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                 Collections and Mixed Lots.

                                                        
        1     Enormous all-world accumulation/remainder in three large cartons with junior type albums,
               small stockbooks, stamps sorted in boxes, some royal omnibus issues, covers, a boxfile of
               mint Canada, box with Isle of Man booklets (face value c.£60., but some stuck), and so on.
               (Many 1,000s) þ      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        2     Plastic crate with mixed contents – bundle of selected stamps on stockcards (medium rather
               than high value), small stockbook of mint Commonwealth, another of mainly Europe, two
               albums of UK and Islands used, stockbook of Commonwealth miniature sheets, stockbook
               of dupl. Jamaica, a few covers, and much else. (1,000s) þ ..                  ..        £100.
        3     Suitcase with mixed pages of world, others loose, duplicated early France (very high catal-
               ogue but very mixed condition), a few Summer Isles FDCs, etc. (1,000s) þ           ..                    75.
        4     Fifteen mixed albums, binders etc. in carton. Mixed countries inc. Egypt and Israel amongst
               many others. (1,000s) þ              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
        5     Large accumulation/clearance lot in two cartons. Really very varied with no consistent style.
               All-world without too much UK. Everything from useful selected stamps to bundleware,
               from postal stationery to miniature sheets, and sometimes straying into non-philatelic.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
        6     Small album of Europe (plus Spanish Colonies), a remainder album of used Australia plus
               bundle of Australian PSEs, a small lot of Monaco, and a bundle of previously unsold “Buy
               or Bid” lots. (100s) þ                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
        7     A few junior type albums, loose in packets, odd folders, etc. Little modern. (1,000s) þ                50.
        8     Mixture in cardboard box - a few remnants of remainder club books (inc. reasonable
               Commonwealth), a mix in a small box and tin much of which has a religious theme, and
               various others. (100s) þ               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
        9     Not a large box but with a mix that has little bulk/cheap material. Includes some mint KG6,
               m. & u. Malaya colln. on pages, small colln. of Bermuda, other mainly modern mint
               Commonwealth, three surcharged UDI Rhodesian covers, etc. (100s) þ                ..                    45.
      10     Out of an attic - a mixed lot in an old wooden case thing. Fair bit of bulk in relatively
               modern commercial covers and cards (worldwide), but also a fair bundle of earlier (1900s-
               1940s) UK and foreign covers and cards, plus a Strand album with world colln. to about
               1930s (many 100s). Also another box with a Simplex album (foreign mix, plus some UK
               FDCs), and other odds. (1,000s) þ                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      11     Shoebox of stockcards (plus some in packets), mainly Commonwealth plus some foreign
               countries, with many medium values, some sets, etc. (100s) þ               ..               ..                    40.
      12     Odd mix in carton, from some philatelically irrelevant material (such as a bundle of sheets
               of Burger King Pokemon cards, and a battery operated toy robot) to some useful and inter-
               esting selected world stamps. þ                      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      13     Medium box with five general albums/stockbooks, some loose. Includes some older
               Commonwealth, some modern mint UK, etc. (100s) þ     ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      14     Quite a heavy box with odd mix; several general world albums, some loose stamps, covers,
               and postcards, some odd bits of ephemera, articles, etc. þ ..                  ..            30.
      15     Carton with a mix of material inc. some “Philatelia” (old stamp catalogues, stamp dealers’
               packets, accessories, etc.), a fairly ancient Imperial album with some stamps, plus bundles
               of loose material (world stamps, covers, British slogan postmarks, odds and ends, some
               labels, articles, and so on). þ        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
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      16     Carton containing stockbooks of UK and E.Europe, made-up packets of W.Germany, misc.
               world odds, etc.; also some empty albums, a supply of empty glassine packets, and several
               LP records. þ           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      17     Massive stock of miniature sheets (mainly of 8 labels each) of Oman, Isö, Dhufar, and
               Eritrea, all with printed pmks. Mixed themes, some fairly attractive. Quantity roughly 100
               to 1,000 each of over 20 different sheetlets. Very cheap ! Contained in three boxes, total
               weight about 40kg. þ                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      18     Conglomeration in carton – loose stamps, albums, pages, all sorts. (1,000s) þ                              30.
      19     Album with unusual collection entitled “Curiosities” comprising mainly errors of design,
               novel production methods, political claims, bad maps, etc. (c.475) þ     ..            30.
      20     Big mix in banana box – various world remainders loose, in packets, remainder collections,
               some covers, etc. (1,000s) þ       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
      21     Box with albums or stockbooks of Germany (several), Switzerland, Israel (few), etc. (100s) þ     24.
      22     Stockbook with an odd mix inc. a range of old forgeries, some Italy, UK, and a few others.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      23     Box of stuff collected by a charity, with about eight junior-type albums, some covers, many
               loose stamps, pages, etc. (1,000s) þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      24     Early Heitmann’s album with a selection of 19^th century stamps, plus another small early
               album (W.Mack), and three 1937 Greeting Telegrams. (100s) þ           ..               ..                    24.
      25     Two stockbooks of world inc. much foreign (Latin America, French Colonies, USA inc.
               reprints of locals). (100s) þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      26     Box of world on and off-paper, stockbook of world stamps, two junior albums, some Israel
               on leaves, and a wallet of covers/cards. (100s) þ             ..                   ..               ..                    22.
      27     Box with thousands of world stamps in packets. þ           ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      28     Old Challenge album with remainder general world collection to about 1930. (c.2,500) þ           20.
      29     Two stockbooks of mixed countries inc. Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, NZ, USA,
               plus smaller countries also. (c.3,000) þ           ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
      30     100 packets, each with 100 different world stamps (inc. some UK). þ  ..            15.
      31     A similar lot. þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      32     Mixed box with a small stockbook of used UK Machins, a couple of little old albums,
               almost a set of Esso 1970 World Cup medallions, and some kiloware. þ                ..                    12.
      33     Large stockbook (misbound) stuffed with “c.t.o.” sheetlets of Oman, Sharjah, Dhufar, and
               Nagaland. (Approx.1,100) þ       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      34     Large stockbook stuffed with “c.t.o.” sheetlets of mainly Oman, plus Sharjah and Nagaland.
               (Approx.600+) þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      35     Mix in small box with some Australian area, a bundle of repro. postcards, others. þ 10.
      36     Small box with about 290g net weight of foreign off-paper, cheap mix. (1,000s) þ 6.
      37     British Commonwealth; QV to QE useful and surprisingly valuable used range in stock-
               book, with a good general standard inc. better values, complete defin sets, and commem
               sets. Largest numbers in modern, but good range throughout, of a wide range of countries.
               S.t.c.£5,000+ (c.2,250) þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £700.
      38     --; seln. on stockleaves, nearly all u.m. QE sets – a few used, just a few earlier. S.t.c.£560.
               (c900)    ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
      39     --; a similar but smaller range. (c.600)              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      40     --; ten varied albums/folders with a wide range of mixed countries, periods, and types. Much
               is common, plus much also in medium price range. (Many 100s) þ        ..               ..                    75.
      41     --; seln. of QV-KG5 SPECIMEN overprints of Br. Honduras, Ceylon, Gambia (2), Gilbert &
               Ellice (2), Lagos (2), St. Lucia, Seychelles (3), S.Leone, Tasmania. Mainly fine mounted
               with large part gum.   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.

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      42     British Commonwealth; QV to KG6 mainly used colln. on pages in two folders, inc. UK.
               Some light dupl. (c.1,600)             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      43     --; early to modern m. & u. colln. in album, the main interest in KG5 to early QE mounted
               mint inc. worthwhile Africa (e.g. Nigeria, S.Leone). (100s) þ                ..               ..                    45.
      44     --; a few omnibus collections (u.m. stamps, FDCs), a 1983 Commonwealth Collection, UK
               1978 Shire Horse Society album, etc. A fair proportion affected by humidity, so requires
               some salvage work to recover those that are fine. þ         ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      45     --; two stockbooks with mixed ranges inc. numbers of Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Grenada,
               India, Ireland, Malta, NZ, S.Africa, plus many other countries. (c.3,200) þ            ..                    22.
      46     --; seln. of m. & u. QV-KG5 UK (10) and Australia (20). High catalogue but only average
               condition.                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
      47     --; Africa; early to modern m. & u. mix, largely Southern Africa (100s) ..              6.
      48     --; Atlantic Islands; 1992 S.S.A.F.A. souvenir folder containing the u.m. miniature sheets
               for Falkland Liberation Anniv., from Falklands (cat.£6.), S.Georgia (£7.), Ascension (£4.75),
               and St.Helena (£5.50).                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
      49     --; Omnibus; 1937 Coronation colln. of 47 different m.m. sets inc. Hong Kong. (148)                  10.
      50     --; --; 1946 Victory m.m. colln. in contemporary album (c.150, a few used, 3 FDC) 10.
      51     --; --; 1953 Coronation m.m. part collection in printed album (96) þ     ..            10.
      52     --; --; 1973 Wedding u.m. accum. on cards and in packets, many in fourblocks. A few packs
               and FDCs also. Possibility of some adherence. (100s) þ  ..                   ..            20.
      53     --; --; 1974 Churchill good range of u.m. sets/m.s. on stockleaves. Nearly all fine, but a few
               instances of adherence. (100s) þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            30.
      54     --; --; 1973 Wedding, 1977 Jubilee, Visit, and 1978 Coron. Anniv. u.m. range of sets and
               m.s. in three stockbooks with a little dupl. þ    ..               ..                   ..            18.
      55     --; --; 1977 Jubilee u.m. accum. on stockleaves – sets plus m.s., generally 2 of each, some-
               times 3. (100s) þ      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      56     --; --; 1977 Jubilee colln. of 24 unaddressed FDCs in album (the UK one with medallion) þ          8.
      57     --; --; 1981 Royal Wedding colln. in two Lindner albums (54, 53 m.s., 81 FDCs) þ                    15.
      58     --; --; 1981 Royal Wedding colln. of Fleetwood FDCs in album (54), plus a couple of other
               items. þ ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..              8.
      59     --; --; 1985 Queen Mother u.m. collection, about 30% complete. (84, 19 m.s.) þ 12.
      60     --; --; 1986 Queen’s Birthday u.m. colln., about 70% complete; also UK 1953 Coron. set
               mixed m./u. (c.190, 17 m.s.) þ     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      61     --; --; 2002 Golden Jubilee collection in seven volumes (9 stamps, 59 m.s., 22 covers, 58
               numismatic covers). þ                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
      62     Americas; m. & u. colln. to about 1950, with some dupl. USA is reasonable and not too
               numerous, decent general range of Latin America. (c.1,250)                   ..               ..                    45.
      63     Asia; accumulation of Korea, Vietnam, Japan, etc. with some mint sets, miniature sheets,
               etc. Strength probably about 1950s-70s. (100s) þ           ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      64     --; folder with Thailand, China, Hong Kong, and others early to modern m. & u. (100s)                20.
      65     Baltic States; pre-war m. & u. range on stockleaf and pages, with some better values. (c.170)    15.
      66     Europe; mint and used collection in album of issues up to about 1946 of Russia/USSR,
               Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Hungary, etc. Good general collection, mainly of standard
               material but with some less usual in many places. (c.1,950) þ                ..               ..                £150.
      67     --; m. & u. colln. of countries C to I (largest single country Italy) on album pages, with
               material to about late 1940s only – good general spread with occasional better. (c.1,700)             90.
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      68     Europe; m. & u. colln. to about late 1940s alphabetically J to R (with Yugoslavia under
               “J”, and Austria under “Ø”). Light dupl.. (c.1,950) þ        ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      69     --; m. & u. colln. to about 1946 of countries alphabetically A-I, much Belgium, Bulgaria,
               Czechoslovakia, and Fiume. A few Italian Colonies also. (c.780) þ                        ..                    40.
      70     --; mainly used, mainly middle-modern (some early), in large stockbook with mixed levels
               of dupl. (c.6,000) þ                     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      71     --; Eastern Europe; large stockbook with mainly used (and apparently all-different) ranges
               of Poland (c.650), Romania (c.600), and a few Czechoslovakia. þ       ..               ..                    12.
      72     Foreign; folder with mainly used pre-1950 collection of mainly Asian countries (some
               Africa) inc. Egypt, Japan (inc. early forgeries), Turkey, and much Palestine. (c.1,400).                  50.
      73     --; small u.m. seln. inc. New Caledonia 1966 Birds (odds s.t.c.£47+). (48)             ..                    10.
      74     Gulf States; carton with heavily duplicated quantities of Ajman, Oman, etc. Generally the
               c.t.o. sheets/sheetlets of 1960s/70s inc. many thematics (space, art, wildlife, sport, etc.).
               Mainly fine but some damage. Estimated weight 20 to 30kg. Many thousands. þ 50.
      75     Scandinavia; used collection to about 1914 on old Sectional Imperial leaves of Denmark
               (75, s.t.c.£350+), Sweden (89, s.t.c.£270+), and Norway (52, s.t.c.£430+).         ..                £110.
      76     --; seln. of Norway covers/cards about 1960s/70s/80s with Spitzbergen/Polar Circle/
               Tromsø etc. cancels (16); also small 1955 card with Sand (Faroes) cancels; and a few m.
               & u. stamps of Sweden and Norway.              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      77     Miniature Sheets; mainly 1960s-80s seln. of largely u.m. Commonwealth, all-different.
               (62)        ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      78     Thematic; stockbook of Birds (c.1,500), Butterflies and Insects (c.400+) þ          ..                    24.
      79     --; folder with animals (600), ships (325), aircraft (135), birds (395), art (75), fish (140),
               trains (140), transport (75), etc. Mainly used. þ               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      80     --; nine packets, each with a different theme e.g. 200 different transport, 240 diff. sport,
               100 diff. cats & dogs. (1,450) þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            12.
      81     --; Berlin; three printed albums commemorating Berlin’s 750^th Anniversary, containing
               largely German area u.m. stamps (plus covers, facsimiles, etc.). (283 stamps, 19 m.s., 88
               covers/cards, 19 others) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      82     --; Flowers; two slim stockbooks with world mix (c.1,250) þ              ..               ..                    15.
      83     --; --; stockalbum of mainly E.Europe c.t.o. sets/odds. (280) þ             ..               ..                      5.
      84     --; --; small colln. of Franklin maxi-cards, about 1978-81 (c.90) þ      ..               ..                      7.
      85     --; Football; 2002 Westminster Collection “World Cup Collection” in two volumes. Mainly
               Liberia !  (56 covers, 35 m.s./sheetlets, 1 pack) þ            ..                   ..               ..                    18.
      86     --; J.F. Kennedy; cigar box with about 70 packets, each with about 20 different mainly c.t.o.
               stamps of Gulf States, Maldives, etc. þ           ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
      87     --; Paintings; Norman Rockwell; folder/album with u.m. sheetlets of 20 of 20 different stamps
               (5 Zaire, 7 Rwanda, 3 Lesotho), and another souvenir item. þ               ..               ..                    10.
      88     --; Scotland; mix in album of Scottish patriotic labels, souvenir covers, publicity labels, etc.
               (c.130 items) þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      89     --; Ships and Boats; collection in two volumes of mainly used odds, plus some sets, etc. – one
               album of sailing ships, the other of motorised. Slightly picked. (c.1,800) þ              ..                    30.
      90     --; --; three folders of mainly covers, plus a few postcards and other items. Includes many Aust-
               ralia. (c.110 items) þ                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      91     --; --; stockbook with world mix of odds. (c.700) þ        ..                   ..               ..                      8.
      92     --; Solar Eclipse; 1999 souvenir collection in German printed album (14 stamps, 12 m.s., 40
               covers, 12 cards, 4 others) þ       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      Ü     --; Sport; see Spain and Colonies.
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      93     Mixed David Jefferies “Theme” Collections; Clyde Steamers; 1959-70 album of postcards
               or photos of vessels (29), and covers/cards bearing ships’ cachets (41). þ             ..                    75.
      94     --; David Livingstone; interesting and varied colln. in album comprising postcards (55, mixed
               ages), 1 Brasso reward card, stamps & pmks. (25), covers (16, various), labels (7, 3 sheets), and
               1 scout badge. þ      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      95     --; Philatelic Christmas Cards; mainly from POs (19), some cut open. þ            ..                      3.
      96     --; Saint Columba and Iona; mainly postcards (38 gen. modern), some pmks etc. þ                  10.
      97     --; Scottish Conservation, and Orchids; varied album, mainly postcards, souvenir covers, and
               UK 1993 Orchids issue. þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      98     --; Stamps on Maps; colln. of stamps printed on map paper (16), banknote paper (7), and env-
               elopes made of maps (16) þ        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      99     Covers; selection of commercial covers and postal stationery, mostly European to about
               1960, with most interest in some 1930s/40s covers addressed to Tel Aviv inc. four UK KG6
               forces reg. envelopes with FPO cancels (one of these with Palestine “charge” label on
               reverse), and large 1947 cover to Germany marked RETURNED TO SENDER/NO SERVICE/for
                weight exceeding 20grs. (c.160) þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    100     --; seln. of world FDCs in ten albums/folders and a shoebox, with much Austria, United
               Nations, Bermuda, and Åland. (100s) þ         ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    101     --; box of world covers and cards, mainly commercial, much Commonwealth and Europe.
               Mainly middle to modern. (Several 100s) þ    ..               ..                   ..            35.
    102     --; small box of mixed world covers inc. a scattering of interest especially in Nigeria and
               other Africa (dozens); and another box generally more modern. þ         ..               ..                    30.
    103     --; 1881-85 seln. of covers to Scotland from Austria (6), Canada (3), France, India, NZ (2),
               S.Aust., USA (6), and Victoria.    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    104     --; cover album of Flowers covers, cards, etc. (c.65), and another of mainly Australian (65) þ     20.
    105     --; colln. of 1976-78 FDCs (mainly 1 stamp/cover), about 80% on a maritime theme (92) þ        12.
    106     --; 1974-75 seln. of 10 different souvenir covers from Zaire River Expedition.         ..                      6.
    107     --; Scouting; mainly 1960s/early 70s bundle of FDCs and souvenir covers (c.98) þ 20.
      ***     Perfins; see Hong Kong.
    108     Cinderella; 1890-1906 fine collection of Church of Scotland Reward Labels (556, mainly
               in strips of 5 or sheets of 25/30). þ                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      ***     --; see also Bermuda, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Iraq, Malaya, Spain, UK.
    109     Literature; Fakes Forgeries Experts volumes 1-5, 1998-2003, full of fascinating articles
               about worldwide items. Well-produced. þ      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    110     --; Opinions V and Opinions VI – Philatelic Expertizing - An Inside View, plus Opinions
               I-V The Complete Abstracts and Index. Very much biased to USA. þ                ..                    15.
    111     --; Post Offices in Scotland by J.R. Henderson (Scottish Postmark Group, 1966), some
               manuscript notes.       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    112     --; Scots Local Name Stamps, Scottish Postmark Group 1964.            ..               ..                      6.
    113     --; Scotland’s Posts by James Mackay, 2000 (subscriber’s edition).                      ..                      5.
    114     --; Scottish Post Offices by James Mackay, 1989, well worn.              ..               ..                      4.
    115     --; The Post in Scotland by James Grimwood-Taylor, 1990.                ..               ..                      3.
    116     --; Penny Posts of Edinburgh and District by Auckland and Bonar, 1972 (with various notes).    4.
    117     --; Penny Posts of Scotland by Auckland and Oxley, 1978 – twenty copies of the same. þ        20.
    118     --; Collections and Recollections by A. Bruce Auckland (1991 ?), largely non-philatelic.              4.
    119     --; Western Australia – The Stamps and Postal History Western Australia Study Group, 1979. þ  5.
    120     --; St. Kilda – Its Posts and Communications by James Mackay, 1963.              ..                      8.
    121     --; International Encyclopædia of Stamps part-work apparently complete in six binders, plus
               another with extra illus. Dates from the 1970s but still very useful. þ              ..              8.
    122     --; Scotland in Stamps by C.W.Hill, 1972; Penny Posts of Edinburgh and District by
               Auckland and Bonar, 1972; Ships on Stamps (7 parts); and others. þ          ..            10.
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                   Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
    123     Supplies (Second-Hand); bundle of decent Hagner/Prinz System black single-sided stock-                            leaves, in a variety of formats but mainly 6-strip. (49 pages) þ        ..                   ..              7.
    124     --; flexible-arm (Anglepoise style) mains illuminated magnifying lamp, with heavy base (and
               alternative clamp fitting also). þ    ..                 ..               ..                   ..            18.
    125     --; an old Stuart’s mains-operated ultraviolet lamp, working. þ              ..               ..                      5.
    126     --; Gibbons Colour Dictionary (1899), and two later colour charts.      ..               ..                      8.
    127     --; Gibbons Colour Guide (type with the 100 stamp-like coloured labels).              ..                      5.
    128     --; three Kestrel cover albums (red) with double-pocket leaves. þ        ..               ..                    12.
    129     --; one Kestrel cover album (red) with double-pocket leaves, a similar Collecta album, and a
               Royal Mail presentation pack album. þ           ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    130     --; carton with four standard springback binders, two medium, two Lindner binders, and
               others. þ                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.

              Non-Philatelic Items
    131     Cigarette and Trade Cards; accumulation in box inc. cigarette cards in bundles (probably
               including sets), some in albums, a bundle of Brooke Bond albums, etc. (Many 100s) þ                 60.
    132     --; toffee box with some hundreds of mixed cards. þ        ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    133     --; mix in album, varied subjects, sets and odds, poor to fine. (c.265) þ                 ..                    15.
    134     Coins; seln. of fairly modern Tonga (13), St. Helena (5), Samoa (2), Cayman (7), Falkland
               (4), Seychelles (14), Sierra Leone (7).             ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    135     --; UK 1935 Jubilee crown, 1899 half crown, and 1797 Isaac Newton ½d token, all fair/good,
               plus a very poor 1924 Wembley medallion.      ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    136     Ephemera; interesting seln. of items regarding a First World War airman, shot down and
               taken prisoner. Includes several photographs, newspaper cuttings, P.o.W. magazine (and an
               envelope for same with “stamp” design).          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    137     --; seln. of sporting items – postcards (27), golf score cards (6), Punch Book of Cricket, a
               few stamps, etc. þ    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    138     --; Prisoner of War Transfer Form for a WW2 Italian P.o.W. captured Bardia 1942, last date-
               stamp being 1944 for Duddingston Road Italian Labour Camp, Edinburgh.              ..                      5.
      ***     --; see also Scottish Postal History (1866).
    139     Postcards; carton of mainly modern cards (UK and foreign, mainly used) but with a scatter-
               ing of older. (Estimated c.4,000) Also some others in folders. þ            ..               ..                    40.
    140     --; three folders of cards, mainly about 1940s-70s, inc. some tram repros./photos. (c.200) þ       15.
    141     --; two albums with cards of mixed interest, mainly modern inc. Edinburgh (63). Includes
               one older RP card of group of postal staff. þ   ..               ..                   ..            15.
    142     --; Scotland; Leith; two identical RP cards (one used 1908, other unused) showing Leith
               Corporation Tramways tram no.21, unused RP of group of children (identified on back
               Lorne Street School, July 1925), and used 1906 RP card of Leith Police Force (Half Group).     20.
    143     --; Switzerland; 1900s-50s seln. of about 140 cards used and unused. þ              ..                      6.
    144     --; Actresses; colln. of cards by Tuck (34) or by other publishers (133) þ            ..                    20.
    145     --; Cynicus; 11 cards by Cynicus (artist), plus ten views published by Cynicus.                             10.
      ***     --; Exhibitions; see special section on next page.
      ***     --; Military; see UK; Scottish Postal History; Military Camps.
    146     --; Postal; album of cards of stamps, post offices, letter boxes, etc. inc. 7 different colours of
               1912 “Ideal Stamp” card. (c.190) þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    147     --; --; album of National Postal Museum and similar cards. (c.129) þ    ..            20.
    148     --; --; 1912 Ideal Stamp card (red and green) used with large part 1913 special cancel for
               Edinburgh Philatelic Congress.      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    149     --; Rowland Hill; small album with 28 modern cards (inc. of penny black etc.). þ         5.

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    150     Postcards; Shipping; seln. of 7 different cards of the German royal yacht Hohenzollern
               mixed used/unused.    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    151     --; --; Clyde Steamers; useful collection in two albums of cards of mixed ages, mainly
               arranged alphabetically and inc. many vessels seldom seen. (c.450) þ    ..        £300.
    152     --; Stamps; two albums of cards showing stamps (PO publicity cards, some maxi-cards,
               some for exhibitions, etc.) (c.400+) þ             ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      ***     --; see also Collections and Mixed Lots (David Jefferies “Theme” Collections), UK and
               Scottish Postal History (especially Camps section).

              Scottish Exhibitions
    153     Edinburgh 1886; seln. on pages inc. letter (grubby) acknowledging medals gifted to
               Queen, 1902 illustrated commercial envelope showing gold medal, some later press
               cuttings, etc. þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    154     Empire Exhibition, Glasgow 1938; excellent two-volume colln. of postcards – general
               views, events, cards for individual pavilions, companies, etc. (218). Also 1988 BBC book,
               and some press cuttings. þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    155     Kelvin Hall, Glasgow; nice little colln. of covers (some opened out) for various exhibitions,
               all with KELVIN HALL/GLASGOW or similar pmks; 1949 Industries, 1953, 1954 Industries,
               1955 Motor, 1959 Industries (2 + receipt), 1960 Food (2 + receipt), 1961 & 1962 receipts,
               1962 Food. Also 1969 special handstamp.      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    156     Glasgow Garden Festival 1988; album of mainly postcards, plus postmarks, labels, covers,
               etc. (c.70 items) þ    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      ***     More exhibition material next month.

              Classified by Country
    157     Åland Islands; 1984-2001 u.m. colln. on leaves (120, 4 m.s., 2 bkts.)  ..            24.
    158     Australia; 1914-36 used seln. of KG5 Heads, in order on two stockleaves, and with several
               better values included, mainly good/fine. S.t.c.£490. (89)  ..                   ..            40.
    159     --; dupl. ranges of KG5 Heads on a few stockleaves and album pages. Mainly used, plus a
               few mint. (100s)                           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    160     --; 1915-28 3d in used fourblock (comprising two vert. pairs of Die I and Die II). SG 37ba
               cat.£95. x 2 = £190. Minor faults. ..                 ..               ..                   ..            20.
    161     --; 1915-28 ‘Roo £2 overprinted SPECIMEN fine and attractive, well centred, lightly hinged,
               some slight wrinkles. SG 45s.        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    162     --; 1915-28 ‘Roo £2 overprinted SPECIMEN centred left and slightly low, fine mounted with
               full gum. SG 45s, cat. approx.£160.                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    163     --; 1915-28 ‘Roo £2 overprinted SPECIMEN centred left, fine lightly mounted, some short
               perfs at foot. SG 45s (cat.c.£160.)                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    164     --; 1924 KG5 1½d m.m. pair one with “no cross on crown” variety, and another single with
               white flaw on crown.  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            10.
    165     --; 1929-30 ‘Roo £2 g./f.u. centred to left and very high. SG 115, cat.£500.           ..                £100.
    166     --; 1931-36 ‘Roo £2 f.u., centred to lower left, SG 138, cat.£350.        ..               ..                £100.
    167     --; 1931 Air 6d mint lower marginal fourblock with part Ash imprint. Lower pair fine u.m.,
               upper pair m.m. and with a few tone spots on perfs etc. SG 139 cat.£52+               ..                    15.
    168     --; 1937-49 3d perf.13½x14 on thin paper u.m., fairly well centred. SG 168ca cat.£60.               15.
    169     --; 1937-49 ½d, 2d purple, 1948-56 ½d, and 1950-52 2d, each in used coil strip of three. SG
               179b, 185a, 228c, 237a. Cat.£77¾ as pairs (? +50% = £116.)            ..               ..                    15.
    170     --; u.m. engraved fourblock of proposed KG6 defin stamp design in deep violet.  12.
    171     --; 1948-56 (1956) 1/6 Hermes, 2/- Croc. in u.m. fourblocks (corner crease on one 2/-).
               Cat.£88.                    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    16.
    172     --; 1966-67 coil 4c u.m. vert. pair with black and brown shifted 1.5mm upwards.  8.
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    173     Australia; 1968 Soil/Medical u.m. gutter fourblock (cat.£16.), one showing the “spur on
               thumb” variety.          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    174     --; 1970-75 coil 7c u.m. vert. pair with the buff and green missing. SG 468bc, cat.£75 each
               = £150.  ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    175     --; 1973-74 7c u.m. vert. pair with black missing on upper stamp (“7c” and “agate”) (SG
               550a, cat.£80.), and lower stamp with missing denomination only.          ..               ..                    35.
    176     --; 1994-97 Wildlife 45c (family of koalas) with approx. 5mm vert. shift of perfs., giving it
               a “Kangaroo” inscription.              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    177     --; Postage Dues; 1912-23 4d f.u. though some toning on reverse toward corners. SG D83b
               cat.£50.  ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      7.
    178     --; Official; 1915-28 ‘Roo 10/- with OS perfin f.u., centred low and well to right. SG O51,
               cat.£60.  ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    179     --; Booklets; Military Post Booklets; 1967 50c booklet, SG MB1 cat.£80.; also 1966-73 4c
               bkt. pane l.m.m. (SG 385a cat.£18. for u.m.)   ..               ..                   ..            24.
    180     --; Postmarks; colln. in three folders/albums, all the way from Acacia Ridge to Zillmere, of
               postmarks on stamp, on piece, or on cover (c.3,000 items); also some pages of reference
               information. þ           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    181     --; Australia Mixed Lots; 1931-2001 (approx.) two cartons of off-paper used defins and
               commems sorted into plastic bags, weighing roughly 30kg. Strength in QE. Duplication in
               places up to x 12,000 ! (100,000s) þ             ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
    182     --; --; boxfile with 1970s/80s postal stationery, some booklets, packs, etc., and a stockalbum
               with some u.m. sets, many in fourblocks. Some affected by damp. þ     ..            30.
    183     --; --; approx. 1913-60 used seln. on leaves, and some mint KG6/QE on cards. Some better
               values. (c.300)           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    184     --; --; 1929-51 seln. of pairs and fourblocks with imprints, and singles with plate numbers.
               Mainly fine m.m./u.m., a few with toning. (33 items)           ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    185     Bahamas; 1884-90 £1 heavy m.m. – poorer at top. SG 57, cat.£275.  ..            45.
    186     --; 1902-10 KE7 £1 m.m. with some tone spots. SG 70 cat.£250.        ..               ..                    50.
    187     --; 1966 surcharges set (15) u.m., cat.£20.      ..               ..                   ..               ..                      7.
    188     Bahrain; 1937-51 m.m. colln. of KG6 issues on pages inc. 1940 8a, 12a (cat.£160., £110.
               for u.m.). Total s.t.c.£440. (40)     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    189     Barbados; 1882-86 seln. of values comprising ½d (2), 1d (2), 2½d (2), 3d (2), 4d (3), plus
               1892 ½d surcharge (2). All l.m.m./m.m. inc. some shades. S.t.c.£300+  ..            35.
    190     Belgium; 1959-86 mainly used colln. in printed album. (900, 13 m.s.) þ                ..                    22.
    191     --; early to modern mainly used lot in stockbook (1,050, all-different) þ                 ..                    10.
    192     Bermuda; 1949-85 dupl. bundle of FDCs with higher nos. of about 1960s-80s, some with
               tone spots. (93) þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    193     --; Fiscals; 1964 Cunard passenger ticket with 2 x 1954 £1 Revenue affixed (not cancelled)          3.
    194     British Antarctic Territory; 1966 Churchill, 1971 Treaty, 1977 Whales sets u.m., cat.£45.,
               £48., £27.                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    195     British Levant; 1885-1914 mainly used selection of 20 different, fair to fine. S.t.c.£260.             40.
    196     Bulgaria; approx. 1956-69 seln. of u.m. thematic sets, with light dupl. S.t.c.£170. (254)              12.
    197     Canada; Newfoundland; 1933 Air set (5) – the 5c and 30c unused without gum, others
               m.m. with some odd short perfs. Cat.£150.      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    198     Canada; 1859-2003 used accum. on stockleaves and small album of Newfoundland/Prov-
               inces. Several reasonable noticed e.g. 1908 Quebec 15c, 20c g.u., 1929 $1 (2 g.u., 1 poor
               unu.). Much bulk also. (c.3,000) þ                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    199     --; 1898 Xmas 2c, 1911-22 20c (creased), 50c, 1922-31 1c, 2c (2), 3c, 4c, 7c, 8c, 10c bistre-
               brown, all heavy m.m. Cat.£169.  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            17.
    200     --; 1942 War Effort 14c u.m. fourblock, centred to right. Cat.£72.        ..               ..                    18.

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    201     Canada; 1859-80 two used collections, one 1859-1978 sparse but with a few Newfound-
               land, the other a reasonably complete basic colln. for 1942-80. (c.1,200) þ           ..                    12.
    202     --; 1868-1962 mainly used colln. with some dupl., varied quality (c.320)                 ..                    12.
    203     --; 1958-66 (approx.) dupl. range of mainly plain FDCs with typed addresses (c.350) þ              10.
    204     Ceylon; 1881-85 four covers to Edinburgh all with “43” cancels and MATURATA/PAID date-
               stamps; 1881 (5 x 1880 4c), 1882 (2 x 1880 4c, 1 x 1872 16c), 1882 (5 x 1880 4c), 1885 (6
               x 1885 5c on 4c) with neat EDIN^R & NEWCASTLE S.T. DAY MAIL backstamp.            ..                    20.
    205     China (People’s Republic); 1960-61 Chrysanthemums set (18) f.u., cat.£40.       ..                    12.
    206     --; 1968 Revolutionary Art I (Opera) set (6) f.u. (a little gum on face of some, and one short
               perf). SG 2387-92 cat.£50.          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    207     Cook Islands; 1893-1911 m. & u. seln. on stockcard of values to 1/-. S.t.c.£295, generally
               fair to fine. (18)          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    208     Cyprus; 1934 defin set (11) f.u. but some higher values have pen cancels removed before
               postmarks added, and short perfs on 45pi. SG 133-43, cat.£95.           ..               ..                      8.
    209     Czechoslovakia; two stockbooks – one of largely c.t.o. odds, the other of mainly mint/
               unused. (Some 100s) þ               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    210     --; 1962-84 dupl. used ranges in broken stockbook, dupl. light to moderate. (Many 100s) þ       10.
    211     Denmark; 1851-1996 dupl. used lot in large stockalbum, from 1851 4RBS (2), other 4sk
               square stamps (17), bicoloureds to 50ø (5), 100ø (5), 1904 Christian IX set, 1913-28 27ø (2),
               1926 7ø on 20ø, etc., through to modern, though little after 1980. S.t.c. roughly £2,500.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £130.
    212     --; 1854-1988 mint seln. in stockbook, from 1854-59 2sk (fair unused only), a few
               1910s-20s cat. a pound or two each, and mix later. S.t.c.£170 m.m. plus £260 u.m. (c.400+)      45.
    213     --; 1970-76 used accum. on stockleaves, with heavy dupl. in places. (100s)            ..                      7.
    214     --; Cinderella; small jotter of labels from about WW1 period. Some advertising types, but
               many (inc. duplication) of Belgisk Børn. Mainly stuck down, numerous faults. (53) 10.
    215     Eastern Karelia; 1941 black opt. set (7), green opt. set (8), 1942 Ryti and Mannerheim
               (12), 1943 Fund, all m.m., cat.£24.45             ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    216     Egypt; Cinderella; seln. of circular red postal seals, apparently all-different. (62) 15.
    217     Falkland Islands; 1878-1933 small m.m. colln. inc. QV and KE7 to 1/-, and KG5 to 3/-.
               Slight duplication. S.t.c.£350. (34)                   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    218     --; 1929 neat registered cover to Scotland with strip of four of 1921-28 1/- (SG 79, cat.
               £48.) with South Georgia c.d.s.s and reg. label (corner fault on label). Fine but for a little
               toning. [VIEW IMAGE]                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    219     Finland; 1889-1991 mint colln. of defins on pages (nearly all u.m.) inc. 1891 10k m.m.,
               many of the Lion types, 1950 Air 300m u.m., etc. (253, 3 bkt. panes)    ..            24.
    220     --; 1922-62 mint (majority u.m.) colln. of commems on pages, largely in sets and inc. many
               of the charity issues. (315)            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    55.
    221     --; 1963-99 mint (nearly all fine u.m.) colln. of commems on leaves, virtually complete to
               about 1989, and inc. just a few defins. (400, 12 panes, 9 m.s.)               ..               ..                    45.
    222     --; seln. of m. & u. on stockleaf inc. a few medium values. (c.120)         ..               ..                      5.
    223     France; 1852-1960 m. & u. colln. on pages. Fairly sparse but several better odds (e.g. 1947
               UPU 500f f.u.) and sets (e.g. 1951 Nat. Relief Fund set u.m.). (175)     ..               ..                    50.
    224     --; 1914 large poster advertising Red Cross stamps, presumably as used in post offices (and
               elsewhere ?) at the time, approx. 88 x 125cm, and printed on cloth paper. Folded, torn, and
               damaged, but quite striking.           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    225     --; 1960-87 sparse mint (largely u.m.) colln. on pages of defins and commems. Mainly odd
               values, several Arts, a few coil pairs and Red Cross sheetlet included. (400)            ..                    28.
    226     --; 1893-1978 m.m. seln. on album leaves and stockcards, mainly defins and p.dues. (c.470)        24.
    227     --; Railway Parcel Stamps; 1901-45 mainly m.m. colln. on pages, all-different. (S.t.c.
               Yvert 8,000f in 1999) (121) Also a few RF opts.              ..                   ..               ..                    55.
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    228     France and Colonies; 1853-1949 (approx.) folder of m. & u. on pages from France
               (c.1,020) and Colonies (c.480) with mixed duplication.     ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    229     French Colonies; Madagascar; 1902 registered cover addressed to Mozambique, and then
               variously redirected, picking up postal markings of Madagascar, Mozambique, Diego Suarez,
               Zanzibar, and Paris (about 14 overall). The stamps poor, and other faults (envelope opened
               out) but attractive in its way.          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    230     Gambia; 1946-67 fine used collection on a few pages inc. 1948 S.Wedding £1, 1953 short
               set to 10/-, etc. (96)  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    231     German Area; stockalbum with mix of Bavaria, other States, Heligoland, Germany, a few
               Saar, etc. (c.1,250+) þ                ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    232     German States; Hannover; 1863 3pf f.u. but with small thins, other minor faults. SG 34
               cat.£850.                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    233     Germany; 1850-1944 extensive m. & u. colln. in album, from German States, and also inc.
               some Colonies, WW1/WW2 Occupations, Danzig, Saar, etc. Interesting lot – while not
               having the scarce values. Some light duplication. (c.2,100) þ                 ..               ..                £200.
    234     --; 1919-82 m. & u. colln. inc. some Third Reich, a few WW2 Occupations, Allied Occup-
               ation, and other odds, and a fair range of West Germany (strength from 1958). (c.1,140, 15
               m.s., 5 others) þ       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    235     --; 1923 seln. of complete mint sheets (occasional corner stamps missing) of inflation issues
               inc. some officials, some margins folded behind, and some dupl. (41 sheets = 4,000+) þ              20.
    236     --; 1934-45 m. & u. 3^rd Reich colln. m. & u. in album inc. some sets and better values.
               Condition mixed in places. (300, 3 m.s.) þ      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    237     --; 1934 Occupations set (9) mint (l.m.m. to heavy m.m., dents on 3pf and 12pf) cat.£75.             10.
    238     --; 1940-42 mainly u.m. seln. on two stockleaves, s.t.c.£107+ (94)       ..               ..                    22.
    239     --; Allied Occupation; Soviet Zone; 1949 Goethe set (5) f.u. on postcard with Weimar
               special cancels for Goethe Festival. Also m.m. set of same. Cat.£12½+ and £8¾.  8.
    240     --; --; --; 1949 Goethe Festival 50pf miniature sheet fine mint (hinged on margin, away
               from gummed area of stamp, minor crease at one corner). SG MSR59a cat.£180. 40.
    241     --; --; --; 1949 Goethe Festival miniature sheet fine used with Weimar special cancel for
               Festival. Small wrinkle near foot (not important). SG MSR59a cat.£200.                ..                    40.
    242     --; --; --; a similar item, but with small corner crease and couple of other wrinkles. 30.
    243     --; Allied Occupation and West Germany; 1945-55 used colln. inc. a few of the better
               W.German charity issues. (c.570) þ                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    244     --; West Germany; 1971-88 colln. in two hingeless printed albums of both u.m. and c.t.o.
               for each issue. (c.1,600, 29 m.s.) þ                                 ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    245     --; --; 1974-86 colln. of Ersttagsblatter in six medium albums, virtually complete for
               1975-85. (282) þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    246     --; --; 1975-78 colln. in Lindner hingeless album of c.t.o. (1975-78) and u.m. (1976-78),
               not complete, occasional dupl.. (240, 10 m.s.) þ              ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    247     --; --; 1977-78 sparse u.m. colln. in Lindner hingeless album (68, 4 m.s.) þ           ..                      5.
    248     --; --; 1989-97 u.m. colln. in printed album, plus some others also. (c.350, 40 m.s.) þ                 28.
    249     --; --; 1950-82 u.m. and used colln. in Lighthouse hingeless album. Includes a few of the
               useful earlier issues used. (c.780, 16 m.s.) þ   ..               ..                   ..            45.
    250     --; West Germany and West Berlin; large box with dupl. ranges of Ersttagsblatter, appar-
               ently 1980s-90s. (Many 100s, possibly 1,000s) þ           ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    251     --; --; 1975-88 (approx.) colln. of Ersttagsblatter in eight medium albums (3 W.B., 2 W.G.,
               3 mixed), occasional dupl. (c.470) þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    252     --; --; u.m. sheets of 1970s Olympics and Accident Prevention issues, plus some others (9
               sheets, 1 part sheet) loosely rolled in tube, a few faults. (c.1,500 stamps) þ            ..                    20.
    253     --; --; dupl. seln. of u.m. Accident Prevention, Castles, and Tourist Sights booklets. Face
               value DM.162. (61)   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.

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    254     Germany; West Germany and Unified; 1981-2002 collection in two hingeless albums,
               largely used to 1997, thereafter u.m. plus occasional used in addition. Reasonably complete.
               (c.1,400, 49 m.s., 3 bkts.) þ        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    255     --; West Berlin; 1976-86 colln of Ersttagsblatter in three medium albums, virtually
               complete to end 1985. (129, all-different) þ    ..               ..                   ..            15.
    256     --; East Germany; 1949-81 mint (majority u.m.) and used collection in album inc. many
               sets. (c.2,500) þ       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    257     --; --; 1955 Schiller miniature sheets – one fine u.m. (cat.£20.), another u.m. with minor
               wrinkle, and one fair used (£25.)   ..                 ..               ..                   ..            12.
    258     --; --; 1959-87 (approx.) eight small cover albums of DDR covers – through the post but
               generally with sets or at least good selections of stamps, some marked as FDCs. Also a few
               W.Germany and W.Berlin. (c.580) þ              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    259     --; --; 1949-88 mainly u.m. collection on pages (c.380, 1 m.s.) þ         ..               ..                    20.
    260     --; --; 1972-90 u.m. colln. in Krüger printed album, must be about complete. (c.1,275, 190
               m.s./sheetlets, 2 bkts, 1 cover) þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..            50.
    261     --; --; 1950-90 thick stockalbum of lightly dupl. m. & u. with most interest in u.m. and used
               thematic sets from about 1965 onwards. (c,1,400) þ       ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    262     --; --; 1985-88 run of Year Books – each year has one book of u.m. stamps and postal stati-
               onery, and one book of stamps on info. sheets with FD cancels. Slipcases scuffed, innards
               fine. (8) þ                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    263     --; Covers; box of mainly commercial covers and cards from East and West Germany, little
               before 1945. (Few 100s) þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    264     --; Cinderella; seln. of local issues, possibly all reprints (but not all the commonest), a few
               stuck together. (c.95) ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            15.
    265     --; --; 1930 semi-official Regensburger Grossflugtag 10pf unused, and 20pf m.m.(tiny thin).
                (Michel 18-19, cat.€50 for u.m.)  ..                 ..               ..                   ..              5.
    266     --; Germany Mixed Lots; heavy carton with nineteen stockbooks etc. Almost entirely dupl.
               used W.Germany, but some others. (1,000s) þ                ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    267     --; --; stockalbum of BRD, DDR, and W.Berlin, mainly u.m. multiples (face value approx.
               DM.360.), plus others. (c.1,150, 28 m.s., 41 others) þ    ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    268     --; --; carton with a mainly used accum. in six large and three medium stockbooks. Strength
               in 1945-onwards, inc. DDR 1950s commems commercially used. (1,000s) þ        ..                    30.
    269     --; --; 1945-79 dupl. m. & u. ranges of W.Germany, and W.Berlin. Bulk is 1960s used defins.
               Also a few Allied Occ. (French Zone), (c.1,700, 4 m.s., 5 covers) þ    ..            12.
    270     --; --; 1872-1948 dupl. accum. in stockalbum, mainly used inc. officials, a few Allied Occ-
               upation, and much commercially used inflation period. (c.2,000) þ        ..               ..                    12.
    271     --; --; old stockalbum of early to modern mainly used (c.1,300 different, no DDR) þ                   10.
      ***     --; see also Mixed Lots (Thematic; Berlin)
    272     German Colonies; Cameroun; 1897-1919 m.mint colln. comprising 1897-98 opt. set (less
               25pf), 1900-11 no wmk. set (less 10pf, 5m marked), 1905-19 3pf to 10pf, 20pf (3 shades).
               Cat.£213. Also 6 used.                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    273     --; Caroline Islands; 1901-10 3pf to 80pf, and 3m l.m.m./m.m., 5pf u., 1915-19 3pf, 5m
               m.m. Cat.£37.           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    274     --; German East Africa; 1896-1920 m. colln. (mainly l.m.m./m.m.) with 1896-99 set (3),
               1901 short set to 2r, 1901 2p u.m. fourblock, 1905 2½h, 4h, 1905-20 set (+ extra 15h, 3r).
               Cat.£255.                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    275     --; --; 1901-20 used seln., nearly all-different. Cat.£66. (11)                 ..               ..                    14.
    276     --; --; 1905-20 2r attractive block of ten (2x5, margins on three sides) u.m. but with light
               adherence from sheet interleaving, and light paper toning. Cat.£350.       ..            40.
    277     --; --; seln. of 18 used stamps, each with a different postmark.               ..               ..                      8.
    278     --; --; Wuga; 1916 2½h (both types), 7½h (both types) unused with small faults. Michel III-IV,
               cat.€186.                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
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    279     German Colonies; German New Guinea; 1901 3pf, 5pf, 20pf to 80pf, 2m, 3m, 1914-19
               set (4) m.m./l.m.m., cat.£47.         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    280     --; German South West Africa; 1897-1919 mint (mainly fine m.m./l.m.m.) seln. comprising
               1897-1900 3pf, 5pf, 10pf, 1901 odd values inc. 3m, 1906-19 set (9, plus 3m shade). Cat.
               c.£120. (19)              ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    281     --; --; 1901 short set to 50pf, plus 1m, 2m, 3m (2), 1906-19 1m, 2m all used (mainly good/
               fine). Cat.£216.         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    282     --; Kiaochow; 1901-18 mint colln. (mainly l.m.m./m.m.) on pages inc. 1905 no wmk. $½,
               1905-18 set inc. some high value perfs. Cat.£130. (17) Also a few used.                ..                    30.
    283     --; --; 1909 attractive (though faulty) front to Scotland with 1c, 2c, 4c, redirected. 5.
    284     --; Mariana Islands; 1901 no wmk. set (13) m.m., and 1916-19 3pf, 5m (2). Cat.£172.            40.
    285     --; Marshall Islands; 1901-19 l.m.m./m.m. seln. inc. 1901 odd values to 2m, 3m, 1916-19
               5m. Cat.£37. (8)       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    286     --; Samoa; 1900-1 short set to 3m, and 1915-19 set (4) l.m.m./m.m. Cat.£42. (16) 10.
    287     --; Togo; 1897-98 opt. set (6 + 2 extra 3pf), 1900 short set to 1m (missing 5pf, but extra 1m),
               1909-19 set (4) m.m./l.m.m./u.m. Cat.£170. (24)             ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      ***     --; see also Postcards (Shipping).
    288     Gibraltar; 1889-96 75c fair used (genuine cancel ?, few short perfs, cat.£32.), and 5p g.u.
               (£100.)   ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    289     --; 1938-51 £1 u.m., centred to upper left. SG 131 cat.£38.                  ..               ..                    10.
    290     --; 1886-1977 m. & u. seln. on leaves, in packets, inc. some better values. (c.200) 15.
    291     Greece; 1968-80 m. & u. colln. in album (c.950, 2 m.s.) þ                                   ..                    30.
    292     --; patchy lot in stockalbum, some club book remainders, Thrace, Epirus, etc. (100s) þ               20.
    293     --; stockalbum of mainly 1930s-60s with some dupl. (c.1,350) þ          ..               ..                    10.
    294     Greenland; 1916-37 Pakke-Porto (Thiele II) 10ø u.m., 20ø u.m. (creases), 70ø l.m.m., 1kr
               m.m. (gum thin), and 3kr l.m.m. Cat.£231.       ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    295     --; 1916-37 (Thiele II) 3kr l.m.m., cat.£60.     ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    296     --; 1916-37 (Thiele II) 5ø f.u., 20ø g.u. (short perfs), 1kr f.u. Cat.£111.                 ..                    20.
    297     --; 1937 Andreasen & Lachman 70ø u.m., 1kr u.m. (but small crease). Cat.£36.                          10.
    298     --; 1938-69 m.m./u.m. seln. with 1938-46 set (9) m.m. (cat.£48., some short perfs on 1kr),
               1950-60 set (11 + 15ø shade) l.m.m./m.m. (£80. for u.m.), 1956 surch set (2) l.m.m. (£55.),
               1963-68 set (18) u.m. (£25.), and a few others.                ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    299     --; 1938-46 defin set (9), and 1950-60 set (11) f.u., cat.£19. and £16.  ..            10.
    300     --; 1945 “American” set (9) fine m.m., SG 8-16 (cat.£225. for u.m.)                      ..                    45.
    301     --; 1945 Liberation set (9) very lightly mounted mint, SG 17-25 (cat.£500. for u.m.) £100.
    302     --; 1961 Scottish East Greenland Expedition – three covers with expedition cachet (one with
               Greenland stamps only, other two with Scottish and Greenlandic stamps), and another cover
               without cachet (personal mail from exped. member, taken out by helicopter). Also a
               contemporary scrapbook about the expedition.                 ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    303     Heligoland; m.m. seln. of eight different, sold “as is” (some “expertised” on reverse).                   10.
    304     Hong Kong; 1863-1937 used colln. on a few pages, with several shades, and inc. QV values
               to 48c, KE7/KG5 to $1. S.t.c.£600. (80)        ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    305     --; 1903 $3 g.u. with doubled “H&S/BC” perfin. Cat.£325.                  ..               ..                    24.
    306     --; 1938-52 mint (generally l.m.m.) seln. inc. SG 145 l.m.m. (cat.£50. for u.m.), 153 l.m.m.
               (£55.), 160 m.m. (£80., one short perf.), etc. S.t.c.£550. (24)               ..               ..                    55.
    307     --; 1935 S.Jubilee set (4) and 1937 Coronation set (3) l.m.m./m.m., cat.£60., and £25 for u.m.    16.
    308     --; 1937 Coronation set (3) u.m. (cat.£25., but 25c part gum), and 1968 Year of Monkey set
               (2) u.m. (£34½)         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    309     --; 1941 Centenary set (6), and 1949 UPU set (4) l.m.m./m.m. (cat.£70. and £65. for u.m.)         20.
    310     --; 1966 Churchill $1.30 u.m. with the “deformed U” variety, s.t.c.£17.  ..              5.
    311     --; 1989 Year of the Snake booklet in uncut sheet of 5 booklets, cat.£35.               ..                      8.

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    312     Hungary; 1900-44 mounted mint colln. on printed pages. Fairly complete from about 1923,
               and includes numerous sets and part sets, 1925 Sports set (8), 1934 Liszt m.s., 1938 (May)
               Eucharistic m.s., St. Stephen m.s., some Occupation issues, etc. (c.1,000, 5 m.s.) 75.
    313     --; 1877-1961 used collection on pages (c.1,100)            ..                   ..               ..                    14.
    314     India; 1854-1913 used seln. inc. 1854-55 1a (3), 2a f.u., 1865 4a g.u., KE7 10r v.f.u.,
               1911-22 10r, 15r g.u., etc. S.t.c.£245. (excluding a cut-to-shape 1854 4a). (13)    ..                    24.
    315     Indonesia; 1996-97 dupl. seln. of u.m miniature sheets – between 4 and 9 each of five
               different. Cat.£98. (34)                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    316     Iraq; Revenues; approx. 1930 seln. of fragments of foreign bills with a variety of the 1923
               Revenue overprint issue on reverse. Some UK Foreign Bill stamps also. (c.78 stamps).                 15.
    317     Ireland; 1922-91 m. & u. mix on pages, stockcards, in small approval book, etc. (100s)               6.
    318     Italian Area; seln. of AMG/VG opts. (24, to 100 lire), Fiume Rijeka 1945 opts. (7), etc.
               m.m.; also (non-Italian) one Cameroun 1915 5c fair m.m.  ..                   ..            10.
    319     Italy; 1863-1954 mainly used seln. in slim stockbook, with many better commems. Light
               dupl. in places. S.t.c.£520. (347)  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            26.
    320     --; sparse mint collection in Davo standard album – better range about 1968-80 (c.250) þ           20.
    321     --; 1961-78 (mainly) u.m. largely in u.m. pairs in two slim stockbooks (c.670)         ..                    32.
    322     --; 1961-78 (mainly) u.m. range in slim stockbook (c.370) ..                  ..            20.
    323     --; 1863-1950 mainly used in small stockbook, light dupl. (385) þ        ..               ..                      7.
    324     Japan; 1947 Railway m.s. unused, and various other selected mint stamps/m.m.  12.
    325     Lebanon; 1930-66 small mainly used colln. (c.190) þ     ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    326     Luxembourg; 1865-1974 (approx.) small mainly used colln. inc. many earlier. (194, 2 m.s.)          6.
    327     Malaya; 1900-71 m. & u. seln. with FMS tigers and a range of States, s.t.c.£540. (289)             40.
    328     --; stockbook with c.700 different, majority used. þ         ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    329     --; mainly used seln. of mostly Straits and FMS. (144)      ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    330     --; Federated Malay States; 1900-1 $1 wmk Crown CC horizontal strip of four fiscally
               used (Stamp Office/Kwala Kangsar). SG 23 (postally used cat.£120. each)            ..                    20.
    331     --; --; 1922-34 30c, 35c (both), 50c (both), $1 black & red (2), $2 green & red/yellow
               (creased), and $5 green & red/green, all g./f.u. Cat.£239. ..                   ..            50.
    332     --; Trengganu; 1921-41 unissued 2c orange, 3c blue-green, 6c grey, 8c rose, 15c ultramarine,
               good/fine mint (probably unmounted, but with slight shine to gum in places). Cat.£990.              £120.
    333     --; Fiscals; FMS 1904 $100 good fiscally used (Barefoot 8, cat.£100.), and Perak 1936 $100
               fine fiscally used (14, £75.)           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    334     Malta; 1946 Victory set (2) perforated horseshoe SPECIMEN, unmounted, lightly toned,
               short perf on 1d. SG 232-3s, cat.£60.             ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    335     Morocco Agencies; QV-KG5 mint seln. with just slight dupl., covering all currencies
               l.m.m./m.m., majority fine. S.t.c.£290+ (57)     ..               ..                   ..               ..                    42.
    336     --; 1898-1952 m. & u. mix on pages and stockcard, light dupl., some toning. (147) 6.
    337     Nauru; 1924 registered cover to England franked Ship 10/- with Nauru c.d.s., slightly
               indistinct Pleasant Island reg. cachet. Stamp SG 39A, cat.£180. (“x6” on cover). £160.
    338     Netherlands; approx. 1970-90 duplicated used in two broken stockbooks, dupl. light to
               heavy. Includes some charity issues. (Several 1,000s) þ   ..                   ..            16.
    339     Netherlands New Guinea; 1950-62 small m.m. seln. mainly fine but a few without gum or
               with other faults. Cat.c.£120.+ (23)                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    340     New Guinea; 1932 u.m. complete sheet of thirty of 2/-, fine and fresh. SG 186 (cat.£4 each
               for m.m. = £120)       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    32.
    341     --; 1935 Air £2 attractive f.u., well centred, but with a couple of small blemishes. SG 204,
               cat.£130.                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    342     New Zealand; 1900-50 m.m./used collections in two albums plus a few modern u.m. etc.
               Needs inspection (some useful material, but condition mixed). þ            ..               ..                    65.
    343     --; 1906 Christchurch 6d fine m.m. (centred high, touch of toning at top). SG 373 cat.£170.         26.
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    344     New Zealand; 1914 cover within NZ franked pair of 1913 Auckland Exhibition ½d (SG
               412, cat.£48. each, “x 2” on cover), Wellington machine cancel.            ..               ..                    40.
    345     --; 1934 interesting airmail cover to Nyasaland franked 1931 Smiling Boy 1d, 1931-34 Air
               7d, and 1933 Health 1d – five different c.d.s.s – Neahauranga (?), Wellington, Pietersburg,
               Blantyre, T.P.O. Nyasaland. Some toning and other faults. ..                   ..            90.
    346     --; 1882-1982 largely used mix, plus a few decimal u.m. Mainly dupl. defins, and a few
               healths officials, etc. (100s)           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      7.
    347     Niger Coast Protectorate; 1892-98 mainly m.m. seln. inc. Oil Rivers. Mainly m.m. (two
               used) inc. 1892 set (6), and 1893 ½d on 2½d (SG 21) f.u. Total s.t.c.£400. (18)                         80.
    348     --; 1894 set (6) u.m./l.m.m., SG 45-50 cat.£55.               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    349     --; 1897-98 wmk. Crown CA 6d, 2/6, 10/- overprinted SPECIMEN unmounted, the 10/-
               centred to left (and its perfs less even). SG 71s, 73-4s, cat.£250.           ..               ..                    60.
    350     --; 1897-98 wmk. Crown CA 5d, 1/-, 2/6, 10/- (centred to left) v.f.u., SG 70, 72, 73, 74, cat.
               £334.     ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    351     Norfolk Island; 1947-73 seln. of sets comprising Ball Bay defins, 1962 Fish, 1966 Surch-
               arges, 1970 Birds, 1973 Architecture, mainly u.m. Also Architecture set c.t.o. Cat.£126. (75)      20.
    352     --; 1953-61 l.m.m. seln. (cat.c.£105. for u.m.) (23)          ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    353     North Borneo; 1897-1902 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 6c, 8c, 12c, 18c, fair to fine m.m., and 24c m.m.
               with fault. Cat.£344.  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            30.
    354     Northern Nigeria; 1900-12 mainly m.m. seln. on two pages inc. 1900 10/- m.m., 1902 10/-
               used, 1911 10/- m.m. S.t.c.£1,100. (44)         ..               ..                   ..               ..                £180.
    355     --; 1900 QV 5d, 6d, 1/-, 2/6 overprinted SPECIMEN mounted, large part gum, cat.c.£80+             20.
    356     --; 1912 £1 overprinted SPECIMEN, mounted, SG 52s.      ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    357     --; 1912 2/6 f.u., 5/- g.u., 10/- f.u. (minor perf faults at upper right), and
               £1 f.u. SG 49-52 cat.£278.          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    358     Norway; 1941-44 seln. of FDCs, generally in poor condition, but providing 1941 University
               f.u. (cat.£32.), three f.u. sets of 1944 Mariners (£10½ per set). (7)        ..               ..                    12.
    359     --; stockbook with mainly modern used mix (c.600) þ     ..                   ..               ..                      8.
      ***     --; see also UK (Scottish covers, St. Kilda 1960).
    360     Poland; mainly used mix in stockbook (c.770) þ             ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    361     Portugal; 1949 Costumes m.s. mint – some adhesion marks on gum. SG MS1009a (cat.
               £250. for u.m.)          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    362     --; 1984-88 small u.m. seln. inc. nine different Castles series booklet panes. S.t.c.£41. (42)            8.
    363     Romania; 1906-93 m. & u. colln. on leaves. Large proportion mint and inc. many sets
               (c.570)   ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    364     Samoa; 1920 local cover franked full set of Victory opts., some tone spots. Stamps cat.£48.        20.
    365     Slesvig; 1920 2½pf (450+), 7½pf (225+) nearly all as singles stuck onto sheets and can-
               celled (mainly with Wester-Satrup c.d.s.).        ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    366     Solomon Islands; 1965 defin set (15) u.m. (but 2/- tone spot, 5/- l.m.m.). Cat.£45. 8.
    367     --; 1968-95 seln. of FDCs and commercial covers (mailings from philatelic bureau) in two
               albums, mainly fine. (50) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    368     --; 1975 defin. set (16) u.m., and another f.u., cat.£45.     ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    369     --; Postage Dues; 1940 set (8) – values to 6d u.m., top two values f.u. Cat.c.£116.                    22.
    370     Somaliland; 1903 KE7 1a l.m.m./m.m. pair, gum toned. First stamp with only faint dot in
               place of “I” in “SOMALILAND” (SG 26d, cat.£45.), 2^nd with weak “I”.    ..            10.
    371     Southern Nigeria; 1901-12 mainly m.m. seln. on two pages inc. 1907-11 set to 10/-. Total
               s.t.c.£540. (45)         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
    372     Spain; 1955-69 seln. of u.m. sets inc. several Stamp Day Paintings issues, the four 1961
               Velazquez m.s. (one with corner crease), etc. S.t.c.£160. (170, 4 m.s.)  ..            20.
    373     --; sparse mint collection in Davo standard album – better range about 1967-80 (300+) þ           20.

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    374     Spain; Cinderella; seln. of Civil War labels on pages, mainly m.m., all-different. Many are
               Asistencia Social, plus various others also. (100)             ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    375     Spain and Colonies; 1951-84 colln. of m. & u. stamps, plus FDCs and other covers, all on
               sport theme (Olympics, football, cycling, etc.) (c.400, 6 m.s., 61 covers/cards)       ..                    30.
    376     Sweden; 1855-58 3 Sk.Bco. green used. A presentable example, though the certificate
               (Brandon, 2004) states “is repaired and has recut perforations”. SG 1a cat.£2,250. [VIEW IMAGE]                  80.
    377     --; 1855-58 4 Sk.Bco. – one f.u. (one short perf, centred to right), and one poorer u. SG 2,
               cat.£38. each.            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    378     --; 1855-58 8 Sk.Bco. fine used, centred to upper right. Brandon certificate (2004). SG 4
               cat.£350.                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
    379     --; 1855-58 24 Sk.Bco. used. A bit faded, centred to left, decent cancel, and with a small
               scrape on surface at right. Brandon certificate (2004) states “… is genuine … … surface
               faults at right, faded, and recut perforations.” SG 5 cat.£1,500. [VIEW IMAGE]         ..               ..                £120.
    380     --; 1856-62 Local 1sk/3ø black good used, centred to lower left, SG L6, cat.£275. 30.
    381     --; 1856-62 Local 3ø bistre fair used, SG L7 cat.£325.    ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    382     --; 1957-81 colln. of FDCs and special cancels on covers (c.140) þ     ..               ..                    24.
    383     Switzerland; 1862-1987 mint range on stockleaves with a number of mint sets, a few mini-
               ature sheets (inc. 1943 MS430b u.m., cat.£50.), mainly 1940s-70s. (c.900, 12 m.s.) þ               45.
    384     --; small mainly u.m. seln. around early 1940s inc. a few Officiel opts. S.t.c.£40+ (45)                 10.
    385     --; 1974-88 dupl. seln. of u.m. mainly in sets and blocks (c.280)            ..               ..                    10.
    386     Trinidad and Tobago; 1919 registered cover to Switzerland franked 1913-23 £1 (fine)
               cancelled Port of Spain c.d.s. Cover also has Registration/GPO Trinidad c.d.s., Trinidad reg.
               label (pasted on), and Moudon arrival backstamp. (Stamp SG 156 cat.£170, no SG rating
               on cover).                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
    387     Turkey; 1971-89 used colln. on printed pages, fairly complete. (c.575, 15 m.s.)                          20.
    388     Tuvalu; box file with range of u.m. sets/blocks/m.s./sheetlets. Also some Kiribati. (100s) þ         24.
    389     Uganda; 1898-1902 set (7) heavy m.m. (1a slight thin at side, 5r corner crease) and 1902
               opts. (2) m.m. Cat.£124.              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    390     Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; large stockbook with a mainly used (largely c.t.o.)
               colln. of about 2,200 different stamps (inc. a few Russia). þ                  ..               ..                    20.
    391     United Nations; 1953-79 dupl. seln. of FDCs and postal stationery (mint/FDI). Mainly NY
               with some 1970s Geneva also. Mixed illus. and plain. (c.400) þ            ..               ..                    10.
    392     --; Vienna; 1979-92 box of new issues, apparently as received from German new issue
               service, comprising u.m. and c.t.o. stamps and p.stat., FDCs. (c.210, 16 m.s., 125 covers/
               cards) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    393     United States of America; 1934-89 mainly used collection in two Lighthouse hingeless
               albums. Bulk is the cheaper stuff, but inc. some of the se-tenant issues etc. (100s) þ 35.
    394     --; 1857-1953 used lot in stockbook, generally quite standard but with a few better values
               e.g. 1862-66 15c g.u., 1869 10c g.u., 1901 Buffalo set poor to fine, etc. (c.800) þ 30.
    395     --; 1976 set of four Bicentennial Paintings miniature sheets u.m., cat.£22.                ..                      6.
    396     --; 1982-87 seln. of u.m. year sets (1982/83/84 defins, 1984/86/87 commems)      ..                      8.
    397     --; Precancels; album with c.1,000 arranged by town. þ ..                   ..            15.
    398     --; Covers; carton of FDCs, commercial covers, some postal stationery, etc. Much is cheap,
               but some here and there a little better. (100s) þ                ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    399     --; --; 1849-2000 (approx.) seln. of covers, postcards, and p.stat., strength roughly 1925-75,
               and roughly 70% commercial, 30% FDC/philatelic. (c.450) þ               ..               ..                    12.
    400     --; --; approx. late-1980s wholesale quantities of four different unused Post Office prepaid
               postcards advertising their services. (c.1,000 each of three, c.500 of fourth). þ                            10.
    401     --; USA Mixed Lots; 1870-2000 duplicated used in stockbook (c.2,000) þ        ..                    10.
    402     --; --; mainly used on leaves and in packets (100s)            ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    403     --; --; box with thousands of loose used off-paper. þ       ..                   ..               ..                      6.
      ***     Zanzibar; see French Colonies (Madagascar).

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    404     1840 Penny Black plate 2 pair AK-AL fine used on part cover (missing part at right, but
               complete to the size of the front) Glasgow to Edinburgh (October 1840). Four large
               margins around both stamps. Heavy vertical filing crease on right stamp, reasonable red
               MCs. Stamps partly detached from cover, but not damaged thereby. [VIEW IMAGE] ..        £150.
    405     1840 Penny Black AI g.u. on cover Kilmarnock to Edinburgh (Nov. 1840). Stamp is four-
               margin, red MC very smudged. Cover with filing crease etc.                   ..               ..                    45.
    406     1840 Penny Black EF plate 8 f.u. on neat cover Longtown to Edinburgh (Feb. 1841). Stamp
               is 4-margin (close to wide), small rub. Boxed Longtown datestamp front and back. 40.
    407     1840 Penny Black NE plate 2 f.u. on cover Greenock to Edinburgh (Dec. 1840). Stamp four-
               margin (very close on two sides). Filing creases inc. one through stamp.  ..            40.
    408     1840 Penny Black RJ g.u. on cover Selkirk to Edinburgh (Jan. 1841). Stamp 2+ margins,
               faint unclear red MC, filing crease through stamp.              ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    409     1840 Twopence Blue two singles (CH, CB) used on cover Perth to Edinburgh (July 1840).
               Both stamps are neat four-margin, and each has a good strike of MC in bright red, just
               tying each to the cover. Couple of folds on cover, but clean. [VIEW IMAGE]             ..               ..                £240.
    410     1840 Twopence Blue strip of four IC-IF fine used on large cover Kirkcudbright to
               Edinburgh (November 1841). The first stamp is 4-margin, the others 2 to 3-margin (and
               none of these seriously cut into). Brown ink stain between 2^nd and 3^rd stamps, each stamp
               with black MC. The cover with filing creases and some marks etc. [VIEW IMAGE]    ..        £200.
    411     1840 Twopence Blue strip of six KA-KF used on large cover Paisley to Edinburgh (Dec-
               ember 1841). Two stamps are 4-margin, others about 2-3. Medium to heavy MC cancels,
               often smudged, and light horizontal filing crease through stamps. Cover with filing creases
               etc. [VIEW IMAGE]   ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £180.
    412     1840 penny black SL fine used with black MC cancel. Four margins – average at top, the
               others wide.               ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      ***     1840 Mulready; see UK Covers and Postal History.
    413     1873-80 4d vermilion plate 15 good sound used, cat.£325.                   ..               ..                    28.
    414     1902-13 KE7 dupl. used seln. of values to 9d (2), 1/- (5). Total s.t.c.£5,600.         ..                    40.
    415     1911-26 dupl. used lot of defin values to 1/- on stockleaves, s.t.c.£1,500±  (c.400) 24.
    416     1913-19 Seahorses (16 pairs) and 5/- (32 singles) all on small pieces cut from forms
               (pasted onto sheets) and mainly with the violet cancel of the Registry of Business Names,
               Dublin (all dated 1917-18). Generally quite attractive though fiscally used, and some with
               faults.     ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    417     1913-19 Seahorses 2/6 (15), and 5/- (9) generally about average used. Cat.£1,965. 40.
    418     1929 PUC set (4) u.m. (cat.£24., perf. fault on 1d), 1937-47 defin set (15) u.m. (cat.£40.,
               the 2d, 3d poorer), and 1953 Coron. set (4) u.m. (£16.)   ..                   ..               ..                    18.
    419     1948 S.Wedding £1 u.m. (cat.£40., tiny spots on gum), and 1951 h.vals. set (4) u.m. (£95.)         40.
    420     1952-54 wmk. Tudor Crown Wildings set (17) u.m., cat.£100.             ..               ..                    30.
    421     1952-54 Tudor set (17, but missing 1d, 3d, and the 7d poorer), and 1955-58 Edward set (18),
               all l.m.m./m.m. (cat.£100., £160. for u.m.)       ..               ..                   ..               ..                    28.
    422     1955-58 wmk. Edward Crown Wildings set (18, plus 6d shade) u.m., cat.£164.                          45.
    423     1958-65 wmk. Multiple Crowns 2d u.m. with inverted watermark, perfs trimmed at foot.
               SG 573Wi cat.£130.                    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.

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    424     1958-65 wmk. Multiple Crowns 3d u.m. marginal block of 12 (centred low) with the exper-
               imental “T” wmk. showing in margin.                ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    425     1958-61 Graphite set (8) u.m. – the 1½d is upright wmk. SG 587-594 cat.c.£120. 40.
    426     1958-61 Graphite inverted watermark set (5) u.m. (trimmed perfs at foot of 2½d), cat.£119.        30.
    427     1959 Phosphor-Graphite set (8) in u.m. fourblocks, cat.£340.               ..               ..                £100.
    428     1959 Phosphor-Graphite set (8) u.m., cat.£85.                 ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    429     1959 Phosphor-Graphite 1½d and 2d in marginal strips of four, and 2½d, 3d in marginal
               fourblocks, all u.m., cat.£153.       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    430     1960-67 Wilding 2½d type II, 2-bands, with inverted watermark u.m., couple of partly short
               perfs at left. SG 614Wi cat.£170. ..                 ..               ..                   ..            20.
    431     1962-64 seln. of 7 different phosphor commem sets u.m. – NPY, FfH, Lifeboat, Red Cross,
               Cable, Geographical, Botanical. Cat.£259.      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    432     1962 NPY, 1963 Lifeboat, phosphor sets u.m., cat.£30., £48.              ..               ..                    26.
    433     1963 FfH (small spot on 1/3), and Red Cross (1/6 centred high) phosphor sets u.m., cat.£95.       20.
    434     1971 Ulster Paintings 7½p g.u. with variety one broad phosphor band.  ..              4.
    435     1993 Orchids 33p u.m. fourblock, one with the missing date variety.      ..              5.
    436     Postage Dues; 1954-55 wmk. Tudor Crown set missing 3d, plus 1955-57 Edward Crown 3d,
               u.m., SG D40-41, D43-45, D50, cat.c.£200.  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    437     --; 1955-57 wmk. Edward Crown set (10) m.m., SG D46-55 (cat.£425. for u.m.) 40.
    438     --; 1959-63 wmk. Multiple Crowns set (13) u.m., SG D56-68 cat.£68.                 ..                    24.
    439     U.K. Booklets; 1977 Scottish experimental machine packets – box with accum. of about 70,
               a mixture of 30p and 60p, with both types of each. þ       ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    440     --; 1978 three privately produced booklets (Everest Anniv., Coron. Anniv., Anniv. of official
               stamp perforations) each with octagonal Machin-style stamps.                ..               ..                      6.
    441     --; 1989 Greetings bkt. cat.£50.; also 1990 Greetings (no cellophane, couple creases, cat.£30.)   15.
    442     U.K. Presentation Packs; jumbled accumulation of approx.200 late-1960s/early-70s (a few
               later) commem/defin/country packs – duplication of anything up to 10 or so of each. Approx.
               ⅓ pre-decimal. þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
    443     --; 1964 Shakespeare, 4 of in good condition. Cat.£68.    ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    444     --; 1965 Battle of Britain and 1966 Abbey (2), cat.£110.                       ..               ..                    50.
    445     --; 1967 Year Pack x 12 (1 with cellophane damage), cat.£33.              ..               ..                      6.
    446     --; dupl. lot of souvenir packs comprising 1972 Wedding (2), 1972 Belgica (2), 1974 Chur-
               chill (5), 1975 Railways (6), 1977 Jubilee (15), 1978 Coron. (6), 1981 Wedding (1). þ              14.
    447     --; dupl. lot of year packs comprising 1974 (8), 1975 (12), 1976 (2), 1977 (2), 1978 (4), and
               1980 (2). Cat.£316. (Face value £71.36) þ    ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    448     --; 1967-69 Machins low values (2) and high values (2), cat.£46.          ..               ..                    10.
    449     --; 1970 Postage Dues pack (no.36) (2), and 1977 dues (no.93). Cat.£50.            ..                    10.
    450     --; 1977 Wildlife – private pack by Scottish Wildlife Trust. ..                  ..              4.
    451     --; 1978 Coron. Anniv. and 1979 Year of the Child – private Aberdeen packs.      ..                      7.
    452     --; 2003 Prince William p.pack.    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    453     U.K. First Day Covers; 1952-90 colln. of commem/defin/country FDCs in five volumes.
               Includes 1954 Wildings on plain cover and a few other early items. Generally handwritten,
               and later covers with Bureau cancels. Also a few souvenir covers. (c.450) þ          ..                £100.
    454     --; 1953-71 colln. in album, the main value in a few earlier – inc. 1957 Scouts, 1960 GLO,
               Europa, 1961 POSB, CEPT, Parliamentary, 1962 NPY, Paris, Nature, Lifeboat, Red Cross,
               Cable (these all illus., generally fine, mixed written/typed/unaddressed). (60) þ    70.
    455     --; 1980-2004 (a few earlier) accum. in box. Approx. 60% handwritten, 40% (generally the
               later years) typed Bureau covers. (c.200 to 250) þ          ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    456     --; 1972-91 colln. in four albums. Mix of Bureau covers, plus written or labelled. (c.155) þ         28.
    457     Autographed Covers; 1965 Battle of Britain 4d (one only), 9d, 1/3 on illus. FDC with
               Biggin Hill c.d.s. x 2, signed “Douglas Bader”. Fine, unaddressed.          ..               ..                    40.
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    458     Autographed Covers; 1975 Edinburgh Festival souvenir cover signed André Previn.                     5.
    459     --; 1975 Edinburgh Festival souvenir cover signed Ludovik Kennedy     ..              4.
    460     --; 1976 Highland Gathering souvenir cover signed Joe Bugner.             ..               ..                      4.
    461     --; 1980 National Trust souvenir cover for 50^th anniversary of evacuation of St. Kilda, signed
               Lachie MacDonald and Neil Gillies.                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    462     --; 1984 souvenir cover for 100^th Scotland v England rugby match, signed by Adam Robson
               (SRU President) and Jim Aitken (captain).       ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    463     --; 1991 Mountbatten souvenir cover (Bradbury) signed by Harry Secombe.          ..                      5.
    464     P.H.Q. Cards; 1974 Fire Service v.fine mint (not quite perfect). Cat.£130.            ..                    20.
    465     --; 1974 Fire Service used first day (good/fine handwritten), 1975 Sailing used first day
               (poorer, handwritten). Cat.£150., £30.            ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    466     --; 1975 Railways set fine mint, cat.£70.          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    467     --; 1979-88 three albums of cards used first day (c.300) þ                   ..               ..                    15.
    468     --; mid to late-80s m. & u. (handwritten) collection in two volumes (c.300) þ         ..                    12.
    469     U.K. Covers and Postal History; carton with a fair mix of QV to (largely) modern covers,
               postcards, postal stationery, etc., inc. Channel Is. & I.o.M. Includes some censors, RAF and
               Army commem covers, BFPOs in Germany, etc. (100s) þ ..                  ..            50.
    470     --; 1805-59 seln. of covers in album with a variety of mainly English markings (40) þ                   24.
    471     --; 1840 Mulready 1d envelope (front and one flap only, unused), 2d (front only), and 1d
               lettersheet used, all with some faults. Also a modern repro. ..                   ..            20.
      ***     1840 Penny Blacks and Twopence Blues on cover – see in main stamp listing.
    472     --; 1841-82 bundle of covers and pieces, mainly with 1d reds – imperfs (11, plus strip of six),
               stars (13), plate (8), plus 2d blue imperfs (3, 1 pair), and a couple of others. Generally good/
               fine, a few better pmks., nearly all Scottish.      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    473     --; small seln. of mainly middle/modern postcards of Scottish (20) and English (50+) hotels,
               plus some mainly modern covers from Scottish (24) and English (6) hotels. Also a few
               French items. þ        ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
      ***     --; see also Collections and Mixed Lots (David Jefferies “Theme” Collections)
    474     Scottish Covers and Postal History; 1832 local Edinburgh entire with fine horseshoe
               PENNY POST/PAID mark in black (ED534), red manuscript “1”, etc.        ..               ..                    10.
    475     --; 1848 cover with 1d red cancelled “251”, addressed “To Mis Betty Pryde/Care of Mr.
               John Berrey/Ferrey Porton Craigs/Midle of the Town/Fife” (sic.). Blue backstamps of
               Montrose, Dundee, and Ferryport on Craig (later renamed Tayport). Faults.           ..                      8.
    476     --; 1850 generally similar cover (heavier creases).             ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    477     --; 1861 cover with 1d red (corner off) cancelled “41”, with very fine strike on front of
               boxed MISSENT/to/PAISLEY (RE210). Backstamps of Biggar, Falkirk, Paisley, and Selkirk.           24.
    478     --; 1866 interesting pair of covers with penny reds cancelled Edinburgh 5 May and 8 May
               (last day of old Waterloo Street GPO, first day of Waterloo Place GPO). Also a copy of the
               1858 Bill giving powers to purchase properties to allow for building the new GPO. 20.
    479     --; 1871-83 seln. of ½d plates (4), 1d red plates (1), and 1880 ½d green, mainly on piece and
               all with Glasgow oval NPB cancels; also ½d green on complete wrapper with same cancel,
               and ½d plates (5) each on piece with neat Glasgow c.d.s. Mainly fine.    ..            20.
    480     --; 1906 postcard (of the ship) with ½d stamp cancelled Gourock, with fine complete strike
               (though inverted) of violet cachet CALEDONIAN STEAM PACKET CO/LIMITED/P.S/Duchess of/
                Montrose.                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                        .. 15.
    481     --; fine collection in album of WW1 Naval Dumb Cancels, apparently all with Scottish
               connections. Many are from identified locations, most have the bars in circle cancel but also
               a number of dumb machine marks, and others. Various censors of mixed types inc. scarce
               and unusual small circle PASSED BY/R.M.G.C./CENSOR (Royal Marine Garrison, Cromarty).
               Also a few Fleet Post Office items, etc. (30 postcards, 7 covers, a few pieces) þ         £100.
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    482     Scottish Covers and Postal History; 1917 cover to Edinburgh (a little grubby), probably
               redirected, with Kirkwall 1844-type cancel (with numeral obliterated), large violet PASSED
                BY CENSOR, handstruck “2”, 2d p.due stamp, etc. Pencil note on reverse “Insult to Injury/
               HMS Arab”.             ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    483     --; 1918-19 four postcards from returning PoWs – two have circular dumb pmks., other two
               with Official paid marks and “Scottish Command” cachet. Also 1919 card from hospital
               ship at Finland, with dumb cancel.                    ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    484     --; a folder of original artwork, sketches, and photocopies of various special handstamps,
               slogan postmarks, etc., plus finished covers, for a variety of pmks. approx.1968-93, nearly
               all the work of George Kay. (Dozens of items) þ             ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    485     --; impression in red sealing wax (on small card) of GALLOWAY S.C./(crown) seal (Galloway
               Sorting Carriage bag seal ?). A little broken at foot. [VIEW IMAGE]     ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    486     --; seln. of sample strikes of West Linton postal markings (1962).          ..               ..                      4.
      ***     --; see also Exhibitions earlier in auction
    487     --; Military; interesting colln. in album with 2 Boer War items, WW2 HM Ships, FPOs in
               Scotland, modern souvenir covers, etc. (64 items) þ        ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    488     --; St. Kilda; 1959 cover (a little marked) with 2d stamp cancelled St. Kilda c.d.s., puffin
               cachet to left, addressed to R.A.G.W. Range, Benbecula. ..                   ..              5.
    489     --; --; 1960 cover to Edinburgh, 6d stamp cancelled St. Kilda c.d.s., puffin cachet at left.                3.
    490     --; --; 1960 cover from Norway (2 stamps cancelled OSLO-BREVIK c.d.s. (t.p.o.), addressed to
               St. Kilda with oval violet BENBECULA-ST. KILDA/13 OCT 1960/AIR MAIL cachet. Couple of
               small faults.                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    491     --; --; 1961 cover to Edinburgh, 3d stamp cancelled Oban wavy lines, puffin cachet at left,
               and red circular POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS/M/S„METEOR”/PAQUEBOT cachet.         ..                      8.
    492     --; --; 1961 cover addressed to Edinburgh, 2 x 1½d stamps cancelled St. Kilda c.d.s., puffin
               cachet to left. Pencil endorsement “Helicopter ?”.           ..                   ..               ..                      4.
    493     --; --; 1988 (May) 3 similar covers by “tin can mail” despatched by NTS Work Party, picked
               up on Shetland May 1991, each with three different cachets, and badly water damaged.                12.
    494     --; --; a dozen filing cards, each with sample strikes of four different cachets – the circular
               puffin cachet, boxed ST. KILDA/TIN CAN MAIL …., unframed puffin, and oval BENBECULA-
                ST. KILDA/14 SEP 1959/AIR MAIL. (Some with an extra strike of the last on the reverse also.).
               Also three postcards each with three strikes each of the 1959 Air Mail mark, and a couple of
               others.    ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    495     --; --; one each of the two cards listed in previous lot.       ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    496     --; --; selection of odds inc. Royal Artillery St. Kilda Christmas card (about 1960 ?), two
               covers cancelled Nunton, 2003 “pub” cover.   ..               ..                   ..              5.

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           United Kingdom, continued.

    509     U.K. Philatelic Covers; 1992-93 and 1997-98 collection of special handstamps (and some
               slogans) on small plain covers. (c.300) þ         ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    510     --; 1977 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Tour set of 24 different covers (typed addresses). þ                    10.
    511     UK Airletters; colln. of unused c.1970s-90s with some dupl. – Scottish, UK, and Welsh.
               (c.130) O                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    512     U.K. Postage Material; accumulation from about 1980 to 2004, generally with a presen-
               tation pack plus mint set for each commem issue, plus a few odd extras, and with a few
               gaps. Total face value c.£656. þ ▲                ..               ..                   ..               ..                £480.
    513     --; jumbled accumulation of Machins in stockalbum – highly duplicated (especially in lower
               values) with blocks/part sheets etc. A few higher values also. Also 1972 S.Wedding sheets
               (folded), and a few late 80s/early 90s commem sets and packs and about 20 mainly bar-
               code booklets. Difficult to assess face value but estimated in the region of c.£300. þ ▲           £220.
    514     --; large accumulation of the 1975 Sailing issue comprising; complete folded sheets (gutters
               ok) of 7p (2), 8p (2), 10p (2), 12p (4), 70 p.packs, and another 42 sets in part sheets. Face
               value £139.44. þ ▲ ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..        £100.
    515     --; 1984-89 p.packs (16), prestige booklets (3), souvenir packs (4), m.s. (1). Face £43± þ▲    30.
    516     --; seln. of odds/sets/packs about 1971-86, face value approx.£24.       ..               ..                    18.
    517     Cinderella; 1972 imperf block of 12 labels showing Elgin Cathedral (signed by printer);
              also imperf block of 28 of a suggested stamp design for National Exhibition of Cage Birds
              1973.     ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    518     --; Isle of Man; folder of documents or cuttings from documents bearing a selection of the
               1951 KG6 revenue stamps with Rolls Office cancels. 28 items, bearing in total the following;
               6d (9), 1/- (8), 2/- (11), 2/6 (11), 5/- (10), 10/- (15), £1 (31). Barefoot cat.£3,925. Majority
               fine but some with faults.               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    519     Locals; approx. 200 each of 11 different c.t.o. sheets (each of eight), for Staffa, Eynhallow,
               Bernera, and Gairsay. (= c.17,600 labels) þ                    ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    520     --; Canna; folder with five 1958 covers each with a Canna stamp attached and cancelled.
               Also various other information.                         ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    521     --; Herm; m.m./used seln. on a few pages inc. a few fourblocks. (112, 2 covers) 15.
    522     Guernsey; 1941-91 three volumes with fair spread of u.m. (some early m.m.) and used, inc.
               some FDCs. Also some Alderney. þ              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    55.

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

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BID FORM - Sale Date 16 May 2005

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

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

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

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