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Monday, 26th March 2012

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All World Mixed Lots

1Stockbook with European ranges, almost all f.u., very little dupl. Incl. France, Germany, Poland M.Cassino set f.u. with special cancels, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, etc. Nothing post 1960s STC £1,000 (270)60
2Box with classics in old alb.; C/wealth in alb. (some better); seln. of covers album pages, officials, country accumulations in folders, etc. diverse & interesting. (100s)55
3New Ideal album ‘Foreign Countries A-J, issues to 1936’ reasonable spread, plus ranges of leaves with stamps inserted between the pages. noting Iceland, France, etc. (see also lot 11) (100s)50
4Box with weekends’ worth of ‘sorting fun’! Off-paper stamps, some in pkts., but mainly loose. Strength in USA, quite a bit of Germany & loads of other stuff too! Several unusual & higher cat. items seen during a quick glance through. Priced for the “fun-value” alone, any finds to be treated as a bonus! (10,000s)42
5Europe & foreign mix. early to modern mainly used accum., extensive France, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina & more Only slight dupl. in places. A good sorting lot. (100s)42
6World stamps in binder (small dupl. seln.), plus ranges in s/cards STC £1,800+ (e.g. Congo SG27 u.m. STC £170, Iran SG2999D used x £9 STC £11 each, etc.) must be viewed. (100s)38
7Lincoln alb. (18th Edn.) - some pages removed) with remaindered colln., some unusual & higher cat. items remain, but mixed condition. (100s)34
8Photo album with interesting range of world covers & cards e.g. Singapore, Germany, Austro-Hungarian FPO, Japan, etc. (c.80 items)34
9Box with All-world in albums, others sorted by country in envelopes. Good sorting lot. (1,000s)32
10Covers - (mainly UK interest) from early pre-stamp entires, ‘Free-fronts’; QV incl. 1d reds, GV & GVI & others (censors, India, Africa, P/Stationery items, etc.) too. Much of interest, but mixed cond. (132)32
11New Ideal - the sister volume to lot 3 - countries K-Z. a little sparse, still plenty of interest (100s)30
12Two Ideal albums, plus many sorted into packets, etc. (1,000s)30
13Box with All-world in albums, packets & smaller boxes. (1,000s)28
14Various albums & stockbooks, some decent UK & C/wealth, plus junior all world. (100s)28
15Europe - classics in small s/book almost all used mixed cond., with better Switz., Germany & States, Scandinavia, Portugal, etc. High cat. value. (147)28
16Stockalbum with useful looking ranges of Australian States & S.Africa (incl. 4d & 1/- C.o.G.H. triangulars); some German & Spain also. Mixed condition throughout. (100s)26
17Attic clearance lot - 1960s-70s UK FDCs (35); 2 x 10/- notes (O’Brien & Fforde); seln. of world coins incl. Crowns (x10), USA 1922 silver dollar, etc. (& two ‘Airfix’ boxlids!) poor to fine. (100s?)26
18S/book with mint colln. (mainly u.m.) incl. France Jersey, Fiji, Australia, etc. (100s)24
19Large box with world stamps on & off-paper, roughly sorted into tubs & packets. (10,000s?)22
20Dupl. world ranges in ten large s/books (some only partly-filled) & junior album. The odd slightly better stamp seen, but mixed cond. throughout. (1,000s)22
21Small s/book with world ranges incl. many classics in mixed cond. a chance of ‘finds’ here! (100s)20
22Varied & original lot incl. covers, albums, but main value in accums. of album pages of India & States, Ireland, Malaya, etc. mainly older (100s)20
23Lincoln alb. (12th edn.) though picked, still with much of interest. Mixed condition. (100s)20
24Small broken s/book with dupl. early-modern ranges incl. Switz., Russia, France, Belgium, etc. some better noted amongst the commoner stamps. (100s)20
25Off-paper foreign dupl. seln. poor to fine, early to modern c.1Kg+ (1,000s)20
26Box with mass of world stamps sorted into envelopes by country, some loose, decent mix. mostly 1960s.19
27World colln. in two junior albs., some covers (incl. signed), off paper stamps, various others. (100s)18
28Box with diverse contents incl. covers, small s/books, pkts., etc. worth checking. (100s)18
29Filebox packed with world covers (much UK), mostly 1980s-90s, a few earlier; many with instructional marks, Postage Dues, Special Delivery, etc. well worth checking. (100s)16
30Alb. with mainly GVI C/wealth (& others), plus seln. of USA on leaves, etc. (100s)16
31Kiloware - world seln. c.1Kg+, a small seln. of UK; proceeds to charity (1,000s)15
32Box with odds & ends, various stamps, covers, etc. Worth a look! (100s)15
33World off-paper, early-modern, poor to fine incl. some better. (10,000s?)14
34World off-paper seln. c.200gr. in tin; early-mod. with a few better eg UK 1951 £1, etc. (1,000s)14
35Dupl. world off-paper seln. in box, early-modern. (1,000s)12
36World ranges in s/book, useful for thematics, some better, plus further seln. in another s/book. (100s)12
37Small mixed lot with stamps in couple of old junior albums, other items, e.g. King’s War Badge (boxed), ephemera, etc. (100s)10
38World ranges in s/book, very jumbled, so look carefully! (100s)10
39Tin with off-paper world selection (100s)9
40Tin with All world off-paper sorted in pkts., mainly USA & Germany, mostly 1930s-1950s, but others too9
41WWI FPO PPC Egypt (charred corner) with CDS ‘2nd Aust inf Bde Field PO 7 FE 16’ & censor (1)9
42Covers - Operation Drake World Exped. 1978-80 illustrated & signed covers complete (11)9
43World off-paper seln. in tin, early-modern, incl. better. (100s)9
44Small box with small P/Cards stamps, covers, booklets, Aland Pack, etc. (100s)8
45World off-paper in box, early to modern, reasonable range. (1,000s)7
46World kiloware - nice small seln. in shoebox, with some more interesting, mainly modern. (100s)7
47Tin with world kiloware, mainly modern, no UK (100s)5
48Small wooden box with seln. of world stamps in pkts., mainly 1920s-50s, some better. (100s)4

British Commonwealth

49S/book with m./u.m./u. ranges of Ireland, Australia & States, NZ, HK, various W.Indies, Malta, Malaya, etc. early to modern incl. MSs, etc. very little dupl. if any. (100s)38
501937 Coronation mint colln. (those we checked were u.m., a couple with light toning on gum, but mostly fine) of sets in binder (45 “C.A. Omnibus” sets, & small seln. of other items) (156)30
511945 Victory - 41 different mint sets in stockbook, most x 2 (including the Hong Kong). Those checked were mainly fine l.m.m. (156)28
52Australasia - s/book with mainly Australia (a few States), Fiji, NZ, a few others. sl. duplication (100s)22
531949 UPU - 21 different mint sets (a couple of faults, but mainly fine u.m.) (84)22
541949 UPU - the Malayan sets (incl. Singapore issue), complete mint (mainly u.m., mostly fine. (12 sets)20
55Off-paper dupl. seln. (incl. UK) early to modern in tub. (1,000s)18
561953 Coronation m.m. collection of 62 different countries & extra blocks (incl. plates). Plus m.&u. Royal Visits in neat ‘Cadet’ springback album. 15
57Binder with seln. of odds, incl. some minor varieties; 1977 Silver Jubilees, etc. (100+)7

Cinderellas, Ephemera, Coins, Other Collectables, etc.

58Badges, Medallions, etc. seln. incl. Dance, Bowls, etc. (17)6
59Cigarette Cards, etc. Tea cards - Brooke Bond cards apparently 21 full sets, loose cards, most f.-v.f., plus poorer set stuck in album. (c.1,000+)11
60Cinderellas, etc. Album with s/leaves well-filled with mix of fiscals, revenues, labels, ephemera, etc. early-modern & very diverse. All sorts of items of potential interest. (c.750 items)38
61“, India - Azad Hind, mint short set (no 1r) all perf., with three duplicates. (9)7
62“, UK 1897 Diamond Jubilee set to 6d - not as commem as it was! Fine u.m. (7)7
63Coins Box, largely UK (just a few others too) incl. Crowns, a few silver coins seen, fairly high face, some ‘collection-cards’ partly filled with 1ds, 1/-s, etc. some 1970s crowns in cases, packs, etc. a couple of 1980s £2s, ... Heavy lot, unsuitable for posting. (100s)30
64“, Early-modern seln. world & UK in various tins & loose, some better. A few crowns, etc. c.5Kg.(100s)20
65“, world coins, mostly modern, a few older, very little UK. 6Kg+, not suitable for posting (1,000s)20
66“, Foreign silver coins, incl. Canada, USA, etc. poor to fine (26)5
67“, enamelled coin UK QV 6d (1887) colourfully enamelled, some faults, but attractive and not as common as they once were! (1)4
68“, Belgium 1873 5f (roughly Crown sized coin), nice example, almost uncirculated. (1)18
69“, Denmark 1760 24sk silver coin, badly worn, but very scarce. (1)3
70“, U.K. 1701 groat (silver - later 6d size) fairly worn, but attractive. (1)16
71“, “, 1970 Royal Mint Proof set (1)5
72“, “, 1971 Royal Mint Proof set x 2 (a couple of light scuffs to cases) (2)10
73“, “, 1972 Silver Wedding Crown - Silver Proof in case (1)6
74“, “, Pre-1947 florins £4/18/- face value (49)95
75“, “, Pre-47 silver (a few pre-20) face = £3/4/- (47)80
76“, “, pre-47 36/6 face; pre-20 face = 25/9. most poor to average, some holed. total face = £3/10/- + (83)65
77“, “, tin with small selection of coins; the best being QV half-crowns (5), florins (2),; GIV 1/- (1824 & 1834), etc. (c.85)42
78“, “, silver 3ds, mostly pre-47, some pre-20, poor (a couple holed) to fine (50)15
79“, “, a similar lot to the last, but 46 coins. (46)14
80Ephemera, Autographs - spiral-bound Autograph book, mostly 1940s-50s, incl. friends, some better (noting Laurel & Hardy), etc. (1)60
81“, “, mainly 1940s in small book, a couple signed theatrical Postcards and “Honest Lad & Honest Lass” signed photos stuck in; others mainly friends writing verse, drawing or painting. Lovely item. 40
82“, Maps (& afew brochures, etc.) mostly Scottish incl. O.S., Bartholemew. (40 items)15
83“, “, bundle incl. some Scotland (15), England (6) Europe & others early to 1960ish, poor to fine (45)5
84“, Sunday School Cards between 1910 & 1920, mostly above average condition. (250+)22
85Militaria Bronze Figure of a boxer on a plinth (c.18cm tall) with zinc plaque “Cpl. E. Ward, 18208, Breslau, 12 Juli 1942”; plus bronze medallion (42mm diameter) “E.Ward, 100 & 200 Meters, Breslau, 1942”. P.O.W. Camp believed to be Frontstammlager 368. Very unusual. (2)60
86“, Badges RAOC cap badge, RAF sweetheart brooch, civil defence badge. all with sl. faults. (3)5
87“, “, The Royal Scots, slightly worn (1)4
88“, Medals Imperial Service Medal, GV (coinage profile) in presentation case (a little worn on the outside)20
89“, “, 1937 Coronation Medal, silver, unusual in that it’s still its box incl. “Bow for the use of ladies” (1)20
90“, “, WW2 1939-45 star & War medal in box to E.Ward - the POW who won the awards (lot 85), with certificate for 2 medals and a note saying “... the additional award(s) claimed are inadmissible.”. Plus a defence medal (3)20
91“, “, Special Constabulary Long Service Medal (T.Colledge) in box. GVI (“IND:IMP”) (1)14
92“, “, WW2 War Medal in box with certificate. (1)6
93Postcards Bundle of cards: early-modern used/unused, p.-f. (some with stamps removed), several better incl. Shipping, G.Hyde, Bonzo, etc. (80)22
94“, incl. 1938 Empire Exhib., Scotland (12 different), etc. poor to fine. 6

Tin Plate Toys


** The following ten lots come from a genuine collection made at the time of manufacture (mostly 1930s); each is “good to fine played with condition”, with light scratches, some ‘dings’ & the odd slight patch of rust. All are attractive, in original unrestored condition images can be seen on the Stampshop Facebook page. (a link can be found from the shop website) Some beautiful items, each with old key, but not guaranteed matching.
95“, Marx Merrymakers (Dudley, England version), c.1930. Clockwork piano with cartoon mouse playing it, one playing drums, one the violin and one dancing. Movement working, albeit jerkily it would benefit from a clean and adjustment. Attractive and desirable item, see video clip of this item working on the Facebook page. c.16.5cm long x c.14cm high (1)260
96“, Dog (early plastic/celluloid) c.9cm long, appearing to chew a tinplate boot c. 7cm long. very unusual50
97“, Fire engine c.11cm long; ‘foreign’, brass plating on boiler worn, ‘sparking-flint’ still works. (1)44
98“, Elephant ‘Made in Japan’ c.8.5cm long, poseable legs - vibrates & moves (slightly) on a smooth surface. Very unusual. (1)40
99“, Mouse c.8cm long (missing its tail - should be easy to replace) c.1930s ‘foreign’, strong mechanism. In need of lubrication. (1)34
100“, Penguin c.1930s c.8cm tall; waddles with jointed (but loose) wings. ‘Foreign’ (1)30
101“, Furry black cat (cotton covering material?) on clockwork tinplate frame. Meows (silently most of the time) and waves its tail while vibrating so it turns on a smooth surface. c.15cm high, unusual (1)30
102“, Mechanical spinning top, c.15cm diameter, partly working, but needs attention. No maker’s mark to be seen, but similar to Märklin items of the 1910s-20s. (1)20
103“, Pecking Chick c.5.5 cm long c.1930s ‘Made in Germany’ & ‘DRGM’ (1)20
104“, Pillar Box - oval savings bank (‘6 OXO cubes’ on base) GVIR 1937 (1)20

Stamps Arranged by Country

106Antigua 1862 6d SG1 f.u. STC £500, scarce item this fine. (1)110
107“, 1884 1d SG24 m.m. STC £50 (1)17
108“, 1945 Censored cover with 2/6 SG106a to England ‘Transatlantic’ s/l alongside (1)16
109“, QV to c.1966 m.&u. dupl. ranges, strength in QV with better STC £270 (51)32
110“, GVI to modern dupl. m.&u. ranges untidy but worth checking. (123)11
111Australian States, South Australia 1868-79 10d on 9d SG79 g.-f.u. (narrow format) STC £5519
112“, “, 1860-69 10d on 9d (black surch) rouletted, natural paper crease STC £70 (1)20
113“, “, 1860-69 10d on 9d (blue overprint) rouletted, but hand cut! STC £29. Unusual stamp. (1)8
114“, “, 1886-96 10/- SG197a f.u. (part CDS - cto/fiscal?) STC £55, attractive item (1)22
115“, “, 1886-96 15/- SG198a f.u. STC £190 (1)75
116“, “, 1886-96 £1 SG199a fiscal use (slight thin) STC £140 as postal. (1)20
117“, “, 1886-96 £10 SG206a light fiscal use (purple oval & m/s date) STC £900 as postal (1)80
118“, “, 1902-04 5/- SG277 m.m. (light gum crease & a few tone spots) STC £90 (1)15
119“, “, 1902-04 10/- SG278 m.m. centred low-left, light horiz. fold STC £150. attractive. (1)34
120“, “, 1904-11 5/- SG290 m.m. STC £60 (1)24
121“, “, 1904-11 £1 SG292 f.u. (Adelaide CDS - cto?) STC £150, lovely stamp! (1)85
122“, “, 1906-12 2/6 SG304 l.m.m. STC £35, attractive. (1)28
123“, “, 1906-12 5/- SG305 l.m.m. light diagonal gum bend STC £90 (1)28
124Australia 1931 (20 Nov) illus. cover for special flight Australia-England with 2d, plus 6d OS SG139a horiz pair (one stamp damaged, scarce usage. (1)28
125“, 1959-64 Defin. set SG316-327 u.m. STC £27 8
126“, 1959-64 5/- SG327a (white paper) u.m. STC £85 (1)24
127“, early-1970s dupl. ranges in two s/books. (100s)20
128“, Old-style s/book with dupl. ranges of GV heads & GVI. (100s)11
129“, Duck stamps 1990 $5 in u.m. pair also a pair u.m. overprinted specimen. (2)6
130Austria 1863-83 mainly f.u. incl. ‘63 set (3k red cancel), 1867 set to 50k (coarse) p.12. STC £300+32
131“, 1945 Renner set u.m. plus marginal block of 6 of the 1s +1s u.m. STC £62+ (5)12
132Bahamas 1941 Air cover to England, with 3/- SG132 tied, slight wear, etc. STC £28 (from x10 on cover)28
133“, QE ranges g.u./f.u. incl. high vals, blocks, etc. STC £120 (87)11
134Bahrain 1942-45 set SG38-50 m.m. STC £110 (13)26
135“, 1979 Dhows in u.m. block of 8 SG258a STC £55 10
136Barbados 1852-55 (4d) brownish-red SG5 lightly used, 3 close-good margins, into at base. STC £275 (1)38
137“, 1905 8d SG142 m.m. attractive, one replaced perf. STC £65 (1)10
138“, 1920 Victory set SG201-211 mint (most technically u.m., but toned gum, etc.) STC £110 (9)17
139“, early to 1960s dupl. colln. used, from earlies in need of checking. STC £170 (132)17
140“, early-modern dupl. seln. in stockbook (100s)8
141Belgium 1861-1967 dupl. m./u.m/u. ranges in large s/book good coverage throughout, with some better items, the latter part also incl. some MSs, sets, etc. an excellent basis/ (100s)42
142“, c.1922-1960s m./u.m./f.u. ranges, no dupl., some in sets. (127)18
143“, 1969-70 booklets, (stamps etc. u.m.) with Mi. H-blatt 45, 46, 47. (3)12
144“, 1999 Composite ‘The Twentieth Century’ MS u.m. SG MS3535 STC £23 (1)7
145“, Ruanda Urundi 1931 3f25 & 5f in u.m. marginal blocks of 10, 5f with printer’s inscription (2)12
146“, “, 1948-61 m./u.m./f.u. incl. ‘53 Flowers set, etc almost all in sets STC £140+ (70)24
147Bermuda 1942 5/- SG118c v.f.u. (maybe just a little ‘washed’) STC £150 (1)32
148Brazil 1889-90 Newspaper stamps with m.&u. vals. to 1,000r. (56)10
149“, 1991 Birds & Orchids set in part or complete sheets of 30 etc. STC £62 as singles (95 stamps)7
150“, early seln. of 43 stamps, g.u.-f.u. (includes SG86 STC £150) STC £560 (43)22
151“, Revenue 1899 20r Match Tax compl. sheet of 120 (folded once along perfs.) some wear at edges.9
152Br. Central Africa 1895 2/6 SG26 fiscal use, minor wrinkles, etc. but attractive & scarce & STC £300 as postal (1)12
153Br. Guiana 1881 ‘2’ on 96c SG151 m.m. STC £60 couple pulled perfs. (1)7
154“, 1889 96c SG206 g.u. STC £80 (slightly washed) (1)14
155“, 1905 $2.40 ‘Postage & Revenue’ overprint SG251 light fiscal use. STC £375 as postal. (1)24
156“, 1921-27 48c-96c SG279-282 l.m.m. STC £70+ (4)17
157“, 1931 $1 SG287 m.m. STC £45 (1)14
158“, 1934-51 60c SG297 l.m.m. STC £26 (1)6
159“, 1934-51 $1 SG300 g.-f.u. STC £40 (1)7
160Br. Honduras 1962 birds defin. short set to $2 m.m. STC £50 (11)9
161“, 1968 Wildlife defins. SG256-267 u.m. STC £20 (12)5
162B.I.O.T. 1968 Sea Life High vals. 1r - 10r SG25-30 u.m. STC £44+ (6)12
163“, 1972 illus FDC (Corals set) SG41-44 with Nordvaer TPO cancel. (1)5
164Br. Levant 1885-88 12p on 2/6 SG3a m.m. vertical crease (still attractive) STC £55 (1)5
165Br. Virgin Is. 1938 defin. sett SG110a-121 m.m. STC £55 (12)13
166“, 1956 defin. set SG149-161 m.m. ($4.80 with minute unobtrusive tear at top) STC £95 (13)15
167Brunei 1908-28 m.&u. colln. almost all ‘Brunei River’ types with various wmks., etc. incl. 1908-22 vals. to $1 (f.u.), 1924-37 ranges to 50c, etc. STC £150+ (20)19
168Canada 1870-97 a used accum. of 3c orange (small Queen), plenty of shades/p’marks STC £220+(178)26
169“, 1870-97 3c orange (small queens) accum. of u. incl. many horiz. pairs, various shades & p’marks (incl. mutes, etc.), mis-perfs.; plus 1/2c SG101 x6 on piece. STC £149 minimum. Ideal for specialist. (73)22
170“, 1942-48 3c purple in g.u. bklt. pane (4+2) SG378a, light diagonal crease. Unusual (1)6
171“, 1946-47 7c Canada Geese bklt. pane of 4 SG407a; unusual as it’s used (g.-f.u.) (1)15
172“, 1949 Official $1 OHMS overprint SG O170 v.f.u. STC £60 (1)22
173“, 1950-52 Official set to 50c (no $1) SG O178-88 u.m. STC £110 as singles (11)24
174Canal Zone 1915 12c, 15c, 24c SG59, 60, 61 g.-f.u. STC £47+ (3)5
175Ceylon 1874 cover ‘Via Brindisi’ to Glasgow with 48c SG130 wmk. inverted x2 (probably not a pair), the front with clerk’s annotations & a stain - both clear of stamps, which are cancelled by mute bars & an illegible CDS. Some wear, very unusual & scarce item. stamps STC £70 each (on cover from x6) (1)70
176China 1950 $20,000 on $10,000 (red) SG1431 in used horiz. pair STC £130 (1)20
177“, 1999 Yearbook (private issue) (1)7
178“, loose in pkts., and in s/cards for sorting. (100s)20
179Cyprus 1938 set to 9pi SG151-159 (all colours) m.m. STC £80 (15)16
180“, 1960 o’print short set to 500m SG188-201 m.m. STC £82 (14)17
181Czechoslovakia 1937 10h N’paper SG N368 in sheet of 25 ‘31 X 37’ special cancel. Plus m.m. MS7
182“, 1955 Prague Exhib. MS imperf. u.m. STC £65 (1)18
183Denmark 1875-1907 dupl. accum. with unchecked ranges of ‘bi-coloureds), 1907 heads, etc. (116)16
184“, 1907 N’paper set SG N131-193 f.u., plus a few dupls. (wmks. need checking), etc. STC £130+ (22)28
185Egypt c.1879-1953 mainly used colln., slight duplication, unchecked. (150)11
186“, WWI APO c.1916-19 unstamped covers with numbers SZ4, 11, 17, 19 & 23 (scarce), plus SZ10 on stamped cover (Egypt SG77 x3) to Guatemala. some wear as usual. (6)14
187Falkland Is. 1912 3/- SG66 m.m. toned gum STC £90 (1)20
188“, 1933 Centenary 4d & 6d SG132 & 133 m.m. STC £76 (1)18
189“, 1938 short set SG146-158b m.m. STC £70 (9)14
190“, 1960 Birds short set to 10/- SG193-206 m.m. STC £125 (14)28
191“, (& F.I.D.) UPU sets u.m. (F.I. 2/- is l.m.m.) (8)7
192Fiji 1938-55 defin set compl. m.m. incl. the 11/2d, 2d & 6d varieties STC £250 (22)60
193Finland 1992 u.m. stamps complete (ex. year Book) STC £57+ (21 stamps, 4bklts etc., 1MS & 10 labels)5
194“, m.&u. duplicated selection on leaves, fairly jumbled, so spend some time with this lot! (900+)12
195France c.1920-34 f.u. ranges of commems., defins, Charities, H.Vals., etc. no duplication. STC £410+(74)48
196“, 1949 10f (+100f) single from MS on illus FDC, vert. crease away from stamp. (1)12
197“, 1950s-90s u.m. incl. Red Cross, Art, Charity, etc. some in sets, no obvious dupl. (65)7
198“, 1960 & 1964 P.Due sets l.m.m., etc. STC £115 as u.m. (16)16
199“, 1964 Phil. 1f (with label) on illus. cover, special cancel Stamp STC £29 (1)9
200“, Fr. Indian Setts. 1914-41 m. ranges, strength in France Libre o’prints. No dupl. STC £170 (37)24
201“, Fr. Somali Coast c.1915-40 mainly m. colln., with better, plus useful P.Dues, etc. STC £196 (100)36
202“, Fr. West Africa 1944-58 m./u.m./f.u. colln., virt. compl. plus ‘58 official set u.m., etc. STC £250+(130)34
203“, Madagascar 1896-1956 u. ranges, good to fine incl. 1903 to 2f, useful mid-period, etc. STC £240(59)44
204“, Morocco 1914-33 f.u. colln., vals. to 10f STC £58 (48)9
205“, Togo P.Due range 1921-59 m./u.m., slight dupl. incl. 19221 & 25 set, 1957 set, etc. STC £50 (42)8
206“, Upper Volta 1920-63 fairly complete mainly mint collection, some have black paper adherence to gum, but look attractive. STC £285 (116)28
207Gambia 1880-81 1/- SG19b f.u. (red CDS) STC £150 (1)50
208“, 1963 Birds set to £1 SG193-202 (no 10/- SG201) m.m. STC £76 (12)12
209German States, s/book with appealing starter colln., generally fine & clean; well worth close inspection by specialist. not only commoner items! Baden (12), Bavaria (210+), Brunswick (8), Prussia (31), Saxony (15), T&T (15), Württ. (100+), NGC (9), plus a few dupl. reprints, etc. (400+)80
210Germany c.1870s-1925 range of u. P/Stat. items, some with added adhesives, wide variety of p’marks(28)16
211“, 1872-1945 m.& (mainly) used colln. in s/book, ideal starter, several better/higher cat. items seen, but check carefully as the odd few with faults. Useful lot! Plus various Occupations, etc. (100s)75
212“, 1919-55 Airmail colln. g.-f. m. or u. incl. 1926 3m mint, ‘28 2m Zepp. f.u., ‘34 set f.u. (80pf mint), also BRD 1955 Lufthansa set f.u., etc. STC £240 (49)38
213“, 1924 Welfare Fund set SG365-8 unused STC £35 as m.m. (4)7
214“, 1927-35 f.u. in sets incl. ‘35 Costumes set, etc. STC £90 (36)18
215“, 1937 Congress MS SG MS638 u.m., roulette at top split, otherwise fine STC ¤250 (1)38
216“, 1939 Danzig o’print part set SG704-716 (no 5pf or 1m SG706, 716) most fine. STC £37+ (12)10
217“, 1939 International Motor Show set SG674-6 v.f.u. STC £14 (3)5
218“, 1945 S.A./S.S. set SG897, 898 m.m. STC £17+ (2)9
219“, c.1947-50s m.&u. ranges incl. Allied Occ., a few DDR, etc., but main value in BRD with a number of useful items. Worth checking STC £330+ (90)32
220“, Se-tenants, etc. c.1905-1990, mainly u.m./f.u. accum. in small s/book, incl. Germania 10pf Mi.86 with ‘Han’, 1930s commems. with pairs, triplets, etc., Hitler types, then dupl. BRD u.m./f.u. combinations19
221“, Brown Ribbon Horse Race stamps for 1939, 40, 42, 43 m.m.; 1941 f.u. STC £50+ (5)16
222“, cinderella mostly DDR propaganda labels, exhib. material, etc., plus a few pre-DDR, CZ, etc. (100s)12
223“, early-modern seln. in s/book with the odd few more interesting items incl. Danzig, a couple of States9
224“, Postal Stationery small m.&u. bundle mainly 1920s-30s, mixed condition. (40)7
225“, S/book with sparse, but slightly duplicated ranges, mainly 1920s-30s (100s?)6
226“, S/book with early-modern dupl. seln., slightly jumbled, strength in DDR. S/book worth estimate alone?6
227“, B.R.D. 1956-70 Lighthouse Hingeless album, binder fine; some pages with a little foxing. With collection of mainly mint (m.m./u.m.) stamps, virtually complete 1961 onwards. (100s)30
228“, Berlin 1950 Philharmonic 10+5pf f.u. on piece with various cancels plus Exhib. label STC £44+10
229“, Danzig 1920-39 m.&u. collns., somewhat sparse in places but with better stamps also STC £380 (100s)44
230“, “, 1924 used defin. range STC £30, plus Daposta MS used (slight faults) (8, 1MS)6
231“, French Legion 1942 legion stamps o’printed for Eastern Front m.m. Mi.IV & V (2)18
232“, Occ’n of Latvia 1941 20k in u.m. sheet of 100 STC £80 as singles (1)8
233Ghana 1978-84 range of imperf. sheets from ltd. printings inc. ‘79 R’ways, ‘81 R.Wedd., etc. (17, 1MS)9
234Gibraltar 1903 1/- SG51 m.m. very light toned area STC £28 (1)7
235“, 1906 6d SG70 m.m. marginal, toning to gum & perfs. STC £50 (1)8
236“, 1906 1/- SG71 f.u. light perf. toning STC £21 (1)6
237“, 1921-27 21/2d SG94 l.m.m. STC £20 (1)8
238“, GV mint seln., mostly fine l.m.m. SG98, 99 (short corner), 102, 103, 104 STC £44 (not counting SG99)15
239“, 1921-27 8/- SG101 m.m. some toning around edges, most noticeable in gum STC £275 (1)40
240“, 1938 Official issues m. with 1d, 11/2d carmine, 3d all p.14, also 6d p.131/2 elusive issues, quite l.m.m. with white gum STC £239 48
241“, 1953 set mainly mint, but the 2/-, 10/- & £1 are all f.u. STC £160+ (14)30
242“, 1977 (1 Apr) Birds set to £2 on 3 FDCs stamps STC £34 (3)9
243Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1911-36 (GV) m. or u. colln. incl. 1911 set, etc., 1912-24 vals. to 2/6 (f.u.), 1922-27 to 2d STC £92. Plus a cover dated 1936 to England via Sydney with 9 diff. GV vals. (some staining, stamps unaffected) STC £74 as stamps (x6 on cover) 38
244“, 1939 (22 May) reg. cover to England via Sydney with ‘39-55 2/-, 2/6, 5/- (STC £36 as stamps) (1)18
245Gold Coast 1875 1d SG1 unused (no gum) STC £475 as m.m. (1)50
246“, 1875 4d SG2 used, would be g.-f.u., but re-perfed. STC £120 (1)15
247“, 1875 6d SG3 g.-f.u. STC £65 (1)19
248“, 1876-84 1/2d SG4 unused (couple of thins) STC £80 as m.m. (1)9
249“, 1884-91 2/- SG19a m.m. STC £55 (1)19
250“, 1898-1902 2d SG27b, a very difficult ‘late issue’ stamp l.m.m., fine item STC £50 (1)20
251“, 1898-1902 5/- SG33 av.u. (slightly rounded corner, pulled perf., slight thins, etc.) STC £45 (1)8
252“, 1898-1902 10/- SG34 f.u. STC £60 (1)24
253“, 1902 10/- SG47 u.m. but tone spot (may become less noticeable with careful attention) STC £75 (1)18
254“, 1904-06 21/2d SG52 m.m. (toned gum) STC £60 (1)18
255“, 1904-06 2/6 SG57 l.m.m. STC £32 Attractive item (1)15
256“, 1907-13 2/6 SG67 m.m. STC £38, attractive, but small, unobtrusive closed tear at top. (1)6
257“, 1907-13 SG68 m.m., attractive but small hinge thin/small pin hole. STC £60 (1)8
258Grenada 1875 1d SG14 m.m., some toning STC £85 (1)19
259“, 1883 1d SG27 f.u. STC £60 (1)24
260“, 1883 half of a 1d SG29 (both halves) g.u. STC £220 (2)48
261“, 1883 1/- SG36 g.u., slightly washed (expertiser’s marks) STC £55 (1)17
262Hawaii mainly used ranges, some dupl., better noted, also mute cancels. STC £52 (19)7
263Hong Kong 1862-63 24c SG5 av.-g.u. STC £120 (1)38
264“, 1862-63 48c SG6 g.-f.u. STC £350, not bad for this difficult stamp! (1)95
265“, 1863-71 18c SG13 g.-f.u. STC £300, couple of blunt perfs., still attractive. (1)80
266“, 1941 Cent. set on illus. FDC, folded & stains, not affecting stamps - should clean nicely! (1)18
267“, 1949 UPU set l.m.m. SG173-6 (4)18
268“, 1953-77 u. range of commems. (no dupl.) with some sets, high vals., etc. STC £214 (76)18
269“, 1968 Seacraft set u.m./l.m.m. STC £50 (6)5
270“, 1977-87 range of u. commems., incl. high vals., etc. STC £140 (90)12
271“, 1987 & 92 defin. ranges, mainly f.u., good though incomplete coverage of both sets to $20, $50 (43)12
272“, 1987 defin. set SG538A-552A (dark chin) to $50 STC £70 (15)13
273“, 1988 defin. set SG538B-552B (light chin) m.m. STC £90 (17)15
274“, Small pkt. with QE defins. incl. high vals. g.-f.u. on piece. (100+)7
275Hungary 1871 25k g.u., plus a reprint (?) p.111/2 ‘used’ STC £130+ (2)12
276“, 1939 Prot. Day MS SG MS657a, both perf. & imperf. with special cancels, slight faults; also 1940 MS mint & imperf. stamps therefrom m.m. STC £140+ (3MS, 4 stamps)22
277“, 1962 Stamp Day sheetlet of 20 (set of 4 x 5 se-tenant) STC £34 as singles. (1)7
278Iceland 1925-90s m./u.m./f.u. incl. more modern issues; unchecked, but all appear different. (109)8
279“, 1925 35a SG154 m.m. couple slightly bluntish perfs. STC £90 (1)11
280“, c.1939-68 u.m. ranges noting 1939-47 2k p.111/2d, ‘48 Hekla set, useful range of later sets, etc. incl. 1959 25k falcon, ‘65 High vals. SG429-431, etc. STC £215 (105)38
281India 1866-72 official 4a SG O14 f.u. (slightly weak corner) STC £275 (1)55
282“, 1912-13 25r official SG O96 (sl. toned gum) STC £300, Very attractive. (1)75
283“, 1937 Short set to 12a SG247-258 m.m. STC £96 (12)17
284“, covers - QV to GV, very varied, postmarks incl. squared circles, Burma, Nepal, Sea PO, Suez/Cairo, Transits, etc. also Feud. P/Stat. and more. fair to fine. (21)19
285“, Covers - GVI ranges mainly mult. frankings, incl. WW2 censor (various types), 1945 ‘Returned’ with mult. markings, cover with RAF charity label, etc. interesting lot, fair to fine. (12)18
286“, States, early -1930s mainly Feudatory m./u./unused with dupl. in places incl. Soruth (12), Sirmoor (19), Kishangarh (10), Duttia (3), Indore (24), Alwar (6), Jind (7), Jammu & Kashmir (31), Hyderabad, Cochin and others. (376)50
287“, “, Gwalior 1903-11 2r SG61A f.u. STC £50 (1)26
288“, “, “, 1903-11 3r SG62B l.m.m., light gum bend STC £30, attractive. (1)11
289“, “, Hyderabad seln. SG37, 46, 47, 48 mint; SG O51, O52, O53 & one other, these used. STC £48+ (8)14
290“, “, Indore 1904-20 set SG9-14 f.u. (4a thin) only STC £8+, but ...! (6)4
291“, “, “, 1904-06 1/2a Service with o’print double SG52b l.m.m. STC £35 (1)20
292“, “, “, 1927-37 m.m. seln. SG20, 23, 24, 27, 29 STC £63+ (6)22
293“, “, “, small m./unused seln. SG2, 4, 5, 7, 8 & 15 (plus SG6a f.u.) STC £33+ (7)12
294“, “, Jaipur 1905-09 mint set SG9-15 (4a no gum & pulled perf., rest fine l.m.m.) STC £55 (7)20
295“, “, Jind 1927-37 1r-10r SG98-101 l.m.m. STC £60+ as cheapest. (4)30
296“, “, Kishangarh 1899-1901 1r & 2r SG32, 34 m.m. STC £46 (2)18
297“, “, ‘, 1913-16 1r, 2r, 5r SG69-71 m.m. (2r unused) STC £186 as m.m. (3)48
298“, “, Orchha 1913 & 1914-35 sets SG1-7 unused (as issued) STC £74+, look ok, but sold ‘as-is’. (7)20
299“, “, Sirmoor 1878-80 SG1 & 2 m.m. STC £28 (2)14
300“, “, Soruth 19291a-1r SG51-56 m. (2a corner crease, rest fine l.m.m.) STC c.£80 (6)30
301Indonesia 1943-56 m.&u. ranges, some in sets, etc. unusual. STC £80 (98)12
302Iran sets in u.m. blocks of 4 with ‘79 Rugs, ‘ 81 set SG2165-74; ‘83 Personalities STC £125+ (120)22
303Ireland 1875-96 covers with diamond duplex cancels incl. 1875 1/2d x2 (Kingston); 1889 21/2d with s/l ‘SS City of Berlin’ alongside (Queenstown), etc. fair to fine. (4)8
304“, early-modern m.&u. accum. from several collections (some dupl.) good sorter. Mostly unchecked (318)18
305Israel range of u.m. sheetlets or MSs with ‘62 El-Al; ‘63 Press; ‘69 composite 15&18c defins., etc. (4)9
306Italy c.1890-1970s f.u. in small s/book, many decent cat. val. plus a few Vatican, Fiume. STC £500+(192)48
307“, 1949 UPU set m.m. STC £110 (1)19
308“, Sardinia 1855 u. seln. with 10c brown, 10c bistre, 40c, 80c all ostensibly genuine, with variable margins, reasonable appearance. STC £596 (4)20
309Jamaica 1912-20 5/- SG67 l.m.m. attractive STC £80 (1)26
310“, 1919-21 2/-, 3/- SG86, 87 l.m.m. STC £29 (2)7
311“, 1919-21 5/- SG88a l.m.m. STC £50 (1)15
312“, 1919-21 10/- SG89 m.m. STC £80 (1)22
313“, 1921-29 3/-, 5/- SG104, 105 l.m.m. STC £45 (2)17
314“, 1921-29 10/- SG106 m.m. STC £55 (1)17
315Japan 1871 200m used SG5 (or similar) STC £325, looks ok, sold ‘as-is’ (1)16
316“, 1959 Athletics (Hammer, Fencing) u.m. se-tenant sheet of 20 u.m. plus 3 pairs STC £26+ (26 stamps)8
317Laos early-modern used colln. in binder with a smattering of earlies, then sparse to the 1980s and useful range of thematics thereafter. (100s)18
318Lebanon 1949 UPU imperf. MS f.u. STC £90, plus imperf. set stamps on grey paper (proofs?) (5, 1MS)24
319Luxembourg 19462 u.m. ranges, mainly in sets incl. ‘46 Airs, ‘48 Tourism (no 4f), ‘55 UN, ‘56 flowers, ‘60 defins. (the 50c is f.u.), then Childrens’ Charities, ‘46 P.Dues, etc. STC £250 (84)32
320Malagasy Rep. c.1960-70s Airmails u.m. with many high vals. STC £70+ (15)10
321Malaya 1903-50s range of covers & a couple of PPCs, with Straits & various States, etc. (11)12
322“, Used colln. in binder from Straits, P.Union, States to Jap. Occ’n., etc. Useful earlies, Flying Tigers, most of the good items not included, but several better seen, useful starter! Must be viewed.(100s)180
323“, (Malaysia) used collection in binder, largely complete to 1979; thereafter reasonable seln. (100s)38
324“, Straits/BMA E7 to GVI ranges m.&u., some dupl. STC £80+ (90)8
325“, Straits - QV to GV m.&u. ranges on circ. club bklt. pages. some useful STC £110+ (49)12
326Malta 1918 (5 June?) cover Valetta-Hull (sl. faults, not too fresh, but may clean) with pink censor tape6
327“, QV-QE dupl. seln. in s/book, the odd few better. (100s)8
328Martinique 1908-47 m.&u. colln., no dupl., good coverage to 1933, plus a few later. STC £180+ (95)28
329Mauritius 1858 4d surch g.u., 4 close margins, surcharge gives cause for concern - sold ‘as-is’ STC £45080
330“, 1858-62 (4d) SG27 two close margins, into at top & right f.u., small red spot to front. STC £200 (1)26
331“, 1858-62 (6d) SG28 m.m. quite fresh, 3+ margins just into at lower left. STC £50 (1)15
332“, 1858-62 (9d) dull magenta SG29 unused (possibly part o.g.) slight diffusion of colour, couple of minor spots, almost 4 margins, unusual item. STC £750 as m.m. (1)95
333“, 1859-61 6d SG32 v.f.u. 4 margins STC £50 (1)20
334“, 1859-61 6d SG33 l.m.m. 4 good to wide margins STC £32 (1)10
335“, 1859-61 1/- vermilion SG34 av.-g.u. almost 4 marg., small thin, still attractive. STC £55 (1)8
336“, 1859-61 1/- SG35 4 marg. g.u. (would be f.u., but slight area of surface abrasion) STC £140 (1)32
337“, 1860-63 1d, 2d, 4d SG46-48 g.-f.u. the odd slight fault (creases, etc.) STC £125 (3)22
338“, 1860-63 6d green SG49 g.u. STC £160 (1)55
339“, 1860-63 6d slate SG50 g.-f.u. STC £110 (1)32
340“, 1860-63 9d SG51 f.u., couple blunt perfs. STC £42 (1)11
341“, 1860-63 1/- buff SG52 g.-f.u. (some nibbled perfs.) STC £90 (1)17
342“, 1860-63 1/- green SG53 g.u. sl. faults (some trimmed perfs., small nick, etc.) STC £180 (1)19
343“, 1862 1/- SG55 g.u. STC £325 (1)60
344Mexico 1923-38 officials u.m. ranges almost all in blocks of 4 or more, many marginal (fancy borders), vals. to 1p (three different STC £197 as singles (73 stamps)44
345Monaco 1939-49 colln. in small s/book, little or no dupl., mostly u.m. with useful commem. sets, etc. STC £180+ as m.m. (101)22
346Morocco Agencies 1903-05 2p SG23 l.m.m. STC £50 (1)22
347“, 1914-31 5/- SG54 l.m.m. STC £55 (1)17
348“, 1937 (11 June) GVI defins. on plain FDC to London with SG165-6, 168, 230, 245-6 all tied by Tangier CDSs. N.B. for the Tangier pair (SG245-6 the FDI given by SG is simply ‘June’ so this cover may be a ‘find’, Plus similar mint stamps. STC £28 (6, 1 cover)16
349Mozambique Co. 1892-c.1937 m.&u. colln., little or no dupl., unchecked. (109)9
350Nepal a unsorted accum. of m.&u., various periods, plenty of variety, worth checking. (149)9
351Netherlands 1952 (14 Mar) van Riebeck FDC to S.Africa with extra 2, 6, 10c. hand addressed. (1)9
352“, 1965-67 Child Welfare MSs u.m. STC £40 (3)11
353“, m.&u. seln. on s/leaves, slight duplication, some better, worth checking. (100s)18
354“, Charity stamps (‘semi-postals’), seln. of mainly modern on paper, incl. better. (100s)15
355“, (& Cols.) small s/book with early-1960s u.m. (a few with adherence) & f.u. incl. sets. (104, & 2MS)9
356“, Colonies s/book with mint (mostly u.m.) ranges incl. Curacao, Antilles, Surinam, etc. (100s)32
357“, “, Curacao 1936-48 l.m.m./u.m. ranges incl. ‘36 numerals set, ‘41 defin. set (no 50c SG257 STC £3), 1948 set u.m., etc. STC £300+ (40)70
358“, “, Neth. Indies 1883-1948 m. or u. largely compl. (no airs) incl. key high vals., Charity sets, etc. condition mostly good to fine STC £820+ (223)140
359“, “, “, (Jap. Occ’n.) 1943 ranges for Java (STC £15) & Surinam incl. ‘flag types’ SG152-161 (no 31/2c value) mainly u.m. STC £35+, seldom offered. (18)10
360“, “, Neth. New Guinea 1950-62 colln. with ‘50 set m. or f.u., ‘53 Flood m., ‘54 defins., etc. STC £100+18
361Nevis 1862 1d SG5 l.m.m. STC £100 (1)46
362“, 1862 4d SG6 unused (part o.g.) faded, but clean. Useful filler. STC £150 (1)19
363“, 1862 6d SG7 g.-f.u. STC £60 (1)19
364“, 1862 1/- stated to be SG8 f.u. sold ‘as-is’ STC £80 if genuine. (1)9
365“, 1876-78 4d SG18 f.u. (couple of expertiser’s marks) STC £38 (1)17
366“, 1876-78 6d SG19 m.m., could be a little fresher? STC £225 (1)48
367“, 1876-78 1/- SG20 unused STC £90 as m.m. (1)20
368“, 1876-78 1/- SG21 m.m. (small spot in gum) STC £110 (1)34
369“, 1876-78 1d SG22 m.m. (large hinge) attractive stamp, STC £60 (1)22
370“, 1879-80 1d SG23 unused, fairly fresh, small unobtrusive spot on front. STC £80 as m.m. (1)16
371“, 1879-80 21/2d SG24 poorish mint (creases, toning, etc.) STC £140. Scarce item, may clean nicely.18
372“, 1882-90 1d SG26 m.m., a couple of sl. short perfs., small toned area in gum STC £110 (1)22
373“, 1882-90 21/2d SG28 mint fairly heavy toning to gum & paper. STC £120 (1)18
374“, 1883 1/2d on bisected 1d SG35 x2) in f.u. pair (joined at perfs. - not “unsevered” as per SG unfortunately!). STC £100++ (1)50
375Newfoundland 1857-64 1d SG1 unused 4 margins (2 wide, close at left & base) a few spots on back, etc. STC £160 as m.m. (1)24
376“, 1857-64 8d SG8 almost 4 margins (close to touching), g.-f.u. STC £700 (1)120
377“, 1860 2d SG10 g.-f.u. just 4 margins (close all round), light barred cancel. STC £600 (1)110
378“, 1861-64 1/- SG23 unused, 4 margins (3 wide, close at top left) STC £50 as m.m. (1)18
379“, 1865-71 13c SG29 g.u. (light, flattened fold) STC £120 (1)24
380“, 1965-71 12c SG33 m.m. sl. faults (toned corner, etc.) STC £60 (1)9
381“, 1868-73 3c vermilion SG36 used sl. faults (crease, etc.), but useful example of this difficult stamp. Only STC £100, but surely harder to find than this suggests! (1)18
382“, 1876-79 1c (roul.) SG40 unused (part o.g.), minor faults, but attractive STC £120 as m.m. (1)15
383“, 1887 10c SG54 m.m., some adhesion, centred low-left STC £70 (1)14
384“, 1894 12c SG61 f.u. (barred cancel) STC £75 (1)22
385“, 1897 35c SG78 m.m., some adherence & minor gum thin, STC £65. Attractive. (1)12
386New Zealand 1906 Christchurch Exhibition set SG370-3 m.m. (some gum wrinkles; 1d with damage at top, etc.) STC £275 (4)65
387“, 1907-11 officials 2/- (part o.g.) & 5/- unused; both a little unfresh SG O66, O67 STC £245 as m.m. (2)36
388“, 1909 mint seln. SG387 (2), 388, 390 (2), 390a, 391, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401. STC £330 (12)48
389Niger Coast 1897-98 2/6 SG73 m.m. STC £85 (1)28
390Northern Rhodesia (& Zambia) early-modern seln. in s/book, with slight duplication. (100s)6
391Norway 1943-60s m.&u. (often both) colln., good coverage from 1946 noting ‘46 High vals. set u.m., most commems. & Charity sets, defins., blocks, etc. STC £390 (400+)60
392Oman 1966 50b type II SG101a f.u. STC £110 (1)15
393“, 1972 25b on 40b SG145 f.u. (but with slight wrinkles/surface rub) scarce item, STC £160 (1)15
394Pakistan Local overprints - 1946 Victory 11/2a used on piece (special Peshawar cancel); plus strip of 5 11/2a & block of 6 2a India officials, all with overprints. Unusual. (3 items)6
395Panama 1918 15c 24c & 1b SG179, 180, 182 m.m. (twice mounted STC £70+ (3)7
396Peru 1862-1940s s/book with m.&u. ranges (700+) & others on printed lvs. (incl. some P.Rico) (900+)15
397Portugal 1867 ‘240r SG67 u., one short corner perf., respectable copy of a scarce key stamp STC £50018
398Saudi Arabia 1966-76 u. ranges with dupl. STC £82 (some better), plus dupl. postal used ranges Qatar 15
399Seychelles 1938-49 1r yellow-green SG146 v.f.u. STC £70 (1)24
400Singapore 1940-41 small bundle of airmail covers from Maj.Stitt, Gordon Highlanders to Edinburgh. Good seln. of adhesives, cancels & censor marks, poor to mainly fine. interesting lot. (8)16
401“, 1955 defin. set SG38-52 m.m. STC £120 (15)20
402South Africa 1927-30 2/6 pair SG37a p.14x131/2 used with small tear. plus normal p.14. STC £600 28
403“, & SWA revenues, etc. c.1931-1990s incl. SWA types, vals. to 2/6 (mostly singles) m. or u. (47)11
404Southern Nigeria 1903-04 2/6 SG17 m.m. (slight gum faults) STC £38 (1)9
405“, 1903-04 5/- SG18 m.m. (a few spots in gum) STC £90 (1)17
406“, 1903-04 10/- SG19 l.m.m., beautiful stamp! STC £42 (1)16
407“, 1904-09 2/6 SG29 m.m. STC £24 (1)7
408“, 1904-09 5/- SG30 m.m. couple lightly toned perfs. STC £48 (1)14
409Sudan 1902-21 10pi SG28a (chalky) l.m.m. STC £45 (1)19
410“, 1903-12 10p official SG O4 f.u. STC £26 (1)9
411“, 1935 General Gordon short set to 10pi SG59-65 m. or f.u. STC £23+ (7)6
412“, 1935 surch set SG68-73 m.m. some sl. faults (crease, tone spots, etc.) attractive from front. (6)6
413Sweden c.1858-1978 u. colln. in alb., + extra pages with stamps still to be sorted, good ‘starter’ (100s)18
414“, 1989 Booklet Yearbook with the 10 booklets (stamps STC £67+) 20
415“, 1990 Stamps Yearbook (stamps STC £65+) 19
416Switzerland 1850-54 ranges of imperfs. used with 1850 10rp SG10 (close/cut into - fault); 15rp SG24, 4 marg. g.u.; 1854 5r to 20r with variable margins u. fair to fine STC £484 (6)42
417“, 1923-44 Airmail mainly f.u. range with better, plus 1972 Pro Aero on cover, 1988 Pro Aero sheetlet of 8 u.m. STC £300+ (38, 1 cover)38
418“, 1961 Wood Carving High val. set SG655-658 u.m. STC £59+ (4)19
419“, Pro Aero special flights etc. with stamps of 1941, 47, 49, plus later to ‘88. Stamps STC £127 (7)28
420Tonga 1891 1d & 2d SG7, 8 unused sl. faults (2d couple short perfs. & tone spot) STC £123 as m.m. (2)19
421“, 1892 set SG10-14 m.m. (some gum faults, etc.) STC £200 (5)20
422“, 1893 1/2d on 1d, 21/2d on 2d, 5d on 4d & 71/2d on 8d SG15-18 m.m./unused STC £74+ as m.m. (4)15
423“, 1895 1d on 2d SG25 unused STC £50 as m.m. (1)15
424“, 1895 21/2d on 2d SG27 g.u. STC £50 (1)19
425“, 1895 71/2d on 21/2d SG31 unused STC £60 as m.m., usual rough perfs. (1)15
426“, 1895 5d SG34 g.-f.u. light CDS STC £60 (1)20
427“, 1896 1/2d on 71/2d on 2d SG37B m.m., STC £85, couple of lightly toned perfs. Uncommon stamp! (1)20
428Trieste Zone A 1947 set SG1-17 complete mint, STC £238 (29)48
429“, Zone A 1948 Revolution Cent. SG65-76 mint, STC £100+ (12)22
430Trinidad 1879-82 1/2d lilac SG100 ‘CA’ m.m., slightly disturbed gum STC £100 (1)15
431“, 1896-1906 5/- & 10/- SG122, 123 fiscal cancels (neat CDSs) STC £515 as postal. (2)32
432“, 1901-06 5/- SG131 l.m.m. STC £60 (1)22
433Trinidad & Tobago 1913-23 5/- SG155 l.m.m. STC £75 (1)22
434“, 1913-23 £1 SG156 fiscal use STC £275 as postal. (1)17
435“, 1921-22 5/- SG214 l.m.m. STC £85 (1)28
436“, 1935-37 set SG230-8 mint (most fine l.m.m.) STC £60 (9)20
437Tuvalu 1976 u.m. ranges incl. SG8, 9 & 10 (STC £200+) plus complete set with ‘Specimen o’prints (36)50
438U.A.E. 1973-2008 used seln. in s/book with 1973 & 1977 defins. complete (167)18
439“, 1982 Crest 10d (6), 20d (8) SG150/151 used STC c.£150 (14)12
440U.N. 1983 Human Rights sets in u.m. sheetlets of 16, (Geneva & Vienna) STC £62 as singles (4 x 16)12
441“, 1988 Forests sheetlets of 12 se-tenant for NY, Geneva & Vienna. STC £120 as singles. (3 x 12)19
442U.S.A. 1869-1913 used rnages, fair to fine, no dupl. and better noted. Needs checking STC £930 (58)32
443“, 1890-93 fair to fine seln., incl. no triangle ‘50c u., Columbus 3c-6c mint (o.g.), etc. STC £460 (12)24
444“, 1904 set in pairs, plus a few odd singles, unused (only a little gum between them!) STC £1375 (19)28
445“, 1976 Bicentennial set of 4 MSs (SG MS1666a-d) u.m. STC £32 (4)9
446“, early-modern dupl., jumbled colln. on leaves in binder. Take some time with this lot! (100s)28
447“, early-modern colln. in 3 albums, many useful looking items; ideal starter colln. mainly used. (100s)28
448“, Airmails, used ranges from 1923 16c, 24c to 1941, worth checking. (30, 1 cover)16
449Upper Silesia 1920 used range with vals. to 2m (2 different) STC £47 (25)7
450Vietnam early to modern used (cto) colln. in binder, with many useful odds & sets, well worth spending time checking through carefully. (100s)38
451Zanzibar 1895-98 21/2d on 1a SG23 m.m. STC £170, believed to be correct, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)48
452“, 1895-98 21/2d on 11/2d SG29 g.-f.u. STC £150 looks ok, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)40
453“, 1897 21/2d on 4a SG175 m.m., light gum toning expertiser’s mark. STC £85 (1)22
454“, 1897 21/2d on 4a SG177 m.m. STC £100 (1)42
455“, 1899-1901 1r, 2r, 3r unused (2r m.m., others no gum) STC £79 as m.m. (3)12
456“, 1908-09 3r SG236 v.l.m.m. STC £28 (1)7
457“, 1926-27 75c SG309 m.m. ‘flat gum’ STC £25 (1)3
458Zululand 1888-93 2d, 21/2d, 3d (slightly bleached) & 6d SG3,4,5,8 m.m. STC £100 (4)18
459“, 1888-93 4d SG6 g.-f.u. STC £75 (1)30
460“, 1888-93 5d SG7 g.-f.u. STC £120 (1)48
461“, 1894-96 £5 SG29 f.u. (light fiscal CDS, small closed nick at top right) Very attractive STC £1,500120

United Kingdom Lots

4621840 1d black ‘O-J’ 4 margins red M/Cross, small nick at right SCT £350 (1)30
4631840 2d blue ‘J-I’ almost 4 margins but damaged (thin & replaced corner - plus a chunk missing!), still shouldn’t be difficult to repair and have a very attractive s’filler. (1)22
4641841 1d red imperf. (2 margins) cancelled with (blackish-) blue M/Cross, plus normal black for comparison. STC £550 (1)38
4651854-58 1d red stars, sheet reconstruction, with 15 stamps still to go! STC £2,250 minimum. (225)60
4661862-64 9d SG86 mint, repaired corner STC £4,750! Better than a spacefiller! (1)65
4671880 4d pl.17 SG154 av.-g.u. light surface adhesion with tiny thin. ST C£475 (1)17
4681880-81 1d Venetian red SG166 part reconstructed sheet, missing 34 to complete, mostly g.-f.u. (206)28
4691883-84 10/- g.u. ‘HSB’ perfin, smudgy London CDS, STC £475 minimum. (1)17
4701929-1970 m.&u. colln. in s/book, some duplication (100s)10
4711929-71 m.&u. colln. on lvs. in SG Senator album, nothing outstanding noticed, but worth checking9
4721934-36 Photogravure set SG439-449 m.m., most g.-f.u. STC £50 (9)12
4731934-36 2d SG442b (wmk. s’ways) l.m.m. - perfs. about as good as you can get on this stamp. STC £12519
4741952-70 m.m/u.m./g.u/f.u. colln. on Windsor leaves; fair degree of completeness from 1957 onwards, with all phos. & non-phos. commem. sets from ‘64 Botanical onwards (few phos. odds & sets before then) (400+)30
4751952-54 Tudor Crown set SG515-531 u.m., but each stamp with slight tone spot at left (from having been housed in an old, sub-standard black-page stockbook) (17)11
4761960s s/book with mint colln. of commems. & defins., some bklt. panes, a fw better. (100s)15
4771963 F.f.H. phos. set SG634p-635p v.f.u. STC £24+ (3)7
4781965 Salvation Army phos. set on unaddressed illustrated FDC, Glasgow cancel. (1)3
4791971-81 largely compl. colln. on Windsor leaves (Vol. 3 complete?) either g.-f.u./m.m. (plus a few m.m.)14
4801978-93 u.m. commems. apparently complete, most very fine. high face value. (100s)55
4811979-86 colln. of commems. in 22-ring alb., both m.m. (virt. complete) & g.-f.u. (a fw gaps) high face40
4821991-96 colln. on leaves, mainly used (soaked from FDCs, or commercial mail) a few mint sets. Largely complete, including better; mostly fine. High catalogue value. (c.300)17
4832000 Smilers Sheets SG LS2 & LS3 (19p Robin, 1st Cracker) fine u.m., scarce items STC £400, advertised retail price = c.£1,100! (2 sheets)90
484UK decimal mint stamps - £50 bundle, all full gum (a few m.m., most fine m.m.) (100s)38
485QV 1d red pl.79, plate reconstruction; most g.-f.u. in folder, leaves you with just 42 stamps to find! Going by the hinge marks, there were all present & correct at some point! (198)30
486QV line engraves & surface printed on s/leaf, fair to fine STC £2,800 low estimate. (51)28
487GVI colln. almost complete, either m. or u. (missing 11/2d SG487!), plus various inv. wmks, etc. (72)24
488Officials QV-E7 seln. on Windsor lvs., incl. ‘IR’ (11), ‘Army’ (6), ‘Govt. Parcels’ (7), ‘Admiralty’ (2). Poor to fine, sold ‘as-is’, worth checking. (26)22
489QV 1/2d green (Jubilee) off paper accum. in pkt. (100s); plus a few E8 & GVI & two empty albs., etc.18
490Small box with QV to QE for checking. (1,000s)12
491Aerogrammes (commems.) - 1990-97 unused colln. in folder, all different £18+ useable face value! (24)9
492Box with various stamps in pkts. & commercial covers, little of individual value seen, but worth looking!8
493On paper seln., mainly modern (to 2011) (100s?)7
494Kiloware - boxful, some double-weight, a few foreign, etc. some earlier. (1,000s)6
495E7 seln. to 9d, mostly good to fine. (8)4
496Kiloware c.1Kg from charity source (plus a few foreign) (1,000s)3
497Channel Is. & I.o.M. colln. in s/book, fairly high face. (100s)28
The end of the sale, thank you for your attention