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            Collections and Mixed Lots.    

        1     Box with a bundle of items previously unsold in our Buy or Bid Sale, with a total "stated
               to catalogue" price of £7,000+. Mainly Commonwealth, plus German States, a few France
               and others. Also two stockbooks of largely used Commonwealth. þ     ..        £300.
        2     Small bundle of stockcards with selected Commonwealth and foreign stamps, a number
               of them earlier, and inc. Germany & States, Spain, S.W.A., Canada, Cyprus, Kuwait, NZ,
               etc., etc. Total s.t.c.£3,300. þ      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £220.
        3     World general colln. in three Avon and five other mixed albums. No obvious duplication.
               (c.12,000) þ            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        4     Reasonable but untidy mix in carton inc. bundle of pages, loose, an album of USA, some
               covers and cards, etc. (1,000s) þ                   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
        5     German-biased carton with several stockbooks, pages and loose, plus covers, bundles of
               German ETBs, etc. Many other countries also inc. modern Japan. (1,000s) þ         ..                    50.
        6     Mainly German mix in carton with several stockbooks, other pages, loose. (1,000s) þ                 45.
        7     Duplicated Austria and Germany FDCs, other covers inc. many German FDCs, several
               stockbooks of mixed world (again much Germany), etc. (1,000s) þ      ..               ..                    40.
        8     Bundle of large envelopes each with seln. of one country (loose or pages), many others in
               stockbook, album, packets, etc. (1,000s) þ    ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
        9     Mixed box inc. a stockbook of Middle East/Turkey, tin of mainly Commonwealth, albums,
               loose, quantity of UK. (1,000s) þ                   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      10     Medium box with on and off-paper world mix to about 1929 sorted into envelopes, much
               Commonwealth and Europe. (Few 100s) þ    ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      11     Small tub of stockcards with generally selected stamps of a mix of countries. (100s) þ                  30.
      12     World stamps – some loose, some on approval sheets/cards, etc. (1,000s) þ         ..                    30.
      13     Carton with stockbooks/album of world stamps, bundles of UK FDCs, etc. (1,000s) þ               24.
      14     Carton with five mixed stockbooks and other binders with a scattering of stamps, a bag of
               world kiloware, and others. þ      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      15     Four stockbooks of largely Commonwealth m. & u., plus some USA, much about 1950s/60s.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      16     Album with some cheap FDCs, a bundle of Malaya presentation packs (16), plus other
               Singapore, Jersey, etc. þ             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      17     Mix in medium box with small stockbook, ice cream tub, pages, etc. All-world mainly off-
               paper. (100s) þ        ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      18     World colln. in two folders, and mixed loose. (Many 100s) þ                ..               ..                    20.
      19     An empty Royal Mail FDC album, empty New Pioneer cover album, folder with a few UK
               country packs/FDCs, and a few odd others. þ                 ..                   ..               ..                    18.
      20     UK, Commonwealth and foreign in packets in a few ice cream tubs. (1,000s) þ                           15.
      21     Long box with loose world mix of off-paper stamps, little or no UK. (c.280g net weight)
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      22     A similar lot, but c.260g. þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      23     Box with about 1.5kg of world (non-UK) kiloware, fairly cheap mix. þ ..            12.
      24     Approx. 1kg net of world (non-UK) cheaper kiloware. þ ..                   ..            10.
      25     Small stockbook of Germany, two small boxes of loose stamps etc. (100s) þ         ..                      8.
      26     British Commonwealth; three stockalbums with an attractive collection of QV to KG5
               (plus some KG6) mint and used. As well as a range of the more straightforward material,
               there are very many stamps or sets/short sets worth at least a pound or two, and a good
               scattering of better. Really is worth viewing. (c.2,000) þ   ..                   ..        £800.
      27     --; accumulation of new issues as received from Urch Harris & Co. Ltd. about 1988-94.
               Appears to be mainly used (c.t.o.) for a number of countries (Australia, AAT, Bermuda,
               Canada, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, NZ, UK), plus mint Ascension, BAT, Kiribati. Approx.
               48 distributions, generally originally costing about £10 to £30 per batch (and sometimes as
               much as £80+). þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £350.
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                   Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
      28     British Commonwealth; mainly 1953-68 mounted mint collection in eight New Age
               albums, quite strongly represented across the whole Commonwealth about 1964-68 and
               with many countries quite well filled in other years, and nearly all as complete sets.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £260.
      29     --; filing box containing fifty-two remainder club exchange books with a wide variety of
               countries, mainly used. Remainders PTSA £1,350. (generally at about 20% catalogue)
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £220.
      30     --; stockbook of mint only, mainly KG6/earlier QE (though some earlier and later). Some
               sets included but the majority are odds or part sets. (c.800) þ               ..               ..                £120.
      31     --; remainder collection in New Ideal album (for issues 1840-1936), with some countries
               quite well stripped, other apparently untouched. Lots of decent mid-value material.
               (800+) þ                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
      32     --; 1965-69 three albums containing m.mint stamps as received as new issues, often with
               mixed countries mounted on same page. Attractive, but unusual arrangement. (100s) þ             £100.
      33     --; conventional m. & u. collection in two albums, up to about the 1960s (some later) with
               a scattering of medium values. (100s) þ          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      34     --; six stockbooks of mixed countries inc. UK, Gibraltar, PNG, NZ. Some Germany also
               included. (100s) þ    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    65.
      35     --; mainly earlier QE and some KG6 colln. in album. (c.300) þ             ..               ..                    40.
      36     --; stockbook of mainly used, most periods and areas covered. (c.1,750) þ           ..                    35.
      37     --; mix in file box inc. stockalbum, remainder album of NZ, loose, stockbook of Ceylon, etc.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      38     --; Queen Victoria selections of Australian States (75), Ceylon (70), and New Zealand (35).
               Varied used condition.                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      39     --; two stockbooks with mainly used range. (100s) þ       ..                   ..               ..                    18.
      40     --; two medium stockbooks of Canada, NZ, and other mixed countries. (100s) þ 15.
      41     --; stockbook of mainly Canada (average range, mainly used, some dupl.) plus just a few
               mixed others. (100s) þ                ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      42     --; Omnibus; 1935 Silver Jubilee – 22 different m.m. sets (a few stamps maybe u.m.), many
               with toning of gum though fronts of many are fine. S.t.c.£300. (88) Also an Austrian-
               produced 1911 Coronation label.  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            60.
      43     --; --; stockbook of 1935 Jubilee (c.200 inc. a few sets), 1937 Coronation (85 inc. 21 sets),
               1945-46 Victory (27 sets), and 1953 Coronation (25). Also some QV (150). þ                          40.
      44     --; --; 1981 Royal Wedding collection still in packets as delivered from Stanley Gibbons,
               comprising distribution nos. MU-01 to MU-20 (missing MU-19), plus MZ-01 to MZ-06
               (these their so-called “Lost Stamps of the Pacific”). Original cost probably c.£750+ Also
               binder, printed pages, etc. þ        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
      45     --; --; 1981 R.Wedding u.m. gutter blocks of ten of Grenada and Grenadines overprinted
               “P.R.G.”, and of Uganda with 1982 21^st Birthday opt. Cat.£201.           ..               ..                    12.
      46     Europe; two small stockbooks with mainly used early/middle periods seln. (c.700) þ                   20.
      47     --; Hungary 1932 Madonna 2p, 5p, 10p m.m. (cat. c.£130.), 1p, 2p, 10p fair/fine used (£31.);
               also dupl. Russian souvenir covers for 1994 British Royal Visit, and for Sikorsky. 24.
      48     --; bundle of club book remainders, mainly Germany, PTSA £177 (usually at about 25%
               catalogue). (100s) þ ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            20.
      49     Foreign; thirty-four remainder club exchange books with a wide variety of largely
               European countries, mainly used. Remainders PTSA £425. (generally at about 20%
               catalogue) (100s) þ  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    85.
      50     --; odd mix in stockbook of French Colonies (90), Croatia (36), Slesvig (13), and Venezuela
               (210, 3 m.s.) þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.

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                   Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
      51     Latin America; small stockbook with range of u.m. Argentina 1955-66 plus early to middle
               used from other countries with little dupl. (c.430, of which c.75% is Argentine) þ 15.
      52     Middle East; bundle of u.m. Arab States sets and m.s., much being Appendix issues, but
               also several 1964-65 Umm Al Qiwain sets cat.£10+. Light dupl. (71, 54 m.s.)        ..                    24.
      53     Thematic; Cricket; Jamaica 1968 MCC set on illus FDC signed by sixteen different
               England players (inc. Colin Cowdrey, John Snow, Alan Knott, etc.). Also two 1966 Barb-
               ados maxi cards with Independence 35c stamps, each card autographed by Gary Sobers.[view image]             40.
      54     --; Entertainment; several modern u.m. sets and m.s. inc. Elvis Presley and Disney (5 sets,
               15 m.s.)  ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      55     --; Europe; album with seln. of u.m. Europa and other issues with European Unity or similar
               themes; also a few United Nations (Geneva), and Swiss issues for International Organisat-
               ions. Very little dupl. (c.680) þ    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      56     --; Football; 1986 World Cup Masterfile binder with 25 single-stamp FDCs (inc. one each
               signed by Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore), 54 u.m. stamps, 18 u.m. m.s. þ                           40.
      57     --; Miniature Sheets; lever arch file of u.m. and c.t.o. m.s. from around 1970. Little dupl.,
               and few are Commonwealth – many c.t.o. from Arab States, USSR, etc. A few covers and
               exhibition souvenirs also. (c.340 items) þ        ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      58     --; --; small box with bundle of modern u.m. miniature sheets comprising various Common-
               wealth Disney (19), and a mix of ten others (inc. “illegals”). þ                ..               ..                    15.
      59     --; Paintings; stockbook of mainly c.t.o. (c.180) þ         ..                   ..               ..                      5.
      60     --; Second World War; small u.m. lot, mainly 1991 Pearl Harbor Anniv. (1, 7 m.s.) þ                12.
      61     --; Telephone; seln. of m. & u. 1976 issues. (c.90) þ      ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      62     Covers; mixed box of covers from numerous countries – FDCs, commercial, philatelic,
               postal stationery. (c.500) þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      63     --; British Commonwealth; 1966-70 (mainly 1967-69) fine and attractive collection of first
               day covers in five cover albums, apparently as obtained as new issues, so generally illus.
               covers with neat address or unaddressed, and mainly of commem sets though some defin
               sets also (c.400). Also another album with colln. of 1973 R.Wedding FDCs (c.125 inc.
               duplicates) þ            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
      64     --; Europe; bundle of modern Russia, Estonia, Belarus, etc. (c.65) þ    ..            15.
      65     --; Autographed Covers; 2002 Falklands War FDCs of Falklands (signed by Simon Weston),
               Ascension (Jeremy Black, commander of Invincible), and St. Helena (“Sharkey” Ward).             15.
      Ü     --; --; see also Thematic (Cricket), and UK (Autographed Covers).
      66     --; Aviation; bundle of mainly 1960s-70s, the majority philatelic. (c.80) ..            20.
      67     --; Numismatic Covers; 1999-2001 five covers of UK, Guernsey and Gibraltar. þ                    12.
      Ü     --; --; see also Germany.
      68     --; Princess Diana; 1997-98 colln. in two albums of single-stamp FDCs of various countries,
               typed addresses. (77) þ               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      69     --; Railway; mainly used in stockbook. (c.180) þ           ..                   ..               ..                      8.
      70     --; Royalty; 1937-99 small colln., mainly later, inc. 1937 pair of French Duke of Windsor
               wedding souvenir covers, 1986 (23 July) Royal Wedding set on reg. cover postmarked
               Windsor Castle, a few FDCs, pres. packs, etc. (42 items) þ                 ..               ..                    30.
      Ü     Perfins; see UK.
      71     Cinderella; two similar sheets, each of six labels for 1957 Scout Jamboree, inscribed in
               Esperanto (printed in Barcelona). ..                 ..               ..                   ..              5.
      Ü     --; see also Norway, USA.
      72     Literature; five SG Sectional catalogues viz. 1986 Austria & Hungary, 1993 Benelux, 1997
               Italy & Switzerland, 1996 Portugal & Spain, and 1996 Middle East. þ ..            10.
      73     --; six books by James Mackay – Skeleton Postmarks of Scotland, Postal History of Glasgow,
               Postal History of Dumfries, Scottish Postmarks, and Parcel Post of the British Isles. þ         15.
      74     Supplies (Second-Hand); two old SG Oriel albums (dark blue) with some other pages. þ          10.
                                                        
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            Non-Philatelic Items
      Ü     Autographs; see Thematic (Cricket) and (Football), USA (1945), and UK (Autographed
               Covers).
      75     Coins; box of mixed world coins, although a fair proportion is UK pennies. (c.11kg) þ                20.
      76     --; small box with approx. 2kg loose world mix. þ           ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      77     Documents; 1821-90 seln. of six documents, with several tax stamps, mainly English.                  10.
      78     Medallions; 1897-1937 seln. of 14 commercially produced medallions for Coronations or
              Jubilees, plus seven others (these last mainly copies). Also a few cig. type cards. þ 24.
      79     Postcards; large accumulation in eight shoeboxes or similar. Mixed used and unused, UK
               and foreign, some sorted, and inc. some unused Scottish in wholesale bundles. (Estimated
               c.5,000) Ä                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      80     --; accumulation in four shoeboxes of mainly modern – used and unused, UK and foreign.
               (Estimated c.3,000) Ä                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      81     Telephone Cards; album with seln. of German phonecards, little dupl., mainly pictorial.
               (137) þ ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
                  

           Classified by Country
      82     Aden; 1937 Dhow short set to 8a u.m., SG 1-8 cat.£60.  ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      83     Ascension; 1981-87 u.m. all-different seln. of commem sets and defins, cat. c.£73. (c.150,
               5 m.s.)    ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      84     Australian States; New South Wales; 1854-59 8d golden yellow good sound used but
               with quite heavy cancel which is accentuated by the stamp's light colour. Four good
               margins. SG 97 cat.£1,300.[view image]          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
      85     --; Western Australia; 1854 "Black Swan" 1d used (faults, cat.£200.), 1854-55 4d used
               (fair, cut-to-shape, cat.£180.). Also five other UK/Commonwealth stamps and the very poor
               remains of a UK booklet.              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      86     Australia; 1913-35 (approx.) seln. of used ‘Roos to 5/-, inc. OS perfins (4) and OS NSW
               perfin (1). S.t.c.£540. (62)            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      87     --; large accumulation in two boxes comprising three cover albums of mainly FDCs
               (c.1978-90), two albums of m. & u. PSEs, a stockbook of mainly mint, and many other
               quite modern FDCs, presentation packs, and others in bundles. þ         ..               ..                £150.
      88     --; 1981-87 collection on stockleaves of commem sets and defin odds, all c.t.o. and nearly
               all-different, inc. se-tenant strips. Also includes A.A.T. Cat. c.£240. (c.330, 3 m.s.) 40.
      89     --; Post Office Year Books for 1981-87 and 1989-94 (13) þ              ..               ..                    75.
      90     Austria; 1883-1989 stockbook with m. & u.  ranges (c.480, 2 m.s. 1 FDC) þ     ..                    12.
      91     --; 1890-1978 stockbook with m. & u. seln., bulk post-1960, some dupl. (c.900) þ                   30.
      92     --; 1977-91 stockbook with seln. of u.m. and f.u. (c.t.o.), often in pairs. (c.720, 13 m.s.) þ         30.
      93     --; stockbook with colln. of c.650 different, largely used. þ                   ..               ..                    10.
      94     Barbados; QV to QE in stockbook, majority used, with mixed duplication. (c.750) þ                 24.
      95     Bechuanaland; 1953-66 m.m. seln., plus 1961 opts. f.u., s.t.c.£180. (76)             ..                    40.
      96     Belgium; 1863-1944 stockbook of m. & u. with dupl. Includes a few better 1930s odds.
               (c.1,000) þ              ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      97     --; stockbook with largely used colln. of c.1,200 different. þ                 ..               ..                    18.
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      98     Bermuda; QV to QE mainly used in slim stockbook, often duplicated. (c.600+) þ 30.
      99     --; 1981-87 all-different seln. of used (c.t.o.) commem sets and defin odds (inc. Ships $5).
               Cat. c.£176. (120, 2 m.s.)            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    100     British Antarctic Territory; 1981-87 all-different seln. of u.m. commem sets plus 1984
               Marine Life defin set. Cat. c.£43. (63)             ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    101     Canada; 1897 Jubilee $1 unmounted mint. Centred low, one slightly short perf at top, one
               small spot on gum, the gum slightly migrated into the paper at one side. Not quite perfect,
               but quite good. SG 136 (cat.£450. for m.m.).[view image]  ..               ..                   ..            80.
    102     --; 1897 Jubilee $1 good mounted mint, centred a little high and one short perf at top. SG
               136 cat.£450.[view image]            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    103     --; 1897 Jubilee $2 good used, centred to left. Relatively light barred cancel. SG 137 cat.
               £350.[view image]     ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
    104     --; 1897 Jubilee $3 heavily mounted mint (though gum slightly disturbed), centred well to
               left and just a little low. SG 138 cat.£900.[view image]        ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
    105     --; 1903-12 KE7 2c imperf. pair m.m., SG 177a cat.£28. ..                   ..            10.
    106     --; 1926 both types of 2c surcharge on 3c m.m., SG 264-5 cat.£61.      ..               ..                    15.
    107     --; 1951-95 mint collection in Scott printed album, appearing substantially complete, and
               largely u.m. (c.1,300). Also some Newfoundland mainly used (c.110) þ                 ..                £130.
    108     --; 1981-87 used (c.t.o.) all-different seln. on stockleaves, as supplied as new issues, inc.
               se-tenant issues. Cat. c.£180. (c.200, 4 m.s.)   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
    109     --; Officials; 1949-50 50c u.m., SG O177 cat.£32.         ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    110     China; 1929 Unification set (4) m.m., decent/average perfs. SG 376-9 cat.£85.     ..                    26.
    111     --; m. & u. mix in stockbook up to about 1960s (c.550); also a few Indo-China etc. þ                30.
    112     --; packet marked as “521 Diff. China” but not checked by us.              ..               ..                    10.
    113     --; small bag of modern kiloware (c.400g) þ   ..               ..                   ..              8.
    114     --; Central and South China; 1949 surcharges set (missing $200 on $370) unused (no
               gum). SG CC97-105, CC107-116, cat.£139. ..               ..                   ..               ..          &