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Monday, 9th November 2015

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All World Mixed Lots

1Thematics - Shipping - Lighthouse 32 page stockbook with interesting & potentially worthwhile colln./accum. with Ships, Explorers, Captains, etc. Sparse in places, well-filled with light duplication (mostly only both m. and u. sets of new issues) in others. (100s)44
2Heavy box with album pages, s/cards, loose, etc. Interesting mix. (1,000s)32
3Thematics - Shipping - colln. of covers, incl. World FDCs, RN type covers (incl. signed), some fascinating items with a very high original cost. (100+)28
4Colln. in two s/books; predominantly jumbled ranges of 1940s-90s China, but others too. (100s)19
5Large & heavy box with mix of all sorts. (100s)19
6Box with collections in Nine albums. (100s)18
7Thousands of on & off paper stamps in pkts. & tubs, who know’s what you’ll find! (1,000s)18
8Box with various stamps & covers (incl. UK FDCs) albums, s/books, etc. (1,000s?)18
9Varied mix in box (100s)16
10Sorting box with albs., s/books, stamps in pkts., some covers, etc. Worth checking. (1,000s)16
11Large (& heavy) s/book with jumbled, all-world accum. Some more interesting. Early-modern. (100s)16
12World ranges in s/book, nothing outstanding, but several unusual; & colln. of Belgium in binder (100s)15
13Box filled with stamps in tubs, pkts., albums, shoebox, various covers; plus loads more to sort! (1,000s)15
14Charity box with various items donated by customers incl. on & off paper stamps in pkts. (much Middle-East here); the odd cover, previously sold auction lots, etc. Proceeds to Marie Curie. (1,000s)15
15World colln. in fairly well-filled ‘Mov-a-leaf’ alb. strength in 1930s-40s. A few better. (100s)14
16Sorting box with seln. of stamps in s/book, on lvs., other items, etc. - take a look! (1,000s?)14
17Charity lot -various albs. & covers, some kiloware & the odd items donated by customers - sold in aid of Marie Curie. (1,000s)12
18Large sorting box - large quantity, little value (but you’ll have hours of fun finding this out!) (1,000s)12
19Good quality world kiloware direct from charity source (little or no UK), c.500gr. (1,000s)12
20Box with stamps in 3 binders, various pkts. & tubs, some covers & maps, etc. Plenty to sort. (1,000s)11
21Lincoln alb. (9th edn) heavy picking, some better remain, but mixed condition throughout. (100s)10
22Lindner 30 page s/book with collns. of Poland & Roumania. (100s)10
23Box of albums & s/books, mostly ‘cheaper’ foreign, plus bird thematics seen. (1,000s)10
24South & Central America - s/book with m.&u. ranges, only a little duplication. (c.800)10
25Sorting box with all-world in tins & envelopes. (100s)9
26Small box with interesting mix of on & off-paper stamps in pkts. & loose. (100s)9
27Small box with mixture on s/cards, etc. (100s)9
28World ranges in 8 page Lighthouse s/book, little or no dupl. (700+)9
29World off-paper, early to modern. 300gr (1,000s)8
30On & off paper ‘chaotic mix’, loose & in pkts. (incl. much UK)6

British Commonwealth Mixed Lots

321946 Victory - large u.m. accum., mostly in blocks (mainly 10 sets of each country), the odd gum fault or tone spot, etc., but largely very fine. High catalogue value. (100s)48
33Box with albums, approval books, s/book with better NZ, & good India, etc.46
34UK & C/W in album from QV to (mainly) GV/GVI Condition is mixed throughout, but many sl. better stamps remain, despite some evidence of picking. (100s)28
35Partly-filled s/book with early to mid. ranges, some dupl., strength in Africa with many better/interesting26
361937 Coron. colln. of mint sets (vast majority are v.l.m.m.) & incl. better - Cyprus, Gib, HK, etc. (144)26
371953 Coron compl. m.m. in special album STC £140 (106)15
38SG Ideal alb. vol. I (to 1914) heavily picked colln., but may be the odd few better among the remains. The album itself has foxing to some pages. Well worth careful checking. (100s)16
39Lindner binder with small seln. of odd items incl. Cyprus packs 1983, Ascension, Pitcairn, Falklands, etc. little of individual value, but worth checking. (c.100)15
401948 RSW high vals. for Br, Guiana (SG323) & Br. Honduras (SG165) m.m. STC £48 (2)12
41Australia & NZ dupl. used seln. in 16 page s/book from a few earlier to mainly more modern. (c.2,000+)12
421935 Sil. Jubilee sets for Bahamas & Br. Honduras m.m. STC £35 (8)9
431937 Coronation m.m. sets (43 sets) and odds. All different, incl. better. (139)19
441951 West Indies Uni. set f.u. STC £30 (26)8
45Africa - s/book with sparse but duplicated ranges incl. S.Africa, Nigeria, etc. (100s)8
461978 Coronation - Benham covers colln. in album. (29)6
471953 Coronation colln. (mostly l.m.m./m.m.) on s/leaf, incl. better (59)5
481948 RSW low values colln. mint, mostly m.m. (42)5
49Tub with off-paper seln. early to modern poor to fine (100s)4

Postcards

50Shoebox, with mainly Edwardian seln. (100s)26
51Box of Scottish cards, largely from 1930s (100s)24
52Box with Scottish cards in wallets, all with tartan borders. (100s)24
53Mixed box of old cards, mainly English & Scottish topos. (100s)22
54Box of Edwardian greetings postcards (c.400)20
55Shoebox of old postcards, mainly English & foreign. (100s)20
56Mixture of old postcards in Shoebox (100s)20
57Bundle of old Scottish cards. (c.250)15
58Colln. of WWI cards, mainly ‘War Damage’ (150+)15
59QSL (radio ham) cards. (c.200)10
60Small collection of Exhibition postcards. (90)9
61Bundle of old Scandinavian postcards. (80+)8
62Bundle of largely Edwardian Indian postcards. (73)7
63Small bundle of old theatrical Postcards, mixed condition. (59)6
64Folder with postcard collection of 1982 Papal visit (63)5
65Small bundle of mainly 1960s ‘saucy’ comic cards. (57)5

Coins, Die-Cast Toys, Model Railways, Other Collectables, etc.

66Cinderellas (etc) small mint colln. of bogus & unissued stamps, labels, etc. with Bolivia, Paraguay, etc.8
67“, Perfins mostly German; good variety. (150)16
68“, “, small s/book with range of UK & world perfins, early-modern, poor-fine. (c.200+)12
69Coins, Tub of world coins from charity ‘foreign coin collection box’, not many ¤uros or dollars! 2Kg7
70“, A broadly similar lot to the last c.2Kg7
71“, UK - selection of ‘silver 3ds’ poor to very fine. (40)15
72“, UK - 1972 Silver Wedding silver proof crown, in case. (1)6
73“, Canada 1955 silver dollar vf-ef (1)8
74“, Canada 1958 British Columbia silver dollar, f. (1)5
75“, small seln. of UK & foreign coins, incl. some ‘silver’ (1)6
76“, Banknotes small world seln. (sl. dupl.), of 1920s Germany, 1960s India, etc. very poor -very fine (14)5
77Collectable toys - Boats Sutcliffe clockwork tinplate boat ‘Snappy’ (submarine chaser, 9”), near mint, with complete, but distressed box (blue, 1940s? price label “3/6”). Red & grey (soldered upper deck), slight marks where the tiller moves on the deck. Scarce item, beautiful condition. (1)100
78“, - Cars Triang Minic clockwork car (post-war?), red body, silver (unpainted) wings; condition v.f., only minor blemishes. See photos on the FB page! (1)30
79“, - Subbuteo ‘Table Cricket’ set in box (believed complete, but check for yourselves), plus baize ground (would benefit from ironing - the groundsman has been locked in the attic for 50 years!)18
80Die-cast seln. of Lledo (8) & Models of Yesteryear (8), mostly mint, some sl. distressed boxes. (16)18
81“, 35+ items of Matchbox, Dinky, etc., mostly 1950s-60s mainly suitable for restoration only! (35+)15
82“, Corgi ‘314’ Ferrari Berlinetta’, played-with condition, but minor wear only. (1)12
83“, Lorries - Dinky ‘984 & 985’ Car carrier & trailer, Matchbox Major No8, Corgi Major Karrimore & Priestman, etc. Condition is ‘playworn’ to ‘good’ only. (6 items)8
84Model Railway Triang OO train items - original ‘attic find’ various 1960s rolling stock, much near mint, boxed (incl. carriages, waggons, etc.) plus accessories (signals, water tower, etc.) ‘R258 loco 4-6-2 ‘Princess Royal’ (maroon, P5 power unit (untested, sold as collectable only) & 0-6-0 tank loco.120
85“, Hornby Dublo (3-rail) starter set ‘EDP2’, with Duchess of Atholl 4-6-2 in g.-f. condition, loads of extra track, points (some electric), transformers (sold as collectables only) and a few other bits (trees, signals, level-crossing, etc.) Plus boxed tender (near m.) for a ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ (sorry no loco to go with it!)110
86“, Hornby Dublo 3-rail scarce Southern 0-6-2 tank loco ‘2594’ (malachite green 1948-53), some slight wear to higher surfaces, but well above average. See photos on Facebook page. (1)90
87“, Hornby Dublo DA45 signal cabin & D1 Island Platform, both g.-f. in poor boxes; plus through station f. (if a little dusty) - no box. All with orange (red) roofs. (3)26
88“, Hornby Dublo Electric trains catalogue ‘2nd edn.’ (1960), a few wrinkles/marks to cover, otherwise g.-f., plus 2 modern books ‘Hornby Dublo Trains’ (Foster) & Hornby Dublo Compendium (Ellis). (3)10
89“, Boxful of mainly O-gauge bits & pieces, suitable for spares or repair.5
90Trade Cards seln. in boxfile & albums, mainly Brooke Bond.4

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

91SG Commonwealth catalogue 2014, 2nd hand, some ‘dents’, but clean & useful. (1)18
92Box of 2nd hand postcard wallets, mixed condition (some labels), but all serviceable. (2,000+)10
93Postcard wallets, a similar lot to the last. (2,000+)10

Stamps Arranged by Country

94Aden 1939-48 set SG16-27 m.m. STC £110 (13)14
95“, 1949 RSW set SG28-29 m.m. STC £40+ (2)10
96“, 1951 set SG36-46 g.u. STC £38 (11)8
97Albania 1945 People’s Army set (end of German Occ’n.) u.m., some toning in places STC £100 (7)12
98Antigua 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG91-94 u.m., scarce as such STC £19 as m.m. (4)8
99“, 1938-51 short set to 10/- SG98-108 (plus 1d shade) m.m./l.m.m. STC £100+ (12)12
100Ascension 1922-65 old auction lot with GV to 8d m.; GVI to 1/- m. with better perfs. & colours, QE to 1/6 used, etc. High cat. (71)28
101“, 1924-33 2/- SG19 l.m.m. STC £75 (1)17
102“, 1948 RSW set SG50-51 l.m.m. STC £55+ (2)12
103Australia 1913-14 Kookaburra set SG17-19 f.u. STC £60 (2)11
104“, 1931 Air 6d ‘OS’ overprint SG139a v.f.u. STC £60 (1)11
105“, 1931 official air stamps set SG O123-O124 f.u. STC £54 (2)11
106“, 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- SG143 v.f.u. STC £200, key stamp. (1)65
107“, 1988-92 colln. of FDCs in R.Mail album, incl. a few AAT; booklet panes, etc. (75+)11
108“, 1997-98 colln. of FDCs in binder, incl. better, higher cat. sets & MSs. (50)12
109“, Box with s/books, albums, incl. printed m.&u., small amount of other material.36
110“, small s/book with seln. of m. (incl. 1940 AIF set & u. stamps, mainly g.-f. STC £109+ (14)9
111Australian States, Queensland 1874-76 three covers: two to England (one franked 3d brown horiz. pair, the other 6d green); the third (local) with 2d blue. some faults (may clean nicely), but attractive (3)15
112“, Tasmania 1853 4d SG5/12 (probably SG11?) cut to shape, used (quite lightly); slight thin at top.28
113“, Victoria 1890-94 P. Dues 5d, 6d unused; 10d & 1/- m.m. (toned gum) SG D5-D8 STC £160+ (4)18
114“, “, 1900-04 2/-, 5/- P. Dues SG D32, D33 f.u. (c.t.o.) STC £180 (2)26
115Bahamas 1911-19 3/- SG80 f.u. STC £55 (1)11
116“, 1930 Tercent. set SG126-130 m.m. STC £70 (5)14
117“, 1933-52 5/- SG156 lilac & blue m.m. with usual gum tone STC £170 (1)9
118“, 1938-52 £1 two shades m.m. (probably SG157a & 157b) STC £120 minimum (could be much more!)24
119Bahawalpur 1946 Victory in u.m. block of 6 & 2 pairs; plus u.m. Hyderabad in u.m. block of 10 (4 items)18
120Bahrain 1942-45 set to 12a SG38-50 m.m. STC £130 (13)16
121Barbados 1920-21 Victory 11 vals. to 3/- (1 x 1d) with clear white gum - scarce as such. STC £130+ (11)28
122“, 1921-24 3/- SG228 lightly used STC £85 (1)9
123“, 1946 Victory in u.m. blocks of 4 (sl. gum wrinkles, etc.); incl. one SG262a ‘two flags’ flaw. (2)10
124Basutoland 1938 set SG18-28 m.m. STC £110 (11)14
125Bechuanaland 1888 1d, 6d, 2/- all f.u. SG10, 14, 16 STC £60+ (3)10
126“, 1897-1902 set SG59-65 m. (SG60 unused), etc. STC £65 (8)12
127“, 1913-24 5/- SG89 m.m. STC £110, centred right. (1)24
128“, 1948 RSW set SG136-137 m.m. STC £42+ (2)11
129“, 1955-58 set SG143-153 g.u. STC £65 (12)12
130Belgium 1922 Albert defin. seln. mint (mostly fine) with vals. to 2f. (16)4
131“, from 1849 10c (4 margins), useful classics u. & later high vals., etc. m. or u. STC £340 (21)26
132“, m.m. range 1928 & 1929 TB Fund sets, 1931 TB fund 5f SG472-7, 552-7, 599. STC £166+ (13)12
133Bermuda 1863-1903 ‘CC’ range 6d, 1/- p.14; 3d & 6d p.14x121/2 SG7, 8, 10 & 10a g.u. STC £164 (4)14
134“, 1924-32 2/- SG88/88c l.m.m. STC £50 (1)10
135“, 1938 m.m. seln. to 71/2d, incl. SG112 & 114 (8)10
136“, 1948 RSW £1 SG126 (very small spot on front) m.m. STC £45 (1)12
137“, 1953-59 m.m. (mostly l.m.m.) range with defin. set to £1 (2/6 gum bend); with extra dies & shade, plus commems. STC c.£140+ (28)14
138British Central Africa 1895 3/- SG27 g.-f.u. one slightly bluntish perf., attractive STC £65 (1)10
139Br. Guiana 1853-55 4c SG20 pale blue used, 4 large margins, but slight faults (thin, rubbed, etc.). Scarce item, looks much better than it sounds! STC £700 (1)16
140“, 1860s small u. seln. stated to be (but please check for yourself) SG49, 55, 72, 92. Slight faults, but all attractive & useful s’fillers. STC £275 (4)26
141“, 1862 1c SG116 used slight faults, but scarce. STC £850, sold ‘as-is’ (1)16
142“, 1863-76 8c, 12c, 24c SG112,113,114 g.-f.u. the odd slight fault. STC £220 (3)32
143“, 1876-79 96c SG134 used, sl. rounded corner, some toning & light creasing. STC £250, unusual. (1)16
144“, 1878 provisionals SG141, 142, 144 used, some sl. faults. STC £295 sold ‘as-is’ (3)22
145“, 1890-1920 seln. of covers, p/stationery wrappers, incl. uprated, etc. poor to fine. (6)6
146Br. Honduras 1882-87 1d SG18a bisected on front, unpriced in SG; looks OK, but ‘as-is’ (1)16
147“, 1948 RSW $5 SG165 f.u. STC £50 (1)16
148Br. Levant 1911-13 24pi on 5/- SG34 (Somerset House) m.m., STC £80 (1)12
149Br. Occup. of Italian Cols. Eritrea 1949 set SG E1-E12 m.m. STC £75 (13)13
150“, MEF 1942 set to 5d SG M1-M5 & 1943 to 10/- SG M11-M21 m.m. STC £100 (16)13
151Br. P. A. in Eastern Arabia 1948 set to 2r SG16-24 u.m. STC £50 (9)11
152Br. Solomon Is. 1939-51 set to 10/- SG60-72 m.m. with clean gum. (21/2d perf. fault) STC £85+ (13)12
153Brunei 1908-222 $5 SG47 m.m. without the usual toning. STC £190, key stamp. (1)55
154“, 1947 original (p.14) set to $1 u.m. STC £33+ (12)6
155“, 1952-58 set SG100-113 m.m. STC £60 (14)9
156“, 1964-72 block wmk. set SG118-131 m.m. STC £112, scarce. (14)14
157Burma 1937 10r SG16 f.u. STC £95 very nice for these. (1)16
158“, 1946 set SG51-63 l.m.m. STC £60 (15)10
159“, 1946 set SG51-63 g.u. STC £120 (15)16
160“, 1947 set SG68-82 l.m.m. STC £50 (15)9
161“, 1939 10r official SG O27 f.u. STC £50 (1)9
162Burundi 1962 6.60 in u.m. block of 9; one with overprint error. Attractive. (1)3
163Canada 1897 50c Jubilee SG135 g.u. STC £120 (1)12
164“, 1930-31 50c SG302 m.m. STC £90 (1)15
165“, 1930-31 $1 SG303 l.m.m. STC £130 (1)26
166“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG335-340 u.m., scarce as such. STC £32 as m.m. (4)9
167“, 1949-50 50c OHMS o’print SG O177 v.f.u. STC £50 (12)8
168Cape of Good Hope 1902-04 5/- SG78 m.m. STC £160 (1)16
169Cayman Is. 1921-26 10/- SG67 m.m. (looks nearly u.m.) STC £75 (1)20
170“, 1932 Centenary short set to 1/- SG34-92 l.m.m. STC £52+ (9)10
171“, 1935 10/- SG107 g.u. STC £100, key stamp. (1)28
172“, 1938-48 set SG115-126 m.m. (10/- v.l.m.m.) STC £100 (14)15
173“, 1948 RSW set SG129-130 u.m. STC £24+ (2)9
174China 1913 SG328 um., slightly flat gum, STC £23 as m.m. (1)9
175“, Shanghai two unused local post postal stationery cards, with 1843-1903 overprint. (2)12
176“, German POs 1898 o’print set SG7-12 (56o) g.u., the odd slight fault, all attractive. Undercat. at £95!(6)30
*** “, see also lot 4
177Cook Is. 1949-61 set to 3/- SG150-159 u.m. STC £50 (10)12
178Croatia 1943 Legion MS (perf.) u.m. usual wrinkles, but fine from front. (1)4
179Cyprus 1880 1d pl.215 m. (heavy mount), 1881 ‘CC’ 1/2pi, 1pi, 2pi all g.-f.u., etc. STC £139 (5)24
180“, 1894-96 short set to 18pi u. (some fine & light cancels eg 12pi - others g.u. only) STC £200+ (9)28
181“, 1948 RSW set SG166-167 u.m. STC £61+ (2)22
182“, 1960-61 set SG188-202 g.u. STC £90 (15)18
183Danzig seln. of 20pf stamps (mostly 1935/36) on pieces of postal forms with dupl. seln. of cancels (86)5
184Falkland Is. 1921-28 3/- SG80 m.m. STC £100, good stamp. (1)22
185“, 1938-50 m.m. (most fine) to 1/3 (no 6d SG156 - o/wise one of each colour/value) m.m. STC £100(13)19
186“, 1948 RSW set SG166-167 m.m. (£1 disturbed gum) STC £92 (2)12
187“, 1949 UPU set SG168-171 f.u. STC £14 (4)6
188“, QV-early QE small m.&u. colln. on lvs., with some sl. better vals., mostly g.-f. (85+)32
189F.I.D. 1944 o’print set SG A1-D8 m.m.; ‘46 Map set (mixed thick & thin) m.m.; & others. STC £138(66)24
190“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG242-245 u.m. scarce as such STC £17 as m.m. (4)7
191France 1928 Sinking Fund set SG466-8 l.m.m. (nice for these) STC £114+ (3)14
192“, 1930 Sinking Fund SG480 m.m. STC £110 (1)13
193“, Colonies S/book with early-modern mix, only a little duplication. (c.600+)9
194“, “, Fr. Guiana 1935 W.Indies Tercent. set l.m.m. STC £77 (15)16
195German States attractive seln. of mainly used stamps incl. Bavaria, Hamburg, Oldenburg, Prussia, Saxony, etc. generally well above average. High catalogue value. (50)48
196“, dupl. m.&u. seln. on s/lvs., strength in Bavaria. Mixed cond. throughout, but the odd few better seen, useful for shades or postmarks? (c.380)18
197“, Bremen 1866-67 5gr SG20a m.m. STC £180, centred right, bought from SG. (1)15
198“, Brunswick 1857 4/4ggr SG12 g.-f.u., with 4 margins STC £140 (1)20
199“, “, 1865 2g SG32/33 u.m. block of 8, & 3gr SG35 u.m. block of 20, bought from SG in the early 70s, with a letter of authenticity “... genuine and not reprints”. STC £320+ (2 items)42
200“, Hanover 1851-55 1/10Th SG7 fine 4 margin, unused (toned gum) STC £325, bought from SG. (1)28
201“, Saxony 1863-67 5ngr purple SG46 g.-f.u. usual roughish perfs. STC £70 (1)9
202“, Thurn & Taxis 1852-66 seln. of both S&N districts, with better, but variable margins/roulettes, etc. (13)28
203“, Württemberg 1859-62 18k blue, used spacefiller STC £1,900 (1)12
204Germany 1872 large & small shield seln. all u. except 2 unused. some small faults. STC £1,900+ (21)42
205“, 1889 3pf Mi45a (expertiser’s mark on gum), one short perf. STC ¤400 (1)42
206“, 1889 5pf Mi46b (expertiser’s mark) two shortish perfs. STC ¤800 (1)65
207“, 1932 Welfare set (Castles) SG487-9 g.u./f.u. STC £130+ (5)24
208“, 1934 Coloniser’s Jubilee set u.m. STC £218 (4)28
209“, 1934 Welfare fund - the top 3 vals. u.m. STC £525 (3) 65 210 “, 1938 (13 Mar) P/stationery card (Austrian Anschluss), with special ‘Ein Reich...’ Vienna cancel. (1)7
210“, 1938 (13 Mar) P/stationery card (Austrian Anschluss), with special ‘Ein Reich...’ Vienna cancel. (1)7
211“, mostly u. Germanias on single Hagner, with booklet panes & coils, some blocks & strips STC ¤500+42
212“, Small seln. of m.&u. 3rd Reich material, plus unused 1940 ‘Iron Cross’ P/stationery card. (75+)15
213“, Box with s/books u.m./m.m./u. sets 7 some varieties & shades, plus 6 DDR Yearbooks, etc. (1,000s)44
214“, Mix. of mainly commercial Postwar covers; loose & written-up on pages. (100s)8
215“, B.R.D. 1951-52 Posthorns set SG1045-1053 (no 8pf) u.m. STC £238 (8)28
216“, Berlin 1949 UPU set SG B54-B60 g.u. STC £380+. (7)22
217“, “, 1949 UPU 2DM mint, STC £200 (1)30
218“, “, 1950 Orchestra set SG B72-3 u.m. scarce as such STC £195 (2)20
219“, “, 1950 Philharmonic set SG B72-3 f.u. STC £154 (2)15
220“, “, 1951 Freedom Bell set SG B75-B79 (clapper left) u.m., scarce thus. STC £130+ (5)15
221“, “, 1951 as last lot, but f.u. STC £190+ (5)18
222“, “, 1953 Church reconstruction set SG B106-9 f.u. STC £237 (4)20
223“, “, 1953 Uprising set SG B110-111 u.m. STC £57 (2)11
224Gibraltar 1889 surch set m. or u., incl. the 5c & 75c (both m.) with ‘short s’ variety. STC £325 (7)55
225“, 1904-05 2/- SG62a m.m. sl. faults (light tone spots & small corner surface rub) STC £110 (1)22
226“, 1912-24 £1 SG85 l.m.m. slight rubbing of red colour. STC £140 (1)50
227“, 1938-51 6d SG126a p.14 l.m.m. STC £120 (1)12
228“, 1948 RSW set SG134-5 m.m. STC £61+ (2)14
229“, 1948 RSW 1/2d in sheet of 60 (folded), a few sl. marks in margins, still attractive. (1)8
230“, 1997-2002 u.m. colln. on Hagners £50+ face value, mostly 4-blocks, with label attached or MSs. (29)30
231Gold Coast 1889 20/- SG25 g.u. (partly erased crayon line), STC £35 (1)8
232“, 1898-1902 2d SG27b g.u. STC £160, scarce item, missing from most collections. (1)18
233“, 1902 SG38-45 1/2d to 2/- mint (u.m., except 1/2d & 2/-) STC £100+ as m.m. (8)18
234“, 1902 5/- & 10/- SG46, 47 unused, STC £140 as m.m. (2)12
235“, 1902 20/- SG48 l.m.m. STC £180, key stamp. (1)44
236“, 1913-21 10/- g.u. (possibly not postal) STC £100 (1)14
237“, 1913-21 20/- SG84 l.m.m. STC £170 (1)42
238“, 1928 5/- SG112 m.m. STC £60 (1)14
239“, 1928 set to 5/- SG103-112 m.m. STC £110 (10)18
240“, 1938-43 set SG120-132 g.u./f.u. STC £7022
241“, 1948 defin. set SG135-146 m.m. (1d is unused) STC £70 (12)6
242Grenada 1948 RSW set SG166-7 g.u. STC £20+ (2)8
243“, 1969 $2 Pelican SG319 in u.m. block of 4 STC £32 (1)8
244Hong Kong 1862-63 24c SG5 (no wmk.) g.u. STC £120 (1)12
245“, 1882-96 3c SG39, 1885 50c on 48c SG41, both g.u. STC £90 (2)17
246“, 1891 50th Anniv. overprint SG51 used (usual heavy cancel). STC £130 (1)13
247“, 1923 P. Due set used 4c, 10c; and unused (others) STC £35 as used. (5)6
248“, 1935 Silver Jub. set mint/l.m.m. (10c slight gum disturbance) STC £665 (4)18
249“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set used. usual perf. faults, etc. STC £18 (4)4
250“, 1941 Centenary set SG163-168 l.m.m. STC £90 (6)10
251“, 1946 Victory set in u.m. marginal blocks of 10, attractive - one of the $1 with ‘extra stroke’ flaw. (2)50
252“, E7 5c f.u., 10c mint sl. adhesion, etc. SG65, 81 STC £37 (2)5
253India 1852 Scinde Dawks 1/2a blue & 1/2a scarlet (SG52 & 53) used on cover. STC £34,000+ as genuine - which this, almost certainly, is not! Still an attractive item. (1)11
254“, 1852 white Scinde Dawk SG S1 u. faults (torn in half & rejoined), is it genuine? sold ‘as-is’! (1)10
255“, 1926-31 10r official SG O120 g.u., nice for these. STC £65 (1)9
256“, M.&u. seln. GV-1990s, the odd few better seen (heavy lot!), high cat. value. (100s)18
257“, S/book with seln. of g.-f.u. stamps & u.m. pairs, etc. strength in 1940s-80s. (100s)16
258States, Patiala 1928-34 1r, 2r SG73, 74w m.m. (light gum toning) (2)7
259Iraq (Br. Occupation), Baghdad 1917 1/4a on 2pa SG1 m.m. STC £300 believed genuine, sold ‘as-is’44
260“, “, 1917 1/4a on 5pa SG2 cto STC £225 as used, sold ‘as-is’ (1)36
261“, “, 1917 1/2a on 10pa SG3 m.m. scarce item STC £1,000 - with BPA certificate. (1)320
262“, “, 1917 2a on 1pi f.u. SG6 looks genuine, sold ‘as-is’ STC £375 (1)60
263“, “, 1917 1a on 20pa SG16 used, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £900 (1)110
264“, “, 1917 2a on 1pi SG17 used on small piece, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £250 (1)30
265“, “, Mosul 1919 six stamps from between SG1-8, believed to be genuine, but sold ‘as-is’ (6)8
266Ireland 1922-23 10d SG62 m.m.; 1/- SG63 used STC £32 (2)5
267“, 1922 various o’prints - mint seln. stated to incl. SG8,9,14,15,33,40 & 42 - but please check! STC £13016
268“, 1922-34 coils 1/2d SG71a used, 1d & 2d SG72c & 74a m.m. STC £100 (3)12
269Israel 1960 TAVIV exhibition 25a MS (light stain & creasing) SG MS195a u.m. STC £46 (1)5
270Italian East Africa 1938 set SG1-20 mint (71/2c unused; most others fine, some u.m.) STC £200+ (20)20
271Jamaica 1870-83 5/- SG15 (CC p.121/2) m.m., could be fresher, but not too bad! STC £110 (1)15
272“, 1903/04-1905-11 m.m. seln. to 5/- SG36,43,45,48,51, the odd gum fault (tone spot/crease) STC £225(5)26
273“, 1905-11 2/- SG55 g.-f.u. STC £160 (1)32
274Japan 1921 50th Anniv. set SG202-5 u.m., one or two sl. gum bends, STC £360 as m.m. (4)55
275“, 1940 Daisetsu-zan Nat. Park set SG363-6 u.m. STC £27 (4)11
276K.U.T. 1938-54 5/- SG148 p.131/4 (scarce perf.) STC £150 with clean white gum, m.m. (1)13
277Kouang Tcheo 1937 (mainly) mint seln. 1c-70c STC c.£20, but most uncommon! (16)7
278Kuwait 1923-24 5r SG15 used (dubious p’mark), but scarce stamp in any condition. STC £500 (1)12
279“, 1948 RSW set SG74-5 m.m. STC £40+ (2)10
280“, 1950 set SG84-92 l.m.m. STC £100 (9)14
281Luxembourg 1882-1940s remaindered m.&u. colln. in alb., some better, worth specialist viewing. (375+)15
282Malaya, Straits Sett’s. 1904-10 $5 SG138a used (red faded) STC £180 (1)17
283“, “, 1921-33 used wmk. script ranges to $5, largely complete, fair to fine. STC £110; plus $25 g.u., but small thin (STC £200). (23)38
284“, Johore 1948 RSW set SG131-2 m.m. STC £26+ (2)7
285“, “, 1949-55 set SG133-147 m.m. STC £160 (21)24
286“, “, 1960 $5 SG165 f.u. STC £48 (1)11
287“, Negri Sembilan 1949-55 set to $5 m.m. (4c is used STC £129+ (21)22
288“, Perak 1938-41 m. or u. set to $2 (no 12c or 40c) STC £220+ (16)28
289“, Selangor 1895-99 25c & 50c Tigers SG58, 59 u. STC £92 (2)8
290“, Japanese Occ’n. m. range incl. 42 Yubin set SG J260-2, ‘43 incl. SG J308, 310 STC £44 (15)10
291Maldives 1933 set SG11-20 u.m. (very scarce thus) marginals (helps with wmk.!) all but one (the 10c) are sideways watermark) STC £100+ as m.m. (9)36
292Malta 1863-81 1/2ds SG4-13 x8, looks to be a good range of shades, all appear part gum or m.m. (8)32
293“, 1863-71 1/2d SG16 p.14x121/2 m.m. STC £200 (1)15
294“, 1885-90 set SG20-28 m.m. STC £120 (1/- probably pale violet) (6)14
295“, 1886 5/- SG30 m.m. STC £110, scarce. (1)14
296“, 1899-1901 set SG31-35 m.m. STC £190 (good for these) (5)32
297“, 1921-22 mult. script set to 2/- SG97-103 m.m. (1/2d), l.m.m. (others) STC £140+ (7)24
298“, 1922 Self Govt. seven vals. to 5/- m.m. (no 2/- SG111) STC £126+ (7)22
299“, 1922 Self Govt. overprints l.m.m. to 2/- STC £84+ (7)16
300“, 1922 2/- Self Govt. SG120 l.m.m. STC £50 (1)13
301“, 1922-26 £1 SG140 upright wmk. m.m. STC £110, key stamp (1)30
302“, 1925 P.Dues 8 vals to 1/6 SG D1-D10 (no 2 or 21/2d) & 1925 9 vals to 1/6 SG D11-20 (no 2d) m.m.8
303“, 1926 Postage overprints 13 vals/. to 10/- SG143-156 (no 2/- SG153) m.m. STC £70+ (13)14
304“, 1926 SG166-172 1/- to 10/- l.m.m. STC £154 (7)32
305“, 1928 set to 10/- SG174-192 l.m.m. STC £200 (19)50
306“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG210-213 m.m. STC £26 (4)7
307“, 1938-43 10/- in f.u. corner block of 4 attached to reverse of registered envelope (1946 cancel) (1)30
308“, 1946 (13 Ap) reg. cover with horiz. pair of 10/- SG231 v.f.u., unusual & attractive item. (1)18
309“, 1949 RSW set SG249-250 m.m. STC £38 (2)10
310“, 1949 RSW set SG249-250 g.u. STC £48+ (2)14
311“, 1956-58 set SG266-282 m.m./l/m/m/ STC £130+ (17)16
312“, QV-GV m.&u. with many better vals., some shades STC £180 (30)19
313Mauritius 1965 Birds set SG317-331 u.m. STC £70 (15)12
314“, 1969 defin. set (fish, etc.) SG382-399 in u.m. blocks of 4 STC £108+ (18)18
315Montserrat 1903 2/6 SG22 m.m. STC £26 (1)6
316“, 1903 5/- SG23 m.m. STC £160, good stamp (1)36
317“, 1904-05 7 vals. to 2/- SG24-31 (no 1d) m.m. STC £97+ (7)12
318“, 1932 Centenary short set to 2/6 SG84-92 m.m. STC £69+ (9)16
319Natal c.1859-87 m.&u. range fair-fine incl. useful Chalons, surcharges, 1874-99 5/- m., etc. STC £52060
320“, 1902 10/- SG141 g.u. with 102 CDS STC £40 (1)8
321Netherlands small m.m. seln. with 1940 71/2c/21/2c se-tenants, other better STC £200 (26)8
322Newfoundland 1862-64 6d SG20 used on piece with 31/2d margins STC £100 (1)12
323“, 1865-71 24c SG30 g.u. STC £38 (1)9
324“, 1868 1c SG34 dull purple unused, some toning to back STC £75 as mint. (1)15
325“, 1868 1c, 3c, 6c SG35,37,39 used. Couple of sl. faults, but not bad. STC £125 (3)15
326“, 1876-79 2d roul. SG41 g.-f.u. STC £50 (1)18
327“, 1880-82 2c SG44 & 44(a?), 2 shades, used. (2)6
328“, 1880-82 2c SG46 yellow-green, poor mint (sl. marks to face & toned gum) (1)6
329“, 1894 6c crimson lake SG60 m.m. (heavy) STC £30 (1)8
330New Hebrides (british) 1925 set to 5/- SG43-51 f.u. STC £120, scarce set used. (9)20
331“, (french) 1913 no wmk. set SG F22-F32 m.m. STC £95 (11)16
332“, 1925 set to 5f SG F42-F52 m.m. STC £20 (surely much scarcer than this suggests!) (11)7
333“, 1949 UPU set SG F77-80 u.m. STC £22, missing from most GVI collections. (4)7
334New Zealand 1896 21/2d SG230b used, the scarcer perf.10x11; thin, not visible from front. STC £1506
335“, 1909-26 1d in block of 4 with ‘Kodak’ adverts in selvedge from bklt. pane of 6, mounted on selvedge only, very scarce item. (1)30
336“, 1926-34 3/- SG470 g.-f.u. (fine for these!) STC £190 (1)16
337“, 1937-78 used (mainly f.u.) colln. in alb. with better defins. to £1 (SG802) & $2, etc. (100s)10
338“, 1940 Centenary set SG613-625 m.m. (heavy to l.m.m. STC £70 (13)10
339“, 1946 1/2d Peace SG667a (printer’s guide mark) in fine u.m. block of 4 STC £23+ (1)9
340“, Well-filled s/book (16 page) from some earlies to c.2000, strength in 1990s New issues in complete sets u.m. or used (sometimes both) enormous cat. value. (100s)50
341Nigeria 1938-51 SG59 p.13 x 111/2 u.m. good gum for these. STC £110. (1)14
342“, 1953-58 set SG69-80 m.m. STC £80 (13)10
343North Borneo 1948 RSW set SG350-1 m.m. STC £32 (2)9
344Northern Nigeria 1910-11 1/2d to 5d & 2/6 SG28-34, 37. g.u. STC £120 (8)15
345Northern Rhodesia 1925-29 10/- av-g.u. STC £95 (1)16
346“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set Sg18-21 in u.m. pairs STC £34 as m.m. (4 pairs)11
347“, 1963 set SG75-88 l.m.m. STC £60 (14)8
348Nyasaland 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG123-126 m.m. STC £35 (4)8
349“, 1945 defin. set m.m. (slightly toned gum) attractive from front. STC £80 (14)8
350Pakistan 1961 7p on 1a SG125 u.m. block of 4, with striking ‘missing 4’ variety (1)15
351Papal States 1852 used seln. incl. 1/2b & 8b pairs; others to 6b. Look as if they may be genuine, but as there are no certificates ... sold ‘as-is’ (9 items)15
352Papua New Guinea 1952-58 set SG1-15 l.m.m./u.m. STC £85 (16)18
353Pitcairn Is. 1940-51 set SG1-8 STC £75 u.m. (10)12
354“, 1940 set SG1-8 m.m. STC £75 (10)6
355“, 1949 RSW set SG11-12 u.m. STC £42 (2)14
356Polish POs in Turkey 1919 5Mk SG12 & later unissued 10mk, 20mk all mint, STC £42+ (3)12
357Rhodesia 1892 £5 SG12 f.u. STC £450, looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)18
358Roumania 1931 Army Cent. set m.m. scarce, only 200k sets issued. (7)22
359Saar mint seln. incl. 1928 Xmas set (no 10f) m.m. STC £250 (31)36
360St. Helena 1938-44 SG131-140 13 vals to 10/- (no 3d SG135), plus 1949 set SG149-151 m.m. STC £86+13
361“, 1948 RSW set SG143-4 u.m. STC £28+ (2)9
362St Kitts Nevis 1938-50 set SG68-77f m.m. STC £80++ (2/6 is SG76) (12)13
363St. Vincent 1862-68 to 1880 mainly u. seln. - despite a couple of shallow thins, nicks or ragged perfs., they’re all attractive & better than s’fillers. STC £1,000+ (9)55
364“, 1904-11 5/- SG92s (specimen overprint) l.m.m. STC c.£60+ (1)18
365“, 1955-63 set to $2.50 SG189-200 u.m. STC £26 (12)6
366Seychelles GVI Pirogue 1r yellow-green SG146 f.u. STC £90 (1)30
367South Africa 1922-26 P.Dues set l.m.m. (1/2d is used & some light toning to 1d & 6d) SG D11-16 (6)4
368“, 1926 6d official SG O4 used in horiz. pair, STC £75 (1)10
369“, 1933-36 Voortrekker set SG50-53 m.m. STC £17 (4 pairs)4
370“, official horiz. pairs, incl. ‘30-47 2/6 SG O19 u.m., etc. STC £67 (3 pairs)16
371Southern Rhodesia 1932 set m., 1937 Coron. m.&f.u., etc. STC £52 (12)10
372“, 1953 set f.u. STC £100 (14)32
373SWA 1927-30 set SG58-67 in m.m.pairs (most fine l.m.m.), plus 1/3 SG56 STC £225 (10 pairs)36
374“, 1927 1/2d, 1d & 6d officials SG O1,O2,O4 m.m. STC £325, not bad at all! (3 pairs)44
375“, 1931 P.Due set SG D47-51 m.m. (5)4
376“, P.Dues - 6 m.m. pairs STC £112; check the printings for yourself! 3d(2), 5d, 6d brown (2), 6d grey, most fine. (6 pairs)10
377Stellaland 1884 set SG1-5 l.m.m., may just be genuine! sold ‘as-is’ (5)12
378Sudan 1898-99 Military Telegraph unsevered pairs mint. Both wmks., part sets, both missing the 2p.A few tone spots. Unusual. (9 pairs)6
379“, 1941 (3,4 & 5pi), 1950 Air set & 1951-61 10 vals. to 50p; plus ‘48 P.Due set, etc. All m.m., STC £150+13
380Switzerland 1862-1914 mainly used with better Helvetia types, etc. STC £330 (19)18
381“, small seln. from standing & seated Helvetias (mixed condition), worth checking. (56)8
382Turks Is. 1851-95 mainly u., some dupl. noting 1893-95 4d m.&u. STC £118 (11)14
383U.S.S.R. (& a few Russia) S/book with jumbled mix, including MSs (500+)8
384U.S.A. 1861 24c SG74 (lilac), an attractive example of this scarce stamp, one blunt perf., light cancel30
385“, 1918 Air set m.(6c) or unused (16c, 24c) STC £265 as m.m. (3)24
386“, 1936 Zeppelin FFC (11 My) NY to Frankfurt with purple Lakehurst FF Cachet, ‘Hindenburg’ Frankfurt backstamp 14-5, despite the odd slight mark, it’s very attractive. (1)15
387Uganda 1898-1902 5r SG91 m.m., overprinted ‘specimen’ STC £100 as basic stamp) (1)28
388Venezuela massive dupl. accum. in pkts. & envelopes, from a few earlier, but strength in 1950s used.5
389Victorialand Antarctic Expedition 1d SG A3 unused, part gum, faults but scarce. STC £50 (1)4
390Yugoslavia 1949 Railways MS SG MS633b f.u. STC £140 (1)28
391Zanzibar 1926-30 P.Dues - 18c, 50c, 75c SG D10, D16, D17; 50c & 75c from left sheet margin, a couple of ‘nibbled’ roulettes (as standard for these), still fine & scarce. (3)20
392“, 1937 (21 Feb?) p/card ‘M Gambo Village, crossing the Creek’ to Glasgow 1936 20c Jubilee stamp SG324 tied, attractive. (1)8
393Zululand 1888-93 1/2d to 6d SG1-8 mainly mint (3d u.), some heavy mounts, fresh appearance. Plus 1893 1/2d (without stop) mint STC £330 (9)50
394“, 1894-96 1/2d to 1/- mint, variable mounts, all of fresh appearance, plus 1d & 3d u. STC £109 (8)22

United Kingdom Lots

3951840 1d black ‘T-G’, 4 margins, red Maltese Cross, small area of disturbance on reverse, doesn’t appear thin, otherwise very fine & attractive. (1)65
3961840 1d black ‘Q-J’ 2 margins, 2d blue ‘C-B’ (no margins), both with black Maltese Cross cancels. Good spacefillers. (2)20
3971854-57 2d SG23/23a (small crown p.14) STC £225 minimum. (1)9
3981854-57 2d SG23/a g.u. STC £225 minimum, nice for these. (1)14
3991856-58 1d red stars (x 192) in s/book. STC £2,300 minimum. (192)42
4001856-58 1d stars SG37/42 x 150, much above average, STC £12 each minimum. (150)30
4011856-58 1d stars SG37/42 x117, much above average for these STC £12 each minimum. (117)24
4021858-79 1d plates SG43/44 Nos.132/133/135/136/153. each x 3 STC £309 (15)18
4031858-79 1d plates 135 & 136 each x4, pl.212/213/214 each x 5, pl.215 x3, pl.216/217 each x5 & pl.218 x4. generally g.u./v.g.u. STC £730 (40)30
4041858-79 2d pl. SG45/47 set of 7 plates 7 to 15 g.u. STC £368 (7)20
4051870 1/2d pl.9 SG48/49 g.u. with clear plate number, but trimmed perfs. on 2 sides. STC £850 (1)8
4061870 11/2d pl.3 SG51/52, m.m. with usual crazed gum. STC £500 (1)12
4071865-67 SG93/94 pl.7 to 14 g.u. decent for these. STC £800 (8)18
408“, 1865-67 9d SG98 (emblems) g.u. STC £580 (1)28
4091867-80 3d pl.4 to 10 SG102/103 g.u. nice fro these. STC £790 (7)20
4101867-80 3d SG102/3 set of plates - pl.4 to 10, g.u. STC £790, good for these. (7)17
4111873-80 21/2d pl.1 SG138 blued paper, g.u. STC £175 (107
4121873-80 21/2d SG139 pl.1 to 3 & SG141 pl.3 to 16. Couple of slight faults, but most appear g.u. STC £1,595 (17)26
4131873-80 6d pl.13 to 17 SG146/147 g.u. STC £520 (5)14
4141873-80 1/- pl.8 to 13 SG148/150 av.-g.u. decent for these. STC £995 (6)28
4151873-80 1/- SG 148/150 pl.8 to 13 & 1/- SG163 pl.13 & 14 g.u., STC £1,315 (8)36
4161873-80 1/- SG151 (spray) pl.13 g.u. (creased) STC £700 (1)14
4171873-80 4d SG152 pl.13 g.u. STC £500 (1)10
4181873-80 4d SG154 (large garter) g.u. STC £525 (1)15
4191880-81 5d SG169 g.-f.u. with Richmond Ap 14 1882 CDS (scarce thus) STC £150 (1)11
4201880-83 6d on 6d f.u. CDS, STC £145 (1)13
4211883-84 set SG187-196 av.u.-g.u., quite decent for these, STC £1,720 (10)44
4221887-92 10d SG210 u.m., beautiful stamp. (1)20
4231887-92 1/- SG211 fresh m.m., good colour STC £275, key stamp to set. (1)26
4241902-10 set of 15 vals to 1/- m.m. SG215-257 all appear to be DLR, STC £691 minimum. (15)55
4251902-10 10d SG254 m.m. STC £150 (1)13
4261902 O.W. official 21/2d SG O39 g.u. on small piece, looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £675 as genuine. (1)16
4271911-13 2/6 SG316 dull reddish purple g.u. with fine Berwick may 8 1913 CDS. STC £180 (1)10
4281912 1d SG341 in m./u.m. block of four, the lower 2 (both u.m.) both showing ‘no cross on crown’ variety. STC £290 (1)42
4291912 1d SG350 in m./u.m. block of four, the lower left stamp (u.m.) with ‘no cross on crown’ variety38
4301915 5/- SG469 bright carmine (DLR) g.u. STC £400 (1)13
4311934 2/6 SG450 m.m. STC £80 (1)13
4321937 Coronation labels, 30 different, couple slight faults, u.m., unusual (30 labels)8
4331939-48 High value set used, 10/- dark blue with heavy cancel, rest fine STC £60 (6)6
4341946 Victory stamps in u.m. cyl. blocks, blocks, etc. two with ‘7 berries’ variety. (30 items = 176 stamps)12
4351959-63 P. Due set SG D56-D68 m.m. (13)8
4361963 Red Cross phos. set SG642p-644p u.m. STC £65 (3)12
4371963 Red Cross set, each value on illus. FDC (Aberdeen cancels) (3)3
4381964 Botanical (ord) set on illus. FDC, handwritten. (1)3
4391968 4d SG771 u.m. with embossing omitted, plus normal for comparison STC £90 (1)8
4401969-87 dupl. seln. of High val. Machins on FDCs. Pre-decimal to £1.60, incl. better. Mostly g.-f. (32)14
4411969 High value Machins in ‘German’ presentation pack, good to fine, scarce item. (1)12
4421977-87 Machin High val. set of 7 vals., each in cyl. block of 4, u.m. (7)38
4431980 Authoresses 12p SG1125 in u.m. gutter block of 6, one stamp with ‘missing P’ variety. (1)6
4441983-86 colln. of FDCs incl. prestige panes, High vals., etc. in SG Major album. (42)10
4451983-87 Machin High vals. £1.30, £1.33, etc. each on Benham Silk FDC, plus another. (6)6
4461984-87 commems. complete u.m. Face £35+ (144)17
4471985, 86, 87 Machin high vals.£1.41, 1.50, 1.60, each in traffic-light gutter pair on Benham silk FDC (3)9
4481985, 86, 87, as last lot, but each in cyl. block of 4 on Benham silk FDC (3)12
4491985 Collector’s Pack, High face. (8 u.m. sets)5
4501988 Castle High vals. on FDCs, mostly fine, including better. (7 sets on 10 FDCs)12
4511988 Castle High val. in central gutter block of 4 (both horizontal & vertical gutters), unusual. (4)32
4521988 Castle High val. set in u.m. cyl. blocks of 4 (1C/2A/1D/1D) (4)28
4531988 Castle High val. set u.m. plus the same again in gutter pairs. High face! (3 sets = 8 items)20
4541988 Collector’s Pack (8 u.m. sets)7
4551992 (24-3) Castle high val set, each val. in cyl. block of 4 on Benham silk cover with special cancel (4)12
4561992 Castle high vals. in u.m. blocks of 4 high face. (4)28
4571992 Castle high val. (Harrison) original set of 4 in f.u. cyl. blocks (1C/2C/2C/2B) (4)15
4581999-2000 Royal Mail boxed ‘Millennium Collection’ FDCs & set of Presentation packs. (48)30
4591997 (29-7) Castle high vals., each on Benham silk FDC with approp. cancel, & 2 other £3 covers. (6)7
4601999 (9-3) Machin high val. set, each on Benham silk ‘Men of Letters’ (Swift, Burns, etc.) FDC (4)10
4611999 (9-3) & 2009 (17-2) the Machin high val. sets on FDCs, both with Windsor cancels. (2)6
4621999 (11-8) Eclipse MS on PNC (Alderney £2 eclipse proof coin) & signed Sir B. Lovell. (1)6
4631999-2005 seln. of FDCs, incl. better, each with MS. mostly Bureau. Enormous Cat. value! (20)19
4641999-2005, MSs on FDCs, a broadly similar lot to the last, some dupl. between the two lots. (20)19
4652000 (11-4) DLR High value Machins, each on special Benham FDC, scarce. (4)10
4662000 Exhibition Card (Stamp Show souvenir wallet), scarce (SG MS2146) (1)18
4672000 Stamp Show o’printed MS (see SG after MS2123) in plastic pass. Unusual. (1)15
4682006-08 colln. of MSs on FDCs, mostly Bureau & fine. High cat. (26)18
4692009 (1-12) R.Mail/R.Mint PNC High val. Machin set with £1 proof coin. (1)5
4702009-2011 Twenty FDCs, each with MS, mostly Bureau, some better, incl. ‘Dauwalder’s Cancels’ etc.18
4711d red stars x two part reconstructions (one x195, other x197), mixed cond. STC £4,700 (392)75
472High val. seln. from pre-dec. Castles to ‘93 £10 & ‘98 Castles, etc. high face! Some dupl. (44 items)65
473Mint Postage lot Face = £114+ all with gum, range of values.55
474Presentation Packs, various defin. High values, etc. High face. (12)55
475QV surface printed range on 2 s/leaves. All different stamps or plate Nos., all appear g.u., above average with better vals. 1/- SG101, 2/- SG118/120, 4d SG153, 1/- SG163, etc. Huge cat. value. (42)42
476Presentation Packs, incl. Greetings, ‘Celebrating ...’ & ‘Lest We Forget’, etc. High face. (12)26
477Postal stationery QV-GVI wrappers, cards & covers, some interesting cancels, etc. Check carefully (70)24
478Early-modern u. accum. in 2 s/books with dupl., some better (1,000s)22
479Aerogrammes - seln. (with duplication) unused current face value = £32+ (32)15
480Kiloware direct from charity source, some a little ‘fusty’, and incl. some older material. c.1.5Kg (1,000s)12
481Kiloware as last lot (mainly 1990s-2000s) 1.5Kg (1,000s)12
482Cover album with seln. of FDCs (1960s-80s) plus range of ‘74 Churchill world covers. some better (80+)9
483QV 1d reds - plates - seln. in pkt.; many faults, mostly unchecked, includes some better looking. (120+)8
484Boxfile with seln. of UK covers; a few earlier (from ‘48 & ‘49) but mostly 1950s-60s.8
485Postbus - Honiton 1978 (20 Sep) p/card, timetable, ticket (with stamps, cancelled with first day of issue for cancel), etc. Very unusual lot - one for the specialist.5
486Box of GVI defins, on & off-paper, useful for postmarks?5
487Postal Fiscal 1881 6d SG27 (p.14, 20mm anchor), lightly used, but oily cancel, some creasing, etc. (1)5
488Guernsey 1969-70 10/- SG27a p.131/2x13 u.m. STC £35 (1)5
489I.o.M. 1971-85 colln. of FDCs in 2 albums, mostly fine. (80)5

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