robert murray stamp auction · web viewmonday 30 january 2017 at 7.00pm catalogue of postage stamps...

Robert Murray5 & 6 Inverleith Gardens, Ferry Road,

Edinburgh, EH3 5PUTel. 0131 552 1220 :: 0131 478 7021

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Stamps and Collectables AuctionMonday 30 January 2017

at 7.00pmCatalogue of Postage Stamps and Collectables to be sold by Public Auction, within the STEWART’S-MELVILLE CLUB PAVILION, 523 FERRY ROAD, EDINBURGH, EH5

2DW.On view at Pavilion on afternoon and evening of sale, and at Shop for one week prior to

sale (see details later in catalogue).

Lot 203; Postcard from Falkland Islands the day after the Battle of the Falkland Islands.

AUCTIONCATALOGUEONE POUND

Stamps and Collectables Auction, 30 January 2017 Estimate . Viewing times and shop hours are listed on page 17.

(Viewing starts on Tuesday 24th January.)

Collections and Mixed Lots.1 Two heavy cartons with an all-world collection in 18 volumes, much used, mainly odd

values or part sets. While extensive and with a good range, tends to be cheaper stamps. Partly picked. (Many 1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. £150.

2 Varied lot inc. large folder of stamps inc. UK 1840-1973 inc. three Penny Blacks (best having 3+ margins) and 1841 2d used eight-block, plus world inc. five New Guinea 1930s covers/front, and other interesting. Also packet of world covers, two junior albums, etc. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. £120.

3 Seven lever-arch files with mint and used world; sets, part sets and odd values. Much is more common, but with good scattering of better included. (1,000s) .. £120.

4 Shoebox of stockcards etc. Much Commonwealth with a wide variety of periods, with many of the stamps/sets marked with 2004 catalogue prices (which are often in pounds or tens of pounds). (100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. £120.

5 Box with three albums of UK, Commonwealth, and foreign, mostly up to 1950, some covers, world on/off-paper partly sorted, etc., and inc. two tobacco tins each with broken tax band for “Cavendish or Negrohead”. (1,000s) .. .. .. £100.

6 A heavy carton with seventeen stockbooks of world stamps with a wide range of countries. Also three albums of more common UK, stockalbum of Germany, album of Europe mini-ature sheets, 1984 Lloyd’s colln., and Australia 1988 yearbook. (1,000s) .. 80.

7 World collection in four Simplex albums and three other albums. Mainly more modern common used, with a good range. (Many 1,000s) .. .. .. 80.

8 Large quantity of world in two cartons, with tins, packets, envelopes, stockcards, small stockbooks, etc. (10,000s) .. .. .. .. .. 80.

9 Large and heavy (6.6kg) Harris Citation printed album (repaired) with spaces to 1968. Quite well filled with mostly used stamps. (c.20,000 apparently all-different)

80.10 Old case with six old albums, small stockbook (with Hong Kong 1941 Centenary set u.m.

and other KG6), six small containers inc. one of duplicated used UK 1870 ½d rose, small box of world covers, etc. (Many 100s) .. .. .. .. 75.

11 Carton with three junior albums, album of UK 1841-1935 used, Safe hingeless album of 1981-88 u.m. commems and defins (face value c.£89), large stockbook (part UK, rest world), packets of world, and three other albums. (1,000s) .. .. ..

70.12 Box of c.60 remainder club books, many with loose pages, and containing much UK, Com-

monwealth and Europe. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. 60.13 Old SG Century printed album with remaindered general world collection of mainly 19th

and early-20th Century m. & u. stamps. The UK almost entirely removed, other areas with mixed picking, but still a reasonable range. (c.1,000) .. .. .. 60.

14 World colln. in two ring-binders, junior album, UK Davo album with pages to 2001 (just a few QE stamps), UK yearbooks for 1989-90, UK mint commems 1953-84 almost complete in stockbook, and others. Face value of UK decimal mint c.£80. (100s) .. 60.

15 Large and heavy carton with 33 junior albums, album leaves, covers, on and off-paper loose stamps, etc. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. 60.

16 Two flat cartons containing 150 “Gold Block” tobacco tins (many with fairly modern “Cav-endish or Negrohead” labels) or similar with world stamps sorted by country. Some tins only have a few stamps, but the larger countries are well filled. (1,000s) .. 60.

17 Eighteen junior albums with wide range of world stamps, mostly more common. (1,000s) 60.18 Eighteen albums/stockbooks with a wide variety of world stamps, some album pages, and

an envelope of miniature sheets. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. 60.19 Seventeen albums/stockalbums with a wide variety of world stamps, nothing very modern.

(1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 60.

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Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.20 Box with stockbooks of Portuguese Colonies, Netherlands Colonies, France, Gulf States,

and six other assorted albums etc. (1,000s) .. .. .. 60.21 Carton with world stamps in boxes, packets, envelopes, stockbooks, albums inc. UK pre-

decimal in blocks/part sheets. Also world covers/postcards and a bag of UK covers with slogan postmarks. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. 60.

22 Box with nine stockbooks/albums, much Europe and some Commonwealth. (1,000s) 60.23 A large heavy carton with a clearance lot of albums, loose stamps partly sorted into packets,

album leaves, covers, etc. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. 50.24 Twenty-one stockcards of mixed world mint and used inc. Basutoland, Bechuanaland,

France, Iceland, Portugal, USA, etc., and mainly selected items, s.t.c.£1,150 (about 10+ years ago). (c.150) .. .. .. .. .. .. 50.

25 Box with eight albums/stockbooks containing Ireland, UK, UK FDCs, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, etc. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. 50.

26 Box with two junior stamp albums (one empty but with loose inc. Poland 1941 Exiled Govt. set (8) used over four postcards), other covers, and two small postcard albums inc. three 1927 TT motorcyclists, RP cards of Corpl. Angus VC at Carluke, some other military (mainly personal photos on postcard backs, but some interesting). (100s stamps, c.200 cards) .. .. .. .. .. .. 50.

27 Box with 23 small junior albums etc., some better filled than others. (Many 100s) 50.28 Carton with on/off-paper – 12 small tubs of Malta, 9 larger tubs of world, and large shoe-

box stuffed full of packets of world by country (1,000s). Also tub of kiloware – c.3.2kg of mainly modern UK, and 0.8kg of mainly pre-decimal UK. .. .. 50.

29 Three albums – one well-filled world, one well-filled Commonwealth, and one mostly Europe (some other foreign). Also empty album etc. (Many 100s) .. 50.

30 Mixed world stamps in eight various stockbooks, five junior albums, lots of little Oxfam packets, some pages, and a tin of covers which includes a few useful. (1,000s) 50.

31 A selection of correspondence with Stanley Gibbons Publications regarding identification of various stamps, with most of the stamps attached. Some were wild goose chases, some more interesting. (c.50 items) .. .. .. .. .. 50.

32 Carton with 29 albums/binders/stockbooks of world stamps, some better filled than others, some quite small size. (Many 100s) .. .. .. .. 50.

33 Carton with twenty albums/binders/stockbooks of world stamps, some better filled than others. (Many 100s) .. .. .. .. .. 50.

34 Heavy carton with sixteen albums/stockbooks/binders of world stamps, some better filled than others. (Many 100s) .. .. .. .. .. 50.

35 Stockbook of mint U.N. (c.210), stockbook of USA mostly mint (c.350, face value c.$88), mostly used Iceland (c.250) and Faroes (c.230), and another stockbook of Australian States etc. Also about 125 NZ FDCs, and others. .. .. .. 50.

36 Selection of u.m. new issue material of Germany, Ireland, France, Australia (little), and Canada – sets and m.s., dating approx. mid-2005 to early 2006, and retailing at the time at about £180. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50.

37 Big old Senf album, dated 1913, though with more modern stamps added. A bit untidy, with some stamps in plastic mounts, some areas picked, etc., but still worthwhile. (100s) 50.

38 Box of world album leaves, with wide range of countries, and little modern. (1,000s) 50.39 Carton with two document boxes of world sorted by country , five other containers of world

on/off-paper partly sorted, etc. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. 50.40 Bundles of remainder club books, often with loose pages, of Commonwealth (20 books)

and Europe (37 books). .. .. .. .. .. 50.41 Binder of unsold items from a club’s “Bring and Buy Sale”, mostly countries S-Z inc. UK,

mixed condition. S.t.c. £7,142, PTSA £300. Also binder of mostly used Europe. (100s) 40.A B u y e r ’ s P r e m i u m o f 1 0 % ( v a t - i n c l u s i v e ) w i l l b e a d d e d t o a l l s a l e p r i c e s .Stamps and Collectables Auction, 30 January 2017 Page 4 Estimate .

Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.42 Box with seven junior albums, envelopes of world sorted by country, tin of off-paper un-

sorted, etc. (1,000s) Also a box of matchboxes. .. .. .. 40.43 Album of used UK 1841-2002, two albums of UK FDCs mainly 1970-95 (c.130), loose

world covers, stockleaves of various countries, and other loose used. (1,000s) 40.44 Flat box with a stockbook with much Malaysia, binder of St. Vincent inc. older, world in

packets, stockcards, etc. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. 40.45 Carton with fourteen albums/binders/stockbooks of world stamps, some better filled than

others. (Many 100s) .. .. .. .. .. 40.46 Twenty junior albums, some better filled than others, and a stockbook of Commonwealth,

etc. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.47 Old suitcase with two world albums (one from about 1910s/20s, other about 1930s) with

some strength around West Indies and Central America, plus duplicates in small boxes etc., and others inc. silver cigarette case. (1,000s) .. .. .. 40.

48 Our regular shop Charity Box (in two boxes !) inc. four albums of Channel Is./I.o.M. FDCs (up to 1981), six empty one-up cover albums, bundle of UK FDCs 2000-07, junior albums (one with UK 1951 £1 m.m.), on/off-paper, etc. (1,000s) .. .. 40.

49 Two medium boxes – one with on/off-paper partly sorted, approval books (22), etc., other with shoebox of stockcards etc. and two bags of kiloware, other UK, etc. (1,000s) 40.

50 Mainly cheaper mix in box (junior world album, UK FDCs, etc.) but with approx.£58 face value in some modern mint UK. (100s) .. .. .. .. 40.

51 Box of album pages and stockleaves with a wide variety of world stamps inc. some better. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.

52 Carton with two flat boxes of world kiloware, two flat boxes of album leaves etc. and four small tins of off-paper. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. 40.

53 A mixed box with much Commonwealth inc. album of used Australia, Papua New Guinea 1952-66 u.m./m.m. on pages (c.70), S.Africa 1953-63 m.m. on pages, covers in album and loose, loose stamps, 2014 C.B.S., etc. (Many 100s) .. .. .. 40.

54 Two shoeboxes – one with c.1.2kg of mixed world kiloware, the other with c.750g of Com-monwealth m. & u. on/off-paper. .. .. .. .. 30.

55 Small box of album leaves with stamps from a wide range of countries, nothing very modern. (Many 100s) .. .. .. .. .. 30.

56 Small box with c.70 stockcards of world stamps with large variety inc. some older Europe but in mixed condition, and inc. much Canada. (100s) .. .. 30.

57 Folder of 1960s-80s mint sheets of Zaïre (inc. 1990 Rigideso 120z x 100 stamps, cat.£1.40 each, 1990 French Revolution 100z x 300 @ £1.25, 1990 300z surcharge SG 1355 x 50 @ £2.25), Pitcairn, Antigua, UK. .. .. .. .. .. 30.

58 Nine albums, mostly junior type, tin of world partly sorted, other world loose, old catalog-ues etc. (Many 100s) .. .. .. .. .. 30.

59 Box of album pages – wide range of countries and periods. (1,000s) .. 30.60 Stockbook of mostly used Belgium, Greece, Norway etc, 1946 Victory u.m. sets in modern

album (162), various mint on stockcards, a few album pages, etc. (Many 100s) 30.61 Box of glassines containing world stamps sorted by country. (1,000s) .. 30.62 Shoebox of world stamps in packets, from a wide range of countries. (1,000s) 24.63 Box with UK in album and stockbook, 3 old junior world albums, some covers, loose on/

off-paper, etc. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. 24.64 An album of used West Germany 1951-69, a junior album, and a box (A4 paper size) of

world partly sorted into countries etc. (Many 100s) .. .. .. 24.65 Four junior albums/stockbooks, and nine tubs of world partly sorted, inc. much UK.

(1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 24.66 Shoebox with world off-paper mix. (1,000s) .. .. .. 24.

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Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.

67 Bag full of world stamps, on/off-paper, sorted by country into packets. Includes much UK. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.

68 Flat box with world (non-UK) off-paper stamps, some highly duplicated. (c.500g net) 15.69 Album for Q.Mother 2003, Coron. Anniv. (2003), AAT 1957-84 mint, album of Channel Is./

I.o.M. FDCs (c.30), binder of newsletters of International Guild of Rugby Theme Collectors, a book on Hearts FC (2001), etc. .. .. .. .. 15.

70 British Commonwealth; 1936-52 mounted mint collection in six volume SG King George VI album (22-ring), substantially complete with almost all definitive sets to the top value, and 1948 S.Wedding issues. The biggest area with gaps is the Indian States, but even there there is good coverage. The entire collection has been very heavily mounted with almost all the stamps stuck around the hinges. Slight smell of smoke. .. £1,500 to £2,000.

71 --; 1953-70 album of countries A to B, with c.35 definitive sets and various commems, but very heavily mounted, almost all stamps being stuck around the hinge. Also stockbook of mainly C to H countries with c.43 defin sets of same period – some m.m., others u.m., inc. Hong Kong 1954 set m.m. And a stockbook of KG6/QE to 1970 m. & u. inc. some omnibus. .. .. .. .. .. .. £300.

72 --; stockleaves with unmounted mint selection of KG6 of Aden, Ascension, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman, F.I.D., Fiji, Gambia, and others. Some dupl. S.t.c.£800. (c.300) £130.

73 --; QV to KG6 (with just a few later) m. & u. colln. in eight ring-binders. Mostly odd values, part/short sets, but with many values cat. in pounds e.g. India KE7 5r, 10r, 15r u. Also inc-ludes some postcards. Canada is in separate SG album and extends to 1977. (1,000s) £120.

74 --; binder with various KG6 m.m. definitive sets on stockleaves; Aden 1939, Barbados 1950, Br. Guiana 1938, Solomons 1939, Cayman 1938 and 1950, Gold Coast 1938, and Turks & Caicos 1938. (Cat.£720 for u.m.) .. .. .. £100.

75 --; stockbook of QV-KG6 (just a few later) mint and used mainly odd values/part sets, with many catalogued in pounds each e.g. some useful N.Rhodesia KG5. (c.1,200) £100.

76 --; stockleaves with m.m. selection of KG6 of Aden, Ascension, Bahamas, Barbados, Bechuanaland, Bermuda, Burma, and others. Slight dupl. S.t.c.£1,000. (c.280 .. £100.

77 --; fourteen various albums/stockbooks with a wide variety of mint and used from all periods, inc. some better. Also some album pages etc. (1,000s) .. .. £100.

78 --; stockleaves of used KG6 (countries A to G) inc. many medium values, some light dup-lication. S.t.c.£800. (350+) .. .. .. .. .. 90.

79 --; stockleaf with m.m. selection of KG6 of Pitcairn, St. Helena, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Solomon, Seychelles, S.Rhodesia, and others. Slight dupl. S.t.c.£680. (c.195) .. 80.

80 --; mainly mint seln. of mostly better stamps of various countries inc. Burma 1937 opts. 2r, 5r, and 10r f.u. (“as is”), Brit. Occ. Italian Colonies (MEF) 1943-47 set (11) m.m./l.m.m. (£85), Gilbert & Ellice 1939-55 set (12) l.m.m. (£42), Malta 1886 5/- m.m. (£110), etc. (120) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75.

81 --; modern mint (apparently all u.m.) selection of Aitutaki, Alderney, Anguilla, Antigua, and Ascension, mainly as sets, some duplication. S.t.c.£600. (100s) .. 70.

82 --; used range on stockleaf of QE (majority 1950s-60s) and inc. some sets, of various countries B to G. S.t.c.£600. (200+) .. .. .. .. 60.

83 --; modern mint (apparently all u.m.) seln. of Bermuda, B.A.T., Canada, Christmas Is., Cocos, and a few others. Often in sets and with some dupl. S.t.c.£515. (c.230+).. 60.

84 --; stockleaf of mainly used KG6 (a few KG5 or QE, or mint) inc. better values, of KUT (29), Iraq (2), HK (2), Gibraltar (10), and Pitcairn (8). S.t.c.£630., mainly sound to fine. 60.

85 --; four stockbooks of mostly odd values/part sets, stockbook of UK, two royalty-related albums, packets of loose, etc. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. 50.

86 --; mainly 1950s-60s u.m. on stockleaves of several countries N to S, often in sets and with a little duplication. S.t.c.£430. (c.150) .. .. .. .. 50.

A B u y e r ’ s P r e m i u m o f 1 0 % ( v a t - i n c l u s i v e ) w i l l b e a d d e d t o a l l s a l e p r i c e s .Stamps and Collectables Auction, 30 January 2017 Page 6 Estimate .

Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.87 British Commonwealth; duplicated stock of Canada in a stockbook, 3 other stockbooks of

mixed Commonwealth, and a bundle of album pages marked “to be sorted”. Much KG5/KG6 with some earlier and later. (1,000s) .. .. .. 40.

88 --; album of mint Bermuda 1937-81 inc. 1953 set m.m., a binder of m.mint Nigeria 1937-71, albums of Gambia and Ghana m. & u., and album of m.m. countries “Sa” to “Se”. (100s) 40.

89 --; printed SG albums (with pages to 1995) with mostly used collections of Australia (two vols.), Canada, and New Zealand, Also Collecta printed album with South Africa 1961-86 m. & u. inc. some Homelands. (100s) .. .. .. .. 40.

90 --; old Ideal album vol.II for issues 1915-30 Empire, and New Ideal album vol.1 for Empire stamps 1840-1936 with various odds inc. some up to 1950s. Partly picked but still with a fair range remaining. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. 30.

91 --; few pages of countries A-B mounted mint inc. Aden (Qu’aiti) 1963 set (12), Basutoland 1961-63 set (11), etc. S.t.c.£220. (103) .. .. .. .. 30.

92 --; album of countries M to Z mainly m.m. (some used) 1930s-60s. (100s) .. 28.93 --; 24 small stockcards of m. & u. UK stamps overprinted (Morocco Agencies and Middle

East), light dupl. (c.250) .. .. .. .. .. 20.94 --; packets of large stamps used on piece of Malta (c.500) and Canada (c.500), plus small

stamps of Canada (c.600) .. .. .. .. .. 15.95 --; Asia; stockbooks of India, Pakistan (2), and Burma with m. & u. stamps. (Many 100s) 40.96 --; West Indies; packet of large stamps used on piece with values to $10. (c.500) 20.97 --; Omnibus; 1948-49 Silver Wedding high values of Aden (Kathiri) u.m. (cat.£18), Gilbert

& Ellice m.m. (£16), Nigeria m.m. (£17), Seychelles u.m. (£15), Singapore l.m.m. (£110). 30.98 --; 1981 R.Wedding u.m. colln. in two volumes. (100s) .. .. 15.99 --; --; royal events stamps, m.s., covers, etc. for various 1970s/80s events in eight albums, a

stockbook, and loose. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. 30.100 Europe; assortment of items inc. eight mint sheets of Germany (Soviet Zone), other Germ-

any (inc. 1922 Air set with non-guaranteed cancels), mixed Russian/Soviet area, Belgium (inc. earlies and railway parcels), Denmark 1933-41 type I 25ø blue and 25ø brown m.m.. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 70.

101 --; large KA-BE album with u.m. stamps of West and East Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Yugoslavia. Also a medium stockbook (many loose) with more from same countries. (Many 100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50.

102 --; Eleven various albums/stockbooks with a range of mint and used stamps, with much Germany. Also some album leaves. (1,000s) .. .. .. 50.

103 Middle East; 33 small stockcards of m. & u. with better, packets of mostly used, both with duplication. Also an album of thematics. (100s) .. .. .. 40.

104 Airmails; small pre-1960 seln. inc. Sweden 1942 Swans 20kr perf. 4-sides l.m.m. (cat.£80), etc. (22) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.

105 Booklets; small box with seln. inc. Ireland, I.o.M., various Commonwealth, etc. (33) 40.106 Miniature sheets; packet of m. & u. with much Commonwealth (inc. c.30 Solomon Is.

s.t.c.£117.). (c.150) .. .. .. .. .. 40.107 --; European selection of mainly u.m. m.s./sheetlets (a few m.m. or c.t.o.) of Liechtenstein

(4, inc. 1936 Philatelic u.m. with wrinkles) Monaco (9), Croatia (4, inc. 1943 “Ustascha” imperf. m.m.), Luxembourg (4). .. .. .. ..

20.108 Thematic; Millennium; album of u.m. of various countries inc. Canada (16 sheetlets of 4),

USA (10 sheets of 15), etc. .. .. .. .. .. 30. --; --; see also Covers (PNCs).

109 --; Music; collection in 11 stockbooks of mainly u.m. stamps, plus many used and some m.m. Much from the 1960s-2000, sets and odds. (1,000s) .. .. 80.

110 --; Nature; two albums with mint stamps of wildlife, stockleaves of m. & u. elephants, album of mint and used fruits, and stockbook of mint nature. (100s) .. 50.

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Collections and Mixed Lots, continued.111 Thematic; Transport; stockbook of ships (c.750, mainly mint), binder of covers (c.40) and

postcards (c.60) on shipping, stockbook of aircraft mint inc. RAF 75th/80th Annivs. (c.400), stockbook of railways (c.1,600 m. & u.), two cover albums with railway-related covers (54, mostly UK), binder of Mosquito Aircraft Museum covers (29), and some world railway miniature sheets etc. .. .. .. .. .. 60.

112 --; --; stockbook of m. & u. railways, two stockbooks of m. & u. aircraft, and a stockbook of ships. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.

113 Covers; mainly 1933-46 bundle of commercial covers, many from India, Barbados or Nigeria, and largely addressed to Barbados or India. Includes a good proportion of airmail and/or censors, and inc. ten with Barbados postage due stamps. (c.170) .. £100.

114 --; mixed largely European bundle of commercial and philatelic inc. Thrace (Allied Occ.) first six values used on 10s p.stat. card (but postmarked Odrin 3.12.19 – before issue date), other interesting, a few unused postcards, etc. (c.110). Also approx.200+ Polish covers of mainly 1950s, largely first day. .. .. .. .. 60.

115 --; four UK 1934 air covers by various first flights, plus four air company labels, and bundles of mainly 1930s airmail covers of USA (c.50, may cachets), Canada (9, some cachets), and others (c.20). .. .. .. .. .. 40.

116 --; mixed FDCs and commercial covers in two albums, and much loose, generally fairly modern. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 24.

117 --; Philatelic Numismatic Covers; two-volume Millennium collection of various countries, inc. one of Turks & Caicos with coin containing 1/30oz each of silver and 14ct gold. (35). 50.

118 Cinderellas; flat box with UK Locals FDCs, Christmas seals, sheet of A1 bonus labels, etc. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.

119 --; interesting selection inc. Tirol parcel post labels (8), several European music-themed labels about 1910s-30s, a few exhibition items, Belgium press illus., etc. (c.60 items) 20.

--; see also India, UK Cinderellas.120 Supplies (Second-Hand); Safe Perfotronic electronic perforation measurer, with mains

adaptor. Seems to be in working order but not guaranteed. New retail £235. 50.121 --; Safe Signoscope T1 watermark detector with mains adaptor. Seems to be in working

order but not guaranteed. New retail £210. .. .. .. 50.122 --; A4-size stockbooks (11), smaller stockbooks (2), green Senator Standard binder. 40.123 --; Safe Signoscope T2 watermark detector with mains adaptor. Seems to be in working

order but not guaranteed. New retail £102. .. .. .. 24.124 --; two black SG Simplex Standard albums, each with c.75 leaves and slipcase. Also SG

Commonwealth and Empire 1840-1970 catalogue (2014) and Stamp Collecting by Philips (1983) – the books with marks. .. .. .. .. 24.

125 --; Hawid strips (16 packets – some unopened), Inst-a-Tector watermark detector, Hawid mount cutter, SG Colour Keys (2), etc. .. .. .. .. 20.

126 --; a Lindner album (suitable for booklets ?), Chinese stockbook, various packets of mounts, and others. . .. .. .. .. .. 15.

127 Literature; The Postal History of Oman 1856-1985 (1985), and Part II for 1986-1990, both fine but signed at endpapers. Also a few loose stamps and covers. .. 20.

128 --; Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps – Volume V – North America, 1973, in two volumes. .. .. .. .. 15.

129 --; the same, but in the standard one-volume edition. .. .. .. 15.130 --; SG Stamps of the World 2007 edition in five volumes, almost as new. .. 20.131 --; mixed box inc. The Queen’s Stamps by N.Courtney (2004), Barefoot British Common-

wealth Revenues (2002), and various mixed general books and catalogues. .. 15. --; see also Collectables Literature.


Non-Philatelic Items (Collectables)

CIGARETTE AND TRADE CARDS

132 Seven modern albums of mainly sets and some part sets. A wide mix of subjects, companies, and quality and inc. modern trade cards as well as pre-war cigarette cards. Quality varies but many are fine, and inc. some sets less often seen. (c.80 sets/part sets) .. £200.

133 Large collection/accumulation in nine various albums, scrapbooks, and photo albums (“sticky page” type, but many cards still ok), plus others loose. A wide mix inc. some modern trade cards, some silks, etc. Mixed quality but many fine. (1,000s) .. £100.

134 Two modern albums of sets and odds of various subjects. Mainly pre-war tobacco issues but some others. Includes Churchman 1936 The Queen Mary set (50, fine, cat.£80), Anglo Confectionery 1971 Walt Disney Characters part set (67, mainly fine, £368), Player 1925 and 1927 Gilbert and Sullivan both sets (good/fine, £60, £55), etc. (100s) Also seven sets in contemporary printed albums. .. .. .. .. £100.

135 Two-volume colln. in printed albums/books for 1936 Olympics published by Cigaretten-Binderdienst Hamburg-Bahrenfeld (one book with damage at foot). Also some albums of modern tea cards, and some others. .. .. .. .. 30.

136 Large shoebox of bundled cards, mainly pre-war cigarette cards in part sets. (1,000s) 30.137 Shoebox of bundled cards, mainly pre-war cig. cards, some later trade. (1,000s) 24.138 Player; 1939 Golf (large size) set (25) in generally fine condition (a few marks). Cat.£192.

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.139 Football; album containing Smith 1912 Footballers (5 with dark blue back, 2 with light

blue, fine, cat.£98), Sport Photos 1950 Smashers part set (85, poor/fine, £1,062), Mitchell 1934 Scottish Footballers set (poor, £160), Mitchell 1935 Scottish Football Snaps set (poor, £140), Donaldson 1953 Sports Favourites (252 different, mainly good/fine, £2,268), Kiddy’s Favourites 1948 Popular Footballers set (52, good/fine, £180), Anon. Scottish Footballers (24, ref.SFBL, mainly fine), and a few modern. .. .. £240.

140 --; album containing Ardath Photocards (“D” Scottish Football Teams, set of 165, fine, cat.£250), Will’s 1939 Association Footballers set (50, mainly fine, £65), John Sinclair 1938 Well Known Footballers (Scottish) part set (46, fine, £64), D.C.Thomson (Wizard) 1955 Famous Footballers set (25, good/fine, £60), similar 1956 set (24, fine, £60), Ardath Photocards of mixed football series (42), and a few odds. .. 60.

141 Military; two albums of mainly reproductions sets, plus some other original cards. 20.142 Naval; album of mainly sets inc. Wills 1909 Naval Dress & Badges set (50, fair/fine, cat.

£175), 1911 Signalling Series set (50, fine, £95), Taddy 1914 Admirals & Generals (3 odds, good, £52), and many others. (100s) .. .. .. .. 60.

143 Scottish Subjects; S.C.W.S. 1924 Burns set (25, mainly fine, cat.£40), Ardath 1935 Famous Scots odds (12, fine, £18), Cope 1900 Characters from Scott nos. 11-15 and 46-50 (good/fine, £130), Player 1907 Highland Clans set (25, poor to fair, £110), a repro. set of the same, and a set of 40 modern advertising cards. .. .. .. .. 40.

144 Scouting; album containing seven complete sets; Gallaher 1922 Boy Scout Series (brown back, fair to fine, cat.£225), Ogden 1911 Boy Scouts (blue back, good/fine, £160), Ogden 1912 Boy Scouts 2nd Series (blue back, fine, £160), Ogden 1929 Boy Scouts (mainly fine, £140), Player’s 1933 Boy Scout & Girl Guide (fine, £20), and C.W.S. 1939 Boy Scout Badges (fine, £72). Also Phillips 1924 Famous Boys (fine, £70). .. .. £100.

145 Sports; two albums of mixed subjects inc. Churchman 1927 Sporting Trophies set (25, fine, cat.£62), Ogden 1937 Champions of 1936 set (50, fine, £100), Anon set of 100 small sepia cards, Wills 1937 British Sporting Personalities set (48, fine, £48), plus some other odds, modern cards, and reproductions. .. .. .. .. 60.

146 Reproductions; eight modern albums of sets of repro. cards of mixed subjects and issuers. (Estimated c.120 sets) .. .. .. .. .. 75.

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Non-Philatelic Items, continued.CIGARETTE AND TRADE CARDS, continued.

147 Reproductions; c.76 sets of fifty, and c.33 sets of twenty-five, all in neat bundles. Mixed subjects. Also unused pages to contain them. .. .. .. 40.

148 --; thirteen framed sets or part sets of repro cards – all in wooden frames, mainly Perspex front/back (one glass). .. .. .. .. .. 20.

COINS149 Mixed box with main value in an album of UK (inc. numerous half-crowns, album contains

in total face 64/3 in pre-1947 silver, and 3/6 in pre-20), little bag of silver threepences (105), plus other cheaper UK/world, and a few banknotes. (100s) .. .. £120.

150 Mixed loose world lot with standard UK material, left-over holiday money, etc., but with a scattering of slightly better (e.g. UK 1890 crown, some other silver, etc.) (100s) 70.

151 Small deed box of mixed UK and foreign inc. one or two nicer. Approx.10.kg gross. 50.152 Small mix inc. USA 1882 silver dollar with CC mintmark (about F), the others mainly

cheaper UK. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.153 World mix with many cheaper (e.g. UK pennies and halfpennies, mixed low-value foreign),

but inc. replica Lusitania medallion, USA 1924 dollar (worn), etc. (100s) .. 40.154 UK silver proofs of 1977 and 1980 crowns, plus Turks and Caicos 1980 silver 10 crowns,

a few other mixed coins, and UK 1911 Coronation official bronze medallion in box (marks etc.). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.

155 Mix in box, mainly cheaper, roughly half foreign, and half UK pennies/halfpennies, etc. Approx. 5kg net. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.

156 United Kingdom; small album of mixed, the main value being in silver coins (59/- face in pre-1947, 20/6 in pre-1920, plus couple foreign) including 1888-89 crowns and 1816 shilling (fine). .. .. .. .. .. .. £120.

157 --; UK 1935 and 1937 crowns, and just a few others. .. .. .. 10.158 --; 1981 Royal Wedding, 2000 Millennium, and 2002 Jubilee silver proof crowns. 30.159 U.S.A.; 1999-2008 collection of fifty “State Quarters” in large illustrated fold-out present-

ation folder (a few scuffs etc. on cover). .. .. .. .. 15.160 --; 1999-2008 collection of fifty “State Quarters” in fold-out folder. .. 12.

MEDALS etc.161 Group of four comprising 1914-15 Star, War Medal, Victory Medal, and Royal Naval Long

Service and Good Conduct Medal (KE7), all named to PO. 7771, Pte. H.V.Deadman, R.M.L.I. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60.

162 Two standard WW1 pairs – one pair named to Lieut. H.B. MacLardy, the other to Lieut. R.J. Ross (neither with number or unit). Also a French Croix de Guerre (1914-1917 reverse) which may or may not be connected. .. .. .. .. 40.

163 WW1 group of three comprising 1914-1915 Star, War Medal, and Victory Medal, named to 65577 2. Cpl. (or Sjt.) J.T.Ritchie, R.E. Also Silver War Badge, and “Comrades of the Great War” lapel badge. .. .. .. .. .. 40.

164 Memorial Plaque to Peter Kyles (probably 9697 Pte. Peter Kyles, 2 Bn. Royal Scots). Gener-ally fine with a little wear. .. .. .. .. .. 30.

165 Memorial Plaque to Myles Brown. Generally fine with a little wear. .. 30.166 WW2 group of six (1939-45 Star, Africa Star with 8th Army clasp, Italy Star, France and

Germany Star, Defence Medal, and War Medal) in original box of issue. Also his Soldier’s Service and Pay Book, a small wooden box with Desert Rat design, a book about the 7th Armoured Division, and other papers. (Also WW1 standard pair named to 158832 Gnr. J. Pendreich, R.A. – probably his father.) .. .. .. .. 60.

167 Imperial Service Medal (KG6 type with “INDIAE:IMP:” on obverse), named to Georgina Catherine S. Ross (Post Office ?). .. .. .. .. 20.


Non-Philatelic Items, continued.POSTCARDS

168 Varied seln. of mainly earlier cards inc. several industrial subjects, a few shipping, and nudes. (37) .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.

169 Isle of Man; c.1905-14 seln. of Snaefell Summit Guide Cards with minor differences. (9) 10.

170 Glamour; two albums of artistic, art repro, photographic, nudes (studio and others), act-resses, déshabillé, bathing, etc., mainly approx. 1900s-50s. (c.295) .. 40.

See also general mixed lot 26.

OTHER CATEGORIES171 Bonds; duplicated lot of German Bonds (with remaining vouchers, and each impressed

with UK 4/- tax mark) for 1,000m dated 1890 (9) and 1894 (13, one of these also with French mark), 1898 (3). .. .. .. .. .. 45.

172 Ephemara; souvenir printed handkerchief “Souvenir de Salonique” showing “carcass of the Zeppelin LZ85…”, and coloured print on black felt WW1 souvenir (American ?) with text “Over The Top/The Supreme Sacrifice For Everlasting Peace”. .. 20.

173 Photographic Equipment; two Praktica cameras in cases plus extra lenses, flash, and two camera bags. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.

174 --; Nikon camera in bag plus case and a selection of filters. .. .. 10.175 Collectables Literature; Krause Standard Catalog of World Paper Money – General Issues

1368-1960, 11th Edition (2006). .. .. .. .. 10.176 --; Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900, 6th Edition (2009). 10.177 Collectables Mixed Lots; a few silver coins with drilled holes (mainly 1780-1825 Spanish),

plus silver watch chain, head of a pipe with sterling silver mounts, etc. .. 40.178 --; small mix of coins (mainly UK inc. 9 x £2), plus a few postcards, banknotes, etc. 30.179 --; charity box with modern postcards, tourist photo booklets, just a few coins, tapes/DVDs,

etc. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10.

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Classified by Country180 Antigua; 1903-7 ½d (2 shades), 1d, 2½d, 3d (small thin), 2/- (uncertain wmk.), and 2/6,

1908-17 ½d green, 1d, 2d (3), 3d (2), 6d, and 1/-, all mounted mint. Cat.£240... 45.181 Australia; 1931-36 ‘Roo £1 sound used but tone spot (SG 137 cat.£275), plus 1931 Kings-

ford Smith 6d used fourblock cat.£76. .. .. .. .. 30.182 --; 1981-87 collection on stockleaves of commem sets and defin odds, all c.t.o. and nearly

all-different, inc. se-tenant strips. Also includes A.A.T. Cat. c.£240. (c.330, 3 m.s.) 30.183 --; small seln. of souvenir covers etc. (20), a few airletters/pre-paid envelopes (25), and a

seln. of the 1990s Species mainly u.m. with different formats. .. .. 15.184 Belgium; 1936-76 small seln. of miniature sheets inc. 1936 Borgerhout faulty m.m. (cat.

£90), 1936 Charleroi (1 unused no gum, 1 toned m.m., 1 toned cancelled in margin, cat.£65/£42), 1937 Ysaye u.m. (£40), etc. .. .. .. .. 26.

185 --; 1951 Anti-Tb set (8) u.m., 1952 Cultural 4f, 8f m.m., 1954 Beguinage set (6) u.m. (toning), and other sets; also 12 values (not 15c) of private 1945 “V” overprints. 20.

186 Canada; 1859-1994 mint and used colln. in two stockbooks, plus a smaller stockbook with mostly booklets, and another stockbook and loose. Includes some better in QV to KG6 period. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 70.

187 --; 1897 Jubilee selection of mint values comprising 1c m.m., 5c m.m. (off-centre), 6c m.m. (short perf), 8c u.m. (off-centre to lower-right), 10c m.m. (crease), 15c m.m., 20c m.m. (bend), and 50c pale ultramarine m.m. (centred high). Cat.£823. .. .. 90.

188 --; 1897 Jubilee 50c bright ultramarine fine unmounted mint. Centred to left and slightly low, good perforations. SG 135 (cat.£200 for m.m.) .. .. .. 80.


189 Canada; 1897 Jubilee $5 sound used. Centred low and to right, fairly heavy roller cancel, reasonable perforations but with some irregular or weak. SG 140 cat.£700. .. 80.

190 --; mainly mint selection inc. several KG5 mint, three KG6 booklet panes, 1962-64 5c pack of 20, 1967-73 4c pack of 25, etc. (60 items) Also a few Greece and Ireland. .. 30.

191 --; 1929-42 seln. of airmail covers, all with cachets, some covers affected by damp (c.40 sound covers, c. 12 damp-affected). .. .. .. .. 30.

192 --; 1995-2000 seln. of miniature sheets and sheetlets with light duplication, face value c.£124 (c.40). Also similar of Australia (5), Ireland (1), Poland (1), and Portugal (1). 30.

193 Ceylon; 1861-1958 seln. of used on album leaves with light dupl. inc. 1921-22 5r g.u., 1927 5r f.u., (100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 35.

194 --; selection of mint stamps in blocks or sheets inc. 1935-36 50c (8, heavily toned), 1940-41 3c/20c (8), 1949 UPU 5c (50), 15c (25), many from 1950s/early-60s. Mainly fine but some with faults. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.

195 --; 1938-49 2c perf.11x11½ complete sheet of 60 (SG 386c cat.£1½ each), and 50c perf.11½x11 corner block of 15 (SG 394d cat.£8 each), all u.m., majority fine but some faults. 20.

196 China; mainly 1940s-60s mixture inc. 7 covers (some faults), seln. of stamps, three catal-ogues, etc. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.

197 --; Communist; East Hebei; 1948 Tangshan surcharges $3,000 on $3 pair used on cover to England. Both stamps, and cover, with some serious faults, but must be a scarce cover. 20.

198 --; People’s Republic; 1973-77 seln. of unaddressed FDCs, mainly plain, hinged onto album leaves. Some tone spots and other marks. Stamps s.t.c.£206. (16) .. 30.

199 --; Taiwan; 1953-2009 u.m. (just a few m.m.) and used collection on stockleaves in binder, with better inc. 1965 New York World Fair (2nd issue) u.m., and with the bulk in more recent years. (c.460, 2 blocks, c.48 m.s., 8 pres.packs). .. .. 80.

200 Denmark; 1895-1979 mint colln. on stockleaves inc. 1895-1901 bicoloured 25ø, 50o m.m., 1907-12 50ø m.m., 1913-28 Christian X 70ø, 1kr blue & brown m.m., reasonable range in later years (these often u.m., slightly duplicated). S.t.c. DM 1,300. (per an old 1998/99 catalogue). (c.488, 3 m.s., 1 bkt.) .. .. .. .. 75.

201 Dodecanese Islands; mint and used collection of Greek and Italian periods on a few pages with many medium values, inc. 1912 50c SG 2 f.u. (cat.£44), 1930 Ferrucci set (3) m.m. (£55), Virgil set (13) m.m. (£45), some of individual islands. (c.130) .. 50.

202 Estonia; 1919-20 5p in four c.t.o. half-sheets of 50, and 15p in six c.t.o. half sheets of 50, plus two c.t.o. irregular blocks of 43 and 44. .. .. ..

15.203 Falkland Islands; postcard (of Tower of London Yeoman Warder) with, on address side,

three stamps affixed (KE7 ½d, KG5 2d, 2½d), across which has been written in ink “Purch-ased at Port Stanley Falkland Islands in December 1914 the day after the Naval Success”. 40.

204 --; 1933 Centenary part set 1d to 2/6 l.m.m./m.m. (the 2/6 fine l.m.m.), SG 128-135 cat.£489. .. .. .. .. .. .. £120.

205 --; 1952 defin 5/-, 10/-, and £1 u.m., SG 183-5 cat.£90. .. .. .. 24.206 Finland; 1917-72 mint colln. on stockleaves with 1931 Granberg l.m.m., many charity sets,

etc. S.t.c. DM 760 (per an old 1998/99 catalogue) (c.260, 2 bkts.) .. .. 45.207 France; c.1927-60 mint collection in stockbook, mixed u.m./l.m.m./m.m. and inc. many

sets. Some better inc. 1930-32 Air set (2) m.m., 1934 Dove 1f50 m.m., 1935 Unemployed Intellectuals set (2) l.m.m., 1936 Air short set to 3f50 m.m./u.m., 1936 Paris Exhibition set (6) m.m., 1952 National Relief set (6) u.m./l.m.m., 1953 National Relief set (6) u.m./l.m.m., Sports set (6) m.m., 1954 National Relief set (missing 18f) u.m./l.m.m., 1956 National Relief set (6) m.m., etc. Total cat. of just those items cat. £10+ is over £1,500. (700+) £100.

208 French Colonies and Post Offices ; small stockbook well-packed with approx.1,000+ duplicates, small seln. of used New Caledonia (30, s.t.c.£26.), and some Algeria. 15.

209 Gambia; 1886-1909 mainly mint seln., s.t.c.£290. (15) .. .. .. 40.


210 Germany; packet of charity stamps used on piece, mostly fairly modern medium or high values. (c.1,000). .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.

211 --; West Germany and West Berlin; small m. & u. seln. comprising W.Germany 1949 Wichern l.m.m. (tone spots), W.Berlin 1949 surcharges set (4) m.m., 1950 ERP both m.m. & u., 1951 Stamp Day m.m. and used sets, 1952 Beethoven m.m. & u., 1953 Uprising m.m. and used sets, and six others. A few with small tone spots. Cat.£1,051. .. 40.

212 --; West Germany and Unified; 1949-2007 m.m. and used colln. on printed pages in two binders, with some better in early period. Also similar binder of W.Berlin 1948-90 mostly used. (Many 100s) .. .. .. .. .. 60.

213 --; Booklets; Allied Occupation 1947 3m booklet complete (SG SB49 cat.£75, fair condit-ion), West Germany 1951 the scarce Numeral 2m50 booklet complete (SG SB50 cat.£950, first pane with some folded perfs, partly trimmed at foot lightest adherance off back cover, some folded perfs, both panes with some very small tone spots, and blemish on back cover), and 1972 Olympics 2m booklet (SG SB66 cat.£11). .. .. .. 50.

--; 1936 Olympics; see Collectables (Cigarette Cards).214 Greece; 1927-34 m. & u. seln. inc. 1927 defin set (15) m.m./l.m.m. (the 50d used), plus 25l

imperf single used (dubious cancel), 1927-28 5d “Sir Edward” l.m.m., 5d Heyden l.m.m., 1930 Centenary set (18) m.m., 1930 Monastery 8d l.m.m., 1933 Averoff 50d l.m.m., 75d “Greece” f.u., 1934 Stadium perf.11½ m.m. (poor gum – regummed ?), etc. Cat.£1,750+ (46) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £150.

215 Hong Kong; 1863-92 mostly used colln. on pages with various QV inc. 1891 20c surcharge g.u. (SG 45a cat.£150), KE7 to $1, KG6 to $10 (both), 1941 Centenary m. & u. sets, and later. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. .. 80.

216 --; 1900-06 m.m. seln. with 1900-01 12c, 30c, 1903 short set to $1 (faults on 5c, 20c), and 1904-6 10c. S.t.c.£630. (14) .. .. .. .. .. £120.

217 --; 1900-72 used collection on pages of defins and some commems, with numerous medium values, some dupl. particularly in KG6. S.t.c.£800. (c.300) .. .. 50.

218 --; 1941 Centenary set (6) in u.m. fourblocks. Cat.£360. .. .. ..90.219 --; 1968-83 used colln. of commems on pages, mainly in sets. S.t.c.£300. (c.150) 22.220 India; 1882-1980 (and a few later) mostly used colln. on pages with some light dupl. Some

better inc. 1911-22 10r (3), 15r, 25r g./f.u., 1926-33 25r g.u. (“wireless” cancel), 1937-40 15r sound u., etc. (c.450) .. .. .. .. .. 50.

221 --; 1901-73 colln. of covers, registered letters, postal stationery cards, airletters, etc. on album leaves, inc. range of slogan postmarks. (c.160) .. .. 30.

222 --; 1911-22 1½a (“ONE AND A HALF ANNAS”) in four mint blocks, each of 64 (16 x 4). Most are fine unmounted mint, but a few with marks or other faults. SG 165 cat.£9 each = £2,304. .. .. .. .. .. .. £150.

223 --; Revenues; seln. of adhesives and cut-outs of India and States. (46) .. 20.224 Iran; 1876-1978 colln. of mint and used on album pages (largely written-up), inc. four

1931 Basrah-London air covers. Also stockbook inc. later. (100s) .. 50.225 Ireland; 1922-97 two binders of m. & u. on stockleaves, a binder of postal stationery and

year packs, and year books for 1989-90, 1990-91. (100s) .. .. 50.226 --; 1986-2000 seln. of u.m. sheetlets, mainly Christmas or Europa. S.t.c.£250+. (20) 30.227 --; packet of large stamps used on piece, mostly quite modern. (c.600) .. 12.228 Israel; binder with 12 Interim Period covers (some tone spots). Also other 1949-67 FDCs

etc. (20) .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.229 Jamaica; 1905-11 wmk. Mult. Crown CA ½d with watermark inverted, fine used (just the

slightest touch of toning at top). SG 38aw cat.£170. This is the example that was shown to SG and that led to it being catalogued. .. .. .. .. 40.

230 --; 1981-87 used (c.t.o.) seln. of commem sets and defin odds, all-different. Cat. c.£268 a few years ago. (172, 10 m.s.) .. .. .. .. .. 40.

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231 Kenya; 1966-77 seln. of blocks, minor varieties, etc. Main value is in two coil strips (each of seven u.m. with coil joins) of 1971-74 50c Janthina janthina (cat. £182). Also some Tanzania and Uganda. (95 items) .. .. .. 24.

232 Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika; 1938-54 selection of mounted mint values to £1, most being the first issued perf., comprising SG nos. 131, 132, 134, 138, 139b, 141, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, and 150a. (Cat.£661 for u.m.) .. .. .. 70.

233 Malaysia; 1970 Butterfly $2 u.m. imperforate horizontal pair. .. .. 40.234 Mauritius; 1859-1969 colln. of mostly used on pages inc. 1859-61 6d dull purple-slate f.u.,

1900-05 1r f.u., 1904-07 1r g./f.u., 1910 2r50 f.u., etc. (200) .. .. 70.235 --; 1900-05 Arms set (18) fresh mounted mint, a few perfs at foot of 2r50 slightly trimmed.

SG 138-155 cat.£350. .. .. .. .. .. 90.236 --; 1938-49 defin set (12), and 1950 defin set (15) l.m.m. (Cat.£120 and £75 for u.m.) 40.237 Monaco; 1885-1990 (majority pre-1960) m. & u. range on stockleaves, all-different (some

present both m. & u.) and mainly fine. Cat.c.£770+. (386) .. .. 75.238 Mongolia; 1932 1t (1 fine, 1 poorer), and 10t (2 fine) m.m., SG 55, 58, cat.£88.12.239 Netherlands; 1949-51 Juliana set (20) lightly mounted mint (most very lightly, the 1g with

light bend). SG 684-701 (cat.£1,700 for u.m.) .. .. .. £140.240 New Zealand; 1857-2000 duplicated stock in three stockbooks of m. & u. from 8 imperf

Chalons onwards. Also a stockbook of m. & u. Health issues up to 1976, another stockbook of various mint and two albums – one of 1970-90 m.m., other of m. & u. up to KG6, etc. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. .. £100.

241 --; odds on stockleaf inc. 1940 Centenary used set, m.m. odds inc. 1/-, 1953-59 5/-, 10/- l.m.m., etc. (49) .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.

242 --; four items - 1971-73 4c on 2½c photogravure surcharge u.m. with misplaced surcharge, the bars near upper-centre and “4c” at lower-left, just over perfs. CP P30a(t), SG 957 (small tone spot); 1996-98 three sets of three “Best of …” miniature sheets u.m., face $48.60 (= c.£28); 1998 $4 Scenic booklet printed on reversed paper (stamps printed on backing paper, cover printed on stamp paper) – unmounted mint, CP W66b(ya) cat.$130 (plus normal for comparison); and a $4 Scenic booklet u.m. with the “Tory Channel” (without “Marlborough Sound”) error, CP W66a(z) cat.$45. .. .. .. 50.

243 --; 1996-2012 complete run of Year Books, also Stamps of Racing, Queen Mother, and Millennium Album, and two Ross Dependency folders. Face value roughly estimated at NZ$1,600 (= c.£900) .. .. .. .. .. £300.

244 --; 1996-2016 u.m. lot of miniature sheets with light duplication, face value c.NZ$980 (= c.£550.) Also a few recent mint stamps. .. .. .. £240.

245 --; Booklets; 2013-15 seln. of u.m. bkts. Face value c.NZ$194 (= c.£109). (13).. 40.246 Rhodesia; 1892-94 set (7, plus shades of ½d, 8d, and 3 x 4d), 1895 set (2) fair/fine used.

SG 18-28 cat.£259. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.247 Samoa; wholesale accumulation of a few sets (some complete sheets) and miniature sheets

from 1980-82 (up to 40 of each). Cat.£278. .. .. .. .. 26.248 Sharjah; Officials; 1965 – the 1np to 4np of 1963 Freedom from Hunger set overprinted

ON STATE SERVICE in English and Arabic in u.m. fourblocks, the opt. similar to SG O16. Thought to have been prepared for issue with the 1965 Officials, but not issued.

20.249 Sierra Leone; 1972-78 defins u.m. stock comprising 609 each of 7c, 10c, 15c, 18c, 264

each of 4c, 25c, 20 each of 20c, 50c, 29 each of 1l, 2l, all in blocks. Total cat.£806. 35.250 South Africa; 1913-24 horizontal pairs with inverted watermarks of ½d, 1d (2), 1½d, 2d

(plus single), 3d ultramarine, 6d, and 1/- (few rough perfs). Also normal 2/6 vertical pair, 5/- (short perf), and 10/-. All mounted mint. Cat.£526. .. .. .. £100.

251 Sri Lanka; 1978 Butterflies 50c, 5r, and 10r, each in unused (no gum) horizontal imperf-orate pair. SG 660-662. .. .. .. .. .. 30.


252 Sweden; 1855-96 small used colln. inc. 1855 6 Sk.Bco. very poor used, 1858 5ö f.u., 9ö poor u., various Ring Types, etc. (c.115) .. .. .. .. 60.

253 Switzerland; 1923-44 poor to fine mint and used seln. of air issues, some in sets. Includes 1923-40 35c poor u., 40c Aviator fair u., 40c Wings f.u. (grilled gum), 75c g.u., 2f g.u., etc. Cat.£653. (27) .. .. .. .. .. .. 50.

254 --; packet of charity stamps used on piece. (c.500) .. .. .. 15.255 --; International Organisations; International Refugees Organisation; 1950 set (8) mint

top three values u.m., others very lightly hinged. SG LR1-8 cat.£275. .. 40.256 Turkey; collection on Hagner pages 1923-2000 mostly used with dupl., plus mint and used

on album leaves 1956-84. (100s) .. .. .. .. 30.257 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; 1937-49 seln. of five m.m. miniature sheets inc. 1937

Architectural m.m. (cat.£35), 1949 Lenin Death Anniv perforated m.m. cat.£250. and imp-erforate m.m. (cat.£1,100 but with tone spots in margin). .. .. 70.

258 --; 1864-1939 mainly used small colln. on pages. (c.140) .. .. 15.259 United States of America; 1857-1990 m.m. & u. colln. in album with a dupl. range of 19th

Century issues inc. 1893 Columbian values to 30c, 1898 Mississippi values to 50c, 1901 Pan-American set, and many later. (100s) .. .. .. 50.

260 --; 1909-57 mint and used selection of mainly selected items inc. 1918 Air set (3) u., 1938 Presidents seln. inc. blocks, 1954-65 mixed odds l.m.m. inc. $5, etc. (c.195) .. 35.

261 --; 1996-2000 with a few earlier seln. of u.m. sheetlets. Face value $147. (c.30) 30.262 Vatican City; 1951 Decree of Gratian set (2) l.m.m., SG 173-4 (cat.£550 for u.m.) 40.

United Kingdom263 1854-58 collection on pages of Penny Reds identified as SC16 (46), LC16 (23), SC14 (41),

and LC14 (400+). Poor to fine. .. .. .. .. .. 75.264 1873-80 Large Coloured Letters 2½d rosy mauve plates 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, and 14, all sound used.

Cat.£545. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.265 1873-80 Large Coloured Letters 3d rose plates 12, 17, and 20, and 6d plates 14, 15, and 16,

sound used, cat.£570. 20.266 1873-80 Large Coloured Letters 4d vermilion plate 15, 4d sage-green plate 15, and 8d, all

sound used. Cat.£1,200. .. .. .. .. .. 35.267 1880-83 Large Coloured Letters 3d plate 21, 4d plates 17 and 18, 6d plate 17, and 1/- plate

13, all sound used. Cat.£505. .. .. .. .. .. 30.268 1948 Silver Wedding £1 very fine used marginal. Cat.£40. .. .. 10.269 1965 Post Office Tower ord. u.m. 3d sheet of 120 (inc. “extra window” variety), and 1/3

upper ½-sheet (60). .. .. .. .. .. .. 10.270 1966 Landscapes ord. 4d (120), 6d (120), 1/3 (60), 1/6 (60) in u.m. sheets or half-sheets, inc.

two varieties. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.271 1971-80 stockbook of defin and commem cylinder blocks. Also a few later. Face c.£67. 40.272 2004 Classic Locomotives in complete u.m. sheets of 24. Face value £74.40. .. 45.273 2012 binder with Olympic (29) and Paralympic (34) complete set of gold medal winners

in sheetlets of six or two. Face value c.£154. .. .. .. £110.274 2012 Olympic Gold Winners set (29) each in u.m. sheetlet of six. Face value £111. 70.275 Miniature Sheets; 1978-early-2016 u.m. collection in two stockalbums, almost complete

with duplication (2 or 3 of each in some cases). Face value stated c.£497 (seems accurate) (147 m.s.). Also three Millennium items. .. .. .. .. £320.

276 Postage Dues; 1936-37 “E8R” set (but the 1d is the “GVIR” issue) mounted mint. SG D19, D21-26, D28 (cat.£450 for u.m. set). (8) .. .. .. 50.

277 Booklets; Prestige Booklets; 1980-2000 seln. in binder (9, plus 1 dupl.). Face value c.£108. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65.

278 --; --; 1998-2010 seln. of PSBs (one creased), face value c.£168. (14) .. £100.Stamps and Collectables Auction, 30 January 2017 Page 15 Estimate .

United Kingdom, continued. 279 Booklets; Prestige Booklets; 2001-10 almost complete run in Royal Mail album (missing

2005 Trafalgar, plus three duplicates) (27). Also “Guide to Space” folder. Face value c.£359. .. .. .. .. .. .. £220.

280 --; --; 2011-16 seln. in binder inc. one duplicate. Face value c.£184. (15) .. £120.281 Post and Go; 2009-16 u.m. range in stockalbum comprising 21 presentation packs and

four exhibition strips. Includes 2009 pack and Birds II pack. Face value c.£94. 90.282 Smilers Sheets; 2000-02 u.m. colln. in Royal Mail album comprising two each of LS1-6,

then one each of LS7-10. Cat.£1,860, face value c.£135. (16) .. .. £180.283 --; 2003-09 u.m. collection in Royal Mail album, complete from 2003 Flowers LS11 to

2008 Air Displays LS47 with some duplication, then various others to 2009 Concorde LS57 (55 sheets). Also five other large sheets. Face c.£728. .. .. £450.

284 --; 2000 Christmas pair of sheets u.m. inscribed “© The Post Office 2000”, just minor wrinkles from handling. SG LS2-3 cat.£360. .. .. .. 75.

285 --; 2001 Christmas pair of sheets with Consignia imprints (SG LS2a, LS3a) u.m. with very mild bend of 1st class sheet, cat.£1,250. Also 2001 Occasions (LS4 cat.£180), 2001 “Smilers” (LS5 cat.£200), and 2001 Cartoons (LS6, cat.£50), all u.m. .. £150.

286 --; 2001 “Smilers” sheet with Consignia imprint (SG LS5), and 2001 Christmas pair of sheets with Consignia imprints (SG LS2a, LS3a). Unmounted mint, some small wrinkles etc. Cat.£1,450. .. .. .. .. .. .. £120.

287 --; 2001 “Occasions” sheet fine u.m., SG LS4 cat.£180. .. .. 40.288 Presentation Packs; 1997 Castles high values pack (no.40), cat.£150. .. 30.289 --; 1998 Diana Welsh pack. Cat.£70. .. .. .. 20.290 --; 2014 private pack for Forth Road Bridge 50th Anniversary. .. .. 6.291 Presentation Pack Collections; 1985-2004, then 2008, in two Royal Mail FDC albums

and loose. Also other mint inc. two PSBs, three Greetings booklets, total face c.£345. (c.139 packs). Also some postcards and covers. .. .. .. £200.

292 --; 1979-2000 (and a few earlier) in six Royal Mail albums, mostly commems, but no greetings. Face value c.£260. (c.210 packs) .. .. .. £160.

293 --; 1971-93 mix with some duplication (c.175). Also a few miniature sheets. Total face value c.£180. .. .. .. .. .. .. £100.

294 --; 1977-2009 seln. in album. Also 1973-74 year packs, and Brunel PNC (2 x £2). Mint face value c.£147. (c.44 packs) .. .. .. .. 90.

295 Year Books; 1984-2004 run of 21 books. Face value c.£390. .. .. £240.296 --; 2005-10 run of six books. Face value c.£390. .. .. .. £260.297 --; 2011 year book, face value c.£95. .. .. .. .. 65.298 --; 2012 year book, face value c.£86. .. .. .. .. 60.299 --; 2013 year book, face value c.£88. .. .. .. .. 60.300 --; 2014 year book, face value c.£80. .. .. .. .. 55.301 UK Postage Material; stockbook of decimal booklets (c.195, with duplication), and loose

commem stamps. Face value c.£582. .. .. .. .. £350.302 --; stockbook of decimal commems and defins on blocks of various sizes. Face value

c.£530. .. .. .. .. .. .. £320.303 --; shoebox of mixed commems sorted in packets by denomination. Face value £530. £320.304 --; 1977-90 defins, commems, booklets, etc. with commems often in gutter pair and traffic

light pair. Face value c.£420. Also bundle of Post Office 1982-88 “window cards” for various issues (c.70). .. .. .. .. £240.

305 --; mixed lot of commems, PSBs, etc. Face value c.£230. .. .. £140.

Remember the Buy or Bid Sale, which runs from 5pm until 5 minutes after the main auction finishes - - you can buy items outright at the “buy” price, or place a bid at or above the “upset” price.


United Kingdom, continued. 306 First Day Cover Collections; 1966-2000 colln. in five Royal Mail albums. Various to

start, then from 1977 mostly Edinburgh FDI (handwritten/typed/label), then from 1985 mostly Bureau cancels (labels), and finally mostly Bureau cancels from 1996 (label or un-addressed) (c.280). Also another album with 28 Thematic FDC series 1999-2001, and a smaller album with 13 Bradbury and other covers. .. .. .. 70.

307 --; 1963-2004 colln. in 7 single and one double-pocket albums, with mixed cancels to start

with, much Chippenham FDI, from 1978-93 unaddressed with alternative cancels, then 1994-2004 unaddressed with special handstamps. (c.440) Also two albums of UK and world covers etc. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60.

308 Philatelic Covers; 1968-78 seln. of 10 different covers for Plymouth Navy Days, two 1977 Fleet Review. Also 13 stamps showing HMY Britannia. .. .. .. 8.

309 Scottish Covers and Postal History; 1934-39 selection of fourteen covers (all but one souvenir covers) by Inverness/Orkney, Orkney inter-island, or Orkney/Shetland services, plus two labels, and various contemporary manuscript notes or newspaper cuttings. Mainly fine, some faults. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60.

310 --; 1935 (7 Jan cancel) cover Edinburgh to Orkney with pencil note on reverse “Damaged by sea water when the Highland Airways, Ltd., mail plane came down in sea, outside Inverness, on Jan. 8th 1935”, plus contemporary newspaper report. Some faults.

30.311 Islands; album pages of mainly used Guernsey 1941-92, Jersey 1941-85, and Isle of Man

1973-85. Mainly cheap material but inc. some wartime occupation issues. (100s) 20.312 --; colln. of presentation packs in small albums and loose of I.o.M. 1980-83, 1991-92 (35),

Guernsey 1977-79 (21), and Jersey 1981-84 (20). .. .. .. 15.313 Channel Islands; 1941-44 small seln. of Arms inc. Guernsey 1941-44 set (3 + 3 shades),

French paper set (2) u.m., Jersey Views (6) m.m. and used sets, and others. Cat. c.£150. 35.314 Guernsey; 1969-99 colln. of u.m. stamps and m.s. in Davo printed album. Seems fairly

complete. Face value c.£210. (100s) .. .. .. .. 50.315 UK Cinderella; 1890s Scottish Sunday School labels in stockbook inc. pairs and blocks.

All checked are u.m. (c.1,000) .. .. .. .. 40.316 United Kingdom Collections and Mixed Lots; 1971-mid-2016 substantial collection on

stockleaves in five Royal Mail Universal binders, containing u.m. commems (but no m.s.), defins, country issues, with some pairs and blocks, inc. some pres. packs and booklets. Face value calculated by vendor at c.£1,947 seems accurate. (1,000s) .. .. £1,200.

317 --; 1994-2010 (and a few later) u.m. commems and m.s. on stockleaves in ten binders. Also includes defins, country stamps, some in p.packs, and some Smiler sheets. Face value c.£1,370. (1,000s) .. .. .. .. .. £800.

318 --; binder with QV cut-outs (c.65), QV covers (8), etc., and three stockbooks of duplicated m. & u. 1858-1968 inc Penny Plates mint (fourblock, three-strip, and single) and used (c.60), and various later inc. decimal mint commems. Decimal mint face c.£130. (1,000s) £100.

319 --; 1841-1993 m. & u. colln. on pages/stockleaves in 5 binders, with various QV used, 1924 and 1925 Wembleys m.m. & u., and various others inc. UK decimal mint with face value of c.£45. (100s) .. .. .. .. .. 75.

320 --; QV cat.£347 (6), postage dues m. & u. (c.110), QE pre-decimal booklets cat.£80 (3), 1953-70 colln. of m. & u. and 1971-82 colln. of used in two Exeter albums. Also an empty Exeter album and a stockbook of various. (100s) .. .. .. 40.

321 --; 1974-83 pres. packs (most without cellophane) (158), album of mint 1967-70, 1978-83 and loose, FDCs 1974-83 (c.80, mixed bureau/written), etc. Postage face c.£65. (100s) 40.

322 --; binder with stamps, covers (c.55, mostly Benham or Bradbury), PNCs (2), packs, post-cards, etc., all on a royalty theme. Mint stamps face c.£20. .. .. 30.

323 --; box with UK album, large binder of pre-decimal QE slogan pmks., binder with covers inc. Great War 80th Anniv. covers (14, some signed), a few other covers, and stockbook of mostly used decimal UK. .. .. .. .. .. 30.


United Kingdom, continued. 324 United Kingdom Collections and Mixed Lots; 1937-70 m. & u. colln. in stockalbum, inc.

complete QE basic commems u.m. (i.e. not all phosphors). (100s) .. 30.325 --; 1980-2012 used colln. of defins and commems in five slim stockbooks, inc. mint with

face c.£23., and some earlier. .. .. .. .. .. 20.326 --; packet of used higher value commems on piece from last 30 years. (c.500) 15.

THE END OF THE SALE© Robert Murray 2016

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Methods of payment accepted after auction; all the above plus Direct bank transfer to our account (Robert Murray Stamp Shop, sort code 82-45-05, account 80371787) but please quote invoice number, and email or phone to advise us of payment,plus PayPal by arrangement (additional fee of 4% UK, 5% foreign)NB; credit card payments after posting of lots incur a 1.9% surcharge (higher for foreign).

VIEWING ARRANGEMENTSViewing at our Shop; The shop will be open at the following times for viewing. Tuesday 24th January 12 noon-4pm Wednesday 25th January 2pm-8pmThursday 26th January 10am-6pm, Saturday 28th January 12 noon-6pm.Viewing by appointment available at some other times (e.g. the Friday).Viewing at the Auction Venue; Monday 5th December;

Larger lots (marked “” in the description); on view at auction venue from 3pm: Smaller lots; on view by 4.00pm. Viewing will end at about 6.50pm. Lots marked “” are not taken to the auction venue.

A U C T I O N P R O G R A M M E 27 March 2017 5 June 2017

These dates, though fairly firm, are still provisional. The publication of the auction catalogue is confirmation of the date.

Material accepted for future sales – please make an appointment if you would like to discuss your lots.

Email bids are acknowledged within 24 hours (1 hour on auction day). If no reply from us, please resend.

Alternative bids, and overall spending limits, are acceptable. Advice available if required !

You can bring lots to sell in the Buy or Bid Sale on the night; we charge 25p entry per lot plus 10% of sales.

A B u y e r ’ s P r e m i u m o f 1 0 % ( v a t - i n c l u s i v e ) w i l l b e a d d e d t o a l l s a l e p r i c e s .

Stamps and Collectables Auction, 30 January 2017 . List of Prices Realised Stamp and Collectables Auction 5 December 2016

1 280. 2 180. 3 300. 4 350. 5 260. 6 220. 7 85. 8 75. 9 40. 10 65. 11 190. 12 500. 13 140. 14 45. 15 55. 16 320. 17 140. 18 140. 19 40. 20 28. 21 55. 22 55. 23 65. 24 190. 25 130. 26 55. 27 20. 28 55. 29 50. 30 20. 31 26. 32 48. 33 48. 34 48. 35 70. 36 70. 37 55. 38 20. 39 75. 40 30. 41 40. 42 16. 43 - 44 22. 45 13. 46 20. 47 13. 48 18. 49 13. 50 13. 51 480. 52 850. 53 280. 54 200. 55 220. 56 160. 57 170. 58 80. 59 75. 60 50. 61 48. 62 50. 63 180. 64 150. 65 150. 66 35. 67 35. 68 55. 69 130. 70 26. 71 30. 72 18. 73 100. 74 65. 75 80. 76 50. 77 30. 78 150. 79 50. 80 65. 81 65. 82 32. 83 90. 84 170. 85 13. 86 45. 87 16. 88 50. 89 280. 90 16. 91 90. 92 50. 93 70. 94 42. 95 35. 96 80. 97 40. 98 35. 99 75. 100 55. 101 60. 102 26. 103 30. 104 - 105 13. 106 14. 107 20. 108 26. 109 26. 110 70. 111 30. 112 45. 113 22. 114 11. 115 8. 116 7. 117 20. 118 16. 119 130. 120 70. 121 55. 122 140. 123 16. 124 50. 125 70. 126 85. 127 70. 128 90. 129 55. 130 45.131 50. 132 28. 133 22. 134 55. 135 130. 136 480. 137 50. 138 65. 139 70. 140 20. 141 20. 142 14. 143 14. 144 170. 145 24. 146 110. 147 42. 148 65. 149 160. 150 450. 151 130. 152 35. 153 65. 154 60. 155 60. 156 40. 157 42. 158 15. 159 130. 160 80. 161 40. 162 70. 163 17. 164 350. 165 26. 166 13. 167 26. 168 32. 169 48. 170 20. 171 170. 172 65. 173 140. 174 26. 175 30. 176 260. 177 65. 178 32. 179 42. 180 28. 181 32. 182 22. 183 50. 184 70. 185 - 186 55. 187 110. 188 55. 189 55. 190 85. 191 130. 192 65. 193 45. 194 30. 195 60. 196 24. 197 140. 198 50. 199 95. 200 55. 201 110. 202 30. 203 42. 204 32. 205 42. 206 60. 207 18. 208 35. 209 24. 210 42. 211 30. 212 90. 213 75. 214 38. 215 55. 216 320. 217 50. 218 240. 219 60. 220 42. 221 160. 222 220. 223 32. 224 140. 225 120. 226 320. 227 100. 228 32. 229 85. 230 70. 231 90. 232 65. 233 35. 234 20. 235 80. 236 24. 237 24. 238 65. 239 800. 240 55. 241 80. 242 48. 243 48. 244 - 245 85. 246 65. 247 60. 248 35. 249 90. 250 140. 251 20. 252 24. 253 24. 254 180. 255 24. 256 35. 257 30. 258 48. 259 110. 260 32. 261 10. 262 55. 263 35. 264 280. 265 35. 266 85. 267 24. 268 30. 269 19. 270 75. 271 38. 272 220. 273 45. 274 32. 275 70. 276 35. 277 30. 278 22. 279 26. 280 42. 281 50. 282 55. 283 110. 284 480. 285 380. 286 150. 287 50. 288 220. 289 160. 290 260. 291 110. 292 380. 293 900. 294 700. 295 40. 296 160. 297 65. 298 42. 299 700. 300 280. 301 170. 302 60. 303 95. 304 80. 305 60. 306 42. 307 35. 308 140. 309 1000. 310 45. 311 70. 312 55. 313 - 314 120. 315 35. 316 150. 317 22. 318 45. 319 60. 320 90. 321 9. 322 110. 323 15. 324 70. 325 38. 326 70. 327 32. 328 16. 329 80. 330 75. 331 70. 332 95. 333 280. 334 - 335 70. 336 55. 337 70. 338 420. 339 90. 340 480. 341 220. 342 - 343 38. 344 85. 345 30. 346 16. 347 32. 348 110. 349 70. 350 95. 351 110. 352 120. 353 160. 354 55. 355 140. 356 55. 357 40. 358 28. 359 16. 360 13. 361 60. 362 170. 363 32. 364 22. 365 75. 366 65. 367 42. 368 26. 369 42. 370 70. 371 60. 372 70. 373 22. 374 55. 375 65. 376 40. 377 42. 378 35. 379 30. 380 55. 381 35. 382 160. 383 85. 384 75. 385 22. 386 190. 387 480. 388 65. 389 65. 390 60. 391 150. 392 90. 393 45. 394 50. 395 40. 396 110. 397 80. 398 75. 399 60. 400 200. 401 200. 402 150. 403 80. 404 95. 405 35. 406 180. 407 130. 408 55. 409 80. 410 80. 411 50. 412 90. 413 60. 414 110. 415 130. 416 110. 417 - 418 28. 419 35. 420 28. 421 180. 422 220. 423 42. 424 600. 425 450. 426 280. 427 180. 428 750. 429 30. 430 95. 431 50. 432 20. 433 150. 434 150. 435 50. 436 80. 437 85. 438 60. 439 48. 440 22. 441 85. 442 38. 443 13. 444 55. 445 200. 446 900. 447 130. 448 80. 449 30. 450 19. 451 160. 452 150. 453 220. 454 130. 455 160. 456 110. 457 65. 458 40. 459 35. 460 240. 461 400. 462 70. 463 120. 464 35. 465 38. 466 28. 467 38. 468 320. 469 40. 470 16. 471 60. 472 22. 473 50. 474 40. 475 16. 476 70. 477 26. 478 50. 479 48. 480 30. 481 35. 482 - 483 42. 484 48. 485 85. 486 20. 487 240. 488 130. 489 75. 490 65. 491 65. 492 65. 493 75. 494 42. 495 35. 496 18. 497 1400. 498 1300. 499 550. 500 380. 501 300. 502 260. 503 200. 504 190. 505 190. 506 240. 507 120. 508 130. 509 180. 510 130. 511 70. 512 150. 513 70. 514 110. 515 95. 516 110. 517 60. 518 130. 519 55. 520 85. 521 65. 522 60. 523 26. 524 80. 525 28. 526 26. 527 23. e. & o. e.

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€uro Currency; We are happy to accept Euro cash payments in our shop. We normally allow the market rate rounded down to the next whole penny. For example, at the time of writing, the market rate is 0.8642, so we are allowing 86p per Euro (which is probably better than your bank will give you). You can also pay for lots in this auction by Euro banknotes (postal customers please confirm before sending). We also accept payments in our shop in Euros, and we buy the old “legacy” currencies, as well as other coins and notes.

THE AUCTION VENUE is 650 metres West of our Shop, on Ferry Road. It has its own car park. The bar (upstairs) is open 6-10pm and also serves a variety of food, teas and coffees. Please note that we do not allow drinks at the viewing tables, but you are welcome to bring drinks down from the bar once the auction has started.

NORMAL BIDDING STEPSWe list here our normal bid steps for your information. This may be of help to bidders who are unable to attend the sale, as any written bids received which do not fit our normal pattern would usually be taken down to the next normal step. (We keep to these increments as much as possible, but do sometimes change if circumstances make it desirable.)Up to £20, bids are in £1 steps. From £20 to £30, bids are in £2 steps.From £30 to £50, bids are in £2 or £3 steps (i.e. £30, £32, £35, £38, £40, £42, £45, £48, £50).From £50 to £100 in £5 steps. From £100 to £200, bids are in £10 steps.Then £220, £240, £260, £280, £300, £320, £350, £380, £400, £420, £450, £480, £500, £550, £600, £650, £700, £750, £800, £850, £900, £950, £1,000, £1,100, £1,200, etc., and above this in 5% to 10% steps.

Abbreviations; a list of abbreviations and symbols used is from time to time included in the auction catalogue. We suggest that you keep a copy for future reference.m./u.m. mounted/unmounted mint accum. accumulationl.m.m. lightly mounted mint colln. collectiong./f.u. good/fine used unu. unused seln. selectionv.f.u. very fine used inc. including pmk. postmarkFDC first day cover PSB prestige stamp booklet cat. catalogue pricelvs. album leaves bkt. booklet p.stat. postal stationerys.t.c. stated to catalogue (by vendor) m.s. miniature sheetS.o.W. “Stamps of the World” catalogue PNC philatelic numismatic coverc. circa (usually approximate quantity) PTSA priced to sell atc.d.s. circular datestamp lot not being taken to auction ▲ Smaller bid steps accepted earlier viewing of lot on auction day

The symbol “” indicates any lot that carries a smell of smoke

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THIS IS HOW YOU CAN BID;In Person. This is a public auction, and bids are made in the traditional manners.Bids by post. Please use the Bid Form supplied, and send first class.Telephone bids will be accepted at any time before the sale (but the earlier the better). These bids should be confirmed in writing, even if the written confirmation will not reach us until after the auction. Numbers are 0131 552 1220, or 0131 478 7021.A mobile number (07974 962649) can be called on the afternoon and evening of sale only. Fax bids; no fax facility is available. E-mail bids should be sent to us at [email protected] at any time from the moment you receive this catalogue until 3pm on Monday 30 January. Please do not e-mail bids to us after that time. Please use the format and wording used on the bid form that comes with your auction cat-alogue, and include your postal address. (We have a back-up email address of [email protected] in case of problems.) We normally confirm receipt of email bids within 24 hours (not on the Sunday before the auction, and usually within one hour on the auction day)

CREDIT CARDSWe are happy to accept MasterCard and Visa credit card payments, as well as payments by Maestro and Delta. This facility can be used by room purchasers (who pay their accounts at the auction), by other local customers (who pay their bill in our shop), and by postal buyers. In order to deal with postal clients, our bid forms have been designed to make space for credit or debit card instructions.If you want your purchases charged in this way, please complete the appropriate section. Do not complete these details unless you want to pay by card, and to have the lots posted.We have negotiated good rates with our bank, and are able to absorb the bank charges for this service ourselves, and therefore there is no additional charge for the use of this facility, as long as postal bidders give us their details in advance of posting. Only for postal buyers where credit card details are given after posting, we will charge 1.9% extra (Visa/MasterCard), plus cost of posting receipt slip.

BID FORM – Stamps and Collectables Auction 5 December 2016

to Robert Murray, Tel. 0131.552 1220 :: 0131.478 70215 & 6 Inverleith Gardens,Edinburgh, EH3 5PU Email [email protected]

Please bid on my behalf for the undermentioned lots, up to the limits stated. I understand that lots will be purchased as cheaply as other bids, or reserves, if any, permit. I accept the rules printed on the reverse of this bid form.

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NB; a buyer’s premium of 10% will be added to the hammer price of any purchases.

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bid form overleafFORTHCOMING AUCTIONS; Our next stamp auction is planned for 30 January 2017.This auction is conducted according to the “Philatelic Auctioneers Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale” (available if requested), with the exception of Clause 6, where “Scottish” should be substituted for “English”.A Buyer’s Premium of 10% (inclusive of global v.a.t.) will be added to the sale price of all lots.

Telephone bids are accepted, but must later be confirmed in writing. Alternatives and limits are accepted.Material can be accepted at any time for inclusion in future sales. Our commission is 12% of the sale price, plus administration fee of £1.50 per lot + £6.50 per vendor (all plus v.a.t.). Full details on request.

We DO NOT charge buyers a handling charge per lot, nor is there VAT added to any sale prices.Please bid early. In the case of equal bids, the lot will be sold to the person whose bid was received first (unless free bidding in the room equals the top book-bid, although the Auctioneer will try to regulate the bidding in such a way as to avoid this).

Apart from viewing the lots in person, you can get a better description of any lot, by telephoning or writing. (Photocopies are available, at a minimal plus postage, or request scans by email.)Remember the Buy or Bid Sale - bring items along on the night. We will try to sell them for you, at a charge of 10% + 25p (optional insurance 1% extra). Have a look at what’s on offer before and during the main auction. You can buy items outright or place a bid. (Larger lots delivered to our shop are charged £1 per lot entry fee.)

The annual subscription for our auction catalogues is currently £7 for inland addresses. If you are not already on our mailing list, please send us £9 with a note of your name and address. Regular bidders and buyers may qualify for free renewal. Rates abroad are European countries £12, Overseas £15.Successful postal bidders should note that postage stamps are not an acceptable means of paying your account.

Prices realised for this sale will be published with our next catalogue. If you are not normally on our mailing list, the List of Prices Realised can be had by simply sending us a stamped addressed envelope. Alternatively, you can be put on our auction mailing list (see above).The telephone number at the Stewart’s-Melville Pavilion is 0131.551 2331 (mobile 07974 962649).Open Bids (“Buy Bids”) are not normally accepted. If such bids are made, they will be taken to mean a bid of ten times the printed estimate.Any invoices remaining unpaid fourteen days from the auction date (or after delivery to a postal buyer) will attract interest at the rate of 2% per month or part thereof.

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Stamps and Collectables Auction, 30 January 2017 .

Stamp Workshops

We are planning our next series of philatelic “classes”. These will probably be held some time in April, and details will be available in our shop, as well as being distributed with our March auction catalogue, and notified on our website. Anybody wanting early notification just needs to leave us their details. The programme is still rough, but we intend to include the following topics;

So you Think you Know the Basics ?Watermark Workshop

How Stamps are PrintedCommon UK Problems

Don’t be Fooled by Fakes & ForgeriesValuing a Stamp Collection

Investing in StampsUnderstanding Colours

Workshops last either 1 hour of 1½ hours, are limited to only six or eight participants, and cost just £8 or £10 each.

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