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Monday, 28th October 2013

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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

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

1Thematics - Churchill - large collection/accumulation in tub with album, various mint and/or used sets in glassines with duplication, some blocks of 4, etc. Plus Min. Sheets, some FDCs & more besides. Useful Commonwealth & Foreign (even some UK locals). A little appears to be damp/pressure affected, but most is fine or better. (100s)120
2Stockbook with useful looking mint (incl. much u.m.) accum. incl. full sets with - among others - Singapore, New Zealand & Roumania (100s)80
3Nice sorting lot in large plastic tub. Attic clearance with world (much C/wealth) stamps in s/books, albums, binders & sorted into tins, pkts. & envelopes. Weekends of fun here! (1,000s)48
4Suitcase (large & heavy) crammed full with stamps in albums, tubs, leaves, pkts. This lot wont be taken to the venue due to its weight, nor is it suitable for posting. (10,000s)40
5Mixed box with album pages & stockleaves; strength in Commonwealth. (1,000s)38
6Box with thousands of alb. pages with all world stamps (from various sources) & a few covers. somewhat picked, but useful still remain. Plus a few other items DDR year book ‘84 x2, some China, etc. (1,000s)34
7Box with mainly early - middle period World in albs., s/books, tins & loose (older kiloware), plus some Cinderella, largely unchecked. (1,000s)32
8Overfilled junior alb., strength in 1940s-50s - plenty of decent stamps & sets incl. higher cat items; but much of the mint has become stuck due to damp. Maybe salvageable. (1,000s)30
9Box with various albums, jotters & s/books, etc. World ranges poor to fine incl. better, plus a further seln. in pkts. & envelopes, nice lot. (100s)26
10Clearance lot - ignore the ubiquitous UK kiloware & you’ll find on & off-paper world stamps in pkts., s/books, old covers & FDCs in wallets, some interesting items (even some 1860s USA documents) and much else besides. Several unusual bits & pieces seen, mixed condition throughout. This lot’ll keep you out of mischief on those cold, dark nights ahead. (1,000s)24
11Duplicated accum. of on & off-paper stamps in bags, albums, boxes, mostly used. (1,000s)22
12S/book with world ranges, sparse in places, but wide-ranging & several unusual seen. (100s)22
13Sorting box with stamps in albs., pkts., on lvs. & loose; old NL catalogue, plus other items. (1,000s)19
14Lovely sorting lot! box with on & off-paper in pkts., tobacco tins, & loose; old albums, some leaves, a few covers, Wildlife illustrations (birds, etc.) for framing) ... and plenty of fun! (1,000s)18
15Ten remaindered club bklts., C/wealth, Netherlands, Greece & UK); remains PTSA £150+ (100s)17
16Box with various junior & world albs., stamps in envelopes & on lvs. & more besides! Poor-fine. (1,000s)17
17World covers in various pkts., in 2-ring binders, etc. Mixed cond., but many interesting frankings, marks, some censors, FDCs, etc. (80+)15
18Various albums & s/books filled (partly filled) with world stamps; strength in UK & C/Wealth plus further on & off-paper ranges in pkts., etc. (1,000s)15
19Box with stamps sorted into cig. tins, envelopes, pkts., etc. some covers & cards - take a look. (1,000s)14
20Small box with ranges on lvs., in junior albs., UK Millennium Moments pack, tub with swaps, etc. (100s)14
21Off-paper seln. with UK & World ranges sorted into pkts., etc. Worth checking. (100s)12
22World ranges in s/book (with slip case) mixed condition. (100s)111
23Smaller box crammed full with stamps in pkts., great for sorting. Ignore the UK kiloware & there are some more unusual bits & pieces to be seen. Poor to fine. (1,000s)11
24Rummaging lot! Early-modern accum. in various boxes, tubs, binders, etc. Poor to fine. (1,000s)10
25The remains of an old ‘Imperial’ alb. plenty of unusual items left strength in early Europe? But most pasted in, in mixed condition; still worth a gamble. (100s)10
26Small box with various stamps in pkts., etc., many unusual/better items. A ‘nice wee sort’! (100s)7
27Thematic - Scouts - s/book with stamps, labels, covers, photos, etc. Nice lot. (c.150)5

British Commonwealth

28Atlantic - Ascension, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha m.&u. colln. in s/book, strength in 1950s-70s with better items noticed. Generally good to fine. (100s)32
291937 Coronation omnibus apparently complete m.m., some heavy mounts, most fine. (202)32
301964 Shakespeare Omnibus colln. in alb. with UK FDCs (plain & phos., both with Stratford cancels), & Pres pack (this in ‘original’ condition - ie not improved with new card or wrapper), various other m.&u. sets & FDCs, some tone spots to pages, etc., but not affecting many stamps.18
31Africa - alb. with used colln. of African stamps & a few FDCs (incl. Rhodesia indep. o’prints, etc.(350+)20
321953 Coron. compl. set l.m.m. STC £130 (106)16
331946 Victory range 42 sets in blocks of 4 plus single sets f.u. incl. Hong Kong. (210)16
34Indian Ocean - 1950s-70s seln. of FDcs with Seychelles & BIOT, mixed cond. (some foxing or buckling, etc). Still useful, with better. (50+)11
351966 Caribbean Visit Omnibus issue complete (34 stamps) on 15 official FDCs. (15)10
36S. Atlantic - Ascension, St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha album with duplicated seln. of covers & FDCs 1950s-70s (a few earlier) some faults, most good-fine. Plus a few MSs. (100+)9
371966 Royal Visit Omnibus issue complete u.m. STC £30 (34)8
38S/book with sparse mint & used ranges. (100s)6

Coins

39U.K. farthings & 1/2ds colln. in coindex box, apparently all different, mostly f.-ef., more recent b.u. (48)10
40“, 1930 1d b.u. (the usual ‘coin bag’ scratches) (1)8
41“, 1ds QV-QE colln. in Coindex box; fair to b.u., the odd few better, a few ‘H’ or ‘KN’ mints, etc. (50+)6
42“, 3ds colln. with silver 1902-19 (12); 1920-19 (19); brass to 1967 (22) earlier mostly f.-ef, later ef-bu (53)30
43“. 6ds 1900, 08, 10, 14, 16, 18, 21-23, 25, 27-35, mostly f.-vf. (19)12
44“, 6ds 3 bu coins - 1924, 1926 & 1936 (3)24
45“, 6ds 1937-46 complete. (1937, 39, 1942-1946 uncirculated) (10)9
46“, 1947-67 complete (1949, 50, 51, 52 f.-f.) most of the rest appear ef+-unc. (21)10
47“, 1900-09 1/- seln. mostly f.-vf; some more worn. (8)16
48“, 1910-19 1/- complete, most vf-ef+ (10)26
49“, 1920-36 1/- one for each year (both 1926), a couple fair only, some others ef+ (18)18
50“, 1937-41 1/- compl. (both English & Scottish) several bu, the rest mainly vf/ef (10)14
51“, 1942-46 1/- compl. (both English & Scottish) mainly ef/bu (10)15
52“, 1947-66 1/- apparently 1/- compl. (both English & Scottish) mostly bu (in Coindex box) (10)10
53“, 1900-05 2/- complete, mostly fair-fine. (6)28
54“, 1906-10 2/- complete, fair to fine+ (5)32
55“, 1911-19 2/- complete, mostly vf-ef (9)40
56“, 1920-26 2/- compl., mostly fair-fine (1925 fair only), each with green tinge from vinyl (7)8
57“, 1928, 1929 2/- both bu (2)24
58“, 1930-39 2/- compl. Several bu (1932 is fairly worn), some reaction to vinyl, will clean. (9)40
59“, 1940-67 2/- compl. in coindex box many/most bu (27)22
60“, 1900-07 2/6 seln. fair to fine (6)28
61“, 1908-13 2/6 compl. fair-fine (6)24
62“, 1914 & 1916 2/6 vf-ef; 1915 fair-fine. (3)16
63“, 1917-18 2/6 f.-vf.; 1919 vf-ef. (3)22
64“, 1920-25 2/6 complete fair-fine (6)15
65“, 1926 2/6 fair-fine; 1927 f.-vf; 1928 ef (3)15
66“, 1928 & 1929 2/6 bu. Nice coins! (2)24
67“, 1930-39 2/6 complete mostly fair-fine to f.-vf; 1935 is unc. (10)38
68“, 1940-67 2/6 complete (almost - there’s no 1952 unfortunately!) mainly unc. in Coindex box. (27)15
69“, 1935 Silver Jubilee Crown ef+ (1)10
70“, 1951 Festival Crown in red case coin unc, case fair. (1)8
71“, 1984 £1 Piedfort silver proof in case. (1)22
72“, 1989 £2 £2 Silver Proof set (Claim of Rights/Bill of Rights pair) in case. (1)19
73“, Box with seln. of UK coins, incl. Crowns, some silver, small seln. of Banknotes (incl. 4x 10/-), etc.30
74World small box with coins, strength 1950s on, some with silver content. (100+)8
75U.K. Royal Mint Proof sets 1970 (1)9
76“, 1971 (1)8
77“, 1972 (1)8
78“, 1973 (1)8
79“, 1974 (1)8
80“, 1975 (1)9
81“, 1976 (1)9
82“, 1977 (1)9
83“, 1978 (1)8
84“, 1979 (1)8
85“, 1980 (1)8
86“, 1981 (1)7
87“, 1982 (1)7
88“, 1983 (Delux Case) (1)12
89“, 1984 (Delux Case) (1)14
90“, 1985 (Delux Case) (1)14
91“, 1986 (Delux Case) (1)14
92“, 1987 (Delux Case) (1)14
93“, 1988 (Delux Case) (1)14
94“, 1989 (Delux Case) (1)15
95“, 1990 (Delux Case) (1)15
96“, 1992 (Delux Case) (1)15

Medals

** The Following 12 lots are German Medals reported to be genuine as they were brought back by a serviceman in the immediate post-war period. We’re no experts, so there is the possibility of restrikes, etc., although they don’t look like the normal restrikes/fakes encountered and have ‘age’ to them. Judge them for yourself and possibly pick up a bargain! All these are sold ‘as-is’
97“, German/Italian Africa medal, slight damage, very scarce. Ribbon in poor condition. (1)44
98“, Russian Campaign ‘Winterschlacht im Osten 1941-42’ (1)28
99“, Mothers’ Cross of Honour (Bronze & Enamel, with 16 Dez 1938 on reverse), not bad enamel intact.26
100“, Anschluss Medal (Occupation of Austria) ‘13 März 1938’ on reverse. (1)24
101“, Czech occupation Medal ‘1 Okt 1938’ on reverse. Slight hints of verdigris. (1)24
102“, WWII War Merit Cross (2nd Class) slight patches of verdigris. (1)18
103“, WWII War Merit Cross (2nd Class) with crossed swords. (1)17
104“, West Wall (Siegfried Line) Medal ‘... zum Schutze Deutschlands’ a little worn. (1)15
105“, War Service Medal 1939 ‘Fürs Kriegsverdienst’ slight verdigris. (1)14
106“, Prussia Red Cross Medal in bronze. (1)26
107“, “, 9 Years’ service Medal ‘Treue Dienste ...’ with gold crown on ribbon. (1)19
108“, “, Red Cross Medal - Iron, no ribbon. (1)17
*** The following lots are US Medals, most genuine, the odd couple restrikes, etc. (eg - the Indian Wars) All these sold ‘As-is’
109“, US Army Distinguished Services Cross (1)26
110“, Defence Forces Cross (1)20
111“, US Army Soldier’s Medal for Valour (1)16
112“, Defence Forces - Gulf War Medal (1)16
113“, Desert Shield/Desert Storm Medal 1990-91 (1)16
114“, American Defence Medal 1939-41 (1)12
115“, US Armed Forces Humanitarian Service Medal (1)12
116“, US Defence Meritorious Service Medal (1)12
117“, US Army of Occupation Germany Medal (1)12
118“, US Army Achievement Medal (1)12
119“, USAF For Combat Readiness (Cold War) (1)12
120“, US Army of Occupation Japan 1945 (1)12
121“, US Joint Service Military Merit Award (1)12
122“, US Joint Service Achievement Award (1)11
123“, US Army Indian Wars Campaign Service (1)10
124“, US Defence Forces Good Conduct Medal (1)6
125“, US Army Good Conduct Medal (1)6
126“, US Army good conduct Medal (1)6
127“, US Armed Forces Reserve Medal (1)6

Cinderellas, Ephemera, Other Collectables, etc.

128Shoebox filled with clearance lot many unusual items - tins, postcards, Opera Programme, Jack (“Jock”) in the Box, a few coins, copper ‘arts & crafts’ casket, and many other items too!18
129Cigarette Lighters - Zippo advertising ‘Bendix’ (Ascension Is.), plus ‘Win’ (gold plated gas lighter) both boxed, lighters fine, boxes slightly worn. (2)15
130Cinderellas, UK Circular Delivery Stamps 1865-68 seln. on old page, mixed cond., generally fine. (8)20
131“, UK King Edward National Memorial labels ‘One Farthing’; one blue, one black, in marginal blocks of 8. Some faults, toning, etc. Unusual (1)8
132Die Cast Box with seln. of mainly 1960s Corgi, Dinky,etc. in what can only be described as ‘for restoration’ condition incl. 2x James Bond Aston Martins (both functional, but broken glass) (40+)40
133“, Dinkys, etc. in ‘playworn’ cond. (some repaints, missing bits, etc.) incl. Pullmore Transporter, Coles Crane, VW beetle, 2 old racing cars, etc. (15)10
134Money Bank ‘Chad Valley in the form of a book ‘Treasure Island’ c.145x105x33mm. A few dents, dings and minor scratches, but still very attractive and ‘bright’. 1950s (1)12

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

135Royal Mail UK albums ‘hingeless’ in slip-cases, printed pages 1990-2003. Ring mechanism on one needs a little attention, otherwise fine unused. (2)24
136SG George VI alb. (not the best of conditions, but complete), a fair few stamps in place; many, many hinge marks & some stamp mounts in place. Have fun re-filling it! (1)20

Stamps Arranged by Country

137Aden 1937 set to 1r SG1-9 m.m. STC £120 (9)16
138“, 1939-48 set SG16-27 m.m. STC £95 (13)14
139“, Seiyun 1951 set SG20-27 g.-f.u. STC £95 not common used. (8)18
140Antigua 1937-51 GVI commem. sets m.m. STC £23+ (13)6
141“, 1938 defin. set SG98-109 m.m. some gum thins. STC £120 (12)12
142Argentina lovely opportunity for beginner or specialist alike! Box filled with thousands of stamps sorted into pkts., on album leaves from various sources, etc. (c.10,000?)34
143Ascension 1924-33 4d SG15 m.m. STC £50 (1)9
144“, 1924-33 2/- SG19 m.m. STC £75 (1)11
145“, 1938-53 3d SG42 m.m. STC £100 (1)12
146“, 1938-53 p.131/2 9 vals. to 1/- SG38-44 incl. scarce 1d & 3d (this with yellow gum) m.m. STC £220+18
147“, 1938-53 p.13 11 vals. to 5/- SG38b-46a m.m. STC £65+ (11)8
148Australian States, New South Wales 1854-59 1/- SG99a (wmk “8”) 3+ margins, lightly used stamp, attractive, despite slight faults (small nick, etc.) STC £180 (1)32
149“, “, 1856-59 (6d) SG102 av-g.u. attractive, usual slightly rough perfs. STC £170 (1)36
150“, “, 1856-60 2d SG112c (wmk “5”) g.u. STC £70, parts of all four margins, couple of very slight nicks.10
151“, “, 1861-88 5/- x 4 shades or perfs. between SG174/181 - you decide the SG numbers! Some slight faults, useful lot STC £180 as cheapest. (4)34
152“, “, 1885-86 5/- SG238 used (very light violet fiscal cancel) STC £95 as postal (1)16
153“, “, 1885-86 10/- SG241 would be v.f.u. but slight surface damage STC £225 (1)26
154“, “, 1888-89 5/- SG261 av.-g.u. STC £55 (1)18
155“, “, 1890 5/- SG263 m.m. centred low left, not bad! STC £170 (1)44
156“, “, Official 1880-88 5/- SG O18 g.-f.u. a few nibbled perfs. STC £85 (1)17
157“, Queensland 1860-61 3d, 6d, & 2d SG8,9,12,13 u., light cancels but faults. STC £2227 (4)19
158“, “, 1860-61 SG14-20 av.-g.u. most light cancels & above average. STC £264 (7)30
159“, “, 1862-67 1d unused; 3d (damaged corner), 6d, 1/- (trimmed). SG22,25,26,29. All lightly used (4)12
160“, “, 1862-67/1864-65 av.-g.u. seln. (slight perf. faults but better than usual) Stated to be SG30, 31x2, 47, 48, 49 STC £149. (6)19
161“, “, 1866 1d & 2d SG51 & 52 lightly used, each with perf. faults. STC £55 (2)6
162“, “, 1866 4d lilac, 4d grey-lilac & 5/- SG55,56,58 av.-g.u. the odd slight fault. STC £146 (3)19
163“, “, 1868-74 1/- gr.grey & 1/- mauve SG71,73 lightly used usual rough perfs. (some ‘blind’) STC £72(2)14
164“, “, 1868-78 4d SG102 & 103 (2 shades) av.-g.u. STC £60 (2)15
165“, “, 1880 litho. ‘Crown & Q’ values, 2/-, 2/6, 5/-, 10/-, 20/- used (a couple of light fiscals) still useful & attractive spacefillers. SG119, 121, 124, 125, 127 STC £600+ (5)60
166“, “, 1882-95 £1 SG165 attractive used spacefiller (slight thin on face) STC £140 (1)14
167“, “, 1887-91 2/- SG181 av.-g.u. (rounded corner) & 182 g.-f.u. STC £100 (2)16
168“, Tasmania 1853 4d SG5/12 (probably SG11?) cut to shape, used (quite lightly); slight thin at top.38
169“, “, 1899-1904 1/2d, 2d, 3d m.m. 5d f.u. SG233, 235, 237 & 239, some toning. STC £43 (4)5
170“, “, Small seln. 1/2d on 1d, 21/2d on 9d, 5d & 9d SG167, 169, 218 & 242 m.m.; 10d SG220 used (with ‘T’ perfin) STC £40+ (5)10
171“, Victoria 1890-94 P.Dues 5d, 6d unused; 10d & 1/- m.m. (toned gum) SG D5-8 STC £160 (4)28
172“, “, 1895-96 P.Dues 5d,6d,10d & 1/- SG D15-18 unused (some part-gum) STC £96 as m.m. (4)14
173“, “, 1900-04 2/- & 5/- P.Dues SG D32, 33 fine used (cto) STC £180 (2)38
174“, “, 1905-09 P.Dues set SG D34a-D37 m.m. (2 is unused) STC £42 (4)8
175“, Western Australia 1860 2d SG24 unused half a margin, rest touching/into still attractive STC £11018
176“, “, 1860-64 6d sage green SG28 f.u. 3+ very close margins STC £400, sl. hint of oxidisation. Attractive55
177“, “, 1861 1d & 2d SG33, 34 used attr. but faults (trimmed, short corner, etc.) STC £180 (1)14
178“, “, seln. SG38, 39, 40, 51, each with slight faults. STC £330+ (4)36
179“, “, 1874 1d on 2d SG67 g.-f.u. STC £55 (1)17
180“, “, 1882-85 1d SG81 p.12x14 would be v.f.u. but hinge thin STC £150, very attractive from front. (1)15
181“, “, 1885 1d on 3d SG91 m.m. STC £80 (1)19
182“, “, 1885 1d on 3d SG92a m. (hinge remains & wing margin) STC £170 (1)30
183“, “, 1895 1/2d on 3d SG111b m.m. (heavy mount) STC £70 (1)18
184“, “, 1902-12 5d SG120 m.m. STC £130 (1)30
185“, “, 1902-12 5/- SG126 poorish mint (toning, ofset, etc.) STC £75 useful s’filler. (1)8
186“, “, 1902-12 10/- SG127 g.u. STC £90 (1)18
187“, “, 1905-12 6d, 8d, 10d, 1/-, SG144, 146, 168, 169 l.m.m., attractive stamps. STC £84 (4)19
188“, “, 1905-12 5/- SG148 m.m. STC £160 (1)38
189Australia 1915 6 vals. to 2/- SG24-29 (wmk. ‘w5’) g.u. STC £250+ minimum (6)26
190“, 1915-27 2/- SG41 m.m. slight faults, but not bad) STC £225, scarce. (1)16
191“, 1915-27 5/- SG42c unused, STC £225 as m.m. (1)16
192“, 1931-38 5/- SG135 v.f.u. STC £18 (1)6
193“, 1971 Xmas set in u.m. block of 6 plus single. (7)5
194“, Kiloware - c.2.5Kg (includes a few others) (1,000s)12
195“, shoebox with seln. of kiloware, predominantly modern. (100s)8
196“, B.C.O.F. (Japan) 1946-48 6d SG J4b (stop after Japan) variety u.m. STC £350 (1)95
197Bahamas 1938-52 £1 SG157/157b u.m. STC £60 minimum (1)15
198Bahawalapur 1948 set to 8a SG19-27 (slightly trimmed perfs. on 9p) STC £29+ (6)6
199Bahrain 1948 15 RSW SG62 l.m.m. STC £32 (1)9
200Barbados 1892-1903 8d & 10d SG112, 113 g.-f.u. STC £38 (2)6
201“, 1906 Nelson set SG145-151 g.-f.u. (1/- unobtrusive nick at top) STC £75 (7)15
202“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG2241-244 m.m. STC £30 (4)8
203“, 1950 set SG271-282 m.m. STC £55 (12)11
204Basutoland 1948 10/- RSW SG37 m.m. STC £48 (1)12
205Belgium 1893 mint s’fillers of 10c red, 20c, 25c, 35c, 50c, & 2f. Each with label, all with thins & couple of toned perfs., etc. Still useful STC £246 (6)9
206“, S/book with m.&u. collection, worth checking. (100s)10
207“, Congo 1942 (16-10) reg cover to Liverpool 25c, 3f50 x2 & 20f tied ‘Matadi’ CDSs. Censor tape. Slight faults, but very attractive addition to your collection. (1)12
208Bermuda 1918-22 2/- SG51be (break in lines at left scroll) l.m.m. STC £275 (1)100
209“, 1918-22 10/- SG54/54c m.m. STC £180 minimum, very slight surf. rubbing, but much better than usual for this chalk surface issue. (1)50
210“, 1938-52 both 2d vals. - SG112 & 112a l.m.m. STC £53 (2)12
211“, 1938-53 12/6 SG12oe p.13 g.u. STC £85 (1)16
212“, 1970s (a couple of earlier too) covers & FDCs in album. poor to fine. (34 items)7
213“, M.&u. colln. in s/book strength in mint QE sets (incl. m. defins.) Mixed cond., but mainly fine. (100s)26
214“, P/card (Map & Arms) to Scotland, franked 1d Coron. with re P.Due marks; UK 1d ‘To Pay’ & 2 x 1d P. Dues. minor faults, but very attractive and scarce. (1)8
215British Bechuanaland 1885-87 set SG4-8 g.u. (6d very small thin) STC £250+ (5)26
216“, 1888 1d-6d f.u. incl. both 2d & 3d shades SG10-14, 11a & 12a STC £60+ (7)22
217“, 1888 £1 SG20 pen cancelled - STC £750 as postal. good spacefiller. (1)11
218“, 1888 2d on 2d both shades SG23 & 23a, both f.u. (2)30
219“, 1888 2d f.u.; 6d g.-f.u. (one pulled perf.) SG42 & 45 STC £67 (2)19
220“, 1904-13 set to 1/- SG66-71 m.m. STC £88 (6)13
221“, 1925-27 6d & 1/- SG96, 98 m.m. STC £79 (2)18
222“, 1938-52 5/- SG127/127a g.u. STC £30 minimum. (1)7
223“, 1955-58 set SG143-153 m.m. STC £95 (12)14
224“, 1961 set SG168-181 u.m. (scarce thus) STC £80 (14)16
225British East Africa 1895-96 2r SG61 lightly used STC £180 (1)22
226“, 1896-1901 5r SG79 g.u. STC £42 (1)10
227British Guiana 1860-63 4c SG33 mint, poor gum with toning & adhesion (as normal!) STC £400 (1)40
228“, 1862-65 1c,4c,8c; & 1863 8c. SG42 (pink stain) 45 (perf. faults), 56 (looks good) & 74 (trimmed perfs.) STC £190 (4)38
229“, 1889 6c,24c,72c,96c m.m. sl. gum faults (toning, etc.) but still useful STC £106. SG198,201,203,20514
230“, 1899 2c on 10c SG223b ‘Gents’ variety v.f.u. STC £80 (1)20
231“, 1921-27 72c SG281 & 96c SG282 m.m. STC £54 (2)11
232“, 1954-63 defin. set SG331-345 l.m.m. STC £90 (15)20
233British Honduras 1968 set (12) to $5 SG256-67 & set (6) to $5 SG276-278 u.m. STC £38 (18)9
234Br. Indian Ocean Terr. 1968 o’print set SG1-15 m.m. (couple with adhesion) only STC £38, but! (15)9
235“, 1968 Marine Life ‘original set’ (ie no later 1970 ‘a’ Nos.) g.-f.u. STC £40+ (15)12
236Br. Levant 1893 40pa SG7 used on piece STC £100, sold ‘as-is’ (1)10
237“, 1909 set SG16-21 m.m. STC £75 (6)13
238“, 1909 set SG16-21 g.u. (some sl. toning) STC £200, scarce set. (6)26
239“, 1913-14 set SG35-40 m.m. STC £70 (6)12
240Br. Occ’n. of Italian Cols. (Somalia) 1948 set SG S10-20 m.m. STC £35 (11)8
241Br. Virgin Is. 1867-70 1d m.m. (weak corner); 4d unused (some slight marks) etc. SG9 & 16 STC £12215
242“, 1913-19 5/- SG45 m.m. STC £45 (1)11
243“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG103-6 m.m. STC £23 (4)7
244“, 1962 set SG162-175 u.m. STC £25 (12)7
245Brunei 1964-71 set SG118ab-129a,130,131 (glazed paper) m.m. STC £130, scarce. (14)16
246Burma 1942 Jap. Occ’n. 3p SG J25 in f.u. pair, may just be OK, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)11
247Burundi 1962 5c Impala SG12 in block of 9 with ‘Royaume du Royaume’ error. (1)6
248Canada 1852-57 3d SG7 av. used, 3 margins (into at right) STC £250 (1)26
249“, 1852-57 10d SG15 used; attractive despite slight thin & no margins to speak of. STC £1,600 scarce!70
250“, 1858-59 3d SG26 g.-f.u. Barred cancel. STC £350 (1)80
251“, 1959 used seln. with SG29,34,35,36,39,40 & 42 most with faults, but useful STC £350+ (7)24
252“, 1868-90 large head range 1/2c to 15 with shades, stated by vendor to include SG53, 55, 56, 56a, 57, 57d, 58, 59, 59b, 60, 60c, 61, 61a, 69. nice seln. for the beginner or specialist. STC £500+ (15)40
253“, 1897 8c Jubilee SG130, poor mint, not bad from the front! STC £48 (1)4
254“, 1951 $1 SG433 u.m. STC £45 (1)19
255“, 1950-51 $1 official SG O192 m.m. STC £80 (1)13
256Cayman Is. 1938-48 set SG115a-126a m.m. STC £100 (14)14
257Ceylon 1872-80 64c SG131 av.-g.u. STC £75 (1)8
258“, 1872-80 2c SG133 p.14x121/2 used, couple slight perf. faults, etc. STC £70 (1)14
259“, 1912-25 50r SG320 with July 16 1916 cancel (may be postal), & green crayon line. scarce (1)20
260“, 1938-49 set SG386d-397a u.m. scarce as such (5c is l.m.m.) STC £90 (14)18
261“, 1938-49 5r SG397 chalk-surfaced paper m.m. STC £55 (1)9
262“, used seln. stated to include SG30, 33, 33b, 53, 65, 66c; mostly slight faults, but all attractive. STC £500, but please check the SG numbers for yourself; sold ‘as-is’ (6)48
263Chile 1853-1934 used seln. on stockleaf. (62)9
265Cook Is. 1892 set SG1-4 1d unused; 11/2d & 10d m.m.; 21/2d m.m. (thin). STC £225 (4)30
266“, 1893-1900 set mint (21/2d is used) SG5-10 mostly average to good/fine STC £180 (6)36
267“, 1899 1/2d on 1d SG21 unused STC £32 m.m. (£42 used) centred left. (1)5
268“, 1949-61 set SG150-159 u.m. STC £48 (10)9
269“, 1949 set SG150-159 u.m. STC £48 (10)12
270“, 1966 Churchill set SG179-84 on official FDC, the 4d, 2/-, 3/- & 5/- with ‘missing dot to i’ variety, plus another with the same flaw affecting the 10d & 1/- (ie the full set). Unusual, one to tuck away! (2)15
271“, Penrhyn 1914-15 1/- SG23 g.u. STC £100 (1)12
272Cyprus 1880 1d SG2 pl.181 unused (no gum) STC £500 as m.m., good filler. (1)14
273“, 1881 1/2pi SG11 ‘CC’ m.m. STC £180 (1)16
274“, 1881 1pi & 2pi SG12, 13 ‘CC’ g.u. STC £67 (2)8
275“, 1881 6pi SG15 ‘CC’ g.u. STC £475 (1)44
276“, 1881 6pi SG15 ‘CC’ g.u. but some blunt perfs. at base & minor crease, good spacefiller. (1)13
277“, 184 12pi SG47 g.u. STC £65 (1)9
278“, 1955-60 defin. set SG173-187 l.m.m./m.m., most fine (50m with corner damage) STC £110 (15)20
279Dominica 1923-33 5/- used on piece f.u. (1929 CDS) Probably SG88, sl. blunt corner perf. STC £5514
280“, 1951 set SG120-134 m.m. STC £50 (15)9
281Egypt 1879-1936 colln. on lvs., with useful items, good commem. sets, etc. vals to £1 (2), etc. (150+)14
282“, 1884 Postage Due set - 10pa,1pi, 2pi used (quite light, but some slight perf. faults); 20pa & 5pi lightly c.t.o. STC £150+ (5)30
283“, 1888 P.Due set SG D66-70 m.m. (5m SG D67 is used) STC £550+ (5)65
284“, 1952 o’print seln. between SG374 & £1 SG391, all fine u.m. STC c.£90 (12)30
285Falkland Is. 1929-37 set to 1/- SG116-122 m.m. STC £85+ minimum (7)13
286“, 1938 (Mar 30) large format cover (folded once) to London with 1/2d, 1d, 21/2d, 4d, 6d, 9d, 1/- & 2/6 (9 stamps) tied by South Georgia cancels. ms ‘First Day Cover’ (although issued in Jan., this was the date they arrived in South Georgia) Very unusual & sought after item. (1)46
287“, 1938-50 2/6 SG160 m.m. STC £60 (1)8
288“, 1968 Flowers set SG232-245 um. STC £65 (14)13
289“, 1978-82 Mail Ships sets SG331a-345a (15, no imprint) & SG331b-245b (15, with imprint) STC £389
290“, 1989 set SG567-582 (no imprint) STC £72+ (16)14
291“, 1994 Marine Life set SG701-712 used on 3 FDCs (3)7
292F.I.D., S. Georgia 1977-78 set SG53-66 f.u. STC £60 (12)11
293Fiji 1959-63 set SG298-310 u.m. STC £32 (13)9
294“, 1975-77 set SG505-520 set u.m. STC £26+ (15)7
295France 1936 50f Air SG541 g.-f.u. STC £450 Key stamp. (1)60
296“, Duplicated ranges in partly-filled s/book and on loose pages. poor to fine (100s)8
297Gambia 1922-29 mult. crown set SG118-121 m.m. STC £90 (4)20
298“, 1922-29 3/- SG138 m.m. STC £28 (1)8
299“, 1935 Silver Jubilee u.m. range SG142-6 corner marginal set w. plate Nos., 6d & 1/- SG145, 146 in pairs, 1/- with short corner STC £34+ (plus damage 1/-) (8)10
300“, 1948 RSW set g.-f.u. STC £20+ (2)8
301“, 1953-59 set SG171-185 m.m. (1/- rounded corner, rest mostly fine) STC £90 (15)18
302“, 1963 Birds set SG193-205 m.m. (u.m. to 2/6) STC £80 (13)10
303“, GVI commem. issues m.m. STC £24+ (4 sets = 11 stamps)7
304Germany 1937 Hitler’s 48th Birthday MS (perf.) f.u. SG MS635 (1)6
305“, 1937 Hitler MS as last lot, but m.m. (faults) (1)3
306“, Large s/book with 1870s-1940s m.&u. colln. ideal starter or useful for specialist viewing. (100s)19
307“, Small, odd seln. in binder with States, Locals, Fr. Zone, Occupations, etc. poor to fine. (200+)12
308“, Biscuit tin with mainly off-paper seln. to c.1950 (mostly 3rd Reich or earlier), some better. (100s)10
309“, WWII P.stat card (Hindenburg 6pf - overprinted ‘Lothringen’) with troops in dinghies & Flag, etc., fine10
310“, WWII KdF P.Stationery card (Hindenburg 6pf) with ‘Stuka’, flag, etc. unused, fine. (1)10
311“, Bohemia & Moravia 1940 Josefstadt Phil. Ex. & 1941 Brünn (Hitler’s B’day) special cancels tying Red Cross pairs to plain covers, plus German ‘41 Leipzig Ex. set on cover, some toning, etc. (3)7
312“, B.R.D. 1951 Relief Fund set l.m.m./u.m. STC £160+ (4)26
313“, DDR 1949 UPU set SGE1 m.m. STC £14 (1)4
314Gibraltar 1889-1896 SG22-33 10 vals. to 5p (1 x 20c only and no 1p SG31) g.u. STC £213 minimum22
315“, 1938-51 1/- SG127 (p.14) m.m. STC £45 (1)11
316“, 1960-62 set SG160-173 l.m.m. STC £80 (14)10
317Gold Coast 1883 1/2d & 1d av.-g.u. (1/2d with rounded corner) STC £150 (2)22
318“, 1889-94 20/- SG25 g.-f.u. with very slightly short corner perf. only STC £35 (for a QV £1 stamp?!)18
319“, 1938-43 set SG120a-132 m.m. STC £32 (13)7
320Grenada 1935 Silver Jubilee & 1948 RSW sets SG145-8 & 166-7 m.m. STC £41+ (6)10
321“, 1938-50 set SG152a-163f l.m.m. STC £70 minimum. (12)12
322Guatemala 1871-1903 m.&u. seln. on printed leaves. STC £193 (69)18
323Hong Kong 1862-63 18c SG4 (no wmk) g.u. STC £55 (1)8
324“, 1863-71 4c grey SG9 m.m. some toning STC £160 (1)16
325“, 1863-71 18c SG13 ‘CC’ g.u. STC £300, key stamp. (1)30
326“, 1877 16c SG22 g.u. STC £65 (1)8
327“, 1880 surcharges 5cents SG23,10cents blue SG25a & 10c SG27 STC £315 (3)26
328“, 1902 cover to London with QV 4c & 10c, tied by French Paquebot mark ‘Paq. Fr. No 10/ 10 Fev 02’ slight faults, but unusual & still attractive. (1)10
329“, 1907-11 set SG91-98 g.u. STC £109+ (8)12
330“, 1921-27 $5 SG132 g.-f.u. (scarce this nice) STC £80 (1)16
331“, 1938-52 30c SG151 p.14 m.m. STC £150 (1)12
332“, 1938-63 P.Dues set SG D6-12 (ordinary paper) m.m. STC £3136 (7)16
333India 1902-11 10r & 15r SG144 , 146 g.u. STC £86 (2)14
334“, 1937-40 set SG247-64 (plus 1a tete-beche pair) g.u. STC £112+ (19)22
335“, E7-GVI colln. on lvs., with much useful. E7 range to 15r; 1929 Air; 1931 Delhi; ‘35 S.Jubilee; 1949-52 set to 15r, etc. generally very clean, high cat. lot.28
336“, Chamba 1887 1a SG1a ‘Chmaba’ overprint g.u., looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £950 (1)11
337“, “, 1887 2a SG2b ‘8tate’, g.u. looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £2,000 as mint (1)10
338“, “, 1887 3a SG9a ‘Chmaba’ overprint, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £9,000 as genuine. (1)14
339“, “, 1887 4a SG10a ‘Chmaba’ g.u. g.u. STC £3,750, sold ‘as-is’ (1)12
340“, “, 1887 8a SG14a ‘Chmaba’ g.u., looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £4,750 (1)12
341“, “, 1887 12a SG16a ‘Chmaba’ g.u. looks OK, STC £12,000 as mint, sold ‘as-is’ (1)13
342“, Cochin 1933-38 1a Official SG O36 m.m. STC £26 (1)14
343Iraq 1949 UPU set SG339-341; plus 1958 surcharge SG418 u.m., STC £51+ (4)8
344Ireland 1940-68 5d SG118w (wmk. inverted) in u.m. block of 6 STC £192 (1)40
345“, 1948-65 Air set SG140-143b most vals. x5; 1d & 6d x4 only STC £100+ (33)17
346Italy 1879 20c SG33 m.m. (toned gum) STC £550 (1)44
347“, 1889 45c SG40 m.m., slight gum toning, etc., but a useful filler of this very scarce stamp. STC £2,50070
348“, 1889 5L SG43 mint (faults - short top corners, etc.), plus 20c on 30c SG45 m.m. STC £550 (2)32
349“, 1930 3rd National Defence set SG278-281 g.u. STC £245 (4)18
350“, 1932 2L50 Express stamp SG E369 f.u. STC £160 (1)12
351“, 1949 UPU set SG725 m.m. STC £110 (1)18
352Jamaica 1860-70 1d SG10 bisect on piece with ‘A26’ cancel STC £650 on cover. Unusual item. (1)10
353“, 1912-20 5/- SG67 g.u. STC £100, scarce. (1)16
354Japan 1925 Silver Wedding set SG226-229b l.m.m., but some toning to gum. STC £108 (4)15
355“, 1936 National Park set mint SG281-4; faults (thin, etc.) STC c.£45 attractive (4)4
356“, Phil. Week issues for 1953-59 & 1961 SG746, 759, 770, 776, 803 & 869. STC £38+ (6)7
357Jordan 1925 SG153-157 m.m. STC £75+ (5)19
358“, P.Due seln. SG D113, D114, D115, D119, D120, D122 unused/m.m. most fine. STC £100 (6)20
359K.U.T. 1938-54 15c black & rose red p. 133/4x 131/4d in part sheet of 50, slight faults to margin at right, etc. ‘pl.2/3B’ STC £250 as single stamps. Attractive. (1)50
360“, 1938-54 5/- SG148 p.131/4 l.m.m., difficult stamp. STC £150 (1)18
361“, 1938-54 £1 SG150 p.113/4x13 l.m.m., very nice for these. STC £450, key GVI stamp. (1)65
362“, 1948 RSW 20c in compl. sheet of 60 (pl.1) some marks to gum, lightly folded through some perfs., etc. Not bad, very unusual. (1)15
363Kuwait 1923-24 1r,2r,5r SG12-14 f.u. (Telegraph cancels) STC £420 as postal. Nice stamps (3)70
364Leeward Is. 1935 Silver Jubilee set m.m./l.m.m. SG88-91 STC £30 (4)10
365“, 1954 set to $4.80 m.m. STC £60 (15)10
366Liechtenstein 1930 Air set SG110-115 m.m. STC £180 (6)18
367Luxembourg 1937 Child Welfare set SG360-365 f.u. STC £80+ (SG362 faults - this cat. 85p) (6)7
368“, 1949 UPU set SG525-8 u.m. STC £37+ (4)6
369“, 1951 United Europe set SG543-8 m.m. STC £335, key set. (6)22
370Malaya, Straits Sett’s. 1882 5c SG48 g.u. (CDS & part m/s, etc.) STC £90 (1)14
371“, “, 1904-10 $5 SG138 ordinary paper g.u., nice for these. STC £200 (1)28
372“, “, 1921-33 $5 SG240a in g.u. pair STC £70 (1)10
373“, F.M.S. 1922-34 $2 SG78 (& $1 SG77) with parcel cancel. g.u., STC £95+ (2)12
374“, “, P.Dues 1924-26 1c SG D1w v.f.u. STC £38 (1)12
375“, “, range on old appro. pages, noted 1900-01 50c x2 shades, 1904-22 50c x5, etc. Worth checking (149)13
376“, Johore 1896-99 $2 SG50 with native (postal) cancel. STC £80 (1)8
377“, 1922-41 12c SG114 m.m. STC £55. Uncommon item. (1)10
378“, Kedah 1921-32 $5 SG40/40w g.u. STC £160 (1)26
379“, “, 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition set SG41-48 m.m. STC £130 (8)32
380“, “, 1950-51 19 vals. to $5 (no 5c or 8c SG79a, 81) m.m., some heavy mounts., STC £122+ (19)15
381“, “, 1957 set SG92-102 m.m. STC £100 (11)13
382“, “, 1959-62 50c to $5 SG111a-114a ($5 is scarce perf. 13x121/2) m.m. STC £55+ (4)9
383“, Malacca 1949-52 set to $1 SG3-15 m.m. STC £61 (18)10
384“, Negri Sembilan 1878 2c SG1 g.u. STC £4,500, looks OK but sold ‘as-is’ Good spacefiller! (1)9
385“, Perak 1895 SG66-76 ten vals. to $1 (no 50c SG75) g.u. STC £293 (10)32
386“, Perlis 1951-55 set SG7-27 m.m. STC £150 (21)28
387“, “, 1957-62 set SG29-40 (no 10c SG35) m.m. STC £42+ (11)9
388“, Selangor 1935-41 SG68-84 16 vals. to $2 (no 3c SG71) m.m. STC £83+ minimum (16)13
389“, “, 1948 RSW $5 SG89 marginal u.m. STC £27 (1)12
390“, Trengganu 1921-41 set SG26-42 m.m. STC £141+ (17)24
*** “, Japanese Occupations, The following eight lots are various Japanese overprints, some of which are quite convincing; as they are from a decent Commonwealth collection of some repute, there may be a possibility that some are genuine. They’re here priced as spacefillers, why not take a gamble?
391“, “, Malacca 1942 3c SGJ47 & 40c to $1 SG J53-55 unused STC £3,125 as u.m.; Scarce items if genuine, sold ‘as-is’ (4)26
392“, “, “, 1942 P.Dues 1c SG D11 with short corner, 4c & 50c SG JD12, 16 unused with part o.g. STC £4,050 if genuine, sold ‘as-is’ (3)26
393“, “, Negri Sembilan 1942 6c SG165a unused STC £325 as u.m., sold ‘as-is’ (1)7
394“, “, Pahang 1942 3c & 8c m.m., 30c (red o’print) unused SG J177, 179, 185a STC £2,200, sold ‘as-is’(3)18
395“, “, Perak 1942 2c SG J191 (blk o’p) & SG J191a (violet o’p) u.m. STC £118, look OK, sold ‘as-is’ (2)8
396“, “, Selangor 1942 2c SG J207a (violet o’p) unused, STC £3,000 as u.m. rare if correct, sold ‘as-is’ (1)12
397“, “, Straits Sett. 1942 1c SG J146b (violet o’p) m.m. STC £1,500, sold ‘as-is’ (1)11
398“, “, Trengganu 1944 Pic’s 1c, 4c, 10c & 30c SG TT19, TT22, TT23 & TT26. m.m. STC £3,750 ‘as-is’22
399Natal 1857 3d embossed SG4, cut to size of normal defin (so trimming it) tied to small piece. Very scarce item, STC £400 (1)34
400“, 1902 £1 SG142 g.u. STC £70 (1)14
401Netherlands 1952 Centenary & 1952 Utrecht sets u.m. SG754-757, 754a-754d STC £160+ (8)15
402Newfoundland 1860 3d SG11 fresh unused, good margins STC £100 as m.m. (1)10
403“, 1861-64 4d SG18 4 margins g.u. STC £110 (1)14
404“, 1861-64 1/- SG23 4 margins g.-f.u. STC £300 (1)36
405“, 1868 3c SG36 m.m. (nice gum for these) STC £300 (1)32
406“, 1865-71 12c SG 28 & 1894 12c SG61 g.u. STC £273 (2)26
407“, 1876-79 rouletted set SG40-43 av.-g.u. (2c with slight nick) STC £113+ (4)13
408“, 1868 1c SG34 m.m. (nice gum for these) STC £75 (1)9
409“, 1897 400th Anniv. 30c SG77 g.u. STC £95 (1)10
410“, 1919 Contingent 12c SG138 g.u. STC £75 (1)9
411“, 1935-38 sets - ‘35 Sil. Jub., ‘37 Coron. & ‘38 set (of 4 to 7c) m.m. STC £83+ (4 sets =21 stamps)11
412New Guinea 1932-34 Air o’print short set to 6d mint, mostly fine u.m. to 31/2d; 4d & 5d with spots. SG190-196 STC c.£37 (12)8
413New Zealand 1864-67 1/- green g.u. STC £140 (1)10
414“, 1898 6d SG254 m.m. (heavy hinge) STC £65 (1)12
415“, 1899-1903 6d SG265 unused (part o.g.) few tone spots, etc. STC £45 (1)4
416“, 1899-1903 2/- SG269 g.-f.u. STC £55 (1)18
417“, 1899-1903 5/- SG270 g.-f.u. (centred low-right) STC £375 (1)70
418“, 1926-34 set SG468-70 av.-g.u. (3/- quite light for these) STC £200 (3)32
419“, 1939 £10 on £10 SG F186 (now listed in SG) with duty cancel, sl. rubbing at foot STC £450 as postal6
420“, 1955-59 defins. set plus the listed paper varieties SG745-751 m.m./l.m.m. (12)5
421“, Off’l. seln. SG O72, O74-O77, 8d O76 is m.m. with tone spots & short corner, rest g.-f.u.) STC £70(5)18
422“, Official 2/- SG O82 g.u. STC £60 (1)17
423“, Official 1913-25 SG O86 l.m.m. STC £90, scarce & attractive. (1)32
424“, P. Fiscals 1931-40 1/3 lemon & 1/3 orange-yellow l.m.m., only STC £18+, but uncommon. (2)5
425“, P.Fiscal 7/6 SG F152 l.m.m. STC £80 (1)30
426“, P.Fiscal seln. SG F153. F156, F160, F162, F168 g.-f.u., most v.fine. STC £620 (5)120
427“, P. Dues, small used seln. incl. SG D9, D20, D33; plus D36 l.m.m. STC £173 (4)20
428North Borneo 1888-92 50c SG46 mint spacefiller - not bad, but small nick at left & small thin. STC £11016
429“, 1894 5c, 12c, 18c SG72, 76 & 78 m.m., sl. faults, but still attractive & useful. STC £92 (1)19
430“, Unused seln. stated to incl. SG99,135,D30,D48,D27,D28,D16,D40 & D41 STC £250 as m.m. (9)38
431N. Rhodesia 1938-52 11/2d carmine SG29 l.m.m, but light vertical gum fold. STC £50 (1)6
432North Korea 1968 Mushrooms set SG873-5 u.m. STC £109 (4)18
433Norway 1939 (4.11) cover Oslo-Liverpool, meter franking with censor tape, Naval seal. faults, unusual.7
434Nova Scotia 1860-63 range of multiples - 1c (strip 3 with imprint 2 are u.m.), 2c (4block, 2 are u.m.), 8c (4block with imprint, 2 are u.m.), 10c (‘block of 3’, 1 is u.m.) & 121/2c (‘block of 3, 2 are u.m.) Good lot, STC £130+ minimum for m.m. (5)18
435Orange Free State 1877 4d on 6d SG10 g.-f.u. (expertiser’s mark) STC £60 (1)14
436“, 1877 4d on 6d SG12 & 13 av.-g.u. STC £73 (2)13
437“, 1881 1d on 5/- SG21 & 22 g.-f.u. STC £54 (2)10
438“, 1881 1d on 5/- SG23 would be f.u., but slightly damaged corner. STC £80 (1)8
439“, 1882 the 3d surcharge ‘set’ SG38-42 av.-g.u., most OK, STC £155 (5)22
440“, 1900 6d on 6d SG119 m.m., slight marks to face STC £40 (1)6
441Pakistan 1961 Official surch set mint (both types of 2p SG O69 & O69b - these u.m.) uncommon (6)8
442Prince Edward Is. 1862-69 6d SG18 m.m. STC £160 (1)28
443“, 1870 41/2d (3d Stg) SG32 unused STC £70 as mint (1)7
444Rhodesia 1910-13 21/2d double head SG172 (p.15) u.m., but very slight gum disturbance. STC £7520
445“, 1966-78 colln. of FDCs (slight duplication in places) with definitive sets and other better too. STC £120++ as basic stamps (32 covers)32
446“, 1966 defin. set SG 374-387 mint, most fine l.m.m. (14)5
447“, 1970-73 defin. st SG439-452 l.m.m. STC £45 (19)9
448Roumania 1938 Scout Fund set SG1374-84 m.m. STC £25 (11)8
449“, M.&u. accum. in stockbook (with slip-case), mainly 1960s-70s. (100s)12
450Saar 1949 Official short set to 50f SG O264-O274 v.l.m.m. STC £18+ (11)5
451St. Helena 1938-44 1d green, 3d blue SG132, 135 l.m.m., but overall gum toning. STC c.£100 (2)18
452St. Kitts Nevis 1923 Tercent. 5/- SG59 m.m. (short perf.) STC £90 (1)10
453St. Lucia 1886-87 3d & 1/- SG40, 42 g.-f.u. STC £52 (2)12
454“, 1904-10 5/- SG77 m.m. STC £60 (1)13
455St. Vincent 1862 6d SG4 av. used (sl. faults) STC £19 & 1862-68 1d SG5 unused (some toning)8
456“, 1862-68 to 1880 mainly used seln., despite a couple of shallow thins, nicks or ragged perfs., they’re all attractive & much better than spacefillers! Stated to include SG5, 13, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 30 & 31. STC £1,000+ (9)80
457“, 1881/1885-93 seln. incl. SG38 (fiscal cancel), 43 u., SG42,46,49 m.m., sl. faults, attractive. STC £260+26
458Sarawak 1902 2c f.u.; 1918 8c & 12c m.m., 25c f.u.; 1923 1c on 10c & 2c on 12c m.m.; 1928-29 5c m.m. SG49, 54, 56, 59, 72, 73, 80. STC £104, mostly good to fine. (7)20
459“, 1946 Cent issue SG146-149 x 3 u.m. sets - a few slight faults (toning, etc.) STC £486
460Seychelles 1938-49 20c blue, mint (slight gum disturbance) STC £45 (1)8
461“, 1962 defin. vals. to 1r50 f.u. STC £35 (12)10
462“, 1962-68 defin. set used, mainly f.u.-v.f.u. (50c slight rounded corner) STC £50 (19)28
463“, s/book with GVI-QE m.&u. colln. (incl. some unusual & better), plus ranges of B.I.O.T., etc. High cat. lot, mostly fine. (100s)46
464Singapore 1955-59 defin. set SG38-52 mint ($2 is poor, rest mainly fine m.m./l.m.m.) STC £130 (15)20
465South Africa, 1914-22 P.Due SG D7 m.m. (slightly heavy mount) STC £60 (1)12
466“, 1922-26 P. Due set l.m.m. (1/2d is used & some light toning to 1d & 6d) SG D11-16 STC £22 (6)5
467“, 1926 6d official SG O4 used horiz. pair. STC £75 (1)14
468“, 1927-30 1/- SG36 in g.-f.u. vert. pair STC £55 as horizontal. (1)9
469“, 1928-30 6d official SG O6 in m.m. pair STC £23 (1)5
470“, 1933-36 Voortrekker set SG50-53 m.m. STC £17 (4 pairs)4
471“, Large 1949 Voortrekker cover with range of pairs 1933-36 SG50-53, 1938 SG76-79 (vertical), SG80-81 (vert.) & SG131-133. some bends, etc., unusual. (1)7
472Southern Rhodesia 1937 2/6 SG51 in g.-f.u. horiz. strip of three STC £25+ (1)5
473“, 1964 set SG92-105 u.m. STC £35 (14)9
474S.W.A. 1927-30 set SG58-67 in m.m. pairs (most fine l.m.m.), plus 1/3 SG56. STC £225 (10 pairs)50
475“, 1927 1/2d,1d,6d officials SG O1,O2,O4 m.m. STC £325, not too bad for these scarce stamps! (3pairs)70
476“, 1931 P. Due set SG D47-51 m.m. (5)5
477“, P.Dues 6 m.m. pairs STC £112; check the printings for yourself! 3d (2), 5d, 6d brown (2), 6d grey (6)15
478Stellaland 1884 set SG1-5 l.m.m., may just be genuine - if so, STC £337, sold ‘as-is’ (5)18
479Sudan 1897 set SG1-9 used, mostly g.-f. on old souvenir sheet’ (‘Vieux Timbres Soudanais) STC £95 (8)20
480Switzerland 1915 Pro-Juv. set SG J1a-J2 g.u. (nice for these) STC £130+ (2)14
481“, 1916 Pro-Juv. 5c SG J4 & 10c SG J5 g.u. STC £114 (2)9
482“, 1917 Pro-Juv. set SG J6-J8 g.u. STC £117+ (3)9
483Togo 1957 high vals. 50f, 100f, 200f, 500f SG210-213 (incl. the sought after ‘great egret’) u.m. (4)7
484Tonga 1953 set SG101-114 m.m. STC £60 (14)12
485Transvaal E7 5/- m.m.; 10/- & £1 used (£1 f.u., others slight faults) SG254, 255, 272. STC £122 (3)15
486Trinidad 1859 (1d), 4d & 6d believed to be SG38, 40, 43, usual perf. faults, etc. sold ‘as-is’ STC £19022
487“, 1861 1d mint SG53 STC £180 (plus 1862-63 6d SG65 used with faults - rounded corner, etc.) (2)42
488“, 1861 4d & 6d SG54 & 56 used with faults, etc. STC £150 (2)18
489“, 1882 1d (ms surch in red) on 6d in f.u. horiz. pair tied to small piece with ‘JY 8 82’ CDSs. unusual.7
490“, 1904-07 21/2d m.m.; 6d, 1/- blk & blue on yellow & 1/- purple & blu on yellow used SG136, 139, 141, 142 av.-g.u. STC £72 (4)17
491Trinidad & Tobago P. Dues - 1885 1/2d, 1/- SG D1,D9; 1905-06 4d, 5d,8d m.m., 6d & 1/- f.u. STC £9012
492Tristan da Cunha 1965-67 10/- SG84a u.m. (key value) fine u.m. STC £15 (1)7
493Turks Is. 1881 1/2d on 1d SG18 m.m. trimmed at base STC £90 (1)19
494“, 1882-85 21/2d, 4d; 1887-89 1d all m.m. STC £103 (3)22
495Turks & Caicos Is. 1873-85 seln. incl. SG4 & 55 g.-f.u.; 5,7 &17 m.m./unused. some slight faults, most are attractive, ST C£265+ (5)38
496U.S.S.R. 1958-89 mianly u. colln. in 3 ring-22 albums, only a little picking evident. (100s)18
497“, etc., Russia & Republics, all periods, useful ranges! (100s)17
498U.S.A. 1901 Pan American used set SG300-305 (1c mint, 4c faults, rest av.-g.u.) STC £116+ (6)10
499“, early to modern ranges in album with a few slightly better noted - worth specialist examination. (100s)12
500“, early-modern seln. sorted into pkts. in small boxes. Worth checking. Poor to fine. (100s)8
501Venezuela 1863-1970s broken s/book with m.&u. seln. (250+)10
502Zanzibar 1895-98 21/2 on 1a SG25 f.u. STC £110 (1)34
503“, 1895-98 21/2 on 2a SG27 m.m. STC £190 (1)44
504“, 1895-98 21/2 on 11/2 SG30 m.m. toned gum, but attractive & scarce. STC £425 (1)75
505“, 1895 21/2d on 4a SG175 m.m. some adhesion STC £90 (1)19
506“, 1926-30 P.Dues 18c,50c,75c SG D10,16,17; couple of nibbled roulettes, still fine & scarce. STC £12822
507“, 1930-33 P. Due set SG D18-24 unused (as issued) STC £60, scarce items. (6)16

United Kingdom Lots

5081840 1d black ‘F-G’ 3 margins, top close/into, black Maltese Cross, clean & attractive (1)38
5091840 1d black ‘G-I’ tied to piece by red M/Cross; two very wide margins top & base, & parts of the other two. slightly into at left, touching right. (1)32
5101840 2d blue ‘F-L’ 4 marg. black M/Cross, attractive. (1)60
5111841 1d red SG8/12 with blue 1844 cancel, slightly ‘crumpled’ but still attractive, 2 good margins, plus bits of two others. STC £250 (1)15
5121841 1d red SG8/12 x 2 used one M/Cross, other 1844 type cancel. (2)8
5131841 2d blue SG13/15 x2 almost 4 margins. (2)24
5141854-57 1d SG17 f.u. STC £30, plus another more deeply blued but with weak corner. (2)9
5151854-57 2d SG34/35 x2 STC £140 g.-f.u. (2)16
5161854-57 2d SG36a (large crown p.16) g.u. centred low right STC £375 (1)18
5171858-79 1d red pl.108 ‘A-I’ with neat (Edinburgh) Brunswick Star cancel. g.-f.u. (1)5
5181855-57 4d SG63 g.u., small corner rub. STC £525, scarce. (1)7
5191880-81 11/2d SG167 g.-f.u. STC £50 (1)7
5201883-84 set SG178-183a g.u. (10/- somewhat toned) STC £960 (3)36
5211883-84 5d SG193 m.m. original gum, STC £575, scarce stamp. (1)20
5221891-1900 41/2d Govt. Parcels Official SG O71 g.-f.u. (CDS) STC £250, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ (1)17
5231934-36 Photogravure set SG439-449 mint - mostly fine u.m. (including the higher values) (11)22
5241937-47 s’ways wmk. set 1/2d, 1d, 11/2d, 2d, 21/2d SG462a-466a v.l.m.m. STC £180+ (5)48
5251944 cover to Liverpool with red ‘Maritime Mail’ franking, some damage & with brown tape (‘P144B’) Found open or damaged, tied by 30-5-44 CDS. (1)8
5261948 RSW set x3 (£1 horiz. pair & single) technically u.m., but light bends, etc. (6)19
5271948 RSW set SG493-4 u.m. STC £40+ (2)11
5281950s-70s mainly mint (mostly u.m.) colln. in s/book with useful duplication on better earlier sets. (100s)28
5291963 Lifeboat phosphor set v.l.m.m. (3)7
5301965 Parliament Presentation Pack (SG663, 664), better than most we see! STC £85 (1)19
5311969 High value set SG787-90 each in u.m. block of 6 (incl. plate blocks) STC £60+ (4)6
5321970s-1985 (a few earlier) FDC colln. in 4 albums incl. commems., defins, prestige bklt. panes, a few special events, etc. Generally very fine condition (100s)26
5331975-83 u.m. colln. in 22-ring binder, commems. apparently complete ‘75 Turner to ‘83 Xmas; plus a few defins. & the 1977 high vals. (£1, £2, £5) (100s)34
5341984-87 u.m. colln. in 22-ring album Commems. apparently compl. ‘84 Arms to ‘87 Xmas; high face30
5351984 (10 Apr) Urban Renewal set on official C.I.O.B FDC (Ascot special cancel) signed ‘Hugh W Tay’ President x two covers - unusual & scarce. (2)6
5361984 Christian Heritage (with scarce 10p) & 1989 Scots Prestige booklets SG DX5 & 10 STC £52 (2)9
5371985 (Jan) - 1989 (Nov) colln. of Bureau FDCs in Royal Mail cover album. Apparently complete & fine (commems., defins., country stamps, prestige panes, high vals., etc.) High cost & high cat. val. (49)30
5381990 (Jan) - 1983 (Dec) similar description to the last, with Mar ‘92 high val. set x 2 (one Edinburgh, one Windsor, & 1993 £10, etc. (60)32
5391994 (Jan) - 1997 (Nov) the continuation of the previous lot, with better. Very high original cost. (51)19
5401998 (Jan) - 2000 (Dec) the next volume from the collection with the Millennium issue complete, better Miniature Sheet FDCs, etc. (59)38
5411999-2000 Millennium Presentation Packs complete (Plus January 2001) High face value! (25)44
5421999-2000 Millennium Moment Document, relatively scarce & sought after. Unopened, fine. (1)8
5431999-2000 Millennium Moment (as last lot) (1)8
5442001 (Jan) - 2003 (Dec) colln. of Bureau FDCs a continuation of the collection in lot 536, with better eg. Fruit & Veg, 2003 High values, etc. (63)42
5452004 (Jan) Locos & MS) to 2005 (Farm Animals) continuation of the collection in the previous lot (25)19
546U.m. modern stamps (mostly 2000-2004) incl. better; Fruit & Veg & 2 sets, etc. High face.95
547Large accum. in tub with stamps in albums, s/books & pkts., some covers (incl. better), the odd presentation pack or bklt. & much else besides. Poor to fine, strength in early QE incl. dupl. seln. of sets (careful checking should reward!) Very high face value. (1,000s)60
54822-ring album with m.m./u.m. colln., largely complete (no better phos. sets) 1953-74, plus mainly used ranges QV-GVI. Worth checking. (100s)28
549Small bundle of kiloware incl. 100 unfranked 1st class (face £60) (100+)28
550Small bundle, as last lot. (100+)28
551Postal fiscal 1860-67 6d SG F14 could be unused s’filler. Gum with heavy adhesion, light folds, etc. some other slight faults, but useful & attractive & STC £240 as mint. (1)18
552U.m. seln. in pkt. with commems (some in sets), defins., a few booklets & MSs, etc. £25 + face value.18
553£25 face value of u.m. stamps, as last lot.18
554E7 range of m.m. 1/- shades, some hinge remains, believed to be SG257,259 & 314. STC £215 (3)17
555Scotland - u.m. pre-decimal colln., each different incl. 3d 2 band, etc. (20)5
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