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                 Collections and Mixed Lots.
                                                    

        1   Large world collection in 40 binders, in three plastic crates. A wide range, early to modern,
               and although the vast majority is of cheaper material there are occasional better pages or
               single stamps. In many places the condition will disappoint but it is worth seeing past this to
               the decent material. (Many 1,000s) þ             ..               ..                   ..               ..                £400.
        2     Three boxes containing the remainder of a large property from an estate. Amongst others
               are mixed Commonwealth in album, albums of covers (UK and others, FDC and others),
               some modern souvenir packs, old world album, unsorted new issues, kiloware, loose
               duplicates, various stockbooks, etc. Predominantly Commonwealth. (1,000s) þ £240.
        3     Large and heavy carton with quite a decent accumulation of world, but with definite
               strength in Scandinavia, plus UK, then other foreign countries. Includes modern material
               (souvenir items, packs, etc.) as well as general and standard items. (1,000s) þ       ..                £150.
        4     Loose mix/accumulation in carton which seems to be principally China (PRC, Taiwan, HK)
               and Germany. Would be better sorted, but too much off a guddle for us to tackle. Includes
               much modern (packs, FDCs, stamps) plus older material also as well as mixed other world
               countries. (1,000s) þ                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        5     Thirteen large albums (mixed types) with varied contents (some whole world, some single
               country), making one very heavy box. (1,000s) þ             ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        6     About thirty varied albums and stockbooks (from small to standard sizes) with a wide mix
               of world stamps. Also some loose mix. (1,000s) þ           ..                   ..               ..                £100.
        7     A big remainder lot in large carton, with old albums, loose covers, stamps in tins and boxes,
               and so on. Early to modern; a few coins also. (Many 1,000s) þ            ..               ..                    75.
        8     Large box of world; much Germany and China, other foreign, colln. of E.German FDCs,
               etc., etc. (1,000s) þ  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
        9     Roughly similar box, less China, but many W.German ETBs, more loose material, some
               world issues for HK handover 1997, etc., etc. þ              ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      10     Extensive world collection on stockleaves in three folders. Appears to be mainly stamps
               that have been picked up here and there, plus the occasional items that has been purchased.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
      11     Carton with a world mix, largely in plastic wallets, some in stockbook or loose. Definite
               slant to German material (much modern) but with all sorts of others also. (1,000s) þ 50.
      12     Old Paragon album with Canada (some moderate m.m. KG5), U.K. (some 1d reds, m.m.
               KG6 and QE defins), Greece, USA, and a few others. (100s) þ           ..               ..                    50.
      13     Box with an accumulation/stock of world stamps (mint or c.t.o.) nearly all in sheets or
               blocks, mainly about 1940s-70s. (1,000s) þ                    ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      14     Box with bundles of old approval books, all-world content but with much Europe (especially
               Switzerland). Little or nothing seen after about 1960s. (100s) þ            ..               ..                    40.
      15     Big carton with a mainly cheaper mix of stamps and covers etc., but apparently gathered in
               Denmark, so not the usual mix. Includes much Danish, as well as mixed world, some
               Chinese kiloware. (1,000s) þ       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      16     Much variety of world stamps in large stockbook, amongst many others are 1949 UPU sets,
               French Colonies, Yemen, etc. Also some stamp exhibition souvenir sheets, other cinderellas.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      17     Carton with stockleaves, packets, general album, covers, etc. (Many 100s) þ        ..                    35.
      18     Box of varied material in plastic wallets, often of interest or value, and worth spending time
               at. Mainly foreign. (100s) þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      19     Banana box with world stamps on and off paper in smaller boxes, a couple of old catalogues,
               seln. of Swiss postmarks, album of German covers, etc. (1,000s) þ      ..               ..                    30.
      20     A folder of UK FDCs, two binders of mixed UK/world postmarks, postcards, etc., and tins
               and small boxes of dupl. world stamps. (1,000s) þ           ..                   ..               ..                    30.
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      21     Carton with mix of world stamps – on pages and in packets, some kiloware, in small stock-
               books, a small lot of United Nations, etc. (1,000s) þ        ..                   ..               ..                    26.
      22     World mix on some stockleaves/cards. Includes some Commonwealth classics/earlies, but
               the condition variable. (100s)        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      23     Medium/small souvenir collection of Royalty, RAF, and WW2 Victory, plus folder of used
               UK, etc. þ               ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      24     Album of mainly USA (some others), plus loose odds. þ  ..                   ..            24.
      25     Junior album, stockbook, album of Swiss FDCs, and various loose. (100s) þ         ..                    22.
      26     Odd mix in broken stockbook comprising m. & u. middle to modern, some in blocks.
               Includes Bulgaria, Canada, Hungary, Israel, Paraguay, Rhodesia, Spanish Colonies, etc.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      27     Three year books; Ireland “1992-1993”, Portugal 1985, and UK 1987. þ             ..                    20.
      28     Charity box filled with odds and ends as handed in at our shop. (1,000s) þ            ..                    20.
      29     Bundle of 25 individual country packets, each with an all-different seln. (e.g. 150 diff.
               Belgium, 50 diff. Bermuda, 150 diff. GB, 150 diff. Italy, 150 diff Poland, etc.) (3,500) þ              15.
      30     A similar lot, slightly different range. (3,000) þ                 ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      31     Another similar. (3,000) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      32     British Commonwealth; two slim stockbooks with a strong range of Queen Victoria to
               Queen Elizabeth mint and used. Very little modern included, and of a high general standard,
               much from smaller countries. Total stated to catalogue £8,000. (c.1,075) þ            ..                £800.
      33     --; mainly used colln. to approx. 1972, of India (175), Jamaica (144), and Mauritius (210)
               with little dupl. and inc. many slightly better, e.g. India KG5 to 25r used, Jamaica 1921-29
               3/-, 5/- m.m Total s.t.c.£800. þ   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    90.
      34     --; traditional general collection in two well-filled albums, early to modern mainly used.
               Value in numbers, odd medium values. (1,000s) þ           ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      35     --; Ideal album (section for 1915-30) with remainder m. & u. colln. (few 100s) þ 60.
      36     --; stockbook with mainly omnibus issues 1935-51, these generally m.m., plus a mix of
               other issues also. (100s) þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      37     --; bundle of 7 remainder club exchange books of mixed countries.        Remains PTSA £257.
               (generally at about 20% catalogue). (100s) þ                   ..                   ..            40.
      38     --; mainly used seln. of QV Australian States (28), Bahamas (3, plus a forgery), Ceylon (4),
              Fiji (1), Grenada (31), New Zealand (3), and St. Vincent (2). Includes a number of classics,
              condition poor to fine.                   ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      39     --; flat box with a mix of mainly off-paper in packets, from some Victorian through to about
               1970s (some later). (Many 100s) þ                ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      40     --; bundle of 10 remainder club exchange books of mixed countries.      Remains PTSA £221.
               (generally at about 20% catalogue). (100s) þ                   ..                   ..            26.
      41     --; stockbook of m. & u. KG6 issues, mixed countries (c.750) þ          ..               ..                    24.
      42     --; bundle of pages with Rhodesian area, Zimbabwe, Transvaal, a few Gibraltar, etc. (100s)          22.
      43     --; Africa; album of Nigeria, Nyasaland, Malawi, Swaziland, Tanganyika/Tanzania, and a
               few others, KG5 to modern mainly used inc. many medium values. (100s) þ          ..                    30.
      44     --; --; small flat box with m. & u. seln. of Nigeria, and Rhodesian area. þ               ..                    20.
      45     --; --; few pages with Southern African mix. (100s)           ..                   ..               ..                      8.
      46     --; Omnibus; 1937 Coron. (189), 1951 College (25), 1953 Coron. (103 inc. dupl.), mixed
               m.m./u.m., plus 1935 Jubilee (4 sets, 16 odds m. & u.)     ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      47     --; --; 1946 Victory seln. of f.u. sets (82 stamps), and 1953 Coronation m.m. seln. (62)                  8.
      48     Foreign; traditional collection in three well-filled loose leaf albums, early to modern. Value
               in numbers. (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    75.
      49     --; bundle of 9 remainder club exchange books of mixed countries.        Remains PTSA £369.
               (generally at about 20% catalogue). (100s) þ                   ..                   ..            50.

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      50     Foreign; a similar lot to the last, of 22 booklets, PTSA £362. þ           ..               ..                    45.
      51     --; a similar lot of 15 booklets, PTSA £314. þ                 ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      52     --; a similar lot of 11 booklets, PTSA £256. þ                 ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      53     --; stockbook with a mix of Cameroon 1960s-80s mainly used (c.220), and some N. Korea
               (105) þ ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      54     --; bundle of 7 remainder club exchange books of mixed countries.        Remains PTSA £76.
               (generally at about 20% catalogue). (100s) þ                   ..                   ..            10.
      55     Thematic; Birds; a stockbook with a wide variety of m. & u. world heraldic and stylised
               birds, plus sideline themes such as birds in fiction, hunting, prehistoric, use of feathers,
               habitats, etc. (c.1,000) þ             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      56     --; --; stockalbum of heraldic and stylised m. & u. of Albania, Austria, Czechoslovakia,
               Germany, Poland, U.A.R., and others. (400+, a few m.s.) þ                 ..               ..                    16.
      57     --; --; packet of 100 different, generally modern c.t.o.       ..                   ..               ..                      2.
      Ü     --; --; see also Australia, French Area, New Zealand, U.K.
      58     --; Dinosaurs; packet of 50 different, generally modern c.t.o.                ..               ..                      3.
      59     --; Flags; packet of 50 different, generally modern c.t.o.   ..                   ..              2.
      60     --; Football; packet of 100 different, generally modern c.t.o.                 ..               ..                      2.
      61     --; Motorcycles; packet of 25 different, generally modern c.t.o.            ..               ..                      2.
      62     --; Olympics; The Olympic Masterfile collection in three printed albums comprising mainly
               u.m. sets and miniature sheets for 1992 and 1994 Games, plus some other years, some
               covers, etc. Wide range of countries. þ           ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      63     --; --; packet of 100 different, generally modern c.t.o.       ..                   ..               ..                      2.
      64     --; Railways and Locomotives; packet of 100 different, generally modern c.t.o.  3.
      65     --; Triangular Stamps; packet of 25 different, generally modern c.t.o.  ..              2.
      66     Covers; medium box with a mixed loose batch of largely philatelic covers (but also com-
               mercial, and postal stationery). Predominantly 1960s-80s China, Germany – little otherwise.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      67     --; seln. of world commercial covers and cards (some cards unused). Bulk is 1900-45,
               mainly Europe, especially Germany. (c.165) þ                 ..                   ..               ..                    16.
      68     --; Commonwealth in Asia; seln. of mainly FDCs (a few commercial) for 1962-81 of Hong
               Kong (15) and Brunei (5). Slight dupl. Stamps s.t.c.£200. ..                   ..            26.
      69     --; Europa; 1983 small colln. of illus. unaddressed FDCs, generally single stamps. (66) þ            10.
      70     --; Sport; box with a loose mix of mainly philatelic covers (FDCs and others) (Estimated
               300) þ  ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      Ü     Perfins; see U.K.
      71     Cinderella; a “Wonderland Postage Stamp Case” (“invented by Lewis Carroll”); also some
               more modern Alice in Wonderland labels.        ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      72     --; attractive seln. of 12 German labels advertising marmalade and others, mainly Keiller’s.            10.
      Ü     --; see also Bechuanaland, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Norway. U.K.
      Ü     Forgeries; see France, Tibet.

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      73     Literature; Stanley Gibbons Stamps of the World catalogue in 4 volumes, 2004 edn. þ             26.
      74     --; Walter Morley’s Catalogue and Price List of the Revenue Stamps of the British Colonies,
               1895.     ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      75     --; British Commonwealth Revenues (1986), Romania Revenues (1983), and three others. þ  10.
      76     --; Scots on Stamps published by Alba Stamp Group, with supplements up to 1998. The
               worse for wear (has become loose leaf !) .       ..               ..                   ..               ..                      4.
      77     --; Timbres-poste Suisses by Hertsch/Wirth, attractive book in two volumes, 1973. In French
               with fine colour reproductions throughout. þ    ..               ..                   ..            10.
      78     Supplies (Second-Hand); large and medium cartons with a heavy accumulation of mainly
               Continental albums and binders, e.g. Lighthouse. þ           ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      79     --; a bag of decent Hagner (or Prinz System) stockleaves – about 130 single-sided (mainly
               6-strip, followed by 3- and 4-strip); also a dozen double-sided. þ         ..               ..                    30.
      80     --; an unused (but out-of-date) Stender album for Denmark to 1983, plus a book about
               Greenland stamps (in Danish). þ  ..                 ..               ..                   ..              5.

           Non-Philatelic Items

      Ü     For all non-philatelic categories, please see the 7 November Collectables Auction (catalogue
               being distributed about one week after this one).

           Classified by Country
      81     Aden; 1937 Dhow used values to 2r, 1939-48 set (13) used, 1951 surch. set (11) f.u., QE to
              20/- l.m.m./u.m., and others. (85)  ..                 ..               ..                   ..            35.
      82     --; 1953 -63 defin set plus a number of shades/perfs m.m. (from l.m.m. to heavy m.m., and
               the 5/-, 10/- with sepia centres with tone spots) (cat. c.£80. for u.m.) (27)              ..                    12.
      83     Afghanistan; 1921-27 30p tête-bêche pair m.m. (SG 180ba, cat.£18. in 1992); 1925 1sh
               brown postal fiscal m.m. (F185, £9.); and 1932 50p u.m. tête-bêche pair (227a, £10.)                 15.
      84     --; 1931-38 Newspaper 2p black complete sheet of 25 c.t.o., including a couple of printing
               flaws.     ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      5.
      85     --; 1932 National Council 40p fourblock plus 60p, 80p, 1a singles, all imperf. proofs on
               chalky paper.             ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      86     Albania; 1937-43 Independence m.s. u.m. (faults), R.Wedding set and m.s. m.m.,
               Accession (8) m.m., and Anti-Tb (8) u.m., s.t.c.£60.         ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      87     Australian States; small used colln. on a few pages with light dupl.. (195)             ..                    20.
      88     Australia; 1913-2001 mainly used colln. in album. Most value in middle period (inc. 1931
               Air set u., 1932 Bridge 5/- f.u., 1935 S.J. set m.m., others of high cat.), then more recent
               years, followed by Roos/KG5 Heads, and the others. (100s) þ             ..               ..                £150.
      89     --; 1913-36 used seln. in folder of Roos and KG5 Heads, some identified by SG nos., and
               with some dupl. (inc. of the better values). S.t.c.£2,500+ (232) þ         ..               ..                    75.
      90     --; 1931-36 Roo 5/-, 10/-, £1, £2 average used – no serious faults, decent appearance, but
               crease, short perfs, etc. SG 135-138, cat.£677.                ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      91     --; few pages with used mix, a few better values, a few States.               ..               ..                      7.
      92     --; First Day Covers; 1937-2004 colln. in two strange metal filing drawers (plus three
               folders with the larger covers). From about mid-1970s probably a straight run of illus
               unaddressed. (100s) þ                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £140.
      93     --; Birds; a few stockleaves with a m. & u. seln. inc. a few States, some KG5 Heads, and
               mixed others through to modern and a few A.A.T. S.t.c.£160+ (167, 6 m.s.)          ..                    22.
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      94     Australian Area; 1993-2003 seln. of FDCs of Christmas Is. (22), Cocos (10), AAT (6) þ        15.
      95     Austria; 1860s-1960s m.m. & u. colln. in Abria printed album (100s) þ                ..                    15.
      96     --; 1952-91 substantial colln. in six albums of mainly unaddressed illus. FDCs, plus a few
               souvenir covers. Only a few in 1950s have typed addresses. Possibly complete for period
               1966-87. Occasional dupl. (c.960) þ             ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
      97     Bahamas; 1861-2001 mainly used colln. in album with a few QV to 4d (5), 6d (2 diff.),
               moderate KG5 to KG6, then QE has some sets and high values. (c.650) þ            ..                    70.
      98     --; 1938-52 5/- original chalky paper m.m., SG 156 (cat.£170. for u.m.)                ..                    24.
      99     Barbados; 1855-80 attractive page of mainly used Britannias. Some faulty, but mainly g./f.
               (46)        ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
    100     --; 1882-1952 m. & u. colln. with many medium/useful values. (220)     ..            32.
    101     --; 1953-2003 largely used colln., quite complete and mainly in sets up to 1990, then just
               odds. (c.600) þ        ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    85.
    102     Basutoland; 1954, 1961 surcharges, and 1961 decimal defin sets l.m.m./m.m. (cat. c.£128.
               for u.m.).                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    103     Bechuanaland; 1955, 1961 surch., and 1961 decimal defin sets m.m. (cat. c.£155. for u.m.)       20.
    104     --; Revenues; 1938 KG6 £1 fiscally used, Barefoot cat.£150.             ..               ..                    26.
    105     Belarus; 1992-96 approx. u.m. seln. on stockcards (53, 2 blocks, 5 m.s.)             ..                      6.
    106     Belize; 1980 Year of the Child (Sleeping Beauty) set (8) in u.m. imperforate gutter pairs,
               cat.£110.                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
    107     Bermuda; 1865-2003 mainly used collection in binder. Better content includes 1938-53
               KG6 10/-, £1 m.m., 10/- f.u., 1948 S.Wedding £1 m.m., 1953 defin set f.u., later defin sets,
               many commem sets, sparser from about 1988. (c.500)      ..                   ..               ..                    80.
    108     Biafra; 1969 2^nd Anniversary 1/- and 2/6 each in f.u. fourblocks, mainly fine. Cat.£84.                 10.
    109     Bosnia and Herzegovina; 1910 etc m.m. and used on three old pages. S.t.c.£110. Also
               some Montenegro.     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    16.
    110     British Antarctic Territory; 1963 defin short set to 1/-, plus 2/6, 10/- l.m.m./m.m. (cat.£91.
              for u.m.) ..                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..            10.
    111     British Guiana; 1954 Waterlow set (15 + 3 shades) m.m. (cat.£65. for u.m.)        ..                    10.
    112     British Honduras; 1953 defin set (12) l.m.m./u.m. (of better values, the $1 and $2 are
               l.m.m, others u.m.) (cat.£77. for u.m.)              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
    113     British Virgin Islands; 1956 defin set (13, plus ½c, 1c shades, one perf. on $4.80 partly
              short) m.m. (cat.£100. for u.m.)    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
    114     Brunei; 1908-22 wmk. Mult Crown CA $25 “used” with indeterminate cancel, and light
               horizontal crease. Very adequate spacefiller. SG 48 (cat.£1,000. for “postally” used, i.e.
               cancelled-by-favour). :               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
    115     Cameroon; Cameroon Expeditionary Force; 1915 ½d opt. in three u.m. fourblocks,
               showing some minor opt. varieties. Cat.£39.    ..               ..                   ..            12.
    116     Canada; Newfoundland; 1865-1947 m. & u. on a few pages. Better values inc. 1897 400^th
               Anniv. set (14) mixed u./unu. (some poorer), 1928-29 Publicity set (15) m.m. (185) 60.
    117     --; Nova Scotia; 1851-60 1d red-brown fine unused with large part original gum, hinged.