De Montfort Stamp Co Postal Auction 98 Closing 5pm – 27 August 2021 Contents: Postal Scales Lot 1 to 4 Collections Lot 5 to 52 British Commonwealth Stamps Lot 53 to 1410 Non Commonwealth Stamps & Covers Lot 1411 to 2205 Postal Stationery Lot 2206 to 2476 Postal History Lot 2477 to 2760 Cinderella Items Lot 2761 to 2790 Auction 98 is the largest to date and includes a large amount of GB postal stationery including some rarely seen and scarce items. There are also 4 lots of postal scales and good ranges of material throughout the catalogue. The next Postal Auction will be the delayed Northcott III auction of KGVI key plate flaws from Leeward Islands and Mauritius especially the newly SG listed “serrated edge” flaw which will close 1 October 2021. The next usual postal auction (number 99) will close 13 November 2021. Scans or colour photocopies of lots are available on request. Illustrations of many lots are available on my secure website www.demontfortstamps.co.uk where the catalogue can also be downloaded or viewed and bids placed. De Montfort Stamp Co PO Box 6, Scraptoft Leicester LE7 9ZU England Telephone 0116 241 9796 (answer machine outside office hours) International telephone ++ 44 116 2419796 E-mail - [email protected] Website - www.demontfortstamps.co.uk. De Montfort Stamp Co Postal Auctions Terms of Business and Conditions of Sale Buyers Premium There is no buyer’s premium Bidding Steps and Reserves Up to £10 by 50p, £10 to £19 by £1, £20 to £49 by £2, £50 to £200 by £5 and £201+ by £10. Any bids not conforming to the above will be rounded down to the next bidding step. The prices shown in the catalogue are the vendor’s reserves and therefore are the starting price for bids. Bids below reserve will not be entered. Bidding Each lot will be sold to the highest bidder at one bidding step above the previous highest bid and at the lowest price subject to other bids. Bids of equal value for the same lot will be sold to the earliest bid received. We reserve the right to accept or decline bids at our absolute discretion. All bids are confidential and will not be disclosed to a third party. Placing a bid confirms acceptance of De Montfort Stamp Co terms and conditions Abbreviations and catalogues used Standard philatelic terms are used, if you are unsure as to there meaning please ask for clarification. All catalogue numbers are from Stanley Gibbons (SG) latest catalogues with other catalogues such as Michel, Murray Payne or Scott etc used when appropriate. Higgins & Gage World Postal Stationery catalogue numbers are used for postal stationery along with Huggins & Baker for Great Britain plus other catalogues as required.. Condition Lots are described with as much detail as is possible giving due deference to gum, perforations, postmark etc and the condition of same is relative to that particular issue and age. All lots are sold without defects and as genuine unless noted in lot description. Collections and accumulations may contain items with faults, which may not be mentioned in lot description. The majority of covers are commercial use and as such may have minor tears or creases etc, which are only mentioned if they considerably reduce the value of the item. If lots do not match catalogue description they can be returned for full credit within 7 days of receipt. Viewing Suitable lots are available for viewing by post with postage and insurance charges payable both ways by the person making the request to view. All lots must be returned within 48 hours. Colour photocopies of suitable lots are provided on request (SAE appreciated) with e-mail scans also available on request. 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Any information held will never be passed to a third party without your express consent and is held on an offline computer. Vendors Terms Material is always required for future postal auctions especially Great Britain & Commonwealth stamps, covers and postal stationery for Queen Victoria to King George VI. Commission is charged at 15% on final selling price for each lot with payment made to vendors no later than 35 days after the closing date of each postal auction. The only other charges to vendors are return postage costs of any unsold lots. 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 AUCTION CATALOGUE Lot No. Description Reserve £ POSTAL SCALES GREAT BRITAIN 1 1865-71 circa Brass Postal Scales having Waterlow & Son London imprint on front of scale 100.00 approximately 4" tall on wooden base approximately 8" x 4" with inlaid holes for weights complete with 4oz 2oz 1½oz 1oz ½oz and an additional ½oz topper weight. Good working condition and would benefit from a professional clean to clean off darkened patina. 2 1897-1915 circa Brass postal scales approximately 6" tall on wooden base approximately 11" 125.00 x 5" having no makers mark complete with ½oz 1oz 2oz 4oz and 8oz brass weights (inlaid sections in base for weights) having Rates of Postage from 4oz to 16oz (1lb) inscribed on right side scale plate. Good working condition and would benefit from a professional clean. Complete with vendors original purchases invoice from 1991 at £175. 3 1897-1915 circa Large Brass letter and parcels postal scales approximately 8" tall on 125.00 wooden base (small repair at front) approximately 14" x 9" with four bun feet having no makers mark. Base has inlaid sections for weights and has nine original brass weights comprising 4Lb x 2, 2Lb, 1Lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz, 1oz and ½oz. Two brass plates affixed to base one showing Postal Rates for Letters 4oz to 16oz and Parcel Post Rates 3d for 1Lb then 1d per Lb up to 9Lb then over 9Lb but not exceeding 11Lb 1/-. Good working condition and would benefit from a professional clean to clean off darkened patina. 4 1912-20 circa Bilateral Pendulum letter scales (no makers mark - OE9TP.1766 embossed on 50.00 back of frame) for Foreign Letters up to 8 ounces made from gold coloured tin on black stone stand. Good working condition for age and would benefit from a professional clean. COLLECTIONS ETC COLLECTIONS 5 Algeria - 1927-50 mint and used collection of 300+ stamps displayed on loose leaf album 50.00 pages with slight duplication mostly in sets SG cat £700+ not including 1946 Airs 5f to 40f set right marginal imperf proofs stuck to album page. Vendor wishes to sell hence reserve. 6 British Commonwealth - 1860s-1990s Five circulated approval books (no Great Britain) 180.00 containing 845+ mint and used stamps having slight duplication most pre 1960 with a few later. Good range of countries noted, priced to sell at £920 about 20% of SG cat. 7 British Commonwealth - 1860s-1990s Five circulated approval books (no Great Britain) 170.00 containing 700+ mint and used stamps having slight duplication most pre 1960 with a few later. Good range of countries noted, priced to sell at £896 about 20% of SG cat. 8 British Commonwealth - 1880s-1952 Collection of 1,050+ mint (including unmounted) 125.00 different stamps neatly displayed on pages from a stock book with no duplication apart from a few blocks. Countries A to Z with a few Australian States but no Australia, Great Britain or India with many smaller countries and Islands. No catalogue value provided and after a quick look I think a catalogue value in excess of £1,500 is in order. 9 British Commonwealth - 1920s-90s Eight page stock book containing 675+ mostly used 25.00 stamps with very little duplication and three different first day covers from various African contries with much thematic interest especially birds, mammals, plants and transport plus some postmark interest. Vendor states SG cat circa £330. 10 British Commonwealth - 1953-1990s Collection of 2,200+ mint (much unmounted) different 100.00 stamps and 10 miniature sheets neatly displayed on pages from a stock book with no duplication apart from a few blocks. Countries A to Z containing no Australia, GB, India or New Zealand with many complete commemorative sets from plenty of smaller countries and Islands. No catalogue value provided by vendor but most be in excess of £1,250. 11 Cameroun - 1916-91 Mint and mostly used collection of 135+ different stamps displayed on 15.00 SG album leaves SG cat £130+. 12 Canada - 1897-2001 Collection of 1,350 mostly used stamps generally fine condition 20.00 displayed on loose leaf album pages with a little duplication. Comprises Queen Victoria to 5c KEVII to 10c KGV to 50c (2 different) KGVI to $1 (4 different) and QEII to $2 (2 different). 13 Ceylon - 1935-49 Range of used stamps on homemade album pages comprising KGV 20.00 pictorial definitives 117 stamps 2c to 1r (2) 1935 Silver Jubilee 6c & 9c x 10 of each 20c x 6 and 50c x 2 1937 Coronation 4 used sets plus odds 1938-49 KGV pictorial definitives 311 stamps sorted by watermark or perfs 2c to 5r (13) plus few surcharges and Victory sets with some nice postmark interest.