401 STOCKBOOK containing mint collection incl. 4d value of Jan., 1886 ovpts., other QV values to 6d & 2p, KEVII values to 2/- and KGV to 10/-, KGVI set complete to £1 plus extra perfs. & shades and a wide range of QEII issues (mainly unmounted mint) such as 1953, 1960, 1967-69, 1971, 1977-82 (incl. extra values on chalky paper), 1982 & 1993-95 definitive sets, scores of commemoratives, sheetlets, miniature sheets, booklets (both machine and counter), postage dues, etc. Generally very fine condition.and STC £2,634. (100's). £400
402 VALUABLE RANGE on stockcards mainly mint but some used starting with several useful GB used in Gibraltar, continuing with definitive issues inc. many better stamps from the reigns of QV & KGV in particular with values to 10/- and scarcer KGVI perfs. and ending with mainly early QEII. STC £1,956. (Small Qty.). £260
CARTONS AND BOXES
403 THREE CARTONS containing the extremely extensive QV to QEII mostly used collection housed in a number of albums & on leaves. Much duplication but a useful lot with much fine used QEII material in evidence. (Large Qty.). £300
404 CARTON containing a G.B. miscellany incl. a stockbook with chiefly used stamps from 1841 to 1970 incl. early Official stamps and postmark interest, a fine range of mainly mint KGV incl. controls and better individual values/shades to 1/- & used Seahorses, KGVI stamps mint to £1 and used to 10/-, a wide range of pre-decimal QEII such as early used castle high values, pre-decimal unmounted mint commemoratives in blocks of up to 6 and Machins in blocks of up to 8 plus se-tenant booklet panes, a huge range of used Machins with much duplication but virtually every value to 75p incl. some which are increasingly elusive, QEII commercial covers with instructional marks, 29 FDCs, etc., etc. (Qty.). £100
405 CARTON containing material which the late owner had gathered together to illustrate the development of diverse British postal services and rates, a postcard with 1906 Liverpool Christmas cancellation, early examples of meter franked mail with supporting Pitney Bowes literature, leaflets concerning Scottish post 'buses, Post Office Green Paper no. 35 on Express Services, an apparently complete coil of old-style registration labels from Solihull, a memorandum on the Airgraph Service, instructional marks, many different kinds of certificates of posting mostly with a Staffordshire flavour, etc., etc. Also two complete and wax sealed coils of ½d and 1½d stamps and a selection of stamp booklets for G.B. (incl. a Post Office Training School example and some privately produced) and offshore islands. Merits close scrutiny. (Qty.). £60
406 BOX containing the extensive accumulation of QV issues on stockcards (ex Postal Bid sale lots) with many useful items throughout. Condition mixed but much of merit including particularly useful Surface-Printed ranges. This lot must be seen to be properly appreciated. Enormous Catalogue value. (Some 100's). £1500
407 SHOEBOX containing an extensive range of used G.B. commemoratives covering the period 1935-1990 and sorted into envs. (Many 100's). £100
ALBUMS AND STOCKBOOKS
** 408 DAVO ALBUM containing the mint & used QV to QEII collection from 1840 inc.1d black & 2d blue good used, 1847-54 Embossed 1/- fair used, a useful range of Surface-Printed issues inc. 1867-80 10d & 2/- blue (2) used, 1867 5/- used & 10/- fine used with red crayon line, 1876-80 4d sage & 8d orange, 1883 Lilacs & Greens inc. several mint vals. to 6d (colour rather pallid), 1887-1900 to 1/- (both) mint (the green one rather "washed out") and 1891 £1 green good used but with fault at lower right, KEVII 10/- & £1 used (faults but very presentable examples), 1924 & 1925 Wembley sets mint, 1934 Re-engraved Sea Horse set mint, 1937-48 to £1 mint, RSW £1 mint, Festival High value set mint, a good range of Wildings inc. graphites/phosphor-graphites, better phosphor commem. sets and various later issues to 1970. A fine base for further expansion. (Some 100's). £800
409 PRINTED ALBUM with the mint collection to 1970 inc. useful Wildings, Castles and phosphor commems. (Few 100's). £150
410 ALBUM containing a mint and used collection from 1840 to late QEII starting with a selection of early QV with strength in 1d reds (imperf. and perf.) and later QV incl. some postmark interest, continuing with KEVII (nearly all used), KGV (ditto but with values to 10/-) & KGVI (many more mint, some of it unmounted incl. Silver Wedding pair, plus used values to £1 again incl. Silver Wedding) and concluding with a fine range of both mint and used pre-decimal QEII with mint Castles to £1 & used to 10/- and a fine selection of Wildings & early Machins incl. high values, commemoratives virtually complete both mint and used and incl. early phosphors both unmounted mint & used and a difficult to assemble range of used "Regional" and decimal Machin stamps with many identified variations, etc. (100's). £120
411 1840-1970 Mint & used collection contained in an album inc. 1840 1d Blacks (6, two with numeral cancellations, slight faults), various QV inc. 1d plates, nice Jubilee 4½d mint block etc., ranges of KEVII/KGV, KGVI to 1937 £1 brown / £1 Festival fine used & £1 Wedding unmounted, QEII issues inc. multiple crown high values unmounted, 1959 p.dues in mint pairs to £1 (less1½d), ranges of definitive & commemorative issues etc. Needs careful inspection. (Qty.) £180
SMALLER COLLECTIONS
412 MISCELLANY on stockleaves with much useful noted inc. line-engraved ranges, a good selection of surface-printed issues (mixed condition) inc. 4d vermillion, 4d sage (2), 8d (2 - faults), 10d (2 - one poor), 1/- orange-brown, 2/- blue & 2/6d (2); KEVII ½d perf.15 x 14 pair on cover (Cat. £90), useful KGV inc. mint, KGVI mint high values inc. Festival set & 1948 £1 block of 4, good range of mint Castles etc. Well worth careful examination. (Few 100s). £1000
413 The very much duplicated used collection of KGV 1912-22 ½d to 1/- (less 9d green) shades, also a varied KEVII selection with a few QV inc. a group of parcel roller cancellations and perfins. Very mixed condition. (Large Qty.). £100
414 KGV/KGVI MISCELLANY inc. 1934 re-engraved 10/- used block of 4 (slight soiling on back), KGVI dark blue block of four and 10/- dark blue fine mint single. An attractive lot. SG.£564. (Small Qty.). £100
415 CARD containing 1840 1d PG (touched at foot), 1841 1d (6, inc. plate 90 NB h.s. "SPECIMEN" with corner missing at lower left) and 2d (3). Fair used only. £60
POSTAL REFORMS
416 UNIFORM POSTAGE HANDSTRUCK '4' & 'PAID/1' MARKS: Attractive 7 Dec. 1839 EL to Selkirk with v.fine black Edinburgh '4' mark (light crease) of the 3rd day of the 5 week 4d Post period; also attractive 10 May 1840 (first Sunday following the introduction of 1d Black) with a superb cash-paid red 'PAID/1' mark of Marlborough on the front. A fine pair. (2 covers). £80
MULREADY STATIONERY
417 1d Letter sheet, stereo A6 used from Leeds to Great Yarmouth (23-6-43), cancelled with a distinct black MC with arrival c.d.s. nearby. Fine. PHOTO - see plate no. £140
418 1d Letter Sheet, stereo A246 used from Shaftesbury to Blandford (22-12-40), cancelled with an orange vermilion MC with a "SHAFTESBURY" c.d.s. in the same colour alongside, contains printed Clerical, Medical and General Assurance Society printed advertisement. (Spec. MA 31i). Fine and attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. £120
419 1d Envelope (Stereo 181-side flaps missing) with House of Commons wax seal and m/s '6 oC House Adjourned', used to Cornwall; also 1d letter sheet (Stereo A70 - stained/thinned) used from Loughborough to Leicester. In addition, a fine large paper lace valentine card (1861) and its original envelope, the latter rather worn, with 1d (2) franking to Brampton. (4 items). £50
420 USED PAIR OF 2D LETTER SHEETS: 1841 (9 June) An unsevered pair of 2d letter sheets, Stereos a91 and a105 from the lower right of the forme used from Sandbach to the Stamp Office, Chester. The pair used as a wrapper has the address written between the designs, however each design is correctly cancelled with a black M.C. Various creasing, some being pre-printing resulting in some anomalies. A little thinned in two places and small portions of two flaps are torn away. A very scarce item. PHOTO - see plate no. £1500
421 2d envelope, stereo a208 used from Stony Stratford to London, cancelled with a fine black MC cancellation. Soiled and repaired but scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. £140
422 RARE LATE USEAGE ON CHRISTMAS DAY OF TWOPENCE ENVELOPE - CORRECTLY CHARGED FOR REDIRECTION: 1855 (Christmas Day) 2d env. used from Stirling to Larbert re-directed to Edinburgh, cancelled with a fine "308" of Stirling with Falkirk c.d.s. nearby, m/s "2" for redirection charge. A little soiled and repaired internal tear. PHOTO - see plate no. £300
1840 1D BLACKS.
The 1840 1d blacks are arranged in plate order and cancelled in red unless otherwise stated..
1840 1D BLACKS
423 PRESENTATION BOX containing an FG, position 67 1d black with 4 wide margins cancelled by a red MC and with supporting Bolaffi cert. (1964) which describes this stamp as "perfect". £70
424 Unplated, NK on a very poor EL to London with boxed "Birstal/Penny Post" h.s. alongside. TG (heavily creased) used on EL from York to London. Touched in places. Also 1838 EL to London with a very fine boxed "Ofsett/Penny Post" h.s. £60
425 Plate 1a, NG used on EL from Barnet to Holborn, a very fine four margined example cancelled with a superb central upright MC cancellation, alongside is a good "TP/Barnet" h.s. Rare so fine. PHOTO - see plate no. £150
426 Plate 1a, TL (worn impression). Fine with central MC cancellation. PHOTO - see plate no. £70
427 Plate 1b, JF used on EL from Hartlepool to Newcastle. Good to wide margins, "HARTLEPOOL" UDC on reverse, Also plate 8 CL used on EL from Woolwich to Newcastle with a fine upright MC cancel. Just touched at tip of upper left corner. Some cover faults. £100
428 Plate 2, QJ used on EL from Burton, Westmorland to Appleby. Neatly cancelled and fine. £70
429 Plate 8, RH used on E from Worthing to London, cancelled with a black MC. Close to wide margins. £60
430 Plate 9 MA used on EL from York to London. smudgily cancelled but fine. £80
431 Plate 9, GA used on EL from Tweed Foudry, Berwick to Newcastle. Fine with central black MC cancellation. The EL is a little damaged at lower right. £70
432 Plate 9, OD used on EL to Newcastle. Fine cancelled with a black MC. £70
1840 2D BLUES
433 Plate 1, HA cancelled in black, HK cancelled in black with a Scottish MC, HK and IG. Defective three or four margined examples. £100
434 Plate 1, AE-AF pair used on small piece with black MC cancel, AE cut into at L & top, AF clear to wide margins. £100
435 Plate 2, AD-AE pair with smudged black MC cancellation; some thinning and AD touched at lower L. £80
1841 1D REDS
436 THE JOHN FIREBRACE COLLECTION OF 1841-54 1D REDS USED IN LONDON: The three volume collection of plated 1d reds housed in three volumes, includes Alphabet I and II examples, all with numeral cancellations of London. Mostly fine selected examples. (Qty.). £300
437 Eighty two unplated four margined examples used on EL's from the same correspondence to London. Mostly fine but a few are superb. £240
438 The unplated group used on covers from the same correspondence to London, mostly fresh three margined examples, but worth examination for postmarks. (202 items). £100
439 Small selection used on covers & a piece from the same coresspondence to London inc. plate 59 MC re-entry (large margins, light crease), plate 61 EJ (three margins), an unplated strip of four AE-AH and damaged block of four DG-EH (on large piece). The h.s. inc. UDC of "NEW CROSS" in red, "PENDLETON" in blue and "HORBURY" in blue plus an oval framed fancy "PL" of Manchester. Mixed condition. (12 items). £80
440 SELECTION inc. plate 17, PD on E to Crickhowell. 39 on front with boxed "POSTED AFTER/7 oCLOCK AT NIGHT" h.s. seventeen examples with MC cancellations and plate 20 JC on E from Edinburgh. Also 1841 2d blue, plate 3 pair CA-CB with a single cancellation leaving CA with clear profile. (23). £100
441 Plate 73, AE-AH a horizontal used strip of four with small portion of the marginal inscriptioon at top, AF double "F", AG double "A". Some light creasing. PHOTO - see plate no. £70
1841 2D BLUES
442 Plate 3, thirty nine exmples inc. eleven pairs used on large EL (26) from the same correspondence to London . Mixed condition, but some fine four margined examples are included. £200
443 Plate 3, BI-BJ, LB and TA (wide to huge margins) used on three EL to London. £70
444 Plate 4, FC-GD a block of four in the "violet blue shade" on slightly lavender tinted paper, just shaved to wide margins, light vertical crease and other small faults. Unusually lightly cancelled for this. A rare multiple. (Spec. ES17). PHOTO - see plate no. £500
1854-61 1D REDS
445 THE JOHN FIREBRACE COLLECTION OF PERFORATED PENNY REDS: A neatly annotated plated collection housed in six volumes with most issues (no C7's) represented inc. LC14 1d plates 64 & 65. All selected shades with London cancellations inc. a few early experimental types. Well worth examination. (Qty.). £800
1870 ½D PLATES
446 PLATE 9 PAIR USED ON ENVELOPE FROM THE GLENLIVAT DISTILLERY: 1872 (18 July) env. with "JOHN SMITH CRAGGANMORE DISTILLERY/GLENLIVAT/BALLINDALLOCH" imprint on reverse used from Beauly to Edinburgh franked with ½d plate 9 KV-LV vertical pair, centred to upper right, plate numbers clearly vissible. The env. is creased and roughly opened at top. A scarce multiple on cover. PHOTO - see plate no. £400
447 Plate 20: Block of 6, large part o.g., hinge remainders & some gum crackling but eminently presentable. £120
EMBOSSED ISSUES
448 Trio of covers inc. fine cut-square 1/- used with 1d red on 1857 EL to Rome, with v.fine s/l blue 'Knightsbridge' on reverse; cut-to-shape 10d cancelled by fine Liverpool spoon on EL to Paris and similar 6d used with 1d red (2) on registered env. (faults) to Malvern with blue 'Highgate' on reverse. An interesting group. (3 items). £120
449 1/- Green, 10d brown & 6d lilac - fine used, the 10d & 6d just shaved on one side, the 10d with small tear & corner crease. Attractive examples. £280
450 10d Red-brown die 2 used on E (flaps removed) to France, just shaved to clear margins. Good colour. [Ex Beaumont]. £180
451 6d Lilac, three used shades, just touched inplaces but above average for these. £180
452 6d MAUVE ON REGISTERED FRONT: 1856 (8 Jan.) Large front registered from Hull to Leeds, franked with LC14 1d pair (blued paper) just overlapped by a fine cut-square 6d mauve (just cut along frameline on L, parts of two adjoining stamps); the pair cancelled by '383' numeral and the 6d tied by a superb Hull 'spoon'. A most attractive item. £120
SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES
453 1862-64 6d Lilac plate 3 (74) and 1/- green (4); fair to fine used. SG 84 & 90. Cat. £3,690. A useful lot. (78). £140
454 1867-84 High value selection with 1867 5/- (MC wmk.) and 1883-84 2/6d, 5/- (4) & 10/-. Small faults but chiefly very collectable examples. (7). £140
** 455 1878 Wmk. Maltese Cross £1 brown-lilac fine used, centred low & to left, ironed out creases and small closed tear at top. SG. Cat. £1,900 as fine. PHOTO - see plate no. £200
456 1884 Watermark Crowns £1 brown-lilac, NB with central c.d.s. overstruck by boxed telegraphic cancel. SG.185, Cat. £1,400. PHOTO - see plate no. £200
** 457 1888 £1 brown-lilac used with Newcastle-on-Tyne c.d.s. and boxed Telegraphic cancellation. SG.186, Cat. £2,250. PHOTO - see plate no. £300
458 1891 £1 green, NB imperforate handstamped "SPECIMEN" (type 9). Creased at right. Scarce. Spec. K17s. Cat. £1,500. PHOTO - see plate no. £300
SURFACE-PRINTED COLLECTIONS
459 SELECTION of used values on stockcards with values to 1/- brown-orange, 1/- green & carmine, 1/- green (3) and 2/- blue (3). Useful 1883-4 3d & 6d with good colour, mixed condition throughout but very highly Catalogued. (Small Qty.). £150
KEVII ISSUES
460 MISCELLANY on stockcards inc. useful mint ranges to 1/- (4), 2/6d used (4), 5/- used (2) & 10/- used (faults). A good little lot. (Approx. 50). £150
461 MISCELLANY of used stamps on large stockcard with ½d (4), 1d (4), 1½d (4), 2d (6), 2½d (2), 3d (4), 4d green/brown (4), 4d orange (3), 5d (5), 6d (2), 9d (5), 10d (4), 1/- (6 - 3 'washed'), 2/6d (14), 5/- (4) & 10/- (neat London hooded c.d.s. but thinned). Poor to fine. (72). £190
462 Used selection on stockcards with 1902 1/- and 1911 9d in blocks of 4 (9d very fine), single examples of 7d, 10d, 2/6d (2) and 5/- (2). Fair to fine. STC c£800. (13) £110
463 Two pieces of registered parcels, one with 1902-10 1/- strips of 4, 3 and 2 with 1½d the other franked with a fine 5/-, 10d and 6d block of six; both with oval registered cancels of London. £90
464 1902-13 The small remaindered used collection with 1902-10 ½d (4), 1d (4), 1½d (4), 2d (3), 2½d (3), 3d (5), 4d green and brown (3), 4d orange (3), 5d (2), 6d (4), 7d (2), 9d (3), 10d (4) and 1/- (2). 1911 perf. 14 ½d (3), 1d & 3d (2). 1911-13 ½d (2), 2½d (2), 3d (3), 5d (3), 6d (2), 9d, 10d and 1/- (2). Mostly fine. £50
465 1934-36 Photogravure, a collection of cylinder blocks of six with ½d (4), 1d (11), 1½d (6), 2d (8), 2½d (3), 3d (2), 4d (2), 5d and 10d, vertical control strips of three with ½d (68), 1d (32), 1½d (62), 2d (29), 2½d (7), 3d (19), 4d (18), 5d (9d (11), 10d (6) and 1/- (14) plus some other multiples of the lower values. A very good lot. (Qty.). £400
KGV ISSUES
466 STOCKBOOK with the interesting collection/accumulation inc. useful covers & cards, a good range of 1924/25 Wembleys (off-cover & on postcards), Multiple Cypher ½d (2) & 1d (2) used, etc. This lot must be seen to be properly appreciated. (Very many 100's). £200
467 FINE RANGE OF MINT AND USED on stockcards inc. inv. wmks. and other wmk. varieties and shades, a selection of controls, an attractive range of used Seahorses (mostly the 10/- value inc. a block of four), an interesting miscellany of both 1924 & 1925 Wembleys inc. a 1925 1½d with a light Exhibition cancellation, lower values of 1929 P.U.C. issue in lightly mounted mint blocks or pairs plus inv. wmks., etc., etc. Condition varies but mainly good to fine. STC £3,421. (Small Qty.). £480
468 1911-22 The mint collection inc. 1911 Die 1A ½d, 1912-22 ½d (3) and 1½d control strips of three, ½d (8), 1d (11), 1½d (7), 2d (7), 2½d (9), 3d, 4d (3), 5d, 6d (2), 8d, 10d & 1/- (3). All in control singles and 9d agate control block of four. Mostly fine. (123). £150
** 469 1913 £1 Sea Horse good used but with some ironed out creases. SG. Cat. £800. PHOTO - see plate no. £180
** 470 1918-19 Bradbury, Wilkinson 2/6d, 5/- and 10/- lightly hinged mint. Cat. £600. (3). £150
** 471 1924-26 ½d to 1/-, 1918-19 2/6d to 10/- and 1929 PUC £1, all unmounted mint, together with the special 1933 presentation booklet handed to delegates at the UPU preparatory conference held in Ottawa from which they have been removed. The adhesives are a little wrinkled due to the mounting system used, however they could, with care, be returned to the original mounts. A scarce item. PHOTO - see plate no. £500
472 1924-26 The mounted mint collection of mainly control pieces inc. ½d (9), 1d, 1½d (2), 2½d, 5d and 6d strips of three, ½d (4), 1d (3), 1½d (14), 2d (4), 2½d (3), 3d (5), 4d, 5d, 6d (4), 9d (2) and 10d singles. Mostly fine. (163). £100
473 1926 2d orange with sideways wmk. block cypher in a good to fine used horizontal strip of four and with fine perfs. except for one nibbled perf. at the foot of the second stamp. SG.421b. Cat. £320. £60
474 FIRST DAY COVER OF LOW VALUES OF P.U.C. SET: ½d - 2½d values of P.U.C. issue on registered FDC. of 10 May, 1929 used from one suburb of York to another bearing Easingwold registration label and with each stamp cancelled by Easingwold single-ring c.d.s. Slight staining around the said label but otherwise fine PHOTO - see plate no. £100
475 1929 PUC ½d to 2½d used on registered FDC from London to Switzerland; light foxing but an uncommon cover. £50
** 476 1929 PUC £1 black very lightly hinged mint, gum somewhat toned. SG. Cat. £750. PHOTO - see plate no. £250
477 1929 PUC ½d to 2½d used on FDC (typewritten address) with London machine cancellation to Richmond. (SG Cat. £500). £75
478 1934 Re-engraved 2/6d to 10/-: two used sets, one 2/6d stained, others mainly fine (SG Cat. £300). Also 1935 Jubilee set plus additional 1½d used on fine plain 'A.Phillips' FDC from Newport to Greece with boxed 'UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER' h.s. (7 items). £75
KGVI ISSUES
479 RANGE OF MINT AND USED on stockcards incl. 1937 First Day of Issue cancellation on piece, high values to £1 (3), inv. and sideways wmks., two lightly mounted mint Royal Silver Wedding sets and a small selection of War-time issues from both Guernsey and Jersey. Condition is good to fine and STC £570. (Small Qty.). £85
480 1944 German Propaganda Forgeries - ½d to 3d values with hammer & sickle in place of 'D' in values, corner/marginal examples with violet 'LONDON/SPECIAL STAMP' c.d.s. cancellations. (6). £90
1-80
81-160
161-240
241-320
321-400
401-480
481-560
561-640
641-720
721-800
801-880
881-943
Index