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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

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

1Scandinavia - box with extensive ranges in stockbooks, packets, etc. Strength in Denmark & Norway with better seen, plus some FDCs, etc. (100s)90
2Box with World colln. in 7 albums, a junior alb & s/book. Plus further ranges on lvs., in pkts., etc.(1,000s)48
3Baltic States - with Lithuania, Latvia, Cent. Lith., Estonia blocks, etc. some better, worth checking. (100s)32
4Asia - album with colln. formed early 1960s with India & States, Hong Kong, China with some seemingly better & others too. early- modern, m.&u., mostly good-fine (100s)32
5World m.&u. colln. in album, with a few better items, countries Honduras to Lithuania (1,000s)28
6Album, similar to the last lot, strength in 1930s-70s, countries Libya to Philippines (1,000s)28
7Box with jumbled ranges in alb., on pages, in pkts., plenty to sort through (1,000s)28
8Eleven remaindered club bklts., mainly Europe & Overseas, remains PTSA c.£250 (100s)26
9World collection (Foreign - strength in Europe) in two binders, mostly pre-1960s with many unusual & several slightly higher cat./better-looking items. Ideal as priced album pages. (100s)26
10Small box, the majority of value in u.m. UK sets 1980s-2000s & a few other bits & pieces. High face.26
11Box with world stamp colln. on lvs., the odd few better seen; an unused Prestige album, etc. (1,000s?)26
12Boxfile with odds & ends; the most valuable appear to be Canadian cover seln., plus UK & Canada New Issues (2012ish) (100s)22
13Large & heavy box filled with all manner of philatelic (& other) items. All donated by customers to be sold in aid of charity. Little value, but plenty of sorting fun. (Unsuitable for posting) (1,000s)20
14Amalgamation of 4 previously unsold lots incl. Canada, NZ, S.Africa & UK, mixed condition.20
15Ten remaindered club bklts., mainly Europe/foreign, early to modern. Remains PTSA £145+ (100s)15
16South & Cent. America album with wide-ranging & generally attractive colln. Little of individual value but worth specialist examination. (100s)15
17Box with mainly off-paper, sorted by countries in pkts. & on pages, very diverse. (1,000s)15
18Heavy box with covers, albums, stockcards, etc. for checking. (100s)14
19Tin with off-paper foreign seln., some better seen, some dupl. poor to mainly fine. (1,000s)14
20Tin - similar to the last lot. (1,000s)14
21Six remaindered club bklts., mainly Europe & Commonwealth, mostly more modern rem’s PTSA £110+12
22Box with sorting mix. Various on & off-paper stamps in pkts. & envelopes, some covers, etc. (1,000s)12
23Box with sorting mix, mainly covers & p/cards. Check the covers, as we noticed the odd stamp! (100s)12
24Box with club bklts., some small packets, kiloware, other odds & ends. (1,000s)10
25Small sorting box interesting looking ranges all world off-paper, mostly to 1940s. (1,000s)10
26World off-paper, early-modern, poor-fine duplicated seln. in box. worth checking. (1,000s?)8
27Scouts - thematic colln. in s/book with stamps, covers, photos, etc. (100+)6

British Commonwealth

28QV-GV SG New Ideal album with reasonable m.&u. colln., a smattering of stamps throughout. Many part sets to 6d or 1/-, strength in GV issues, noting many ‘35 S.Jubilee sets, etc. (100s)120
29Albums & s/books, with better Australia, incl. fairly empty Davo; Nyasaland; India; KUT; etc. (1,000s)60
30Tub with dupl. off-paper seln. worth checking, as on a quick glimpse we noticed some potentially decent items! Many happy hours of sorting required! (1,000s)22
31Indian Ocean/Pacific m.&u. colln. in alb. incl. Tonga, Seychelles, Mauritius, PNG, Pitcairn, etc. (100s)22
32Mainly mint colln. in 2 albs., mostly 1970s-80s, but some earlier (Cayman with ‘48 RSW, etc.) (100s)22
33M.&u. seln. on s/cards incl. many better/unusual items, but usual mixed condition. (100s)20
341977 Silver Jubilee u.m. colln. of stamps MS & booklets in two official albums some in place, others loose & in pkts., plus a few other items. (100s)18
35Thirteen remaindered club bklts. UK & C/wealth; remains PTSA c.£190 (100s)18
36Tin with off-paper stamps sorted into pkts. surprisingly useful looking seln. with much QV-GVI incl. Australian States, Hong Kong, North Borneo, etc. (100s)18
37Box with seln. of stamps early-modern. Sorted by country into pkts., many better seen. (1,000s)17
38Africa - m.&u. ranges on lvs., incl. Rhodesias, Botswana, SWA, etc. (100s)14
39Early-modern ranges on stockleaves in binder. (100s)9
40Early-middle dupl. seln. on stockleaf & part album-pages. (200+)5

Covers

41BOAC Comet FFC London-Tokyo (3 Ap 1953) with cover for each of the refuelling stops, etc. very scarce set (see Facebook page for illustration) the odd minor wrinkle or light tone spot, mainly fine. (11)48
42RAF covers incl. signed Air Sow MSs, etc. most fine, unusual. (47)44
43RAF - album with RFDC1-100 (1981-92) many ‘multi-signed’ Attractive lot. (100)40
441999-2001 ‘ISCC’ Medals & Awards FDCs (& Benham Medallic cover - King’s S.African Medal replica) plus couple of others; very expensive when new. (32)32
45Album with British Military Uniform covers, other Regimental & Commem. covers, etc. (50)24
46RAF covers in alb. incl. “JS/50/...” type, etc., many ‘multi-signed’. (85)22
47Alb. with collection (among others) Military, special event, a few foreign, etc. (c.60)20
48RAF covers incl. flown, signed, etc. 1976-79 (50)19
49RAF ‘Honours, Decorations & Medals’ series (18 covers) in large binder, signed & couple of others (22+)16
50SG Major album with accum. of commercial, commemorative & FDCs, etc. (c.80)16
51Boer War Benham commem. signed covers (20) in alb. with plenty of detailed history. Attractive lot.15
52Album with army covers incl. ‘British Regiments’ 1-27 (Sep ‘74 - May ‘87), etc. (39)10
531976 RAF cover signed by Sir Barnes Wallis (1)8
541976 RAF cover signed by Sir T. Sopwith (1)8
551977 RAF cover signed by Douglas Bader (1)8

Cigarette Cards, Coins, Ephemera, Other Collectables, etc.

56Books Iain Banks ‘Stonemouth’ book (2nd edn.) signed by the author. Fine (1)5
57Cigarette Cards colln. in two albs. mostly commoner 1930s-40s, but a few better too (300+)20
58“, Album with small range incl. some better/scarcer cards, but mixed condition. (89)10
59“, Two fine albums (estimate worth it for these alone!) with collections of repro. cards (250+)9
60Coins, U.K. seln. of R. Mint b.u. Packs with £1 for 1997; & £2 for ‘95, ‘97 & 2001. sl. dupl. most fine(6)12
61“, “, Royal Mint b.u. Year Packs for 1984, 85, 86 & 88. (4)18
62“, “, Royal Mint b.u. Year Packs for 1990, 91, 92 & 93 (4)16
63“, “, Royal Mint b.u. Year Packs for 1994, 95, 96 & 99 (4)16
64“, “, 1981 Royal Wedding Crown, duplicated accum. of ‘Safeway’ packs - each with 2 b.u. coins; plus three other packs (one R.Mint 2001 Victoria Anniv. Crown’ - sl. faults, coin fine, etc.) (33 packs)20
65“, “, 2000 Millennium b.u. Crown in Royal Mint Pack (1)6
66Postcards Police - RP ‘Leith Police Representative Group’ (taken on retiral of Chief constable Main April 1906). Unused, some faults, but very scarce, unusual & attractive. (1)22

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

6730 (white-)page stockbook, good 2nd hand (1)6
68SG Stamps of the World cat 2011, complete in 6 vols., good 2nd hand (ex library) (6)22
69SG Commonwealth Simplified Catalogue 2000, 2nd hand (1)3

Stamps Arranged by Country

70Aden 1949 10r RSW SG31 u.m. STC £40 (1)14
71Anguilla 1983 Turtles set & MS SG560-563 & MS564 l.m.m. STC £48+, useful thematics. (5)9
72Ascension 1934 1/- & 5/- SG28, 30 m.m. STC £73 (2)15
73“, 1934 2/6 SG29 corner marginal m.m. (stamp is u.m.) (1)15
74“, 1938-53 short set to 4d m.m. incl. 1d green mountain, etc. high cat. (10)15
75“, 1938-53 5/- SG46 (p.131/2) m.m. STC £95 (1)15
76Australian States, South Australia 1856-58 2d 3 margins, just into at top right; 6d 3 mar. both g.u.; 1876-1900 1/- SG125/131 m.m. (3)22
77“, Victoria 1878 2d SG198 on lilac paper (emergency printing). Very scarce item f.u. STC £800180
78“, “, 1885 Duty stamp 1/-, 2/- SG306, 307 f.u. STC £53 (2)14
79“, “, 1899-1901 3d SG362 m.m. STC £32 (1)7
80Australia 1926-30 p.131/2x 121/2 set to 1/4 SG94-104 g.u. STC £75 (11)9
81“, Interesting looking colln. in alb., from seln. of GV heads & Roos to modern, plus ranges of AAT, Cocos, Nauru, Norfolk Is., etc. Nice starter collection. (100s)55
82“, binder with m.&u. colln. from GV heads & ‘roos to c.1970; some useful & high cat. items, worthy of specialist examination. Mixed condition, mostly good to fine. (100s)22
83Austria 1850-1919 mainly used colln. with Austria, Lombardy & Venetia, plus some Feldpost, etc. STC £720+ (290)48
84“, POs in Turkish Empire 1867-83 compl. SG1-19 m. &/or u. incl. 1867 3s (2), 5s, 25c (2), 50s all used, various m.; 1883 set m.&u. (2s cto?) STC £490+ (35)50
85“, “, a continuation of the previous lot with 1886-1908 Turkish Curr. issues largely complete m. &/or u., with dupl. incl. 1888 set, 1890 with better vals., 1900 set P.Dues,etc. STC £1,100 (180)110
86Bahamas 1938 m, range believed to be the orig. 1938 issue SG149-157 without subsidiary letters. also SG158-160 of similar vintage; STC £500+ as such (but £170+ minimum anyway) plus 5/- f.u. (13)44
87Bahrain 1942-45 set SG38-50 m.m. STC £130 (13)18
88“, 1948 RSW set SG61-62 21/2a block of four u.m. STC £36 (2)12
89Barbados 1860-1870s (you work out the SG Nos.!) 1d blue x17 used examples, various shades, printings, perforations, etc. poor-fine (17)17
90“, 1905 (mult. crn) 6 vals. to 2/6 SG135-144 m.m. (2/6 fine) STC £187 (6)22
91“, 1948 RSW set SG265-266 m.m. (2)6
92Basutoland 1954-58 set SG43-53 u.m., scarce as such. STC £100 (11)18
93Bechuanaland 1948 RSW set SG136-7 m.m. STC £42+ (2)11
94“, 1953 (3 June) Coronation FDC, illus., registered with strip of 3 stamps. to Bulawayo. (1)6
95“, 1955-58 set to 10/- SG143-53 m.m. STC £95 (12)13
96Belgium 1849-1939 colln., almost all diff. with useful earlies, later commems., etc. STC £870+ (470)48
97“, 1922 10f brown SG373 (Mi.217) m.m. STC £100, couple bluntish perfs. at top. (1)12
98“, 1950 Hysel Athletics set SG1311-15 m.m. STC £100+ (1)8
99“, 1977-83 u.m. range of Charity sets (almost complete) plus back of book, etc. STC £100+ (107)16
100“, Two albums with attractive collection ideal for either expansion or specialist attention. M.&u. from 1849 pair (& couple of 20c shades); decent 1851-63 ranges - various shades, printings, etc. (almost all used); then many complete sets & odds to 1999, plus seln. of postmarks, various railway labels, advertising labels, etc. Ideal springboard into that new country you wanted to collect. Mixed cond.150
101“, Congo early-1930s original colln. with better, incl. a few Rwanda. Unusual STC £340 (113)34
102Bermuda 1865-1903 6d SG6 faults, fresh unused STC £1,000 as m.m. Scarce item (1)17
103“, 1938-52 short set to 1/- SG110-115 m.m. (some flattish gum) STC £120+ minimum. (1)16
104“, 1953-62 set SG135-150 m.m. STC £120 (18)15
105“, P/card (Map & Arms) to Scotland franked 1d (GVI) Coronation with red P.Due marks, UK ‘1d to pay’ & 2 x 1/2d P.Dues. Minor faults, but a very attractive addition to any collection. (1)8
106Brazil 1890-1906 mainly used seln. STC £350+, some better. Mixed cond. (c.85)18
107Br. Central Africa 1895 2/6 SG26 (no wmk.) light fiscal use; useful spacefiller STC £325 (1)26
108Br. Guiana 1948 RSW set SG322-3 m.m. (2)8
109“, 1954-63 SG331-345 set STC £100 (15)13
110B.I.O.T. 1975 Birds set SG62-76 u.m. STC £26+ (15)8
111Br. Levant QV-GV o’print seln., mainly used, with duplication. (34)7
112Br. Occup. of Italian Cols. MEF 1942 and 1943-47 sets SG M1-M5, M11-M21 m.m. STC £92+ (16)14
113“, MEF 1943 set SG M11-21 g.u. STC £27+ (11)7
114“, Tripolitania 1950 P.Dues set SG TD6-TD10 m.m. STC £95 (5)13
115Bulgaria 1881-1912 Original old colln., mainly u. with good earlies, scarce P.Dues, etc. STC £530+(50)28
116Canada 1859-1999 m.&u. colln. on lvs; some dupl., poor to fine incl. many better, higher cat. items, but check carefully. Ideal starter. (100s)38
117“, 1859 1c, 5c (2), 121/2c, 17c used & N.Brunswick 2c, 5c unused. some sl. faults. (7)26
118“, 1942-48 War Effort 12 vals to $1 m.m. nice for these, (no 3c or 10c SG378, 383). STC £135+ (12)16
119“, 1982-97 Lighthouse hingeless alb. with almost entirely fine u.m. colln.; fairly complete. High face55
120“, 1988-2006 u.m. & u. colln. in Davo printed alb. & sl. case. High face value. (100s)40
121“, early- 1970s (mainly) m.&u. colln. on lvs., some quite useful looking items. (100s)13
122Cape of Good Hope accum. on lvs & part lvs., in s/cards, etc. ready for sorting! Poor to fine. (100s)12
123Cayman Is. 1948 RSW set SG129-30 m.m. (2)8
124Chile 1853-1934 used seln. (62)8
125China 1960 Chrysanthemums set SG1947-64 f.u. STC £60 (18)12
126“, 1990 Asian Games set (6) on 2 PNCs each with one of the commem. coins issued. Attractive. (2)5
127Congo (Kinshasa) unusual item - official UPU delegates’ book (1969 Tokyo) Kinshasa label in front cover, seln. of u.m. set, odds & MS. plus compliments slip. (61, 2MS)5
128Croatia 1943 ‘Legion’ MS u.m. slight gum faults, but attractive & scarcer than cat suggests. (1)4
129“, 1944 Labour Front set SG135-8 in u.m. singles of 8 plus label (the 12k50 x2 with diff. perfs.), plus pairs with label between, u.m., etc. (13 items)26
130Cyprus 1948 RSW set SG166-167 u.m. Scarce as such. STC £60+ (2)22
131Danzig 1924 used defin. range STC £130+, plus Daposta MS used (slight faults. STC £70. (8, 1MS)12
132Egypt 1933 Railway Congress set SG189-192 m.m. STC £77 (4)11
133“, 1935 Silver Jubilee letter seal SG A10 av.-g.u. (some creasing, etc.), still useful STC £180 (1)36
134Falkland Is. 1878-79 1d unused slightly rough perfs., hint of minute hinge thin?; 6d g.u. ‘FI’ cancel; 1/- mint, slight gum toning, etc. Still attractive trio. SG1,3,4 STC £915 as m.m./f.u. (3)55
135“, 1929 Whale & Penguin issue 1/2d to 1/- with duplication (shades, perfs., etc.) m.m. (2 of the 3 6ds with gum faults), some fine u.m. High cat, attractive from front. (14)34
136“, 1968 set SG232-245 u.m. STC £65 (14)13
137“, 1989-90 Sailing Ships set SG567-582 (without imprint dates) STC £42+ (16)12
138“, QV mint seln. on part old leaf 1/2d, 1d, 21/2d (2 shades), 6d (2 shades), 9d & 1/- (plus 1/2d & 2 x 1d used); ascribed as being 1891-96, you decide the SG numbers! some sl. faults, most attractive (11)70
139F.I.D. 1944-45 overprint sets SG A1-D8 l.m.m. STC £96 (32)11
140“, 1946-49 Thick & thin Map sets SG G1-16 m.m. STC £113 (17)26
141“, GVI m.m. seln. the 4 o’print short sets, each to 3d; thin map to 3d; & Victory set (22)4
142Fiji 1890s-1990s m.&u. colln. on lvs., the odd few better (incl. E7 £1 SG114, but washed), etc. (100s)22
143Finland early-modern m.&u. colln. on lvs., from early serpentine roulettes (all these with faults); useful looking, fairly specialised 1875-1917 ranges with better, couple of locals, etc. Mixed condition. (100s)60
144France 1950s-70s mainly u.m. commems., incl. Art, etc. Some blocks.9
145“, 1997 ‘Journey of a letter’ booklets, 1999 Philexfrance MS 3576 u.m., etc. STC £92 (6 items)22
146“, (& Cols., etc.) early-modern colln. in alb., a few better earlies, but very mixed cond.; most interest & value in the P.O’s. Abroad & Colonies (much modern too). This volume offered intact, if unsold, may be split in the next sale. (1,000s)60
147“, Colonies (Africa) album with m.&u. collection of pre- & post-Indep. stamps with better, but mixed condition. incl. Niger, Upper Volta, Togo, Mauritania, Cameroun, etc. (100s)28
148“, “, Fr. Polynesia 1969 200th Anniv. MS SG MS84 f.u., couple of light tone spots, but scarce. STC £19028
149“, P.Os in Alexandria with 1902 set (no 15c red) mint (some flat gum) incl. 1f, 2f in pairs, 4c in gutter pair with numeral ‘1’; 1921 vals. to15m (SG37, etc.); 1923 vals to 150m., etc. STC £240+ (53)42
150Gambia 1938-46 2d blue & black SG153 in u.m. vert pair (mounted on margin) STC £28 (1)8
151“, 1938-46 set SG150-161 m.m. STC £150 (16)22
152Germany early-1950s mainly used incl. better ‘shields’, later incl. 3rd Reich, early BRD, some States, STC £700+ - lots to check through. (169)42
153“, Pkt. with dup. accum. (incl. many States) of stamps on lvs. & in pkts., appro. book, plus Lighthouse hingeless leaves for Bavaria & Württemberg. Mixed condition, useful lot. (100s)30
154“, B.R.D. 1949 Refugee Fund set SG1039-42 c.t.o. STC £170 for used. (4)30
155“, “, 1951 St. Mary’s Church set SG1065-6 u.m. (scarce thus) STC £220 (2)26
156“, DDR Small mainly early mint seln., the best appears to be 1951 Chinese Friendship SG E43 & 45 (the ‘Mao pair’) m.m. (50pf small thin); other decent ‘49-52 sets, etc. STC c.¤800 as u.m. (50)20
157Gibraltar 1886-87 1/- SG14 m.m. STC £250 (1)60
158“, 1925-32 10/- SG106 m.m. STC £32 (1)10
159“, 1953 short set to 1/- SG145-154 m.m. STC £25+ (10)5
160“, 1953 2/- & 10/- SG155(a?) & 157 v.f.u. STC £49 minimum. (2)8
161“, 1953 5/- SG156 l.m.m. STC £40 (1)9
162“, 1953-59 set SG145-158 m.m. STC £170 (14)24
163“, 1967-69 set SG200-13 u.m. STC £32 (15)6
164“, 1995-2000 four prestige booklets incl. Kittens, Battle of the Nile, etc. Face £22, high catalogue value.(4)14
165Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1956-62 set SG64-75 l.m.m. (small adhesion on 10/-) STC £65 (12)9
166Greece 1926 Air set SG406-409 m.m. STC £97+ (4)12
167Grenada 1937/1938-1950 set SG152-163f m.m. STC £80 minimum (12)12
168“, 1948 RSW set SG166-7 u.m. STC £24+ (2)10
169Heligoland m.&u. seln. Range of values, mostly perforated, surely the odd few are genuine?! (23)20
170Hong Kong 1863-71 4c SG9f av.-g.u. STC £275. Reperfed? (1)20
171“, 1880 5c on 18c SG24 g.-f.u. STC £65 (1)11
172“, 1937-49 m.m. seln. with ‘37 Coron., ‘46 Victory, & ‘49 UPU sets, etc. STC £100+ (10)17
173“, QV-QE m.&u. colln. on lvs., some better/unusual. Mixed cond., with ‘35 Silver Jubilee set u.; ‘49 UPU, ‘63 FfH & Red Cross sets mint, etc. (300+)36
174“, Early used seln. with the odd fault stated to incl. SG1 (x2), 2, 3, 4 & 8. High cat. (6)26
175Hungary 1871-1990s m.&u. colln. in alb. from Fr. Joseph to 25k (faults), a few other better; some newspaper stamps, P. Dues, etc. (100s)22
176Iceland 1907-61 mainly used seln. (incl. Edinburgh (paquebot) cancels) STC c.£75+ (40)8
177“, early-modern. m.&u. interesting-looking colln. in alb.; fairly sparse but several better earlies to 1930s. Well worth checking, plus a few Greenland/Aland. (100s)55
178India 1940-43 set SG265-277 m.m. STC £45 (14)15
179“, pkt. with m.&u. ranges on s/cards, etc. mainly 1960s-80s. (100s)11
180Indian States, Bhopal 1944-49 official set SG O350-O355 g.u. (3a with some blunt perfs.) STC £90 (6)13
181“, Bundi 1897-98 set SG12-16, plus fake? SG17 (dagger in wrong direction) STC £65+ (6)15
“, “, The following 12 lots all appear fine & genuine and were bought as such. Some of the rouletted stamps are hand-cut, mostly larger than the coloured rouletting, very occasionally trimmed within. Owing to their crude printing & overprints, although they’re believed to be genuine, they’re all sold ‘as-is’ as there are no certificates. All are unused (no gum as issued).
182“, “, “, 1914-41 8a SG34 (1)5
183“, “, “, 1914-41 10a SG43 STC £17, minor faults, attractive. (1)8
184“, “, “, 1915-41 Official 2a SG O1baB STC £15 (just maybe the emerald shade?) (1)6
185“, “, “, 1915-41 Official 21/2a SG O2B STC £20 (1)7
186“, “, “, 1915-41 Official 6a SG O4 STC £35 (1)8
187“, “, “, 1915-41 Official 1r SG O5A small thin, STC £70. Overprint sideways. (1)14
188“, “, “, 1915-41 Official 1/2a SG O16A STC £10 (1)5
189“, “, “, 1915-41 Official 1a SG O17aA STC £35 (1)9
190“, “, “, 1915-41 Official 8a SG O20A STC £15. Overprint sideways, slight pulled roulette tooth at left. (1)4
191“, “, “, 1915-41 Official 10a SG O21 STC £85, slight nick at top (1)18
192“, “, “, 1915-41 Official 12a SG O22A STC £60 (1)20
193“, “, “, 1915-41 Official 3a SG O29 STC £45 (1)9
194“, Bussahir 1900-01 4a SG36c unused STC £45 (1)10
195“, Chamba 1927-39 Official short set to 1r; plus 4 vals. from 1935-39 set mixture of m.m., unused or used. Most fine. (14)15
196“, “, E7 & GV official seln., mainly m.m. SG O22-O47 E7 to 1r; GV to 1r (18)14
197“, “, QV-GV m.&u. seln., mostly av.-good, incl. better (GV to 1r g.u.) (21)12
198“, “, QV Service o’prints, mainly mint seln. to 8a. (12)12
199“, Gwalior mint/unused set SG4-11, some faults (toned or disturbed gum, etc.) STC £700, most appear fine from front. (8)110
200“, “, 1885-97 m.&u. seln. to 4a , mostly good to fine. (8)12
201“, Jhalawar SG1 & SG2 unused, sold ‘as-is’ (2)5
202“, Jind 1885 Official set SG O7-O9 m.m., the odd slight gum fault, etc. but still very attractive, look OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £350 (3)55
203“, Nawanagar 1893 stated to be SG11, 13, 17 unused, sold ‘as-is’ (3)5
204“, Sirmoor small unused & used seln., worth specialist checking. (9)9
205“, Soruth m./unused/used seln. despite fairly low cat., some quite unusual items. mostly g.-f. (23)20
206“, I.E.F. 1914 m.&u. seln. to 1r; plus 5 C.E.F. values. (16)7
207Iraq 1923 official set SG O54-O65 u., the 4a & 8a in blocks of 4 STC £150+ (19)38
208Ireland 1920s-60s (mainly) dupl. m.&u. colln. in Hagner binder, incl. a few better items (c.400)18
209“, 1922 Dollard o’prints (black) SG1-19 set g.u. STC £100 (8)12
210“, 1922 9d SG41 f.u. STC £50 (1)7
211“, 1922-23 set to 1/- SG52-63 g.u. STC £140+ (12)14
212“, 1925-28 Seahorses 2/6 SG86 f.u. plus 5/- used (this with crease) STC £160 (2)18
213“, 1948-61 seln. of m.m. sets, etc. STC £150+ as u.m. (22)15
214Ionian Is. 1859 set used SG1-3, almost certainly forgeries, but useful s’fillers. STC £1,000 as genuine (3)10
215Italy 1949 UPU set m.m. STC £110 (1)19
216“, Base Atlantica (Bordeaux Comandos) 1943 5-line o’print on 10c, 20c, 30c, 50c all u.m.; 10c is expertised ‘A.Scotto’, scarce if genuine. ‘As-is’ (4)18
217“, East Africa 1938 set SG1-20 mint. STC £200+ as singles. (20)32
218K.U.T. 1912-21 3r SG55 g.u. overall toning with 1920 p’mark STC £110 (1)11
219“, 1948 £1 RSW SG158 u.m., scarce as such STC £50 (1)18
220Kuwait 1945 set SG52-63 m.m. (plus one other used) STC £75+ (14)19
221Lebanon 1924 1p on 20c, 2.50 on 50c & 10c on 2c SG1, 5 & 9 m.m. each with inverted surcharge. slight faults, but attractive from front, ‘as-is’ (3)15
222Luxembourg 1908-69 m.&u. colln. with no obvious dupl., good coverage throughout with many sets incl. Charities, latterly incl. u.m. plus officials/Dues, etc. STC £1,750+ (700)85
223Malaya, M.&u. colln. in alb. from Straits 1867 1/2c unused (attractive, but faults); various BMA, FMS, States to modern Malaysia. Many useful, higher cat., but mixed condition (100s)48
224“, Straits Sett’s. 1867-72 32c SG18 g.-f.u. STC £65 (1)19
225“, “, 1867-72 96c SG19a (p.121/2 - perfs. slightly trimmed at right) g.u. part duplex & chop STC £22532
226“, “, 1880 5c on 8c SG41 m.m. (small shallow thin, etc.); SG42 unused STC £330 (2)55
227“, “, 1882 5c on 4c SG47 unused, very attractive stamp STC £300 as m.m. (£375 for used) (1)65
228“, “, 1902-03 $1 SG119 g.-f.u. Singapore CDS STC £75 (1)17
229“, “, 1906 2c SG142a (p.15) unused (couple of light tone spots) STC £18 as mint. (1)22
230“, Malacca 1949 19 vals SG3-17 (no 35c SG12a), most u.m. (5c,8c & $1 m.m.) STC £130+ (19)26
231“, Negri Sembilan, Sungei Ujong 1885-90 2c SG41 unused? (couple light marks, no gum) STC £110 as m.m. or used. (1)16
232“, Pahang 1948 RSW set u.m. plus 1949 UPU m.m. STC £27+ (6)11
233“, Penang 1949-52 set SG3-22 u.m. (4 low vals to 35c are m.m.) STC £140 (20)28
234“, Trengganu 1948-55 set SG67-87 mint(15c used) STC £142 (21)36
235“, Jap. Occ’n. Penang 1942 o’print set to $1 l.m.m. SG J77-87 (gum toning/ spots to a couple) STC £50+12
236“, “, P.Due 1c SG JD21 l.m.m. (1)10
237“, “, 1942 P.Dues SG JD28, 30, 33 l.m.m. (3)10
238“, “, $2 on 5c SG J29 unused (mint, but stuck to original blotting paper sheet divider) STC £50 (1)11
239“, “, P.Dues 1943-45 SG JD34,35,37,39,40,41 mint (most fine u.m.) (6)10
240“, “, 1942-44 dupl. seln. of mint stamps SG J288-296 (no J289). Useful for study? (14)10
241Malta 1922 2/- Self Gov’t. SG111 (CA) m.m. (toning) STC £250 (1)24
242“, 1922 5/- SG113 mint STC £60, good stamp (1)13
243“, 1922-26 set to £1 SG123-140 m./m.m./l.m.m., most fine STC £250+ (19)50
244“, 1926-27 1/- & 1/6 SG166, 167 m.m. & 2/- SG168 m.m. with rounded corner. (3)5
245“, 1937-99 m.m. & u. colln. on lvs.; largely compl. with GVI defin. sets m. or u., RSW m.m., etc.; QE with better noted. (100s)55
246“, 1938-43 2/6 SG229a (damaged value tablet) used, couple nibbled perfs. & weak corner, but STC £20017
247“, 1949 RSW set SG249-250 u.m. STC £38+ (2)15
248“, P.Dues 1953-63 Chalky set SG D21-26 m.m. (2d SG D24 is f.u.) STC c.£14 (6)4
249“, P.Dues 1967 p.12 set SG D28-31 l.m.m. marginals, scarce set STC £55 (4)14
250Mauritius 1965 Birds set SG317-331 u.m. STC £70 (15)14
251Monaco 1885 75c black on pink Mi8 STC £300, one blunt perf., but attractive. Sold ‘as-is’ (1)10
252Montserrat 1938-48 p.13 set SG101-110 m.m. STC £216+. Scarce lot. (10)22
253“, 1938-48 p.14 set to 2/6 SG101a-109a m.m. (some heavy) STC £36 (9)6
254“, 1938-48 10/- & £1 SG111, 112 m.m. STC £47 (2)12
255Morocco imperf. proofs or similar with 1962 range to 70f in issued colours, also ‘63 SG131-4 (14)22
256Morocco Agencies 1935 Silver Jubilee, the four sets l.m.m. STC £49+ (11)12
257“, 1949 set SG77-93 m.m. STC £80 (17)14
258“, 1950-51 set to 10/- m.m. STC £55 (9)13
259“, M.&u. seln. on alb. leaves worth checking. The best appears to be m.m. 2/6 Seahorse SG50/53. Poor to fine. (65)15
260Mozambique 1961 Arms 4e50, 7e50, 10e & 20e all in compl. u.m. sheets of 50. all folded in two, some slight perf. splitting. STC £500 as singles. (4)30
261Nepal small earlyish seln. used/unused, poor to fine. (15)9
262Netherlands 1928 Olympics set SG363-70 g.-f.u. STC £70+ (8)8
263“, 1933 Seamens’ Fund set SG413-6 g.-f.u. STC £50+ (4)6
264“, Early-1930s mainly used original colln. from 1852 set with shades, 1854 set, useful later defins., charities, etc.mainly good to fine STC £1,100+ (damaged not counted) perfs., etc. unchecked, very little duplication, worth careful examination. (296)80
265“, Small m.m. seln. with 1940 71/2/21/2 se-tenants, 250 on 3c; 1947 25c, 30c; etc. STC ¤300 (26)15
266“, M.m. seln. with better 1950-57 sets incl. ‘51 Castles, ‘51 Riebeeck, ‘56 Rembrandt, etc. STC £230 (35)12
267New Brunswick 1860 used/unused range with 1c (2), 2c (2), 5c (4, shades). used STC £36, unused STC £186 as mint. (8)20
268Newfoundland 1866-1932 colln., mainly g.-f.u., some better, little dupl. STC £268 (54)28
269“, 1919 Caribou 5c to 10c & 36c SG134-7 & 141 m.m. STC £82 (5)13
270“, 1919 Caribou 6c SG135 g.u. STC £65, scarce. (1)9
271“, 1928-29 Publicity Issue set SG164-178 m.m. STC £120 (15)20
272“, 1931 air set SG195-197 m.m. 15c slight gum thin, $1 tone spots. STC £110 (3)17
273“, 1932 mint seln., most vals 2c-25c SG210-219, plus 229 m.m. & one used. (11)7
274“, 1937 Coronation set SG257-67 u.m. STC £60 (11)10
275“, 1937 Additional Coronation set SG257-67 m.m. (short corner on 10c, rest mostly fine) STC £60 (11)12
276New Guinea 1914 1d on 3d SG16 m.m. (expertiser’s mark on gum) STC £65 (1)20
277“, 1914 1d on 5pf & 2d on 10pf SG17, 18 m.m. STC £67 (2)20
278“, 1914 1d on 3pf SG50 m.m. STC £80 (1)22
279“, 1914 1d on 5pf SG51 m.m. STC £80 (1)22
280“, 1918-23 (wmk.W6) short set to 2/- SG106-115 mint (most l.m.m.) STC £75+ (7)24
281New Hebrides (French) 1949 UPU set SG F77-80 u.m. STC £22, missing from many collections! (4)7
282New Zealand 1909-16 1/2d, 2d, 4d orange, 4d yellow, 5d SG387, 388, 390, 390a, 391 mint (some toned perfs. and/or gum faults), still attractive & useful. STC £63 (5)8
283“, 1909-16 p.14 vals 5d, 6d, 8d, 1/- SG397-400 m.m. (some adhesions, etc.) STC £168 (4)16
284“, 1909-16 3d SG401 (p.14x131/2) l.m.m. STC £75 (1)18
285“, 1931-35 Air set SG548-50 mint. 3d is p.14x15 (with spots on gum, others fine). STC £174 (3)19
286“, 1953-59 set SG723-736 (no 1/9 SG733b) m.m. STC £94+ (15)9
287“, 1990-98 u.m. colln. in Lighthouse alb., commems. appear fairly compl., many of the MSs too, plus a small seln. of earlier officials, Postal fiscals, etc. at back. High face. (100s)50
288“, L’house printed alb. 1855-1989 with m.&u. colln, very little QV, then fairly sparse to 1930 and it gets better after that (a few decent stamps, Health MSs, fair degree of completeness in modern u.m. (100s)50
289Nigeria 1938-51 2/6 SG58 p.13x111/2 m.m. STC £60 (1)9
290Niger Coast 1894 set & 1897 short set to 1/- SG51-56 & 66-72 m. or u. some faults STC £120+ (15)22
291North Borneo 1916 12c SG209 m.m. STC £100 fine looking stamp. (1)38
292“, 1916 16c SG210 m.m. STC £100 (1)26
293“, 1918 Short set to $1 + 4c SG235-249 mint, some adhesion to lower values, many of the rest are fine l.m.m. STC c.£100 (14)22
294“, 1918 $2 + 4c SG250 m.m., lower marginal (spot in gum) STC £55 (1)18
295“, 1925-28 12c SG285 m.m. STC £26 (1)8
296“, 1925-28 16c SG286 m.m. STC £42 (1)18
297“, 1925-28 20c on 18c, 25c & 50c SG287,289, 290 m.m. (tone spots on 50c) STC £63 (3)15
298“, 1925-28 24c SG288 m.m. (some light gum staining, etc.) STC £65 (1)17
299“, 1931 3c, 6c, 10c, 12c SG295-8 m.m. STC £29+ (405
300Norway 1856-1928 colln., mainly g.-f.u. incl. 1856 3s, 4s (2), 8s (4), 1863 8s, 1867 1s, 2s, 8s, 1878 King set, useful Posthorns, 1907 ‘shaded background’ set, 1925 Amundsen set, etc. STC £945 (87)95
301“, 1909 2k (horiz. shading) m.m. STC ¤150+, light gum folds, etc. (1)12
302“, 1984 Year Pack (slight bends) all stamps fine u.m. (22 stamps)5
303Nyasaland 1901-80s (Malawi) m.&u. colln. on lvs., with ‘53 & ‘64 defs. to £1 m.m.; better Malawi, etc.17
304“, 1903-04 2/6 SG63 g.u. STC £100 scarce. (1)11
305“, 1938-44 set SG130-43 most appear u.m., 5/- & 10/- with usual gum toning STC £200 (18)36
306“, 1945 set SG144-157 m.m. STC £80 (14)14
307“, 1948 RSW set SG161-2 u.m. STC £18 (2)8
308“, 1953-54 1/2d to 20/- set SG173-187 mint, all apart from 9d & 1/- appear u.m. STC £60 (15)12
309Orange Free State 1877 4d on 6d SG11 g.u. (couple nibbled perfs., but not bad.) STC £180 (1)28
310Pakistan 1953 10r official SG O44 u.m. (light gum bends) much scarcer than catalogue suggests! (1)10
311“, 1961 7p on 1a SG125 u.m. fourblock with striking missing ‘4’ flaw lower right (partially missing on stamp above) (1)15
312Papal States 1852-68 dupl. u. ranges, various P’marks & shades, with 1b (3), 2b (7), 3b (both), 5b (3), 6b (2), 7b, 8b (5 plus 2 pairs), etc. STC £1,640. Most genuine. (28)65
313Papua 1901-05 4d SG13 m.m. STC £35 (1)12
314“, 1907 2/6 SG37 m.m. STC £45 (1)18
315“, 1907 4d SG42 m.m. STC £48 (1)12
316“, 1907 6d SG43 m.m. STC £45 (1)19
317Pitcairn Is. 1940-51 set to 2/6 u.m. STC £75 (10)15
318“, 1949 RSW set (11/2d block of four) SG11-12 u.m. STC £48 (2)16
319“, 1957-63 both m. & f.u. incorporating all the listed shades. STC £130+24
320“, range of u.m. defin. sets with ‘57-63 to 2/6, ‘64-65 to 8/-, ‘67 to 45c & ‘69-75 to $1 STC £90 (53)17
321Poland 1945 25th anniv. Maritime set SG526-9 l.m.m. couple lightly toned, not bad for these! (4)10
322“, 1945 Postal Employees’ set m.m. (scarcer than a PUC £1!) cat. a laughable £19! (1)10
323Portugal 1853-1939 old-time colln. mainly used, from imperfs., some useful stamps, STC £680 (300)38
324Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1954-56 set SG1-18 g.u. STC £55 (16)5
325Roumania early to 1930s original old auction lot (1940s?), the ‘better’ pages alone STC £870. (490)55
326Ryuku Is. 1948-59 u.m. colln. with many better sets ‘52 defins, ‘57 Air, ‘58 defins., etc. STC £500+ (87)70
327St. Helena 1856 6d SG1? (more probably 1861 perf. cut down) still useful filler. Sold ‘as-is’ (1)7
328St. Kitts Nevis 1938-50 set SG68a-77f m.m. STC £75 (12)15
329St. Lucia 1860 (1d) SG1 unused (large part o.g.) STC £100 (1)14
330“, 1863 (1d) SG5 g.-f.u. STC £110 (1)20
331St. Vincent 1948 RSW set SG162-3 u.m. STC £27+ (2)12
332Samoa 1935-42 10/- SG194b looks u.m. STC £140 as m.m. Scarce. (1)19
333“, mainly m. ranges, surely not all reprints?! Mostly good to fine. (31)18
334Sarawak 1888-1955 m.&u. ranges with better STC £125 (32)18
335“, 1950 SG171-185 14 vals to $5 (no 4c SG174) m. many appear u.m., 25c with toning. STC £119 (14)20
336Saudi Arabia 1976-77 u.m. seln. with multiples incl. SG1201 horiz. pair (railway), etc. STC £106 (11)18
337Seychelles 1902 45c on 2r25 SG45 f.u. STC £110, scarce. (1)14
338Sierra Leone 1938-44 2/- to £1 m.m. STC £65, plus 6 lower vals., a few ragged perfs., etc. most fine. (10)9
339Singapore 1971 Festivals MS SG159 u.m. slight wrinkles to margins. (1)24
340“, 1971 Satellite set (block of 4 & single) SG160-4 u.m. (2)15
341“, 1972 Shipping MS SGMS188 u.m. STC £45 (1)15
342Somaliland Prot. 1904 5r SG44 m.m. (patchy gum) STC £70 (1)12
343“, 1942 set SG105-116 m.m. STC £45 (12)7
344South Africa 1913-24 11/2d coil stamp SG20 in g.-f.u. strip of seven (incl. one coil join) Very scarce.20
345“, 1937 Coronation set SG71-75a u.m. 1/- with hyphen omitted on Afrikaans stamp. STC £84+ (5)11
346Southern Rhodesia 1953 set SG78-91 m.m. STC £80 (14)10
347Spain early-middle accum. from various sources, some better, decent quantity to sort (& some Cols.)(650)38
348Sudan 1897 set SG1-9 used, mostly g.-f. on old souvenir sheet (Vieux Timbres Soudanais) STC £95 (8)20
349“, 1938 Air surcharge set SG74-77 m.m. STC £50 (4014
350Sweden 1858-74 mainly u., with many useful earlies incl. officials & Dues STC £600+ minimum. (50)38
351Switzerland 1854-1990 m.&u. colln. on lvs. from earlies & incl. Pro-Juv, Pro-Patria, P.Dues & others. Some better (High vals., etc.) but check carefully as very mixed condition (100s)55
352“, 1914 3f red SG295 m.m. (gum crease) STC £120, attractive. (1)17
353“, 1960 Pro Patria MS SGMS641 u.m. STC £55 (1)15
354Tanganyika 1922-24 Giraffe 1/-, 2/-, 3/- SG83a, 84a, 85 m.m. STC £57 (3)24
355“, 1927-31 2/- SG103 m.m. STC £30 (1)9
356“, 1922-24 3/- SG85 g.u. couple pulled perfs. STC £42 (1)7
357Tanzania 1967 Fish defin. set u.m. (rounded corner on 20c) (16)9
358Togo 1959 Air values SG231-5 u.m. STC £17+, but far scarcer than this! (5)7
359“, (Anglo French Occup.) 1914 1d on 5pf SG H28 m.m. (gum disturbance) (1)3
360Trinidad & Tobago 1938-44 set SG246-256 g.u. STC £60 (14)6
361“, 1942? (date indistinct) Red Cross Xmas card to London. GVI 1d tied by CDS, with blue Censor mark6
362“, 1953-59 set SG267-278 u.m., plus extra perfs. STC £48+ (14)11
363Turkey Large old sheet as sold to tourists ‘rare Turkish stamps’, folded, faults but unusual. (50 stamps)4
364Turks Is. 1867 no wmk. set 1d m.m.; 6d & 1/- g.-f.u. stamps partially trimmed from sheet, most clear of perfs., 1/- just into in a couple of places. STC £245 (3)70
365“, 1881 21/2d on 6d SG28 m.m. with BPA certificate STC £400 fine item (1)140
366“, 1881 1/2d on 6d m.m. (possibly re-perfed?) Attractive STC £95 (1)19
367“, 1881 4d on 6d SG43 unused (thinned) STC £100, attractive. (1)15
368“, 1881 1d SG49 (CC) m.m. STC £85 (1)19
369Turks & Caicos Is. 1938-45 set SG194-205 m.m. STC £120 (14)20
370“, GV range incl. 1928 10/- SG186 f.u. (STC £120) (9)38
371Tuva 1926-36 Accum. m.&u. incl. 1926 to 1r m., ‘27 range incl. 14k, 50k, then extensive dupl. Pictorial ranges in mixed cond. noting some perf. varieties. (20)38
372USSR 1929 Workers 5, 10, 15 & 20k in mint blocks/pairs, etc. worth checking STC £80+ (120 stamps)9
373“, Album with worthwhile colln., an ideal starter with many better difficult sets & some MSs (some of these with slight faults), generally fine, very high catalogue value. (100s)90
374U.S.A. 1857-1999 mainly u. colln. in alb., many unusual items seen, but mixed condition throughout. Some labels, cut-outs, fiscals, plus seln. of Canal Zone & Philippines. (100s)44
375“, 1875 Newspaper stamps mint forgeries 60c, 72c, 84c & 96c in horiz.. strip. STC $1,875 as genuine.4
376“, 1898 Mississippi 50c SG297 used, faults (more than acceptable spacefiller) STC £190 (1)5
377“, 1960 (Feb 28) Winter Olympics 4c bisected on two covers (‘Lufkin’ & ‘Fresno’) (2)5
378“, 1971-90 largely compl. mint (some earlier stuck, but much fine u.m. too) colln. in Lighthouse album. High face. (100s)55
379“, 1978-2007 (plus a few later to 2012) largely compl. colln. in two well-filled Davo albums, mixed m.&u. Most of the MSs & sheetlets and many of the stamps are u.m. Enormous face value! (1,000s)300
380“, 1991-97 u.m. colln. in L’house alb. with several better items, MSs, etc. Very high face. (100s)85
381“, Lighthouse printed alb. with useful m.&u. colln. from earlies. Perhaps a little sparse in places? 1898 Columbian to 50c (straight edge at left), various decent defins. & commems., some imperfs. (incl. SG MS731, 739-48, MS749&750, etc.) to 1969. a few faults (some mint damp affected, etc.), but generally good to fine. (100s)90
382“, early to 1930s u. ranges from several collns., slight dupl., many better/high cat items in mixed condition. STC £1170+ (150+)44
383“, Small s/book with used ranges incl. the odd few better. Usual mixed condition. (100s)38
384“, Airmails m.&u. colln. on printed lvs. 1926-1991 - sorry, but there are no Zeppelins! (c.120)7
385“, M.m./u.m. accumulation in tin; duplication, incl. some better. (100s)6
386“, early-modern m.&u. colln. in small s/book (100s)6
387Upper Silesia Accum. on old club bkt. pages, mainly f.u., some on piece, with many clear p’marks. Noting 1920 50pf (9), 1m (7), all used; 1922 surch. set m.&u., etc. STC £320+. Also Germany 25pf (pfennige) x 7 f.u., some shades STC £147 minimum. (42)60
388Venezuela 1874-1932 m.&u. seln. on lvs., incl. SG169-173 mint set. (109)14
389Zambia 1975-79 9 u.m. sets, plus a few odds STC £17+ (43)5
390Zanzibar 1949 RSW set SG33-34 l.m.m. STC £25 (2)8

United Kingdom Lots

3911840 1d black ‘A-H’ 4 good-wide margins, black Maltese Cross cancel, slight rubbing to base, attractive55
3921840 1d black ‘B-D’ hints of a margin at base & right, touching/into elsewhere. diagonal crease. Black Maltese Cross. (1)15
3931840-1999 colln. in album with poor 1d black, various line-engraved & surface printed to 5/- SG127 pl.1 & SG180; E7 to 5/-; dupl. GV to 10/- (both); GVI with 10/- dark blue f.u., £1 RSW u.m.; good ranges of QE, plus country stamps, Channel Is., etc. Enormous catalogue value. (100s)100
3941840-1989 Davo printed album with mint collection, sparse ranges to GVI (some used items & 1925 Wembley pair poor mint), then reasonable seln. with ‘48 RSW, ‘39-48 H. vals. to 5/- (3) & 10/- dark blue (this no gum), ‘51 to 5/-; then QE with commems (only a few phos.), defins, country stamps & High vals., nice colln. with very high face value. (100s)110
3951841-1981 m.&u. colln. in alb. small range of stamps to GVI then better seln. with m.m. colln. of more modern incl. commem. sets & Machin High Vals.; plus various P.Dues, etc. (100s)32
3961858-79 1d reds range of plates 71 to 160 av-g.u. a few faults, most with quite light cancels. All diff.(54)17
3971858-79 1d red pl.165 ‘I-B’ affixed to cover & never sent STC £60 as mint! (1)5
3981858-79 1d pl.211 x 54. appear all different letters, mostly g.u. ideal for reconstruction STC £1,350 (54)42
3991858-79 1d SG43/44 similar to last lot, but 80 x plate 212. STC £1,040 (80)34
400U.K. Lots (continued) 1858-79 1d reds, similar to last lot, but 64 x plate 213 STC £832 (64)26
4011858-79 1d reds, similar to last lot, but 66 x plate 217, STC £594 (66)22
4021858-79 1d reds, similar to last lot, but 64 x plate 218, STC £640 (64)24
4031858-79 1d SG43/44 pl.224 g.u. (couple lightly trimmed perfs.) STC £65 (1)6
4041858-79 2d blue pl.7,8,9,12,13,14 & 15 av.-g.u. (sl. faults, but most appear above average) (7)24
4051870 1/2d SG51/52 pl.1 & 3 used, some faults. (2)8
4061855-57 4d SG66 g.u. STC £120 (1)7
4071855-57 6d SG69 (deep lilac) av.-g.u. wing margin with rounded corner. STC £160 (1)4
4081855-57 1/- SG72 g.-f.u. wing margin, STC £310 (1)19
4091862-64 bright red SG79 f.u. Irish ‘157’ (Cobh, Co. Cork) cancel STC £120+ (1)15
4101862-64 9d SG87 straw, sound used, STC £400, scarce. (1)11
4111862-64 1/- SG89 deep purple & 1/- SG90 green, g.u. STC £675 (2)18
4121865-67 4d SG93-94 set of plates (pl.7 to pl.14) g.u. STC £750 decent for these. (8)20
4131865-67 6d with hyphen pl.5 SG97 g.u. STC £100 (1)9
4141867-80 1/- SG115-117 pl.4 to pl.7 set. STC £220 (4)10
4151867-83 5/- SG127 STC £650 av.u. (some trimmed perfs., etc.) (1)12
4161867-83 5/- SG126-127 pl.2 used with reg. cancel, some wrinkles & not too fresh, but STC £1,350 (1)19
4171873-80 6d SG146-147 plates 13 to 17 g.u. STC £495+ decent for these. (5)15
4181873-80 1/- SG148-50 pl.8 to 13 set, g.u. STC £950, scarce lot. (6)30
4191873-80 4d sage green pl.16 SG153 av.-g.u. STC £300 (1)18
4201873-80 8d SG156 pl.1 lightly used, well above average, STC £350 (1)28
4211873-80 8d pl.1 SG156 av.-g.u. STC £350, trimmed wing margin. (1)10
4221880-83 6d on 6d SG162 f.u. (London hooded CDS); plus 3d on 3d s’filler. STC £290 (1)15
4231881 1d 14 dot SG170 unused (small part o.g.) STC £220 for m.m. (1)26
4241883/1884 11/2d SG188 poor mint (not too fresh & vert. crease) STC £120 (1)5
4251887-92 Jubilee set, mostly av.-g.u. (several perfins) STC £375 (14)15
4261887-2011 used colln. in alb. with a few better/higher items. High cat. QV to 2/6, E7 to 1/- GV 10/-, GVI to £1 (2), etc. Poor to very fine (100s)48
4271902-04 Inland Revenue Official SG O22 f.u., looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £250 if genuine. (1)13
4281912-24 2d die II SG370 in u.m./m.m. block of 4, STC £26 (1)7
4291914-22 P.Due set SG D1-D8 g.u. STC £32 (8)6
4301924-26 block cypher set plus a few shades, mint (poor, some heavy hinges etc.) (16)14
4311924-26 1/2d to 2d SG418wi-421wi (wmk. inv.) in u.m./m.m. blocks of four STC £250+ (4 blocks)24
4321924-31 P.Due set SG D10-18 av.-g.u. STC £60 (9)9
4331924 & 1925 Wembley sets SG430 g.u., 431 m.m., 432 poor mint & 433 m.m. (4)13
4341924 Wembley 11/2d x 6 (marginal block of 6, but many perfs. split.) u.m., most fine STC £120 (1)20
4351924 Wembley 1d; & 3x 11/2d, all u.m. but with faults (1d stained, 11/2d wrinkles, spots, etc.) STC £72 (4)12
4361925 Wembley set u.m. (all comb perf.) 1d block of 4, some split perfs.; 11/2d 2 vert. pairs, some wrinkles, etc. STC £320 (8 stamps)80
4371934 Re-engraved Seahorse set SG450-2 av. used (sl. faults) STC £190 (3)15
4381939-48 2/6 SG476 m.m. (almost u.m.) STC £95 (1)14
4391940 2/6 booklet, rather tatty, all stamps removed - still very scarce Issue ‘31’ (Feb 41) (1)3
4401951 Festival High val. set SG509-12. 5/- is m.m., rest u.m. STC £100 (4)20
4411951 Festival high val. set SG509-12 u.m., but the odd gum wrinkle. STC £100 (4)28
4421952-54 1/2d to 1/6 tudor crown SG515-31 (no 11d SG529); all u.m., except 1/- (which is m.m.) STC £8011
4431957 (12 Sep) Conference on plain typed FDC (some marks, etc.) still scarce. STC £140 (1)6
4441958 Games set SG567-569 on illustrated FDC STC £85 (1)5
4451962 NPY Phos. set SG631p-633p u.m. (3)10
4461963 Lifeboat phos. set SG639p-641p (plus Paris phos.) u.m. (4)18
4471964 (4 Sep) FRB FDC South Queensferry cancel with J.Lawson (Provost) signature. Attractive (1)6
4481964 Shakespeare set on 5 FDCs (one value per cover), Aberdeen FD cancels (5)3
4491969-77 Alb. with FDCs, some better, commem. covers (one signed Earl of Elgin), etc. (c.70)12
4501970 (mainly) FDC colln. in alb. incl. ‘77 Jubilee Tour covers, some commem. covers, etc. p.-f. (100+)10
4511970s-90s u.m. seln. in small box duplication incl. some sets/blocks, etc. High face. (100s)36
4521971-2001 used collection of commems. (& some defins.) in alb. largely compl. most appear fine-v.f.28
4531973-2000 Commems. Large s/book with ranges of sets; mostly l.m.m./u.m. High face. (100s)65
454U.K. Lots (continued) 1977-87 Machin High value set l.m.m. (8)8
4551977-86 binder with m.&u. (much u.m.) colln. incl. some gutter pairs, etc. High face. (100s)19
4561980 Authoresses 12p in u.m. block of 6, one showing the ‘missing P’ variety (1)10
4571980-86 alb. with range of FDCs incl. better (High val. Machins, prestige panes, etc.) mostly Bureau (96)11
4581981-84 R.Mail FDC alb. (tan) with colln. of covers, incl. better. (68)9
4591982-92 u.m. colln. of commem. set in L’house s/book, plus a few others (‘88 Castle H.Vs., etc.) (100s)42
4601983 (25 May) to 1992 (10 Nov) Bureau FDCs colln. in Royal Mail alb. with better (97)24
4611985 Scottish 31p type II p.14, SG S51Ea g.u. One of the most elusive modern stamps (1)34
4621986-90 Year Books, most good to fine, all with stamps removed (a few used stamps in place) (5)4
4631986-90 R.Mail alb. with range of Bureau covers incl. better. plus a couple of others (69)11
4641988 Castle High val. set u.m. SG1410-13 (4)7
4651988 Year Pack STC £35 (1)6
4661989 Year Pack STC £38 (1)6
4671990 Year pack as won from the ‘Stamp Publicity Board’ x 3 - each sent in outer to a different winner. (3)18
4681990 Year Pack (1)7
4691990-99 u.m. colln. in Davo alb. commems. apparently compl. (no 1990 Smiles pane); plus range of defins., country stamps & High vals. High Face value. (100s)100
4701991-96 colln. of Bureau FDCs in Malvern alb. incl. better (H.Vals. with Britannia £10, Prestige panes, etc.) & couple of others (£10 Britannia PNC with £5 coin - this with faults) (80)15
4711992-99 u.m. colln. in partly-filled R.Mail s/book with commems., 1992 Castle H.vals., etc. (300+)44
4721993 (Swans) to 1998 range of Bureau FDCs in Royal Mail alb., plus 1999-2000 Millennium FDCs complete, etc. High catalogue value. (89)22
4731996-99 R.Mail FDC alb. with colln. of Bureau covers, incl. better. (44)12
4741999/2000 Millennium Moment Numismatic FDC (with £5 b.u. coin) (108
475QV-1974 m.m./u.m./used colln. in album, with 1841 2d blue, then a few other QV to 1/-; E7 to 1/-; GV to 10/- & dupl. ranges of QE, plus some P.Dues, Officials, etc. (100s)30
476Used abroad - ‘C 38’ (Callao, Peru) on 1867 9d SG Z 71 (spray wmk.) f.u. basic UK stamp ST C£300 (1)24
477Box with various stamps on bundle of lvs., FDCs in album, etc. (1,000s?)18
478Kiloware direct from charity source, c.2Kg, some better, a few labels, double weight, unfranked, etc.18
479Kiloware - similar lot to the last, c.2Kg (1,000s)18
480Kiloware - similar lot to the last, c.2Kg (1,000s)18
481R. Burns special pack produced by Consort Royal Era (Taylor McIlroy Coates), with ‘FDC’ & Presentation Pack, some light buckles, etc. Very scarce item! (1018
482Aerogrammes - 1990-97 unused colln. in folder incl. Birds, trains, etc. £30+ useable face value! (24)10
483Sorting box with stamps in albs., pkts. & tins. some covers, FDCs & cards. (1,000s)10
484Seln. of R.Mail ‘souvenir books’, etc. incl. Trains, Churchill, etc. (5 items)8
485FDCs, etc. in box incl. earlier QE, mixed cond.8
486PHQs - used (FD) most fine; 1997 SG1965-83, SG1989-92, SG1997-2000, SG2006-14. STC £88+ (7 sets)8
487Pre-decimal kiloware direct from charity source. They recently discovered a bag of this material in their storeroom. Almost entirely pre-decimal, mostly QE, but plenty of earlier too 500gr+ (1,000s?)8
488Pre-decimal kiloware, as last lot. There are even the odd QV & E7 lurking in there too! (1,000s?)8
489Pre-decimal kiloware, as last lot. 500gr+ (1,000s?)8
490Pre-decimal Presentation packs: Battle of Hastings, PO Tower, ‘70 C/wealth Games, etc. some faults (5)4
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