481

1874 6d grey, Plate 13, in a used partial reconstruction. Mixed condition. SG.147; Cat. £4,080. (102).

£200

482

1875 6d grey, Plate 14, in a used partial reconstruction. Condition mainly good to fine. SG.147; Cat. £6,320. (159).

£260

483

1883-84 High value selection comprising 2/6d & 5/- (rather pale) mint plus 10/- good used with Swansea d.s. Small faults but eminently presentable examples. (3).

£100

484

1883-84 White paper 2/6d ED, 5/- LG and 10/- GC attractive used examples. Some small faults. SG. Cat. £525.

£80

485

1891 £1 green, CD with multiple violet registered oval d.s. leaving profile clear. SG 212. Cat. £400.PHOTO

£80

486

1891 £1 green KA with multiple oval registered cancellations. Fair. SG 212. Cat £400.PHOTO

£80

SURFACE-PRINTED COLLECTIONS

487

1855-1900 The used collection inc. 1855-57 4d (3), 6d & 1/-, 1862-64 3d, 4d (2), 6d (2), 9d (2) & 1/- . 1867-80 values to 2/- (3) 1883-84 2/6d, 5/- & 10/- (3) and 1891 £1 (faults). Worth examination. (Qty).

£200

KEVII ISSUES

488

KEVII 1d USED LATE ON MULREADY CARICATURE ENVELOPE REPRINT!; Unusual 15th Feb. 1917 usage of the Deraedemaeker reprint of Southgate's "No.5" Mulready Caricature envelope locally within Liverpool, franked by a KEVII 1d tied by a 2-ring "LIVERPOOL/W.D." c.d.s., with the original contents from Liverpool stamp dealers "TAYLOR BROS.". The latest usage of a Deraedemaeker that we have recorded and an exceptional KEVII usage! PHOTO - see plate no. 2

£120

KGV ISSUES

489

SEA-HORSE SELECTION inc. 2/6d (4) & 5/- (2) mint (most with some perf. fault or other), Re-engraved set mint (10/- poor) plus 5/- mint block of four (SW corner perf. of bottom left hand stamp missing), Re-engraved set used, etc. Poor to fine. (20).

£300

490

1912-22 2d Intense bright orange. Fine used. Spec. N19(9). Cat. £425.PHOTO

£200

491

1912-18 1d red (shades) the mint and used collection of control strips and singles with both perf. and imperf. margins represented. (350+).

£240

492

1912-24 2‡d blue and 4d grey-green, corner block of sixteen (4 x 4) photographic forgeries on unwatermarked paper perf. 11. Unusual.

£300

493

1925 Wembley 1d red mint sheet of 60. Some small faults but very presentable & scarce thus. SG. Cat. £720.

£240

494

1929 P.U.C. complete set unmounted mint; the four low values are superb but the £1 has one tiny toning spot not apparent from the front; otherwise the whole set is fine and fresh. SG.434-8: Cat. £765. (5).PHOTO

£240

495

1934 Photogravure 1‡d brown, a fine mint marginal block of four with greatly misplaced horizontal perforations. Also a marginal vertical strip of four with interesting paper overlap resulting in an unusual double paper variety Small marginal teat and fox spot..

£180

496

1934 2/6d used block of 4, 5/- fine used vertical pair and 10/- very good used vertical pair. (8).

£90

497

1911-24 The small mainly used selection with some interesting shades, also a similar group of KEVII with values to 1/-. (220+).

£140

KGVI ISSUES

498

MISCELLANY of stamps & covers inc. 1948 Olympics 3d cylinder blocks of 6 (16, all cylinder 1 without the dot and showing the "Crown" variety), a study of Festival of Britain low values on & off cover with a number of varieties, sundry Stamp Exhibition/Congress covers, etc. (Small Qty.).

£120

499

1948 Royal Silver Wedding 2‡d in a complete mint sheet of 120 (some perf. separation where sheet has been folded and a little foxing at the very top) and £1 in an unmounted mint corner marginal block of 8 folded through centre and with the slightest trace of toning on one stamp. SG.493/4; Cat. £346. (128).

£100

500

1948 Royal Silver Wedding right hand marginal £1 value on airmail cover registered from The Moor, Sale, Manchester to South Africa and tied by first day of issue c.d.s. SG.494.

£80

501

1939-48 and 1951 Festival high value sets fresh mint; many inc. the 10/- dark blue are unmounted. (10).

£75

QEII ISSUES

502

TWO CARTONS containing the magnificent decimal currency collection housed in 13 albums. Chiefly mint including many blocks of 4, 5, 6 or 8 and a good number of booklets. Also a good range of Regional issues including multiples. "Face" value £1,840. (Large Qty.). ##

£1500

503

CARTON containing the mint & used pre-decimal collection in two albums & a cover album. (Qty.).

£70

504

CARTON containing the mint accumulation of pre-decimal issues in five small stockbooks & a quantity of presentation packs (inc. Shakespeare). A good, clean lot. (Qty.).

£60

505

CARTON containing the extensive specialised collection of Machins housed in four albums including booklet panes, coil strips, shades, papers, etc. A very good lot for the specialist. Face value £513. (Large Qty.). ##

£500

506

CARTON containing the extensive accumulation/collection of decimal mint issues housed in various albums/stockbooks, etc. with a total "Face" value of £360. (Qty.). ##

£300

507

CARTON containing the extensive QEII accumulation/collection in four binders/stockbooks & loose. Chiefly decimal period including a good range of gutter pairs, sundry booklets, etc. Face value £284. (Qty.).

£240

508

CARTON containing the duplicated accumulation of modern FDC's, chiefly with special cancellations. (Qty.).

£120

509

CARTON containing the extensive duplicated accumulation of FDC's from the 1970's & 1980's inc. sundry Regionals/Channel Islands. (Qty.).

£120

510

CARTON containing the extensive accumulation of FDC's, many with Machin adhesives/special cancellations. (Approx. 300).

£100

511

CARTON containing the extensive collection of mint & used issues, 1963-1970 including a good number of varieties, multiples, etc. We note British Birds mint block of 4 with brown omitted. (Qty.).

£80

512

SMALL CARTON of 1973-81 PHQ cards (both unused & used with corresponding stamps) incl. "better" early cards such as 1973 Commomwealth Parliamentary Conference depicting 8p value (unused) and Royal Wedding 3‡p value (5, all used, one of them in I.o.M. with complementary 25p I.o.M. adhesive affixed to picture side), 1974 Great Britons set, 1974 Churchill 5‡p value etc., etc. (Several 100's).

£100

513

BOX containing the mint accumulation of decimal issues including Year Packs & Presentation Packs. "Face" value £280. (Qty.). ##

£200

514

THREE ALBUMS containing the extensive collection of decimal currency issues. Chiefly commems. with a "Face" value of £423. (Qty.). ##

£350

515

TWO ALBUMS containing the extensive collection of Machin Head issues with a "Face" value of £270. (Qty.). ##

£220

516

TWO ALBUMS containing the predominantly mint accumulation of pre-decimal commems. inc. a number of multiples. (Some 100's).

£90

517

PRINTED WINDSOR ALBUM containing unmounted mint (and apparently complete) commemorative sets 1971-95 plus "Greetings" stamps, a few definitive high values & miniature sheets. Face value £241-49. (Several 100's). ##

£180

518

STOCKBOOK containing the extensive, specialized collection of Machin issues including thirteen complete Wedgwood 7p booklet panes (varying perfs.), blocks, gum varieties, etc., etc. Face value £196.(Qty.). ##

£180

519

MINT MISCELLANY of decimal currency Machin Heads including sundry cylinder blocks. Face value £90. (Small Qty.). ##

£70

520

COLLECTION of chiefly mint decimal issues on album leaves. Face value £87. (Small Qty.) ##

£65

521

AEROGRAMMES: Box containing a superb lot of aerogrammes inc. misprints, specimens, FDI's, etc. inc. a specialised study of the 1953 Coronation issue. (Approx. 370).

£150

522

1952-64 (Shakespeare). The almost complete mounted mint and used basic collection inc. graphite, phosphor graphite and phosphor issues together with the various high value printings. Mostly fine. (Qty.).

£300

523

1959 Phosphor-graphite 2d error of watermark mounted mint and used (corner crease). SG. 605a. Cat. £360.

£80

524

1979 1p crimson, a partially IMPERFORATE unmounted mint corner block of 35 (5 x 7) from the top left of the sheet. The top five rows are completely imperforate, the next row has indentations & the lower row is partly perforated. The block is roughly cut at right & the lower right vertical pair is torn. A scarce multiple.

£1200

PERFINS.

525

1858-79 1d plate numbers to 224 with various perfin initials. Very mixed condition. (approx 200.)

£50

BOOKLETS AND BOOKLET PANES

526

CARTON containing the extensive collection of folded booklets (many with cylinder numbers) housed in three binders. Face value £427. (Qty.). ##

£350

527

CARTON containing the extensive accumulation of QEII pre-decimal & decimal booklets. The face value of the latter being £120. (Qty.). ##

£90

528

TWO BINDERS containing the collection of decimal bar-code booklets with a Face value of £220. (Qty.). ##

£160

529

STOCKBOOK containing the early to modern range of booklets with an emphasis on decimal types (Face value of same being £62). A few of the booklets are incomplete. (Small Qty.).

£75

530

STOCKBOOK containing the varied collection/accumulation of Channel Islands/IOM & Regionals with particular emphasis on Jersey. Also a small range of booklets. (Qty.).

£60

531

1948 1/- slot machine booklet, Series 6, Sub-series E with margin at foot. Fine with full perforations. A very rare booklet. This booklet and the following example were purchased from the slot machine which was located a few doors from his place of work. Spec. BD6. Cat. £3,500.

£1500

532

A similar booklet but with perforations trimmed at right.

£1200

533

2000 1st class barcode booklet containing 10 stamps with the pane of stamps reinforced both front and back with brown parcel tape prior to perforation. The booklet is somewhat damaged through being in the vendor's pocket for several days (!) but the first such variety which we have seen.

£70

CHANNEL ISLANDS COLLECTIONS

534

LARGE CARTON containing the extremely extensive collection of Guernsey, Jersey & IOM in six albums/stockbooks & loose. A good lot with many better earlier sets noted. (Large Qty.).

£200

535

CARTON containing two ring albums and a stockbook together housing an extensive 1941-97 collection of unmounted mint definitives (with paper and perforation varieties) and commemoratives from both Guernsey and Jersey with values to £5, miniature sheets, postage dues and a few stamps from Alderney and the Isle of Man. (Several 100's).

£150

536

CARTON containing the extensive accumulation of FDC's & Presentation Packs inc. much IOM. (Qty.).

£100

537

TWO STOCKBOOKS containing the extensive mint stock of Guernsey, Jersey & IOM inc. many better sets (early defins., postage dues, etc.). A useful lot. (Qty.).

£200

538

LUNDY ISLAND: 1964 Shakespeare 10p (depicting the poet & a Peregrine Falcon) IMPERFORATE PROOF SHEET with four panes of 12. Vertical crease affects three stamps in each pane (and some other creasing apparent).

£200

ISLE OF MAN

539

CARTON containing the collection of stamps, booklets & FDC's housed in four loose-leaf albums. (Qty.).

£75

G.B USED ABROAD

540

CONSTANTINOPLE: 1867-84 The selection of surface printed issues with "C" cancellations inc. 1865-67 4d (11) and 6d (5) & 1870 6d plate 9 (17). Mixed condition. Cat. £1,150+. (41).

£100

541

SAINT THOMAS: 1877 (28 Aug) from St Thomas "Via Southampton, pr Moselle" to Genoa franked with 1870 1‡plate 3 FE and 1/- plate 12 NC tied by fine "C51" duplex cancellations. Also CONSTANTINOPLE - 1875 (7 May) env. from Constantinople to Southampton franked with 4d plate 13 with "C" in bars cancellation. PHOTO - see plate no. 2

£150

G.B.P.H. COLLECTIONS

542

SHOEBOX containing an interesting accumulation of chiefly 20th Century covers & cards (chiefly commercial) inc. Army Camp cancellations, WWII period Channel Islands items, Lundy Island inc. useful, KEVIII adhesives on cover, etc. A good little miscellany. (Qty.).

£120

543

MISCELLANY: 1707-1979 A real assortment of items inc. c1770 EL from Charlette Smith (authoress) at Brighton to London with a fair "PAID/PENNY/POST/W/SA" Dockwra, 1793 EL used within London with a clear "POST/PAYD/PENY/T/WA" Dockwra. 1905 card with oval "POSTED IN ADVANCE/M.R./FOR DELIVERY ON XMAS DAY" d.s. 1927 env. to Manchester with an example of the scarce "Please return the cover of/this letter for the purpose/of an Official inquiry." printed label. (22 items). PHOTO - see plate no.

£160

544

MISCELLANY: 1746-1884 small assortment inc. 1746 E to London with a poor large "B" of Bristol, 1840 1d (2) & 2d (2), 1824 boxed "Bedale/Penny Post" on EL to London and a few used fiscals. (30+ items).

£100

545

MISCELLANY INC. "ROWLAND HILL/FREE" COVER, CHESHIRE "CARRIER" COVER, ROYALTY, ETC.; 1752-1915 covers inc. rare Oct. 1839 EL illegally sent privately from Tarporley to Chester boldly endorsed "Per Bebbington, Tarporley Carrier", c.1848 rare U.S. usage of the special "ROWLAND HILL/FREE"-flap celebration env. (one known used in G.B. and only four known used in the U.S.) with "HUDSON/O[hio]" c.d.s. and "5"(c) charge, 1915 Royal stampless env. regd. with "GVIR" Cypher mark and fine "BUCKINGHAM PALACE" c.d.s. (ex the King's philatelist, Bacon), 1913 letter (no env.) on behalf of Queen Alexandra to a naval officer recently retired from the "V & A" (Royal Yacht), complete 1808 newspaper with tax stamp, etc. (16 items).

£120

546

MISCELLANY: 1835-82 The selection of covers and letters inc. 1851 env. to Narbeth with a fine blue "TOO LATE" of St. Clears. 1844 env. to Stroud containing a stationer’s advertisement with "Hursley/Penny Post" h.s. 1856 printed Auction Notice used from Dewsbury to Huddersfield. 1803 & 1818 letter of complaint to Sir Francis Freeling. (22 items).

£150

547

MISCELLANY: 1841 covers (2) franked with 1d blacks, 1829 EL to London with framed "No12" and on reverse a good ""HONITON Penny - Post" h.s. 1842 EL from Leamington to Aberdeen bearing 1d tied by a distinctive MC. Also a front with a fine strike of the small boxed ALSTON/PENNY POST" in blue.

£80

548

MISCELLANY of QV covers (7) inc. 1843 E from Edinburgh to Melrose franked with 2d plate 3 pair. 1858 EL from Belfast to Andover, Mass. franked with 2d plate 7 strip of five (a 2d has been removed), 1863 EL from Glasgow via London to Paris franked with LC14 1d x 2 and 1862-64 4d x 2. 1870 EL from Belfast to Andover, Mass. franked with 1d plate 142 x 6. (7 items).

£80

549

MISCELLANY: 1846-86 small selection of covers inc. 1848 EL registered from London to Lyons with a good "Crown/REGISTERED" h.s. 1891 1d pink env. with printed Wellington Knife Polish advertisement used to Hamburg. 1856 E from London to Bridport franked with 6d embossed (cut to shape and touched) plus a pair of trimmed medium garter 4d. 1846 E to Leith with "POSTED AFTER/7 PM" c.d.s. and 1848 EL from Calcutta to Edinburgh with circular framed "M/NR" in red. (16 items).

£100

550

MISCELLANY with 1909 env. to Hale with a readable strike of the "MANCHESTER/X/MAS" machine cancellation. 1911 PPC to London franked with Harrison ‡d deep bright green. 1918 local Macclesfield env. franked with 1d "Q for O" variety. 1941 env. to Ewell franked with KGVI 5d pair tied by "FIELD POST OFFICE/192 c.d.s. of Suda Bay. 1960 env. from London to Brighton with a P125H label apologising for the damage to the env. which had been in a mail train robbery. (5 items).

£70

551

KEVII MISCELLANY inc. postally used PPCs with fine real photo. of Golf Links at Seaford, Sussex with superb matching squared circle cancellation and fine colour card of Charing Cross Station, London, unusual "Southend-on-Sea/P.P" small circle cancellation, advertisement cards, Edinburgh Christmas Day machine cancellation for 1909, unpaid or insufficiently prepaid PPCs with different handstruck "1D"/"1d" marks, used and unused postal stationery, machine cancellations inc. "E (crown) R" surrounded by straight lines, exhibition cancellations and skeleton postmarks of (inter alia) Skegness & Swanage. (47 items)..

£60

552

KGV MISCELLANY incl. FDCs (such as 2nd Dec., 1935 4d on cover intended for airmail to Greece but in fact carried by Orient Express - apparently due to bad weather - and all 4 Silver Jubilee values on separate envs.), commercial airmail, express and registered covers, 1923 Army Post Office c.d.s. from British Occupation of Rhineland, unused & used postal stationery incl. both 1924 & '25 Wembley Exhibition etc., etc. (69 items).

£120

553

KGV MISCELLANY incl. airmail via unusual routes (e.g. Doncaster to Amsterdam), grossly deformed rubber "LONDON/AIR MAIL" 1936 c.d.s. on commercial cover to Blantyre (Nyasaland), Baghdad to London airmail env. with 1d Silver Jubilee adhesive affixed upon re-direction to Denmark, exhibition c.d.s.'s on uprated postal stationery envs. and postage due covers with a variety of cachets, instructional marks and labels. A good lot. (31 covers).

£100

554

KGVI MISCELLANY incl. unused (some duplication but also "better" items such as P.o.W. airletters) and used postal stationery with double die and uprated registered env., wartime FDCs, exhibition and congress special handstamps & machine cancellation, registered and express covers, airmail, instructional marks, postage due covers, advertising envs. and generally much of interest. (77 items).

£120

555

QEII MISCELLANY incl. 1963 Lifeboat 1/6d value with Leicester "FIRST DAY/OF ISSUE" machine slogan with date error (3 May when it should have been 31 May), env. franked with ‡d definitive and 2‡d value of International Geographical Congress set cancelled by Southampton "T" wavy lines slogan with no time, date or even year (apparently due to one day postal strike in July, 1964), uprated & registered 1963 aerogramme with Shepton Mallet registration label and stamps cancelled by "MOBILE POST OFFICE/B" c.d.s.'s, 1954 FDC with 2d, 3d, 6d & 7d Wildings, "better"/earlier unused and used postal stationery, "NO SERVICE/RETURN TO SENDER" cachet in red, later FDCs incl. high values & much besides. (96 items).

£75

556

RETURNED MAIL COLLECTION INC. "UNDER THE ACT" CHARGED COVERS, ETC.; 1852-1908 group of Returned Letter Office items inc. rare 1852 "Dead Letter Office" env. charged "1/-" with quote from the Act of Parliament, similar 1856 env. but with v. fine handstruck "2" mark of Broadway struck on arrival, returned regd. mail P.O. envs. (one with original contents, 1904, sent within Wales but endorsed "Deceased"), 1879 ‡d Plate No. front with red boxed "OE THE NATURE/OF A LETTER", other returned mail envs., etc. Good lot. (11 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 2

£120

G.B. CANCELLATIONS

557

LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: A complete set cancelling 1841 2d blues. The majority are good to fine readable strikes, adhesives generally fair only.

£300

558

LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: A complete set of numbers cancelling 1d reds. Good to fine strikes but adhesives in mixed condition.

£120

559

LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: 1843 (25 March) EL to Appleby franked with a fine 1841 1d red, FA tied by a very fine upright number "1" in MC. PHOTO - see plate no.

£80

560

LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: 1843 EL's (6) franked with 1d reds tied by good to very fine strikes of numbers 2, 3, 5, 9 and 11 in Maltese Cross respectively. The adhesives have been cut into or stained. (6 covers).

£240

1-80	81-160	161-240	241-320	321-400	401-480
481-560	561-640	641-720	721-800	801-880	881-949
Index