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Monday, 22nd April 2013

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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

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

1Thematic collection of ‘Scots on Stamps’ in two volumes, with stamps, covers (mainly First Day or Souvenir), Postcards & labels of Scotsmen & women, places named after them, etc. Plus a book ‘Scots and Stamps’ (100s)90
2Stockbook with world ranges, some duplication & fairly jumbled, so worth checking carefully. Most strength seems to be in QV-GVI, with Australian States, Africa, Hong Kong, etc. (100s)34
3Foreign ranges in 16 page s/book, much early material, worth close inspection; some unusual fiscals labels, but mixed cond. throughout. Plus small jumbled seln. in pocket s/book. (100s)32
4Covers - bundle of covers, incl. several interesting FFCs, P.Due marks, censors,; Plus two junior albs., world stamps in pkts., “old dealer’s leaves”, etc. Mixed cond. throughout. (100s)30
5Album (loose binding) with m. or u. world colln. with much unusual 1920s-50s (plus earlier & later) Very poor to very fine. (100s)30
6Odd, interesting accum. incl. UK 2000 Yearbook, Singapore & Malaya FDCs & sets, off paper in pkt., etc.30
7Box with diverse & interesting contents, World collns. in junior albs., in pkts., etc. USSR on a few lvs., tin with UK on paper; UK seln. in s/books; World in tub; old Morley-Bright (needs attention). (1,000s)30
8Box with albums, pages & other odds & ends. Strength in C/wealth incl. remaindered ‘New Ideal’(1,000s)28
9World colln. in alb. with ranges (among others) of Italy, Japan, Johore & Norway. Mixed condition throughout, incl. some perfins., labels, fiscals & other unusual. (100s)28
10Unusual accum.in s/book with UK incl. better (QV to 10d etc.), Various Rhodesias, Nyasaland, USA, etc. Some labels and fiscals seen too. Nice lot. (100s)28
11Box with world stamps in file wallets & folders, etc. Good variety (1,000s)28
12Large & diverse accum. in shoebox; crammed into pkts. or on s/cards. No ‘padding’! (1,000s)24
13Odd mix incl. (in no particular order) Australia in s/book; UK in printed album; album with Norway & Portugal; s/book with modern UK; Netherlands colln. on leaves, etc. (1,000s)24
14World colln. in five well-filled binders; early-modern, mostly 1950s-80s, some duplication in places.22
15Box with UK & World in packets & envelopes, etc. Good mixture. (1,000s)22
16Shoebox crammed full with off-paper stamps; early-modern, all world. Days of fun in this lot! (1,000s)22
17Duplicated world ranges in binder, some decent. Most value in earlier, plus almost empty jun. alb. (100s)22
18100 packets of ‘100 different world stamps’ (so says the vendor - we haven’t counted to make sure, but they look about right!) Suitable for car-booter/eBayer? (10,000)20
19Box with all world stamps, on & off-paper, sorted into pkts., envelopes & shoebox, etc. (10,000s)20
20Sorting box with packets, tine & envelopes of mixed world items. (100s)20
21World kiloware c.1.3Kg, fairly decent looking mix with plenty of variety. (1,000s)18
22Air covers - UK 1939 (4 Aug) FFC ‘Imperial Airways First Regular ... G.B., Eire, Newfoundland, Canada & USA’ franked 1/3 with Edinburgh slogan cancel, neat typed address, some corner wear, etc. x 9 covers18
23Salvaged Mail - 1939 (6 June) cover Newcastle (NSW) to Edinburgh, forwarded to Fife; stamp(s) removed & red ‘Salvaged Mail/Ex. Centurion’ (Flying boat crashed in India) cachet, ‘GR’ seal on reverse ‘Returned Letter Section/London ...’ Faults, but attractive and scarce. (1)18
24Box of all sorts including album of Commonwealth (100s)18
25Odd collection - ‘Philatelic Terms Illustrated’ various old stamps well written-up and attractive, despite some foxing, etc. Generally good to fine.18
26Small box with accum. of s/cards & booklet pages, etc. All sorts in here! (100s)18
27Asia - middle to modern dupl. m.&u. accum. on bklt. pages, etc. incl. China, Vietnam, Japan, etc.(450+)18
28Attractive colln. in SG Simplex, little of individual value seen, but some better/unusual. (100s)17
29South America - box with extensive & varied ranges in pkts., loose & on bklt. pages. An excellent sorting box, completely unchecked. (1,000s?)16
30Small suitcase with thousands of stamps sorted into packets and envelopes. This lot’ll keep you out of mischief for ages! (1,000s)16
31Box of stamps in plastic file wallets, plus lots of duplicate UK in scrap books. (100s)16
32Shoebox filled with mixed covers - commercial and philatelic. (100s?)15
33Europe (& a few others) m.&u. colln. in s/book, some better, but mixed condition. (100s)14
34Box with on & off-paper stamps in pkts., on lvs., some covers & cards. Much UK (1,000s)14
35Shoebox with seln. of Postcards, P/stationery, a few covers, etc. Some sl. more interesting German items14
36Europe - album with untidy ranges (so worth looking carefully); many slightly better items seen (100s)14
37World ranges in 24 remaindered club bklts. Early-modern PTSA £100+ (100s)12
38Arab States, etc. middle-modern m.&u., some dupl. incl. Morocco, LAR, Tunisia, Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, South Arabian Fed., etc. unchecked. (430+)11
39Sorting lot in box with on & off-paper stamps in pkts., tubs & envelopes, old catalogues, etc. (1,000s)10
40Europe - small m.&u. seln.of stamps on s/leaves, in pkts., etc. incl. Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, etc.10
41Europe - s/book with rather jumbled ranges of Ireland, Italy & Portugal. Mixed condition. (100s)8
42Box with dupl. world seln. in jun. alb. & on s/lvs., etc. further ranges (mostly UK) in 2 s/books. (100s)8
43South & Central America - Nineteen remaindered club bklts., PTSA £50+ (100s)7
44Shoebox with all world in pkts., couple of tins & envelopes. (100s)6
45Shoebox, a ‘good sorter’ with all-world in pkts., couple of appro. books and envelopes. (100s)6
461940s-50s (mainly) on & off-paper sorted into envelopes. Some surprisingly decent items seen. (100s)6

British Commonwealth

47SG Simplex with decent old colln.; many useful stamps seen with ranges of more recent items on different leaves added at a later date. Despite mixed condition, a worthwhile lot. Strength in Africa (100s)80
48Colln. in alb. with useful looking earlier incl. Australian States, Africa, etc. worth checking carefully; several unusual and better items seen, mixed condition. Plus some later additions. (100s)65
491980s ‘Progressive Proofs’ for Nevis, St. Lucia , etc. mainly “Leaders’ of the World”. Each set (6 plus finished stamp, or imperf. version of the stamp) in presentation wallet (some staining, etc. to outers; internal & stamps all appear fine). VERY expensive when new! (19 folders)28
50Boxfile with early-modern m./u.m./used in pkts., etc. lots of sorting fun! (1,000s?)20
51Stockbook with ranges of Gibraltar & Malta incl. some u.m. sets, etc. (100s)15
52Large s/book with selections of Australia, Canada & New Zealand. Poor to fine, little dupl. (c.1,125)12

Thematics


The next 6 lots are from club booklets, etc., mainly modern(ish), m. or u., some ‘colourful’ issues mixed with the mainstream. Some dupl., but plenty to sort, some MSs or covers included.
53Animals Cats, Dogs, Wild Animals, reptiles, etc. (c.500)12
54Birds Extensive and varied (300+)12
55Butterflies (plus various other insects, etc.) (210)11
56Fish plus Sealife, Turtles, Sea Mammals, etc. (270)12
57Flowers (& Trees, etc.) (310)11
58Transport (Land, Sea and Air) (310)11

Postcards

59Two postcard albums, each containing 48 Scottish cards (one unused Valentine’s ‘Colour Art Cards’, the other with a mixture including better. (96)75
60Album with odd accum. from poor modernish to good earlier Scottish with useful themes, Greetings and others too. Used/unused. (300)60
61A similar lot to the last, but a smaller proportion of Scottish cards. (300)50
62Railways - locos, etc. nice bundle of unused cards, incl. a couple of better R.P., etc. (c.50)36
63Two small albums, each containing 64 cards, manly Scottish used/unused, incl. better. (128)34
64Attractive ‘tuck-in’ album with c.280 Scottish cards, a real mixture, with several better! (c.280)34
65Small bundle of cards 1910-20(ish) unused, mainly greetings (flowers/children, etc.) most g.-f. (36)18
66Shoebox with mainly topo’s. incl. Scottish, mostly older (100s)18
67Shoebox with mainly interwar years cards. used/unused, poor/fine, English/Scottish/Greetings. (700)18
68Large album (6-up) with world (mainly UK & Europe) ranges well worth a look. (230+)15
69Shoebox with Greetings, Actresses, etc., plus some topo’s, incl. Scottish, mainly earlier. (100s)12
70Small bundle of humour (incl. D.McGill, etc.) and others. Mostly 1910s-20s. (7)8
71Box of ‘Nostalgia Postcards’ (Iris publications) repro cards. (600+)8

Cinderellas, Ephemera, Coins, Other Collectables, etc.

72Cigarette Cards Accum in box with a few albums., sets/part sets/odds. Poor to fine (1,000s)15
73Cinderella Railway label ‘Caledonian Railway 4d (blue) with ‘Dalserf’ overprint & MS ‘11/8/03’5
74“, Scottish labels - Nationalist, Patriotic or Propaganda, mostly u.m. & a ‘catalogue’ of them (9 photocopied pages) (90 items)20

Phone Bids are accepted, but MUST be confirmed in writing

75Coins, U.K. silver 3ds (10/- face). Poor to fine, various dates (40)18
76“, “, 1953 ‘ten coin proof set’; coins fine, slight blemishes to case. (1)15
77“, “, pre-1920 silver 3ds poor to fine. (15)14
78“, “, 1977 Silver Jubilee medallion proof in case x3, plus two Caernarfon Castle European Architecture Heritage Year Medallion Proofs in presentation cases. (5)12
79“, “, Crowns ‘53 (5); ‘65 Churchill (3), ‘72 Silver Wedding; ‘ 98 Charles (10)7
80“, U.S.A. 1922 Peace Dollar f.-v.f. 26.73 of.900 silver. (1)8
81Ephemera Box with 120 old greetings (Xmas/Birthday) cards; box with bookmarks (incl. a few silk); miniature photos; bubblegum ‘Beatles Cards’; Postcards ... and more! (100s)12
82“, Scraps Victorian seln. (plus a few later), attractive lot (not as many faults as normally seen!). Includes Cherubs, Flowers, Old Mother Hubbard, Santa in an early car, etc. (23)48
83“, “, Victorian Head & Shoulders caricature of a Highlander; despite pine-hole, lovely item! (1)15
84“, “, White cat with blue ribbon (c.1900 - c.170x120mm), some creases, etc. & another identical, but with slightly more wear. (2)8
85Militaria WWI Gas Mask (pale grey ‘gas-hood’ type, with clear rectangular visor. Eyepiece c.40mm x 110mm, is cloudy) apparently taken to Gallipoli & back, unused. extremely rare item. (1)60
86“, WWII Gas Mask unused respirator ‘medium’, rubber just beginning to stiffen and box a little grubby (should clean nicely), otherwise fine. (1)20
87“, Badge Pendant ‘7 Cameronians/Scottish Rifles’ 31x25mm (12.5gr) sterling sliver (Birmingham 1912 hallmark) Very attractive and scarce item. (1)20

“, Cap Badges these are from a decent collection and (unless otherwise stated) are believed to be genuine. Don’t hesitate to phone if there are more details, like size and condition, that you require. Some photos of these lots will appear on the Facebook page - don’t worry! ... you don’t have to sign up or log in, just follow the link from the shop website.
88“, “, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (Pagri), scarce item (1)26
89“, “, Royal Flying Corps Badge, believed to be genuine; plus another, copy. (2)19
90“, “, Herefordshire Regiment (two different) (2)18
91“, “, 9th Lancers, one brass, one white metal. (2)16
92“, “, Royal Warwickshire (with brass scroll) & another with copper scroll & addl ‘1st Birmingham Batt.’16
93“, “, Nelson Battalion Royal Naval Division, one copper, one brass (2)14
94“, “, London Regiment (1)10
95“, “, Army Pay Corps WWI, well polished, but not too bad! (1)8
96“, “, 1st Royal Dragoons (1)8
97“, “, Light Dragoons (staybright) (1)8
98“, “, 19th Hussars (1)8
99“, “, The Wiltshire Regiment (1)8
100“, “, Glider Pilot Regiment (slightly buckled) (1)7
101“, “, Intelligence Corps (1)7
102“, “, King’s Royal Hussars (1)7
103“, “, Fife & Forfar Scottish Horse (1)6
104“, “, Fife & Forfar Yeomanry (1)6
105Philatelic Numismatic Covers (P.N.C’s.) 2002 (15-1) ‘Just So’ set with Gibraltar Elephant silver proof Crown (1)12
106“, 2002 (2-5) Concorde set with Isle of Man Concorde silver proof crown (1)12
107“, 2002 (21-5) World Cup MS with 2002 ‘3 Lions’ silver proof £1 coin (1)5
108“, 2002 (16-7) C/wealth Games set with Silver Gilt Commonwealth Games £2 proof coin (1)9
109“, 2002 (24-10) Astronomy MS & Gibraltar 2001 Solar System silver proof crown (1)12
110“, 2003 (4-2) Occasions set with Gibraltar 2002 silver proof ‘1 Royal’ coin. (1)12
111“, 2003 (25-2) DNA set with silver gilt proof DNA £2 coin (1)10
112“, 2003 (21-4) £1 Machin with encapsulated £1 note & silver proof £1 coin (1)5
113“, 2003 (29-4) Extreme endeavour set & BVI Golden Jubilee crown-sized $10 silver proof coin. (1)12
114“, 2003 (20-5) Wildings II MS with 2003 silver proof £1 coin (1)5
115“, 2003 (2-6) Coronation set & Isle of Man Golden Jubilee silver proof crown. (1)12
116“, 2003 (15-7) Scotland set with 1994 Scottish b.u. £1 coin (1)4
117“, 2003 (18-9) Toys set with Isle of Man ‘Man in Flight’ silver proof crown (1)12
118PNC’s (cont’d.), 2003 (7-10) Museums set with Gibraltar 1997 Cleopatra b.u. crown (1)4
119“, 2003 (19-12) Rugby MS with 1997 ‘3 Lions’ silver proof £1 coin (1)6
120“, 2004 (13-1) Locomotives MS with 2004 Silver gilt proof 200th Anniv. Steam Train £2 coin (1)10
121“, 2004 (26-2 Tolkein set with 2000 Libraries silver proof 50p coin (105
122“, 2004 (16 March) N.Ireland set & 1996 silver proof £1 (1)8
123“, 2004 (13-4) Ocean Liner set & Isle of Man Bicent. Steam Navigation silver proof crown. (1)10
124“, 2004 (25-5) Flowers set with 1996 Isle of Man ‘Orchis’ silver proof crown. (1)10
125“, 2004 (15-6) Wales set with 1993 Welsh silver proof £1 coin (1)5
126“, 2004 (10-8) Arts set with Isle of Man 150th Anniv. 1d Black silver proof coin. (1)10
127“, 2004 (12-10) Crimean War set with Jersey silver proof £5 coin. (1)12
128“, 2004 (2-11) Christmas MS with Gibraltar ‘Santa’ 50p silver proof coin (1)6
129“, 2005 (6 Oct.) Cricket MS with 1997 £1 silver proof £1 (1)8
130“, 2006 (9 Nov.) Xmas set with Gibraltar 50p silver proof coin. (1)6
131“, 2007 (26 July) Scouts set with 50p silver proof coin (1)5
132“, 2007 (6 Nov.) Xmas set with Gibraltar 50p silver proof coin (1)5
133Other Collectables, genuine attic clearance lot - ideal for ‘car-booter’! Junior stamp albums, Chad Valley ‘Bisley gun’; a few old greetings cards; Collectors’ spoons; Guides Diary 1946; coins ...18
134“, China Souvenirs, etc. small colln. incl. Wedgwood (‘Ealing’); Gossware (Hull, Carlisle, etc.); others incl. foreign - see photo on Facebook page. (13 items)30
135“, Magic Lantern Slides c.1880s? boxed seln. of 12 slides c.180x50mm various illustrations & scenes.18
136“, “, twelve (one broken) coloured slides c.200x60mm with various views incl. winter scenes, ships, animals, etc. slightly heat/damp affected, still attractive. (12)16
137“, Olympics - German picture albums (bread, cigarette, etc.) for 1928 (slight water damage to edges of some pages); 1932 (fine); 1936 in two albums (some slight marks, but well above average). from a quick glance through they appear complete, (we’re told there’s one picture missing somewhere, but we didn’t spot the gap, however a couple of spare ‘stickers’ were noticed) but check for yourself!40
138“, Scouts scout related colln. in s/book with stamps, labels, covers, etc., plus Neckerchief with badges & patches, old belt, and much else (100s)15
139“, Toys - remote controlled helicopter - as new, boxed, untested. (1)10

Stamps Arranged by Country

140Aden 1939 set SG16-27 m.m. STC £90 (13)14
141Ascension 1934 set SG21-29 av.-f.u. to 2/6 (most g.-f.) STC £60+; + 5/- SG30 with faults (STC £60) (10)15
142“, 1934 8 vals. to 2/6 SG21-29 (no 5c SG26) m.m. STC £75+ (8)12
143“, 1938 10/- SG47 (p.131/2) l.m.m. STC £110 (1)20
144“, 1938 10/- SG47a (p.13) u.m. STC £48 (1)10
145“, 1938-53 mint seln. to 1/- incl. both the good 1d & 3d (SG39 + 42), etc. some gum faults. (12)46
146“, 1963 Birds set SG70-83 m.m. (2/6 to £1 are u.m.) (14)14
147Australian States, South Australia 1855 6d SG3, 4 margins (top & base wide, sides close) f.u., small nick at base. STC £160 (1)19
148“, “, 1856-58 2d SG8 g.-f.u., 4 margins STC £60 (1)14
149“, “, 1856-58 6d SG10 g.-f.u. (slight thin & weakish corner, but attractive) STC £170 (1)22
150“, “, 1858-59 1/- SG18 f.u. STC £50 (1)14
151“, “, 1870-71 1/- SG98 g.-f.u. STC £35 (1)8
152“, “, 1870-73 4d SG104 g.u. (slight faults) STC £18 (1)3
153“, “, 1870-73 1/- SG108 g.-f.u. ms mark on back, & slight leaching through to front. STC £70 (1)9
154“, “, 1876-1904 small range m.m. vals. to 6d SG175-6, 191 (2), 194a, 280 STC £51 (6)14
155“, “, 1901 5d OS overprint SG O74 p.15 m.m. STC £85 (1)20
156“, Tasmania 1855 4d SG17 ms cancel (fiscal?) 3 margins (into at right), useful filler, STC £110 (1)12
157“, “, 1856-57 1d SG19 g.-f.u. 2 close margins (touching/into on other 2) light cancel. STC £600 (1)70
158“, “, 1855-57 4d SG22 g.-f.u. 4 margins STC £110 (1)36
159“, “, 1870-71 2d SG129 m.m. poor gum (but very good for this issue!) STC £120 (1)30
160“, “, 1905-11 6d SG254 g.-f.u. STC £32 (1)7
161“, Victoria 1857 2d SG47a used, wide margin at left STC £48 (1)13
162“, “, 1863-74 10d SG119 g.u. centred high right, STC £120 (1)22
163“, “, 1893-1901 21/2d, 3d & 1/- SG315b, 378 & 394 m.m. STC £63 (3)16
164Australia 1963-65 5d defins - 5d green block of 6 imperf. between & at base (from uncut bklt. pane of 9) u.m. & cto; plus 5d red coil perf. pairs (2), one with coil join, u.m. (4 items)14
165Austria 1922 Musicians, 1923 & 1924 Artists sets SG519b-525, 554-562, 563-7 m.m. STC £128+ (21)12
166“, Old club bklt. pages with dupl. earlier ranges mainly to 1916, good varied postmark interest, etc., better singles, plus back of book. STC £300+ (170+)20
167Belgium 1905-1960s m.&u. ranges some better incl. commem. sets, Charities, etc. STC £340+ (135)32
168“, 1915 5f SG193 (Franken) mint, but with paper adhesion. (1)38
169“, 1922 10f SG373 m.m., couple of nibbled perfs. at top. Scarce stamp. (1)12
170“, small s/book with m.m./u.m. ranges incl. better sets & MSs, worth checking; plus others used. (100s)14
171British Antarctic Terr. 1963 SG1-15 (the short set to the first of the £1 values) u.m. STC £150 (15)36
172British East Africa 1890 1/2a on 1d SG1 m.m., attractive stamp despite some very light gum toning. Believed to be genuine, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £275 (1)60
173“, 1890 1a on 2d SG2 u.m. a lovely item STC £500 as m.m. (1)300
174“, 1890 4a on 5d SG3 unused (part gum) STC £550 as m.m. looks fine, sold ‘as-is’ (1)80
175“, 1890-95 8a grey SG13 l.m.m. from top sheet edge (‘N’ wmk.) STC £275, fine stamp. (1)120
176“, 1890-95 1r to 5r SG14-19 mint (4r is unused), most fine sold ‘as-is’ STC £290+ (6)80
177“, 1895 21/2a on 11/2a SG64 used, overall toning STC £50 (1)8
178“, 1896-1901 5r SG79 m.m. (horiz. gum crease & small gum thin)STC £60, attractive from front. (1)7
179“, 1897 21/2 on 1a three types, believed to be SG86, 87 & 88 m.m. STC £580, some gum faults, etc., sold ‘as-is’ (3)60
180Br. Levant 1906 1pi on 2d SG15, STC £1,400 as genuine! This item (almost certainly a fake!) fills a gap. ‘As-is’ (1)20
181Br. Virgin Is. 1956-62 set SG149-161 mint (u.m. to 60c) STC £95 (13)22
182Burma 1946 14 vals. to 10r SG 51-63 (no 4a SG58) m.m. STC £54+ (14)8
183Canada 1897 20c Jubilee SG133 av.-g.u. STC £100 (1)12
184“, 1932-33 coil stamps set SG326-8 m.m. STC £50 (3)6
185“, 1937-38 set SG357-367 m.m. (some incl. 13c & 50c u.m.) STC £180 (11)18
186“, 2001 FDCs, large degree of completeness, most fine (26)9
187“, 2002 FDCs, as last lot (29)10
188“, A wonderful opportunity to start that new colln. - large accum. in 4 stockbooks/binder & tin, with early-modern mainly used ranges (incl. better), a few FDCs, some duplication & mixed condition, plus colln. of u.m. new issues (appears almost complete, just the odd few issues missing) 1990s-2012, with stamps, MSs, some bklts. & sheetlets, etc. (1,000s)180
189“, m.&u., middle to modern dupl. accum. on bklt. pages, etc. incl. blocks & MSs. Plenty to sort (660+)18
190China 1912 $1 SG204 m.m., gum a little flat, centred left. STC £750 (1)120
191“, 1961 Pottery (Horses) set SG1997-2004 cto STC c.£20 (8)8
192“, 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
193“, small seln. on couple of leaves & in pkts., incl. Imperial Dragons & Junks. Poor to fine (60+)6
194Cook Is. 1949 set u.m. & 1963 set m.m. STC £150-9 & 163-173 STC £38 (21)14
195Czechoslovakia 1918-19, etc. Hradschin issue imperf./perf. ranges with dupl. Useful for shades, etc.(270)8
196“, bundle of stockcards with seln. of m.&u. stamps, some in sets, a few MS’s, etc. (100s)15
197Denmark 1921 P.Due set SG D221-236 m.m. STC £140 (16)20
198“, 1927 Caravel sett (solid background) SG246-251 m.m. (20ø pulled perf.) STC £48 (6)8
199“, 1934 Air set SG287-291 m.m. STC £40 (5)8
200Estonia Four sets - 1930 surcharges, 1937 & 1938 Caritas all g.-f.u. and 1933 AntiTB set u.m. SG88-90, 103-6, 130-7. STC £190 (15)36
201Falkland Is. 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG139-142 m.m. STC £45 (4)7
202“, 1938 £1 SG163 m.m. STC £130 (1)26
203Fiji 1871 3d SG11 m.m., slight faults (slight tone spots, etc.) STC £120 (1)24
204“, Seln. - 1891 21/2d on 2d, 1892 1/2d on 1d, 5d on 4d, 5d on 6d these m.m., most with greater or lesser toning, plus 5d on 6d g.-f.u. STC c.£300 SG70,72a,73,74,74a. Look OK, sold ‘as-is’ (5)42
205Finland shoebox with modern ranges (a few earlier), mainly u.m. or f.u., a wealth of MSs, commem. sets, booklets, Framas, covers (incl. FDCs), etc. (100s)50
206France 1849-65 m.m./u.m./f.u. colln. in Lighthouse printed album; a lovely starter collection, missing most of the very scarce/high value material, but many sets & odds in the £10 to £50 catalogue value range. Must be viewed to be appreciated. (100s)220
207France (continued), 1853-76 used ranges incl. 1853 1c, 40c, 80c (single & horiz. pair) all these with 4 margins; perf. ranges to 80c Laure, Bordeaux imperf. 10c, 20c (4, unchecked), 5c Napoleon green on blue (SG134); Peace and Commerce 5f, etc. STC £860+, mainly sound to fine. (28)95
208“, 1869 5f SG131 with faults - in the usual spacefiller condition, but attractive and a worthy candidate for repair. STC £1,100 (1)30
209“, 1876-1900 2f P.&C. fine unused (no gum) STC £200 as mint. (1)20
210“, 1876-1900 5f P.&C. SG277 g.-f.u. STC £100 (1)18
211“, 1900 5f Merson u.m. SG 308 STC £110 as m.m. (1)28
212“, 1914 10c+5c Red Cross SG352 l.m.m. with gutter attached at right. STC £42+ (1)19
213“, 1917 35c+25c SG374 mint, slight gum faults, attractive from front. STC £180 (1)32
214“, 1918 Red Cross Fund SG378 m.m. STC £150 (1)30
215“, 1926 5f+1f War Orphans’ Fund SG453 g.-f.u. STC £120 (1)18
216“, 1928 1f50+8f50 Sinking Fund SG463 m.m. (slight gum faults) attractive from front. Scarce STC £19022
217“, 1930 Sinking Fund 1f50+3f50 Sg480 l.m.m. STC £110 (1)20
218“, 1931 Sinking Fund 40c+10c & 50c+25c SG494, 495 g.-f.u. STC £164 (2)20
219“, 1932 90c red SG511 l.m.m. STC £44, difficult stamp (1)9
220“, 1932 1f25 olive SG513 mint (u.m.?) STC £90 - a key stamp. (1)19
221“, 1934 Cartier’s Discovery of Canada set SG521-2 mint (75c is u.m.) STC £87 (1)12
222“, 1936 10f 100th South American flight SG554 g.-f.u. STC £170 (1)20
223“, 1937 National Museums set SG586-7 f.u. STC £110 (2)22
224“, 1933 Ader SG612a f.u. STC £90 (1)16
225“, 1942 Tricolor Legion vert. pair with embossed white gutter m.m./u.m., not highly catalogued, but very sought after. (1)11
226“, 1947 UPU 500f SG1013 l.m.m. STC £85 (1)11
227“, 1953 Sports set SG1185-90 l.m.m. STC £100 (6)16
228“, 1954 National Relief Fund set SG12215-20 m.m. (mostly l.m.m., 15f gum faults, 18f & 30f are u.m.) STC £220+ (6)38
229“, 1954 Nat. relief fund set SG1253-8 l.m.m./u.m. STC c.£190 (6)42
230“, 1960s-70s u.m. Art ranges incl. blocks of 4, also 3 used singles. STC £8310
231“, 1966-92 Lighthouse album with m.m/u.m./f.u. colln. of commems., Red Cross & Airs (these largely complete); plus some pre-cancels, sheetlets, booklets, etc. (100s)120
232“, 1993-2001 u.m. colln. in Lighthouse hingeless alb., largely compl. with commems., sheetlets & MSs plus some definitives, pre-cancels, etc. (100s)110
233“, 2002-05 u.m. colln. in Lighthouse hingeless alb., stamps largely complete, with sheetlets, MSs, etc. too. Generally very fine & attractive. Enormous face value. (100s)150
234“, Airs 146-78 u.m. colln. with better STC £174, also a few m.m. STC £54 (19)28
235“, P.O’s. in China 1894-1907 m.&u. incl. ‘94 5c-1f m. or u., plus a few Indo Chinese POs in China, mainly fine, STC £188 (35)32
236“, Colonies, pkts. & bklt. pages, etc., very diverse, needs checking. (100s)16
237“, FSAAT 1972 Insects set SG72-77 l.m.m. STC £54 as u.m. (6)10
238Gambia 1912-22 1/6 to 3/- SG98-101 l.m.m/m.m. (4)12
239“, 1922-29 10/- SG142 light (fiscal) violet CDS STC £130 as postal. (1)8
240“, 1938-46 2d SG153 (blue & black) in u.m. vert pair STC £28 (1)8
241Germany 1872-1945 m.&u. colln. in Lighthouse hingeless alb., fairly sparse ranges to c.1930s (a few decent noted); then fair colln, with ‘34 air set f.u.; then virtually compl. (no MSs & missing the ‘Danzig overprint’ and some Horse Race sets, etc.) m. or u. to 1944 worth it for the album alone! (100s)95
242“, 1936 Olympics MSs SG MS613a (thick paper) STC £200 as u.m. margins are m.m. (stamps u.m.). Usual slight gum crazing/creasing, but attractive & uncommon. (2)36
243“, 1937 Winter Rel. set mixed m.&u.; 1938 Winter Rel. & 1943 Armed Forces sets m.m.; & 1935 Costumes set g.-f.u. (40)20
244“, Duplicated early to modern seln.in pkts.; 6 remaindered club bklts. & chocolate box, etc. (1,000s)14
245“, Bundle of leaves from States & Imperial Eagles to WW2 (& a few later) mixed condition. (100s)12
246“, Shoebox with kiloware, mainly 1970s-90s BRD, but earlier & later too. (100s)10
247“, Allied Occ’n. 1946 imperf. Numeral MS SG MS925a, usual paper/gum wrinkles, etc. STC £90 (1)16
248“, “, Lighthouse hingeless alb. with m.&u. colln.: 1948 Cycles & Köln Cathedral sets seen; various others incl. a few better French Zone, otherwise loads of spaces to fill! (1)30
249Germany (continued), B.R.D. Refugees’ Relief Fund set SG1039-42 cto STC £170 as f.u. (cancels decidedly ‘iffy’, but very attractive stamps) (4)30
250“, “, 1949 Refugees’ Relief Fund set SG1039-42 l.m.m., STC £165 as u.m. (4)30
251“, “, 1949-1979 m.m./u.m./f.u. colln. in Lighthouse hingeless alb. incl. (among MANY others) 1949 UPU f.u., ‘52 Youth Hostel set m.m., ‘53 Liebig m. & u., Relief Fund m. or u.; then largely compl. to 1979. An Ideal starter collection. (100s)80
252“, “, 1980-2001 f.u./u.m. colln. in L’house hingeless alb. with fair degree of completeness. (100s)80
253“, “, 2002-2005 u.m. colln. in L’house h’less alb., fair degree of completeness in commems., plus range of defins., etc. High face value! (100s)110
254“, Berlin 1948-90 mm./u.m./f.u. colln. in Lighthouse hingeless album, fair representation. (100s)60
255“, “, 1949-54 u. ranges incl. Berlin o’prints to 50pf, etc. STC ¤100+. Plus Berlin o’prints on 1m, 2m in black, both used with wavy-line cancels STC ¤850 (these ‘as-is’) (24)18
256“, 1950 Philharmonic 30pf+5pf SG B73 f.u. STC £110, quite elusive. (1)19
257“, 1953 Uprising set SG B110-111 u.m. STC £55 (2)8
258“, DDR 1949-74 m.m./u.m./f.u. colln. in L’house h’less alb., some better earlier items & MSs, etc. but mixed cond. on these so worth checking. carefully. Later issues mostly fine, useful thematics.50
259“, “, 1951 China Friendship Mao Tsetung 50pf SG E45 l.m.m. (slightly flat gum STC £110 (1)10
260“, “, 1975-1990 Lighthouse hingeless album with sparse ranges in place (probably more than appears at first sight!) (100s?)22
261Gibraltar Small m. & u. seln. - SG21, 48, 80, 81 & 81d STC £100+ (5)16
262Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1940 P.Due set SG D1-8 (no 3d SG D3) m.m. STC £160, uncommon! (7)30
263Gold Coast 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG113-6 m.m. STC £24 (4)5
264“, small m., unused or u. seln. to 10/- incl. SG5-8, 15, 20, 22, 31 & 32 STC £285 (10)38
265Grenada 1861-62 no wmk. 1d SG2 unused (no gum) & 6d SG3 g.u. (perf. faults., etc.) STC £140 (2)10
266“, 1886 1d on 4d SG39 g.-f.u. STC £90 couple blunt perfs. (1)8
267“, 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)38
268Hong Kong 1907-11 50c f.u.; 1912-21 12c, 25c (type A) both m.m.; ‘21-37 $2 g.-f.u. SG98,106,108&13012
269“, 1954 defin. set m. or u., the $2 & $10 are used, the others m.m. or u.m. ($1.30) STC £174 (14)22
270India 1856-64 2a SG41, 42 & 44, 4a SG47 & 1865 8a SG65 all used, most attractive despite some faults. STC £274 (5)34
271“, 1866-78 6a8p SG72 u.; 1874 9p (unused) & 1r SG78, 79 & 1876 12a SG82 u., some faults (tone spots, creases, etc.) STC £112 (4)8
272“, 1895 2r SG107/a, 3r SG108 & 1902-11 3r both shades SG140 & 141 g.-f.u. STC £86 (4)14
273“, 1895 High value set SG107-109 g.-f.u. (2r with blue crayon mark) STC £65 (3)19
274“, 1902-11 3r, 5r, 10r, 15r SG141-6 g.-f.u. (15r slight overall toning) STC £152 (4)34
275“, 1911-22 5r, 10r, 15r, 25r SG188-191 g.-f.u. (some toning & 15r with a few nibbled perfs.) STC £107 (4)18
276“, 1940-43 13 vals. to 14a (no 1a3p SG269) plus extra 3a type u.m.. STC £50 (14)9
277“, early seln. stated to include SG2 to 8, 12, 15, etc. one for the specialist - a couple appear to be forgeries, some spacefillers only, others fine & very useful stamps. very high cat. sold ‘as-is’ (11)60
278“, States, Bamra small seln. of 18 stamps incl. SG3; total STC £170+, look OK, but as always with these, they’re sold ‘as-is’ Poor to fine. (18)32
279“, “, Chamba QV-GV m.&u. little or no dup., mainly fine with better STC £136 (34)17
280“, “, Charkhari 1909-19 1p, 4a, 8a, 1r SG15a, 20-22 m.m./unused, mostly fine STC c.£20 (4)7
281“, “, “, 1912-17 SG27 used on piece faults, plus SG28 unused, both appear genuine, but sold ‘as-is’ (2)15
282“, “, Duttia seln. of stamps between SG16a & SG39 poor to fine (better than we’ve seen for a while!) Well worth specialist examination. STC £60+ sold ‘as-is’ (15)15
283“, “, Gwalior 1885-97 2a m.m., 4a f.u. 1r m.m., 9p m.m. (crease) & 1903-11 2a6p g.u. STC £80+ (5)12
284“, “, “, 1913-23 1r official SG O58 g.u. (light cancel, but overall toning & couple blunt perfs.) STC £328
285“, “, “, 1927-35 2r & 5r official SG O70, O71 m.m. STC £62 (2)20
286“, “, Jaipur early m.&u. seln. SG3, 4a, 5, 17-30, 32, O1-O6, O17 poor to fine STC £50+ (21)22
287“, “, “, m.&u. seln. incl. SG40, 41, 52-55, 62, 63, 65, O13, O14, O18, O19, O21, O23, O25. Unusual (16)10
288“, “, Jind 1885 1a, 2a, 4a & 8a m.m. SG2,3,4,5,, some toning etc., look OK but ‘as-is’ STC £700+ (4)60
289“, “, “, 1885 2a official SG O3 m.m. plus 1885-97 1/2a & 2a SG O10, O11. STC £132 sold ‘as-is’ (3)34
290“, “, “, 1913-22 SG58-79 mostly l.m.m. mainly fine (2r tone spots, 5r gum crease) Attractive STC £100+20
291“, “, Kishangarh 1943-47 5r SG91 in used block of 4 - unfortunately fiscal use, but still very scarce! STC £4,400 as postally used singles! (1)80
292Indian States (cont’d.), Nabha 1885 1a, 2a, 4a, 8a, 1r & 1885-1900 4a & 1r SG2,3,4,5,6,12 & 13 m.m. some slight toning, most fine and look OK, but sold ‘as-is’ useful s’fillers. STC £1,200+ (7)95
293“, “, 1885-1900 1r grey & 1r green+red plus 1903-09 2a6p, 8a, all mint & 1r used. mostly fine. SG29, 30, 40b, 46, 48. STC £94 (5)18
294“, “, 1913 1r official SG O38 m.m. toned gum STC £65 (1)17
295“, “, officials - 1885 2a; 1885-97 3a, 6a, 1r grey all m.m. (some gum faults, etc.), plus 1r green & red used. SG O3, O11, O15, O19, O20. STC £320+ (5)70
296“, “, V-GV m.&u. ranges, mainly fine incl. QV & E7 to 1r. STC £190, very little duplication (34)24
297“, Soruth 1868-75 1a & 4a SG13, 15. unused STC £405 if genuine, worth a gamble? ‘as-is’ (2)20
298Indonesia 1948-66 mint colln. in binder from ‘First Austrian Issue’ (580+)12
299Iran 1939 Royal Wedding set SG831-5 m.m. STC £25 (5)5
300“, early to modern m.&u., some duplication, unchecked but looks potentially good! (500+)16
301Ireland 1922 Thom overprint set SG10-15 g.-f.u. STC £32 (5)7
302Israel 1948-c.1970s m.&u. accum. with some dupl., an excellent lot for sorting, noting many with tabs, some se-tenants, etc. plus better singles. (500, 5MS)22
303“, 1949-52 small u.m. seln. incl. 1950 Elat P.O. SG53; 5,10 & 30pr coins in blocks, etc. (7 items)8
304Italy 1863-1970s 16 page s/book with mostly used duplicated ranges. (1,500+)16
305“, P.O’s. in Turkey Tripoli 1909 m.&u. compl (by simplified) STC £240, good to fine. (12)48
306Japan 1955 Lottery MS, SG MS6 & New Year SG735 m.m. STC £48, some slight foxing. (2)10
307Kenya, (B.E.A.) 1890 1/2a SG1 m.m. STC £275, looks OK if you half-close your eyes! ‘As-is’! (1)11
308“, “, 1890 1a SG2 m.m. STC £500 fake surcharge, sold ‘As-is’ (1)17
309Luxembourg 1874-1940s m.&u. colln. in alb., some picking evident (heavy in places) (c.350)24
310“, 1906 10c Grand Duke SG162 in sheetlet of 10 (plate 3) with ‘CC’ perfin in margin. slight faults. (1)46

Mafeking (spacefillers - the vendor thinks there’s a chance that some of these are genuine, we’re somewhat less hopeful! Still, they’ll fill that gap in your album at a fraction the cost!)
311“, “, 1900 SG3 3d on 1d u.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £275 as genuine, slight short corner. (1)8
312“, “, 1900 SG6 1d on 1/2d m.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £275 as genuine (1)10
313“, “, 1900 SG7 3d on 1d m.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £950 as genuine (1)13
314“, “, 1900 SG10 6d on 3d u.m. sold ‘as-is’ STC £475 as genuine (1)11
315Malaya, Straits Sett’s. 1880 ‘10’ on 30c SG34 sound used, STC £55 (1)10
316“, “, 1883 2c on 32c SG59, couple of blunt perfs., otherwise sound used. STC £225 (1)28
317“, “, 1884 4c on 5c (red surch) used, faults, looks good. SG73 STC £120 (1)10
318“, “, 1902-12 E7 used collection, mainly fine and apparently no fiscal cancels. Various watermarks, with values to 21c, $1 (2), $2 (3), & $5. STC £450 (45)55
319“, “, 1921-33 $25 SG240b used (postal? - Singapore CDS) STC £170 (1)30
320“, B.M.A. 1945 set to $5 (purple & orange) with dies I & II & mixed papers m.m./u.m. (19)20
321“, States M.&u. colln. in album worth checking carefully; mostly lower vals., higher ones tend to be missing or spacefillers only. (300+)14
322“, Kedah 1948 $5 RSW SG71 u.m.? (possibly extremely l.m.m.) STC £28 (1)9
323“, Kelantan 1948 RSW set SG55-56 m.m. STC £28 (2)7
324“, Selangor 1895-99 $2 SG62 green a little faded & with light fiscal cancel STC £300 as postal.18
325“, “, 1895-99 $10 SG65 fiscal use (sl. faults) useful s’filler STC £1,100 as postal (1)34
326“, “, 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)36
327Memel 1920-23 useful little colln., mainly fine m. or u., no duplication. STC £165 (52)22
328Montserrat 1908-14 short set to 1/- incl. both 3d’s (1/2d & 1d used, rest m.m.) STC £28+ (8)10
329“, 1916-22 & 1922-29 short sets to 1/-, etc. m.m., most fine SG49-56, 60-78 STC £40+ (27)10
330Natal 1874-99 5/- maroon SG71 f.u. STC £100 (1)30
331Netherlands mainly used ranges on lvs. with the odd few better - noting 1920 2.50 on 10g surcharge cto (STC £170), etc. Poor to fine. (c.50)30
332“, Tin with seln. of mainly 1970s duplicated FDCs, but most interest seems to be in the earlier range of commercial covers & postal stationery items. (100+)14
333“, Modern kiloware - 650gr+, decent mix! (1,000s?)9
334“, Postal stationery items (mainly unused cards), etc. Unusual. (20)6
335“, Curacao 1936 set SG160-171a l.m.m. STC £84 (12)24
336“, “, Small but useful seln.incl. 1873 121/2c u., ‘43 air 10g f.u., ‘48 271/2c f.u., etc. STC £208 (10)22
337Netherlands Antilles 1950 10g f.u. STC £100, plus both ‘49 sets f.u. STC £120+ (6)26
338“, “, 1951-95 attractive m. (mostly u.m. from 1970ish) colln. of sets, plus some Aruba. High cat. (100s)42
339Netherlands Indies 1870-1923 m.&u. seln. incl. 1870 & 1892 2g50, other useful STC £177. (31)22
340Newfoundland 1910 8c SG101 m.m. STC £65 (1)8
341“, 1910 9c SG102 l.m.m. STC £65 (1)12
342“, 1910 10c SG103 l.m.m. (1)16
343“, 1910 12c SG104 m.m. (gum disturbance/adherence) STC £65 (1)5
344“, 1910 15c SG105 m.m. STC £65 (1)11
345New Guinea 1918-23 141/2x14 set SG102-105 l.m.m. (both 1d’s & shades of 4d’s) (6)8
346“, 1918-23 2d, 6d, 9d, 1/-, 2/- SG106, 110, 112, 113 &115 l.m.m. STC £44 (5)18
347“, 1918-23 set SG120-24 plus Sg119 mixed m.&u. STC £46 (6)12
348“, 1915 official 1d on 3pf SG O1 m.m., toned gum. STC £29 (1)8
349New Zealand 1888 Postal fiscal 7/6 wmk. 12b unused, no gum (slight ink marks on reverse) STC £1,000 as m.m. (£225 for used). Centred high. (1)26
350“, 1906 Postal fiscal 2/6 SG F78 (unsurfaced paper) p.14 m.m. STC £120 (1)26
351“, 1907 1/- official overprint SG O65 m.m. (light toning) STC £100 (1)14
352“, 1909 4d orange red SG390 (p.14x141/2) in m.m./u.m. block of 4 STC £100+ (1)24
353“, 1925 Dunedin Exhibition set SG463-5 m.m. (3)10
354“, 1940 1/2d Centennial official with ‘ff joined’ variety in vertical pair with normal. u.m. STC £50 (1)14
355Niue 1950 SG113-122 (5 sets) 1 u.m., 3 u.m./m.m., 1 used; ‘67 set SG125-134 x 4 u.m., 1 used. (100)10
356Nyasaland 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG123-6 g.f.u. the usual slightly rough perfs. STC £70 (4)18
357“, Protectorate 1913-21 £1 (mult. CA) SG98 with pale fiscal cancel, attractive. STC £170 as postal. (1)18
358“, “, 1913-21 £10 (mult. Crown CA) SG99 fiscal use (Zomba Treasury Oval) STC £1,800 as postal. (1)36
359Palestine 1920s? 2mil label in blue & red ‘Palestine for the Arabs’, faults, rounded corner, crease, etc. but very unusual addition for your collection! (1)6
360Papua mostly mint seln. stated to include SG93-102, 84a, 85a, 86, 87, 87a, 88, 89, 92, 94, 127 & 128. Mainly fine to very fine STC £70+ (23)20
361Port. Cols. m.&u. accum. on bklt. pages, etc., early-modern, some dupl., but varied (380)14
362Rhodesia 1898-1908 £1 SG90a (fiscal use), useful s’filler STC £140 as postal. (1)19
363Saar 1920-34 m.&u. colln., some dupl. (of m.&u.), quite good coverage with better/higher vals. STC £300++, mainly fine (140)32
364St. Helena 1922-37 short ‘script CA’ set 1/2d to 1/- (SG97-106) c.t.o. STC £55, most v.f. (9)17
365“, 1953 set SG153-165 u.m. STC £80 (13)16
366South Africa, (etc.) early-modern m.&u. accum. (some dupl.) on bklt pages, etc. very extensive incl. RSA, Homelands & Namibia, plus some covers, etc. (520, 33 covers)22
367Southern Rhodesia 1924-29 8d, 10d, 1/6 & 5/- SG8,9,11 & 14 m.m., some toning STC £124 (4)26
368Spain 1850-2005 m.&u. colln. (mostly m. from 1950s on & u.m. from the 1960s). A smattering of stamps to 1900, then a fair range to late 1940s. Thereafter apparently virtually complete. A wonderful opportunity to start collecting a new country! Too much to mention here; must be viewed! Heavy lot, high modern ¤ face value. (1,000s)260
369“, 1870s-1960s mainly used colln. in alb., a few more interesting (check the Town Posts, etc.!) (100s)6
370Switzerland 1881 1f gold on granite paper SG113 used (slightly rough perfs. at left) STC £650 (1)50
371“, 1940s (mainly duplicated u.m. seln., mainly landscapes issue. STC £50+4
372Tobago 1883 21/2d on 6d SG13 unused, small thin area, STC £90 as m.m. (1)6
373“, 1886-89 1/2d on 6d SG28 f.u., looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £180 (1)30
374Tonga 1984 Sealife 10 vals. incl. $1,$2,$5; ‘88 8 vals. incl. $1,$5, $10; ‘93 5 vals. incl. $10 & 7 officials incl. $1 & $2, all used STC £150 (31)24
375Transvaal Boer War part cover/large piece with pink ‘VR’ Martial Law censor label; faults, unusual.7
376Trinidad & Tobago 1915-18 ‘War Stamp’ overprints, etc. mostly fine mint SG174-188b STC c.£50 (15)12
377Turks Is. 1881 1/2d on 1/- SG9 poor mint STC £130 (1)17
378U.S.A. 1898 Omaha short set to 50c used, fair to fine some typical faults., most look good. STC £320+(7)22
379“, 1939 FFC (as lot 22) with 1/- stamp (3d short of the airmail rate) with hexagonal ‘T’ mark, ms 60; violet P.Due ‘Cents/Foreign Sect. G.P.O.N.Y.’ ms 12c; & 10c + 2c P.Dues. neat & attractive. (1)8
380Vatican City 1939-47 small s/book with complete colln. of stamps issued under Pius XII, all those checked were fine u.m. (just a few tone spots - SG136 one toned perf.) total STC £105+ (82)7

United Kingdom Lots

3811840-1970 m.&u. colln. in Lighthouse hingeless alb., fairly sparse ranges to GVI. With 1840 1d black ‘Q-I’ (one margin, cut into on rest); small range of line engraved, & surface printed to 5/-; E7 to 5/-; GV to 10/-, then fairly decent collection to 1970, plus later defins to 1989 (these mostly u.m.) Ideal starter collection. (100s)180
3821840-1990s m.&u. colln. in alb. from 1d black ‘A-K’ (faults), other line engraved & surface printed to 1/- & 2/6; E7 to 1/- & 2/6; GV to 5/-; GVI to 10/-; plus later seln. and small range of officials, 2 QV 1d red covers, etc. (100s)70
3831840 1d black ‘O-K’, 4 good/wide margins, red Maltese Cross cancel, very attractive stamp. (1)65
3841840 1d black ‘D-L’ 4 good too wide margins tied to small piece by red M. Cross cancel. (1)60
3851840 1d black ‘L-F’ 3+ margins, 2 good/wide; close/touching at top; close/into at right. Red M/C. (1)32
3861840 1d black ‘G-G’ 4 g.-wide margins, red M/C, shallow thin & slightly buckled corner. Attractive (1)32
3871840 1d black ‘J-L’ 4 margins close/touching at left, good/wide top & r., very wide base. red M/C, some slight surface rubbing, etc. (1)30
3881840 1d black ‘S-L’ 3 close to wide marg., into at right, fresh appearance, black M/C pl. 10 (1)26
3891840 1d black ‘B-D’ parts of 2 margins, black M/C (slight faults) (1)16
3901841 1d red-brown imperf. used range, the majority with 4 margins, with Maltese Cross (4, one being bluish), plus numeral cancels, mainly legible, mostly clean & good/fine (24)34
3911847-54 embossed set, cut to shape (6d cut square-ish, but into), faults, still useful. (3)24
3921854 2d blue (large crown p.16) ‘M-H’ mis-perfed so that Two Pence & ‘L-H’ appear at top. f.u.; plus three 2d blue plates, av. to g.u. (4)15
3931867-80 1/- SG117 pl.5 f.u. (one toned perf.) neat Guernsey CDS STC £40 (1)8
3941872-73 6d SG123 (pale buff) pl.12 g.u. STC £300 (1)13
3951867-83 5/- SG126 small shallow thin otherwise g.u., light cancel, centred low, full perfs. STC £600 (1)20
3961883-84 10/- SG183 g.u. (rubber ‘Homerton’ cancel) sl. blunt corner perf. STC £525 (1)28
3971912-24 2d die II SG370 in m.m./u.m. block of 6, STC £30 as m.m. singles. (1)10
3981913 2/- bklt. SG BB6 (issue 31) almost complete (missing only 2 x 1d stamps from 1st pane) staples a little rusty, otherwise fine & fresh. (1)50
3991915 DLR 2/6 Seahorse SG405/406 g.u. with nice colour STC £200 minimum. (1)10
4001918-19 2/6 Seahorse SG413a/415a m.m./l.m.m STC £125 minimum. (1)30
4011918-19 2/6 Seahorse (BW) SG413a/415a used light, but smudgy cancel with ‘W&S’ perfin. STC £70+5
4021918 3/- bklt. SG BB18 (issue 10 - Rudge Whitworth bicycle), 6 interleaves, 3 x1d stamps remain, remarkably fresh example of this extremely scarce item. (1)36
4031924-26 block cypher set SG418-428 mint (1/- with rounded t.r. corner, otherwise fine m.m./l.m.m.) (12)28
4041929 3/- PUC bklt. SG BB13 (issue 172); sadly only one 1/2d stamp remains. Cover with light folds. (1)14
4051936-54 dupl. seln. of plain FDCs - all typed, with E8 x 4; ‘40 Centenary x 6; ‘48 RSW 21/2d x4; various other single or odd values incl. defins. Enormous cat. value if illustrated! Some faults (toning/ rounded corners to many) (34)22
4061939 (4 Aug) reg FFC as lot 22, but franked 3d, 7d & 8d; Edinburgh CDS. Backstamped 8th Aug. L.A. California. Attractive & scarce item. (1)6
4071939 (21 Aug) 5/- on plain handwritten FDC (E.Lothian roller cancel) a little unfresh, but very scarce. (1)20
4081939-48 10/- ultramarine SG478a u.m. STC £45, plus 5/- m.m. with minute spot. (2)14
4091941 (13 Mar) cover to C/pl in B Coy. 28th Maori Bn. with violet boxed Undelivered RTS mark & ms ‘missing’ & blue boxed Return to Sender’, etc. slight faults, unusual. (1)7
4101941-42 21/2d SG48a (wmk. s’ways) in f.u. horiz. strip of 4, each with ‘E’ perfin. STC £48+ (1)5
4111950 (‘Dec. 1950’) 5/- bklt., remaindered, 1 pane of 1/2da, one pane of 2ds (all inv. wmk.) High cat. (1)17
4121951 Festival High val. set x2 m.m./u.m., plus ‘odds’, some in blocks 2/6 (2); 5/- (4); 10/- (5); £1 (2) STC £315 as u.m. (6 items)28
4131951 Festival 5/- SG510 in m.m. (one stamp)/u.m. block of 6, lower right marginal. STC £105 (1016
4141952-70 colln. of pre-dec. defins., heavy duplication in places, strength in used, worth checking carefully (some Castle High vals. appear mis-described), etc. enormous cat. value. (100s)38
4151953-67 m.m./u.m./f.u. (often all three, incl. pairs, blocks, etc.) colln. in SG 22-ring album (rather sparse in early phosphor sets department!) Plenty of scope for the specialist. High cat lot. (1,000s?)48
4161954 (29 Nov) three 81/2d reg. postal stat. envelopes used on FD (Dalry Rd. cancels), sl. toning, etc. (3)12
4171963-65 dupl. seln. of FDCs with better (poor - fine) plus Shakespeare pres. pack. (11)11
4181963 Red Cross phosphor set g.u. STC £55 (3)5
4191964 Geographical Congress phosphor set u.m. STC £30 (4)8
4201966 R. Burns pres. pack original condition (i.e. usual buckles, sl. loose strips, etc.) STC £60 (1)10
4211968-74 (heavily dupl. m.&u. colln. in 22-ring album, mostly g.-fine, high catalogue (100s)18
4221970-99 colln. of mint (mainly u.m.) high vals. on Lighthouse hingeless pages. (22)46
4231971-96 largely compl. colln. of commems. in L’house h’less album, much is u.m. (& with high face value) although some stamps, particularly ‘Greetings’, etc., tend to be used. (100s)110
4241975 (Jan) - 1976 (Nov.) large, duplicated mainly u.m. colln. (with some used blocks of 4 too) in 22-ring album. (100s)11
4251977 High value presentation pack (1)8
4261977 (Jan) - 1980 (Nov) colln. in 22-ring album, high face value. (100s)20
4271977-85 defin. FDCs mostly unaddressed, or labels. Incl. some scarcer items, High vals (£1.30 in traffic light gutter pair, £1.41 in gutter pair, etc.) Country stamps, bklt. panes, prestige panes, ... (75)42
4281981 (Feb) to 1986 (Xmas) duplicated, mainly u.m. colln. in 22-ring album. High face value.40
4291983, 1984, 1985 (no plastic wallet), 1986 & 1987 Collector’s Packs. STC £178 (5)22
4301986-95 colln. of defin. FDCs, mostly bureau, some handaddressed. Incl. Country stamps, High vals., bklt. panes, etc. some decent items, very high cat., some duplication (60)24
4311988 Castle H. vals. SG1410-13 in u.m. central gutter blocks of 4 (scarce) light bend through vertical gutter of the £5 (not at all bad!). (4)38
4321988, 1989 & 1990 Collector’s Packs, STC £113 (3)18
4331989 Scots Connection & 1991 A. Christie prestige booklets. (2)9
4341990 RSPCA to Xmas commem sets complete in gutter pairs. High cat. & face value (9 sets g.pairs)15
4351990 A similar lot to the last. (9 sets in gutter pairs)15
4361991 Dogs to Xmas commem. sets in u.m. gutter pairs High catalogue & face values (8 sets of g. pairs)14
4371991 A similar lot to the last. (8 sets in gutte pairs)14
4381991, 1992 & 1993 Collector’s Packs, STC £130 (3)18
4391992 Original Foil Head Castle set SG1612-14 (no later £3 SG1613a) u.m., plus £1, £1.50 & £2 in central gutter blocks of 4. (7 items)22
4401993-95 seln. of pres.packs, all different, high face. (26)26
4411993 (Swans to Xmas) mainly u.m. duplicated collection including gutter pairs, B. Potter prestige bklt., Greetings booklets, etc. (100s?)40
4421994 Trains to Xmas commem sets compl. in gutter pairs, except Tunnel (normal pairs) (9 sets in pairs)18
4431995 (Cats to Xmas) u.m. dupl. seln., some in gutter blocks of 4 or 6 etc. on leaves. (100s)55
4441996-98 Commemorative Presentation packs - All different seln. incl. better. High face value. (28)32
4451996 R. Burns to Xmas commems. complete in u.m. gutter pairs. High face. (9 sets of gutter pairs)20
4461996 R. Burns to Xmas - a similar lot to the last. (9 sets g. pairs)20
4471997-2006 Lighthouse hingeless alb. with virt. complete colln. of u.m. commems., plus Min. Sheets, etc. Massive face value, offered intact. (100s)300
4481997 (Henry VIII to Golden Wedding) dupl. mainly u.m. colln. with greetings, etc. in 22-ring alb.(100s)48
4491999-2000 Millennium presentation packs complete in binder. (24)38
4502001, 2002 commem. pres. packs, virtually complete (& two earlier), high face. (24)48
4512002 4 postal forgeries of the 1st class gold stamp (sed), plus genuine for comparison (5)12
4522002 “Wildings I” Miniature sheet in presentation pack, high catalogue & scarce. (1)9
4532002 Just-So to Wildings I MS; commems. complete, high face. (13 sts & 4 MS’s)40
4542003 commem. sets u.m., all different (12 sets & 3 MS’s)46
4552003 seln. of pres. packs incl. Coronation & Prince William. High face. (12)24
4562004 Locos. to Xmas u.m. commems. complete (12 sets & 4 MS’s)48
4572004 Commem. pres. packs in album plus a few defin. packs. some with pen annotation on wrappers. (16)30
4582005 Animals to Xmas colln. of u.m. commem. sets High catalogue & face values. (11 sets, 8MS’s)55
4592005 - as last lot, but no Animals or Trafalgar sets & no Trafalgar or Xmas MS’s. (9 sets, 6 MS’s)40
4602006 Animal Tales to Lest we Forget MS, u.m. commems. compl. High face. (12 sets, 6 MS’s)50
4612006 - as last lot, but no Brunel MS. (12 sets, 5 MS’s)46
4622007 Beatles to Lest we Forget MS u.m. sets & MS’s enormous face value! (13 sets, 9 MS’s)70
4632007 - as last lot, but no Diamond Wedding or Xmas sets & MS’s (11 sets, 7 MS’s)55
4642007 ‘The Machin’ prestige booklet (x 3 bklts), slight scuffs on flyleaf (from embossing) (3)22
4652008 J. Bond to Lest we Forget u.m. Commem. sets & MS’s (12 sets & 7 MS’s)55
4662008 A similar lot to the last (12 sets & 7 MS’s)55
4672009 Design to Xmas, u.m. commems. & MS’s complete (11 sets & 8 MS’s)65
4682009 A similar lot to the last, high face. (11 sets & 8 MS’s)65
4692009 Design Classics and Royal Navy Uniforms prestige booklets (2)12
4702010 Albums to Winnie the Pooh (plus Xmas MS) u.m. commems. & MS’s (12 sets & 10 MS’s)70
4712010 A similar lot to the last. (12 sets & 10 MS’s)70
4722011 F.A.B. to Hannover sets & MS’s u.m. (10 sets & 8 MS’s)65
4732011 A similar lot to the last. (10 sets & 8 MS’s)65
474Smilers ‘P.O. Label Sheets’ colln. in album with 2000 Stamp Show SG LS1 (this with faults); then nothing until 2002 World Cup, 2004 Britannia & 2006 Poppies; then decent selection (with some dupl.) 2007 Wales to 2011 Olympics, these mostly very fine. High face! (37)260
475GVI mainly used colln. (& E8) apparently complete with better. 10/- Dark blue (5 incl. strip of 3), ‘48 RSW £1 c.t.o., ‘51 £1 block of 4, etc. heavy (but often useful) dupl. in places. High cat. (100s)80
476Colln. of m.&u. duplicated defins.; some high vals & country stamps too. poor to very fine. (100s)60
477Colln. of defins. & country stamps, etc. on hingeless pages, some more difficult vals. seen. (100s)50
478£50 face value u.m. selection (mostly in booklets).36
479£50 face value mostly in 1st & 2nd class booklets.36
481Collection in album with small ranges in place from 1d reds, range of surface printed to 1/-; E7 to 2/6 & 5/- (this stained); GV to 10/- (rounded corner); GVI to £1 ... faults & foxing throughout. (100s)30
482P. Dues (76) & Officials (22), small seln. in mixed cond. on printed leaves, sold ‘as-is’ (98)28
483QV surface printed dupl. seln. on s/cards, many to 4d & 6d (a couple of 1/-), enormous catalogue value, but very mixed condition throughout. Worth close inspection. (119)28
484100 pkts. of 100 different stamps ideal for car booter/eBayer? (10,000)24
485Shoebox with pre-decimal & early decimal (small format) presentation packs (sl. dupl. in places) plus mint ‘63 Red Cross phosphor & Botanical phos. sets. High cat. (c.95 items)20
486E7 dupl. used colln. on lvs. to 9d (2) & 1/- (2), mixed condition throughout. (including fine!) (145+)19
487GVI remaindered booklets some full panes, ‘Dec ‘46 (pen marks to cover), Dec ‘50, Sep ‘51 (diagonal crease to cover), Nov ‘52. Extremely high cat as full bklts. (4)20
488Booklets - seln. of decimal bklts., most fine; some with cyl. numbers. High face. (10)18
489Prestige bklts - 1986 Br. Rail, 87 P&O, 88 F.T., 89 Scots (this creased affecting some panes), 90 London18
490Seln. on s/cards, mainly 1950s-60s mint sets, but couple of used Seahorses & GVI items too (100?)15
491Plastic storage container with all sorts of UK items - low estimate! (100s)14
492Prestige bklts. 1980 W’wood, ‘83 R.Mint, 84 Christian, 85 Times most fine (panes all fine & complete)12
493Greetings bklts 1990 Smiles, 91 Good Luck, 92 Memories, 93 Gifts, some wrinkles, still useful (4)12
494Greet’s bklts. 93 (Gifts), 94 (Messages, 95 (Art) & 91 (Good Luck) sl. faults to covers. high face. (4)11
495Greetings bklts. 96 (Cartoons), 98 Flowers (SG KX11) & 89 (SG FY1 - usual perfs.) (3)11
496Kiloware - fairly modern (mostly 2005-06) decent seln. in shoebox with many commems. (100s)10
497Kiloware - 2Kg+ direct from the charity source, so you never know what you’ll find! (1,000s)10
498Kiloware - a similar lot to the last. (1,000s)10
499WW2 Censor mail - three covers incl. reg. postal stationery envelope (17 NO 39) Stromness - Edin’r. each with (part) censor tape, etc. Faults, but unusual. (3)8
500Kiloware - direct from the charity source, mainly 1st/2nd, but a few others, foreign & unfranked. 1.3Kg6