| 671 | PRESENTATION PACKS: Carton containing an extensive accumulation of decimal Presentation Packs between 1971 Ulster Paintings and 1985 Christmas issues with a combined cat. value of £270 and a total face value of £59.32. (109 packs). ## | £55 | ||
| 672 | FRAMA LABELS: 1984-85 collection inc. Windsor machine & pack sets mint, FDCs, maxi-cards and errors (no value/blank label/white paper), commercial covers, etc.. Also a mint set of the 1984 Australian Frama issue - 7 labels & FDC. An interesting lot. (Qty). | £60 | ||
| 673 | PHILATELIC SOCIETY/PHILATELIC WEEKEND BOOKLETS: Cover album containing the interesting collection of special commemorative booklets from the 1940 London Stamp Exhibition 1/- booklet onwards. Chiefly North East Philatelic Weekend publications & the like but with one or two more unusual items inc. Lundy Island £1.26 booklet (pink cover), etc. Face value £34. (Approx. 60). ## | £65 | ||
| BOOKLETS AND BOOKLET PANES | ||||
| 674 | THREE ALBUMS containing the extensive range of QEII decimal booklets and booklet panes with a face value of £380. (Qty.). ## | £300 | ||
| 675 | 1912-36 Mounted mint selection of booklet panes comprising 1912-22 1d with upright and inverted watermarks, 1924-26 1d and 11/2d (2, one with inverted watermark), 1934-36 1/2d and 11/2d. Mostly fine. (7 panes). | £80 | ||
| 676 | 1929 2/- & 3/- PUC booklets. Some trimming of perfs. | £80 | ||
| 677 | 1937-52 Mounted mint selection of booklet panes inc. 1937-47 1/2d (3), 1d (3, inc. one with inverted watermark), 11/2d (2) and 21/2d, 1941-42 1/2d to 21/2d with upright and inverted watermarks and 1d with advertisements (4). Mostly fine except for the 1937 1d inverted watermark which has trimmed perfs. at top. (51 panes). | £140 | ||
| 678 | 1955-58 St. Edwards Crown watermark. The mounted mint selection of booklet panes of four and six inc. 2d dark blue pane with inverted watermark. Mostly fine. (61 panes). | £70 | ||
| 679 | 1957-64 Selection of complete booklets inc. 2/- phosphor and holiday types and others to 5/-. Mixed condition. (60+ booklets). | £100 | ||
| 680 | 1958-59 Graphite panes of six comprising 1d & 3d (2) with upright watermark and 1/2d, 1d, 11/2d & 3d (2) with inverted watermarks. One of each 3d with trimmed perfs. on one edge, others fine mounted mint. | £65 | ||
| 681 | 1959 Graphite 21/2d carmine-red, booklet panes with upright and inverted watermarks. Fine mounted mint. SG. Spec. SB 85A & B. | £75 | ||
| 682 | 1960 Green phosphor 21/2d carmine-red booklet pane of six with inverted watermark. Mounted on one stamp only, perfs. a little trimmed at left. Scarce. SG. Spec. SB86B. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £160 | ||
| 683 | 1961 Blue phosphor 21/2d carmine booklet pane of six with inverted watermark and two bands. Some perfs. a little trimmed but one of the scarcest GB booklet panes. Spec. SG. SB87a. PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £160 | ||
| 684 | 1961 Blue phosphor booklet panes of four on white paper with perf. type I watermark crown to left 1d, 11/2d & 4d and to right 1/2d, 11/2d and 4d, perf. type AP with watermark to left 1/2d, 1d, 11/2d, 3d & 4d and to right 1/2d, 1d, 11/2d (2), 3d and 4d. Also AP perf. 3d + 1d and 1d + 3d panes x 2. Mostly fine mounted mint. | £80 | ||
| 685 | 1961 Blue phosphor booklet panes of six on white paper with upright watermark comprising 1/2d, 1d, 11/2d (2) to 21/2d (2), 3d & 4d (2), and with inverted watermark 1/2d (2), 1d, 11/2d, 21/2d, 3d (2) and 4d. Mostly fine mounted mint. | £70 | ||
| 686 | 1961 Blue phosphor on cream paper booklet panes of six comprising upright watermark 1/2d (2), 1d (2), 11/2d, 21/2d (3) and 3d (2, one with perfs. trimmed at foot), and with inverted watermarks 1/2d, 1d (2), 11/2d and 3d. Mostly fine mint. | £65 | ||
| 687 | 1961 Blue phosphor on cream paper booklet panes of four with perf. type AP with crown to right 1/2d, 1d, 11/2d (2) and 3d plus crown to left 1/2d to 3d. Mostly fine mounted mint. | £50 | ||
| 688 | 1962 Blue phosphor 21/2d carmine booklet pane of six on cream paper with inverted watermark and one band at left. Fine mounted mint. SG. Spec. SB88a. | £50 | ||
| 689 | 1963 Tudor Crown watermark booklet pane of six with inverted watermark. Fine mounted mint. SG. Spec. SB 76a. | £55 | ||
| 690 | 1967 Violet phosphor. A collection of booklet panes of four and six with 8mm and 9.5mm bands represented inc. 3d 8mm band and some se-tenant panes. Mostly fine mounted mint. (58 panes). | £55 | ||
| POSTAGE DUES | ||||
| 691 | MISCELLANY of KGV covers comprising 1926 env. to Inverness bearing Johore 2c & 4c (damaged) with black triangular 'T', h.s. '3d' and pair of GB 11/2d P.Dues, cover ex India to Scotland bearing India 1a3p & GB 2d Due and env. ex India bearing 1a x 2 with hexagonal Tax mark & P.Due h.s.; also two long 'PARLIAMENTARY NOTICE' reg. envs. bearing 3d adhesives with temporary 'R30' & 'R47' labels cancelled at Lossiemouth, addressed locally but endorsed 'Gone/Left no address'. (5 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £100 | ||
| 692 | 1913-82 The mounted mint collection inc. 1913 1/2d to 1/-, 1924-31 1/2d to 2/6d, 1936-37 1/2d to 1/-, 1937-38 1/2d to 2/6d, 1951-52 1/2d to 1/-, 1954-55 1/2d to 2/6d, 1955-57 1/2d to 5/- (2) and 1959-63 1/2d to £1. Also some Officials, Revenues and Post Office training stamps. (Qty.). | £300 | ||
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| * = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by one star are subject to V.A.T. at 17·5%. | ||||
| ** = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by two stars are subject to V.A.T. at 5%. | ||||
| PLEASE NOTE: All lots in this auction are subject to the Buyers’ Premium of 15% (plus V.A.T. where appropriate) on their hammer prices.ALL BIDS WILL BE TAKEN AS EXCLUSIVE OF THIS PREMIUM. | ||||
| POSTAGE DUE ADHESIVES | ||||
| 693 | 1914-20 Mint collection of control items with str | £150 | ||
| 694 | 1914 1/2d, 1d, 2d and 5d Somerset House control (D.14) blocks of six h.s 'SPECIMEN' (Type 23). Some natural creasing in places. Fresh mounted mint. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 | £150 | ||
| 695 | 1914 1d die proof on thin glazed card (70 x 80mm) with uncleared surround, m/s '754' and 'Proof from Soft Die 9.1.14'. Fine and rare. PHOTO - ABOVE | £600 | ||
| 696 | 1914 1d control (S 22) strip of three with perforated margin. The first stamp with 'O' watermark the other two without watermark, the central stamp is fine but the end stamps have some foxing. A rare control item. Spec. R2c. PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £120 | ||
| 697 | 1914 2d agate lightly mounted mint vertical pair from the lower right of the sheet with 'wild' perfs. caused by a pre-printing paper fold. Fine. | £50 | ||
| 698 | 1914-18 3d control (T22 imperf.) strip of three with sideways inverted watermark, 4d control (Q20 imperf.) and 1/- control (V.23 imperf.) strips of three with sideways watermarks. Fine mounted mint. PHOTO – see plate no. 17 | £50 | ||
| 699 | 1914 5d die proof on thin glazed card (70 x 78mm) with uncleared surround, m/s '722' and 'Proof from Soft Die - Jany 1914'. Fine and scarce. PHOTO – SEE ABOVE LOT 695 | £600 | ||
| 700 | 1924-31 Collection of control strips of three with 1/2d (4, inc. B24 perf. with sideways watermark), 1d (4), 11/2d (B24 imperf. with some perf. encroachment at foot), 2d (3, inc. A24 imperf. with sideways watermark), 3d (2), 4d (3), 1/- and 2/6d, control blocks of six with 1/2d, 1d, 3d and 1/- plus control pairs with 1/2d (2), 1d (2, inc. I28 imperf. with sideways watermark), 2d H27 imperf. (a little foxed) and A24 imperf. with sideways watermark and 2/6d (2). Mostly fine mint. | £220 | ||
| 701 | 1924 11/2d Chestnut, the unique control (B24 imperf. with some perf. encroachment at foot) strip of three with watermark sideways inverted . A few divided perfs. at left, mounted on selvedge only. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £200 | ||
| 702 | 1924 2d agate vertical marginal pair overprinted 'CANCELLED' (type 23) and a toned 2/6d vertical pair overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (type 33). | £60 | ||
| 703 | 1924 2d agate control (A24 imperf.) strip of three with a small portion of the design printed on the gum due to a paper fold. | £50 | ||
| 704 | 1924 3d dull violet unmounted control (D25 imperf. with some perf. encroachment at foot) block of six on experimental watermark paper. Very slight natural creasing. A rare positional item. Spec. R14b. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £140 | ||
| 705 | 1924 1/- deep blue control (B24 imperf.) strip of three with watermark sideways-inverted variety. Fine lightly mounted mint. Spec. R17a unpriced. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £120 | ||
| 706 | 1924 1/- deep blue, an A24 imperf. marginal block of six. Vertical fold between last vertical pair and two very small rust spots. A scarce control. PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £100 | ||
| 707 | 1936-37 Lightly mounted selection of controls with imperf. margins comprising strips of three 4d (A 36), 5d (A37) and 1/- (A36) & A37 pairs of 1/2d to 3d. Mostly fine. | £55 | ||
| 708 | 1937-38 1d to 1/- (2) h. s. 'CANCELLED' (type 33), mounted mint control singles except for the 5d which is marginal. Fine and scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £160 | ||
| 709 | 1938 2/6d purple on yellow, a control (K42 imperf. margin) block of six, some light creasing and mounted on selvedge, also 1/2d block of four and 1d control (Q45 imperf. margin) pair plus a used (discoloured ) 2/6d. | £65 | ||
| 710 | 1951-52 1/2d to 4d mounted mint blocks of four and 1/- corner block of six. The 1d with one stamp foxed, others fine. | £80 | ||
| 711 | 1951 1/2d bright orange, an unmounted mint marginal block of eight (2 x 4) of this distinct shade. PHOTO – see plate no. 17 | £70 | ||
| 712 | 1951 Bury St. Edmunds 1d blue 'POSTAGE/DUE' provisional. Fine mounted mint. | £65 | ||
| 713 | 1951 1/- brown, a mounted mint corner block of six in a distinctive bistre shade. PHOTO – see plate no. 17 | £70 | ||
| 714 | 1955 2d agate, unmounted mint with complete offset on reverse. | £50 | ||
| 715 | 1955 4d blue, an unmounted mint imperforate corner block of nine (3 x 3). Fine unmounted mint. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £350 | ||
| 716 | 1955 5/- scarlet on yellow, an unmounted mint corner block of four, very slight natural creasing on one margin. Very fresh. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 | £80 | ||
| 717 | 1956 1d violet blue, an unmounted mint corner block of four with a pre-printing corner fold resulting in the printing of one stamp being mainly on the gum. A spectacular variety. | £70 | ||
| 718 | 1956 5d ochre brown, a fine unmounted mint corner block of four, also another unmounted mint marginal block of four in a very distinct unlisted pale shade. | £70 | ||
| 719 | 1961-63 2/6d corner block of six, 5/- corner block of four, 10/- and £1 corner blocks of six, also with sideways inverted watermarks 2/6d corner block of six, 5/- and 10/- corner blocks of four. 1966 P.O. receipt from Matlock bearing 1d pair 1/-, 5/- and 10/- tied by violet 'MATLOCK/DERBYSHIRE' c.d.s. | £150 | ||
| PRE-ADHESIVE COVERS | ||||
| 720 | THE RARE 'ABOVE PRIVILEGED NUMBER' HANDSTAMP OF DUBLIN: 1823 (13 March) Front to London with m/s '3/9' and a very fine strike of the underlined 'Above the privileged number' h.s. in red. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £80 | ||
| 721 | THREE TYPES OF 'POSTAGE TO LONDON NOT PAID' HANDSTAMP: 1825 (19 Sept.) EL from Kingston, Jamaica 'per Packet' to George Watson Taylor M.P., London redirected to Devizes with a clear 'Postage to London/Not Paid' in red. No additional fee for redirection was charged as MP's mail was free. 1829 (Feb.) E sent within London and redirected to Boroughbridge with boxed 'Postage not Paid/to London' and h.s. '2' crossed through, m/s '4' crossed through and m/s '1/3'. 1837 E to Reading redirected to a new address with a fine boxed 'POSTAGE NOT PAID/TO LONDON' h.s. A good trio. | £100 | ||
| 722 | THE SCARCE ABERDEEN HANDSTRUCK FOUR: 1839 (7 Dec.) E to Garmouth with a fine strike of the scarce h.s. '4' of Aberdeen. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £120 | ||
| 723 | LATE USE OF EDINBURGH DATED '2' HANDSTAMP: 1840 (18 May) EL from Edinburgh to Inverary with a good strike of the Edinburgh dated '2' h.s. Small cover faults. Also 1840 (4 May) local printed EL with boxed 'GLASGOW/PAID' d.s. & m/s '1'. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £120 | ||
| QUEEN VICTORIA - MORE TO PAY | ||||
| 724 | NON LONDON CHARGED FOR REDIRECTION MAIL: 1840 (5 Feb.) EL from London to Masham redirected to Halifax with 'Masham/Penny Post', h.s. m/s 'Gone from Masham to' and '2'. The charge for redirection from the introduction of universal penny post was double rate as demonstrated with this cover. 1838 E from London to Tamerton Foliot, redirected to Lifton with dated 'PLYMOUTH/Py POST' in red, various m/s rates resulting in a final charge of 2/6d. 1831 E to London redirected to Chudleigh with 'Crowned/FREE' c.d.s. in red x 2. 1810 EL from Lamberhurst redirected via London to Hull with 'LAMBERHURST/41' preceded by m/s 'Forward from'. 1814 E from Ipswich to Bury St Edmunds, redirected to Norwich with 'BURY ST EDMs' and 'NORWICH/69' h.s., charged '6' altered to '7'. | £100 | ||
| 725 | THE RARE 'ABOVE AUTHORIZED WEIGHT' HANDSTAMP: 1840 (9 Dec.) E from Edinburgh to Leith franked with a 1d black DE (creased and cut into) with a good strike of the rare 'Above authorized weight' h.s. in red with m/s '2' below. PHOTO – INSIDE FRONT COVER | £200 | ||
| 726 | 1840 MORE TO PAY COVER: 1840 (28 Oct.) from Kimbolton to London bearing a three margined 1d plate 5 LE tied by a fine red MC with a double ringed 'MORE/TO/PAY' h.s. preceded by m/s 'More to pay 2d' alongside. The cover is creased and has residual stains from the removal of sticky tape. | £80 | ||
| 727 | UNDERPAID BOOK POST ITEMS: c1855 small piece to Mayfair franked LC14 1d with m/s 'Book Post', 'Ab 4oz' and 'Postage 1/Fine 4' with a fine example of the scarce h.s. '5'. c1864 piece with 1d plate number. m/s 'Over 4oz' h.s. 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE/ADDITIONAL RATE' and m/s '2'. 1870 piece with 1d plate number, m/s 'Book Post' and '3', h.s 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE/ADDITIONAL RATE' and circular framed 2MORE/TO/PAY'. 1778 1/2d wrapper from Liverpool to Manchester with m/s 'above 2oz' and h.s. 'd1'. | £120 | ||
| 728 | THE RARE 2D CHARGEMARK OF PLYMOUTH: 1860 (23 Nov.) E from London to Plymouth with a fine strike of the large fancy '2' containing 'ABOVE 1/2 OZ.' h.s. with an oval framed 'L. SERENA & Co/LONDON/SHIP BROKERS' senders cachet below. A little crease just clear of the h.s. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £150 | ||
| 729 | THE GLASGOW 'FRYING PAN': 1870 (16 April) env. to Pollockshaws with a fine strike of the 'ABOVE OZ/MORE TO PAY/GLASGOW' frying pan h.s with m/s '2'. The cover is damaged. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £70 | ||
| 730 | THE RARE 'BOOK RATE ABOVE 8 OZ' HANDSTAMP OF EDINBURGH: 1884 (27 July) Book Post wrapper used within Edinburgh franked 1881 1d with a fine h.s '3' and scarce step type framed 'BOOK RATE/ABOVE OZ/131' h.s. with '8' inserted in m/s. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £100 | ||
| QUEEN VICTORIA – REDIRECTED MAIL | ||||
| 731 | PENNY CHARGED FOR RE-DIRECTION TO THE OUTER HEBRIDES: 1841 E from Arbroath via Stirling & Arros (Mull) to Ulva franked with 1d black plate 1b RE (four margins) with m/s '1' alongside. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £160 | ||
| 732 | MULREADY ENVELOPE CHARGED FOR RE-DIRECTION: 1840 (23 June) 1d Muready envelope Stereo A161 used from London to Stratford on Avon re-directed to Barmouth with 'T.P./Judd Place N.R.' h.s. in red, a red MC cancellation and m/s '1' crossed out and m/s '2' alongside. The large 'STRATFORD ON AVON' c.d.s. on reverse clearly shows the '8140' error of date. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £150 | ||
| 733 | LONDON RE-DIRECTION AND CHARGE MARKS: 1852 EL from Westminster to Vauxhall re-directed to Chelsea with a fine h.s. '1'. 1852 Mourning env. to London re-directed to Hitchin with a fine circular framed 'W/1d'. 1883 env. from India to the House of Commons with a fine small crowned circled 'R' in red and a similar example in black on an env. from Duncath. This small h.s. was used on mail redirected free for MP's during the Parliamentary recess.1890 1/2d postcard re-directed within London with m/s 'refused' and circular framed 'W/1/2D' h.s. 1894 1/2d postcard re-directed from London to Liskeard with a fine framed 'Charged for/redirection/E.C.'. 1894 1/2d wrapper re-directed within London with a fine oval framed '26/1/2D' h.s. 1900 India part 1/2a env. re-directed within London with boxed violet 'CHARGE NOT PAID/E.C. No. 3' h.s., circular framed 'T' and '1/2D/F.B./A.' mark. A fine group. | £80 | ||
| 734 | NON LONDON RE-DIRECTED MAIL: 1860 env. from London to Broughton re-directed to Biggar with m/s '1' crossed out and '2' struck nearby. 1871 env. from Beaufort, Victoria to London re-directed to Edinburgh and Hamilton with circular framed '1D' crossed through and a h.s. '2' struck alongside. 1884 printed wrapper from Oxford to London re-directed to St. Leonards with '1d//2' h.s. 1870 1/2d postcard to Norcroft re-directed to Penrith with a fine h.s. '1d/2'. | £80 | ||
| 735 | THE RARE '1' OF TENBY: 1861 env. from London to Tenby re-directed to Narberth franked with 1d x 2 with a fine h.s. '1' of Tenby nearby. The letter was over 1/2oz. and should have been charged '2d'. PHOTO - see plate no. 12 | £80 | ||
| 736 | A MUCH RE-DIRECTED COVER: 1867 env. franked with 1d red plate number used from London to Plymouth (that's the easy part!) re-directed to 36th regiment Dublin, then on H & K Pkt. to 36th regiment Pembroke, thence to London & Plymouth and back to Dublin with many c.d.s. and m/s rate marks to denote a total of five re-directions and four recharges. PHOTO - see plate no. 14 | £80 | ||
| 737 | THE RARE WATERFORD 2D AND BRIGHTON 3 ON ONE COVER: 1890 (9 July) A large env. from Kirkcaldy to Waterford re-directed to Brighton and London with m/s '1d' overstruck with a fine h.s '2d' of Waterford which has been crossed out and a h.s. '3' of Brighton has been struck nearby. The '3' has been crossed out, on reverse is a m/s 'Refused London'. A most interesting item. Some faults. PHOTO - ABOVE | £100 | ||
| 738 | A SURREY PAIR: 1893 1/2d env. used within London with a fine oval framed '1/2d/809' crossed through in m/s and a superb squared circle of Wimbledon struck nearby. 1893 1/2d env. to Croydon with a fine '1/2d/938' h.s. and m/s 'Refused'. | £60 | ||