Stamps, Postcards & Postal History - 30 August

STAMPS, POSTAL HISTORY & POSTCARDS

WEDNESDAY 30 AUGUST 2023

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STAMPS, POSTCARDS & POSTAL HISTORY

The Stamps, Postal History & Postcards Sales cover a full spectrum of philatelic collecting, from individual stamps and sets to worldwide accumulations, as well as single country, specialised and thematic collections, and British and overseas postal history.

YOUR SPECIALISTS

Joseph Addison Stamps & Postal History

FRONT COVER Lots 101, 100, 90, 114, 91 ex, 81, 76

BACK COVER Lots 87, 230 ex, 244 ex

Clive Torrens Postcards

STAMPS, POSTAL HISTORY & POSTCARDS

WEDNESDAY 30 AUGUST 2023 AT 10.30AM

AUCTION

The Auction Centre, Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5SG

VIEWING

Tuesday 29 August 10.00am to 5.00pm Morning of Sale from 8.00am

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ORDER OF SALE

GREAT BRITAIN SINGLES & GROUPS

1

Great Britain

1840 1d black, plate 5, attractive example with four generous margins and vermilion Maltese cross cancel.

£100-120

2

Great Britain

1840-1841 penny black plates set of twelve, generally sound with four margins apiece, the plate 11 with vertical crease invisible head-on. A fine looking set.

£1,000-1,200

3

Great Britain

Group of five penny blacks, all four margins. Plate 1b (P-G) showing constant dot on lower ‘O’ (SG.Spec.AS5j); plate 5 (H-G) on thinner paper; plate 5 (P-I) deep shade; plate 7 (K-D) on thinner-than-usual paper, possibly the experimental paper SG.Spec.AS47c; plate 1a (H-L) grey-black.

£370-400

4

Great Britain

Neat collection of the complete 1841 imperf penny red plates (127) including the black-plate printings, plates 1b to 131, written-up on pages in a binder, almost all with four margins. A few with creases including the plate 1b, however quality is generally well above average with some excellent examples.

£150-200

5

Great Britain

1841 penny red imperforate, collection of the ‘numbers in cross’ postmarks written-up in a loose-leaf album, over 100 stamps in mixed condition, including four-margin examples of numbers 1, 3, 6 on cover, 7 (2), 8, 9 and 11. Four further covers and number 12 strip of four (cut in at top and bottom).

£200-250

6

Great Britain

1841 1d red imperf, an accumulation of over 800 stamps on album pages and stockpages, mixed condition with over 200 with four margins, most of the rest having three margins.

£70-90

7

Great Britain

1867 3d rose, SG.103, block of four used with Dublin cds postmarks. Cat. £240 for singles.

£70-90

8

Great Britain

1878 10/- greenish grey, SG.128, used, somewhat smudged registration cancels, couple of ironed creases and a possible repaired short tear at right, otherwise sound and presentable. Cat. £3,200.

£150-200

9

Great Britain

1878 £1 brown-lilac, watermark Maltese cross (SG.129), used with London squared circle date-stamp, a minuscule 0.5mm split between two perfs at right otherwise a most presentable stamp. Cat. £4,500.

£400-450

10

Great Britain

1878 £1 brown-lilac, SG.129, used, indistinct registration cancel, a pulled perf at lower right and virtually invisible ironed creases, nevertheless a highly collectable example. Cat. £4,500.

£400-450

11

Great Britain

1881 1/- orange-brown plate 13 pair, SG.163, superb used with horizontal London squared circle datestamps. Cat. £340 for singles.

£70-90

12

Great Britain

1882 5/- rose plate 4 on white paper, SG.134, used with clearly struck squared circle datestamp. Well-centred and without fault. Cat. £3,800.

£300-350

13

Great Britain

1882 5/- rose plate 4 on blued paper, SG.130, perfectly centred used example with cds cancels and strong colour, with creases/wrinkles that appear minor. Cat. £4,000.

£300-350

14

Great Britain

1883-84 2/6d lilac and deep lilac shades and 5/- rose, SG.178/180, the 2/6d deep lilac and the 5/- both with superb central cds postmarks. Cat. £630.

£60-80

15

Great Britain

1884 £1 brown-lilac, watermark crowns, SG.185, used with registration cancel, possible very subtle faults, extremely decent appearance. Cat. £3,000.

£200-250

16

Great Britain

1887-92 Jubilee 2½d, 3d, 4d, 4½d and 10d (SG.201, 203, 205, 206, 210), in MNH blocks of four. Cat. £1,000 for singles. £200-250

17

Great Britain

1929 £1 PUC, mint never hinged, normal very slightly yellowed gum, a very attractive clean example. Cat. £1,100. £200-250

18

Great Britain

1929 PUC £1 black, SG.438, very attractive used with light cds cancel. £150-200

19

Great Britain

1929 PUC £1 black, used in ideal quality with light cds postmark. £150-200

20

Great Britain

Pre-decimal Machin errors: 1968 4d in two full sheets (both cyl. 15 Dot, with ‘nick in hair’ constant flaw) one with one phosphor band only on farright column and the other sheet with phosphors only on the two far-right columns, ie. 420 missing phosphor stamps total. Also 1969 engraved £1 bluish black in imperf block of four on thick gummed paper.

£100-150

GREAT BRITAIN COLLECTIONS

21

Great Britain

Yorkshire Postal History 17th to 19th century.

An alphabetically organised collection of postmarks on over seventy entires and covers from 1600s through to line-engraved frankings, varied condition with some marked with the collector’s reference codes in pen, yet some scarce strikes in very nice quality, incl. bishop marks, circular undated mileage strikes of Barnsley and Selby, circular dated mileage Scarborough, straight-line mileages for Beverley (1818), Boroughbridge (1807), Bridlington (1809), red Brough (1825), Pocklington (1816), Pontefract (1818), purple Rotherham (1807), Tadcaster (1827), Thirsk (1815) and Wetherby (1819). Other good postmarks are attractive centrally struck Bedale straight-line (1792); red oval ‘Paid at...’ strikes and red circular ‘Paid One Penny’ of 1840 (latter with ‘N’s reversed); circular undated Guisborough in red (1834); an 1852 cover with all blue cds strikes of York, Northallerton, Grosmont and ‘Gisboro’ - the latter abbreviation stated as apparently unrecorded; 1839 part-cover to Grassington with ‘Gomersal Penny Post’ Italic straight-line along with red oval ‘Paid at Leeds’ and manuscript ‘Missent to -’ beside Carlisle cds; another manuscript ‘missent to-’ (Bishop Auckland cds) with ‘try Auckland’ in another hand, along with ‘1d’ and ‘Paid at Leeds’ on September 1840 letter from Charles Fowler, author of Fowler’s Railway Traveller’s Guide, to the Bishop Auckland & Weardale Railway requesting data for his coming publication. The greatest range for a single town is on Hull, including 1669 bishop mark cover, another bishop mark with large ‘Hull’ straight-line (c.1700), scarce double arc ‘234’ type (1826), travelling/temporary arched strike in blue (1840), large blue ‘Ship-Letter’ strikes and an absolutely superb strike of a spoon duplex tying 1d red stars to cover. Much more here to see, a most interesting specialist’s collection.

£300-350

Great Britain

Yorkshire Postal History

Interesting local collection of 19th century postal history mostly from a Middleham solicitor’s correspondence, with 56 covers, the majority imperf 1d red frankings, plus stampless covers, 1d rose postal stationery, a few perf issues incl. 2d plate 13, etc. Some of the better quality covers have been blessed also with four-margin frankings, including a very large margin single on well-preserved 1846 entire from Leeds & Carlisle & Yorkshire & Glasgow Union Railway, Leyburn with extensive contents on early railway business in a neat hand; another very fine franking (1841) superbly tied by Manchester MX cancel alongside boxed arched ‘Missent to Glasgow’ cachet; a pair on cover with blank circular Thornton and seven further blue cds transit/arrival marks of York and Pocklington (July 27th), Middleham (July 28th), Pickering (August 11th), Bedale (Au.12th) and back at Middleham, with four of these postmarks crossed through in pen. Also a penny black (H-F, plate 4) with four margins and neat red MX on large piece, 1d rose stationery envelope 1845 uprated with 1d red pair (incomplete margins), a perf 1d ‘stars’ on large piece strongly mis-perfed completely lacking lower corner letters and value tablet, etc. An intriguing and charming range.

£250-300

23

Great Britain Postal History

A Mainly 19th Century Commercial Correspondence

A box of over 100 items from a wool mill archive, from pre-stamp period onwards including a nice range of ‘Paid’ strikes, ‘Too Late’ etc, followed by 50 imperf 1d red covers with a handful from black plates incl. four-margins pl.8 and pl.11, also an early ‘Registered’ letter of May 1846 from Wakefield to Keighley. Later line-engraved incl. 1d plate 49 (D-’D constant variety) on 1862 Furness Railway stationery. Some interesting contents, including letter regarding an 1846 combers’ strike involving this mill. The material ranges into the 20th century, with official mail incl. ‘Privy Purse Buckingham Palace’, please inspect.

£200-300

24

Great Britain

Postal Orders Collection 1881-2000s

Collection of over 180 items (77 QV to KGVI, 90 QEII, plus foreign), virtually all different, presented neatly in a binder. Excellent condition on the scarce early items including 1881 first issue 1/- with perfect Usk cds, 1881 20/- specimen ovpt superb, 1884 design 1/6d and 2/-, 1892 5/- (and 2/- in lesser quality). Then rare 1/6d provisional KEVII head in design of 1892, with affixed 4d stamp, with faults however ‘only a few known to exist’ according to Lunn. The KGV with thirty items including several pre-1927 examples, plus two Pension Orders in green: 5/- Downey head type h/s ‘Cancelled’ with value tablet excised and 10/- profile head in near-perfect condition, followed by 6d and 2/6d orders used during the reign of Edward VIII, the 6d postmarked 9/12/36 (day before abdication) bearing stamps of KGV and KEVIII. After the extensive KGVI and QEII sections are a few nice overseas items including Ireland, Sudan and KGVI British Honduras 50cts with Belize 1986 postmark. Postal Order collections of any level are very seldom seen. Accompanied by Stephen Cribb’s invaluable 1984 ‘Standard Catalogue of Postal Orders’. This lot is photographed in entirety online.

£1,000-1,250

25

Great Britain

Exciting compact collection of about 300 mint and used stamps 1840-1934 in an old stockbook, with an interesting range of first issues including two apparently mint/regummed(?) penny blacks with four margins, similarly 1840 2d blue plate 1 with four margins and again with some form of gum, faults yet attractive appearance. Also used four-margin 1d blacks (3) with red MX cancels, one with hidden creases, one with heavy crease, the third very nice. Then 1d four-corner-letter plates set used virtually all sound examples including the pl.225, 2d blue plates set used and embossed issues incl. very clean 1/-. The surface-printed includes 1883 5/- cds and 10/- sound with purple reg. cancels, ‘lilac and green’ sets used, mint and used Jubilee sets, two 1891 £1 examples used, followed by KEVII to £1 and a page of KGV - high values only - incl. quality mint B/W 10/- seahorse and PUC £1. A few postal history items are tipped-in as well incl. 1807 entire with Thirsk straight-line postmark. Some hidden faults particularly on the early issues, however the condition overall is well above average.

£1,000-1,200

25 ex

26

Great Britain

Collection of about 250 stamps, mainly Victorian, on Stanley Gibbons album pages in a binder, incl. two penny blacks with four margins and red Maltese crosses, other useful line-engraved incl. perf 2d blue plate 12 superbly postmarked and centred, 1876 8d orange, 1881 5d indigo, 1d redlilac 14 dots cds, etc. Mixed condition on the rest, please inspect.

£150-200

27

Great Britain

Accumulation in three cartons, one with about 1,400 used perf penny reds in books and on pages and loose, some organised including postmarks, multiples, etc. with a further very approx. 3,000 penny reds loose in a box, mix of stars and four-corner-letters, many with cut edges. This hoard given to the collector by an old lady several decades ago and never checked. Also noted a penny black, three margins, tied by red MX to cover of May 11th 1840 addressed to James Taylor, first partner of Samuel Lloyd, with contents on banking policy. Lots here for the enthusiast of the later line-engraved issues.

£150-200

28

Great Britain etc.

Two large clear containers with the main collection in three green Lighthouse hingeless albums, incl. penny black with four margins and red MX, 1840 2d blue attractive though margin touching frame lower right, mint 1d red ‘stars’ (SG.38) and 1½d regummed, 1d red plates 1864-79 only missing a few, ½d plates incl. mint pl.12, 1867 1/- green MNH (SG.115, cat. £1,300 for hinged), 1874 5/- rose used, fine examples of the 3d and 6d surcharges, 1880-81 mint set of five to 5d indigo, 1881 1d pale lilac 14 dots mint, 1883/84 high values with superb cds 5/- and sound used 10/-, the 1884 £1 brown also appears sound though altered to grey, then mostly cds lilac and green set, Jubilees mint, KEVII to 1/- lightly hinged and fresh, nice range of mint KGV from Downey head sets onwards, £1 PUC cds used, etc. The first QEII volume appears all MNH incl. Wilding watermark varieties, 1955 Waterlow castles, etc. Interesting later QEII as well, with Diana Welsh inscription presentation pack noted. Also some worldwide stamps and a box of decent literature and optical accessories.

£1,500-1,700

29

Great Britain

A northern postal historian and exhibitor’s collection filling a small carton, with many hundreds of mostly used stamps and much postal history, especially of the line-engraved period, written-up on pages plus a very interesting stack of loose 19th century covers with some unusual postmarks. Includes a series of pages of Victorian ‘not found at address’ covers (21) from a Sheffield post office, an album on postal history of Barnsley from 1807 to 1970s incl. 1951 typed letter to the collector from Clement Attlee urging coal production, as well as imperf penny reds on pages with many attractive four-margin examples, a page of blue cancels, another with numbers in cross, as well as useful surface-printed, QV revenues, etc, etc.

£200-300

30

Great Britain

Accumulation of hundreds of mint and used stamps from 1840 to QEII on cards in a large binder, mainly pre-1920 with approx. 280 QV stamps incl. eleven penny blacks in mixed condition, 1840 2d blue plate 1 four margins, 1841 2d blue mint with three margins and good-looking gum, requiring expertization as always, then 1½d mint shades, a quite attractive embossed set, nice 1862 1/- green and later 1/- plate numbers running from 4 to 13, 1867 5/- rose plate 1, 2½d plates 1 to 23 complete incl. rosy mauve plate 17 cds, through to jubilee set mint, highly presentable 1891 £1 (slight wrinkles and pen mark on reverse), as well as KEVII mint to 1/- and attractive used to £1, KEVIII FDCs and much more.

£1,250-1,500

31

Great Britain

Collection in three Lighthouse hingeless albums, mainly used, starting with fifteen penny blacks of which all but two are sound four-margin examples, 1840 2d blues both plates attractive, lots more line-engraved incl. decent plate 225 1d red, excellent 10d embossed with margins clear all round, the surface-printed in varying quality with occasional cds incl. 1874 5/- plate 2 and 1878 10/-, 1881 2/- orange-brown with bar cancel and possible hidden faults yet presentable, 1d lilac 14-dots both shades mint, 1883-84 high values with possible blue papers certainly including 2/6d, a superb 10/- SG.183, very decent £1 brown-lilacs 1884 crowns and 1888 orbs, as well as all the £1 greens cds 1891, 1902 and 1911. Further highlights in the 20th century are the seahorses with cds 10/- shades and mint £1, PUC £1 used, etc. Mixed condition and somewhat scruffy presentation here with some mis-identification of issues by the collector, still generally a good effort on quality where it counts. Please inspect.

£3,500-4,000

32

Great Britain

Exhibition-style collection of many hundreds of mint and used stamps, booklets and postal history 1840 to early decimal QEII, well-presented and written-up in three Safe albums, starting with four penny blacks including a May 30th 1840 cover with four-margin stamp neatly tied by red MX, further line-engraved on cover incl. perf ‘stars’ 2d blue and 1d L-G with double ‘G’, etc. The individual stamps are a relatively basic range in mixed condition, with later QV to 5/-, then Kings incl. KEVIII 1936 2/- booklet (edition 361), through to useful Wilding issues. Please inspect.

£400-500

33

Great Britain

1840-1970 collection in a Climax loose-leaf album incl. three-margin penny black and 1840 2d blue, a nice range of line-engraved to 2/- blue and 5/- plate 1 of 1867 completely without fault though off-centre as usual, later 19th century also to 5/-, KEVII to 5/-, 1934 10/- seahorse cds, etc, etc.

£150-200

34

Great Britain

The pre-decimal/early decimal and used part of a collector’s estate (the Great Britain continued in Lot 55), a somewhat disorganised mass of albums and loose in three large containers and a carton, including a collection in SG albums with an excellent 1840 1d grey-black plate 6 with neat black MX, mint 1d red ‘stars’, surface-printed in mixed condition to 10/-, decent Kings, etc. On the later material into the 2010s the collector went to great lengths to ensure good cds postmarks on first class panes, souvenir sheets, booklet panes, etc, in stockbooks and loose. Then FDCs from 1940s to 2010s in sixteen volumes (ten are Royal Mail binders) including 1948 Silver Wedding set, frequent commemorative covers starting from 1936 Queen Mary maiden voyage illustrated stationery, numismatic covers (~30), etc. Please inspect.

£500-750

35

Great Britain

Vintage collection of the reigns of the four kings in an old exercise book, mostly mint with controls and cylinder numbers, as well as three booklets: first KEVII issue (SG.BA1, cat. £500) in excellent quality, 1935 3/- edition 299 (SG.BB29, cat. £550) in absolutely pristine condition having been in a glassine envelope since issue, similarly with 1936 2/- edition 368 (SG.BC2, cat. £140). Other highlights are Downey head controls incl. 1d SG.341 full lower edge of sheet strip of twelve with control B11 perf type 1A, many shades incl. 1d scarlet-vermilion SG.361 used, 1935 2d orange wmk sideways pair mint (SG.442b), etc, etc.

£400-500

36

Great Britain

1840-1970 collection on blank pages in a binder with strength in later 19th century in very attractive mint never hinged quality. Includes two penny blacks (incomplete margins), later 1d red plates to 224 used and four mint plates, ½d x2 mint and all plates used incl. sound plate 9, many surface-printed plates, average postmark quality, values to 2/- incl. 8d orange, then 1880-81 set MNH to 2d rose incl. both ½d shades (SG.164/168, cat. £740 for hinged) and the full set to 5d used, 1881 1d pale lilac 14 dots MNH (SG.171, cat. £225 for hinged), lilac and greens to 3d MNH and 4d same though slight imperfections (cat. £1,300 for hinged), Jubilee set of twelve MNH (cat. £940), 1900 changed colours ½d inverted watermark and 1/- both MNH, followed by KEVII to 1/- MNH, 1911 perf 15x14 set vibrant MNH (cat. £250), and lots more with watermark varieties through KGVI, better QEII phosphors, etc. as well as postage dues complete 1937-1969 virtually all MNH incl. SG.D46/D55.

£500-750

37

Great Britain

1840-2015 collection in six volumes: two binders of stockpages with the generally used collection, then four Royal Mail binders of presentation packs. Some useful earlier issues including four-margin penny black with neat black MX postmark, line-engraved and surface-printed in mixed condition to 5/-, KEVII 5/-, officials incl. 1902 1d Royal Household mint, etc. Face value £2,000+ excluding Machin types.

£900-1,200

38

Great Britain

The balance of a lifelong collection (the other parts being Lots 21, 38 and 188) in a small carton, with a very neatly written-up volume of lineengraved incl. seven penny blacks in mixed condition, 1840 2d pale blue plate 1 three margins on cover, then a good study of the imperf 1d red plates and varieties, incl. superb used four margins lake-red shade (SG.11, cat. £850) and four margins orange-brown (SG.12, cat. £275), black plate printings, etc, 1841 2d blue strip of six used, ½d plate 9 single and on cover, etc. Then much more line-engraved in a work-in-progress stockbook incl. four-margin imperf reds with varieties identified, and on into surface-printed with a very interesting range incl. specimen overprints, I.R. Official 6d mint (SG.O4), Govt. Parcels 1/- green ‘specimen’ block of four (SG.O68s) unused with manuscript figure on reverse and chemical stain suggestive of testing, 1883-84 2/6d and 10/- mint (10/- with fine mark on front), 1d lilac controls set N to X and ½d vermilion M to Q, etc. Also a battered old loose-leaf volume with written-up Scottish pre-stamp covers incl. red bishop marks, a folder with album pages of Scottish postal history and loose line-engraved covers, further loose material incl. 13.3.1954 air-crash cover of B.O.A.C. Lockheed Constellation ‘Belfast’ which crashed at Kallang airport Singapore en route from Australia to London. Lots here to investigate, please inspect.

£500-750

39

Great Britain

Several hundred mint and used stamps from 1840 to 1950s disorganised on hingeless pages in a Lighthouse binder, the 19th centur y in mixed condition, then the collection comes into its own with the George V with many good issues bought individually in excellent mint or never hinged quality. Includes Downey head 1d aniline scarlet MNH (SG.333, cat. £375), imperf paper trials, 1912 1d scarlet ‘no cross on crown’ MNH (SG.350a, cat. £225) and wmk sideways MNH (SG.350c, cat. £325), ‘Postage’ watermarks incl. full wmk on vertical strip of five 2d orange (SG.Spec.N19yb, cat. £300), ‘specimen’ and ‘cancelled’ ovpts incl. 1d red SG.Spec.N16u block of four vlh on upper pair (cat. £360 for hinged singles), booklet panes, lots of control numbers, later KGV side-profiles with watermarks inverted on values to 9d MNH (SG.421Wi/422Wi, 424Wi/427Wi, cat. £960), etc. Also 1959 phosphor-graphite set in MNH blocks of four (gum adhesions in selvage only) SG.599/609, cat. £400.

£500-750

40

Great Britain

Used collection 1841 to 1930s in a Devon album with slipcase, mostly QV issues (1000+) from line-engraved onwards, some duplication on the penny red and surface-printed plates, mixed condition, incl. 1867 5/- rose plate 1 with no faults, through to seahorses incl. 10/- in deep dull shade (mis-identified as re-engraved by the collector). Very high catalogue.

£200-250

41

Great Britain

Collection in four Stanley Gibbons hingeless albums in slipcases, plus prestige booklets in four additional binders. A solid mint/MNH run from KGVI to 2017 plus issues to 2018 on loose pages and to Christmas 2022 on loose cards. The first book has useful earlier material in mixed condition incl. penny black, QV jubilees mint to 1/-, mint KEVII to 1/-, KGV re-engraved seahorses mint set, 1936-37 dues with MNH 2/6d (SG.D26, cat. £325), 1937-38 set MNH (cat. £300), 1955-57 set MNH (cat. £475), etc. Comprehensive later issues: without counting non-barcoded Machins, the face value will exceed £4,200.

£2,000-2,500

42

Great Britain

Mint collection in 15 stockbooks, 1940 to end of 2020, with booklets and miniature sheets, the sets from 1980s onwards in gutter pairs including the first class panes. Also noted early ‘smiler’ sheets. Some foxing here due to storage. Face value will easily exceed £4,600 excluding Machins.

£1,800-2,200

43

Great Britain etc.

A carton of assorted material, including Great Britain mint sets and prestige booklets, neatly organised in shoeboxes with non-Machin face value well over £600. Some useful pre-decimal period too incl. Wilding booklets and a small binder of postal history with over half 19th century incl. 1893 1d lilac cover to India redirected via Rangoon and back to England.

£300-350

44

Great Britain

Mint/MNH collection in five SG albums, issues from KGV to 2012, along with FDCs from KGVI to 2012 in nine further volumes, of which five are large Stuart binders. In the smaller binders the earliest include Guernsey 1940 2d bisect, 1948 Olympics, 1953 coronation, ‘57 scout jamboree, and so on. Accompanied by a small stack of supplement pages and other accessories. Face value exceeds £1,000 not counting any Machins.

£500-600

45

Great Britain

Collection in seven loose-leaf albums plus a few stockbooks, chiefly QEII parallel mint and used, the mint sets to 2011, with commemorative face value well over £1,400.

£600-700 46

Great Britain

Collection in seven binders, mainly sets from 1990s to 2018 mounted on pages. Face value minimum £1,750 excluding Machins.

£700-850

47

Great Britain

A carton of stockbooks and shoebox, unassuming in appearance, however there are many large gutter sheets of 4x panes of ten 1st class commems here (a few with condition issues), along with commem booklets and miniature sheets in duplicated groups, lots of gutter block sets, etc. Face value on non-Machin issues will exceed £1,200.

£500-600

48

Great Britain

Mint collection in seven stockbooks and parallel FDCs in nine binders (two Post Office and seven Royal Mail) plus two 2012 Olympics binders. Runs from pre-decimal through to Christmas 2017, with over £2,400 face value excluding Machins.

£1,000-1,200

49

Great Britain

Two cartons of mint QEII material running into 2010s in two Royal Mail binders, seven stockbooks and loose, with souvenir sheets, smiler sheets, prestige booklets and presentation packs. Excluding Machin types the face value is over £2,300.

£1,000-1,250

50

Great Britain

Collection in twelve loose-leaf albums, from 1840 with 1d black with four margins and red MX though with thin, the main strength in later mint with traffic lights from the 1960s onwards with new issues through to 2022, the majority in margin imprint or traffic light pairs. Excluding non-barcoded Machins, face value is over £4,000.

£1,800-2,000

51

Great Britain

Decimal collection running to 2022 in at least twenty volumes, eight of which are for the parallel mint and used sets and souvenir sheets on album pages, with much of the mint in gutter pairs. The other volumes are for the FDCs also to 2022. Face value at least £4,000, excluding non-barcoded Machins.

£2,000-2,200

GREAT BRITAIN FDC & MINT

52

Great Britain

Collection of mint sets (five volumes) and FDCs (eleven volumes) both up to 2019. Some earlier material and foreign stamps as well, though these appear inconsequential. Face value on commemoratives only is certainly over £1,800, approx. £2,000.

£800-1,000

53

Great Britain

Two large containers of new issues, with mint sets, m/s and booklets to at least Christmas 2020, plus FDCs of the same period and a good range of other commemorative and special edition material incl. ‘smiler’ sheets, a few coin covers incl. 2015 ‘longest reigning monarch’ m/s FDC with 22ct gold proof crown (approx. £1,700 bullion value at time of going to press), silver stamp ingots, Royal Mail desk utensil set in solid silver, etc. Face value on the commem stamps alone will exceed £2,800.

£2,000-2,500

54

Great Britain

First Day and commemorative cover collection neatly presented in seven binders (six are Royal Mail), 1992 to 2012 (the Olympics FDCs in loose envelope), including about 80 coin/medallic covers with approx. £140 legal tender.

£100-150

55

Great Britain

Mostly 21st century mint accumulation in three low containers, issues running to 2018, the presentation packs together in new issue envelopes with additional imprint margin sets and extra souvenir sheets, as well as ‘smiler’ sheets, booklets, first class gutter panes of twenty seen, etc. The small proportion of 1990s material includes Princess Diana Welsh inscription pack. Face value excluding Machins will be well over £8,000.

£4,000-4,500

56

Great Britain

Small box of mint sets, booklets, presentation packs, etc. as well as two £5 coin covers. Face value excluding Machins is well over £1,000. £400-500

57

Great Britain

Mainly decimal period collection/accumulation in three cartons and a plastic container, with a focus on booklets from 1970s to 2006 in Royal Mail new issue packs, many with two of each, also noted two each of the 2000 Christmas ‘Smiler’ sheets (‘Post Office’ imprints, cat. £250 each set). Further mint sets in a bulging SG stockbook running from KGV to about 2000 incl. better 1960s phosphor sets MNH incl. Red Cross. Later mint sets to 2012 on cards. Also FDCs 1970s to 2013 in 13 binders (11 are Royal Mail), 2012 Olympics/Paralympics binders with the full mint set, etc. Face value excluding Machins is over £2,200, of which minimum £1,600 is in 1st and 2nd class commems.

£1,000-1,200

58

Commemorative Accumulation

A large clear container with 15 volumes of commemorative stamps and covers mostly on printed pages, the Great Britain collection including well over £200 face value in 1980s/’90s sets and panes, silk FDCs, thematic covers with 75 numismatic/medallic GB and overseas incl. £30 legal tender, etc.

£150-200

59

Great Britain

Plastic container and carton of neatly packaged and chronologically ordered sets in mint blocks of four, presentation packs (usually x2) and FDCs, the latter also with traffic light or imprint blocks in sets, issues running from 1970 to 1996, with some earlier items from 1933 onwards and also some later post-2000, including Royal Mail ‘The Great War’ album. As the online photos show, the 1970s FDCs are in a plethora of permutations. Later issues then represented in mint only. At least £600 face value from the 1980s onwards.

£250-300

60

Great Britain

A wallet of commemorative panes and large multiples, minimum £400 face value.

£170-200

61

Great Britain

A small box of presentation packs, miniature sheets and prestige booklets, mostly 21st century. Face value over £550 excluding Machins.

£200-250

62

Great Britain

Mint decimal accumulation in several albums of various kinds plus loose, with issues to 2020s incl. bar-coded defins, smiler sheets, prestige booklets, etc. Some of the earlier commem sets are used. Occasional better item incl. Welsh inscription Princess Diana presentation pack. Face value will exceed £4,800 not counting Machin types.

£2,000-2,500

63

Great Britain

Collection of 100 coin/medal covers housed in six blue Royal Mail/Royal Mint binders with slipcases. Issues to about 2013 including 2009 Kew Gardens 50p noted. Room for expansion including extra pages for both large and regular formats. Just over £200 of legal tender.

£200-250

64

Great Britain

Accumulation of presentation packs (to 2007), FDCs, commemorative covers and PHQ cards, filling six grocer’s boxes and three cartons. Without including the earlier short-format presentation packs, the face value will exceed £1,000.

£450-500

65

Gold Replica FDCs

Six binders of ‘’22ct golden replicas of British stamps’’ FDCs (152) looking comprehensively assembled with sets from 1980 to 1984. £70-100

66

Great Britain

Three stockbooks, a cover album and schoolboy album, mainly Great Britain mint sets, plus a range of thematics. Face value approx. £350. £100-150

67

Great Britain

Small container of predominantly 21st century sets and souvenir sheets, a couple of smiler sheets, etc. Commemoratives only, face value well over £1,300. £600-700

68

Great Britain

A box of presentation packs running from 1995 to 2017, commemoratives only. Face value over £1,600. £750-900

69

Great Britain and Channel Islands

Collection of decimal period mint sets, booklets and FDCs in 11 hingeless volumes and 14 small binders, the GB proper in five Windsor albums to 2011 with 2012 on loose cards, plus booklets in two binders partly written-up. The Channel Islands main mint collections have issues to 1996 in SG albums incl. Isle of Man booklets written-up from the earliest issues. GB face value (excl. Machins) is over £1,700. £800-1,000

70

Great Britain and Isle of Man

Large carton of 1970s to late 1980s mint sets, presentation packs and FDCs including stockbooks of MNH multiples with gutter and margin permutations inc. traffic light gutter pairs, up to blocks of six in the later sets. Also a substantial Isle of Man collection in a further carton with a full hingeless album of MNH from the first set onwards and new issues in packs through to the 2000s.

£200-300

CHANNEL ISLANDS & ISLE OF MAN

71 Channel Islands and Isle of Man

A large clear container with mint never hinged collections of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney and Isle of Man in four green Lighthouse hingeless albums with cases, virtually complete and pristine from the first issues to 1990s, then five stockbooks including further sets, miniature sheets and booklets running on to 2008.

£300-400

72 Isle of Man

Comprehensive collection of mint sets from 1977-2017 in five stockbooks, with FDCs for the same period in seven Isle of Man Post Office binders.

£150-200

COUNTRY SINGLES & COLLECTIONS A-Z

73

Aden

1937 Dhow set, SG.1/11, in very clean mint condition with no faults. Cat. £1,200.

£200-250

74 Australia

Collection and accumulation in one large and two smaller containers, somewhat disorganised with loose packets of new issues and correspondence to at least 2017, the more organised part in ten volumes incl. FDCs to 2012 in Royal Mail binders (3) incl. AAT, and the mint and used collection in SG albums (4) incl. kangaroo values to 10/- (NB: SG.136 not SG.112). Considerable face value here in the mint souvenir sheets, prestige booklets, etc. Please inspect.

£300-400

75

Belgium and Belgian Congo

Mint and used collection in nine very well-filled Davo hingeless albums, with issues to 2009 and pages to 2011, starting with a decent range of 19th century in mixed condition from #1 onwards, then 1910 and 1911 charity sets mostly mint, 1915 5fr ‘Franken’ used, 1919 5fr and 10fr mint ‘helmets’, 1932 infantry memorial set used (SG.618/619), 1930s anti-TB sets, 1952 UPU portraits set mint (SG.1398/1409, cat. £375), etc, as well as good miniature sheets incl. 1930 and ‘31 Exhibitions used (SG.MS568, MS592, cat. £800) and 1935 Exhibition mint (SG.MS688, cat. £225). Further better m/s (combined cat. £1,350) incl. 1936 Borgerhout used, Charleroi MNH, 1937 Ysaye used, 1948 Anseele MNH, 1949 paintings sheets MNH, 1950 athletics mint, 1957 Antarctic mint. The 1952 Koekelberg cat. £600 is with thin and therefore not counted. The volumes for back of book (especially railway parcels) and Congo are also worthy of investigation.

£300-400

Bermuda

1952 £1 bright violet and black on scarlet, SG.121e, spectacular mint never hinged plate block of ten with sheet margins on three sides. The accompanying 1997 RPS certificate (with observation “particularly bright shade”) states SG.121d in reference to the obsolete listing, proved by the absence of the 1951 ‘damaged left value tablet’ flaw at position 1. Fold along perfs between rows 2 and 3, and a few very light bends of no significance. The photo does not do justice to the glowing colour of this stunning block. Ex Lord Steinberg. Cat. £1,800 for singles.

£500-750

77

Bermuda

Mostly mint collection in an Acme loose-leaf album, neatly presented including a decent range of QV 1880-1904 incl. (mint unless otherwise stated) 1d shades, 2d blue, 2d purple block of four, through to 1/-, 1906-10 set with some used, 1910-25 ships set with shades to 1/-, 1920 tercentenary set mint, 1927-32 2/6d, thirteen KGVI key type high values, the earlier 12/6d printing with usual toning, the rest very fresh with all values to £1 including later 12/6d, 1953 set with 10/- shades and MNH £1, etc. Additional loose material includes glassines of pre-1940 issues in quantity, a few covers incl. 1935 jubilees, etc.

£200-250

78

Canada

1868 ½ct black Ottawa printing, SG.46, mint block of six, disturbed original gum, fresh appearance, showing three constant plate flaws: line above ‘P’ of ‘Postage’ (position 2), spur on left scroll (position 3) and white chignon (position 6). Cat. £720 as ordinary singles. Ex ‘Jura’ (Spink 2007) and Steinberg. With Vincent Graves Greene certificate (1995).

£200-300

79

Canada

1889-97 3cts bright-vermilion SG.105, British American Banknote imprint block of twenty mint with full original gum and half the stamps MNH. Cat. £1100 as hinged singles. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie and Lord Steinberg.

£200-300

80

Canada

1898 Jubilee set to 50cts, SG.121/134, in mint blocks of four including the extra shades on 1ct, 2cts and 5cts. The 10cts is MNH, many of the rest MNH on lower stamps incl. ½ct, 6cts and 15cts. A small thin spot on one stamp in the ½ct and 50cts blocks. Cat. as hinged singles £4,350. £500-600

81

Canada

1898 Jubilee $1, SG.136, in fresh mint block of four, the lower two stamps MNH. Cat. for hinged singles £2,200. A beauty. Ex Lord Steinberg. £400-500

80 ex

82 Canada

1929 50cts ‘Bluenose’, SG.284, top margin plate block of four mint, the upper two stamps MNH. Extremely attractive quality. Ex Lord Steinberg. Cat. £700 for hinged singles.

£200-300

83 Canada

1929 $1 Parliament, SG.285, top margin plate block of four mint, the upper two stamps MNH. Extremely attractive quality. Ex Lord Steinberg. Cat. £800 for hinged singles.

£250-350

84

Canada

Collection in six Lighthouse hingeless albums for issues to 2001, including a volume for booklets from 1930s onwards. Main strength in mint with many MNH plate blocks and multiples from 19th century onwards. Provinces include New Brunswick 1860-63 to 17cts incl. shades and 5cts unused block of four with earring flaw, Nova Scotia 5cts blue mint (SG.24, cat. £550), Newfoundland 1876 5cts blue rouletted mint, 1931 pictorial set mint, etc. Then Dominion of Canada incl. large and small queens in mixed condition, Jubilee 8cts MNH and 20cts used, 1897 widowhead 2cts MNH block of nine and 5cts MNH plate block of eight, 1898 map shades in mint blocks, 1908 Quebec 1ct MNH block of four especially well-centred (ex Barton and Steinberg), KGV imperf blocks of four SG.259/261 mint/MNH, 1928-29 defin set MNH (SG.275/285), 1930-31 series of eleven values to $1 in mint blocks of four (incl. SG.299/303), 1937-38 set in plate blocks, perfin officials 1939 13cts to $1 mint (SG.O127/O130), 1942-43 set mint (O137/O152), 1949 OHMS ovpt set mint with $1 plate blocks in three positions, and many further plate blocks MNH in this first volume and on later issues filling most of another album.

£1,250-1,500

85 Canada

Canada Collection in 5 albums with a very useful range of 19th century and kings reigns. Also some decimal Great Britain here with face value approx £120, as well as loose material to investigate including pre-1950 postal history. Please inspect.

£150-200

86 Canada

Carton with five stockbooks and loose new issues, running to at least 2006, with lots of booklets from about 1953 onwards.

£150-200

87

87

China - Sinkiang Province

1938 3cts brown Martyr (Liao Chung-k’ai) with Shanghai overprint (12mm), perf 14, SG.135, mint. One of the key rarities of this period. This example with gum and with no faults. Cat. £3,000.

£1,000-1,500

88

China

Collection/accumulation of over 2,500 mint/unused and used stamps from Empire onwards housed in a binder. Some disorganisation, however we note 3ca red large dragon and 1888 Shanghai 20ca inverted overprint on 40ca brown used both space-fillers with tears, 3ca mauve small dragon used, ½ct surcharge, a few ‘Imperial Chinese Post’ coiling dragons and dozens of ‘Chinese Imperial Post’, then extensive Sun Yat-sen and Martyrs, the Provinces overprints etc. with potential for finds as they are often organised by denomination rather than ovpt type, making identification challenging, nevertheless we did discover the rare Sinkiang 3cts (Lot 87) plus Sinkiang 1938 2cts Sun Yat-sen with Shanghai ovpt mint (SG.111), 1938 2½cts Shanghai ovpt mint (SG.134), 1946-47 regular 9th issue Sun Yat-sen set unused (SG.885/895), War against Japan provincial surcharges unchecked, etc. through to Taiwan sets MNH incl. 1970-71 hanging scrolls (SG.775/786) and 1971 ‘ten prized dogs’ (SG.831/840), etc. Please inspect.

£300-400

89

China

Japanese Occupation of Nanking and Shanghai

A well-presented collection of over 130 mostly mint stamps with typed write-up on 14 album pages in a binder. Includes better stamps like the 20s surcharge on $1 airmail with watermark, 1943 unoverprinted 15cts brown, 1945 Dah Tung $5,000 on $10 (perf 12½), etc.

£40-60

90 China

A stockbook with over 600 mostly used stamps of the 1950s and 1960s, with better sets including 1963 Hwangshan landscapes (SG.2124/39), 1966 Lu Hsun (SG.2329/31), 1967 firefighters (SG.2332/34), Liu Ying-chun (SG.2335/40), ‘Thoughts of Mao’ se-tenant strips with gold and red frames (SG.2344a, cat. £600; SG.2349a, cat. £800), labour day (SG.2354/58), great teacher and Republic anniversary (SG.2367/71), 1968 revolutionary literature and art first and second issues (SG.2387/95), through to ‘Directives of Mao’ se-tenant strip (SG.2397, cat. £1,600) and more. Further good items noted in short sets incl. a few 1967-68 poems of Mao with ‘Huichang’ (SG.2376, cat. £300). Some condition issues including oxidized gold on #2349a, however the other best items are fine, please inspect.

£750-1,000

91

China: British Post Offices

1917-21 set (SG.1/17) mint with vibrant colours and no faults, including three different printings of the 50cts. A magnificent set. Cat. £2,600.

£400-500

92 Egypt

A small box including a nice range of postal history on pages and many hundreds of Fouad period stamps in glassines and envelopes, as well as two excellent literature volumes on Egyptian philately: ‘Egypt Stamps and Postal History - a Philatelic Treatise’ (1999) by Peter Smith, 874 pages hardcover; and ‘The Nile Post - Handbook and Catalogue of Egyptian Stamps’ (2003) by Joseph Chalhoub, 788 pages hardcover.

£100-150

93

Falkland Islands

1933 Centenary set (SG.127/138), used with cds postmarks, the 10/- slightly oiled in a few perfs, the £1 a very attractive example of this key stamp, if arguably a couple of nibbled perfs at top. Cat. £6,500.

£600-700

94

Falkland Islands Dependencies

1954 QEII ships issue, Waterlow printings ½d, 1d and 1½d (SG.G26/G28) in full sheets of sixty, plate 1. Cat. for singles £315.

£40-60

95

Falkland Islands

Mint collection in two Lighthouse hingeless albums, issues to 2013, with some duplication as the volumes overlap. QV is a sparse range to 1/-, the KEVII and KGV again sparse favouring high values with 1907 3/- deep green (SG.49b) and 1912 5/- deep rose-red (SG.67), 1929/37 whale and penguin issue to 1/- shades, 1933 Centenary to 2/6d fresh, as well as a good range of KGVI with 1938-50 to £1 mint with shades to 5/-, additional £1 MNH and various values used to £1, plus 1948 silver wedding £1 MNH, Dependencies varieties, etc. Also with a study on pages of the KEVII ½d including 28 mint positional strips/blocks.

£400-500

91 ex

93 ex

France

Collection in eight well-filled Davo hingeless albums with slipcases, from classics onwards, mixed condition yet a fairly clean run predominantly mint/MNH from early 1900s through to 2013, plus incomplete 2014. Book 1 includes 1870 Ballon Monté cover to Brussels, spacefiller Ceres 1fr and Napoleon 10cts ‘B’ under neck, good range of 1876-90 ‘peace and commerce’ incl. mint to 40cts, ‘sowers’ incl. 1906 35cts dark violet MNH signed (Yvert 136c, cat. €460), 1926 5fr+1fr orphelins used, sinking fund surcharges 1927 and 1928 MNH, 1928 1.50fr+8.50fr blue MNH (Yv.#252, cat. €260), 1929 Le Havre Expo ovpt mint (Yv.#257A, cat. €900) requiring expertization, 1929 and 1930 sinking fund surcharges mint, 1931 set with top value MNH (Yv.#277, cat. €235), fresh mint 10fr La Rochelle and 20fr Pont du Gard, etc, etc. Interleaf pages also for pre-cancels and other back of book incl. 1944 liberation ovpts incl. Annemasse set MNH (top value signed). Face value in 21st century is at least €2,800.

£750-1,000

97

Germany

Field-Post etc.

1942-1943 North African Campaign, group of three Field Post covers each with a different type of the scarce DAK Palm Tree and Swastika handstamp in blue or violet. Plus a group of six WWII propaganda postal stationery cards, the ‘wert keinen pfennig’ (not worth a penny) antiChurchill/Attlee caricatures, mostly used, including in combination with Third Reich issues.

£100-150

98 Germany

Collection/stock in twenty-five volumes filling two clear containers, many thousands of stamps with a useful range from States and Empire onwards, WWI occupations, Third Reich, Allied Occupations incl. Soviet Zone, through to 2013 with some 21st century mint. Along with 2014 Michel and 2018 SG catalogues, plus 2015 SG Poland.

£150-200

99 Gibraltar

1911 6d dull and bright purple, SG.70, mint corner-marginal plate block of four, lightly mounted on UR stamp only, a couple of small rust spots in perfs of lower pair and also at lower edge of margin, though not showing from front - a very attractive and scarce plate block. Cat. £600 as hinged singles. Ex Heywood and Steinberg.

£70-100

100

Gibraltar

1912 £1 dull purple and black on red, SG.85, mint corner-marginal plate block of four, never hinged though with two tiny reinforcements between upper pair. A lovely block. Ex Lord Steinberg. Cat. £560 as hinged singles.

£250-300

101

Gibraltar

1925 5/- carmine and black, SG.105, spectacular left-half-sheet of thirty in unmounted condition, with complete margins showing two plate numbers. Fault at upper edge of the last stamp of the fourth row (the stamp with ‘minor adhesion’ mentioned in the Gibbons ‘display only’ card). Cat. as singles £600, irrelevant for such a showpiece. Ex Barclays and Kayfetz.

£300-400

102

Gibraltar

1935 Silver Jubilee, lovely set of ‘extra flagstaff’ positional corner blocks of four mint, the 2d MNH, others fairly lightly mounted on upper stamps including the variety (upper left stamp). Ex Steinberg. Cat. £1,000 as singles.

£200-250

103

Gibraltar

1938, early denominations set of 11 values to £1 in mint never hinged blocks of four, ex Lord Steinberg. The 2d and 6d are the 1940/’42 more common perfs, however the 1/- and 2/- are the good perf 13½. The perf 14 issues (1d, 1½d and 10/-) with gum prone to toning, as is the case here. Total cat. £1,988 for singles.

£250-300

103 ex

104

Gibraltar

2000 Birds of Prey miniature sheet MNH showing missing comb perforation on the lower stamp, SG.MS949ba. A very scarce error, accompanied by a letter from the SG catalogue editor stating this to be the first recorded example. Cat. £1,500.

£250-300

105

Gibraltar

Highly complete mint collection in generally excellent quality, housed in two Lighthouse hingeless albums with issues to 2010. Highlights include ‘Gibraltar’ first set with extremely attractive 6d and 1/- as well as 2½d blue-black ovpt variety (SG.4a, ex Brian Lucas, with 1992 BPA cert), 1886 set, 1889 surcharges with lots of varieties incl. MNH broken ‘N’ (SG.17b) plate number single and in centre of strip of three, 1889-96 set plus 1p bistre top-margin block of four ex Lord Steinberg (partial printing offset on reverse), 1898 specimen ovpts on the four bi-colour values, then KEVII first set (2/- thin at top edge, £1 corner fault LL), 1908 £1, 1912-24 set with MNH £1 plus 2/- UL corner plate block MNH and £1 specimen ovpt, 1924 8/- top value very lightly hinged and top three values with specimen ovpts, through to the 1925-32 high values with 5/- and 10/margin blocks of six MNH, 10/- LR corner plate block MNH (latter three blocks ex Lord Steinberg, light gum toning), £1 plate number single and a magnificent lightly hinged lower margin example of the key £5 (SG.108, cat. £1,600). Lots more here, not least the section of pre-stamp postal history 1830s-’50s with five outbound items, each acquired individually and in top quality, including 1849 entire to Cadiz with ‘IR’ (Isabella Reina) in red denoting official mail. Pre-QEII issues catalogue over £15,000.

£2,000-2,500

106

Hong Kong

Small group of mint never hinged QV and KEVII issues (discovered loose in a New Ideal album, Lot 133), 1900 2cts green (SG.56) horizontal strip of three, 1903 8cts (SG.66), 1906 20cts (SG.83a), and 1904 50cts (SG.85) block of four, the latter with two tiny rust spots on gum not affecting the lovely fresh appearance. Cat. for hinged singles £600.

£140-180

107

Hong Kong

Collection in two Lighthouse hingeless albums, incl. KEVII 1903 30cts to $1 mint, 1904/06 $1 mint and used, 1935 Silver Jubilee set MNH, strong KGVI defins mint to $10 deep bright lilac and blue incl. 1938 30cts perf 14, etc, also a colourful range of Stamp Duty issues of the three kings, some attractive plate blocks of early QEII, etc, the later issues varying in coverage, with the second volume for 1997-2004 highly complete MNH including miniature sheets.

£300-400

108

Italy

1901 Victor Emmanuel III mint 10cts lake SG.65, cat. £130 and 50cts mauve SG.70, cat. £950.

£50-70

109

Liechtenstein

Exhibition-style collection beautifully presented and written-up in three Safe albums, with mint sets from the first issue through to 1960 and the used represented by very attractive postal history. Includes 1920 principality first issue imperf set on cover, 5r olive arms perf 9½ single usage cover (SG.50B), 1921 views set mint (SG.55/62, cat. £350), 1925 birthday of Prince John set mint and on cover, 1927 birthday pairs on cover, 1928 flood relief 20rp single usage, 1928 accession set mint (SG.84/91, cat. £650), range of 1930 issues unchecked for perfs, 1933 views set mint (SG.121/123, cat. £550), 1933 3fr blue mint and ‘35 2fr MNH (SG.141/142), etc. The second volume for Franz Josef II with first set 1939 MNH and other good issues MNH incl. 1941 10fr Madonna, 1946 St. Lucius single and sheet of four (SG.251), plus the 1951-52 high values mint (SG.302A/303A, 304, cat. £730), the covers continuing throughout, with 1946 Philatelic Exhibition m/s FDC, etc, etc. The second half of vol. 3 is for airmails (incl. 1930 and ‘31 sets mint, cat. £525), dues, officials and other back-of-the-book. An excellent collection.

£750-1,000

110

Liechtenstein

About 1000 mint and used stamps in fifteen largely intact approval books, much of the mint is never hinged, with better sets and singles of the 1920s to 1950s. Stated to catalogue about €10,000.

£200-250

111

Luxembourg

Collection in three very well-filled Davo hingeless albums from classics to 2011, the majority mint. Includes fourmargin #1 and #2 used, a good range of arms types 1859-1880 requiring better identification, 1891 Grand Duke Adolf 25cts orange imperf colour trial and 5fr used, 1906-08 William IV 25cts blue mint and 2½fr vermilion used, 1934 intellectuals series to 5fr mint, 1944 evacuees first day folder with twelve Grand Duchess Charlotte values to 20fr each with 50cts surcharges not listed in SG and other early philatelic souvenir issues, 1949 Charlotte 30th Year m/s MNH (SG.MS524a, cat. £225), etc.

£250-300

112

Macao

Three covers from a late 19th century commercial correspondence, 1896-’98, addressed to Liverpool with the two larger covers care of the Portuguese Vice-Consulate. Each bears combinations of the 1894 issue sucharges and two with additional 1894 King Carlos issues, including the 100r brown with 1 avo on 5 reis pair and 6 avos on 40 reis in three corners of a registered cover with red on yellow label. All three items with Hong Kong transit postmarks on reverse. The other postal history from this source is in Lot 154.

£80-120

113

Macao

A highly unusual 1910 usage from Hong Kong (to Bradford) of Ceylon KEVII 2cts stationery card in combination with Macao 1 avo King Carlos (2) and 6a on 200r bisect (SG.149a) in the correct period of use - postmarked August 5th 1910. A possibly unique combination of early philatelic inspiration, the note headed ‘Macau Hotel, China’ with postscript ‘reserve the stamps as they are valuable’.

£50-70

114

Malaysia: Malayan Union

1946 Victory issue, prepared but not issued ‘Malayan Union’ 8cts carmine, without gum. An elusive stamp. Cat. £600 (see note af ter BMA SG.18). £80-120

115

Mauritius

1950 George VI pictorials SG.276/282 in twelve full sheets of sixty: two sheets each for the first five values 1ct to 5cts, and one sheet of the 10cts and 12cts. Cat. for singles £230.

£30-50

116

New Zealand

Collection of many hundreds of mint and used stamps from imperf classics onwards on SG pages in a binder and also in a stockbook. Somewhat untidy presentation, however there is some better material here, including perf Chalons to 1/-, later QV incl. twenty advertising underprints to investigate, 1906 Christchurch Exhibition set used (cat. £375), occasional stamp duty types from 1890 onwards, 1931 ‘smiling boy’ set used, etc. Along with Campbell-Paterson catalogue of the 1970s yet still loaded with invaluable information.

£150-200

117

New Zealand

New issue accumulation to at least 2006 in approx. 100+ envelopes of which about 35 are A4 format, with mint sets, commemorative packs, souvenir sheets and FDCs, as well as a small box of booklets bought in auction. Considerable face value.

£200-300

118

North Borneo

1939 $5 indigo and pale blue, SG.317, excellent MNH example with top margin showing paper-maker’s watermark. Tiny hairline flaws in top frame appear to be from printing. Cat. £850.

£140-180

119

Paraguay

1886 first official set (SG.O32/O38, Scott O1/O7) in full sheets of 25. With all the control prints on the reverse, however we assume these to be the contemporary reprints. Nevertheless scarce in sheets. Originals would catalogue $1,200 as singles.

£30-40

120

Switzerland

Exhibition-style collection of the ‘Pro Juventute’ issues neatly presented in two Safe albums, 1913-1980s in mint sets along with the used on 80 covers/cards, incl. 1915 to 1920s complete mint sets, the covers starting with 1920 10cts on very attractive advertising envelope, with a nice range of further 1920s singles and combinations, then predominantly in sets on cover from the 1930s onwards.

£100-150

121

Tonga

1892, a small piece bearing King George 2d with a bisected 1d rose alongside (SG.10b, cat. £850 on cover) tied by duplex postmark which has given slight embossing to the underside of the paper, lending credence to this being a genuine usage. Also the bars of the cancel do not run onto the edge of the 2d where it is lower than the adjoining edge of the bisect. A forger would tie the two together more thoroughly. Nevertheless this is necessarily offered with caveat.

£30-40

122

Tristan da Cunha

Mostly mint collection in a KaBe hingeless album incl. 1952 overprints on St Helena and 1954 first QEII sets mint, fairly well-filled through to 1998, along with a binder with many sets in inscription and plate blocks, 1960 stitched booklet (SG.SB3), some good 1940s covers incl. GB 1937 coronation control block tied by Tristan cachets and a St Helena KGVI combination tied by Tristan cachets with South Africa postage due pair on reverse. Also useful collateral including a series of original photographs from before the 1961 volcanic eruption. Please inspect to appreciate.

£150-200

123

USA

1902-03 Presidents series, mint to $1, SG.306/317. The $1 (cat. £800) has a couple of smallish thins but appearing as fresh as the rest of the set. Catalogue over £1,200 excluding the $1 value.

£100-150

124

USA

Collection from 1847 to 2021 in six volumes, including one for postal history. The first three books are Davo albums with a mostly used run starting with a good range of classics in mixed condition, sound examples include perf 15 5cts and 10cts, the 30cts unused though oxidized colour, perf 12 5cts brown with large blue town cancel, 15cts Lincoln, 24cts and 30cts, 1869 15cts well-centred and 30cts red and blue, 1870-88 various printings to 90cts Perry, 1893 Columbus series to 50cts mint (regummed) and used plus $2 plate proof, the later 1890s and early 1900s with various dollar values incl. 1894 $5 mint spacefiller (cat. £5,000) that would benefit greatly from a more skilled repair, 1908-19 Washington and Franklin heads incl. mint $2 black and carmine, etc. The recent issues are mostly mint on well-filled pages, with substantial face value. Please inspect.

£300-400

125

Vatican City

Highly complete mint collection in three Davo hingeless albums plus two further volumes of approx. 350 different FDCs, Papal visits, maximum cards, etc. The stamps are predominantly in MNH sets to 2008 including m/s, with occasional used sets in volumes 2 and 3. Aside from the 1934 surcharges, the earlier issues are comprehensive and in never hinged condition, including 1929 first set MNH (SG.1/E15), 1935 Juridical Congress set MNH, 1936 Exposition set MNH, airmails appearing complete incl. 1948 500L ultramarine MNH (SG.138, cat. £1,000) and 1951 Gratianus set MNH (SG.173/174, cat. £550) all three signed Vespermann BPP, 1952 Mail Coach stamp centenary miniature sheet MNH (cat. £450, usual slight gum toning), as well as postage dues, parcel posts, etc.

£350-500

125 ex

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS

126

British Commonwealth and Great Britain

Interesting vintage collection of thousands of different pre-1930 stamps in two loose-leaf Simplex albums, including Great Britain with four-margin penny black, penny red ‘stars’ mint, 8d orange well-centred and relatively light cancel, 1881 1d lilac 14-dot mint, KEVII to 1/- mint plus 2/6d toned, 10/- sound used, etc, Canada 1897 jubilee 20cts and 50cts used, Cyprus incl. 1904 and 1915 45pi top values used, Hong Kong surcharges incl. 20cts on 30cts grey-green (without Chinese characters) superb used, 1891 jubilee ovpt used, lots of India and Convention States ovpts with high values and mint multiples, Iraq 1925 2r olive-bistre mint, Ireland with Dollard ‘Provisional Govt.’ ovpt set mint to 10/- (slight toning), ‘Irish Free State’ set mint to 10/- (not toned), etc. The old paper of the pages has reduced the freshness of many of the stamps, however there are plenty of good items here in nice quality and there will be more to discover.

£500-750

127

British Commonwealth

A green ‘King George VI’ album (damaged spine) with very few empty spaces, the majority used with some sets and high values mint, a little untidy and occasional condition issues including some sticking due to sloppy hingeing, nevertheless overall a very decent effort at completion of KGVI, including Aden mint 5r and 10r, latter with lightly toned tips of some upper perfs, Bahrain 25rs mint, Bermuda with clean 10/- and 12/6d mint, the Burma 25rs with cds postmark though couple of tiny pinholes, Hong Kong with $10 green and purple defin and $10 silver wedding used, India with good range of Feudatory and Convention States postage and officials, most Malaysian States sets complete, useful postal fiscal types of New Zealand and Islands, etc, etc.

£750-1,000

128

British Commonwealth Collection in four Lighthouse hingeless albums with material mostly from 19th century to early QEII, generally by country and in sets or better singles, sometimes haphazardly organised. One volume is for a relatively basic range of New Zealand only. In the three main books mint never hinged KGVI is a strength, including the 1938 first sets of Bahamas with 5/- shades, 1938 Bermuda, British Honduras and Leeward Islands etc. Further MNH are Basutoland top values, Brunei 1947-51 set to $10 incl. perf and shade vars, most - if not all - of a 1949 UPU set, Occupations of Italian Colonies and other sets of Provisional ovpts on GB etc. Also noted British Guiana 1899 2cts on 10cts wmk inverted and reversed mint (SG.223y, cat. £350), British Honduras QV incl. 1872 1d blue wmk inverted mint (SG.5w, cat. £350) and 1878 6d rose used (SG.15, cat. £200), Leeward Islands 1902 set mint with 5/- MNH, Bahamas 1902 £1 ‘Specimen’ ovpt, Montserrat 3d ‘tower on hill’ mint (SG.106ac, cat. £375), 1935 Silver Jubilee mint set (lacking Egypt), as well as Rhodesia hole-punched proofs, high value revenue usages incl. British Guiana 1888 $5 pair, St. Lucia QV 10/-, Rhodesia 1901 £20 and 1909 £5, etc. An eclectic style of collection, making an entertaining viewing.

£1,500-2,000

128 ex

129

British Commonwealth

Carton of miscellaneous material, the main part being a British Commonwealth collection in two Simplex loose-leaf albums, issues up to about 1950, with Great Britain including a series of KGVI FDCs culminating in two covers with 1951 high values to 10/-, also Canada, New Zealand postal fiscals page, 1938 Ceylon to 5rs (2rs used), India 1948 Gandhi set mint (lower values stuck-down, 10rs faultless), Pakistan first official set mint, etc. The mint here, though hinged is otherwise very fresh. Please inspect.

£200-250

130

British Commonwealth

Six red Stanley Gibbons albums with remaindered collections: two ‘King George VI’ albums (one boxed), British Empire ‘Ideal’ vols. 1-3, ‘New Ideal’ album (boxed) and ‘New Age’ QEII (boxed), with many hundreds of mainly used stamps in mixed condition, with some useful mint sets as well incl. Nyasaland 1938 to £1, Ascension to 10/-, etc.

£140-180

131

British Commonwealth

QEII used collection in four well-filled ‘New Age’ albums, Aden to Zanzibar, with lots of better sets as well as extra varieties.

£200-250

132

British Commonwealth

Three large stockbooks filled with thousands of mostly mint stamps by country, QV to mid-QEII, mixed condition on earlier material and with duplication on lower values of all periods, includes some high-catalogue classics only lacking gum, several Cape of Good Hope triangulars incl. 6d full margins, etc. Also a stack of FDCs, mainly Australasian Pacific. Please inspect.

£150-200

133

British Commonwealth

New Ideal album, intact as received, with very approximately 1500 mint and used stamps from 1840 to 1935. A highlight is the Australian States, particularly New South Wales with classic imperfs and later mint high values incl. 1886 10/- ‘Postage’ ovpt SG.241b and 1890 20/- ultramarine perf 11 (SG.264c, cat. £425), Queensland incl. Chalons from SG.1 through to 1880 mint 5/- with small faults and 20/- possibly cleaned and regummed (SG.127, cat. £2,500), etc. Further classics to investigate include the Barbados Britannias incl. SG.5 mint four-margins, India 1855 8a on blue paper mint (SG.36, cat. £1,100), New Zealand four-margin imperf 1d orange on thick blue paper and 2d on thin paper, as well as useful Great Britain from penny black (two margins) with both red and purple Maltese crosses and surface-printed issues used in Constantinople. An honourable mention too for Canada Colony SG.9 and SG.17 each with subtle tears yet highly-presentable four-margin spacefillers. Recommended viewing.

£750-1,000

134

British Commonwealth

George V group of mint sets in excellent quality: Antigua 1921-29 SG.55/61; Bermuda 1921 SG.68/76; Montserrat 1916 SG.49/59 with MNH top values; St. Vincent 1921-32 SG.131/141 incl. shades; plus Southern Nigeria 1912 £1 SG.56 fresh MNH (cat. £200 for hinged). Total cat. £880. £150-180

135

British Commonwealth

About 15,000 mint and used stamps from QV to 21st century, very little if any duplication, organised by country in eight binders of stockpages, with some useful pre-1960 sets incl. Basutoland 1938 mint to 10/-, KGVI Malta to 10/-, decent range of Canada, Trinidad/Tobago, etc. Lots of mint sets and souvenir sheets in the later years as well.

£300-400

134 ex

136

British Commonwealth

KGVI group of mint never hinged sets in high quality: Aden 1938-48; Ceylon 1938-49 incl. 5cts apostrophe flaw in inscription positional pair (SG.387fa, cat. £110) and extra 5r shade (the only hinged stamp, and toned gum therefore not counted); Hong Kong 1941 centenary; Swaziland 1938-54. Cat. £525.

£70-100

137

British Commonwealth

KGVI used collection in three ‘New Age’ albums, fairly well-filled overall, with effort taken in postmark quality. Better items include Ascension 1½d black and carmine davit flaw, Bahamas defins to £1, Falklands £1, many Silver Wedding high values incl. Hong Kong $10 with minor imperfections, Hong Kong also with 1938 $10 green and violet, India to 25rs plus Gandhi set (10r cto with minor faults), K.U.T. varieties to £1, Malaysian States sets, Pakistan ovpts to 15r, etc, etc. Some mixed condition, please inspect.

£400-500

138

British Commonwealth etc.

Two cartons with a range of collections, the main being Ceylon with at least 80 long queens imperf and perf, later QV high values, then Kings highly complete excepting the large high values, incl. 1903-05 rupee values used, 1910 10r mint, 1912-25 to 20r used, 1921-32 used to cds 20r (SG.357, cat. £425) with Die varieties incl. Die I 50cts (SG.353b), etc. Also India from classics onwards, Nigeria incl. KGV pictorials to 10/used, 1935 Silver Jubilee set used in contemporary commemorative album incl. the Egypt, as well as an Australia/AAT used collection 1913-1996 in four SG albums with varieties on the early issues, including 1913 ‘roos to 1/-, 1915 ‘roos to 2/-, 1915-’28 to 5/- shades, 1929-’30 to 5/-, 1931-’36 to 10/- (faults), then highly complete incl. 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge set with attractive 5/-, etc. Much more here to inspect, including a few dozen decent circuit books, etc.

£500-750

WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS

139

Worldwide

Five first issue classics: Brazil 60cts ‘bull’s eye’, Canada 3 pence beaver on laid paper, USA 1847 5cts Franklin and 10cts Washington, and Russia 1857 10k with postal cancellation. Some margins close or cutting-in, otherwise these are sound examples. Cat. £4,700.

£200-250

140

Worldwide

Hinton ‘Empire’ album, leather-bound with gold decoration, with thousands of mint and used stamps 1840 to 1920s including Great Britain penny black (three margins), 1d red plate 187 mint block of four (wrinkles), 1865 9d straw plate 4 mint (SG.98, cat. £4,800) though with crease and affected by its position on one of the only pages in the book with significant rust spots, 1884 6d green mint (same page, same problems), also an interesting 1840 letter extensively discussing the commercial and engineering prospects of a planned major railway line (franked with faulty penny black), with transcript. Then British Commonwealth and World, incl. Canada 1897 jubilee ½d mint and all values to 20cts used, Quebec set used, etc, New Zealand incl. two printings of the 5d Otira Gorge mint and 1913 Auckland ovpt 3d mint, China 1885 1ca green used and ½ct on 3ca surcharge mint, a few locals (Chinkiang, Chefoo etc.), ‘China’ on 20cts Hong Kong with unusual filled ‘C’, US incl. Columbus to 50cts used, etc, etc. Mixed condition as to be expected. Spine of album partly detaching, please view with care.

£500-600

141

Worldwide

Oblong edition ‘Lincoln’ album in an unusually well-preserved state, the binding almost as new with clasp, with at least 2,500 mint and used stamps from classics to early 20th century, the GB with space-filler penny black and decent 3d on 3d lilac, also an interesting page of 1918 Venezia-Giulia ovpts to 4kr, incl. 2kr on granite paper (faults), presumed forgeries otherwise cat. approx. £2,800. Much more to inspect, however the star is definitely the album itself!

£200-250

142

Worldwide

A family’s old-fashioned accumulation including a green Senf album with GB Mulready 1d unused (crease), penny black four margins, perf 1d reds unused, 1883 2/6d lilac on blue paper, etc, Italy with States and 1879 Humbert I 20cts mint and 30cts brown cds used (latter cat. £2,500 if genuine), India imperfs and Native States, China 1885 3ca dragon, Japan unused dragon imperfs likely to be genuine (rich colours), Natal 1857 6d green embossed, etc. Also a three-volume Ideal set, sparse though with flashes incl. Benadir 1903 set mint, Japan with three more dragons used, etc., a vintage airmail collection in two small loose-leaf albums incl. Russia stratosphere set used and 1936 cover from Austria with Gold Coast postage due and lots of backstamps incl. Dahomey and Togo, plus a substantial box of loose mostly on-paper mid- 20th century incl. British Africa and Middle East. Finds to be made here, please inspect thoroughly.

£400-500

143 Worldwide

Three vintage albums with over 2000 pre-WWI mint and used stamps, mixed condition and some stuck down, with interesting items to be found incl. India 1855 4a cut-to-shape, Falkland Islands 1878 6d blue-green with imperf lower margin, unusual postmarks, revenues, etc. Please inspect.

£70-100

144

Worldwide

Collection of many hundreds of mostly pre-1970 used stamps by country in four loose-leaf albums and three other volumes, the range generally packet origin, however the odd more interesting incl. penny black (incomplete margins) and China with 1967 Labour Day set used.

£70-100

145

Worldwide Simplex and Ace albums with several hundred mint and used stamps, generally pre-1950, including Spain 1855 4 cuartos imperf mint, Hong Kong KGVI defins mint to $10 lilac and blue, plus useful Great Britain incl. impressive 1d black (plate 1 H-D showing original re-entry) with large margins all round and good strike of the red MX, as well as 1d red plate 147 mint, cds 3d rose and 1/- green, 1880 1d Venetian red mint pair, etc. Please inspect.

£200-250

146

Worldwide

Old-fashioned collection of about 2000 stamps in two volumes, almost entirely pre-1950 issues including Great Britain with two imperfect penny blacks and later clean mint range with jubilee values to 1/- green and carmine, KEVII to 10d, KGV values to single cypher 1/- and perfectly centred Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d seahorse without guide dot, KGVI 1938 2/6d brown MNH and 10/- dark blue, etc. Also India QV mint range, Liberia mint sets 1890s to 1910, Switzerland 19th century, etc, plus four 1943/’44 editions of Gibbons Stamp Monthly.

£200-250

147 Worldwide

Many hundreds of stamps mint and used from Abyssinia to Zululand in a fairly well-preserved ‘Ideal’ album for issues to 1910, a natural collection contemporary with the album, being sparse over the majority of the 700 pages, yet reliable in occasional good issues. In general the condition is better than usual though with varying degrees of sticking dependent on the gum in use (eg. Canada mint jubilees stuck). Except for a Macao postcard (Lot 113) this collection is intact as received, including China with 1878 unused #1 large dragon 1ca green on thin paper, 1888 1ca green small dragon mint, 1897 4cts on 4cn pale rose mint, 1900-06 30cts carp mint, Japanese Post Offices in China incl. 1900 wedding 3s carmine mint, Great Britain with two beat-up penny blacks, range of later QV incl. 4d jubilee mint with partial security ovpt and nice KEVII mint to 1/- and used to 5/-, plus £1 green space-filler. Then Gibraltar 1903 4/- mint, India 1855 4a cut-square though lower margin is into frame and heavy cancel, sporadic interesting feudal states issues incl. Dhar, Duttia, etc, North Borneo incl. 1899 4cts on $10 brown mint, French Colonies early overprints, Orange River 5/- revenue, range of Persia, Rhodesia 12 double portrait values to 1/- mint with strong colours, Shanghai, Siam incl. handstamp surcharges, Trinidad unusual squared-diamond cancels, USA 1851 12cts Washington imperf four margins, well-centred 1861 12cts, Columbus to 50cts, etc, etc. Completely uncatalogued, finds highly likely, please inspect.

£500-750

148 Worldwide

Two wooden drawers with thousands of stamps of the classic to 1940 period loose and in several vintage albums, very mixed condition, including an Oppen’s album with interesting USA 19th century and back of the book, Senf album remaindered and sparse, though useful issues remain incl. China 1885 3ca dragon. An old string box is packed with a very intriguing diversity incl. Chinese locals noted, looks to be extremely worthwhile to sort.

£100-150

149 Worldwide Accumulation of several hundred stamps mint and used of all periods in two binders, a somewhat random range of material that came the way of a collector normally focusing on British Commonwealth. Includes Japan classics presumed a mix of genuine and otherwise, starting with dragons imperf and perf sets of four, as well as Tibet first issues, Persia, Italian States in mixed condition, Russia, WWII Polish Govt in Exile issues on two covers, etc.

£70-100

150 Worldwide Collection of thousands of mint and used stamps on pages in five binders, generally a basic range with the occasional useful item including penny black (three margins) and good Cyprus 1903 issues mint with strong colours incl. 30pa showing damaged ‘US’ variety (SG.51b, cat. £450) plus 2pi, 4pi and 9pi (SG.53/54, 56, cat. £265). Please inspect.

£100-150

151

Worldwide Sheets and Large Multiples

Two portfolios with 180 full sheets, an eclectic accumulation, though with prominent Great Britain and Germany, the GB including 1881 1d lilac part-sheet of 120 with ‘jubilee lines’ gutter and control X, 1887 ½d vermilion and 1900 ½d green panes of 60, the former with control Q, then early QEII incl. 1961 ½d orange postage due sheet of 240 with watermark sideways-inverted (SG.D56Wi, cat. £600 as singles), 1968 10/Edinburgh Castle sheet of 40 plate 2A, pre-decimal Machin sheets, commem sets, etc, through to 21st century incl. early smiler sheets etc. with approx. £200 face value. The Germany runs from about 1916 with inflation period sheets incl. officials and airmails, the Hahn numbers unchecked. The portfolios themselves are modern high-quality and expensive to buy new.

£200-300

147 ex

WORLDWIDE BOX LOTS

152

Worldwide

A container of collections from different generations with material from classics through to 1990s GB presentation packs. Several albums here, the main being a Lincoln vintage album incl. GB line-engraved, 2½d blue plate 23 mint (cat. £450, imperfections), 6d grey plate 18 mint in nice quality (cat. £400), Italy 1901 10cts and 25cts dark blue mint (stuck), 6d Cape triangle, etc. There will be more to find.

£100-150

153

Worldwide with much Great Britain

Two large cartons with 25+ albums, stockbooks and binders, with lots of GB presentation packs and mint 1970s/’80s gutter pairs and margin blocks of six, with hundreds of ££ of face value, as well as useful worldwide countries, especially Germany from Imperial eagles onwards incl. Third Reich miniature sheets, post-war occupations incl. Baden m/s perf and imperf, 1950 Debria m/s and better mint sets. Please inspect.

£100-150

154

Worldwide

A box with several vintage/schoolboy albums from a family, the main a ‘Challenge’ album with hundreds of pre-1930 stamps incl. penny black, as well as interesting postal history mostly pre-1910 to an ancestral company in Liverpool, the majority of these are Portugal and Colonies (see the Macao, Lot 112), though most are fronts only. In the photos online, covers are to the left and fronts to the right. Covers include GB 1d red strip of three tied by Edinburgh/Carlisle railway ‘UP’ cds, Barbados ‘Late Fee’, Canada widowhead multiples, Peru, etc. Please inspect.

£200-250

155

Worldwide

Accumulation of probably 100,000+ mint and used stamps of all periods and regions in eleven mostly large containers. About 130 volumes of various kinds fill seven of the containers (from which came the USA, Lot 124), then a good diverse and largely unduplicated mass of loose stamps, plus album pages etc, including a whole container dedicated to postmarks. Better material includes British Africa postal histor y, a couple of China first flight covers, scattered worldwide new issues, useful France incl. 1947 500fr gull over Paris MNH, 1954 and 1955 National Relief Fund portraits sets MNH, etc. Much potential in this huge hoard.

£400-500

156

Worldwide

A carton of homemade album pages and a couple of stockbooks, with thousands of mostly pre-1960 stamps, majority Britain and Commonwealth QV onwards, generally duplicated lower values, some useful KEVII pages incl. GB to 5/- used and low values mint, also thematic sections, a squared-circle postmark study, plus postal history of the 1930s to ‘50s incl. New Zealand, Israel FDC, Middle East, etc. Please inspect.

£70-100

157

Worldwide

A small box of vintage material assembled mainly between the late 19th century and 1940s, with British Commonwealth FDCs of the 1930s in mixed condition, a small stockbook with a little interesting Italian area incl. classics and Venezia-Giulia ovpts on Austro-Hungarian portraits, as well as envelopes stuffed with QV Australia, especially a substantial quantity of Queensland on piece, intriguing for the postmark hunter.

£60-80

158

Worldwide

Eclectic accumulation of material put aside over the decades by an antiques enthusiast, in three packed cartons and two grocer’s boxes, dozens of old schoolboy albums incl. 1864 (Whymper?) album lacking covers with 300+ classics in very mixed condition, many forgeries, the stamps stuck to the page as was the way, incl. two penny blacks (one with four good margins), Denmark Hermes essay, Italian States, Canada Province, India 4a red and blue cut-to-shape, Australian States and New Zealand Chalons, Montevideo, USA with several private locals, etc. The other vintage albums with plenty more to investigate, also noted China of all periods incl. peonies and industry series, interesting postal history incl. 1814 letter from a Yorkshireman in London to his cousin in Leyburn with lengthy contents including his experience of the consequences of taking a forged Bank of England note, revelry on the frozen Thames, etc. Also useful modern material incl. numismatic covers (54) with UK legal tender of £70, a couple of silver ingots, etc. Requires a thorough viewing.

£350-450

159 Worldwide

Accumulation filling a banker’s box, with two loose-leaf albums incl. USA 1893 Columbus with 8cts mint and 30cts in decent quality used, 1901 Pan-American set mint with well-centred 4cts (Scott 294/299, cat. $380), etc. Also two vintage albums, tattered and picked though with a still interesting range remaining, mixed condition, plus much loose in packets, etc.

£80-120

160 Worldwide

A full carton with several loose-leaf albums with a generally basic range of issues by country, plus stockbooks incl. China 1960 goldfish and chrysanthemum sets complete used, and vintage schoolboy albums of a battered nature, as well as interesting loose especially postal history incl. GB 1870s solicitor’s correspondence with line-engraved plate numbers (17), Hong Kong FDCs, commercial covers, etc. A real mixed box, please inspect.

£100-150

161

Worldwide especially Great Britain

Amorphous accumulation of collections, cover albums, boxes of loose stamps, etc, in three cartons and a clear container, including a range of GB postal history with postmark collections written-up on pages with many hundreds of stamps and covers/cards, especially Cumbria, Cheshire, and a focus on Pudsey, Yorkshire. Elsewhere noted a series of clean and attractive 1d red ‘stars’ covers to same address, QV and KEVII off-paper quantities, a useful range of British Commonwealth covers 1920s to 1950s particularly British Africa. Also a box of thousands of worldwide on and off-paper looking very worthwhile to sort. Please inspect.

£150-200

162

Worldwide

Box of collections in eleven albums, including Greece, useful French Colonies from Imperial imperfs onwards, also a range of the usual China, please inspect.

£40-50

163

Worldwide

A carton of accumulated material, much on-paper/cover from overseas from latter half of 20th century, however also some better parts especially well-filled Strand and Rowland Hill albums - the very pleasant kind of these - incl. Chinese imperial issues, Siam ‘atts’ surcharges etc. Also an Ace Herald album incl. penny black (just short of three margins), a wooden box with a disorganised mass incl. cigarette tins of pre-1950 Europe, etc. Plus printed metal sign: ‘Licensed to Sell Postage and Inland Revenue Stamps’ with royal arms (chips and scuffs). A chaotic box to enjoy exploring.

£100-150

164

Worldwide

Estate balance in large carton, many thousands of stamps of all periods in twenty volumes (mainly stockbooks) and loose, much British Commonwealth, some books solely of miniature sheets especially Czech, a few better items noted incl. GB first three KGVI defins FDC, China 3ca small dragon and $5 Hall of Classics used, etc. Accompanied by a container of literature including SG Commonwealth Part 1 (2020), Great Britain Concise (2021) and QEII Pre-Decimal Specialised (2019).

£100-150

165

Worldwide

A carton with schoolboy albums from an early vintage onwards incl. well-filled Cardinal album with several pages of China, also in a green looseleaf album China 1967 Labour Day set and three Poems issues used. Then a large stockbook of mint QEII from around the world and six binders mainly of GB FDCs though also Commonwealth with useful Newfoundland.

£150-200

166

Worldwide

Balance of an estate in three containers, including a country-by-country early to mid 20th century collection in three deluxe black Oriel albums with cases, the issues fairly basic though occasional better incl. GB 1934 re-engraved seahorses mint. Then a Hinton ‘Empire’ album fairly intact with interest in revenues and multiples. Also groups for Switzerland, Canada and New Zealand.

£250-300

167

Worldwide

Large clear container including three loose-leaf albums of British Commonwealth from QV onwards and more in several thin stockbooks incl. useful Canada. Another green album of foreign countries, a stockbook of Saudi Arabia mint sets and higher values, some in blocks, incl. 1984 SG.MS1388, MS1429, etc. Also a range of commem covers (approx. 150) worldwide incl. RAF signed flights, Falklands FDCs, etc. along with five empty Royal Mail FDC binders. Please inspect.

£150-200

168

Worldwide

Accumulation in four cartons, one of which has about 10,000+ different stamps in 11 stockbooks and three binders, mint and used from 19th century onwards, with much thematic interest in sets and souvenir sheets, as well as the odd interesting classic. Second carton has country collections including France, Australia, Mexico 19th and early 20th century, etc. Third carton Charles/Diana omnibus (6 vols), fourth carton with boxes of loose worldwide stamps and 2015 SG worldwide catalogue (6 volumes).

£200-300

169 Worldwide

Carton with mint and used collection in five loose-leaf albums (plus an extra unused album) divided between British Commonwealth (3 albums) and ‘rest of world’ (2 albums) with generally basic issues from 19th century to modern, plus miscellaneous items incl. largely empty/unused oblong Stafford Smith ‘Permanent’ album.

£50-70

170

Europe

Box of country collections on album pages for mostly pre-1950 France, Italy, Balkans and Greece, remaindered, though with decent material remaining, especially in the Yugoslavia area. Please inspect.

£50-80

171 Worldwide

An interesting container of mainly pre-1950 material including green Ideal album and Oriel loose-leaf album with a useful range of British Commonwealth, also China folder with much Sun Yat-sen period on pages, then a very good mixture of thousands of 19th and early 20th century stamps in old glassines and loose, incl. a decent stack of postal history to investigate. This is an excellent lot to explore. Also includes an unused ‘Plymouth’ album with pages and a fairly clean copy of ‘Rates to Reform - a Guide to the High Postage Rates in Great Britain and their Reform, 1812-1840’ by Rex Clark (2009), a 256 page illustrated survey of postal history from Roman Britain to 1840.

£200-300

172 Worldwide Collection in two cartons, mainly presented in 24 slim loose-leaf albums, the majority of which are for British Commonwealth with issues through to 2010s mint and used, usually short sets on the earlier reigns, plus Japan with an interesting first page incl. dragons, the Germany with mint sets to 2010, etc. Also a loose miscellany incl. Papal States range on vintage approval page, an old pocket book incl. GB line-engraved multiples, etc.

£200-250

173 Worldwide Accumulation in six cartons/containers, many thousands of stamps in albums and loose, including about two boxes of commemorative issue ‘History of Aviation’ covers and WWF new issues in envelopes and binders; also vintage albums and interesting postal history noted incl. fourmargin penny black on cover tied by red MX, Boer War ‘no stamps available’ from Ladysmith, QV 1d brown stationery card ‘Refused’ seven-month return trip from Northallerton to Calcutta with wonderful density of postmarks, early 1900s mission correspondence incl. French China, Hong Kong and CEF, etc.

£300-400

174 Worldwide

Balance of an estate in four cartons, with thousands of worldwide stamps from 19th century onwards on album pages and loose in packets, noted Olympics album including a few signed covers, generally basic schoolboy collections, accessories incl. mounts, guillotine, SG digital microscope with USB for showing image on monitor, two-volume red Windsor album pair near-empty, SG album page supplement packs, useful catalogues, etc.

£70-100

175

Worldwide

A carton crammed with mostly pre-1940 vintage material from a family with ancestors in missions/clergy, including worldwide postal history of the 19th and early 20th century from Ceylon, India, Portuguese Colonies, etc, quite a few re-directed incl. Japan 1 sen blue card with re-direction slips attached, plus Great Britain correspondence from imperf penny reds onwards incl. couple of hand-illustrated 1d lilac covers. Thousands more stamps of the same early period worldwide on and off paper loose in envelopes and glassines, incl. small box of penny red plates in string bundles along with loose imperfs. Also a 19th century oblong ‘Permanent’ album mostly stripped though still with US back of the book. Some later British mint noted to early QEII incl. KGVI 10/- dark blue MNH. Close inspection recommended - certainly finds to be made here. £200-300

176

Worldwide

Unchecked accumulation of albums/stockbooks etc, in five boxes. £100-150

177

Worldwide

Unchecked accumulation of albums/stockbooks etc, in five boxes. £100-150

178

Worldwide

Unchecked accumulation of albums/stockbooks etc, in five boxes. £100-150

179

Worldwide

Unchecked accumulation of albums/stockbooks etc, in five boxes. £100-150

180

Worldwide

Unchecked accumulation of albums/stockbooks etc, in five boxes. £100-150

181

Worldwide

Unchecked accumulation of albums/stockbooks etc, in five boxes. £100-150

182

Worldwide Unchecked accumulation of albums/stockbooks etc, in five boxes. £100-150

183

Worldwide

Unchecked accumulation of albums/stockbooks etc, in five boxes. £100-150

OMNIBUS & THEMATIC COLLECTIONS

184 Thematics

Exhibition-style collection on various themes in four Safe albums: two volumes on The Great Age of Sail, a volume on USA and the final volume with a range of subjects including The Farthing Stamps of the Commonwealth, Robert Burns, etc. Very neatly presented and written-up. Please inspect.

£80-120

185

RAF and Military Commemorative Covers

A massive collection of over 2,000 covers well-organised in more than thirty volumes, looking all different (save where the collector has deliberately displayed unsigned and signed versions) quite comprehensively assembled, an obvious majority with signatures including many household names. The nucleus is RAF flights including special limited albums for large Medals/Awards and King’s Cup Air Race. Also Navy and general military history albums, Concorde from 002 first flight onwards, Antarctica, hovercraft and helicopters (incl. 1969 longest flight to Australia, three signatures), balloons and airships etc, incl. 1936 Hindenberg flight USA to England, 1971 1st RAF rocket mail incl. ‘damaged by fire during flight’ and ‘damaged by immersion in river Soar’, etc. Accompanied by two volumes of the HMSO ‘High Commanders of the Royal Air Force’ biography both with the set of twenty signed covers of each Marshal tipped-in, plus four-volume Reference Book and Catalogue of Flown Covers. Probably the most extensive collection of this area we have seen. Highly recommended. Online photos consist of one from each album

£1,000-1,500

186

Football 1966 World Cup Winners Autographs

Four signed items: 1966 illustrated and postmarked card with signatures of Geoff Hurst, George Cohen, Alan Ball, Martin Peters, Jackie Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Gordon Banks, Ray Wilson, Nobby Stiles and Roger Hunt; then Bobby Moore on 1986 FDC, Bobby Charlton on 1966 illustrated FDC and Alf Ramsey on 1974 World Cup match cover. All in perfect condition.

£100-150

187

Sport: Autographed Covers

A binder of 37 covers signed by many big names in sport, particularly football, including 1966 World Cup Winners with 10 team-members on 1999 cover plus Alan Ball, George Cohen and Charltons on single covers, as well as Sir Stanley Matthews, Linford Christie, Frank Bruno, etc. Another binder has general celebrities (18 covers) incl. famous actors, David Attenborough, Ranulph Fiennes, Margaret Thatcher, etc.

£100-150

COLLATERAL, LITERATURE & ACCESSORIES

188

Yorkshire Postal History Collateral

Three printed tables of computed distances between towns in Yorkshire, one 18th century with forty-six towns and adorned with shields of the thirteen main towns (approx. 26cm x 26cm) framed, and two much larger 19th century editions with additional distances to London, the earlier version framed, with some damage, the other loose with splits and losses at edges. The later chart has a further Chronological List of the Fixed and Moveable Fairs of the County. Nice collateral to a postal history collection.

£30-50

189

Accessories

Six-volume set of the Stanley Gibbons / Davo hingeless albums for Great Britain 1840 to 2012 (the last volume for further issues, though this Volume VI is without pages. Padded covers, with slipcases, never used and as-new condition.

£100-150

190

Literature

Stanley Gibbons catalogues: 2014 Commonwealth 1840-1970; 2006 Great Britain specialised Volume 1 (Queen Victoria); 2015 GB Concise; 2016 Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

£30-40

191

Literature

‘The Complete Deegam Machin Handbook’, by Roy Bailey, 2003 latest edition, with 2005 supplemental material. Two volumes, over 1200 pages of information under a three-tier system of detail. Not a work anyone serious about Machins can do without.

£40-60

192

Literature

‘The Chapman Collection of Australian Commonwealth Stamps’ - by Ray Chapman; 1999 hardcover published by the Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria. Highly informative and detailed 500-page survey of Australian philately from one of the most knowledgeable collectors in that field, whose collection was acquired by Australia Post in 1986. A scarce book.

£40-50

POSTCARDS

193

An Album Containing Approx. 204 Postcards Plus Some Modern Photos Added of Gomersal and Birkenshaw. Many Real Photographic cards in this advanced and comprehensive collection, street scenes, industry, Football and Cricket teams. An outstanding album

£800-1,000

194

A Large Album of Approx. 407 Cards Featuring Glamour with some Early Tucks, Raphael Kirchner (3), with others by Nanni, Luis Usabal, Mauzan, Philip Boileau, Asti etc. Also Sport, Football, Rugby, Tennis, Billiards, Black Humour, Felix The Cat, Different materials; leather, celluloid, Hold to Light, Fantasy, Silks (20) including better designs and a selection of Gruss Aus cards

£600-800

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195

An Old Brown Album Containing Approx. 185 Cards Predominantly Artist Drawn. A plethora of different publishers including Tuck, Valentines, Salmon etc including many different artists. Also Ethnic cards at the back of the album include Chinese, Japanese, Arabs and Red Indians

£60-80

196

An Old Black Album Containing Approx 214 Cards. Many deckle edged greeting cards but some topography mainly northern of mixed eras. £40-60

197

An Album Containing Approx. 295 Topographical Postcards with ranges of places such as Cheltenham, Nottingham, North Wales, Southport and Ripon. A quantity of Photochrom Celesque Series of York, Whitby, Kendal, The Lakes, Torquay, Chester and Blackpool. Amongst the mundane there are some a bit better with cars etc. Macclesfield noted.

£80-100

198

A Red Album of Approx 378 Cards of Edwardian Actors and Actresses. Famous names such as Vesta Tilley, Marie Studholme, Phyllis & Zena Dare, Gladys Cooper and Charlie Chaplin, many Real Photos.

£80-100

199

A Black Album Containing a Further Approx. 340 Cards of Actors and Actresses, mainly Edwardian along with pretty girls, greetings, then groups of performers, Pierrots, Musicians, Blind Men, tall people, heavy people, Blackpool performers / Carnivals, Royal Midgets etc £100-120

200

An Olive Album Containing Approx 156 Postcards All of a Comic Theme and predominantly by Fred Spurgin. Subjects include Military, Police and a Suffragette.

£120-150

201

A Red Album With 280 Postcards Approx of The Cleckheaton, Liversedge, Heckmondwike and Brighouse Areas. Once again a dream album fresh to the market from being built up during the 1970s and 80s. Street scenes a plenty most animated, stacks of good cards, many of events and with a high retail value. A must have for a collector of these parts.

£1,000-1,200

202

Box 4. Approx. 600 Cards Again Covering Various Subjects, Firstly Advertising and Reward cards, then Donald McGill comics (84), Bamforth Song Cards (49), Other Comic cards by Artists such as Spurgin, Mabel Lucy Attwell, Tempest and a plethora of others (76).

£200-250

203

Box 5. Contains a Quantity of Art Topo Cards, Firstly Raphael Tuck Dickens Land (30) followed by 260 Tuck Oilettes UK wide. Many by artists such as Henry Wimbush and Charles E. Flower and others.

£150-200

204

Boxes 6 & 7. Contain a Mix of Topo And Some Subjects, Southern Counties (70), Isle of Man, Ireland, Wales, France (104), Germany (30), Italy (28), Holland (12), Switzerland (205) Egypt (80) with Home and Farm Life Postmarks, Bamforth Comics, Stage Stars, Undivided backs, London, Tucks, Castles, Cats and Dogs, USA & Canada etc. Box 7 is a white tub and has a mix of generally UK topography.

£100-150

205

A Green Album containing in excess of 150 “Special Golf” postcards. Including famous people playing, many lady players and a good selection of rare golfing adverts for areas, courses and equipment. A further selection of Comic and Novelty cards again some highly sought after valuable cards amongst them, all in good order.

£400-500

206

A Blue Album containing approx. 230 cards housing a mixed collection of actresses and pretty girls playing Golf such as Marie Studholme, Gladys Cooper etc. Further studies of Golfing / Golf Courses & Golfers printed and Real Photo along with Anthropomorphic scenes of Golf being played by Dogs, Cats etc.

£300-400

207

A Blue Album containing approx. 140 Golfing Cards, virtually all Comic, Mostly UK with a few foreign from USA and Europe from mixed periods, Edwardian to 1960s

£120-150

208

A Blue Album containing around 120 postcards of the game Billiards. Many views of tables in Public Buildings, Hotels, Restaurants, Country Houses with a few foreign examples too. Also views of men playing, soldiers playing during leave, etc. An interesting subject lot which would be fun to build on. A further 145 cards of a comic nature, again many referring to Billiards by Artists such as Vera Patterson, Reg Maurice, Arthur Foreland by publishers such as Davidsons, W & A. K. Johnston , Raphael Tuck, Lance Thackeray, some USA and European Embossed, Chinese handpainted on Imperial postal stationery card, etc.

£250-300

205 ex

209

A Green Album containing approx. 254 cards by the Edwardian Artist, Tom Brown. The cards are from sets 2550 – 2599 with many complete sets, all published by Davidson’s of London and predominantly in very fine condition.

£250-300

210

A Further Green Album with approx. 160 cards by Tom Brown. This time these Davidson’s of London cards are from Series 2500 – 2549. The vast majority being comic, a few are Topographical. The cards are in good order.

£150-200

211

A Brown Album containing approx. 236 Song Postcards covering Songs and Hymns of the Edwardian Era, mainly published by Bamforth & Co. of Holmfirth. All the cards are in complete sets and are in good condition.

£40-60

212

A Small Red Original Album containing 100 cards or so including some good Real Photographic cards of Holmfirth, Huddersfield and area with nice early transport /cars etc. A nice original lot

£120-150

213

Five Black Photo Albums containing over 400 cards from a worldwide tour by Stuart William Buchanan MacGregor taken between 1909 and 1922. Many countries were visited in South America, and Europe along with Russia, India, Ceylon, Australia, New Zealand, China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Some of the cards were postally used back to England and where so they thankfully have kept their stamps and condition. Overall in very good condition and a pleasure to peruse.

£250-300

208 ex

214

Two Brown Albums, Firstly containing Approx. 73 cards of Lancashire – Bolton and area mainly, also early Aviation (4) Decorated Trams etc. Secondly approx. 140 subject cards including Greetings / Embossed, Silks (6), Addled Adds (4,) Votes for Women (1), Police, Tempest and other artists etc. along with an album of roughly 190 postcard sized photos of trains and two empty albums.

£120-150

215

Three Blue Ring Binder Albums containing an attractively presented collection of Song Cards. Approx. 100 sets of these cards from the First War era published by Bamforth of Holmfirth. A variety of subjects including Religious, Military, Hymns, Patriotic and other songs. All in good condition.

£80-100

216

An Original Vintage Album containing Approx. 400 postcards. All from the time of the Great War so very much representative of the era with many of a military nature with Patriotic Sentiment, Comic, Silks – Woven and Embroidered, Army Life etc. Better topo includes Rawtenstall, Rossendale and Goole.

£180-200

217

A Box containing a shoe box of mixed topographical postcards including some remaindered by Sankeys of Barrow along with albums housing Aviation and other lower grade topography. Robertstown Post Office noted as one of the better cards.

£60-80

218

A Box with Six Albums and a Set of Four Drawers, containing mixed postcards such as theatrical, comic, birds, shipping etc; topography including Japan, China, Bermuda and Aden; best of the UK includes Royal visit to Barrow (2), Preston and Sandal, also a large quantity of remainered Sankey cards of the Lake District

£100-150

219

Two Albums containing firstly Subject cards of mixed ages, Modern Railway cards but earlier comic and Father Christmas cards. Artists include L. B. Martin, Driscoll, Harold Beards, Crombie etc. The second album holds topographical cards but many are copies of areas such as Whitley Bay, North Shields and Tynemouth.

£100-150

220

A Box containing in excess of 600 postcards all of London. A few better but predominantly of Central London. Condition is generally good and there is a mix of printed and Real Photo cards.

£50-80

221

Another Postcard Box of over 600 postcards covering the UK, all published by Judges of Hastings. Many views different from the norm, with some fine atmospheric views of provincial towns of the country.

£80-120

222

Two Albums, one containing approx. 188 cards by Valentines as part of their Art Topo Series by artists such as Edward Thompson, Brian Gerald, E. W. Trick etc. This colourful series covered the entire UK and parts of Ireland. A further Black Album with mixed Art Topo by various artists and series with about 160 cards in it also.

£80-120

223

Two Albums containing just over 400 postcards. All the cards are subject and comic including Military, Animals, Children etc with also a number of named location comics from around England mainly. A mix of artists including F. G. Lewin, Reg Carter etc.

£150-200

224

A Grey Vintage Album containing approx 300 cards. All topographical covering Yorkshire, Durham, Northumberland and a little of Lancashire. A selection of printed and Real Photographic postcards of mixed eras.

£80-100

225

Two Albums, a Blue one and a Brown one containing between them roughly 400 of Yorkshire. All areas of God’s Country represented, from Town to Rural, City to Coast, a good selection of printed and Real Photographic cards.

226

227

A Small Box containing UK Topography including better of the Romney Marsh area of Kent and also a selection of Youth Hostels Also a set of six C. W. Faulkner published comic cards all of a Suffragette nature.

£150-200

Three Albums; A Red album containing 180 cards of Scarborough on the North Yorks Coast, A Black album of approx. 240 cards of British Churches and a small red album of mixed topo. A good mixture of differing interests. £80-100

£100-120

227 ex

228

A Large Modern Tan Album containing 375 or so postcards of the Norfolk Broads covering from Coltishall down to Breydon Water and Oulton Broad and everywhere in between, many of Wroxham, Horning etc. A significant number date from post 1950, although many are earlier. Some Real Photographic cards by Coates of Wisbech and Bell’s Series but not a particularly advanced collection with many mundane views.

£80-100

229

A Large Modern Blue Album with over 400 postcards of the Exmoor Area including a section on Transport, mainly the stagecoaches and charabancs between Porlock and Lynton including some Real Photographic. The main collection centres on villages and towns from Watchet to Combe Martin, such as Allerford, Minehead, Dunster and Selworthy. A mix of printed and Real Photographic cards nice presented with additional notes on this popular touring area. In addition to these is a section at the reverse of the album of 60 Quinton Artist Drawn cards of the area and a small bundle of Naval Cards.

£200-250

230

A Black Album containing 41 cards of Lord Kitchener (1850-1916) of First World War fame, consisting mainly of portraits, mourning cards and visits made by the great Military Leader. Also 2 silk cards of him. At the back of the album is a small collection of 25 cards of General Sir Redvers Buller, again portraits, cards of statues of him and many cards of his funeral at Crediton in 1908. Also an album containing approx. 96 British Royalty cards along with four of Prime Ministers.

£150-180

229 ex

231

Two Albums and a Box File pertaining to the Royal Visit to Leeds by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on Tuesday 7th July 1907. The two binders hold 167 cards all immaculately presented of the events of the day, from the Royal Train going through Huddersfield Station to all the decorations and arches erected in the town including several examples by Warner Gothard of Barnsley (5) and right until they arrived at Harewood to stay the night. Also included is the King’s autograph (stated correct by the collector, though we cannot verify). The box file contains spare cards other cards and material from Leeds.

£600-800

232

Collecta Album and Loose in Envelope including Topography from Middlesbrough / Stockton and Subjects such as Comic, Tom Brown etc, Silks (11) including a Cedric Woven Silk and a Military and Naval mix also with a printed card of Scremerton Station, Northumberland.

£80-100

233

A Plastic Box a Black Album of Comic Cards and loose Topography, Foreign and British including Russia. British better cards include Eccles and Derwent, with a quantity of animals too.

£80-100

231 ex

234

Three Vintage Albums holding a mix of subjects; Comic, Military, Social History and others, An interesting clean collection of cards.

£80-100

235

Two Albums of Topographical postcards of Topographical cards covering Scotland, Northumberland and Durham. Houses, Streets, Castles, Lighthouses etc. Printed and Real Photographic along with an album of foreign cards.

£100-129

236

Three Further Albums of Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man. All parts covered with many Real Photographic, many streets as well as views beaches etc.

£80-100

237

Two Shoe Boxes holding a large amount of cards. Firstly mainly topographical with some foreign. Highlights include Worthing Pier Fire – 1931, 1st tram in Hobart, Tasmania, Fire At Chingford etc. The 2nd box contains a large amount of postcard sized prints of boats and ships. Some of these are postcards but most aren’t. Of those that are the Mauretania, Olympic and a ship launch of the Lady of Mann by Sankey at Barrow long with Heysham Harbour scenes and Barrow Street Scenes are amongst the better ones.

£300-400

238

A Blue Album containing approximately 114 probably German printed postcards of Maritime Flags. Predominantly countries there are a few similar designs for German Towns at the back of the album. A very attractive collections as all the cards are rich in colour and are embossed.

£200-220

239

Three Modern Albums containing over 700 cards. All modern reproductions of Shipping Line advertising arranged from A – Z. Beautifully presented, a colourful collection, put together by the greatest shipping Postcard collector ever.

£80-100

240

Group of Four Titanic-Related Postcards, an A. Beagles & Co real-photo of the ship, with a similar printed view by Valentines of Dundee, both mild creases to lower-right corners. Then a less common printed composite card featuring the ship, Captain Edward J. Smith and hymn score, good order, minor edge wear and small crease to top edge right of centre. These latter three cards postally unused. Fourthly a hand-tinted glitter-applied real-photographic card with cross and caption ‘Nearer My God to Thee’, message referring to Titanic on reverse, good condition, small knock top right corner.

£60-80

241

An Ice Cream Tub holding a bundle of topographic cards, mainly Southern Counties with better of Hampshire including Poole, Sandbanks etc with several Aerial View cards of the area towards Bournemouth. Also approx 170 postcards mainly published by Valentines of World War II era aeroplanes, mainly bombers etc, Some were produced as part of the Recognition Card Series but the majority are just regular cards.

£150-200

242

A Small Red Album with some loose, Mixed Topography with a few subject cards. Generally Edwardian and in good condition.

£60-80

243

A Large Cardboard Box containing a quantity of tubs of topographical cards both British and Foreign of mixed periods. Many modern, with an Ogden’s Cigarette card album and about 125 comic cards, the majority by Bamforth & Co. of Holmfirth.

£60-80

244

245

Three Red Leather cases containing a quantity of Topographic cards. One case holding a number of London and other rather mundane views, another box with some shipping cards and also a quantity of Alaska and thirdly a case of topography of the Furness part of Lancashire and Westmorland with some great views of Events, Elections and Social History. £150-200

Miscellaneous Teesside, 73 cards in a Black Album of Egglescliffe, Stockton, Thornaby, Middlesbrough, Yarm and Billingham. Better include Billingham and Greatham Windmill. Some Brittain & Wrights with a mix of printed and Real Photo. £120-150

244 ex

Roughly 290 cards of Stockton on Tees housed in an attractive black album. Once again a mix of printed and Real Photographic cards of all eras from 1900 – 1960. Many street scenes, some common, others not with better of Norton Road, Proclamation, Yarm Lane, Stockton Station (3), Railway Centenary 1925, Market Scenes and Stockton Workhouse.

£400-500

A Black Album with roughly 280 postcards of Norton on Tees. Many views of The Green & Duck Pond but lots of better cards including Street Scenes, Railway Station and Cinema. Of the Real Photographic cards many were published by collectable photographers such as Monarch (7), Sinclair (10), Brittain & Wright (28) and also Sidney Boyle (26). A good collection.

£500-600

247 ex

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