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                 Collections and Mixed Lots.
                                                        
        1    Mix in two boxes; in places simply standard, in others quite interesting. Includes world
               albums of mixed vintages, some cheap bulk (much USA), some albums of individual
               countries or themes (inc. FDCs), several items with printed signatures (Gagarin, Churchill,
               KG6, Byrd), some modern new issue type, a few cinderellas, some decent pickings in single
               items. Overall foreign slant. Merits more than just a few minutes’ viewing. (1,000s) þ               £200.
        2     Carton with a wide mix of world stamps. Much is on pages or stockleaves, plus others loose
               or in folders, and a nice lot for the keen sorter of catholic tastes. Includes many areas of
               interest, unusual, some scarcer, etc. Noticed are some useful Germany, a small collection of
               UK booklet panes . . . and much else. (1,000s) þ            ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        3     Carton with an accumulation of mainly modern material from Germany (largest numbers),
               Liechtenstein, United Nations, and many other countries. Comprises unmounted mint,
               cancelled-to-order, FDCs, maxi-cards, etc. Things other than new issues also included.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        4     Quite an accumulation in a carton with much new issue type material, mainly from about
               1980s/90s (much Germany, but good spread of other countries, u.m. and c.t.o., plus packs,
               cards, etc.), plus older stamps also in plastic wallets, some world covers, and so on. Needs
               a thorough sorting. (1,000s) þ      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        5     Large box with a mix which has a heavy German bias. Stockbooks, covers, FDCs, souvenir
               folders, loose stamps, approval books, etc. Apart from Germany, some strength also in
               Poland, Switzerland, Scandinavia, plus small box of German telephone cards, etc. Good
               general standard though without anything very scarce. (1,000s) þ          ..               ..                £100.
        6     Big box with good sorting mix. Much Germany, but very wide range of others also. þ              £100.
        7     Heavy carton well-filled (over-filled !) with an all-world accumulation. There’s much of
               the kind of material that was found in cheap packets in the 1960s, often in blocks, plus
               others older and newer, albums, and others at the bottom we haven’t reached yet !
               (Probably 10,000s) þ                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        8     Good mixed box with all sorts of material from earlies to quite recent (mainly c.t.o.) new
               issues. Comprises stamps in packets, on stockcards, world in some large albums, and
               Switzerland on pages, plus some covers. Very varied, but not all-encompassing. (Many
               100s, or 1,000s) þ   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
        9     Quite a useful boxful, with decent general standard (some bulk stuff included, but not
               much) inc. odd bits on stockcards, plus pages, stockleaves, packets, little stockbooks, some
               covers, and so on. Broad range of countries. (Many 100s) þ                ..               ..                    75.
      10     Bundle of plastic wallets, containing a wide mix – many selected stamps on little stockcards,
               some new issue type material, some covers, and all sorts. Some common types seen but the
               majority is of at least medium value. (1,000s) þ                ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      11     Box with over fifteen various binders, mainly stockbooks, of mixed world stamps. þ 50.
      12     A big old Continental album (world stamps), bundle of loose pages, and a number of small
               stockbooks (many Germany/W.Germany here inc. dupl. mint), etc. (1,000s) þ                            50.
      13     Carton of kiloware – roughly 1.6kg UK, 0.9kg world inc. UK, and 8.75kg of world (non-
               UK) mainly sorted by country. þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            50.
      14     Interesting and very varied boxful – from “wallpaper” to more unusual single items. Whole
               world with much foreign. (1,000s) þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      15     Thirteen stockbooks (mixed sizes) with varied contents, some quite sparse, others better
               filled. All-world, some numbers of 1960s W.Germany. þ ..                   ..            50.
      16     Box with jumbled accum. of material – mainly FDCs from 1970s/80s, the bulk being UK –
               Fleetwood (US source), Royal Mail, and a few Benham etc. Mixed postmarks (inc. better
               e.g. 1974 Britons set with Machynlleth handstamp). A few signed (inc. 1980 Birds – Peter
               Scott). A number of non-UK also, with emphasis on USA. Various other oddments. (c.300
               covers) þ                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
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      17     Odd mix in a carton – loose world stamps, some Commonwealth omnibus material (some
               in albums), covers, a packet of Vatican c.t.o. new issues, and so on. þ  ..            40.
      18     Accumulation/clearance lot in box inc. blocks and sheets, odds in packets, covering the
               whole world inc. much foreign. (1,000s) þ      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      19     Selection of used high values on two stockcards, dupl. to 4x. Middle to modern, countries
               inc. Gibraltar, KUT, Jordan, Nyasaland, S.Rhodesia. S.t.c.£540. (61)   ..            40.
      20     Five stockbooks of mixed world countries, mainly used, largely non-Commonwealth.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      21     Carton with junior albums, loose stamps, covers, etc. (1,000s) þ          ..               ..                    30.
      22     Big box with world mix in various binders, boxes, packets, plus covers, etc. (1,000s) þ               30.
      23     Mainly Commonwealth collection in Worldex album, with many pre-QE, and inc. odds such
               as Nyasaland KG5 4/- postally used, £1 fiscally used, Straits Settlements KE7 $1, $2, $5
               fiscally used, etc. (100s) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      24     Carton with range of stamps in stockbooks and covers in albums, inc. 2 x 1978 C’wealth
               Coron. Anniv.  FDCs, much Germany, some Latin America, U.N. (100s) þ           ..                    30.
      25     World assortment/accumulation in box, mainly in small boxes or envelopes. (1,000s) þ                30.
      26     Carton stuffed with bundle upon bundle of “miniature sheets” and similar, generally of the
               phantom issues of Dhufar, Isö, Gairsay, and the like. (Estimated 20kg) þ                ..                    30.
      27     Bundle of retail packets (Canadian source) – about 120 with many of “100 Canada” and
               “100 Canada & 100 World”, plus some such as “100 Belgium”. þ        ..               ..                    30.
      28     Accumulation in box – packets, blocks/sheets, and all sorts. (1,000s) þ                 ..                    30.
      29     Carton with collections of Japan and Faroe Islands in individual albums, plus many thous-
               ands of loose world stamps in bag inc. some bundleware. þ                  ..               ..                    30.
      30     Mix of odds in box inc. small colln. of pre-Yugoslav states, packet of 1,000 different world,
               some duplicated W.German m.s., small colln. of India, bundle of Norwegian Christmas
               seals, etc. þ              ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      31     Large old six-volume Scott’s International album with spaces for stamps 1840-1926 and
               1928-38. Only sparse scattering of stamps, some damage. (Many 100s) þ            ..                    30.
      32     Suitcase quite well filled with loose stamps, pages, covers, books, etc., etc. (1,000s) þ                26.
      33     Strand album with a world collection generally up to about mid-1930s only. (c.2,000+) þ           24.
      34     Schwaneberger album (c.1943) with m. & u. world collection, much Europe. A few stained
               by sticky tape. (c.2,100) þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      35     Small mixed box which includes a bundle of unsold “Buy or Bid Sale” lots. (100s) þ 24.
      36     Thousands of world stamps in packets and small boxes, album with small USA collection,
               etc. þ    ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      37     Box of foreign kiloware (little or no UK, but numbers of Europe), inc. a smaller box of
               mainly commem Germany. (Approx.6.5kg) þ ..               ..                   ..            24.
      38     Mixture comprising two stockbooks of mixed world stamps, a folder with covers, m.s., and
               stamps (inc. some “stamps on stamps” theme), a small box, a few Israel revenues, and some
               other covers. þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      39     Carton of stamps mainly sorted into small boxes by country, and in an album. (1,000s) þ             22.
      40     Medium stockbook of mint stamps only, majority European, some European Colonies, and
               a few others. (500+) þ                ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
      41     Large carton with an odd mix – various odds and ends of stamps (small albums, loose
               material, some covers, bundles of cheap postcards, etc.), plus some second-hand computer
               things (a scanner, printer, cables, etc.) þ         ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      42     Large stockbook with a world mix, though roughly 75% Commonwealth, reasonable spread
               but mainly cheaper types. (Roughly 1,000+) þ                 ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      43     Mix of world kiloware (c.7kg) with some UK. þ              ..                   ..               ..                    20.

A Buyer’s Premium of 10% (vat-inclusive) will be added to all sale prices.

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      44     Seven small stockbooks with scattered range of mainly early to middle period Europe and
               Colonies, but with well over half coming from Cape Verde/Cabo Verde !  (c.430) þ                    20.
      45     A medium carton of mainly world kiloware (some off-paper) largely made up in bags. þ               20.
      46     World collection to about 1960 in American printed album (100s), another album of world
               (100s, but many with sticky tape), and others loose. þ     ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      47     Little seln. inc. Barbados 1892-1903 2/6 m.m. (tiny corner thin, cat.£85.), UK KE7 2/6 g.u.
               perfin, Japan 1914 50s brown u.m. (short perf, cat.£30.). (15, 2 bkts.)  ..            18.
      48     Three large stockbooks, plus other pages, with a  mix of world stamps, a bit scattered in
               places. (100s) þ       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      49     Mixed Commonwealth on pages inc. S.Africa, Ireland, plus a few USA, and odd others.              15.
      50     Bundle of 25 individual country packets, each with an all-different seln. (e.g. 200 diff.
               Austria, 100 diff Cuba, 50 diff. Indonesia, 100 diff Poland, etc.) (3,700) þ             ..                    15.
      51     A similar lot, some different countries. (3,200) þ              ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      52     Stuffed stockbook of dupl. Greece and Grenada. (1,000s) þ                ..               ..                    15.
      53     Stuffed stockbook of Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and others. (c.3,600) þ                 ..                    15.
      54     Stuffed stockbook of dupl. Tchad, Togo, and some others. (1,000s) þ ..            15.
      55     Medium stockbook with mix of China (c.475), Canada (c.300), Ceylon (c.70), and
               Philippines (c.125) þ                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      56     Long box with off-paper world mix (no UK seen). Net weight approx.275g. þ                            12.
      57     A similar lot, but approx.250g. þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..            12.
      58     A similar lot, but approx.225g. þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..            12.
      59     A similar lot, but approx.180g. þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..            10.
      60     A similar lot, but approx.175g. þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..            10.
      61     Mediocre box of kiloware, broken down as approx. 5kg of mainly UK, 1kg Germany, and a
               little Norway, USA, etc. þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      62     Stuffed stockbook of dupl. Philippines, Portugal, and just a few Pitcairn. (1,000s) þ 10.
      63     Mixed box with UK, Channel Islands, and other world. (Many 100s) þ                 ..                    10.
      64     Six remainder appro. books with mainly France and Germany, a few Lebanon, Morocco,
               and others. (100s)     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      65     Hundreds of world stamps/covers sorted by country into envelopes. þ  ..              8.
      66     Stockbook of world stamps, nearly all mint. (c.175) þ                          ..               ..                      8.
      67     Selection of m.m. 1960s embossed circular “coin stamps” of Burundi (16), Qatar (13),
               Bhutan (9), Umm-al-Qiwain (2), plus 8 free-form Tonga.  ..                   ..              8.
      68     Bag of mixed world kiloware with some UK. (c.1.2kg) þ ..                   ..              6.
      69     Box with loads of bags of UK and world on and off-paper. þ               ..               ..                      6.
      70     Large stockbook with approx. 250 pieces, mainly postal stationery cut-outs, some others. þ          5.
      71     Shoebox with c.300g of Commonwealth off-paper, and another box with c.375g of world
               mainly off-paper. þ   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
      72     British Commonwealth; stockbook with a clean and attractive lot of used only. Many are
               in sets (especially middle to modern) and often with decent medium values – some high
               values throughout. Stronger countries include Rhodesia area, S.Africa/SWA, KUT,
               Australia, NZ, IoM – other countries also. Total s.t.c.£3,500., and condition generally fine.
               (c.2,000) þ              ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £280.
      73     --; stockbook with an nice range of mint only from mainly the South African area (inc.
               SWA, homelands, and a few provinces), plus some Ceylon, Rhodesia, etc. S.t.c.£2,000.
               (c.700)   ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £170.
      74     --; good range of used in stockbook. Much African (as well as PNG, NZ, a few Australia,
               and others), and overall strength in KG5 to earlier QE period. Many better values, some
               sets. Total s.t.c.£1,850. (c.800) þ                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                £130.
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      75     British Commonwealth; stockbook with quite an attractive range of mint stamps only,
               nearly all from S.Africa area (S.Africa, SWA, a few Homelands, etc.), plus some Ceylon/
               Sri Lanka, KUT, and Uganda, and with some dupl. S.t.c.£1,200. (c.1,000) þ        ..                £100.
      76     --; album with a m. & u. collection of KE7 issues only, generally odds from a good range
               of countries, and with some slightly better, inc. in Bahamas, Cyprus, Fiji, K.U.T., St.
               Helena. S.t.c.£1,100. (excluding a few which are fiscally used). (270) þ                 ..                £100.
      77     --; small box of stockcards with generally selected stamps, mixed countries early to modern.
               Useful mix. Also a small tub of Germany. þ     ..               ..                   ..            26.
      78     --; album of mainly countries J-M (inc. individual KUT countries). Mainly KG5 to modern
               (some earlier) and with a few better values. (c.900+) þ                         ..               ..                    24.
      79     --; all periods m. & u. accum. on pages and in packets. (1,000s) þ       ..               ..                    16.
      80     --; stockbook stuffed with dupl. mainly used New Zealand and Australia. (1,000s) þ                   15.
      81     --; small box of off-paper used modern from a mix of countries – much Zimbabwe, plus
               Zambia, S.Africa, plus some Ghana and Botswana seen, etc. (Approx.350g net – 1,000s) þ        12.
      82     --; a similar box, but seems to have less Zimbabwe, more S.Africa, Zambia, Botswana.
               (Approx.275g net – 1,000s) þ     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      83     --; stockbook with a dupl. seln. of used St. Lucia QV on one page at the back (50), other-
               wise nearly all just duplicated used UK Machins. þ          ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      84     --; packets of Canada and NZ off-paper, and mixed on-paper, total c.175g. (100s) þ                   5.
      85     --; Africa; small selns. of Gambia (14 cameo types, mainly used, s.t.c.£105.), and Lagos (12
               QV/KE7 m. & u., s.t.c.£40.)        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      86     --; Atlantic Islands; 1992 S.S.A.F.A. souvenir folder containing the u.m. miniature sheets
               for Falkland Liberation Anniv., from Falklands (cat.£6.), S.Georgia (£7.), Ascension (£4.75),
               and St.Helena (£5.50).                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
      87     --; Omnibus; 1972 S.Wedding u.m. colln. in album (78) cat.£27., and 1977 S.Jubilee u.m.
               colln. in album (91, 1 m.s.) þ       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      88     --; --; 1981 Royal Wedding u.m. colln. in printed album inc. some gutter pairs (170, 43
               m.s.) þ  ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      89     Asia; shoebox of stamps loose and on stockcards, plus envelope of album pages etc. (100s) þ    12.
      90     Europe; two stockbooks with c.t.o. new issues mainly from 1998-99 of British Isles, Scand-
               inavia, and E.Europe. Mainly complete sets, little dupl. (c.470, 24 m.s.) þ              ..                    24.
      91     --; stockbook, stockleaves, pages, and loose, with general mix. (100s) þ               ..                    12.
      92     --; Eastern Europe; slim stockbook with often dupl. mainly c.t.o. mix (100s), plus some
               u.m. sheets or half sheets of 1960s USSR (total cat.£565., but greatly overrated at that).               10.
      93     Foreign; slim stockbook with a selected range, often of better stamps, inc. many France,
               other Europe, and a little Overseas. Well worth seeing; high average value. (c.415) þ               £120.
      94     --; large stockbook of mainly c.t.o. pictorials of Eastern Europe, Korea, and similar, plus
               others commercially used. Inc. some sheetlets. (2,000+) þ ..                  ..            20.
      95     --; bundle of pages with mainly Overseas (1,000+)           ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      96     Latin America; bitsy range on pages (100s)   ..               ..