General Auction (immediately following Asia Auction)
Saturday 8 March 2003
SALE 637
* = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by one star are subject to V.A.T. at 17·5%. ** = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by two stars are subject to V.A.T. at 5%. PLEASE NOTE: All lots in this auction are subject to the Buyers’ Premium of 15% (plus V.A.T. where appropriate) on their hammer prices. ALL BIDS WILL BE TAKEN AS EXCLUSIVE OF THIS PREMIUM
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (£1,000 AND OVER)
1000 FOREIGN - TWO LARGE KA-BE ALBUMS containing the extensive early to middle period mint & used collection with strength in Europe & Colonies. Condition variable but much useful noted throughout. Careful viewing recommended. (Some 1,000's). £1000
HEAVY LOTS - BUYERS MUST COLLECT.
The following 38 lots are too large to be handled by our Despatch Department. Buyers of these lots will be responsible for their prompt removal from our premises..
HEAVY CARTONS, BOXES, SUITCASES, ETC.
1001 TWO CARTONS containing a wide-rangingaccumulation of all world stamps, some in packets and envs., others in stockbooks and on old "Ideal" and other album leaves Amongst the better items we note one page alone STC £270 (mainly Commonwealth), France on leaves STC £240, Germany, GB to early QEII and South Africa. Plenty of good pickings here and hours of fun for the purchaser! (Qty.). £240
1002 THREE CARTONS containing the extensive early to modern World-wide collection/accumulation in 23 albums & stockbooks. (Many 1,000's). £180
1003 TWO CARTONS containing the extensive early to modern World-wide accumulation in nine albums & stockbooks. (Qty.). £150
1004 TWO CARTONS containing the highly eclectic and particularly interesting collection/accumulation in various binders, etc. inc. useful British Commonwealth with a good range of 1960's Omnibus issues (particularly good 1965 Churchill ranges in evidence), mint Christmas Island & much more. Well worth careful inspection. (Qty.). £150
1005 TWO CARTONS containing the extensive miscellaneous accumulation of stamps & covers. The latter with particular interest in modern GB FDC's. (Large Qty.). £120
1006 THREE CARTONS containing the extensive modern accumulation of Post Office yearbooks, year packs, etc. from a variety of countries including Israel, New Zealand, Spain & West Germany. (Qty.). £120
1007 TWO CARTONS containing the extremely extensive World-wide collection/accumulation in 25 albums/stockbooks. (Many 1,000's). £120
1008 TWO CARTONS containing the extensive and varied World-wide accumulation in albums, etc. Strength in GB with an emphasis on modern issues. (Large Qty.). £100
1009 TWO CARTONS containing the extensive accumulation in albums & stockbooks with an emphasis on Omnibus Royalty material. (Qty.). £100
1010 FOUR CARTONS containing the extremely eclectic accumulation of stamps & covers in various albums and stockbooks, etc. (Large Qty.). £100
1011 TWO CARTONS containing the extremely exctensive early to modern World-wide accumulation in various albums, stockbooks, packets, etc. (Large Qty.). £90
1012 TWO CARTONS containing the early to modern collection of stamps & covers with a heavy emphasis on GB. (Qty.). £75
1013 TWO CARTONS containing the extensive early to modern World-wide accumulation on Hagner leaves, in packets, etc. (Large Qty.). £75
1014 TWO CARTONS containing the extensive World-wide accumulation in 6 albums plus nine official New Zealand PO yearbooks for 1984-92 inclusive. (Large Qty.). £75
1015 THREE CARTONS containing the extensive accumulation in albums, stockbooks, etc. (Large Qty.). £60
1016 THREE CARTONS containing the extensive early to modern World-wide accumulation of stamps & covers. Something of an emphasis on GB with a quantity of FDC's. (Large Qty.). £60
1017 LARGE CARTON containing the extensive World-wide collection/accumulation inc. useful modern mint New Zealand. (Qty.). £100
1018 LARGE CARTON containing the varied World-wide accumulation inc. a useful range of RSW mint high values. (Qty.). £100
1019 LARGE CARTON containing the varied early to modern accumulation inc. useful Australia, Hong Kong & Singapore. (Qty.). £100
1020 LARGE CARTON containing the extensive modern accumulation of stamps, Packs, PHQ cards, etc. Much Australia, New Zealand and Channel Islands. (Qty.). £100
1021 LARGE CARTON containing the extensive mostly modern accumulation including useful Channel Islands, Ireland & Tuvalu. (Qty.). £75
1022 LARGE CARTON with the extensive World-wide collection/accumulation inc. useful mint USA. (Qty.). £75
1023 LARGE CARTON containing the World-wide collection/accumulation in various albums, etc. (Qty.). £75
1024 LARGE CARTON containing the mint & used World-wide collection in various albums (including a Lincoln & a Centurion) and loose. (Large Qty.). £75
1025 CARTON containing the early to modern World-wide accumulation in four stockbooks. Strength in British Commonwealth including useful British Europe, Hong Kong & Malaysia. (Qty.). £200
1026 CARTON containing the eclectic early to modern collection/accumulation in quantity of stockbooks & albums including a small stockbook containing a useful ramge of Hong Kong. (Qty.). £150
1027 CARTON containing the interesting early to modern collection/accumulation in 5 stockbooks. Chiefly British Commonwealth with strength in Hong Kong & Malaysia. (Qty.). £150
1028 CARTON containing the varied World-wide collection with useful G.B. and mint St. Kitts-Nevis in evidence. (Qty.). £100
1029 CARTON containing the extensive early to modern World-wide accumulation in 7 albums & stockbooks. (Qty.). £100
1030 CARTON with the interesting miscellany of stamps on stockcards, in packets, etc. with an emphasis on British Commonwealth. A good little lot which requires careful inspection. (Qty.). £100
1031 CARTON containing the extensive early to modern World-wide collection in 9 albums & stockbooks. Some useful QEII Commonwealth & Germany noted. (Qty.). £100
1032 CARTON containing the interesting early to modern mint & used miscellany in various small stockbooks, etc. An interesting lot with a number of useful items noted. (Qty.). £80
1033 CARTON containing the World-wide collection in three albums (including a Strand and an Improved) & loose. (Qty.). £75
1034 CARTON containing the extremely eclectic World-wide accumulation in a Schaubek album, a printed GB album & three cover albums. (Qty.). £75
1035 CARTON containing the varied World-wide ranges in 15 small albums/stockbooks. (Qty.). £75
1036 CARTON containing the extensive early to modern World-wide collection/accumulation in various albums & stockbooks. (Qty.). £75
1037 CARTON containing the varied early to modern World-wide accumulation in sundry albums & stockbooks. (Qty.). £75
1038 CARTON containing the interesting range of Bermuda & New Zealand covers with coins incorporated. Also a small range of IOM Presentation Packs. An unusual lot. (Qty.). £60
ALBUMS, STOCKBOOKS, ETC.
1039 TWO ALBUMS containing the extensive early to modern World-wide collection. (Few 1,000's). £90
1040 IDEAL ALBUM VOLUME I containing the mint & used World-wide collection to about 1915. Rtaher sparse in places but well worth a look. (Many 100's). £120
1041 STOCKBOOK with the extensive early to modern accumulation. STC £1,200. (Qty.). £75
1042 MISCELLANY on leaves with strength in KGV period Australia (useful ranges of Kangaroos & Heads) plus good mint Singapore, sundry Hong Kong, etc. (Some 100's). £150
1043 MISCELLANY in five uncirculated club books inc. useful Australia. STC £900. (Small Qty.). £90
1044 MISCELLANY of early to modern Foreign issues in 22 circulated club books. The remainder PTSA £738. (Qty.). £75
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS
1045 TWO CARTONS containing the extensive range of modern Year Packs/P.O. Yearbooks from Australia, Canada & New Zealand. (30 items). £120
1046 LARGE CARTON containing the extensive early to modern mint & used collection in 8 albums and stockbooks including printed albums of Australia and New Zealand. (Few 1,000's). £180
1047 CARTON containing the valuable mint & used collection/accumulation housed in six stockbooks. A good lot with strength in Austaralasia and Malayan States. Worth careful perusal. (Qty.). £300
1048 CARTON containing the early to modern collection of GB & Commonwealth housed in four loose-leaf albums. (Few 1,000's). £100
1049 CARTON containing the mostly modern ranges inc. much Australia & New Zealand. (Qty.). £100
1050 TWO PLYMOUTH ALBUMS containing the extensive and highly Catalogued collection of mint KGVI issues with a heavy emphasis on definitives. The album leaves are affected to some degree or other by foxing which has reached some of the stamps (most of which have been mounted with thick paper hinges which are removable with care, whilst several of the "better" stamps are mounted with decent hinges). We note Aden to 10r and 10/- on 10r, Ascension to 10/- including the scarce 1d & 3d designs, Antigua to £1, Bahamas to £1 (2), Basutoland & Bechuanaland to 10/-, Bermuda 2/- to £1, Cayman Islands to 10/- (2), Cyprus to £1, Falklands 1938-49 to £1, Fiji to £1, Gibraltar to £1, Jamaica to £1, KUT to £1, Leewards to £1, Mauritius to 10r (2), North Borneo to $10, N.Rhodesia to 20/-, Nyasaland to £1, St. Helena to 10/-, St.Kitts & St.Lucia to £1, St. Vincent to £1 & $4.80, Virgin Islands to £1, etc. (Many 100's). £800
1051 TWO ALBUMS containing the early to modern mint & used collections of Australia, Ireland & New Zealand with useful ranges of all three countries. (Few 100's). £150
1052 TWO STOCKBOOKS containing the mostly modern mint collection of Australia, New Zealand, PNG & Pacific Islands. Very clean with much unmounted noted. (Many 100's). £100
1053 IMPERIAL ALBUM VOLUME II with the mint & used collection of KGV period issues. STC £1,500. A good base for expansion. (Few 100's). £150
1054 STOCKBOOK containing the extremely interesting but particularly haphazard early to modern accumulation with a number of better items noted from a wide range of countries. (Few 100's). £150
1055 STOCKBOOK containing the early to modern mint & used accumulation with a heavy emphasis on Gibraltar & Jamaica. (Sev. 100's). £75
** 1056 MISCELLANY of "better" KEVII/KGV mint items inc. Ascension 1934 set to 5/-, Gibraltar 1912-24 £1, Nigeria 1914-27 to £1 (2), etc. (26). £120
1057 SUPERIOR MISCELLANY just as purchased by the late owner from an auction house incl. Antigua 1882 4d blue fine used, "better" mint Australia with KGV heads and all three 1938 high values, Bahamas mint & used, Bermuda KGVI 10/- yellowish green & deep carmine-red on green ordinary paper (SG.119c.), British Solomon Islands 1908 1/- black on green in an apparently unmounted mint block of four (gum toning), Fiji KGVI 5d blue & scarlet (SG.258), Gilbert & Ellice Islands R.S.W. pair superb lightly mounted mint, 1884 Natal 3d blue (SG.100) unused but fine, small Papua group etc. Total Cat. £546. (28). £100
1058 MISCELLANY on stockcards with KGVI Aden 1942 Seiyun & Hadhramaut sets, QEII Aden values to £1, New Guinea KGVI 5d major re-entry and Falklands 1938 to 1/3d & 1952 to 5/-. (56). £60
1059 MISCELLANY in four uncirculated club books inc. Australia, Canada, etc. STC £500. (Small Qty.). £50
1060 COILS - BRITISH AFRICA: 1943-63 A duplicated selection of coil strips inc. some with leaders and ends. The issues represented comprise S. Africa 1943 ‡d & 1d, 1954 1d, 1961 ‡c & 1c. S.W. Africa 1954 1d, Tanganyika 1961 10c & 50c, Uganda 1962-64 10c and 50c. Mostly fine. (Qty.). £100
1061 COILS - BRITISH AFRICA: 1954-64 The unmounted mint collection of coil strips inc. some leaders and ends. The issues represented comprise KUT 1954-59 5c & 10c, 1960-62 10c & 50c. Gold Coast/Ghana 1954 1d, 1959-61 ‡d & 1d, Zanzibar 1961 10c and 1964 10c. Some duplication, the majority are fine. (Qty.). £140
1062 COILS - BRITISH AFRICA: 1963-64 The unmounted mint duplicated selection of horizontal coil strips of various sizes inc. some with leaders, ends or joins. The issues represented comprise Kenya 1963 10c, Malawi 1964 ‡d & 1d, Northern Rhodesia ‡d & 1d, Southern Rhodesia ‡d & 1d and Zambia 1964 ‡d & 1d. Mostly fine. (Qty.). £140
1063 OVERPRINTS ON G.B.: The valuable mint range on stockcards inc. Bechuanaland KEVII vals. to 1/- plus KGV 2/6d & 5/-, British Levant KEVII 12pi (2) & 24pi surcharges plus KGV 45pi, 90pi & 180pi surcharges (two sets), Kuwait KGVI to 10r on 10/- (2) & QEII 2r to 10r surcharge set of three plus 2r (SG.107a), Oil Rivers ‡d to 1/- (SG.1-6), Morocco Agencies KGV to 5/- (SG.74), Tangier KGVI set to 10/-, etc. A useful lot, STC around £2,000. Mostly fair to fine. (Few 100's). £300
1064 OVERPRINTS ON G.B.: The small collection of overprints on GB issues mostly QEII Tangier and Bahrain but a few earlier issues are present. (200+). £65
1065 SOUTH ATLANTICS: The small group of mint definitive sets on stockcards inc. BAT 1963-69 set to £1 (both) & decimal surcharges to 50p, Falklands KGVI sets (both) to £1 & Birds set to £1, FID Ships set to £1, S.Georgia to 50p on 10/- (2), etc. (Small Qty.). £300
1066 SOUTH ATLANTICS: The mint (a fair amount being unmounted) range on stockcards inc. BAT 1963-69 to £1 "Endurance" (unmounted) & surcharges ton 50p (two sets), Falklands KGVI set to £1 SS "Great Britain", FID Ships to £1 (two sets), etc. (Small Qty.). £150
FOREIGN COLLECTIONS
1067 BOOKLETS, 1906-49: Interesting group of stamp booklets in mainly fine condition inc. Japan 1937 (Togo 4s x 20 - interleaving adherence), Poland 1937/8 pair of 2.20zl (different covers; slight adherence in 1), 1906 Rumania charity (2, both c.t.o.), 1910 Sweden Fa H9 (inverted panes) & H10 and Switzerland 1945-49 CHF 4.50 & 5.00 [Z37 &41]. (9 booklets). £120
1068 EUROPE: Carton containing the early to modern collection in three albums & on leaves. Strength in France & Germany. (Few 1,000's). £100
1069 EUROPE: The mint & used ranges of Netherlands and Sweden, the former with useful P.Dues & Colonies, the latter being a mint study of the 1957-65 Numeral issue booklet stamps. (Few 100's). £90
OMNIBUS COLLECTIONS
1070 1978 Coronation anniversary and 1981 Royal Wedding mint collection in seven presentation albums with Commonwealth & Foreign issues, min. sheets and booklets. (Qty.). £100
THEMATICS
1071 BIRDS/BUTTERFLIES, ETC.: Two cartons containing the extensive mostly modern collection in various stockbooks & albums. Chiefly Birds with many attractive unmounted mint sets from a wide range of countries. Also Stanley Gibbons Catalogue of Birds on Stamps, editions 3 & 4. (Qty.). £180
1072 BIRDS: Stockbook containing the extensive mint & used collection with several useful mint sets in evidence. (Sev. 100's). £100
1073 EUROPA/TRANSPORT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Attractive collection of F.D.C.s, miniature sheets and sheetlets for the 1988 EUROPA issue for various countries. (Small Qty.). £50
1074 FAKES & FORGERIES: Small stockbook with the amazing collection of Forgeries/imitations of classic rarities such as the USA Inverted Centre 24c Air, Mauritius Post Office/Post Paid values, Switzerland Basle Dove pair, Cape Woodblock 1d pair, German States, Zeppelins, etc. A very nice little reference collection - if you can't afford the real thing - this will make your collection look good! (146 items). £80
1075 FLOWERS: Carton containing the extensive and highly attractive collection of Flowers on stamps in a quantity of albums, etc. Also a small range of Costumes & an album containing a fairly ordinary collection of Birds on stamps. (Qty.). £100
1076 ROYALTY: Carton containing the varied mostly modern accumulation of covers, stamps & cards inc. a useful range of Royal Tour covers. (Qty.). £60
1077 UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION: Binder containing the extensive and slightly duplicated collection of UPU issues. Chiefly 1949 types with a very good range of sets both from the Commonwealth and from Foreign countries including the Berlin set to 2Dm (60pf small flaw) & the Vatican City pair. (Few 100's). £200
1078 WILDLIFE: Two cartons containing the extensive collection of Birds, Butterflies, Mammals, etc. in various albums & stockbooks. Some "official" presentation collections are included. (Qty.). £100
ALBUMS, PHILATELIC ACCOUTREMENTS, ETC.
1079 TWO CARTONS containing some 32 stockbooks (various sizes), many in their original film wrappers. £100
500-579
580-632
1000-1079
1080-1159
1160-1239
1240-1319
1320-1399
1400-1479
1480-1559
1560-1639
1640-1719
1720-1799
1800-1879
1880-1959
1960-2039
2040-2045
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