Unsold Lots – Auction 23 Lot No. Description COMMONWEALTH, FOREIGN, THEMATIC & ‘JOB’ LOTS Qty Est 1 Few 100 £98 Few 100 Few 100 £92 Few 100 £80 Few 100 £80 711 £68 14 £68 946~ £66 100s £66 Few 100 £62 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 CW: A quality, freshly-prepared and full clubbook with early-to-modern m&u ranges from NZ & Cook Is (to KGV 3/-) Oz, BWI., Br.Africa incl. Nyasaland RSW 10/- UM, Br.Asia & GB priced reasonably to sell at £212. CW: Similar lot with good, m&u early-to-modern offerings from Br.Asia, Nigeria, Rhodesia, Canada, BWI, Gibraltar, GB & Jersey, PTSA £207+ Europe: Spanking new clubbook with appealing contents PTSA £210+ incl. useful m&u Scandinavia, Germany & States to 5m + SG1042 Reg.u. (Stc£120), Romania (Animals set UM imperf.) + 6 other popular countries (early-to-modern) with ‘better’ sets & odds throughout. Est. < ½ PTSA! Indian Ocean Isles: 1969-98 UMM Christmas Is. sets incl. Mining, Ships Birds (2 sets of SG152/167)+30 other sets & 9MS, also 1 hagner of Cocos (Keeling) Is. incl. more thematic sets. Stc £180+ approx. GB & CW: in 2 circulated c’books with £300++ PTSA remaining incl. f.u. QV-QE incl. few Revenues & MM KGVI-QE with sets to $1 & $20, some better e.g. BAT ’71 Treaty set LMM. Some faults/duplicates but cheap Est. Clubbooks/Germany: 1993-2010 v.f.u. Commems. between SG2503 and 3639 set out over 5 full c’books, some vals. duplicated but 480+ different Commems. neatly postally-used. Stc £1,100! Comprehensive & attractive. CW, mostly QV: 1874-1903 range incl. Br. E.Africa MM vals. to 4a incl. SG51/52, 54/55, Br.Honduras 1888 top val., 50c on 1/- SG42 v.f.u., Lagos vals. mostly c.d.s. to 1.- (few short perfs.) incl. SG5/6, 21/22, 55,60, also Tonga 1897 vals. to 1/- MM incl. SG49, 50, 51a. Stc £321. Useful? CW: A-Z early-to-modern u/f.u. range in s’book Stc £600-ish, with some duplication (not sets) suitable for stock incl. useful HK, BWI (incl. UMM) Br.Africa & many others incl. some higher vals., also page of New South Wales mostly post-1882 to 1/- incl. SG233a wmk inv. & 224 imperf. etc. CW: stock incl. 3 ex-Raflet clubbooks still with KGV-QE m&u offerings PTSA £125 alone incl. S. Africa (3 x Huguenot set in f.u. pairs, Stc £87, + useful others), HK centenary set f.u., NZ, GB, etc., also from Turks & Caicos the 1967 Stamp centenary set in UM sheets of 60 (few split perfs.) World, Birds & WWF: Range of 1980s UM sets (Europe x 4) + China MS3207 (all Stc £48) + more Birds in 2 circulated clubbooks incl. 1960 Falklands set to £1, f.u. Norfolk Is. 1971 set to $1 over 3xFDCs, 1976 Ascension Birds set to £2 & BIOT 2004 set to £2.50, both UM, + some other CW m&u incl. 1949 UPU sets x 4 UM. Chirpy little lot! Eastern Europe: with strength in Hungary incl. pocket s’book Stc£450 alone with m&u from 1900-1978 incl. full sets & imperfs., then a 1.3kg wodge of Minkus leaves with further f.u. ranges of Hungary, Czech., & Romania (early-to-1970s, later sets more complete). Useful at Est.?! World: Lots n’ lots of u/f.u. off-paper stamps (mostly QE era) in many packets (200gms+) + a few s’cards (£15 GB UM face) & a further 150g of Oz on-paper & 5 extra circulated c’books of wide-ranging m&u PTSA £87 alone. A good stock of allsorts/thematics, + odd earlier item lurking! Europe: Potential here with lots of u/f.u. stamps Stc £700~ over 4 hagners & many packets, with over 20 countries noted, better Switzerland & Scan- £94 Many £60 100s Many £58 100s 300~ £44 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 -dinavia, few sets & some are ‘fillers’, but scope for a margin at Est. Lot No. Description Qty 14 CW: mostly earlier QE vals. & sets incl. S.Rhodesia 1953 Rhodes set & 53 Coronation 2/6 in UM pairs, St.Lucia ’53 high-val. Defins. f.u. SG182/4, +1ms Jamaica ’56 2/- to £1 v.f.u. SG170/74, also the difficult B.A.T. Decimal surchs. of ’71, SG32/37 (Stc£81) & more modern B.V.I. ’79 marine life set to $5 & Lesotho’s ’81 WWF set in UM gutter pairs + MS. Stc £240~ 15 World: Eclectic assortment with value mixed in e.g. early CW such as Few duplicated Newfoundland KGV-KGVI low vals. to 7c UM incl. SG222 100 part-sheet of 40 (Stc£130 alone), Sudan ’48 hi-vals. 2p to 50p + ’50 Airs +49 set SG115/122 MM Stc £95~, SWA 1941 War Effort set MM, then more cvrs modern incl. Gib. ’71 Decimal set to £1 UM, also a range of unaddressed Oz Commem. FDCs (1979-99) & further packet of c.t.o. Appendix ware. 16 World: Early-to-modern mainly u/f.u. range (few mint, modern GB), in 100s 3x circulated clubbooks, with plenty of variety incl. CW, Central America, Europe, the remaining PTSA £136+. Plus extra m&u off-paper in packets thrown in for good measure for further sorting/retail….(& should repay). 17 Airmail/World: 1930s-2005 collection of Airmail ‘stickers’ & Airmail 85 covers showing a history of Airmail labelling, incl. a designer-signed trial polylabel with R.Burns vignette, + 17 full sheets of labels (12x3) & other GB pokets singles&blocks, various Swiftair items, then a collection of Airmail labels from 40 different countries (incl. Oz & CW, Europe, China & Foreign), + some covers, printed envelopes etc. A fine collection of such material. 18 South America....Couple of better/earlier items incl. Brazil 1931 Zeppelin 2 Air 5$000 on 1.300r green UM, (Michel Zp10, E150, tone spot on gum), & Argentina 1942 colour trial of the 35c GPO issue, an imperf. (proof?) blk of 8, in orange. Both scarce, & can only help to lift a collection… 19 Europe: New-ish 16-page s’book with remaindered stock of early 1900’s 100s u/f.u. Norway, also some later m&u Austria, L’bourg, Monaco, Russia, + 2 once-circulated c’books of mainly u/f.u. early Europe PTSA £72 alone. 20 CW: QV range incl. s’card of 1d red plates on pieces between pl.90 & 220, 44 Bahamas 1863 used/faulty Chalons to 6d (2 x fiscals)+ further Revenues of St.Vincent (x8, to 1/- on 1/-, m/s-used Stc £50 Barefoot), then Newfoundland between SG49-65 Stc £83, Labuan 1892 no-wmk set to 40c (no 12c. but incl. shades), all used but for Mauritius SG71&79 MM ovpted ‘cancelled’ Stc£84. 21 CW: A to U mint spread of QV-KGV CW ‘Earlies’, mostly odd vals. incl. 76 ovpts. to 1/- & looks useful for c’books/approvals. Odd fault but Stc £287+ 22 CW: KGVI to mostly QE UMM or f.u. range for collection or retail incl. 139 India 1940 vals. to 14a (some UM blks 4, usual toning) also useful QE f.u. +3ms range +UM blks 4 incl. wmk vars. & thematics (e.g. Gandhi), then further Br.Asia with some Hi-vals. & MS, odd Br.Africa & GB f.u. to £5 Stc£400+ 23 World: 200+gms of 2-strip s’cards with u./f.u. modern Commems.,Themes 100s & few Defins. of Ireland, Europe incl. Baltic & Scandinavian States, + USA, 26 s’cards & packet of 20++ stamps each, looking good for c’books etc. 24 Europe: Mainly Luxembourg early-to-modern u/f.u. range incl. 1921-48 89+ Charlotte vals. to 10fr, ’49 UPU top val. (Stc£45) & later Commems. to 4cvrs 2012,+ few pre-1900 covers (Belgian x 3,Austria x 1). Mixed, but Stc£200. 25 CW: Early-to-modern mint (MM) accumulation in 16 page 2nd-hand stock- 100s Est. £50 £56 £48 £48 £44 £42 £40 £40 £40 £38 £38 £38 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 book Stc £350 (ignoring stamps <.30p) with many odds incl. thematics (a few sets & MS) incl. Bermuda KGVI, Ghana, India, Malta, Mauritius, etc. Lot No. Description Qty 26 Mostly GB: Miscelleny incl. couple of ‘Kings’ items Stc£140 (KEVII 6d Few SG248 f.u. with c.d.s. & 1919 BW 5/- Seahorse f.u.), then range of 1980’s 100 & 2010 Pres. packs (Kings&Queens, Britain Alone, J. Austen, a few dup-licates but 20+ packs/FDCs in all), also 2 circulated c’books with mostly 1990s-2001 mint or f.u. Commems., PTSA £37 alone. So worthy of Est.! 27 More GB! : QV to mostly QE u/f.u. ranges in 2 ex-Raflet clubbooks and 3 100s spanking news c’books, all PTSA £200+, with strength in complete f.u. sets of 1960s-‘80s,+ f.u. Machins incl. Hi-vals. to £5, & some C.I. & etcs. 28 World: S’book of UM Israel (+ tabs) c.1960s-70s + HK ’83 ‘by-night’ set 100s also 4 x circulated c’books (PTSA £73) of u/f.u. modern World but incl. more HK (2006 Birds to $50), & further packet of off-paper. Should re-pay. 29 World: in circulated clubbook, still with £100+ PTSA within, incl. some 150 useful GB/CW QV-QE items & blks ( incl. 1982 P.Dues to £5 UM) also the 1960 Falkland Is. £1 ‘black swan’ f.u., & etcs. 30 G.B.+ CW (Birds): S’book of GB MS & Commem. sets of 1980s-2000, 100+ the sets in UM multiples/blks 4 (Face £25)+ 9 MS incl. J.Matthews, also a 15ms full sheet of ’66 England Winners & 40th Anniv. of Machin ‘smilers’, then some CW/Kingfishers on stamps + 2004 IOM Robins & Canada VC MS. 31 CW & more Birds!: 1967-96 UM or f.u. selection of Bird sets incl. Bots- 66 -wana ’67 to 2r. SG220/33 f.u., Belize 2nd&4th sets f.u., Swaziland sets 1-3 UM & Tanzania ’96 set to 500/- in UM pairs…comes also with 1963 New Hebrides (Fr.) high vals., 2fr, 3fr & 5fr. f.u., SGF122/24/25. Stc £131+ 32 Scandinavia: Norway 1877 damaged cover but with 1st ‘Ore numerals’ to 9+ 20c (1o x 8, 20, 30, 50 green & 10o) + original letter, also Sweden 1936 2itms Tercent. set to 1kr (less low val.) MM, imperf. top&bottom, Stc£120 alone. 33 Europe: 1930s-40s range incl. Belgium ‘Lion type’ surchs. & Air Balloon 14 set MM, Ireland 1937-50 UM range Stc £36,+ Luxembourg 1944 Duchess +1 vals. (x12) to top val. 20fr in First Day of issue Commem. folder. Stc £145. 34 CW: KGVI-QE mint & useful odds incl. Canada 1938 6c Air (seaplane) in 13 imprint blk of 4 (stamps UM), & 4c SG396 in 2 x booklet strips of 3, perf. between. Also Ascension 1956 10/- top val. Defin. SG69 & P.N.G. 1963 10s & £1 (top vals.), all LMM. Stc £140 & useful for collection or retail. 35 World: Old Lincoln album of recent loft clearance with remaindered con- 100s -tents, many toned perfs., old-time mounting etc., but with used pre-1900 (980g) Europen ‘fillers’ e.g. German States (incl. unidentified locals?) + odd CW Stc£60 (discounting a further £1½k of damaged/toned). Also further m&u CW/World ranges on leaves & in many packets (ex-Lincoln?), to work on…. 36 World/Unusual covers to UK: Oddly different lot of modern covers to 27 Northampton from far afield e.g. Pacific Isles, Asia, Canada (with holocvrs -gram), U.S.A (missent to Jamaica), much Airmail of course (incl. 1991 £6.25 P.Dues), + Danish Royal Viking Post, commercial etc. & pmks. 37 Central & South America: Early-to-modern m&u collection in 32-black- 2250 paged s’book with many stamps incl. Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Peru ++ ~ 38 Sweden & Denmark: Duplicated accumulation (& so not fully checked) 1380 of pre-1958 u/f.u. Sweden with many Defins. (2 of the 3 A4-sides), + page Est. £38 £68 £38 £35 £30 £30 £28 £25 £24 £24 £24 £22 £22 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 of mostly u/f.u. pre-1967 Denmark….useful source (& of Town pmks?) 39 CW: 136gms of off-paper u/f.u. CW mix in a bag, not checked by us but stated all pre-1971 (a few Kings noted), so further study may repay. Lot No. Description 40 Mainly CW: 1940-55 postal history/covers from WW2 incl. censor marks e.g. GB 10d ‘used in Egpyt’ to an O.B.E. in Bedford, + 2 (alike) 1946 G.B Victory sets on plain FDCs with wartime slogan, + others in poor-to-Av. condition incl. commercial & 5 from South America, etc. 41 World: Wide-range of m&u Minisheets incl. CW & good themes, also Stamp Exhib. MS (Stampex ‘60s x 3), + some India Post promotion cards. 42 World: A-Z u/f.u. mainly modern collection in 4-ring binder (+ a Junior album extra) with some mint & c.t.o. sets & thematic MS, + odd useful G.B.,….should provide lots of inexpensive stamps for sorting/retail etc. 43 World: Large green s’book + 22-ring red album, providing a mainly u/f.u modern spread of CW & Foreign countries/themes, good for c’books etc. 44 CW/Souvenir sheets: 1937 KGVI Coronation, sheet of 60 scenes/labels of London/Royalty (lilac&brown, UM), by Harrison,+ the 1967 Commem. set by Guyana showing World’s rarest stamp, 5c& 25c in full sheets of 50. 45 CW: 1897 to QE range of authentically-employed covers from around the CW incl. S.Africa (+COGH), 1961 North Borneo pictorial Defins. to 30c, Seychelles Rs 1.50 ‘Postage Paid’ h/s + Victoria ’77 c.d.s., etc. Mixed. 46 Luxembourg & Switzerland: Reduced to clear, this hardback P.O. Pres-entation book of UM Luxembourg sets (10) of 1939-63, also a hagner of Swiss Pro-Patria sets of 1965,’68,’69 in UM marginal blks 4. Stc £94~ 2000 ~ Qty 22 itms. £20 38 itms 100s £20 100s £20 3 shts £20 9 cvrs £19! 107 £19! Est. £20 £20 And More! ……infused with Thematic spices…..! 47 48 49 50 51 The Battle of Waterloo: Explained & illustrated using stamps & labels (100+) & postcards (some early, x 24), a few modern covers & etcs, and set amongst texts, info., & clippings , to enliven the history, with much of course on Wellington, Napoleon, Blucher (& Waterloo in Belgium!) Ships on Stamps: Historic&philatelic study of famous ships, using stamps & pieces (with useful pmks), also covers (x 30, 1950s-‘90s) & postcards (x20, 1914-‘90s) & supported by photos, News clippings, cuttings & info. with features incl. The Mary Rose, Windjammers, WW2 warships sunk by RN Fleet Air Arm. (incl. signed), a minesweeper, + various leisure craft! WW1/Ships: Gripping saga of the war at sea during 1914-19 in large A4 file, supported philatelically (stamps a few .p to a few £) + modern covers (x 25, a few signed) & similar number of period/pricey p.c’s (few German) incl. sections on 1914 Falklands battle, U-boats, Jutland, Lusitania, various warships (+Commanders & events), with many photos., clippings & etcs. WW2/Ships: Further lot focussing on ships & Navy personnel of 1939-44 with many photos, articles+info. etc., & 7 useful or valuable covers incl. signed Douglas Fairbanks Jnr. (1990, Commem. of Op. Brassard on Elba) + Capt. of HMS Seraph & veterans of N.Africa landings, also by seaman W.Deeming (HMS Griffin, mentioned in despatches) +a little on the Tirpitz. WW2/Ships/Germany: Reoffered @ reduced Est. this 8x10 photo of the Bismarck (with info., another photocopy & Cert.) & signed by 3 survivors, 33 £52 polypokets 40+ £45 polypokets 67 £135 polypokets 20 £55 polypokets 3 itms £40 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 H.Hellwig, O.Peters & H.Steeg. Interesting, with neighbouring lots. 52 G.B./RN Ships: 1980s-‘90s Machins & Commems. on M.O.D. or plain 22 covers, or picture postcards, all with different Royal Navy Ship cachets itms incl. HMS Illustrious, Fearless, & many others, some with paquebot pmks. Lot No. Description Qty Thematically-inclined ‘mixed’ lots continued…. 53 WW2 Ships/Battle of the River Plate: 1st major naval engagement of the 7 war commemorated here with 8 covers (1974-89) incl. 3 signed by ex-crew polymembers of HMS Ajax & Exeter (alongside HMNZS Achilles lead to the pokets scuttling of Hitler’s ‘Graf Spee’). Incl. clippings (3) from 1940 ‘The War Illustrated’, various sets of Commem. stamps., interesting photos & info… 54 Ships/F.P.O.Mail/Falklands War: 1980s b/w postcards of 14 ships invol- 24 -ved in 1982 war (1 special h/s) + post-conflict mail (incl. 5 blueys) to UK itms with 7 Field PO c.d.s.& different merchant vessel cachets (1 Master-signed), also 1 x RAF cachet & used postal order! Interesting additions & reminders. 55 WW2/Motor Torpedo Boats: Respectful review of role played by MTBs 11 in wartime coastal patrols & attacks, particularly the restoration of MTB71 polyincl. covers posted on her & signed by ex-crew (x 3 incl. unique?), also 2 pokets signed Commem. covers remembering Anzio landings, + pages on German ‘E-Boats’, well-supported by photos, clippings, correspondence, info. etc. 56 G.B./WW2 -QE Forces Postal Stationery: 1941-2003 collection of Air- 52 Mail letter sheets & ‘cards’, refreshingly mostly Mint, (to set against the itms plentiful lots of used mail) incl. KGVI x 3 POW issues (1½d, 2½d, 3d) + a specialist’s range of 1940s issues (2 used incl. Active Service), then a good QE range of mint Forces Mail stationery to modern ‘blueys’. V.fine. 57 G.B./Egypt - WW2 Forces Post: 1942-44 service personnel mail on Air- 31 -mail lettersheets (‘cards’) to home in UK, (+ few ‘blueys’) bearing mostly itms KGVI 3d pale violet Defin. (1x dark) cancelled in Egypt with ‘Postage pre-paid’ or Forces PO c.d.s., + many different censor marks etc. Fascinating. 58 WW2/Colditz: Enthralling & ephemera-rich collection on the famous 21 Schloss with value in 12 covers (“Return to” series, Anniv., RAFES, etc) poly5 are signed (8 POW signatures incl. J.Best, Newborough, Haig) + other pokets correspondence & autographs (‘Brig.Gris’, ‘Lulu’), also some very good photos., clippings, pmks. & info…. No “escaping” this is a good lot! 59 WW2/Rommel: Collection featuring the German Field Marshall, (KC) or 9 ‘The Desert Fox’, from his 1940’s exploits against the allies in N.Africa, polyhere with service-record details (in articles, clippings, photos etc) up to his pokets self-poisoning in 1944. Incl. photo & Commem. cover signed by his son, Manfred, + a littering of other befitting signatures, covers, stamps & pieces. 60 WW2/RAF in North Africa: Review of events in 1942-33 where Monty’s 13 forces dealt with Rommel’s, made vivid via photos, articles, News cuttings poly(1 x 1940), + 9 Commem. covers signed by participants of the action, E.g. pokets a spitfire pilot, a Sqn Leader, a Flt.Lieutenant & Air Chief Marshall (!) i.e. at least 8 veterens (mostly decorated,+ photos & details of each). Partner lot? 61 WW2/RAF Reminiscences: Personal photos & correspondence saved by 17 vendor whilst researching the service records of significant RAF veterans polythe 1939-44 Airwar, incl. 12 Commem. covers signed by ex-crewmembers pokets with DFCs or DFMs (some unique?) incl. Bomber E Johnson (+ clipping £38 Est. £38 £40 £25 £58 £50 £150 £35 £40 £72 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 showing KGVI presenting DFC), a cover signed by 4 crew of 15 Sqn Blein-heims (+ original News-cuttings of Nazi raid on Scapa Flow & retaliatory attack on Sylt), various covers signed J Clarke of Sqn 514 Lancasters (& exBuchenwald), also R.Hearne (620 Sqn Stirlings) & A Hayden (Lancasters & ex-Stalag Luft III) + cover signed ACM M.Beetham, with supporting info. Lot No. Description Qty Thematically-inclined ‘mixed’ lots continued… 62 WW2/Famous RAF Bombers&Pilots: Nice addition to neighbouring lots 6 incl. striking news cuttings & photos of Halifax/Lancasters, showing some polyof their roles e.g. sinking of the Tirpitz, also 4 Commem. covers signed by pokets participants (2 with DFMs, 2 covers unique?) and Leonard Cheshire VC! 63 RAF & Aviation: Good range/selection of mostly 1960s-‘90s G.B./RAF 43 illustrated Commem. covers incl. BOB Commem. cvrs (+ a few UM sets itms th & 2 MS), incl. 10 signed, some better cachets & pmks, also the RAF 90 Anniv. customised Stamp sheet of 10 x 1st. Mostly fine, + a few extras. 64 RAF/G.B.: 1986 RAF Commem. set on Official Benham Silk FDCs with 3 Spitfire/Lancaster silks & Eastleigh, Biggin Hill (Reg.) & Scampton h/s. cvrs 65 WW2/Berlin Raids: Poignant lot focussing on the 1943/44 bombing of the 7 German capital incl. 4 Commem. covers signed by veterans/survivors (incl. polyDFCs) + accompanying News cuttings, info., correspondence, photos, etc. pokets 66 WW2/RAF/’Bomber Harris’: Personal letter from Arthur T Harris on 2 his own stationery, written in 1974 to a former Warrant Officer to decline polyan invite, + a 1976 No.50 squadron Commem. cover (crew signed) + etcs. pokets 67 WW2 V-Weapons/ Military rockets: Frightening review of the V1 & V2 14 offensive against England in 1942-44, supported by detailed info., photos, polyclippings etc., incl. signed by Major H. Henle (KC) & related stamps, plus pokets 15 illust’ed Commem. covers (incl. signed by R Nebel., space-rocket Prof., invented rocket-launcher) also 2 x POW mail items from GB ‘Camp 28’. 68 German invention & use of rockets: Accompanying lot for “lauching” a 14 thematic collection on rockets with info., photos., clippings & philatelic polymaterial on ‘The fathers of modern Rocketry’ (H.Oberth, inventor of V-2) pokets & R.Nebel (stamps & covers, 2 signed by Nebel), Also trial rocket-delivery of mail (8 covers, 1 signed) & a feature/signature of Major H. Henle (KC), commanded a Nebelwerfer (multiple rocket-launching unit) in WW2. 69 History of jet-propelled Aircraft: Further & informative study on the 15 pioneering behind rocket-powered & then jet aircraft, from 1929, incl. a polyst st cover signed by world’s 1 test-pilot (E.Warsitz) & a flown cover on 31 pokets st Anniv. of Opel-Sanders 1 rocket flight. We note scarce photos+clippings on the work of early German & UK pioneers incl. F. Whittle, & further signed covers e.g. German military jet/Meteor pilots (& Cessna-flown), etc. 70 History of Aviation: Early-to-modern MM & f.u. accumulation of Aircraft Few of the world (few h’copters, Balloons, Zeps. etc) incl. a few sets & “better” 100 incl. Fr. Cols., Germany (SG535/6 with adhesions), Oz SG121/3, S. Africa SG40/1 & 779/803 (UM blk 25), + a 1980 Luftansa Pres. pack. High Cat. 71 Switzerland/Aviation/Crash cover: 1936 Reg. cover to Sydney bearing 1 pairs of Swiss ’35 Air surchs. (SG360/1 & 363, Stc £100 alone) + cachet cvr ‘Salvaged from Air Liner Athena’ (peripheral damage to cover) & Aarau 23.9.36 c.d.s., + copy of press cutting about the crash of a few days later. Est. £35 £40 £19! £20 £60 £50 £52 £78 £25 £50 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 Pan Am 1st Flight Covers: in&out of Singapore via San Francisco, Guam, & Manilla, each with appropriate local stamps (KGVI to $1) & 1st Flight cachets & other pmks incl. wartime slogan “Don’t write about Ships”, & with c.d.s. pmks between 2nd & 10th May 1941. Good condition too. 73 Hot Air Balloons: 1946 Commem. of the 1870 Paris Siege with copies of the flight details, one carried (Ltd ed.) with various Commem. cachets, etc. Lot No. Description 74 G.B./Thematics: 1980s Commem. sets on Official, unaddressed & clean, Benham Silk FDCs with the better/scarce/high Cat. special h/s., incl. Cars, Bridges, Industry, Christianity (incl. prestige bklet panes & vicar-signed) + Postal services, cinema, heraldry & literary. Stc£650, but offered v.cheap!! 75 Show Biz!/ Mainly CW: Range of UM & c.t.o. MS incl. J. Lennon (1999 Gibraltar set x10+2 MS, Stc£41 alone) + Elvis, C.Richards, Sinatra (USA, SG4853 x20) & c.t.o. MS of M.Munro, Hitchcock, & famous Sleuths… 76 Girl Guide (covers)/mostly CW: Comprehensive collection of FDCs for the 75th Anniv. of Girl Guiding incl. some high Cat. sets with elusive MS, all clean with appropriate c.d.s. in album, incl. Barbuda, Tonga, Maldives. 77 G.B./Sporting Smilers Sheets: 2001 scarce ‘Occasions’ customised sheet (inscribed ‘New Home’) for the Ashes Tour that July (20 x 1st +Ashes urn) & UM 2003 England Rugby Heroes sheet Stc£70 alone.+ See lots 271,278. 78 G.B./Olympics: 2012 London Olympics complete set of MS, 1st x 6 each, SG3342a/3370a, all with West Drayton c.d.s. between August 7th - 15th, (W.Drayton, site of an Athlete’s village at ’48 Olympics?)… Retail £260! 79 G.B./Olympics: 1948 Olympics set with Wembley c.d.s. FDC & signed by Jonathan Edwards, Tessa Sanderson, Colin Jackson & Ben Ainslie (incl. the 6d aerogramme as well, with other, more questionable signatures!). 80 G.B./Oylmpics: 2012 G.B. Gold Medal winner covers for Andy Murray, (signed by Virginia Wade) and Bradley Wiggins (apparently signed by him and Boris Johnson), both with Olympic Park cancels. Great souvenirs. 81 CW/Olympics: Whilst focussing on the 1996 (Atlanta) Games (with much info. on printed pages) this lot provides many ’96 UM CW sets Stc £160! 82 Qatar/Olympics: sets of 1964 (SG38/42), & 1972, (set + MS423) & 1976 (SG598/603), all UM & hard to get (in an Olympian sort of way!) Stc£130. 83 Olympics/Berlin: Elusive 1949-53 value of the ‘Buildings & monuments’ set, 20pf in bright scarlet shade, showing Olympic Stadium, SG42b, fMM. 84 Berlin/Literary Giants: 1949 Goethe Commem. set f.u. SGB61/3 Stc£225. 85 Europa/Italy: 1956 to 1985 complete run of UMM Italian Europa sets Stc. £164, incl. better ‘80’s sets), also all of the sets f.u. 1956 to 2004 complete & Stc a further £57+. Useful lot for either a Country or Thematic collector. 86 Europa/San Marino: 1961-91 complete run of 30 years of the tiny Repub-lic’s Europa issues, UMM from SG640 (Stc£50 alone) up to SG1391/2, incl. the more difficult ‘80s sets & MS1339. Stc £242+ 87 The Methodist Church: An interesting & infrequently-offered collection of illustrated. Commem. covers giving insights into the history, spread, & personalities of this Church, mostly GB, few USA+others. Clean, of course. 88 Christmas/G.B.: (..& another Xmas pressie!), this appropriately seasonal lot of every Xmas set from 1973 to 1989 on illustrated, unaddressed FDCs incl. the better or Bethlehem h/s up to 1981, then from 1982, 2 to 5 of each 72 5 cvrs £20 2 itms Qty 43 cvrs £19! 11 ms £20 72 cvrs £66 2 shts £60 29 ms £195 2 itms £30 2 itms £30 Est. £52 115+ £46 14ms 19+ £40 1 £20 3 156 £48 £46 52 +ms £60 70+ itms £34 37 itms £50 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 issue on Official Benham Silk FDCs with good/better or best h/s (& 2 are vicar-signed) also 1986/7 Benham sheetlets & other special issues. Stc£395. 89 Birds/Aitutaki: 1983 Birds set with surchs., SG447/461, UM. Retail £50 90 Birds/Monaco: Seabird vals. of 1950 Austria set, MM, 2s. Gulls (SG1217) & 3s. Cormorants (SG1218). Hinge remains but fresh & Stc £212. 91 Birds of Prey/Monaco: Both raptors of set MM, 5s. Buzzard (SG1219) & 20s. Golden Eagle (SG1221, also the Rooks SG1215), Stc £212+ Lot No. Description LOTS BY COUNTRY 92 ANTIGUA (Barbuda) 1922 KGV ovpts. on high vals. 3/-, SG7 and 5/-, SG11, both fMM with good colour & perfs. Stc £100. 93 ASCENSION 1938 5/-, original perf. 13½, LMM (hint of toning). Stc£95 94 AUSTRALIA 1934 ‘Faith in Australia’ 1st Flight Airmail between Oz&NZ, a damaged* cover/original printed envelope, (+ April cachet), & with 1929 3d Air & 4d KGV c.d.s. (+ photo of the pilot). (*Bumpy flight?) 95 1948-56 ‘Arms’ high-vals. to £2, fMM, SG224a-d. Stc £140. 96 - (+Horses!) 1959-64 5/- top val. + its white-paper variety SG327+’a’, UM. 97 1964 Sterling Navigator £2 (King), SG360 v.f.u. (over SE corner). 98 1981-2008 f.u. odds & sets on hagner incl. duplicated high vals. for super stock ($10x9, $5x3, $2x11) + a few Cocos Is. & AAT. Stc£173. 99 1940’s to 1999 v. comprehensive collection of Airmail letter sheets, from KGVI x 6 (1 specimen) then many Defin.+Commem. airgrams to modern ‘Lazy Letters’. Nicely supportive of Oz collection, Stc£500. 100 1971 Christmas set x 4, i.e. in two f.u. half sheets of 25, SG498/504. 101 - (Papua) 1901-37 m&u range incl. f.u. Lakatois (incl. SG35, Stc £80), and later MM vals. between SG146 & 154/7. Stc £100~ 102 - (+ A.A.T.) Hagner of m&u A.A.T. 1957-1992 with vals. to 2/3 & $1.50, Stc£70+, plus Australia’s 1934 Macarthur set f.u., SG150/2, +Stc£60. 103 - (A.A.T.) 1957-2000 apparently complete UMM on hagners, SG1 to 131 (1 x 1983 Birds set c.t.o.). Nice thematic material Stc £195+ 104 AUSTRIA Study of the events of 1938 leading up to Hitler’s annexation of Austria, & then through WW2, using photos., texts & cuttings but also stamps & pieces incl. ‘Germany used in Austria’, + good pmks., event cachets, also period postcards (4) & covers (3, incl. 1942 Feld-post). An interesting lot & supportive of any collection of Austria. 105 1850 to mid-‘60s u/f.u. & some MM sets&part sets (incl.‘back of the book’, few nice pmks), quite seriously started though value ‘modest’? 106 The more hard-to-get values of the 1948 costumes set, all MM, incl. 90g, 1s blue & 1s red (centred W, sl. gum disturb) & 3s50. Stc £235. 107 1955 Republic Anniv. set to 2s40, SG1269/73, fresh LMM. Stc £75+ 108 BAHAMAS 1942 ½d bluish-green showing the variety ‘Elongated E’, fine MM, SG149c, Stc£200+. Been waiting an elongated time for this one? 109 BARBADOS 1852-1877 range of u/f.u. unchecked Britannias (1 x imperf.) stated between SG4 & 73 incl. duplicates/shades & pmks. Stc £156. 110 QV-1939 mixed range from 1882 4d x 2 u/f.u., 1892 ‘Seal’ vals. x 3 to 8d f.u., 1938 ‘Badge’ f.u. vals to 5/- (incl. pmks., and the 2/6 + 5/-. MM), + a UM 1d pair with coil join, also ’39 Tercentenary set f.u. 15 2 £30 £40 3 £40 Qty Est. 2 £32 1 2 itms £19! £20 4 2 1 63 £40 £34 £20 £24 139 itms £48 50 16 £20 £20 43 £22 131 £56 17 £40 polypokets Few 100 4 £19! 5 1 £19! £72 24 £20 27 £19! £42 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 111 BELGIUM 1861-1919 mainly used ‘Earlies’ incl. range of imperf. & perf. ‘Medallions’ with some faults but Est. v. reasonable + later incl. 1905 50c grey, MM with label. Stc £340, but s’card priced @ 7% Cat.! 112 1933 Orval Abbey set complete, MM, SG633/44, Stc £1,115 113 1953 King Baudouin 6fr.50 grey, SG1464, UMM & one of the most difficult values of the set to find. (not so ‘grey’ eh?) Fine & Stc £120. 114 1952 UPU Congress set complete, SG1398/1409, LMM, Stc £365+ 115 - (Belgian Congo) 1867 Leopold II top val., 10f. SG14, f.u. c.d.s. Stc £225. Lot No. Description 116 BERMUDA 1865 1/- green, SG8 with perf.14 (good), MM, centred sl. SW but a fresh & good-looking example with large part o.g. Stc £325. 117 1962 6d Defin. v.f.u. with Wmk Inv., SG168s, Stc £200. Nice one! 118 BR.GUIANA 1853-60 u/f.u. range of Schooner vals. to 24c (+1 x 4cents imperf.), mixed condition e.g. perf faults, but Stc £285. 119 1955 12c scarlet, top Postage Due, on chalky paper SGD4a, in a UM block of 6… Nice specialist’s item Stc £120. 120 BR. VIRGIN IS. (+ Birds!) 1956-62 Defin. top values incl. $2.40 (Pelican) & $4.80 (Frigate Bird), fMM., SG160/61, Stc £84. 121 BRUNEI 1922 Exhib. ovpt on $1 SG59, with central 16 MY c.d.s. Stc£190. 122 CANADA 1897 Jubilee vals. incl. 1c x 5, 2c x 2, 3c x 6, 5c x 3, 20c (thin), mostly Av.-to-g.u. (+ ½c & 8c unused ‘fillers’, discounted) Stc £150+ 123 QV-1908 mixed lot of early vals. incl. SG116 used (& 2 x 1868 ‘Bill Stamps’) then Tercentary set, 1c & 2c used & the other 6 vals. (to 20c) MM with gum or perf. faults but Stc £540 (so ‘fillers’ offered @ 10%) 124 1897 6c brown, SG147, centred sl. SE but fine & lightly MM. 125 QV+ u./f.u. range from 1898-1902 vals. & shades to 20c (+ 6c MM), + SG115/6 heavy used, 1935 Defins. to $1 (less 10c but incl. coils), 1937 Defins. to $1, ’46 Peace & 1953 Officials set O193/5. Stc £400. 126 1913 Coils pair, 1c & 2c with perf. 8 x imperf., MM, SG224a/b. 127 Super collection of Town pmks & c.d.s. on over 1000 QE stamps & set out & organised on pages incl. Alberta (257 pmks) Br. Columbia (200+ pmks) & Saskatchwan (455 pmks). Quite a collecting feat! 128 - (Br. Columbia) 1867 3d pale blue, SG22, MM (hinge remains), a classic centred sl.SE., but of fine colour. Stc £110. 129 - (New Brunswick) 1860 vals. incl. 2c orange, SG10 MM, 5c x 2 unused, (SG14/15) & 10c SG17 MM, all with hinge remains but good colours. 130 - (Newfoundland) QV-1918 range in pocket-sized s’book with MM vals. between SG39-86 incl. SG47a (faults but o.g.), also f.u. vals. between SG47-121 & 1897-1918 Defin. set (less 4c) Stc £160+ 131 CHINA 1986-’87 Year sets & issues UMM in P.O. Year folders, plus the Commem. booklet on famous Chinese mountains, with all the stamps. 132 1991-94 Year sets/issues UM in P.O. Year folders, as issued & fine. 133 1997 ‘Return of Hong Kong’ 50y MS (SG4204, 1 x UM, 1 x f.u.) in two fine Pres. Packs (small tear in one envelope only, but MS Stc£92). 134 2 hardback & beautifully illustrated books on China in 1994 & 2000, + the stamp issues for these years incorporated into the text, together (with lots above?) making for a nice Christmas pressie for someone! 135 CHRISTMAS IS. 1958 (start) to 1991 UMM collection on hagners, a few 19 £24 12 1 £155 £40 12 1 Qty 1 £92 £42 Est. £44 1 21 £44 £24 6 £28 2 £22 1 19 £68 £24 12 £60 1 66 £19! £50 2 £32 1100~ £38 1 £20 4 £24 26+ £30 3pks £20 4pks £30 2itms £20 2bks £22 Few £84 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 gaps but comprehensive between SG1-320 (2 MS) Stc£180+. Nice. 136 1968-96 attractive & thematic lot of 8x UMM sets (incl. Birds, fish etc.)+ further sets (x7) in UM blks 4 incl. SG378/84, 285/6. Stc£140+ 137 CYPRUS 1881 GB 1d red plate 220 surch. 30 Paras., SG10, looks MM with o.g. (& with small break in 3 of 30 !?). Stc £170. 138 CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1919-45 UM & f.u. accumulation in packets (x 13 between 100 to 500 in each!), unchecked but looking a bargain for starting a collection or stock, incl.UM blocks (up to 15, Stc£30 alone) +SG185/7 (+ duplicates, Stc£25+), MS x 25 (Stc£56), on 11 hagners. Lot No. Description 139 EGYPT 1998 2nd-hand copy of L. Balian’s book ‘Stamps of Egypt’ with… “…used in Palestine & Sudan”, a useful ‘in-colour’ reference, also a SG ‘Middle East’ Part 19 catalogue (5th Edition). (2.2kg) 140 Early-to-1947 mainly u/f.u. (few mint) range on s’page incl. 1947 Expo. set (x2 mint), King Farouk SG345 f.u. & £E1, SG1047 in blks 4 (x2, Stc £76 alone). Some duplication (for pmks.), but value at Est. 141 1938-60 commercial mail with ‘Egypte’ metermarks, most from Port Said & with a range of other pmks/cachets (1 paquebot). Mostly fine. 142 WW2 mail & Servicemens’ personal letters home (1938-43), with a good variety of censor marks, 4 x Active Service cvrs., some pre-paid pmks, + 10m ‘Army Post’ vals., G.B. 10d turquoise ‘used in Egypt’, & 6 with 1p letter seals on reverse (2x green). Few faults, Interesting. 143 1970-89 (a few earlier) unaddressed Commem. FDCs incl. 1 x MS & good thematics e.g. Olympics, also Tutankhamun Anniv. FDCs x 2 Stc £85 alone incl. MS1158….in cover album. Useful additions? 144 EL SALVADOR 1896-1950s collection Stc£120+ with strength in earlier MM sets to 100c, incl. P.Dues & Official sets, + later odds & f.u. 145 FALKLAND IS. (& Maps!) 1982 Rebuilding Fund £1+£1 plate 1A UMM marginal with wmk sideways & inverted, SG430a, Stc £90. 146 - (+ Dependencies, & Ships!) 1954-62 £1 value. of Ships set, SGG40, UM. 147 - (+ Deps.) Mixed m&u QV-KGVI range incl. 4 x 1891-1902 vals. to 2d, (SG16 mm, SG17c,18,25 used) KGVI f.u. vals. to 1/3, etc, Stc £95~ 148 - (South Georgia & Whales!) 1963-69 £1 Blue whale, SG15, UM., Stc £90 149 FIJI 1906-12 1d red, SG119, in a UM blk 4, interpane margin at left still. 150 FRANCE 1897-1929 postal history incl. 3 x used printed p.c’s (with 10c Peace&Commerce, or Sower) + good pmks., & a 5c Sower p.s. env-elope to Troyes & fine b/w p.c. of Strasburg church & Cathedral. 151 Nearly-full circulated clubbook with some excellent early French incl. various f.u. ‘Heads’ (+ some unused-no-gum Stc mint £950), + useful Peace&Commerce to 1fr, ‘Blancs’, Mersons to 5fr (incl. rare 2fr. f.u.) + Sowers & later, many v.f.u. or c.d.s.. Includes an extra wallet with 1849 Ceres 1 fr. f.u., (SG19, 3 margins, minor faults) & an 1882 1cent green SG87 MM & 1934 1fr ‘Dove’ SG519. Stc “several Thousands”! 152 1920 ‘Merson’ high val., the 10fr green&red, SG431, MM, Stc£150. 153 1920 ‘Merson’ top val., 20fr mauve&green, SG432 vlMM, Stc£250. 154 GERMANY (Local Posts) 1886-1946 study of some of the issues of local or Private posts incl. some history & info. relating to the Towns of Altenburg, Apolda, Breslau & Bromberg, each with the Town’s pmk 100 165 £42 1 £42 2700+ £40 Qty 2 bks Est. £19! 400+ £24 17 cvrs 26 cvrs £19! 38 itms £24 Few 100 1 £25 1 14 £30 £19! 1 4 5 itms £32 £22 £19! 160~ £115 £42 £32 1 £40 1 £66 19 £36 polypokets Unsold Lots – Auction 23 on stamp/piece, + issues of Saxony & Thuringen incl. mint blks/sets. 155 - (Prussia) 1850-61 2x Wilhelm vals. f.u. with 3 close margins, minor faults but SG5&13, also rouletted SG33&37 on piece with railway pmk. 156 - (Bavaria) 1876-80 ‘New currency’ 5pf ‘Embossed Arms’ in the more scarce deep blue-green shade, SG78 MM. Stc£450. (2 partners next!) 157 - (Bavaria) 10pf carmine from the same 1876-80 set, SG82, MM, Stc£275. 158 - (Bavaria)& the 20pf blue from the same 1876-80 set, SG84, MM Stc£275. 159 - (Bavaria) 1911 Lutipold 90th b’day f.u. vals.& shades to SG153, some on piece, incl. 2 x 3m + top vals., also 25th Anniv. pair unused & f.u… Stc £430 so offered <10% to clear…all reasonable bids considered ! Lot No. Description ….Germany continued….. 160 - (Old Berlin 1780-1850) A study of the historic buildings, bridges, gates, & personnel etc., of this key European city, using postcards (x8, some early) & covers (modern, illust’ed commem. x 19), & stamps too, (55+) to illustrate the texts & information provided. Interesting? 161 - (Berlin) 1900-2006 insightful collection on all-things Berliner from a copy of the Daily Express dated April 24 1900, then much on the history & culture of this juxtaposed city, via photos., articles, book-lets & clippings, also 40+ postcards of the city (x9 black&white) & 65+ covers (incl. commecial & Commem.), + many stamps & pieces (for pmks) + 1 cover from the E v W postal war of 1966. Useful? 162 - (Berlin) 1948 pictorial issue of 1947 ovpted ‘Berlin’ in black, set MM to 5m, SG (SOW) B2 to B26 complete & Stc £475 (High vals fine MM). 163 - (Berlin) 1949 Relief Fund set MM, SGB68-70, fine & Stc £425. 164 - (Germany) 1923 ‘Rhine & Ruhr Relief Fund set, SG257/9, f.u. Stc £160. 165 1930 difficult top val. of Welfare Fund set, SG468, f.u., Stc £130. 166 Large s’book of m&u vals. & sets of 1916-37 incl. much unchecked inflation period to 100,000m incl. mint blks (+200m zig-zag roulette) & some useful 3rd Reich incl. pieces/cachets & odd ‘better’ val. (incl. Stc up to £75), some faults too, but Retail of s’book approx. £200… 167 - (3rd Reich/WW2) Postal history incl. mint 6+19pf Nuremberg Congress postcard (green), a Martin Luther p.c. used with Hitler 6pf & a plain mint 6pf p.c. ovpted ‘Ostland’. Plus a Reg. & intact letter to Prague with Textile merchant’s seal & Hitler 30pf+12pf, also a 1937 Winter Relief p.c. & 3 x original Luftwaffe aerial recon. Photos., 2 of towns & 1 alpine (1 x Kommandant-signed). Interesting & historic lot. 168 - (Railways) Photos., info. covers & postcards (1943-2004) relating to the trains & lines of the Bahnpost’s Orla valley, also the Osnabruck line Perleberg to Wittstock, + TPO cancels of the Plauen & Posen lines, & others incl. Schewpnitz to Strassgrabchen. A detailed study for enthusiasts or specialists, incl. some good pmks on stamps. 169 - (Railways) Further lot of photos., covers, p.c’s & info. relating to the Bahnpost of Rubeland, Baumholder to Heimbach (Tank-transporting Line) & others incl. Shakerstone to Shenton, various TPO & other pmks on stamps, pieces, 9 p.c’s (early-1994) & 8 covers (1977-2001). 170 - (Railways) & another/similar lot with postcards (x 6) of the Wittburg, Wunstorf & Wurtemburg lines, going back to 1861-1928, also Wurz-burg TPO pmk + Bahnpost of the Zittau line & approx. 20 further 3 £19! 1 £80 1 1 15 £50 £50 £40 Qty Est. 33 £24 polypokets 2.85 kg £20 20 £100 3 3 1 Few 100 £88 £44 £40 £50 8 itms £70 17 £24 polypokets 17 £22 polypokets 13 £20 polypokets Unsold Lots – Auction 23 p.c’s (incl. b&w) + etcs of the alpine region incl.‘carried by cable car’! 171 - (West) 1951 50pf blue-grey Posthorn, SG1050, LMM, Stc £225 1 172 - (West) 1951 60pf brown Posthorn, SG1057, fine LMM, Stc £150. 1 173 - (West) 1951 70pf yellow Posthorn, SG1058, fine & fresh LMM, Stc£550. 1 174 - (West) 1951 80pf red Posthorn, SG1059, MM, one shorter perf. Stc £550. 1 175 - (West) 1951 90pf green Posthorn, SG1060, LMM top value, Stc £600. 1 176 - (West) 1954-60 Pres. Heuss 50pf slate, the difficult one, MM. SG1116. 1 177 - (West + some DDR) 1986-90 UMM range of West Commem. issues over 200+ 10+ ‘hagners’, missing a few of 1988 but typically Cat. between £1& 2shts £6 per set or single (Stc £200), plus full UM sheets (of 20 each) of DDRs 1989 ‘Fountains’ set, SG2905/6. Re-offered at reduced Est.! Lot No. Description Qty Germany continued…. 178 - (East) 1952-53 25pf olive-green ‘portrait’ of R.Virchow with DDR wmk, 1 SGE89, scarce & vLMM. Stc£250. ‘Virt-chowily’ a give-away at Est.! 179 - (East) 1953-55 President Pieck 1Dm in the more elusive deep bronze1 green shade, SGE100, UMM & Stc £170. Fill a gap? 180 - (Unused & Mint Mix) Early to 1972 mint (some UM) range from unused 167 1872 ‘Arms’ x 5 to 18k, a number of vals. of the difficult 1949/51 era incl. Berlin’s 10pf Goethe SGB61 Stc £190 alone, then many West Germany sets & odds to 1972, total Stc £375~… so priced to clear! 181 - (Various!) 1880-2006 mix of mostly u/f.u. vals. for stock or addition incl. 45 useful e.g. 1948 top vals. A132/5 (some short perfs.), Russian zone & the harder-to-get 80pf red (Thalman x 8!, f.u.) & others incl. DDR & Berlin all identified, + the elusive ’59 President Heuss 50pf slate, UM with some gum disturb, but offered cheap here to clear the lot. Stc£415 182 - (Various) M or u useful odds over 3 pages, spaning 1872-1954, notably 43 few MM Occ.of Estonia, Baden (rural P.Due), 1933 Propaganda strip, Russian zone 80pf red (Thalman) + high val. numerals f.u.+ few DDR. 183 GAMBIA 1927, difficult 7½d purple/yellow, SG132, v.f.u. c.d.s. Stc£90. 1 184 GIBRALTAR KGVI issues for 1937-46 incl. Defin. set to £1 set out on 80~ hagners by MM or f.u. & perf. vars., ticketed for sale @ PTSA £225, a few duplicates incl. MM perf. 14 vals. (for choice, swapping, stock?) 185 KGVI vals. of 1938-51 set for the specialist collector incl. 1d & 2d 32 with better perf. 14, and 3d & 6d with better perf. 13½, all MM (& v. sl. toning). Also MM blks of 4 (2 x UM) of each of: 1d perf. 13 with wmk swys, 1½d slate-violet, 2d grey perf. 13 wmk swys, 2d carmine, &5d. Comes with 1950 Constitution set as well in MM pairs! Stc£168+ 186 - (+Castles!) 1953-59 Defin. top vals.,10/-&£1 SG157/8, UMM. 2 £60 £30 £140 £60 £90 £56 £40 Est. £64 £50 £40 £42 £20 £30 £145 £30 £34 GREAT BRITAIN 187 3 useful references incl. R.Lowe’s “The British Postage Stamp…” (1968) in good condition, H.S.Doupe’s study of “Cracked Units” in the printing of DLR’s KEVII 1d scarlet, & the GB Philatelic Society’s “Index to Prin-ciple Plate Varieties in the One Penny Imperforate”…. For erudition! 188 1840 1d black (FD, Pl.8) on cover from Ipswich & sent on 1st Anniv. of the f.d.i. (6 May 1841), here with 4 margins & tied by black MC. Attractive. 189 1840 1d black pl.4 (KL) with 4 good margins (huge L&R!) & nice red MC. 3 bks £30 1 £250 1 £155 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 190 1840 1d black pl.4 (NF) with 4 margins, just tied to large piece by light red 1 MS & with Silverton Penny Post straight line pmk & coded datestamp. 191 1840 1d black (MG) Plate 1b with 3½ margins (wide left, close right) & a 1 vertical crease, but a good-looker with clean & crisp red Maltese Cross. 192 1840 2d deep blue pair TG,TH, f.u. with 4 margins all round & scarce thus, 2+ each with part-black MC (in nice wallet). Stc £1,400+ premium for SG4 pair 193 1841 2d blue (PH) with 4 margins, good colour & part black MC with No. 1 12 just distinguishable, SG14f, Stc£550…sound good-looker + scarce pmk. 194 1841 1d red-brown (BI) with 4 margins & neat black MC with clear No.2 1 in cross, SG8m. Small hinge thin at top, but attractive & Stc £180. 195 1841 1d orange-brown (OF) SG12, 4 margins & f.u. with 619 numeral pmk 2 (Pickering?), and an ordinary 1d red-brown to compare. Stc £250+ Lot No. Description ….G.B. Queen Victoria continued….. Qty 196 1847 1/- green, SG55, f.u. cut square with 4 good margins & showing only 1 one silk thread (listed in SG Specialised, ref: ca., but unpriced). 197 1854 6d dull lilac f.u. cut square with 2 margins (just touched at base), 1 otherwise a fine example of SG59, Stc £1000… so not that dull after all? 198 1880-83 6d on 6d lilac, SG162, f.u., c.d.s. (tiny perf. thin at base) Stc£145 1 199 1881 1/- orange-brown pl. 13 (QH) f.u. with clear Glasgow c.d.s. Stc £160. 1 200 1883 9d dull green, the difficult one, SG195, here with part c.d.s. & good 1 colour, just a few nibbled perfs. at top. Stc £475. 201 QV - useful pocket-sized s’book of mostly surface-printed vals., between 22+ SG66 & 211, mostly Av.-to-f.u. (4 x c.d.s. or sq. circle), incl. SG70, 80, 82, 84, 94, 97, 103, 141, 147, 160 & others (2 x bantams). Total Stc £1,648. 202 QV-QE remarkable & comprehensive collection of postal stationery&mail 68 all to do with the Inland Revenue, incl. QV covers from Somerset House, itms with ‘Paid’ h/s (x3) & 1d lilac ‘IR Officials’ on 1890s OHMS stationery, likewise KEVII & KGV covers (x 9, good pmks & h/s), then a varied dis-play over 47 leaves of different IR/OHMS envelopes (incl. 3 underpaid!) 203 QV-KGVI collection of better/early mint postal stationery incl. (embossed) 56 QV ‘stamped-to-order’ envelopes (x6 to 2½d), unused postcards (different, itms x15) likewise KGV x 4 envelopes & 6 p.c’s, KGVI envelopes +letter cards (x 6) & 5 p.c’s, plus a range of Registered letter envelopes QV to 1952 (x8) and a 1890 1d Post Jubilee envelope with insert, & all nicely displayed. 204 QV-QE collection of covers & Reg. envelopes showing a history & variety 48 Registered mail, from 1862 6d with 2 x Reg. h/s, further QV-KGV Reg.poly-letter envelopes x 8 different (displayed with photocopies of each reverse) pokets likewise KGVI x 7 & QE x29 different, incl. with Cert. of Posting & good variety of stationery, Reg.labels, pmks & h/s (+ vals. to £1.50). Comes with a collection of Reg. labels for Northampton (incl. coils) with 100+ different Reg. numbers & a 1982 P.O. Leaflet on ‘Consequential Loss Insurance’ ! 205 QV-QE in many packets but we note a mint 1d red SG8a (4 margins + vert. 432+ crease), Jubilee 9d & 1/- green f.u., 1d lilac UM with V control, Surface 1cvr Printed to 2/6 (6d x 3, 1/- x 2, some faults), also a pre-stamp entire with a boxed “Missent to Edinburgh” h/s, also packets of f.u. KGV to QE Defins., KGV to 5/-, KGVI to £1 (x 2) & QE to £1., etc… Should be value at Est! 206 QV-QE miscellany (to clear) incl. 1877 4d sage-green plates 15&16 heavy 100s used & 3d on 3d SG159 part c.d.s., then 1883-84 2/6 x 4 & 5/- x 2 (some £125 £58 £490 £130 £26 £25 Est. £250 £50 £22 £34 £40 £78 £40 £60 £40 £68 £75 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 with faults), KEVIII sets (many UM) incl. booklets 6d & 2/-(BC1+2), again with minor faults but Stc £200+ alone. Also KGV & KGVI low val. Defins. & Commems., some UM & in blks up to 15, + some QE incl. £16+ UM face. 207 QV-QE used in Windsor album (with pages for QE) incl. a few useful line- 1.26 -engraved (e.g. with underprint), but with minor faults, range of 1960s-72 kg Commems. incl FFH phosphor set used, few P.Dues, covers, PHQ cards, & the 1969 Investiture Pres. Pack in Welsh noted (fine, retail £18 alone). 208 QV-QE m&u study of our postal service’s history incl. KEVII wrapper & 49 few KGV items, but going back to QV 1d reds f.u. incl. Copestake Moore itms underprint & e.g.s of different pmk types, a fiscal, + Telegraph, & Army Officials & 1d lilac mint control singles…then KEVIII wmk inv. vals., and KGVI mint cyl. blks 6 x 4 to 2½d, Wildings to 1/6, & ‘Utilities’ used. All set out on printed pages, so interesting additions to any GB collection. Lot No: Description …..G.B. ‘Four Kings’….. Qty 209 Similar/companion lot to last, but all mint labels/stamps relate to Britain at 7 War incl. WW1 Red Cross Fund (E.Dulac), different Savings Cert. Stamps itms (x3), a Lord Robert Fund label, + WW2 Navy & Spitfire Fund stamps, etc. 210 QV-QE postal history+stationery incl. QV ½d postcards & News wrappers 11 with good pmks (Duplex, F.B.) + good range of Embossed p.s. envelopes itms & KGV-QE letter-cards with more pmks incl. to Switzerland. Fine. 211 1902-04 wonderful accumulation of DLR low vals. in big packets with an 1000s impressive array of c.d.s. & other pmks (many London, South Coast , IOW) incl. ½d blue-green SG215 x 190, ½d yellow-green SG217 x 665 (+ a mint H8 control corner strip of 6 + pen markings) then 1d scarlet x 2,520. A great source for KEVII material & pmks., for long winters’ nights & Stc £5,000~! 212 KEVII 1902+ vals. to 1/- u/f.u. on pieces (Stc £260 as cheapest), + a tired 11+ Reg. p.s. cover to St. Moritz, uprated to 1/7 with 1d, 4d & 1/- c.d.s. Also 1 cvr later Somerset vals. incl. 9d pair SG307 on pieces, and a fine used (with c.d.s.) 2/6, (SG316), all Stc another £300, Re-offered cheaper, to clear, 213 1902-10 DLR 5/- dp. bright carmine, SG264, f.u. with sl. smudgy but read- 1 -able Lombard St. c.d.s. & fine perfs. etc. A good example, Stc £200. 214 1903 ‘Admiralty’ 1½d Official SGO103, with Portsmouth c.d.s. Stc £140. 1 215 1907 2d dull blue-green & carmine, SG229, a fine MM example. Stc £90. 1 216 1911 1d rose-red, SG272, in a lovely UMM block of 4. 4 217 1911 1/- dark green & scarlet, SG312, MM & lovely colours. Stc £120. 1 218 KGV 1911-12 range of mint, specialist 1d Downey multiples incl. SG328 6 UM blk 4, SG342 LMM corner pairs with both B11&B12 controls, SG345 itms B12 corner triplet, & SG349/50 in UM pair & MM blk 4. High Cat. 219 1912-24 1½d chestnut showing ‘PENCF’ error, SG364a, MM ( hinge1 remains & tiny gum thin), but still Stc£125 & will look good in the album. 220 1913 2/6 Seahorse in the deep sepia-brown shade, SG399, f.u. with unclear 1 c.d.s. pmks., a few shorter perfs. south-east, but a fine example, Stc £180. 221 1915 2/6 DLR Seahorse in the bright yellow-brown shade, a UM example 1 (from a worn plate, though possibly re-perfed?). SG406 var. @ 10% Cat. 222 1919 5/- BW Seahorse SG416 f.u. with indistinct but single, central c.d.s. 1 & well-centred, just one shorter perf. Stc £120. 223 1929 2/- PUC booklet Edition 105 (stitched) with ½d, 1d & 1½d low vals. 1 in panes of 6 (wmk up) incl. Cash’s advert label (only this pane has slight bkt £25 £38 Est. £26 £25 £115 £50 £36 £40 £20 £20 £34 £50 £28 £20 £60 £20 £98 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 trimming at base). Clean & fine, SGBB13, Stc £500. 224 1929 3/- PUC booklet Ed.172 with ½d, 1d & 1½d (x3) in panes of 6, (wmk up), 1st pane trimmed at right & sl. corner bend, but fine SGBB25. Stc£450. 225 Want an affordable 1929 PUC £1? This one is Av. used with some staining on reverse, showing lightly on perfs. as well, but it’s a reasonable filler. 226 1934 Re-engraved 10/- Seahorse SG452, f.u. with part London c.d.s. 227 Re-engraved 10/- Seahorse again f.u. & fine, but this time on Reg. piece. 228 1935 2/- booklet of photogravure small-format panes of 6 of the ½d (wmk up), 1d (wmk. inv.), 1½d (up) & 1½d with ‘Fixed Trust’advert label, & on cover “Bovril makes you feel a new Man” (apparently!) A fresh example of BB17 Edition 351, with 1d & ½d panes only trimmed at base. Stc£575. 229 1935 SJ set in UMM blks 6 with W25 control incl. ½d (18 no dot, I/P), 1d (22 dot E/P), 1½d (21 dot E/P) and 2½d (34 dot, no bottom selvedge), also comes with set to 2½d over 9 covers, incl. control singles. Stc £200++ Lot No. Description …. Four Kings continued….. 230 Kings postal history & stationery incl. 1903-36 postcards x 10 & Newswrappers x 3, mainly to Germany with nice pmks., also 6 UPU p.c’s, and various ½d p.c’s uprated. Then KGV covers to Europe incl. WW1 POW censored covers (x 4) to Berne, & further to QE. Should help a collection! 231 KEVII-QE range of early postcards (5xb/w) incl. interesting scenic/historic from around the UK, odd creased corner but useful stamps & pmks too, e.g. to Europe, + 2 unused p.c’s of German Liners ‘Bremen’ & ‘Columbus’. 232 Kings postal history, Av.-to-poor but interesting & different incl. 1930s to Brazil with 5/- Seahorse & another with 6d purple blk of 14, various to Europe with pmks & h/s., SS Queen Mary maiden voyage Reg. cover, etc. 233 KGV-KGVI postal history incl. 1912 1d Downey on Hotel stationery with nice London-Brighton sorting carriage backstamp + Machine cancel, two 1930s b&w p.c’s with Gt.Western TPO c.d.s., + 1951 Light colour Defins. set to 2½d over 4 plain FDCs. Useful, attractive & inexpensive additions 234 1946 Victory 2½d UM SW-corner vertical strip of 5 (with cyl./control No: S46 11 no dot) + showing variety ‘Extra porthole aft’ on R16/11. 235 1904-1998 collection of Postage Due & surcharged mail, for a history and variety of charge mark h/s from 1d’s on early p.c’s to later, boxed ‘To Pay’ h/s, then a wide variety of boxed & circular h/s on mail (where insufficient postage paid) on QE stamped/Franked mail, incl. few P.Dues to 5d & 25p. 236 1906-1994 study of Krag cancellations, from the start of continuous Imp-ression Machine cancels (+photo) on KEVII covers & p.c’s, through some good/scenic KGV p.c’s, covers & pieces (+ wartime slogans/censor mark), and from many different Regional P.Os. Likewise the QE covers & pieces show various Krag cancels from P.Os between John O’Groats & Sussex. 237 1930s-2009 collection of Post Office ephemera, focussing on Northampton but illustrative of the workings of our National Postal service incl. a large range of issued Certs.of Posting (from 1983 to 2009), mail bag & TPO bag labels, P.O.stationery & GPO & sub-PO c.d.s. (record of 40+ different!), + trial cancellation strikes. Then another file of OHMS stationery/covers re: P.O. Savings Dept., incl. wide variety of envelopes, pmks & h/s, slogans & frankings. Interesting & well-displayed additions to any GB collection. 238 1943 (April) wartime 2/6 booklet, Edition 188, with KGVI ‘light colours’ 1 bkt 1 £88 1 1 1 bkt £20 £19! £100 6x4 + cvrs Qty 23 itms £36 9 itms £30 20 itms £26 7 itms £20 5 £28 £105 Est. £52 40 £30 polypokets 70+ itms £26 2x A4 files £48 1 £105 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 panes of 6 of ½d (wmk inv.) 2d (inv.) & 2½d (up, & only pane with trim-ming) Fine but hardly-noticeable blemish on front cover, BD17, Stc£800 239 KGVI 1/- slot-machine bklets incl. 1951 plain cream SGBD5 with “new colours” ½d, 1d, 1½d in panes of two, then 1952-53 (both types of printed covers) with ‘new colours’ in panes of 4, SGBD8 & 10. All fine & Stc£88. 240 1950-53 5/- booklets incl. Dec.’50 (SGBD28) with light colour Defins. to 2½d in panes of 6 (good perfs.), also Nov.’52 BD31 with changed colours to 2½d (wmk inv. ½d up), some panes with sl. trimming incl. 1d pane with “1½d Inland Rate” advert, then both Jan. & Mar. ’53 editions of SGBD32, some perfs. better, few panes trimmed. Stc £315. Useful offered together. 241 1945-1999 collection of useful covers for anyone keen on GB pmks, from 1st day of use of Pr.Elizabeth+Philip’s wedding cancel (+4) &’48 Olympic pmk, then a wide variety of QE pmks incl. 1st multicoloured, chessboard, trial ink-jet cancels, klussendorf, pmks of Postroom services & different Mail Centres, + many slogans & few P.O. announcements, all displayed. Lot No. Description 242 Miscelleny to clear @ cheap Est. incl. 1929 PUC set of 4 f.u. + MM with K29 controls, 1957 scarce unused Parliamentary Conf. aerogram, a s’card of f.u. 2nd DLR & BW Wilding Castles to £1 & another of f.u. pre-decimal & decimal Regionals Stc £72 alone. All reasonable bids considered! 243 KGV-QE range in black, fastenable s’book with useful odds incl. m&u Downeys (MM ½d from booklet), various Defins. to 9d, 10d & 1/- (some duplication, assumed cheapest!) 4 x 1d 1912 Exhib. ‘Ideals’ incl. imperf., plus QE 2/- Wilding booklets x 5 & Etcs. Useful speculatively at Est.? 244 UM & MM blocks of 4 from KEVIII set + 1940 Centenary set MM blks 4 with Cyl. Nos. (incl. scarce 2½d 5 no dot), then sterling Machins set to 1/9 in blks + extras & 1977 £1, £2, £5 UM singles with POTraining school bars. Queen Elizabeth: 245 1950-1985 House of Commons mail, an interesting collection incl. much of the original correspondence (incl. PM’s Office), with single & doublering c.d.s., & then later H of C stationery items, + cachets of 4 different Government Offices, plus some useful ephemera… ‘Party’ to this one? 246 1908-2007 House of Commons mail/covers, 8 with the oval ‘The Speakers Office’ h/s (+ 2 compliments cards), then various other H of C covers with good h/s or c.d.s., & from different Govt. Offices (incl. Cyril Smith’s & 10 Downing Street). Accompanies lot 245/7….be “Order-ing” this one!?? 247 1951-2000 “Royal” Mail! i.e. a collection of covers bearing E II R h/s (+ 1 x GR), or Buckingham Palace h/s (1 letter). One might well be amused. 248 1950-1994 study of Registered (then Guaranteed Delivery & Recorded mail) incl. a useful variety of Reg.&Recorded labels on cover from around the country (incl. last day of inland Reg. post, & a few European), + also some Reg. & Guaranteed Del. envelopes (with vals. to £1.50) & various mint Recorded Del. Certs. of Posting. Nice “through-the-post” material. 249 + Airmail: A chance to acquire this vitually complete collection of 19532006 Defin. AirMail letter sheets from QE Coronation, with most early VC10 Air Types & Machins to .26p, then many NVIs incl. several vars. (Hugs-Baker AP6-50+, Stc£110+). Good G.B. support, often overlooked. bkt 3 bkts £22 4 bkts £60 39 itms £22 Qty 132 Est. £20 200~ +5 bkts £28 200+ £38 1 fdc. 44 £30 polypokets 27 itms £28 17 itms 53 itms £19! 56~ itms £32 £20 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 250 QE Commems. from 1953 (Coronation) to 1983 (CW Day), apparently complete for the 3 decades, UMM in two newish stockbooks. Retail £130~ 251 1952-54 Tudor Wildings set to 1/6, UMM, SG515/31, Retail £58~ish. 252 1954-57 range of 2/6 Wilding booklets between April ’54 (SGF16) and Dec. ’57 (last, F61), incl. the 1d panes with ‘Post Early’ labels. Some panes have trimming of course, but most are Av. to good. Retail £240~ 253 1958-64 range of 3/- Wilding booklets between Jan.’58 (first) & Jan.’64 incl. SGM1, M5, 9, 14, 16, 20, 28, 33, 64 & 66, all in good condition with Av. to fine perfs. Retail £288~, so here is a good chance. 254 1959-65 range of 5/- Wilding bklets (blue covers) from Jan.59 (SGH37), also H39, 42, 54, & 66, some perf. trimming but mostly Av. to fine & in good condition overall. Retail £175, & lot sits nicely with previous two. 255 1960 (Sept.) 5/- Wilding booklet SGH46p i.e. with phos. bands (green) on vals. to 3d with top perfs. of 2½d, 1d & ½d panes sl. trimmed. Retail £90~ 256 1964 (March) 5/- Wilding booklet with phos. bands (blue) i.e. SGH67p, with good perfs.,(right side of 1d pane sl. trim), otherwise fine, Retail £90. Lot No. Description …. G.B. QE continued….. 257 1959-1970 good collection of QE 2/- booklets from 1st four (SGN1-N4, retail £50~., though some panes of 4 with trimming), then N13 (fine) & N19 (trimming, retail £90~), all the ‘Holiday’ & ‘Xmas’ booklets, then Phos. Wilding bklets x 6 (Retail £40~) and 7 different 2/- Machin bklets too, incl. the last, (December ’70). Av. to fine, & see earlier ‘booklet’ lots. 258 1965-75 range of stitched booklets from Wildings 4/6 x 2 & 6/- (Q19) then Machins 4/6 x 2, & 5/-, then Machin 10p booklets x 27 between DN46 and DN74, (with duplicates, 10 different) & 25p x 5. Av-to-fine. Retail £158! 259 (And Thematics!?) 1968-70 range of Sterling Machin booklets incl. 4/6 x 6 (5 with famous Ships on cover), 5/- x 4, 6/- x 9 incl. 7 with Birds on cover, but also SGQ32 & Q36 (retail £60 alone), then 10/- x 6 with Explorers on covers. Total retail £120+ & condition Av. to fine. Useful lot? 260 1966 Xmas 3d showing obvious variety “Eclipse of Queen’s head” i.e. partial gold caused by over embossment, SG713 var. & UMM. 261 1966-’72 range of Commems. in original & complete sheets incl. low vals. of 1967/8 Paintings, various Xmas low vals., ’66 England winners, 1969 Investiture 5d & 9d, & others (+½d Machin) in 2 x A4 card sheet-storers. 262 1968-70 5d Machin, UMM imperf. pair & scarce thus. SGSpec. U17 735a 263 QE special Editions/additions incl. 1969 Cooks booklet (perf. trimming) + extra ‘Haddock’ pane (better perfs.) + the 2000 1d Black Repro. pack (not opened) and the 2010 KGV Commem. prestige booklet, also fine. 264 1971-2 good run of early Decimal Machin booklet panes incl. 2 from the Wedgwood bklet & a blk 6 with ½p s’band Av. perfs. Also ½d panes x 3 and 2½d x 5 with adverts, 3p x 3, 3½p x 1, + others UM /fine. Retail £62. 265 1977 1st parcel high values, £1, £2 & £5 in UMM unfolded traffic light gutter pairs, SG1026-8. Retail now £32.50. Tuck these away! 266 1975-1983 comprehensive collection of folded (Machin) booklets with a fine array of vals./panes to .16p, & thematic covers, displayed in album, with good coverage from SGA1 to £1.43 bklets (SGFN3B, +2 x £1.60), & incl. retail list showing prices from .50p each to £40. (Total £618+). 267 1980s-2005 range of better or Ltd.Ed. FDCs commemorating Royal Events 100s £58 17 7 bkts £30 £80 10 bkts £125 5 bkts £68 1 bkt 1 bkt Qty 22 bkts £20 38 bkts £40 25 bkts £38 1 £38 16+ shts £38 2 4 itms £52 £30 19 pnes £26 3 prs 179 bkts £24 21 £22 £28 Est. £50 £200 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 e.g. QE b’day or Anniv. incl. Brazier Officials with good c.d.s./metermarks other weddings e.g. Pr.William with fitting/local town c.d.s., Pr.Charles + more good cancels, & Queen Mum coin covers x 4. Stc £130++ All v.fine. 268 1984-2007 range of x-Machins to .37p & NVIs on Reg. or ‘better’ FDCs (e.g. Brazier) with excellent c.d.s. or Commem. h/s incl. silks & booklet panes. Good support for Machin collection, but also pmks e.g. Sanquhar & Fleet St. on double-heads, + ‘Marple’ & Torquay c.d.s on A.Christie panes! 269 1989-97 run of Greeting booklet panes (less ’93) on Reg. or quality FDCs, mostly all with better/fitting /funny c.d.s. pmks e.g. ‘Giggleswick’,‘Lover’ ‘Laugherton’ & ‘Penny Lane’ etc. All fine & unaddressed. Stc£130. 270 1999 Millennium Commems. (+Wedding) complete UMM (in RM Year book - ‘The Story behind..’)+ further study/book about the issue in colour. 271 2000 UM early Smiler Sheets incl. 19p Robins by ‘The Post Office’ (LS2) & ‘Occasions’ (Hallmarks, LS4), together Stc £325. See also lots 77, 278. 272 2001 ‘Submarines’ barcode booklet, SGPM2 (cyl. no.1) Retail £70~ 273 2001-’07 comprehensive range of Commem. self-adhesive sets incl. Flags, Submarines, Punch&Judy, all the Xmas sets + 6 other sets, Retail £138~ Lot No. Description Last of the G.B. & QE lots!... 274 2002 Xmas self-ad. error of the 2nd class NVI (SG2321 var.), here as an imperf. pair, UMM & Stc £80+…GB errors always popular! 275 2002-03 run of 3 Prestige booklets (Accession, Universe, +Secrets of Life) SGDX28, 29 & 30. All fine & Retail £70+. Prestigious lot!? Also….. 276 2004-05 run of 3 Prestige bklets (TPO, RHS, & J Eyre), DX32-34. Fine. 277 2004-06 complete run of MS from Ocean Liners (SGMS2454) to MS2613, (Brunel Commem.), also Scotland & Wales N.V.I. MS. Retail £90~ 278 2006 UM ‘Smilers’ sheets incl. Xmas & ‘Lest we Forget’ (LS34/35), then 2007 Wembley, Harry Potter & Scotland sheets (LS39,41,45). Retail £90~ 279 Post-2004 collection of UK Mail Businesspost envelopes/covers & TNT mail envelopes, produced for different companies after deregulation of the UK mail market, allowing competition with RM. Some interesting E.g’s incl. the Xmas release Commem. sheet of TNT post (Ltd.ed, in 2008) 280 Regionals: 1958 3d &/or 4d Regionals for Guernsey, Jersey, IOM, N.I. & Wales, all in complete UM sheets of 240 (folded once) incl. IOM SG2&4, Guernsey SG7p,8p & 9p, Jersey SG10p & 11p, N.I. sheet of SGN12, and Wales SGW1p ½ sheet. Comes with extra Cyl. part-sheets of 60 for some vals. & 4d & 5d of each region on unaddressed FDCs. Retail £320. Wow! itms 20 cvrs £40 9 cvrs £22 50+ 2bks 2 shts 1bk 75 £20 Qty Est. 1pr £28 3 bkts 3bkts 15 ms 5 shts 40+ itms £35 £60 £40 £72 £26 £40 £38 £22 2,340 £120 +8 cvrs 281 HONG KONG s’card of f.u. KGV-QE vals. that might fill a few gaps incl. 19 ’37 Coronation set, Centenary 25c., ’62 Annigoni top 2 vals.,+ a range of 1963-’70 Commem. top vals.,($1.30, x 7, UNESCO $2) etc, Stc£180 282 1912-21 12c purple/yellow (white back), ovpted ‘Specimen’ SG106as 1 MM with o.g. Stc £130. Useful specialist’s item. 283 1938-56 KGVI Defin. high values incl. $1 orange & green SG156 & 2 $5 green & violet, SG160, both MM. Stc £104. 284 1941 Centenary set & 1962 basic Annigoni set to $20, MM Stc£270+ 21 285 1946 KGVI Defin. 20c black, SG147 in a complete sheet of 120 with 120 £38 £40 £28 £46 £48 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 margins intact (Plate 1), hint of toning & two stamps affected by split perfs./tear, but still a fine specialist item for further study. Stc £150+ 286 1980 ‘Parks’ set of 4, each value in a complete unfolded sheet of 50, PO-fresh with all margins/gutters. Impressive, for collection or stock. 287 - (+Fish!) 1981 set of 4 fish to $2 in complete UMM PO-fresh sheets of 50, SG395/98…. Thematic &/or Country collectors could get “hooked”! 288 1999-2003 range of Defins.&Commem. sets incl. 1999 & 2002 Defin. sets to $50 on FDCs (+11 other FDCs, Stc £51 as f.u.) + 14 UM MS Stc£62, & 11 UM sets (+2002 Defins to $50 UM). Total Cat. £145+ 289 HUNGARY 1871-1963 mostly f.u. & better than a ‘starter collection’ incl. some nice pmks, Newspapers, P.Dues., but some ‘earlies’ with faults. 290 Two parallel collections of u./f.u. 1871-1939 issues put together so as to help towards plugging each other’s gaps, but also one contains more damaged/duplicates & so discounted from the total Cat. value of £350. (Offered @ 7% Cat.) Comprehensive start though! 291 1900-1921 m&u collection from a useful run of early sets & part sets incl. re-issues & War/Flood charity stamps to higher vals., + P.Dues MM, Officials etc. f.u. A good start, once PTSA £90. Lot No. Description 292 INDIA KGV covers bearing vals. to 4a incl. ‘Used in Aden’ commercial cloth covers to Bombay (1 x Reg.) + 2 x illustrated 1st Flight covers with cachets for Bombay-Calcutta & 2 x TATA covers for 1st Flight between India & Ceylon. Condition Av.-to-fine; worth having. 293 IRELAND 1968 Handbook of Irish Philately by D. Feldman in good 2nd hand condition + 6 x 1968-77 covers (5 Reg) + extras m&u in packet. 294 ITALY(+States) Few 1901 MM vals. but mostly States incl. Sardinia 1855 m&u vals. & shades to 80c (incl. 10c brown, used, no margins), Stc £420 discounting damaged, + Modena x 3 vals. used, & Papal States m&u to 10b (Stc £1½ k.!!), but condition not great, & offered ‘as-is’. 295 Page of u/f.u. ‘earlies’ incl. SG15, 68, 70, 542, 727 & D38 plus 2 x Papal States SG43 & 55, (faults, offered “as-is” of course!) Stc £650 296 - (+ Castles,Vascello) 1949 ‘Centenary’, 100l SG726 f.u., few short perfs. 297 1951 Gym. Festival set, UM, SG787/9 (15l. sl. gum toning) Stc £150 298 - (Concessional Letter Post) 1948 elusive 15l. violet, SG CL734, centred sl. NW but UM & Stc£150… “Concede” this is a good price for it!?? 299 JAPAN (+Birds!) 1875 Bean Goose, Wagtail & Goshawk i.e. SG61 to 63 u/f.u., with perf. faults, but OK fillers for a set Stc £510 !... 300 Packet of pre-war correspondence (covers & used postal stationery), locally written, with a good variety of pmks/stamps. May be useful. 301 K.U.T. (Br. East Africa) 1897 2½ on 3a grey & red of Zanzibar addition-ally ovpted ‘Specimen’, SG89s unused (no gum), but unusual? 302 1921-22 (Script CA) high-val. 3r violet & green, SG73, centred a little SW & trace of ironed crease, but fMM & Stc £140. 303 1938 KGVI £1, perf. 11¾ x 13, SG150, v.f.u. Stc £140. 304 LAOS 1951-92 range of m&u sets, part sets & singles on 25 2-strip black s’cards, all ticketed ready for retail, PTSA £75 at fair fractions of Cat. 305 LIECHTENSTEIN 1928 Flood relief set MM., SG80/83. Stc £90 200 £28 200 £28 52+ £34 25itms Few 100 Few 100 £19! £25 400+ £72 Qty Est. 7 cvrs £48 7 itms 53 £19! 10 £32 1 3 1 £20 £34 £36 3 £28 19 itms 1 £22 1 £34 1 164 gms 4 £40 £28 £40 £20 £22 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 306 1949 Paintings set UMM, SG269/77, Little works of Art! Stc £80+ 307 - (+Red Cross!) 1955 ‘Royalty’ sets on plain cover with Red Cross 10th Anniv. set cancelled with commem. h/s. SG330/1 & 336/9 Stc £160. 308 MALAYA (Straits Settlements) 1903-13 original ‘Indenture’ documents with KEVII vals. used/tied with red Singapore Revenue h/s incl. 50c (SG135 & another, SG164), + $1 x 2 (SG136), $2 x 2 (SG121), and $5 x 5 (SG138), Stc£820 postally, so offered <9%. Clean, impressive. 309 - (Straits Settlements) 1915 & 1918 ‘Indenture’ documents bearing KGV high vals. $1, $2, & $5x4, cancelled with Singapore revenue receipt h/s (+1 x KEVII $2), i.e. SG106, 210, 211, 212 Revenue-used priced at < 9% of Cat. for postally-used examples. Interesting documents too. 310 - (Straits Settlements) KGV high vals., the $25 purple&blue/blue with both wmks (SG213 & 240b), each fiscally used, the former with violet h/s + crayon, the latter pen cancelled. Stc£780 (postally) Est.OK? 311 - (Straits Settlements) KGVI 4c orange Die II, SG296, MM Stc£85. Elusive. 312 - (Kedah) 1950-55 $5 Defin. top value, SG90, MM. Finish off your set? 313 - (Kelantan) 1922 Exhib. ovpt. on $2, SG35, f.u. with 8 JUN c.d.s. Stc£275 314 - (Perak) 1895-97 m&u range of Tiger & QV Official vals. incl. SG65, 66, &71 MM (+O11 sl. toned) also SG66/8, 72, O1 & O2 v.f.u. Stc £121. 315 MALTA 1956 Defin. top vals. 10/-&£1, SG281/2, UM, Complete your set! 316 MAURITIUS 1859-1953 collection over 3 pages from the 2 unissued mint Britannias, further m&u QV to 10d incl. ‘cancelled’ & f.u., ‘Badge’ vals. to 20c, then u/f.u. KGV to 1r and QE to 10r. Stc £305. 317 MONACO Early-to-modern m&u range from duplicated 1891-1922 Prince Albert vals. to 1fr. poor to v.fine incl. shades/pmks (Stc£440 discount-ing damaged), War widow MM vals. to 40c,+ more to 1980s Stc£610. 318 1924-32 P.Dues, the scarce ones! i.e. 1fr blue & 2fr red, LMM, SGD110 & 111, fine & Stc £250. Now’s your chance! 319 1939 LouisII Stadium Commem., SG198, LMM. Hard to get, Stc£150 320 1940 Red Cross set to 20fr+5fr, v.f.u. SG214/28. Stc £180. Fine. 321 - (+Cars!) 1955 100fr for 25th Monte Carlo Rally, SG517, UMM, Stc£110. 322 MOROCCO AGS. 1899 Gibraltar issue ovpt. varieties in LMM or UMM pairs with normals incl. 5c, 10c, 20c, 25c showing “Broad Top to M” (5c crease) also 5c & 10c showing “Hyphen between nc”, plus a Sp. Currency KEVII corner marg. blk 4 of the 10c, SG113, MM. Stc£280 323 - (Tangier) 1944 KGVI pale colours set of 2 (½ d pale green & 1d pale scarlet, SG251/2) in LMM blks 4 (2 x UM). Stc £120. Nice. 324 NETHERLANDS 1913-46 UMM range of useful vals. & sets incl. SG380, +1944 Wilhelmina set, & others, but main value is in the UM 1942 Legionary MS, SG569a and b, Stc £340 alone. Useful lot. 325 1920s-90s m&f.u. range in packets + s’cards incl. some better/value noted e.g. 1950 Bombed Church Fund set MM, also some Neth.New Guinea e.g. Flood Relief Fund set MM, and some more modern (plus over 4 covers), Stc£206+, & looks a bargain now at reduced Est.! 326 - (+Olympics!) 1928 Games set to 30+3c fine used, SG363-370, Stc £70+ 327 1947 Wilhelmina set complete to 60c LMM, SG640-55, Stc£200. 328 - (+ few Indies) c1947-77 u/f.u. accumulation of duplicated Commems. & Defins. over 6 packed s’pages, making for a good start/development 9 1cvr £24 £28 5 itms £70 2 itms £28 2 £36 1 1 1 9 £20 £19! £86 £22 2 104 £28 £40 Few 100 £56 2 £74 1 15 1 6 prs +4 £46 £60 £36 £60 8 £34 50+ 2ms £100 200+ £30 4cvrs 8 £20 16 £54 Many £24 100s Unsold Lots – Auction 23 of this country (or stock). A few High vals. noted but mainly lots of (unchecked) stamps & pmks & a few mint N. Indies included as well. 329 Queen Juliana 1953 Defin. set to 1g UM (+10g MM), 1969 Defins. to 10g UM with 5g grey in sheet of 50!.., also 1979 Commem. blk of 20 & 1980 Queen Beatrix set in part sheets of 25. Stc £290, so cheap…. 330 NEW ZEALAND QV & KGVI additions (& a bit different too) incl. 1855 2d Chalon grey-black on cream-card in a plate-proof blk of 4, also 4x 1937 NZ to USA 1st Flight covers, with 2 x 2/- Capt.Cook vals. and 2 x 3/-(SG590, + lower vals. to make up the rate, with clean pmks). 331 1882-1985 & quite advanced u/f.u. collection Stc £816 incl. compre-hensive range from 1935 e.g. 1898-1900 pictorials to 9d & 1920 Vic-tory set, then QE Defins. look complete+top vals.,& most Commems. 332 1936-50 mostly UM (+a few v.f.u.) incl. various Health sets in blks (1946 imprint blks of 32), Peace set in blks 4, Otago set in imprint blks 6, some Defins. to 6d in blks 24 & others e.g. 1½d postal fiscal sheet of 80 (some split perfs.). Stc £400… Impressive!? 333 NIGERIA Commercial +Airmail covers to the UK from 1973 Defin. vals. to 50k, up to 1986 Defin. vals to 20n, and a few thematic Commems. in between. A few crumples & duplicates but a good postally-used lot incl. different Town pmks., and infrequently offered too,… with etcs. Lot No. Description 334 NORTH BORNEO 1888-92 3c, 6c and 10c in o.g. UMM imperf. blks 4, (6c has sl. adherence over 1 corner). SG lists imperf. pairs! Stc£260 335 1894 12c Crocodile, perf. 14 (SG75a) f.u. on Reg. piece & with the Reg. pmks off the vignette. Nice addition to a specialist collection. 336 NORWAY 1907 King Haakan 1k green, variety 21mm high, f.u. with part boxed ‘Christiana’ straight-line pmk., centred sl. NE but Stc £110. 337 PALESTINE (+Gaza) 1918-63 MM & u/f.u. range incl. 1927 MM vals. to 10m (+ 10m crumpled cover with 2d+1d GB P.Dues & 3d ‘F.B’ h/s) and a hagner of Gaza MM vals.& sets to ’63 Red X & P.Dues to 30m. 338 POLAND (& WW2) Detailed study of the events & many of the personnel involved directly in the polish headlines of 1939-44 (incl. a few wartime News clippings), with many of the 1939-’41 stamps issues/sets & part-sets m&u. Much value is in 33 modern illustrated Commem. covers (+ p.c’s & pieces), 24 of which are signed by veterans of the Polish Armed Forces/Air Force (2 with Cross of Valour), many covers are probably unique & are supported by photos, clippings, correspond-ence & reminiscences, incl. much on the Warsaw uprising of 1944. A boon to anyone keen on Poland or WW2, & history made vivid. 339 RHODESIA 1910-13 8d Double-head, perf. 14., SG148, MM & Stc £170. 340 1910-13 8d grey-purple & dull purple, SG185a, Mint, small part o.g., Stc £375. You wait ages for these 8d’s & then 2 come along at once! 341 - (Northern) 1938 u/f.u. vals. to 20/- (17 of set), with all top values present though the 10/- is thinned. (20/- f.u., sl. rounded corner perf.) Stc£111. 342 RUSSIA 1866-1991 range of 490~ stamps+5MS, all different, over many s’cards, mainly f.u. (few mint), with approx. one-third pre-1959 (incl. SG29 noted, with faults but Stc £170) & two-thirds 1960’s-’91 (some c.t.o.). Useful start-up collection,… or might fill up a lot of gaps? 166 £32 5 itms £40 800+ £98 (no ms) Few £50 100 +3cvrs 90 £20 cvrs+ 1 pkt. Qty 6 pairs 1 Est. £68 1 £26 60 +cvr £20 £19! 2.5 £185 kg (60+ polypokets) 1 1 £56 £58 18 £20 100s £32 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 Re-offered/cheaper lot in packed 16-page s’book (was Est. £100) incl. 100s 1883-1980s u/f.u. with good range of ‘earlies’ (not fully checked, incl. mint & few duplicates) +imperf. noted & good mix of later Commems. &7 MS, also a further s’page of UM thematic blks (up to 8). Stc £500. 344 St HELENA 1863 4d on 6d carmine (bar 16½) MM, two margins Stc£500. 1 345 1880 1d lake perf. 14, (with thick bar of surch. shorter than words), 1 SG27, fresh unused (no gum). Stc £120. Nice with previous lot? 346 SARAWAK 1892 (C.Brooke) 1c on 3c surch., SG22, MM, Stc £70. 1 347 SEYCHELLES 1893 3c SG22 x 2, each with v. scarce village c.d.s. from 4 Ainse Boileau, both with BPA cert. declaring one forged & the other itms genuine (2 NO 01, & inconspicuous small repaired tear). ‘Class act’! 348 1903 3c dull green + 6c carmine and 15c ultramarine all with fair-to- 3 good part strikes of the scarce ‘Takamaka’ village c.d.s. (15c on piece) Further nice specialist items, originally offered elsewhere at twice Est.! 349 1903 6c carmine with v.rare rural/village c.d.s. of Ainse Boileau, and 2 BPA Cert. saying “genuine…small tear at lower left”. Est. slashed. itms 350 1906 6c carmine with rural/village c.d.s. i.e. 8 07 MR Cascade, (with 1 Code B inverted). Another scarce item ex-Betts collection, & reduced. 351 1907 & early use of 15c ‘tortoise’ postal stationery ovpted ‘six cents’ 1 sent to England (12c added) showing good ‘Code C’ c.d.s., ‘R’ and itm hooded Reg. cancel + transit & arrival pmks. Vertical crease but fine. Lot No. Description Qty Seychelles continued…. 352 1909 & scarce e.g. of the 6c on 15c blue/tortoise p.s. envelope with 1 Ainse Royale village c.d.s. + clear Seychelles c.d.s (a day later) on itm way to London (arrival c.d.s. on reverse)… Only 3 recorded!! 353 QV-KGV selection of b&w scenic postcards (1 colour, personal) incl. 23 8 x unused, 9 with pre-cancelled adhesives (1x QV), 1 used to France, p.c’s 2 sent from SEAsia to Lisbon (!?). A specialist may find greater value than suggested by Est. (mostly Ohashi & Vel p.c’s, 2x Cliché Erdula). 354 - (With French interest) 1906/7 set of 12 b&w postcards (S.Ohashi set 4(ii) 12 incl. 2 unused & 7 unusually bearing Somali Coast 5c (to France) + p.c’s MARS 06 & Djibouti c.d.s. + 2 others (1 from Madagascar). Nice set. 355 KEVII Cliché Erdula b&w postcards set 2 (10 cards, mostly of Mahe, 9 less No.6) unused except 1, (1904 to Lisbon, + 1 pre-cancelled 3c). p.c’s 356 KEVII 1907/8 set of 8 b&w scenic postcards (around Victoria/Mahe, 8 S.Ohashi set 4a), & interesting with 5 used to France (+1 to England p.c’s from India) & 3 unused (1 pre-cancelled 2c). Fine, as other p.c. lots. 357 KEVII b&w postcards, four of S.Ohashi set 4, 3 used to France + one 4 unusually used to Hanoi, most with clean ‘05’ pmks on front & back. p.c’s 358 KEVII UPU postcards (set 1a), the two cards unused and used, (to 4 France, stamps removed, but octagonal La Reunion a Marseille c.d.s.) p.c’s 359 KGV b&w postcards by F.Vel (set 12?) showing scenes of the Isles 9+ (+ few duplicates) 1 x 9c to France, 3 x 3c (local) & 9 unused. Fine. dups. 360 1914 quasi-religious postcard inscribed ‘Ecole de filles et de garcons 1 de Takamaka’ with 2 x3c KGV vals. on front (sl.toning, extra gum?) p.c. & sent to Diego-Suarez, May 18. Rare & fitting with p.c. lots above. 361 1935 SJ sets x 6 (!) f.u./v.f.u., SG128/31, Stc £180 (Retail £75~) 24 343 - £82 £40 £22 £20 £150 £190 £350 £190 £40 Est. £190 £100 £100 £100 £98 £80 £38 £50 £30 £32 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 362 - 1948 RSW 5r x 4 (!) v.f.u., each with different part-Victoria c.d.s. 4 (none obviously C 11 NOV 48)! Stc £180 (Retail £80~) 363 SIERRA LEONE 1908 5/- green&red/yellow SG110, v.f.u. & v. slightly 1 washed but with lovely & clear Freetown c.d.s. 364 SINGAPORE QV-1962 range of postcards either unused, or used from or 21 to Europe, a few early b/w & then coloured scenes showing develop- itms -ment of Singapore e.g. ChinaTown, River/harbour. Some damage but still useful/interesting & incl. 4 x photos of Scouts (1956 Jamboree?) 365 KGVI ‘Indenture’ documents with Defin. vals used/tied by red Stamp 2 Office h/s incl. 1951 perf.14 vals., 50c, $1, $5x5 + Revenue $25. Fine. itms 366 1948 $5 top val. Defin. with perf. 14, SG15, fMM, Stc £110. 1 367 1948 RSW $5, SG72, MM (a hint of gum toning only), Stc £110. 1 368 1948 RSW pair v.f.u. with part c.d.s. each. SG31/32. 2 369 1969 Indenture document with Revenue stamps $25x2, $100, + $500, 1 (Barefoot 8,9,20) used/tied by Stamp Office h/s. Nice&clean Stc£217. itm 370 SOUTH AFRICA (Early States) 1880s-1903 m&u QV-KEVII range over Few 4 s’pages incl. few C.O.G.H. to 1/- used, Natal incl. used Chalons to 100 6d x5, (faults), a QV 5/- & KEVII 10/-& £1 fine fiscally used, Orange Fr.State Br.Occ. 1d on 1d violet (many pieces c.d.s. on legal stationery) also Transvaal vals. to 1/- used & 2nd Br. Occ. vals. to 2/6 in UM blks of 4 (unchecked). High Cat., but offered cheaply as further checking & patience required (which should repay). Some duplication for pmks. Lot No. Description Qty South Africa continued 371 - (Natal) 1902 £1.10 green & violet, apparently postally f.u. Stc £120. 1 372 - (+Transvaal) 1885-1902 u/f.u. range incl. Transvaal ‘wagon’ vals. to 1/85 (few MM & unchecked ovpts.), KEVII to £1 (SG272a), then South Africa KGV range of used singles to 5/-. Further study counselled. 373 1910-90 mint & mostly u/f.u. accumulation, & basis of a good collec- Many -tion 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, though some toning). QE appears strongest post-1960 with duplic-ated Commems. & Defins. An untidy lot, but Cat. & potential is high. 374 1914-61 range of MM or UM P.Dues incl. blks of different ½d’s, 1d 63 & 2d, 3d x 2 UM incl. SGD28a, 6d x 3 different &’61 set MM. Stc380 375 1939 Huguenot Anniv. set of 3 in UMM blks 4 (i.e. 2 pairs) Stc £100. 6prs 376 1949 5/- perf. 14, black & pale blue-green ox-wagon pair, SG122, 1pr f.u. with part c.d.s. Stc £80 No ‘yolking’ this is a fine pair! 377 - (+Ships!) 1970s-80s Paquebot mail incl. 2 x Maiden voyages of SA ships, 17 5 x different ‘Final Voyage’ ship covers,+ a good range of ‘Posted at itms Sea’ covers with RSA rates to 30c showing 10 different ship cachets. 378 1973-79 mostly u/f.u. collection (few MM) of Commems. + Fauna & 100s Flora Defins. (to 1r & 2r) incl. many pairs & blks for different (and good) postmarks. Also 9 MS (m&u). Useful & Stc £237. 379 SOUTH WEST AFRICA 1977 commercial covers (to RSA) at 4c rate (& a 13 1937 Reg. cover), showing 7 different Town pmks/c.d.s. & 3 types of itms £34 £20 £22 £19! £32 £26 £19! £44 £32 Est £32 £20 £50 £46 £22 £22 £30 £34 £26 Unsold Lots – Auction 23 slogan pmk. Also incl. 2 x RSA internal Flight covers for Durban to Newcastle & Richards Bay to Durban routes with good pmks. Nice. 380 SPAIN 1860-1950s MM or used collection incl. a few useful ‘earlies’ but Few condition is mixed, incl. 1st Express MM. Stc £200 (excl. damaged). 100 381 1929 Exhibition set to 1p MM, 1937 Isabella vals. to 1p (unused or 26 MM, few faults) ‘38 Troop set perf., MM, +various celebrities of the 1950-55 issues u/f.u. incl. SG1178, 1191. Stc£180+ Fill some gaps? 382 SUDAN 1908 5p high-val. ‘Army Service’ SGA12 f.u. (Khartoum c.d.s.) 1 383 1935 Gordon set complete to 50p, SG59/67, LMM, Stc £130. 9 384 1940-41 4½pi surch. pair, SG79 & 80, UM but gum toning. Stc£100 2 385 SURINAM Mostly 1970s LMM range of sets (few earlier e.g. ’59 Juliana 100+ set, some are UM or f.u., + MS x 4 & 10 FDCs), also some useful 14itms thematics noted. A clean lot Stc£180 & good for starter/intermediate. 386 SWAZILAND 1942 1½d light blue with “Blitz” perf. 14 in scarce multiple, 4 a MM Plate 1 blk 4, (3xUM) (Bomb damage to perf. 13½ machine). 387 SWITZERLAND 1862-1963 range to advance a collection incl. 25c Stand- 122 -ing Helvetia imperfs. in blue & green (colour trials?) + a 1908-1950s +7 selection of f.u. vals to 20fr & 1960-63 Pro Juventute & Patria sets, cvrs (& 2 MS) on unaddressed FDCs… All reasonable bids considered! 388 1882 vals. to 50c (x6) on cover to Munich incl. standing Helvetias 1cvr 25c blue, 50c green & 1fr purple, all with c.d.s. + Police Dept. cachet. 389 1936 National Defence Fund MS367 UM along with an A4 sheet of 5ms 4 of the same, presumably pre-guillotined? Un-creased & Stc £300 Lot No. Description Qty 390 SYRIA (+ Flying Boat & Map) 1938 Anniv. of France-Syria Air service 1ms MS337a., v.f.u./c.d.s. Nice in Country or Thematic collections! Stc£95 391 TANGANYIKA 1917-21 G.E.A. ovpts. on 2r SG56 & 4r SG58, both with 2 double-circle c.d.s. & v.f.u. Stc £160 (& rising, for such classic CW) 392 TONGA 1923 2d on 10d, and the 2d on 1/-, both f.u. with c.d.s. & showing 2 watermark inverted (turtle heads pointing downwards), SG66/67 vars. 393 TRISTAN DA CUNHA 1954-2000 range of f.u/v.f.u. Defin. & Commem. 8 sets incl. SG14/27 to 10/-, 1960, ’61 & ’63 Marine life & Fauna sets, sets SG28/67 complete, then 1972 Flora vals. with Wmk Inv. (x 9 to 25p) +’77 Birds to £2, ’88 Paintings to £2 & 2000 Monarchs to £5. Stc£213 394 TUVALU 1983-2003 f.u. & MM collection incl. many sets & sets ovpted 613+ ‘Specimen’ or ‘Official’+ good thematics as always. Useful additions. 1 fdc. 395 U.A.E. 1973-2000 u/f.u. range of odds & sets identified on s’cards by SG 74 & Michel Nos., between SG1/12, to SG600, Stc £278 incl. Commems. & Hi-vals. Offered @ 10% Cat., so useful for starting/developing UAE. 396 U.N. (Geneva) + Fauna! 1998-2002 Endangered species sets/series 6-10 in 5 composite-design sheetlets (4 sets each), UM & eyecatching. Stc£85+ shts 397 VATICAN 1935 Juridical Congress set, f.u. SG41/46, Stc £140. 6 398 1936 elusive 75c red of Catholic Press Exhib.set, SG51, v.f.u. Stc£85. 1 399 VENEZUELA 1925-50s collection of u./f.u vals./part sets providing a good 358~ start incl. 1951 Arms vals., plenty of Bolivar vals. to $1, etc. Stc £70+ 400 ZIMBABWE 1980 thematic Defin. set complete (incl. 40c) in UM imprint 194 blks of 6 (low val. ‘Gems’ in blks 8) and 1985 Defins. (cultural) set complete to $5 in UMM plate blocks of 4. Stc £142+. £25 £20 £20 £48 £20 £24 £22 £40 £20 £100 Est £30 £44 £54 £48 £40 £28 £20 £28 £20 £18! £45 Unsold Lots – Auction 23