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All World Mixed Lots

1Foreign collection in over-filled Triumph album (Commonwealth pages removed), very little picking evident, strength in 1920s-40s, much of the mint is stuck but may be salvageable. Unusual to see a colln. as untouched as this appears to be. Better Indian States, Mid. East, Japan, USA, ... (1,000s)50
2World colln. in 24page s/book, from a few useful-looking earlies to mid.-period. Strength in UK (with seln. of 1d reds & surface printed) & Commonwealth, but some decent foreign too. (100s)50
3Ideal album, picked in places, but loads of better remaining.44
4Broken old alb. with original ranges, an alb of C/wealth, pkts., etc.worth careful checking. (1,000s)42
5Rummaging box - crammed full with stamps in pkts. & boxes, on s/leaves & album pages. Weekends needed to sort through this lot properly. Some surprisingly good items seen. (10,000s?)40
6World colln. in three binders, some picking noticed, but many useful interesting, better items remain28
7All world stamps in stockcards; mint & used STC £3,000+28
8Eclectic mix in s/book with better items seen incl. Hong Kong, Leeward GVI £1 m.m., Algeria, etc.(100s)28
9Box filled with thousands of on & off-paper stamps in pkts., others in albums & s/books, some more unusual seen - take a look! A nice ‘sorter’. (1,000s)26
10Box with albums, on & off paper stamps in envelopes & plenty of other items to sift through! (1,000s)24
11Thematics - 24 page s/book with extensive range of categories; hardly any ‘colourful wallpaper’! (c.1,900)22
12Box with dupl. world ranges in s/books, junior albs., some on lvs.; some FDCs & much else. (1,000s)22
13Varied ranges in tins, pkts., Triumph alb., etc. Large quantity. (100s)20
14Central & South America - M.&u. colln. in s/book. Nothing very modern. (c.1,100)19
15Sorting box with albs., s/books, stamps in pkts., some covers, etc. Worth checking. (1,000s)19
16Sorting box - a similar, but different lot to the last. (1,000s)19
17Large (& heavy) s/book with jumbled, all-world accum. Some more interesting. Early-modern. (100s)19
18World colln. in fairly well-filled ‘Mov-a-leaf’ alb. strength in 1930s-40s. A few better. (100s)17
19Sorting mix in box with junior albs, small s/books, etc.; plus ranges of world covers (these worth checking carefully!), loose stamps, UK Commem. Packs, a few coins, ... (1,000s)15
20Large sorting box with stamps in pkts., tubs, albums, loose, some covers & kiloware, etc. (1,000s)15
21Lincoln alb. (9th edn) heavy picking, some better remain, but mixed condition throughout. (100s)14
22Box with on & off-paper stamps in pkts. & cigar box, 2 s/books & pasted in old album, etc. (1,000s)12
23World stamps - seln. incl. better/unusual in 45 stockcards, etc. Mixed condition. (100s)12
24Sorting box with all-world in tins & envelopes.12
25World ranges in large s/book. Little or no duplication. Mixed condition. (c.1,100)11
26Box with stamps, covers, albs., s/books., etc. Little of individual value seen. (1,000s)11
27Thematics - Maps, Flags & Explorers. stamps, covers & ephemera, in two 2-ring binders. (100s)10
28Odd, but interesting mix in s/book incl. Slovenia, C/wealth, France, etc. - Take a look! (100s)10
29Small box with off-paper world in pkts. & envelopes, some covers, etc. (100s)9
30Lincoln alb. (9th edn, poor cond.) fairly well-filled with some sl. better seen, but poor-fine throughout.9
31European ranges in s/book, strength in early-middle period, used. (1,000+)9
32World colln. in three binders & s/book, plenty of colourful material! (1,000s)9
33S. & Cent. America - s/book with ranges (sl. dupl.). c.50% is Guyana. (100s)9
34Overfilled Rapkin album with World colln., some dupl., a few better seen. (100s)8
35Box with covers, mainly commercial with wide variety, poor to fine. (100s)8
36Small box filled with stamps in pkts & envelopes, etc. (100s)8
37Small bundle of covers/fronts, strength in Poland, some better, but some slight toning. (12+)7

British Commonwealth Mixed Lots

38Boxful of albums & s/books, incl. a remaindered 3 vol. collection50
391937 Coronation Omnibus m.m. on lvs., complete incl. the Newfoundland ‘long set’.36
40Asia - Scott printed album (large & heavy) to 1940s with some surprisingly good stamps left. Useful India (& States?), Hong Kong, Malaya, etc. (100s)36
41early-middle m.&u. ranges, generally clean material, unchecked in detail, but better noted. (700+)28
421953 Coronation mint colln. compl. in special album (a few slight marks to some pages) mostly u.m. - marginal stamps mounted on margins only. (106)24
43America - Scott printed album (large & heavy!) to 1940s incl. Canada, Caribbean, Bermuda, Falklands, etc. Despite picking several useful items seen. (100s)20
44SG Ideal alb. vol. I (to 1914) heavily picked colln., but may be the odd few better among the remains. The album itself has foxing to some pages. Well worth careful checking. (100s)20
451966 Churchill sets m./u.m. incl. Hong Kong, F.I., BAT, u.m., etc. STC £127 (60)16
461948 RSW sets for Barbados, Leewards, St Kitts & Turks Is. u.m. STC £48+ (8)15
47Min Sheets - accum. in binder, strength 1970s-80s, plus a few other items. Slight dupl. (c.100 items)12
48S/book with stamps arranges by country. Little or no duplication (c.800)10
491948 RSW low values x 30 blocks of four u.m. (30 blocks)10
501937 Coronation m.m. sets (43 sets) and odds. All different, incl. better. (139)10
51Africa - s/book with sparse but duplicated ranges incl. S.Africa, Nigeria, etc. (100s)9
521948 RSW 65 low values u.m. - useful for completing sets (65)8
531953 Coronation colln. (mostly l.m.m./m.m.) on s/leaf, incl. better (59)6
541948 RSW low values colln. mint, mostly m.m. (42)5

Uncirculated Club Booklets

The following ten lots are uncirculated Club booklets. The booklet-maker has generally chosen better quality stamps, many of which appear to be slightly higher catalogue items (£1+) and there are several scarcer/elusive items spread throughout. A little dupl. in places.
55“, Europe - smaller States with Andorra, Monaco, Vatican, etc. STC £318 (161)17
56“, France & Colonies STC £375 (154)24
57“, “, STC £374+ (158)22
58“, French Colonies STC £244 (163)18
59“, Germany 1872-1948 STC £584+ (207)32
60“, “, BRD, Berlin, Bavaria, Occupations, etc. STC £415+ (184)22
61“, Liechtenstein 1970s-90s u.m. sets, etc. attractive lot. STC £238 (137)16
62“, Middle East with Abu Dhabi, Oman, UAE, etc. STC £379 (135)24
63“, “, with Israel, Syria & Turkey STC £301+ (159)22
64“, Portugal & Cols. STC £555+ (178)26

Coins, Medals, Other Collectables, etc.

65Beer Mats - mainly Scottish 1970s-80s (others too) dupl. seln. some with ‘blue-tac’, others better (100s?)8
66Binoculars - Carl Zeiss (c.1950s) 8x30 in leather case, nice! (1)12
67Coins, Accum. of coins from charity ‘foreign coin collection box’, not many ¤uros or dollars! 2Kg7
68“, A broadly similar lot to the last c.2Kg7
69Lochgelly Tawse (John Dick) ‘M’ ... no signs of use! (1)5
70Maps seln. of Norwegian maps (1;250,000) rolled (some creases, etc.), plus eleven Scottish OS ‘One Inch’ Maps - useful for hillwalkers/climbers.10
71Militaria WWII US Army sleeping bag - couple of small moth-holes (could be passed off as bullet holes?)7
72Pipes - seln. of hand carved wooden pipes (5), couple of silver-plated spoons, pkt. of 1960s Russian cigarettes (cigarettes still intact!)10
73Postcards seln. of UK & foreign train related cards incl. reprints & some photos, etc. (100+)12
74“, small accum. of cards & some photos, etc. plus a few other items. (100+)9
75“, ‘New Electric Baths St Bartholemews Hospital’ used 1907, sl. faults, but unusual. (1)6
76Railway Hornby ‘O-Gauge’ (mainly), items incl. turntable, track, a few wagons, and other bits and pieces. All for ‘spares or repair’ only! Proceeds to Charity (Marie Curie)10
77Scouting - leather sporran, leather woggle, badge, and 20+ (mostly scouting related) booklets & pamphlets. Mainly 1940s-50s. poor to fine.10

Accessories, Supplies, etc.

78Lighthouse s/books - one 16 page black page; & two 32 page white page. Some sl. faults, but useable!(3)12
79Three 2nd hand s/books - white pages - 12 page, 16 page & 32 page. (3)10
80S/book - Compass 24 page, black pages. good 2nd hand. (RRP c.£27+) (1)5

Stamps Arranged by Country

81Abu Dhabi 1965 Falconry set SG12-14 u.m. STC £60 (3)10
82Aden 1949 RSW sets for Seijun & Hadhramaut SG 14-15 u.m. STC £5+ (4)12
83“, 1951 set SG36-46 m.m./u.m. STC £80 (11)22
84Albania Italian Occup’ 1939 20q SG365 u.m., gum toning, etc. STC £123 (3)10
85Antigua 1938-51 set SG98-109 m.m. STC £130 (12)18
86“, 1966-70 set SG180-195 u.m. STC £45 (16)16
87“, 1970 original defin. set SG269-285 in u.m. plate blocks of 4 STC £160+ (17 blocks)22
88Ascension 1924-33 2/- SG19 l.m.m. STC £75 (1)17
89“, 1938-53 range of vals. u.m. incl. 2/6, 5/-, 10/- STC £13848
90“, 1948 10/- RSW SG51 m.m. STC £55 (1)12
91“, 1963 set SG70-83 m.m. STC £60 (14)8
92Australia 1913-80s Heavily duplicated used ranges in 32 page s/book. (1,000s)22
93“, 1923-24 £1 SG44s Specimen overprint m.m., centred slightly high right STC £85 (1)24
94“, 1926-30 2d SG89 m.m. centred right. STC £40 (1)5
95“, 1927-32 commems./airs used incl. SG121-3, 139, 151-2, etc. STC £148 (15)14
96“, 1931-36 6d u.m. block of 4 SG132 - couple of toned perf. STC £104 as m.m. (1)24
97“, 1931-36 10/-, £1 & £2 Specimen o’prints no gum. SG136s-138s STC £90 as m.m. (3)16
98“, 1931-36 10/- SG136 g.u. STC £150 (1)22
99“, 1934 Victoria set u./ with perf. vars., 34 Macarthur set u., ‘35 Anzac with 1/- (2), ‘35 S.Jub. set STC £320+ mainly good to fine. (28)48
100“, 1937 set to 1/4 SG164-175 m.m. STC £157 (11)30
101“, Davo printed album to c.1997 (stamps to early ‘70s only) with useful m&u. colln., better than average on earlier commems & mid-period defins. Worth checking. Useful starter. (100s)42
102“, Large, dupl. accum. in bulging s/book. A few earlier GV heads, etc., followed by a good coverage with sets to c.1984, plus some NZ from the 1940s (100s)28
103“, One for the specialist! - s/book with GV heads & roos; massive duplication with values to 2/-. (c.1,000)18
104“, ‘Lucky bag’ - early to modern poor to fine with some better. (100s)8
105Australian States, South Australia 1902-04 10/- SG278 g.-f.u. Light registered squared circle. STC £8530
106“, “, 1904-11 £1 SG292 f.u. STC £150 (1)42
107“, “, small u. seln. 1855/1858 etc., with 2d imperf., various 6ds - perf. roulette, plus 1876 & 1900 1/- SG125/131 m.m., poor to fine. (6)28
108“, Tasmania 1892-99 set to £1 SG216-25 m.m. a few sl. gum bends, beautiful & scarce STC £700 (10)200
109“, “, 1899-1900 set SG229-236 m.m. STC £130 (8)38
110“, Victoria 1884-96 Stamp Duty range, postally u. with 1/6 (2), 3/-, 4/- (pair), 5/-, 10/- STC £139+22
111Austria (POs in Turkey) 1867 set (no 10s blue), later surch’s incl. 5 on 50k SG32 u., etc. STC £450 (12)38
112Bahamas c.1901-53 mainly u. colln. with useful E7 & GV, ‘35 SJ set, ‘38 defin. set to £1, plus extras, etc. STC £420+ (113)60
113“, 1902 6d SG66 f.u./v.f.u. x 2 shades. STC £54 (2)12
114“, 1912-19 5/- SG88 g.-f.u. sl. nibbled perf., etc. but not bad. STC £70 (1)7
115“, 1930 Tercent. set m.m. some toning on reverse STC £70 (5)10
116“, 1948 RSW set SG194-5 m.m. STC £45+ (2)11
117“, 1948 RSW £1 u.m. STC £45 (1)18
118“, spacefillers of:- 1863-77 1d (CC reversed) unused; & 1912-19 ‘malformed ‘E’ SG86a mint, sl. faults. STC £200 minimum (2)18
119Bahrain 1938-41 8a SG30 f.u., also SG24 m. STC £40 (2)10
120“, 1948 RSW set SG61-2 m.m. STC £33 (2)8
121“, 1983-41 1r, 2r, 5r SG32-34 g.-f.u. STC £28 plus 12a SG31 g.u. (short perfs. STC £50) (2)10
122Basutoland 1938 set SG18-28 m.m. STC £110 (11)14
123“, 1948 RSW 10/- SG37 m.m. STC £50 (1)11
124“, 1954-58 set SG43-53 m.m. STC £100 (11)12
125Bechuanaland 1932 short set to 2/- SG99-106 m.m. STC £50+ (8)10
126“, 1932 2/6 SG107 m.m. STC £25 (1)7
127“, 1948 10/- RSW u.m. STC £42 (1)13
128Belgium 1896 Brussels Exhib 5c SG96 compl. sheet of 25 with marginal inscriptions, etc. u.m. (1)22
129“, 1896 as last lot, but 10c brown SG 9822
130“, 1915-99 m.&u. colln. on stockleaves in binder. (c.1,200)20
131“, 1921 5f brown in block of 4 in MS for the 1924 Brussels Philatelic Exhibition. U.m., used in margin, some wrinkles, etc. Scarce. (1)36
132“, m.m. range 1928 & 1929 TB Fund sets, 1931 TB fund 5f SG472-7, 552-7, 599. STC £166+ (13)14
133Bermuda 1865-1903 1/- SG8 p.14 m.m. STC £350 scarce. (1)30
134“, 1863-1903 ‘CC’ range 6d, 1/- p.14; 3d & 6d p.14x121/2 SG7, 8, 10 & 10a g.u. STC £164 (4)16
135“, 1883-1904 4d SG28a ‘CA’ g.-f.u. STC £60 - a gap in many collections. (1)8
136“, 1918-22 5/- SG53d l.m.m. STC £40 (1)13
137“, 1920-21 Tercent. set (no 21/2d) l.m.m. STC £104 (8)18
138“, 1924-32 2/6 SG89/89j m.m. STC £60 minimum. (1)12
139“, 1924-32 10/- SG92 g.u. STC £250, green slightly washed. (1)22
140“, 1938-53 2/- to 10/- m.m. (5/- & 10/- look u.m.) p.14 except 5/- p.13 STC £138 minimum (4)18
141“, 1938-53 range of seven mint 2/- values; incl. early printing with streaky gum, p.13 u.m. corner marginal. very high cat. (7)18
142“, 1948 RSW set SG125-6 m.m. STC £45+ (2)12
143“, 1953-62 set SG135-150 u.m. incl. 1/3 dies I & II STC £120+ (19)38
144Br. Guiana 1860s small u. seln. stated to be (but please check for yourself) SG49, 55, 72, 92. Slight faults but all attractive & useful s’fillers. STC £275 (4)34
145“, 1862 1c SG116 looks genuine (and may well be), sold ‘as-is’ slight faults STC £750 as genuine. (1)85
146“, 1862 2c SG119 g.-f.u. may well be genuine, sold ‘as-is’ STC £400 (1)60
147“, 1863-76 8c, 12c, 24c SG112,113,114 g.-f.u. the odd slight fault. STC £220 (3)42
148“, 1875/77 official seln. incl. SG O1, O2, O3, O7 & O8, mostly g.-f.u. STC £248 (5)48
149“, 1876-79 96c SG134 used, sl. rounded corner, some toning & light creasing. STC £250, unusual. (1)22
150“, 1876-79 1c SG136 (compound perf.) f.u., scarce item. STC £200 (1)40
151“, 1878 (1c) on 6c SG137 m.m. STC £45 (1)12
152“, 1878 provisionals SG141, 142, 144 used, some sl. faults. STC £295 sold ‘as-is’ (3)32
153“, 1954-63 set SG331-345 m.m. STC £110(15)13
154Br. Honduras 1888-91 surch. seln. mint (6) incl. SG50; and u. incl. SG38. Most fine. (8)14
155“, 1891-1901 m. or u. vals. to 12c & 24c STC c.£50, mostly fine. (10)9
156“, E7 mainly m. seln. to 50c SG90 (toning) & 25c SG100. STC c.£100 (14)12
157Br. Occup. of Italian Cols. GVI used ranges, many legible, worth checking. Stamps STC 45+ (49)10
158“, MEF 1942 set to 5d SG M1-M5 & 1943 to 10/- SG M11-M21 m.m. STC £100 (16)15
159“, Eritrea 1950 set SG E13-E25 u.m., scarce as such. STC £100 (13)20
160“, Somalia 1948 set SG S10-S20 u.m. STC £40 (11)10
161“, Tripolitania 1948 set SG T1-T13 u.m. sl. corner crease on 240L. STC £100 (13)12
162Br. P. A. in Eastern Arabia 1948 RSW set SG25-26 u.m. STC £27+ (2)9
163“, 1948 RSW set SG25-26 f.u. STC £40+ (2)12
164Br. Solomon Is. 1907 1/- SG7 m.m. STC £80 (1)12
165“, 1908-11 set SG8-17 m.m. (slight toning to top 2 vals.) STC £200 (11)26
166“, 1914-23 set to 5/- SG22-36 m.m. STC £141+ (12)26
167“, 1914-22 1/- ((2 shades) to 5/- SG33-36 g.-f.u. STC £109. Nice lot. (5)22
168“, 1914-23 £1 SG36 g.-f.u. (reperfed. at base, but still attractive), STC £130, key stamp. (1)30
169“, 1922-31 set to 5/- SG39-51 m.m. STC £101+ (5/- toned gum) (14)18
170“, 1922-31 5/- SG51 f.u. STC £60 (1)13
171“, 1935/1949 GV/GVI commem. sets m.m. STC £43+ (15)11
172“, 1939-51 set to 10/- with extra perfs. STC £91+ (l.m.m., fresh, clean gum) (15)13
173“, 1956-63 set SG82-96 & block wmk. set to 2/6 SG 103-111m.m. STC £116 (26)15
174“, 1965 set to £1 SG112-126 & 1966 sets (upright & s’ways) to $2 l.m.m. STC £108 (48)13
175Brunei 1906-16 m. or u. range, fair to fine incl. 1906 30c on 16c m., ‘07-10 to 10c m., incl. 1c, 2c wmk. reversed, etc. STC £278 (15)28
176Canada 1897 $5 Jubilee SG140 av.-g.u., small thin & heavy cancel, STC £650 (1)60
177“, 1950-51 ‘Special’ stamp $1 Fisherman SG O192 u.m. - scarce as such. STC £80 (1)17
178“, 1951 $1 Fisherman $1 SG433 u.m. STC £45 (1)8
179“, GV u. ranges with better, sl. dupl. incl. some coils, etc. plus a few GVI. STC £400+ (100+)42
180“, early seln., with 1859 1c, 5c, 121/2c & 17c; plus 2 unused N. Brunswick, etc. the odd fault, but useful(7)30
181“, Postmarks 1870-79 ‘small head’ 3c used ranges with p’mark interest; unchecked for perfs., etc. (138)28
182“, P’marks - railway TPOs, etc. on 1898-1902 low vals., etc. many on pieces. (61 items)12
183“, P.Dues 1948 5c SG D22 corner marginal block of 10 u.m. with imprint, small stain on gum. (1)10
184“, bundle of used & unused postcards, mostly E7 (40+)8
185“, tin - crammed full with off-paper stamps, who knows what you’ll find?! (1,000s)6
186Cape of Good Hope 1884-90 1/- SG53a m.m. (some wrinkles, etc.) STC £160 (1)20
187“, 1902-04 5/- SG78 m.m. STC £160 (1)18
188“, Mafeking Besieged 1900 6d on 3d SG4 f.u. STC £350 looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)46
189“, “, 1900 1s on 4d SG5 f.u. STC £425, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ (1)44
190Cayman Is. 1935 5/- SG106 g.u. STC £65, scarce stamp. (1)11
191Ceylon 1857-59 9d SG8, 4 margins, attractive used but fake? slight surface abrasion on neck STC £90016
192“, 1898-99 2r25 SG255 m.m. STC £50 (1)9
193“, 1899-1900 m.m. 1r50 SG263, and 2r25 SG264 l.m.m. (this appears u.m.) STC £73+ (1)14
194“, 1935 set mainly used, ‘37 Coron. m., ‘38-49 set m. or u. (5r both shades) STC £128 (30)19
195“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG379-382 g.u. STC £20 (4)5
196“, Range of QV & E7 ‘long, tall’ Foreign Bill stamps. 32 different. (32)12
197China 1913 range of Junks, etc. mint vals to 30c, 50c, $1 (SG328), plus various u. STC £360 (29)55
198“, 1913 SG328 um., slightly flat gum, STC £23 as m.m. (1)10
199“, 1929 Chiang Kai-shek 1c (11); 4c (7); 10c (3) in u.m. pairs/blocks, etc. mostly fine. STC £68+(8items)18
200“, 1929 Burial 1c (6-block & pair), 4c (15-block & pair); 10c strip of 3. All u.m. STC £55+ (5 items)17
201Cook Is. 1893-1935 m. ranges with better incl. ‘26 2/-, 3/- SG91,92 ‘32 & ‘33-36 sets to 1/-, 1936 2/-, 3/- SG116-117, 1935 Silver Jubilee with varieties, etc. STC £270+ (42)44
202Cuba dupl. accum. sorted into glassines & envelopes. (10,000s)10
203Cyprus 1938 u.m. vals. in singles & blocks incl. SG151, 152, 152a, 154, 155a, 155ab, 155b, 156b. STC £120+28
204“, 1948 RSW set l.m.m. (maybe u.m.) STC £61+ (2)22
205“, 1948 RSW set l.m.m. STC £61+ (2)13
206Danzig c.1920-24 mainly u. colln., good proportion of blocks of 4, unusual. Noting extensive inflation issues u., 1923 New Currency surcharges, 1924 1g SG200, etc. STC £470+ (353 stamps)50
207Dodecanese Is. 1921-40 range of odds m. or u., some better/unusual STC £180+ (32)18
208Fiji Small surcharged seln. incl. SG14,16,18,29 used & SG15 mint STC £800, some faults. (5)38
209“, P.Dues 1918 set m., 1940 1d to 3d m. STC £60+ (9)10
210France 1927-40 mainly f.u. colln., quite good coverage incl. Charities, commemoratives, many in sets, etc. STC £750 (210)70
211“, 1947 UPU 500f SG1013 mint STC £85 (1)14
212“, P.O’s. Morocco 1891 P&C surcharge set SG1-11 g.-f. used (2p short corner - not counted, incl. variations of imprint, shades, etc. plus a couple of mint. STC £600 (18)90
213“, Colonies S/book with useful looking range of Cols & POs incl. earlier o’prints & surcharges, tablets, etc. Plenty to sort through, many in mixed condition, others very fine. High cat. (100s)50
214“, “, Fr. Sudan 1894-1931 m. or u. colln. incl. useful tablets, ‘21 ranges to 5f, etc. STC £346 (64)38
215“, “, Wallis & Futuna 1920 & 22-28 sets SG1-28 m. incl. 5f pair, plus later surch’s. STC £115+ (48)16
216Gambia 1912-22 set to 3/- SG86-101 m.m. STC £80+ minimum. (16)16
217Germany 1889 50pf gutter pair used SG ZS50(b?) STC c.£40018
218“, 1923 50md used, 1 single, 1 pair, 1 strip of 4 SG 332, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £336 as postal (7)10
219“, 1926 Portraits/’28 Ebert/Hindenburg, etc. dupl. seln. in pkts.; vals. to 40pf & 50pf. Flaws, p’marks?6
220“, 1929 Welfare Fund set SG451-5 f.u. STC £200 (5)32
221“, c.1935-41 f.u. seln., many sets incl. Olympics, ‘36 & ‘37 Relief Funds, other issues etc. STC £250+(63)32
222“, Third Reich ‘34-40 g.u./f.u. colln., good coverage with many sets & better items STC £800(241, 1MS)95
223“, few sheets/part sheets (some faults) Soviet Zone; 2 sheets FPO (Ju52) labels; 2 inflation period sheets.8
224“, Perfins - early to 1920s, good variety. (43)5
225“, Unusual item - printed album (official issue?) with m. stamps for 1957-62 BRD & Berlin. Scarce. (1)6
226“, B.R.D. 1952-85 used colln. in s/book, with light duplication. (c.800)12
227“, Berlin 1949 UPU set mint (the 1m is u.m.) STC £950 as u.m. (7)90
228“, POs in China used range, a number with postmark interest (includes some Kiatschou stamps) (17)10
229“, WWI Eastern Command etc., 1914-16 range of u. vals., some p’mark interest. stamps STC £64 (21)10
230Gibraltar 1938 11/2d SG123a p.131/2 & 2d SG124ab p.131/2 wmk. s’ways g.u. STC £67 (2)7
231“, 1938-51 6d SG126a p.14 m.m. STC £120 (1)9
232“, 1938 1/- SG127a v.l.m.m. STC £75, scarce stamp (1)18
233“, 1948 RSW set SG134-5 m.m. STC £61+ (2)14
234“, E7 to GVI used, main value in ‘37 Jubilee set. STC £83 (17)14
235“, GVI reg. covers to England, each with customs marks ‘Charge’ forms & P.Dues. Attractive & unusual despite wrinkles & the odd tear! (6)12
236Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1912 set to 5/- mint (no 1d violet) STC £90+ (14)15
237Gold Coast 1938-43 set to 10/- SG120a-132 g.u. STC £70 (13)9
238“, 1948 RSW set SG147-8 f.u. on piece with FD cancel. STC £47+ (2 stamps)13
239Grenada 1934 set to 5/- SG135-144 plus extra perfs.l.m.m. (13)16
240“, GVI m.m. colln. on lvs., with ‘38 to 5/- with all perfs. & shades (except the rare 21/2d SG157a), & also incl. 10/- x2 SG163 & 163f plus 1951 to $2.50 STC £328+ good lot! (58)36
241Hong Kong 1863-71 96c SG19 g.u. STC £65 (1)10
242“, 1882-96 3c SG39, 1885 50c on 48c SG41, both g.u. STC £90 (2)22
243“, 1891 50th Anniv. overprint SG51 used (usual heavy cancel). STC £130 (1)18
244“, 1898 10c on 30c SG55 g.-f.u. STC £90 (1)20
245“, 1904-06 $2 SG87 m.m. repaired lower-right corner, STC £325, key stamp. (1)40
246“, 1923 P. Due set used 4c, 10c; and unused (others) STC £35 as used. (5)8
247“, 1948 $10 RSW SG172 l.m.m. (almost looks u.m.) STC £325 (1)70
248“, E7 5c f.u., 10c mint sl. adhesion, etc. SG65, 81 STC £37 (2)7
249Hungary 1931 Zeppelin set SG529, 530 l.m.m. STC £260 Good set (2)70
250“, 1934-61 range of MSs incl. ‘34 20f SG MS568 m. (STC £225), etc. total STC £250+ (4)48
251Iceland 1967-96 f.u. colln. of commems. incl. many sets, quite hard to find. STC £120 (118, 1MS)20
252Indian States, Bhopal Official seln, used to 4a, mostly g.-fine. (13)6
253“, Chamba GV mainly u. colln. with 1927-37 set (no 2a), 1935-36 set incl. SG79 (small die); official 1927-39 set to 12a, etc. STC £525 (39)95
254“, “, Officials SG O14, O15, O16, O21 & O41 m.m. (most fine) (5)16
255“, “, Mainly mint seln. incl. SG27, 28, 30-32, 34-42, the odd faults, most g.-f. (14)15
256“, Jammu & Kashmir A range of mint or used, unchecked. (19)9
257“, Patiala 1884 o’print set SG1-6 mint/unused, look OK, but no certificate, so sold ‘as-is’ STC £800 (8a is SG5b Both red & black overprints) (6)110
258“, “, 1885 o’print set SG7-12 m.m. (some gum faults, etc.) STC £90 (6)19
259“, “, 1885 1a SG11a variety ‘ overprinted in both black & red m.m., toned gum. (1)8
260India 1852 Scinde Dawks 1/2a blue & 1/2a scarlet (SG52 & 53) used on cover. STC £34,000+ as genuine - which this, almost certainly, is not! Still an attractive item. (1)13
261“, 1852 Scinde Dawk set (3) both used on pieces & unused. Almost certainly forgeries, but worth a gamble? STC £75,000+ (plus the 1/2d scarlet unused, unpriced in SG) as genuine. Useful s’fillers. (6)30
262“, 1866 2a SG O15 used, diagonal crease STC £400, useful s’filler. (1)36
263“, 1866 4a official SG O17 unused, faults, looks OK, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £7,000 as m. (£2.5k m.) (1)60
264“, 1909 official high vals. 10r, 15r, 25r, SG O70a, O71, O72 (telegraph cancels, etc.), some faults, but useful spacefillers. (3)22
265“, QV -1980s colln. in s/book (seen better days), a few states, covers, etc. (100s)24
266“, States (again ... sorry!) Small seln. of m. or u. Feudatory incl. Dhaar, Duttia, Barawani, Bijawar, Mysore (revenues), etc. STC £100 minimum. (9)14
267“, “, Patiala 1912-26 1r, 2r, 5r SG58-60 (some light gum toning) l.m.m. STC £89 (3)18
268“, “, “, 1913-26 official 2r m.m., 5r l.m.m. SG O44, O45 STC £41 (2)18
269“, “, “, 1928-34 1r, 2r SG73, 74w m.m. (light gum toning) (2)9
270“, “, Sirmoor 1897 SG90, 91 & 92 unused handstamped issue, gum faults on all 3. STC £608 Sold ‘as-is’32
271“, “, “, A seln. of Heads, etc. incl. better officials, STC c.£80+, needs specialist checking. (10)22
272Indonesia unusual colln. of stamps & covers, most appear to be postally used, some sets, to 1990 (100s)38
273Iraq (Br. Occupation), Baghdad 1917 1/4a on 2pa SG1 m.m. STC £300 believed genuine, sold ‘as-is’60
274“, “, 1917 1/4a on 5pa SG2 cto STC £225 as used, sold ‘as-is’ (1)46
275“, “, 1917 1/2a on 10pa SG3 m.m. scarce item STC £1,000 - with BPA certificate. (1)400
276“, “, 1917 2a on 1pi f.u. SG6 looks genuine, sold ‘as-is’ STC £375 (1)85
277“, “, 1917 1a on 20pa SG16 used, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £900 (1)150
278“, “, 1917 2a on 1pi SG17 used on small piece, looks OK, sold ‘as-is’ STC £250 (1)40
279“, “, Mosul 1919 six stamps from between SG1-8, believed to be genuine, but sold ‘as-is’ (6)12
280Ireland 1907 Postcard ‘The Water Chute’ (Dublin Exhibition) to USA, E7 1d tied by Exhib. cancel(OC 2)12
281“, 1922 set to 1/- SG30-43 (Thom) g.u. STC £200 (14)20
282“, 1922-23 set to 1/- & SG67-70 coils set (4) m.m. STC £96+ (16)14
283“, 1925 P. Due set SG D1-D4 g.u. to g.-f.u. STC £29 (4)6
284“, 1922 2/6 SG18 m.m. STC £75 (1)20
285“, 1922 Thom o’print set SG30-43 l.m.m. STC £110 (14)24
286“, 1922-23 10d SG62 m.m.; 1/- SG63 used STC £32 (2)6
287“, 1922-23 2/6 SG64a (variety shown damage & strengthening) m.m. STC £75 (1)20
288“, 1922-34 5d to 1/- SG78-82 g.u. STC £32 (5)6
289“, 1922 various o’prints - mint seln. stated to incl. SG8,9,14,15,33,40 & 42 - but please check! STC £13020
290“, 1922-34 coils 1/2d SG71a used, 1d & 2d SG72c & 74a m.m. STC £100 (3)15
291“, 1997-2002 Birds ranges g.u./f.u. virtually all different, vals. to £5 & ¤2 STC £100 (74)16
292“, provisional ranges 1922 m.&u. fair to fine, worth checking. STC £164 minimum. (34)15
293Italy 1955 Occupations wmk. stars vals. u.m. incl. the scarce 30L, 50L. (4)22
294Jamaica 1860 pineapple wmk. set g.u. (2d unused), sl. faults, but all lightly used & above average. STC £150+ minimum. (6)28
295“, 1870-83 2/- SG14 (CC p.121/2) g.u. STC £25 (1)7
296“, 1870-83 5/- SG15 (CC p.121/2) m.m., could be fresher, but not too bad! STC £110 (1)19
297“, 1883-97 2/- & 5/- SG25, 26 (CA) & 1880 21/2d on 4d SG30 All m.m.; some slight toning STC £129(3)18
298“, 1903/04-1905-11 m.m. seln. to 5/- SG36,43,45,48,51, the odd gum fault (tone spot/crease) STC £225(5)34
299“, 1905-11 (QV values) 6d m.m. & 1/- used SG51, 53, faults. STC £60 (2)4
300“, 1905-11 2/- SG55 g.-f.u. STC £160 (1)42
301“, 1905-11 small m. seln. to 6d incl. SG44 (gum toning), 49, 52a & 57 (4)9
302“, 1948 RSW set SG143-4 u.m. STC £28+ (2)11
303Japan 1872-1988 mostly used colln. in s/book with light duplication. (c.580; 11 covers, etc.)15
304K.U.T. 1948 RSW £1 SG158 m.m. STC £50 (1)12
305“, (E. Af. & U) 1903-04 1/2a, 2a, 21/2a , 4a SG1,3,4,6 m.m. (gum toning) STC £36 (4)6
306Labuan c.1894-1902 m.&u. many cto, the odd better m. or postally u. STC £124+ (43)16
307Leeward Is. 1942 £1 SG114a l.m.m. STC £90 (1)22
308“, 1954 set SG126-140 m.m. STC £60 (15)8
309Lithuania 1939 Basketball set SG432-4 f.u. STC £95 (3)19
310Luxembourg 1939 20th Anniv. MS SG MS395a u.m. STC £80 as m.m. (1)24
311Malaya, Straits Sett’s. 1904-10 $5 SG138a used (red faded) STC £180 (1)19
312“, “, 1922 Exhibition o’print range vals. to $2 many listed varieties seen. STC £136 (15)28
313“, Johore 1948 RSW set SG131-2 f.u. STC £50+ (2)18
314“, “, 1949-55 set SG133-147 g.u. STC £60 (21)12
315“, “, 1960 £5 SG165 f.u. STC £48 (1)12
316“, Kelantan 1911-15/1921-28 mainly used seln. to $1, mostly g.-f. (17)12
317“, “, 1948-57 incl. ‘48 RSW set u.m. STC £53 (7)14
318“, Negri Sembilan 1895-99 15c SG11 g.u. STC £85 (1)13
319“, “, 1895-99 25c SG13 m.m. STC £75 (1)11
320“, “, mint seln. SG2, 3, 16,17,18, 19, m.; SG7 & 19 used. Most fine STC £30+ (8)8
321“, Pahang 1935-41 (a few earlier) small m.&u. seln. with vals. to $1 (15)10
322“, Japanese Occ’n. 1942-44 m. & u. o’print ranges with better, STC £350+ (some dupl.) (54)75
323Malta 1882-84 1/2ds ‘CA’ wmk. SG18 & 19 g.u. (2)10
324“, 1922 2/- SG120 m.m. STC £50 (1)12
325“, 1922 5/- SG113 m.m. STC £60 (1)13
326“, 1922-26 set SG123-40 m.m. STC £250 (17)55
327“, 1926 set SG143-156 m.m. STC £110 (14)24
328“, 1926-27 1/- to 5/- SG166-171 m.m. STC £89 (6)18
329“, 1926-27 10/- SG172 m.m. STC £65 (1)16
330“, 1926-37 mainly m. colln. incl. vals. to 1/- (2), 1/6; ‘35 Jubilee set, etc. STC £89 (36)11
331“, 1928 set SG174-192 m.m. STC £200, good set. (19)44
332“, 1930 2/-, 3/- & 5/- SG205, 207 & 208 m.m. STC £111 (3)18
333“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG210-213 m.m. STC £26 (4)6
334“, 1938-43 set mint compl. etc. STC £80 (32)18
335“, 1956-58 set SG266-282 m.m. STC £130 (17)16
336Martinique 1935 Tercent. set SG174-9 l.m.m. STC £74 (6)19
337Morocco Agencies Tangier GVI ranges, mainly m. with better, incl. 1949 to 1/- STC £120 (36)18
338Netherlands WW2 Dutch triangular FPO seals in unused pairs; both perf. & imperf. Unusual. (2 items)9
339“, Antilles 1949-60 range of commem. sets u.m./f.u. incl. ‘55 & ‘58 Child sets u.m. STC £66 (18)12
340Newfoundland early-1940s dupl. ranges m. or u., some better noted, worth checking STC £620+(58)50
341New Zealand c.1862-1938 m.&u. accum. on old lvs., from Chalons, extensive ‘98 Pictorioals to 5/- u. (2), E7 & GV heads with better, ‘31 Air set m., & much more STC £1,550+ in need of checking. (179)140
342“, 1891-98 Life Insurance 1/- SG L6 g.u. centred low-left, STC £150, scarce stamp. (1)34
343“, 1926-34 3/- SG470 g.-f.u. (fine for these!) STC £190 (1)18
344“, 1935-36 set SG556-569 (single star) m.m. STC £170 (14)20
345“, Health MSs for 1958, 59, 64 & 65 u.m. STC £105 (8 MS)16
346Nigeria 1938-51 SG59 p.13 x 111/2 u.m. good gum for these. STC £110. (1)16
347North Borneo 1918-30 P. Due set (one of each val.) SG D52-D65 m.m. (8c & 12c sl thins, 6c u.) (9)17
348“, 1918-30 P. Due set SG D66-D73 mint (2c is used) STC c.£95 (9)20
349Norway 1925 Amundsen set f.u. STC £70 (7)16
350Nyasaland 1948 RSW set SG161-2 u.m. STC £18+ (2)7
351Orange Free State 1868-1905 m.&u. colln. incl. 1868 set with shades f.u., various surch’s., but main value in E7 with ‘03-04 set m. complete (STC £250), 1905-09 set f.u., etc. STC £350 (54)60
352Pakistan 1949-53 set to 12a SG44-51 plus extra perfs. m.m. STC £132+. Scarce GVI set. (11)15
353Palestine 1918 dupl. m. ranges with vals. to 20p, later Palestine o’prints plus various used. Unchecked in detail but STC £320. Worth close examination. (89)38
354Philippines 32 page s/book partly filled with early-modern u. colln., much inserted on lvs. (100s)9
355Pitcairn Is. 1940-70s m.&u. colln. sl. dupl. in places, from 1940-51 set compl. plus QE commems. (120)28
356“, 1949 RSW set SG11-12 m.m. STC £42 (2)10
357Qatar 1996 Shaik Hamad 4r red SG997, brown (SG unlisted), 5r violet blue SG998, bright violet SG998a unpriced. all g.-f.u. Scarce items. (4)30
358“, 1996 S Hamad 5r f.u. similar to SG998, but Shaikh facing opposite direction. Produced by Walsall/Cartor after taking over the Courvoisier contract. Not SG listed; scarce. (1)30
359Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1954-56 set SG1-15 m.m. STC £120 (16)14
360St. Helena 1948 RSW set SG143-4 u.m. STC £28+ (2)10
361“, 1948 RSW set SG143-4 f.u. on pieces with FD cancels. STC £42+ (2)13
362St Kitts Nevis 1923 Tercent. 2/- SG57 m.m. STC £50 (1)12
363“, 1923 Tercent. 5/- SG59 m.m. STC £90 (1)22
364St. Lucia 1938-48 u.m. defin. ranges incl. 10/-, £1, also 6d perf. variety. STC £60 (16)2
365“, 1949-50 12 vals to $4.80 SG146-159 (no 48c or $1.20) g.u. STC £55+ (12)9
366“, 1948 RSW £1 SG146 f.u. STC £35 (1)11
367St. Vincent 1861-1902 u. seln. some better, ‘83-84 4d x 2 shades, possibly SG43 & 43a?, mixed cond.(13)38
368“, 1904-11 5/- SG92s (Specimen overprint) l.m.m. STC c.£60+ (1)20
369“, 1948 RSW set SG162-3 l.m.m. STC £27+ (2)7
370Sarawak 1928-29 set to $1 SG76-90 g.u. STC £150 (15)24
371Singapore 1948 $5 RSW SG32 l.m.m. STC £110 (1)28
372“, 1948 p.14 set u. (40c is m.), p.171/2x18 set u. (no 6c), UPU set u., ‘55 & ‘59 sets u. STC £128 (58)22
373“, 1970-71 sets on pieces (FD cancels) with SG136-154 complete. STC £70 (19)14
374South Africa Small ‘Lucky bag’ with seln. of mainly earlier stamps incl. a few OFS, Transvaal, etc.(100s)7
375Southern Rhodesia 1924-40 u.m. accum. ideal for sorting STC £240 (106)28
376Sudan 1897-1951 u. ranges, sl. dupl. good coverage & STC £150 (128)19
377“, 1941 (3,4 & 5pi), 1950 Air set & 1951-61 10 vals. to 50p; plus ‘48 P.Due set, etc. All m.m., STC £150+15
378“, Officials with 1913 2m, ‘22 3m, ‘36 4m,15m,2p,5p,10p, all l.m.m. STC £159 (7)22
379“, Officials - 1950 Air set SG O59-O66 u.m. STC £27 (8)7
380Swaziland 1889-1949 mainly m., incl. 1938 to 1/- with perf. vars., ‘48 RSW set u.m. STC £100+ (27)24
381Switzerland 1923 Air set f.u. to 1f (missing the 2f) SG316, etc. STC £490 (12)85
382“, early-middle mainly u., useful items seen incl. better Pro-Juv., Airs, High vals., etc. STC c.£500+(100s)50
383Tanganyika (Mafia Is.) 1917 range: 3p SG M43 with s’ways o’print to left & other to right, 1a SG M45 s’ways o’print, 21/2a & 4a SG M47, M49 with inv. o’ps. m.m., probably forgeries. (5)15
384Transvaal c.1878-1905 colln. almost all used, extensive ‘wagon’ types, E7 to £1, etc. STC £300+ (92)38
385Turks & Caicos Is. 1917 1d SG140d 9inverted overprint) m.m. (looks u.m.) STC £65 (1)10
386“, 1881-1953 m.&u. range with 1881 4d SG50, good range GV with 1913 to 1/- with shades, 1938 2/- & 10/-. Good clean lot, STC £235 minimum. (86)22
387U.S.A. 1861 90c SG68/a attractive u., perfs. trimmed at top & lower left. Scarce item, STC £600 (1)38
388“, 1893 Columbus 8c SG241 m.m., nice for these. STC £75 (1)8
389“, 1893 Columbus 10c SG242 m.m. nice for these, STC £130 (1)13
390“, 1893 Columbus 15c SG243 m.m. STC £200, scarce stamp mint. (1)22
391‘, useful-looking, duplicated selection in s/book. From earlies to modern. (100s)30
392Vatican 1929-97 m.&u. colln. in album, with light duplication. (c.650; 6 sheets)12
393Victorialand Antarctic Expedition 1d SG A3 unused, part gum, faults but scarce. STC £50 (1)5
394Vietnam 1951-89 u. colln. in 2 small s/books, light dupl. (plus some others) (c.400)10
395West New Guinea 1962 UNTEA set u.m. STC £80 (19)19
396Zanzibar 1926-30 P.Due seln. to 31c unused (as issued) a couple of faults, most fine. Uncommon. (9)15
397“, P.Dues 1936 orig. set 10c, 30c (crayon line) used; rest m., most fine. STC £52+ (6)15

United Kingdom Lots

3981840 1d black ‘E-I’ pl.1a, 4 close to good margins, pale, red Maltese Cross cancel. Attractive. (1)36
3991840 1d black ‘L-G’ almost 4 margins on small piece, sl. faults (diagonal crease, etc.) but not too bad. probably pl.9, red Maltese Cross. (1)26
4001854-57 2d SG23/23a (small crown p.14) STC £225 minimum. (1)10
4011856-58 1d red (stars) sheet reconstruction of 238, probably all SG40 STC £2,850+ (238)48
4021870 1/2d SG48/49 x 90, unchecked for plate numbers; some sl. faults, but most sound or better. (90)18
4031865-67 9d SG98 (emblems), heavy cancel, but sound used. STC £580, scarce item (1)10
4041867-80 3d SG102/3 set of plates - pl.4 to 10, g.u. STC £790, good for these. (7)18
4051873-80 21/2d SG139 pl.1 to 3 & SG141 pl.3 to 16. Couple of slight faults, but most appear g.u. STC £1,595 (17)30
4061880-83 6d on 6d f.u. CDS, STC £145 (1)15
4071913 1/2d & 1d SG397, 398 (royal cypher multiple) g.u., but trimmed perfs. STC £405, scarce. (2)14
4081924-26 set SG418-29 m.m. STC £110 (12)13
4091934-36 set SG439-449 m.m. STC £50 (11)8
4101937 Coronation labels - full set of 60 m.m. Couple with slight short corners, etc., most fine - all fresh. (60)6
4111937 Coronation labels mint half-sheet (faults - block of 9 separated & a few perf. faults, etc.) (30 labels)9
4121939-48 High value set used, 10/- dark blue with heavy cancel, rest fine STC £60 (6)10
4131958-61 21/2d SG591wi (watermark inverted) u.m. perfs. trimmed at top. STC £65 (1)6
4141960s-90s massive accum. of FDCs, mainly one colln. (this appears virtually complete, earlier hand-written, later ‘Bureau’), and with some duplication. The odd few better seen! (100s)30
4151962 NPY, Lifeboat & Red Cross phos. sets l.m.m. SG631p-633p, 639p-644p l.m.m. STC £148 (9)18
4161963 FfH & Cable u.m. phos. sets SG634p-635p, 645p STC £49 (3)9
4171963 Red Cross phos. set SG642p-644p u.m. STC £65 (3)14
4181963 (29 Jan) Scottish phos. stamps (3d, 6d, 1/3) on illus. FDC, tied Glasgow machine cancel; faults, but very scarce item. (1)6
4191969 (5 Mar) High val. FDCs unaddressed, 3 with Stampex cancels, the other Windsor. (4)7
4201970s-2006 colln. of PHQ cards in ten Royal Mail albums (most of these fine and as-new) & in pkts., Must be worth the estimate for the albums alone! (100s)60
4211971-94 seln. of pres. packs(& a couple of others) High face value! (200+?)70
4221977-87 set SG1026-28 u.m. STC £60 (8)15
4231985 Collector’s Year Pack (8 sets)6
4241992 Castle High values FDC - Benham covers ‘Caernarvon’ special cancel, plus another ‘Stuart’ FDC with Huddersfield cancels. (2)6
4251992 - similar to last lot, but the second FDC is a ‘Mercury’ FDC with Windsor cancel. (2)6
4261993 (19 Oct) 1st bklt. (20 horizontal), in presentation pack (face £12+) (1)10
4271993 £10 Britannia FDC Benham ‘Porth’ special cancel & another also Benham with ‘Dover’ special cancel. Fine. High cat. & very expensive when new! (2)7
4281998 Definitive Portrait Prestige bklt. SG DX20, marks to cover stamps fine (1)6
4291999-2000 Millennium FDCs compl. (Phil. Bureau issues) incl. the scarce Jan. 1999 STC £198 (24)11
4301999-2000 Royal Mail boxed ‘Millennium Collection’ FDCs & set of Presentation packs. (48)38
4311999 Britannia coin (2oz silver) & 1993 £10 stamp in special Royal Mail/Royal Mint folder. Attractive19
4322000 Royal Mail limited edn. book ‘A Thousand Years, a thousand words’ (M. Benson), with stamps used throughout as illustrations. Very scarce item. (1)42
4332003 Wildings colln. I pres. pack, scarce item (1)9
4342003 (24 Oct) Mercury ‘Farewell to Concorde’ cover, carried on last flight. Attractive. (1)5
4352008 Heraldry prestige booklet - £17 face! (1)15
436Decimal postage - £150 face value, all stamps with gum. Cheap postage lot. (100s)72
437FDCs - large accum in box, some IoM & foreign, a few special event, etc. Some dupl., incl. many better items. Quite a heavy lot! (100s)28
438Dupl., mainly used ranges in 4 s/books and a small s/book. incl. blocks, some better, high vals., etc. (100s)28
439QV-QE various accums. in albums, 3 binders & a s/book, strength in 1940s-60s, with a few better. (100s)22
440Pre-decimal presentation packs seln., mostly fine & with better. (30)18
441UK Locals - Canna 1958 2d in u.m. vert. strip of 6 with horiz. perfs. missing. Interesting error. (1)15
442Kiloware from charity source incl. double-weight, labels, unfranked, etc. c.1.5Kg (1,000s)8
443Kiloware, as last lot. c.1.5Kg (1,000s)8
444Early-1960s (mainly) dupl. m.&u. items in binder, a few better. (100s)6
445Postal Fiscal 1881 6d SG27 (p.14, 20mm anchor), lightly used, but oily cancel, some creasing, etc. (1)5
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