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            Collections and Mixed Lots.    

        1     Voluminous collection in four cartons comprising a general world colln. on pages (many
               Hagner-style) in 17 binders, plus 5 volumes of UK, 1 of railways, 4 stockbooks, 2 boxes of
               UK PHQs, and many 1,000s of duplicates. þ ..               ..                   ..        £200.
        2     An old Excelsior album (a bit worn – through use rather than neglect) with a general world
               collection up to about the 1950s, many countries overflowing onto other pages. Many
               pickings to be had; the UK inc. 1887 9d m.m., 1948 S.W. £1 m.m. (spot), 1951 5/- pair (1
               u.m., 1 m.m.), many German 3^rd Reich, etc. (1,000s) þ    ..                   ..               ..                £120.
        3     Over a dozen stockbooks of mixed world stamps (many Commonwealth inc. scattering of
               mint), plus others loose etc. (1,000s) þ           ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        4     Massive accumulation in three boxes – US-sourced with much USA as well as mixed world,
               various periods, in tins, plastic tubs, etc., etc. (10,000s) Ä ..                   ..        £100.
        5     Seventeen stockbooks of mixed world – some quite sparse – plus a further five of
               Germany. þ              ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    90.
        6     Heavy carton of world on pages, several stockbooks, album, etc. Much UK, Europe, many
               mint included. (1,000s) þ             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
        7     General old world collection in Strand album with little after about 1930s/40s. A little
               picked in places, but still a decent general range. (Roughly 4,000) þ      ..            80.
        8     Hundreds of stockcards of world stamps (very mixed with areas of interest e.g. many
               Canada cinderellas, Portuguese Colonies, many other foreign), plus others in folders, etc.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
        9     Heavy carton containing 17 stockbooks/stockalbums. Includes Germany (many), UK, Egypt,
               as well as mixed world. (1,000s) þ                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
      10     Bulky world colln. in thirteen large ring binders, inc. some covers also. (1,000s) Ä 80.
      11     Large carton with mixed accumulation. Some world and UK kiloware, flat box of dupl.
               world miniature sheets, tin of perfins, some covers, albums of Australia and Channel
               Islands, etc. (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      12     Carton with remainder collections of several countries (each on pages, sometimes in binder)
               - East Germany, Mauritius, Malayan Federation, Nigeria, Vatican, plus Commonwealth,
               a few UK, and some others. (1,000s) þ          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      13     An old Gibbons Century album containing mainly 19^th Century stamps of the world.
               Typical mixed condition (inc. many fine) and with scattering of medium values. (c.850) þ              75.
      14     Three shoeboxes of packets and stockcards, many others in tubs and packets, a bundle of
               covers, etc. (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      15     A packed box with thousands of world stamps on album leaves, in packets, in stockbooks,
               etc. Much Germany, other Europe (inc. a bundle of fairly tatty c.1960s documents with
               Belgian railway stamps), and Commonwealth. þ               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      16     General world collection in two folders, mainly up to about 1950s, with some 1960s/70s
               added. Main range is quite standard, but inc. Falklands Dependencies 1944 opts. set (32)
               used on six covers, other useful Falklands and Dep., some mint UK 1971-80 (for postage
               value). Also a few loose. (100s) þ                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      17     Lot in carton – loose stamps on/off-paper, pages, UK FDCs, other covers, etc. Largest
               numbers of UK, but wide range of others. (1,000s) þ      ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      18     Mixed carton of stamps and covers. Much foreign France, Germany, USSR, and many
               others). (1,000s) þ   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      19     Box of varied odds and remainders amongst which are odd interesting bits. (1,000s) þ                 60.
      20     Box with some mainly Commonwealth on pages, pages of UK inc. a cheap penny black, an
               album of UK mainly 1986-91 FDCs/p.packs, mint sets, and other world loose. (100s) þ             50.
      21     General Commonwealth collection in two albums up to about 1960s/70s. Appears to be
               selected countries only inc. Burma, Canada, India, Malaya, Pakistan. (Many 100s) Also a
               foreign (mainly European) collection in Movaleaf album (100s) þ         ..               ..                    50.
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      22     Pages, stockleaves, packets, etc. of world in carton – fair amount Overseas inc. Cuba, Latin
               America, Libya sheets, and other unusual. (1,000s) þ       ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      23     Two boxes of world kiloware (no UK) – c.5kg gross, good mix of countries. þ                           50.
      24     Big box of world kiloware (little or no UK) – approx. 8.5kg net, slightly cheaper mix than
               some. þ                    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      25     Large and heavy carton with a fair bit of bulk in the covers (several binders and loose), but
               many world stamps also. (1,000s) Ä                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      26     Carton of mixed – a stockbook of world m.s., other albums/binders, covers, loose stamps, in
               tins, etc. (1,000s) þ  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      27     Large carton with mixed world stamps and covers (many Germany), 3 KA-BE binders
               (and some pages), several German PO calendars (with stamps affixed), mixed USA, etc.
               (1,000s) Ä                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      28     Large box with a random mix of world stamps, mainly loose off-paper, some on-paper.
               Much Germany. Some a little better here and there. Unfortunately some of the containers
               are split, spilling their contents. We’ve seen better-organised puddles !  (10,000s) Ä 50.
      29     Apparently some of the remains of a retail stock in two boxes – predominantly German,
               then European, and others also. Includes many made-up packets, plus covers, loose, etc.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      30     Carton with album of UN, folder of Romania c.t.o. blocks, albums of Hungary, Africa, New
               Zealand, and Austria. (1,000s) þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..            50.
      31     Dishevelled carton with whole-world mix (much Germany) – in albums/binders, on pages,
               loose, etc. Also some covers inc. a few FDCs of San Marino, France. (1,000s) þ 45.
      32     Battered Strand album with a fair-sized general world collection which has little after about
               the 1920s (probably c.3,000). Also another smaller album. þ                ..               ..                    45.
      33     Carton with lots of bits left with us in our shop to sell for charity. Mainly cheap stuff, but
               some just a bit better here and there. Always worth a look. (1,000s) þ  ..            40.
      34     Mixed accumulation in carton with binders (home-made stockalbums), small stockbooks,
               some pages, loose stamps, a few covers, etc. Whole world range but inc. fair numbers of
               Latin America. (1,000s) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      35     Small box of stockcards, generally of selected items of at least some individual worth –
               some quite good, others of only medium value. Much Commonwealth, little UK, mixed
               other countries (100s) þ              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      36     Flat box of album pages and stockleaves of mixed countries, plus a few m.s. etc. (100s) þ           40.
      37     Three box files with 1,000s of UK and world stamps loose (sorted into packets), on album
               leaves, etc. þ            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      38     Mixed carton with a few smaller boxes/tins of loose world stamps on/off-paper, a couple of
               remainder albums, etc. (1,000s) þ                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      39     Reasonable mix in medium box, with much Europe/Overseas, and many decent pickings
               seen, as well as normal bulk. (1,000s) þ         ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      40     Some thousands of world stamps in several smaller boxes/tubs on and off-paper, plus a
               world album, etc. þ                     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      41     Accumulation/remainders/duplicates in carton. Mainly cheaper material, but with odd less
               common in places (e.g. large 1958 cover with Falkland Dependencies 1954 Ships set fair/
               fine used), some modern mint UK postage, etc. (1,000s) þ                   ..               ..                    40.
      42     Large stockbook of mixed m. & u. world stamps (c.3,300, 32 m.s.) þ  ..            35.
      43     Just over 3.5kg gross weight of world kiloware (no UK) – decent mix of countries. þ                  35.
      44     Old Lincoln album with general world remainder colln., mainly 19th Century (c.1,150); also
               a remainder colln. in Strand album to roughly 1940 (c.1,400, plus 100+ crests) þ 35.
      45     Covers and stamps of many countries (inc. much Germany, Austria) in box (1,000s) þ                 35.
      46     Mixed box of albums, loose stamps, covers, etc., etc. þ                        ..               ..                    35.

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      47     Large carton of mainly US and world covers. Ä                ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      48     Folder of Austria FDCs, four stockbooks (2 Germany, 2 World), Swiss and Austrian FDCs,
               and others. þ            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      49     General early to modern world collection in old Triumph album. (1,000s) þ           ..                    30.
      50     Mixture in small box inc. pkt. of about 60 UK penny reds, other loose UK QV surface-
               printed, more mixed UK, and general world with scattering of older. (Many 100s) þ                    30.
      51     Wide world mix on leaves, in packets, etc. (1,000s) þ     ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      52     Medium carton of mainly loose stamps – some sorted into packets. (1,000s) þ      ..                    30.
      53     Folders, stockbooks, loose stamps in packets, sheets of mint Germany, etc. (1,000s) þ               30.
      54     Tin of Belgium off-paper, tin of Australia on & off-paper, shoebox of UK off-paper, plus
               five mixed albums etc. (100s) þ   ..                 ..               ..                   ..            30.
      55     Suitcase with several stockbooks, shoebox, etc. Mainly duplicated used UK (Beatrix Potter
               PSB also), Australia, S.Africa, etc. (1,000s) þ                 ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      56     Box of kiloware – Germany (c.6kg), World (c.1kg), UK (c.1kg). Ä      ..               ..                    30.
      57     A few world albums (some stamps badly mounted), loose stamps, album of UN p.stationery/
               souvenir cards, bundle of postcards, etc. (1,000s) Ä         ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      58     Cheap mix (mainly……) in large carton with some sparse albums, world kiloware, stamps
               in packets, etc. (1,000s) Ä           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      59     World stock of 1,000s of stamps sorted into glassines, inc. high nos. of Germany. þ 30.
      60     Piles of mainly USA covers in carton – some other countries’ covers, some stamps also.
               (100s) Ä                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      61     US and UN covers, German stamps, etc. in carton. Ä       ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      62     Bundle of remainder club books and approval books, three slim stockbooks of world stamps,
               and others. (1,000s) þ                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
      63     Large broken stockbook of world (1,000s), a stockbook of cinderellas, meter marks, etc.
               (100s), several UK pre-stamp covers, and a few postcards. þ              ..               ..                    26.
      64     Envelopes in box with thousands of world sorted by country, plus a shoebox of loose inter-
               national mix. þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
      65     Mainly German mix in carton – loose stamps, dupl. quantities, packets, covers/cards, with a
               fair bit non-German included also. (1,000s) þ ..               ..                   ..            24.
      66     Album of UN Flags, otherwise mainly USA FDCs/commercial covers in carton. (100s) Ä            24.
      67     Two old Schwaneberger printed albums with mainly used remainder collections up to
               about 1945 inc. Turkey and Balkans. (c.1,200) þ            ..                   ..               ..                    22.
      68     Approx. 2.5kg of world stamps on paper, mainly foreign with some UK. þ            ..                    20.
      69     Mixed world album pages, small stockbook of Fish, little bag of Malta on paper, a few
               Wildlife. (100s) þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      70     Cheap mix in large carton. (1,000s) Ä             ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      71     Four remainder club books of mixed world stamps, remains PTSA £250+ (usually at 20%
               cat., but with damaged stamps included at same ratio, as well as some reprints/remainders
               counted as normal). (100s)           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      72     Carton of loose stamps, mainly in envelopes/packets, majority off-paper. Much Germany.
               (10,000s) Ä              ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      73     A monster accumulation in two cartons of apparently commercial covers collected in
               Germany about 1960s/70s (though hardly checked by us) but with other countries also.
               Approx. 25kg gross. Ä                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      74     A similar lot. Ä          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      75     Shoebox filled with some thousands of world stamps sorted into packets. þ           ..                    15.
      76     Gross weight 1.8kg of world kiloware in box. þ               ..                   ..               ..                    12.

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      77     British Commonwealth; mixed carton with a surprisingly high proportion of mint (some
               of this in sets), some areas with dupl. – stockleaves, pages, packets, etc. (1,000s) þ                £100.
      78     --; stockbook with perhaps a rough 50/50 mint/used split, fairly high proportion about 1940s
               to 1970s, and inc. some sets, part sets, and better values. (c.1,000) þ   ..            60.
      79     --; a club book of Commonwealth and UK (PTSA £192, inc. 1966 UNESCO m. sets, a few
               m./unu. penny reds), another with a few UK sets of gutter pairs (some traffic lights), a bundle
               of 21 1937 Coronation FDCs, and a 2004 SG Commonwealth & Empire catalogue. þ                60.
      80     --; album with a general collection up to about the early 1960s. A bit of toning throughout
               although many are ok, and inc. a reasonable 3-margin penny black, Canada 1898 2c heavy
               used with paper fold variety. (c.250 UK, c.900 others) þ ..                   ..            50.
      81     --; a few pages with l.m.m./m.m. (and three used) KG6 sets and part sets of Cayman,
               Falkland Deps., Fiji, Gold Coast, St. Kitts-Nevis, Sierra Leone, Solomons, etc. (128)                  50.
      82     --; QV to KG6 m. & u. in stockbook. (c.1,000+) þ        ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      83     --; box (small shoebox size) of stockcards of singles and sets, countries J to Z. Much 1960s-
               1980s, inc. many sets, mainly u.m., some m.m./used. (100s) þ              ..               ..                    50.
      84     --; folder of album pages, mainly m.m. KG5 to early QE of just a scattering of countries,
               and inc. quite a few decent singles or short sets. (400+) þ ..                   ..            45.
      85     --; stockbook of mint and used KG6 and QE inc. a fair number in sets or part sets.
               (c.1,800+) þ            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      86     --; small seln. comprising UK 1883-84 2/6, 5/-, 1883-84 Lilac & Green (6 values to 6d),
               1913-18 Seahorses 2/6 to 10/-, five India KG5, two F.M.S. (and 1 Switzerland). High
               catalogue but generally average used or small faults.          ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      87     --; British Levant 1885-88 12pi on 2/6 white paper g.u. (SG 3a, cat.£23.), 1902-13 KE7
               12pi on 2/6 g.u. (£35.), and Morocco Agencies 1907-13 2/6 g.u. (38, £130.).       ..                    30.
      88     --; two stockbooks, of countries N-Q and S-Z, plus a separate one of Malaya. General
               ranges, mainly used with some dupl. (100s) þ ..               ..                   ..            24.
      89     --; album with remainder m. & u. collections of Cayman Islands (160) and Fiji (c.225) þ             20.
      90     --; packet of c.650 stamps used on paper, mainly larger and inc. some high values. þ                   10.
      91     --; Africa; stockbook of Rhodesia (c.110 earlier, c.200 modern), S.Rhodesia (c.160 inc.
               1953 defin set m.m.), Rhodesia & Nyasaland (c.115), N.Rhodesia (c.75), Nyasaland (c.80),
               Zambia (c.50). A general range inc. some sets, some slightly better, mixed m. & u. þ                   50.
      92     --; Antarctic; Lighthouse hingeless album (pages up to 1996) with mainly mint collections
               of Falkland Islands Dependencies/South Georgia (188, 3 m.s.), and British Antarctic Terr-
               itory (90, 2 m.s.). Includes FID 1944-45 opt. set (32) m.m., 1954 Ships set (15) m.m. (the 5/-
               creased, £1 u.m.). þ ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
      93     --; Europe; old-style Schaubek printed album with a mint and used collection of Gibraltar
               and Malta to 1979, plus a further colln. of Malta in a Collecta printed album, and some
               more loose. (100s) þ                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      94     Americas; three albums with general collection of South and Central America and USA.
               Generally up to about 1930s only (the USA to about 1970s). Mint and used but some of the
               mint adhering. (1,000s) þ             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
      95     Europe; carton with a bulk lot on pages, in hundreds of packets, folders, etc. Bulk is of
               dupl. commoner, but good numbers of medium values throughout. (1,000s) þ        ..                    60.
      96     --; large stockbook quite well filled with Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, French Area,
               Germany (much, of varied areas and ages), and a few other countries. Interesting range
               with a decent scattering of better or less usual. (100s) þ   ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      97     --; folder of c.t.o. sheets/sheetlets of Liechtenstein (12), Yugoslavia (4), plus similar on
               covers of Monaco, Liechtenstein, Malta, etc. (c.35) þ      ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      98     --; album of miniature sheets (probably all u.m.), souvenir sheets, exhibition sheets, black
               prints, etc. (c.45) þ   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
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      99     Europe; a similar lot to the last, slightly smaller (33) þ      ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    100     --; m. & u. ranges in broken stockbook, of Austria, France, Finland, Netherlands, Switzer-
               land, Vatican, USSR, and others. (c.2,000+) þ                ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    101     Foreign; small seln. of French Colonies, Mozambique Co., Liberia, etc. (100)        ..                    15.
    102     Latin America; four small stockbooks with dupl. u. ranges, mainly post-1945. (c.1,200) þ         20.
    103     Overseas; less usual mix in carton – a tub of m. & u. in packets (some in sets, often dupl.)
               inc. many less-seen countries, plus numbers of USA and UN, etc. in packets or loose. Just
               a little Commonwealth etc. seen. (1,000s) þ    ..               ..                   ..            75.
    104     Scandinavia; Sweden yearbook 1987-88 (contents s.t.c.£36.), Images of Sweden book with
               stamps (£88), Denmark and Finland in stockbook, etc. þ ..                   ..            26.
    105     Thematic; stockbook of mixed subjects (c.1,000) þ       ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    106     --; Americana; m. & u. issues, sometimes dupl., featuring US Presidents, Space, Slavery,
               Exhibitions, Columbus, etc. (c.490, 14 m.s.) þ                 ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    107     --; Aviation; mixed seln. scattered through three stockbooks (100s) þ ..            12.
    108     --; Birds; mixed seln. in stockbook (c.300) þ ..               ..                   ..              8.
    109     --; Columbus; collection in album with 1992 USA/Portugal/Italy/Spain set of miniature
                sheets u.m., numerous other 1992 issues, Bahamas 1942 Landfall set (14) m.m., and
               some other pre-1992 issues inc. a few showing Pre-Columbian subjects, other explorers,
               etc. (c.210, 75 m.s., 27 covers/cards/others). þ               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    110     --; Fauna; mixed range thinly spread through nine stockbooks (100s) þ                 ..                    28.
    111     --; Flora; mixed range in three stockbooks (100s) þ        ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    112     --; Flowers; two folders of attractively written-up pages alphabetically by country of issue,
               very often in sets (some short/part sets seen) and with a few miniature sheets. Majority are
               u.m., plus a few m.m. or used. (c.1,000+) þ   ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    113     --; --; a similar range of material (no m.s.) in three medium stockbooks covering a very
               wide range of countries, and inc. many of the Guyana Orchids long set. (c.1,400) þ £100.
    114     --; --; further similar in two small boxes of stockcards. (c.1,300, some m.s.) Also three old
               catalogues of flowers on stamps. þ                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    115     --; --; folder of mainly u.m. miniature sheets or sheetlets of mixed flowers and similar
               subjects. Includes P.R.China 1982 Medicinal, 1985 Mei, 1988 Orchids, two of Japan 1990
               Prefecture sheet. (95) þ               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    116     --; Olympics; general colln. on pages spread though three volumes (of Summer Games) and
               two volumes (Winter). (100s) þ   ..                 ..               ..                   ..            24.
    117     --; --; stockbook with u.m. and c.t.o. sets of issues for 1968 Winter and Summer Games,
               often dupl. up to x4. (c.650, 22 m.s.) þ          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    118     --; Railways; Leaders of the World/Locomotive Philatelica u.m. collection in three binders.
               Includes a few imperfs, specimens, and missing colours. (c.1,300, 9 m.s., 15 maxi cards) þ          40.
    119     --; --; mixed range scattered through three stockbooks. (100s) þ          ..               ..                    20.
    120     --; Scouting; mint collection (u.m. from about 1965) in sets, inc. imperforate issues, a few
               better early e.g. Hungary 1925 Sports set (8) m.m. (cat.£45.), Romania 1932 Jamboree 3l,
               6l m.m. (£37.). Many stamps simply loose between pages. (c.325) þ    ..            40.
    121     --; Ships; small general mix in stockbook but inc. BAT 1993 set (15) u.m., Falklands Dep-
               endencies 1954 set (m.m., thin on £1), St. Helena 1998 defin set u.m., etc. (150+) þ                   35.
    122     --; --; mixed range in six stockbooks, sometimes sparse, of various craft. (100s) þ 30.
    123     --; Space; fairly sparse range in two stockbooks (100s) þ ..                  ..            12.
    124     --; Transport; mixed range in three stockbooks (100s) þ ..                   ..            15.
    125     --; UNESCO; c.1966-75 collection on pages apparently mainly in u.m. sets (160, 5 m.s.);
               also an u.m. colln. of United Nations (NY, Geneva) 1962-80 (c.275, 7 m.s.) þ                           30.

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    126     Covers; enormous accumulation of commercial, philatelic, first day covers, and postal
               stationery in nine cartons (medium to large). By far the largest part is U.S.A., but United
               Nations and general other world also, as well as some stamps in places. Some are in albums,
               boxes, or neat bundles, others appear to have been tipped in. Many thousands, with a gross
               weight of about 144kg.
              Don’t be put off by the bulk of minimal-value material; if the best 10% was picked out it
               would be an attractive lot ! Ä        ..                 ..               ..                   ..                    £200 to £300.
    127     --; small seln. inc. UK 1935 Jubilee set on plain FDC, Germany 1912 Schwaben card by air
               post, several Commonwealth 1937 Coronation FDCs. Some grubbiness. (19)        ..                    24.
    128     --; carton of USA and some others. (100s) Ä  ..               ..                   ..            24.
    129     --; medium box with a general world mix of mainly commercial covers. (100s) þ 20.
    130     --; Antarctic; attractive colln. of covers of AAT (18), BAT (17), FID/S.Georgia (7), Ross
               Dep. (7), Argentinian "Malvinas" (3), S.Africa/Marion Is. (3). Mainly 1960s/80s. þ 50.
    131     --; Commonwealth; Sumner Collection album of 1977-79 FDCs of 36 different countries,
               some just part sets. (36) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    132     --; Europe; bundle of modern Russia, Estonia, Belarus, etc. (c.65) þ    ..            15.
      Ü     --; see also St. Vincent.
      Ü     Perfins; see UK.
    133     Cinderella; stockbook of world telegraph and telephone stamps with dupl. (c.450) þ                 20.
    134     --; world seln. spread thinly in three stockbooks – revenues, labels, locals, etc. inc. much
               Italy (interesting mix), Canada (cheap Christmas seals, cut-outs etc.), some dupl. (c.950) þ          26.
      Ü     --; see also Rhodesia.
      Ü     Forgeries; see Norway.
    135     Literature; useful box of catalogues etc. inc. Michel Austria Specialised 2005, Dallay
               France and Andorra etc. 2002/3, Michel Germany Specialised (2 vols.) 2005-6, Hellas
               Greece 2004, Farahbakhsh Iran 2004, 2005, Fischer Poland vol.1 2000, Michel N. & N.W.
               Europe 2004/5, plus several specialised German booklets. (c.30) Ä       ..               ..                    40.
    136     --; mixed box of mainly general publications inc. photocopy of The Work of Jean de Sperati
               (Part II, The Plates), and some non-philatelic. Ä             ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    137     --; four single country catalogues (NVPH Netherlands 2004, Hibernian Ireland 2002,
               Officiel Belgium 2001, Boom Denmark Booklets 1987), plus odd others. Ä            ..                    10.
    138     --; Guide Lines to the Penny Black by P.C. Litchfield 1949, damaged leather binding. þ           10.
    139     --; Priced Catalogue of the Hand-Struck Postage Stamps of the British Empire 1680-1900,
               Robson Lowe 1937-8. þ             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    140     --; Stamps and Posts of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by Gisburn and Thompson 1947. þ             8.
    141     --; Islands Postal History Series by James Mackay (Scottish Islands) complete set in ten parts
               plus the supplement/catalogue. þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            24.
    142     --; Letters of Gold; California Postal History Through 1869 by Jesse Coburn 1984. þ             8.
    143     --; The Posted Letter in Colonial and Revolutionary America 1628-1790 edited by Alex L.
               ter Braake 1975. þ   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      7.
    144     --; The Dealers’ Guide to  Chemical Restoration of Postage Stamps, booklet, USA 1974.        5.
    145     --; SG Commonwealth catalogue, 2002 edition (2 volumes). Ä            ..               ..                    10.
    146     --; U.K.; British Post Office Numbers 1844-1906 by G. Brumell 1946, The Local Posts of
               London 1680-1840 by G. Brumell 1938, The Postage Stamps of Great Britain (Part 3), and
               another. þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    147     --; --; Deegam Machin Handbook 1996, and Machin Collectors Club Specialised Machin
               Catalogue 1996, plus some newsletters. Ä     ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    148     --; Portugal; two old (1990s) specialised cats. of Portugal and Colonies, The Forgeries of
               Portugal and Colonies (D.J. Davies 1996), The History of the Portuguese Postage Stamp
               (duplicate, c.1970), and others. þ                   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
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                   Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
    149     Supplies (Second-Hand); carton with 17 varied binders/albums and stockbooks. Ä                    30.
    150     --; box filled with 17 mixed binders inc. several Continental makes. Ä    ..            28.
    151     --; fifteen stockbooks of various types and sizes (inc. some slim/small). Ä                ..                    20.
    152     --; box filled with stockleaves and stockcards – very assorted types. (100s) Ä        ..                    20.
    153     --; carton with about ten stockbooks (some broken), and other albums. Ä              ..                    20.
    154     --; six various KA-BE binders, plus bundles of mainly KA-BE pages in packets (supplem-
               ents, blanks, stockleaves). Apparently all as new. (c.26kg) Ä                 ..               ..                    30.
    155     --; “Safe” Signoscope Mark 2 watermark detector. Seems quite old but looks little used –
               not checked. Continental two-pin adaptor. “As is”. þ       ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    156     --; “Safe” stamp drying press – has a European two-pin plug, and main element is loose
               inside, so sold totally “as is”. þ     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    157     --; four 2^nd-hand stockbooks – three Compass W16, one W8. þ         ..               ..                    15.

                 
           Non-Philatelic Items
    158     Coins; shoebox with about 3.75kg net weight of loose world (inc. UK) (100s) þ 12.
    159     --; UK; big plastic tub of mainly pennies. Approx. 20kg. Ä ..                  ..            40.
    160     Ephemera; c.190 Victorian/Edwardian Christmas or New Year cards stuck into old album.
               A few other cards loose also. þ   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    161     Militaria; bundle of items; cloth inc. Nazi armband, three other German, one British “HD”,
               metal inc. two NNS Highlanders, three Argyll and Sutherland, six mixed Nazi, etc. þ                   30.
    162     --; Jahrbuch für den deutschen Soldaten im Norden 1944 (diary/yearbook for German
               troops in Norway), quite worn, with some writing, in pouch. þ              ..               ..                    10.
    163     Postcards; bulk lot of mainly modern England (c.275), Foreign (c.800), Advertising (c.80),
               and reproduction cards (c.100). Also c.40 repro cards of Clyde Steamers etc. Ä                          15.
    164     Prints; engraving of Prince Henry of Portugal c.120x180mm, thought to date from 1846,
               in card mount.            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
                  

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           Classified by Country
    165     Antigua; 1903-7 wmk. Crown CC set (10) m.m./l.m.m. and generally fine (though the 1d
               torn, 6d slightly blunt corner, 2/6 centred to right). SG 31-40 cat.£250.  ..            60.
    166     Ascension; 1938-53 seln. of values to 2/6 (2), 5/-, and 10/- (2) mounted mint. Includes 1d
               SG 39, 3d SG 42. (Cat. c.£440. for u.m.) (17)                 ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    167     Australian States; Queensland; 1882-95 (wmk. type 10) 2/6, 5/-, 10/-, and £1 mounted
               mint, some little imperfections but nothing serious. SG 158-161 cat.£412.               ..                    90.
    168     Australia; 1913-2001 mainly used colln. in large stockbook with only some light dupl.
               (c.1,175) þ              ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    169     --; mainly used colln. in three volumes. (100s) þ               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    170     --; stockbook of used, from a few States through to very modern. (c.900 different) þ                  15.
    171     Austria; 1850s-1960s used collection in old Abria printed album (100s), 1850s-1999
               m. & u. collection in stockbook, and further ranges (100s) in smaller stockbook etc. þ                 80.
    172     Bahrain; 1933-37 1r l.m.m. (minor corner crease), 2r l.m.m. (centred slightly to right), and
               5r upright wmk. m.m. (disturbed gum). SG 12-14 cat.£184.                  ..               ..                    40.
    173     --; 1933-37 and 1934-37 seln. of m.m. values inc. 1r, 2r, a few used inc. 2r (fair), and a few
               others. (50+)             ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    174     --; 1933-37 short set to 1r l.m.m./m.m., mainly fine but some faults. SG 1-12 cat.£111. (12)        15.
    175     --; 1952-64 used colln. on pages comprising all basic issues complete, plus second types of
               1955-60 Castles. Total cat. Approx. £143. (64)               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    176     Belgium; 1863-2000 (approx.) dupl. used in two stockbooks inc. railway parcel issues and a
               few Belgian Congo, Luxembourg. (c.1,600) þ                 ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    177     Bermuda; 1865-1962 useful mainly used collection on pages, the greatest numbers being
               in good/fine condition. Includes 1865-1903 2d (both shades) u., 3d perf.14x12½ g.u., 1883-
               1904 4d f.u., 1/- yellow-brown f.u., olive-brown m.m., 1906-10 set (9) u., 1921 Tercentenary
               2^nd  Issue 4d, 6d, 1/- fair u., 1938-53 used high value 2/- (4), 2/6 (4), 5/- (3), 10/- (1), 12/6
               (1), £1 (2), 1948 S.Wedding £1 v.f.u., etc. Total s.t.c.£1,550. (167)     ..               ..                £120.
    178     --; 1924-32 12/6 fine used, centred slightly to left. Fine appearance, though we cannot
               guarantee that the cancel is contemporary. SG 93 cat.£375. :              ..               ..                £100.
    179     British Honduras/Belize; 1888-1985 remainder m. & u. colln. in album (c.340, 5 m.s.) þ         20.
    180     British Occupation of Italian Colonies; Somalia; 1943-46 EAF set (9) g./f.u., 1948 set
               (11) f./v.f.u., and 1950 set (11) f./v.f.u. (2s50 faulty). Also Middle East Forces 1942 set (5)
               and 1943-47 set (11) g./f.u. Total cat.£260.    ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    181     British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia; 1952-61 used colln. on pages comprising all
               basic issues plus a few types/shades. Total cat. Approx. £180. (57)       ..               ..                    40.
    182     British Virgin Islands; 1952 defin set (12) u.m. (the 24c l.m.m.), cat.£35.            ..                    10.
    183     Brunei; 1908-86 patchy m.m. & u. colln., little before 1965. (112)       ..               ..                      7.
    184     Burma; 1937-61 colln. on pages, the majority used, and with sets. Includes 1937 opts. to 2r,
               5r f.u., 1947 opt. sets (15) m.m. and f.u., Official 1947 10r f.u. Also a page of Indian stamps
               with Burma cancels (inc. pair of 1876 12a perfins on piece with 1r). S.t.c.£350+ (c.210)              45.
    185     Canada; Newfoundland; 1861-64 1/- rose-lake fine used with four margins. SG 23 cat.
               £300.     ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    186     --; --; 1937 Coronation "long set" of 11 u.m. (the 48c m.m.) cat.£45.    ..            12.
    187     Canada; 1868-90 Large Queen 2c green mint (possibly unmounted) with a couple of small
               faults. Minimum cat.£425.             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    188     --; 1897 Jubilee ½c, 1c, 2c, 3c, 10c sound m.mint, cat.£146.                ..               ..                    22.
    189     --; 1897 Jubilee ½c to 5c, plus 8c, 10c m.mint, all with small to medium faults. Cat.£218.             15.
    190     --; 1911-22 20c, 50c, 1922-31 1c, 5c, $1 (slight gum soaking into one corner), unmounted
               mint, cat.£142.          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
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    191     Canada; 1915-16 War Tax stamps SG 228, 229 (2), and 231, each in mint fourblock,
               mixed m.m./u.m., cat.£280.           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    192     --; 1928-29 50c Bluenose very fine used with neat c.d.s. (which is just slightly smudged at
               a couple of points). SG 284 cat.£40.               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    193     --; 1930-31 defin seln. of m.m. values to 10c, 20c (off-centre), and $1. Cat.£144. 22.
    194     --; 1930-31 coil set (6) in m.m. pairs, SG 304-9 cat.£84. ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    195     --; 1932-33 coil set (3) in m.m. pairs, SG 326-8 cat.£84. ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    196     --; 1935 defin set (11) m.m., SG 341-351 cat.£100.        ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    197     --; 1937-38 defin 4c, 5c, 8c, 10c, 20c, 50c, and $1 unmounted mint. Cat.£149.     ..                    35.
    198     --; Special Delivery; 1922-46 complete run (as per SG Commonwealth) mint, mainly
               good/fine l.m.m./m.m., cat.£240. (14)              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    199     Ceylon; 1912-25 disgracefully bad condition spacefillers of the 50r and 100r values, appar-
               ently with postmarks, but nothing guaranteed.   ..               ..                   ..            12.
    200     China; cigar box with m. & u. on and off-paper mix, little after about 1960. (100s) þ                  20.
    201     Cuba; Express; 1991 Birds set (7) u.m., SG E3638-E3644 cat.£133.  ..            30.
    202     Denmark; 1854-1989 mainly used colln. in Davo printed album, plus a few mainly m.m.
               Greenland. (c.400) þ                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    203     Falkland Islands; 1938-50 m.m. seln. of defin values to 2/6 (u.m./l.m.m. ?), 5/- l.m.m.,
               10/- m.m., £1 l.m.m. (Total cat. c.£400.) (14)  ..               ..                   ..            60.
    204     Falkland Islands Dependencies; South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands; 1986-99
               u.m. colln. in album, all in sets, some in gutter pairs or blocks. Includes 1987 defin pairs,
               1999 Birds blocks. (166) þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    205     Fiji; 1871-1963 attractive mainly m.mint collection on pages from several monogram issues
               (inc. opts., surcharges, a few without gum), KE7 to 1/-, KG5 to 5/-, KG6 with 1938-55 defin
               set (22), QE to £1 (2). S.t.c.£1,600. (154, 1 block)         ..                   ..               ..                £120.
    206     Finland; 1860s-1989 mint and used colln. in Lighthouse hingeless album (with Gibraltar
               binder !). Scattering of medium or better values. (c.650) þ ..                  ..            40.
    207     France; approx. 1950s-1980 (a few earlier) mint range in stockbook, apparently all u.m.
               and with only slight duplication. (c.700+) þ     ..               ..                   ..            40.
    208     French Colonies and Post Offices; shoebox with accum. of mainly used stamps on and
               off-paper mainly about 1900-65 sorted into packets, and usually with a fair bit of duplication.
               Largest numbers in Fr. W.Africa, Cameroun, Fr. Eq. Africa, Ivory Coast, Togo, and Senegal.
               (1,000s) þ                                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    209     --; French Indian Settlements; 1892-1948 m. & u. range on stockcards, with values to 8r,
               and dupl. up to about x15. (c.480, inc. about 105 diff.)     ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    210     --; Niger; 1921-42 mainly mint range on stockcards with values to 20f, and dupl. to about
               x35. (c.700, inc. about 110 different) þ          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    211     --; St. Pierre et Miquelon; 1932-33 short set to 1f50, plus 3f, all m.m., some adhesion or
               thins in places. Cat. approx. £60. (19)             ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    212     Gambia; 1938-46 defin set (16) m.m. (Cat.£100. for u.m.)                   ..               ..                    20.
    213     German Area; stockbook of Saar (c.225) and Danzig (c.140), plus Vilnius (5), Bohemia &
               Moravia (c.90), Ger. Occ. of Poland (70), Allied Occupation (45). þ   ..            26.
    214     Germany; 1899-1900 "REICHSPOST" 5m type I, perf.14½ good used. Sound, with normal
               double cancel, reasonable perfs., slight crease. SG 65 cat.£2,500. :     ..        £100.
    215     --; 1900 2pf postal stationery postcards – a bundle of c.100, a mix of single cards and reply
               card pairs, plus about 50 used. þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..              6.
    216     --; Allied Occupation; French Zone; used lot in stockbook, dupl. up to about x80, all
               cheaper material. (c.1,000) þ       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    217     --; --; Soviet Zone; Thuringia; 1946 National Theatre, Weimar miniature sheet – one imperf
               (no gum, cat.£20. for u.m.), and rouletted u.m. (cat.£65.)  ..                   ..            22.
    218     --; West Germany; 1951 Stamp Exhibition set (2) in mint fourblocks. The 10pf u.m., 20pf
               mounted on one and with marks on gum of another two. SG 1067-8 cat.£400.       ..                    65.
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    219     Germany; West Germany and Unified; 1968-94 dupl. used colln. scattered through 4
               hingeless and 2 other German albums. Also 2 small albums of 1980s ETBs and one of
               similar West Berlin. (100s) þ       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    220     --; West Berlin; 1949 UPU set (7) l.m.m./m.m. - minor corner creases on 16pf, 60pf. SG
               B54-60 (cat.£850. for u.m.)         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
    221     --; --; 1949 UPU 50pf f.u. fourblock (couple of minor faults), and 1m fair used (crease etc.),
               cat.£360.                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    222     --; --; 1949 Goethe set (3) l.m.m./m.m., with a couple of odd bends and short perfs. SG
               B61-63 (cat.£420. for u.m.)         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    223     --; --; 1949 Surcharges set (4) u.m., with some colour rubbing on gum of 1m. SG B64-67,
               cat.£300., sold "as is".                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    224     --; East Germany; 1945-90 extensive – and almost complete – collection in two Davo
               standard printed albums (vol.1 a bit worn). Mainly used (mainly commercial, some c.t.o.)
               but with some stamps mounted mint, and mainly fine (a scattering with pencil numbers on
               backs). S.t.c.£5,200. (excluding any obviously faulty) (100s) þ             ..               ..                £320.
    225     --; --; 1965-90 u.m. and used range, mostly in sets, in two hingeless albums, and run of
               1984-87 Year Books which contain u.m. sets, m.s., and p. stationery. Little dupl. (100s) þ          50.
    226     --; --; 1951 Friendship with China set (3) u.m. but with some adhesions on gum. SG
               E43-45 cat.£350.      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    227     --; Germany Mixed Lots; seventeen stockbooks with extensive and varied contents in
               mixed degrees of duplication. (1,000s) þ        ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    228     --; --; ten mixed stockbooks or other binders of mixed stamps, plus a few others loose.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    229     --; --; interesting accumulation – bundle of pages, various stockcards, and others, with
               German States, Empire, Republic, Reich, Occupations, Allied, E.Germany, W.Germany,
               etc. Worth spending a few minutes with. (Many 100s) þ  ..                   ..            60.
    230     --; --; two boxes of mainly FDCs (some affected by damp though many fine) plus other
               covers, ETBs, and some other countries (e.g. Austria) and stamps. 14.5kg gross. Ä 50.
    231     --; --; stockbook of Hindenburg issues (inc. se-tenants etc.), 3rd Reich, Allied Occupation
               and others, mint and used. (c.1,100) þ            ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    232     --; --; carton containing three presentation folders, other presentation cards, covers, etc.
               loose stamps, etc. (Many 100s) þ                   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    233     --; --; stockbook of mixed periods from just a few States through to about 1949, including
               others such as Bohemia & Moravia, Saar, etc. (c.1,100) þ                   ..               ..                    32.
    234     --; --; covers and stamps in carton, some affected by damp. (1,000s) Ä                 ..                    24.
    235     --; --; packet of c.1,000 mainly modern used on paper, nearly all larger stamps and inc.
               higher denominations and charity issues. þ       ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    236     --; --; packet of c.500 charity stamps used on paper, mainly quite recent. þ           ..                    15.
    237     --; --; a similar lot. þ ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            15.
    238     German Colonies and Post Offices; China; 1905-19 wmk. Lozenges short set 1c to $1
               g./f.u. - a few tone spots, and small tear on $1. SG 46-53 cat.£181. (8) ..            30.
    239     --; --; 1902 very attractive (and quite clearly philatelic) postal stationery reply postcard (both
               parts, still joined), being the German 10pf card overprinted “China”. The outward card has
               the stamp cancelled v.f. Weihsien/6 8/02/Deutsche Post c.d.s. and has Kaumi c.d.s. at lower
               left of card on receipt. The reply card is cancelled Kaumi 7.8.02 and has 8.8.02 Weihsien
               receipt c.d.s. Each card neatly written on in Japanese characters. :       ..               ..                    50.
    240     --; Morocco; 1900 3p75 on 3m, two g./f.u. examples (both type I ?), SG 18 cat.£70. each
               = £140. ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    241     --; --; 1900 6p25 on 5m type I m.mint. Centred low and slightly to right, and a few short
               perfs at top. SG 19 cat.£200.       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    242     Gibraltar; 1886 opt. on Bermuda 1/- heavy m.m., centred to right. SG 7 cat.£450. 60.
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    243     Gilbert and Ellice Islands; Postage Due; 1940 set (8) u.m., light tone spots on 1d, 4d, 5d,
               perfs. typically mixed but overall average or better. SG D1-D8 cat.£140.                ..                    20.
    244     Gold Coast; 1884-1954 m. & u. seln. on stockleaves with QV to 1/-, KE7 to 2/-, KG5 to 5/-,
               KG6 to 10/-. Some slight duplication, and a few faults. (138)                 ..               ..                    30.
    245     --; 1935 Silver Jubilee 1/- with the "lightning conductor" variety, mounted mint, one short
               perf at top right. SG 116c cat.£250.                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    246     Hong Kong; 1912-21 (and a few 1921-37) seln. of used, sometimes duplicated in the low
               values, to $2 (crease), $3 (Script, small crease), $5 (toned perfs), and $10 (ok), generally
               good/fine. S.t.c. c.£500. (43)        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    90.
    247     --; 1992 defin $50 u.m. block of 12 (top marginal 4x3) u.m., a few creases. SG 717 cat.£8½
               each = £102.             ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    248     Hungary; 1874-1986 m. & u. collection if five-volume KA-BE hingeless album (pages for
               1868-1986). Sparse at first, better cover in 1950s/60s, then sparse again. (c.2,200, 16 m.s.)
               Good lot for even just the albums. þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    249     --; 1870s-1975 largely used colln. in three Schaubek albums, a decent grounding of a
               collection (100s), plus others in stockbook and folder. þ  ..                   ..            50.
    250     Iceland; 1882-1952 mainly good/fine used seln., s.t.c.£345. (30)          ..               ..                    35.
    251     --; 1902-3 Í GILDI opts. (6), 1911 Sigurdsson set (6), plus eight various 1921-30 surcharges,
               all l.m.m./m.m. and mainly fine. Also 1921-30 50a/5k f.u. S.t.c.£240. (21)              ..                    30.
    252     --; 1920 Christian X (first type) set (missing 5a, 8a, 10a), 1921-22 changed colours set (5),
               1925 Views set (5), and 1928-29 Air opt set (2), all mounted mint, and mainly fine. Cat.
               £940+ (SG 2001 Sectional)          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £150.
    253     --; 1939-47 Karlsefni perf.11½ set (3), perf.14 10k, 1939-45 Fish 10a perf.14, 25a scarlet
               perf.14x13½, and three others. Cat.£226. (SG 2001 Sectional).            ..               ..                    40.
    254     --; 1948-98 scattered mainly used colln. on pages with a few better. (c.210)           ..                      8.
    255     India; International Commission in Indo-China; 1954 and 1957 seln. of used values,
               some on piece or in pairs/fourblocks. Many identifiable FPO pmks. (42)                 ..                      6.
      Ü     --; see also UK Postal History (1832).
    256     Iraq; 1958-80 small mainly used colln. in album (c.325+) þ                  ..               ..                    15.
    257     Ireland; 1922-97 used colln. in Schaubek printed album (c.400), plus some duplicates in
               stockbook. þ           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    258     --; packet of c.500 commems used on paper, mainly quite recent. þ     ..               ..                    10.
      Ü     --; see also UK 1858-70 (1d reds).
    259     Italian Colonies; Eritrea; 1903 40c brown m.m., centred high and with a couple of short
               perfs. SG 25 cat.£275.                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    260     --; Somalia; 1932-38 defin 50c perf.12x12 unmounted mint, centred to left, and a couple of
               blunt perfs at right. SG 169 cat.£250.              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    261     Italy; 1860s-1979 scattered mainly used colln. in large Schaubek printed album (100s, also
               inc. States, Vatican, etc.), plus a few pages of Vatican, and a folder of pages and stockcards
               etc. (100s) þ            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    262     Japan; small early to middle period mix (c.150) which inc. a few postcards; also a packet of
               modern used Thailand.                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    263     Kenya Uganda and Tanganyika; 1938-54 defin set (missing 5c brown & orange, but with
               two extra perfs of 2/-) m.m./l.m.m. (cat. c.£340. for u.m.) (21)              ..               ..                    50.
    264     Kuwait; 1939 ten neat airmail covers to England, each with a different adhesive (KG5 or
               KG6, and inc. 1939 12a with couple short perfs.), and marked "Imperial Airways". Also a
               poorer 1938 KLM cover. Stamps alone cat.£130+ (11)   ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    265     --; 1923-39 m.m. seln. on pages inc. several KG5 to 12a, KG6 1939 4a, 12a, 1r, and a few
               used KG5. (35)         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    266     --; 1929-37 wmk. Multiple Star (upright) 1r, 2r, 5r, and 10r lightly mounted mint. 1r centred
               to upper left, 10r centred slightly to right. SG 25, 26w, 27, 28, cat.£480.                ..                £130.
    267     --; 1929-37 wmk. Multiple Star 5r f.u., SG 27 cat.£275.  ..                   ..               ..                    60.
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    268     Kuwait; 1952-61 used colln. on pages comprising all basic issues complete. Total cat.
               approx. £218. (71)    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    269     Leeward Islands; 1938-51 £1 perf.14 lightly mounted mint. SG 114b (cat.£35. for u.m.)            12.
    270     Lesotho; 1966 variety "LSEOTHO" overprint on 1r (block wmk.). SG 120Ba cat.£42.                  12.
    271     Liechtenstein; 1920-67 small mainly mint colln. in printed Lighthouse hingeless album.
               (c.120) þ                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    272     Malaya; 1867-1949 (approx.) mainly used on pages of Straits, FMS, BMA, and Malayan
               Postal Union. Some dupl., some faults. (185)   ..               ..                   ..              8.
    273     --; Trengganu; 1910-19 m. & u. seln. of 17 different to $3, mainly g./f. though some
               poorer. S.t.c.£290+   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    274     Malta; packet of c.500 large stamps used on paper, mainly quite recent. þ            ..                    10.
    275     Mauritius; 1860-63 no wmk. set (8) fair to good used. SG 46-53 cat.£621.         ..                    55.
    276     --; 1937 Coronation 20c l.m.m. with the “line by sceptre” variety, centred slightly to right.
               SG 251b (cat.£75. for u.m.)         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    277     Montserrat; 1971-85 small m.m. & u. colln. in album (c.175) þ          ..               ..                    10.
    278     Morocco Agencies; 1936-57 small m. & u. colln. on pages (83)          ..               ..                      5.
    279     --; Spanish Currency; 1914-26 3pts (2), 6pts (2), 12pts (2), all different printings/shades,
               l.m.m./m.m. (one of the 12pts toned gum). S.t.c.£420.      ..                   ..               ..                    90.
    280     Netherlands; 1950-60 mint seln. of sets on two stockleaves, mainly fine u.m. (though some
               light toning, odd marks on gum of a few). S.t.c. c.£330. (80)                  ..               ..                    40.
    281     --; 1869-2001 (approx.) mainly used seln. inc. a few slightly better 1920s/30s charity sets
               and odds, some dupl. (c.1,000) þ                   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    282     --; 1949-51 Juliana 2½g, 5g (plate 1), and 10g mounted mint, SG 699-701 (cat.£225, £500,
               and £350 for u.m.).    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
    283     Netherlands and Colonies; 1960s-80s extensive collection of first day covers in four
               albums and a bundle, mainly illus. unaddressed, of Netherlands, Antilles, and Suriname.
               (c.350+) þ               ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    284     New Guinea; 1915-16 N.W. Pacific Islands overprints mint selection comprising KG5
               Head ½d, 1d (2), 4d (2), 5d (2), 'Roo 2d (3), 2½d, 3d (2), 6d (2), 9d (2), 1/-, 2/-. All
               mounted mint and the majority fine. Cat. Minimum £179.   ..                   ..            35.
    285     --; 1918-23 N.W. Pacific Islands overprints mint selection comprising KG5 Head ½d (4),
               1d red, 1d violet, 2d orange (3), 2d red, 4d (1 each colour), 'Roo 2½d (3), 3d, 6d (2), 9d, 1/-
               (2), 5/- (pair, one fine but for small tone spot, other creased), and 10/- (pair, fine). All
               mounted mint and the majority fine. Cat.£562.  ..               ..                   ..        £120.
    286     --; 1915-16 £1 'Roo (two partly short perfs at top) used with oval violet cancel. SG 99
               (cat.£400. for postally used).        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    287     --; 1931 Anniversary (Bird of Paradise) short set to 5/-, 1932 Air opt short set to 2/-, plus
               Official 1925-31 set (9), all m.m. Cat.£224.     ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    288     New Zealand; 1915-2000 mint collection in two-volume Lighthouse hingeless album (for
               1855-2002). Higher percentage of mounted mint up to about 1960s/70s, then generally u.m.,
               and with many sets included although sparse in some areas. Best in the modern era, but a
               few useful odds in 1930s/40s. (1,290, 112 m.s.) þ           ..                   ..               ..                £240.
    289     --; 1874-2001 used collection in three-volume Lighthouse standard album (for 1855-2002),
               strongest in 1930s-80s, also including some Officials and Postal Fiscals, as well as mint
               Ross Dependency. (100s) þ        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    290     --; 1858-1985 mainly used colln. in old-style SG printed album, some sets and better odds.
               (c.750) þ                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    291     --; mainly used colln. on pages with little after KG6 and inc. 1925 Dunedin set g.u., other
               better values. (c.180, s.t.c.£430. in 1981 cat.) Also some UK (120) and C’wealth (90)                35.

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    292     New Zealand; a few mint (modern) and used odds, plus 1996 Racehorse set of seven m.s.
               both .m. and c.t.o. (cat.£34.) þ    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    293     Nigeria; 1914-29 five m.m. values to 1/- plus fair/good used 2/6, 5/-, 10/-, and 1921-32 set
               (15) m.m. Cat.£270.  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    294     Norway; 1855-1989 mainly used collection in Lighthouse hingeless printed album, often
               with a little dupl. Some better but the earlies very mixed condition. (100s) þ           ..                    50.
    295     --; 1941 propaganda forgery leaflet produced by S.O.E. in UK - sheet no.3, 20+20øre design
               shows Norwegian sailor putting little Nazis in a bag, inscribed Lofoton 4 Mars 1941/Bidrag
               til Mulkten (= Contribution to the Fine). Sheet has one larger design plus three medium perf.
               labels. Couple of bends and some minor marks, one frontal thin, but generally fine. 50.
    296     Panama; 1887-1970 (approx.) m. & u. accum. on stockcards with dupl. sometimes up to
               about x30, and inc. some 1960s imperfs. (100s) þ           ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    297     Poland; 1918-21 small m. & u. seln. of regional issues and issues for Northern and South-
               ern Poland. Includes scarcer 1916-18 opts. on Austria but these “as is”, 1921 Red Cross set
               (4, m.m., some stuck down). (80) ..                 ..               ..                   ..            20.
    298     --; 1918-61 (approx.) untidy m. & u. accumulation on pages, with most interest in pre-1930
               issues inc. 1925 Air set (9) m.m., 1928 Warsaw Exhibition pair from m.s. fair used on piece,
               some light dupl. (c.800) þ            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    299     --; 1943 Exiled Government set (8) used on two picture postcards (scenes in Cambridge)
               cancelled marine PO rectangular cancels (first day). Both are addressed to London, have
               registration handstamps, and each has British-type postmarks of FPO nos. 251, 252, 406,
               and 415 (each of a different date), as well as Polish Field Post Office No. 2.           ..                    40.
    300     Portugal; small u. range in stockbook, plus a Lighthouse hingeless album for 1985-95. þ             15.
      Ü     --; see also Literature, and Non-Philatelic Items (Prints).
    301     Portuguese Colonies; Lourenço Marques; 1893-1921 m. & u. range on stockcards with
               values to 400r, and dupl. to about x25. (c.600, inc. c.90 different)         ..               ..                    30.
    302     --; Zambezia; 1893-1917 m. & u. range on stockcards with values to 700r, and dupl. some-
               times up to about x30. (c.400, inc. about 55 different)       ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    303     Qatar; 1957-61 used colln. on pages comprising basic run complete plus 1957 Castles. A
               few small faults. Cat. Approx. £195.                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    304     Rhodesia; album pages with Rhodesia 1892-1908 (21), S.Rhodesia 1924-64 (111, inc.
               1931-37 values to 2/6, 1953 defin set v.f.u., 1964 defin set), Rhodesia 1965-72 (101, 3 m.s.,
               apparently all in sets). ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            60.
    305     --; Revenues; Rhodesia 1898-1908 £5, £10, and £20 (perfins, Barefoot cat. c.£115.),
               Northern Rhodesia 1925 £2. (cat.£5.), and Southern Rhodesia 1924 10/-, £1, 1931 £2, £5,
               1937 £1 (2), £10 (cat.£152.). All fiscally used.                 ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      Ü     Russia; see Covers (Europe).
    306     Saar; 1957 Heuss (with “F”) set (20) – six u.m. sets, nearly all in sixblocks, but the 20f and
               50f each have an irregular five-block plus damaged single. SG 406-425 cat.£276. 35.
    307     Saint Helena; 1864-80 seln. of ten different mainly good used. S.t.c.£540+           ..                    60.
    308     --; 1938-44 set (14) m.m./l.m.m. (cat.£140. for u.m.)       ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    309     Saint Lucia; 1860-1953 attractive m. & u. collection on pages with a few of the first types,
               medium values in all reigns, 1938-48 set (17) f.u., 1948 S.Wedding £1 f.u., etc. (124) Also
               a few loose. S.t.c.£800+               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    65.
    310     --; 1863-64 mainly used seln. of first types with slight dupl. S.t.c.£400. (12)            ..                    50.
    311     Saint Vincent; 1977 Kings & Queens set (12) on 12 FDCs in presentation book. 4.
    312     Samoa; 1920-58 small m. & u. colln. on pages. S.t.c.£102. (per 2001 cat.) (61).                         12.
    313     Saudi Arabia; Hejaz; Postage Due; 1924 1pi mint fourblock (2 m.m., 2 u.m.), and 2pi mint
               fourblock (corner with marginal inscription, mounted on margin and two stamps), all with
               the overprints inverted. SG D94a (cat.£33 each) and D96b (cat.£30 each). Total cat.£252.          50.
    314     --; --; 1925 blue ⅛pi opt. inverted, blue ¼pi opt. inverted, and black 1pi on ½pi opt. inverted,
               each in m.m. or u.m. pair. SG 165a, 166a, 173ba, cat.£390. Sold “as is”.               ..                    30.
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    315     Somaliland; 1903 overprint (at top) on India set (13) mint (mainly l.m.m., some very light),
               minor crease on 2r. SG 1-13 cat.£110.            ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    316     --; 1938 defin 1r to 5r, plus 1951 surcharge set (11), all m.m. (cat.£107. for u.m.) 15.
    317     South Africa; 1935 Silver Jubilee set (4 pairs, plus extra pair of 1d) in vertical u.m. pairs.
               (Cat.£47.25 for m.m. horiz. pairs) ..                 ..               ..                   ..            12.
    318     Southern Rhodesia; 1924-29 Admiral short set to 2/6 m.m./u.m., mainly fine (a few short
               perfs). SG 1-13 cat.£90+             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    319     South West Africa; 1923 ("Zuid-West" opt.) ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 1/-, 1/3, 2/6, and 5/- in
               m.m. horizontal pairs. SG 1-5, 7-10, cat.£359.                 ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    320     Spain and Colonies; large Scott printed album (to 1965) with mint and used collection –
               the Colonies sometimes pretty sparse. Also further ranges of Spain in stockbook up to 2002.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    321     Swaziland; 1889-1995 mainly used colln. on pages (although u.m. from about 1990).
               Includes 1938-54 perf.13½x13 set (11), perf 13½x14 set (11), 1948 S.Wedding 10/-, 1956
               set (12), 1961 surcharge set (13), 1961 set (12), 1962 set (16), and very many later sets.
               Generally f./v.f. (559) ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..        £130.
    322     Sweden; 1855-1986 m. & u. collection in two printed albums, plus further material in
               packets etc. (100s) þ                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    323     Switzerland; 1850s-1979 mint and used collection in  old-style Schaubek printed album
               inc. medium values and some sets. Also a parallel colln. in another album, and others in a
               small stockbook. (100s) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    324     --; 1942-57 seln. of covers all with stamps from 1941 Historical Figures issue, mainly
               express or airmail. (24 covers, 1 receipt)          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    325     --; 1945 Peace 80c f.u., quite minor wrinkle, SG 454 cat.£60. Also 60c g.u.          ..                    15.
    326     --; carton filled mainly with covers (FDCs, philatelic, and commercial, some postcards).
               Also includes some stamps, some non-Swiss. þ               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    327     --; a similar box, with many c.1940s commercial covers, some interesting. (100s) þ 50.
    328     --; 1943-96 odd mix of dupl. used defins on stockleaves plus a bundle of FDCs, commem,
               and commercial covers (these with 1970s/80s charity sets in fourblocks). (c.400, 74 covers) þ    22.
    329     Tierra Del Fuego; 1891 10c u.m., SG 1 cat.£12. (A complete one country collection in one
               stamp !)  ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    330     Trieste; 1950 Zone B Railways miniature sheet imperforate probably u.m. but two or three
               slight marks on gum/bends. SG MSB36aB cat.£95.          ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    331     Trinidad and Tobago; 1938-44 defin set (14) m.m./l.m.m. (cat.£85. for u.m.)       ..                    12.
    332     --; 1909-89 m. & u. colln. in album (c.185, 3 m.s.) þ      ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    333     Union of Socialist Soviet Republics; 1939 Lenin 3r and 10r (SG 850, 852) each in u.m.
               sheet of 40, cat.£380.                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    334     United Nations; New York; 1953-77 run of unaddressed single stamp FDCs. For the
               majority of issues there are 2 FDCs plus an u.m. sixblock. Also a few airletters and other
               p.stat. (c.450 items) þ                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    335     United States of America; 1945-83 m. & u. colln. in Davo printed album. Se-tenants often
               present as u.m. block plus used singles. 1976 Flags and 1982 Birds as m.m. singles. (c.1,300,
               8 m.s.) þ                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    336     --; 1918 Air “Jenny” set (3), and 1923 Air set (3), all sound/good used. Cat.£162. 30.
    337     --; medium box with mixed lot m. & u. (1,000s) þ           ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    338     --; used lot in stockbook, of most use for the modern stamps. (c.1,300 diff, 2 m.s.) þ                  15.
    339     --; two albums with precancels mounted by State, light dupl. (c.1,090) þ               ..                    15.
    340     --; four fat albums of quite cheap commemorative cancels on covers (100s) Ä        ..                    20.
    341     --; heavy carton of mainly FDCs, souvenir covers, some postcards. (Many 100s) Ä 30.
      Ü     --; see also Mixed Lots (Covers).

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    342     1840 penny black plate 7 CJ with four margins, smudged (and slightly oily) red MC; also
               another penny black TI (3½ margin, black MC, pinhole).  ..                   ..            40.
    343     1840 1d black DL f.u. but only some very narrow margins.                    ..               ..                    15.
      Ü     1840 penny black – see also UK Covers and Postal History.
    344     1858-70 complete run of penny red plates from 71 to 224 in mixed used condition but inc.
               many good/fine. Cat. c.£1,200. (150)              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    90.
    345     1858-70 penny red plates complete collection of 150 different plate numbers between 71
               and 224 in generally sound/good and sometimes fine condition.              ..               ..                    75.
    346     1858-70 penny red plate 122 complete reconstruction of 240 mounted on sheet. Generally
               good sound condition, some fine, a few damaged. Cat.£600.                 ..               ..                    50.
    347     1858-70 old stockbook with a seln. of 382 stamps all with Irish numeral cancels (221 Dublin,
               56 Belfast, 105 mixed others). þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            75.
    348     1858-70 penny red plates – 9 mint/unused plus 121 used, in club exchange book. Good
               range of plate numbers.                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    349     1902-13 5/- g.u. (blunt corner), 10/- g.u., and £1 fair used (few trimmed perfs, crease, etc.,
               but still quite attractive). Cat.£1,280.                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
    350     1902-13 2/6 (7), each one affixed to a piece along with other lower values, and pen
               cancelled (possibly Savings Bank). One with short corner, others good/fine.            ..                    22.
    351     1934 Seahorses set (3) fine and attractive lightly mounted mint. Centreing good except for
               10/- being to right. Perforations generally good but three or four slightly short on 2/6 and
               5/-. An attractive set. SG 450-452 cat.£575.   ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
    352     1937-47 duplicated lot of inverted watermarks comprising 1d (3, SG 463Wi cat.£3 each),
               2d (117, 465Wi, £18 each), and 2½d (58, 466Wi, £18 each). All used, and generally good/
               fine with decent perfs. Total cat.£3,159.           ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
    353     1963-67 selection of u.m. phosphor commems in packets. Includes sets as follows; FfH (4
               sets), Paris (10), Nature (17 sets), Cable (3 sets), Shakespeare (9 sets), Botanical (4 sets),
               FRB (22 sets), as well as numbers of odds. Mainly fine.    ..                   ..        £140.
    354     Postage Dues; 1936-37 E8R 4d l.m.m., 5d heavy m.m. (1 short perf), 1/- m.m. (centred
               high). (Cat.£79. for u.m.)              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    355     Royal Mail Postage Labels (“Framas”); 1984 original set (32), plus additional set (2) all
              u.m., cat.£15. + £4.   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    356     Booklets; two folders and a few loose, of mixed retail, folder, greetings, and self-adhesive
               of about 1990s/2000s. Face value approx. £215. þ ▲    ..                   ..               ..                £170.
    357     --; 1992 Wales to 2006 Victoria Cross complete run of prestige booklets (plus dupl. of
               N.Ireland and Letters by Night). Four of the earlier ones with marked covers, otherwise
               fine. (27) þ               ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £140.
    358     --; bundle of retail, folder, greetings, and prestige booklets (and a few loose panes) approx.
               around 1980s. Face value approx. £120. Also an odd 10 x 2nd bkt. ▲ ..            90.
    359     Presentation Packs; 1990-2007 (a few earlier) extensive colln. in nine albums (prior to
               1999 are in self-adhesive photo albums therefore possibly some marks on outer sleeves –
               later in proper albums). Quite probably close to complete inc. commems, defins, m.s.,
               country, greetings, high values. Also includes many mint sets and m.s. in addition, a few
               covers, etc. þ ▲      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £450.
    360     --; 1994 The British Season book produced by Royal Mail, containing the Summertime set.          4.
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    361     Presentation Packs; c.2002 “Royal Mail Definitives Stamps Collection” large pack/folder
               containing defin, h.value, and 4 different country packs.     ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    362     First Day Covers; 1985-2002 (plus a few others) colln. of mainly standard Bureau covers
               (c.215). Also 1995 B. of E., 1996 Queen’s 70^th PNCs. þ ..                  ..            60.
    363     --; bundle inc. 1964 FRB with N.Queensferry special h/stamp (neat written address, non-PO
               illus. cover), two PNCs, 1981 Fishing (souvenir FDC carried on fishing trip), etc. Also a few
               non-FDC (mainly maritime). (40)  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            22.
    364     --; 1965-85 box of illus. and plain, mainly handwritten. (c.200+) þ       ..               ..                    24.
    365     Philatelic Covers; 1973-94 seln. of Lifeboat covers, majority RNLI, a few plain. (35)                10.
    366     PHQ Cards; album with range of 1974-79 cards m. & u. (inc. some scarcer, but used often
               handwritten) (c.110); also 24 unused sets of 2002-4. þ    ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    367     U.K. Covers and Postal History; 1793-1838 album of covers and fronts, many of these
               with “Free” marks and/or signed at corner. (54) þ            ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    368     --; c.1800s-1900s bundle of mainly covers, the larger part pre-stamp, with a variety of
               markings. (c.45) þ    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    369     --; 1832 entire Calcutta to London, redirected to Inverness. Has good strike of boxed black
               INDIA LETTER/DEAL, m.s. per “Arab”, boxed “½”, various other markings. Generally fine.           40.
    370     --; 1840 cover Rochdale to Darlington with four-margin penny black BA tied by red MC.
               Unfortunately the cover has been used for doing some sums, one of the division lines going
               across part of the adhesive (and the answer was wrong anyway !).         ..               ..                    30.
    371     Scottish Covers and Postal History; stockalbum with a seln. of Scottish postmarks on
               piece, QV to modern (c.400). Also a few Scottish place names abroad. þ             ..                    20.
    372     UK Cinderella; stockleaves with a mix of locals (54), other labels (32).                 ..                    10.
    373     UK Perfins; mix on stockleaves from QV to modern, well-spread in period and in issues/
               values (only small numbers of QE). (c.300)      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    374     Islands; bag of approx. 1,000 Channel Is. and I.o.M. used on paper, many quite recent. þ         15.
    375     Guernsey; box with 2kg+ net weight of mainly late 1970s/early 1980s kiloware. þ 15.
    376     Jersey; 1992-2007 colln. of presentation packs in five folders and loose, also a few mint, a
               few FDCs, etc. þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £150.
    377     UK Kiloware; c.5.5kg mixed in two boxes with a high percentage of commems and higher
               value defins. þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    378     --; packet of c.750 Greetings stamps and other se-tenants used on paper. þ          ..                    15.
    379     --; packet of c.500 commems (and some Christmas) stamps used on paper, nearly all above
               inland letter rate, mainly quite recent. þ           ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    380     UK Collections and Mixed Lots; six stockbooks – QV-KG6 mainly used, and QE mainly
               mint. Much dupl., and many medium values included e.g. KG6 h.vals., QE Wildings,
               graphites/phos.-graphites, QE earlier commems, some phosphor commems, Castles, p.dues.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £150.
    381     --; QV to KG6 colln./mix in album. The QV/KE7 mainly used and with 1d red plates (c.110),
               a small seln. of surface-printed, Jubilee 2d (poor) with EXHIBITION/GLASGOW c.d.s., mixed
               KE7 to 1/-, some official opts etc. KG5/KG6 is mixed u./m.m. and inc. a few used Sea-
               horses, medium mint defins, some low value marginal controls, and a few Morocco etc.
               opts. (100s) Also two small notebooks of duplicates. þ    ..                   ..               ..                £140.
    382     --; box with accumulation of QE mint commems of c.1960-2000, a few presentation packs,
               some defins, etc. (100s) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £140.
    383     --; mainly mint QE dupl. in two stockbooks inc. many Wildings (better values included),
               numerous pre-decimal commems, etc. Also smaller quantities of KG5-KG6 mint, and
               others loose. (Many 100s) þ        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £130.
    384     --; odd mix in stockbook with mixed used penny reds (c.500, mainly plates), and some
               mainly mint QV/KE7/KG5 (c.200, mainly low values). þ ..                   ..            80.
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    385     UK Collections and Mixed Lots; stockbook of mint KG5, KE8, and KG6. Quite random
               with mixed duplication, m.m. and u.m., mainly fine but some faults, and inc. a few
               marginal controls and blocks. None of the key values, but many medium. (100s) þ 75.
    386     -- carton with nine remainder albums/stockbooks. Early to modern, mint & used, often
               much duplicated. . (1,000s) þ      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    387     --; stockbook of mixed mint KG5 from a seln. of Downey Heads (c.70), later defins to 5d,
               6d, 9d, 10d in mixed quantities, mainly fine. Includes just a few control numbers and a few
               KE7. (c.400) þ        ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
    388     --; loose mix in carton – all sorts from some kiloware to a tub of mint pre-decimal, another
               of used off-paper commems, etc. (1,000s) þ  ..               ..                   ..            40.
    389     --; stockleaves of dupl. used 1887-1900 Jubilee issue in generally only average or poorer
               condition, with values to 9d (36), 10d (11), 1/- green (40), 1/- green & red (17). Includes
               a scattering of perfins. (100s) þ    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    390     --; a few stockbooks, plus several little dealer’s display folders, and a few pages with a wide
               mix in varied duplication. (1,000s) þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    391     --; 1841-1910 small mainly used colln. in Davo hingeless album (for 1840-1951) (64) þ              35.
    392     --; stockbook of mint stamps only, from smaller selns. of QV (inc. 3/- Telegraph stamp
               m.m.), KE7, KG5, and KG6, then many more of QE. (c.900) þ           ..               ..                    30.
    393     --; QV to modern dupl. used in slim stockbook. (100s)     ..                   ..               ..                    28.
    394     --; 1959-73 seln. of 32 different Post Office embargo notices (as accompany new issues to
               Post Offices), in most cases with matching u.m. stamps and sometimes plain FDCs. þ                  20.
    395     --; large stockbook filled with wide mainly used range of early to modern, some with much
               dupl., a few better values included, and Channel Is., etc. (c.3,900) þ     ..            20.
    396     --; two little stockbooks of QV to KE8, mainly dupl. commoner stamps but inc. an average
               penny black. (100s) þ                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.

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