NORFOLK
1234 MISCELLANY, 1739-1906 inc. mainly fine scarce 26mm ''THET/FORD'' on 1739 letter (address panel removed), Aylsham handstruck ''1'' (1840), boxed ''HOLKHAM'' etc. Also a small range of items from SUFFOLK inc. various Ipswich ''PAID'' h.s. and some CAMBRIDGESHIRE covers with Cambridge boxed mileage, sub-office UDC, Wisbech penny post etc. (24 items). £75
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
1235 THRAPSTON: 1841-49 covers to Daventry, Leicester & Market Harborough, showing three different Uniform 1d Post ''P1'' h.s. marks of Thrapston alongside c.d.s. (3 covers).[Ex Willcocks]. £50
SOMERSET
1236 MISCELLANY, 1796-1835: Mainly v.fine strikes on cover inc. 1796 ''BATH'', 1833 circular ''DULVERTON'', v.fine, scarce ''Paid at Frome'', 1833 ''So.PETHERTON'' [SO719] and ''TAUNTON/Penny Post'', boxed ''No3'' (Crowcombe) & Taunton mileage on 1827 cover to Wells. A good lot. (5). £90
STAFFORDSHIRE
1237 MISCELLANY: 1732-1868 selection inc. fine scarce c1732 ''LITCH-/FIELD'', fine 34mm ''STONE'' (1770), good 1790 46mm ''CHEADLE/147'' mileage, 1786 partly fine Litchfield first type mileage, v.fine ''RUDGELEY'' (1797), 1799 fine curved ''LICHFIELD'', v.good boxed Leek mileages (2 - 1818-19), rare 1841 piece of PO money order letter with superb Burton on Trent c.d.s. etc. A good variety of material. (56 covers). [Ex Willcocks]. £180
1238 NEWCASTLE UNDER LYNE: 1748-1852 range of marks on cover inc. fine strike of the rare 3-line ''NEW/CASTLE/UNDER'' [ST392], c1760 overinked ''NEWCASTLE/UR. LYNE'', 1795 v.fine ''NEWCASTLE/UNDER-LINE'', 1843-44 red ''Pd.1'' h.s., mileages etc. (15). [Ex Willcocks]. £85
1239 NEWCASTLE UNDER LYNE: 1818-38 Fifth Clause Posts - a selection of covers showing good to near fine strikes of these scarce marks - three different types; two have fine strikes of the ''TOO LATE'' h.s. on the reverse. (6 covers).[Ex Willcocks]. £90
SUSSEX
1240 CHICHESTER ROAD ''HOT CROSS BUN'' MARK - TRIPLE RATE COVER: 1683 (14 Aug.) Guildford triple rate cover (overall creasing and closed tear affecting address but complete) from 'Worplesdon' (near Guildford) to Jonathan Moore in London; charged ''6'' (triple rate - mentions two enclosed letters to be forwarded) having a poor but recognisable strike of the rare ''Hot Cross Bun'' mark, presumably struck at the Guildford office, on the lower flap beside a poor London Bishop Mark. The only recorded triple rate Hot Cross Bun cover : very rare in any condition. [Ex Willcocks]. £200
WARWICKSHIRE - BIRMINGHAM
1241 MISCELLANY: 1768-1864 marks on cover inc. various s/l h.s. with weak 43mm (1768) on EL ex Harborne, scarce 46mm (2 - 1787-9, one from Solihull), 1797 m/s ''Mifsent to'' used with s/l mark, oval ''MISSENT/TO/BIRMINGHAM'' h.s. on 1817 Free Front, mileages, Inspectors' marks, boxed ''PAID/AT/BIRMINGHAM'', unframed ''TOO LATE'' (3 - two types), s/l sub-office marks etc. Many fine strikes. (35 covers).[Ex Willcocks]. £100
1242 BOXED HANDSWORTH PENNY POST CANCELLATIONS: 1841 1d reds QK and OG tied to a small piece by two strikes of the boxed 'Py P/No 15' of Handsworth and a single plate 26 D on small piece with black MC and boxed 'Py P/No 15' of Handsworth cancellation Adhesives cut into in places. £75
1243 LOCAL POST MARKS: 1814-68 good range of marks on cover inc. 1814 ''P.P.11/UNPD.'', 1840 mainly fine s/l ''OLDBURY'', 1842 partly albino strike of ''ERDINGTON/P.P.'' in red and a similar 1845 ''SHIRLEY STREET/P.P.'', 1846-47 mainly fine ''Hockley/Penny Post'' & ''Edgbaston/Penny Post'' plus a good variety of sub-office marks, UDCs etc. (29 covers). [Ex Willcocks]. £100
YORKSHIRE
1244 HUDDERSFIELD: 1793-1844 Range of marks on cover inc. 1802 -10 mainly fine strikes (3) of ''HUTHERSFIELD/212'' boxed & lined mileages (inc. one to Spain mentioning the advance of King Joseph on Seville), circular mileages, various c.d.s., handstruck '1' (2), good oval ''PAID/AT/HUDDERSFIELD'' etc. (17 covers). [Ex Willcocks]. £75
1245 HULL: 1775-1849 range of marks on cover inc. fine strike of the scarce 30mm ''HULL'' (1775), fine strike of the rare double arc mileage c.d.s. [YK1572] (1826) in black, boxed red penny post (1839), 1840/43 (3) covers showing handstruck ''1D'' alongside Hull c.d.s. in black, red & blue etc. plus a few non-Hull marks inc. partly fine scarce ''Leyburn/Penny Post'' (1840). (26 covers). [Ex Willcocks]. £70
1246 LEEDS: 1782-1848 range of marks on cover inc. a good strike of the rare red ''2d'' h.s. on an 1840 cover with matching oval ''PAID/at/LEEDS'', a good strike of the scarce first mileage (1786), m/s ''This letter was returned in the Tadcaster Bag to Leeds Aug 2nd'' on reverse of c1802 cover, boxed ''TOO LATE'' (1827), mainly fine 1837 ''Leeds/Penny Post'' plus a similar strike of ''Ilkley/Penny Post'' in red-brown (1848) etc. (20 covers). [Ex Willcocks]. £100
1247 WEST RIDING: 1788-1845 postal markings inc. 1795 fine curved ''KEIGHLEY'', 1794 redirected ''FREE'' EL with s/l ''HALIFAX'' and curved ''LEEDS'' prefaced by m/s ''gone from...'', c1809 ''HUTHERSFIELD/212'' mileage, ''Halifax/Penny Post'' in blue (2) & red, Halifax red ''Pd1'', Huddersfield handstruck ''1'' (1845) etc. Plus 1798 ''HARROW/GATE'', Harrogate mileages etc. (32 items).[Ex Willcocks]. £100
GUERNSEY P.H.
1248 1881-1979 Selection of commercial & philatelic covers inc. 1881 env. to Germany with 21/2d blue cancelled by Guernsey duplex, locally sent PPC with 1910 Christmas Day cancellation, 1941 bisect tied to cover by St Peter Port c.d.s. etc. An interesting lot. (26 items). £40
JERSEY P.H.
1249 1840-1978 Selection of commercial & philatelic covers with various postmarks inc. May 1840 1d red EL to Perkins, Bacon & Petch concerning perfume labels, with ''409'' numeral cancellation, group of KEVII PPCs with c.d.s. of Carrefour-Selous, Gorey, Gorey Village, Grouville & St. John's Church, plus various modern covers inc. registered, 1937 FFC to Orkney etc. A good range of material. (61 items). £60
1250 POSTAGE DUES: 1905-82 Covers & postcards with postage due labels and instructional marks inc. 1905 'glitter' card with v.fine strike of the boxed ''Liable to Letter Rate/409'' and crayon ''1'', 1907 card with ''1d/409'' h.s.; also a range of modern commercial covers from 1960 with different Dues and boxed h.s. An interesting lot. (22 items). £50
SCOTTISH MAINLAND POSTAL HISTORY
1251 ARCHIESTOWN: 1859 env. from Elgin to Knockando bearing 1d 'Stars', endorsed 'Deceased' and returned to sender. On reverse is a fine boxed 'ARCHIESTOWN' local cancellation. Rare thus. Also 1855 cover from Kingston Port to Elgin bearing 1d 'Stars' tied by numeral cancellation and with a good strike of the boxed 'KINGSTON/PORT' local cancellation on flap. (2 items). £60
1252 CANCELLATIONS: Range of QV covers 1842-93 with cancellation interest inc. different Edinburgh Brunswick Stars on cover (3 inc. 2d blue) & piece (2), distinctive MCs, scarce boxed ''OSBORNE/BUILDINGS'' on 1d pink env., Glasgow & Edinburgh rollers, ''Posted since...'' cancellations, Glasgow-Carlisle Sorting Tender, dotted duplexes etc. All fine-v.fine strikes. (13 covers & several pieces). £100
1253 CARDROSS: RARE BLUE STRAIGHT-LINE VILLAGE HANDSTAMP: 1859 1d red env. to Edinburgh, the stamp cancelled by the large s/l lined ''CARDROSS'' h.s. in BLUE. Despite light crease to stamp, a rare cover. PHOTO - see plate no. 6 £200
1254 1696 POST OFFICE ACT: An original PO Act (held together by sellotape but otherwise in good condition) ''Made in the SIXTH SESSION of the FIRST PARLIAMENT of our Moft High and Dread SOVEREIGN WILLIAM'' referring, amongst other issues, to a Post Office related Act detailing Scottish postal rates, direction of mails etc. Rare. [Ex Willcocks]. £150
1255 EXPERIMENTAL DUPLEXES: 1856-58 Group of 1d red covers showing a range of duplex cancellations inc Glasgow small side bars and 'Madeline Smith' types, Leith lined box and vertical duplex & large c.d.s. with small side bars type of Greenock & Stirling. All fine strikes of scarce marks. (6 covers). £120
1256 GREENOCK: 1839 (28 Dec.) prepaid 8d-rate cover to Edinburgh with red m/s ''8'' and fair red boxed ''PAID at/GREENOCK'' on the front for the over 1/2oz & up to 1oz rate. £50
1257 HOPEMAN: 1859 env. to Elgin bearing 1d 'Stars' tied by a fine strike of the boxed 'HOPEMAN' local cancellation. Also two off-cover adhesives with partial strikes of same. (3 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 22 £150
1258 LHANBRYDE: 1857 cover to Elgin bearing 1d 'Stars' (transitional shade) tied by a slightly smudged strike of the boxed 'LHANBRYDE' local cancellation. Also an off-cover adhesive with partial strike of same. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 22 £150
1259 G&A PACKET: 1884 env. (opened out) ex Isle of Islay with 1d lilac cancelled by ''439'' (Portaskaig) showing ''COLUMBA STEAMER/GREENOCK'' c.d.s. on reverse (partly overstruck). Also a pair of early PPCs showing the 'Columba' (1899-1900 - small & large sizes), a pair of Edwardian PPCs with ''GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET'' c.d.s. (A/Columba & B/Iona), MacBrayne advertising card etc. (6 cards, a cover & 2 stamps). £100
SHETLAND ISLES & FAIR ISLE
1260 THE TINY ISLAND OF 'PAPA STOUR' - EARLY INGOING TRANSATLANTIC MAIL INC. 'PAID/AT/QUEBEC' CROWNED CIRCLE; 1840/3 pair of prepaid EL's (first with minor faults) addressed to 'Papa Stour, Shetland' with 'QUEBEC' c.d.s.'s and red 'PAID' or 'PAID/AT/QUEBEC' Crowned Circle respectively. Attractive pair to an amazing destination. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 22 £100
WELSH POSTAL HISTORY
1261 ADVERTISING ENVELOPE (INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS): 1874 env. with blue printed design of the Friendly Society, used to Shrewsbury with 1/2d pair (pl. 6, faults) tied by fine Corwen duplex. Attractive & unusual. £40
1262 LLANDUDNO: 1863 Env. with contents to Liverpool bearing 1d 'Stars' tied by Llandudno duplex cancellation of 30 July; the contents being an illustrated letter sheet headed by a lovely engraving of the view from the Great Orme looking across towards the Conwy Estuary, Penmaenmawr & Snowdonia, showing both bays at Llandudno and the splendid architecture of the North Bay seafront (published by T.Catherall of Chester & Bangor). A lovely item. PHOTO - see plate no. 22 £100
ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY
1263 PICTURE POSTCARDS: The interesting group of cards, chiefly early 20th Century, virtually all used, showing a good range of postal markings (much Douglas in evidence) and depicting a wide range of views. (Approx. 70). £60
IRISH POSTAL HISTORY - PRE 1922
1264 MISCELLANY, 1823-56 range of covers & fronts with various postal markings inc. boxed ''PAID AT...'' marks of Belfast, Boyle, Drogheda & Mountmellick (blue), ''NEWRY/50'' in black & red, the latter with additional s/l ''POST PAID'', ''TUAM/103'' & ''TUAM/98'', pair of 1856 ELs with Dublin diamond spoon cancellations on 1d reds and 1839 EL ex USA to Scotland with mainly fine strike of the unframed ''COVE/SHIP LETTER''. A good lot. (9 covers & 3 fronts). £100
1265 DUBLIN - EARLY 'FREE' MARKS ON ABUSE OF FRANKING COVERS; 1721/4 pair of EL's from Dublin to Cork, both franked by 'Tho. Trotter' but written (i.e. illegally) by John Dennis, each with fine/very fine black Dublin 'FREE' marks; early dates for these Dublin marks. Scarce and attractive pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 22 £100
1266 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 1/71/2d to 4/31/2d, in one case by four stages! A mystery awaiting research. (3 covers).[Ex Willcocks]. £50
1267 DUBLIN - DISTINCTIVE MC: 1844 (6 June) EL from Dublin to Roscommon re-directed to Castlerea bearing a very good 1d red KF tied by a fine Dublin MC with m/s '1' alongside. A good late date. £42
1268 MARITIME - H.& K. PACKET: 1861 small env. franked with 1d red to Rugby (Warwks.), the stamp just tied to cover by single-ring ''H & K PACT.'' c.d.s. (23.Dec. 1861). £60
1269 TUAM - 'SHOULD BE FREE' COVER FROM 'TUAM' TO LONDON; Attractive march 1839 EL to Chelsea Hospital charged '1/4' with fine 'TUAM' c.d.s. on the top flap, but endorsed 'Should be free' with London 'T·P/Rate/2D' ordinary London 'FREE' c.d.s. and a very scarce oval framed crowned London local post 'To be/delivered/FREE' mark crossed through and replaced by the 2d charge (better than 1s-4d!). Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 22 £80
GREECE
1270 MISCELLANY of mint & used issues on stockcards with particular interest in middle period to modern. Some useful items noted. STC £800. (Few 100's). £120
GRENADA
1271 1808-10 EL's (2) to London, each with scarce two-line d.s. (both partial); plus rare early cover (1802) from Grenada to India. Some faults but a scarce trio. (3). £150
1272 1935 Silver Jubilee: Complete sheets of the 1/2d (2), 1d and 11/2d incl. 1/2d with kite and vertical & horizontal log. (240). £70
HAITI
1273 MISSIONARY COVERS TO LONDON; 1841/3 EL's sent on two different dates from 'Hayti' charged '1/5' (6x1841) and '8' (4x1843; all with black London 'SHIP LETTER' arrival marks). Good contents inc. mention of Turks Isles missions. (10 covers). £100
1274 MISSIONARY COVERS WITH LARGE BRITISH P.O. 'JACMEL' C.D.S.'s; Set of four 24th Feb. 1844 EL's (some staining affects two c.d.s.'s) all posted to London (each charged '1/5') with partial to very fine black 'JACMEL' c.d.s.'s. (4 covers). £75
HONG KONG
1275 MISCELLANY of better items on stockcard inc. 1891 2c Jubilee used, 1912 $2 & $3 mint, 1938 $5 lilac & scarlet mint block of 4 (streaky gum), 1946 $10 lilac & blue mint, 1954 $2 to $10 mint, etc. (28). £240
1276 KGV/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 & used, Centenary set mint x 2, RSW $10 'used' (apparently cleaned & with bogus cancel), UPU set mint, etc. (200 plus 10 covers). £200
1277 1891 2c Jubilee fresh mounted mint. SG.51, Cat. £375. PHOTO - see plate no. 3 £120
1278 1898 (1 June) Front and a portion of the back (detached) registered from Pakhoi via Hong Kong to Yokohama, franked with on reverse a China 5c x 2 tied by five horizontal bar chop and on front a Hong Kong 20c on 10c. The front has an almost complete strike of the large Pakhoi bi-lingual c.d.s. The cover probably bore a pair of 5c on the missing portion. A tragedy but would display well as a front. Also two Japanese souvenir sheets mainly bearing forgeries and a GB registered envelope. £100
1279 1912 $5 green & red/green lightly mounted mint. Cat. £475 PHOTO - see plate no. 3 £150
INDIA
1280 MISCELLANY: The small selection of QV/KGV adhesives with Aden postmarks plus an Aden PPC (Hotel de l'Europe) franked with 1a; also opt. varieties on adhesives of Cochin, Gwalior, Jind, Nabha & Travancore. (15 adhesives, 5 pieces & PPC). £44
1281 * 1800-11 Group of ELs to London (3) & Calcutta (3) with a variety of postal markings inc. oval 'Post Paid/Fort St. George' (2) & 'SHIP LETTER/(Crown)/LONDON'. (6). £75
1282 Q 1930 (27 Oct.) Flown cover, Karachi-Jodphur, carried by Mrs. Victor Bruce (the well known Racing Motorist who learnt to fly in six days!) and signed by her to lower left. Fine. £90
1283 1931 (3 April) England-Australia (Fairbairn & Shenstone) flight cover bearing Australian 2d Kingsford-Smith & Indian 1a brown (2) adhesives, with two-line 'DETAINED TILL 5th APRIL/ENGINE OVERHAULED' violet cachet in addition to the Fairbairn & Shenstone one. PHOTO - see plate no. 22 £150
1284 1933 (19 Jan.) Prince Ali Khan Dum Dum-Santa Cruz flown cover, addressed to Calcutta, bearing 1p & 1a adhesives along with pictorial Prince Ali Khan label. PHOTO - see plate no. 6 £90
1285 FISCALS: 1880 Part telegram receipt used in Burma with 2a, 4a, 8a & 25r Telegraph stamps cancelled by s/l ''RANGOON 17-9-80'' h.s. (bottoms of stamps cut away). Also a selection of fiscals with ''CANCELLED'' opts. inc. Court Fee to 1r (8), Foreign Bill to 24r (6 perf & 10 imperf.). Attractive stamps. (38 stamps & a piece). £60
INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES
1286 COCHIN - OFFICIALS : 1943-48 Issues in complete mint sheets of 48, some with inverted / reversed watermark varieties, inc. SG O60, 61, 81, 83, 84 & 87. Unusual material. Slight toning. (10 sheets). £85
1287 COCHIN - OFFICIALS: 1949 Complete mint sheets (48) of the 3p (2) & 6p (3) (SG O92, O94), each sheet showing the ''C'' for ''G'' variety in position 4; plus two sheets of SG O100. Also 1949 1a on 1a9p postage (SG120). Unusual. STC £500. (8 sheets). £100
1288 TRAVANCORE: 1929-43 Issues in complete mint sheets of 84 or 168 inc. SG 43, 45, 46ca, 50, 59, 60 & 73 - the last with gum stains affecting some stamps. Usual patchy gum. The earlier issues are scarce, particularly in sheet form. STC £1,800. (7 sheets). £350
1289 TRAVANCORE - OFFICIALS: 1931-32 Issues in complete mint sheets of 84 inc. SG O49, 52, 54 & 74, the last with faults but interesting range of opt. varieties. Unusual. (4 sheets). £140
1290 TRAVANCORE - OFFICIALS: 1942-45 Issues in mint sheets inc. SG O96e, 103, 103a (2), 103c & 107a (two half-sheets).Unusual material. STC £760. (5 sheets & 2 panes) £150
1291 TRAVANCORE-COCHIN: 1949-50 Issues in complete mint sheets inc. SG 11, 12, O10f, O11c, O16, O16a & O17. STC £660. (8 sheets). £130
1292 FISCALS - COURT FEE: Accumulation of complete, stamped, foolscap size Court Petitions c1897-1958 from a range of States inc. Baoni, Balwan, Bhopal, Bikaner, Bussahir, Chatarpur, Cochin, Gwalior, Indargarh, Jaipur, Kolhapur, Narsingarh, Maihar, Mohammadgarh, Nagod, Partabgarh, Sarawgarh & Travancore etc. Attractive material with highly ornamental 'stamps'; seldom seen in such variety. High cat. value. (140 items). £400
1293 FISCALS: Court Fee stamps - selection of used stamps, c1940s, from Jashpur, Khairagarh & Tihri-Garwal; fine range of values and types represented. Identified by catalogue number. Scarce material, seldom offered. STC £1,800. (53). £340
1294 FISCALS: Selection of used Court Fee stamps from Bonai, Mewar, Samthar & Tonk, c1940s, wide range of values; all identified by catalogue number. STC £1,700. Scarce material, elusive. (150 approx.). £320
IRISH FREE STATE
1295 CARTON containing the accumulation of commercial mail, special event covers & used commems. plus a few non-Irish items. (Qty.). £50
1296 MISCELLANY of opts. on GB with Thom 11/2d unmounted mint block of 60 (small marginal fault at upper right), 1/2d marginal vertical strip of 5 showing 'accent inserted by hand' variety and Harrison 1/2d pairs (8, 1 used, 5 with joins, 3 with 'long 1' variety), 1d pairs (2, one with join), 11/2d pair & 2d pairs (3, one with join, another with 'long 1'). Fair to fine. (Small Qty.). £100
1297 FIRST DAY COVERS: 1938-60 group with illustrated & plain types in evidence. (45). £75
1298 1912 Imperial Union labels in emerald (2) & orange; fair (Feldman L11/13) plus 1914 'We will not have Home Rule' labels depicting Carson (2) & the 'Red Hand' (with m/s 'No Trumps'); small faults. Scarce group. (6). £100
1299 1922 (Feb.) Dollard 2d engraved Angel with Harp essay, four perforated examples in green, lake, indigo & black. Fine. Feldman E1-4. (4). £150
1300 1922 (Feb.) Dollard 2d Angel & Harp mono-colour lithographed essays (2 with small faults) - Feldman E6, 10, 13 & 18; plus bi-coloured examples of same - Feldman E20/21, 31, 35, 38 & 40. (10). £100
1301 1923-34 Defin. study with 1/2d (19), 1d (12), 11/2d (14), 2d (14, one with 'storm over Lough Swilly variety'), 21/2d (2), 3d (2), 4d (7), 5d (2), 6d (2), 9d (3), 10d (2) & 1/- (3) mint (mostly fine), 1/2d block of 4 (trimmed perfs.) & a single, 1d and 2d pair with INVERTED WATERMARKS fine mint, 1d perf. 15 x imperf. INVERTED WATERMARK fine mint & FDC of the 11/2d value addressed to Sutton Coldfield. (Small Qty.). £150
1302 1927-29 Varieties comprising Wide date 10/- with 'flap print' variety mounted mint (small gum thin), 1929 Emancipation 2d marginal pair with 'pen behind ear' unmounted mint & an unmounted single with 'retouch' variety. A scarce & desirable group. (3 items). £140
** 1303 1933-4 1/2d imperf. x 14 , 1d vertical pair imperf. x 15, 2d imperf. x 14 and 1d imperf. x 15 (single perf.) . Also 1940-6 1d imperf. x 14 and imperf. x 15. (7). £50
1304 1937 2/6d, 5/- (3, one a little toned) & 10/- (small tone spot & tiny paper adherence). S.G.102-104, Cat. £820. (5). £100
** 1305 1937 2/6d to 10/- fine mounted mint. S.G. 102-104. Cat. £425. £60
1306 1940-68 1d (3), 11/2d, 2d (3), 3d block of 4, 4d (6 inc. block of 4), 5d, 6d (6) & 8d to 10d blocks of 4 all fine mint with INVERTED WATERMARKS. £75
1307 1940-49 1/2d, 1d, 11/2d, 2d (2), 21/2d, 3d (2), 4d (2), 5d, 6d (4), 8d, 9d, 10d (2) & 11d blocks of 4; plus 1/2d, 1d (2), 11/2d (3), 2d (2), 21/2d (2), 3d (3), 4d (2), 5d (2), 6d (6), 8d (2), 9d (2), 10d (2), 11d (2 inc. one 'broken bar in e') & 1/- (4) mostly mint. £75
1308 1942-45 2/6d to 10/- (gum crease) mint & 1968 2/6d mint block of 4 with INVERTED WATERMARKS. Cat. £540. £100
1309 1944 Michael O'Cleary 1/2d & 1/- marginal blocks of 4 x 2, 1/2d vertical pairs (2, one with inverted wmk.), vertical & horizontal coil join pairs, a corner block of 4 with inverted wmks., 1/2d coil leader (G) with two stamps attached & 1/- (2, one with 'missing cheekbone' variety). Mostly fine. £50
1310 1948-75 Air 1d to 1/5d blocks of 4 plus 1d (4), 3d (4), 6d (5), 8d (5), 1/- (4), 1/3d (3) & 1/5d (4 inc. a pair). Fine mint. £50
1311 1949 Official presentation folder signed by James Everett, the Minister of Posts, 1950, 1954 & 1960 GPO presentation booklets & 1965 GPO presentation folder containing the stamps on sale at the Dublin Horse Show. Some adhesives heavily mounted but a rare group. £140
1312 1949 Republic 3d unmounted mint with 'Gull over Leinster House variety' (light foxing) plus 1954 Marian Year 3d marginal block of 4 with 'shaded hand' variety & normal 3d and 5d fine unmounted mint. £75
1313 1956 Barry 3d & 1/3d control blocks of 4 & singles plus 3d blocks of 4 (2), pair & single with re-entries; plus 1957 Father Wadding 3d control & imprint blocks of 4 & 1/3d control block of 4 (two with vertical creasing). £75
1314 1968 5/- purple unmounted mint block of 10 (last two vertical rows of the sheet with 'line flaw' variety). Natural gum bends. Also 2/6d green with 'spur on first E of Eire'. £50
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