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STANLEY GIBBONS PUBLIC STAMP AUCTION

SALE 5895

Thursday 26th April 2018

To be held at: Stanley Gibbons 399 Strand London WC2R 0LX

Public Viewing at 399 Strand Tuesday 24th April 09.30 - 16.30 Wednesday 25th April 09:30 - 16:00

Private viewing beforehand may be available at 399 Strand by appointment only. For an appointment to view Please telephone Andrew Ellis on 020 7836 8444 or email [email protected]

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TEL: +44 (0)20 7836 8444 FAX: +44 (0)20 78736 7342 PUBLIC AUCTION 5895

Ryan Epps and Steve Matthews

Sales Administration and Condition Reports Andrew Ellis and Chris Wilkins [email protected] & [email protected]

Lot 71 1981-83 27c Ulysses (butterfly), error Imperforate horizontal pair (SG 791a) £300-£350

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These Terms and conditions set out the purchaser’s rights and obligations and those of Stanley Gibbons Auctions and its affiliates (“SGA”) in relation to the auction services provided by SG. In the event that the Client uses the auction services available on SG’s web site (the “SGA” Auction Web Site”) such use shall be subject to the Terms and Conditions together with Stanley Gibbons (S.G’S) Web Site Terms of Service and Stanley Gibbons (S.G’S.) Privacy Policy. Clients using the SGA Web Site agree to click on the link to, and familiarise themselves with SG’s Web Site Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the event that these Terms and Conditions conflict with SG’s Web Site Terms of Service and/or SG’s Privacy Policy then the following priority will apply; (i) the Terms and Conditions (ii) SG’s Web Site Terms of Service (iii) SG’s Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Conditions”).

1. DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply in these Terms & Conditions: SGA: Stanley Gibbons Auctions Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme: A V.A.T margin scheme as defined by HMRC. Buyer: The person who makes the highest bid for a Lot which is accepted by the auctioneer and if the person is acting as an agent, will be a reference to their principal. Buyer’s Premium: The additional amount payable by the Buyer on the purchase of the Lot, calculated as the relevant percentage (specified in the Auction Catalogue) of the Hammer Price. Estimate: An amount equal to the mid-point of the estimated range of values for the Lot, or such other amount that Stanley Gibbons in its reasonable discretion shall consider to be the value for which a Lot should be covered by insurance (whether or not insurance is arranged by us). Expert Committee: A committee of experts to whom a Lot may be sent for an extension in accordance with clause 10. Forgery: A Lot constituting an imitation originally conceived and executed as a whole with a fraudulent intention to deceive as to authorship, origin, age, period, culture or source where the correct description as to such matters is not reflected by the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the auction had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description in the catalogue. Accordingly, no Lot shall be capable of being a Forgery by reason of any damage and/or restoration work of any kind. Hammer Price: The amount of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer in relation to a Lot. Lot: Any item deposited with us for sale at auction including items described against any Lot number in an Auction Catalogue. Reserve: A confidential price for which the auctioneer will not sell a Lot below, previously agreed with the seller and does not exceed the low estimate. V.A.T: Value added tax chargeable under VAT and any similar replacement or additional tax.

2. Bidding 2.8 “Buy” bids without an upper limit are not accepted without prior discussion 2.1.1 Buyers premium is set at 20% of the hammer price plus V.A.T with the Auction Department. 2.9 If any dispute arises as to the highest bidder, SG shall have absolute 2.1 On-line Bidding discretion to determine the dispute and may, without any obligation to do so, We offer online bidding via the Saleroom.com as a convenience to our clients. put up again and re-sell the lot in respect of which the dispute arises. We shall not be responsible for any errors or failures to execute bids placed on 2.9.1 SG acts as agent of the vendor save only in respect of collection of the the internet, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by Buyer’s Premium, where applicable, which SG shall be entitled to retain (i) A loss of internet connection by either party for whatever reason; irrespective of and in addition to such remuneration as it may receive from the (ii) A breakdown or problems with the online bidding software and/or vendor, and where SG is stated to act as principal in any individual sale. (iii) A breakdown or problems with your internet connection, computer or 2.9.2 In the event that the purchaser makes a successful bid for a lot on which system. Execution of on-line internet bids submitted by email or via Buyer’s Premium is chargeable then in addition to the hammer price the www.stanleygibbons.com is a free service undertaken subject to other purchaser shall also pay the Buyer’s Premium on the following basis: commitments at the time of the auction, we do not accept liability for failing to 2.9.3 for taxable lots which are prefixed with letters “T” or “X” in the sale execute bids submitted in this way or omissions in connection with this activity. catalogue the Buyer’s Premium is subject to the addition of VAT at the prevailing 2.2 Telephone Bids rate. For non-taxable lots, which are sold using the auctioneers’ VAT margin If you make arrangements with us not less than 24 hours before the sale, we scheme the Buyer’s Premium shall be exclusive of VAT shall use reasonable endeavours to contact you to bid by telephone, for lots 3. Extensions estimated £1000 and above, under no circumstances will we be liable in any way If you wish to obtain an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity for any Lot to either the Seller or you as a result of failure to do so. (other than a mixed Lot or Lot containing undescribed stamps) you must notify us 2.3 Subject to these Conditions, the highest bidder for each lot shall be the in writing no less than forty-eight hours before the start of the first session of the purchaser thereof. sale. If accepted by us, such request shall have the same effect as notice of an 2.4 Each lot is put up subject to any reserve price imposed by the vendor. intention to question the genuineness or description of the Lot for the purposes Written instructions as to reserves (if any) must be received by SG at the latest of clause 3.1 (Refund in the case of Forgery) of these Terms and Conditions and on the day before the date of sale. 2.5 In the event of any reserve price not being the provisions of clause 3.1 (Refund in the case of Forgery) shall apply reached SG is empowered to sell by private treaty after the auction any lot at not accordingly. less than the reserve price as long as the goods remain on SG’s premises. In the 3.2 Notice of a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity must event of such a sale these Conditions will apply. give the reason why such opinion is required and specify the identity of your 2.6 Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a proposed expert which will be subject to agreement by us. We reserve the right, written acknowledgement by SG that he/she acts as an agent on behalf of a at our discretion, to refuse a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of named principal. Authenticity including (without limitation) where the proposed expert is not 2.7 The bidding and advances shall be regulated by and are at the absolute known to us. discretion of SG who shall have full discretion to refuse any bid, to divide any lot, 3.3 If we accept a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity we to combine and offer lots as one lot and to withdraw any lot or lots from the sale will submit the Lot to the Expert Committee. You acknowledge and accept that without in any case giving any reasons. SG reserves the right to bid on behalf of the length of time taken by an Expert Committee to reach an opinion will vary purchasers, but shall not be liable for errors or omissions in executing depending on the circumstances and in any event is beyond our control. 3.4 We instructions to bid. PUBLIC AUCTION 5895

will not accept a request for an extension on account of condition. Any Lot circumstances) regardless of the cause or form of action. 5.5 Nothing in these described in the catalogue as having faults or defects may not be returned even Conditions shall limit SG’s liability for death or personal injury resulting from if an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity cites other faults or defects not SG’s negligence. Vendor and purchaser (respectively) agree to indemnify SG included in the catalogue description, other than in the case of a Forgery. against all liability, claims and expenses that may arise from any breach of these 3.5 Should SGA accept a request for an extension under the foregoing provisions Conditions by either of them. of this paragraph, the fact may be stated by the Auctioneer from the rostrum 6. Right to Reject Lots prior to the sale of the Lot. 3.6 It should be noted that any stamp accompanied 6.1 Subject to Clause 6.5 and 6.6 the purchaser shall be at liberty to reject any lot by a Certificate of Authenticity is sold on the basis of that Certificate only and not comprising three or less items if he/she has paid the Price and if he/she: on the basis of any other description or warranty as to authenticity. No request 6.1.1 Gives SG written notice of intention to question the genuineness or as the for an extension will be accepted on such a stamp and the return of such a stamp case may be the accuracy of description of the lot within twenty one days from will not be accepted. the date of sale; and 6.1.2 Proves that the lot is not genuine or was incorrectly 3.7 If you receive any correspondence from the Expert Committee in relation to described; the Lot, including but not limited to a Certificate of Authenticity, you must 6.1.3 Returns to SG within seven days from the date of sale the lot in the same provide us with copies of such correspondence no later than 7 days after you condition as it was at the time of sale PROVIDED that SG may, at its discretion on receive such correspondence. receiving a request in writing from the purchaser, extend for a reasonable period 4. Payment the time for return of the lot to enable it to be submitted to expertisation. 4.1 The purchaser you will not acquire title to the Lot until all amounts due have 6.2 Where a lot has been submitted to expertisation the costs of such been paid in full. This includes instances where special arrangements were expertisation shall be paid by the person (which term shall include any company) made for release of Lots prior to full settlement. who returns the certificate and item(s) to which such certificates relates. The 4.1.1 The Price shall be paid by the purchaser to SG on acceptance of his/her bid onus and cost of proving a lot to be not genuine or incorrectly described is on the save that purchasers located overseas shall pay within seven days of the date of purchaser. The inability of any recognised expert or expert committee to express sale or such longer period as shall be agreed in writing between SG and the a definite opinion shall serve to discharge the onus on the purchaser and shall be purchaser (the onus for such prior arrangements lies with the prospective a ground for rejection of the lot concerned. purchaser). 6.3 Where the purchaser of a lot discharges such onus of proof and complies 4.1.2 If any purchaser fails to pay the Price within the time stated in clause 4.1.1, with the provisions of clause 6.1 SG shall set aside the sale and repay to the such lot may at any time thereafter at SGA’s discretion be put up for sale by purchaser the Price paid by him in respect of the lot. auction again or sold privately in which event the purchaser undertakes to make 6.4 Any lots comprising four or more items, or miscellaneous lots containing good any reduction in the Price to the vendor together with the costs of re-sale, items which are undescribed shall be taken by the purchaser with all (if any) which shall become a debt due from him to the vendor to the extent that any faults, lack of genuineness and/or errors of description and/ or numbers of items increased price on re-sale does not fully cover the amount of such debt. in the lot and the purchaser shall have no right to reject any such lot; save that, 4.1.3 An administration fee of 2% per month or part thereof shall he payable by notwithstanding the foregoing where before a sale a person intending to bid at the purchaser on any overdue account, but SGA shall have discretion to waive the sale, gives notice in writing to and satisfies SG that any such lot contains any payment of such a fee by notice in writing. item or items undescribed in the sale catalogue and that person specifically 4.1.4 Postage and packing will be charged unless the purchaser indicates, prior to describes that item or those items in that notice then that item or those items, the Auction closing, that they will collect their lots. In the event that the shall, as between SG and that person be taken to form part of the description of purchaser collects their lots having indicated otherwise on the bid form, Postage the lot for the purpose of clause 5.1 and clauses 6.1, 6-2 and 6.3. and Packing will not be refunded. All postage charges are subject to V.A.T. at the 6.5 No lot shall be rejected if subsequent to the sale, it has been damaged and/or prevailing rate. marked or treated by any process whatsoever unless SG’s permission to subject Invoice Value UK EU Non EU the lot to such marking or treatment has first been obtained in writing. 6.6 No lot illustrated in the sale catalogue or on the SG Auction Web Site shall be Upto 1000 10 15 30 rejected on the ground of characteristics apparent from its illustration. Whilst Upto 10000 15 25 40 care has been taken to-show colour illustrations as accurately as possible, reprographic and printing processes cannot always guarantee true reproduction Above 10000 20 35 60 of colour images. Therefore, no lot illustrated in colour shall be rejected on the grounds that actual colour differs from that of the illustrations. These Conditions 5. SGA’s Warranties and Liability together with any special conditions, notices, descriptions, statements and other 5.1 SGA warrants the description and genuineness of all lots comprising three or matters in the sale catalogue and elsewhere, including the SG Auction Web Site, less items as: concerning any lot are subject to any statements modifying or affecting the same 5.1.1 genuine, unless otherwise described in the sale catalogue or by SG; made by the auctioneer from the rostrum prior to any bid being accepted for the 5.1.2 Correctly described, including where applicable the date of any certificate lot. forming part of the description of the lot. 7 VAT SG operate an auctioneers’ VAT margin scheme for the auction of lots 5.2 Except as expressly stated in these Conditions SG excludes all other which are eligible. Lots suffixed by the letters “T” & “X” in the sale catalogue are warranties and conditions with regard to the information, lots and services subject to VAT at the rate then prevailing on the hammer price. If such a lot is whether express or implied or statutory (including all implied warranties and exported, outside the EU, and the purchaser produces proof of export in the conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. correct form, the VAT on the hammer price is refundable by SG. 5.3 Vendor and purchaser agree that SG will not be liable to them either jointly or severally, or to any third party for: 8. General 5.3.1 Loss of items received inadequately packed, mounted or arranged; and 8.1 SG shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform its obligations under 5.3.2 Any indirect or consequential loss or damage including loss of profits, these Conditions caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control. revenue or business howsoever caused (whether arising out of any negligence 8.2 SG reserves the right to vary these Conditions with immediate effect from or breach of these Conditions or otherwise) even if that loss or damage was time to time without notice. reasonably foreseeable by, or the possibility of it was brought to the attention 8.3 In the event that these Conditions are held by any competent authority to be of SG. invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the remaining terms 5.4 Save where the purchaser is entitled to reject a lot pursuant to clause 6.3, in shall not be affected. which case that shall be the purchaser’s sole remedy, the liability of SG under 8.4 These Conditions and any sale organised by SG shall be governed by English these Conditions (whether arising in negligence or otherwise) will not exceed law and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. the greater of 125% of the amount of any relevant successful bid or if no Ref. SGA/TAC/08.01 A division of Stanley Gibbons Limited 399 Strand, London successful bid, the reserve price if any (whichever is applicable to the WC2R 0LX S THEFOREIGN ‘REXTON’ COUNTRIES COLLECTION NOTES FOR THE GUIDANCE OF BIDDERS

INSPECTION OF LOTS Public viewing takes place prior to the auction. Dates and times for this auction are published at the start of the catalogue. We regret that we do not offer a postal viewing service, however black and white photocopies and colour scans of most small lots in this sale can be supplied on request. Lots that are housed in albums, boxes or cartons and lots that are of a fragile nature which would require special handling are not available for photocopying or scanning.

PAYMENT We accept the following forms of payment: Debit Cards – Switch, Maestro, Delta, Solo (no service charge) Credit Cards – Visa, Mastercard Cheques – All cheques should be made payable to Stanley Gibbons Ltd Cash – Payment in cash is welcomed, to a maximum of €15,000 (or sterling equivalent) per auction Bank Transfer – Bank details will be provided on request

AUCTION CHARGES All lots in the catalogue are subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 20 % (plus VAT at the current rate).

VALUE ADDED TAX VAT will be charged at the current rate on all lots where the estimate is prefixed by †. Where the estimate is prefixed by F VAT will be charged at 5% under the temporary importation procedure. Where no symbol is present, lots are offered under the Auctioneer’s Margin Scheme and are not subject to VAT.

STORAGE CHARGES Storage charges will be levied on lots that remain in our premises after the expiration of three months from the date of sale. Such charges will be applicable to lots that have been paid for but not collected and to lots that are unsold but which have not been reoffered. The storage charge will be 1% of the hammer price for purchased lots or 1% of the lower estimate for unsold lots with a minimum charge of £10 per month. If the material is not claimed within twelve months of the date of sale, Stanley Gibbons Ltd shall be entitled to dispose of the material to defray accrued storage charges.

BIDDING INCREMENTS Up to £50 - £2 £250 to £500 - £25 £5,000 to £10,00 0 - £250 £50 to £100 - £5 £500 to £1,000 - £50 £10,000 upwards - £1,000 £100 to £250 - £10 £1,000 to £5,000 - £100 Bids received that do not correspond to the above will be rounded down to the nearest step.

ESTIMATED VALUES The prices quoted to the right of each description are the Auctioneer’s estimate of the market value for each lot. Lots may sell above or below these estimates.

CATALOGUE REFERENCES These are provided as a guide to bidders and refer to Stanley Gibbons catalogues unless otherwise stated. Other commonly used catalogues include Michel (Europe and Colonies), Scott (North and South America), Heijtz (Falkland Islands and Dependencies), Huggins and Baker (Huggins, or H&B) (British Postal Stationery), Pierron (Great Britain and Commonwealth errors).

KEY SYMBOLS, TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Lot Containers C Card | e Small envelope | E Large envelope | A Album | B Box

 Mint S Specimen C Cinderella  Used P Proof, essay, colour trial F Forgery Entire letter, envelope, cover, card, wrapper R Revenue L Literature Airmail T Telegraph D Document, Autograph B Booklet † Subject to VAT at the current rate F Subject to VAT at 5% BPA British Philatelic Association ppc Picture postcard cds Circular datestamp perf Perforation cto Cancelled to order reg Registered cyl Cylinder RPS Royal Philatelic Society of London ffc First flight covers s/l Straight line h/s Handstamp stc Stated to catalogue (i.e. provided as a guide but MC Maltese cross unchecked and not guaranteed by us) MCA Multiple crown CA watermark u/m Unmounted mint, never hinged original gum m/s Manuscript Large part o.g. Previously hinged but the major portion of o.g. Original gum its original gum is undisturbed ols Outer letter sheet Part o.g. Previously hinged with 50% or less of the

original gum remaining undisturbed

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Live Online Auction

In order to participate in the live auction prospective bidders need to register on thesaleroom.com website.

Please note that if already registered on the Stanley Gibbons website registration with thesaleroom.com website is still required. This can be done at any time including during the live auction.

There is no additional charge for bidding using the saleroom platform. Buyer’s Premium remains payable on all lots purchased. Bids placed with thesaleroom.com can be placed before commencement of the live internet auction.

Prices realised will be available from www.stanleygibbons.com shortly after the close of the Auction.

As in all public auctions, you must take caution to not place bids against yourself. Leaving bids with Stanley Gibbons and/or thesaleroom and additionally bidding online, could result in bidding against yourself. Bidders should account for bids made prior to the auction or cancel them in sufficient time.

We recommend that prospective bidders view another auction before participating in the Stanley Gibbons live internet auction in order to check system compatibility and resolve any issues. Adobe Flash Player is required in order to use the saleroom platform. The system can also be run on iPad and Android tablets but requires the Puffin Web Browser App. This can be downloaded by going to the relevant app store.

Some notes/information/advice about the live internet system:

· There will be an audio but not video feed from the Stanley Gibbons auctioneer · Withdrawn lots will be skipped over. The auctioneer will advise bidders if this should occur · Bid increments are the same no matter how bids are placed · With the proviso stated above, bids can only be placed when the bid button is activated · Bid early. Do not be tempted to hold back to the last second as you will only succeed in risking missing the placement of your bid. · You can view the auction in any major currency in addition to GBP · You are able to view your successful purchases. · The catalogue can be viewed and searched on thesaleroom.com website Thesaleroom can be contacted on +44 (0)20 7420 6670 to assist with any system related issues. · As each lot completes a ‘FAIR WARNING’ message is displayed, indicating that the lot is about to close. After this one of three messages will be displayed

1. ‘You have won this lot’ 2. ‘Room/Internet bid’ indicating that you were not the winner 3. ‘PASSED’ indicating that the item remains unsold as it failed to reach its reserve

Auction realisations are available to download on www.stanleygibbons.com as soon as possible after the end of the Auction.

PUBLIC AUCTION 5895

Order of Sale

Thursday 26th April Morning Session to start at 11.00am Lots 1-506 Including Lots 1-56 Foreign Countries, Lots 57-424 Commonwealth Countries Lots 425-470 Commonwealth Collections Lots 471-506 Mixed Collections

Afternoon Session not starting before 2.00pm Lots 507-569 Airmail, Military and Maritime Covers Lots 570-617 Registered Postal Stationery Lots 618-626 Autographs Lots 627-628 Banknotes and Coins Lots 629-966 Great Britain Including Lots 630-648 Postal History Lots 649-743 Queen Victoria Lot 744-753 King Edward VII Lots 754-807 King George V Lots 808 King Edward VII Lots 809-812 King George VI Lots 813-916 Queen Elizabeth II Lots 917-966 Collections Lot 967-982 Channel Islands

All buyers are respectively reminded of our payment terms as stated in the Terms & Conditions at the front of this catalogue. The Buyer’s Premium for this sale is 20% of the hammer price plus V.A.T. FOREIGN COUNTRIES

MORNING SESSION Thursday April 26th, 2018, starting at 11.00am

FOREIGN COUNTRIES

ABU DHABI

1 E H 1967-69 5f to 35f, 500f and 1d plus type 10 40f to 60f (SG 26/29, 36/37, 38/40), complete sheets of one hundred or fifty, marginal creasing/wrinkling and all except type 10 designs folded horizontally, all with very slight gum yellowing, u/m cat £2,347 £100-£120

2 E H 1970-71 Shaikh Zaid definitives 125f to 1d (SG 64/67) complete sheets of fifty, marginal creasing/wrinkling and each folded horizontally, one stamp on 125f and 150f sheets damaged and all with gum yellowing (pronounced on 150f sheet), u/m, cat £6,400 £200-£220

3 E H -- Shaikh Zaid definitives 125f to 1d (SG 64/67) complete sheets of fifty, marginal creasing/wrinkling and each folded horizontally, all with slight gum yellowing, u/m, cat £6,400 £250-£300

ANDORRA SPANISH

4 C H 1972 Europa 8p (SG 67), fresh u/m £26-£30

5 C H -- Europa 8p (SG 67), fresh u/m £26-£30

BELGIUM

6 B Collection on loose pages in eight home made cases and one small binder, unused and used from 1869 to 1999 H * 8 incl 1879-82 Railway parcel set of six to 1f grey used, 1912 set of eleven to 5f claret unused, 1919-20 2f purple, 5f carmine-lake and 10f claret unused,1932 Infantry Memorial set of two unused and Anti-tuberculosis Fund set of seven to 5f +5f green unused, Cardinal Mercier Memorial Fund set of nine to 10f+40f claret unused, 1933 Orval Abbey Restoration Fund set of twelve to 10f+40f blue unused, 1935 Brussel Philatelic Exhibition miniature sheets used and unused (SG MS 688), 1948 Inauguration of Edward Anseele miniature sheet unused (SG MS 1249), 1949 Social and Cultural Funds miniature sheets set of two unused (SG MS1260/61), 1952 25th Anniv of Cardinalate of Primate of Belgium miniature sheet unused (SG MS 13920), 1957 Belgium Antarctic Expedition miniature sheet unused (SG MS 1620) etc., Telephone stamps 1891, German Occupation of Belgium sets and few covers, mixed condition (Thousands) £1,400-£1,600

CAMBODIA

7 A Collection from 1951 to 1976 in one volume, a mixture of mint and used with a few covers also present, not comprehensive H * 8 but some better mint items incl 1951 to 10p, 1953 Buddha statues in pairs and singles, 1954 Golden Jubilee 2p and 3p and 1956 Buddhist Era to 30k, good run-through of later issues, cond mostly fine (Few Hundreds) £180-£200

8 AH*8 Collection from 1951 to 1974 in one volume, a mixture of mint and used with a few covers also present, not comprehensive but some better mint items incl 1951-52 to 15p incl two min sheet ‘booklets’, one exploded,1953 Air to 30p incl min sheets, 1954-55 to 30p plus min sheets, 1957-58 Air to 100r plus min sheet, 1956 Coronation to 50r, good run-through of later issues incl most min sheets, cond generally fine, stc in excess of £1,200 (2004) (Few Hundreds) £275-£325

CHINA

9 E H 1944 War Refugees Relief Fund $1+$1 violet, lithographed reproduction, perf 10½ and without gum (as SG 729 but without surch), two blocks of 6, two strips of 3 and six singles, of unknown status and offered ‘as is’ £20-24

10 A Accumulation in stockbook, mostly lightly duplicated lower values from 1898 to modern but with a few interesting H * 8 postal history items including two May 1943 long registered airmail covers from Kutsing, Yunnan province to Egypt, one $29.40 rate paid SYS 1938-41 Chung Hwa $20 wmk’d, 1941 ABNCo $2 (2) and $5 and HK Martyrs 20c pair, the other with single SYS $20 green Paicheng ptg imperf, group of 6 1947 CNC inflation covers from Shanghai to London, 1926 cover Tsinan to London, 9c rate paid by block 18 ½c junk, 1929 postcard to Germany f/w SYS Memorial 1c to 10c, three Shanghai LPO newspaper wrappers apparently used in 1900 from Bournemouth to Birmingham without UK stamps being applied (Few Hundreds) £120-£140

8 FOREIGN COUNTRIES

11 ½B H 8 Collection in two volumes from 1878 to early 1980s, early issues very sparse but odd better item incl 1878-83 1ca green unused, 1897 2c on 3c deep red (SG 93) unused, however majority of value in PRC u/m issues from 1970s-80s incl 1978 Science Conference min sheet, 1979 National Games min sheet, National Emblem min sheet, 1978 Horses min sheet, Flying Fairies min sheet, Bridges min sheet, 1979 Camelias min sheet, Great Wall min sheet, Science from Childhood min sheet, 1980 Qi Baishi min sheet, Lotus min sheet, 1981 Red Mansion min sheet, also some loose later odds (Few Hundreds) £1,200-£1,400

ESTONIA

12 E H Collection from 1996 to around 2011, all mint but most lightly hinged on to pages, appears quite comprehensive, although not guaranteed to be so (Scores) £120-£140

FRANCE

13 B H 8 Collection on loose pages in nine home made wood boxes from early issues to modern incl 1869 5f lilac-grey/ greyish used (2), 1902 ‘Mouchon’ type 10c to 30c each in horiz pair unused, 1922 ‘War Orphans’ Fund set unused, 1923 Bordeaux Philatelic Congress 1f lake and yellow - green unused, 1925 Paris Intern Philatelic Exhibition miniature sheet unused, 1927 Strasbourg Philatelic Exhibition set of 2 used, 1929 International Philatelic Exhibition, Le Havre unused, 1930 Sinking Fund 1f.50 + 3f.50 reddish purple in block of four unused, 1931 Sinking Fund 1f.50 + 3f.50 green unused, 1931 Sinking Fund surch used, 1936 Air set used, 1936 Air 50f ultramarine used, 1937 International Philatelic Exhibition, Paris, miniature sheet unused, 1947 12th UPU Congress Air 500f slate - green unused, also imperf issues, varieties and Postage Dues, mixed condition (Few Hundreds) £1,600-£1,800

14 ½B H 8 Very useful collection in three hingeless albums, with good range of used early issues incl 2nd Republic and 2nd Empire each with values to 1f (3 margins), 1869 5f on piece (trimmed at left), 1917-19 War Orphan’s 35c + 25c to 5f + 5f, 1918 Red Cross, 1925 Exhibition min sheet, then mint and used (not complete) to 2000 incl 1927 Strasbourg Exhibition min sheet large part o.g., 1927 Airmails mint, 1929 Exhibition mint, 1928,1930 and 1931 Sinking Fund mint, 1937 Exhibition min sheet mint, 1936 Airmail and Banknote used, cond mixed on earlier and not all guaranteed but very high catalogue and a fine lot for continuation (Many Hundreds) £2,500-£2,700

GERMANY

15 A 8 Duplicated mostly fine used 1950s to 1980s accumulation in a stockbook, with many sets, a useful stock lot (Many Hundreds) £50-£60

16 E 1930s to 1950s accumulation on stockpages and loose, pre 1945 issues incl 1934 Air to 3m, these unused without gum, H * 8 most of value in post 1949 West Germany and Berlin issues incl several souvenir cards from 1950 Stuttgart Garden Show bearing 1949 Bavaria Stamp Centenary, Refugee Relief Fund, Berlin 1949 Goethe and Berlin Relief Fund sets, all with special handstamps, also 1951 cover to England bearing Berlin 1950 Philharmonic Orchestra set, 20pf Lortzing and Freedom Bell (clapper left) 10pf and 30pf with various Stuttgart special h/stamps, some in mixed condition (Few Scores) £150-£170

17 2A H Lightly duplicated range of mint (apparently mostly all u/m) 1980s to 2000 in two stockbooks incl min sheets generally no more than 3 of each so a useful stock lot, stc £6,000 (approx) (Many Hundreds) £200-£220

18 ½B Collection of mostly postal history in four volumes, from 1850s to 1960s with a number of better items including two 1874 H*8 covers from Reichenbach, 5g rate, one paid with two 2½g on 2½g, 1875 from Gostyn, franked two 1872 ½g orange and two 1875 10pf carmine, 1875 (16 June) front from Rudolstadt f/w 1875 50pf grey-black, several Thurn & Taxis covers and fronts, most 6k or 9k rate, two 1912 Frankfurt airmail cards, 10pf rates, 1930 5pf p.s. card carried on Zeppelin South America flight, used from New York to Germany with USA 65c Zeppelin, West Germany 1950 Bach set on p.c. to England, 1951 NBA set of cover to England with 1951 St Mary’s Church set on reverse, West Berlin 1949 Berlin Relief Fund set on 1950 cover to England and similar cover bearing 1949 UPU set to 2dm, also some loose used odds of Saarland incl 1931 Christmas Charity set and a few items of early Hungary, condition very mixed in places but a good lot (Few Scores) £400-£450 See also lot 520

EAST GERMANY

19 ½B H Collection in three printed albums of mint issues from 1949 to 1990 with around 95% of spaces filled, better items incl 1950 250th Anniv of Academy of Sciences and 1951 Friendship with China sets, all appear u/m (Few Thousands) £400-£450

20 ½B 8 Collection in three ‘Lighthouse’ albums of used issues from 1949 to 1990 incl 1950 250th Anniv of Academy of Science set, 1951 Friendship with China set, 1952-53 set, 1953 70th Death Anniv of Marx set of two miniature sheets perf and imperf, etc., generally good condition (Many Hundreds) £400-£450

GERMAN COLONIES

21 E * German Colonies and Post Offices Abroad:Collection of mostly unused postal stationery from late 1890s to 1919, not comprehensive but most colonies represented with a few better odds including British Occupation of Samoa 1916 ½d on 5pf and 1d on 10pf post cards c.t.o. Apia cds, largely fine (65) £250-£300

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22 E * East Africa: 1914 October 5, registered cover to Berlin, franked 1905-20 2½h and 20h tied by “TAVETA/DEUTSCHE FELDPOST” cds for 5.10.14, with registration label inscribed “Vom Auslande/uber Bahnp.10”, woth German East African censor in violet, reverse bears Berlin arrival cds for 16.4.15, Taveta was the border post and located in Kenya, it was briefly occupied by German forces, a few small imperfections but very scarce, with 1995 Karl Pauligk cert £100-£120

23 E * -- Postal Stationery: Collection of unused post cards and reply paid cards from 1893 to 1909, not comprehensive but all issues represented including 1893 3p on 5pf (3) and 5p on 10pf (2), 1896 3p on 5pf (5 incl 2 reply paid), 5p on 10pf (4 incl 2 reply paid), 1900 3p (3 incl reply paid), 5p (2), 1909 4h (2). 7½h (2 incl reply paid), all appear fine £100-£120

24 C 8 Marshall Islands: 1901 (Jan-Mar) 3pf brown to 5m carmine and black (SG G11/23), each used by JALUIT cds for 12.5.10 (mark values with two strikes), all but 2m and 3m on small pieces, some light perf toning, cat £1,300 (Plate 1) £275-£325

25 C * South West Africa: 1898 (May?) Registered cover, endorsed by sender on back flap “Gruetzbach, Keetmanshoop”, to Neustrelitz, Germany, franked Germany 1889-1900 50pf tied by manuscript cross with Luderitzbuch registration label affixed alongside, reverse bears Cape Town transit reg oval ds for My 19 98 and Neustrelitz arrival cds for 12.6 98, light toning and slight damage at top, with 1993 Steuer cert (Plate 1) £200-£220

26 C * -- 1914 Picture postcard of Swakopmund, used to Brussels, headed ‘Swakopmund, le 30.6.14’ but posted at sea with German 10pf ‘Germania’ tied by fine ‘DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/OST AFRIKA LINIE’ cds for 30.6, Brussels arrival cds for 22.VII.1914, fine £75-£85

27 E 8 -- Telegraphs: 1912 German telegraph form handstamped “Karibib/Deutsch-Sudwestafrika” in violet used with pencil m/script message and dated 12.3.9, with remnants of grey-blue telegraph seal, very fine for such a fragile item and scarce £50-£60

28 E H -- Ephemera: Registration label for Otavi, fragmented upper marginal block of 30 (No 950/948 to No 905/903) adhering to part album page, various imperfections but unusual £60-£70

GREECE

29 E 8 Dodecanese Islands: 1913-15 Greek Provisional Government of Castellorizo, useful collection on pages including Ottoman revenue and postage stamps (latter 1909 issue odds to 2pi) with MEGISTIS occupation ‘Arms’ handstamps, Ottoman revenue and postage stamps (1908 or 1909 issue) with KASTELLORIZO ‘T’ occupation handstamps, remainder are Greece 1912-13 postage and postage due stamps with ‘Greek Administration’ opt with similar markings, some also with additional ‘Kasterllorizo’ opt in Greek, many in blocks showing full strikes of handstamps, an interesting group (93 items) £150-£170

HAITI

30 C H 1881 1c rose-red/cream, imperf, plate I (SG 1b), upper right corner block of 12, a few hinge remainders and one stamp grease mark, large part o.g. £30-£34

ITALY - NAPLES

31 C * 1859 August 22 ‘Mourning’ envelope to London, franked 1 grano (faded), 5 grano and 20 grano, the stamps overlapping but the top value with four large margins and appears fine, all cancelled by two framed ‘ANNULLATO’ handstamps, and the 1 grano tied at right by red Sicily cds with another strike at lower right also large framed P.D. on front and paris transit marks on reverse, minor tears on flap but an interesting cover (Plate 1) £200-£220

ITALY

32 2A H 8 Mint and used collection in two Schaubek albums, 1861-1987 with good run through including 1910 Plebiscite pair fine used, 1946 100l carmine (4) u/m, mostly good to fine, s.t.c. £3,000+ £375-£425 See also lot 521

LATVIA

33 E H Collection from 1997 to around 2011, all mint but most lightly hinged on to pages, appears quite comprehensive, although not guaranteed to be so (Scores) £120-£140

LIBERIA

34 C * 1875 Unstamped cover from Harper, to Wurttemberg, Germany, via Liverpool and London, with fine undated “HARPER/ LIBERIA/PAID”, Liverpool (5 Dec 75) and London (6 Dec 75) transit cds, without German arrival markings, a very scarce early item (Plate 1) £200-£220

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35 C P 1879 Type 1, group of recess printed non-contemporary proofs from defaced dies on very thin wove paper including 1c to 12c in black, 6c yellow, 12c red-orange, 24c rosine, on very white wove paper 1c black, 2c black, 1c blue and 2c pink, also type 2 3c in grey, mostly fine £50-£60

LIBYA

36 E H Collection on album pages covering 1952-66 incl min sheets and imperfs, also Cyrenaica incl Postage Dues, the majority lightly hinged mint to fine u/m (Few Hundred) £150-£170

LIECHTENSTEIN

37 2A 8 Duplicated mostly fine used 1957 to 2000’s accumulation in two large stockbooks, with many sets and would make a wonderful stock lot, stc £10,000+ (Many Hundreds) £500-£600

LITHUANIA

38 E H Collection from 1997 to around 2011, all mint but most lightly hinged on to pages, appears quite comprehensive, although not guaranteed to be so (Scores) £100-£120

JAPAN

39 A Accumulation in stock album, mostly duplicated used from 1876 to around 1920 with a few earlier ‘tourist’ forgeries, a H * 8 few better mint items including 1914-25 1s to 1y, plus 10y violet, 1896 War with China 2s (both), 1915 Coronation and 1919 Peace, also two 1911 4c p.s. cards used from Yokohama to Germany, condition very mixed (Scores) £120-£140

JORDAN

40 A H 8 Fine mint (the majority u/m) collection 1946-1972 in album, incl 1952 set to 1d on £P1, 1954, 1955 and 1959 sets and substantially complete thereafter incl many min sheets and imperfs £250-£300

41 A H Mint collection of 1972/2002 in album, with very good run through incl the 1976 ‘Tragedy’ sets in panes of 10 giving two complete sets of 60, mostly fine u/m, stc £2,500+ (Hundreds) £250-£300

42 E H Mint collection on album pages incl 1947 and 1952 ‘Obligatory Tax’ sets (the latter excl 2f on 2m) of 12, a few postage dues and Jordan Occupation of Palestine incl 1948 set of 16 with a few overprint varieties, an unusual lot mostly fine large part o.g., stc approx. £2,500 (150) £300-£350

MONACO

43 2B Extensive and valuable collection in thirteen volumes from 1885 to 1996, both mint and used, complemented H*8 by a good range of postal history and stationery, also a number of imperfs and epreuve deluxe from late 1940s onwards, highlights (mint unless noted) include 1885 to 1f black/yellow, duplicated to 75c, 1891-94 to 5f rose/ greenish, duplicated with shades incl 5f, 1901-21 5f mauve, 1896 reg cover to England with assorted values to 5f, 1919 War Orphans to 1f+1f used, 1920 Marriage of Princess Charlotte to 5c+5c on 5f+5f used, also 1f+1f used, 1914 Air Rally labels used on flown cards, 1922-24 to 10f 1924-33 to 10f, 1933-39 to 20f brown-black, 1933 (12 Oct) Zeppelin flown cover to Brazil, 1937 5f+5f dull lake, 1937-38 opt/surch on postage dues set used on cover to England, 1938 National Fete 10f min sheet (also used), 1939 10f Stadium, 1940 Ambulance Fund to 20f+5f, 1946-49 Air to 1000f,1949 Red Cross sheets perf and imperf, 1951 Holy Year set on fdc, 1951 Red Cross Fund sheet surch, imperf, 1955-57 Birds set perf 11 to 1000f, also on illustrated fdc, perf 13 to 1000f, appears comprehensive from this date with many covers and some proofs (Few Thousand) £5,000-£5,500

SPAIN

44 C H 1950 General Franco’s Canary Island Visit, 25p brown-purple without control figures (SG 1151a), a few shortish perfs (as almost always), fresh and very lightly hinged with virtually full o.g., Mario Mirman cert (2000), cat £4,500 (Plate 1) £400-£450

SWEDEN

45 A H 8 Collection of mint and used in album 1858/1974, incl 1858 values to 50o used, 1872 to 1k used and 1924 Congress and UPU sets to 1k used, mostly mint from 1939, generally good to fine (Hundreds) £200-£220 See also lot 554

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46 2A H 8 Ex dealers stock of mint and used with good range of 1907 to 1970s in two stockbooks, incl useful min sheets etc, mostly identified and ready for re-sale, generally fine, stc approx. £10,000 (Hundreds) £750-£850

47 2A H 8 Very useful collection in two albums, incl 1849 (envelope stamp) unused without gum (cert), 1850 ‘Orts Post’ 2½r (type a) used (cert) and a number of other Cantonal and early Federal Administration issues but these mostly with faults and not all guaranteed, ‘sitting’ and ‘standing’ Helvetias to 1f mint or used, then almost every space filled to 2000 incl 1919-20 Airmail pair mint (30c with cert), 1934 Exhibition min sheet mint, 1945 Pax set fine mint and the Charity sets, cond varies on earlier but many fine and a good lot for continuation (Many Hundreds) £2,000-£2,400

UNITED STATES of AMERICA

48 C * 1859 October 6 cover from New Orleans to Nantes, France, 15c rate pair by 1857-61 5c brown, type I and 10c green type V (SG 32, 39) tied by New Orleans cds for OCT 6 1859 and by New York/Paid transit cds for Oct 15, with boxed P.D. alongside and French “ET.UNIS SERV A.M. A.C./M” cds for 31 OCT 59 to left, reverse bears ‘PARIS A BORDEAUX’ transit cds for 1 NOV 59 and NANTES arrival for following day, light filing crease but adhesives fine, scarce and attractive (Plate 1) £200-£220

49 C H 1890-93 2c deep lake (SG 225), block of nine five of which are u/m the others with hinge remains, straight edge at top, lovely fresh colour, cat £1,800+ (Plate 1) £250-£300

50 e * 1944 Alaska Dog Team Post: Group of 17 illustrated covers, each franked with 1943-44 Flag (Netherlands) 5c stamp and carried on a different leg of the postal service, most with arrival cancels, generally fine £100-£120 See also lots 532-536 & 555/556

POSTAL AGENCY IN SHANGHAI

51 C H * 1919 USA stamps of 1917-19 surcharged, 2c on 1c blue-green to $2 on $1 purple (SG 1-16), also additional 4c on 2c carmine-rose and 1933 cover with USA 1c Chicago Centenary pair tied by ‘U.S.S. LUZON-HANKOW CHINA’ duplex, typical mixed centring but lightly hinged and generally very fresh, large part o.g. (Plate 1) £375-£425

52 C H -- USA stamps of 1917-19 surcharged, 2c on 1c blue-green to $2 on $1 purple (SG 1-16), all with hinge remainders, large part o.g. and good fresh colours, cat £2,250 (Plate 1) £400-£450

VIETNAM

53 E H 1951 30p blue-green, Emperor Bao Dai (SG 73), complete sheet of 50 with central gutter, light even gum toning and gum just a little ‘flat’ due to contact with interleaving, a couple of tears in margin but stamps unaffected, u/m, cat £9,000 £700-£800

54 A North Vietnam: 1945-46 Collection in one volume with many issues present incl 1945-46 50x on 1c to 15d on 25c (SG H * 8 43/47) unused, Independent State 1951 to 30p blue-green mint (hinged), also sheetlets from exploded souvenir booklet, 1952 Wandering Souls Day sheetlets from exploded souvenir booklet, South Vietnam 1955 First Anniv of Arrival of Refugees set of 6 mint and used, cond mostly fine (Scores) £250-£300

55 A -- Collection from 1957 to 1976 in one volume, a mixture of mint and used with some fdcs/commercial covers also H * 8 present, not comprehensive but some better mint/unused items incl 1957 Physical Education, 1960 Hung Vuong (used),1961 Fauna, 1961 Gagarin imperf, 1962 Flowers incl min sheet, 1963 Birds 50x min sheet, later issues incl several imperf sets and small multiples, cond mostly fine (Few Hundreds) £275-£325

56 E H South Vietnam: Mint selection on stock pages from 1955 to early 1970s, not comprehensive but good range of sets with odd better item including 1971 Land to the Tiller 2p with incorrect date, 1974 Farmers’ Day and 1975 Dragons, all appear u/m (200+) £70-£80

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ADEN

57 E H Mint KGVI collection lightly hinged on album pages incl Dhow set, the stamps mostly fine but some pages with tone spots which has affected a few stamps (103) £300-£350

ANTARCTICA

58 C * 1911-13 1d “VICTORIA LAND” (SG A3) tied to part envelope with British Antarctic Expedition/Terra Nova R.Y.S. crest by Expedition cds for 3 MR 12, with typewritten annotation identifying this as a near-contemporary souvenir of the Scott expedition, adhesive damaged at top and a number of other faults but unusual £50-£60

59 E 8 -- 1d ‘VICTORIA LAND’ tied (removed and replaced) to small piece by BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPD cds for JA 18 13, this affixed to a sheet of ‘The University of Sydney’ notepaper which has been signed by various Antarctic and Arctic explorers who have noted their dates of exploration including Vihljamur Stefansson (Arctic 1911-18), T W Edgeworth David (Antarctic 1907), George Hubert Wilkins (Arctic 1911, Antarctic 1919) and Thomas Griffith Taylor (Antarctic 1910), adhesive a few light tones and notepaper folded twice, a fascinating polar souvenir £100-£120

60 C * 1930 Hubert Wilkins Expedition, illustrated cover addressed to USA franked Falkland Islands 1929-37 1d tied by Falkland Islands cds for NO 6 29, with very fine SOUTH SHETLANDS cds for JA 6 30 and cachet inscribed “Wilkins Antarctic/ Expedition/Deception Island”, signed by Wilkins, reverse bears additional strike of South Shetlands cds, a few small grease marks on reverse due to previous mounting £50-£60

61 E E 1954 Expedition commemorative labels, a group of four large format (approx. 228mm x 133mm) artist’s essays in black pen and ink on stout card including Ski-Plane over camp site, Expedition Vessel, Penguins and Map of Antarctica, some with additional alterations in Chinese white, also an additional ‘Map’ essay with background in pale blue, this with a number of pencil annotations in margins, largely fine and most unusual £200-£220

62 E P -- Expedition commemorative labels, a group of four proof sheets of 20 of the issued labels, each comprising 20 individual typographed impressions in black on thin glazed card, affixed to stout cream card to form the sheet, a few small imperfections £200-£220 See also lots 618, 623, 624 and 626

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Lot 78 1963 F.F.H. 8d left marginal with ‘Name and value omitted (SG 233a) £500-£600

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Ex 63 63 ½B 1967-71 Collection in three volumes containing a good selection of printer’s proofs and essays, most H8PE accompanied by the issued stamps, items of particular note include 1965 definitive 10c (St Margaret’s School) hand- painted essay for issued and unaccepted design, large format composite essay for $2.50 (Magistrates Court), 1967 Statehood group of rough large format hand-drawn essays and Harrison imperf proofs of issued designs, 1967 Methodist Conference rough composite hand-drawn essay by W D Cribbs and Harrison imperf proofs for issued designs, 1967 Treaty of Breda 35c rough hand-drawn essay, 1967 Settlement of Barbuda rough pencil sketch and several B.W. imperf proofs including 25c in unissued colours, 1968 N.A.S.A. rough pencil sketches (3) and rough hand- drawn essays for unissued designs (2), 1968 Deep Water Harbour 25c rough pencil sketch, also imperf B.W. proofs in unissued colours, 1969 300 Years of Parliament 4c printer’s transparency essay plus several rough pencil sketches and set of Harrison imperf proofs of issued designs, a rough hand-drawn essay for an air letter with designer’s annotations, 1970 Dickens set of Walsall imperf proofs in issued designs, 1970 Ships definitives Questa imperf proofs to $5, a good number of photographic proofs and essays also present for most issues and some associated paperwork, condition mixed in places with some items partially adhering to album pages (100+) £1,400-£1,600

64 A H P 8 Collection from 1862 to around 1971 in one volume, while not comprehensive a number of better items present including 1862 no watermark, rough perf 14-16 6d blue-green, part o.g., c1863 6d imperf plate proof in blue-green on unwatermarked wove paper, 1884-87 1s mauve cds used, 1908-17 MCA to 2s part o.g., 1913 5s grey-green and violet used part cds (odd short perf), 1921-29 to £1 purple and black/red, part to large part o.g., 1938-51 to £1 fine used, 1966-70 glazed paper defins to $5 incl 4c, u/m and used, most commems present from 1953, a few accompanied by photos of Harrison imperf proofs, also Barbuda 1922 opts to 5s (4s faults), large part o.g., Montserrat 1932 Tercentenary 2s 6d and 5s large part o.g. (toned), 1953-62 to $4.80 and various odds to around 1971, condition mixed in places (200+) £600-£700

BARBUDA

65 2A Collection in two volumes from 1968-71 including most issued stamps, each accompanied by imperf proofs on printer’s HP8 presentation cards (a few Format but most Questa), the 1970-71 English Monarchs set in blocks of 4 with descriptive labels, proofs of the 1984 set also present but not issued stamps, a few other odds including composite proof of essay for 1970 Osaka World Fair issue, condition mostly fine (100+) £100-£120

AUSTRALIA

66 E H 1916-18 Rough unsurfaced paper 1d rose-red (SG 47b), lower left horizontal strip of 6 with J B Cooke monogram, includes varieties ‘Kangaroo’s tongue out’ and ‘Run N on ONE’ (BW 71(4)), two stamps at right partially detached and left margin largely absent, large part o.g. £300-£350

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67 E H 1924 1d sage-green Harrison interpane block of 4 including varieties ‘Ferns’, ‘R A’ joined and ‘Spur to Top of Crown (BW 77 (4), also vertical pair with part imprint and gutter margin at right and horizontal pair with Harrison imprint showing relevant varieties, a Mullett interpane block of showing all three varieties and a horizontal imprint interpane pair with ‘R A’ joined, hinged to two album pages and odd small imperfection £200-£220

68 E H 1926-30 1d sage-green, reconstructed block of 21 with sheet margins at top and foot and Ash imprint, stamps in right hand vertical strip are die II (SG 95, 95b), although the ‘spur’ is almost absent on the lower two stamps, lower pair with gutter margin and adjoining stamp, only the upper half of block is intact, otherwise split into blocks of 4 or pairs and some with faults, large part o.g. £400-£450

69 E H -- 1d sage-green, Ash interpane blocks of 4 and 12 plus vertical pair with part imprint and gutter, including varieties ‘Ferns’, ‘R A’ retouched, ‘Sloping Crown and ‘Spur on Crown’ the largest block with all these varieties, the others just the first two (BW 81 (4)), also 1931-36 wmk CofA 1d green, Ash interpane block of 8 including varieties ‘Spur on Crown’ and ‘White spot on L’ (BW 82 4)), all hinged onto two album pages and odd small imperfection, large part o.g. £400-£450

70 C H 1928 National Stamp Exhibition, Melbourne 3d miniature sheet (SG MS106a), a few small thins in margins and one stamp lightly hinged, cat £120 £30-£34

71 C H 1981-83 27c Ulysses (butterfly), error Imperforate horizontal pair (SG 791a), fine u/m (Plate 1) £300-£350

72 C * 1984 (18 Jun) ‘Maximum card’ franked with 55c Nudibranch showing error ‘New Blue’ ‘Bennet’s Nudibranch’ omitted (SG 930a), tied by commemorative Gladstone first day cds, attractive and rare with only about 10 examples recorded, all used on similar cards. Pierron cat £1,650 (Plate 2) £650-£750

73 A H Mint QEII collection in album with very good run through 1953-86 (a few additional used), incl min sheets, booklets and panes etc incl both perfs of the 1971 Christmas sheets of 25, mostly lightly hinged or fine u/m from 1963 (Hundreds) £100-£120

74 E H Mint collection on pages covering 1937/53, incl 1937-49 set to £1 (incl thin paper) with additional 3d (4), the commem sets, some coils, 1948 arms set, some Dues and BCOF sets (with both 5s), mostly fine lightly hinged (Approx. 150) £100-£120

75 B H Collection of post office year books from 1981 to 2000 inclusive, the plastic covers have become somewhat toned and discoloured but the books and contents are fine £120-£140

76 ½B B H Collection of mint stamps from 1953 to Christmas 2013 in three volume plus some loose, appears quite comprehensive (not guaranteed to be so) with definitives, commemoratives and many booklet panes, most issues to 1980 hinged as are a number of later sets and min sheets (Hundreds) £325-£375

77 A H 8 Collection in SG ‘one country’ album from 1915 to 1992, a mixture of mint and used, better items include 1915 to 2s good used (5s is wmk w6) 1915-27 5s used, 1920-23 to 1s 4d o.g., 1923-24 £1 grey used, 1929-30 10s cds used (odd small fault) 1931-36 10s and £1 used, 1932 5s Bridge postally used, 1949-50 Arms 5s to £2 large part o.g., run-through of later issues including 1963-65 Navigators £2 cto, 1971 Christmas block of 25 mint (hinged in margins), condition of earlier issues mixed (Few Hundreds) £400-£450 See also lots 508-514 & 540-542

BAHAMAS

78 C H 1963 F.F.H. 8d left marginal with ‘Name and value omitted (SG 233a), fine u/m, scarce with only one sheet of sixty discovered, cat £1,200 (Plate 2) £500-£600

79 A H 8 Small collection in stock book from QV to early 1970s, including several Chalon types (mostly used), 1884-90 1d to £1 venetian red, large part o.g., 1901-03 1d to 3s large part o.g., KEVII 5s large part o.g., 1912-19 5s, KGVI to 5s used and mostly used run-through of QEII, although not complete, condition mixed in places (140+) £220-£240

BAHRAIN

80 C H 1938-41 1r grey and red-brown to 25r slate-violet and purple, the 15r with watermark inverted (SG 32/5, 36w/37) in marginal blocks of 4, 25r rather off centre, all with moderate but even toning, u/m, cat £1,400 (Plate 2) £200-£220

81 E H 8 Small range on album pages, the majority mint incl 1933-37 2r and 5r (inverted wmk), 1938-41 set, 1942-45 set (also used), 1948-49 set and 1950-55 set (also used), generally lightly hinged, but some of the pages with toning, cat £1,700+ (103) £250-£300

BANGLADESH

82 A H Collection of mint stamps in one volume from 1971 to 2013, appears quite comprehensive (not guaranteed to be so) with definitives and commems (no officials), most issues to around 1980 hinged as are some later sets and min sheets, however many fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £120-£140

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83 C H * 1986 Queen’s 60th Birthday 65c, error Silver (logo) omitted (SG 812a), left marginal with cylinder numbers “1A 1A”, fine u/m, rare, offered with matching normal for comparison (Plate 2) £150-£170 See also lot 570

BASUTOLAND

84 C * Cape of Good Hope used in: 1896 January 16 1d registered envelope, uprated ½d and 1d ‘Hope’ and used from Teyateyaneng to France, adhesives and p.s. stamp used by indistinct barred oval and French arrival cds, with Teyateyaneng cds alongside for Ja 16 96 (the ‘6’ in m/s) and Maseru transit cds for Ja 17 to right, reverse bears Cape Town transit for Ja 20 and Annonay arrival for 12 Feb, vertical crease (just affects one adhesive), a few tones and some damage to back flap, scarce (Plate 2) £120-£140

85 C * --1897 November 17 4d green registered envelope, uprated 2½d blue ‘Hope’ and used from Mohaleshoek to Sofia, Bulgaria, adhesive and stationery stamp used by ‘210’ in barred oval, face also bears Mohaleshoek despatch cds, London transit for 12 Dec, reverse bears Sofia arrival cds for 4 XII 97 (Bulgaria used the Julian calendar at this time which was 12 days behind the Gregorian calendar), light creasing at foot and neatly opened at top and right, a most unusual destination (Plate 2) £150-£170

86 C * --1899 February 6 registered cover from Teyateyaneng to Ireland, 6½d rate paid by five 1d carmine ‘Hope’ and single ½d grey-black cancelled by ‘688’ barred ovals with cds along side and London transit ds for 3 Mar 99 at lower right, , reverse bears Cape Town transit oval ds for Feb 19 99, also Leribe C.G.H. (9 & 11 Feb) and Winburg O.V.S. for Fe 13, odd small imperfection but scarce (Plate 2) £100-£120

87 C * --1905 June 27 registered cover from Teyateyaneng to Ireland, 5d rate paid by five KEVII 1d, with large ‘R’ in oval at upper left, reverse bears Cape Town transit oval ds for 1 JY 05, odd small imperfection but scarce (Plate 2) £100-£120

88 E * 1894 July 4 long cover from Maseru to Ireland, franked five C.O.G.H. 1884-90 1d carmine-red used/tied by ‘281’ barred ovals, with Maseru cds for JY 4 94 alongside, reverse bears faint transit cds for JY 6 94, rather battered with creasing, small tears and a couple of stains on reverse from tape reinforcement, scarce nonetheless £70-£80 See also lot 571

LESOTHO

89 ½B H Collection of mint from 1966 to around 2006 in two volumes, earlier issues appear quite comprehensive with definitives and commemoratives but some later sets absent, most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a few later sets and min sheets, however most fine u/m, also Basutoland 1954 and 1961 issues, these previously hinged (Few Hundreds) £150-£170

BECHUANALAND

90 C H 1913-24 2s6d sepia, De La Rue printing, showing the prominent re-entry (SG 86b) from R2/1, large part o.g., slight gum toning, still fine appearance, cat £1,400 (Plate 3) £500-£600

91 C H -- 2s6d chocolate-brown and 5s rose-carmine (SG 88/89), former tiny gum inclusion but fresh and well centred, latter centred to top, gum creasing and rather heavily hinged, part or large part o.g., cat £200 £30-£34 See also lot 572

BERMUDA

92 C H 1921 Tercentenary (2nd issue) ½d green, variety wmk ‘Crown to Left of CA’ (from back - SG 75w), brilliant o.g., odd fractionally shortish perfs but very fresh and scarce £120-£140

93 C H 1938-53 2s purple and blue/deep blue, variety ‘Gash in chin’ (SG 116cf), fresh and fine, large part o.g., cat £325 (Plate 3) £100-£120

94 C H -- 2s6d black and red/grey-blue, line perf 14¼, variety ‘Gash in chin’ (SG 117af), some light black offsetting/adhesions on reverse from album page but very fresh and a rare variety, large part o.g., cat £3,250 (Plate 3) £300-£350

95 C H -- 12s/6d grey and yellow (SG 120d), fine u/m with small part of selvedge at foot. Ex Murray Payne (Plate 3) £300-£350

96 C H -- £1 deep reddish purple and black/pale red, variety ‘Shading omitted from upper right scroll’ (SG 121cb), fresh and lightly hinged, a rare and striking variety which was soon corrected, cat £4,000 (Plate 3) £700-£800

97 C H -- £1 deep reddish purple and black/pale red, variety ‘Gash in chin’ (SG 121cf), fresh large part o.g., very scarce, cat £2,000 (Plate 3) £400-£450

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98 C H 1978-83 $1 ‘Angelfish’, variety watermark “Crown to right of CA” (from back - SG 400w), fine um, scarce (Plate3) £150-£170

BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY

99 C * 1969 £1 red and brownish black “H.M.S. Endurance” (SG 15a), vertical pair and two singles used on plain first day cover with Signy Island cds for 1 DEC 69, two stamps with missing corner perfs at upper or lower left, others and cover fine, cat £480+ (Plate 3) £150-£170

BRITISH GUIANA

100 C H 1921-27 Set of 11 to 96c black and red/yellow (SG 272/82), large part o.g. £36-£40 See also lot 575

BRITISH HONDURAS

101 C H 1913-21 1c to $5 (SG 101/10) with additional shades of 1c, 2c and 25c, one 2c with bend otherwise generally fine large part o.g., cat £400 (Plate 3) £130-£150 See also lot 576

BRITISH LEVANT

102 C H Turkish Currency: 1913-14 Set of 6 to 5pi on 1s, overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ (SG 35/40s), very fine and fresh u/m, very scarce, not distributed by the UPU, with less 60 of each value released by the BPMA (Plate 3) £180-£200

103 C H British Currency: 1911-13 New types ½d green and 1d scarlet, overprint (type GB23) ‘SPECIMEN’ (SG L16/17s), very fine and fresh u/m, very scarce, not distributed by the UPU, with less than a single pane (120 stamps) of each value released by the BPMA (Plate 3) £65-£75 See also lots 577/579

BRITISH OCCUPATION of ITALIAN COLONIES - M.E.F.

104 C H 1942 1d scarlet type M1 overprint in block of four, the lower right stamp with Sliced ‘M’ also vertical pair with type M2 and M2a overprints (SG M1/a and M6/a), the block fine u/m, the pair with light vertical bend the top stamp large part o.g., lower u/m, cat £425+ (Plate 3) £130-£150 See also lot 580

BRITISH P.O. IN SIAM

105 E H 8 1882-85 Small selection of “B” overprints on album page including crown CC 6c used (faults), 24c (2), crown CA (used) 2c brown, 2c pale rose (2), 5c blue (corner fault), 10c slate (2), unused 2c pale rose (2), 4c pale brown and 8c orange, also several others but these cannot be guaranteed as genuine, condition typically mixed (27) £400-£450

106 C H -- Watermark Crown CC 6c lilac (SG 5), fresh large part o.g. (Plate 2) £120-£140

107 107 C H -- 2c on 32c pale red, surcharge with wide “E” (SG 13), one shortish perf at lower left but very fresh, part o.g., cat £4,250 £1,400-£1,600

108 C H -- Watermark Crown CA 2c pale rose (SG 15), horizontal pair, left stamp heavy gum crease, large part o.g., cat £150+ £60-£70

109 C H -- 4c pale brown (SG 17) block of 4, upper right stamp tiny mark on face and odd gum wrinkle, well centred and lightly hinged with virtually full o.g., a scarce multiple (Plate 3) £200-£220

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110 C H Small selection of issues between 1887-1928 overprinted specimen including 1887-89 4d chestnut and 6d dull violet (2), 1899 ½d yellow-green to 5s indigo (1s ink mark on face), 1913-19 MCA ½d, 2d, 2½d, 6d and 1s, 1916 War Tax ½d and 1d, 1921 script ½d and 1d and 1922-28 script 5s, odd tone and a few without gum, most large part o.g. £100-£120 See also lots 581/583

BRUNEI

111 C * 1947-51 2c grey, 5c orange, 8c scarlet, 10c violet and 50c black tied to registered cover to USA by Kuala Belait cds for 2 JA 47 (first day), the 5c showing “5c” retouch (SG 82a), variety stamp off centre to left but uncommon on fdc £46-£50

BURMA

112 C 8 1937 Overprints on India set of 18, 3p slate to 25r orange and blue (SG 1/18), good to fine used, also some additional values to 15r including 5r (2), 10r (defects) and 15r (minor creasing), a few 1937 officials incl 5r used and later odds, cat £1,400+ (Plate 3) £350-£400

CANADA - NEWFOUNDLAND

113 C 8 1857-64 1d brown-purple on thick, machine made paper (SG 1), rejoined block of 6 (now two horizontal strips of 3) used by three 3 bar rectangular cancels, upper left stamp with tiny scissor cut at top, lower strip touched at top, otherwise with good to large margins although some light toning, affixed to piece of paper by hinges with note ‘Block of W.P. Newfoundland genuine obliteration, W B Wilson’, cat £1,500+ (Plate 4) £600-£700

114 C H 1930 Columbia Flight 50c on 36c sage-green (SG 191), unused, RPS cert (2014) which states “has been cleaned of soiling, pressed and regummed”, a most acceptable ‘filler’ of this rarity, cat £6,500 (Plate 3) £500-£600

115 C 8 Postal Fiscal: 1902 Queen Victoria 5c vermilion Inland Revenue, postally used on piece with 1897-1918 1c green postage stamp (SG 85a), both tied by large ‘R’ in oval and barred circle, with single Harbour Grace cds alongside for JA 29 02, a few tones but unusual, also block of 4 Canada 5c KGV dark blue opt ‘Inland Revenue/War Tax’, no gum, and 1915 2c carmine-red War Tax (SG 229) mint strip of 4 (one thinned) and two used singles, one apparently imperf £70-£80 See also lot 522

NOVA SCOTIA

116 C 8 1851-60 6d yellow-green on bluish (SG 5), some creasing but four clear to good margins and lightly used, cat £550 £60-£70

CANADA

117 C H 1852-57 10d bright blue ‘Cartier’ on medium hand-made wove paper (SG 13), lightly cut-into at lower right, touched at foot and upper left with close margins elsewhere, also tiny mark on face, unused and regummed, an acceptable spacefiller of this rare stamp, RPS cert (1943) as former SG 20b, cat £14,000 (Plate 4) £400-£450

118 118 C 8 -- Imperforate 10d blue ‘Cartier’ on medium machine-made paper (SG 20), a lovely deep shade with large margins all round and very fine used by large part target cancel, most attractive and scarce so fine. BPA Cert (1998) £1,800-£2,000

119 ½B B H Collection of mint stamps from 1952 to Christmas 2013 in three volume plus some loose, appears quite comprehensive (not guaranteed to be so) with definitives, commemoratives and many booklet panes, most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a number of later sets and min sheets, however with worthwhile postage content (Hundreds) £325-£375

120 E H 8 Mint and used collection on Lighthouse hingeless pages, incl 1859 values to 12½c used, small selection of ‘Large Heads’ to 15c used, 1897 Jubilees ½c to $1 and $3 mint also $2 used, 1897-98 ½c to 10c mint, 1908 Quebec set mint then run through to early 1950s, cond mixed with a number of the mint with light gum toning (Approx. 250) £700-£800

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121 E H Semi-Official Airmails:Cherry Red Airline 1929 10c red and black (Unitrade CL46), complete pane of 50, around half of stamps with patchy gum toning (visible from face in places), u/m £100-£120

122 E H -- Commercial Airways Ltd, 1930 (10c) black label inscribed ‘AIR FEE’ (Unitrade CL48), complete pane of 10, one with minor tone, u/m £50-£60

123 E H -- Patricia Airways & Exploration group of seven 1926-27 unused surcharged labels on album page including Sioux Lookout and Red Lake District 5 cents in red (both sizes), green or black, also last surch HAILEYBURY and ROUYN 10 cents, RED LAKE opt in violet all these on green/yellow rouletted label, last is HAILEYBURY and ROUYN 10 cents in red on black/ blue perf label with Woman Lake opt (Unitrade CL19, 25, 25a, 25b, 27, 30), all previously hinged but fine £200-£220 See also lots 515-519 and 584

CAYMAN ISLANDS

124 C H P Plate Proofs: Left marginal horizontal imperforate pair of KGV 4½d in blue on unwatermarked paper. Sold on behalf of “St Wilfrid’s Hospice (South Coast)” (Plate 3) £100-£120

CEYLON

125 C 8 1857-59 Imperforate 8d brown (SG 7) four good to large margins and attractively used by light barred ovals, very scarce so fine, RPS (1951) and BPA (1997) certs, cat £1,500 (Plate 4) £650-£750

126 C 8 -- 8d brown (SG 7), fine used with good to large margins, cat £1,500 (Plate 4) £450-£500

127 C 8 -- 9d purple-brown (SG 8), trivial corner crease at upper left, four large margins and lightly used by part barred oval, cat £900 (Plate 4) £250-£300

128 C 8 -- 9d purple-brown (SG 8), fine used, just touched at top to large margins, small crease, cat £900. Ex Mathias (Plate 4) £130-£150

129 C 8 -- 1s9d green (SG 11), light horizontal creasing but four clear to large margins, used by part barred oval which leaves profile clear, cat £800 (Plate 4) £100-£120

130 C E 8 -- 2s dull blue (SG 12), with good to large margins and lovely fresh colour, very lightly cancelled by oval of bars, very scarce in this exceptional quality (Plate 4) £750-£850

131 C 8 -- 2s dull blue (SG 12), fine used, just touched at left to good margins, cat £1,300. Ex Isleham (Plate 4) £230-£250

132 E 8 -- used lightly duplicated selection on pages with all values represented except 4d dull rose including 6d on blued paper (3, of which 2 defective), 1d (23), 2d incl some yellowish green (30), 5d (4), 6d on white paper (10), 8d (cut-to-shape used on piece), 9d (4, one cut-to-shape), 10d (4 incl one apparently unused), 1s (4), 1s 9d and 2d (2), a piece bearing 1d, 2d & 6d, also a few forgeries/fakes incl 4d rose-red with perfs removed and fake corners added and ‘used’ 1s 9d engraved fake, condition very mixed but huge notional cat value £900-£1,000

133 C 8 1861-64 Clean-cut perf 14 to 15½, 5d chestnut (SG 22) horizontal pair, also rough perf 14 to 15½ 1d dull blue (SG 28) horizontal strip of 3, both with fine colours, typical centering and neatly cancelled by ovals of bars, attractive multiples (Plate 4) £65-£75

134 C 8 --2s dull blue (SG 27), fine used, cat £800. Ex Burrus and Isleham. (Plate 4) £400-£450

135 C 8 -- 8d yellow-brown (SG 32a), fine used. Ex Pearson (Plate 4) £120-£140

136 E 8 -- used selection on pages including clean-cut perf 1d (2), 2d (2), 5d (15) and 1s (2), intermediate perf 1d, 2d (4), 9d, 1s (8), rough perf 1d (5), 6d (4), 9d (3), 10d (2) and 1s (5), condition typically mixed £180-£200

137 E H 8 1863-66 Perf 12½, mostly used lightly duplicated range on album pages with most values from 1d to 2s represented, although some appear to be 1867-70 issue, a few better odds including 5d red-brown horizontal pair and a single with wmk rev, condition typically mixed (47) £275-£325

138 E H 8 1866-68 Watermark crown CC, small mostly used selection on album page including perf 12½ 3d rose (3), perf 14 1d blue (8), also mint block of 4 and 2 singles, 3d bright rose unused with part o.g., also seven used examples (shades) and a couple of stationery cut-outs, condition typically mixed £120-£140

139 E H 8 1867-70 Mostly used lightly duplicated range on album pages with all values from 1d to 2s represented including 1d (15), 2d (22), 4d (10, also 2 mint), 5d olive-green (5 unused or mint), used (8 incl one bronze-green), 6d (13, also 3 mint incl one blackish brown), 8d (3), 9d (12), 10d (6, also two unused), 1s (11) and 2s (11), condition about average £275-£325

140 E H 8 1872-80 Watermark crown CA, perf 14 2c pale-brown to 96c drab (SG 121/32), unused, either without gum or small part to part o.g., also lightly duplicated selection with at least three of each value, perf 14x12½ 2c and 8c used, 1882 16c on 24c and 20c on 64c unused and used, latter lightly duplicated, 1883-98 watermark crown CA 2c pale brown to 16c pale violet used, also mint to 8c, condition typically mixed £220-£240

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141 C H 1885 (Jan-Mar) Watermark crown CC, perf 14, 5c on 36c blue (SG 156), fresh and well centred, large part o.g. (Plate 4) £120-£140

142 C H -- 20c on 32c slate (SG 166), block of 4, large part o.g. (Plate 4) £130-£150

143 C H -- perf 14x12½, 5c on 32c slate (SG 172), unused without gum, cat £850 (Plate 4) £100-£120

144 E H 8 -- Surcharges, mint and/or used lightly duplicated selection on five album pages with values to 1r 12 on 2r 50 and some errors, however a number of ‘better’ items are certainly forgeries and the lot is offered on this basis, viewing recommended (134) £400-£450

145 E H 8 -- Mint and/or used lightly duplicated selection on pages including 1885 5c on 8c lilac to 1r 12 on 2r 50 dull rose (no top value used but two additional mint), 1886 5c dull purple to 28c slate including 25c with value in yellow, 1887 1r 12 dull rose incl mint with wmk upright, 1888-90 2c provisionals including a number of errors, however these not guaranteed, 1890 5c on 15c sage-green including four with surcharge inverted (one used), 1891 15c provisionals and 1892 3c provisionals, condition generally above average (120+) £325-£375

146 E H 8 1893-1900 Mint and/or used lightly duplicated selection on pages including 1893-99 3c terracotta and blue-green to 2r 50 purple/red (no used 4c carmine-rose but additional mint 2r 50), 1898-99 surch 6c on 15c to 2r 25 on 2r 50 yellow, with additional used higher values, 1899-1900 2c pale orange-brown to 2r 25 dull blue with additional mint 1r 50 and 2r 25 (2, also used), odd small fault but condition above average (41) £120-£140

147 C T 1903 15c imperforate colour trial in drab with value in scarlet, on crown CA watermarked paper, affixed to small piece of ‘graph’ paper, lightly creased but very fresh and attractive £90-£100

148 E H 8 Mostly used selection on three album pages incl 1862 no watermark, perf 13, lightly duplicated including 1d (6), 5d (2), 6d shades (10), 9d (5) and 1s, 1864 10d dull vermilion, perf 12½ by DLR (9), 1863-66 perf 12½ ½d dull mauve (1 used, others unused), ½d reddish mauve (4 unused), ½d mauve (2 unused), also an unused imperf single in dull mauve, condition typically mixed £300-£350

149 C H Official: 1869 ‘SERVICE’ set of 7 to 2s, prepared for use but not issued (SG O1/7), part o.g. (2d, 6d, 8d, 1s) or without gum, some values a little toned on reverse but a sound and attractive set, the scarce 1s well above average, cat £740 £150-£170

150 E H 8 -- Selection on album pages including 1869 8d chocolate, 1d blue (2) and 3d carmine-rose, 1895 2c green to 1r 12 dull rose both mint and used, latter incl additional 1r 12, 1899-1900 2c pale orange-brown to 75c black and red-brown mint and used, 1903-04 2c red-brown to 30c dull violet and green mint, also some postal stationery cut-outs, a few telegraphs and foreign bill revenues plus some later odds on stockcards with KGV 20r mint noted, condition mixed in places (100+) £250-£300

151 C 8 Postal Fiscals: 1951 November 3rd registered airmail parcel label franked 1952 10r dull green and yellow-orange (SG F1), KGVI 20r dull purple and blue fiscal and 1938-49 5r (3) and 2r postage stamps tied by Colombo Registered cds for 30 No 51, although used before the date (1 Dec 52) the 10r was authorised for postal use this item clearly shows that this and the 20r were being accepted by the postal authorities, very scarce (Plate 4) £200-£220

152 C 8 Telegraphs: 1890 80c on 5r orange surch type T101, variety “00” for “80” (SG T106a), upper half together with definitive 50c blue and 2r 50 grey used by s/line COLOMBO 13, a little soiled and tired but very scarce, cat £450+ £90-£100

153 C 8 -- 1890 80c on 10r reddish purple surch type T107, variety “00” for “80” (SG T112a), upper half used by part s/line GALLE, small corner crease and a little faded but very scarce, cat £450 £90-£100 See alson lots 585/586

SRI LANKA

154 C H 1974 15c Bandaranaike, block of 6 (3 x 2) error imperforate (SG 605d), u/m, right pair with slight crease but very scarce and spectacular, cat £390+ (Plate 4) £100-£120

155 E H Collection of mint on pages including Ceylon from 1952 to 1972 and Sri Lanka from 1972 to 2010, appears quite comprehensive (not guaranteed to be so) with definitives and commems, most issues to around 1980 hinged as are some later sets and min sheets, however many fine u/m, also some 2007 fiscals with values to 2000r (these u/m) (Few Hundreds) £120-£140

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24 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COOK ISLANDS

156 157 156 C H 1902 (2d) deep brown, perf 11, error ‘no figures of value’ (SG 31a), fresh and fine o.g, a very scarce stamp of which only one sheet of 60 was discovered in 1916, from which 18 examples were used, an exceptional example £1,300-£1,500

157 C H 1966 Churchill 10d, error overprint inverted (SG 180a), fine u/m, very scarce £130-£150

158 E H Mint collection on album pages, incl a few ‘Queen Makea Takau’ and ‘White Tern or Torea’ types with values to 1s, 1921- 23 set, 1931-32 Postal Fiscals to £1 then a good run (not complete) from 1937 to 1984, some toning on earlier otherwise good to fine (Few Hundred) £150-£170

CYPRUS

159 C H 1924-28 Watermark Mult Crown £1 purple and black/red (SG 102), fine large part o.g. (Plate 4) £130-£150

160 E H 8 Mostly used collection on album pages incl 1880 1d plate 201, 1882-86 values to 12c, 1894-96 set to 18pi, 1921-23 values to 4pi, 1924-28 values to 45pi, 1928 Anniversary set to £1 (mint) then mostly used to 1974, generally good to fine (Few Hundred) £200-£220

161 A H Collection of mint stamps in one volume from 1953 to 2013, appears quite comprehensive for both commemoratives and definitives (although not guaranteed to be so), most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a few later sets and min sheets, however most fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £275-£325

FALKLAND ISLANDS

162 E 1770 Map published by J Lodge, trimmed to frame lines and a couple of folds, also 1794 map cut from Laurie & Whittle ‘South America, North’ atlas page, this mounted on stout card, both with some hand colouring £200-£220

163 C H 1962 2s Radio, variety watermark inverted (SG 210w), fine u/m, scarce (Plate 4) £70-£80

164 C H 1971 5p on 1½d, error of surcharge on the wrong value (SG 264a), right marginal, u/m. Only 3 sheets (= 180 stamps) existed. Brandon cert (2001) for a horizontal pair of which this is the right stamp (Plate 4) £350-£400

165 C H 1974 Churchill miniature sheet, variety watermark inverted (SG 306w), fine u/m, scarce (Plate 5) £130-£150

166 ½B * Collection in three volumes of covers and postcards from around 1950 to late 1980s including some from the dependencies and others from UK with a south Atlantic or military connection, more interesting items include 1956 (23 June) airletter franked 1955-57 6d cancelled Port Stanley, but message reads “Midwinter’s greetings from Grahamland...”, sender’s address is ‘Base D’, several 1960-61 F.I.D. covers franked 1954 Ships lower values, cancels include Marguerite Bay, Admiralty Bay, Signy Island, Deception Island, Base E Stonnington Island, Argentine Island, Port Lockroy and Hope Bay, 1982 (19 Apr) express air cover from Rosario, Argentina to ‘Las Islas Malvinas...’, 1982 (8 SEP) stampless air letter to England endorsed ‘HMF/SOUTH/ATLANTIC’ and cancelled FIELD POST OFFICE 141, 1982 (June- Aug) group of stampless air letters to England with various Ascension Island cachets and each cancelled FIELD POST OFFICE 777 cds in red, condition mostly fine (120+) £200-£220

167 A H Collection of (mostly mint) QEII to 2001, incl 1960 Birds set (hinged) then a fairly good run through with a mix of lightly hinged or u/m, stc £1,750 £200-£220

168 A H Collection of mint stamps in one volume from 1954 to 2013, appears quite comprehensive for both commemoratives and definitives (although not guaranteed to be so), most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a few later sets and min sheets, however most fine u/m, also F.I.Deps 1954 Ships set to £1, this mint (Few Hundreds) £220-£240

169 E H Mint collection to 1985 on printed pages, a few earlier incl 1891-1902 values to 1s, very few KGV and KGVI but it does have the 1935 Jubilee and 1948 , Wedding sets, then very good run through 1962 to 1985, also Dependencies incl 1944 sets and again to 1985, cond mixed on early otherwise generally fine large part o.g. or u/m and (Few Hundred) £300-£350

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170 170 C H 1878-99 6d dull rose (type 11), perf 11, error ‘Printed both sides’ (SG 57a), fine o.g., a rarity of which few examples have been recorded £1,100-£1,300

171 C H 1906-12 £1 purple and black/red (SG 124), hinge remains still fine with large part o.g. Sold on behalf of “St Wilfrid’s Hospice (South Coast)” (Plate 4) £120-£140

172 C H 8 1912-23 2d greyish slate, variety watermark inverted (SG 128w), lightly used with part cds, odd slightly shortish perfs, still fine for this, rare, cat £350 (Plate 4) £150-£170

173 A H Collection of mint stamps in one volume from 1955 to 2013, appears quite comprehensive for commemoratives and definitives (although not guaranteed to be so) but no surcharged provisional issues, most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a few later sets and min sheets, however most fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £150-£170

GAMBIA

174 E H 1963 Birds 10s and £1 (SG 204/205), 400 of each in complete sheets or large multiples, mostly all fine u/m, cat £19,600 £1,000-£1,200

175 E H -- Birds 10s and £1 (SG 204/205), 400 of each in complete sheets or large multiples, mostly all fine u/m, cat £19,600 £1,000-£1,200 See also lot 587

Lot 220 1958-63 1n.p. blue-green, error ‘Imperforate pair’ (SG 399a) £300-£350

26 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GIBRALTAR

176 176 e H 1978 12p ‘Gibraltar from Space’, sheet of 10 (2x5), the bottom horizontal pair error ‘Imperforate three sides’ (SG 398a), fine u/m, marginal bend at lower right corner but a spectacular error of the highest rarity and desirability, being one of only three recorded examples, and from one of the perennially popular Commonwealth countries, cat £7,500 £2,500-£2,700

177 e H 1981 QEII booklet pane of 6 comprising 1p black, 4p Prussian blue and three 15p light green plus printed label (SG 451a) an uncut sheetlet of four panes with full ‘sheet’ margins, fine u/m, very scarce as only around ten sheetlets are believed to have been sold over the post office counter (Plate 5) £500-£600

178 E H 8 Mostly mint collection on pages, incl KGVI values to £1 (38 stamps with various perfs), 1953-59 and 1960-62 sets (and both used) then a good run 1976, generally good to fine, either large part o.g. or u/m otherwise good to fine £250-£300

179 2A H Collection of mint stamps in two volumes from 1953 to Christmas 2013, appears quite comprehensive for both commemoratives and definitives (although not guaranteed to be so), most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a few later sets and min sheets, however most fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £300-£350 See also lots 588/589

27 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRENADA

180 C H Revenue: 1903 £1 green and red revenue stamp (Barefoot 36), left marginal, fine u/m, scarce so fine. Sold on behalf of “St Wilfrid’s Hospice (South Coast)” £50-£60 See also lots 591/592

HONG KONG

181 C H 1862-63 48c rose (SG 6), surface rubbing at top and tiny mark on diadem, unused and re-gummed, a representative example of this very scarce stamp, cat £2,750 (Plate 4) £180-£200

182 E 8 -- Lightly duplicated mostly used selection on album page, all values represented including 2c (2, one unused), 8c (4), 12c (4), 18c (5), 24c (2 incl one with 7-pointed star h/s), 48c (2) and one 96c, one 18c and 48c with trimmed perfs but generally a little above average (20) £325-£375

183 E 8 -- Lightly duplicated largely used selection on album pages to 96c brownish black with all values represented except 96c olive-bistre including 2c (3), 4c (4 incl1 unused), 6c (4), 8c (7), 12c (7 incl 2 unused), 18c (2), 24c (7), 30c vermilion (7), 30c mauve (7), 48c (7) and 96c (6), also 24c, 30c vermilion, 48c and 96c brownish black with watermark inverted, condition typically mixed (65) £375-£425

184 E 8 1876-80 Surcharges, used lightly duplicated selection on album page including 1876-77 16c on 18c lilac (2), both with ‘S1’ numerals, 28c on 30c (5) incl one with ‘Y1’ numeral, 1877 16c yellow (3), 1880 5c on 8c bright orange (5). 5c on 18c lilac (4), 10c on 12c pale blue (5), one with ‘F1’ numeral, 10c on 16c yellow (3) incl one apparently unused, but not guaranteed to be so, 10c on 24c green (2), condition about average for these, cat £2,300+ (28) £300-£350

185 C H 1891 7c on 10c green and 14c on 30c mauve (SG 43/4), latter wing marginal, former fine o.g., latter light adhesions and dealer’s h/stamp on gum, part o.g., cat £295 £80-£90

186 C H -- 14c on 30c mauve (SG 44) wing marginal, a few short or missing perfs but very fresh and lightly hinged, o.g., cat £200 £60-£70

187 C H -- 50th Anniversary of Colony 2c carmine (SG 51), odd short perf and a trace of gum toning, large part o.g., cat £475 £80-£90

188 C H -- 2c carmine (SG 51), showing unlisted varieties damaged ‘n’ of ‘Kong’ and nick in foot of ‘J’ of ‘JUBILEE’, light vertical crease and a trace of gum toning, large part o.g., cat £475+ (Plate 4) £100-£120

189 C 8 -- 2c carmine (SG 51), three used examples, two fine c.t.o used by HK cds for Jan 22 or 23 91, the other by HK cds for Fe 18 91, this trimmed perfs at top and ink annotations on reverse, cat £390 (Plate 5) £120-£140

190 190 C H 1903 $2 slate and scarlet, $3 slate and dull blue, $5 purple and blue-green and $10 slate and orange/blue (SG 73/6), $2 a few missing perfs at left, others fine except for trivial perf tone affecting $5, large part o.g., cat £2,875 £1,000-£1,200

191 C H -- $3 slate and dull blue (SG 74), a couple of toned perfs at lower right (apparent from face), large part o.g., cat £450 £90-£100

192 C 8 -- $10 slate and orange/blue (SG 76), a couple of faintly toned perfs, otherwise fine used by two part registered cds, cat £475 (Plate 5) £130-£150

193 C 8 -- $10 slate and orange/blue, a ‘Ceylon’ forgery used by light cds for AP 21 04 (as SG 76), a well produced forgery made by bleaching the colour from a genuine but common Ceylonese stamp (with the correct crown CA watermark) and printing the ‘Hong Kong’ design in its place £50-£60

194 C H 1904-06 $3 slate and dull blue (SG 88), a trace of surface rubbing, large part o.g., cat £375 (Plate 5) £110-£130

195 C H 1912-21 $5 green and red/green, white back (SG 115a), large part o.g., cat £600 (Plate 5) £220-£240

196 E H 8 1912-21 Selection on three pages including used values to $10, $5 somewhat washed, also mint values to $2 plus $10 (last creased), both include 25c type B, condition mixed in places (50) £300-£350

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197 E H 8 1921-37 1c to $3 mint (excl 8c grey, this MCA), also all values used including $3 (2) and $5 (3), a few unused varieties incl 4c broken character, 25c broken flower and unlisted 1c, 2c and 10c broken crown, also 1935 Jubilee and 1937 Coronation sets mint and used, condition of used rather mixed (60+) £220-£240

198 C H -- $2 carmine-red and grey-black, $3 green and dull purple and $5 green and red/emerald, watermark script (SG 130/32), $3 a couple of shortish perfs, $5 light adhesions on gum and all with light gum toning, large part o.g., cat £840 (Plate 5) £180-£200

199 C H -- $3 green and dull purple (SG 131), fresh large part o.g. £60-£70

200 C H 1962-73 $10 “Annigoni” on glazed paper (SG 209d), trivial corner perf bend at lower left, otherwise fine u/m and very scarce, cat £2,250 (Plate 5) £700-£800

201 2A H Collection of late 1990s to 2000 in two volumes, not guaranteed to be complete but includes min sheets and booklets, mostly fine u/m £100-£120

202 E H 8 Mostly older accumulation on pages including 1863-71 18c used, 1880 5c on 18c and 10c on 12c used (3 each), 1885 50c on 48c yellowish brown unused, 1891 50c on 48c dull purple without Chinese h/stamp mint (also defective 1898 $1 on 96c), 1903 $10, faded unused and possibly cleaned, BPO in China 1917 $5 unused, condition very mixed (150+) £200-£220

203 E H 8 Collection of QV on pages, a mixture of mint and used, better items (mint unless noted) include 1880 2c dull rose to 48c brown used, 1882-96 10c green, 10c purple/red, 1885 20c on 30c orange-red, 1891 7c on 10c and 14c on 30c (also 3 of latter used), with Chinese h/s 20c on 30c grey-green (2), 50c on 48c dull purple (2), 1898 $1 on 96c with Chinese h/s (both shades), 10c on 30c grey-green with Chinese h/s (3), 1900-01 2c dull green to 30c brown incl three 12c (plus one used) and two 30c, used incl a few Treaty Port cancels, condition typically mixed (120+) £300-£350

204 E H 8 Collection on pages from 1938 to 1968, a mixture of mint and used including 1938-52 most values to $10 mint (no $10 green and violet) incl a few better shades, also used including $10 green and violet x4, these rather washed, 1948 RSW $10 mint and cds used, 1949 UPU mint, 1954-62 to $10 mint, 1962-73 to $20 mint and most commems to 1968 Seacraft, also postal fiscals 1874-1902 perf 15½x15 $2 (4) and $3 (3) and perf 14 $2, most used in Shanghai, 1879 3c on 16c yellow postcard stamp used central B62, Japanese Occupation 1945 used set with additional 3y on 2s, also a few postage dues (250+) £325-£375

205 E H 8 Selection of KEVII on album pages, a mixture of mint and used including 1903 to 50c mint and $1 used, 1904-06 including $3 slate & dull blue (3) and $5 purple and blue-green, mint (with gum disturbance), most used values to $1 present, also $10 (cleaned fiscal), 1907-11 to $2 carmine-red and black mint some incl $2 with dried or disturbed gum, condition mixed in places (100+) £700-£800

206 B H Collection of commemoratives from 1891 Jubilee to 1997, plus Chinese issues from 1997 to 2010 in four volumes, all mint (mostly hinged to 1953, u/m thereafter), appears 95%+ complete for basic sets plus some minor varieties, early better items include 1891 2c Jubilee (2), one with broken ‘1’ variety, 1935 Jubilee, 1948 RSW and 1949 UPU (Few Hundred) £800-£900

Ex 207 207 A H 8 Collection of definitives from 1862 to 1991 in ‘Yang’ printed album, earlier QV issues mostly used then largely mint (hinged or later u/m) from 1882 onwards, better items include 1862-63 to 96c, 1863-76 to both 96c (96c olive- bistre reperforated), 1877 16c yellow, 1880 surchs to 10c on 24c, 1880 to 48c brown, 1882-96 odds incl 30c grey- green, 1885 20c on 30c orange-red and $1 on 96c grey-olive, 1891 50c on 48c dull purple (with h/s), 1898 $1 on 96c black (with h/s), 10c on 30c (with h/s), 1900-01 to 30c brown, KEVII to $3 (mixed wmks, light duplication), 1907-11 to $2 carmine-red and black, 1912-20 to $2 incl a few shades, 1921-37 to $5 green and red/emerald incl 4c broken character, 1938-52 to both $10 incl some shade and paper types (early ptgs toned gum), 1954-62 to $10 incl shades, 1962-73 to $20 incl some paper and gum types, 1966-72 to $20, 1973 to $20, 1982 to $50, 1987 to $50, 1989 to $50, 1989, 1990 & 1991 to $50, postage dues 1923 to 10c, 1938-63 to 50c, BPO in China 1917-31 MCA to $2, 1938 5c postal fiscal, condition of earlier issues rather mixed (as often), KGVI and QEII mostly fine (300+) £1,600-£1,800

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208 C H 1922-27 Watermark script 1c brown to $2 carmine-red and grey-black (SG 18/28), very lightly hinged with virtually full o.g. (Plate 5) £150-£170

209 E H 8 Small but useful range on album pages, a mixture of mint and used including 1917-21 to $1 mint plus 25c mint block of 6, values to $3 used, 1922-27 set of $2 mint and most values used except 1c and 50c, mostly fine (60) £200-£220

INDIA

210 E 8 1854-55 1a, 82 used examples on three album pages, most appear to be die I or II, condition very mixed and most with 2 or 3 margins, or very close and some also toned or other faults, however a few good to fine strikes including 1, 25, 95, 158 in diamond of bars, C/75, C/94, C/123, C/143, C/152 and B/156?, also one unused 1a dull red die II, this fine with four margins, cat min £6,500 £800-£900

211 E 8 -- 4a blue and red, 22 used examples, three of which are cut-square including 4a blue and pale red, frame I, head I, four margins and lightly used but creasing at left, 4a pale blue and red, frame I, head II, just touched but sound, 4a blue and red, frame II, head III, large margins and neatly used but thinning, another appears fine but corners added and remainder (including pair) cut-to-shape with various faults, although one used fine B/165 of Sarawah, Burma, also an unconvincing forgery of inverted head error £500-£600

212 E 8 1854 2a green (SG 31), 28 used examples including one horizontal pair, ten (including pair) are fine four margin examples, remainder small faults or touched one side, a few better cancels incl fair B/172 of Singapore, 1, 54, 85, 154 in barred diamonds and C/111 of Pondicherry (stamp defective), cat £1,400+ £300-£350

213 E H 8 1855-65 Mostly used lightly duplicated selection on nine album pages including 1855 blue glazed paper 4a (6 incl pair) and 8a (5), 1856-64 no watermark ½a to 8a with at least four of each value, 1860 8p no wmk (18 incl 3 pairs), 1865 wmk w13 ½a to 8a with just one of latter but 4a green (6), condition typically mixed £100-£120

214 E H 8 1902-11 3p grey to 25r brownish orange and blue (SG 119/47) used with light duplication to 15r, the 25r used by Rangoon telegraph cds for 18 FE 10 (small fault at lower left), some other rupee values also telegraphically used, small mint range from 3p to 1r and 3r to 15r, these generally fresh, a few others incl 1905 ¼a on ½a and 1906-07 ½a and 1a, cond varies £400-£450

215 E H 8 1911-22 1a rose-carmine to 25r orange and blue with some shades (SG 159/91), large part o.g., 10r, 15r and 25r gum somewhat toned, also used with slight duplication and 1922-26 1a chocolate to 3a ultramarine mint and used, cat £1,500+ £300-£350

216 E H 8 1921 9p on 1a (shades), small selection on pages include two interpane strips of 4 or 5 including both ‘PIES PIES’ and ‘NINE NINE’ varieties (SG 192a, 192b), one fresh, the other rather toned, o.g., three singles with ‘PIES PIES’ variety, each cto used by part Ahmednagar cds for 11 FE 22 (one with faults), an upper marginal single with surcharge double (SG 192c) large part o.g. but rather toned, also 1911-22 3p pair and single showing ‘Rs’ flaw, large part o.g. £350-£400

217 E H 8 1926-33 3p slate to 25r orange and blue, the 15r wmk inverted (SG 201/19), large part o.g. and mostly fresh, also used (these lightly duplicated and incl 1a, 2a tete-beche pairs), 1929 Air to 12a, 1931 Delhi to 1r, 1932-36 to 6a bistre and 1935 Jubilee, all both mint and used, odd small imperfection (115) £220-£240

218 C H 1948 First Anniversary of Independence “Gandhi” set of 4 to 10r (SG 305/08), fresh large part o.g., cat £425 (Plate 5) £100-£120

219 C H 1949-52 Set of 16 to 15r brown and claret (SG 309/24), large part o.g., cat £325 £80-£90

220 C H 1958-63 1n.p. blue-green, error ‘Imperforate pair’ (SG 399a), from lower left corner of sheet, fresh u/m, minor wrinkles and vertical crease affecting right stamp but fine appearance and rare, cat £700 (Plate 5) £300-£350

221 E H 8 Small selection of KGVI on album pages including 1937-40 to 25r mint (these rather heavily hinged and some tones) and used (2 sets). 1940-43 to 14a, 1946 Victory and 1946 3p on 1a 3p surch, cat £900+ £90-£100

222 E H 8 Small collection on pages including 1882-90 ½a deep blue-green to 1r slate, mint incl a few shades and ½a showing double impression, this without gum and extensive surface rubbing, used lightly duplicated with at least four of each value, 1891 2½a on 4½a mint (5) and used (8), 1892-97 2a 6p mint (2) and used (10), 1r green and aniline carmine mint (1) and used (8), 1895 2r to 5r mint (2 each value), some with toning or light creasing and similar used, 1900-02 3p grey to 2a 6p ultramarine mint and used, also a few stationery cut-outs £220-£240

223 E H 8 Mostly used selection on two album pages including 1866 6a purple with POSTAGE opt type 15 (SG 66), eight examples, all with faults ranging from minor surface abrasions to one with perfs trimmed off, most used by ‘B/1’ of Calcutta in blue, 1866-78 4a (13), 6a 8p slate (4 incl one unused with fine o.g.), 1868 8a rose die II (7), 1874 9p mauve (6 incl a couple unused), 1r slate (5). 1876 6a (6) and 12a (2), typical mixed condition £250-£300

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224 A H Collection of mint stamps in one well filled volume from 1952 to 2010, appears quite comprehensive for commemoratives(although not guaranteed to be so) and most definitives, but officials absent, most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a few later sets and min sheets, however most fine u/m (Hundreds) £350-£400

225 E 8 Range on various pages incl a small range of used abroad with ‘B’ of Bandar Abbas postmarks on 2 pages with 11 stamps (mostly QV), including 2a.6p on 1896 Registered letter to Germany, a 1854/1895 used collection on printed pages, the early imperf issues incl ½a (3 plus pair), 1a (2) 2a (2 plus pair) and 4a (2), then a useful range of later to 5r etc and a few States, also range of the used 1854 imperf issues on stock sheets, comprising ½a (17), 1a (7 plus pair), 4a blue and red (4 margin) and 2a (4), these unchecked for Dies and shades, very mixed cond but well worth close inspection (Approx. 200) £900-£1,000

INDIAN STATES

226 E H 8 Indian Convention States: Useful mostly mint collection on printed album pages (plus a few loose on stockcards) from 1885 to late 1930s, also a few KGVI and other odds, better items include Chamba 1903-05 to 1r, 1913 to 1r, 1938 to 12a, Faridkot 1887-1900 to 1r green & carmine (no 1r slate), Gwalior 1885-97 1a and 1a 6p (SG 5/6), 1938-48 3a to 15r, 1949 Alizah Press to 6a, also ‘used’ 12a (this not guaranteed), officials 1928-36 5r (also used but cancel suspect), Jind 1885 ‘JEEND’ 1r slate, 1937-38 to 15r, Nabha 1913 to 1r, 1938to 2r, Patiala 1884 2a and 4a, 1885 ‘PUTTIALA’ 4a, 8a, 1r, 1937-38 2a to 2r, officials 1913-26 to 5r, condition generally above average (200+) £800-£900

227 A H Indian Convention & Feudatory States: Collection of mint stamps in one volume with some associated issues including CEF, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, BPA in Eastern Arabia and Pakistan, better items include CEF KEVII 12a, IEF ½a green with opt double, Chamba 1887-95 5r ultramarine & violet, 1942-47 5r, 1887-98 1r slate official, Gwalior 1903-11 2r to 5r, 1938-48 5r (also official), Jind 1914 2r, 1941-43 3p to 9p, Patiala 1891-96 2r carmine and yellow- brown, 1937-38 1r, Barwani 1933-47 wide setting 2a bright purple and 4a sage-green (first no gum), Bijawar 1936 roul 7 3p to 2a (no 9p), 1937 1r bright violet, Bhor 1901 ½a red, Bundi small selection of ‘Sacred Cows’ to 1r, Cochin 1942-43 3a vermilion (SG O56d), Idar 1932-43 ½a yellow-green (SG 1c, 2b), Indore 1927-37 4a yellow-brown imperf pair, Jaipur 1931 Investiture 2½a, Rajpipla 1880 2a and 4a, Pakistan 1947 opt 15r and 25r, Bahrain 1933 2r, 1948-49 10r on 10s, 1950-55 to 10r on 10s, Kuwait 1948-49 to 10r on 10s, BPA E. Arabia 1950-55 to 2r on 2s 6d, most previously hinged but with attention paid to freshness and centring, s.t.c. £8,000+ by vendor (Few Hundreds) £1,600-£1,800

CHAMBA

228 C H Official: 1938-40 KGVI 2r, 5r, 10r overprinted ‚“CHAMBA STATE SERVICE‚“ (SG O69/71), faintly toned gum but u/m and fine, cat £192 £75-£85

GWALIOR

229 C H 1938-48 5r, 10r, 15r, 25r (SG 114/17) the four top values, fractionally yellowish u/m gum but fine, cat £234 £85-£95

230 C H 1949 Alizah Printing Press overprint 12a lake (SG 137), left marginal, light even toning but scarce and very much the ‘key’ value, u/m, cat £750 (Plate 5) £150-£170

231 C H Officials: 1927-35 10r green and scarlet (SG O72), just a hint of gum toning but u/m and scarce thus (Plate 6) £100-£120

232 C H -- 1942-47 10r purple and claret (SG O94), a hint of gum toning, large part o.g., cat £80 £26-£30

JIND

233 C H 1886-99 2r carmine and yellow-brown (SG 33), small corner crease and some gum disturbance, part o.g., very scarce as only 288 overprinted, cat £550 (Plate 6) £140-£160

234 C H -- 3r brown and green (SG 34), some creasing, gum disturbance, soiling and odd short perf, part o.g., very scarce as only 192 overprinted, cat £850 (Plate 6) £140-£160

235 C H 1937-38 25r slate-violet and purple “JIND STATE” (SG 126), a couple of fractionally short perfs, a trace of toning and hinge remainder with gum glazing, large part o.g., a very scarce stamp and one of the key King George VI I.C.S. issues of which no remainders were released, cat £1,100 (Plate 6) £300-£350

236 C H Official:1937-40 KGVI 1r to 10r ‘JIND STATE SERVICE’ (SG O69/72), large part o.g to o.g., the 2r to 10r with some toning affecting perfs, but overall fresh colours and appearance, the top value being very scarce £130-£150

237 C H -- 1937-40 10r purple and claret “JIND STATE SERVICE” (SG O72), a couple of shortish perfs but barely a trace of toning and lightly hinged, large part o.g., a scarce stamp of which few remainders were released, cat £700 (Plate 6) £150-£170

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238 C H 1891-96 2r carmine & yellow-brown, 3r brown & green and 5r ultramarine & violet (SG 29/31), large part o.g., scarce (Plate 6) £350-£400

IRELAND

239 E H Mint collection on album pages to 1940s (a few used), with some useful overprints incl 2s6d to 10s (three different printings of each) these fresh large part o.g., the other quite heavily hinged (Approx 130) £150-£170

240 ½B B H Collection of mint from 1949 to Christmas 2013 in two volumes plus loose, appears quite comprehensive (not guaranteed to be so) with definitives and commems plus some booklets, most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a few later sets and min sheets, however most fine u/m, with some postage content from 2002 onwards (Few Hundreds) £300-£350

241 B H 8 Collection in three volumes from 1922 to 2004, a mixture of mint and used, the earlier issues a little sparse but 1922-23 opt 2s 6d and 5s mint noted, a good range from 1950s onwards with most issues from mid 1970s onwards present both u/m and fine cto used, also a few odd booklets and sheetlets, s.t.c. £4,100 £600-£700

JAMAICA

242 C H 1964-68 5s black, ochre and blue, variety watermark inverted (SG 230w), lower right corner block of 4 with ‘1A’ plate numbers, fine u/m a rare and attractive positional multiple (Plate 6) £200-£220 See also lot 593

KIRIBATI

243 A H Collection of mint in one volume from 1979 to 2012, appears quite comprehensive for both commemoratives and definitives (although not guaranteed to be so), a few lightly hinged but most fine u/m (Scores) £100-£120

KENYA, UGANDA and TANGANYIKA

BRITISH EAST AFRICA

244 E H 8 1890 Surcharges including ½a in 1d lilac, 1a on 2d grey-green and carmine used with just small imperfections, latter and 4a on 5d dull purple and blue used but washed and 4a on 5d mint with crease and toned gum, 1890-95 ½a deep brown to 5r grey-green, lightly duplicated mint and/or used selection (excluding 4a grey), the 8a grey and 1r grey unused only, apparently imperf singles incl ½a, 2a and 4a unused, 2½a and 4½a used, 1894 5a on 8a blue and 7½a on 1r carmine mint and used and 1895 m/s surch ½ Anna on 3a initialled T.E.C.R. (4) used, also a few forgeries (55) £700-£800

245 C 8 1890-95 8a grey (SG 13), a couple of short perfs, used by large part Mombasa cds for AU 28 91, an uncommon stamp, cat £225 £70-£80

246 E H 8 1895 (9 July) Hand stamp type 6, small mint and/or used slightly duplicated selection on three pages with all values represented to 4r ultramarine including 2½ on 4½a, unused/mint includes ½a (2), 2½ on 4½a, 2½a, 3a, 4a (2), 4½a, 5a, 7½a, 8a (2), 1r (3), 3r (4) and 4r (2), used includes all values to 3r with a couple of additional odds, also an unconvincing forged opt on a forgery of 4r, some mint without gum and condition mixed (40) £800-£900

247 C 8 1895-96 Overprints on India ½a blue-green to 5r including both shades of 8a, also 2½a on 1a 6p sepia (SG 49/64), 6a missing corner, 1r green and carmine thinned, 2r and 3r each a couple of short perfs, used by part to large part Mombasa squared circle d.s., cat £950+ (Plate 6) £250-£300

248 E H 8 -- Small mint and/or used lightly duplicated selection on album pages with values to 3r, all values to 3r present mint incl 1a and 3a with inverted ‘V’ for ‘A’, also 1895 2½ on 1a 6p, used includes all values to both 1r (the 2½ on 1a 6p a forgery) including 1a 6p and 2a 6p with variety mentioned, mostly fine (54) £220-£240

249 E H 8 1896-1901 ½a yellow-green to 5r sepia (SG 65/79), small lightly duplicated mint and used selection on two album pages, all values present in both states including 1r (2 mint, 3 used), 2r (1/2), 3r (2/2), 4r (1/3) and 5r (2/2), condition a little mixed but cancels appear legitimate (72) £275-£325

250 E H 8 1897 Overprints and surcharges on Zanzibar, small mint and used selection on album page including ½a yellow-green and re to 7½a mauve and red both mint and used with a couple of additional lower values, 2½ on 1a indigo and red, all three types mint (SG 88, this also used) or without gum, 2½ on 3a grey and red, type 12 mint and used, type 13 mint and type 14 used, odd small fault but mostly fine (25) £250-£300

251 C H 1897-1903 1r grey-blue and 1r bright ultramarine (SG 92, 92b), former fault at upper right, latter vertical crease and a few short perfs, large part o.g., cat £680 £70-£80

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252 C H -- 1r bright ultramarine (SG 92b), odd fractionally short perf, large part o.g., scarce, cat £550 (Plate 6) £160-£180

253 E H 8 -- 1r grey-blue to 50r mauve (SG 92/99), small selection on album page including 3r, 4r and 5r mint, these small faults but part to large part o.g., 1r grey-blue (3), 2r and 3r postally used with odd small fault, 2r, 3r, 4r, 10r and 20r with cancels that cannot be guaranteed, the 20r thinned, also 50r with fiscal cancel removed and forged Mombasa squared circle ds (15) £500-£600

254 C H -- 2r orange (SG 93), very fresh colour, large part o.g. £70-£80

255 C H -- 3r deep violet (SG 94), a couple of lightly stained and odd shortish perf, large part o.g., cat £180 £40-£44

256 C H -- 10r yellow-bistre (SG 97), large part o.g. (Plate 6) £180-£200 See also lots 573/574

EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATES

257 C H 1903-04 1r green to 5r grey and green (SG 9/13), 3r grey-green and black several short perfs, large part o.g., cat £626 (Plate 6) £180-£200

258 C 8 -- 5r grey and red (SG 13), used by Kisumu cds for 16 AP 06 (Plate 6) £130-£150

259 C H -- 10r grey and ultramarine on chalky paper (SG 14a), a trace of surface rubbing, large part o.g., cat £600 (Plate 6) £200-£220

260 C 8 -- 20r grey and stone and 50r grey and red-brown (SG 15/16), centre colours a little washed, otherwise fine fiscally used, latter cat £225 £70-£80

261 C H 1904-07 10r grey and ultramarine (SG 31), rather heavily hinged and hinge remainder affected by gum glazing, also a trace of surface rubbing, large part o.g., cat £375 £70-£80

262 C 8 1912-21 5r blue and dull purple (SG 57), cancelled by favour with bold KILINDINI cds for 31 OC 20, with large part o.g., cat £160 £50-£60

263 E H 8 1919 4c on 6c scarlet, small mint and used selection on album page including one with surcharge inverted (SG 64b), this large part o.g., remainder including a few with surcharge misplacements (14) £110-£130

264 264 E H 1919 4c on 6c scarlet surcharges, a superb mint study on 22 leaves including single handstamped ‘Specimen’, a vertical pair with bars omitted variety on lower stamp, a single with double surcharge, a horizontal strip of 3, one without surcharge (1998 Holcombe cert.), a block of 4 with surcharge on back, a single with ‘s’ of ‘cents’ omitted and a single with ‘c’ of ‘cents’ omitted, a single with ‘4’ omitted, a vertical pair with part bars at top and base, S/E control block of 8 with bars below value tablets, creased, a single with part ‘cents’ at top and bottom and bars in centre, plus 13 more sheets with block of 10, 5 blocks of 4, 6 pairs and 2 singles all showing various shifts, condition slightly mixed though mostly large part o.g. still a most interesting group for further expansion and study £3,200-£3,400

265 E H 8 1912-21 Lightly duplicated selection on album pages from 1c to both 20r, all values to 10r present mint and to 4r postally or cto used, 10r, 20r black and purple/red and 20r purple and blue/blue (3) also present but with (cleaned) fiscal, or forged ‘postal’ cancels, also 1921 wmk script mint odds to 3r, condition mixed in places (80) £275-£325

266 C H 1960-62 15c dull purple imperforate horizontal pair (SG 185 proof), u/m (minor gum wrinkle), only one sheet of 50 pairs existed (Plate 6) £60-£70

267 E H 8 Small mint and/or used selection of KEVII on album pages with values to 10r, better items include 1903-04 to 8a plus 2r mint, also used (4a and 2r fiscal) incl pair of 1r, 1904-07 ½a to 5r mint, also used to 10r (no 3r and 5r with forged cancel), 1907-08 1c to 75c incl redrawn 6c, both mint and used, condition mixed in places (85) £275-£325

KUWAIT

268 A H Mint collection of 1958/1990 in album (a few additional used to 1961), with very good run through, mostly fine lightly hinged or mostly u/m from about 1964 (Hundreds) £100-£120

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269 C * 1897 July 28 Locally addressed philatelic cover bearing Diamond Jubilee 4d dull mauve and orange to 5s green and blue (SG 12/16) tied by three strikes light St Kitts A12 duplex, some perf toning and 5s also slightly affected by moisture, however very rare as no more than six examples of the 5s are believed to exist on cover, RPS cert (1968) (Plate 7) £500-£600

270 C 8 1907-11 ½d dull green variety watermark inverted and reversed (SG 37y), used by rather indistinct part cds, corner fault at lower left but very rare with fewer than five examples recorded, cat £800 (Plate 5) £220-£240

MALAWI

271 C H 1967 3s ‘Orange Mbuna’ error ‘Imperforate horizontal pair’ (SG 284a), u/m, rare (Plate 6) £200-£220

272 C H 1974 UPU miniature sheet of four values, perf 14½x14 (SG MS461a), fine u/m, rare (Plate 7) £300-£350

MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

273 E H 8 1867 Surcharges on India, mostly used lightly duplicated selection on album page with all values represented including 1½c on ½a (2, both unused, the ‘used’ example a forgery), 2c on 1a (5 incl one unused), 3c on 1a (6), 4c on 1a (4), 6c on 2a (2), 8c on 2a (5), 12c on 4a (4), 24c on 8a (7) and 32c on 2a (7), condition very mixed as usual, cat £5800+ £250-£300

274 C H 1883 (Apr) 2c on 32c pale red, surch type 20a (SG 59), wing marginal, tiny mark on face but well centred and fresh colour, large part o.g., scarce, cat £900 (Plate 6) £250-£300

275 C T 1902 $5 Colour Trial in dull green and brown-orange on gummed watermarked paper, four good margins and lightly hinged (Plate 6) £200-£220

276 C H 1906-07 2c black and green, type 43 overprint on Labuan, perf 14½-15 (SG 142a), large part o.g., traces of toning but well-centred with fine colour and exceptional perfs, only 4000 printed (all perf variants), cat £180 (Plate 6) £60-£70

277 C H 8 -- Small unused and used selection on stockcard, all values to $1 represented including 1c (2 mint), 2c (no gum), 3c used, 25c perf 14½-15 (mint and used), 50c (2 mint) and $1 (mint and used), some short perfs or other small faults, cat £1,000+ £180-£200

278 C H 1936-37 1c black to $5 green and red/emerald (SG 260/74), some a little heavily hinged, fresh part to large part o.g., cat £225 £60-£70

279 E H 8 1937-41 1c black to $5 green and red/emerald including both dies of 2c green, 4c orange and 5c brown (SG 278/98), both large part o.g. and fine used, also unissued 8c scarlet (2) mint and 1924-26 postage dues used, cat £600+ £80-£90

280 E H 8 Collection on pages from 1912-35, a mixture of mint and used with some better odds including 1912-23 MCA $5 postally used (4), also some fiscally used, 1921-33 $5 mint (1) and used (3), $25 purple and blue/blue (3) good used, 1922 MBE vals to $1, 1935 Jubilee, 1936-37 1c to $5 used incl three $5, condition mixed (100+) £180-£200

281 E H 8 Collection on pages from 1902-12 (no opts on Labuan) with values to $5 plus a couple of fiscally used higher values, better items include 1902-03 crown CA 1c grey-green to $5 dull green and brown-orange mint, also used to $1 and $100 fiscally used by part red seal, 1904-10 MCA mint odds incl 25c, 30c, 50c, used values to $2, 1906-12 MCA to $2 mint and used incl five $5 and a fiscally used $25 (this heavily rubbed), condition very mixed in places (80+) £250-£300

282 E H 8 Useful collection on pages from 1867-99, a mixture of unused/mint and used with values to $5, better items include 1867-72 crown CC 2c to 96c used with slight duplication incl 32c (2) and 96c (3), 1879 5c on 8c and 7c on 32c unused (faults), 1880 5c on 8c orange (SG 41) unused, 1880 10c on 30c (SG 22/3) used, 1880-81 10c on 30c used, 1882 crown CC 5c purple-brown and 10c slate used, 1883 2c on 4c rose part o.g., 1883 2c on 32c (SG 60) used, 1883-91 crown CA 2c rose to 96c olive-grey mint and used, 1884 4c on 5c blue, red surch unused & used, 8c on 12c blue used (2), 1884 “8”on 8c on 12c dull purple part o.g. (toned) and used, 1887 2c on 5c blue o.g., 1892-99 crown 1c green to $5 orange and carmine, unused/part o.g. and used, latter incl $5 (3), these heavily used, overall condition about average (70+) £600-£700

BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION

283 E H 8 1945-48 1c black to $5 purple and orange (SG 1/18), basic set of 18 plus a few extra values incl 2c die I and 10c die II, both large part o.g. and fine used, cat £300+ £80-£90

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284 E H 8 Useful selection of earlier issues overprinted/surcharged on Straits Settlements, a mixture of mint and used with better items including Johore 1891 2c on 24c (SG 20) lightly used, Pahang 1891 2c on 24c (SG 7, 9) unused with small faults, Selangor 1891 2c on 24c (SG 44) toned o.g., Sungei Ujong 1882 2c brown with ‘SU’ opt (SG 13) unused w/out gum, 1883-84 2c brown (SG 28/29) unused,1885-90 2c pale rose (SG 37, 38), o.g., Perak 1880-81 CC 2c brown (SG 9) part o.g., 1887 1c on 2c pale rose (SG 30) unused, 1891 1c on 6c lilac (SG 46/47) unused, condition typically mixed (82) £500-£600

KEDAH

285 C H 1965 Orchids 1c, error ‘Black (orchid’s name and part of flower) omitted (SG 115a), fine u/m, very scarce, offered with normal for comparison £120-£140

286 C H -- Orchids 2c, error ‘Yellow (flower) omitted (SG 116b), fine u/m, very scarce, offered with normal for comparison £130-£150

JOHORE

287 C H 1965 5c Orchid, error yellow (flower) omitted (SG 168b), right marginal, u/m (Plate 6) £55-£65

PENANG

288 C H 1965-68 Orchids 15c, error ‘Green’ (value and leaves) omitted (SG 71b), left marginal fine u/m, a spectacular error, of which only 28 examples have been reported (Plate 7) £350-£400

JAPANESE OCCUPATION

289 C H Penang: 1942 (15 Apr) overprint type 13 10c dull purple, error overprint double one inverted (SG J82b), lower marginal vertical pair, typical streaky gum toning, upper stamp lightly hinged, lower u/m, very scarce (Plate 6) £300-£350

290 C H General Issues: 1942-44 Negri Sembilan 6c on 5c brown, type 2 Kanji overprint and type 21 surcharge both Inverted’ (applied at one operation - SG J268a), right marginal u/m, rare and very fine (Plate 7) £150-£170

291 C H -- Negri Sembilan 6c on 5c brown, type 2 ‘Kanji’ overprint with type 21 surcharge (applied in one operation), error overprint and surcharge double (SG J268b), fine u/m, a perfect close double, with both impressions fully inked. Only one sheet of 100 existed (Plate 7) £75-£85

292 E H 8 Collection on pages including 1942 Singapore h/s 1c black to 15c ultramarine (SG J92/6) mint and used, also 15c mint block of 6, 1942 Penang ‘Okugawa’ seal on Straits 10c, 15c, $1 and Itchiburi seal on 12c, 1942 $1 Straits with opt type 13 (SG J87) block of 25, 1942 h/s type 1 on Negri Sembilan, Pahang and Perak odds to 50c but mostly forged opts, condition mostly fine with usual toning (130+) £300-£350

MALTA

293 C H 1965-70 1d, error white (‘PUNIC’ and Greek lettering) omitted (SG 331b), u/m, with normal for comparison (Plate 7) £60-£70

294 C H -- 3d ‘Siculo Norman’, error gold (windows) omitted (SG 335a), fine u/m (Plate 7) £50-£60

295 C H -- 2s, error ‚Gold (centre) omitted (SG 343a), fine u/m (Plate 7) £100-£120

296 C H -- 3s, error gold (‘1964’) omitted (SG 345b), upper marginal, fine u/m, only one sheet of 60 reported (Plate 7)£100-£120

297 A H Collection of mint in one volume from 1953 to Christmas 2013, appears quite comprehensive for both commemoratives and definitives (although not guaranteed to be so), most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a few later sets and min sheets, however most fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £250-£300

298 A 8 Used collection in Davo album 1900’s-2007 with good run of commems and defins including m/s, sheetlets, booklets, postage dues, etc, condition appears mainly fine, cat £2,200+ £300-£350

MAURITIUS

299 C H Small but useful mint selection on stock card including 1879-80 4c orange and 38c bright purple, 1883-94 1c pale violet to 50c orange, 1900-05 1r (3), 2r 50 and 5r, 1904-07 1r (2), 1910 5r green and red/yellow (3) and 10r green and red/ green, 1913-22 10r green and red/emerald, die II, KEVII 5r and 10r some adhesions on gum from black album page, a few others heavily hinged but all with at least part o.g., cat £1,200+ £220-£240

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300 E H 8 Small selection comprising 1858 ‘FOUR PENCE’ on 4d green (just cut into lower left to large margins) used by ‘target’ cancel, 1877 1s on 5s bright mauve, mint with (Alcuri cert), 1879-80 2c to 2r 50 excluding 25c (this is Crown CA stamp) mint, 1878 2c dull rose to 2r.50 on 5s bright mauve mint and 1900-05 1c to 5r overprinted “SPECIMEN” mint, a few short perfs in places but the mint generally part to large part o.g., a useful lot, cat £2,500+ £300-£350

301 ½B Literature: Selection of Mauritius related literature including 1963 Burrus, 1977 Feldman, 2015 John Wilson, Wren and Wilson revenues, Baker’s B53 obliterators, Stamps of Mauritius by le Compte, Post Office Mauritius by Harrison with plate production sheets etc (11) £24-£28 See also lots 594/597

NEW GUINEA

302 C 8 Stamps of German New Guinea surcharged: 1914 (17 Oct)-15 setting 1 with surcharge spaced 6mm, 1d on 5pf green, showing variety ‘1’ for ‘I’ (clear under magnification) (SG 2a), setting 1, pos.10, used with indistinct (? Gibbs type 14) cancel and similar unused stamp from pos. 3, this signed Champion, large part o.g. also the 1d on 5pf green showing variety ‘Short 1’ (SG 2b), setting 1, pos. 1, with part 34mm ‘FRIEDRICH-WILHELMSHAFEN’ cancel (Gibbs type 14) this with tiny thin spot otherwise fine, cat £1,200 (Plate 7) £120-£140

303 303 C 8 -- 1914 (16 Dec) -15, 1d on 5pf green (not precisely plateable), surcharge spaced 5mm, variety G.R.I. without stops but with normal spaces (SG 17ga), used on tiny piece by two part oval ds in violet, very rare, being one of only two examples known to Gibbs, RPS Cert (1965) as former SG 17b and BPA Cert (1991) £2,000-£2,400

304 304 C * -- 1914 (17 Oct)-15 2d on 10pf carmine (five examples from setting 1, pos. 1(2), 3, 4 and 5, 3d on 25pf black and red/ yellow (two examples setting 1 pos.10 - “1” for “I” variety), and 3d on 30pf black and orange/buff (two examples setting 1 pos. 6 and 7), all tied to a registered envelope by individual ‘RABAUL/Oct 17 1914’ first day of use cancel in violet (Gibbs type 2), also with 1915 3d ‘Rabaul’ registration label (SG 33) cancelled with ‘Rabaul’ cancel in violet (Gibbs type 10) which was presumably added at a later date, a most interesting cover, Holcombe Cert (1992) £1,100-£1,300

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305 C * Surcharges on Marshall Islands: 1914 G.R.I. and value spaced 5mm, 1d on 3pf brown to 2d on 20pf ultramarine and 4d on 40pf black and carmine to 8d on 80pf black and carmine/rose, also 3d on Rabaul registration label (SG 33, 50/3, 56/8), tied to locally addressed envelope by several neat strikes of oval RABAUL/NEW BRITAIN d.s. for JAN 4 1915, SG 33 a few short perfs, others fine and very scarce (Plate 7) £500-£600

PAPUA

306 C * 1901 1d scarlet/buff post card, used 20 JAN 05 from Port Moresby to Sydney, reverse bears Thursday Island transit cds for JA 25 05, small tear and light horizontal crease, also an unused example, this fine £30-£34

307 E H 8 1901-05 ½d black and yellow-green on thin paper with comb perf (SG 9a), small mostly mint selection written up on album page incl hairline (pos.22), block of 4 incl line in sea (pos.10), horizontal pair and two singles without visible varieties and two used singles, one line from tablet to oval (pos. 27) and white leaves (pos.20), mostly fine (7) £24-£28

308 E H 8 1907 2½d black and ultramarine (SG 41), small mostly mint selection of varieties written up on album page including raised ‘ua’ with retaining pinhole (pos. 4), dropped ‘pua’ (pos. 17), inverted “d” for “p” from vignette plate 1 (pos.10) and vignette plate 2 (pos. 21), white leaves (pos. 20 and 27), both in pair with normal, dot on inner frame, from vignette plate 2, used by BONAGAI cds for 26 DEC 07, odd tone but mostly fine (12) £80-£90

309 E H 8 1916-31 1½d, small selection of varieties written up on album page incl used singles of Mullett, Harrison and Ash printings with ‘POSTACE’ at right, Ash printing horizontal pair, left stamp ‘POSTACE’ at right and right stamp ‘flash in sky’ and similar pair with ‘flash’ retouched, both large part o.g., used horizontal strip of 3 with BWAGAOIA cds, incl ‘POSTACE’, retouched ‘flash’ and normal stamp, Harrison ptg used pair with retouched ‘flash’, condition mostly fine (7 Items) £50-£60

310 C 8 1930 (15 Sep) Air ‘Aeroplane’ overprint, Harrison printing 6d dull and pale purple, two used examples with ‘POSTACE’ at left variety (SG 116a), one very fine the other creasing and a couple of short perfs, cat £300 £36-£40

311 C 8 1931 (1 Jan) 2d on 1½d cobalt and light brown, Mullett printing, upper left corner block of 4, upper left stamp (R1/1) with POSTACE at right variety (SG 121/1a), used by central IOMA cds for 18 SEP 31, some light toning but this barely visible from face £36-£40 See also lots 529/530

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

312 C P 1966 Folklore, Elema Art (1st series), set of 4 imperforate proofs affixed to recessed Department of Post and Telegraphs presentation cards (as SG93/6), fine and very scarce (Plate 8) £500-£600

NEW ZEALAND

313 C 8 1857-63 1d dull orange, on hard white unwatermarked paper, imperf (SG 8), horizontal pair used by two neat ‘17’ barred ovals, cut-into at several points and touched at upper right, also a couple of small thins, still collectable despite faults and scarce, cat £1,500 (Plate 7) £100-£120

314 C H 1906 Christchurch Exhibition set of 4 to 6d pink and olive-green (SG 370/73), some a little heavily hinged, part to large part o.g., cat £275 £80-£90

315 E T 1915-30 King George V recess printed issue, small range of imperforate colour trials on NZ & Star watermarked paper, each overprinted COLOUR PRINT, 1½d in issued colour and black, 2d aniline purple and grey-violet, 3d, chestnut, chocolate, deep chocolate, 4d orange, reddish orange, ochre, 4½d bronze-green, 7½d in issued colour and in reddish chocolate (latter also a block of 4 with blue crayon affecting three impressions, 9d olive-green, all fine £100-£120

316 E H 8 1926-34 1d ‘Field Marshal’ lightly duplicated group of shades on Cowan paper with watermarked reversed, comprising 8 singles and 3 blocks of 4, each identified by CP numbers (K15c 1/7), all u/m, also singles on Wiggins Teape paper, both mint and used £100-£120

317 C H 1960-66 3d ‘Kowhai’, vertical pair, the upper stamp error ‘Yellow omitted’ with large part impression on lower stamp (SG 785/a), fine u/m and very scarce in this form, with normal for comparison (Plate 7) £130-£150

318 C H -- 5d ‘Matua Tikumu’, error ‘Yellow omitted’ (SG 787a), fine u/m, rare, with normal for comparison (Plate 7) £220-£240

319 C H 1973-76 1c Butterfly, error Red (wing markings) omitted (SG 1008b), fine u/m, with normal for comparison (Plate 7) £120-£140

320 C H -- 1c Butterfly, error blue (spots on wings) omitted (SG 1008c), lower marginal fine u/m (Plate 7) £80-£90

321 C H -- 4c ‘Puriri moth’, error ‘Purple-brown’ omitted (SG 1011b), fine u/m, spectacular and scarce (Plate 7) £120-£140

322 C H -- 4c ‘Puriri Moth’, error orange-yellow omitted (SG 1011c), fine u/m, with normal for comparison (Plate 8) £150-£170

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323 C H -- 4c ‘Puriri Moth’, error ‘Apple-green’ (wings) omitted (SG 1011f), fine u/m, with normal for comparison (Plate 8) £120-£140

324 C H -- 8c ‘John Dory’, error ‘Blue-green’ (background) omitted (SG 1015a), upper marginal, fine u/m, spectacular and very scarce, with normal for comparison (Plate 8) £210-£230

325 C H -- 10c Arms, error ‘Silver’ (Arms) omitted (SG 1017a), upper marginal, fine u/m, spectacular and very scarce (Plate 8) £100-£120

326 C H 1986 Music’ 30c, imperforate horizontal pair (SG 1407a), fine u/m (Plate 8) £130-£150

327 C H 1990 Heritage’ 40c, error ‘Violet-blue (face value) omitted’ (SG 1562a), upper right corner marginal with inscription, fine u/m with normal for comparison (Plate 8) £150-£170

328 C P Postal Fiscals: 1931 5s green ‘Arms’, imperforate plate proof in issued colour on thin card (as SG F149), fine with good to large margins (Plate 8) £100-£120

329 E P Proofs: Group of King George V plate proofs on pages, most are 1915-30 recess issue in pairs or blocks of 4, these in black on either thin wove unwatermarked paper, or with NZ & Star or double-lined letter watermark, first includes 1½d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 4½d, 6d. 9d, latter incl 2½d, 4d block of 4 opt CANCELLED, 5d, 6d block of 4 with sheet number, 7½d, 8d, 1s, also typographed issue incl ½d in green on glazed card, on gummed watermarked paper, in black on glazed card, 3d in black on glazed card or NZ & Star watermarked paper, mostly fine (27 items) £600-£700

330 A H Collection in stock book from 1952-80, largely mint with most basic sets present incl 1953-58 to 10s, 1960-66 to £1, 1967-70 to $2 and run-through of Health miniature sheets, issues to 1966 mostly hinged with later u/m, stc £1,000+ (300+) £80-£90

331 E H 8 QV-1970s mint and used assortment on pages, incl a few used Chalons, range of Sideface Queens mint to 1s, various Pictorials to 2s used, Centenary Official set mint, some NZ related other material (Niue etc), mixed cond onearlies otherwise mostly fine £100-£120

332 ½B B H Collection of mint from 1952 to Christmas 2013 in three volume plus some loose, appears quite comprehensive (not guaranteed to be so) with definitives, commemoratives and some booklet panes, most issues to early 1980s hinged but generally u/m thereafter, decimal issues with worthwhile postage content (Hundreds) £325-£375

333 ½B H Mostly mint range on various album pages incl collection on stock sheets 1935/68 with complete Health sheets (u/m), 1915 Provisional 1½d grey slate in complete sheet of 120 u/m, incl 30 ‘no wmk/wmk’ pairs and Plate 14 in upper left margin, 1882/1989 collection on pages, incl 1882 ½d to 6d with various perfs (noted 2½d perf 10 with brown purple advert), 1898 to 5/- and later Pictorial issues, cond varies but a useful lot (Hundreds) £1,500-£1,700

334 E P Ross Dependency: 1972 Definitives 3c to 18c, set of 6 imperforate proofs in issued designs affixed toBradbury Wilkinson presentation card, with annotations ‘3c, 4c, 5c, 8c APPROVED 11.6.71/10c, 18c NOT APPROVED’ with a note that the 5c is to have an apostrophe inserted in ‘SHACKLETON’S’ (the 5c has this), another note below shows the 10c and 18c designs were approved on 14/6/71, fine and very scarce £150-£170 See also lots 523 and 598/599

NIGER COAST

335 C S 1894 (May) No watermark ½d yellow-green to 1s black (SG 51/6), affixed to small envelope and each hand-stamped SPECIMEN (27mm x 5mm) in unseriffed type, accompanied by a contemporary? letter (undated) which makes reference to new stamps for the Protectorate, 1s small fault at foot and envelope a little soiled and back flap torn but most unusual, the hand-stamp may have been applied by a receiving postal authority as the UPU distributed these stamps without specimen overprint (Plate 8) £200-£220 See also lots 600/602

NORTH BORNEO

336 e * 1918 (Aug) Red Cross surcharges, 1c+2c brown to 24c+2c mauve (SG 214/26 between, one of each value), tied to Oswald Marsh philatelic registered cover by Jesseltown cds for 4 JUN 19, reverse bears Norwood arrival d.s. for 26 JY 19, fine £50-£60

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Ex 337 337 E P 1939 Group of imperforate plate proofs in issued colour(s) on gummed paper, each with central 3mm or 5mm punch hole, all in blocks of 4, most of frame plate only including 1c, 2c (2) both with annotations in red ink, 3c, 4c (2), 6c, 15c (2), 25c (2) and 50c (with red ink annotation), also with frame and vignette plate 1c (2) one with red ink annotation, 3c and 15c, some with creasing or other faults £1,000-£1,200

338 A H 8 British North Borneo: Mostly mint collection in one volume including Brunei 1907-10 MCA to $1 red and grey (1c, 2c used), 1924-37 script to $1 (no 10c, a few low values used), North Borneo 1947 ‘Cypher’ set to $5, 1950-52 to $10, Japanese occupation 1944 (30 Sep) 1c to 25c (some toning) and Sarawak 1950 to $1, mostly fine (150+) £100-£120 See also lots 603/604

PAKISTAN

339 ½B 1947-49 Provisional overprints on India: Collection in two volumes largely identified by location, almost all used H*8 with odd cover noted, commences with official 1947 Nasik overprint 3p to 25r mint, the 5r to 25r in blocks of 4, provisional issues include Peshawar on KGV 15r (3) and 25r (2), on KGVI 1r to 25r, Qissakhawni 2a KGVI pair on reg cover with 9p Nasik opt, Kurigram 3p (6) and 1a (3) on reg cover, Seraiganj ½a, 1a (8) with Nasik 1½a on flooded long cover, Service issues include Karachi on KGVI 1r to 10r mint, also 1r, 5r and 10r with h/s inverted, Lahore opt on KGV 2r used on Oct 1948 commercial cover, also used block of 4 and mint vertical pair, Lahore violet h/s on KGV 10r mint (2), KGVI 1a 3p on two commercial covers, violet h/s on KEVII 5r mint, very much more present, most identified by D R Martin numbers, also Martin’s original 1959 definitive book on this subject (published Robson Lowe) and a copy of this book produced in Pakistan in 1974, a fascinating collection which invites viewing (Hundreds) £1,000-£1,200

340 A H Collection of mint stamps in one volume from 1952 to 2013, appears quite comprehensive (not guaranteed to be so) with definitives and commems (no officials), most issues to around 1980 hinged as are some later sets and min sheets, however many fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £150-£170

341 B H 8 Collection of mint and used issues from 1947 to 2004 in nine volumes, most basic stamps present plus including officials plus a few errors and varieties, all are hinged, better items include 1947 opt to 25r (also 1r wmk inverted, mint only), 1948- 56 to 25r with some perf types, 1949-53 crescent to let to 12a, 1968 60p on 10a violet, surch triple (mint), 1976 unissued King Khalid’s Visit 65p (mint), 1989 Al Jinnah 2, u/r corner horizontal strip of 4, right stamp with head omitted, 1992 Multan opts and 1999 Sailing strip with 1999 omitted, officials incl 1947 opts to 10r (mint only, used high values have forged opts), 1948-54 to 10r incl most perf types excl 10r perf 12 used, 1949 crescent to left to 8a, 1953 to 10r (mint only), also a post office folder presented to delegates at the 1984 Hamburg UPU Congress, a volume of Bahawalpur including 1947 opts to 12a (mint), 1948 to 10r red-brown & green used, 1949 UPU perf 17½x 17 postage and official used, 1945 1a black and brown, 1945 set to 1½a on 2r black and blue (mint), also some loose odds of Pakistan and general (Hundreds) £400-£450

342 E H Collection on 37 leaves, including 1947 and 1948 definitives, all perforations, 25p both horizontal imperforate pairs, 1949 and 1951 definitives, 1951 4as 25p on 4a block of 8, one with overprint omitted and 50p on 8a block of 8 one with overprint omitted, 1955 UN 1½a and 12a both used with inverted overprint, 1961 various varieties with ‘PAISA’ double overprint, inverted overprint, ‘PAISA’ omitted in block of 20, block of 6 with double overprint, plus unofficial bisect on cover, 1947 to 1961 ‘SERVICE’ sets apparently complete, though not guaranteed, with various overprint varieties including ‘SAISA’ for ‘PAISA’, mostly good to fine large part o.g., (Hundreds) £1,800-£2,000

PITCAIRN ISLAND

343 E 1773 Map by John Bayley, entitled “A Chart and Views of Pitcairn’s Island”, produced only six years after Carteret’s first sighting of the island and which actually placed it over 200 miles from its true location, folded twice but otherwise fine and most unusual £100-£120

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344 C P 1969 Definitives, 1c to 40c in imperforate horizontal pairs (vertical designs in vert pairs) (as SG94/106), 1c and 30c each with one stamp creased, 5c creased between, others fine u/m, believed to be of proof status (Plate 8) £200-£220

345 C P -- Definitives, 1c to 40c in imperforate marginal blocks of 4 (as SG94/106), 1c, 2c and 5c each with two stamps creased, 20c and 30c folded horizontally along centre of blocks, 40c creased in margin, others fine u/m, believed to be of proof status (Plate 9) £500-£600

RHODESIA

346 C H 1910-13 Double Heads, perf 14 8d dull purple and purple (SG 147), fresh and fine u/m. Sold on behalf of “St Wilfrid’s Hospice (South Coast)” £80-£90

347 C H -- perf 15 ½d yellow-green (SG 168), fresh and fine large part o.g. a couple of light pencil marks on the gum. Sold on behalf of “St Wilfrid’s Hospice (South Coast)” (Plate 8) £120-£140

348 C H -- perf 15 2½d ultramarine (SG 172), large part o.g., light bend. Sold on behalf of “St Wilfrid’s Hospice (South Coast)” £30-£34

349 C H -- perf 13½ 8d grey-purple and dull purple (SG 185a), hinge remain and light overall gum toning but large part o.g., and an attractive example of this. Sold on behalf of “St Wilfrid’s Hospice (South Coast)” (Plate 8) £150-£170

350 C H 1913-22 Admiral, Head Die II perf 14, £1 black and purple (SG 242), top marginal with major variety ‘hand retouch’, fresh and fine u/m, scarce, Sold on behalf of “St Wilfrid’s Hospice (South Coast)” (Plate 8) £300-£350

351 C H 1965 Independence 2s6d, imperforate horizontal pair (SG 358a), right marginal, very fine u/m, rare (Plate 9) £450-£500

352 C * Two non Rhodesian postcards, one locally addressed franked with 1905 1d (2) and 2½d Victoria Falls tied by ‘SELUKWE’ cds’s dated JY 24 05, the other to London franked ‘Falls’ 1d tied by ‘SALISBURY’ cds dated 27 OCT 05, both with light toning but the first with scarce multi franking (Plate 9) £150-£170

353 E H 8 Collection on pages from 1892 to 1979, also Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1982, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, a mixture of mint and used, the earlier issues very sparse but a good range from late 1960s onwards, condition mixed in places, stc. £950 by vendor £130-£150

354 E * Selection of covers and postcards incl MASHONALAND 1d Inland Post Card addressed to London, uprated with ‘Large Arms’ ½d and 1d tied by Salisbury 1899 cds’s, 1905 registered cover to the USA franked with ‘Small Arms’ ½d and 6d tied by Registered Bulawayo cds, cover to England franked with strip of four perf 15 ½d Admirals with poor Bulawayo cds’s, and red boxed registration h/s, a few fdcs, Prince George Royal Tour cancels etc, very mixed cond (68) £350-£400 See also lots 660 and 625

NORTHERN RHODESIA

355 C H 1963 Arms 3d yellow, error value and orange (Eagle) omitted (SG 78b), fine u/m (Plate 8) £120-£140

356 C H -- 3d yellow, error orange (Eagle) omitted (SG 78d), fine u/m (Plate 8) £500-£600

357 e * Postal Stationery: Small group of mostly King George V postal stationery, all overprinted Specimen including 1924 1d and 1½d, 1930 ½d postcards, 1924 2d envelope sizes ‘a’ and ‘b’, 1930 1d and 1932 1½d envelopes size ‘b’, 1924 4d registered envelope sizes G and H2 (latter folded), also 1938 4d registered envelope size G, this a few tones, fine except as noted and scarce (10) £300-£350 See also lots 524-528

ZAMBIA

358 C H 1966 W.H.O. 3d, error gold (including country name ‘ZAMBIA’) omitted (SG 116a), fine u/m (Plate 8) £60-£70

359 C H 1991 (July 5) ‘K2’ provisional surcharges, the regularly available ‘set’ of 19 (SG 656/78btw - excl SG 660, 661, 663, 672), fine u/m and scarce, seldom offered in this form (Plate 9) £500-£600

SOUTHERN RHODESIA

360 C P 1937 Coronation 2d, Waterlow progressive imperforate proof in issued colours on gummed unwatermarked paper, showing printer’s guide line in right margin, fine and most attractive (Plate 9) £550-£650

361 C * 1947 March 21 stampless cover to Freiburg, Germany from Norton Internment Camp, with Camp’s oval cachet for 20 Mar 1947 and Norton cds for following day, fine £50-£60

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362 C H 1959-62 1d carmine-red and grey-black, coil stamp, perf 12½ x 14, error ‘Centre Omitted’ (SG 19ac), u/m, minor natural gum disturbances barely detracts, cat £200 (Plate 9) £80-£90

ST HELENA

363 e * 1903 December 14 long cover to Salisbury, Wiltshire, franked single 1884-97 2d yellow tied by slightly smudged cds for DE 14 03, endorsed ‘Per SS Downe Castle’, a few imperfections £100-£120

364 364 C * 8 1961 Tristan Relief Fund set of four (SG 172/175) on registered fdc (Oct 12) to Potters Bar, fine and scarce £2,300-£2,500

ST KITTS NEVIS

365 C S 1923 Tercentenary ½d to £1 black and purple/red, overprinted specimen (SG 48s/60s), odd short perf and all with gum and perf toning which is apparent from face, however u/m and scarce thus, cat £800+ (Plate 9) £150-£170 See also lot 553

ST VINCENT

366 C H 1875-78 Perf 11 to 12½x15, 1s vermilion (SG 24), fresh colour and part o.g., RPS Cert (1936) as former SG 22, a most attractive example of this scarce stamp, cat £1,000 (Plate 9) £150-£170

SAMOA

367 C * 1842 Missionary entire from Alexander Macdonald at Savaii, to London, headed “Savaii, 23 May 1842”, rated ‘8’ and ‘3’ in m/script and with fine PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY oval crown d.s. for AU 13 1842, without British postal marks but endorsed ‘Rec’d Jany 7 1843, a journey time of over seven months, horizontal. filing crease and a few tones but fine for an item of this nature (Plate 9) £100-£120

SEYCHELLES

368 C H 8 Mostly mint selection on two stock cards from QV to KGV including 1897-1900 to 2r 25 bright mauve and green, also used 75c, 1902 45c on 2r 25 (also used), 1906 1r 50 and 2r 25 used, 1912-16 to 2r 25, 1917-22 to 2r 25 and 1921-32 to 5r, some with adhesions or other small imperfections due to storage £200-£220

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369 369 E * 1965 May, a large brown envelope (350x230mm) addressed to Major P.J. Hills in Singapore. The envelope posted without stamps, now bore a right marginal block of twenty (2x10) of the Malayan Postal Union 1951-63 2c deep slate-blue Postage Due with the ERROR IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY, comprising TEN (!) of the vertical pairs, listed in the Stanley Gibbons catalogue as SG D15ac, of which just one unique example (a strip of three on piece) had previously been recorded ! The envelope also has a block of ten of the 1964 M.P.U. 10c on 8c yellow-orange Postage Due (SG D29), with both blocks neatly cancelled by the “TANGLIN SINGAPORE” cds dated 21 May 65. 1.00pm. At the upper right of the envelope is an untimed “TANGLIN A SINGAPORE 10” cds of the same day, presumably applied on despatch or delivery. The envelope was addressed by Mrs Hills (who must have forgotten to stamp it) to her husband, and has been in the family’s possession ever since‚ a little matter of 53 years. This amazing new discovery, must rank as one of the most important Postage Due covers of the entire British Commonwealth (Front Cover and Inside Front Cover) £20,000-£22,000

370 C H 1977 10c Marble Cone, horizontal pair, error imperforate (SG 291a), u/m, rare (Plate 9) £220-£240

371 ½B B H Collection of mint stamps from 1955 to Christmas 2013 in two volume plus some loose, miniature sheets absent before 1978, otherwise appears quite comprehensive (not guaranteed to be so) with definitives, commemoratives and some booklet panes, most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a number of later sets and min sheets, however many fine u/m (Hundreds) £220-£240

SOMALILAND

373 E H 8 1903 (1 June) Overprint at top ½a to 5r (SG 1/13), both large part o.g. and used, also additional 2r to 5r o.g. and all values used except 12a with extra 5r, opt at foot values to 1r only with no used 12a, also a few minor varieties (70+) £180-£200

374 C 8 1903 (Sep-Nov) Overprint at foot, 2r carmine and yellow-brown (SG 22) fine used on small piece by central Berbera cds for 27 JAN 04, scarce (plate 9) £70-£80

375 C H -- Overprint at foot, 2r carmine and yellow-brown to 5r ultramarine and violet (SG 22/24), fresh large part o.g. £150-£170

376 C 8 -- Overprint at foot, ½a green variety “SOMAL.LAND” (SG 25d), fine c.t.o. by Berbera cds for No 18 03 £36-£40

377 C H 1904 1r green to 5r grey-black and red (SG 41/44), 2r and 3r each a couple of short perfs, large part o.g., cat £221 £70-£80

378 C 8 -- 5r grey-black and red (SG 44), tied to small piece by Berbera cds £60-£70

372 E H 8 -- Watermark crown CA/CC ½a dull green and green to 5r grey-black and red, large part o.g., also ½a to 1r used, 1905-11 ½a dull green and green to 12a grey-black and orange-buff, also 8a and 12a chalky, large part o.g., used 1a to 12a incl 12a chalky and 1909 1a red (42) £90-£100

379 E H 8 Collection on pages of mint and/or used from 1912 to 1960 including 1912-19 ½a to 5r, used 5r with M.J. fake cancel type 101, 1921 to 5r mint and to 3r used, 1935 Jubilee, 1938 to 5r (used 12a, 1r suspect cancels), 1942 to 5r, 1951 to 5s on 5r and 1953-58 to 10s, also most other commems to 1960, condition a little mixed (180+) £375-£425

380 C 8 Officials: 1904-05 1a grey-black and carmine, variety no stop after “M” (SG O11a), a couple of fractionally short perfs, used by part Berbera cds, cat £300 (Plate 9) £100-£120

381 E H 8 -- Small mostly mint selection on pages including 1903 (June) opt on officials to 1r green and carmine (also used 1a, 2a), 1903 unissued ½a to 1r, incl four of latter, 1904-05 crown CA ½a, 1a, 8a, also ½a to 2a used (incl two of 2a), wmk MCA 2a mint (2, both with small faults), condition a little variable (34) £130-£150

SOUTH AFRICA - CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

382 E Ephemera: The Stellenbosch Volunteers, 1858 two page leaflet (possible extracted from a larger publication) detailing the rules, regulations and organisation of this regiment, odd light tone but most unusual £200-£220

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383 E 1861 Woodblock’ issue produced by Saul, Solomon and Company, small collection of reprints and reproductions including March 1883 reprints from original stereos, both unused and affixed to part cover with bogus cancels, reprints of both values in carmine (1d) or blue (4d) in pairs and singles from defaced dies, 1942 reprints from defaced dies (two shades of each value), 1950 1d reprint from defaced dies with deeper cut, sheetlet of 32 with South African coat of arms at top, mostly fine £100-£120

384 ½B * Postal History: Useful loose selection from early 1800s to early 1900s in small carton, mostly stampless O.H.M.S. outer letter sheets (some fronts only) from 1860s and 1870s, these often with fine to very fine oval town date stamps including Amonteur, Port Beaufort, Prince Albert, Humans-Dorp, Somerset East, Claremont, Riversdale, Grahams Town, Halk Bay, Whittlesea, Montague, Ebenezer, Malmesbury, Pearston, Simons Town, Graf Reinett, Avontuur, Fraserburg, George, Worcester, Wolve-kraal and Alice, also several undated ‘crown’ circular town marks including Bathurst, a few early documents, some OLS franked 4d blue triangulars and some other odds including a copy of an original hand-drawn map relating to the defence of Mafeking in 1900, condition mixed (200+) £3,200-£3,400

ORANGE FREE STATE

385 E * Orange River Colony: 1903-04 ½d to 5s set of nine on long ‘ON HIS MAJESTY’S SERVICE’ cover to London, all tied by individual strikes of the scarce BRITISH ASSN / SE 2 1905 / ORC single circle‚“skeleton“, a very fine and attractive cover £80-£90 See also lot 605

SOUTH AFRICA

386 C * The Berlin Missionary Society: 1849 November 19, entire written by Carl Friedrich Julius Schultheiss, headed ‘Itemba, 19th Nov 1849’, addressed initially to Cape Town, then readdressed to ‘Rev’d C Blech, Mission Seminary, Sebastian Strasse, Berlin, with various m/script rate markings, reverse bears boxed “AMERICA per ENGLAND’, in black, “INDIA LETTER/ FALMOUTH’ in blue and London transit cds for 1 FE 50 in red, although headed ‘Itemba’ this mission was burnt down during the 1847-49 ‘War of the Axe’ and Schultheiss was probably based at Bethany at the time of writing, accompanied by an English translation of the contents, a rare and fascinating early missionary item (Plate 10) £500-£600

387 E E 1923 Harrison 1d essays in carmine and green, black and blue, purple and blue format, all screened in original blocks of ten, on page taken from Harrison Sample Book, very fine and scarce (Inside Front Cover) £850-£950

388 C H 1982-87 11c cerise “City Hall, Kimberley”, upper marginal horizontal pair, also upper marginal block of 4 showing 7mm horizontal perf shift (SG 520b vars), u/m £50-£60

389 A H Mint collection in album with very good run through of 1980 to 1996 incl min sheets and a few booklets also range of cylinder blocks and coils of the 1982 definitives, mostly fine u/m (Few Hundred) £80-£90

390 A H Mint collection of 1953/1979 in album, the majority u/m with a very good run through incl some specialisation of definitives incl plate blocks, mostly fine (Hundreds) £80-£90

391 A * Selection of covers and postcards incl 4d ‘Triangular’ on outer letter sheet, a few Boer War covers incl one to St Helena, 1863 envelope to Ireland, franked with two (one badly damaged) Natal 6d grey (rough perf) but these not cancelled, 1900 O.R.C. registered cover to Kimberley franked with one of each overprinted type 31 values (excl 2½d on 3d) to 1s on 1s, a few airmail covers etc, very mixed condition (59) £100-£120

392 ½B H 8 Collection in two volumes from 1913 to 2003, a mixture of mint and used, the earlier issues a sparse but, a good range from 1970s onwards with most issues present both u/m and fine cto used, also a few odd booklets and sheetlets and a 1937 Coronation large part omnibus (mint) s.t.c. £900+ by vendor £160-£180

393 2A H Collection of mint stamps in two volumes from 1952 to 2010, appears quite comprehensive for both commemoratives and definitives (although not guaranteed to be so), most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a few later sets and min sheets, however most fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £220-£240

SOUTH WEST AFRICA

394 C * South Africa used in: 1917 Registered cover to Manila, Philippines franked 1913-24 4d orange-yellow and sage-green tied by Keetmanshoop cds for 16 JUL 17, with censor below and registered h/s to left, reverse bears various transit marks including Penang (24 Aug) and Singapore (27 Aug), with Manila arrival for Sep 11, also 1920 long registered cover from Karibib to Hamburg, Germany, with 11½d in 1913-24 adhesives tied by Karibib cds for 24 Dec 20, reverse Hamburg arrival cds for 28.1.21, both with minor imperfections £70-£80

395 C * 1916 May 19 cover from Neuheusis to Windhoek, franked South Africa KGV 1d scarlet tied by Neuheusis manuscript (Putzel P93) cancel for 19/5/16 and by oval Windhoek arrival ds for 22.5.16, face also bears boxed bilingual ‘Passed by Censor/Doorgelaten door Censor/100’ in violet, fine and very scarce (Plate 10) £200-£220

396 C * 1917 Cape of Good Hope 1d brown reply-paid postal stationery card (sender’s part only), used to Windhoek from Namutoni, with ‘rubber’ cds for Aug 20 1917 with year inverted, with Tsumeb transit cds for 28 AUG 17 alongside and circular censor h/s to foot, fine and scarce £75-£85

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397 e * Postal Stationery: Small selection of unused postal stationery from 1923 to 1961 including postcards 1923 ½d, 1d on 1½d, 1928 1½d (H&G 6, 8, 9), 1938 ½d (H&G 16), Letter cards 1923 1d E & A, also latter opt specimen (H&G 1/2), 1923 1d E & A (H&G 3, 5). Envelopes 1923 1d (H&G 1), 1923 1d (H&G 4), 1927 1d (H&G 5), 1935 1d (H&G 7), Registered envs 1923 4d (H&G 1), 1923 6d (H&G 3a), 1961 5c (H&G 17a), Wrappers 1923 ½d, 1d (H&G 7,9), mostly fine (22) £100-£120

398 A H 8 Collection in one volume from 1923 to 1989, a mixture of mint and used, the earlier issues very sparse but, a good range from late 1970s onwards with most issues present both u/m and fine cto used, also Namibia from 1990 to 1998 with most issues both u/m and fine cto used, s.t.c. around £650 £130-£150

399 ½B H 8 Collection in three volumes plus loose from 1923 to around 1989, mint and used incl (mint unless noted) 1923 setting I to 2s6d, 1927 (Apr) to 2s6d, 1927-30 to £1, 1931 pictorials to 20s incl airmails, 1935-36 and 1938 Voortrekker sets, 1941-43 and 1942-45 War Effort sets, 1954 to 10s, 1961-63 to 1r then run-through to 1989, later mostly u/m, also some postage dues and officials, lightly duplicated in places (Few Hundreds) £500-£600

TANGANYIKA

400 C H 8 Mafia Island: 1915 (Jan) handstamp type M1 on German East Africa, 2½h brown, 15h ultramarine, 20h black and red/ yellow and 45h black and mauve, first in blackish lilac, others in black (SG M1A, M4A, M5A, M7A), 20h horizontal crease, others odd small imperfection, part to large part o.g., also 1917 (Apr) ½a light green, 2a 6p ultramarine and 3a orange with handstamp type M5, each ‘used’ by part backdated cds, a very scarce group, cat £3800+ (Plate 10) £800-£900

401 E H 8 1917-21 Small selection on pages including values to 10r green and red/green mint and to 5r used including a few shades, also 1921 to 5r mint and 1922 1c and 10c, some heavily hinged and cancels not all guaranteed (59) £90-£100 See also lot 607

TANZANIA

402 C 8 Official: 1970-735c on glazed paper, type O4 local overprint, block of four, the top right stamp showing error ‘OFFCIAL’ (SG O32/a), cancelled by Lushoto cds dated ‘14 AU 74’ £50-£60

403 C 8 -- 5c on glazed paper, type O4 local overprint, error ‘OFFCIA’ (SG O32b), cancelled by small part cds dated (Plate 9) £55-£65

404 C 8 -- 10c on glazed paper, type O4 local overprint, error ‘OFFCIAL’ (SG O33a), cancelled by part cds, extremely scarce on this value (Plate 9) £60-£70

405 C 8 -- 15c on glazed paper, type O4 local overprint, irregular block of 6, lower right stamp showing error ‘OFFCIAL’ (SG O34/a), tied to official piece by Mbeya cds, a couple of normals with trivial blemishes, error fine andvery scarce £55-£65

406 C 8 -- 40c on glazed paper, type O4 local overprint, error ‘Overprint double’ (SG O36a), used with only traces of cancellation, unobtrusive vertical crease, but a rarity, showing complete double, cat £200 (Plate 10) £60-£70

407 C 8 -- 40c on glazed paper, type O4 local overprint, error ‘OFFICIA’ (SG O36b), lightly cancelled by part cds (Plate 10) £60-£70

408 C 8 -- 50c on glazed paper, type O4 local overprint, vertical strip of 3, lower stamp error ‘OFFCIAL’ (SG O37/a), neatly tied to piece by Dar-Es-Salaam cds dated ‘14 JU 73’, scarce thus (Plate 10) £60-£70

409 C 8 -- 1s on glazed paper, type O4 local overprint, error ‘Overprint double’ (SG O38a), lightly cancelled by part ‘MA(SASI)’ cds, unobtrusive crease at right but very rare, cat £400 (Plate 10) £120-£140

410 C 8 1977 10c butterfly, type O4 local overprint, horizontal strip of 4, left stamp showing error ‘OFFCIAL’ (SG 50/a), tied to piece, together with further normal and 40c strip of 5 by indistinct cds, very scarce thus £60-£70

TOGO

411 E H 8 1915-16 Mainly mint selection of Anglo French overprints on Gold Coast on 3 Hagner stock sheets with values to 5s, some duplication including multiples and varieties (small ‘F’ and ‘R’, missing hyphen), many u/m (163) £160-£180

TONGA

412 C H 1895 (22 May) 1½d on 2d pale blue per 12x11, irregular upper left corner block of three (l/right stamp absent), upper right stamp (R1/2) variety ‘defective “A” in “SURCHARGE” (SG 26b var), unused with tissue paper adhering to gum, cat £150+ £24-£28

413 E * Tin Can Mail accumulation of 22 covers in packet, each identified and graded for rarity (as per Janet Klug’s 1988 listing), several are rated ‘D’ (‘rare’) incl 2 eclipse covers, evacuation covers from 21/12/46 and (final day) 6/10/47, useful lot £400-£450

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414 E H * Collection on 11+ album pages covering 1923-44, the majority mint incl 1925 overprint set, 1927 values to 1000m, 1928 overprint set, 1930 Locust set, 1930 values to £P1 incl perf varieties (also a few used), 1933 Tourism set to 200m etc, generally good to fine, lightly hinged, stc £2,750 (Approx. 200) £300-£350

TRISTAN DA CUNHA

415 E * 1936-49 Selection of sixteen envelopes 1936-49 with various frankings comprising cachet Types V (7) with K.E.VIII set to Chichester, reverse bearing Finish training ship “Soumen Joutsen”, type VII (7) with Q.V. to K.G.VI, Five Reigns, to Isle of Man, reverse bearing West Coast Air Services cachet in purple, and type IX (3). mostly fair to fine £400-£450

416 C * 1948 Great Britain Olympics set used on 4 covers to London, each tied by type IX cachet and by Cape Town paquebot cds for 14 X 49, some light edge creasing £30-£34

417 E * 1985 Shipwrecks, small group of five original drawings by Allan Crawford including three relating to the 30p ‘Glen Huntley’ and two to 60p depicting shipwreck sites around the island, each with card guaranteeing they are from the Allan Crawford Archive, also three older covers incl 1937 Visit of HMS Carlisle (very battered) with type VII cachet and two others with type V cachet £300-£350

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS

418 2A H Collection of mint in two volumes from 1955 to 2012, appears quite comprehensive to late 1980s (although not guaranteed to be so) and perhaps 70% ‘complete’ thereafter, most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a few later sets and min sheets, however most fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £220-£240 See also lot 610

TUVALU

419 C H 1976 2c ‘Lagoon fishing’, type 2 overprint with watermark w12 upright (SG 4) u/m (usual minor opt offsetting), a highly elusive modern rarity (Plate 10) £500-£600

420 1½B Collection from 1978 to 2004, mostly mint with around 95% of issues present, also some specimen overprints and a H*8 quantity of ‘commercial’ covers to UK (from the philatelic bureau), fdcs and a small amount of kiloware, also a couple of volumes of 1970s-80s Australia and AAT (Few Hundreds) £150-£170

UGANDA

421 E H 8 1898-1902 1a scarlet to 5r brown (SG84/91), both mint and used including both shades of 1a and 1r, also additional 1r bright blue tied to small piece by Eldoma cds for JA 28 99 and 5r brown with neat Entebbe cds, other odds include 1896 1a and 2a black (SG 55/56) unused or used and 1902 opt ½a and 2½a mint and used, largely fine (25) £80-£90 See also lot 611

ZANZIBAR

422 E 8 Indian used in: Small selection on two pages including 1865 1a and 2a used part duplex type Z2, 1882-90 1a 6p (2) and 2a used cds type Z6, remainder 1882-90 ½a to 1r (no 12a), 1891 2½a on 4a 6p and 1892 2a 6p, lightly duplicated used by part to large part squared circles type Z4/5, also British East Africa 1890 ½a tied to piece by type Z7 cds for 29 JU 95, odd fault but largely fine (28) £80-£90

423 C 8 1895-96 Overprints on India, 2a pale blue variety “Zanzidar” (SG 7j), used by neat large part cds for 14 No 95, light surface rubbing at upper right but this well clear of variety, BPA cert (1967), cat £3,000 (Plate 10) £600-£700

424 E H 8 -- Overprints on India, mint and used selection on pages with all values to 5r ultramarine and violet present and some light duplication, also unused 2a 6p with Zanzidar variety (defective) and a used 2a with forged example of same variety, 1895-98 provisional 2½ on 1a surch type 3, 2½ on 1a 6p (3), 2½ on 2a (3), 1896 opts on B.E.A. to 7½a, these a mixture of mint and used with slight duplication, condition a little mixed (75) £600-£700 See also lots 615/617

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425 A H 8 Superior “childhood” collection in small green Simplex loose-leaf album, mostly cheaper but pickings to be found amongst GB, Australia, Canada and NZ and maybe elsewhere (Few Hundreds) £50-£60

426 E H 8 Mixed remaindered accumulation on pages incl some USA but mostly Commonwealth with some KGVI short/part sets including Pakistan 1948-54 to 1r and officials to 8a and GB 1880-83 2½d blue strip of 3 used ‘F87’ of Smyrna (Hundreds) £70-£80

427 A H Mint collection of 1980s Aitutaki and Anguilla in album with very good run through incl min sheets and a few booklets, mostly fine u/m (Few Hundred) £80-£90

428 A H Mint collection of 1976/1980 Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad, T.D.C. Turks and Uganda in album, with very good run through incl min sheets and a few booklets, mostly fine u/m (Few Hundred) £80-£90

429 A H Mint collection of Bahamas, Bangladesh and Barbados substantially complete range of 1984/92 in album, the majority u/m incl min sheets (Hundreds) £80-£90

430 B H 8 Carton containing mostly used and rather sparse collections of Australia, Canada and New Zealand from QV to around 2000, also some Ireland from 1922 to 1990s and some other odds and ends, condition typically mixed (Few Hundreds) £100-£120

431 E H 8 British Africa: Mostly KGVI to QEII mint (some used) lot on pages, incl Ascension RSW and KGVI values to 5s, 1956 to 10s, Aden overprints to 10r, Nigeria values to 5s, QEII to £1 etc £100-£120

432 A H 8 Collection in album incl Gilbert and Ellice Islands 1956-62 set mint and used and Grenada 1953-59 set mint and used, then good run of both countries mint to 1975, a few Grenada Grenadines, Tuvalu etc, generally fine the mint large part o.g. or u/m (Hundreds) £100-£120

433 A H Mint QEII collection of Uganda, Virgin Islands and Zanzibar in album, a few early issues hinged but the majority u/m, stc £1,000+ (Hundreds) £100-£120

434 B H * Diverse, mostly modern assortment in carton including 1981 Royal Wedding collection in two volumes, 1977 Jubilee in one volume, some loose post 1997 Hong Kong odds incl miniature sheets, a few Norfolk Island, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea stamp booklets from 1990 onwards and other odds, almost all fine (Scores) £100-£120

435 B H 8 Assortment including three sparsely filled SG QEII ‘New Age’ albums with odd better used (unless noted) including Leeward Is. 1954 to $4.80, Malawi 1968 Birds to £2, Montserrat 1953-58 to both $4.80, Gibraltar 1953-58 to £1 mint, 1960 to £1, Gilbert & Ellice 1956 to 10s mint, Trinidad & Tobago 1953 to $4.80 mint, Virgin Is 1953 to $4.80, Somaliland 1953-58 to 10s, odds of earlier CIs, 1966 Churchill Commonwealth omnibus (apparently complete) mint and a well filled junior world-wide collection to 1940s and some loose odds and ends (Hundreds) £100-£120

436 E * Postal History: Selection of covers incl registered Barbados 1944 (Dec. 27) Forces Air Letter to Canada, 1953-61 24c. to $2.40 on three envelopes, British Solomon Islands 1908-11 2½d. addressed to Canada and U.S.A, 1943 (Feb. 27) franked with K.G.VI 10/-, British Virgin Islands 1899 (Aug. 28) to Hungary franked with 1/-, Christmas Islands 1957 First British Megatron Trial illustrated pair of envelopes addressed to K. Pollard one bearing GB 2½d. Wilding and the other Gilbert and Ellice Islands ½d. to 2/6d., New Zealand 1908 (Feb. 6) ½d. wrapper uprated with 1d. Dominion addressed to Hobart, bearing “Loose Letter/To Pay” handstamp on front panel and registered with and stamps including Antigua 1863-67 1d. vermilion horizontal strip of four, neatly cancelled, generally good to fine (29 items) £130-£150

437 E H 8 Rather eclectic assortment on pages and loose in packets including Japanese occupation of Burma 1944 10c blue (SG J109) in mint multiples (150+), Jamaica 1962 Independence opts to £1 in u/m blocks of 4 (SG 181/92), various Pacific islands 1960s issues commercially used on small pieces, India QV to KGV low values used in Bushire and a few other Persian locations, Kuwait KGV 10r (SG 28), very fresh but ‘used’ by unconvincing part cds, Bahrain 1948-49 10r on 10s (SG 60a), block of 4 used by non-contemporary Awali cds with date not legible, Aden 1939-47 to 10r and 1951 to 10s on 10r used, condition mixed in places (Few Hundreds) £150-£170

438 ½B * Postal History: Assortment of mostly late 1930s to 1970s commercial covers, majority addressed to UK or Ireland including Australia (18) 1939-47 with frankings up to 5s, some marked ‘California Clipper’, or censored (one marked ‘NOT OPENED BY CENSOR’), NZ (3) 1941 each franked 5s green ‘Arms’, Southern Rhodesia incl KGVI or QEII 4d reg envs (6) variously uprated, also 1954 cover to Ireland, underfranked by two QEII 6d and with four Irish 2d postage dues, condition very mixed as often with commercial mail (80+) £150-£170

439 E H 8 Small mostly early 20th century collection in one volume, some better New Zealand incl 1931 ‘Smiling Boys’ health set of 2 cds used (also other health issues 1929-37 used), Australia 1930s commems used incl 1934 Victoria & Macarthur sets, 1935 1s Anzac, also odds of New Guinea and assorted airmail issues, a few tones but most incl 1931 health set fine (Scores) £180-£200

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440 E H 8 Mostly KGVI mint (some used) lot on pages, incl Grenada 1938 to 5s, Swaziland to 10s, Muscat Al Busaid to 2r complete, Bahamas Landfall to 5s, British Solomon Islands to 10s, Falklands 1938 to 10s, Deps with Maps (thick) and 32v o/pts, others incl good run of Eire, cond varies £180-£200

441 E H Accumulation of South Atlantic Islands new issues (2011/2015) loose in envelope, with B.A.T., South Georgia, Falklands and T.D.C., some duplication (blocks of four) generally fine u/m £200-£220

442 1½B Diverse accumulation, the majority of value in loose postal history including Ireland 1876 page from post office proof H*8 book with strikes of Dublin duplex, assorted mostly modern (1970s-90s) Falkland Islands with some commercial covers, Australian Antarctic Territory, BAT, Ross Dependency, Canada and USA 1960s-70s with polar interest, GB 1911 green first airmail used to Cape Town, NZ cover flown on 1931 first Australia to England flight, Morocco Agencies 1948 RSW set on plain fdc, also some world-wide stamps in stock books but these of minimal value, condition mixed in places (Few Hundreds) £200-£220

443 A H 8 Mint QEII collection to 1976 of Barbuda, Basutoland, Lesotho, Bechuanaland, Bermuda and B.A.T. in album (with a few additional used in places), not complete but many useful incl Basutoland 1954 and Bechuanaland 1955 sets mint and used, cond mostly fine (Many Hundreds) £250-£300

444 E Collection of the 1916/1919 “War Tax” overprints on 40+ album pages, incl Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, H * 8 British Guiana British Honduras, Cayman Islands, Ceylon, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji etc, the majority mint incl multiples (incl plate blocks), and a few varieties - double overprints, missing stops, etc, generally fine with a few used and a cover (Few Hundred). 9+ good run through incl min sheets and a few booklets, mostly fine u/m (Few Hundred) £250-£300

445 2½B Collection of mostly GB, Channel Islands, IOM, Canada and Australia, last two mostly 1950s-80s (Australia to mid 1990s) H*8 with mint stamps and some fdcs, GB, CIs & IOM mostly 1950s-80s, also with some 1960s-80s fdcs, mint stamps include modest postage content and some earlier commems from 1924 onwards (no PUC £1, better phosphors), earlier issues of all countries patchy and mostly used (Hundreds) £250-£300

446 E 8 Selection of Q.V. to KGVI with many blocks including Bermuda 1938-53 2/6d, perf 13, Nyasaland 1945 5/- lower left corner with plate number, St. Kitts-Nevis 1938-50 10/- left corner with plate number “1”, Tanganyika 1922-24 5c to 75c, (20c pair only) nine values all top left corner marginals with requisition number, mostly fine to very fine (57 items) £300-£350

447 B Collection in six volumes plus loose including volume of Australia from 1913 to 1967 incl 1913-14 to 2s used, 1913-14 H * 8 6d Kookaburra mint and used, 1915-28 to 5s used, 1931-36 6d to 10s used, 1937-49 thick paper 10s and £1 mint and 1963-65 Navigators to £1 mint, GB incl lightly duplicated mint commems from mid 1960s to mid 1970s, also some pres packs and fdcs fr same period, loose material includes a COGH Mafeking 1900 3d ‘Baden Powell’ (narrow type) used on small piece, this a few short perfs (Hundreds) £300-£350

448 B Collection of largely GB and Canada, former including small ranges of 1960s-80s mint stamps and stamp booklets, H*8 also some first day covers from same period and a good selection of mostly pre WW2 picture postcards including some topographical cards from Henley on Thames and Weymouth, latter includes similar selection of stamp booklets plus duplicated used selection of stamps from 1960s to 1980s, condition mixed in places (Hundreds) £325-£375

449 3½B Largely Commonwealth (a little GB) collection including five volumes of KGVI and QEII to late 1960s, better sets (used H8 unless noted) include Sarawak 1955-59 to $5 u/m, BIOT 1968 opts to 10r, Somaliland 1951 surch to 5s on 5r, Cayman Is 1962 to £1, Turks & Caicos 1956-60 to £1, Falkland Is 1960 Birds to £1 (also u/m but tones), 1968 Plants to £1 plus decimal issues, South Georgia 1963 £1 ‘Whale’, B.A.T. 1963-69 to both £1 and 1971 to 50p on 10s, several other volumes including printed albums for Canada and NZ (these sparse) and an appreciable quantity of loose material, condition a little mixed in places with some toning but majority fine (Few Thousands) £400-£450

450 4B H 8 Largely Commonwealth range including mostly used collection of Canada from QV to 1990s, similar collections of New Zealand, South Africa, Malta and India, also smaller selections of many other colonies plus some USA and France, generally rather sparse with just a smattering of better odds and ends (Few Thousands) £400-£450

451 A H Largely mint (most hinged) collection in stock book, A to W predominantly early QEII incl Ascension 1956 set, British Honduras 1953-62 set, Dominica 1954-62 set, Falkland Islands Dependencies 1954-62 set, Jamaica 1956-58 set, KUT 1954-59 set, Malta 1956-58 set, Sierra Leone 1956-61 set, Swaziland 1956 set, Turks and Caicos 1957 set etc., a few sets affected by toning (Few Hundreds) £400-£450

452 2B Accumulation in 15 volumes including Australia lightly duplicated used odds from 1913 to around 2005, North Borneo H*8 incl 1894 set to 24c and Labuan ‘crown’ set fine mint, Malayan Postal Union postage dues to 50c mint, Singapore 1969 150th Anniv set mint, Hong Kong from QV to late 1990s, mostly used odds, Papua New Guinea (also pre WW2) incl Papua 1938 50th Anniv and 1939-41 Air to 1s 6d mint, 1952 to £1 mint, 1960 postage dues mint, Gilbert & Ellice (used) 1949 RSW £1, KGVI 1939 5s several commercially used multiples (faults), also one volume of Switzerland and a couple of general volumes to 1920s including odd cover (Hundreds) £400-£450

453 B Ex dealers stock of mostly QEII in four well filled stock books with duplicated range of unused and used sets and part H * 8 sets from range of countries incl Mauritius, Montserrat, Morocco Agencies, Nauru, Nevis, New Hebrides, Nigeria, Niue, etc, generally fine and would make a very useful stock lot (Thousands) £400-£450

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454 A H 1948 Royal Silver Wedding: The complete omnibus (138 values) in SG ‘Royal Events’ album, all u/m but with light even gum toning due to storage in a tropical climate, cat £2,250 £400-£450

455 ½B Mixed range incl remaindered collections of New Zealand Life Insurance Department and South West Africa, loose H*8 on pages incl Burma and Queensland, a range of 1935 Jubilee issues incl multiples, stock cards incl Falkland Island 1960-66 Birds vals to £1 in used blocks of four, GB used abroad in stock book, postal history incl Gibraltar, etc, untidy but well worth a very close look (Many Hundreds) £500-£600

456 B H * Ex dealers stock of mostly QEII in five well filled stock books with duplicated range of unused and used sets and part sets from range of countries incl Caymans, Dominica, Fiji, Malta, Namibia, New Zealand, St Lucia, St Vincent, Seychelles and Zambia etc, also a number of Omnibus sets, generally fine and would make a very useful stock lot (Thousands) £500-£600

457 B H 8 Accumulation in stock book including H.K. British Post Offices in China 1922-27 script 1c to 25c and $1 in consignment number blocks of 4, these somewhat toned and heavily hinged, also a few singles, Hong Kong 1874-1902 postal fiscals used incl $10 rose-carmine (faults) and 1880 12c on $10 used by ‘S1’, Malaya BMA 1945-48 $5 green and red/ emerald, o.g., Mauritius 1859 1d red from latest impression (SG 23), apparently unused but variously defective, COGH 4d (2), 6d and 1s triangulars used, condition very mixed (Few Hundreds) £600-£700

458 B Ex dealers stock of mostly QEII in five well filled stock book with duplicated range of unused and used sets and part sets H * 8 from range of countries incl B.V.I.Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Ghana, Ireland, Jamaica, K.U.T., Malta, Malawi, New Hebrides, Niue, Norfolk Islands, P.N.G. St Helena etc, generally fine and would make a very useful stock lot (Thousands) £600-£700

459 B H * Ex dealers stock of mostly QEII in nine well filled stock books (one just partly filled) with duplicated range of unused and used sets and part sets from range of countries incl Ireland, Jamaica, Namibia, Nauru, Turks and Caicos Islands, Canada, Christmas islands, Cook Islands, Dominica, The Gambia, Pakistan, Namibia, South Africa, S.W.A. etc, generally fine and would make a very useful stock lot (Thousands) £600-£700

460 A H 1948-49 Royal Silver Wedding collection in contemporary printed album, all lightly hinged but otherwise fresh and fine, cat £2,250 (138) £650-£750

461 A H * Malaysian States: Collection in album incl Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Trengganu substantially complete for KGVI issues and a few QEII, Sabah 1964-65 set and good range of Singapore, mostly fresh large part o.g. (Hundreds) £700-£800

462 B H * Ex dealers stock of mostly QEII in nine well filled stock books with duplicated range of unused and used sets and part sets from range of countries incl Australia, B.A.T., The Gambia, Guyana, India, New Hebrides, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan P.N.G. St Helena, St Vincent, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Georgia, S.W.A. etc, generally fine and would make a very useful stock lot (Thousands) £700-£800

463 B H * Ex dealers stock of mostly QEII in eight generally well filled stock books with duplicated range of unused and used sets, part sets and min sheets from a number of countries incl Ascension, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, F.I.Ds. Fiji, Grenada, New Zealand, T.D.C, and Zambia, generally fine and would make a very useful stock lot (Thousands) £700-£800

464 E H 8 Very mixed selection incl a range of booklets with Australia (6) incl 1930 (July) Air 3s black/blue, 1936 2s black/green, with Commonwealth Savings Bank advert “IN MOST MONEY ORDER OFFICES”, panes with watermark inverted and 1938 (Dec) 2s black/green, panes with watermark inverted, Canada (12) incl 1903 25c red/pink (exploded), Barwani 1947 8a black/grey (SG SB17), and Idar (4), the stamps incl Bermuda 1962-68 2d “Church of St Peter”, 5s “The Colonial Secretariat” and 10s “Old Post Office” each with variety watermark inverted, range of Canada incl Special Delivery and Officials with varieties, Egypt (British Forces) 1935 cover to England franked on reverse by 1935 Christmas 3m vermilion, New Zealand etc, cond varies but a useful range a number with certificates (52 Items) £1,000-£1,200

465 B H * Ex dealers stock of mostly QEII (although a considerable amount of pre QEII) in eight generally well filled stock books with duplicated range of unused and used sets, part sets and min sheets from a number of countries incl Australia, Ghana, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Malaya incl States, Malta, Morocco Agencies (1948 RSW 19 sets), New Zealand, Niue, the Rhodesias, South Africa, S.W.A., Swaziland and Tonga generally fine and would make a very useful stock lot (Thousands) £1,000-£1,200

466 3B H 8 Substantial dealer’s ‘clear-out’ lot mostly housed in albums from QV to 2005, mint and used with some fdcs, QV from 1840 1d black used, 1d red plates (no 77, 225), SP values to 2s used, KEVII to 5s used, some mint odds to 1s, KGVI RSW £1, value mostly in QEII with some better mint Wildings (phosphor graphite etc) and useful postage content including some booklets, also some odds of CIs and IOM, condition of earlier used issues typically mixed with later mostly fine (Few Thousands) £1,200-£1,400

467 ½B H 8 Range of mostly one country collections incl Australian Officials mint and used on 3 pre-printed pages, including punctured 1913 4d and 5d mint (SG O6/7), 1914 6D and 9d used (o21/2), also ovpt 1931 2d and 3d mint (O123/4) and small range of Queensland on five pages, Ascension incl KGVI to 10s mint, Canada, Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malta (incl Postal Stationery), Natal and South Africa triangles collection of 32 also a 1965 Churchill collection, cond varies but good lot for general collector (Hundreds) £1,500-£1,700

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468 2A H 8 King George VI collection in two stock books, a mixture of mint and/or used, better items include Aden 1937 ‘Dhows’ to 5r used, Bahamas 1942 Landfall mint, Bechuanaland 1938 to 10s, mostly mint, Solomon Is 1939-55 to 10s used, Cyprus 1938-51 mint and used, Dominica 1938-47 to 10s and 1951 to $2.40, Falkland Is 1938-50 to £1, £1 used, others mint, 1952 to £1 mint, Fiji 1938-55 to £1, 10s and £1 u/m, others used, Gibraltar 1938-51 to £1 used, Gilbert & Ellice 1939-55 to 5s mint, Grenada 1938-52 to 10s, Nigeria 1938 4d orange mint, Northern Rhodesia 1938-51 to 20s mint, St Helena 1938-44 to 10s mint, Sarawak 1950 to $5 mint, Sierra Leone 1938-47 to £1 mint, Tonga 1942-47 to 5s mint, Turks & Caicos 1938-45 and 1950 to 10s, mint, BVI 1938-47 to £1 used, India 1937-40 15r mint, 1948 Gandhi set used (10r creasing), 1937-39 service to 10r mint, also most 1948-49 RSW sets including Hong Kong, these mostly mint, the HK u/m but wrinkled, overall condition somewhat mixed but many fine (Few Hundreds) £1,500-£1,700

469 3B H 8 Substantial collection in 33 volumes with many countries represented from QV (where relevant) to around 2002, a mixture of mint and used but majority the latter, scarcer stamps generally absent although often good ranges of later commem sets, some countries with better ranges include Ireland with 1922 opt 2s 6d and 5s mint, HK late 1980s defins to $50, Antigua KGVI to 5s, Australia 1914 6d kookaburra, Malawi 1971 Antelopes to 4k mint, Grenada KGV to 5s and KGVI to 10s, Dominica 1954 to 10s, Barbados 1906 Nelson to 1s, KGV odds to 3s, St Kitts-Nevis KGV to 5s, 1952 to $4.80, Trinidad & Tobago 1935 to 72c, Malta, South Africa, Solomon Is, Pitcairn Is, Canada, Falkland Is 1933 Centenary to 1s (no 2d), F.I.Deps 1946-49 ‘Thin Maps’ to 1s, Malayan states incl a few high vals, Mauritius, Cyprus, Kenya, India and much else, condition of earlier issues rather mixed but would be an ideal lot for resale as album pages (Thousands) £2,000-£2,400

Ex 470 470 1½B Valuable KGVI collection in ten stock-books, a mixture of mint (hinged) and used with many better items (used H 8 unless noted) including Aden 1937 Dhows to 10r, Ascension 1938-49 with most perfs (mint), Bahrain 1938-41 to 25r (used), Bermuda keyplates to £1 incl a few shades, BIOC surchs largely complete (mint), Brunei 1947-52 to $10 (mint), Kuwait 1948-49 to 10r on 10s, Leeward Is 1938-51 to £1 with some shades (most mint), Maldives 1933 to 1r, both wmks (mint), New Hebrides 1938 to 10f and postage dues to 1f (also French postage dues), all mint, Niue ‘Arms’ type to £1 (mint), North Borneo 1945 BMA to $5, 1950 to $10, Nyasaland 1950 postage dues (mint), Pakistan 1947 opts to 25r, Sarawak 1934-41 to $10 (mixed m/u), TDC 1952 opts to 10s (mint), Malaya MPU 1945- 49 to 20c, Johore 1938 postage dues to 12c (mint), Kedah 1937 to $5 (mint), most Malayan states ‘Palm Tree’ sets mint, also some I.C.S. and I.F.S. but scarcer stamps mostly absent, overall condition rather mixed in places, some cancels may be ‘MJ’ or otherwise suspect but majority fine, stc £42,000 (Hundreds) £4,200-£4,400

FOREIGN and MIXED COLLECTIONS

471 ½B H 8 Early to modern in 2 albums and a folder, Stamford album of A-C countries, also collection of Netherlands, ships (including Tristan high values), some GB pres packs, etc, interesting mix £40-£44

472 B H 8 Large and untidy accumulation incl large quantities of low value Eastern European stamps, a packet of ‘Royal Wedding’ stamps and booklets, duplicated C.I. booklets etc. Sold on behalf of ‘The Mission to Seafarers’ £50-£60

473 ½B 1950s ‘Junior’ collection in two well filled ‘Movaleaf’ albums and stockbook, some slightly better GB, India and H*8 Australia, also loose GB 1977 Racket Sports ‘Squash Rackets Association’ first day cover with Harrow special h.s. and Harrow School cachet and 1972 BBC 75th Anniversary staff presentation pack, last two items fine £60-£70

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474 1½BH8 Assorted collection including volume of 1970s-80s mint Sweden, five volumes of mostly 1970s-80s thematics (some mint) including Music, Birds and Ships, one volume of mostly used Commonwealth odds, several small stockbooks and childhood collections and some loose, cond varies (Hundreds) £100-£120

475 1½BH8 Diverse accumulation including some better duplicated European odds with Liechtenstein 1959-64 set of 14 to 1r 50 (23 sets), 1960-64 Portraits set of 3 blocks of 12, 1963 5f Francis Joseph II sheetlet of 8, 1965 10f Madonna (2 sheetlets of 4, Greece 1961 Tourist Publicity (SG 850-66), 9+ u/m sets with some additional odds and 1963 Death of Paul I (8 sets), GB odds incl PHQs, royalty thematics incl 1981 Wedding, 1972 RSW, 1977 Jubilee, omnibus incl 1953 Coronation, 1965 ITU, 1979 Rowland Hill (last few hinged in album), condition mixed in places; Sold on behalf of the Croydon Animal Samaritans (Hundreds) £100-£120

476 1½B Worldwide collection in eleven volumes plus a little loose, most of value in GB including 1840 1d black used (2 margins), H*8 run-through of fdcs from 1995 to 2003, a few ‘prestige’ booklets and some other mint ‘postage’ odds including 1993 £10, non-GB mostly used from 1940s-80s and generally lacking scarcer stamps (Hundreds) £100-£120

477 2½B 8 Kiloware: Large accumulation of on and off paper also in envelopes divided by countries (Many Thousands)£100-£120

478 E H 1962 Anti-Malaria Campaign, worldwide selection of issues in blocks of 4, housed in original new issue packets and accompanied by 1963 Healy & Wise invoices which indicate an original purchase price in excess of £100!, all fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £100-£120

479 ½B H 8 Diverse selection in four volumes incl GB 1902-10 short set to 1s unused, 1937-47 set u/m, range of Germany, mixed condition with many fine (Hundreds) £110-£130

480 2B H 8 Collector’s ‘clear out’ lot consisting mostly of ‘junior’ collections in albums from 1930s to 1980s with typical mix of stamps taken off the post and from stamp packets, little of individual value as might be expected but should still be worth inspection (Few Thousands). Sold on behalf of the “Reread” charity £120-£140

481 ½B Small original lot incl all world range in two small albums and loose, Italian States on pieces, also an interesting bundle H*8 of postal history incl 1d Mulready envelope used with black MC cancel, 1944 Norway to London censored cover with ‘NORSJ SKIPSPOST/MARINEN’ handstamps, various Airmails, Censored covers etc, very mixed cond (Few Hundred) £150-£170

482 1½B A to Z’ accumulation of ‘Foreign’ countries housed in eleven stockbooks, some older material but little of individual value, H8 although with volumes devoted to France, Spain, Germany and Ireland, also a small cover album of odds and ends and an envelope containing a few Bahrain fdcs from the 1970s-80s (Hundreds) £160-£180

483 A H 8 Europa: Collection on pages (housed in album sized slipcase) including some 1956 issues with u/m Luxembourg set noted, 1960 issues (no Liechtenstein and some used), remainder from 1977-78 including some blocks of 4, these u/m (Few Hundreds) £180-£200

484 3½B World accumulation in 27 volumes incl USA, GB decimal and pre decimal issues, Channel Island and I.O.M in a Lighthouse H8 album with slipcase, stamps in small boxes etc, mixed condition (Many Thousands) £200-£220

485 ½B H 8 Diverse collection in four stock-books including small range of Germany 1938-44, Poland General Government, Bohemia & Moravia, Mozambique and odds of Nyassa Company, Austria, Romania and a few better pre-1939 Poland, condition mixed in places (Few Hundreds) £200-£220

486 3B H * Thematic; Diverse accumulation in 20 volumes incl 1981 Royal Wedding, RAF covers, WWF, Flora and Fauna, Birds and Olympic, (Few Hundreds) £200-£220

487 2B H 8 Mixed accumulation in various size albums, stockbooks, on cards, pages etc incl a collection of South America in ‘Scott’ album, duplicated range of West Germany, large number of UN on dealers cards, quantity of ‘packet makers’ material, etc, mixed cond (Many Hundreds) £200-£220

488 B H 8 Range of unsold auction lots incl stockbook of used Canada, collection of European countries, Australia (stc £1,300), Belgium, Netherlands and Europa, a number of smaller lots on pages, mixed cond (Many Hundreds) £200-£220

489 C H 8 Small eclectic mixture on two stock cards including New Guinea 1935 £2 bright violet used Bulolo cds, Nyasaland 1913- 21 MCA 4s variety ‘Nick in top right scroll’ used with faults, HK 1891 Jubilee 2c, heavily used with colour suffusion, KUT 1935 1s black & blue-green, perf 13x 12, good cds used, Newfoundland 1897-1918 2c orange right marginal block of 15, mint with most u/m, Canada 1898 2c lavender Map, block of 6, u/m, also four forged Switzerland Cantonal odds incl Basel Dove 2½r, 5c Double Geneva 5c and Zurich 4r, 6r £200-£220

490 2½B Mixed worldwide accumulation in 35 volumes plus loose in small boxes, envelopes, packets, postcards, also covers and H*8 fdcs, mixed condition (Thousands) £220-£240

491 B H 8 Mixed worldwide accumulation mostly on loose pages and used with scarcer stamps generally absent, would provide weeks of sorting, typically mixed condition (Thousands) £220-£240

492 2B H 8 European collection in 30 volumes (mainly photo albums) incl Czechoslovakia, West Germany, East Germany, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Sweden, mixed condition (Thousands) £220-£240

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493 2½B European collection in 30 volumes (mainly photo albums) incl Belgium, France, Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, Russia, H 8 Spain, Yugoslavia etc., mixed condition (Thousands) £220-£240

494 3B H 8 Large world-wide range in 37 volumes incl Australia and States, Canada, France, Russia, New Zealand and much more, scarcer stamps generally absent and typically mixed condition Thousands) £275-£325

495 2B H 8 Large world-wide mostly used accumulation in 23 volumes, scarcer stamps generally absent but good for sorting (Thousands) £300-£350

496 B H 8 Collection including useful range of Hungary, better items include 1932 Madonna & Child set used (2) and 1933 Air to 5p used, also small ranges of France (1960s-70s), Switzerland and Italy (Hundreds) £300-£350

497 2B H 8 A - Z collection in 40 volumes (mainly photo albums), early to modern unused and used, very many countries represented but mostly lower values, mixed condition (Thousands) £325-£375

498 4½B World range in 24 albums and loose stamps in seven shoe boxes, nothing of significant value seen but useful lot H 8 for general collector, mixed condition (Many Thousands) £375-£425

499 2BH*8 Collectors clear out lot with quantity of mixed country collections incl a KGVI album with fair range of mostly used part sets incl Hong Kong 1948 $10, recent GB fdcs and a few pres packs etc, untidy but worth inspection (Many Hundreds) £400-£450

500 ½B H 8 Collection in five volumes incl good range of British Commonwealth with a few complete sets incl Ascension 1934 set, Fiji 1922-27 and Somaliland 1953-58 all mint, Foreign countries incl selection of Europe, Egypt and USA, very mixed cond, good lot for general collector (Many Hundreds) £400-£450

501 2B H 8 Mixed accumulation in 15 volumes and loose incl a number of Cyprus and Sudan QEII multiples incl complete sheets, collections of Congo, Berlin, East and West Germany, Egypt and Russia, generally good cond and very high cat value £500-£600

502 2B Very mixed range incl collections of Netherlands and USA in printed albums, duplicated accumulation of Spanish H*8 1851/53 issues and 25 sets of the 1961 Madrid min sheets, a small collection of Sweden ‘back of the book’ issues, large quantity of Bahawalpur 1949 UPU sets, GB in stockbooks, world collections and kiloware, very mixed cond but great lot for sorting (Many Hundreds) £500-£600

503 B Collectors clear out lot with quantity of mixed country collections incl useful Commonwealth collection (mostly H * 8 part sets) in four albums and a quantity of GB ‘face’, mixed cond (Thousands) £500-£600

504 4B H 8 Large collection in thirty nine stockbooks with wide range of countries represented but mostly lower to middle values, a great lot for general collector to sort, cond varies (Thousands) £500-£600

505 2B H 8 World-wide ‘A’ to ‘Z’ collection in 12 home-made volumes plus some loose pages, mint and used, most periods from 1850s to 1970s and many countries represented, while scarcer stamps generally not present good selections of Australia, Burma, Canada, Germany, France and Japan including early ‘unused’ forgeries with ‘mozo’ characters, condition typically mixed but ideal for resale as pages (Few Thousands) £600-£700

506 2B H 8 Largely European collection (a mixture of mint and used, mostly the latter) including four volumes of Germany from states to around 2003, include Bavaria classic types to 18k, 1872 large shield odds to 5g and 9k, 1874 9k on 9k, 1875-79 to 50pf, 1926-31 Air to 2m, 1934 Air to 3m, 1939 opt/surch on Danzig, West Germany 1949 Stamp Centenary, Refugees’ Fund, 1950 Bach, St Mary’s Church, 1951 NBA, Relief Fund, 1952 Relief Fund, 1953 Relief Fund then good, mostly used range (not comprehensive) for period, West Berlin incl a few better odds, three volumes of France from 1849 to around 2003, a good basic range but generally lacking scarcer stamps, Denmark in one volume from 1860s to 2003, Iceland from 1890s to late 1990s, Sweden in two volumes from 1858 to around 2003, Norway from 1890s to late 1990s, Portugal from 1860s to late 1990s, Switzerland from 1870s to around 2002 and three volumes of USA from 1851 to late 1990s with a few better earlier odds, condition mixed throughout due to ‘commercially used’ nature of many items but would be ideal for re-sale as album pages (Thousands) £800-£900

Lot 680 12d blue trial, superb unused left marginal pair from the trial sheet of twelve £1,000-£1,200

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AIRMAIL, MARITIME and MILITARY COVERS

AIRMAILS

507 A * Collection of flown covers/cards in one volume from 1911 to 1980s including 1911 1st Aerial Post green or brown cards flow London to various UK destinations (6), 1931 1st Flight England to South Africa and East Africa, 1932 1st Arabian airmail London to Sharjah, 1933 to Calcutta, 1936 to Kano, Nigeria, 1929 Karachi to London, 1928 Liverpool to Belfast by flying boat “Calcutta”, 1933 Western Air Express Croydon to Plymouth, 1937 Lerwick to Aberdeen, 1933 Provincial Airways from Plymouth or Croydon, 1934 Liverpool to Amsterdam, 1934 Inverness-Wick-Kirkwall, 1934 Douglas IOM to Croydon, 1936 London to Brazil by Zeppelin, condition mostly fine (85+) £300-£350

AUSTRALIA

508 C * 1914 July 16, Australia’s First Official Airmail, souvenir postcard franked 1913-14 1d ‘Kangaroo’ tied byoval “AUSTRALIAN/AERIAL MAIL/MELBOURNE VIC” ds for 16 JUL 14 in violet, used to Sydney with arrival cds for 18 JUL 14, the flight was piloted by the Frenchman Maurice Guillaux, the 582 miles completed in eight stages over 9 hours and 33 minutes, fine (Plate 10) £100-£120

509 C * 1917 February 20-27, souvenir postcard flown from Casterton to Melbourne, piloted by Basil Watson, with Casterton despatch cds for 20 FE 17 at lower left and franked on arrival with KGV 1d red tied by oval “AUSTRALIAN/AERIAL MAIL/ MELBOURNE VIC” ds for 27 Feb 1917, fine and scarce (Plate 10) £200-£220

510 C * 1919 August 6, Adelaide to Minlaton flight by Captain Harry J Butler, souvenir postcard with KGV 1½d brown applied on arrival and tied by Minlanton squared circle for 6 Aug 19, fine and very scarce (Plate 11) £150-£170

511 e * 1934 May 11, “Faith in Australia” Australia-New Zealand Goodwill flight, manila cover franked KGV head 1d green (pair) and 2d scarlet, latter tied Sydney slogan cancel, return flight paid by two NZ 1d ‘Admiral’, one tied by Wellington cds for 12 MY 34, signed Ulm, numbered 134 of 250, a few faults £30-£34

512 C * Crash Mail: 1939 January 6, cover from England to Launceston, Tasmania, carried on mail plane “Korauga” which crashed in the Katherine River, Northern Territories on 18.1.39, with handstamp on face in red “Damaged in airplane which crashed at Katherine River/North Australia”, adhesive absent as usual and some edge damage as might be expected, very scarce (AAMC 843) (Plate 11) £150-£170

513 C * Crash Mail: 1939 Cover from England to Waterman’s Bay, near Perth, carried on mail plane “Korauga” which crashed in the Katherine River, Northern Territories on 18.1.39, with type-written slip on reverse “The accompanying postal/ article was salvaged from the/Mail Plane which crashed in/Katherine River on 18/1/39,/when en route with mails for/Australia, from England./F.W. Arnold/Deputy Director, Perth”, this bearing Waterman’s Bay arrival cds for 22 JA 38 (in error for 39), adhesive absent as usual and some tone spotting and edge damage as might be expected, very scarce (AAMC 843) (Plate 11) £200-£220

514 C * 1940 May 1, postcard (1933 Trans-Tasman commemorative card) carried on flying boat “Aoteoroa” from Australia to New Zealand, franked 1935 Jubilee 2d and 1937 1d green tied by Sydney slogan for 1 May 1940, reverse bears Palmerston North arrival cds for 3 MY 40, signed by the pilot Commander Burgess, and other crew members including Craig, MacDonald, Bun and Williams (AAMC 9000), scarce (Plate 11) £100-£120

CANADA

515 C * 1919 August 25, First International Airmail Service, flown cover from Toronto to New York, franked KGV 3c brown with Aero Club $1 label on reverse tied by Toronto airmail cachet in blue for Aug 25 1919 (Unitrade CLP3), also an unused label without gum (Plate 11) £200-£220

516 C * 1933 July 27, Jimmie Mattern flown cover from Edmonton to Toronto, franked 1928 5c air and 1930 2c green tied by Edmonton cds for JUL 27 33, then forwarded to New York with arrival cancel for Aug 9 30 on reverse and US 1c green added, signed by Mattern, very scarce (Plate 11) £300-£350

517 C * 1938 July 20, First Arctic Experimental Mail Test of North West Passage Route, flown cover from Lake Harbour, NWT to Edmonton, franked KGVI 3c with Lake Harbour cds for JUL 20 38. reverse bears Craig Harbour NWT (AUG 26 39) and Coppermine NWT (JAN 20 40) transit cds, finally arriving at Edmonton JAN 27 40, with oval cachet “EASTERN ARCTIC/MAIL SERVICE/R.M.S. “Nascopie” “ for AUG 31 1938, signed by various government officials and the pilot (Plate 11) £100-£120

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518 C H * Semi-Official Airmails:Laurentide Air Service 1924 (25c) red (Unitrade CL3) on flown cover from Three Rivers to Rouyn (Jan 22), some creasing but signed by pilot, also an unused label with traces of gum (Plate 12) £100-£120

519 E H * Semi-Official Airmails:Small but useful selection of covers and stamps on pages including 1924 Laurentide Air Service two green unused labels, flown covers with red labels Rouyn Lake to Haileybury and 1925 Laurentide Air Service proposed trans-Canada flight, 1925 Northern Air Services Haileybury to Rouyn, 1926 Patricia Airways from Red Lake to Sioux Lookout, Sioux Lookout to Woman Lake and Birch Lake, Western Canada Airways 1928-29 (6 covers and a few mint stamps), 1929 Klondike Airways from Mayo Landing, also 1920 Pioneer flight from Victoria to Seattle, 1922 from Lethbridge to Ottawa, via Minot, North Dakota and 1938 Soviet Search Expedition non-stop flight from Aklavik to Edmonton, signed by flight crew, mostly fine (19 covers) £300-£350

GERMANY

520 C * 1937 May 1 postcard to Hamburg via Koeln (3.5.37), carried on the airship Hindenburg, franked 1936 50pf blue tied by violet ‘LUFTSCHIFF/HINDENBURG’ ds for 1.5.37, with additional Hindenburg cachet for same date at lower left, fine £60-£70

ITALY

521 C * 1926 Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile North Polar airship flight, flown cover franked Italy 1l 25 definitive tied by CIAMPINO/ (ROMA) cds for 8.4.26 and special flight vignette inscribed ‘VOLO TRANSPOLARE 1926’ tied by relevant oval flight cachet in violet, fine and scarce (Plate 12) £150-£170

NEWFOUNDLAND

522 E * 1932 May 20, long cover bearing $1.50 on $1 deep blue ‘Dornier’ (SG 221) addressed to St Johns, this not tied but with neat ‘HOLYROOD.C.S./NEWFOUNDLAND’ cds for MY 20 32 alongside, carried on ‘DO-X’ flight with typewritten affirmation “This is to certify that this cover was actually/mailed at Holyrood via DO-X for Germany and was re-/turned to St. John’s, Newfoundland under special cover” and signed by the postmaster (as AAMC 31a), fine £100-£120

NEW ZEALAND

523 e * Group of 40 mostly internal early 1930s airmail covers (one a non airmail 1920s postcard and a few to/from Australia or England), flights include 1933 Auckland to Invercargill, 1932 Opening of Timaru Airport, 1934 Hokitika to Okuru, 1932 Hastings to Timaru, 1932 Whangari to Dargaville, 1931 Gisborne to Christchurch, 1931 Gisborne to Auckland and 1931 Rotarua to Hamilton, a few tones or other small faults but mostly fine £400-£450

NORTHERN RHODESIA

524 C * 1939 January 2, First Flight from Lusaka to Mumbwa, flown cover franked 1938 1½d carmine-red tied by Lusaka cds for 2 Jan 39, signed by pilot H R Kirkman, reverse bears Mumbwa arrival cds for 3 Jan 39, both adhesive and cover affected by toning but scarce £40-£44

525 C * -- January 2, First Flight from Mongu to Lusaka, flown cover franked 1938 1½d carmine-red tied by Mongu.Lealui cds for 2 Jan 39, signed by pilot H R Kirkman, reverse bears Lusaka arrival cds for 4 Jan 39, adhesive a few light tones and odd missing perf but rare as only 20 covers are believed to have been flown (Plate 12) £150-£170

526 C * -- January 2, First Flight from Mongu to Lusaka, flown registered cover to Broken Hill franked pair 1938 3d blue tied by Mongu.Lealui cds for 2 Jan 39, signed by pilot H R Kirkman, reverse bears Lusaka transit cds for 4 Jan 39, from Lusaka the cover continued its journey by train, arriving at Broken Hill on 5 Jan 39, adhesives and cover a few light tones but rare as only 20 covers are believed to have been flown (Plate 12) £150-£170

527 C * -- January 3, First Flight from Mankoya to Lusaka, flown cover franked 1938 1½d carmine-red tied by Mankoya cds for 3 Jan 39, signed by pilot H R Kirkman, reverse bears Lusaka arrival cds for 4 Jan 39, a few light tones but scarce £50-£60

528 C * -- January 3, First Flight from Lusaka to Fort Jameson, flown cover franked 1938 1½d carmine-red tied by Lusaka cds for 3 Jan 39 (dated 38 in error), signed by pilot, reverse bears Fort Jameson arrival cds for same day, also return flight cover franked 2d yellow-brown tied by Fort Jameson cds for same day, with Lusaka arrival for 4 Jan 39, this not signed, a few tones but very scarce as only 40 covers are believed to have been flown on both legs (Plate 12) £100-£120

PAPUA

529 C * 1930 December 8 registered airmail cover from Port Moresby to Sydney, franked 1930 ‘Plane’ opt 3d, 6d and 1s (SG 116/17, 118) and 1916-31 ½d and 4d tied by Port Moresby cds for 8 DE 30, reverse bears Cairns (11 DE 30) and Brisbane (date unclear) transit cds plus Sydney arrival cds for 15 DE 30, opened at top but generally fine £50-£60

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530 C * 1935 August 30 First flight from Ioma-Yodda-Port Moresby, flown cover franked 1935 Jubilee 2d and 3d Aeroplane opt on Lakatoi tied by IOMA cds for 30 AU 35, reverse with Port Moresby arrival cds for same day, fine and very scarce as only 54 flown (AAMC P87) £50-£60

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

531 C * 1931 July 13, first solo long distance seaplane flight, flown cover from Manila to Katsuura, Japan (AAMC 212), franked 2c and 20c tied Manila slogan for 13 July, only 872 pieces of mail were carried on this flight, the plane crashed on arrival in Japan and was destroyed, with ten-line cachet explaining this misfortune and signed by pilot Francis Chichester, who later achieved fame by his 1966-67 circumnavigation of the globe in his yacht ‘Gipsy Moth’ £60-£70

UNITED STATES of AMERICA

532 C * 1918 June 9-11, experimental flight from Boston to New York, 1c postal stationery envelope with 24c airmail added, this tied by ‘BOSTON/-TO-/NEW YORK’ special cancel, the circular cachet to left dated June 9? 1918, reverse bears New York arrival cds for JUN 11, generally fine (AAMC 105) £70-£80

533 E * 1930 May 31, long cover to Hanau, Germany, carried on the Europe Pan-American Graf Zeppelin round flight with appropriate cachets, franked 1930 Zeppelin $1.30 brown plus 10c special delivery, tied by Newark N.J. duplex for May 31 1930, reverse bears Friedrichshafen transit cds for 6.6.30, some creasing at ends but adhesives appear fine £150-£170

534 C * -- June 2, 65c green Zeppelin on flown cover from New York to Vienna, tied by Varick St Sta. N.Y. cds for JUN 2, carried on Lakehurst-Friedrichshafen leg of the Europe Pan-America round flight, also with 1930 Zeppelin South America Flight cachet, Friedrichshafen transit cds for 6.6.30, fine (Plate 12) £100-£120

535 e * 1931 June 22, “First Woman’s Solo Transatlantic Attempt/NEW YORK TO PARIS/Lockheed Vega Monoplane/”AKITA” NR496M/RUTH R NICHOLS”, stampless airmail envelope addressed to New York, with additional cachet “Plane Crashed At/ST. JOHNS,NEW BRUNSWICK/June 22 1931” and signed by Ruth R Nichols, very fine, an interesting item despite not having passed through the post (AAMC 1142) £50-£60

536 C * 1933 October 4, Zeppelin 50c green vert pair tied to flown cover by Varick St Annex N.Y. cds, with triangular Zeppelin South America - Chicago flight cachet in red, reverse bears Miami airmail slogan for Oc 23 1933, endorsed ‘via Graf Zeppelin Friedrichshafen to Miami’ but without German postal markings £50-£60

MARITIME

537 E * Wreck Covers: Small group including 1936 (Aug) cover from New Zealand to Manchester, recovered from the flying boat ‘Scipio’ which crashed off the coast of Crete on 22 August, with cachet ‘DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER’ in red, 1937 (4 Dec) cover from Perth, Western Australia to Manchester, recovered from the flying boat ‘Cygnus’ which crashed on take off from Brindisi on 4 December, with boxed cachet ‘DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER’, 1939 (12 June) cover from Australia to Manchester, recovered form the flying boat ‘Centurion’ which crashed near Calcutta on 12 June, with cachet ‘SALVAGED MAIL/EX.CENTURIA’ (an error for CENTURION), 1954 registered cover from New Zealand to England, recovered from BOAC ‘Constellation’ which crashed at Singapore, with unframed cachet ‘SALVAGED MAIL/AIR CRASH/SINGAPORE 13 3 54”, another with more commonly seen boxed cachet £200-£220

538 E * -- Small selection of nine covers including 1938 London to NZ from flying boat ‘Calpurnia’ crash, 1931? Australia to England with cachet “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION/IN SEA WATER I.S.”, 1929 USA San Francisco to Cincinanati, cachet “DAMAGED IN PLANE CRASH/AT PARK CITY UT 3-11-29/C.F.DUTTON P.O.”, 1937 Palestine to London, from wreck of flying boat “Cygnus” which crashed at Brindisi, 1940 Capri, Italy to Australia with cachet “RECOVERED FROM/LOST FLYING BOAT”, 1954 Italy to USA with cachet “Damaged in Plane Crash”, 1954 Italy to USA, two covers with cachets “Damage due to air mail interruption/neat NY Airport Dec 18 1954”, 1954 NZ to Scotland from Singapore ‘Comet’ crash, £250-£300

ALGERIA

539 C * Wreck Mail: 1901 January 5, cover from Oran, Algeria to Paris, carried on the steamship “RUSSIE” which ran aground on the beach at Faraman, near Marseille on 7 January, the ship was eventually refloated and reached Marseille on 23 January, mail received a hand-stamp “NAUFRAGE DE LA RUSSIE” to explain the delay in transit, franked France 15c Semeuse tied by ORAN.KARGUENTAH cds for 5 Jan, reverse bears Marseille cds for 23 Jan and Paris arrival for following day, adhesive defective but otherwise fine £80-£90

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540 C * Wreck Mail: 1862 1862 October 17, cover from Port Lincoln, South Australia to England, carried on the P&O steamship “Colombo” which sank on 19th November 1862 near the Laccadive Islands in the Indian Ocean, the mail was subsequently recovered by divers and items that were in a fit state to be sent on after drying received a cachet “Saved from the wreck of/the Colombo”, this cover was forwarded to London where it received a ‘LONDON E.C./PAID’ cds for FE 5 63 in red (the SA adhesive having become lost) and sent on the addressee in Hertfordshire, the reverse bears a Watford cds for FE 6 63 (Plate 12) £150-£170

541 C * -- 1862 October 25, cover from Castlemaine, Victoria to Scotland, carried on the P&O steamship “Colombo” which sank on 19th November 1862 near the Laccadive Islands in the Indian Ocean, the mail was subsequently recovered by divers and items that were in a fit state to be sent on after drying received a cachet “Saved from the wreck of/the Colombo”, this cover was forwarded to London where it received a ‘LONDON E.C./PAID’ cds for JA 23 63 in red (the Victoria adhesive having become lost) and sent on the addressee in Arbroath, the reverse bears a Melbourne transit cds for OC 25 62 (Plate 13) £150-£170

542 C * -- 1935 September 5, 2d p.s. envelope, uprated by two KGV 4d olive-yellow and used from Melbourne to Hobart, carried by the air liner ‘Loina’ which crashed in the Bass Strait, the mail was recovered two days after the crash, the mail bag for Hobart contained 140 items which after being dried received a type-written note “Recovered in saturated/ condition from air liner/”Loina” ‘, with oval h/stamp of Hobart superintendent of mails for 6 OCT 1935, condition typical for such items, accompanied by battered contemporary newspaper cutting £80-£90

EGYPT

543 C * Wreck Mail: Wreck Mail: 1905 (February) cover from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Beyrouth, carried by the S.S. Cairo which ran ashore on 6 March 1905 while entering the port of Alexandria, the mail bags had been stacked on deck but were washed into the sea, 51 bags were subsequently recovered and once dried out each item was hand-stamped “SAUVE DU NAUFRAGE DU CAIRO”/SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S.CAIRO”, reverse bears Alexandria cds for 6 III 05 and Beyrouth/Syrie arrival cds for 11 Mar 05, original adhesive absent as usual £80-£90

544 C * -- 1905 (February) postcard from Berlin to Cairo, carried by the S.S. Cairo which ran ashore on 6 March 1905 while entering the port of Alexandria, the mail bags had been stacked on deck but were washed into the sea, 51 bags were subsequently recovered and once dried out each item was hand-stamped “SAUVE DU NAUFRAGE DU CAIRO”/SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S.CAIRO”, face bears Alexandria cds for 8 VI 05, original adhesive absent as usual and fire damaged at right £60-£70

545 C * -- 1905 (February) cover from Paris to Cairo, carried by the S.S. Cairo which ran ashore on 6 March 1905 while entering the port of Alexandria, the mail bags had been stacked on deck but were washed into the sea, 51 bags were subsequently recovered and once dried out each item was hand-stamped “SAUVE DU NAUFRAGE DU CAIRO”/ SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S.CAIRO”, reverse bears Alexandria cds for 6 III 05, original adhesive absent as usual £60-£70

546 C * -- 1905 (February) postcard from Montreal, Canada to Zagazig, Egypt, carried by the S.S. Cairo which ran ashore on 6 March 1905 while entering the port of Alexandria, the mail bags had been stacked on deck but were washed into the sea, 51 bags were subsequently recovered and once dried out each item was hand-stamped “SAUVE DU NAUFRAGE DU CAIRO”/SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S.CAIRO”, reverse bears Alexandria cds for 6 III 05 and Zagazig arrival cds for following day, original adhesive absent as usual £60-£70

547 C * -- 1905 (February) cover from Tunis to Cairo, carried by the S.S. Cairo which ran ashore on 6 March 1905 while entering the port of Alexandria, the mail bags had been stacked on deck but were washed into the sea, 51 bags were subsequently recovered and once dried out each item was hand-stamped “SAUVE DU NAUFRAGE DU CAIRO”/SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S.CAIRO”, reverse bears Alexandria cds for 6 III 05 and red interpostal seal, original adhesive absent as usual and some edge faults £80-£90

GREAT BRITAIN

548 C * 1842 July 7, O.H.M.S. outer letter sheet from London to Cape of Good Hope, with crown PAID cds for 7 JY 1842 and fine “PAID SHIP LETTER/LONDON’ for same date, both in red, fine and very clean £80-£90

549 E * Wreck Mail: 1907 February 20, cover from London (a stock exchange report from Fenn & Crosthwaite for 4.15pm 20 Feb) to Amsterdam, salvaged from the wreck of ‘S.S. Berlin’ which sank off the Hook of Holland on 21 February, with Dutch cachet “BESCHADIGD DOOR RAMP/HARWICH BOOT”, original adhesive absent as usual, accompanied by contemporary Dutch picture postcard of the disaster £100-£120

NEW ZEALAND

550 C * 1932 Snyder’ philatelic cover to USA franked Australia 4d violet KGV ‘head’, tied by undated circular ‘PACKET/BOAT’. with fine ‘MARINE POST OFFICE/N.Z./R.M.S. MAKURA’ cds for 28 JL 32 alongside, fine £50-£60

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551 C * 1933 Three ‘Snyder’ philatelic covers to USA, two franked Canada 1928-29 1c orange x3 or 1927 1c and 2c used by neat rectangular boxed PACKET BOAT, one also tied by Victoria Paquebot cds for Jan 4 33, the third with Australia 1½d rose red KGV ‘head’ pair used by same rectangular packet boat mark, all three with fine ‘MARINE POST OFFICE/N.Z./ R.M.M.S. AORANGI’ cds between 1 Jan and 1 Mar 33 alongside £150-£170

NIGERIA

552 C * Wreck Mail: 1956 (June) three airmail covers to England which were carried on the BOAC airliner “Argonaut”, which crashed on take off at Kano airport on 24 June, 6d airletter Ibadan to London with large cachet “SALVAGED/ARGONAUT AIR/CRASH KANO”, Lagos to London in covering OHMS envelope which bears cachet “ENCLOSED LETTER SALVAGED FROM/AIR CRASH AT KANO (24.6.56)”, last Enugu to Sheffield, without covering envelope or cachet but 21 Jun despatch date, all three somewhat fire damaged (Plate 13) £150-£170

ST KITTS NEVIS

553 C * 1935 December 27 philatelic cover to USA, franked 1935 Jubilee 1d and 1½d used/tied by St Kitts cds for 27 De 35, with two fine ‘C.N.S. “LADY HAWKINS’/POSTED/ON THE/HIGH/SEAS/PURSERS OFFICE” cachet in violet alongside £40-£44

SWEDEN

554 C * Wreck Mail: 1929 September 6 cover from Hamburg to Helsingfors, Finland, carried on the steamer “Heimdall” which ran aground and sank near Vaxholm, Sweden on 8 Sep 1929 while in transit between Stockholm and Helsinki, around 209 bags of mail were recovered by divers two days later, returned to Stockholm and dried, most then received an explanatory label in Swedish and forwarded to their destinations, the label bears Stockholm cds for 23.10.30 (in error for 30), fine for this £80-£90

UNITED STATES of AMERICA

555 C * Wreck Mail: 1892 January 20-21, two covers from USA, first from St Louis to Vienna, the other from Philadelphia to London, carried on the S.S. “EIDER” which sank off the Isle of Wight on 31st January, around 500 sacks of mail were recovered from the sea, once dried each received a violet cachet, that to London inscribed “Saved from the wreck/of ss “Eider” “ or that to Vienna the equivalent in German, former with London arrival cds for Mr 3 92, latter Vienna 8.3.92, adhesives absent as usual (Plate 13) £160-£180

556 C * Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition: 1931 cover carried on the ‘Nautilus’ from New York to Bergen, franked 2c Washington tied by New York duplex for May 8 1931, upon arrival in Bergen (4.8.31) the cover was franked with 30ore and returned to USA, this through the normal postal service as the ‘Nautilus’ was too badly damaged to make the return trip £50-£60

MILITARY

557 3½B * Aviation: Collection in 14 volumes largely relating to the Battle of Britain including range of Royal Air Force covers with a good percentage of signed items, also photographs, newspaper cuttings and other ephemera, fascinating and ideal for further study (Few Hundreds) £220-£240

558 4B * -- Collection of Royal Air Force covers from 1970s and 1980s in 16 volumes, around 50% are signed by flight crew and other relevant individuals, almost all fine (600+) £300-£350

559 B * Aviation and Maritime: Collection of mostly Royal Naval Air Force related covers from the 1980s and early 1990s in six volumes including 50%+ signed by crew members or other relevant persons, almost all fine (200+) £70-£80

560 5B * -- Collection in twenty six volumes comprising mostly modern commemorative covers, largely relating to the Royal Navy and R.A.F. with some overseas including USA and Germany, R.A.F. covers are flown and often signed, almost all fine (Few Hundreds) £350-£400

561 B * British Army: Selection of mostly more modern GB covers in seven volumes including three volumes devoted to the 1983 British Army issue with a variety of special cancels and most with regimental cachets and signed by the commanding officer, two volumes of 2008-09 V.C. Heroes Campaign covers with reproduction medals and another with related signed covers but without ‘medals’, 1974-75 ‘Zaire River’ Expedition folder and a ‘Westminster’ folder with GB 2006 Battle of the Somme medallic cover, almost all fine (100+) £100-£120

562 6B * George Cross: An extensive collection in 24 volumes relating to winners of this prestigious award and its predecessors the Albert and Edward medals, some commemorative covers present but also a wealth of photographs, newspaper cuttings and other documents including items signed by some recipients, a fascinating study (Hundreds) £350-£400

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563 2½B * The Armed Forces: Collection of mostly modern covers in 16 volumes including material relating largely to the Air Force and Navy, mostly UK but including some odds from other countries including France and Netherlands, areas of interest include items relating to 50th Anniversary of VE Day and other WW2 including some coin covers, one volume devoted to GB 1986 RAF issue incl several BFPO special h/s and Biggin Hill (village) cds, 1982 Maritime Heritage set with Bristol slogan (on 15½p, others cds), almost all fine (300+) £220-£240

564 8B * -- Substantial collection of mostly modern covers in 46 volumes including material relating to all three branches, mostly UK but including a worthwhile selection from many other countries, areas of interest include a good range of RAF museum covers with a good percentage of signed items, GB fdcs with some scarcer cancels, several volumes devoted to 50th Anniversary of D Day, VE & VJ Day and one volume of Concorde related covers, almost all fine (Hundreds) £900-£1,000

565 7B * The Royal Navy and other Maritime: Substantial collection of mostly modern covers and postcards in thirty-four volumes including some connected with Portsmouth Navy Days, with 50th Anniversary of D Day landings, The Battle of the Atlantic and much else, many covers are signed by crew members and other related persons, also a few older and non-UK items on the same theme (Hundreds) £600-£700

566 10B * Victoria Cross: Extensive collection in sixty one volumes covering virtually every winner of this prestigious award from the Crimean War to the present day, arranged largely by date and campaign and comprising modern commemorative covers, postcards, cigarette cards, numerous magazine and newspaper cuttings, photographs and letters, items of note include 1917 front signed D M Probyn and a contemporary postcard signed by him and Arthur Davidson, 1905 and 1913 letters signed Sir Evelyn Wood, 1917 signed letter from King George V (Buckingham Palace notepaper) regarding the VC awarded to Thomas Colyer-Fergusson and 1928 letter signed Arthur Vickers, a fascinating study (Few Thousands) £1,000-£1,200

567 2B * Collection in nine volumes of mostly modern commemorative and first day covers with a few older items, mostly arranged by subject including four volumes relating the armed forces of Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, Gibraltar and a number of other former British colonies, four volumes relating to the Royal Engineers and one volume relating to the Royal Tournament (Few Hundreds) £200-£220

568 2B * Collection in nine volumes, many of which have some sort of connection with the armed forces including two volumes devoted to the 1983 British Army issue with most relevant special cancels and cds types, 1987 Scottish Heraldry with cds incl Bannockburn and Edinburgh, 1994 D-Day including joint French issues, 1976 Christmas with Aldershot and Bielefeld special h/s, 1970 Anniversaries with FPO 142, 251, 965 and 1032 cds, 1988 Armada with Santander cds, almost all fine (200+) £220-£240

569 5B * Collection of mostly modern commemorative covers and other ephemera in 21 volume plus loose relating to the Army and RAF including some signed items, also similar material relating to various expeditions, mostly fine (Few Thousands) £500-£600

REGISTERED POSTAL STATIONERY

BARBADOS

570 C * 1900 March 27, Front half of 1d + 1d red postal stationery reply card, H&G 10, sent registered to Germany, up-fated with 1899 2d slate-black and orange tied by “Barbados-Post Office” cds, registered label at left tied by Preussisch-Moresnet arrival cds (12/4), some staining from label but scarce (Plate 13) £50-£60

BASUTOLAND

571 C * 1936 September 16 registered South African postcard to Transvaal franked on back and front with 1933 ½d (pair), 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, and 6d all tied by “MASERU SOUTH AFRICA” cds, front with boxed Maseru registration handstamp in purple and backstamped with Boksburg arrival cds (September 16), vertical fold does not affect adhesives, unusual (Plate 13) £100-£120

BECHUANALAND

572 C * 1912 June 26 overprinted GB 1d + 1d red postal stationery un-severed reply card (H&G 9) sent registered to Austria, uprated with 1891 4d green and purple-brown tied by “FRANCISTOWN / BECHD PROTEC.” cds with boxed registration hand stamp at left, reply half unused and backstamped with oval Cape Town transit ds (July 1), fine and scarce (Plate 13) £200-£220

BRITISH EAST AFRICA

573 C * 1901 July 3, ½a green postal stationery card sent registered to Germany, up-rated with 1896 ½a and 2a tied by “Mombasa” cds’s with framed registration cachet and “Piroscafi - Esteri” cachet above. Reverse with Naples transit and Brandenburg arrival (23/7) cds, attractive card (Plate 13) £70-£80

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574 C * -- 1a carmine on buff postal stationery card, H&G 8, sent registered to Germany and up-rated with 1896 2a chocolate tied by “Mombasa” cds’s, framed registration cache and Italian “Piroscafi-Esteri” in black on front, reverse with Naples transit and Brandenburg (23/7) arrival cds, scarce and attractive card (Plate 13) £80-£90

BRITISH GUIANA

575 C * 1895 1c on 3c rose red postal stationery card H&G 3, sent registered-AR to Leipzig, up-rated with 1889 2c dull purple and orange (3) all tied by “Registration branch B.O.” datestamps with circular “AR” handstamp alongside, London transit in red (August 7), fine and scarce (Plate 14) £100-£120

BRITISH HONDURAS

576 C * 1925 November 27 2c rose-red on buff postal stationery card (H&G 16) sent registered to Berlin, uprated with 1922-33 5c ultramarine tied by “REGISTRATION / BELIZE. BRITISH HONDURAS” with registration label at left, front additionally bears London transit cds (December 12) and backstamped with Berlin arrival cds (December 14), couple very minor corner creases otherwise fine and attractive (Plate 14) £150-£170

BRITISH LEVANT

577 C * 1887 September 13, Great Britain 1d brown postal stationery card sent registered to San Francisco, up-rated with 1887 40pa on GB 2½d purple on blue tied by oval “R” handstamps with “British Post Office-Constantinople” cds alongside, London transit (September 17) in red and San Francisco arrival in red, fine and scarce usage (Plate 14) £160-£180

578 C * 1899 April 18, Great Britain 1d vermilion postal stationery card sent registered-AR to August Dietz in USA, up-rated with 1887 80pa on 5d purple and blue tied by “British Post Office - Constantinople” cds’s and by oval “AR” markings. Washington DC cds in violet at left (April 29), slightly trimmed card but very scarce and attractive (Plate 14) £160-£180

579 C * 1909 May 11, Levant overprinted 1d red postal stationery card sent registered to Cassel, Germany up-rated with Levant overprinted 1905 ½d pale green and 1d carmine with 1pi on 2½d ultramarine tied by neat “British Post Office - Constantinople” cds’s, registered label at left, an attractive card (Inside Back Cover) £200-£220

BRITISH OCCUPATION of ITALIAN COLONIES - M.E.F.

580 C * 1946 April 22 registered ppc to Rome endorsed “By Air Throughout”, franked with 1943-47 MEF 1d pale scarlet, 2½d light ultramarine and 9d deep olive-green tied by “BENGHAZI / AIR MAIL” and bilingual “BEGHAZI” cds with registration label alongside, “TRIPOLI” transit cds and purple censor handstamp below, a scarce and attractive franking (Plate 14) £200-£220

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

581 C * 1901 April 8, ½d yellow green on buff postal stationery card, sent registered to USA, up-rated with ½d yellow green and pair of 1d brick-red tied by “Virgin Islands” cds’s. Oval “R” and framed Danish West Indies registration cachet alongside. St Thomas cds (9/4) on reverse with New York transit (17/4), fine and scarce (Plate 14) £150-£170

582 C * -- April 8 1d brown-lake on buff postal stationery card sent registered to USA, uprated with 1899 1d brick-red horiz pair tied by “VIRGIN ISLANDS” cds with oval “R” handstamp and boxed “Dansk / Westindien” registration handstamp alongside, backstamped with “ST.THOMAS” transit cds (April 9) and oval “NEW YORK.N.Y. / REG’Y” arrival ds (April 17), a scarce franking (Plate 14) £250-£300

583 C * -- July 31, Leeward Islands 1½d brown on buff postal stationery card registered to USA, up-rated with Leeward 1890 ½d dull mauve and green with Virgin Islands 1899 1d brick-red tied by “Virgin Islands” cds’s. Oval “R” and framed Danish West Indies registration cachet alongside. St Thomas cds (3/8) on reverse with New York transit (23/8), fine and scarce (Plate 14) £150-£170

CANADA

584 C * 1884 March 8 printed Court postcard sent registered to Guelph, franked with 1870-88 3c and 1875-92 2c Registered stamp both tied by “LONDON / CANADA” duplex cancels with straight line “REGISTERED” handstamp alongside, fine and attractive (Plate 15) £250-£300

CEYLON

585 C * 1894 September 2, 5c letter card sent to Zurich, up-rated with QV 2c grey and 8c orange tied by Kendy cds, Colombo cds and ‘Lignen’ Ship heptagonal transit datestamp dated 3. SP. 94 to right and Zurich (23-9-94) arrival cds on reverse (Plate 15) £50-£60

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586 C * 1902 April 6, Front half of 6c red postal stationery reply card (H&G 37) sent registered to France with 1886 5c dull purple (2) tied by “Colombo” datestamps, red ‘Modane’ TPO and Besancon arrival cds’s on front (April 26) (Plate 15) £100-£120

GAMBIA

587 C * 1895 March 8 QV 1d rose red postal stationery card endorsed “per S.S. Dahomey” and sent registered to Switzerland, uprated with 1886-93 ½d myrtle green (2) and 1d aniline crimson all tied by “BATHURST / GAMBIA” cds, oval Liverpool and London transit ds (both March 26) and Swiss arrival cds (March 28) with oval “R” handstamp alongside, horizontal crease but a scarce franking (Plate 15) £250-£300

GIBRALTAR

588 C * 1890 January 10, 5cs green postal stationery card registered to Germany franked for registration use with surcharged 1889 5cs on ½d green pair (one showing short foot to ‘5’ ), 10cs on 1d rose and October 1899 10cs carmine all tied by “Gibraltar-A26” duplexes and oval “Registered-Gibraltar” datestamp alongside oval “R” in black (Plate 15) £100-£120

589 C * 1936 February 29, 2d grey rouletted illustrated lettercard sent registered to Ceuta up-rated with ½d KGV, 1d (2) and 1½d “Harbour views”, all tied by ‘Registered Gibraltar’ oval datestamps, blue registration label on front, rectangular Ceuta datestamps on reverse (Plate 15) £80-£90

GOLD COAST

590 C * 1894 October 24 1½d brown postal stationery card (H&G 1) sent registered to Stuttgart, uprated with 1884-91 2d grey tied by fine “AKUSE” cds in blue with oval “R” handstamp at left, front additionally with Accra cds (October 26), oval Liverpool and London transit ds (November 20 and 21 respectively) and indistinct Stuttgart arrival cds, small tear at top and trivial creasing still an attractive and very scarce card (Plate 15) £250-£300

GRENADA

591 C * 1887 June 25, 1d red postal stationary wrapper sent registered to London, up-rated with 1d horizontal pair tied by Grenada cds, large ‘R’ handstamp and red ‘Registered-London’ arrival datestamp on front dated 9 JY 87 (Plate 15) £100-£120

592 C * 1912 November 23 ½d + ½d green unsevered postal stationery reply card (H&G 8) sent registered to Prague, uprated with 1883 2½d ultramarine tied by “G.P.O. / GRENADA B.W.I.” cds, additionally with “LONDON, F.S.” registration label applied in transit, boxed “POSTED OUT / OF COURSE” handstamp and Prague arrival cds (December 11), reply half unused, fine and attractive (Plate 16) £150-£170

JAMAICA

593 C * 1896 August 3 1d blue postal stationery card (H&G 17) sent registered to Venezuela, uprated with 1889 1d purple and mauve horizontal pair tied by oval “JAMAICA / REGISTERED” ds with oval “R” handstamp at lower left, readdressed on arrival to Curacao with Caracas transit cds (September 4) and Curacao arrival cds (September 6), couple minor imperfections still fine and attractive (Inside Back Cover) £250-£300

MAURITIUS

594 C * 1896 August 15, 2c on 8c blue postal stationery card, (H&G 6), sent registered to Leipzig and up-rated with 1885 4c carmine (4) all tied by neat “Mauritius” cds’s. Charming and scarce (Plate 16) £120-£140

595 C * 1899 June 14, 4c on 3c green/light brown postal stationary wrapper sent registered to Gand (Belgium) and up-rated with 6c on 18c horizontal pair tied by Curepipe cds`s, large ‘R’ and ‘Registered-Mauritius’ oval datestamp, also same date ‘La Reunion A Marseilles’ heptagonal datestamp, on reverse Gand arrival cds dated 17 July (Plate 16) £70-£80

596 C * -- September 29, 6c violet on buff postal stationery card, H&G 9, sent registered to Belgium, up-rated with 6c on 18c green and ultramarine horizontal pair tied by “Curepipe Road” cds with oval “Registered - Mauritius” in black, Gand arrival cds (October 27) at left, a fine and attractive card (Inside Back Cover) £100-£120

597 C * 1906 October 24, 2c on 6c green postal stationery card sent registered to Germany, up-rated with 1878 2c dull rose, 1891 2c on 4c carmine and 1895-99 6c green and rose red (2) all tied by “Pamplemousses” datestamps in black, thence via French Paquebot (October 27). Steglitz arrival cds alongside, a rare and charming card (Plate 16) £100-£120

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598 C * 1898 July 7 1½d violet illustrated postal stationery letter card (H&G A1) sent registered to France and readdressed to Switzerland, uprated with 1882-1900 1d rose perf 11, and 1898 1d blue and yellow-brown and 2d lake (this un-cancelled) tied by three octagonal “N.Z. / WELLINGTON / REGISTERED” datestamps in red-violet, backstamped with Lyon (August 11) and Gersau (August 13) transit cds and Beckenriet arrival cds (August 13), some light toning still attractive and scarce (Inside Back Cover) £250-£300

599 C * 1907 May 25 1d dull maroon on greenish illustrated postal stationery letter card (H&G A6) sent registered to Germany, uprated with 1900-07 ½d green, 1d red, 1½d khaki, 2d dull violet and 2½d blue pictorials all tied by “AUCKLAND N.Z. / REGISTERED” cds with boxed registration handstamp in red above, backstamped with Napoli squared circle transit ds and Segeber arrival cds (July 8), letter (in German) written from the S.M.S. “Condor” whilst in port, a colourful and attractive franking (Plate 16) £150-£170

NIGER COAST

600 C * 1900 November 13, 1d vermilion postal stationery card, H&G 3, sent registered to USA, without further up-rating but cancelled with two strike of “Registered-Old Calabar” datestamps in black, sent via Liverpool with scarce “CREWE TO LIVERPOOL-S.C.” (Sorting Carriage) cds on reverse (December 9) and Cincinnati arrival (December 22) alongside, unusual and attractive usage (Plate 16) £150-£170

NORTH BORNEO

601 C * 1892 June 16 1c on 8c yellow green postal stationery card registered to Singapore uprated with 1888-92 3c violet and 5c grey tied by “LABUAN” cds, oval “R” handstamp and Singapore arrival cds alongside, very fine and rare (Inside Back Cover) £350-£400

602 C * 1907 December 28, 3c deep blue postal stationery reply card (H&G 18, front half only) sent registered to Germany, uprated with 1901-05 1c (2), 2c, 3c and 4c each tied by “SANDAKAN” squared circle ds with boxed registration label and Wurzburg arrival cds (January 28) below, colourful and scarce (Plate 16) £150-£170

ORANGE FREE STATE

603 C * 1901 October 12 O.R.C. 1d on Cape of Good Hope 1½d postal stationery card sent registered to London, uprated with 1900 VRI 3d on 3d ultramarine (type II) and 1900-02 ½d green horiz pair all tied by three “BLOEMFONTEIN / O.R.C.” cds with additional strike and oval “R” handstamp alongside, front additionally with hooded “REGISTERED / LONDON” transit and “REGISTERED / W.C.D.O.” arrival cds (November 1), few small tone spots but generally fine and attractive (Inside Back Cover) £150-£170

RHODESIA

604 C * 1912 July 11 ‘Arms’ 1d reply paid card to Austria, uprated with 3d Double Head (Hook) deep reddish purple and ochre (RSC “C”) and 1898-1908 1d red, both tied with two strikes of Salisbury cds with registration label at left, most attractive (Inside Back Cover) £250-£300

SUDAN

605 C * 1910 December 18, scarce 4m red on buff postal stationery card H&G 15, sent registered to Hannover with 1903 Camel Postman 5m carmine and black (2) tied by oval “Registered-Khartoum” datestamps in black, registered label at left and Hannover arrival cds all on front (Plate 16) £120-£140

TANGANYIKA

606 C * 1938 July 11, postcard sent registered to ‘Hannover’ (Germany) franked with KGVI KUT 5c, 10c, 15c and 30c, tied by ‘Tanganyika’ cds’s and TANGA blue registered label, ‘Hannover’ arrival cds dated 16.7.38 (Plate 17) £50-£60

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607 C * 1901 March 4 registered ppc (Hobart from the bay) variously redirected to Oxford and endorsed “via Vancouver”, multi-franked with Tasmania 1899-1900 1d cancelled by “HOBART /TASMANIA” cds, Western Australia 1898-1907 2d vert pair tied by two oval “R” handstamps with oval “REGISTERED / 13 MAR. 1901 / PERTH, W.A.” ds alongside, Victoria 1901 4d (re-issued without “POSTAGE” inscription cancelled by “AVOCA / MR 29 01 / VICTORIA” cds with additional strike dated March 19 alongside, and Queensland 1897-1908 2½d and 3d and 1899-1906 ½d tied by single “REGISTERED / AP 22 01 / ROCKHAMPTON” cds, appropriately backstamped with eight transit datestamps and front additionally with oval “REGISTERED / 31 MY 01 / LONDON” arrival datestamp, minor imperfections incl corner crease but a most unusual and attractive franking (Plate 17) £350-£400

TONGA

608 C * 1912 1d illustrated postal stationery card, H&G 2 with “Three Headed Coconut” illustrated, sent registered to Hannover franked by 1897 3d black and yellow green tied by “Nukualofa” cds with oval registration cachet below. Auckland transit (August 8) and “Vom Auslande/uber Bahnpost/Kufstein-Munchen” registration label. Hannover arrival cds (15/9) below, scarce usage (Plate 17) £120-£140

TUNISIA

609 C * 1912 April 6, 10c pink lettercard sent registered to Delemont, up-rated with 1c, 2c (2) and 20c, all tied by Tunis cds`s, large framed ‘R’ and taxed with 30c Swiss postage due stamp this tied by ‘Delemont’ arrival (10/6/12) cds, one light corner crease (Plate 17) £50-£60

TURKS ISLANDS

610 C * 1912 December 20, 1½d + 1½d unsevered postal stationery reply card sent registered to Prague, uprated with 1889- 93 1d and 1900-08 ½d all tied by “TI” obliterators with “TURKS ISLANDS” cds alongside and oval “R” handstamp at left, front additionally with Prague arrival cds, the reply half unused and backstamped with hooded “REGISTERED / LONDON E.C. / 6 JA 13” transit cds, an attractive cover to an unusual destination (Inside Back Cover) £150-£170

UGANDA

611 C * 1938 January 28 picture postcard sent registered to ‘Prague’ franked with KUT KGV 10c, 15c and 20c, tied by ‘Kampala’ cds`s, “KAMPALA” registration label with is overstamped with ‘Transit Raccomand’ cds, fine (Plate 17) £100-£120

VICTORIA

612 C * 1893 March 6 1½d red on 2d violet UPU postal stationery card (H&G 12) endorsed “per Ophir” and sent registered to Germany, uprated with 1886-96 2d and 1d orange-brown postal stationery cut-out all cancelled by “R” handstamps with “REGISTERED / MELBOURNE.VIC” cds alongside and arrival cds below, an unusual franking (Plate 17) £230-£250

613 C * -- April 17 1½d red on 2d violet UPU postal stationery card (H&G 12) endorsed “per Orient” and sent registered to Beirut, Syria, uprated with 1d yellow-buff (2) and 1d dull rose on blue postal stationery cut-outs all cancelled by “R” handstamps with “REGISTERED / MELBOURNE.VIC” cds alongside, readdressed on arrival to Alexandria, Egypt, with appropriate transit and arrival datestamps, fine and scarce (Plate 17) £300-£350

614 C * 1894 March 5 1½d red on 1d violet unsevered UPU postal stationery reply card (H&G 13) endorsed “per Cuzco” and sent registered to Damascus, Syria, uprated with 1886-96 2d purple and 1d orange-brown postal stationery cut- out all (both defective) cancelled by “R” handstamps with “REGISTERED / MELBOURNE.VIC” cds alongside, reply half unused but with hooded “BEYROUT / BRITISH POST OFFICE” transit cds (April 7), an unusual franking to a scarce destination (Plate 17) £120-£140

ZANZIBAR

615 C * 1902 November 28, 1a carmine on buff postal stationery card, H&G 10, sent registered to England, up-rated with 1899-1901 4a myrtle green and 4½a blue-black and 1898 1a indigo and 2½a bright blue tied by “Zanzibar” squared circle datestamps Framed “TOO LATE” at lower left and reverse with Beaconsfield arrival (December 22), charming and very scarce (Plate 18) £150-£170

616 C * 1936 Registered Parcel Label Zanzibar to Johannesburg dated 24 December 36, most unusual (Plate 18) £230-£250

617 C * 1936 December 9, illustrated (H.H. The Sultan) postcard sent registered to ‘Dodoma’ (Zanzibar) franked with the set of four Jubilee stamps tied by ‘Zanzibar’ cds, blue registered label, ‘Daressalaam’ oval registered datestamp (11 Dec) and ‘Dodoma’ arrival cds dated 13 Dec (Plate 18) £80-£90

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618 C * Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates: 1902 (April) letter to his mother in England, handwritten in pencil while Oates was recovering from illness in the Heilbron hospital, Orange River Colony, accompanied by original cover which is franked GB QV 1d lilac tied by Army Post Office/S Africa cds for AP 26 02 and a transcript of the letter £70-£80

619 C Frederick Courtney Selous: 1904 January 15, hand-written personal letter concerning a lecture he had given in Guildford concerning the ‘Macedonian Question’, headed ‘Heatherside, Worplesdon, Surrey’, signed off ...yours very truly F.C. Selous. Selous was a famous explorer and big game hunter (Plate 18) £100-£120

620 E John Glenn: Landscape photo (275 x 202mm) of Glenn climbing inside the “Friendship 7” capsule, clearly signed in black felt tip, a couple of trivial creases at top right corner not affecting the actual picture, with letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA (Plate 18) £150-£170

621 E Margaret Thatcher: Landscape photo (253 x 202mm), originally taken from a newspaper photograph and reproduced, of a young Mrs Thatcher delivering a speech, signed in the margin at foot in black ink, fine condition (Plate 19) £150-£170

622 E Nelson Mandela: Head and shoulders colour photo (202 x 252mm) showing Nelson Mandela laughing, signed and dated ‘2003’ in blue ink, fine condition with ‘Plymbooks C.O.A. and ‘lifetime guarantee’ (Plate 19) £1,000-£1,200

623 E Roald Amundsen: 1922 August 6, newspaper cutting from the Boston Sunday Post with article relating to Amundsen’s planned North Polar flight, a clear signature in blue-green ink next to a photo of his ship “Maud”, the paper typically toned £150-£170

624 E Roald Amundsen: 1926 May 16, newspaper cutting from the New York Times with article relating to Amundsen’s planned North Polar flight in the airship “Norge”, a clear signature in blue-green ink in the upper border, thepaper typically toned £150-£170

625 E Robert Baden-Powell: 1909 Novovember 27. type-written letter headed “32 PRINCES GATE, LONDON, S.W.”, with fine signature in black ink £150-£170

626 C Sir Douglas Mawson: Sheet of notepaper headed “THE BRITISH, AUSTRALIAN, NEW ZEALAND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION OF 1929-30/ S.Y. DISCOVERY” and signed by the explorer Sir Douglas Mawson in black ink, folded once but signature not affected £50-£60

BANKNOTES

627 A Diverse accumulation in album including Bank of England 1970s £1 Page (4), 1980s £1 Somerset, £5 Gill, Kentfield, Lowther, £10 Kentfield, £20 Kentfield, Lowther, Bank of Scotland 1996 £5, RBS 2000 £10, Jersey £1 and £5 ‘Black’, Canada 1986 $5, HSBCo 1992 $10, $50, Denmark 1918 5k and 1921 1k, Kazakhstan 2012 500t, a few later Imperial Russian odds, Russia 1995 10,000r and Egypt 1995 £E10, most taken from circulation but BoE notes fine (63) £200-£220

COINS

628 ½B Worldwide accumulation in four small plastic storage units, dating from mid 1800s to around 2002, mostly taken from circulation and in predictably mixed condition, however some later issues in better grades, areas of interest include UK round £1 (20+), 1929 Trade Dollar, VF+ with some toning, Netherlands 1925 1g, 1933 2½g (F), Eire 1928, 1939 1s, 1939 2s (VG), West Germany around 25dm face, France 1933 5f, 1918 2f, South Africa 1929 2½s, Switzerland around 40f face value incl a few older silver odds, USA 1911 5s (F+), Jamaica 1918, 1919 1d, Peru 1926 1sol (VG), Canada 1911 50c (VG), Egypt incl a few older part silver odds, Cyprus 1907 9pi (VG), 1921 4½pi (VG), also a good selection of European odds from 1950s to around 2002 (Few Hundreds) £100-£120

Lot 727 1888 Watermark Orbs, £1 brown-lilac (SG 186) £300-£350

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629 B 1952 “The Royal Philatelic Collection” by Sir John Wilson, a few tones, mostly affecting a few fly-leaves at front and rear and some damage to slip-case but largely fine, stored in plastic crate for protection £50-£60

POSTAL HISTORY

630 C * 1840 January 10 (first day of Uniform 1d Post) printed ‘Metropolitan Life Assurance Society’ questionnaire with ‘Chief Office 1D PAID’ and P.D./JA 10/1840 handstamps in red, then turned and returned with ‘2’ in black, ‘Tower St’ and ‘Jan 11’ in red, a few peripheral tears still fine and scarce (Plate )” printed ‘Metropolitan Life Assurance Society’ questionnaire with ‘Chief Office 1D PAID’ and P.D./JA 10/1840 handstamps in red, then turned and returned with ‘2’ in black, ‘Tower St’ and ‘Jan 11’ in red, a few peripheral tears still fine and scarce £200-£220

631 631 C * 1843 1d Mulready (Atlas Assurance Co) advertisement letter sheet to Colchester with a supeb ‘No.’ 9 in Maltese Cross in black, cat £3,000 £1,600-£1,800

632 632 C * 1844 1d Mulready (Atlas Assurance Co) advertisement letter sheet from Berkley to Colchester with a very fine ‘No.’ 10 in Maltese Cross in black, cat £4,500 £2,000-£2,400

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633 633 C * 1854 January 31 locally addressed unfolded cover, franked with a very fine four margin example of the 1854 1d red brown plate 165 (Treasury Roulette) tied by a neat London “74” duplex, a very attractive example which is rare to find with four clear margins and the serpentine rouletting not cutting into the design, the cover with almost complete black wax seal on reverse, (SG B2i), BPA cert (1995), cat £23,000 £5,000-£5,500

634 634 C * 1869 Entire from London to Trieste, Austia, franked by 1869 6d mauve (SG 109) cancelled only by two strikes of the red ‘PD’ oval with a further two strikes alongside and a blue transit below, arrival backstamp, most attractive £1,800-£2,000

635 E * 1871 3d rose, plate 6, pair on registered entire letter to France tied by ”W/1” obliterator, underpaying postage with “Green” string secured by way seals. The rate at this time was 6d. registration fee plus 6d. postage but this was not paid. Rare and most unusual (Plate 19) £700-£800

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636 636 C * February entire from London to Santander, Spain, franked with 1873 1s green (SG 150) cancelled solely by the red ‘PD’ in ova, the contents dated February 10th, most attractive £1,500-£1,700

637 C * 1892 1d red postcard (Huggins & Baker CP27) used as a Formula Card for “Round-the-World” usage, franked with Romania 1887-96 5b green postage due, and 1890 1½b, 3b and 5b (on reverse) tied by Constanta cds (June 15), Serbia 1890 5p (x2) tied by Belgrade cds (19 June), Niger Coast 1894 (May) ½d and 2½d tied by oval Old Calabar datestamps (August 16, 1895), and Gold Coast 1884-91 ½d and 2½d tied by 556 obliterators and returned to England with oval Liverpool transit ds (September 20) and St Albans arrival cds (September 21), slight creasing and some soiling still an appealing card viewed from either side! (Plate 19) £400-£450

638 C * 1929 Postal Union Congress ½d to 2½d in control strips of three on individual registered day of issue envelopes, registered, fine and very unusual (Plate 19) £850-£950

639 E * 1935 Silver Jubilee selection of envelopes/cards including advertising, airmail, maritime and registered, also KEVII postcards with a range of neat “Skeleton” postmarks and 1840 Treasury Competition Charles Whiting embossed oval “Paid” essay in carmine 1862 reprint, faults, generally good to fine (64 items) £90-£100

640 C * 1937 May 10 Individual unaddressed first day covers franked with 1937 ½d green and 1d scarlet (SG 462/3) cancelled with ‘WINDSOR CASTLE - WINDSOR/BERKS’ cds, a fine and rare matching pair (Plate 19) £600-£700

641 C * 1957 September 12, 46th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference 4d ultramarine, on illustrated first day cover with London SW1 special h/s, addressed to Major Tafton Beamish MC, MP (a.k.a. Baron Charlwood), also GPO presentation folder containing a mint example plus 6d air letter for same occasion, accompanied by a letter dated 11th September on GPO HQ headed notepaper from Ernest Maples (Postmaster General January 1957 to October 1959), mostly typewritten but headed “Dear Tafton” and signed “Ernest”, cover with small ink mark at lower right but otherwise fine, an unusual group £150-£170

642 E B Ephemera: 1864 pamphlet produced by D G BERRI of 36 High Holborn, London who were engravers and printers and among other works produced date stamping devices for the post office, the publication shows samples of their work, the original binding absent but otherwise fine, also an 1863 advertising leaflet for “The People’s Printing Press” which was produced by the same company £50-£60

643 E * Postal Notice: 1858 June 12th, “Green Tape To Distinguish Registered Letters” four page document outlaying the use of green tape on registered letters to all postmaster from Rowland Hill, Secretary, General Post Office, fine and rare (Outside Back Cover) £650-£750

644 E * Postal Notice: 1863 (December) “CAUTION” about valuable enclosures sent in unregistered letters” notification that Registration on Inland letters has been reduced from 6d. to 4d, minor imperfections otherwise fine and rare (Outside Front Cover) £650-£750

645 E * Postage Dues: Collection on pages of covers and postcards from 1890s to around 2000, almost all of which are either unpaid, underpaid or have attracted a charge on delivery for another reason, more interesting items include 1907 p.c. from Ceylon to London, franked 2c with 1½d to pay, 1937 cover from Nairobi to London franked 10c, 1½d due, 1930 cover Port Elizabeth (SA) to London franked 4d airmail, 4d due, Hong Kong 1904 postcard to London franked 2c, 1d due, 1919 cover from Bavaria to London, franked 20pf, 1½d due, 1925 Dubno, Poland to Hastings, franked 15g, with 1½d chestnut p.d., 1905 p.c. from Zermatt, Switzerland, franked France 10c with 2d due, Spanish Morocco 1952 to Guernsey, franked 1p, 4d due, 1904 cover Tangier (with KEVII Morocco Agencies 1d), 3d due, 1974 Leicester to Nottingham, unpaid with 7p p.d., 1970 Los Angeles to London, franked 6c, 10d due but 10s applied in error, also 2d and 8d, an interesting lot and well worth viewing (92) £250-£300

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646 E * Three items comprising 1840 1d black (4 margins) on entire (not tied) to Manchester, 1882 registered ‘Stanley Gibbons’ cover to Germany franked 1880 2d (3) and 1d lilac tied by ‘dumb cancels’ and German label over two stamps and 1827 entire Wappenbury to Castlethorpe with ‘TOO LATE’ and ‘Warwick/Py Post’ in blue and unframed circular ‘LEAMINTON’ h/s’s, a nice trio £100-£120

647 ½B * Collection of Postal History 1836-1994 (c.) mainly addressed to Newbury and surrounding area housed in three red albums, with strength in 1841 1d.reds many with Maltese Cross cancellations, few with straight-line handstamps, 1858-79 1d. Penny Plates with a range of postmarks; also a range of Paid/One Penny handstamps, condition variable (Hundreds) £130-£150

648 1½B * Mostly older collection in nine volumes from pre-stamp to 1940s including 1840 entire from New York to London “per Great Western, via Bristol” with fine BRISTOL/SHIP LETTER, 1778 entire from Bath to London with bishop mark for 8 IA, 1835 entire from Halifax (Nova Scotia) to London with ‘Ship Letter/London’ crown cds for 16 APR 1835, two volumes of WW1 mostly censored postcards and covers and two vols of ‘cut-out’ WW1 censor marks, condition mixed in places with some pre-stamp items (not those mentioned) stuck down to page (Few Hundred) £200-£220 See also lots 548/549

QUEEN VICTORIA

649 C E Essays: 1839 Treasury Competition, Charles Whiting essay number 10 in black and red, defective at left, design touched or lightly cut-into, Spec vol 1 page 6, cat from £1,600 (Plate 20) £160-£180

650 C 8 1840 1d black plate 1b: AF, four large even margins, fine used by large part MC in red (Plate 20) £140-£160

651 C 8 -- CE, four good to large margins, fine used by large part MC in red £90-£100

652 C 8 -- FD, four good to large margins, good used by part MC in red £80-£90

653 C 8 -- FE, four large to very large margins, superb used by crisp complete MC in red, exceptional (Plate 20) £180-£200

654 C 8 -- KE, four large to very large margins, used by slightly smudged part MC in black which leaves much of portrait visible (Plate 20) £130-£150

655 C 8 -- 1d black plate 2: SJ, four large to very large margins, very fine used by large part MC in red (Plate 20) £140-£160

656 C 8 -- 1d black plate 5: MA, four good to very large margins, used by large part slightly over-inked MC in red (Plate 20) £140-£160

657 C 8 -- SH, close (but clear) at left with large margins elsewhere, used by almost complete MC in red £70-£80

658 658 C H -- 1d black plate 6: KD, tiny thin at foot, four clear to large margins, part o.g., cat £13,500 £1,200-£1,400

659 C 8 -- LG, four good even margins, used by rather smudged MC in red (Plate 20) £50-£60

660 C 8 -- LL, four good to very large margins, used with complete strike of red MC (Plate 20) £130-£150

661 C 8 -- OI, four close to large margins, tied to small piece by complete MC in red £60-£70

662 C 8 -- RL, slightly worn four good to large margins, tied to small piece by almost complete MC in red (Plate 20) £100-£120

663 C 8 -- 1d black plate 8: MK, close (but clear) at lower left with large margins elsewhere, used by neat large part MC in black £80-£90

664 C 8 -- ML, four good to large margins, used with almost complete strike of red MC (Plate 20) £160-£180

665 C 8 -- QI, four margins, used with bold strike of black MC (Plate 20) £120-£140

666 C 8 -- 1d black, three used examples comprising plate 10 (QB), touched at right with large margins elsewhere, on front to Bedale with black MC, plate 5 (RJ), cut-into at top with good to large margins elsewhere, tied to front by black MC and plate 1b (PD) tied to battered entire by red MC, four margins but affected by heavy filing crease, cat £1,700+ £120-£140

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667 C 8 -- 1d black, three used examples comprising plate 4 (QB) with red MC, plate 5 (OF) and plate 9 (TD) both with black MCs, first just touched by ‘Q’ square with good to large margins elsewhere, the others just clear to good margins elsewhere, cat £1,400 (Plate 20) £160-£180

668 C 8 1840 2d pale blue plate 1: FC, close (but clear) at left with large margins elsewhere, neatly cancelled by a large part MC in red (Plate 20) £325-£375

669 C 8 -- OH, lovely deep full blue, four good to large margins, used by somewhat heavy black MC (Plate 20) £180-£200

670 670 E 8 -- 2d blue plate 2: EA-EL a complete horizontal row of 12, used by numerous black MCs, sheet margins absent and outer corners of ‘EA’ and ‘EL’ trimmed diagonally, otherwise just touched to large margins with seven stamps having good to large margins, small scissor cut and lightly folded between ‘EG’ and ‘EH’, an extraordinary rarity with only two other similar multiples being known, one of which is in the Royal Collection £9,500-£10,000

671 C 8 -- SK, four good to large margins, used with almost complete strike of black MC (Plate 20) £200-£220

672 C 8 -- SL four clear to large margins, used by neat MC in black (Plate 20) £200-£220

673 C I 1841 1d red-brown, die I, Alphabet I, plate 59 imprimatur lettered AI (SG Spec BS28), exceptionally fine with full margin and part inscription “Letter, In Wetting...” (Plate 20) £350-£400

674 675 676 674 C I -- 1d red brown plate 63, superb unused top left corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered AA, showing part sheet inscription and plate number “63”. Rare. Ex. Clark (1946) & “Verus”. £2,500-£2,700

675 C I -- 1d red brown plate 99, superb unused top left corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered AA, showing part sheet inscription and plate number “99”. Rare. Ex. Clark (1946) & “Verus”. £2,500-£2,700

676 C I -- 1d red brown plate 123, superb unused top left corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered AA, showing part sheet inscription and plate number “123”. Rare. Ex. Clark (1946) & “Verus” £2,500-£2,700

677 678 679 677 C I -- 1d red brown plate 124, superb unused top left corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered AA, showing part sheet inscription and plate number “124”. Rare. Ex. Clark (1946) & “Verus”. £2,500-£2,700

678 C I -- 1d red brown plate 131, superb unused top right corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered AL, showing part sheet inscription and plate number “131”. Rare. Ex. Colonel Bates (1934) & “Verus”. £2,500-£2,700

679 C I -- 1d red brown plate 163, Alphabet II, superb unused top right corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered AL, showing part sheet inscription and plate number “163”. Rare. Ex. Colonel Bates (1934) & “Verus”. £2,500-£2,700

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680 681 682 683 680 C T -- 2d blue trial, superb unused left marginal pair from the trial sheet of twelve with blank corner letters (Spec. DP43), produced for application to postal notices informing postmasters of the forthcoming issue. Scarce £1,000-£1,200

681 C T -- 2d blue trial, superb unused right marginal pair from the trial sheet of twelve with blank corner letters (Spec. DP43), produced for application to postal notices informing postmasters of the forthcoming issue. Scarce £1,000-£1,200

682 C T 1850 1d red-brown “Prince Consort” essay printed in red-brown and perforated 16 (Spec. DP71(3a) lettered FJ, very fine unused o.g. example and a magnificent and rare essay without doubt the finest of the 5recorded examples. Ex. “Verus”. £13,000-£15,000

683 C T -- 1d Black “Prince Consort” essay printed in black and perforated 16 (Spec. DP71(3c), lettered FJ, superb unused o.g. and a magnificent and rare essay without doubt one of the finest recorded examples. Ex. “Verus”. £8,000-£9,000

684 C 8 -- 1d Red brown “Archer” plate 100 (SG 16b), lettered MK, very fine used cancelled by a crisp London City ‘14’ numeral, scarce in this quality £250-£300

685 C H 1854-57 Paper more or less blued, watermark Small Crown perf 16, 1d yellow-brown plate 171 (SG 18), left marginal vertical pair showing part inscription, fresh large part o.g., a scarce multiple (Plate 20) £400-£450

686 C 8 -- Watermark Small Crown perf 14, 2d blue plate 4 with inverted watermark (SG 23wi), lettered PG showing recut side line at right, very fine used well centred example, neatly cancelled by a lightly struck Bradford datestamp. A lovely example of this difficult watermark variety (Plate 20) £325-£375

687 C 8 -- Watermark Small Crown 1d red brown plate 1, Die II, Alphabet II (SG 24/Spec. C3(1)var), very fine used block of four lettered LI-MJ, neatly cancelled by Chester “180” numerals in deep blue. Slight shortish perf at foot of MI not detracting from this very attractive multiple (Plate 20) £400-£450

688 C 8 -- Watermark Large Crown, perf 14, 2d blue plate 5, horizontal pair lettered DA-DB showing major re-entry on right stamp (Spec. F6(1)d.), very fine used with black London City “31” numerals leaving a clear profile on leftstamp (Plate 20) £120-£140

689 C 8 1856-58 Watermark Large Crown, perf 16, 2d blue plate 6 (SG 36a), centred to lower left but neatly used by part London duplex, well above average for this scarce stamp, cat £375 (Plate 20) £100-£120

690 693 694 690 C I 1857 1d Rose-red plate 66 with inverted watermark, top right corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered AL, showing part sheet inscription and plate number “66”, fine unused, rare. Ex. Colonel Bates (1934) & “Verus”. £1,500-£1,700

691 C 8 -- blue plate 6 lettered LE showing re-entry (SG 36a/Spec. F8c), very fine used cancelled by a London City “3” numeral leaving variety clear, Scarce (Plate 20) £250-£300

692 C 8 -- 2d blue plate 6 lettered ME showing re-entry (SG36a/Spec. F8c), very fine used cancelled by Cardiff “162” duplex’s. Scarce (Plate 20) £230-£250

693 C H 1864-79 1d rose red plate 136, error “Imperforate” (SG 43a), lettered TF, very fine unused o.g. with close to large four margins, very rare, cat £8,500. Ex. “Verus” £3,000-£3,200

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694 C H 1870 1½d rose red plate 1, imperforate horizontal pair (Spec. G6(1)e) lettered PK-PL, very fine and fresh o.g., paper thin at top of PK due to natural paper inclusion nevertheless an attractive and rare multiple, cat. £18,500. Ex. “Verus”. £5,000-£5,500

695 C 8 1847-54 1s pale green (SG 54), very fine used four margin lower marginal example cancelled twice by the “466” Liverpool spoon for DEC.1855. Scarce so fine. Ex. “Maximus” (Plate 20) £400-£450

696 C 8 -- 1s green Die 2 (SG 55), huge four margin left hand wing marginal, very fine used with a Liverpool “466” numeral (Plate 20) £400-£450

697 697 C H 1855-57 Watermark Large Garter, 4d Rose (SG 66a/ Spec. J51(2).), very fine and fresh unused o.g. block of four, lightly mounted on the top two stamps only. Showing the usual gum crazing as normally seen nevertheless an exceptionally fresh block of four, cat £12,000. Ex. “Verus”. £5,000-£5,500

698 699 700 698 C T 1856 6d Colour trial, very fine imperforate example printed in green on thin card with a Helmsley/Crown trial cancellation in deep blue, lovely colour, rare. Ex. “Verus” £4,000-£4,400

699 C I 1862 3d Bright carmine-rose plate 2 (State 2, clear spandrels), very fine unused imperforate imprimatur lettered TL. One of twenty four examples, many of which are in institutional collections. £3,000-£3,200

700 C I -- 4d bright red plate 3 (without hair lines), very fine unused o.g. imperforate imprimatur lettered SG. Very rare, one of only 25 possible examples many of which are in institutional collections. Ex. “Verus”. £2,300-£2,500

701 702 701 C H -- 4d pale red plate 3 (SG 80), block of four lettered QD-RE, very fine and fresh well centred, RE with a scuffed perforation at lower right nevertheless an exceptionally rare multiple with lovely colour, fresh o.g and centring, cat. £10,000. Ex. “Verus”. £4,000-£4,400

702 C H -- 6d deep lilac plate 3 (SG 83), right wing marginal block of four lettered MG-NH, very fine and fresh well centred with unused o.g., some slight perforation faults at right nevertheless a spectacular multiple in an exceptional intense colour. Ex. “Verus” £5,000-£5,500

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703 706 703 C I 1865 4d Vermilion plate 7, very fine unused o.g. imperforate top marginal imprimatur lettered AH. Very rare, one of only 25 possible examples, many of which are in institutional collections. £1,000-£1,200

704 C 8 1867-80 1s green plate 7 (SG 117), top marginal lettered KC showing part sheet inscription, very fine used neatly cancelled by a Cannon St cds dated AU.19.1872 (Plate 20) £50-£60

705 C 8 -- 2s brown, watermark spray of rose (SG 121), re-perforated at foot and rather faded, otherwise sound used by two part barred ovals, a representative space-filler of this scarce stamp, cat £4,200 (Plate 20) £150-£170

706 C 8 1872-73 6d pale chestnut plate 12 lettered IE (SG 124a), fine used left hand wing marginal cancelled with ‘455’ Liverpool duplex, a rareity, BPA cert (2015) £1,800-£2,000

707 C 8 1867-83 Watermark Maltese Cross, £1 brown-lilac (SG 129), a trace of creasing at foot, otherwise sound used by part London ‘SW/6’ barred oval and centring above average, cat £4,500 (Plate 20) £300-£350

708 709 708 C 8 -- £1 brown-lilac (SG 129), lettered CB, very fine and fresh well centred example, neatly cancelled by a crisp Glasgow cds for MY.4.1882, a beautiful stamp with an exceptionally fine colour £2,400-£2,600

709 C 8 -- Watermark Anchors on blued paper: 5s rose plate 4 (SG 130), lettered BG, superb used perfectly centred example cancelled by a crisp Glasgow cds for Boxing day 1883, rarely seen so fine £2,500-£2,700

710 C 8 -- £5 orange (SG 133), light creasing and somewhat faded, good used by several Gresham House St. cds’s, a good representative example of this very scarce stamp, cat £15,000 (Plate 20) £1,300-£1,500

711 C 8 1867-83 Watermark Large Anchor on white paper, £1 brown-lilac (SG 136), 7mm (approx.) tear and blue crayon line at upper left, otherwise of good used appearance with large part London ‘experimental’ squared circle d.s., a good representative space-filler of this rare stamp, cat £9,000 (Plate 20) £300-£350

712 C 8 -- £5 orange (SG 137), ironed-out vertical crease at right (apparent from face) and a few shortish perfs, used by rather heavy Glasgow cds for Ap 1 95, cat £4,750 (Plate 20) £500-£600

713 714 713 C 8 -- £5 orange (SG 137), sound used by heavy Belfast cds for No 4 90 (small part additional strike at foot) and light ‘dumb’ barred oval, cat £4,750 £1,300-£1,500

714 C 8 -- £5 orange (SG 137) lettered ‘BB’, centred right but good colour and neatly used with Belfast cds dated November 20 90 cds with circular ‘bars’ alongside £1,500-£1,700

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715 715 C P 1870 1s Die proof. Very fine and fresh example without corner letters or plate numbers printed in deep mauve on white matt card (92 x 60mm). Produced by DLR for display at the 1870 International Exhibition. Very rare, only two or three examples are believed to exist in each colour. Ex.”Verus”. £4,300-£4,500

716 716 C P 1872 6d Die proof. Very fine master die proof printed in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm) without further endorsements. Scarce. £1,000-£1,200

717 718 719 717 C I 1873-80 Watermark Anchor, 2½d rosy mauve, plate 5 Imprimatur lettered PL (SG 138var), very fresh o.g., a rare item, this plate was not issued on Anchor watermark paper £1,800-£2,000

718 C I -- Watermark Spray, 3d rose plate 21, Imprimatur lettered TH (SG 143var), fine large part o.g. with good margins, rare with the stamp only being issues on Crown watermarked paper £1,000-£1,200

719 C I -- 1s deep green plate 9, top marginal Imprimatur lettered AB (SG 148var), showing current number, very fresh o.g., a unique item. Ex latto £2,000-£2,400

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720 720 C P 1874 6d Die proof Pl.15., very fine example printed in black on white glazed card (93 x 61mm) with plate numbers “15” inserted but without any further endorsements, scarce £1,000-£1,200

721 C I 1880 ½d Venetian red. Very fine unused o.g. top marginal imperforate imprimatur. Scarce. Ex. “Verus”. (Plate 20) £250-£300

722 723 722 C I -- 6d Grey plate 14. top marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered ‘AC’ (SG 147var), very fine unused o.g. Very scarce, one of only 25 possible examples many of which are in institutional collections £1,000-£1,200

723 C P 1881 1d Die proof (Die II, 16 Dots). Very fine proof printed in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm), endorsed “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “3 JUN 81”. Scarce £800-£900

724 C De La Rue Official Reproductions: 1881 1d lilac, 1880 2d rose, 1878-83 10/- and £1 affixed to part day book page, fine and rare (Inside Front Cover) £1,000-£1,200

725 729 725 C 8 1883-84 5s rose on blued paper (SG 176), very fine used well centred example lettered GF, neatly cancelled by a Greenock cds, dated in the blued paper period for DE.30.1884, most attractive. Karl Louis and P.E. certs (2001 and 2003 respectively), cat £4,000 £2,000-£2,400

726 C 8 1884 Watermark Imperial Crowns £1 brown-lilac (SG 185), vertical crease and centred to lower right, used by Hull cds for No 17 90 and telegraphic box, a good representative example, cat £2,800 (Plate 20) £220-£240

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727 C 8 1888 Watermark Orbs, £1 brown-lilac (SG 186), partially erased blue crayon line at right, one short perf and tiny red mark on face, used by two rather heavy registered oval d.s. for 5 DEC 88, a good representative example of this scarce stamp, cat £4,250 (Plate 21) £300-£350

728 C 8 1883-84 9d dull green (SG 195), a couple of shortish perfs and a little off centre but good colour, used by neat part Liverpool cds, well above average for this stamp, cat £480 £80-£90

729 C H 1887-92 ‘Jubilee’ ½d Vermilion (watermark inverted) variety printed on the gummed side (SG 197a - Spec. K27(2) d), very fine u/m, a rare variety, Ex. Aureum £2,000-£2,400

730 C T -- 2d “Jubilee” Colour Trial. Very fine and fresh unused example printed on gummed, unwatermarked paper with green head plate and orange yellow duty plate. Scarce. Ex “Aureum”. (Plate 20) £500-£600

731 C T -- 2d “Jubilee” Colour Trial. Very fine and fresh unused example printed on gummed, unwatermarked paper with purple head plate and pale brown duty plate. Scarce. Ex “Aureum”. (Plate 20) £500-£600

732 C P -- 4½d, die proof of head plate on glazed card, endorsed ‘AFTER HARDENING’, dated 28 MAY 92 and initialled ‘GFS’ in black ink, upper right corner trimmed off but otherwise largely fine, see Spec vol I, page 270, cat £1,850 (Plate 21) £100-£120

733 C 8 -- £1 green (SG 212), small wrinkle at upper right, used by two heavy London E.C. hooded circle d.s., cat £750 (Plate 21) £100-£120

734 C 8 -- £1 green (SG 212), vertical strip of 3 (QD-SD) each used by light Glasgow cds and by single telegraphic box “T.A.B./ EDINR” with additional part strikes, light vertical crease but a very scarce multiple, cat £2,400+ (Plate 21) £650-£750

735 C H Officials - I.R. Official:1882 1d lilac, die II overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 9 (SG O3a), very fine unused o.g. Ex Wiseman (Plate 21) £100-£120

736 C H -- 6d grey overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 9 (SG O4s) lettered MK, very fine unused o.g.. Ex Wiseman (Plate 21) £130-£150

737 C H Govt. Parcels: 1890 1s dull green overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 9 (SG O68s), very fine unused o.g. (Plate 21) £130-£150

738 C H Telegraph: 1876 1d red-brown “Telegraph” plate 1 with inverted watermark (SG T2wi), lettered GB, very fine u/m, scarce (Plate 21) £130-£150

739 C S -- 1876 6d grey plate 1 “Imperforate” overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 9. (SG T6var/Spec. L212t), top marginal lettered LA, very fine u/m (Plate 21) £50-£60

740 C T -- 1877 3s imperforate top marginal colour trial in dull mauve, overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 8 (SG T11 var), lettered BI, very fine unused o.g. (Plate 21) £50-£60

741 C T -- 1875 5s Telegraphs plate 2 imperforate imprimatur (SG T13var/Spec. L232var), lettered HE, very fine unused o.g., the date of registration in pencil on reverse “23.9.75”, scarce, one of only eighteen examples recorded, eight of which are in institutional collections (Plate 21) £400-£450

742 C T -- 1876 £1 “Telegraph” imperforate colour trial printed in ultramarine, overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 8 (SG T17var/Spec L236var), lettered CI, very fine unused o.g. (Plate 21) £400-£450

743 E H * -- Q.V. selection of cards and forms arranged in an album and on neatly written-up pages including a good range of types and values predominately unused with 6d. A1 form with spectacular pre-printing error, few overprinted ”Specimen”, 6d. complete booklet of twenty forms, 1/- ”Priority” form unused, Government Despatch dockets (3), 1870 (25 July) Post Office and Submarine Telegraphs used form for St. Helier, Jersey, Post Office Notices (2) both 1885 editions, few used, an interesting lot, generally good to fine £600-£700

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744 C T 1901 2½d Composite “Paste Up” essay of the Victorian “Jubilee” series. A spectacular Series “A” essay with a lithographed three-quarter portrait of King Edward VII mounted on thick card (77 x 100mm) endorsed “A” at top left. A magnificent essay and exhibition piece, believed to be one of only two or three examples in private hands. Ex. “Minoru”. (Outside Back Cover) £4,500-£4,700

745 C T -- 4d Composite “Paste Up” essay of the Victorian “Jubilee” series. A spectacular Series “A” essay with a lithographed three-quarter portrait of King Edward VII mounted on thick card (77 x 100mm) endorsed “A” at top left. A magnificent essay and exhibition piece, believed to be one of only two or three examples in private hands. Ex. “Minoru”. (Outside Back Cover) £4,500-£4,700

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746 746 C P -- Edward VII Die proof. Very fine example of the approved head and frame without value, printed in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm) endorsed in manuscript “P.6” at foot. As used for the ½d, 1d & 6d values. Scarce. Ex. “Minoru”. £1,700-£1,900

747 C E 1903 1d “Canada Head” Essay Die Proof (Die 2, Large head). Very fine die proof printed in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm) dated “27 JUL 03”. Very scarce. Ex. “Minoru”. (Plate 21) £800-£900

748 C E -- 1d Canada Head Essay Colour Trial (Die 2, large head). Superb unused example printed in carmine-red on thin wove, ungummed, rosette watermarked paper. Scarce so fine. Ex. “Minoru”. (Plate 21) £800-£900

749 E H 1911 Perf 14 1d aniline rose (SG 275a), complete lower marginal strip of 12 with A11 control, two stamps with perf faults at top and another with light tone spot, hinged in margins at either end but stamps u/m, very scarce, RPS cert (2008), cat £3,600 (Plate 21) £500-£600

750 E H -- Perf 15x14, 3d dull reddish purple on lemon, mint reconstructed sheetlet (plate 4, R. 9/12) of sixteen with interpane and margin with continuous rule, one stamp showing ”Broken Frame at Right” (Spec. M22(4)e), the u/m variety appears in position R. 3/3 within the sheetlet, a rare and unusual piece, fine, cat £2,565+ (Plate 22) £850-£950

751 C 8 1911-13 £1 deep green (SG 320), ironed-out vertical crease at right (apparent from face) and typical centring for this stamp, however used by light part registered oval ds which leaves most of design visible, cat £750 (Plate 22) £100-£120

752 752 C S Officials: Inland Revenue 1902-04 6d pale dull purple, overprinted specimen type 16 (SG O23s), a little heavily hinged and odd fractionally short perf, large part o.g., a good example of this rarity, clear RPS cert (1961), cat £45,000 £16,000-£18,000

753 C ++ Office of Works: 1902 10d dull purple and carmine (SG O35), light creasing at top and colour a little washed, used by two part cds, BPA and PTS certs (1978 and 2017 respectively), cat £2,250 (Plate 22) £500-£600

Lot 767 1d orange-vermilion horizontal pair, left stamp dandy roll variety, missing G in watermark £200-£220

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754 754 C E KGV Die Proof of small unadopted Medal Head (10mm) with outline surround cleared, in black on surface glazed proof paper (69 x 78mm), stamped “323” on reverse, very fine and rare, unlited by SG. Ex J.A.C. Harrion archive £1,000-£1,200

755 756 755 C E 1910 3d Downey Head Hentschel Zinc Block Essay for colour, dull reddish mauve on white wove paper with handstruck “W/93” in black and pencil note “Tyrian Purple”, attractive and very rare £1,000-£1,200

756 C I P -- 3d Downey Head Hentschel Zinc Block Essay for colour, light reddish mauve on yellow wove paper with handstruck “W/93” in black and pencil note “Tyrian Purple 56”, attractive and very rare £1,000-£1,200

757 758 757 C E -- 10d Downey Head Hentschel Zinc Block Essay for colour, bright blue-green reddish mauve on white wove paper with ink m/s “Green. No 154” attractive and very rare £1,000-£1,200

758 C I P 1911-12 Die Proofs for the ‘Head’ and ‘Duty’ plates for the 1s “Post Office Savings Bank”, superb condition and very rare £1,000-£1,200

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759 759 E P 1912 Medal Head proof by J.A.C.Harrison, uncleared and without background shading, undated in black on proof paper, Stage 1A (129mm x 175mm), fine and rare £2,800-£3,000

760 760 C E -- ½d Die II Die Proof colour trial taken from stage 5 die, 1st state with solid “H” in “HALFPENNY”, printed in grey-brown on gummed paper with Crown watermark, very rare and not listed in SG catalogues in this shade £1,000-£1,200

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761 761 C T -- 1d Carmine Paper Trial, plate 1a printed on thick chalk surfaced paper without watermark, block of six showing control “A 11”, fine unused o.g., the stamps u/m and a wonderful rarity from this period with only two control blocks known. See page 99 SG Spec vol. II £1,800-£2,000

762 C 8 1911-12 ½d green die 1a, error “Perf 14” (SG 322a), very fine used example of this scarce perforation variety neatly cancelled by a Great Yarmouth cds for AU.23.1911, RPS cert (1983) (Plate 22) £500-£600

763 C 8 1912 (Aug) Watermark simple cypher, ½d green die 2, variety watermark reversed (SG 344Wj), a couple of fractionally short perfs, used by light part ‘POST EARLY IN THE DAY’ slogan, scarce, cat £225 £80-£90

764 E H 1912-22 ½d and 1d corner blocks of thirty overprinted “Cancelled” (type 24 - Spec. N14v/15v), fine u/m (mounted on lower selvedge only), rare, cat £4,800+ (Plate 23) £1,500-£1,700

765 C H 1912-24 ½d yellow green showing “New moon” flaw at left in position R.2/3 from booklet pane (SG Spec N14(8) f), very fine unused o.g, (Plate 22) £250-£300

766 C H -- 1d carmine (Spec N16(10a)), lower right corner strip of 3 with T22 control, perf margin, hinged in margin and on one stamp, others u/m, Hendon cert (2017) (Plate 22) £220-£240

767 C H -- 1d orange-vermilion horizontal pair, left stamp dandy roll variety, missing G in watermark (Spec N16zb(15)), u/m, RPS cert (2009) (Plate 22) £200-£220

768 C 8 -- 1½d chestnut horizontal pair, right stamp with PENCF variety (SG 364/64a), tied to small piece by ‘WAVERTREE/ LIVERPOOL’ machine cancel for 23 May 22, a couple perf tones but uncommon used, cat £110 £30-£34

769 769 E H -- 2d brown-orange (Spec. N19(6)), block of twenty-four from the top two rows with full margins, superb u/m, cat £2,280+ £1,000-£1,200

770 C H -- 2½d French blue (Spec N21(3)), lower left corner block of 6 with E14 control, imperforate margin, fresh large part o.g. with three stamps u/m, RPS cert (2010) (Plate 22) £220-£240

771 C H -- 3d very deep (bright) violet (Spec N22(10)), lower left corner strip of 3 with W23 control, perf margin, u/m, with 2011 RPS cert (Plate 22) £220-£240

772 C H -- 4d deep slate-green lower left corner horizontal strip of three (SG N23(7)), showing control O20, fine u/m, Hendon cert (2013) showing as lower strip in block of six, cat £750+ (Plate 24) £300-£350

773 E H -- Mint selection on two printed album pages with all values to 1s present and some shades plus 6d perf 14, most u/m although a few including 9d olive-green lightly hinged (46) £200-£220

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774 A H 1912-26 Mainly mint collection of Royal Cypher and Block Cypher shades in stockbook, incl many blocks and strips, some with certs, vendor states ½d complete (ex 14 (10), 1d complete (ex N16 (10a) new shade and N16 (13), 1½d complete with many certs, 2d complete (N19 (9) fine used ex Quest, 2½d complete (ex 3), 3d, 4d and 5d complete, 6d complete including perf 14, 7d and 8d complete, 9d complete including Agate and greens, 10d complete, 1s complete (ex N32 (10), the block cypher shades complete, much ex Candlish McCleery and with considerable scope as a specialised collection to be expanded, some light duplication, condition generally good to fine large part o.g. or u/m, stc £25,000 + (Hundreds) £6,500-£7,500

775 E H 1913 Royal Cypher (Multiple) ½d and 1d coil leaders (Spec N15/e, N17/e), codes G and E respectively with eleven stamps attached and coli joins between rows 10 and 11, fine u/m and rarely seen, cat £7,000+ (Plate 24) £1,500-£1,700

776 C H -- Waterlow Seahorses, 2s6d deep sepia brown overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 26 (SG 399s), very fine and fresh o.g, well centred and scarce so fine (Plate 23) £300-£350

777 780 777 C H -- 2s6d blackish sepia (grey sepia - SG 400var), fresh large part o.g., trivial stain spot on front not detracting from this very rare shade as mentioned on page 195 in SG GB Volume 2, BPA cert (2011) £1,700-£1,900

778 C 8 -- £1 green (SG 403), a few missing or slightly pulled perfs, however well centred and otherwise fine used by Guernsey cds, cat £1,400 (Plate 23) £200-£220

779 C 8 -- £1 green (SG 403), a few shortish perfs but above average centring and used by light Guernsey cds, cat £1,400 (Plate 23) £300-£350

780 C H 1915 De La Rue Seahorses: 2s6d Cinnamon-brown (SG 406var/Spec N64(9)), right hand marginal with lovely bright impression, fine u/m, a rare shade, RPS cert (1977) £2,000-£2,400

781 C H 1924-26 ½d green top right corner pair showing striking offset on reverse (SG 418var), fine u/m (hinged on front margin) (Plate 23) £100-£120

782 C H -- ½d green, variety watermark sideways inverted (SG 418aWi), perfs at foot fractionally trimmed, fresh large part o.g. £80-£90

783 E H -- Set of 13 to 1s including both papers of 6d, also watermark sideways set of 4 to 2d and watermark inverted short set of 10 to both 6d, all appear u/m (27) £180-£200

784 C H -- 1½d red brown variety “Printed on the gummed side” (SG 420c). very fine u/m (Plate 23) £500-£600

785 785 C H -- 1½d red-brown booklet pane of four stamps and two labels with ‘Watermark sideways’ (SG 420f), the stamps large part o.g. or u/m, the selvedge skillfully reattached, a major booklet pane rarity £2,800-£3,000

786 C H -- 1½d red-brown top marginal horizontal pair showing striking offset on reverse (SG 420var), fine u/m (Plate 24) £100-£120

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787 787 C H -- 6d purple (Somerset House printing, plate 8) top left corner block of twelve (4 x 3) showing a spectacular perforation variety due to paper fold prior to perforation giving rise to “Imperforate between stamp and margin” (SG Spec N42b), tear in top margin just into stamp 2, a wonderful visual error £1,000-£1,200

788 C 8 -- 10d turquoise-blue showing the ‘Frame breaks at top and right’ variety (SG N44b), fine used and scarce as such (Plate 24) £200-£220

789 C H 1929 9th Postal Union Congress, set of 3 to 1½d purple-brown with watermark sideways (SG 434a/36a), fresh u/m £90-£100

790 C H -- 1½d purple-brown block of 4, lower left stamp showing R2/5 ‘1829’ for ‘1929’ (SG NComb7c) top pair hinged, lower pair fine u/m, cat £450 (Plate 24) £150-£170

Ex 791 791 C H --1½d purple-brown two control (K 29) lower left corner horizontal strips of three, with both upright and inverted watermarks (SG 436/436wi), both fine u/m, a most attractive matching pair the latter being rare £1,000-£1,200

792 C 8 -- £1 black (SG 438), creasing, a few toned perfs and 5mm (approx.) tear at top, used by large part ‘rubber’ parcel cds, a good representative space-filler of this popular stamp, cat £550 £60-£70

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793 793 C 8 -- £1 (SG 438), block of four with margin at right, tied to piece by London (18 Oct 1929) and Guernsey cds’s an attractive and rare multiple £1,500-£1,700

794 C H -- £1 black (SG 438), a few shortish perfs at top, large part o.g., cat £750 (Plate 24) £160-£180

795 C H -- £1 black (SG 438), light vertical crease at right and patchy gum tones (just visible from face), u/m, cat £1,100 (Plate 24) £160-£180

796 C H -- £1 black (SG 438), some light gum creasing and typical light toning, very lightly hinged with virtually full o.g., cat £750 (Plate 24) £200-£220

797 C H -- £1 black (SG 438), a few light wrinkles and a hint of gum toning, large part o.g., cat £750 (Plate 24) £300-£350

798 C T Colour Trials: 1934 1½d imperforate colour trials on gummed watermarked paper in scarlet, red-brown, ultramarine and grey-green, all with good margins all round, the first two with light bends/wrinkles, the grey-green large part o.g. the others u/m, cat ‘from’ £680 (Plate 24) £230-£250

799 C H 1934-36 ½d to 2d watermark sideways set of 4 (SG439a/42a), fine, fresh u/m £60-£70

800 C H -- 1d scarlet (Intermediate format) overprinted “CANCELLED” and punched type 33p (Spec. N49ua), very fine o.g. (Plate 24) £130-£150

801 C H -- 1d scarlet tete-beche pair (SG 440var) with Post Office Training Bar cancels, most unusual and believed to be from an uncut booklet sheet used as a test item for staff at the training centre (Plate 24) £700-£800

802 C T -- 1½d large format, imperforate colour trial in issued colour (red-brown) on gummed block cypher watermark paper, horizontal pair with large margins, large part o.g., BPA cert (1996) £90-£100

803 C H 1934 Re-engraved’ set of 3 to 10s indigo (SG 450/52), odd shortish perf and/or light wrinkle and a trace of gum toning, u/m, cat £1000 (Plate 24) £220-£240

804 C H Postage Dues: 1914 ½d emerald watermark sideways inverted, lower left corner marginal D.14 control pair overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 23 (SG D1s), very fine o.g., a scarce positional piece (Plate 25) £200-£220

805 C H -- 2d Agate watermark sideways inverted, lower left corner marginal D.14 control pair overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 26 (SG D4s), fine u/m a scarce positional piece (Plate 25) £200-£220

806 C H -- 5d brownish cinnamon watermark sideways inverted, lower left hand corner marginal D.14 control pair overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 23 (SG D7s), fine o.g., a scarce positional piece (Plate 25) £200-£220

807 C H -- 1s bright blue watermark sideways inverted, lower left hand corner marginal O.19 control strip of three, Perf type ‘P’ (SG D8wi), fine u/m, mounted in the margin only (Plate 25) £250-£300

KING EDWARD VIII

808 C H 1936 ½d green lower left corner block of six (2 x 3) control A36 cylinder 7 dot, stamp six variety ‘Pearl beside Crown strip of three (SG P1b), fine u/m a scarce item, RPS cert (2014) (Plate 25) £200-£220

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809 C H 1937-47 6d purple n/w corner vertical pair, diagonally misperforated through margin, twice and top stamp once (SG 470var), a most attractive and scarce variety, u/m £80-£90

810 C H 1939-48 2s6d to £1 and 1951 2s6d to £1 Festival set of 45 (SG 476/78c, 509/12), fine, fresh u/m £120-£140

811 C H C1943 1d scarlet, n/w corner marginal example (SG 463var), German War propaganda forgery, u/m £30-£34

812 C H 1948 Royal Silver Wedding £1 blue (SG 494), three blocks of 4 including one with cylinder number, also one single and five 2½d ultramarine, all u/m £110-£130

QUEEN ELIZABETH II

813 C H 1952-54 ½d to 1s 6d grey-blue (SG 515/31), a hint of gum toning and odd light bend, u/m, cat £100 £26-£30

814 C H 1955-58 Waterlow ‘Castles’ 2s6d to £1 (SG 536/39), u/m £60-£70

815 C H -- De la Rue ‘Castles’ 2s6d to £1 (SG 536a/39a), £1 a couple of wrinkles, u/m, cat £600 £160-£180

816 816 C P 1970-72 10p cerise, imperforate pair of proofs in black on soft wove paper by Bradbury Wilkinson, the lower stamp creased and scuffed still a stunning item made by the transfer roller operator as a trial £1,600-£1,800

817 C H -- ‘Machin’ set of 8, £1 to £5 (SG 1026/28) in ‘traffic light’ gutter pairs, unfolded and u/m £60-£70

818 E 8 -- Olympic Games set of 29 and Paralympic Games set of 34 (SG 3342/70, 3372/3405), fine c.t.o. on original backing paper, cat £145 £40-£44

819 C H Regionals - Scotland: 1971-93 litho, perf 14, 13p pale chestnut, 17p grey-blue and 22p yellow-green, all type II (SG S39Ea, 43Ea, 48Ea), also Wales 17p grey-blue type II (SG W44Ea), u/m, cat £124. Sold on behalf of the Willen Hospice £50-£60

820 C H -- 31p bright purple, litho, perf 14, type II (SG S51a), left marginal u/m. scarce. Sold on behalf of the Willen Hospice £70-£80 QUEEN ELIZABETH II - ERRORS and VARIETES

821 C H 1952-54 2d red-brown horizontal pair, with secondary perforation through Queen’s head (SG 518var) with additional half of r/h stamp, a spectacular variety, fine u/m (Plate 25) £70-£80

822 C H 1955-58 1½d green s/e corner marginal block of 9 (3x3), with secondary perforation between bottom row and margin (SG 542var) fine u/m £36-£40

823 C H 1960-67 2d light red-brown with two phosphor bands, lower marginal block of four, the lower pair imperforate on 3 sides (SG 613aa), all over light gum toning, light wrinkles on top (normal) pair, large part o.g., a scarce item (Plate 25) £300-£350

824 C H 1963 3d National Nature Week, s/e corner plate block of four, (SG 637var) dramatically misperforated through margin due to paper fold leaving s/e corner stamp partially imperforate, a most attractive and scarce variety, u/m (Plate 25) £100-£120

825 C H 1964 1s6d 20th International Geographical Congress variety watermark inverted (SG 654wi), right marginal block of four, very fine u/m (Plate 25) £100-£120

101 GREAT BRITAIN

826 C H -- 6d Opening of the Forth Road Bridge with phosphor bands, variety watermark inverted (SG 660pwi), superb u/m (Plate 25) £400-£450

827 C H 1965 4d Churchill vertical strip of six with a stunning misprint leaving the top stamp with only half of an impression and the other with a shift and dry print of the black, the fifth stamp with a massive ink drag or Dr Blade flaw (SG 661var), a wonderful visual variety (Plate 26) £1,000-£1,200

828 829 828 C H 1966 4d British birds block of four with emerald-green omitted affecting Black Headed Gull, Blue tit & Robin (SG 696af), superb u/m, scarce, offered with a normal block for comparison £300-£350

829 C H -- Christmas, 1s 6d ‘Snowman’ ordinary, error pink (hat) omitted (SG 714a), right marginal with part ‘arrow’ guide mark, fresh u/m, rare as only 36 examples existed, cat £4,500 £1,000-£1,200

830 C H 1967 1s6d British paintings with new blue (Clothes & shading) omitted (SG 750b), very fine u/m, offered with normal for comparison (Plate 25) £150-£170

831 C H -- 1s6d EFTA r/h marginal matched blocks of 8 (2x4) showing R13/6 broken undercarriage leg (SG 716h, 716ph) both ordinary and phosphor, fine u/m £30-£34

832 C H -- 4d Flowers (phosphor) left marginal in a se-tenant block of four with slate purple (Blackberry) omitted (SG 717pf), very fine u/m, offered with a normal block for comparison (Plate 26) £250-£300

833 E H 1967-70 5d Royal blue (as SG 735), blocks of 72, 48, 36 and 8 from un-cut booklet panes including a total of 27 tete-beche pairs, a couple with faults and all lightly folded between but generally fine u/m, it is believed these are from stocks stolen from the printer but subsequently re-sold through a number of sub-post offices, 2005 Pierron F326TBa £800-£900

834 C H 1968 1s6d British Bridges with gold (Queen’s head) omitted (SG 765a), fine u/m offered with a normal example for comparison (Plate 25) £230-£250

835 C H -- 1s6d British Paintings top left corner marginal with gold (Queen’s head & face value) omitted (SG 773a), fine u/m offered with a normal example for comparison (Plate 26) £160-£180

836 C H 1969 5d British Ships with red (Inscription) omitted (SG 778c) fine u/m, offered with normal for comparison (Plate 26) £150-£170

837 H -- 5d British Ships with red (Inscription) and phosphor omitted (SG 778Eya), fine u/m, offered with normal for comparison (Plate 26) £120-£140

838 C H -- 5d British Ships with spectacular perforation shift causing head and value to appear partially at both top and bottom (SG778var), offered with normal for comparison u/m £50-£60

839 C H -- Ships 9p (Elizabethan galleon) showing red and blue omitted (SG 779ab), fine u/m, Brandon cert (1998) showing stamp in original strip of three, cat £3,800 as a strip of three (Plate 26) £500-£600

840 C H -- 4d First Flight of Concorde with yellow-orange (fuselage detailing) omitted (SG 784b), fine u/m, offered with a normal example for comparison (Plate 26) £400-£450

841 C H -- 1s6d Concorde with silver-grey (Queen’s head) omitted (SG 786a), fine u/m, offered with a normal for comparison (Plate 26) £400-£450

842 C H -- 1s6d Anniversaries lower left corner cylinder block of eight with yellow-green and phosphor (Italian and Portuguese flags) omitted (SG 794Eya) showing “1F” absent from cylinder, fine u/m, offered with block normal forcomparison (Plate 27) £350-£400

843 C H -- 5d Christmas left marginal block of four with light blue (Sheep, etc) omitted (SG 813a), fine u/m, offered with normal for comparison (Plate 26) £200-£220

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844 845 844 C H -- 5d Christmas with red omitted (SG 813b), fine u/m, RPS cert (1974), scarce, offered with a normal stamp for comparison £1,300-£1,500

845 C H -- 5d Christmas with green omitted (SG 813d), fine u/m, offered with normal for comparison £220-£240

846 C H -- 1s6d Christmas block of four with new blue omitted (SG 814e), fine u/m, offered with normal block for comparison (Plate 26) £230-£250

847 C H 1970 5d Literary Anniversaries block of four with light greenish blue omitted (SG 827c), fine u/m, offered with normal block for comparison (Plate 27) £400-£450

848 C H -- 5d Christmas with spectacular perforation shift to left and one broad phosphor band at right (SG 839var), offered with normal for comparison u/m £30-£34

849 C H 1971 Anniversaries set of 3 phosphor omitted (SG 887Ey/9Ey) fine, u/m, cat £470 (Plate 27) £130-£150

850 C H -- 3p Christmas with Lemon (window panels) omitted (SG 895c) fine u/m, offered with normal for comparison. Accompanied by a copy of a RPS cert (2010) of a block of four from which this single was taken (Plate 26) £160-£180

851 C H -- 7½p Christmas right marginal with gold (Queen’s head) omitted (SG 896a) fine u/m, offered with normal for comparison (Plate 26) £130-£150

852 C H -- 7½p Christmas with emerald omitted (SG 896c), fine u/m, BPA cert (2014), offered with normal for comparison (Plate 26) £325-£375

853 C H 1971-76 3p ultramarine with two phos bands, lower left horizontal corner pair with extensive misperforation and pre printing paper crease (SG X857var), fine u/m and a remarkable visual error (Plate 27) £100-£120

854 C H -- 3½p deep olive-green (2 bands) OCP/PVAD (SG X858var, Spec U117), u/m £38-£42

855 C H -- 9p deep violet misperforated causing Queen’s crown to appear at base (SG X883var), fine u/m £30-£34

856 C H -- 14p grey-blue, centre band, upward perforation shift (SG 903 var), causing bisected shoulders and value u/m £40-£44

857 C H -- 3p bright magenta, misperforated causing Queen’s head to appear at base (SGX930var) fine u/m £30-£34

858 C H -- On Phosphorised paper, 3p bright magenta, type II large downward perforation shift (SGX930c var) causing bisected head u/m £40-£44

859 C H -- 6p olive-drab on phosphorised paper, error imperforate pair (SG X949a), u/m £46-£50

860 C H -- 15½p pale violet, horizontal imperforate pair (SG X948a), fine, u/m, cat £300 (Plate 26) £100-£120

861 C H -- 16p olive-drab, horizontal imperforate pair (SG X949a), fine, u/m, cat £200 £70-£80

862 C H -- 16p olive-drab horizontal imperforate pair (SG X949a), fine u/m (Plate 25) £70-£80

863 C H -- 17p grey-blue misperforated causing Queen’s crown to appear at base (SG X952var), fine u/m £30-£34

864 C H -- 17p grey-blue, horizontal imperforate pair (SG X952a), fine, u/m, cat £400 (Plate 27) £120-£140

865 C H -- 18p deep olive-grey, horizontal imperforate pair (SG X955a), fine, u/m, cat £150 £50-£60

866 C H -- 20½p ultramarine, lower marginal, vertical strip of 4 with pre-printing fold (SG X961var), causing large vertical white stripe, a spectacular error u/m (Plate 25) £90-£100

867 C H -- 5p British Polar Explorers, error embossing omitted and 5p error, phosphor and embossing omitted (SG 898Eb/Eyb), fine, u/m £30-£34

868 C H -- 5p British Polar Explorers, error gold and phosphor omitted (SG 898Eya), fine, u/m, cat £325 (Plate 24) £120-£140

869 C H -- British Polar Explorers set of 4, phosphor omitted (SG 897Ey/900Ey), fine, u/m, cat £362 (Plate 27) £140-£160

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870 C H 1972 3p Silver wedding with silver omitted (SG 916a), fine u/m, BPA cert (2014), offered with a normal example for comparison (Plate 25) £350-£400

871 C H 1973 Explorers 3p horizontal se-tenant pair, error gold (Queen’s head) omitted (SG923ab) fine, u/m, cat £300 (Plate 27) £100-£120

872 C H -- 5p British Polar Explorers, error gold (Queen’s head) omitted (SG9 25a), fine, u/m, cat £275 (Plate 24) £100-£120

873 C H -- 9p Explorers error, brown-grey printing double (SG927b) a lower marginal, offered with normal for comparison, BPA certificate (2010) fine, u/m, cat £850 (Plate 27) £275-£325

874 C H -- 3p British Paintings, error gold (Queen’s head) and embossing omitted (SG 931Ec), fine, u/m, cat £180 £70-£80

875 C H -- 3½p Christmas with grey-black omitted (SG 948b), fine u/m, offered with normal for comparison (Plate 27) £90-£100

876 C H 1976 Social Reformers, 10p ‘Robert Owen’ upper marginal horizontal pair showing striking 20mm vertical perf shift (SG 1002), this results in perhaps 60% of the printed design appearing in the margin, u/m (Plate 28) £60-£70

877 C H 1982 26p Textiles additionally perforated vertically at right (SG 1194var), most striking, u/m £60-£70

878 C H 1988 £1 Carrickfergus Castle with large perforation shift to left (SG 1410var), Queen’s head appearing at left vice right: most striking, u/m £80-£90

879 C H -- £1 Carrickfergus Castle with perforation shift vertically and to right (SG 1410var), most striking, u/m £50-£60

880 C H -- £2 Edinburgh Castle with large perforation shift to left (SG 1412var), Queen’s head appearing partly at left and right: most striking, u/m £70-£80

881 C H 1990 Stamp World London’90 miniature sheet (SG MS1501var), with spectacular dry print affecting the image of the 1d black, most striking, u/m £36-£40

882 C H 1992-95 £1 Carrickfergus Castle with spectacular perforation shift causing head to appear partially at left and in margin (SG 1611var), u/m £75-£85

883 C H -- £1 Carrickfergus Castle with upward perforation shift (SG 1611var), “CARRICKFERGUS CASTLE” appearing partially at top and in lower gutter margin, u/m £80-£90

884 C H -- £1 Carrickfergus Castle with large upward perforation shift (SG 1611var), causing “CARRICKFERGUS CASTLE” to appear near top, striking variety, u/m (Plate 27) £120-£140

885 C H -- £1.50 Caernarfon Castle with large over inking blob (SG 1612 var), on castle turret, unusual, u/m £40-£44

886 C H -- £1.50 Caernarfon Castle with large perforation shift to left (SG 1612var), causing “CASTLE” to appear partially at left, u/m £65-£75

887 C H -- £2 Edinburgh Castle with large upward perforation shift (SG 1613var), causing “EDINBURGH CASTLE” to appear at top, u/m £80-£90

888 C H 1993-2012 40p turquoise-blue, horizontal imperforate pair (SG Y1711a), fine, u/m, cat £850 (Plate 27) £275-£325

889 C H -- £5 brown imperforate horizontal pair (SG Y1803a), fine u/m, cat £3,000 (Plate 27) £500-£600

890 C H 1994 41p Channel Tunnel horizontal pair with multiple colour shifts to left (SG 1822a var), offered with normal for comparison, Pierron states 30 pairs recorded, most striking, u/m £90-£100

891 C H 1995 Communications 25p Rowland Hill with dramatic overinking of black (SG 1888var), most striking, u/m £60-£70

892 C H 1997 £2 Edinburgh Castle, with perforation shift to right (SG 1994var), causing part of the castle to appear at right, u/m £55-£65

893 C H -- £3 Carrickfergus Castle, right marginal, with large perforation shift to right and downward (SG 1995var), causing head and value bisect and right side blank, u/m (Plate 28) £130-£150

894 C H 1999 Royal Wedding 26p vertical imperforate pair (SG 2096a), trivial imperfection on the gum otherwise fine u/m, a scarce error with only 16 pairs recorded, cat £2,800 (Plate 28) £500-£600

895 C H Regionals-England: 2001-02 1st class in lake-brown and silver on dull original paper, imperforate horizontal strip of three (SG EN2var), rough at left, fine u/m, with photocopy showing original position on the sheet, believed to be only 10 complete imperforate pairs on this paper (Plate 28) £200-£220

896 C H Northern Ireland: 1966 4d ultramarine (SG NI2var), lower marginal block of 6 (3x2) with lower row perforated twice, a couple of minor bends still an attractive item, u/m £90-£100

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Lot 772 4d deep slate-green lower left corner horizontal strip of three (SG N23(7)) £300-£350

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897 C H -- 1993-2000 63p light emerald, Questa litho printing (SG NI77), plate Q1, Q1 block of 6 showing type A (rounded) ellipses (MCC N-QONP63B), u/m, very scarce, MCC cat £650 (Plate 28) £100-£120

898 C H Scotland: 1993-98 19p bistre (centre band), Questa litho printing (SG S81), plates Q7, Q7 and Q10, Q10 blocks of 6 showing type B (straight) ellipses (MCC S-QONP19C), u/m, scarce, MCC cat £100 each £38-£42

899 C H -- 1993-98 20p 1 centre band, top marginal, vertical pair, dramatically mis-perforated (SG S83var), most attractive, u/m £80-£90

900 C H -- 25p red (2 bands), Questa litho printing (SG S84), plate Q9, Q9 block of 6 showing type A (rounded) ellipses (MCC S-QONP25F), u/m, scarce, MCC cat £175 £38-£42

901 C H -- 25p red (2 bands), Questa litho printing (SG S84), plates Q7, Q7 ad Q8, Q8 blocks of 6 showing type B (straight) ellipses (MCC S-QONP25C), u/m, scarce, MCC cat £125 each £50-£60

BOOKLETS

902 C B 1978-79 Nine .70p Country Crafts booklets with selvedge at left comprising ‘Horse Shoeing’, ‘Thatching’ (3) and ‘Dry- stone-walling’ (5), usual trimmed perf/straight edges in places, useful stock lot, cat £2,060 £200-£220

903 C B -- Nine .90p British Canals booklets comprising ‘Grand Union’ with selvedge at left (3), Llangollen selvedge at right and Kennet & Avon selvedge at left (5), usual trimmed perf/straight edges in places, useful stock lot, cat £710 £100-£120

904 C B 1980 (16 Apr) £3 “The Story of Wedgwood”, 12p pane with variety broad 6.5/8.5 mm phosphor band at centre (Spec UEP5c), corner bend at lower right, cat £200+ £36-£40

905 C B T 1988 Questa sample booklet, with 19p printed on front cover (as SG GP4) but containing a pane of 10 blank perforated and gummed labels, nineteen examples, all fine £200-£220

906 ½B B Collection of ‘Prestige’ booklets from 1972 Wedgwood to mid-2012 in three small volumes plus some loose(appears complete but not guaranteed to be so), also a few miniature sheets from 1978-90, all fine (70 booklets) £220-£240

FIRST DAY COVERS

907 C * 1993 August 10 Royal Mail ‘Beatrix Potter’ cover, franked with a block of four of the ‘Beatrix Potter’ 1st class from the prestige booklet and two £1 ‘Carrickfergus Castle’ issues, all tied by ‘FAR SAWREY/AMBLESIDE CUMBRIA’ cds’s and sent ‘Guaranteed Delivery’ to Surrey, a scarce cover from ‘Far Sawrey’ as opposed to the usual ‘Near Sawrey’, the vendor states that only two such covers were sent £50-£60

908 B * -- Collection from late 1960s to around 2010, issues to Christmas 2005 in albums but loose thereafter, most issues to Christmas 1992 with local f.d.i. cancels and hand-written addresses, later fine with Philatelic Bureau cancels, not comprehensive but most later issues present (Few Hundreds) £120-£140

909 E * -- Small selection incl 1935 Jubilee set of May 7th cover, May 3rd 1951 long registered envelope franked with 2s6d to £1 (SG 509-512) the Festival of Britain pair and KGVI ½d to 2½d, the cover folded and with tape and rust marks, then a selection of early 1960s covers incl Lifeboats (2), FFH (2), NPU (2), a mix of unaddressed, typed and hand written and some imperfections (32) £200-£220

910 2B * -- Collection of commemorative fdcs from 1964 Shakespeare to Christmas 2014 in 11 volumes, largely on GPO/Royal Mail covers with Bureau cancels, a few earlier covers absent or in slightly mixed condition, however all fine from 1971 (Few Hundreds) £325-£375

911 2½B * -- Collection in 22 volumes and loose of decimal issues to 2007 , not guaranteed complete, mainly Bureau issues incl commemoratives, definitives with high values, miniature sheets, booklet panes, regionals, some duplications , mainly fine (Few Hundreds) £400-£450 See also lots 557/569

PRESENTATION PACKS

912 E H Three packs comprising 1964 F.R.B. with loose wrapper and 1966 Burns and Westminster Abbey £50-£60

913 B H Fine run of packs loose in box (in year bundles) substantially complete 1986 to 2017 for the Commemorative issues, mostly fine £700-£800

SMILER SHEETS

914 ½B H 8 Collection from 2000 to early 2015 in three volumes, appears quite comprehensive incl 2001 Consignia pair, perhaps 20% are c.t.o. with remainder u/m (2001 pair the latter), almost all appear fine (88) £500-£600

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915 B H A run-though from 1991 to 2005 with a couple duplicated, all with slipcases and fine (17) £300-£350

916 B H A run-though from 1986 to 2005, all with slipcases and fine (20) £325-£375

GREAT BRITAIN COLLECTIONS

917 A H * 1982 Motor Cars: Small collection centred around this issue including several fdcs, one with Dagenham special h/s, a presentation pack, a Royal Mail publicity poster and PHQ cards, also USA 1982 commercial cover from Ford motor company in Detroit, signed by Henry Ford II, mostly fine (28 items) £30-£34

918 E H 8 GVI and QEII mint and used collection on pages, GVI with Wedding mint, 1939 and 1951 sets used, QEII with mint commems (ord) to early decimal, one or two earlier FDCs £50-£60

919 1½B Mostly QEII accumulation with mint ranges from late 1960s to around 1990 with reasonable postage content, some PHQ H8 cards from late 1970s to late 1980s and a few other odds (Few Hundreds) £60-£70

920 ½B Small accumulation in three volumes, one including incl 1840 1d black used (3 margins), odds of QV SP to 2s 6d, 1887- H*8 1900 unused (part o.g.) odds to 1s green and carmine, KEVII unused odds to 6d, volume of mostly 1970s I.O.M. and a volume of GB postage dues including several used multiples of £5 (Few Scores) £80-£90

921 ½B 8 Collection in four printed albums from 1971 to 2005, all used and some commemoratives with part fdi. cancels, commems 95%+ complete for period but definitives patchy, almost all fine (Few Hundreds) £100-£120

922 ½B 8 Collection in six albums with a few pre-QEII but value in mostly commercially used (a few mint seen) QEII decimal Commems to 2011 (not complete), also min sheets, ‘Greetings’ and a range of defins, also two stockbooks with a few loose, an album with small range of regionals and ‘other countries’ in envelopes, mixed cond (Many Hundreds) £100-£120

923 A H Ex-dealers stock of KEVIII to early QEII booklet panes and coil strips on stock pages, mostly identified (by vendor) with a number of inverted watermarks and varieties £100-£120

924 ½B H Collection of commemoratives from 1965 Churchill to 1982 Christmas in four volumes, earlier issues to 1976 usually in pairs or strips of 3, sometimes with ‘traffic lights’, later issues in similar multiples and also in gutter pairs, although these not all with traffic lights, all appear fine u/m, s.t.c. around £700 (Few Hundreds) £120-£140

925 A KEVIII and KGVI collection in one volume including (mint unless noted) 1936 1½d advert booklet pane, ½d, 1½d, 2½d H * 8 on cover (3 Sep 36) with Croydon Aerodrome cds, 1937-47 sideways & inverted wmk to 2½d, 1939-48 to £1, 1946 Victory 3d with ‘7 Berries’ variety, 1948 RSW £1 (also used), 1948 Olympic set on illustrated fdc with Wembley slogan, also mint 3d cylinder block including ‘crown’ flaw and 1951 2s 6d to £1, mostly fine (Scores) £120-£140

926 ½B H Collection of mint commemoratives from 1924 ‘Wembley’s’ to Christmas 1993 in five SG ‘Special Issues’ printed albums, virtually all spaces filled except 1929 PUC £1 and 1935 Jubilee 2½d Prussian blue, some issues to 1960 previously hinged (incl 1929 PUC sideways) but most u/m incl better 1962-64 phosphors, issues from mid 1970s onwards almost all in pairs with reasonable postage content (Few Hundreds) £150-£170

927 E 8 Small used selection of QV to KEVIII on pages including 1840 1d black plate 6, fine with four margins, 1841 2d blue good used with 4 margins, odds of QV SP incl 1855-57 1s green and 1867 5s rose used by Hull cds (this typical centring), 6d QV Army Official mint, also 1925 1½d Wembley mint (66) £150-£170

928 ½B H 8 Collection in three SG ‘One Country’ albums from 1971-93, largely mint and around 80% of spaces filled with values to £10 and a few stamp booklets, also some postage dues from 1914 (mostly used), regionals, Channel Islands from 1941 to 1970 (some used), condition a little mixed and earlier sets hinged, a reasonable postage content (Few Hundreds) £200-£220

929 B H 8 Collection in three stockbooks incl 1840 1d black (4 margins) then a few other QV values to 5s and KEVII to 10s used, 1912-24 set mint, 1951 high value set mint, QEII commems to mid 1980s mint or used and mint defins to £10, also three other volumes of duplicated used, very mixed cond (Hundreds) £200-£220

930 2½B B Largely Great Britain collectors ‘clear-out’ lot including QV 1864-79 1d reds plates 71-224 used (no 77!) with some H*8 duplication, stamp booklets and pres packs from 1970s with light duplication and modest postage content, two volume of PHQ cards incl better earlier (Inigo Jones, Tree, Cricket, Fire Service etc), a bundle of 1970s railway related commemorative covers, a few older odds of postal history, also some non-GB including New Zealand and Christmas Island, a volume of China PR mid 1980s stationery and some ‘better’ blank albums (all with some unused pages) including SG ‘Oriel’ (2). SG ‘Philatelic’ (size E) and a Frank Godden ‘Popular’, condition mixed in places but most fine (Hundreds) £200-£220

931 B H Small range of mostly 1970s to 1990s incl pres packs, min sheets, booklets etc in three volumes and loose, also 4 year books and small quantity of non GB (Few Hundred) £200-£220

932 ½B 8 Thirty 1854/58 2d blues with range of cancels but mostly fine, 1854/56 1d stars on pages (approx. 550) mostly identified by vendor and quantity of QV 1d reds on 30 stockcards, good lot for sorting (Hundreds) £200-£220

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933 E H KGVI collection on printed album pages with all spaces filled (no postage dues present) including 1937-47 to 1s including sideways and inverted watermarks to 2½d, 1939-48 to £1, 1948 RSW and 1951 to £1, all u/m (85) £220-£240

934 4B Substantial accumulation in 22 volumes plus loose with majority of value in 1980s and early 1990s postage including H*8 presentation packs and booklets, also some fdcs and non-GB but this of little value, rather untidy but good lot to sort through (Many Thousands) £220-£240

935 E H * Officials:Selection of mostly used on album pages including Army Official ½d orange and 1d lilac controls (mint), Admiralty 1903 1d (4), Government Parcels with pairs, blocks, etc. incl 1883-86 9d, 1887-1900 1d (26), 1½d (21), 2d (33) 4½d (6), 6d (10), 9d (3), 1/- green (11) and green and carmine (1), 1902 1d (12), 6d (9), 9d (3) and 1/-. condition mixed £250-£300

936 1½B Collection from QV to 1980s, earlier issues patchy with value in mint (some hinged) QEII incl 1955 Waterlow to £1 and H*8 1958 DLR to 10s, 1959 DLR to £1, 1959 phosphor graphite, better 1962-64 phosphor sets, 1972 ½p side band in pane with good perfs, then brief run through to late 1970s, also some 1970s pres packs and fdcs, condition of pre-QEII mixed but later fine (Hundreds) £250-£300

937 2A H Fine u/m collection 1971 to Christmas 2004 in two hingeless albums, with commem, defins and min sheets with almost every space filled (Hundreds) £250-£300

938 ½B B H Mint selection of commemoratives, definitives (values to £5) and ‘prestige’ stamp booklets, mostly from 2006-10 although a few earlier with two 2003 ‘Fruit & Veg’ presentation packs noted, useful ‘postage’ lot (100+) £250-£300

939 E H * 1840-1952 Selection arranged on stock sheets and album pages including 1840 1d, 1887-92 “Jubilee” 4½d. mint panes of twenty (2), 1/- green used block of four (good colour), 1924-26 1/-, watermark inverted, mint, 1934 ½d, 1d. (3, one separated) coil leaders; postage dues with 1914-22 3d. overprinted Type 26 ÀúSpecimen”, generally fair to fine £350-£400

940 1½B GB and World-wide collection in 14 volumes, majority of value in mint decimal GB postage (all hinged) from 1971 to H*8 Christmas 2016 including most commems, defins with values to £10, regionals and a few stamp booklets, also some earlier plain fdcs including 1948 RSW £1, non-GB stamps mostly used or from stamp packets and of comparatively little value, however these good for resale as album pages (Few Thousands) £400-£450

941 5½B Largely Great Britain used accumulation from QV to around 2015, earlier issues a little patchy and few higher values, QEII H*8 accounts for majority of bulk and often heavily duplicated with used commems and defins, also some fdcs from 1970s to around 2010 and non-GB odds (Thousands) £400-£450

942 C 8 Small selection comprising 1854-57 Watermark Small Crown perf 14, 2d blue, 1855-57 4d and 1873-80 watermark Spray 6d (plate 17) all with variety inverted watermark, also 1880-83 6d on 6d lilac variety ‘Slanting dots), all nicely used the latter cds £400-£450

943 ½B H Collection in three albums with a few KGVI but value in QEII decimal Commems, substantially complete to 2009, also min sheets, ‘Greetings’ and a range of defins, also a stockbook with a few loose, mostly fine u/m (Hundreds) £450-£500

944 B H 8 Collection in four albums to 2002 incl 1896-01 6d purple in block of four overprinted ‘Army Official’ unused, 1948 Royal Silver Wedding, 1971 Anniversary 7½p showing ‘Grey omitted’ variety; few stamps with flaws, some labels, unused and used commemoratives and definitives, miniature sheets, mixed condition (Thousands) £500-£600

945 B Collection in five Windsor albums from 1840 to Christmas 2003, earlier issues mostly used and without scarcer stamps H * 8 but a few better incl 1840 1d black (2, both 2 margins), QV SP odds to 5s, some mint from KGVI incl 1948 RSW £1 and odd better 1962-64 phosphor set, however most of value in mint decimal issues from 1971 with most spaces filled including booklet panes and high value defins (almost all hinged), also a volume of presentation packs from 2008 to Christmas 2013 with some higher values, two volumes of EMPTY stamp booklets from 1970 to 2015 (ideal for display!) and some other odds and ends (Hundreds) £500-£600

946 A&E H Mint collection in stockbook and on stockpages, incl QV Jubilee vals to 1s (both), KEVII vals to 1s, a substantially complete run of commem sets 1971 to 2005 and a very good range of defins to £5 and regionals, generally good to fine, either large part o.g. or u/m otherwise good to fine (Hundreds) £500-£600

947 E H 8 Range of used KDVII on album pages (two different collections), neatly written up by shades (not guaranteed) incl 2s6d (9 incl horizontal pair), 5s and 10s (4 each), with a fair number of cds cancels, also small selection of mostly mint low value ‘Kings’ controls on stock pages, cond varies (Approx. 200) £500-£600

948 B H * Sir Winston Churchill: Collection in six volumes centred mostly on Great Britain issues from 1965 and 1974 plus some more modern to 2014 Prime Ministers set in complete sheet, in addition to mint stamps (these including a selection of minor vars) there are a number of fdcs incl 1965 with Churchill/Bristol and Churchill/Oxford cds, Bladon fdi, House of Commons (plain cover), Valentine postcards franked 4d with various speeches, 1965 cover signed Lord Bath,1974 issue including good range of fdcs incl House of Lords cds, one signed by Winston S Churchill (Churchill’s grandson), collection also includes two other signed items, one dedicated to the collector and a page signed by Clementine Churchill, fdc signed John S Churchill (Churchill’s cousin), a sheet (written early 1970s) with dedication to Churchill signed by Lord Mountbatten of Burma and by Harold Macmillan, also some non-GB items include 1943 German propaganda postcard, a China 1946 cover addressed to Churchill and much more, a fascinating lot (Scores) £500-£600

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949 B Untidy accumulation incl large stockbook with duplicated used 1984/89 commems, range of used low value QV to KGVI H * 8 on stockpages and small stockbook, 1858-64 used 1d reds plates 71 to 224 on album pages, a mint 1911/51 collection on pages, used KGV collection on album pages with shades identified by vendor (not guaranteed) many with control numbers, a selection of fdc’s, a few Smiler Sheets, very mixed condition but a useful stock lot (Thousands) £500-£600

950 2½B Collection in 19 volumes, one small tin cabinet and loose in envelopes, unused and used early to modern selections H*8 from many areas although majority of value in Great Britain including decimal booklets also Prestige booklets (20), commemorative unused issues from GVI to 2003, fdcs from 1974 to 2003 also Benham fdc`s, Presentation Packs from 1974 to late 80`s, decimal definitives issues with High Values, Post Office Label Sheets 2000-2001 Christmas LS2 and LS3, 2001 Occasion LS4 etc, also a selection of non GB, mixed condition (Thousands) £550-£650

951 2B H 8 Mostly mint collection from KGVI to around 2015 earlier issues rather patchy but good range (not comprehensive) from late 1960s with many items in blocks of 4 or 6, the majority of value in decimal ‘postage’ with values to £5 (blocks of 6 1977 £1, £2, £5 seen) and most commems, also some presentation packs from 2000 onwards and a few odd ‘Post & Go’ labels, mostly fine (Few Thousands) £550-£650

952 A H Useful mint collection from 1952-87 in ‘Lighthouse album, better items include 1952-54 Tudor crown to 1s 6d, 1955 Waterlow to £1, 1955-58 St Edward’s crown to 1s 6d, 1958-65 multiple crown incl 2d wmk inverted, 1958-61 multi crown graphite inverted wmk to 3d, (upright 1½d is 1957 issue), 1959 DLR to £1, 1959 phosphor-graphites to 4½d, 1960-67 phosphor 2d one band and 2½d type I, wmk inverted includes 2½d 2 bands, commems with most spaces filled including better 1962-64 phosphors, 1959-63 multi crown postage dues to £1, later issues with modest postage content, all appears u/m (Few Hundreds) £550-£650

953 A H Mint collection from 1924 to 1970 in one volume, earlier issues a little patchy but including 1924 & 1925 Wembleys, 1929 PUC wmk inverted to 1½d, 1934-36 photogravure to 1s plus wmk sideways to 2d, good range from 1952 with better sets incl 1952-54 Tudor wmk to 1s 6d, 1955-58 St Edward’s wmk to 1s 6d, 1955 Waterlow Castles to £1, 1958- 65 multiple crown wmk incl 2d wmk inverted, 1958-61 multiple crown graphite to 4½d plus wmk inverted to 3d, 1959 multiple crown DLR to £1, 1959 phosphor-graphite to 4½d, 1960-67 multiple crown phosphor incl 2½d 2 bands (light crease) and 1962-64 phosphor commemoratives, all appears u/m £600-£700

954 3B Substantial collection in three cartons, although majority of value housed in four ‘Windsor’ binders from 1840 to around H*8 2009, earlier issues mostly used incl 1840 1d black (3), two are spacefillers, QV SP odds incl 1883 10s, 1924 & 25 Wembleys, 1948 RSW £1 mint, good basic run-through from late 1960s with reasonable postage content, balance includes a couple of volumes of CIs & IOM, some fdcs from 1970s-80s and a quantity of non-GB, this of little value (Few Thousands) £600-£700

955 2A 8 Collection of used issues from 1840 to 1970 in two volumes, better items include 1840 1d black (2) and 2d blue, 1854-57 2d blue SC14 and LC16, 1864-79 1d plates including 225, 1847-54 ‘embossed’ 6d, 10d, 1s, cut square but faults, 1862- 64 3d to 1s, 1865-67 incl 9d bistre, 1867-80 to 2s blue, 1873-80 to 1s green including 4d vermilion and 4d grey-brown, last with part reg oval d.s. for 23 DEC 80, 1891 £1 green cds used (light wrinkle), 1925 Wembley’s, 1959 phosphor-graphite’s and better 1962-64 phosphor commemoratives, condition of earlier issues typically mixed (Few Hundreds) £650-£750

956 2B H 8 Mostly QEII collection including a volume of gutter pairs from 1972 to 1989, mostly plain but 1973 20p Wedding traffic light block noted, run-through of mint commems (mostly u/m) from 1953 to 1999 including better 1962-64 phosphors and some later min sheets to 2010, also some defins (mostly mint) incl 1959 DLR to £1 and phosphor graphite to 4½d (incl 2d wmk error), a few odd covers and non-GB, condition mixed in places but much fine (Few Thousands) £700-£800

957 A H 8 Collection from 1840 to 1951 in SG ‘Philatelic’ album, mostly used with a good number of better items including 1840 1d and 2d Mulreadys (latter unused), 1840 1d black (14) including one of unused appearance, most three margin or four margins with small faults, 1840 2d blue (6 incl pair), most 2 to 3 margins, one a spacefiller, 1841 2d blue incl vert and horiz strips 3 and two horiz pairs and a two margin example with ‘6’ in mc, 1854-57 SC16 2d plate 5 (2), 1858-76 2d duplicated incl plate 12 (4) and plate 9 with red numeral cancel, 1864-79 1d red incl plate 225 (perfs lightly trimmed), QV SP incl 1855-57 6d (70) incl one on apparently blued paper, 1862-64 9d (2), 1865-67 wmk emblems 9d (2), 1867-80 to 2s incl odd cds example, 1873-80 to 1s incl 1s green plate 13 unused, 1867-83 5s rose (3), 1887-1900 to 1s incl 9d (24) most parcel cancels,1900 1s green and carmine mint block of 4, KEVII lightly duplicated to 1s, also 2s 6d and 5s, a few mint incl SH 1½d, 2d, 6d blocks of 4, 1903 6d Army Official (SG O50) x 42 (most parcel cancels), 1912-24 to 1s excl 9d olive-green mint, 1915 DLR 10s blue cds used, 1918-19 BW 10s cds used block of 4, condition mixed in places (Few Hundreds) (Plate ) £1,000-£1,200

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Ex 958 958 A KEVII and KGV mint and/or used collection in one volume, a good basic run-through with better items include 1902- H * 8 10 DLR to 1s and £1 used with some shades, 1911 Harrison both perfs to 4d mint, 1911-13 SH mint odds to 10d and used to 10s, 1912-24 simple cypher to 1s incl a few shades, 1913 Waterlow to 10s used, 1915 DLR and 1918-19 BW to 10s used, 1924-26 block cypher to 1s incl sideways wmk to 2d, 1924 & 1925 Wembleys, 1929 PUC £1 mint, also low vals wmk sideways,1934-36 photo to 1s incl sideways wmk to 2d, 1934 re-engraved 2s 6d to 10s mint (usual toned gum), condition mixed in places and some misidentified by collector (Few Hundreds) £1,000-£1,200

959 2B H Mint collection from late QV to Christmas 2012 in fifteen volumes, some earlier issues to 1970 previously hinged and occasionally in mixed condition, decimal issues almost all fine u/m, better items include 1887-1892 to 10d, 1902-10 DLR to1s, excl 9d but shades of some values, 1911-13 SH to 1s (excl 10d) with a few shades, 1911-12 Mackennals incl die 1b simple cypher pair, 1912-24 simple cypher to 1s (no 9d olive-green) with a few shades and 6d perf 14, 1924-26 block cypher to 1s, 1924-25 Wembleys, 1934-36 photo to 1s incl sideways wmk, 1937-47 to 1s incl sideways wmk, 1939-48 to £1, 1951 to £1, most spaces filled thereafter incl 1955-58 Waterlow & DLR to £1 (mint), 1959 DLR (mint), 1959 phosphor graphite 2d error of wmk (mint), better 1962-64 phosphors (all mint), decimal issues often including booklet panes and some commems and defins present in blocks of 4 or larger with worthwhile postage content, overall condition fine (Few Thousands) £1,000-£1,200

Ex 960 960 A 8 Used collection from 1840 to 1970 in S.G. ‘One Country’ printed album (no postage dues, regionals or officials), perhaps 80%+ of spaces filled with better items including 1840 2d pale blue (spacefiller), 1854-57 2d blue SC14, 1856-58 2d blue LC16, 1847-54 ‘embossed’ set, cut-square but faults, 1855-57 small and medium garter 4d, 1862- 64 3d to 1s, 1867-83 wmk MC 10s greenish grey, wmk anchor 5s rose and 10s grey-green, 1884 £1 brown lilac, wmk crowns, 1888 brown-lilac wmk orbs, 1891 £1 green KRVII basic set to 10s, 1913 ½d & 1d multiple cypher, 1925 ‘Wembleys’, 1948 RSW £1, 1958-61 mc graphite and 1959 phosphor-graphite to 4½d, condition very mixed in places (Few Hundreds) £1,000-£1,200

961 E 8 Officials: Small used collection on printed pages including Inland Revenue 1882-1901 1s dull green (SG O7) sound but heavily used, 5s rose (O9) used by hooded circle d.s., 10s ultramarine (O10) rather pale colour, used Glasgow Accounts Branch oval d.s., 1s green and carmine (O19) fine colours, £1 green, crayon line but used neat Aberdeen cds, 1902-04 2½d and 1s (last centre colour a little washed), Office of Works (all appear o.k but none with certs except as noted) 1896-1902 ½d to 5d, 1902-03 ½d to 2d, also skilful forgeries of 2½d and 10d, last with 1982 Brandon cert as genuine and 2017 PTS cert as forged!, Government Parcels 1883-1900 6d dull green, 9d dull green, 1s orange- brown, 1s green and carmine, 1902 2d to 1s, Board of Education 1902 5d, 1902-04 2½d, Royal Household 1902 ½d and 1d, Admiralty 1903 1½d, 2d, also 2½d unused, condition mixed and a few forgeries present (64) £1,500-£1,700

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Ex 962 962 A Queen Victoria: Mostly used collection from 1840 to 1900 in one volume, better items include 1840 1d black (10, H * 8 incl one on cover), 1840 2d blue (5), 1841 1d red-brown with numbers 1 to 12 in MC, mostly 3 margins by numbers 3 and 4 very fine strikes, also 3, 6, 8 and 10 on covers, 1841-51 2d (10), 1854-57 perf incl 2d LC16 plate 6, 1847-54 embossed 6d (3), 10d and 1s (3) cut square and only odd small fault, 1862-64 3d (3) and 9d (3), 1865-67 incl lightly used 9d, 1865-80 incl 9d (3), 10d (4) and 2s blue shades (4), one with Grey-Town (Nicaragua) cds, 1873-80 4d grey-brown and 1s orange-brown (2, one large part cds), 2½d rosy-mauve incl plate 17, 1883-84 to 1s dull green, 1883-84 to 10s ultramarine (3), 1884 wmk crowns £1 brown-lilac, 1891 £1 green, creased but cds used, condition typically mixed and some mis-identified by collector (Few Hundreds) £2,000-£2,400

963 ½B Useful collection in four volumes including a few pre-stamp odds then from 1840 to 2011, while not comprehensive H*8 earlier issues often duplicated, these mostly used and include 1840 1d black (10) and 2d blue (mostly 2 or 3 margins), 1841 1d red-brown (200+) incl some with MC cancels and other postmark interest, 2d blue (40) a few with MC, cancels, 1854-57 page of perf 16 1d with odd die II noted, also perf 16 2d blue (12), perf 14 2d blue (24), perf 14 1d rose-red reconstruction, 1858-69 2d (approx. 150) mostly plate 9, 1d red including plate 225, 1870 ½d rose (500+ but no plate 9), 1870 1½d (40+), small range of SP incl 1883-84 2s6d and 5s fresh large part o.g., former creasing, 1887-1900 Jubilee mint values to 1s green and carmine, KEVII used vals to 5s, KGV range of used to 10s plus some mint low vals to 2½d with controls, KGVI values to £1, also commems incl 1937 Coronation 1½d with ‘colon’ flaw, QEII to early 1960s mostly used, run-through of mint from mid-1960s to 2011, issues to 1987 hinged, then generally u/m, earlier rather mixed in places (Few Thousands) £2,600-£2,800

964 2B H 8 Useful collection 1840 to late 1990s, better used items include 1840 1d black (3) and 2d blue, 1854-57 SC14 2d blue (2), LC16 2d blue, 1858-79 1d range of plates 71 to 225 (ex 77!), 1870 ½d incl plate 9, QV SP incl 1867-83 MX wmk 10s, also wmk anchors £5 orange, this opt specimen and with forged cds, 1873-80 1s orange-brown with cds (and light numeral), 4d grey-brown, wmk garter, cds used, 1884 wmk crowns £1 brown-lilac, 1883-84 to 1s dull green, 1891 £1 green used by cds and light telegraphic box, 1913 Waterlow £1 dull blue-green, good used with some short perfs, 1929 PUC £1 used by box parcel cancel, QEII mostly mint incl 1959 phosphor-graphite plus 2d error of wmk, good run-through of issues from late 1960s, also run-through of fdcs from mid-1960s to late 1990s, a few stamp booklets and other odds and ends, condition of earlier issues mixed but later mostly fine (Few Thousands) £3,000-£3,200

965 A H 8 Very useful old-time collection in hingeless album, incl (used unless stated), 1840 1d and 2nd (3 each - all 3 or 4 margins), Embossed 6d (3) 10d and 1s (3 - one re-backed), Surface Printed incl 1867-80 2s brown (perf faults), 1867- 83 wmk MC 5s and £1 (poor), wmk Anchor 5s, 10s (perfed) and £1, 1884 and 1888 brown- lilac £1, Jubilee vals to £1, KEVII vals to £1 (2), Seahorses to £1, PUC £1 (very heavy cancel), then KGVI and early QEII mint to 1970 with almost every space filled, cond mixed on earlier but many fine with very high catalogue value (Hundreds) £4,000-£4,400

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Ex 960 966 ½B Collection in two ‘New Imperial’ albums to 1936, including some Commonwealth but value almost all in Great H8 Britain except for a useful section of Gibraltar, better GB items (used unless stated) include 1840 1d black which appears unused, 1840 2d blue, four margins but small thin, 1841 2d blue with neat MC, 1854-57 SC14 2d blue, 1847-54 embossed 6d (2), 10d and 1s, all cut square, 1864-79 1d red plates 71 to 225 (ex 77!), 1858-69 2d incl plate 12 (1870 ½d plate ‘9’ is ‘19’, QV SP incl 1855-57 4d small, medium and large garter wmks, also emblems 6d and 1s, 1862-64 3d to 1s incl a few shades, 1865-67 emblems 3d to 1s (excl 10d) incl plate numbers of 4d and 6d, 1867-80 to 2s blue incl most plate numbers, 1867-83 wmk MC 5s plates 1 and 2, latter cds used but faults, wmk anchor 10s (small repair), £1 (re-perf two sides) and £5 (spacefiller), 1873-80 to 1s orange-brown incl most plate numbers, 1883-84 blued paper 2s6d 5s, and 10s, last cobalt (with 1945 RPS cert), all with faults, KEVII unused odds to 2s 6d, 1913 multiple cypher ½d (large part o.g.) and 1d (fine cds used), 1913 Waterlow 10s indigo-blue good used, 1918-19 BW 2s6d to 10s, large part o.g., 1929 PUC £1 good used, 1934 re-engraved 2s6d to 10s, large part o.g., Officials include Inland Revenue 1882-1901 5s rose unused without gum (2004 Brandon cert), 10s ultramarine used Sheffield cds (faults), £1 green (small faults), 1902-03 10s opt specimen (washed colour), Royal Household 1902 ½d and 1d (former Windsor cds), also O.W. and B.O.E., Gibraltar with most spaces filled excl 1904-08 £1 and KGV £5, condition mixed and some cancels not contemporary (Few Hundreds) £9,500-£10,000

CHANNEL ISLANDS

967 2½B Large accumulation in 32 volumes and loose incl unused collection of Guernsey to about 2005, also Jersey, Alderney and H I.O.M incl fdcs and booklets, cond varies (Hundreds) £200-£220

968 E H * Wartime Issues: Mostly mint study on 34 leaves including Guernsey 1941-44 ½d to 2½d various printings plus Bank Note papers (SG1-5) mint, ½d, 1d and 2½d on first and last day covers, Guernsey underpaid cover to UK, block cypher and photogravure 2d bisects on covers, KGVI 1d scarlet bisect on cover with 1d scarlet and Hitler 20p, KGVI 2d orange and 2d Centenary bisects on 4 covers, 4 Red Cross message letters, Jersey includes Swastika forgeries (3), ½d and 1d shades and both ring varieties, ½d and 1d FDCs and 1943 Pictorial issues also in scare gutter pairs, various printings plus various fdcs and pcs with combined Jersey and German adhesives, later 1948 Liberation 2½d block of 4 with Crown flaw, plus block of 8 one with broken wheel , variety, fdcs plus blocks of 4 cancelled Coleshill Birmingham, one of only 8 UK POs to issue these, also 4 covers commemorating QEII’s 1957 visit, well worth careful inspection and could form a useful basis for further expansion (Hundreds) £1,600-£1,800

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969 A H Collection of mint in one well filled volume from 1958 to 2013, appears quite comprehensive for both commemoratives and definitives (although not guaranteed to be so) with useful postage content, also a few booklets, most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a few later sets and min sheets, however most fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £300-£350

970 1½B Guernsey and Alderney: Collection in two cartons of c.t.o. used (a few pre-1969 postally used) issues from 1941 or 1983 *8 to around 2010, those to 2004 hinged in albums and loose thereafter, also first day covers from 1977 or 1983 to around 2010, not guaranteed comprehensive but perhaps 90% of spaces filled, almost all fine (Few Hundreds) £150-£170

971 A H Alderney: Collection of mint stamps in one volume from 1983 to 2013, appears quite comprehensive (although not guaranteed to be so) with good postage content, a few later sets and min sheets hinged, however most fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £130-£150

ISLE OF MAN

972 ½B 8 Collection in small carton of c.t.o. (a few pre-1973 postally used) 1958 to around 2010, those to 2005 hinged in albums and loose thereafter, with perhaps 90% of spaces filled, almost all fine (Few Hundreds) £80-£90

973 B H 8 Mostly mint collection from late 1970s to around 2003 (issues from 2004 loose in packets), generally two sets of each until 1998 and one thereafter, also some PHQ type cards and some 1970s-80s odds of Jersey (Few Hundreds) £140-£160

974 ½B H Collection of commemoratives in four volumes from 1973 to 2013, appears quite comprehensive including miniature sheets and sheetlets (no definitives, postage dues or booklets), all fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £200-£220

975 3½B Collection from 1973 to 2011 including u/m sets with defins to high vals, presentation packs and fdcs, appears quite H * comprehensive, almost all fine (Hundreds) £220-£240

976 ½B H Collection of mint stamps in two volumes from 1973 to Christmas 2013, appears quite comprehensive for both commemoratives and definitives (although not guaranteed to be so) with useful postage content, also a few booklets, most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a few later sets and min sheets, however most fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £250-£300

977 1½B Collection from 1973 to around 2008 including good run through of presentation packs and mint stamps (not guaranteed H* to be comprehensive), also some first day covers and Jersey Presentation packs from 1970s to early 1990s, all appears to be fine (Few Hundreds) £450-£500

JERSEY

978 C * Undated outer letter sheet to Guernsey, rated ‘2’ in m/s and bearing good JERSEY scroll (used 1810-1830), light vertical filing crease (clear of mark) but otherwise fine £80-£90

979 ½B Collection of c.t.o. (a few pre-1969 postally used) 1941 to around 2010, those to 2005 hinged in albums and loose * 8 thereafter, with perhaps 90% of spaces filled, also a few first day covers, almost all fine (Few Hundreds) £100-£120

980 ½B H Collection of commemoratives in three volumes from 1969 to around 2013, appears quite comprehensive including miniature sheets and a few sheetlets, also odd high value definitive and stamps booklet (no postage dues), all fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £200-£220

981 3B H * Collection from 1969 to 2013 including u/m sets with defins to high values, presentation packs and fdcs, appears quite comprehensive, almost all fine (Hundreds) £275-£325

982 A H Collection of mint stamps in one well filled volume from 1958 to Christmas 2013, appears quite comprehensive for both commemoratives and definitives (although not guaranteed to be so) with useful postage content, also a few booklets, most issues to around 1980 hinged as are a few later sets and min sheets, however most fine u/m (Few Hundreds) £300-£350

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