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Monday, 15th November 2010

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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

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

1Well-filled springback album with World collection, strength in period 1920s-60s, nothing really outstanding noticed, but many better/unusual/higher cat. items seen (100s)42
2Box with unusual mix of coins, matchbox labels, ephemera, postcards - and stamps too! 30
3World mix in packets & stockcards, etc. Odd mix incl. Australia, Israel (& many others), some duplication, poor to fine, STC c.£1,400 (100s)30
4Large & heavy sorting box with mainly ‘low-grade’ philatelic Junk - Junior albums (some older), swaps in pkts., s/books, remaindered club bklts. & the like. be prepared for several evenings work sorting! (1,000s)30
5Albums, tins, an accumulation of covers, etc. Plenty to sort. 28
6Sorting box - stamps covers, some coins, Australian PNC, etc. some sorted into tins, others loose. (100s)28
7Box with sorting mix incl. some unusual e.g. Oldenburg 1948 Local Red Cross MS; Africa Korps label in compl. sheet (unfortunately not genuine!) stamps on pages, world & UK collns. in albums, etc. (100s)28
8Tower album with mainly fresh colln. of C/wealth, Falklands, St. Helena; some others & foreign too, many better seen. (100s)26
9Box with all-sorts - stamps on lvs., in pkts., German ETBs, some FDCs, world covers; plenty to sort.26
10Foreign colln. on lvs., some picking evident, but many decent items left. Strength appears to be in the 1920s-50s, with some more interesting earlier too. Plus remains of colln. in album. (100s)24
11Charity kiloware 5lbs+ (almost 2.5Kg) almost entirely UK, mainly modern, some unfranked. (1,000s)24
12Varied mix in 13 s/books and loose, all sorts here! 22
13Small box with World seln. sorted into pkts., some on lvs. & covers; the odd better seen mixed condition20
14Box with stamps in pkts. & envelopes, some on lvs., empty album & s/book, etc. (1,000s)19
15Club bklts. - 15 remaindered bklts., strength in C/wealth (many foreign also) worth a look. (100s)18
16Thematic - s/book with fourteen categories, Aviation to Stamps on Stamps. (c.580)17
17Box with couple of s/books and albums, tub with loose stamps, some covers, etc. (100s)17
18Thematics - wide range of themes incl. Birds, Flowers, Trains & Trams, etc. Colourful seln. (100s)16
19Document case with various philatelic items. An old album, stamps on lvs., in pkts. & in bags. (1,000s)16
20Box with seln of covers (strength in germany); empty album; various stamps in pkts., on leaves & in jotters, etc. take a look. (1,000s)15
21S/book with World ranges, some unusual seen, mostly 1920s-50s, but earlier & more recent too (eg Dahlak Quest sheetlet with 1969 overprint, etc.) (100s)15
22Clearance lot - stamps, covers, albums, ... little noteworthy seen, surely something of interest somewhere!14
23Boxfile with stamps in pkts. & on lvs., strength probably in C/wealth incl. some uncommon items. (100s)14
24attic clearance in two albs., 2 s/books & loose (e.g. 1950s Japanese FDCs, etc.). Little of individual value, but the odd redeeming item seen. (100s)14
25Off-paper seln. in tin nice-looking range, early to modern, poor to fine. (1,000s)14
26SG Simplex medium albums (x4) with remaindered World colln.; worth it for the albs. alone! (100s)12
27Tin with off-paper accum. early to modern, several hours (at least) sorting required for this lot! (1,000s)12
28Small seln of UK FDCs (plain handaddressed); world kiloware, some cig. cards, a few UK stamps & Presentation Packs, etc. (100s)12
29Shoebox with foreign off-paper seln. c.400gr, some duplication. (1,000s)12
30Kiloware - World seln. in box, c.600gr. (100s)10
31Small box with off-paper seln., much unusual, earlier material. Strength in 1920s-50s. You’ll have fun with this lot! (100s)9
32Tin with various stamps on old alb. lvs., a few covers, s/cards, stamps pkts., etc. (100s)9
33Thematics - Europa c.1958-70 with u.m. sets incl. Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, NL, etc. STC £73 (68)8
34Kiloware - World mix with better c.1Lb (450gr+) (1,000+)6
35South & Central America - partly filled s/book with dupl. ranges, worth specialist attention. (100s)6

British Commonwealth

36Album with m.&u. colln. from QV-GV, only a few later included. Light picking evident, but lots of useful looking individual stamps & part sets seen. High Cat Val.; generally good to fine (100s)34
37UK & C/wealth seln in s/cards, good range, slight duplication, mainly middle period, poor to fine STC £1,200 (100s)32
38Well-filled alb. with mainly used colln., formed in the 1960s; strength in period GV to early QE, the odd better here and there. (100s)28
39Large bundle of old album lvs., some with just one or two stamps (even some empty pages), others well-filled. Needs time spending on this lot to see the better stamps. (100s)28
40 Remaindered club bklts. (15), early to modern; circulated Raflet & Falkirk societies. Remains PTSA £14018
41Duplicated ranges of UK & C/wealth on old alb. leaves, mostly 1920s-50s, some earlier. (100s)16
42Shoebox with off-paper seln., hours of fun sorting through this lot! (1,000s)15

Postcards

43Album with mainly Scottish cards, mostly earlier, good range incl. some better (c.300)55
44Old album (a little tatty). with colln. of mainly Scottish cards, several quite decent! (270)36
45Old album filled with earlier UK cards, many Scottish; poor to mainly fine, incl. better. (c.200)30
46Shoebox with early to modern (mainly earlier) seln.; Scottish, UK & foreign. (c.600)26
47Genuine clearance lot - accum. of cards 1930s-modern, poor to fine, used & unused, a few better seen incl. some earlier USA, South Africa & UK, some stuck in albums or on pages, some large format ... (100s)24
48Album (tuck-in) with seln. of mainly earlier English cards. (194)22
49WWI small alb. with mainly unused cards, mostly war damage, but incl. French gunner on monoplane.(40)10

Cinderellas, Ephemera, Other Collectables, etc.

50Cigarette Cards Kensitas Silk Flowers (the embroidered kind!) Large, almost Postcard format in card wallets. A little foxing, mostly fine Aster, Crocus, Lavender, Orchid & Polyanthus. (5)10
51Cinderella (etc.) Odd seln. of booklets, pamphlets, coins, badges, medallions, petrol ration coupons, a newspaper, a few stamps on leaves, ... 20
52“, Australia (Duck Stamps) 1990-92 Wetlands Conservation face value $26 u.m., incl. sheetlet. (4)7
53“, Austria 1933 WIPA stamp Exhib. sheetlets of 16 in 6 diff. colours, design based on the ‘Mercury Newspaper’ stamps. Ungummed, a couple of creases. (6)19
54Commonwealth Games Commem. Medal 1986 Edinburgh (copper colour) ø68mm attractive.5
55Matchboxes mostly ‘books’, some empty, some part used, others full. Fantastic accum. in large box mainly 1950s-70s, much UK, Europe & USA. many unusual. Unsuitable for posting. (100s - 1,000s?)10
56Military K.O.S.B. badge c.24x34mm, marked ‘sterling silver’ on reverse. c.1920s? Attractive6
57“, Royal Navy lapel badge with enamel ‘sterling silver’, attractive c.1940s? (1)6
58“, RAF wings badge (‘white metal’) 44x17mm. probably 1940s. (1)6
59“, WWI Memorial Plaque ‘Alexander Lawrie; a lot less common than they once were. ø120mm (1)26
60“, WWI Hackle (red) with label “Captain G I Stewart, 9th Black Watch, 1917”, very unusual.9
61Perfins World seln. on s/cards, incl. better stamps & perfins; wide range (& a few overprints) (290+)26
62“, small stockbook with UK & World ranges; all periods, no duplication. (100s)20
63Scouts - 1957 Jubilee Jamboree folder ‘set of eight poster stamps’ lightly folded, unusual. (1)7
64U.K. 1897 Prince of Wales Hospital Fund set 1/- & 2/6 clean, minor gum thin on 2/6; attractive (2)5
65“, Locals I.o.W. 1983 set of FDcs with 15p value (all different) unusual (one with undated cancel) (10)3
66Coins USA 2000 Presentation Folder with ‘the Original 13 States b.u. $1/4 collection’ (P.A.) Nice lot; originally bought from the Royal Mint at £30+ (1)5
67“, UK PNC Royal Mail/Royal Mint Locomotives set & £2 coin. (1)6
68“, UK 2006 proof £5 coin in Presentation card folder. (1)5
69Ephemera small book “Knowledge in a Nutshell” c.1900? c.6x9cm, incl. Dictionary, Atlas, etc. (1)5
70“, Greetings Cards Packet with QV-E7 cards (some later) unusual seln. many better, poor to fine. (c.70)14
71“, “, QV-E7 cards; mixed condition, but several better, decent items seen. a few later also. (c.60)12
72“, Union Castle Line ‘RMS Arundel Castle’ Menu August 4 1955 x2, a few marks but uncommon! (2)4
73“, Postcards, photos, small books of cards, empty album, pamphlet Harry Lauder, etc. some better. (100s)15
74“, Toilet Paper - ‘Novio’ printed carton with 480 sheets with mention of article 1907 Lancet. Highly unusual2
75Die Casts Lledo ‘Home Front’ & ‘Exchange & Mart series 6’ collns. (each boxed with 3 vehicles) some wear6

** Cinderellas (again) - The following 10 lots are from an original collection covering a wide variety of Cinderella areas incl. Revenues, labels, etc. Something a bit different, perhaps, to add to your collection.
76”, Advertising Stamps mainly earlier (pre-1920) range from USA, Canada, etc. lovely designs & colours(15)7
77“, Egypt early circular seals in blue ‘Post Egyptiennes’ for Afte, Kalioub, Facous, Guergua, etc. unused(6)3
78“, Foreign Locals m.&u. ranges incl. Shanghai, Scandinavia, Spidsbergen, German Townposts, etc. (36)9
79“, Trade Exhibitions ranges from Scotland (1901, 1911), England, Germany, France, USA, etc. (26)9
80“, Red Cross/Anti TB mainly earlier incl. Greece, France, Finland, UK, etc. (28)7
81“, Revenues, etc. mainly QV to GV noting Cyprus (3 STC £33 by Barefoot), various UK to £1, etc. (33)8
82“, Royalty (British) labels, etc. 1897 Diamond Jubilee range, 1940 Stamp Ex., GV, etc. fair to av. (20)6
83“, UK Locals 1962-66 range of covers with Herm (3), Jethou & Lundy stamps on reverse, plus 1978 Sark local with Jersey 12p Postage Due added. Attractive. (6)5
84“, UK Strike Post (etc.) 1971 ranges with m.&u. Exeter, Evesham, etc. ‘Loadrunners’ FDC(!), etc. (25)5
85“, WWI range of labels, fair to fine incl. Joffre (3), ‘Remember’ (Cavell, Lusitania), Manchester War Fund, French War Charity, 6d War Savings, coupon with swastika, etc. (17)7

Stamps Arranged by Country

86Aden 1937-48 m.&u. on stockpage, poor to very fine. STC £70 (26)10
87“, 1953-63 m.&u. to 20/- with shades, the odd fault, most g.-f. STC £70 (30)8
88“, Indian stamps with clear Aden cancels SG88, 102, 122 & SG O26/O27 some faults, unusual. (4)6
89Albania 1913 Post Paid cover (philatelic) ‘Ministeria Post Telegraph...’ Double Headed Eagle cachet cancelled by ‘Shijak’ CDS in red ‘4-8-1913’, unaddressed, slight crease, etc. unusual. (1)4
90Algeria 1966 Rock Paintings set u.m. STC £33+ (4)8
91“, 1967 Rock Paintings set u.m. STC £29+ 7
92Antigua 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG91-94 m.m. STC £18 (4)5
93Ascension 1934 1/- SG28 l.m.m. (toned gum) STC £18 (1)4
94“, 1934 2/6 SG29 m.m. STC £45 (1)11
95“, 1970 Fishes III set SG126-129 m.m. STC £18+ (4)3
96Australian States, Tasmania Postal Fiscal 1880 1d mint, 3d, 6d, 1/- all used also 1d with revenue overprint mint. SG F36 fair to fine STC £69 (5)12
97“, “, 1899-1900 wmk. TAS set mint, the 2d is used, the 1/2d toned, otherwise a fine & fresh mint set STC £100+ plus a few earlier. (12)22
98Australia 1913-2010 mainly used sparse collection in partly-filled stockbook (c.230)6
99“, 1931 OS overprint SG O121-122 f.u. (c.t.o.) STC £46 (2)8
100“, 1932-33 official 6d SG O127 g.-f.u. but with lower right corner perf. added STC £55, scarce. (1)5
101“, 1932-33 officials SG O134-136 g.-f.u. STC £34 (3)6
102“, 1934 Merino Ram 9d SG152 f.u., above average perfs. STC £45 (1)14
103“, 1934 Cent. 1/- SG149/149a (both perfs.) f.u. with good perfs., different on this issue. STC £12 (2)14
104“, 1938 Anzac set SG154-155 f.u. STC £42 (2)9
105“, 1948 AIF set g.-f.u. STC £32 (4)7
106“, 1948-56 6d SG230b (no wmk.) in u.m. marginal block of 6 STC £33 (1)6
107“, Cook Bicentenary Presentation Pack (with set & MS) (1)3
108“, Sparse used colln. on old alb. lvs., the odd slightly better item, mostly fine. (100+)9
109“, tin with modern kiloware, mostly 2000, some 2010! (100s)9
110Austria 1850-1929 used ranges with useful earlies incl. postmark interest (red, s/l, etc.) later incl. 1916 10k & other better items, STC £290+ (74)28
111“, 1945 Hitler stamps & German commems. SG826-9 & 857-860 tied to cover by Wien ‘21.VI.45’ (1)9
112“, 1947 P.Due set u.m. plus m. or u. duplicates of most. Set STC £22 extras STC £38 (55)7
113“, 1948-66 (a few earlier) u.m. commems/defins, soem better, STC £150+ 18
114“, 1949 P.Due set u.m., plus some used duplicates. STC £42 (42)9
115“, 1973 fine I.R.C., not often seen. (1)2
116“, Austro-Hung. Military Post 1915-18 mainly u. ranges (general issues), 1917 4k u., 4k, 10k mint; Roumania 1917 & 1918 ranges, etc. STC £90 (58)9
117Bahamas 1863-77 1d unused SG33x (p.14 ‘CC’ reversed) STC £70 as m.m. (1)15
118“, 1863-80 1/- ‘CA’ p.121/2 g.u. STC £300, a few rough perfs. (1)40
119“, 1931-46 2/-, 3/- & 8d SG131, 132, 145 m.m. STC £28 as cheapest. (3)7
120Barbados 1953-61 set plus various shades, etc. all u.m. & attractive STC c.£70 (20)15
121Bavaria 1912 ‘E’ (Railway) perfins 3pf & 5pf used; 25pf mint, slight faults, unusual. (3)4
122Belgium 1999 ‘the 20th Century’ MS SG MS3535 u.m. STC £18 (1)6
123Brazil 1850-54 m.&u. imperfs. SG19 (4), SG20 (4), SG21 (2), SG25 (2) STC £180 (12)14
124British Antarctic Territory 1966 Churchill set SG16-19 m.m. STC £45 (4)8
125British Levant m.&u. seln. with QV (3) incl. 12pi on 2/6, others incl. Tangier, Bahrain, etc. poor-fine (41)12
126British Post Offices in Eastern Arabia 1948 set to 2r SG16-24 plus ‘48 Olympics set m.m. STC £32(13)12
127British Solomon Is. 1908-11 2/- SG15 l.m.m. STC £42 (1)9
128“, 1908-11 2/6 SG16 m.m. slightly weak lower left corner STC £55 (1)11
129“, 1908-11 5/- SG17 m.m. STC £85 (1)22
130“, mainly GVI mint incl. 1939-51 2/-, 2/6 (gum toned), etc. (15)8
131British Virgin Is. 1935 Silver jubilee set SG103-106 m.m. STC £19 (4)6
132Brunei 1906 2c on 8c SG13 m.m. STC £27 (1)5
133“, 1906 2c on 3c, 4c, 8c, 10c on 16c SG12,15,17,18 m.m. some faults. (4)3
134“, 1906 30c on 16c SG20 m.m. STC £100 (1)26
135“, 1906 5c on 16c SG26 m.m. STC £45 (1)16
136Canada 1859 121/2c SG39/41 used, useful spacefiller, attractive with light cancel. (1)6
137“, 1917-30 used colln. mostly good to fine incl. 1927 (both sets), 1928 set (no 3c), coils, etc. STC £220 (29)28
138Cape of Good Hope 1853 1d SG3 or similar, f.u. 2-3 margins STC £225 (1)16
139“, 1853 4d SG4 or similar, 3 good margins f.u. STC £120 (1)16
140“, 1861 4d Woodblock SG14 STC £1,750, no margins, light indistinct cancel, sold ‘as-is’ (slight faults)(1)36
141“, 6d triangle stated to be SG7c f.u. 2 good-wide margins 3rd close/touching, weak corner STC £45020
142“, triangular 6d stated to be SG20 m/s cancel & indistinct CDS 2-3 margins STC £450 (1)14
143Cayman Is. 1907-09 1/- SG33 minor surface rubbing (as usual with tis chalky paper) STC £65 (1)15
144“, 1921-26 10/- SG67 l.m.m. STC £60 Attractive stamp. (1)16
145“, 1935 defin. short set to 1/- SG96-104 m.m. (21/2d is f.u.) STC £29 (9)5
146“, 1935 2/- SG105 l.m.m. STC £45 (1)14
147“, 1935 2/- SG105 g.-f.u. (blue crayon mark) STC £35 (1)8
148“, 1935 5/- SG106 m.m. STC £55 (1)15
149“, 1938-48 5/- SG125 m.m. STC £32 (1)7
150“, 1950 short set to 2/- SG135-145 m.m. STC £30+ (11)7
151China 1963 Giant Panda set SG2116-8 m.m. the odd small mark, etc., but scarce STC £75+ (3)8
153“, Sinkiang - 1915 Shanghai overprints 1/2c to 15c SG1-11 mint on old album leaf. (1)9
154Croatia modern u.m./f.u. STC £32 (47)4
155Cyprus 1880 4d SG4 pl.16 m.m. STC £130 (1)28
156“, 1880 6d SG5 pl.16 m. part gum STC £500, slight faults (perfs., etc.) still attractive very scarce.34
157“, 1881 ‘CC’ 1/2pi, 1pi, 2pi SG11, 12, 13 g.-f.u. STC £112 (3)20
158“, 1881 4pi SG14 ‘CC’ used would be fine, but few trimmed perfs. STC £275 (1)28
159“, 1934 45pi SG143 would be v.f.u., but for a couple of slightly nibbled perfs. at top STC £70 (1)15
160Czechoslovakia 1918-60 m.&u. ranges incl. ‘23 5th Anniv. set mint, ‘45 Adalbert set m., etc. STC £485
161“, 1950 Phil Exhib. MS SG MS608a u.m. STC £27 (1)7
162“, 1955 Prague Exhib. MS SG MS896b (imperf.) u.m. STC £65 (1)19
163Denmark 1858-1970s almost all used, incl. better earlies, 1904 50ø, 10ø, ‘27ø’ surcharges, 1913 heads incl. 27ø, 10k both v.f.u.; plus good Newspaper, P.Dues, etc. STC £600+ (73)65
164Egypt 1933 Air set complete f.u. with dupl., plus m. or u. blocks of 4 (x3), etc. STC £49+ (62)10
165“, (British Forces) 1932-35 3m black/azure SG A3 m.m. STC £50 (1)13
166Ethiopia 1894-c.1970 mainly used incl. ‘47 air $5, $10, others from the ‘60s, etc. STC £50 (26)7
167Finland 1866 20p roulette Mi8 (possibly ‘d’) one blunt perf. STC ¤1,800 (1)40
168“, 1866-c.1984 mainly used with 1866 8p f.u., with small CDS on piece (perfect roulettes), then ranges with better incl. Charities, etc. STC £260+ (92)38
169France 1863-1927 mint ranges incl. 1863 1c, 1870 1c, 1914 Red Cross, etc. fair to fine STC £127, Plus Merson 3f, 10f, 20f SG429, 431, 432 all fine u.m. (av. to good centring) these 3 STC £293 as m.m. (22)75
170“, 1892 50c black P.Due SG D289 g.u. (black triangle cancel) STC £160 (1)20
171“, c.1920-41 m./u.m./used range many better items incl. 1920 20f & 1929 20f. used useful airs, commems. incl. Relief Fund sets, etc. some in sets Just a couple of duplicates. STC £430+ (101)48
172“, c.1922-52 range of (mainly) commems., Charities g.u./f.u. STC £170 (62)22
173“, c.1929-45 m./u.m. ranges, almost all commems., incl. many Relief Fund, etc.STC £220+ as m.m. (57)38
174“, 1954 Metiers d’Art range of individual illus. typed FDCs fro the 2nd issue SG1166, 1167a, 1169-70)(5)8
175“, 1960 P. Due set SG D1474-8 l.m.m. STC £70+ (5)14
176“, 1992 Bicent set SG 3091-4 in gutter blocks of 6 (x2) u.m. STC c.£10 as singles (12)4
177“, 1992 a similar lot to the last, but in gutter blocks of 4 3
178“, Back of book, 1961-86 with Unesco u.m. ranges, incl. sets, a few council of Europe, etc. STC £38 (31)7
179“, Fr. Polynesia 1962-73 g.u./f.u. ranges (plus one stamp u.m.) STC £109 (22)10
180“, F.S.A.A.T. 1957 Geophysical set u.m., 1980 Kerg. u.m. (marks on back) STC £33 (4)5
181“, Oceanic Settlements mint colln. with 1915 red Cross (4 diff.); then from 1938 incl. ‘42 set postage & airs compl.. plus ‘45 surch. set; ‘48 Postage set compl. etc. to ‘46 STC £138 (63)22
182German States, Hannover stockleaf with dupl. m.&u. accum. of forgeries & reprints (there may be the odd few genuine included!) really attractive collection & extremely high cat. if genuine. Still useful and worth-while for research. We’ve seen some of these on sale elsewhere at up to £5 each! (63)18
183“, Saxony 1851-63 used ranges all with 4 margins 1851 3pf, 1/2ngr (2), 1ngr (4), 3ngr (6). some shades, etc.; also covers with 1855 1/2ngr, 1863 1/2ngr, 1863 1ngr Stamps STC £300+ (14, 3 covers)48
184Germany 18885 Telegram Frankfurt (greetings message) form ‘C.187.’ folds, nicks, small tears, but scarce9
185“, 1930 25pf + 10pf Welfare stamp g.u. SG463 (Marienwerder) STC £37 (1)6
186“, 1932 25pf + 10pf Welfare SG488 (Liechtenstein) g.u. STC £16 (104
187“, se-tenants, range of m. or u. germania as diff. value pairs or paired with figures type. incl. the scarce horiz. 40pf/60pf pair used STC ¤130. (9 pairs)18
188“, bundleware - mostly postwar, but some Hitler/ Hindenburg too (even a bundle of Bavaria!) (1,000s)5
189“, Allied Occ’n. 1946-48 with ‘46 set SG899-925 f.u. (plus 42pf u.m. block of 6), ‘47 3m. f.u. etc. (54)18
190“, Berlin 1949 Relief Fund set (3) l.m.m. SG B68-70 STC £450 as u.m. (3)38
191“, DDR 1950 Debria Min. Sheet SG MS E29a mint (u.m., but slight gum disturbance and small thin in margin STC £160 (1)16
192“, “, 1955 Engels MS, SG MS E233a u.m., minor faults still attractive & STC £70 (1)15
193“, “, MS’s with ‘58 War Victims u.m., ‘62 Space u.m. (marginal faults), etc. STC c.£100 (3)10
194“, G.S.W.A. 1905 FPO cover to Germany, with ‘Windhuk’ cancel. faults, but scarce. (1)4
195Gibraltar 1938-51 1d SG122 (p.14) in vert. u.m. pair. slight gum disturbance. STC £52 (1)11
196“, 1903 4/- SG53 m.m. (side marginal) STC £110 (1)38
197“, 1903 8/- SG54 m.m. STC £150, beautiful stamp. (1)65
198“, 1904-08 2/- SG62 m.m., a few wrinkles (fine from front) STC £100 (1)217
199“, 1938-51 2d SG124 (p.14 u.m. (mounted on margin) STC £29 (1)9
200“, 1977 original set to £2 (Birds, flowers, etc.) SG374-389 u.m. STC £26+ (16)8
201“, QV mint seln. - 1886 4d & 6d & 1889 75c surch. SG5, 6 & 21 STC £450, a little unfresh, but above average.60
202Gilbert & Ellice Is. 1912-24 2/-, 2/6, 5/- SG21, 22, 23. m.m. STC £63 (3)12
203Gold Coast 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG113-116 m.m. STC £20 (4)5
2041938-44 1d p.12 SG121 in u.m. horiz. strip of 3 STC £28+ (107
205Grenada 1934-36 2d to 2/6 SG138-143 m.m. STC £14+ (6)3
206Hong Kong 1938-52 $1 SG156 x2 shades m.m. (fairly heavy) STC £40 minimum. (2)10
207“, 1962-99 used defin. range with vals. to $20 (5) & $50 (2), all diff. generally fine., etc. STC £210(119)26
208Hungary 1919-79 range, mainly in m./u.m. sets, strength in ‘46-50s incl. ‘47 Stamp Day Sheetlet, ‘53 Stalin MS (both mounted in margins), etc. STC £130 (81)16
209Iceland 1876-1930 almost all used incl. 1876 3a (both perfs.), 1907 vals. to 50a incl. 16a, 1911 set (6a x2), ranges of officials, etc. STC £375 (57)44
210India officials 1950-51 set (GVI) SG O151-64 u.m. STC £29 (14)9
211Indian States, Duttia 1916 1a SG31 unused, only STC £8.50, but attractive & very scarce! (1)4
212“, Jind 1886-99 short set SG17-32 m.m. STC £80+, some gum faults/unused, most attractive from front (13)12
213“, “, 1903-09 E7 issues complete m.m. SG41-57 some sl. faults, most g.-v.f. STC £37+ (13)6
214“, Nabha 1885-1900 3r SG32 m.m. fine stamp STC £150 (1)34
215“, “, 1885-1900 5r SG33 mint (some gum discolouration) STC £160, attractive from front. (1)20
216“, “, 1927-36 2r SG71 m.m. centred high right STC £35 (1)7
217“, “, 1927-36 5r SG72 m.m. STC £80 scarce (1)16
218Italian Colonies, East Africa 1938 m.& u. range with first set SG16, 17, later airs, etc. STC £73 (31)10
219“, Somalia 1905-c.1926 used ranges, fair to fine some better STC £288, worth checking. (25)28
220Japan album with mint colln. 1960-72 commems., all those we checked were fine u.m. (just the odd blunt perf. here & there). High cat., a few better defins too. Useful starter collection, attractive.30
221Kuwait 1948 short set to 5r SG64-73 plus Olympic set all m.m. STC £40+ (14)15
222Leeward Is. 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG88-91 l.m.m. STC £24 (4)10
223Liechtenstein 1912 5h, 10h (3), 25h all used (worth checking); 1920 set f.u.; ‘28 70th Anniv. 60r f.u.; ‘32 Youth SG118-9 f.u.; ‘33 3f f.u., etc. a useful lot. STC £565 (62)55
224“, 1912-18 f.u. compl. by simplified, plus the 1912 25h in the distinct ultramarine shade. STC ¤450 (11)50
225Lombardy & Ven. 1850-63 used range incl. imperfs., 1859 10s (4), 15s (2), 1861 10s (3), 1863 15s, etc., good condition, varied postmarks. STC £293 (16)28
226Luxembourg from 1852 1s u., (close margins), 1859 2c imperf. u. (wide margins), later imperf./perf. issues used with better, then to c.1963 m./u.m. or used incl. useful Child Welfare vals., plus officials, incl. 1891 1f to 5f m. or f.u. STC £1,080 (119)90
227Malaya Album with collection (somewhat picked) of Flying Tigers 1901-20s, plus various part sets of the 1957 defin. issue for each of the states (incl. Selangor to $5). Also further early- modern ranges on Hagners , early to modern incl. the odd Singapore, etc. (140+)32
228“, Straits Settlements P.Due set SG D1-D6, g.-f.u., some overall toning. STC £11 (6)4
229“, Johore 1948 RSW $5 SG132 f.u. STC £48 (1)13
230“, “, 1949 original set (ie no later additional values) m.m. STC c.£90 (15)22
231“, Kedah 1937 short set to $2 f.u. (the odd perf. fault) STC c.£120 (8)26
232“, Kelantan 1911-15 $25 SG12 m.m. couple of light spots in gum, STC £50, attractive. (1)19
233“, “, 1921 50c SG22 (script CA) g.-f.u. STC £45 (1)18
234“, “, 1922 Exhibition o’prints on 50c & $1 m.m. (patchy gum) & 5c used but short corner STC £90+ (3)17
235“, “, 1937 short set to $1 SG40-52 g.-f.u. STC £90+ (13)30
236“, Negri Sembilan 1935-41 $5 SG39 used (fairly heavy cancel) STC £90 (1)18
237“, Perak 1935-37 set SG88-102 g.-f.u. STC £50 (15)12
238“, Selangor c.1881-1961 used ranges from earlies, 1935 $5, ‘49 set, etc. STC £158+ (59)22
239“, Japanese Occupation, Kelantan $2 surch SG J29 marginal mint without ‘chop’ see footnote in SG10
240“, “, “, similar to the last lot, very fresh, but full paper adhesion. (1)8
241“, “, Trengganu 1942 8c, 30c & $3 SG J104, 110 & 114 g.-f.u. ST C£175+, look OK, sold ‘as-is’ (3)24
242Malta 1899-1901 10/- SG35 m.m. STC £95, good stamp (1)22
243“, P.Dues 1925 set SG D1-10 m.m. STC £55, couple of minor faults., most fine. (10)14
244“, P.Dues 1925 set SG11-20 av.-g. m.m. (1d is used) 1/2d marginal plate ‘1’, 11/2d in pair. (11)7
245Mauritius 1863-72 2d blue SG59/60 mint, slight faults but attractive from front STC £70 minimum (1)15
246Mauritania 1960-69 u.m., mainly in sets incl. ‘63 Animals, ‘66 Aircraft, ‘69 Napoleon. STC £69 (26)9
247Montserrat 1965 set (Fruit, etc.) SG160-176 u.m. also surch. set SG194-9 u.m. STC £23+ (23)8
248Morocco Agencies m.&u. accum. on 2 lvs., with better seen, worth checking carefully poor to fine. (56)8
249“, (Spanish) 1948 RSW set SG176-7 in m./u.m. blocks of 4 (2m.m., 2u.m.) STC £73+ (2)24
250Nauru 1935 Silver Jub. set SG40-43 m.m. STC £8 (4)3
251Netherlands shoebox with on & off-paper mix, mostly middle to modern. (1,000s?)9
252“, & Colonies, duplicated mint ranges in stockbook with Netherlands 1960-76 (350+); NL Antilles 1964-68 (25); & Surinam 1961-68 (28 & 2MS) 10
253New Brunswick 1860-63 2c & 5c SF10/16 unused (no gum) STC £51 as mint (£40 used) (2)7
254“, 1860-63 121/2c SG18 u.m. (slightly flat gum patch) STC £65 as m.m. attractive. (1)10
255New Caledonia 1959-69 used range incl. Birds, Sealife, etc. STC £30+ (14)4
256Newfoundland 1880 & 1896 2d Cod unused (1896 part gum) with faults STC £150 as mint. (2)18
257“, 1937 Coron. set f.u. with neat black CDSs STC £48 (11)16
258New Guinea 1918 1d on 5d SG100 v.f.u. (centred right) STC £80 (1)30
259“, 1918 1d on 1/- SG101 l.m.m STC £90 (1)28
260“, 1925-27 short set to 1/- SG125-132 m.m. incl. 2 shades of 6d, mostly fine STC £70 (11)26
261“, 1925-27 5/- SG134 unused, no gum, small thin STC £50 as m.m. Attractive. (1)8
262“, 1925-27 2/- SG133 m.m. STC £30, one pulled perf. (1)8
263“, 1932-34 mint seln. incl. SG178, 181, 183, 184, 185 & 186 STC £33 (6)7
264New Zealand c.1873-1946 used ranges, most value in GV defins., incl. 71/2d, 8d (both), also GVI 11/2d SG607 u.m., etc. STC £166 (not counting damaged. (59)17
265“, 1920 Victory set fair to good used STC £75 (6)11
266“, 1926-27 used range of Health stamps, etc. incl. ‘29 TB, ‘31 Smiling Boy 2d, ‘33 Health (all these good/fine used) STC £110 (15)24
267“, 1926-34 5/- Admiral SG470 sound used, STC £190 (1)20
268North Borneo 1918 Red Cross set to 24c SG235-245 f.u. STC £150+ (11)40
269“, 1947 overprint short set to $1 SG335-347 m.m. STC c.£28 (13)9
270“, (Japanese Occup.) 1942 4c SG J18 m.m. plus 2c & 3c o’prints m.m. SG J21-22 STC £35 (3)12
271Northern Nigeria 1905-07 2/6 SG27 (mult. crown CA) m.m. slight tone spots, etc. STC £48 (1)7
272Northern Rhodesia 1938-52 10/- SG44 in f.u. vert. pair STC £46 (1)18
273“, 1953 short set to 2/6, plus SG59 in block of 4, all u.m. STC £22 (12)6
274Norway 1863-1971 used incl. 1856 3s, 8s (2); 1867 1s, 3s, 8s; 1872 set (7s m.), postmarks range, other useful noted. STC £650 (99)70
275Pakistan 1949-51 (GVI) u.m. range with 1949-53 1a to 3a, plus 10a, 12a, etc. STC £84 (10)15
276Papua 1935 Silver Jubilee set, plus ‘39 Air set SG150-3, 163-7 all m.m. STC £35 (8)10
277Philippines 1954 Stamp Cent. set m.&u. STC £28 (12)7
278Pitcairn Is. 1940 original set of 8, SG1-8 (no ‘a’ numbers) m.m. STC £24 (8)7
279Poland 1938 Stratosphere Flight MS SG MS335b u.m. STC £90 (only 65k. issued!) (1)36
280Portugal 1892-c.1961 m. or u. ranges with excellent ‘Provisorio’ used ranges, incl. 1892 5r, 10r (both types), 20r, 25r; 1893 5r, 20r, 80r, later odds with better incl. u.m. Europa sets STC £390 (75)55
281Rhodesia earlyish seln. on old album page with Arms to 1/-, double heads to 4d & 6d, Admiral heads to 2/6, etc. mixed condition. (29)12
282“, & Nyasaland 1954-63 used colln. incl. ‘54-56 defin. set (av.-g.u.) various other commems. & defins. plus mint coils, etc. STC £90+ (54)15
283“, “, 1959-62 set SG18-31 f.u. STC £80 (15)22
284Roumania 1906 Welfare set SG481-4 f.u., ‘07 Welfare set f.u., ‘22 Coron. set mint, etc. STC £56 (23)9
285Russia 1858 10k (perf.) unused, slightly rounded corner, difficult stamp STC ¤120 as m.m. (1)12
286Saar Officials - 1922 set u. (20c m.), ‘27 set u.; 1949 set to 50f (no 100f) m. or u., plus a few dupls. STC £9620
287St. Helena 1861 6d SG2a f.u. STC £130 scarce stamp. (1)55
288“, 1864-80 4d SG13 unused, no gum, lovely fresh colour, STC £170 as m.m. (£50 used) (1)28
289“, 1864-80 6d SG16 (dull blue) g.u. STC £100 (1)34
290“, 1864-80 6d SG16a (ultramarine) g.-f.u. STC £80 (1)32
291”, 1864-80 5/- SG20 m.m. couple slight perf. faults STC £55 (1)19
292“, 1864-80 3d SG23 f.u. lovely colour, one pulled perf. STC £70 (1)18
293“, 1864-80 2d SG28 m.m., couple toned perfs., STC £140, very attractive item. (1)40
294“, 1864-80 6d SG29 used, quite fine, but small thin at top STC £50 (1)5
295“, 1884-94 4d SG43c unused STC £26 as m.m. (£17 used) (1)5
296“, 1884-94 6d SG44 m.m. (couple of light gum spots) STC £25 (1)9
297“, 1884-94 1/- SG45 av.-g.u. (would be f.u., but rounded corner) STC £25 (1)4
298“, 1903 set SG55-60 poorish mint (tone spots, creasing, etc., 1d is used) STC c.£95 (6)17
299“, 1912-16 mint set SG72-81 (plus 1d shade), some faults to lower vals., higher vals. generally fine m.m., STC £140 (10)48
300“, 1912 & 1913 set SG83-86 m.m. STC £38 (4)11
301“, 1922 set SG89-91 m.m. STC £29 (3)12
302“, 1922-37 short set to 5/- SG92-95 m.m. (heavy); very fresh & attractive from front. STC £103 (4)28
303“, 1922-37 short set SG97-109 m.m., the odd slight fault to lower vals. (3d short corner, 1/2d used) STC £80+ 20
304”, 1922-37 5/- SG110 m.m. centred right STC £38 (1)14
305“, 1922-37 7/6 SG111 m.m., couple light spots in gum, very fresh from front. STC £95 (1)30
306“, 1968 set SG226-240 u.m., plus the decimal £1 SG274 u.m. STC £36 (16)12
307“, small mint seln. incl. SG50, 51, 52, 64 & 66a STC c.£60 most fine (6)17
308St. Kitts Nevis 1903 set SG1-10 m.m. some slight faults to lower vals. 5/- fine, but pencil marks on gum. STC £130 (10)46
309“, 1905-18 set SG11-21 (no Sg12, 13 or 14) m.m. plus SG19 shade STC £89. some faults to lower vals.(10)20
310“, 1920-22 short set to 10/- SG24-35 m.m., a few imperfections on lower vals, 10/- is fine but toned gum. STC £50 (12)9
311“, 1920-22 £1 SG36 fine m.m. beautiful stamp STC £250 (1)100
312“, 1921-29 set SG37-47b (no 21/2d blue SG42) m.m. (3d blue is used) most fine, STC £80+ 30
313“, 1954-63 short set to $2.40 u.m., plus various shades, etc. STC c.£55 (15)15
314“, 1953-63 set SG172-84 u.m. marginals; couple of shades, etc. STC £15 (17)4
315St. Vincent 1882-90 8 diff. QV Revenues used, Barefoot 9, 13, 15, 16, 23-25 & 33. (8)24
316“, 1955-63 set SG189-200 plus 25c shade, u.m. STC £22+, all marginals (mostly corners) (13)6
317Sarawak 1934 issue to $1 (no 2c, 3c or 4c SG107, 107a, 109) 25c thin (not counted) STC £70 (16)20
318“, 1948 RSW set SG165-6 m.m. STC £42 (2)15
319“, 1950 set SG170-185 mint (m.m. to 50c; $1, $2, $5 are u.m.) STC £90 28
320Serbia (German Occ’n.) 1941-3 mint ranges incl. ‘41 POW Fund set (3) with ‘E’ overprint. (29)9
321Seychelles 1938-49 vals to 2R25 m.m./u.m., mostly chalk surface, toned gum on some, STC £440 (21)44
322“, 1938-49 small m. seln. incl. some better, eg 3c green, 6c orange, 9c scarlet, 20c blue, 12c & 25c l.m.m., most fine STC £180 (7)18
323“, 1952 set l.m.m. STC £80 (15)16
324“, 1954-61 set l.m.m. STC £75 (19)14
325Sierra Leone 1897 21/2d on 6d SG62 m.m., couple nibbled perfs. & horizontal crease, still attractive and very scarce. STC £300 (1)40
326“, 1897 21/2d on 1/- SG63 mint sl. faults (toning & small hinge thin) STC £100, scarce stamp (1)18
327“, 1907-12 5/- SG110 fresh l.m.m. STC £42, beautiful stamp. (1)19
328“, 1912-21 3d to 5/- SG116b-126 m.m., some gum faults & 2/- is f.u. STC £50+ (10)20
329“, 1912-21 10/- SG127 m.m. STC £75; attractive item. (1)30
330“, 1965 ‘In Memoriam’ set SG366-76 mint STC £26 (11)7
331Singapore 1948 RSW set SG31-32 m.m. (disturbed gum) STC £110 (2)20
332“, 1955 defin. set SG38-52 m.m. STC £120 (15)24
333Somaliland Protectorate 1904 set SG32-44 l.m.m., mostly fine (fingerprint on gum of 5r) STC £190 (13)65
334“, 1905-11 & 1909 set SG45-53, 58 & 59 m.m. The odd slight fault, mainly to lower vals. (11)16
335“, Officials 1904-05 1/2a 1a, 8a SG O10, O11 & O13 m.m. STC £68+ (3)16
336“, Officials 1904-05 official 2a SG O14 (mult CA) l.m.m. expertiser’s mark on gum. STC £95 (1)28
337South Africa 1926-54 mainly used accum., mostly singles to 5/- (7), 10/- (3), but noting 1929 Air pair a few pairs to 1/-, etc. Worth checking. (126)14
338“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set in horiz. mint pairs, hinge remains, quite scarce STC £45 (4)9
339“, 1941-46 Large War effort set SG88-96 (no 1/3 vals. SG94) m.m. STC £66, 3d some perfs. split. (8)9
340Southern Rhodesia 1924-29 used range in mixed cond., but incl. decent copies of the 2/- & 2/6 STC £192 (10)20
341“, 1931-37 used range incl. sound copies of the 2/-, 2/6 & 5/- STC £100+ (10)14
342“, 1953 short set to 10/- SG78-90 u.m. STC c.£50 (13)9
343Spain 1905 Quixote short set to 1p g.u.-f.u. STC £129 (8)28
344Sweden 1858-1938 mainly used with better items throughout incl. 1858 24ø, useful 1872 range with perf. vars., etc. 1903 PO 5sk, 1916-17 Fund surchs., 1931 5k (both papers), etc. Also back of book with P.Dues, etc. STC £480+ (119)48
345Switzerland mainly used from 1850 15rp SG24 f.u. (4 margins), 1854 10r, 15r imperfs. u., later incl. Airs, Charity etc. to c.1939, also 1919 Air 50c f.u. but pulled perf. (not counted in cat.) STC £220 (40)22
346Tanganyika 1917-21 1r (both shades) m.m. SG55a is plate 1 marginal, some marks in margin. (2)6
347“, 1917-21 2r SG56 m.m. (1)4
348“, 1917-21 3r SG57 l.m.m. fine & fresh, only STC £14, but ...! (1)6
349“, 1917-21 4r SG58 m.m., beautiful fresh, m.m. STC £19 (1)7
350“, 1917-21 5r SG59 m.m., slight mark on face & couple of sl. blunt perf.s STC £40 (1)12
351“, 1917-21 10r SG60 m.m. centred left. STC £100 (1)40
352“, 1917-21 10r SG60a m.m. STC £130 fine & attractive (1)48
353“, 1921 12c, 15c & 50c GEA overprints SG63-65 l.m.m. STC £22 (3)6
354Tanganyika (continued) 1921 2r GEA o’print SG66 l.m.m. STC £35 (1)10
355“, 1921 3r GEA o’print SG67 l.m.m. STC £85 (1)38
356“, 1921 5r GEA o’print SG68 m.m. STC £120 centred low-right. (1)30
357“, 1922-24 & 1925 Giraffe seln. incl. SG78-82 & 90, 91, 92 m.m. total STC £36+ (8)12
358“, 1922-24 1/-, 2/- & 3/- SG83, 84, 85 m.m., mostly fine. STC £37+ (3)11
359“, 1922-24 5/- SG86a (upright wmk.) m.m. STC £23 centred left. (1)9
360“, 1922-24 10/- SG87a (upright wmk.) m.m., marginal STC £70 (1)28
361“, 1922-24 £1 SG88 m.m. (centred right, couple of blunt perfs., expertisers mark on gum) STC £225. Scarce.75
362“, 1927-31 3/- SG104 STC £34 (1)12
363“, 1927-31 5/- SG105 m.m. expertiser’s mark (?) on gum. STC £24 (1)10
364“, 1927-31 10/- SG106 m.m., attractive stamp STC £70 (1)30
365“, 1927-31 £1 SG107 fiscal use (purple Court cancel & green crayon) STC £325 as postal. (1)30
366“, N.F. 1916 NF overprint set SG N1-5 m.m. (the odd paper adhesion), scarce set STC £95 (5)28
367Tangier 1949 overprints on UK set to 2/6 SG261-273 (no 5d SG265) STC £37 (11)9
368Tibet (Chinese PO’s) 1911 short set SG C1-5, only STC £22, but most unusual. (5)7
369Transjordan 1923-24 o’print range incl. 1923 (April) 1/2p with inv. o’print unused (STC £100 as m.) (7)14
370Trinidad 1863-80 6d p.14 SG77 unused, slightly rounded corner STC £110 as m.m. (1)10
371“, & Tobago 1859-1928 m.&u. seln. on 2 album pages, poor to fine, worth checking. (39)7
372“, “, 1953-59 short set to $1.20 incl. perfs. & shades u.m., STC £30+ (15)9
373Turkey Postage Dues - 1865 ‘odds’ mint; 1913 set with dupl. to 20pa on 40pa (2) u.; 1914 set u. STC £120, also various 1905-09 issues with ‘T’ in circle (2 types), stated to be Galata PO. (28)24
374Turks & Caicos Is. 1900-04 set SG101-109 m.m. (pencil mark on 3/-) STC £110; plus 1905-08 set 1/2d f.u., 1d & 3d m.m. (12)30
375“, 1913-21 set SG129-139 (plus 2/- whitish paper SG138a) a couple of tone spots etc. to lower vals., 6d no gum, but most fresh m.m. STC £64 (12)19
376“, 1921 Script CA set SG154-161 m.m./l.m.m. STC £29 (8)9
377“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set SG187-190 f.u. STC 312 (4)6
378U.S.S.R. c.1934-61 mainly u. range with better, also Wenden 1878 2k SG13 (CDS & pen cancel) and 1901 2k used (pen cancel), etc. STC £114 (26)12
379U.N. (Vienna) 1979-96 u.m./f.u. slight dupl., some sets STC £34 (38)4
380U.S.A. 1960 Winter Olympics cancels tying diagonally bisected 4c stamps to plain covers (x2) Lufkin & Fresno. slight faults, philatelic, but scarce & unusual. (2)5
381“, c.1980 range of u.m. mainly se-tenant blocks of 4, strips of 5, etc incl. Birds, Horses, Fish $13 face.8
382“, Accumulation in stockbook with ranges of modern defins.; 1996 Commemoratives Year book (empty); stockbook with middle/modern dupl. accum.; & further duplicated ranges on stockleaves, three reproduction engravings of stamps (incl. Zeppelins), etc. (1,000s)14
383Vietnam (South) P.Dues 1974 surch set SG D470k-n u.m. STC £60 plus ‘52 set u.m. (10)19
384Yugoslavia dupl. seln. in pkts., early to modern, worth checking (plus some others) (100s)5
385Zanzibar 1936 10/- g.-f.u. (cancel fairly heavy - broken surface of the paper) (1)3

United Kingdom Lots

3861840 1d black ‘L-I’ 4 margins, unused (no cancel, but a little ‘grubby’), slight faults (nicks, tear, etc.), but useful spacefiller for a mint one! (STC £10,000 as mint) (1)70
3871840 1d black ‘E-I’ 4 margins (just!) one wide, rest close/almost touching. On small piece orange-red MC38
3881840 1d black ‘Q-E’ almost 4 margins (just touching top-right black Maltese Cross (1)36
3891840 2d ‘H-B’ 4 good margins STC £675 minimum. nice stamp. (1)85
3901841 1d SG8/12 set of London numeral M/Cross cancels, mostly 2 to 3 margins. Scarce as a set. (12)55
3911841 1d SG8m/12m with London numeral Maltese Cross No.‘3’, 4 margins (1 close) STC £1758
3921841 1d SG8l-12l x10 with Maltese Cross cancels, couple 4 margins. STC £50 each (10)15
3931841 1d SG8/12 with London Diamond cancels numerals 1 to 17, mostly 3 margins, STC £25 each. (17)17
3941841 2d SG13/15 x3, 2 with 4 margins, g.u. STC £75 minimum. (3)9
3951841-51 2d SG13 pale blue in g.u. horiz. pair, 4 margins. STC £170+ (1)36
3961841-51 2d SG15 f.u. (Irish diamond cancel) 2+ margins, nice stamp. STC £85 (1)9
3971854-57 1d SG29/33 m.m., original gum (paper hinge) STC £200 minimum. (1)18
3981854-57 2d SG19 (small crown p.16) in f.u. block of 6, a few perfs. reinforced with hinges, STC £540+. Unusual and attractive multiple. (1)110
3991854-57 2d SG19 (sm. crown p.16) some rough perfs. at base, otherwise fine & fresh STC £90 (1)10
4001854-57 1d SG21 (sm. crown p.16) f.u. STC £60 attractive. (1)18
4011854-57 1d SG21 (sm. crown p.16) short format, missing ‘Postage’, unusual. (1)28
4021854-57 2d SG23 (sm. crown p.14) pl.4 f.u. centred low, fresh & attractive STC £200 (1)32
4031854-57 2d SG23a (sm. crown p.14) pl.5 g.u., quite lightly used, some rough perfs. STC £30020
4041854-57 1d SG24 (sm. crown p.14) x 3 g.-f.u. STC £180 (3)20
4051854-57 1d SG26 (lar. crown p.16) f.u. STC £110 (1)19
4061854-57 2d (pl.5) SG27 f.u. centred low, attractive & fresh STC £60 (1)15
4071854-57 2d (pl.6) SG35 some nibbled perfs. at top otherwise v.f. STC £60 (1)9
4081858-79 1d SG43/44 pl.187 m.m. STC £55 (1)7
4091847-54 1/- embossed SG56 believed to be die 2 (W.W. is very clear, the ‘2’ less so) cut to shape STC £95020
4101847-54 6d SG58/60 g.u. STC £900, nice for these) (1)32
4111847-54 10d SG57 g.u., 2 good margins STC £1,200, scarce couple added corners, but looks cut-square60
4121847-54 1/- SG54/55 on small piece, cut square at top, to shape at base. Attractive STC £95028
4131847-54 6d to 1/- set of 3, cut to shape, good spacefillers. (3)20
4141855-57 4d large garter SG66a, very attractive (slight pink stain on reverse) STC £110 (1)14
4151855-57 4d, 6d & 1/- (one of each of the ‘no corner letter’ issue) the odd short perf. etc. Still attractive and STC £490 as cheapest. (3)26
4161855-57 1/- SG72 g.u. STC £260 (1)14
4171878 piece with 1858-79 1d pl.192 & 1/2d pl.12 tied by Oban duplex, attractive. (1)4
4181862-64 3d SG75/77 g.u. STC £250 minimum (nice for these) (1)15
4191862-64 3d pl.2 SG75 (faults) wing margin, but uncommon STC £425 (1)6
4201862-64 4d SG80 g.u. some trimmed/blunt perfs. STC £90 (1)6
4211862-64 6d SG84 g.-f.u. (light duplex cancel) STC £90 (1)19
4221862-64 6d SG84 g.u. STC £90 (1)7
4231865-67 3d SG92 g.u. STC £180 (1)7
4241865-67 6d pl.5 f.u. STC £80, beautiful stamp (1)28
4251865-67 9d SG98 g.u. STC £500, scarce stamp, fine for these. (1)32
4261867-80 3d pl.10 SG102/103 with Edinburgh-Carlisle Sorting Tender cancel. STC £100+ (1)10
4271867-80 6d pl.9 SG108/109 wing margin CDS cancel STC £80+ (1)10
4281867-80 9d SG111 STC £250 g.u. (1)12
4291867-80 1/- pl.7 SG115/117 wing margin with fine ‘Kingsbridge My 4 73’ CDS (1)8
4301867-80 1/- pl.4 f.u.; pl.5 g.u.; pl.6 unused (some tone spots); pl.7 f.u. wing margin. Nice lot, STC £165, plus £35 for pl.6 as used (or £1,000 as mint!) (4)48
4311867-80 2/- blue pl.1 g.-f.u. STC £175 (1)26
4321867-80 2/- SG118/120 g.u. STC £175 minimum (1)13
4331872-73 6d Sg122/122b wing margin g.u. with part 1872 CDS STC £50+ (1)9
4341872-73 6d SG125 pl.12 g.u., re-perfed STC £225 (1)9
4351867-83 5/- Sg126/127 pl.1 STC £600 g.u. quite decent for these (1)22
4361867-83 5/- SG127 pl.1 good colour, g.u., STC £60 (1)60
4371867-83 5/- pl.4 (light registered oval cancel) SG134 (anchor wmk) very minor surface damage (not visible without glass) STC £3,250 scarce stamp in any condition, let alone this attractive. (1)120
4381868-80 2/- brown SG121, one of the most elusive UK stamps, missing from most collections. STC £3,250 but much scarcer than many stamps with a similar cat. value. Average to g.u. only, missing corner, cut-down wing margin, heavy cancel, but fill that gap while you can! (1)95
4391872-73 6d SG123 pl.11 wing margin, g.u. (slightly weak corner) STC £100 (1)10
4401872-73 6d grey pl.12 SG125 average used (some trimmed perfs.) STC £225 (1)8
4411873-80 6d SG146/147 pl.13 to 16 g.u. STC £240 (4)16
4421873-80 4d SG153 pl.16 g.u. with part London De 1878 duplex, STC £250, attractive, possibly re-perfed.10
4431880-83 21/2d blue pl.21, 22 & 23 v.f.u. for these, attractive (couple of lightly toned perfs. on pl.23) (3)18
4441880-83 3d pl.20 g.-f.u. pl.21 f.u. SG158 STC £220 (2)19
4451880-83 3d pl.21 g.u. STC £80 (1)8
4461880-83 3d on 3d SG159 g.u. STC £130 (1)10
4471880-83 4d pl.18 g.-f.u. STC £60 (1)12
4481880-83 6d pl.18 SG161 g.u. STC £65 (1)7
4491880-83 6d SG162 with fine CDS cancel. STC £130 (1)9
4501880-83 1/- pl.14 g.u. STC £140 (1)10
4511880-81 2d SG168 m.m. STC £275 (a few slightly nibbled perfs.) (1)10
4521883-84 2/6 SG175 apparently blued paper, ST C£1,300, looks ok, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)30
4531883-84 10/- g.u. SG183 STC £475 (heavyish rubber cancel) (1)30
4541883-84 10/- SG183a g.u. ‘Ap 21 1888’ registered cancel. STC £475 (1)24
4551883-84 10/- SG183 g.u. ‘No 16 1901’ rubber cancel. STC £475 (1)34
4561883-84 1/- SG196 g.u. ‘Ju 20 84’ CDS STC £250 (1)9
4571883-86 1/- Govt. Parcels SG O64c average used STC £400, scarce. Sold ‘as-is’ (1)10
4581887-92 jubilee 10d x 2 shades g.-f.u. STC £76 minimum. (2)8
4591890 Uniform 1d Post jubilee postal stationery envelope & card. Attractive & fresh. unusual this fine.(2)6
4601896-1902 1d O.W. overprint SG O33 g.u. STC £110, sold ‘as-is’ (1)10
4611891-1900 41/2d Govt. Parcels SG O71 g.u. (small nick at top) STC £200, looks ok, sold ‘as-is’ (1)15
4621902-1910 2/6 to 10/- SG262-5 set g.u. (rubber cancels) STC £800 (3)40
4631911-13 5d SG294 m.m. STC £30 (1)6
4641911-13 11/2d SG287 fine mint (u.m.?) STC £45 scarce shade (1)7
4651912 1d SG337 (Royal Cypher wmk.) u.m. STC £30 as m.m. (1)10
4661915 5/- SG409 DLR printing, g.u. (couple of blunt perfs.) STC £350 (1)15
4671918-19 seln. of BW Seahorses 2/6 x4, 5/-, 10/- believed to be SG413a, 414, 415, 415a, 416 & 417, g.-f.u. all with parcel cancels. STC £540 (6)30
4681924 & 1925 Wembley sets m.m. (‘24 hinge remains; ‘25 toning) STC £80 (4)12
4691925 Wembley set SG432-3 m.m. STC £55 (2)11
4701925 Wembley set SG432-3 g.u. STC £100 (2)8
4711929 PUC 1/2d to 21/2d SG434-7 with ‘K29’ control mint. (4)6
4721934 re-engraved Seahorse set SG450-2 g.u. STC £190 (3)14
4731936 E8 collection of mint cylinder and control numbers. (some perf. types, etc.) Unfortunately only single stamps with margin, but most of the scarcer varieties (incl. ‘dot’ & ‘no dot’) are present. Virtually complete assemblage, not often offered. (55)32
4741939-48 10/- SG478a fine mint STC £40 (1)7
4751964 Geographical Presentation Pack, usual slight bends. (1)55
4761965-84 colln. of ‘Stuart’ FDCs in album, handwritten to ‘69, typed 1970-81, thereafter address labels (removed, leaving slight residue). (100)19
4771970-72 10p & 20p SG829-830 in u.m. lower right marginal blocks of 25, cyl.‘3’ (10p), cyl ‘4’ (20p).10
4781972-74 u.m. sets in blocks of 4, etc. high cat. (Face = c.£10) 5
4791976-85 m. colln. in binder, mostly u.m. or f.u. High face (stated to be £22+) (100s)11
4801982-91 seln. of Pres. Packs (high face) (44), plus eight 1960s FDCs. (52)38
4811999-2003 colln. of Bureau FDCs, incl. some MSs & better sets STC £380 (44)36
4821999-2000 Boxed Royal Mail Millennium FDC collection complete STC £200+ (24 FDCs)30
4832000 Millennium Moment folder with PNC (MS cancelled 1999 & 2000, with £5 coin) scarce (1)10
4842002 Wildings MS (collection I SG MS2326 in pres. pack, scarce item. (1)24
4852002 Royal Mail ‘Definitive Stamps Collection’ folder with high vals., country stamps, etc. attractive item18
4862003 Fruit & Veg. retail pack x 2 (2)8
487QV surface printed selection of lots incl. ranges of g.u. plate numbers, 21/2d, 4d, 6d, etc. A detailed listing can be seen on-line by checking the October 2009 catalogue lot numbers 384 & 416 and December 2009 lots 385, 396, 397, 401, 401, 404, 414, 416, 423, 425 & 431. Original estimates total = £390+ (40)170
488QV small surface printed seln. to 1/- & 2/- (7)32
489QV 1/2d plates on pieces incl. the odd fault, but most v.f.u. incl. vert. pairs of pl.4, pl.6 (x2) & pl.10 and singles pl.5 & pl.6 each x2. STC £240 (8 items)28
491Presentation Packs 1972-81 (a couple earlier) mainly g.-fine; no duplication, high face. (59)20
492QV 1d red stars on covers g.-f.u. with Scottish, Irish & English cancels. (7 covers, with 8 stamps)20
4931st class off paper unfranked stamps x c.100 Face = £40+ (c.100)18
4941st class, as last lot (c.100)18
4951st class, as last lot (c.100)18
496QV 1d red star SG22 on cover STC £140+ (1)16
497FDCs 1960s-80s accum. from a few earlier plain covers; mostly handaddressed in mixed condition (140)14

U.K. Lots (continued)

498Three Greetings booklets 1991, 1993 & 1994, all fine. (3)12
4992nd class stamps, x c.100 unfranked, off paper Face = c.£32 (c.100)12
5002nd class, as last lot, but c.200 stamps; face c.£64 (c.200)24
5012nd class, as last lot. (c.200)24
502Old Shop ledger (c.1930s used to store pre-decimal stamps incl. PO ordering form (1972, faults), full sheet of 41/2d Wildings, plus part sheets, blocks, etc. (100s?)10
503Shoebox with kiloware mostly 1960s-90s some earlier/later incl. QV 1d red! (100s)8
504QV Postal stationery items (one E7) all different, poor to fine. (11)6
505Scotland m.m. defins. face £13+ (75)6
506Off-paper seln. in pkts., cigar boxes, etc. plus a few other items. (100s)6
507QV 1d seln. incl. imperf. x5, perf. x5, & Venetian red x20. Poor to fine. (30)6
508QV 1d red stars (p.14) on pieces wit ‘131’ (Edinburgh) roller cancels. mostly v.fine. (4)6
509Channel Is., I.o.M., etc., Guernsey 1941 1/2d SG1/1f 2 shades in horiz. marginal pairs ‘Guernsey Press Co.’ 1940 & 1941 imprints. fine mint. One pair probably SG1c. (2)10
510“, “, 1941 1/2d SG1/1f horiz. strip of 3 with ‘Guernsey Press Co. June 1941’ imprint, fine mint.8
511“, “, SG Printed album, partly filled with m.&u. colln. (100s)14
512“, I.o.Man 1997 Ltd. Edition bklt. Golden Wedding with u.m. MS & Sheetlet plus 50p stamp Face £95
513“, “, 1998 Princess Diana Ltd. Edn. bklt. with stamps FD cancel on cover; plus u.m. stamp & FDC. 3
514“, Jersey 1941-2001 m.m. colln. on lvs., face stated to be £250+ (100s)75
515“, “, 1970 Battle of Flowers in v.f.u. blocks of 4, central CDS on each. STC £19+ (4 blocks)1
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