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1 Bulky
world collection in eight hefty Scott International
albums (with printed pages for
issues up to 1959, and 1965-72). Mixed coverage, but some
thousands overall. þ £140.
2 World
colln. in four Swiftsure albums.
General range to about 1950s only. Better areas inc.
Australia (inc. ‘Roo 10/- used), UK (with reasonable used penny
black, and poor FDC of
1955 10/- with Edinburgh pmk.), and Mauritius. (1,000s) þ
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£130.
3 Heavy
carton containing wide-ranging world collection in fourteen albums.
Nothing
seen
of high value, just a decent wide range (some loose). (10,000+) þ
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£100.
4 Mix
in box – the bulk is just bulk cheaper stamps, but there is a
reasonable
(partly picked)
world collection in old Strand
album, plus a folder with some useful UK 1940-53 illus
FDCs, a few Commonwealth KG5/6, and a collection of Netherlands.
(1,000s) þ £100.
5 Small
box with bundle of stockcards – early to modern world mix with many
unusual,
interesting, or slightly valuable. (c.390) þ
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£100.
6 Carton
with one stockbook each of; mainly Swiss parcel tabs (and others),
Germany
(sparse), dupl. UK penny lilacs, dupl. used W.Germany, mainly
used Norway with dupl.,
Germany to c.1950. Also a small album of Europe, and a scattered
colln. of Luxembourg
in printed album. (Many 100s) þ ..
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.. £100.
7 Carton
containing seventeen stockbooks and one album of mixed world stamps.
(1,000s) þ
80.
8 Carton
of quite varied items from mixed countries with much foreign. Stamps,
covers,
some
postcards (ppc and p.stat.), etc. in packets, stockbooks, etc.
Some interesting bits seen.
(Many 100s) þ
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60.
9 Three
large stockalbums of mixed world A-F, G-J, L-S, plus a fourth of dupl.
used USA
stock. (1,000s) þ ..
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50.
10
Lot
in carton with several albums (from different original sources, much
foreign),
bundles
of mixed covers (mainly about 1960s/70s, mixed types). þ ..
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50.
11
Mixed
box with many modern commercial envelopes, some kiloware, loose world
stamps,
a shoebox and album of mainly UK FDCs, etc. (1,000s) þ
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40.
12
Thirteen
mixed albums of world, remaindered to mixed degree (1,000s), also an
empty
Ideal album (worn). þ
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40.
13
Medium
carton with thirteen various stockbooks, albums, and cover album.
Mainly
Germany, some UK and Switzerland. (Many 100s) þ ..
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40.
14
Mix
in box with a bundle of stockcards, numerous covers, some loose. þ
..
40.
15
Pages,
stamps in plastic wallets, on stockcards, some covers, stockbook, a
bundle of
match-
book covers, etc. þ ..
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40.
16
American
Regent album with world colln. to
1950s – much foreign. (1,000s) þ 40.
17
A
carton well-filled with many thousands of world stamps in packets –
some sorted
(by
country or even individual stamp), others loose. þ
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35.
18
Varied
lot in big box with several albums, old approval books, pages,
stockleaves, a
few
covers, and odds and ends. (1,000s) þ
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35.
19
Assortment
in carton with four cover albums (mixed world), many other loose
covers,
several old approval books of mixed countries’ stamps, and some
loose stamps. (1,000s) þ
35.
20
Carton
with a Strand album (general, many
100s), an older small Lincoln album
with early
to modern (100s), stockbook of dupl. USA, and other loose and on
pages. þ
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35.
When posting a bid, go
on, splash out – use a first class stamp !!
General, 4 April 2005
Page 3
Estimate.
Collections and Mixed Lots,
continued.
21 Old
folder with mixed range of world stamps. Has UK up to 1970 (a few
KG5/KG6/QE
high values of some use), Commonwealth up to KG5 only, and some
foreign. (100s) þ
35.
22
Mix
of mainly UK in box file and loose. UK includes 1939-48 2/6 brown used
(26,
mainly
about average), small stockbook of dupl. used postage dues
(150+) and a few mint QE
commems, etc. (Many 100s) þ ..
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30.
23
Very
mixed carton; shop packets, all sorts of covers, album and stockbook,
many
loose
world stamps, etc. (1,000s) þ
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30.
24
Three
large Minkus Supreme Global albums
(incomplete) with ranges of mixed countries.
Also two folders of early 1960s issues, and others. þ
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30.
25
A
broken old Scott International album
with a mixed world collection up to roughly 1945
only. Picked in places but a decent wide range. (c.5,500) þ
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30.
26
Carton
of remainders – empty binders, modern world FDCs, four stockbooks,
junior
album,
etc. (Many 100s) þ ..
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30.
27
Heavy
carton containing a massive stock of miniature sheets (mainly of 8
labels each)
of
Oman, Isö, Dhufar, and Nagaland, all with printed pmks.
Mixed
themes, some fairly att-
ractive. Quantity roughly 1,000 each of 13 different sheetlets,
plus c.1,000 assorted. These
items have really quite a lowly philatelic status - but they are
also exceedingly cheap. þ
30.
28
Seven
stockbooks/albums in carton. Much is common and sometimes heavily
duplicated,
but includes items of interest if not of high value. (1,000s) þ
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26.
29
Medium
box of world, with much which has just a little value. (1,000s) þ
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26.
30
Briefcase
filled with dozens of plastic pockets of mainly quite modern all-world
off-paper
stamps generally sorted by country, with some higher values.
(1,000s) þ
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24.
31
A
mixed box with a folder of some modern PNG/Swaziland, mixed covers in
cover
album,
other loose covers, Paintings and UK stamps in stockbook, loose
stamps, etc. [The proceeds
of this lot are to go to one of the tsunami
appeal funds, and the vendor’s employer (Sun
Microsystems) has promised to match the
proceeds pound-for-pound.] þ
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20.
32
Mixed
carton – albums, covers, small stockbook, loose stamps, etc. (1,000s) þ
20.
33
UK
and world mix of odds in box with cover albums, some airletters, empty
stockleaves,
and so on. þ
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20.
34
Folder
of pages with a range of Commonwealth QE sets (defin and commem, plus
some
odds), plus a range of UK 1980s commercial covers, and others. þ ..
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20.
35
Small
box of mixed odds from a mix of countries inc. Germany. Some mildly
interesting
bits. (100s) þ
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20.
36
Bundle
of pages (some in a couple of binders, mainly loose taken from at least
three
albums) of mixed world stamps. Quite sparse but still some 100s.
þ
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20.
37
Small
shoebox with a loose mix of world stamps – mint only (c.300g net) þ
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20.
38
Two
shoeboxes; one of world loose off-paper (1,000s), the other with world
stamps
in
packets (100s) þ
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18.
39
American
Regent album with world colln. to
1950s – much foreign. (100s) þ
15.
40
Two
stockalbums of mixed world with varied duplication. (Many 100s) þ
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12.
41
Bundle
of 25 individual country packets, each with an all-different seln.
(e.g. 250
diff.
Australia, 100 diff Austria, 50 diff. Bolivia, 150 diff. Sri
Lanka, etc.) (3,550) þ
12.
42
Suitcase,
the fillings grounded with some kiloware, pages, catalogues etc., but
then
filled to
the top with bundles of packets of world stamps. (1,000s) þ
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15.
43
Long
box with approx. 310g net weight of whole world off-paper stamps, no
UK. þ
12.
44
A
similar box with about 275g net weight. þ ..
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12.
45
A
similar box, but 265g. þ
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12.
46
A
similar box, but 245g. þ
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12.
47 Fairly tatty Strand
album with early to modern world
without UK. (1,000s) þ
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15.
48
Malawi
to New Hebrides (alphabetically) in
binder inc. some non-Commonwealth. (100s) þ
12.
A Buyer’s Premium of
10% (vat-inclusive) will be added to all sale prices.
General, 4 April 2005
Page 4
Estimate.
Collections and Mixed Lots,
continued.
49 Album
with a seln. of countries – many Eastern Europe, some China, etc.
(100s) þ 8.
AUCTION PROGRAMME
*
16 May 2005 *
13 June
2005 *
These dates, though fairly firm, are still provisional. The publication
of the
auction catalogue is confirmation of the date.
50 British
Commonwealth;
attractive mint King
George 6th collection in album. The whole
album has been affected by damp at some time, but we have found
that virtually all stamps,
though lightly stuck to the page, will come off cleanly with
just gentle bending of the page
– otherwise clean fresh and fine (usually mounted on small
hinges). Many complete
definitive sets, some part sets. Also includes many commems
including 1948-49 Silver
Wedding (68 sets), 1949 UPU (probably about complete). (Many
100s) þ
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£800.
51
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an attractive used collection in stockbook, all periods covered, with
some
common but
many better items throughout. We notice a good range of
overprints on British stamps inc.
1948 S.Wedding sets of Bahrain, Kuwait, and Br. Postal Agencies,
plus numerous other
high values. Other countries have useful definitives (mainly KG6
and early QE), and more
general ranges of Tanzania, Zambia, Aden. Very high catalogue,
and appears to be mainly
fine. (c.1,500) þ
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£280.
52
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used King George 6th collection with many high values though
few
complete defin sets.
Generally fine, and an attractive range. (100s)
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.. £200.
53
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stockbook with used selections of Ascension (174), Christmas Island
(21), Cocos
(15),
Cyprus (489), Dominica (104), Gilbert & Ellice (24), New
Hebrides (49), and Nauru (27).
Generally fine with many better values, s.t.c.£1,100. þ
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£130.
54
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mint collection in two stockalbums, a mix of odds, short sets, and
sets, and of
m.m./
u.m. A wide mix. (c.4,500) þ
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£120.
55
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early to modern mint (largely m.m.) seln. in stockbook. Better items
include
Pakistan
1948 Service opts. on India rupee values, N.Borneo 1888-92 3c,
6c, 8c, 10c in imperf four-
blocks (these u.m., cat.£240., “as is”), etc. Total
s.t.c.£1,000.
(c.700) þ
..
£120.
56
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small but useful seln. with O.F.S. (32, to 5/-), India and States,
Burma,
Rhodesia, etc.
60.
57
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six small stockbooks with a mix of countries QV to QE inc. much Africa.
Good scat-
tering of better values. Also includes some foreign, e.g.
Germany. (100s) þ
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50.
58
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used colln. in stockbook of Antigua (180), Br. Guiana/Guyana (39),
Cyprus (57),
Dominica (36), and India (c.700) S.t.c.£1,100. þ
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55.
59
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two stockalbums of used from a wide mix of countries and with very
little dupl.
(c.5,000),
and a third with m. & u. mix, presumably duplicates
(c.2,500) þ
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50.
60
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stockbook with a mixture of odds inc. a UK penny black (decent, but
only one
margin),
some more modern mint UK, several 1972 S.W. issues, and others.
(100s)
Also empty little
S.W. album. þ
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40.
61
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stockbook with Australia, New Zealand, and a few others, mainly used,
and with
some
sets and a few better values. (c.450) þ
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35.
62
--;
stockbook of mixed countries, much Africa but also Newfoundland etc.
(1,000+) þ
28.
63
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stockbook of mainly 1950s-80s, mainly u.m., mainly sets, with some
dupl. (c.600+) þ
24.
64
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album with general mainly used colln. Biggest numbers of Australia and
Canada,
but fair
range of others also. (Few 100s) þ
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15.
65
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West Indies; small box with about 100g
weight of mixed used loose stamps of Bahamas
and Barbados with range of dates, and dupl. (100s) þ ..
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8.
66
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Omnibus; 1946 Victory apparently
complete (plus a few duplicates) u.m. (c.180); also
two empty albums. þ
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15.
OVERALL SPENDING LIMITS, OR ALTERNATIVE
BIDS, may be stated on your bid form.
General, 4 April
2005
Page 5
Estimate.
Collections and Mixed Lots,
continued.
67 British
Commonwealth; Omnibus; 1977 Jubilee and 1978
Coron. Anniv.
accumulation
of u.m. material in packets and on stockcards. (100s) Also a few
other 1977 in small
album. þ
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20.
68
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--; 1977 Silver Jubilee, Caribbean Tour and 1981 Royal Wedding
collections in
four
albums and in shoebox. Comprises c.400 u.m. stamps, 250
m.s./sheetlets, a few booklets,
etc. þ ..
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40.
69
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--; 1980 and 1985 Queen Mother u.m. colln. (140, 40 m.s.) þ
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26.
70
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--; 1980 and 1985 Queen Mother u.m. sets on stockleaves. Also a few
1993 Coron.
Anniv. sets. (c.170) ..
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15.
71
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--; 1981 Royal Wedding seln. of u.m. sets on stockleaf. Also some 1982
Royal
Baby sets.
(c.250, 11 m.s.)
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15.
72
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--; 1983 Commonwealth Day The
Commonwealth Collection in printed album comprising
54 u.m. sets and 2 black
prints. A few pages marked. þ ..
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15.
73
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--; 1985 Queen Mother u.m. colln. in printed album (220, 75 m.s.) þ
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45.
74
--;
--; 1986 60th Birthday u.m. collection on printed pages
(265, 44
m.s.) þ
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30.
75
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--; 1986 Royal Wedding coll. (c.80 u.m., 7 FDCs, 8 maxi-cards) þ ..
15.
76
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--; 1986 Royal Wedding bundle of FDCs (c.60), maxi-cards (19), and
booklets (3) þ
10.
77
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--; 1987 Ruby Wedding u.m. colln. (c.140, 17 m.s.), plus 43 FDCs. þ
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30.
78
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--; 1990 Queen Mother u.m. colln. (90, 17 m.s.) þ ..
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26.
79
--;
--; 1990-91 u.m. colln. of three diff. issues, in two albums. (c.100,
14 m.s.,
20 covers) þ 20.
80
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--; 1991 Birthdays u.m. colln. (84, 12 m.s.) þ
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20.
81
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--; 1993 Coronation Anniversary u.m. colln. (82, 15 m.s.) þ
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20.
82
--;
--; 1995 Queen Mother u.m. colln. in printed album (40, 20
m.s./sheetlets, 45
FDCs) þ
26.
83
--;
--; Queen Mother collection in three albums, mainly 95th and
100th
Birthday issues (but
others inc. UK 1948 S.Wedding £1 u.m.), inc. a few
numismatic
covers (one with UK 2000
sovereign). (c.50, 20 m.s./sheetlets/ 70 covers) þ
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£120.
84
--;
--; 2000 Prince William’s 18th Birthday colln. in album of
10 FDCs
and 1 p.pack. þ
8.
85
Americas; two binders with
mainly Latin America but with some West Indies also. Useful
range although all appear quite cheap. (100s) þ
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24.
86
Asia; quantity of China and some
Japan m. & u. mainly (very roughly) 1900s to 1960s and
with duplication. (100s)
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15.
87
Europe; Switzerland, Germany,
and some France in carton. Includes stamps, some covers,
pieces with postmarks, etc. Some older, but balance to more
modern. Some interesting bits
here and there. (Many 100s) þ ..
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75.
88
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box with bundles of W.German Ersttagsblatter
of about 1970s to early 1990s (c.700),
plus 1970s-80s Swiss folders. þ ..
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75.
89
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bundle of 16 remainder club exchange books of mixed countries. Remains PTSA
£475.
(generally at about 20% catalogue). (100s) þ
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60.
90
Foreign; bundle of 19 remainder
club exchange books of mixed countries (mainly overseas).
Remains PTSA £308. (generally at about 20% catalogue).
(100s) þ
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50.
91
--;
a similar lot of 15 books, PTSA £275., mainly overseas. (100s) þ ..
30.
92
Gulf States; carton with heavily
duplicated quantities of Ajman, Fujeira, Sharjah, Manama,
Umm al Qiwain, etc. Generally the c.t.o. sheets/sheetlets of
1960s/70s.
Estimated weight
20 to 30kg. Many thousands, mixed themes. þ
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50.
93
--;
another carton, generally similar, but slightly less of it. þ ..
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35.
94
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and another, highly duplicated – loads of Ajman Roses. þ
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35.
95
Latin America; quite an
attractive m.m. (just a few used) collection in album, mainly about
late-1950s to early 1960s, of Argentina (108, 2 m.s.), Bolivia
(29), Brasil (170, 3 m.s.),
Paraguay (57), Ecuador (100), Peru (32), Uruguay (76), and
Venezuela (14). þ
45.
A
Buyer’s Premium of 10% (vat-inclusive) will be added to all sale prices.
General, 4 April 2005
Page 6
Estimate.
Collections and Mixed Lots,
continued.
96 Latin
America; large Scott
printed album (broken) with a general m. & u. collection up to
about 1960s only. General range with a moderate general spread.
(Several
100s) þ 20.
97
Miniature Sheets; stockbook of
mixed mint/c.t.o. of varied countries (c.85); also a few
other blocks etc. þ ..
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30.
98
Thematic; bundle of 13
individual packets, each with an all-different seln. (e.g. 150 diff.
aviation, 200 birds, 100 costumes, 100 maps, 50 shells, 150
space, etc.) (1,550) þ 12.
99
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Football; Westminster World Cup Collection
in three volumes,
mainly 1996-98 issues.
(c.160, 60 m.s./sheetlets, 20 covers); also another bundle of
about 40 FDCs and 40 maxi-
cards. þ
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.. 45.
100
--;
--; World Cup Collection in three
albums mainly relating to 1990 championships. (c.250,
25 m.s., etc.) þ
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45.
101
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Motor Cars; seln. of Leaders of the World
issues in u.m.
sheets of 25 pairs per sheet (50
sheets – a few with some stamps removed)
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24.
102
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Olympics; Westminster Olympics Masterfile in
four volumes.
Mainly 1992-1996 issues
but some earlier and later also. Includes a few signed covers
e.g. Seb. Coe, Alan Wells,
David Broome. (c.480 stamps, 80 m.s., 90 FDCs, 9 maxi cards) þ ..
..
£100.
103
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--; 1996 u.m. colln. in printed album. (c.120, 17 m.s./sheetlets) þ ..
20.
104
--;
Prehistoric Animals; Westminster The Age
of the Dinosaur collection u.m. collection
in
four albums. (c.420, 160 m.s./sheetlets) þ
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…
£100.
105
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Railway; Westminster Railway Heritage
u.m. collection in four
volumes. (c.1,100, 120 m.s./
sheetlets, 20 FDCs, 1
booklet) þ ..
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£100.
106
--;
Robert Burns; fine collection in
three albums of almost entirely UK material. Although
there is much in standard
postcards (e.g. c.50 portraits,
monuments, cottage, etc.) and covers,
there is much of interest in
1959 (inc. publicity labels and
covers – some contrary to regulat-
ions, and a fine selection
of Alloway covers), and 1966 (wide
variety of FDCs, unofficially
overprinted airletter,
postmark designs, etc.). Some more modern
covers also. þ ..
£150.
107
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Scotland; stockbook of almost
entirely UK, mainly mint, and all of Scottish subjects. þ
35.
108
--;
Space; 1999 souvenir collection in
two albums of issues for 30th Anniversary of Manned
Moon Landing. (c.52, 13
m.s., 66 covers). þ ..
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35.
109
--;
Toys and Games; m. & u. colln.
on pages (as displayed at Museum of Childhood, 1993)
(c.300, several covers etc.)
þ
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20.
110 --;
World Wildlife Fund; 1992-98 range
of u.m. sets with matching FDCs in four printed
albums with much background info. (c.275 stamps, 275 covers). þ
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50.
111
--;
Zeppelins; colln. (commercially
produced about late-1990s) of zeps and airships. (6 stamps,
9 m.s., 32 covers) þ ..
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20.
112
Mixed David Jefferies “Theme”
Collections; “Clarity of Postmarks” in album – approx. 70
items (covers, pieces,
stamps) with a variety of horrible
postmarks, biro cancels, etc. Virtually
all UK, and inc. cover with
Madelaine Smith pmk. þ ..
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10.
113
--;
“James Chalmers” in album. Includes 1888 and 1891 pamphlets, 1940 UK
Centenary
set on
plain FDC with Arbroath
c.d.s. cancels and large
Chalmers label,
plus several modern covers. þ
30.
114
--;
“Scottish Stamp Design” seln. inc. eight private photographic design
suggestions by James
Douglas, plus one on a
cover, and the Gibbons Stamp
Monthly UK
defin. designs from 1965. þ
30.
115
--;
“Misuse of Labels” in album. Nearly all addressed to UK, showing use
(deliberate or
otherwise !) of publicity
labels, foreign stamps, “toy stamps”,
etc. for payment of postage, some
charged postage due. (40
covers, a few pieces). Some tone spots. þ ..
..
20.
116
--;
“R.R.S. Discovery” seln. of postcards (18), covers (6 modern), plus
various press
cuttings,
leaflets, two 1925 snapshots
of Discovery at Dartmouth, etc. þ
..
..
15.
117
--;
“Cutty Sark” album of postcards (c.40, early to modern), covers (14,
mainly
modern), plus
various other pieces of
ephemera etc. þ ..