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Monday, 22nd October 2012

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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

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

1Cosmopolitan album (1890s) with lovely collection to 1910s, heavily picked in places (some pages missing, etc.), mixed condition, but many unusual and better items remain. Must be viewed. (100s)120
2Postal Stationery - Lincoln Postcard album (c.1890s?) with original collection incl. cards, wrappers, reply-paid items, etc. either attached by selvedge or tucked in by corners, etc. used/unused, Good variety noting Europe (Belgium, France, Norway,etc.); Japan; USA; C/wealth. Poor to fine (100+)100
3Old leather suitcase (a little worn) filled with one of the best sorting mixes we’ve seen for a while; much early material, very little after 1950s, good seln. in albums, packets (check these carefully!), envelopes, etc. Mixed condition (1,000s)95
4Three old junior albums, loads of interesting early stamps, but very mixed cond. (some picking evident), plus some UK pres. packs, two publications, etc. (1,000s)70
5An odd, but interesting mix of stamps (some in pres. packs - these affixed with ‘blu-tac’) in binders, range of FDCs incl. better; junior alb. & s/book, etc. - plenty to keep you busy! Strength in C/wealth Africa, but much else too. (100s)44
6Mint accum. of jumbled World ranges in two s/books; duplicated Hungary on leaves and various binders with large blocks/part sheets of E.Europe, USA, etc. Hours of fun to be had going through this lot!(1,000s)42
7An odd mix in 3 binders: 1977 Silver Jubilee omnibus (stated to be complete m.m.); M.&u world stamps incl. UK m.m. sets; and small world seln. on s/cards. (100s)40
8World covers/cards, etc. early to 1940s, a couple of pieces, later items, etc. Mixed cond. throughout, but many interesting, useful and scarcer items seen. (50+)38
9World accum. in old alb., mostly C/wealth or Latin America. To mid-1950’s only, with plenty of better/ scarcer stamps, but mixed condition throughout. (100s)38
10Album with ‘back of book’, etc. well worth checking; some better spotted during quick glance! (100s)36
11All World in old and new stockbooks, etc. (1,000s)34
12Nice sorting box with stamps in albums, pkts., loose, some FDCs, SG colour-key (these now retail £15+), mounts, even a few banknotes! (1,000s)30
13Superior sorting lot, mostly in envelopes, on & off-paper (1,000s)28
14Lincoln alb (oblong 9th edn.), rather tatty with original colln. (formed c.1919) heavily picked in places, some useful items incl. earlier remain. Mixed cond. (100s)28
15Early to modern colln. in alb., mostly used, strength in middle period (very little after 1980) (1,000s)28
16World kiloware - c.3Kg+ much UK (but don’t despair, much of this is better modern). (1,000s)26
17World kiloware (incl. UK) c.2Kg+; extremely good mix! Plenty of variety, many better commems.26
18Box with FDCs & world incl. Imperial leaves. UK mint decimal & pre-decimal, incl. blocks (100s)24
19Unusual and promising seln. in old album. Mainly Europe & a few C/wealth. Mixed condition. (100s)22
20World kiloware (incl. UK - don’t worry, much is better commems., etc.) Nice lot, c.1.7Kg (1,000s)22
21Box with old style appro. books, shoebox with Belgium, etc. (1,000s)22
22Africa - mainly non-C/wealth with colonies & indep. Sorted into pkts., not too much duplication. (100s)20
23Oppen’s Album (some pages removed, others with stamps cut out) with contemporary colln. (i.e. very mixed cond. and mostly pasted in) very little post 1890s; some lovely stamps seen. (100s)19
24Tin with mainly off-paper stamps sorted into pkts., some decent material seen incl. a few sets, higher vals.. Much middle-period C/wealth Africa & 1970s-80s Far East. plus Europe, etc. (1,000s)19
25Box with large old s/book, plus various others, etc. (1,000s)16
26Lincoln alb. (3rd edn) fair-average condition with small colln. of contemp. stamps (& a few later) most affixed with selvedge; mixed condition, very little picking evident. (100s)15
27Shoebox with mixed items in pkts., some covers & postcards.15
28Chocolate box with early-1950s seln. of stamps loose, in pkts., etc. Plenty of unusual, some almost worthy of making separate lots. (100+)15
29Small choc. box with seln. of World stamps - high proportion of earlier/better. Take a look! (100+)14
30World off-paper 125gr+ mid period, strength in far-east, with plenty to sort through. Poor to fine (100s)12
31World colln. in Sterling album, countries ‘A’to ‘I’, strength in 1920s-50s, some dupl. and picking evident; worth checking. (100s)12
32World accumulation of covers, FDCs, some commercial, a few Postcards, etc. (100s)12
33South America 1890-1950 on printed lvs., with Bolivia (103), Equador (62), Venez. (61) & Colomb. (26)12
34Central America m.&u. on pages Salvador from 1848 (455); Mex from 1896 (112 plus pkt. of duplicates)12
35Mixed Lots (continued) S/book with seln. of slightly more interesting items (100s)12
36Box of all sorts in boxes & tins, plus covers. (100s)12
37Thematics - Disney. 1979 IYC Disney cartoon sets & MSs, STC £4010
38World Refugee Year 1960 FDI cards/folders Afghan. (3), Togo (14) & Guinea (23) (40)10
39Off paper 200gr+ mainly Europe, much Spain, strength in 1950s-70s9
40Shoebox filled with World kiloware from some early to mainly more modern. nice seln. 500gr+ (1,000s)8

British Commonwealth

41Box with C/wealth colln. in album; several albums with Australia & NZ, etc. (1,000s)50
42QV-GV colln. in alb. countries ‘A’-‘I’, some interesting stamps seen, but usual mixed condition (not always on the higher values!) (100s)48
43Eleven circ. club bklts., mostly mid-period (just a few foreign stamps) (100s)8

Postcards

44World seln., mostly unused, some interesting seen, early to 1950s (200+)34
45“Lands End” cachets on Postcards - 19 used & 22 unused (41)10
46Aircraft “Tuck’s” Imperial flying boats ‘Helena’, ‘Scipio’ & ‘Calcutta’classes; plus a liner of the ‘Argosy’ class. unused. (4)8

Cinderellas, Ephemera, Coins, Other Collectables, etc.

47General Collectables Odd lot, ideal for the ‘Car-booter’ incl. P.Cards, watch Chain, Ephemera, B.o.E. 10/- notes (x3), etc. Mixed condition.30
48Cinderellas, etc., Hong Kong Contract Note 1972 DLR vals. to $50 g.-f.u. (11)19
49“, “, Contract Note 1972 (Waddington) vals. to $200 on 24c mostly g.-f.u., scarce lot. (16)42
50“, “, Stamp Duty 1980 set Barefoot 431-443 f.u. (13)18
51“, India WWII patriotic labels Bombay War Gifts Fund 1/2a: Help Defend your Country (blue x2); Buy this & help the RAF (blue & black x2). Av.-good. (4)8
52“, Malaysia 1982 Revenue set $25 to $1,000, Barefoot 4-8 f.u. (5)38
53“, South Africa revenue, two documents 1941 & 1943, each with seln. of adhesives. One with vals to 5/- & £2; the other vals. to £2 (pair) & £5 (pair) (total of 12 stamps)18
54“, U.K. 1897 Prince of Wales Hospital Fund labels - set of two (1/- & 2/6) u.m., in original printed envelope (slight toning, stamps fine) (3)12
55“, “, Consular Service QV-GV seln. with QV to £1; e7 to 10/- (2); GV to £1 (2) (29)22
56“, “, private booklets - May 1978 Brentwood Phil. Soc. (Animal strip) x2; fine & scarce. (2)8
57“, “, Locals; Caldey 1973-2001 complete u.m., with original research. (7)8
58“, Medallions, Penicuick Horticultural Soc. - 3 ‘white metal’(Crown size, but thinner!), 1872, 1875, 1878.12
59“, “, Medallic FDC Italy - 1973 Michelangelo FDC with silver proof medallion (1)6
60“, “, Medallic FDC 1973 Royal Wedding UK with proof silver medallion (Pinch’s), faults to case cover fine6
61“, Perfins QV-modern UK (114) & others (20) in s/book, mixed cond. (130+)18
62“, Signatures 1880 House of Commons cover with Official Paid ‘25 MY 80’datestamp; address scribbled through, but Gladstone’s signature at lower left. (1)10

Stamps Arranged by Country

63Aden (Hadhramaut) 1963 set SG41-52 u.m. STC £38 (12)9
64“, Seiyun 1954 set; S.Arabia Football set SG29-38; 77-83 STC £37 (17)10
65Ascension 1938-53 scarcer values SG39, SG46a m.m. & 41b f.u. (1d, 5/- & 2d) STC £118 (3)12
66Australian States, Queensland 1900 (Sep 26) 1d Postal Stationery card with vignette of Overshot Dam, Mount Morgan; used Charters Towers CDS & Ravenswood arrival mark on reverse. (1)10
67“, “, 1900 (MY 14), similar lot to the last, but vignette of Brisbane River from Parliament House. (1)10
68“, South Australia 1855 1d SG1 f.u. 4 good/wide margins STC £475, couple minor faults, attractive.60
69“, “, 1855 2d SG2 g.-f.u., 4 margins, small tear at top, attractive STC £80 (1)14
70“, “, 1855 6d SG3, 4 margins (top & base wide, sides close) f.u., small nick at base. STC £160 (1)26
71“, “, 1856-58 2d SG8 g.-f.u., 4 margins STC £60 (1)18
72“, “, 1856-58 6d SG10 g.-f.u. (slight thin & weakish corner, but attractive) STC £170 (1)26
73“, “, 1856-58 1/- SG12 g.u. 2 good margins (others close/touching/just into) minute pin-hole. STC £42534
74“, “, 1858-59 1/- SG18 f.u. STC £50 (1)17
75Australia, S.A. (cont’d.), 1870-71 1/- SG98 g.-f.u. STC £35 (1)12
76“, “, 1870-73 4d SG104 g.u. (slight faults) STC £18 (1)4
77“, “, 1870-73 1/- SG108 g.-f.u. ms mark on back, & slight leaching through to front. STC £70 (1)13
78“, “, 1902-04 5/- SG277 m.m. (light gum crease & a few tone spots) STC £90 (1)9
79“, “, 1906-12 5/- SG305 l.m.m. light diagonal gum bend STC £90 (1)17
80“, Tasmania 1853 4d SG12 used, faults (closed tears/ wrinkles/staining, etc.), useful filler. STC £35024
81“, “, 1855 4d SG17 ms cancel (fiscal?) 3 margins (into at right), useful filler, STC £110 (1)16
82“, “, 1856-57 1d SG19 g.-f.u. 2 close margins (touching/into on other 2) light cancel. STC £600 (1)90
83“, “, 1855-57 4d SG22 g.-f.u. 4 margins STC £110 (1)42
84“, “, 1870-71 2d SG129 m.m. poor gum (but very good for this issue!) STC £120 (1)36
85“, “, 1871-78 9d SG148 m.m. STC £23 (1)8
86“, “, 1899 6d SG236 l.m.m. STC £26 (1)7
87“, “, 1905-11 6d SG254 g.-f.u. STC £32 (1)9
88“, “, 1906-07 8d SG255 m.m. STC £23 (1)7
89“, Victoria 1857 2d SG47a used, wide margin at left STC £48 (1)16
90“, “, 1863-74 10d SG119 g.u. centred high right, STC £120 (1)28
91Australia 1930 surch 2d on 21/2d SG119 u.m. multiples of 46, 30 & 12 STC £132 as m.m. most fine15
92“, 1966-73 75c to $4 SG400S-403S ‘Specimen’ overprint l.m.m. STC £75 (4)18
93“, chocolate box with States in pkts., on paper 1940s-50s loose, some covers; u.m. seln., etc. (100s)22
94“, Used colln.on lvs., fairly sparse to 1930s, then with a few better included, but mixed condition. (100s)17
95“, mixed periods (some older) in pkts., etc. (100s)12
96“, (& States) useful looking colln. from earlies to GVI on old lvs., slight picking, some mixed condition, but plenty of better and scope for the specialist! (c.240)18
97“, (Territories) useful sets with Norfolk ‘58-60 surch., ‘66 decimal sets; Cocos ‘79 Fish set; Xmas Is. ‘82 Birds; AAT ‘73 set; PNG ‘52 vals. to 71/2d blocks of 4, etc. All u.m. STC £120+ (85 + 7 blocks)30
98Austria 1925 g.u./f.u. seln. incl. 2s SG588, Airs incl. 20g, 10s, etc. STC £80 (8)9
99“, Dupl. early-1920s seln. on s/leaves, many useful items seen, but mixed cond. throughout. (100s)28
100“, early-1950s m.&u., almost all different, some better noted STC £240 (76)20
101“, Terrs. Acqd. by Italy 1919 general issue to 1cor SG62-75 u.m. mainly in blocks/strips STC £8815
102“, P.O’s in Turkey 1867 25s, 50s & 5s SG6, 7a &10 u.m. STC £39+ as m.m. (3)8
103Bahamas 1921-29 3/- SG114 g.u. STC £65 (1)11
104Bahrain 1948 RSW set m.m. STC £31 (2)9
105Barbados 1873 5/- SG64 g.u. with 1876 cancel STC £300 (1)36
106“, 1948 RSW set SG265-6 u.m. STC £17 (2)8
107“, 1950 set SG271-282 m.m. STC £55 (12)11
108Basutoland 1954-58 set SG43-53 m.m. STC £90 (11)13
109Bechuanaland Protectorate 1885-87 6d SG7 m.m. STC £150 (1)20
110“, 1885-87 1/- SG8 g.u. STC £170 (1)20
111“, 1888 3d on 3d SG43 g.-f.u. STC £225, scarce stamp. (1)36
112Bechuanaland 1961 set SG168-181 m.m. STC £75 (14)12
113Belgium 1905 P.Stationery cards (set?) 5 x 5c, each with 1830-1905 vignette on reverse, each in different colour. Unused. Unusual and attractive. (5)14
114“, 1930 TB Fund set to 5f SG572-8 f.u. STC £53 (7)6
115“, 1935-38 range of Charity sets m., incl. ‘37 & ‘38 TB sets STC £58 (31)9
116Bermuda 1918-22 5/- SG53/53d g.u. STC £120; also a 2/6 SG52 f.u., but creasing, STC £80. (2)26
117“, 1938-53 2/6 p.14 SG117/117b u.m. STC £20 minimum (1)7
118“, 1938-53 5/- p.14 SG118/118e u.m. STC £50 minimum (1)12
119Botswana 1974 Minerals set SG322-335 f.u. STC £60+. (14)9
120Brazil 1882-1968 500+ stamps, m.&u. on stockpages. (500+)12
121British Antarctic Terr. 1966 Churchill & 1971 Treaty sets SG16-19, 38-41 f.u. STC £50+ (8)10
122Br. Guiana 1881 1 on 12c SG153 m.m. STC £130, coupe of blunt perfs. (1)28
123“, 1881 2 on 24c SG159 f.u. few rough perfs. (but not bad considering soft paper) STC £150 (1)24
124“, 1889 set SG193-205 g.u. STC £150 minimum, not often offered as complete set. (10)24
125“, 1948 RSW set SG322-3 u.m. STC £21+ (2)10
126Br. Honduras 1922-33 1c to 50c SG126-134 m.m. STC £82+ (9)12
127“, 1948 RSW set SG164-5 m.m. STC £22 (2)8
128Br. Levant 1893 40pa on 1/2d SG7 f.u. on piece with Mar 1st 1893 CDS STC £100 (1)13
129“, 1902-05 40pa to 12pa SG8-11 m.m. STC £76 minimum. (4)13
130“, 1902-05 24pa on 5/- SG12 f.u. STC £42, nice stamp. (1)13
131Br. Solomon Is. 1939 short set to 5/- m.m. (toned gum, etc.) most average to good, STC £75+ (12)10
132Burma 1946 set SG51-63 u.m., relatively scarce as such. STC £50 (15)15
133Cameroun c.1940 Vichy Air issue (sim. to SG190c-m) in u.m. blocks of 4, compl. to 50f (no 100f)(32)10
134Canada 1928-29 2c coil Sg287 mainly in strips of 3 or 4 used, almost all sound, ideal for p’marks or research, plus SG307 strip of 5, etc. STC £740 (93 stamps)28
135“, 1935 $1 SG351 u.m. STC £40 as m.m. (1)12
136“, 1937-38 set to $1 SG357-67, SG368-70 (3 coils) & SG371 (air) m.m. STC £219 (15)30
137“, 1940s-50s seln. of covers , etc.; some censored, re-directed, etc. poor to fine. (24)10
138“, 1942 Re-directed air cover to Australia; 6c air SG399, plus Spec. Dely. 10c & 16c SG S12, S13, censor tape, a few lightly toned perfs., but generally neat & clean. (1)8
139“, 1942-48 13 vals to $1 SG375-388 (no 4c SG379) m.m. STC £134+ (13)15
140“, 1946-47 Peace $1 SG406 u.m. STC £26 (1)8
141“, Packet with QV stamps on pieces, incl. multiples & interesting usages. (c.100)12
142“, Box with seln.of FDCs (mostly unaddressed) & aerogrammes.8
143“, Special Delivery 1922 20c SG S4 u.m. STC £35 as m.m. (1)10
144Cape of Good Hope 1884-90 1/2d SG48/48a in u.m. gutter block of 18 (faults) STC £144 as m.m. (1)17
145“, c.1900 1d unused postal stationery card with vignette of ‘The Jetty, Port Elizabeth’, unusual10
146“, 1903 (31 Jan) 1d Postal stat. card (QV) with vignette of GPO Capetown. Sent to London, attractive12
147“, QV postal stationery selection incl. unused 1/2d card, 1/2d & 1d reply paid cards, 1d letter card x2; used 1/2d card with additional 1/2d and 1d reply paid section. Poor to fine. Interesting lot. (7)18
148“, (& some Natal, etc.) off-paper seln. in various packets, worth sorting! (100+)8
149Cayman Is. 1921-26 3/- SG81 & 1935 Silver Jub. set SG108-111 all g.-f.u. STC £32. (5)11
150“, 1950 5/- & 10/- SG146, 147 u.m. STC £50 (2)15
151Central Lithuania 1920-21 mint sets, both perf. & imperf. incl. SG14-19, 31-33, D23-28, etc. (40)5
152China 1912 $1 SG204 m.m., gum a little flat, centred left. STC £750 (1)120
153“, slightly jumbled accum. on lvs., one for the specialist to take some time with; who knows what you’ll find lurking among the overprints?! (c.250)38
154“, 1949-62 cto colln. in s/book, with many compl. sets. Enormous cat. val., but some of the sets are the official reprints, and some others suffer from light foxing (probably curable!). Never the less, many useful stamps seen. (500+)60
155“, 1950 Foundation set, Sino Treaty SG1432-5, SG1471-3. no gum (as issued) STC £134, but reprints8
156“, 1960 Chrysanthemums set SG1947-1964 cto STC c£60 (18)18
157“, 1961 Pottery (Horses) set SG1997-2004 cto STC c.£20 (8)8
158“, 1962 Support for Cuba set SG2032-4 cto STC £22+ (3)8
159“, Colln. to 1940s with some useful early issues, needs a close look! (142)30
160“, (N.E. Post) 1949 1st session, 1950 Foundation & Treaty sets SG NE257-60, 286-9 & 312-4. mint no gum as issued. STC £380+; reprints, but still useful! (11)18
161Colombia States M.&u. on set of printed leaves. (102)10
162Cyprus 1880 4d pl.16 SG4 m.m. STC £140 (1)20
163“, 1928 50th Anniv. 45pi SG131 f.u. STC £50 (1)11
164Danzig 1920-39 m.&u., no dupl. seen, STC £150+ (105)15
165“, 1932 (5 Aug) P/card (Grüne Brücke) 5pf arms x4 sent to Japan. (1)10
166Denmark c.1858-1970s f.u. ranges with better noting 1913 Heads incl. 27ø with ‘star’ cancel STC £25026
167Dodecanese Is. War Victims’ Fund 1944 short set SG224-9 m., plus air SG233-4 u.m. STC £56 (7)12
168Falkland Is. 1928 21/2d surch SG115 m.m. STC £1,200 - unfortunately a forgery, but useful filler! (1)10
169“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG139-142 m.m. STC £42 (4)11
170“, 1938-50 £1 SG163 m.m. STC £130 scarce stamp. (1)26
171“, 1938-50 6d SG155/155a u.m. corner marginal block of 6 STC £15 minimum. (1)8
172“, 1955-57 & 1960-66 sets SG187-192, 193-202 u.m. (1/2d SG187 is m.m.) STC £58 (16)10
173“, 1966 Churchill, 1974 Tourism & River Plate sets u.m. STC £50+ (12)14
174F.I.D. 1946-49 Thin Map set (no 6d) f.u. STC £100+ (8)32
175“, 1946-49 Thin Map part set (no 21/2d or 3d) u.m., top marginals STC £90+ (7)28
176“, 1946-49 set SG G1-8 f.u. on small pieces STC £27 (8)8
177Fiume 1919-21 small seln. m. or u. STC £21+ (13)4
178France 1853-1900 range of used classics, mainly good/fine incl. 18531c, 40c, 80c (all 4 marg.), 1863 incl. 30c,40c,80c, etc. STC £500+ also 1900 2f SG307 u. (one blunt perf.) (13)32
179“, 1870-1960s u. ranges in club bklt. incl. f.u. classics, commems, high vals, charities, airs, etc. Fair to (mainly) fine. STC £465 (76)28
180“, 1877 5f P.&C. x 18 used examples on ‘Bank card’(?) to London, most with faults, somewhat grubby, but a wonderful item! (1)150
181“, 1882-1908 used P.Dues, some dupl., some in pairs. STC £580+ (59)14
182“, 1902 25c Mouchon SG312 m.m. (mounted with selvedge & with very small thin) STC £110. Scarce15
183“, 1950 Relief Fund set SG1095-1100 u.m. STC £100+ (6)16
184“, 1957 Air set SG1318-20 m.m. STC £140+ (3)15
185“, c.1960s-70s mainly u.m. commems. (plus a few m.m.) incl. Charities, Arts, etc. some sets. (58)6
186“, Red Cross bklts 1962-80 (16 bklts = 13 different) STC £134+ (16)17
187“, Small box, with large duplicated amount in pkts. & bundles, mostly earlier material. (1,000s)12
188“, Airs 1930-80s m. or u. incl. ‘49 set f.u., other better STC £200+ (43)32
189“, Red Cross bklts. with u.m. stamps, for 1979-82 inclusive. (4)9
190“, Postmarks incl. P.&C. with coloured or numeral p’marks, 1853 10c (5, all 4 margins), also 1914 Postcard with 10c Sower tied by ‘Southampton MB’ cancel. (52, 1 card)24
191“, Colonies, Inini 1932 range of fine mint vals - the original issues of ‘32-33, incl. the 1f SG24 & the 1f75 SG32. Plus the ‘32 P.Due set fine mint STC £115 (30)24
192“, “, Kouang Tcheou 1908-24 m.&u. ranges incl. 1908 75c & 1f m. STC £90 (23)11
193“, “, Oceanic Sett’s. 1892-1944 incl. 1942 Postage set & ‘45 surcharges mint STC £44 (35)6
194“, “, Reunion 1960-72 small used range of CFA o’prints STC £40 (24)6
195“, “, Terr. of the Afars & Issas 1967-74 used seln. with vals. to 200f SG585 (13)10
196Gambia 1948 RSW set SG164-5 u.m. STC £20+ (2)9
197German States Various on s/leaf, mixed cond. mint/used/unused; interesting mix, many fine (50)75
198“, Hanover 1851-56 SG2a, 7, 15, 16, 17 all used, look OK, but sold as-is. STC £365 (5)18
199Germany 1872-1932 f.u. seln. incl. attractive SG7, 22, 35, etc. STC £260 (32)28
200“, 1921-22 (wmk. mesh) 5, 10, 15, 30pf SG176, 177, 178, 180 cto (STC £1,275 as postal) ‘as-is’ (4)10
201“, Allied Occ’n. 1946 Numerals MS SG925a perf. & imperf. mint STC £180 as u.m. (2)28
202“, “, 1948 with Cologne cathedral set m. & f.u., ‘48 Aid to Berlin set singles & blocks of 4 m. STC £9722
203“, “, French Zones issues with Baden Stamp Cent. & UPU sets; Rheinland UPU set & Württemberg UPU set in blocks of 4 STC £88 (14)22
204“, BRD 1949-2011 used colln. in large s/book, several better earlier (but mixed condition) & some later more elusive material. Take a look! (100s)26
205“, “, 1951-71 g.-f.u. colln. on s/leaves, largely complete (450+ & 1MS)18
206“, “, 1984-90 apparently complete colln. of f.u. stamps on Lindner Hingeless pages. Attractive. (100s)17
207“, “, Lovely accum. of covers, cards, FDCs, ETBs, Post.Stat. items, a few stamps, some unusual! (100s)17
208“, “, box with on paper seln. sorted into pkts. & loose, mainly 1950s-90s. (1,000s)7
209“, 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)16
210“, Occ’n. of Roumania 1917 used range of MViR o’prints on fiscals as listed in MIchel. STC ¤63(12)9
211Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG36-39 m.m. STC £30 (4)9
212Gold Coast 1875 1d SG1 unused (no gum) STC £475 as m.m. (1)36
213“, 1883 1/2d SG9 (Crown CA) g.u. STC £75 (1)11
214“, 1889-94 20/- SG35 g.u. STC £35 (1)8
215“, 1898 2/- & 5/- SG32, 33 g.u. STC £74 (2)11
216“, 1904-06 21/2d SG52 m.m. (toned gum) STC £60 (1)10
217“, 1913-21 10/- SG83a (olive black) m.m. STC £28 (1)10
218Greece 1876-1902 range of P.Dues incl. ‘02 set SG D183-196, Admin. o’prints (not SG D263a reading down) m.m. STC £110+ (36)20
219“, 1930-32 Monastery & surcharge set SG451-7 m.m./u.m. STC £48 (7)8
220“, 1949 Child Abduct. set u.m. & used, 1951 St. Paul (u.), 5L Anti Communism set (u.) SG683-5, 688-691, 698-701 STC £110, most good to fine. (14)20
221Greece (Continued), 1961 Tourism set SG850-866 u.m. (17)7
222“, Epirus 1914 m.m. & u.; N. Epirus 1914-15 range of o’prints m.m. (3) & u. (8) STC £170+ (44)30
223Grenada 1875 1d SG14 m.m., some toning STC £85 (1)13
224“, 1883 1d SG27 f.u. STC £60 (1)14
225“, 1883 half of a 1d SG29 (both halves) g.u. STC £220 (2)32
226“, 1886 1d on 11/2d orange m.m. STC £55 (1)20
227“, 1886 1d on 1/- SG38 m.m. STC £50, attractive (1)20
228“, 1886 1d on 4d SG39 f.u. STC £90 (1)32
229“, 1888-91 1d on 2/- SG44 m.m. STC £85 (1)24
230“, 1888-91 1d on 2/- SG45a (no stop); minor rounded corner (but with soft paper & wide perfs., what do you expect?!) STC £450 sold ‘as-is’ (1)60
231“, 1898 21/2d SG56 (Columbus) m.m. STC £19 (1)9
232“, 1902 2/- SG64 l.m.m. centred low-right STC £30 (1)10
233“, 1902 5/- SG65 m.m. lightly toned gum STC £45 (1)14
234“, 1902 10/- SG66 m.m. very light toning & diagonal creasing STC £140 (1)22
235“, 1904-06 2d SG69 m.m. STC £60 (1)18
236“, 1904-06 21/2d SG70 m.m. light vertical gum fold STC £60 (1)14
237“, 1904-06 2/- SG74a (chalky) m.m. STC £42 (1)17
238“, 1904-06 5/- SG75 l.m.m. (almost u.m.) STC £70 (1)32
239“, 1921-32 10/- SG134 m.m. STC £50 (1)19
240“, 1934-36 5/- l.m.m. SG144 STC £45 (1)17
241“, 1938-50 10/- SG163 p.12x13 m.m., usual gum tone, but not bad for these. STC £60 (1)9
242Hong Kong 1912-21 $10 SG116 v.f.u. (cto) STC £95 (1)28
243“, 1921-37 $3 SG131 v.f.u. (cto) STC £70 (1)18
244“, 1921-37 $5 SG132 v.f.u. (cto) STC £80 (1)20
245“, 1938-52 30c SG151 (p.14) m.m. STC £150 (1)36
246“, 1938-52 $5 SG160 m.m. (slight gum disturbance) STC £80 (1)15
247“, 1962-73 $1.30 to $20 SG206-210 u.m. scarce. STC £150 (5)32
248“, 1965-66 Commem. sets f.u. ICY, WHO & UNESCO STC £31+ (7)6
249“, 1973-74 set SG283-296 u.m. STC £90 good set. (14)22
250“, QV-QE mint & (mainly) used colln. on leaves, some useful definitives seen. Worth spending a bit of time with this one! (195+)34
251“, QV-GVI small, mainly used colln. on old leaves, light picking but some better stamps and sets seen. mixed condition. (60+)18
252“, Definitive Presentation Pack 14 vals. to $20 (dated 1977) watermarks unchecked!) (1)6
253“, Stamp Duty 1891 2c SG S2a with faked inverted overprint. Genuine is STC £8,000, useful filler.14
254Hungary 1925 Sports set SG452-459 m.m., difficult and scarce set. (8)30
255Iceland c.1920-70s mainly used, almost all different (165)8
256India 1854-55 4a appears to be head die I, frame die I used, cut to shape/into; no certificate, so ‘as-is’15
257“, 1866 SG66 used, some small faults, but scarce. STC £150 (1)8
258“, 1902-11 2r to 10r SG138-144 f.u. STC £100 minimum, attractive range. (4)20
259“, 1911 25r SG191 g.u. with Madras 1912 CDS STC £45 (1)12
260“, 1911-22 10r to 25r SG189-191 g.u. STC £92 (3)13
261“, 1926-33 10r & 25r av.-g./g.-f.u. Plus E7 OHMS 2r g.-f.u. (3)12
262“, 1926-33 15r SG219w (inverted watermark) av.-g.u. STC £65 (1)20
263“, 1937-40 25r SG264 f.u. STC £32 (1)8
264“, 1940-43 set SG265-277 m.m. STC £45 (14)9
265“, 1954 & 1958-63 u.m. seln. with ‘54 Centenary set & Map defin. vals to 90p & 1r most fine. (17)5
266“, Officials 1948 Gandhi 11/2a SG O150a m.m. STC £65 (1)16
267“, States,QV-GVI (mainly earlier) m./u.m/u. ranges, (Chamba, Jind, etc) some dupl. worth checking.(67)9
268“, “, Chamba 1923-27 11/2a (type A) SG56 m.m. (expertiser’s mark) STC £32 (1)8
269“, “, Faridkot 1887-1900 6a SG10 m.m. slight faults (overall toning, etc.) STC £45 (1)4
270“, “, 1887-1900 12a SG14 m.m. STC £55 (1)14
271“, “, 1887-1900 1r SG15 (slate) l.m.m. STC £45 (1)11
272“, “, 1887-1900 1r SG16 (green & carmine) m.m. STC £48 (1)12
273India, States, Faridkot (Cont’d.) 1887-98 6a official SG O11 m.m. STC £30 (1)7
274“, “, 1887-98 1r official SG O14 unused, STC £60 (1)11
275“, “, Indore 1904-06 1/2a Service with o’print double SG52b l.m.m. STC £35 (1)12
276“, “, Jind 1927-37 12a SG97 (wmk. upright) u.m. STC £24 as m.m. (1)6
277“, “, “, used/unused seln. with better STC £50+ mixed cond. mainly fine. (14020
278“, “, Nawangar 1880 SG6,7,8,8a & 9 unused, some wrinkles or thins, etc. STC £21 (5)5
279“, “, Patiala QV-GVI (mainly earlier) m./u.m./u. ranges, worth checking, some duplication. (58)9
280“, “, Soruth 19291a-1r SG51-56 m. (2a corner crease, rest fine l.m.m.) STC c.£80 (6)19
281“, “, Travancore 1890s? unused Postal stationery card 8c; not too fresh, but very unusual. (1)8
282“, “, “, 1937 Temple set SG60-63 m.m. (p.12) STC £13 (4)8
283Indonesia 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)50
284“, 1979-98 on Hagners with u.m. (76 stamps & 9MS); also m.m. or used (78)8
285“, 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)60
286Iran 1928 pair of FFCs Buchir-Tehran with special cachet in violet, both with various adhesives incl. 1927 Airmail overprints. Some ageing. (2)24
287Iraq (Mosul) 1919 3a on 2pa SG5 variety m.m. STC £75, scarce. (1)10
288Ireland 1920s-80 mainly used colln. on lvs., strength in mid period with a few better mint odds, plus small quantity of 1978 & 1980 FDCs, covers, etc. (150+)16
289“, 1922 Dollard o’prints SG1-9 plus 1d shade & red o’prints SG4b-9b m.m. STC £74+ (12)13
290“, 1922 Dollard o’prints, as last lot, but g.u. STC £135+ (12)22
291“, 1922 10d Dollard o’print SG9 g.u. STC £50 (1)8
292“, 1922-23 Thom o’prints set to 1/- SG52-63 g.u. STC £139+ (12)22
293“, 1929-39 Commem. issues (2d SG93 in block of 4) u.m., scarce as such.STC £54+ as m.m. (19)11
294“, 1937-52 range of commem. sets u.m., twelve sets STC £64+ (22)11
295“, 1941-57 key sets 1941 Anniv., ‘53 Emmet & ‘57 Brown l.m.m. sets. STC £103 (6)12
296“, 1948-65 Air set SG140-143b u.m. STC £25 (7)7
297“, 1960 Europa set SG182-3 u.m. STC £32 (2)9
298Italy 1923 Black Shirt set SG152-4 m.m. STC £111 (3)13
299“, 1928 2nd Defence set SG219-222 m.m. STC £91 (4)9
300“, Colonies 1930s (mainly used) Pictorial types, incl. Ethiopia, Libya, Eritrea, etc. STC £130 (50)14
301Japan 1915 Coronation set SG185-8 on ‘British Embassy’ cover Tokyo-England, slight faults, scarce.40
302“, 1929 Air 91/2s, 161/2s & 33s SG258, 259, 261 m.m. STC £92 (plus damaged 18s SG260) (3 +1)17
303“, 1935 Visit set SG276-9 in m.m. blocks of four, some faults (some fine u.m. too!) STC £110+ (4)12
304“, 1939 National Park set SG350-3 m.m. (20s is u.m.) STC £60 (4)9
305“, 1940 Daisetsu-zan Park set SG363-6 u.m. (most fine) STC £27+ (4)5
306“, 1959 Special Folder with mint commems. STC £80+ (23)16
307“, Colln. on leaves from a few earlies to c.1940; some in sets, in m.m. pairs, or blocks of 4, etc. (240+)50
308“, Printed album (Ginza Stamp Club) with small representative m.&u. colln. incl. defins., commems., & MSs, etc. Mixed condition, some unusual seen. (100+)26
309“, early-modern dupl. seln. on leaves, plus a few covers, etc. Mixed cond. (250+)14
310“, binder with colln. SG117-2560, fairly sparse to 1970s, reasonable seln. from then on. (100s)12
311“, Early(ish) seln. of Postal stationery cards, mixed condition; needs specialist checking. (6)10
312Kenya, (B.E.A.) 1890 1/2a on 1d SG1 m.m. STC £275, sold ‘as-is’ (1)14
313“, “, 1890-95 4a SG9a imperf. single (4 margins) STC £3,250 as pair. scarce item, sold ‘as-is’ (1)13
314K.U.T. 1960 set SG183-198 m.m. STC £60 (16)11
315Laos early-modern used colln. in binder with a smattering of earlies, then sparse to the 1980s and useful range of thematics thereafter. (100s)9
316Leeward Is. 1897 1/- SG15 m.m.; looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £130 (1)36
317“, 1907-11 2/6 SG44 m.m. slight tone spot in gum STC £40 (1)9
318“, 1907-11 5/- SG45 m.m. STC £45 (1)19
319“, 1912-22 3d SG51a (white back) l.m.m. STC £85 (1)28
320“, 1912-22 1/- SG54a (white back) m.m. STC £75 (1)19
321Leeward Is. (cont’d.), 1912-22 1/-, 2/-, 2/6 l.m.m./m.m. STC £36 (3)12
322“, 1912-22 5/- SG57/57c l.m.m. STC £42 as cheapest (believed to be SG57 STC £65). Centred high-right19
323“, 1912-22 5/- SG57a (white back) m.m. STC £55 (1)17
324“, 1921-32 part set 6d to 4/- SG72-77 m.m., most fine. STC £58 (6)18
325Malawi 1968 Bird defin. set SG310-323 m.m. (some incl. the £1 are u.m.) STC £75 (14)15
326Malaysia Mal. Fed. 1963 FfH & Hydro sets; Malaysia 1963 th 3 sets, each on FDC,plus some duplicates.10
327“, Malaya M.&u. colln. in album with Straits, States, Fed., & some later Malaysia. Ideal lot for beginner or specialist alike, several useful stamps seen! Generally of fine & fresh appearance. (100s)65
328“, Kedah 1941 (12 Aug) Air cover ‘On Active Service’ with 25c SG62 tied ‘FPO No31’ CDS; censor mark, etc.; slightly tatty, but unusual. (1)12
329“, Pahang 1891-95 set SG11-13 m.m. STC £18 (3)7
330“, “, 1935-41 $2, $5 SG45, 46 l.m.m. attractive. STC £42 (2)15
331“, Penang Five postcards (unused) in envelope ‘Souvenir of Penang, Prince of Wales Is., ... (1930s?) each card with ‘Federal Rubber Stamp Co. ... etc. on reverse, showing various scenes. (5)10
332“, Selangor 1895-99 $2 SG62 green a little faded & with light fiscal cancel STC £300 as postal.30
333“, “, 1895-99 $10 SG65 fiscal use (sl. faults) useful s’filler STC £1,100 as postal (1)50
334“, “, 1895-99 $25 SG66 odd in that it’s fiscally used, but the ‘Stamp Office’ oval looks hand-drawn! STC £4,000 as postal, minor creasing. (1)50
335“, “, 1935-41 $2 & $5 SG84, 85 f.u. STC £31+ (2)10
336“, Trengganu 1910-19 short set to $1 SG1-15 m.m. (SG7 & 9 are used) STC £60 (16)17
337“, “, 1921-41 $3 SG43 m.m. fresh & attractive STC £60 (1)19
338“, “, 1922 Exhib. o’print short set to $1 SG48-56 l.m.m. STC £57+ (1)18
339“, “, 1922 Exhib. $5 SG58 poor mint (patchy gum, some sl. toning, etc., although not as bad as it sounds!) STC £325, a scarce stamp. (1)50
340Malta 1899-1901 10/- SG35 f.u. (CDS) STC £65 (1)28
341“, 1902 ‘One Pnney’ variety SG36b l.m.m. STC £32 (1)14
342“, 1904-14 41/2d (brown) & 5d red SG57 & 59 m.m. STC £73 (2)20
343“, 1921-22 6d SG102 m.m. (difficult value) STC £32 (1)12
344“, UK 1855-57 6d SG70 (wing margin) g.-f.u. with ‘A25’ cancel (1)10
345Mauritius 1858 4d surch g.u., 4 close margins, surcharge gives cause for concern - sold ‘as-is’ STC £45048
346“, 1858-62 (4d) SG27 two close margins, into at top & right f.u., small red spot to front. STC £200 (1)17
347“, 1860-63 6d green SG49 g.u. STC £160 (1)38
348“, 1860-63 6d slate SG50 g.-f.u. STC £110 (1)22
349“, 1860-63 9d SG51 f.u., couple blunt perfs. STC £42 (1)7
350“, seln. on pages, s/cards. Various periods, some interesting.10
351Monaco 1891 m.&u. seln. with sl. dupl. (shades) STC £35+, useful looking lot for specialist. (14)6
352“, 1891 15c SG15a, a little sunbleached, otherwise fine m.m. STC £150 (1)9
353“, 1891 25c SG16 m.m., lightly toned area on face. STC £225 (1)18
354Morocco Agencies 1907 Four cards - each with E7 10c on 1d tied by ‘Magazan’ CDS (3), or ‘A26’ (1)18
355Natal 1895 6d violet surch. 1/2d in u.m. block of 60, almost all varieties present (some toning, etc.) STC £240 as m.m. singles. (60 stamps)38
356“, 1902-03 vals. between 1d & 2/- SG128-137 m.m. all fresh, but the odd fault. The best is probably the 2/- (this STC £50 alone) (8)18
357Netherlands stockbook with m.&u. ranges from useful earlier mint; some reasonably high cat. items. (100s)19
358“, FDCs & Numismatic covers etc. mainly 1980s. (180+16
359“, m.&u. seln. on s/leaves, slight duplication, some better, worth checking. (100s)10
360“, Charity stamps (‘semi-postals’), seln. of mainly modern on paper, incl. better. (100s)9
361“, Colonies, New Guinea 1950-55 complete m. or u. SG1-37, etc. STC £100 (43)19
362“, “, Surinam early to 1970s m. or u. incl. ‘36 & ‘38 Charity sets m., STC £60 (48)9
363Nevis 1862 1d SG5 l.m.m. STC £100 (1)32
364“, 1862 4d SG6 unused (part o.g.) faded, but clean. Useful filler. STC £150 (1)12
365“, 1876-78 4d SG18 f.u. (couple of expertiser’s marks) STC £38 (1)10
366“, 1876-78 6d SG19 m.m., could be a little fresher? STC £225 (1)34
367“, 1879-80 1d SG23 unused, fairly fresh, small unobtrusive spot on front. STC £80 as m.m. (1)10
368“, 1879-80 21/2d SG24 poorish mint (creases, toning, etc.) STC £140. Scarce item, may clean nicely.11
369“, 1882-90 1d SG26 m.m., a couple of sl. short perfs., small toned area in gum STC £110 (1)15
370Newfoundland 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)16
371“, 1865-71 13c SG29 g.u. (light, flattened fold) STC £120 (1)16
372“, 1965-71 12c SG33 m.m. sl. faults (toned corner, etc.) STC £60 (1)5
373“, 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)11
374“, 1910 3c, 5c, 6c (b) SG97, 99 & 100a m.m. STC £85 (3)19
375“, 1910 8c SG101 m.m. STC £65 (1)15
376“, 1910 9c SG102 l.m.m. STC £65 (1)19
377“, 1910 10c SG103 l.m.m. (1)28
378“, 1910 12c SG104 m.m. (gum disturbance/adherence) STC £65 (1)10
379“, 1910 15c SG105 m.m. STC £65 (1)19
380New Guinea 1931-37 m.m. (some heavy mounts) with ‘31 Air to 1/- ‘32-34 11 vals. to 1/-, ‘32 OS various vals to 6d, plus a few used, etc. (48)19
381New Zealand 1938 (17 Jan) reg. cover Auckland-London with 1935 short defin. set complete to 1/-. STC £138+ as stamps, some toned perfs., etc. (1)18
382“, 1961 Birds & 1967 Rugby Health MSs SG MS807a & MS869 all u.m. STC £49 (4)12
383“, useful looking colln. on old leaves with some better vals. Early (mostly used) to 1950s (m.&u.). The earlier seln. in desperate need of specialist checking! (240+)20
384“, Old cig. tin with on & off-paper seln. in pkts., from used earlier to m.&u. 1950s (200+?)10
385“, QV-QE mainly used colln. on leaves. (100s)9
386“, Life Insurance 1936 Life Ins. cover 1/2d p.14x15 SG L31a, NZ Govt. Ins. Dept. envelope, slogan cancel 1.9.1936. Scarce. (1)16
387“, “, 1944-47 set SG L37-41 in u.m. pairs. STC £120 (5 pairs)30
388“, “, 1969-81 sets imprint blocks of 4 or 6 u.m. SG L56-69 also incl. 15c variety ‘spot on tower’. (21 bl.)26
389North Borneo 1939 short set to 50c m.m. SG303-314 STC c.£300 the odd perf. fault or gum fold, but most fine. (12)42
390“, Jap. Occ’n.) 1943 set SG J18-19 m.m. 8c with minute shallow gum thin. (2)15
391Norway 1871-75 used set with some shades, STC £275 minimum. (10)20
392“, 1906-08 stamps of 1872 surcharged SG125-6 incl. shades, m.m. & u. STC £50 (7)10
393“, 1909 2k Haakon die B (21mm) SG132 m.m. & u. STC £180 (2)24
394“, 1928-34 commem. sets (Anniversaries) x5 m.m. STC £110 (20)16
395“, 1943, 53 & 57 Tourism sets u.m. & 1957 FDC. STC £70 (9, 1 FDC)14
396“, 1955-82 Official sets SG O458-488, O732-752 u.m. STC £80 (54)15
397“, 1972 range of u.m. MSs incl. ‘88 & ‘89 Stamp Day, ‘89-93 Winter Olympics issues 1-5 STC £53 (9)15
398Panama 1937 Fire Brigade set (9) on reg cover to London (a few tone spots), large official seal. (1)6
399Papua 1901-05 1/- SG7 f.u. STC £70 (1)16
400“, 1901-05 6d SG14 m.m. small thin at base STC £55 (1)7
401Peru 1857-1938 280+ m.&u. stamps on stockleaves. (280+)14
402Rhodesia 1898-1908 2/6 - £2 SG85-91 f.u. CDS cancels except £1 which is fiscal. (Just as a matter of interest - how is an E7 £2 value stamp only cat. £6.50?!) (7)50
403“, 1907 £20 revenue stamp ‘Revenue’ overprint in green fiscal use (perfin) couple of short perfs. (1)100
404“, (& Zimbabwe) 1953-85 colln. of FDCs with defins., commems. & a few others (MSs, Frama, etc.) some mixed condition; others, including better, are fine. (c.60)26
405Russia 1914-15 War Charity (between SG144 & 161 Simplified). Dupl. m.&u. accum., mostly fine with diff. shades/perfs., etc. Ideal study material. STC £170+ (116)18
406Saar 1920-30 m. colln., no duplication, some useful vals. STC £130 (73)12
407“, 1920-48 f.u. colln., no dupl., some better STC £178 (105)18
408Samoa 1886-1900 2/6 m.m. a little gum missing SG40 (p.12x111/2 wmk. 4c) STC £450 Sold ‘as-is’ (1)22
409Sharjah 1971 Proclamation of UAE 3r, two diff. types of MS used, unlisted by SG (see GSM July 2011)30
410Singapore 1897 (Dec 21) 3c Straits Postal Stationery card; Singapore-London, with attractive motif printed on reverse with ‘Greeting from Singapore’ added & New Year’s Message from HMS Edgar. Slight faults - hinge marks (should clean) & light fold (may iron). (1)20
411“, 1948-52 $5 SG15 m.m. STC £110 (1)24
412Singapore (Continued), 1948-52 $5 SG30 (p.171/2x18) m.m. STC £190 (1)46
413“, 1948-79 (a few later too) m.&u. colln. with plenty of scope for the specialist. Better 1970s. (250+)34
414“, 1962-2006 seln. of FDCs, p/cards, a few stamps, etc. incl. better more recent. Poor to fine. (17+ items)12
415“, 1971 Art set SG165-170 u.m. STC £34 (6)9
416South Africa 1913-24 2/6 SG14 m.m. STC £55 (1)11
417“, 1913-24 SG15 m.m. (heavy mount) STC £110 (1)15
418“, 1926-47 various defin. issues in pairs; u. vals to 5/-, m.m. to 2/6 . Plus a few Anniversary odds. STC £350+. Mostly g.-f. (31 horiz. pairs & 14 vert. pairs)40
419“, 1933-48 2d blue & violet SG58 g.u. pair STC £42 (1)6
420“, 1936 Jipex MS f.u., with Exhibition postmarks (2-XI-36) (2)6
421“, 1938 Voortrekker Cent. & Commemoration sets SG76-81 in m.m. horiz. pairs, some sl. faults (perfs. split on 3d SG79), etc. STC £10018
422“, 1961-67 3 defin. sets (wmk. 102, 127 & no wmk), nearly all u.m. (sl. toning to no wmk. set) STC £14020
423“, 1980s-90s u.m. sets from new issue service, still in pkts. (plus a few used & others, etc.) (100s?)18
424“, Boer War 1901-02 Transvaal - original mainly used collection of postal stationery cards, postcard, reg. letter with add’l. adhesives, VRI o’prints, etc. with FPO marks, Censor marks, etc. Lovely, original assemblage worthy of research. (10)60

Mafeking (spacefillers - the vendor thinks there’s a chance that some of these are genuine, we are somewhat less hopeful! Still, they’ll fill that gap in your album at a fraction the cost!)
425“, “, 1900 SG3 3d on 1d u.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £275 as genuine, slight short corner. (1)8
426“, “, 1900 SG6 1d on 1/2d m.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £275 as genuine (1)10
427“, “, 1900 SG7 3d on 1d m.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £950 as genuine (1)13
428“, “, 1900 SG10 6d on 3d u.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £475 as genuine (1)11
429Spain Early-1970s (strength in mid-period onwards) mainly used colln. in album. Nothing ‘Earth-shattering’ noticed, but well worth the estimate! (100s)22
430Sudan 1902-21 10pi SG28a (chalky) l.m.m. STC £45 (1)12
431Sweden 1891 1kr SG54 m.m. STC £130 (1)28
432Switzerland 1882 2c, 3c (pair), 5c (green - 2 shades), 10c, 12c & 15c (violet). All m.m. STC £120+ (8)15
433“, Mint sets for 1952 ILO, ‘58 Edu., ‘55 UN, ‘58 Telegraph, etc. STC £50+ (45)10
434“, U.N. European Office 1950 Landscapes set SG LU1-11 mint STC £446
435Tobago 1879 1d SG1 unused, small thin STC £130 as m.m., useful s’filler. (1)18
436“, 1879 3d SG2 unused, faults, STC £130 as m.m. (1)10
437“, 1879 6d SG3 m.m., couple of lightly toned perfs. STC £60 (1)14
438“, 1880 1/2d SG8 l.m.m., slight grease spot affecting a few perfs. at top STC £60 (1)10
439“, 1880 1d SG9 used (would be f.u., but for small rust spot) STC £70 (1)10
440“, 1880 4d SG10 f.u. (a few lightly toned perfs., etc.) STC £32 (1)8
441“, 1880 1/- SG12 unused STC £90 as m.m., one blunt perf. (1)17
442“, 1883 21/2d on 6d SG13 unused, small thin area, STC £90 as m.m. (1)12
443“, 1882-84 4d SG18 g.-f.u. STC £95 (1)20
444“, 1895-96 set (no 1/2d SG20) SG21-24c m.m./l.m.m. attractive STC £33+ (5)12
445“, 1886-89 1/2d on 21/2d unused & 1/2d on 6d SG26, 27 (2)4
446“, 1886-89 1/2d on 6d SG28 f.u., looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £180 (1)48
447“, 1891 1/2d on 4d SG30 l.m.m. STC £28 plus 21/2d on 4d SG31 (toning), m.m. STC £19 (2)10
448“, 1896 1/2d on 4d SG33 g.-f.u. STC £50 (1)14
449Tonga 1895 1d on 2d SG25 unused STC £50 as m.m. (1)10
450“, 1895 21/2d on 2d SG27 g.u. STC £50 (1)13
451“, 1895 71/2d on 21/2d SG31 unused STC £60 as m.m., usual rough perfs. (1)8
452“, 1895 5d SG34 g.-f.u. light CDS STC £60 (1)14
453Transvaal 1899 (22 Ap) pair of 1d postal stat. cards to London; one with image of ‘Aapies River near Pretoria’, the other ‘Hey’s Park Pretoria’. hinge marks, etc., but very unusual. (2)12
454Turkey 1865-c.1921 m. (often u.m.) ranges, mainly 1867 & 1876 types, plus some later unchecked (59)9
455Turks Is. 1873-79 1/- SG6 used, very attractive s’filler; reperfed & no cert. so sold ‘as-is’ STC £2,000120
456“, 1881 1/2d on 1/- SG9 poor mint STC £130 (1)28
457“, 1881 21/2d on 1/- believed to be SG29, unused, no cert. so sold ‘as-is’ STC £550 (1)80
458Uganda 1896 1a SG55 unused, STC £22 (1)5
459“, 1896 2c SG56 unused, very sl. faults, but most uncommon. STC £28 (1)4
460“, 1896 3a Sg57 unused, some sl. toning & small nick at top STC £28 (1)4
461“, 1896 4a SG58 unused STC £30 (1)10
462“, 1898-1902 set (plus 1902 o’prints) SG84-93 plus shades of 1a & 1r. All m.m., most fine (4a toned) STC £230+ (11)70
463U.S.A. 1851-1951 mainly u. colln. on old leaves. Worth specialist examination. Mixed cond. (100s)24
464“, c.1869-1913 m. or u. seln., with better, mainly good to fine. STC £200+ (16)18
465“, Interesting small accum., early to 1940s (a few later) on & off paper stamps incl. better, some sorted into a few covers, etc. Poor to fine. (100s)12
466Venezuela 1904 range in u.m. blocks (3 with imprint) with 10c (39), 50c (37), 3b (38) & 20b (48), some perf. separation. STC £140+ as singles. (162)14
467Zanzibar 1895-98 21/2d on 1a SG23 m.m. STC £170, believed to be correct, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)34
468“, 1896-1946 m.&u. ranges some dupl. in places, better items seen. Fair to fine. STC £260+ (134)24
469“, 1897 21/2d on 4a SG175 m.m., light gum toning expertiser’s mark. STC £85 (1)13
470“, 1897 21/2d on 4a SG177 m.m. STC £100 (1)28
471Zululand 1888-93 4d SG5 m.m. STC £55, overall toning. (1)8
472“, 1888-93 1/2d overprint SG12 with stop m.m. STC £55 (1)9

United Kingdom Lots

4731812-40 4 entires (two Aberdeen), plus seln. of Handstamps on piece (8), mixed cond. (12)20
4741840 1d black ‘D-K’, 4 wide margins, but faults (a little grubby, stains & thins) may clean. (1)30
4751840 1d black ‘K-K’ 3 margins, cut into at base & cut across t.r. corner. Black MC, thinned. (1)18
4761840 1d blacks x 4, all very mixed condition. (4)13
4771840 the remains of 1d black ‘D-C’, almost 4 margins, but many, many faults! (1)10
4781840 1d black ‘G-K’ 4 margins but faults (thin, chunk out at bottom right, etc.) (1)10
4791840 2d blue ‘G-F’ 1844 Scottish cancel ‘145’, 31/2 margins, slightly cut into lower right. STC £2,500120
4801841 1d red mint (looks u.m.) imperf. large part gum, if a little flat. 4 margins close/wide. STC £60080
4811841 1d red with blue 1844 type cancel. ‘87’ (Blandford), 3+ margins STC (from) £180 (1)13
4821854-57 2d SG23/23a (small crown p.14) g.u. STC £225 minimum (1)16
4831854-57 1d SG29 (lar. crown p.14) with Liverpool Spoon registered cancel (just the oval showing)40
4841854-57 2d SG36a (lar. crown p.16) f.u. STC £375 (1)26
4851858-79 1d pl.219 g.u. STC £85 (1)9
4861858-79 1d pl.223 g.u. STC £75 (1)8
4871858-79 1d pl.224 g.u. STC £65 (1)8
4881858-79 1d pl.225 g.u. a few blunt perfs., smudgy cancel, but more than acceptable for this scarce stamp!95
4891858-79 2d set of plates - pl.7 to 15 SG45/47 av.u./g.u. STC £351 (7)22
4901855-57 4d SG63 g.u. STC £525 scarce stamp. (1)20
4911855-57 4d lar. garter SG66 g.-f.u. (CDS, but some toning) STC £120 (1)16
4921855-57 4d SG66 (lar. garter) f.u. part CDS STC £120 (1)18
4931855-57 4d SG66a (large garter) g.-f.u. STC £110 (1)8
4941862-64 3d SG75/77 two shades g.u. STC £600 minimum (2)22
4951865-67 4d SG93/94 plates 7-14 g.u. quite decent for these. STC £680 (8)20
4961867-80 3d SG102/103 plates 4 to 10 g.u. STC £750 (7)22
4971867-80 6d pl.9 SG109 f.u. (CDS), centred right STC £85 (1)19
4981867-80 6d pl.0 SG109 (no hyphen) g.-f.u. (2 part CDSs) nice colour. STC £85 (1)18
4991867-80 6d pl.9 (no hyphen) f.u. CDS, but some nibbled perfs. STC £85 (1)16
5001867-80 2/- SG119 g.u. STC £185 (1)10
5011872-73 6d pl11 SG112a (chestnut) f.u. CDS STC £55 (1)13
5021872-73 6d pl12 SG123 (pale buff - scarce stamp); plus SG125 pl.12 g.u. (2)18
5031872-73 6d grey pl.12 SG125 f.u. (CDS), slight overall toning STC £240 - quite a scarce stamp.38
5041872-73 5/- pl.1 SG126/127 av.u. STC £600, not a common item! (1)16
5051872-73 5/- pl.2 SG127 av.u. STC £1,350, scarce stamp. (1)28
5061867-83 10/- SG128 g.u. (small nick in at left) STC £3,200. Useful stamp. (1)130
5071873-80 21/2d SG141 pl.6 unused no gum STC £500 as m.m. (1)10
5081873-80 21/2d pl.7 SG141 f.u. STC £55 (1)14
5091873-80 1/- SG148-50 plates 8 to 13 (no plate 12) g.u. STC £710 (1)24
5101873-80 1/- pl.13 SG151 (wmk spray), would be g.u., but short corner perf. STC £700. useful s’filler7
5111873-80 4d pl.15 SG152 unused no gum. STC £2,800 as m.m. scarce. (1)26
5121873-80 4d pl.17 SG154 (large garter) g.u. STC £525 (1)20
5131873-80 8d pl.1 SG156 g.-f.u. (Manchester squared circle cancel), possibly re-perfed. STC £325 (1)28
5141880-83 3d pl.20 SG158 f.u. (Manchester sq. circle) STC £150 (1)28
5151880-83 3d on 3d SG159 f.u. (CDS), but just a little faded. STC £140 (1)15
5161880-83 4d pl17 SG160 f.u. (light CDS) STC £65 (1)18
5171880-83 4d pl.18 SG160 f.u. (London Hooded Circle) STC £65 (1)17
5181880-83 6d pl.18 SG161 g.-f.u., couple of bluntish perfs. (1)19
5191880-83 6d pl.17 SG161 g.u. (Barnstaple squared circle cancel) STC £70 (1)8
5201880-83 6d on 6d SG162 g.-f.u. (CDS) STC £140 (1)24
5211881 1d SG172 (16 dots), inverted watermark u.m. STC £50 as m.m. (1)10
5221883-84 2/6 g.u. stated to be on blued paper (SG175), but sold ‘as-is. STC £1,400 if correct. (1)20
5231883-84 2/6 to 10/- SG178-183a g.u. set with CDS cancels STC £935 minimum. (3)65
5241883-84 3d SG191 f.u. (CDS), STC £90, decent colour. (1)19
5251883-84 3d SG191 g.-f.u. STC £90 (1)10
5261883-84 5d SG193 f.u. CDS, colour not too bad, but slight toning. STC £185 (1)24
5271883-84 9d SG195 f.u. (CDS), slight overall toning. STC £400 (1)32
5281883-84 9d SG195 fine ‘6 JY 86’ CDS, but slightly pale colour. STC £475 (1)12
5291887-92 2d SG200 u.m. STC £28 as m.m. (1)12
5301887-92 21/2d SG201 m.m. beautiful colour STC £22 (1)8
5311887-92 3d SG202 m.m. (light fold) STC £22 (1)7
5321887-92 4d SG205/205a u.m. STC £30 as m.m. (1)15
5331887-92 5d die II SG207a m.m., small spot of adhesion STC £35 (1)7
5341887-92 5d die II, 6d, 9d, 10d fresh, but heavy m.m. STC £170; plus 1900 1/- poor mint STC £50 (5)34
5351887-92 9d SG209 m.m., slight faults STC £60 (1)8
5361890 Uniform Penny Post cover unused, some marks, etc. (may clean), and the enclosed card g.-f.; plus 1897 Hospital Fund envelope (faults), with u.m. 1/- Fund label. (4)9
5371900 1/- SG214 (green & carmine) m.m., slight gum faults; fresh from front. STC £50 (1)8
5381902-10 11/2d SG223 m.m. with ‘Cancelled’ overprint. Some toning. Rare item. (1)20
5391902-10 3d SG232/234 l.m.m. STC £40 minimum (1)10
5401902-10 4d SG235/238 m.m. STC £40 minimum (1)10
5411902-10 5d SG242/244 l.m.m. STC £50 minimum (1)15
5421902-10 6d SG245/248 m.m. STC £40 minimum (1)9
5431902-10 9d SG250/251 m.m. STC £100 Attractive stamp. (1)20
5441902-10 10d SG254/256 l.m.m. centred left. STC £90 (1)19
5451902-10 1/- SG257/259 m.m. STC £80 (1)19
5461902 1/- Govt. Parcels o’print SG O78 g.u. (CDS) sold ‘as-is’ STC £275 if genuine. (1)18
5471902-10 2/6 DLR f.u., nice colour; ‘19 Oct 10’ CDS. STC £150 (1)36
5481902-10 5/- SG263/4 would be f.u. (reg. oval cancel), but some surface damage. STC £200 (1)22
5491912 1d SG336/337 royal cypher u.m. STC £30 as m.m. (1)6
5501912-24 Royal Cypher set SG351-395 (one of each val. - no green 9d) m.m., most heavy; some slight faults, but most fresh-looking. (14)19
5511913 2/6 SG400 g.-f.u. light CDSs, but a little toning, etc. STC £140 (1)19
5521915 DLR 2/6 & 5/- SG406, 410 g.u. with decent perf.s STC £650 (2)22
5531918-19 B.W. 2/6 Seahorse m.m., light gum wrinkles, etc. STC £125 minimum. (1)18
5541918-19 set of 3 SG413a/415a g.u. STC £350 (10/- some blunt perfs.) (3)12
5551918-19 B.W. 5/- Seahorse SG416 f.u. (part CDS), centred low-right, attractive. STC £120 (1)36
5561924-26 sideways wmk. set SG418a-421b g.u. STC £121+ (4)6
5571924-31 P.Due set SG D10-D18 g.u. STC £60 (9)7
5581934-35 Re-engraved set SG450-452 g.u. STC £190 (3)14
5591948 RSW set used (£1 f.u.) STC £40 (2)9
5601952-70 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 phosphors48
5611955-58 set SG536-9 (Waterlow) u.m. (10/- is m.m.). STC £225 (4)42
5621968 4d (Queen Elizabeth Painting) SG771 with missing vermilion? - possibly faded, you decide! ‘as-is’10
5631999 Year Book Complete. (1)26
5642000 Year Book minor marks to slip case; book fine and all u.m. stamps in place. (1)24
565E7-GVI seln.in binder, with many shades identified. STC c.£2,000 IF annotations are correct!48
566QV-1981 mainly used colln. in two binders. Fairly sparse to GV, then decent ranges with fair degree of completeness in basic commems. (pre-decimal often both m. & u.). Some better, mixed cond. (100s)36
567Presentation Packs - seln. of better packs incl. 2006 Beatles, 2007 Potter, etc. High cat. (9 packs)28
568Pres. Packs - similar to the last (no dupl. between lots) incl. 2008 J.Bond, 2009 P.Box MS, etc. (8 packs)26
569QV seln. on pages line engraved with 1/2d x4, 1d imperf., perf stars & plates; 11/2d (2), etc. Mixed cond.24
570QV surface printed range g.u., with better STC £1,670, all appear sound. (21)22
571E7 used seln. 11/2d to 9d, 10d & 1/-; some dupl. (eg 1/- x7) poor to fine STC £578 (21)22
572GV def. sets Royal & block wmks., photogravure & wmk. vars. (1936 2d s’ways is fiscal) (50)19
573FDCs 1964-84 (& afew later), mainly Bureau, with some better iems. in three albums. (100+)16
574E7 defin. set to 1/- used with 2 shades of each value, etc. poor to mainly g.-f. (28)15
575Prestige bklts - B.Potter, Br.Rail & N.Trust, each with slight faults. (3)15
576Small lot incl. 2002 PNC; 1999 Q.Mum MS & 2001 Child, each in pres. folders; pre-dec. m. on lvs. etc.11
577FDCs - bulk accumulation in box. (100s)8
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