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Monday, 20th May 2013

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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

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

1Penguins - thematic collection; stockbook with mint (mainly u.m.) & used accum. incl. many useful items - eg. Falkland Is. to 1/-, B.A.T. ranges, FSAAT (incl. 1956 50f & 100f; SG37 u.m., etc.) (100+)120
2Old-fashioned ledger album, picked in places, many areas untouched. Strength in Europe. (100s)50
3World colln. in six albums; early to modern (mainly GVI onwards), a few sets and some better material. Worth checking carefully (useful for ‘priced album pages’?) (1,000s)42
4Thematics - penguins - cover alb. with seln. of FDCs, special-event covers, various Antarctic Survey cachets, etc. Mainly collected for their penguin interest, some more interesting for other reasons. Earlier B.A.T., Ross Dep, plus a few other items, nice lot! (70+)42
5Box with three stockbooks, remaindered club booklets, etc. Plenty of interest. (1,000s)40
6Sorting box with early-modern off-paper world stamps in shoebox; UK PHQs; interesting looking ranges with better in another shoebox; two small s/books & 3 junior albums. (1,000s)40
7Album with attractive colln. of used P.N.G.; various other Commonwealth & foreign (incl. Germany), etc. Well worth checking! (100s)38
8Box with jumbled albums, s/books, pkts., etc. all sorts with the emphasis on older & original. (1,000s)30
9Box - a broadly similar lot to the last. (1,000s)30
10Box - another similar (but different!) lot to the last. (1,000s)30
11Penguin thematics - s/book with m.&u. colln. of odds & sets, some in blocks (part sheet of 1960-66 Falkland Is. 51/2d - 56 stamps), plus some other items, etc. Worth checking. (100+)30
12Seln. of stamps in four s/books & small bundle of covers. UK, C/wealth and a few foreign. (100s)30
13Large s/book with ranges of stamps, predominantly UK (the u.m. face is £43 alone!), plus C/wealth, etc.30
14Large sorting box with world colln. in 3 albums, various on & off paper in pkts. & envelopes; some makeweight items (UK 1970s part-covers - but we spotted a couple of better stamps tucked in a few of these too!). (1,000s)30
15Thirteen remaindered club bklts. strength in C/W & Europe; early-modern (some priced in L.s.d.!) (100s)28
16Covers - box with large quantity of world covers, good variety of areas/periods (little or no UK) plus P.Cards, etc. Incl. Scottish topos., also heavily dupl. lot of S.African FDCs (1,000s)28
17World colln. in 5 albums & junior album, just a smattering of earlier, but mainly colourful 1970s. (1,000s)22
18Wonderful sorting box - weekends of fun here! Incl. old remaindered albums (some early); on & off paper stamps and loads of others too. (1,000s)22
19100 packets of ‘100 different world stamps’ (so says the vendor - we haven’t counted to make sure, but they look about right!) Suitable for car-booter/eBayer? (10,000)20
20A similar lot to the last. (10,000)20
21Kiloware direct from charity source - unsorted/unpicked. Predominantly UK, but incl. some foreign too (loads of unfranked seen!) c.3.5Kg? (1,000s)20
22World ranges in four remaindered club bklts., early-modern incl. USA, Europe (& a few China) (100s)18
23S/book partly-filled with ranges of C/W from a few early to modern (the odd few more interesting items), then a few pages of Polish stamps at back. (100s)18
24Box with stamps in various remaindered albs., etc.; plus some covers, cards & others. (1,000s)16
25South & Central America - s/book with mainly used ranges; little or no duplication. (c.1,500)16
26Middle-East - dupl. used UAE in s/book & Bahrain on s/cards. (100s)15
27Kiloware - world seln. c.1.4Kg (1,000s?)14
28Thematic - Flowers - SG R-22 album with sparse but possibly useful colln. of mainly odds. (350; 1FDC)12
29Cover alb. with mainly UK 1960s items (mint stamps & special event covers - some of these better), 1951 (3 May) plain FDC, a few Antarctic related items, etc.12
30Sorting box with world ranges in albums, pkts., envelopes and loose. (1,000s)11
31Small box with odd seln., from QV stamps on s/cards to modern UK f.u. sets, etc. (100s?)10
32Lincoln alb. (12th edn c.1890) some damaged or missing pages but with maps & catalogue sections. Picking evident, but many unusual remain, but very mixed condition. (100s)10
33S. & Cent. America - jumbled dupl. accum. on leaves, incl. Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador (100s)10
34Tin with world stamps sorted into ‘poly-bags’. (1,000s)10
35Scandinavia - used ranges in s/book, little or no dupl. (c.800)10
36Africa - jumbled dupl. seln. on lvs., incl. Guinea, Congo, Algeria, etc. (100s)9
37Early-modern off-paper world seln. in tub, incl. some better. c.170gr. (1,000s)8
38Europe - small box with seln.of stamps in s/cards, pkts., etc. worth checking. (100s?)7
39Small biscuit tin with seln. of World kiloware; early-modern. (100s)7

British Commonwealth

40Binder with u.m. MS’s & sheetlets on Hagners, mainly c.1980, but incl. better, a few others. (100s)42
41SG King George VI album with remaindered collection to start you off! The cover could do with tidying up; innards not too bad, several marks & many hinge remains, but perfectly useable. (100s)36
421953 Coronation set of 106 vals complete on leaves u.m.; plus ‘53-54 Visit 13 vals u.m. STC £13526
43Basic colln. in 2-ring alb. m.&u., mostly odds or part-sets, some useful/interesting mainly ‘40s-60s(100s)16
44Interesting looking mix in small box, many on s/cards, etc. Well worth estimate. (100s)15
45M.&u. ranges in s/book, with a few odd Omnibus issues, etc. (100s)15
461937 slightly dupl. seln. incl. 43 u. sets (incl. a few blocks of 4) & 51 m. sets, mainly m.m.) (94 sets)15
47Small s/book with dupl. QV stamps, poor to fine. UK (71); C/Wealth (63) (134)10
48S/book with mainly more modern ranges, poor to fine, little duplication. (c.800)10
49Africa GVI to post independence jumbled duplicated seln. incl. Sierra Leone, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, etc. Poor to fine (100s)9

Postcards

50Humour - Colln. of seaside humour cards, mostly UK, early to 1960s in ‘6-up album’ (200+)20
51Shipping - bundle incl. better early to a couple of modern repro. (32)20
52Royalty - incl. E7, GV, Italian Royals, etc. (20)18
53Military - small bundle with Barracks, Parades, WWI, etc. (20)8
54Naval - take a look! (5)5
55Railways incl. trains, funicular, cable car, etc. (18)5
56Naval - HMS Assistance Repair & Laundry Ship’ unused. (1)4

Cinderellas, Ephemera, Other Collectables, etc.

57Passport Germany 1928-33 for a well-travelled businessman with many visas, rubber stamps, some adhesives (incl. Roumania, Greece, Yugoslavia, etc.) very unusual, slightly tatty. (1)30
58Perfins small s/book with UK (71) & world (100) Poor to fine (171)11
59Tin-plate Toys Marx Merrymakers (Dudley, England version), c.1930. Clockwork piano with cartoon mouse playing it, one playing drums, one the violin and one dancing. Movement working fairly smoothly although it may benefit from a clean and slight adjustment. Very attractive and desirable item, see video clip of this item working on the Facebook page. c.16.5cm long x c.14cm high (1)260
60UK Locals (Lundy) 1982 defins - 11 vals in compl. sheets of 72 u.m., Lundy Herm, etc. on covers & loose; plus Lundy catalogue (100s)26
61UK Circular Delivery Stamps 1865-68 seln. on old page, mixed cond., generally fine. unusual. (8)20
62UK labels 1840 1d black labels in different colours as issued in 1940, fine mint, nice lot. (5)6
63UK Revenues Foreign Bill GVI (4 to £5); QE (13 to £1 with dupl.) & 5 others. (22)8

** “, see also lot 445

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

64Signoscope watermark detector T1 (the full-sized one!) with adaptor (can be used with batteries too). If there’s anything by way of a watermark to be seen, this should pick it up! (good for thins/repairs too) as new RRP £200+ ... it’ll pay for itself with your first decent find! (1)40
65SG George VI alb. (not the best of conditions, but complete), a fair few stamps in place; many, many hinge marks & some stamp mounts in place. Have fun re-filling it! (1)26
66SG Stamps of the World catalogue 2010, as-new. (the new one is RRP c.£250!) (1)15
67SG Commonwealth catalogue 2008, as-new. (1)10
6822-ring binders (3 green, 1 red), each with slip-case. good 2nd hand. (4)9
69Netherlands specialised catalogue NVPH 2005 (in colour), useful, as-new. (1)4

Stamps Arranged by Country

70Aden 1948 RSW set SG30-31 u.m. STC £40+ (2)16
71“, 1953-63 set SG48-72 u.m., scarce as such. STC £140 (25)32
72“, 1964-65 block wmk. set to 2/- SG77-86 u.m. STC £50 (10)11
73Antigua 1863 small star 1d - wmk. s’ways (1), wmk. up. (3), 6d; 1879 4d u.; 1862 1/2d u., etc. STC £189 fair to fine. (8)22
74Ascension 1924-33 4d SG15 m.m. STC £50 (1)10
75“, 1924-33 5d SG15d & 8d SG17 l.m.m. STC £34 (2)8
76“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG31-34 m.m. STC £55 (4)14
77“, 1946-65 six m.m. commemorative sets ST C£16+ (12)3
78“, 1976 Birds & 1981 Flowers sets SG199-214, 282a-296a u.m. STC c.£30 (31)7
79Australian States, New South Wales 1850 2d believed to be SG23; f.u., 4 margins, indistinct cancel. no certificate, so sold ‘as-is’ STC £300 (1)85
80“, South Australia 1868 to 1900 used seln. incl. SG67, 92 (trimmed at right), 93, 95, 112 & 157. Mostly g.-f.u. STC £147 (5)22
81“, “, small used seln. stated to incl. SG27,36,38,40,50,56,57,61,62,74 & 64 the odd slight fault, but most average to good used or better. STC £300+ (11)48
82“, Tasmania 1853 4d SG5/12 (probably SG11?) cut to shape, used (quite lightly); slight thin at top.48
83“, “, 1856-57 4d SG21; 1857-69 1d red (pen-cancel) & 2d green x2. SG21, 25, 30 x2, sold ‘as-is’ (4)30
84“, “, 1857-69/1860-67 4d x2; 6d x4 stated to be SG36,37,44,46,47 & 48, but check for yourself! Nice selection, despite usual faults, most are of decent appearance. STC £300+ (6)38
85“, “, 1863-71 6d x 3 believed to be SG75,87,88 g.u., attractive but a few faults. STC £189 (3)34
86“, “, 1899-1904 1/2d, 2d, 3d m.m. 5d f.u. SG233, 235, 237 & 239, some toning. STC £43 (4)7
87“, “, Small seln. 1/2d on 1d, 21/2d on 9d, 5d & 9d SG167, 169, 218 & 242 m.m.; 10d SG220 used (with ‘T’ perfin) STC £40+ (5)14
88“, Victoria 1890-94 P.Dues 5d, 6d unused; 10d & 1/- m.m. (toned gum) SG D5-8 STC £160 (4)36
89“, “, 1895-96 P.Dues 5d,6d,10d & 1/- SG D15-18 unused (some part-gum) STC £96 as m.m. (4)18
90“, “, 1900-04 2/- & 5/- P.Dues SG D32, 33 fine used (cto) STC £180 (2)48
91“, “, 1905-09 P.Dues set SG D34a-D37 m.m. (2 is unused) STC £42 (4)11
92Australia 1913-36 ranges of used Roos, vals. to 5/- incl. 6d, 9d, 1/- in considerable numbers. Mainly good to fine. STC £1,240 minimum, ideal for checking/research. (97)50
93“, 1915-27 2/- SG41 m.m. slight faults, but not bad) STC £225, scarce. (1)18
94“, 1915-27 5/- SG42c unused, STC £225 as m.m. (1)18
95“, 1931-36 £2 Roo with Specimen overprint, m.m. SG138s (1)18
96“, 1937-49 set to 1/- SG179-192 plus 6d shade u.m., scarce as such. STC £68 (2)12
97“, 1937-49 £1 SG178 mint, some gum disturbance, etc. STC £60 (1)14
98“, 1953-69 bklt. panes on leaves - 22 u.m.; 1 u.; & the 1959 (18.3) 4d on FDC (24 panes)14
99“, 1959-64 set to 5/- SG316-327 plus 5/- SG327a (white paper) u.m. STC £113 (14)24
100“, Heavily duplicated mainly used colln. in two stockbooks. From States (quite a decent range) through GV heads & Roos to GVI defins. (1,000+)55
101Austria 1858-1915 used ranges with 1860 3k f.u.; 1867 25k u. (sound), etc. also noted a range of postmarks incl. red, boxed, etc. Some on pieces. ST C£470+ (79)48
102“, Small range of Newspaper stamps incl. 1851 0.6k g.u. with 4 margins, 1867-80 Mercury types used incl. unofficial perf. STC £169++ (14)18
103Bahamas 1921-37 £1 SG125 m.m. with usual toned gum. STC £170, good stamp. (1)30
104“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG141-144 f.u. STC £38 (4)10
105“, 1938-52 5/- shades SG156b m.m. & SG157d u.m. STC £80 (2)15
106“, 1942 450th Anniv. set SG162-175a m.m. (4d to 3/- are u.m.) STC £80 (14)14
107“, 1954-63 set SG201-216 u.m. STC £85 (16)20
108“, QV-GVI m.&u. range, fair to fine STC £102 as cheapest. (21)10
109Bahawalapur 1948 5r SG31 u.m., very scarce for this stamp. STC £55 (1)26
110“, 1949 UPU sets complete - both postage & official, each in both perfs. m.m. only STC £17+, but ...!5
111Bahrain 1948 RSW 15r SG62 u.m. STC £32 (1)12
112Barbados 1920-21 Victory set m.m. STC £140 (12)30
113Basutoland 1961-63 set SG69-79 (no 5c) STC c.£100 (11)28
114“, 1961 surcharges set SG55-68 u.m. STC £38 (11)10
115“, Omnibus sets ‘35 S. Jubilee, ‘48 RSW sets m.m.; ‘49 UPU set u.m. STC £59+ (10)14
116Batum 1919 SG1-6 some gum faults, etc. STC £45, sold ‘as-is’ (6)8
117“, 1919 10r on 1k, 10r on 3k cto & 1919-20 10r on 3k m.m. SG7,8 & 19 STC £146, look OK, sold as-is’18
118“, 1919 o’print set SG11-18 m.m. 5k, 3r & 5r on toned paper, others whitish STC £75, most fine, ‘as-is’15
119“, 1920 Changed colour set SG45-53 m.m. some slight gum faults, etc. Most fine. ‘as-is’ (9)5
120Bavaria 1911-13 5pf tete-beche u.m. & f.u.; ‘14-20 perf. 71/2pf t-b u., 10pf t-b mint. STC £34 (4 pairs)9
121Bechuanaland 1961 surcharges SG157-167b set to 1r u.m . STC £27 (11)9
122“, 1961 set to 2r SG168-181 u.m., scarce as such. (14)16
123Belgium 1950 Heysel Athletics set SG1311-5 f.u. STC £58, key set. (5)12
124Bermuda 1938-52 set to 1/- SG110-115 m.m. STC £123+ (10)12
125“, 1953-62 set SG135-150 u.m. STC £110 (18)24
126British Guiana c.1863-99 mainly u. range, mixed cond., some better STC £237, worth checking. (29)22
127“, 1899 2c on 15c SG224a (‘no stop’ variety) m.m. STC £70 (1)20
128British Honduras 1888-91 small m. seln. incl. SG25 (poor gum, slight surface rubbing - STC £190); & SG27, 29,, 35 & 42 - these mostly g.-f. & STC £129 (5)30
129“, 1948 RSW set SG164-5 f.u. STC £50+ (2)20
130Br. Occ’n. of Italian Cols. MEF 1943-47 set & 1942 P.Due sets m. STC £80 as u.m. (16)24
131“, Somalia 1943-46 2/6 SG59 (top value) u.m. STC £28 (1)10
132Br. Solomon Is. 1913/1922-31 mint range with ‘14-23 vals. to 5/- incl. 3d SG28, ‘22-31 to 6d STC £93+12
133“, 1922-31 set SG39-49 g.-f.u. STC £308, very scarce (14)46
134“, 1939-51 set SG60-72 plus extra perfs. u.m. scarce as such. STC £89+ (15)22
135“, 1965 set SG112-126 u.m. STC £55 (15)12
136Br. Virgin Is. 1867-70 6d SG13 unused (no gum) STC £300 as m.m. scarce stamp. (1)13
137Brunei 1908-22 $5 SG47 m.m. STC £180, key stamp. (1)36
138Bulgaria 1879-89 m./u./unused ranges with better/scarcer, STC £790 (counting unused as mint) (18)22
139Burma 1946 Officials set to 10r l.m.m. STC £65 (13)12
140Canada 1859 used seln. with SG29,34,35,36,39,40 & 42 most with faults, but useful STC £350+ (7)32
141“, 1864 2c SG44 av.-g.u., far better than spacefiller! STC £170 (1)30
142“, 1868-90 large head range 1/2c to 15 with shades, stated by vendor to include SG53, 55, 56, 56a, 57, 57d, 58, 59, 59b, 60, 60c, 61, 61a, 69. nice seln. for the beginner or specialist. STC £500+ (15)48
143“, 1897 5d ‘Double head’ SG127/128 v.l.m.m. STC £48 (1)12
144“, 1898-1902 6c SG159 mint, some faults (gum thins, etc.) but attractive from front STC £100 (1)10
145“, 1908 5c Quebec SG191 u.m. scarce as such. STC £65 as m.m. (1)13
146“, 1908 10c Quebec l.m.m. STC £100 (1)13
147“, 1908 10c Quebec SG193 g.u., slight faults, good s’filler. STC £85 (1)5
148“, 1908 Quebec set m.m., a few gum faults, etc., but most not too bad! STC £550 (8)50
149“, 1911-22 10c SG211 (reddish purple) u.m., scarce as such. STC £130 as m.m. (1)22
150“, 1928-29 $1 SG288/288a m.m. nice for these. STC £150 (1)30
151“, 1930-31 50c SG302 l.m.m., nice for these STC £90 (1)16
152“, 1940s-50s seln. of covers, with better re-directed, censor, etc. (25)11
153“, 1950-51 official set SG O191-192 u.m. STC £84 (2)20
154“, 1950-51 $1 official SG O192 m.m. STC £80 (1)14
155“, Biscuit tin with small seln. of modernish kiloware. (100s)5
156Cape of Good Hope 1853 4d SG2 deeply blued paper, 3 good margins STC £225 (1)18
157“, 1853-63 4d SG6a g.u. 3 large margins STC £75, attractive. (1)11
158“, Triangulars - lovely starter colln. (or specialist item?) You sort out the printings/shades, etc.! 1d (4), 4d (4), 6d (2), 1/- (3), poor to very fine, well worth estimate! (13)95
159Cayman Is. 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG108-111 f.u. STC £17 (4)6
160“, E7-GV mint seln. to 6d & 1/-, most good to fine. STC c.£70 (17)12
161Ceylon 1899-1900 1r50 SG263 g.u. STC £50 (1)9
162“, 1912-25 5c SG303y (wmk. inverted & reversed) u.m. STC £140 as m.m.; very scarce item. (1)24
163”, 1912-25 5r SG317c die II u.m. STC £48 as m.m., attractive. (1)13
164“, 1948-49 5r SG397a u.m. STC £30 (1)7
165“, QV colln. on Imperial lvs., etc. with much useful incl. 17 Chalons with imerfs., many high value surcharges m. & u., etc. Mixed cond., needs careful viewing. (113)44
166Chile 1853-1934 used seln. on stockleaf. (62)12
167China 1941-45 SG599-602, 762-7, 784-9 m.m. on leaves, some slightly stuck. (16)9
168“, Folder with accum. of stamps in pkts. & s/cards, worth sorting through! (100s)20
169“, Accum. on lvs. from various sources; s/lvs., etc. some better. (100s)20
170Cook Is. 1892 set SG1-4 1d unused; 11/2d & 10d m.m.; 21/2d m.m. (thin). STC £225 (4)38
171“, 1893-1900 set mint (21/2d is used) SG5-10 mostly average to good/fine STC £180 (6)42
172“, 1893-1900 1/2d used; 2d, 6d & 1/- m.m. SG11, 15, 18 & 20 STC £150+ (4)30
173“, 1899 1/2d on 1d SG21 unused STC £32 m.m. (£42 used) centred left. (1)6
174“, 1949-61 set SG150-159 u.m. STC £48 (10)10
175“, Postal fiscal 10/- (SG133w or better) m., STC £75 minimum. (1)22
176Cyprus 1880 4d SG4 g.u. with good colour STC £225, scarce. (1)22
177“, 1894-96 30pa SG41a g.u. but blunt corner with variety - damaged ‘US’ STC £170 (1)17
178“, S/book with QE stock, much useful with 1955-60 set to £1 (no 5m SG175) 1960 o’prints to 500m, 1962 set to £1 (2 sets), High cat.36
179Dahomey 1901-40 m.&u. colln., good coverage, STC £160 (94)26
180Dominica 1908-20 5/- SG54 m.m. (slightly wrinkled gum) STC £60 (1)18
181“, 1951 set SG120-134 m.m. STC £50 (15)10
182“, 1954-62 set SG140-158 m.m. STC £80 (19)12
183Dubai 1966 1r50 to 10r SG162-5 m.m. STC £67 as u.m. (4)10
184East Africa & Uganda 1912-21 3r SG55 fiscal use (hole punch & violet cancel), STC £110 as postal9
185“, 1912-21 4r SG56 fiscal use (as last lot), STC £100 as postal (1)9
186“, 1912-21 5r SG57 fiscal use (as last lot) STC £150 as postal. (1)9
187“, 1912-21 10r SG58 fiscal use (as last lot) STC £300 as postal (1)15
188“, 1912-21 20r SG59 fiscal use (as last lot) STC £400 as postal (1)15
189Ethiopia 1894-1952 m. or u. seln. incl. 1947 Air $10, etc. STC £75 (19)10
190Falkland Is. 1912-20 1d SG61dx (watermark reversed) u.m. (very slightly oxidised), STC £325 as m.m.55
191“, 1960-66 2d DLR printing part sheet of 56 (missing the lower right block of four), but incl. ‘D.L.R.’ inscription. some perfs. folded, high cat.! (1)50
192F.I.D. 1944-45 o’print sets SG A1-D8, u.m. (scarce as such) STC £96 (32)18
193Faroe Is. 1975-90s u.m. incl. blocks, MS’s, etc. STC £74 (70)10
194Fiji 1938-55 set SG249-266b m.m. STC £275 (22)46
195“, 1948 RSW 5/- SG271 u.m., usual toned gum. (1)5
196France 1947 500f UPU SG1013 m.m. STC £85 (1)13
197“, 1949 Cent. strip with label complete u.m. STC £22 (strip of 4)8
198“, Airs - 1954 & 57 sets f.u., 1960 10f u.m., etc. STC £115 (12)19
199“, Jumbled dupl. ranges in s/book, with some earlier to modern, plus a few others (Monaco, Andorra, Colonies, etc.) scattered throughout. (100s)12
200“, Colonies, Inini 1931-33 original set fine mint (this includes the 1f & 1f75, SG24, 32, etc.) plus P.Due set compl. m.m. STC £117 (30)20
201“, “, Martinique 1892-1945 m. or u. colln., better noted, the odd duplicate. STC £124 (59)14
202“, “, N. Caledonia 1891-1981 ranges, earlies in mixed cond., but some better incl. ‘76-78 Birds, etc. (37)14
203“, “, Polynesia 1958-80 seln. incl. 1962 & 71 Flowers sets u.m., ‘80 Birds set u.m., etc. STC £78 (20)12
204“, “, Somali Coast 1915-39 m. or u. colln. good coverage of ‘15 & ‘38 defins., etc. STC £196 (100)28
205F.S.A.A.T. 1956 50f imperf. colour trial? strip of 5 with lower sheet margin “1F12/ 26-3-56”, three stamps in blue, one in grey, the other both colours. Very unusual. Minor wrinkles & folded once.40
206“, 50f SG46 in horiz. imperf. colour proof strip of five (two blue, one green, one black & one as issued stamp) Basic perf. stamp STC £140. Very unusual. (1)60
207Gambia 1922-29 mult. crown set SG118-121 m.m. STC £90 (4)22
208“, 1963 Birds set SG193-205 m.m. (u.m. to 2/6) STC £80 (13)11
209Germany 1923 75t on 1000m SG285 & 2m on 5t SG305 each in full (folded) sheet. (2)10
210“, jumbled m.&u. ranges in s/book from a few states to postwar DDR &BRD, etc. worth checking. (100s)12
211“, Allied Occ’n. 1946 perf. & imperf. Numeral MSs SG MS925a/ab, m.m. STC £180 as u.m. (2)26
212“, B.R.D. 1953-58 range of m.m. commems., mainly in sets. STC £260 (22)24
213“, “, 1953-60 u.m. range of commem. sets with better (1954 Relief Fund, etc.) STC £150+ (27)13
214“, Occup’n. of Belgium 1914 set SG1-9 g.u.-f.u. STC £47 (9)10
215“, “, 1916-18 set SG10-25 g.u./f.u. STC £150 (15)34
216“, Occ’n. of Poland 1916 ‘Gen Govt. Warschau’ set g.u./f.u. STC £38 (11)10
217“, Occ’n. of Roumania 1917-18 3 sets, mainly f.u. (a couple mint) with SG1-12 STC £47 (12)10
218“, “, Postal Tax SG T1-T6 u., plus T7 m.; also P.Due basic set of 6 m., the odd gum fault on the mint. (13)28
219Gibraltar 1889 40c on 4d SG19 u.m., scarce as such STC £55 as m.m., nice stamp. (1)12
220“, 1960-62 set SG160-173 u.m. STC £80 (14)16
221“, seln. of 1960s-70s sets & odds m.m. & g.u. (80+)10
222Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1949 £1 RSW SG58 u.m. STC £16 (1)7
223“, 1956-62 defin. set SG64-75 m.m.STC £65 (12)17
224“, 1968-74 colln. of m.m. sets on lvs. from ‘68 defin. sets to UPU, some better. (95)10
225Greece 1876 60L P.Due m.m., slight faults (some toning, light corner crease, etc.) but Specimen o’print12
226Grenada c.1861-95 mainly u. ranges, various shades/wmks., etc.fair to fine STC £140 as cheapest.(16)14
227“, 1934-36 5/- SG144 g.u. repaired corner, decent s’filler STC £50 (1)5
228“, 1937-50 set SG150a-163f m.m. STC £70 minimum. (12)12
229“, 1953-59 set SG192-204 u.m. STC £50 (13)12
230“, 1964-66 6c SG218 (block wmk.) u.m. STC £190; very scarce key QE stamp. (1)40
231Griqualand West 1874 - fancy a gamble? - here’s your chance! 1d manuscript on 4d ‘Postmaster provisional’. STC £2,500 if genuine, sold ‘as-is’ (1)20
232“, 1877 1d & 4d SG 2 & 3 g.-f.u. STC £180 (2)48
233“, 1877-78 1d (unused); 4d, 6d 1/-, 5/- used, some faults but look nice SG5a,7a,8a,9a,10a. STC £100+(5)19
234“, 1877-78 1d, 4d used (not too bad at all!) SG5d, 7d. ST C£180 (2)42
235“, 1877-78 4d, 6d, 1/-, 5/- SG7f,8f,9f,10f lightly used (faults, but scarce items) STC £100+ (4)17
236“, small u. seln. with SG9e,12b,12f, 13b; plus SG14 & 25 unused. STC c.£200, some faults, but elusive (6)30
237Heligoland 1875-90 1m (2 shades stated to be SG18 unused & 18b m.m.), look OK, STC £320 ‘as-is’(2)110
238“, 1875-90 5m SG19 m.m., small gum thin and slight overall toning, better than average for this very scarce stamp. STC £200 (1)36
239Hong Kong 1938-52 $10 SG162 m.m. STC £140, scarce. (1)22
240“, GV 10c horiz. pair on small piece tied by ‘Manilla’ cancel; very unusual. (1)5
241Hungary 1925 Sports set SG452-9 mint, STC £120+ (8)18
242India 1884 2a SG31 x 2 shades STC £76 g.u. (2)10
243“, 1931 New Delhi set SG226-231 u.m. (1/4a & 3a m.m.) STC £27 (6)7
244“, QV colln. on lvs., with 1854 1/2a (x4) look OK, plus later range with 1856-64 to 8a X2, 1866 fiscal (average) & much more. Very high cat. generally ‘good condition’. (79)32
245“, E7-GVI colln. on lvs., with much useful. E7 range to 15r; 1929 Air; 1931 Delhi; ‘35 S.Jubilee; 1949-52 set to 15r, etc. generally very clean, high cat. lot.32
246“, dupl., mainly used colln. in s/book with QV-GVI (incl. some unusual/fiscals/States/etc.) (100s)30
247“, Colln. of Officials on lvs., with good range of higher vals. E7 to 10r, ‘37-49 set to 10r, etc. High cat.15
248“, Box with QV-GVI in pkts. & bundleware, incl. early QV with p’mark interest. (100s)12
249Indo China 1889-1939 m.&u. accum., mainly fair to fine, some dupl. STC £350+ (134)38
250Iraq 1918-21 set SG1-14 m. or u., plus 1r type B SG15. STC £85+ (15)22
251“, 1923-25 set SG41-53 g.u./f.u., incl. some low vals. in blocks of 4 also ‘27 1r f.u. STC £44 (29)12
252“, 1932 Official 1d SG O171 used, STC £140 (1)26
253“, Mosul 1919 range on lvs., with some blocks of 4 with minor varieties 4a SG7d with small 4, etc.8
254Ireland 1922-23 dupl. ranges of o’print types, fair to fine m. or u., vals. to 9d u.,10d u.m. STC £100 (26)11
255“, 1922-34 def. set SG71-82 m.m. STC £60, some slight faults (1/- tone spot in gum, etc.) still attractive.8
256“, 1940-68 1d SG112b coil stamp p.14ximperf. STC £60, scarce. (1)10
257“, 1940-68 1d p.15ximperf. SG112c coil stamp in u.m. pair STC £84 (1)13
258“, 1941 25th Anniv. set SG126, 127 l.m.m. STC £29 (2)6
259“, 1948-65 Air set SG140-143b u.m. STC £25 (7)7
260Italy 1863-89 mint seln. of high quality, each stamp has a small bare patch where stuck down by a corner (and carefully removed), otherwise very fine & fresh, with white gum. incl. 1879 10c, 20c, 25c (all fine), 1889 5c (gum bend), 45c (short perfs.), etc. STC £5,600+ (8)95
261“, 1879 20c SG33 m.m. (toned gum) STC £550 (1)55
262“, 1889 45c SG40 m.m., slight gum toning, etc., but a useful filler of this very scarce stamp. STC £2,50095
263“, 1889 5L SG43 mint (faults - short top corners, etc.), plus 20c on 30c SG45 m.m. STC £550 (2)40
264“, 1930 3rd National Defence set SG278-281 g.u. STC £245 (4)20
265“, 1932 2L50 Express stamp SG E369 f.u. STC £160 (1)13
266“, 1937 2,000th Birthday set SG506-515 m.m. STC £120 (10)12
267“, 1949 50L UPU SG725 u.m. STC £110 (1)19
268“, 1955 Occupations 2L,15L,30L,50L all with wmk. stars u.m. STC ¤160+ as such (4)16
269“, Airs, 1935 Bellini & ‘37 Child Welfare sets SG468-72, SG500-505 m.m. STC £112 (11)18
270“, Cyrenaica Airs ‘32-34 seln. incl. ‘34 Exn. 25c to 2L m., ‘34 Rome-Mog. 50c-2L m. or u. STC £83 (13)12
271Japan 1915 Coronation set SG185-8 on British Embassy cover, slight faults, but very scarce. (1)20
272“, Old Collectors sheet (stamps & revenues), despite sl. faults, still attractive with nicely coloured edges.10
273Kenya 1973 40c P.Due SG D33 p.15 in f.u. vert. block of 12. STC £120++ (1)26
274K.U.T. 1896-1941 m.&u. ranges, worth checking STC £104 as cheapest. (29)10
275“, 1938-54 5/- SG148 p.131/4 l.m.m., difficult stamp. STC £150 (1)20
276“, 1960-62 defin. set SG183-198 u.m., some sl. faults, most incl. £1 are fine STC £65 (16)15
277Kuwait 1923-24 1r,2r,5r SG12-14 f.u. (Telegraph cancels) STC £420 as postal. Nice stamps (3)80
278Leeward Is. 1897 1/2d SG9a l.m.m. with fake double overprint. Sold ‘as-is’ STC £1,400 as genuine (1)10
279“, 1897 1d Jubilee SG10a (double o’print) l.m.m., looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £1,000 as genuine (1)10
280“, 1897 6d Jubilee SG13a (double o’print) l.m.m., looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £1,700 as genuine (1)13
281“, 1938-5 1/- shades SG110/110ba/110bb u.m. STC £167 uncommon. (3)24
282“, 1954 set SG126-140 u.m. STC £60 (15)14
283Liechtenstein 1920 25h SG32 m./u.m. block of 4, imperf. between horizontally. unusual (unlisted?)9
284“, 1930 Air set SG110-115 m.m. STC £180 (6)20
285Lithuania 1939 Basketball set SG432-4 f.u. STC £95 (3)18
286Luxembourg 1934 Child Welfare set SG318-323 f.u. STC £260, difficult set. (6)50
287Madagascar 1942 ‘France Libre’ mint range, vals. to 20f on 5f, STC £72 (8)12
288Malagasy Rep. 1958-70s ranges, mainly u.m. or f.u. incl. airs, art, etc. STC £93 (34)10
289Malaya QV 2c o’prints/1c on 2c surcharges; small mainly m. seln. mostly Perak, but N.Sembilan, Johore, S.Ujong, too. Some toning, most fine - have fun! (14)20
290“, mainly used colln. in binder, worth specialist checking. (c.450)12
291“, (& Singapore) small box with off-paper seln., mainly GVI to QE. (100s)5
292“, Straits Sett’s. 1880 10c on 30c SG22 g.u. (light cancel, but trimmed perfs. at top) STC £95 (1)8
293“, “, 1880 10c on 30c SG23 g.-f.u. STC £90 (1)18
294“, “, 1880 10 on 30c SG33 av.-g.u. STC £55 (1)9
295“, “, 1880 10 on 30c SG34 g.u. (blue company chop, etc.) STC 355 (1)8
296“, “, 1880 10 on 30c SG35 (type c) g.u., some nibbled perfs., etc. STC £120 (1)18
297“, “, 1880-81 10c on 30c SG46 g.u. STC £95 (1)19
298“, “, 1882 5c SG48 g.u. (CDS & part m/s, etc.) STC £90 (1)17
299“, “, 1887 2c on 5c unused (part gum) STC £40 as m.m. (1)11
300“, “, 1906-12 $5 SG167 g.u. STC £75 (1)8
301“, “, 1921-33 21c SG233 f.u., a few bluntish perfs. STC £55 (1)11
302“, Johore 1922-41 10c SG111 (dull purple & blue) f.u., scarce stamp, only STC £32! (1)10
303“, “, 1960 $5 SG165 f.u. STC £42 (1)11
304“, Kedah 1921-32 11 vals. to $1 SG26-37 (no 21c SG32) g.u. STC £59+ minimum. (11)11
305“, “, 1922-40 New colours set SG52-9 g.u. STC £42 (8)8
306“, “, 1950-55 set SG776-90 mint (most vals. incl. 50c to $5 are u.m.) STC £130; good set. (21)26
307“, “, 1959-62 set SG104-114 g.u. STC £45 (12)9
308“, Kelantan 1948 RSW set SG55-56 f.u. STC £52+, good set. (2)22
309“, Malacca 1957 set SG39-49 u.m., scarce as such STC £60 (11)16
310“, Negri Sembilan 1891-95 mint range, some with gum toning, incl. 1895-99 3c to 15c, 25c, 50c fine from front STC £300 (8)42
311“, Perak 1884-97 mainly used range incl. useful 1887-89 surcharges, etc. STC £100 as cheapest. (19)10
312Maldive Is. 1950 set SG21-29 m.m. STC £45 (9)9
313Malta 1925 P. Due set SG D11-D20 l.m.m. STC £45 (10)10
314“, 1938-43 defin. set SG217-31 l.m.m. (a couple u.m.) the odd gum wrinkle, most fine. STC £70 (21)15
315Mauritius 1921-34 5r SG240 g.u. STC £90 (1)12
316“, 1938-49 p.15x14 set SG252a-257a u.m. scarce as such. STC £150+ (4)28
317“, 1965 Birds set SG317-331 u.m. STC £70 (15)15
318Morocco Agencies 1937-52 set SG165-171 u.m. STC £45 (7)8
319“, Tangier 1937 1/2d, 1d (SG245-6) both in u.m. blocks of four, STC £106 as singles. (2)19
320Natal 1857 3d embossed SG4, cut to size of normal defin (so trimming it) tied to small piece. Very scarce item, STC £400 (1)40
321“, 1861-91 small seln. of mainly u. stamps incl. SG62, 91, 104 & 109 av.-g.u. (SG91 is m.m. with misplaced surcharge), these STC £85; plus others with faults. (11)10
322“, 1877 4d on 6d SG11 g.u. (couple of nibbled perfs., but not bad) STC £180 (1)28
323“, 1902 10/- SG141 g.u. (quite light cancel) STC £35 (1)10
324“, 1902 £1 SG142 g.u. STC £70 (1)18
325Netherlands 1891-1950 seln. with better incl. ‘28 Olympics 30c u., ‘29 Air set u., ‘50 Fund 20c.+5c SG724 u., etc. STC £140+ (13)16
326“, 1952 Centenary & 1952 Utrecht sets u.m. SG754-757, 754a-754d STC £160+ (8)16
327“, Netherlands Indies 1911 Official ranges missing only 50c & 21/2g SG O197, O205. STC £50+ (19)10
328New Brunswick 1851-60 3d used, 4 margins (repaired); 1860-63 range with the 6 basic values used (1c unused) STC £580+ (7)48
329Newfoundland 1865-71 range on s/card with 2c SG25 & 5c SG26, both unused; 24c SG30 m.m.; 12c, 13c, 2c & 10c SG28, 29, 31 & 32 g.u. STC £1,116 (7)34
330“, 1894 12c SG61 fine mint STC £80 (1)11
331“, 1894 12c SG61 g.u. STC £75 (1)10
332“, 1896-98 2c green SG64 u.m., scarce as such. STC £110 as m.m. (1)18
333New Guinea 1932-34 2/- SG200 u.m. with ‘Ash’ inscription in lower margin. (1)10
334“, 1932-34 £1 g.-f.u. SG203 STC £55 (1)16
335New Hebrides (French) 1953 set SG F81-F91 u.m. STC £65 (11)13
336New Zealand 1864-67 1/- green g.u. STC £140 (1)11
337“, 1899 P. Due set mint SG D1-D8, mostly g.-f. STC £345 (7)70
338“, 1938-44 set SG603-609 u.m. STC £35 (7)6
339“, 1906 Exhibition 1/2d u.m. (mounted on selvedge), 1d m.m. STC £48 as m.m. (2)15
340“, 1926-34 ‘Admiral’ 2/- SG466w f.u., & the later 2/- SG469 f.u. (not the usual heavy cancels) STC £10926
341“, 1926-34 set SG468-70 av.-g.u. (3/- quite light for these) STC £200 (3)40
342“, 1931-35 air 3d p.14x15 SG548a u.m., sl. tone spots on gum, very faint toning on front. STC £130 (1)16
343“, 1933 Health 1d+1d SG553 in u.m. top right corner marginal block of 4, STC £56 as m.m. singles. (1)16
344“, 1939 £10 on £10 SG F186 (now listed in SG) with duty cancel, sl. rubbing at foot STC £450 as postal8
345“, 1935 defin short set to 1/- g.-f.u. (STC £138+) on registered cover to London. Some toning,etc. (1)10
346“, 1960-66 set SG781-802 u.m. STC £55 (23)14
347“, Postal Fiscal 6/-, 7/-, 9/-, 15/-, £1; SG F150,151,154,157,158 g.-f.u. STC £143 (5)18
348“, P. Fiscals 1931-40 1/3 lemon & 1/3 orange-yellow l.m.m., only STC £18+, but uncommon. (2)6
349“, P. Dues, small used seln. incl. SG D9, D20, D33; plus D36 l.m.m. STC £173 (4)26
350Nigeria 1938-51 2/6 SG58 (p.13x111/2) l.m.m. centred low. STC £60 (1)15
351“, 1938-51 5/- SG59 p.13x111/2 m.m., nice for these. STC £110 (1)14
352North Borneo 1895 20c on $1 f.u. (CDS); 30c & 40c unused part gum/adhesion. STC £114 (3)28
353“, 1886 2c, 4c, 8c, 10c SG10-13 mint/unused, slight faults. STC £120+ (4)24
354“, 1886-87 1c pink (error!) SG26d (single stamp) m.m. (1)50
355“, 1890 2c on 25c & 8c on 25c unused STC £175 as m.m., a few rough perfs. (2)28
356“, 1892 1c on 4c, 1c on 5c & 8c on 25c SG63-65 unused STC £180+ as such. (3)42
357“, 1899 4c surcharges SG112-117 unused or mint (SG112 used), plus SG126 m.m., most fine. STC £110+17
358“, 1899 4c surcharges on 25c,50c,$1,$2 & $4 SG118-122 & 124 m.m. minor gum faults STC £167+ (5)28
359“, 1904-05 set SG146-157 m.m. or with barred cancels. STC £130+, most fine. (12)36
360“, $5 & $10 high val. seln. with SG49,50,85,86,144,145,184,185, all barred cancels. STC £90 as such (8)20
361Northern Nigeria 1900 2d to 1/- SG3-7 m.m., each with Specimen overprint (5)24
362N. Rhodesia 1937-49 m.&u. colln. incl. various ‘38-52 vals m. or u. to 5/-, etc. STC c.£55+ (plus unused 2/6 SG41, not counted) (28)12
363“, 1938-52 20/- SG45 l.m.m. STC £70 (1)18
364“, 1948 RSW set SG48-49 m.m. STC £75 (one of the more difficult sets) (2)20
365Nyasaland 1945 set SG144-157 m.m. STC £80 (14)14
366“, E7/GV seln. incl. GV 10/- & £1 both fiscally used, etc. STC £280+ as postal (7)16
367Orange Free State 1877 4d on 6d SG10 g.-f.u. (expertiser’s mark) STC £60 (1)18
368“, 1877 4d on 6d SG12 & 13 av.-g.u. STC £73 (2)16
369“, 1881 1d on 5/- SG21 & 22 g.-f.u. STC £54 (2)14
370“, 1881 1d on 5/- SG23 would be f.u., but slightly damaged corner. STC £80 (1)12
371“, 1882 the 3d surcharge ‘set’ SG38-42 av.-g.u., most OK, STC £155 (5)30
372“, 1900 6d on 6d SG119 m.m., slight marks to face STC £40 (1)8
373Pakistan 1948 official set SG O14-O26 m.m. STC £120 (13)20
374Palestine 1920/1921 mainly mint seln., mostly fine with better (SG23,26,28,35,37,54,55) STC £250 (7)32
375“, 1924 P.Due set l.m.m. only STC £24, but scarcer than this suggests! (6)11
376Papua 1911-15 l.m.m. set SG84-91 (no 1d SG85) STC c.£60 (7)18
377P.N.G. 1960s-70s bundle of covers most interest in the different town & village cancels, special event cancels; although good range of stamps too! (c.100)15
378Pitcairn Is. 1949 RSW 10/- l.m.m. STC £40 (1)12
379Portugal 1940 Legion, ‘41 Costumes, ‘44 Exhibition, etc. all in f.u. sets STC £80 (26)11
380Port. Cols. Horta 1892-93 vals to 200r, 1897-1905 various to 180r m. or u. STC £195 (unused not counted) STC £195, elusive material. (27)32
381Prince Edward Is. 1862-69 6d SG18 m.m. STC £160 (1)34
382“, 1870 41/2d (3d Stg) SG32 unused STC £70 as mint (1)10
383Rhodesia 1913-22 £1 Admiral Head very light (fiscal) use - could almost pass for unused. Small thin does not detract STC £650 as postal. (1)60
384“, & Nyasaland 1959-62 defin. set (no 9d, but both v & 1d coil perfs.) SG18-31 m.m. STC £117 (16)22
385Roumania large s/book with used, jumbled accumulation, little duplication. (c.800)8
386Saar 1950 Council of Europe 200f SG295 u.m. STC £200 Key stamp. (1)22
387Sabah 1964-65 set SG408-423 l.m.m. STC £75 (16)14
388St. Helena 1911 P/card ‘St. James Church, St. Helena’ (undivided back with E7 1d f.u. St. Helena CDS, slight damage to one corner, still unusual and attractive. (1)10
389“, 1938-44 set SG131-140, plus 8d orange shade. m.m./u.m. STC £140, good set. (15)24
390“, 1938-44 u.m. range incl. 2/6, 5/- (plus 10/- with small tone spot on gum) STC £69 (11)19
391“, 1938-44 short set to 5/- SG131-139 mint (some incl. 5/- are fine u.m.) STC c.£120 (13)32
392St. Kitts Nevis 1923 Tercent. 5/- SG59 m.m. (short perf.) STC £90 (1)11
393St. Lucia 1891-98 10/- SG52 m.m. STC £90 (1)18
394“, 1904-10 5/- SG77 m.m. STC £60 (1)15
395“, 1912-21 10 vals. to 1/- SG78-88 (no 1/- SG86) m.m. STC £67+ (10)14
396“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG109-112 u.m., scarce as such. STC £18 as m.m. (4)7
397“, 1948 RSW set SG144-5 u.m. STC £17+ (2)8
398“, 2005 Fruits set SG1331-44 in imprint blocks of 4 high face. STC £100+ (14 blocks)13
399St. Vincent 1862-68 to 1880 mainly usedd seln., despite a couple of shallow thins, nicks or ragged perfs., they’re all attractive & much better than spacefillers! Stated to include SG5, 13, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 30 & 31. STC £1,000+ (9)95
400“, 1881/1885-93 seln. incl. SG38 (fiscal cancel), 43 u., SG42,46,49 m.m., sl. faults, attractive. STC £260+32
401“, 1955-63 set SG189-200 u.m. STC £25 (12)8
402Samoa 1948-67 m. colln. on lvs., with ‘52 to 3/-; ‘55 set to £2 (scarce); ‘62 set, etc. STC £130 (61)22
403“, 1955 Fiscal stamps SG232-5 u.m. STC £90 (4)24
404Sarawak 1875 4c block of 6, 12c single unused, fine STC £39+ plus 1869 3c brown imperf. printed double (faults) - printer’s waste?, etc. (9)12
405“, 1948 RSW set SG165-6 m.m. STC £48+ (2)13
406“, 1955-59 defin. set SG188-202 (no 30c SG198) m.m. STC c.£90 (14)15
407“, Jap. Occ’n. 1942 1c SG142a in pair one without o’print, looks OK sold ‘as-is’ STC £4,000 as genuine10
408Seychelles 1938-49 75c SG145 u.m. scarce as such. STC £85 (1)18
409“, 1938-49 5r SG149 & 149a, both papers u.m. STC £55 (2)12
410“, 1962-68 set SG196-212 u.m. STC £60 (18)14
411Sierra Leone 1938-44 set SG188-200 m.m./u.m. STC £130 (16)24
412“, 1956-61 set SG210-222 g.u. STC £55 (13)8
413Singapore used seln. on lvs.; mixed cond., mostly g.-f. incl. ‘55-59 defin. set. etc. STC £30+ (43)6
414South Africa, 1914-22 P.Due SG D7 m.m. (slightly heavy mount) STC £60 (1)15
415“, 1922-26 P. Due set l.m.m. (1/2d is used & some light toning to 1d & 6d) SG D11-16 STC £22 (6)6
416“, 1926 6d official SG O4 used horiz. pair. STC £75 (1)18
417“, 1928-30 6d official SG O6 in m.m. pair STC £23 (1)6
418“, 1933-36 Voortrekker set SG50-53 m.m. STC £17 (4 pairs)5
419“, 1938 Voortrekker sets SG76-81 in m.m. pairs, slight faults. STC £10010
420“, 1941-46 War Effort 3d SG91a in vert. pair g.u., with variety ‘cigarette flaw’ on lower (Afrikaans) stamp, slight fault on upper stamp. STC £110 as mint horiz. pair (1)28
421“, Boer War FPO cover to Edinburgh with FPO & ‘Mafeteng’ (MY16 00) CDS’s, plus red London Paid mark, m/s ‘posted on active service, so stamps available. Some faults, but scarce & unusual. (1)20
422“, Large 1949 Voortrekker cover with range of pairs 1933-36 SG50-53, 1938 SG76-79 (vertical), SG80-81 (vert.) & SG131-133. some bends, etc., unusual. (1)8
423Southern Rhodesia 1964 set SG92-105 u.m. STC £35 (14)10
424South Georgia 1963 21/2d Penguin in compl. sheet of 60 u.m. STC £360!, some folds & a few split perfs.28
425S.W.A. 1927-30 set SG58-67 in m.m. pairs (most fine l.m.m.), plus 1/3 SG56. STC £225 (10 pairs)60
426“, 1927 1/2d,1d,6d officials SG O1,O2,O4 m.m. STC £325, not too bad for these scarce stamps! (3pairs)90
427“, 1931 P. Due set SG D47-51 m.m. (5)6
428“, P.Dues 6 m.m. pairs STC £112; check the printings for yourself! 3d (2), 5d, 6d brown (2), 6d grey (6)20
429Spain 1900 ‘Cadet’ range to 1p m. incl. 20c, 40c red (decent stamp), etc. generally sound STC £589 (14)55
430Stellaland 1884 set SG1-5 l.m.m., may just be genuine - if so, STC £337, sold ‘as-is’ (5)24
431Sudan 1951-61 defin. set SG123-139 m.m. STC £90 (17)20
432Surinam 1890-1951 useful seln. incl. 1898 10c surch u. (2), ‘41 15c SG284 u.m., etc. STC £100+ (10)12
433Swaziland 1938-54 p.131/2x13 set SG28-38 m.m. STC £232+ (11)30
434“, 1962-66 set SG90-105 u.m. STC £50 (16)12
435Switzerland 1915 Pro-Juv. set SG J1a-J2 g.u. (nice for these) STC £130+ (2)15
436“, 1916 Pro-Juv. 5c SG J4 & 10c SG J5 g.u. STC £114 (2)11
437“, 1917 Pro-Juv. set SG J6-J8 g.u. STC £117+ (3)11
438Transvaal 1878-80 1/- unused (part gum) & 2/- f.u. SG138, 139. STC £240, sl. faults, but attractive pair.48
439“, 1879 1d on 6d SG140 (wing margin) & SG145 both with sl. faults, but uncommon. STC £75 (2)14
440“, 1885 1/2d surcharge SG188-189 both up & down, m.m. sl. faults, still fresh & useful STC £80+ (4)19
441“, E7 5/- m.m.; 10/- & £1 used (£1 f.u., others slight faults) SG254, 255, 272. STC £122 (3)20
442Trieste 1948 Uprising set u.m. STC £100 (12)24
443Trinidad small m.&u. range of Britannias, some faults, but mainly av.-g. or better. stated to incl. SG6, 10,12,19,25,28,61,62,67 & 68, but check for yourself! STC £1,500+ ideal for the specialist! (10)140
444Trinidad & Tobago P. Dues - 1885 1/2d, 1/- SG D1,D9; 1905-06 4d, 5d,8d m.m., 6d & 1/- f.u. STC £9016
445Tristan da Cunha 1946 1d Potato stamp (Penguins & Union Flag) u.m.; facsimile sheetlet of 4 signed by Designer & proof sheetlet (Cluett Burns Ltd) of 9 vals in diff. colours. m.m. unusual (3)20
446Turks & Caicos Is. 1873-85 seln. incl. SG4 & 55 g.-f.u.; 5,7 &17 m.m./unused. some slight faults, most are attractive, ST C£265+ (5)46
447“, 1913-21 2/- SG138a u.m.(?) STC £28 (1)11
448“, 1950 set SG221-33 m.m. ST C£75 (13)14
449U.S.S.R. (& a couple of others), large stockbook with jumbled ranges. (c.900)9
450U.S.A. 1998-2000 ‘Celebrate the Century’ MSs compl. in cellophane outers. (10 pks.)10
451“, mainly u. colln. in remains of a printed alb., worth checking; plus cut-outs, etc. in large s/book(1,300)20
452Wallis & Futuna Is. 1920-83 m./u.m. incl. useful ‘20 range; later with ‘78 Birds set u.m. STC £108 (35)12
453Zanzibar 1895-98 21/2 on 1a6p SG30 unused, toned, but scarce STC £425 as m.m., sold ‘as-is’ (1)50
454“, 1926-30 P.Dues 18c,50c,75c SG D10,16,17; couple of nibbled roulettes, still fine & scarce. STC £12828
455“, 1930-33 P. Due set SG D18-24 unused (as issued) STC £60, scarce items. (6)20

United Kingdom Lots

4561806-18 range of pre-stamp entires, some interesting marks (& contents) poor to fine. (9)26
4571840 1d black ‘E-D’ 4 margins, g.u. red Maltese Cross. STC £350 (1)60
4581840 1d black ‘D-D’ 4 margins, tied to piece black M/Cross, filing crease, but not too bad. (1)30
4591840 2d blue ‘J-I’ 2 g.-wide margins, plus parts of two others, repaired; black M/C useful s’filler. (1)24
4601841 2d blue ‘T-B’ 3 good-wide margins, just touching at right, lovely fresh stamp. Light, black M/C. (1)18
4611841-44 four covers with 1841 1d reds, each tied by black M/Cross, some filing creases, etc. (4)11
4621843-53 lot of 1841 1d reds each tied to cover by Scottish cancel, some interesting backstamps, etc. (9)15
4631844-50 range of entires, each with 1841 1d red tied by London numeral cancel. (5)12
4641845-53 range of covers/entires, each with 1841 1d tied by Scottish cancel. Poor to fine. (9)15
4651854-57 1d SG22 & 2d SG23/23a (small crown p.14) STC £315 minimum. (2)14
4661854-57 2d SG27 (Large crown, p.16) g.u. STC £450 (11)22
4671854-57 2d SG36a (large crown p.16) g.u. centred low right STC £375 (1)20
4681855-57 4d (lar. garter) & 6d SG66a, SG70 g.-f.u. very nice for these. STC £230 (2)18
4691855-57 4d SG63 g.u., small corner rub. STC £525, scarce. (1)8
4701855-57 4d SG656 (medium garter) g.u. STC £425 (1)14
4711855-57 4d to 1/- SG66-72 3 vals. g.u. (nice for these) STC £540 minimum. (3)14
4721867-80 3d pl.4 SG102/103 g.u. STC £300 (1)11
4731867-80 9d SG110 (straw) used on piece, (London FE 22 69), g.u. STC £300 (1)11
4741867-83 5/- pl.1 SG126/127 g.u. centred slightly high & right. Strong colour. STC £600 (1)22
4751867-83 5/- pl.2 SG126/127 g.u. centred left. STC £1,350 - scarce item. (1)30
4761873-80 4d pl.15 SG152 g.u. STC £500 (1)15
4771880-81 1d SG166 g.u. x 141 stamps, a few faults, but most appear sound. STC £13 each. (141)14
4781882-1901 5/- IR official SG O9; would be f.u. (Sheffield MR 31 98 CDS), but horiz. blue crayon mark & ironed crease. Believed by the vendor to be genuine, but as there’s no certificate, sold ‘as-is’ (1)120
4791883-84 set SG178-183a g.u. (10/- somewhat toned) STC £960 (3)40
4801883-84 21/2d SG190 x 122 stamps g.u., mostly above average. STC £18 each. (122)18
4811883-84 5d SG193 m.m. original gum, STC £575, scarce stamp. (1)22
4821883-86 9d Govt. Parcels SG O63 g.u., scarce STC £1,000, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)22
4831887-92 3d on orange paper used. (STC £750 as mint, see footnote in SG) (1)10
4841887-92 3d SG202 m.m., light bend. (1)5
4851896-1902 1/2d O.W. official SG O31 g.u. STC £130, sold ‘as-is’ (1)10
4861902-10 6d SG245a u.m. (1)10
4871902-03 1/2d O.W. official SG O36 g.-f.u. STC £160, sold ‘as-is’ (1)13
4881903 2 Admiralty official SG O104 g.u. (Oct. 1903 cancel) STC £150, sold ‘as-is’ (1)15
4891912-24 se SG351-395 (no 9d green) m.m., some sl. faults, most look fresh. (14)10
4901915 DLR 2/6 SG406 unused, a few slight surface rubs. STC £250 as m.m. (1)13
4911924 Wembley set SG430-431 u.m. (2)15
4921934 re-engraved set SG450-2 g.u. STC £190 (3)14
4931939-48 2/6 SG476 m.m. STC £95 (1)11
4941948 RSW set SG493-4 u.m. STC £40+ (2)12
4951971-96 2p SG X928 in u.m. block of 9; the central stamp with large ‘splodge’ (a technical term!) of printing ink on queen’s face. Striking and very unusual. (1)15
4961971-96 similar lot to the last, but upright block of 6, the left central stamp with dot of ink in hair/crown.10
497Generally clean colln. in binder, most value in 1970s/80s u.m. sets & defins. High face. (100s)36
498Royal Mail ‘Guide to Space’ special pack containing ‘Across the Universe’ & ‘Microcosmos’ prestige booklets. Unusual & scarce, slight marks to face. (1)28
499Box with mainly pre-decimal QE in s/books & written-up on pages, some specialised booklet panes and some varieties marked with arricators. (100s)30
500Sheets/part sheets, etc. 1960s seln. of ‘Regionals’, defins., & some large blocks of defins., etc. Enormous cat. value, believed to be 14 full sheets, 27 half sheets & various blocks (all folded).24
501E7 range of m.m. 1/- shades, some hinge remains, believed to be SG257,259 & 314. STC £215 (3)20
502Used abroad - 1865-79 4d SG Z39 with ‘C38’ (Callao, Peru), scarcer than the cat. (£200) suggests. (1)18
503Kiloware - direct from the charity source. 2Kg+ (1,000s)18
504Small box with seln. of stamps in s/cards, pkts., etc. some more unusual seen. (100s)11
505Varieties - 3 modern stamps 1st & 2nd Machins & 2nd Xmas, each with striking perf. shift. Some slight creases, etc., but very unusual. (3)10
506Channel Is. 1948 Liberation set, each val. on illus. FDC (2 different), some hinge marks, still nice! (2)6
507“, Guernsey 1941-44 set SG1-3 & Banknote paper pair SG4-5 u.m. STC c.£65 (5)10
508“, “, 1979 Coin defins. set to £5 in unfolded u.m. gutter pairs (face £20+!) (22 pairs)12
509“, (& I.o.M.) pre-dec. m.&u. colln. on lvs. incl. Jersey SG9 V84 (thin Postage variety) in u.m. 6-block (63)8
510I.o.M. 1992-93 Colln. of u.m. sets on leaves, high cat., nice thematics. (58)10
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