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            Collections and Mixed Lots.  
        1     Printed albums with collections of Austria c.1850s-1936, and 1963-79, Switzerland
               1959-82, Liechtenstein 1967-83, West Berlin 1968-90, a folder of Austria FDCs 1959-69,
               stockbook of West Germany, and a general foreign album. (1,000s) þ  ..        £150.
        2     Large box with a load of mainly souvenir collections (things like Royal Events, 25^th
               Anniversary of Coronation, Bernera The Life and Times of the Queen Mother Gold
               Collection, Sumner 1977 Silver Jubilee FDCs, etc.) (100s, in 15 albums) þ          ..                £150.
        3     Printed albums of Austria 1945-70, W.Berlin 1958-75, two albums of Austria FDCs
               1972-76, stockbooks of Austria, W.Berlin, a few Turkey, and others, an album of dupl. UK,
               etc. (1,000s) þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
        4     Smallish box with a bundle of mainly Commonwealth items previously unsold in our Buy
               or Bid Sale, with a total “stated to catalogue” price of £2,200+. Also further Common-
               wealth on stockleaves, birds thematics, etc. (100s) þ       ..                   ..               ..                £120.
        5     Unmounted mint selection in stockbook, mainly Commonwealth, Scandinavia, and USA,
               from about 1960s-80s. Some light dupl., and inc. many sets. S.t.c.£1,000± (c.1,100) þ           £110.
        6     Small box of world stamps – high proportion non-Commonwealth – on stockcards, generally
               items of at least some value. (100s) þ             ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
        7     Heavy carton with twenty mixed stockbooks or albums of world stamps, apparently
               collected in Europe, so a different bias. (1,000s) þ           ..                   ..               ..                    90.
        8     All-sorts mix in medium carton. Although there is some make-weight material, most is bits
               of at least some interest, and of wide variety, mainly in packets or on stockcards. (1,000s) þ        80.
        9     Fifteen various stockbooks in carton with very mixed world contents (fairly light on UK
               and Commonwealth). (1,000s) þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..            80.
      10     Ten mixed stockbooks of world stamps (much foreign), plus two printed albums of Arab
               States, and some sheets of c.t.o. Laos. (1,000s) þ           ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      11     Mainly European (much France, little UK) in eighteen stockbooks. Much dupl., and inc. a
               few booklets. (1,000s) þ             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      12     Twenty mixed stockbooks in weighty carton. Some are general mixes, others single
               countries or groups/areas. Mainly Europe/foreign. (1,000s) þ                ..               ..                    75.
      13     A similar box of fifteen stockbooks (many larger). (1,000s) þ               ..               ..                    75.
      14     General colln. to about 1980 in eight albums, two stockbooks, and misc. odds. (1,000s) þ          60.
      15     Mixed pile of stuff in carton – loose stamps in packets, on stockleaves, in binders, some
               covers, etc. Wide range inc. much European. (1,000s) þ  ..                   ..            60.
      16     Fifteen mixed stockbooks of world stamps inc. much Europe. (1,000s) þ               ..                    60.
      17     Five big old printed albums (Schwaneberger and Schaubek) with a scattering of world
               stamps. (100s, possibly 1,000s) þ                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      18     Medium carton with several stockbooks of mainly Europe, plus album pages, others loose,
               etc. (1,000s) þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      19     Shoebox of remainder club books covering all areas, PTSA £225. (100s) þ          ..                    50.
      20     Medium carton containing a large stockbook of world, another smaller general, one of
               Canada, some loose pages (mixed countries inc. Canada), small box of stockcards (inc.
               many China), and others. (1,000s) þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      21     Foreign-biased boxful (some Canada) of stamps on pages, in album, three medium/small
               stockbooks, and so on. (1,000s) þ                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      22     Three old world albums with quite sparse contents, about ten other stockbooks/folders/
               cover albums of mixed world stamps and covers, and some other loose. (1,000s) þ 50.
      23     Box with mixed Germany, other mixed world in stockbooks, WWF souvenir album, etc.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      24     Remainder world colln. in big old Ideal album, remainder album of France etc., stockbook
               of Austrian area, and two other stockbooks. (1,000s) þ   ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      25     Several mainly junior-style world collections, a stockbook of dupl. UK KG5, etc. (1,000s) þ      40.
      26     A “guddle-box” with mixed world inc. an album of Swedish FDCs. (1,000s) þ      ..                    40.
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                   Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
      27     Varied mix in carton. (1,000s) þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            35.
      28     Mixed stamps and covers in carton. (1,000s) þ                ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      29     Largely German mix of stamps and covers in carton. (1,000s) þ            ..               ..                    35.
      30     Mix in carton, mainly European/foreign, with albums, stockbooks, covers, small boxes, etc.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      31     USA-sourced carton with much U.N. New York (mint stamps, FDCs, postal stationery),
               two albums of German ETBs, plus other USA and world. (1,000s) þ    ..            30.
      32     Mixed box with some loose pages, a box of UN FDCs, Hungary 1988 year book, etc. (Many
               100s) þ ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      33     Collection of France in album (a few early), plus mixed general world stamps. (1,000s) þ             30.
      34     Many thousands of world stamps sorted into envelopes, plus two albums of mixed covers,
               some others. þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
      35     Mix of Czechoslovakia on leaves etc., a few world covers and cards, and others loose.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
      36     Large shoebox with some album pages (inc. Europa theme), others in packets, etc.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      37     Large stockbook of European (no Germany) plus some Canada. Mint and used. (Many
               100s) þ ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      38     Untidy bundle of album pages from junior-type albums. (100s)               ..               ..                    15.
      39     Small mainly UK mix inc. some loose stamps, a bundle of UK FDCs, much-redirected 1946
               Indian cover, a few cigarette cards, etc. þ       ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      40     Box of loose stamps, a few covers, postcards, etc. (1,000s) þ              ..               ..                    12.
      41     Large shoebox of on-paper stamps of Scandinavia, Netherlands, and Switz. (1,000s) þ               12.
      42     About 1kg of world (non-UK) kiloware, plus about 400g of similar Ireland. þ                             12.
      43     Shoebox of world on-paper, mainly Europe/USA a few years old. þ     ..              8.
      44     British Commonwealth; attractive collection in album, mainly l.m.m. of countries alphabet-
               ically Sabah to S.W.Africa. The strength is in KG6 and earlier QE, though there are a few
               earlier, and some through to c.1970. Many commem sets and defin short sets. (100s) þ           £100.
      45     --; general collection in album (no India or NZ), used plus some mint. (100s) þ                            50.
      46     --; mainly QV-KG5 and largely used (some mint) of Australia (100), Br.Guiana (44), Br.
               Honduras (43), Cayman (29), Cyprus (26), Dominica (20), Malta (29), NZ (135), N.Borneo
               (27), Seychelles (22), and a few others. þ       ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      47     --; QV to KG6 m. & u. in medium stockbook with a little dupl. (c.900) þ              ..                    40.
      48     --; small case with a bundle of album pages (and some stockleaves/cards) of mixed countries.
               Quite untidy but a decent sort. (1,000s) þ       ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      49     --; general m. & u. colln. in four stockbooks, some medium values. (100s) þ          ..                    30.
      50     --; large stockbook quite well filled and with good numbers from mainly smaller countries.
               (c.2,000) þ              ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      51     --; SG King George VI printed album with a remainder collection of a few hundred m. & u.
               stamps. þ                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      52     --; mint range of KG6 in old stockalbum, some toning in places (c.250) þ              ..                    30.
      53     --; QV to KG5 used and mint range in stockbook. (Roughly 1,000) þ  ..            30.
      54     --; slim stockbook of mint QE - u.m./m.m. sets/odds (c.580, 3 m.s.) þ ..            24.
      55     --; remainder colln. in album, generally used stamps up to about 1930s only, some with
               dupl. (100s) þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      56     --; m. & u. mix in medium stockbook of mainly Morocco Agencies, plus a few other opts.
               on UK, some dupl. in places. (c.400) þ          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      57     --; just a small mainly used seln. on pages (c.275)             ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      58     --; Africa; mainly QV to KG5 m. & u. on a few pages inc. some short sets etc. (c.500)                40.
      59     --; Asia; mainly QV to KG5 mainly used on a few pages (c.450)           ..               ..                    30.
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                   Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
      60     British Commonwealth; West Indies; mainly QV to KG5 m. & u. on a few pages inc.
               some short sets etc. (c.320)          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      Ü     --; Omnibus; 1981 Royal Wedding – see Thematic (Royalty).
      61     Africa; seln. of 1960s/70s miniature sheets of Burundi, Equatorial Guinea, and other
               countries (former French/Belgian/Spanish colonies), mainly u.m. (c.60)   ..            30.
      62     --; stockbook of mixed countries mainly used, some dupl. (100s) þ      ..               ..                    26.
      63     Europe; collection in old Schaubek album (pages to about 1943, some stamps also after
               that date), countries (in German) E-W only. (100s) þ       ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      64     --; album of miniature sheets (probably all u.m.), souvenir sheets, exhibition sheets, black
               prints, etc. (79) þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      65     Foreign; general European and Overseas collection in seven stockbooks. (1,000s) þ                  24.
      66     --; bag with approx. 500 Europe plus approx. 500 Overseas quite modern used on paper,
               many large. þ           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      67     Scandinavia; stockbooks with a few Finland, Iceland, Sweden 1987-88 Year Book, Images
               of Sweden souvenir book, and odd others. þ  ..               ..                   ..            26.
      68     Thematic; thirteen mixed packets inc. 100 Sport (3), 300 Religion, 250 Stamps on Stamps,
               100 Olympics (3), 250 Olympics (4). þ          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
      69     Thematic; Birds; mainly used collection in four albums arranged by country. (c.2,000+) þ          40.
      70     --; --; mainly used mix in stockbook (some loose) (c.1,000) þ              ..               ..                    15.
      71     --; Cycling; small colln. of mainly odds on stockleaves. (c.175)             ..               ..                    10.
      72     --; Europa; 1963-78 u.m. colln. in hingeless album, possibly complete but for Spanish
               Andorra. (c.690, 7 m.s./sheetlets) þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      73     --; --; u.m. colln. in printed album of Europa and other European Unity themes (conferences,
               Human Rights, etc.), most about 1978-81, and inc. a few Bulgaria and Romania. (c.240, 27
               m.s.) þ  ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      74     --; Europe; approx. 1956-81 seln. of sets and m.s. of Europa, EFTA, and Norden issues.
               Includes Monaco sheetlets 1974-81 inclusive. S.t.c.£350+ (131, 17 m.s.) þ          ..                    40.
      75     --; Methodism; a folder of various modern u.m. stamps, generally in duplicated quantities,
               from just 4 or 6 of S.Africa, Ciskei, and N.Z., to 96 of Virgin Is., 106 of Philippines, and
               133 of Nevis. (Total c.750+)        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      76     --; Millennium; Westminster collection of 12 PNCs in album. þ          ..               ..                    40.
      77     --; Music; extensive collection in seven albums (six of composers/performers alphabetically
               A-L and P-Z, one of musical instruments etc.). Majority is m.m. middle to fairly modern,
               with much European. Attractively written-up (and including the Essex Thematic Trophy
               winning entry from 1978 !). (100s) þ              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      Ü     --; --; see also Literature.
      78     --; Royalty; 1981 Royal Wedding large collection still in packets as received from Gibbons
               at the time, and costing £3,000+. Includes non-Commonwealth countries, varieties, etc. þ        £300.
      79     --; --; Westminster Collection Queen Victoria and the Victorian Age collection in two
               albums of stamps and covers, inc. 17 PNCs þ                 ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      80     --; --; Westminster Queen's Golden Jubilee Collection 2002 collection in two albums
               comprising 27 PNCs of various countries. þ   ..               ..                   ..            80.
      81     --; --; Westminster The Royal Heritage Stamp Collection in two albums, of stamps and
               covers inc. 13 PNCs. þ               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      82     --; --; Westminster Collection The Queen Elizabeth II Collection of stamps and covers in
               two albums, inc. 13 PNCs. þ       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      83     --; --; Westminster The Lady of the Century (Queen Mother) collection of covers in album,
               (11 PNCs, 5 others). þ               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      Ü     --; --; see also Covers (PNCs).
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                   Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
      84     Covers; bundle (about large shoebox-sized) of mixed world covers and cards. A very
               general range inc. many useful (e.g. we notice a bundle of 1960 Europa illus unaddressed
               FDCs inc. Liechtenstein and UK), etc. (100s) þ              ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      85     --; large accumulation in carton, with a wide variety of type and country (little UK), mainly
               loose but also inc. six small cover albums and some postcards. (100s) þ                ..                    40.
      86     --; carton with hundreds of mainly quite modern philatelic covers (largely FDCs) plus other
               types also, inc. one shoebox of only United Nations, shoebox of mainly German, and three
               folders of German ETBs. (100s) þ                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      87     --; mixed box inc. dupl. range of unused Polish postal stationery (c.400+), dupl. Netherlands
               illus. unaddressed FDCs (c.200), and others. þ                ..                   ..               ..                    22.
      88     --; boxful of recent (mainly last few years) commercial covers from mixed foreign countries,
               often with good choice of stamps. (100s) þ     ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      89     --; small bundle of mainly Field Post Office and similar, mainly 1950s to modern, and inc. a
               few Bosnia-Hercegovina etc. (50)                    ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      90     --; mixed box of world commercial and philatelic. (100s) þ                   ..               ..                    10.
      91     --; Maximum Cards; mix of W.Germany (25), Austria (44), Switzerland (68, some dupl.) þ      18.
      92     --; Philatelic Numismatic Covers; Westminster British Isles Coin Cover Collection in two
               albums, comprising 34 covers (a few of the coins are not British Isles). þ                ..                    90.
      93     --; --; two albums with a seln. of mixed world countries inc. several Germany. (34) þ                   35.
      94     --; --; album with 1994 History of World War II series of covers (13), plus four Isle of Man
               u.m. sheetlets. þ       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      95     --; --; nineteen mixed covers (no UK), all 1980s, and a few other items. þ             ..                    10.
      Ü     --; --; see also Thematic (Royalty).
      96     Cinderella; four sheets (each of 12) of Australian National Philatelic Exhibition 1950
               labels, plus two sheets of more recent New Zealand labels. ..                  ..              5.
      Ü     --; see also Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, USA., and U.K..
      97     Literature; 2002 edition SG Stamps of the World cat. (4 volumes in slipcase), plus four
               others. þ                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      98     --; box of mainly musical inc. Sylvester Peat’s Music on Stamps parts 1-5, about 30 copies
               of The Baton c.1976-86, and others. Ä          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      99     --; Collect British Postmarks by Whitney (6th edition, 1993), a bit worn but often asked for;
               The Paquebot Marks of Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden by Edwin
               Dreschel; and three other books/cats. þ          ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
    100     Supplies (New); six double-pocket Royal Mail first day cover albums (dark red) with pages,
               appear as new. þ      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
    101     --; box with c.1,000 white flimsy stockcards, each 175x80mm, sealed at foot & right only. þ         5.
    102     Supplies (Second-Hand); five Royal Mail double-pocket presentation pack albums (and
               one FDC album). Mixed ages therefore different styles, and inc. many pages. þ      ..                    20.
    103     --; four Lighthouse two-post binders (“Perfect”) for Canada containing some used non-
               standard pages. þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
    104     --; SG Senator Standard album with unused pages, almost as new, plus a stock-album, and
               another binder. þ      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
    105     --; two blue Schaubek two-post binders (one titled Bundesrepublik Deutschland). þ                   6.
                                                        

                                                        
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           Non-Philatelic Items
    106     Banknotes; Scotland; North of Scotland Bank 1943 £20, very worn but quite scarce. (Cat.
               £120. for VF)            ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
    107     --; Northern Ireland; Northern Bank 1982 £10., and Bank of Ireland undated £5. Poor/fair.      18.
    108     Coins; mixture of UK and foreign, inc. 1953 “plastic set”, a few UK commem crowns, 4
               Roman/ancient (inc. two tiny). (100s) Also a few cheap banknotes. þ   ..            30.
    109     --; eight various UK/Channel Islands sets. þ   ..               ..                   ..              6.
    110     Ephemera; 1843-1911 seln. of Edinburgh billheads and receipts. Good variety, of special
               interest to Edinburgh folks, inc. many fancy/pictorial. (c.129)                  ..               ..                    70.
                  
           Classified by Country
    111     Aden; 1937 Dhows short set to 1r heavy m.m., and 2r l.m.m., SG 1-10 cat.£180. 30.
    112     --; 1953-63 definitive set (25) m.m., mainly heavy hinges (cat.£110. for u.m.)         ..                    12.
    113     Albania; 1913-68 m. & u. collection on pages inc. several of 1917 Arms issue and other
               useful early issues, 1939-40 Air 20q m.m., 1946 Red Cross opts. part set m.m. (1f missing,
               60q thinned), and a good range of 1950s/early '60s issues. (c.400)        ..               ..                    75.
    114     --; 1953-63 c.t.o. seln. in singles and fourblocks, apparently complete sets, many cat. £1 to
               £5. S.t.c.£330. (c.370, 1 m.s.)      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    115     Antigua; 1938-51 defin set (12) heavy m.m./l.m.m. (small thin on 2/6, light crease on £1)
               (cat.£90. for u.m.)     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    116     Australian States; Queensland; 1860-1870s used range on page from old album, worthy
               of closer inspection with values to 6d and 1/- from different issues. Also high values to 10/-
               postally used, and £1 fiscally used. (41)           ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    117     --; Western Australia; 1861-1912 (approx.) seln. on three pages. (35)                ..                    22.
    118     Australia; 1917 pair of covers commemorating First Overland Mail by Trans-Continental