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Monday, 28th May 2012

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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

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

1Schwanberger album with collection of ‘Back of the Book’, officials, P.Dues, etc. Well worth checking as some elusive items were spotted during a cursory glance! (100s)50
2Box with seven albums incl. an interesting Triumph, an old ‘Regent’ and better foreign in springback. Some picking in places, but plenty of decent stamps remaining. (1,000s)50
3Mint accum. of jumbled World ranges in 32 page Lighthouse s/book. Hours of fun to be had going through this lot carefully! (1,000s)48
4Box with albums & s/books, incl. some better Commonwealth, South Africa & foreign. (1,000s)40
5Box with varied contents incl. colln. of Grenada, Ghana in sheets, Switzerland, Germany, etc. (1,000s)32
6Odd seln. of covers incl. UK FDCs (incl. better phos. sets & more unusual modern), French FDCs, a few other odds & ends. Interesting lot, poor-fine, some with retail prices on reverse, those marked come to (a rather enthusiastic!) £157. (41)28
7Foreign colln. in four oversized jotters, sparse in places, but many better/unusual seen too. European bias, with strength in the 1940s-50 period. (100s)26
8Box with stamps in s/books, albums, on leaves, etc. Plenty to sort. (1,000s)26
9Small box with surprisingly good sorting lot QV-1970s most interest (& value) in the 1940s ranges of on & off-paper stamps in packets, covers & boxes, etc. (1,000s)26
10Box with s/books of Europe, KUT, etc. World pages, no UK, p/cards, covers, etc. (100s)22
11Thirteen remaindered club bklts., strength in C/wealth, remains PTSA c.£199 (100s)20
12World 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)20
13Mint World ranges in s/book, much ‘wallpaper’, but several useful, better too! (100s)19
14Large blocks/part sheets of stamps, some unusual among the E. European & Cent. American ‘dross’. Housed in 6 (heavy!) binders. (100s)18
15Stamps & covers, remaindered club bklts., large bundle of leaves. Little of individual value, but plenty to sort through. (1,000s)18
16Kiloware from charity source, predominantly UK, some foreign & unfranked too! 3Kg+ (1,000s)18
17World ranges sorted into pkts. & envelopes in 3 shoeboxes, early-modern, on&off-paper, etc. (1,000s)18
18Box with all world, loads of stamps & covers for sorting! (1,000s)18
19Thematic - s/book with seln. of themes (mostly not the colourful wallpaper type!) incl. ‘Agriculture’ to ‘Trees’, via Costumes, Flags, Mining & many others! (850+)18
20World ranges in four large jotters; sparse but interesting/useful ranges incl. UK, C/W & foreign. (100s)17
211940s-50s (mainly) colln. in binder, with Poland, Switzerland, earlier Iran, etc. (100s)16
22Covers - small seln. in box incl. world commercial, UK & Czech. FDCs, some others, cards, etc. Mixed condition, but mainly fine-very fine. (100s)16
23Box with sorting mix, little of individual value. Alb. lvs., loose, in pkts., some covers, cards, ... (1,000s)15
24Tub with dupl. world off-paper seln. Early-modern, mixed condition. (1,000s)15
25Five remaindered club bklts, strength in C/wealth & Europe. Remains PTSA c.£150 (100s)15
26S/book with duplicated, jumbled ranges, some more unusual seen. early-modern. Must be viewed.(100s)14
27Lincoln alb. (12th edn.) though picked, still with much of interest. Mixed condition. (100s)14
28Box with world odds & ends, on & off-paper stamps in pkts., tubs & tins, some covers, etc. (1,000s)14
29Box with philatelic odds & ends! (100s)12
30FDCs, strength in USA & Czech., but plenty of others too. Mainly fine. (100+)12
31Odd seln. incl. UK in alb.; NZ & others in another; plus empty stockbook (100s)12
32Eight remaindered club bklts., duplicated ranges of mainly commoner modern. (100s)12
33Central America - 1863-1960s ranges of Costa Rica (149), Guatemala. (42), Cuba (52), Haiti (32) & Panama (55) on album leaves & s/leaves. (300+)12
34Dupl. off-paper seln. in box, early to modern. (1,000s)9
35South & Cent. America - mainly used ranges in large s/book (c.800)9
36World kiloware - good quality mix in small shoebox (1,000s?)9
37World kiloware - almost 1Kg, much modern. (1,000s)8
38World kiloware - fairly mediocre seln., but worth sorting! 1Kg+ (1,000s)6

British Commonwealth

39Dupl. seln. in stockalbum, some worthwhile items/ranges seen, a few elusive stamps, but mixed condition so check carefully. A few modern, but mainly early to 1950s. (100s)24
40Favourite album, m.&u. ranges, early-middle, some foxing seen. (700+)22
411937 Coronation colln. of m.m. sets, all appear fine (except Br. Honduras 5c - faults!) (38 sets)19
42Europe - incl. Gibraltar, Cyprus, Malta (& C.I. & I.o.M. too!), dupl. jumbled seln. on leaves19
43Album with m.&u. colln., mixed cond. (500+)17
441937 Coronation sets m.m. 55 sets incl. Hong Kong. High cat. (161)16
45Shoebox with off-paper stamps, mixed condition, duplicated. Worth checking. (1,000s)12
46Early QE m.&u. ranges in album, mainly low vals., the odd short set (eg. Tristan da Cunha 1960 Sterling set m.m. to 1/-, etc.) (100s)11
47Small s/book with low value ranges, mostly GVI/QE, couple of early India, etc. (c.350)7
48Binder with seln. of odds, incl. some minor varieties; 1977 Silver Jubilees, etc. (100+)5

Postcards

49Attractive small bundle of cards with better incl. Biggar, Locomotives, etc. (35 items)30
50Seln. of German & Swiss cards, mainly unused; many with railway interest. (c.180)28
51Box with seln. of cards (& a few other items) 1930s-70s(ish), most quantity in modern, most interest & value in the earlier. Some unusual seen. (100s)20
52Small (broken) suitcase with 1960s-70s cards. (100s)10
53Box with cards, many Art/German/Greetings; used/unused; poor/fine. (100s)8
54Milnathort - eight cards (50s-60s) plus a further 8 dupl. & others in area. Poor to fine. unused. (16)6

Cinderellas, Ephemera, Coins, Other Collectables, etc.

55Badges, Medallions, etc. seln. incl. Dance, Bowls, etc. (17)4
56Cigarette Cards, etc. five Senior Service sets (of 48) in ‘tuck-in’albs. Sights of Britain (& 2nd & 3rd series), Winter Scenes & Haunts by the Sea. generally v.f. (240)15
57Cinderellas, etc. S/album with extensive random labels, fiscals, revenues, locals, cut-outs, exhibitions, & much more. (1,000+)36
58“, UK locals Puffin Is. (incl. Rocket Post), Lundy, Herm, on leaves & loose. (100s)10
59“, UK Revenues Foreign Bill GVI (4 to £5); QE (13 to £1 with dupl.) & five others (22)8
60“, Perfins QV-modern; UK (114) & others (20), mixed cond. (130+)18
61Coins (135 incl. a few medallions, etc.) & dupl. banknotes (12). mixed cond. throughout. (c.150)34
62“, Canada 1963 silver dollar (.6oz .800silver) v.f. (1)5
63Ephemera, Autographs 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. (1)34
64Militaria, etc., Badges The Royal Scots, slightly worn (1)3
65“, “, Canadian - CEF “102” North British Columbians badge (good-fine) plus small silver enamel charm similar (this poor-good) (2)5
66“, Medals 1937 Coron. Medal, silver, unusual in that it’s still its box incl. “Bow for the use of ladies” (1)16
67“, “, WW2 1939-45 star & War medal in box to E.Ward, with certificate for 2 medals and a note saying “... the additional award(s) claimed are inadmissible.” Plus a defence medal (3)16
68“, “, Penicuick Horticultural Soc. - 3 ‘white metal’ medals (Crown size, but thinner!), 1872, 1875, 1878.12
69Toys (Tin-plate) Schuco clockwork streamlined car (grey) “US Zone Germany” (1947/48?) slightly ‘playworn’ and some rusting, would benefit from some TLC! (1)30
70“, Model Railways - Various Hornby & Triang etc.. Class 37 loco., 0-4-0T shunter, various rolling stock, rails,H&M controller, platforms, buildings, etc. Untested.12

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

71SG Commonwealth catalogue 2010, as new RRP £72-50! (1)18
72Selection of empty binders, incl. 2 standard size spring-backs, R. Mail FDC alb., 2 pkts. of Lindner blank leaves, etc. (8 binders, & various leaves, etc.)8
73Windmill ‘Climax 12’ three-strip stockcards, box of 100. (100)9

Stamps Arranged by Country

74Albania 1928 10q SG251 in u.m. sheet of 50, central gutter No.‘7’, etc. STC £55 as singles (1)8
75Andorra (Spanish) 1875 unissued set Edifil NE1-12) perf. u.m. plus 5c-75c imperf. u.m. scarce u.m.(20)11
76“, “, c.1929-86 m.&u. colln., a few earlier m., 1963 & ‘66 sets u.m., then f.u. in sets STC £130+ (82)22
77Antigua 1862 6d SG1 f.u. STC £500, scarce item this fine. (1)85
78“, 1884 1d SG24 m.m. STC £50 (1)13
79Argentina accum. on old leaves & stockcards, etc. Proceeds to charity. (100s?)4
80Ascension 1938-53 scarcer values SG39, SG46a m.m. & 41b f.u. (1d, 5/- & 2d) STC £118 (3)14
81“, 1970, 1971, 1972 & 1973 Naval Crests MSs u.m. STC £45 (4)14
82Australian States, Queensland 1880 1/2d on 1d SG151 g.u. (vertical crease) STC £150 (1)30
83“, “, 1905-06 5/- SG273 c.t.o. (gum crease) STC £85 (1)30
84“, “, 1905-06 £1 SG27A f.u. STC £130 (surely undercatalogued?!) (1)70
85“, “, 1907-11 2/- SG309 g.u. STC £50 (1)14
86“, “, 1907-11 5/- SG310 g.u. STC £60 (1)18
87“, South Australia 1855 1d SG1 f.u. 4 good/wide margins STC £475, couple minor faults, attractive.80
88“, “, 1855 2d SG2 g.-f.u., 4 margins, small tear at top, attractive STC £80 (1)16
89“, “, 1855 6d SG3, 4 margins (top & base wide, sides close) f.u., small nick at base. STC £160 (1)30
90“, “, 1856-58 2d SG8 g.-f.u., 4 margins STC £60 (1)22
91“, “, 1856-58 6d SG10 g.-f.u. (slight thin & weakish corner, but attractive) STC £170 (1)34
92“, “, 1856-58 1/- SG12 g.u. 2 good margins (others close/touching/just into) minute pin-hole. STC £42538
93“, “, 1858-59 1/- SG18 f.u. STC £50 (1)22
94“, “, 1867-70 4d SG55 av.u. (quite light, but closed tear) STC £120 (1)15
95“, “, 1868-79 10d on 9d SG79 g.-f.u. (narrow format) STC £55 (1)15
96“, “, 1860-69 10d on 9d (black surch) rouletted, natural paper crease STC £70 (1)16
97“, “, 1870-71 3d on 4d SG91 f.u. light toning at one corner. STC £90 (1)32
98“, “, 1870-71 1/- SG98 g.-f.u. STC £35 (1)16
99“, “, 1870-73 4d SG104 g.u. (slight faults) STC £18 (1)4
100“, “, 1870-73 1/- SG108 g.-f.u. ms mark on back, & slight leaching through to front. STC £70 (1)15
101“, “, 1870-73 2/- SG110, g.u. (rounded corner, nevertheless attractive) STC £55 (1)10
102“, “, 1902-04 5/- SG277 m.m. (light gum crease & a few tone spots) STC £90 (1)11
103“, “, 1906-12 5/- SG305 l.m.m. light diagonal gum bend STC £90 (1)22
104“, Tasmania 1853 4d SG12 used, faults (closed tears/ wrinkles/staining, etc.), useful filler. STC £35030
105“, “, 1855 4d SG17 ms cancel (fiscal?) 3 margins (into at right), useful filler, STC £110 (1)19
106“, “, 1856-57 1d SG19 g.-f.u. 2 close margins (touching/into on other 2) light cancel. STC £600 (1)120
107“, “, 1855-57 4d SG22 g.-f.u. 4 margins STC £110 (1)48
108“, “, 1857-69 2d SG34 g.-f.u. 3 marg. (touching/into at top) STC £85 (1)19
109“, “, 1863-71 6d SG76 m.m., fine gum, a few rough perfs. STC £120 (1)28
110“, “, 1870-71 2d SG129 m.m. poor gum (but very good for this issue!) STC £120 (1)46
111“, “, 1870-71 4d SG130 used, slightly low-left, couple blunt perfs., very scarce item. STC £425 (1)85
112“, “, 1870-71 10d SG134 unused (part o.g.) some toning STC £38 (1)8
113“, “, 1871-78 9d SG148 m.m. STC £23 (1)10
114“, “, 1892-99 2/6 SG222 l.m.m., attractive item & surely scarcer than its £25 cat. suggests! (1)14
115“, “, 1892-99 5/- SG223 g.u. (would be f.u., but slight toning) STC £22 (1)6
116“, “, 1892-99 10/- SG224 l.m.m. STC £150 attractive stamp. (1)70
117“, “, 1899 6d SG236 l.m.m. STC £26 (1)9
118“, “, 1905-11 6d SG254 g.-f.u. STC £32 (1)11
119“, “, 1906-07 8d SG255 m.m. STC £23 (1)9
120“, Victoria 1857 2d SG47a used, wide margin at left STC £48 (1)19
121“, “, 1860-66 3d SG88 g.-f.u. STC £55 (1)19
122“, “, 1863-74 10d SG119 g.u. centred high right, STC £120 (1)36
123“, “, 1867-81 5/- SG141 m.m. STC £325, attractive item, looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)85
124“, “, 1885 3d SG308 unused (expertiser’s mark) STC £65 as m.m. (1)17
125“, “, 1885 4d SG309 unused (no gum) STC £55 as m.m. (1)15
126“, “, 1901 1/- SG381 m.m. couple of toned perfs. STC £65 (1)15
127“, “, 1901 2/- SG382 unused, very attractive STC £42 as m.m. (1)12
128Australia 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG156-8 m.m. slight toning, STC £40 (3)8
129“, 1937-49 £1 SG178a (thin paper) f.u. STC £70, lightly toned. (1)11
130“, 1970-99 plus issues for AAT, f.u. colln. attractive, fresh & well presented in album. STC c.£850 (100s)20
131“, Heavily dupl. ranges in five s/books; useful fro packet maker or specialist? (1,000s)22
132“, duplicated, jumbled ranges in binder, plus a few States, etc. (100s)12
133Austria 1899 1k, 2k & 4k SG119-121 granite paper m.m. STC £375 (3)42
134“, 1949 Child Welfare Fund set SG1162-5 v.f.u. STC £99 (4)18
135“, 1949 P.O.W. Relief Fund set SG1170-3 m.m. STC £54 (4)12
136“, Dupl. early-1920s seln. on s/leaves, many useful items seen, but mixed cond. throughout. (100s)40
137“, Old club bklt.pages with dupl. earlier ranges, mainly u. to c.1916, good varied p’mark interest etc., better singles noted, plus back of book STC £300+ (176)22
138Basutoland 1938 set SG18-28 m.m. STC £90 (11)14
139“, 1948 RSW 10/- SG37 l.m.m. STC £45 (1)11
140Belgium 1930 TB Fund set to 5f SG572-8 f.u. STC £53 (7)8
141“, Railway Parce stamps m. or u. colln. 1953-68, R’way Offic. from ‘29 set m., etc. STC £48 (74)7
142Bermuda 1924-32 12/6 SG93 lightly used STC £375 attractive. (1)26
143“, 1938-53 2/6 SG117 mint, margin with pl. “1” (stamp is u.m.) toned gum, STC £70+ (1)11
144“, 1938-53 2/- p.13 & 5/- p.14 SG116e/f, 118/e f.u. STC £40 minimum. (2)8
145British Antarctic Terr. 1966 Churchill & 1971 Treaty sets SG16-19, 38-41 l.m.m. STC £100+ (8)16
146“, 1966 & 1971, as last lot, but v.f.u. STC £50+ (8)18
147Br. Guiana 1881 1 on 12c SG153 m.m. STC £130, coupe of blunt perfs. (1)36
148“, 1881 2 on 24c SG159 f.u. few rough perfs. (but not bad considering soft paper) STC £150 (1)30
149Br. Honduras 1962 birds defin. short set to $2 m.m. STC £50 (11)7
150Br. Solomon Is. 1939-51 set SG60-72 plus extra perfs., some overall toning. STC £84+ (15)11
151Canada, Br. Columbia 1868-71 25c SG14 g.u. but slightly thinned STC £160, scarce. (1)8
152“, 1868-90 Large Heads u., 2c-15c unchecked for printings, etc. STC £470 minimum. (10)28
153“, 1897 1/2c u.m. horiz. block of 6, full gum; perfs. fragile! (1)22
154“, 1897 1/2c Jubilee SG121 (thin area) useful filler STC £60 (1)8
155“, 1897 1/2c & 1c Jubilees m.m. STC £76 (2)8
156“, 1897 6c, 8c, 10c & 15c Jubilees f.u. STC £292 (4)22
157“, 1897 20c & 50c Jubilees used STC £210 (2)16
158“, 1898-1902 set used (+ 1/2c mint) SG150-165 STC £186 (12)18
159“, 1898 Xmas 2c (2 shades) m.m. STC £64 (2)12
160“, 1908 Quebec set with 1/2c m.m., 15c m.m., 20c unused, the rest used STC £443 (8)32
161“, 1916 2c+1c p.12x8 Carmine red SG235 m.m. STC £30 (1)5
162“, 1934 150th Anniv. SG133 mint block of 6 (4 are u.m.), perfs. folded. STC £60 as m.m. singles (1)11
163“, 1942-48 3c purple in g.u. bklt. pane (4+2) SG378a, light diagonal crease. Unusual (1)4
164“, 1946-47 7c Canada Geese bklt. pane of 4 SG407a; unusual as it’s used (g.-f.u.) (1)11
165Cape of Good Hope 1853 4d paper slightly blued, SG4/4a fine 3 margins STC £170 minimum. (1)18
166“, 1d SG5/5b 3 large margins STC £225 minimum (could be SG5 brick-red STC £900!) (1)24
167“, 1855-63 1/- SG8b g.u. 21/2 margins, STC £500, scarce stamp. (1)20
168Cayman Is. 1921-35 mint colln., with 1921 to 1/- (2), 1932 Cent to 3d, ‘35 to 1/- STC £119+ (28)20
169“, 1935 Silver Jub. set SG108-111 with extra 6d ‘dot by turret’ variety. (5)9
170China Colln. to 1940s with some useful early issues, needs a close look! (142)16
171Cuba early range m. or unused, incl. 1867 set, 1868 10c-40c, etc. STC £108 as m.m. Above av. cond.(8)10
172Cyprus 1938 set to 9pi SG151-159 (all colours) m.m. STC £80 (15)12
173“, 1960 o’print short set to 500m SG188-201 m.m. STC £82 (14)13
174Czechoslovakia Free Forces - 28 Sept. 40 sheet with Good King Wenceslas, UK1d (GVI) tied by special cancel, plus ‘TGM/Cz FPO’ special cancel on 1/2d GVI ‘7/III/1942. both with faults, but attractive (2)18
175Danzig small seln., mainly used incl. ‘24 coils used STC £70+ (23)8
176Denmark 1901-18 mainly f.u. colln., noting 104 set (50ø & 100ø both fine), 1913 defins. incl. 27ø (m.), 1918 27ø surcharges (6), etc. STC £230 (37)32
177“, 1924 ‘Danish Post’ set SG218a-223b used set of 12, ‘38 ‘DFU’ in mint pair, etc. STC £60 (16)8
178Dominica 1948 RSW set SG112-112 u.m. light gum crease to 10/- STC £24+ (2)11
179Ecuador earlier used ranges STC £70+, plus Paraguay, etc. unchecked. (71)7
180Egypt 1927-53 m.&u. colln., some dupl. in places STC £92+ (187)11
181Falkland Is. 1933 Centenary 4d & 6d SG132 & 133 m.m. STC £76 (1)14
182“, 1938 short set SG146-158b m.m. STC £70 (9)11
183“, 1952 short set to 2/6 SG172-182 m.m. STC £100+ (11)18
184“, 1952 10/- SG184 f.u. STC £15 (scarcer than this suggests). (1)6
185“, 1966 Churchill, 1974 Tourism & River Plate sets u.m. STC £50+ (12)19
186F.I.D. GV-GVI m.&u. colln. on lvs., with o’prints set (32) & Map sets (both!), etc. m.m.36
187Faroe Is. 1975-86 u.m. colln. all apparently in sets STC £110+ (99, 1MS)22
188France 1849-63 m.&u. little gum on the two mint ones, SG15, 42, 50a, 63, 64, 87 & 104 STC £930+ (7)46
189“, 1903-26 mint ‘Sowers’ range, all attractive, some clumsy mounts, 1f40 is l.m.m., etc. STC £66 (23)7
190“, 1917 P.Due surch. set m./u.m. (40c on 50c f.u.) STC £108 (6)22
191“, 1927 P.Due set used (the 10c & 1f purple both mint) STC £11322
192“, 1949 Air set SG1055-9 f.u. STC £60+ (5)24
193“, 1997 ‘La Lettre’ Booklet (self adhesive), ‘98 Stamp Day u.m., etc. STC £42 (5, 1Bklt)10
194“, Art Stamps 1960s-70s u.m. ranges, all diff. with 10 singles & 6 blocks of 4 STC £79 (16)10
195“, Colonies early-modern seln. in small s/book (& a few others) c.600)8
196“, Fr. Somali Coast c.1902-66 f.u. ranges, strength in issues from 1958, with high vals, etc. STC £15038
197“, Ivory Coast 1913-33 small used seln. STC £34 (18)5
198“, Madagascar 1896-1956 u. ranges, good to fine incl. 1903 to 2f, useful mid-period, etc. STC £240(59)38
199“, Togo P.Due range 1921-59 m./u.m., slight dupl. incl. 19221 & 25 set, 1957 set, etc. STC £50 (42)7
200Gambia 1880-81 1/- SG19b f.u. (red CDS) STC £150 (1)42
201German States, Bavaria 1862 red Stated to be SG32 (but may be different shade). f.u., bits of two margins, attractive. SG32 is STC £550 (1)46
202Germany 1923 400t on 30pf m.m. imperf. SG308a STC c.£60 (1)10
203“, early-modern, large duplicated accum. in binder. (1,000s)24
204“, early-modern, duplicated large accumulation (somewhat jumbled) in binder. (1,000s)22
205“, BRD 1949-2011 used colln. in large s/book, several better earlier (but mixed condition) & some later more elusive material. Take a look! (100s)34
206“, “, 1949-1997+ mint colln. in s/book, incl. several better earlier singles & sets & later incl. a few in Euro currency. High catalogue lot. (100s)50
207“, “, 1951-71 g.-f.u. colln. on s/leaves, largely complete (450+ & 1MS)24
208“, “, 1972 Olympic Games Munich set (“101-122”) of unused P.Cards showing official posters. (22)5
209“, “, 1984-90 apparently complete colln. of f.u. stamps on Lindner Hingeless pages. Attractive. (100s)20
210“, “, Lovely accum. of covers, cards, FDCs, ETBs, Post.Stat. items, a few stamps, some unusual! (100s)24
211“, “, box with on paper seln. sorted into pkts. & loose, mainly 1950s-90s. (1,000s)9
212“, Berlin Useful looking accum. in box incl. stamps on s/cards (some of these better), others in pkts. & loose, covers, FDCs, ETBs, used & unused P/Stationery, etc. Nice lot. (100s)24
213“, DDR 1949-60s m./u.m./u. ranges, many high cat items incl. ‘53 Marx imperf. MS f.u. (marginal crease), ‘50 Debria MS u.m., etc. STC £600+ (79)48
214“, “, Science Academy set SG E20-29 g.-f.u. STC £100+, scarce set. (10)18
215“, 1957 War Victims MS SG MS E349a u.m. ‘62 Space MS SG MS E663a, etc. STC £99 (3)9
216Gold Coast 1875 1d SG1 unused (no gum) STC £475 as m.m. (1)42
217“, 1902 10/- SG47 u.m. but tone spot (may become less noticeable with careful attention) STC £75 (1)14
218“, 1904-06 21/2d SG52 m.m. (toned gum) STC £60 (1)14
219“, 1907-13 SG68 m.m., attractive but small hinge thin/small pin hole. STC £60 (1)6
220Grenada 1875 1d SG14 m.m., some toning STC £85 (1)15
221“, 1883 1d SG27 f.u. STC £60 (1)18
222“, 1883 half of a 1d SG29 (both halves) g.u. STC £220 (2)38
223“, 1883 1/- SG36 g.u., slightly washed (expertiser’s marks) STC £55 (1)14
224“, 1921-32 one of each value to 5/- SG112-133 m.m. STC £47+ (15)10
225“, 1921-32 10/- SG134 m.m. STC £50 scarce stamp. (1)16
226Hong Kong 1862-63 24c SG5 av.-g.u. STC £120 (1)30
227“, 1863-200 (& a few more recent) used colln. in 4-ring binder QV issues (29) appear better than av. condition, then good E7 & GV ranges, GVI & QE de cent seln. Must be viewed! A few MSs, FDCs, etc. High catalogue and generally good to fine condition. (100s)90
228“, 1863-71 18c SG13 g.-f.u. STC £300, couple of blunt perfs., still attractive. (1)60
229“, 1876 16 on 18c & 1880 5c on 18c SG20 & 24, both slight faults STC £215 (2)10
230“, 1880 48c SG31 av-g.u. STC £100 (1)11
231“, 1987 defin. set SG538A-552A (dark chin) to $50 STC £70 (15)11
232“, 1988 defin. set SG538B-552B (light chin) m.m. STC £90 (17)12
233Hungary 1920-36 colln. m. or u. colln. good coverage incl. ‘20 & 24 Airs sets m., ‘27 Airs to 2p u., ‘33 Airs to 2p u., etc. STC £225+, no duplication. (119)26
234“, duplicated, jumbled seln. on leaves. Plus a few “areas” too! (100s)9
235Iceland 1907-61 mainly f.u. ranges incl. defins, Officials, also ‘Edinburgh’ cancels. STC £75 (40)8
236“, c.1925-70s m.&u. little or no dupl., unchecked, low estimate. (109)7
237“, 1925 35a SG154 m.m. couple slightly bluntish perfs. STC £90 (1)9
238India 1926-33 25r SG219 g.u. STC £50 (1)12
239“, 1955 set SG354-371 u.m. STC £80 (18)12
240“, C.E.F. 1900/1904 SG C4-10 & C11 STC c.£90 m.m., some sl. gum toning, but most fine from front(8)18
241“, “, 1905-11 set SG C12-20 l.m.m./m.m. (1a SG C13 is f.u.) STC c.£65 (9)22
242“, “, 1914-22 set SG C23-34 l.m.m./m.m. STC £275, attractive, scarce set. (11)110
243“, States, Barwani 1932-47 set SG 32A-36A m.m. STC £21 (5)8
244“, “, “, 1933-47 m.m./l.m.m. seln. SG37A, 39A, 42Ba STC £38 (3)12
245“, “, “, mint/unused seln. incl. SG9, 10, 11, 18, 27 & 29. STC £32+ as m.m. (6)10
246“, “, Chamba 1913-23/1914 officials 2a SG O40a & SG O44 STC £63 (2)20
247“, “, “, 1923-27 11/2a (type A) SG56 m.m. (expertiser’s mark) STC £32 (1)10
248“, “, Cochin 1896 1p SG9 (large size) lightly used, some toning STC £32 (1)8
249“, “, Faridkot 1887-1900 6a SG10 m.m. slight faults (overall toning, etc.) STC £45 (1)6
250“, “, 1887-1900 12a SG14 m.m. STC £55 (1)17
251“, “, 1887-1900 1r SG15 (slate) l.m.m. STC £45 (1)14
252“, “, 1887-1900 1r SG16 (green & carmine) m.m. STC £48 (1)15
253“, “, 1887-98 6a official SG O11 m.m. STC £30 (1)10
254“, “, 1887-98 1r official SG O14 unused, STC £60 (1)15
255“, “, Indore 1904-06 1/2a Service with o’print double SG52b l.m.m. STC £35 (1)16
256“, “, “, 1927-37 m.m. seln. SG20, 23, 24, 27, 29 STC £63+ (6)18
257“, “, Jaipur 1905-09 mint set SG9-15 (4a no gum & pulled perf., rest fine l.m.m.) STC £55 (7)16
258“, “, “, 1928-31 officials 8a, 1r SG O7 & O8 unused STC £55 as m.m. (2)24
259“, “, Jind used/unused seln. with better STC £50+ mixed cond. mainly fine. (14026
260“, “, Nandgaon 4 stamps SG1, 3, & 4 ‘used’ & SG2 unused. sold ‘as-is’ (cancels cto?) STC £450 (4)20
261“, “, Nwangar 1877 SG1 (3 shades) & SG2 unused, look OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £96+ (4)24
262“, “, “, 1880 SG6,7,8,8a & 9 unused, some wrinkles or thins, etc. STC £21 (5)7
263“, “, Poonch seln., mainly unused, stated to include SG7, SG9 (pair), SG15, 55, 27; and the officials SG O1,O2,O3,O4 & O5 STC £130. Sold ‘as-is’. Useful looking lot. (11)50
264“, “, Soruth 19291a-1r SG51-56 m. (2a corner crease, rest fine l.m.m.) STC c.£80 (6)24
265“, “, “, 1932-35 official set SG O9-O12. 3,4 & 8a g.u., 1r is m.m. STC £80 (4)19
266“, “, Travancore 1937 Temple set SG60-63 (3ca x2) all apparently u.m. STC £16+ (5)4
267Indonesia 1948-58 m./u.m./u. colln. incl. sets, etc., some not often seen. STC £100+ (126)10
268“, 1960-72 colln.in binder with m. or u. stamps (sometimes both) & FDCs, large degree of completeness (only a couple of the better MSs seen) attractive collection, generally fine. (100s)65
269“, Worthwhile colln. in 4-ring binder from 1864 NL Indies to modern. Pages are laid out giving an equal sized space for each SG No. incl. A & B perfs., etc. so it looks a little sparser than it is in places! (No Jap. Occ’n. issues) Persevere as many useful stamps included. mainly g.-f. (mostly u.) (100s)85
270Iran 1979 Rugs set SG2119-28 in u.m. blocks of 4 STC £46 (10)8
271“, 1981 set SG2165-74 in u.m. blocks of 4 STC £41 (10)7
272“, 1983 Personalities set SG2217-26 in u.m. blocks of 4 STC £44 (10)7
273“, s/book with mainly used, early to modern collection (300+)8
274Iraq 1930s-40s mainly u. colln. on lvs., some dupl. but a good range with better. STC £90 min. (137)12
275“, c.1934-59 used range with better incl. 1934 1/2d, 1d, etc. STC £120 (74)15
276“, Officials 1924-62 extensive u. colln., no dupl., a good basis. STC £125 (86)14
277Italy 1949 UPU set m.m. STC £110 (1)15
278“, 1949-52 range of used commems. STC £123 (8)11
279Jamaica 1921-29 3/-, 5/- SG104, 105 l.m.m. STC £45 (2)13
280Japan 1876-89 mainly u. ranges some better STC £55. Also 50s red mint (poor STC £225) & forgery of the 20s (23)12
281“, binder with colln. SG117-2560, fairly sparse to 1970s, reasonable seln. from then on. (100s)18
282Kenya (B.E.A.) 1894 surch 5a SG27 m.m., 71/2a SG28 unused STC £140, sold ‘as-is’ (2)15
283K.U.T. 1935-60 complete set of used P.Dues SG D7-12 plus the bistre brown (1960) STC £33 (7)6
284“, 1938-54 10c p.14 SG134b STC £130 (1)38
285“, 1938-54 30c l.m.m. SG141a p.14 STC £150 (1)46
286“, 1938-54 2/- SG146b l.m.m. STC £40 (1)10
287“, 1938-54 GVI 5/-, 10/- & £1 l.m.m. SG148b, 149b &150a STC £127 (3)38
288“, 1938-54 £1 x2 used SG150a & 150b STC £58 (2)10
*** KUT see also lot 406
289Laos early-modern used colln. in binder with a smattering of earlies, then sparse to the 1980s and useful range of thematics thereafter. (100s)15
290Leeward Is. GV-GVI (a few others too) m.&u. collection on leaves. (80)9
291Liechtenstein 1981 Castle set in u.m. sheetlets of 16; ‘83 Holy Year sheetlet of 8 u.m. STC £66 (72)8
292Luxembourg 1956 Europa set SG609-11 u.m. STC £450+ Scarce in any condition, let alone this fine!(3)150
293Malaya (Malaysia) used collection in binder, largely complete to 1979; thereafter reasonable seln.(100s)30
294“, (& States) m.&u. colln. on lvs. from QV Straits onwards. (300+)9
295“, Malacca 1948 RSW set SG1-2 m.m. STC £30+ (2)9
296“, “, 1949-52 $5 SG17 g.u. (one pulled perf.) STC £55 (1)7
297“, Pahang 1935-41 $5 SG46 f.u. STC £85 (1)16
298“, Penang 1948 RSW set SG1-2 m.m. STC £38+ (2)11
299“, Trengganu 1948 RSW $5 SG62 m.m. STC £25 (1)8
300Malta 1938-43 2/6 SG229a ‘damaged value tablet’ variety g.u. some rough perfs. STC £190 (1)12
301Mauritius 1858 4d surch g.u., 4 close margins, surcharge gives cause for concern - sold ‘as-is’ STC £45060
302“, 1858-62 (4d) SG27 two close margins, into at top & right f.u., small red spot to front. STC £200 (1)20
303“, 1859-61 6d SG32 v.f.u. 4 margins STC £50 (1)17
304“, 1859-61 1/- SG35 4 marg. g.u. (would be f.u., but slight area of surface abrasion) STC £140 (1)26
305“, 1860-63 6d green SG49 g.u. STC £160 (1)46
306“, 1860-63 6d slate SG50 g.-f.u. STC £110 (1)28
307“, 1860-63 9d SG51 f.u., couple blunt perfs. STC £42 (1)9
308“, 1900-1905 SG153 g.-f.u. STC £55 (1)10
309“, 1913-22 10r g.-f.u. (possible fiscal use? - black CDS & part blue oval) STC £180 as postal. (1)14
310“, colln. on leaves, incl. 1948 RSW, 1950 & 1953 defin. sets complete m.m. (120)12
311Mexico 1863-1960 printed pages & s/leaves with m.&u. seln. (700+)12
312Monaco 1891 m.&u. seln. with sl. dupl. (shades) STC £35+, useful looking lot for specialist. (14)9
313“, 1891 15c SG15a, a little sunbleached, otherwise fine m.m. STC £150 (1)15
314“, 1891 25c SG16 m.m., lightly toned area on face. STC £225 (1)26
315“, 1941-75 u.m. odds with better, STC £70+, also c.1955 15c Prince Rainier imperf. colour trial. (23)12
316Morocco Agencies 1899 40c SG13 m.m. STC £50 (1)12
317“, 1899 2p SG16 m.m. STC £60 (1)14
318“, 1903-05 2p SG23 l.m.m. STC £50 (1)18
319“, 1907-13 short set to 1/- SG31-37 m.m. a few tone spots, but most fine STC c.£75 (7)12
320“, 1914-31 2/6 SG51 m.m. centred slightly high left STC £50 (1)12
321“, 1914-26 6p on 5/- SG136 m.m. STC £29 (1)6
322“, 1924-32 6f on 5/- SG201 l.m.m. STC £32, lovely stamp. (1)9
323“, 1948 RSW set SG176-7 u.m. STC £18+ (2)8
324Netherlands 1869 1/2c, 1c, 2c, 21/2c g.u./f.u., perfs. unchecked STC £127 minimum. (4)9
325“, s/book with m.&u. ranges from useful earlier mint; some reasonably high cat. items. (100s)28
326“, mainly used colln. on lvs. from 1870s-1990s (plus a few later/Colonies/Belgium/etc.) picking evident, but still some better looking included. (100s)24
327“, FDCs & Numismatic covers etc. mainly 1980s. (180+20
328“, m.&u. seln. on s/leaves, slight duplication, some better, worth checking. (100s)14
329“, Charity stamps (‘semi-postals’), seln. of mainly modern on paper, incl. better. (100s)11
330“, Colonies s/book with mint (mostly u.m.) ranges incl. Curacao, Antilles, Surinam, etc. (100s)26
331Nevis 1862 1d SG5 l.m.m. STC £100 (1)38
332“, 1862 4d SG6 unused (part o.g.) faded, but clean. Useful filler. STC £150 (1)15
333“, 1862 1/- stated to be SG8 f.u. sold ‘as-is’ STC £80 if genuine. (1)6
334“, 1876-78 4d SG18 f.u. (couple of expertiser’s marks) STC £38 (1)13
335“, 1876-78 6d SG19 m.m., could be a little fresher? STC £225 (1)40
336“, 1879-80 1d SG23 unused, fairly fresh, small unobtrusive spot on front. STC £80 as m.m. (1)12
337“, 1879-80 21/2d SG24 poorish mint (creases, toning, etc.) STC £140. Scarce item, may clean nicely.14
338“, 1882-90 1d SG26 m.m., a couple of sl. short perfs., small toned area in gum STC £110 (1)18
339Newfoundland 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)20
340“, 1861-64 1/- SG23 unused, 4 margins (3 wide, close at top left) STC £50 as m.m. (1)14
341“, 1865-71 13c SG29 g.u. (light, flattened fold) STC £120 (1)19
342“, 1965-71 12c SG33 m.m. sl. faults (toned corner, etc.) STC £60 (1)7
343“, 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)15
344“, 1887 10c SG54 m.m., some adhesion, centred low-left STC £70 (1)12
345“, 1937 Additional Coronation set on reg. (FDI) cover to London. STC £66 for stamps alone. (1)20
346“, S/book with dupl. ranges (ex dealer’s stock?) High cat. val., but mixed cond. Why not buy it, take one of each value out & sell the rest off?! (c.350)36
347New Zealand 1907-11 officials 2/- (part o.g.) & 5/- unused; both a little unfresh SG O66, O67 STC £245 as m.m. (2)30
348“, 1961 Birds & 1967 Rugby Health MSs SG MS807a & MS869 all u.m. STC £49 (4)15
349“, Dupl. mainly used ranges in s/book, worth specialist checking. (100s)12
350“, Life Insurance 1891-1904 VR issues, var. perfs., all diff. 1/2d (3), 1d (5), 2d (4) STC £90 (12)20
351“, “, 1891 6d green SG L5 used STC £60 (1)15
352“, “, 1913-44 used vals. to 6d various perfs./shades/papers. STC £85 (14)15
353“, “, 1944-47 mult. wmk. set SG L37-41 m.m. (6d u.m.) STC £60 (5)15
354“, “, 1947-65 SG L42-49 incl. both papers 4d u.m. blocks/strips of four STC £128 (36)24
355“, “, 1947-65 SGL42-49 used pairs incl. 4d white paper (2 singles) STC £72 (18)15
356“, “, 1967-68 dec. o’print set 1c both papers, 21/2c & 5c cream paper, 10c white paper u.m. blocks/strips of 6 STC £9620
357Niger Coast 1897-98 2/6 SG73 m.m. STC £85 (1)22
358North Borneo 1950 15 vals. to $5 SG356-369 g.u. STC £62+ (15)10
359“, (Labuan) 1904-05 $10 SG142 cto STC £11,000 as such. Probable forgery, sold ‘as-is’ (1)20
360Norway 1930 Tourist Fund set SG223-5 m.m. STC £139 (3)20
361Nyasaland 1895 1/- SG35 no wmk. g.u. STC £35 (1)8
362“, 1907 6d SG71 (mult crown) l.m.m. STC £38 (1)8
363“, 1938-44 15 vals. to 2/6 SG130-140 used (high vals. f.u.) STC £74+ (15)11
364Papua 1901-05 4d SG5 v.f.u. STC £35 (1)14
365”, 1901-05 6d SG6 unused (hints of gum?) STC £60 as mint. Attractive. (1)12
366“, 1901-05 1/- SG7 f.u. STC £70 (1)20
367“, 1901-05 6d SG14 m.m. small thin at base STC £55 (1)9
368“, 1901-05 1/- SG15 l.m.m. STC £60 (1)22
369“, 1906 4d SG17 m.m. slight toning to gum, etc. STC £250 (1)50
370“, 1906 4d SG25 l.m.m. slight gum toning (only very light), STC £225 (1)65
371“, 1906 6d SG26 l.m.m. STC £35 (1)14
372“, 1907 2/6 SG45a m.m. STC £40 (1)12
373“, 1916-31 5/- SG104 m.m. STC £50, attractive. (1)15
374“, 1932-40 2/6 SG142 l.m.m. STC £25 (1)9
375“, 1934 50th Anniv. set SG146-9 m.m. STC £15, some minor gum blemishes. (4)3
376Pitcairn Is. 1940-51 set SG1-8 f.u. STC £28 (10)8
377Poland, Gov’t in Exile 1941 set SG478-485 m.m. STC £29 (8)7
378“, “, 1944 Monte Cassino set SG494-7 m.m. STC £52 minor gum toning on 1z20 (4)8
379“, Free Forces 1943-45 three covers diff. cachets/cancels/marks, plus 1 Nov 43 set on cover (fold & filing crease - not affecting stamps cancelled 3V45) (4 items)15
380Portuguese Guinea 1881-1914 m./u./unused ranges, some better STC £100+ (32)9
381Russia 1864-1931 Unusual seln. m.&u. STC £47+ (31)7
382St. Kitts Nevis 1905-18 5/- SG21 fine mint STC £38 (1)12
383St. Lucia 1882-84 4d SG27 m.m. slight unobtrusive grease spot (may well clean), attractive. STC £30034
384“, 1882-84 1/- SG29 g.u., couple of blunt perfs. at top STC £170 (1)24
385“, 1891-92 1/2d on 3d SG53 g.-f.u. STC £70 (1)17
386St. Vincent 1904-11 2/- SG91 l.m.m. marginal. STC £23 (1)7
387Samoa 1895-1900/1898-99 m.m./unused seln., a few slight faults (shallow thins etc.) but some fine & all attractive STC £77 SG76, 83, 84, 85 & 87. (5)8
388“, 1914 6d on 50pf SG108 m.m., scarce item, only STC £60 (1)18
389Sarawak 1869 3c SG1 unused (STC £50 as such), couple light tone spots. (1)6
390“, 1946 Cent. set SG146-9 f.u. on piece STC £35 (4 stamps)9
391“, 1947 set SG150-64 & 1949 UPU SG167-70 f.u. STC £22 (19)7
392“, Useful seln. on 5 s/leaves, with 1875 2 sets unused (1 with only one 12c), 1922 7 vals to 12c, etc. worth a close look. (150)18
393Seychelles 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG131 l.m.m. STC £15 (4)6
394“, 1938-49 chalky paper 2c, 3c orange, 9c (both), 30c blue, 50c violet all mint. STC £83 (6)11
395“, 1938-49 chalky paper used range, vals. to 1r50 STC £34 (12)6
396Sierra Leone 1859-74 6d SG3 g.-f.u. a small ‘perf. thin’ STC £60 (1)7
397“, 1859-74 6d SG4 l.m.m. attractive stamp STC £55 (1)17
398“, 1872-73 1/- SG10 g.u., a few rough perfs. STC £60 (1)10
399“, 1872-73 3d SG13 g.u., a few rough perfs. STC £85 (1)11
400“, 1897 21/2d on 3d SG56 l.m.m. STC £60 (1)18
401“, 1903 2/- SG83 l.m.m. attractive STC £50 (1)16
402“, 1903 5/- SG84 m.m. toned gum STC £75 (1)17
403South Africa 1933-48 2d blue & violet SG58 g.u. pair STC £42 (1)8
404“, 1936 Jipex Sheets, each on commem. cover 1/2d cancelled ‘2-XI-36’, 1d ‘11-XI-36’, sl. faults, sheets appear fine & attractive. (2)15
405“, 1936 Jipex 1/2d MS x4 (all different) each g.-f.u. with special cancels sl. faults to some (trimmed down, rust spots, etc.) (4)12
406“, 1936 Jipex 1/2d MS on cover (cancelled 2-XI-36) “Visit East African Territories..” on flap & with enclosure “East African Pavilion, Empire Exhibition Jo’burg” headed notepaper. Unusual. (1)12
407“, 1936 Jipex 1/2d MS m.m. (sl. faults), similar 1d MS; & 1d MS fine u.m. (3)8
408“, 1940s-50s bklt panes of 6: 1/2d x2 (SG114a or similar), 1d (ass SG115a, but margin at left). used plus 11/2d SG87b bklt. pane on phil. exhib. cover (18-X-48) with 1948 Golden Jubilee label MS (blue crayon mark through labels) some faults, but very unusual as used panes. (4 items)12
409“, S/book with duplicated seln., mostly used with better. (100s)12
410“, Mafeking (spacefillers - the vendor thinks there’s a chance that some of these are genuine, we’re somewhat less hopeful! Still, they’ll fill that gap in your album at a fraction the cost!) 1900 SG2 1d on 1/2d u.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £325 as genuine (1)12
411“, “, 1900 SG3 3d on 1d u.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £275 as genuine, slight short corner. (1)10
412“, “, 1900 SG6 1d on 1/2d m.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £275 as genuine (1)12
413“, “, 1900 SG7 3d on 1d m.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £950 as genuine (1)15
414“, “, 1900 SG9 6d on 3d m.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £6,500 as genuine (1)15
415“, “, 1900 SG10 6d on 3d u.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £475 as genuine (1)13
416“, “, 1900 SG11 1/- on 4d m.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £1,600 as genuine (1)15
417“, “, 1900 SG12 1/- on 6d m.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £30,000 as genuine (1)15
418“, “, 1900 SG16 2/- on 1/- m.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £13,000 as genuine (1)15
419Southern Rhodesia GV £1 revenue stamp (admiral head) c.u. scarce. (1)6
420Sudan 1902-21 10pi SG28a (chalky) l.m.m. STC £45 (1)16
421“, 1935 General Gordon short set to 10pi SG59-65 m. or f.u. STC £23+ (7)4
422“, 1948 Official 50pi SG O58 g.-f.u. STC £60 (1)12
423Surinam 1873-1970s m. or u. ranges incl. 1936 & ‘38 Charity sets, etc. STC £60 (48)9
424Sweden 1932 Tercent. set u.m. with 10ø, 15ø perf. vars. STC £40+ (6)9
425Switzerland 1908 35c, 50c, 60c, 70c & 80c SG235 ,240a, 241, 243 & 244 m.m. plus 1924 90c m.m. (pulled perf.) STC £75+ (6)19
426“, pro-Juv. 1915 10c SG J2 used with clear 1915 CDS, key stamp STC £120 (1)22
427Taiwan binder with dupl. seln. ranges form SG116-SG2312, plus others loose at back. (c.340+)8
428Thailand c.1880s-1960s used ranges, some sl. dupl., unchecked. (119)7
429Togo 1924-64 seln. incl. Airs, high vals., ‘64 Flowers, Birds, etc. with 200f, 500f, etc. STC £100 (21)11
430Tonga 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)12
431“, 1895 1d on 2d SG25 unused STC £50 as m.m. (1)12
432“, 1895 21/2d on 2d SG27 g.u. STC £50 (1)16
433“, 1895 71/2d on 21/2d SG31 unused STC £60 as m.m., usual rough perfs. (1)10
434“, 1895 5d SG34 g.-f.u. light CDS STC £60 (1)17
435“, 1895 5d SG34b unused block of 6 with paper on reverse, couple tone spots. STC £138 (1)9
436Trinidad 1879-82 1/2d lilac SG100 ‘CA’ m.m., slightly disturbed gum STC £100 (1)11
437Trinidad & Tobago 1921-22 5/- SG214 l.m.m. STC £85 (1)24
438“, 1935-37 set SG230-8 mint (most fine l.m.m.) STC £60 (9)17
439“, 1948 RSW set SG259-260 u.m. STC £30+ (2)12
440Tristan da Cunha 1950 (14 Apr) cover to Canada with S.African 1d & 1/2d tied by Capetown Paquebot CDS & with violet TdC ‘cachet X’, unusual. (1)20
441Trucial States Two large Minkus albs., partly filled with mainly used stamps & others loose. (100s)12
442Turks & Caicos Is. 1900-04 21/2d, 4d, 2/- & 3/- vaqls. with specimen o’print m.m. (3/- short corner) (4)12
443“, 1928 ten vals. to 10/- SG176-86 m.m. (10/- l.m.m.) no 5/- SG185 STC £70 (10)14
444Tuva 1927-36 m. or u. colln., good coverage incl. ‘34 air set m., ‘35 Landscapes set m., ‘36 set (incl. airs), complete used. The odd fault, mainly fine STC £130 (62)14
445Uganda 1896 1a SG55 unused, STC £22 (1)7
446“, 1896 2c SG56 unused, very sl. faults, but most uncommon. STC £28 (1)5
447“, 1896 3a Sg57 unused, some sl. toning & small nick at top STC £28 (1)6
448“, 1896 4a SG58 unused STC £30 (1)12
449“, 1896 8a SG59 unused light paper wrinkle STC £35 (1)12
450“, 1898-1902 set (plus 1902 o’prints) SG84-93 plus shades of 1a & 1r. All m.m., most fine (4a toned) STC £230+ (11)90
451U.S.S.R. 1940 Agric. Fair set to 60r SG920-936 m.m. STC £41+ (17)8
452U.S.A. 1870 90c used SG193 (red cancel) STC £350 (+£50 for cancel) (1)42
453“, 1870-c.1912 mainly used, with better vals. STC £300+, worth checking. (22)22
454“, 1930 P.Due 30c SG D708 u.m. block of four STC £34 as m.m. singles. (1)9
455“, c.1975-87 u.m. colln. of small format defins. incl. coils, vals. to $2 STC £38+ (47)7
456“, early-modern dupl., jumbled colln. on leaves in binder. Take some time with this lot! (100s)20
457Vietnam early to modern used (cto) colln. in binder, with many useful odds & sets, well worth spending time checking through carefully. (100s)32
458Zanzibar 1895-98 21/2d on 1a SG23 m.m. STC £170, believed to be correct, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)42
459“, 1895-98 21/2d on 11/2d SG29 g.-f.u. STC £150 looks ok, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)32
460“, 1897 21/2d on 4a SG175 m.m., light gum toning expertiser’s mark. STC £85 (1)17
461“, 1897 21/2d on 4a SG177 m.m. STC £100 (1)36
462Zululand 1888-93 4d SG5 m.m. STC £55, overall toning. (1)10
463“, 1888-93 1/2d overprint SG12 with stop m.m. STC £55 (1)11

United Kingdom Lots

4641801 (15 Aug) entire Edinburgh-Hawick with clear Bishop mark. (1)4
4651812-40 4 entires (two Aberdeen), plus seln. of Handstamps on piece (8), mixed cond. (12)20
4661840 1d black ‘I-A’ pl.5 on piece, 3 margins, very wide left, wide top, close right, touching/just into at base. red Maltese Cross. (1)48
4671840 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)19
4681841 1d SG8L/12L Maltese Cross cancels x 10, all 3+ margins. STC £50 minimum each. good lot. (10)18
4691841 1d red with blue 1844 type cancel. ‘87’ (Blandford), 3+ margins STC (from) £180 (1)18
4701841 1d red with clear, fairly central London numeral M/Cross cancel (No.6) almost 4 margins. STC £12015
4711841 2d blue ‘M-F’ 4 margins, slight ivory head STC £75+ (1)14
4721843 (May 3) cover Girvan-Ayr 2x 1d red tied by Girvan M/Cross cancels. (Girvan & Ayr backstamps) slight faults, but still attractive. (1)8
4731858-79 1d SG43/44 pl.219 g.u. STC £75 (1)9
4741858-79 1d SG43/44 pl.212, 214, 216, 217, 219, 221, 222 & 224. g.u. (nice for these) STC £263 (8)22
4751855-57 4d SG63 g.u. wing margin, slightly nibbled perfs. STC £475, scarce stamp. (1)14
4761855-57 4d SG66a (large garter) g.-f.u. STC £110 (1)11
4771862-64 6d SG84 unused STC £1,700 as m.m. (1)22
4781867-80 9d SG110 g.u. wing margin STC £275 (re-perfed?) (1)12
4791867-80 2/- SG119 g.u. STC £185 (1)12
4801873-80 6d pl.17 SG146/7 g.u. wing margin with 1880 CDS STC £150 (slightly weak corner) (1)12
4811873-80 1/- SG151 (spray) g.u., squared circle cancel. Scarce. (1)32
4821873-80 4d pl.15 SG153 sage green g.-f.u. (slightly oily cancel) STC £275. a little washed? - still useful.24
4831883-84 5/- SG180/181 g.u. STC £500 (1)26
4841883-84 3d SG191 g.-f.u. STC £90 (1)12
4851902 2/6 & 5/- g.u. (rubber cancels) STC £340 minimum - you decide the printings/shades! (2)24
4861902 1/- Govt. Parcels o’print SG O78 g.u. (CDS) sold ‘as-is’ STC £275 if genuine. (1)20
4871911 p.15 set SG279a-286 g.u. STC £90 (2)11
4881912 1d SG336/337 royal cypher u.m. STC £30 as m.m. (1)8
4891912-24 8d SG390 & 391 shades m.m. STC £72 (2)10
4901915 2/6 SG405 deep yellow brown g.u., slightly uneven perfs., still a decent stamp. (1)9
4911915 5/- SG4009 f.u. but some sl. ragged perfs. STC £350 (1)10
4921924-26 sideways wmk. set SG418a-421b g.u. STC £121+ (4)8
4931924-31 P.Due set SG D10-D18 g.u. STC £60 (9)9
4941924 & 1925 Wembley sets SG430-3 g.-f.u. STC £80+ (4)14
4951934 re-engraved Seahorses set av.-f.u. rubber CDSs on 5/- & 10/- STC £190 (1)22
4961939-48 High vals SG476-478b (would be set, but no 10/- SG478) l.m.m. STC £180 as singles (5)40
4971939-48 10/- dark blue & 10/- ultramarine each in f.u. block of 4 (a few perfs. reinforced) STC £110+26
4981948 RSW set used (£1 f.u.) STC £40 (2)10
4991948 (10 May) illustrated Liberation FDC, slight faults, should clean nicely (1)6
5001952-70 f.u. colln. in SG alb. virtually compl. incl. many inv. wmks., etc. the early defins. unchecked, but look to be correct, as do the castle high values - but check them for yourselves! No early phosphors60
5011952-54 Tudor Crown set SG515-531 m.m. STC £100 (17)10
5021957 Parliamentary Conference SG560 on plain, typed FDC, slight faults, still attractive & scarce.9
5031958-61 Graphite Lined issue set SG587-594 u.m. STC £110, 11/2d trimmed at right. (8)11
5041959 (9 Feb) 41/2d FDC (plain, handaddressed), faults, but very scarce! (1)6
5051962-63 f.u. Phos. sets NPY, FfH, Lifeboat, Rex X, Cable SG631p-5p, 639p-645p STC £143 (5 sets)38
5061962 NPY phosphor set SG631p-3p v.f.u. (cto) (3)8
5071963-64 phos. sets - FfH, Paris, L’boat, Cable, Sh’speare all u.m. SG634p-6p, 639p-41p, 645p-9p (5 sets)34
5081963 FfH phos. set SG634p-635p v.f.u. (cto) (2)8
5091963 Lifeboat phos. set SG639p-641p on plain handwritten FDC, slight faults. (1)5
5101963 Lifeboat phos. set SG639p-41p v.f.u. (cto) (3)9
5111963 Red Cross phos. set on plain handaddressed FDC (Red Cross Centenary slogan cancel) (1)12
5121963 Red Cross phos. set SG642p-4p v.f.u. (cto) (3)20
5131963 Cable phos. set SG645p f.u. (1)4
5141964 Botanical phos. set SG655p-8p v.f.u. (4)8
5151964 Geographical phos. set SG651p-4p v.f.u. (cto) (4)8
5161979-86 colln. of commems. in 22-ring alb., both m.m. (virt. complete) & g.-f.u. (a few gaps) high face38
517Officials - 1903 Admiralty 1d & 11/2d SG O102, O103 STC £316, sold ‘as-is’ (2)22
518Officials - 1903 Admiralty 2d SG O104 m.m. STC £325, sold ‘as-is’ (1)24
519£50+ face value stamps, the odd few m.m., most u.m. (100s)38
520£50+ face - similar but different lot to the last. (100s)38
521GVI high values - all issues compl. av.-g./g.-f.u. SG476-478b, 494 & 509-512 STC £125+ (11)34
522QV surface printed seln. between SG66 & SG153, with better. g.u. with 1/- SG90, 2/- SG118/120, 6d pl.12 SG125, 4d pl.16 SG153, etc. all appear sound. (18)30
523QV surface printed range g.u., with better STC £1,670, all appear sound. (21)26
524GV def. sets Royal & block wmks., photogravure & wmk. vars. (1936 2d s’ways is fiscal) (50)24
525QV surface printed g.u. seln. incl. better STC £1,430+ (18)22
526E7 defin. set to 1/- used with 2 shades of each value, etc. poor to mainly g.-f. (28)20
527QV seln. on s/leaf with 1d red imperfs. (incl. 2 pairs), 6d embossed (cut to shape), some unused, ... (c.58)19
528Mint seln. in s/book, mainly GVI & early QE, plus some later used. (100s)14
5291d reds on cover (3 incl. attractive Brunswick Star) & on piece (8 incl. pair), some faults. (10 items)10
5301d reds on cover, etc. (1857, 1862, 1863, 1866); some faults. (4)8
531Duplicated mint seln. in partly-filled stockbook (100s)6
532Box with various stamps in pkts. & commercial covers, little of individual value seen, but worth looking!6
533Channel Is. 1948 (10 May) Lib. pair on two illus FDCs (both different) some hinge marks, still nice.6
534“, Guernsey 1941-44 set SG1-3 & SG4-5 (banknote paper 1/2d = part gum) u.m. STC £63+ (5)10
535“, “, u.m. colln. in s/book with better (incl. few Alderney) High face. (300+)18
536“, (& I.o.M.) Jersey & IoM mint (mainly u.m.) colln. in s/book, high face. (100s)12
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