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                    Collections and Mixed Lots.

                 Collections and Mixed Lots.
        1     Ten mixed stockbooks of Austria, Baltic States, Latin America, Luxembourg, Poland,
               South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, and other countries. Also a folder of mainly German
               p.stat. cards (inc. Third Reich), and further folders of German mainly philatelic covers.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £180.
        2     Extensive world collection with wide coverage in about twenty mixed albums and folders.
               Appears to be generally quite standard material, with the best being perhaps some stamps
               worth a pound or two. Mixed presentation, and probably covering all areas (but this not
               checked). Needs some attention to improve appearance. (Some 1,000s) þ            ..                £130.
        3     Solid boxful packed with 21 mixed stockbooks containing many thousands of world
               stamps. Much European especially Switzerland, but many other countries as well. Also
               three folders of mainly modern covers and cards. þ          ..                   ..               ..                £130.
        4     Mainly European mix in carton inc. reasonable stockbooks of Germany and Vatican,
               others of more moderate Portugal and Germany, Saar, Romania, Luxembourg, etc., album
               of Austria, two shoeboxes of on- and off-paper Germany, small box of mixed world off-
               paper. (1,000s) þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
        5     Eleven stockbooks of mainly non-Commonwealth stamps including some from countries
               less often seen (though not of special value), a printed album of France, a folder of UN
               exhibition maxi-cards, and two small albums of Liechtenstein and Yugoslavia FDCs/
               maxi-cards, etc. (1,000s) þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
        6     Plastic tub with a bundle of stockcards of generally not the standard run-of-the-mill stamps,
               with UK, Commonwealth, and foreign. S.t.c. approx.£3,000. þ            ..               ..                £120.
        7     Fairly heavy carton containing nine stockbooks (these of mainly Europe plus some
               Overseas etc.), eight other albums/folders of covers and stamps, miniature sheets, etc.
               Many Switzerland and Austria, but much else also. (1,000s) þ              ..               ..                £110.
        8     A generally similar boxful – eleven stockbooks plus eight other folders etc. Switzerland
               and Germany to the fore. þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £110.
        9     Apple box with 21 stockbooks and three other folders. A wide world mix with strength in
               Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein. (1,000s) þ              ..                   ..               ..                £100.

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      10     Seventeen various stockbooks, and three other folders, often with one country per book,
               much European. (1,000s) þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
      11     German printed leaves in five binders entitled Blick auf die Welt (“Look at the World”)
               consisting largely of u.m. sets from the 1970s on topics such as 1974 Churchill, 1976 US
               Bicentennial, or from countries such as French Polynesia and Mozambique. Wide range
               of countries. (c.1,700) þ              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
      12     Really big accumulation of world stamps in two cartons and a suitcase. The largest part is
               quantities of stamps (on and off-paper) sorted into envelopes and packets; secondary to this
               is a colln. of covers (mainly average UK FDCs) in several cover albums. (Many 1,000s) þ          80.
      13     Medium box with a largely European mix, with strength in Germany (fair numbers of
               Allied Occupation). Wide mix inc. many medium values, some modern sets/m.s., a few
               covers, a souvenir book with postmarks of various “Hamburgs” in USA, etc. (Many
               100s) þ ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      14     Carton with many thousands of world stamps loose or in packets, two boxes of mainly
               German covers, stockbook with a few European, etc. (1,000s) þ         ..               ..                    70.
      15     Nineteen stockbooks of various sizes – individual books of Austria, E.Germany, Germany
               (4), KUT, Spain, Switzerland (5), the others mixed. þ                          ..               ..                    60.
      16     Wide-ranging and varied accumulation in two cartons. Includes used UK 2-volume colln.,
               loose stamps and covers (inc. FPOs), cigarette cards and repros, bundles of old receipts/
               documents, UK slogan postmarks on pages, and others. þ ..                  ..            60.
      17     Box of mainly European stamps sorted by country in envelopes. Appears to be little after
               about early-1960s. (1,000s) þ     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      18     Large carton with a world collection/accumulation. As well as a general junior-type world
               stamp collection there are commercial-type World Cup and Automobile collections, some
               UK presentation packs, and many loose others. (1,000s) þ                  ..               ..                    50.
      19     Mixed box with three albums and one stockbook of world stamps, loose covers plus others
               in a small album, a small stockbook with a seln. of Austrian Notgeld, and others. (1,000s)            50.
      20     47 medium-small stockbooks, each with a seln. of world stamps, mainly colourful thematic
               types and usually in short sets c.t.o., some m.s. (Many 100s) þ             ..               ..                    50.
      21     Straightforward world collection on hundreds of pages in four fat binders. Mainly used odds.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      22     Accumulation and remainders in carton with a stockbook of Commonwealth omnibus
               issues, three fairly empty New Zealand albums, many UK in albums and stockbooks.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      23     Smallish box with all-world ranges on stockcards and in packets etc. Reasonable general
               standard with some slightly better. þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      24     Ten slim stockbooks of mainly c.t.o. (some mint) modern pictorials of mixed countries,
               often with sets or short sets. Includes N.Korea, Tanzania, Mexico, Guinea, and many others.
               (Many 100s) þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      25     Carton of world mix. Includes stockbooks, pages, bundles of covers, etc. Much European.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      26     Stockleaves with a varied mix of stamps, nearly all mint Europe and Overseas and with
               many in part sets or sets. Reasonable numbers of modern Baltic States, otherwise a spread
               of dates. (c.800+)      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      27     Mix in carton – eight stockbooks (mainly mixed content), a few French Colonies on stock-
               cards, a few pages, and mixed others. (1,000s) þ            ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      28     Medium box with thousands of all-world stamps in packets, in wallets, pocket stockbooks,
               some pages. Much Germany included. þ         ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      29     Carton with all sorts of odds and ends – loose stamps, some covers, bundle of club book
               remainders, etc. (1,000s) þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.

All estimates are ours, and are not influenced by vendors’ views.

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      30     Small mix of dubious items - Commonwealth with fake postmarks or overprints, Barwani
               die proofs, Nepal varieties, etc. (13 items = 33 stamps etc.)                   ..               ..                    40.
      31     General world junior-type collection in four albums (plus a few in a stockbook), inc. about
               £25 face value in UK m.m. decimal commems. (100s) þ  ..                   ..            40.
      32     Box of remainders, made up of album pages, club book remains, stockbooks, and a few
               others. Extensive lot. (1,000s) þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            40.
      33     Box with an off-paper mix (just under 1kg net weight) of mixed countries, apparently all
               non-European. (Many 1,000s) þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..            35.
      34     World album, UK on pages, album of German ETBs, loose German FDCs, etc. (1,000s) þ         35.
      35     Four various fastbound albums of mixed vintage – some hundreds of world stamps. þ                  30.
      36     Album of USSR 1980-85 c.t.o. stamps and m.s., an album of 1986 Royal Wedding, cover
               album of UK 1968-79 bureau FDCs, and two stockbooks of mixed world stamps. (100s) þ       30.
      37     Some thousands of world stamps in small boxes, packets, etc. þ           ..               ..                    30.
      38     Stockbook with wide mix of countries (but without UK or Germany). (100s) þ                            30.
      39     Mixed box with small cover album (several interesting WW2 covers – censor, PoW etc.),
               quantities of more recent commercial covers, a few USA postcards, kiloware, etc. þ                   30.
      40     Several stockbooks in box – one each of UK, Netherlands & Colonies, Commonwealth,
               and a couple of mixed content. (1,000s) þ      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      41     Box with a general world album (100s), and album of UK (100s), a reasonable range of
               Romania in slim stockbook plus some stockleaves, a few Iceland, and mixed others. þ                 30.
      42     Bundle of album pages priced up and bagged for retail sale (totalling hundreds of pounds,
               but generally a fair bit higher than we would charge !) þ    ..                   ..            30.
      43     Odd mix in box, roughly as follows; shoebox of Bermuda (on-paper in bundles, and some
               KG6-QE mint in sheets which are toned and curled), small box of USA (inc. a number of
               mint fourblocks) and Canada, a medium stockbook of 1949 UPU issues (66 countries mint
               but serious toning), and a shoebox of Bermuda FDCs and others. þ      ..               ..                    30.
      44     World remainder collection in Strand album (100s, up to about 1930s/40s), a folder of
               mainly Denmark, and loose others. þ              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
      45     Large shoebox with a bundle of club book remainders (100s, PTSA c.£320 at approx. 20%
               cat., but some poorer), two floppy disks with an old GB Collectors Database programme,
               a penny red cover, and a possibly forged Tuscany stamp. þ                  ..               ..                    26.
      46     Ten very varied albums, binders, or little stockbooks with mainly remainder ranges.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      47     Shoebox with hundreds of world stamps - in packets, a few remainder club books, some
               pages, etc. þ            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      48     Roughly 2kg (gross weight) of world stamps off- and on-paper in box. (1,000s) þ 20.
      49     World mix in stockbook. (100s) þ                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      50     Odds from the tail end of a larger collection in stockbooks (2 full-size, 3 small), folder, etc.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      51     Old and battered Schwanebergers album with a few hundred mainly earlier stamps. þ                 15.
      52     Odds and ends box – covers, stamps, FDCs, cards, and non-philatelic bits. þ        ..                    15.
      53     Bundle of 19 remainder club books of mainly foreign. Generally cheaper stuff priced a little
               high. PTSA £175. (100s) þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      54     Long box with world off-paper mix (little or no UK), net weight c.250g. þ             ..                    15.
      55     A similar lot, but c.200g. þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      56     A similar lot, but c.180g. þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      57     A similar lot, but c.150g. þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      58     Biscuit tin with off-paper world mix. (1,000s) þ               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      59     Bag of mainly fairly modern all-world stamps on-paper, plus some older similar. (100s) þ            10.
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                   Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
      60     Small seln. inc. Jersey 1943 Views u. set, UK 1857 small cover with 1d red stamp can-
               celled NEILSTON scots local (faded), a few mint KG6 Commonwealth, etc.              ..                    10.
      61     Small box with just under 500g net weight of whole-world kiloware inc. a little UK. þ                    8.
      62     British Commonwealth; small box with a bundle of stockcards containing a wide range
               of early to modern odds and sets, and generally not the common-or-garden material – most
               items have at least some interest. Total s.t.c.£3,500+ (100s) þ              ..               ..                £180.
      63     --; stockbook of mixed m. & u. early to modern whole-world. Little dupl., and including
               many singles/sets/part sets of at least medium value, a few 1948-49 S.Wedding high
               values, a few fiscals and cinderellas, and just a few foreign. High cat. (c.1,100) þ £110.
      64     --; quite an attractive King George VI collection in album mainly mounted  mint with
               many commem sets inc. omnibus issues, plus some better defin sets or high values (e.g.
               Antigua, Bahamas, Gibraltar, Malta, St. Helena, Virgin Is.). A few others also. (S.t.c.£715.
               for u.m.) (100s) þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
      65     --; two albums well-filled with mainly mint stamps of many countries, mostly m.m.
               (though some u.m. in the blocks). Bulk is in 1945-46 Victory and 1947 Royal Visit issues,
               these often in blocks or sheets. (S.t.c.£1,480. for u.m.) (100s) þ           ..               ..                £120.
      66     --; three small stockbooks with m.m. and used ranges inc. short sets, possibly all-different.
               Bulk is KG6 or QE. Inc. some UK (inc. repaired penny black). (c.800) þ             ..                    60.
      67     --; largely m.m. (some used, some u.m.) KG5 and KG6, with some light dupl. (c.900) þ              45.
      68     --; m. & u. range of QE in large stockbook (100s) þ       ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      69     --; a little pocket stockbook of QV to KG5 (inc. UK), a wider range of periods in a larger
               stockbook, and a page of NZ. (100s) þ         ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      70     --; stockleaf with a selection of selected odds and sets, m.m. and used, of QV to 1950s.
               Includes Fiji KG6 2d and 6d die I (cat.£40 and £60 for u.m.), Seychelles 1938 25c, 30c
               (£50. each). S.t.c.£600+ (61)       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45
      71     --; small stockbook of Queen Victoria to George VI only, includes some mint, condition
               quite variable in places. (c.500) þ                   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      72     --; medium stockbook of British Levant (c.70) and Morocco Agencies (c.700 inc. blocks) þ       28.
      73     --; general m. & u. lot in stockbook inc. some mint sets. (c.1,500) þ     ..            28.
      74     --; m. & u. mix in stockbook. (c.850) þ          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      75     --; mainly pre-1970 mainly used colln. of Aden to Tonga. Some light dupl., and inc. some
               later Guernsey, Jersey, I.o.M. (c.1,200) þ      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      76     --; album of Australia and New Zealand, biased to modern used and with dupl. (100s) þ             22.
      77     --; bundle of 17 remainder club books (PTSA £217) plus another four unpriced. (100s) þ           20.
      78     --; a few pages with mainly l.m.m./m.m. KG6 to early-QE of Aden & States, Br. Guiana,
               Ceylon, Falkland, Malta, and Seychelles. S.t.c.£96. (c.150)                   ..               ..                    12.
      79     --; perforated stamp-size, gummed and unwatermarked label with portrait of KG6, possibly
               an Australian essay.   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
      80     --; Africa; a few pages of KE7 to early QE m.m./l.m.m. of Gambia, Gold Coast, KUT,
               Nigeria, Nyasaland, Rhodesia & Nyasaland (inc. 1959-62 10/- and £1 u.m.), Sierra Leone,
               and Southern Rhodesia (inc. 1953 10/- and £1 m.m.). S.t.c.£500+ (c.185)             ..                    50.
      81     --; --; m. & u. from earlyish to about 1965 on pages, with much Sudan, KUT, South African
               Provinces. (c.740)     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
      82     --; Asia; m. & u. seln. on pages, from QV to early QE, of Ceylon (209), India (45 – officials,
               CEF, IEF), Mauritius (127), Seychelles (28).   ..               ..                   ..            15.
      83     --; Australasia; mainly used colln. in album of Australia (c.900 inc. some States), New
               Zealand (c.330), other Pacific Islands etc. (c.250) þ        ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      84     --; Europe; SG printed album (old style album plus plain pages) with used collections of
               Malta 1885-95 (750, 3 m.s.), and Gibraltar 1886-1981 (291). No dupl., numerous better
               values and sets. þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      85     --; --; m. & u. range of Cyprus, Gibraltar, and Malta on pages, QV to about 1960. (c.280)          15.
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                   Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
      86     British Commonwealth; West Indies; mint and used collection in album of mixed
               periods, but with little after about 1960s/70s and with a good number of stamps cat. in
               pounds each. Condition on the whole good/fine, but some with toning or other faults. Also
               includes some Cuba, Dutch Antilles, etc. (100s) þ            ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      87     --; --; a few pages of KG5 to early-QE m.m./l.m.m. of Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados,
               Bermuda, Grenada, and St. Kitts-Nevis. S.t.c.£294. (c.150)                 ..               ..                    26.
      88     --; --; mainly used collection on pages, bulk in about 1937-65. (c.570)  ..            12.
      89     --; Omnibus; 1937 Coronation complete (202) m.m. in contemporary album. (Cat.£120.
               for u.m.) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      90     --; --; 1937-66 seln. in stockbook of eleven different events, often in u.m. sets (some l.m.m.
               or odds). S.t.c. c.£350. (c.375) þ                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      91     --; --; 1935-58 m. & u. sets and odds in stockbook, little dupl. (c.350) þ              ..                    15.
      92     --; --; stockbook of 1977 Jubilee and 1979 Rowland Hill, mainly u.m. sets. þ        ..                    24.
      93     Africa; album with a collection of North and West African countries, late 19^th century to
               1960s, with British, French, and some Spanish colonies, and other countries. Mainly odds
               and short sets, mixed m. & u. (c.1,700) þ       ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      94     --; a similar album for the countries of East, Central, and Southern Africa, plus some of the
               Atlantic islands etc. Includes a Zanzibar 1913 30r, but this fiscally used. (c.1,500) þ 45.
      95     Americas; mainly used colln. on leaves, little after about 1950. Some Commonwealth
               (Canada, W.Indies etc.) but most interest in Latin America and USA. (c.1,600)      ..                    28.
      96     Europe; early to modern mix in nine stockbooks – four of Switzerland, one each of
               Hungary, Portugal, Netherlands, and mixed, and one Swiss/Liechtenstein. Also some
               Liechtenstein 1960s/70s FDCs. (1,000s) þ     ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      97     --; five fat albums with m. & u. from 19 countries, both E. & W.Europe, and inc. Gibraltar,
               Ireland, and Malta. (1,000s) þ     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      98     --; bundle of 25 remainder club books, nearly all Czechoslovakia and USSR, PTSA £135.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      99     --; old printed album up to 1938 with a few hundred mainly used stamps. þ           ..                    15.
    100     --; mainly used colln. in album with very little after early 1960s. (100s) þ                ..                    12.
    101     --; packet with c.500 mainly modern stamps used on piece (no UK or Germany). þ 8.
    102     --; Eastern Europe; large stockbook of Czechoslovakia and Hungary. (c.1,000+) þ                  10.
    103     --; Western Europe; m. & u. mix in stockbook. Largest numbers of Austria, France,
               Switzerland, but others also, and with no Germany. (100s) þ                ..               ..                    15.
    104     Foreign; stockalbum of mixed countries, mainly European but excluding Germany.
               (c.1,500) þ              ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    105     --; packet with c.500 mainly modern stamps used on piece (no UK or Germany). þ 8.
    106     Miniature Sheets; two stockbooks with m. & u. mix of many countries, sometimes with a
               little dupl. (c.200) þ  ..                 ..                 ..               ..            &nbs