**

2080

 

A similar set. (249).

£200

 

2081

 

1937 CORONATION: Album containing an extensive mint collection, mostly in horizontal pairs featuring identified varieties, GB cylinder blocks (7) inc. varieties, New Zealand plate strips/blocks, other blocks of up to 12 and a particularly fine representation of South & South West Africa. (Several 100's).

£75

THEMATICS

 

2082

 

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH: Stockbook containing the modern range covering a wide selection of themes inc. Birds, Butterflies, Sports, Trains, etc. (Qty.).

£100

 

2083

 

MIDDLE EAST: Binder containing the excellent selection of perf. & imperf. sets and min. sheets covering a wide range of themes. (Qty.).

£100

 

2084

 

MUSIC: The outstanding collection of stamps, min. sheets, covers, PPC's, photographs, etc. housed in 27 albums. Extremely well presented & written-up with much fascinating material throughout. Also two associated books & a quantity in envelopes. A lovely lot - viewing highly recommended. (Qty.).

£500

ALBUMS, PHILATELIC ACCOUTREMENTS, ETC.

 

2085

 

TWO CARTONS containing empty album binders inc SG Oriel (9), FG (5) etc. No leaves, one slip-case; most are quite worn, some affected by damp. (18).

£50

 

2086

 

TWO CARTONS containing empty album binders inc. SG Exeter (14), Plymouth (2), German spring-backs (5) etc. No leaves or slipcases. Worn. (24).

£50

 

2087

 

"SAFE" 14-RING ALBUMS (no leaves) in dark green with padded covers, slipcases, album slides, etc. Very fine condition. (11 albums).

£60

LITERATURE - PHILATELIC

 

2088

 

THE STAMP COLLECTORS GUIDE - FREDERICK BOOTY - THE WORLD'S FIRST ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE; The Stamp Collectors Guide by Frederick W. Booty of Brighton, issued in August 1862.This was the world's first illustrated catalogue and has 200 facsimile of stamps, drawn and lithographed personally by Booty, and printed by H&C Treacher, Brighton. The book has a green front and rear paper cover with 4pp. of introduction and 44pp. of illustrations, all printed on one side of the sheet only. The original binding appears to be glue and there is no spine (some loose end pages and cover); the cover has some wear, similar to the available copy in British Library, which does not have a rear cover. An extremely rare publication. Sold on behalf of Christian Aid. [Booty had produced three edition of his Aids to Stamp Collectors, the first in April 1862, before he produced this ambitious work. His foundation of knowledge was probably based on a package of half a million worldwide stamps he was given by a friend, tied in bundles of hundreds and thousands. Williams & Williams in their work "The Postage Stamp" state that "Specimens of this book and the first edition of Aids to Stamp Collectors are extremely rare. There is a copy in the Crawford Collection". See also Philatelic Literature, Amrhein Vol. 1 1992 pg. 12 et seq.]. PHOTO -

£500

 

2089

 

"The Maritime Postal History of the British Isles" by Alan Robertson, three volumes in original slip cases, minor faults, good condition for these.

£100

WORLD-WIDE POSTAL HISTORY

 

2090

 

SHOEBOX containing the varied World-wide accumulation inc. early Germany, GB QEII period FDC's, Swiss FDC's, etc. (Qty.).

£75

 

2091

 

MISCELLANY of unused/used postal stationery & air letters, predominantly from British Commonwealth countries including useful Australia, Bechuanaland, Fiji, Iraq, Leewards, etc. A fair number of "SPECIMEN" opts. are included. (Approx. 60 items).

£150

**

2092

 

MISCELLANY: Box containing a range of covers & cards with emphasis on GB & Empire material inc. 1867 E (stamp removed) with large Hobart crown c.d.s., 1884 env. with GB 2‡d lilac forwarded in New York, 1891 London experimental c.d.s. on ‡d env., 1911 1d Mackennal franking Mulready reproduction env, uprated GB reg'd envs. inc. airmail plus 1930s airmail FFC trio, US ill'd envs. (2) plus good variety of stationery, commemorative frankings etc. A useful lot. (Qty.)

£150

**

2093

 

MISCELLANY of covers, etc. inc. 1859 env. to Paris with red boxed "PD", black boxed "P.P." and circular black "COL FR. ANGL./AMB.CALAIS.C", KEVII 30c on 1d Morocco Agencies registered env. to the USA uprated with 15c on 1‡d adhesive, various unused Mexican postal stationery items, etc. (32 plus a few loose stamps).

£75

 

2094

 

MISCELLANY inc. GB 1d red covers (12 inc. fine Edinburgh-Carlisle Sorting Tender duplex), early Japanese stationery cards (Yokohama Rowing Club item), FDCs, censored, airmail etc. Needs inspection. (approx. 200 items).

£75

 

2095

 

MISCELLANY: Album containing 1960s-'70s ranges of covers (144) bearing maritime & railway cancellations & cachets with emphasis on German material plus Austria, Netherlands & Switzerland. Small range (20) of pre-stamp Italian covers plus various PPCs etc. and a third album with 120 N.Zealand FDCs c1957-80. (Qty).

£100

 

2096

AIRMAILS: Binder containing the interesting accumulation of flown covers (all periods) inc. particularly useful Australia & GB. (84 covers).

£150

 

2097

AIRMAILS: 1929 St. Lucia to Antigua FFC franked with KGV 1d & 4d each cancelled by Castries c.d.s. with another strike well to the left & St. John's Antigua b.s.; plus 1932 pair from St. Vincent to Barbados, one endorsed in m/s and the other in type-writing "First Air Mail/Special First Flight St. Vincent to Barbados By "Hummingbird", each franked with ‡d & 1d KGV defins. cancelled by Kingston, St. Vincent c.d.s.'s with another strike well to the left & each also with Barbados b.s. the following day. (3).

£75

 

2098

 

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH: The interesting miscellany of Postcards with 1917 coloured PPC (GEA Colonial Soldier) used to England with good "BASE OFFICE B" c.d.s. (endorsed as being from the "S.A. Dispatch Riders, East Africa"), 1915 coloured PPC of Malta endorsed "On Active Service" and with "BASE ARMY POST OFFICE/Z" c.d.s. plus five KGVI period PPC's from the Pitcairn Islands, one being a handmade leaf card, the others inc. a view of the Post Office. All are unused but four bear KGVI definitives. (7 cards).

£120

**

2099

 

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH c1900-90: Good range of commercial & philatelic covers & cards from a diversity of areas with WWII censored mail inc. Aden, Ceylon, India, Ireland, Barbados etc., Suva PAQUEBOT (2), Malaya reg'd pair (one ex Roosevelt) etc. Much useful material - inspection recommended. (Qty).

£150

**

2100

 

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH c1918-75: Good variety of covers & cards with some emphasis on Pacific Islands inc. 1918 'Wilson' cover ex Samoa with ‡d, 1d & 2d opts., W.Samoa 1935 attractive FDCs for the pictorial issue with values to 6d, 1935 Niue reg'd with Jubilee opts. on 1d, 2‡d & 6d, Tokelau, Solomons, Tonga, Fiji, Cooks Islands, PNG etc. Also an interesting group of material from other corners of the Empire. Needs inspection. (Qty).

£200

**

2101

 

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH : Box containing good range of commercial & philatelic covers & cards inc. WWII censored items from Gibraltar, Egypt, India, S.Africa, Australia etc. , 1898 uprated B.Guiana 1c env. to USA, Turks & Caicos 1948 2/- & 5/- FDC, GB 1971 strike post pair, stationery, airmail, reg'd etc. (Qty.)

£150

**

2102

 

EUROPE & COLONIES c1844-1965: An interesting accumulation of mainly commercial covers & cards inc. fine range of France material with 1857 stampless Transatlantic cover & good range of Colonial items, European postal stationery & postcards with better items noted, airmail, FDCs, reg'd covers etc. A good lot. (Qty).

£130

 

2103

 

EUROPE - IMPERFORATE FRANKINGS: HANOVER c1850 small env. to Bremen franked by fine 4-margin example of the 1ggr black on grey-green with blue c.d.s. of Rehburg; slight discoloration but a scarce item. Also BELGIUM 1853 - 63 pair of covers, the earlier with fine 4-margin 10c grey-brown with scarcer '52' obliteration & red HABAY-LE-NEUVE c.d.s., the later with equally fine example of 20c blue cancelled at Dinant; both stamps have been lifted for examination & carefully hinged back. (3 items).

£75

 

2104

 

EUROPE, 1871-95: Group of envs. with original letters from the same correspondence to London or Versailles inc. 3 from Italy, 1883-95 with different frankings, one with lake steamer cancellation, plus a group from Germany with 20pf frankings inc. a hotel cover from Metz & an 1871 German feldpost cover. (9 items).

£75

 

2105

 

FORWARDING AGENTS - URUGUAY & PANAMA: 1837 EL written to New Hampshire from the US Consulate at Guayaquil by a ship's captain who describes in some detail a visit to Coquimbo (Chile), the geology of the area, the inflatable boats used by native fishermen, the burial at sea of a sailor who fell from a mast etc. and adds "I shall leave this letter here to go by the first Panama packet by way of the isthmus of Darien and you ought to get it in 40 days"; partly fine strike of an oval 'FORWARDED BY/W.SWEET SNR/U.S. CONSUL/GUAYAQUIL' on front plus m/s 'Forwarded by M.Quesada, Panama May 24th 1837'. Blue 'SHIP' & matching Philadelphia c.d.s. (partly overstruck on FAC). Some folds separating but mainly fine. Also an 1841 EL ex Calcutta to France 'Pr Overland Mail' with boxed 'INDIA' & 'PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE'. (2 items).

£100

 

2106

 

MARITIME: Carton containing the extensive modern accumulation of navy connected special event covers/ship cachet covers with a good many signed examples noted. (Approx. 240 covers plus sundry relevant supporting notes).

£150

 

2107

 

MARITIME - SUPERB STRIKE OF THE CROWNED 'INDIA PACKET LETTER' MARK: 1816 Cross-written EL ex 'Claverack' (May) to Bombay from the brother of the addressee giving an account of his adventures in the USA inc. the ambition to 'go west', navigate the Ohio by raft and become a doctor while rejecting his experience of the cotton-spinning industry; further cross-written in red by a third brother in London (July) (to whom the letter had been forwarded?); original endorsement replaced by 'p.Wellington/Capn Lyons' with '3/6' charge and very fine , crisp strike of the crowned 'INDIA PACKET LETTER/LONDON' (17 Sept.) Slightly dusty, internal corners starting to wear; intriguing letter. PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

 

2108

MARITIME - MEDITERRANEAN, 1852-66: Group of stampless ELs inc. (1858) item ex Corfu to Trieste with fine COL VAPORE/D'ALESSANDRIA, 1861-66 pair with Tunis c.d.s. plus TUNIS-PAR-BONE/ALGERIE entries, 1853 Constantinople letter to Italy with red m/s 'levant' & Swan Bros. FAC, various items from French Levant POs etc. An interesting lot. (12 items).

£120

 

2109

 

MARITIME - PAQUEBOTS: Group of items inc. 1901 1d Lilac cover cancelled by boxed PAQUEBOT with fine Suez c.d.s., larger type on 1906 Port Said card & 1920 Port Said circular type; small s/l paquebot on 1923 Syria cover with Alexandria c.d.s. cancellation. Also two 1905 KEVII 1d cards with cancellations of Smyrna (ship's cachet 'S.Y.ARGONAUT') & Naples. (6 items).

£80

 

2110

 

MILITARY - NILE EXPEDITION - AUTHORISED BISECT: 1898 (4 April) Env. addressed in Arabic ex Halfa with m/s endorsement in the same violet ink: Field Service no stamps obtainable E.W. and boxed 'T' h.s.; on arrival at Tanta (12 April) it was franked with a pair of the Egyptian 2m postage due stamps, the left-hand example being bisected, as per official instructions, to create a provisional franking for the 3m soldiers' concessionary rate. Very fine exhibition piece. [A similar item in the Firebrace Collection sold for £800 in our May 2001 Sale.] PHOTO -

£400

 

2111

 

MILITARY - NILE EXPEDITION, 1898: Env. to UK (bottom edge faults) with fine BERBER c.d.s. (14.IV.98), transferred by railway to HALFA (20.IV.98) where it was stamped with a pair of the 5m 'SOUDAN' provisionals; at a later point (Alexandria?) 3 boxed 'T' marks were struck as the 'new' stamps were not recognised, but the charge was subsequently deleted. A scarce item from this expedition with the added interest of the postage due error. A fine exhibition piece. PHOTO -

£300

 

2112

 

MILITARY - BOER WAR: 1901 Env. (slightly damaged) with Bermuda 1d adhesive, fine blue double-ring 'PRISONERS OF WAR/BERMUDA/PASSED/CENSOR' & triangular Pretoria censor mark and 1902 Env. franked with O.F.S. 1d to Bermuda with "E. (coat of arms) R./OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW" tape & bearing fine oval Springfontein press censor d.s. plus red 'P.B.C.' Also 2 used 1908 RP cards of Basuto Police & "Cavalry" and 1905/7 PPCs (former of Kruger) bearing different KEVII 1d Transvaal adhesives both with "MBABANE/SWAZILAND" cancellations. (6 items).

£100

 

2113

 

MILITARY - RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR RAILWAY MAIL: 1904-05 Pair of PPCs the later with a superb strike of 'Siberian Military Medical Train No64' cachet in blue, the earlier with v.fine violet '57th Infantry Regiment Train Post Office 138'. Also a 1915 Red Cross card with equally fine strike of 'Rear military Medical Train No 301'. Scarce. (3 cards).

£75

 

2114

 

MILITARY - WWI - MIDDLE EAST (ALLIED FORCES): 1915 (8 Oct.) OAS env. with very scarce FPO NL2 used by the 2nd RN Brigade at Cape Helles during the Dardanelles Expedition, IEF Iraq items inc. FPO 26 (Basra), 55, 81(the short-lived Palm Grove) & 326 (Nasiriyah), BAPOs at Basra & Baghdad, British Army BAPO 'Y' x 3 inc. 1915 (HMT 'Aragon'), scarce FPO 77 (Greece-Doiran Front) etc. A good lot. (18 items).

£180

 

2115

 

MILITARY - WWI - MIDDLE EAST: A useful group of field post items from the German & Austrian forces in the Levant inc. bilingual cachets of the German feldpost in Constantinople (7 - several with stated Naval origin), two PPCs (1903-15) with Marine Schiffspost c.d.s. No14 & 4 Austrian cards with feldpost 451 or 452 (2) or fine strike of unusual German/Arabic s/l Battery cachet. Scarce items. (13 items).

£160

 

2116

 

MILITARY - WWI - ANZACS: Three PPCs of Egypt inc. one with 4m stamp cancelled by mainly v.fine strike of the violet boxed N.Z.MILITARY POST OFF[ICE]/DEC 9 1914/EXP[EDITIONARY FOR]CE from Heliopolis; 1915 card (edge crease) from 'Aerodrome Camp Heliopolis' with NEW ZEALAND/MILITARY/POST OFFICE/BASE DETAILS c.d.s. and a PC ex Zeitoun to Sydney with fine AUSTRALIAN BASE/DETAILS P.O. c.d.s. A fine group. (3 items).

£120

 

2117

 

MILITARY - WWI MISCELLANY incl. 1916 env. ex Germany to Kurume Camp, Japan with fine camp censor, 1916 env. from Holland to England with German and British censor tapes plus typewritten label explaining its detention, 2 PPCs of Constantinople with KGV 1d adhesives tied by Indian F.P.O. No. 409 c.d.s., 1917/18 scarce covers from Malaya with encircled eye or crown type censor marks and 1919 cover to Shanghai from a German P.o.W. at Ninoshima with censor chops and fine strike of trilingual boxed 'SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS/DE GUERRE' cachet. (9 items).

£100

 

2118

 

MILITARY - WWI - ARMŠE D'ORIENT / FRENCH LEVANT: Good range of covers & cards c1917-30 with TRESOR ET POSTES c.d.s. inc. 501, 502, 506, 506B, 509, 528, 600, 610 & 615 with 5 reg'd covers, 1919 VAG-ETAPES -16 of Koritza, 3 fieldpost cards etc.A useful lot. (28 items).

£75

 

2119

 

MILITARY - WWI/WWII: The selection of German Feldpost covers with a good range of postmarks, cachets, etc. Usual mixed condition. (Approx. 50).

£60

 

2120

 

MILITARY - WWI ARMŠE D'ORIENT - EGYPT, 1915: Group (5) of scarce items from the French forces in Egypt inc. 3 PPCs with fine strikes of the CORR. D'ARMEES/ALEXANDRIE FR. c.d.s., one with good cachet plus a fourth with TetP 194 c.d.s.; also a cover with CORR.D'ARMEES/PORT SAID d.s. & unclear Marine FranÁaise cachet. (5 items).

£50

 

2121

 

MILITARY - WWI - SIEGE OF KUT: 1915 Regimental env. addressed to Captain A.B.Floyd of the Norfolk Regiment with the I.E.F. in the Middle East; very fine strike of the rare 2-line UNDELIVERED THROUGH/CAPITULATION AT KUT in violet, boxed R.E. (S.R.)/A.P.S., encircled B h.s. and crayon P.of W. An unusually fine example of undelivered mail from this episode of the War.PHOTO - see plate no 3A

£200

 

2122

 

MILITARY - WWI MIDDLE EASTERN APOs: Quartet of postcards with different 'skeleton' type APO c.d.s inc. a fine example of the scarce SZ6 (Lemnos) on 1915 PPC (faults) from an ANZAC soldier to NZealand; also a 1919 PPC with very fine strike of the scarce SZ28 (Egypt - Sidi Beshir), SZ10 (Cairo) & SZ4 (Ismailia) - the last on censored provisionally surcharged 3m on 2m stationery card. An interesting group. (4 items).

£75

 

2123

 

MILITARY - WWII: Group of covers incl. maritime mail, R.A.F./other censor marks, attractive frankings, "thank you" cards for tobacco addressed to Canada, encircled 'POST OFFICE/MARITIME MAIL' both in black & red and 1945 doubly censored honour env. (31 covers). Also 48 WWI PPCs & postal stationery items with a range of markings such as boxed rectangular "CENSORED IN SHIP" on O.A.S. cover also bearing cachet "RECEIVED FROM H.M.SHIP/NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED", registered and other mail with various field censor cachets, 1917 "honour" env., Y.M.C.A. env. etc. [79 items].

£100

 

2124

 

MILITARY - WWII: Box containing an extensive original correspondence between an RASC sergeant & his fiancÈe, 1940-44, written from Wenvoe Camp, Italy, Egypt & Scotland inc. 64 airgraphs (two illustrated), various honour envelopes, different FPO cancels, censors, rates, sundry related ephemera, etc. (Qty.).

£70

 

2125

 

MILITARY - WWII JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF MALAYA: 1942 (5 Dec.) early use of 3y, 5y, 8y and 25y provisionals on Penang censored registered cover, '3rd. Anniversary/Penang' m/s endorsement on 4c postal stationery card uprated with 1c pair cancelled by large flags c.d.s. and 1962 env. from Kampar to Penang with scarce "K/T/R...cts" tax mark and 12c postage due label on back. (3 covers).

£75

 

2126

 

MILITARY - WWII - MIDDLE EAST: An interesting group inc. censored commercial env. to Baghdad ex IEF BAPO No 8 (Shaibah) with 6f x 2 franking; RAF censor h.s. (939) on 1944 OAS env. with FPO 242 c.d.s., EGYPT/PREPAID c.d.s. No. 55 (stamped honour env. to S.Africa), 56 & 84 (TO BE DELIVERED BY/CIVIL POST OFFICE) plus Constantinople PPC with RECEIVED FROM H.M.SHIP machine mark. (6 items).

£65

 

2127

 

MILITARY - BRITISH F.P.O. COVERS, c.1942-66: Accumulation of chiefly pre-1955 covers bearing a fine range of F.P.O. c.d.s.'s with an emphasis on forces in Italian area but also with examples from Corsica, Egypt, Greece, M.E.F., Morocco & Tunisia plus scarce Denmark (nos. 808 and 867). Also a small group of post-war service covers incl. Aden (5), Cyprus (17) & Kenya (7). A useful lot. (Approx. 130 covers).

£100

 

2128

POSTAGE DUE: 1868-89 Group of French covers (with contents) from a family correspondence, most ex Versailles or Paris inc. 5 underpaid items, 3 with attractive & scarce British handstruck '2d', '4d' & '6d' marks, the last with the oval 'MORE/TO PAY' of the Foreign Branch; also retouched 40c 'Siege' issue on cover, 1901-02 pair of chargÈ envs. with multiple frankings & a 2‡d cover ex Malta. (12 items). PHOTO - see plate no.

£200

 

2129

 

RAILWAY MAIL - SCANDINAVIA, c.1882-1930: Covers and cards, mostly pre-1920, with railway cancellations incl. Danish T.P.O.'s (5) with an early E (c.1860) from Hamburg bearing 'ALTONA/ BAHNHOF' and 4s adhesive with '168' ring cancellation, Finland (12), Norway (3) & Swedish 'PXXP' c.d.s.'s (15). A good specialised lot. (38 items).

£100

 

2130

 

SEALS & STICKERS - ITALIAN STATES: 1839 Attractive gold-printed letter-sheet addressed to the Duchessa di Casigliano with fine, large oval, armorial seal wafer embossed in silver (oxidised); one or two light marks otherwise fine & rare. Also (1847) printed Kent Railway shareholders' notice returned from Rome to London closed with a pair of octagonal paper seals - initial 'T' - printed in gold or silver. (2 items).PHOTO - see plate no 3A

£100

CIGARETTE/TRADE CARDS

 

2131

 

MISCELLANY: Album containing the varied range of 1930's cards inc. complete sets of Ogden's "Motor Races", Player's "Aviary & Cage Birds", "Cricketers 1938" & "Uniforms of the Territorial Army" plus 46/50 cards from Ogden's "Prominent Cricketers of 1938". Also a couple of framed groups of reprints (Player's "Motor Cars" and a good little group of postcards including some useful WWI types. (Qty.).

£100

 

2132

 

OGDEN'S - "A.F.C. NICKNAMES" (1933). A complete set of 50. Condition a little mixed but only two cards (Aston Villa & Plymouth Argyle) are badly damaged.

£50

CINDERELLA

 

2133

 

MISCELLANY. c1898-1990: Substantial, duplicated accumulation of German & French poster stamps in a large stock-book with ranges of advertising issues, commemoratives, exhibitions & trade fairs etc. with many attractive & unusual items noted inc. large heraldic designs, 1913 German Royal Wedding, French provincial shows etc. A useful lot. (2,000+).

£1000

 

2134

 

MISCELLANY c1904-50: Stockbook containing a fine, duplicated accumulation of (mainly German) poster stamps inc. various advertising & promotional issues inc. 'Errdal' polishes, Fischer motoring scenes, 'Kaiser' caramels, Persil soapflakes, 'Odol' disinfectant, Gand 1913 Expo., good range of Leipzig 1914 Exhibition types etc. Fine. (approx. 1,000).

£500

**

2135

 

MISCELLANY c1905-35: Large, duplicated lot of German & Austrian poster stamps inc. advertising & exhibition publicity types, with attractive embossed items, a variety of themes & uncommon stamps noted; mainly v.fine examples. (800).

£1000

 

2136

MISCELLANY of material (c1930-1950) stuck down in two folders inc. Australia 1938 tourism poster stamps (15), world airmail & reg'n labels, cut-outs, substantial quantity of WWII period machine cancellations, economy & propaganda labels etc. Also several entire covers inc. 1945 env. ex.POW (Pootung Camp, Shanghai) with fine boxed 'Internee mail free/of postage/Shanghai P.O.', express, RAF redirection label on cover etc. Much useful material which could be lifted. (Qty).

£70

 

2137

 

MISCELLANY in stockbook including a useful range of POSTER STAMPS (100+), Revenues, etc. A good little lot with many interesting pieces noted. (Few 100's).

£100

 

2138

 

AUSTRIA, 1898-1952: Large Rampacher album containing a fascinating collection of Austrian poster stamps inc. issues for the 1898 & 1908 Jubilee, various exhibitions (good range for 1913 Adria Exhibition), music & sports festivals, Vienna Fairs inc. scarcer items in different languages, 1923 Graz sheetlet, 1932 Wels etc. Most are pre-WWII and in very fine mint condition. An attractive lot. (900+).

£900

 

2139

 

AUSTRIA: Large accumulation of poster stamps & labels c1905-85 with strength in pre-WWII material inc. extensive ranges of the 1913 Adria Exhibition stamps, various WWI fund-raising labels, musicians, tourist stamps, advertising labels, seal-types, Vienna Fair, superb large colourful birds (32) advertising Vienna pet shop, Vienna Zoo (8), Hesshaimer labels etc. A good lot with little duplication. (1,000+).

£1000

 

2140

 

AVIATION: Selection of scarcer German poster stamps c1910 illustrating vintage aircraft inc. fine set (5) issued by Schneider Biscuits showing pioneer machines, 'Continental-Absätze' Set K (6) showing 'planes over German cities, flugspende issues etc. (25). PHOTO -

£150

 

2141

 

BIRDS: Range of German poster stamps c1907-25 illustrating a whole aviary of species inc. items issued for poultry shows (Temesvar pair noted) and advertising inc. Haller's macaroni, Berger cocoa etc. featuring parrots, eagles, ostriches, flamingos, finches, peacocks etc. Unusual. (40). PHOTO -

£120

 

2142

 

CHRISTMAS CHARITY LABELS, c1924-75: Stockbook containing an accumulation of stamps inc. an extensive range from Iceland, TB stamps of US & Canada in panes from 1924 plus items from Thailand, Surinam, Bermuda, Philippines etc. (100s)

£150

 

2143

 

CZECHOSLOVAKIA, 1896-1980: Substantial ranges of poster stamps inc. advertising types, exhibition labels, fund-raising stamps, seals, embossed stamps etc. An attractive group of unusual items, many in large blocks or sheetlets. (775).

£600

**

2144

 

DOGS, 1906-30: Scarce & attractive ranges of poster stamps advertising dog shows inc. 1906 Vienna Fox Terrier & Dachsund Show (12), 1907 (8), 1909 (22) & 1912 (5) Paris Dog Shows, spectacular embossed stamps for the 1913 Graz Hunting Dog Exhibition (20) & 1914 Doberman Police Dog Show (19), scarce Hungarian, Dutch, Italian & American examples, etc. A good lot. (177).

£550

 

2145

 

DRINKS: Range of mainly German labels c1910-15 advertising various alcoholic drinks inc. superb embossed set (6) for Pfannenstiel's Heidelbeerwein, attractive chromo-litho trio for 'Cognac Roether' and other striking designs. An unusual group. (80). PHOTO -

£240

**

2146

 

EXHIBITIONS: An attractive selection of scarce, early labels, issued 1896-1905 to publicise German & Austrian Exhibitions and inc. beautiful embossed examples, seal types, diamond shapes etc. with 1896 Berlin International (8), 1897 Bodenbach Exhibition (8), Hamburg Agricultural Show (5) & Leipzig Fair (7), etc. A fine lot. (144).

£440

**

2147

 

EXHIBITIONS, 1905-35: A remarkable selection of poster stamps advertising various exhibitions in Germany, Greece, Italy, Belgium, France, Switzerland etc. with many unusual items noted - ALL IN BLOCKS OR LARGER MULTIPLES inc. complete booklet (50) of stamps for the Mail”nder Mustermesse, Brussels 1931 Agricultural Show block of 6 with complete offset on reverse, scarce Salonica International Fair (1928) panes etc. (327).

£700

 

2148

 

EXHIBITIONS - GERMANY, c1925-33: Stockbook containing an attractive selection of unusual German poster stamps advertising various exhibitions inc. ovpts. on definitive issues for 1924 & '26 stamp exhibitions, embossed labels, trade & industry shows etc. Very fine. (400+).

£400

 

2149

 

FAIRY TALES: Group of German poster stamps c1910-15 advertising various products, illustrating fairy tales inc. Struwwelpeter, Red Riding Hood, Hans im Glück, Hansel & Gretel, Arabian Nights etc. Attractive. (40). PHOTO -

£120

 

2150

 

FOOD: Fine selection of labels c1904-15 advertising various foods inc. fine embossed group (6) promoting bread, Helga caramels set (6) featuring royal crowns, issues for pasta, coffee, condensed milk, bottled fruit, margarine, biscuits etc. Attractive. (80) PHOTO -

£240

 

2151

 

GARDENING: Selection of fine, colourful stamps issued to advertise the 1914 Altona Garden Show, featuring various fruits & vegetables (29) plus others for the 1900 Dresden Show or advertising plant food etc. (40). PHOTO -

£120

 

2152

 

GREAT BRITAIN, c1897-1990: Accumulation of fund-raising labels & charity stamps inc. 1897 Prince of Wales Fund pair, a huge variety of Christmas seals, many in panes or sheets, 1951 FoB set in folder, St Dunstan's labels in blocks x 11, TB seals etc. (Large qty).

£75

 

2153

 

HOTEL POST - SWITZERLAND, 1877: Kurort Stoos local delivery stamps depicting a posthorn and the hotel & proprietor's names on a ribbon, printed in red or green in mint panes of 20 with margins all around; toned by gum but generally fine examples. [Zum.P3 & P5]. (40)

£100

 

2154

 

ITALY, 1906-65: Selection of poster stamps & labels issued for exhibitions, advertising & fund-raising purposes with many attractive & unusual items noted. Also a further selection (144) of mainly German labels inc. attractive embossed examples & WWI propaganda items. (435).

£380

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2155

 

MEDALS & SEALS: Selection of gold, silver & bronze metallic, embossed 'medals' advertising exhibition awards etc. c1913-30, mainly of German origin. Also a small range of colourful, embossed seal-type labels. (157).

£300

 

2156

 

MESSINA EARTHQUAKE, 1908: Triangular stamps issued to raise funds for the victims of the earthquake, in complete strips of 10 different views inc. monochrome Type A strips in US, German, Italian/French & British currency plus bicolour Type B strip denominated in pfennig & two portrait stamps. Attractive. (52).

£150

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2157

 

MILITARY - WWI DELANDRE LABELS: A superb accumulation of these attractive, colourful poster stamps illustrating various Allied Regiments, bases, institutions etc. inc. scarce Belgian & Russian labels. Most are v.fine; slight duplication. (500+).

£1200

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2158

 

MILITARY - WWI: Fine selection of poster stamps & charity labels issued for propaganda & fund-raising purposes during the War, slight duplication but with very many attractive & colourful stamps, mainly from France & Germany; we note 6 complete strips of the scarce Belgian 'N'Oublions Jamais!' set designed by Creten, Germany 'lost colonies' stamps (44), Delandre type labels, Austrian portrait stamps, scarce set of recess-printed Ottoman battleships, large Frankfurt Naval Exhibition stamps depicting German ships, 1914 US German War Relief labels (12) with coupons, etc. A fine lot. (575).

£1200

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2159

 

MILITARY - WWI EMBOSSED SEALS: Superb collection of less common German poster stamps & labels inc. a high proportion of attractive embossed items with die-cut shells, Iron Crosses, seals etc., many Gott strafe England! types, German leaders inc. Hindenberg & Wilhelm II, slogans, heraldic etc. The best lot of its type we have seen. (500+).

£1000