Robert Murray Stamp Auction

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        1     An original old Stafford Smith Permanent Postage-Stamp Album (published about the mid-
               1880s), containing a wide-ranging and worthwhile world collection. Most of the stamps
               are contemporary with the album (i.e. 19^th Century), plus some a little later. Condition, as
               is normal for collections from this period, is quite mixed; some real horrors are included,
               but much is fine, and some very fine. The collection is peppered with individual stamps
               which are catalogued at tens (or hundred) of pounds, and an experienced philatelist (who
               has properly ignored most of the forgeries) has recently estimated the catalogue price of
               only the sound stamps at around £35,000. The best page must be one of Canada, which has
               the 1897 Jubilee set complete mounted mint (cat.£4,000., fresh and attractive, some marks
               on gum etc, and the 2c, 3c, and 5c are used). UK includes used 1840 1d (2) and 2d.
               (c.1,900 Europe, c.500 Asia, c.450 Africa, c.1,200 Americas, c.375 Oceania). Viewing by
               appointment. þ [VIEW IMAGE]    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..             £2,000 to £2,600.

        2     Large carton with a mix of odds, remainders, leftovers, and many others. This box will be
               the result of a clearance in our own shop, and is unlikely to be available for viewing before
               Saturday 23^rd. We expect there will be some material that is simply rubbish, and other that
               is worthwhile but that we don’t need or do not wish to spend time on. (1,000s) þ £200.
        3     Two stockbooks with quite an interesting, though sometimes disorderly, mix. Strength in
               about mid-20th Century with some better Commonwealth early QE defins (m.m./u.m. sets
               and part sets - one page alone has 22 top values), plus France, Switzerland, and many
               others. (100s) þ       ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £200.
        4     Biscuit tin of world on stockcards (many of medium value), and a bundle of unsold Buy or
               Bid lots (s.t.c.£7,559.). (100s) þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..        £200.
        5     Medium box of varied world stamps on pages and stockcards, in packets, two old albums,
               etc. Odd mix, with some very cheap stuff, and many others of medium value. (1,000s) þ              80.
        6     Broken old Triumph album with a world collection up to about late-1930s. General range
               with a scattering of medium values. (c.4,000+) þ              ..                   ..               ..                    60.
        7     World collection in three albums, the main value in the UK (inc. 1948 S.Wedding £1 and
               1951 high values set heavy m.m.), the world ranges stopping about 1960s. (100s) þ                    50.
        8     Medium box – a folder of mixed world presentation packs, wide variety in folder of stock-
               cards, packets, etc., a few publications, an album of UK, an old Philatector watermark
               detector (not checked), a few coins, and others. þ          ..                   ..               ..                    50.
        9     Carton with several albums of German ETBs and stamps, and mixed others. þ                             45.
      10     Much Europe and USA (as well as others) in box inc. 3kg of world kiloware (much off-
               paper), two albums of 1981 R.Wedding, etc. þ               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      11     World collections in Improved and Movaleaf albums (100s), UK 1986 year book (scored
               slipcase), and mixed others. þ      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      12     File box containing a stockbook of mint modern UK (and others), an album with a few UK
               commems/FDCs, bundle of mainly 1970s UK commems, loose stamps in packets, etc.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      13     Heavy box with big printed European album (quite battered, some stamps), two albums of
               W.Germany, others of German FDCs and ETBs, and four stockbooks of world. þ 35.
      14     Five stockbooks of mainly foreign with much of Eastern Europe, some Arab States, and
               mixed others. (1,000s) þ             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      15     Seventeen various small to medium stockbooks of mainly foreign, plus a few other odds,
               generally cheaper ranges. (1,000s) þ              ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      16     Box of mixed remainders from larger collection. Includes Isle of Man, USA, India,
               Commonwealth early-1970s mint sets, UN, and others. (100s) þ          ..               ..                    30.
      17     Six varied albums (1,000s), plus world on and off-paper (1,000s) þ                      ..                    30.
      18     World mix in 11 stockbooks, plus other albums and loose. Mainly cheaper material, some
               duplicated UK, but some just a little better. Also an empty stockbook. (1,000s) þ 26.
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      19     Movaleaf album of mixed world to about 1960 (no UK), other junior albums and loose.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      20     Stockbook with just a few modern UK, several Cameroons UKTT opts to £1, a few odd
               others, but mainly France early-modern mainly used. (c.650) þ             ..               ..                    20.
      21     Assortment inc. some recent new issues (several countries), a few UK FDCs (earlier QE on
               plain covers), Australia FDCs, etc.                   ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.

      ***     British Commonwealth; the following 19 lots represent a general yet substantial collection
               broken into single volumes. The collection is of mainly about 1935 to 1966, with some
               earlier, mainly m.m. plus some used, defins usually in short sets to 1/- or equivalent (and
               usually with shades and perfs). Most omnibus issues 1937-66 are present except for
               S.Wedding high values. No p.dues. Generally clean and fresh, and only occasional
               duplication. Some individual countries excluded from this run appear later alphabetically.
      22     --; Aden to Bahrain; Aden inc. shades, also Aden States, Ascension with some KG6 perfs.,
               Bahrain to 2r. No Australia or A.A.T. (c.520) þ              ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      23     --; Barbados to Bermuda; Barbados from QV, KG6 inc. perfs., Bermuda from some QV.
               (c.500) þ                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      24     --; British Guiana to Brunei; (no B.A.T.). (c.550) þ          ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      25     --; Burma to Cook Islands; Burma inc. some Japanese Occ., includes Cape of Good Hope,
               but not Canada, Ceylon from QV. (c.540) þ ..               ..                   ..            60.
      26     --; Cyprus to Fiji; excludes Egypt, inc. F.I. Dependencies, Fiji has the dies I/II on 1½d, 2d,
               6d. (c.490) þ           ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £100.
      27     --; Gambia to Ghana; mainly Ghana. (c.400, 24 m.s., 4 covers) þ         ..               ..                    20.
      28     --; Gibraltar to Grenada; Gibraltar and Grenada both inc. KG6 perfs. (c.420) þ                          50.
      29     --; Hong Kong, Iraq, and Ireland; some items of value in each country. (c.550, 3 m.s.) þ             80.
      30     --; Jamaica, Jordan, and K.U.T.; Jamaica has some bad hinges, Jordan inc. some m.s.
               mounted using photo corners, KUT has some KG6 perfs. (c.570, 12 m.s.) þ         ..                    50.
      31     --; Kuwait to Malta; inc. Kuwait to 5r, Malta from QV (with KG5 to 2/-, KG6 to 10/-, 1903
               reg. cover to Ireland). (c.550, 9 covers) þ      ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      32     --; Mauritius to Nauru; Morocco Agencies includes Tangier, Mauritius and Natal with
               earlier, Nauru to 5/-. (c.470) þ    ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      33     --; Newfoundland to Norfolk Island; excludes New Zealand. (c.500, 1 m.s., 6 covers) þ             70.
      34     --; North Borneo to Pakistan; inc. a few N.W. Pacific Is. (c.500) þ      ..               ..                    60.
      35     --; Bahawalpur (Pakistan) to Rhodesia and Nyasaland; comprises Bahawalpur, Palestine,
               Papua, PNG, Qatar, Rhodesia, Rhodesia & Nyasaland. (c.480, 19 covers) þ        ..                    65.
      36     --; St. Helena to Samoa; (c.470) þ                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      37     --; Sarawak to Somaliland; inc. some Singapore KG6 perfs. (c.440) þ ..            45.
      38     --; South Africa to Southern Rhodesia; little other than these two countries (c.480) þ                   26.
      39     --; South West Africa to Transvaal; SWA from 1931 inc. some bilingual pairs, Swaziland
               inc. some KG6 perfs. (c.470) þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      40     --; Trinidad to Zanzibar; (c.470, 5 covers) þ ..               ..                   ..            40.

      41     British Commonwealth; mint mix in three stockbooks of mainly 1930s-60s, though other
               periods also. Varied odds and sets, defins and commems, and with much u.m. in the later
               years. Numerous items present throughout are cat. at a few pounds each or per set. Includes
               sets such as British Antarctic Territory Churchill and Hong Kong Sea Craft. One stock-
               book is of Canada only. (1,000s) þ                ..               ..                   ..               ..                £220.
      42     --; approx. 1937-57 m. & u. collection on New Age pages in five binders. Most value in the
               mint (mainly l.m.m.) which inc. many defin short sets, and a few complete defin sets.
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £200.
      43     --; mixed Commonwealth countries in two stockbooks (much Norfolk Is.) plus mainly used
               Guernsey, Jersey, and Isle of Man in another two. (100s) þ                  ..               ..                    50.
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      44     British Commonwealth; used mix in two stockbooks with some mixed duplication and inc.
               some “old-fashioned” Commonwealth such as Egypt and Iraq. (100s) þ                ..                    50.
      45     --; three-volume collection of Queen Elizabeth issues (just a few earlier) mint and used,
               generally odds. (Estimated c.2,000) þ             ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      46     --; wide variety of m. & u. from countries A-N in large stockbook (100s), plus small box
               of stockcards etc. þ                     ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      47     --; New Guinea 1925-28 4d, 6d, 1/- used with faults (cat.£96.), UK 1841 2d g.u. (just
               4-margins), 1858-79 1d red plate (97 ?) m.m., 1912 ½d and 1d with "No Cross on Crown"
               variety used (cat.£100., small thins).                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      48     --; a stockbook of dupl. used Canada, another of Zimbabwe, and a third stockbook of these
               countries and others. (1,000s) þ ..                 ..               ..                   ..            16.
      49     --; mainly used range of Queen Victoria only (165) þ       ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      50     --; West Indies; three stockbooks with the bulk in u.m. sets of about late-1960s/early-1970s
               but with some earlier QE and odd KG6 or earlier also. Some decent defin sets included.
               Best seen are Bermuda 1938-53 10/-, 12/6, £1 (2 of each l.m.m./u.m.). Some occasional
               tone spots, but not on many. (100s) þ             ..               ..                   ..               ..                £200.
      51     --; Omnibus; 1974 Churchill good range of u.m. sets/m.s. on stockleaves. Nearly all fine,
               but a few instances of adherence. (100s) þ     ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      52     --; --; 1981 Royal Wedding album of first day covers (64, inc. some foreign), and similar
               for 1982 21^st Birthday (35) þ      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      53     --; --; 1983 Commonwealth Day The Commonwealth Collection in printed album comp-
               rising 58 u.m. sets and 2 black prints. A few pages marked. þ                                ..                    15.
      54     --; --; 1986 Royal Wedding coll. (c.80 u.m., 7 FDCs, 8 maxi-cards) þ ..            12.
      55     Europe; large box with eight stockbooks of used stamps, plus loose pages and postcard
               album. Main interest in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Austria, and Belgium. Some
               average value pages of old Germany, Hungary. (1,000s) þ ..                  ..            75.
      56     --; bundle of album pages with little after about 1950, much Austria, Hungary, Germany,
               Czechoslovakia. Also some further German material. (Many 100s) þ    ..            30.
      57     Foreign; stockbook with a mint and used mix of sets, odds, and miniature sheets of num-
               erous countries inc. Belgian Congo, Germany, Poland, USSR, etc. (100s) þ          ..                    35.
      58     --; packet with about 500 mainly modern on-paper.          ..                   ..               ..                      5.
      59     Thematic; three-volume collection mixed mint/used/c.t.o., with a few sets but mainly short
               sets or odds. (c.500+, 17 covers/cards) Also a copy of Butterflies and Moths on Stamps by
               C.J.Barber (1975). þ                  ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      60     --; Christmas; small mainly u.m. late-60s/early 70s colln. in two small stockbooks, some
               with adhesion and/or toning but mostly fine (c.190) Also a few Canada. þ              ..                    12.
      61     --; Expo; small colln. of Expo 67 on pages, and Expo 70 on stockcards, mainly in u.m. sets
               though some tone spots in places. (c.150)        ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
      62     --; Football; quite an extensive collection/accumulation in albums, stockbooks, and loose.
               Especially strong on 1982 World Cup, much also for 1974 and 1978, as well as general
               issues, Olympics, etc. Occasional adhesion or tone spots, but only a minority. þ £100.
      ***     --; see also Covers (Football)
      63     --; J.F.Kennedy; mainly 1964-65 issues on stockleaves. Some toning and adherence seen,
               but many fine u.m. sets included. (c.250)          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      64     --; Motor Cars; mainly c.t.o. seln. on stockleaves. (c.180, 4 m.s., and 4 large St. Thomas
               & Prince covers). Also a few others.                ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.
      65     --; Red Cross; collection of largely 1963 issues in album mint (often u.m. but in photo-
               corners, toning in places) (c.340) Also a few others on stockleaves.       ..               ..                    20.
      66     --; Scouts; largely late-1960s/early-1970s, mainly u.m. sets, in album, stockbook and loose.
               Some tone spots, but not a big problem. (100s) þ            ..                   ..               ..                    35.
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      67     Thematic; Space; 1969-75 seln. of covers, mainly of Apollo (much 1969 Moon Landing)
               of USA, Vatican, and others (62). Also some m./u. stamps of same period, some stuck/tone
               spots. þ                    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      68     --; Sport; mainly Olympics in two stockbooks (c.400) þ ..                   ..            10.
      69     --; Winter Olympics; colln. in album of mainly 1968 issues, largely u.m. sets (c.190) þ               20.
      70     Miniature Sheets; world collection in three albums, the largest numbers in mint Common-
               wealth (many u.m. mounted by photo corners, so some damage in places) and of late-1960s/
               early-1970s, inc. a few odd scarcer. (c.375) Also a 1973 m.s. catalogue. þ           ..                £200.
      71     Booklets; two albums plus loose bundle of mainly late-1960s and early 1970s of mixed
               countries. Includes Sweden, Guernsey, Australia, Canada, smaller Commonwealth
               countries, and a few other foreign. Some adhesion and/or tone spots in places. (c.109) þ             60.
      72     Covers; very large lot in sixteen mixed cover albums. The largest numbers are of UK
               (FDCs - some standard, some more interesting - and special event, plus a few others, and
               a scattering of p.packs), plus smaller numbers of other countries (mainly FDCs). Majority
               in 1960s-80s. (c.980) þ              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £200.
      73     --; selection in small album of often better items. Includes Austria (three 1949-50 balloon
               covers), Netherlands (1955 Cancer illus. fdc), Germany (1939 Zeppelin cover franked
               1939 Brown Ribbon 42pf and Motor Show set, toned), Lithuania (two similar 1939 souv-
               enir cards each with two low values of Basketball issue, some stains). UK has 1935 Silver
               Jubilee set on registered first day cover to Baghdad (printed “semi-display” envelope, some
               faults, stamps placed sideways, cat.£600.), 1953 Coronation and 1957 Scouts illus FDCs
               (cat.£75., £25.), 1969 Gandhi FDC with pmk. pre-dated one month, 1917 official cover
               with RCJ cachet, 1965 Churchill pres. pack, etc, (31) þ ..                   ..        £200.
      74     --; early to modern all-world mix in box inc. some military, postal stationery, commercial
               and philatelic. (c.480) þ               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      75     --; small mixed colln. in album, mainly UK inc. WW1 dumb cancels (2), 1950 cover with
               apparently coil leaders used postally, 1939 North Atlantic Air Service (2), several 1950s/60s
               ship mail, mainly UK p.dues, 1954 Mobile POs (5), etc. (c.90) þ         ..               ..                    40.
      76     --; small bundle of Vatican maxi-cards (c.50, stamps s.t.c.£56.), of 1983-85 UN Flags (40,
               £13.), and of Liechtenstein FDCs etc. (c.20, £60.) þ       ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      77     --; mix in cigar box inc. Canada 1937-38 first flights (6), Jersey occupation issues (4), some
               modern postcards. (c.50) þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      78     --; 1914-15 French and Italian military mail printed postcards. (2)          ..               ..                      4.
      79     --; Antarctic; 1950s-80s colln. in cover album of philatelic items inc. Australia 1955 3½d
               on 7 covers/cards with mixed cancels, Ross Dep. 1958 set on reg. cover, and others of USA,
               AAT, S.Africa, etc. (45) þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      80     --; Football; 1966-74 album of first day and souvenir covers (c.37 UK, 53 foreign). Includes
               a number of signed covers inc. 1971 signed by Partick Thistle players (Scottish Cup Final
               winners), 1965 signed Stanley Matthews, 1967 Lev Yashin, 1966 Usebio, 1972 Alf Ramsey
               (2), and 9 others. A few spots of toning. þ      ..               ..                   ..               ..                £200.
      81     --; --; 1981-84 album of world FDCs, a few with toning. (93) þ           ..               ..                    24.
      ***     --; see also UK Philatelic Covers.
      82     Cinderella; varied world mix on stockleaves of local issues, revenues, cut-outs, and other
               labels, inc. 18 fake/bogus Tirol opts. on German Hitler heads. (c.700)    ..            40.
      83     --; world seln. of revenues, publicity, and others in stockbook. (c.800) þ               ..                    30.
      ***     Forgeries; see Czechoslovakia, Germany (French Zone), Heligoland, Italian States (Tuscany).
      84     Literature; fourteen catalogues on stamps, postcards, and postmarks; 6 foreign (Hungary
               2005, Poland 2004, Germany 2004, Austria 2004, Czechoslovakia 2005, Belgium 1969), 8
               British (inc. 2004 Concise, and Collect British Postmarks). þ            ..               ..                    20.

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      85     Literature; Gibbons Commonwealth & British Empire 1840-1852 catalogue (2006 edition,
               was £44.95) þ         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
      86     --; Gibbons Commonwealth & British Empire 1840-1852 catalogue (2005 edition) þ             12.
      87     --; Gibbons Commonwealth & British Empire 1840-1852 catalogue (2004 edition), plus
               2000 CBS, and 2002 Yvert France. þ           ..               ..                   ..               ..                    12.
      88     --; Special Event Postmarks of the United Kingdom by Pearson/Peachey/Finch, volumes I,
               II, and III, Collect British Postmarks by Whitney, 1993, a FDC cat., and an old “G” section
               Higgins & Gage postal stationery cat. þ          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      89     --; Gibbons Great Britain Specialised catalogues in four volumes, old editions (1970-81). þ        5.
      90     Supplies (Second-Hand); 2-volume New Imperial album (for stamps 1840-1936) with just
               a handful of stamps and other hinge remains. Albums generally fine though not perfect. þ              30.
      91     --; ten double-pocket Benham cover albums, mixed types. þ                ..               ..                    30.
      92     --; three SG Universal binders, some white pages for same, 2 cig. card albums, empty
               packets, mounts and hinges, and SG Colour Key.þ         ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      93     --; Gibbons Stamp Colour Key, as new (retail £12.95)    ..                   ..               ..                      6.
      94     --; Lighthouse hingeless pages for Hong Kong 1953-83 (retail £60.) and 1990-94, and a
               packet (50 ?) of blank leaves ref.BL19 (ret.£18.). þ        ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      95     --; five packets of Lindner ref.802b thick cream pages (retail £20+), and three packets of
               Schaubek ref. bb200 (similar). Nearly all as new. þ         ..                   ..               ..                      5.
      96     --; box of various empty binders/albums (14) þ                ..                   ..               ..                      8.