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            Collections and Mixed Lots.  
        1    Heavy carton with about 25 stockbooks/stockalbums of various types and sizes, plus two
               other albums. Largely Germany, then mainly European, and some others. (1,000s) £200.
        2     Bundle of stockleaves and pages with quite an interesting seln., largely middle to modern
               periods, inc. Gabon (s.t.c.£120.), Azores (£600.), Portugal (£350.), and some 1935
               Commonwealth S.Jubilee odds (£350.). (100s)                 ..                   ..               ..                £180.
        3     Interesting, though slightly grubby round the edges, collection/assembly mainly on pages.
               Bias to Africa (though other areas also) and with little after about 1930s. Includes French,
               Italian, Portuguese, and some British Colonies in Africa. Worthy of attention. (Many
               1,000s) þ                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £150.
        4     Shoebox with a bundle of items previously unsold in our Buy or Bid Sale, nearly all
               Commonwealth and with a total “stated to catalogue” price of £3,000+. Mixed periods,
               and generally better singles, or sets. (100s) Also further mixed Commonwealth and
               Germany on stockcards. þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £150.
        5     Small box with a bundle of 62 small stockcards, each with a stamp, set, selection. Wide
               range of areas and types represented, virtually everything being of some interest, scarcity,
               and/or value. (100s) þ                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £130.
        6     A similar lot. þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £130.
        7     Eleven stockbooks or other albums of Germany (largest numbers), United Nations, Spain,
               USA, and mixed world. (1,000s) þ                ..               ..                   ..               ..                £130.
        8     Heavy box containing 26 stockbooks of mixed sizes, and three other folders. Mainly
               German, European, and other world stamps. (1,000s) þ  ..                   ..               ..                £120.
        9     Large and heavy lot in carton comprising 29 various stockbooks. Whole world but with a
               definite European bias. (1,000s) þ                  ..               ..                   ..               ..                £120.
      10     World collection in two volumes, generally up to about 1930 only. Some decent pickings
               (e.g. Newfoundland, USA), some pages picked, mixed condition. (100s) Also a few earlier
               Ireland (mainly provisional opts.) on pages, another two albums, and a few covers. þ               £100.
      11     Eight stockbooks of mixed world stamps (but strongest in UK, Australia, Canada, Hong
               Kong, NZ and USA), two albums of UK PHQ cards, some UK p.packs, and others.
               Includes perhaps about £100 face value of mint decimal UK. (1,000s) þ                ..                £100.
      12     Heavy box containing 28 mixed stockbooks (majority A4 size), mainly Germany and
               other European. (1,000s) þ         ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
      13     The shop’s charity box, comprising all manner of items thought individually to be of fairly
               small value, but where the owners did not want to take them away. General junior albums,
               loose stamps, etc. Some covers and cards. A big lot this time, stretching to two cartons.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
      14     Five stockbooks of Arab States pictorials, Italy, mint E.Germany, used W.Germany, two
               folders of German Ersttagsblatter, album of Swiss FDCs, album of W.Germany, a few
               others.(1,000s) þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
      15     Three albums with generally similar world collections viz. whole world but with some
               British West Indian countries a bit better, and with no UK. (1,000s) þ  ..            70.
      16     Album and two stockbooks of UK (just a few better), slim stockbook of Grenada, two other
               albums of world (inc. some Commonwealth KG6), etc. (1,000s) þ       ..               ..                    60.
      17     Well-filled carton of mixed material – world album, mint collection of fungi thematics in
               album, album pages, stockbook of Austria, some covers, loose stamps, etc. (1,000s) þ               60.
      18     Mixture in box – world collection to about 1960s in two Swiftsure albums, l.m.m. coll-
               ection of 1965 Churchill issues in printed album, a couple of other albums and some loose.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      19     Flat box with some hundreds of items. Many are on stockcards and are odds or sets of
               medium catalogue price, some cheaper material in packets, etc. (100s) þ               ..                    50.

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                   Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
      20     Varied and in places interesting mix in medium carton. Includes some medium values on
               stockcards, a few German and other covers, a nice old Imperial album with remainder
               Commonwealth collection (spaces to 1897 – the Canadian Jubilees are new issues !), slim
               stockbook of modern pictorials, etc. (Many 100s) þ        ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      21     Large suitcase filled with a collector's clearance. Tubs and shoeboxes, albums and stock-
               books, a bundle of receipts, etc. Includes many thousands of off-paper stamps in packets. þ        50.
      22     Eleven A4-size, and four smaller, stockbooks with a mix of mainly used world stamps,
               sometimes sparse. (1,000s) þ      ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      23     World collection in a dozen A4 folders, mainly used odds. (1,000s) þ   ..            50.
      24     Carton with many thousands of world stamps off-paper, further quantity on-paper, bundles
               of stockcards with modern world pictorials, etc. þ           ..                   ..               ..                    40.
      25     World accumulation/collection in carton. Comprises about a dozen various types and sizes
               of album and stockbook, plus others in small boxes etc. (1,000s) þ       ..               ..                    40.
      26     Large lot in two cartons with bundles of USA first day postal stationery cards, other mixed
               covers (a few less common), three SG Windsor binders, a bundle of unused Fulton album
               pages (American), and others. [This lot will not be taken to the auction room.]         ..                    40.
      27     Mint (some u.m., some m.m.) seln. of 1959-65 issues of KUT, Tonga, Br. Honduras,
               Sharjah (inc. imperfs), Sudan, and Tanganyika. S.t.c.£470. (c.280, 6 m.s.)              ..                    40.
      28     Two printed German albums of 1960s-80s mainly u.m. sets (a few used, or part sets) and
               FDCs representing about 55 different countries. Attractive mix, some pages duplicated.
               (c.520, 15 m.s., 6 covers) þ        ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      29     Seven standard or large stockbooks with a mixed range of world stamps, some arranged
               by country, some by theme. (1,000s) þ           ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      30     Bundle of 63 stockcards each with single stamp, set, part set, or selection etc. from a wide
               mix of countries and periods, and generally of at least half-decent material. (100s) þ 35.
      31     Old and grubby wicker hamper with various remainders, generally up to about 1930s only,
               and comprising four mixed world albums plus others loose. (1,000s) Also a bag of mainly
               more modern postcards. þ           ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      32     Mixture in medium box, sensibly cleared by a collector before rather than after flitting.
               Much France, a stockbook of Bulgaria, a few postcards, five covers with Scottish ship
               cachets 1969-71, several Namibia FDCs, mint Libya, and much else loose. (1,000s) þ                35.
      33     World collections in five mixed albums. (1,000s) þ           ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      34     World collection/mix in three albums, two stockbooks, etc. Best is UK 1951 Festival high
               values set (4) g./f.u. (100s) þ       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      35     Two general world albums, sparse world in a stockbook, and various other odds, all in box.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      36     Carton with bundles of mixed loose stamps, remainder world album, small France
               collection, empty binders, etc. (1,000s) þ       ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      37     Eight various albums and stockbooks of world stamps. (1,000s), plus bundles of mainly
               modern covers (c.300+), and a few cigarette cards. þ      ..                   ..               ..                    26.
      38     Box with UK and foreign kiloware, an album with a mint collection of Kiribati, other mixed
               stamps, a few coins, etc. (Charity lot.) þ         ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      39     Foreign collection in album (1,000s), plus flat box of USA on and off-paper, a small box of
               world kiloware, and other odds and ends. þ                    ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      40     Mixed lot inc. small UK colln., a few UK FDCs, a small sb that includes UK 1953 Coron-
               ation set in u.m. blocks of nine (some creases), a few postcards and cigarette cards, etc.þ            24.
      41     Shoebox with general mix – loose stamps, mixed stamps on stockcards, etc. (100s) þ                 24.
      42     Box of mixed album pages, stockbook of dupl. Germany, junior albums, etc. (1,000s) þ              24.
      43     Box with about 2.5kg of world kiloware (mainly fairly recent), and another smallish box
               of assorted world stamps on and off-paper. þ ..               ..                   ..            22.
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      44     Thousands of world stamps in packets, little tins and boxes, stockbook of UK, a bag of
               matchboxes/labels, etc. þ             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
      45     An album of Swiss stamps and world covers, a smaller album of mixed covers and cards,
               and an album of world miniature sheets etc. þ ..               ..                   ..            22.
      46     Small mix of stamps and covers, mainly UK, plus old Philatector watermark detector, other
               accessories, etc. þ    ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      47     Jar of what looks like aged kiloware, plus some other odds inc. a couple of high cat. France
               but only average condition. (100s) þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      48     Carton with an untidy mix of USA covers, some other world covers, and some UK used
               stamps on and off-paper. þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      49     Bundle of 20 remainder club exchange books, mainly Commonwealth, PTSA £147.50
               (prices on the whole reasonable). (100s) þ     ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      50     Tiny stockbook with Heligoland (17, mixed condition, mainly reprints), five poor Cape
               triangulars, and mixed others. (c.90)                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      51     Approx. 2kg of world (no UK) kiloware, and another box with about 1kg of Ireland
               kiloware. þ               ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      52     Disparate mix in box inc. some Swiss printing blocks, a few Scandinavian covers, bundle
               of dupl. very cheap USA miniature sheets, etc. þ                          ..                    20.
      53     Medium carton – six mixed albums and stockbooks (much UK), bundle of pages, etc.
               (1,000s) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    18.
      54     Shoebox with 100 packets, each of 100 different world stamps. þ        ..               ..                    15.
      55     A similar lot. þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      56     A similar lot. þ          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    15.
      57     Medium box of pages, stockcards, plus covers etc. UK and foreign. (Many 100s) þ                    15.
      58     Largely UK mix in box. Albums, pages, and stockbooks. (100s) þ       ..               ..                    15.
      59     Three small stockbooks of mixed world stamps, a folder which includes a few world mini-
               ature sheets, several Malagasy, a few Horses, etc. and others loose in box. (100s) þ                    12.
      60     Holdall with a world mix sorted in envelopes, on and off-paper. Seems common. (1,000s) þ        10.
      61     Two binders with minor collections of UK and world (100s), a few covers, and a set of
               cigarette cards. þ      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      62     Stockalbum with few UK etc., and four empty binders. þ ..                   ..            10.
      63     British Commonwealth; 1953-68 mounted mint collection in album. Largest value in some
               defin sets e.g. Antigua 1953, 1966, Australia 1963-65 Navigators, Bermuda 1953, 1962,
               Cayman 1953, 1962, Gambia 1953, Grenada 1953, Hong Kong 1954, 1962, Leeward 1954,
               Seychelles 1954, Trinidad & Tobago 1953, 1960. Virtually no Africa. (100s) þ £200.
      64     --; old album of used Asia, Asia, Americas, and Europe, generally up to about early KG6
               only. Inc. UK 1939-48 10/- dark blue (10), numerous other medium values. (c.1,600) þ         £120.
      65     --; attractive collection in album, mainly l.m.m. of countries alphabetically Aden to Burma.
               The strength is in KG6, though there are a few earlier, and some through to about 1970.
               Many commem sets and defin short sets. (100s) þ           ..                   ..               ..                £100.
      66     --; mainly m.m. (and some used) ranges in five stockbooks (2 medium, 3 standard). Mainly
               KG5, KG6 and early QE, plus a few earlier, and with little dupl. Includes some defin sets,
               some reasonable short sets, and 18 different 1937 Coronation sets. (c.490) þ        ..                £100.
      67     --; eighteen remainder club exchange books with a wide variety of countries inc. just two
               books of UK, mainly used. Remainders PTSA £400. (generally at about 20% catalogue)
               (100s) þ                   ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    80.
      68     --; bundle of large album pages with mainly 1960s Australia, Canada (inc. a few Christmas
               packs), and Ghana, but a number of other countries also. Majority is u.m. sets, but also inc.
               odds and some l.m.m. Some slightly higher cat. items included. (100s) þ                ..                    45.

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      69     British Commonwealth; stockbook of various odds inc. some 1973 R.Wedding sets and
               1948 S.Wedding low values. (c.500) þ          ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      70     --; Africa; KG5 to 1960s mainly mounted mint collection, often with decent sets or odds,
               e.g. N.Rhodesia 1925-29 2/-, 3/-, 5/-, 1938-52 set (21), 1948 S.Wedding set, 1953 set (14),
               1963 set (14), Nyasaland 1921-33 2/-, 4/-, 5/-, 1938-44 set (18), 1945 set (14), 1953 set
               (15), Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1959-62 set (15), S.Rhodesia 1931-37 2/-, 2/6, 1964 set (14),
               etc. (100s)                 ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £200.
      71     --; --; attractive used collection in album, generally up to about the 1930s only, and often
               with decent middle values as well as moderate duplication. Includes Nyasaland 1895 £1
               (as is), 1897-1900 3/- fair, 4/- good, 1903-4 2/6 fine, Oil Rivers Protectorate 1892-94 set
               (6), etc. (c.1,200)      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                £150.
      72     --; --; album up to about 1930 of South Africa (47), S.African Provinces (122), N.Rhodesia
               (10), and S.Rhodesia (20). þ       ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    45.
      73     --; Omnibus; 1935 Silver Jubilee u.m. (but for one odd m.m.) seln. of 29 different sets, plus
               some duplicates (inc. 6 sets of Newfoundland). S.t.c.£500+ (181)         ..               ..                £150.
      74     --; --; 1935 S.Jubilee m.m. sets of Antigua, Newfoundland, Nyasaland, S.Rhodesia (minor
               tone spots), S.W.A., Virgin Is., and UK. Cat.£108. þ     ..                   ..               ..                    22.
      75     --; --; 1937 Coronation fairly complete (186 of 202) used in album, plus a few covers. þ             40.
      76     --; --; 1945 Victory sets of Bechuanaland and South Africa in u.m. sheets (= 60 sets of each).
               Cat.£117.                  ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    22.
      77     --; --; 1981 Royal Wedding colln. in three albums, reasonably complete u.m. inc. sheetlets
               and booklet panes. Huge original cost. (c.275, 215 sheetlets/m.s./panes, 4 others) þ                £100.
      78     --; --; 1981 Royal Wedding colln. of FDCs in album inc. some non-Commonwealth
               countries. (104)         ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      79     Africa; quite an attractive mounted mint collection in album, up to about 1930s only, of
               Commonwealth (some high catalogue South Africa), plus Portuguese Colonies and a few
               others. (c.330) þ      ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    70.
      80     Europe carton with a dozen stockbooks, albums, and other folders. Largest representation
               of Germany, plus a few Switzerland and other Europe. (1,000s) þ        ..               ..                    75.
      81     --; stockbook of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. (100s) þ ..                   ..            40.
      82     --; large stockbook well-filled with thousands of stamps, often duplicated. þ          ..                    12.
      83     Foreign; thirty-three remainder club exchange books with a wide variety of countries,
               mainly used. Remainders PTSA £400. (generally at about 20% catalogue) (100s) þ 80.
      84     --; m. & u. seln. of early to 1970s in two stockbooks. Nearly all Europe (much Belgium)
               with many medium values, plus Danish West Indies (1907-8 and 1915-16 sets m.m., cat.
               £75. and £30.) (c.320) þ             ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      85     --; non-Commonwealth collection in three albums (c.3,000) Also various others loose inc. a
               couple of þ               ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    35.
      86     --; bundle of album pages with collections up to about 1930s of Spain, Sweden, Russia/
               USSR, Switzerland, Turkey, USA. (100s)       ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      87     Latin America; four stockbooks of Chile and one of Uruguay, containing dupl. m. & u.
               ranges, early to about 1985. (100s, possibly 1,000s) þ    ..                   ..               ..                    50.
      88     --; fat stockbook with mainly mint ranges to about 1970 inc. some m.s. Useful light dupl. in
               places. (Est. c.3,800) þ               ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    60.
      89     Airmails; 1920s-40s m.m. seln. of Argentina (1), Australia (3), Belgium (5), and Bulgaria
               (4). S.t.c.£130.          ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    20.
      90     Thematic; Cacti; small colln. on pages and stockleaves inc. some from less common
               countries. (150+, 4 m.s., 7 FDCs) þ               ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      91     --; Entertainment; Westminster Collection Stars of Stage and Screen album of mainly
               Elvis Presley, but also Marilyn Monroe and various others. (23, 13 m.s./sheetlets, 32 FDCs,
               1 PNC) þ                ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
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                   Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.
      92     Thematic; Europe; German hingeless album with u.m. (plus 1 used) colln. of 1960s-70s
               sets and m.s. on European Unity themes (e.g. NATO, Nordic omnibus, etc.). Also some
               cheap UN. (173, 8 m.s.) þ          ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    10.
      93     --; Exhibitions; 1958 Brussels International Exhibition colln. in album. Some quite scarce.
               (150, 6 m.s., 5 FDCs) þ              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    30.
      94     --; Lifeboats; 1924-85 collection in album of mainly mint stamps plus first day covers, etc.
               Includes UK 1963 fair FDC and a press publicity photo of the set (stuck down). (c.57, 19
               covers, others). þ     ..                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    26.
      95     --; --; 1974-87 colln. of souvenir covers for RNLI Lifeboat Naming ceremonies etc. (92) þ        30.
      96     --; Olympics; 1972 album with 51 FDCs or souvenir covers, many German. þ     ..                    10.
      97     --; Railways; loose mix in tin, all-world with odds and sets, some standard c.t.o. packet
               material, others slightly less common. (100s) A few others also. þ         ..               ..                    10.
      98     --; Salvation Army; 1932-2003 fine collection written-up in two albums, substantially
               complete for mint stamps (mainly u.m.), miniature sheets and FDCs. Includes some difficult
               to locate though inexpensive. (128, 10 m.s., 65 covers/cards - some of the last stuck down.)
               Also several others inc. the book The World of Salvation Army Stamps by Ken Daws. þ         45.
      99     --; --; 1978-2002 collection in album of mainly FDCs plus a few other souvenir and comm-
               ercial covers. (c.85) þ                 ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                    24.
      Ü     --; --; see also Postcards.
    100     --; Sport; 1960s-70s seln. of m. & u. sets and odds, all foreign but for some Canada. Much
               c.t.o. (c.175, 14 m.s.) þ              ..                 ..               ..                   ..               ..                      8.

    102     --; bundle of earlier covers, comprising UK (19, mainly Victorian, inc. 1841 2d blues singles
               x 3, pairs x 2, three-strips x 2, and fourblock x 1), NZ (10, inc. 6d Chalon, 1d Universal
               with N.Z. MARINE P.O./25 AUG 1905/R.M.S. “SIERRA.” cancel), Sudan (1897 cover to Glasgow
               with 5m opt. pair cancelled Halfa – grubby), and three others. Mixed condition. £150.
    103     --; large world collection mounted on pages, generally attached by small spots of adhesive
               at corners on reverse. Contained in seventeen lever-arch folders. Majority are commercial
               covers (or from philatelic sources) of 1960s-2000s. Nearly all European (fair number of
               others also), some folders of first flights, special cancels, postal stationery, etc. (Probably
               c.2,000 to 2,500) þ  ..                 ..                 ..          &n