BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS
	81		CARTON containing the extensive collection/accumulation in sundry albums/stockbooks. Better Canada, Egypt & New Zealand noted. (Qty.).	£150
	82		BOX containing the extensive & valuable accumulation on leaves, stockleaves, stockcards, etc. Much of merit including useful ranges of Hong Kong/British Occupation of Ascension, Egypt, Indian States, Newfoundland, New Zealand, North Borneo, Sarawak, SWA & Tonga. A very interesting lot with much potential. Viewing highly recommended. (Large Qty.).	£900
	83		FLAT BOX containing the extensive and valuable accumulation on stockcards, etc. Predominantly old auction lots from a wide range of postal bid sales and public auctions with many useful sets and singles noted. Highlights include British Levant KGV 45pi to 180pi surcharges with "SPECIMEN" opt. mint, Cyprus Pictorials to £1 mint, GB 2/6d Sea Horse mint, Malta "Postage and Revenue" opt. set mint, Ireland "Saorstat" Sea Horses to 10/- mint, Kuwait KGVI 1r to 15r mint, Malta Self Govt. values to 10/- mint, a good selection of RSW top values inc. Singapore $5 mint, etc. A wonderful accumulation which will provide the purchaser with hours of pleasure. (Qty.).	£900
	84		FIVE ALBUMS containing the early to modern mint & used collection arranged alphabetically by country. All periods represented but with strength in KGVI & early QEII. (Some 1,000's).	£400
	85		TWO STOCKBOOKS containing the extensive modern mint ranges of Ascension, Falklands & St. Helena. STC £1,400. (Qty.).	£300
	86		THREE SMALL ALBUMS containing the KGVI mint & used collection with many useful sets/short sets noted. (Many 100's).	£240
	87		TWO ALBUMS containing the early to modern mint & used collections of Ceylon/Sri Lanka & Singapore. Condition rather mixed but a useful lot which is stated to Catalogue in excess of £2,300. (Many 100's).	£150
	88		TWO ALBUMS containing the mint & used collection with a heavy emphasis on the Pacific area. (Many 100's).	£120
	89		TWO STOCKBOOKS containing the mint & used duplicated ranges of KGVI issues from a wide range of Commonwealth countries. Chiefly low values but a useful stock. (Many 100's).	£120
	90		TWO ALBUMS containing the interesting collections of Sarawak & New Zealand. The former being a useful reprersentative collection, the latter is largely mint QEII with some interest in Health min. sheets. (Qty.).	£120
	91		THREE ALBUMS containing the extensive collection of chiefly KGVI & early QEII short definitive sets but with some complete sets noted. Useful Falklands & BWI. (Qty.).	£100
**	92		STOCKBOOK containing the valuable mint (with a fair amount of unmounted) stock of QEII definitive sets/part sets inc. Australia 5/- Stockman (both papers), AAT 1966 set to $1, BAT to £1 Map (no £1 "Endurance"), Cayman Islands 1953-62 & 1962-64 sets, Cyprus 1960-61 Republic set to £1, Dominica, Falklands 1960 Birds set to £1, Gibraltar 1953-59 set to £1, Jamaica, Malta, Nauru, Norfolk Island, North Borneo to $10 (3), PNG to £1 Fisherman, Sarawak, Singapore to $5 (2), Solomon Islands, South Georgia 1963-69 set in pairs, Tristan da Cunha Marine Life set to 10/-, etc. (Few 100's).	£600
	93		STOCKBOOK containing an extensive mint collection from Aden to Virgin Islands with strength in KGVI sets generally and Bermuda, Falkland Islands Dependencies (inc. varieties), North Borneo & many West Indian islands in particular. Almost exclusively fine and fresh. STC £3,000+. (Approx. 400).	£500
**	94		STOCKBOOK containing the valuable mint (with a fair amount of unmounted) stock of KGVI & QEII definitive sets/part sets with much of merit inc. AAT inc. multiples, Ascension 1956 set (2), BAT 1963-69 set to £1 (both), Bermuda to £1 (3), BIOT 1968 opt. on Seychelles set to 10r, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Cyprus, Gambia, Gibraltar 1953-59 set to £1, New Hebrides Gold Currency set (5fr & 10fr foxing), New Zealand, Papua New Guinea to £1 Fisherman (2), Singapore to $5 (3), etc. (Few 100's).	£500
	95		KGVI PRINTED ALBUM containing the extensive mint & used collection with many useful sets and singles noted. (Very many 100's).	£500
**	96		STOCKBOOK containing the valuable mint (with a fair amount of unmounted) stock of QEII definitive sets/part sets including AAT inc. 1966-68 to $1 (4), Bermuda to £1 (4), Christmas Island, Cyprus 1960-61 Republic opt. set to £1 (2), Falklands 1960 Birds set (2), Gibraltar 1953-59 to £1, North Borneo, Papua New Guinea to £1 Fisherman (2), Solomon Islands to £1 (2) & $5, South Georgia to £1 Whale & surcharges to 50p on 10/-, etc. (Few 100's).	£460
	97		KGVI PRINTED ALBUM containing the extensive mint & used collection. Some remaindering apparent but many useful pockets of material still in evidence. (Many 100's).	£360
	98		ALBUM containing the early to modern mint & used collections of British Guiana, Grenada Hong Kong & India with many useful sets and singles throughout. (Few 1,000's).	£300
	99		KGVI PRINTED ALBUM containing the mint & used collection. (Many 100's).	£200
	100		STOCKBOOK containing the early to modern mint & used accumulation. A good lot with a number of useful items noted. (Many 100's).	£150
	101		STOCKBOOK containing the highly eclectic early to modern selection inc. Ireland Sea Horses to 10/- mint, Jamaica Slavery essay with "SPECIMEN" reading downwards mint (thinned), Victoria 1900 Boer War pair mint, etc. (Small Qty.).	£120
	102		KGVI PRINTED ALBUM containing the remaindered mint & used collection. (Some 100's).	£100
	103		STOCKBOOK containing the interesting mint accumulation with a heavy emphasis on KGVI & QEII period. (Qty.).	£100
	104		IDEAL ALBUM containing the mint & used remainder collection. (Sev. 100's).	£100
	105		ALBUM containing the mint & used collection inc. useful Ceylon, Kuwait, Mauritius, etc. (Many 100's).	£100
	106		ALBUM containing the untidy early to middle period assembly. Strength in mint New Zealand. Well worth a look. (Small Qty.).	£100
	107		ALBUM containing the largely KGV/KGVI mint selection inc. useful ranges of Egypt. (Qty.).	£75
	108		STOCKBOOK containing the interesting accumulation with strength in mint QEII issues. (Qty.).	£75
	109		ALBUM containing the mint & used collection of Australia & States and New Zealand. A little untidy with some remaindering in evidence but with some useful items in evidence. (Few 100's).	£75
	110		KGVI-QEII COLLECTION on leaves with many useful sets and singles noted throughout inc. particularly useful sections of Ascension, Australia, Bermuda, Falklands and New Zealand (with a very good range of Postal Fiscals inc. £3.10/- mint). Well worth careful examination. (Some 1,000's).	£500
	111		MISCELLANY of British African issues on stockcards, etc. inc. Gambia KGV to 10/- mint, GEA opt. 10r & 20r mint, Northern Nigeria KEVII 10/- mint, Nyasaland KGV 10/- mint, Somaliland KEVII 3r & 5r mint, Tanganyika KGV £1 (2) mint, etc. Chiefly fair to fine. (Small Qty.).	£240
	112		MISCELLANY on stockcards & in paackets. Chiefly "better" items with a heavy emphasis on Australasia inc. Nauru 5/- Sea Horse mint, NSW Consumptives Home set mint, New Guinea, New Hebrides, Solomon Islands Small Canoe 2/6d & 5/- mint, Victoria ‡d to 1/- Postage Dues mint plus a useful range of QV issues to 2/6d mint, etc. Fair to fine. (Small Qty.).	£200
	113		MISCELLANY on leaves with strength in KGVI & early QEII. Much of interest with particularly useful ranges of Ireland & Kuwait (we note KGVI vals. to 15r mint) & Malta. (Many 100's).	£200
	114		MISCELLANY of largely KGV issues on leaves & stockleaves inc. useful Jordan & South Africa but with main interest in mint New Zealand definitives (high Cat. value but many stamps are affected by the rlegacy of low quality hinges). Untidy but interesting all the same. (Small Qty.).	£120
**	115		MISCELLANY of stamps & covers with British African interest inc. KEVII Natal 10/-, £5 & £10 apparently unused but all "cleaned" and a small group of WWII mail inc. censored items. (Small Qty.).	£60
	116		POSTMARKS: The fascinating range of 19th & early 20th Century stamps on leaves & stockleaves, largely collected for cancellation interest. Rather disorganised but a very interesting lot which could repay careful scrutiny. Particular interest in African countries but with useful Asia & BWI. (Few 100's).	£360
**	117		SOUTH ATLANTICS: The unmounted mint range of QEII definitive sets comprising Ascension 1956 set, Falklands 1960 Birds set, Falklands Dependencies 1954 Ships set & South Georgia 1963-69 set to £1 (both). A good lot of popular material. (59).	£150
**	118		SOUTH ATLANTICS: The mint (largely unmounted) range of QEII definitive sets comprising AAT 1966-68 set, BAT 1963-69 set to £1 (both) & 1971 surcharged set, Falklands 1960 Birds set & South Georgia 1971-76 surcharged set. (70).	£150
	119		SPECIMENS: The small group of SPECIMEN overprints & perfins. inc. British Levant KEVII 1902-05 set of three, British Solomon Is. KGV ‡d, 1d, 3d & 11d, Grenada KEVII to 10/-, Seychelles Victory pair, Zanzibar P.Due set to 40c, etc. (Small Qty.).	£120
	120		SPECIMENS: The small selection of stamps with SPECIMEN overprints inc. Dominica KEVII to 5/-, Morocco Agencies 12p on 10/-, Somaliland KEVII Official set of five & a good selection of British Levant inc. KGV 180p on 10/-. (25).	£120
	121		WEST INDIES: Miscellany on stockcards, etc. inc. Barbuda KGV set to 5/- mint, Cayman Islands 1937 Coronation & 1946 Victory sets with "SPECIMEN" perfin, Dominica KEVII 5/- mint & KGV 5/- opt. "SPECIMEN" mint, Jamaica KGV 10/- Script CA mint, Montserrat KEVII to 5/- mint, St. Vincent KGV £1 mint, etc. (Small Qty.).	£240
			The following nine lots comprise a splendid QV to QEII mint and used collection arranged alphabetically by country..
	122		ABU DHABI-BARBADOS with much of merit throughout inc. Abu Dhabi surcharged set to 1D mint, Antigua with KEVII 5/- mint, KGV 1913 5/- mint, 1922 £1 mint, 1932 Tercentenary set mint and excellent later ranges, Ascension inc. 1924-33 set mint plus 2d with "Broken Mainmast", KGVI to 10/- and strong QEII ranges, useful Australia and States, Bahamas with many useful sets and singles, Bahrain and Barbados. (Few 1,000's).	£600
	123		BECHUANALAND-CANADA with particularly strong sections of British Antarctic Territory inc. £1 Endurance mint, British Levant with KEVII 24pi on 5/- mint & KGV to 180p on 10/- mint, British Virgin Islands with useful earlies and good 20th Century ranges, Brunei and Canada including a useful range of Newfoundland. (Few 1,000's).	£600
	124		CAYMAN ISLANDS-GOLD COAST with useful Caymans inc. 1935 Pictorials mint and several later mint definitive sets to top value, Cyprus, Dominica inc. KGV to 5/- (2) mint, Falklands & Dependencies with S.Georgia to £1 Whale mint, Fiji, Gibraltar, Gilberts & Gold Coast. (Few 1,000's).	£500
	125		INDIA-LESOTHO with extensive ranges of India & States inc. elusive 1950 Rajasthan surcharge set mint, useful Ireland with Sea Horses to 10/- used, Jamaica, KUT, Kuwait and a good selection of mint Leeward Islands. (Few 1,000's).	£360
	126		MALAWI-MAURITIUS with particularly strong ranges of Malaysia (including a good range of Straits Settlements, Kedah 1937 set to $5 mint & Trengganu 1921-41 $5 mint) and Malta including Self Government 5/- (2) and 10/- (2) mint plus mamy later useful sets and singles. (Few 1,000's).	£600
	127		MONTSERRAT-NEW ZEALAND with particular interest in Morocco Agencies including KGV to 12p on 10/- (2) mint and New Zealand. (Few 1,000's).	£400
	128		NIGERIA-ST.CHRISTOPHER NEVIS AND ANGUILLA with useful Norfolk Island, Papua and New Guinea and St. Kitts but with particular strength in St. Helena including 1922 8d "Cleft Rock" & 1/- "Torn Flag" mint. (Few 1,000's).	£450
	129		ST.LUCIA-SOUTH AFRICA with particualrly strong ranges of St. Vincent, Seychelles with much useful mint, Singapore inc. KGVI to $5 mint and Solomon Islands. (Few 1,000's).	£360
	130		SRI LANKA-ZANZIBAR with Swaziland KGV to 10/- mint, Tristan da Cunha with most of the better definitive sets to top value, excellent Turks and Caicos with useful QV issues, 1900-04 to 5/- mint, KEVII to 3/- mint, KGV to 10/- mint and sundry later definitive sets, strong Zanzibar with many useful sets and part sets, etc. (Few 1,000's).	£500
FOREIGN COLLETIONS
	131		EUROPE: Five albums/stockbooks containing the mint & used collections of Netherlands & Spain. (Qty.).	£100
	132		EUROPE: Carton containing the mint & used collections of Austria & Germany housed in three albums. (Qty.).	£75
OMNIBUS COLLECTIONS
**	133		1935 Silver Jubilee set complete used, the Egypt seal with ironed out crease & the South Africa set in singles. Otherwise chiefly fine with many c.d.s. examples. (250).	£300
	134		1948 RSW set complete mounted mint in special album. The pages of the album are affected by toning which happily does not affect the stamps. (138).	£400
THEMATICS
	135		ANIMALS: The small selection comprising Rhodesia "Rhopex" 3d imperforate horizontal imperforate pair, Bophuthatswana 2c Bush Pig imperforate pair & Zambia 50n Frof marginal pair with spectacular perforation shift. (3 items).	£75
	136		BIRDS: The mint and used (some c.t.o.) collection (largely from the 1950's & 1960's) with many countries represented. The better countries inc. Falkland Islands, Austria, Japan, St Vincent, BIOT, Gambia, St. Lucia, Ascension, Samoa, Pitcairn, Malawi, Barbados, Aitutaki and Cuba. A fine lot. (Qty.).	£650
	137		BIRDS: The mint and used (some c.t.o.) collection with better countries noted inc. Albania, Rwanda, Indonesia, Macau, Kuwait, Uruguay, Botswana , Senegal and Burundi. Mostly fine. (Qty.).	£150
	138		BIRDS: Three albums with the extensive collection including a number of mint British Commonwealth definitive sets. (Qty.).	£90
	139		BIRDS - ANGOLA: 1951 5c to 50ags. Fine lightly mounted mint. (24).	£65
	140		GORDON - GENERAL: The interesting collection of covers, stamps & ephemera relating to General Charles Gordon including 1882 letter on Carlton Club notepaper written by Lt. Col. Fred Burnaby (who joined Wolseley's Relief Expedition in 1884), 1884 note written by Ferdinand de Lesseps, 1885 letter written by Captain Gascoigne (Staff Officer to Burnaby) written after the battle of Abu Klea where Burnaby perished and with contents alluding to the bravery of the late Colonel, sundry stamp relating to Gordon or the "Gordon Story" including Sudan 7‡p airmail imperforate, 50p brown Memorial Service, etc. (Small Qty.).	£100
	141		KITCHENER, LORD: Indian 1a on 2a 6p postal stationery envelope addressed to "His Excellency Lord Kitchener, Commander in Chief in India, Calcutta" (subsequently rerouted to Simla) plus 1911 neat env. ex Cairo to the Anglican Missionary in Abbassia with a goiod example of the violet Armorial Consulate General in Egypt cachet with original contents - namely two small white cards inscribed "Field Marshal Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum - United Services Club". Unusual material.	£75
	142		SPORT: Two albums containing an extensive collection of GB FDC's largely relating to Sporting themes including many signed covers & a good range of cancellations. Signatures include Don Bradman (3), Steve Backley, Geoffrey Boycott, Colin Cowdrey, Steve Cram, Steve Ovett, Mary Peters, Bobby Robson, Ken Rosewall and Virginia Wade. (Approx. 120).	£150
	143		CASTLES, ABBEYS & PRIORIES: An interesting seelction of cards chiefly depicting English/welsh castles, abbeys & priories with a number of real photo types noted. (Approx. 250).	£50
	144		FLOWERS: The excellent collection of cards, c1905-90 depicting flowers, floral displays, gardens, etc. (Approx. 950).	£100
	145		GLAMOUR: Album containing the extensive collection of early glamour cards, mainly photographic. (Approx. 160).	£60
	146		WAR MEMORIALS/MONUMENTS: Album containing the extensive collection of early cards depicting War memorials & monuments. (Approx. 200).	£60
EARLY LETTERS
	147		EARLY STRAIGHT-LINE "BAHAMAS" COVER AT 2s-2d RATE TO G.B.; June 1825 E (one side-flap removed; Missionary correspondence) to London with very fine "BAHAMAS" (35x5 mm) nicely placed on the front; charged the standard West Indies Packet Rate of "2/2" as a single-sheet letter. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see plate no. 10A	£200
	148		"SHIP LETTER/DOVER" COVER FROM NASSAU TO LONDON WITH GOOD CONTENTS ABOUT LIFE IN THE ISLAND; Very long cross-written newsy EL (minor stains on reverse) from "Nassau" endorsed "by William Foster" and charged "1/4" (8d inland + 8d Ship Letter rates) with a fine downward step-type "SHIP LETTER/DOVER" arrival mark on the reverse. The letter gives detailed news from the island, inc. a detailed account of the recent capture of a run-away soldier accused of murder, who took refuge in the writer's stable; "This is such a warlike place; we have Barracks on both sides of us and nothing but parading of soldiers...one of them has been charged since we came here; he shot one of the other men. He was not found for days...the Colonel ordered out the whole Regiment, he at their head, with orders to search every house...[we ordered a servant] to go to our loft...there he was!" Fascinating reading. PHOTO - see plate no. 10A	£120
	149		"LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" COVERS SENT TO G.B. BEFORE & AFTER THE START OF CHEAP POSTAGE - EX ABACO ISLAND & NASSAU; Mar. 1839 EL (from same chatty family correspondence as the previous lot) from "Nassau, N.P., Bahamas" to London charged "3/2" (as a double sheet letter via Liverpool, though endorsed "Single" and with P.S. warning against being overcharged!); plus similar Aug. 1840 E from the small island of "Abaco" to London charged only 8d. Both with the same "LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" mark. Good pair showing clearly the sharp reduction in postage caused by Rowland Hill's Postal Reforms. (2 covers).	£120
	150		"NASSAU" & "BAHAMAS" C.D.S. COVERS TO G.B. EX NASSAU & ELEUTHERA; 1844-52 correspondence of Missionary E's to London ex Nassau (5) and ex the small island of Eleuthera (1852) all with mosty very fine serif "NASSAU-NEW-PROVIDENCE" serif c.d.s. (2, 1844-6) or sanserif "BAHAMAS" c.d.s. (4; codes, A, B, B & C). Attractive lot. (6 covers).	£150
GREAT BRITAIN USED IN BAHAMAS, SG.Z1-Z5
	151		1858 2d blue plate 7 pair TG-TH with "A05" cancellation. Fine and rare. SG. Z2. Cat. £2, 600. Ex. G. Glassco. Note: Although the 2d blue was never officially sent out to the Bahamas a few examples are known. PHOTO	£750
	152		1858 2d blue plate 7 TG with part "A05" cancellation, centred to right, small tear & corner crease. SG. Z2. Cat. £1,300. PHOTO	£200
	153		1857 Large Garter Watermark 4d rose with almost complete "A05" cancellation, a few knibbed perforations at upper left. Scarce. SG. Z3. Cat. £450. Note: The rate for a letter weighing not more than ‡oz was 4d to the USA. A consignment of 1857 4d rose with a face value of £12 was sent to Nassau in April 1858. PHOTO	£150
	154		1857 Large Garter Wmk 4d rose with large part "A05" cancellation. Some perfs. trimmed and centred to right. SG. Z3. Cat. £450. PHOTO	£120
	155		6d UNDER HALF OZ RATE COVER TO LONDON: 1859 (4 Aug) opened out env. ex. Mackenzie correspondence from Bahamas to London franked with 1856 6d lilac tied by "A05" cancellation, small red "LONDON/PAID" c.d.s. and m/s "Nassau/Aug 4" on front and "BAHAMAS/B" doubl arc c.d.s. on reverse. Note: In a P.O. notice of 1854 (March) it was laid down that the rate for ship letters and packet letters between the UK & Bahamas should be for letters not over ‡oz 6d. PHOTO - see plate no. 10A	£700
	156		1856 6d lilac (deep shade), a marginal example with cental "A05" cancellation, one perf. a little short at top right, otherwise fine. SG. Z4. Cat. £350. PHOTO	£120
	157		1856 6d lilac with almost complete "A05" cancellation. Some perforations trimmed at top. Scarce. SG. Z4. Cat. £350	£80
1859-62 THE PERKINS BACON ISSUES, SG.1-7
	158		PLATE PROOFS: A marginal block of four in black on card from the top of the sheet [pos. 7-8/17-18] with pos. 8 showing "plate flaws consisting of two small marks below the "LA" of "INTERINSULAR"". Fine. PHOTO	£600
	159		PLATE PROOFS: A corner block of four from the top right of the sheet [pos 9-10/19-20] in black on card position 10 re-entry. Fine. Note: when the original impression of the upper right corner stamp [pos. 10] was laid down, it was placed slightly too far to the right. This was corrected, but traces of this first re-entry can still be seen as extensive doubling of the whole design. The most prominent of these can be seen in the engine turning at the right, and in various duplicated portions of the lettering in the scroll, as well as in the outline & upper leaves of the pineapple. PHOTO	£700
	160		PLATE PROOFS: A marginal block of four in black on card from the right of the sheet [pos. 29-30/39-40] with pos. 40 showing a constant plate scratch running through the letters "NSULAR" of "INTERINSULAR". Fine. PHOTO	£500
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