Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid Lot No. Description Qty Est COMMONWEALTH, FOREIGN, THEMATIC & ‘JOB’ LOTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CW&GB: Vendor’s clearout of 7 ex-Raflet circulated clubbooks still with Many much useful m&u A-Z early-to-modern CW, notably Br.Africa incl. blks, 100s HK KGVI centenary set f.u., Oz & NZ, also GB, QV to mostly QE u/f.u. ranges, & in 3 spanking new c’books with strength in complete Commem. sets f.u. of 1960s-‘80s, + Machins etc to £5, all PTSA £370...so Est. cheap! (but thrown in are UM sheets of 60 of Turks&Caicos ’67 Stamp Cent. set) Europe: 1930s-70s m&u lot on s’cards (much UM incl. sets) with Austria Many Stc£40, Denmark Stc£50, DDR Stc£50, Berlin Stc£94, Switzerland Stc£50, 100s Liechtenstein Stc£50, Monaco Stc£140, Sweden Stc£33, plus a s’book of m&u Hungary 1900-78 Stc£450 incl. some UM imperfs. & sets, + a further 1.3 kg wodge of Minkus leaves with more f.u. ranges from Hungary, Czech., & Romania (more complete & thematic the more modern). A good source?! World ‘Earlies’: potentially useful lot of pre-1920s u/f.u. issues (c.1861 to 75 1919) & awaiting closer study incl. Belgium Stc£340 with some imperf. & perf. ‘medallions’, early Portugal, Rumania & Netherlands ‘Kings and Princes” (s’card Stc£537), + early Chile (Columbus vals.&shades Stc£110), Argentina, & further S. & central America looking v. early & Stc£500~? ‘World’: in 2 clubbooks with early-to-mostly-modern, & mostly fine used Few ranges, PTSA £238 @ reasonable % of Cat. incl. CW with various B.W.I. 100 countries, HK to $5, some Br. & non-CW Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, & few Americas. Useful run of sets, odds & themes for collection or stock, at Est… CW: 2 more uncirculated/ready clubbooks full of u/f.u. QE (+ few earlier), Few 1 book of Oz, + Br.Africa, BWI etc., PTSA £362 @ ¼ Cat., but look at Est. 100 CW: Early m&u range (1874-1937) incl. Br. E.Africa MM vals. to 4a (SG 62 51,52,54,55), Br. Honduras 1888 top val. SG42, Lagos vals. to 1/-, mainly c.d.s., Tonga 1897 SG49, 50, 51 MM then KGV incl. Oz Roos u/f.u. to 1/& ‘Heads’ to 4d, Papua Lakatois m&u (Stc£100) & S.Africa ’39 Huguenot set in UM blks 4 but 1½d has some toning. Stc £590 so Est. @ 15½% Cat. ‘World’: 2 new & full club/approval books with attractive m&u early-toFew -modern ranges from collectable non-CW countries incl. Fr. Guiana, Thai- 100 -land & other Asia/Middle East, Neth. Antilles & other S.America, etc, also Europe with pages for 10 countries incl. sets, MS, & variety, PTSA £223+. ‘World’: 2 part-circulated c’books with better remaining e.g. UM B.A.T. Few 1973-2006 sets to £1 incl. perf.&wmk vars., G.B. f.u. ‘Kings’ to 1/- & QE 100 UM & f.u. to £5, also some m&u China, odd Russia & CW, PTSA £238~ Central America: 1890-’97 MM “Collection of 60 Seebeck sets” from 547 Ecuador (9 sets) Honduras (3), Nicaragua (24) & Salvador (24) incl. good Officials & P.Dues etc, colourful & of fresh appearance for pre-1900 sets, but some are stuck down (valued as “unused”). Infrequently seen, Stc£744. CW+Revenues: QV-QE u/f.u. range of off-paper vals. (odds to $10), part- 200 -readied for e.g. club/approval books with vals. PTSA from .40p to £4 each (total £140, Stc £420) but also a range of CW & Foreign Revenues to £2, £110 £110 £95 £95 £95 £92 £70 £70 £70 £70 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid (incl. GB., Stc between .25p & £15) + p.s. cut-outs & ephemeral items. Lot No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Description CW: A-Z m&u collection in full, red Simplex album with QV-QE ranges, mainly odds but some sets/part sets & ‘better’ or high vals. well sprinkled throughout. Most countries are represented, but notables incl. early-to-modern Canada, Gib. to 1/-, HK, India, Malaya/Malaysia, Br. Africa & B.W.I. Looks a source of useful pickings & condition seems fair to good. CW: KGVI m&u selection incl. UM Canada 1938 6c Air seaplane imprint blk 4 & ’43 4c bklet pane of 6 perf. between (SG396), also NZ Official 5/SGO133 & 1/- SGO15. Then u/f.u. incl. Gilbert & Ellice ’38-’50 set to 5/& 5x top or high-vals. of 5 different pictorial Defin. sets incl. Aden SG27, Bechuanaland SG127, B.V.I. SG146, Dominica & Jamaica, Stc £315. Europe: Early to 1970s u/f.u. ranges from France (1853-79, a few faults) Poland & Czech (early Poland noted, some MM), Norway Officials m&u Stc£80~alone ,with some good pmks, also Bulgaria 1920-58, & Ireland SG247/61 MM. Plenty for sorting, collection or stock, once PTSA £90 ! CW: Re-offered @ reduced Est., this mostly MM KGVI range of useful values incl. Gambia 4/- SG159,, ’38 Gibraltar 2d grey with harder perf. 14., & Grenada 2/- with better perf.12½, Fiji 2d & 6d KGVI ‘maps’, difficult Die 1’s & F.I.D. sets for all 4 Dependencies (Graham Land x 2). Comes with a good QE set too, the B.A.T. ’71 Treaty set, SG38/41. Stc £337! Modern Southern Africa: SWA 1976 (Rock paintings) to 1986 (Rock Formations) complete UM in plate strips of 5 or blks 6 up to ’83, then pl. blks 4, SG282/464 (missing few of ’80 Fauna Defins. e.g. ‘b’ Nos), other-wise 39 complete Thematic/Commem. sets (+few MS) Stc£225 & comes with the same decade of issues on clean FDCs + ’73 & ’80 Defin. sets on Pres. cards. Also 1976-85 comprehensive run of unaddressed FDCs + f.d.i. Pres. folders for Transkei’s Commem./Thematic issues, Stc another £100! World: Many ‘Foreign’ countries in what appears a mainly u/f.u., early-tomodern school-boy collection but there are higher-Cat stamps lurking incl. Argentina SG8/10 (Stc£466, 10c cut into, reprints?) Fr. Polynesia ’58 set to 20fr MM Stc£50, Iceland 1938/9 vals. Stc£90, Italy Stc£50, but others incl. Germany & Europe, China, USA + s’book of some CW & Ireland…. World covers/Postal history: 1874-1990 varied accumulation of covers & p.c’s towards a study/history/stock of International post incl. some early CW&GB (KGVI-early QE pmks, slogans or Reg. mail). Value too in Euro-pean commercial/Bank mail, a prison camp cover, 2x 1938 covers carried by SS Queen Mary & Normandie over pmked sea-journeys, other ship p.c’s Censored mail, + a bundle of 1990s Russian illustrated envelopes, etc. ‘Foreign’: 1930s-‘80s mostly u/f.u. range of odds & part sets on 1.1kg of leaves&packets incl. Asia (Nepal, N&S Korea, Kampuchea, Laos, Japan, [incl. earlier] Mongolia, Indonesia, Philippines, Macau, etc), also Middle East, about 10 countries with the odd better in amongst the grist, then 10 or so S.America countries incl. Mexico & MM Nicaragua. Nothing extra-odinary on 1st glance, but lots of stamps/themes for checking or starting. Qty Est. 100s £60 29 £58 Many £58 100s 48 £56 100s £54 +itms 1000s £54 74 itms £54 100s £50 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid 19 CW: Fresh-to-go, full club/approval book of early-to-modern CW, mostly fine used material incl. sets as well as odds & PTSA £125~ incl. B.W.I. to $5 + Botwana, Gib., Canada, India, Singapore, etc.(Est. less than ½ price!) Lot No. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Description CW/Br.Pacific: 1.5kg of leaves & packet incl. NZ QV-QE, earlier u/f.u. not thoroughly checked + later incl. MM to 1991, Niue 1932-80 MM to $3, Fiji m&u KGVI to QE 2/6 & further to 1981, Nauru KGV MM & QE to 1986 (few UM sets), N.Hebrides & a few other countries incl. Tonga 1967 Peace Corp. ovpt. set complete in UM imperf. blks 8 (+ Officials as MM imperf. singles). Stc approx. £200, & plenty to keep you occupied. World: Assortment in packets etc., with useful lurking e.g. China m&u, mainly Commems., from perf. Dragons to 1999 with f.u. blks of chysanth-enum vals., + stockbook with 1950s-‘80s m&u Israel with tabs, various off-paper CW, & B.A.T. 1984-90 Thematic Defins. to £3 c.t.o. + etcs. incl. SG catalogue for China (+HK. Macao, Taiwan) Part 17 2012 edition. CW: KGVI to QE m&u range in laden new club/approval book but incl. extras on s’cards to improve e.g. Jaipur 3a SG45 UM Stc£30, also B.V.I. with ’48 RSW pair & KGVI Defins. to $4.80 MM (SG136/47, Stc£64), + pages of Br.Africa, PNG, Oz, Malta, etc. Looks good value at Est. CW: QE selection of LMM or UM high or top vals., incl. Antigua 1966 $2.50 & $5, Ascension 1956 10/-, Barbados 1970 $5, Bechuanaland 50c & 1r, (SG166/67b), BVI ’56 $4.80 Frigatebird, Kuwait ’55 Castles, Gambia, PNG 10/- & £1, & Somaliland 10/-. Stc £200+ Impressive additions? Europe: u/f.u. range on s’cards ‘to clear’ incl. few ‘earlies’ with faults, or reprints but then a good range of early Swiss pro-juventutes Stc£216 alone incl. 1922 top vals, ’23 top val., & ’24 set. Also Italy&Germany 1941 set f.u. (Stc£17~) & Spain 2p, SG1178 unused Stc £85. Offers accepted! World: Early to 1940s miscellany incl. German POs in Morocco 3c on 3pf ‘Morokko’ ovpt. mint sheet (split) but Stc £65, some Dutch colonies incl. Curaco ’46 Victory set f.u., China ’32 Air set MM & a few earlier f.u. +some faulty USA ‘earlies’ but decent f.u.12c imperf. (SG19 Washington, Stc£275) + others incl. Peru & in unchecked ‘Junior’ album. Stc £400++ Br. POs in Middle East &N.Africa: KGV-QE ovpted for use in Morocco Ags. (40+ mostly UM to 1p, Stc £50+) + Tangier u/f.u. odds, few M.E.F. to 2/6 f.u., duplicated u/f.u. Kuwait to 6a, + few Bahrain, etc., Stc £242 World postal history: Really eclectic miscellany of saved material in need of further checking incl. 2 pre-stamp Spanish entires to London with various straight-line pmks, a number of KGVI-QE CW covers incl. partsets & censored WW2 items (incl. ‘Return to sender’), various early to modern p.c’s incl. 1924 Br. Empire Exhib. set of 5 p.c’s of ‘Wembley’ scenes, modern Oz PHQs, & other world covers incl. USA, Malaya, etc. Africa: CW & non-CW: Early-to-mostly modern range of CW part sets, sets & odds, more postally f.u. than mint, incl. Egypt, Gold Coast, Ghana, Gambia, KUT to 10/-. Nigeria, plus about 10 different non-CW countries incl. odd better value e.g. Niger ’59 Fauna 500fr., & other Thematics. The Few 100 £50 Qty Est. 100s £46 Few 100 £42 100s £42 16 £40 20 £40 Few 100 £40 200+ £40 55+ itms £38 100s £38 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid 29 value may be modest (?) but there are lots of stamps on leaves & packets. CW: KGVI to mainly QE UM or u/f.u. range for collection or retail, incl. India 1940 vals. to 14a UM incl. blks 4 (usual toning), + useful QE f.u. range & UM blks with wmk vars.& themes (e.g. Gandhi), further Br. Asia incl. high vals., & 3 MS, odd Br.Africa, GB f.u. to £5 & etcs. Stc £400+ 139+ £38 3ms Lot No. Description Qty 30 CW: 1.82kg of leaves&packets incl. KGV-QE Gibraltar m&u odds & part Many sets (some ‘80s sets & MS UM, e.g.’87 Guns to £5), Malta 1937-91 m&u 100s mix (no high vals. but lots of stamps/themes), likewise Mauritius, Ireland & others + a collection of f.u. or UM I.O.M. (1958-96) incl. sets,+ Jersey 1970s-‘90s with many Commem. sets. Patience may well repay. 31 World: Wodge of 27 2 strip s’cards with 20++ u/f.u modern Commems. 100s on each (few Defins. too) & suitable for c’books, incl. Ireland, Europe, (incl. Baltics & Scandinavia) + USA, Thematics etc. Cheap @ <£1.50 per card. 32 CW: 1937 Coronation Omnibus collection in original spring-back album 1 apparently complete MM (a few sets mixed m&f.u. + 1 cover), just the album nd 24c & 48c missing from the 2 Newfoundland set…. cheap at Est. 33 CW: Glory box (1.1kg) of wide-ranging early-to-modern m&u incl. many 3200+ organized packets of u/f.u. off-paper (1 x 500 mixed, much NZ pre-QE duplicated low vals., + pack of QE), also many s’cards, hagners, Pres. packs, a few covers & etcs, at least 3 f.u. full sets (Jamaica to $2, Zambia to £1, Mauritius to Rs25), 3 x part-circulated c’books & a lovely collection of Ceylon Town pmks on KGVI vals. to 1r. Stc £380 min. Useful at Est.? 34 CW: m&u range of 1935-48 omnibus low-vals. incl. few ’35 SJ MM odds, 245~ + ’37 Coronation m&u odds, ’48 RSW x 57 different UM & 14 f.u., then ’46 Victory sets x 30+ UM & etcs. Stc £125+. Add useful depth to stock? 35 CW/B.W.I.: KGVI to QE (1980s) m&u mixed collection on leaves + a 500+ packet (640g), with KGVI to 2/- in Grenada & Jamaica + QE sets & part 18ms sets (incl. Jamaica 1964 Defins. to £1, MM), also Guyana, Montserrat, Dominica (1989 UM US Presidents set in 4 x MS). Looks useful. 36 CW/Br.Asia: 1kg+ of pages+packet with early-to-mostly-modern Malay- 100s -sia & States incl. vals. to $20, mostly odds & u/f.u. ($5 x 4), & HK u/f.u., KGV to 1987 incl .better QE vals., India, QV-1991 f.u.(a few States & QE not bad again), Maldives incl. UM part sets. Some nice pmks noted too. 37 G.B. & World covers & FDCs: …in large file with many GB 1960s-80s 142~ FDCs or covers with Commem. cachets/pmks., often hand-addressed but cvrs better pmks noted e.g. FPOs + a further eclectic mix of CW, Foreign & Thematic covers/FDCs (same era) incl. Berlin, Jersey, others. Fair @ Est. 38 Europe: Mostly 1920’s-‘80s u/f.u. collection on pages (few earlier or MM) 100s mostly odds (few sets) Stc ‘pence’ to a few £ each but lots of stamps for checking&sorting incl. Austria, Belgium (decent pmks), Norway & Scan-dinavia, East Europe, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands + few ‘back’o the book’ 39 Sweden & Denmark: Accumulation (with some duplication, so not fully 1380 checked) incl. pre-1958 Sweden with many Defins.(2 of the 3 A4-sides),+ page of mostly u/f.u. pre-1967 Denmark. Useful source (& of Town pmks). 40 CW: QV-QE m&u assortment Stc £300+ but doesn’t immediately give the Few Est. £38 £35 £36 £35 £25 £24 £22 £22 £22 £20 £20 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid 41 impression of this value…incl. BWI, Canada & odd useful stamp? ‘Foreign’/Middle & Far East: 2.2kg wodge of leaves with u/f.u. or c.t.o. material from over a dozen countries, much modern, or ‘appendix’. A lot of cheap & colourful stamps of a thematic nature for e.g. youngsters. 100 100s £19 As I prepare this catalogue various World War Anniversaries are ongoing around us, so some of the following Lots are entered in timely fashion….. Lot No. Description And more…with some Themes it seems…. 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 WW2 Raids & Landings: Various reminders of operations by Allied Air-borne & Infantry units during 1942-44, using illustrated & silk Commem. covers (x 11, with insets & info., ) incl. signed by veterans (& 1 letter), also photos. & related materials about The Bruneval Raid, Dieppe Raid, Oper-ation Dragoon, The Sherburne Line, etc. Interesting accompaniaments… WW2 Raid on St. Nazaire Docks: Spell-binding account of the famous 1942 attack on the U-Boat base (with the only docks in France big enough to service the Tirpitz)….with clippings & photos of the ships & men who took part in the raid, 6 Commem. covers incl. signed by U-Boat Command-er, ex-Colditz Commanders B.Stephens & Lord Newborough, also two surviving commandoes. A real-life drama graphically & philatelically told. WW2 D-Day -The silencing of the German Merville Gun battery: The detailed story of the near-disastrous but heroic attack to clear German def-ences ahead of landings on Sword Beach, incl. 2 Commem. covers, one signed by Lt. Col. Terence Otway, who led 150 men into the assault… WW2 D-Day: A Commemorative reminder of events on 6.6.44 through clippings, photos., ephemera, & also accounts relating to survivors, some of whom have signed Commem. covers e.g. Major Gen. J. Moulton, Capt. Baker-Davis, Gunner H. Harthill, “Ossie” Osborne, also a feature on Stan Hollis V.C. & various items of correspondence. An insightful Lot alright. WW2 D-Day - Pegasus Bridge: Detailed account of “arguably the most perfect operation of the Normandy invasion”, with a silk cover signed by J. Howard who lead the assault (+ Anniversary photo of him + interview). WW2 D-Day - Pegasus Bridge & The Lovat Scouts: The successful taking of Pegasus Bridge was heralded by bagpipes of Lord Lovat’s Commando Brigade (his Highlander’s unit played a role in the op.), and that very piper (B.Millin) has signed a Commemorative cover & postcard in this amazimg collection. Full history is provided here along with other Commem. covers signed by participants of the battle (including German!) + the radio operator who signalled the success, also the Colonel who cap-tured the German Major, & indeed Lord Lovat himself. Wow! WW2 Around the Black Sea: Pages featuring 1941-43 battles for Odessa & Sebastopol, with stamps & pieces, 3 covers (1990s), photos., & News clippings, also Rumania MS1521 (thin) & a note signed by East front hero. Egypt/WW2 Mail & Servcemens’ personal letters home, (1938-43), with a good variety of censor marks, 4 x Active Service covers., some pre-paid Qty Est. 9£60 poly pokets 9£68 poly pokets 3£35 polypokets 8£26 poly pokets 3 £40 polypokets 9 £90 polypokets 8 £26 polypokets 26 £40 cvrs Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid pmks, + 10m ‘Army post’ vals., 10d turquoise ‘used in Egypt’ & six with 1p Letter seals on reverse (2 x green). Few faults, but fascinating. 50 G.B./Egypt -WW2 Forces Post: 1942-44 service personnel mail on Air31 £44 -Mail letter sheets (‘cards’) to home in UK (+ few ‘blueys’) bearing mostly itms KGVI 3d pale violet Defin. (1 x dark) cancelled in Egypt with ‘Postage pre-paid’ or Forces P.O. c.d.s., + many different censor marks. Interesting… 51 WW2/ Recipients of the Victoria Cross: Impressive synopsis of events 9 £46 leading to the award of 8 VCs, using cuttings, accounts, photos., ephemera poly& 5 Commem. covers, 4 signed (uniquely?) incl. R Annand VC., Major D. pokets Jamieson VC., etc., + copy of M.Ashcroft’s book “Victoria Cross Heroes”. +book Lot No. Description Qty Est. 52 G.B./Military: 1970s collection of fine unaddressed covers in album to 76 £30 commemorate the National Army Museum London, with informative illus- cvrs -trations of uniforms, personnel, medals, etc with fitting h/s or pmks on Machins or Commems. - a run of 61 covers (groups 1-5, with notes), plus a few extras re: Army efforts abroad, + a few signed…Eyes right, to Est.! 53 WW2 planes & pilots: Photos., keep-sakes, cuttings, accounts & covers 20 £62 relating to & illustrating the various uses of wartime planes, incl. bombers, polycarriers for flying troops/ POWs home after VE.Day, etc, 3 signed by Op. pokets Exodus pilots, also illustrated Commem. covers (x 12) showing planes & 7 uniquely pilot-signed incl. with K.C. or D.F.C. Various levels of interest! 54 R.A.F. & Aviation: Good range of mostly 1960s-‘90s G.B./RAF illustr’ed 43 £34 covers & FDCs incl. BOB Commem. cvrs (+ a few CW UM sets & 2 MS), itms + 10 are signed & some have better cachets & pmks. (mostly unaddressed). Also the RAF 90th Anniv. ‘customised stamp sheet’ of 10 x 1st RAF planes. 55 WW2 Victory in Europe: Vivid account of events in March-to-May 1945 11 £46 as the Allies pushed towards Berlin, incl. Commem. covers detailing the polycrossings of the Rhine & Elbe, 7 of which are signed (some uniquely) by pokets survivors of “Ops.”& illustrated further by photos & various accounts, etc. + book 12 covers in total, + a copy of J.Lucas’s book “The Last Days of the Reich”. 56 Aviation/Germany: Collection of German aerophilatelic material incorp- 17 £38 -orating the history of commercial aviation 1911-45, using mainly modern polyiluustrated covers & pieces (x25, + useful cachets/pmks.) + photos., cards, pokets cuttings, stamps etc. Value in some ‘Flugpostmarken’ & 1984 cover signed by a Junkers Flugkapitan (+ photo). Useful to Country or Thematic collector. 57 Aviation/Germany (Luftansa, in & out of 19 German Airports): 2.8kg 68 £125 file showing via p.c’s (30~) & cuttings the many different commercial air- poly-craft deployed by Germany’s National Airlines, also 20~ 1st Flight covers pokets for world-over routes & 70-odd other covers with good Flughafen pmks or cachets (some signed). Plus stamps, pieces & etcs., making this a super collection, giving insights into 1950s-modern Germany & Aviation history. 58 Zeppelins/Greece: 1933 Graf Zeppelin set of 3, SG458/60, fMM Stc£375. 3 £105 59 Germany/Churches: Focus on the architectural, cultural, & postal history 47 £40 relating to 30 churches or Cathedrals across urban & rural Germany, most polyshown through postcards (70~, incl. earlier, 22 b&w) but also photos., & pokets cuttings, further supported by modern covers (20~), pieces, pmks, stamps + ephemera. Will support collectors of ‘Germany’ & of Religious themes. Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid 60 61 Germany/Castles: Likewise, a collection on the theme of Castles across Germany, with some info. on their historical & cultural significance, incl. 67 postcards (some earlier, 18 b&w), & value too in the stamps & pieces with their relevant pmks. Comes with some recent covers (8), many photos, cuttings & etcs. Further interesting insights into Germany’s history/culture with a thematic focus (on over 40!) castles…. Will ‘fortify’ your collection! G.B. Flora, Fauna & adorable pets on Silk covers: 1970s-90s Commem. sets featuring Flora, Fauna, pets & food farming on quality Benham silk FDCs, all with good or better pmks., plus a further batch featuring Flora & gardening, again with appropriate or high.Cat. h/s., + some other covers & PHQ cards on the same themes. Stc£400+ & eminently collectable/sellable. 53 £50 polypokets 39 cvrs Lot No. Description Qty 62 English history & cricket memorabilia: various events, places & cricket 21 clubs&matches marked by a range of specially-produced illustrated/authen- itms -ticated covers, fittingly handstamped & signed by over 50 cricketers, many famous e.g. Boycott, Gatting, Botham, Amiss, Titmus, Edrich, Stewart, etc, up to Ashes win 2005 covers & MS etc. All the thrill of 6 over long-on here. 63 English Cricket: 1990s “Crests & badges of 1st class Cricket Clubs” sets 117 of postcards produced for Lancs., Yorks., Surrey, Warks., MCC, impress- itms -ively all signed by players of the time (that’s a lot of stalking!). A super lot for any cricket buff/historian incl. few other signed maxi-cards (Sobers). 64 B.W.I./Cricket: range of signed, cricket-stamped, illustrated/authenticated 9 covers marking various England v W.I.cricket matches between 1968-2000 itms signed by some of the greats of the game e.g. Gary Sobers, Titmus, A.Knott, Cowdrey, Boycott, Underwood, Stewart, Atherton, & others, with cricket-themed stamps of Jamaica, Guyana, St.Vincent Grens., & G.B. 65 British Prime Ministers/Cricket: 1990 Official Lord’s Taverners cover 1 signed by John Major, No.38 of 50 authenticated covers (he’s out now! but..) 66 G.B./Railways: 1986 Br.Rail Prestige booklet panes set of 4 on Benham 9 Silk FDCs with 3 x TPO pmks & 1 of Crewe, + 31p (2 band) Machin on cvrs Steam loco silk. Then ’88 Transport set on good ‘Rail’ silks & 4 x FDCs with fitting or top class special h/s. Unaddressed, clean & Stc£150. 67 G.B./RN Ships: 1980s-90s Machins+Commems. on M.O.D. or plain cvrs 22 or picture postcards, all with different Royal Navy Ship cachets incl. well- itms -known e.g. HMS Fearless, Illustrious, etc. & some with paquebot pmks. 68 Rowing the Atlantic: Impressive little study of the solo Atlantic rows of 3 J. Fairfax in 1969 & the earlier exploits of Hannes Linderman, incl. x 2 poly Commem. covers, signed by both + signed photo of Dr. H.L. & ephemera. pokets 69 Maps on stamps/Iceland & Faroe Is.: 1989-92 range of UM MS incl. 4+ Iceland Stamp Day MS x 3 & Balboa flight Anniv., also Columbus sets 6ms & MS for Iceland & Faroes. Stc £102+ …& quite fetching. 70 Astronomy: Useful info. & a few stamps/covers on Copernicus & Hershel 5 incl. Poland’s 1942 Celeb. set with Copernicus MS, UM & 3 other FDCs pages 71 Health Promotion/India: various labels to advertise Health projects via 217 the mail incl. 1951 ‘Healthy India’ set of 3 in UM (toned) pairs, 1955 1r. ungummed ‘Leprosy Relief Control’ singles & blks (31) & 1990 Masks set £40 Est. £50 £30 £35 £20 £30 £35 £40 £20 £22 £19! Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid in 6 sheets of 6 sets (strips) to “Help Fight T.B.”, (each label 50p). LOTS BY COUNTRY 72 ANTIGUA 1938+ KGVI Pictorial Defins. set to £1 MM (£1 UM).Stc£130. 73 ASCENSION 1938 KGVI Pictorial Defins. set to 10/- all perf.13½, fMM. 74 1938 1/- & 2/6 vals., MM with both perfs. 13 & 13½, SG 44/45 plus SG44a & 44c (the latter only with slightly toning gum). Stc £95+ 75 AUSTRALIA 1913-14 fresh MM Roos to 9d incl. ½d, 1d Die II, 2d, 2½d, 3d Die I, 5d, 6d (ironed crease) & 9d. SG1/10 (less 4d) Stc £420+ 76 And to continue the last 1913-14 set of Roos, the two 1/- vals., fMM, SG11 and 11a, (the shades distinctive together), Stc £195. 77 1915-17 Roos vals. to 1/- with narrow crown wmk., fine MM incl. 2d Die IIA (centred W), 3d olive-green, 6d Die IIB & 1/- Die IIB (centred SW) i.e. SG35dba, 37b, 38d & 40b., Stc £282….These Roos do? Lot No. Description (Australia continued) 78 1929-32 later Roo vals incl. 6d & 1/- with multi-A & Crown wmk, SG107 & 109, also later 9d, SG133, all fine MM, Stc £118. 79 1913-2004 u/f.u. collection (+ few States, AAT & Xmas Is.), looking useful for further cherry-picking with some pre-QE Stc£100 (cheapest) + later QE incl. useful odds & sets to $10. Some duplication (though some as blocks), so offered @ less than 10% Cat. In A4 album. 80 1950s-90s run of (mostly) Commem. FDCs, Covers, Packs, MS, etc., to help a collection of this period incl. 50+ FDCs (mostly una’dressed but for earlier), 12 Pres. packs, 28 PSEs, etc, in FDC album. 81 - (+Birds) 1964 birds set SG363/69 + 2/5 shade SG367a, then all the bird vals. UM again from the later Decimal set...For Oz or Birds collector.. 82 1987-88 Bicent. of Oz settlement (1st Fleet) series complete f.u. incl. all PO Commem. cards, FDCs & (UM in) Pres. packs, but for the last pack, but incl. Americas Cup issues & Yr.2000 Victoria Cross gutter set, UM in accompanying book on Australian VCs by P Reid (A$17~) 83 AUSTRIA 1930s-50s range incl. MM sets x 4 (’36 Winter relief, ’49 UPU, ’53 School fund, top val. sl. crease, & ’55 Republic sets), + some f.u. odds Stc. between £3-£24 each. Stockpage Stc £170+ ! 84 BAHAMAS 1944 KGVI £1 grey-green & black, SG157b, MM, Stc£200 85 BECHUANALAND PROT. 1932-58 P.Dues set SGD4/6 (2 x 1d) f.u. with part-c.d.s. pmks., & the later 1c on 1d (large), SGD7a. Stc £90+ 86 BELGIUM 1933 Anti-TB set, SG646/652 MM, Stc £285+ 87 1934 Anti-TB set of ‘health Crusaders’, SG670/76, MM Stc £180+ 88 1861-2007 u/f.u. collection over 10 s’pages & a good start or develop-ment for this country incl. SG 81, 142, 145, 156, + Railway Parcels, good Town pmks, some Belgian Congo, & a few mint, all Stc £850~ 89 - (& WW2) Illustrated history of the Country’s ups & downs from the 1939 invasion to Liberation (1944) incl. News cuttings from the time e.g.‘The War illustrated’ & super/graphic photos., Nazi p.c’s, & a good range of illustrated/silk Commem. covers signed by German & Allied veterans (incl. K.C/Iron Cross holders) + a few fitting stamps. 90 1935 Brussels Exhib. Mailcoach set of 3 in UM sheetlets of 10 each, 12 12 4 £36 £140 £19! 8 £88 2 £40 4 £52 Qty 3 Est. £20 100s £50 100+ £28 itms 16 £20 44 £22 23 £20 1 5 £30 £19! 7 £34 7 £30 1500+ £78 14 £72 polypokets 3 £20 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid odd minor crumple in margins but fine souvenirs, Stc£68+, SG683/5 91 1952 UPU Congress set to 40f+10f, SG1398/1409, LMM Stc £365+ 92 - (Belgian Congo) 1887 Leopold II top val. 10f orange SG14 c.d.s. Stc£225. 93 BERMUDA 1875 1d on 1/- surch., SG17 Av. used & tied to piece, Stc£250. 94 BRUNEI 1895-2006 m&u collection over 5 hagner-sides, from a few MM ‘earlies’+ various Riverviews to 50c (+1947 MM to $1), useful m&u Defins. incl. 1964-72 set to $5 f.u. (+ glazed paper vars.), a range of Commems. incl. sets & MM Themes e.g. WWF/birds. Stc £245. 95 BURMA 1937 (KGV India ovpts.) 1r & 5r, SG13 & 15, MM (the 5r has a v. small patch of darker gum, bottom SE corner) otherwise Stc £105. 96 CANADA 1898-1950s, a little duplicated but high-Cat. mint range much reduced for the few faults, incl. Colony 12½c & N.Brunswick SG17, (together Stc£115) then Imperial 1d Post (Xmas map) in lavender x 4, Greenish x 5 & blue x 3, QV 10c unused & 20c olive MM (Stc£470), KGV incl. 2c blk 4, 20c olive x 4, 50 x 3 & later QE fine UMM vals. incl. 1957 $1 Fisherman… Useful for collection or stock at Est. Lot No. Description Canada continued: 97 QV-QE u/f.u. collection (few MM) incl. QV Stc £250 alone, though perf. faults etc, KGV m or u. vals. to 50c, KGVI m&u to $1 & $2, plus a few QE. Stc £720+ in total, so Est. seems reasonable. 98 1897 Jubilees, variously Av-to-g.u. incl. 1c x 5, 2c x 2, 3c x 6, 5c x 3, 20c (thin), plus ½c & 8c unused & respectable ‘fillers’. Stc £160+ 99 1898 QV 8c brownish-orange SG162, MM, centred SW but Stc £120. 100 1900 QV top value, (20c olive), SG165, centred & v.fine used. 101 KEVII 20c deep olive, SG186, MM centred E., a shorter perf., a few small spots of adhesion on gum, but looks fresh & Stc £325. 102 KEVII-KGV u/f.u. range incl. 1903 vals. to 20c, KGV 1913 1c & 2c, showing perf.8 x imperf. (SG224b perf. fault at base), + also some specialist material for showing progressive damage to printing plates. 103 - (New Brunswick) 1860-63 MM/unused top vals., i.e. SG 17, 18, 19, of fresh appearance from the front but with faults, hence Est. Stc £177. 104 - (Newfoundland) 1919 Contingent (Caribou) set to 36c, SG130/41, MM. 105 CAYMAN IS. 1950 KGVI scenes set to 10/- fMM, SG135/47. Stc £80 106 1953 1st QE Defin. scenes set to £1, fMM, SG148/61a, Stc £110 107 1962 Defin. scenes with Annigoni portrait, set to £1, fMM Stc £90 108 CEYLON KGV high val., 20r SG319, g.u. with Reg. cancel, Stc £160. 109 KGV-QE u/f.u. collection incl. 1921-25 vals. to 50c, few KGVI to 5r then mainly QE to 1972 incl. a few sets (1970 wildlife) & good pmks. 110 CHINA 1961 26th Table Tennis Championship MS SG1971a, fine unused, no gum as issued, no hinge marks or faults, Stc £2,000 (only 30,000 issued). This will ping your pong. (Scan sent on request). 111 1949-80 unused&used range of odds & part sets, incl. a few ’49 odds of NE People’s Post, which are reprints. Further checking may be fun. 112 - (Macao) 1982-88 range of UM Commem./thematic sets & vals. (odd duplicate) incl. better e.g. Stamp Centenary MS591 & 1986 Amerpex set of Musical instruments. Stc£300~ & infrequently offered. 12 1 1 176 +1ms £86 £30 £40 £42 2 £24 65 £80 Qty Est. Few 100 £56 19 £24 1 1 1 £26 £20 £50 38 £28 3 £20 12 13 15 15 1 114 £52 £34 £44 £40 £38 £19! 1ms £600 59 £19! 33+ 1ms £74 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid 113 - (Macao) P.O. Year packs providing some good UM thematic/Commem. 3pks sets for years 1983, ’87 & ’88, missing the MS but still Stc £402+ 114 - (Taiwan) 1970 Hanging scrolls (paintings) set MM, SG775/786. Stc£74~ 12 115 CYPRUS 1881 ½d on 1d red-brown, SG7, scarce plate 220, centred sl.E 1 but tied to piece, & the 220 is v. clear. Stc £400. 116 DOMINICA KEVII 5/- black & brown, SG36, a lovely fresh copy, fMM. 1 117 1978 QEII $10 ovpted Independence, also on gum side! UM. Oops! 1 118 EGYPT High-Cat. run of ‘Earlies’ in small stockbook from SG3 f.u. + a 72 few pyramids incl. 5p brown f.u. (few tone spots on reverse), some useful surchs. & ovpts., & a range of 1925-36 Commem. sets., vals., & P.Dues. Stc£600, so Est. cheap for such a useful start to this country. 119 1879-1966 mostly MM assortment for sorting/starting incl. part sets, Few sets, MS & vals. Stc up to £15 each, over pages & packet. 100 120 - (+ few Jordon) Early-to-1960s mostly u/f.u. collection from unchecked Few pyramids & 1914 vals. to 200m, incl.‘better’, many Kings (+ ovpts.) 100 & later Commems. incl. sets, all Stc £220 (so offered @ < 13% Cat.) 121 FALKLAND IS. 1904-20 MM range of KEVII vals. to 2½d & KGV vals. 9 incl. ½d, 1d, 2½d, 2d & 6d. Odd minor fault but Stc £137. Lot No. Falkland Islands continued: Qty 122 KGVI Defin. set (1938-50), MM to 2/6 incl. all shades, SG146 to 21 SG160 (+ the 6 shades), Stc £300+ & a ‘one-hit’ wonder of a lot! 123 1948 RSW pair, SG166/7, lightly MM, Retail £40+. 2 124 - (Conflict/Ships & FPO mail!) 1980s b/w p.c’s of 14 ships involved in the 24 1982 campaign (1 with Portsmouth h/s), + some post-conflict mail itms incl. 7 x different merchant vessel cachets (1 Master-signed), & 5 ‘Blueys’ & 1 postal order with F.P.O c.d.s. Useful additions? 125 - (& Deps.) QE mostly UM collection with strength in 1960’s-‘80s sets 129 incl.’82 imprint set of ships to £3 & various nice thematic sets (about +3ms 20,+ 1960 birds to 2/- but incl. f.u. + 6 Dependencies sets). Stc £125. 126 FINLAND 1866 20p blue & 40p pale pink, SG36 (f.u. part-boxed pmk) & 2 SG40 (c.d.s.) both rouletted, a couple shorter on 20p but OK, Stc£250 127 FRANCE 1859-1900 range of mostly u/f.u. ‘Earlies’ from P.Due SGD87, 13 perf. Ceres heads x 4 to 80c (1871-76, 30c with commercial und’print) +range of Peace&Comerce vals. to 50c, minor perf faults but Stc£127+ 128 1870-76 range of mostly u/f.u. ‘Heads’ & Peace & Commerce vals., 27 (4c grey SG156 unused), & 19 ‘P&C’ vals. to 75c, Stc £655. Est.8% ! 129 1902-44 u/f.u. collection with a useful range of Defins. & Sowers, + 220 Commems. to 10fr, not closely checked but vendor states Retail £45 130 Medium 32-page s’book with 100s (of identified!) u./f.u. Commems. 420 (a few mint) from 1922 to ’67 (strength in ‘30s to ‘50s), incl. a few sets but mostly singles/odds & Stc£350, so could well be useful. 131 - (& Aviation!) 1938 C.Ader Commem., 50fr. SG612a, UMM, Stc£130. 1 132 - (& WW2) 3 x Anniv. of Liberation philatelic cards inscribed ‘Dupuis le 3pc’s Liberation 25 Mai au 10 Juin 1946’ & ‘Salon de la philatelique’ plus Commem. handstamps to cancel SG889, 900 & 966. Fine. 133 - (+ Sports!) 1950s vals. in UM imperf. colour trials & thus pleasing spec- 2 -ialists’ items, incl. ’56 40f ‘Pelota’ SG1298 in all-purple & ’58 25f £90 £19! £88 £32 £30 £48 £20 £28 £19! Est £68 £30 £36 £22 £44 £20 £50 £28 £54 £35 £19! £28 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid ‘Wrestling’ SG1388 in all-brown. “Sporty little numbers”! 134 Mostly 1960s-‘70s (& few 1930s) UMM Commems. in many packets & on s’cards etc, Stc £320 of sets & singles in quite a wodge, so pres-umably quite comprehensive for the period, & 13%~ Cat. for UM!!? 135 1977-87 UMM imperf. Defins incl. ‘Sabine’ vals. x 5 to 2fr.10 and ‘Liberty’ vals. x 17 to 4fr (+1 NVI) & ’82 P.Due ‘beetles’ x 6 to 4fr. 136 GERMANY Early (1872-1923) u/f.u. range incl. few nice ‘Type A’ Arms, some damaged e.g. SG27 but others fine with c.d.s. e.g. 7k blue SG12, + later 1875-80 vals. v.f.u. & a good range (to 2m) up to SG331, all identified on s’pages with SGNos./values. Incl. a few Officials, good pmks & inflation period postally f.u. Stc nearly £2,000, offered <6% 137 - (Baden) State revenues (kostenmarkes, 3 x stemplemarkes to 50pf), used range (most c.d.s. incl. 1926) with vals. to Milliarde mark, 10 Mark, & 5 Reichsmark, & 10 still with tablet attached. Infrequently offered. 138 1923 inflation provisional varieties in “Tausends” incl. 8T on 30pf inverted, in 2 shades, (1 UM, 1 unused, SG275aa, Stc £62) and the scarce 800T on 500m yellow-green, apparently f.u. with 2 pmks. Stc £2,250, so offered “as-is” @ 2% Cat. Hmmm? or Mmmm!! 139 1923 20m Ploughman ovpted with 1000m for Relief Fund for Rhine &Ruhr districts, SG259, postally used with 2 part-pmks. Stc£130. Lot No. Description Germany continued: 140 - (+ Seepost) 1920s colour p.c’s of Hamburg-Amerika Line’s m.s Holsatia with 1925 Mexico oval pmk on 5+10pf, also 1928 Hugo Stinnes liner ‘General Belgrano’ with Deutches Seepost c.d.s. on 15pf. Fine. rd 141 - (3 Reich) Miltary Fieldpost Parcel Post issue of 1942, with ‘Inselpost’ ovpt. (blue, diagonally) for use in the Aegean Isles, perf. 13 & UM. 142 - (Allied Occ. Russian zone) 1949 Goethe MS, SGR59a, UMM, Stc £225. 143 - (West) 1951, difficult top val. of Humanitarian Relief Fund set, 30+10pf J.H. Pestalozzi, SG1072 fine used, Stc £140. Time to fill your gap? 144 - (QEII visits to Germany, 1965-77) Interested in our Queen, & Germany? Then you’ll appreciate this historical study of mementoes incl. p.c’s, covers, info., pieces, metermarks, cuttings & photos going back to R. Visits of 1965. There were 11 cities in the tour & as many Commem. covers with City pmks. +unusual Exhib./philatelic material up to 2005. 145 - (Various!) Early-to-modern m&u lot of sets, part sets &vals., Stc£770 in s’book/s’cards incl. some 3rd Reich, Berlin, good 1949-52 vals., (e.g. UPU to 50pf, Goethe top val., 7 x Berliners, f.u.) also some States & Occupations (Slesvig, Sudetenland) & some more modern DDR incl. MS & FDCs + 1954 Compass officials (both backgrounds) c.t.o.. 146 - (Various) 1950s-‘80s range of UM Berlin sets, part sets & Commems. + DDR MS & a book of 1965-75 issues & MS ‘with compliments of Deutsche Bundespost’ (Stc £30). UMM material, Stc £110~ 147 GIBRALTAR 1886 ‘Bermuda’ ovpts. incl. ½d, 1d, 2½d, 6d lilac (centred sl. NE, perfs. fine), and the 1/-, SG1,2,3 f.u. + 6d & 1/- are fine-to-Av. used, (SG6&7). Stc £618, & Retail up to £450 for these classics. 148 1886 Crown CA set to 1/- , SG8/14 f.u. or v.f.u. with part c.d.s. (6d 100s £40 29 £22 154 £120 29 £32 3 £46 1 £20 Qty Est. 2pc’s £30 1 £46 1ms 1 £94 £38 26 £56 polypokets 100s £80 136+ £20 8ms 5 £290 7 £175 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid & 1/-), couple blunted perfs. on cheap 2d only. Stc£400, Retail £270~ 149 1889-96 issue in Sp.Currency, set to 5p (less 2nd 20c olive-green but 12 incl. 25c shade), f.u. or v.f.u., mostly part-c.d.s. (top val. very nice!) 150 1889 vals. surch. in Centimos, set to 75c on 1/- less the 50c on 6d, 6 (SG15/21 less 20) mostly f.u. or Av.used (75c), Stc£200, Retail £100~ 151 1903 KEVII set to 1/- f.u. (1/- Av. used), SG46/51, Stc £104. 6 152 1903 set again, to 1/-, but SG46/51 are fine MM. Stc £136. 6 153 1904-08 KEVII set to 1/- (Ord. 2½d, 1/- chalky), MM, Stc £210. 6 154 1904-08 vals. to 1/-, SG56/8, 60/1, & 1906-11 SG66/9 u/f.u. Stc £85. 9 155 1906 ‘colours-changed’ KEVII vals. to 6d, SG66/70, the 6d (Stc£140) 5 is fine MM, the lower values heavier MM…still Stc £171. 156 KGV & KGVI Omnibus sets from ’35 SJ to 1950 Council inaugr’tion 10 all in both MM & f.u condition (missing just RSW pair). Stc £105+ sets 157 1953-67 QE issues almost complete fine MM, (Ships set UM), just 76 st missing the 10/- & £1 of 1 Defins., (+SG221), but still Stc £258~ 158 1953-67 QE issues almost complete f.u. i.e. SG144 to 222 (less 221), 79 the high vals. (x3) are f.u. & many others are v.f.u. or c.d.s. Stc£123. 159 QE Defin. sets incl. 1953 set to 5/- f.u./v.f.u. with shades of 7 values, 49 (SG145/56 +a’s&b’s), then 1960 set to £1, SG160/173 f.u. & later ’77 Thematic Defins. to 50p, f.u. again (6 vals. mint)… Get in Defins.!? 160 1960-62 Pictorial Defin. set to £1, SG160/173, LMM. Stc £80 14 161 GOLD COAST 1906 MM MCA vals. of set i.e. SG52 and SG53a, Stc£89 2 GREAT BRITAIN 162 1798-1840 interesting selection of pre-stamp pmks incl. 29/7/1798 Scottish 10 bishop mark & later front with border ‘Add ½’ tax mark, 4 x Free Frank itms fronts, a couple of nice wax seal trials & an 1840 entire to London showing 3 provincial pmks & tombstone ‘Paid’ h/s. Useful examples & additions. 163 ‘Glory Box’ of m&u QV-QE in a tossed-in & unchecked commingle of 2.lkg packets, s’cards, bundles, more packets, covers, s’book, Italian approval books (!?) & more packets. Vendor says Stc £3,650 on his list of contents incl. Commems. & Defins. of all periods. The inclination is to offer this as cheaply as possible to incentivise anyone brave enough to take it on!…. 164 Newish black 16-page s’book with mostly u/f.u. QV-KGVI incl. various Few 1d reds (assumed cheaper) & later QV to 1/-, KEVII to 2/6, KGV to 10/100 re-engraved (thin) & KGVI to £1 (Arms), incl. a few mint & covers… Condition varies, but mostly all are identified & incl. a few wmk vars. 165 1840 1d black (BC, pl.5?) with 4 good margins & light red MC. Attractive. 1 166 1840 1d black (TJ, pl. 5?) with 2 margins on closely cut piece (+ shallow 1 gouge right side), but a respectable-looking copy/filler with black MC. 167 1840 Plate 10 1d black (AL) + matching 1d red from black plate, also AL. 2 The black is 3½ margined with weighty black MC (& touches of red too!?), the 1d red 4 margined, (touched at L square) with attractive black MC. 168 1840 Plate 11 1d black (PD) with matching 1d red ‘from black plate’ (also 2 PD!) both with black MCs & meeting many of the descriptors/requirements for deciding these are from plate 11. The black has 2½ close margins, some unevenness to left & base, & the red, though more clean cut, also has 2 close margins. Plate 11 is scarce enough, so this pair gets the pulse racing a bit! £85 £50 £20 £30 £42 £19! £38 £20 £50 £26 £22 £22 £20 £28 £100 £28 £120 £52 £375 £420 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid 169 1840 1d black (RF, pl.7?) with 3½ good margins, touched NE only & with light red MC. Tiny marginal thin otherwise a v.fine example & comes with an 1841 2d blue (SG14) also 3½ margined, lightly f.u. & a small engraving of ‘The Post Office, London’, of the times. Atmospherically Victorian. 170 1841 2d blues f.u. with numeral pmks & 4 margins (closer right), showing both the blue & light blue shades, SG14 (KC) & SG13 (KL) Stc £185. 171 1841-74 u/f.u. range of 1d reds from imperf. with black MC, 1d Stars x 4, for checking, 1d plates with nice duplex pmks. Av.-to-fine incl. misperf., & 2 covers incl. 3 x 1d to France with fine Maidstone duplex. 172 1841 1d red-brown (KK), sound with 4 margins & No.10 in black Maltese Cross, a more elusive number (reading upwards in MC) Stc £320. 173 1856-8 1d star, rose-red, perf.16, large Crown, SG36, part-London duplex. 174 1856 1/- green (Emblems), SG72 f.u., good perfs., centred low. Stc £310. 175 1863 4d brighter red, (BB, SG81) with c.d.s. and numeral part of duplex cancel, centred slightly SW but of good colour. Stc £150. + see next lot. 176 1863 4d companion to last lot in paler red, SG82 (GH), with clean, central numeral pmk (90 in circle in duplex i.e. Muswell Hill?), so f.u. Stc £120. 177 1862-64 9d bistre SG86, (JG), f.u. & centred with good colour & perfs., with a central, clean numeral pmk over portrait (Canterbury?) Stc £500. 178 1865 1/- green (SA, SG101) Av.used, a few toned perfs. on back. Stc£240. 179 1867 3d rose plate 6 (BG) & plate 8 (GL), both f.u. with part duplex pmks over portraits and both have good colour & perfs. Stc £120. 180 1867 9d straw, (EF, SG110) f.u. with clear London part-duplex pmk, just just one clipped perf. in SW corner, but the stamp is of rich colour. Stc£300 Lot No. Description G.B. Queen Victoria continued: 181 1867 9d companion to last lot in paler straw, SG 111 (GH), Av. used with part-duplex pmk on portrait, centred sl. SW but perfs. mostly OK. Stc£275. 182 1867 10d red-brown, (SH), f.u. with light part-Dumfries duplex pmk & cut down wing-margin at right, otherwise perfs. & colouring good. Stc £375. 183 1867 2/- blue, SG118 (CA), with heavy but clear London Inland Section part-duplex pmk, centred sl.E but with good perfs. & colour. Stc £200. 184 1873 4d grey (RK, pl.12, SG125), f.u. with with part-London duplex pmk obscuring a couple of shorter perfs. at top, otherwise a good e.g.. Stc £275. 185 1877 4d sage-green (EI, pl. 16, SG153) Av. used with heavy but clear London pmk… 1 shorter perf., but a v. respectable example., Stc £300. 186 1880 4d grey-brown (EC, pl.17, SG154) Av. used, otherwise fine, Stc£525 187 1876 8d orange (EB, pl.1, SG156) f.u. with part duplex pmk. & cut-down wing-margin at right, otherwise perfs. & colouring are good. Stc £350. 188 1883 3d on 3d pale lilac (AI, SG159) Av. used & centred slightly East, & if picky, a couple of perfs. are a little shorter, but Stc £145. 189 1883 6d on 6d lilac (ED, SG162) good used with part- square-circle pmk, centred NW (feint corner crease?) but a respectable example. Stc £145. 190 1890 6d on 6d lilac on Jubilee of Penny post P.O. cover, to France, tied by Bath pmk (+ PD h/s), SG 162, Stc £425 on cover. Nice souvenir! 191 1890 DLR Commem. envelopes (two!) for Jubilee of Uniform Penny Post, complete with R.Hill card inserts; one has v. light toning on odd edge. 3 itms £90 2 £30 16+ cvrs £20 1 £70 1 1 1 £19! £30 £20 1 £20 1 £80 1 2 £20 £20 1 £45 Qty Est. 1 £40 1 £35 1 £20 1 £24 1 £30 1 1 £75 £35 1 £20 1 £20 1cvr £84 2 cvrs £36 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid 192 1881 1/- orange-brown (IJ, pl.13, SG163) Av. used with indistinct pmk., 1 & centred slightly SW, but perfs. are OK all round & Stc £160. 193 1883-4 2d lilac (BB) SG189 with good colour & perfs. + a clear, attractive 1 London square-circle pmk. Stc £75+ premium. Other set-members next! 194 1883-4 4d dull-green (HE) SG192 v.f.u. c.d.s., good colour/perfs. Stc£200+ 1 195 1883-4 6d dull green, SG194 f.u., full colour, odd shorter perf., Stc £230+ 1 196 1883 2/6 lilac (AI, SG178) f.u. with 2 x part-c.d.s. pmks. Stc £160. 1 197 1883 5/- rose (AB, SG180) with a clear, nearly-full ‘Westbourne Grove’ 1 c.d.s. over NE quadrant, & good colour and perfs. Stc £250 + premium. 198 1888 9d purple&blue Official ‘Govt. parcels’, SGO67 good used. Stc £90. 1 199 1892 4½d green & carmine QV Official ovpted ‘Govt parcels’ with part1 London ‘straight-line’ cancel marks. SGO71, Stc £250. Fill a gap? 200 1897 Jubilee 9d & 10d, and KEVII 1/- green&carmine, all on matching 3 pieces with Ventnor 1902 c.d.s. from the Is of Wight. Appealing. Stc£122. Four Kings: 201 1902-11 collection of KEVII postal history incl. ½ d’s & 1d’s on various 44+ p.c’s/covers v.f.u. with c.d.s. or duplex pmks from around England (+ Reg. itms parcel piece with 4d, 6d, 1/-), some unused postal stationery incl. embossed & p.c’s x 5 + lettercard, and a small range of f.u. vals to 1/- (x3) part-sorted. 202 1902-10 KEVII DLR set to 1/- incl. both ½d’s & 4ds, mostly chalky-paper, 15 MM & of fresh appearance, odd vals. with light gum-toning on perf. tips. 203 1902-10 DLR mint set to 1/-, many UM & with chalky papers &/or shades 35 incl. ½d x 4, 1d x 2, 1½d x good shade + chalky, 2d x 5, 2½d x 2, 3d x 3, 4d x 4, 5d x 3, 6d x 4, 7d x 2, 9d, 10d x 2 and 1/- MM. Impressive! 204 1902 DLR 2/6 in the lilac shade, SG260 f.u., centred sl. N.E. but with part- 1 ‘6 JU 02’ c.d.s., so a very respectable copy of this shade. Stc £140. Lot No. Description Qty G.B. Four Kings continued: 205 1902 DLR 2/6 in the dull purple shade (chalky, SG262), with an even more 1 attractive c.d.s.! Stc £150 + v.f.u. premium. Distinctive next to previous lot. 206 1902 DLR 5/- in the bright carmine shade, SG263, attractively used with a 1 nearly-full, featherlight c.d.s., centred with good perfs. Fine copy Stc £200. 207 1911 Harrison printings of the values to 4d, ..the set with perf. var. 15 x 14 15 fMM, with most shades incl. SG279a UMM (both 1d shades + 2½d shade), also the set f.u. c.d.s. less 2½d but with 1d shade (4d pulled perf.) Stc £431. 208 1911/13 Somerset House printings of the set to 1/-, fMM to SG313 (the 1/- 8 UM with feint horiz crease at base) plus 6d & 9d x 2. Retail £170~ 209 1913 Somerset 6d, in the more elusive plum shade, SG303, f.u., Stc £70. 1 210 1911-12 ½d Downey Die 1B in the v.deep green shade, SG324 var.N2(7), 2 centred sl.S but f.u. Stc£160+ & later f.u. 1d scarlet (N11[1]) with RPS cert. 211 1911 1d Downey pair in carmine with A11 control and stamp R20/11 show- 2 -ing listed variety “white scratch to left of Lion’s face”, SGspec. N8(i), MM. Light creases but var. is LMM, Stc£125. Should make for a ‘roaring’ success. 212 1912+ Royal cypher Defin. set to 1/- MM incl. the 9d olive, all MM with 17 added 2d & 6d shades. Fine lot retailing at £120~, so here’s your chance… 213 1913 Royal cypher ½d, confidently identified as the deep grey-green shade, 1 known but unlisted, UM (mounted on margin with I 16 control) Retail £120. £26 £20 £40 £26 £26 £50 £20 £38 £22 £26 £70 £210 £25 Est. £48 £52 £90 £90 £20 £48 £46 £60 £60 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid 214 1912 Royal cypher 1d scarlet ovpted ‘Specimen’ MM, (Type 23. Stc£200). 215 1912 Royal cypher 1½d in the bright Chestnut shade, fMM + T22 control. 216 1913 Royal cypher 5d reddish-brown corner triplet with B13 control, fresh MM [SG spec. N25(2), Stc £150]. Nice threesome, if you are serious!? 217 1913 Waterlow 10/- Indigo Seahorse, SG402, f.u.,centred with good perfs., a few v. small & light spots of discolouration on reverse don’t really detract. 218 1915 DLR 2/6 seahorse in the yellow-brown shade, SG406, centred sl. N.E. but fresh & LMM with good perfs. Stc £250 & retail around £180.. 219 1918 BW 2/6 red-brown Seahorse SG414 v.f.u. with central, light c.d.s. + good centering & perfs. Stc £70+ premium. Goes with neigh-bours! 220 1918 BW 2/6 Seahorse in the pale brown shade, SG415a, f.u. with London c.d.s., good centering/perfs. Distinctive shade against previous lot, Stc £70. 221 1919 BW 5/- rose-red Seahorse, SG416, f.u. with clear ‘Foreign & Colonial Parcel Post’ c.d.s., + good colour & appearance, just one sl. pulled perf. 222 1919 BW 5/- rose-red Seahorse, SG416, f.u. (a feint, single, central c.d.s.) well-centred & one (& not particularly noticeable) sl. pulled perf. Stc £120. 223 1924 & ’25 ‘Wembley’ Exhib. sets mint (’25 1½d with some toning), also u/f.u. & 1d p.c’s unused for both years & 1d f.u. p.c. from Wembley Park. 224 1929 PUC low vals. set UM (x2) & f.u. plus the set f.u. with wmk inv., and the wmk swys set both MM & f.u. (+ the 2010 Exhib. £1 facsmilie blk 4!) 225 1934 set of re-engraved Seahorses, the 5/- with central Liverpool c.d.s., the 2/6 & 10/- Average parcel used. SG450/2, Stc £190. 226 1934 Re-engraved Seahorses, 2/6 x 28 & 9 x 5/-, all sound though parcel used, some better than others…. For further study or sale, Stc £1,800! 227 1936 KEVIII issue in UM blks 4 & set with wmk inverted UM & f.u., also two FDCs (plain, fine), a UM blket pane of 2 (SGPB4a, Stc£30), 2 covers with set & c.d.s. of Abdication date (1 Field PO) & other covers with f.d.i. pmks & ½d’s with ‘poached egg’…with next lot, wraps up this period!? Lot No. Description G.B. Kings continued: 228 1936-37 E8R P.Dues set MM, SGD19/26 with 5d yellow-brown, Stc£500. 229 1941-50 Defin. sets in ‘Light’ & ‘Changed’ colours complete UMM and u/f.u. incl. all wmk vars. i.e. inv.& swys (SG504a-507a, LMM), also the Changed colours over 2 plain FDCs. Retail 80+, useful all together at Est.? 230 KGVI booklet panes incl. 1d light ultramarine x 3 with ‘Minimum Inland’ printed labels (wmk inv. SGQB18a), MM (less binding margin) & 5x 1½d part-panes with adverts still intact, but only 2 of the 4 1½ds, four different fine used and a more scarce one MM (Commander Stephen…..) 231 1953 (May) composite 2/6 booklets x 2, with Wilding 1½d & 2½d panes & KGVI panes (1½d wmk inv.) + ‘Minimum Inland Printed Rate’ labels x 3, both fine but 2nd copy has some trimmed perfs. on right. SGF1, Stc £64. Queen Elizabeth: 232 1946-‘80s in 20-page Vario stockalbum with 1953-91 Ord. Commem. sets almost complete UM, (missing 2/3 sets but a few KGVI sets to compensate, < £20 face?)+ some u/f.u. Defins. to £5 incl. Machins & 5d Sterling Machin noted as a UM imperf. pair (scarce SGSpec.U17 735a). Also some Philatelic Exhib.MS & various f.u. Thematics thrown in for good measure! 1 1 3 £48 £22 £30 1 £98 1 £92 1 £20 1 £20 1 £20 1 £20 8+ £22 3itms 25 £100 3 £28 37 £54 26+ £44 9itms Qty Est. 8 £115 54 £48 +2cvrs 6 itms £20 2bkts £19! 100s £74 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid 233 QE Ord. Commem. sets 1953-’83 (CW-day) apparently complete UM in 2 100s newish s’books + a few ‘extras’, booklets & Aviation/RAF covers chucked in as well, (incl. BFPO pmks & signed). Retail £160, so a bargain at Est. 234 1957-93 collection of mint P.O. ‘stamped to order’ postcards for internal & 60 Airmail use incl. early letterpress cards (some compound) up to 3d+6d, & itms Machin types to 6d+4d (some good Cat. values in Huggins Baker). Then Octagonal Machin types (incl. Privates & compounds) to 9p, some Aircards & Commems., + GB Tourism sets (x2, of 5 each). An under-rated area!… 235 1957-67 Wildings (x48) to 2000 Machins, & various Commems. (to 2006) 90 on slogan pieces (136) & covers (21), all with Northampton Die 1 c.d.s. pages pmks, and a remarkable collection of commercial/advertising or Commem. 1.4kg slogan pmks. Nearly 50 years of collecting displayed here attractively on leaves providing good, incorporative material for GB or Thematic studies. 236 Accompanying lot of 1959-68 Wildings (x 29) to 2007 Machins + a few 71 Commems. on slogan pieces (x95) and covers (x22), all showing Northpages -ampton Machine Die 2 c.d.s. cancels & a further excellent array of slogan 1.15kg pmks (commercial/adverts, Commem./Thematic). Goes with neighbours. 237 Similar lot but with Northampton Machine Die 3 c.d.s. cancels on pieces 57 (x88) & covers (x 8) many with more good slogans, 1964 to 2007 incl. pages good coverage of Machins to 26p Good partner lot, well-displayed again. 900g 238 Further lot to last but with Northampton Machine Die 4 c.d.s. cancels on 59 pieces (89) & covers (13) attractively set out to show more of the various pages slogans & machine cancels of 1971 to 1999, with Machins & NVIs etc. 900g 239 & Last in series with Northampton Machine Die 5 c.d.s. pmks on pieces 71 (85) & covers (24) with further commercial/advertising slogans from 1977 pages to 2007 on many Machins etc. Lovely pmk material for postal historians. 1.25kg 240 UM & duplicated lot of Wilding & pre-decimal Machin booklet panes of 55+ 2, 4 & 6 (+1969 coil strips), few binding margins but perfs. generally OK. itms Stated to be a few missing phosphors & Stc £350 (not fully checked, but 1d Wilding pane with labels noted with Tudor & Edward wmks up & inv.) Lot No. G.B. QE continued: Qty 241 Newish rose-red 32-page s’book well-packed with u/f.u. Wilding&Machin 100s odds to £1 & £2, 1953-80s m&u Commems. incl. sets, blks & £25+ ‘face’. 242 1963 Commonwealth Cable 1/6 (ord.) on ‘Standard Telephones’ illustrated 1cvr FDC & London WC f.d.i. pmk., neatly slit at top to access signed insert. 243 1963-2002 display of mail showing an advanced, specialized collection of 83 Commemorative & pictorial postmarks i.e. special or advertising pmks (+ pages some PO literature to explain it). Much local interest for Northants postal 1.7kg Historians, but better items too for general collectors of British pmks incl. many Defins. & Commems. on cover & good Thematic handstamps. 244 1960s-2007 study of the development of the Business Reply Service, from 2.5kg GPO literature about it in the 1960s + 24 e.g’s of (mostly unused) postal stationery & envelopes (displaying the licence ref. of the businesses). Then onto 88 different 2nd class BRS items & 37 1st Class (mostly unused) incl. few e.g’s of ‘Reply plus’ Freepost,‘Post paid’ stationery. Different additions. 245 1972 Wedgwood Prestige booklet, the ½p s’band pane with v.good perfs. 1bk 246 1974-1990 range of PHQ card sets in special SG album, most with f.d.i. h/s 4.2kg £52 £36 £20 £20 £19! £19! £20! £30 Est. £30 £22 £25 £38 £22 £20 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid (a few special h/s & a few duplicate sets), from Churchill 5½p to 1990 Queen Mum, approx. 60 sets, retailing between £2 & £15 per set. 247 1978 scarce ‘Thatching’ 70p folded booklet of 7p Machins with left-side mounting (cyl.11 dot), Ref. FD3A. Fine & now retailing £185~ 248 Modern (1978+) MS incl. Stamp Show 2000x 2, & 8 others,+ millennium MS pack, & Commem.Yr. packs for years 1999, 2000, 2001. Retail £240. 249 2 x Newish stockbooks with UM & f.u. Commems. & Defins. of 1980s to 2000 (UM Commem. sets & u/f.u. odds + Defins. to £5), various Machins + a few booklets (incl. 3 x 1st NVIs). Total face £30+, a little duplication. 250 1983-87 range of ‘x-Machins’ on Official Benham Silk FDCs + high value Parcel Post vals. £1:30 to £1:60 (with Windsor or better pmks). To 75p go the x-Machins, incl. elusive vals. e.g. underprints & booklet panes (panes of 10 x 6 different, 20 x 2) + various other varieties, 2 x Frama label FDCs, not forgetting the excellent pmks sent from fitting places & good condition. 251 1987-89 Machin booklet panes on quality (& thematic) Benham Silk FDCs incl. panes of 4 & 10, of vals. up to 29p + 8 x NVIs on FDC (6 of panes) & all 4 of each of Scots & Gibbons Prestige booklet panes (with good h/s too) plus extras for Machin specialists e.g. ACP vals to 37p + colour, perf. & & phosphor band changes. Once PTSA £70! Suit Machin or cover collector. 252 1980-2000 run of 11 early Prestige booklets between DX2 (Wedgwood) & DX18 (Football) incl. DX3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12 13. All fine & Retail £163. 253 1989 to 2002 complete run of Prestige booklets from £5 Scots Connection to £15.37 Accession, DX10 to DX28, Retail £312 (Est. approx. face. value). 254 1999-2000 Wilding & large NVI Prestige Booklets, DX22, ‘Profile in print’ DX22, & ‘Definitive Portrait’ DX24. Fine, & retail of £52+. 255 1997-2007 range of Machin Defin. Presentation Packs incl. new type NVIs in pack 37 (x2), No.41 (to £1+NVIs), No.74 (Pip) & No.77 to £1. Face £22+ 256 Post-2004 collection of UKMail BusinessPost covers/stationery, and TNT Mail covers, produced for different companies after deregulation of the UK Mail market (allowing competition with RM), Some interesting e.g.’s for up-dating a postal history collection, incl. ltd.ed. TNT Xmas sheet of 2008. 257 2010-11 Birds of Britain Post&Go Pres. packs 1, II & 111. Fine. Lot No. G.B. continued Regionals: 258 Guernsey: 1969-1993 UMM collection (odd f.u. set) in green Simplex album, which looks complete for the Commems. + MS, and Defins. to the top vals.,(‘79 £5 x 2) + P.Dues for ’77&’82 only, & few Alderney Stc£300. 259 1968-2000 Defin. sets to top values on unaddressed FDCs in album, incl. Militias, coins (with panes) views & ships complete. All fine & retail £50~ 260 1974-94 Defin. sets to top vals. on unaddressed FDCs in album, + a range of 1995-2000 Commem. FDCs incl. 7MS, £1 x 4, Xmas x 7, Retail £70~ 261 Jersey: 1969-2000 collection in s’book with strength in 1991-’99 f.u./c.t.o. sets incl. Commems. & thematics (60 sets) plus high vals. £1-£5 and SeaBird Defins to £2 (+duplicates). Also 10 MS & 16 clean covers/packs and others postally-used to £2…Stc£350, offered at less than 10% Cat.! 262 I.O.M. 1978 Defin. set to £2 & 1983 Seabirds set to £1, both in UMM blks of 4, & Commem. sets from 1981 (R.Wedding) to ’87 (Paintings) in 1bk £98 8ms+ £72 5pks Few £28 100+ 24 cvrs £40 39 cvrs £34 11 £58 20 bkts 2 bkts 5 £145 40+ itms £20 3pks Qty £34 Est. 100s £52 40 cvrs 32 £20 £22 £23 £22 100s+ £34 16itms Few 100 £110 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid UM blks of 6, apparently complete with a few MS. Retail could be £270~! 263 I.O.M. 1968-80 FDCs in album incl. Defin. sets for 1st decade complete to top values, on quality unaddressed FDCs, + a few extras. Retail £40~ 19 cvrs 264 GREENLAND 1950-83 range of UM vals., Stc£175+ incl. SG 6&7, (top 41 value polar bears), SG130, 138 (fish), 5 x blks 4 incl. SG34, etc… 265 GRENADA 1938 set to 10/- (SG163d) incl. shades or perf. vars. of 17 ½d, 1d, 3d & 6d, fine MM & Stc £200~. Useful & attractive KGVI. 266 HONG KONG QV-QE mainly u/f.u. collection (odd unused val.) with QV 266 vals. to 50c on 48c (a few Port pmks), KEVII & KGV to $1, KGVI to $2 & QE various Defins. & Commems., incl. sets & Defins. to $50 x 2. Odd crease or washed value, but Stc £610, …so a useful start? 267 1903-11 range of KEVII vals. to $1, used x 3, f.u. x 11, & MM x 2, 18 Stc £212+ identified on s’card incl. SG97&71 f.u. (13% cat.) 268 S’card of f.u. KGV-QE vals. to fill some gaps incl. ’37 Coronation set, 19 Centenary 25c, ’62 Annigoni top 2 vals., + range of Commem. top vals. of 1963-’70 incl. $1.30 x 7, UNESCO $2, & further to 1977, Stc £180+ 269 Ex-New issues service material? incl. 2000/1 range of UM duplicated 100+ Thematic MS, $10 Bridge, MS1010 x 5, MS1017 x 5, MS1038 x 2, & 34ms two each of all Commem. MS between 1022 & 1064 (less CNY 2001, but 5 x millennium MS1000). Also, 2 sheets of the 1980 Queen Mum’s 80th b’day omnibus val. ($1.30) in PO sheets of 50 each. Stc£242. Wow. 270 HUNGARY 1871-1939 m&u collections on various ‘old-time’ leaves & Many bringing together about 3 complementary collections into what now 100s amounts to a serious one (some duplication, for choice or vars., not too much) incl. useful ‘Earlies’ (some fillers) sets/part sets, War/Flood charities, higher vals., P.Dues MM, Officials etc f.u. Once PTSA £120 271 - (+Bridges) 1949 Centenary of Chain bridge MS1077a, MM Stc £600. 1ms st 272 - (+Stamps-on-stamps) 1951 Anniv.of 1 stamps, 3 MS of MS1199a LMM 3ms 273 - (+Costumes) 1958 Brussels Exhibition 10f (girl in national costume) both 2ms the perf. and the imperf. variety, MS1512a UMM. Stc £100. 274 - (+Flora) 1958 Philatelic Federation Congress MS (Flowers x 4), both the 2ms perf. & imperf. varieties of MS1533a MM (v.light small spot on perf.) Lot No. Description Qty 275 ICELAND 1920-‘64 u/f.u. range (+ a few early ‘fillers’) incl. useful 1930s 69 vals. + SG168 & the 20a of same set ovpted ‘Official’ SGO179, also 1938 Geyser set f.u., & thereafter MM with half-a-dozen sets. Stc£204. 276 INDIA (Convention States) ‘Home-made’ but quality album with pages 316 for all 6 States & spaces readied for all the stamps issued, incl. a start +albm made of mainly u/f.u. QV-KGVI vals. (incl. few minor vars!) Stc£425. 277 - (& States) 1816-1950s local lot of intriguing postal & legal documents, 4+ the latter on wmked paper with Stamp Office h/s, 3 stated “Rare” & 52itms 4 “Unrecorded”!, also 5 pre-stamp entires with Dak Raj Bundi dagger pmks, then a later range of Travancore & Cochin used&unused postal stationery & postal receipts (27) with PO h/s, & a UM blk 4 of 6a on 14ch perf. 11, SG7b (Stc £80 alone)… Should add some interest? £19! £36 £40 £80 £28 £30 £44 £78 £90 £40 £19! £19! Est. £26 £92 £44 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid 278 - (Faridkot) 1877-87 (litho) reprints &/or colour trials of SGN1, N2, & of 30 the unissued ½a perf.+ imperf., a few with gum. Nice specialist’s lot. 279 To add some interest, various “Calcutta reprints” & printings (circa 100s 1920-40s) of 1854 ‘classics’ such as Thulier’s essays (QV 8a in mono & bi-coloured blks 6) + ½a blue & 1a red blks 12, also some labels (a wodge of them in red, blue & green) to promote the Scouts Jamboree (Feb.’37) inscribed ‘Rocket despatch’ & ‘Long live the King’, plus 14 forgeries of the National Army (Chalo Delhi) labels, in all 3 colours! 280 KGVI mostly MM range incl. 1937-40 ‘Transport’ vals. to 3a6p MM, 13 + the 4a brown f.u. with wmk inverted, + Victory, UPU, etc. Stc£104. 281 1970s PO issues ovpted ‘Specimen’ or vals. obliterated by black lines 28+ (for Specimen use) incl. postal stationery/p.c’s x 4, 1973 Paintings set 4itms x 2, 1974 Masks set x 2 & 1975 Dancers set x 2, all UMM. 282 IRAQ (Br. Occupation) 1918 10r on 100 pi. indigo., the top value MM, 1 centred slightly SW but Stc £95. Finish off your set? 283 ITALY 1945 Defin. top value. 100l, SG669 MM+ hinge thin. Stc £550. 1 284 - (& Europa!) 1956 to ’85 complete run of UM Europa sets (+ good 1980s 156 sets) and all the Europa sets fine used for 1956 to 2004. Stc£220+ 285 - (Tuscany) 1851 6c blue Arms high val., 3½ margins, f.u., SG31, Stc£275. 1 286 - (Fiume) 1923 Defin. set to 5l, SG201/12 c.t.o? + the ’24 set (less 25c,30c) 24 ovpted ‘Regno D’Italia’ but with Express Letter pair, E225/6, Stc£200. 287 - (Fiume & Kupa zone) A chance to acquire a top value Stc £11,000 in UM 1 condition, the 30d of the ‘41 ‘Occupata’ set, SG14, ‘as-is’ at <10% Cat. 288 - (Venezia Giula & Istria) Re-offered, this hard-to-get 1945 set of Italian 4 Socialist Republic issues ovpted ‘Istria’ (10c to 5l; incl. 3 x Bandiera brothers), originally unavailable from POs!, UMM (10c & 5l unused). 289 - (Venezia Giula & Istria) 1945 Allied Military Govt. AMG VG ovpt. on 1 20c red (Caesar) ovpted twice, 1 normal & 1 inverted. UM, striking. 290 - (Colonies) Incl. Eritrea m&u 1903-36 range of odds & part sets to 5l., & 40+ a postcard to Scotland with ‘Imperial’ vals. x 10 to 5l. ovpted for the pc. Allied Military Govt. of Venezia Giula. (see lot 289…) Stc £115+ 291 IRELAND KGV MM collection incl. provisional Govt. vals. to 1/- & 1st 58 Free State to 1/-, with shades etc.,+ a few pairs, coils & f.u. Stc£250~ 292 JAPAN 1949 Postal week ‘Beangeese’ MS of SG556 x 5 MM. sl.creasing. 1ms 293 K.U.T. KGVI fMM range from Coronation to 1952 Royal visit with Defin. 20 vals. to 3/- & £1 (perf. 14, SG150a) incl. colour & perf. vars. Stc£140+ Lot No. Description Qty 294 LEEWARD IS. 1938-51 10/- bluish-green & deep red/green (chalky paper) 1 SG113, fresh MM, centred & good perfs. Stc £200. Nice one. 295 LUXEMBOURG 1859 25c brown, SG12, imperf. cut square (closest East), 1 fine colour & no creases, Stc£400, so a classic ‘early’ offered @ 10% 296 1881 Official 5c yellow (perf.13½) f.u. on piece & showing S.P.ovpt. 1 inverted!, SGO123a var., ….a desirable addition, with significant Cat. 297 MALAYA (Straits Settlements) QV 1867-99 m&u collection set out on 86 leaves from SG4 MM (centred SW, perf. nick but Stc£275), SG11/19 +15 used set (incl. faults/fiscals,+ top vals. sound but parcel used), & later itms vals. to 50c m or f.u., with good variety of pmks (some Towns identi- £24 £26 £20 £19! £20 £30 £44 £38 £36 £95 £70 £44 £22 £48 £100 £30 Est. £46 £40 £68 £72 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid -fied) & many ovpts.+ postal stationery (UPU + reply cards). Stc£680. 298 - (Straits Settlements) KEVII issues m&u from 1902 CrownCA vals. to $5, (latter heavy parcel used/faded) +1906 to $2 MM (short perfs. at base), + $5 MM perfined. Plus a few duplicates for shades & pmks, Stc£370~ 299 - (Straits Settlements) 1887 2cents on 5c blue, special surcharge, f.u. and tied to piece (with part-Singapore c.d.s.?), SG85, Stc £90. 300 - (Straits Settlements) QV - KGV ‘Revenues’ used on original documents incl. 2x 1896 (hence tad grubby) Supreme Court documents with $1 Judical stamps (Barefoot 63 x2), then 1913-35 ‘Indenture’ documents with KGV Postage High-vals. tied by red Singapore Revenue h/s, incl. 50c x 3, $1 x 3, $2 x 1 and $5 x 1. Interesting reading too. 301 - (Straits Settlements) 1923 $25 purple&blue/purple vertical pair of KGV hi-vals., fiscally used with pen cross & initials. Barefoot 54 (SG240b). 302 - (F.M.S.) 1900 1c & 3c on Negri Sembilan ‘tigers’ and 10c on Perak, i.e. SG1, 3 & 10, each f.u. Stc £81…a roaring, gap-filling lot! 303 - (States) 1948 RSW pairs for Pahang & Negri Sembilan, SG47/8 and SG40/1 respectively, both sets fMM. Retail £28~ 304 - (Kelantan) 1951-55 Sultan Ibrahim set to $5 (less 2nd 8c & 20c only), SG61/81, fMM & Stc£200. (2 missing, later vals. of 1952 Stc £13). 305 - (Perak) 1895-97 m&u range of Tiger & QV Official vals. incl. SG65, 66, 71 MM (+O11 sl. toning), also SG66, 67, 68, 72, O1, O2 f.u. Stc£121. 306 - (Perak) 1900 top val. surch. 3c on $2 (‘Elephants’) SG87 f.u. Stc £85. 307 - (Perak) 1938-41 Sultan Iskandar set to 50c, SG103 to 118, MM Stc£348 308 - (Perak) 1938-41 Sultan Iskandar set again, this time to $1 (SG103 to 119) also MM, Stc £448, missing the 4c orange (SG107 Cat. £42). 309 - (Japanese Occ. of Kelantan) $2 on 5c green& red/yellow, f.u., (over SE corner)+some adhesion still on back, but SGJ29 is hard to get! Stc£95 310 - (Mostly Malaysia) & few other CW on covers/fronts&mail cuttings to $5, sent to us (stashed ‘til now), mainly 2000-’04 incl. MS, few duplicates. 311 - (Singapore) 1968 Shares transfer document with QE key-type Revenues, $25 x 3 & $100 x 1 (Stc£80, Barefoot) + $8.75 1962 Postage Defins., also with red Stamp Office h/s. Capitalize on this capitalists’ piece! 312 MALTA 1899 set to 2/6, SG31/34, MM v.minor perf. faults but 2/6 is fine. 313 1900-1985 UM or MM range over 7 s’pages incl. 1½ pages pre-QE to 1/- then QE incl. 1973-83 Commems. virtually complete, Stc£150 314 1922 10/- ‘Self-Government’ top val., SG121 f.u. with two part-c.d.s. pmks., centred sl.N & an insignificant perf. thin. Stc £250. 315 1956 1st QE Defin. set to £1, SG266/82, fMM, Stc £130. Lot No. Description 316 MOROCCO AGENCIES 1914-53 incl. various KGV vals. to 1p or 1fr. in UM blks 4 likewise KGVI to 15 centimos (sl. toning) + etcs, Stc£85+ 317 1926 3p on 2/6 BW Choc.brown Seahorse SG142, f.u. & tied to Reg. piece with two part-Tangier c.d.s. A centred example, Stc £75. 318 KGV & KEVIII MM sets (& 2 part-sets) incl. Sp. Currency 1935-37 to 1p & Fr. Currency 1917-24 (SG191/9) & 1925-34 (SG202/11). 319 - (Tangier) 1944 KGVI light colours set of 2, ½d green & 1d scarlet, in LMM blks 4 (2 x UM), SG251/2, Stc £120 (i.e. £15 x 8). 67 £40 1 £20 11 itms £24 2 £20 3 £19! 4 £20 19 £54 9 £22 1 16 16 £20 £78 £92 1 £20 250g £19! 1 itm £20 4 Few 100 1 £36 £34 17 Qty 17 £28 Est. £20 1 £19! 39 £22 8 £30 £44 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid 320 NETHERLANDS 1898 Wilhelmina Defin. 1g in the blue-green shade, f.u. 1 £46 with good-part of Town c.d.s., SG194 var., Stc £275 321 1924 Legionaires MS, both MS569 a&b UMM, Stc £340. 2ms+ £90 322 - (+ few N.New Guinea) 1920-90s m&f.u. assortment in packets & s’cards 200+ £30 with value/better noted incl. Bombed Church fund set MM (Stc £135 4cvrs alone), NNG ’53 Flood Relief set MM (£51+) + covers, Themes, etc. 323 - (+ few Indies) circa 1947-77 u/f.u. accumulation of Commems.& Defins. Many £24 (some duplication) over 6 packed s’pages, so providing good develop- 100s -ment of this country/stock. A few high vals. noted, but mainly lots of (unchecked) stamps & pmks, & incl. a few mint N.Indies as well. 324 NEW ZEALAND 1857 2d blue Chalon (no wmk), f.u. with 4 margins, 1 £48 (closer, but clear N.W.), a fine example of SG10. Stc £180. 325 1862-64 6d brown Chalon, SG42 (wmk star), f.u. 4 margins, Stc£130. 1 £38 326 1864 1d Chalon in carmine-vermilion, Av.u over portrait, 4 margins, 1 £30 good at base, touched NW corner, small nick on right. SG97, Stc£350. 327 QV-QE u/f.u. collection with some KGVI Commem. sets UM &/or in 800+ £42 imprint blks 4, not thoroughly checked but vendor has supplied SG Nos./values & Stc £422+ (a little duplication), + QE u/f.u. up to 1982 incl. sets & vals. to 10/- & $2. Reasonably offered @ 10% Cat… 328 1900-2004 u/f.u. collection in A4 album, ripe for cherry-picking with 100s £50 purportedly high-Cat. 1901-08 1d Post reds & other useful pre-QE, then strength in QE with odds & postally-used blks, MS, & minor vars., with vals. to 10/- & $10. High Cat. Reserved at 80% of Estimate. 329 1957-94 m&u MS over 12 hagners incl. Health pairs for ’57, ’58, ’67 30 £54 ’70-75 (mostly UM) +later m&/or f.u. incl. Cook MS f.u. PTSA £100 330 1960s-90s run of mostly Commem. MS, FDCs, covers, Pres. packs, & 63+ £28 material supportive of a collection of this period. A detailed inventory itms of the FDCs (& MS on FDCs) shows stamps Stc£160 as f.u.... a few Defins. & hand-addressed covers, but mostly fine & worthy of Est. 331 2003/4 items incl. Lord of Rings set of 6 MS with 7/7/04 pre-paid set 4 £19! of 4 LoR maxi-cards, + later self.ad. issues for Int’national mail incl. itms 5x$1.50 Abel Tasman Commem. & 5 x Waitomo Caves... Touristy! 332 NIGERIA (Niger Coast Prot.) Super collection of the 1894 (May) set to 1/- 38 £300 virtually complete with shade&perf. vars. incl. ½d x 8, 1d x 6, 2d x 5, 2½d x 4, 5d x 6 (incl. blk 4) & 1/- x 9 (incl. blk 4 with creases). It is hard to assemble this lot from scratch, Stc £1000+, & v. tempting! 333 1973 Defin. vals to 50k, to 1986 Defin. vals. to 20n., + some thematic 90 £20 Commems., all on commercial mail & Air covers to the UK. The odd cvrs crumple/duplicate but a genuine/good postally-used range of different +pket Town pmks + a few extras supplied in packet...stashed away ‘til now. Lot No. Description Qty Est 334 NORTH BORNEO (Labuan) 1899 ‘4 cents surcharge’ set, SG102/10 MM. 9 £40 335 POLAND (&WW2) Detailed study of the events & many of the personnel 2.5kg £175 involved directly in the polish headlines of 1939-44 (incl. a few war- (60+ -time News cuttings), with many of the 1939-’41 stamp issues/sets poly& part-sets m&u. Much value is in 33 modern illustrated Commem. pokets) covers (+p.c’s & pieces), 24 of which are signed by veterans of the Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid Polish Armed Forces/Air Force (2 with Cross of valour). Many covers are probably unique & are supported by photos., clippings, corres-pondence & reminiscences, incl. much on the Warsaw uprising of 1944. A boon to anyone keen on Poland or WW2, history made vivid. 336 PORTUGAL 1872 King Carlos set to 300r, SG239/70 (SotW), Av.-to-f.u. Stc£400, minor faults (on backs) but looks worth more than 10% Cat. 337 1945, difficult high & top vals. of the President Carmona set, 1e, 2e, & 3e.50, SG981, 983, 984, MM (minor gum faults), Stc £224. 338 1947-68 range of useful sets & vals., incl.’47 Moors set, ’49 Portraits top vals., SG26/8, ’53 Queen Maria set, all MM + a few f.u. Stc £185 339 1986-2007 comprehensive run of mint MS, a few years complete e.g. 1996 (74 of 200 sheets for the 22 years). A good lot for Thematic or Country collectors. 28 are UM, others MM (odd crnr. crease) Stc£375. 340 1995-’97 range of UM sets & issues, most in original P.O. packets, the contents itemized on a list stating 2011 Cat. value @ £70+ 341 - (Azores & Madeira) UM range incl. some sets, MS & booklets for 1996/7 (good thematics) then 2004 to 2007 MS for both Islands, complete for Azores & 6 of the 11 for Madeira. Stc £135~ 342 - (Azores) Post Office Year packs providing a good range of UM sets & singles of 1984 & then a complete run of packs from 1992 to 2001, mostly Thematics & Commems., the stamps Stc £95. 343 - (Madeira) As last lot, but for Madeira, & the UM stamps Stc £120. 344 RHODESIA (Southern) 1924-29 top val. 5/- ‘Admiral’ SG14 with heavy but legible Bullawayo Parcels cancel, centred SE but Stc £160. 345 - (Northern) 1925-29 10/- green&black, SG16 f.u. part-c.d.s. tied to piece. 346 RUSSIA After recent SG Part 10 Cat. price hikes this re-offered lot is now looking a bargain, with nearly 500 different stamps (+few MS) of 1866-1991, about a third pre-1960s incl. SG29 noted (Stc£250, used with surface rub), some c.t.o. later, but sure to be value at Est. 347 ST.HELENA 1864 1/- on 6d deep yellow green, SG17 (thin bar), MM, a few blunter perfs. at base but a good copy Stc £450. 348 QV range of surcharged vals. from 1880-94 incl. SG27, 34, 36 (x2) & 41, all MM + SG41 f.u. Stc £160 & fair perfs. on most. 349 KEVII ‘Govt. House & Wharf’ set to 2/-, SG55/60, each value with part c.d.s. (two different on 2/-). Stc £150. …CW classics… 350 1938 KGVI ‘Badge’ set to 10/- incl. good 3d, MM, cream gum. 351 Re-offered cheaper, a 1953-94 collection in luxury printed album, a few sets f.u. but mostly UM & not far off complete, incl. 1st Defins. to 10/- LMM, 2nd Defins. to £1 (both, the ‘Chalkies’ LMM), then Commem. sets & MS impressively through to 1994. Incl. few extras e.g. covers & 1935 SJ set MM, 1948 RSW & UPU UM. Stc £815+ & comes with ’88 Wedding Anniv. 15p ovpt. omitted (Stc£110 alone). Lot No. Description 352 SARAWAK 1934 Vyner Brook set to $10, LMM top vals. UM, Stc £300. 353 1950 KGVI pictorial Defins. set to $5, LMM, SG171/85, Stc £120. 354 SEYCHELLES 1876 ½d on Mauritius 10d maroon, SGZ32, with nice & clear ‘B64’ pmk (SG type 21), a fine example Stc £300. 12 £40 3 £24 21 £34 74ms £88 64~ £19! 18+ £32 23itms 11 pks £20 11pks £30 1 £22 1 100s £20 £32 1 £66 7 £34 6 £46 14 £40 Few £160 100 in albm Qty 26 15 1 Est. £92 £42 £62 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 QV Mauritius 6c (SG131) cancelled with attractive Seychelles c.d.s. 1 £26 (A 7JY 00, so dates consistent?) Minor faults, but a handsome item. 1903 6c carmine with rare rural/village c.d.s. (Code A, NO 6 04), i.e. 1 £250 used in Anse Boileau. BPA cert. says small tear lower left (hard to see) &Later KGV postcards showing the interior & exterior of the church 3 £20 at Anse Boileau, (+1 used to France with 6c, SG85, on picture side). p.c’s 1903 6c carmines with scarce/sought-after village c.d.s. of Takamaka 2 £140 incl. 1 x MY 22 05, & 1 x 8 AP 06, code C & first part ‘TAK’. 1903 6c carmine with rare rural/village c.d.s., large-part of cascADE 1 £120 & 8 07 MR with code B inverted. Stated ex-Betts collection. 1903 15c MM (some perfs. foxed on gum) but showing prized variety 1 £28 “slot in frame” (top right, affecting 1 of 60 of sheet!) SG50 var. 1903 KEVII top val., 2r25 purple&green, SG56 fine used with light, 1 £20 part-c.d.s.. Stc £85…to complete the page or set!? 1903-56 “No.11 Picture Postcards 2nd Ed.” softback by Hopson+Luke 1bk £20 (2007), a useful ref. + an unused range of S.Ohashi p.c’s of buildings +13pcs & streets (+ few duplicates), at least 1 of which is illustrated in book & & two with 3c QV precancelled vals. (Indian Ocean Study circle book). 1938-49 classic KGVI set to 5r incl. the better colours (set of 25), 40 £195 and all the ordinary paper varieties i.e. 15 paper varieties, making an almost complete set (of 40), all MM & Stc £600… Attractive lot. 1956 (later) issue of the 70c purple-brown ‘Fishing pirogue’ in a UM 25 £32 block of 25 (top of sheet, some damage to top selvedge) Stc £165~ SOUTH AFRICA (C.O.G.H.) 1853 1d brick-red triangular, probably SG3, 1 £40 Av.u. with 3 good margins & Stc £325. Looks value at Est. - (Orange Free State) 1900 Br.Occupation 1d on 1d purple with the variety 2 £38 “No stop after R”, SG102c, a c.d.s. copy with mint normal. Stc £192+ QV-2009 u/f.u. collection (some duplication) in 16 black-paged stock- 100s £70 book, with strength in more modern, but there is plenty to check in amongst the pmks, shades, blocks, perfs. & printings. The vendor has carefully calculated the Cat. value to be in excess of £800, incl. some MS, & Defin. sets on f.d.i. Presentation Cards, etc... Could be useful. 1910-90 mint & mostly u/f.u. accumulation & basis of a good collect- Many £48 -ion or stock, from opening of Union 2½d (x5) & KGV Defin. vals. 100s duplicated to 2/6 (heavier in lower vals. & many Town pmks, c.d.s.). Also incl. 1933-48 Defin. pairs/vals. to 10/- f.u., some vals. in larger blks (m or u) + ’35 SJ mint set/vals. incl. ½d & 1d ‘cleft skull’ flaws (x4, but toning). QE appears strongest post-1960, with duplicated Commems. & Defins. An untidy lot, but Cat. & potential high. 1952-1970 m&f.u. collection on printed pages incl. wmk & perf. vars. 126 £19! Fauna Defins. m&u., & many Commem. sets complete. Stc £90~ 1973 to 1986 run of unaddressed/clean FDCs, mostly Commems. + 149 £38 a few extras/duplicates/Defins. Comprehensive, missing only a few, cvrs & incl. 6/10 of the MS on FDC. Useful thematics too + FDC album. LOTS IN AUCTION 26 CONTINUED FROM BACK PAGE ~Our usual ruse here to maintain our flow of 400+ Lots per Auction!~ Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid South Africa continued from back page: Lot No. Description 371 - (+ Thematics!) 1976-96 range of Commem. covers useful to Thematic or Country collectors incl. unaddressed FDCs on various themes (e.g. ’93 Aircraft x 25 setenant) & ’76 internal 1st flights, 10 covers re: ’76 1st Intl. Air Balloon race with good depart/arrival cachets (signed) + a polar expedition cover & useful batch of 17 ‘posted at sea’ with many different ship/paquebot cancels, some maiden/last voyages, etc. 372 - (+ Cricket!) 1991-5 signed, cricket-stamped, illustrated & authenticated covers for various SA v England matches on the theme of ‘Welcome back to international cricket’+ signed by over 35 players! (5 matches). 373 SPAIN Early items & useful additions incl. 1855 entire from Santander to Paris, with a range of good pmks, & an 1867 imperf. & ungummed proof pair of the 50m in purple (issued brown), with good margins. 374 SWITZERLAND 1850 Rayon 1, II & III 5r, 10r & 15r (SGSotW 13, 10 & 24), each just about 4 margined (touched or close at one point each), all lightly f.u., the 15r with tiny thin. Stc £450. 1st swiss stamps. 375 1850 ‘Rayon 1’ 5r red black&blue (SG6), 4 good margins, close SW & SE but sound & f.u. (pmk ‘PP’ in oval, over ensign). Stc £550. 376 - (+ Aviation!) 1932-5 Intl. Disarmament Conference Air vals., 15c to 90c SG344/6 + later surchs. (SG358/63) UM duplicated lot (1- 5 of each incl. ovpt. shift), also Air/Express covers bearing most of these (less SG346) incl. 30c & 40c, & p.c. of Swiss Air Douglas DC plane at a 1937 Airshow (with cachet) & SG359/60/61 nicely used. Stc £185. 377 1938 Aarau MS387a on Reg. cover to England (from Zumstein, with SG317a & 381) with Exhib. h/s., Air service Commem. h/s., & c.d.s. 378 - (+ Aviation) 1941 Airs&Landscape set to 5r incl. ‘a’ Nos., + SG423, MM Stc£140, plus vals. on cover incl. 70c&1fr. Reg. Air cover + the better 30c & 40c on F.Durafour’s Commem. Flight special p.c.(Reg. to Paris) & later Buochs-Payenne Special Flight cover x 2 different. Stc£180+ 379 1944 Anniv. of Air Post set of 4 UM marginals + the 10c to 30c again UM & on FDC, the 20c on 4 covers with different pmks/slogans, & 2 quality, flown covers, one a 25th Anniv. Commem. cover. 380 1945 PAX set to 2fr. SG447/56, UM pl.No. corner singles, Stc £154. 381 1945 PAX 3fr. SG457, UMM corner marginal. Stc £100. 382 1945 PAX 5fr. SG458, UMM corner marginal. Stc £160. 383 1945 PAX 10fr. SG459, UMM corner marginal. Stc £200. 384 1946 Lausanne-Lucerne-Locano Special Air flight Commem., SG466 UM + on 22nd Oct. covers, 1 internal, 1 to USA with added SG415a. 385 1949 Special Air flight 1fr.50., UM, SG499, + on cover to Geneva with Chaux-de-Fonds & Lugano c.d.s. Stc£115+. See earlier Air lots. 386 TANGANYIKA (Nyasaland-Rhodesian Force) 1916 set to 1/- with ‘N.F’ ovpt., SGN1/5 MM on written-up page, incl. 1d var. ‘no serif. on N’. 387 - (Tanganyika) 1923 10/- ‘Giraffe’ with wmk sideways, SG87, v. lightly used, centred sl. W but of good (deep blue) colour. Stc £400. Last page of centre-fold insert....Last page of Lots!.... Qty 39 itms Est. £42 5 cvrs £28 2 itms £42 3 £50 1 £92 35+ £38 3itms 1cvr £20 11+ £40 4cvrs 7+ £25 7cvrs 10 1 1 1 1+ 2cvrs 2itms £25 £22 £35 £46 £30 6 £48 1 £100 £20 Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid Lot No. Description Qty 388 TANZANIA 1982-91 range of u./f.u. top values from 20+ different sets, 36 plus the 1986 minerals set in UM cyl. corner blks of 4. Stc £135. 389 TRINIDAD 1905 P.Dues set to 1/-, (Mult. CA) SGD10-17, MM, Stc £130. 8 390 TRISTAN DA CUNHA 1954 pictorial Defin. set to 10/-, LMM, Stc £90 14 391 UGANDA 1965 birds set to 20/-, SG113/126, LMM. Stc £48 14 392 U.A.E. 1973-2000 f.u. collection of Commems. & Defins. identified on 111 s’cards & Stc £550+ incl. 1973 Defin. set to 10d. Only duplication is of the useful 1982 & 1990 50d falcons (5xf.u. each). Good thematics. 393 U.S.A. 1870 Presidents set to 90c (10/15 of set in SotW), some vals. appear 10 unused-no-gum incl. 1c, 2c, 3c, 7c, 10c & 15c (SG207, 148, 208, 151, 210, 191) but 6c f.u. & 12c, 24c, & 90c red Av. used. Odd shorter perf., but not bad-lookers (1c & 7c least well-centred), still Stc £2,650! 394 1862-1908 range of UPU postcards, 7 used incl. ‘Liberty’ & Grant, + 7pc’s 1 unused, priced between 10-20 Euros each. Look interesting additions. 395 1930s-70s range of covers incl. 1957 issues with different H.P.O. & 24 Town c.d.s. pmks (Trips 1&2), various ‘60s-‘70s FDCs incl. booklet itms panes & 1978 internal insured cover with 26x ‘Liberty’ 5c + cachet. Earliest items are p.c’s of Burlington Rail route with text on National Parks (1 small blemish). Supportive lot, very reasonably priced? 396 - (Canal Zone) 1924 top val. $1, SG97 MM (rounded corner but Stc£150) + 1+ 3 Air covers bearing SG188 & 189 x 3 each + SG194, & ‘Air’ etcs. 3cvrs 397 VATICAN CITY 1936 key value of the Catholic Press Exhib. set (75l red, 1 Church & Bible, SG51) fine used, Stc £85. 398 YUGOSLAVIA (+German Occ. of Serbia) 1941-45 range of mint sets & Few part sets, many in pairs or blocks, incl. occupation ovpts, Tito, etc & 100 New Assembly set x 2 (SG519/24 A+B) with MS (some damage to the MS only). All identified with tickets showing PTSA £165. 399 ZULULAND 1892 1/- dull green, f.u., few shorter perfs. at top but Stc£170. 1 400 1894-96 set to 1/- (pale green), MM, SG20 to 25, Stc £104. 6 Est. £28 £36 £30 £18! £46 £105 £28 £28 £20 £20 £80 £34 £25 There endeth our A-Z of Lots for this time… Last time we ended with two Lots of UM GB ‘Postage’ i.e. 1970s-90s Commems., made up into Packets of £100 of face value but reserved at just £60. As these seemed quite popular we are offering another two lots. Each lot again is reserved at £60. If you’ll be sending a lot of Christmas cards this year maybe you can save a ‘bob or two’ here!? 401 Pack of UM G.B. ‘postage’ (1970s-90s Commems). with £100 face value. 402 …a similar lot…. £100 f.v. £68 £68 And while I’ve got your attention…! Autumn is a time when many collectors return to their indoor hobby, as the days grow colder & darker. (Sorry if that is depressing!) But if that is you and you find yourself having a’ clear-out’ or reorganization of your collection(s) or stock, then please do bear in mind that we are always looking for new or surplus material to form Lots in our Auctions. If you are thinking of selling any philatelic Auction 26– September 20th 2014 – See page about how to bid material we would like to hear from you! . Please refer to the inside front cover, or our website www.selectstamps.co.uk.