POSTAL EPHEMERA Continued ...

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    101  *O 

1855-63 1d. used, 4d. and 6d. unused, 1863-64 1d. (2 unused), 4d. unused, 4d. and 6d. with cleaned pen-cancellations, 1/- used, margins all round, chiefly fine. Cat. in excess of £2,900  
£200.00

CHINA

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    102  *O 

Collection in three stockbooks, thousands, incl. Municipal Posts with Shanghai, Chinese Empire with 1912 Provisional Neutrality Hankow overprint 3c. on piece, 1921 Postal Service 3c. and 6c. in imprint pairs, 1941 Sun Yat Sen set used, Provinces, Communist China, Peoples Republic 1960 Goldfish set used, 1963 Monkeys, Taiwan 1958 Orchids, 1962 Paintings, 1970 Opera, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, mixed condition  
£350.00
    103  ** 

Collection of issues from 1962 to 1981, over 300 stamps, incl. 1970-71 Taking of Tiger Mountain, 1971 Paris Commune, 1971 50th. Anniversary, 1972 Merchant Shipping, 1974 Gymnastics, 1974 Acrobatics, 1975 Sports, 1979 30th. Anniversary min. sheet, 1979 Study of Science min. sheet (light creases), 1980 Tarrying Gardens, etc., chiefly u.m. and mostly fine. Cat. £1,750+  
£250.00
  * 104  *O 

Selection on stockpages, over 140 stamps, incl. 1878-83 Large Dragon 1ca., 3ca. (2) and 5ca., 1894 Dowager Empress 9ca. and 12ca., 1897 Small Dragon 2c. on 3ca. and 5c. on 5ca., large figures 1½mm. below characters 10c. on 9ca., 1897 red Revenue 1c. on 3c., some Shanghai, etc., part o.g., unused and used, mixed condition  
£150.00

CYPRUS

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    105  *O 

Collection on leaves, about 290 stamps, issues from 1880 to 1966, incl. 1892-94 12pi. part o.g., George VI issues with values to £1 (2, 1 curiously with Port Stanley cancellation), 1948 Silver Wedding set, 1955-60 set, 1962 set ovpt. "SPECIMEN", 1963 Scouts miniature sheet, 1966 set ovpt. "SPECIMEN", etc., part o.g. and used, many fine  
£220.00

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    106  *Oe 

Collection in red "Ka Be" album and loose, many hundreds, incl.a range of chiefly post 1945 issues with sets, min. sheets, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, some first day covers, mixed condition  
£60.00
    107 

Collection in blue "Lighthouse" album, issues from 1973 to 1980, hundreds, incl. sets, min. sheets with 1975 Svoboda perf. and imperf., 1978 Praga perf. and imperf., 1982 United Nations, 1982 United Nations Space, 1983 Space flight, 1984 U.P.U. and special issue for the Hamburg Congress, etc., u.m. or part o.g., chiefly good to fine  
£55.00

DENMARK

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    108  *Oe 

Collection in five albums and loose contained in box, thousands, issues from 1851, incl. 1864-70 numerals with values to 16s., 1925-29 Air set, 1929 Cancer set, FDC's, Year packs from 1971 to 1991 (not complete), Christmas labels with sheets, used on covers and cards, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, mixed condition  
£200.00

EGYPT

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  * 109  *O 

Interpostal seals: Collection in three approval booklets, over 300, incl. Kehr type III Abuhomus, Benha (3), Bilbes, Birket-el Saat, Constantinople, Gedda, Kafr-el-Dauar, Jook (2), Smirne, type IVc Alessandria gold, type IVa Kilometro 83 (3), etc., unused and used, chiefly fine. A valuable and useful lot  
£750.00

ETHIOPIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    110  *O 

The magnificent Collection, well written up in fourteen albums contained in four boxes, many thousands, incl. 1917 Coronation (first issue) set handstamped "SPECIMEN", varieties, covers and cards, second issue with blocks, sheets, 2g. with red surcharge pane of twenty-five, 1917 surcharges with blocks, varieties, covers and cards, varieties, 1919 Pictorial set imperf., perf. set in 1924 U.P.U. Congress presentation folder, covers and cards, reprints with varieties, 1919 to 1928 surcharged issues with "SPECIMEN" overprints, numerous blocks, varieties, covers and cards, 1926 with bars 1g. on 12g. (13 with block of eight, single with bars at right vertical, single on cover), 1925-28 1g. on 3g. (S.G. 208c) , block of ten from the lower-right corner of the single sheet of 100 surcharged and including the inverted "1" variety, 1928 Post Office handstamped set in special presentation folders (3), blocks, varieties, unoverprinted set of two Epreuve de Luxe, 1928 Negus with blocks, errors, covers and cards, 1929 Air Mails, 1930 Coronation with six values with an unadopted vertical overprint on Registered cover to New York, 1930 (Nov.) Coronation 4g. Die Proof in black and in violet, 1942 4c., 10c. and 20c. "centames" errors, 1944 Menelik set of five Die Proofs, 1947 12c. on 25c., later issues with blocks, covers, Postal stationery, incoming Mail, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, some annotated forgeries, etc. A fascinating lot with much original research   
£30,000.00

FALKLAND ISLANDS

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    111  ** 

1938-50 1d. black necked Swan black and vermilion, forty-five complete sheets of sixty (6 x 10) with imprint and current numbers, also over 500 in blocks or part sheets, u.m., some split perfs. or showing degrees of oxidisation, chiefly fine.Cat. £12,000+ (147a)  
£1,000.00
    112  ** 

--- 2d. Battle Memorial black and deep violet, sixty-one complete sheets of sixty (6 x 10) with imprints and current numbers, also another 440 in blocks and part sheets, u.m., chiefly fine. Cat. £5,125+ (149)   
£500.00
    113  ** 

---2½d. Flock of sheep black and bright blue, sixty-five complete sheets of sixty (6 x 10) with imprint and current numbers, also another 450 in blocks and part sheets, u.m., chiefly fine. Cat. £5,437+ (151)  
£500.00
    114  ** 

--- 6d. R.M.S. Discovery black and sepia, 204 examples in part sheets, u.m., fine. Cat. £510+ (155a)  
£50.00

FINLAND

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    115  *O 

Collection on leaves, issues to about 1960, hundreds, incl. 1856 small pearls 10k. with high boxed cancellation, a range of rouletted issues with 1866-67 1m., 1875-81 with values to 1m., 1885 5m. used, 10m. part o.g., 1889-94 5m. and 10m., 1891 ring type 3½r., 7r., 1918 Vaasa 5m., 1931 Granberg 1m. + 4m., later issues, Air Mails with 1930 Zeppelin 10m., Eastern Karelia, etc., part o.g., unused and used, many fine  
£300.00

FRANCE

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
  * 116 

1938-42 Mercury 50c. blue, 1943 (Feb.) National Relief 1f. + 10f. (both colours), 2f. + 12f. rosine, 1943-46 "CHIFFRE TAXE" 10c., 30c., 50c., 1f., 1f. 50f., 2f., 3f. and 5f., twelve Epreuve de luxe, fine  
£75.00
    117 

1949-50 Air 1,000f. slate-purple and black on blue, 160 stamps, all used, chiefly with c.d.s. cancellations, many toned. Cat. £3,680. Also a small bag of mixed worldwide coinage and a few other stamps   
£200.00
    118  *O 

Collection in three albums and two stockbooks contained in box, many hundreds, incl. 1849-52 15c., 40c., 1f., 1870 imperf. Bordeaux 4c., 40c. (2), 80c., 1917 Orphans to 1f. + 1f., 1930 Sinking Fund 1f. 50 + 3f. 50, 1936 South America flight 10f., 1937 PEXIP min. sheet, better post War National Relief fund sets, a range of modern imperforates, Postage Dues, Colonies, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, very mixed condition  
£900.00
    119  *O 

Collection in blue "Minkus" album, issues to 1968, many hundreds, incl. 1849-52 15c., 1862 40c. unused, 1969 5f. sound used, 1870-71 imperf., 1c., 2c., 4c. and 5c. part o.g., 1876-85 75c., 190-06 Merson 2f. part o.g., 1922 Orphans, 1927 Strasbourg min sheet (cut down), 1935-36 S.S. Normandie 1f. 50 sky blue, 1935 Intellectuals, 1937 Museums, 1938 Ader 50f., 1949 CITEX 10f., better post war National Relief fund sets, later issues, French Post Offices with Indo China, Egypt, Saar, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, mixed condition but a useful lot  
£800.00
    120 

Collection in blue springback binder, issues from 1945 to 1969, hundreds, incl. 1949-50 Air set, 1949 CITEX 10f., 1954 Air set, 1954-59 precancel set, National Relief fund sets, Red Cross booklets, etc., a few used but chiefly o.g., mostly fine  
£200.00
    121  *O 

Selection in small flat box, many hundreds, incl. some better National Relief fund sets, etc., part o.g. and used, mixed condition  
£100.00
    122  *O 

Selection on leaves, hundreds, incl. Revenues, Fiscals, Officials, Post stamps, Exhibition cachets, A.A.T. , etc., mixed condition  
£50.00

French Colonies

    123  *Oe 

French Colonies: Selection in album, packets and loose contained in box, many hundreds, incl. French Polynesia Oceanic Settlements 1892 40c., 1913-15 50c., 5f., 1948-55 Air 13f.; New Caledonia with 1881-85 5c. on 40c. surcharge inverted used, 1891 10c. on 40c., 1924-27 20f. on 5f., 1959-64 Air 100f., 1968-72 Shells with values to 100f., 1969 Concorde, unused and used p.p.c's, First flights, de luxe Proofs, etc., sets and part sets, u.m., part o.g. and used, mixed condition  
£400.00

GERMANY

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    124  *O 

A valuable Collection in two green albums, thousands, incl. 1872 small shield ¼g., 5g., 2k. unused and used, 7k., 18k., 1872 10g. and 30g., 1872 large shield 9k. part o.g., 1874 "2½" on 2½g., and "9" on 9k., 1899-1900 Reichpost 5m. type II o.g., 1924 Air set u.m., 1924 Welfare, 1927 I.A.A. set, 1928-31 Zeppelin set, 1928 and 1929 Charity sets, 1930 IPOSTA min. sheet (u.m., usual wrinkles), 1933 Chicago flight set, 1933 Wagner set, 1935 Ostropa min. sheet without gum and fine for this, 1937 Brown ribbon min. sheet, 1939 Nurburgring set, 1939 overprints and surcharges on Danzig, Allied Occupations, West Germany 1949 Stamp Centenary, 1949 Relief, 1950 Bach, 1951 N.B.A., 1951 St. Mary's Church, 1951 National Relief, 1952 National Relief (u.m.), later issues largely complete to 1979, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, mixed condition but many fine  
£1,200.00
    125  *O 

Selection in green stockbook and on leaves, hundreds, incl. Revenues, Fiscals, Officials Poster stamps, Exhibitions, etc., unused and used, mixed condition  
£100.00

West Germany

    126 

West Germany: Collection in green "Ka Be" album, issues to 1960, hundreds, incl. 1949 Parliament, 1949 Stamp Centenary, 1949 U.P.U., 1949 Relief, 1950 Bach, 1950 St. Mary's Church, 1951 NBA, 1951 Relief, 1951 Rontgen, a practically complete range of later issues, used, chiefly fine  
£240.00

Berlin

    127 

Berlin: Collection in grey "Lighthouse" album, issues to 1985, hundreds, incl. 1949 red overprint 1m., 2m., 1949-54 Buildings set, 1949 U.P.U. set, 1949 Goethe (o.g.), 1950 E.R.P., 1950 Orchestra, 1951 Lortzing, 1951 to 1953 the three Bells sets, 1951 Stamp Day, 1952 Beethoven, 1952 Olympics, 1952-53 Berlinners, 1953 Uprising, 1954 7pf. and 70pf., 1956-63 set, a fine range of later issues, etc., a few o.g. but chiefly u.m. and fine  
£280.00

GHANA

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    128  ** 

Collection in two albums and a folder, many hundreds, issues to 1982, incl. 1957-58 set, later issues with sets, min. sheets, sheetlets, etc., slightly duplicated in places, chiefly u.m. and fine  
£50.00

GIBRALTAR

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    129  ** 

1938-51 perf. 13 wmk. sideways 2d. grey, thirty-three complete sheets of sixty (6 x 10) with imprint, Plate and current numbers, also 180 others mostly in blocks or part sheets, some split perfs., u.m., chiefly fine. Cat. £2,160 (124b)  
£200.00
    130 

1995 Europa (25 sets) and 1996 European Football Championship (141 sets), all fine used on small pieces (ex. FDC's), fine. Cat. £948 (2002) (740-743, 771-774)  
£80.00
    131  ** 

Accumulation in small brown stock album, sets and miniature sheets mainly from 1964 to 1983, ten of each issue, incl. 1965 I.T.U., 1966 Churchill and U.N.E.S.C.O, 1971 Decimals, 1977 and 1978 definitive sets, etc., u.m., fine. Stated to Cat. £2,270   
£360.00
    132  *O 

Selection on stockpages, over 300 stamps, issues from 1886 to about 1987, incl. some Queen issues, 1912-24 8/- and £1 part o.g., 1921-27 8/- part o.g., 1925-32 £1 part o.g., 1938-51 £1 used, 1948 Silver Wedding set part o.g., 1953-59 set part o.g., etc., part o.g., unused and used, mixed condition, many fine  
£320.00
    133 

Collection on leaves, 78 stamps, issues from 1935 to 1963, incl. 1938-51 set with some perfs and printings, 1948 Silver Wedding set, 1953-59 set, etc., part o.g., chiefly fine  
£220.00

GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    134  *Oe 

Accumulation of duplicated issues in envelopes and loose contained in boxfile, hundreds, issues from 1956 to 1976, incl. 1956-62 set u.m. (6), later u.m. commemoratives with blocks and FDC's, etc., chiefly fine  
£100.00

GREAT BRITAIN

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    135 

Selection of seven EL's franked 1841 1d. each addressed to Newtown and with "Number in Cross" cancellations comprising of "6", "7", "8" (2), "9", "10" and "12", also 1841 2d. on EL addressed to Newtown with number "2" in Maltese Cross cancellation and twenty-four E's or EL's dated between 1840 and 1849 each with black circular "ARGUS Life Assurance/Post/PAID/COMPANY" markings, mostly with filing folds clear of the adhesives, chiefly fine  
£400.00
    136 

1854-57 wmk. Large Crown perf. 14 1d. Plate 27, sixty examples incl. Gothic "K" (33) and other constant varieties, Plate 56, over 350 examples with about 150 constant varieties, re-entries, Plate 57, over 280 examples, Plate 59, over 370 examples, used, mostly well above average for plating studies  
£500.00
    137 

Local Issues: Steepholm, 1980 12p., 18p., 30p. and 40p., selection of imperf. Proofs, progressives, "SAMPLE", etc., 28 "stamps" in blocks, sheets, etc., fine  
£75.00
    138  *O 

Collection in three albums contained in box, thousands, incl. 1840 1d. (4), 2d., 1841 1d. on envelope with distinctive Greenock Maltese Cross cancellation, 1858-79 1d. Plate 225, 1847-54 embossed 1/- (2), 10d. and 6d., 1855-57 blued paper 4d. pair, 6d. (with sheet margin at foot), 1883-84 10/- large part o.g., 1883 or 1884 6d. part o.g., Edwards to £1 used, 1913 wmk. Multiple Crown set, 1918-19 10/- part o.g., 1924-26 9d. (11), 1/- (13), 1924 and 1925 Wembley, 1929 P.U.C. £1, 1934 re-engraved set, 1939-48 set, 1948 Wedding set, later issues, Postage Dues, Officials, Ireland with Seahorses to 10/- (2) , etc., part o.g. and used, mixed condition  
£4,000.00
    139  *O 

Collection on leaves, issues to 1936, hundreds, incl. 1840 Mulready 1d. envelope dated May 22 1840, 1840 1d. (11, several with margins all round), 2d. (3), 1847-54 10d. on piece, 6d. on cover to Barbados, 1855-57 to 1/- (3), 1862-64 9d., 1867-80 2/- blue (3), 1867-83 wmk. Cross 5/- (2), wmk. Anchor 5/-, 1883-84 10/-, 1884 wmk. Crowns and 1885 wmk. Orbs £1 brown-lilac, 1887-92 1/- green part o.g. £1 used, 1900 1/- part o.g., Edward £1 used with 1/- (2) on piece from Jersey, 1912-24 9d. olive-green, 1924 Wembley set in blocks of four, Officials, etc., unused and used, mixed condition  
£3,200.00
    140 

Small selection comprising 1840 1d. Plate Ia, Plate IV, Plate VIII (profile clear, pinhole) and Plate XI (the last matched in red), all with good to large margins, 1841 1d. on E with blue Maltese Cross and part of Hayle c.d.s., 1854-58 1d. (61), 1858-79 1d. Plate numbers (13, incl. Plate 112 vertical pair misperf. with "ONE PENNY" at top), Plate 225, used, chiefly fine to very fine  
£1,700.00
    141  *O 

Selection comprising 1867-80 2/- cobalt, wmk. inverted (wing margin), 1867 -83 wmk. Anchor 5/- Plate 4, 1883-84 blued paper 2/6, 5/-, all used, 1883 or 1884 ½d. to 1/-, 1929 P.U.C. £1 all o.g. or part o.g., also Bahrain 1950-55 ½a. on ½d. orange, variety fraction "½" omitted u.m. and fine used; good to fine  
£1,500.00
    142 

Collection of FDC's in eight albums and loose contained in two cardboard boxes, about 390, issues from 1940 to 2003, with booklet panes, commemoratives, definitives and miniature sheets, incl. 1946 Victory with Guernsey c.d.s, another with "Don't Waste Bread" slogan cancellation, 1949 U.P.U., 1953 (Nov. 2) Wilding 4d., 1/3 and 1/6, 1953 Coronation, 1954 (Feb. 8) Wilding 9d., 10d. and 11d., 1961 Parliament with London Conference slogan cancellation, 1977 Silver Jubilee sent Registered with Buckingham Palace c.d.s. cancellations, 1978 Buildings set with miniature sheet on same cover sent Registered from Windsor Castle, 1985 Film Year the 34p. value with misplaced head, many colourful Benham types, some signed, incl. Ronnie Barker, Tony Benn, Jill Dando, Clare Francis, Sir David Steel, Norman Wisdom, etc., chiefly fine  
£1,000.00
    143  *Oe 

Selection of sixteen items, incl. 1840 1d. Plate V, 1851 cover franked imperf. 1d. and with pencil signature of Charles Dickens on the reverse, 1862-64 6d. part o.g., 1883-84 10/- o.g., 1884 wmk. Crowns £1 brown-lilac handstamped "SPECIMEN", Official Office of Works 1902-03 ½d., 1d., 2d. and 2½d. used, Cyprus 1880 ½d., 1d., 1881 Halfpenny on 1d., etc., chiefly good to fine   
£1,000.00
  X 144  ** 

Various modern issues in three stockbooks and loose contained in box, thousands, incl. 1993 £10 with horizontal perfs shifted to top, Commemorative issues with blocks, gutter blocks, traffic light gutter blocks, complete sheets, booklets with Prestige, presentation packs, etc., u.m., fine. Face value approximately £1,155   
£800.00
    145 

Edward ½d., 1d., 1½d., 5d. and 1/- blocks of four, 2½d. pair, 2d., 3d., 4d. green and brown, 6d. and 10d. blocks of four with horizontal interpanneau margin between, u.m. or part o.g., some creases, chiefly fine  
£750.00
    146  *Oe 

A duplicated selection in albums, packets and loose contained in three boxes, thousands, incl. 1939-48 2/6 to £1, 1951 set, later issues with values to £5 in gutter blocks of four, Regionals, Channel Islands with Alderney, Isle of Man, FDC's, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, mostly good to fine   
£600.00
    147  *O 

A valuable collection in four albums and loose contained in box, thousands, incl. 1840 1d., 1862-64 6d., Edward £1, 1925 Wembley, 1948 Wedding £1, 1952-54 Tudor set (2), 1955-58 Edward set, 1959-68 De La Rue set, early phosphor commemorative sets, 1963 COMPAC handstamped CANCELLED, 1969 Anniversaries 1/6 yellow-green omitted (2), 1971-96 phosphorised paper 16p. imperf. pair, booklet panes, Postage Dues with 1937-38 4d., 1961-63 2/6 to £1 u.m., Regionals with Scotland 1971-93 22p. and 31p. type II, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, mixed condition   
£550.00
  * 148 

Duplicated selection of Queen issues in green album, hundreds, incl. 1840 1d. (8), 2d. (4), later line engraved issues, 1855-57 with values to 1/- (6), 1862-64 9d., 1/- (12), 1865-67 4d. Plate 10 (5), 1867-70 3d. Plate 4 (2), 9d, (8), 10d. (2), 2/- blue (6), 2/- brown, 1872-73 6d. grey (5), 1867-83 5/- (2), 1873-80 2½d. rosy mauve Plate 17, 8d. (2), 1883-84 2/6 (6), 5/- (3), etc., practically all used, the condition extremely mixed but with an enormous catalogue value  
£500.00
    149  *O 

Queen selection on leaves, hundreds, incl. 1840 1d. (7 with a pair), 2d. (3), 1841 1d. partial reconstruction of about 190, 2d. partial reconstruction of 100+, 1870 ½d. Plate 9, 1862-64 9d. (2), 1873-80 8d. (2), etc., chiefly used, mixed condition  
£450.00
    150  *O 

Collection in three albums, hundreds, issues to about 1982, incl. Edward to 5/-, 1934-36 set part o.g., 1939-48 set, 1948 Wedding set (2), E.II with Wildings and Castles, pre-decimal commemoratives (some in blocks), later issues, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, many fine   
£340.00
  X 151  ** 

Various modern issues in blocks, many hundreds, chiefly commemorative sets from 1974 to 1989, u.m., fine. Face value approximately £478. Also three wooden stamp boxes  
£320.00
    152  *O 

Collection on leaves and stocksheets, hundreds, issues from 1854 to 1951, incl. Queen with 1d. "Stars" (190+), 1d. "Plates" (390), 1924 and 1925 Wembley sets, Seahorses to 10/- (2), 1934 Photogravure set, 1939-48 set (2), 1948 Silver Wedding set (2), 1951 Festival high value set (2), some Officials, etc., part o.g. and used, very mixed condition  
£300.00
  X 153  *O 

Collection of Decimal issues in two albums, hundreds, issues from 1971 to 2006, incl. commemoratives, definitives, miniature sheets, Regionals, etc., some used, though chiefly u.m. and fine. Face value of the unused issues approximately £360. Offered on behalf of "The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund", please bid generously  
£280.00
    154 

Collection in green album, hundreds, issues to 1951, incl. 1840 1d., 2d., later line engraved and surface printed issues, Edward with values to 10/- (perfin), 1939-48 set, 1948 Wedding set, etc., used, very mixed condition  
£250.00
    155 

Selection of eight items, incl. 1841 1d. (uncancelled) affixed to envelope with embossed "(Crown)/FREE", 1875 and 1881 illustrated advertising envelopes, 1880's "HALF-PENNY LETTER POST COMPANY" advertising letter sheet unused, 1953 (?) envelope franked George VI 2d. orange German propaganda issue together with the issued ½d. pale green, also selection of 1939-45 British Intelligence forgeries incl. France with "Iris" and "Petain" issues and some Germany, chiefly fine  
£200.00
    156  *Oe 

Collection in eight albums and a stockbook contained in box, thousands, issues from 1841, incl. 1953 Coronation, early phosphor commemoratives, over 280 First Day covers dated between 1951 and 1992 (many unaddressed, values to £5, some special cancellations), etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, chiefly fine   
£200.00
    157 

Collection of FDC's in five maroon "Royal Mail" cover albums, about 270, issues from 1969 to 2004, the earliest with Windsor first day cancellations and hand written addresses, the latest with Bureau cancellations, chiefly fine  
£200.00
  X 158  ** 

Collection of decimal issues, chiefly Presentation packs in four albums contained in cardboard box, issues to 2003, about 120, incl. definitives with values to £5, greetings, miniature sheets, etc., chiefly fine. Face value approximately £235  
£180.00
  X 159  *O 

Selection of modern Decimal issues on leaves and loose, few hundred, incl. 1993 £10 block of four u.m. and Presentation Pack, 2004 Locomotives miniature sheet u.m. and fine used, some Prestige booklets, etc., u.m. and used, chiefly fine. Face value of the unused issues approximately £210  
£175.00
    160  *Oe 

Collection in four albums and loose contained in box, many hundreds, incl. Booklets with Prestige types, 1977 to 1990 over 250 First Day Covers with values to £5 (2) and £10, Channel Islands, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, mixed condition  
£150.00
    161 

Collection of First Day covers in four albums contained in box, incl. seventy- nine from 1971 to 1981, many with special cancellations (with 1977 Commonwealth Heads of Government with House of Commons c.d.s.), over 200 "Benham Silk" covers, chiefly fine  
£110.00
    162  Oe 

Selection of over sixty covers and loose, incl. 1840 1d. on E dated Oct. 1840, 1870 1½d. tied by Yarmouth c.d.s. to hand illustrated front (mounted on card), 1931 Christmas Air Mail to South Africa, ten covers with the 1/- franking made seven different ways, etc., mixed condition   
£100.00
    163  *Oe 

Collection in three albums, a stockbook and on pages contained in box, many hundreds, incl. 1924 and 1925 Wembley sets, a good range of E.II commemorative sets with many both mint and cancelled on pieces, Presentation packs, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, mixed condition  
£95.00
    164 

Collection of PHQ cards in five albums and loose contained in box, issues from 1978 to 2001, about 900 items, many bearing the appropriate issued stamps (some in gutter pairs), chiefly fine  
£95.00

Channel Islands

    165  **4+ 

Channel Islands: Locals: Commodore Shipping Company, Guernsey-Alderney and Guernsey-Sark, a stock of sets in full sheets, thousands, a wide range of issues, u.m., fine. Stated to Cat. £5,000+  
£200.00

Isle of Man

    166 

Isle of Man: Collection of covers and cards in twelve albums contained in two cardboard boxes, about 750 items, chiefly dated in the 1980's and early 1990's, incl. FDC's signed by the designers, others signed by personalities, Stamp Exhibition issues, "Heritage Year" issues, Railway, Shipping and T.T. interest, etc., chiefly fine  
£280.00
    167  **4 

--- Collection in three binders, hundreds, issues from 1973 to 1994, chiefly in u.m. blocks of four, incl, commemoratives, definitives, miniature sheets and sheetlets, etc., fine. The face value amounts to approximately £502   
£190.00
    168  *e 

--- Collection in two albums and loose contained in cardboard box, hundreds, apparently complete from 1973 to 1995 with u.m. sets and FDC's, etc., chiefly fine. The face value of the unused stamps is approximately £170  
£120.00
    169  ** 

--- Collection of Presentation packs in ten small blue albums contained in cardboard box, hundreds, issues from the 1980's to about 1994, also Year Packs (two of each) from 1985 to 1992, u.m., fine. Face value approximately £330  
£120.00

Jersey

    170  **4 

Jersey: Collection in three binders, hundreds, issues from 1970 to 1994, chiefly in u.m. blocks of four, incl. commemoratives, definitives, miniature sheets, etc., fine. The face value amounts to approximately £460  
£170.00

Lundy

    171 

Lundy: 1989 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, selection of Proofs, Errors and FDC's from the printers archive, twelve items, fine. Cat. £1,635++   
£200.00
    172  Oe 

--- Collection written up in black album, fifty plus items, chiefly covers, mostly fine  
£50.00

HELIGOLAND

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    173  *Oe 

Selection in packets and loose contained in box. over 1,200 stamps, incl. reprints with many identified types, complete sheets, postcards with many used after the return to Germany, etc., mixed condition but an interesting lot for the specialist  
£100.00

HONG KONG

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    174  *Oe 

Collection in album, in packets and loose contained in cardboard box, many hundreds, chiefly duplicated modern issues to about 1999 with Booklets incl. 1965 $2 and $5, miniature sheets incl. 1990 Auckland Exhibition (2), FDC's, Frama Labels, Presentation packs, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, many fine   
£700.00
    175  *O 

Selection in small maroon stockbook, hundreds, incl. 1966 UNESCO, 1967 and 1968 New Year, 1968 Seacraft, 1968-73 65c. and $1, 1969 and 1970 New Year, 1973 with values to $20, 1974 Arts set and min. sheet, 1975 Festivals set and min. sheet, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, chiefly good to fine  
£100.00

INDIA

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    176  *Oe 

The interesting balance of a collection in two albums and loose contained in box, many hundreds, incl. pre-stamp EL's with a variety of interesting markings, 1876 6a. cut down Die Proof, 1957 Red Cross with photographic Die Proof in black, colour trial in brown and carmine, Feudatory States with Bamra, Bussahir, Morvi, Soruth, Travancore, used abroad with 1902 and 1905 covers from Mombasa, Iran 1857 stampless envelope with Field Force Persia c.d.s., etc., unused and used, mixed condition. Viewing highly recommended   
£4,000.00
    177  *Oe 

Various in seven stockbooks, on pages and loose contained in two boxes, many thousands, incl. George V with values to 25r. used, modern issues, Officials, used Abroad, covers and cards, Convention and Feudatory States with Travancore; Ceylon, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, mixed condition but an interesting group  
£150.00
    178 

Collection in five albums or stockbooks and loose contained in box, many hundreds, chiefly Postal Stationery with a good range of Edward and George V issues, Convention and Feudatory States, etc., unused and used, mixed condition  
£100.00

INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES

Lot Symbol Description Est Price

Cochin

    179  *O 

Indian Feudatory States: Cochin: Selection in stockbook, over 200 stamps, many different, incl. Officials, etc., unused and used, chiefly good to fine. Stated to Cat. approx. £500  
£80.00

Jammu and Kashmir

  * 180 

--- Jammu and Kashmir: 1918 (March), stampless green "ACTIVE SERVICE" envelope to London, Field Post Office/B c.d.s. and violet boxed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION/IN SEA WATER"; 1918 (Aug. 14), long "KASHMIR STATE SERVICE" envelope to London, franked on reverse 3p. (2), 1a. (3) and others now missing (also Air Mail vignette and stamp from another cover), on the front red boxed "DAMAGED BY WATER", from the crash of the "Scipio" at Mirabella Bay, Crete (Nierinck 360822, etc.)  (Photo Plate ) 
£100.00

Travancore

    181  *Oe 

--- Travancore: 1911 to 1946, the superb specialised Collection in two large black binders, many thousands, most issues collected in full sheets as issued with gutter margin, mostly u.m. or ungummed as issued, many varieties, double overprints and surcharges, imperf., imperf. between, various printings and perfs. with compound in sheet form, a small amount of used illustrates some varieties as well and a few covers, starting with 1924-39 3/4ch. (S.G. 39) with four sheets, 1½ch. rose, 1939 1ch. to 14ch, 1941 Birthday, 1943 surcharge set, 1946 Birthday, 1946 "SPECIAL" 6ca., Officials with 1911-32 with values to 14ch., various printings, 1939-41 "SERVICE" 6ca., 3/4ch., 1939 Birthday (with "SESVICE" varieties), 1940 3/4ch., 1½ch., 1942 1ch. to 14ch. including varieties, 1942 Birthday incl. compound perfs., 1945 surcharges, 1947 Birthday; a few small faults and the occasional toned spot but chiefly fine. The majority of the value is in the George VI era making it virtually impossible to duplicate. Catalogue value well in excess of £80,000  
£14,000.00

INDIAN STATES

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    182 

Indian States: Collection of covers and cards in blue binder, about 110 items, National issues from Queen period, also many States, with postal stationery, some registered usages, etc., incl. Bundi; Cochin; Hyderabad; Indore; Jaipur; Kishangarh; Soruth; Travancore-Cochin, etc., mixed condition. An interesting lot   
£450.00

IRAN

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    183  *O 

Collection in "Yvert" album, issues to 1980, many hundreds, incl. 1892 2k. used, 1894 to 50k., 1897 1k. on 5k., 2k. on 5k., 1899 50k., 1902 Provisoire with values to 50k., later issues, Air Mails, etc., unused and used, some forgeries and reprints as usual, many fine  
£400.00

IRELAND

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    184  *O 

Collection in black album, issues to about 1978, many hundreds, incl. 1922 Dollard ½d. overprint inverted (used), 2/6, 5/- and 10/-, 1922 Thom 3d. wmk. inverted and reversed (u.m.), 1922-23 wide date 2/6, 5/- and 10/-, narrow date set, 2/6 pair wide and narrow dates se-tenant, 1938 Temperance, 1940-68 with values to 10/- (2), 1941 Easter Rising, 1948-65 Air, 1950 Holy Year, 1953 An Tostal, 1954 Emmet, a good range of later issues, Postage Dues, etc., a few u.m. or part o.g. but chiefly used and mostly good to fine  
£550.00
    185 

Collection in black stockbook, issues from 1922 to 1996, many hundreds, incl. 1922 overprints, 1922 with values to 1/-, 1937 St. Patrick 2/6 to 10/-, a good range of Commemorative issues, 1982 and 1991 to £5, Postage Dues, etc., chiefly o.g. to 1966, u.m. thereafter, good to fine. Stated to Cat. £1,975   
£400.00
    186  *Oe 

Collection in red "Exeter" album and stockbook, issues to 1972, hundreds, incl. Great Britain used in Ireland, 1922 Dollard with values to 2/6 and 5/-, 1922 Thom with values to 1/-, 1922-23 Coil set in pairs, 1922-34 set, 1925-28 2/6, 5/- and 10/-, 1935 St. Patrick 2/6, 5/- and 10/- (o.g. and used sets), 1940-68 set, 1950 Holy Year, 1953 Emmet, etc., u.m., part o.g. and used, mixed condition  
£250.00

ISRAEL

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    187  *4 

The valuable and comprehensive Collection of blocks of four in sixteen albums contained in three boxes, issues to 2001, thousands, incl. Plate blocks with 1948 Coins 3m. to 1000m., 1948 New Year (blocks of six), 1949 New Year, 1949 Coins, 1951 Birds (blocks of six), 1952 Menorah 1,000pr., Tab blocks with 1948 Coins 3m. to 50m., 1948 New Year set (with tabs), 1949 Road 250pr., 1949 Flag (tabs left and right), 1949 Petach Tikva, 1949 New Year, 1949-50 Coins, 1950 U.P.U., 1950 Independence, 1950 Air Birds, 1950 Games (signed by the designer), 1950 Negev 500pr., 1951 National fund, 1952 Menorah 1,000pr., 1953-56 Air 1,000pr., later issues including 1965-67 Town Emblems with rare date blocks 10a. 260973, 50a. 181267, 70a. 151170, £I1 121169, 210474, a few used but chiefly u.m. or o.g. and fine to very fine  (Photo Plate ) 
£4,000.00
    188  *O 

Jewish National Fund: The extensive Collection in four albums contained in box, thousands, incl. 1902 head office issues for a variety of countries, 1907 Zion overprinted "DIENSTMARCHE" block of four, 1909 Herzl, 1909 Nordau, 1917 Pioneers se-tenant booklet pane of 6, 1919 Palestine views booklet pane of 6, 1920 Keren Tel-Hay booklet panes of six in brown and in blue, 1933 Biakik and Arlosoroff pairs in green, in blue and in brown, J.N.F. issues with and without Post handstamps with many pieces, modern issues, Local Office issues with Poland 1939 Vegetation of Palestine, two different booklet panes of six, Rumania 1937 Bukowiner Colony, etc., chiefly good to fine. A most unusual and interesting lot  
£1,600.00
    189 

Collection of tabbed (where appropriate) issues in four red albums contained in box, issues to 2001, many hundreds, incl. 1948 Coins 3m. to 50m. handstamped "T", 1948 New Year (and set in tete-beche gutter pairs), 1949 Road, 1949 Flag (left and right), 1949 Tabul min. sheet, 1949 Petach Tikva (left and right), 1949 New Year (hinged on tab), 1949 Coins and sets of tete beche pairs and gutter pairs, 1949 Postage Dues, 1950 U.P.U. (and tete-beche pairs), 1950 Independence, 1950 University, 1950 Birds, 1950 Games, 1950 Negev 500pr., 1951 National fund, 1952 Menorah 1000pr., an extremely comprehensive range of later issues including the 1963 Freedom from hunger tete-beche sheet, etc., u.m., part o.g. and a few used, chiefly good to fine. A useful and valuable lot  
£1,200.00
    190 

Collection of FDC's in six blue albums contained in box, issues to 1999, over 1,250 covers, incl. 1948 Coins 3m. to 50m. with tabs, 3m. to 1000m. without tabs, 1948 New Year set of tete-beche gutter pairs, 1949 Road 250pr. with full tab, 1949 Flag with full tab, 1949 Tabul, later issues with (mostly) tabs incl. 1949 Petach Tikva, 1949 Coins, 1949 Postage Dues (2), 1949 U.P.U., 1950 Independence, 1950 New Year, 1950 Games, 1952 Menorah 1000pr., another cover bearing Menorah 1000pr. (short tab) with 1949 Road 250pr., 1949 Coins, 1950 University and 1950 Negev with full tabs, 1953-56 Air 1000pr., a comprehensive range of later issues with min. sheets, etc., mostly fine  
£750.00
    191  **4+ 

Complete Sheets: Collection in four albums and a folder contained in box, over 270, chiefly different issues to 1998, incl. 1963 Hebrew Press (2), 1963 S.S. Shalom, etc., a few are used or duplicated but mostly u.m. and fine,   
£360.00
    192 

Collection of Registered Plate block FDC's in five albums contained in box, issues from 1950 to 1976, over 600 covers, incl. 1950 Negev 500pr., 1951 National fund, 1953-56 Air 1,000pr., etc., chiefly fine  
£320.00
    193 

First Post Offices: 1948 to 1991, Collection in seven albums contained in box, over 1,000 covers, incl. 1948 (July 11) Hakirya, 1948 (Aug. 2) Nazareth, 1949 (Jan. 27) Shafa A.M. franked 1948 Coins 5m., 10m. (very rare), 1949 (Sept 1) Jaffa, etc., chiefly good to fine  
£240.00
    194 

Literature: "The Holy Land Philatelist" volumes 1 to 7 (1954 to 1961) and cumulative index, bound as four volumes in blue, "The Israel Philatelist" volumes 1 to 16 (1949 to 1965) and cumulative index, bound as five volumes in light blue, good condition  
£80.00
    195 

--- A selection of about fifty items contained in two boxes, incl. "Turkish Post in the Holy Land", "Die Osmanische Post 1841-1918", "Handbook of Holyland Philately" volumes I and II, "Judaica on Postage stamps", "Jewish National Fund", "The Postal History of Jerusalem from 1948", "The Doar Ivri issue", priced catalogues, auction catalogues, etc., mixed condition   
£80.00

ITALY

Lot Symbol Description Est Price
    196 

Collection in two green "Safe" albums, issues to 1945, hundreds, incl. 1863-65 10c., 15c., all commemorative sets from 1923 to 1941 including Manzoni, all unmounted, 1924-25 Advertising labels with 50c. Coen, Postage Due with 1863 10c. with gum (E. Diena certificate 1990), 1890-91 surcharge set (with Bolaffi certificate 1986), 1944 G.N.R. complete set, unmounted mint, all signed and the high values with certificates, very fine. Cat. €81.000++. A valuable lot  
£6,500.00
    197 

Collection in two printed albums, issues to 1945, hundreds, incl. 1861 prepared for use but not issued imperf. 5c. to 80c., 1862 10c. (used), 20c., 40c. and 80c., 1865 20c. on 15c. Plate I, 1867 20c., 1878 surcharges on Official set, 1879-82 25c., 30c., 1914 Parcel Post set, 1922 Philatelic Congress set, 1923 Manzoni set, 1924 Trade Propaganda set, 1924-25 Advertising labels with 25c. Coen, 50c. Coen, 50c. Piperno, 50c. Reinach, 50c. Tantal, 1L. Columbia, prepared for use but not issued 20c. Columbia and Express 60c. Baci, 1926 St. Francis perf. 13½ 1L. 25, a good range of the 1930's commemorative sets with Air Mails and Express, etc., mostly u.m., chiefly fine to very fine. Cat. €70,000++. Very nice lot  
£3,750.00
    198 

The Valuable used Collection of issues to 1946 in boxed "Marini" album, many hundreds, incl. 1862 10c., 80c., 1878 2c. on 10L. surcharge inverted, 1879 30c., 1922 Philatelic Congress set on pieces, 1923 Manzoni set, 1924 1L. surcharge set, 1927-29 perf. 14 1L. 75 brown, a good range of 1930's commemorative issues, Air Mails with 1933 Balbo "ARAM" set, Express, Postage Due, Parcel Post, B.L.P. 1924-25 Advertisement labels with 50c. Tagliacozzo, 1L. Colombia, G.N.R., etc., chiefly good to fine. A marvellous lot with many large and unusual blocks  
£1,750.00
    199 

Collection of issues from 1945 to 1989 in three albums and a folder contained in box, thousands, incl. 1945-48 30L., 100L. (2), 1948 Risorgimento set, 1949 Republic 100L. (and forgery sheet of four), 1949 E.R.P., 1950 Radio, 1950 Workers, 1951 Gymnastics, 1953-54 Syracuse set, 1961 Gronchi 205L. error, later issues, varieties, Postal forgeries, etc., u.m. or part o.g., fine. A valuable and useful lot  
£750.00
    200 

A selection of twenty-eight covers dated between 1912 and 1934, mostly addressed to Malta, a variety of frankings, incl. 1910 Northern Plebiscite Garibaldi 15c. (+5c.) block of six (3 x 2) to Siracuse, 1925 Holy Year 1L. + 50c. pair on Registered cover, Post Offices and Colonies, arrival markings with oval "GENERAL POST OFFICE/MALTA", etc., mixed condition   
£200.00