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     Lots 161-177 Non-Philatelic Items
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General, 4 April 2005                                Page 2                                   Estimate.

                   Collections and Mixed Lots.

                     

        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                  ..               ..                £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         ..               ..                £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         ..               ..                   ..               ..                £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  ..                 ..               ..                   ..        £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         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    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     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    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 ..                  ..            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                   ..               ..                    40.
      12     Thirteen mixed albums of world, remaindered to mixed degree (1,000s), also an empty

         
     Ideal album (worn). þ                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      13     Medium carton with thirteen various stockbooks, albums, and cover album. Mainly

         
     Germany, some UK and Switzerland. (Many 100s) þ      ..                   ..               ..                    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  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    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            ..                   ..               ..                    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           ..               ..                   ..               ..                    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        ..                    35.

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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    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      23     Very mixed carton; shop packets, all sorts of covers, album and stockbook, many loose

         
     world stamps, etc. (1,000s) þ      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      24     Three large Minkus Supreme Global albums (incomplete) with ranges of mixed countries.

         
     Also two folders of early 1960s issues, and others. þ       ..                   ..               ..                    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                  ..               ..                    30.
      26     Carton of remainders – empty binders, modern world FDCs, four stockbooks, junior album,

         
     etc. (Many 100s) þ  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    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                   ..               ..                    26.
      29     Medium box of world, with much which has just a little value. (1,000s)
þ               ..                    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                ..                    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        ..                    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             ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    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      ..               ..                    20.
      35     Small box of mixed odds from a mix of countries inc. Germany. Some mildly interesting

         
     bits. (100s) þ           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    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            ..            20.
      37     Small shoebox with a loose mix of world stamps – mint only (c.300g net)
þ            ..                    20.
      38     Two shoeboxes; one of world loose off-paper (1,000s), the other with world stamps in

         
     packets (100s) þ      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    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              ..                    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                 ..               ..                    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    ..               ..                   ..            12.
      45     A similar box, but 265g.
þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      46     A similar box, but 245g.
þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      47     Fairly tatty Strand album with early to modern world without UK. (1,000s) þ        ..                    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.

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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           ..                £800.
      51     --; 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       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £280.
      52     --; used King George 6th collection with many high values though few complete defin sets.

         
     Generally fine, and an attractive range. (100s) ..               ..                   ..        £200.
      53     --; 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                          ..               ..                £130.
      54     --; 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       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
      55     --; 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     --; small but useful seln. with O.F.S. (32, to 5/-), India and States, Burma, Rhodesia, etc.             60.
      57     --; 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            ..                    50.
      58     --; 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            ..                   ..               ..                    55.
      59     --; 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            ..               ..                    50.
      60     --; 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          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      61     --; stockbook with Australia, New Zealand, and a few others, mainly used, and with some

         
     sets and a few better values. (c.450) þ            ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      62     --; stockbook of mixed countries, much Africa but also Newfoundland etc. (1,000+)
þ                28.
      63     --; stockbook of mainly 1950s-80s, mainly u.m., mainly sets, with some dupl. (c.600+)
þ            24.
      64     --; album with general mainly used colln. Biggest numbers of Australia and Canada, but fair

         
     range of others also. (Few 100s) þ                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      65     --; 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      ..                   ..               ..                      8.
      66     --; Omnibus; 1946 Victory apparently complete (plus a few duplicates) u.m. (c.180); also

         
     two empty albums. þ                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
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      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                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      68     --; --; 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    ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      69     --; --; 1980 and 1985 Queen Mother u.m. colln. (140, 40 m.s.)
þ        ..               ..                    26.
      70     --; --; 1980 and 1985 Queen Mother u.m. sets on stockleaves. Also a few 1993 Coron.

         
     Anniv. sets. (c.170)   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      71     --; --; 1981 Royal Wedding seln. of u.m. sets on stockleaf. Also some 1982 Royal Baby sets.

         
     (c.250, 11 m.s.)         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      72     --; --; 1983 Commonwealth Day The Commonwealth Collection in printed album comprising
              54 u.m. sets and 2 black prints. A few pages marked.
þ   ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      73     --; --; 1985 Queen Mother u.m. colln. in printed album (220, 75 m.s.)
þ                ..                    45.
      74     --; --; 1986 60th Birthday u.m. collection on printed pages (265, 44 m.s.)
þ           ..                    30.
      75     --; --; 1986 Royal Wedding coll. (c.80 u.m., 7 FDCs, 8 maxi-cards)
þ ..            15.
      76     --; --; 1986 Royal Wedding bundle of FDCs (c.60), maxi-cards (19), and booklets (3)
þ            10.
      77     --; --; 1987 Ruby Wedding u.m. colln. (c.140, 17 m.s.), plus 43 FDCs.
þ             ..                    30.
      78     --; --; 1990 Queen Mother u.m. colln. (90, 17 m.s.)
þ     ..                   ..               ..                    26.
      79     --; --; 1990-91 u.m. colln. of three diff. issues, in two albums. (c.100, 14 m.s., 20 covers)
þ        20.
      80     --; --; 1991 Birthdays u.m. colln. (84, 12 m.s.)
þ             ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      81     --; --; 1993 Coronation Anniversary u.m. colln. (82, 15 m.s.)
þ            ..               ..                    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             ..                   ..               ..                £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                ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      86     Asia; quantity of China and some Japan m. & u. mainly (very roughly) 1900s to 1960s and

         
     with duplication. (100s)                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    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    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      88     --; box with bundles of W.German Ersttagsblatter of about 1970s to early 1990s (c.700),

         
     plus 1970s-80s Swiss folders. þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            75.
      89     --; bundle of 16 remainder club exchange books of mixed countries.      Remains PTSA £475.

         
     (generally at about 20% catalogue). (100s) þ                   ..                   ..            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                      ..                    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                ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      93     --; another carton, generally similar, but slightly less of it.
þ ..                  ..            35.
      94     --; and another, highly duplicated – loads of Ajman Roses.
þ                ..               ..                    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.

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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   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    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     --; 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                                      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                        .. 45.
    100     --; --; World Cup Collection in three albums mainly relating to 1990 championships. (c.250,

         
     25 m.s., etc.) þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
    101     --; 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)      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    102     --; 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     --; --; 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       ..               ..                   ..                             £100.
    105     --; Railway; Westminster Railway Heritage u.m. collection in four volumes. (c.1,100, 120 m.s./
         
     sheetlets, 20 FDCs, 1 booklet)
þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £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     --; 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  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
    109     --; Toys and Games; m. & u. colln. on pages (as displayed at Museum of Childhood, 1993)
         
     (c.300, several covers etc.)
þ      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    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       ..                                     50.
    111     --; Zeppelins; colln. (commercially produced about late-1990s) of zeps and airships. (6 stamps,
         
     9 m.s., 32 covers)
þ ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    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        ..                   ..               ..                    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          ..