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General
STAMPS AND COLLECTABLES AUCTION

 Monday 18 June 2007
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    Lots 1-104 Collections and Mixed Lots
    Lots 105-203 Collectables (Non-Philatelic Items)
    Lots 204-439 Lots by country A-Z, excluding U.K.

    Lots 440-513 United Kingdom
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General, 18 June 2007                                Page 2                                   Estimate.


 
                  Collections and Mixed Lots.

                     Collections and Mixed Lots. 
      
1     Small box filled with stockcards of a wide variety of countries, and with very little that is
         
     of low value. Most stamps catalogued at least in the pounds, many cards cat. tens of
         
     pounds, some £100+. Total cat. stated £8,000+ (100s) Lots of interest – lots of hard
         
     work.
þ ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £400.
        2     Small box with 55 stockcards, each with a selected stamp/selection/set/etc. from a wide
         
     mix of Commonwealth and foreign countries. Very high cat. (100s)
þ    ..        £120.
        3     Fourteen various stockbooks in carton, containing virtually only European (mixed
         
     countries though German bias, and many mint included), plus some further albums inc.
         
     one of German 1974 World Cup souvenir covers. (1,000s) þ               ..               ..                £120.
        4     Remainder lot in cardboard carton. Quite mixed and more useful in places. Comprises
         
     various slim albums and stockbooks of mixed world, a remainder world colln. in large old
         
     Senf album, just a few covers, and mixed others. (1,000s)
þ                 ..               ..                £100.
        5     Large carton containing very many thousands of world stamps all off-paper. Mainly
         
     roughly 1930s to 1970s, and apparently only the cheaper material, but in seriously big
         
     numbers. Gross weight approx.18kg.We guess there must be about three or four hundred
         
     thousand stamps here. þ    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        6     Heavy box with sixteen various stockbooks/albums/folders. Includes stockbooks of mixed

         
     countries, of dupl. Swiss m.s., Germany, etc., plus Germany ETBs, UN FDCs (inc. Flags
         
     series), Switzerland and Liechtenstein FDCs. (1,000s) þ  ..                   ..        £100.
        7     Old Strand album with a general world collection, probably originally from about 1930s
         
     but with many stamps added more recently. (c.3,000).
þ   ..                   ..            75.
        8     Big mixed lot of loose stamps and other odds. Mainly cheap stuff but worth a dig. (Many
         
     1,000s) þ                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
        9     The remains from a very large property – the bits that don't make separate lots. ets, small
         
     albums/stockbooks, many loose (over 2kg in one box), UK Wilding bundleware, a few
         
     covers, etc. (1,000s)
þ                ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      10     Twenty-one stockbooks of all-world stamps. Thousands of stamps but of little value. þ                60.
      11     Big box with a heap of old albums and stockbooks, largely all-world (some UK only)

         
     collections plus mixed loose, some covers and cards. (1,000s) þ           ..               ..                    60.
      12     Two stockbooks of world mix. Quite a wide variety with a scattering of bits of interest.

         
     Much foreign (one stockbook is solely European). (1,000s) þ               ..               ..                    50.
      13     Big box of albums, folders, and stockbooks. Contains stamps and covers of UK and many
         
     other countries. (1,000s)
þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      14     Hefty stockalbum of dupl. used Italy early to modern, stockleaf of France (some better
         
     values), USSR (stockalbum and album, a few covers, and others. (1,000s)
þ         ..                    50.
      15     Medium box with a general mix. A few pages, small stockbooks, loose stamps, several
         
     covers, and so on. Wide mix and worthwhile pickings. (1,000s) þ         ..               ..                    45.
      16     Two old Strand album with world collections to about 1950. Some slightly better Common-

         
     wealth, and a few covers. Picked in places. (100s) þ       ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      17     Big box of mainly off-paper world stamps in packets. Large and varied mix of cheaper

         
     material. (Many 1,000s) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      18     Big box lot with thousands of world off-paper stamps, further quantities on-paper, some

         
     covers (mainly UK FDCs), a few USA mint blocks, etc. þ ..                 ..            35.
      19     Several albums/stockbooks of UK and world, odd loose, bundle of dupl. AAT FDCs, etc. þ      35.
      20     About a dozen folders with world covers, some cards and stamps.
þ    ..            30.
      21     World collection in four ring-binders (1,000s), plus cover album with 80+ world FDCs.
þ           30.
      22     Mix in box with a world colln. in an old broken Queen album, another remainder album,
         
     many loose UK late-QV and KE7 lower values, and an album of matchbox labels. þ                   30.
      23     Carton of remainders. Some is of little value, some has a little value here and there. All-

         
     world mix. (1,000s) þ                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.

All estimates are ours, and are not influenced by vendors’ views.

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Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
      24     Mix of world stamps on-paper (c.3kg, mainly 1970s/80s), plus two shoeboxes of UK
         
     kiloware, and one of older world kiloware. þ  ..               ..                   ..            30.
      25     Mixed box of philatelic (UK FDCs, PHQ cards, mixed world stamps) and non-philatelic

         
     (quite varied) items. þ                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      26     Mix in carton, the larger part being W.Germany philatelic covers (each mounted on black

         
     card), the other half mixed world covers (a few interesting) plus some loose stamps. þ                 26.
      27     Three stockbooks – one each of Commonwealth, Southern Europe, and mixed Europe.

         
     Mixed periods. (100s) þ              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      28     Mixed box containing general world album, empty Swing-o-Ring album (with some unused

         
     pages), a small box of off-paper Dominions, others on stockcards, etc. (100s) þ 24.
      29     Several albums/folders of world covers/cards, stamps, inc. many Liechtenstein. (100s) þ              24.
      30     Remainders in carton – albums, pages, etc. (1,000s)
þ     ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      31     World covers, loose stamps, and some world slogan pmks. on pages, all piled together in
         
     one box. (100s)
þ    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      32     Small range of Mauritius on pages (31, 1863-1910, cat.£97. but varied condition), a few
         
     mint multiples of Romania and Yugoslavia, and mixed Commonwealth on pages.  20.
      33     Bundle of mainly 1970s UK FDCs (c.80), a few FDCs of C. & E.Africa and Botswana etc.,

         
     and some loose stamps. þ            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      34     Cheap mix in crisp box, bias to UK; shoebox of world commercial covers, another of UK

         
     slogan pmks., another of UK PHQ cards, a Canada colln. in printed album, etc. (1,000s) þ         20.
      35     Two shoeboxes and two other smallish boxes, with a world mix on & off-paper (1,000s)
þ         18.
      36     Packets of world stamps sorted by country (many 100s), and a slim stockbook of used

         
     modern Germany (100s, mainly commems). þ                 ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      37     Collection of slogan postmarks on piece in bundle of jotters. Mainly USA but some also

         
     from a few European countries. þ                   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      38     Two biscuit boxes of UK and world off-paper, a few Malaya on pages etc. (1,000s) þ                15.
      39     One box of mixed world stamps in packets (1,000s), and smaller box of covers/cards.
þ             15.
      40     Box with about 1kg of world (non-UK) kiloware, and another box with c.600g world off-
         
     paper (very little UK).                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      41     Long box with loose world mix of off-paper stamps, little or no UK. (c.200g net weight)

         
     (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      42     A similar lot.
þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      43     A similar lot.
þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      44     A similar lot.
þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      45     Small shoebox with thousands of world stamps in small packets.
þ        ..               ..                    10.
      46     Shoebox with 100 packets, each of 100 different stamps.þ                   ..               ..                    10.
      47     Box of UK and USA kiloware, plus various empty albums and stockbooks.
þ       ..                    10.
      48     British Commonwealth; a fine collection in seven loose-leaf albums. Mixed mint (mainly
         
     l.m.m.) and used. Early issues are fairly sparse, strengthening from mid-1930s, then tailing
         
     off about 1971. In the 1950s and 60s, much has been purchased as mint new issues (on an
         
     "up to 2/6" service). Some countries have been removed for separate sale (Ascension,
         
     Australia, Falklands & Dep., New Zealand), otherwise most countries include 1935 Jubilee
         
     and 1949 UPU sets as well as many commem sets and defin short sets. (1,000s)
þ £600.
      49     --; small box of stockcards of general selected stamps or sets of UK and many other
         
     countries, with the majority being pre-QE. S.t.c.£4,000+ (100s)
þ        ..               ..                £120.
      50     --; a similar lot (includes one Upper Volta set also).
þ      ..                   ..               ..                £120.
      51     --; two shoeboxes of mainly 1970s-80s mint stock in glassine packets, often in blocks.
         
     Many sets included. (1,000s)
þ    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
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Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
      52     British Commonwealth; small m. & u. seln. of QV to early-QE of Brunei, Gibraltar (inc.
         
     4 diff. UK stamps with A26 cancels), Niue (3 x 1944-46 defin set f.u., cat.£23. per set),
         
     Tonga, and Sarawak. Light dupl. in places. Total s.t.c.£540. (c.110)      ..               ..                    75.
      53     --; three albums with a general collection, but notable for strength in Central and East
         
     Africa inc. KUT and constituent countries, Nyasaland/Malawi, etc. Some sets and FDCs
         
     about early 1960s. (100s)
þ        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      54     --; stockbook of mint material of most periods. Earlier tends to be odds in varied condition,
         
     through to modern being usually u.m. and often in sets. (c.1,500)
þ       ..               ..                    60.
      55     --; album of countries I-Z (c.800), printed album of Australia mainly used up to 1984 (100s),
         
     and a few odd items of Norfolk Is., Leeward Is., and Cayman.
þ          ..               ..                    30.
      56     --; m. & u. seln. of mainly Pacific Islands (others also), some light dupl. S.t.c.£550. (124)             24.
      57     --; m.m./l.m.m. seln. of overprints on British stamps - Tangier (20), Somalia (11), Eritrea
         
     (2), Br. Levant (1), Morocco Agencies (1). S.t.c.£75.      ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      58     --; Africa; mainly u.m. sets in packets from 1960s to 80s, plus a few others. (100s)
þ                 20.
      59     --; Pacific; a similar lot.
þ            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      60     --; West Indies; another similar lot.
þ            ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      61     --; Omnibus; 1948-49 S.Wedding sets of Gold Coast m.m. (cat.£19.30 for u.m.), and
         
     Montserrat l.m.m. (£4.85).            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
      62     --; --; 1966 u.m. Churchill sets of B.A.T. (cat.£45.) and Pitcairn (£7.75).               ..                    15.
      63     --; --; 1981 Royal Wedding in four printed albums comprising u.m. sets, miniature sheets,
         
     sheetlets, booklets, some imperfs. (100s)
þ     ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
      64     Americas; pages of USA and Cuba up to about 1950s only. Some early USA is high cat.
         
     but in mixed quality. (c.170)          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      65     Asia; pages of China (39), Japan (44), Iran (40).              ..                   ..               ..                      8.
      66     Europe; stockbook with attractive m. & u. range of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland,
         
     Spain, Germany, and others inc. sets in places. (100s) þ  ..                   ..            24.
      67     --; Austria 1867-1970 mainly used on pages plus some loose (c.590); also two Belgium

         
     collections (c.770 but little of value)                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      68     --; mainly used to about 1945 from Germany, Austria Belgium , Netherlands. Mainly

         
     cheaper material with dupl. (100s) þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      69     --; mainly older (to about 1950s) on pages. (100s)            ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      70     Foreign; colln. in three folders, mainly early to middle periods but with modern also in

         
     some countries. Strongest are Germany, Iran, Morocco, USSR. (Many 100s) þ                          70.
      71     --; shoebox with a range of mint stamps in packets. Strength in 1960s-80s u.m., and inc.

         
     some blocks. Good range of countries inc. many former French colonies, some Latin
         
     America, miniature sheets, imperfs, and so on. (100s) þ   ..                   ..            50.
      72     Latin America; five stockbooks of m. & u. duplicated Mexico (most), Costa Rica, Panama,

         
     and Venezuela, plus packet of odds. Mainly about 1900-60. (1,000s) þ                ..                    60.
      73     --; mainly older (to about 1950s) on pages (100s)             ..                   ..               ..                    15.

      74     Overseas; two shoeboxes of bulk Arab States (Ajman, Fujeira, etc.) c.t.o., and another of
         
     USA bundleware/bulk used. (1,000s)
þ          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      75     Scandinavia; seln. in packets of mainly u.m. Faroes, plus some Greenland and Iceland,
         
     strongest in 1970s/80s and inc. blocks. (100s) ..               ..                   ..            20.
      76     --; album, stockalbum, and a few stockleaves with Norway, Åland, a few Iceland,
         
     Greenland, Faroes. (100s)
þ        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      77     Booklets; album of mainly mint Commonwealth and Europe bkts. and a few packs. (c.60)
þ      30.
      78     Thematic; three stockbooks of world stamps arranged by subject inc. birds, mammals,
         
     flowers, shells, etc. (100s) þ        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.

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Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
      79     Thematic; Airmails; small m. & u. colln. of airmail issues (and a few charity or other odds),
         
     majority pre-1945. Includes Czechoslovakia 1920 surch. set (3) used (cat.£95., not guaran-
         
     teed but with Continental certification marks), Italy 1917 opts. (2) u. on piece (£17½),
         
     Morocco 1922-27 set (11) m.m. (£80.), C.African Rep. 1960 Birds m.m. (3, £61.), etc. S.t.c.
         
     £500+ (126)             ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      80     Bundleware; 30,000 of the USA 1947 Air 10c used in bundles of 100, plus further
         
     thousands of UK, USA, Belgium, etc., etc. þ  ..               ..                   ..            30.
      81     Covers; large carton with accumulation/stock in seven albums plus several smaller boxes.

         
     Seems to have been collected in UK, USA, Sweden, and Switzerland, so quite a wide mix.
         
     (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      82     --; box filled with mixed covers, each one individually wrapped in polythene wallet. Mainly

         
     1970s-90s, mixed commercial and philatelic, largest numbers of Germany, then other Euro-
         
     pean countries, and some others. (c.2,700) þ  ..               ..                   ..            30.
      83     --; a similar lot (c.2,500).
þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      84     --; a similar lot (c.2,500).
þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      85     --; a similar lot (c.2,500).
þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      86     --; carton with many hundreds of mixed world covers, sometimes with bits of interest.
þ               30.
      87     --; loose mix in carton with FDCs of several countries, postal stationery, and some comm-

         
     ercial. (100s) þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      88     --; box containing bundles of mainly late-1960s covers. The greatest proportion are USA,

         
     followed by Canada, and other countries, and most are special events, special postmarks,
         
     etc. Mainly fine though some show ageing. (c.900) þ        ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      89     --; small box with mixed seln. of UK, Commonwealth, and foreign, from 19th-century to

         
     some modern FDCs and inc. a few pieces also. (c.60 items) þ              ..               ..                    20.
      90     --; six small cover albums of German and other countries' covers and some cards. (100s) þ         20.
      91     --; big flat plastic storage box of mixed covers of many countries, mainly fairly modern.
         
     Some stamps also. (100s)
þ        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      92     --; small seln. of covers and cards with paquebot postmarks (8)             ..               ..                      7.
      93     --; Year of the Child; 1979 colln. of illus. unaddressed FDCs in three albums, probably all-

         
     different. (c.270) þ   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      94     Perfins; mixed packets of UK (c.150 pre-QE, c.300 QE), and of foreign (c.150). 40.
      95     --; world mix in packets and on three pages, strongest in UK inc. some multiples. (c.500)             50.
     
Ü     --; see also Germany, Japan, UK.
      96     Cinderella; three stockleaves with a world mix, sometimes with dupl. Includes fiscals,
         
     charity and publicity labels, etc. Largest numbers German. (c.350)         ..               ..                    35.
     
Ü     --; see also Estonia, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Sweden, Switzerland,
     
Ü     Forgeries; see Saar.
      97     Literature; British Post Office Numbers 1844-1906 by G.Brumell 1946 (marked), The
         
     Local Posts of London 1680-1840 by G.Brumell c.1972, The Sideways Duplex Cancel-
         
     lations of England and Wales by Traill and Holland 1975, and several others (postal history
         
     and stamps). þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      98     --; SG Great Britain Concise catalogue 2007 (superseded by 2008 edition late April 2007).
         
     As new (retail £24.95)                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      99     --; another of the same.                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    100     --; The Royal Mail, Its Curiosities and Romance by J. Wilson Hyde, 1889; and Other Men’s
         
     Heroes
by Alwyn James 1982 (containing a Gambia Mugo Park fdc).
þ                ..                      6.
    101     Supplies (New); five-and-a-bit packets (each of 1,000) of Stangib folded hinges. Some
         
     years old, so probably better quality than the current ones. ..                  ..              8.
    102     Supplies (Second-Hand); two cartons of varied albums, binders, cover albums, stockleaves,
         
     etc. þ    ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
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Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
    103     Supplies (Second-Hand); six SG Global albums each with blank pages (normally supplied
         
     with country names) (some pages a little discoloured), and two stockbooks. þ       ..                    20.
    104     --; Philatector battery-operated watermark detector, with colour filter. Needs battery.
þ              6.

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              (Tue 10-6, Wed 2-9, Thu 10-6, Fri 10-6, Sat 10-7).
Monday 18 June; larger lots (marked “
þ” in the description); on view at auction venue 3pm-6.50pm.
              smaller lots; on view at auction venue 5pm-6.50pm.

                  
           “Collectables” (Non-Philatelic Items)

      Ü     Anybody not interested in the following Collectables section can safely leave the auction
              room (to look at the Buy or Bid Sale, or go upstairs to the bar). There will be a short break at
              the end of the non-philatelic lots, during which we will give warning of the resumption of
             
stamp lots.
    105     Banknotes; small world mix of used notes (68)                ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    106     --; Scotland; 1961-70 bundle of circulated notes comprising British Linen Bank £1 (1), £5

         
     (3), National Commercial Bank of Scotland £1 (20), £5 (4), Royal Bank of Scotland £1 (7),
         
     and £5 (8). Also Bank of England 10/- (3). Face value £104½.             ..               ..                £170.
    107     --; --; 1962-67 £5 notes of British Linen Bank (1), and Royal Bank (2 diff.) in frame. Good

         
     circulated condition.   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            24.
    108     --; Germany; extensive collection of Notgeld arranged in two albums, usually by area.

         
     Virtually no duplication, and the majority fine. (c.825) þ   ..                   ..        £120.
    109     Books; Broons (6) and Oor Wullie (4) annuals. Includes the famed episode in which Oor
               Wullie visits “Bob Murray's Stamp Emporium”, declaring “Here !  Stamp Collecting ! 
               A lot o' fowk dae that !  I'll gie it a go !
” Also a bundle of loose comics.
þ           ..                    10.
    110     Cigarette Cards; extensive collection in six albums, mainly in sets. A mix of standard sets,
               less common sets, some reproductions. Also a few others.
þ                 ..               ..                £100.
    111     --; large collection in three albums and on bundles of loose pages. Contains about 60 sets
               of mixed publishers and a wide range of subjects. Mainly fair/good/fine condition.
þ £150.
    112     --; several hundred cards in bundles in small box, probably a mix of sets and part sets. þ              24.
    113     --; Lambert and Butler;
1929 Interesting Musical Instruments set (25) mainly fine, cat.£65.    15.
    114     --; Melachrino; 1925 Peoples Exotiques (3rd series) set (52), mainly fine, cat.£42. 10.
    115     --; B. Morris; 1915 English & Foreign Birds ten odd silk cards, varied condition, cat.£46.          8.
    116     --; Phillips; 1925 Kings & Queens of England set as issued (i.e. 35 of 37), mainly good/

         
     fine. Cat.£63.            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    117     --; Wills; 1939 Old Inns (2nd Series) set (22) good/fine, cat.£64.          ..               ..                    15.
    118     --; Wix; 1933 Kensitas Silk Flowers (standard size) part set (missing two of the 60), mainly

         
     fine, all with original sleeves. Cat.£174.            ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    119     Coins; box of mixed loose coins, mainly fairly recently obsolete of various countries (100s),
         
     plus some sets/boxed coins inc. UK 1953 “plastic set” (discoloured), W.Germany 1979 mint
         
     set, etc. Total weight c.7.5kg þ    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    120     --; loose mix in tin, a very varied mix (100s) (gross c.5.5kg)
þ              ..               ..                    20.
    121     --; Canada 1999 Millennium “coins” (13 in folder), UK crowns (10), UK commem £5 (3),

         
     and others. þ            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    122     --; two tubs and a tin of mixed UK and world coins. Approx.5kg.
þ                      ..                    12.
    123     --; United Kingdom; 1896 gold sovereign, VF.               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    124     --; --; 1900 gold sovereign, VF.   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    125     --; --; 1901 gold half sovereign, about F (small pit marks). ..                   ..            30.
    126     --; --; 1902 gold sovereign, EF.    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    127     --; --; 1902 gold half sovereign, F/VF.             ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
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    128     Coins; United Kingdom; 1906 gold sovereign, F/VF.     ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    129     --; --; 1909 gold half sovereign, VF.                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    130     --; --; 1911 gold sovereign, VF.   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    131     --; --; 1911 gold half sovereign, EF.                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    132     --; --; 1913 gold sovereign, EF.    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    65.
    133     --; --; 1913 gold sovereign, EF.    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    65.
    134     --; --; 1913 gold half sovereign, about EF.       ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    135     --; Numismatic Literature; Gold Coins of the World by R.Friedberg, USA 1992. Also four

         
     bound volumes of British Nimismatic Journal 2000-02, 2004. þ        ..               ..                    10.
    136     Communion Tokens; seln. of ten different inc. Maryculter, Montrose, Logie, Loch Broom,

         
     Crail, Irvine, Ancroft Moor, and Inverkeilor. Mainly fine.   ..                   ..            35.
    137     --; small duplicated seln. comprising circular “CC/17.06” (7), circular Lintrathen (3), octag-

         
     onal  “FC” (1), and chamfered rectangular Carriden (1). (12)                 ..               ..                    30.
    138     Ephemera; 1850s-70s bundle of documents (invoices, receipts, etc.) relating to Duke of

         
     Buccleuch's estates. (c.200) þ     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    139     --; bundle of mainly printed material inc. War Office Eighth Army book, Great Lafayette

         
     memorial card, Edinburgh Official Guide (c.1930s), Kirkwall views book, etc. þ 10.
    140     --; selection of duplicated newspapers from 1926 General Strike; The Mayfair Bulletin (4),

         
     Daily Telegraph (1), and Emergency Bulletin (1). Some wear/ageing. ..              6.
    141     --; two of the same The Stirling Panorama from the Ladies Rock (dated 1895, some ageing),

         
     plus four small guide books of that area.           ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    142     --; a similar lot.          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    143     --; seven bills/receipts from Rushden Northants (1930-31), and another item.          ..                      3.

    144     Football; six pennants for Heart of Midlothian cup/league victories 1954-63, photo of
               1973-74 team, etc.
þ                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    145     --; box of programmes (c.100, many Hearts), two books about Hearts, etc.
þ       ..                    15.
    146     Golf; mixed bag – four books of cartoons, other booklets, playing cards, photos, etc.
þ              10.
    147     Maps and Plans; Scottish Office Provisional Order March 1934 – Edinburgh Corporation
         
     (Tramways Etc.) Plans & Sections, being six large (each c.85cm x 60cm) plans showing
         
     the proposed extensions to the city’s tramway system, bound into one volume. Covers
         
     marked, some edge damage, and has been folded, but still an attractive (and topical !) pub-
         
     lication. Also photocopies of four others smaller. þ           ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    148     --; bundle of c.30 maritime charts of East/North East English Coastal areas, approx.
         
     1950s/60s. Also a couple North Sea etc.þ     ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    149     --; similar bundle of about 19 Scottish, mainly West Coast, some earlier.
þ            ..                    15.
    150     --; about 30 folding maps, mainly old style Bartholomew of Scotland, some England. þ                15.
    151     --; seln. of early 20th-century Ordnance Survey maps, mainly Invernessshire and Yorkshire
         
     1:2,500 or 1:10,560 scale. (8) þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    152     --; seln. of UK and foreign maps and guide books etc. (c.20) þ            ..               ..                    10.
    153     --; seln. of sheet maps inc. one of Edinburgh 1949-50 and some military (6). Also other odd

         
     items inc. small book Military Map Reading for the New Army, WW2 leaflet dropped by
         
     RAF over Germany, a couple of press cuttings.                 ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    154     Medals; WW1 group of three (1914-15 Star, BWM, Victory) named to R.N.R. Seaman;

         
     also British Empire Medal (GRI cypher) to same recipient (issued 1946, in box with acc-
         
     ompanying letter from Fisheries Secretary, Scottish Home Department). þ             ..                £100.
    155     --; group of five comprising three WW1 (1914-15 Star, BWM, Victory), one WW2

         
     (Defence), and RNR Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (KG5 admiral head). Also
         
     Silver War Badge believed to be from same individual. Where named, to RNR engineer.
         
     Some with surface marks.             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    156     --; WW1 group of three (1914-15 Star, BWM, Victory), named to RNR trimmer, fine.
þ           30.
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    157     Medals; WW1 group of three (1914-15 Star, BWM, Victory), named to RNR seaman,
         
     fine. þ   ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    158     --; WW1 group of three (1914-15 Star, BWM, Victory), named to private in Cameron

         
     Highlanders; also WW2 group of four (1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, and War
         
     Medal) in box of issue. These two groups may have a family connection. þ             ..                    35.
    159     --; WW1 pair named to private in Royal Scots Fusiliers, plus WW2 group of five in box of

         
     issue (same name as pair) comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star (with 8TH Army clasp), Italy
         
     Star, Defence, and War Medals. Fine. þ         ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    160     --; WW1 pair, thought to belong together, being a Victory Medal (named to “J.A.Armour,

         
     B.R.C. & ST.J.J.” = British Red Cross & St John of Jerusalem), and a French Croix de
         
     Guerre (“1914 1916” on reverse, silver star on ribbon). þ ..                   ..            20.
    161     --; WW2 group of five (1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star with rosette, Africa Star with North

         
     Africa 1942-43 clasp and rosette, Defence Medal, and War Medal). þ                 ..                    75.
    162     --; Italy; four medals in a tin (this an Emergency Flying Ration Mk.II tin, a bit scuffed);

         
     British WW1 BWM to member of H.L.I., (worn), Italian Merito Di Guerra cross, Italian
         
     R.Aeronautica/A.O.I. enamelled cross, and Italian Unione Fascista Famiglie Numerose
         
     medal with seven metal bows on ribbon (and another missing ?) þ         ..               ..                    24.
    163     Medallions; enamelled Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds medallion in box.
þ                             4.
    164     --; USA; 1976 US Bicentennial Gold Piece (.500 fine gold, Geo. Washington on one side,

         
     eagle on other). Weight 1.2g (= 0.04oz) þ      ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    165     Militaria; oval brass belt plate (c.80x60mm) inscribed
“BUCCLEUCH” at top, “2D REGIMENT”
         
      at foot, with crown and script “REV” (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers ?) at centre. Pin/spike and
         
     two pegs on reverse, generally fine though one small hole near top. (Information supplied by
         
     the vendor suggests the dates 1804-16, and a connection with the 1881 Edinburgh “Wet
         
     Review”) þ               ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    166     --; small tin (Cadbury 1953 Coronation) with 4 military badges (inc. Toronto III Regiment),

         
     2 medals, 23 buttons, and others. þ                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    167     Model Vehicles; fifteen Burago 1/43 cars (Porsche, Ferrari, etc.) in orig. boxes.þ 15.
    168     Naval; one book With HMS Despatch to China 1925-1927, several postcards thought to
               have been obtained in China by a member of the crew, Order of Service for three crew
               killed in action at Wanshien, etc.    ..                 ..               ..                   ..                
    169     Railways; mixed box – pictures, book, magazines, etc.  
þ     ..               ..                      6.
    170     Religion; seln. of mainly modern postcards (c.80), some stamps, etc.
þ                ..                      8.
    171     Telephone Cards; extensive collection of mainly German and Austrian cards in eleven
         
     albums, some in themed collections with printed pages. (c.500)
þ          ..               ..                    75.

              POSTCARDS
    172     Varied lot in two-drawer filing box. Majority are modern (topo. and subjects), but with a

         
     number older included (Scottish and others), and a few covers also. (Est. c.600) þ 50.
    173     Colln. on pages, mainly Scottish, plus a few other British or foreign. Some odd useful cards.

         
     (105) þ ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    174     Quantity of loose cards (largely unused) mainly about 1900s-30s, with Scotland (c.200),
               England (c.75), and Europe (c.200+, mainly Swiss).
þ      ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    175     Over 300 cards of mixed periods inc. modern (includes c.100 with shipping). Also further
               five albums/folders of modern cards, repros, Spice Girls, and holiday snaps.
þ                             30.
    176     Old album of mainly English cathedrals and churches (c.200), plus folders of more modern
         
     cards, and others. þ  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    177     Three shoeboxes of mainly modern cards, used and unused, UK and foreign. (est.2,000)
þ          15.
    178     Mixed box of Scotland, other UK, and foreign, of mixed ages. (300+) þ                ..                    15.
    179     Old album of foreign cards (100s), plus bundles of more modern mixed cards, and a big
               bundle of National Postal Museum cards.
þ    ..               ..                   ..            10.
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              POSTCARDS, continued.
    180     Large accumulation of mainly modern cards, used and unused in a few boxes. (Estimated

         
     10,000+) [This lot will not be taken to the saleroom.]  ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    181     Scotland; Edinburgh; album of mixed cards, mainly earlier but some modern included.
         
     Includes some less common views of central areas, some suburbs. (c.250) þ                                75.
    182     Artists; Harry Payne; a collection of Oilette horses, rural scenes, etc. Mainly fair/fine.
               (92)        ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
    183     --; --; collection in album of military Oilettes, mainly good/fine. (93)
þ   ..        £100.
    184     Birds; good colln. in album of Tucks, Oilette Cut-outs, many Capern's Birds Foods, The
               Feathered World
, Sluis Birdfood, etc. A few have adhesive tags on corners. (c.270)
þ           £100.
    185     Butterflies; collection inc. Cadbury and L.C.C. reward cards, Oilette cut-outs, etc. Some
               with adhesive tags on corners. (82)                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    186     Exhibitions; 1901-38 used/unused seln. of 1910 Japan-British, 1909 Imperial, 1924 Empire,
               and others. Several have Exhibition postmarks. (31)          ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    187     --; 1924 Empire Exhibition fine bundle of unused cards, many still in original packs prob-
               ably as bought at the exhibition from the various Colonial stands. (c.120+)
þ          ..                    60.
    188     --; 1924 Empire Exhibition series of 34 unused Tuck's cards of the Gold Coast, in original
               box for the exhibition. Cards fine, box damaged.               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    189     --; eleven different Queen's Doll's House cards published by Fleetway at 1924 Empire
               Exhibition. Mainly fine.                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    190     Modern Cards; two boxes of Nostalgia reproduction cards. (c.800)
þ                ..                    12.
    191     Pageants; collection of Gloucestershire, St. Albans, Warwick, Oxford, all about 1907-8
               used and unused, some with adhesive tags at corners. (79) ..                   ..            30.
    192     Queen’s Dolls’ House; series of 48 unused cards in original box (cards very fine, box a bit
               worn). This particular set was originally the property of a member of the Royal Household
               who had some responsibility for the Dolls’ House.
þ        ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    193     Railway; album of Tuck cards (mainly Oilettes) - views with company logos (c.28), and
               railway engines. Some with adhesive tags on reverse. (c.115)
þ            ..               ..                    75.
    194     Reward Cards; album with wide range of mixed cards - Huddersfield Education Comm-
               ittee, London County Council (many), Norfolk Education Committee, Bourneville Cocoa,
               Scott's Emulsion, etc. (c.250)
þ   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    195     Transport; album of Tuck's ships (100+), cards printed
"ON BOARD ..." on reverse (c.60),
               LCC reward cards of warships (23), and aircraft (28). A few with sticky tags on reverse.
þ     £100.
    196     Tuck's Oilettes; mixed album with Agnes Richardson (9), Beatrice Mallet (21), G.E.
               Shepheard (22), Fred Buchanan (29), and Maud West Watson (15). Some with adhesive
               tags on back corners.
þ               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
     
Ü     The following seven lots are in the type of modern album with clear film overlay sheets, the
               cards placed on slightly adhesive pages. Most cards can be removed with some care.
    197     Album of mainly Tuck's Oilettes - publicity, charities, etc. (c.80)
þ        ..               ..                    20.
    198     Album of Tuck's Royalty and Patriotic cards. (86)
þ        ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    199     Album of Wood Milne rubber heels advertising (6 advertising, 27 views), Cadbury Bourne-
               ville (20), Tuck’s Gold Coast, Nyasaland, etc. (c.100)
þ ..                   ..            75.
    200     Mixed album of Tuck's Oilette hotels, mixed humorous, several by Dinah, Cadbury's
               butterflies, horses, etc. (c.100)
þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            40.
    201     Album of Goss (18), Trent (42), Chairman Cigarettes Old English Pottery(20).
þ 30.
    202     Album with Tuck's Oilette "Punch" series (66), and "Highland Laddie" illustrated songs etc.
               mainly by Hamish (72).
þ             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
    203     Album of Tuck's Oilette military subjects (135)                 ..                   ..               ..                    50.
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           Stamps, Classified by Country
    204     Åland Islands; 1998 and 2001 year packs, 2002-3 year book, and 2002 u.m. issues loose.
         
     Original cost equivalent to about £47.              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    205     Andorra; French; 1955 m.m. set to 100f (missing 35f, 65f, 70f), s.t.c.£100+ (19) 12.
    206     Anguilla; 1967-87 colln. on stockleaves of 82 different u.m. sets, s.t.c.£461.         ..                    60.
    207     --; 1973-87 colln. of 60 different u.m. m.s. on stockleaves inc. some better. S.t.c.£277.                40.

    208     Antigua; 1938-66 small m. & u. colln. on four pages. Includes 1938-51 defin set (12) m.m.,
         
     and same set u., 1953-62 defin set (15) u., etc. (104)       ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    209     --; 1932 Tercentenary set (10) m.m./l.m.m. (the high values l.m.m.), a few rough perfs. SG
         
     81-90 cat.£150.        ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    210     --; 1970-75 Ships & Boats defin set (17) u.m. cat.£30.    ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    211     --; 1970-94 u.m. collection on stockleaves of 113 different miniature sheets inc. some
         
     better. S.t.c.£398.     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    212     --. 1981-91 range of seventy u.m. sets on stockleaves inc. some higher cat. S.t.c.£419.                60.
    213     Argentina; 1868-1969 (approx.) accum. on pages plus loose, mainly used. Includes
         
     Departmental officials and Telegraph issues. Some dupl. (100s)              ..               ..                    20.
    214     Ascension; 1934-71 mint collection on pages, from 1934 Pictorial set (10) l.m.m. (cat.
         
     £110.), 1935 Jubilee l.m.m., a few KG6 defin odds, 1956 defin short set to 2/6 l.m.m.,
         
     1963 Birds set (14) l.m.m., etc. (135)              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    65.
    215     --; 1935-49 small mint colln. on a few pages with 1935 Jubilee (1 u.m. set, 1 m.m. set),
         
     1938-53 defin set (16, plus 17 various perfs etc.), 1948 S.Wedding set l.m.m., etc. (56)           £100.
    216     --; 1935 S.Jubilee set (4) l.m.m., one pulled perf. on 1/-, cat.£48.          ..               ..                      8.
    217     --; 1948 S.Wedding 3d u.m. sheet of 60 (folded on perfs) cat.£30.        ..               ..                      7.
    218     --; 1979-97 seln. of 39 u.m. sets in stockbook, s.t.c.£107. (Face value £45.)
þ     ..                    30.
    219     Australia; 1913-71 largely l.m.m. colln. on pages. Includes 1935 Jubilee set m.m.,
         
     1937-49 Robes 10/- specimen m.m., £1 l.m.m., and numerous other better values. (c.510)
         
     Also a few AAT (18) ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            60.
    220     --; 1918-20 ½d with thin numeral "1" at right l.m.m. in pair with normal stamp (the normal
         
     with a little creasing). SG 48a/48 cat.£100. and £5.; Also 1948-56 2d coil pair m.m. (£6.)            30.
    221     --; 1928-49 useful seln. of first day covers inc. 1928 Philatelic Exhibition (2 colours of pmk.
         
     on pair of stamps), 1934 Macarthur set, 1937 NSW set, various KG6 defins, 1940 AIF, 1949
         
     Arms 5/-, 10/-, etc. Also 1968 Soil Congress gutter pairs on two illus FDCs (one with thick
         
     bars, one thin), and a souvenir card for 1927 Canberra Parliament. (26) ..            50.
    222     --; 1931 Kingsford Smith set (3) f.u. on attractive printed first day cover, sent air mail to
         
     London. SG 121-123.                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    223     --; 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d (one of each type) plus KG5 1d, on souvenir cover, the
         
     stamps cancelled
SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE N.E.PYLON/15 MR 32 c.d.s., with reg. label
         
     similarly worded. (Stamps issued 14 March, bridge opened 19th.)         ..               ..                    20.
    224     --; 1963-65 Navigators set (6) each on separate illus. FDC, mainly handwritten addresses
         
     (7/6 typed, £2 rubber-stamped). Stamps cat.£100.           ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    225     --; 1973-74 7c Agate with the black (value and inscription) missing, u.m. SG 550a cat.£80.          22.
    226     --; 1981-94 seln. of souvenir items for various worldwide philatelic exhibitions - cards,
         
     airletters, overprinted m.s./bkts., etc. (23 items)                ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    227     --; 1994-97 Wildlife Pemara labels - thirteen sets with different source names imprinted.
         
     Includes 40c Perth and 40c unspecified. Cat. c.£80+        ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    228     --; a few pages of States (c.80) and Australia (19).           ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    229     --; six club books of mainly used (100s)
þ      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    230     --; Booklets; 1987-98 collection of mainly mint booklets on a few pages. S.t.c.£240. (2002)
         
     Face approx.A$176. (38)             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    231     --; --; 1996 Australian Football complete set of sixteen mint booklets in presentation folder.
         
     Cat.£96. ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
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    232     Australia; Postage Due; 1938 ½d, 2d, 3d, 6d, and 1946-57 set (plus extra 1/-) mainly fine
         
     l.m.m. (cat.£188. for u.m.)            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    32.
    233     --; Postal Stationery; 1950s-90s seln. of 26 different unused airletters; also 1994-96 seln.
         
     of 20  different first day pre-stamped envelopes.               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    234     Austria; box of pieces cut from parcel cards around 1910-13 with mainly Austrian stamps,
         
     some Bosnia & Hercegovina, and quite possibly of postmark interest. A few perfins seen
         
     also. (c.500+)
þ       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    235     --; 1922-54 u.m. seln. mainly in sets, s.t.c.£80+ (26)        ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    236     --; 1925-30 Air set (20) l.m.m. (crease on 2s) SG 616-35 cat.£110., and 1949 Child Welfare
         
     set (4) m.m. (£38., 40g tiny thin)   ..                 ..               ..                   ..            30.
    237     --; 1950-53 Air (Birds) 1s, 2s, 3s, 5s, 10s, fine used but for some small creases/wrinkles.
         
     Cat.£212.                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    238     --; 1990-91 u.m. commem and defin seln. in fourblocks (reasonably complete Jan 1990 to
         
     May 1991. S.t.c.£140. (200, 2 m.s.)               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    239     Bahamas; 1938-52 KG6 2d pale slate u.m. fourblock, SG 152 cat.£18. each = £72.                  20.
    240     --; Special Delivery; 1916 5d black & orange with watermark reversed fine l.m.m. Centred
         
     toward lower right, and slight bend at one corner, tiny touch of toning at lower right corner.
         
     SG S1x cat.£600. (No doubt about authenticity of opt., as basic stamp not known with this
         
     watermark variety.)
:                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    241     Bahrain; 1948 Silver Wedding set (2) v.f.u., cat.£49½                         ..               ..                    15.
    242     Barbados; 1953 defin set (13) l.m.m. (the 12c and 60c used), cat.£33. ..              6.
    243     Bermuda; 1937-68 m. & u. collection on a few pages, inc. several KG6 used high values
         
     to £1 (mixed quality), 1948 S.Wedding £1 u.m., 1953-62 defin short set to 10/- m.m., etc.
         
     (c.155)   ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    244     --; 1948 Silver Wedding set (2) u.m., cat.£42.30              ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    245     Bhutan; approx. 1978-87 seln. of mainly commercial covers with mixed adhesives, reg.
         
     labels, etc., and a 1967 first flight cover. (12)   ..               ..                   ..            10.
    246     British Antarctic Territory; 1966 Churchill – 2 m.m. sets (cat.£90. for u.m.)                             10.
    247     British Honduras; 1865-1935 small but useful m. & u. colln. on four pages. Includes SG 1
         
     unu., SG 2 u., 5/6 unu. (2), 7 u., 10 u., 10a u., 29 u., and many others cat. several pounds
         
     each. Mainly good/fine though some with faults. (116)       ..                   ..               ..                    75.
    248     Cambodia; 1951-59 all-different m.m. seln. inc. 1951-52 defin set (17, cat.£70. for u.m.),
         
     and 1956 Coronation set (6, £45.). S.t.c.£210. (65)         ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    249     Canada; Newfoundland; 1931 watermarked $1 u.m., SG 197 cat.£80.                ..                    30.
    250     Canada; 1897 Jubilee ½c, 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 8c, 15c, 20c m.m., faults on some. Cat.£342.              40.
    251     --; 1927-63 seln. of u.m. fourblocks (plus 2 pairs) inc. Airs and Special Delivery. S.t.c.£330.

         
     (68 stamps)               ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    252     --; 1932 Air 6c on 5c showing the variety “surcharge treble” fine mounted mint, centred

         
     slightly to upper-left. A scarce variety, which Gibbons cast doubt upon, but which is seen
         
     as more respectable in Canada. (SG 313) Small certification mark on reverse (Kessler ?)              75.
    253     --;
1870-1954 mainly used Newfoundland and Canada on pages (c.145)               ..                    30.
    254     --; fairly modern on pages, mainly mint and often in blocks. (100s)         ..               ..                    26.

    255     Cayman Islands; 1907-20 m.m. seln. of KE7 and KG5 defins inc. shades etc. Cat. Mini-
         
     mum £77. (22)          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    256     Ceylon; 1885-1967 largely m.m. (a few u.m.) seln. on stockleaf with KE7 to 1r50, KG5 to
         
     5r, KG6 to 2r. Light dupl. S.t.c.£370. (68)      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    257     --; 1912-25 10r die II with rubber stamp cancel, and 20r with cancel which is possibly a
         
     later addition. SG 318b, 319 (cat.£270. of postal).           ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    258     Chile; 1878-1960 (approx.) m. & u. seln. on leaves and stockcards with light dupl. and inc.
         
     one page of TPO cancels. (c.350) ..                 ..               ..                   ..            10.
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    259     China; mainly 1900s-1960s range in medium stockbook, the only apparent dupl. being
         
     some blocks. (c.600+) þ             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    260     --; 1947 first flight cover Pan American first clipper Shanghai to San Francisco with cachet.            5.
    261     --; Taiwan; 1968 Chiang Kai-shek $4 and $5 each in u.m. sheet of 50. Cat.£4.10 x 50 =
         
     £205. Sheets folded, some marginal creases.    ..               ..                   ..            24.
    262     Cook Islands; 1932-74 (approx.) mainly mint seln. with some slight dupl. S.t.c.£220. (69)          20.
    263     --; Aitutaki; 1984-90 m.m. seln. of birds issues – 1984 set (20), 1985 Audubon set (5), and

         
     OHMS set to $9.60. (S.t.c.£125. for u.m.) (42)               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    264     Cuba; huge accumulation/stock of stamps in large carton. Includes bundleware, stamps
         
     sorted into packets, etc., of mixed periods (but without very modern). Must be hundreds
         
     of thousands. þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    265     Cyprus; 1904-10 wmk. Mult Crown CA short set to 12pi mint, mainly fine m.m., cat.£137.         20.
    266     --; 1921-23 wmk. Mult Script CA short set to 9pi mixed mint. Some fine/very fine l.m.m.,

         
     others heavier hinges, or some toning in places. Cat.£163. (13)              ..               ..                    20.
    267     Czechoslovakia; 1963-68 small box of illus. FDCs, handwritten addresses. (c.200) þ                20.
    268     Danish West Indies; 1873-1916 mainly used seln. in generally good/fine condition, all-

         
     different, and inc. 1873-1902 perf.12½ 5c m.m., 1887 7c surcharge f.u., 1905 Ship 1f m.m.,
         
     2f f.u. (fake cancel), 1907-8 20b f.u., etc. Cat.£307. (15) ..                   ..            60.
    269     Denmark; mainly 1970s/80s u.m. seln. in packets, dupl. and inc. sets. (c.200)        ..                    13.
    270     --; seln. of postmarks on stamp or piece inc. star cancels (12), star removed (8), and tourist
         
     cancels (47).              ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    271     Dominica; 1874-1935 decent little mint and used collection on a few pages. Starts with
         
     1874 1d lilac perf.12½ unused (cat.£150. for mint), 1877-79 6d u. (2), 1903-7 short set to
         
     1/- m.m., 1908-21 2/- and 2/6 m.m., 1921-22 2/- and 2/6 m.m., 1923-33 odd m.m. values to
         
     4/-, etc. Mainly g./f. (105)             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    65.
    272     Dominica; 1970-88 u.m. seln. of 109 different miniature sheets. S.t.c.£302.           ..                    55.
    273     Egypt; 1872-1971 m. & u. collection on pages, the main interest being in a decent l.m.m.
         
     run between about 1950 and 1970 (mainly commem sets, defin short sets, some other gaps).
         
     Includes 1952 opts. on postage stamps set (18, missing 2nd 30m) and on airs (12), etc.
         
     (c.950, several m.s.). Also some Occupation of Palestine (c.85)
þ        ..               ..                    80.
    274     Estonia; Cinderella; series of seven different designs, each on four different colours of
         
     paper. Said to be underground anti-communist productions, fairly modern.              ..                      5.
    275     Falkland Islands and Dependencies; 1891-1949 small m.m. (one used) seln., s.t.c.£90. (28)   12.
    276     --; 1935-71 mainly l.m.m. colln. on pages inc. 1935 Jubilee set l.m.m., 1938-50 odds to 1/-,
         
     1952 defin short set to 2/6 l.m.m., 1955-57 set (6) l.m.m., 1960-66 Birds set (15) l.m.m.,
         
     1968 Flowers short set to 5/- l.m.m./u.m., Dependencies 1944-45 opts. set (32) m.m., 1946
         
     Map set (8) in m.m. pairs (each pair with one "broken arc" variety), etc. (212)        ..                    80.
    277     Fiji; 1903 wmk. Crown CA short set to 5/- l.m.m. (3d short perfs, 4d heavier). SG 104-113,
         
     cat.£115.                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    278     --; 1904-9 wmk. Mult. Crown CA set (3) l.m.m., SG 115-7 cat.£60.    ..               ..                    20.
    279     --; 1906-12 changed colours set (7) l.m.m., the important £1 value centred to upper-right.

         
     SG 118-124 cat.£350.                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    280     Finland; mainly 1970s/80s u.m. seln. in packets, dupl. and inc. sets. (100s)            ..                    12.
    281     France; 1946-70 mainly l.m.m. colln. in album, the majority in sets. Includes 1947 UPU
         
     set (5, the 500f u.m.), National Relief Fund issues, 1949 Air 100f-500f, 1953 Sports set (6),
         
     1954 Air set (4, this set u.m., but for small natural gum spot on 1,000f), 1954-59 defin set
         
     (13 precancels, 3 not), etc. Probably quite close to complete. Also lesser colln. of m. & u.
         
     Switzerland c.1920s-60s. (100s)
þ                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £200.
    282     --; 1853-1985 (approx.) m. & u. ranges in stockbook with light to moderate dupl. Mainly
         
     1960-onwards but a few better earlier inc. 1900 Merson 50c m.m. (cat.£65.), 1959
         
     Guadeloupe 100f m. (£31.), etc. (c.1,500)
þ  ..               ..                   ..            50.
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    283     France; 1876-85 (approx.) mainly used collection of Peace and Commerce issue arranged
         
     on pages, with shades, postmarks, etc. Duplication throughout inc. of higher values (to 1f).
         
     (c.590)   ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    284     --; c.1940s-60s range of sheets and part sheets in two folders. Gum adhesion on many.
         
     (1,000+)                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                        .. 15.
    285     --; 1949-50 Air (5) l.m.m., SG 1055-9 (cat.£190. for u.m.)                  ..               ..                    30.
    286     --; 1954 Air 100f, 200f, 500f, and 1957-58 Air set (3), all l.m.m. (cat.£237. for u.m.)                  30.
    287     --; 1978-79 seln. of Sabine types, plus precancels (Fungi, Zodiac, Monuments issues) all
         
     in u.m. multiples. S.t.c.£180. (17 blocks = 238 stamps)     ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    288     --; bundle of packets of mixed periods, but mainly a decent batch about 1976-82 (mainly
         
     u.m., often duplicated inc. some blocks) (100s)                 ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    289     --; a huge accumulation of mainly commercial covers in two cartons. majority appear to be
         
     around 1980s up to fairly recent and although most are standard, there is a good scattering
         
     of mixed commems, odd covers by special services, postal stationery, some mail from other
         
     countries to France, etc. Approx. 32kg gross weight. (1,000s). [This lot will not be taken to
         
     the saleroom.]               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    290     France and Colonies; mix of mint France 1930s-60s on stockleaves, and m. & u.  Colonies

         
     to about 1914 on pages. (c.200)   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    291     French Colonies and Post Offices Abroad; small seln. of unused earlier postal stationery
         
     letter cards of Madagascar, Levant, and postcards of Guadeloupe (2), Réunion.      ..                    15.
    292     --; Algeria; 1926-62 m.m./u.m. seln. on stockleaf, some in fourblocks and a little other

         
     dupl. S.t.c.£150. (93)                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    293     --; Madagascar; 1908-69 mint seln., though with tone spots. S.t.c.£130. (39)       ..                      8.
    294     --; Martinique; 1888-1947 m.m. seln. on two stockleaves, all-different, several with toning.

         
     S.t.c.£420. (175)       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    295     --; --; 1908-47 m.m. seln. inc. 1935 West Indies set (6) cat.£55. Some toning
. S.t.c.£180. (94)   10.
    296     --; Réunion; 1891-1956 m.m./l.m.m. seln. on stockcard, s.t.c.£380. (31)              ..                    35.
    297     --; --; 1949-53 surcharges on Air stamps set (3) l.m.m. (first two with pencil guarantee
         
     signatures, high value with small certification mark). SG 330-332 (cat.£171. for u.m.)                    22.
    298     --; Wallis and Futuna Islands; 1941 "France Libre" overprints seln. of 27 different values
         
     between 1c and 5f (missing the six scarcest) u.m., mainly fine though a couple of small
         
     faults. Cat.£75. Also 1949 Air set (2), and 1975 Games set (4) u.m., cat.£29.        ..                    30.
    299     German Area; cigar box with m. & u. on stockcards, and some m.s. Has good variety of
         
     periods and territories with little dupl. Includes WW1/WW2 occupation issues, 10 diff.
         
     post-WW1 “Lost Colonies” labels, etc. (c.500, 22 m.s.)
þ                   ..               ..                    35.
    300     German Colonies and POs; Cameroun; 1905-19 20pf g.u. with part Duala c.d.s. (cancel
         
     not guaranteed). SG K23 cat.£130. (£3 for mint)              ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    301     German States; Württemberg; 1834 and 1840 pre-stamp covers with ALTINGEN.R.3. and
         
     LEITKERCH R:3 straight line marks; also two used 3k p.stat. envelopes.               ..                      8.
    302     Germany; 1875-1932 (1875-1903 and 1924-32 only) used ranges on leaves. Includes 1932
         
     Welfare set (5, cat.£65.), also 1924 Welfare 50pf+1m50 (£55., imperfect). Total s.t.c.£550.
         
     (188)      ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    303     --; 1926-31, 1928-31, and 1934 used seln. of Air stamps with some dupl., plus W.Germany
         
     1955 Lufthansa u. odds. Total s.t.c.£450+ (52)                ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    304     --; 1937 Hitler Culture Fund imperf m.s. c.t.o. with Nürnberg special cancel (Admiral
         
     Horthy’s visit). SG MS636 cat.£48.                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    305     --; 1945 12th Anniversary set (2) imperforate. Dubious, probably totally duff.         ..                      4.
    306     --; 1946-74 m. & u. colln. of defins in album. Most value in W.Germany 1954 Heuss original
         
     set m.m. (missing 4pf) (cat.£325. for u.m.), Heuss booklets SB52 (2, cat.£24.) SB53a (£25.),
         
     some se-tenant pairs, etc. (c.730, 3 bkts.)
þ   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.

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    307     Germany; Allied Occupation; 1945-49 m. & u. ranges on pages of different Zones inc.
         
     several better odds with expertisation marks (e.g. 1948 Currency Reform opts. on Numerals
         
     series “band” 8pf (cat.£65.), 16pf (£200.), 25pf blue (£65.), “all-over” 16pf (£160.), and
         
     40pf (£250.). Do not carry our guarantee. (368)               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    308     --; West Germany; 1951-55 small mint (mainly u.m.) seln. of 13 different mainly
         
     commems. Some may be regummed. S.t.c.£350.              ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    309     --; --; 1951-63 f.u. all-different seln on stockleaf inc. many better charity sets (e.g. 1953
         
     Humanitarian cat.£85.). S.t.c.£400. (c.115)     ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    310     --; --; 1960-77 u.m. & u. colln. in printed album, probably complete. (c.1,220, 26 m.s.)
þ          35.
    311     --; West Berlin; 1953-90 used collection in printed album, mainly c.t.o., virtually complete.
         
     S.t.c.£850. (c.780, 7 m.s.)
þ       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    312     --; --; 1952-53 Berliners set (10) m.m./l.m.m./u.m. (cat.£140. for u.m.) ..            12.
    313     --; --; 1974-78 seln. of used charity sets, sometimes dupl. up to x15. S.t.c.£180. (238 stamps)     12.
    314     --; East Germany; 1950 Academy of Sciences set (10) m.mint (the 5pf and 10pf without
         
     gum, and some small faults) (cat.£180. for u.m.), and 1951 Polish President set (2) m.m.
         
     (£52.).    ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    315     --; Perfins; seln. on stockleaf inc. Bavaria. (c.100)           ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    316     --; Cinderellas; ten different post-WW1 labels mourning loss of colonies.              ..                    10.
    317     --; --; two pages with seln. of locals, railway stamps, fiscals, etc. Slight dupl. (31)   5.
    318     --; --; ten different values of
FRACHT-STEMPEL stamps mint.                   ..               ..                      5.
    319     --; --; three m.s. (each of four labels) of rocket post interest (two of these inscribed
SYSTEM
         
      GERHARD ZUCKER).                      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      3.
    320     --; Mixed Lots; 1977-98 carton with 19 medium albums of Ersttagsblatter, no obvious dupl.,
         
     from W.Germany, W.Berlin, and Unified Germany. (c.750) þ               ..               ..                    50.
    321     --; --; stockbook of mainly W.Germany and Unified. Includes the 1959 W.G. Beethoven

         
     m.s. u.m., and many sets (u.m., used, or c.t.o.). (100s) þ ..                   ..            45.
    322     --; --; an accumulation of W.Germany/W.Berlin/Unified Ersttagsblatter arranged in two
         
     bulging stockbooks. Appear to be randomly selected from about 1975 to 1996. Worth con-
         
     sidering as a cheap source of fine used stamps. (c.480) þ ..                   ..            35.
    323     --; --; carton of loose stamps, stockleaves, remainder albums/stockbooks, an empty printed

         
     album, etc. (1,000s) þ                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    324     --; biscuit tin of off-paper stamps (1,000s)
þ   ..               ..                   ..            12.
    325     Gibraltar; 1857-1942 seln. on pages from UK stamps with "G" or "A26" (3 singles, 1 pair),
         
     various other QV with some medium values, KE7 to 1/- (3), KG5 to 5/-, KG6 to 5/-.
         
     Majority good/fine. S.t.c.£1,000+ (108)          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
    326     Gold Coast; 1935 S.Jubilee 1d with Extra Flagstaff variety f.u. but for seriously pulled perf
         
     at upper left. SG 113a cat.£100.   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    327     Greece; 1945-59 m.m. seln. inc. 1954 Enosis set (6), 1957 Royal Family 10d, etc. Total
         
     s.t.c.£240+ (52)        ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    328     Greenland; 1945 "American" set (9) fine unmounted mint. SG 8-16 cat.£225.       ..                    70.
    329     Hong Kong; 1891 7c on 10c l.m.m. and 14c on 30c m.m., both fine and fresh. SG 43-44,
         
     cat.£75. and £180.    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
    330     --; 1891 50c on 48c with additional Chinese characters l.m.m., SG 49 cat.£80.      ..                    26.
    331     --; 1898 $1 on 96c with additional Chinese characters l.m.m., SG 52 cat.£170.      ..                    50.
    332     --; 1900-01 wmk. Crown CA 2c m.m. pair, 4c m.m. (small tone spot), 5c m.m., and 10c
         
     m.m. SG 56-59 cat.£145.             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    333     --; 1907-11 30c l.m.m. (SG 97, cat.£55.), and 50c heavy m.m. (98, £40.)             ..                    30.
    334     --; 1921-37 2c grey (4) mixed m.m., cat.£20. each = £80. ..                  ..              8.
    335     --; 1963 Red Cross 10c sheet of 50 u.m., but with some toning. Cat.£250.             ..                    10.
     
Ü     Hungary; see Germany 1937.
    336     Iceland; 1928-52 m.m./l.m.m. seln. of Airmail stamps inc. 1928-29 50a (2), 1931 Zeppelin
         
     set (3), 1934 set (6), etc. Cat.£310. (18)         ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
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    337     India; 1855-1947 mainly used range on stockleaves and pages inc. some States. (100s)               10.
    338     Iraq; 1942-63 u.m. seln. inc. some officials. A little dupl. S.t.c.£240. (154)             ..                    30.
    339     Ireland; mainly 1970s/80s u.m. seln. in packets, dupl. and inc. sets, plus some earlier,
         
     some used. (100s)     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    340     Israel; 1969-73 Civic Arms 15a/18a in uncut sheet of booklet panes (6 x SG 416a) and 18a
         
     uncut sheet of six panes of six inc. tête-bêches, all u.m.. Cat. c.£47.       ..               ..                      8.
    341     Italy; 1863-65 Victor Emmanuel 10c unused (no gum). SG 11 (cat.£2,000. for mint)                   40.
    342     --; 1863-65 15c pale blue unused (no gum, a bit grubby, few short perfs, but cat.£2,000 for
         
     mint), and 1889 5c blue-green unused (no gum, few short perfs, cat.£350. for mint) 15.
    343     --; 1901 short set 1c to 1
l mounted mint. Generally decent with large part gum, the better
         
     stamps are fine and fresh, with some short perfs on the 40c, the 50c centred low.
         
     Cat.£1,177.               ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
    344     --; 1922-49 small seln. of 7 diff. (and 1 dupl.) mint, s.t.c.£500+             ..               ..                    35.
    345     --; small mix m. & u. in packets, many medium values. (c.75)                 ..               ..                    12.
    346     --; Cinderella; part sheet (10 pairs x 6 rows) of se-tenant labels with text
FASCIO DI
         
      COMBATTIMENTO, with designs of arms and Mussolini.     ..                   ..            12.
    347     Japan; Perfins; small seln. with light dupl. (55)                 ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    348     Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika; 1895-96 overprints on India ½a to 3a m.m. (some heavy
         
     hinges) cat.£43., plus 1r slate m.m. (heavy hinge, some toning) cat.£95.  ..            22.
    349     --; 1922-27 10/-, £1, and £5, all fiscally used and with some other faults. Good fillers.                  40.
    350     Korea; South; 1955 Monument 5h in three u.m. sheets of 100 (folded). Some minor faults.
         
     (300 stamps) Cat.£180.                ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    351     Lebanon; 1946 Victory miniature sheet u.m., some faults but difficult otherwise. Cat.£85.             12.
    352     Liechtenstein; 1936 Philatelic Exhibition m.s. – one each u.m. and c.t.o., though some

         
     faults. Cat.£70.          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    353     Malaya; Straits Settlements; 1867-1933 (approx.) used seln. with slight dupl. S.t.c.£440.

         
     (72)        ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    354     Malta; 1928 overprinted set (19) fine m.m., SG 174-192 cat.£170.      ..               ..                    60.
    355     Monaco; 1939 National Relief set (10) heavy m.m., cat.£200.              ..               ..                    26.
    356     --; 1958-63 bundle of illus. unaddressed FDCs, generally odd values and with some dupl.
         
     Also three maxi-cards, and a couple later. (c.130)
þ        ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    357     Montserrat; 1971-88 u.m. seln. of 45 different miniature sheets, sheetlets, and booklet
         
     panes. S.t.c.£133. Also four items not SG-listed.              ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    358     Morocco; Local Posts; mainly m.m. seln. with all five of the Sherifian Post listed by SG,
         
     others listed by Cérès. Best are four of the Tetouan to Chechouan French Courier issues.
         
     Occasional rust spots. (37)           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    359     Nepal; 29 native covers with variety of marks. ..               ..                   ..            15.
    360     --; 1974-84 (approx.) bundle of commercial covers with a variety of adhesives and post-

         
     marks. (28)               ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    361     Netherlands and Colonies; 1873-1936 mainly used (a few m.m.) seln. of Curaçao (38),

         
     Surinam (27), and Netherlands (3). Slight dupl. S.t.c.£160+.                  ..               ..                    15.
    362     New Guinea; 1937 Coronation 5d mint lower part sheet (5 x 3). One stamp shows the re-
         
     entry (design doubled, this SG 210a cat.£60.). Mounted on margins, and some light toning
         
     at edges, but the important stamp fine u.m.       ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    363     New Hebrides; French; Postage Due; 1925 set (5) m.m. (but the 2d used) mixed mint
         
     (quite decent appearance, but one pulled perf., some toning, etc.). SG FD53-57, cat.£173.          18.
    364     New Zealand; 1857-1972 m. & u. collection on pages, the bulk being l.m.m. between 1936
         
     and 1971. Includes just a few earlier, m.m. Healths for 1929-30, 1931 (1d only), and
         
     1932-34, then 1935 Jubilee set l.m.m., and the Elizabethan period with many sets, and some
         
     Health min. sheets. (c.550, 12 m.s.)                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.

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    365     New Zealand; Postal Fiscals; 1931-40 single wmk. 7/6 olive-grey f.u. with cancel of
         
     postal appearance. SG F152 cat.£80.              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    366     --; --; a similar stamp.                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    367     --; --; 1940-58 multiple wmk. £3:10:00 quite attractive used with
STAMP DUTIES fiscal
         
     cancel, plus embossing also. (SG F209, cat.£1,200. for postally used)   ..            15.
    368     --; Antarctic Expeditions; 1908 King Edward VII Land 1d f.u., SG A1 cat.£38. 12.
    369     New Zealand Dependencies; mainly 1960s-80s, mainly u.m. sets, in packets of Aitutaki,
         
     Cook Is., Niue, Samoa, Penrhyn, and Tokelau. (100s)      ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    370     Niger; 1959-73 all-different u.m. seln., s.t.c.£90+ (50)     ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    371     Nigeria; 1969 Philatelic Service u.m. marginal fourblock, imperforate and with the black

         
     printing omitted. Some marks on gum. Status uncertain, but while genuine in its product-
         
     ion, probably dubious in its route onto the market.             ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    372     Norway; mainly 1970s/80s u.m. seln. in packets, dupl. and inc. sets. (c.200)          ..                    16.
    373     Poland; mixed periods in packets, mainly mint. (100s)      ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    374     Portugal; 1938-41 m.m. seln. on pages inc. 1940 Legion set (8) and m.s. (wrinkles) (cat.
         
     £120., £275.), 1941 Costumes set (10, £70.). Total s.t.c.£880. (38, 1 m.s.)           ..                £100.
    375     Portuguese Area; small seln. of u.m. 1981-82 Azores and Madeira issues in fourblocks.
              S.t.c.£75. (17 blocks)                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    376     Rhodesia; 1892-1922 seln. of stamps generally with fiscal cancels or perfins from doc-
         
     uments, with values to £5, plus a £5 optd. REVENUE. Mainly g./f. (16) ..            30.
    377     --; 1913-22 “Admiral” perf.14 die II £1 black & violet block of eight with BSA/C perfins,
         
     no other cancels, some residual gum, a few small tone spots. Quite impressive. (SG 243,
         
     cat.£4,800. for postally used, £2,800 for mint.)                 ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    378     --; 1913-22 "Admiral" perf.14 die II £1 black & violet single unused (part gum) in moderate
         
     condition. SG 243 (cat.£350. for m.m.)           ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    379     --; 1913-22 "Admiral" perf.14 die II £1 - one each in purple and violet shades, each with
         
     BSA/C perfin, no other cancels. (Cat.£750./£1,150. for m./postally u.)  ..            15.
    380     --; 1913-22 "Admiral" perf.14 die II 2/6 (3), 5/- (5), 10/- (8), £1 black & purple (1), £1
         
     black & violet (pair and 3-strip), all with BSA/C perfins but no other cancels. Mainly fine
         
     otherwise.                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
     
Ü     --; the above five lots are similar to others that have appeared in our auctions over recent
         
     months. These are now the very last from this property.
    381     Rhodesian Area; small tub with bundle of stockcards of mainly medium or better values
         
     of Rhodesia, N. & S. Rhodesia, Rhod. & Nyasaland, etc. (c.125) þ     ..               ..                    50.
    382     --; S.Rhodesia 1953 defin set (14) m.m. (5/- faulty), Rhodesia 1966 Independence opt. set

         
     (15) m.m. (Cat.£66. for u.m.) (29)                   ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    383     Saar; 1949-51 defin set (missing 5f, 30f) mint, mainly fine u.m. but some little imperfect-
         
     ions. Cat.£100. (15)  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    384     --; Forgeries; reproduction of complete sheet of fifty of 1928 Charity 10f+10f mint
         
     marked
FAUX in design. (Genuine cat.£400. each) Some faults.              ..               ..                      5.
    385     Saint Kitts-Nevis; mainly 1960s-80s u.m. sets in packets, some in blocks. (100s) 15.
    386     --; 1978-83 m.m. seln. inc. inverted opt varieties. (28) Also one St. Lucia. (S.t.c.£90. for u.m.)      9.
    387     Saint Lucia; 1864-84 small mainly used seln. inc. two surcharges and one postal fiscal.
         
     S.t.c.£270+ (9)         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    388     --; 1883-1970 m.m. (and a few used) ranges on printed leaves, some rust spots. S.t.c.£250+
         
     (183)      ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    389     Saint Lucia; mainly 1960s-80s seln. of u.m. sets and odds in packets,. Also a few earlier
         
     and a few Jamaica. (100s)            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    390     Saint Vincent; 1970-71 Birds defin set (16) u.m., cat.£20.                   ..               ..                      6.
    391     San Marino; 1892-1959 small m.m. seln. with some useful dupl. S.t.c.£280. (72) 16.
    392     --; Postage Due; 1931 surcharges set (15) fine used, SG D164-177 cat.£95.        ..                    24.
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    393     Saudi Arabia; 1924 Proclamation set (7), plus 1pi with overprint inverted, and 1924 3p,
         
     10p (SG 57b-58), all m.m. Cat.£380., but not guaranteed. ..                  ..            30.
    394     Sierra Leone; 1938-41 defin short set to 1/- (1½d mauve, 2d scarlet only) – ten of each u.m.,
         
     cat.£120. (90)           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    395     Solomon Islands; 1965-67 seln. of mainly commercial covers to England with a variety of
         
     stamps, some toning. (20)             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    396     South Africa; a few pages with mainly older stamps inc. the Provinces (several forgeries
         
     inc. 3 Cape triangulars). (c.80)      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    397     Southern Nigeria; 1903-04 ½d to 6d, and ½d to 4d, 6d, 1/-, all l.m.m./m.m., mainly fine.
         
     Cat.£43. (14)            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    398     South West Africa; stockbook with a range of late-1970s/early 1980s u.m. sets, blocks,
         
     and some used, plus just a few earlier. (c.400+) þ            ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    399     Spain; 1832-52 ten pre-stamp entires with various postal markings.       ..               ..                    26.
    400     --; mainly used (early to middle) in small stockbook and on stockleaves (100s)                               8.
    401     Sudan; 1897-1970 m. & u. colln. on pages, the strength being in c.1948 onwards which is
         
     mainly l.m.m. and usually in commem sets or defin short sets. Includes the first 1970
         
     Revolution set l.m.m. (200)           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    402     Sweden; 1874-1919 m. & u. seln. inc. officials and p.dues. A few faults and some slight
         
     dupl., but inc. better values. S.t.c.£300+ (52)   ..               ..                   ..             26
    403     --; 1910-40 small but useful m.m. seln. inc. airs, mainly fine. S.t.c.£450. (50)          ..                    45.
    404     --; mainly 1970s/80s u.m. seln. in packets, dupl. and inc. sets, some earlier. (c.400) 30.
    405     --; Cinderella; seln. on stockleaf of Christmas labels and others inc. used 15kr radio licence
         
     stamp (1951 ?). (28) ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    406     --; --; c.1971/72 seln. of the Isö local issue Honouring the Girls of Sweden (nudes !). Approx.

         
     170 sets (of four) inc. sheets, overprints, imperfs, covers.  ..                   ..            20.
    407     Switzerland; nine stockbooks in a carton, some in sets, some cheaper duplicates, mixed
         
     periods mainly used. (1,000s)
þ   ..                 ..               ..                   ..            50.
    408     --; approx. 1940s-70s (some earlier) mix in packets, many in u.m. sets, often with blocks.
         
     (100s)    ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
    409     --; 1949-50 Landscapes defins set (12) in u.m. corner six-blocks. Cat.£126.          ..                    20.
    410     --; 1951 National Fête set (5) in u.m. corner six-blocks (cat.£90.). Also a few others inc.
         
     World Health Org. opts. Total s.t.c.£114.        ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    411     --; 1962-63 u.m. seln. of Pre Juventute, Pro Patria, and Pro Aero issues in strips of three.
         
     Also 1962 P.J. m.s. (3). Cat.£61.50 (72, 3 m.s.)              ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    412     --; Cinderella; album with good range of fiscals, good variety with very little dupl. (c.375)            45.
    413     --; --; seln. of 29 different military unit labels, about WW2. ..                  ..            12.
    414     Tanganyika; 1961 10/- Diamond u.m. vertical pair both with the reddish purple (colour of
         
     diamond) shifted down about 4.5mm.              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    415     Tanzania; 1985 Youth Year – 100 sets (4) in u.m. sheets of 50, folded on perfs. S.t.c.£195.         8.
    416     Tobago; 1879 first issue (fiscal stamps sold for postal use) 1d, 3d, 6d, and 1/- all sound used
         
     (3d with pen cancel also). SG 1-4, cat.£270.   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    417     Turks and Caicos Islands; 1973-91 u.m. seln. of 64 different miniature sheets. S.t.c.£176.        30.
    418     Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; 1953-63 u.m. multiples of five different stamps viz.
         
     SG 1329a (50), 2529 (50), 2530 (50), 2421 (80), 2897 (16). S.t.c.£487.             ..                    12.
    419     --; 1970 Lenin Centenary set (10) u.m. – six sheets of each value = 48 sets = cat.£144.                10.
    420     --; 1977-80 Olympics “Golden Ring” set of 30, each on illus. unaddressed FDC. Stamps
         
     cat.£71.  ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    421     United Arab Emirates; 1973 defin set (12) u.m., cat.£85. ..                 ..            20.
    422     United Nations; massive accumulation with five boxes of FDCs, six stockbooks of stamps,
         
     and more besides.
þ ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..        £100.
    423     --; New York; 1955 10th Anniv. m.s. u.m., cat.£95.         ..                   ..               ..                    24.
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    424     United States of America; 1850s-1968 colln. in album, mainly a 1945-68 m.m., the earlier
         
     years more sparse and in varied condition. (c.900) Also a few others inc. six world stamps
         
     from Franklin D. Roosevelt collection.
þ         ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    425     --; biscuit tin well-filled with modern off-paper – only a scattering of commems. (1,000s) þ            8.
    426     --; mainly 1930s-40s three boxes of commercial covers addressed to a surgical appliance
         
     (hernia support) company in Michigan, surprisingly still containing the original letters and
         
     the company’s replies. Mainly defin stamps, but a variety of cancellations. (c.2,100) (We
         
     thought we’d had all of these, but more keep coning !) þ  ..                   ..            20.
    427     Uruguay; folder (plastic film photo album type) of mainly 1920s-60s (some earlier) covers.

         
     Majority commercial inc. airmails and censors, some philatelic/first day. (100+) þ 30.
    428     Vatican City; mainly 1970s/80s u.m. seln. in packets, dupl. and inc. sets. (100s) 15.
    429     Yemen; 1958-59 u.m. seln. in pairs/fourblocks inc. issues mentioned in SG footnotes. (108)         45.
    430     Zanzibar; 1896 1r g.u. (SG 170 cat.£13., possible small thin), and 1904 1r with sideways
         
     wmk. g.u. (220a, £35.)                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    431     --; 1899 original defin set (15 - excluding the two later colour changes) overprinted
         
    
SPECIMEN. SG 188s-204s (excl. 190s, 196s). Cat. approx.£170. pro rata. Variable condition
         
     but still an attractive series.            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    432     --; 1904 1r - one l.m.m. and one g.u., SG 220, cat.£22., £14.               ..               ..                    10.
    433     --; 1904 1r with sideways wmk. f.u., SG 220a cat.£35.    ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    434     --; 1913 Dhow 200r overprinted
SPECIMEN fine and attractive with almost complete gum,
         
     mounted. SG 260gs cat.£140. (Good filler for the normal stamp, which is cat.£700.)
         
     Smallest imperfections only the fussiest would criticise.      ..                   ..            50.
    435     --; 1926-27 defin set (11) l.m.m./m.m. (the 1c no gum, 25c two short perfs). SG 299-309
         
     cat.£26.  ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    436     --; Postage Due; 1926-30 2c complete sheet of ten fine mint (no gum, as issued). SG D2,
         
     cat.£45.  ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    437     --; --; 1926-30 eight different values on orange paper between 1c and 31c, plus 18c on
         
     salmon paper, all mint (no gum, as issued), cat.£63.50       ..                   ..               ..                    18.
    438     --; --; 1926-30 five different values between 3c an 21c, plus three duplicates, all mint (no
         
     gum), mainly fine. Cat.£30.75       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    439     Zululand; 1888-93 ½d, 2d, 6d (poor perfs), and 1894-96 ½d, 1d, 2½d, 3d, and 2/6, all
         
     l.m.m./m.m., mainly fine. Cat.£138.                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.


              United Kingdom
    440     1840 penny black plate 3 LK g.u. with indistinct red MC cancel, four good margins, fine
         
     but for small thin.       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    28.
    441     1840 penny black plate 6 JI f.u. with light red MC cancel, four close to medium margins,
         
     small chip at one corner, and small thin at another.             ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    442     1840 penny black plate 1b LB g.u. with indistinct black MC cancel, four close to good
         
     margins. Faint rubber stamp (guarantee or ownership mark ?) and possibly a flattened
         
     crease.   ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    443     1840 penny black plate 4 SB g.u. with red MC cancel, four margins (very close to good).
         
     Some natural discolouration.         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    444     1840 penny black plate 5 QC g.u. with red MC, four margins (very close at base), repaired
         
     tear at top.                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    445     1840 penny black FJ used (red MC, just 4-margin, small thin), and another penny black RL
         
     used (red MC, almost 4-margin).  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            30.
    446     1841-70 line-engraved used selection on pages (c.100) inc. a number of ½d plates, mixed
         
     quality.   ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.

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    447     1847-54 embossed 6d and 1/- (2), all used cut-to-shape, other faults (cat.£2,300.) 20.
    448     1858-70 penny red plates - fairly complete colln. of plate numbers (missing only 77 and
         
     225) all used, generally sound to good/fine. (S.t.c.£712 in 2002) (150)  ..            75.
    449     1858-70 penny red plates - between one and three each of about 135 different plate numbers
         
     poor to fine used (mainly sound). S.t.c.£1,400+ (c.240)    ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    450     1858-70 penny reds – 132 different plate nos. used, poor to fine.          ..               ..                    15.
    451     1858-70 penny red plates (24), also 1d red imperfs (2), and 1d stars (4), each on piece
         
     mainly with duplex cancels.           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    452     1881-1912 mint seln. on stockleaf inc. 1887 4½d u.m. six-block. (26)   ..            20.
    453     Perkins Bacon essay of QV 1d stamp, another similar item, and Harrison Prince Regent
         
     essay in red inscribed “
SPECIMEN”.                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    454     KE7 1d die proof in green on cream paper. Also five cut-outs from stamp exhibition sheet.           15.
    455     1911-48 mainly used seln. on two printed pages. Includes 1934 Seahorses set (3), 1948
         
     S.Wedding £1, etc. (102)             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    55.
    456     1911-50 dupl. used seln. with inverted wmks. S.t.c.£350. (175)            ..               ..                    15.
    457     1912-36 mint seln. on stockleaf. Includes 1925 Wembley set l.m.m., 1929 PUC 1½d side-
         
     ways wmk u.m. (but rough perfs and a little toned), 1934-36 defin set (11) m.m. (41)                   30.
    458     1929 PUC low values set (4) in u.m. fourblocks (one of the 1½d stamps with toned area).
         
     Cat.£112.                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    459     1929 PUC ½d (2), 1d (2), 1½d (5), all with sideways watermarks poor to fine used, cat.£430.    20.
    460     1953-70 u.m. colln. of basic commems nearly complete, plus a few m.m. better phosphors.
         
     Some light dupl. (234)                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    32.
    461     1968 Paintings 1/6 fourblock, Christmas 4d 6-block, 1969 Christmas 5d 6-block, all u.m.
         
     with missing phosphor. Cat.£100. ..                 ..               ..                   ..            20.
    462     1969-99 seln. of used high value defins, dupl. up to x12. High cat. (61)  ..            18.
    463     1972 S.Wedding 3p u.m. block of 15 with an obvious doctor blade flaw on four. Also four
         
     blocks of 1973 R.Wedding 3½p with various varieties.     ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    464     1977 Silver Jubilee 8½p vertical pair (with margin at top with sheet value inscription)
         
     entirely imperforate. Unmounted mint, but with vertical crease. SG 1033a, cat.£800. :            £100.
    465     1986-2002 (approx.) f.u. seln. (mainly off FDCs) of commems, high values, country stamps,

         
     etc. Light dupl. S.t.c.£250+ (c.200)                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    466     1989-97 small colln. of Greetings issues inc. eight u.m. panes, plus various used singles,

         
     covers and cards. þ  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    467     Departmental; 1882-1903 used seln. on pages, s.t.c.£1,780., but condition varies, some

         
     being badly damaged. (36)            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    468     Booklets; May 1951 5/- booklet complete – the panes/stamps fine but the cover a bit worn.
         
     All stamps upright wmk., some trimmed perfs but generally above average. SG BD18(1)
         
     cat. £60.; also four later booklets, and a damaged block of stamps.        ..               ..                    15.
    469     --; 1980-2000 almost complete run of prestige booklets (18 different).  ..        £100.
    470     --; 1980-2000 seln. of ten different prestige booklets inc. Definitive Portrait and Special by

         
     Design.  ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    55.
    471     Presentation Packs; approx. mid-1970s to early 1980s (some later) bundle inc. several

         
     year packs between 1972 and 1982. Also some dupl. 1978-80 m.s. þ ..             85
    472     --; 1972-86 seln. of 12 different souvenir packs, cat.£70½; also one unofficial.                             15.
    473     First Day Covers; carton of mainly illus. covers in three albums plus loose, mainly mid-
         
     1960s to mid-80s. Mainly fine with typed/label addresses. (est. c.600) þ               ..                    75.
    474     --; 1948-70 colln. in five albums. Initially all plain, many illus. from mid-1960s onwards,
         
     often duplicated, and many with local cancels. (c.250) Also another approx. 200 loose. þ            45.
    475     --; 1948 S.Wedding £1 on plain registered FDC (Littlehampton c.d.s.). Also a poorer cover

         
     of 2½d block.            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
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    476     First Day Covers; 1948 Olympics – three very similar covers, each being set on illus.
         
     cover (American Art Craft) cancelled by OLYMPIC GAMES WEMBLEY slogan pmk. No
         
     serious faults, but odd imperfections on each. Cat.£45. each.                 ..               ..                    24.
    477     --; five home-made albums and two small boxes of FDCs, mainly 1960s-90s. Most are illus.,
         
     but many have handwritten addresses and/or local cancels, and some show damage. Value
         
     lies in those FDCs which are decent, and otherwise the used stamps. (c.400) þ                            40.
    478     --; 1960 GLO set on reg. illus. cover (pen name, rubber-stamp address), London c.d.s.

         
     Initially attractive though with minor faults (slit open, tone spot on 3d). Cat.£55.      7.
    479     --; 1963 Nature, Lifeboat, Red Cross, and Cable, phosphor sets each on plain cover with
         
     handwritten address. (Stamps alone cat.£102.)                 ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    480     --; 1982-91 colln. of Benham silk or small silk FDCs in four albums. (c.120)
þ                          30.
    481     --; 1964-2000 three albums with mix of FDCs, poor/fine,
inc. some special event. (c.225) þ       22.
    482     Philatelic Covers; 1934 semi-display flight cover Cardiff-Liverpool (which is also a FDC

         
     for the two KG5 1d stamps), 1934 Liverpool-Essex cover by Hillmans Airways, and a 1934
         
     Ship Letter Telegram envelope (Land’s End Radio Station cachet on reverse).        ..                    15.
    483     Postal Stationery; 1924 Wembley 1d postcard, 1½d envelope, and 1½d lettercard all

         
     unused (lettercard poorer). Also two Exhibition ppcs with 1d adhesives (not posted).                    15.
    484     UK Covers and Postal History; 1840 Mulready 1d part lettersheet (front plus part of

         
     reverse), smudged black MC. Cat.£400.         ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    485     --; 1889-1928 seln. of Official covers with imprints or marks of various departments, P.O.,

         
     etc., inc. two with royal monograms. (23)         ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    486     --; shoebox of mainly English postmarks. Many on postcards, but inc. some pre-stamp and

         
     other covers also. Wide variety of c.d.s. cancels, plus duplex and many others. (c.500+) þ          60.
    487     Scottish Covers and Postal History; 1851 Valentine's propaganda envelope ("GOD HATH
         
      MADE/OF ONE BLOOD ALL/NATIONS OF MEN") used with penny red imperf from Edinburgh
         
     to Anstruther. Vertical fold but generally good.                  ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    488     --; 1930s seln. of pieces cut from registered envelopes, inc. Laide Achnasheen, Claddach
         
     Kirkibost, mixed others (18). Also plain piece with Edzell RAF PO.       ..            10.
    489     UK Postage Material; year packs for 1976 and 1988-90, several other p.packs, and others
         
     loose. Face roughly £55. þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    490     U.K. Cinderella; post-WW1 Scottish National War Memorial “sheet 2” of 12 poster labels
         
     showing “The Navy”. Fine with gum.                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    491     --; similar “sheet 3” showing “R.A.F. and other Troops”. Fine with gum.                 ..                    10.
    492     --; similar “sheet 4” showing “The Women’s Services”. Fine with gum.   ..            10.
    493     --; 1957 sheet of eight Scout Jamboree “poster stamps” in original folder, fine.                                6.
    494     --; another of the same.                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    495     --; another of the same.                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    496     Perfins; colln. on KG6 stamps, all identified and written-up in binder, slight dupl. (118) þ            15.
    497     Islands; bundle of booklets of Guernsey, Jersey, and Isle of Man. (c.40)                ..                    12.
    498     --; 1974-80 album of illus. FDCs, mainly unaddressed. (46)
þ              ..               ..                      5.
    499     Isle of Man; mainly u.m. from different collections in two albums up to about 1980 only,
         
     and a third, empty album.
þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    500     U.K. Collections and Mixed Lots; 1840-1924 (although mainly QV/KE7) largely used on
         
     pages from 1840 1d black (creased), then good range of surface-printed inc. 1862-64 small
         
     letters 9d unused (no gum, some trimmed perfs) and others catalogued thousands of
         
     pounds in total, and a few officials. (125)         ..               ..                   ..               ..                £260.
    501     --; 1840-1950 m. & u. collection, from poor penny black, moderate though faulty 1840 2d
         
     blue, mixed other QV inc. 1883-84 10/- faulty used. KE7 has u. values to 1/-, KG5 to 10/-,
         
     both Wembley sets m.m., and KG6 inc. some mint multiples. (100s)      ..        £100.
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           United Kingdom, continued.
    502     U.K. Collections and Mixed Lots; 1952-70 collection in album plus extra loose pages,
         
     mainly mint (mixed m.m./u.m.). Includes some useful earlier defins, but main interest in
         
     many commems, usually in sets and very often in blocks, inc. a few of the better phos-
         
     phors (these as singles). Also inc. some country stamps, p.dues, Channel Is. (100s) þ              £120.
    503     --; 1971-87 collection in album, often in mint blocks, these usually mixed l.m.m./u.m.

         
     Mint face roughly £200. þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £150.
    504     --; 1924-79 mint colln. of commems in SG GB Special printed album. Fairly complete

         
     (misses 1925 Wembley, 1929 PUC £1, S.Wedding £1, and some of the better phosphors)
         
     and mainly mounted. Sometimes with dupl. Decimal face stated £35. þ ..            55.
    505     --; 1980-2005 mint colln. of commems in two SG GB Special albums, appearing complete

         
     but for some m.s. Initially l.m.m., then u.m. from 1984, and sometimes with two sets. Face
         
     value stated as £490. þ            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £350.
    506     --; two stockbooks of mainly mint commems, often in blocks, majority from late 1960s to
         
     about 1981.
þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    507     --; 1841-1984 scattered collection in three albums inc. some postage value in m.m./u.m.
         
     decimal commem sets. (100s) Also 1984 Year Book (a bit marked), and a shoebox of loose
         
     UK and foreign stamps. þ            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    508     --; mix in 7 mixed stockbooks and stockalbums, mainly dupl. used, some mint. (1,000s)
þ           28.
    509     --; 1960s/70s mix in packets, often is sets and/or blocks, earlier sometimes m.m. Includes
         
     1963 Red Cross phosphor set m.m., some other phosphors. (100s)       ..               ..                    28.
    510     --; small stockbook of mint commems and defins inc. blocks, and others loose. Includes
         
     1946 Victory 2½d with “extra porthole aft” variety (cat.£45.). (100s)
þ                 ..                    20.
    511     --; duplicated used QE high values off-paper sorted into packets, mainly 1970s-90s though
         
     some earlier Castles etc. Mainly later Castles, Machin high values, etc. (100s)
þ  20.
    512     --; 1964-99 u.m. seln. of booklets (5) inc. 1972 Wedgwood (½p trimmed), 1999 Profile on
         
     Print
. and m.s. (5)     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    17.
    513     --; box with about 3kg of quite modern kiloware – largest nos. of Christmas, plus some
         
     commems, and just a few defins (not 1st/2nd).
þ                ..                   ..               ..                    15.

THE END OF THE SALE
© Robert Murray 2007


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Abbreviations; a list of abbreviations and symbols used is from time to time included in the auction catalogue. We suggest that you keep a copy for future reference.
m./u.m. mounted/unmounted mint                                  accum.             accumulation
l.m.m.               lightly mounted mint                              colln.                collection

g./f.u.                good/fine used                                      seln.                 selection
v.f.u.                 very fine used                                       pmk.                postmark
FDC                first day cover                                       cat.                   catalogue price

PSB                 prestige stamp booklet                           PNC               philatelic numismatic cover
s.t.c.                 stated to catalogue (by vendor)             m.s.                  miniature sheet
S.o.W.             “Stamps of the World” catalogue          inc.                   including
                    Smaller bid steps accepted                    PTSA               priced to sell at
c.d.s.                circular datestamp                                 bkt.                  booklet
lvs.                   album leaves                                         p.stat.               postal stationery
c.                     circa (usually approximate quantity)       
o or þ                     earlier viewing of lot on auction day

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BID FORM - Sale Date 18 June 2007

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

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