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STAMP AUCTION
Monday 23 August 1999
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The sale is arranged in the
following order;
Lots
1-88 Collections and
Mixed Lots
Lots
89-128 Literature and Supplies
Lots
129-172 Non-Philatelic Items
Lots
173-400 Lots by country A-Z, excluding
U.K.
Lots
401-499 Lots by country, all from one
similar property
Lots
500-589 United Kingdom
The figure at the end of each description is our estimate, in pounds sterling. Bids are accepted above or below this figure, although bids below about 75% or 80% estimate only have a tiny chance of success.
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Robert Murray
5 & 6 Inverleith
Gardens, Ferry Road,
Edinburgh, EH3 5PU
Tel. 0131.552 1220
STAMP AUCTION
General Monday 23
August 1999 General
at 7.00pm
Catalogue of Postage
Stamps to be sold by Public Auction, within the
STEWART�S-MELVILLE CLUB
PAVILION, 523 FERRY ROAD, EDINBURGH
On view at Pavilion on
evening of sale only 5.30pm to 6.50pm,
and at Shop during
business hours (Tue, Thu, Fri 10am-6pm, Wed 2pm-9pm,
and Sat 10am-7pm) for one
week prior to sale, or by appointment.
Collections
and
Mixed Lots.
Estimate
(pounds sterling)
1 Large
accumulation in two old suitcases - quantities of USA, UK, and
some Australia in home-made
filing system, world on
stockleaves, old albums and remainders, loose bags of
stamps, and so on.
An enormous
assortment.
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50.
2 Medium flat box with m. & u. stamps on
album pages, stockleaves, stockcards, and in a club book.
Main interest in UK (QV-QE),
Germany (1930s/40s), Sweden (middle period), France (mainly
modern),
and Austria. (Many
100s)
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35.
3 Large and heavy flat cardboard box -many
leaves, some covers, loose material, and so on. Noticeable
European
bias, but not to exclusion of
others. Appears to be the "glory box" of leftovers from a
dealer with a low patience
threshold !
(1,000s)
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30.
4 Flat box with mixed world mainly
off-paper. Early to modern - many countries - some
slightly better - many less
usual. Should be worth close
look. (1,000s)
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30.
5 A Japanese-produced Diamond album (about
1930s, some pages removed) with world collection. Some
countries
reasonable, others sparse/empty
(such as Japan !). Among the c.800 stamps are some less
common inc. Gibraltar
KE7 2/-, UK KE7 2/6, 5/-, KG5
5/-,
10/-.
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30.
6 Box with remainder world in Strand album,
an album of Europe, another of pre-1950
Overseas, a stockbook with over 1,000
world, a small stockbook of Turkey and Iran pre-
1950, a box of mainly 3rd-Reich German
kiloware, etc. (1,000s) .. .. 26.
7 A mixture in a box, with some duplicated
Spain on small pages, a few other earlier Spain, a
few Germany inc. W.Berlin 1950 Orchestra
30pf f.u. (one short perf.), a few mixed world
stamps, a small lot of mainly UK slogan
postmarks, etc. .. .. .. 20.
8 Three albums - one is Commonwealth mainly
QV to earlyish QE, second is foreign of about
same period, and third has collection of
UK, mainly cheaper QE. (100s) .. 20.
� These ten lots are generally quite well
filled with mint and used stamps of a variety of
countries, sometimes similar, sometimes
entirely dissimilar. Mostly cheap stamps, although
some included which are not often seen.
Strongest countries are usually mentioned, small
countries often included.
9 Stockbook with very wide mix. (c.2,000) ..
.. .. .. 15.
10 Large stockbook with some used Canada,
Greece, a few mint Guernsey and Canada, and
many others in smaller numbers. (c.1,000)
.. .. .. .. 12.
11 Large Chinese stockbook with Iran,
France, Germany, Greece, Israel, and others (c.1,500) 20.
12 Stockalbum (loose leaf with Lighthouse
pages). Quite a large number of South and Central
America, but just about every other area
also included. (c.2,500) .. .. 20.
13 Largest numbers of India, in stockbook
along with many others. (c.1,750) .. 12.
14 Slimmer stockbook with Jordan, Iraq,
Italy, etc., apparently all foreign. (c.900) .. 8.
15 Another slim stockbook with used UK
commems, and a few Australia only. (200+) 3.
16 Germany, U.K., Czechoslovakia, China,
France, and others in stockbook. (c.1,000) 8.
17 Stockbook with much variety in contents -
no apparent pattern or reasoning (c.2,250) 20.
18 French Colonies, Poland, Switzerland,
Thailand, USA, Austria, China, Germany, and a variety
of other countries. (c.1,250) .. .. .. ..
.. 15.
19 An album with many 100s of world stamps,
another with a UK collection, plus numerous UK
and foreign loose stamps. .. .. .. .. ..
20.
20 Three Canadian souvenir books, an album
with general world collection (c.1,800). some UK
FDCs and airletters, etc. .. .. .. .. ..
18.
21 Mixture in two binders, with Turkey
(c.730), Yugoslavia (c.550), Monaco (c.230), Luxem-
bourg (c.220), Latvia (c.130), Vatican
(c.110), Hungary (c.220), Poland (c.200), Romania
(c.190), and others. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16.
22 Vodka box with thousands of mainly modern
world stamps, some sorted into packets. 15.
23 1930s-80s colln. of USA, Denmark, Norway,
Egypt and others in old Reliant album (c.2,500) 12.
PLEASE USE FIRST CLASS POST
- DON�T MISS A BID FOR SEVENPENCE !
Collections and
Mixed Lots, continued.
24 Seln. of leaves with USA (300+), Indian
States (160+), S.Africa (120+), plus others, mainly
Commonwealth. (c.850) Some are in poorer
quality. .. .. .. 9.
25 Mainly modern used, often with dupl., of
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Japan, Spain,
Vietnam, and a few others. (100s) .. .. ..
.. 8.
26 Bag of all-world (little UK) off-paper
stamps (approx.200g), plus a few mixed covers. 6.
27 Chinese stockbook with mainly dupl. cheap
used USA, a few France, UK. (c.750) 5.
28 British Commonwealth; 1840-1935
predominantly used collection in decent New Ideal
album. A few sets seen, but mainly odds.
Some strength in UK (with 2 � 1840 1d black, 2 �
1840 2d blue, other useful inc.
surface-printed). Good pickings to be found throughout,
condition on the whole quite good (some
poor, many fine/very fine). (c.4,000) .. �300.
29 --; SG King George VI printed album
(reasonable condition) with a used and mint (mounted)
colln. of odds, part sets, and sets. Better
stamps in places. Mainly good/fine condition, a few
poorer. (c.2,300) .. .. .. .. .. .. �120.
30 --; a bundle of priced album pages (in
five binders plus others loose), apparently as purchased
from a variety of dealers. Some have sets,
others just odds; some mint, some used. Very
roughly, the total retail prices appear to
have been about �500., and some of the better value
is to be found in KG6/early QE. Not a
dealer�s unsolds, but material bought by a collector.
(Many 100s, countries A to S only) .. .. ..
.. �100.
31 --; plastic tub with mainly selected
items on stockcards. Many mint sets, and individual
worthwhile mint or used stamps. Wide
variety of countries and periods included. Total
catalogue �690 only for those priced - many
others not counted. (100s) .. �100.
32 --; large stockbook with a wide variety
of m. & u. stamps. Much in the period KG6 - earlier
QE, as well as a few back to QV. A little
duplication in places, and many medium values.
(c.1,400) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.
33 --; stockbook with a mint range of
countries alphabetically Aden to British Virgin Islands.
Most periods covered, but majority roughly
in period KG5 to early/mid-QE. West Indies is
best represented area, and Australia almost
absent. (c.1,000+) .. .. 30.
34 --; a similar stockbook of countries
Brunei to Gibraltar mint. Again much of BWI, but with
none from Canada. (c.1,200) .. .. .. .. ..
40.
35 --; a similar stockbook of countries
Gilbert and Ellice to Malta, all mint. Better areas include
Hong Kong, India and States, Ireland,
K.U.T., Malaya, and some of the West Indies. Very
high catalogue. (c.1,500) .. .. .. .. ..
�100.
36 --; a similar stockbook of mint Mauritius
to St. Kitts-Nevis, inc. Morocco Agencies, Nigeria,
N.Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea (with
New Guinea and Papua), Pitcairn. Useful
stamps included, high total catalogue.
(c.1,300) .. .. .. 55.
37 --; a similar stockbook of countries
St.Lucia to Zimbabwe, all mint. Includes St.Lucia, St.
Vincent, Sarawak, South Africa, S.W.A.,
S.Rhodesia, Transvaal, Zanzibar, and others. Many
decent pickings. (c.1,500) .. .. .. .. ..
60.
38 --; 1950s-80s (some earlier S.Africa)
mainly used colln. of UK (c.400 inc. high values),
Australia (c.600), Canada (c.500), New
Zealand (c.400), and S.Africa (c.300) .. 24.
39 --; mainly QE used collection (excludes
some larger countries) (c.2,500) .. 22.
40 --; small seln. inc. Ascension SG 39a
m.m., UK 1924 Wembley 1924 1d (4), 1�d (3) m.m./
u.m., various odd Cocos, Samoa, Falkland,
Norfolk, Tristan, PNG; also some packets of
duplicated used NZ KG5. .. .. .. .. .. 22.
41 --; a few stockcards with a range of
early QE stamps used, sets or odds, appear fine/v.f., and
covering countries A to S. (400+) ..
.. .. .. 20.
42 --; stockbook of mainly Queen Victoria
issues of a number of countries, generally fair to fine
though some poorer and with some
duplication (c.450). In addition, some KE7-KG6 and just
a few foreign. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.
MATERIAL IS ACCEPTED FOR FUTURE SALES AT ANY
TIME
Collections and
Mixed Lots, continued.
43 British Commonwealth; shoebox with about
350g/12oz net weight of off-paper stamps.
Quite a wide mixture, mainly good/fine.
(1,000s) .. .. .. 20.
44 --; small packet which appears to contain
only off-paper stamps of KG6, with reasonable
variety. Approx.60g/2oz. .. .. .. .. .. 8.
45 -- pages with Gibraltar, Ireland, Malta,
Rhodesia, Cyprus, T. & Tobago, Zimbabwe. (c.1,000) 5.
46 --; Omnibus; 1965 Churchill printed album
with 158 different of the Commonwealth
omnibus issue u.m., plus a range of foreign
(not so easily found), and a few of 1974. (c.265) 40.
47 --; --; 1965 Churchill printed album with
147 different of the Commonwealth omnibus u.m.,
plus a few duplicates/used/foreign. (c.280)
.. .. .. .. 30.
48 --; --; 1982 21st Birthday souvenir sheet
of four silver foil "stamps" (using design used on
stamps) produced by Crown Agents for
presentation purposes (700 produced). 8.
49 --; --; 1996 70th Birthday album of 13
numismatic covers. .. .. 22.
50 --; --; 1997 Golden Wedding album with 13
covers, 8 numismatic covers, and others. 24.
� --; --; see also Thematic section.
51 Europe; stockbooks or albums of Austria
(c.570, up to about 1940s only), Germany (about
180 duplicated only), W.Germany (c.340),
Netherlands (c.130), Romania (c. 1,300, mainly,
but not all, common), and mixed Europe
(c.1,600, mainly to about early 1940s) 35.
52 --; 1920s-80s mix from France, Germany,
Italy, Spain and others, on leaves. (c.3,500) 10.
53 --; Baltic States; 1918-40 accumulation
of used and mint stamps from Estonia (c.600+),
Latvia (c.650), Lithuania (300+), and
Central Lithuania (c.300). Heavy duplication in places. 15.
54 --; Eastern Europe; album with mainly WW2
to 1970s of ten countries (c.2,300) 8.
55 Foreign; large collection in two-volume
Ideal album (albums showing wear); vol.1 (to 1914)
has some better, some earlies, but some
countries stripped (e.g. Iceland, Sweden) (c.2,800);
vol.2 (1915-30) has a decent general range
(c.3,000). Overall poor to fine condition. �120.
56 --; old Weston 666 album with early to
1950s colln. of USA (360), Spain (220), Spanish
Colonies and Territories (150), and Dutch
Colonies (100), used and mint. .. 40.
57 --; shoebox with about 400g/14oz net
weight of off-paper stamps. Quite a wide mixture,
mainly good/fine. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. ..
20.
58 --; stockbook with a mint range of
countries alphabetically Abu Dhabi to Belgium. Most
periods covered, but in varying numbers.
Largest quantity of Austria, but many small
countries present also. Majority appear
fine, but some will be found with faults to some
degree. Some duplication. (c.1,300) .. ..
.. .. 30.
59 --; a similar lot, of mint from Belgian
Congo to Ecuador, inc. Bosnia & Herzegovina, many
China, Cuba, Denmark. (c.1,000+) .. .. ..
.. 40.
60 --; a similar lot, of mint between Egypt
and Georgia alphabetically, with Egypt, Ethiopia,
Finland (many), France (many), French
Colonies. (c.1,250) .. .. 50.
61 --; a similar lot, of mint stamps from
countries Germany to Haiti, Hawaii and Haytay.
German area accounts for the largest part.
(c.1,700) .. .. .. 18.
62 --; similar lot, Honduras to Ivory Coast,
all mint, inc. Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia,
Iran, Iraq, Italy and Colonies. (c.1,000)
.. .. .. .. 32.
63 --; a similar stockbook, Japan to Monaco
mint, with Japan, Transjordan, Korea, Lebanon,
Liberia, Monaco, and others smaller.
(c.1,000) .. .. .. 30.
64 --; a similar mint lot, from Mongolia to
Oubangui-Chari-Tchad, with largest numbers of
Mozambique, Netherlands, and Nyassa, plus
several other countries. (c.750) 24.
65 --; another stockbook of similar content,
of countries Norway to Romania mint, with Norway
(many), Paraguay, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, R�union, Romania, etc. (c.1,000) 35.
66 --; a similar lot, of mint between Russia
and United Nations, with Russia, a few Russian POs
etc., el Salvador, San Marino, Saudi
Arabia, Spain and Colonies, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,
Thailand, Tuva, Ukraine, etc. Some useful
seen. (c.2,400) .. .. 60.
67 --; a similar, and the last, stockbook of
mint from Upper Volta to Yugoslavia plus a few odd
others. Includes Vatican, Venezuela,
Yugoslavia. (c.400+) .. .. 10.
Collections and
Mixed Lots, continued.
68 Foreign; plastic tub with various Europe,
Africa, and S.America m. & u., many modern (100s) 5.
69 Overseas; large red stockbook with
accumulation of m. & u. from mainly 1950s and 1960s
Middle East and Asia. Israel (with about
two-thirds of total) dominates the 15 or so countries
represented. (c.800+) .. .. .. .. ..
26.
70 --; well-filled Stamford album of mainly
1930s-80s stamps of a wide variety of countries
(c.3,000+) .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.
71 --; Africa; 1960s-80s used (much
commercially) from eight former French Colonies, viz.
Ivory Coast (210), Malagasy (170), Gabon
(150), Senegal (150), Dahomey (110), C.African
Rep. (80), Chad (70), Congo (50), and a few
others. Colourful, with some better. 35.
72 Scandinavia; mainly stockleaves with
quantities of Finland (inc. mint range), Iceland,
Sweden, and a few Denmark. Majority are
modern used with some dupl. (100s) .. 10.
73 South America; pages with mainly early to
middle period Argentina, Brazil, and Chile (100s) 8.
74 Kiloware; approx. 2.5kg of general modern
all-world on paper (little or no UK) 12.
75 Thematic; album of mainly modern foreign
stamps largely arranged by theme (c.1,400) 8.
76 --; Churchill; album with colln. of about
110 covers (mainly 1965 FDCs) of Commonwealth
and foreign countries. (UK includes two
1965 FDCs with Bladon FDI cancel, a poorer FDC
with Churchill, Bristol c.d.s., pres.pack,
and a Harrison�s presentation card of the stamps.) 55.
77 --; --; Westminster Collection album of
History of World War II numismatic covers (13), plus
a dozen other UK Churchill-related FDCs,
etc. .. .. .. 45.
78 --; --; cover album of 1974 Centenary
material consisting of covers (c.130 - FDCs, special
pmks., silks) plus various cards, packs,
m.s., etc. Mainly UK, a number of Commonwealth,
and some Foreign. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35.
79 --; --; 1974 m. & u. Churchill
collection in album (210 stamps, 37 ms, 10 covers, etc.) 24.
80 --; --; folder with a few UK FDCs or
special event covers, inc. 1965 FDC signed David
Gentleman, and odd others. (17 items) .. ..
.. .. 7.
81 --; --; 1945-46 seln. of covers all
addressed to Winston Churchill (in various forms), from
Australia, Austria, Brasil, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Cuba (poor), Greece (2), Hong Kong, Italy
(2), New Zealand, Nigeria, Spain,
Switzerland, and Syria. .. .. 50.
� --; --; see similar lots under Brasil,
Denmark, Greece, Macao, and Switzerland.
� --; Methodism; see UK Islands.
82 --; Royal Visits; 1934-67 attractive
mainly Commonwealth collection of British Royal
Family visits abroad, comprising stamps
(73, mainly used) and covers (68, a mix of first day,
special postmarks, and cachets, etc.) .. ..
.. .. 40.
83 --; Stamp Exhibitions; Stamp World London
1990 album of various covers and other souv-
enir items, mixed UK and other countries.
(c.40 covers, 25 cards, 2 m.s.) .. 12.
84 --; World War Two; seven numismatic
covers, plus set of 7 Canada 1989-95 packs, and a
couple of others, in album. .. .. .. .. ..
22.
85 Covers; bundle of about 175 postcards all
with Army or Field Post Office marks from First
World War, plus about 30 similar WW2 and
later (to modern) items. .. .. 30.
86 --; 1992-94 bundle of covers and cards
from a good variety of ex-Soviet Union states, but
mainly Belarus (40), Moldova (56) and
Ukraine (54, including Crimea). (Total 175+) 35.
87 --; 1990-94 bundle of 125 or so covers of
mainly post-Soviet Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Some are commercial covers, others special
event etc. .. .. .. 15.
88 --; cover album with 1958-85 range of UK
FDCs (some plain), plus a few of other countries
(E.Africa, Zambia, etc.) (c.70) .. .. .. ..
.. 15.
� --; see also Thematic (Churchill) above.
� Perfins; see Italy (2 lots), and UK.
� Cinderella; see also Commonwealth Omnibus
1982, Austria, Germany, Italy, South Africa,
Sweden, and U.K.
� Forgeries; see French Colonies, Iceland.
Collections and
Mixed Lots, continued.
89 Literature; The Postmarks of
Great Britain and Ireland by RC Alcock and FC Holland.
Original edition, plus First to Eighth
Supplements (1940-49), and The Postmarks of Great
Britain and Ireland, Part II. Scarce. .. ..
.. .. �100.
90 --; A Short History of The Falkland
Islands and Its Stamps by Sloan and Goodman, 1927. 10.
91 --; The Postage Stamps of the Falkland
Islands and Dependencies by BSH Grant, 1952. 10.
92 --; The Cancellations of the Falkland
Islands and Dependencies by James Andrews, 1956.
A little foxing, and the dust-jacket torn.
.. .. .. .. 8.
93 --; A new approach to the Postmarks of
the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey Bases by
AG Fisher, 1961. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.
94 --; SG Falkland Islands and British
Atlantic Islands catalogue, 1982, plus auction catalogues
for 1949 Harmers Falklands sale, and 1964
Harmers "M.D.Mayall" Falklands sale. 5.
95 --; Postal History of the Falkland
Islands Dependencies by Richard Bagshawe, 1947. 5.
96 --; The Postal History of the Antarctic
1904-49 by Bagshawe and Goldup, 1951. 8.
97 --; Antarctic Posts by JH Harvey Pirie
(1948 ?) .. .. .. 10.
98 --; Naval Mails 1939-49 by John Goldup,
1950. .. .. .. 4.
99 --; The Postage Stamps of Great Britain
1661-1941 by Robson Lowe, 1941. .. 10.
100 --; Monarchs of All they Surveyed - The
Story of the Post Office Surveyors, HMSO, 1952. 4.
101 --; Silver Jubilee Stamps of King George
V by H & A Wallace, 1937. .. 5.
102 --; Silver Jubilee Stamps by Douglas
Armstrong (1935 or soon after). .. 5.
103 --; Coronation Stamps by Douglas
Armstrong (1937 or soon after). .. .. 5.
104 --; Postmarks of the Travelling Post
Offices of New South Wales by J. Whitsed Dovey (small,
only 8 pages). .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.
105 --; New Zealand Marine & Railway
T.P.O.�s, their Histories & Postmarks by C.W.Ward (1951 ?)
5.
106 --; Ocean Mails by Philip Cockrill. ..
.. .. .. 4.
107 --; Paquebot and Ship Letter
Cancellations of the World 1894-1951 by MA Studd, 1953. 5.
108 --; Philatelic Handbook of the Gilbert
and Ellice Islands by DH Vernon, 1973. .. 12.
109 --; The Postage Stamps of King Edward
VIII by F Hugh Vallencey, 1948 (small !). 2.
110 --; Scots Local Cancellations by CW
Meredith, 1953. .. .. .. 4.
111 --; Background to Philately (An
Anthology of Papers read at the Philatelic Congresses of
Great Britain), 1953. .. .. .. .. ..
5.
112 --; The Maritime Postal History of the
British Isles by Alan Robertson, in three volumes.
Also the accompanying set of 24 cards. ..
.. .. .. 60.
113 --; The Postage Stamps of Great Britain,
Part Four - The Issues of King George V by
Beaumont and Stanton, 1957. .. .. .. .. ..
8.
114 --; Slogan Postmarks of the United
Kingdom 1917-69 by Parsons, Peachey, and Pearson, the
same for 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974-75,
Local Publicity Slogan Postmarks, Special Event
Postmarks of the United Kingdom (1973 and
1984 editions), Slogan Postmarks of the
Seventies, and Twenty Years of First Day
Postmarks (1983). (11) .. .. 20.
115 --; a mixed box inc. Ships on Stamps by
RH Hill, The Postmark on a Letter by RK Forster, A
Hundred Years of Postage Stamps by
Patrick Hamilton, British Colonial Stamps in Current
Use (Crown Agents, 1955), and Stamp
Collectors� Annual for 1949, 1951, plus others. 12.
116 --; a mixed lot of mainly UK titles,
inc. The Channel Islands - their Postal History, Stamps
and Postal Markings by W. Newport, 1950,
British Air Mails 1946-1951 by NC Baldwin,
Carrying British Mails Overseas by Howard
Robinson, etc. (15) .. .. 12.
117 --; David Livingstone - his life and
work as told through the media of postage stamps and
allied material by Peter Westwood, 1986
(published at �5) .. .. 2.
118 --; Edifil Spain colour catalogue 1991,
Michel Germany colour catalogue 1988/89, Benham
GB cover cat. 1991, and three others. .. ..
.. .. 4.
Literature; many collectors
keep clear of spending money on expensive philatelic books. In
our experience, such purchases seldom fail to repay their cost
!
Collections and
Mixed Lots, continued.
119 Supplies; about 130 black stockcards 6�
� 43/8 inches, each with 3 clear strips and covering
flap. Virtually as new. (Probably Windmill
Climax, retailing at �10.05 per 100) 6.
120 --; bundle of mainly clean and decent (a
few poorer) second-hand Lighthouse Vario stock
sheets, black. 67 pages, each with 7
strips. (Retail new �1.95 per 5, = �26.) .. 8.
121 --; two second-hand Davo "G" 32-page
(64-side) stockbooks, dark red with white pages (retail
�39.90 new) .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.
122 --; two second-hand 32-page (64-side)
stockbooks with white pages (one SG ref.2688, and
one Lighthouse ref.L4/32T), both red.
(Retail �17.95 and �20.) .. .. 20.
123 --; second-hand Lighthouse ref. L4/16
16-page (32 white sides) stockbook, tan (ret.�9.50) 5.
124 --; Lighthouse hingeless album (in green
Perfect binder with slipcase) for Falkland Islands
1878-1996 (current retail is �142.75 for
pages to 1997, �43.75 for binder/slipcase). Fine
2nd-hand. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.
125 --; Lighthouse hingeless album (in green
Perfect binder with slipcase) for British Antarctic
Territory 1963-96, and Falkland Islands
Dependencies/S.Georgia 1944-96 (current retail
�116.50 for pages to 1997, �43.75 for
binder/slipcase). Fine 2nd-hand. .. 35.
126 --; clean 2nd-hand FG Connoisseur album
(landscape format) with about 55 unused white
faced pages, maroon, with slipcase. .. ..
.. .. 10.
127 --; mixed box with eight various
2nd-hand binders/albums. .. .. 6.
128 --; four SG New Age binders in dark
green (as new), plus printed New Age pages for QE issues
of 1952-62 (may be complete but not
checked). .. .. .. 20.
Non-Philatelic Items
129 Banknotes; bundle of foreign notes, with
much European (inc. local issues) about 1910s/20s.
Some less common, but the quality very
mixed. (100) .. .. .. 20.
130 --; bundle of approx.100 mixed foreign
notes (and 2 English). Generally commoner, but
many fine and with good variety. .. .. ..
.. .. 20.
131 --; generally poorer quality selection
of mainly foreign notes (37) .. .. 8.
132 --; Russia; mixed seln. of roughly 1890s
to Revolution-period notes, inc. some Ukraine, in
variable quality. (29) .. .. .. .. .. ..
10.
133 --; Scotland; three Clydesdale &
North of Scotland Bank �5 notes (1953, 1958, 1960), and
three Union Bank of Scotland �5 notes
(1953, 1953, 1954). Poor to good/fine. .. 45.
134 Books; Colonial Office Annual Report on
the Falkland Islands and Dependencies for the
year 1948. Although non-philatelic, still a
valuable source of information. (Inc. 1 small map) 5.
135 --; the same for 1954-55 (includes two
maps). .. .. .. 5.
136 --; the same for 1956-57 (includes two
maps). .. .. .. 5.
137 --; Colonial Office Report on the
Gilbert & Ellice Islands Colony for the year 1949. 5.
138 Church Tokens; small seln. comprising
Broughty Ferry (6 identical), Dundee (1), Menmore
(1), and Free Church of Scotland (2
identical). .. .. .. 12.
139 Cigarette Cards; useful selection of
complete sets, mainly fine, comprising Ardath Silver
Jubilee, CWS Famous Buildings, Major
Drapkin Celebrities of the Great War, Franklin
Davey Children of all Nations, Gallaher My
Favourite Part, Hill Nautical Songs, Lambert &
Butler Interesting Customs .. Navy, Army
and RAF, A History of Aviation, Mitchell A Model
Army, Ogden Actors, Natural and Character
Studies, Sarony Museum Series, Westminster
Indian Empire, and Woods �sop�s Fables.
Total catalogue �415�. .. .. 90.
140 --; Carreras; Women on War Work set
(50), 1916, mainly good/fine, cat.�275. .. 50.
141 --; --; Famous Escapes, Picture Puzzle
Series, Tapestry Reproductions of Paintings, and
Views of the World, all complete sets, and
mainly fine. Cat.�101� .. .. 20.
142 --; Cavanders; Ancient Chinese, Ancient
Egypt, and Peeps into Prehistoric Times (standard
size, stereoscopic), generally fine.
Cat.�95. .. .. .. .. 18.
A reminder
that mint postage stamps are not accepted as payment of
accounts, or any part of them.
Non-Philatelic Lots,
continued.
143 Cigarette Cards; Churchman; Eastern
Proverbs (1st and 2nd series of 25), Story of Navigation
(small set & large set), Treasure
Trove, and Wonderful R�way Travel, generally fine.
cat.�78. 20.
144 --; Hignett; Greetings of the World set
(25), 1907, fine, cat.�60. .. .. 15.
145 --; R & J Hill; Wireless Telephony
set (84), 1923, cat.�100, mainly good/fine. .. 15.
146 --; B Morris & Sons; How Films are
Made, How to Sketch, and Measurement of Time sets,
generally fine. Cat.�112. .. .. .. .. ..
28.
147 --; Ogden; Infantry Training set (50),
1915, mainly fine, cat.�100. .. .. 22.
148 --; Phillips; Coronation of Their
Majesties, Sportsmen/Spot the Winner, and Stage and
Cinema Beauties sets, generally fine,
cat.�96. .. .. .. 24.
149 --; Player; Derby and Grand National
Winners set (50), 1933, fine, cat.�80. .. 16.
150 --; --; Counties and their Industries,
Freshwater Fishes, Hints on Association Football
(Chinese), Miniatures, Natural History, Old
Naval Prints (large), and Products of the World
complete sets, generally fine, cat.�215. ..
.. .. .. 35.
151 --; John Sinclair; English and Scottish
Football Stars set (50), 1935, fine, cat.�70. 20.
152 --; F & J Smith; Cinema Stars set
(25), 1920, good/fine, cat.�200. .. .. 30.
153 --; Wills; selection of sets, generally
fine, comprising Association Footballers, Between Two
Fires, Borough Arms, Flowering Trees and
Shrubs, Garden Hints, Gems of Italian Architec-
ture (1960 reproductions), Merchant Ships
of the World, Military Motors, Round Europe,
Shannon Electric Power Scheme, The
Coronation Series, and Time and Money. Cat.�501� 90.
154 --; --; Rigs of Ships set (25), 1929,
fine, cat.�85. .. .. .. 20.
155 Coins; shoebox with five small boxes of
UK and foreign - mixed ages, types, and quality. (A
few silver included) (100s) .. .. .. .. ..
24.
156 --; small carry-case with mainly UK
coins (majority common, but inc. crowns, half-crowns,
a Stockton-on-Tees 1d token, two 2/6
forgeries, three "cartwheels"), plus just a few foreign,
and a little booklet about starting a coin
business ! .. .. .. 15.
157 --; loose mixture of mainly Asia (Middle
East to Far East, inc. a few Indian States), plus a
few UK silver 3d, etc. (c.100) .. .. .. ..
.. 15.
158 --; mixed bag - a loose mix of foreign
and UK (100s) .. .. .. 8.
159 --; Asia; loose mix in bag, mainly
China, two Nepal/Tibet, etc. (c.80) .. 30.
160 --; --; mixture of China, plus Hong Kong
and other far east. (c.50) .. .. 20.
161 --; British West Africa; small
accumulation of 1/10d and 1d, mainly 1907-8 (c.48) 6.
162 --; German States; small seln. of copper
(8) and silver etc. (16), fair variety. .. 12.
163 --; Isle of Man; 1965 half sovereign, in
box of issue. .. .. .. 22.
164 --; Malawi; 1964 proof set (4) in box of
issue. .. .. .. 3.
165 --; Scotland; small seln. of 14 commoner
coins, in poor to very poor quality. .. 8.
166 --; U.K.; 1927 Sovereign VF/EF, boxed.
.. .. .. .. 50.
167 --; --; approx.170 silver threepences -
mixed QV to KG6, various grades. .. 24.
168 --; --; a biscuit tin with about 20kg
(estimated) of mixed pennies and halfpennies. 20.
169 Medallions; small box with various -
mainly UK, many from about late-19th/early-20th
centuries, with a number of Coronation,
variety of others, tokens, etc. (c.80) .. 15.
170 Photographs; interesting album with in
places very mixed contents (portraits, views, some
ships, cars, etc.), but inc. a few
which appear to be Edinburgh (with one "last Edinburgh
horse car", closes, lower class house
interiors, dormitory {Edinburgh Church Army Hostel ?},
and a wash-house interior) from probably
about the turn of the century. (c.140) .. 45.
171 Postcards; Germany; ten pre-WW1 unused
cards of Leipzig, mainly views of the Fair. 4.
� --; see also UK Covers/Postal History.
� Precious Metal Stamp Replicas; please see
several listed individually under Barbados,
Australian States (Western Australia),
Canada (New Brunswick), Canada, Gibraltar, India,
Nevis, and U.K.
172 Telephone Cards; duplicated bundle of
modern BT cards, about 20 different. (43) 4.
Classified
by
Country
173 Antigua; 1949 S.Wedding set (2)
unmounted mint, cat.�8.40 .. .. 3.
174 Australian States; mainly NSW (plus a
few Victoria) accumulation of commercial covers in
shoebox, around 1900-10. Many different
places� pmks., as well as Sydney. (c.280) 55.
175 --; New South Wales; 1897 Jubilee
charity set (2) very fine mint with full gum, apparently
unmounted (2�d mounted on margin). The 1d
is lower marginal, the 2�d upper right corner
marginal. SG 287c-d (cat.�190. for m.m.) ..
.. .. .. �100.
176 --; New South Wales; Officials; 1888-90
1d perf. 11�12 mint sheet of 60 (has various faults,
inc. the right margin being missing), and
2d of same issue in mint blocks of 5, 9, and 12.
Cat.�172. as singles. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.
177 --; South Australia; 1891-93 5d
surcharge in fine and fresh unmounted mint block of four.
SG 230 (cat.�16. each = �64., for mounted)
.. .. .. .. 20.
178 --; Tasmania; 1853-1912 small used
colln. on three pages, with 1853-55 4d f.u. pair (one
end cut-to-shape, other square but neat)
and g.u. single (fair only), several of the 1855-71
engraved types. (37) .. .. .. .. ..
50.
179 --; --; 1892-99 �1 overprinted SPECIMEN
fine with full gum (SG 225). .. 24.
180 --; Victoria; 1897 Hospital Charity set
(2) very fine unmounted mint. The 1d is left marginal,
and centred low, the 2�d lower marginal. SG
353-4 (cat.�103. for m.m.) .. 50.
181 --; --; mixed used lot with a fair
number of the commoner stamps, but also a few less often
seen. (c.280) .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.
182 --; Western Australia; Silver Replica;
sterling silver replica, actual size, of 1854 4d "Swan
Inverted" stamp. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.
183 Australia; 1913-79 used collection (plus
a few mint) with strength in the pre-decimal period.
�Roos to 2/-, KG5 heads, odd better commem
sets, etc. Also a range of Australian States.
S.t.c.�750+ (c.930) .. .. .. .. .. .. 50.
184 --; 1915-28 �Roo 5/- fine and fresh
m.m., just one perf. at left blunt. SG 42 cat.�180. 40.
185 --; fat packet of about 4oz weight
modern off-paper duplicated (= many 100s). .. 8.
186 --; Booklets; 1967 50c and $1 booklets,
SG 42-43, cat.�45. .. .. 18.
187 Australian Antarctic Territory; 1981-97
virtually complete u.m. collection (61, 6 m.s.) 10.
188 Austria; 1883-1917 18 various postal
stationery cards/envelopes for Vienna pneumatic post,
mixed mint and used, decent variety. (18)
.. .. .. .. 15.
189 --; 1930s-90s mainly used collection in
reasonable Davo printed album (for 1945-92). Some
periods well covered (esp. more modern),
average condition. (c.1,300, 10 m.s.) 15.
190 --; Cinderella; imperf fourblocks of
Mercury design in four different colours, for WIPA 1933.
(4 blocks) One small flaw. .. .. .. .. ..
3.
191 --; Territories Acquired by Italy;
Venezia Giulia; 1918 opt. on 2k Austrian Arms stamp,
granite paper, l.m.m., SG 45a, cat.�400.
Although this has pencil certification mark on gum,
and another stamped mark on hinge, still
sold "as is". .. .. .. 24.
192 Bahamas; 1863-77 4d SG 26/27 fair/good
unused (small part gum, possibly slightly faded)
(cat.�225.), and 1d SG 33 g.u. (cat.�15.)
.. .. .. .. 12.
193 --; 1938-52 set (missing 2nd �d, 2d
green, 3d scarlet) mainly u.m. (toning on 5/- and �1),
cat.�128. (14), plus 1938 4d to 8d set (3)
u.m./l.m.m. .. .. .. 18.
194 Barbados; Silver Replica; sterling
silver replica, actual size, of Barbados 1873 5/- stamp. 5.
195 Batum; 1920 fine u.m. seln. of opts. on
Russian stamps (between SG 23 and 40), carrying a
very high catalogue price (about �5,500),
but not carrying any form of guarantee ! (23) 40.
196 Bechuanaland; 1913-14 wmk. Simple Cypher
set (9) l.m.m./u.m. (unfortunately the �d is
the later wmk., couple of short perfs on
6d). SG 74-82, 91, cat.�34. .. .. 8.
197 Belgian Congo; 1894-1943 small m. &
u. colln. inc. 1910 5f l.m.m., 3f l.m.m., 1923-27 set
(24) mixed m./u., etc., also Ruanda-Urundi
with 1924-26 set (missing 40c) m.m., etc. (c.165) 20.
198 --; 1913-60 useful little seln. of
airmail covers (11), postal stationery cards (3), and one used
postcard. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16.
199 Belgium; 1841-1960 bundle of about 70
or so covers, cards, etc. Includes pre-stamp, military,
exiled govt., pre-cancels, Occ. of Germany,
and so on. Useful mix. .. .. 30.
200 --; 1910-64 m. & u. colln. including
a number of better sets (total cat. probably �200+),
although suffering from toning etc here and
there (375, 1 ms). Also some P.Dues (17),
Railway (70), and precancels (20) .. .. ..
.. 26.
201 --; 1928 Orval set (9) with the special
purple cancel for the Antwerp Philatelic Exhibition.
Fine mounted with full gum. (5,000 sets
only produced thus) SG cat.�275. (Michel cat. DM.
2,200./825.) .. .. .. .. .. .. �100.
202 Brasil; 1946 cover addressed "To his
highness, Duke Winston Spencer Churchill, Former
Prime Minister of England, London.
Inglaterra." .. .. .. 5.
203 British Antarctic Territory; 1966-97
useful, clean, and straightforward collection of u.m.
sets on stockleaves. Total cat.�413. (46
sets, 6 m.s.) .. .. .. 90.
204 --; 1971 defin surcharge 15p, 25p, 50p,
1971 Treaty set (4), and 1977 Whales set (4), all
u.m., cat.�159. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.
205 --; 1981-98 fairly complete u.m.
collection on stockleaves, mainly in full sets. (181, 6 m.s.)
45.
206 British Postal Agencies in Eastern
Arabia; 1948 S.Wedding set (2) m.m. (cat.�24. for u.m.) 6.
207 British Virgin Islands; 1949 S.Wedding
set (2) l.m.m. (cat.�11.10 for u.m.) .. 4.
208 Bulgaria; 1880s-1950s accumulation on
various old pages with mint and used ranges. Early
to middle periods dominate, and some
present which are less often seen. (c.620) .. 12.
209 Campione; 1944 first set (Coat of Arms)
u.m., perf.11 (cat.�20. for l.m.m.) (5) .. 8.
210 --; 1944 2nd set (Views) l.m.m.,
cat.�8.50 (Campione is Italian enclave within Switzerland) 4.
211 --; 1950 postcard (view of Campione)
with CAMPIONE D�ITALIA dated cachet, Swiss stamps
cancelled Lugano. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.
212 Canada; New Brunswick; Silver Replica;
sterling silver replica, actual size, of 1851 3d
stamp. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.
213 --; Newfoundland; 1860 2d
orange-vermilion attractive and fresh u.m. with full gum but
with
inkmarks on gum (do not show through). SG
10, cat.�300. .. .. 45.
214 Canada; 1851-59 two 3d Beavers, each
used with four margins but other small faults or
blemishes. Both quite decent appearance.
Minimum cat.�320. .. .. 50.
215 --; 1859 used seln. comprising 1c (4),
5c (4), 10c (3), 12�c (3), and 17c (1). Generally fair/
sound used, although some with faults here
and there. Total cat.�445. minimum. 45.
216 --; 1868-79 used seln. of Large Queens
comprising �c (2), 1c (2), 2c (2), 3c (1), 5c (1), 6c (3),
12�c (1), and 15c (3), plus 1893 8c (8).
Mainly good/sound, total s.t.c.�600. .. 45.
217 --; 1868-71 3c on laid paper, used.
Fresh appearance and light cancel, but some slight
wrinkles, and odd blunt perfs. SG 58a,
cat.�300. .. .. .. 24.
218 --; 1870s-1960s remainder used
collection on printed pages. Some areas very standard, others
have better stamps, but quality varies.
(c.325) .. .. .. 22.
219 --; 1897 Jubilee 1c u.m., 2c, 3c, 8c,
15c, 20c, and 50c all heavy m.m., 5c m.m., and 10c
unused (no gum). Also 1898 Christmas 2c
m.m. Total cat.�450+ (10) .. 45.
220 --; 1897-1912 clean used seln. of QV and
KE7 comprising 1897-98 set (8), 1898-1902 set (11),
1899 surch. (both), and 1903-12 set (7).
All are sound. Cat.�305� .. .. 50.
221 --; 1897-1902 QV used seln. inc.
Jubilees to 10c, 1893 20c, 50c, 1897-98 set plus duplicates,
1898-1902 to 10c, etc. Mainly sound/good,
some fine, s.t.c.�300+ (48) .. 30.
222 --; 1897-1964 useful used colln. of
commems neatly on pages with many fine, and inc. 1897
Jubilee �c, 8c (creased but very
attractive), 1908 Quebec set (8), range of later. (128, 1 pane)
45.
223 --; QV-QE collection in Lindner
stockalbum. Mostly modern but inc. just a few earlier inc.
better odds such as 1905 Quebec 5c and 7c
used. Some dupl. (sometimes m. & u.). (c.1,300,
15 covers) .. .. .. .. .. .. 24.
224 --; 1903-12 used KE7 seln. comprising 1c
(2), 2c (2), 5c (3), 7c (4), 10c (3), 20c (3), 50c (1),
plus 1908 Quebec �c (2), 1c, 2c, 5c (2), 7c
(2), 10c. Generally sound and of decent
appearance, though some with little faults.
S.t.c.�300. .. .. .. 30.
225 Canada; 1911 defin set (8), 1912-21
coil perf 12 � imperf set (3), imperf � perf.8 set (3),
and perf.8 � imperf set (2). All sound
used, generally good/fine. Cat.�139� .. 30.
226 --; 1915 War Tax overprint set (3) fine
postally used, each with c.d.s. on small piece. SG
225-7, cat.�375. One or two slightly blunt
perfs on 50c. .. .. 90.
227 --; 1915-16 War Tax used seln.
comprising SG nos. 228-9, 232, 234, 235, 237, 238 (creased),
239, 241, 243, mainly good/fine, cat.�100.
.. .. .. .. 20.
228 --; 1922-31 defin set (10), imperf �
perf.8 set (3), perf.12 � 8 3c, perf.12 � imperf 2c, and
imperf singles of 1c, 2c, 3c. All sound
used, generally g./f. Cat.�100++ .. 40.
229 --; 1926 2c surcharges SG 264 g.u., and
SG 265 f.u., cat.�66. .. .. 15.
230 --; 1928-29 $1 fresh l.m.m., centred to
lower-right, SG 285, cat.�110. .. 22.
231 --; 1928-29 defin set (11) g./v.f.u.,
coil imperf � perf.8 1c g.u. (slight crease), 2c g.u., cat.�134.
28.
232 --; 1930-35 used defin seln. comprising
1930-31 set (16 plus 6 coils), 1930 Air 5c, 1932 Air
6c, 1932 set (7 plus 3 coils), 1935 set (11
+ 3 coils + 1 air). Generally g./f./v.f., cat.�140+ 28.
233 --; 1937-38 $1 fresh u.m. (small rub on
gum ?), SG 367, cat.�60. .. .. 14.
234 --; 1937-62 used (mainly good/fine)
colln. of defins - seems to be complete inc. coils, and
some booklet panes. Cat.�190+ (123, 15
multiples) .. .. .. 40.
235 --; quite useful seln. of 34 recent
commercially used commem sets, plus about 60 different
used blocks (wider QE period, defin and
commem). (c.380+) .. .. 6.
236 --; Registration Stamps; 1875-92 used
seln. comprising 2c (9), 5c (5), and 8c (1). The 8c is
good-looking used but not perfect. Total
s.t.c. approx.�240. .. .. 22.
237 --; Postage Dues; 1906-34 useful little
m.m. seln. comprising SG nos. D1, D3, D5, D6, D8,
D9-D13, D14-17, cat.�265. (14) .. .. .. ..
.. 40.
238 --; Official; 1949 postage set (9)
l.m.m. (cat. approx. �200+ for u.m.) .. 30.
239 --; Silver Replicas; sterling silver
replica, actual size, of 1851 12d stamp. 3.
240 --; --; sterling silver replica, actual
size, of 1935 6c imperf between pair. .. 8.
241 Cayman Islands; 1921-26 wmk. Mult. Crown
CA 5/- fine m.m., SG64 cat.�16. 4.
242 --; 1949 S.Wedding set (2) l.m.m.
(cat.�12.10 for u.m.) .. .. .. 4.
243 China; 1878-c.1960 accumulation of
around 1,000 stamps, mainly used, some on piece, in
stockbook, with some multiples. Also a bag
of about 25g off-paper stamps. .. 22.
244 --; 1897 1c on 1ca surcharge (on 1885-88
issue) fine used (some short perfs), misperforated
such that the stamp appears virtually
square. (Normal is SG 34, cat.�16.) .. 10.
245 Cook Islands; Penrhyn; 1920 set (6)
f.u., SG 32-37, cat.�80. Small repaired thin on 1�d 18.
246 Danzig; 1923 50,000m (SG132, Michel 154)
in full u.m. sheet of 100, with the grey network
background missing, mainly v.fine (variety
cat. DM.10. each = DM.1,000.) .. 50.
247 Denmark; 1945 (November) cover addressed
to Sir Winston Churchill in London (faults). 5.
248 Elobey, Annobon and Corisco; 1908 set
(6) with surcharges m.m., SG 57-62 cat.�26. 5.
249 Estonia; 1940-41 eight covers from
Soviet Occupation period - USSR adhesives with a
variety of different cancels. Scarce. .. ..
.. .. 24.
250 Falkland Islands; 1912-20 5/- maroon
l.m.m., centred slightly to right. SG 67b cat.�70. 22.
251 --; 1962-98 useful unmounted mint,
uncomplicated, collection in stockbook, apparently all
complete sets. Cat.�580+ (105 sets, 19
m.s., a few others). .. .. �130.
252 --; 1963 Freedom From Hunger, Red Cross,
1964 Shakespeare, and Battle sets l.m.m.
(cat.�49. for u.m.) .. .. .. .. .. .. 8.
253 --; 1974 Battle of River Plate set (4)
u.m., cat.�19. .. .. .. 6.
254 Falkland Islands and Dependencies; four
recent commem sets in u.m. gutter pairs. 8.
255 Falkland Islands Dependencies; 1953-97
u.m. collection on stockleaves, mainly in complete
sets. Some slight duplication. S.t.c.�320+
(230, 10 m.s.) .. .. 75.
For many countries, see also
the separate section after the main run of countries, before
the UK section.
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256 Faroe Islands; 1950s-90s (largest
numbers 1970s) bundle of commercial/philatelic covers,
with a good variety of pmks, mainly
good/fine strikes - many different villages seen. (79) 26.
257 --; 1981-99 u.m. collection on
stockleaves - must be near to complete for the period. Total
face value approx.DKk.1,370. (258, 9 m.s.)
Also 3 other items. .. .. 90.
258 --; 1992 Seals set (2) in complete u.m.
sheets of 20 of each. Face value DKr.148. (= �13.20�) 8.
259 --; Booklets; 1985-99 the fifteen
different booklets (face value DKk.525.) .. 35.
260 Fiji; 1948 S.Wedding set (2) l.m.m.
(cat.�14.40 for u.m.) .. .. 5.
261 Finland; 1888-1982 (mainly pre-1920)
seln. of 25 covers, cards, etc. inc. a few TPOs. 14.
262 Fiume; 1918-24 excellent mint and used
collection on stockleaves. There appear to be at
least 200 different stamps represented (in
some cases one example either mint or used, some-
times both, and in some instances with
shades also), and the condition is on the whole very
good. Some better items are mint SG 6,
131-144, and used SG 5, 6, D30, D31, 71-82, 163-77,
E178-9. (253) .. .. .. .. .. .. �100.
263 France; a few old pages with 1849-52 20c
g.u. (toned), 1f very poor used, 1853-61 80c (2),
1862 1c g.u., 1870-71 20c (2) g.u., 80c
poor u., 1925 Exhib. 5f f.u. (sl.toned), a few Mersons,
etc. (132); also a stockbook with mainly
dupl. used plus a few mint and some Colonies (100s) 75.
264 --; 1856-1965 selection of covers,
cards, etc. Decent range of material - although some is
standard, many are more interesting.
(c.60+) .. .. .. .. 24.
265 --; 1959-81 mainly u.m. range in three
approval books. Only some slight dupl. (310) 30.
266 French Colonies; 1900-85 useful
selection of 40 covers and cards from a variety of colonies. 26.
267 --; Forgeries; seln. of Peace and
Commerce forgeries of Martinique (11), Anjouan (5), and
others (7); also six forgeries of British
PO in Crete. .. .. 10.
268 French Southern and Antarctic
Territories; 1981-99 u.m. collection in stockbook, which
must be close to complete for the period.
Total face value approx.FF.1,900. (242, 2 ms) �150.
269 Gambia; 1948 S.Wedding set (2) m.m.
(cat.�12.25 for u.m.) .. .. 4.
270 German States; Bavaria; 1849-50 used
seln. of 3k blue (circle cut) (49), 3k red (circle cut)
(50), and 6k brown (circle whole) (49),
showing a good variety of numeral postmarks.
Cat.�334. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.
271 --; --; 1875-1919 range on ten old
approval pages, comprising used (110) and mint (20), and
inc. 1914 10m and 20m u. (cat.�115). Total
s.t.c.�200� .. .. .. 15.
272 --; --; Postage Due; 1862 3k SG D34 fine
used with complete thread but possible slight thins,
cat.�350. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24.
273 Germany; 1870s-1990s accumulation in ten
medium stockbooks - earlier mainly used with
some on piece, and modern both mint and
used. Also some German POs Abroad, German
States, etc. (c.4,000+) Bulk is common, but
worthwhile pickings. .. .. 50.
274 --; 1870s-1980s mainly used colln. with
generally the commoner stamps, though a few better
seen (cat. pounds), comprising
Germany/W.Germany (c.1,050), DDR (c.300), W.Berlin (c.70) 12.
275 --; haphazard early to modern mainly
used in stockbook, some on piece. (c.1,000) 10.
276 --; 1933-45 decent bundle of covers,
cards, etc. Wide variety of adhesives and postmarks. Inc.
special postmarks, some registered, fair
number obvious Nazi style. (c.190) .. 60.
277 --; 1936 Olympics both miniature sheets
fine l.m.m., cat.�55. .. .. 18.
278 --; 1937 Hitler miniature sheet
(perforated) - three used examples, each with a different
special handstamp. Cat.�18. .. .. .. .. ..
6.
279 --; 1944 Armed Forces set g.u. on cover,
and five other items. .. .. 8.
280 --; 1950s-c.1990 accum. of used (some
mint) W.Germany and W.Berlin with dupl. (c.1,500) 8.
281 --; West Germany; 1950-96 (mainly
1950s-80s) bundle of covers, cards, etc. Includes some
postal stationery, special events, flights,
Notopfer, maritime, etc. (250+) .. 30.
282 --; --; 1956-92 fine bundle of first day
covers. Mainly unaddressed, some typed, a few written,
the great majority illus. and fine
condition, and inc. a few postal stationery and Erstdags-
blatten. (c.180+) Total Michel cat.
approx.DM.2,000.+ .. .. .. �100.
TELEPHONE BIDS ARE WELCOME,
but should be confirmed later in writing.
283 Germany; West Germany and West Berlin;
1954-58 six FDCs inc. Berlin 1954 Mergen-
thaler (illus., typed address), and
Postilion (illus., unaddressed). Total Michel cat. DM.480. 30.
284 --; --; 1954-81 selection of 23 mainly
scarcer FDCs inc. Lufthansa, Schiller, 1956 Welfare,
1960 Welfare. Total Michel cat. DM.1,900.,
mixed unaddressed/typed/pencil, all illus. (20
FRG, 3 Berlin) .. .. .. .. .. .. 75.
285 --; West Berlin; 1949-54 seln. of nine
mainly scarcer stamps, fair/good used, cat.�169. 14.
286 --; --; 1949-82 bundle of about 110
covers, cards, etc., showing a fine variety - special
events,
FDCs, postal stationery, and commercial. ..
.. .. .. 16.
287 --; East Germany; 1950 Labour day 30pf,
DEBRIA 84pf, Copper Mines set (2), and 1951
Stamp day 12pf (2), mainly fine u.m.,
cat.�69. .. .. .. 10.
288 --; --; 1955 Engels imperforate set (6)
both u.m. (the 70pf l.m.m.) and used (c.t.o.). Michel
s.t.c. DM.270. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12.
289 --; --; 1966-71 (and a few other) bundle
of FDCs - some fine, others not so attractive but ok
for the stamps. (c.200) .. .. .. .. .. 30.
290 --; Cinderella; 1880s-1920s Bill of
Exchange stamps - 7 values in one design, 5 in another. 2.
291 --; --; five different "Frachtstempel"
(about 1920s ?) .. .. .. 2.
292 Gibraltar; 1937-90 (mainly 1964-90)
album of mainly illus. unaddressed FDCs (c.80) 10.
293 --; Silver Replica; sterling silver
replica, actual size, of 1889 stamp with blank value tablet. 3.
294 Greece; 1945 cover addressed to Mr.
Churchill as "Monsieur, Ou�nston Csoztsil, ex premier
minister, London" (written by a
Greek-speaker), House of Commons backstamp. 5.
295 --; 1945 a vaguely similar cover
addressed "T� Mister, Wiston Thortsil, Befor President of
England, London". Small faults. .. .. .. ..
.. 5.
296 Greenland; 1984-99 u.m. collection on
stockleaves. If not complete for the period, then not
far from it. Total face value approx.
DKk.1,580. (201, 14 m.s.) .. .. �110.
297 --; 1995 presentation pack with the
three Liberation miniature sheets. .. 3.
298 --; Booklets; 1989-99 the eleven
different booklets (face value DKk.520.) .. 35.
299 Guyana; 1967-68 wmk. Mult. Script CA 2c,
3c, and 6c, each in fourblock, with one stamp
showing "1966" for "GUYANA" error. Two
stamps hinged, all others, inc. all the errors, are
u.m. SG421a, 422a, 424a, cat.�56+ .. .. ..
.. 20.
300 Hong Kong; 1863-71 wmk. Crown CC
inverted, 96c brownish grey unused. Small part gum
only, short corner at lower left, and a
tiny tear at top, centred to upper-left. Very scarce.
(Upright watermark is SG 19, cat.�1,000.
for mint. Inverted watermark carries premium of
about 50%) .. .. .. .. .. .. �100.
301 --; 1921-37 $5 sound used but with heavy
cancel. SG 132, cat.�55. .. .. 5.
302 --; 1938-52 1c (2), 10c, 15c (2), 30c
perf.14, 30c blue, 50c perf.14 ord.paper, $1 orange &
green, $2 violet & scarlet, $5 green
& violet, and $10 lilac & blue, all l.m.m. (cat.�465.
for
u.m.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50.
303 --; 1938-52 10c, 30c yellow-olive perf.
14� � 14, and 50c perf. 14� � 14, u.m., cat.�49.50 16.
304 --; mid-1960s to mid-1980s range of
commercially used defins and commems (inc. better
values) on several stockcards. Catalogue
price in excess of �570., counting defins at cheapest
variety. A few faults and some duplication
(not excessive) here and there. (c.300) 40.
305 --; 1968 Year of the Monkey set (2)
unmounted mint, cat.�34.50 .. .. 12.
306 Iceland; Forgeries; interesting
collection of 16 forgeries of skilling stamps, all "used" and
with good variety - most said to be by
Fournier but also 1 Spiro, and 4 unidentified. Also an
unusual forgery of an � GILDI 5aur "used".
Some very seldom seen. .. .. 60.
307 India; small used colln.(QV to KG6) on
leaves (140), and a few States m. & u. (55) 7.
308 --; 1937 short set to 10r l.m.m. (small
faults on 3a6p, 12a, 1r). (Cat.�70. for u.m. odds) 10.
309 --; Silver Replica; sterling silver
replica, actual size, of 1854 4a stamp with inverted centre. 3.
310 Ireland; many hundreds of used stamps
sorted into dozens of little home-made stock-packets. 8.
311 Israel; 1949-92 big bundle of covers,
cards, maxi-cards, etc. - mostly special events and
FDCs. (c.280+) .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.
312 Italy; 1860s-1960s seln. of 60+ covers,
cards, etc. of Italy and Territories. Good variety. 24.
313 --; 1946 special postcard for Riunione
Filatelica Primaverile Veneziana, with cachets and
special cancel, the stamp perfinned
"RFPV�46". .. .. .. 3.
314 --; Comitati di Liberazione Nazionale;
Aosta; 1944 set (8) unmounted mint, Sassone nos.
9-16, cat. (1996) 60,000LIRE (= �20�) .. ..
.. .. 6.
315 --; --; Aosta; 1944 Flags set of two
miniature sheets l.m.m., Sassone nos. F1-2, cat. (1996)
300,000LIRE (=�100.). Only 1,200 issued. ..
.. .. .. 30.
316 --; --; Arona; 1945 basic set of ten,
plus Express 1LIRE25, mounted mint (small crease on
25c). Sassone nos. 1-10, 16, cat. (1996)
365,000LIRE (=�125�) .. .. 30.
317 --; Local Issues; Merano; 1918 1st issue
2h heavily mounted mint, and 10h l.m.m. (patchy
gum). Sassone nos. 1 and 3, cat. (1996)
15,000LIRE and 2,350,000LIRE (= �810�) 50.
318 --; --; Merano; 1918 2nd issue unissued
10h lilac-carmine fine mounted mint (very tiny rust
mark on top edge), Sassone no.5, cat.
(1996) 375,000LIRE (= �125�) .. 24.
319 --; --; Merano; 1918 2nd issue opaque
paper 2h, 5h, 10h used (ALGUND c.d.s. cancels), each
on piece cut to size of stamp. Sassone nos.
6-8, cat.(1996) 250,000LIRE (= �85�) "as is" 15.
320 --; --; Livorno; 1930 commemorative
issue for Mussolini�s visit, authorised for use for one
day, fine used on piece with
LIVORNO/11.5.30/CORRESPONDENZE E PACCHI c.d.s. Sassone
cat. (1996) 225,000 LIRE (= �77�) .. .. ..
.. 20.
321 --; Perfins; small used seln. (31) with
some dupl. Includes one 1891-97 5LIRE. .. 6.
322 --; Cinderella; 1906 three labels (same
design, in brown, blue, and red) advertising Milan
International Exposition. Small faults but
look fine. .. .. .. 4.
323 --; --; series of ten Austrian labels
showing scenes of the Italian military (pre-WW1 ?) 6.
� --; see also Austria, Campione, Fiume.
324 Italian Post Offices Abroad;
Gerusalemme; (Jerusalem) 1909-11 10pa and 30pa l.m.m., 1pi
and 2pi (centred right) m.m. Sassone cat.
22,500LIRE (=�7��) .. .. 3.
325 Kenya Uganda and Tanganyika; 1912-21 2r,
3r, 4r, 5r, and 10r, all fiscally used (postally
used cat.�430.) .. .. .. .. .. .. 10.
326 --; 1922-27 2/50, 4/-, 7/50, �1, and �5
(short corner) all fiscally used. .. 20.
327 Luxembourg; 1891-1957 useful used
(mainly fine/very fine) selection inc. 1923 War Memo-
rial set (3), 1928 Child Welfare 1�f, 1�f,
1930 C.Welfare 1f, 1�f, 1�f, 1933 and 1937 C.
Welfare sets, 1937 Phil.Exhib. m.s., 1938
C.Welfare 1f, 1f25, 1f75, 1946 Phil.Exhib. m.s.,
1951 Pro Europe 4f, 1956 Europa set (3),
1957 Europa 4f, Official 1898 10c SG O217, 1899
perfin on 5f (Michel 75, DM.55.), etc.
Total cat. approx.�600. + DM.55. (32, 2 ms) �100.
328 Macau; 1945 cover addressed to "Hon. Mr.
Churchill, Ex-Prime Minister, London, England". 6.
329 Malaya; Straits Settlements; 1892-99 $5
fine and fresh mounted mint, SG 105 cat.�300. �100.
330 --; Johore; 1948 S.Wedding set (2) u.m.,
cat.�24.20 .. .. .. 10.
331 --; Malacca; 1948 S.Wedding set (2)
u.m., cat.�26.30 .. .. .. 12.
332 --; Perak; 1948 Silver Wedding set (2)
l.m.m. (cat.�20.15 for u.m.) .. .. 7.
333 --; Sarawak; 1888-1965 m. & u. seln.
on two stockleaves inc. a number of medium values/
stamps catalogued at a few pounds each,
some scarcer high values. Condition mainly fine,
but a few with faults. Total cat.
approx.�410. (158) .. .. .. 50.
334 --; Selangor; 1948 S.Wedding set (2)
u.m., cat.�23.20 .. .. .. 10.
335 --; Trengganu; 1910-71 small m. & u.
collection inc. numerous stamps cat. in the �1 to �4
range, 1957 $2 l.m.m., $5 m.m., $1 to $5
used, etc. (100) .. .. 14.
336 Malta; 1860 no wmk. �d (1), and 1963-81
wmk Crown CC �d (5), all mint or unused, with
a variety of shades, mainly fine. Minimum
cat.�910. .. .. .. 80.
337 --; 1880s-1970s album containing a mint
collection. Mixed m.m./l.m.m./u.m., the proportion
of u.m. increasing over the period.
Complete defin and commem sets included. S.t.c.�700.
(c.350) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. �100.
338 --; 1885-1951 mint selection, probably
cat.�100+ (c.100) .. .. 18.
339 --; 1949 S.Wedding set (2) u.m.,
cat.�38.50 .. .. .. .. 18.
340 Mauritius; 1948 S.Wedding set (2)
l.m.m. (cat.�9.10 for u.m.) .. .. 3.
341 Netherlands; 1852-94 used colln. of 19th
Century issues. Some of the better stamps inc.
1852-63 15c (fine), 1864 15c (sl. stain
should clean), 1867-71 25c SG 20 (toned perfs), 50c
SG 21 (round corner), 1869-76 1�c SG 60
g.u. (one pulled perf), etc. Many others included
cat. pounds each. Total cat. likely to be
over �1,000. (113) .. .. 80.
342 --; 1890s-1920s useful m. & u.
colln. on pages, with 1899-1923 50c fair m.m., 1924-26 useful
range of mint pairs with interrupted perf
inc. 3c, 6c, 15c, 25c, ordinary perf singles of same
set inc. 35c, 40c, 60c, 1925 Child Welfare
7�c mint pair (1 l.m.m., 1 u.m.) with interrupted
perf, 1926-32 60c m.m., 1927 Red Cross set
(5) l.m.m., 1928 Olympics set (8) l.m.m., and
others. (256) .. .. .. .. .. .. �120.
343 --; 1913 Centenary six mint values inc.
20c and 25c m.m., 50c m.m. (tiny thin), and a used
short set to 2�g mainly fine. Total
cat.�170+ (16) .. .. .. 35.
344 Netherlands Colonies; 1885-1948 seln. of
38 covers, cards, etc., mostly East Indies. Very
good variety. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22.
345 --; Netherlands Indies; 1870s-1920s used
and mint colln. on few pages with better and
higher values throughout. Most appear quite
good, although there are odd faults in places.
Total catalogue probably �300+ (c.85) .. ..
.. .. 40.
346 Nevis; Silver Replica; sterling silver
replica, actual size, of 1861 1d stamp. .. 3.
347 New Zealand; 1857-67 used selection of
Chalons on three pages comprising imperf. 6d (6),
perf. 2d (4), 3d (1), 6d (10). Quality
varies from very poor to fine (mainly fair to good) 50.
348 --; 1864-67 2d, 3d (2), 6d (7), and 1871
1d, all used, mainly fair to fine. Cat. approx. �250. 20.
349 --; 1864-1965 m. & u. seln. on
stockleaf inc. 1926-34 2/- used (4), 1953-59 10/- used (8),
1940 Centennial Official 9d m.m., and
others of reasonable catalogue. (52) .. 30.
350 --; mainly 1930s-80s (some earlier),
mainly used collection/accumulation in binder. Untidy is
an understatement, but the lot includes
many complete used commem sets, some blocks/se-
tenants/miniature sheets, a few decent
definitives. Good lot for picking, re-arranging, or for
resale as approvals etc. (c.1,800) .. .. ..
.. .. 40.
351 --; 1906 Christchurch Exhibition set (4)
very fine and attractive mounted mint. The �d has a
faint vertical crease, the 3d is more
heavily mounted than the others. SG 370-3, cat.�200. 70.
352 --; 1909-12 KE7 �d (typographed) plate
proof single in black on watermarked ungummed
paper. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.
353 --; 1920 Victory 1/- in vertical
imperforate pair, unmounted mint, and very fine. Almost
certainly a plate proof. .. .. .. .. .. 30.
354 --; 1931 Health "Smiling Boy" set (2)
fine and fresh mounted mint, cat.�150. (2d centred to
left) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.
355 --; 1940 Centenary set (13) mint. The �d
and 8d l.m.m., the 1d m.m., all others are u.m.
Cat.�75. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.
356 --; 1940 Centennial 3d imperforate proof
horizontal pair with margin to left, on ungummed
watermarked paper. Fine and scarce
(apparently only one sheet known). .. 50.
357 --; 1959 Health 3d + 1d with the pink
(in legs) missing, SG 777a, cat.�100. .. 50.
358 --; 1959-66 the fourteen Health
miniature sheets issued over the 7 years, all showing birds.
All l.m.m. on margins (marginal creases
also on 1966 3d sheet. (Total cat.�214.50 for u.m.) 40.
359 --; 1970 Christmas 2�c u.m. vertical
imperforate pair with top tablet void (i.e. with country,
inscription, and face value missing). Top
stamp with some slight creasing as is seemingly
normal on the one such plate proof sheet
known. Believed to retail in NZ at �70. .. 45.
360 --; 1970 Christmas 10c u.m. vertical
imperforate pair. Slight creases as usual. Only one sheet
of error known. Retails in NZ at about
�170. .. .. .. 90.
361 --; 1985 Queen Elizabeth 25c definitive
with the Orders on the Queen�s sash omitted,
unmounted mint. Our records are that only
two sheets are known, all others of this design
error having been destroyed. .. .. .. .. ..
70.
For many countries, see also
the separate section after the main run of countries, before
the UK section.
362 New Zealand; 1985 Christmas 50c u.m.
with the scarce "CRISTMAS" error (i.e. missing
the "H"). About six sheets known. .. .. ..
.. 40.
363 --; 1985 Christmas 18c with the
"CRISTMAS" error (i.e. missing "H"). Apparently scarcer
than the 50c. Wrinkle at left. .. .. .. ..
.. 40.
364 --; 1986 Music 30c u.m. imperforate
horizontal pair. One sheet only known. (Retails in NZ
at about �275.) .. .. .. .. .. .. �150.
365 --; Ross Dependency; 1979-96 seln. of 7
u.m. sets. .. .. .. 8.
366 Papua New Guinea; 1964-65 Birds defin
set (11) u.m., cat.�27. .. .. 10.
367 Poland; 1920s-60s lot consisting of
album with used (inc. sets) and mint (mainly mounted)
(c.600), and various loose pages with about
800 mainly used stamps (many commercial). 15.
368 Russia/USSR; 1887-1993 seln. of 62
covers, cards, etc. Tsarist, Soviet, and post-Soviet, and
inc. Civil War, TPO, St. Petersburg
numbers, PoW, censors, etc. .. .. 16.
369 Saint Helena; 1953-59 defin set (13)
l.m.m./m.m., two or three having very minor spots of
toning (cat.�70. for u.m.) .. .. .. .. ..
10.
370 --; 1953-59 2/6, 5/-, and 10/- fairly
heavily mounted mint (cat.�69. for u.m. odds) 8.
371 Seychelles; 1897-1900 set (9) l.m.m.
(the 1r50 has a little spot you will find difficult to see,
but is u.m.). SG 28-36, cat.�200. .. .. ..
.. .. 50.
372 Singapore; 1948-52 $2 perf.17��18 l.m.m.
(cat.�110. for u.m.) .. .. 20.
373 Somaliland Protectorate; 1903 first set
(overprints at top) fine lightly mounted mint, SG
1-13, cat.�85. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.
374 South Africa; 1954 defin set (14) m.m.,
and 1961 decimal set (13) m.m. (cat.�57. for u.m.) 10.
375 --; Revenues; Griqualand; "G" overprint
on 1876 cape 10/-, fiscally used (crease). 4.
376 --; --; Griqualand; 1879 the attractive
6d and 10/- (creased) fiscally used. .. 6.
377 Spain; 1872-76 �c ultramarine complete
block of four u.m., cat.�60. .. 15.
378 --; bundle of mainly unused postal
stationery cards (illustrations of views etc.), plus a few
other items. (77) .. .. .. .. .. .. 8.
379 Spain and Colonies; 1850s-c.1970
remainder collection of m.m. and used on pages (plus a
few, inc. better, on stockcards). (800+) ..
.. .. .. 20.
380 Sri Lanka; on-paper modern mix in tin
(c. 100g net weight) .. .. 4.
381 Sweden; 1858 Arms set (6) in attractive
fourblocks (u.m. except 5� which has no gum).
Natural caution would suggest that these
are reprints, but they are all perf.14�14, sold as
seen. (Facit cat. SKk.76,000. for cheapest
originals, SKk.2,400. for cheapest reprints.) 80.
382 --; 1862-66 Lion Type 3� type II m.m.
(small facial spot), 3� type II poor used, 17� violet
unused (no gum, fair), 17� grey g.u.
(tear), and 20� g.u. Total Facit cat.SKk.13,260. (5) 75.
383 --; 1873 cover G�teborg to London
bearing 1872 Ring Type 6� (horribly damaged) and 30�,
both imperforate. Faults to cover and
stamps, and the stamps attached by stamp hinges having
been removed at some time. Sold "as is". ..
.. .. .. 30.
384 --; 1897-1987 seln. of 21 varied covers
and cards. .. .. .. 10.
385 --; Locals; a fine collection on pages
comprising G�teborg (6), Halmstad (2), Huskvarna (3),
H�lsinborg (10), Kalmar (2), Katrineholm
(2), Kristianstad (2), Landskrona (2), Lidk�ping
(1), Malm� (6), Motala (2), Norrk�ping (4),
N�ssj� (4), Sk�vde (2), Stockholm (10),
Sundsvall (2), S�dert�lje (3), Trollh�ttan
(2), Ume� (1), Uppsala (2), V�rnamo (2),
V�stervik (1), V�ster�s (2), �rebro (3),
and �stersund (2) .. .. 60.
AUCTION PROGRAMME
27 September
1999
1 November 1999
8 November 1999
- Collectables
(Postcards, cigarette cards,
banknotes, coins, ephemera, and many others - material invited
now)
6 December 1999
(Provisional dates - the
publication of the auction catalogue is the firm
confirmation.)
386 Switzerland; 1865-1986 useful bundle of
covers, cards, etc., showing a wide variety of type,
period, and scarcity. (c.120) .. .. .. ..
.. 35.
387 --; 1926-39 attractive little range of 7
air mail covers and similar. .. .. 15.
388 --; bundle of leaves (550+ stamps),
small binder with remainder dealer�s stock of mainly used
Pro Patria and Pro Juventute, small range
in stockbook, some pages of Frank stamps, p.dues, ,
booklet stamps, and a few covers. Partly
remaindered, but still worthwhile. .. 22.
389 --; 1945 cover (one stamp removed, and
other faults) addressed "An den gr�ssten Mann der
ganzen Weltgeschichte, Mr. Winston
Churchill, London, England". .. .. 5.
390 --; Postage Due; 1890-1938 seven
postcards and two covers, each with a p.due attached. 6.
� --; see also Campione.
391 Tanganyika/Tanzania; Booklets; 1961-80
seln. of seven different booklets, SG nos. SB5,
SB6, SB7, SB11, SB13, SB15, SB16, total
cat.�54.25, all fine. .. .. 20.
392 Thailand; mainly modern used on
stockleaves, with duplication (100s) .. 6.
393 Tristan da Cunha; 1961 defin set (13)
mint - appear u.m. at first sight, but some show the
very lightest of hinge marks on closer
inspection. (Cat.�55. for u.m.) .. 12.
394 Turkey; 1920s-80s filing card box with
used stamps on filing cards, priced to sell at about
�180. (1,600+ stamps, 10 covers, 5 others)
.. .. .. .. 50.
395 Ukraine; 1918 small mainly mint seln. in
old approval book (56) .. .. 8.
396 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics;
1941 National Defence 30k f.u. (c.t.o.), cat.�70. 10.
397 --; 1942 three identical 20k postal
stationery cards, each unaddressed but with German
Feldpost cancel. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.
� --; see also Mixed lots; Covers.
398 United States of America; 1909 Lincoln
Centenary 2c horizontal u.m. pair with paper join,
showing perforation "slots" as of the
Shermack affixing machines. Scott cat.$65. (1991).
Sold "as is", as some fakes exist. ..
.. .. .. 10.
399 --; 1943-56 m. & u. colln. on
leaves, very often with mint blocks plus mint singles and used
of each, plus a stockbook of mainly dupl.
middle/modern used. (many 100s) .. 28.
� --; see also UK Covers (1846).
400 Vatican City; 1959-87 large bundle of
300+ covers, cards, etc. Most are special event items
for Papal visits to UN, Central America,
Africa, UK, Jordan, etc. .. .. 45.
Stockleaf
Lots;
The following section is all taken from the same property,
largely broken down by country. Everything is on stockleaves
(sometimes stockbooks) in places well packed. In general, each
country has some moderate duplication. Early to modern issues
are included, although the largest numbers tend to be in the
more recent. Condition mainly fair to fine (usually a
scattering of faults to be seen).
401 British Commonwealth; a big bundle of
stockleaves, virtually all used stamps, and generally
excluding any of the countries listed
separately below. Wide range including many smaller
countries. (c.3,500) .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.
402 Foreign; a bundle of stockleaves,
virtually all used stamps, and generally excluding any of
the countries listed separately below. Wide
range including many smaller countries, and with
quite a good representation of the French
Colonies. (c.4,000) .. .. 35.
403 Aden and States; used (c.85) .. .. .. ..
.. 2.
404 Argentina; mainly used - numbers rather
than scarcity (c.900) .. .. 10.
405 Australian States; quite a varied mainly
used selection. Some very poor, some duplicated
cheaper, but also many others either
scarcer or less usual. (c.500+) .. .. 24.
406 Australia; big stockbook, virtually all
used. Bigger numbers of some of the common stamps,
but better values in places. (c.2,000) ..
.. .. .. 30.
407 Austria; early to fairly modern, almost
entirely used. fair quantities of 19th century issues inc.
many already sorted by perf. etc.
Duplication not too heavy. Also includes some Bosnia &
Herzegovina, and Austrian POs in Levant.
(c.1,800) .. .. .. 24.
408 Belgian Congo; just a small used seln.
(40) .. .. .. .. 1.
Stockleaf Lots,
continued.
409 Belgium; used lot - majority defins with
dupl., but commems also (c.2,000) .. 15.
410 Bermuda; used, a few earlier, KG6 inc.
2/-, 12/6, mainly QE. (c.400+) .. 10.
411 Bohemia and Moravia; small mainly used
range with a little dupl. (110) .. 3.
412 Bolivia; used range, mainly early to
middle periods (110) .. .. 4.
413 Brasil; wide-ranging used lot of most
periods. (c.800) .. .. .. 10.
414 British Guiana; used, the early more
mixed in condition (c.300) .. .. 5.
415 Ceylon/Sri Lanka; used - many dupl. KG6.
(c. 1,000) .. .. .. 12.
416 Chile; used range with some dupl.
Earlies to some fairly modern. (c.400) .. 5.
417 China; mainly used lot from some early
issues, and covering Empire, Republic, People�s
Republic, Taiwan, plus a few Provinces and
Manchuria. (c.900) .. .. 30.
418 Colombia; small mainly used colln., a
little dupl. (c.200) .. .. 3.
419 Cuba; mainly used with a few earlies
(c.150) .. .. .. 5.
420 Cyprus; used (c.150) .. .. .. ..
.. 7.
421 Czechoslovakia; used range, mostly with
at least some duplication, the modern generally
c.t.o. (c.1,250) .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.
422 Denmark; some early, through to 1980s,
all used, defin and commem. (c.1,400) 10.
423 Egypt; used (c.900) .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.
424 Falkland Islands and Dependencies; small
lot only, used KG5 to modern (85) 4.
425 Fiji; used range, much dupl. in KG5 and
KG6 (inc. 1938-55 1/6 � 40), fewer modern. (c.450) 15.
426 Finland; early to 1980s, used, appears
all quite common. (c.800) .. .. 6.
427 France; used lot from early to 1959
-should be possible to make a reasonable range out of it,
the duplication not too strong. (c.2,000)
.. .. .. .. 22.
428 --; continuation of the above, with used
1960 to 1980s (c.1,000) .. .. 15.
429 Germany; full stockbook of used stamps
of German States (c.230), Germany (c.2,900), and
West Germany (c.1,350). Mainly commoner and
with duplication, but still worthwhile. 20.
430 --; West Germany; appears to follow on
from the last lot, about 1970-1980s used. Quite
a lot of duplication, all used. (c.1,250)
.. .. .. .. 12.
431 --; West Berlin; used selection (c.200+)
.. .. .. .. 3.
432 --; Democratic Republic; used range, all
cheap, many c.t.o. (c.650) .. .. 3.
433 Gibraltar; used, not much very recent.
Includes 1953-59 5/- fair used (2), 10/- fine used.
(c.350+) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.
434 Gold Coast/Ghana; all used, includes
four poor QV high values. (c.400) .. 10.
435 Greece; general used spread early to
about 1980s, moderate dupl. (c.1,000) .. 10.
436 Hong Kong; used, duplicated in all
periods, very few modern commems. Inc. a fair number
of QV inc. surcharges, a couple of QV
postal fiscals, some CHINA opts., etc. (c.600+) 40.
437 Hungary; what we expect to be a cheap
lot of used early to modern (c.1,500) .. 8.
438 Iceland; smallish lot, less in modern,
all used (c.300) .. .. .. 6.
439 India; used, QV to modern, duplicated
throughout all periods, (c.2,500) .. 15.
440 Indian States; quite a good variety of
Convention and Feudatory States, with only moderate
duplication. Fair range though nothing
scarce apparent. (c.1,250) .. .. 24.
441 Indonesia; mainly used, nothing at all
special (c.400) .. .. .. 2.
442 Iraq; early to roughly 1980s, mainly
used. Decent range although some highly duplicated.
(c.1,250) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12.
443 Ireland; mainly duplicated defins of
lower value, used (c.500) .. .. 5.
444 Italy; used lot, mainly run-of-the-mill
(c.2,000); also just a few Colonies (c.25), and some
States m. & u. "as is" (43) .. .. .. ..
.. 22.
445 Jamaica; KG5 to QE used, mainly defins.
(c.500+) .. .. .. 10.
446 Japan; early to modern used, mainly
commoner, some in numbers, but possibly some
pickings. (c.1,300) .. .. .. .. .. .. 24.
Stockleaf Lots,
continued.
447 Kenya Uganda and Tanganyika; quite an
extensive range of used material with a few KE7,
many KG5 with values to 5/-, 10/-,
quantities of KG6 to 5/-, and just an odd few QE. Also a
few of the constituent countries.
(c.1,500+) Very high catalogue. .. .. 40.
448 Korea; early (few) to modern, mainly
used. (c.225+) .. .. .. 8.
449 Kuwait; small used lot (c.175) .. .. ..
.. .. 3.
450 Labuan; mainly used (mainly c.t.o.),
little dupl. (78) .. .. .. 7.
451 Lebanon; mainly used range, from French
opts. to modern pictorials (c.650) .. 10.
452 Leeward Islands; mainly used seln., some
dupl. (84) .. .. .. 5.
453 Liberia; some early, some middle, some
modern, mainly used. (c.225) .. 6.
454 Luxembourg; small mainly used lot inc. a
few early (these mixed quality). (c.250) 8.
455 Malaya; fair range of Straits
Settlements, some FMS, BMA, Malayan Federation, and
Malaysia. All used, mixed duplication.
(c.900) .. .. .. 18.
456 --; States; mainly used lot of ten
States. Some very standard, some a little less usual, mixed
duplication). (c.600) .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.
457 Malta; QE issues mint and used. Most in
1950s and 1960s, tailing off in 1970s-80s. (c.1,000) 10.
458 Mauritius; approx. 350 used. .. .. .. ..
.. 4.
459 Mexico; approx. 450 stamps - most
periods but little very modern, mainly used. 4.
460 Mozambique; mainly used range, only a
few dupl., early to about 1950s. (c.60 Mozambique,
c.125 Mozambique Company, inc. fair number
of Colonial types) .. .. 10.
461 Nepal; just a small colln., mainly used.
(c.150) .. .. .. 5.
462 Netherlands; fairly large used range,
the commoner stamps often in some numbers (c.1,600) 12.
463 Netherlands Colonies; mainly used, of
Surinam (8), Cura�ao (13), Neth.Antilles (16), and
Neth.Indies (395). .. .. .. .. .. .. 8.
464 Nigeria; used range of mainly cheaper
KG5 to modern (c.600) .. .. 10.
465 North Borneo; small mainly u. range,
some dupl. (c.180); also Sabah (100+, mainly 1964 1c) 8.
466 Norway; early to 1980s, all used
(c.1,000+) .. .. .. .. 15.
467 Nyasaland; mainly cheaper used (a few
slightly better), mixed duplication. (c.125) 4.
468 Papua New Guinea; general used range
(c.200) .. .. .. 3.
469 Peru; mainly used (c.260) .. .. .. .. ..
3.
470 Philippines; small used range, a little
dupl. (c.100+) .. .. .. 3.
471 Poland; a lot of used stamps, though
nothing apparent of value. (c.1,000) .. 7.
472 Portugal; used early to modern (c.500)
.. .. .. .. 5.
473 Portuguese Colonies; mainly used range
of several colonies, largely the standard colonial
types. Mixed quality but many fine. (c.135)
.. .. .. .. 6.
474 Rhodesia; early and modern, all used,
mixed dupl. (c.400) .. .. 8.
475 Saint Kitts-Nevis; used range of all
periods from some QV through to dupl. issues of modern
Nevis and St.Kitts. (c.400) .. .. .. .. ..
10.
476 Saint Lucia; used QV (25), KE7 (15), KG5
(29), KG6 (24), and QE (70) .. 6.
477 Sierra Leone; used seln of mainly QV to
early QE, some dupl. (c.150) .. 4.
478 Singapore; duplicated used range with
1948-52 $5 perf.14 (1), perf.17��18 (9), 1955-59
values inc. a few each of 1c, 2c, 12c,
similar in 1962 series, and later (c.750) .. 20.
479 South African Provinces; Cape of Good
Hope; used, much dupl. (c.200) .. 5.
480 --; Transvaal; used mix with dupl. of
the commoner stamps (c.240) .. .. 8.
481 South Africa; used collection, all
periods, a few pairs in earlies but mainly singles, light to
heavy dupl. (c.3,000) .. .. .. .. .. .. 24.
482 South West Africa; used seln., mixed
singles and pairs, some dupl. (c.125) .. 3.
483 Southern Rhodesia; used, some medium
values, fair dupl. (c.400+) .. .. 7.
484 Spain; mainly used range to about 1960s
(c.750) .. .. .. 6.
485 Sudan; all used (c.150) .. .. .. .. ..
3.
Stockleaf Lots,
continued.
486 Sweden; from earlies to about 1980s
used, various degrees of duplication. Most of the bulk
made of common material, but would yield a
decent all-different collection plus lots of
duplicates. (c.3,000) .. .. .. .. ..
30.
487 Switzerland; quite a large mainly used
lot. Biggest numbers of cheap/common stamps, but
still with a fair variety and inc. some
slightly scarcer scattered through. (c.2,000) 20.
488 Tanganyika/Tanzania; just a small used
range, some duplicated (c.150) .. 5.
489 Thailand; mainly used, early to about
1980s (c.700) .. .. .. 15.
490 Trinidad and Tobago; used (c.300+) .. ..
.. .. 4.
491 Turkey; generally used early to
middle-period range (c.400) .. .. 6.
492 United States of America; stockbook with
about 4,000+ used stamps from earlies to about
1947. Some of the common stamps more
heavily duplicated, but quite good variety
nonetheless, and better values
included. .. .. .. .. 60.
493 --; approx. 1950s-80s used range in
well-filled stockbook, with minor to major duplication.
(c.3,200) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12.
494 --; 1890s-1970s (mainly 1930s-60s) large
range of mint stamps in stockbook, varying from
poor m.m. to fine u.m. (majority
good/fine), many with duplication to some degree. (c.1,500) 30.
495 --; 1940s-80s range of duplicated used
mainly commems on stockleaves (c.1,000+) 8.
496 Uruguay; mainly used, mainly
early/middle periods (c.250) .. .. 6.
497 Zambia; small used range (c.150) .. ..
.. .. 2.
498 Zanzibar; all used, fair range, mainly
cheaper. (c.175) .. .. .. 5.
499 Zimbabwe; used, quite a lot of
duplication in places (c.250+) .. .. 3.
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UNITED
KINGDOM
500 1839/40 Charles Whiting embossed essay
(outer oval removed, "PAID" inserted in design at
top) on thick paper (rough on reverse)
printed in red-pink. Only slightest toning. Scarce and
attractive. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75.
501 1840 Rainbow Colour Trial single of
penny stamp in red brown on white wove paper without
watermark, State 3, void letter squares.
Very fine and fresh, neatly cut with four full and tidy
margins. A scarce item, and an important
addition to any Line Engraved study. .. �220.
502 1840 penny black DL, plate 1B, fine used
with black MC, four margins (closer at left, wider at
right). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26.
503 1840 penny black NB, plate 2, fine used
with four neat though fairly narrow margins,
smudged but not particularly unattractive
red MC. Clean and fresh. .. .. 22.
504 1840 penny black QI, plate 2, used on
1841 cover. Stamp has three margins, just cut into at
top, smudged red MC, cover has grubby
marks. .. .. .. 18.
505 1840 penny black JI, plate 3, fine used
with fairly light red MC, three narrow margins and a
tiny though even margin at right. .. .. ..
.. .. 18.
506 1840 penny black TJ, appears to be plate
4 but without the dot in "J" square. Very attractive
four margin example with part marginal
inscription at foot, red MC. Unfortunately thinned
on back, but could still be called a
"stoater". .. .. .. 60.
507 1840 penny black GD plate 6. Narrow
margins top and sides, just into at foot. Red MC. 15.
508 1841 penny red imperfs with Maltese
Cross cancels - a complete reconstruction of 240. A
fair number of four-margin examples
included, some nice cancels also. Condition ranges
from poor to fine, but the lot appears not
to have been picked over at any time, and would
now provide some fine and/or interesting,
and some only "seconds". Cat.�4,800. �150.
509 1841 2d blue OD, plate 3 fine used with
black MC, four decent margins. Cat.�80. 18.
510 1841 2d blue IB-IC pair, plate 4 fine
used with Edinburgh "131" cancels. Large margins at
top and left, fair to large at right, the
lower margin from wide to touching. Cat.�110. 26.
OVERALL SPENDING LIMITS, OR
ALTERNATIVE BIDS, may be stated on your bid form.
United Kingdom,
continued.
511 1854-58 seln. of 1d red stars each used
on piece with postmarks (some of the postmarks are
stuck on to the side of the piece, having
been cut off backs of covers). (70) .. 20.
512 1854-58 virtually complete
reconstruction (229 of 240) of penny red stars (appear to be
wmk.
Large Crown, perf.14, but possibly not
entirely), in poor to fine used condition. Cat.�1,145+ 35.
513 1855-57 basic set of three - 4d SG 66,
6d SG 70, and 1/- SG 72/3, decent sound used. Cat.�285. 24.
514 1867-80 2/- brown fair used (slightly
faded, small thin, heavy cancel, etc.) but an acceptable
spacefiller. SG 121, cat.�1,600. .. .. ..
.. .. 75.
515 1867-83 seven used stamps viz. 1867-80
3d plate 9, 9d, 10d, 1873-80 2�d blue plate 19, 4d
vermilion plate 15, 4d green plate 16, and
1880-83 4d plate 17. Generally good/fine sound
condition - usually above average.
Cat.�850. .. .. .. �100.
516 1867-80 9d, 10d plate 1, 1873-80 3d
plate 14, 4d green plates 15 and 16, 1880-83 2�d plate
23, and 6d on 6d. Mainly about average
sound used, with the odd minor (but only minor)
imperfection. Cat.�813. (7) .. .. .. .. ..
55.
517 1870 range of �d plates used on piece in
singles or pairs, reasonable range of plates though
with much duplication. (114 pieces = 128
stamps) .. .. .. 50.
518 1878 10/- watermark Maltese Cross
imperforate colour trial in light blue, overprinted
SPECIMEN, corner letters AF, with margins
at top and at left (i.e. first stamp in second pane).
Superb item, fresh and with full gum
(mounted on margin only). SG cat. "from �400." �100.
519 1878 10/- watermark Maltese Cross
imperforate colour trial in mauve, overprinted
SPECIMEN, corner letter CA, with margin at
left. Very fine and attractive with full gum
(l.m.m. on stamp, m.m. on margin). SG cat.
"from �400." .. .. 80.
520 1878 �1 die proof in black on white
glazed card, dated "Apr 26, 1878" at upper right corner
of card. Has had a rub on the face at some
time, but still attractive and scarce. SG cat.�700. 70.
521 1881 1d lilac (16 dots) fine unmounted
mint showing a complete and strong offset print of
the design on the gum. .. .. .. ..
20.
522 1902-13 10/- sound used (fairly heavy
cancel, and centred to right), cat.�275. .. 24.
523 1913 Seahorses �1. A very acceptable
used example - centred quite well (just slightly high),
good colour, almost central single-circle
cancel - the perforations just a little ragged, and
possibly "tidied" at one point. Cat.�750.
.. .. .. .. �220.
524 1924 and 1925 Wembley sets "used". The
first three have fake cancels, the 1925 1�d though
looking better must be doubted due to the
bad company it keeps. (Cat.�104. for used) 12.
525 1929 PUC and 1935 S.Jubilee sets u.m.,
cat.�20. and �7. .. .. 8.
526 1939-48 2/6 brown (small tone area),
10/- (both), and �1, u.m., cat.�253. .. 60.
527 1952-54 wmk. Tudor Crown set (17)
l.m.m./m.m. (cat.�95. for u.m.) .. 12.
528 1962 N.P.Y. phosphor set (3) very fine
used, cat.�22. .. .. .. 8.
529 1963 Freedom from Hunger, Paris, and
Nature phosphor sets v.f.u., cat.�31.50 .. 12.
530 1963 Lifeboat phosphor set (3) v.f.u.,
cat.�30. .. .. .. 12.
531 1963 Red Cross phosphor set (3) v.f.u.,
cat.�65. .. .. .. 24.
532 1963 Cable phosphor v.f.u., cat.�19. ..
.. .. .. 7.
533 1964 Shakespeare phosphor set (4)
v.f.u., cat.�13. .. .. .. 5.
534 1965 Churchill and Parliament 6d, all
v.f.u. phosphors, cat.�5. .. .. 2.
535 1967 Flowers 9d ordinary in u.m. blocks
of 24, 14 (irregular), and 12. Cat.�62.50 12.
536 U.K. Postal Fiscals; six various (inc.
2�6d) with postmarks (the 1d blue probably fake), and
five with pen cancels. .. .. .. .. ..
20.
537 U.K. Booklets; 1953 1/- bkt. (SG E1),
plus 10 later pre-decimal, and 4 decimal. 5.
538 --; 1984 Christian Heritage, 1989 Scots
Connection and 1990 London Life prestige booklets. 20.
539 U.K. Presentation Packs; souvenir packs
for 1981 R.Wedding, 1984 R.Mail, 1985 Film (2),
1988 Australia, and 1990 Penny Black. A few
other items also. .. .. 8.
540 U.K. Year Books; 1987 complete (slight
fading on slipcase), cat.�40. .. 8.
Please
read the notes on the reverse of the bid form - they answer
many queries !
United Kingdom,
continued.
541 U.K. First Day Covers; 1937-78 cover
album with quite a mix of standard, better, or worse
covers. Better inc. 1948 S.Wedding set on
two plain covers, 1949 UPU illus., 1958 Country
3d � 6 different (illus., poor to fine),
1965 De Montfort illus. with Evesham FDI, etc. Also
some non-FDC. (c.80) .. .. .. .. .. 60.
542 --; 1948 S.Wedding set used first day on
postal stationery registered envelope. (Date not too
clear, but clear enough to discern). .. ..
.. .. 15.
543 --; 1951-83 colln. of commem FDCs in two
cover albums. Almost all are with unattractive
handwritten addresses and most would be
best for the stamps, although there are a few more
useful in early 1960s (e.g. Shakespeare
with special handstamp). (c.125) .. 35.
544 --; 1952-97 colln. of defin and country
FDCs in two albums, latterly including two prestige
se-tenants. A little dupl. (c.75) .. .. ..
.. .. 15.
545 --; 1964-87 collection of commem, defin,
and country FDCs on album pages. Includes a few
useful about 1964-66 (these often typed
addresses), the later more standard and usually
handwritten. (350+) .. .. .. .. .. .. 70.
546 --; 1965 Churchill ord. set on illus.
FDC (PTS illus. envelope) with House of Commons c.d.s.,
typed address. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.
547 --; bundle of mainly 1960s/70s FDCs,
mainly illus. covers, mixed written/typed/etc. addresses.
General quality not great, but should
provide a few decent covers, then much useful for used
sets. (c.200) .. .. .. .. .. .. 35.
548 --; 1969-84 seln. of first day covers or
cards, all on subject of cathedrals/architecture (37) 10.
549 --; 1971-81 album of about 120 covers -
mainly first day, but some others. Useful included. 45.
550 --; 1980-97 (mainly) album of FDCs (69,
some standard, others with special postmarks etc.,
inc. 1993 �10 with Britannia Lancs.
c.d.s.), plus some souvenir covers, PHQs, etc. 40.
551 --; 1981-83 varied album - some better
than average, others poorer. (c.55) .. 15.
552 --; 1984-89 album - some alternative
handstamps or c.d.s., odd other items. (c.80) 30.
553 --; 1984 Heraldry and 1985 Music colln.
of mainly FDCs in album with various different
cancels, PHQs, p.packs, souvenir covers,
etc. (c.70) .. .. .. 30.
554 --; 1989-93 album of mainly standard
FDCs, plus some alternatives, and a few others (c.60) 15.
555 --; 1990 selection in album, plus odd
others. (c.20) .. .. .. 5.
556 --; 1997-99 seln. of Bureau covers (19),
numismatic covers (2), and others. .. 12.
557 U.K. Covers and Postal History; 1846
entire Birmingham to Hartford, Connecticut, USA,
with red "SHIP", red "7", Boston datestamp,
and manuscript p. Goodwin. .. 5.
558 --; 1879-1967 useful collection on pages
of used and unused postal stationery registered
envelopes, comprising QV (4 unu., 4 u.),
KE7 (1 unu., 2 u.), KG5 (3 unu., 7 u.), KG6 (5 unu.,
6 u.), QE (14 unu., 1 u.), and Military
versions (2 unu., 4 u.). Mainly fine, with good variety,
and includes scarcer. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35.
559 --; bundle of about 200 picture
postcards selected for their postmarks - many Scottish single-
ring, twin-arc with numbers, a few English.
Mainly fair to good strikes. .. 35.
560 U.K. Philatelic Covers; 1952-62 seln. of
ordinary or registered covers with a useful variety
of either special handstamps or skeleton
pmks. for various events, inc. 1952 Belfast BAAS,
Farnborough SBAC, 1953 Chelsea Flower Show,
Blackpool Royal Show, Sheffield Esperanto
c.d.s., Liverpool BAAS, 1954 The Liverpool
Show, 1955 Ideal Home Exhib., 1962 Newcastle
(Royal Show), Llandudno Pier Pavilion
(Party Conference), etc. (26) .. .. 26.
561 --; 1952 registered cover with two
strikes of special handstamp XITH INTERNATIONAL
DENTAL CONGRESS/-LONDON- (Cat.�20.) .. ..
.. .. 5.
562 --; 1953 registered cover with good
strike of skeleton cancel TUC CONFERENCE/DOUGLAS.
(Isle of Man), cat.�100. .. .. .. .. .. 22.
563 --; 1954 cover with good strike of 21ST
WORLD TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS/WEMBLEY.
MIDDX. special handstamp. Cat.�15. .. .. ..
.. 5.
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United Kingdom,
continued.
564 U.K. Philatelic Covers; 1955-74 an
enormous collection of about 1,900 covers written-up
on pages in box. Very wide variety of areas
and subjects, and generally in fine condition. 40.
565 --; 1956 two covers, with double circle
postmarks S.S. EMPRESS OF BRITAIN/MAIDEN VOYAGE,
and S.S. REINA DEL MAR/MAIDEN VOYAGE
(the latter cat.�30.) .. .. 7.
566 --; 1958 Empire Games seln. of six
covers showing the following postmarks; Barry Games
Village wavy line, Barry Games Village
slogan, Barry Games Village double circle, Barry
Games Village hooded registered (very
scarce), Cardiff slogan, Llanberis slogan. 15.
567 --; 1982-94 seln. of 15 numismatic
covers - Royal Mint (3), Cotswold (11), and Pilgrim (1). 18.
568 --; 1983 set of four signed covers for
Boat Show. .. .. .. 6.
569 --; 1995-97 four covers - each with one
value of Castle h.v. set, plus pound coin. 12.
570 U.K. Meter Marks; box with a quantity of
pieces, apparently all Scottish 1930s-50s (100s) 5.
571 U.K. Fiscals; attractive 1711-1877
selection written-up on three pages, of embossed fiscals,
and showing various types of sealing
"tickets". (23 items) .. .. 20.
572 Silver Replicas; sterling silver
replica, actual size, of 1855 etc. no corner letters 4d stamp.
3.
573 --; --; sterling silver replica, actual
size, of KE7 6d "I.R. OFFICIAL" stamp. .. 3.
574 --; --; sterling silver replica, actual
size, of 1934 2d imperf. between pair. .. 5.
575 UK Islands; a box file with a collection
(some written-up on pages) all on the Methodism
theme, comprising stamps (25), covers
(c.80), and a few cards. .. .. 15.
576 --; three cover albums of mainly FDCs of
Guernsey (22, 1970-78), Isle of Man (16, 1974-86),
and Jersey (25, 1969-86) .. .. .. .. .. 15.
577 --; 1995 FDCs for Liberation Anniv. of
Guernsey (2), Jersey (2), 2 others. .. 3.
578 Isle of Man; 1974-98 clean loose
collection of illus., unaddressed, commem FDCs, all
different. Total SG cat.�378. (120) .. ..
.. .. 50.
� --; see also UK Philatelic Covers (1953)
579 U.K. Kiloware; packet with quantity of
the 1911-12 Downey head issues used, on and off
paper. Possibly unsorted, and inc. some
perfins. (100s, approx. 40g net weight) .. 6.
580 --; small bag of King George V on paper,
almost entirely �d, 1d, 1�d defin values. (Approx.
350g) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12.
581 --; small bag of King Edward VIII on
paper, apparently all �d, 1d, 1�d values (approx.170g) 5.
582 U.K. Mixed Lots; two stockalbums of
mixed m. & u. , sometimes duplicated. Large
majority modern. (Many 100s) .. .. .. .. ..
20.
583 --; 1953-66 remainder m. & u. colln.
in album, still containing a fair number of blocks, a few
phosphors, etc,; also another bundle of
leaves with dupl. used commems. (100s) 20.
584 --; a stockbook of mixed QV to QE, a
folder of modern commercially used, and a stockalbum
with early-modern with a few better. (many
100s) Also an album with about 50 PHQ cards. 32.
585 --; two medium stockbooks with some mint
gutter pairs (face value �25.72), plus a few other
mint UK, and a few others. .. .. .. .. ..
26.
586 --; mainly QV to KG6 seln. in stockbook,
with a few of higher cat. price, 1934 Seahorses 10/-
u., 1972 �p side band used on FDC piece,
etc. (150, 1 cover) .. .. 16.
587 --; duplicated mint and used QE in album
(100s, inc. blocks), and a small stockbook. 12.
588 --; medium box of mainly cheap modern
off-paper defins, some commems, etc., and inc. a
scarce but damaged 1885 North Berwick
parcel label with 6d stamp. .. .. 6.
589 --; a bag of empty booklets (modern),
and a few postmarks on piece etc. .. 2.
THE END OF THE SALE
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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
MP Murray Payne George VI catalogue MC
Maltese Cross
c.d.s. circular datestamp
bkt. booklet
lvs. album leaves
p.stat. postal stationery
c. circa (usually approximate quantity)
PTSA priced to sell at
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.
Fax bids should be sent to us on 0131.478
7021. Please use the bid form that comes with your auction
catalogue. Our machine will be operative during our stated
opening hours from now until
the date of the sale. As well as this, it
will operate 24-hours from 10am on Saturday 21 August
until 3pm on Monday 23 August. Please do not
fax bids to us after that time.
E-mail bids should be sent to us at
[email protected] at any time from the moment you
receive this catalogue until 3pm on Monday 23 August. 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 an alternative email of
[email protected] if you have any 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 redesigned 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.
As is standard practice among most auctioneers
selling goods on commission, we are not in a position to absorb
the bank charges for this service ourselves, and therefore all
accounts paid by credit card will be charged 2.75% extra. Switch
payments will be subject to a 25p charge per transaction, and
Delta 35p per transaction.
to Robert Murray,
5 & 6 Inverleith Gardens,
Edinburgh, 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.
Date; .............................. Signed; ..................................................
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