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STAMP AUCTION

 Monday 24 June 2002
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The sale is arranged in the following order;
    Lots 1-99 Collections and Mixed Lots
    Lots 100-122 Literature and Supplies
    Lots 123-143 Non-Philatelic Items
    Lots 144-386 Lots by country A-Z, excluding U.K.
    Lots 387-479 United Kingdom
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General, 24 June 2002                                     Page 2                             Estimate £.

Collections and Mixed Lots.
                                                                                                                        Estimate (pounds sterling)

1        Hundreds of album pages (whole world) in folders and envelopes, all in a carton. An inter-
  esting and generally clean range with wide variety. Super lot either for a very general
  collector, or for a dealer to break down into many smaller page or country lots (much is
  ready for resale with little preparation required). (1,000s)  ..         ..        ..        ..        ..        ..             £200.
 2       Decent quality carton – some album pages/stockleaves, in packets and envelopes, a few
  covers, booklets, etc.. Includes some dupl. Uruguay, Yugoslavia, USA. Many interesting
  pickings, and a good sort. (1,000s) ..         ..          ..         ..        ..        ..        ..        ..        ..        ..         £100.
 3       All-world accumulation in carton. Covers, miniature sheets, album pages, stockleaves, on
  and off paper loose and in packets, etc., etc. (1,000s) A good mix with some satisfying
  pickings to be had.  ..          ..         .        .         ..         .        .         ..        ..         ..           ..        ..            £100.
 4       Off-paper mix in carton – stamps in envelopes and on display cards, a few m.s., etc. with
  probably more mint than used. Approx. 25% Commonwealth, rest foreign, from approx.
  1945 to some very recent. Much medium value material. (Many 1,000s) ..        ..        ..        ..          £100.
 5      Older world mix in medium carton, to approx.1940s (just a few later) in 7 albums and in
  envelopes. Useful duplication in places. Better include 1935 Jubilee odds, 1937 Coronation
  (44 sets of 3, inc. HK), French Colonies 1930s used (to 1f), Germany 1920 opts on Bavaria
  mark values used, etc. (1,000s) ..         ..         ..         ..         ..        ..        ..        ..       ..        ..              £100.
 6      Two fairly old loose leaf albums (Movaleaf and Addapage) with general world collections
  from earlies to about 1960s only. No area of particular strength, but pickings throughout. Also
  some other odds. (1,000s) ..         ..         ..         ..         ..         ..        ..        ..        ..        ..        ..            £80.
 7      Range of 19th to early 20th century on album pages. The earliest are often pasted onto loose
  pages out of early album (these inc. some classics with some tantalising items), others hinged
  on larger pages, etc. Needs some hard work, but almost certainly worthwhile. (c.1,500)       ..          £75.
 8      Large box with over 20 stockalbums or albums. All areas of the world represented, some
  books with heavy duplication. Not all in same style. (Many 1,000s) ..       ..        ..        ..        ..         £75.
 9      Bundle of about fifty remaindered club books. Mainly Commonwealth and inc. a few covers/
  postal stat., UK PHQs etc. Quite good general standard with strength in modern. (100s)              £50.
 10    All-world ranges in about 35 remaindered club books and a few hundred dealer’s approval
  pages (USA source). Some overseas, but bias to Europe/Scandinavia. (Few 1,000s)         ..           £50.
 11 Carton of album leaves (to 1945), also some Crete, Malta and Mexico, and 1946 Victory
  u.m. fourblocks, etc. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. 50.
 12 Large accumulation of world stamps in about 150 old remaindered approval books, plus
  loose pages from broken books (US source) (many 1,000s) .. .. 50.
 13 Carrier bag with varied but sometimes useful mix. Fair percentage of USA inc. some FDCs
  etc., a few selected items on stockcards (mixed countries, some of these high cat. but with
  mixed faults), etc. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45.
 14 Accumulation of u.m. and f.u. sets (plus a few odds) on Hagner pages etc. Much by way of
  1970s/80s commem sets from Commonwealth countries, with some others also (e.g. several
  pages of modern Japan). (100s) .. .. .. .. .. 40.
 15 Large stockbook with a mixed world range. Bulk of numbers is in common material, but
  much throughout is a bit more interesting. Also some album pages of UK and Spain. (1,000s) 40.
 16 General world collection. The UK in one volume, all other countries in three standard size
  and one medium springback albums. Reasonable general coverage. (1,000s) .. 40.
 17 Stockbook with a varied assortment – Manchukuo, Greece, French Colonies, Saar, Palestine,
  a few German and Italian States, and others. Many items of medium value. (100s) 40.
 ** Viewing of lots; There being so many boxes this sale, and having had comments from one or
  two customers recently, we have made a special effort this time to make lots as viewer-friendly
  as possible. Would our viewers please reciprocate by making sure that material is put back into
  boxes as thoughtfully as possible. Especially, please remember that stockbooks and stockleaves
  must not be stowed upside-down.


General, 24 June 2002   Page 3    Estimate.

  Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
 18 Medium carton with all-world early-modern in packets, on pages, loose, approval pages, plus
  a few covers etc. Some better and/or interesting, inc. German revenues and reprints, UN 1955
  Anniv. m.s. l.m.m., Brasil 1931 Condor cover, etc. (Many 100s) .. .. 40.
 19 Medium carton with general, and quite varied, world mix on hundreds of album pages and
  stockleaves. (Many 1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. 40.
 20 Four well-filled Harris albums (much modern), plus a folder of Africa on pages. (100s) 40.
 21 Big box with all-world accumulation in about 15 assorted albums/stockbooks plus big bundle
  of album pages. Also couple of packets of mainly USA kiloware etc.  .. 40.
 22 Used world in eight filing drawers – one drawer entirely Germany largely defins with heavy
  dupl. (5 to 500). Mainly 1950s-70s but some earlier. Sorted into packets by catalogue number
  (Scott ?). (Many 1,000s – roughly 80,000 by a vague rule of thumb) .. .. 35.
 23 Odd remainder lot in carrier bag. Early to modern on pages, a few stockcards and packets,
  etc. Some earlies seen, various interesting pickings, fair proportion Germany. (Many 100s) 35.
 24 Medium box filled with all-world stamps in packets, loose, and on stockcards. Apparently
  some dupl. of packets. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. 35.
 25 1900-1930s KA-BE printed album with scattering of mainly used – bias to Europe (Belgium,
  Germany, etc.). Also stockbook with a range of more modern. (c.900) .. 32.
 26 All-world accum. in medium box, bulk being fairly modern commercial covers (many Cyprus
  seen). Also some FDCs, a few postcards, and a scattering of on and off-paper stamps etc.  30.
 27 Four shoeboxes of mainly used whole world in packets and envelopes. Much is common,
  some is not common (but not valuable). (Many 1,000s) .. .. .. 30.
 28 Big bundle (c. 8cm) of album pages and some Hagners, with mainly Europe. Very little
  modern – mainly first half 20th century. Some interesting pages. (100s) .. 30.
 29 World mix in carton, in three remaindered albums and three stockbooks, plus envelopes.
  Mainly post-1950.(1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. 30.
 30 Varied seln. of dealers’ stock pages, mixed m. & u., range of dates, mainly foreign. 26.
 31 World mix in nine stockalbums. All periods represented, much Europe and Americas. (1,000s) 26.
 32 Large bundle of album leaves (about 7cm thick) with all-world ranges, strong in thematics,
  and some areas more interesting or less usual. (1,000s) .. .. .. 24.
 33 Medium carton with heavily duplicated stock, sorted in packets. Much is Germany around
  1900, but many others also. Also bundle of c.30 early USA covers. .. .. 24.
 34 Wine box with a seln. of packets and small stockbooks. Not big quantities but quite an inter-
  esting mix with some better. (100s) Also includes a quadrilingual colour chart. .. 24.
 35 Large carton filled with smaller boxes containing all world stamps loose, in packets, etc.
  Appears to be generally cheaper material. (Many 1,000s)  .. .. 24.
 36 Two large Schaubek stockalbums of world stamps, early to around 1960s and mainly used.
  Some worthwhile. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. 22.
 37 On and off-paper mix (with a few maxi cards) in wine box. Much European (1,000s) 20.
 38 Album with some UK, Commonwealth, Latin America, and USA. (100s) .. 20.
 39 Approx. 800g of world off-paper, plus a smaller tin of kiloware, in box. .. 20.
 40 Medium box with stamps in boxes and packets. Not thought to contain anything spectacular,
  but not without interest. Lots of sorting. (1,000s) .. .. .. 20.
 41 Nine assorted stockbooks/stockalbums with very assorted contents. Bias towards Europe/
  Scandinavia. (c.1,000) .. .. .. .. .. 18.
 42 Small boxes in a whisky box. A used range of countries with emphasis on Germany. 15.
 43 World mix in tins and small stockbooks, plus one album each of Canada, UK, and NZ,
  mainly used. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.
 44 All-world modern range on bundle of album leaves etc. Nothing of significance noted, but
  contains several hundred stamps. .. .. .. .. .. 15.
A Buyer’s Premium of 10% (vat-inclusive) will be added to all sale prices.


General, 24 June 2002   Page 4    Estimate.

  Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
 45 Assorted bundle with some m.m./used Commonwealth on pages, Canada 1978-79 year books,
  a few FDCs and some UK souvenir books etc. .. .. .. 15.
 46 Printed album with a page or two each for about 43 different countries, often u.m. sets. 12.
 47 Large shoebox with about 1kg net weight of foreign kiloware. .. .. 10.
 48 A sweetie tin with some thousands of off-paper world stamps, plus a small box of mainly UK
  Christmas used. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8.
 49 Narrow box with about 150g net weight of world (no UK seen) off-paper stamps. 8.
 50 Épreuves de Luxe of Dahomey (6, inc. two of the same 1972 Scouts), Chad (2), Malagasy (2
  Olympics 1972), Mali (1), and Guinea (1). .. .. .. .. 8.
 51 Album of countries R-Z, much Commonwealth. (100s) .. .. .. 5.
 52 British Commonwealth; almost entirely mint range in stockbook, early to modern. A mix
  of odds and sets, some cheap - numerous a bit better with many cat. pounds each. Cat.
  £1,600. (c.1,100) .. .. .. .. .. .. £100.
 53 --; a similar but smaller lot, mainly KG6/QE, s.t.c.£1,100. (c.375) .. .. 55.
 54 --; two small stockbooks of mainly 1970s-80s miniature sheets. Most are fine u.m. (a few
  only used or with faults). Mixed countries inc. many islands (Atlantic, West Indies, Pacific).
  (c.250) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.
 55 --; stockleaf with a useful mint seln. inc. numerous better values, QV to QE. Total cat.£445.,
  but the condition varies. (44) .. .. .. .. .. 30.
 56 --; seln. of u.m. sets from Falklands and Dependencies, and B.A.T., mainly 1970s/80s. Also
  a few other odds. The sets cat. approx.£110. .. .. .. .. 24.
 57 --; stockbook of m. & u. KG6, with 45 Coronation sets (unused, no gum), c.300 others. 8.
 58 --; Africa; Scott Specialty album (a bit worn) with a remainder mainly used colln. (500+) 20.
 59 --; Omnibus; 1937 Coronation m.m. colln. complete (202) in album. Some toning and foxing
  on pages and stamps. (Cat.£120.)  .. .. .. .. 10.
 60 --; --; 1949 UPU approx. 75 sets of the standard designs u.m. and with some duplication, but
  all suffering from some degree of toning.  .. .. .. .. 20.
 61 --; --; 1953 Coronation sets of Bahrain, Kuwait (3 sets), Tangier u.m. (cat.£59.), plate
  number fourblock and pair of S.Rhodesia (£27.), and a few others. .. .. 15.
 62 --; --; 1963 Freedom from Hunger complete Crown Agents (37) sealed in mounts. Those
  checked (inc. the Hong Kong, cat.£55.) are u.m. .. .. .. 20.
 63 --; --; 1981 R.Wedding colln. in printed album. Roughly one-third complete (c.80, 30 m.s./
  sheetlets) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10.
 64 --; --; 1982 21st Birthday USA-produced of stamps (138, plus 9 R.W.) on “philatelic panels”. 15.
 65 Americas; used accum. in stockbook of USA, Argentina, Brasil, Chile and Mexico. (c.900) 6.
 66 Europe; a wine box only partly filled with quite a useful mix of m. & u. stamps mainly in
  packets. Earlies to about 1970s, from a mix of countries. (100s) .. .. 26.
 67 --; box of eight stockalbums of various types – majority is of Eastern European origin – in
  some cases heavily duplicated. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. 22.
 68 --; old and broken KA-BE printed album with Germany (few), Danzig, Austria, Poland,
  Czechoslovakia. Mainly used up to about 1940s. .. .. .. 20.
 69 --; interesting seln. of album pages and stockleaves, of Switzerland (c.175, 1862-1969),
  Monaco, San Marino, Turkey, Greece, and Austria.  .. .. .. 20.
 70 --; old stockalbum with mainly use stamps of Germany (inc. W.Berlin), Austria, Bulgaria,
  Czechoslovakia, and Poland. (100s) .. .. .. .. 12.
 71 --; stockleaves with mainly used stamps of about a dozen countries (100s) .. 12.
 72 --; approx. 400g of fairly modern Europe/Scandinavia. .. .. .. 6.
 73 --; stockbook of mainly Romania plus a little USSR, mainly c.t.o. thematics (c.650) 5.

ALTERNATIVE BIDS ARE ACCEPTED AS ARE OVERALL SPENDING LIMITS


General, 24 June 2002   Page 5    Estimate.

  Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
 74 Europe; Eastern Europe; folder with Romania (c.650, inc. some 1860s/70s of higher catal-
  ogue, but these probably inc. some forgeries, and some other medium values), Bulgaria
  (c.900 inc. some less common), and Montenegro (c.140)  .. .. 40.
 75 Latin America; jumbled m. & u. seln. in tatty old stockbook. Most countries represented.
  (Few 100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 7.
 76 Middle East; interesting accumulation of mint, c.t.o., and commercially used in stockbook,
  on stockleaves, and in envelopes, from 1960s to recent. Inc. a few FDCs and p.stat., plus
  colln. of 1960s Egypt u.m. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. 35.
 77 Overseas; small box with a useful mix of mainly Asia, Africa, Latin America, and USA in
  packets, plus one or two m.s., etc. (100s) .. .. .. .. 30.
 78 Thematic; binder with m. & u. colln. of trams, fire engines, other motor vehicles, cycles,
  and masks (320, 7 m.s., 1 card). Also some cuttings and illustrations.  .. 14.
 79 --; Flags; binder with colln. of m. & u. mixed world mainly odds (94, 5 m.s., 2 covers), plus
  various cuttings and illustrations.  .. .. .. .. 8.
 80 --; Motor Cars; Leaders of the World “World’s Greatest Car Collection” in printed album (176) 8.
 81 --; Natural History; binder with colln. of mainly birds, plus other flying creatures (butterflies,
  moths and insects). Mainly odds m. & u., strength in Scandinavia. Also some illustrations.
  (690, 7 m.s.) .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.
 82 --; Railway; range of Leaders of the World issues u.m. in stockbook (c.350), plus 6 m.s. 9.
 83 --; Royalty; collection of items on 44 written-up pages featuring various QE portraits from
  photographs and paintings – mainly u.m. stamps, with a few cards. Approx. one third are
  Commonwealth, remainder mainly modern UK/IoM. .. .. .. 60.
 84 Covers; eight covers (all to same addressee) with KG6 stamps of Grenada, Montserrat, St.
  Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, and two covers each of Barbados and Br. Guiana. Each has
  “LADY NELSON/POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS/Canadian National Steamships” cachet  and has stamps
  cancelled by unidentified single-line unboxed PAQUEBOT mark. Also similar 1951 cover with
  two Barbados stamps cancelled boxed PAQUEBOT mark of Castries, and another with six
  Canadian stamps cancelled Roseau, Dominica. (10 covers) .. .. 26.
 85 --; whisky box with two cover albums and others loose – contents Poland 1956-57 FDCs,
  Brazil 1980s FDCs, Germany 1930s-60s (commercial, philatelic, and FDCs), etc. (100s) 30.
 86 --; mixed bundle (about 70) of mainly early to middle period covers with many USA (inc.
  some prestamp), but some interest in other countries. .. .. .. 26.
 87 --; mainly commercial, some FDCs, of many countries (largest number USA). Includes some
  postal stationery, postcards, first flight, etc. (c.150) .. .. .. 22.
 88 --; carton with accumulation of covers – FDC and non-FD, inc. some earlier, and with a bias
  to Europe (many Germany and Scandinavia). (Few 100s)  .. .. 20.
 89 --; 1965-69 bundle of first flight covers, light duplication (1-3 of each), mainly Swissair, a
  few BOAC and KLM. (85) .. .. .. .. .. 17.
 90 --; bag of mixed covers – some commercial USA, UK postal stationery, a few FDCs, etc.
  Also some stamps. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.
 91 --; few hundred covers (mainly first day USA/Canada 1950s-70s) in three albums, bundles
  and loose. Other areas also represented with some earlier commercial. .. 12.
 92 --; world covers in box, largely European with much France (inc. heavily duplicated 1960s
  FDCs) and Switzerland. (Approx. 700) .. .. .. .. 10.
 93 Perfins; seln. on stockleaf of Australia (16), Canada (17), and UK (29 QV, 22 KE7, 22 later) 20.
 ** Forgeries; see Indian States, and India.
Especially in the mixed lots, alternative bids, and/or spending limits, can be very useful to the bidder
 who cannot attend. Please feel free to ask for advice – using this option might get you a lot or two
you would have missed out on otherwise.
A Buyer’s Premium of 10% (vat-inclusive) will be added to all sale prices.


General, 24 June 2002   Page 6    Estimate.

  Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
 94 Cinderella; six poster stamps, around WWI, military subjects inc. French foreign volunteers. 6.
 95 --; eight European poster stamps advertising trade fairs etc., c.1926-39. .. 5.
 96 --; a similar lot of seven. .. .. .. .. .. 4.
 97 --; six poster stamps of military subjects, text in Cyrillic script.  .. 5.
 98 --; booklet with ten panes of ten labels “SONS OF PHILATELIA/SALES DEPARTMENT/CONTROL
  STAMP” each with handstamped “518”, possibly from USA.  .. 8.
 99 --; four items issued by “Great Bitter Lakes Association” (Suez Canal, 1969) .. 3.
 ** --; see also Canada, Denmark, Germany, Portugal, U.S.A., U.K.
 100 Literature; mixed box with an old Campbell Paterson New Zealand catalogue, A Hundred
  Years of Postage Stamps by Patrick Hamilton, and nine others. .. .. 8.
 101 --; 2001 Corinphila auction catalogue for Kofler Zeppelin Mail collection – great reference. 10.
 102 --; SG Great Britain Numbers Issued 1840-1910 by Rikki Hyde, 1990. (£3.95) .. 3.
 103 --; British Philatelic Congress Yearbooks incomplete run between 1950 and 1973 (21 differ-
  ent, hardbound); also 1914 and 1925 Congress Reports, 4 recent Congress Handbooks, and a
  bundle of recent ABPS News. .. .. .. .. .. 12.
 104 --; The Essays and Proofs of British North America by Minuse and Pratt, 1970. .. 10.
 105 --; Linn’s Focus on Forgeries – A Guide to Forgeries of Common Stamps by Varro E. Tyler,
  1993. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6.
 106 --; The Posted Letter in Colonial and Revolutionary America 1628-1790, edited by Alex L.
  ter Braake, 1975.  .. .. .. .. .. .. 8.
 107 --; Letters of Gold – California Postal History Through 1869 by Jesse L. Coburn, 1984. 5.
 108 --; Abraham Lincoln Illustrated Envelopes and Letter Paper 1860-1865 by James W. Milgram,
  1984. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.
 109 --; Private Die Match Stamps by Christopher West, California 1980. .. .. 4.
 110 --; 20th Century U.S. Fancy Cancelations revised edition by Fishback and Walker, 1987; also
  American Stampless Cover Catalog, 1971, and another.  .. .. 5.
 111 Supplies (New); two SG Simplex Medium springback albums (green) each with 50 leaves,
  plus one part packet of leaves. Retail £44. .. .. .. .. 15.
 112 --; two SG Simplex Standard springback albums (red), each with 100 leaves. Current retail £49.90 20.
 113 --; two packets (each of 100) of SG medium size interleaves, retail £15.90 .. 5.
 114 --; four packets (each of 100) of SG standard size interleaves, retail £31.80; also a few loose. 10.
 115 Supplies (Second-Hand); SG Devon black binder and slipcase, virtually as new (retail £39.) 12.
 116 --; four Royal Mail double-pocket cover albums (one tan, three dark red) (retail £66.) 24.
 117 --; two Royal Mail single-pocket cover albums (dark red) – album now discontinued. 6.
 118 --; eight small single-pocket cover albums (four are Lighthouse brand) .. 10.
 119 --; Philatector battery-operated watermark detector, old style (not checked). .. 5.
 120 --; an apparently unused Vistarama episcope projector, mains operated. .. 4.
 121 --; Lighthouse hingeless album for Great Britain 1934-81 apparently complete, in springback
  binder. Good 2nd-hand. .. .. .. .. .. 8.
 122 --; bundle of about 15 open/unopened packets (various sizes) of Scott strips (similar to Hawid/
  Showgard). Also quantity of loose. .. .. .. .. 12.
 


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General, 24 June 2002   Page 7    Estimate.

  Non-Philatelic Items
 123 Banknotes; mixed bundle of world notes, largely quite modern, and the majority circulated,
  therefore everything from very poor to uncirculated. (160, with very little duplication) 30.
 124 Books; Churchill, His Life in Photographs edited by Randolph Churchill and Helmut
  Gernsheim, 1956. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.
 125 Cigarette Cards; Gallaher; 1936 Famous Jockeys set (48), some poorer, cat.£60. 8.
 126 --; Players; 1939 Modern Naval Craft set (50), cat.£25., fine. .. .. 8.
 127 --; Wills; 1915 Gems of Belgian Architecture set (50) good/fine, cat.£27½ .. 7.
 128 --; --; 1917 Gems of Russian Architecture set (50) mainly fine, cat.£30. .. 8.
 129 --; --; 1915 Overseas Dominions – Australia set (50) good/fine, cat.£35. .. 10.
 130 --; --; 1914 Overseas Dominions – Canada set (50) mainly fine, cat.£25. .. 8.
 131 --; --; 1926 Wonders of the Past set (50), mainly fine, cat.£30. .. .. 7.
 132 Cigarette and Trade Cards; shoebox plus others in cig. packets. Approx. 25 complete sets
  of cigarette cards, plus about 20 Brooke Bond sets, and a few part sets. Mixed condition.  75.
 133 Ephemera; four items with Thomas Cook connections – a 1900 cover with TC perfin, 150th
  Anniv. souvenir cover, 1910 brochure, and small 1913 map. .. .. 8.
 134 Newspapers; France; 1913-74 (mainly 1937) seln. of 13 newspapers. Much interesting domestic
  politics, including a few on the “Clichy Massacre” (when a Parti Social Francais rally and counter-
  demonstration turned into a riot – police opened fire killing five and wounding many more). 6.
 135 Postcards; shoebox with roughly 750 modern cards, UK and foreign, mainly used. 6.
 136 --; Dickens; eight unused Tucks cards, mainly “Dickens’ Characters” series. .. 4.
 137 --; England; four RP unused cards of fishing boats after the 1904 “Russian Baltic Fleet
  Outrage”, plus 1906 card of memorial. .. .. .. .. 10.
 138 --; Napoléon; 12 various cards inc. one used St.Helena 1950. .. .. 5.
 139 --; Oberammergau; 1910 seln. of 35 mixed cards (plus ten others), plus series of ten of 1930. 7.
 140 --; Olympics; seln. of 18 unused cards, slight dupl., of 1936 Berlin Olympics. .. 8.
 141 --; Royalty; bundle of modern unused cards, many Diana, plus QE, some royal transport, etc.
  (110) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12.
 142 --; U.S.A.; box of cards c.1900s-70s (more earlier than later) used and unused (c.400) 30.
 143 Precious Metal Stamp Replicas; actual size replicas of UK 1973 Royal Wedding stamps in
  22ct gold (20p), and in .925 silver (3½p). Weight in each about 26 grams.  .. £110.
 

  Classified by Country
 

 144 Aden; 1937-66 m. & u. range on two stockleaves, with sets, odds, and a good number of
  higher/better values. S.t.c.£160+ (140) .. .. .. .. 22.
 145 Allenstein; both 1920 overprint sets (one odd stamp mint), cat.£54. .. .. 15.
 146 Argentina; 1960s-80s bundle of about 290 first day souvenir leaflets (leaflet with stamps
  affixed and cancelled first day). .. .. .. .. .. 15.
 147 Ascension; 1938-53 seln. of 11 m.m./u.m./f.u. defins, inc. SG 39a and 42a u.m. (these cat.
  £32.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10.
 148 Australian States; Tasmania (4 Van Diemen’s Land, 2 imperfs, 1 other), and Victoria (4),
  mixed condition. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10.
 149 --; South Australia; decent little m. & u. range on a couple of old pages, worthy of close
  inspection. (66) .. .. .. .. .. .. £100.
 150 --; Tasmania; 1899-1900/1902-4 used seln. of 1d (14) and 2d (125). .. . 4.
 151 Australia; 1913-14 ‘Roo 1d red with watermark sideways g./f.u. (minor corner crease). SG
  2a, cat.£130. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26.
 152 --; 1914-20 KG5 1d carmine-pink fine m.m., centred upper-left. SG 21ce, cat.£85. 20.
 153 --; 1923-24 ‘Roo 6d with the “broken leg” variety g.u. (small tear at top) SG 73a cat.£100. 8.
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 154 Australia; 1953 Food Production u.m. gutter blocks (= 6 sets), lightly folded at some time,
  cat.£16½ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.
 155 --; enormous accumulation of duplicated used stamps sorted and filed in hundreds of packets.
  All periods covered, but bias to modern. (Many 1,000s) .. .. .. 75.
 156 --; seln. on pages with some 1950s-60s l.m.m., some 1980s c.t.o. sets, and odd used others.
  S.t.c.£200± (c.400) .. .. .. .. .. .. 16.
 157 Austria; 1850-1969 colln. in album (generally used earlier, m. & u. middle period, and m.m.
  later). Inc. a few better values, and many middle values. S.t.c.£700+ (c.1,100) .. 75.
 158 --; 1850-1938 m. & u. colln. in old printed Schaubek album. Includes some charity, postage
  due, feldpost, Bosnia & Herzegovina. (c.500)  .. .. .. 20.
 159 --; 1922-60s u.m. range on stockleaf, with 1922 Musicians set (7), 1923 Artists’ Fund set (9),
  1947-48 defin set (missing 3s), etc. S.t.c.£300. (120) .. .. .. 42.
 160 --; 1930 Anti-Tb set (6) u.m. (cat.£66. for m.m.) .. .. .. 22.
 161 --; 1973-81 virtually complete u.m. on Lighthouse hingeless pages, plus a few extras (278, 2
  m.s., 3 covers) .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.
 162 --; 1981 WIPA miniature sheet – 25 u.m. examples (inc. 6 imperf – souvenir items) and 39
  used (various postmarks). Also 25 various WIPA FDCs/maxi-cards. .. .. 15.
 163 --; Postage Due; 1946 study in stockbook – mint blocks with diagrams of sheet positions.
  Unfortunately has been damp at top, and some are stuck. (c.850) .. .. 10.
 164 Bahamas; 1861-1972 m. & u. colln. on pages. Almost all of the value is in QV-KG6 with
  1861-62 1d fair unused (cat.£750.), other QV of high catalogue, 1918 War Tax 1/- SG 95
  m.m. (tiny thin), 1948 S.W. £1 u.m., etc. Total s.t.c.£1,700. (c.190) .. .. £130.
 165 --; 1920 Peace set (5) f.u., cat.£50. .. .. .. .. 18.
 166 --; 1921-37 5/- g.u., cat.£65. .. .. .. .. .. 10.
 167 Bahrain; 1938-41 5r u.m. pair, SG 34, cat.£30. .. .. .. 10.
 168 --; 1976-80 high values set (6) u.m., SG 241-4b, cat.£50.  .. .. 12.
 169 Barbados; 1852-1965 useful mint and used collection on a few pages. Starts with a nice
  range of Britannias which carry most of the lot’s value (28 stamps, mainly used, many cat.
  tens, some over £100, mixed condition but good to fine included), 1906 Nelson set (7) f.u.,
  1920-21 Victory set (12) f.u., etc. S.t.c.£1,650. (220) .. .. .. £150.
 170 --; small seln. of mainly used from earlies (inc. 8 Britannias) to KG6. Mixed condition but
  many are ok. (47) .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.
 171 --; generally sound/good/fine seln. of QV inc. SG nos. 93, 102, 109 m.m., 112, 141, 168 used.
  S.t.c.£210. (21) .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.
 172 --; 1974-84 u.m. range inc. 1974-77/1975-79 Orchids set (18) (mixed wmks.), 1979-83 Birds
  set (21). Total cat.£90. (110) .. .. .. .. .. 16.
 173 Belgian Congo; 1894-1942 small mainly used colln. in album (c.75)  .. 5.
 174 Belgium; 1849-1960s mainly used colln. with fair number of earlies (these mixed condition)
  through to later commems (generally odds), plus some Congo. (c.600) .. 20.
 175 --; 1951 Medical set (some toning/fading, cat.£60. for u.m.), 1953 Red Cross set m.m. (cat.
  £33. for u.m.), 1953-72 Baudouin 6f50 m.m. (£60.), 1955 Anti-Tb set (6) m.m. (a few short
  perfs, £35.), same 4f u. .. .. .. .. .. 26.
 176 Bermuda; 1938-53 2/- SG 116 heavy m.m. (cat.£110. for u.m., tone spots on a couple of perf
  teeth), 2/- SG 116 f.u. (£10), and 2/- perf.14¼ m.m. (£300.) with the heavily toned gum often
  seen (in this case the toning showing through to front a little). .. .. 60.
 177 Bosnia and Herzegovina; 1904-18 small m. & u. colln. inc. 1895-1900 ½k used, 1900-01
  20h, 30h m.m., 1916-18 p.dues 40h to 3k u.m., etc. Some slight dupl. (c.225) .. 40.
 178 British Antarctic Territory; 1966 Churchill set (4) l.m.m. (cat.£45. for u.m.); and 1971 50p
  on 10/- with inverted watermark u.m. (SG 37a, cat.£130.) .. .. 40.

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 179 British Occupation of Italian Colonies; Cyrenaica; 1950 Warrior set (13) u.m., cat.£60.
  (Two minor faults are a tiny thin on 50m, and tone spot on one perf of 500m.) .. 10.
 180 --; Eritrea; 1951 opt. set (7) l.m.m. (cat.£45. for u.m.) .. .. .. 10.
 181 Cameroun; mainly 1970s (some ‘60s and ‘80s) commercially used range in small jotter.
  Attractive range, mainly fine (some with faults). (c.300, nearly all different) .. 12.
 182 Canada; 1897 Jubilee 2c, 3c, 8c and 10c fine m.m. (cat.£108.), plus ½c, 1c, 5c, 6c m.m. in
  mixed condition (cat.£183.) .. .. .. .. .. 30.
 183 --; 1927 Historical set (3) m.m., cat.£32. .. .. .. .. 10.
 184 --; 1928-29 defin 2c, 5c, 8c, 10c, 12c, and 20c u.m., and 3c l.m.m. (cat.£87. for m.m.) 24.
 185 --; 1928-29 mixed m./u. short set to 50c, inc. 12c poor m.m., 20c m.m., 50c g.u. (but thins). 8.
 186 --; 1930-31 seln. of nine apparently u.m. values to 10c, 12c, 20c (some however have gum
  redistributed), plus two 1898 Xmas 2c m.m. Total cat.£116.  .. 20.
 187 --; 1937-74 small cover album with various FDCs (and 1939 Royal Visit set of six covers);
  plus two small stockbooks of QE mint to c.1970. (100s)  .. .. 35.
 188 --; 1954 cover Winnipeg to B.C., charred at end and on reverse, with ballpoint annotation on
  front “Salvaged from the Canadian Pacific Airways plane wreck at Moosejaw, Alta on April
  8th 1954”, with original ambulance envelope (creased). Also another badly charred envelope
  dated 1954, presumably from same incident. .. .. .. .. 20.
 189 --; 1985 and 2000 year sets (as supplied by PO), plus 1996 Cinema pack. .. 8.
 190 --; Officials; 1949 air 7c (2), and 1949-50 5c, all u.m., cat.£50.75 .. .. 12.
 191 --; --; 1949-50 5c with the missing stop variety, u.m. SG O176a, cat.£85. .. 30.
 192 --; Cinderella; 1930 Weights and Measures set (12) u.m. Barefoot catalogue £28½ 12.
 193 Chile; 1856-66 six used (one is pen cancel) imperf. Columbus stamps. Minimum cat.£75. 10.
 194 China; 1898-1994 used and unused/mint colln. in album. Nothing of large value, but a fair
  range throughout. (c.1,200) .. .. .. .. .. 50.
 195 --; People’s Republic; 1971 Communist Party – four of the horiz. values (nos. 14-17) u.m.
  (no gum as issued), cat.£29.; also two of 1950 postage due $800 u.m. cat.£11. .. 10.
 196 --; --; 1997 Return of Hong Kong 50y m.s. u.m. (cat.£15.) in souvenir folder. .. 6.
 197 --; Taiwan; 1960-62 nine u.m. sets, cat.£95. (S.o.W.) .. .. .. 22.
 198 --; --; 1961-62 Ancient Chinese Art Treasures – series 1, 2 and 3 u.m., cat.£290. (S.o.W.) 50.
 199 --; --; 1962 Ancient Chinese Paintings set (4) u.m., cat.£169½ (S.o.W.) – tiny tone spot on
  perf of one stamp. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.
 200 Cuba; 1948, and 1953-55 u.m. stock – mainly part sheets, sets and odds. Total cat. approx.
  £375+ (c.300) .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.
 201 Czechoslovakia; 1940s/50s range of selected sets and odds l.m.m. or u.m., s.t.c.£150+ 16.
 202 Danzig; 1937 Productivity Show miniature sheet l.m.m., corner crease. SG MS254a cat.£42. 10.
 203 Denmark; 1854-57 dotted spandrels issue; one piece with 2s, 4s, and 16s (generally about 3
  margins) cancelled “1”, and another piece (cut closer) with 8s (just 4-margin) and 16s pair
  (not quite full margins) cancelled “189”.  .. .. .. .. 30.
 204 --; approx. 40 u.m. fourblocks from mainly 1970s – mostly charity surcharge issues. 10.
 205 --; Cinderella; approx. 1960-96 bundle of sheets (32) of Christmas seals plus a few singles,
  mainly fine. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12.
  ** --; see also Slesvig.
 206 Ecuador; 1887-1963 m. & u. accum. on stockleaves. Light dupl., inc. postal fiscals, 1959
  Roosevelt airmail “officials”, etc. (c.420+) .. .. .. .. 15.
 207 Ethiopia; 1930 Coronation (2nd issue) set (8) in u.m. sheets of 25, cat.£5.40 x 25 = £135. 15.
 208 Falkland Islands; 1904-12 2½d u.m./l.m.m. fourblock (crease on lower pair, one at top with
  colour rub on gum). cat.£116. .. .. .. .. .. 18.
 209 --; 1979 £1 booklet – ten mint examples, SG SB3 cat.£11 each = £110 (a few rubs) 11.

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 210 Falkland Islands and Dependencies; QV to QE largely mint with some dupl., largest quan-
  tities in KG6 inc. some numbers of medium values. S.t.c.£435+ .. .. 55.
 211 Faroe Islands; 1919 local cover Thorshavn to Kvalbø with bisected (diagonally from top left)
  4ø Wavy Line type clearly tied to the cover, along with Christian X 5ø, with 12 January cds’s.
  Cover has some creases. SG 176a, cat.£650. (listed under Denmark). **.. £100.
 212 --; 1919 local Thorshavn cover with 2ø on 5ø surcharge plus Christian X 5ø, with 22 January
  c.d.s. Cover has some faults, but the stamps ok. SG 207 (cat.£300. for single stamp). ** 75.
 213 --; 1940-41 surcharges set (5) fine unmounted mint. SG 1-5, cat.£409, Facit 4-8, cat.
  SKk.6,900. ** .. .. .. .. .. .. £120.
 214 --; 1979-81 ten single u.m. stamps with listed varieties (five listed in DAKA and cat.DKk.270.,
  others in another cat. at DKk.195.)   .. .. 10.
 215 Finland; 1866-67 8p Arms (strip of three, with one above at left) used on piece – still all
  joined at some point, but separated in places. Mixed perfs. but above average. Cat.£480. 50.
 216 --; approx.300g of kiloware collected in Finland (i.e. mainly Finland but a few Sweden, USA,
  etc.) inc. commems and high values. .. .. .. .. 6.
 217 France; c.1900-1961 useful mainly m.m. colln. Although some material has been removed
  from the original collection, and although there is toning to some degree in many places,
  there are still many useful high catalogue items, many of which are good/fine. (940) £120.
 218 --; 1927-31 Sinking Fund; SG 461, 462, 476, 478 and 495 (tiny thin) u.m., and 468, 486 m.m.
  Cat.£256.  .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.
 219 --; 1936 Air 85c, 2f25, 2f50 m.m., 3f fair m.m., 1f50 poor m.m. (cat.£82.); also 1954 Air set
  (4) g./f.u. (cat.£25.) .. .. .. .. .. .. 16.
 220 --; little m. & u. accum. in folder, mainly 1930-60, some useful dupl., a few p.dues. (c.340) 5.
 221 French Colonies; French Polynesia; 1973 Air (DC-10) 20f Épreuve de Luxe. .. 4.
 222 --; Morocco; 1942 Child Refugees set (4) in u.m. fourblocks. Gum toned. Cat.£40. 7.
 223 --; New Caledonia; 1892-1976 m. & u. colln. (c.180) .. .. .. 10.
 224 German States; old pages of Baden (16), Hanover (4), Prussia (18), Saxony (16), Thurn &
  Taxis, Württemberg (c.110), and North German Confederation (24). .. .. 50.
 225 --; bundle of about 80 album pages (mainly printed, mixed sources), plus other German areas,
  with Bavaria, Danzig, Memel, Saar, Saxony, Württemberg, etc. (100s) .. 35.
 226 --; Bavaria; 1849-1920 m. & u. colln. on a few old printed pages. Includes many stamps cat.
  pounds each. (c.125) .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.
 227 --; --; 1914-20 King Ludwig imperf. set (19, i.e. with one shade of 20pf only) all f.u. on one
  sheet of paper. (Cat.£370., but this for postally used, these c.t.o.). The stamps fine, but
  creases to the sheet. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.
 228 --; --; 1919 overprints set (SG 215-230) f.u. on two registered covers. Cat.£48. .. 15.
 229 Germany; 1871-1945 big bundle (a boxful) of album pages with an extensive m. & u. range,
  much of which is common, but not all; also folders with sheets of inflation issues, and some
  DDR. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 60.
 230 --; 1872-1900 m. & u. colln. on three old pages with a few useful 1872 Eagles (both issues),
  1899-1900 Reichspost 3m g.u., 1902 Deutsches Reich no wmk. 80pf fine but heavy m.m.,
  3m m.m., 5m m.m. (crease), etc. (80). Mixed condition, but many good/fine. .. £100.
 231 --; 1899-1934 largely used lot in stockbook, with duplication throughout. Total catalogue
  (counting only the first four of each stamp) is about £450+, with further £100s in those in
  excess of four. (Many 100s) .. .. .. .. .. 18.
 232 --; nine stockbooks of various sizes, a folder, and some odds, all in one box, of common
  mint Weimar issues, a used collection post-war to 1990, duplicated used earlier issues, DDR
  m. & u., some W.Berlin, and some States. (1,000s) .. .. .. 30.
 233 --; 1913-75 odd seln. of covers and cards in binder (46) .. .. .. 7.

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 234 Germany; 1920-21 opt. set (21) mixed m. & u. – the straight set from 1m to 20m are all
  v.f.u. on pieces (possibly c.t.o.). Cat. approx.£65. .. .. .. 10.
 235 --; 1935 Königsberg Phil. Exhib – two of each value from miniature sheet unused. Mixed
  condition (some folds etc.) but there is the making of one “ok-ish” set and another poor set,
  cat.£35. per stamp (= £280.) .. .. .. .. .. 24.
 236 --; 1938-39 page with small range of u.m./m.m./u. sets. Cat.c.£250., but some rust spots (19) 15.
 237 --; 1939 Motor Show set (3), each f.u. on small card with Exhibition first day cancel. C.£13¾ 5.
 238 --; box with about 200 old manila stockleaves, mainly 1902-75 with dupl. m. & u. ranges.
  Many thousands, the bulk in cheaper stamps.  .. .. .. 40.
  239 --; Occupations; approx. 80 pages with a mix of Allied Occupation issues m. & u., plus a
  wide mix of German Occupations etc. (100s) .. .. .. .. 26.
 240 --; West Germany; 1950s-90s huge accumulation in five stockbooks (with duplication) of
  mint and (mainly) used commem/defin odds/sets, and a few m.s. A few W.Berlin also. Good
  and generally clean lot with many charity issues seen. (1,000s) .. .. 70.
 241 --; --; 1949 Refugee 20pf, 1953 Transport 20pf, 30pf, 1953 IFRABA 10pf, 1955 WESTROPA
  20pf, all g./f.u., cat.£78½; also 1952 Youth Hostels 20pf, 1953 Science Museum 10pf m.m.
  (cat.£44. for u.m.) .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.
 242 --; --; approx.1979-81 colln. of plain postcards (postal stationery or with stamps) with dupl.
  of cards, postmarks, etc. (c.250) .. .. .. .. .. 9.
 243 --; --; 1991-99 apparently complete run of Ersttagblatten, plus a few from 1990 (c.400) 30.
 244 --; West Berlin; 1955 Furtwängler 40pf u.m., cat.£20. .. .. .. 6.
 245 --; East Germany; 1959-66 c.t.o. colln. on three stockleaves, many as complete sets. S.t.c.
  £250. (c.450) .. .. .. .. .. .. 28.
 246 --; Locals; seln. on three pages (29), plus three Guernsey occupation, mainly m.m. 7.
 ** -- see also Slesvig.
 247 German POs and Colonies; German East Africa; 1896 25pf on 50pf f.u. vertical strip of
  three. Cat.£96. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24.
 248 Gibraltar; mint and used range of QV to KG5 on a few stockcards, values to 6d, 1/-, 1pta,
  etc., with minor dupl. S.t.c.£600., excluding any obviously damaged. (79) .. 60.
 249 --; 1977-82 defin set (18) u.m. (cat.£30.), and 1982 Aircraft set (15) u.m. (cat.£32.) 15.
 250 --; 1982 Aircraft set (15) u.m. (cat.£32.). Also a few 1977-82 values u.m. (mainly chalky
  paper, cat.£21.), and two cheaper commem sets. .. .. .. 10.
 251 Greece; 1861-1937 m. & u. colln. on printed leaves, inc. some Epirus, Thrace, Occupation
  of Turkey, and Lemnos. Includes a fair number of medium values. (310) .. 30.
 252 --; Samos; 1913 1d f.u. and 2d m.m., SG 15-16, cat.£19. (Minor faults.) .. 4.
 253 Guatemala; 1938 Philatelic Exhibition (flags) miniature sheet – 12 u.m. examples, cat.£16. 4.
 254 Haiti; 1881-mid-1930s mainly mint duplicated ranges in stockbook (inc. some blocks) (c.1,000) 40.
 255 Hong Kong; 1946-89 (mainly 1984-89) u.m. seln. of commem sets, plus original 16 “1989”
  imprint defins. S.t.c.£180. (77) .. .. .. .. .. 45.
 256 --; 1954-62 defin. set (14) – the 50c, 65c, $1.30, $2, and $10 are u.m., others l.m.m. (Cat.
  £200. for u.m.) .. .. .. .. .. .. 50.
 257 --; 1954-62 seln. of m.m. values to $2 (cat.£86. for u.m.); a few others mint and used. 15.
 258 --; 1962-73 defin set (15) l.m.m. (some low values u.m.) (cat.£225. for u.m.) .. 40.
 259 --; 1962-73 defin set (15) m.m. (cat.£225. for u.m.) (gum faults on three low values) 35.
 260 --; 1973-74 defin set (14) u.m., cat.£95. .. .. .. .. 26.
 261 Hungary; thick bundle of album pages with mint and used of all periods. (100s)  30.
 262 --; accum. on stockleaves, mainly used, most periods, light dupl. (100s) .. 10.
 263 Iceland; 1876-1960s mainly used colln./accum. in printed album, small stockbook, and loose
  in packets. Also bundle of about 50 covers (mainly FD) and some Denmark odds. (100s) 40.

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 264 Iceland; 1902-23 small m. & u. colln. on old pages. Includes 1907-8 Two Kings 2k and 5k
  f.u. but toned, 1907 Official wmk. crown set (8), and other useful. Mixed quality, mainly
  sound. (64, 1 m.s.) .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.
 265 --; small box with about 100g off-paper 1960s-70s, many commems, with dupl. (100s) 10.
 266 India; several pages with a small colln. of postmarks on stamp or piece – Experimental POs,
  Late Fee, Governor’s Camp PO, Viceroy’s Camp PO, 1911 Coronation Durbar, paquebot,
  etc. (60 items) .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.
 267 --; Forgeries; “unused” forgeries of 1852 Scinde Dawk ½a white (2, very poor efforts), and
  “used” (better-looking) of ½a blue and ½a white. .. .. .. 5.
 268 Indian States; Jammu and Kashmir; unusual and interesting collection on pages. Includes
  some good genuine stamps, some identified as forgeries (inc. official reprints/imitations, and
  postal forgeries), different papers, shades, blocks and sheets, etc. Generally fine. (141 items) £150.
 269 Iraq; 1923-25 defin short set to 1r, 1923 Official short set to 1r, 1924-25 Official short set
  to 8a, 1931 defin short set to 8a. Also Transjordan 1933 defin short set to 50m. All u.m.,
  s.t.c.£85. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16.
 270 Ireland; dupl. used range on stockleaves from a few early opts. up to the end of 1970s (100s) 30.
 271 --; large used accumulation sorted into packets, mainly decimal, heavy dupl. (many 1000s) 20.
 272 Jamaica; Booklet; 1956 3/- booklet complete and fine. SG SB14, cat.£11. .. 4.
 273 Japan; 1939 Aso National Park miniature sheet u.m., some creasing, cat.£75.; also range of
  cheaper u.m. 1970s sheets/sheetlets/part sheets, MSs .. .. .. 12.
 274 Kenya; 1977 Minerals defin set (15) u.m. (crease on 5/-). Cat.£45. .. .. 10.
 275 Kenya Uganda and Tanganyika; 1938-54 5/- and 10/-, both perf.13¼, l.m.m. - one perf. on
  each partly short. SG 148-9 (cat.£250. for u.m.) .. .. .. 40.
 276 --; mainly used in small stockbook inc. individual countries (100s) .. .. 5.
 277 Korea; South Korea; 1946-48 m.m./l.m.m. colln. in Post Office presentation album, almost
  complete (is complete SG 70-94), cat. approx.£100+ (25) Mainly fine.  18.
 278 --; --; 1957-59 virtually complete l.m.m. colln. of special issues in Post Office presentation
  album . (28, 1 m.s.) .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.
 279 Kuwait; 1950-54 opt. set (9) m.m. (cat.£65. for u.m.) .. .. .. 14.
 280 Lagos; small range of m. & u. QV (31) and KE7 (11) with values to 2/6. Condition mainly
  fair/good/fine. S.t.c.£330+ .. .. .. .. .. 45.
 281 Lebanon; 1930-36 seln. of 15 odd postage and air values m.m., s.t.c.£105. .. 15.
 282 Liberia; c.1900-50 mainly c.t.o. seln. on two stockleaves, s.t.c.£50. (160) .. 7.
 283 Libya; 1955-57 defin set (with second 2m and 4m only) u.m., some rough perfs. Cat.£50+ (S.o.W.) 8.
 284 Liechtenstein; 1960s bundle (plus a few earlier) mint, c.t.o., and FDCs, some dupl. (100s) 10.
 285 Malaya; Straits Settlements; 1937-41 4c die II l.m.m. (cat.£75. for u.m.) .. 15.
 286 --; Federated Malay States; 1900-01 $1 good m.m. (not quite perfect, but reasonable, and
  sound). SG 23, cat.£100. .. .. .. .. .. 12.
 287 --; --; 1904-22 $1 m.m. (small corner thin) SG 48, cat.£48. .. .. 8.
 288 --; Kedah; 1959-62 defin set (12), 1c to 50c l.m.m., $1 l.m.m. (crease), and top two values
  u.m. (Cat.£35. for u.m.) .. .. .. .. .. 8.
 289 --; Kelantan; 1957-63 defin set (12 + perfs of $2 and $5). Values to 50c l.m.m., $1 to $5 u.m.
  (Cat.£72. for u.m.) .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.
 290 Malta; 1863-1947 m. & u. ranges on several album pages, with some dupl. (especially KE7)
  – appears to be from 4 different collections. Decent spread with used to 10/- (3) and mint to
  5/-. Includes some dues (noted SG D10 used, cat.£55.) (c.300) .. .. 40.
 291 --; 1956-89 (a few earlier) u.m. colln. commencing with 1956 defins to 5/-, then comprehen-
  sive range of commem sets to about 1989 (missing 1986, 1987, and a few others). Also two
  stockbooks (with a few QV to QE odds plus further range of u.m. 1970s commem sets), and
  some loose. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 26.
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 292 Malta; 1957-84 seln. of Commonwealth and International reply coupons (10 used with a
  variety of issuing PO pmks., 5 “mint”) .. .. .. .. 5.
 293 --; 1971-85 dupl. seln. of u.m. miniature sheets – 1971 Christmas (4), 1972 Christmas (20),
  1985 Stamp Cent. (5). Cat.£54. .. .. .. .. .. 8.
 294 Mauritius; QV to QE mainly used seln. on stockleaf. Some slight dupl. (179) .. 5.
 295 Monaco; 1938-78 attractive mint seln. on cards (u.m. from 1947) inc. sets of 1938 Radium,
  1963 Football, 1967 Grand Prix. Total cat. approx.£80. (81) .. .. 15.
 296 --; 1945 air surcharge set in complete sheets of 25 u.m., plus sheetlet of three values (= 5
  sets) from the 1947 Philatelic Exhibition set, also u.m. Cat.£105. .. .. 18.
 ** Morocco; see Spanish Morocco.
 297 Morocco Agencies; Tangier; 1948 S.Wedding set (2) u.m., cat.£25.40 .. 10.
 298 Nepal; 1881-1980s mainly used colln. (c.400) .. .. .. 12.
 299 Netherlands; 1852-1959 Schaubek printed album with fair range of mainly used. Also a few
  stockleaves of slightly duplicated mainly 1970s u.m. odds/sets/m.s. of Surinam and Antilles. 35.
 300 New Zealand; eight used Chalons, nearly all different, s.t.c.£360., poor to fine.  15.
 301 --; 1936-42 2d, 2½d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 8d, 9d (SG 587b), 1/-, 2/-, and 3/- (poorer), all u.m., cat.
  minimum £117. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.
 302 --; mainly used accum. sorted in packets. Largely KG6/QE with greatest numbers post-1970.
  Heavy dupl., a few better mint (e.g. a few KG6 coil pairs with numbers) on stockleaves.
  (Many 1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 45.
 303 --; Officials; 1936-61 9d scarlet and black u.m. pair SG)130, cat.£40. .. 12.
 304 Nigeria; 1938-51 perf.13x11½ 2/6, 5/- u.m., cat.£170. Both centred to upper left. 40.
 305 --; 1959 eleven mainly registered covers with variety of pmk. of Cameroons “U.U.K.T.”. 8.
 306 Niue; 1932 ½d, 1d, 2d, 6d, and 1/-, plus 1932-36 2½d and 4d, all fine used (i.e. a complete
  set but mixed with/without wmk.) Cat.£39. .. .. .. .. 9.
 307 Papua New Guinea; 1985 Year Pack, and 1990 Year Pack (missing Waterfalls set), stamps
  cat.£52. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13.
 308 Poland; 1919-56 used on stockleaves, some duplication. (c.600+) .. .. 6.
 309 --; 1923-46 range of about 125 covers and cards, many registered, and many addressed to
  Red Cross P.o.W. Committee in Geneva. .. .. .. .. 20.
 310 --; 1937 Romanian Visit – the 50gr and 1zl miniature sheets u.m., cat.£52. .. 12.
 311 --; 1944 Monte Casino set (4) m.m., cat.£35. .. .. .. .. 10.
 312 --; 1970-79 u.m. colln. in five stockbooks – appears almost complete in stamps and with
  several m.s. also. Also two stockbooks of covers and others. (100s) .. .. 45.
 313 --; 1919-80s (approx.) used colln. in album, mainly c.t.o., sets and odds, a few m.s. (100s) 7.
 314 --; bundle of commercial covers to USA about 1990 – mix of stamps. (c.200+) .. 4.
 315 Portugal; 1853-1962 m. & u. colln. on printed pages (300+) .. .. 10.
 316 --; 1934-72 u.m. commem. selection, largely in sets. S.t.c.£371. (89) .. .. 45.
 317 --; 13 different of the Sociedade de Geographia de Lisboa  stamps, plus one each Red Cross
  and Tuberculosis. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10.
 318 Rhodesia; 1892-1913 used colln. inc. 1892-93 2/- f.u., 5/- g.u., £1 and £10 fiscally used,
  1892-94 set (7), 1896-97 values to 10/-, 1897 £1 and £2 fiscally used, 1898-1908 £1, £2, £10
  fiscally used, 1910-13 5d f.u., etc. (81) .. .. .. .. £100.
 319 --; 1909-12 overprinted £5 fiscally used (with perfin and thinned on reverse) (SG 113e, cat.
  £3,000. for postally used) .. .. .. .. .. 24.
 320 --; 1910-13 Double Head 8d perf.13½ grey-purple & dull purple m.m. SG 185a, cat.£375.
  Centred low. .. .. .. .. .. .. 80.
 321 --; 1913-22 ½d m.m. single with blank marginal label beneath, imperf between. (Not the
  variety listed in SG)  .. .. .. .. .. 4.
 322 --; 1913-22 10d SG 231 u.m. with shift of blue upwards and to right. (Cat.£16. for m.m.) 10.
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 323 Rhodesia; accum. of mainly 1970s u.m. sets/odds/dues on pages and loose. Some fine used
  also, inc. 1966-69 and 1970-73 sets (these cat.£58.) .. .. .. 18.
 324 --; approx. 130 mainly 1970s registered covers (mixed plain and printed) with extensive
  range of labels from different POs. Also a number of similar items “cut out” and a few other
  covers etc. Good specialist material – some useful printed information also included. 30.
 325 Russia/U.S.S.R.; 1883-1962 small colln. in little folder. Earlier tends to be mint (some stuck),
  from 1925 mainly used, some dupl., also a few Ukraine. (c.600) .. .. 10.
 326 Saint Vincent; QV to 1962 small m. & u. seln. (69) .. .. .. 3.
 327 Samoa; 1955 postal fiscal 5/-, 10/-, and £1 u.m. Cat.£34.  .. .. 8.
 328 San Marino; small accum. of 1960s FDCs (39, some dupl.) plus a few mint/c.t.o. stamps of
  same period. Also a 1942 censor cover with a variety of colourful stamps. .. 6.
 329 Slesvig; 1920 “1.ZONE” overprint complete u.m. sheet of 100 of 5ø, including 4 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.
 330 South Africa; 1938 both Voortrekker sets  and Huguenot set, in m.m. horiz. pairs (cat.£98.
  for u.m.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12.
 331 Spanish Morocco; 1924 registered cover Tetuan to Seville, with eight different opt. stamps
  (inc. 1916-21 30c, 1923-30 40c) plus two Spanish. Couple of folds to cover (and other cover
  faults) but a nice mixed value. .. .. .. .. .. 20.
 332 Sudan; 1941 defin short set to 6pi m.m. (the 2pi value used) (cat.£26. for u.m.); also 1901
  p.due set (4) m.m. (cat.£8.) .. .. .. .. .. 7.
 333 Sweden; 1872-91 used seln. of Ring Types, mainly good/fine sound, s.t.c.£230+ (32) 30.
 334 --; 1936 Postal set (12 + 3) u.m., the higher values with coil joins or roll end joins. (Cat.£165.+) 24.
 335 --; box with a few hundred clippings from parcel cards. All appear to be 1970, with consider-
  able duplication, good source of f.u. .. .. .. .. 6.
 336 Switzerland; mainly used early seln. on two pages, s.t.c.£500 to £700 (65) .. 20.
 337 --; 1925 front with original air set (10, SG 317-325) cancelled in purple LAUSANNE/Comptoir
  Suisse/et/Foire Coloniale/POSTE AÉRIENNE, perf/corner faults on 75c and 1f but other stamps
  fine. Stamps cat.£167. .. .. .. .. .. 24.
 338 --; 1948 IMABA miniature sheet – two mint examples, stuck together. Possibly other faults. 5.
 339 --; 1974 INTERNABA miniature sheet – 16 u.m. examples, cat.£6½ each. .. 12.
 340 --; mainly 1960s-70s mixture of FDCs and commercial covers in box (100s) .. 18.
 341 --; tin of maxicards and postcards/covers with special cancels (some slogans), mainly
  1966-79 (a few earlier), some duplication. (c.170) .. .. .. 18.
 342 --; 1981 Swissair set of four jubilee flight covers, each with the special 2+1f stamp, plus
  connected souvenir cover, all in official folder. .. .. .. 5.
 343 Tonga; 1886-88 6d unused (SG 3, cat.£60.), 1/- m.m. (4b, £55., minor corner crease), and
  1891 2d heavy m.m. (8, £70.) .. .. .. .. .. 24.
 344 Turkey; 1958 Towns complete set of 134 u.m., seldom seen, mainly fine, cat.c.£18. 5.
 345 Turks and Caicos Islands; 1867-1976 decent little m. & u. collection with a fair range of
  earlier issues inc. 1881 “4” on 6d (SG 42, used, trimmed), later inc. 1938-45 5/- m.m., and
  only a few modern. S.t.c.£550. (122) .. .. .. .. 50.
 346 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; 1949 Stalin’s Birthday miniature sheet u.m. on yellow
  paper, imperf. Cat.£130. .. .. .. .. .. 26.
 347 --; 1959-84 mainly u.m. seln. of largely thematic sets and singles (a few c.t.o.) on stockleaves,
  inc. items cat. in pounds individually. (282, 7 m.s.) .. .. .. 12.
 348 --; 1961-99 mint (probably all u.m.) seln. in envelopes – apparently year sets for 1961-67,
  1990-91, and 1997-99, plus packet of 1990s sheetlets. (100s of stamps and m.s.)  50.
 349 --; 1965-68 fairly comprehensive colln. of mainly used sets in album. A few m.m. sets and
  used m.s. included. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.


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 350 United Nations; selection of duplicated N.Y./Geneva FDCs plus a few stamps in stockbook,
  mainly 1960s. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.
 351 --; New York; 1951-89 u.m. colln. (appears about 90% complete) in Scott printed album inc.
  1955 10th Anniv. m.s. l.m.m.. Also small range of UN Geneva and Vienna. .. 20.
 352 United States of America; 1857-61 perf. 5c (type I) fine used on piece. SG 29, cat.£200. 30.
 353 --; 1870-71 3c Washington on thin white paper imperf, printed in red, blue and dark violet.
  Stated to be plate proof colour trials. Cut close (3) .. .. .. 8.
 354 --; 1883-1991 used colln. of commems in two albums, plus 1868-1949 album of defins, airs,
  p.dues, etc. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 35.
 355 --; 1909-68 mint seln. in two stockbooks. Includes many 1930s imperfs (Farleys) in singles or
  blocks, and other reasonable issues, some duplicated. (100s) .. .. 65.
 356 --; 1933-35 mainly mint range on a few pages, inc. Farley 1933 Chicago Exhibition sheets (2)
  u.m., 1934 Byrd m.s. u.m., Omaha m.s. m.m., 1935 National Parks imperf. set (10) u.m., plus
  various singles/pairs.   .. .. .. .. .. 26.
 357 --; 1976 Flags sheet of fifty u.m., cat.£16. .. .. .. .. 5.
 358 --; 1976 Paintings set of four miniature sheets u.m., cat.£22. .. .. 8.
 359 --; 1982 Birds and Flowers sheet of 50 u.m. on original packaging. Perf.10½x11, cat.£30. 8.
 360 --; 1986 Presidents set of four miniature sheets u.m., cat.£17. .. .. 6.
 361 --; box of nine stockalbums. Many 1,000s, with significant duplication, majority used. 26.
 362 --; medium heavy box with three souvenir collections – March to Freedom, America’s Flag
  Stamps (patchy), America’s National Parks, and another folder. .. .. 20.
 363 --; two boxes (shoebox size) with duplicated used, early 1970s to 1992. (1,000s)  20.
 364 --; mixed lot in three albums, one stockbook, and a large envelope inc. occasional better
  stamps (e.g. parcel posts, revenues). (1,000s)  .. .. .. 35.
 365 --; three albums and an envelope , mixed mainly used contents. .. .. 12.
 366 --; two stockbooks with a mainly used range. (100s) .. .. .. 6.
 367 --; Covers; 1923 16c airmail (SG A615) used on 1925 cover. Faults. (Stamp cat.£32.) 6.
 368 --; --; 1926 cover with Columbus 1c and Huguenot 1c each bisected diagonally and tied to
  cover along with further (whole) 1c and 1½c stamps. A little worn. .. .. 6.
 369 --; First Day Covers; 1976 Bicentennial set of 4 paintings m.s. on four FDCs, cat.£22. 6.
 370 --; --; 1995 Marilyn Monroe sheet of 20 on card cancelled first day with special Universal
  Studios pmk., in presentation folder (from Day of Issue Ceremony). .. .. 4.
 371 --; --; a similar lot. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.
 372 --; Postal Stationery; bundle of c.170+ (c.15 different) mint airletters, mainly 1970s/early
  80s, typically duplicated x10, but one is x50.  .. .. .. 4.
 373 --; seln. of 17 different cut-outs (2 diff. designs), though possibly to be essays. .. 3.
 374 --; Postage; accumulation in four large envelopes. Bulk of the values are between 1c and 13c,
  with many fourblocks and booklets. Difficult to assess but face must be at least $200. 65.
 375 --; --; accumulation of mainly 3c values (some higher and lower) in fourblocks etc. Estimated
  at $100+ face value. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32.
 376 --; --; small bag of mainly 3c commems, face value approx.$11.50 .. .. 6.
 377 --; Precancels; accumulation sorted into packets (c.1,500 to 2,000) .. .. 15.
 378 --; --; several hundred in envelopes and on small stockcards. .. .. 15.
 379 --; Cinderellas; complete roll of 500 FOR TESTING PURPOSES ONLY labels, in wrapper. 15.
 380 --; --; seln. of local posts and a few others (probably infested with reprints/forgeries, and
  some with numbers on reverse in ink). (79) .. .. .. .. 12.
 381 --; Confederate States; 1862 5c SG 7 m.m. (cat.£6.), 5c SG 8a unu. (£10.), 1863 2c l.m.m.
  (SG 9, £30.), and 10c x 2 m.m. (SG 12, £5 each). All fine with good margins. .. 16.

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 382 Vatican City; 1960s accum. in envelopes of used (c.t.o.) multiples (mainly 4 or 6), a few
  mint also. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.
 383 --; 1965-67 small accum. of FDCs and maxicards, some dupl. (c.60)  .. 5.
 384 West New Guinea; 1963 second overprint set (19) u.m., cat.£48. .. .. 12.
 385 Yugoslavia; large stockalbum with a useful m. & u. colln. from earlies to early 1980s (100s) 45.
 386 Zanzibar; 1949 S.Wedding set on reg. cover to USA (not first day), stamps cat.£29½ (10/-
  has toned spot at left, and reg. blue line just touches perfs). .. .. 6.

  United Kingdom

 387 1840 penny black CL plate 2 fine used with red MC and four margins (close at right, others
  good to fairly wide). RPSL certificate (2000) .. .. .. .. 32.
 388 1841 1d red 3-strip, 2d 4-strip, fair used. .. .. .. .. 10.
 389 1841-1935 used colln. on pages. Includes a reasonable seln. of surface-printed, and KE7
  values to 2/6 (2), 5/-, 10/-. Mixed condition but inc. some attractive. (140) .. 75.
 390 1847-54 embossed 1/- cut square good used. Horizontal crease and small thin, but neither of
  these serious. Cat.£500. .. .. .. .. .. 35.
 391 1854-57 2d (2), 1855-57 4d (5), 6d, 1862-64 6d (2), 1873-80 2½d (15), 1873-83 2½d (6),
  1902-13 2/6 (3), 5/- (2), and 1913-18 2/6, generally good sound used (just a few with small
  faults). S.t.c.£2,250+ .. .. .. .. .. .. 90.
 392 1867-83 wmk. Maltese Cross £1 used spacefiller. Mixed faults, the most serious being a
  completely missing upper right corner. Cat.£2,000. .. .. .. 30.
 393 1867-83 £5 orange on white paper attractive used. Single strike of Belfast duplex cancel, and
  good colour. Has been reperforated at right; also a couple of flattened-out creases (unobtrus-
  ive), and a very small blemish at a lower perf. SG 137, cat.£2,500. ** .. £400.
 394 1867-83 wmk. Maltese Cross 5/- plate 1 g.u. (small faults), 1883-84 5/- g.u. (short perfs), 10/-
  g.u. (decent appearance but faults), and 1902-13 10/- sound used (very heavy cancels). Cat.
  £1,240. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50.
 395 1880-83 3d on 3d f.u. (slightly faded colour), with “MID-T.P.O./FROM THE NORTH” c.d.s. 15.
 396 1902-13 used lot of KE7 in album comprising ½d (15), 1d (7), 1½d (16), 2d (12), 2½d (49),
  3d (20), 4d (8 bicolour, 27 orange), 5d (30), 6d (22), and, 1/- (2). Generally sound, and with
  an attempt at sorting by printing/shade. Cat. minimum £2,385. .. .. 40.
 397 1902-13 used range on six pages to 10d (3), 1/- (2), 2/6 (4). S.t.c.£1,100+ (61) .. 40.
 398 Two plastic wallets with many hundreds each of used KE7 ½d and 1d off-paper. Some post-
  mark interest, and a few perfins seen. .. .. .. .. 10.
 399 1913-19 seln. of used Seahorses comprising 2/6 (5), 5/- (4), and 10/- (2) with a variety of
  printings/shades. Generally average sound used. S.t.c. minimum £940. .. 60.
 400 1915 DLR Seahorses 5/- bright carmine g.u. Strong colour, mixed perfs. Cat.£275.  15.
 401 1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorses 5/- f.u., in a fairly dark red colour (cat.£90.) 30.
 402 1929 PUC 1½d – five vertical pairs with advert labels to left, and two singles similar. A mix
  of m.m./u.m., and of upright/inverted watermarks, mix of adverts (some dupl.). Majority fine,
  perfs. average. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55.
 403 1934-36 photogravure defin ½d (2 + block), 1d (2), 2½d (fourblock), 4d (3), 5d (1), 9d (3),
  and 10d (3), all u.m., mainly fine. Cat.£186.  .. .. .. .. 30.
 404 1939-48 2/6 green with the “major re-entry” good used, SG spec. Q30a, cat.£35.  8.
 405 1939-48 2/6 green with the “re-entry in shield and left frame” g.u. (a little toned). SG spec.
  Q30b, cat.£22. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.
 406 1939-48 5/- red with the “major re-entry” good used, SG spec. Q31a, cat.£60. .. 15.
 407 1940 Centenary ½d with “hole in crown” variety, m.m. (small thins, cat.£55. for u.m.); also
  1948 Olympics 3d with “crown flaw retouch” variety, m.m. (cat.£25. for u.m.) .. 10.
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  United Kingdom, continued.
 408 1948 S.Wedding set (2) u.m. but minor faults; also 1939-48 £1 u.m. (creased), 1951 2/6
  l.m.m. (marks on face), 10/- l.m.m. .. .. .. .. 12.
 409 1948 S.Wedding £1 used fourblock. Small faults inc. a short corner. Cat.£152. .. 30.
 410 1951-69 seln. of u.m. high values comprising 1951 2/6, 1959-63 BW Castles set plus three 2/6
  fourblocks, 1967-68 no wmk. Castles set, and 1969 2/6 (7), 5/- (4), 10/- (1), and £1 (2) 12.
 411 1952-67 mainly used range of Wildings on leaves. Some better values inc. watermarks
  sideways/inverted, graphites, 1960-67 2½d type I, etc. S.t.c.£275+ (175). Also a few later. 24.
 412 1962 NPY phosphor set v.f.u., cat.£22. .. .. .. .. 7.
 413 1963 Freedom from Hunger phosphor set v.f.u., cat.£25.  .. .. 8.
 414 1963 Nature – nine u.m. phosphor sets, cat.£27. .. .. .. 7.
 415 1963 Cable phosphor v.f.u., cat.£18. .. .. .. .. 6.
 416 1964 Shakespeare phosphor set v.f.u., cat.£13. .. .. .. 4.
 417 1964 Geographical phosphor set v.f.u., cat.£21. .. .. .. 7.
 418 1964 Geographical 4d ordinary u.m. with printing flaw (curved line from lower right to near
  the upper left corner).  .. .. .. .. .. 4.
 419 1968 Bridges 4d u.m. corner fourblock printed on the gummed side, cat.£88. .. 24.
 420 1970-72 10p (5), 20p (21, plus 6 plate fourblocks), 50p (30), and £1 (15), mainly fine u.m. ** 28.
 421 1971** Machin ½p with side phosphor band u.m., good perfs. SG x842, cat.£48.  10.
 422 1974 Fire, UPU, 1975 Charity, Turner, and Austen sets, plus 1975 Architecture 7p, all in u.m.
  traffic light gutter pairs (mainly folded perfs). Cat.£100+  .. .. 10.
 423 1987-92 seln. of 19 sets of unused Benham “silk” postcards. .. .. 5.
 424 2002 set of u.m. panes from Jubilee prestige booklet, plus a few from other recent prestige
  bkts.; a few other bits and pieces. Face £19. ** .. .. .. 16.
 425 Country Stamps; dupl. used in stockbook, pre-decimal to about mid-1980s (100s) 5.
 426 U.K. Postage Dues; 1914-69 fairly useful (though straightforward) used range with most
  issues represented. S.t.c.£190. (57) .. .. .. .. 26.
 427 --; 1924-31 2/6 mint corner pair with “V34” control number. One stamp u.m., the other
  l.m.m. Cat.£225 .. .. .. .. .. .. 50.
 428 Departmental Stamps (Officials); Office of Works; 1896-1902 1d, 1902-3 1d, 2d, g.u.,
  cat.£420. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60.
 429 U.K. Booklets; 1969-90 seln. of prestige booklets comprising Cooks (2, average perfs.), Wed-
  gwood £1 (2, average perfs.), and one each from Wedgwood £3 to London Life.  .. 55.
 430 --; 1985, 1986, and 1987 “Christmas Folders” complete. Cat.£54. .. .. 12.
 431 Presentation Packs; 1965 B.o.Britain pack. Fine but for the cellophane being split. Cat.£50. 10.
 432 --; 1967 to 1973 complete run of year packs (including both versions of 1968), cat.£152.
  Generally good to fine, but some bends etc. .. .. .. .. 28.
 433 --; 1971-90 range of PO souvenir packs comprising (in order) Scandinavia, Belgica, S.Wed-
  ding, Cricket, Parliament, Churchill, Railways, S.Jubilee, Coron., R.Wedding, R.Mail, Film,
  60th Birthday, and Penny Black. Mainly fine. Cat.£128½ . (14). .. .. 18.
 434 --; 1971 “NABA” pair of presentation folders – one with definitives (12 values ½p to 9p) plus
  high values (4, 10p to £1), the other with postage dues (10 values, ½p to £1). Scarce. 20.
 435 --; 1974 to 1982 complete run of year packs (not all with original polythene wrappers). Total
  face value £33.43. ** .. .. .. .. .. .. 27.
 436 --; 1982 Covent Garden souvenir pack with the Theatre set. .. .. 4.
 437 --; a similar lot. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.
 438 Post Office Year Books; 1984 and 1985 year books, cat.£180. .. .. 40.
 439 --; 1986 to 1990 year books complete. (5) .. .. .. .. 42.

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  United Kingdom, continued.
 440 U.K. First Day Covers; 1957 Scouts set on three illus covers (plus extra cover with 4d) with
  Sutton Coldfield f.d. slogan cancel – handwritten, small faults. Also another set on scout-
  related postcard. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8.
 441 --; 1969 Ships set on illus. FDC with wrongly dated cancel (Brighton 15 January 1968).
  Minor faults. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.
 442 --; 1970-97 colln. of Bureau covers in nine Royal Mail albums. Not quite complete, but inc.
  country stamps and prestige panes. Also a few souvenir covers. (c.500) .. £100.
 443 --; 1976-90 comprehensive run of standard Bureau commem/defin/country stamp FDCs.
  Some earlier (inc. two plain Wilding) and non-UK. (c.190) .. .. 40.
 444 U.K. Numismatic Covers; 1995 Peace and Freedom (with £2 coin), 1996 Birthday (with £5),
  and 1997 Henry VIII (with £1), Royal Mail/Royal Mint covers. .. .. 8.
 445 U.K. Signed Covers; 1984 souvenir cover for 100th Scotland v. England rugby match, signed
  by seventeen Scottish rugby players (e.g. Leslie, Aitken, Calder, Beattie, Laidlaw, Renwick,
  Rutherford, etc.). .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.
 446 U.K. Covers and Postal History; 1854 1d envelope used Brighton to Falkirk, with good red
  “CR” mark in red. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.
 447 --; 1860 cover to Switzerland with two of 1855-57 6d (SG 70). Cat.£140. for single on cover.
  Wrinkling on cover, and one tear (stamps ok). .. .. .. 20.
 448 --; 1878 cover to India franked 4d plate 15 (SG 153, cat.£200., torn corner), plus pairs of 1d
  reds plates 193, 198. Faults to cover. .. .. .. .. 10.
 449 --; 1868-71 four fronts to Italy, each with a 6d adhesive (1 each plates 5, 6, 8, 9, generally
  sound, the stamps cat.£275.) .. .. .. .. .. 30.
 450 --; a similar lot. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.
 451 --; bundle of mainly 20th century commercial covers, many addressed to Denmark or other
  foreign countries. Not of big value but many have been selected for minor interest e.g. 1940
  Transorma on pc, p.stat., registered, censors, examples of various rates, perfins, c.d.s.
  cancels, phosphor-graphite 1½d commercially used, a few plain FDCs, etc. (260) 40.
 452 --; 1929 PUC 1½d plus diagonal bisect of ½d used on front from Leith to Leeds. Certainly
  philatelic, but entertaining. .. .. .. .. .. 5.
 453 Scottish Covers and Postal History; 1806-15 bundle of entires, mainly addressed to Coupar
  Angus, with various markings inc. mileage marks, COUPAR/ANGUS two-line, datestamps,
  various rates, etc. (83) .. .. .. .. .. 75.
 454 --; 1836 cover to Aberdeen with fine strike (across flap, but complete) of the STONEHAVEN
  double circle (KE94), scarce. .. .. .. .. .. 15.
 455 --; 1840 cover to Aberdeen with good (though watery) strike in black of the twin-arc type
  circular MORTLACH/617/E mileage mark (BA162), also Craigellachie datestamp.  10.
 456 --; 1841 a similar cover (to Edinburgh), slightly poorer. .. .. .. 7.
 457 --; 1871 trimmed-down envelope Huntly to Banff (3d stamp plate 5, SG 103, attractive f.u.) 15.
 458 --; 1905 postcard (Stocker sisters) with clear (but off-the-edge) strike of 29mm GK &
  ARDRISHAIG PACKET/COLUMBA double-circle c.d.s. .. .. .. 8.
 459 --; 1917 postcard (comic) with reasonable strike of 29mm GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET/
  COLUMBA double-circle c.d.s. .. .. .. .. .. 10.
 460 U.K. Unfranked Stamps; small box of sorted unfranked stamps on-paper – largest numbers
  of 2nd/19p, 20p, 26p, 1st, odd others. Total face £292. .. .. .. 90.
 461 --; a similar box – largest numbers of 20p, 1st, 2nd, 26p. Total face £228. .. 70.
 462 U.K. Telegraph Stamps; 1877 10/- fine used, centred high, slightly to left. SG Spec.L235,
  cat.£65. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.

In addition to the “hammer price”, buyers pay a 10% premium, and postal customers are charged postage
at cost. There is no extra handling charge per lot or per invoice, nor is v.a.t. added to any prices.


General, 24 June 2002   Page 19    Estimate.

  United Kingdom, continued.
 463 U.K. Cinderella; post-WW1 Scottish National War Memorial “sheet 2” of 12 poster labels
  showing “The Navy”. Fine with gum. .. .. .. .. 6.
 464 --; similar “sheet 3” showing “R.A.F. and other Troops”. Fine with gum. .. 6.
 465 --; similar “sheet 4” showing “The Women’s Services”. Fine though without gum. 5.
 466 --; privately produced Christmas card designed around the affixed National Savings 6d stamp
  (overprinted “Christmas/1940.” .. .. .. .. .. 3.
 467 --; 1946 28th Philatelic Congress miniature sheets (4, in different colours) in folder. 4.
 468 --; 1957 Scout Jamboree sheet of eight “poster stamps” u.m. in original folder. .. 4.
 469 Locals; Lundy; 1929-65 mainly m.m. colln. on a few pages with some dupl. (e.g. four sets of
  1953 Coronation) inc. 1961 Europa imperf set unu., etc. (150) .. .. 16.
 470 --; --; 1939 first flight cover to USA with six UK stamps on front cancelled
  Bideford, Lundy ½ puffin on reverse happens to be tied also by New York pmk.  10.
 471 --; --; hugely duplicated stock of three different u.m. sets – up to 100 of one set, fewer of others. 20.
 472 Islands; seln. of u.m. prestige booklets; Guernsey Airport (2), IoM Bounty, Jersey French
  Revolution (2), Vikings (2, binding faults). Total face £36.10 .. .. 20.
 473 --; bundle of mainly 1970s booklets – IoM (10) and Jersey (19) plus some u.m. defin odds/
  dues, etc. Face value (excl. dues) approx,£16. .. .. .. .. 8.
 474 U.K. Mixed Lots; a stockbook with a range of mainly u.m. country stamps with duplication
  (mainly pre-decimal and earlier decimal), a 1990 Greetings booklet, 14 u.m. miniature sheets
  (mainly 1978-80), 1978 Indianapolis p.pack, 1980 Year of the Child unofficial m.s., 3 sets of
  u.m. 1953 Coronation, 11 sets of 1964 Lifeboat, some dupl. mint KG6 commems, etc. Also a
  few foreign.  .. .. .. .. .. .. 50.
 475 --; bootbox with 100s of packets containing many 1,000s of used defin and commem stamps
  sorted in order, mainly KG5 onwards. Vast majority are standard common values, but inc.
  things like KG5 shades and QE higher denomination commems. .. .. 30.
 476 --; small box with a few QV inc. 1855-57 1/- (faults), some KG6/QE u.m. sideways water-
  marks, etc., then 100s of QV to QE used stamps sorted in packets by SG numbers. 15.
 477 --; big two-volume colln. of mainly QE decimal slogan postmarks on piece (c.2,000) 10.
 478 --; 1965 Burns presentation pack (normal warping, cellophane slightly split) cat.£42.; also
  “Scottish Postage” imperf label (4-strip one colour, 8-block in another), and Elgin Cathedral
  3p label imperf fourblock. .. .. .. .. .. 10.
 479 --; two stockbooks and a few envelopes of mainly used commems, KG6 to about 1983 (100s) 6.
 
 

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

THE END OF THE SALE
© Robert Murray 2002


THE AUCTION VENUE is 700 yards West of our Shop, on Ferry Road. It has its own car park.
The bar (upstairs) is open 6-10pm and also serves a variety of food, teas and coffees. Please note that
we do not allow drinks at the viewing tables, but you are welcome to bring drinks down from the bar
once the auction has started.

* If you find time is tight to get bids posted in time, we are happy to accept bids by telephone, fax or email. Please always use first class post for sending bids.
** The notes on the reverse of the Bid Form form part of our terms of business - please read from time
to time. Explanations of our terms, principles, practices, etc. can be had simply by asking at any time.
* A Buy or Bid Sale will be held as normal - see back of Bid Form for details.

There is no VAT added to the price of lots, no handling charge to buyers, and no fee for using credit or debit cards; simply the buyer’s premium of 10% (and postage at cost when goods are sent out to clients).



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 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
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
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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 22
June until 3pm on Monday 24 June. 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 24 June. 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 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.



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Remember the Buy or Bid Sale - you can bring things along for sale on the night. We charge 25p per
lot entry fee, and 10% commission on sales (1% optional insurance).
All sorts of things sell well - single stamps, sets, country collections, empty albums, mixed boxes,
and so on. If you have a number of lots to enter you can pick up a supply of forms from the shop in
advance.
Lots can be entered for the Buy or Bid Sale in advance at our shop, by appointment. Small lots (single stamps, sets, single covers or cards, etc; i.e. that will fit on one of our standard large forms) are charged at the normal 25p entry fee, but any lots larger than this are charged £1 each entry. (The 25p entry still applies to larger lots if they are entered for sale on the night.)

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BID FORM - Sale Date 24 June 2002

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; ..................................................

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FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS; Our next stamp auction will be on 26 August 2002.
 This auction is conducted according to the "Philatelic Auctioneers Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale" (available
 if requested).
A Buyer’s Premium of 10% (inclusive of global v.a.t.) will be added to the sale price of all lots.
Postal Bidders should remember that they may give alternative bids, or state a total spending limit.
 Telephone bids are accepted, but must later be confirmed in writing.
Material can be accepted at any time for inclusion in future sales. Our commission is 10% of the sale price, plus administration fee of 90p per lot + £4.25 per vendor (all plus v.a.t.). Full details on request.
 We DO NOT charge buyers a handling charge per lot, nor is there VAT added to any sale prices.
Please bid early. In the case of equal bids, the lot will be sold to the person whose bid was received first (unless free bidding in the room equals the top book-bid, although the Auctioneer will try to regulate the bidding in such a way as to avoid this).
 Apart from viewing the lots in person, you can get a better description of any lot, by telephoning or writing.
 (Photocopies are available, at a charge of 15p per copy plus postage.)
Remember the Buy or Bid Sale - bring items along on the night. We will try to sell them for you, at a charge of 10% + 25p (optional insurance 1% extra). Have a look at what’s on offer before and during the main auction. You can buy items outright or place a bid. (Larger lots delivered to our shop are charged £1 per lot entry fee.)
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Successful postal bidders should note that postage stamps are not an acceptable means of paying your account.
 Prices realised for this sale will be published with our next catalogue. If you are not normally on our mailing list, the List of Prices Realised can be had by simply sending us a stamped addressed envelope. Alternatively, you can be put on our auction mailing list (see above).
The telephone number at the Stewart’s-Melville Pavilion is  0131.551 2331 or  0131.552 1515. On the evening of the sale only you can use our mobile telephone number 07974 962649 (at other times it is very seldom switched on, and we do not collect text messages or respond to "missed calls" on our mobile).
 Open Bids ("Buy Bids") are not normally accepted. If such bids are made, they will be taken to mean a bid of ten times the printed estimate.
Robert Murray
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