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Tuesday, 31st March 2015

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All World Mixed Lots

1Stockbook with m. or u. classics, little or nothing post-1900; very mixed condition (some good-fine) incl. a few forgeries/reprints. Total STC £1,000s? (380)44
2Original clearance lot - box with eight albums incl. junior, slightly picked Lincoln (3rd edn.) c.1900, Empty Strand (16th edn. with maps), etc. Others on a few pages, or in tins & pkts., poor-fine. (1,000s)36
3Box with untidy albums/stockbooks, better USA noted among others. Some damp affected. (1,000s)34
4Box with two albs., plus other interesting items (1,000s)32
5Box with world collns. & accumulations in ten albums/stockbooks. Strength in C/wealth, needs checking!28
6Box with very diverse world mix incl. box of postcards, some covers, two boxes of on/off-paper world, albums incl. one C/wealth, album pages, etc. (1000s)26
7Large sorting box filled with all manner of things from stamps in albums, pkts. & loos, some covers, cards & the odd non-philatelic item too. Hours of fun! (1,000s)22
8Genuine clearance lot - with on & off paper stamps in alb, s/bk. in pkts. & envelopes, some covers & empty pages. Plenty to sort through, mostly commoner, but a few better seen. (1,000s)22
9Sorting box with stamps in s/bks. & loose; on & off paper in pkts., etc. (100s)18
10Odd mix in album; mainly Australia (c.40%?) but France, USA, India & much else too. (100s)18
11Foreign colln. m.&u. in alb. (strength in mid-period Europe), mixed cond., but incl. some useful (100s)18
12Twelve circulated club bklts, strength in Commonwealth; mostly 1950s-90s. Rems PTSA 175+ (100s)17
13Sparse, but interesting selns. of Congo, Iran, Port. Cols, etc. in almost empty s/book; plus another completely empty. (350+)16
14Box - mostly UK with QE pre-dec. m. multiples, plus FDCs, etc. (100s)14
15Eight circulated club bklts., seven are C/wealth; remains PTSA £159+ (100s)15
16Eight remaindered club booklets, similar to last lot, remains PTSA £150+ (100s)14
17World kiloware, little or no UK, heavily dupl. NZ. From charity, who knows what you’ll find? c.1.75Kg12
18S/book with interesting cont’s incl. UK; Czech, with sterling silver medallic cover; Bohemia Moravia, etc.12
19Covers - ‘Football World Cup’ (1986) various items incl. a couple with signatures. High orig. cost. (45+)12
20Charity lot - box with donations from customers, the odd few unsold auction lots, etc. Some on-paper, little of individual value, but worth checking. Proceeds to Marie Curie. (1,000s)12
21Album. with C/wealth & some other areas removed; others with interest remain.10
22Shoebox with small sorting lot incl. UK (with framas), covers, pres. packs, etc. (100+)10
23Old (battered) GVI coron. tin filled with all world on & off-paper stamps. Poor to fine (100s)10
24Kiloware direct from charity - predominantly UK, incl. some double weight, labels, etc., but some foreign & unfranked too. 1Kg+ (1,000s)8
25Kiloware - similar lot to the last. 1Kg+ (1,000s)8
26Box with covers (mostly 1960s UK FDCs, but others too), plus seln. of P/cards, many of these with faults (stamps removed, pin-holes, etc.), but with a few better too. Worth checking. (170+)8
27Early to mainly modern world off-paper selection in tin. (100s)6

British Commonwealth

28Interesting-looking ranges in s/book incl. perfins., 1948 RSW low vals., Ireland, India & States, CoGH 4d triangular, S.Africa, etc. Lovely mixed lot with potential for the sorter! Mixed condition. (100s)40
29Seln. of thirteen circulated/uncirculated/partly-filled club bklts., early-modern ranges, priced from 5p to several £’s each stamp. some better/unusual/higher cat. items seen. Worth checking. (100s)36
30UK & C/wealth mainly u. colln. in 2 albs., sparse in places & mixed cond. throughout, but several unusual, useful & higher cat. items seen. Take some time looking through this lot! (100s)32
311937 Coron. alb. with m. &/or u. colln., fairly compl., some toning to pages (a few stamps too) (100s)30
32Binder with mint seln., mainly early QE incl. sets, etc. (100s)28
33SG Utile alb. with colln. to c.1950, outer pages with foxing, most g.-f. with a few better & a high proportion of fiscals, revenues, etc. Mixed condition. (100s)26
34Box with thousands of stamps sorted into envelopes, pkts., & in album, etc. Many unusual seen, mixed condition. Hours of dedicated sorting required to go through the lot properly! (1,000s)26
35Box with mainly C/wealth in albums & s/books. Good range.24
36S/book with duplicated, jumbled ranges incl. Australia, Canada, India, ‘37 Coron. odds, etc. (100s)22
37S/book with manly u. dupl. range, strength in GV/GVI incl. a few better Africa & Asia. (100s)22
38Royalty - large quantity incl. Weddings, B’days, etc. with stamps, booklets & MSs. (100s)22
39S/book with m. seln. (sl. dupl. in places) strength in GVI-early QE, but earlier & later too. (100s)22
401977 Jubilee, large quantity - up to 3 sets of some. All u.m., plus bklts., etc. with better. STC £350+ (100s)22
41Binder with m.&u. colln. of countries ‘O-Z’ with some picking evident, but a few better remain. (100s)20
42Mainly u. ranges in 2 binders early-modern, poor to mainly fine & incl. some better-looking useful!19
431966 Unesco Crown Cols. 27 u.m. sets incl. Hong Kong (this STC £35 alone!) (81)16
44Attractive m.&u. colln. in small alb., strength in GV; the odd few sets, mainly odds. (100s)15
45Small range of fiscals poor to fine QV to QE (12)15
461937 Coronation - 44 sets in alb., some tone spots; plus a few GV Silver Jubilees.15
471980 (London80) colln. of stamps (MSs, pairs, etc.) in pkts. from new issue dealer. high orig’l. cost(100s)15
481979 (R. Hill) accum. of u.m. new issues with stamps, MSs, sheetlets, etc. (100s)15
491935 Silver Jub. sets m.m. for Bechuanaland, Grenada & Straits STC £46 (12)11
501948 u.m. RSW sets for Nigeria & Seychelles STC £32 (4)11
511948 u.m. RSW sets for Montserrat, Leeward Is. & Br. Solomons STC £20+ (6)10
521974 Churchill omnibus u.m. sets & MSs in small folder.10
53S/book with slightly duplicated mint ranges of GVI-QE, mostly lower vals.; take a look! (600+)9

Coins, Medals, Other Collectables, etc.

54Banknotes Clydesdale Bank £1 (Jul 49), sl. faults, but still attractive & scarce. Should clean nicely. (1)8
55Coins Interesting world seln. from 1700s to modern, mostly C20th; seln. of silver coins (USA & Switz., etc.), a few banknotes (10 SFr; 20DM, etc.) ... and more! (100s?)48
56“, UK Farthing 1826 (date on reverse) could do with a ‘wee clean’, v.f.-e.f. (1)17
57“, USA 1848 1c, fair to good only, but attractive & sought after coin. (1)6
58PNCs UK 1994 D.Day PNC with set & proof 50p. (1)4
59“, 1998 Prince of Wales 50th B’day (special 1st bklt pane) & proof £5 coin. (1)5
60“, 2004 (13 Jan) Classic Locos. PNC with £2 b.u. loco. coin. (1)5
61Signatures Bobby Charlton on Mexican FDC ‘Mexico 86’ (ex. World Cup Collection) Attractive. (1)9
62“, Kenny Dalgleish on Tuvalu FDC (ex World Cup Collection) (1)6
63Toys Merit ‘Remote Control Driving Test’ Game, 1960s, box split at one corner but still attractive, game apparently complete, but joystick needs to be soldered(?) to control. (1)10

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

642nd Hand 32-page s/books - 2 green Lighthouse, 1 blue other brand. (3)8
65Philatector watermark detector, boxed as new (incl. instructions & coloured slides) untested. Must be 40+ years old! We’ve only had limited success using these, but many people swear by them. (1)7

Stamps Arranged by Country

66Aden 1949 RSW set SG30-31 u.m. STC £40+ (2)13
67“, 1949 RSW set l.m.m. slight crease to R10, STC £40 (2)12
68“, 1951 set SG36-46 g.-f.u. STC £38 (11)7
69“, States 1949 RSW set for Seiyun & Hadhramaut, each SG14-15 u.m. STC £35+ (4)12
70“, “, Seiyun 1949 RSW set SG14-15 u.m. STC £18 (2)9
71“, “, Hadhramaut 1949 RSW set SG14-15 u.m. STC 17 (8)8
72Antigua 1932 Tercent. short set to 2/6 SG81-89 m.m. STC £130+ (9)26
73Ascension 1924-33 Ships, 8 vals. to 1/- SG10-18 (no 4d or 6d, SG15, 16) m.m. STC £111+ (8)16
74“, 1937-70s m./u.m. incl. useful GVI odds, later sets incl. Fish, Naval Crests, etc. STC £127 (54, 1MS)16
75“, 1938 p.131/2 defin. set SG38-47 m.m. (a few creases) STC £494 (13)80
76“, 1948 RSW set SG50-51 u.m. STC £55 (2)26
77“, 1948 RSW 10/- SG51 l.m.m. STC £55 (1)12
78“, 1963 Birds set SG70-83 m.m. (top 2 vals. look u.m.) STC £60 (2)8
79Australia 1913-47 (a couple more recent) m. or u. (often both) colln. in Paragon album. Fair degree of completeness from 1920s onwards; plus better than average ranges of ‘Roos (to 10/-) & GV Heads for the specialist to spend some time with! Poor to fine. Careful checking should reward. (100s)150
80“, 1914-20 4d SG22b (lemon yellow) m.m. STC £75 (1)18
81“, 1915-27 10/- SG43a used, sl. faults (closed nick at top & short corner perf., etc. but more than acceptable example of this scarce stamp. STC £325 (1)28
82“, 1915-27 £1 SG44/a/b? brown & blue, a faulty, but lightly used example to fill the gap - replacing the missing corner shouldn’t be a problem! STC £1,500 as cheapest. (1)30
83“, 1923-24 £1 grey SG75 m.m., light diagonal crease & pulled perf. at top. STC £650 (1)85
84“, 1931-36 High value Specimen set 10/-, £1, £2, SG136s-138s. m.m. (3)48
85“, 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge SG143 v.f.u. STC £200 (1)60
86“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG156-158 m.m. STC £42 (3)11
87“, 1937-49 10/- m.m. with Specimen overprint SG177s (1)15
88“, 1937-49 £1 SG178 m.m., slightly blunt corner perf. (1)14
89“, 1963-65 £2 SG360 f.u. STC £75 (1)12
90“, 1971 Xmas set in u.m. block of 6 & single. STC £19+ (7)4
91“, Pkt. of early-middle stamps (a few more recent), a couple of States; some on paper, poor to fine. (100+)9
92Australian States, South Australia Dramatic mis-perfs, etc. on earlier issues incl. 1d mint & u., 2d u. (2), 1/- u., mainly fine. STC £150+ as basic stamps.28
93“, “, c.1856-1906 u. ranges fair-fine, earlier vals. to 6d (7), 9d, 1/- (4), 10d surch. etc. STC £175+ (21)24
94“, Tasmania Dupl. range of ‘Van Diemens Land/Tasmania perfs./imperfs. & fiscals. Various printings, Perfs. & shades a lovely lot. Vals. to 5/- & 10/- (2) mixed cond. - ALL with fiscal cancels. (27)20
95“, “, 1899-1900/1912 used seln. of 1d Wellington stamps u. (on & off paper) incl. different printings, wmks., shades, etc. check for flaws, etc. Poor to fine. (250+)5
96Austria 1867 50kr SG66 f.u. (expertiser’s mark on reverse) STC £250 (1)20
97“, 1934 Top vals. - 3s & 5s SG736, 737 m.m. STC £59 (2)9
98“, 1935 Welfare 24g & 30g SG783 & 784 g.u. STC £64 (2)7
99“, 1950 Air 5s SG1219 on illus postcard with Buzzards. Stamp alone STC £160. Attractive item. (1)14
100“, 1968 Vienna Stamp Exhibition labels set of 8 (different colours/designs) attractive. (8)3
101“, early m.&u. ranges incl. 1850 1k (4 margins, fine), 1867 15k, 25k, 50k, all mint; N’paper 1858 1k05 mauve 4 marg. g.u., etc. STC £670 (20)48
102“, Postmarks 1850-90s ranges selected for clear & neat cancels, from imperfs. (3) onwards. (19)10
103Bahamas 1911-19 3/- SG80 f.u. STC £55 (1)9
104“, 1948 RSW set SG194-5 u.m. STC £45 (2)22
105“, War Tax o’prints on 1/-; SG97 & 104 m.m. STC £30+ (2)5
106Bahawalpur 1948 High value (new colours) set SG35-38 c.t.o. STC £130 as used (4)15
107“, 1949 UPU sets - both Postage & official, each in both perfs.! cto (‘iffy cancels’) STC £200+ as u.(16)20
108Bahrain 1938-41 set to 25r SG20-37 m.m. with tone spots STC £950, useful s’fillers! Scarce items (16)40
109“, 1948-49 set to 10r SG5-60a g.u. (10r with violet cancel), 5 low vals in 4-blocks. STC c.£124 (11 items)12
110Barbados 1873 3d SG63 g.-f.u. (slight surface abrasion top-right) STC £110 (1)14
111“, 1873 5/- SG64 g.u. STC £300 (1)38
112“, 1925-35 set to 3/- SG229-239 l.m.m. STC £55 (13)12
113“, 1948 RSW set SG265-6 u.m. STC £17 (2)8
114“, 1950 set to $2.40 SG271-282 m.m. STC £55 (12)8
115“, mint seln.: SG89, 92, 98, 163, 164, some toning/gum creases STC £91 (5)12
116Barbuda 1922 1/2d to 21/2d SG1-4 f.u., plus 3d SG9 u., quite scarce as such. STC £53 (5)14
117Basutoland 1948 RSW set SG36-7 u.m. STC £48 (2)24
118Bechuanaland 1883-87 6d SG7 m.m. STC £190 (1)22
119“, 1888 2/- SG16 m.m. STC £65 (1)11
120“, 1948 RSW set SG136-7 m.m. STC £42+ (2)10
121Belgium 1849 10c (2), 20c (2), all with 4 margins g.u./f.u., plus 1861 10c, 20c(3) u. STC £380 (8)46
122“, 1941 Relief Fund MSs - perf. & imperf. u.m. STC £54 as m.m. (2)15
123“, U.m. MSs:- 1941 Orval & Concert Hall, both perf. & imperf.; 1942 TB, STC £50 as m.m. (5)14
124“, Congo 1942 reg censor cover to Liverpool (Matadi CDSs) attractive, despite slight faults. (1)10
125Bermuda 1875 1d on 3d SG16 g.-f.u., expertisers’ marks. STC £350 (1)60
126“, 1948 RSW £1 SG126 u.m. STC £45 (1)15
127“, 1953-62 10/- & £1 SG149a & 150 u.m. STC £128 (2)15
128Brazil 1866 u. ranges, mainly g.-f., incl. vals to 500r, several values both perf. & roulette. Plus a range of the 1878 issue. STC £189 (20)22
129British Antarctic Terr. 1963-69 set to £1 (both) SG1-15a u.m. STC £275. Key QE set. (16)65
130British Guiana 1938-52 set SG308a-319 m.m. STC £110 (12)15
131“, 1948 RSW set SG322-3 u.m. STC £22 (2)10
132Br. Honduras 1872-79 1d unused; 3d, 6d & 1/- av.-g.u. (light cancels, but small faults) SG5/10a (p.121/2) STC £257+ minimum (4)30
133“, 1948 RSW set SG164-5 l.m.m. STC £24 (2)10
134Br. Levant 1909 set SG166-21 l.m.m. attractive STC £75 (6)17
135Br. Occup. of Italian Cols. Tripolitania 1948 SGT1-13 set m.m. (Key top 3 vals. l.m.m.) STC £70 (13)12
136“, Tripolitania 1950 set SGT14-T26 l.m.m. STC £140 (13)22
137Br. Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia 1960-61 set SG79-93 m.m. STC £85 (15)11
138Brunei 1908-22 30c SG44 in fine u.m./l.m.m. block of 4 STC £48+ (1)10
139“, 1924-37 $1 SG78 f.u. STC £75 (1)12
140Bulgaria 1927 Air surcharges SG281-4 m.m. (4c SG283 no gum, not counted in val.) STC £89+ (4)9
141Bushire 1915 3k SG12 c.t.o. looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £350 (1)42
142“, 1915 10k SG14 cto, slightly pulled perf. lower right corner, authenticated Holcombe STC £200 Scarce.30
143Canada 1852-57 6d SG10 large corner missing, bur useful filler - STC £1,200 (1)7
144“, c.1868-1903 u. colln. with small heads incl. 5c (2), 6c (2), 8c (3), 1893 20c, Jubilee incl. 2c, 5c, 15c with QV incl. 1897-98 set, etc. STC £680+ (54, 1 front)48
145“, 1897-98 set u. (8c m.) 1898-1902 compl. u. to 10c with shades (no 20c) plus 20c SG115 u., mainly sound or better STC £430 minimum (26)32
146“, 1911-12 5c SG205b & 206a m.m. STC £180 (2)14
147“, 1942-43/1946 colln. of OHMS perfins with 1942 14c to $1 SG O147-O150 m.m. & 1946 5 vals. to $1 used STC £287, scarce GVI lot. (17)30
148“, Postmarks Squared circles mainly QV period arranged alphabetically with thin bars type for 15 offices; then thicker bar types for Nova Scotia A to Y, New Brunswick Baie Verte to Shedial, etc. with about 25 covers etc. some scarce cancels, with the stamps alone STC £1,070 (430)90
149“, 32 page s/book with early-modern dupl. accum. in mixed cond., several better items seen & worth specialist examination, plus various express, registered & official stamps, etc. (1,000s)32
150“, Sp. Del’y. seln. on s/card with SG S2 unused; S3,S8 m.m.; S4,5,6&7 used, some sl. faults. STC £170+20
151Cayman Is. 1948 RSW set SG129-130 u.m. (10/- marginal inscription) STC £24+ (2)10
152“, 1991 Scenes set SG725-736 u.m. (hingeless mount mark on 5c) STC £41+ High face. (12)9
153Cyprus 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG144-7 f.u. STC £30 (4)7
154Cape of Good Hope M.&u. seln. on old leaves, crying out for specialist attention! (54)18
155“, Mafeking 1900 1d on 1/2d (Hope Seated) SG1 f.u. STC £85, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ (1)48
156“, “, 1900 1d on 1/2d (standing Hope SG2 g.u., looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £110 (1)46
157“, “, 1900 3d on 1d SG3 g.u., looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £65 (1)32
158“, “, 1900 1d on 1/2d SG6 (Bechuanaland) g.u., looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £80 (1)36
159“, “, 1900 3d on 1d SG7 (Bechuanaland) g.-f.u. on small piece, looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £12060
160“, “, 1900 6d on 2d (Bechuanaland) SG8 g.u., looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £110 (1)50
161“, “, 1900 6d on 3d SG9 f.u. looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £425 (1)75
162“, “, 1900 6d on 3d SG10 (Bechuanaland) g.-f.u., looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £90 (1)38
163“, “, 1900 1/- on 4d (UK) SG11 g.-f.u. looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £100 (1)46
164China 1961 ‘The Sacred Crane’ set SG2029-31 u.m. STC £40+ (3)5
165“, Almost empty s/book, with useful looking range of some early-middle period m.&u., with overprints and surcharges; plus a few other (Hong Kong 1991 Year of the Ram $14.40 Booklet, etc.) (250+)18
166“, Taiwan 1968 City of Cathay set SG655-661 u.m. STC £39 (7)6
167Cook Is. 1919 surcharges on NZ GV stamps, a study m./u.m. of the different perfs., both sets complete with some dupl. plus variable perf. pairs (in blocks of 4) of the 21/2d, 3d, 41/2d, 6d m./u.m. STC £29050
168Cyprus c.1970s-80s u.m. commems., mainly in sets, with ‘Cyprus’ & ‘Turkish Cyprus’ issues STC £11018
169Czechoslovakia s/book (9-page) with early-modern u. seln., only a little duplication. (900+)10
170Danzig 1919-39 dupl. m.&u. accum. on s/lvs., poor-fine with some better items, interrupted perfs., cancels, shades, etc. Well worth checking. (360)24
171Dominica 1877-1966 original colln., with better QV vals. to 1/-, Roseau views, GV ranges, etc. A good basis for expansion STC £588, some useful dupl. (shades, etc.) (134)75
172Dubai 1964 Space set SG130-132 perf. m.m.; plus scarce imperf. set u.m. (6)9
173“, 1966 World Cup SG185-9 the scarce imperf. set u.m. (5)5
174Egypt 1933 Air set SG193-213 (no 8m SG201) m. or u., a few slight faults. STC £22 (19)3
175Estonia 1918-40 mainly used colln. some better incl. sets STC £100 (98)11
176Ethiopia 1894-1970s mainly f.u. ranges STC £188 (67)18
177Falkland Is. 1912-20 set to 1/- SG60-665 m.m. STC £70+ minimum. (6)9
178“, 1912-20 1/- SG665 & SG65b m.m. STC £70 (2)11
179“, 1921-28 1/2d (2), 1d (2), 2d (2), 21/2d blue (3), 21/2d purple/yellow (2), 6d, 1/- g.u., seem to all be different shades STC £236++ as cheapest. Good lot. (13)26
180“, 1935 Silver Jubilee 1/- with unlisted variety - ‘vertical line to left of Tower’ l.m.m. (1)50
181“, 1938-50 5/- SG161 or similar f.u. STC £90 minimum. (1)32
182“, 1948 £1 RSW u.m. STC £90 (1)28
183“, 1960-65 set SG193-207 m.m. STC £170 (15)22
184“, 1960-66 6d Gentoo Penguin SG195a DLR printing in u.m. block of 4 STC £88 (1)15
185“, 1989 Ships, original set to £5 m.m. STC £75, High face. (16)10
186“, 1994 Marine Life set SG701-12 u.m. STC £43. High face. (12)10
187“, Dependencies 1944-45 overprint set SG A1-D8 m.m. STC £96 (32)19
188“, “, 1946-49 ‘Thick Map’ set SG G1-G8, f.u. (purple CDSs) on small pieces. (8)6
189“, “, S.Georgia 1971-75 set to 50p SG18-31 u.m. STC £70 as cheapest. (14)10
190France 1876 1c green SG212 u.m. (light expertiser’s mark), STC £200 as m.m. (1)26
191“, 1876 3c brown on yellow SG249 m.m. STC £325 (1)26
192“, 1876 2f SG287 m.m. (slight gum loss) STC £200 (1)28
193“, 1902 25c Mouchon SG302 m.m. (heavy, small thin) STC £160, scarce. (1)11
194“, 1947 500f UPU Air stamp SG1013 m.m. STC £85 (1)12
195“, 1950 Relief Fund set SG1095-1100 u.m. (10fr SG1097 is l.m.m.) STC £108 (6)10
196“, 1955 Relief Fund set SG1253-8 m.m. STC £191 (6)14
197“, 1957 set set SG1318-1320 mint (500f l.m.m., other two u.m.) STC £141+ (3)13
198“, 1960s (mainly), sparse mint colln. mostly in sets, incl. better.9
199“, album with ‘patchy’ used colln., but several better seen, incl. Peace & Commerce 5f - mixed condition.20
200“, S/book with jumbled used ranges c.700 with only a little dupl., plus a further 200 ‘swaps’. (900+)12
201“, P.Os. in Egypt range with Alexandrie P& Commerce range to 1f, Merson range to 5f, Port Said Mersons range to 1f, good lot, needs careful checking. (47)16
202“, Obock 1892 ‘35’ on 25c SG47 f.u., 1892 Tablet 75c u, 1894 range mainly f.u. incl. 40c, 75c, 1f. STC £163. Seldom seen. (10)26
203Gambia 1922-29 16 vals to 4/- SG122-140 (no 3/-) l.m.m. STC £140+ (16)28
204“, 1937 Coronation set in u.m. top right marginal blocks of 12 with requisition numbers 1d ‘750’, 11/2d ‘0355’ & 3d ‘392’. Scarce. (2)15
205“, 1938 2d (blue & black) SG153 in u.m. block of 4 (slight minor gum tone) STC £48+ (1)10
206“, 1953-59 set SG171-185 m.m. STC £100 (15)12
207Germany c.1936-44 m.&u., mainly sets incl. ‘38 & ‘39 Winter Relief f.u., useful Horses etc. STC £21832
208“, 1937 Hitler MS SG MS635 u.m. STC £75 as such (1)18
209“, 1937 Hitler MS SG MS637 u.m. STC £350 as such (1)55
210“, 1937 Hitler MS SG MS638 l.m.m. STC £110 as such (1)26
211“, 1939 Danzig o’print set SG704-717 cto on old album leaf. (Cancels decidedly ‘iffy’) STC £225 as used24
212“, Airmails with 1912 ‘Rhein & Main 10pf m., 30pf u. (short perfs., but scarce) STC ¤145, 1922-23 seln. incl. 25m (both) STC £49 (7)22
213“, & States A few Empire & States m.&u., mixed condition, most look better than average STC £1,50028
214“, Bavaria 1911-13 u. ranges with better vals., the 2m & 10m both type I STC £220+ (23)26
215“, “, 1911-19 m.m. colln. on lvs., largely complete Mi92-173 with imperfs., Volks- & Freistaat, etc. (170)15
216“, BRD 1949-55 f.u. seln. of commems., incl. 1949 SG1042. STC £225 (7)26
217“, “, 1949 Relief Fund set SG1039-42 m.m. STC £165 (4)8
218“, “, 1951 Röntgen set SG1073 v.f.u. (1)4
219“, “, 1954-60 Heus bklt. ranges with SG1103a f.u., 1103 u.m., 1103c u.m. & f.u., 1105a u.m. & f.u., etc. STC £220+ (counting f.u. as the same as u.m.) (10 items)44
220“, DDR 1953 Marx pair of MSs imperf. u.m. SG MS E111c STC £250 (2)50
221“, Colonies used seln. with p’mark interest, incl. Kiatshou, SWA, China, etc. mainly fine STC £180+ (43)22
222“, “, Samoa 1900 25pf SG G5 m.m. STC £49 (1)19
223“, “, “, 1900 50pf SG G6 m.m. STC £49 (1)19
224Gibraltar 1865-73 4d vermillion pl.12 & 1880 1d venetian red x2 (all with faults) STC £86+ (3)8
225“, 1886 Span. surch. set SG15-21, fresh mint but some minor creasing (40c unused) STC £190 (7)44
226“, 1889 Span. Currency set SG22-33 m.m., but minor creasing/faults. STC £22548
227“, 1898 Br. Curr. set SG39-45 m.m. (4d unused) minor creasing STC £170 (7)38
228“, 1906 2/- SG72 g.u. STC £48 (1)10
229“, 1938 defin. set SG121-131 m.m./l.m.m. STC £160 (14)60
230“, 1938-51 £1 SG131 m.m. STC £42 (1)8
231“, 1948 RSW set SG132-133 l.m.m. set STC £61+ (2)15
232“, 1948 RSW £1 SG133 u.m. STC £60 (1)20
233Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1956-62 defin. set SG64-75 m.m. STC £65 (12)17
234Gold Coast 1876-84 1/2d SG4 m.m. light diagonal crease & one toned perf. STC £80 (1)16
235“, 1904-06 2/6 SG57 m.m. STC £35 (1)8
236“, 1948 set SG135-146 m.m. STC £80 (12)10
237“, 1948 RSW 10/- SG148 u.m. STC £32 (1)16
238“, 1948 RSW set l.m.m. STC £35+ (2)8
239Greece 1861-66 ranges of imperfs., with many fine 4 margin copies manly u., with 1861 1L (9u, 9 m. or unused), 5L u. (8, 1 pair), 10L u. (7 plus 2 pairs), 40L u. (3), 80L u (2), etc. plus 5L perf. f.u.; then 1866 vals. to 1d (4), a good variety of printings/shades/postmarks. STC £500+ (62)60
240Grenada 1938-50 basic set of 11 SG153-63 l.m.m., plus perf. vars. of the 1d, 11/2d, 2d, 1/-. STC £92 (15)26
241Hong Kong 1921-37 $3 SG131 v.f.u. STC £70 (1)18
242“, 1937 Coron. & ‘41 Cent. sets m.m. (some incl. ‘41 top 2 vals. are u.m.) SG137-9, 163-8 STC £115 (9)13
243“, 1941 Cent. set l.m.m./u.m. STC £90 (6)16
244“, 1954-62 ranges on pieces from reg. mail, fair to fine, vals. to $10 (12) STC £188 minimum (49)18
245“, 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)55
246“, GVI u. ranges, defins. to $2 (both) & $5 (both) papers, etc. unchecked; also ‘41 Cent. set f.u. (2c m.), etc. STC £160 minimum (30)24
247Hungary 1918-31 Airs compl. m.m. with 1918, 1920, 1924, 1927 sets, plus ‘31 Zeppelin set. STC £420+80
248“, mint sets with 1924 air & Relief Fund, 1925 Sports, ‘33 Godollo, ‘35 Rakoczi, etc. STC c.£300 (36)28
249“, S/book with jumbled accum., mostly used, only a little duplication. (c.850+)10
250Iceland 1911-95 ranges incl. ‘83-84 ‘Nordia’ MS u.m., ‘57 25k m., etc. STC £123 (56, 2MS)14
251“, small envelope with early-modern m.&u. seln., mostly fine, worth checking! (100+)5
252India 1850s-1940s range of covers in mixed cond., with better markings (censor, etc.) (10 items)22
253“, 1852 1/2a (Scind Dawk) SG51 (white paper) used on piece with dotted square cancel, fine embossing, looks as if it may just be genuine? Sold ‘as-is’ (1)20
254“, 1854 1/2a blue x 6 used examples, all above average, some fine 4 wide margins, you check the dies, printings, etc. High cat., sold ‘as-is’ (6)70
255“, 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)75
256“, 1854 2a green, 5 used examples/shades good to f.u. (5)28
257“, 1854-55 1/2a SGa (die III) in attractive horiz. pair, 31/2 good-wide margins with BPA certificate ‘creased and hole at right’, never the less attractive & scarce. (1)48
258“, 1855-73 u. seln. with dupl. (shades, etc.) poor-v.f., worth careful examination. (31)55
259“, 1866 6a SG66, would be f.u., but couple of minor faults. Attractive & far better than s’filler! STC £15030
260“, 1937-40 set SG247-264 g.u. STC £130 (18)22
261“, 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)28
262“, 1952 official pres. bklt with Saints & Poets set SG337-342 m.m. (as issued) stamps alone STC £2710
263“, 1955 set SG354-371 l.m.m. STC £95 (18)12
264“, Shoebox crammed full with FDCs, mostly 1970s-1998. (200+?)8
265“, Commission in Indo China 1954 o’print set SG N1-N15 on 3 FDCs, each tied by appropriate CDS.30
266“, Forces in Korea 1953 set (12 on reg. cover to India cancelled with FPO No 741 CDSs, slight marks on reverse, scarce & useful! (1)40
267Indo 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)8
268Ionian Is. 1859 set SG1-3 unused, believed to be genuine! STC £188, each 4 margins, minor faults. (3)26
269Iraq 1923-25 2r blk, 10r m.m. & 5r used SG50, 52, 53 STC £91 (3)18
270“, 1923/1924-25 SG64, 65 & 77 used; SG76 mint. (4)32
271“, 1932 1d on 10r SG120 g.-f.u. STC £150 scarce item. (1)50
272“, 1932 1d SG154 l.m.m. (sl. wrinkled gum) STC £170 (1)38
273“, 1932 official 1/2d lightly used & 1d l.m.m. STC £158 (2)36
274“, Officials - small, mainly mint seln. 1931/1932 high cat., some with slight faults. (8)24
275“, m.m. range with 1918 vals. to 5r, 1923-25 to 1r & ‘31 to 1r. STC £117+ (24)13
276Ireland 1922 10d SG9 (Dollard) g.-f.u. STC £55 (1)9
277“, 1971 orig. defin. set to 50p u.m., ‘73-74 coil strips (3) m.m. (18)6
278“, St. Patrick High values three l.m.m./m.m. sets, various printings/shades, STC £160+ (9)28
279Israel 1988-92 range of u.m. MSs, STC £78 (7)10
280Italy 1930 Ferrucci Air set SG287-9 f.u. STC £172 (3)15
281“, 1935 Bellini 2L75 SG467 top value f.u. STC £170 (1)15
282“, Colonies with ranges of Levant, Eritrea, Libya, etc. mainly u. some better. STC £225+ (41)22
283“, “, Ethiopia 1936 Annex. 10c (gum thin), 20c & 25c SG322a-322c m.m. (3)9
284“, Base Atlantica WW2 Commandos, o’print on Italy ‘43 2nd issue 50c, ‘44 4th issue 30c both expertised, plus two others unexpertised. all u.m. and sold ‘as-is’ scarce items. (4)30
285Jamaica 1921-29 5/- shades SG105 f.u.; SG105a, 105b & 105c m.m. STC £185 (4)24
286“, 1938 defin. set SG121-133a l.m.m. STC £150 (18)40
287“, 1948 RSW set SG143-4 u.m. STC £28 (2)14
288“, 1956-58 set SG159-174 l.m.m., plus 2/- shade. STC £111 (17)12
289Japan early-1940s m. & mainly u. accum. some dupl. noting extensive 1876 & 1899 issues, PO’s in China (10), etc. STC £300, worth checking. (163)24
290“, S/book with early-modern used seln., only a little duplication. (c.800+)10
291K.U.T. (Br. E. Africa) 1897-1903 1r SG92g.-f.u. & 1r SG92a g.u STC £108 (2)14
292“, 1903-04 part set to 5r (no 21/2a) mint, mainly g.-f. STC £650 as singles. (12)110
293“, 1912-58 m. colln., fair-fine incl. GV 2/- crown right (gum faults), 4/-, 5/- GVI with vals. to £1 (2), etc. STC £560 (75)60
294“, 1912-21 3r SG55 fiscal use (violet barred cancel) STC £110 as postal. (1)10
295“, 1922-27 1/-, 2/-, 3/-, 4/-, 5/-, 10/- used (most fiscal), high cat. useful s’fillers. (6)22
296“, 1922-27 £5 SG99 fiscal use (black CDS & ‘cleaned’ green crayon line - surely worth tidying?) (1)22
297“, 1935 1/- SG118a (the scarce p. 13x12) m.m. heavily toned gum. STC £1,400 (1)150
298“, 1935 1/- P.Due SG D12 used, only STC £19, but surely ... (1)4
299“, 1935-37 short set to 10/-, most g.-f.u. (10/- central, light, registered CDS) (14)28
300“, 1935-37 10/- SG122 unused (possible light fiscal use?) STC £90 as mint (£110 as used) (1)15
301“, 1935-37 £1 SG123, would be f.u., but slight faults (small closed tear, etc.) attractive. STC £325 (1)30
302“, 1948 RSW set SG157-8 u.m. STC £50 (2)24
303“, 1948 RSW set SG157-8 m.m. STC £50+ (2)10
304“, 1960-62 defin. set SG183-198 u.m., most fine STC £65 (16)18
305“, 1960-62 set SG183-198 m.m. STC £70 (16)10
306Kuwait 1923-24 5r official SG O12 l.m.m. (one perf. at top with some ink from o’print) STC £11030
307“, 1948-51 l.m.m. range with ‘48 RSW, ‘48 Olympics, ‘50 2/6 to 10/- SG90-92, etc. STC £158 (14)34
308Labuan 1892-93 set SG39-47 m.m./unused (6c f.u.) STC c£85 (7)20
309“, 1896 Jubilee set SG83-88 m.m. (1c SG83 with barred cancel) STC £220+, most fine (6)80
310“, 1899 4c surch. set SG102-110 m.m. STC £225 as cheapest, the odd fault, but most fine & attractive. (9)48
311“, 1901 2c P. Due SG D1 m.m. STC £23 (1)8
312“, 1901 4c P.Due SG D3 m.m. STC £55 (1)19
313“, 1901 18c P.Due SG D8 m.m. some slightly rough perfs. STC £32 (1)8
314“, 1901 24c P.Due SG D9 m.m. STC £65 (1)28
315“, QV head seln. incl. SG5, 30, 32, 35 unused/m.m. & SG31 & 35 used. Most fine STC £94 (6)19
316“, Small m./used/unused seln. with SG68, 70, 91, 94a & 98a STC £121, some sl. faults. (5)18
317Leeward Is. 1890-1954 used original colln. with useful QV, GVI various to £1, also incl. ranges of Leewards stamps used in St. Kitts, Dominica & Antigua. STC £420+ (150)55
318“, 1907 2/6 SG44 m.m. STC £42 (1)9
319“, 1907 5/- SG45 m.m. STC £48, nibbled corner perf. (1)13
320“, 1912-22 3d SG51a (white back) m.m. STC £95 (1)11
321“, 1954 set SG126-140 u.m. STC £60 (marginals except 1/2c) (15)13
322Luxembourg s/book with mint (incl. much u.m.) seln., some better noted (130+)10
323Malaysia, Straits Settlements 1937-41 m. seln. (mostly fine u.m., but some overall gum toning) to 50c & $1 STC £150+ (9)19
324“, “, 1937-41 $2 SG291 u.m. (toned gum) STC £40 (1)10
325“, “, 1937-41 $5 SG292 u.m., lightly toned gum, STC £27 (1)8
326“, States 1953 the eleven Coron’n issues compl. fine u.m.; plus Singapore u.m. (this with gum wrinkles)10
327“, Negri Sembilan 1949-55 $1 to $5 SG60-62 m.m. STC £87+ (3)18
328“, Selangor 1881-94 m./unused/u. incl. ‘81-92 2c SG3 unused, ‘85-91 2c range incl. SG31 unused, SG33 m., SG34 u., SG35, 38, 41 all m., ‘91 2c on 24c SG44 m., ‘91-96 ‘Tiger’ set m., etc. STC £354 (not counting unused) (19)70
329“, “, 1941 set SG86-87 g.u. STC £54+ (2)10
330Malta 1899-1901 10/- SG35 appears g.-f.u., but small unobtrusive tear. STC £65 (1)9
331“, 1902 SG36 & 36b ‘One Pnney’ variety m.m. STC £33+ (2)7
332“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG210-3 m.m. (sl. gum fault to 1/-) STC £25 (4)5
333“, 1949 RSW set SG249-50 u.m. STC £38+ (2)14
334“, 1956-58 set SG266-282 m.m. (many values look um.) STC £130 (17)16
335“, 1956-58 set SG266-282 f.u. STC £55 (17)11
336“, S/book GV to mainly modern, mostly used, only a little duplication. (800+)11
337Mauritius 1879-80 4c SG93 unused (slight hints of gum?) STC £60 as m.m. (1)8
338“, 1948 RSW set SG270-1 u.m. STC £17 (2)8
339Mexico 1856-68 u. range of imperfs., a number with 4 margins STC £186, needs specialist checking (16)22
340Mongolia 1960s-80s (a few earlier) used seln. on leaves, all different, most good to fine (225)6
341Montserrat 1932 Tercent. set to 5/- SG84-93 m.m. (1/2d toned area) STC £160 Key set. (10)55
342“, 1938-48 10/- SG111 & £1 SG112 u.m. STC £50 (2)13
343“, 1951 set SG123-135 m.m. STC £65 (13)12
344Morocco Agencies 1951 set to 5/- SG94-100 m.m. STC £32 (7)7
345“, 1907-12 set to 3p SG112-121 m.m. STC £110 minimum (10)12
346“, 1924-32 SG200, 201 STC £37 minimum (2)9
347“, 1927-46 Tangier m./u.m./u. sometimes both incl. ‘27 set, ‘35 S.Jub. set, ‘37 GVI incl. 1d u.m. pair, '40 set m.&u., etc. STC £160+ (36)22
348Muscat 1944 SG2-15, 14 vals to 2r (no 3p), & 1944 Official set SG O1-O10 m.m. STC £58+ (24)9
349Nauru 1916-23 basic (GB overprint) set to 1/- f.u. (no 11/2d) scarce as such STC £121 (10)38
350Netherlands 1934-51 manly u.m. charity sets noting also ‘42 Legion Fund pair u.m., ‘44 set SG595-609 u.m., etc. STC £200+ as m.m. (43)26
351New Caledonia 1933 1st Anniv. Paris Flight 24 vals. to 20f m.m. (no 75c or 90c SG199, 201) STC £180+24
352“, 1933 1st Anniv. SG198-201, 206, 209 u. range to 10f, most fine STC £180. Scarce lot. (6)22
353Newfoundland c.1932-47 m.&u. incl. some useful set, etc. STC £190+ (74)24
354New Zealand 1902-07 2/- SG328 p.14 m.m. STC £130 (1)18
355“, 1909-16 p.14 4d & 6d SG396, 398 m.m. STC £60 (2)9
356“, 1913 Auckland Exhibition 1/2d & 1d SG412, 413 m.m. STC £48 (2)9
357“, Pkt. with early-middle period used seln. in mixed condition, plenty to sort through incl. better looking Ideal hunting ground for the beginner or specialist alike. (100s)18
358“, officials 1938-51 1/2d green (toned gum), 1/2d brown, 1d red (both) & 3d m.m. STC £70+ (5)6
359“, Small seln. on old alb. leaves & loose in pkts, mixed cond., worth checking, strength in earlier. (100+)5
360North Borneo 1897 18c SG110b (p.141/2-15 corrected inscription) m.m. STC £130, scarce. (1)16
361“, 1899 g.-f.u. surch. range 4c on 8c to 4c on $10 SG114-126 no 50c or $1. STC £111 minimum. (8)18
362“, 1948 RSW $10 SG351 u.m. STC £30 (1)14
363“, 1950-52 set SG356-370 m.m. STC £140 (16)24
364Northern Rhodesia 1938-52 set SG25-45 g.-f.u. STC £170 (21)55
365“, 1953 set SG61-74 l.m.m. STC £75 (14)11
366“, 1963 set SG75-88 u.m. STC £60 (14)14
367Norway 1925 Polar Flight set SG167-173 g.u. STC £78 (7)11
368Nyasaland 1913-21 10/- SG96 fiscal use (very light violet oval & m/s initial), STC £140 as postal (1)14
369Orange Free State 1868-1905 u. colln. mainly f., noting 1868 set with shades, several useful surcharge types; E7 incl. 5/- STC £474 minimum (62)55
370Pakistan 1948-57 set SG24-43 m.m. STC £160 minimum (25r is p.14) (20)22
371Palestine 1927-45/32-44 Small m.m. seln. to £1 SG100, 102, 103, 109, 110 STC £41+ as cheapest. (6)6
372P.N.G. 1957-70 SG16 to 190 compl. u.m. (except a couple of cheap sets which are m.m.) STC £111 (179)16
373Poland S/book with jumbled used ranges, just a little duplication. (c.850)11
374Portuguese Colonies Nyassa Co. with 1901 set m.&/or u., 1911 o’print set (no 75r) m., ‘21 to 1E m., 1924 P.Due set m., etc. mainly fine STC £160 (67)24
375Rhodesia 1892-93 £5 SG12 used (black oval fiscal cancel) faults useful filler. STC £450 as postal.28
376“, 1898-1908 £5 with fiscal use - perfin & cancel; faults (tears, nick & short corner, etc.), but scarce. STC £2,500 as postal. Useful spacefiller. (1)22
377“, 1910-13 2/- SG153/154 g.u. STC £75 (1)13
378“, 1910-13 21/2d SG184 p.131/2 g.u. STC £70 (1)10
379“, & Nyasaland 1954-56 set SG1-15 m.m. STC £120 (16)13
380Roumania S/book with early-modern mainly used ranges, a little dupl. (c.800+)10
381Russia (South Russia) 1919 20k currency stamp, fresh u.m. SG33, scarce. (1)10
382St. 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)42
383“, 1935 Silver Jub. set SG124-7 l.m.m. STC £35 (4)9
384“, 1938 defin. set SG131-140 l.m.m. STC £140 (14)38
385St. Lucia c.1864-1949 used colln. strength in QV with 1864 vals. to 1/-, ‘82-84 surch. set, ‘83-98 with vals. to 5/- (fine) & 10/- (slight blemish), later odds, P.Dues, some useful shades, etc. STC £1,300 (91)160
386Samoa 1935-42 Postal fiscal 2/6, 5/- (tone spot on gum), 10/-, all u.m. STC £100 (3)28
387San Marino 1949 original short set to 50L (ie no later 20L) SG374-385 m.m. STC £45+ (12)8
388“, 1950 500L Air SG414 (brown & green m.m. STC £110 (1)28
389Sarawak 1945 BMA set to $2 SG126-141 m.m. STC £109 (16)15
390“, 1946 Cent. 1947 Cypher, 1948 RSW & 1949 UPU sets all u.m. SG146-176 STC £94+ (25)26
391“, 1948 RSW set SG165-6 m.m. (small spot in gum of $5) STC $48+ (2)8
392“, 1949-52 the three GVI sets f.u. SG167-186 STC £56+ (20)16
393“, 1950 set SG171-184 plus 10c SG186 m.m. STC £104+ (15)13
394“, 1950 set SG171-185 g.-f.u. STC £45 (15)10
395“, 1955-59 set SG188-202 m.m. (15)15
396Singapore 1948 p.14 defin. set SG1-15 m.m. STC £180 (15)48
397“, 1962-66 high val. bird defins. $1, $2, $5 SG75-77 u.m. STC £48 (3)9
398Somaliland Protectorate 1942 set SG105-116 l.m.m. STC £45 (12)7
399“, 1953-58 set to 10/- SG137-148 l.m.m. STC £120 (12)15
400South Africa 1935-49 5/- official SG O26 pair, m.m. STC £65, scarce. (1)12
401“, 1935-49 10/- official pair SG O27 m.m. STC £100, scarce. (1)18
402“, Wolmaransstad (Boer War) 1900 SG9 1d l.m.m. STC £250 as genuine; useful filler, sold ‘as-is’ (1)10
403Southern Rhodesia 1924-29 5/- SG14 g.-f.u. couple bluntish perfs., but not bad. STC £160 (1)42
404“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG31-4 u.m. STC £28 as m.m. (4)7
405S.W.A. 1927-30 short set to 2/6 SG58b-65 m.m. STC £87+ minimum (8)14
406“, remaindered specialised colln. with GV o’prints. Much useful left incl. horiz. & vert. pairs , singles; 1/- vert strip of 3, 2/6 (3 singles), 10/- single, and many varieties. (200)26
407“, range of South Africa used in SWA, most vals to 1/- incl. 5 P.Dues, written up on album pages. Some interesting cancels, needs a close look. (25)8
408“, GV o’prints with 2 x 2d & 4d horiz. pairs, 3x 2d vert. pairs, & singles with varieties. (43)8
409Sudan 1951 set SG123-139 m.m. STC £90 (17)20
410Sweden 1858-86 f.u. seln. incl. 1858 30ø, 1872 p.14 4ø, 6ø (2 shades), etc. STC £300 (12)28
411“, 1891 1Kr SG54 m.m. STC £130 (1)24
412Switzerland 1945 War Relief SG MS446a m., almost u.m., slight area of flat gum at one edge. STC £27548
413“, small wooden box with mainly used seln. to 1960s, most interest & value pre-1950, incl. better. (100s)15
414“, League of Nations, etc. 1922-50 used, various offices. STC £79 (1)10
Tanganyika, Mafia Is. - the following 6 lots (probably) have fake o’prints (at least we think they are!). Some are a little more convincing than others. Useful spacefillers, all sold ‘as-is’.
415“, “, 1917 1/2a SG M44 m.m. STC £160 as genuine, sold ‘as-is’ (1)8
416“, “, 1917 2a SG M46 m.m. STC £190 as genuine, sold ‘as-is’ (1)10
417“, “, 1917 3a SG M48 STC £225 as genuine, sold ‘as-is’ (1)11
418“, “, 1917 8a SG M50 l.m.m. (toned gum) STC £450 as genuine, sold ‘as-is’ (1)15
419“, “, 1917 12a SG M51 l.m.m. STC £450 as genuine, sold ‘as-is’ (1)16
420“, “, 1917 1r SG M52 m.m. STC £600 as genuine, sold ‘as-is’ (1)20
421Transjordan 1943-46 20m to £P1 SG237-243 u.m., plus ‘42 P.Due set u.m. (1m gum fault) STC £97(10)28
422Trinidad 1894 21/2d official SG O3, looks f.u. (one replaced corner perf.) STC £90. Scarce stamp.15
423“, & Tobago 1935-37 set SG230-8 plus extra perfs. g.u. (12c p.121/2 is torn - not counted) STC £78+ (18)12
424Tristan da Cunha 1954 set SG14-27 l.m.m. STC £90 (14)12
425Turks & Caicos 1938-45 set SG194-205 m.m. STC £130 (14)16
426“, 1950 set SG221-233 m.m. STC £85 (13)14
427“, 1957-60 set SG237-250, 253. m.m. (£1 is u.m.) STC £110 (15)14
428USSR 1931 Airship construction set g.-f.u. (5)15
429“, 1931 15k SG580b (p.14) g.-f.u. scarce stamp. (1)5
430Zanzibar 1926 original set SG299-309 (ie no 1927 SG307) m.m. STC £40+ (10)10
431“, 1936-54 sets SG323-32, 335-8, 353-57. mint (most vals. v.l.m.m.) STC £45 (19)11
432“, 1952-55 set SG339-352 l.m.m. STC £48 (14)12

United Kingdom Lots

4331840 1d black ‘O-I’ hardly any margins (just a hint at top & left, rest touching), red Maltese Cross cancel. Still, it’s clean, fresh and attractive. (1)32
4341840 1d black ‘R-A’ almost 3 margins, faults (rounded corner, etc.) black M Cross. (1)20
4351840 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)18
4361840 1d black ‘K-K’ 3 margins, into at base & repaired top right corner. Black M Cross (1)18
4371840 2d blue ‘J-I’ faults (nick out at base, but partly repaired) attractive, black M Cross (1)26
4381841 1d SG8/12 unused (large part og, some gum loss), slight faults - slice into at top left, etc. STC £60030
4391841 1d reds, used, poor-fine, many 3 margins or better, 28 with Maltese Cross cancels. (35)17
4401841 2d blues x4 from g.-f.u. to f.u. (4)16
4411841 1d red SG8m/12m London numeral maltese cross No.‘6’, sl. smudgy, but clear. STC £160 (1)11
4421844-74 range of entires/part entires in mixed condition, each with 1d red attached. Wide range of cancels, backstamps & marks and some interesting contents ‘I send you enclosed two Bank of England notes for £100 each’(!), etc. (19)34
4431856-58 1d reconstructed sheet, all 240 checkletters, probably all SG40, arranged on s/cards.STC £2,880+60
4441858-79 1d reds, mainly on small pieces, many with slight faults (trimmed perfs., short corners, etc.), but others fine. Plate numbers unchecked. (134)18
4451858-79 1d reds, mainly on small piece, poor-fine, worth checking for plate numbers, cancels & flaws.(54)12
4461870 1/2d plates with pl.3 to 20 (no plate 9), each in varying quantities, av.-sound cond. (85)20
4471847-54 6d embossed cut square (good margins base & left, close at right & into at top). (1)20
4481847-54 10d embossed cut square; side margins close, into at top & base, and with closed tear. Still a beautiful looking example of this scarcest of the embossed issue. STC £1,500 (1)48
4491847-54 1/- embossed SG54 g.u. cut square, margins close at top, just into on other 3 sides. STC £95030
4501862-72 range of 1d reds on covers in mixed cond. Includes better cancels, backstamps, etc. Mainly Scottish. (Plus one 1841 Lerwick cover - poor) (20)30
4511867-80 4d SG93/94 pl.7 to 14, g.u. STC £800 (8)18
4521867-80 1/- SG115/117 pl.4 to 7 g.u. (decent for these) STC £245 (4)9
4531867 1/- pl.5 SG117 g.-f.u. STC £40 (1)8
4541871 cover Aberdeen-Edinr., faults; with pair of 1/2d pl.8. Plus 1872 part cover with 1/2d imperf. at left.8
45518872 large piece with 1d red tied Stranraer ‘312 duplex to Edinburgh, with Galloway Sorting Tender backstamp ‘JA 17 72) (early use!), etc. (1)10
4561884 4d with ‘Continental Night Mail/ NO 19 86’ CDS. Green a little faded. (1)8
4571902-13 £1 used, couple of perf. faults, small nicks at base & small shallow thin, but otherwise fine example with good colour of this increasingly difficult to find stamp. (1)90
4581912 1d SG341/3 rust spot; 1d SG350 in g.u. pair; all showing ‘no cross on crown’ variety. (2 items)10
4591924 Empire Exhibition P/card (Indian Pavilions) with Wembley 1d tied by Exhib. roller-cancel. (g.u.)7
4601924 Wembley set u.m., scarce as such. (2)15
4611924-26 11/2d SG420 g.-f.u. sl. rounded corner with ‘Cashs - booklet sent FREE’ advertising label attached. Unusual & very scarce used. (1)19
4621934-36 photogravure set m.m. STC £50 (1)10
4631937 Coronation, range of cinderella items look to be u.m., 53 different labels. (53)15
4641939 2/6 brown SG476 v.l.m.m. STC £95 (1)10
4651951 u.m. high val. set SG509-512 (4)24
4661951 Festival High value set m.m. STC £100 (4)15
4671960s u.m. dupl. seln. in partly-filled 24 page s/book, incl. better, eg. Red Cross, NPY, Battle of Britain & Battle of Hastings sets in blocks, etc. (100s)19
4681964 Geographical phos. set SG651p-654p u.m. STC £30 (4)6
4691975 Architecture PHQ set (3), each with stamp tied by FD cancel on reverse. Unaddressed, fine. (3)10
4701979 Haddo House special cancels on NTS official FDC, uncommon. (1)5
4711983 Collector’s Pack (1)5
4721984 Collector’s Pack (1)6
4731999-2000 Millennium issues complete u.m. (plus Timekeeper MS & 2001 Child set) Face £4836
4742001 Submarine bklt pane on HMS Conqueror (Bradbury) FDC, Barrow-in-Furness cancel. (1)9
475Small packet of kiloware incl. 100 unfranked ‘1st Large’ (face £93) (100+)38
476Small pkt. kiloware incl. 100 unfranked ‘1st’ (face £62) (100+)28
477Small pkt. as last lot. (100+)28
478Small pkt. kiloware with 100 unfranked ‘2nd Large’ (face £73) (100+)28
479Sorting box with early-(mainly) modern seln., on & off-paper in pkts., envelopes, tins, etc. Some on leaves, much to look through, with some better seen. (1,000s)24
480QV surface printed, seln of stamps & plates (all different) incl. 1/- SG101 & SG148 pl.13, etc. (24)20
481E7 10/- cleaned fiscal with fake roller cancel, still useful filler - ‘improve’ the cancel a bit, and it’ll look very nice! STC £475 minimum as postal. (1)20
482Small pkt of kiloware, incl. 100 unfranked ‘2nd’ (face £53) (100+)20
483Small pkt as last lot (100+)20
484SG 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 expansion19
485Several pre-decimal sheets & half-sheets (incl. BoB low value in sheet), folded, etc. STC £35016
486QV Line-engraved range 1841 1d imperfs. x 26 (5 pairs), 1841 2d imperf (2) & 1858-79 2ds (24 - all appear to be plate 9), most av.-g. to g.-f.u. Huge cat. (52)16
487Pre-decimal presentation packs, selection, mostly good to fine.15
488Machin 2p in u.m. block of 6 with printing flaw - ‘blob’ of ink on Queen’s Head to one stamp. (1)15
489Official Board of Trade perfin (Crown over BT - scarce) on 1887 4d (slightly washed green) (1)15
490Seln. of presentation packs incl. £10 Britannia, R Burns, etc. High face. (6)14
491Mis-perfs. - three striking modern errors used: 2001 Xmas 2nd, plus Machin 1st (red) & 2nd (blue) (3)10
492Officials IR SG O20 m.m., Admiralty SG O120 u. & SG O108 m.m., some toning etc. (3)9
493Kiloware from charity source. 1Kg+ (1,000s)8
494Shoebox with on & off-paper, from a few QV to mainly 1970s-90s, well worth checking. (1,000s)7
495E7 1/2d yellow-green with clear, part-CDS “JA 27 0I” (year slug inverted, should be I0?) unusual.5
496Channel Is. & IoM. box filled with FDCs, Numismatic Covers & packs, Pres. packs, etc. High face.10
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