De Montfort Stamp Co Postal Auction 96 Closing 5pm – 22 January 2021 Contents: Collections Lot 1 to 41 British Commonwealth Stamps Lot 42 to 1362 Non Commonwealth Stamps & Covers Lot 1363 to 2267 Postal Stationery Lot 2268 to 2368 Postal History Lot 2369 to 2513 Cinderella Items Lot 2514 to 2539 Auction 96 is the biggest thus far with 2539 lots. Thank you to all the vendors for providing such an excellent range of material. The next Postal Auction closing 26 February 2021 will be the Northcott III auction of KGVI key plate flaws from Leeward Islands and Mauritius especially the newly SG listed “serrated edge” flaw. There will also be a range of items from both countries. The next usual all world postal auction number 97 will close 26 March 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/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. All catalogues and illustrations of many lots for each auction are shown on our secure website. Payment Payment is due within 7 days of receipt of invoice. Payments are accepted by cheques made payable to De Montfort Stamp Co and debit and credit cards (Visa & MasterCard only). Payments for amounts under £10 are accepted in mint GB decimal stamps at face value; enquire for amounts over this amount. Extended payment terms are also available on request. Each invoice will have a 50p charge added for packing etc. Lots are always despatched 1st class with a certificate of posting, postage charged at cost and sent by the most appropriate method. Data Protection Act The information we store on our computer is name and address, telephone number, e-mail address and credit card details if provided. Under the Act, any customer may contact us to request their data be removed. 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 £ COLLECTIONS ETC COLLECTIONS 1 Maritime - 1901-60's Accumulation of 180 covers and cards in fine condition from the whole 250.00 world fully wrritten up on loose leaf album pages many with stamps tied by Paquebot or the like maritime cancels with additional cachets and pictures/cards depicting the relevant ship. Quite a remarkable collection which must have took years to assemble. Vendor wishes to sell hence low reserve. 2 Algeria - 1927-50 mint and used collection of 300+ stamps displayed on loose leaf album 60.00 pages with slight duplication mostly in setsSG cat £700+ not including 1946 Airs 5f to 40f set right marginal imperf proofs stuck to album page. Vendor wishes to sell hence reserve. 3 Ascension - 1953-93 Mint (most unmounted) range of 225 different commemoratives most 60.00 in sets 5 different miniature sheets and 1 sheetlet of 6 having SG cat £270+ with most of value in 1980s-90s issues. 4 Barbados -1892-1990 Mint (much unmounted) range of 280 different stamps and 3 65.00 miniature sheets including definitives 1950 set of 12 to $2.40 1953-61 set of 13 to $2.40 1964-65 set of 8 to $2.40 1966-69 set of 15 to $5 1970-71 set of 15 and set of 16 both to $5 1972 set of 13 to $5 1974 Orchids 14 values to $2.50 1985 Marine Life set of 16 to $10 and 1989 Wild Plants set of 16 to $10 plus ranges of commemoratives mostly in sets. 5 Bermuda - 1865-1993 Mint (much unmounted) collection of 175+ different stamps having 60.00 Stanley Gibbons catalogue value £360+. Main value in Queen Victoria (10 values to 1/-) and 1980s-90s commemorative sets. 6 British Commonwealth - 1860s-1990s Five circulated approval books (no Great Britian) 200.00 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 Britian) 190.00 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 - 1920s-90s Eight page stock book containing 675+ mostly used 30.00 stamps with very little duplication and three different first day covers from various African contries with much thematic interest especially birds, mammels, plants and transport plus some postmark interest. Vendor states SG cat circa £330. 9 Cyprus - 1892-1951 Collection of 690+ stamp (some on piece) plus a few covers collected 50.00 for postmark interest including some pairs and blocks with different Rural Post Office marks. Lot includes 30+ QEII values mostly on piece with Rural Post Office marks. Vendor states cost £95 20 years ago. 10 Estonia - Small stockbook containing 200+ mint and mostly used stamps with some 18.00 postmark interest Stanley Gibbons cat £350+. Vendor wishes to sell hence low reserve. 11 Europa - 1956-60 Twenty eight different sets (56 stamps) on theme of Europa from Belgium 15.00 France Germany Italy Luxembourg Netherland Switzerland and Turkey all unmounted mint. 12 Falkland Islands - 1891-1949 Mint range of 42 different stamps including Queen Victoria to 100.00 1/- (2) King George V to 1/- 1935 Silver Jubilee set of 4 and few King George VI SG catalogue value £690+. 13 Falkland Islands - 1953-1999 Mint (much unmounted) range of 400+ stamps and 11 100.00 miniature sheets all different SG catalogue £560+ most of the value in 1980's-90s. 14 Falkland Islands Dependencies - 1944-49 Mint range of 60 different stamps comprising 40.00 1944-45 overprints sets of 8 plus shade of 6d for South Georgia, South Orkneys and South Shetlands, 1946-49 Thick Maps set of 8 and Thin Maps set of 9 plus 1946 Victory 1948 Silver Wedding and 1949 75th Anniv of UPU SG catalogue £250+. 15 Former Russian Republics - 1990-94 Range of 10 different unmounted mint miniature 15.00 sheets and 223 different mint (most unmounted) and few used stamps from Kazakistan, Krygtstan, Macedonia, Moldovia, Slovenia, Tajikstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. 16 France - 1965-69 Collection of 58 different cards/covers, many registered and some first day 50.00 covers plus 300+ mint (many unmounted) and used stamps having a few blocks and some duplication all in fine condition on loose leaf album leaves with some written up.