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Monday, 11th October 2010

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Boroughmuir Rubgy Club Pavilion

Meggetland (off Colinton Road), Edinburgh, EH14 1AS
Sale Starts at 7:00 PM with viewing from 5:45 PM

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All World Mixed Lots

1World colln. in ‘Senf Victoria Edition’ album (c.1905) typical condition and contents for the period, at first sight appears sparse, but there is plenty of interest hidden away, it just needs finding! It’s real attraction is that it seems to have suffered very little picking. (100s)40
2Old world colln. in album very little past 1940s; rather jumbled a few thematic pages, some picking evident, but still worthwhile for checking carefully. (1,500+?)38
3Interesting colln. in 4-ring binder, mainly earlier material to c.1930s/40s plus later ranges to the ‘60s. A few interesting covers; poor to fine much unusual seen. (2,000+?)32
4Mixed lot in large box with stamps in s/book, albums, tin & pkts. A few covers, postal stationery cut-outs letter-seals and much more besides. Perserverence should reward. (1,000s)32
5Box with genuine clearance - three old world albs. (picked); various 1920s-50s swaps in pkts. in cigar box, choc. boxes, etc.; a few more recent too. hours of sorting fun here! (1,000s)32
6Sorting box with stamps in various albums, club bklts., pkts., etc should keep you busy for hours!(1,000s)30
7Accum. on s/cards, in pkts., albs., s/books, etc. incl. f.u. 1960s C/wealth, etc. Very diverse (1,000s)30
8Sorting mix - box direct from charity source filled with donations: well-filled junior albums, some binders with world, some mint UK (a few in sets), kiloware etc. Poor to fine. (1,000s)26
9A good sorting mixture from original source, many difficult countries seen (100s)26
10Sorting box - covers collection on lvs., junior alb., etc. a few better seen. (1,000s)24
11World off paper in box, mainly middle-period some interesting/better seen. (1,000s)18
12World seln. of on & off paper stamps sorted into pkts., plastic wallets & envelopes, etc. Mostly 1920s to ‘50s, but some earlier/later take a look! a few fiscals, perfins., 1d reds, ... (100s)18
13Box with seln. of off-paper stamps, lovely sorter! early to modern, poor to fine. (1,000s)18
14Covers - 1970-74 seln of UK FDCs, plus a few foreign and special event, etc. (140+)17
15World accumulation in binder, seven junior albs., couple of s/book & on leaves. (1,000s)17
16Box with genuine clearout! stamps in pkts., packs, some covers, cards ... who knows what else! (100s)15
17Postage dues - dupl. world range in small s/book incl. Canada, USA, UK, etc. unchecked. (200)15
18Foreign off-paper, c.400gr, early to modern, poor to fine. (1,000s)14
19Box with mainly off-paper seln. plus a few other items Poor to fine (1,000s)14
20Dupl. seln. in 4 s/books: Canada; USA; Czech.; India plus range of Australia on s/leaves. (1,000s)14
21Junior album c.1920s with reasonable seln. in mixed cond. high proportion of perfins, not any high cat. items noticed, but plenty of unusual. (100s)12
22World seln. in two s/books, a little sparse perhaps, but still some useful seen. (100s)12
23World off-paper in tin. (1,000s)11
24Shoebox with seln. of stamps & covers, high proportion of better/unusual material (100s)11
25Kiloware - (only 150gr, but unusual) Eritrea, Cameroun, Sudan collected at the Norwegian Embassy!10
26Box with loads of philatelic ‘stuff’ to sort through! (1,000s)10
27Birds - colln. in binder, plus large packet with further seln. waiting for you to mount them! (100s)10
28World kiloware - shoebox with decent mix c.500gr+ (1,000s)9
29Seln. of dealer’s approval pages stamps PTSA between 9d & 4/- (in the early ‘60s) total £5 worth plus several ‘free gift’ pages. (100s)8
30Small shoebox with ‘rummaging mix’ little of individual value, but plenty of fun. (100s)6

British Commonwealth

31QV-GVI m.&u. colln. on lvs., mostly odds & part sets, several better items seen worth careful checking.50
32Small seln. of s/cards incl. some interesting incl. Cape triangular (4d 3 margins g.u.), Sudan, Tangier, Bahawalpur, etc. (65+)28
33RAF 75th Anniv. colln. (Westminster) with u.m. sets & MS, A few covers, etc. 16
341953 Coronation colln. apparently complete m. or u. mostly good to fine (106)15
35Off-paper seln. in box (c.350gr) (1,000s)12
36East Africa 1896-1979 mostly GV onwards, used colln. on lvs. worth checking. (100s)12

Postcard Lots

37Bundle of cards incl. greetings, humour, etc. poor to fine mostly pre-war. (150+)14
38Small bundle of cards early-modern, most interest in the few Scottish Islands, etc. poor-fine. (170+)10

Cinderellas, Ephemera, Coins, Other Collectables, etc.

39Cigarette Cards box with original duplicated accum., mainly Wills/Players, but Ogdens/Philips/Gallahers too, mostly 1930s, may be the odd full set., mainly fine. (1,000+?)22
40“, seln. of 1930s-40s sets (mostly complete) in albums, etc. (11 albums)15
41“, 1937 Gallager ‘Trains of the World’ complete set, fine. (48)4
42Ephemera WWI seln. incl. Xmas card (Red Cross 1917), New Year Cards (1918 Lowland Division & 1919 BEF ... Palestine, etc.), plus 3 Postcards. Mixed condition, but very unusual. (6)15
43“, small bundle of pages (many with large illustrations) from ‘The Graphic’ & ‘The Illustrated London News) from 1879 many Zulu War references (among others) 15
44“, 1910 Coronation Button Badge a little rust on back, but beautiful item. (1)7
45“, Booklet c.1945 ‘Polish-Russian Problem’ plus pamphlet on the Katyn Forest Massacre, some faults.6
46“, 1951 Festival of Britain Tourist Information Map, average to good, unusual. (1)5
47Matchbox Labels extensive colln. in 2 s/albums UK & foreign very diverse. Many interesting themes(100s)9
48Perfins small s/book with UK & World ranges, QV to modern. (150+)15
49Philatelic Soc. E.P.S. 1977 (Golden Jubilee) seln. of items incl. 80p & £1 bklts (both inverted panes); Souvenir Handbook, etc. not often seen any more. (9 items)10
50UK locals Lundy 1982 defins, 11 vals. in complete sheets of 72 STC £396; plus Lundy, Herm, etc. on leaves and loose (100s)26
51“, Gugh, Davaar, etc. seln. of u.m. sets & MS on ‘Coronation Street’ theme face £17+ (25 stamps, 2MS)6
52UK Strike Labels ‘Dayans Richmond & Kew Gdns., se-tenant imperf. blocks of 6 25/50/75p plus sheet of 1/2/5/10p; also International Mail 25p & 50p singles. (4 items)10

Coins, Numismatic Covers, etc.

53Coins World seln. in box c.5Kg (unsuitable for posting) early-mainly modern, good mix. (1,000s)15
54“, U.K. 1902 6d, virtually uncirculated, beautiful coin. (1)20
55“, “, 1977 Crown - Silver proof in case x3, plus 12 dupl. Crowns 1972-1981 & 2 others (17)20
56“, “, small seln. of coins from 1836 Groat to 101 Farthing, poor to very fine, plus ‘Starch Token’. (16)15
57“, “, Tub with seln. of Crowns, some in pres. cases, various 1953 to 1981 (34); £2 Bill of Rights; few others incl. pre-47 & 1969 Investiture Medallion. (1)12
58Silver Ingots Royal Mail GV Mackennal 1d & Seahorse 10/- (some marks to card outers) (2)9
59PNC UK 2005 ‘Menai Straits’ special PNC plus Mercury cover 2001 with Falklands Crown (2)7

Stamps Arranged by Country

60Aden 1939-48 set SG16-27 f.u. the odd tone spot, short perf. on 10r, etc. STC £35 (13)9
61“, Hadhramaut 1963 set SG41-52 u.m. STC £35 (12)9
62Albania 1919 (7 Mar.) Comet o’print set (straight tails) m.m. sl. faults, but scarce Mi.47-52III (6)24
63Andorra (French) P. Dues; 1935-42 mint range with ‘35, ‘37 & ‘43 sets plus ‘46 to 10f. STC £80 (23)15
64Australian States, N.S.W. 1852-53 6d SG74 f.u. STC £275 2 margins (& bits of 2 others) (1)30
65“, “, 1852-53 6d SG75 3+ margins g.-f.u. STC £250 (1)40
66“, “, 1856-59 (6d) reg. SG102 cut square, 4 margins, slightly rounded corner lower right, small thin spot & horizontal fold, never-the-less a decent stamp. STC £170 (1)15
67“, “, 1856-59 (6d) reg. SG103 v.f.u. cut square, 4 margins. STC £190 (1)30
68“, “, 1890-91 5/- OS o’print in black SG O49 g.u. STC £120 (1)26
69“, Western Australia 1854 1d SG1 f.u. almost 4 margins (just touching top left), wmk. difficult to see, looks fine but sold ‘as-is’ out of necessity. (1)40
70Australia 1937-49 5/-, 10/- & £1 av. to g.u. STC £50 as cheapest. (3)4
71“, 1953-86 stamps g.-f.u. (& the odd few l.m.m., 1966 $4 King, etc.), virtually complete (missing only a few (like coil pairs, some later, etc.) on printed pages in 4-ring album, plus a few of the M/S’s for the period. High cat. (100s)20
72“, Colln. in old alb. worth spending a bit of time on the GV heads & roos, plus interesting and potentially worthwhile selection of States. Must be viewed! (100s)75
73Austria 1850-90 used ranges incl. 1850 1k, other imperfs, 1858 range, plus some N’paper. Fair to fine, with interesting cancels (straight-line, red, etc.) STC £140+ (14)15
74“, 1920 Plebiscite set f.u. unusual thus. STC £30 9
75“, 1945-66 u.m. mainly in sets incl. ‘45 Surch. SG857-60, ‘46 St Stephens, ‘53 Vienna School, ‘54 Health, ‘57 Defin. range, plus some back of book, STC £84 (96)11
76Azores 1910 ‘republica’ set SG204-217 used (1000R is fine mint) STC £19 (14)6
77Bahamas 1919 1/- used ‘War Tax’ overprint SG 104 STC £42 (1)6
78“, 1938-52 £1 SG157a/b u.m. STC £60 minimum (1)15
79Barbados c.1882-1965 m.&u. a good range with better vals. STC £130 (46)16
80Bechuanaland c.1893-1961 m.&u. ranges STC £47 (41)8
81Belgium 1928 Orval set l.m.m., fine gum. STC £60 (9)12
82Bermuda 1875 1d on 3d SG16 used, damaged (corner missing, tear), not unusual (see SG note) STC £3509
83“, c.1922-53 mainly mint incl. better GVI, etc. STC £90+ (19)15
84“, 1978 Wildlife set SG387-403 u.m. STC £25 (17)7
85Br. Antarctic Terr. (& S. Georgia) 1984-88 seln. of FDCs B.A.T. (6), S.G. (3) attractive. (9)12
86British Guiana 1938 $3 SG319 p.121/2 & 319b p.14x13 l.m.m. STC £62 (2)12
87Br. Levant 1885 12pi on 2/6 SG3a mint, the odd gum crease, etc. STC £50 (1)12
88“, 1902-05 12pi on 2/6 SG11b f.u. STC £35 (1)10
89“, 1902-05 24pi on 5/- SG12 mint STC £32 (1)9
90Br. Solomon Is. 1939-51 2/6 SG70 in u.m. block of 4, usual gum toning. STC £112 (1)18
91Br. Virgin Is. 1867-70 1/- SG14 m.m. STC £275 scarce item (1)80
92“, 1867-70 4d SG16 & 17 both the shades on buff paper m.m. small natural paper thin on SG17 STC £8428
93“, 1867 1/- SG19 m.m. toned gum. STC £65 (1)22
94“, 1879-80 21/2d ‘CC’ SG25 m.m. STC £100 vert. printing STC £100 vert. printing flaw (similar to ‘Doctor Blade Flaw’) unusual. (1)34
95“, 1887-89 4d 2 shades m.m., believed to be SG36 & 37 STC £80 (2)20
96“, 1887-89 6d deep violet SG39 l.m.m. beautiful stamp. STC £18 (1)8
97“, 1888 4d on 1/- SG42d m.m. some adhesion & horiz. crease, not bad from front! STC £180 (1)24
98“, 1899 set SG43-50 m.m. usual gum faults STC £110 (8)28
99“, 1913-19 2/6 SG76 m.m. (1)12
100“, 1913-19 5/- SG77 m.m. slight gum faults. STC £38 (1)8
101“, 1922-28 5/- SG85 l.m.m. STC £32 (1)9
102“, 1922-28 5/- m.m. SG101 STC £19 (1)7
103“, 1922-28 2/6 SG100 m.m. STC £19 (1)7
104“, 1931 3c, 6c, 10c & 12c SG295-8 m.m. (3c toned gum) STC £26+ (4)5
105Brunei 1922 Malaya - Borneo Exhibition set SG51-59 unused (no gum) STC £160 as mint. good set (9)26
106Burma 1942 Peacock 1p SG J25 c.t.o., looks ok, but sold ‘as-is’ STC £700 (1)10
107Bushire 1915 5k SG13a ‘no stop’ variety STC £700 sold ‘as-is’ scarce! (1)16
108Cameroun 1961 surch set to £1 SG286-297a all fine u.m. (all with margins of some kind, some security printed) STC c.£70, unusual (12)24
109Canada 1897 Jubilee 50c SG135 g.u. (roller-cancel) STC £100 (1)13
110“, 1911-22 5c SG205b u.m. imperf. at base (ex. bklt. pane?) STC £60 as m.m. (1)11
111“, 1933-34 P. Due set SG D14-17 used (typical pen-cancels, etc.) STC £65 (4)7
112“, 1935-65 P. Due set u.m. STC £18 (7)6
113“, 1942 6c, 7c & ‘46-47 7c Airs SG399, 400 & 407 all u.m. STC £36 (3)11
114“, 1942 $1 SG388 u.m. STC £42 (1)9
115“, 1949 50c SG O169 official f.u. STC £120 good stamp. (1)26
116“, 1949 $1 official SG O170 u.m. marginal STC £45 (1)15
117“, 1950-52 14c official SG O186 mint STC £20 (1)6
118“, 1950-52 20c official SG O187 mint. STC £38 (1)11
119“, mainly GVI in u.m. blocks of 4, most with corner marginal numbers & inscriptions. STC £62 (48)12
120“, small mint GV seln. incl. 1916 2c+1c SG235 u.m. (STC £27 as m.m.), etc. total STC £37 (4)8
121Cape of Good Hope 1853 4d SG2 g.u. 3 large margins STC £180 (1)24
122“, 1855 4d SG6 (SG19?!) g.u. 3 large margins STC £60 minimum (1)10
123“, 1855-63 6d SG7 pale rose lilac, g.u. slightly washed) 3 large margins STC £225 (1)26
124“, 1855-63 6d SG7c slate lilac g.u. 3 good margins STC £450 (1)40
125“, 1855-63 1d SG5a g.u. 3 large margins just touching at left corner STC £200 (1)26
126“, 1863-64 1d SG18/18c g.u., 3 large margins STC £225 minimum. (1)28
127Cayman Is. 1900-50 mainly mint incl. GVI 1950 to 2/-, etc. STC £58 (30)9
128“, 1907 5/- SG16 mint, slight gum faults, STC £190 scarce item. (1)26
129“, 1921-26 3/- SG81 f.u. STC £16 (1)5
130“, 1935 Silver Jubilee set v.f.u. STC £14 (4)6
131“, 1974 Sealife etc. set (no 9c SG346) u.m. STC £35+ (14)10
132Cook Is. 1949-61 set SG150-9 l.m.m. STC £40 (10)9
133Crete 1905 (1 Sept) Uprising set believed to be genuine, but sold ‘as-is’ Mi.1-5 (Ceremuga expertised) (5)15
134“, (British P.O’s.) 1898 20pa SG B1 used with s/l ‘Hrakleion’ cancel with Ceremuga certificate - unfortunately the cert. doesn’t match the stamp! So it’s sold ‘as-is’ (1)10
135Cyprus 1955 £1 SG187 l.m.m. STC £28 (1)7
136“, 1960 Republic o’print set SG188-202 m.m. STC £130 (15)20
137Danzig 1920-35 useful little m. or u. seln. worth checking, also incl. various Port Gdansk STC £67+ (20)9
138“, repro. postcards - two different sets of 16 (one old postcards, the other local paintings, maps, etc.3
139Denmark 1904-37 ‘odds’ with better incl. various ‘Heads’, ‘37 Dybol Mill set u., ‘37 Sil. Jub. set m., etc., a couple of parcel post used. STC £87 (17)11
140“, 1925 Air 10ø to 50ø SG224-227 mint STC £232 (4)30
141“, 1929 Cancer set SG252-4 u.m. STC £43+ as m.m. (3)10
142“, 1929 Cancer research set g.u./f.u. STC £53 (3)12
143Dominica c.1908-54 m.&u. colln. STC £80+, some better. (58)12
144Egypt c.1890s? ‘Fayoum’ circular letter seal (faults), unusual. (1)1
145“, 1879 5p SG44w wmk. inverted, u.m., but the odd slight tone spot. STC £120 as m.m. (1)38
146“, small s/book crammed full with stamps, mostly 1975-82 u.m., unchecked. (c.150)9
147Epirus 1914 Rifleman set Mi1-8 f.u. (8)7
148“, 1914 State Arms set, plus ‘Koriza’ overprint pair f.u. (10)6
149“, Chimarra 1914 set Mi.1-4 unused STC ¤650, but sold ‘as-is’ (4)18
150Falkland Is. 1929-32 4d SG120a line perf. m.m. STC £50 (1)10
151“, 1972 Flowers set u.m. plus a couple of f.u. odds SG276-88 STC £44 (16)12
152Fiji 1971 set (Birds & Flowers) u.m. STC £28+ (16)9
153Finland 1875 ‘four figures’ range used, mainly good to fine with 10p brown (4), 25p blue, 32p (2) and 1m, worth checking STC £168 (8)20
154France 1917 5f + 5f Orphans’ Fund SG377 mint, patchy (but original) gum, some slight marks on face see photo (mentioned for accuracy only), very scarce item, missing from most collns. STC £1,400250
155“, 1934-49 range of f.u. airs incl. ‘36 to 3f50 (85c mint), etc. STC £554+ (8)10
156“, 1935-43 Charities & commems. range, with better incl. ‘43 Petain strip, etc. STC £57 (16)11
157“, 1942 Relief Fund set (Arms) l.m.m., fresh STC £22 7
158“, 1949 relief Fund set g.u./f.u. SG1081-6 STC £25+ (6)7
159“, 1953 Sports 75f u.m. plus others incl. 25f also u.m. STC £54+ (4)12
160“, Range of classics incl. 1849 20c black, ‘63 1c (2), 80c (2), Bordeaux 40c (lovely colour, 4 margins), etc. av. used, fair to fine & attractive STC £180+ (1)18
161“, P.O’s in Morocco 1891 used range to 50c, 1p also 5c (both shades) & 10c (both types), etc. fair to fine STC £105 (10)19
162“, Martinique Varied seln. m. or u., some better STC £89 (18)10
163“, Fr. Somali Coast 1958 1f, 2f (fishes) & 500f (camels) all f.u. STC £37+ (3)7
164“, Fr. Terr. of the Affars & Issas 1967-68 f.u. seln. incl. ‘67 200f (eagles), etc. STC £89+ (5)14
165Gambia 1880-81 1/- SG19b/20b unused, no gum slight corner thin STC £275 as m.m. (1)13
166Germany 1923 Air set SG269-73 g.u.-f.u. most look ok, but not guaranteed STC £124 (5)12
167“, WWII card, the cover ‘Tag der Briefmarke 1940’, inside various cancels over the next few years incl. four on postage stamps (France, Italy, Libia & Tunisia). Philatelic? Very! ... but unusual. (1)15
168“, Allied Occ’n. (anglo American Zone) 1948 60pf monuments imperf. STC ¤200 (1)28
169“, D.D.R. 1950-53 used seln. incl. blocks STC £70+ (21)8
170“, P.O’s. in Morocco 1905 1p25 on 1m f.u. (no wmk.) STC £60 (1)9
171“, P.O’s in Turkey 1908 100c on 80pf mint one blunt perf. STC £80 (1)10
172Gold Coast 1938-52 mint ranges incl. 1938-44 set STC £38 (25)7
173“, GV ranges used vals. to 2/- (both wmks.) etc. STC £85 (20)15
174Grenada 1934-66 mint seln. incl. GVI vals. to 5/-, QE u.m. sets incl. SG231-45 u.m, etc. STC £72(68)12
175Honduras Telegraphs 4c, 8c, 12c dated 1934/38, all u.m. with Specimen o’prints with punch hole (ABCo)9
176Hong Kong 1885 20c on 30c g.-f.u. & 50c on 48c g.u. (perfin. SG40/41 STC £47 (2)9
177“, 1923-56 mult. crown P.Due set m.m. some sl. faults (10c tone spot) STC £100 (5)10
178“, 1949 UPU set mint STC £65 as u.m. (4)19
179“, 1967-92 used range, vals. to $20 (3) & $50, mainly fine STC £65 (16)8
180“, 1987 defin. range used incl. top three vals., mainly fine STC £50 (12)7
181“, 1992 defin. range used, mainly fine, incl. top three vals. STC £35 (21)7
182Iceland 1911-31 mint seln. with 1911 Siggurdson set (no 3a), 1915-18 ‘Two Kings’ 5a (crosses wmk.), 1931 Falls 5a, 20a STC £130 (8)19
183“, 1911-31 used range with better STC £60+ (15)8
184“, Officials from 1876 3a (both perfs.), later to 50a, 1k, mainly used STC £80 (9)14
185“, 1938 20th Anniv. set (3) f.u. on neat reg. cover to USA, cancels ‘21 Dec 38’, attractive (1)15
186India 1895 set 2r to 5r SG107-9 (2r is perfin) g.u. STC £50 (3)11
187“, 1902-11 10r SG144 f.u. STC £32, colours slightly diffused. (1)10
188“, 1911-22 25r SG191 f.u. with large ‘Girgaon’ CDS STC £40 (1)11
189Ireland 1922-37 mint range incl. ‘22 various to 1/-, then complete commems to ‘34, etc. (25)9
190“, 1937 Constitution to 1945 Centenary compl. mint (no defins SG105-10, 126-37) STC £73 (18)11
191“, 1953 Emmet set SG156-7 m.m. STC £45 (2)8
192Israel small s/book with u.m. stamps mostly 1980s, plus dupl. u.m. MSs (e.g. ‘83 Tel Aviv Philatelic Exhibition MS x5, etc.) (150+, 15MS)22
193Italy 1932 Dante postage set m..m./u.m. mainly good to fine STC £56 (12)11
194“, Bellini set SG462-7 g.u. STC £74+ (6)12
195“, Colonies - Italian E. Africa 1941 Axis set SG55-63 u.m. incl. both airs. STC £33+ (9)10
196Jamaica 1948 RSW £1 SG144 f.u. STC £70 (1)22
197Kenya 1966-71 Animal defin. set SG20-35 u.m. STC £45 (16)11
198K.U.T. 1935-37 GV short set to 5/- mint SG110-121 STC £65 (12)12
199“, 1938-54 20c l.m.m. p. 131/4 SG139 STC £40 (1)6
200“, 1966-71 Animal defins 5c, 10c, 15c, 20c, 50c & 65c each in u.m. sheet of 100 STC £235 as singles, but some faults. (6)20
201Kuwait 1968-72 u.m. sets, etc. STC £24+ (22)5
202Labuan 1894-96 5c m., 6c m.&u., 8c & 12c m.; also 1900-02 1c, 24c m. Unchecked STC £99 minimum.12
203Lagos 1904 5/- SG52 m.m. light horiz. crease and slight toning. (1)34
204Latvia 1939 overprinted MS SG MS293 f.u., but folds in margins only 60k MS issued. (1)9
205Liechtenstein 1958-63 u.m., mainly sets, incl. charities. STC £21+ (20)4
206“, 1960 Europa SG404 f.u. STC £44 (1)9
207Malaya, Straits Settlements 1883 2c on 4c SG61 m.m. STC £80 (1)16
208“, “, 1912-23 $25 SG213, light fiscal use (oval cancel); strengthened top left corner & very small thin at base, looks very attractive from front. STC £475 as postal (1)42
209“, “, 1936-37 to $2 SG 260-73 (no 50c SG271), m.m. STC £87 (1)18
210“, Johore 1922-41 12c ultramarine SG114 m.m. (slight gum disturbance) STC £48 (1)11
211“, Thai Occ’n. 1943 2c SG TH2 used with short corner. much scarcer than the catalogue suggests, sold as genuine, with Ceremuga certificate. (1)90
212Malta 1855-69 2d pl.13 x2 (SG Z34) used on front; STC from £36 for cheapest plate. (1)10
213“, 1860-63 1/2d x2 (SG2,3?) unused, both slight faults, one trimmed at left, other with closed pinhole, etc. STC £1,500 as mint (£750 used) hints of o.g. in places (2)42
214“, 1956-58 set SG266-282 m.m., looks u.m. except 1d. STC £120 (17)24
215Mauritius c.1910-67 mainly mint ranges STC £100+, some better vals. noted. (33)16
216“, QV ranges, mainly mint/unused useful surch. types, etc. STC £110 (mint) & £90 (unused) (10)18
217Modena 1852 1L ‘used’ (barred cancel) sold ‘as-is’ (1)9
218Morocco Agencies (Tangier) 1952-54 & 1955 (High vals.) sets SG 289-305, 310-12 STC £30 (20)8
219Naples 1858 20c mint, believed to be reprint. (just maybe genuine?!) (1)10
220“, 1860 (6 Dec) 1/2t Mi9a (Sasone 16) f.u. with coloured cancel. Two ‘Diena’ Certificates (one in Italian 1982, the other in German - 1984) beautiful, scarce item STC ¤4,500 (1)400
221Nauru 1916-23 basic set compl. SG1-12 m.m. STC £80 (1)28
222“, 1916-23 2/6 SG20 m.m. centred low-right, STC £65 (1)20
223“, 1916-23 2/6 SG20 f.u. STC £110 (1)40
224“, 1916-23 2/6 SG20 l.m.m. top marginal STC £65 (1)30
225“, 1916-23 5/- SG22 l.m.m. STC £100 centred low-right, beautiful stamp. (1)34
226“, 1916-23 10/- Seahorse SG23 l.m.m. centred high-left and attractive despite puled perf. & rounded corner. STC £250 Scarce item. (1)36
227“, 1924-48 set SG26b to 39b (shiny paper) m.m. STC £170, some tone spots to gum, etc., Shilling values are all very fine. (14)48
228Newfoundland 1857-64 1d SG1 ‘good m.m.’ STC £140, four large margins. (1)18
229“, 1911 recess set SG111-116 m.m., some sl. flat gum patches, most fine. STC £300 (6)85
230“, 1911-16 set SG117-127 m.m. (most fine) plus 8c shade. STC £300+ (12)70
231“, 1920 surch. basic set of 3 SG144, 146, 147 m.m. STC £44+ (3)14
232“, 1928-29 mint seln. between 5c & 30c (5 is used) a couple without gum. STC c.£80 (11)16
233“, 1929-31 Perkins Bacon set SG179-187 used, usual violet cancels, etc. STC £150 (9)28
234“, 1932 30c SG220 m.m. STC £40 (1)16
235“, 1932 $1.50 on $1 DO-X overprint SG221 v.f.u. STC £225, plus the original cover it was neatly removed from. (cancelled 19 May 32, St. Johns to ‘England’ - rest of address removed/obscured)100
236“, 1933 Air set SG230-4 l.m.m. slight gum faults on some, attractive set STC £150 (5)40
237“, 1941-44 14c to 25c SG284-8 g.u./f.u. scarcer values. STC £67 (5)12
238New Guinea 1914 Marshall Is. 10pf, 20pf, each surch SG52 & 53 usual toning etc., not bad for these. (2)11
239“, 1915-16 short set SG73-81 to 1/- m.m. the odd tone spot, etc. STC £220+ (6)60
240“, 1915-16 5/- SG92 fresh unused (no gum) STC £70 as m.m. (1)18
241“, 1918-23 5/- SG116 l.m.m. (u.m.?) couple of light marks do not detract from this scarce stamp. (1)20
242“, 1931 10th anniv. short set to 2/- SG150-159 m.m. STC £60 (mostly very fine l.m.m.) (10)26
243“, 1931 10th Anniv. 5/- SG160 m.m. STC £42 (1)19
244“, 1931 10/- SG161 m.m. slight tone spot & gum adhesion. Scarce stamp STC £100 (1)24
245“, 1931 Air short set to 1/- SG163-172 m.m. STC £50+ (10)18
246“, 1931 Air 2/- & 5/- SG173-174 m.m. STC £58 (2)22
247“, 1931 10/- Air SG175 m.m. STC £75 (1)32
248“, 1932-34 5/- m.m. SG187 STC £27 (1)12
249“, 1932-34 10/- SG188 m.m. STC £55 (1)22
250“, 1939 £1 SG225 m.m. with overall toning STC £100 (1)13
251New Zealand 1913-25 2/- official overprint g.u. STC £50 (1)10
252“, 1913-25 5/- official o’print SG O86 g.u. STC £110 (1)18
253“, 1915-27 8d official SG O103 unused, no gum STC £65 as m.m. (1)8
254“, 1920 Victory 3d, 6d, 1/- all sound used with Parcel cncels STC £81 (3)9
255“, 1980s-2005 (mostly 1990s) bundle of FDCs, incl. some better issues (86)18
256“, officials GV/GVI mint range with better STC £89 minimum (9)12
257Niger Coast 1897-98 10/- SG74b p.131/2x14 m.m. STC £100, uncommon item (1)20
258North Borneo 1897-1902 24c SG109 m. (STC £23) plus 1909-23 16c u.m. STC £26 as m.m. (2)9
259“, 1950-52 set SG356-70 m.m. STC £100 (16)22
260Northern Rhodesia 1929-52 Postage Dues 1d, 4d SG D1, D4 used STC £32 minimum. (2)7
261“, 1963 P.Due set SG D5-10 u.m. (the 2d is l.m.m.) STC £22 (6)6
262Norway 1867 1sk, 2sk, 4sk & 1872 4sk, all av.-g.u. STC £90+ (4)7
263Nyasaland 1921-33 2/- SG109 m.m. & 4/- SG111 u.m. STC £35 as m.m. (2)14
264Papal States 1852 4b black on buff unused horiz. pair, good margin at base, into at left, others close/into with BPA certificate (1959) (1)80
265“, 1868-70 SG43 3c black on grey used, this would be sold ‘as-is’, but comes with RPS certificate (1974) some surface rubbing, thinning, etc. useful spacefiller. (1)40
266Papua New Guinea 1952-58 set SG1-15 m.m. STC £85 (16)14
267Parma 1859 10c unused Mi13, maybe ok? sold ‘as-is’ (1)12
268“, 1859 20c unused, toned, may just be genuine?! (1)10
269“, 1859 80c unused, blue stain, ‘as-is’ (1)10
270Pitcairn Is. 1938 NZ 1d Coronation stamp tied by Pit. Is. (18 Mar) CDS, sl. faults, but unusual. (1)2
271Poland 1928-45 seln. incl. Challenge pair used, ‘35 o’prints SG311-2 u.m., etc. STC £21 (9)4
272Portugal 1933 St Anthony surch set SG871-6 f.u. STC £18+ (6)6
273“, 1940 Centenaries ‘46 St. Mary, ‘51 Revolution sets all mint STC £45 (14)8
274“, 1949 Portraits sets m.m (10c used) STC £70+ (8)16
275“, small m.&u. range of classics, etc. with better, mainly fine STC £240+ (15)24
276Rhodesia 1910-13 2/- double Head SG178 p.15, no cancel but BSA perfin, looks nice & fills a difficult gap STC £2,250 m.m./£350 used (1)34
277“, & Nyasaland 1959-62 defin. set (no 9d but with both coil perfs.) m.m. STC c.£100 (16)19
278Roumania 1938 8th Anniv. set m.m., most fine. Scarce set. (11)8
279St. Helena 1912-16 8d SG78 g.u. STC £55 (1)9
280“, 1953-59 set SG153-165 u.m. STC £70 (15)18
281”, 1961-65 set SG176-189 u.m. STC £55 (14)13
282St. Vincent 1921-32 £1 Sg141 g.u. STC £130, maybe revenue cancel. (1)12
283“, 1970-71 Birds set SG285-300 u.m. STC £16 (16)5
284Sarawak 1899-1908 set SG36-47 m.m. plus various 1c shades, etc. & both 4c. m.m. STC c.£180 (17)38
285“,, 1955-59 set (no 30c SG198) SG188-202 m.m. STC £67 (14)14
286Seychelles 1890 96c SG8 m.m. STC £65 (1)12
287“, 1893 45c on 48c SG20 m.m. sl. toned gum STC £30 (1)5
288Sicily 1859 1/2gr SG1 mint expertiser’s mark, believed to be genuine, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)20
289“, 1859 5gr mint SG4, slight oxidization, nice stamp. (1)20
290“, 1859 10g used, looks fine, but small tear at left. sold ‘as-is’ (1)20
291“, 1859 50g mint SG7 looks ok, but sold ‘as-is’ - worth a gamble! (1)46
292Sierra Leone c.1884-1964 m.&u. ranges, some better, incl. 1956-61 to 10/- used etc. STC £80+ (43)14
293Singapore 1983 Bangkok Stamp Exhibition MS u.m SG MS457 x 10 (10)9
294South Africa 1941-46 War effort set m.m. STC £65 (7 pairs, 2 singles)8
295Southern Rhodesia 1924-29 5/- SG14 g.u. STC £160 (1)20
296“, 1935-53 mainly l.m.m. in sets, incl. ‘37 Coron., ‘40 BSAC Jubilee, etc. (24)6
297South West Africa c.1927-41 mainly mint colln. in horiz. pairs as appropriate, noting ‘35 Silver Jub., ‘41 large format War Effort (no 1/3), etc. STC £97 (48)18
298“, 1929 cover with flap missing Pretoria to Tsunis with P.Due stamp SG D37 Backstamped Rehoboth and Mariental. STC (from) £220 (1)24
299“, 1941-43 large war effort set SG114-122 set 7 pairs & 2 singles f.u. STC £80 (9)12
300“, 1954 set SG154-65 m.m. STC £48 (12)12
301Spain 1931 u.m. horiz. pair 25c some split perfs. & slight gum creasing SG734 STC £82 as m.m. (1)18
302Sudan 1951 set SG123-139 m.m. STC £80 (17)18
303Sweden 1931 5k SG176 l.m.m. STC £95 (1)19
304“, 1932 Tercent. set SG177-180 plus perf. vars. m./u.m. STC £41+ (6)9
305“, 1939 defin. ranges with perf. vars., mostly u.m. plus ‘46 Nobel set with perf. vars. (26)5
306“, 1941 Bible set SG248-9 plus 15ø perf. var., all u.m. STC £17+ as m.m. (3)6
307Switzerland 1923-32 ranges of airs mint, mainly fine with 1923 set (no 75c) plus ‘32 Trio STC £100+ ignoring the gum varieties. (15)22
308“, range of MSs, mostly u.m. 1963-90 STC £22+ (6)6

Tanganyika - Mafia Island the following six lots are hand overprints on I.E.F. stamps, extremely scarce items, form an old collection. The vendor bought them as genuine - we believe they are, but without certificates they’re being sold ‘as-is’ out of necessity. The overprint colour is pale bluish-green (probably falls under the ‘green’ category in SG)
309“, 1915-16 1a SG M35 u.m., light gum bend. STC £60 (1)16
310“, 1915-16 2a SG M36 l.m.m. horiz. crease & rounded corner STC £85 attractive & scarce. (1)12
311“, 1915-16 2a6p SG M37 v.l.m.m. STC £120 (1)40
312“, 1915-16 3a SG M38 m.m. STC £130 (1)42
313“, 1915-16 4a SG M39 u.m. STC £160 (1)50
314“, 1915-16 12a SG M41 l.m.m., light vertical gum crease STC £375 (1)55
315Tonga 1920-c.1953 m./u.m. ranges incl. ‘51 Treaty set, ‘53 vals. incl. 10/-, £1, etc. STC £50+ (26)8
316Transjordan 1922 2m SG46 & 1923 5/10p on 5p SG73 g.u. pair. STC £109 (2)13
317Trinidad & Tobago 1921-22 £1 SG215 m.m. STC £130 good stamp (1)40
318“, 1938-44 $4.80 rose carmine f.u. STC £45 (1)6
319Tristan da Cunha 1961 Sea Life decimal set SG42-54 m.m. STC £75 (13)18
320Turks & Caicos Is. 1977 Silver Jubilee 6c with inverted wmk. u.m. (1)6
321Tuscany 1851 1s orange (grey paper) used 4 margins sold ‘as-is’ (1)18
322“, 1851 2c blue m.m. (expertisers mark on gum) m.m., one margin, nick in at top. Looks ok, sold as-is22
323“, 1851 1c red on blue in horiz. f.u. pair (P.D. cancels) looks ok, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)42
324“, 1851 (1857-59) 1c carmine SG26 unused, only one margin, close/touching/just into others. STC £200 with RPS certificate (1946) (1)30
325“, 1851 1c red on grey SG9 in f.u. horiz. strip of 3 wit P.D. marks, pen line & part CDS STC £14448
326“, 1860 1c SG38 unused, no gum with RPS certificate (1946), 3 margins. (1)120
327“, 1860 5c green used 3+ margins, looks ok, but sold ‘as-is’ (1)24
328“, 1860 80g red used SG50 looks ok, but ‘as-is’ (1)30
329U.S.S.R. 1923 (May) imperf range with unissued 1r, 2r both in l.m.m. horiz. pairs, plus 5r, 10r in vert. gutter pairs u.m. STC £54+ 16
330U.S.A. 1898 Mississippi short set to 50c used, the odd slight fault, but all decent appearance. STC £200+19
331“, 1926 White Plains, ‘27 Burgoyne, ‘28 Pitcher all in u.m. blocks of 4 STC £29 as m.m. singles. (3)8
332“, P. Due 1930 30c SG D708 u.m. block of four STC £32 as m.m. singles (1)9
333“, Revenue stamp 1956 $50 Documentary used with punch holes (1)4
334“, 1960s-80s accum. of FDCs, slight tone spots to some, most fine. (c.300+)15
335“, back of book used incl. 1879 P.Due vals., parcel post, reg. letter stamp, etc. STC £76 (13)8
336Upper Silesia 1920 officials m.&u. ranges incl. various o’print varieties (22)5
337Vatican City 1933-52 seln. m. or u. with better items STC £93 (14)9
338“, 1933 Holy year set SG15-18 f.u. not often seen STC £67+ (4)19
339Venezuela early to modern colln. in s/book, with several better/unusual items. Ideal starter. (100s)28
340Yemen 1930-53 range incl. ‘39 2nd Anniv. set m. or u., ‘53 set SG100-5 m. STC £49 (14)7
341Zambia 1973 WHO set m.m., ‘74 1st anniv. set m.m. incl. 2 key stamps STC £50 (9)8
342Zanzibar 1896 o’print set SG41-46 g.u. look fine & ok, but sold ‘as-is’ as no certificate STC £200 (6)55
343“, 1896 part short set to 8a m.m. plus 1r used SG156-169 (no 3a SG163) the odd gum fault STC £100 (12)18
344“, 1952-55 defin. set SG339-352 m.m. STC £38 (14)9

United Kingdom Lots

3451840 1d black ‘F-D’ g.u. with 4 good margins, red Maltese Cross cancel, very attractive. (1)75
3461840 1d black ‘J-B’, 4 very wide margins, tied to small piece by red M/Cross (1)70
3471840 1d black ‘N-G’ 4 large margins, red M/C STC £275 minimum. (1)65
3481840 1d black ‘B-I’ 4 margins, but thins & nick at base, attractive, bright red M/C (1)38
3491840 1d black ‘B-A’ 2 wide margins (plus parts of 2 others); light, red M/C, attractive (1)38
3501840 1d black ‘R-G’ almost 4 margins, just touching top right & just into lower left. minor hinge thin.30
3511840 1d black ‘F-I’, slight faults (damage lower left corner affecting letter, thins, etc.), still 4 margins, red M/C and attractive. (1)28
3521840 2d blue ‘F-H’ g.u. with good margins, just touching 2 edges, black M/C (1)75
3531840 2d blue ‘F-I’ two margins (plus bits of 2 others) scarce stamp. (1)50
3541841 2d blue trial plate (15 Jan) with manuscript check letters, 1844 type cancel, faults (crease, thin and torn), still very attractive for this extremely scarce item. SG (specialised) DP43. Brandon certificate200
3551841 2d ‘H-G’ g.u. 4 margins with BPP certificate. (1)9
3561841 2d SG13/15 pair g.u. 4 margins, just touching at right. STC £150 minimum. (1)15
3571858-79 1d pl.207 with Copestake Moore underprint, good used, scarce. (1)6
3581858-79 2d SG45 pl.9 used on cover STC £40, some hinge marks to cover. (1)8
3591847-54 6d, 10d & 1/- embossed set cut square, g.u. scarce STC £2,950 minimum (3)100
3601847-54 6d embossed SG58/60 cut to shape with 1d star used on cover, scarce item. (1)50
3611855-57 4d SG62 g.u. STC £375 scarce. (1)20
3621855-57 4d SG63 g.u. STC £450 (1)20
3631855-57 6d SG69/70 & 1/- SG71/73 g.u. STC £350 minimum (2)15
3641862-64 3d SG76/77 g.u. STC £250 minimum (1)14
3651862-64 4d pale red SG80 m.m. a bit grubby, toning on back, gum intact. STC £1,500 (1)38
3661862-64 4d SG81 & 6d SG83 g.u. pair, much above average. STC £230 (2)12
3671862-64 9d straw SG87 g.u. wing margin STC £350 (1)18
3681862-64 1/- SG89 green, g.u. STC £350 (1)11
3691865-67 3d SG92 pl.4 g.u. STC £180 (1)12
3701865-67 4d SG93/94 range pl.7 to pl. 14 (no plate 10) g.u. STC £475 (1)18
3711865 4ds SG93/94 pl.11, 13 & 14 g.u. better than average. STC £200 (3)15
3721865-67 9d SG98 wmk. emblems av. used STC £500, very scarce stamp. (1)28
3731865-67 1/- SG101 ‘emblems’ g.u. STC £200 (1)8
3741867-80 3d SG102/103 pl.5 to pl.10 used (pl.9 perf. faults.) STC £400+ (6)12
3751867-80 3d SG102/103 pl.8 & pl.10 g.u. STC £175 nice pair. (2)7
3761867-80 9d SG110 g.u. STC £275 wing margin, good colour. (1)14
3771867-80 10d SG112 with fine CDS (May 2 ‘72) STC £300, a few blunt perfs. at base. (1)15
3781867-80 10d SG112-114 g.u. STC £300 minimum. One shortish perf. (1)9
3791867-80 1/- SG115/117 pl.5 CDS (1872) STC £35 (1)6
3801867-80 2/- SG118/120 g.u. STC £175 minimum. (1)14
3811872-73 6d SG122/122b pl.11 f.u (1872 CDS) STC £50 few nibbled perfs. at base. (1)8
3821867-83 5/- SG126 pl.1 g.u. STC £600 scarce. (1)22
3831867-83 5/- SG127 pl.2 g.u. (slightly pale), STC £1,200. Uncommon stamp. (1)30
3841867-83 5/- pl.4 SG130 blued paper g.u. (light wrinkles) very attractive for this extremely scarce stamp.STC £4,000 (1)380
3851873-80 21/2d SG139 pl.3 unused no gum STC £800 as m.m. (1)22
3861873-80 21/2d SG141 pl.3 to pl.17 g.u. set, scarce complete. STC £1,050 (15)55
3871873-80 1/- SG151 g.u. with ‘Jan 8 1881’ Liverpool squared circle. STC £600 (1)32
3881873-80 4d pl.16 g.u. with blue cancel STC £250+ (1)10
3891873-80 4d SG154 (large garter) g.u. STC £475 (small thin) (1)8
3901873-80 8d g.u. STC £300 (1)14
3911880-83 3d on 3d & 6d on 6d SG159 & 162 g.u. STC £260 (2)15
3921880-83 4d grey-brown pl.17 f.u. light duplex cancel STC £60 attractive. (1)18
3931880-83 6d grey SG161 pl.17 g.u. sl. perf. faults (one pulled, 3 or four thin) STC £65 (1)6
3941880-83 6d on 6d SG162 g.u. (Edinburgh duplex) STC £130 (1)15
3951880-83 1/- pl.14 SG163 av.-g.u. STC £140 (1)12
3961880-83 1/- pl. 13 SG163 g.u. CDS STC £140 (1)14
3971881 1d SG171 14 dots mint (quite nice for these) STC £200. (1)24
3981883-84 5/- SG180/181 f.u. with ‘May 5 1892’ CDS, STC £200, nice stamp. (1)15
3991883-84 4d, 5d & 1/- SG192, 193 & 196 g.u. STC £620 (3)16
4001883-84 9d g.u. (heavy CDS) STC £400 (1)14
4011887-92 Jubilee issue SG197-214 set to 1/- x2, ‘good m.m.’ STC £525 (14)55
4021887-92 £1 green v.f.u. oval registered cancels SG212 STC £700, extremely attractive. (1)180
4031902-10 11/2d stated (& believed) to beSG221 in mint block of 8 (2 m.m., rest u.m., one with gum crease, so it’d be possible to get a perfect u.m. block of four & 2 vert. mint pairs) STC £320+ as m.m. singles100
4041902-10 5/- SG263/264 g.u. STC £200 (1)10
4051902-10 10/- g.u. STC £450 good stamp. (1)40
4061902-10 £1 g.u. STC £750, key stamp. (1)160
4071904 2/- booklet SG BA1 despite faults (cover stained & detached, etc.) it’s complete with glassine interleaves & extremely scarce. STC £400, your chance to fill that gap for a fraction of that! (1)20
4081911 1/2d to 4d p.15 x 14 set SG279-286 STC £90 (5)15
4091911-13 1/- SG314 Somerset House printing u.m. STC £55 (1)11
4101918-19 10/- SG417 g.u. STC £160 (1)16
4111929 PUC 1/2d to 11/2d inv. wmks. SG434wi-436wi m.m.STC £35 (3)8
4121929 PUC 1/2d SG434a sideways wmk. l.m.m., slightly toned (1)6
4131931-33 the covers from a correspondence mainly to or from Coventry or Rugby, poor to fine. (90+)8
4141934-36 Photogravure set SG439-449 (no 2d or 21/2d) m.m. most g.-fine. (9)14
4151934-36 defin set l.m.m./u.m. STC £50 (11)15
4161934 2/6 SG450 fine mint scarce as such STC £80 (1)16
4171934 10/- SG452 g.u. STC £80 (1)9
4181934 re-engraved Seahorse set av-g.u. (some pink staining to 10/-, etc.) (3)15
4191937-47 sideways wmk. set l.m.m. (almost u.m.) SG462a-466a STC £160+ (5)30
4201937 Coronation strip of 3 on FDC (illustrated with typed address) (1)10
4211939-48 2/6 SG476 mint (maybe u.m., but slightly disturbed gum) STC £70 (1)16
4221939-48 2/6 SG476a, 5/- SG477 & 10/- SG478a l.m.m. STC £69 (3)11
4231939-48 5/- SG477 u.m. marginal. STC £20 (1)6
4241939-48 10/- dark blue in g.u. block of 4, scarce multiple. STC £80 (1)10
4251941-42 sideways set u.m. SG486a-489a STC £48, good perfs. (3)8
4261941-42 2d orange SG488a sideways wmk. u.m. STC £28 (1)3
4271941-42 21/2d SG489a (s’ways wmk.) u.m. STC £15 (1)3
4281946 illustrated victory FDC (rubber stamp address) plus plain def. FDCs (handwritten) for 10 May 1937 & 3 Mar 1951 (low values). Slight marks, but not too bad. (3)18
4291948 RSW set SG493-4 u.m. STC £40+ (2)12
4301948 RSW set v.f.u. (2)12
4311955-65 2d SG573wi inverted wmk. g.u. STC £70 good perfs. (1)9
4321960s u.m. seln. in full & part sheets, unchecked for varieties, some duplication and faults. (24 items)19
4331960s-80s accum. of FDCs poor to fine, hand addressed/unaddressed, a few better/unusual. (c.200)15
4341963 Lifeboat phos. set SG639p-641p u.m. STC £48 (3)9
4351963-82 colln. of FDCs, etc. in album, mostly handaddressed, some better. Poor to fine (60)8
4361964 Geographical & Botanical phos. sets, SG651-658p on plain FDCs STC £48 as stamps. (2)9
4371964-70 seln.of u.m. blocks of 4 (some 6 etc.) mainly in complete sets, high cat. (72 blocks)10
4381968-82 colln.of part & compl. year packs, presentation packs, etc., poor to fine. High face. 30
4391971-73(ish) seln. of u.m. sets, etc. in blocks or strips of 4 high cat. face £9+ 5
4401972 1/2p side band SG X842, good perfs. on FDC STC £30+ (1)6
4411972 Wedgwood Prestige bklt SG DX1 STC £75 1/2p sideband with good perfs. (1)12
4421972-81 various souvenir packs, etc. (& Year Packs for 1978, 79, 80) (7 items)11
4431980 Birds FDCs special cancels from Arundel, Martin Mere, Peakirk & Washington on official (“BOCS 17”) covers. Maybe a little unfresh, but very scarce (4)5
4441980-81 colln. of FDCs, hand addressed/typed (70)7
4451981 Disabled FDC ‘Carters Ltd.’ special cancel on ‘Carters cover, light folds, but scarce. (1)5
4461982-84 colln. of FDcs in alb. some hand addressed a few special event & foreign, etc. (77)8
4471985 Story of the Times prestige booklet, SG DX6 with scarce 34p 2 band. (1)4
4481985-89 FDC colln. in alb., many alternative cancels, prestige bklt panes, special events, etc. (74)14
4491987 Year Book, slight ‘dunt’ to one corner, stamps fine u.m. (1)8
4501988 Castle High value presentation pack (No. 18) (1)8
4511988 Castle pres pack as last lot. (1)8
4521988 Year Book, fine. (1)9
4531989-94 colln. of Bureau FDCs (mostly alternative cancels) in album with better, incl. prestige bklt panes Castle High values, £10 Britannia, etc. Very high cat. (54)22
4541989 Bill of Rights /Claim of Rights pair of PNCs, each with special £2 coin & appropriate cancel. (2)4
4551989 Year Book, fine (1)9
4561990 Year Book, fine (1)10
4571991 Year Book as new, stamps still sealed in pkt. (1)10
4581992 (21 July) scarce Gilbert & Sulivan FDC cancelled G&S Soc. (Torbay) on official cover, scarce.6
4591992 Year Book (1)10
4601993 (2 June) Royal Mint PNC with £10 Britannia tied London Coronation cancel & £5 Coron. Crown.8
4611993 (2nd June) Anniv. PNC with b.u. £5 coin. (1)6
4621993-94 seln. of FDCs in album incl. N.I. prestige pane, a few other items incl. 2006 on-line postage paid, unused covers, foreign, etc. (24)4
4631993 Year Book, slight scuffs to cover, all stamps fine u.m. (1)10
4641994 (27 July) PNC with BoE booklet pane & £2 BoE coin. (1)4
4651994 Prince Charles Watercolours, specially produced Royal Mail ‘coffee-table’ book. Includes the mint set of stamps!. 160 pages. (1)5
4661994 (1 Mar) Prince of Wales Royal mint medallic cover with set, £1.50 Caernarfon Castle stamp & crown sized Investiture ‘coin’. (1)5
4671994 Year Book as new, still sealed. (1)12
4681999 Millennium Presentation Packs complete (12)14
4692003 A perfect Coronation prestige bklt. SG DX31 STC £65, scarce (1)15
470QV £1 brown-lilac as 1888 SG186, but ‘Telegraph” instead of “Postage”, boxed cancel (slightly ‘oily’ on reverse) & Liverpool Exchange CDS. Still very attractive and will fill a gap at a fraction of the cost.95
471Large accum. of FDCs (mostly ‘Stuart’ covers) apparently complete 1980-87, two of each commem.issue, and each enclosing the full set of PHQ cards used, with appropriate stamps. The odd prestige bklt. pane, numismatic cover, plus earlier/later, and a couple of empty cover albums, etc. Many with rounded corners, but those not salvageable may be useful as f.u. sets. (100s)48
472Odd seln. in album & loose, strength in 1980s pres packs & mint stamps in blocks, etc., plus other material - e.g. 3 ‘Our World’ special folders, etc. 40
473Seln. of mint Machins, some earlier in pres. packs, a few high vals., etc. High Face. 32
474M.&u. accum. in couple of binders, s/book & on leaves, much duplication. (1,000s?)26
475Presentation Packs, small seln. incl. £10 Britannia, various other 1990s, plus ‘Definitive Portrait’ bklt. (slight marks to cover). High Face (8)26
476QV-E7 dupl.seln. on lvs., QV Jubilees to 9d, 10d & 1/-; E7 to 7d, 9d, 10d & 1/-. Useful for shades, postmarks, printers, etc.? High cat. poor to fine. (160+)22
477QV 21/2d rosy mauve pl.2, 14 & 15; & blue pl.20, 21, 22 &23. av.-g.u. STC £318 (7)16
478Line engraved 1ds SG17/18 SG24 Sg43/44, good used with major perforation shifts. (3)15
479Kiloware - 1Kg+ of a nice mix, high proportion of commems/unusual vals., etc. Mostly 2000 on. (1,000s)12
480Seln. of stamps on lvs.; pkt. of used sets (cut from FDCs); various P.packs, etc. in cover album. (100s)12
481FDCs, etc., mainly 1970s-80s incl. some special event, alternative cancels (some better), etc. P. to f. (90+)9
482QV postal fiscal reference colln. on lvs., incl. SG F1, F3, F4, F6, F7, F15, F18 & F19 (x 3), plus four Foreign Bill to 5/-. Very high cat., but unfortunately they’ve all got fiscal cancels. (14)8
483PHQ cards 1979-80 reasonable accum. of unused sets, low estimate - use them as cards to post! (100s)8
484Kiloware mostly 2000 onwards, much better seen 500gr+ (1,000s)6
485QE range of Wildings with P.O. Training Bars. (3 items, 7 stamps)5
486E7 seln. to 9d, mostly good to fine. (8)5

Year Packs The following 15 lots are Royal Mail Year Packs; the outer plastic is generally wrinkled, the odd corner fault to pack, etc., but stamps generally fine & fresh. Not all complete (please check the number of sets included in the lot). Definitely worth buying for the face value alone.
487“, 1983 incomplete (3 sets)2
488“, 1984 (8 sets)7
489“, 1985 incomplete (6 sets)5
490“, 1986 (10 sets)8
491“, 1987 incomplete (7 sets)6
492“, 1988 (8 sets)8
493“, 1989 incomplete (6 sets)5
494“, 1990 incomplete (7 sets, 1 MS)7
495“, 1991 incomplete (5 sets)5
496“, 1992 (9 sets)8
497“, 1993 incomplete (6 sets)6
498“, 1994 incomplete (6 sets incl. greetings)7
499“, 1995 incomplete (9 sets, including greetings)10
500“, 1996 (10 set incl. greetings)12
501“, 1997 (9 sets)10

U.K. Officials

The following 12 lots are British Officials, some are definitely genuine, some are obviously fake, others (most of them in fact!) fall between these categories. Most appear fine, and even those which are undoubtedly fakes would fill a gap in any collection. As there are no certificates, all of the stamps in this section are sold ‘As-is’.
502“, I.R. Official 1882-1901 1/2d SG O2 & 1/- SG O15 unused (part gum) STC £820 (2)20
503“, “, 1882-1901 seln. 1/2d SG O2, 6d SG O4 & 6d SG O18 x pair, g.u. STC £318 (4)16
504“, “, 1882-1901 1/- SG O15 g.u. STC £250 (1)15
505“, “, seln. on s/card with 1/2d SG O1, 6d SG O4, 21/2d SG O14 x2, 1/- SGO15 unused, corner fault. (11)12
506“, “, SG O3, O5, O13, O17. av.-g.u. STC £38 (4)6
507“, O.W. official 1902-03 1d SG O37 g.u. STC £160 (1)10
508“, Army Official 1902-03 6d SG O50 g.u. with 30 Oct 1902 CDS, scarce as such, STC £75 (1)8
509“, “, SG O41, O43, O44 & O48 av.-g.u. STC £33 (4)6
510“, Gov’t. Parcels 1883-86 1/- SG O64c pl.14 good used scarce plate STC £400 (1)18
511“, “, 1902 9d SG O77 & 1/- SG O78 sound used STC £435 (2)10
512“, “, SG o65, 67, 68 &69 av.-g.u. STC £330 (4)34
513“, “, seln. incl. QV 41/2d x2, 9d x2 & 1/-, etc.; E7 2d & 6d. (12)18

Channel Islands, Isle of Man, etc.

514Mint & used on and off paper in tub (100s)6
515Guernsey 1937-47 2d SG465b bisected on postcard STC £45, clean. (1)10
516“, 1974-89 colln. of pres. packs, defins., commems. & P.Dues, Face STC c.£70 (78)36
517Isle of Man 1971-85 colln. of FDCs in 2 albums. (80)12
518Jersey small album with presentation packs (4) & FDCs (15) (19)3
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