GREECE
** 1003 COLLECTION on printed leaves, 1861-1936 inc. a good selection of Hermes Heads, 1896 2d Games used, 1906 3d & 5d Games mint, 1927 Navarino set mint, 1930 Centenary to 50d mint or used, 1933 Zeppelin set mint, 1933 Air sets mint, 1933 75d used, etc. (Few 100's). £240
1004 1861-87 Large Hermes Head issues to 80L on three stock-cards, with tight to wide margins; range of shades and issues represented inc. a good copy of SG.7 (cut into at top right). High catalogue value. (59). £100
GRENADA
1005 1935 Silver Jubilee. Complete sheets of the _d (2), 1d & 1_d inc. _d with Kite & vertical and horizontal log. (240). £90
HONG KONG
1006 QV Collection on leaves, chiefly used and with several scarcer items noted inc. useful surcharges & 1891 2c Jubilee fine used. Mixed condition but high Catalogue value. (51). £200
1007 KEVII-KGVI Collection on leaves inc. 1921-37 to $5 used, 25c Broken Flower flaw in plate pair with normal, 1935 Silver Jubilee set mint plus 10c & 20c (2) on Imperial Airways flown cover to Cheshire, 1936 flown cover bearing 25c defin. vertical pair with violet boxed "FIRST THROUGH FLIGHT/HONG KONG-PENANG-LONDON/VIA IMPERIAL AIRWAYS/27TH MARCH 1936" cachet, 1937 flown cover via First Transatlantic Clipper flight to Chicago, KGVI vals. to $1 mint & $10 used, Centenary set mint x 2 & used plus the four low values on illustrated FDC with triangular censor marking, RSW $10 "used" (apparently cleaned and with bogus cancel), UPU set mint, used & on cover, etc. (200 plus 10 covers). £240
1008 1953-79 Extensive QEII collection, mint (mostly unmounted), used & on cover with much of merit inc. scarce definitive & commem. sets, miniature sheets inc. 1975 Festival, mint multiples, varieties inc. watermark errors, FDCs and a couple of commercial covers. A highly desirable and fairly comprehensive lot of ever popular material. (Qty.). £750
1009 1980-98 Extensive collection of modern issues, mint, used & on cover, inc. highly catalogued defin. sets, a stunning array of commemorative sets with many FDCs, a fine range of mint & used miniature sheets, sundry varieties inc. watermark errors, mint multiples & a couple of commercial covers. A magnificent and most comprehensive lot. One of the finest collections of modern Hong Kong we have seen. (Large Qty.).THIS LOT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT LONDON 2000. £800
1010 MILITARY - BOXER REBELLION: 1900 (9 Sept.) 16pp lively, detailed letter (missing page1!) enclosed in an OHMS env. franked with 4c stamps (6) from the British Consulate in Tientsin giving an eyewitness account of the Relief of Peking ''our troops...encountered hardly any opposition, romped in, doubled up past the 'Temple of Heaven' , exchanged signals with Legation friends on the wall and got in through a canal sluice gate, entering the Legation about 2 hours before Russians got into City at all!''. Despite env. faults, a rare and fascinating item. An accompanying article from 'The Philatelist' describes the missing page. [Ex Willcocks]. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 £150
ICELAND
** 1011 COLLECTION on leaves, 1873-1935 with much of value inc. 1873 4sk & 8sk mint, other useful earlies, 1907-08 to 5k used, 1907 Official set mint, 1911 Sigurdsson set mint, 1912 King Frederick set mint, 1920 set to 5k used, 1922 Official 2k & 5k mint, useful 1922 surcharges inc. 10k on 50a & 10k on 1k "Tollur", 1930 Parliamentary Millenary set mixed mint & used plus P.Due set mint less the 1k & 10k values, 1930 Air set of five mint, 1930 10k on 5k mint (SG.150a), 1931 Zeppelin set mint, etc. (Approx. 220). £600
INDIA
1012 MISCELLANY: Stockcards containing a small collection of QV/KGV stamps with Aden postmarks plus an Aden PPC (Hotel de l'Europe) franked with 1A; also overprint varieties on stamps of Nabha, Jhind, Gwalior, Cochin & Travancore. (15 stamps, 5 pieces & a PPC). £60
1013 Q 1925 (13 May) part opened out envelope addressed to Australia franked with 1a x 2 (both uncancelled) with red "Italian Consul Generals' (Melbourne) letter of 12.11.25./No. 750/11/Calcutta to Melbourne by Seaplane, 12/5/25" cachet. On reverse violet pictorial "ITALIAN WORLD AIR FLIGHT" cachet. A rare De Pinedo. When the sponsors of the mail declined to contribute 20 rupees to charity for each letter carried, de Pinedo cut off the part of the envelope bearing his signature! 95 covers carried. PHOTO - see plate no. 4 £400
1014 Q 1927 (14 Feb.) Stack & Leete cover to Hyderabad (scarce destination), endorsed "By light aeroplane post". Only 60 covers carried. £70
1015 FISCALS: 1880 Part Telegram Receipt Form used in Burma with 2a, 4a, 8a & 25R Telegraph stamps cancelled by s/l ''RANGOON 17-9-80'' h.s. - bottom of stamps cut away. Also 8a & 12R Foreign Bill stamps and 1a Customs stamp all with ''CANCELLED'' opt. Attractive. (Piece & 3 stamps). £50
INDIAN STATES (COLLECTIONS)
1016 STOCKBOOK containing the extensive mint/unused & used accumulation/collection of chiefly Feudatory States. (Sev. 100s). THIS LOT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT LONDON 2000. £75
IONIAN ISLANDS
1017 1850 EL from Corfu to Patras rated with m/s "3" and "d5" with a very fine strike of the "CORFU" crowned circle h.s. The cover also has a small "CORFU" c.d.s. and disinfection slits. PHOTO - see plate no. 4 £300
THE “VICTOR” COLLECTION OF IRELAND 1773-1998
The following 251 lots include the extensive “VictorThe vendor has an exceptional knowledge of the overprinted issues but has also managed to collect fine examples of the later issues including many multiples containing positional varieties. The rarity of Irish booklets and panes is well known, but not so apparent is the rarity of Irish coil leaders and ends. The examples of these, offered in the “Victor” collection, are of particular importance.” collection which has been formed over a period of over thirty years.
IRELAND - 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY
** 1018 The mainly pre-stamp selection of covers with a wide variety of h.s. inc. 1840 boxed "PAID AT/GALWAY", 1846 "ARKLOW" UDC in green, 1836 "DUNMANWAY/52", 1836 boxed "PAID/AT/CORK" in red, 1847 "Arthur Street Rh/Belfast" in blue, 1773 "DUNGANNON", 1838 "MOATE", 1797 "IRELAND", 1829 "COOKSTOWN/86" and 1830 "COVE/134" Also fifteen "free" fronts. Mixed condition. (Apron. 100 items). THIS LOT WIL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT LONDON 2000. £120
1019 DUBLIN; c.1810-50 group of E/ELs., etc. inc., 1833 EL to Edinburgh with scarce Dublin "Addl./_" alongside numeral "1" h.s. of Edinburgh 1848 EL to Shrewsbury via Liverpool with Dublin Crown Circular h.s. in red ,1843 from Sheffield to Dublin with circular "PAID" d.s., various diamond/octagonal marks, etc. (26 items). £75
1020 DUBLIN - UNUSUALLY HIGH POSTAGE RATES 1823-28: Trio of ELs from Cromarty, Scotland to Dublin with a variety of postal markings and much-altered postage rates increasing from 1/7_d to 4/3_d, in one case by four stages! A mystery waiting to be researched. (3). [Ex Willcocks]. £75
1021 1825 EL used to Dublin with a fine inspectors crown, oval "POSTAGE to DUBLIN/NOT PAID" d.s. in red and a blue "CONNELL/" in blue. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 £80
1022 1826 EL from Gerd Post Office to Waterford with a framed "FREE" d.s. and an almost complete strike of the rare oval framed "G P O/DeFoncourt & Harvey" h.s. in red. The letter enclosed (present in lot) is a receipt for papers. PHOTO - see plate no. 1 £400
1023 CASH/MONEY LETTERS: 1827 E to Dublin with almost v.fine "NEWTOWN MT KENNEDY" mileage with m/s "cash letter" and "6" charge on the front; plus 1841 EL (some toning) to Moy endorsed "Money Letter" but not registered & with m/s "P1" beside partly fine fancy framed "PAID/at/DUNGANNON". Scarce pair. [Ex Willcocks]. £75
1024 PAID/MORE TO PAY MARKS: Miscellany of E/ELs, etc., incl. 1828 E from Antrim (with red mileage mark) to Dublin with red "P.PAID" and Dublin "PAID" handstamps, 1830 MONEY LETTER to Londonderry with red "PAID", 1832-41 ELs ex Dublin to Cologne with various red "PAID" marks, 1833 EL with blue s/l "MAGHARAFELT" and two blue "PAID" marks, etc. (9 plus 2 fronts). £75
1025 COVE SHIP LETTER: 1841 E from Valparaiso to London with black unboxed "COVE/SHIP LETTER" and (on reverse) Cove double-arc d.s. Endorsed "pr el Brique Eyes". A neat cover. £55
1026 DUBLIN - RETURNED PAID LETTER WRAPPER: 1849 (1 Jan.) Scarce wrapper from the Dublin GPO with Thom imprint and explanatory message; also 1873 OHMS local _d rate circular (SG49 pl 4) with crisp ''NEWTOWNWARDS'' duplex. (2 covers). £48
1027 1865-67 Fenian 1d black and green. An unused imperforate example, horizontal crease. Scarce. Feldman L1. PHOTO – FRONT COVER £450
IRISH FREE STATE
1028 1907-16 Sinn Fein propaganda labels comprising Celtic Cross blue & green perf. 11 (7, inc. a block of four) and a rouletted single, bluish green and black perforated single. Also Hibernia with Harp narrow and broad crown examples. Mostly fine. Feldman L7, 7a, 8a, 9a & 10a. Also a WWI silk postcard with the message "My heart is in Ireland". £120
1029 1912 1d Imperial Union labels in emerald green (2) and orange. Fair. Feldman L11 & 13. £60
1030 1914 1d "We Will Not Have Home Rule" labels depicting Carson (2) and the Red Hand" (with m/s "No Trumps"). Small faults. £80
1031 1914 1d "We Will Not Have Home Rule" labels depicting Carson. Fine marginal examples. £60
1032 1914 1d "Ireland Demands Home Rule" labels in Redmund and Harp designs. Fine marginal examples. £55
1033 1914 1d "Patriots Maintain the Union" labels, an unused vertical pair and a single. Small faults. Feldman L14. £50
1034 1922 (Feb.) Dollard 2d engraved Angel with Harp essays, four perforated examples in green, lake, indigo and black. Fine. Feldman E1 to 4. PHOTO – BACK COVER £200
1035 1922 (Feb.) Dollard 2d Angel & Harp mono-colour lithographed essays. Four examples. Two with small faults, others fine. Feldman. E6, 10, 13 and 18. £60
1036 1922 IRA 1d, 2d and 6d perforated adhesives. Fine. Feldman. L25 to 27. £50
1037 1922 (Feb) Dollard lithographed bi-coloured essays. Six examples of the Angel & Harp design. Mostly fine. Feldman. E20, 21, 31, 35, 38 & 40. £120
1038 1922 Dollard Valdivia essays, a selection comprising a perforated single and imperf. pair and two singles. Feldman. E44, 44a, 45 and 46a pair. £50
1039 1922 O'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland essays comprising imperf. 2d, 7d (6, inc. two pairs) and 1/- pair, perforated _d (3, inc. a pair) & 2d. Mostly fine. Feldman E86 pair, 88, 92, 93, 97 pair, 98 pair, 99 and 100 pair, plus an uncatalogued 7d in green. £120
1040 1922 Fiji 2d grey imperf. essay on Irish watermarked paper, m/s cancel. Small puncture in centre. Scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 £100
1041 CARTON containing the mint and used rather untidy remainder of overprint issues with values from various printings to 1/-, a few multiples are included. (Qty.). THIS LOT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT LONDON 2000. £100
1042 CARTON containing the accumulation of commercial mail, special event covers and used commemoratives plus some oddments from other countries. (Qty.). THIS LOT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT LONDON 2000. £60
1043 CARTON containing the mint collection (1929-98) of most commemorative issues housed in four well annotated albums plus much loose inc. many positional multiples with catalogued plate flaws, etc. A fine lot. (Qty.). THIS LOT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT LONDON 2000. £600
** 1044 COLLECTION on printed leaves, 1922-1935 inc. Sea Horses to 10/- (2) mint, etc. (54). £120
1045 MISCELLANY: 1922-c1950 mainly mint selection of overprints with values to 5/- inc. a few control items. Also some odd labels (mostly for modern shows) and miniature sheets. (Qty.). £140
** 1046 1922-34 The mainly mounted mint remainder inc. 1922 (June-Aug.), Harrison _d & 1d vertical coil strips of four, 1_d and 2d, 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom set, 1922 (Oct.-Nov.) 2/6d to 10/- and 1922-34 _d to 1/-. Mostly fine. (79). £80
1047 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard imperf. proofs of the black overprint comprising two blocks of four, one from the defaced plate, one h.s. in violet on reverse "ORIGINAL/PROOF/DOLLARD/17.2.22" initialled in ink "BJB". Also an imperf. block of four with red overprint with similar h.s. on reverse. £120
1048 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard _d green with proof red overprint variety "date at top", handstamped on reverse with violet "ORIGINAL/PROOF/DOLLARD/17.2.22". Fine. £80
1049 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard _d green with proof overprint in red. Fine. £70
1050 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard, a small selection of control pieces inc. 5d strips of three (2), 9d singles (3) and a 10d single. Mostly fine. (57). £50
1051 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard _d green (27, inc. two blocks of four, three with grey-black overprint), 1d (23, inc. two blocks of four), 2_d (19, inc. a block of six and a pair), 3d (18, inc. two blocks of four), 4d (17, inc. a block of four and two pairs), 5d (16, inc. a block of four), 9d (12, inc. a block of four) and 10d (14, inc. a block of four). Some have minor overprint varieties. Mostly fine. £120
1052 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard _d green with inverted overprint. Fine. SG.1a. Cat. £400. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 £120
1053 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard, a selection of control blocks of six with perf. margins comprising R21 (2, inc. a half sheet of sixty), S21, S22 (2), 1d S22 (9), 2_d S21, 3d S21 (2) and 9d S21, imperf. margins _d R21, S21, S22 (2), 1d S21 (2), S22 (4), 3d S22 and 5d S22. Mixed condition but many are fine. £80
** 1054 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard _d (inc. two control strips of three), 1d (15, inc. a control strip of three), 2_d (12, inc. seven with red overprints), 3d (11, inc. a control block of six and a control strip of three), 4d (10, inc. a control block of six), 4d with red and carmine (3) overprints, 5d (3), 9d (12, inc. control blocks of six and four), 9d with red overprint (5), 10d (3) and 2/6d to 10/-. Mostly fine. £80
1055 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard _d green, mint blocks of twenty four (6 x 4), sixty (6 x 10) from the right of the sheet with stereo type 1 overprint, eighteen (3 x 6) with stereo type 3 overprint, eighteen (6 x 3) in. one with "flat tail to 9 in 1922" variety and a pair with "Rialtas" damaged. 1d red blocks of sixteen (4 x 4) with stereo type 1 overprint with the "missing tail to 9" variety and a block of six with stereo 2 overprint. Mostly fine. £65
1056 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard _d to 5d pairs with misalignment of overprint, 2_d block of ten (5 x 2) with misalignment of overprint. 1d and a 4d strip of three with offset overprint, _d, 1d & 3d with "no crossbar in e of Sealadac", 5d with "l of Sealadac", 2_d strip of three with "colon for i in Rialtan", _d block of fifteen (5 x 3) and a 2_d with "Top of L in Rialtas missing", 33d with "damaged r in Rialtas" and 10d strip of three with "flaw through Sealadac". Mostly fine. £65
1057 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard _d (14, inc. a block of four), 1d (6, inc. a block of four), 5d (2) and 9d (2). All with misplaced overprint. Also a _d block of six (2 x 3) with "date at top" variety. Mostly fine. £60
1058 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 1d scarlet with inverted overprint. Fine mint. SG.2a. Cat. £250. £75
1059 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 1d scarlet with inverted overprint. Fine mint. SG.2a. Cat. £250. £75
1060 1922 (1 April-July) Dollard red overprint 2_d (24, inc. three blocks of four, one with "red crescent with n over h" variety, 4d (21, inc. a strip of three with "red crescent with n over h" and two blocks of four), 9d (15, inc. a strip of three with "red crescent and n over h" varieties & a block of four). Also carmine overprint 4d (2) and 9d (2). The group contains examples from various stereos and some minor overprint varieties. Mixed condition. (68). £160
1061 1922 (1 April-July) Dollard red overprint 2_d block of four with "complete offset of overprint on the gum", 4d grey-green, imperf. control (R21) block of four with "break over FOUR" variety. Also carmine overprint 4d x 2 one with "R over Se". Fine. £70
1062 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 4d grey-green with carmine overprint, a mounted mint imperf. control (S22) block of six with "break over FOUR" variety. Marginal diagonal crease at lower left corner. Fresh mint. SG.6a. Cat. £240++. £80
1063 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 4d grey-green, a control (S 21 imperf.) block of six with "break over four" variety. Fine. Also a single with "breaks in lower frame-line" variety. Fine. £50
1064 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 9d agate with carmine overprint, a perf. control (S22) strip of three. Fine and mounted on one stamp only. SG 8c. Cat. £240+. £75
1065 1922 (17 Feb.) Thom control pieces comprising blocks of six with perf. margins, 1_d Q20 & Q21 (3), 2d Die I S21 (2), 2d Die II S22 (6) & 1/- S21 & S22, with imperf. margins 2d Die I S21, 2d Die II S22 (6) and 6d S21. Also a few control strips and singles. Very mixed condition. (156). £130
1066 1922 (17 Feb.) Thom 1_d red-brown, a marginal block with "PENCF" variety. Fine. SG.10a. Cat. £350. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £120
1067 1922 (17 Feb.) Thom 1_d (20, inc. a block of four), 2d Die I (16, inc. a control, S22, block of six with "frame break under Pence" and a block of four), 2d Die II (15, inc. two blocks of four), 6d (10, inc. a block of four) and 1/- (12, inc. a block of four). Mostly fine mint. £100
1068 1922 (17 Feb.) Thom 1_d (35, inc. a block of nine with "light & heavy impressions", 2d Die I (39), 2d Die II (23, inc. two blocks of six), 6d (9, inc. a block of four) and 1/- (6). Several overprint varieties are represented. Mostly fine. £100
** 1069 1922 Thom 1_d (5, inc. a control pair), 2d Die I (5, inc. a used a poor used single with "inverted overprint"), 2d Die II (2), 6d and 1/-. Mostly fine mounted mint. £70
1070 1922 (17 Feb.) Thom 2d orange Die I, a mint vertical pair with "inverted overprint". Fine. SG.12a. Cat. £360. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 £120
1071 1922 (17 Feb.) Thom 2d orange Die II with "inverted overprint". Fine mint. Also two forgeries of the variety. SG.13a. Cat. £300. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £100
1072 1922 (17 Feb.) Thom 6d reddish purple with "reversed watermark" variety. Some minor foxing. Scarce. SG.14var. £50
1073 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 2/6d to 10/- with "short third line" variety, the 5/- on so called "ribbed paper". Fine. SG. 17-21var. £120
1074 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 2/6d brown (2 shades, one a corner example), 5/- rose-red, a corner example and 10/- blue (2, one marginal). Mostly fine mounted mint. SG.17-21. Cat. £370. £100
1075 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 2/6d red-brown with "Nissan Re-entry". Mounted mint but with some gum creasing. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £100
1076 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 2/6d red-brown with "Brennan re-entry". A few pulled perfs and light crease. Good mint. £80
1077 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 2/6d chocolate brown corner block of four with "short third line" variety and 2/6d red brown corner single with "short third line" variety. Fine. £75
1078 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 2/6d brown, three fine mounted mint shades, and a fine used 10/- blue. SG. Cat. £355+. £75
1079 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 5/- used, 1922-23 Thom 2/6d mint and 1935 5/- three used examples. Poor to fine. Cat. £395. £55
1080 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 5/- rose-red on so called laid paper. Centred a little to foot otherwise fine mint. £55
1081 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 5/- rose-red on so called laid paper. Centred slightly to foot. Fresh mint. £55
1082 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 10/- blue plate 5A, a marginal mint example with "major retouch" clearly visible. Fine, mounted on selvedge only. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £160
1083 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 10/- blue from plate 5A with "major re-entry". A few short perfs. at foot. Fresh mint. PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £120
1084 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 10/- blue from plate 5A with "parallel strokes over E of TEN" variety. Fine mint. PHOTO - see plate no. 7 £80
1085 1922 (17 Feb.) Dollard 10/- blue from plate 5A with "parallel strokes over E of TEN" variety. Fine mint. £80
1086 1922 (19 June-Aug.) Harrison _d green coil leader (G) with nine stamps attached for "DELIVERY TOP END FIRST" and another (P) with twelve stamps attached for "DELIVERY LEFT SIDE FIRST". Fine and rare. £100
1087 1922 (19 June-Aug.) Harrison _d (13), 1d (13), 1_d (6), 2d Die I (6) and 2d Die II (6). Mostly fine mounted mint with a few shades and minor overprint varieties. £80
1088 1922 (19 June-Aug.) Harrison issue, a collection of coil join pairs with horizontal _d (2), 1d, 1_d, 2d Die I & II, vertical _d (2), 1d (2), 1_d, 2d Die I (2) and Die II (2). Some trimmed perfs. but a good lot. (15 pairs). £75
1089 1922 (19 June-Aug.) Harrison 1d scarlet coil leader (E) with three stamps attached (just !) for "DELIVERY TOP END FIRST", perfs. trimmed at right, also coil leader (O) with six stamps attached for "DELIVERY LEFT SIDE FIRST", perfs. a little trimmed at top. Also a left delivery coil end with eleven stamps attached with m/s number "260" and date "6.6.22", some perfs. trimmed at foot. £100
1090 1922 (19 June-Aug.) Harrison 1_d red-brown, a coil leader (L) with five stamps attached for "DELIVERY TOP END FIRST". Fine. Also another (N) with two stamps attached for "DELIVERY LEFT SIDE FIRST", perfs. trimmed at foot and small part of coil end missing. £100
1091 1922 (19 June-Aug.) Harrison 2d orange Die I coil leader (T) with six stamps attached for "DELIVERY LEFT SIDE FIRST", perfs. trimmed at top. Scarce. £60
1092 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom printing. A mint collection with _d (23, inc. a corner block of twelve), 1d (26, inc. a corner block of fifteen which inc. "damaged C in Sealadac " variety of plate 8), 1_d (7, inc. a block of four), 2d Die I (7, inc. a block of four), Die II (22, inc. an irregular block of thirteen and one of four), 2_d (9, inc. a block of four), 3d (20, inc. an irregular block of eleven and a block of four), 4d (10, inc. a block of four), 5d (11, inc. a block of four), 6d (11, inc. a block of four), 9d agate (9, inc. a block of four), 9d olive (10, inc. a block of four), 10d (12, inc. two blocks of four) and 1/- (10, inc. two blocks of four). Mostly fine and fresh. £240
1093 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom printing. A selection of control blocks of six with imperf. margins comprising _d T22 (3), 1d T22 (11), 1_d T22 (4), 2d Die II T22 (10), 3d T22, 5d T22 (4), 6d U22 (7) & T22 (3), perf. margins _d T22 (2), 1_d T22 (3), 2d Die II (11) & 3d T22 (6). Also strips of three with imperf. 2d T22 & 2_d T22 and perf. 1d S22, 1_d T22, 2d S22 (2), and 9d T22. Mostly fine. £220
1094 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom control blocks of six with imperf. _d to 1_d, 2d Die II, 3d, 5d, 6d 9d agate & 9d olive, all T22, 6d and 10d both S22. Also perf. _d to 1_d, 2d Die II, 3d and 4d all T22. Mostly fine. £120
1095 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom, a mounted mint selection of varieties inc. 1d marginal block of six with "complete offset", 2_d, 5d, 6d and 9d olive blocks of four with "overprint out of alignment", 2d Die I & II and 9d olive block of four with "broken l in Rialtas", 5d block of four and 1/- block of six with "no crossbar in e of Sealadac", 4d and 9d olive strips of three with "short 1 in 1922". Mostly fine. (81). £80
1096 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom _d, 1d (10, inc. two strips of four), 1_d (2), 2d Die I (5) & Die II (7, inc. a strip of six), 3d (7, inc. a block of four), 4d, 5d block of six, 6d, 10d and 1/- (5, inc. a block of four). All have shifted settings resulting in "R over Se" or "Ei over 1" varieties. Mostly fine. £70
1097 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom _d green, a complete sheet of 120 with control (T22 imperf.). Some split vertical perfs. and other faults. Also a part sheet of eighty four with control (T22 perf.) divided into four multiples. £65
1098 1922 (June-Nov) Thom 1d scarlet "reversed Q for O" variety. Fine mounted mint. SG.31a. Cat. £350. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 £120
1099 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom 1d scarlet control (T22 perf. & imperf.) blocks of six with "frame break beside oakleaf" variety at right. The perf. block is toned. Also 2d orange Die I control (T22 perf. & imperf.) blocks of six with "frame break under PENCE" variety. Fine. £55
1100 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom 1d scarlet marginal block of sixteen from the top of the sheet, 1_d and 3d blocks of four, 2d Die II block of six and a 4d, all with "wide ac in Sealadac" variety. The 1d block also has "damaged 9 of 1922" variety. The 1_d with rounded corner, others fine mint. £55
1101 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom 1_d red-brown, a marginal block of four with "PENCF corrected" variety. Marginal thin otherwise fine. BPA Cert. (1971). PHOTO - see plate no. 18 £160
1102 1922 (June-Nov.) Thom 2d Die I & Die II perf. control (T22) blocks of six. Fine mint. £55