321

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 frame line at left - parts of two adjoining stamps); the pair cancelled by "383" numeral & the 6d tied by a superb Hull "Spoon".

£90

SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES

322

c1861 Essays (4) for local stamps produced by Bradbury, Wilkinson in green, grey, brown and red-brown on white wove paper without gum. Some faults but scarce. Similar essays were offered in the 1983 Harold Fisher auction. (lots 523-526).

£200

KEVII ISSUES

323

1902-13 Small mint and used selection with mint 1d block of four & control pair, 2d corner block of four & 3d pair, used ½d (14), 1d (7), 1½d (6), 2d (4), 2½d (6), 3d (14), 4d orange (10), 5d (4), 6d (4), 7d (4), 9d (4), 10d (5) & 1/- (4). Also mint British Levant 1902-05 40pa to 12pi (3) & 24pi and 1921 2/6d to 10/-. Mostly fine.

£120

KGV ISSUES

324

MISCELLANY comprising 1934 re-engraved 2/6d to 10/- used (2 sets, one 2/6d stained) and the 1935 Silver Jubilee set plus additional 1½d used on fine plain FDC from Newport to Greece with boxed "UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER". (7 items).

£55

325

1911 (22 June) Illustrated Junior Philatelic Society FDC of the KGV ½d green used to Chicago, Illinois. Fine & scarce.

£200

326

1912-22 ½d to 1/- less 9d olive, 1934-36 ½d to 2d with sideways watermark and ½d, 2d and 4d cylinder blocks of six. Mounted mint. Some with faults.

£48

327

1929 (10 May) registered FDC from Easingwold to York bearing the four low values of the PUC set. Slight staining around registration label.

£75

328

1929 PUC £1 black. A superb, well-centred, unmounted mint example; fresh and attractive.

£350

QEII ISSUES

329

TWO CARTONS containing the extensive accumulation of modern "Face" material including Yearpacks, Souvenir Packs, mint sets, etc. Face value £397. (Qty.). ##

£300

330

TWO CARTONS containing the extremely extensive accumulation of FDC's. Some duplication and some non-GB types in evidence. (Approx. 900).

£200

331

TWO CARTONS with the range of P.O. official yearbooks, complete from 1986 to 1999 plus sundry other packs. Face value £220. (Qty.). ##

£150

332

THREE CARTONS containing the extensive collection of unused PHQ cards (450+) plus seven volumes of the Encyclopaedia of Postage Stamps. (Qty.).

£50

333

TWO GREEN BOX FILES containing the extensive accumulation of Presentation Packs with a face value of £479. (Qty.). ##

£400

334

CARTON containing an extensive collection of mainly unmounted mint decimal issues beautifully written up in 3 fine black Senator and 1 green Simplex albums plus 1 Silver Jubilee special pack; also a range of mint pre-decimal sets from 1953 Coronation set onwards, plus various later used stamps, the latter chiefly "regionals" and commemoratives in a small stockbook. Face value of the mint decimal stamps alone is £233.90. ##

£200

335

CARTON containing a large collection of unmounted mint stamps, chiefly commemoratives (incl. 1953-70 almost complete for "ordinary" sets plus most early/better issues with phosphor lines) but incl. some pre-decimal definitive high values to £1, pre-decimal Machins also to £1 and an extensive range of regionals incl. blocks, many decimal issues incl. commemoratives almost complete 1971-83, Reader's Digest and other coils, se-tenant booklet panes, complete booklets, several with plate numbers, and generally much of interest. Face value of decimal stamps alone is £192.92. (100's). ##

£200

336

CARTON containing two black ring binders and several packets with a large collection of covers and cards from 1923 to 1996 and incl. definitive & commemorative FDCs from 1937, special event covers commemorating such events as philatelic congresses, exhibitions and society meetings, publicity labels and miniature sheets from 1923 onwards, R.A.F. Museum and special flight covers, PHQ cards (very little duplication and mainly unused), etc., etc. (650 items).

£130

337

CARTON with the extensive accumulation of modern FDC's. (Large Qty.).

£75

338

CARTON containing three boxes with a very extensive range of used definitives and commemoratives (incl. higher values), chiefly QEII to 1999 but with a comparatively small number from the reign of KGVI, the earliest dating from 1937; all sorted individually into small packets with extensive duplication and thus ideal for the fairs dealer or packet maker. (1000's).

£50

339

CARTON containing the extensive accumulation of mint decimal currency issues, predominantly in multiples (gutter pairs, etc.). A vast assembly with a combined Face value of £1,941.50. (Qty.). ##

£1500

340

CARTON containing the extensive accumulation of decimal issues inc. a large quantity of mint with a face value of £646. (Qty.). ##

£500

341

CARTON containing the extensive accumulation of predominantly mint decimal currency issues with a face value of £266.40. (Qty.).

£200

342

BOX containing the small selection (some duplication) of decimal definitive issues in Presentation Packs inc. several high value packs (£10 x 3, etc.). Face value £207. (Small Qty.).

£150

343

BOX with the varied accumulation of Wilding & Machin defins. inc. booklets/booklet panes. Face value of the decimal issues is £20.58. (Small Qty.). ##

£75

344

BOX containing the varied accumulation of Presentation Packs, FDC's & Special Event covers. The face value of the mint is £40.70. (Qty.). ##

£60

345

BOX with the accumulation of Presentation Packs, etc. Face value £58. (Small Qty.).

£50

346

SMALL BOX containing an extensive range of unmounted mint decimal commemorative issues from Feb., 1971 to Dec., 2000 plus a study of the first G.B. miniature sheet issued in 1978 with complete set of nine plated sheets, 'Stamp Collecting' article and diagrams. Face value £246. (100's). ##

£200

347

FLAT BOX with the small accumulation of QEII decimal issues, chiefly in Presentation Packs. Face value £92. (Small Qty.). ##

£70

348

TWO BINDERS containing the extensive mint collection to 2001 with particular strength in decimal issues. Face value £355. (Some 100's). ##

£300

349

TWO ALBUMS containing the extensive collection of chiefly decimal issues with a face value of £312. (Few 100's).

£240

350

FOUR STOCKBOOKS containing the extensive accumulation of mint decimal material including several multiples. Face value £113. (Qty.). ##

£80

351

RED STOCKBOOK with an extensive range of mint pre-decimal issues from 1902 to November, 1970 and with the period 1961-70 mostly in unmounted mint cylinder blocks of six incl. identified varieties and early phosphors plus a much smaller selection of used stamps from QV to KGVI with values to £1 and incl. postage due labels. STC.£800+. (Many 100's)

£150

352

COVER ALBUM containing 86 FDC's each bearing decimal Machins from ½p to 9p inclusive postmarked at 8 different London Post Offices and then alphabetically from Aberdeen to Ipswich; each cover is also struck with the cachet "Posting delayed by the/POST OFFICE strike 1971", some framed and others not, with many different fonts, styles, colours, number of lines, etc., etc. A fascinating selection which it would be difficult to replicate more than 30 years later. (86 covers).

£75

353

ALBUM containing the mint selection of decimal issues with a face value of £67.37. (Small Qty.). ##

£50

354

COVERS: The small selection of modern signed (predominantly) covers with an interesting range of autographs inc. Sir Peter Scott (3), Sir Cliff Richard, John Alderton, David Attenborough, Geoff Capes, Pauline Collins, etc. (18 signed, 5 unsigned).

£75

355

1967 L.S.LOWRY ''Children coming out of School'' - Maxi-card with stamp tied by 'Art on Stamps Exhibition' c.d.s. with artist's signature (slightly faded) at bottom right. Increasingly scarce.

£60

356

1983 20½p ultramarine unmounted mint block of four from the top left of the sheet with 17 pin variety. Fine. ##

£90

357

1990 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PENNY BLACK - Limited edition (600) presentation folder containing an example of the £1 miniature sheet and a superb hallmarked silver medal featuring the Wyon Head and Britannia with Seahorses. A scarce item.

£100

358

2001 2nd class, no value indicated "ENGLAND" country stamps, an unmounted mint block of fifty (10 x 5) being the top five rows of the sheet, comprising partly (6) or completely (40) imperforate stamps plus normal (4). Fine as purchased by the vendor from a Derbyshire PO. Believed to be with the following three lots the only examples of these varieties so far recorded. Uncatalogued by SG. ##.

£1600

359

2001 2nd class, no value indicated "ENGLAND" country stamps, an unmounted mint block of forty (10 x 4) being four horizontal rows from the centre of the sheet with "arrow" margins at each end, contains partly (4), completely imperforate (20) plus normal (16) adhesives. Folded along "arrows" as issued and a few are slightly buckled. Uncatalogued by SG. ##.

£800

360

2001 2nd class no value indicated ENGLAND country stamps, an unmounted mint block of thirty (10 x 3) with margins at each end containing partly (3) and completely (15) imperforate plus normal (9) adhesives. Fine. Uncatalogued by SG. ##.

£600

361

2001 2nd class no value indicated ENGLAND country stamps, an unmounted mint block of thirty (10 x 3) with margins at each end containing partly (7) and completely (5) imperforate plus normal (18) adhesives. Fine. Uncatalogued by SG. ##.

£300

362

POST OFFICE YEARBOOKS: Two cartons withb a complete run of these delightful publications, 1985-2000. Face value £194. (16 books). ##

£150

363

R.A.F. COVERS, ETC.: Carton containing the extensive accumulation of modern special event covers, predominantly with an RAF theme. The majority of the covers are signed by a good variety of dignatories including Jean Batten, Winston Churchill MP, Gordon Mitchell, Jimmy Orrell and an extremely unusual cover signed by the Dean of Lincoln to commemorate the transference of the Magna Carta to the USA for their Bicentennial celebrations. (Approx. 200).

£150

364

RAF COVERS: Album containing the useful range of Special Event covers, mostly signed by sundry dignatories inc. Jean Batten, Leonard Cheshire, Baron Willy Coppens, Johnie Johnson, "Ginger" Lacey, Sir Freddie Laker, Bob Stanford-Tuck, Group Captain Peter Townsend, etc. (Approx. 60).

£100

365

RAF COVERS: Album with the interesting range of signed covers, etc. chiefly relating to the Dam Busters. Signatures include Tony Burcher, Jim Clay, "Humph" Humphries, "Mick" Martin, David Sharman, Len Sumpter, Bill Townsend, etc. Also a special souvenir for the 90th Birthday of Sir Arthur Harris signed by Harris, General Doolittle & Lord Sandhurst, DFC. (Approx. 50 items).

£75

366

RAF COVERS: Three albums with the varied range of covers including 30 signed & 30 unsigned covers commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the RAF (signatures include Sir Ranulph Fiennes & Leonard Cheshire) plus sundry other covers inc. one signed by Frank Whittle. (80+).

£75

367

RAILWAY COVERS: Binder containing the interesting range of special event covers with a Railway theme, apparently all from the 1970's with a wide range of cachets, etc. A "must" for the Railway Buff. (60 items).

£50

REGIONALS

368

STOCKBOOK containing a wide range of "regional" issues (both unmounted mint with many blocks of 4 and used) from the period 1958-99 and incl. early issues with phosphor bands; face value of unmounted mint decimal stamps alone is £100.44. (Several 100). ##

£80

BOOKLETS AND BOOKLET PANES

369

SHOEBOX containing the extensive duplicated range of predominantly modern high value prestige booklets. Face value £660. (Qty.). ##

£500

370

BOX containing the extensive duplicated accumulation of decimal currency stamp booklets with a face value of £547. (Qty.). ##

£450

371

BISCUIT TIN containing the varied selection of decimal booklets inc. Greetings & Window types. Also a couple of Presentation Packs and a few loose adhesives. Face value £75.33. (Small Qty.). ##

£60

372

BLACK RING-BINDER containing an extensive selection of QEII booklets, unmounted mint and used se-tenant pairs & panes from 1963 to 1995 plus a few se-tenant coil strips, early self-adhesive stamps and "Boot's" miniature sheets. Face value of mint decimal stamps alone is £108. (Several 100 stamps). ##

£85

373

1978-97 Selection comprising duplicated, incomplete ranges of 'Prestige', Christmas & 'Greetings' issues inc. 1989 Greetings x 4, 1990 'Smiles' etc. Face value: £163.28. ##

£130

374

1988 Harrison "P" window booklet containing a block of 19p First Class stamps in error for a block of 14p Second Class stamps. It is believed that less than 50 such examples exist.

£75

POSTAGE DUES

375

MISCELLANY of part GPO Surcharge Forms (150) ex Croydon, bearing a total of 685 QEII adhesives (both pre-decimal & decimal) with values to £1. Many multiples and a very good range of values. (150 part forms).

£150

376

1914-31 Mint collection of control items with 1914 ½d single, 1d strips of three (3, inc. one with part "POSTAGE" inverted watermark in margin), pairs (4) and singles (4), 1924-31 1d pairs (8), 2d pairs (4), 3d pairs (3) & singles (2). Mostly fine mounted mint.

£50

OFFICIALS - INLAND REVENUE

377

1888 FORGERY of the Orbs Watermark £1 in a "biscuit" shade (as mentioned by W.A. Wiseman vol. 2 p. 97) PD with forged "I.R./OFFICIAL" overprint. Some faults but most unusual and rarely seen.

£100

REVENUES

378

MEDICINE DUTY: 1912 KGV 1½d optd. 'ADDITIONAL/MEDICINE/DUTY/NOT AVAILABLE/ FOR POSTAGE' in mint corner marginal control pairs - Pl 2C (G15) and Pl 3C (F15 & G15); also a 3d value with marginal control F15. Hint of foxing on gum of one pair. (7)

£60

CHANNEL ISLANDS COLLECTIONS

379

CARTON containing the extensive mint & used collection of Guernsey, Jersey & Isle of Man housed in four albums. Also a duplicated range of Regionals in a stockbook. (Qty.).

£75

380

CARTON with the mostly mint ranges of Guernsey, Jersey & IOM inc. several better earlier sets. (Qty.).

£75

381

1958-85 Two printed albums containing a fine, mainly unmounted mint collection of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney & Isle of Man, with definitive & commemorative issues complete plus some varieties, booklet panes, sheetlets etc. (Qty).

£150

ISLE OF MAN

382

1974 HISTORICAL ANNIVERSARIES 8p (Viking Fleet) - original pencil artwork on cartridge paper (115 x 70mm) by John Nicholson, different from the issued design, with authenticating h.s. on reverse. Hint of foxing. Also a pencil design on tracing paper by the same artist for the townscape background of the 4½p stamp. Unusual. (2 items).

£75

G.B USED ABROAD

*

383

FRANCE: 1858 2d Blue (Pl.12) - two horizontal pairs of attractive colour on small piece cancelled by the GC 2240 lozenge of Marseilles; very unusual. (4).

£100

*

384

HAITI: 1877 4d Sage green (Pl.16) - a fine vertical strip of 3 with two clear strikes of the 'C59' obliterator of Jacmel [SG Z11]; most attractive. (3).

£100

*

385

MALTA: An interesting selection between SG.Z49 & Z91, mostly on piece and all with fine "A25" cancellations. Also a fine block of 4 of Malta QV 2d grey (SG.23) each stamp being cancelled with all or part of the "ADRIA-5" maritime mark (see p.5 of 1985 Supplement No. 1 to Malta Study Circle handbook) and a curious block of 4 of Malta KEVII ½d (SG.47) with a single KEVII ¼d (SG.45) affixed centrally in the middle of the block with several faint examples of the "ADRIA-1" cancellation (smaller version - see same page).(15).

£75

*

386

MONTSERRAT: 1857 1d Red (RE, suspicion of fading at left) tied to small piece by a virtually complete strike of the rare 'A08' cancellation [SG Z1].

£200

*

387

TOBAGO: 1858 1d Red cancelled by fine, strong but inverted strike of the scarce 'A14' cancellation of Scarborough [SG Z1].

£150

G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS

388

MISCELLANY on leaves & loose inc. 1803 EL sent Free from Ealing to Chatham ex the Duke of Kent (the father of Queen Victoria) with "Two Py Poft/Unpaid" mark of Ealing, a small selection of fronts with various "FREE" markings inc. sundry errors (reversed "OO", reversed & inverted "EF", inverted "8", "Missing F of Free", Year only, No Year, etc.), 1820 EL from Wheelock (near Sandbach) with Sandbach mileage, 1822 EL from Kilkenny to Congleton charged "8" & amended to "1/10" with red "KILKENNY/58" mileage, 1829 printed notice from Congleton to Longsden (Staffs.) with a fair Congleton UDC, 1834 letter from the Duke of Richmond to Sir Francis Freeling asking for the enclosed to be sent by the Two Penny Post, 1843 EL from Twemlow Hall to Birmingham with a superb "HOLMES CHAPEL" UDC, 1895 env. ex Macclesfield to "Union Mines, British Columbia" bearing ½d & 1d (2) tied by Macclesfield Squared Circle cancels & with s/l "NOT CALLED FOR", etc. (Approx. 40 items).

£120

389

MISCELLANY of chiefly E/EL's inc. 1839 EL from Edinburgh to London with h.s. "4" on reverse, 1843 EL to London, rated "2"in m/s with fancy "Too Late", Lynn d.s. of Feb. 10th and circular red "L" Inspectors' mark, 1893 cover from Oxford to London bearing ½d vermilion tied by duplex cancellation, rated "1d" in m/s and red boxed "OF THE NATURE/OF A LETTER", etc. (16 items).

£100

390

MISCELLANY of covers and cards incl. 1862 EL to France with defective 4d vermilion, 1875 EL to Paris franked with a wing-margined 3d rose, 1908 PPC of Franco-British Exhibition, addressed to Belgium & bearing ½d x 2 tied by special commemorative cancellation and 1936 cover to Sao Paulo bearing 1/- & 2/6d with red pictorial "DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST/EUROPA-SUDAMERIKA" cachet. (14 items).

£45

G.B. CANCELLATIONS

391

MISCELLANY: c1860-1914 collection of covers, cards & stamps on leaves illustrating various cancellation types inc. London duplex 'Z' & 'ZZ' codes, fine 1885 London Hoster, hooded circles etc. plus a substantial range of squared circle d.s. (31) inc. examples of experimental 'geometric' types (3, inc. late fee letter), fine 'PEEL/ISLE OF MAN', several different Liverpool cancellations. (46 covers/cards & 53 stamps).

£140

392

HEY DOLPHIN MACHINE CANCELS: A fascinating study of Hey Dolphin machine cancellations on covers, cards & pieces with a good number of non-British types noted, many of them from London but with scarce Lincoln and Stockport (2 of each) on PPC's. (75 covers/cards plus sundry pieces).

£60

393

HOSTER EXPERIMENTAL CANCELLATIONS: 1885-92 selection of covers (19), cards (23) & a few pieces with various Hoster experimental cancels - a few are the c.d.s. portion used as backstamps. Mostly fair strikes. (Qty.).

£100

394

MACHINE CANCELLATIONS: Shoebox containing the extensive accumulation of PPC's with a wide range of London & non-London machine cancellations inc. some more unusual types. (Approx. 340 cards).

£120

G.B. AIRMAILS

395

1938 (28 June) Special printed env. for the 1½d Flying Boat Service to Australia addressed to Melbourne, the 1½d stamp with London machine slogan cancellation. Also an attractive 1939 (27 June) FFC for the Transatlantic 'Great Circle Route' addressed to California and franked at the registered air rate of 1/6d with 3d, 7d & 8d stamps cancelled by the oval reg'd d.s. of Newcastle on Tyne. (2 covers).

£50

396

DAILY MAIL TRANSATLANTIC AIR RACE, 1969: Trio of Stuart First Flight covers with Alcock & Brown 5d stamps cancelled at the P.O.Tower, each with a boxed 'CARRIED ON FASTEST FLIGHT...' cachet and signed by the pilot & navigator of one of the three aircraft. Fine with inserts and USA receipt stamps. (Limited edition of 103 sets). (3 covers).

£75

397

1969-86 Group of Concorde related covers inc. 1970 (12 Nov.) FFC signed by Brian Trubshaw carried on Concorde's inaugural flight at Mach 2 (from Fairford, Gloucs.), 1976 FFC from Paris to Caracas (signed), 1985 covers (2) signed by L.Williams (courier on the 10th Anniversary flight from London to Hong Kong & back), 1985 courier signed cover flown from London to Cleveland via New York, etc. (20).

£60

SCOTTISH MARITIME MAIL

398

LEITH - BOXED "SHIP LETTER/KIRKWALL" ALONGSIDE LEITH OVAL SHIP LETTER MARK IN BLUE: 1837 (12 Aug.) EL to Edinburgh (cut & reaffixed to show the scarce Kirkwall mark - Robertson S1, in full) alongside blue oval "SHIP LETTER/LEITH" (Robertson S6). A scarce item, tampering notwithstanding.

£200

399

LEITH UNDATED OVAL SHIP LETTER IN RED: 1851 (15 April) EL to Edinburgh endorsed "p Martello steamer" & rated "6" in m/s with a very good strike of this rare mark (Robertson S7). Most attractive.

£200

G.B. OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS

400

AUSTRALIA: 1861-92 small selection of covers (12) inc. 1862 mourning env. from London to Melbourne franked with 1862 9d bistre GL. 1863 env. from London to Melbourne franked with 1862-64 6d LE (marginal). 1880 env. from Dublin to Sydney franked with 6d plate 16 FI. 1881 env. to Adelaide franked with 6d plate 17 TA. Very mixed condition.

£65