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Sale 319 ( 22nd & 23rd May 2010 ) - Great Britain

10% BUYERS PREMIUM APPLIES ON ALL LOTS.

LotPackDescriptionQtyEst.
875AWINDSOR ALBUM1840 - 1970 good used collection with 1840 1d x 4, 2d x 2, later LE with plates to 224, ½d plates less 9, embossed 6d x 3, 10d and 1/- (quite good). Then follows a solid run of SP plates inc 3 x 4d small garter, with a good degree of completeness, vals to the 1/-, 2/- x 4, 1867 5/- x 4 inc plate 4, 2½d mauve to 17, 1/- SG 151, 1883 2/6 on blued? plus 2/6 x 3, 5/- x 3, 1887 - 92 Jubilees to £1. KE7 DLR to 10/-, SH to 10/-. Impressive KGV with many shades, 1913 ½d and 1d, seahorses many to 10/- x 3, KG6 inc 1939 and 1951 £1 in blocks, then much QEII. Various PDs plus a good selection of Officials, several better but some like the IR 5/- not figured.1item£1800
876ACONTROLS1902 - 1935 a fine accumulation housed on Hagners in 2 large binders. Volume 1 comprises only 1912 - 22 Royal Cypher with a good proportion of the listed numbers in singles, pairs, strips or blocks. Over 400 pieces with many stamps um and showing a wide variety of shades which need to be checked, printings and wmk types. Volume 2 starts with a few KE7, nice range of Mackennals with blocks, 1924 Block Cypher mainly singles or strips then 1934 photogravure in singles or blocks. A pleasing collection which should give hours of pleasure to the specialist or would be enthusiast.2 items£1600
877AGENERIC SHEETS2000 to 2006 World Cup, a complete um set (less LS 6, 10, 13, 15 and 16) in special album but including the rare 2001 pair (LS 2a, 3a). Retail £2000+.1 item£1400
878A1841 - 1970mint or used collection in 2 Windsor albums starting with good run of LE, inc many mint ½d plates, SP with many plates to the 2/- value, 1883 2/6 & 5/- each x 2, 1883 - 4 lilac & green to 5d mint, Jubilee set mint, KE7 a good range of shades and printings mint to 1/- x 3, 1912 to 1/- inc 9d green mint, Seahorses to 10/- used, 1934 wmk SW, 1934 2/6 to 10/- re-engraved seahorses mint, KG6 with 1939 - 47 set to £ 1 x 2, 1948 SW, 1951 Festivals set x 2 mint. The QEII is basically complete less the Castle sets but inc all phosphor commems and better defin sets plus some useful PDs, Officials etc.1 item£1400
879SKING GEORGE VKing sized stockbook containing a mint or um (used not counted) accumulation of mostly Mackennal and profile heads. Arranged by SG or Spec there are numerous shades, blocks, large quantity of controls in singles or pairs or strips, some varieties etc. Noted are 4 x 9d olive Royal Cypher, loads of interesting shades, which will require the "expert eye" going over them At the back commems in various quantities. Fun but valuable lot.1 item£1000
880E1990 - 2004sets, se tennant strips, many corners all x 3, inc sets difficult to find, all um. Face £788.1 item£950
881AONE COUNTRYalbum containing a clean collection from 1840 to 1970, the QV is used from 1840 1d and 2d, range of SP with vals to 1/- & 2/-, 1883 2/6, 5/-, 1887 to 1/- mint. KE7 vals to 1/- mint, 2/6 & 5/- used, 1924 set mint, 1934 to 10/- used, 1936 to 1970 mostly um and basically all the spaces filled except 1939 10/- dark blue. Clean lot.1 item£700
882A1841 - 1970binder of European origin from 1d red perf & imperf, 2d blue perf wide range of SP. KEVII & KGV material, many shades, seahorses 1924 & 25 Wembley, KGVI & QE2 inc graphites, booklet panes. Castles commems with phosphor issues. Regionals & PDs fair condition mint & used.1 item£650
883ELINE ENGRAVEDselection on leaves with 1840 1d blacks x 10, 2d x 2, 1841 1d x 82, plus 2 unused, 2d x 23. Many good to fine, mostly of good appearance, some with faults.119£600
884E1952 - 70a mostly um collection on black leaves arranged somewhat haphazardly, we note a few Tudor Wilding are hinged and a few later with the odd fault otherwise a fine collection throughout. Included are 1955 Ed wmk, Castles Waterlow, 1st & 2nd DLR, 1957 and 1958 graphites, 1959 phos graphites plus various commems. Retail £900.1 item£550
885BCOLLECTOR'S REMAINDERSa very useful accumulation in stockbooks plus oddments on stockcards. Noted much QV from 1840 1d x 2, 2d, many 1841 2d blues, about 100 x ½d plates, SP to 1/-, mint Jubilees to 1/- plus 100s of used. Some mint KE7 to 10d plus quantities of used to 1/-, duplicated KG5, plus masses of QV low values collected for their postmarks. Also stockbook with several minor varieties.1 item£550
886EGENERIC SHEETS2000 Stamp Show, Christmas pair (Post Office) to 2002 Football complete. SG LS1 - 8. Cat £1,050. Retail £700.8 items£500
887ALIGHTHOUSEhingeless album containing a mint or um collection inc 1952 Tudor, 1955 Edward sets, 1955 Waterlow to £1, 1st DLR vals to £1, 1958 graphite set, 1959 phos graphite and 2nd DLR sets, then all the commems sets inc phosphors to 1975. At the back various PDs with better to 2/6 and 5/-.1 item£450
888AACE ALBUMcontaining a simplified collection to 1970, starting with 1840 1d, 2d, then most spaces filled inc 1862 small letters to 1/-, 1865 - 80 to 2/- blue, 1867 5/-, 1883 2/6 to 10/-, 1883 ½d to 1/- (less 9d), KE7 to 10/-, KG5 seahorses to 10/-, 1929 £1 PUC, 1934 to 10/-, 1948 £1 then basic QEII. Mixed collection but some pickings.1 item£400
889A1840 - 2003collection of used in printed album starting with 1840 1d and 2d, nice 1841 1d and 2d, a range of surface printed vals to 1/-, 1883 vals to 1/-, KE7 to 5/-, KG5 to 10/-, KG6 to £1 (all 3), QEII extensive and is pretty complete to 2004. Also some regionals and bob.1 item£400
890E2000 - 07selection of MS, setennant strips, self - adhesives, mainly all x 3 on 11 stocksheets, high retail values, all um. Face £318. Min cat £885.1 item£400
891B1971 - 2006a clean collection of commems in um pairs or strips of 3 plus a set of GPO FDCs from 1971 all neatly housed in 14 Royal Mail albums. A few earlier are included as well as several defins.2 items£400
892SCOLLECTOR'S EXTRASa very good lot of pre 1966 defins and commems in pristine um condition. Noted Tudor Edward, SW & IW, 1958 Crown SW, 1958 Graphite + IW, 1959 Phos Graphite, 1960 Phos set + SW, also some booklet panes etc. There also appears to be a complete set of 1953 - 65 commems plus 2 complete phosphor sets from 1962 - 66.1 item£370
893BOOKLET PANES1937 - 51 ½d to 2½d selection of panes of 6 all with cylinder numbers. All are identified as per SG Spec mostly with 1 light hinge but some are um. Cat £1,300.27 items£350
894E1902 - 1970mint collection on Scott leaves with KE7 to 1/- set of 15. KGV to 1/- virtually complete to pages for basic sets. KGVI similar but has high vals (less 10/- indigo) QEII fairly complete inc Waterlows and 2nd DLR, Wildings and commems well filled to 1970 with some phosphors etc.1 item£340
895AALL PERIODSsomewhat dishevelled collection in Senator album with 1840 1d (nice) and 2d, later LE, various SP to 1/-, 1883 2/6 to 10/-, KE7 to 5/-, 10/- & £1, KG5 to 10/- x 2, 1925 Wembley, 1948 £1 SW then various QE to 1975.1 item£300
896SVARIETIESstock album containing dozens of mostly QEII both defins and commems, nothing major but probably about 200 colour shifts, perf shifts, missing phosphors, misplaced phosphors, £1 imperf pair, Machin paper and gum types etc. Interesting lot and a cheap way to embellish a basic collection.1 item£300
897ELINE ENGRAVEDwell written up collection inc pmk types, noted a superb Wootton under Edge on poor stamp, 1st York and Stirling on covers, varieties, perfs, alphabets - allsorts to 1858 underprints etc. Must be viewed to appreciate as condition is mixed. Approx 150 items in all.1 item£300
898BPRESENTATION PACK1990s (late) - 2007 selection 107 items, some difficult items to find in white box. Face £239.107£300
899SVARIETIESand oddities arranged on Hagners all from the 1911 - 1950 period. Starting with Mackennal ½d kiss print, no X on crown, 1912 - 22 shades, odd variety, 1924 1d punched Cancelled, 1929 PUC control blocks, KE8 booklet panes, KG6 several 1½d Coronation blocks with varieties, 1948 3d Games Crown Flaw etc. Useful if you want to add "cheap spice" to a collection.1 item£280
900EGENERIC SHEETS2004 Christmas sheet to 2008 Christmas Pantomimes complete um. Retail £350.1 item£270
901ELINE ENGRAVEDimperf collection from 1840 with 4 spacefiller 1d blacks, 1 on cover, various 1841 covers inc nice 4 margined tied with upright 5 in MX. Various plates and printing varieties. Small range of 2d plate 3 and 4 (6 of each). Condition mixed but much useful. Approx 90 items in all.1 item£270
902ASHEETS & BLOCKS2 large albums containing various sheets or large multiples inc QV ½d orange x 120, 1924 ½d sheet, many KG6 defins to 2½d and commems. Also noted 1948 £1 SW block of 4 plus 1951 Festivals to £1 x 3 etc. 1000s.2 items£250
903BREMAINDERcollections x 8 inc box QV to modern several well filled. Noted useful QV in mixed condition from 1d blacks, KG5 seahorses to 10/-, KG6 mint to £1, much mint QEII with early Wildings, Castles inc Waterlow mint, graphite, good phosphor commems. Some covers etc.1 item£250
904AONE COUNTRYalbum containing a mint collection from 1858 - 70 to 2d, odd SP, 1883 vals to 9d, 1887 Jubilee set, KE7 to 1/-, 1924 set, 1934 2/6 to 10/- seahorses, 1948 £1 SW, 1951 2/6 to £1, then much QEII mostly complete sets. Mixed condition.1 item£200
905E1840 - 1935collection remainders from poor 1840 1d, plates set less 8 but up to 4 of each mainly fine used, few 2d range later SP from 1881 inc mint Jubilees to 1/- green and red (less 3d, 10d, 1/-) + used duplicated Downeys mint and used vals to 1/-, 2/6 x 6, 5/- x 5, photogravure mint with formats. Commems incomplete mint & used to 1935 Jubilee.1 item£180
906EVARIETIESsmall selection, nothing major but some nice looking. Noted 1967 1/6 Machin missing green blue, 1969 1/6 Xmas new blue almost missing, 1973 9p Oak strip of 3 with centre stamp missing foliage, 1977 Heads of Govt major dry print in block of 4, Guernsey 1992 3p flowers major dry print etc. Worth a look.1 item£180
907EQUEEN VICTORIA1841 to 1887 fine used selection mostly in above average condition. Noted 1841 1d (pair & single), 2d (3 and a pair), various 1d and 2d x 8 stars, small range of SP inc a nice 2/- blue etc. STC £2500.50£175
908BPRESENTATION PACKSlate 1970s - mid 1990s selection in white box. 130 packs. Face £136.130£170
909EBACK OF THE BOOKwith Postage Dues inc 1914 set mint, 1924 set used, 1936 to 5d mint, a few used abroad (11) mostly Malta, Gib or Levant, selection of POs in South Africa plus a page of postal fiscals and telegraphs etc.1 item£150
910BPRESENTATION PACKS1996 - 2008 inc MS, setennants, buses, greetings, Olympics, football, flags. High retail. Face £127. Cat £408.1 item£150
911AOLD STYLEcollection in album with 1840 1d then a fairly simplified range of surface printed to 2/- inc 1865 9d emblem, 1883 to 10/-, 1883 - 4 to 1/-, KE7 to 10/-, KG5 to 10/- plus various later to 1974.1 item£140
912ABLACKalbum from KGVI values 2/6, 5/-, 10/- mint, 2/6 used, 1948 SW mint & used, 1951 to £1 mint, defins with wmk inv & sideways. Also 1924 Wembley mint & used + 1925 used.1 item£120
913EMODERN1999 Timeplace MS, HV pairs, 2000 Exhibition MS, 03 HV all fine used mint + various other MS. Face £74. Cat £330.1 item£110
914A1841 - 1970collection in Windsor album with many 1d reds, imperf and perf plus KE7 ½ds, the post 1963 mainly mint.1 item£110
915AALBUM1840 - 1970 general collection in Tower album with 1d black, various 1d imperf and perf then odds and ends to 1970.1 item£110
916EPO PRESS PHOTOS1967 - 1973 black and white selection of 16 items with 1967 10/- and £1 Machins, 1968 £1, Paintings, Xmas, 1969 Xmas, 1970 Philympia, Xmas plus 6 between 1972 - 3. Also 1960 Europa and National Savings 2/- and 10p.1 item£100
917APRESENTATION PACKS1964 - 1975 selection of 64 in album from 1964 Geographical (cellophane wrap separate), 1965 Parliament, BOB then a useful run to 1975.1 item£100
918EPRESENTATION PACKS1977 pack 13 + packs 15, 18, 27, 33, 43, 62, total face £55. Cat £353.7£100
919BBOXcontaining various unsold auction lots and sundry albums etc. A few better noted eg 1948 SW, Wildings etc.1 item£80
920A1970 - 81fine used mint selection inc Machins to £5, commems, regionals to 22p in boxed Lindner album. Face £47.1 item£66
921ASTARTERcollection in album with 1840 1d black (fair 4 margined) then a few SP, 1883 1½d mint, 2/6 & 5/- used, 1887 to 1/-, KE7 to 1/-, KG5 to 5/- inc 1924 and 1925 Wembley sets. At the back various 1d plates to 224 etc.1 item£60
922AMINTrange KG5 to QEII mainly odds and ends with 1912 - 22 1/- control pair, few blocks, 1934 set, 1951 2/6 to £1 Festivals um & a few later QEII blocks.1 item£60
923ECLEAROUTmixed reigns from 1841 1ds & 2ds, varied margins, ½d plated (3) unused, 3d plate 8 block of 4. Spec Wilding phos items, odd better covers etc inc 1968 BPE souvenir card bearing SG 773 signed by John Piper, condition mixed, much fine.70+£60
924A1911 - 70blue boxed Lindner with a general range of mint & used to 1970.1 item£50
925EPROPAGANDA FORGERIESselection on Hagner and written up pages with KG6 set plus 3 extras, plus "Liquidation of Empire" x 7 either unused or cancelled. Useful. Mi cat 1000€.16£300
926EPROPAGANDA FORGERIES1944 ½d "Silver Jubilee" corner marginal fu attractively written up on sheet. Mi 1. Cat 140€.1£70
927PROPAGANDA FORGERIES1944 ½d "Silver Jubilee" marginal unused. Mi 1. Cat 150€.PH151£70
928PROPAGANDA FORGERIES1944 1½d "Coronation" stamp marginal unused. Mi 1. Cat 150€.1£80
929EPROPAGANDA FORGERIES1944 1½d "Coronation" stamp marginal unused neatly written up on sheet. Mi 2. Cat 140€.1£80
930PROPAGANDA FORGERIES1944 ½d to 3d KG6 definitive set complete unused. Mi 3 - 8. Cat 250€.6£100
931PROPAGANDA FORGERIES1944 ½d to 3d KG6 definitive set complete unused. Mi 3 - 8. Cat 250€.6£100
932EPROPAGANDA FORGERIES1944 ½d to 3d KG6 definitive set complete fu attractively written up. Mi 3 - 8. Cat 200€.6£80
933PROPAGANDA FORGERIES1944 ½d to 3d KG6 definitive set complete fu. Mi 3 - 8. Cat £200.6£80
934EPROPAGANDA FORGERIES1944 2d orange se tenant gutter vertical strip of 6 overprinted "Liquidation of Empire" from Barbados, St Lucia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bermuda and Bahamas. Unusual and attractively written up. Mi 12. Cat 650€.PH156£200
935EPROPAGANDA FORGERIES1944 25c "Hitler and Mussolini" Italian stamp unused attractively written up.1£60
936FOOTBALL COVERS1968 4d Winners on European Cup Final special cover tied by Wembley datestamp and signed by Matt Busby. Scarce.PH7*£150
937FOOTBALL COVERS1970 17th Aug commemorative envelope to celebrate Blackpool FC returning to the first division. Signed by 29 players plus Jimmy Armfield. Unusual early signed cover.*£80
938FOOTBALL COVERS1970 a similar type of cover signed by 24 players & Jimmy Armfield.*£80
939FOOTBALL COVERS1970 (21 Sept) Jimmy Armfield Testimonial commemorative cover signed by the 15 International players who took part. Noted Ian St John, Colin Bell, Francis Lee, Roger Hunt, Billy Bremner, Jackie Charlton, Malcom Allison and of course Jimmy Armfield. Lovely item. Full write up on insert.PH7*£150
940ECRICKET COVERS1972 Sussex CCC ground Centenary special cover with boxed handstamp and signed by 13 of the current players inc Jim Parks, John Snow, Tony Gregg, Roger Prideaux etc.*£50
941BFDCsa superior collection in 16 albums from 1924 to 2005 with commems and defins. There are a large number with special postmarks, relevant cds or slogan cancels. The definitives include 1934 photo vals to 3d, 1936 set (plain covers), 1941 set on single cover, 1951 to £1 (plain), 1952 - 4 Tudor (mixed), 1957 graphites and 1955 2/6 to £1 (plain). Commems start at 1924 1½d Wembley, then all KG6 sets except Silver Wedding . 1953 Coronation x 2 plus several extras, 1957 4d Parl, early 1960s issues many x 2 some with special postmarks. The 1962 - 67 phosphors are included followed by a fine lot of basic commems many with special cancels, covers or datestamps inc House of Commons, Lords, many slogan cancels which are quite scarce particularly the earlier plus several "Cinderella" covers throughout. The defins continue from 1967 with some booklet panes, high values, cyl blocks, plus an album with Regionals inc the illustrated 1958 & 1963 covers. In total there must be 8 - 900 covers, mostly in fine condition with some unusual material. Huge retail.1 item£800
942AFDCs1937 - 1980 comprehensive collection of about 320 virtually all illustrated. Highlights include 1937 Cor x 5, 1939 6d, 7d, 8d, 1940 Cent x 2, 1946 Victory x 2, 1948 SW in pairs on plain cover, Olympics x 2, UPU x 2. 1957 Scouts x 2, 1963 FFH x 3, several 1964 - 7 phosphors, 1971 advert booklet panes plus many 1970s with special cancels. Fine. Lot.2 items£500
943AFDCs1934 - 1951 a real "old style" collection in ledger both defins and commems with 1934 ½d, 1½d, several KE8, 1937 - 9 defins to 10d and 1/- in various qualities. Commems include 1935 SJ x 2, 1937 Coronation x 5, 1940 Cent x 11 plus extras, several 1946 Victory and 1948 SW set plus 2½d, Games x 2, 1949 UPU x 5 etc. Mostly plain covers in usual mixed condition.96*£250
944BFDCs2000 - 08 100 special pmk FDCs neatly written addresses, MS, sets, setennant, self-adhesives. Face cost £244. Cat as used stamps £714.100*£210
945BFDCs2000 - 08 59 special pmk FDCs neatly handwritten addresses, MS, setennants. Face £166. Cat as stamps £475.59*£135
946BFDCs1996 - 2008 64 special pmks FDCs neatly handwritten addressed inc MS, setennants, self-adhesives. Face £159. Cat as used stamps £447.64*£120
947BFDCs1981 - 95 144 with many special pmks, neatly hand written. Cat as used stamps £500.144*£100
948BFDCs1990s - 2007 special pmk FDCs neatly handwritten addresses, MS, setennants, self-adhesives. Face £136. Cat as used stamps £345.50*£100
949FDCs1935 - 87 collection of illustrated in 5 albums. Noted 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1937 Coronation, 1940 Centenary, 1949 UPU, 1935 Coronation, early 1960s commems the a run to 1987 inc high values. About 400 covers.PHB1 item£90
950EFDCsErrors - small selection of 22 all with varieties, several with missing phosphor bands eg 1967 Discovery 1/-, 1969 1/6 Wordsworth, 1972 Churches 9p, 1973 Inigo Issues 5p extra band, also 1967 9d EFTA dropped brown and 3 predated etc. Those priced in Porter cat £350+.22*£70
951BFDCsx 234 mainly unaddressed, Channel Is, IOM & GB in 5 binders.234*£66
952FDCs1911 1d Mackennal on plain cover to Essex tied with Hamstead 22 June 1911 first day cds.*£30
953FDCs1924 1d and 1½d Wembley on plain cover tied with Empire Exhibition slogan first day cancel, slight toning around a few perfs opened at bottom. Cat £250.*£100
954FDCs1929 ½d to 2½d PUC set on plain cover with Southsea Portsmouth cds, neatly handwritten address. Bradbury cat £350.PH7*£100
955FDCs1935 4d and 9d (pair) photogravure on 2 covers to Australia with first day cancels. Booth cat £270.2*£80
956FDCs1935 Silver Jubilee special printed cover to USA each stamp tied with Ipswich cds. A little creasing a tired.PH7*£100
957FDCs1936 (1st Sept) ½d, 1½d and 2½d KEVIII on plain cover to London each tied with King Edward, Banff cds. Also matching cover with the complete set similarly cancelled but dated 10 Dec 36 (Abdication day). Booth cat £200.2*£60
958EFDCs1937 - 1947 ½d to 1/- complete set on 8 covers (2 illustrated) with various postmarks. Bradbury cat £500.8*£125
959FDCs1937 - 39 ½d to 1/- a complete set (less 11d) on plain covers mostly registered to Australia.10*£100
960FDCs1946 Victory set on illustrated cover tied with "Don't Waste Bread" slogan cancel, typed address x 2 different covers. Bradbury cat £150.2*£50
961FDCs1948 Silver Wedding set on illustrated cover with printed address, opened at top. Billingshurst cds.PH7*£175
962EFDCs1953 selection of Coronation covers with 4 illustrated, 3 having slogan cancel, also 2 Qantas covers to Australia bearing the complete set (Booth cat £185 each) and 4 with Lundy locals.11*£150
963FDCs1953 Coronation set on illustrated typed addressed cover with Windsor cds. Bradbury cat £250.*£60
964FDCs1953 Coronation set on Qantas Coronation cover with London FS and "Long Live the Queen" slogan cancel. Booth cat £185.*£50
965FDCs1957 graphite and 1959 phosphor graphite sets on matching printed FDCs, Southampton cancel.3*£80
966FDCs1959 (9 Feb) 4½d watermark Crowns on illustrated FDC to USA, London WC cancel. Bradbury cat £200.*£60
967FDCs1959 phosphor graphite set complete on 2 cacheted FDCs each tied with Southampton wavy line cancels.2*£70
968FDCs1960 GLO set on illustrated typed addressed cover tied with Eastbourne "International Postal Conference" slogan cancel. Bradbury cat £150.*£50
969FDCs1961 POSB set on illustrated typed addressed cover tied with Blythe Road cds. Bradbury cat £300.*£130
970FDCs1961 CEPT set on illustrated typed addressed cover tied with London "Post Office Savings Bank" slogan cancel. Bradbury cat £200.*£66
971FDCs1962 NPY phosphor set on illustrated cover, typed address, London Chief Office cds.*£56
972FDCs1962 NPY phosphor with Southampton T cancel typed address. Pristine.*£56
973FDCs1963 Nature Week (ord) set on illustrated cover, label addressed with Brownsea Island handstamp. Bradbury cat £140.*£50
974FDCs1963 Nature Week (phos) set on illustrated unaddressed cover with Brownsea Island handstamp. Bradbury cat £140.*£50
975FDCs1963 Lifeboat both ord and phosphor sets on same illustrated unaddressed FDC, Fareham cds.*£36
976EFDCs1964 Shakespeare both ord and phosphor sets on illustrated unaddressed FDC, Stratford special cancel.*£30
977FDCs1964 Geographical (phos) set on illustrated typed addressed cover tied with Great Southampton Show slogan cancel. Bradbury cat £75.*£26
978FDCs1964 Botanical (ord) set on illustrated typed addressed registered cover tied with "Primrose Valley" Filey cds. Bradbury cat £200.*£60
979FDCs1964 Botanical (phos) set on illustrated printed addressed registered cover tied with Kew Gardens cds. Bradbury cat £200.*£60
980FDCs1965 Churchill (phos) set on illustrated typed addressed cover tied with Churchill Oxford cds. Bradbury cat £100.*£36
981FDCs1965 Churchill, S Army, Lister, Arts, PO Tower, UNO, ITU, 1966 Burns Abbey, W Cup and Xmas all bearing both ord and phosphor commem sets on Rembrandt illustrated typed addressed covers. Very fine. Booth cat £550.10*£170
982EFDCs1965 Battle of Britain (ord) each stamp on individual cover and each tied with RAF Waddington cds. Unaddressed. Porter cat £120.8*£40
983EFDCs1965 Battle of Britain ord and phoshor each on illustrated FDC with Biggin Hill cancel, also ord set on Evening News cover with Biggin Hill parcel cancel. Booth cat £290.3*£90
984FDCs1966 birds (ord) set on illustrated handaddressed FDC showing missing green colour on the blue tit, gull and robin, tied Deep Cut cds. Rare. Porter cat £500.PH7*£125
985FDCs1966 Birds ord set on PDSA special cover with Guildford cds and signed by Johnny Morris.*£40
986FDCs1966 Birds ord set on Philart FDC tied with The Heights cds.*£24
987FDCs1966 Technology ord set tied with Macclesfield Cheshire cds with Jodrell Bank datestamp and cachet. Cat £160.*£50
988EFDCs1966 Battle of Hastings ord set on GPO cover, printed address, with 4 stamps showing the "Missing grey" variety. Booth Cat £650. Normal for comparison.PH72*£200
989FDCs1967 9d EFTA (ord) on plain cover with Upwell first day cds and showing the "Missing lilac" variety. Porter cat £500 (plain cover).PH7*£125
990FDCs1967 Flowers (ord) set on illustrated FDC (label addressed) tied with Kew Gardens cds. Cat £140.*£50
991FDCs1967 1/9 Chichester on Pure Wool hand addressed FDC and tied with Gosport datestamp. Porter cat £450.*£100
992FDCs1969 Cathedrals set on plain cover tied with FPO 464 cds and the 9d showing the "Missing black" variety. Porter cat £275 (plain cover).*£90
993FDCs1970 Anniversaries set complete on GPO cover (label addressed) tied with Mayflower 1970, Scrooby cancel. Bradbury cat £275.*£90
994EFDCs1973 Christmas set on 6 unaddressed illustrated covers each with the Lewis Carroll, Daresbury handstamp. Booth cat £145.6*£50
995FDCs1975 Sailing set on GPO cover (label addressed) showing 8p with a partial printing of the black colour.*£15
996FDCs1975 Turner set on GPO cover, printed, address, tied with Turner's Hill cds. Bradbury cat £200.*£70
997FDCs1977 Silver Jubilee set (plus extra 11d) on registered GPO FDC tied with Buckingham Palace cds. Booth cat £150.*£60
998FDCs1977 a similar lot but on Philart FDC.*£60
999FDCs1977 Coronation set (plus 2 extra 13p) on Special Delivery FDC tied with Buckingham Palace cds. Booth cat £150.*£60
1000FDCs1977 a similar lot.*£60
1001FDCs1998 Princess Diana set plus gold sovereign on Mercury cover with special cancel.*£160
1002EFDCs2000 Mercury Gold Coin FDC written up on page with Millennium special cancel and 2000 gold half sovereign.*£80
1003FDCs2001 Queen Victoria set and extra adhesives plus gold sovereign on Mercury cover with Kensington special cancel.*£160
1004EFDCs2001 Mercury gold coin FDC written up on page with English pictorial definitive set tied with London special cancel and 2001 gold sovereign.*£160
1005BCOIN COVERSa clean collection of Royalty covers, all appear to be after 2000 in 4 special albums. Noted 2002 Queen's Golden Jubilee and The Queen Mother. Must be nearly 60 covers with coin values to £5. Huge cost.1 item£175
1006APHQ CARDS1973 to 1982 cards complete unused (5½p Fire Service is fu) and all in pristine condition. The first dozen alone have a retail value of £350.1 item£160
1007PO TRAINING STAMPS1983 Redirection Training folder plus "Appendix Lesson 9" relating to surcharging insufficient postage items inc Registered, Recorded etc all bearing PO training stamps and postage dues.1 item£50
1008RAILWAY STAMPS1899 East & West Junction Railway 2d red on yellow sheetlet of 12 (5618 - 5627) non - hinged mint.12£20
1009RAILWAY STAMPS1914 Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway 2d sheetlet of six non-hinged mint. Numbered 745 - 750.6£90
1010RAILWAY STAMPS1922 Southern Railway 4d non - hinged mint sheetlet of 12.12£40
1011BEPHEMERAa complete Post Office printing set as issued to all postmasters to enable them to change dates and times on their various cancellers. In good order. A fascinating item.1 item£50
1012EEPHEMERAPost Office metallic notice "Licensed to sell Postage and Inland Revenue stamps" displayed outside all Post Office. One small corner bend otherwise in good condition.1 item£20
1013EPHEMERA1899 - 1907 a complete set of 1/- Shakespeare stamps on special Church Fund card (creased) including black proof. Unusual.1 item£90
1014APOSTAL HISTORYScottish Locals 1854 - 1860 collection in album comprising 19 covers + 39 stamps with 20 of the latter on piece, bearing a variety of rural and local cancels. Mostly fine. Lot also includes most useful "Scots Local Cancellations" by John Anderson and map of Scotland nostalgically showing its bygone railways.1 item£250
1015EPOSTAL HISTORY1857 - 1963 interesting collection of stamps & covers showing the use of various cancelling machines. Represented are the 1856 Kirkwood Roller, 1861 - 1869 Pearson Hill, 1857 Creswell, 1857 Azemar, 1898 Boston, 1896 Hoster, 1910 - 1934 Universal, 1905 - 1963 Krag, 1902 - 1907 Colombus, 1903 - 1906 Bickerdike, 1930 - 1933 Hey Dolphin. Some machines illustrated.53+46*£180
1016POSTAL HISTORY1859 - 1878 selection of envelopes to Melbourne, Australia, bearing a variety of frankings and rates including 1/4 (2 x 8d) and 4d + 1/- various 9d via Brindisi + 6d via Southampton. Mixed condition.9*£175
1017POSTAL HISTORY1920 - 1936 first and commemorative flight covers with 1934 Wick - Kirkwall, 1920 London - Paris, 1936 Inverness - Wick, 1933 London - Plymouth, Southampton - Swindon, 1932 Xmas flight to Australia.11*£100
1018POSTAL HISTORY1867 - 1947 selection of cards and covers containing items to Sweden, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland and USA. Some W.W.II censors and small group unused (8) QV postal stationery.24*£80
1019POSTAL HISTORY1857 - 1923 selection of covers including 1857 Colchester sideways numeral duplex, 1859 Dublin - Edinburgh, 1889 Certificate of Posting for Insured Letter, 1871 Constantinople - Sunderland, 1923 Southampton Paquebot, 1915 "The Patent Office" cachet and 1969 FPO 1008 Gurkha Engineers, Kluang, Malaysia.18*£80
1020POSTAL HISTORY1852 - 1951 selection of els and envelopes to America bearing a variety of frankings and cancels, several registered. Noted 1880 pair 1d venetian red + ½d plate 12, Colchester - New Bedford. 1876 London - Boston with 2½d rosy mauve, plate 2 on blued paper, 1941 London - New York franked KGVI 2/6 brown.11*£70
1021POSTAL HISTORYsmall range covers x 6 and 1d UPU cards x 2 nicely used to Copenhagen and USA. Covers include 2 x 1841 1ds on creased cover (wrongly attributed to plate 1b). Fine wrapper used with 1d 4 margined Edinburgh to Perth. Nice entire franked SG 24 tied fine Birmingham spoon to Dublin. Also couple more common SP items. Nice lot.8*£46
1022POSTAL HISTORY1919 - 1942 selection of items including green "Honour" envelopes, POW mail, APOs 59 & 177 received from HM Ships and very fine "Forces Navales Francais Libre" cachet on 1942 OHMS envelope.11*£30
1023POSTAL HISTORYcomprising 1935 Silver Jubilee plain FDC, 1936 Queen Mary maiden voyage and 1937 First "All-Up" airmail to South Africa. Fine.3*£28
1024POSTAL HISTORY1745 el to the Earl of Lauderdale at Stratford, Essex, bearing faint triangular "Penny Post Payd" handstamp.*£40
1025POSTAL HISTORY1747 - 1957 selection with 1747 el to Stockwell "I now no longer shoot so have no game", 1787 Affidavit bill which includes "Quarter of beef to Mr Andrews for assisting with woollens @ 9d", 1940 Stamp Centenary, 1957 graphite lines set on cover, also KGVI engraved print.22*£76
1026POSTAL HISTORY1785 wrapper to London with red circular "Post Paid" ms "1s5d" on reverse Bishopmark & s/l 116 Boston". 1822 el to Derby rated "2" altered to "8" on reverse unframed "Birmingham 109" datestamp + s/l "Too Late". 1849 el to Oporto, paid 1/9 bearing green Wolverhampton cds.3*£56
1027POSTAL HISTORY1785 envelope to Ely, Fifeshire bearing ms "Missent" on '59 Ely' h/s, various charges and Bishopmarks. Also very fine 1833 wrapper to North Creake bearing 2-line "Missent to Lynn", on reverse undated Lowestoft.2*£80
1028POSTAL HISTORY1795 - 1842 collection of pre-adhesive mail which contains 1795 Liverpool "horseshoe" & 1798 2 - line dated two-line cancels, various mileage marks, 1842 2-line "Walmgage/York" in green, 1813 red Aberdeen route "E" 1850 handstruck "2" of Dublin.15*£80
1029POSTAL HISTORY1802, 3, 4, 3 items to Bolzano, Italy, 2 @ 2/1d rate with Leeds milage. Another with Prescot mileage @4.2 and each with clearly struck London tombstone transit. An attractive and scarce trio.3£60
1030POSTAL HISTORY1813 - 1849 els and wrappers bearing variety of cancels and rates. Noted fine "7 o'clock Night" and 1928 Dorchester 12 mileage cds.10*£50
1031BPOSTAL HISTORYRAILWAYS 1822 - 72 box file containing a mass of Notices, Acts (inc one for the building of the Tay Bridge), the 1849 "Railway & Commercial Journal", 1873 Newtown & Welsh Post Express which caries weekly railway timetables. Other railways noted being the 'Hereford Hay & Brecon', Pembroke Dock & Bristol, the 'Taff Railway'. A mass interest for the railway specialist. Few photo copy documents, repro. photos and odds and ends of postal stationery. (100+).1 item£120
1032POSTAL HISTORY1823 - 1837 written up collection of London Twopenny Posts showing red oval "Morn" "Night" and "A.Noon" handstamps in addition to those of dispatch. Mostly fine to very fine.5*+1£30
1033POSTAL HISTORY1825 wrapper to Madeira bearing Red Crown FREE datestamp (scarce to overseas) also 1856 envelope franked two faulty 4d small garter to Dresden. Cat £1000+.2£60
1034POSTAL HISTORY1828 - 1850 collection of Uniform 1d Post & Paid handstamps, noted 1840 2 line Scotland Road/Liverpool, 1842 Low Hill/Liverpool, 1848 Old Meldrum, 1850 Meigle, 1840 3 Line Bristol/Py Post and No 3.4+16*£40
1035POSTAL HISTORY1830 wrapper to Schiedam, Holland bearing blue 2-line 'Piad at/Leith'. Obverse also bears red tombstone London 'Paid' and oval 'Post Paid Ship Lr' date stamps, rated 50c. On reverse (will open) 'England over Rotterdam' transit. Very fine.*£70
1036POSTAL HISTORY1837 - 1965 an assorted selection of cancels on cover + a few loose stamps including Frees, Too Lates, Skeletons, Late Fees, 1965 Postal Strike and very fine Australian Imp.Forces/Base Post Office on block of KGV 4d, as well as 1896 Bristol Sorting Tender.25+33*£90
1037POSTAL HISTORY1839 - 1909 maritime selection comprising 1839 el to Hanover with red oval "Paid Ship Letter*London " & England Over Amsterdam 1840 Deal/Ship Letter, 1897 Sea Post Office*B on Bolton-Calcutta envelope, India Letter/Deal and 1909 H & K Packet/C.3 cds.5*£100
1038POSTAL HISTORY1840 large part wrapper franked 1d black plate 1b (HI), touched in places tied red MX and straight line Too Late in black to left. Clean and attractive item from Bedford to Olney.*£70
1039POSTAL HISTORY1840 clean wrapper franked 4 margined 1d black plate 2 (JK) tied red MX Abergavenny to Newport.*£100
1040POSTAL HISTORY1840 1d black plate 2 (HG) close to good margins tied to entire by red MX with red Manningtree udc to left. Severe horizontal filing crease faint affects "G" square. A trifle grubby but a striking item.*£84
1041POSTAL HISTORY1840 1d black plate 5 (NL) clear to large margins tied gory red splodge on cover to Cork. Cat from £600.*£76
1042POSTAL HISTORY1840 local London envelope franked 2d blue plate 1, 4 margined showing a variety of TW joined, tied by black MX cancel. Bears straight line "Bermondsey Street" dispatch handstamp.*£150
1043POSTAL HISTORY1841 cover bearing 1d black plate 8 (second state) very fine 4 margined with black MX cancel. On front Derby 23 Aug 1841 cds, Liverpool datestamp on reverse. SG Spec AS 48. BPA cert.PH8*£300
1044POSTAL HISTORY1841 envelope to Manchester franked 1d black plate 9 showing "O" flaw and guide line in NE quadrant. Obverse also bears "New Mills" undated circle cancel.*£125
1045POSTAL HISTORY1841 uncreased wrapper franked 1d black plate 10 (OF) 3 margins, tickled at top with full upright black MX - hence not tied used London to Harwich. Cat £3000.*£130
1046POSTAL HISTORY1841 1d black plate 10 (MK) 4 margins tied to neat entire by black London MX to Cirencester. Stamp affected by vertical and horizontal filing creases but cats £3000.*£120
1047POSTAL HISTORY1842 printed entire franked 4 margined 1d red plate 5 (JD), tied crisp black MX. Nice clean item but some fold splitting and spike hole in front. Cat £300.*£30
1048POSTAL HISTORY1844 entires x 2 franked 1d imperfs with 3 marg copy tied incomplete 3 in MX with very fine Carlisle receiver cds on front, and 4 margin copy tied entire (corner damage) by 10 in MX to Exeter. Cat £1250.2£60
1049POSTAL HISTORY1842 - 1854 accumulation of covers & few fronts, bearing 1d red imperfs, many on blued paper, bearing a variety of cancels. Most have been plated. Mixed condition.74*£56
1050POSTAL HISTORY1844 entires x 2 each franked two 1d reds tied 2 in MX to Salford and 10 in MX to Chesterfield adhesives somewhat casually applied and variable margins. On cover cat £1600+.2£70
1051POSTAL HISTORY1843 long personal letter from Goole, Yorks to Cape of Good Hope routed via London & bearing red, oval 'Paid Ship Letter London' handstamp. Routed on arrival to Port Natal and annotated carried by H.M.S. "Thunderbolt".PH8*£100
1052POSTAL HISTORY1844 - 1871 collection 1d red imperfs & stars with cancels of Ireland, Scotland and England, some plated. Lot includes two Irish covers with MX cancels. Most on piece and fine to very fine.46+3*£50
1053POSTAL HISTORY1844 - 64 nice little range of covers used Ireland each franked 1d noted Coleraine Cross, Limerick spoon, Clonmel duplex etc.7*£50
1054POSTAL HISTORY1845 wrapper to London bearing red unframed date stamp of British Post Office at Corunna, Spain, rated 2/2 on arrival. Very fine.*£36
1055POSTAL HISTORY1857 - 1926 selection of covers mostly franked 1d reds, two double rate. Noted 1865 Killugan 273 duplex and 1874 ½d plate 15 showing two "½" at right. Mixed condition.37*£38
1056POSTAL HISTORY1849 envelope to St Thomas Gaol, Exeter, franked imperf 1d red on bluish paper, 4 good margins tied barred oval "9" of London. Obverse also bears green straight-line "Leman St". Fine.*£40
1057POSTAL HISTORY1851 © el from wife & daughter at Lyme, Connecticut to Capt Grisworld, c/o London Coffee House of the steamer "America" out of Boston. Bears red "Paid 24" "19" and inspector's mark.*£32
1058POSTAL HISTORY1854 - 1879 collection of 1d red duplex cancels on piece, some sideways, some vertical, together with six covers with examples of Margate vertical, Bristol, Bridgenorth, Liverpool B1, B2 perf 16, sideways and twin barred oval "50" of London.72+6*£80
1059POSTAL HISTORY1857 el to Canton, China franked 1/- green, straight edged at right, tied London oval numeral cancel. On reverse, Lombard Street "Maltese Cross" despatch and Hong Kong transit date stamps. Annotated to go via Marseilles.*£50
1060POSTAL HISTORY1857 wrapper from New York to Avignon, France carried privately to London where put into the post by Forwarding Agent, E Sieveking, whose cachet appears on the obverse. Franked 4d tied by barred oval "2" with Lombard Street dispatch on the reverse. Obverse also bears unframed "Too Late - G.P.O." handstamp.*£66
1061POSTAL HISTORYenvelope to New York franked 1/- tied London Dec 13th 1861 duplex. Diagonal crease affects slightly and edges have split due to contents still remaining. (Ref to Civil War?). Nice looking item. Cat £350.1£40
1062POSTAL HISTORY1862 Great Exhibition, Hyde Park. 1861 OHMS envelope + letter from Henry Cole at Science & Arts Dept., Sth. Kensington; private letter from same at Marlborough House; also 1862 envelope with letter bearing 'International Exhibition' cds. Popular theme interest.5 items£120
1063POSTAL HISTORY1863 mourning envelope to Illinois franked 1/- green plate 1, tied by Liverpool "466" duplex date stamp. Obverse also bears red "Boston Br. Pkt/24 Paid" transit cds + "5 cents" US accountancy mark.*£50
1064POSTAL HISTORY1863 envelope to Baptist Mission, Madras, India, franked block of 6 x 1d red "Stars" cancelled barred oval "286". On reverse Exeter and London transits.*£50
1065POSTAL HISTORY1865 envelope to Philadelphia franked 1/- green plate 1 tied by barred diamond "49" of Coleraine. Obverse also bears US accountancy mark of "21/Cents".*£40
1066POSTAL HISTORY1866 4d small garter on wrapper to Lyon used with neat London Inland leaving clear profile but straight edge at left. A lovely fresh item with neat transit marks.*£50
1067POSTAL HISTORY1871 envelope to Illinois franked strip of three 1d reds, plate 137, tied by numeral cancel of Garstang and the scarce "Chicago Am Pkt" transit cds. On reverse red London transit date stamp.*£60
1068POSTAL HISTORY1871 - 1875 group of covers franked 2d blue perf 14, plates 9, 13, 14 & 15, cancelled Edinburgh & London.4*£60
1069POSTAL HISTORY1874 (1 June) cover to Vere, Jamaica bearing 1/- plate 9 tied with London EC duplex. On reverse Kingston transit (19 June) and same day Vere arrival on front, possibly the last recorded use of this hammer as the Post Office was closed and renamed Alley that year. Filing fold and very slight toning otherwise fine and scarce.*£100
1070POSTAL HISTORYSCOTLAND 1885 - 1911 group of registered summons envelopes franked 3d from Fort William, all returned for a variety of reasons - Gone Away, Not Found, Would not accept etc.26*£50
1071POSTAL HISTORY1890 - 1949 collection of covers bearing various cancels and containing 1890 South Kensington Jubilee, 1908 Franco - British + various Philatelic Congress and Stamp Exhibitions.12*£50
1072POSTAL HISTORY1892 selection of wrappers to Lord Bagot at Ruthin or Rugeley from Lord Grosvenor - all but one bearing a "Free" cds & boxed "Park Street", also later 1858 from Lord Derby bearing (Crown) Paid cds.7*£46
1073POSTAL HISTORY1900 unfranked envelope to Cheadle bearing FPO, BO British Army S Africa cds, also very attractive 1902 2d PS registration envelope to Manchester with mixed franking of 7 x 1d lilacs & 2d VRI cancels "Army Post Office * Elandstonte". Exhibition piece.2*£100
1074POSTAL HISTORY1901 - 1902 a correspondence to Miss A Lockwood at Stoke Ash, Eye, Suffolk from Albert at Ipswich, who was very keen on football. Franked QV 1d lilacs, pair ½d or KEVII 1d.24*£25
1075POSTAL HISTORY1902 unused ppc of Postman whose satchel contains views of the Coronation Procession which must be of King Edward VII judging by postman's uniform.*£20
1076POSTAL HISTORY1902 OHMS 'Office of Works' printed envelope to Wigan, franked two KEVII ½d overprinted 'O.W. Official', tied by Manchester cds. SG cat £1,600 for single.PH8*£500
1077POSTAL HISTORY1908 front multi coloured and hand illustrated depicting young boy contemplating a hand bill and bearing ½d pair tied Kilburn datestamps addressed to Newport.*£50
1078EPOSTAL HISTORY1910 Second Blackpool Aviation Meeting. Selection of ppcs depicting aviators Cody, Curtiss, Grahame-White, Chavez, Jones, Tetund, Lethan & M'Ardle. Most used with messages speaking of witnessing flights.12*£250
1079POSTAL HISTORY1911 First UK Aerial Post illustrated envelope to Holland franked 1d (3) tied by London commemorative date stamp "No. 2". Few faults but scarce, especially to destinations abroad.*£60
1080POSTAL HISTORY1911 1st UK Aerial Post cards - grey to Banbury with # 1 cds for Sept 9th and red-brown to Isle of Ely with # 3 cds. Also illustration of Mayor of Windsor receiving mail on September 9th.2*£50
1081POSTAL HISTORY1911 First UK Aerial Flight green opened-up envelope franked 1d cancelled # 3 cds and addressed to Edinburgh.*£40
1082POSTAL HISTORY1914 Official envelope to Earls Court bearing red "Official Paid" cds and violet oval "Master of the Horse, Royal Mews, SW1" cachet. Stated to be very rare.*£40
1083POSTAL HISTORYFORCES 1915 - 1961 selection of envelopes bearing FPO cds or Maritime Mail cachets including one from Ghana. 1915 item an Honour envelope to Chicago from FPO AD2, bearing hexagonal London Tax mark + two 2c pre-cancelled PDs.9*£32
1084POSTAL HISTORY1918 POW letter sheet from Irish internee from Knockaloe Camp, Isle of Man to Dublin. On reverse large "G R" label tied by red POW cachet.*£24
1085POSTAL HISTORY1923 special printed envelope carried by Motor Glider from Lympne to Hastingleigh bearing 1½d adhesive tied Hastings cds, (13 Oct) the last day of the meeting. Rare cover.*£100
1086POSTAL HISTORY1923- 1925 four hand-illustrated humorous envelopes to pupil at Cranleigh School, Surrey - all franked 1½d & cancelled Harpenden.4*£100
1087POSTAL HISTORY1924 - 2 British Empire Exhibition selection of covers and cards and pieces with special cancels, Lloyds Bank set, 1925 1d and 1½d on cover etc.22 items£50
1088POSTAL HISTORY1926 "Ship to Shore" flight cover by Sir Alan Cobham from the SS "Homeric" to New Jersey. Franked US 2c + GB 1½d. Pilot signed.*£80
1089POSTAL HISTORY1928 Liverpool - Belfast Experimental flight illustrated cover franked 1d + 1½d tied by Liverpool "26" date stamp. Obverse also bears "Liverpool Civic Week" cachet. Very fine.*£28
1090POSTAL HISTORY1930 registered envelope to London franked ½d, 1½d & 2½d PUC tied by Frodsham cds. On reverse, "Remember Lusitania" label.*£26
1091POSTAL HISTORY1930 - 32 plus 1935 ½d green on plain covers or cards each cancelled with the appropriate Philatelic Congress special cancels of Bath, Brighton, Leicester and Torquay.4*£40
1092POSTAL HISTORYapparently circa 1930s reproductions of Valentines "Ocean Penny Postage" with head in winged helmet at left + "God hath made of one blood" and "Nation shall not lift up sword". Each in the form of a wrapper.3*£40
1093POSTAL HISTORY1931 Wilkins - Elsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition cover bearing GB 1½d and USA 2c adhesives addressed to New York then Philadelphia.*£40
1094POSTAL HISTORY1931 Mildred Bruce, Aviatrix, World Flight souvenir cover to m.v. Calgasolite, Imperial Oil Co, Toronto, franked pair 2½d cancelled Esher, Surrey. Attached photo shows Bruce + plane at Toronto. Unusual.*£50
1095POSTAL HISTORY1931 - 39 FF or special flight covers all bar 1 illustrated or cacheted. Noted 1931 FFC London - Bulawayo, 1934 Hillman Airways Glasgow - Liverpool, 1935 London - Budapest, 1938 Bechuanaland - Croydon, 1939 Pan Air Liverpool - Newfoundland, 1939 Sutton Coldfield - NY - Barbados.9*£150
1096POSTAL HISTORY1932 Peggy Salaman's "Good Hope" envelope bearing her signed photograph to Canada franked pair 2½d. Tied by Paddington, W2 slogan cancel which also tied photo. Also further photo & letter replying to congratulations on her Juba - Kimberly - Cape Town flight. Scarce cover.2*£100
1097POSTAL HISTORY1933 First Flight Western Air Express Plymouth to London tied Croydon 26 Aug cancel and bearing special Western Air label tied International Airlines handstamps. 65 covers only flown.*£70
1098POSTAL HISTORY1933 ppc to USA from War Correspondent & Pulitzer Prize winner, Leland Stowe to his sister. Franked 1½d tied by 3 ring "Monetary & Economic Conference, London, SW1 cds, "It seems no use to take politics seriously in this cockeyed world" cutting, fine and rare.*£50
1099POSTAL HISTORY1933 flown envelope to Istanbul, Turkey, franked KGV 4d tied by London Air Mail cds. Obverse also bears red Berlin flight cachet. On reverse, Berlin and Sofia transit cds. Very fine.*£25
1100POSTAL HISTORY1933 FFC Plymouth to Ipswich bearing Provincial Airway 3d label tied Southampton Provincial Airways datestamp. Cover opened at top.*£40
1101POSTAL HISTORY1934 London - Australia Air Race cover for F.O. Kays entry D.H. Dragon "Rapide" Z-ACO. Franked 1½d cancelled "Mildenhall A'Dme * Bury St E" cds. Signed.*£50
1102POSTAL HISTORY1934 airmail envelope to Gothenburg, Sweden, franked 1½d + 2½d cancelled "Up Special TPO" datestamp + ½d Late Fee similarly cancelled. Very fine.*£40
1103POSTAL HISTORY1934 First UK - Brisbane Direct Flight cover franked 3d + 1/- addressed to passenger on board SS "Orford" calling at Brisbane. Took 13 days.*£25
1104POSTAL HISTORY1934 Wick - Kirkwell & Wick - Inverness 1st Flight covers. On reverse, timed arrival handstamps.2*£28
1105POSTAL HISTORY1934 1st Flight Inverness - Kirkwell illustrated commemorative cover franked KGV ½d + 1d cancelled Wick. Bears map vignette stamped "Arrived 1 Dec 2.35 pm/Inverness". Very fine.*£60
1106POSTAL HISTORYEGYPT 1938 much travelled and battered registered envelope to Lt. Morton, R.N., Hotel Russie, Port Said, franked 5m + 10m Farouk cancelled Alexandria. Annotated "Not know H.M.S. Baraham" (sunk by u-boat, 1941). On reverse various handstamps including "Imperial Airways, Alexandria; "Seamen's Home" and M.P.O. Cairo. Historic item.*£30
1107POSTAL HISTORY1940 envelope to Gorton franked KGVI 1d + 1d vertically bisected tied by Droylesden, Manchester machine cancel.*£30
1108POSTAL HISTORY1951 "Irish Sea Night Airmail Services" by B.E.A. and Aer Lingus to Belfast & Dublin from Manchester. Outward and return covers bearing map illustrated cachets.4*£34
1109POSTAL HISTORY1953 - 4 Trial Jet Flight covers x 5 via Royal Navy Sea Hawk and signed by pilot also 1955 Yeovilton to Scotland similar type and 1956 RAF Canberro Flight and also signed. Unusual lot with only 4 to 6 of each flown. Scarce group.7*£200
1110POSTAL HISTORY1956 envelope + newspaper cuttings to Market Rasen franked KGV ½d block & single tied by very fine oval cachet "HRH The Duke of Edinburgh's Study Conference, Oxford".*£20
1111POSTAL HISTORY1966 commercial cover to Musselburgh bearing 4d birds (ord) showing missing brown colour, tied Sleaford machine cancel.*£36
1112POSTMARKS1865 - 1965 written up collection of postmarks on leaves containing squared circles (inc # 1, 5, 12 & 14) numbered double circles, London Districts, Thimbles, Hooded, Double circle with broken bars, together with a few minor date slug errors.47+32*£70
1113PARCEL POSTMARKS1883 - 1910 selection of different parcel cancels on QV and KE7 issues to 1/-. Mostly fine to very. Cat £660.21£60
1114BSLOGANSliterally 1000s upon 1000s on envelopes or piece from KG5 to QEII in boxes, files, loose etc. I am not going through this lot so have fun! The sheer quantity must be worth the estimate.1 item£50
1115SLOGANSSLOGANS 1917 - 1971 collection of slogans on piece and cover including the first and second in 1917 and 1918 advertising War Bonds.10+13*£30
1116USED ABROAD1885 - 1946 selection of cards and covers with includes 1885 Constantinople - USA franked 2½d lilac tied by barred "C" cancel and 1938 registered Rabat-Northwood franked block of six 90 centimes.6*£30
1117USED ABROADALEXANDRIA 1867 2½d plate 14, 4d vermilion plate 12, 6d chestnut pair plus 1873 1/- plate 10 all fine used with BO1 cancels. SG Z9, 17, 26, 39. Cat £135.5£44
1118USED ABROADARGENTINA 1865 9d wmk emblems (PK) used superb upright B32 of Buenos Ayres, lovely deep colour and a rarity in this condition. SG Z19. Cat £425.PH151£200
1119USED ABROADBRITISH GUIANA 1811 el to Belfast carried on the "Reunion" bears oval crown "Ship Letter Liverpool". Originally rated 1/3 altered to 1s10d.*£40
1120USED ABROADBUENOS AYRES 1867 5/- plate 1 (BI) good used light but legible B32. Odd slight blunt perf and small stains on reverse. SG Z28. Cat £400.1£80
1121USED ABROADCALLAO 1867 5/- plate 2 (CH) used light inverted C38. Nice clean copy but thin and small tear. SG Z56. Cat from £400.1£40
1122EUSED ABROADCONSTANTINOPLE small range with 1867 4d x 3, 6d, 10d x 2, 1870 2½d mauve x 6, 2½d blue x 7 and 1883 2½d x 2 plus contemporay map of Constantinople. Mixed condition. STC £600.21£60
1123USED ABROADCONSTANTINOPLE 1883 2/6 (MH) on blued paper vfu small barred C leaving clear profile. SW corner creased and light bend through top otherwise fine and scarce. SG Z142. Cat £500.PH151£145
1124EUSED ABROADGIBRALTAR useful little range with 1d plates x 3, 2d plates x 3, 1856 6d x 2, 1860 6d pair, later 6d x 7 etc. Mixed condition. STC £890.41£60
1125USED ABROADJAMAICA 1859 wrapper to Kingston from Ocho Rios franked GB 4d tied by oval "A01" applied on arrival, fine.PH8*£200
1126USED ABROADMACAO 1884 10 reis used with almost complete bicircle (Crown) Macao/Jy4/84 cancel. Slight hinge thin and perfs a little ragged at top. Neverless a rare item. SG CC2a.1£80
1127USED ABROADMALTA 1872 - 73 6d pl 11 (cds) and pl 12 each pale buff plus pl 11 chestnut, nice trio. SG Z61 & 62. Cat £232.3£80
1128USED ABROADMALTA 1873 6d plate 17 wmk spray (GC) a difficult plate vfu upright A25, odd foxed perfs. SG Z64.1£20
1129USED ABROADMALTA 1876 8d (NC) fu, full but vague sideways struck A25 fresh, sound and good colour. Rare. SG Z67. Cat £450.PH151£135
1130USED ABROADMALTA 1862 1/- green small letters in a strip of 4, straight edge at right and other faults but decent looking. SG Z76. Cat £260.4£40
1131USED ABROADMALTA 1867 - 74 5/- pale rose plate 2 used with double A25 cancel, appears sound. SG Z85. Cat £425.1£80
1132USED ABROADNATAL 1900 envelope to London franked QV 1d lilac tied by octagonal "Army Post Office/V/R/Natal Field Force/Nov 30/1900/Sanderton".*£50
1133USED ABROADNIGER COAST 1897 2½d Jubilee on cover front to Lewisham tied with boxed Akassa violet handstamp. Red Liverpool transit mark and m/s "To the Postmaster Akassa". SG Z20.*£70
1134USED ABROADNIGER COAST AKASSA piece of parcel paper franked 1887 2½d x 2 and ½d tied AKASSA rectangular datestamp with hollow corners. SG Z29 and 32. Cat £165+.1 item£46
1135USED ABROADNICARAGUA 1/- brown plate 13 wmk Spray (IK) superb used with Greytown cds but complete row of perfs at right are a cosmetic addition. Looks superb. SG Z17. Cat £350.1£40
1136USED ABROADST THOMAS DWI 10d (GA) slight grubby fine used light but legible C51. SG Z27. Cat £250.1£50
1137USED ABROADSAN JUAN 1876 4d vermilion plate 15 (IH) fresh fine used vague C61 cancel. SG Z91. Cat £275.1£70
1138USED ABROADSAN JUAN 1862 1/- emblems plate 4 (JI) fu inverted C61. SG Z103. Cat £130.1£30
1139E1840 Mulready1d envelopes stereos 150, 156, 144, 146 unused in clean se-tenant block of 4. Sadly every impression is affected by fold splitting, tears or creasing, but a scarce item.4*£150
11401840 Mulready1d envelope unused with pencilled GRANITE PAPER TRIAL on front?. Certainly a much thicker paper though unlisted. Stereo 183 is as yet unallocated to a specific forme. Spec ME 2e. Cat from £400.*£100
11411840 Mulready1d envelope stereo A175 unused in good condition but for general age toning and hinge marks on back. Spec ME2. Cat £325.*£50
11421840 Mulready1d envelope stereo a154 to Launceston, uprated 1d black, plate 8, (LF) lightly cut into at base, tied by red MX. Obverse also bears unframed 1841 circular Exeter datestamp also in red. Very attractive. Cat £12,000.PH8*£900
11431840 Mulready1d letter sheet stereo A30 fairly sound unused, light vertical bend and somewhat grubby. ME 1. Cat £300.*£44
11441840 Mulready1d letter sheet unused stereo a150. Fault at rear. Cat £300.*£30
1145E1840 Mulready1d letter sheet stereo A219 very lightly used red MX from Bridport? to Dawlish, Devon. Toned and imperfections but is a listed unallocated stereo at this time. SG Spec ME 1m. Cat £650.*£80
11461840 Mulready1d advertising stereo a76 seeking bank transfer used in 1841 and addressed to Gurney's Bank, Halesowen bearing black MX cancel. On reverse, unframed circular Stowmarket datestamp. Fine. SG Spec ME 1m. Cat £650.*£100
11471840 Mulready2d lettersheet stereo a104 fresh unused, light trivial wrinkles. Cat £375.*£120
11481840 Mulready2d envelope stereo a 202 used with vague 325 numeral and part (GUIL)DFORD cds. Frontally fair but reverse needs some TLC. Cat £2200 for used with 1848 canc. Spec ME4. Cat £1700.PH8*£250
1149E1840 1d Blackset of plates 1a to 11 all lettered EJ and all 4 margined good to fine used. All matched with 1d reds where appropriate (2 and 9 just touched), plate 11 on dated piece not matched in red. A superb lot. Cat £12000+.PH1518£1600
11501840 1d Blackplate 1a (TL) a vfu 4 margined stamp cancelled with a superb Stonehaven MS. SG Spec AS1vf. Cat £4000.PH151£700
11511840 1d Blackplate 1a (IF) worn plate, a vfu 4 margined stamp cancelled with a superb Haddington MX in brown. SG Spec AS2vi. Cat £2800.PH151£700
11521840 1d Blackplate 1a (OB) watermark inverted fine used red MX with 3 good margins, cut into at front but very scarce. Cat £3000.PH151£300
11531840 1d Blackplate 1a (QI) vfu 4 margined with red MX cancel.1£88
11541840 1d Blackplate 1b (IB) 4 margins clear to good fu red MX showing the non co-incidentent re-entry. Cat £300.1£80
11551840 1d Blackplate 1b (FB) 4 margins with red MX cancel.PH152£70
11561840 1d Blackplate Ib (JJ) variety re-cut J's, 4 margined fine used but overall toning due to diffused red cancel. Cat £275.1£65
11571840 1d Blackplate 1b (OL) fu 4 margined on small piece, indistinct red MX canc.1£48
11581840 1d Blackplate 2 (QG) fine used 4 margined with deep red MX canc.PH151£76
11591840 1d Blackplate 3 (SJ) 4 margin copy fu part Manchester "Fishtail" in black. Tiny crease NW corner. Cat from £1200.PH151£150
11601840 1d Blackplate 3 (IE) close at left to huge margins at right with double strike red MX. Cat £375.1£70
11611840 1d Blackplate 4 (JF) vfu 4 margined with red MX.PH151£60
11621840 1d Blackplate 4 (CJ) fu 4 margined with deep red MX canc.1£56
11631840 1d Blackplate 4 (IC) sound used black MX but close cut NW and SW. Cat £300.1£50
11641840 1d Blackplate 4 (RH) generous to huge margin at left fu brownish cancel horizontal crease just visible but lots for your money. Cat £300.1£46
11651840 1d Blackplate 5, 4 large margins with MX cancel. Also 1841 envelope franked 1d red brown from matching plate used locally in London.1+*£90
11661840 1d Blackplate 5 (NG) 4 margined fu lightly struck black MX. Cat £275.1£66
11671840 1d Blackplate 5 (CE) showing 2nd plate repair state 3, vfu 4 margined with black MX cancel. RPS cert. SG AS29. Cat £650.PH151£225
11681840 1d Blackplate 6 (LE) 3 margined fresh mint with slightly toned gum. Cat £11,000.PH151£400
11691840 1d Blackplate 6 (OA) 4 close to good margins fu almost full Manchester "Fishtail" in black. Cat from £1200.PH151£180
11701840 1d Blackplate 6 (LB) 4 margined vfu crisp red MX. Lovely. Cat £275.1£90
11711840 1d Blackplate 6 (TL) fresh 4 margined vfu with red MX. Cat £275.PH151£90
11721840 1d Blackplate 6 (HC) 4 margined vfu crisp London distinctive MX in black. Cat £285.PH151£90
11731840 1d Blackplate 6 (DG) clear to good margins fu slightly oily red MX. Cat £275.1£80
11741840 1d Blackplate 6 (CB) clear margins fresh fu red MX. Cat £275.1£70
11751840 1d Blackplate 6 (PG) 4 margined good used slight blurred red MX and light toning from postmark. Cat £275.1£70
11761840 1d Blackplate 6 (JB) clear to good margins fu faint red MX. Cat £275.1£70
11771840 1d Blackplate 6 (PB) clear to large margins fresh fu blotchy red MX. Cat £275.1£66
11781840 1d Blackplate 6 (IE) close cut upper right but fresh fu with crisp black MX. Cat £275.1£60
11791840 1d Blackplate 6 (CK) fu 4 margined, indistinct red MX canc.1£56
11801840 1d Blackplate 6 (JE) 4 good margins fresh and vfu red MX but thinned. Cat £275.1£50
11811840 1d Blackplate 6 (EI) 4 margined fu red MX vertical crease at right not detracting too much. Cat £275.1£48
11821840 1d Blackplate 6 (RG) clear margins fu neat black MX, small thin. Cat £275.1£46
11831840 1d Blackplate 6 (NL) close lower margin and blurred red cancel leaving clear profile but thinning in left margin. Cat £275.1£40
11841840 1d Blackplate 7 (LB) clean margins fu neat red MX. Cat £300.PH151£70
11851840 1d Blackplate 7 (MK) vfu 4 margined, red MX canc.PH151£68
11861840 1d Blackplate 7 (DC) worn plate, 4 margins fine crisp black MX. Cat £300.1£60
11871840 1d Blackplate 8 (TL) fresh 4 margined vfu black MX canc. Cat £425.PH151£100
11881840 1d Blackplate 8 (AL) vfu 4 margined with black MX canc.PH151£100
11891840 1d Blackplate 8 (AJ) vfu 4 margined light red MX canc.PH151£80
11901840 1d Blackplate 8 state 2 (SE) vfu 4 margined on piece tied with black MX canc, matched with 1841 1d red (3 margined). SG Spec AS 50 - 1. Cat £1250. RPS cert.PH152£250
11911840 1d Blackplate 9 (AI) vfu 4 margined light red MX canc.PH151£86
11921840 1d Blackunplated (KD) clear to large margin at top fu red MX. Cat £275.1£56
1193E1840 2d Blueplate 1 strip of 8 (QA - QH) full margins fine used slight blurred black MXs. QB shows hint of a slight crease. A remarkable and rare item. 1979 RPS cert. Cat £5400+.PH158£2000
11941840 2d Blueplate 1 (OH) in the steel blue shade, a vfu 4 margined stamp with black MX cancel. SG Spec D54. Cat £1600.PH151£350
11951840 2d Blueplate 1 (RH) pale shade vfu 4 margined with light black MX canc.PH151£150
11961840 2d Blueplate 1 (QE) 4 margined with several strikes black MX. Unusually deep shade. SG 4. Cat £900.1£140
11971840 2d Blueplate 1 (PK) vfu 4 margined, very close top right with neat black MX cancel. SG 5. Cat £675.PH161£100
11981840 2d Blueplate 1 (HG) fu 4 large margined with indistinct red MX canc. SG 5. Cat £675PH161£100
11991840 2d Blueplate 2 pair (JG - JH) with 30% JI at right and full margins elsewhere all with part 3 in MX cancels. Horizontal crease and tear into base of JH but a true rarity. RPS cert. Spec DS8wc. Cat £24,000.PH152£2800
1200E1841 1d Redplate 18, a group of 22 different lettering written up on leaves all with black MX cancels, about half with 4 margins. Noted 7 basal shifts and 2 with guidelines. Cat £2675.22£200
12011841 1d Redplate 23 (GF) 4 close to good margins vfu crisp (Tot)ness Wessex type MY 2 1842 handstamp. Cat from £650.1£100
1202E1841 1d Redplate 64, a group of 64 inc pair and strip of 4 written up on leaves, all different lettering with various cancels and variable margins. Noted 2 with re-entries, 3 have oval O and 3 have constant varieties. Cat £1800.64£150
1203E1841 1d Redplate 68, a group of 64 written up on leaves, all different lettering with various cancels, all 3 or 4 margined and 14 with varieties inc HA re-entry, QA, ML and SB etc. Cat £1740+.64£160
12041841 2d Blueplate 4 (0I) on thick lavender tinted paper, huge margins but cut into base, unused, no gum. Colour rather pallid but you may never see another. SG 15aa. Cat £20,000.PH161£300
1205A1854 - 7mainly 1d stars collection (7 x 2d) with most SG #s represented. Some remaindering but appears to be many listed varieties amongst white paper issues.+/- 340£240
1206E1854 - 7range of perf issues approx 125 items nicely written up inc various types, shades, alphabets mainly good to fine used. Includes reserve plates 15, 16, 50, 51 apparently, 8 covers or dated pieces.1 item£90
12071854 - 72d plate 4 (DA) SC perf 16 fine used with very good centering for these. SG 19. Cat £90.1£18
12081854 - 72d blue (DB) plate 5 wmk LC on blued paper unused/part og. Cat £2000.1£100
12091856 - 612d plate 6 (?B) well o/c to left but fresh and very scarce mint. SG 35. Cat £2500.PH161£350
12101856 - 611d inscriptional lower marginal block of 6 (SG - TI) fresh mint with 5 um but all with the usual light crazing. Lovely block. SG 40 (block of four cats £250 - this is ++).6£150
12111856 - 611d right marginal (SJ - TL) block of 6 unused gum traces and quite fresh. SG 40 (block of 4 with full gum cat £250).6£60
12121856 - 611d large crown perf 14 white paper fresh mint strip of 5 (HD - HH). Some adhesion but striking item. SG 40. Cat £200+.5£46
1213E18581d plates selection of unused, mint, some even um mostly all different between plates 71 - 224. Mostly fine. Cat £1000+.60£100
1214E1858plate numbered issues (no 2d) comprising used 1d plates + 3 covers, 1½d x 4 and ½d x 26 nice full set (plate 9 trimmed base) and a few extras inc fresh mint plate 5.57 items£100
1215E1858small range 1d plates with special cancels, Azemar, Posted Since, NPB etc (14), Irish numerals (21). Also small study of corner letters (16).51£50
1216E1858plate 106 reconstructed sheet in above average used condition. Cat £600.240£60
121718581d plate 171 (TE - TF) lower marginal with full though wrinkled gum. Inscription (LA)bels..and tow(ards). Some oxidation, split perfs but collectable. Cat £36++.2£15
1218E1858plate 171 reconstructed sheet in above average condition. Cat £600.240£60
1219E1858plate 195 reconstructed sheet in mainly used condition but several unused copies noted. Generally above average for this type of lot.240£200
122018581d plate 201 in fresh mint, slightly gum wrinkled block of 9 (OA - QC). Cat £315+.9£56
122118581d plate 202 (EJ - FL) block of 6 fresh mint with usual gum wrinkles. Noted missing perf hole. Cat £390 as singles.6£100
122218582d blue plate 9 o/c um. SG 45. Cat £300.1£70
122318582d blue plates 9, 14 and 15 fresh mint with full gum, minor faults. SG 45 - 7. Cat £1125.3£150
122418582d plate 15 (JH) fresh mint with typically crazed gum + fine used Admiralty 3d 0112 (sold as seen). SG 47 + 0112. Cat £750.2£60
12251870½d plate 9 (KS) fine used part numeral. Centred a little high but a good copy with numbers well legible.1£100
122618701½d plate 1 (FL) good used o/c to right with superb Copestake Moore underprint type 12. Very fine for these and way under catalogued @ £90.1£40
122718701½d rosy mauve (PF) plate1 abnormal, extensive foxing, oxidation & odd short perfs, part og but a rarity. Brandon cert. SG 53a. Cat £7,000.PH161£700
12281847 Embossed6d, 10d and 1/- cut square (10d very close to good margins) all fresh fine used but some faults. Cat £2950.3£250
12291847 Embossed1/- pair full margins fu London numeral but 3 mm nick at top and paper toned and brittle. Super looking item. SG 55. Cat £1800.2£150
12301847 Embossed1/- green, 2 margined, possibly rebacked but attractive with clear profile. SG 56. Cat £900.1£40
123118554d large garter unused but scarce stamp. SG 66a. Cat £1350.1£100
123218566d pale lilac appears clean og mint but couple pulled perfs at left that barely detract. SG 70. Cat £1100.1£150
123318566d pale lilac wmk emblems on azure paper on piece with Sterling cds/ duplex cancel. Brandon cert states stained and faults. SG 70a. Cat £775.PH161£150
12341862-43d (NI) fresh mint but wing margin removed. SG 76. Cat £2000.1£60
12351862-44d plate 3 (MC) fresh mint, odd shorter perfs but very collectable. SG 79. Cat £1800.1£120
12361862-46d lilac small letters (ND) cut down wing marginal mint showing the watermark reversed. Apparently only 3 known, this being the first one mint. SG Spec J71h. Unpriced. Brandon cert stating slight creasing and toning.PH161£600
12371862-49d (KK) very fresh unused with traces of og, one short perf but nice. SG 87. Cat £3250.PH161£300
12381862-41/- (KL) re-gummed and odd shorter perfs. SG 90. Cat £2500.1£80
12391865-73d plate 4 (IL) lightly used sound with wmk emblems inverted. SG 92wi. Cat £350.1£70
12401865-76d plate 5 (RC) fine fresh mint. SG 97. Cat £900.1£150
12411867-803d rose plate 4 (SE) wmk spray unused, regummed. SG 103. Cat £1400.1£100
12421867-803d plate 8 in cds block of 4 (RI - SJ) + Govt parcels 6d green average used. SG 103 & 062. Cat £1350.2£60
12431867-801/- plate 4 (QA) wmk Spray very fresh unused. SG 117. Cat £1200.1£80
12441867-802/- blue (QJ) fine used Sunderland cds. SG 118. Cat £175.1£50
12451867-802/- dull blue (PA) centred high but very fresh fine used part cds. SG 118. Cat £175.1£34
12461867-802/- brown plate 1 opt Specimen, regummed (at a later date). Brandon cert states possible colour changeling used as a trial. Normal SG Spec J120s. Cat £3000.PH161£500
12471867 - 835/- plate 1 (AI) "A" row short stamp very fine used with Cornhill BO cds and fresh colour. Odd foxed perf tips easy to remedy. SG 126. Cat £600.1£90
12481867 - 835/- plate 2 (BA) opt Specimen type 9, o/c very fresh. SG S51. Cat £1200.PH161£260
12491867 - 8310/- (HI) fu light reg oval. SG 128. Cat £2800.PH161£600
12501867 - 8310/- (EC) used lovely Leith cds, good colour and clean but nibbled perfs along top and crease NE corner. SG 128. Cat £2,800.PH161£450
12511867 - 8310/- greenish grey (GH) wmk MX fu with registered duplex cancel. Brandon cert. SG 128. Cat £2800.PH161£400
12521867 - 8310/- (AI) "A" row short stamp seems sound used double strike barred "R" handstamp. SG 128. Cat £2800.PH161£350
12531867 - 83£1 brown lilac (BI) sound clean, o/c to right, superb used Glasgow cds. SG 129. Cat £4,000.PH161£1800
12541867 - 83£1 brown lilac (DD) lovely fresh sound copy with crisp London SE cds. SG 129. Cat £4000.PH161£1300
12551867 - 83£1 brown lilac (AA) sound used part indistinct barred handstamp. Slight overall toning but very acceptable. SG 129. Cat £4000.PH161£900
12561867 - 83£1 brown lilac (CD) wmk MX fu with indistinct cancel. Brandon cert. SG 129. Cat £4000.PH161£850
12571867-8310/- (GE) good colour fair used vague square circle, thinned lower left and SE corner added but a worthy stop gap. SG 131. Cat £4800.PH161£380
12581867-83£1 brown lilac (BB) superb used Glasgow cds but light rub around Pound. SG 132. Cat £9000.PH161£1250
12591867-83£5 (CE) on blued paper opt Specimen type 9 clean unused and seems sound. SG S58. Cat £3400.PH161£900
12601867 - 835/- plate 4 (GF) wmk Anchor on white paper fu with clean Brandon cert. SG 134. Cat £3250.PH161£500
12611867 - 8310/- grey green (FB) wmk Anchor on white paper opt Specimen type 9 unused, light crease but nicely centred and otherwise fine. SG Spec J124. Cat £3500.PH161£600
12621867 - 8310/- greyish green (CA) wmk Anchor on white paper vfu York Street, Manchester cds. American Phil Society cert states creased lower left corner (very slight). Lovely stamp. SG 135. Cat £4000.PH161£1100
12631867 - 8310/- greenish grey (AE) wmk Anchor on white paper fu. SG 135. Cat £4000.PH161£600
12641867 - 83£5 orange on white paper exceptional example with full Warrington cds for the first day of the last century, 1 Jan 1900.PH161£1800
12651867 - 83£5 orange on white paper fu with oval registered cancel, odd surface mark and light creasing but strong colour and an honest stamp. SG 137. Cat £4500.PH161£1100
12661873-802½d plate 9 (DE) very fine well centred fresh mint but light crease through value box. SG 141. Cat £425.1£60
12671873-802½d plate 17 (MI) fine used part cds/duplex. Good colour fresh the key to this set. SG 141. Cat £275.1£45
12681873-802½d plate 19 (HH) decent mint but some wrinkling. SG 142. Cat £475.1£42
12691873-801/- plate 12 (FG - FH) upper marginal pair fresh mint, margin thinned and reduced. FH tiny pinhole due to foreign body having fallen out. Attractive pair. SG 150. Cat £1000.PH162£200
12701873-801/- brown (KD) wing marginal fresh, sound except for a ½ perf at top, very fine parts of two London EC squared circles. SG 151. Cat £600.1£100
12711873-804d sage green plates 15 mint/part og. SG 153. Cat £1000.1£100
12721873-804d sage green plate 16 mint, odd adhesion marks. SG 153. Cat £1000.1£150
12731873-804d sage plate 16 (RD) well centred fresh mint, colour a little pale. SG 153. Cat £1000.1£120
12741873-804d brown plate 17 wmk garter (FD) fresh mint heavyish hinge. Scarce. SG 154. Cat £2400.PH161£400
12751873-808d (DJ) well centred redistributed gum with a shallow thin fine looking filler. SG 156. Cat £1500.1£100
12761880-834d grey brown wmk garter fu, traces of postmark. SG 154. Cat £475.1£80
12771880-832½d plate 23 (SA) lovely colour (re-gummed?). SG 157. Cat £350.1£32
12781880-833d surcharge (RJ) o/c to right mint, gum toned and disturbed. SG 159. Cat £500.1£70
12791880-833d surcharge (EC) o/c decent mint with some hinge remains. SG 159. Cat £500.1£70
12801880-836d plate 17 wmk Crowns in a fine used block of 4 (LA - MB), struck parts of crisp Inverness duplexes. SG 161. Cat £325.4£60
128118811d lilac (16 dots) lower marginal mint printed on both sides variety also wmk inverted. Adhesion marks on gummed side but very scarce. SG 173a. Cat £800.PH171£180
128218832/6 purple (GD) on blued paper vfu part Nottingham 27 SP 84 cds. SG 175. Cat £1300. Brandon cert.PH161£350
128318832/6 (CB) toned, 5/- (GA) and 10/- (ME) all fu dated copies with odd shorter perf. Cat £815.3£70
128418832/6 deep lilac fresh mint but some gum creasing. SG 179. Cat £700.1£70
128518835/- (GD) fresh mint slightly disturbed gum but a nice example. SG 180. Cat £950.PH161£180
128618835/- carmine rose block of 4 vfu, each stamp with a fine Worcester 1891 cds, negligible faults. SG 180. Cat £1200.PH144£300
128718835/- (LF) vfu Manchester Telegraphs cds, 10/- (BB) lightly used and £1 green (HA) boxed and cds cancels, all with small faults. Cat £1375.3£175
1288188310/- cobalt (MC) on white paper opt Specimen imperf mint. Some faults including a thin and puncture in E of Ten but a decent looking example of a very rare stamp. SG Spec K140. Cat £2400.PH161£250
1289188310/- cobalt (JC) vfu Bradford Aug.21.'84 cds + tiny part of another at right. Brandon cert stating "soiled and with faults", these are minimal and the stamp nevertheless is very attractive SG 182. Cat £7,500.PH161£850
1290188310/- cobalt (DH) lightly used vague registered oval. 1965 RPS cert. SG 182. Cat £7500.PH161£1300
1291188310/- pale ultramarine (NF) very fresh mint but repaired at lower F frame line. SG 183a. Cat £2250.PH161£200
1292188310/- ultramarine (HE) almost superb used with full central Jersey cds. SG 183. Cat £475.PH181£120
1293188310/- ultramarine (BD) fu neat registered oval cancel. SG 183. Cat £475.1£66
12941884£1 brown lilac (JD) wmk Crowns used with central London octagon, a little o/c to right and rub NE corner otherwise fine. SG 185. Cat £2400.PH171£400
12951884£1 brown lilac (SB) wmk Crowns good used, parts of 4 blurred circular reg datestamps. Seems sound. SG 185. Cat £2400.PH171£320
12961884£1 brown lilac (RC) wmk Crowns sound used with good colour, boxed cancel and orange crayon line top left corner. SG 185. Cat £2400.PH171£300
12971884£1 brown lilac (HC) wmk Crowns appears sound used parts 3 strikes vague duplex. SG 185. Cat £2400.PH171£280
12981884£1 brown lilac (KD) wmk Crowns fine used slightly blurred oval. Sismondo cert points out perf faults top and right, and vertical crease affecting front. SG 185. Cat £2400.PH171£260
12991884£1 brown lilac (DD) wmk Orbs fresh fu 3 strikes circular Dover? Sorting office datestamp leaving face clean. Sound and nice stamp. SG 186. Cat £3800.PH171£1000
13001884£1 brown lilac (AD) wmk Orbs fu indistinct reg oval cancs leaving clear profile minor wrinkle at left otherwise seems clean and sound. SG 186. Cat £3800.PH171£925
13011884£1 brown lilac (GB) wmk Orbs fu with London hooded circle cancel. Sound with good colour. SG 186. Cat £3800.PH171£900
13021883-4lilac and green set mint all good colours with gum except the 4d which is possibly regummed. Small faults and some toned gum but a handsome set. Cat £4000+.PH1610£550
13031883-42½d lilac watermark sideways inverted imprimatur mint, faint crease.PH171£120
13041883-46d dull green superb used with Lymington cds. SG 194. Cat £200.1£60
13051883-49d dull green (LM) um but creasing and foxed perfs. Off centre but good colour and is a rare surviving perfin upright "R". SG 195. Normal cat from £950.1£100
13061883-49d dull green mint, decent colour, heavyish hinge. SG 195. Cat £950.1£100
13071883-49d green (KQ) wmk sideways inverted very fine fresh mint with good colour. Rare stamp. SG 195 wi. Cat £1500.PH171£400
13081883-49d (DJ) wmk sideways inverted with tiny grease? spot at left and dealer's mark on gum otherwise fresh, well centred, mint. Lovely colour and a rare stamp. SG 195wi. Cat £1,500.PH181£250
13091883-41/- green (OH) lovely colour vfu cds. SG 196. Cat £250.1£40
13101887-1900Jubilee set complete fresh um, 10d and 1/- green are lightly mounted.14£150
13111887-1900Jubilee set fresh mint. Cat £475.13£90
13121887-1900½d, 1½d, 2d, 4d, 5d die, 9d and 1/- green all opt Specimen fresh mint. Cat £372.7£120
13131887-19001½d blue Jubilee reply paid essay imperf on watermarked paper um full gum, faint gum creasing in corner marginal block of 4. Cat £1500++.PH144£600
13141887-19002d green and scarlet fresh mint. Brandon cert. SG 199. Cat £350.1£100
13151887-19004½d Jubilee strip of 4 lower marginal inc RH corner all um, slight wrinkling but very pretty. SG 206. Cat £60+.4£15
13161887-19005d Jubilee die 1 mint odd soiled perf tip otherwise fine. SG 207. Cat £600.1£150
13171891£1 green (OA) fresh mint but with a vertical crease and a few foxed perf tips centre top. SG 212. Cat £3500.PH171£600
13181891£1 green (EA) some grubby perf tips and overall light tone but fu central Jersey cds. SG 212. Cat £700.PH171£180
13191891£1 green (PA) fresh fu part boxed cancel and Bolton cds. SG 212. Cat £700.PH171£150
1320E1902-10small but useful collection on pages, all appear to be identified and probably correctly. Noted DLR vals to 9d, many Harrison inc 1d aniline rose perf 14 and 15 x 14 sets, SH vals to 1/- etc, also a couple used.66£330
1321E1902-10selection of mint values to 1/- on Hagner, noted many shades and includes 3d x 5, 4d green x 4, 5d x 7, 6d x 3, 9d x 4, 10d x 4, 1/- x 3. Condition mainly good to fine. Buying price £250 (basic).54£200
13221902-10small selection stated to be SG 217 x 2, 227, 232, 236a, 249 x 2, 251a. 3d has disturbed gum, 9d light bend otherwise all appear um. Cat approx £430.8£120
13231902-10½d plate proof x 2 (marginal) in dark green shades on thick surfaced card unused. Cat £250.2£60
13241902-10½d St Andrews Cross pane less selvedge wmk inv um but crease upper right and two edges blunt perfs. Cat £350.1 item£70
13251902-101d blue - carmine (blue geranium) DLR colour trial, very fresh mint. Cat from £1500. Brandon cert.PH181£800
13261902-101d booklet pane of 6 with slight clipped perfs top and right wmk inverted um selvedge complete but staple stains affect upper left stamp. A scarce item now. Brandon cert. SG Spec MB5a. Cat £110.6£30
13271902-104d brown orange fresh mint with APS cert. Small mark at top. SG 239. Cat £180.1£48
13281902-104d brown orange vfu with 22 Nov 09 cds. SG 239. Cat £140.1£50
13291902-104d brown orange vfu with Leatherhead 17 Nov 09 cds. SG 239. Cat £140.1£50
13301902-102/6 chalky 5/-, 10/- and £1 DLR all fine mint, £1 with a few natural gum wrinkles.PH173£700
13311902-102/6 to £1 fresh mint, the £1 has couple thinned perfs centre top otherwise a nice quartet. Cat £3200.PH174£550
13321902-102/6 to 10/- good to fu. Cat £800.3£80
13331902-102/6 lilac fresh mint. SG 260. Cat £225.1£60
13341902-102/6 strip of 3 on piece each perfinned DB (Deutche Bank) fu light reg ovals. Alos 2/6 slate purple on chalky paper fu neat Luton circular rubber. SG Spec M48 (1) + M49 (3). Cat £580.4£60
13351902-102/6 slate purple very fine mint. Spec M48 (2). Cat £225.1£96
13361902-102/6 dull purple on chalky paper x 2 shades mint (regummed?). SG 262. Cat £500.1£80
13371902-105/- carmine mint small hinge remains and tiny wrinkle but a fine fresh stamp. SG 263. Cat £350.1£100
13381902-105/- bright carmine fresh mint. SG 263. Cat £350.1£96
13391902-1010/- lightly used parts Gracechurch St reg overals but some fluffy perfs at base. SG 265. Cat £450.1£60
13401902-10£1 green DLR fresh mint, 3 hinge marks and vertical gum wrinkling, not detracting from fine fresh frontal appearance. SG 266. Cat £2,000.PH171£575
13411902-10£1 green DLR vertical pair vfu with two Guernsey cds, lovely fresh and well centred. SG 266. Cat £1,500.PH212£550
13421902-10£1 green vfu light Jersey cds. SG 266. Cat £750.PH171£240
13431902-10£1 green vfu 4 parts crisp reg ovals leaving portrait clear. SG 266. Cat £750.PH171£175
13441902-10£1 green used parts of 3 London cds. Seems sound slight overall soiling. SG 266. Cat £750.PH171£140
13451902-10£1 dull blue green DLR printing wmk Crowns INVERTED. RPS cert stating genuine, faded and stained. An exceptionally rare stamp, SG Spec state only 2 known (3 now!!!). SG Spec M55a. Cat £20,000.PH181£10000
134619111d intense rose red Harrison perf 14 um. SG Spec M6 (3). Cat £375.1£160
134719111d aniline rose superb used light Coggeshall? cds o/c to right typical of Harrison printings. SG 275a. Cat £140.1£50
134819111d pale rose carmine Harrison perf 15 x 14 control A11 block of 6 perf type V3A mint, 3 stamps um.6£60
13491911-13small selection of Somerset House printings stated to be SG 287 x 2, 294, 297, 298, 307a, 309, 313 all fresh um. Cat £770.8£220
13501911-139d deep plum and blue um. SG 307a. Cat £120.1£50
13511911-131/- deep purple and scarlet o/c um. SG 313. Cat £160.1£70
13521911-132/6 dull reddish purple fresh um. SG 316. Cat £600.PH181£280
13531911-132/6 dull reddish purple fine mint. SG 316. Cat £275.1£96
13541911-13£1 deep green fresh mint with 3 hinge marks and 1 foxed perf. SG 320. Cat £2,000.PH181£700
13551911-13£1 dark green slightly o/c vfu central Guernsey cds, slight overall toning. SG 320. Cat £750.PH181£250
13561911-13£1 dark green o/c fine used with central cds but rubbed over right £1 otherwise seems sound. SG 320. Cat £750.PH181£150
13571911-13£1 dark green vfu central Berwick St cds but lower left rubbed and lower right creased and nick. SG 320. Cat £750.PH181£130
13581911-13£1 dark green fine used single central Guernsey rubber. Very fresh but completely re-perfed along top. SG 320. Cat £750.1£100
1359E1911-121d carmine wmk Crown die 1b x 3 shades each in control blocks of 4 mint or um. SG Spec N8 (1) (2) (4).12£50
13601911-12½d yellow green wmk Crown showing the "No Cross on Crown" variety mint, also similar wmk Royal Cypher (light crease). SG 340a, 344a. Cat £250.2£68
1361E1911-121d scarlet die 2 wmk Crown in an um control B12 block of 144, 1 stamp virtually showing the "No Cross on Crown" variety. SG 341. Cat £1440+144£200
13621911-121d scarlet wmk Crown die 2 in B11 and B12 control blocks of 4 both perf type 1A um. SG Spec N11. Cat £200.8£60
13631911-121d bright scarlet die 2 wmk Crown variety "No cross on Crown" fine um. SG 341a. Cat £150.1£60
1364E1911-12½d wmk Simple Cypher die 2 control blocks of 6 x 4 all different most stamps um. SG Spec N5.24£50
1365E1911-12½d wmk Multiple Cypher die 2 control blocks of 6 in 3 shades um. SG Spec N6.18£60
13661912(Sept) 1d scarlet die II wmk mult cypher sideways left marginal um. SG 350c. Cat £250.PH181£125
13671912-22½d green marginal variety "no watermark" um. Spec N14b. Cat £200.1£90
13681912-22½d deep blue "Myrtle" green um. RPS cert. SG Spec N14 (15).PH181£150
13691912-22½d deep blue "Myrtle" green um corner marginal. RPS cert. SG Spec N14 (15).PH211£160
13701912-221d pink wmk Royal Cypher very fine mint. Brandon cert. SG Spec N16 (10). Cat £300.PH181£150
13711912-221d scarlet vermilion in N19 corner control strip of 3 um with natural gum ripples. SG 361. Cat £525+.1£175
13721912-221d scarlet wmk Royal Cypher showing the "Q for O" variety, 1 short perf mint. SG 357a. Cat £150.1£40
13731912-221½d right marginal block of 4 showing "Pencf" error lower right, plate 12 (the scarce one) mint. Spec. N18e. Cat £190+ as block.PH214£100
13741912-222½d wmk Royal Cypher inverted fine um. SG 372wi. Cat £120.1£50
13751912-226d purple perf 14 control Q20 and normal control R21 to keep it company, both mint. SG 385a. Cat £300.2£90
13761913½d and 1d wmk multi cypher fresh mint with good perfs. SG 397 - 8. Cat £375.PH182£160
13771913½d and 1d wmk multi cypher fresh mint, full perfs and ½d is a coil join copy. SG 397 - 8. Cat £375.PH182£160
13781913½d and 1d wmk Multiple Cypher um, slightly trimmed perfs down one side. SG 397 - 8. Cat £600.PH182£220
137919132/6 Waterlow rough plate proof in sepia on unwatermarked thin ungummed wove paper, imperforate fresh, large margins and extremely scarce. Cat from £7,000. Brandon cert.PH181£1400
138019132/6 sepia brown x 2 shades Waterlow seahorses fresh but regummed. SG 399 - 400. Cat £505.2£66
138119132/6 sepia brown fresh mint, o/c few hinge marks. SG 400. Cat £225.1£50
138219132/6 sepia mint showing what was once listed as a "Kiss Print" seen here as blurring to lettering and frame lines at left. SG 400. Cat £225.1£60
138319135/- carmine Waterlow Seahorse very fine fresh mint. SG 401. Cat £500.PH181£145
1384191310/- indigo very fresh mint but extraordinary gum wrinkling re-gummed?, pulled perf at left barely detracts. SG 402. Cat £950.PH181£160
13851913£1 green Waterlow seahorse fresh mint with just the lightest of hinge marks, lovely copy. SG 403. Cat £2,800.PH181£1400
13861913£1 deep green seahorse fine used well centred with circular datestamp. SG 403. Cat £1250.PH181£600
138719155/- carmine DLR seahorse fresh mint but the usual odd short perfs. SG 409. Cat £425.1£140
1388191510/- blue DLR seahorse fresh sound copy with slightly yellowed gum. SG 412. Cat £2500.PH181£850
1389191510/- blue DLR seahorse fresh mint with just the tiniest hinge mark, centred high. SG 412. Cat £2,500.PH181£700
1390191510/- blue DLR seahorses block of 4 with London FS rubber cancels. SG 412. Cat £3200+.4£500
1391191510/- blue DLR seahorses block of 4 with London FS cancels, odd nibbled perf. SG 412. Cat £3200.4£400
1392191510/- blue DLR seahorse fine used single central double ring cds clean and sound though very slightly o/c low left. SG 412. Cat £800.PH181£175
139319182/6 x 4 plus 5/- BW seahorses with only minor imperfections mint. SG 413a - 416.5£150
139419182/6 centred high and 5/- o/c BW seahorses both fine mint. SG 413a, 416. Cat £350.2£56
139519182/6 reddish brown fresh mint well centred. SG 415. Cat £125.1£40
139619185/- rose fresh mint just o/c high to left. Slight crazed gum and hinge remainder. SG 416. Cat £280.1£66
139719185/- rose seahorse fresh mint but o/c to left and perf missing at left. SG 416. Cat £250.1£50
139819185/- rose seahorses in good used block of 4 bearing several Army PO cancels for April 1920. Slightly soiled and 1 missing perf. SG 416. Cat £440.14£90
139919185/- rose used with punch hole of the type used on Telegraph forms. Stamp is faulty, has stroke of blue crayon date of use 26 Mar 28?. 1985 RPS cert states genuine.1£60
1400191810/- dull grey blue BW seahorse fine mint. SG 417. Cat £375.PH181£140
1401191810/- steel blue BW Seahorse fresh mint, just a couple of touched perfs. SG Spec N71. Cat £1100.PH181£270
14021924½d Block Cypher block of 4 printed without gum, a rare block from the pane discovered in 1925 each signed by Alcock with a photocopy of the original pane of 48. Not catalogued by SG.PH204£160
14031924½d a similar block of 4 but a little perf separation.4£150
140419241d Block Cypher pane wmk upright opt Cancelled and two types of punch used on free samples booklets sent out to advertisers. Selvedge re-attached and variable perfs but not often seen. Cat £375.6£90
140519241½d Block Cypher B24 control block of 4 with variety "corner folded prior to perforating" mint. A lovely item.PH204£150
140619242d Block Cypher opt Specimen type 23 fresh um. Spec N36s. Cat £100 (hinged).1£40
140719243d and 4d wmk Block Cypher inverted mint. Cat £160.2£60
1408192410d and 1/- Block Cypher imperf opt Specimen type 23 both um. SG Spec N44 (E), N45 (E). Cat £300 (hinged).PH192£200
1409E1929PUC controls, ½d x 12 singles, 3 strips and 2 blocks of 6, 1d x 4 singles, 3 strips and 1 block of 6 1½d x 4 singles, 2 strips, 1 block, 2½d x 2 singles also 1935 various quantities of singles all with controls.1 item£90
14101929½d to 1½d PUC in um pairs with inverted watermark, good perfs.6£60
14111929½d, 1d, 1½d PUC wmk inverted with good perfs um. SG 434 - 436 wi. Cat £85.3£30
141219291½d PUC wmk inverted booklet pane of 6 x 2 um, slightly trimmed perfs at top.12£40
141319291½d PUC variety "1829 for 1929" fu wavy lines. Spec Ncom 7c. Cat £450 mint but unpriced used.1£50
14141929£1 PUC corner marginal um.PH211£600
14151929£1 PUC fine um. SG 438. Cat £1,000.PH211£500
14161929£1 PUC um, light toning and a little gum creasing.PH211£350
14171929£1 PUC mint with slightly yellowish gum. SG 438. Cat £750.PH211£320
14181929£1 PUC mint, a little toned on reverse.PH211£220
14191929£1 PUC block of 4 vfu with neat double ring cds, 1 stamp with a short perf. SG 438. Cat £2200.PH274£1200
14201929£1 PUC vfu cds.PH211£350
14211929£1 PUC vfu cds.PH211£350
14221929£1 PUC vfu cds.PH211£350
14231929£1 PUC vfu central circular cancel. SG 438. Cat £550.PH211£350
14241929£1 PUC vfu cds, centred just left.PH211£325
14251929£1 PUC fu with violet rubber cds.PH211£270
14261929£1 PUC tied piece by Postal Union Congress cds for 28 June 29, last day of the Exhibition. SG 438. Cat £550.PH201£380
1427E1934photogravure control strips of 3 accumulation on leaves, noted 2d x 15 inc varieties, 2½d x 2, 3d x 11, 4d x 2, 5d x 3, 9d x 3, 10d plus a few singles etc.1 item£100
142819341d photogravure in W35 plate 32 dot, perf 6b cyl block of 6, hinged upper and lower pairs but a specialist item. Cat £175.6£50
142919342/6 - 10/- re-engraved seahorses set um, slight faults . SG 450 - 452. Cat £1,050.PH183£375
143019342/6 to 10/- re-engraved seahorses set fine fresh lightly hinged mint. SG 450 - 452. Cat £575.PH183£190
143119342/6 to 10/- re-engraved seahorses set fresh mint. SG 450 - 2. Cat £575.PH193£180
143219342/6 to 10/- re-engraved seahorses set mint, lightly toned gum on the 2/6 and 5/- but the 10/- is comparatively fresh and appears um. SG 450 - 452. Cat £575.3£175
14331936½d to 2½d KE8 set in complete um sheets of 240, the 2½d showing the "gash in ear" flaw.4 items£50
14341937½d to 2½d wmk sideways set um, fine perfs. SG 462a - 66a.5£56
14351937½d to 2½d wmk sideways set um fine perfs.5£56
14361937½d to 2½d wmk inverted set um fine perfs.5£64
14371937½d to 2½d wmk inverted set um, fine perfs.5£64
14381939 - 482/6 to £1 high values set um. SG 476 - 78b. Cat £375.PH196£175
14391939 - 482/6 to £1 high values set um. SG 476 - 78b. Cat £375.PH196£175
14401939 - 482/6 to £1 high values set um. SG 476 - 78b. Cat £375.PH196£175
14411939 - 482/6 brown in an um marginal block of 4.4£100
14421939 - 4810/- dark blue fine um lower marginal (hinged on margin only). SG 478. Cat £250.1£130
14431942 - 3½d to 3d Victory "VV" bogus overprint set mint produced by Thomas Todd. Scarce and unusual.PH196£180
144419512/6 to £1 Festivals set um. SG 509 - 12. Cat £100.4£34
14451952 - 4½d to 1/6 Tudor watermark set um. SG 515 - 31.17£40
144619552/6 to £1 Waterlow set in um blocks of 4, crease on 1 x £1. SG 536 - 9. Cat £900.PH2016£380
144719552/6 to £1 Waterlow castles set um. SG 536 - 9. Cat £225.4£90
1448195510/- block of 4 plus £1 corner pair Waterlow Castles um.6£200
144919582/6 to £1 1st DLR set fresh mint. SG 536a - 9a. Cat £600.4£140
145019582/6 to £1 1st DLR set um. SG 536a - 9a. Cat £600.PH194£280
145119582/6 to £1 1st DLR set um. SG 536a - 9a. Cat £600.PH194£280
145219582/6 to £1 1st DLR castles set um marginal. SG 536a - 9a. Cat £600.PH194£280
145319582/6 to £1 1st DLR castles set um corner marginals. SG 536a - 9a. Cat £600.PH214£285
14541958£1 black 1st DLR um. SG 539a.1£140
14551955 - 58Edwards Crown wmk set in blocks of 4 um. SG 540 - 56. Cat £640.72£240
14561955 - 58½d orange wmk St Edward Crown vertical pair from booklet pane of 6 with bottom stamp imperf on 3 sides, fine and very lightly hinged in selvedge only. A rare error. SG 540a. Cat £4500 (pane).PH202£350
14571957graphite line used set + cover together with examples on pieces used at Southampton and surrounding district.19+*£20
14581958½d to 4½d wmk Crowns inverted with fine perfs um. SG 570wi - 76wi.9£60
14591958Crowns graphite set plus inverted wmk set all with fine perfs um.13£90
14601958½d to 3d Crowns graphite wmk inverted in horizontal pairs um. SG 587 - 92. Cat £258+.10£100
146119592½d Crowns graphite booklet pane of 6 with inverted watermark um, trimmed perfs. SG 591 wi. Cat £390.6£66
146219592/6 to £1 2nd DLR castles set um. SG 595 - 8. Cat £195.4£70
146319592/6 to £1 2nd DLR castles set um. SG 595 - 8. Cat £195.4£76
146419592/6 to £1 2nd DLR castles set um. SG 595 - 8. Cat £195.4£70
146519592d phosphor graphite error of watermark fresh mint. SG 605a. Cat £180.1£45
146619592d phosphor graphite wmk error um. SG 605a. Cat £180.1£76
146719592d phosphor graphite wmk error um. SG 605a. Cat £180.1£76
14681960½d to 4d wmk Crown phosphor inverted set um, fine perfs. SG 610wi - 616wi.10£130
1469E1962NPY Post Office Press photo together with the original GPO press notice.2 items£20
147019651/6 ITU ordinary showing the "missing pink" colour um. SG 684a. Cat £3500.PH191£1300
147119664d Birds (ord) block of 4 showing the "Emerald Green" omitted um. SG 696 - 9f. Cat £600.PH204£350
147219664d birds (phos) block of 4 showing the "reddish brown" omitted um. SG 696 - 9pj. Cat £350.PH284£200
147319664d birds (ord) block of 4 showing the "double wing" variety, caused by a huge 5mm shift to the left of the reddish brown colour um. SG 696a (var).4£120
147419664d robin and 4d gull both non phosphor with missing green colour mint, a bit heavy. SG 696 - 7f. Cat £400.2£100
147519664d robin and gull non phosphor in a vertical strip of 4 showing a large shift in the red colour fine used. Also 4d robin and blackbird non phosphor mint pair showing shifted brown colour.6£50
147619661/3 Technology block of 8 showing a large red colour smear um. SG 703.8£30
147719679d EFTA phosphor showing the "missing green" colour um. SG 715pc. Cat £135.1£50
147819671/6 EFTA phosphor showing the "Blue grey" omitted um. SG 716pd. Cat £135.1£50
147919675d royal blue marginal imperf pair um. Urch Harris cert. SG 735c. Cat £250.PH192£90
1480E19672/6 to £1 no wmk Castles set in um control part sheets of 32, (2/6 in complete sheet).136£70
148119684d British Bridges printed on gummed side in an um cylinder block of 8. SG 763a. Cat £240.8£125
148219689d Xmas corner pair with 1 stamp having double paper um. Unusual.2£50
148319695d ships showing the "missing grey" colour um. SG 778b. Cat £190.1£70
148419695d ships showing the "red (Cunard)" omitted um. SG 778c. Cat £225.PH191£90
148519695d Cathedrals (Durham and St Giles) both with the "d after 5" almost missing, appearance of 5c rather than 5d.2£50
14861969 - 704d vermilion centre band booklet pane of 6 with PVA gum on uncoated paper um. SG Spec UB17 ab. Cat £130.6£40
14871969 - 704d a similar lot.6£40
148819691/6 Xmas showing the "missing gold Queen's head" um. SG 814a. Cat £160.1£60
148919691/6 Xmas showing the "New blue" omitted um. SG 814e. Cat £110.1£46
149019691/6 Xmas showing the "missing new blue" colour um. SG 814e. Cat £110.1£44
149119701/- Anniversaries showing the "missing gold (Queens head)" um. SG 821a. Cat £90.1£36
14921971 - 20103½p olive grey paste up marginal block of 8 showing double thickness paper on 2 stamps. Unusual.8£80
14931971 - 201016p olive drab imperf marginal pair um. SG X949a. Cat £180.2£76
14941971 - 201018p deep olive grey imperf marginal pair um. SG X955a. Cat £150.2£66
149519713p Christmas stamp showing the Gold (Queen's head) omitted variety um. Brandon cert. SG 895a (ECF459 Mca). Cat £2000.PH191£700
149619723p Churches showing the Gold (Queen's head) and phosphor omitted um. Brandon cert. SG 904 Eya (ECF473 Mea). Cat £275.PH201£100
149719739p Explorers showing the variety "brown grey printed double" um, also normal for comparison. SG 927b. Cat £850.PH202£400
149819733p Paintings showing the "Gold Queen's head" omitted um. SG 931a. Cat £125.1£50
14991979Rowland Hill MS showing the "Gold Queen's head" omitted from each stamp um. SG MS1099c. Cat £850.PH201 item£350
1500E1979Police set comprising 2 x artist drawing (signed) with notes together with a gutter pair of the design signed by the artist Brian Sanders. A unique cover signed by the 5 police officers depicted in the issued stamps plus 3 x PHQ cards similarly signed. Unique assembly.1 item£300
1501E1988£1 to £5 Harrison castles set in um panes of 25, all bar £1 with plate numbers.100£225
15021993£10 Britannia PP.1 item£20
15031998Princess Diana PP in Welsh.1 item£30
15042000Her Majesty's Stamp MS in Presentation Pack (MO3).1 item£28
1505E2000Stamp Show, 19p Robin and lst class Cracker Post Office inscribed generic sheets um.3 items£200
15062003£2 DLR Machin with elliptical perfs in a corner cylinder DI block of 6 showing the "missing £" variety um.6£80
15072003Fun Fruit and Veg Presentation Pack (345).1 item£14
1508BOOKLETS1935 3/- Bovril no 304 in good condition. SG BB29. Cat £550.1 item£300
1509BOOKLETS1959 3/- with graphite lines, 1½d has wmk inverted, 3 stamps with full perfs. SG M13g. Cat £275.1 item£120
1510BOOKLETS1959 (July) 5/- graphite, the 2½d has inverted wmk (3 stamps with full perfs). SG H39g.1 item£100
1511BOOKLETS1960 (March) 3/- graphite, the 1½d has inverted watermark with full perfs. SG M20g.1 item£180
1512BOOKLETS2001 Submarines, Punch & Judy plus Flags self adhesive trio. SG PM2 - 4. Cat £144.3 items£50
1513EBOOKLETSPRESTIGE 1969 Stamps for Cooks to 2009 Treasures of the Archive complete. Face £296. Retail £550.47 items£360
1514EBOOKLETSPRESTIGE 1969 Stamps for Cooks to 2007 British Army complete. Face £247. Retail £500.41 items£320
1515BBOOKLETSPRESTIGE 1994 - 2005 selection of 44 items, 21 different x 2 or 3. Total face £319. List included. Cat £1200+.44 iitems£380
1516EPOSTAGE DUES1924 - 1982 a fine um collection on printed leaves with 1924 1d to 4d, 1936 - 7 set, 1937 - 9 set less 1d, 1951 set, 1954 Tudor set, 1955 - 7 Edward set less 1d, 1959 - 63, 1968 - 9, 1970 - 75 and 1982 sets. Retail £850.1 item£575
1517EPOSTAGE DUES1914 to 1971 a complete mint collection on printed pages less 1914 1d, mostly very fresh. Retail £500.1 item£400
1518POSTAGE DUES1914 - 22 ½d, 1d, 2d, 5d and 1/- opt Specimen mint. SG btw SG D1 - 8s. Cat £170.5£50
1519POSTAGE DUES1914 set all fine fresh um, several marginal. SG D1 - 8. Cat £450.PH198£200
1520POSTAGE DUES1914 - 22 ½d to 1/- Royal Cypher set plus 1d chalky um. SG 1 - 9. Cat £460.PH199£200
1521POSTAGE DUES1924 - 31 1½d wmk Block Cypher um. SG D12. Cat £150.1£68
1522POSTAGE DUES1937 - 8 ½d to 2/6 set in um pairs. SG D27 - 34. Cat £600.16£220
1523POSTAGE DUES1937 - 8 a similar lot but marginal. Cat £600.16£225
1524POSTAGE DUES1937 - 8 ½d to 2/6 set um. SG D27 - 34. Cat £300.8£110
1525POSTAGE DUES1937 - 8 2/6 wmk GVIR um. SG D34. Cat £85.1£40
1526POSTAGE DUES1951 - 2 set complete um. SG D35 - 9. Cat £80.5£36
1527POSTAGE DUES1954 - 5 2/6 Tudor wmk marginal um. SG D45. Cat £150.1£46
1528POSTAGE DUES1954 - 5 2/6 Tudor Crown um. SG D45. Cat £150.1£46
1529POSTAGE DUES1955 - 57 ½d to 5/- wmk St Edwards Crown um. SG D46 - 55. Cat £425.PH1910£170
1530POSTAGE DUES1955 - 57 ½d to 5/- wmk St Edwards Crown um. SG D46 - 55. Cat £425.PH1910£170
1531POSTAGE DUES1955 - 57 ½d to 5/- wmk St Edwards Crown set um. SG D46 - 55. Cat £425.PH1910£170
1532POSTAGE DUES1955 - 7 2/6 wmk Edward Crowns in a superb um lower left corner block of 4. SG D54. Cat £800.PH204£340
1533POSTAGE DUES1955 - 57 2/6 wmk St Edwards Crown um. SG D54. Cat £200.1£74
1534POSTAGE DUES1955 - 7 2/6 and 5/- wmk St Edwards Crown um. SG D54 - 5. Cat £350.2£100
1535POSTAGE DUES1955 - 7 5/- wmk St Edwards Crown marginal um. SG D55. Cat £150.1£30
1536AOFFICIALSan attractively written up collection in album with many better items included. Starting with IR with 1885 2½d lilac mint, 1890 10/- raised stop (RPS cert), lower values in blocks, odd variety and covers. KE7 to 1/-, OW 1896 5d mint (not signed), KE7 to 2½d x 2 several QV on piece. Army QV ½d multiples mint, many varieties inc 6d mint & used blocks of 4, KE7 blocks etc. Govt Parcels 1883 6d, 9d x 3, 1/- x 5 used, 1887 1½d to 1/- mint, several used to 1/- x 6, 1891 to 1/- mint & several to 1/- used, KE7 to 1/- x 4 used. BOE QV 5d x 3, KE7 to 2½d x 3, RH pair x 2. Admiralty 1903 set mint, used 2 x, 1d on cover, 1903 - 4 low vals + 3d used. Throughout there are loads of extras making this a fascinating lot for the specialist. Allowance has been made for a few dubious items. STC £56,000+++.1 item£8500
1537OFFICIALSIR 1882 ½d pale green fu block of 8 on piece tied with South Molton squared circle cancels. Top left stamp clipped and some tone spots. SG 02. Cat £680++. Brandon cert.8£100
1538OFFICIALSIR 1882 6d grey plate 18 fresh mint. SG 04. Cat £450. Brandon cert.PH191£140
1539OFFICIALSIR 1882 6d grey plate 18 fine used block of 4. Brandon cert stating top right stamp thinned, lower right stamp has a violet mark on surface. SG 04. Cat £750.4£150
1540OFFICIALSIR 1882 - 1901 5/- rose (NF) superb used Oldham thimble cds. SG 09. Cat £1,600.PH191£700
1541OFFICIALSIR 1890 5/- rose on white paper fine used. Brandon cert stating pressed out vertical crease and colour washed. SG 09. Cat £1600.PH191£275
1542OFFICIALSIR 1882 - 1901 10/- (NC) vfu tiny arc of cancel at top with full gum! Friedl cert (1978). Cat £2,500.PH191£950
1543OFFICIALSIR 1882 - 1901 10/- (KD) superb used upright Dundee MO cds. RPS cert states genuine but creased. Still a lovely stamp. SG 010. Cat £2500.PH191£650
1544OFFICIALSIR 1882 - 1901 10/- ultramarine (KH) on white paper opt in blue black vfu. Brandon cert stating crease, (not noticeable from front). SG 010b. Cat £2500.PH191£500
1545OFFICIALSIR 1889 1/- dull green fresh mint. Brandon cert. SG 015. Cat £750.PH191£200
1546OFFICIALSIR 1889 1/- dull green vfu Glasgow datestamp. Brandon cert states vertical crease. SG 015. Cat £250.1£46
1547OFFICIALSIR 1892 £1 green vfu with Glasgow oval cancel. Brandon cert states light crease. SG 016. Cat £2200.PH191£550
1548OFFICIALSIR 1899 - 1901 6d purple on rose fresh mint. Brandon cert. SG 018. Cat £325.1£125
1549OFFICIALSIR 1888 - 1901 1/- green and carmine fine used with double oval cancel. Brandon cert stating crease. SG 019. Cat £1250.PH191£250
1550OFFICIALSIR 1902 1/- dull green and carmine good to fine used. Brandon cert stating slightly soiled. SG 024. Cat £700.PH191£165
1551OFFICIALSIR 1902 - 4 1/- vfu and looks good but sold as is. Odd shorter perfs lower right. SG 024. Cat £700.1£60
1552OFFICIALSOW 1896 - 1902 ½d vermilion mint showing the "large stop after O" variety mint. Brandon cert. SG Spec L31a. Cat £375.1£110
1553OFFICIALSOW 1896 5d good mint with hinge remains and slight yellowish dealers mark on back. SG 034. Cat £2800.PH191£500
1554OFFICIALSOW 1896 - 1902 5d dull purple and blue fine used. Brandon cert. SG 032. Cat £1000.PH191£280
1555OFFICIALSOW 1896 - 1902 10d dull purple and carmine fine used on piece. Brandon cert. SG 035. Cat £1500.PH191£460
1556OFFICIALSARMY 1883 1d lilac opt "OFFICIAI" error fine mint. SG 043a. Cat £180.1£70
1557OFFICIALSARMY 1902 - 3 6d purple fine mint. SG 050. Cat £160.1£46
1558OFFICIALSGOVT PARCELS 1883 - 6 6d dull green good used Brandon cert states colour washed and soiled. SG 062. Cat £1000.1£150
1559OFFICIALSGOVT PARCELS 6d (DN) typically used circular rubber u.d.c. Brandon cert (2008) states washed and faults (short perfs) but is genuine. SG 062. Cat £1000.1£80
1560OFFICIALSGOVT PARCELS 1883 - 6 9d dull green fresh mint with fine colour. Brandon cert states stained at top. SG 063. Cat £2000.PH191£450
1561OFFICIALSGOVT PARCELS 1883 9d (IP) mint slight overall toning but hard to find better. SG 063. Cat £2000.PH191£450
1562OFFICIALSGOVT PARCELS 1883 - 6 9d dull green fine used. Brandon cert states small tone spot top left. SG 063. Cat £800.1£130
1563OFFICIALSGOVT PARCELS 1883 - 6 1/- orange brown plate 13 mint with partial redistributed gum. Brandon cert states soiled. SG 064. Cat £1300.PH191£350
1564OFFICIALSGOVT PARCELS 1883 - 6 1/- orange brown plate 14 mint, thin spot. Brandon cert. SG 064c. Cat £2750.PH221£500
1565OFFICIALSGOVT PARCELS 1887 - 1900 1/- dull green mint. Brandon cert. SG 068. Cat £550.PH221£165
1566OFFICIALSGOVT PARCELS 1887 - 1900 1/- dull green in a good used block of 6. Brandon cert states colour washed and some staining. SG 068. Cat £2200+.PH206£400
1567OFFICIALSGOVT PARCELS 1887 - 1900 1/- green Jubilee with variety broken "O". Unlisted by SG but RPS cert states genuine. SG 068. Cat from £225. Original press cutting enclosed.PH221£130
1568OFFICIALSGOVT PARCELS 1887 - 1900 1d lilac in a fine um block of 6. Brandon cert states small tear in top right stamp. SG 069. Cat £525.PH286£180
1569OFFICIALSGOVT PARCELS 1902 9d dull purple and ultramarine fresh mint. Brandon cert. SG 077. Cat £600.PH221£200
1570OFFICIALSGOVT PARCELS 1902 1/- dull green and carmine mint. Brandon cert states soiled. SG 078. Cat £1100.PH221£400
1571OFFICIALSBOE 1902 5d dull purple and ultramarine regummed mint. Brandon cert. SG 081. Cat £3000.PH221£450
1572OFFICIALSBOE 1902 ½d blue green very fine mint. SG 083. Cat £160.1£60
1573OFFICIALSBOE 1902 - 4 5d dull purple and ultramarine good sound used. Brandon cert. Rare stamp. SG 086. Cat £6000.PH221£1800
1574OFFICIALSRH 1902 ½d and 1d fine mint. SG 091 - 92. Cat £700.PH222£150
1575OFFICIALSADMIRALTY 1902 2d type 010 good mint. SG 0104. Cat £325.1£120
1576OFFICIALSADMIRALTY 1903 2½d type 010 fine fresh mint. SG 0105. Cat £450.1£150
1577OFFICIALSADMIRALTY 1903 - 04 1½d dull purple and green fresh mint. Brandon cert states corner crease. SG 0109. Cat £900.PH221£280
1578OFFICIALSADMIRALTY 1903 - 04 2½d ultramarine fine used on piece. Brandon cert. SG 0111. Cat £850.PH221£390
1579OFFICIALSADMIRALTY 1903 - 04 3d dull purple on orange yellow fresh mint. Brandon cert. SG 0112. Cat £1400.PH221£450
1580EOFFICIALSBOARD OF TRADE PERFINS 1880 - 1902 x 33 Dept of Industrial Research (KGV to 1955 2/6) x 28, Stationery Office (KGV to 1967) x 13 and a few Consular fiscals x 15.89£150
1581EREGIONALS1958 - 64 4d value in blue, olive, red & lilac in full sheets of 240. Cat £2040.11040£110
1582ECHANNEL ISand IOM mint selection on stockpages, mainly 1970s - 90s with MS values to £5 some duplication inc Jersey in part sheets. Face £198.1 item£140
1583ECHANNEL ISand IOM decimal issues to 1980s all fine mint slightly duplicated stock (up to 3 of each) vals to £5 face. Cat £217.1 item£130
1584ECHANNEL ISand IOM mainly good to fu stock of 1970 - 80s commems sets, MS, defins. Cat £264.1 item£50
1585ECHANNEL ISand IOM 1969 - 72 um defins & commems sets to £1 inc perf changes inc Guernsey 10/- & £1. Cat £155.1 item£44
1586EGUERNSEYand ALDERNEY 1984 - 95 um blocks of 4 & 6 inc Alderney 1983 set, 1992 Hogue. Guernsey 1979 £5, 1984 Views, 1992 Flowers + MS & commems. 1999 Queen Mother full sheet. Total face £324. Cat £825.1 item£240
1587SGUERNSEY1969 - 2000 commem vals to £5, PDs + Alderney um. STC 750€.1 item£140
1588BGUERNSEY1985 - 94 FDCs plus Alderney 1983 - 2004 in 2 albums. Face £165.125*£100
1589AGUERNSEYand ALDERNEY 1969 - 2006 unaddressed FDCs (bar 4) values to £5 with 1969 to £1, 1974 Militia, 1979 Coins, 1987 Views, 1992 Flowers, 1999 Shipping, 2003 £5 letter, 2004 Flowers + Alderney 1983 & 1984 sets. Cat as used stamps £171.1 item£56
1590GUERNSEY1940 - 41 postcards x 4 franked bisected 2d KGVI and Stamp Centenary tied by various cancels, one with bisected "O" to make "1" and "Cobo Guernsey" cds. Very fine.4*£40
1591EALDERNEY1983 - 93 mint mainly um & few used on 5 pages & stockcard. Some duplication. Cat £226.1 item£44
1592AJERSEY1969 - 83 um collection in red album near complete inc 1st set to £1, PDs, MS values to £5 + Europa in full sheets. Face £92.1 item£76
1593JERSEY1969 3d Lighthouse showing the "Orange colour omitted" um with normal. SG 18b. Cat £275.1£90
1594BIOMcollection in One Country album, packets & stockbook mostly um and probably when sorted fairly complete to 2008. Also an apparently complete run um Alderney and few FDCs.1 item£200
1595BIOM2000 - 07 80+ PP all different um. Face £207. Cat as stamps £495.1 item£175
1596AIOM1973 - 2008 a complete um collection in 2 hingeless Davo albums, inc MS and sheetlets plus some booklets. High face.1 item£175
1597BIOM2000 - 07 85 different unaddressed FDCs, clean inc MS. Initial cost £212. Cat as stamps £495.1 item£145
1598BIOM1984 - 99 125+ unaddressed different FDCs, inc MS values to £5. Face £166. Cat as used stamps £432.1 item£125
1599BIOM1990 - 99 100+ PPs inc MS. Face £150. Cat as stamps £426.1 item£125
1600EIOM2000 - 08 selection of 10 different sets in small sheetlets, inc 2003, 04, 05 Harry Potter, 2000, 04, 05 War, 01 insects, 03 Space, 04 Robin, 05 Trafalgar. Face £147. Cat £389.1 item£120
1601BIOM1973 - 89 100+ PPs all fine. Face £66. Cat as stamps £186.1 item£56
1602IOM1973 - 5 3p Promenade error of colour showing olive bistre border um with normal. SG 17a. Cat £150.1£56
1603IOM1973 - 5 3½p Harbour error of colour showing grey brown border um with normal. SG 18a. Cat £150.1£56
1604LUNDY1938 1½d adhesive tied Barnstable cds to Chattanooga, on reverse Lundy ½ puffin and ½d Atlantic Coast Airlines label tied with airmail cachet. Signed JD Stanard.*£38
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