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                   Collections and Mixed Lots.

        1     Bulky world collection in eight hefty Scott International albums (with printed pages for
               issues up to 1959, and 1965-72). Mixed coverage, but some thousands overall. þ £140.
        2     World colln. in four Swiftsure albums. General range to about 1950s only. Better areas inc.
               Australia (inc. ‘Roo 10/- used), UK (with reasonable used penny black, and poor FDC of
               1955 10/- with Edinburgh pmk.), and Mauritius. (1,000s) þ                  ..               ..                £130.
        3     Heavy carton containing wide-ranging world collection in fourteen albums. Nothing seen
               of high value, just a decent wide range (some loose). (10,000+) þ         ..               ..                £100.
        4     Mix in box – the bulk is just bulk cheaper stamps, but there is a reasonable (partly picked)
               world collection in old Strand album, plus a folder with some useful UK 1940-53 illus
               FDCs, a few Commonwealth KG5/6, and a collection of Netherlands. (1,000s) þ £100.
        5     Small box with bundle of stockcards – early to modern world mix with many unusual,
               interesting, or slightly valuable. (c.390) þ         ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        6     Carton with one stockbook each of; mainly Swiss parcel tabs (and others), Germany
               (sparse), dupl. UK penny lilacs, dupl. used W.Germany, mainly used Norway with dupl.,
               Germany to c.1950. Also a small album of Europe, and a scattered colln. of Luxembourg
               in printed album. (Many 100s) þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..        £100.
        7     Carton containing seventeen stockbooks and one album of mixed world stamps. (1,000s) þ         80.
        8     Carton of quite varied items from mixed countries with much foreign. Stamps, covers, some
               postcards (ppc and p.stat.), etc. in packets, stockbooks, etc. Some interesting bits seen.
               (Many 100s) þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
        9     Three large stockalbums of mixed world A-F, G-J, L-S, plus a fourth of dupl. used USA
               stock. (1,000s) þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      10     Lot in carton with several albums (from different original sources, much foreign), bundles
               of mixed covers (mainly about 1960s/70s, mixed types). þ ..                  ..            50.
      11     Mixed box with many modern commercial envelopes, some kiloware, loose world stamps,
               a shoebox and album of mainly UK FDCs, etc. (1,000s) þ                   ..               ..                    40.
      12     Thirteen mixed albums of world, remaindered to mixed degree (1,000s), also an empty
               Ideal album (worn). þ                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      13     Medium carton with thirteen various stockbooks, albums, and cover album. Mainly
               Germany, some UK and Switzerland. (Many 100s) þ      ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      14     Mix in box with a bundle of stockcards, numerous covers, some loose. þ               ..                    40.
      15     Pages, stamps in plastic wallets, on stockcards, some covers, stockbook, a bundle of match-
               book covers, etc. þ  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      16     American Regent album with world colln. to 1950s – much foreign. (1,000s) þ   40.
      17     A carton well-filled with many thousands of world stamps in packets – some sorted (by
               country or even individual stamp), others loose. þ            ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      18     Varied lot in big box with several albums, old approval books, pages, stockleaves, a few
               covers, and odds and ends. (1,000s) þ           ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      19     Assortment in carton with four cover albums (mixed world), many other loose covers,
               several old approval books of mixed countries’ stamps, and some loose stamps. (1,000s) þ         35.
      20     Carton with a Strand album (general, many 100s), an older small Lincoln album with early
               to modern (100s), stockbook of dupl. USA, and other loose and on pages. þ        ..                    35.

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      21     Old folder with mixed range of world stamps. Has UK up to 1970 (a few KG5/KG6/QE
               high values of some use), Commonwealth up to KG5 only, and some foreign. (100s) þ                35.
      22     Mix of mainly UK in box file and loose. UK includes 1939-48 2/6 brown used (26, mainly
               about average), small stockbook of dupl. used postage dues (150+) and a few mint QE
               commems, etc. (Many 100s) þ    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      23     Very mixed carton; shop packets, all sorts of covers, album and stockbook, many loose
               world stamps, etc. (1,000s) þ      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      24     Three large Minkus Supreme Global albums (incomplete) with ranges of mixed countries.
               Also two folders of early 1960s issues, and others. þ       ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      25     A broken old Scott International album with a mixed world collection up to roughly 1945
               only. Picked in places but a decent wide range. (c.5,500) þ                  ..               ..                    30.
      26     Carton of remainders – empty binders, modern world FDCs, four stockbooks, junior album,
               etc. (Many 100s) þ  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      27     Heavy carton containing a massive stock of miniature sheets (mainly of 8 labels each) of
               Oman, Isö, Dhufar, and Nagaland, all with printed pmks. Mixed themes, some fairly att-
               ractive. Quantity roughly 1,000 each of 13 different sheetlets, plus c.1,000 assorted. These
               items have really quite a lowly philatelic status - but they are also exceedingly cheap. þ                 30.
      28     Seven stockbooks/albums in carton. Much is common and sometimes heavily duplicated,
               but includes items of interest if not of high value. (1,000s) þ                   ..               ..                    26.
      29     Medium box of world, with much which has just a little value. (1,000s) þ               ..                    26.
      30     Briefcase filled with dozens of plastic pockets of mainly quite modern all-world off-paper
               stamps generally sorted by country, with some higher values. (1,000s) þ                ..                    24.
      31     A mixed box with a folder of some modern PNG/Swaziland, mixed covers in cover album,
               other loose covers, Paintings and UK stamps in stockbook, loose stamps, etc. [The proceeds
               of this lot are to go to one of the tsunami appeal funds, and the vendor’s employer (Sun
               Microsystems) has promised to match the proceeds pound-for-pound.] þ        ..                    20.
      32     Mixed carton – albums, covers, small stockbook, loose stamps, etc. (1,000s) þ                          20.
      33     UK and world mix of odds in box with cover albums, some airletters, empty stockleaves,
               and so on. þ             ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      34     Folder of pages with a range of Commonwealth QE sets (defin and commem, plus some
               odds), plus a range of UK 1980s commercial covers, and others. þ      ..               ..                    20.
      35     Small box of mixed odds from a mix of countries inc. Germany. Some mildly interesting
               bits. (100s) þ           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      36     Bundle of pages (some in a couple of binders, mainly loose taken from at least three
               albums) of mixed world stamps. Quite sparse but still some 100s. þ            ..            20.
      37     Small shoebox with a loose mix of world stamps – mint only (c.300g net) þ            ..                    20.
      38     Two shoeboxes; one of world loose off-paper (1,000s), the other with world stamps in
               packets (100s) þ      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
      39     American Regent album with world colln. to 1950s – much foreign. (100s) þ                               15.
      40     Two stockalbums of mixed world with varied duplication. (Many 100s) þ              ..                    12.
      41     Bundle of 25 individual country packets, each with an all-different seln. (e.g. 250 diff.
               Australia, 100 diff Austria, 50 diff. Bolivia, 150 diff. Sri Lanka, etc.) (3,550) þ                            12.
      42     Suitcase, the fillings grounded with some kiloware, pages, catalogues etc., but then filled to
               the top with bundles of packets of world stamps. (1,000s) þ                 ..               ..                    15.
      43     Long box with approx. 310g net weight of whole world off-paper stamps, no UK. þ                   12.
      44     A similar box with about 275g net weight. þ    ..               ..                   ..            12.
      45     A similar box, but 265g. þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      46     A similar box, but 245g. þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      47     Fairly tatty Strand album with early to modern world without UK. (1,000s) þ        ..                    15.
      48     Malawi to New Hebrides (alphabetically) in binder inc. some non-Commonwealth. (100s) þ        12.

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      49     Album with a seln. of countries – many Eastern Europe, some China, etc. (100s) þ 8.

      50     British Commonwealth; attractive mint King George 6^th collection in album. The whole
               album has been affected by damp at some time, but we have found that virtually all stamps,
               though lightly stuck to the page, will come off cleanly with just gentle bending of the page
               – otherwise clean fresh and fine (usually mounted on small hinges). Many complete
               definitive sets, some part sets. Also includes many commems including 1948-49 Silver
               Wedding (68 sets), 1949 UPU (probably about complete). (Many 100s) þ           ..                £800.
      51     --; an attractive used collection in stockbook, all periods covered, with some common but
               many better items throughout. We notice a good range of overprints on British stamps inc.
               1948 S.Wedding sets of Bahrain, Kuwait, and Br. Postal Agencies, plus numerous other
               high values. Other countries have useful definitives (mainly KG6 and early QE), and more
               general ranges of Tanzania, Zambia, Aden. Very high catalogue, and appears to be mainly
               fine. (c.1,500) þ       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £280.
      52     --; used King George 6^th collection with many high values though few complete defin sets.
               Generally fine, and an attractive range. (100s) ..               ..                   ..        £200.
      53     --; stockbook with used selections of Ascension (174), Christmas Island (21), Cocos (15),
               Cyprus (489), Dominica (104), Gilbert & Ellice (24), New Hebrides (49), and Nauru (27).
               Generally fine with many better values, s.t.c.£1,100. þ                          ..               ..                £130.
      54     --; mint collection in two stockalbums, a mix of odds, short sets, and sets, and of m.m./
               u.m. A wide mix. (c.4,500) þ       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
      55     --; early to modern mint (largely m.m.) seln. in stockbook. Better items include Pakistan
               1948 Service opts. on India rupee values, N.Borneo 1888-92 3c, 6c, 8c, 10c in imperf four-
               blocks (these u.m., cat.£240., “as is”), etc. Total s.t.c.£1,000. (c.700) þ                ..                £120.
      56     --; small but useful seln. with O.F.S. (32, to 5/-), India and States, Burma, Rhodesia, etc.             60.
      57     --; six small stockbooks with a mix of countries QV to QE inc. much Africa. Good scat-
               tering of better values. Also includes some foreign, e.g. Germany. (100s) þ            ..                    50.
      58     --; used colln. in stockbook of Antigua (180), Br. Guiana/Guyana (39), Cyprus (57),
               Dominica (36), and India (c.700) S.t.c.£1,100. þ            ..                   ..               ..                    55.
      59     --; two stockalbums of used from a wide mix of countries and with very little dupl. (c.5,000),
               and a third with m. & u. mix, presumably duplicates (c.2,500) þ            ..               ..                    50.
      60     --; stockbook with a mixture of odds inc. a UK penny black (decent, but only one margin),
               some more modern mint UK, several 1972 S.W. issues, and others. (100s) Also empty little
               S.W. album. þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      61     --; stockbook with Australia, New Zealand, and a few others, mainly used, and with some
               sets and a few better values. (c.450) þ            ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      62     --; stockbook of mixed countries, much Africa but also Newfoundland etc. (1,000+) þ                28.
      63     --; stockbook of mainly 1950s-80s, mainly u.m., mainly sets, with some dupl. (c.600+) þ            24.
      64     --; album with general mainly used colln. Biggest numbers of Australia and Canada, but fair
               range of others also. (Few 100s) þ                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      65     --; West Indies; small box with about 100g weight of mixed used loose stamps of Bahamas
               and Barbados with range of dates, and dupl. (100s) þ      ..                   ..               ..                      8.
      66     --; Omnibus; 1946 Victory apparently complete (plus a few duplicates) u.m. (c.180); also
               two empty albums. þ                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
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      67     British Commonwealth; Omnibus; 1977 Jubilee and 1978 Coron. Anniv. accumulation
               of u.m. material in packets and on stockcards. (100s) Also a few other 1977 in small
               album. þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      68     --; --; 1977 Silver Jubilee, Caribbean Tour and 1981 Royal Wedding collections in four
               albums and in shoebox. Comprises c.400 u.m. stamps, 250 m.s./sheetlets, a few booklets,
               etc. þ    ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      69     --; --; 1980 and 1985 Queen Mother u.m. colln. (140, 40 m.s.) þ        ..               ..                    26.
      70     --; --; 1980 and 1985 Queen Mother u.m. sets on stockleaves. Also a few 1993 Coron.
               Anniv. sets. (c.170)   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      71     --; --; 1981 Royal Wedding seln. of u.m. sets on stockleaf. Also some 1982 Royal Baby sets.
               (c.250, 11 m.s.)         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      72     --; --; 1983 Commonwealth Day The Commonwealth Collection in printed album comprising
              54 u.m. sets and 2 black prints. A few pages marked. þ   ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      73     --; --; 1985 Queen Mother u.m. colln. in printed album (220, 75 m.s.) þ                ..                    45.
      74     --; --; 1986 60^th Birthday u.m. collection on printed pages (265, 44 m.s.) þ           ..                    30.
      75     --; --; 1986 Royal Wedding coll. (c.80 u.m., 7 FDCs, 8 maxi-cards) þ ..            15.
      76     --; --; 1986 Royal Wedding bundle of FDCs (c.60), maxi-cards (19), and booklets (3) þ            10.
      77     --; --; 1987 Ruby Wedding u.m. colln. (c.140, 17 m.s.), plus 43 FDCs. þ             ..                    30.
      78     --; --; 1990 Queen Mother u.m. colln. (90, 17 m.s.) þ     ..                   ..               ..                    26.
      79     --; --; 1990-91 u.m. colln. of three diff. issues, in two albums. (c.100, 14 m.s., 20 covers) þ        20.
      80     --; --; 1991 Birthdays u.m. colln. (84, 12 m.s.) þ             ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      81     --; --; 1993 Coronation Anniversary u.m. colln. (82, 15 m.s.) þ            ..               ..                    20.
      82     --; --; 1995 Queen Mother u.m. colln. in printed album (40, 20 m.s./sheetlets, 45 FDCs) þ         26.
      83     --; --; Queen Mother collection in three albums, mainly 95^th and 100^th Birthday issues (but
               others inc. UK 1948 S.Wedding £1 u.m.), inc. a few numismatic covers (one with UK 2000
               sovereign). (c.50, 20 m.s./sheetlets/ 70 covers) þ             ..                   ..               ..                £120.
      84     --; --; 2000 Prince William’s 18^th Birthday colln. in album of 10 FDCs and 1 p.pack. þ                 8.
      85     Americas; two binders with mainly Latin America but with some West Indies also. Useful
               range although all appear quite cheap. (100s) þ                ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      86     Asia; quantity of China and some Japan m. & u. mainly (very roughly) 1900s to 1960s and
               with duplication. (100s)                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      87     Europe; Switzerland, Germany, and some France in carton. Includes stamps, some covers,
               pieces with postmarks, etc. Some older, but balance to more modern. Some interesting bits
               here and there. (Many 100s) þ    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      88     --; box with bundles of W.German Ersttagsblatter of about 1970s to early 1990s (c.700),
               plus 1970s-80s Swiss folders. þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            75.
      89     --; bundle of 16 remainder club exchange books of mixed countries.      Remains PTSA £475.
               (generally at about 20% catalogue). (100s) þ                   ..                   ..            60.
      90     Foreign; bundle of 19 remainder club exchange books of mixed countries (mainly overseas).
               Remains PTSA £308. (generally at about 20% catalogue). (100s) þ                      ..                    50.
      91     --; a similar lot of 15 books, PTSA £275., mainly overseas. (100s) þ   ..            30.
      92     Gulf States; carton with heavily duplicated quantities of Ajman, Fujeira, Sharjah, Manama,
               Umm al Qiwain, etc. Generally the c.t.o. sheets/sheetlets of 1960s/70s. Estimated weight
               20 to 30kg. Many thousands, mixed themes. þ                ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      93     --; another carton, generally similar, but slightly less of it. þ ..                  ..            35.
      94     --; and another, highly duplicated – loads of Ajman Roses. þ                ..               ..                    35.
      95     Latin America; quite an attractive m.m. (just a few used) collection in album, mainly about
               late-1950s to early 1960s, of Argentina (108, 2 m.s.), Bolivia (29), Brasil (170, 3 m.s.),
               Paraguay (57), Ecuador (100), Peru (32), Uruguay (76), and Venezuela (14). þ                          45.

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      96     Latin America; large Scott printed album (broken) with a general m. & u. collection up to
               about 1960s only. General range with a moderate general spread. (Several 100s) þ     20.
      97     Miniature Sheets; stockbook of mixed mint/c.t.o. of varied countries (c.85); also a few
               other blocks etc. þ   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      98     Thematic; bundle of 13 individual packets, each with an all-different seln. (e.g. 150 diff.
               aviation, 200 birds, 100 costumes, 100 maps, 50 shells, 150 space, etc.) (1,550) þ 12.
      99     --; Football; Westminster World Cup Collection in three volumes, mainly 1996-98 issues.
               (c.160, 60 m.s./sheetlets, 20 covers); also another bundle of about 40 FDCs and 40 maxi-
               cards. þ                                      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                        .. 45.
    100     --; --; World Cup Collection in three albums mainly relating to 1990 championships. (c.250,
               25 m.s., etc.) þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    101     --; Motor Cars; seln. of Leaders of the World issues in u.m. sheets of 25 pairs per sheet (50
               sheets – a few with some stamps removed)      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    102     --; Olympics; Westminster Olympics Masterfile in four volumes. Mainly 1992-1996 issues
               but some earlier and later also. Includes a few signed covers e.g. Seb. Coe, Alan Wells,
               David Broome. (c.480 stamps, 80 m.s., 90 FDCs, 9 maxi cards) þ      ..               ..                £100.
    103     --; --; 1996 u.m. colln. in printed album. (c.120, 17 m.s./sheetlets) þ    ..            20.
    104     --; Prehistoric Animals; Westminster The Age of the Dinosaur collection u.m. collection in
               four albums. (c.420, 160 m.s./sheetlets) þ       ..               ..                   ..             …                £100.
    105     --; Railway; Westminster Railway Heritage u.m. collection in four volumes. (c.1,100, 120 m.s./
               sheetlets, 20 FDCs, 1 booklet) þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    106     --; Robert Burns; fine collection in three albums of almost entirely UK material. Although
               there is much in standard postcards (e.g. c.50 portraits, monuments, cottage, etc.) and covers,
               there is much of interest in 1959 (inc. publicity labels and covers – some contrary to regulat-
               ions, and a fine selection of Alloway covers), and 1966 (wide variety of FDCs, unofficially
               overprinted airletter, postmark designs, etc.). Some more modern covers also. þ    ..                £150.
    107     --; Scotland; stockbook of almost entirely UK, mainly mint, and all of Scottish subjects. þ          35.
    108     --; Space; 1999 souvenir collection in two albums of issues for 30^th Anniversary of Manned
               Moon Landing. (c.52, 13 m.s., 66 covers). þ  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    109     --; Toys and Games; m. & u. colln. on pages (as displayed at Museum of Childhood, 1993)
               (c.300, several covers etc.) þ      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    110     --; World Wildlife Fund; 1992-98 range of u.m. sets with matching FDCs in four printed
               albums with much background info. (c.275 stamps, 275 covers). þ       ..                                     50.
    111     --; Zeppelins; colln. (commercially produced about late-1990s) of zeps and airships. (6 stamps,
               9 m.s., 32 covers) þ ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    112     Mixed David Jefferies “Theme” Collections; “Clarity of Postmarks” in album – approx. 70
               items (covers, pieces, stamps) with a variety of horrible postmarks, biro cancels, etc. Virtually
               all UK, and inc. cover with Madelaine Smith pmk. þ        ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    113     --; “James Chalmers” in album. Includes 1888 and 1891 pamphlets, 1940 UK Centenary set on
               plain FDC with Arbroath c.d.s. cancels and large Chalmers label, plus several modern covers. þ  30.
    114     --; “Scottish Stamp Design” seln. inc. eight private photographic design suggestions by James
               Douglas, plus one on a cover, and the Gibbons Stamp Monthly UK defin. designs from 1965. þ  30.
    115     --; “Misuse of Labels” in album. Nearly all addressed to UK, showing use (deliberate or
               otherwise !) of publicity labels, foreign stamps, “toy stamps”, etc. for payment of postage, some
               charged postage due. (40 covers, a few pieces). Some tone spots. þ    ..               ..                    20.
    116     --; “R.R.S. Discovery” seln. of postcards (18), covers (6 modern), plus various press cuttings,
               leaflets, two 1925 snapshots of Discovery at Dartmouth, etc. þ             ..               ..                    15.
    117     --; “Cutty Sark” album of postcards (c.40, early to modern), covers (14, mainly modern), plus
               various other pieces of ephemera etc. þ          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
Further material from the David Jefferies collection appears in other sections of this auction catalogue, and more will be sold over the next two months.
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    118     Mixed David Jefferies “Theme” Collections; “Ben Nevis” seln. of 11 earlier postcards,
               mainly of observatory, and some with cachet. þ               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    119     --; “Scottish Philatelic Society” in binder inc. 1894, 1895, 1897, 1912 covers/cards addressed to
               founder members, 1895 descriptive card for exhibition, various later items. þ         ..                    20.
    120     --; folder of “Scottish to be Checked” with labels of various types inc. many Bannockburn
               School Christmas Post etc. (100s) þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    121     Covers; 1939-45 (just a few later) fine colln. of censored covers, all addressed to Scotland.
               Much is from larger countries (esp. USA) but wide variety of others such as Uruguay,
               Tangier, Finland, Ceylon, India, Bermuda, etc. (c.140) þ         ..                   ..        £150.
    122     --; three cover albums of mainly FDCs of mixed world countries – includes a few NZ,
               some omnibus types, UK cover with £5 coin, etc. Also includes a few pres.packs, booklets.
               (c.150) þ                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    123     --; loose mix in carton generally quite modern commercial and first day, sometimes in dupl.
               bundles. (100s) þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    124     --; a right guddle in a carton – a mixed quantity of world (little UK) commercial/FDC/
               philatelic, largely 1940s-70s, which appears to have been simply poured in. (100s) þ                   40.
    125     --; a similar lot. (100s) þ              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    126     --; another similar lot, this one with much USA (inc. many 19^th century) þ              ..                    40.
    127     --; a similar but slightly smaller lot, whole world. (100s) þ ..                   ..            30.
    128     --; another similar boxful, but mainly USA inc. postal stationery. (100s) þ              ..                    30.
    129     --; five cover albums with mainly UK FDCs about 1960s-90s, plus a few foreign. (c.220) þ        35.
    130     --; box weighing c.11kg gross filled with all-world largely commercial covers, mixed ages,
               some FDCs seen also. (100s) þ                     ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    131     --; a generally similar box, gross 10kg. (100s) þ              ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    132     --; mixed carton of about 14kg gross weight, mainly foreign and generally quite modern,
               commercial and philatelic. (100s) þ                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    133     --; carton of about 11kg gross, world mix, strength in 1930s-70s (100s) þ             ..                    30.
    134     --; loose mix in box (c.4kg gross) with Hungary 1920s commercial, Canada of mixed age,
               and some others. (100s) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    135     --; 1914-19 small seln. of censored mail to Scotland from Switzerland (1), USA (2), and
               Poland (2).                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    136     --; Commonwealth; mix in three albums from a few earlier up to fairly modern, and with
               commercial, philatelic, and FDCs, some postcards and postal stationery. Includes several
               1937 Coronation, Ireland censor/first flight, mixed Canada, NZ, maiden voyage covers for
               1936 Queen Mary, 1939 Mauretania, 1946 Queen Elizabeth, other censors, etc. (c.250) þ         75.
    137     --; Europa; bundle of 1986-87 and 1989 issues, generally one stamp per cover. (c.200) þ          22.
    138     Numismatic Covers; Westminster British Isles Coin Cover Collection in three albums,
               1994-2000, with UK (inc. one cover with half sovereign), Isle of Man, Channel Is., and a
               couple of others. (32) þ               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    139     --; 2003 Coronation Anniv. colln. of 19 coin covers of mixed countries, plus some u.m.
               stamps also. þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    140     Perfins; packet with mixed world (125), plus UK pre-QE (100), and QE (c.200). 30.
      ***     --; see also UK Perfins.
    141     Cinderella; folder of mixed revenues (mainly), plus some publicity labels etc. Mainly
               foreign, with hardly any UK. (c.400) þ           ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    142     --; selection of material from the Imagined Lands exhibition (Edinburgh, 1996-97), com-
               prising 12 different stamp designs for Scotland (each in sheet of 12), other related items,
               and eight postcards showing Donald Evans “stamps”.        ..                   ..               ..                    15.

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    143     Cinderella; interesting collection of play stamps (e.g. “toy post office”) etc. on pages, inc.
               four on covers with normal postal markings. Various countries, and also with labels,
               postcards, some matching normal stamps, etc. (c.94 items) ..                  ..            20.
      ***     --; see also Collections and Mixed Lots (David Jefferies “Theme” Collections), Germany,
               Hong Kong, Trinidad & Tobago, U.S.A., and UK.
      ***     Forgeries; see Germany.
    144     Literature; International Encyclopædia of Stamps part-work apparently complete in six
               binders, plus another with extra illus. Dates from the 1970s but still very useful. þ         12.
    145     --; Mileage Marks of Scotland by A. Bruce Auckland, 1965.              ..               ..                      5.
    146     --; Barefoot British Commonwealth Revenues catalogue, 1996. þ      ..               ..                      4.
    147     --; Post Offices in the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic (excludes London), Post Office
               publication, 1976. Spine broken. þ                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      4.
    148     --; another of the same but badly broken. þ    ..               ..                   ..               ..                      2.
    149     --; Polish Exile Mail in Great Britain 1939-1949 by George K. Kay and Ron Negus, 1997
               (published at £20.) þ                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    150     --; Postal Place Names in Poland – Nazwy Pocztowe na Ziemiach Polskich – Postortsnamen
               in Polen by G. K. Kay, 1992. þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    151     --; The History of Post Office Training – The Post Office Training Schools by Tony Oliver
               and Allan Oliver, 1996.                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      4.
    152     --; The Stamp Atlas by Stuart Rossiter and John Flower, 1986. þ       ..               ..                      6.
    153     --; The Experimental Duplex Cancellations of Scotland by James Douglas, 2^nd edition.              5.
    154     --; another of the same.                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    155     --; The Dotted Circle Postmarks of Scotland by James Douglas, 2^nd edition.        ..                      5.
    156     --; Graf Zeppelin to the Balkans and The Siemens-Schuckert Airship by John Duggan (2000,
               2002), and Airship Sheds in Friedrichshafen by Manfred Bauer (2001).              ..                      5.
    157     --; Catalogue of the Adhesive Revenues of Germany (4 vols.) by Erler & Norton, 1979
               (German & English text) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    158     --; Catalogue of the Adhesive Revenue Stamps of Austria (2 vols.) by Erler & Hagn, 1978.
               (German & English text) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    159     Supplies (Second-Hand); ten empty springback binders, all standard size or larger, various
               makes. Couple of others. þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    160     Internet Domain Name; www.thepennyblack.co.uk – the auction price here is for the
               name, the buyer to pay transfer fee (£30 + vat). Please ask us for further information.                £150.

              Non-Philatelic Items
    161     Shoebox filled with cigarette and trade cards (some quite modern) plus a few phone cards
               and others. (Many 100s) þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    162     Banknotes; U.K.; Bank of Scotland 1967 £5 (worn), National Commercial Bank of Scotland
               1961 £5 (worn), and Bank of England 10/- (10), £1 (2), £5 (all quite modern, mixed).                  24.
    163     Books; Illustrated Maps of Scotland – From Blaeu’s Atlas Novus of the 17^th Century by
               Jeffrey Stone, 1991. þ                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    164     Cigarette Cards; small mix of generally older odd cards with some better inc. Lambert &
               Butler, Mitchell (e.g. a few Village Models, Humorous Drawings), Wix Henry, etc. Mixed
               poor to fine. (100s) Also a broken metal “Boy Scouts’ Cigarette Case”. þ             ..                    30.
    165     Ephemera; “Empire Exhibition Glasgow, May-October 1938, Post Office Pavilion,
               Visitors’ Book” gold-blocked leather-bound book, with the signatures of about 220 visitors.         20.

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    166     Ephemera; WW1 bronze memorial plaque (for a Serjeant in Honourable Artillery Co.,
               killed in January 1915).                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    167     Literature (Non-Philatelic); I’ll Be Seeing You – Picture Postcards of World War II by
               Tonie and Valmai Holt, 1987. þ   ..                 ..               ..                   ..              6.
    168     --; four Edinburgh local history books – Blackhall Past and Present, Bonnie Blackhall,
               Blackhall St. Columba’s Church, and The Private World of Cammo.                 ..                    10.
    169     --; seln. of local history books about Portobello (3), Leith, Caledonian Canal, Shetland,
               Arthur’s Seat, and Edinburgh. þ   ..                 ..               ..                   ..            10.
    170     --; Scottish Coastal Steamers 1918-1975 by Brian Patton, 1997. (£15.99)          ..                      5.
    171     Maps; remains of an 1895 Bartholomew Atlas of Scotland with the individual maps cut out
               and their borders trimmed off. (39 maps out of original 45). þ               ..               ..                    30.
    172     Postcards; small case with a mix of mainly UK pre-WW1 cards, largely topographical,
               mainly used. Strength if anything in mid/north of England ? (c.200) þ     ..            40.
    173     --; four shoeboxes of mainly modern cards, largely used, UK and foreign, one box of which
               is advertising/promotional cards. (Estimated c.3,000) þ    ..                   ..            24.
    174     --; Scotland; small seln. of 18 early to modern cards of Gretna Green (blacksmith shop etc.) þ      6.
      ***     --; Military; see UK; Scottish Postal History, Military Camp Postmarks.
    175     --; Shipping; album of mixed Scottish shipping (titled “other services”) with e.g. Crinan,
               Caledonian, Forth & Clyde Canals, Northern Isles, services to N.Ireland, London, etc.
               Interesting mix, of various periods. (c.200) þ  ..               ..                   ..        £150.
    176     --; --; album of ferries, passenger vessels, etc. on Scottish inland waters, e.g. Lochs Lomond,
               Katrine, Awe, Eck, Tay, etc. Range of ages. (104) þ       ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    177     --; --; album of “Fishing Boats, Drifters, Trawlers”, all Scottish, mainly modern but with a
               few earlier. (77) þ    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      ***     --; see also Collections and Mixed Lots (David Jefferies “Theme” Collections), UK and
               Scottish Postal History (especially Camps section).

              Classified by Country
    178     Afghanistan; 1907-22 seln. of mint/unused sheets and blocks inc. 1907-8 2a imperf block
               of 18 (in three panes of six, the centre pane with sheet wmk.), 1909-19 1a blue (sheet of 50),
               1a red (sheet of 50), 1909-22 Official 3s red/brown block of 20, and others. Mixed condition.     30.
    179     Albania; a dozen mint stamps in little presentation folder for UPU Congress, Stockholm 1924.       6.
    180     Allenstein; 1920 opts. on Germania – both sets complete m.m., and first set complete used
               (except 15pf purple-brown), and second set complete used x2 (except 15pf purple-brown),
               plus a few odds. (74) ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            18.
    181     Antigua; 1879 wmk Crown CC 4d heavy m.m., couple of short perfs at foot. SG 20 cat.
               £250.     ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    182     --; 1882 wmk. Crown CA 4d heavy m.m. (part gum, and odd short perfs). SG 23, cat.£275.       15.
    183     Australian States; Western Australia; 1854-55 1/- pale brown fine used with reasonable
               partial cancel. Good margins at left and foot, closer at top, almost touching at right. SG 4c,
               cat.£300.                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    184     --; --; 1912 set (2) heavy mounted mint, but fresh, SG 168-9 cat.£37.   ..            12.
    185     Australia; 1953-94 fairly specialised mint (m.m./u.m.) and used collection in eight albums
               (c.3,500 inc. a few m.s. and covers). Includes a few varieties, some blocks, couple of
               official reproductions, etc. Some other items also. þ         ..                   ..               ..                £150.
    186     --; duplicated used collection in two stockbooks, from a range of States (mainly common
               values, but hundreds of them), through KG5 and Roos, to about 1990. (1,000s) Also further
               stamps loose in packets (100s) þ ..                 ..               ..                   …          50.
    187     --; 1915-28 ‘Roo 2d l.m.m., 2½d m.m. (sl. short perfs), 6d heavy m.m., 9d m.m. (2 short
               perfs), and 1/- m.m. Cat.£178.     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
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    188     Australia; 1929-30 ‘Roo 6d l.m.m. (1 short perf), and 1931-36 ‘Roo 6d m.m., cat.£23. and
               £22.       ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    189     --; 1924-30 mainly m.m. seln. of KG5 1d green with varieties (7 items inc, blocks of four
               and eight).                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    190     --; 1926-30 1d green u.m. fourblock, one with “secret mark” (SG 86b, cat.£45.)                         15.
    191     --; 1936 ‘Phone set (2) in m.m. imprint gutter 4-blocks (folded on gutters as usual). Cat.£14+        4.
    192     --; 1937-49 3d Die I u.m. fourblock, SG 168 cat.£60 each = £240. Stamps centred to right.        40.
    193     --; 1971 Christmas pane of 25 on cream paper u.m.         ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    194     --; two small cover albums of mainly FDCs (c.120); a few mint also. þ         ..            12.
    195     --; 1920s-80s used in stockbook (c.2,800) þ         ..               ..                   ..              8.
    196     Austria; 1950-53 (1953) Birds 1s, 3s, 5s, 10s u.m. (tiny touch on gum of 5s), cat.£315.              60.
    197     Bahamas; 1920 Peace set (5) l.m.m., cat.£19.                 ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    198     Bechuanaland; 1885-1955 m. & u. seln. with some dupl. but numerous better values. (105)        40.
    199     --; 1891-1904 1/- used fourblock with neat PALAPYE c.d.s.s, colour washed. SG 37, cat.£16.
               each = £64.               ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    200     Belgium; Occupation of Germany; 1919-21 small m. & u. lot of Rhineland (4) and Eupen
               & Malmedy (17)       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    201     Bermuda; 1922 registered cover to England with 1921 Tercentenary (2^nd issue) 1/- f.u. with
               St. Georges c.d.s. Some tone spots. Stamp cat.£50. (x4 on cover).       ..               ..                    45.
    202     --; small box with about 340g net weight of duplicated used off-paper stamps, mainly
               1960s-80s. (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    203     British Guiana; 1876-79 24c with inverted watermark, g./f.u. SG 132w (not priced).                 20.
    204     Canada; Newfoundland; 1857-64 1/- scarlet-vermilion fine used. Four complete, but very
               close, margins, reasonable black barred cancel. SG 9, cat.£5,000. [VIEW IMAGE]    ..        £450.
    205     --; --; 1868-1947 m. & u. colln. with a scattering of better values. Most are good/fine but
               mint is mixed (some no gum, some adhering). (145) þ      ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    206     Canada; 1868-90 Large Queen 12½c average m.m., cat.£500.            ..               ..                    24.
    207     --; 1903 KE7 2c – nine mint (5 m.m., 4 u.m.) inc. pairs and 3-strip, some with imperf edges.
               Some small gum faults. Cat.£180. ..                 ..               ..                   ..            10.
    208     --; 1937-61 m.m. colln. on pages inc. 1937-38 50c, 1942-48 14c to 50c, 1938-39 Special
               Delivery set (2), 1949 OHMS 50c (cat.£160.), other useful officials. (Cat.£800+ for u.m.)
               (c.190)   ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    209     --; 1951 Fisherman $1 u.m. vertical pair (a few rough perfs at foot). SG 433, cat.£38. each.         16.
    210     Ceylon; 1857 6d on blued paper g./f.u. Three good margins, closer (but still a full margin)
               at left. Bar cancel, plus oval chop. SG 1 cat.£450.            ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    211     Christmas Island; 1969-2001 seln. of u.m. sets. S.t.c.£115. (120, 11 m.s.)          ..                    20.
    212     Cook Islands; 1893-1919 m. & u. on leaves, identified by watermark and perfs, some with
               toning. S.t.c.£950+ (46)               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    213     Croatia; 1941-45 m.m. colln. on pages, but mainly stuck down due to damp (many do come
               off). Almost complete. (151, 2 m.s.)                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    214     Cuba; 1899 Special Delivery 10c (opt. on USA) m.m., straight edge at right. Cat.£100.               16.
    215     Czechoslovakia; 1938 (30 Oct.) pc Bratislava to Scotland with red “cenzurované” censor
               mark. Message refers to transport disruption (2 days before German occupation of Sudeten-
               land).      ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
      ***     Danish West Indies; see UK Used Abroad.
    216     Danzig; 1920-39 m. & u. colln. on hingeless printed leaves, light dupl. Some mint affected
               by earlier use of sticky tape. Best is 1937 Productivity Show m.s. m.m. (cat.£42.). (208, 5
               m.s.)       ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    217     --; 1938 Ships set (5) f.u. (tone spots on 25pf) on souvenir piece with special cancels 1939
               “Adolf Hitler, Ehrenbürger der Freien Stadt Danzig”.         ..                   ..               ..                      5.

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    218     Denmark; 1942-60 (approx.) selection of blocks in stockbook, nearly all u.m. corner blocks
               with serial numbers. (139 blocks, inc. duplication) S.t.c.£220+               ..               ..                    24.
    219     Dominica; 1874-90 m.m./unu. seln. inc. SG 1 m.m. (faults), SG 6, 10, and 12 unused (no
               gum). Total s.t.c.£700+ (15)         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    220     Dominican Republic; loose off-paper in packet (c.180g) ..                   ..            10.
    221     Estonia; 1923 Air 10m surch on imperf pair of 5m m.m., SG 46a cat.£160. Sold “as is”.             10.
    222     Falkland Islands; 1904-12 KE7 m. & u. seln. comprising m.m. ½d (4), 1d (5 + 2 pairs), 2d.
               2½d (toned), 6d, 1/- (2), and used ½d (3), 1d (11 + 3-strip), 2½d, 6d. Mainly fine and inc.
               some shades. Minimum cat.£268. ..                 ..               ..                   ..            70.
    223     --; 1938-50 9d u.m. fourblock, SG 157, cat.£20. each = £80.              ..               ..                    20.
    224     Fiji; 1968-93 seln. of u.m. sets (inc. 1968, 1971 defins). S.t.c.£240. (41 sets, 3 m.s.)                   40.
    225     France; 1863-1953 m. & u. colln. on pages, strongest after 1917. The mint is generally
               stuck down (some of which will come off, others more firmly stuck) and inc. many better
               (e.g. 1931 Sinking Fund SG 493 m.m., not stuck). Used is mainly fine/very fine and inc.
               1917 War Orphans 35+25c, 50+50c, 1922 Orphans surch +25c, 1926-27 Orphans set (4,
               stuck), 1929 Sinking Fund set (3), 1930 S.Fund set (3), 1931 S.Fund set (3). Many of the
               better 1930s/40s issues also e.g. 1937 Museums set (2), 1941 & 1942 Relief Fund (Arms)
               sets, 1949-50 Air set (5), etc. (c.900+)           ..               ..                   ..               ..                £200.
    226     --; 1849-1991 mainly used collection in Davo standard printed album. Generally fair/good/
               fine though the earlier issues in much more mixed condition. (c.1,700) þ                 ..                    45.
    227     --; French Committee of National Liberation; 1943 Refugees 10f+40f u.m. complete
               sheet of 25, SG 88 cat.£4.25 each = £106.     ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    228     France and Colonies; m. & u. ranges in three standard and one small stockbooks. France
               is middle to modern, a little Andorra, and Colonies are generally pre-independence, from
               earlies. Includes some useful areas e.g. Syria, Réunion. Also has reasonable little seln. of 
               earlyish Finland. (100s) þ            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    229     French Colonies; Cameroun; 1915-95 (approx) m. & u. seln. in stockbook with some light
               dupl. Strength in post-independence issues inc. a few 1960s imperfs. Many attractive stamps
               not often seen. (c.410, 2 m.s., 11 covers) þ    ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    230     --; Madagascar; 1948 Terre Adélie 100f u.m., cat.£26.                       ..               ..                      8.
    231     Gambia; 1886-1948 used collection on pages with 1886-93 1/- f.u., 1902-5 4d f.u., 1/6
               v.f.u., 1904-6 7½d g.u., 1912-22 2/6, 3/- f.u., 1922-29 3/- g.u., 4/- f.u., 1938-46 set (16), etc.
               (97)        ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    232     --; 1922-29 wmk. Mult. Script CA 4d, 2/-, and 3/- aniline violet v.f.u. SG 129, 136, 138,
               cat.£19., £4¼, £48.   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    233     --; 1925 neat cover to Germany with 5/- (SG 121, placed sideways) f.u. with Bathurst c.d.s.
               Also Bathurst reg. handstamp, English and German backstamps. (Stamp cat.£120., “x5”
               on cover)                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
    234     German States; Bavaria; 1865-69 specialised collection of “Retourmarken” inc. originals,
               essays, reprints, and proofs with several multiples inc. 12-block with plate no. A41. (145
               items) þ ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            90.
    235     Germany; 1923 three of the inflation surcharges with inverted surcharges m.m./unu., but
               one or all of them are suspicious.   ..                 ..               ..                   ..              5.
    236     --; 1926 Beethoven 20pf u.m. (SG cat.£11. [for m.m.], but Michel €170 for u.m.) 15.
    237     --; 1930 Zeppelin South America Flight 2m apparently very fine used (tiny thin), cat.£275.
               The basic stamp is genuine, the flight inscription may not be original, and the cancel almost
               certainly faked.          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    238     --; 1931 Zeppelin Polar Flight 1m m.m. cat.£110., appears ok.              ..               ..                    22.
    239     --; 1933 Reichstag set (3) mint – the 6pf, 12pf l.m.m., 25pf u.m. but possibly regummed.
               (Cat.£37. for m.m.)   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    240     --; 1933 Wagner 25pf good used, cat.£140.    ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.

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    241     Germany; 1938 card flown on the Zeppelin propaganda flight to Sudetenland with special
               cancel (on Winter Relief set to 15pf) and cachet.               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    242     --; 1939-45 seln. in folder of Feldpost cards and covers. (c.24)             ..               ..                    15.
    243     --; odd mix with some modern souvenir items, some reasonable early W.Germany in packet,
               Allied Occupation, inflation issues inc. multiples, etc.; also some other Europe and USA.               30.
    244     --; Allied Occupation; French Zone (Baden); 1949 Freiburg perforated m.s. u.m., very
               slight bends. SG MS FB41a, cat.£120.            ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    245     --; West Germany; 1949-80 largely f.u. colln. (occasional m.m. and u.m.) on printed leaves,
               reasonably complete from 1955. Includes 1949 Charity 30+15pf f.u. (cat.£120.), 1951
               Church 20+5pf u.m. (thin, cat.£110.), 1954 Charity 40+10pf f.u. (£44, rust spot), 1959
               Beethoven m.s. u.m. (£25.). S.t.c.£1,200. (c.1,070, 21 m.s., 7 others) þ               ..                £100.
    246     --; --; 1949 Relief set (4) u.m. (20pf sl. disturbed gum), cat.£120., but probably regummed.         12.
    247     --; --; 1971-88 colln. in two hingeless printed albums of both u.m. and c.t.o. for each issue.
               (c.1,600, 29 m.s.) þ                    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
    248     --; --; 1974-86 colln. of Ersttagsblatter in six medium albums, virtually complete for
               1975-85. (282) þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    249     --; West Germany and West Berlin; six large stockalbums of commercially used covers
               and cards – four of W.G. (c.300±, 1963-91) and two of W.B. (c.250, 1948-86), all with a
               good variety of mainly commems inc. charity issues. þ                           ..               ..                    30.
    250     --; --; 1975-88 (approx.) colln. of Ersttagsblatter in eight medium albums (3 W.B., 2 W.G.,
               3 mixed), occasional dupl. (c.470) þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    251     --; West Berlin; 1949-54 Buildings seln. of values inc. 25pf, 50pf, 60pf, 90pf, 1m, 2m
               l.m.m./m.m. (cat.£360. for u.m.) (16)               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    252     --; --; 1949-54 Buildings 1pf, 4pf, 10pf u.m., all with booklet label (100 Jahre deutsche
               Briefmarke) attached horizontally to left. Michel cat. €175. ..                 ..            15.
    253     --; --; 1949 UPU 1m good sound used, SG B59, cat.£140.                  ..               ..                    14.
    254     --; --; 1949 Goethe set (3) v.f.u. The stamps genuine and fine, but the cancels are later
               additions. Cat.£175.                     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    255     --; --; 1975-88 colln. in hingeless printed album of both u.m. and c.t.o. for each issue, almost
               complete. (c.730, 7 m.s.) þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    256     --; --; 1976-86 colln of Ersttagsblatter in three medium albums, virtually complete to end
               1985. (129, all-different) þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    257     --; East; 1949-54 mainly m.m. range on pages inc. many of the higher cat. issues, but many
               stuck through damp. Also some Soviet Zone in similar condition (inc. 1946 Leipzig Fair
               miniature sheet m.m., which is not stuck down).                 ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    258     --; --; 1964-83 m. & u. colln. on printed leaves, comprising 1964 Anniv. m.m. (mint, no
               gum as issued), and complete years 1975, 1978, 1980-83 used, and 1976, 1977, 1979 u.m.
               Includes miniature sheets and se-tenant blocks. S.t.c.£350+ (c.720, 47 m.s.) þ                            45.
    259     --; --; Official; 1958 u.m. seln. of 1 to 4 each of SG EO357, EO373, EO375, and EO414-417.
               Total cat.£347½ (18)                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    260     --; --; Official; 1959 Central Courier Service SG EO377 (5), EO378 (6) u.m. Cat.£478.
               (S.o.W. – possibly incorrect – SG Sectional £116., Michel €190.)         ..               ..                    30.
    261     --; Cinderella; seln. of local issues, possibly all reprints (but not all the commonest), a few
               stuck together. (c.95) ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            20.
    262     --; Forgeries; Germania 10pf and 15pf (2) u.m., said to be WW1 propaganda forgeries, and
               endorsed thus.           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      4.
    263     --; German Occupations; largely m.m. (a few used) selns. of Bohemia & Moravia (162),
               Poland (110), Alsace & Lorraine (33), and Luxembourg (28). Unfortunately many are
               stained by earlier sticky tape mounting. þ        ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      ***     --; --; see also Latvia.
      ***     German Area; see also Allenstein, Belgium, Danzig, Marienwerder, Memel, Saar, Slesvig,
               and Upper Silesia.
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    264     Gibraltar; 1903 wmk. Crown CA 4/- heavily mounted mint (slight toning, short perf)
               SG 53 cat.£80.          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    265     --; 1938-51 5/- perf.14 fine used lower marginal (with part printer’s imprint). Couple of
               perfs just a little irregular at upper right, but this as issued, not due to damage. SG129 cat.
               £160.     ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    266     Gilbert and Ellice Islands; Postage Due; 1940 set (8) used with suspiciously light cancels,
               slight marks on 1d. SG D1-D8, cat.£250.        ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    267     Greece; Italian Occupation of Corfu and Paxos; 1941 Air 100d unused, no gum, centred
               low. SG 32 (cat.£800. for mint, £425. for used)                ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    268     Hong Kong; 1862-1998 (approx.) used range in two stockbooks with little dupl. and
               strength in QE. Includes KG5 $2, $3, $10 (about fair/good), 1935 Jubilee, 1941 Centenary,
               1949 UPU sets. Later issues a mix of odds and sets. (c.500+, 5 m.s.) þ                ..                    50.
    269     --; 1862 2c unu. (no gum) with two or three minor faults. SG 1 (cat.£400. for mint). 20.
    270     --; 1903 wmk. Crown CA $3 fresh with SPECIMEN opt., but small part gum.           ..                    35.
    271     --; Revenues; 1971-72 used seln. comprising 1971 20c, $6, 1972 40c, $5, $10, $20, $25,
               $200, 1972 $12 with a doubled opt., 1972 $10 on 15c, $60 on $80. Mainly good/fine,
               Barefoot cat.£81.      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    272     --; British Post Offices in China; 1917-21 50c very l.m.m. (minimum cat.£32.) 12.
    273     India; 1855-c.1975 dupl. m. & u. range on stockleaves inc. better values, officials, a few
               CEF, etc. (c.650)      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    274     --; 1895 2r g.u., 3r f.u., 5r f.u. (the last two with violet cancels). Cat.£40.               ..                      8.
    275     --; 1902-11 KE7 25r g./f.u. with telegraph cancel, SG 147 (cat.£800. x ⅓ = £267.), centred
               to right.   ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    276     --; Official; 1866-74 small used seln. inc. 8a SG O5, 2a SG O11, etc. Mainly good/fine.
               S.t.c.£400+ (19)       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    277     --; China Expeditionary Force; 1914-22 8a g.u. with small faults, and sold “as is”. SG
               C32, cat.£350.          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    278     Indian States; Bhor; 1879 ½a (5), 1a (2), and 1901 ½a (creased), all unused. Cat.£35.75           6.
    279     --; Bijawar; 1935-36 perf. 3p l.m.m., 6p l.m.m. & u., rouletted 3p m.m., 9p m.m. Cat.£25.           4.
    280     --; Idar; 1944 4a complete booklet (8 panes of 4), stamps mainly fine, cover poor. Cat.£120.      12.
    281     --; Travancore and Travancore-Cochin; m. & u. seln. of varieties, mainly of perfs. (such
               as imperf, imperf between). (15 items)             ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    282     Ireland; 1992-93 Year Book.      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      7.
    283     Israel; 1953-54 Air 1,000pr with tab fine l.m.m. (cat.£95. for u.m.), plus six other values
               u.m. with tabs.           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    284     Italian States; Modena; 1853 “Marche per Giornali” CENT.9. handstamp on piece, fine.              10.
    285     Italy; boot box of glassine packets with thousands of sorted off-paper stamps, mainly
               middle periods. þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    286     --; Concessional Parcel Post; 1955-81 (1955-56) 40 lire, 50 lire, 75 lire, and 110 lire
               lilac-rose, each in u.m. pair (all but the 40 lire are lower marginal). SG CP918 (cat.45p),
               CP919 (50p), CP922 (£250.), and CP925 (£250.)          ..                   ..               ..                £120.
    287     --; --; 1955-81 (1966) 70 lire, 180 lire, 240 lire in u.m. pairs. Cat.£16.55              ..                      4.
    288     --; Postage Due; 1947-54 set (missing 25 lire) l.m.m. (the 500 lire u.m.). SG D690-699,
               701-703 (cat. c.£105 for u.m.) (13)                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    289     Jamaica; 1880s-1970s used range in binder (c.180), plus a few mint Jamaica/Guyana (c.40) þ     6.
    290     Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika; 1894 7½a on 8a f.u., SG 28 cat.£85.             ..                    24.
    291     --; 1937 neat local (Nairobi) reg. cover, franked 1935-37 £1 (SG 123, cat.£180., “x2” on
               cover) [VIEW IMAGE]                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    292     Lagos; 1874-1906 used colln. on three pages inc. 1876-79 1/- g.u., 1884-86 6d g.u., 1/-
               g.u., 1887-1902 1/- g.u., 1904 1/- f.u., 1904-6 2/6 fair u., 5/- f.u., etc. (42)           ..                    60.

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    293     Latvia; Courland; 1945 6 on 10pf, 6 on 20pf, and 12 on Military Parcel Stamp, all u.m.
               and with Schlegel expertisation marks on reverse. Cat.£23. ..                  ..              8.
    294     Malawi; 1968 Birds set (14) u.m., cat.£70.     ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
    295     Malaya (Japanese Occupation); 1942 opt. in black on Negri Sembilan 2c. SG J162b very
               l.m.m. (cat.£32. for u.m.)              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      7.
    296     Malaysia; 1965 Airport 15c with striking shift of black, although only c.1mm to upper-
               right.       ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      4.
    297     Maldive Islands; 1935 philatelic cover to England with 1933 Minaret 2c, 3c, 6c, 10c, 15c
               each tied by neat 18.V.35 c.d.s., Colombo transit c.d.s. on front. Stamps SG 11, 12, 15, 16,
               17 (cat.£23.80 minimum, “x20” on commercial cover). Neat and scarce.                ..                    20.
    298     Malta; m. & u. colln. in stockbook, quite scattered in earlier, but stronger in KG5, KG6,
               and later. Some sets included, mainly in later period. S.t.c.£900. (772, 4 m.s.) þ         £120.
    299     Marienwerder; 1920 m.m. and used seln. on three pages inc. SG 12-14 m.m. (cat.£23¾),
               and Plebiscite set (14) c.t.o. (£40+). (33)        ..               ..                   ..               ..                    16.
    300     Mauritius; 1897 cover to Switzerland franked 1879-80 2r50 with Mauritius c.d.s., other
               markings inc. oval “R”, LA REUNION A MARSEILLE/+L.V. No2+ octagonal datestamp, Heiden
               backstamp. Some wear. Apparently genuine commercial, but voluntarily overpaid. (SG 100,
               cat.£55., “x4” on cover)               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
    301     Memel; 1920-39 largely m.m. (a few used) seln. on pages. Many stained by previous use of
               sticky tape, but worth picking through for those that are fine. (87)           ..               ..                    10.
    302     Nauru; 1916-23 Seahorses 5/- bright carmine v.f.u. but for one badly short perf. at left
               (another couple slightly short). SG 22, cat.£140.               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    303     Netherlands and Colonies; mixed lot of Netherlands with a remainder m. & u. colln. in
               album (few), two stockbooks of mainly u.m. 1960s-70s, plus a shoebox with an assortment
               inc. Colonies inc. some in remainder club books. (100s) þ         ..                  ..            40.
    304     --; 1934-74 remainder m. & u. colln. in printed album. The Netherlands generally sparse,
               but with fair range of m.m. sets about 1957-74. Fair number of Colonies inc. some sets.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    305     Netherlands Colonies; mainly 1960s-70s Antilles and Surinam in stockbook, nearly all u.m.,
               and mostly in sets. Also a few Netherlands. (c.500) þ      ..                   ..               ..                    18.
    306     New Guinea; Official; 1925-31 set (missing 1½d) m.m. (vertical crease on 1/-). SG O22,
               O24-30, cat. approx.£50.            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    307     New Zealand; early to modern used lot in stockbook. Starts with fifteen Chalons and seems
               to have a bit of everything inc. many better values, some postal fiscals, etc. Very high total
               catalogue (c.£2,500) (c.1,000) þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..        £180.
    308     --; 1937 cover (5/- stamp) with red cachet NEW ZEALAND-U.S.A./FIRST AIR MAIL/DECEMBER,
                1937. Honolulu backstamp, minor faults.            ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    309     --; 1938-44 defin 1½d purple-brown in mint block of eight (4 l.m.m., 4 u.m.) (cat.£26. each
               = £208. for u.m.)       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    310     --; 1938-44 1½d purple-brown on plain FDC, fair. (Scarce ?)              ..               ..                      5.
    311     --; 1960s-80s range of addressed FDCs in two albums (c.150) þ         ..               ..                    24.
    312     --; 2000 souvenir book issued to commemorate Queen Mother’s birthday.             ..                    18.
    313     Niger Coast Protectorate; 1892-98 used seln. on two pages inc. 1892-94 ½d to 5d, 1894
               2d f.u. SG 47, 1897-98 1/- f.u., 2/6 f.u., etc. (22)             ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    314     Nigeria; small seln. of postmarks mainly on Niger Coast stamps (11 diff. cancels inc. a
               couple possibly fiscal, on 16 stamps).               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    315     --; 1914-61 used colln. on pages with a good seln. of 1914-29 and 1921-32 issues inc. die
               types and shades inc. values to 1914-29 10/- f.u. and £1 (probably fiscal), 1936 set (12),
               KG6 inc. some perfs, etc. (154)    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £140.
      ***     --; see also Lagos, Niger Coast, Northern Nigeria, Southern Nigeria.
    316     Norfolk Island; 1980-2000 seln. of u.m. sets, s.t.c.£290. (293, 9 m.s.)                 ..                    45.

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    317     North Borneo; 1925-28 short set to 16c u.m. (the 1c m.m., 10c dented, 12c one short perf.).
               SG 277-286, cat.£69.                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    318     Northern Nigeria; 1900-12 useful used seln. on pages with 1905-7 heavy u., 6d fair u.,
               1910-11 5d f.u., 1912 2/6 f.u., £1 f.u., etc. (34)               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    319     Norway; 1856-1910 mainly u. seln. with little dupl., generally better, poor to fine, s.t.c.
               £520. (18)                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    320     Papua; 1916-31 Lakatoi 5/- m.m. lower marginal pair, the left stamp with light crease, and
               “CA” monogram on margin. SG 104, cat.£45. each.         ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    321     Papua New Guinea; little box with mainly modern duplicated use, approx.70g net weight.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    322     --; Postage Dues; 1960 opt. set (5) f.u., and 2^nd set (8) m.m., plus a used set, and a 3/- four-
               block. Cat.£58.         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    323     Poland; 1940 12 different occupation opts., attached to sheet of plain paper, and each
               cancelled “Deutsche Post Osten/Neu-Sandez”.                 ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    324     --; early to modern mainly used in stockbook, all-different (1,200) þ             ..            15.
    325     Rhodesia; 1892-1913 useful m. & u. seln. with some dupl. and with better values through-
               out (72)  ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    326     --; 1913-22 Admiral 7/6 perf.15 fine m.m., SG 252 cat.£120.               ..               ..                    40.
    327     Rhodesia and Nyasaland; 1954 original set (14), and 1959 original set (14), u.m., cat.
               approx.£149.            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    328     Romania; early to modern mainly used in stockbook, all-different (1,230) þ          ..                    12.
    329     Saar; 1920-34 m.m. and (mainly) used seln. on printed leaves. The m.m. affected by
               previous sticky tape mounting, the used generally ok. Includes 1920 opts. on Bavaria 1m,
               2m f.u. (cat.£158.). (148)             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    330     Saint Helena; 1922-37 CA 4d, CA ½d, 1d, 1½d (one short perf), 2d, 3d, 5d, 6d, 8d, 1/-, 1/6
               (with part marginal plate no.) all f./v.f.u., cat.£103.            ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    331     Saint Lucia; 1883-86 ½d, 4d, 1886-87 6d,  m.m., cat.£39.                 ..               ..                      8.
    332     Seychelles; 1938-49 defin m.m. seln. of odd values to 5r on ordinary paper (s.t.c. c.£240+
               for u.m.) (21)             ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    333     Sierra Leone; 1896-97 short set ½d to 2/- l.m.m./m.m. (small thin on ½d). Cat.£83.75               22.
    334     --; 1933 Wilberforce short set to 2/- l.m.m., cat.£60. (10) ..                   ..            15.
    335     Singapore; Postage Due; 1977-78 1c, 4c g.u. (sound, black and violet cancels) SG D11-12
               cat.£105.                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    336     Slesvig; 1920 (Jan) set f.u. plus a second short set to 2m, also (May) 5ø to 1kr m.m., and
               used odds. (41)         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    337     --; 1920 “1.ZONE” overprint complete u.m. sheet of 100 of 1ø, including 11 different
              identified positional varieties; a similar sheet of 7ø (4 varieties), of 15ø (6 varieties), and of
              20ø (5 varieties). Basic stamps cat.20p each = £60. Illustrations and descriptions of
              varieties accompany.  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            30.
    338     Solomon Islands; 1968-71 1c u.m. showing shift of brown c.1½mm down.           ..                      4.
    339     Somaliland; 1904 set (13) with SPECIMEN overprints, fine and fresh mounted. SG 32s-44s,
               cat.£180.                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    340     South Africa; Cape of Good Hope; 1855-64 seln. of used triangulars comprising 1d (2),
               4d (8), 6s (2), and 1/- (1), mainly good/fine.    ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    341     --; --; 1900 cover (1d stamp) to Perth (redirected to Colintraive), contains letter apparently
               from soldier.              ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    342     --; Transvaal; 1900-9 m.m. seln. inc. 1902-3 1/-, 5/-, 1904-9 1/- (2), 2/- (2), etc. Also
               1904-9 £1 used pair, and a £5 forgery. (35)    ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    343     South Africa; 1913-24 £1 g./f.u., one pulled perf. SG 17, cat.£350.                      ..                    50.
    344     --; 1913-24 £1 g.u. – quite attractive though the colour perhaps a little pale, and one pulled
               perf. at right. SG 17 cat.£350.      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
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    345     Southern Nigeria; 1901-12 decent little used seln. with better values such as 1901-2 1/- f.u.,
               1904-9 2/6 f.u., 5/- v.f.u., 1912 2/6 f.u., etc. (46)             ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    346     --; 1902 attractive little cover to Germany, franked 1901-2 5/- (SG 8, cat. £110., no cover
               factor given), with Old Calabar oval reg. datestamp, “R” oval, London and Buchholz
               c.d.s. [VIEW IMAGE] ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £110.
    347     Southern Rhodesia; 1924-29 1d, 2d, 6d, 8d, 10d m.m., cat.£28.       ..               ..                      6.
    348     --; 1924-64 m. & u. on stockleaves with dupl. and better values. Also some more recent
               Rhodesia, Rhodesia and Nyasaland. (185)       ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    349     --; 1931-37 set to 2/- m.m./l.m.m./u.m., cat.£68.              ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    350     South West Africa; 1932 registered airmail cover Windhoek to Rostock, Germany, franked
               4d SG 44a, and 6d official pair SG O12 (stamps cat.£27.). Stamps cancelled FIRST AIRMAIL
                · EERSTE LUGPOS/WINDHOEK-KIMBERLEY/26.1.32. 2, French and German backstamps.                     15.
    351     Spain; 1936-39 seln. of five censored covers to Scotland, plus one censored Edinburgh to
               Spain.     ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    352     Surinam; 1892-93 part set (missing 25c) m.m., quite fresh but typical perfs. Cat.£85.                  12.
    353     Swaziland; 1961 surcharges (basic set of 13, plus eight types) and p.dues, u.m., cat.£50+            12.
    354     Sweden; 1856-62 Stockholm 1sk/3ö black unused (faults), and 3ö bistre unused. No gum,
               SG L6-L7 (cat.£1,200 for m.m.)  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    355     --; 1973-86 seln. of mint booklets with moderate dupl. Face value SKr.808. (71) þ                    26.
    356     Switzerland; 1867-1953 m. & u. colln. on leaves, earlier years of less value. Better areas inc.
               Pro Juventutes complete to 1948 (mainly fine), 1919-20 Air opt. 50c m.m., 1923-40 Air set
               (13) mainly u., 1945 Pax 1f f.u., 1946 Pro Aero f.u., 1951 LUNABA m.s. m.m., etc. (Some
               of the other mint is stuck down.) (c.500, 1 m.s.)                ..                   ..               ..                £130.
    357     --; 1862-1948 small but neat f.u. colln. in album inc. (by S.o.W) 1862 30c red, 30c blue, 40c
               green, 40c grey, 50c, 1f (1 fine, 1 with thin), and 15c on cover (taped), 1914 Mountains set,
               etc. (220) þ              ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
    358     --; 1914-18 Myth 3f deep blue-green fine l.m.m. but for small tone spot. SG 294 cat.£550.          30.
    359     --; 1945 Pax 3f, 5f, and 10f v.f.u., SG 457-9, cat.£46., £225., and £90. The 3f has a few
               slightly rough perfs, 5f a very minor bend, and 10f a minor corner crease.                ..                    60.
    360     Tibet; 1933-60 two sets of five unused, sold “as is”.         ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    361     Togo (British-French Occupation); 1916-20 small dupl. m.m./u.m. (one used) seln. to
               2/6, 5/-. (22)             ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    362     Tonga; 1925 very neat philatelic local (Kavau) cover bearing 1923-24 2d on 2/-, 2/6, 5/-
               (SG 68, 69, 70) each with c.d.s. Stamps cat. minimum £14.                   ..               ..                    20.
    363     Trinidad and Tobago; National Insurance c.1960 $1.50 to $7.35, and c.1991 $19.35, all
               u.m. Barefoot cat.£57½                ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    364     United States of America; 1933-34 seln. of Farley sheets comprising 1933 (2 sheets), 1934
               Byrd, 1934 Atlantic City, 1934 Omaha. Without gum or m.m. Cat.£110.                ..                    22.
    365     --; 1945-80 u.m. colln. in album (c.600) þ      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    366     --; approx. mid-1980s to early 1990s bundle of maxi-cards (c.200) þ          ..            30.
    367     --; box of mixed off-paper sorted into packets (1,000s) þ         ..                  ..              8.
    368     --; Postal Stationery; 1996-99 eight different packs/pads of prestamped illus. postcards. þ       10.
    369     --; Revenues; U.S. Internal Revenue Cigar Stamps in complete sheets of 20, denominated
               $3, $8, $15, $25, $40 (“per thousand”). Flimsy, and therefore some damage especially at
               outer edges of sheet. (5 sheets).    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    370     --; Cinderella; box of Christmas and Easter Seals, many in sheets (1,000s) þ       ..                    24.
    371     --; --; 1931-86 colln. of Christmas Seals in folder, many in sheets (100s) þ            ..                    12.
    372     Upper Silesia; 1920-22 m. & u. seln. on two pages inc. f.u. set SG 19-35 (duplicates of 5pf
               to 5m values). (55)    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
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    373     Vatican City; 1957-83 (approx.) mint colln. in Minkus printed album (plus some loose).
               Reasonable complete to 1966 (probably mainly u.m. but difficult to inspect due to type of
               mounts). (c.300, 2 m.s.) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    374     --; 1950s-70s mint (all u.m. ?) and used (c.t.o.) range in two stockbooks, mainly sets.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    375     --; 1958-75 u.m. colln. (385, 2 m.s.) þ           ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    376     Venezuela; cover to France (Caracas c.d.s. but date unclear – 1929 ?) with two stamps each
               with handstamp/opt. for Lindbergh.                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    377     Zambia; 1973 1^st Anniv. set (5) f.u. on FDC, and three others.              ..               ..                      5.

                  
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    378     1840 penny black QH plate 2, fine attractive used with red MC. Four neat margins. 50.
    379     1841 penny red imperfs complete reconstruction of 240, plus a few extras, in tiny album,
               mainly good/fine, some poorer, a few with MC cancels.                         ..               ..                    55.
    380     1841 penny red imperfs seln. of 224 used examples in tiny album, mainly good/fine. 50.
    381     1841 penny red imperfs loose lot in packet, mainly off-paper, some with MC cancels, and
               inc. six pairs. Mainly clean and sound, from no margins to 4 margins. (c.310)           ..                    80.
    382     1841-79 small approval book of used 1d red imperf (8), 1841 2d (1), ½d plates (10), 1d
               plates (130), 2d plates (3), plus 1d red imperfs with numeral MC cancels (nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 8,
               10). Mixed condition but mainly good/fine.       ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    383     1841-79 packet of 1d reds – imperfs, stars, and plates, mainly on small piece. Includes a
               few pairs/strips. (c.175)                ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    384     1854-79 bag of penny reds (perf., mainly plates) on and off paper, average condition.
               (c.1,150)                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    385     1858-79 seln. of 60 different plate numbers, all mint or unused (about 25 without gum).
               Mixed quality – few are fine, but most are fair to good. Very high catalogue.            ..                £120.
    386     1858-79 seln. of c.540+ used penny red plates on stockleaves, all with faults of some kind.
               Mixed plate numbers, but quantities of plates 76 and 80.   ..                   ..            30.
    387     1881 Penny Lilac u.m. top marginal on laid (“Repp”) paper. Formerly listed as SG Spec.
               K8b.      ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    388     1881 Penny Lilac useful seln. of marginal controls in singles, pairs, or strips of three.
               Generally fine and mainly mounted (some stamps u.m.) and inc. 13 different control letters.
               (39 items)                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    389     1902-13 KE7 spacefiller part mint set to 1/- - several are faded, or have small faults, or have
               had gum added. (12) ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            15.
    390     1912-36 attractive seln. of KG5 defins with marginal controls, all in units of 2, 3, 4, or 6
               stamps, and all ½d to 2d values with the exception of one 6d strip. Generally fine m.m. (32
               items)     ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    391     1912-52 lightly dupl. mixed m.m./u.m. seln. of watermark varieties. Mainly inverted, but a
               few KG6 sideways also. Mixed perfs and some with faults. High cat. (72)               ..                    15.
    392     1913-19 Seahorses 2/6 to 10/-, and 1934 Seahorses set (3), generally about good sound used.
               Cat.£525. (In presentation folder.)                   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    393     1913-18 seahorse 2/6 fair used, with telegraphic “cross” punch hole.     ..              5.
    394     1961-79 small seln. of u.m. commem singles or multiples with mainly minor varieties inc.
               perf and colour shifts. (27 items)   ..                 ..               ..                   ..            12.
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    395     1968 Bridges 1/9 u.m. block of nine with missing phosphor, cat.£90. (one with short perfs)           15.
    396     1971-91 u.m. specialised colln. of Machin defins, written up with details, mainly ½p to 20p
               values. (c.465) þ      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    65.
    397     1971-onwards Machin 9p deep violet with 2 bands in u.m. corner ten-block with corner paper fold
               causing misperf (making one small corner of one stamp imperf.)              ..               ..                    10.
    398     Country Stamps; 1958-2000 u.m. stock in stockbook, strength in decimal (which has a
               face value of c.£110+), dupl.. to about x20. S.t.c.£1,500. (100s) þ      ..               ..                £100.
    399     --; Scotland; 1958-67 (1963) 6d phosphor u.m. with interesting misperf variety due to
               folding of sheet (various creases etc. also as a result).        ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    400     --; --; 22p type II perf.14 u.m., SG S48Ea cat.£50.          ..                   ..               ..                    13.
    401     --; --; 31p type II perf.14 u.m., SG S51Ea cat.£100.        ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    402     U.K. Presentation Packs; 1964 Forth Road Bridge pack. The descriptive card is complete,
               original, and fine, but the black card and poly. wrapper are later versions.                ..                £100.
    403     --; 2003 Fruit & Veg. pack, also 1997 self-adhesive defins.                   ..               ..                    20.
    404     U.K. First Day Covers; 1948-99 accumulation in nine albums and loose. Up to early 1960s
               are generally plain envelopes. Mixed handwritten/typed addresses throughout and with light
               dupl. here and there. Mixed cancels. (c.800) þ                ..                   ..               ..                £200.
    405     --; jumbled accumulation of commem/defin FDCs, mainly 1970s/80s but some others
               outwith this period. Variety of cancels and inc. a number of souvenir covers etc. also.
               Mainly PO envelopes, unaddressed. (c.450) þ                                     ..               ..                £100.
    406     --; 1967-94 colln. in four Royal Mail albums mainly Bureau covers and/or with labels.
               (c.280) þ                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    407     --; 1966-95 bundle, also inc. some souvenir covers. FDCs often with decent alternative/
               appropriate cancels (e.g. 1957 Jamboree neat unaddressed illus. with Sutton Coldfield
               slogan, 1966 Christmas with BF1000 handstamp, 1969 Cooks panes on four covers with
               Milk Marketing Board cancels, 1986 Games FDC with Musselburgh c.d.s.). Some signed
               inc. Patrick Moore (2) and Richard Todd (this one damaged). (67) þ   ..            50.
    408     --; 1982-91 colln. in two albums of presentation “silk” FDCs with sets (90); also a few
               others. þ                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    409     --; 1989-93 complete colln. of Benham “small silk” FDCs, inc. Greetings, Penny Black
               Anniv., and 1992 Castles. (c.270) þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    410     --; 1964-85 bundles of illus covers, many unaddressed or pencil addresses, some hand-
               written, mixed commem, defin, some country. (c.85) þ     ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    411     --; Benham “small silks” for the 1991 (Feb.) and 1993 Greetings sets, plus a few other
               mainly 1980s commems. (c.40) þ                   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    412     --; 1972-79 mainly standard seln. in album and loose, inc. 1972 Wedgwood. (c.85) þ                 10.
    413     --; 1958 seln. of illus. FDCs for the Scotland 3d – seven diff. inc. three with TPO cancels.
               Also plain cover, piece, and three later. A few tone spots. ..                   ..            20.
    414     --; 1969 Cathedrals set on PO FDC, typed address with HOLYROOD PALACE c.d.s. and reg.
               label. Few tone spots.                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    415     Numismatic Covers; 1984 Scottish £1 (2 of), and 1986 Commonwealth Games. 8.
    416     PHQ. Cards; 1973 Royal Wedding used first day, Glasgow FDI cancel on reverse, unadd-
               ressed, cat.£50.         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    417     --; a similar lot, but with one tiny dent on face.  ..               ..                   ..              5.
    418     U.K. Covers and Postal History; two boxes of mainly Scottish material – covers and pieces.
               Very mixed, from some Victorian (possibly some prestamp) through to modern and often
               including unusual marks and oddities. Probably worth some close scrutiny. (100s) þ 50.
    419     --; 1835 entire addressed to London, covered in datestamps and ms notes, and the PO
               “ambulance cover” in which it was returned.     ..               ..                   ..            10.
    420     --; 1837 free cover London to (badly written) Hawick, marked ms “Not for Harwich  … …
               try Hawick NB”, Harwich backstamp, etc. Bad faults but interesting.    ..              5.
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    421     U.K. Covers and Postal History; 1838 entire Downpatrick to an illegible address, with
               boxed MISSENT/TO/EDINBURGH. (ED160).      ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    422     --; two 1841 covers (1d red imperfs, MC cancels) from Berwick, both addressed to Holyrood
               Glass Works, Edinburgh, and 1881 p.stat. card from the same company (printed reverse).            10.
    423     --; small seln. of QV-KG5 stamps mainly selected for their postmarks – inc. Jersey (5),
               Guernsey (2), railways/stations (6), “C” (Constantinople) (1), Boer War (1), etc. (25)                   10.
    424     --; three shoeboxes of covers all with 1971-75 (a few earlier) slogan postmarks or special
               handstamps. (c.1,500) þ              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    425     --; two boxes of slogan postmarks on piece (100s) þ       ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      ***     --; see also Collections and Mixed Lots (David Jefferies “Theme” Collections)
    426     Scottish Covers and Postal History; 1814-73 seln. of eight covers with various inspector’s
               marks.    ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    427     --; 1822 missent entire Edinburgh to Lauder, with Haddington boxed mileage mark on
               reverse – on front m.s. “Not by Haddington”, ms “6” beside scored through “3”, etc. Fair
               only, but scarce.        ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    428     --; 1841-1904 a charming little collection where actual covers or pieces have been found to
               match the illustrations of peculiarly Scottish postmarks as shown on the Scotex 1962
               exhibition card. Comprises numeral 242, 131 stars, “Madelaine Smith”, Leith experimental
               duplex, Edinburgh POSTED SINCE 7, Brunswick Star, 131 stars duplex, Columba steamer,
               Kilwinning Scots Local cancel, Greenock dotted circle, and Glasgow NPB. þ        ..                    40.
    429     --; 1914-18 seln. of censored mail from Scotland to Switzerland (1), England (2), Denmark
               (7), Netherlands (1), and USA (1), some of the covers opened out.       ..               ..                    18.
    430     --; 1930, 1935, and 1947 covers each with oval POST OFFICE/EXPRESS/DELIVERY. (The 1935
               one also shows late use of the Dundee twin arc “37” c.d.s.)                         ..                  ..            15.
    431     --; 1939-45 fine colln. of censored mail from Scotland to mainly Scottish (some England,
               N.Irish) addresses. Largely civilian, but inc. just a few military, majority from Highlands
               and Islands. (92) Also 14 to foreign addresses (USA, Canada, etc.) þ          ..        £100.
    432     --; album titled “P.O. Labels” containing mainly Scottish material, including labels such as
               “found open”, “.. has been diverted from the usual route ..”, “accidentally damaged”, “found
               loose”, “c.o.d.”, “pillar box fire by vandals”, “undelivered ..”, “charge”, “recorded delivery”,
               etc., some on cover or piece, others off-paper; also other similar items inc. forms (certificate
               of posting, wartime billeting payments, advice of delivery). (c.200 items) þ             ..                    75.
    433     --; seln. of covers with late use of stamps, such as 1952 cover with six reigns’ stamps, 1890
               Postal Jubilee envelope used in 1953, late use of registered envelopes, £sd used after demon-
               etisation, etc. Some faults (mainly tone spots, and sticky tape on back). (12 covers) þ                  20.
    434     --; 1950 three paper slips bearing sample strikes of 25 different explanatory and instruct-
               ional handstamps in use at Edinburgh. Includes OPENED AT EDINBURGH, NOT ADDRESSED/
                S33, FOUND AT EDINBURGH UNATTACHED, and a complete run of value marks from
               “1^D./TO PAY” to “1/= EH”.             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    435     --; 1952 small cover with 1d stamp cancelled BALMORAL-CASTLE c.d.s. Many tone spots.             3.
    436     --; 1970 Commonwealth Games set on PO commem envelopes with HOLYROOD PALACE/
                22 JY 70 c.d.s. and reg. label.          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    437     --; six stockalbums well filled with thousands of stamps and pieces of Scottish postmarks
               arranged alphabetically. The bulk, as expected, is of cheaper, commoner, and often more
               modern, but QV-KG6 also present, and some more unusual. þ            ..               ..                £100.
    438     --; seln. of mainly Scottish material from 1971 postal strike – nine covers by alternative
               services (mainly non-philatelic), two covers inward from USA returned to sender, etc. Also
               packet with further 20 covers. þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..            20.
    439     --; 1988-90 Post Office “Date Stamp Impressions” book used at Dunbar with three or four
               different sample strikes each day.                                                 ..               ..                   ..              5.
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    440     Scottish Covers and Postal History; album of “Scottish Postmark Errors” – mainly
               1940s-90s machine marks with inverted dates, use of wrong machines, etc. (c.15 covers,
               240 pieces) þ           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      ***     --; see also UK First Day Covers (1969).

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    460     U.K. Philatelic Covers; 1984-85 seln. of National Trust for Scotland covers (16, all different
               in some way) inc. three signed (Cameron of Lochiel x2, Earl of Strathmore).           ..                    12.
    461     U.K. Used Abroad; Danish West Indies; 3 x 1d reds plate 140 on small piece with St.
               Thomas c.d.s. over two (numerals unclear). Cat. from £25. each.           ..               ..                    10.
    462     U.K. Postage Material; large accumulation of duplicated commemorative sets and
               definitives in packets and in stockalbum. Mixed quantities, and style of arrangement,
               make accurate assessment difficult, but we estimate the total face value to be in the
               region of £1,500.(Unlikely to be less than £1,300., but might possibly more than £1,600.)
               þ ▲      ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..             £1,000.
    463     --; 1995-2005 shoebox with apparently fairly complete run of commem sets and m.s. (inc.
               QM x 2, HMS, Timekeeper) and defins (to £5), some in pres. packs. Also a few booklets
               inc. 1972 Wedgwood (½p trimmed) etc. Face value approx. £330. þ ▲               ..                £250.
    464     --; range of material sorted (but not always tidily) by value (from ½p to 29p) in three stock-
               albums, with hundreds of some values. Face value estimated to be roughly £300. þ ▲             £220.
    465     U.K. Perfins; packet with a mix of about 400 stamps, QV to decimal, but not with too
               much modern.            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    466     U.K. Cinderella; fascinating collection in album of “Scottish Patriotic Material” including
               labels (some on cover/piece), rubber stamps, altered normal stamps/airletter, a few press
               cuttings, etc. Not diminished by the fact that nearly all is philatelically inspired. (c.43
               covers, 11 stamps, plus labels, pieces.) þ        ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    467     --; bundle of 38 1971 Strike Post covers with largest numbers of S.S.S. Emergency Mail
               Service, some to foreign destinations.               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
    468     --; National Telephone Co. 1d stamp in mint six-block (2 mounted)       ..               ..                    10.
    469     Locals; approx. 200 each of 11 different c.t.o. sheets (each of eight), for Staffa, Eynhallow,
               Bernera, and Gairsay. (= c.17,600 labels) þ                    ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    470     U.K. Mixed Lots and Collections; three albums of mixed mint and used inc. a fair number
               of modern commem mint sets (mounted in photo corners, so some bent, but much decent
               postage, and many fine can be gleaned). (c.5,000) þ        ..                   ..               ..                £160.
    471     --; 1924-81 u.m. colln. of commems, apparently complete (except PUC £1) inc. the phos-
               phors and virtually all v.fine. (c.630, 2 m.s.) þ ..               ..                   ..        £100.
    472     --; a packet of loose stamps on and off paper without postmarks.          ..               ..                £100.
    473     --; two small or slim stockbooks with accum. of off-paper modern stamps nearly all
               without postmarks. 1,000s) þ      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
    474     --; dupl. accum. consisting mainly of QE pre-decimal commem sets and odds, plus some
               defins. Just a set or two in earlier years, rising to large numbers from mid-1960s onwards.
               Some pre-QE also, þ                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
    475     --; 1858-1981 folder of m. & u. defins inc. 150 different 1d red plates mixed used, many
               sideways/inverted wmks., the mint from KG6 mainly u.m. Decimals inc. u.m. ½p side band,
               1977 h.vals (3), 1970-77 p.dues (13), etc. (c.650) þ       ..                   ..               ..                    80.
    476     --; 1881-1994 mint (QE mainly u.m., earlier mixed) range in stockbook of pre-decimal
               definitives, plus pre/post-decimal postage dues. Includes 1887 Jubilee 9d u.m. (creased),
               1939-48 2/6 brown (2, fair m.m. only), and a scattering of sideways/inverted wmks. and
               graphites. (100s) þ   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    477     --; 1924-89 mainly u.m. accum (a few m.m. or used) of commem sets and odds in stockbook.
               Strength in KG6 and pre-decimal QE. A few faults mainly on earlier, but mainly fine.
               Includes 1924 Wembley 1d (4), 1989 Greetings strip (good perfs), a few decent phosphor
               odds, etc. (100s) þ   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    65.
    478     --; 1841-1981 dupl. used ranges in stockbook, from 1d red imperfs (inc. several with MC
               cancels) through to decimals (inc. 570 of used 1970-77 p.due 7p, cat.£1 each). Includes
               some high values, invtd./sideways wmks., officials, etc. (c.2,000) þ               ..            60.
A Buyer’s Premium of 10% (vat-inclusive) will be added to all sale prices.

A Buyer’s Premium of 10% (vat-inclusive) will be added to all sale prices.   

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NORMAL BIDDING STEPS We list here our normal bid steps for your information. This may be of help to bidders who are unable to attend the sale, as any written bids received which do not fit our normal pattern would usually be taken down to the next normal step. (We keep to these increments as much as possible, but do sometimes change if circumstances make it desirable.) Up to £20, bids are in £1 steps. From £20 to £30, bids are in £2 steps. From £30 to £50, bids are in £2 or £3 steps (i.e. £30, £32, £35, £38, £40, £42, £45, £48, £50). From £50 to £100 in £5 steps. From £100 to £200, bids are in £10 steps. From £200 to £300, bids are in £20 steps. From £300 to £500, bids are in £20 or £30, and above this in 5% to 10% steps. Abbreviations; a list of abbreviations and symbols used is from time to time included in the auction catalogue. We suggest that you keep a copy for future reference. m./u.m. mounted/unmounted mint                       accum. accumulation l.m.m. lightly mounted mint                                 colln. collection g./f.u. good/fine used                                          seln. selection v.f.u. very fine used                                            pmk. postmark FDC first day cover                                           cat. catalogue price s.t.c. stated to catalogue (by vendor)                  m.s. miniature sheet S.o.W. "Stamps of the World" catalogue            inc. including ▲ Smaller bid steps accepted                               PTSA priced to sell at c.d.s. circular datestamp                                    bkt. booklet lvs. album leaves                                               p.stat. postal stationery c. circa (usually approximate quantity)               þ = earlier viewing of lot on auction day : indicates that an image of the item can be seen on the internet at www.stamp-shop.com/images.html

 
 

THIS IS HOW YOU CAN BID;
In Person. This is a public auction, and bids are made in the traditional manners.
Bids by post. Please use the Bid Form supplied, and send first class.
Telephone bids will be accepted at any time before the sale (but the earlier the better). These bids should be confirmed in writing, even if the written confirmation will not reach us until after the auction. A mobile number (07974 962649) can be called on the evening of sale only.
Fax now discontinued.
E-mail bids should be sent to us at [email protected] at any time from the moment you receive this catalogue until 3pm on the auction day. Please do not e-mail bids to us after that time. Please use the format and wording used on the bid form that comes with your auction catalogue. (We have a back-up email address of [email protected] in case of problems.)
 
 

CREDIT CARDS We are happy to accept MasterCard and Visa credit card payments, as well as payments by Switch and Delta. This facility can be used by room purchasers (who pay their accounts at the auction), by other local customers (who pay their bill in our shop), and by postal buyers. In order to deal with postal clients, our bid forms have been designed to make space for credit card instructions. If you want your purchases charged in this way, please complete the appropriate section. Do not complete these details unless you want to pay by credit card, and to have the lots posted. We have negotiated good rates with our bank, and are able to absorb the bank charges for this service ourselves, and therefore there is no additional charge for the use of this facility, as long as postal bidders give us their details in advance of posting. Only for postal buyers where card details are given after posting, we will charge 1.9% extra (Visa/MasterCard) or 18p (Switch and Delta), plus cost of posting receipt slip.

VIEWING; please note that lots can normally be viewed in our shop during the one week prior to the auction. It is sometimes possible to view auction lots outside the normal times, but this must be by special arrangement.
 
 

BID FORM - Sale Date 4 April 2005

to Robert Murray,
 5 & 6 Inverleith Gardens,
 Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 5PU

Please bid on my behalf for the undermentioned lots, up to the limits stated. I understand that lots will be purchased as cheaply as other bids, or reserves, if any, permit. My bids are in pounds sterling, and exclude the buyer's premium of 10%, which will be added to any puchases.

                    Date; .............................. Signed; ..................................................

Lot      Description                   Maximum Bid                             Lot      Description                    Maximum Bid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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