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PUBLIC AUCTION

Monday, 21th May 2007 at

ORWELL LODGE HOTEL

(29 Polwarth Terrace, Edinburgh) Sale Starts at 7:00 PM with viewing from 5:45

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All World Mixed Lots

1Hamper filled with old junior album, various ‘odds & ends’ in packets, tubs and the like; Plus large accumulation of UK presentation packs (very high face value!) (1,000s)130
2Large quantity of stamps on leaves, in pkts., albums & stockbooks, some covers. This lot should keep you out of mischief for ages! Loads of fun here - strength in Germany, but others too. (10,000s)95
3Heavy, well-filled box, mostly Commonwealth on lvs. & stockpages. some catalogues, etc. (1,000s)38
4Box with various items awaiting attention, mostly Germany & Austria incl. some scarcer/more unusual; plus others too (1,000s)30
5Box with all manner of philatelic items (& others too!), loads of sorting required to see the full potential.28
6Thousands of stamps sorted into pkts, some better seen, plus other items in ‘sorters box’ (1,000s)26
7S/book with u.m. seln. of modern sets & MSs, etc. incl. Thailand, Hong Kong & Singapore. (100s)22
8Mixed lot in box with sorting potential, strength in Europe (particularly German area) includes albums, packets & boxes to be sifted through. (100s)22
9S/book with mainly modern sets/part sets/MSs, all u.m., including better (e.g. Singapore) (100s)20
10S/book with mainly modern u.m. sets & MSs, etc. loads of useful thematic interest. (100+)19
11S/book with mint colln., incl. useful modern with NZ, Singapore, Hong Kong, etc. (100s)18
12European stamps in pkts., much Germany incl. Soviet Zone & covers, etc. (100s)18
13World ranges in three s/books, almost exclusively Hungary & Germany; the odd better item. (1,000s)18
14Box with sorting lot - some contents a little ‘fusty’, some makeweight items - Jersey Printed Album, I.O.M. & U.K. printed lvs. (all empty), etc. plenty of decent things too. Unsuitable for posting. (1,000s)16
15c.700gr. of World kiloware, good quality, nice selection. (1,000s)15
16Useful selection of u.m. sets & MSs in s/book, incl. better. (100s)12
17Box with decent ‘sorting-mix’, little of individual value, but loads of fun! (1,000s)11
18Seln. of items incl. Maxi cards, modern packs for I.O.M., Eire, etc. (23 items)11
19Box with diverse contents incl. UK FDCs, seln. of Scottish labels (some of these scarcer/better), stamps, Old catalogues, books, etc. (100s)10
20Stockbook with world contents, little duplication, no UK (c.700)10
21Gulf States - Large accum. in 2 s/albums, useful for thematics. (1,000s?)9
22Small seln. of modern pres. packs, FDCs, stamps, etc. (16 items)8
23Central America - early to modern on lvs., with Nic. (203 & 1 cover), C.Rica (83), E.Salv. (43), Hond (35)8
24Box with odds & ends, the odd unusual/better item seen. (1,000s)8
25World colln. in album, nothing ‘stunning’, but neat! (100s)7
26Box with on & off-paper stamps, covers & much else. Plenty to sort. (100s)6
27Thematics - Ships - international presentation pack with Maritime theme. (1)3

British Commonwealth Lots

281949 UPU set complete m.m. in special album (missing only French New Hebrides) STC £259+65
29Box with stamps & covers, strength in UK (incl. better FDCs), a few c’wealth. (1,000s?)24
301937 Coronation colln. of FDCs; mixed cond., incl. better. (51)24
311937 Coronation colln. of registered covers, poor to fine. (49)24
32Predominantly modern u.m. sets & MSs incl. better, in s/book. (100s)19
33Pacific Is. - 1953-1965 mint range with Xmas Is. ‘58 & ‘63 sets to $1, Cook Is. set to 3/-, Fiji 10/- & £1 for both 1959 & 1962, plus other useful. STC £150+ (108)18
341945 Victory issue complete u.m. in stockbook. (167)18
35Pacific Is. 1953-65 m.m. range with Norfolk 1960 surch’s., Pitcairn ‘64-65 set to 8/-, Papua ‘65 vals. to 10/- and other useful. STC c.£110 (111)14
36S/book with u.m. sets & MSs, several better, mainly modern. (100s)13
37Seln. in s/book (a little duplication only) (c.800)12
38Caribbean - 1953-65 mint range with better St Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent. STC c.£90 (108)11

Postcard

39Shoebox with mainly earlier topographical & greetings cards, etc. (c.1,000?)26
40Old album with seln. of Scottish topos., greetings, humour, etc. Nice lot. (230+)22
41Shoebox with mainly older topos, etc., a few better. (700+)22
42Shoebox with mainly modern cards, used/unused, UK/foreign. (c.700)12

Cinderella, Ephemera, Coins, Other Collectables, etc.

43UK - MacBrayne parcel/Newspaper labels, u.m. from 1d to 6/2 and 2p to 10p, various typed & ages, plus a 4 page listing of all known values. Very unusual lot! (25)12
44“, enamel sign ‘licensed to sell Postage ... Stamps’ slight damage, unusual. (1)8
45Germany - Prussia Railway labels duplicated selection, including better cancels, etc. (39)18
46“, Saxony, Railway labels duplicated used seln, with some better cancels. (42)18
47Cigarette Cards box with seln. of cards, mostly g.-v.f., mostly part of almost complete sets 1920s-30s in albums, boxes & loose. Very high cat. value. (1,000+)30
48Die-Casts, Matchbox No.1 (1956, 57mm) road roller, only slight chipping , box damaged, but compl.3
49“, “, No.6 Quarry Truck 1954 (metal wheels) near mint boxed. (1)5
50“, “, No.19 (1956) MG Midget fine, box fine. (1)10
51“, “, No.23 (1956 “MBS 23”) Caravan, g.-f., box worn, but complete. (1)4
52“, “, No.29 (1956 metal wheels) Milk Float, sl rust to crimped end of one axle, otherwise mint boxed5
53“, “, No.35 (1957 metal wheels) Horse Box near mint boxed. (1)5
54“, “, No.48 (1958 metal wheels) Boat & trailer, near mint boxed. (1)5
55“, “, Accessory Pack No.2 Car Transporter, near mint (crimped ends of axles with a hint of rust), box holed where trailer axles rub, otherwise fine & not common! (1)15
56Coins Mixed lot in tin & box - over 4Kg of UK 1ds (QV to QE - a couple of GIII, etc!) plus seln. of coins incl. some better, earlier, the odd medallion, etc., poor to fine (1,000s?)40
57“, Austria 1780 Maria Theresa Thaler - restrike with the ‘X’, but silver & attractive (1)5
58“, U.K. 1987 Royal mint b.u. Year Pack in scarce ‘Wm. Low’ slip-case. (1)4
59“, “, 2005 Special Xmas coin Year Pack, with Royal Mint Tree decoration! Unusual. (1)8
60Michel Near East cat. 2004 (the current one) Retail c.¤50! As new, loads of useful info. (1)15
61Seln. of old catalogues incl. SG S.O.W. 2002 complete in 4 vols. & simplified C/wealth, various others incl. Swiss interest, etc. Not suitable for posting. 9
62Stockbook standard size white pages - 30 page (60 sides) good quality, new. (1)8
63S/book, a similar lot to the last. (1)8
64SG Universal binder (22-ring, blue), 2nd Hand (1)3
65SG Universal, a similar lot to the last. (1)3

Stamps Arranged by Country

66Abu Dhabi (& Aden States) A.D.1964 mint range 50np to 10r (no 2r) & States 53-64 mint with Seiyun 54 set to 10/- (toned) & Hadhram. ‘55 set (no 10c) & ‘63 70c to 10/- STC £110 (42)13
67“, 1964 short set to 1r mint,very lightly mounted. STC £28 (8)5
68Aden 1949 RSW set SG30-31 u.m. STC £28+ (2)13
69“, & States 1949 RSW high vals., all marginal, all u.m. (scarce as such) STC £60 (3)22
70Afghanistan 1860s onwards, used seln. You work out the face values! (12)10
71Albania 1922-27 m.&u. ranges, fair to fine, incl. SG1515 used & SG161-4 m., etc. STC £85+ (25)11
72Algeria 1930 Cent. set & Phil. Ex. SG93-106 mint, STC £90+ (14)22
73Allenstein 1920, both sets complete mint or used, high catalogue & scarce. (28)16
74Anguilla 1990 Fish set u.m. (16)12
75Antigua (& Bahamas) 1953-65 mint range with ant ‘53 set to $2.40, Bah. ‘64 New Cons. 2/6 to £1 1965 set to £1, etc. STC c.£120 (83)16
76Ascension 1922 set SG1-9 l.m.m. STC £300, nice set. (9)75
77“, 1924-33 set SG10-20 mint (most fine l.m.m.) STC £275 (12)60
78“, 1934 set SG21-30 m.m./l.m.m. STC £110 (10)40
79“, 1938-53 mint range all diff., incl. 1d green mountain, 3d black & blue, 2/6 & 5/-, etc. Slightly mixed condition, but worth checking. STC £260+ as u.m. (15)34
80“, 1938 3d SG42 g.-f.u. Key value, STC £27 (1)8
81“, 1956-63 range with ‘56 sett to 10/- & ‘63 to £1 (1/6 & £1 used) STC c.£150 (27)22
82“, 1987-88 Uniforms &1990-91 Navy Equip. sets of 5 plus a range of MSs with ‘69 Crests, ‘73 Crests, etc. u.m. except ‘73 Crests m.m. STC £55 (9 items)11
83Australia 1935 Anzac set SG154-5 g.u.-f.u. the perfs. quite good for these. STC £38+ (2)9
84“, 1937-49 3d blue stated to be all six versions, m./m.m./l.m.m. the scarce die Ia with tone spot. They look OK, but still, sold ‘as-is’. STC £485 (6)50
85“, 1940s coil stamps - 4 pairs, 1 block of 4 m.m./u.m. STC £40 (5 items)4
86“, 1950s-80s mint (much u.m.) incl. high vals. to $5 (2), etc. (100+)12
87“, 1971 Xmas quarter pane (25 stamps) u.m., incl. 2+ sets! (1)10
88“, 1984 Year Book (all issues u.m., plus loads of info. & an attractive housing - what more could you want?!)2
89“, 1985 Year Book (all issues u.m., plus loads of info. & an attractive housing) (1)2
90“, 1986 Year Book (all issues u.m., plus loads of info. & an attractive housing) (1)2
91“, 1987 Year Book (all issues u.m., plus loads of info. & an attractive housing) (1)2
92“, 1988 Year Book (all issues u.m., plus loads of info. & an attractive housing) (1)2
93“, 1989 Year Book (all issues u.m., plus loads of info. & an attractive housing) (1)2
94“, 1990 Year Book (all issues u.m., plus loads of info. & an attractive housing) (1)2
95“, 1991 Year Book (all issues u.m., plus loads of info. & an attractive housing) (1)2
96“, 1993 Year Book (all issues u.m., plus loads of info. & an attractive housing) (1)2
97“, 1994 Year Book (all issues u.m., plus loads of info. & an attractive housing) (1)2
98“, 1995 Year Book (all issues u.m., plus loads of info. & an attractive housing) (1)2
99“, Postage Dues 1902-08, mostly used range (one mint), vals. to 1/-, unchecked in detail, but STC £7914
100“, An accum. of used ‘Roos, mixed cond., dupl. vals. to 2/- (incl. 2/- brown). Apparently mainly earlier, STC (if correctly ascribed) £900+. Useful seen, unchecked for flaws, retouches, etc. (116)42
101“, early to modern large dupl. accum. in s/book & tin; the odd better value/set seen. (1,000s)20
102“, FDCs (etc.) - selection, most interest in the 1990s section with better. (57)19
103Austria Small f.u. seln., mainly 1950s commems., incl. Charities. STC £33 (21)4
104Bahamas 1860 1d unused, 4d m., 6d m. (some sl. faults), 1/- pen cancelled pair, plus duplicated GV vals. m./u., etc. STC £176, worth checking. (38)22
105“, 1902-10 £1 SG70 m.m. (one slightly toned perf.) STC £250 (1)50
106“, 1921 set to 5/- SG115-124 plus extra 3d. g.-f.u. STC £114+ good lot. (11)18
107“, 1921-37 £1 (mult. script) SG125 m.m. overall toning on gum STC £170 (1)40
108Bahrain 1933-57 m.&u. ranges little dupl. incl. useful GVI, etc. STC £85 (48)15
109Barbados 1897 mint seln. to 10d, attractive, STC £125 (8)7
110“, 1918 3/- SG200 f.u. with 3 Aug 1918 CDS STC £80 (1)20
111“, 1925-38 mint seln. STC £32 (14)5
112“, P.Dues - 1934-47 set m./u.m., also the 3d used (a bit rubbed) STC £41 (4)6
113Basutoland & Bechuanaland mint range 1953-65 with Basutoland ‘61 to 1r x2; Bechuanaland ‘55 set to 10/- (no 5/-), ‘61 good range to 1r, , etc. STC c.£180 (108)24
114Bavaria 1876-c.1919 m.&u. colln. with useful ranges incl. high vals., some f.u. strips, etc. STC £130(123)16
115Belgium 1919 Tin Hat short set to 1f SG237-47 mint (some adhesion) STC £60 (11)6
116Bermuda 1865-1903 1/- SG8 mint (gum a little flat & a small toned area) fine & attractive from front. STC £325 (1)60
117“, 1920 1/- SG64 f.u. STC £48 (1)12
118“, 1938-53 £1 SG121/121c p.14 f.u. slight colour run at base. STC £65 minimum. (1)11
119“, 1953-65 mint range with ‘53 £1, ‘62 set to £1, etc. STC c.£70 (44)10
120“, 1978 Wildlife set SG387-403 u.m. (17)9
121British Antarctic Territory 1966 Churchill set u.m. STC £48+ (4)9
122Br. Guiana 1938-52 $3 SG319b (p.14x13) fine mint. short issue life, only STC £26, but ...! (1)7
123Br. Honduras 1968 Wildlife set SG256-267 u.m. (12)7
124Br. Levant (Beirut) 1867 10d SG Z24 with fine ‘G06’ cancel. g.u., very scarce. (1)22
125Br. Solomon Is. 1922-31 1d to 5/- SG40-51 m.m. STC £75+ (12)16
126“, 1953-65 mint range with ‘65 set to £1, etc. STC c.£55 (41)8
127Brunei 1908-22 mint seln. to 30c., some adhesion, etc. STC £35 (8)3
128Burma Interesting lot with stamps loose & on lvs; various covers, FDCs, etc. poor-fine. Unusual. (100s)18
129Cameroon mint colln. in s/book from earlies, with many better odds/sets, etc. STC £300 (100s)36
130Canada, 1908 Tercent. 10c-20c SG193-195 m.m., sl. faults STC £275 (3)30
131“, 1922 Special Delivery 20c SG S4 m.m. centred high STC £35 (1)4
132“, 1930-31 50c SG302 u.m. STC £80 as m.m. scarce. (1)20
133“, 1935-51 m.&u. seln. (mostly GVI) incl. ‘46 Peace set f.u., ‘51 Fisherman $1 m., etc. STC £74 (23)10
134“, 1937-38 $1 SG367 u.m., but small gum thin in lower part of stamp. very attractive from front. (1)6
135“, 1938-39 Special Del’y. stamps 10c SG S9 in superb u.m. block of 4. STC £84+ (1)24
136Canal Zone 1904 5c SG6 m., reasonable condition. STC £65 (1)6
137Cayman Is. 1912-20 5/- SG51 m.m. STC £75 (1)19
138“, 1912-20 10/- SG52 m.m. (expertisers mark on reverse) attractive stamp STC £120 (1)48
139“, 1953-65 mint range with ‘53 5/- & 10/-, ‘62 5/- & £1, etc. STC c.£80 (34)11
140“, E7/GV mint range incl. better. STC £55, mainly fine. (17)10
141Ceylon 1904-05 2r25 SG288 f.u. STC £29 (1)8
142Cocos (Keeling) Is. 1982 Butterflies & Moths set complete (16) in presentation pack. (1)7
143Cook Is. 1944-46 set SG137-145 u.m. (scarce as such) STC £75 (9)13
144“, 1949 set SG150-9 on Air Mail FDC, folded (clear of stamps) ideal for f.u. set. STC £50 (1)10
145“, (etc.), s/book with m.&u. sets & odds, a few better items. (170+)12
146Cyprus 1912-15 set SG74-84 l.m.m. STC £160 (11)48
147“, 1924-28 defin. set SG102-122 (no £5 SG117a), attractive, fresh l.m.m. STC £450 (21)130
148Danzig 1920-c.1936 m./u.m./u. colln., almost all different, with better STC £225 (68)32
149Egypt (Forces Mail) 1934 cover with handstamps & letter seal on reverse. (1)7
150Estonia 1939 Paru Miniature Sheet u.m. STC £20 as m.m. (1)7
151Eupen & Malmedy 1920 postage set used, a few perf. faults, scarce! (7)10
152Falkland Is. 1898 2/6 SG41 m.m. STC £250, couple of bluntish perfs. at right. (1)70
153“, 1912-20 £1 SG69 m.m. few slight perf. faults, centred slightly to right. Scarce stamp. STC £45075
154“, 1953-64 range with 1955 set mint, 1960 set to £1 used (some low vals mint), 1963 Red Cross mint, etc. STC c.£110 (28)20
155F.I.D. (& S.Georgia) ‘54 set to 2/6 m., S.Georgia ‘63 range with 1/- to 10/- (no 2/6) u., etc. STC £100 (30)12
156Fiji 1938 10/- SG266a l.m.m. STC £35 (1)8
157“, 1938 £1 SG266b m.m. STC £48 (1)12
158France 1920s-40s (mainly) mint seln., mostly u.m. (73)4
159“, 1949 1,000f Air stamp SG1059 m.m. (4 hinges in margins, stamp not too bad), very attractive.18
160French P.O’s., China 1894-1907 mainly used ranges, mixed cond., some dupl., also a few Indo-Chinese P.O’s in China m./u. STC £98 (49)11
161“, Turkey 1885-1921 m.&u. ranges, fair to fine, some high vals., etc. also useful (& seldom seen) Cavalie, Dedeagh, Vathy, etc. STC £297 (39)38
162Germany 1930s-40s small seln. of C.O.D. forms - unusual complete! poor to fine. (8)10
163“, Box with various albums, s/books, album leaves, etc. plenty to sort. A lovely ‘starter box’ (1,000s)50
164“, S/book with misc. ranges, early to modern, some duplication. (c.550)12
165“, dupl. seln. on s/leaves, a few better. (1,300+)12
166“, 1990s (mainly) seln. of kiloware with better. c.750gr. (1,000s)7
167”, B.R.D. 1949-66 Lighthouse hingeless alb. with mainly used colln., most of the good, early stamps are still to find, some included, but are mixed condition, yet others present and correct. (350+)19
168“, “, 1951 Röntgen (v.f.u.) & Posthorn defin. sets g.-f.u. complete. (17)9
169“, “, 1959 Beethoven MS v.f.u. with special cancel. attractive & scarce. (1)14
170“, “, Ka-Be hingeless album 1961-77 quite well filled with m.&u. stamps (100s)12
171“, “, 1979-83 Lindner hingeless alb. with used colln., still some gaps left to fill! (100s)10
172“, D.D.R. 1968-72 large dupl. u.m. colln. in album STC c.£1,000. very cheap at estimate. (100s)38
173“, “, early to modern ranges in s/book, a few better. (c.700)16
174Germany (continued), P.O’s. in Morocco 1905 6p25c on 5mk SG38 u.m. lovely condition STC £160 as m.m. (1)55
175“, P.O’s in Turkey 1908 100c on 80pf l.m.m. (u.m.?), plus 25c on 20pf u.m. STC £82+ as m.m. (2)22
176“, German East Africa 1916 5pf x3, ‘Königsberg provisionals’ (German stamp stocks from three ships used throughout GEA when stocks of local stamps ran out because of the war), look OK, but no certificate, so sold ‘as-is’. STC ¤1,200 (3)55

German Colonies, etc. the following 9 lots consist of collections/selections, all used (unless otherwise stated), from 1890s to 1900s, sl. duplication in places, good coverage incl. better vals., and in many cases with legible postmarks.
177“, P.O’s in China from 1898 range with both o’print types, later vals. to $11/2 STC ¤310 (32)38
178“, P.O’s in Morocco 1899-1911 with vals. to 1p25 STC £125 (20)19
179“, P.O’s in Turkey 1874-1908 colln., mainly g.-f. incl. 1874 German ‘forerunners’ all with CDS ‘Constantinopel’ (large shield 2g, 21/2g, 5g); 1884 incl. SG1, 2; 1889 set; 1900 incl. 5p, 10p, 15p; 1905 setcompl. with extra w’mark varieties, etc. STC ¤1,330+ (c.£930) (46)190
180“, Caroline Is. 1899-1901 all mint seln. incl. 1899 10pf, 20pf, etc. STC £43 12
181“, G.S.W.A. 1897-1901, mainly u. (two mint incl. SG10 u.m.), varied p’marks, STC £60 (14)9
182“, Mariana Is. mainly mint from 1899 short set to 20pf, but incl. 1901 25pf, 50pf u. (50pf short corner, not counted) STC £87 (10)12
183“, Marshall Is. 1897 ‘sch’ 20pf, ‘sh’ set of 6 (3pf x2 shades), etc. STC £250+ (11)44
184“, Samoa 1900-01 m.&u. seln. STC £39 (noting two types of ‘Apia’ postmark) (12)7
185“, Togo from 1897 3pf (f.u. with Klein Popo CDS), plus yacht types with ‘Lome’, etc. STC £39 (9)6
186Gibraltar 1904-08 1d to 1/- SG57-61 m.m. STC £130 (5)18
187“, 1912-24 set SG76-85 mint, some gum faults on lower vals., others fine m.m., £1 is u.m. and (but for one blunt perf.) very fine and attractive. STC £275 (10)85
188“, 1921-27 set (incl. a couple of shades) m.m. SG89-101 STC £300 (13)75
189“, 1925-32 set to £1 SG102-107 (plus SG109) m.m. STC £200 (7)60
190“, 1953-65 g.u. to g.f.u. range with ‘53 1d to 10/-, ‘60 set (no 9d), plus commems. STC c.£90 (35)15
191“, 1953 £1 SG158 u.m. STC £45. (1)10
192“, 1967-69 Ship set m.m. (15)10
193“, 1994 Year Pack. (1)8
194“, 1995 Year Pack. (1)10
195“, 2002 Year Pack. (1)20
196“, 2003 Year Pack. (1)24
197“, 2004 Year Pack. (1)24
198“, 2005 Year Pack. (1)26
199“, 2006 Year Pack. (1)26
200“, modern seln. of presentation packs, slight duplication in places, face £81 (35)60
201Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1956-62 defin. set SG64-75 f.u. (12)20
202Gold Coast 1898-1902 5/- SG33 l.m.m., attactive stamp STC £55 (1)14
203“, 1898-1902 10/- SG34 fine u.m. STC £150, rather uncommon! (1)70
204“, 1928 set to 2/- SG103-111 & ‘35 Silver Jubilee SG113-116 m.m. STC £52+ (13)10
205“, 1938 set SG130a-132 g.u. STC £55 (13)10
206Greece 1930 Indep. set fresh mint, plus ‘extras’ used. STC £100++ (29)24
207Grenada 1934-36 set SG135-44 (no 11/2d SG137a) m.m. STC £48+ (9)14
208Hong Kong, 1891 14c on 30c SG44 m.m. STC £180, scarce. (1)26
209“, 1937 Coronation & 1941 Centenary sets m.m. STC £100 (9)9
210“, 1937 Coronation & 1941 Centenary sets m.m. STC £100 (9)8
211“, 1953-62 mint range with ‘62 set (no 5c or 50c) plus other useful. STC c.£250 (21)26
212“, 1966 Churchill set u.m. STC £35+ (4)10
213“, 1973-74 set SG283-296 m.m. STC £95, good set. (14)16
214“, 1974 Arts Festival MS u.m., slight wrinkles, etc. STC £48 (1)9
215“, 1990s (mainly) seln. of u.m. stamps & MS’s. high cat. (11 MS, 21 stamps)12
216“, 1994 Prestige booklet ‘Defin. stamps 1862-1992’ Very attractive item. (1)6
217“, 1999 Giant Panda MS in uncut complete sheet of 10 with central motif. Framed, attractive. (1)14
218Hong Kong (continued) 1999 various presentation packs, Year Pack, etc. (8)24
219“, 2001 Year Pack & 12 other pres. packs, etc., face $386 (13)22
220“, 2004 colln. of pres. packs, etc., some slight duplication, $496 face value Attractive lot. (21)32
221“, 2006 various pres. pack, etc. incl. Austria Fireworks Joint Stamp Issue (Both the stamp AND the scarce Miniature Sheet Packs!) face $300+ Nice lot. (9)20
222“, shoebox with decent colln. of FDCs, much modern (127)38
223“, GVI seln. incl. SG147 in mint plate block of 30, Victory used, etc. (5 items = 50 stamps)6
224Hungary Accumulation on leaves in binder, worth checking carefully as several items tucked between the ‘dross’ (100s)12
225Iceland 1908 double Head seln. to 50a SG81-92 mint STC c.£150 (12)18
226“, 1925-41 mint seln., mainly fine, incl. 1925 7a, 35a; ‘38 Geyser set (no 1k), ‘38 Uni. set, ‘39 Fish incl. 10a green, ‘39 NY set STC £300+ (30)44
227“, 1944-49 u.m. colln. with Republic & Hekla sets, etc. STC £120+ (28)28
228“, 1954-65 mint (most fine u.m.) seln. with ‘54 Hafstein set, etc. STC £50+ (19)10
229Indonesia 1961-69 mint colln. on lvs., slightly picked, many sets remain. (250+)10
230Ireland 1922 5/- SG19 m.m. centred slightly high. STC £70 (1)22
231“, 2002 Rock Legends set of 4 stamps & 4 MSs both u.m. & on 5 FDCs. 15
232“, 2003 Year Book (sticky label on front cover, otherwise fine) (1)28
233Israel u.m. seln. with useful sets & MSs (65 stamps, 15 MS)12
234“, 106 FDCs, 1970-76 all different, with tabs, mostly unaddressed. 11
235Italy c.1860s-1970s m./u.m/u. ranges, sl. dupl. in mid. period commems., etc. STC £175+ (89)18
236“, 1910 Plebiscite sets SG81-84 mint, the odd trifling fault as usual. fresh & attractive. STC £395 (4)55
237“, Colonies c.1890s-1930s m.&u. colln. (no duplication) with better Somalia, Tripolitania, Eritrea, Ethiopia, etc. STC £260+, mainly fine. (103)36
238Leeward Is. 1954 set SG126-140 u.m. STC £38 (15)12
239“, mint QE range with 1954 set STC £38+ (15)7
240Liechtenstein c.1920s-70s m./u.m./u. ranges, slight dupl., fine condition. STC £85 (59, 2MS)9
241“, early to modern mint and/or used colln. in two albums. Includes defins., commems., MSs, some FDCs, officials, P.Dues, and much else. Fairly complete incl. many better sets/items. STC £2,000++ (100s)150
242Luxembourg c.1880s-1950s m.&u. colln. (slight duplication) STC £114 (43)11
243“, 1923-39 seln. of mint sets incl. slightly better charities. STC £62 (43)6
244“, 1939 Royal Wedding & 1948 Welfare sets u.m. STC £38+ (10)9
245Mafeking 1900 6d on 3d SG4 used on small piece. Very fine; good quality scarce stamp STC £250 (1)60
246“, 1900 Baden-Powell 3d SG20a (deep blue, 181/2mm) v.f.u. on small piece. Beautiful item STC £350 (1)80
247Malaya, F.M.S. ‘Flying Tigers’ mint seln. to 20c (& 50c with short corner) STC £50+ (8)6
248“, Kelantan 1937-40 ranges, mostly g.u./f.u. with various vals. incl. 30c & $1 also 1c strip of 4, etc. (13)11
249“, Malacca 1948 RSW set SG1 & 2 u.m. STC £29+ (2)13
250“, Perak 1948 RSW $5 SG123 u.m. with marginal inscription. (1)10
251“, Perlis 1948 RSW $5 SG2 u.m. with marginal inscription. (1)13
252Malta 1926-27 set SG157-172 mint (incl. u.m.) STC £140 (17)32
253Marienwerder 1920 “Marienwerder” set to 5mk mint or used. (14)12
254Mexico 1974-84 u.m. & used on s/cards. (146 & 1MS)7
255Monaco 1950s-60s u.m./f.u. colln. in s/book with better sets & odds. Useful starter collection! (100s)55
256Muscat 1953 Coronation set in u.m. blocks of 4 (4)14
257Nauru 1916-37 mint selection STC £38 (15)6
258Netherlands mid-period with commems., charities, etc., mainly used, no dupl. STC £200 (89)22
259New Zealand 1882-1900 ‘Postage & Revenue’ perf.12 x 111/2 set, SG187-193. mounted mint (gum a little flat), attractive. STC £600+ (8)80
260“, 1926-34 2/- & 3/- Admiral Heads SG469, 470 m.m., slightly disturbed gum. STC £145 (2)19
261“, 1931 2d Smiling Boy l.m.m. trifling gum faults, still attractive. STC £75 (1)15
262“, 1940 centennial set SG613-25 mint STC £65 (13)16
263“, Back of book mint range, unchecked in detail, incl. Life, P.Dues 1939 set, etc. STC £50 minimum. (13)9
264“, Postal Fiscals 1931-40 2/6 to 10/- SG F147-155 (no 7/6 SG F152) mint - most l.m.m., others u.m., all are fine & STC £192 (8)42
265“, Postal Fiscals 1940 Wiggins Teape paper short set of 3 to 11/- on 11/-. SG F187-9 STC £320. Scarce.50
266Norfolk Is. 1970 Birds seet u.m. (15)10
267North Borneo 1886-1941 mint ranges with better incl. SG100, 102, 186 block of 4, 285, etc. STC £30042
268“, (& Sabah) 1953-65 range with ‘54 $1 to $10 used, etc. STC c.£70 (55)10
269Northern Nigeria 1900 2d to 1/- mint with Specimen overprints (gum residue from old style mounting possible from an old UPU form?!) ) fresh from front SG3-7 (5)24
270Nyasaland 1891-95 B.C.A. o’print on Rhodesia 1d to 5/-, plus 8d shade SG1-12 mint/unused, the odd slight fault (mainly on backs), still an elusive selection. STC c.£425 (13)44
271“, (& Malawi) 1953-65 mint range with 1953 to 5/-, ‘63 to 10/-, ‘64 2/6 to £1, etc. STC £45 (65)7
272Oceanic Settlements 1953 14f Air SG213 u.m. STC £30 (1)9
273Panama 1887-1943 m.&u. on leaves. (169)13
274Polish P.Os. in Turkey 1919 ‘Levant’ set SG1-12 mint, some toning, etc., STC £400 but sold ‘as-is’ (12)22
275Portugal 1882-1953 m.&u. seln. on leaves. (181)15
276Rhodesia 1892-94 set plus shades complete SG18-26 mint generally fresh (4d a bit poorer) STC £240(9)55
277“, 1892-93 £2 SG11 attractively used (fiscal) STC £150 as postal. (1)7
278“, 1896 3d on 5/- SG53 m.m., top marginal (stamp is u.m.!) beautiful example of this scarce stamp. STC £170 (1)55
279“, 1898-1908 £20 SG93a lightly used (fiscal) with perfin, unobtrusively cut into at lower left, useful spacefiller STC £14,000 as mint (unpriced used) (1)14
280“, 1910-13 2d double head mint (slight gum faults) stated to be SG127, but no certificate, sold ‘as-is’ (1)18
281“, 1910-13 21/2d double head p.15 couple of very light tone spots & sl. dull patches on gum, otherwise fine u.m. & STC £70 (1)18
282“, 1910-13 2/6 double head (small natural paper spot, otherwise fine) m.m. STC £300 minimum. (1)44
283“, & Nyasaland 1959 set SG18-31 g.u.-f.u. plus 1/2d coil pair mint STC £75+ (17)19
284Saar 1920-54 almost entirely used ranges, some better STC £60+ (37)9
285St. Helena 1856 6d SG1 (imperf.) m.m. 3 good to very wide margins, plus another just touching to good STC £500 (1)75
286“, 1903 set SG55-60 m.m. STC £90 (6)22
287“, 1912-16 set to 1/- & 1912 defins. SG72-79, 85, 86 m.m. STC £60 (10)10
288“, 1912-16 set SG72-81 m.m. (incl. 1d shade) the odd fault, but some incl. 3/- are l.m.m. STC £120+ (11)26
289“, 1922-37 set SG97-112 (plus SG92-95) mint, mostly fine m.m. to l.m.m. STC c.£325 (19)75
290St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla 1970 original defins. mint. (16)5
291St. Lucia 1936 5/- & 10/- SG123-124 f.u. scarce pair. STC £90 (2)22
292Sarawak 1934-41 set of colour changes (‘a’ numbers issued 1 Mar 41) all u.m. STC £40 (6)12
293Seychelles 1953-65 mint range with ‘54-56 set (no 18c or 70c) ‘62 1r50 to 10r, etc. STC c.£90 (45)12
294Sierra Leone 1904-05 £1 SG98 m.m. STC £225 (1)55
295“, 1921-27 £2 SG147 (mult. script) l.m.m. (slightly flattish gum) STC £500 Very scarce item! (1)120
296Singapore 1948-52 35c SG25a in marginal block of 11 (pl. 1 & 4) sl. faults. (1)7
297Somaliland Protectorate 1953 defin. set mint, etc. STC £100+ (17)18
298South Africa 1925 Air set g.u. SG26-29 STC £75 not often seen used. (4)15
299Southern Nigeria 1901-02 QV high vals. 2/6, 5/-, 10/- SG7-9 l.m.m. small gum thin on 10/- STC £19030
300Spain 1851-1900 used ranges from imperfs., slight dupl., fair to fine STC £116 (51)11
301Swaziland 1853-1965 mint range with ‘56 vals. to 5/-, ‘56 to 5/-, ‘61 to 2r x2, etc. STC c.£70 (56)10
302Sweden 1936 Tercent. set mint (incl. perf. vars. on low vals.) STC £120 fine & fresh. (15)22
303Switzerland 1913-25 used range of pro-Juv. incl. 1916-17 sets fair to fine STC £150 (11)15
304“,early to modern mainly used colln. deserving of close inspection. Better ranges throughout, with Pro-Juv. & Pro-Patria, the odd few booklets, FDCs, etc. (100s)30
305Transjordan 1930 Locust Campaign set SG183-94 fine mint STC £150 (12)50
306Transvaal 1894-97 dupl. m. seln. of vals. to 10/-, believed to be reprints. (65)5
307Trinidad & Tobago 1969-72 defin. set SG339-354 u.m. (16)6
308Tristan da Cunha 1937 UK Edward VIII set of 4 on cover carried by steamer ‘Duchess of Atholl’ with T.d.C. cachet SG type V, & London Paquebot cancels. slight toning but extremely scarce cover.11
309“, 1954 set SG14-27 fresh mint (2d short perfs.) STC £90+ (14)22
310Turkey 1926 defin.s et SG1021-34, etc. STC £160+ (24)28
311Tuvalu m.&u. colln., incl. full defin. sets in s/book (100+)8
312U.S.A. 1997 Year Book (no slip-case) (1)9
313“, 2004 Commem. Year Book, attractive lot. (1)18
314“, 2005 Year Book. cost $64+ (1)20
315“, special complete uncut sheet ‘Space achievement ... Expo 2000’ with the 5 Min. Sheets SG MS3832a to 3832e, framed, attractive. Unsuitable for posting. (1)20
316“, Various items incl. 1973, 1990 & 1991 Year packs, etc. (5 items)12
317Upper Silesia m.&u. colln. on lvs., with better (Plebiscite set - this ‘as-is’), etc. high cat. (61)38
318Zululand 1894-96 4/- SG27 m.m. (expertizers mark on gum) STC £110 attractive stamp. (1)30

United Kingdom Lots

3191840 2d blue ‘F-B’ f.u., 4 margins (most large), deep shade, black Matese Cross, attractive. (1)110
3201840 2d blue ‘M-B’f.u., 3+ margins (2 good to wide, one close to wide, the 4th good to just touching), red Maltese Cross. Fine stamp STC £650 minimum. (1)110
3211841 1d SG8/12 almost 4 margins, fresh unused STC £400 minimum as mint. (1)11
3221841 1d SG8m/12m with numeral Maltese Cross (No.2), 4 margins STC £135, g.u. (1)12
3231841 1d SG8m/12m with numeral Maltese Cross (No.3), 4 margins STC £160, g.u. (1)13
3241841 1d SG8m/12m with numeral Maltese Cross (No.5), 4 margins with Ivory Head STC £135, g.u. (1)12
3251841 1d SG8m/12m with numeral Maltese Cross (No.6), 3+ margins STC £110, g.u. (1)10
3261841 1d SG8m/12m on cover, tied with numeral Maltese Cross (No.7), 3 margins STC £110, cover with filing creases, but clear of stamp. (1)11
3271841 1d SG8m/12m with numeral Maltese Cross (No.7), 4 margins STC £110, g.u. (1)11
3281841 1d SG8m/12m with numeral Maltese Cross (No.8), 3+ margins STC £110, g.u. (1)11
3291841 1d SG8m/12m with numeral Maltese Cross (No.12), 2 good margins, (+ 2 close to touching) STC £225, g.u. Scarce item. (1)14
3301841 2d SG13e-15e strip of 3, f.u. with black M/Cross cancels, 4 large margins. Fine item. (1)34
3311841 2d SG13e-15e f.u. black M/Cross, 4 margins, STC £200 (1)9
3321847-54 10d embossed SG57 g.u. cut square, but one corner ‘clipped’ minor faults, attractive. STC £1,00016
3331847-54 1/- SG55 g.u., cut square, 2 wide & 2 close margins slight separation at one silk thread, re-inforced by hinge. STC £800, scarce item. (1)22
3341854-57 1d SG26 g.u. STC £80, above average. (1)6
3351854-57 1d SG29/33 & 1d SG37/41 used on pieces with fine Liverpool Spoon cancels (2 diff.)8
3361854-57 2d SG19/20a g.u. STC £85 minimum. (1)7
3371855-57 4d SG62 in pair (cut at top) on clean cover to Hamburg (Jan. 1856). Rare cover STC £650+ (1)26
3381855-57 6d SG70 & 2d SG46/47 pl.9 on reg. cover London-Littlehampton. scarce early registration.14
3391855-57 1/- SG72 g.u. STC £260 (1)11
3401858-79 1d pl.219 g.-f.u. very slight shallow thin. STC £70 (1)7
3411862-64 4d SG80 on interesting entire to Cognac, horizontal fold clear of stamp. STC £200 (1)9
3421862-64 6d SG83 deep lilac on interesting cover Liverpool-Italy STC £170+ (1)9
3431865-67 4d SG93/94 pl.9 on clean entire to Paris STC £125 (21)9
3441865-67 4d SG93/94 4d pl.10 (scarcer plate number) on nice entire to Lyon. STC £125+ (1)11
3451865-67 6d SG97 pl.5 &6 g.u. STC £230 (2)10
3461865-67 1/- SG101 pl.4 g.u. with interesting wmk. variety - 2 emblems only in centre. STC £170++ 9
3471867-80 3d SG102/103 pl.6 on interesting entire to Cognac, STC £90 (1)8
3481867-80 9d SG110/111 g.u. ‘R’ (registered duplex) STC £250 minimum. (1)10
3491867-80 1/- SG115/117 plates 5 to 7 g.-f.u. (pl.5 wing margin) with 1872/73 CDS cancels STC £130+ (3)14
3501867-80 2/- SG120 pale blue g.u. (re-perfed. at left & creases) STC £200, scarce. (1)11
3511867-83 5/- Sg126 rose plate 1 g.-f.u. (one blunt corner perf.) very nice for these. STC £600 (1)34
3521867-83 5/- SG126 g.u. STC £600 minimum (probably plate 2) (1)26
3531870 1/2d SG48/49 pl.19 in g.u. vertical pair STC £100 (1)7
3541870 11/2d SG51/52 pl.3 g.u. with CDS STC £50 (1)6
3551872-73 6d SG123 pale buff pl.11 & 12 (pl.12 is wing margin) g.u. (nice for these) STC £335. (2) 16 356 1872-73 6d pl.12 SG125 g.-f.u., above average, STC £200 (1)9
3571872-73 6d SG125 (wing margin, torn at left) pl.12 on attractive cover to Portugal via France with various marks & cachets. STC £250 (1)19
3581873-80 21/2d SG141 pl.15 g.u., with fine St.Malo CDS STC £50++ (1)9
3591873-80 21/2d SG141 pl.17 g.u. STC £240 (scarce plate number) (1)12
3601873-80 21/2d SG141 pl.5 on interesting entire to Cognac, STC £80 (1)8
3611873-80 21/2d SG141 pl.10 on clean cover to Amsterdam. STC £80+ (1)8
3621873-80 4d SG152 pl.15 g.u. STC £425+ (1)22
3631873-80 4d pl.15 SG153 g.u. (slight faults) STC £275 (1)9
3641873-80 4d SG153 pl.16 g.u. with good colour, STC £250 (1)9
3651873-80 6d SG146/147 pl.17 g.u. with 1880 CDS (1)11
3661873-80 8d SG156 (garter) g.u., STC £300 scarce stamp. (1)16
3671873-80 1/- SG148/150 pl.10 on piece with St.Thomas CDS & ‘C51’ duplex. attractive & scarce.13
3681873-80 1/- SG148/150 pl.12 g.u. STC £100 (1)7
3691873-80 1/- SG148/150 pl.13 g.u. STC £100 (1)7
3701880-83 21/2d SG157 pl.22 on clean cover to USA. STC £45 (1)7
3711880-83 3d SG158 pl.20 with fine London 7 Feb 1881 squared circle p’mark. STC £130 (1)11
3721880-83 4d SG160 pl.17 & 18 g.u. above average. STC £120 (2)8
3731881 1d SG172/174 x 9 controls ‘N’ to ‘W’ (no ‘Q’) most g.-f. mint. nice lot. (9)16
3741881 1d SG172/174 x 8 controls ‘Q’ to ‘X’ corner marginal pairs (‘W’ = strip of three) the odd fault. (8)22
3751883-84 9d SG195 g.u. (pale colour) STC £375 (1)11
3761883 9d Gov’t. Parcels official SG O63 g.u. STC £600, sold ‘as-is’ (1)22
3771883-84 1/- SG196 g.-f.u. good colour, above average, STC £200 (1)11
3781883-84 1/- SG196 x 2, both with slight faults. STC £400 (2)8
3791883-84 2/6 SG178/179 with fine 23 Dec 1892 reg. cancels STC £140 minimum. (1)14
3801883-84 2/6 to 10/- SG178-83 g.u. set, some wrinkles, etc., but well above average. STC £815+ (3)50
3811883-84 5/- SG176 stated by the vendor to be on blued paper, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £3,500 if genuine. (1)22
3821887 11/2d Jubilee with specimen o’print (handstruck - twice!) SG S106 m.m. STC £45+ (1)11
3831887 11/2d SG198 & 21/2d SG201 u.m. STC £57. (2)11
3841887 2d SG S107 ‘Specimen’ overprint. m.m. (1)12
3851887 21/2d SG S108 with ‘Specimen’ overprint m.m. STC £60 (1)12
3861887 3d SG S109 x 2 both with ‘Specimen’ overprint, one horiz., the other diagonal (sold ‘as-is’) l.m.m.20
3871887 4d SG S110 with ‘Specimen’ overprint fine mint STC £45 (1)11
3881887 5d SG S113 ‘specimen’ overprint fine mint. STC £50, scarce. (1)11
3891887 6d SG S114 ‘Specimen’ overprint fine mint (maybe u.m.!) STC £50 (1)11
3901887 9d SG S115 ‘Specimen’ overprint u.m. STC £55 scarce. (1)13
3911887-92 21/2d SG201 in mint block of 4 (2 stamps u.m.) STC £114 (1)12
3921887-92 5d SG207a & 6d SG208 fine mint STC £65 (6d u.m.?) (2)13
3931887-90 9d Govt. Parcels Official SG O67 fine CDS used, scarce as such. STC £40+ (1)7
3941900 1/- SG214 g.u. with fine Stockport 22 Nov. 1900 CDS. STC £125 (1)7
3951902 1d R.H. Official SG O92 u.m. STC £300, sold ‘as-is’ (1)26
3961902 5d B.o.E. Official SG O86, almost certainly faked overprint, but worth a gamble?! STC £4,0007
3971902 9d Govt. Parcels Official SG O77 g.u. STC £150, ‘as-is’ (1)6
3981902-03 21/2d O.W. Official SG O39 m.m. STC £2,000, sold ‘as-is’ (1)22
3991902-11 1/2d range of m.m. controls with ‘c’ corner pair & ‘D4’ strip of 3, plus 7 singles from ‘N8’ to ‘A11’ (9 items)16
4001902-10 1/2d SG215/217 range of 9 m.m. controls from ‘A’ to ‘G7’, useful lot. (9)16
4011902-10 1/2d tied to postcard with ‘Carnforth & Whitehaven T.P.O. 11 Oct 1905’ CDS (1)7
4021902-10 1d SG219 imperf. proof in vert. pair with ‘cancelled’ overprint u.m. vertical folds. (1)34
4031902-10 1d SG219/220 range of 10 controls from ‘A’ to ‘H8’ m.m. nice range, most fine. (10)16
4041902-11 1d range of controls from ‘B’ to ‘A11’ m.m. (‘D5’ corner marginal strip of 3 u.m., ‘J10’ pair.) (10)16
4051902-10 1d SG219/220 corner marginal block of 6 with ‘I10’ control, one stamp m.m. (1)7
4061902-10 6d SG245/248 in m.m. pair STC £70 (1)9
4071902-11 6d x 2 mint shades STC £56 minimum. (2)9
4081902-11 10d x 2 used (one D.L.R. chalky, the other Somerset House) STC £120 minimum. (2)9
4091902-10 10/- SG265 g.u. STC £450 (minor faults, well above average) Key stamp. (1)34
4101902-10 10/- SG265 f.u. with perfin London 14 Sep. 1905 CDS STC £450 (1)12
4111911 First UK Aerial Post Card with special 9 Sep. 1911 cancel.; Hodges Butler advert on face of card.55
4121911 1d SG280/282 (p.15x14) m.m. in 2 shades STC £30 minimum. (2)5
4131911 21/2d SG283 p.15x14 m.m. STC £22 (1)5
4141911 3d SG285 p.15x14 m.m. STC £45 (1)7
4151912-22 1d SG357wk (watermark inverted & reversed) in mint (3 stamps u.m.) control block of 6 ‘G15’ light diagonal fold affecting one stamp only, does not detract. from this attractive item. (1)20
4161912 1d SG336/337 u.m. with booklet selvedge STC £40+ scarce. (1)7
4171912 1d imperf. proof as SG340, no wmk. on thin white paper (some creasing,etc.) m.m. Scarce item (1)18
4181912 1d imperf. proof with gutter pillars, as SG340, no wmk., off-white paper, u.m. (1)28
4191912-24 1d stated to be SG361 (scarce scarlet vermilion shade) u.m., looks fine, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)12
4201912-24 10d SG394/394a with ‘J17’ control u.m., but crease, scarce item. (1)6
4211912-24 2d SG366/369 corner marginal strip of 3 with ‘D19’ control, one stamp m.m., one with crease.6
4221912-24 2d SG366/369 corner marginal strip of 3 with ‘J17’ control, one stamp m.m. good item.6
4231912-24 2d SG366/369 corner marginal block of 6 with ‘D14’ control, one stamp m.m. (1)9
4241912-24 range of controls to 5d with 1/2d (3), 1d (8), 2d, 3d & 5d. m.m. good lot. (15)16
4251912-24 1/2d to 7d SG351/387 set with ‘D14’ controls (no 6d & 21/2d is ‘E14’) m.m. (9)28
4261912-24 1/2d SG351/356 overprinted cancelled fine mint. (1)7
4271912-24 1/2d SG351/356 imperf. pair, fine mint with ‘Specimen’ overprint. Scarce. (1)18
4281912-24 1d SG357/361 in imperf. block of 4 fine mint, with ‘Specimen’ overprint. (1)26
4291912-24 2d SG368wk & 1924-26 1/2d to 11/2d SG418wi to 420wi with inverted watermarks. STC £39+ (4)7
4301912-24 9d SG393a f.u. with 1922 CDS STC £30 (1)5
4311912-24 Rio de Janeiro Postcard with 1d SG357/61 paquebot cancel & 11/2d P.Due SG D3. Attractive. 12
4321915 10/- D.L.R. SG411/413 g.u. couple of blunt perfs. with 5 Sep. 1917 cancel. STC £700, elusive stamp.46
4331918 5/- SG416 g.u. with 4 Sep 1931 CDS, STC £110 (1)6
4341924-26 1/2d SG418 ‘cancelled’ overprint, m.m. (1)7
4351924-26 1/2d to 1/- SG418-429 block wmk. set m.m. STC £110 (12)22
4361924-26 11/2d SG420 overprinted Specimen SG S191 m.m. STC £60 (1)11
4371924-26 11/2d SG418 2 booklet panes of 2 stamps & 2 labels (no selvedge & slightly trimmed at top) (2)14
4381924-26 11/2d SG420 corner marginal control strips of 3 x6 u.m., range from ‘F26’ to ‘L29’ (6)20
4391924-26 11/2d SG420 corner marginal control strips of 3 x7 u.m. (2 with one stamp m.m.) from ‘M30’ to ‘U34’ good lot. (7)20
4401924-26 2d SG421 on cover to India with First Flight cachet ‘Karachi to Madras’, etc. unusual.7
4411924-26 3d SG423 x2 vertical pairs (shades) u.m. STC £80 (2)14
4421924-26 3d SG423wi m.m. with inverted watermark STC £40, but scarcer than this suggests (1)9
4431924-26 6d SG426 on clean Airmail cover ‘Fisrt Direct Airmail Service London-Hong Kong’ by Imperial Airways 1936. (1)7
4441924-26 & 1934-36 range of mint controls with some u.m., nice lot needs to be viewed. (40 items)22
4451925 Wembley set SG432-433 f.u. STC £100 (2)12
4461929 £1 PUC m.m., centred low, a couple of marks to front, still very attractive & scarce STC £750300
4471934-36 Photogravure set SG439-49 l.m.m., some (incl. 1/-) are u.m. STC £75+ (11)15
4481934 5/- SG451 u.m. (mounted on margin only) slight marks to front, may well clean. STC £40055
4491934-36 11/2d SG441 on FFC Liverpool-Glasgow 1st Nov. 1934. (1)6
4501935 Silver Jubilee set on reg. airmail FDC to France (blue crayon mark through 2 stamps), typed address, very scarce item STC £600 as illustrated. (1)16
4511937 1/2d, 1d & 21/2d on typed, illus. FDC to USA STC £45 (1)6
4521937 7d & 8d SG471, 472 on plain, reg. FDC STC £80 as illustrated. (1)6
4531939-48 10/- dark blue SG478, centred low left, still very f.u., good colour, light cancel. (1)3
4541939-48 5/- SG477 u.m. STC £20 (1)6
4551939-48 10/- & £1 SG478a, 478b m.m. STC £40 (2)7
4561948 £1 RSW u.m. STC £40 (1)14
4571949 UPU set SG499-502 on reg. Airmail FDC to Australia, typed, illus. some minor creasing, etc. 7
4581951 High value set 2/6 to £1 u.m. STC £95 (4)18
4591951 Festival High value set SG509-512 u.m. STC £95 (4)20
4601952-54 11/2d SG 517 lower corner marginal strip of 3 mint signed “Enid Marx R.D.I. 1 Dec. 1952” (designer), very unusual & scarce. (1)9
4611952-54 21/2d SG519 as last lot, but “M.C.Farrar-Bell 13th Dec 1952” (designer) (1)9
4621957 46th Parl. Conf. typed, plain FDC with Big Ben cancel. STC £140 as illus. (1)7
4631957-70 u.m. (mainly) colln. on s/leaves, apparently complete SG557 to SG838 (no phos. varieties)(100s)18
4641958 (May) special folder with 1957 Graphite set (x 3), 46th Parl. Conf. block of 4 and 1957 Parl. Air Letters (x 2) as presented to UPU consultative Committee for Posstal Studies. Very rare item. (1)46
4651959-82 range of P.Dues with ‘59 3d to £1, ‘70 & ‘80 sets m.m.; ‘59 used range with 2/6 to £1, etc. STC c.£130 (46)20
4661960 European set SG621-622 on typed, illus. FDC, STC £35 (1)14
4671961 POSB 3d SG624/6224a in u.m. block of 8, with orange brown fading from normal to almost completely omitted! Unusual & desireable item. (1)46
4681962 NPY phosphor set u.m. SG631p-633p STC £30 (3)8
4691963 F.f.H. phos. set u.m. SG634p-635p STC £30 (2)8
4701963 Lifeboat phos. set SG639p-641p u.m. STC £48 (3)12
4711964 Geographical phos. set SG651p-654p u.m. STC £30 (4)8
4721967-70 6/- booklet SG QP32 1st pane with missing phosphor. STC £36 as basic booklet. (1)7
4731967 £1 SG762 (no wmk.) in u.m. block of 4 STC £30 (1)7
4741968 10/- Scott booklet SG XP6 (Sept 68) se-tenant pane with missing phosphor. Scarce. (1)7
4751969 SG787-90 set on FDC Stampex (Horticultural Hall) cancel, plus 1970 10p-50p on FDC (Windsor) (2)7
4761972 £1 Wedgwood 3 part booklet panes on FDC with 1/2p left band. STC £25+ (1)6
4771979 Collectors Pack (commemoratives complete) STC £12 (1)2
4781980 Collectors Pack (commemoratives complete) STC £15 (1)3
4791980 Birds set on ‘Benham Silk’ FDCs, minor corner buckles. (4 FDCs)9
4801982 P.Dues set SG D90-D101 u.m. STC £24 (12)10
4811983 £1.46 booklet SG FD1a (corrected rate) type A STC £48 (1)7
4821983 £1.60 booklet SG FS1a with altered rates & Feb 1983 imprint. type A, STC £70 (1)7
4831987 Year Book (slip case faults, otherwise fine) (1)9
4841988 £1 to £5 set SG1410-1413 in pres. pack. (1)15
4851988 Commemorative presentation packs complete STC £32 (8)7
4861988 a similar lot to the last. (8)7
4871989 Commemorative presentation packs complete STC £31 (8)8
4881989 Collectors Pack (commemoratives complete) STC £38 (1)9
4891989 & 1990 Greetings booklets (2)10
4901990 Collectors Pack (commems. compl.) STC £40 (1)10
4911990 Commemorative presentation packs complete STC £38+ (9)9
4921991Commemorative presentation packs complete STC £38+ (8)9
4931992 castle High vals. in presentation pack (number 27) (1)9
4941992 Memories Pane SG1592-1601 in pres.pack STC £17 (1)6
4951992 Commemorative presentation packs complete STC £40+ (9)9
4961993 £10 Britannia in presentation pack STC £36 (one to tuck away!) (1)13
4971993 1st class self adhesive (long format) booklet of 20 in pres. pack SG1789a not at all common! (1)10
4981993 Collectors Pack (commemoratives complete) STC £45 (1)10
4991993-96 (mainly) seln. of FDCs incl. better, handwritten/bureau/unaddressed. (50)20
5001993 B. Potter Prestige booklet (1)6
5011993 seln. of commem. sets u.m. (7 sets)8
5021993 Commemorative presentation packs complete STC £44+ (9)11
5031994 P.Dues set SG D102-110 in pres.pack. (1)20
5041995 commem. sets complete u.m. STC £42 (8 sets)14
5051996 commem. sets compl. u.m. (9 sets)10
5062000 Smilers sheet ‘Stamp Show 2000’ SG LS1 u.m. some wrinkling, etc. Useful filler. (1)5
5072000 Queen Mother’s Birthday MS in pres. pack STC £28 (1)6
5082001 Submarine MS SG MS2206 in pres. pack (1)6
5092001 Submarine self adhesive part booklet with 2 x 1st class stamps SG2040 STC £37+ (1)6
5102002 World Cup Smilers sheet SG LS8 with minor fold to one corner. STC £35 (1)6
5112002 Year Book, label to front cover, otherwise fine. (1)22
5122003 Machin high vals. SG Y1726-29 u.m. pulled perf. on £5 (4)7
5132003 Birds of Prey in pres. pack SG2327a (1)6
5142003 Prince William Pres. pack STC £18 (1)6
5152004 Rule Britannia ‘Smiler Sheet’ SG LS20 fine. (1)7
5162004 Lord of the Rings set in pres.pack SG2429a (1)6
517Unusual colln. of Press and Promotional photos, specimen FDCs & aerogrammes, etc., in two large albums. Worthy of further study, possibly some exhibition items! (100s)100
518S/book with u.m. items,most intereest in the modern issues, face = £33+ 36
519small mint seln.incl. High val. pres.packs, prestige bklts., etc. high face. (7 items)32
520QV-QE large dupl. seln.in s/book & tub, worth checking. (1,000s)17
521QV used seln., mainly Jubilee values, useful for shades, etc. STC £485! (62)15
522E7 range of perfins used with values to 1/- and 2/6 (22)9
523E7 1d unused postal stat. envelope with specimen o’print, slight faults, uncommon. (1)6
524GV-QE used seln. on large bundle of printed leaves. (100s)5

Postal History Section

(Please also check the general UK lots, as not all ‘Postal History’ items have been placed in this section)
5251778 early letter to Warwick with 2 line ‘Birming/ham’, fine strike. (1)8
5261811 entire with fine mileage mark for Downham with boxed ‘97’ (1)7
5271828 entire with fine mileage mark for East Grinstead with boxed ‘29’ in red. (1)7
5281830 oval ‘Paid at Halifax’ in red on entire. (1)9
5291830s pre-stamp covers, etc. with black handstruck ‘1’(d paid) markings. (5)9
5301830s various Free Fronts with Parliamentary signatures, etc. good lot. (12 fronts)16
5311836 Entire to Leicester with fine undated circle of Melton Mowbray (1)7
5321835 entire with fine Halifax Penny Post in red. (1)11
5331837 entire with letter cancelled with black framed ‘Millbridge Penny Post’ (1)11
5341838 entire with fine Halifax Penny post in blue. (1)13
535Small group of pre-stamp covers, entires, etc., with variety of marks, some useful items. (11)16
536Small group of 8 pre-stamp entires/part entires, etc. some interesting items. (8)11

Channel Islands, I.O.M., etc.

537Channel Is. 1948 Liberation SGC2 in u.m. block of 4, one showing ‘broken wheel’ variety (1)6
538Guernsey 1969 Brock set SG29-32 in u.m. gutter pairs. (C.I.S.Co selling price = £90!) (4)9
539I.O.M. 1997 Golden Wedding Souv. booklet (with 50p sheetlet & £1 MS, etc.) (1)2
540“, Presentation packs, incl. better, useful modern. face = £76 (40+)40