All World Mixed Lots |
| 1 | Century album (dated 1905) with lovely original colln. in place from 3 margin 1d black, other UK QV to 5/- & E7 to 10/-; good spread of Commonwealth incl. better Ceylon, India & States, some Australian States; World incl. better Germany (with small & large shields), Swiss (standing & seated Helvetias), USA, etc. Usual mixed condition - including those mentioned. (100s) | 190 |
| 2 | 1920s-30s m.&u. colln. in alb., many decent vals. & sets seen, strength in GV C/wealth incl. many ‘35 S. Jubilee sets; other better odd vals. & unusual items incl. Indian States, etc. Generally g.-fine, but some of the mint are a little stuck. (100s) | 120 |
| 3 | Fairly well-filled Strand alb. (16th edn) from the remains of a 1d black (faults) with typical contemporary colln. strength in 1930s-40s, many useful & unusual items remain, plus some extra leaves inserted. Mixed cond. throughout, but surely some gems awaiting discovery! (c.3,000?) | 50 |
| 4 | Old leather suitcase (with remains of various travel labels from the 1930s) partly-filled with on & off paper stamps in envelopes, some tins, pocket s/book, etc. Early-1960s, apparently untouched since. Hours & hours of sorting pleasure - ready packed to take on holiday with you! (1,000s) | 48 |
| 5 | Box with world ranges (strength in UK & C/wealth) in 10 s/books, 5 albs. & a few other items. (1,000s) | 32 |
| 6 | Covers - interesting world range, strength in 1930s-50s with Ceylon & UK plain FDCs; censor items; registered; Postal Stationery; etc. Poor to fine. (50) | 30 |
| 7 | Box with allsorts covers, tins & cigar boxes, etc. | 26 |
| 8 | Suitcase (large & heavy) crammed full with junior albs., binders, stamps in tubs, etc. picking evident, nothing outstanding seen, but plenty to sift through! (1,000s) | 20 |
| 9 | Strand alb. with typical 1940s-50s junior colln., some picking, but worth careful checking, as there are some loose stamps between the pages, a few covers & an old jotter too! (100s) | 19 |
| 10 | Small sorting box with world on & off-paper, some covers, etc. the odd few better seen. (1,000s?) | 18 |
| 11 | Europe - Early to middle in small s/book, noting Benelux, Scandinavia, Switzerland, etc. mainly used, mixed cond. Many better stamps noted (280) | 18 |
| 12 | Various stamps in three Avon albums, Finland in large album; old junior alb., & various others. (1,000s) | 18 |
| 13 | Ten circulated club bklts., remains PTSA c.£180+, early-modern foreign seln., with better seen. (100s) | 18 |
| 14 | Large & heavy suitcase filled with on & off-paper stamps, covers, FDCs, some pres.packs; others on leaves, much C/wealth, strength in UK & Australia. (1,000s) | 17 |
| 15 | Kiloware - c.750gr. Ireland, 500gr. Germany, 500gr Australia, 200g Canada,plus bag of off-paper Israel. | 16 |
| 16 | Small 1920s European m.&u. seln. on lvs., incl. Allenstein, Crete, Spain & Memel. Some faults (m. stuck) | 15 |
| 17 | Box with junior albs., bits & pieces on pages, etc., plus shoebox with stamps in pkts. (1,000s) | 15 |
| 18 | Sparse, but duplicated European colln. in 3 partly-filled Lighthouse s/books (16 page) (100s) | 15 |
| 19 | On & off-paper stamps in box, much on alb. lvs., worth checking. (1,000s) | 15 |
| 20 | Box with world stamps in various albs. & loose, plenty to check through! (1,000s) | 15 |
| 21 | Twelve circulated club bklts, strength in Commonwealth; mostly 1950s-90s. Rems PTSA 175+ (100s) | 14 |
| 22 | Eight circulated club bklts., seven are C/wealth; remains PTSA £150+ (100s) | 12 |
| 23 | Tub filled with off-paper world seln. Hours of sorting! Early-modern (most post-war) mixed cond.(1,000s) | 12 |
| 24 | Box with ‘low-grade sorting mix’incl stamps, covers, albums, catalogues, etc. The odd few better.(1,000s) | 12 |
| 25 | Box with world stamps in 6 albs./stockbooks & a cover alb., plus some loose on pages, etc. (1,000s) | 10 |
| 26 | Fairly well-picked Strand alb. (14th edn), strength in 1930s wit a few better airs. Mixed cond. (100+) | 10 |
| 27 | Latin America - nice seln. on old Schaubek leaves. (100s) | 10 |
| 28 | Africa - ranges in 32 page s/book incl. Kenya, S.Africa, Egypt, etc. mostly modern(ish) (100s) | 9 |
British Commonwealth |
| 29 | 1960s (mainly) u.m. accum. apparently all diff. & in sets. A-Z coverage of most areas, unchecked in detail High catalogue value. (c.2,200) | 65 |
| 30 | UK overprinted items m./u.m/u. in s/book with BOIC, Mor. Ag., Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Br. Levant, early to 1950s. Dupl. in places, but still plenty to be extracted. (100s) | 60 |
| 31 | Attractive colln. in alb.; strength in 1937 Coronation stamps, plus good range of FDCs; other useful 1930s & 40s incl. better. Some mint are stuck, should lift with care, others fine & fresh. (100s) | 55 |
| 32 | Album with m.&u. ranges, strength in GVI/early QE, some sets/short sets, better noted, little dupl.(830) | 50 |
| 33 | Early-1950s m.or u. in small s/book, mainly selected items & STC £1,000 (147) | 46 |
| 34 | M.&u. colln. on GVI leaves in 2 binders. Picking evident, but still plenty of useful stamps left. Faults to some pages, and not guaranteed complete. (100s) | 36 |
| 35 | Binder with mint seln., mainly early QE incl. sets, etc. (100s) | 20 |
| 36 | After many promises, we’ve started to clear out some of our old stock to make room for new items. This lot is a bundle of old priced album pages - early to modern items (although there’s a high proportion of 1981 Royal Wedding & other Royal events) Original retail = £100+ (100s) | 19 |
| 37 | A similar, but different lot to the last (100s) | 19 |
| 38 | As last lot, but incl. a large quantity of 21st B’day sets, MSs & gutters. (& much else too!) Retail £140+ | 19 |
| 39 | Duplicated seln. of stamps in 4 s/books (worth the estimate for these alone!) (100s) | 18 |
| 40 | Binder with m.&u. colln. of countries ‘O-Z’ with some picking evident, but a few better remain. (100s) | 16 |
| 41 | 1935 Silver Jubilee sets m.m. for Barbados, Br. Guiana & Dominica STC £74 (12) | 13 |
| 42 | 1937 Coronation - 44 sets in album, some tone spots; plus a few GV Silver Jubilees. | 12 |
| 43 | 1935 Silver Jub. sets m.m. for Bechuanaland, Grenada & Straits STC £46 (12) | 9 |
| 44 | Small wooden box with seln. of 1960s u.m. from New Issue service, incl. odd vals & wmks.STC £70 | 8 |
Uncirculated Club Booklets |
| The following five lots are uncirculated Club booklets. The booklet-maker has generally chosen better quality stamps, many of which appear to be slightly higher catalogue items (£1+) and there are several scarcer/elusive items spread throughout. A little dupl. in places. |
| 45 | “, Americas - Argentina to Cuba. STC £348 (140) | 18 |
| 46 | “, Balkans - Greece, Serbia, Yugoslavia, etc. STC £218+ (145) | 14 |
| 47 | “, France & Colonies, etc. STC £374+ (158) | 17 |
| 48 | “, Hungary STC £287+ (138) | 15 |
| 49 | “, Middle East - with Abu Dhabi, Oman, UAE, etc. STC £379 (135) | 18 |
Comics, Coins, Postcards, Other Collectables, etc. |
| 50 | Atlas - reproduction of Joan Blaeu’s Atlas Major (1665). Slip Case with Vol. I ‘Anglia’ & Vol. II ‘Scotia & Hibernia’ large format c.395 x 260mm, as new. (‘Taschen’ publications) (1) | 10 |
| 51 | Badges - enamel Daily Express Children’s Club (Rupert), ‘I am a coconut’ & one other (1940s?) (3) | 6 |
| 52 | Coins World seln. sorted into tins, etc. Most value in UK Crowns (incl. one 1935 Silver Jubilee) (100+) | 14 |
| 53 | “, UK 1951 Festival of Britain Crown (proof) in red case (this poor-good only) (1) | 9 |
| 54 | Comics, etc. Box filled with various Marvel & Eagle comics, some ‘Dungeons & Dragons’, etc. mostly fine-exc. condition, mainly 1987-91 | 20 |
| 55 | “, (American) ‘X-Factor comics (the original X-Men return 1985) issues 1 to 21 complete! (21) | 18 |
| 56 | “, “, ‘X-Men’ seln. of issues 186 to 222, mostly v.f. to exc. (31) | 15 |
| 57 | “, “, ‘The New Mutants’ Issue 40 to 51 complete; all (but number 43 which is creased) are v.f. (12) | 6 |
| 58 | “, “, ‘R. Crumb Mystic Funnies No.1’ (a later reprint?) (1) | 5 |
| 59 | “, (British Annuals) 1960s incl. Judy (2), Diana (2), The Saint, Black Bob, James Bond (Sean Connery 1965), and a few others books, etc., poor to fine. (11) | 12 |
| 60 | “, “, 1960s-80s seln. incl. Beezer (1969), Beano (1973), various others to Victor (1977) & Hotspur (1980 & 1981). Some faults, mainly fine. (9) | 12 |
| 61 | “, “, Stingray 1965 (name & address written in, otherwise fine; Fireball XL-5 (some pen marks to inside cover & puzzles completed in pen, etc. (2) | 10 |
| 62 | “, “, Dr. Who 1969 (P. Troughton), 1965 (W. Hartnell) good to fine. (2) | 9 |
| 63 | “, “, Daktari - 1967, 1968 & 1969 generally fine (puzzles completed in pencil) (3) | 9 |
| 64 | “, “, ‘Danger Man Annual’ 1965, fine & ‘Danger Man Television Story Book’ 1965 g.-f. (2) | 7 |
| 65 | “, “, Elvis Special 1970 & 1971, both ‘good’ (2) | 7 |
| 66 | “, “, Lion Annual 1958, Dennis the Menace (1960), the Topper & 3 ‘Giles’ books. Mixed condition. (6) | 6 |
| 67 | “, “, Batman 1967 (Name & Address written in pen - otherwise ‘good’) (1) | 5 |
| 68 | “, “, The Six Million Dollar Man 1978 (Price cut off fly-leaf, otherwise g.-f.) (1) | 5 |
| 69 | “, “, Star Lord 2000AD (1980) g.-f. (1) | 4 |
| 70 | “, “, The Broons Annuals for 1987, 89, 93, 95, 2001, 2005 (plus the remains of a 1960s one & a recent ‘70 Years Young’ 2006 - this fine); Plus Oor Wullie 1994. poor to fine. (10) | 5 |
| 71 | “, “, Oor Wullie - five Annuals 1960s-70s (original prices 5 Shillings to £1.05) poor to fine (5) | 5 |
| 72 | “, “, The Broons four Annuals 1960s-70s (original prices between 5 Shillings & 95p) poor to g.-f. (4) | 5 |
| 73 | “, British Comics Viz - seln. between issue 114 & 141 (2002-2004, all v.f. (12) | 10 |
| 74 | “, “, Sparky 1976 April/May 5 comics, fine to very fine. (5) | 5 |
| 75 | Die Casts box with 1970s period (mainly) vehicles (mostly Matchbox). All played with, but most well above average, some appear near mint. incl. Corgi 1104 Horse Transporter v.f/exc., etc. (35+) | 19 |
| 76 | Postcards shoebox crammed full with mainly modern cards. (100s) | 7 |
| 77 | “, early to modern seln. of cards (UK & foreign) early-modern, poor-fine with better. (100s) | 10 |
Accessories, Supplies, etc. |
| 78 | SG Commonwealth Catalogue 2014, as new. RRP £82+ (1) | 22 |
| 79 | Box filled with various philatelic books from general ‘How to’ to specialised cancel catalogues, etc. Useful lot, c.20 books/catalogues, pus various pamphlets & leaflets. | 20 |
| 80 | Postmarks ‘Machine Marks’(Peach); “Slogan postmarks of the 1970s” - and the same, but ‘1980s’ and another two ‘1990s’ (pt.1 & pt.2); ‘Collecting Slogan Postmarks’ g.-f. 2nd hand. (6) | 10 |
| 81 | ‘The Postage Stamps of Great Britain 1840-1843 (Seymour, 3rd edn. 1967) fine 2nd hand. (1) | 8 |
| 82 | ‘British Postmarks’ (J Daniels) useful & collectable book, fair for its age (1898) (1) | 7 |
| 83 | Magnifying Glass - SG glass-block type 2 inch square (1950s?), very minor scratching. (1) | 5 |
| 84 | SG ‘Colour Guide’ - the one with 100 labels affixed to a card, faults, but collectable. (1) | 5 |
| 85 | Stockbooks - two 8-page & one 16-page; g.-f. 2nd hand (white pages) (3) | 10 |
| 86 | S/books ‘Clearview’ 32 page & SG24 page, ‘good’ 2nd hand. (white pages) (2) | 8 |
Stamps Arranged by Country |
| 87 | Aden 1949 RSW set SG30-31 u.m. STC £40+ (2) | 11 |
| 88 | Andorra (French) colln. on s/lvs., strength in more modern u.m., incl. sheetlets, MSs, etc. STC £360 | 42 |
| 89 | “, (Spanish) c.1929-2011 m./u.m./f.u. ranges with better, incl. sets, very little dupl. STC £320+(154, 1MS) | 28 |
| 90 | Antigua 1932 Tercent. 1/2d to 3d SG81-86 g.u. STC £67+ (6) | 8 |
| 91 | Ascension 1938 p.131/2 defin. set SG38-47 m.m. (a few creases) STC £494 (13) | 60 |
| 92 | “, 1948 RSW set SG50-51 u.m. STC £55 (2) | 18 |
| Australian States The following six lots are from an old, original colln. on large leaves. Fairly specialised, with printings, shades, etc. Those we’ve checked appear correct, but please check for yourself. This is a wonderful opportunity to start that new collection - the groundwork has been done & there’s plenty of room for expansion. Alternatively, a specialist may find the odd sleeping gem, so do check carefully. Despite the odd fault or two, condition tends to be above average, the freshness due in part to the interleaving which means they haven’t suffered from ‘rubbing’ over the last 100 years or so. |
| 93 | “, New South Wales 1850 1d (5), 2d (2), 3d (1); ranges of 1851, 1854 to 1/-; 1861 5/- (6 shades) Good ranges then through to 1907, plus large seln. of ‘OS’ (240+) | 150 |
| 94 | “, Queensland from SG1 & 3 (look OK, probably not cut-down perf.) then various printings, perfs. & wmks. to 1/-, 2/-, 2/6 & 5/- plus 20/- SG127 fiscal; later types with loads of potential; 1882-95 high vals. both used (£1 ‘R’ oval) & mint (£1 specimen overprint), many fresh-looking mint among the g.-f.u. (220+) | 180 |
| 95 | “, Tasmania 1853-99 from SG1 unused faults (probably reprint), 4d (4 spacefiller to g.-f.u.) then Corbould ‘Van Diemen’ to 4d (9) & later types to 5/-. This State appears to be a little more picked than the others. (115+) | 140 |
| 96 | “, Victoria 1850-c.1900 attractive colln. with reasonable spread to 1/-, 2/- & 5/-; non of the High values or Charity Funds represented. (290) | 150 |
| 97 | “, South Australia 1855 (possibly SG1) through to 1906-12. Wonderful range of low vals. (slightly higher proportion of short, or trimmed perfs., ‘wee nicks’, or other slight faults than the other States, but still more than acceptable!) The high values go to £1 g.u. SG199, 2/6 & 5/- SG289, 290 m.m.; 2/6 & 5/- SG276/a, 277 m.m., etc. Plus seln. of ‘OS’ overprints (275+ | 220 |
| 98 | “, Western Australia 1854-1912 with Swans incl. 1d black (2), other imperfs. (cut down?) to 6d; good ranges of perfs. to 1/- (3); plus later ranges to 2/6 (125+) | 120 |
| 99 | Australia early to 1998 mainly u. dupl. accum. from a few States ‘roos to 5/- (3) & £2 (specimen unused), useful GV heads & commems., then extensive ranges incl. many sets, noting later perf. vars. | 95 |
| 100 | S/book with early-modern jumbled, used ranges, only a little duplication. Mixed condition. (c.900) | 9 |
| 101 | “, Pkt. of early-middle stamps (a few more recent), a couple of States; some on paper, poor to fine. (100+) | 6 |
| 102 | Austria 1850-1964 m.&u. colln. in Schaubek printed alb., worth checking the earlier & p’marks. (100s) | 55 |
| 103 | Bahamas 1902 6d SG66 f.u./v.f.u. x 2 shades. STC £54 (2) | 12 |
| 104 | “, 1912-19 5/- SG88 g.-f.u. sl. nibbled perf., etc. but not bad. STC £70 (1) | 7 |
| 105 | “, 1948 RSW set SG194-5 m.m. STC £45+ (2) | 11 |
| 106 | “, 1953-70s mainly mint incl. many commem. sets, etc. STC £150 (167) | 12 |
| 107 | “, War Tax o’prints on 1/-; SG97 & 104 m.m. STC £30+ (2) | 4 |
| 108 | Bahawalpur 1945-49 seln. of cto officials to 5r, 10r SG O4, O20, O26, O27, O28b, O29b, O30 & O31 STC £196 as used (8) | 10 |
| 109 | “, 1948-49 cto seln. to 1r SG19-21, 24, 26, 35, 39-46 STC £157 as used (14) | 9 |
| 110 | Bahrain 1938-41 5r SG34 in 2 blocks of four with gutter between, right marginal u.m., slight gum bends, etc. Most unusual STC £120 as singles. (8 stamps) | 36 |
| 111 | Barbados 1950 set to $2.40 SG271-282 m.m. STC £55 (12) | 7 |
| 112 | “, mint seln.: SG89, 92, 98, 163, 164, some toning/gum creases STC £91 (5) | 9 |
| 113 | Basutoland 1948 RSW set SG36-7 m.m. STC £50+ (2) | 12 |
| 114 | “, 1961-63 defin. set SG69-79 (no 5c SG74) u.m. STC c.£100 (10) | 19 |
| 115 | Batum 1919 SG1-6 set, SG11-18 set & 1920 SG45-53 set m.m. (SG small scuff) STC £149, sold ‘as-is’ | 14 |
| 116 | Bechuanaland c.1891-1925 mainly u. incl. 1/2d SG40 m. & u., better GV defins (both wmks.), etc. STC £290+ (21) | 32 |
| 117 | “, 1891-1904 set SG33-37 m.m. STC £50 (5) | 8 |
| 118 | “, 1913-24 set to 1/- SG73-82 m.m. STC £65 (9) | 11 |
| 119 | “, 1948 RSW 10/- SG137 side marginal u.m. STC £42 (1) | 14 |
| 120 | “, Protectorate 1888 2d f.u., 6d g.-f.u. (one pulled perf.) SG42 & 45 STC £67 (2) | 19 |
| 121 | Belgium 1893 mint spacefiller of 10c red, 20c, 25c, 35c, 50c & 2f, each with label attached. All with thins & couple of toned perfs., etc. Still useful! STC £250+ (6) | 9 |
| 122 | “, 1927-28 R’way stamps. seln. on bits of postal certs. wide variety to 5f. Poor-fine.(15items = 33 stamps) | 5 |
| 123 | “, 1937 SG MS797 u.m. STC £44 as m.m.) plus ‘40 Winter Rel. MS perf. & imperf. u.m. (3) | 19 |
| 124 | Bermuda 1875 1d on 3d SG16 g.-f.u., expertisers’ marks. STC £350 (1) | 46 |
| 125 | “, 1953-59 mint range with defin. set to £1 with extra dies & shade. m.m. & commems. STC £143+ (28) | 15 |
| 126 | British Guiana 1889 6c, 24c, 72c, 96c m.m. sl. gum faults (sl. toning), etc.but still useful. STC £100+ (4) | 14 |
| 127 | Br. Honduras 1888-91 surch. seln. mint (6) incl. SG50; and u. incl. SG38. Most fine. (8) | 14 |
| 128 | “, 1891-1901 m. or u. vals. to 12c & 24c STC c.£50, mostly fine. (10) | 9 |
| 129 | “, 1938-47 set mint STC £190 as u.m. (12) | 38 |
| 130 | “, 1948 RSW $5 SG165 g.-f.u. STC £50 (1) | 15 |
| 131 | “, E7 mainly m. seln. to 50c SG90 (toning) & 25c SG100. STC c.£100 (14) | 12 |
| 132 | Br. Levant 1911-13 24pi on 5/- SG34 f.u. with 1913 p’mark STC £100 (1) | 18 |
| 133 | “, 1905 6d SG L9 f.u. STC £25 (1) | 7 |
| 134 | “, 1905-12 1/- SG L10 g.-f.u. (paper adhesion on reverse) STC £55 (1) | 10 |
| 135 | Br. Occup. of Italian Cols., Eritrea 1950 set to 10/- SG E13-25 g.-f.u. STC £95 (13) | 20 |
| 136 | “, Tripolitania 1948 P.Due set SGTD1-5 m.m. STC £50 (5) | 9 |
| 137 | “, “, 1950 P.Due set SG TD6-10 m.m. STC £95 (5) | 14 |
| 138 | Br. Solomon Is. 1914-23 £1 SFG38 f.u. STC £120, possibly reperfed at base. (1) | 12 |
| 139 | “, 1935-49 GV/GVI commems. compl. m.m. STC £42+ (15) | 10 |
| 140 | “, 1939-51 set SG60-72 l.m.m., with clean white gum. STC £85 (13) | 13 |
| 141 | Bulgaria 1927 Air surcharges SG281-4 m.m. (4c SG283 no gum, not counted in val.) STC £89+ (4) | 7 |
| 142 | Burma 1942 Jap. Occ’n. 5c on 1a SG J57 on cover to Syriam (some ms. annotation) poor condition, but scarce STC £160+ as cover. (1) | 20 |
| 143 | Canada 1868-90 121/2c g.-f.u. SG60c (quite light cancel) a few rough perfs. STC £75 (1) | 7 |
| 144 | “, 1868-90 2c SG79/79d 2 shades g.u. light cancels, but couple of blunt perfs. STC £90 (2) | 10 |
| 145 | “, 1903-12 5c, 7c SG178 & 180 m.m., perf. faults, etc. STC £155+ (2) | 10 |
| 146 | “, 1897 Jubilee 8c SG130 poor mint, not bad from front! STC £48 (1) | 4 |
| 147 | “, 1903-12 50c SG187 g.u. (creasing, etc.) STC £100 (1) | 8 |
| 148 | “, 1950-75 m. colln. (much u.m.) in printed alb. incl. some better. (100s) | 15 |
| 149 | “, 1951 $1 SG433 u.m. STC £45 (10 | 19 |
| 150 | “, QV-GVI m.&u. accum. in small s/book, some dupl., many better items, STC ‘many £100s’. (300) | 44 |
| 151 | “, s/book with jumbled early-modern used ranges, only a little duplication Mixed condition. (c.800+) | 9 |
| 152 | “, early-modern, mainly used colln. in s/book, strength in post-war. (600+) | 9 |
| 153 | Cape of Good Hope 1853-1902 m. or u. colln., from triangles incl. 1d (3), 4d (4), 6d, 1/- (mixed condition), Extensive ‘Hope Seated’ types to 5/- (4), 1902-04 set m., with extra shades, etc. STC £1,750 (139) | 160 |
| 154 | “, Mafeking 1900 3d on 1d SG7 (Bechuanaland) g.-f.u. on small piece, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC£120 | 48 |
| 155 | “, “, 1900 6d on 2d (Bechuanaland) SG8 g.u., looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £110 (1) | 42 |
| 156 | “, “, 1900 6d on 3d SG10 (Bechuanaland) g.-f.u., looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £90 (1) | 30 |
| 157 | Cayman Is. 1935 1/- & 2/- SG104, 105 m.m. STC £56 (2) | 11 |
| 158 | “, 1991 Scenes set SG725-736 u.m. (hingeless mount mark on 5c) STC £41+ High face. (12) | 7 |
| 159 | Ceylon 1921-32 20c Die II m./u.m. vert. strip of 4 with central gutter, slight bend. (1) | 12 |
| 160 | “, Heavily duplicated m.&u. ranges of 1937-70s in s/alb. (& some Cayman, etc.) High overall cat. (100s) | 18 |
| 161 | China A wonderful original collection of covers ( a couple with contents) from a Scottish Missionary in Shanghai & Chengtu. Most covers to Edinburgh, but some other destinations too. Wide range of adhesives, cancels, transit marks, etc. Mixed condition incl. some with stamps removed, but including better. Enormous potential; some covers worthy of individual lotting, but the collection has been left intact. (34 items) | 140 |
| 162 | “, on & off paper stamps from the same source as the last lot, incl. Junks, Sun Yat-Sen, various o’prints, etc. Who knows what you’ll find?! Very mixed cond. - if only they’d been left on the covers, eh? (100s) | 36 |
| 163 | Cyprus 1934 short set to 18pi mint, some gum faults, but most fine from front. 18pi with crease, etc. STC c.£100 (10) | 11 |
| 164 | “, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG144-7 f.u. STC £30 (4) | 5 |
| 165 | “, 1948 RSW set SG166-7 m.m. STC £56+ (2) | 13 |
| 166 | Czechoslovakia c.1910s-20s seln.of printer’s waste (2 items, 1918 N’paper stamps) & u.m. unissued. (4) | 10 |
| 167 | Danzig 1920-39 m.&u. colln. on lvs., a little dupl. (shades, etc.) some better items, but mixed cond. (much is stuck), worth salvaging! (c.500) | 28 |
| 168 | “, 1939 Deutsches Reich o’print set SG704-717 cto (Cancels decidedly ‘iffy’) STC £225 as used | 24 |
| 169 | Denmark 1858 8sk green horiz. pair & single tied to small piece with 2sk & 4sk (SG8, 18 & 28) with numeral ‘61’ ring cancel. STC £350+, some faults, but unusual. (1) | 24 |
| 170 | “, 1863 16sk mauve SG21 (roul.) on piece with 4s SG28, slight faults, but scarce item. STC £600+ | 32 |
| 171 | “, Six Danish locals, used. (6) | 8 |
| 172 | Egypt 1952 o’print seln. between SG374 & 391 (£1) all fine u.m. STC c.£90 (12) | 30 |
| 173 | Falkland Is. 1878-79 4d SG2 (no wmk.) m.m. sl. faults (reperfed at base?) STC £1,200 (1) | 95 |
| 174 | “, 1968 set SG232-245 m.m. STC £65 (14) | 8 |
| 175 | “, S.Georgia 1963 SG1-15 15 vals. to £1 (no later 1969 £1 SG16) m.m. STC £190 (15) | 24 |
| 176 | Faroe Is. c.1920s-50s dupl. ranges of Danish stamps with mostly identifiable cancels, mainly Thorshavn, but at least 20 village cancels noted, etc. (218) | 16 |
| 177 | Fiji 1903 5/- SG113 g.u. STC £160, green a little faded. scarce stamp. (1) | 18 |
| 178 | “, 1940 P.Dues set SG D11-D18 m.m. STC £140 (8) | 24 |
| 179 | Fiume 1918-23 ranges, mainly mint, strength in o’prints on Hungary incl. P.Dues. STC £430, ‘as-is’ (37) | 24 |
| 180 | “, 1918-23 small, but useful looking seln. on old alb. lvs. Much of the mint is stuck; mixed cond.(135+) | 10 |
| 181 | France 1870-71 Bordeaux printings 20c to 40c g.u. with decent margins, all good to wide, except 30c just into at right; 40c close at right) STC £300+ (3) | 16 |
| 182 | “, 1926 5f Orphans’ Fund SG453 STC £120 (1) | 16 |
| 183 | “, 1953 Relief Fund set SG1172-77 u.m. STC £84 (6) | 10 |
| 184 | “, 1960s (mainly), sparse mint colln. mostly in sets, incl. better. | 6 |
| 185 | “, album with ‘patchy’ used colln., but several better seen, incl. Peace & Commerce 5f - mixed condition. | 16 |
| 186 | “, Colonies s/book with early-modern ranges, only a little dupl. Mixed condition. (c.700+) | 9 |
| 187 | Germany 1872-1920s u. accum. from shields, many items with p’mark interest Better stamps included, plus a few earlier States, Cols., etc. STC £500+ as basic stamps. (112 items) | 44 |
| 188 | “, 1899 5Mk ‘Reichspost’ one of the more elusive German stamps g.-f.u., hint of a small thin & couple of short perfs., usual heavyish cancels. STC £450 (1) | 80 |
| 189 | “, 1936 Olympic MSs SG MS13a (1st sheet u.m., 2nd l.m.m.) STC £250/£85 as u.m./m.m. (2) | 30 |
| 190 | “, 1937 Hitler MS SG MS635 u.m . wrinkles in margin. STC £75 (1) | 16 |
| 191 | “, mainly 3rd Reich period u., STC £270+ plus ‘35 Ostropa 3pf, 6pf se-tenant unused STC £96 (71) | 44 |
| 192 | “, BRD 1951 Relief Fund set l.m.m./u.m. STC £160+ (4) | 26 |
| 193 | “, Berlin 1949-59 u. commem. range, ‘49 UPU 50&60pf; Goethe 10pf, ‘53 Uprising, etc. STC £460+(24) | 38 |
| 194 | “, “, 1951 Bells ‘clapper centre’ set g.u./f.u. STC £67 (5) | 14 |
| 195 | Gibraltar 1886 6d SG13 g.u. STC £130 (1) | 18 |
| 196 | “, 1886 Span. surch. set SG15-21, fresh mint but some minor creasing (40c unused) STC £190 (7) | 30 |
| 197 | “, 1889 Span. Currency set SG22-33 m.m., but minor creasing/faults. STC £225 | 32 |
| 198 | “, 1898 Br. Curr. set SG39-45 m.m. (4d unused) minor creasing STC £170 (7) | 22 |
| 199 | “, 1912-24 mult. crown m. stock on Hagner with 1/- (8 = SG51x2, 51bx3, 51d x3), etc. (26 stamps) | 20 |
| 200 | “, 1921-27 short set g.u. to 1/- couple of shades, the 21/2d blue is g.-f.u. STC £87 (11) | 11 |
| 201 | “, 1931-32 set SG110-113 & 110a-113a (both perfs.) g.-f.u. STC £58+ (8) | 10 |
| 202 | “, 1938 defin. set SG121-131 m.m./l.m.m. STC £160 (14) | 42 |
| 203 | “, 1948 RSW set SG134-5 u.m. STC £61+ (2) | 18 |
| 204 | Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG36-39 m.m. STC £32 (4) | 8 |
| 205 | Gold Coast 1876-84 1/2d SG4 m.m. light diagonal crease & one toned perf. STC £80 (1) | 12 |
| 206 | “, 1898-1902 set to 2/- SG26-32 ‘good’ m.m. STC £142+ (8) | 20 |
| 207 | “, 1898-1902 5/- SG33 m.m., some colour run. STC £90 (1) | 9 |
| 208 | “, 1921-24 3d to 5/- SG91-998 six vals. m.m. STC £52+ (6) | 10 |
| 209 | “, 1948 RSW 10/- SG148 u.m. STC £32 (1) | 12 |
| 210 | Greece early-1960s colln. m. or u., from useful imperfs., later strength in the 1955 Currency reform & 1956 Royal Family issues mint, etc. STC £950+ (425) | 65 |
| 211 | Grenada 1863-71 6d SG8 wmk. sideways, g.u. STC £225 (1) | 16 |
| 212 | “, 1934-38 6d to 5/- (top vals.) SG141-4 mint STC £62 (4) | 18 |
| 213 | “, A similar lot to the last, but f.u. STC £83 (4) | 28 |
| 214 | Hong Kong 1904-06 $2 SG87a m.m., but repaired corner STC £325, attractive & scarce. (1) | 14 |
| 215 | “, 16-page s/book with dupl. used ranges, from page with QV to GV; then QE with some higher cat. stamps & ranges of defins. One for the specialist to check through! Enormous cat. value! (100s) | 44 |
| 216 | Hungary mint sets with 1924 air & Relief Fund, 1925 Sports, ‘33 Godollo, ‘35 Rakoczi, etc. STC c.£300 (36) | 24 |
| 217 | India 1854 1a red SG11/16 seln. of shades printings, the odd slight fault, most fine 4 margins, believed to be OK, but sold ‘as-is’. (6) | 60 |
| 218 | “, 1855-73 u. seln. with dupl. (shades, etc.) poor-v.f., worth careful examination. (31) | 44 |
| 219 | “, 1866 6a SG66, would be f.u., but couple of minor faults. Attractive & far better than s’filler! STC £150 | 24 |
| 220 | “, 1936 (22 Dec) FFC India (Bombay)-Ceylon (Colombo) with black boxed ‘First Special Airmail ...’ & violet Indo-Ceylon/Special Flight Xmas 1936’ cachets. some toning, creasing etc., but attractive. (1) | 15 |
| 221 | “, 1937-40 set SG247-264 g.u. STC £130 (18) | 19 |
| 222 | “, 1940s-80s (some earlier & later too) seln. in s/book, some in u.m. pairs, others g.-f.u. singles. A couple of States, etc. Ideal for a beginner or specialist alike. (100s) | 20 |
| 223 | “, Sirmoor official 1899 6p with ‘raised stop after lower s’ Variety in used pair with normal. STC £126 | 34 |
| 224 | Indo China 1910 (24 Nov). Colourful addition to your colln. - unusual part packing label (green) from ‘Institute Pasteur Saigon’ for 68 Sterilized Glass Tubes - ‘unemployed tubes not taken back’(!), with 3x 10c & 25c stamps affixed. Very scarce item (1) | 6 |
| 225 | Iraq 1923-25 2r blk, 10r m.m. & 5r used SG50, 52, 53 STC £91 (3) | 14 |
| 226 | “, 1923/1924-25 SG64, 65 & 77 used; SG76 mint. (4) | 24 |
| 227 | “, 1932 official 1/2d lightly used & 1d l.m.m. STC £158 (2) | 28 |
| 228 | “, Officials - small, mainly mint seln. 1931/1932 high cat., some with slight faults. (8) | 17 |
| 229 | “, m.m. range with 1918 vals. to 5r, 1923-25 to 1r & ‘31 to 1r. STC £117+ (24) | 11 |
| 230 | Ireland 1940-68 5d SG118w (wmk. inverted) in u.m. block of 6 STC £192 (1) | 40 |
| 231 | “, 1948-65 Air set SG140-143b, most vals. x 5; 1d & 6d x4 only. STC £100+ (33) | 18 |
| 232 | Israel 1949-51 (mainly - a few more recent) covers/cards with seln. of stamps, some with tabs. Mixed cond. (roughly opened, etc., many unusual/interesting, incl. censor tapes. (31) | 18 |
| 233 | Italy 1945 100L SG669 l.m.m. STC £550 as u.m. (1) | 60 |
| 234 | “, 1949 UPU set SG725 m.m. STC £110 (1) | 18 |
| 235 | “, Colonies general issues ‘34 Air 25L l.m.m., ‘32 Express pair mint STC £57 (3) | 10 |
| 236 | Jamaica 1938 defin. set SG121-133a l.m.m. STC £150 (18) | 30 |
| 237 | Japan Philatelic Week issues for 1953-59 & ‘61 m.m. STC £38+ (6) | 7 |
| 238 | K.U.T. 1912-21 3r SG55 fiscal use (violet barred cancel) STC £110 as postal. (1) | 8 |
| 239 | “, 1922-27 1/-, 2/-, 3/-, 4/-, 5/-, 10/- used (most fiscal), high cat. useful s’fillers. (6) | 15 |
| 240 | “, 1922-27 £5 SG99 fiscal use (black CDS & ‘cleaned’ green crayon line - surely worth tidying?) (1) | 15 |
| 241 | “, 1935 1/- SG118a (the scarce p. 13x12) m.m. heavily toned gum. STC £1,400 (1) | 110 |
| 242 | “, 1935-37 £1 SG123, would be f.u., but slight faults (small closed tear, etc.) attractive. STC £325 (1) | 26 |
| 243 | “, 1948 RSW set SG157-8 u.m. STC £50 (2) | 17 |
| 244 | “, 1960-62 set SG183-198 m.m. STC £70 (16) | 9 |
| 245 | Kuwait 1923-24 5r official SG O12 l.m.m. (one perf. at top with some ink from o’print) STC £110 | 22 |
| 246 | “, 1948 RSW set SG74-75 m.m. STC £40+ (2) | 10 |
| 247 | Labuan c.1880s-1901 m./u./cto some slight dupl., but a good basic colln. with better. STC £300+ (84) | 44 |
| 248 | “, 1896 Jubilee set SG83-88 m.m. (1c SG83 with barred cancel) STC £220+, most fine (6) | 60 |
| 249 | “, 1899 4c surch. set SG102-110 m.m. STC £225 as cheapest, the odd fault, but most fine & attractive. (9) | 40 |
| 250 | “, 1899 set SG102-110 f.u. STC £160, good lot. (9) | 28 |
| 251 | Leeward Is. 1907-11 set SG36-45 m.m. STC £130 (10) | 26 |
| 252 | “, 1907 5/- SG45 m.m. STC £48, nibbled corner perf. (1) | 11 |
| 253 | Lombardy & Ven. Attractive u. seln. of imperfs. (3) & perf. incl. s/l cancels, etc. STC £90 (8) | 10 |
| 254 | Luxembourg 1926-49 mainly u.m. with Child Welfare sets incl. ‘28, 30 (m.m.), ‘38, ‘47, plus ‘45 Victims MS u.m., ‘49 30th Year MS (524a) m. (margins m.m.), etc., STC £375 (42, 2MS) | 48 |
| 255 | Malaya, Straits Settlements 1867 3c SG3 g.-f.u. STC £95, nice for these. (1) | 15 |
| 256 | “, “, 1880-81 10c on 12c SG45(a) m.m. (heavyish mount), fresh STC £70 minimum. (1) | 11 |
| 257 | “, “, 1880-81 10c on 30c SG46 wing margin, g.-f.u. STC £100 (1) | 22 |
| 258 | “, “, 1882 5c SG48 m.m. very light, small tone spot on face. STC £120 (1) | 10 |
| 259 | “, “, 1922 2c SG241 Borneo Exhib. g.u. STC £90 (1) | 12 |
| 260 | “, “, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG256-259 u.m. (scarce as such) STC £12 as m.m. (4) | 6 |
| 261 | “, “, 1937-41 GVI defins. complete u., incl. all the die II vals., etc. STC £74 (24) | 15 |
| 262 | “, “, 1937-41 $2 SG291 u.m. (toned gum) STC £40 (1) | 7 |
| 263 | “, “, 1937-41 $5 SG292 u.m., lightly toned gum, STC £27 (1) | 5 |
| 264 | “, FMS 1904-22 $1, $2, $5 all neatly u., with fiscal cancels in black STC £330 as postal. (3) | 28 |
| 265 | “, “, P.Dues 1924-26 1c SG D1w v.f.u. STC £38 (1) | 12 |
| 266 | “, Postal Union 1951-63 20c P.Due SG D21ab (chalky) cto, STC £45 as used, scarce item. (1) | 15 |
| 267 | “, Kedah 1912-37 m. or u. range with better, vals. to $1 (2 diff.) STC £92 also 20c SG7x (watermark reversed) unused - STC £350 as mint. (18) | 38 |
| 268 | “, Kelantan 1911-15/1921-28 mainly used seln. to $1, mostly g.-f. (17) | 12 |
| 269 | “, Malacca 1949 Defin. set to $5 mint STC £150 (20) | 38 |
| 270 | “, Negri Sembilan 1891-1900 m. or u. incl. 1891-94 set, various surcharges, slight dupl. STC £160 (17) | 28 |
| 271 | “, “, mint seln. SG2, 3, 16,17,18, 19, m.; SG7 & 19 used. Most fine STC £30+ (8) | 8 |
| 272 | “, Pahang 1935-41 (a few earlier) small m.&u. seln. with vals. to $1 (15) | 10 |
| 273 | “, Penang 1949 set compl. mint, plus a range of used, etc. STC £177 (34) | 36 |
| 274 | “, Perak 1889-1938 jumbled lot m. or u., some useful ‘38-41 vals incl. 4c, 25c, 30c, 50c, $1 all m., also officials 2c, 4c, (& 6c unused - not counted), and more. STC £376 (39) | 44 |
| 275 | “, “, 1895-1900 m. &/or u. with ‘95-99 to 10c, ‘00 surcharges, etc. (SG86 is unused - not counted) STC £190 (20) | 42 |
| 276 | “, Selangor 1941 set SG86-87 g.u. STC £54+ (2) | 8 |
| 277 | “, “, 1948 RSW set SG88-9 m.m. STC £27+ (2) | 9 |
| 278 | “, Trengganu 1921-41 mainly m. range with better incl. 3c brown, 8c grey, $3 STC £180 (11) | 38 |
| 279 | Maldives 1906 set m.m., gum not too fresh, but all look fine from front. (15c short perf.) STC £275 (6) | 48 |
| 280 | Malta 1902 SG36 & 36b ‘One Pnney’ variety m.m. STC £33+ (2) | 6 |
| 281 | “, 1904-14 5/- SG63 g.-f.u. STC £75 (1) | 14 |
| 282 | “, 1922-28 set SG122-137 m.m. STC £108 (15) | 15 |
| 283 | “, 1922-26 10/- SG138 m.m. STC £65 (1) | 13 |
| 284 | “, 1922-26 £1 SG140 m.m. STC £110 (1) | 28 |
| 285 | “, 1949 RSW set SG249-50 f.u. STC £48+ (2) | 15 |
| 286 | “, GV m./u.m. ranges incl. ‘21-22 vals. to 6d, various ‘22 Self-Gov. script incl. 6d, 2/6, etc. STC £147 (13) | 28 |
| 287 | Mauritius 1879-80 4c SG93 unused (slight hints of gum?) STC £60 as m.m. (1) | 6 |
| 288 | Monaco early-modern m./u.m./u. accum. from various sources. Good variety STC £220+ (81, 1MS) | 16 |
| 289 | Morocco Agencies 1898-1900 set too 2p SG1-8 m.m. STC £110 (8) | 16 |
| 290 | “, 1903-05 set SG17-23 (crown CA) mint. STC £190 (7) | 32 |
| 291 | “, 1907-13 set of 7 to 1/- SG31-37 & 4d SG40 m.m. (some sl. gum toning) STC £116+ minimum. (8) | 15 |
| 292 | “, 1935-37 set to 1/- SG66-72 g.-f.u. STC £70+ (7) | 9 |
| 293 | “, 1936 E8 set both types (SG75, 75a, 76, 76a) v.f.u. STC £30+ (4) | 6 |
| 294 | “, 1949 set SG77-93 m.m. STC £80 (17) | 13 |
| 295 | “, 1949 short set to 1/- SG77-93 g.-f.u. STC £129 (15) | 16 |
| 296 | “, 1951 set to 5/- SG94-100 m.m. STC £32 (7) | 7 |
| 297 | “, 1907-12 set to 3p SG112-121a av.-g. to g.-f.u. STC £70+ minimum. (10) | 11 |
| 298 | “, 1914-26 3p on 2/6 SG139 m.m. STC £50 (1) | 10 |
| 299 | “, 1914-26 3p on 2/6 SG142 u.m. STC £27 as m.m. (1) | 7 |
| 300 | “, 1935-37 set to 1p SG153-159 g.-f.u. STC £60 (7) | 9 |
| 301 | “, 1936 E8 set SG160, plus SG161a (both o’print lengths) f.u. STC £20 (5) | 5 |
| 302 | “, 1937-52 set to 1p & 1951-52 SG165-171, plus set (5) to 40c g.-f.u. STC £107 (12) | 14 |
| 303 | “, 1949 set to 10/- SG261-275 u.m. (scarce as such) STC £120 (15) | 32 |
| 304 | Natal 1857-1908 m. or u. colln. from 1857 1d rose & 3d rose (faults, not counted), extensive Chalons from 1862 with better, incl. o’printed types; later QV to 5/- E7 incl. ‘02-03 to 2/- m., to 1/- u. with shades, also 1/- SG156 m., etc. STC £1,460 (154) | 140 |
| 305 | “, 1902 £1 SG142 f.u. & £1/10/- SG143 fiscally u. STC £245 as postal. (2) | 13 |
| 306 | “, Revenue stamps QV £1 (2 diff.) £1/10/-, £10 u., also E7 vals. to £1/10/-. fair to fine. (8) | 10 |
| 307 | Netherlands s/book with jumbled used accum., early to modern, a little dupl. Mixed condition (1,000) | 10 |
| 308 | “, Tin with seln. of kiloware, mostly modern, decent seln. (100s) | 5 |
| 309 | Nevis 1876-78 1/- p.15 SG21 m.m. STC £110 (1) | 22 |
| 310 | “, 1879-80 1d u.; ‘82-90 1d (both), 4d blue u.; ‘83 bisect SG36 u., fair-fine, attractive. STC £214 (5) | 34 |
| 311 | New Caledonia 1933 1st Anniv. Paris Flight 24 vals. to 20f m.m. (no 75c or 90c SG199, 201) STC £180+ | 20 |
| 312 | “, 1933 1st Anniv. SG198-201, 206, 209 u. range to 10f, most fine STC £180. Scarce lot. (6) | 19 |
| 313 | Newfoundland 1861-64 2d SG17 ‘used’, light indistinct cancel STC £500 (£250 m.), almost 4 margin (1) | 48 |
| 314 | “, 1861-64 unused seln. 4d, 6d, 61/2d, 8d SG18,20,21,22, some faults STC £300+ as m.m. (4) | 38 |
| 315 | “, 1861-64 5d SG19 m.m., 4 close to wide margins STC £100 (1) | 32 |
| 316 | “, 1861-64 5d SG192 l.m.m., 4 good margins, attractive. STC £90 (1) | 28 |
| 317 | “, 1897 set SG66-79 (no 35c SG78) mixed used/unused/m., some faults (30c - av.-g.u.) STC £170 (13) | 36 |
| 318 | “, 1897 1c on 3c SG80 m.m. (toned gum) STC £70 (1) | 18 |
| 319 | “, 1897 1c on 3c SG81 unused, couple of toned perfs. STC £150 as m.m. (£110 used) (1) | 16 |
| 320 | “, 1932/’32-38/’41-44 mint ranges, all different ST C£100 (21) | 19 |
| 321 | New Guinea 1931 official set SG O31-O41 m. STC £225 (1) | 55 |
| 322 | “, 1932-34 Air o’print set to 6d SG190-6 m. mostly fine u.m. to 31/2d; 4d & 5d with spots. STC c.£37 (12) | 8 |
| 323 | New Zealand 1902-07 2/- SG328 p.14 m.m. STC £130 (1) | 16 |
| 324 | “, 1909-16 p.14 4d & 6d SG396, 398 m.m. STC £60 (2) | 7 |
| 325 | “, earlier dupl. u. accum. in small s/book, better noted, ideal for specialist. (255) | 22 |
| 326 | “, Niue 1941-67 set SG83-86 set to £1 m.m. STC £120 taken as cheapest wmks. (4) | 18 |
| 327 | North Borneo 1899 set of 12 4c surcharges SG112-122/125-126 g.-f.u. STC £173+, scarce. (12) | 26 |
| 328 | “, 1939 P.Due 2c SG D85 g.-f.u. STC £80 (1) | 10 |
| 329 | Northern Rhodesia 1925-29 5/- SG14 l.m.m. STC £50 (1) | 10 |
| 330 | “, 1938-52 set SG25-45 g.-f.u. STC £170 (21) | 46 |
| 331 | “, 1938-52 11/2d carmine SG29 l.m.m., but light vertical gum fold. STC £50 (1) | 6 |
| 332 | “, 1953 set SG61-74 l.m.m. STC £75 (14) | 9 |
| 333 | “, 1963 set SG75-88 u.m. STC £60 (14) | 12 |
| 334 | Norway 1985/86/87 Year Packs with all issues u.m. Stamps STC £164, slight faults to packs, stamps fine | 28 |
| 335 | “, 1993 Year Pack plus Fauna gift set with u.m. stamps which are STC £95 (32, 2MS) | 22 |
| 336 | Nyasaland 1913-21 10/- SG96 fiscal use (very light violet oval & m/s initial), STC £140 as postal (1) | 10 |
| 337 | “, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG123-6 m.m. STC £35 (4) | 8 |
| 338 | “, 1935 Sil. Jubilee set SG123-6 g.u. (high vals. g.-f.) STC £70 (4) | 13 |
| 339 | O.F.S. 1868-1905 m. or u. colln. good coverage of o’prints/surcharges; 1903 set u., etc. STC £400 (99) | 40 |
| 340 | Palestine 1933-35 seln. of covers to Scotland, wide range of stamps; several with Jerusalem-Lydda TPO cancels. poor to mainly fine. (9) | 15 |
| 341 | Pitcairn Is. 1949 RSW set SG11-12 m.m. STC £42 (2) | 11 |
| 342 | Rhodesia 1892-93 £5 SG12 used (black oval fiscal cancel) faults useful filler. STC £450 as postal. | 22 |
| 343 | “, 1910-13 21/2d double head SG172 (p.15) u.m., but very sl. gum disturbance. STC £75 (1) | 20 |
| 344 | “, 1910-13 5d SG143 g.-f.u. STC £60, nice for these. (1) | 10 |
| 345 | “, 1910-13 2/- SG153/154 g.u. STC £75 (1) | 11 |
| 346 | “, 1910-13 21/2d SG184 p.131/2 g.u. STC £70 (1) | 8 |
| 347 | “, 1966 defin. set SG374-387 mint, most fine l.m.m. (14) | 5 |
| 348 | “, 1970-73 defin. set SG439-452 l.m.m. STC £45 (19) | 9 |
| 349 | Roumania 1869 25b, 50b (2), 1871 25b, all u. 3 or 4 margins, plus 10b SG94 u., etc. STC £260+ (6) | 18 |
| 350 | “, 1938 Scouts Fund set SG1374-1384 m.m. STC £25 (11) | 8 |
| 351 | Saar 1949 Officials - short set to 50f SG O264-O274 v.l.m.m. STC £18+ (11) | 5 |
| 352 | St. Helena 1863 4d SG5 & 1864-80 4d SG13 used (both slight faults) & 1864-80 SG14 unused. STC £410 as mint/used (£360 as used) (3) | 434 |
| 353 | “, 1922-37 5/- SG95 u.m. STC £50 (1) | 16 |
| 354 | “, 1938 defin. set SG131-140 l.m.m. STC £140 (14) | 30 |
| 355 | “, 1938-44 1d green, 3d blue SG132, 135 l.m.m., but overall gum toning. STC c.£100 (2) | 18 |
| 356 | St. Kitts Nevis (St. Chr.) 1870-82 p.121/2 1d (2 shades), 6d; 1882-90 incl. 21/2d (both), etc. all good to fine used. STC £170 (9) | 26 |
| 357 | “, 1923 Tercent. short set to 2/- SG48-56 m.m. STC £97+ (9) | 16 |
| 358 | St. Vincent 1861-1902 u. seln. some better, ‘83-84 4d x 2 shades, possibly SG43 & 43a?, mixed cond.(13) | 38 |
| 359 | “, c.1862-80 6d blue-green, 6d yellow green, 1/- verm. all u. STC £139 minimum. Plus 1d black SG 15 unused, fair to fine. (4) | 20 |
| 360 | 1885-93 5/- SG53/53b g.-f.u. STC £55 (1) | 10 |
| 361 | Samoa 1920 Victory set SG143-8 u.m. marginals STC £32 as m.m. (6) | 8 |
| 362 | Sarawak 1950 set SG171-185 g.-f.u. STC £45 (15) | 8 |
| 363 | Saudi Arabia c.1980s mail clippings with some dupl., but a wide range of stamps. STC £140+ (235) | 18 |
| 364 | Seychelles 1938-49 defins, m./ ranges for checking, vals. to 1r, 2r25, STC £100+ as cheapest. (14) | 19 |
| 365 | “, 1938 original short set to 50c SG135-144 (no a or c numbers) m.m. (heavy mounts) most good to fine & useful. STC £277 (10) | 30 |
| 366 | “, 1952 set SG158-172 m.m. STC £90 (15) | 13 |
| 367 | Sierra Leone 1904-05 5/- SG97 g.-f.u. STC £65, slight colour run. (1) | 8 |
| 368 | Singapore 1948 p.14 defin. set SG1-15 m.m. STC £180 (15) | 36 |
| 369 | “, 1955-59 defin. set SG38-52 m. $2 poor, rest mainly fine m.m./l.m.m. STC £130 (15) | 20 |
| 370 | Somaliland Protectorate 1921 set to 1r SG73-82 m.m. STC £37 (10) | 7 |
| 371 | “, 1938 set SG93-104 m.m. STC £150 (12) | 20 |
| 372 | Southern Rhodesia 1924-29 5/- SG14 g.-f.u. couple bluntish perfs., but not bad. STC £160 (1) | 30 |
| 373 | “, 1937 2/6 SG50 in g.-f.u. horizontal strip of 3 STC £25+ (1) | 5 |
| 374 | “, 1937 10/-, £1, £2, £5 revenue stamps ‘used’, unusual. (4) | 5 |
| 375 | Spain 1920 UPU 2c m.m. with the scarce ‘A.000,000’ control number STC ¤80 (1) | 8 |
| 376 | “, large & heavy printed alb. to 1969 with sparse early seln. from 1860s; through some better mid. period & other later. Some dupl. (shades, etc.) worth specialist viewing. High cat. (100s) | 20 |
| 377 | Switzerland 1850 10c Rayon II, 5r Rayon I, 15r Rayon III all g.-f.u. with average-good margins. SG6, 10 & 24 (or similar) STC c.£850 (3) | 70 |
| 378 | Tonga 1886-88 seln. mainly u. to 1/- (2) STC c.£50, some faults. (9) | 6 |
| 379 | “, 1891 4d on 1d, 8d on 2d SG5 & 6 poorish m. (fresh from front, but gum faults) STC £43 (2) | 8 |
| 380 | “, 1893 surcharge 21/2d on 2d 1/2d on 1d SG16 & 19 m.m./poor mint. STC £64 (2) | 7 |
| 381 | “, 1894 surch set SG21-24 plus SG24b m.m. some faults (tone spots, adhesions, etc.) STC £100+ (5) | 12 |
| 382 | “, 1895 1/2d on 21/2d, 1d on 21/2d SG29, 30 would be f.u. but usual perf. faults, etc. STC £82 (2) | 12 |
| 383 | “, 1895 1d, 5d, 71/2d unused/poor m. (5d faults) & 21/2d used SG32,33,34b,35a STC £170+ as m./u. (5) | 17 |
| 384 | “, 1897 4d, 1/-, 71/2d, 21/2d, 2d SG40a,43,46,48,50 m.m., some toned gum, etc. STC £95 (5) | 15 |
| 385 | “, 1899 R. Wedding ‘TL’ overprint SG54 m.m. (gum adhesion) STC £40 (1) | 8 |
| 386 | Trieste Zone B - 1949 UPU set u.m., ‘52 UPU set l.m.m. STC £61 (5) | 11 |
| 387 | Trinidad 1861 4d SG55 g.-f.u. perfs. not cut properly & cut out with scissors, bottom row trimmed, rest al present. STC £95 (1) | 15 |
| 388 | Turks & Caicos 1900-04 3/- SG109 l.m.m., but light gum toning STC £80 (1) | 15 |
| 389 | USA 1890 10c SG231 m.m. sl. faults, but better than spacefiller. STC £170 (1) | 12 |
| 390 | “, 1898 Mississippi $2 SG299 used quite lightly - too many faults to mention, but useful filler! STC £950 | 30 |
| 391 | “, s/book with early-modern jumbled ranges, only a little dupl. Mixed condition (c.700) | 8 |
| 392 | “, Tin with dupl. off-paper seln., early-modern, poor-fine. (1,000s?) | 7 |
| 393 | Zanzibar 1926-30 P.Due seln. to 31c unused (as issued) a couple of faults, most fine. Uncommon. (9) | 15 |
| 394 | “, 1936-54 sets SG323-32, 335-8, 353-57. mint (most vals. v.l.m.m.) STC £45 (19) | 8 |
| 395 | “, P.Dues 1936 orig. set 10c, 30c (crayon line) used; rest m., most fine. STC £52+ (6) | 15 |
| 396 | “, 1948 RSW set SG333-4 m.m. STC £25+ (2) | 7 |
| 397 | “, 1952-55 set SG339-352 l.m.m. STC £48 (14) | 9 |
| 398 | “, 1952 set to 2/- SG339-349 & 1957 set f.u. STC £30+ (26) | 6 |
| 399 | Zululand 1888 £20 revenue (Barefoot 8, STC £1,000) very scarce item, blunt corner perf., with temporary cosmetic repair to make it appear not too bad! (1) | 90 |
| 400 | “, Small seln. with 1888 21/2d, 5d, both f.u. 1/2d SG13 unused, etc. STC £156 (5) | 38 |
United Kingdom Lots |
| 401 | 1840 1d black ‘K-E?F?’ good wide margins, just touching at lower left & with chunk (a technical term) out at lower right, otherwise attractive with red MC, useful filler - minimum of effort required to repair the corner, which would enhance the appearance no end! (1) | 14 |
| 402 | 1857 (20 Jan) cover London-Genes ‘via France’ franked 4d SG66 (large garter) in strip of 3 (wing margin at right) & 1d red p.14 tied by London ‘18’ cancel, Calais transit, red ‘PD’, etc. sl. faults, attractive (1) | 28 |
| 403 | 1858-79 1d red pl.108 ‘A-I’ with neat Brunswick star (Edinburgh) cancel. g.-f.u. (1) | 5 |
| 404 | 1858-79 1d reds, mainly on small pieces, many with slight faults (trimmed perfs., short corners, etc.), but others fine. Plate numbers unchecked. (134) | 14 |
| 405 | 1867-80 4d SG93/94 pl.7 to 14, g.u. STC £800 (8) | 16 |
| 406 | 1880-83 21/2d blue pl.22 SG157 m.m. (slight toning to gum, still acceptable. STC £425 (1) | 36 |
| 407 | 1902-03 ‘Office of Works’ 21/2d SG O39 STC £675, sold ‘as-is’- worth a gamble? (1) | 14 |
| 408 | 1912 1d SG341/3 rust spot; 1d SG350 in g.u. pair; all showing ‘no cross on crown’ variety. (2 items) | 7 |
| 409 | 1924 Wembley Postcard ‘Gold Coast Africans ...’ franked 1d tied by Exhib. cancel. sl. faults. (1) | 5 |
| 410 | 1937-47 s’ways wmk. set 1/2d, 1d, 11/2d, 2d, 21/2d SG462a-466a v.l.m.m. STC £180 (5) | 48 |
| 411 | 1941-42 2d & 21/2d SG488a & 489a (s’ways wmk.) each in u.m. horiz. pair, usual coil perfs. (ie. blunt) | 8 |
| 412 | 1948 RSW set on plain, addressed FDC (Aberdour CDSs) STC £425, slight faults, but scarce. | 38 |
| 413 | 1951 u.m. high val. set SG509-512 STC £100 (4) | 22 |
| 414 | 1963 Lifeboat phos. set v.l.m.m. (3) | 7 |
| 415 | 1968 4d SG771, two u.m. examples with ‘embossing omitted’ variety. STC £180 (2) | 18 |
| 416 | 1988 Castle High vals. set of 4 Benham covers, each value with appropriate cancel, etc. (4) | 5 |
| 417 | 1992 Castle H.val. set SG1611-14 (Harrison), each val. on Benham silk FDC with appropriate cancel. Plus the 1995 £1.50 on further cover. (5) | 8 |
| 418 | 1997 Castle H. val. set of four on Benham silk FDC with Caernarfon cancel (1) | 8 |
| 419 | 1997 as last lot, but Carrickfergus cancel (1) | 8 |
| 420 | 1997 as last lot, but Edinburgh Cancel (1) | 8 |
| 421 | 1997 as last lot, but Windsor cancel (1) | 8 |
| 422 | 1999 (9-3) Machin High val. set on Benham silk FDC cancelled Balmoral; plus 3 similar covers cancelled Conwy, London & Belfast. (4) | 10 |
| 423 | 1999 (9-3) High val. Machins set on Benham ‘Men of Letters’ covers (one value on each SP8 to SP11) ‘Swift’, ‘Thomas’, ‘Burns’ & ‘Shakespeare. Scarce set. (4) | 10 |
| 424 | 1999-2000 Millennium issues complete u.m. (plus Timekeeper MS & 2001 Child set) Face £48 | 26 |
| 425 | 2000-10 seln. of pres. packs each with MS incl. Queen Mother, Burns, Guides, etc. High cat. (12) | 26 |
| 426 | 2002-03 pres. packs - Wildings I & Wildings II MSs STC £96+ (2) | 10 |
| 427 | Postage with gum, sorted into vals. on Hagners. Face £213+ cheap postage! | 100 |
| 428 | 1d red stars, reconstruction of 225 diff. corner letters. mostly SG40. STC £2,700 | 44 |
| 429 | Perfins Crown over BT (Board of Trade) on SG190,191 & 192. some faults, etc. all scarce. (3) | 30 |
| 430 | E7 5/- g.-f.u. registered CDS, STC £200 (1) | 18 |
| 431 | Box of FDCs, covers & stamps | 18 |
| 432 | SG Windsor pages 1840-1974 in Utile binder (fine 2nd hand) housing m.m. colln. from 1953 onwards (a few earlier also) large degree of completeness in commems. (No earlier phos sets) Useful for expansion | 15 |
| 433 | Kiloware from charity (no idea where they found it!) c.1.8kg of mainly pre-decimal, some ‘72-73. | 12 |
| 434 | Kiloware direct from charity source c.1.5Kg, apparently mostly 1990s-2010s. (1,000s) | 12 |
| 435 | Similar lot to the last, incl. the usual ‘double-weight’, labels, unfranked, a few foreign, etc. (1,000s) | 12 |
| 436 | Officials IR SG O20 m.m., Admiralty SG O120 u. & SG O108 m.m., some toning etc. (3) | 6 |
| 437 | Scotland - u.m. pre-dec. colln. each different incl. 3d 2 bands, etc. (20) | 5 |
| 438 | Boxfile with c.350gr of pre-decimal kiloware QV-QE, some better. (100s) | 5 |
| 439 | E7 1/2d yellow-green with clear, part-CDS “JA 27 0I” (year slug inverted, should be I0?) unusual. | 3 |
| 440 | I.o.M. 2000-01 SG869-969 u.m., no MS886 or MS955 face £44+ (99) | 20 |
| 441 | “, as last lot, but f.u. cheap & cheerful lot! (99) | 14 |
| 442 | “, 2002-03 SG970 to MS1124 u.m. No MS994 or MS1078. Face £54+ (121) | 24 |
| 443 | “, as last lot, but f.u. (121) | 16 |
| 444 | “, presentation pack collection in five albums. face £50+ | 20 |
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