)8
155“, 1939 Danzig overprint set SG704-717 m.m. (14)20
156“, 1944 SG861-73 set (13) in u.m. horiz strips of 5 (13x5 =65) on 2 pages in binder. STC £7514
157“, Shoebox, mostly earlier, loose and on s/cards, plus s/books STC £2,500++. (100s/1,000s?)24
158“, Officials - 1903-27 range, all diff., m.&u. (slight majority of used) STC £50 (76)7
159“, Airs - with 1926 set m. or u. (3m creased, not counted), ‘28 Zepp. 2m, 4m; ‘34 set u.. STC £197+ (21)32
160“, French Zone Baden 1947-49 largely complete (incl. all defins.) m.m. STC £430+ minimum. (51)55
161“, B.R.D. 1951 50pf Posthorn SG1056 m.m. STC £200 & 70pf SG1058 unused (STC £450 as mint) (2)16
162“, “, 1970s-80s covers, p/stationery cards, cards & large pieces in shoebox. (100+)7
163Gibraltar 1875-76 21/2d pl.2 SG Z24 g.u. STC from £28 (1)7
164“, 1876-79 21/2d SG Z26 pl.7, 8 & 9 g.u. STC from £63 (3)10
165“, 1881 21/2d SG Z28 pl.21 to 23 g.u. STC from £30 (3)7
166“, 1865-73 4d SG Z37 pl.11 to 14 (pl. 12 wing margin) g.u Some toning STC £120+ (4)11
167“, 1862 6d SG Z43 g.u. (deep shade) , slight toning, wing margin. STC £38 (1)8
168“, 1865-67 SG Z44 pl.5 & 6 g.u. (slight toning) STC from £64 (2)11
169“, 1867-80 6d SG Z46 pl.8 & 9 g.u. slight toning STC from £64 (2)11
170“, 1872 6d SG Z48 pl.11 g.u. some trimmed perfs. at left, STC £35 (1)7
171“, 1873 6d SG Z49 pl.12 g.u. wing margin, few nibbled perfs. at corner. STC £95 (1)11
172“, 1862 1/- SG Z60 pl.1 g.u. STC £70 (1)11
173“, 1865 1/- SG Z62 pl.4 (wmk. emblems) g.u. some toned perfs. STC £60 (1)9
174“, 1867-73 1/- SG Z63 pl.4 (wing margin, rough perfs.) & pl.6 g.u. STC £56+ (2)11
175“, 1880 1d SG Z71 x3, g.u., some slight toning. STC £78 (3)7
176“, 1886 Overprint set Sg1-7 m.m., some large or heavy mounts, but still very fine and fresh for this difficult set. STC £1,100 (7)300
177“, 1921-27 £1 SG85 (mult. CA) m.m., slight hinge remains, attractive item. STC £140 (1)48
178Gold Coast 1928 (mult script) set SG103-112 m.m. (mostly fine) STC £90 (10)30
179“, 1948 21/2d to 5/- u.m. with some dupl. SG139-145 STC £63 (15)10
180Greece 1927-60 m.&u. colln. on lvs., poor to fine STC £46+ (120)5
181Grenada 1934-36 set to 5/- m.m. STC £55 (10)14
1821938-50 2/- & 5/- u.m. SG161, 162 STC £30 (2)8
183Hong Kong 1862-63 8c SG2 no wmk. g.u. STC £75 (1)7
184“, 1862 12c SG3 g.u. wing margin STC £60 (1)7
185“, 1862 18c SG4 g.u. STC £55 (1)6
186“, 1863-71 4c SG17 pale rose g.u. STC £55 (1)6
187“, 1863-71 96c SG19/a g.u. STC £50 minimum. (1)7
188“, 1877 16c SG22 g.u. STC £65 (1)6
189“, 1891 14c on 30c SG44 m.m. small hinge thin. STC £180 (1)7
190“, 1898 £1 on 96c SG52/a g.u. STC £27 (1)6
191“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG133-136 m.m. STC £60 (4)19
192“, 1938-52 u.m. block of 9 20c. SG148 STC £63 (1)18
193“, 1938-52 u.m. block of 6 Sg149 25c top left marginal STC £174 (1)48
194“, 1938-52 u.m. horiz. strip of 3 SG149 25c STC £87 (1)24
195“, 1938-52 seln. of mostly u.m. GVI from 1c to $1 incl. block of 6 (15c) STC £90 (21)10
196“, 1954 range of high val. stamps on pieces incl. $5 (11) & $10 (7), mixed cond. high cat. (43 stamps 8pcs)8
197Hungary 1918-51 Airs mint incl. 1918 set x2, 1927 1p to 5p, 1931 Zepp set, 1936 set, etc. Mainly fine STC £227+ (39)42
198“, pkt. with seln. (mostly 1900-20s) a few fiscals, better o’prints, etc. poor to fine. (100s?)3
199Iceland 1876-1928 used with dupl. 1876 numerals (some better) plus a few later. STC 125 (22)14
200“, 1907-12 m.&u. incl. better, also noted a couple of Numeral cancels. STC £85+ (16)10
201India 1902-11 25r SG147 used (indistinct purple cancel), slight faults vertical fold & closed tear, still a very scarce item. (1)80
202“, Chamba 1942-47 2r SG103 f.u. STC £275 cancel looks ok, but sold ‘as-is’ scarce stamp. (1)30
203Ireland 1922-34 set SG71-82 m.m. STC £60 (12)8
204“, 1962-65 commem. sets complete SG189-212 l.m.m. STC £46+ (12 sets)8
205Israel 1949-53 m.&u. colln. on lvs., some mint stuck, others incl. ‘53 Air set (7) fine m.m. (70)9
206Italy 1863-1961 m.&u. colln. on lvs., poor to fine STC £125+ (100s)12
207“, 1930 Air set SG299-302 l.m.m. (looks u.m. - one is!) STC £67 (4)12
208“, 1931 St. Anthony set g.u./f.u. plus 75c perf. variety STC £100 (8)22
209“, 1934 Air set SG418-421 (three l.m.m., one u.m.) STC £70 (4)14
210“, 1934 Mil. Medal Air set mint STC £24+ (7)7
211“, 1935 Air set SG468-471 u.m. STC £32 as m.m. (5)15
212“, 1936 Air set u.m. SG485-489 STC £28 as m.m. (5)15
213“, 1937 Air set u.m. SG516-520 u.m. STC £68 as m.m. (5)30
214“, 1938 Air set SG544-549 u.m. STC £15 as m.m. (6)8
215Jamaica 1905-11 5/- SG45 m.m. STC £45 (1)11
216Japan 1950s one Parks MS, few FDCs & stamps (7 items)5
217Jordan 1950-60s m.&u. colln. on leaves, most fine. STC £80+ (100+, 7MS)9
218“, 1954 500f, 1d SG457-8 f.u. STC £21+ (2)5
219Kenya 1963-80s (a few more recent) colln. in 22-ring album, neat & attractive. (240+)8
220K.U.T. 1904-07 1r SG26 (mult. CA) g.u. STC £60 (1)14
221“, 1921-22 5r SG74 (mult script) g.-f.u. (fiscal cancel) STC £250 as postal (plus 1r mult. CA) (2)22
222“, 1959 Official 10/- SG O11a & £1 SG O12 each x3 on large piece, f.u. STC £61+ (1)9
223Korea (N) 1968 Kim Il Sung sheetlet (SG N847x4) c.t.o. x c.100 STC £160! useful for pkt. maker! (100)3
224Latvia German Occ’n. 1941 20k Latvija/1941/I.VII u.m. sheet of 100 folded. (incl. variety) STC ¤100+7
225Leeward Is. 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG88-91 g.u. STC £27 (4)8
226Liberia 1981 US Presidents set u.m., plus 4c, 27c, 30c, 80c imperfs. (14)5
227Liechtenstein 1951 Scenes set SG287-298 m.m. heavy mounts. STC £94+ (12)10
228Luxembourg 1852 10c u.; 1859 coloured roulette 30c u., 371/2c bistre mint. The 1859 pair seem to be genuine, but offered ‘as-is’ STC £1,100 (3)48
229“, from 1859 with useful imperf./roulette earlies, 1891 incl. 5f, earlier officials incl. perfins, etc. Better noted. STC £330 minimum, mostly fine. (68)42
230Malawi 1964-82 attractive l.m.m. colln. in 22-ring album, commems virt. compl. for period. (300, 3MS)19
231Malaya, Kedah 1922 Exhibition overprint set SG41-48 m.m. somewhat toned gum STC £100 (8)28
232“, “, 1957 & 59 $5 vals. mint SG102, 114 the former a bit more heavily mounted STC £61 (2)9
233“, Pahang 1898-99 $1 o’print SG23 m.m. slightly ‘below par’ gum, but still not bad for this difficult issue! STC £375 (1)95
234“, Perak 1878 2c SG1 f.u. centred top left; believed to be genuine, but as no certificate, sold ‘as-is’ out of necessity (Köhler expertised) STC £1,600 (1)180
235“, “, 1880/81 2c SG9 used (light, indistinct cancel) STC £170 (1)55
236“, “, 1889 12c br.-purple official SG O7 ‘P.G.S.’ overprint, poor gum (still not bad for these!) STC £25055
237“, “, 1889 24c Official SG O9 (CA) ‘P.G.S.’ o’print g.u., light horiz. fold (not bad). STC £225 (1)48
238“, “, 1895-99 $2 SG77 f.u. ’Aipin 15 Aug 98’ CDS, very attractive STC £325, perfs. fine (appear blunt in photo due to cancel) (1)110
239“, “, 1895-99 $3 SG78 m.m. ochre is faded slightly. Unusual stamp STC £400 (1)80
240“, Selangor 1882-83 2c SG13 m.m. (poorish gum - although you’re lucky to get any at all with this issue!) STC £300 (1)50
241“, “, 1891 2c on 24c SG45 g.-f.u. STC £250 (1)70
242“, “, 1895-99 25c, 50c x2, $1 SG58-61 g.u. (stamp office cancels) STC £340 as postal. (4)13
243“, “, 1895-99 50c, $1 & $2 SG59, 61, 62 g.u. (stamp office cancels) STC £405 as postal. (3)14
244“, “, 1895-99 $5 SG64 m.m. slightly patchy/toned gum in places; very fresh from front. STC £25050
245Malta 1863-81 1/2d (CC) x3 unused, one used (shades) fair to fine STC £210 as mint, plus £55 used.22
246“, 1947 1/2d brown Self Govt. o’print in u.m. pair, one with ‘joined NT’ variety. (1)10
247“, E7/GV m. or u. ranges, incl. wmks., shades, fair to (mostly) fine STC £220+ (27)28
248Martinique 1892 mint seln. of vals. to 1f, some gum faults, etc. STC £219+ (12)15
249Mauritius 1860-1904 used incl. useful ‘CC’ range STC £150, etc. also a 6d apparently no wmk. (SG50) used STC £200+ minimum. fair to fine. (18)22
250“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG245-8 f.u. STC £50 (4)11
251“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG245-8 l.m.m. STC £35 (4)8
252“, 1953 defin. top three vals. f.u. (the 2r50 is SG304) STC £21 (3)5
253Mexico 1863-1936 Mainly used on printed pages (158)No Res.
254Monaco 1885-1933 used ranges with better, fair to fine, STC £130+ (18)12
255Montserrat 1953 the top four vals. f.u. (the $4.80 is SG149a) STC £35 (4)8
256Morocco Agencies QV/E7 used (o’printed on Gibraltar) vals. to 50c & 1p STC £100 (9)16
257Mozambique 1951 Fish rang incl. top three vals., etc. STC £25+ (21)4
258“, 1961 Arms 20E SG530 compl. sheet of 50 u.m. (once folded) STC £187+ as singles. (1)14
259Natal 1902-03 2/- to 4/- SG137-9 m.m. STC £165 scarce. (3)28
260Nauru 1924-48 short set 1/2d to 1/- incl. both shades of 21/2d c.50% u.m., rest m.m. STC £64 (12)12
261Netherlands 1940-62 m.&u. colln. on lvs. incl. some better; the odd val. stuck. STC £300+ (100+)16
262“, 1966-82 u.m. Charity stamps, mostly in sets STC £37 (45, 2MS)8
263“, S/book of m.&u. booklet stamps, nice lot. STC £400+ 18
264New Hebrides British & French 1911-57 m.&f.u. seln. incl. high vals. STC £59 (12)9
265New Zealand 1882-1900 colln. of side-faces, each with advert. fine lot with 1d (11), 2d (14), 21/2d (6), 3d (4), 4d (7), 5d, 6d (3), 8d (2) & 1/- (4) scarce lot. high cat. (52)65
266“, 1953 5/- SG735 f.u. block of 4 STC £18+ (1)4
267Nicaragua 1900-70 m.&u. on printed pages (450+)No Res.
268Nigeria, Niger Company Terr. 1896-99 1d SG Z44 on piece with Burutu handstamp STC £95. Scarce18
269“, “, Burutu, 21/2d on piece SG Z47. STC £45 scarce item. (1)11
270Niue 1902-46 mint ranges, vals. to £1, STC £100+ (24)19
271Northern Rhodesia 1925-29 20/- fiscal cancel, a little scruffy, more than acceptable s’filler. STC £22518
272“, 1937-52 mint seln. with vals. to 5/-, etc. all diff. incl. better 11/2d (carmine) SG29, 2d yellow brown SG31, etc. (31)28
273“, 1938-52 set SG25-45 m.m. STC £200 (21)44
274“, 1963 Arms defin. set SG75-88 l.m.m. (14)10
275“, 1963 P.Due set SG D5-10 l.m.m. Only STC £20, but scarce! (6)5
276“, GVI defin. range compl. to 9d (incl. 11/2d red & 2d yellow-brown) plus 2/6 STC £107 (17)22
277Norway 191939-64 mint colln. on lvs., some stuck, many salvageable, some decent! STC £200+ (190)9
278Nova Scotia 1863 1c, 2c, 81/2c, 10c & 121/2d, reasonable to fine mint. STC £46+ (5)8
279Nyasaland 1913 £1 SG98 used, cancel presumed to be fiscal. STC £140 as postal. (1)14
280“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set l.m.m. STC £27 (4)6
281“, 1938-44 2/- to £1 (5 vals.) u.m., slight browning of gum on all except £1 SG139-143 STC £162. (5)44
282“, 1963 & 1964 defin. sets complete l.m.m. STC £30+ (23)6
283Papua c.1911-39 m.&u. with better, STC £83+ (13)14
284Peru 1897 Telegraph imperf. proofs in horiz. pairs with 1c, plus 4c diff shades, (one paper, one card) (3)6
285Philippines 1933-1965 M.&u. on printed pages (178)No Res.
286Pitcairn Is. 1940 set mint STC £65 (10)15
287Portugal 1912-30 Ceres ranges mint, all different, sorted by perfs., etc. STC £100 (32)14
288“, c.1957-67 almost complete f.u. (only 4 missing) STC £150 (175)28
289Rhodesia 1890-98 ranges used, vals. to 4/-, no dupl. STC £98 (25)14
290“, 1892 surch set SG14-17 m.m. couple of trifling perf. faults, etc. extremely scarce set STC £550, RPS certificate (2005) (4)180
291“, 1892-93 £1 SG10 v.f.u. Salisbury 11 Jul 97 CDS STC £130 (1)48
292“, 1892-93 £2 SG11 v.f.u. with ‘Gwelo 28 Feb 96’ CDS, STC £160 (1)48
293“, 1896-97 5/- SG49 m.m. slight overall toning STC £50 (1)9
294“, 1898-1908 £5 unused (regummed) Very attractive stamp, STC £3,250 as mint RPS certificate (2000)400
295“, 1904-05 Victoria falls set SG94-99 m.m. most fine, 5/- with a few trimmed perfs. STC £225 (6)65
296“, 1910-13 1/2d green perf.131/2d mint, some short perfs., slight gum bend, a decent looking stamp. Plus perf. 14 for comparison. STC £313 minimum. (2)32
297“, 1910-13 7/6. believed to be SG160b (p.14 carmine & pale blue - but maybe one of the scarcer shades?) m.m., couple of slightly nibbled perfs. STC £600 minimum. (1)120
298“, & Nyasaland 1954 defin set SG1-15 (& coils) l.m.m. STC £85+ (18)16
299“, “, 1955-63 Commems. complete l.m.m. STC £27+ (20)4
300“, “, 1959 defin. set SG18-31 (& coils) l.m.m. STC £100+ (17)19
301Roumania 1928-57 mainly mint colln. on lvs., plus some earlier used, mixed cond. some stuck. STC £13018
302Russian Levant 1868-1900 small seln. on old leaf, incl. much better/scarcer. STC £185+ (13)10
303Russian P.O’s. in Turkey 1909 10pi to 70pi SG63-65 m.m. STC £38, surely scarcer than this? (3)6
304Saar 1922 75c SG93 mint, also 40pf SG58 tete-beche pair (one pulled perf.), heavy mounts. (2)6
305“, forgeries 1920 (1st issue) 21/2pf, 1m both used, 80pf mint all endorsed ‘Falschung ... BPP’ (3)11
306St. Helena 1961-65 set SG176-189 u.m. STC £55 (14)12
307St. Kitts Nevis (St Christopher) UK 6d SG70 f.u. with neat & clear ‘A12’, some perf. faults, etc.,but fine appearance and quite scarce. STC £200 (1)22
308“, St. Christopher 1870-79 1d p.121/2 SG2 m., 1886 1d on 6d, SG24, etc. STC £123 (6)18
309“, 1937-57 u.m. seln. incl. ‘49 RSW 5/-, ‘52 $1.20, $4.80, ‘54 $1.20, etc. STC £48 minimum. (18)12
310“, 1938-50 m. seln. all perf. 13x12, with SG71, 73 or 73a, 74, 75, 76 STC £94 (5)19
311St. Lucia 1886-87 1/- die I SG42 m. (crease) also 1891-98 die II 3d, 4d 1/- m. STC £135 (4)14
312St. Vincent 1904-11 SG93 m.m. some surface rubbing (you only have to look at these chalk-surfaced stamps for them to smudge!), Not too bad, STC £275 (1)46
313“, 1938-47 defin set SG149-158a l.m.m. STC £42 (15)15
314“, 1938-47 set SG149-159 u.m. STC £40 (15)14
315“, 1965-67 set SG231-245 u.m. STC £25 (16)8
316“, 1970 Birds set u.m. STC £16 (16)6
317Samoa 1895-1900 2d pale orange SG59c u.m. marginal block of 9, sl. fold in margins. STC £45++ (9)10
318“, 1914-35 m.&u. ranges incl. better, mainly fine STC £78+ (24)18
319“, 1914 G.R.I. 21/2d surch. SG104b (“1 to left of 2” variety) v.f.u. Only STC £40, but scarce. (1)18
320Sarawak 1955-59 set SG188-202 m.m./u.m. (the dollar vals. are all u.m.) STC £70 (15)22
321Serbia 1880-1909 used colln., incl. various high vals., sets, etc. STC £67+ (80)9
322“, 1911-18 used ranges value in 1911 private newspaper 30pa to 5p all f.u. (Mi.113-7 STC £30+) (28)7
323Seychelles 1938-49 range mint, incl. 12c, 5r STC £94 as cheapest. (8)16
324“, 1938-49 m.m. seln. to 5r incl. SG135, 136, 136a, 137, 137a, 138a, 139a, 139cca, 142ab,143a, 144a, 144b, 149, the odd fault, most good to fine. (13)15
325Sierra Leone 1896-97 £1 SG53 m.m. light diagonal crease. STC £190 (1)38
326“, 1897 21/2d on 1/- SG66 unused (no gum, slightly washed) STC £450 as mint. (1)70
327“, 1897 21/2d on 2/- SG67 m.m. (gum a little patchy), unobtrusive light vertical crease, does not detract from this extremely scarce stamp. STC £1,700. Brandon certificate (2006) (1)350
328“, 1903 £1 SG85 good m.m. STC £225, couple of slight marks in gum. (1)65
329“, 1904-05 £1 SG98 m.m. very slight rubbing (chalk-surfaced paper) STC £225 (1)48
330“, 1932 2/-, 5/-, 10/- SG164, 165, 166 l.m.m. attractive lot. STC £93 (3)22
331“, 1933 Centenary short set to 2/- SG168-177 m.m. STC £70+ (10)18
332Singapore 1955 & 1959 sets m. SG38-58 STC £131 (21)28
333Somalia 1960 Indep. set SG353-5 mint (see note in SG) STC £53 (3)11
334Somaliland Protectorate 1942 set SG105-116 m.m. STC £35 (12)8
335“, 1903 Officials 2a & 8a SG O3 & O4 g.-f.u. (cancels not guaranteed!) STC £450 sold ‘as-is’!11
336South Africa stockbook with somewhat jumbled & dupl. ranges, plus other Africa too. (350+)6
337Southern Nigeria 1907-11 ‘Specimen’ range (all vals. to £1 except 1/2d, 1d, 21/2d) mint. (9)44
338Southern Rhodesia 1964 defin. set SG92-105 l.m.m. STC £32 (14)7
339“, GV/GVI ranges m.&u. worth checking, slight dupl. STC £70+ (65)9
340Spain 1889-1962 mainly used colln. on lvs., worth checking. STC £160+ (100s)15
341“, 1930 complete u.m. air set SG643-651 all fine, except tone spots on back of 50c blue. STC £103 (9)22
342“, Seln. on leaves, from imperfs. to 1960s, mainly used. (170)7
343Sudan 1897 ‘Soudan’ overprint 2m SG3 vert. strip of 6 u.m. showing o’print varieties. (1)22
344“, 1940 41/2p on 8p SG80 u.m. yellowish gum STC £42 (1)14
345Surinam 1945 Air surch set SG304-6 l.m.m. STC £30+ (3)11
346Swaziland 1938-54 2/6 & 5/- u.m. SG36b, 37a STC £73 (2)24
347“, 1956 £1 SG64 u.m. STC £50 (1)16
348“, 1961 surch set l.m.m. plus 4c, 5c shades STC £35 (15)11
349“, 1961 New Currency set SG78-89 l.m.m. STC £27 (12)7
350Sweden 1910-62 mint colln. on lvs., some damp affected, most good to fine. STC £160+ (100s)18
351Switzerland 1882-1940 used seln. incl. better commems., high vals., etc. STC £85 minimum. (13)9
352“, 1923-35 range of airs used, mainly fine, some better. STC £80+ (8)9
353“, Pro-Juv. 1916-37 used range with top vals., etc. STC £105 (13)12
354Syria 1945 Millenary set SG392-6 l.m.m./u.m. STC £32+ (5)8
355Transjordan 1920 perf. 14 set mint SG9-19 STC £70 (11)14
356Trinidad P.Dues 1885 CA set mint (except 4d = used), plus various others mainly u. STC £248 (17)46
357Trinidad & Tobago 1935-37 p.12 set SG230-8 m.m. STC £48 (9)10
358Turkey 1926 set SG1021-34 mint, plus a few used, a scarce set. STC £180+ (24)22
359Turks & Caicos Is. 1957 10/- SG250 u.m. STC £18 (1)5
360“, 1960 £1 SG253 u.m. STC £40 (1)13
361Tuvalu 1979 Sea Life vals. to $1, $2 & $5, each u.m. & with Specimen o’print. (6)1
362Uganda 1898-1902 1r SG90 f.u. but a few tone spots, etc. STC £48 (1)8
363U.S.A. 1857-69 used range, mixed cond., incl. reasonable SG40c, 74(b) & 117. STC £360+ (6)28
364“, 1869 2c, 3c, 12c, 15c all used, mixed cond. but all reasonable appearance. STC £290 (4)18
365“, 1893 Columbus 1c to 50c used, mixed cond., but all presentable STC £269 (11)22
366“, 1898 Mississippi 1c to 50c SG291-7 used, s’fillers or better. STC £200+ 16
367“, 1930s-70s (mainly) heavilly dupl. accum. in large s/album. (1,000s)9
368“, 1941-53 FDCs in alb., mostly in blocks of 4 with typed addresses, a few FFCs, etc. (110+)15
369“, 1986 Presidents, set of 4 MSs u.m. STC £18 (4)6
370“, Binder with large quantity of Special Del’y. & P/Dues. one for the specialist (150+ S.D.; c.350 P.D.)18
371“, s/book with m.&u. accum., plus mint blocks, plate blocks, etc. strength 1960s-70s. (100s)15
372“, early to 930s accum. in envelopes, lovely seln. with some fiscals, perfins, pre-cancels, etc. (100s)12
373“, Bundle of FDCs, P/Stat. cards, etc. worth checking. mostly 1930s-80s. (100)8
374Upper Silesia 1921 ‘Plebiscite’ o’print range, used with 10, 15, 20, 30 & 40pf. STC £80 ‘as-is’ (5)14
375Yugoslavia 2 modern stamps with striking missing colours u.m. unusual. (2)7
376Zambia 1964-82 l.m.m. colln., virt. compl. for the period. attractive lot. High cat. (c.250+; 3MS)19
377Zanzibar 1957-64 f.u. ranges with better & high vals. STC £70+ (31)10

United Kingdom Lots

3781840 1d black ‘S-H’ g.u. nearly 3 margins STC £275 minimum (1)26
3791840 1d black ‘S-I’ attractive filler (thins, etc.) 31/2 margins, red Maltese Cross cancel. (1)18
3801840 1d black ‘H-H’ g.u. no margins, into in places. STC £275 min. (1)12
3811840 2d blue ‘I-B’ g.-f.u. 21/2 margins. black M.Cross (1)48
3821841 1d SG8/12 4 margins unused, no gum. Attractive, STC £500 min. as m.m. (1)11
3831841 1d SG8/12p 3 margins with blue postmark STC £175 (1)6
3841841 1d SG8/12L x 5 all three or 4 margins, with M/Cross cancels. (incl. London numeral) (5)13
3851841 1d SG8/12m, London numeral M/C ‘7’ (& Ivory Head) STCC £120+ (1)8
3861841 2d SG13/15 4 margins, fresh unused (no gum) STC £4,250 minimum as m.m. fine s’filler.32
3871841 2d SG13/15h 3+ margins with blue cancel STC £700, scarce. (1)10
3881841-51 2d SG13/15 3+ margins on piece with London numeral M/Cross ‘1’ unfortunately with horiz. filing crease through stamp. STC £550. Scarce item. (1)8
3891854-57 2d SG34/35 f.u. STC £55 (1)6
3901858-79 1d pl.135 scarcer plate number, with Azemar machine cancel. g.u. (1)7
3911858-79 1d plates x 6 perfins. (6)7
3921858-79 2d SG45 pl.7 to 9 & SG46/47 pl.13 g.u. STC £119 (4)7
3931858-79 2d SG45 pl.9 fresh unused STC £300 as m.m. (1)7
3941855-57 4d SG66/66a in pair, plus 1d star used on cover to Milan STC £175+ (1)11
3951855-57 6d SG70 on large piece with Edinburgh cancel & red receiver. STC £95 (1)7
3961855-57 1/- SG71/73 g.u. STC £260 minimum. (1)13
3971862-64 3d SG75/77 g.u. STC £250 min. (1)14
3981862-64 4d SG80 on clean entire to France (3 Mar 1863) STC £200 (1)8
3991862-64 6d SG83 with fine Glasgow ‘159’ duplex. STC £110, attractive (1)7
4001865-67 3d SG92 g.u. STC £180 nice for these. (1)9
4011865-67 9d SG98 g.u. wing margin, scarce STC £500 (1)20
4021867-80 6d SG104 together with 1d pl.76 used on cover to Hamburg STC £160, scarce. (1)7
4031867-80 9d SG110/111 g.u. with Tonbridge Wells Jul 9 1873 cancel. STC £250 min. (1)12
4041867-80 10d SG112/114 g.u. a couple of pulled perfs., STC £300 min. (1)14
4051867-80 2/- SG118/120 g.-f.u. some short perfs. (possibly re-perfed.), but attractive STC £175 min. (1)8
4061872-73 6d SG123 pl.12 g.u. STC £280, scarce stamp (1)11
4071872-73 6d SG125 pl.12 g.u. perf. faults (incl. re-perfed.) STC £225 (1)9
4081867-83 5/- SG126 pl.1 g.u. but some trimmed perfs. STC £600 good s’filler. (1)11
4091867-83 5/- Sg127 pl.2 g.u. with ‘C30’ cancel (Valpariso, Chile!) STC £1,100 (1)28
4101873-80 21/2d SG141 pl.17 g.u. STC £275 scarce plate number. (1)14
4111873-80 6d SG146/147 pl.16 unused (some tone spots) STC £400 as m.m., good s’filler. (1)9
4121873-80 1/- SG151 pl.13 g.u. (few blunt perfs. at top) STC £600 (1)18
4131873-80 4d pl.15 SG152 (lar. garter) g.-f.u., but closed tear, attractive filler STC £425 (1)20
4141873-80 4d SG154 pl.17 g.u. STC £450 slight faults. (1)16
4151873-80 8d SG156 g.u. STC £300, scarce. (1)16
4161880-83 21/2d blue SG157 pl.23 unused STC £350 as mint (possible hint of some gum?) (1)20
4171880-83 3d SG158 pl.21 g.u. STC £80 (1)8
4181880-83 4d SG160 pl.17 & 18 g.u. pair. STC £120 (2)8
4191880-83 4d SG160 pl.18 unused (no gum) sl. toning STC £350 as m.m. good filler. (1)10
4201880-83 6d on 6d SG162 very attractive stamp light ‘Lothian Rd Feb 13 84’ CDS STC £120 (1)15
4211880-83 6d SG162 g.u. with Liverpool 19 Ap 83 CDS STC £130 (1)8
4221880-83 1/- SG163 pl.13 g.u. STC £140 (1)9
4231880-81 2d SG168a & 5d SG169 g.u. STC £200 (2)7
4241880-81 5d SG169 unused (no gum) STC £675 as m.m., good spacefiller. (1)10
4251881 1d 14 dots SG170 used on cover STC £50 (1)5
4261883-84 10/- SG183/183a g.u. with 1902 CDS STC £475 (1)40
4271883-84 10/- g.u. SG183 STC £475 (1)18
4281883-84 21/2d SG190 x 10 Perfins STC£15 each as basic stamps. Unusual lot. (10)6
4291883-84 4d SG192 g.-f.u (one pulled perf. lower right. STC £185 (1)7
4301883-84 5d SG193 g.u. with Liverpool 10 Oct 84 cancel. STC £185 (1)7
4311883-84 9d SG195 g.u. with Bakewell 24 Jul 84 CDS, couple of tone pots, STC £400 (1)22
4321883-84 1/- SG196 g.u. STC £250 (1)13
4331887-92 11/2d SG198 & 41/2d SG206 u.m. (on S.Gibbons cards PTSA £37) (2)13
4341900 1/2d SG213 in block of 21 (top left hand corner marginal) couple of slight ‘nicks’ & tone spots. (1)9
4351887-92 11/2d, 21/2d & 3d g.u. with ‘Crown over B.T.’(Board of Trade) perfins, scarce. (3)9
4361887-92 4d, 41/2d & 5d g.u. with BT Perfins scarce. (3)9
4371887-92 1/2d, 10d & 1/- g.u. with BT Perfins (3)9
4381902 2d SG227/229 chalk-surf. paper in m.m. pair ST C£80 min. (1)8
4391902 2/6 SG260 g.u. with Boston 29 June 05 CDS some slight toning. STC £140 (1)11
4401902 2/6 SG261/262 chalk-surf. g.u. with 6 Dec 1910 CDS, very slightly washed. STC £150 (1)12
4411912-24 7d, 8d & 9d agate m.m. (8d & 9d maybe u.m.!) STC £67 (1)11
4421912-24 3d SG374/377 in lower marginal control strip of 4, 2 are u.m. (1)7
4431913 10/- DLR probably SG412, would be f.u., but for various perf. faults., etc. (1)28
4441918-19 10/- SG417 g.u. STC £160 (1)12
4451924-26 set SG418-429 m.m. STC £110. Good set. (12)16
4461924-26 1/- SG429 m.m. with ‘I28’ control. (1)7
4471925 Wembley set SG432-3 m.m. STC £55 (2)9
4481925 Wembley set g.u. STC £100 (2)7
4491925 Wembley 1d v.f.u. tied to card STC £30 (1)7
4501929 PUC sideways watermark set SG434a-436a m.m. good perfs. for these. STC £155 (3)26
4511929 PUC wmk. s’ways set SG434a-436a g.u., rough perfs on 1d, decent on others. STC £155 (3)9
4521929 PUC 1d with inv. wmk. SG435wi u.m. but rust stain from paper-clip. fine perfs., attractive from front6
4531934 9d SG447 u.m. & 1/- SG449 m.m. STC £27 (2)6
4541934 Re-engraved set SG450-452 g.u. STC £190 (3)13
4551935 Silver Jubilee set SG453-6 in u.m. blocks of 4 STC £32 as m.m. (4)10
4561936 E8 set in m.m. control (A36) blocks of 6 (4)6
4571937-47 mint control blocks of 4 (each mounted on 2 stamps) 4d (O44), 5d (L42), 6d (U47) scarce. (3)6
4581939-48 £1 SG478b g.u. (slightly toned) STC £26 (1)6
4591948 RSW set SG493-4 u.m. STC £40+ (2)11
4601948 Olympics set (4) on illus. FDC written address, STC £45 (1)8
4611949 UPU set (4) on illus. FDC typed address. STC £80 nice cover. (1)11
4621951 set to £1 m.m. (£1 with crease) STC £100 (4)11
4631952 1/6 SG531 u.m. block of 6 STC £84 (1)9
4641955-58 St. Edward’s Crown set SG540-556 m.m. (6d creased) STC £160 (18)9
4651958-61 graphite set SG587-594 u.m. (2d is m.m., 11/2d some blunt perfs.) STC £85 (8)12
4661961 CEPT 10d in u.m. block of 4 with light blue colour shift leaving white neck variety. (1)6
4671962 NPY phosphor set SG631p-3p. u.m. STC £30 (3)6
4681964 Geographical phos. set SG651p-4p u.m. STC £30 (4)6
4691964 Botanical phos. set SG655p-8p u.m. STC £30 (4)6
4701964 Forth Road Bridge Presentation Pack, only slightly buckled (we’ve only once seen a genuine flat pack that hadn’t been shaved!), very trifling cellophane fault at one corner. Very fine & scarce. (1)160
4711967-70 1/2d SG723ey phos. omitted u.m. STC £30 (1)6
4721967-68 Castle high val. set SG759-62 u.m. STC £15 (4)3
4731968 TUC 4d SG767 in u.m. block of 4 with phos. omitted variety. STC £48 (1)7
4741969 Machin High vals. 2/6, 5/-, 10/- £1 SG787-90 u.m. STC £10 (4)2
4751971 10p SG X855 in oversize cyl. block (4x4) “3A./3B.” overprinted with PO Training Bars. Unusual.5
4761971-79 SG Simplex alb. with m.&u. colln. - u.m. commems. virtually compl. for period High face.15
4771974-86 Souvenir Books incl. C’Hill, ‘75 Trains, ‘81 R.Wedding, ‘84 R.Mail, ‘86 60th B’day. (5)4
4781981-89 alb. with colln. of postally used sets, largely complete, some decent! (100s)14
4791985 Commemorative presentation packs complete (no greetings) (8)6
4801985 Castle high value Presentation Pack (number 18) (1)9
4811988 Castle High value set u.m. x2 (one £2 with pulled perf.) plus used set STC £78 (12)19
4821989 Commem. pres. packs complete (no greetings) (8)8
4831990 Commem. pres. packs compl. (no greetings) (9)8
4841991 Commem. pres. packs compl. (no greetings) (8)8
4851993 ‘Wide Format’ self-adhesive 1st class booklet (20) in presentation pack. (1)7
4861996 Commems. compl. u.m. (no greetings or R.Burns) STC £40+ (face £12+) (8 sets)10
4871996 Pres. packs - Burns, Birds, Cinema, Football, Olympics, TV & Cars. STC £36+ (7)11
4881998 Princess Di. presentation pack (sorry, not the scarce Welsh Language pack!) (1)1
4892000 Stamp Show Palette MS SG MS2146, u.m. STC £18 (1)6
4902000 Stamp Show Palette MS on FDC only STC £19, but scarce. (1)6
4912007 Glorious England Smilers Sheet SG LS38 u.m. with Scarce ‘Isle of White’ error (1)170
4922007 a similar lot to the last. (1)170
493QV-GV m./u. & unused in binder, fair to fine, estimate is less than 1% of cat.! STC £7,000 60
494Defins. - seln. of wmk. varieties, etc. GV, E8, GVI total is STC £300+ must be viewed. (97)36
495QV-QE s/album with dupl. ranges, mainly used stamps with defins., commems., ‘regionals’, P.Dues, etc. the odd better QV, GVI wmk. varieties, etc. Take a look! (1,000s?)32
496QV-GV incl. QV to 9d, 1912-24 set used, 1925 1d Wembley m.m. x3, etc. poor to fine (115)18
497Castle High vals. - 1959-68 BW g.-f.u.; ‘67-68 no wmk. set in u.m. blocks of 4 (the odd fold, etc.) STC £71 (8 items)15
4981st class stamps x100 unused (no gum) £36 face. (100)12
499A similar lot to the last. (100)12
500Perfins - QV seln. in av.-good used cond. (for perfins!) some better. STC £360+ as basic stamps. 12
501QV used seln. in mixed cond. on double sided s/leaf. Some better, very high cat. (97)11
502QV-QE jumbled accum. in s/book, some better/unusual items seen. (100s)11

The following lots are British Officials, some are definitely genuine, some are obviously fake, others (most of them in fact!) fall between these categories. Most appear fine, and even those which are undoubtedly fakes would fill a gap in any collection. As there are no certificates, all of the stamps in this section are sold ‘As-is’.
503“, I.R. Official 1882-1901 1/2d SG O1 & SG O5 & 6d SG O4 g.u. STC £174 (3)12
504“, O.W. Official 1896-1902 1d SG O33 g.u. (one pulled perf.) STC £110 (1899 p’mark) (1)10
505“, Army Official 1902-03 1/2d to 6d SG O48-O50 g.u. STC £79+ (3)10
506“, Govt. Parcels 1883 6d SG O62 g.u. STC £1,000 scarce. (1)20
507“, “, 1883-86 1/- SG O64 pl.13 g.u. STC £225 (1)10
508“, “, QV range with 1887 set SG O65-8 & ‘91-00 1d to 41/2d SG O69-71 av.-g.u. STC £600+ (7)13
509“, “, 1887 1/- SG O68 & 1902 9d & 1/- SG O77-O78 av.-g.u. STC £660 (3)13
510“, Board of Education 1902 5d SG O81 g.u. scarce stamp, looks ok! STC £850 (1)22

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