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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

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

1Thematics - Lord Tedder (Air Chief Marshall) Original collection of covers, cards, FPO items, etc. from his time in the RFC to the 1940s, both sent home from him and addressed to him (plus a few other items and info. on his life and various stamps with his image, etc.) Must be viewed; offered intact on its first public appearance! A wonderful opportunity for the right collector. (45+ items)180 to 240
2World colln. in old album QV to 1940s - much picking evident, but many better items remain. Despite the mixed condition, this is a ‘snip’ at estimate! (100s)120
3Briefcase with lovely, original sorting mix. Apart from a few modern which have been thrown in, it appears to be untouched for 40+ years, with old albums, tins, pkts., bags (some unusual material in some of these!) and much else besides. Very worthwhile lot. (1,000s)90
4Stockbook with useful looking mint (incl. much u.m.) accum. incl. full sets with - among others - Singapore, New Zealand & Roumania (100s)60
5Sorting box filled with albums, some very old (one 1870s!), heavy picking to some, bundle of USA FDCs, stockbook, on & off-paper in pkts. & tins, etc. (1,000s)48
6Covers - lovely seln. of old p/stat. items, covers, cards, etc. in old jotter with censor, unusual frankings, etc. Poor to fine. (40+)42
7Tub with remaindered club bklts., plus stamps on s/cards, etc. A few better; STC £1,200+ (100s)36
8Album with m.&u. ranges of Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Ivory Coast & Jordan! (1,000s)30
9Box with world ranges in albs., s/books, pkts., etc. plus P/cards, Cinderella, etc. (1,000s)28
10Covers - a fascinating accum. of covers incl. pre-stamp, Neth. Indies FFC, early plain UK FDCs, later UK FDCs, covers addressed to Lord Tedder, etc. (40 items)28
11China (large quant., many sets), Japan, H.Kong & Korea in large (boken s/b) (100s)28
12Old Schaubek alb. (damaged) well-picked, but some of interest remain.26
13India, Ceylon, Pakistan, etc. mainly middle to modern m./u.m./u. in quantity. (100s)22
14Box - “better than the average box for sorting”, says the vendor. Includes much UK (1,000s)22
15Box with various items with Poland, Netherlands, German collections, etc.20
16Box with stamps in albs., tins & pkts.; shoebox with covers; a few coins, etc. (1,000s)20
17Postal Stationery - early seln. (some dupl.) in binder incl. Germany, Belgium, Italy, etc. Poor to fine(100+)20
18Box with mixed contents, strength in Pakistan FDCs & duplicated C/wealth FDCs20
19Small box with seln. of stamps in pkts. & s/cards, etc. some better UK officials; labels; Europe, etc.(100s)19
20South & Cent. America - early-modern m.&u. ranges iin alb. with better. Poor to very fine. (100s)19
21S.&C. America - large s/book with most S.American countries, plus some Br.Honduras, Falklands, etc.16
22Album with fairly sparse m.&u. collection, strength in Europe with better mint Swiss, etc. (100s)15
23Covers - mix in large tub - take a look! (100s)15
24Nice sorting lot - box filled with all manner of philatelic (& other!) contents. (1,000s)15
25Hungary & Austria, etc. in large s/book, a few earlier, most post-WW2, a lot of material to sort. (100s)12
26Large box with albums, stamps on lvs., in pkts., etc. Proceeds from this lot to charity. (1,000s)12
27World kiloware, much Germany, Austria, Malta, Slovenia, Australia, etc. 600g+ (100s+)10
28Shoebox packed with stamps in pkts., some covers, etc. (1,000s)10
29Tin with off-paper world seln. Poor to fine, early to modern. (1,000s)10
30Europe - Poland, Czech., Bohemia Moravia m.&u. in large s/book, some earlier, most post WW2 (100s)10
31Attic clearance - small box with on & off-paper stamps, mostly early 1950s wide range. (1,000s)10
32World on & off-paper sorted into pkts. & envelopes, etc. mostly pre-1960s (1,000s)10
33World kiloware - direct from charity source with UK, world & some off-paper, unfranked, etc. 1.2Kg10
34World off-paper seln. in tin, early to modern some better. (100s)10
35World off-paper in chocolate box, much sorting required. (1,000s)8
36Off-paper seln. with UK & World ranges sorted into pkts., etc. Worth checking. (100s)8
3732 page (64 side) black-page s/book with duplicated modern seln., worth estimate for s/bbok alone! (100s)8
38World kiloware (incl. a little UK) - shoebox with fairly decent bundle. (100s)8
39Tin with off-paper world mix, c.125g; much Far East. (1,000s?)5
40Chocolate box with world off-paper seln. - we assume the ‘Suez Canal Co.’ stamp is a fake! (100s)5

British Commonwealth

41Colln. in alb. from 1840 1d black (poor), other decent UK to 1960s; small C/wealth ranges, some picking. Mint has become stuck through damp, but may well lift with care. (100s)55
42Large s/book with considerable m.&.u. ranges of Australia & States, etc.; PNG, Fiji, Tuvalu & other Pacific. A few earlier, but mainly 1950s-80s with many sets. m./u.m./u. (100s)30
43GV-GVI m.&u. colln. in alb with the odd few better; GVI mint Gold Coast & Gambia sets to 5/- (100s)30
44Box with picked collns in albums, many of interest remain. (1,000s)30
45Alb. with QV-1950s m.&u. seln. mixed cond. throughout, but some better GVI part sets, etc. (100s)26
461964 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.14
47M.&u. colln. in binder, strength in GVI-early QE, with some earlier too. Several better items. (1,000s)16
48Tin with duplicated off-paper seln.; early to modern. (1,000s)12
49Cinderellas - early facsimilies of US Courier labels, German locals, etc. Poor to fine (35)10
50“, UK Circular Delivery Co. labels, beleived to be fakes; still useful (8)16
51Ephemera, Card Games Wartime packs including “Pit”, “Vacuation” & “Bobs y’r Uncle”; plus small quiz book, all well-used! (4)6
52“, Film & TV Stars etc.: cards (some signed), plus some old photos (incl. Military uniforms in India) (35)30
53“, Football programmes with Hearts 1956; England v.Scotland 1949 (2 different) 1953 (x2), etc. (7)34
54“, Monogrammes & Crests quantity in binder (these incl. RAF sqdns.) & loose in envelopes, etc. (100s)30
55“, Plaque boxed bronze palaque Crawford (biscuits) centenary attractive & scarce. (box poor) (1)10
56“, Bowling Club badges (mainly Scottish, some Welsh) & seln. of SBF annual badges 1980-96 (34)15
57Coins, UK, colln. of 3ds with silver 1902-19 (12); 1920-19 (19); brass to 1967 (22) earlier are mostly f.-ef, later ef-bu (53)24
58“, “, 1947-67 6ds complete (1949, 50, 51, 52 f.-f.) most of the rest appear ef+-unc. (21)6
59“, “, 1928, 1929 2/- both bu (2)19
60“, “, 1940-67 2/- compl. in coindex box many/most bu (27)17
61“, “, Royal Mint Proof set 1971 (1)5
62“, “, “, 1973 (1)5
63“, “, “, 1974 (1)5
64“, “, “, 1975 (1)7
65“, “, “, 1976 (1)7
66“, “, “, 1977 (1)6
67“, “, “, 1979 (1)7
68“, “, “, 1980 (1)6
69“, “, “, 1981 (1)6
70“, “, “, 1983 (Delux Case) (1)9
71“, “, “, 1984 (Delux Case) (1)12
72“, “, “, 1985 (Delux Case) (1)11
73“, “, “, 1986 (Delux Case) (1)11
74“, “, “, 1987 (Delux Case) (1)11
75“, “, “, 1988 (Delux Case) (1)11
76“, “, “, 1989 (Delux Case) (1)11
77“, “, “, 1990 (Delux Case) (1)11
78“, “, “, 1992 (Delux Case) (1)11
79Die-Cast Vehicles Colln. of cars - mainly Corgi and incl. some better. Mostly good to excellent, some with the odd fault. Plus couple of Commercials/Emergency/Agrcultural too. (26)90
80“, Corgi 497 (Man from UNCLE), scarce white version, near mint. (1)75
81“, Boxed Corgi 348 (Mustang - with stickers!), the scarce one, near mint. Box g.-f. (1)50
82“, Matchbox 1960s (one later) seln. oof cars, lorries, etc. played with, but only minor wear. (17)42
83“, Corgi Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, good to excellent, but marks to fins. (1)30
84“, Corgi 270 James Bond Aston Martin (revolving number plates) g+ to ex. (1)28
85“, Corgi 312 (E-type, silver) near mint. (1)18
86“, Corgi 264 (Oldsmobile Tornado) metalic blue, near ex. (1)10
87“, Corgi 341 (Mini Marcos) good - ex. (1)10
88Militaria, Cap Badges Gurkhas - 10th Princess Mary’s Own, plus the same again, but ‘staybright’ version22
89“, “, Gurkhas 2nd King Edward’s Own (1)12
90“, “, Gurkhas 1st King George’s Own (1)12
91“, “, Gurkhas 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own (1)12
92“, “, Gurkhas 5th Gurkhas (India/ Regt.) a little worn, but unusual ‘As-is’ (1)10
93“, “, Gurkhas Queen’s Gurkha Engineers (1)10
94“, Medals group to Pte J Clunie HLI with 1914-15 Star, Peace & Victory trio; N.W.Frontier medal ‘Afghanistan 1919’ & the defence medal boxes poor, medals v.fine (5)95
95“, “, WWI pair (fine) to Pte J Brown ASC (2)36
96“, Tin Princess Mary Xmas tin (dents & well-polished) plus pocket watch & coins incl. 22 silver 3ds!)30
97“, “, Princess Mary tin (Xmas 1914), slight dent to one side, etc., but much better than most. (1)30
98“, Tunnic WWI (red) tunic 5 Iniskilling Fusiliers with original buttons. Label dated June 1914 (H 5/8: BR 37: W 32), despite couple of very minor marks, it’s in extremely fine cond. & scarce!80
99Silverware Boxed set (Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh - slight marks to box) 12 fruit knives c.168mm long. Hallmarked Sheffield 1925 (1)95
100“, boxed set of 12 Teaspoons and sugar tongs, hallmarked Sheffield 1897 ‘MC’ Monogram engraved.60
101“, boxed set of 6 fruitknives c.176 long, hallmarked Sheffield 1927 (169gr.)48
102“, seln. of silver-plate items incl. boxed serving set; boxed fish cutlery (mother of pearl handles), tray with 5 egg cups; 4 serving spoons & 2 tea spoons.38
103“, silver tea spoons set 4 plus 2 similar hallmarked Glasgow 1895/96 ‘AD’ monogram. c.115gr.36
104“, Pair candlesticks base 78mm, height 116mm; one hallmarked B’ham 1921 the other (dented), 192020

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

105SG Commonwealth Simplified catalogue 2013 (the new one!) complete in 2 volumes (2)40
106Banknote Catalogue - 2010 Krause ‘World Paper Money 1961-Present unused as new. 1,100+ pages!9

Stamps Arranged by Country

107Aden 1939-48 set SG16-27 m.m. STC £95 (13)12
108“, & South Arabian Federation, etc. m.&u. colln. on lvs. with better/more unusual, incl. compl. sets. mostly m.m. High cat. (200+)30
109Ascension 1938-53 14 vals to 10/- SG35b-47a m.m. (no 1d or 3d SG39d, 42) STC £185+ (14)24
110“, 1938-53 p.131/2 9 vals. to 1/- SG38-44 incl. scarce 1d & 3d (this with yellow gum) m.m. STC £220+16
111“, 1948 RSW set m.m. SG50-51 m.m. (2)14
112“, 1956 def. set SG57-69 u.m. (a couple of slight gum wrinkles, but most fine) STC £130 (13)30
113“, 1963 Bird defins. set. SG70-83 u.m., but some gum disturbance from mounts (14)18
114“, 1963 set SG70-83 u.m. STC 360 (14)14
115Australian States, seln. on old album leaves, mixed condition. (50)8
116“, New South Wales 1854-59 1/- SG99a (wmk “8”) 3+ margins, lightly used stamp, attractive, despite slight faults (small nick, etc.) STC £180 (1)24
117“, “, 1856-59 (6d) SG102 av-g.u. attractive, usual slightly rough perfs. STC £170 (1)28
118“, “, 1885-86 5/- SG238 used (very light violet fiscal cancel) STC £95 as postal (1)11
119“, “, 1885-86 10/- SG241 would be v.f.u. but slight surface damage STC £225 (1)19
120“, “, Official 1880-88 5/- SG O18 g.-f.u. a few nibbled perfs. STC £85 (1)12
121“, “, 1888-89 1d SG253db in vert. mint pair with inv. wmk. STC £26+ as normal. (1015
122“, Queensland 1862-67 1d unused; 3d (damaged corner), 6d, 1/- (trimmed). SG22,25,26,29. All lightly used & attractive STC £100+ as unused (4)9
123“, “, 1866 1d & 2d SG51 & 52 lightly used, each with perf. faults. STC £55 (2)4
124“, “, 1868-78 4d SG102 & 103 (2 shades) av.-g.u. STC £60 (2)11
125“, “, 1887-91 2/- SG181 av.-g.u. (rounded corner) & 182 g.-f.u. STC £100 (2)11
126“, South Australia u. seln. on old alb. leaf with dupl. to large format 2/6 (3) & 5/- (4), etc. poor-fine(40+)28
127“, Tasmania 1853 4d SG5/12 (probably SG11?) cut to shape, used (quite lightly); slight thin at top.34
128“, Victoria 1890-94 P.Dues 5d, 6d unused; 10d & 1/- m.m. (toned gum) SG D5-8 STC £160 (4)22
129“, “, 1895-96 P.Dues 5d,6d,10d & 1/- SG D15-18 unused (some part-gum) STC £96 as m.m. (4)10
130“, “, 1900-04 2/- & 5/- P.Dues SG D32, 33 fine used (cto) STC £180 (2)30
131Australian States (cont’d.), Western Australia 1860 2d SG24 unused half a margin, rest touching/into still attractive STC £110 (1)14
132“, “, 1860-64 6d sage green SG28 f.u. 3+ very close margins STC £400, sl. hint of oxidisation. Attractive40
133“, “, 1861 1d & 2d SG33, 34 used attr. but faults (trimmed, short corner, etc.) STC £180 (1)9
134“, “, seln. SG38, 39, 40, 51, each with slight faults. STC £330+ (4)28
135“, “, 1874 1d on 2d SG67 g.-f.u. STC £55 (1)12
136“, “, 1885 1d on 3d SG91 m.m. STC £80 (1)14
137“, “, 1885 1d on 3d SG92a m. (hinge remains & wing margin) STC £170 (1)20
138“, “, 1895 1/2d on 3d SG111b m.m. (heavy mount) STC £70 (1)12
139“, “, 1905-12 6d, 8d, 10d, 1/-, SG144, 146, 168, 169 l.m.m., attractive stamps. STC £84 (4)14
140Australia 1915 6 vals. to 2/- SG24-29 (wmk. ‘w5’) g.u. STC £250+ minimum (6)22
141“, Official perfins c.1913-26 u. ranges on GV heads (14) &1 roo. STC £74+ Plus S.Aus. 2d SG163 or similarused o’printed ‘P’ (Police), scarce, but ‘as-is’ (16)18
142“, Box with covers, many FDCs, 1940s onwards. (100s)20
143Austria 1850-1990s m.&u. solln. in alb. with better items, mixed cond.; plus some POs, etc. 9100s)34
144“, Back of book with 1915-18 Mil. Post., POs in Levant, etc. m.&u. STC £110+ plus Bosnia (162)18
145Bahrain 1933-37 5r SG14 upright wmk. g.u. STC £200 (sl wrinkled top right corner) (1)14
146Barbados 1861-1990s m.&u. colln. on lvs. with some better, but mixed cond.) (100s)36
147Basutoland/Lesotho 1933 onwards m.&u. colln. on lvs., with ‘35 Sil. Jubilee & ‘61 surch sets, etc.(125)15
148Bechuanaland Protectorate 1932-55 mm.. colln. incl. ‘32 set to 1/-, ‘35 S.Jubilee set, etc. Plus ‘55-58 m.m./u.m. (& ‘61 vals.to 1r, 2r SG180-1) & couple of Br. Bech. High cat. most fine. (62)38
149Belgian Congo 1944 (17 May) cover to London both UK & Congo Belge censor tapes, etc. sl. faults, but scarce & attractive. (1)14
150Bermuda 1865-1903 3d orange Sg5b g.-f.u. (DE20 81 CDS) STC £160 (1)32
151“, 1938-53 12/6 SG120/120c p.14 f.u. STC £55 minimum (1)16
152“, 1938-53 £1 SG121d/e p.13 g.u. (purple slightly washed) STC £85 minimum (1)20
153“, 1948 RSW set f.u. on pices STC £55 (2)20
154“, 1953-62 defin. set SG135-150 (both 3ds & 1/3s) m.m. (some gum disturbance) STC £118+ (20)24
155“, 1962-68 def. set SG163-179 m.m. STC £38 (18)10
156“, 1970s (a couple of earlier too) covers & FDCs in album. poor to fine. (34 items)5
157“, QV-QE m.&u. seln.on lvs. with some sl. better/more unusual - unfortunately GV2/6 & 10/- (although attractive) have fiscal cancels. (STC £300+ as postal. (200)44
158“, M.&u. colln. in s/book strength in mint QE sets (incl. m. defins.) Mixed cond., but mainly fine. (100s)18
159British Antarctic Terr. 1963 Original set to £1 (ie no later 1969 £1) SG1-15 m.m. STC c.£145+ (15)40
160British Guiana 1862-65 1c,4c,8c; & 1863 8c. SG42 (pink stain) 45 (perf. faults), 56 (looks good) & 74 (trimmed perfs.) STC £190 (4)28
161“, 1899 2c on 10c SG223b ‘Gents’ variety v.f.u. STC £80 (1)15
162Br. Levant 1893 40pa SG7 used on piece STC £100, sold ‘as-is’ (1)9
163Br. Solomon Is. 1937-87 m.&u. colln. on lvs. with 1939-51 set m.m., etc. (105+)22
164“, 1940 P.Due set SG D1-D8 m.m./l.m.m. scarce set STC £95 (8)24
165Brunei 1908-47 mint range of ‘Brunei River’ types with vals. to 50c plus ‘22 Exhibition set m., incl. 1c, 2c short ‘I’ vars. & the 50c ‘broken N’ (gum fault) STC £300+ (22)55
166Burma 1942 Jap. Occ’n. 3p SG J25 in f.u. pair, may just be OK, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)9
167Burundi 1962 5c Impala SG12 in block of 9 with ‘Royaume du Royaume’ error. (1)4
168Cameroons (UKTT) 1960-61 o’print set m.m. (2d creased) only STC £20, but ... ! Plus a few Biafra (19)6
169Canada 1852-57 3d SG7 av. used, 3 margins (into at right) STC £250 (1)19
170“, 1852-57 10d SG15 used; attractive despite slight thin & no margins to speak of. STC £1,600 scarce!55
171“, 1859-1908 m.&u. colln. on old lvs., very mixed cond., but with sound stamps too. STC £1,100+ (67)50
172“, 1859 5c SG31 17c SG42/43a both slight fautls, av.-g.u. & attractive. (2)18
173Cayman Is. 1935 def. short set SG96-106 m.m. (some heavy others incl. 5/- are almost u.m.) STC £12036
174“, 1935 Silver Jubilee & ‘49 UPU sets l.m.m. SG108-111, 131-134 STC £18+ (8)8
175“, 1938-48 def. set SG115-126 m.m. some disturbed gum, still attactive. 10/- toned gum STC £100 (14)18
176“, 1953-62 def. set m.m. (6d faults), most (incl. top vals.) are l.m.m. STC £110 (15)24
177“, 1962-64 def. set SG165-179 m.m. (1/9 is f.u.) STC c.£85 (15)19
178“, 1963-71 Turtles SG180-297 u.m. colln. apparently complete. STC c.£50 (118)12
179Ceylon 1938-49 5r SG397 chalk-surfaced paper m.m. STC £55 (1)7
180China 1973 Treasures sets u.m. (SG2537 crease, rest g.-f.) STC £70 (12)10
181“, 1979 Camellias set u.m. & 1980 Qi Bashi part set u.m. (the odd sl. fault), STC £110+ (18)15
182“, 1982 Birds & 1983 Musical Instruments sets u.m. STC £56 (10)9
183“, S/book with small, mainly used colln. stamps & Maxi Cards, etc. (150+)32
184Cook Is. 1892 set SG1-4 1d unused; 11/2d & 10d m.m.; 21/2d m.m. (thin). STC £225 (4)22
185“, 1893-1900 set mint (21/2d is used) SG5-10 mostly average to good/fine STC £180 (6)28
186“, 1943-54 SG135w (inv. wmk.) £3 l.m.m. STC £70 (1)18
187“, 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)12
188Cuba eight early covers, incl. two US Military Postmarks on US stamps. unusual. (8)15
189Cyprus 1880 1d SG2 pl.181 unused (no gum) STC £500 as m.m., good filler. (1)12
190“, 1881 6pi SG15 ‘CC’ g.u. STC £475 (1)40
191“, 1881 6pi SG15 ‘CC’ g.u. but some blunt perfs. at base & minor crease, good spacefiller. (1)11
192“, 1938-51 defin. set l.m.m./m.m.m STC £250 (19)65
193“, 1960-61 Republic o’print def. set SG188-202 l.m.m. STC £130 (15)32
194Czechoslovakia (& Czech Republic, Bohemia & Moravia, etc.) mainly used colln. on lvs. (100s)12
195Denmark 1854-1990s m.&u. ranges on lvs., earlies in very mixed cond.; & some labels, Greenland, etc.32
196“, c.1875-130s u. ranges from several old collns., unchecked in detail, STC £430 (103)24
197“, D.W.I. 1873-1919 ranges from several sources. Mixed cond., unchecked for perfs., frame varieties, etc. STC £970 (51)48
198Dodecanese Is. (Calimno) 1912 set (no 20c on 15c) m. or u., the 20c orange is no wmk. version (mint), also 1930 Ferrucci set (no 25c) used - scarce thus. STC £230+ (13)38
199“, (Caso) 1912 set (no 15c grey SG7a) m. or u. incl. the scarce 20c orange without wmk. mint, plus 1930 Ferrucci set f.u. (scarce thus) STC £260+ (15)42
200“, (Cos) 1912 set m. or u. the 15c SG6c is thinned & not counted) plus the 1930 F’cci set f.u. STC £18732
201Egypt 1872-1930s m. or u. original accum., with m. sets/part sets (these STC £220), & others (200+)22
202“, 1884 Postage Due set - 10pa,1pi, 2pi used (quite light, but some slight perf. faults); 20pa & 5pi lightly c.t.o. STC £150+ (5)24
203“, 1888 P.Due set SG D66-70 m.m. (5m SG D67 is used) STC £550+ (5)50
204Estonia 1918-36 mainly u., incl. 1918 imperf. set f.u. on piece, etc. STC £85 (96)10
205Falkland Is. 1929-37 set to 1/- SG116-122 m.m. STC £86+ minimum (7)14
206“, 1929-37 2/6 SF123 m.m. STC £65 (1)13
207“, 1929-37 5/- SG124 looks u.m., but some toned perfs. STC £100 (1)10
208“, 1929-37 10/- looks u.m., but some toning, centred high right STC £225, scarce item (1)22
209“, 1933 Centenary set to 4d SG127-132 m.m. STC £93+ (6)16
210“, 1938-1950 1/2d to 2/6 SG146-160 m.m. most u.m. incl. 3d to 1/- STC £164+ (15)22
211“, 1960-66 Bird defin. set u.m./m.m. STC £170 (15)42
212“, 1960-66 2d SG195a (DLR print) in fine u.m. block of 4 (1)20
213“, 1978-82 Mail Ships sets SG331a-345a (15, no imprint) & SG331b-245b (15, with imprint) STC £387
214“, 1989 set SG567-582 (no imprint) STC £72+ (16)12
215“, 1994 Marine Life set SG701-712 used on 3 FDCs (3)5
216F.I.D., S. Georgia 1977-78 set SG53-66 f.u. STC £60 (12)9
217Faroe Is. 1975-99 u.m. colln. on lvs., largely compl. for period (just a few gaps!) High cat. (280+ 7MS)60
218Fiji 1959-63 set SG298-310 u.m. STC £32 (13)7
219“, 1959-63 £1 SG310 in u.m. block of 6 (some perfs. split.) STC £39 (1)11
220“, 1967 4/- SG359 (s’ways wmk.) in full sheet of 60 (folded) STC £165 (1)22
221“, 1969-70 set u.m. STC £26 (17)7
222Fiume 1918-24 m./u.m./f.u./c.t.o. colln. incl. better/scarcer, some sets, etc. STC £1,300+ ‘as-is’ (139)55
223France 1865 smal cover to Surrey with 40c Napoleon (tied diamond ‘549’ cancel), red boxed ‘PD’ crossed out & ‘More to Pay’ & Boulogne transit, etc. slightly grubby, but attractive. (1)18
224“, 1946 & 49 Air sets f.u. (SG967-70, 1055-59) STC £59 (9)14
225“, 1959-83 m./u.m. colln. in hingeless alb., a few gaps, but fairly compl. STC £1,253 (1,100+, 1MS)90
226“, 1985-99 seln. of sheetlets bklts., etc., all u.m., high cat. (47 items)15
227France (continued), 1985 Commems. apparently complete u.m. STC ¤115+ (45)14
228“, 1997 u.m. commems. apprently compl. plus various dfins., etc. STC ¤100+ (60)12
229“, 1998 u.m. commems. apparently complete STC ¤115+ (73)15
230“, 1999 commems. apparently complete u.m. STC ¤160+ (75)16
231“, Colonies (General Issues) 1859-81 m.&u. colln. with 1859 10c to 80c useful P.&C. ranges, good P.Dues, incl. 1884 2f m., 5f f.u., ‘93 set m./u., etc. STC £430 (48)44
232“, “, (Fezzan) 1946-50 compl. m. sets between SG23 & 52, seldom seen or offered. STC £90 (30)16
233Gambia early-mod. m.&u. seln. on lvs., with better. High cat., worth checking. (100+)20
234Germany 1901-03 Commercial covers & cards from various towns to Leith. (c.95)20
235“, 1920-23 u. ranges with blocks/strips, some on piece, ostensibly all genuinely postally used (124)20
236“, 1920s Income Tax stamps, plus Saxony fiscals to 20m. m.m./u.m. (22)10
237“, 1924 Air 10, 20 & 100pf, ‘34 top vals SG534-6 all used. STC £180 also ‘39 Danzig o’print set unused20
238“, 1936 Olympic MS set mint, slight faults, but better than spacefillers! (2)22
239“, Useful colln. in alb. from States (incl. some unusual), through Empire to modern, plus some plebiscites & Occupations. Must be viewed; mixed condition, ideal starter or for specialist checking (1,000s)90
240“, U.m ranges in s/book with inflation in blocks, plus Allied Occ’n. & later Berlin sets, etc. (100s)20
241“, WWII KdF P.Stationery card (Hindenburg 6pf) with ‘Stuka’, flag, etc. unused, fine. (1)8
242“, BRD & Berlin 1949-80s m.&u. (often both) dupl. ranges in large s/book, with some useful earlier singles/sets, then u.m./f.u. with defs., commems., charities, MSs, FDCs. High cat. (100s, 63MS)90
243“, DDR s/book with mainly used colln. (100s)6
244“, Bavaria 1919 set SG215-230 f.u. on pieces (except 20pf - loose stamp) STC £66+ (16)11
245Gibraltar 1886-87 6d SG13 l.m.m. STC £140 (1)20
246“, 1953-59 defin. set SG145-158 m.m. STC £170 (14)42
247“, early-modern m.&u. seln. on lvs. QV (8) to 1/-; GV to 4/-; GVI to 2/- with some perf. vars.; QE with 1953-59 set m.m. (£1 is u.m.), 1960-62 set m.m., etc. some later stamps with faults. (170)55
248Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1912-73 m.&u. colln. on leaves with some slightly better GV to 1/-, GVI to 5/-, QE to £1 & $2, etc. (70)11
249“, 1956-62 set SG64-75 u.m. STC £65 (12)15
250Gold Coast 1883 1/2d & 1d av.-g.u. (1/2d with rounded corner) STC £150 (2)16
251“, 1907-13 set SG59-68 plus 1/2d & 6d shades, also 1908 1d SG70 ‘good mint’ set. STC £238+ (13)36
252“, 1948 def. set SG135-146 m.m. (1d is unused) STC £70) (12)16
253“, (& Ghana) QV to modern, mainly u. seln. on lvs.; the best appears to be 1938-43 set m.m. (some p.12) STC £50+. (280+)22
254Grenada 1938-50 10/- SG163 u.m. with clean gum (unusual for these!) STC £60 (1)13
255Hong Kong 1862-63 18c SG4 (no wmk) g.u. STC £55 (1)6
256“, 1891 2c SG S1 av.-g.u. STC £375 if postal - sold ‘as-is’ (1)15
257“, 1938-52 30c SG151 p.14 m.m. STC £150 (1)10
258“, 1946 $1 Victory SG170a (extra stroke flaw) m.m. STC £120 (1)30
259Hungary 1924-39 range of mint commem. sets incll. ‘24 TB, ‘25 Jokai, ‘30 Horthy, etc. STC £180 (42)22
260Iceland attractive m.m./u.m./u. colln. on lvs., a few earlies, but strength in modern u.m. sets. (c.450+)30
261India 1900-02 1/2a green in u.m. blocks of 42, 10 & 9, some toning. STC £152 as m.m. singles (61)10
262“, 1911 Coronation Durbar folder (postal info. inside) 3 stamps on reverse tied by special Durbar cancels12
263“, 1931 New Delhi set SG226-231 in u.m. blocks of 4, the odd fault (gum crease, etc.) STC £100 (6)14
264“, 1940 (10 Oct) air cover to Edinburgh franked 2a & 12a on reverse, boxed ‘Not opened by censor’5
265“, 1955 defin. set SG354-371 l.m.m. STC £85 (18)18
266“, 1958-63 10r SG416 u.m. STC £50+ (1)19
267“, early-mod. m.&u. colln. (strength in QV to 1950s), plus some officials, Convention States, etc. Mixed condition, but mostly g.-f. (100s)30
268“, 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.26
269Indian States small s/book with mainly u. ranges in need of specialist checking. Poor to fine. (140+)14
270“, (Feudatory) Attractive & useful looking seln. on leaves, with some unusual items seen. (225)38
271“, Cochin 1933-38 1a Official SG O36 m.m. STC £26 (1)9
272Iraq 1949 UPU set SG339-341; plus 1958 surcharge SG418 u.m., STC £51+ (4)6
273“, (Mosul) British Occupation 1919 fiscals o’print ‘Postage ...’ used most g.-f., unusual. (7)10
274Ireland 1922 set SG1-9 g.u. STC £100 (8)11
275“, 1953 Emmet & ‘57 Brown sets SG156-7, 168-9 u.m. STC £76 (4)13
276Italy 1879 20c SG33 m.m. (toned gum); 1889 45c & 5L SG40, 43 m.m., some faults but scarce STC £3,600 usfeul spacefillers (although better than those seen in many collections) (3)95
277“, 1911-35 commems., almost all used, some better STC £178, no duplication. (43)18
278“, 1932 2L50 Express stamp SG E369 f.u. STC £160 (1)10
279“, early-mod. colln. on lvs., from various States (maybe some genuine?!) to Cols., etc. nice strater. (100s)18
280“, Local Issues 19444-45 o’print on Soc. Rep issues with Arona (14 u.m.) Barge (9 u.m) Imperia (8 u.m.) Castig’i (5 u.m.) Savona (6 u.m.), etc. many ‘Garantito Autentico/A Scotto’, Scarce, ‘as-is’ (46)50
281“, Cols. (Eritrea) 1893-1936 m.&u. ranges with useful, ‘34 Naples post set m. (SG216-221), etc. (44)32
282“, “, (Libya) 1912-41 m.&u. ranges, mainly fine with better noted STC £235+ (47)24
283Japan c.18876-1950s mainly u. on old lvs. some better incl. Airmails, 1949 ‘Moon & Geese’ mint (crease), etc. Worth checking (177)32
284“, early-mod. mainly u. colln. on lvs. plus a few labels, fiscals, Occupations, etc. (400+)20
285“, P.Due seln. SG D113, D114, D115, D119, D120, D122 unused/m.m. most fine. STC £100 (6)16
286K.U.T. 1938-54 10/- SG149 (p.131/4) m.m. (heavy but attractive from front) STC £140 (1)26
287“, Album with ranges from BEA through KUT & modern Uganda, Tanzania, etc. Some better items/sets well worth checking, also Tanganyika various GV vals. m. or u. to 5/- (& 3/- SG104 u. STC £85 fault)48
288Kuwait 1923-24 1r,2r,5r SG12-14 f.u. (Telegraph cancels) STC £420 as postal. Nice stamps (3)60
289“, 1923-24 set to 6a SG1-9 g.u. STC £106 (9)12
290“, 1945 set SG52-63 (no 6a SG60a) u.m., most fine (light bends to 14a, etc.) STC £60+ (12)12
291Leeward Is. 1954 set to $4.80 m.m. STC £60 (15)10
292Luxembourg 1927 Phil Exhib. set SG261-5, couple of minor tone spots STC £91 (5)10
293“, 1949 & 1950 Welfare Fund sets SG529-532, 539-542 u.m. STC £97+ (8)10
294“, 1951 United Europe set SG543-8 u.m. (small natural spot in gum of 2f50) STC £333+ (6)26
295“, 1949 UPU, National Welfare Fund & 1950 Orphans sets m.m. STC £260+ (14)16
296Malawi used colln. on lvs. incl. some better.5
297Malaya, BMA 1945-48 o’print set SG1-18, etc. m.m., souple of sl. faults, most incl. $5 SG17 fine. (20)36
298“, Johore 1949-55 defin. set SG135-147 mint - most (incl. the good ones) fine u.m. STC £140 (23)48
299“, Kedah 1922-40 set SG52-59 m.m./l.m.m. some slight gum toning. STC £45 (8)11
300“, “, 1937 part set (no $2 SG67) m.m., most fine & attractive STC £150+ as singles. (8)32
301“, “, 1937 $2 SG67 used (would be v.f.u., but light vertical fold) STC £75 (1)8
302“, “, 1950-55 set mint (most u.m., but with slight disturbance) STC £130 (23)30
303“, Kelantan 1951-55 set SG61-81 mint (technically u.m., but slght disturbance) STC £170+ (22)48
304“, Malacca 1948-60 mint colln. compl. by SG with shades, etc. STC £356 as u.m. (68)75
305“, “, 1949-52 set SG3-17 u.m./m.m. STC £140 (20)38
306“, Negri Sembilan 1949-55 defin. set SG42-62 m.m. (5c x 2 shades) STC £130 (22)36
307“, Penang 1949-52 set SG3-22 (plus couple of shades) u.m. but most with very sligh marks to gum) (22)32
308“, Perak 1950-56 set SG128-148 mint u.m., but some sl. marks) STC £100+ (22)22
309“, Selangor 1949-55 set SG90-110 u.m. (some light disturbance from strips) STC £110+ (22)24
310“, Trengganu 1949-55 set SG67-87 m. (u.m., but some disturbance.) STC £150 (21)36
311“, Jap. Occ’n. Malacca 1942 2c in block of 4 SG J46 with complete o’print. STC £350, but sold ‘as-is’20
312Malta 1956-58 set Sg266-282 m.m. STC £130+ (19)34
313Mauritius 1938-49 5r corner marginal c.t.o. STC £40 as used. (1)10
314Morocco Agencies (French Currency) 1917-37 basically compl. (by simplified) m. or u. STC £109+ (49)16
315“, 1924-32 3f on 2/6 both shades SG200/200c & 6f on 5/- SG20 g.u. STC £49+ (3)10
316Natal 1857 3d embossed SG4, cut to size of normal defin (so trimming it) tied to small piece. Very scarce item, STC £400 (1)28
317Netherlands 1852-1930s original old-time colln. on lvs., mainly u. incl. 1864 set, ‘67 to 25c, ‘63 set - all these mainly g.-f.; then a good run of defins plus ‘20s-30s charity sets f.u., etc. STC £1,200+ (195)70
318“, Cols. Large s/book with colln. of colonies early-mod., with the odd cover or card too. (100s)26
319“, “, Surinam shoebox crammed full with FDCs, mainly 1970s-80s (sl. dupl.) plus Indonesia stamps, etc.18
320Newfoundland 1868 3c SG36 m.m. (nice gum for these) STC £300 (1)28
321“, 1868 1c SG34 m.m. (nice gum for these) STC £75 (1)7
322“, 1937 Additional Coronation set SG257-267 m.m. STC £60 (1)18
323New Zealand 1874-78 compound perf. 121/2 & 10 vals. 3d SG161 & 1/- SG164 g.u. STC £225 scarce20
324“, 1899-1903 6d SG265 unused (part o.g.) few tone spots, etc. STC £45 (1)3
325“, 1899-1903 2/- SG269 g.-f.u. STC £55 (1)14
326“, 1899-1903 5/- SG270 g.-f.u. (centred low-right) STC £375 (1)60
327New Zealand (continued), 1931-35 Air set SG5548-55 m.m. STC £60 (3)11
328“, 1931 very clean illus. Airmail cover with 3d SG548 & 2d GV Head. (1)8
329“, 1967 $2 SG862 in u.m. block of 9 STC £6 (1)10
330“, P. Dues, small used seln. incl. SG D9, D20, D33; plus D36 l.m.m. STC £173 (4)16
331Nigeria 1938-51 set SG49-59a m.m. STC £35 (16)9
332North Borneo 1888-92 50c SG46 mint spacefiller - not bad, but small nick at left & small thin. STC £11012
333“, c.1892-1953 accum from several sources STC £140+ minimum. Needs checking. (62)14
334“, 1894 5c, 12c, 18c SG72, 76 & 78 m.m., sl. faults, but still attractive & useful. STC £92 (1)12
335N. Rhodesia 1925-63 m.&u. ranges on lvs., the best appears to be 1953 defin. set in m.m. corner margins (1/- to 20/- with plate numbers), plus later Zambian ranges. (c.190)22
336“, 1925-29 set to 2/6 SG1-12 l.m.m. STC £99+ (12)22
337“, 1925-29 3/- SG13 l.m.m. STC £38 (1)12
338“, 1925-29 5/- SG14 l.m.m. STC £48 (1)14
339“, 1925-29 7/6 SG15 l.m.m. STC £150, fine stamp. (1)46
340“, 1925-29 10/- SG16 l.m.m. STC £95 (1)30
341“, 1925-29 20/- SG17 l.m.m. (couple slightly bluntish perfs.) STC £250 (1)80
342“, 1925-29 8d SG8 g.u. STC £55 (1)11
343“, GV range with 1925-29 used vals. to 3/-; 2/- & 2/6 SG11,12 m.m. & 1935 S.Jub. set m.m. STC £95 (14)13
344“, 1953 defin. set SG61-74 m.m. STC £70 (14)18
345Norway 1939 (4.11) cover Oslo-Liverpool, meter franking with censor tape, Naval seal. faults, unusual.75
346Nyaslaland 1938-44 set SG130-143 mint, most incl. top vals. l.m.m. STC £200 (18)65
347“, 1945 defin. set SG144-157 m.m/l.m.m. STC £80 (14)28
348“, 1945 defin. set m.m. (slightly toned gum) attractive from front. (14)19
349“, 1948-53 RSW to Coronation complete - SG161-172 m.m. STC £30+ (12)10
350“, 1953-54 defin. set SG173-187 m.m./u.m. STC £50 (15)18
351“, 1963 & 1964 dfin. sets complete m.m./l.m.m. STC £33 (23)10
352Orange Free State 1877 4d on 6d SG10 g.-f.u. (expertiser’s mark) STC £60 (1)9
353“, 1877 4d on 6d SG12 & 13 av.-g.u. STC £73 (2)9
354“, 1881 1d on 5/- SG21 & 22 g.-f.u. STC £54 (2)8
355“, 1881 1d on 5/- SG23 would be f.u., but slightly damaged corner. STC £80 (1)6
356“, 1900 6d on 6d SG119 m.m., slight marks to face STC £40 (1)4
357Pakistan 1947 o’print set u.m. to 1r, used to 10r; Service both u.m. & used to 1r (no 11/2a used); plus a few local overprints, etc.15
358“ (& Bahawalapur) 1947-70s mainly u. ranges on lvs., the best appears to be small m.m. seln. of Bahawalapur with vals. to 10r (SG32), etc. (275+)15
359Pitcairn Is. 1940 set SG1-8 m.m. STC £70 (10)16
360“, 1957-63 defin. set, plus a few other later items m.m. STC £50+ (27)18
361Poland large colln. on lvs., some better, worth spending some time with! (100s)24
362Portugal Album with early-modern colln. with the odd few better items included - although some mixed condition, Plus ranges of various Colonies, etc. (c.1,200+?)40
363“, Azores 1871-1925 m.&u. colln., mainl val. in the 1894 Henry set (no 5r) f.u. STRC £300+ (76)42
364“, Macao 1898-1934 m./u./unused (as issued) colln. incl. 1898 Carlos 47a, 78a both unused, various surcharged types, 1930-31 surcharges SG330-7 f.u., etc. STC £750+ (82)90
365Rhodesia 1890-1913 m.&u. accum. some dupl., but better noted, worth checking STC £230+ (53)22
366“, 1910-13 8d SG146 & 147 g.u. some creasing STC £210 (2)12
367Roumania 1906-39 m.&u. colln. incl. 1906-7 charity sets, etc. mixed condition. STC £260+ (62)18
368“, M.&u. accum. in stockbook (with slip-case), mainly 1960s-70s. (100s)8
369Russia mint stamps with Armenia, Siberia & South Russian ovberprints, etc. STC c.£200 (54)10
370Saar 1948-57 mainly u.m. or f.u. ranges incl. ‘48 Airs SG249-51 (m.m.), ‘49-51 set u.m., then useful commmems. in sets, etc. also 1957 defin. set u.m. & a few P.Dues. STC £450+ (97)55
371St. Kitts Nevis 1920-22 2/6 to 10/- u.m. STC £22 as m.m. (much undercatalogued!) (3)10
372“, 1954-63 set SG106a-118 u.m. (1/2c is m.m.) STC £65 (15)13
373St. Lucia QV-QE m.&u. colln. on lvs. with 1/- SG29 (STC £170, but rounded corner), 1/- SG36 g.u. STC £150; GV 2/6, 5/-, 10/- SG122-4 m.m. (STC £85), etc. (130)48
374St. Vincent 1862 6d SG4 av. used (sl. faults) STC £19 & 1862-68 1d SG5 unused (some toning)5
375“, 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)65
376“, 1881/1885-93 seln. incl. SG38 (fiscal cancel), 43 u., SG42,46,49 m.m., sl. faults, attractive. STC £260+20
377“, 1899 set SG67-75, no 3d SG70 m.m. a couple of sl. faults (toned gum, etc.). STC £125+ (8)30
378“, 1948 RSW set SG162-3 m.m. STC £27+ (2)9
379“, (& Grenadines) early-modern m.&u. collection on leaves including 1949-52 & 1955-63 definitive sets l.m.m., etc. some later specimens, etc. (225+)19
380Samoa 1920 Victory set SG143-148 m.m. STC £32 (6)8
381Sarawak 1869 1c with original gum, scarce as such STC £55 as unused. (1)10
382“, 1928-29 set SG76-90 m.m. STC £75 (15)18
383“, 1932 set to 25c SG91-102 g.u. STC £81+ (12)12
384“, 1934-41 21 vals. to $1 SG106-120 u.m. (SG107a,111a,112a,115a are m.m.) STC £115 (21)18
385“, 1950 set SG171-185 f.u. STC £42 (15)10
386Seychelles 1938-49 20c blue; mint (slight gum disturbance) STC £45 (105
387“, 1962-68 defin. set used, mainly f.u.-v.f.u. (50c slightly rounded corner) STC £50 (19)20
388“, 1969-75 set SG262-279 u.m. STC £28 (18)8
389Sierra Leone 1938-44 set SG188-200 l.m.m. STC £140 (16)24
390Singapore 1948-52 p.14 set SG1-15 m. (most u.m., but with very slight gum disturbance) STC £180 (15)48
391“, 1948-52 p.171/2x18 set mint, most incl. the high vals. are fine u.m. STC £400 (18)110
392“, 1962-66 set SG63-77 u.m. STC £55 (16)13
393“, 1990 Tourism set to $10 SG624-636 u.m. STC £38+ (13)9
394“, 1994 Reef Life set SG742-53 u.m. SRTC £43 (12)10
395“, 1997 Transportation set SG869-882 u.m. STC £29+ (13)8
396“, 1997 Transportation MSs to $10 SG MS878/883 u.m., relatively scarce. STC £25 (2)8
397Somalia (1905-53 m.&u. colln. mainly fine with better incl. ‘Lion’ surch. types, ‘27 Voita set m., back of book seln., etc. STC £360 (70)40
398Somaliland Protectorate 1942 defin. set SG105-116 l.m.m. STC £45 plus couple of others (15)11
399“, 1953-58 defin. set SG137-48 m.m. STC £12028
400South Africa 1913-90s m.&u. colln. on lvs., some better noted (but check the printings!), plus a few labels, fiscals, etc. (100s)24
401“, 1914-22 P.Due SG D7 m.m. (slightly heavy mount) STC £60 (1)9
402“, 1922-26 P. Due set l.m.m. (1/2d is used & some light toning to 1d & 6d) SG D11-16 STC £22 (6)4
403“, 1926 6d official SG O4 used horiz. pair. STC £75 (1)10
404“, 1927-30 1/- SG36 in g.-f.u. vert. pair STC £55 as horizontal. (1)7
405“, 1928-30 6d official SG O6 in m.m. pair STC £23 (1)4
406“, 1933-36 Voortrekker set SG50-53 m.m. STC £17 (4 pairs)4
407“, 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)5
408“, Cape of Good Hope, NAtal, Transvaal, etc. seln. on leaves from triangular 1d, 4d (2) & 6d (these greater or lesser faults), etc. poor to fine (140+)19
409Southern Rhodesia 1943 Cover to Scotland, British Navy label tied to front & War fund label on reverse7
410“, 1964 set SG92-105 u.m. STC £35 (14)7
411S.W.A. 1927-30 set SG58-67 in m.m. pairs (most fine l.m.m.), plus 1/3 SG56. STC £225 (10 pairs)42
412“, 1927 1/2d,1d,6d officials SG O1,O2,O4 m.m. STC £325, not too bad for these scarce stamps! (3pairs)55
413“, 1931 P. Due set SG D47-51 m.m. (5)4
414“, P.Dues 6 m.m. pairs STC £112; check the printings for yourself! 3d (2), 5d, 6d brown (2), 6d grey (6)10
415Spain album from 1850 6c black (almost 4 margins) red cancel, other useful earlier (but mixed cond.) then reasonable ranges to modern plus various colonies, the odd few Civil War, etc. (100s)48
416Stellaland 1884 set SG1-5 l.m.m., may just be genuine - if so, STC £337, sold ‘as-is’ (5)14
417Swaziland 1933-1980s m.&u. colln. on lvs., with better (1956 defins., ‘61 surch. sets m.m., etc.) (130+)24
418Sweden 1936 300th Anniv. remaindered bklts. - still very scarce. stamps remaining = 1k bklt (8), 2k bklt (8), 3k (9). Facit H26, H27, H28 (3)36
419Switzerland 1850 5r (Rayon I) SG6 or 8 (no frame to cross) 4 margin, red ‘PP’ cancel. Beleived to be genuine, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)80
420“, earlyish seln. on two old alb. lvs., some better, but mixed condition. (50+)15
421Thailand 1887-1950 mainly used, some better STC £150+ (27)15
422“, 1941 set SG290-301 f.u. STC £130 (12)28
423Transvaal E7 5/- m.m.; 10/- & £1 used (£1 f.u., others slight faults) SG254, 255, 272. STC £122 (3)11
424Trinidad 1861 4d & 6d SG54 & 56 used with faults, etc. STC £150 (2)12
425“, 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)12
426Trinidad & Tobago P. Dues - 1885 1/2d, 1/- SG D1,D9; 1905-06 4d, 5d,8d m.m., 6d & 1/- f.u. STC £908
427Tristan da Cunha 1954 defin. set SG14-27 m.m. STC £90 (14)22
428Turks Is. 1881 1/2d on 1d SG18 m.m. trimmed at base STC £90 (1)14
429“, 1882-85 21/2d, 4d; 1887-89 1d all m.m. STC £103 (3)15
430U.S.A. c.1861-1912 ranges of used heads, incl. 1902 $2, $5, both g.u. STC £375 (54)22
431“, 1861 90c SG68/a attractive used, perfs. trimmed at top & lower left. Very scarce item STC £600 (1)48
432Yugoslavia 1921-1980s m.&u. colln. on lvs., plus some earlier MOntenegro, Serbia, etc. a few better noted, worth checking. (100s)22
433Zanzibar 1895-98 21/2 on 1a SG25 f.u. STC £110 (1)24
434“, 1895-98 21/2 on 2a SG27 m.m. STC £190 (1)36
435“, 1895-98 21/2 on 11/2 SG30 m.m. toned gum, but attractive & scarce. STC £425 (1)60
436“, 1895 21/2d on 4a SG175 m.m. some adhesion STC £90 (1)16
437“, 1898-1965 m.&u. colln. on leaves with 1926-27 set m.m. (most fine), 1949 UPU set f.u.; 1952-55, 1957 & 1961 defin. sets m.m.; plus other useful. High cat. (150+)36
438“, 1930-33 P. Due set SG D18-24 unused (as issued) STC £60, scarce items. (6)12
439Zululand 1888-93 1/2d, 2d (rounded corner) unused; 1d, 21/2d, 4d & 6d used SG1-4, 6, 8. STC £99 (6)16
440“, 1888-93 1/2d (o’print type 2) SG12 unused (part gum) looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)11
441“, 1894-96 1/2d to 21/2d & 1/- (faded) g.u.; 3d & 6d unused some slight faults STC £80+ as m./u. (6)12

United Kingdom Lots

4421840-58 used range incl. 1d black ‘M-D’ 4 marg., heavy black M/Cross, 1d imperf. (12, all 4 margins); 1d perf. 16 s. crown (12); plus a few 1d plates with better, etc. mainly fine. Stc £1,300+ minimum(45)90
4431840 1d black ‘T-E’ 4 margins g.u. STC £350 minimum (1)65
4441840 1d black ‘Q-I’ 4 close to wide margins, red M/Cross, vert. crease, still attractive. (1)30
4451840 1d Mulready letter sheet, Kendal (blue backstamp) to London, cancelled red M/Cross. Cut open, the separated piece still attached by sealing wax. Uncommon item. (1)60
4461840 1d Mulready front only (faults, pasted to part album leaf, ‘545’ cancel to ‘Ware’, still useful (1)19
4471841 1d SG8/12 x 18 all appear 4 almost margins, g.u. STC £30 each. (18)13
4481841 1d red SG8/12 with blue 1844 cancel, slightly ‘crumpled’ but still attractive, 2 good margins, plus bits of two others. STC £250 (1)10
4491854-57 2d SG23/23a g.u. STC £225 minimum (1)12
4501856-58 1d stars SG37/42 x112 all appear g.u., above average, with some nice strikes. (112)22
4511856-58 1d stars SG37/42 x125, all appear g.u., generally above average. some better stikes. (125)26
4521856-58/1858-79 1d red seln. on old alb. lvs. very mixed cond. poor to fine). stars (52) & plates (117)28
4531858-79 1d plates 210 to 224 g.u. STC £458. (15)24
4541858-79 1d red pl.171 SG43/44 m.m./unused x12 (some pairs, etc.), most g.u. STC £300+ (12)38
4551858-79 2d SG45/47 set of plates 7 to 15 g.u. STC £350+ (7)20
4561870 1/2d pl.19 SG48/49 f.u. with Aberdeen (17 Ap 80) CDS, scarce this fine STC £55+ (1)10
4571870 1/2d SG48/49 scarcer plates (1, 3, 8, 15, 19, 20) & 11/2d SG50/51 pl.1 & 3. g.u. STC £590 (8)18
4581870 11/2d SG51/52 pl.1 x16 plus perfin all g.u., decent for these. STC £90 each (17)22
4591870 11/2d SG51/52 pl.3 plus 3 perfins, g.u. average or above for these. STC £70 each (31)30
4601855-57 4d SG62/62a g.u. nice for these STC £425 (1)16
4611855-57 4d SG63 g.u., small corner rub. STC £525, scarce. (1)6
4621862-64 3d SG75/77 g.u. deep shade STC £300 minimum. (1)12
4631865-67 4d SG93/94 pl.7 to 14 g.u. set of 8 plates. STC £750, fairly decent for these. (8)20
4641867-80 3d SG102/103 pl.4 to 10 g.u. g.u. set of 7 plates (7)20
4651867-80 1/- SG115/117 pl.4 to 7 & 2/- SG118/120 g.u. STC £420 minimum. (5)18
4661875-80/1880-83 21/2d pl. numbers SG139 pl.1-3, SG141 pl.3-16, SG142 pl.17-20 & SG157 pl.21-23 generally g.u. seln. STC £1,900+ (24)40
4671873-80/1880-83 3d plates SG142/144 pl.11-20 (no pl.19) & SG158 pl.20&21 STC £900, g.u. (10)26
4681873-80 6d SG146/147 plates 13-17 g.u. (pl.17 is wing margin) STC £495 (5)16
4691873-80 1/- SG148/150 set of plates 8 to 13 g.u. STC £850 (6)24
4701872-80 1/- SG151 pl.13 perfin, STC £700 fine for these. (1)11
4711873-80 1/- SG151 pl.13 g.u. (wing margin) STC £700 scarce item. (1)14
4721873-80 4d SG154 pl17 g.u. with June 1881 CDS ST C£525 (1)26
4731873-80 range of perfins to 1/- with some scarcer stamps incl. 4d SG152, 4d SG153 pl.13, 8d SG156 & 1880 5 vals. to 1/- STC £1,720+ (7)14
4741876 6d pl.13 SG Z46 Used abroad ‘C38’ cancel (Callao, Peru). Unusual. (1)7
4751877 4d pl.15 SG Z66 Used abroad with ‘C30’ cancel (Valpariso, Chile) Scarce STC £200 (1)13
4761883-84 5/- SG181 m.m. very slight faults (sl. vertical gum crease, weak lower left corner), but very attractive example of this scarce stamp. STC £975 (1)150
4771883-84 21/2d SG190 x 100 g.u. STC £18 each most above average. (100)30
4781883-84 set SG187-96 g.u. (nice for these, except 9d - heavy cancel) STC £640+ (10)30
4791890 Uniform Penny Post commem. cover (& card insert), three of each - 2 used, 1 unused, some slight faults, but unusual. (3)18
4801890 Uniform Penny Post charicature envelope & insert unused, plus genuine. Some toning, etc. (2)18
4811903 11/2d Admiralty Official SG O103 g.u. STC £140, sold ‘as-is’ (1)13
4821903 2d Admiralty Official SG O104 g.u., with POrtsmouth CDS, STC £150. Sold ‘as-is’ (1)14
4831911-13 11/2d SG288 m.m. on highly flourescent paper. STC £30 (1)8
4841915 DLR Seahorse set to 10/- SG405-412 g.u. 10/- is off centre STC £1,350 minimum. Scarce. (3)36
4851918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorse set to 10/- SG413a-417 g.u. STC £350 (3)18
4861924-36 set to 1/- SG418-29 6 vals. to 3d in blocks of 4 (2 in each block u.m.) STC £160+ as m.m. (12)20
4871924-31 P.Dues set SG D10-18 (block cypher) av.-g.u. STC £60 (9)9
4881934 2/6 re-engraved Seahorse SG450 x 10 CDS cancels. STC £40 each. (10)18
4891934 re-engraved Seahorse set used (quite lightly) attractive. STC £190 (3)24
4901939-48 2/6 brown SG476 l.m.m. STC £95 (1)12
4911940 Stamp Cent. set on illus. FDC (Peebles CDS) typed addr., hinge marks (will clean) Attractive (1)16
4921944 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)6
4931948 RSW set x3 (£1 horiz. pair & single) technically u.m., but light bends, etc. (6)17
4941948 RSW £1 SG494 u.m. STC £40 (1)12
4951948 RSW set SG493-4 u.m. STC £40+ (2)10
4961949 UPU set on clean, illus. FDC STC £80 (1)10
4971950s-70s mainly mint (mostly u.m.) colln. in s/book with useful duplication on better earlier sets. (100s)22
4981952-54 Tudr Crown set SG515-531 m.m. STC £100 (17)8
4991953 Coronation to 1970 Xmas complete collection of commems. u.m. Cheap lot! (205)20
5001958-65 2d SG573wi (mult. crowns inverted) f.u. STC £70 (1)10
5011959 Phos. graphite set to 41/2d av.-g.u. STC £70, scarce set (8)10
5021960 (19 SEP) registered illustrated FDC. Glasgow, slight marks, etc. STC £65, scarce. (1)5
5031960 GLO set on illus. International Stamp Exhib. cover tied by special Exhibition cancel (9 JY)10
5041962 NPY 1/3 phos. block of 4 SG633p u.m. STC £140 (1)15
5051962 NPY Phos. set SG631p-633p u.m. STC £30 (3)6
5061963 F.f.H. phos. set SG634-5p u.m. STC £33 (3)6
5071963 Lifeboat phos. set SG639p-641p (21/2d & 4d in blocks of 4) u.m. STC £50+ (3)9
5081963 Red Cross phosphor set SG642p-4p u.m. STC £65 (3)11
5091975-83 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)28
5101984 Year Book (the scarce one!) (1)15
5111984-87 u.m. colln. in 22-ring album Commems. apparently compl. ‘84 Arms to ‘87 Xmas; high face24
5121984 (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)5
5131985 Year Book (1012
5141985 (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)22
5151987 Year Book (1)12
5161988 Year Book (1)12
5171989 Year Book (1)12
5181990 (Jan) - 1983 (Dec) similar description to lot 514, with Mar ‘92 high val. set x 2 (one Edinburgh, one Windsor, & 1993 £10, etc. (60)24
5191994 (Jan) - 1997 (Nov) the continuation of the previous lot, with better. Very high original cost. (51)14
5201998 (Jan) - 2000 (Dec) the next volume from the FDC collection with the Millennium issue complete, better Miniature Sheet FDCs, etc. (59)28
5212000 Year Book (1)15
5222001 (Jan) - 2003 (Dec) colln. of Bureau FDCs a continuation of the collection in lot 520, with better eg. Fruit & Veg, 2003 High values, etc. (63)32
5232004 (Jan) Locos & MS) to 2005 (Farm Animals) continuation of the collection in the previous lot (25)14
524QV seln. on part s/cards, etc. with 1d reds (16), 2d lue (3), surf. printed to 6d & 1/-, etc. High cat. (39)34
525E7 dupl. seln. to 9d (2), 10d (2) & 1/- (2) used & to 5d (faults) mint; GV to 1/- & GVI to £1 u. P.-fine(62)28
526Box with FDCs (some special cancels noted, plus unopened pkts. of PHQs, etc.20
527E7 range of m.m. 1/- shades, some hinge remains, believed to be SG257,259 & 314. STC £215 (3)16
528Officials range on old leaf incl. QV Parcels to 6d & 9d, etc. Poor to fine ‘as-is’ (12)15
529Bundle of covers mostly 1940s, incl. many post war ‘economy covers’ made from maps, etc. (75+)10
530Jersey - 1969 P.Dues set SG D1-D6 u.m. STC £32 (6)6
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