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                 Collections and Mixed Lots.
                                                    

        1     Stockbook with a relatively small number of items (c.225) but these tend to be better odds,
               inc. revenues, to about 1930. Countries include Italy and States, Belgium, Brasil, USA,
               Australian States, some Chalons from Ceylon, Grenada, and NZ, and others. Virtually all
               are genuine, and condition in generally on the better side of average for these (some are
               poorer, good numbers are fine). Good lot for the collector of early and classic material. þ        £400.
        2     A good old Strand album, the bulk being a reasonable world collection up to about 1940
               (100s) but with much of the value in the UK pages at the beginning. The UK inc. a reason-
               nable penny black, KE7 most values to 1/- mixed m.m., some KG5 defins heavily mtd.
               mint, 1934 defin set m.m. (9d poorer), 1948 S.Wedding £1 u.m. þ       ..               ..                £150.
        3     Carton with several old albums (varied content), a penny black framed with other stamps,
               loose stamps, some cinderellas, a few forgeries, and all sorts of others. (1,000s) þ £100.
        4     Large and filled carton containing various things; Lighthouse albums of Germany and USA
               (quite sparse), albums of mixed mainly Commonwealth, some covers, and loose. Quite
               interesting assortment, worth looking through. þ               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        5     Old Strand album with a world collection up to about 1910s only. The UK has a penny
               black (nice 4-margin) and a few m.m. KE7 values – scattered interest in other countries
               (c.1,000) þ              ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        6     World collection in two lever-arch files, the Commonwealth section having better numbers
               of medium value stamps (e.g. sometimes m.m. KG6 values to 1/-, Coronation sets, etc.), the
               foreign section smaller and generally cheaper. Also some other odds. (100s) þ                         £100.
        7     Seven albums with a general world collection, with a bit more value in the Commonwealth
               than in the foreign. Some other odds also. (1,000s) þ       ..                   ..               ..                    80.
        8     Box with a bundle of items previously unsold in our Buy or Bid sales (these s.t.c.£1,600.),
               plus other album pages, loose in packets, some sheets of c.t.o. USSR, some cheap dupl.
               UK, etc. (1,000s) þ ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
        9     Suitcase with a few stockbooks of UK and others, plus mixed others. þ                 ..                    60.
      10     Medium carton with all periods mix in packets, on leaves, and covers, inc. some better QV
               Commonwealth, and Europe. Much is of decent standard. (100s) þ      ..               ..                    50.
      11     Just under 6kg of mixed foreign kiloware, fairly modern. þ ..                  ..            50.
      12     Carton with approx. 5.5kg of mixed foreign kiloware, fairly modern. þ  ..            50.
      13     Carton with about 4.5kg of mixed foreign kiloware, plus other mixed stamps, a bundle of
               postcards, etc. þ      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      14     Remainders/accumulation in 3 albums, 2 stockbooks, a little stockbook (a bit better), and
               loose (1000s) þ        ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      15     Bundle of 30 remainder club books of various countries (except UK, but does include
               Islands), remains PTSA £216. (100s) þ          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      16     Box of David Jefferies odds and remainders. Mixed world stamps, some cheap bulk, other
               odds of more interest, a few UK presentation packs, etc. þ                  ..               ..                    40.
      17     Smaller box with loose mix of mainly covers (various types), a few UK mint modern and
               p.packs. þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      18     Just under 9kg gross weight of world (non-UK) kiloware sorted into bags. þ         ..                    35.
      19     Carton of covers, loose stamps, some postcards, a shoebox of dupl. used UK reg. envelopes,
               etc. þ    ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      20     Carton with smaller box of world off-paper (c.750g), some world kiloware, tub of UK
               stamps without pmks., some loose covers, etc. (1,000s) þ ..                  ..            30.
      21     Carton stuffed with bundle upon bundle of “miniature sheets” and similar, generally of the
               phantom issues of Dhufar, Isö, Gairsay, and the like. (Estimated 20kg) þ                ..                    30.
      22     Plastic tub with many thousands of world stamps on and off-paper, in bags. þ                              26.
      23     Mixed lot in carton – pages, packets, album, etc. Bits of this and that. (1,000s) þ 26.

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      24     Mint and used mainly early to middle mix on mixed pages, some slightly better Burma and
               S.Rhodesia. (100s)    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
      25     Wine box with some loose stamps in packets, five old approval books of European, a junior
               collection in old Strand album, an Ideal  vol.3 album (for world after 1930) with just a few
               stamps, and another virtually empty album. þ  ..               ..                   ..            22.
      26     Small yet diverse mix on leaves and in packets inc. much Europe and Americas. (100s)                 22.
      27     Suitcase with some mixed stamps and covers, plus a few postcards, banknotes, and coins. þ       20.
      28     Heap in a box (ex-D.C.J.) with odds and ends of stamps, covers, cards, some cinderellas, a
               bundle of International Encyclopaedia of Stamps, etc. Might be a snip ! þ          ..                    20.
      29     Another heap, this with some old magazines and catalogues as well as the stamps, covers,
               and things. þ             ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      30     Odd world stamps, bundleware, and other things, in carton. (1,000s) þ ..            20.
      31     Box with mixed world stamps, pages, stockbook, covers, etc. (1,000s) þ              ..                    20.
      32     Suitcase with a guddle of philatelic material. þ ..               ..                   ..            20.
      33     Small box with world mix mainly on stockcards – odds and sets, appear to be nearly all
               mint. A few FDCs etc. also. (100s) þ             ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
      34     Stockbook with a mix of Hong Kong, Scandinavia, Mauritius (1948 S.Wedding mint set),
               and others (100s). also a few covers. þ          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
      35     Remainder carton – some empty albums, catalogues, mixed world stamps. þ          ..                    15.
      36     Bundle of 24 individual country packets, each with an all-different seln. (e.g. 200 diff.
               Austria, 150 diff. GB, 150 diff. Italy, 200 diff Poland, etc.) (4,000) þ    ..            15.
      37     Shoebox with many thousands of loose all-world off-paper stamps (commoner stuff, with
               dupl.), plus a few other odds also. þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      38     Heavy box with mainly “philatelia” – old empty albums, dealers’ price lists, mixed things
               to do with stamp collecting. Some other general material also. þ            ..               ..                    15.
      39     Large shoebox of varied remainders, and two smaller boxes with UK, Commonwealth, and
               world off-paper. (1,000s) þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      40     World mix in stockbook (100s), plus a stockbook of Austria and Germany (100s), and a few
               Nicaragua on pages. þ                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      41     Medium carton of UK and world covers (mainly commercial), mixed other stamps. þ                  10.
      42     Stockbook with m. & u. world seln, early to modern. (c.550) þ            ..               ..                    10.
      43     British Commonwealth; a useful, predominantly mint, colln. of KG6 on computer-
               produced pages, Many full defin sets are included, generally good m.m., plus a scattering
               of used (not duplicates) – the used often odds, but sets here also. (c.2,575 m., 410 u.) þ         £800.
      44     --; a similar KG6 album, but mainly used, and lower in numbers of full defin sets and top
               values, though much useful still included. Mint is m.m., used is mainly g./f. Some of the
               GB opts. are fakes. (c.1,125 used, 660 mint).þ               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
      45     --; just a small bundle of pages from remainder club books, but quite powerful stuff –
               QV-KG5 m. & u. comprising Cyprus, West Indies, British Guiana, Tonga, Australian
               States, New Hebrides, and a few others. Virtually every stamp is “better”, and total s.t.c.
               is £2,700. (125)        ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £350.
      46     --; box containing an untidy but worthwhile collection. Apart from a moderate collection
               on pages, there are many others in a variety of forms (stockbooks, pages, packets, etc.)
               which appear to have been bought with the intention of amalgamation. Many decent
               pickings. Just a few foreign also. (1,000s) þ    ..               ..                   ..        £200.
      47     --; mainly u.m. selection inc. some useful KG6 and early QE defins (sets or high values in
               Nyasaland, Ascension, Montserrat, Cyprus, Dominica, Swaziland, St. Lucia, Sierra Leone,
               S. & S.W. Africa, Gilbert & Ellice, Bechuanaland). (300+) ..                  ..        £150.
We can bring orders along to the auction for you (albums, catalogues, accessories, etc.). Just tell us what you want, and we’ll try to have it there.

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      48     British Commonwealth; mint and used collection in six volume New Age album (pages
               for 1952-71, some later stamps included). A mix of odds plus some commem sets, and the
               mint mixed m.m./u.m. (100s) þ    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      49     --; stockbook with m.m. and used colln. of mainly KG6 odds and part sets (100s) þ                   30.
      50     --; odd mix on leaves, stockcards, covers, etc. Early to modern inc. Bermuda, Canada, and
               NZ. (100s)                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      51     --; Omnibus; stockbook with 1937 Coronation (17 sets), 1945-46 Victory (35 sets), 1949
               UPU (37 sets), and 1953 Coronation (53 stamps). Some toning or rust spots throughout. þ         15.
      52     --; --; 1937 Coronation set (202) complete m.m. (cat.£120. for u.m.)    ..            18.
      53     --; --; 1977 Silver Jubilee, Caribbean Tour and 1981 Royal Wedding collections in four
               albums and in shoebox. Comprises c.400 u.m. stamps, 250 m.s./sheetlets, a few booklets,
               etc. þ    ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.

      54     Africa; m. & u. on leaves and stockcards, also club book of Ethiopia. (Few 100s) 8.
      55     Asia; small mix of odds in packets, on pages, etc. Includes Iraq, India, Taiwan, and Nether-
               lands Indies. (100s)   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      56     Europe; mix in small box, mainly loose. (100s) þ             ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      57     Latin America; mix in small box, on pages and loose. (100s) þ           ..               ..                      8.
      58     Scandinavia; album of Norway (350), Sweden (230), Denmark (75), Iceland (34). Mainly
               fine used, and stops at 1948. Some medium value, especially in 1920s-40s Norway, and
               less so Sweden. þ    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      59     West Indies; seln. in packets and on leaves, much Commonwealth, Haiti, and Cuba (100s)         10.
      60     Thematic; fairly untidy world collection in album, arranged by theme, little after about
               1970s. (100s) þ       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      61     --; stockbook with Space (90), Sport (150+), and Transport (200+) þ                 ..                    15.
      62     --; bundle of 15 individual packets, each with an all-different seln. (e.g. 100 diff. aviation,
               200 birds, 50 flags, 200 flora, 100 stamps on stamps, etc.) (1,500) þ   ..            15.
      63     --; Aviation; tiny “History of Flight” colln. on German printed pages (21, 2 cards) þ                      5.
      64     --; Birds; small stockbook of mixed m. & u. (c.200)        ..                   ..               ..                      6.
      65     --; Columbus; mix of m. & u. world stamps, early to modern, inc. a couple of Spanish
               MUESTRA opts. (c.170, 6 postal stationery cards) þ         ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      66     --; Olympics; folder of FDCs (of stamps/m.s.) for 1960 Rome games (37, 1 folder) þ                15.
      67     David Jefferies Themes; Black is Beautiful; small colln. on a few pages of black stamps
               from around the world (100+, inc. a cut-into penny black), plus c.150+ others loose.                    20.
      68     --; “Forth Bridges”;  (vol.2) comprising almost entirely modern cards, mainly of the rail
               bridge. (86) þ           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      69     --; Forth Road Bridge; box with mix of loose items – newspapers, opening ceremony
               programmes, a few FDCs, covers with later strikes of special cancel (seldom seen), etc. þ           20.
      70     --; Mary Slessor, and Scots Kirks Abroad; interesting mix inc. two of the Clydesdale
               1999 £10 note, a nice seln. of 13 Old Calabar postcards (some used 1903-6). þ                        80.
      71     --; New Scottish Definitives and Parliament 1999; 7 different handstamps on FDCs,
               another FDC with Holyrood c.d.s. and cachet, two RBofS £1 notes, etc.                ..                    12.
      72     --; Overseas Stamp Exhibitions; an attractive and impressive collection in two well-filled
               albums, comprising labels, covers, and cards but not normal stamps. Includes some very
               attractive material, and some scarcer especially amongst the earlier items. (100s) þ £150.

      ***     This auction catalogue sending is unusual in that we have three separate catalogues going out at one time. Please make sure you use the correct bid form. We will assume, where we receive two or more bid forms together, that you would like us to hold any purchases from the stamp auction so that lots from all sales can be sent together.
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      73     David Jefferies Themes; Philatelic Exhibitions and Congresses (U.K.); 1897-1940
               very attractive and wide-ranging collection in well-filled album. Includes the special
               cancels on cover or card for 1909 Manchester, 1911 Birmingham, 1912 Margate, 1912
               London (3 items, 2 of which have “Ideal Stamps” cancelled), 1913 Edinburgh (9, inc. 1
               registered), 1921 Harrogate, 1922 Bath, 1923 London (1 ordinary, 1 reg.), 1925 Cam-
               bridge, 1926 Liverpool, 1927 Nottingham, 1928 London Congress, 1928 London Exhib.
               (1 card, 1 flown cover, 1 reg. cover with s/c cancel, 1929 PUC, and so on in similar vein.
               Also includes many labels, often in different colours, or with blocks, etc. Much here that
               is seldom seen, and generally fine. (100s) þ     ..               ..                   ..        £350.
      74     --; --; 1946-2003 a similar collection in two well-filled albums, but of a period that carries
               less value. þ             ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      75     --; Robert Burns; 1959-66 seln. of UK souvenir and first day covers, inc. 1959 in some
               variety, 1964 anti-Shakespeare, 1966 with various pmks, etc.                ..               ..                    26.
      76     --; Robert Burns Bicentenary; UK collection written-up on pages, mainly 1996 FDCs,
               maxi cards, etc.         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      77     --; Scots Names Used Abroad; collection in binder (16 pages written-up, many others on
               stockleaves), of postmarks on stamp or piece (some covers/cards) with everything from
              Aberdeen (South Dakota) to Ayrshire Mine (Southern Rhodesia), and Campsie (New South
               Wales). Interesting as it stands, this could be developed into a fascinating collection. (c.600
               items) þ ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..        £100.
      78     --; Scottish Stamp Exhibitions vol.2; 1950-2001 in album (c.95 items, mainly covers and
               postcards) þ             ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      79     --; S.M.S. Luitpold, Emden, Moltke; thematic collection on the three German WW1 ships
               (two of which were scuttled at Scapa Flow) with postcards, labels, and related material. þ           50.
      80     Covers; 1483 merchant’s letter, said to be Damascus to Tripoli. Stained and some worm-
               holes, but at over 500 years old . . . .               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      81     --; early to modern mix of FDCs and commercial in box – much Europe, some modern
               Brasil. (c.280) þ       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      82     --; 1939 seln. of commem covers for Transatlantic first flights between USA and UK,
               France, Ireland, and Portugal (both directions). (18)          ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      83     --; seln. of covers with shipping connections, strongest in Scandinavia. (47)             ..                    15.
      84     --; carton with a big mix of covers, apparently mainly cheaper commercial, with some UK.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      85     --; Scandinavia; mixed box of various ages and countries but with larger nos. of Denmark,
               Faroes, Greenland, as well as other countries. Mixed commercial, special postmarks, FDC,
               other philatelic. (c.210) þ             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      86     --; --; small box with a mix of mainly 1960s-90s FDCs, philatelic covers (mainly for
               examples of pmks.), and a few commercial, of Faroe Islands, Denmark, Greenland, and a
               few others. A few of other countries also. (166) þ            ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      87     Covers and Postmarks; colln. of world stamps selected for postmark interest inc. TPOs,
               paquebot, wrong countries, unusual place names, etc. Mainly on stamp or piece, some
               covers. (c.210 items) þ                ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      88     --; colln. of mixed countries stamps with other countries’ pmks. – paquebot or otherwise, on
               stamp, piece, or cover/card. (77 items)            ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      89     Perfins; world mix in small stockbook (UK 168, 10 covers, Foreign c.310).          ..                    40.
      90     --; world mix on a few pages (103, few UK); also a few cut-outs (50).  ..            20.
      ***     --; see also Australia, Hong Kong.
      91     Cinderella; Stanley Gibbons Colour Chart labels printed by Perkins Bacon – the complete
               series (missing no.95, grey) in “u.m.” corner fourblocks. Quite unusual thus. (396 labels)               50.
      ***     --; see also separate Cinderellas auction catalogue.
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      92     Forgeries; mixture on pages comprising mainly forgeries, fakes, and reprints, plus some
               genuine, locals, and bogus also. (c.198)           ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      ***     --; see also France, Japan, U.S.A., and Cinderellas auction.
      93     Literature; SG Sectional catalogues of Czechoslovakia & Poland, Portugal & Spain, Africa
               since Independence (3 vols), Central America, Central Asia, and South-East Asia. All old
               editions. (8) þ           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      94     --; SG Czechoslovakia & Poland Sectional cat., current 6^th edition (2002, £24.95) þ                10.
      95     --; SG Russia Sectional cat., current 5^th edition (1999, £24.95, out of print) þ       ..                      6.
      96     --; SG Japan & Korea Sectional cat., current 4^th edition (1997, £22.50, out of print) þ                5.
      97     --; SG South America Sectional cat., current 3^rd edition (1989, £22., out of print) þ                     6.
      98     --; SG Commonwealth Simplified catalogue, 2003 edition. þ             ..               ..                      8.
      99     --; SG binder for One-Country Catalogues, containing Canada (2003 edition), and India
               (2002) þ                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    100     --; Philatelic Portraits by Christopher Attwood-Wheeler, 1990. þ     ..               ..                      5.
    101     --; 1970 Scottish Stamp & Label Catalogue by Stanley Hunter, in 7 “volumes”. þ 10.
    102     --; The Dealer’s Guide to Chemical Restoration of Postage Stamps, USA 1976; also A
               Collectors Guide to the Care and Repair of Books and Documents by Graham Moss, 1998.     7.
    103     --; Murray Payne Commonwealth King George VI catalogue, 2000 (current, retail £30.) þ       12.
    104     --; about 20 of the posters produced by UK Post Office around 1970 – stamp and postal
               subjects. þ               ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    105     --; a selection of old photographic glass plates of UK stamps and postal history (mainly
               Scottish ?) (c.75) þ  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    106     --; early editions of the British Post Office Philatelic Bulletin – nos. 1-10, and vol.2 nos.
               1-10. þ ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    107     --; a similar lot, but only nos. 1-10, and vol.2 no.4 to 10. þ                   ..               ..                      6.
    108     --; English & Welsh Postmarks Since 1840 by James Mackay, 1980. þ             ..                      5.
    109     --; The Forged Stamps of All Countries, published Dorn, London (c.1910s ?) þ                         4.
    110     --; How to Detect Damaged, Altered, and Repaired Stamps by Paul W. Schmid, NY 1979. þ  4.
    111     --; Reprints of 19^th Century Postal Adhesive Stamps and Their Characteristics by E.D.
               Bacon (reprint of earlier book ?). þ                ..               ..                   ..               ..                      4.
    112     --; The Yucatan Affair, The Work of Raoul Ch. de Thuin, Philatelic Counterfeiter, edited by
               Chemi, Beal, and DeVoss, 1974 þ                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    113     --; Focus on Forgeries; A Guide to Forgeries of Common Stamps by Varro E. Tyler, 1993. þ 6.
    114     --; Handstruck Postage Stamps of the Empire 1680-1900 by Robson Lowe, 1938-39. þ         5.
    115     --; another of the same, 1940-41 edition. þ    ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
    116     --; History of the British Army Postal Service, vol. I, 1882-1902, edited Proud, c.1983. þ        8.
    117     --; The British Postage Stamp of the Nineteenth Century by Robson Lowe, 2^nd edition,
               1979. þ                    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      4.
    118     --; The Encyclopædia of British Empire Postage Stamps; vol. I, Great Britain and the
               Empire in Europe by Robson Lowe, 1952. þ                 ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    119     --; Cape of Good Hope by Fred J. Melville, 1913.          ..                   ..               ..                      4.
    120     --; Other Men’s Heroes; Scots Honoured on the World’s Stamps by Alwyn James, 1982. þ      5.
    121     --; The Stamp Atlas by Stuart Rossiter and John Flower, 1986. þ       ..               ..                      5
    122     --; thirteen of the little Scotland and Philately pamphlets, and another seven similar. þ                  6.
    123     --; box of mixed philatelic books - general guides, catalogues, society handbooks, etc. þ             10.

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                   Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
    124     Supplies (New); five red stockbooks, all standard size with 30 pages (60 sides), white pages
               with glassine strips, and all appear to be “slight seconds” (possibly factory rejects), so odd
               faults here and there. þ                ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    125     --; a similar lot (5 red). þ             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    126     --; a similar lot (5 green). þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    127     --; a similar lot (5 maroon). þ       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    128     --; a similar lot (2 blue, 2 green, 1 maroon). þ ..               ..                   ..            40.
    129     --; a similar lot (2 green, 2 red, 1 maroon). þ  ..               ..                   ..            40.
    130     --; bag with between 1 and 7 each of SG Windsor supplements for 1981-90 (22), plus various
               other odd suppts. (20) þ              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    131     Supplies (Second-Hand); carton with empty SG KG6 album (a bit used and worn), 1951
               SG KG6 cat., 1995 Commonwealth cat. (2 vols.), 2 empty stockbooks, etc. þ      ..                    24.
    132     --; mixed box of accessories inc. perf. gauges, old and newish colour guides, Thirkell
               Position Finders, magnifiers, and stamp press. þ            ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    133     --; box with 22 empty springback binders, mainly about quarto/A4 size. þ             ..                    10.
    134     --; box with 30+ empty small springback binders, mixed sizes, but on average about 150 x
               225mm. þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.

           Non-Philatelic Items

135     Banknotes; c.50 mixed world notes in album, nothing very recent. þ      ..            12.
136     Coins; France; 1975-91 ten different 10f coins.                 ..                   ..               ..                      4.
137     Ephemera; printed and bound copy of Scottish 1851 Census numbers by parish, with m.s.
            name by each parish.    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
138     Maps; double-page map, broken-down from an 1895 Bartholomew Atlas of Scotland, with
            the outer white margins trimmed off. Map size 515 x 390 mm. This section “Inveraray and
            Ardrishaig”.                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      3.
139     --; a similar map, “Islay and Jura”.   ..                 ..               ..                   ..              3.
140     --; a similar map, “Bute and Arran” (north part of Arran only).                  ..               ..                      3.
141     --; a similar map, “Glasgow and Kilmarnock”.    ..               ..                   ..              3.
142     --; a similar map, “Melrose, Berwick”.               ..               ..                   ..               ..                      3.
143     --; a similar map, “Trossachs, Loch Lomond”.    ..               ..                   ..              3.
144     --; a pair of similar maps – northern and southern sheets for Orkney Islands.              ..                      5.
145     --; a pair of similar maps – northern and southern sheets for Shetland Islands.            ..                      5.
146     Postcards; Foreign; box of mixed early/middle/modern period cards. (c.400) þ   20.

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           Classified by Country
    147     Anguilla; 1967-71 l.m.m. colln. on pages plus some used, a few FDCs (inc. of 1969 opt set
               of 15), a press photo (?) of the 1967 opts. to 25c, couple of varieties, 1969 FPO cover from
               British Occupation, etc. (109, 6 covers, 5 others)              ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    148     Argentina; 1954-74 seln. of first flight (or flight anniversary) covers, mainly from Buenos
               Aires. (33)                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    149     Ascension; 1935 S.Jubilee set (4) l.m.m., cat.£48., and 1948 S.Wedding set (2) l.m.m. (cat.
               £45½ for u.m.)          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    150     --; 1938-53 m.m. seln. to 2/6 (11) (s.t.c.£81. for u.m.)     ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    151     Australia; 1914-30 mint seln. of KG5 Heads comprising SG nos. 23 l.m.m. (cat.£25.), 23b
               l.m.m. (£18.), 47 u.m. (£18.), 51a u.m. (£20.), 81 u.m. (£23.), 100 m.m. (£38., light natural
               gum toning)                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    152     --; stockbook with largely modern, mainly used, range (c.820 different) þ              ..                    10.
    153     --; Perfins; mainly commercial, mainly on KG5 Heads. (150)                ..               ..                    20.
    154     Austria; 1899-1906 m.m. set of one of each value – heller values have values in white or
               colour. S.t.c.£200+ (17)               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    155     --; bundle of mainly 1980s covers with mixed commems, plus just a few stamps loose. þ               5.
    156     --; Postal Stationery; approx. 1970s colln. in album of p.stationery cards with all-different
               tourist views, Lernt Österreich Kennen !, and similar. Mainly mint, some cancelled. (c.315) þ     20.
    157     Bahamas; 1860-1994 mint colln. in stockalbum, sparse until 1981 but with many sets after
               that. From 1937, stamps are u.m. Some light dupl. (c.400, 3 m.s.) þ     ..            24.
    158     --; 1942 Columbus set (14) m.m. (cat.£65. for u.m.)         ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    159     Belgium; 1869-80 5f red-brown g.u. but small thin and weak corner. Cat.£1,200. 40.
    160     Bermuda; 1924 KG5 2/-, 2/6 overprinted SPECIMEN m.m.                   ..               ..                    45.
    161     --; 1938-53 KG6 10/- - three different (shades/perfs) – one m.m. with small thin, one part
               gum, one m.m. with grease spot. Minimum cat.£185.         ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    162     British Levant; 1885-1921 used seln. on stockleaf, with QV to 12pi, KE7 to 24pi, and KG5
               to 180pi. Total s.t.c.£470. (50)     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
    163     --; 1885-1921 used seln. on two pages inc. 1909 5pi, 1921 45pi, and 1921 2/6 seahorse.
               S.t.c.£400. (42)         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    164     British Occupation of Italian Colonies; 1942-51 used seln. mainly in short sets, inc.
               Eritrea 1948-49 BMA (13. cat.£60.). S.t.c.£250. (95)     ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    165     Brunei; 1907-10 set m.m. (except 4c and 5c missing, and 10c is used). S.t.c.£155. (9)                28.
    166     --; 1907-10 4c, the two shades f.u., SG 26/26a cat.£70.  ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    167     --; 1908-22 $5 v.f.u., but with what is probably a fake cancel. SG 47 (cat.£130. mint, £200.
               used)      ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    168     --; 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition set (9) attractive very fine used, but with cancels that
               are more than likely later additions. SG 51-59. (Cat.£150. mint, £600 used)           ..                    75.
    169     Burma; 1969-81 u.m. (a few used) colln. on pages. Low cat., but seldom seen. (66, 1 m.s.)          6.
    170     Canada; Newfoundland; 1910 1c perf.12x11 fourblock (upper pair l.m.m., lower pair u.m.),
               the lower two stamps showing the NFWFOUNDLAND and JAMRS varieties, SG 109c/e, cat.
               £24. each (for m.m.)  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            22.
    171     --; --; 1937 Coronation long set (11) m.m., all perf.13½ (except 25c, perf.14) (cat.£40+ for
               u.m.)      ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    172     Cayman Islands; 1907-9 wmk. Mult. CA set (8) m.m., cat.£110.+     ..               ..                    26.
    173     China; 1904-40 (approx.) m. & u. seln. with light dupl. inc. p.dues (23), Junk and Reaper
               types with Manchuria opts. (28); also Junks and Reapers with Sinkiang opts. (21, inc. a
               few perfins as per SG footnote). (130)             ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    174     --; People’s Republic; packet with a stated content of 100 different m. & u., nothing seen
               after 1960s.               ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      4.
    175     --; --; a similar lot.     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      4.
    176     --; --; a similar lot.     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      4.
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    177     Cook Islands; 1938 3/- in u.m. corner fourblock, slightest adherence on gum, and with
               normal toning. SG 129, cat.£48. each = £192. ..               ..                   ..            22.
    178     Cuba; 1856-1960 (approx.) mainly used colln. plus loose stamps in packets, and u.m.
               Christmas m.s., some dupl. (c.900) þ             ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    179     Denmark; 1850s-1970s mixture on pages, apparently from several sources. A mix between
               quite standard common stamps to some better (especially in roughly 1900-40), and in some
               places more specialised. (100s)     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    180     --; 1864-70 Crown & Sceptre 2sk (3), 3sk (pair and single), 8sk (2) fair to fine used inc.
               shades. Cat.£390.     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    181     --; 1913-30 booklet pane of 4 x 7ø plus two KKKK labels, fine m.m., SG 179a cat.£15.                 5.
    182     --; seln. on pages of star and void cancels (c.100, mainly on stamp or piece, varied quality),
               plus a few others.       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    183     Egypt; 1867-1907 m. & u. seln. inc. p.dues and officials. (55)               ..               ..                    10.
    184     Ethiopia; 1894-1925 m. & u. on pages with a fair number catalogued in pounds each. Total
               cat.£300. (82)           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    185     Falkland Islands; 1878 no wmk. 4d average used (SG 2, cat.£150.), and a later 1d wmk.
               Crown CA reversed (cat. minimum £42.)         ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    186     -; 1891-1933 small used seln. with light dupl. (usually shades), with QV to 1/-, KG5 to 6d,
               1918-20 War Stamp set (3), etc. S.t.c.£320. (29)            ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    187     --; 1904-12 KE7 3/- deep green mounted mint, fine but for red ink mark on reverse (at hinge
               mark) only just visible from front (if set against white background). SG 49b cat.£130.                   22.
    188     --; 1955 defin set (6) u.m., cat.£28.                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    189     Faroe Islands; 1972-92 (mainly later) bundle of commercial covers (c.80); also 46 modern
               postcards, mainly unused (many published by PO). þ       ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    190     Finland; 1860-2001 mainly used colln. in album. A decent general spread but with better,
               e.g. a few useful earlies, 1930 Zeppelin opt. m.m. (light creases), some other medium value
               commems. (c.1,050, 5 m.s.) þ     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    191     France; sporadic collection/collections on bundle of mixed pages. Some highlights inc. a
               few nice imperf. and perf. Cérès (inc. some 1870-71 Bordeaux printings), 1869 Napoléon
               5f poor u., 1929-33 10f used (8), 20f used (8), 1917-19 War Orphans 2c to 25c m.m., 1922
               War Orphans 1f + 25c m.m., 1930 Sourire de Riems g.u., 1936 Flight 100f g.u. (2), 1937
               National Museums set (2) m.m., etc. (100s, and a few covers) þ          ..               ..                £200.
    192     --; 1870 flimsy cover Paris to St. Malo with Napoléon 20c cancelled star of dots, and with
               Paris c.d.s. 21 Oct. Marked at top par Ballon Monté, therefore carried on the balloon
               Garibaldi. Backstamps of Dinard 2 Nov. (faint) and St. Malo 3 Nov. Some faults but quite
               acceptable condition for these.      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    193     --; 1927 view postcard with 5c Sower, and special label for Nancy-Luneville flight, with
               Nancy (28 July) and Luneville (31 July) c.d.s.s A little grubby, but scarce (c.15,000 flown).
               Also a 1920 label.     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    194     --; 1923 attractive air cover to Paris with 25c Sower, plus the full set of six semi-official
               stamps for the Rouen Air Meeting, all cancelled Rouen c.d.s.s 23 Sep.   ..            24.
    195     --; album of Eiffel Tower items - mainly postcards m. & u., some with cachets or labels.
               (c.85); also some other labels. þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            24.
    196     --; French Legion; 1942 Eastern Front set (2) u.m./l.m.m., cat.€30.                      ..                      6.
    197     --; Forgeries; seln. of eight diff. WW2 British forgeries, prepared for use by French Resis-
               tance.     ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    198     Germany; West Germany; 1980-95 small used colln. in large Borek printed hingeless
               album. þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    199     --; West Berlin; 1948-49 seln. of black (6) and red (6) opts. g./f.u., cat.£117.      ..                    15.
    200     --; East Germany; 1955 Schiller miniature sheets – one fine u.m. (cat.£20.), another u.m.
               with minor wrinkle, and one fair used (£25.)     ..               ..                   ..              7.
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    201     Germany; East Germany; mainly used in stockalbum. (100s) þ         ..               ..                      5.
    202     --; Covers; all periods and areas covers and cards – philatelic and commercial, a few 3^rd
               Reich. A few ETBs and PO commem. folders included. (c.340) þ        ..               ..                    20.
    203     --; Germany Mixed Lots; large stockalbum of duplicated mainly used from 19^th century to
               1970s, without East Germany or West Berlin. (c.4,000) þ ..                  ..            20.
    204     --; --; broken stockbook with mainly used range of early to modern (c.1,500 different) þ             15.
    205     --; --; medium stockbook with mainly used, often dupl., majority 1930s-50s. And another of
               early to modern but mainly used W.Germany dupl. to 1970s. (100s) þ  ..            12.
    206     --; --; bundle of mainly modern covers inc. FDCs with charity sets, loose odds. þ 12.
    207     German Colonies and Post Offices; German East Africa; 1905-20 2r attractive block of
               ten (2x5, margins on three sides) u.m. but with light adherence from sheet interleaving, and
               light paper toning. Cat.£350. (Michel approx. €1,000.)     ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    208     --; POs in Turkish Empire; 1908 25c on 25pf u.m. marginal, and 100c on 80pf l.m.m. (one
               short perf). Cat.£77.                     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    209     Gibraltar; 1912-24 wmk. Mult. Crown CA 8/- m.m. Slight rubbing to face (not unattract-
               ive), and minor diagonal bend (not creased). SG 84, cat.£80.                 ..               ..                    15.
    210     Greece; 1906 Olympics set to 3d m.m. (medium/heavy mounting), cat.c.£310. (13) 30.
    211     --; 1955 new values u.m. seln. inc. 4d (cat.£50.). (8)        ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    212     Greenland; 1968 reg. cover to Scotland franked by 1945 “American” 5k (cat.£23.)                      6.
    213     Grenada; 1883 POSTAGE overprint on 1d – complete stamp with two overprints (i.e.
               unsevered pair) fine used. SG 29a, cat.£450. RPSL certificate (2005) states genuine.                £100.
    214     Hong Kong; 1862-1982 used ranges on stockleaves. Light dupl., and inc. QV to $1 (3 diff.),
               other useful odd values, and in the modern several of the better Chinese New Year sets.
               Condition generally fine, though odd ones poorer. S.t.c.£2,250. (c.300)                  ..                £280.
    215     --; 1912-21 wmk. Mult. Crown CA seln. of 13 values to 50c, $1, and $10, inc. some shades.
               S.t.c.£160+ (24)       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    216     --; 1921-37 50c fine m.m. overprinted SPECIMEN. SG 128s.                  ..               ..                    15.
    217     --; 1935 S.Jubilee, 1937 Coronation, and 1941 Centenary sets m.m. Some heavily mounted,
               and the Jubilees with some toning. Cat.£155.   ..               ..                   ..            28.
    218     --; 1949 UPU set (4) u.m., cat.£65.                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
    219     --; 1994 HK Definitives booklet (cat.£16., but small dents on cover), and 1997 Past and
               Present booklet (£20.)                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    220     --; Perfins; Queen Victoria used 20c and $1 surcharges with H&S/BC perfins.         ..                      3.
    221     Iceland; 1920-25 seln. of 16 different stamps (plus 2 dupl. of 1922 20 on 25a) stuck on
               sheet of paper and cancelled Reykjavik 1927. Some faults but stamps generally ok. Stamps
               cat.£74.                     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    222     --; 1930 Millenary postage set (13) m.m., cat.£300+        ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    223     --; 1930 Millenary Air set (5) m.m., cat.£183. ..               ..                   ..            35.
      ***     --; see also Scottish Postal History auction.
    224     India; Officials; 1934 parcel label New Delhi to London with KE7 5r OHMS, and KG5
               SERVICE 2a6p, 8a, 10r. Stamps cat.£49. (x6 premium for singles on cover).             ..                    22.
    225     --; --; 1949 packet label (torn at one side) Delhi to Cape Town, with KG6 SERVICE 10r (14),
               5r, and 8a. Marked GOVERNMENT URGENT DIPLOMATIC AIR BAG on address side. Various
               creases etc., the stamps cat.£97.80                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    226     Indian States; Orchha; 1939-42 short set to 2r in u.m. fourblocks. A few gum faults on
               high values (and the ¼a block torn), nevertheless seldom seen. Cat.£455. (13 blocks)                   90.
    227     Italian States; Naples; 1858 1 grano, 5 grana, and 10 grana average u., minimum cat.£260.       10.
    228     --; Sicily; 1859 1g, 2g, 5g, 10g, 20g average used, s.t.c.£1,200. Seem ok, but sold “as is”.          24.
    229     --; Tuscany; 1860 1c, 5c, 40c used, seem ok but sold “as is”. Cat.£670.               ..                    12.
    230     Italy; 1934-50 small m.m. seln. inc. 1950 UNESCO and Holy Year 55 lire (cat.£45. each)
               (17)        ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
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    231     Japan; Forgeries; two pages of early stamps, probably mainly forgeries, inc. four imperf
               Dragons. (38)            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    232     Lithuania; 1938 Scout and Guide set (4) m.m., cat.£45.  ..                   ..            12.
    233     Malaya; strong mint and used collection in binder, to about 1970. Includes several useful
               defins m.m. e.g. Negri Sembilan 1949-55 set (21, cat.£70. for u.m.), Perak 1938-41 (17
               values to $1, cat.£400+), Selangor 1949-55 set (21, £75.). Also many odd better single
               stamps in the earlier years. S.t.c.£3,100. (722) þ             ..                   ..               ..                £450.
    234     --; Straits Settlements; 1936-37 KG5 defin set (15) complete l.m.m./m.m. – the higher
               values all fine l.m.m., the 1c poorer. SG 260-274 cat.£160.                   ..               ..                    50.
    235     --; --; 1937-41 KG6 complete set of both dies m.m. (i.e. 15 x die I, 6 x die II), plus 8c
               scarlet u.m. (Cat.£430+ for u.m.)  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            90.
    236     --; Pahang; 1935-41 unissued 6c grey, apparently used.                       ..               ..                      5.
    237     --; --; 1950-56 set (21) l.m.m. (cat.£70. for u.m.)             ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    238     --; Perak; 1900 3c on $1 fine used. SG 86, cat.£140.      ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    239     Mauritius; 1891 2c on 4c with surcharge double (once each at top and bottom) in fourblock
               mint (upper pair heavy m.m., lower pair u.m.). SG 118b, cat.£75 each = £300.       ..                    55.
    240     Monaco; 1946 Prince Louis II defin 50f and 100f, each in u.m. sheet of ten with central
               gutter (each sheet folded once, on perfs.) Cat.£60. as singles.                ..               ..                    15.
    241     Morocco Agencies; British Currency; 1949 set (17) l.m.m./m.m. (cat.£60. for u.m.)                15.
    242     --; --; 1951 set (7) l.m.m./m.m. (cat.£32. for u.m.)            ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    243     --; French Currency; 1917-37 small m.m. and used seln. with some dupl. Includes 1932
               5/- f.u. (cat.£42, couple short perfs) (41)                          ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    244     --; Tangier; 1949 set (15) l.m.m./m.m. (cat.£80. for u.m.) ..                  ..            20.
    245     --; --; 1950-51 set (9) l.m.m./m.m. (cat.£48. for u.m.)      ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    246     --; --; 1952-54 set (17) l.m.m., 1955 Castles set (3) u.m., and 1956 set (10) l.m.m. (cat.£9.,
               £22., and £5½ for u.m.)                ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    247     Nauru; 1916-23 De La Rue Seahorse 10/- deep bright blue fine and attractive lightly
               mounted mint. (Centred to right, some of the perfs at top and right have been recut, and
               three short perfs at left.) SG23c cat.£500.        ..               ..                   ..               ..                    90.
    248     Nepal; 1886-1976 small mainly used colln. (c.200) þ      ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    249     Netherlands; 1913 Centenary 2½g f.u. (one short perf.), 5g f.u. (clean for this), and 10g f.u.
               (one short perf., just very slightly discoloured on face). SG 223-5, cat.£838.           ..                £150.
    250     New Zealand; 1891-1947 (approx.) small stockbook of back-of-the-book – officials, p.dues,
               life ins., express, and postal fiscals. Light dupl. in places, also a few Ross Dep. (111) þ                24.
    251     --; 1935-36 defin set (14) m.m. (the 6d however is the multiple wmk.). Cat.£143. 24.
    252     --; 1936-42 2½d, 1940 Centenary 5d, 8d, each in u.m. fourblock, a couple of stamps with
               small faults. Cat.£96. ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            12.
    253     --; Postal Stationery; approx. 1924-36 KG5 4d registered envelope, size K. “Env. No. 65a.”
               on reverse, with serifed “R” in double circle on front, fine unused but for central vertical
               fold. Esoteric but scarce.               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    254     Nigeria; 1914-29 m. & u. seln. to 10/- (both m. & u. 10/- have faults). (25)          ..                    15.
    255     Niue; 1969-73 small colln. of 12 u.m. sets on pages. Cat.£7.65. (39)    ..              3.
    256     North Borneo; 1894 6d (2), 8c, 12c, 18c, 24c postally used, and fine. Cat.£310. 50.
    257     --; 1894 50c fine used, some perfs just a little rough, SG 82 cat.£60.     ..            12.
    258     Norway; 1932-69 seln. of covers and cards, all with Spitzbergen connections. Includes 1932
               postcard to Belgium with 7ø stamp on face cancelled Narvik plus Spitzbergen dated cachet,
               1949 UK International Reply card cancelled Longyearbyen (cachet also). (13)        ..                    26.
    259     Nyasaland; 1913-19 KG5 £1 fine used but with the lower left corner repaired. SG 98,
               cat.£140.                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.


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    260     Nyasaland; 1935 Silver Jubilee 1d and 2d values, each in complete u.m. sheet of 60, and
               each showing the “Bird by Turret” variety (on stamp position 1/5). Generally very fine,
               some light adhesion on gum, and crease across middle of 2d sheet, but the varieties both ok.
               Cat.£120. as basic stamps, the varieties (SG 123m, 124m, cat.£140. each).           ..                    80.
    261     --; seln. of KG5/KG6 mainly in mint blocks inc. 1935 S.Jubilee 1d (27), 2d (26), 1938-44
               1½d carmine (18), 1946 Victory (sheets of 60), 1947 1d (30). (100s)   ..            26.
    262     Pitcairn Island; 1940 cover (a 1937 Coronation illus. envelope) to England with UK 2d
               defin cancelled by a circle of wavy lines (status uncertain), with PITCAIRN ISLAND/
                31.JL.▌0.4/N.Z.POSTAL AGENCY c.d.s. struck to side. Some faults.            ..               ..                    30.
    263     --; 1964-65 8d f.u. with shift of pale blue (appears at first sight as missing blue), 1967 2½c
              f.u. with small red shift, 1969 $1 u.m., and a $1 on FDC stated to be unglazed paper (though
              we are not entirely convinced). Also 1990-91 souvenir cover signed Tom and Betty
               Christian, and others. ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            14.
    264     Portugal; 1911-12 REPUBLICA surch. 300r on 50r and 1,000r on 10r (both on Portugal), also
               80r on 150r Madeira, all m.m. Cat.£173. (3)                    ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    265     Portuguese Colonies; Azores; 1871-98 m. & u. range on stockleaf mainly fair/fine and
               with quite high overall cat. (61)                        ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    266     --; --; 1894 Henry the Navigator set (13) fine used with the special cancels. Cat.£180. Small
               thin on 500r, and small faults on 5r, 75r, 80r.   ..               ..                   ..            30.
    267     --; --; 1895 St. Anthony set (15) mainly used. Up to 200r all stamps are used, generally fair/
               fine (15r, 100r unused). The 300r is unused with small marks on face, 500r good m.m. but
               with some toning at top, and 1,000r g.u. but with imperfections. Cat.c.£800+          ..                    80.
    268     --; Funchal; 1892-1905 m. & u. seln, mainly good/fine (42, nearly all different). Includes
               1892-93 200r, 300r heavy m.m. (cat.£70. each).              ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    269     Puerto Rico; 1893 Columbus 3c f.u., cat.£47.                 ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    270     Saar; 1947 German currency set (20) affixed to sheet and cancelled with Neunkirchen
               16.6.47 c.d.s.s, mainly fine. Cat.£50.               ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    271     --; a similar lot.          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      6.
    272     --; 1951 Beethoven 60c in seven complete u.m. sheets of 100, stapled at left. Cat.20p each
               = £140. Also 1955 Stamp Day sheetlet of ten c.t.o. (£17.) ..                  ..            10.
    273     --; 1955 quantity of Stamp Day 15f in u.m. folded strips of five. (300) Cat.65p each = £195.          8.
    274     Saint Helena; 1903 KE7 set (6) attractive l.m.m., diagonal corner crease on 2/-. Cat.£90.          15.
    275     --; 1916-27 m.m. seln. on page inc. MCA to 5/- and Script CA to 5/- (6d faded). S.t.c.£255.
               (22)        ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    276     Saint Kitts-Nevis; 1920 Mult. Crown CA 2/6 in attractive u.m. part sheet of 30 (5 x 6).
               Cat.£5. each = £150.                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    277     South Africa; Natal; 1902 £5 g.u. Quite attractive, but the cancel cannot be guaranteed.
               SG 144 cat.£600.      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    278     --; Transvaal; Pietersburg; 1901 1d m.m. (small thins). SG 4, cat. price an incredibly low
               £3.50 (less than SG put on most modern UK first day covers – strange).                 ..                      5.
    279     Spain; 1851-1922 slightly duplicated, mainly used on three old stockleaves inc. a few cat.
              in the pounds. (c.190)                                      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    280     --; 1901-5 m.m. seln. from 10c to 10pt, inc. 40c rose. S.t.c.£630. (7)   ..            65.
    281     --; 1909-22 m.m. seln. between 5c and 1pt, inc. both perfs of 5c and of 15c violet. S.t.c.
               £150+ (11)               ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    282     Sweden; 1856-62 Stockholm 1sk/3ö g.u., just a small thin at centre. SG L6 cat.£275.                 30.
    283     --; early to modern mix in three stockbooks. Mainly dupl. used (c.2,300) Also a few other
               odds. þ ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
    284     --; 1892 probably philatelic cover to San Marino (unusual destination) with current 1ö, 2ö,
               3ö, and 4ö stamps added to 10ö KONGL. POSTVERKET envelope. Small faults.         ..                    10.
    285     Trinidad; 1854-57 1d rose-red unused (small part gum), in sound but only fair quality. SG
               12, cat.£1,700.          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
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    286     Trinidad; 1896-1906 5/-, 10/-, and £1 attractive used with fiscal cancels. SG122-4.                   45.
    287     Turkey; 1953 Constantinople miniature sheet u.m. (cat. €170.), and 1981 Atatürk m.s. u.m.
               cat. €20.                    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    288     United Nations; 1979-2001 two small albums of cards to mark UN attendance at philatelic
               exhibitions with many different special pmks. Unaddressed, franked with a variety of
               mainly commems (mainly Vienna issues), little dupl. (c.250) þ               ..               ..                    15.
    289     --; album of Vienna FDCs and stamps, plus a few others. þ                  ..               ..                      8.
    290     United States of America; 1861-79 (approx.) mainly sound (or with small faults only) used
               seln. to 90c, all face different, s.t.c.£1,100+ (20)               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
    291     --; 1869 mainly sound used short set to 12c, mixed centreing. S.t.c.£380. (6)          ..                    35.
    292     --; 1934 Byrd miniature sheet – 7 of the same fine unused, cat.£22. each = £154. 20.
    293     --; 1976 Bicentennial Flags two u.m. sheets of 50, cat.£16. each = £32.                 ..                      8.
    294     --; 1992 Columbus set of six miniature sheets u.m., cat.£30.                  ..               ..                      8.
    295     --; bundle of 70 different postal stationery envelopes and cards, mainly unused.                               6.
    296     --; Locals; seln. on several pages, probably all reprints and forgeries (54 different). 20.
    297     Vatican City; lightly dupl. range of mainly FDCs (a few commercial covers, cards, etc.)
               from 1960s to 1980s. (c.320) þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.

              United Kingdom

    298     1840 Penny Black BH g.u. with about three margins, crease.                 ..               ..                    15.
      ***     1840 Mulreadys; see UK and Scottish Covers and Postal History sections (this catalogue).
    299     1854-70 seln. of 1d reds SC16 (8), LC14 (49), ½d plates (10 diff), and 1½d plates (2 each
               plate), poor to fine used.               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    300     1887-1900 Jubilee set (14) mint, ranging from l.m.m. to u.m., and mainly fine/very fine.
               Cat.£500+                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
    301     1901-13 KE7 £1 good sound used with undated Guernsey cancel. Reasonable appearance,
               and good colour. Light staining to upper left, and flattened corner crease. Cat.£650. £130.
    302     1925 Wembley set in u.m. vertical pairs, plus an extra 1d. Cat.£185.     ..            45.
    303     1929 PUC set (4 low values) in mint blocks of six with corner control nos. Mounted by
               hinges on front of margins, and a couple of other faults, but the stamps nearly all fine u.m.,
               and cat.£144. as such.                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    304     1929 PUC £1 used with parcel cancel, and torn at top (c.9mm into stamp, but not obvious
               from front). Good spacefiller. Cat.£550.          ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    305     1934 re-engraved Seahorse 5/- l.m.m., centred just a bit to left. Cat.£160.              ..                    40.
    306     1940 Centenary 3d in u.m. blocks of 80 and 24, nearly all fine, slight toning.            ..                    30.
    307     1948 Silver Wedding £1 u.m., cat.£40.            ..               ..                   ..               ..                    14.
    308     1952-54 Tudor Crown defin set (17, except the 6d is mult. crown) heavy m.m. (cat.£96.
               for u.m.) ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            12.
    309     1958-65 Wilding 3d with sideways watermark in complete coil of 480 stamps.                               8.
    310     1962 NPY, 1963 FfH, Lifeboat, Red Cross, and 1964 Geographical phosphor sets l.m.m./
               m.m. (Cat.£203. for u.m.)             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    311     1964 Forth Road Bridge ordinary set mounted on small card, signed J Andrew Restall,
               designer. Also 3d on souvenir cover (30 Sep.) similarly signed.             ..               ..                    15.
    312     1964 Forth Road Bridge ordinary set mounted on small card, signed J Andrew Restall,
               designer.                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    313     1964 Forth Road Bridge, similar item, but with the phosphor stamps.     ..            10.
    314     1971à Machin 24p mint pair of 24p postal forgery.         ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    315     Departmentals (“Officials”); lightly dupl. used seln. inc. 6 on pieces and some multiples.
               Largely Army, I.R., and Govt. Parcels, but also “O.W.” 1d lilac, KE7 2d. S.t.c.£800+ (42)          45.
    316     Postal Fiscals; 1878 2/6 SG F54 unused (part gum). A bit of toning, but not bad condition
               for one of these. Cat.£350.           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
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    317     Booklets; 1978 70p Dry-stone-walling, with the selvedge at left, fine but for stamp hinge
               mark on back cover, perfs slightly trimmed. SG FD4A cat.£250.           ..               ..                    40.
    318     --; 1989 and 1990 Greetings booklets, cat.£50. and £30.                      ..               ..                    15.
    319     --; 1992-2002 seln. of prestige booklets – Wales, Tolkien, Potter (2), N.Ireland, N.Trust,
               Football, BBC, Defin Portrait, Breaking Barriers, Special by Design (2), Q.Mother, Trees,
               and Accession. Face value c.£98. Also some mainly empty stitched booklets. þ  75.
    320     Presentation Packs; 1964 Forth Road Bridge presentation pack; the descriptive card fine,
               cellophane missing, and strips on black card reattached by sticky tape.   ..        £100.
    321     --; 1973-95 complete run of commem p.packs in three albums. Also tin with a few more
               1970s packs, some FDCs, and a small stockbook with world stamps etc. Face value about
               £180. þ                    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £140.
    322     --; 1984 Year Book complete.     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
    323     --; 1998 Princess Diana Welsh pack, cat.£150.                ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    324     First Day Covers; carton with a very jumbled accumulation of covers in 14 assorted
               albums (many loose within). Generally QE decimal era with commems, defins, and some
               souvenir covers etc. Also includes some National Army Museum covers, PHQs, plus many
               1977 Commonwealth omnibus covers and other non-UK especially Canada. Some UK
               p.packs also. (Many 100s) þ       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    325     --; 1957-89 accum. of plain and illus FDCs, some dupl., and not always complete sets. Bulk
               is decimal, mainly handwritten addresses, and with Edinburgh of Galashiels FDI cancels.
               Includes 1983 Fairs signed by Andrew Restall, and 1986 Industry on BP cover with BP
               London h/stamp. (c.370) þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    326     --; jumbled accumulation of mainly commem FDCs from 1970-90 (a few pre-decimal also).
               Mixed condition, cancels, typed/handwritten, etc. (c.390) þ                  ..               ..                    60.
    327     --; 1970-84 run of Bureau FDCs, possibly complete (at least near to complete). Includes se-
               tenant panes from prestige booklets (e.g. 1972 Wedgwood), and a few of the PO commem
               covers. (177) þ        ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    328     --; shoebox of 1970s/80s FDCs, largely Mercury (or similar) covers, with label addresses,
               and a fair number with alternative pmks. (c.90); also another box with similar but earlier
               and with some typed addresses, and more PO envelopes (c.100) þ      ..               ..                    50.
    329     --; 1981-93 album of Benham “Small Silk” FDCs (c.75). Also a few similar non-FDC or
               foreign þ                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
    330     --; 1986 two similar registered FDCs (A and B slugs) for the Commonwealth Games set
               with MOBILE POST OFFICE 2 cancels (Games Village). Very scarce, cat.£100. each. Also a
               few others similar (opening and closing days, ordinary FDC).                 ..               ..                    50.
    331     Autographed Covers; 1970 Commonwealth Games set on three covers with 16 July
               special handstamps, each signed “J Andrew Restall”.         ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    332     --; 1980 souvenir cover for Scotland v England rugby match, signed by Andy Irvine. 4.
    333     Philatelic Covers; 1953-99 accumulation of covers (plain and illus.), with mixed addressing
               (handwritten or rubber-stamped), with special handstamps for a wide range of Scottish
               events and anniversaries. Themes include sport, railways. Occasional dupl. (c.1,000) þ                50.
    334     --; 1978 album of souvenir covers issued by the Shire Horse Society. (18, others) þ                    10.
    335     --; 1984 seven different souvenir covers, and one maxi-card, for Scottish Philatelic Congress,
               all similar on the Eric Liddell theme. Also 2 duplicates.                           ..               ..                      4.
    336     Numismatic Covers; 14 different, mainly late-1990s, and mainly Royal Mail/Mint. þ                  35.
    337     PHQ Cards; 1973-97 mainly mint colln. in five albums inc. some useful earlier such as
               1974 Fire (fair used), 1975 Railway 8p and 10p mint, 1976 Social Reformers (stamp on
               face), etc. þ              ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    338     --; 1974 Churchill, 1976 Reformers and Bicentennial all first day with stamps on reverse
               (written/typed addresses, cat.£72.), and 1976 Christmas set with stamps used first day on
               face (pencil address, cat.£26.).     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
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    339     PHQ Cards; two albums with seln. of PHQ and other cards, most with first day pictorial
               cancels, addresses handwritten or label. (200) þ              ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    340     UK Covers and Postal History; 1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet good used London to
               Edinburgh with red MC, a bit grubby. Cat.£300.               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    341     --; 1890-1910 small colln. of special postmarks on covers/cards comprising 1890 South
               Kensington Jubilee, 1907 Dublin Exhib., 1908 Franco-British (2), 1909 Stamp Exhib.,
               Imperial Exhib (poor), and 1910 Japan-British. Some toning.                 ..               ..                    10.
    342     --; 1911 Crystal Palace card with ½d stamp (corner off) cancelled clear but faint Exhibition
               machine cancel, 1936 card with SAT ESPERANTO KONGRESO/MANCHESTER h/stamp (label
               on card also), 1937 reg. cover with Coronation fourblock cancelled four strikes of CHELSEA
                FLOWER SHOW skeleton, and 1951 cover and card with Festival of Britain slogan and
               h/stamp. Attractive group (5 items)                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
    343     --; 1924 Wembley 1½d strip of three used on long manila registered cover to London
               cancelled three strikes (fairly faint) of the scarce violet oval BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/
                REGISTERED datestamp (good strike also on reverse), with same cancel also on the
               registration label. Some faults, but nothing more than average wear and tear.            ..                    75.
    344     --; 1924 cover with Wembley 1d pair cancelled exhibition h/stamp, 1924 card with 1d
               cancelled Exhib. slogan, 1924 set on cover with both slogan and h/stamp, and 1925 1d on
               poor card with Exhib. slogan. (4 items)            ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    345     --; 1925 Wembley 1d used on postcard advertising PO Telephones. Two cancels; machine
               POST OFFICE EXHIBIT ….., and handstamp P.O. EXHIBIT GOV^T PAVILION/WEMBLEY. Fine.                75.
    346     --; 1929 attractive registered cover with set of four PUC low value stamps, each cancelled
               EXHIBITION NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE/1/14 MY/29 c.d.s., and with exhibition label at corner of
               envelope. Spare label also. [VIEW IMAGE]       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    347     --; Slogan Postmarks; 1917-70 colln. on pages (a few scarcer earlies), plus many more
               loose in box. (100s) þ                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    348     Scottish Covers and Postal History; 1840 Mulready 1d envelope fine used Edinburgh to
               London, with red MC, and Edinburgh datestamp on reverse. Cat.£325. ..            75.
    349     --; 1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet good used (1841) locally from Jedburgh Tax Office, with
               black MC, some faults. Cat.£300.                   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      ***     --; see separate catalogue for Scottish Postal History.
    350     U.K. Postage Material; 1971 to April 2005 virtually complete m.m. commems (plus some
               high value defins) in two albums. Face value £455. þ ▲   ..                   ..        £330.
    351     --; 1991 (part) to 2001 (part) virtually complete run of commem sets, mostly in pairs, plus
               some defin and country stamps. Face value approx.£335. þ ▲             ..               ..                £250.
    352     --; jumbled accum. with strength in postage – m.m./used 1970s-90s odds/sets on pages,
               late 1990s p.packs and sets, loose on stockleaf, etc. Face value difficult to assess exactly,
               but probably in the region of £100-£120. ▲    ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
    353     --; 1984-91 commems complete u.m., plus a few Double Head defins. Face c.£76. ▲                 55.
    354     --; box with duplicated 1971 country stamps (inc. 4- and 6-blocks), and range of mid-1990s
               commem sets/odds, etc. Face about £60. þ ▲                ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      ***     Cinderella; see separate catalogue.
    355     Security Underprints; “O.U.S.” on back of 1d red, another two with same as overprint,
               plus three damaged 1d reds with Copestake Moore dorsiprints.             ..               ..                    10.
    356     Locals; approx. 200 each of 11 different c.t.o. sheets (each of eight), for Staffa, Eynhallow,
               Bernera, and Gairsay. (= c.17,600 labels) þ                    ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    357     --; a similar lot. þ      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    358     --; Bernera; 1980 Ancient Egypt sheetlet of eight – approx. 1,000 of the same sheet, all
               “c.t.o.” (= 8,000 labels) þ            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
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    359     Isle of Man; 1958-80 mainly u.m. colln. in One-Country album (1958-80 nearly complete)
               and two stockbooks – these with 1970s-80s scattering of u.m. sets/odds inc. 1973-82 dues
               etc. þ    ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    360     --; Booklets; 1973-98 comprehensive run in stockbook and album with light dupl. (1-5) in
               earlier years. Face value approx.£115. (c.90) þ               ..                   ..               ..                    65.
    361     --; Year Books; 1985-86, 1988-92, and 1997. (8)         ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    362     --; First Day Covers; 1966-94 apparently complete run of commem and defin FDCs in
               three volumes – often two of each to about mid-1980s. Clean and mainly unaddressed. A
               few PHQs also. (c.350) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    55.
    363     Jersey; box with about 4kg of fairly modern kiloware. þ ..                   ..            40.
    364     U.K. Collections and Mixed Lots; 1840-2004 two-volume mixed m.m/used colln. starting
               with a fair penny black and damaged 1840 2d blue. Thereafter fair range of used, mixed
               condition, QV to 5/-, KE7 to 5/-, KG5 to 10/-. There are a number of other high values
               spaces filled, but these are facsimiles or photos. KG6 to 1970 is generally m.m., with
               many misidentified (phosphors, graphites). Decent range of commercially used commems
               from 1971-2004. þ  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £130.
    365     --; mainly used colln. in three SG One-Country albums (or similar), commencing with a
               poor penny black. Scattering of other QV/KE7 (inc. high value facsimiles !). KG5 to 5/-,
               KG6 to £1, then apparently good run of early QE – however many stamps in wrong spaces
               (e.g. phosphors, graphites). Decent run of decimal commems. þ            ..               ..                    45.
    366     --; 1841-1970 m.m. and used untidy colln. on pages. Scattering of used QV/KE7, then mixed
               m.m./u. thereafter. Includes 1934 Photogravure m.m., 1951 Festival high values set m.m.,
               etc. Lacks better phosphors. (100s)                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    367     --; pre-decimal mint ranges in stockbook, mainly QE inc. Wilding multiples and booklet
               panes. (c.1,050 stamps) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    368     --; approx. 100 1d red plates on a few pages, plus accum. of mainly used commems/defins
               in two small tubs, 2 albums, 6 stockbooks. (1,000s) þ     ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    369     --; box with about 1.5kg of kiloware (generally without the bulk cheap defins etc.), plus bag
               of pre-decimal kiloware (c.1kg), and a tub of stamps without postmarks. þ            ..                    18.
    370     --; bundle of 21 remainder club books of mainly modern used commems, remains PTSA
               £87. (100s) þ           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
                                                                                              

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

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NORMAL BIDDING STEPS We list here our normal bid steps for your information. This may be of help to bidders who are unable to attend the sale, as any written bids received which do not fit our normal pattern would usually be taken down to the next normal step. (We keep to these increments as much as possible, but do sometimes change if circumstances make it desirable.) Up to £20, bids are in £1 steps. From £20 to £30, bids are in £2 steps. From £30 to £50, bids are in £2 or £3 steps (i.e. £30, £32, £35, £38, £40, £42, £45, £48, £50). From £50 to £100 in £5 steps. From £100 to £200, bids are in £10 steps. From £200 to £300, bids are in £20 steps. From £300 to £500, bids are in £20 or £30, and above this in 5% to 10% steps. Abbreviations; a list of abbreviations and symbols used is from time to time included in the auction catalogue. We suggest that you keep a copy for future reference. m./u.m. mounted/unmounted mint                       accum. accumulation l.m.m. lightly mounted mint                                 colln. collection g./f.u. good/fine used                                          seln. selection v.f.u. very fine used                                            pmk. postmark FDC first day cover                                           cat. catalogue price s.t.c. stated to catalogue (by vendor)                  m.s. miniature sheet S.o.W. "Stamps of the World" catalogue            inc. including ▲ Smaller bid steps accepted                               PTSA priced to sell at c.d.s. circular datestamp                                    bkt. booklet lvs. album leaves                                               p.stat. postal stationery c. circa (usually approximate quantity)              þ or þ = earlier viewing of lot on auction day : indicates that an image of the item can be seen on the internet at www.stamp-shop.com/images.html

 
 

THIS IS HOW YOU CAN BID;
In Person. This is a public auction, and bids are made in the traditional manners.
Bids by post. Please use the Bid Form supplied, and send first class.
Telephone bids will be accepted at any time before the sale (but the earlier the better). These bids should be confirmed in writing, even if the written confirmation will not reach us until after the auction. A mobile number (07974 962649) can be called on the evening of sale only.
Fax now discontinued.
E-mail bids should be sent to us at [email protected] at any time from the moment you receive this catalogue until 3pm on the auction day. Please do not e-mail bids to us after that time. Please use the format and wording used on the bid form that comes with your auction catalogue. (We have a back-up email address of [email protected] in case of problems.)
 
 

CREDIT CARDS We are happy to accept MasterCard and Visa credit card payments, as well as payments by Switch and Delta. This facility can be used by room purchasers (who pay their accounts at the auction), by other local customers (who pay their bill in our shop), and by postal buyers. In order to deal with postal clients, our bid forms have been designed to make space for credit card instructions. If you want your purchases charged in this way, please complete the appropriate section. Do not complete these details unless you want to pay by credit card, and to have the lots posted. We have negotiated good rates with our bank, and are able to absorb the bank charges for this service ourselves, and therefore there is no additional charge for the use of this facility, as long as postal bidders give us their details in advance of posting. Only for postal buyers where card details are given after posting, we will charge 1.9% extra (Visa/MasterCard) or 18p (Switch and Delta), plus cost of posting receipt slip.

VIEWING; please note that lots can normally be viewed in our shop during the one week prior to the auction. It is sometimes possible to view auction lots outside the normal times, but this must be by special arrangement.
 
 

BID FORM - Sale Date 26 September 2005

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

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

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

Lot      Description                   Maximum Bid                             Lot      Description                    Maximum Bid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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