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General	STAMP AUCTION  Monday 28 August 2006 at 7.00 pm
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                 Collections and Mixed Lots.                                                      
        1     Extensive world accumulation in two cartons, in biscuit tins and plastic tubs. Although the
               bulk is large quantities of cheaper stamps and duplicates (usually sorted by country or area),
               we note a few UK booklets, and others that may be items intended for inclusion in a main
               collection but still to be added. Many 1,000s. Estimate is a guess. þ      ..        £300.
        2     Box with modern but useful accum. of often larger items (sheets/sheetlets/m.s./booklets/
               packs, etc.) inc. USA, Channel Is., IoM, UK, Australia, etc. – the UK inc. u.m. and c.t.o.
               modern inc. some more difficult. (Many 100s) þ              ..                   ..               ..                £150.
        3     Fairly small box, but with quite decent quality contents. Much European, and with lots of
               stamps/items cat. at least a few pounds each. Noted are Germany, Canada (inc. Newfound-
               land), France, Alderney, Switzerland, Algeria, etc. (100s) þ                  ..               ..                £150.
        4     Carton containing 13 stockbooks and other albums. Mixed world, though there is much of
               Germany, Switzerland, and other Europe. Some better or medium quality, mint, etc.
               (1,000s) þ    ..    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £150.
        5     An old Gibbons album (1873 edition) with an interesting though stuck-down world coll-
               ection. Only slightly picked at some time, and containing mainly 19^th Century issues with
               some later additions. Includes two reasonable UK penny blacks, better Norway, German
               States and other European, some Commonwealth and Overseas. (1,116)                ..                £120.
        6     Accumulation and remainders from a much larger collection, all in one carton. Due to the
               original source, we guess this is worth checking – some UK pmk. interest, UK souvenir
               packs, mixed albums/stockbooks, loose world stamps, a UN colln., etc. (1,000s) þ £120.
        7     Two file boxes with a general collection. Includes parts of a 1990 World Cup colln., a
               colln. of UK FDCs, UK 1980 Authoresses 12p u.m  with the “missing p” variety, general
               world album, Stamp Atlas, etc. þ                   ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
        8     Assortment in box with mixed stamps on stockcards, a bundle of unsold Buy or Bid lots
               (s.t.c.£550.), a few pages of m. Commonwealth, and three albums of 1968-80 Germany
               (stamps and covers). (Many 100s) þ              ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        9     Fifteen various stockbooks and one album of mixed non-European countries (includes
               Commonwealth). Generally excludes larger countries – good though not scarce ranges.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    90.
      10     Old Ideal album with printed spaces to 1917 and some stamps of later dates added. Odd
               better here and there e.g. two UK penny blacks (one quite good 4-margin, other badly cut-
               into). Condition typically mixed. (c.450 Commonwealth, 640 foreign) þ                 ..                    80.
      11     Large carton of very mixed odds and remainders. Includes several stockbooks, loose, much
               foreign, and a small box of reference photos of stamps. (1,000s) þ        ..               ..                    60.
      12     Stockbook with the main value in u.m. decimal commems sets, some other countries. þ                60.
      13     Large accum. in big box. Largest part is several volumes of world stamps (more than one
               original collection), plus other junior albums, an album of UK PO cards, etc. (1,000s) þ               60.
      14     Five various albums; a Strand with world colln. to about 1930s (1,000s, the UK removed);
               three Swing-o-Rings of various countries inc. USA, France, and mixed Commonwealth,
               and a little Minor with UK to 1949. (1,000s) þ               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      15     Small bundle of six remainder club books with all-world content. Remainder PTSA c.£260.
               (generally at about 20% cat. – but generally not accounting for condition, so better or worse
               value). Another book of UK used QV to KG5 not priced but s.t.c. c.£900. (100s) Also a
               Rhodesia 1905 Falls 2/6 m.m. (cat.£100. but with repaired tear and short perfs.) 50.
      16     Two boxes with a strange mix – some loose world stamps, UK military/aviation items inc.
               wartime covers, club book remainders, etc. Worth checking through. þ ..            50.
      17     Collection and odds in medium box. Consists of two junior-type world collections (1,000s),
               a world colln. (mainly pre-1960s) in two albums arranged by theme (inc. Japan 1949 Postal
               Week 8¥ m.m.), a few covers (inc. UK 1940 Centenary illus.), etc. þ   ..            50.
You may make alternative bids, or state an overall spending limit. Advice available.

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      18     Two smaller stockbooks plus some stockcards, with a world mix. High proportions of mint,
               and of Commonwealth. Includes sets and part sets, and many medium values. (100s) þ                45.
      19     Varied mix in carton. We notice an album for 1949 UPU issues (with a fair number of
               stamps), and all sorts of other bits often of interest, even if not very valuable. þ    45.
      20     Banana box with albums of Channel Islands, various 1977-78 Omnibus, and mixed others.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      21     Carton well-filled with stockbooks, albums, and bundles. Largest numbers probably of UK
               and Germany. (1,000s) þ            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      22     Chocolate box with bundle of stockcards of varied but selected stamps. Most cards worth at
               least a pound or two. (100s) þ     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      23     A slim Schaubek album (dated “1910”) with world range. Moderate mix with some better
               (especially a few mint Rhodesia Admirals and Double Heads - heavily mounted, values to
               10d and 1/-). (c.420) ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      24     World accumulation in box, with many loose, some pages, a few covers (commercial and
               philatelic), etc. (1,000s) þ            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      25     Box of album pages and a few covers. Fair amounts of British Isles and Europe but others
               also, and with much of medium value, (100s) þ                ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      26     Two stockbooks of dupl. used UK, another of m. & u. Guernsey, an album of Channel Is.
               FDCs, plus an album of world stamps, and other UK/Channel Is. in small box. (1,000s) þ           35.
      27     Mixed box with all sorts of stuff. Nothing expensive, but still a good sorting lot. (1,000s) þ           35.
      28     Shortbread tin filled with stockcards of world stamps. Some is just cheap material, but
               there are many of medium value, some mint sets, and so on. (100s) þ    ..            35.
      29     New issues of 2003-5 u.m. in packaging as delivered. Countries covered are Australia (inc.
               sheetlets), Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, Jamaica, Norway,
               and Spain. þ             ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      30     Shoebox of world off-paper. Small numbers only of modern, the bulk being late-19^th cent-
               ury to about 1950s. (1,000s) þ    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      31     Medium box of mixed world loose, packets, tins, covers, etc. (1,000s) þ               ..                    30.
      32     Album pages and mixed others in medium flat box, all-world. (Many 100s) þ         ..                    30.
      33     Mix in box. Three junior albums (100s), odd loose, UK 1989 year book, UK 1988 Castles
               p.pack. þ                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      34     Six various old junior albums of world (many 100s), plus other loose inc. Jersey. þ 30.
      35     Medium box with various albums and stockbooks. Much German. (1,000s) þ       ..                    30.
      36     World assortment mainly on pages, some in binders, plus a few loose, etc. (1,000s) þ                  30.
      37     Medium carton containing several remainder albums (whole world or single country).
               (Many 100s) þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      38     Mixed accumulation in cardboard box. Junior albums, loose stamps, mounts, and many
               others. (1,000s) þ    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      39     Odd mix – loose world, pages, bundles of covers, etc. with much foreign inc. Germany.
               Also seen is 1774 Edinburgh Advertiser newspaper. (1,000s) þ         ..               ..                    30.
      40     Two old remainder albums, and mixed others loose. Also various papers and photos. Might
               be worth a close look. þ              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      41     Small box - bundle of stockcards of mixed countries, generally medium values. (100s) þ              30.
      42     Smallish box with mainly off-paper sorted into packets – much European. (1,000s) þ                   28.
      43     Carton of mixed – leaves, packets, covers, etc. Much Germany, USA. (1,000s) þ 26.
      44     Suitcase filled with pages, loose stamps, postcards, and mixed others. Much modern, but
               very varied overall. (1,000s) þ     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
      45     Medium box filled with album pages taken from several collections. (1,000s) þ   24.
      46     Small stockbooks of Commonwealth (inc. two poorish Cape triangulars) and foreign, others
               loose, and a box of hinges and mounts etc. (100s) þ        ..                   ..               ..                    22.

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

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      47     Box of odds donated in our shop – junior albums, loose, etc. Proceeds to charity. (1,000s) þ       20.
      48     Stockalbum of modern USA, a few Scandinavian and German odds, some modern mint
               British Isles, and others. (100s) þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..            20.
      49     Three albums of mixed world stamps. (100s) þ                ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      50     Cheapish mix in stockbook, a few pages and covers. Inc. middle period used Belgium,
               Greece, and Norway. (100s) þ    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      51     Long box with off-paper world mix (little or no UK), c.200g net weight. þ             ..                    12.
      52     A similar lot. þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      53     A similar lot. þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      54     A similar lot. þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      55     Small box of world off-paper (1,000s) þ        ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      56     British Commonwealth; pocket stockbook with attractive selection of KG5 issues, all mint,
               many of these u.m. Comprises S.Rhodesia (3), Canada (7), N.Rhodesia (10), Malta (40),
               New Zealand (17), Palestine (18), Malaya (2). S.t.c.£600+                   ..               ..                £120.
      57     --; a boxful of material with the main value in {a} some modern Canada mint and FDCs,
               and {b} a bundle of remainder club books. Also various remainder albums and mixed
               others loose. (1,000s)                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    65.
      58     --; large stockbook well-filled with m. & u. stamps of generally smaller countries A-N.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      59     --; India 1940-43 14a u.m. (10, but toned, cat.£18 each = £180.); also other items of UK,
               Ascension, India, and N.Borneo of which we are doubtful. ..                   ..            20.
      60     --; nine remainder club books with m. & u. mix, mainly modern inc. some mint sets. PTSA
               c.£35. þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      61     --; Omnibus; 1981 Royal Wedding colln. of 30 FDCs in album. Also a few other stamps/
               covers. þ                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
      62     Europe; 21 various stockbooks and one album, and a few odds. Mixed countries generally
               with less of the larger countries than usual. (1,000s) þ                           ..               ..                    75.
      63     --; box of packages as received from post offices with new issues (mint sets, FDCs, maxi
               cards) – mainly Liechtenstein (38 deliveries, 1977-2002), plus Austria (3 pkts, 1977-80),
               Germany, Scandinavia, etc. We estimate original cost at about £300. þ ..            60.
      64     --; nine German approval books with a range of m. & u. stamps of mixed countries inc.
               Lithuania, Montenegro, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Poland, etc. (100s)          ..               ..                    45.
      65     --; stockbook of Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, and a few Netherlands, mainly mint, and
               mainly before 1950s. (c.750)        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      66     --; cigar box with booklets of Germany, Netherlands, Vatican, etc., and a few covers and
               cards. þ                                      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                        .. 22.
      67     -; three approval-type books of mainly miniature sheets of Eastern Europe (inc. Poland
               1958 Mail Coach m.s. on silk c.t.o.) and some other sets, and a fourth book of Germany
               Germania stamps.      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      68     European Colonies; small stockbook with m. & u. colln. of Dutch (Curacao, Neth. Indies,
               Suriname), and Portuguese (about a dozen different) colonies. (c.300+) þ              ..                    26.
      69     Foreign; m. & u. colln. in album, mainly about 1918-39 with much Latin America (inc.
               Argentina 1939 Recorded Message set used, small faults, cat.£40.), some Belgian Congo,
               Spain, Thailand, etc. (c.1,180) þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            20.
      70     Foreign; selections of Germany (92, s.t.c.£78.), Bavaria (14, s.t.c.£42.), Colombia (15,
               s.t.c.£94.), and Albania (9, s.t.c.£734.) - the last two include at least a few forgeries.                    15.
      71     --; stockbook of largely used, mixed countries. (c.1,500) þ                  ..               ..                    12.
      72     Scandinavia; mix in folder of Greenland, Denmark, and others, mainly quite modern and
               inc. some FDCs etc.  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
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                   Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
      Ü     Thematic; Birds; see Australia.
      73     --; Clocks; collection of mainly covers and cards showing clocks and other timepieces,
               mainly from Germany and Austria approx. 1910-77. (5 stamps, c.110 other items) þ                   15.
      74     --; Energy; small box of covers and cards – much from oil companies, plus all sorts of
               others (coal, electricity, hydro, nuclear, and others). (c.275 items) þ      ..            40.
      75     --; Mourning; 1920s-40s m. & u. colln. of mixed countries mourning/memorial issues. (143)        12.
      76     --; Police; very extensive (and attractive) collection in six box files, album, and on other
               loose pages. Comprises stamps (c.190, 2 m.s.), world FDCs (c.470), postcards (c.150 inc.
               some older), and other covers (c.240). A large part is written-up on pages, and much more
               is loose. Also a few coins, literature (philatelic and non-philatelic), etc. þ                ..                £200.
      77     --; Windmills; seln. in shoebox comprising m. & u. postcards (c.180, mainly modern), and
               stamps (c. 40 m. & u.) þ             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      Ü     --; see also some themes in Covers (following).
      78     Covers; accum. in carton, very much with a UK bias. Includes FDCs, souvenir covers,
               commercial, postcards of postal interest. Mainly modern, but scattering of earlier. (100s) þ          50.
      79     --; shoebox of mainly modern covers, a variety of country and type, the majority first day
               or special event. (c.250) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      80     --; 1972 range of Benham (and other) “silk” covers in album – UK and other countries,
               some FDC. (90) þ   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
      81     --; folder of mixed world covers – FDCs and commercial, mainly about 1954-81, much
               Jersey, Sweden, and USA. (c.140) þ             ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      82     --; colln. of postmarks in eight old folders (c.100 covers, c.400 pieces). Largest numbers of
               UK, plus mixed other countries, mainly about 1936-56, a few censors etc. þ         ..                    15.
      83     --; Commonwealth; small seln. inc. Falklands local cover with KE7 1d, and a few UK inc.
               1967 to S. Uist missent to S. Aust., 1962 OHMS cover to S.Uist with St.Kilda puffin cachet
               and Nunton c.d.s., etc. (18)          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      84     --; album of mainly late 1960s covers. UK and others, FDCs and souvenir, etc. Includes two
               similar FDCs of Tanganyika 1961 defin set both with EXPEDITION/KILIMANJARO cancels
               (tone spots), UK 1969 Stamps For Cooks set of four panes on four illus FDCs, etc. (c.80) þ     24.
      85     --; --; mixed bundle, mainly KE7-QE, the majority UK (inc. a few perfins) plus seln. of
               other countries. (c.145) þ            ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    16.
      86     --; Olympic Games; collection in five large albums for the 1980 and 1984 Games, mostly
               USA and USSR, with FDCs, souvenir covers, postal stationery etc. (c.310, plus a few
               stamps also) þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      87     --; Papal; 1978-2004 colln. in seven large albums of FDCs and special event covers, etc.
               Mainly John Paul II, and much from Vatican, but other countries also. (c.540 covers, a few
               stamps etc. also) þ   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
      88     --; Red Cross; 1976-2001 colln. of FDCs and souvenir cards produced in Denmark with
               stamps and cancels of many countries (though a high percentage are of the Danish area).
               (c.110 covers, 70 cards) þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      89     --; Sport; 1971-85 colln. in nine large albums of mainly philatelic covers, FDCs, and
               postal stationery, with much from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia,
               Sweden, and Poland. (c.540 covers/cards, plus c.340 stamps, 17 m.s.) þ              ..                £100.
      Ü     --; see also Thematic (Energy).
      90     Perfins; mix in packets of UK (c.150 inc. many QV-KG5 and with better/higher values)
               and foreign (c.200).   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      91     --; packets of mixed foreign (c.100), and UK (c.150 pre-QE, c.500 QE).              ..                    40.
      92     Cinderella; world seln. in old approval book (c.90), plus a packet of mainly 1880s-1900s
               Austrian fiscals (c.240)                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      Ü     --; see also India, Sweden, Tibet, UK.
A Buyer’s Premium of 10% (vat-inclusive) will be added to all sale prices.

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                   Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
      Ü     Forgeries; see Burma, France, Nepal.
      93     Literature; Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth & British Empire 1840-1952 catalogue, 2004
               edition. þ                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      94     --; The Postmarks of Aden – Postal Markings 1839-1939 by M.H. Robertshaw, 1946. (Only
               75 printed, of which this is one of 25 for presentation purposes.)            ..               ..                      8.
      95     --; heavy carton of articles, photocopies, etc. relating to South German postmarks etc. þ             20.
      96     --; The British Postage Stamp of the Nineteenth Century by Robson Lowe (2^nd edn.) þ            5.
      97     --; four Gibbons Sectional catalogues – Benelux 1988, Italy & Switzerland 1993, Portugal &
               Spain 1991, South-East Asia 1995. þ            ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
      98     --; Soldaten Marken als Erinnerung an die Aktivdienste by Kurz, Massarotti, and Sulser,
               1987 (Swiss army labels); also Zumstein Schweiz/Liechtenstein catalogue 2001. þ 5.
      99     Supplies (Second-Hand); Gibbons Philatelic binder and slipcase (no leaves) in decent
               condition but with labels on spine. (Retail new £165. !) þ ..                   ..            20.
    100     --; six Collecta 22-ring binders (4 titled NEW ZEALAND, 2 labelled) with used pages still
               containing just a scattering of used NZ stamps. þ             ..                   ..               ..                    20.

                  
           “Collectables” (Non-Philatelic Items)

      Ü     This is the third “Collectables” section under our new system. Instead of having a small non-
              philatelic section in every stamp sale, and an annual dedicated Collectables Auction, there is
              a section like this appearing approximately quarterly. Ther