1361 Similar group of W.F. THOMAS (attributed) comic hand-drawn covers from EXMOUTH (DEVON); 1909 group of 5 covers (only one reduced at top and not affecting the stamp) with varied comic characters on the front (4 gents plus a totem-pole of four others!). Good lot. (5 covers). Photo £240
1362 WALES - CARNARVON/LLANDUDNO PICTORIAL COVERS ATTRIBUTED TO W.F. THOMAS; Similar group of Nov. 1909 envs. to the same Miss O'brien in Kent as the previous lots, but with KEVII 1d's tied by fine Carnarvon or Llandudno (2) c.d.s.'s; minor wear and one slightly cut down at top but not affecting stamps. Depicting a man, woman (in Welsh dress?) and a child (with toy train) in the same wrapped-around style. Scarce trio. (3 covers).Photo £150
1363 DORSET/GLOS./WORCS. - BALANCE OF THE "W.F. THOMAS" (Attrib.) COMIC PICTORIAL COVERS; Nov./Dec. 1909 group of covers all to the same Miss O'Brien in Kent, and all with KEVII 1d's tied by Gloucester (2), Cheltenham, Stourbridge, Dorchester & ?Brighton c.d.s.'s; varied condition, with two cut down at top - one affecting stamp. Amusing portraits - in 'wrap-around' style - of 2 boys, 2 gents, a woman and a pile of balding heads! Good lot. (6 covers). Photo £240
KEVII PRINTED PICTORIAL COVERS
1364 WALES/LONDON - PAIR OF "SPRATT'S" PICTORIAL CHICKEN/DOG FOOD COVERS; 1907 env. (trivial faults) to Barry with KEVII 1d tied by v. fine "COWBRIDGE" Squared Circle, having "SPRATT'S PATENT CHICKEN MEAL" text back-and-front with a chick dominating the address-panel, and also mentioning "JEYES FLUID POWDER Used in the Royal Establishments"; plus similar similar Sept. 1902 env. (faults at sides) to Wigan with KEVII 1d tied by London c.d.s., having "THE DIET OF ALL LUCKY DOGS, SPRATT'S PATENT DOG CAKES" back-and-front with picture of St. Bernard on the front. (2 covers). Photo £100
1365 STAFFS. - RARE USED FURNISS 'NEW CENTURY' COVER WITH CARD; 12 June 1902 usage of the rare Harry Furniss 'New Century' Caricature cover (trivial toning along top edge) to Stafford with KEVII 1d tied by fair "PENKRIDGE/605" duplex, complete with original matching pictorial enclosed Harry Furniss card (birthday greetings ref. an enclosed 1s-6d Postal Order) addressed to Stafford with v. fine 2-ring "STAFFORD STATION" transit c.d.s. on reverse. Very few used examples of this attractive cover + card are known. [An unused pair sold in Cavendish's Apr. 2005 auction for £193.] Photo £240
1366 LONDON - FURNISS '1890 JUBILEE' CARICATURE COVER USED, WITH AUTOGRAPH & POSTCARDS; Rare 1903 usage of the Harry Furniss 1890 Jubilee caricature env. (+ matching enclosure) from London to Croydon with KEVII 1d tied by machine; plus colourful 1903 pair of scarce used Furniss cartoon PPC's of Joseph Chamberlain, and a 1902 receipt (for £50 paid for book "illustrations" with "Harry Furniss" autograph with KEVII 1d used as a receipt stamp. (5 items). Photo £200
1367 HARRY FURNISS - SIGNED PROOFS OF THE 1890 JUBILEE CARICATURE ENVELOPE & CARD; Fine pair - card & cover printed in black and each signed "Harry Furniss" within the designs. Plus ordinary pair of the P.O. 1890 Jubilee card + cover. These caricature Proofs are seldom seen. (4 items). Photo £150
1368 "PENNY POSTAGE TO & FROM THE U.S.A. - RARE ORIGINAL P.O. NOTICE; 29 Sept. 1908 printed British Post Office Notice ("No.9"; some creasing - 208x320mm) with this bold title, announcing the start of the first Transatlantic 1d rate to the US from 1st Oct. 1908. This was the new rate that inspired the J.P.S. Pictorial envelope (see next 3 lots). Very few examples known. PHOTO. £150
1369 TRANSATLANTIC PENNY POSTAGE - PROOF OF THE J.P.S. PICTORIAL ENVELOPE; Very fine black Proof on card (267x210mm) of the 1908 S. Turner Junior Philatelic Society envelope design produced to celebrate the 1 Oct. 1908 start of the first Transatlantic 1d Postage Rate to the United States. Rare. PHOTO. £120
1370 TRANSATLANTIC PENNY POSTAGE - UNUSED & 1st DAY USAGE J.P.S. PICTORIAL COVER TO U.S.A.; Very fine 1 Oct. 1908 usage of the attractive celebratory J.P.S. "PENNY POSTAGE LINKS THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLES OF THE WORLD" cover to Cambridge, Mass. (10 Oct. backstamp), franked by KEVII 1d tied by a fine London c.d.s. Plus rare unused example of the same envelope; very few unused examples have been recorded. (2 covers). Photo £120
1371 TRANSATLANTIC PENNY POSTAGE - 1st DAY USAGE & UNIQUE 'PASTED ADVERT' COVER; 1 Oct. 1908 local London usage of the J.P.S. Pictorial env. with KEVII 1d tied by London machine cancel; plus fine 2 Oct. 1908 env. to Folkestone onto which someone pasted a newspaper illustration of the same design with heading "THE PENNY POST TO AMERICA - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE" tied to the envelope by a very fine 2-ring "ASHFORD" c.d.s. which also ties the KEVII 1d. Remarkable pair. (2 covers). Photo £100
KEVII "NOVELTY" & "STRING" POSTCARDS
1372 "JAPAN-BRITISH EXHIBITION" - PAIR OF PARCEL-TAG MULTI-VIEW CARDS; Spectacular & rare June/Sept. 1910 pair of these distinctive folding cards complete with tags having KEVII &Mac189;d's tied by v. fine 2-ring "JAPAN- BRITISH/EXHIBITION" c.d.s.'s; the cards modelled as a bath bun & a Japanese lantern! These 'parcel-tag' cards had a very short life, c.1909-10 only, which explains their considerable rarity. (2 cards). Photo £120
1373 WARWICKS. (RUGBY STATION) + SCOTLAND (OBAN) - PAIR OF PARCEL-TAG CARDS, ETC.; 1910 pair of these fancy-shaped cards - a teacher's mortar board + a Scots blue bonnet - with multi-views of Rugby and Oban & the Hebrides, complete with their original parcel-tags, franked by KEVII &Mac189;d and 1d (latter rare being for overseas mail; this Oban example being addressed to the US). Also an 'ordinary' 1927 multi-view card showing a similar Scots bonnet used from Arrochar to London franked by KGV 1d and so with 1d Postage Due (spectacularly torn before use!) and "1d" charge. Rare lot. (3 cards). Photo £120
1374 LANCS. (BLACKPOOL) - PAIR OF PARCEL-TAG CARDS SHAPED AS TEDDY BEAR & TOFFEE TIN; 1910 pair of complete fancy-shaped folding cards with multi-views of Blackpool inside (each with free insurance offer) shaped as a teddy bear and as a tin of Mackintosh's toffees; both tags franked by KEVII &Mac189;d's tied by very fine 2-ring "BLACKPOOL" c.d.s.'s. Rare pair. (2 cards). Photo £120
1375 SCOTLAND - PAIR OF PARCEL-TAG CARDS SHAPED AS MAIL-BAG & SUITCASE & EARLY CHILDREN-SHAPED CARD; 1909/10 pair of complete fancy-shaped cards with multi-views of Callander & Edinburgh inside shaped as suitcase & strung mail-bag (the latter a separate booklet of mini-views that can be taken out of the "MAIL-BAG"), each franked by KEVII 1d's tied by 2-ring "EDINBURGH" & "CALLANDER" c.d.s.'s (addressed to Canada & USA). Plus unusual 1903 stand-up PPC shaped as a pair of children holding a tin of Globe Polish, addressed to Germany with KEVII 1d tied by Edinburgh c.d.s. Rare trio. (3 cards). Photo £140
1376 YORKS. - FOUR PARCEL-TAG CARDS SHAPED AS LOBSTER, SAILOR, SARDINE-TIN &COAT-OF- ARMS; 29 Aug. 1910 pair of complete fancy-shaped multi-view cards, one (shaped as a lobster) with built-in parcel-tag & the other (shaped as a fisherman seen within a life buoy) actually with the string, sent to the same address on the same day, each franked by KEVII &Mac189;d's tied by v. fine "SCARBOROUGH" c.d.s.'s; plus 1909 & ?1909 pair of parcel-tag multi-view cards shaped as a rectangular coat-of-arms and an open tin of sardines, franked by KEVII &Mac189;d's tied by "HUDDERSFIELD" & "HULL" 2-ring c.d.s.'s. Rare lot. (4 cards). Photo £180
1377 WALES - TRIO OF PARCEL-TAG CARDS SHAPED AS OYSTER, CRAB & BATTLESHIP; 1909/10 group of fine complete multi-view cards with KEVII &Mac189;d's tied by 2-ring c.d.s.'s of "LLANDUDNO", "BALA" & "BARMOUTH", being shaped as an oyster, a crab & an oncoming battleship. Rare trio. (3 cards). Photo £150
1378 WALES - PAIR OF PARCEL-TAG CARDS SHAPED AS BOOT & LIFE BUOY; 1910/12 pair of fine complete multi-view cards with KEVII & KGV &Mac189;d tied by 2-ring "LLANDRINDOD WELLS" and plain "HOLYHEAD" c.d.s., shaped as an old boot and a "LIFEBUOY" (with Anglesea view in centre). Rare pair. (2 cards). Photo £120
1379 NORFOLK - TRIO OF PARCEL-TAG CARDS SHAPED AS FISH & CRAB OR WITH BAG OF SAND; 1909 pair of fine complete cards with KEVII 1d or &Mac189;d tied by fine "GT. YARMOUTH" or "CROMER" 2-ring c.d.s.'s both addressed to England; plus unusual fine 1910 multi-view booklet shaped like a parcel-tag to which a piece of string attaches a small linen bag of sand (still full!) franked by a KEVII &Mac189;d tied by a v. fine "CROMER" 2-ring c.d.s. Rare lot. (3 cards). Photo £150
1380 KENT/SUSSEX - TRIO OF PARCEL-TAG CARDS SHAPED AS CRABS (2 TYPES) + BOOKLET; 1909/10 pair of fine complete multi-view cards with KEVII &Mac189;d's tied by fine "FOLKESTONE" & "HASTINGS" c.d.s.'s, shaped as crabs (different colours & shapes; one with Folkestone imprint); plus similar 1910 parcel-tag card with KEVII &Mac189;d tied by fair Newhaven c.d.s. attached to small "SOUVENIR" booklet containing the views of the town. Good lot. (3 cards). Photo £120
1381 ISLE OF WIGHT, OXFORD & MALVERN - PARCEL-TAG CARDS OF BATHING MACHINE, BATHING BELLE IN TENT & BASKET; Rare trio of fine complete multi-view parcel-tag cards franked by KEVII 1d (to USA) and &Mac189;d's (2; to England) tied by very fine c.d.s.'s of "SANDOWN", "MALVERN" & "OXFORD" respectively; shaped as a bathing machine on wheels, a changing tent with a risque bathing belle looking out, and a (fish?) basket. Rare and attractive lot. (3 cards). Photo £150
1382 DEVON, BRISTOL & BOURNEMOUTH - TRIO OF PARCEL-TAG CARDS SHAPED AS DUMPLING, CHEDDAR CHEESE & KIPPERS; 1910 trio of fine complete multi-view cards all franked by KEVII &Mac189;d's tied by v. fine "TEIGNMOUTH", "BRISTOL" & "BOURNEMOUTH" c.d.s.'s, shaped as a "DEVONSHIRE DUMPLING", "CHEDDAR IN A CHEESE" and some kippers (? - "Smoked Daily"). Rare group. (3 cards). Photo £150
1383 CHESHIRE + ESSEX - PAIR OF PARCEL-TAG CARDS SHAPED AS FISH & MERMAID; Rare 1910/11 pair of multi-view parcel-tag cards franked by KEVII &Mac189;d (tied by "HOYLAKE/BIRKENHEAD" skeleton c.d.s.) and KGV 1d (rare franking for these; tied by 2-ring "SOUTHEND-ON-SEA" c.d.s.), shaped as a fine fish and as a risque mermaid reclining on a beach! (2 cards). Photo £120
1384 SCOTLAND/LONDON - RARE 3-DIMENSIONAL FOLDING POSTCARDS, ETC.; 1905 pair of folding letter-cards correctly franked with KEVII 1d's tied by fair Loch Lomond & fine Finsbury Part c.d.s.'s, fine and rare 1904 folding multi-view Sutton Coldfield steam-engine-shaped card with KEVII ½d tied by Wylde Green c.d.s., and very fine 1911/12 pair of 'normal' folding multi-view PPC's depicting a mail-cart (Swanage card used from Portsmouth) and a steam-train (Gillingham card used there). The 3-D cards have folding paper creations of a swallow and a bee; they are some of the rarest Postcards of all. (5 cards). £100
1385 HAND-PAINTED/COLOURED POSTCARDS; Fine and scarce lot inc. 1906 PPC with comic scene of soldiers admiring a girl on roller-skates (&Mac189;d tied by "STANHOPE LINES/ALDERSHOT" c.d.s.), 1903 card with fine 18thCe-style painting with 1d tied by Bradford Squared Circle, unposted c.1905 New Year card with fine watercolour of a lake, similar 1907 PPC with harbour sunset (1d tied by Dublin c.d.s.; to France), hand-coloured 1904 card of Little Red Riding Hood (&Mac189;d with Luton c.d.s.), and 1911 oriental oil PPC (m/s "Posted at Sea") with KEVII 1d tied by Colombo machine. Good variety. (6 cards). Photo £100
1386 IRELAND - FINE COLOURED HAND-DRAWN CARTOON CARDS REF. HUNTING & FISHING; 1904 matching pair of PPC's very professionally illustrated with coloured views of a failed fisherman obtaining his catch from a "FISHMONGER" and a hunting photographer (in the "WILD WEST" - views back-and-front) chased by a bear; both posted from Belfast with KEVII &Mac189;d or 1d tied by fine c.d.s.'s. The quality of artwork is quite outstanding. Good pair. (2 cards). Photo £100
1387 BALANCE OF THE HAND-DRAWN/COLOURED POSTCARDS INC. POSTAL STATIONERY, ETC.; Fine 1903 pair of usages of the KEVII ½d PC's with coloured drawings of deer on their reverses, 1908 PPC with daisy created from circuitous words, 1906 drawing of a goat attacking a scarecrow, pair of cut-stamp silhouette cards, 2 different printed Ottmar Zieher cards depicting KEVII stamps from ½d to £5, similar Staerck card, 1911 PC with scarce Coronation label, two 'Language of Stamps' PC's, and 3 flowery Zeppelin Greetings PPC's. Also scarce 1909 1d+1d red KEVII P. Stat. PC's pair with Lloyds of London texts used from London (one way only). Good lot. (8 cards). PHOTO. £120
1388 BALANCE OF THE NOVELTY PICTURE POSTCARDS COLLECTION; Fine c.1902-11 lot inc. folding multi-views folding "Rent Book" card, 1906 scarce "BALMORAL CASTLE/[Crown]"c.d.s. cancel on KEVII ½d on "Dainty Postal Souvenir", barking "Musical post-card" with 1d KEVII ex Dundee, perfumed PPC, extra thick PPC's (4) correctly prepaid with KEVII ½d (few words) or 1d (more words), hold-to-lights (2), leather cards (3; two used with KEVII 1d's), 1904 usage (rare thus, without covering env.) of an aluminium PPC with KEVII 1d tied by Manchester c.d.s., book-mark PC' (6), Book-Post cards, etc. Good study. (25 cards). £120
KGV ISSUES
1389 MISCELLANY of Sea horses on stockcard comprising two mint examples of the 2/6d, a mint 5/- plus 2/6d (5), 5/- (2) & 10/- (3) fair to fine used. Various faults (all three 10/- values are defective) but a highly Catalogued group. (13). £240
1390 1911-26 The mounted mint collection with a good range of Downey Head issues inc. 1912 (Oct) Multiple Cypher 1d with sideways watermark. 1912-22 ½d (5), 1d (5), 1½d (6, two being the "PENCF" error), 2d (4), 2½d (3), 3d (4), 4d (3), 5d (3), 6d (3), 7d (3), 8d (2), 9d agate (2), 9d olive (2), 10d (2) & 1/- (2). 1924-26 ½d to 6d (2) & 9d 9d to 1/-. Mostly fine and fresh (92). £260
1391 1912 1d aniline scarlet Die B Fine mounted mint. SG Spec. N9(4). RPS Cert. (1977). £60
1392 1912-24 1d scarlet with "inverted Q for O" variety used but torn at top plus 1½d "PENCF" variety fine used. (2). £90
1393 1913 Royal Cypher (Multiple) Wmk. ½d & 1d. Fine mounted mint. SG 397 & 398. Cat. £375. £120
1394 1913 Waterlow 2/6d (2 shades), 1915-18 De LA Rue 2/6d (2 shades) and 5/-, 1918 Bradbury 2/6d (4), 5/- and 10/-. Mostly fine mounted mint. Also 1913 5/- used (toned) and a fine used 1915-18 10/-. SG Cat. £3,400+ (13). £500
1395 1913 Waterlow 10/- indigo, a regummed unused example. SG 402. Cat 550. BPA Cert. (1976). Photo £100
1396 1913 Waterlow £1 green, lightly cancelled, centred to lower left and rounded corner at upper left. SG 403 Cat. £950. Photo £140
1397 1915-18 DLR 2/6d shades (2), 5/- & 10/- shades (2) good used. (5). £180
1398 1924-35 The mounted mint collection inc. 1924 & 1925 Wembley issues, 1929 PUC ½d to 2½d, ½d to 1½d with sideways watermarks, 1935 re-engraved 2/6d to 10/- toned, 1934-36 photogravure set and a few GKVI issues. (120+). £80
1399 1929 PUC £1 black, a corner example from the lower right of the sheet with central c.d.s. Very slightly toned. Photo £300
1400 1929 PUC £1 black, a marginal example from the foot of the sheet used on local 17 Aug 1929 Ilfracombe cover with central "ILFRACOMBE" c.d.s. Vertical cover crease well clear of the adhesives which has a small wrinkle at top. A scarce probable C.T.O example Photo £300
KGVI ISSUES
1401 MINT & USED COLLECTION 1937-51 beautifully written up on album leaves inc. mint 1937-47 ½d to 1/-, mint & used 1951 high values, complete used set of 1939-48 2/6d to £1, used R.S.W.£1, wmk. varieties etc. Also KEVIII stamps inc. mint booklet panes & coil strips and KGV & KGVI 'Daily Express' impressed newspaper stamps.(250 stamps + 3 covers). £120
1402 HIGH VALUES: 1939-51 group on album leaves inc. both sets to £1 mint and used blocks of four & eight. Cat. £619. (29). £160
1403 1948 RSW issue. Two unmounted mint examples of the £1 plus a used example of the £1 on plain FDC. Also mint and used examples of the 2½d. (5 items). £70
QEII ISSUES
1404 CARTON containing an album, a stockbook, album leaves & envelopes with a predominantly mint collection comprising useful QEII pre-decimal definitives (inc. blocks and booklet panes), 'regionals' & commemoratives. but bulk of value in decimal commemoratives (inc. many interpanneau pairs) plus the odd miniature sheet and several booklets (some incomplete) inc. 'Prestige' types. Face value £120. (Several 100's). ## £90
1405 CARTON containing a stockbook with an extensive collection of (a) pre-decimal unmounted mint plus a few used stamps (chiefly commemoratives but with the odd definitive) and (b) unmounted mint decimal commemoratives with the occasional used stamp, 'Greetings' booklet + sealed pack, 'Prestige' booklets, one souvenir pack, a Year Pack for 1967, Collectors' Packs for 1979-85 inclusive, a ring binder of FDCs plus a few special event covers from 1967 onwards and a qty. of loose all world stamps in a tin. Face value £90.99. (Several hundred stamps + 48 covers). ## £90
1406 SMALL BOX containing two stockbooks and leaves from a cover album with an extensive collection from KEVIII to QEII with useful pre-decimal QEII definitives, commemoratives & booklets but main strength in decimal commemoratives and booklets, especially 'Prestige' which are mainly complete with only slight duplication. Face value around £170 (Several 100's). ## £140
1407 SMALL BOX containing a printed S.G. 'Windsor' album, small stockbook and loose Hagner leaves with a mint (initially mounted but latterly unmounted) collection of decimal Machins, high values, 'regional'/'country' stamps, commemoratives (mainly in full sets), booklets (inc. 'Prestige'), the odd presentation pack and a few miniature sheets. Also a scattering of used stamps from earlier reigns from 1d reds onwards, unmounted mint + used pre-decimal QEII material, mint and used Eire & Channel Islands and the odd cover. Face value £56.10. (Several 100's). ## £70
1408 FIVE ALBUMS & BINDERS containing hingeless printed leaves and a very extensive collection of unmounted mint stamps inc. KEVIII inverted wmks., KGVI control blocks of six & QEII pre-decimal booklet panes but vast bulk of value in decimal issues with commemoratives (inc. interpanneau pairs all but one with 'traffic lights'), miniature sheets, se-tenant coil strips, high values to £10 inc. two interpanneau pairs with 'traffic lights', booklets inc. 'Prestige' and 'Greetings' , booklet panes inc. some from 'Prestige' booklets & definitives + commemorative labels, 'country' stamps, 'To Pay' labels and clearly identified varieties such as mis-perforated stamps & colour shifts. A little duplication in parts but pristine condition throughout. Also a few superb 'silk' type FDCs and c.t.o. commemoratives on special exhibition cards. Face value £511.35. (Several 100's) ##. £440
1409 TWO ALBUMS with the extensive collection of mint QEII decimal definitives, predominantly in cylinder blocks of six. Total Face value £404. (Few 100's). £320
1410 THREE ALBUMS containing a wide selection of FDCs issued between 1940 & 1986, six of the covers being KGVI but the vast bulk QEII, some with handwritten addresses (chiefly very neat), special Sutton Coldfield slogan cancellation on 1957 Scout Jamboree cover, early phosphor sets, many 'relevant' cancellations such as Caernarvon on 1969 Investiture cover, Washington, Tyne & Wear for 1976 American Independence bi-centenary, The Royal National Rose Society, St. Albans on 1976 British roses, Windsor cancellations on definitives inc. high values, Kidderminster on 1979 Rowland Hill set of stamps & also miniature sheet, Queen Mother's 80th birthday with Clarence House cancellation and a number of special event covers. Mixed condition in the early stages but mainly fine. (206 covers). Also two special printed albums of bird stamps from many countries inc. Ascension (with values to £3), Belgium, Bermuda, Cayman, Falkland, Pitcairn and Turks & Caicos Islands and a smaller printed 'Locomotive Philatelica' album with many stamps & miniature sheets depicting railway engines. £150
1411 SIX STOCKBOOKS together containing an extensive mint (latterly unmounted) & used collection with all reigns represented (inc. a 1d black, 2d blues, an imperf. 1d red and Sea-horses) but main strength in QEII with pre- & post-decimal commemoratives, regional/'country' stamps, definitives, high values to £5, the odd miniature sheet, postage due labels, again to £5, and 'The Penny Black Anniversary Book' complete with special 1990 definitives + miniature sheet. Mixed condition in parts but much of merit. Face value alone =£134.22. (Several 100's). £140
1412 LEDGER AND STOCKBOOK with the mint & used collection inc. some £117 worth of Face value. (Sev. 100's). £90
** 1413 TWO ALBUMS the first containing a very extensive and painstakingly assembled collection of postally used commemoratives, pre- & post-decimal Machins, 'regional' and 'Greetings' stamps, high values to £10, se-tenant coil strips and booklet panes issued between 1953 & 2002 with many complete sets and the second a collection of pre-decimal Wildings inc. booklet panes, used high values, mint & used postage due labels, pre-decimal and decimal booklets with many dates of issue quoted and a few 'Prestige' such as £1 Wedgwood with excellent perfs. & Guernsey and Jersey booklets inc. sachet types from the former plus one 'Prestige' from the latter. G.B. face value £35.10, Guernsey £3.60 & Jersey £24.61. (Several 100's). ## £70
1414 STOCKBOOK & THREE BINDERS containing (a) unmounted mint decimal commemorative sets, Machins, high values & miniature sheets, (b) decimal presentation packs with commemoratives, 'country' and 'Occasions' stamps (c) 'Prestige' booklet + one booklet containing a mixture of N.V.I. 1st class definitives & commemoratives, (d) 'Smilers' sheets comprising 2001 'Occasions' (SG.LS4; cat. £100) and 2001 'Greetings cartoons' (SG.LS6; cat. £70, (e) used stamps from Australia KGV-QEII with values to 10/-, G.B. QEII inc.values to £2, mint (inc. blocks) & used U.S.A. and used stamps ex various Commonwealth islands, (f) sports thematics inc. Olympics, miniature sheets etc. and (g) royal thematics again with miniature sheets. Face value £63.57. (Several 100's). ## £130
1415 STOCKBOOK containing an extensive collection of unmounted mint decimal stamps issued between 1983 & 1995, chiefly commemoratives (with only slight duplication) but also inc. Machins, high values to £10, the odd miniature sheet and 'Greetings' se-tenant strip (19p) & panes (20p + N.V.I. 1st). Also a few used stamps. Face value £195.44. (Several 100's). ## £160
1416 STOCKBOOK with the mostly mint accumulation inc. much decimal Face value, totalling £192. (Small Qty.) ## £150
1417 STOCKBOOK containing an extensive range of unmounted mint decimal stamps issued between 1995 & 2001, chiefly commemoratives but also incl. Machins, panes of N.V.I. 1st 'Greetings' stamps, booklets inc. 'Prestige', high values to £5, a few 'country' stamps & miniature sheets and panes of Machins with commemorative labels attached. Face value £177.49. (Scores). ## £140
1418 LIGHTHOUSE ALBUM with the extensive mint collection to 1989. Strength in decimal issues with a Face value of £138. ## £120
1419 STOCKBOOK containing a collection of unmounted mint decimal commemoratives in sets plus a few miniature sheets and panes of 'Greetings' stamps & labels. Face value £119.54. (Scores). ## £100
1420 STOCKBOOK containing unmounted mint decimal commemoratives in sets plus one miniature sheet. Also loose album leaves with mint decimal Machins, commemoratives, three booklets, part of a 70p booklet containing only four 7p stamps one of which shows a pronounced oval-shaped blob of ink almost obscuring H.M. the Queen's neck, another miniature sheet & thirteen 'Prestige' stamp booklets (all intact and with no duplication) + one 'Greetings' booklet. Face value £104.11. (Approx. 120 stamps, 2 m/s's & 17.4 booklets). ## £95
1421 STOCKBOOK containing unmounted mint decimal commemoratives issued between 2001 & 2003 plus the odd booklet and miniature sheet. Also 1999-2001 Millennium issues beautifully written up on album leaves in protectors. Face value £99.70. (Scores). ## £80
1422 STOCKBOOK containing an extensive collection of predominantly unmounted mint stamps with a small selection of pre-decimal commemoratives inc. blocks but bulk of value in decimal Machins (inc. a few coil stamps), high values, commemoratives and a few miniature sheets. Face value £89.45. (Scores). ## £80
** 1423 'DEVON' ALBUM containing a fine unmounted mint collection with a fairly basic run of pre- & post-decimal commemoratives to 1981 mostly in complete sets with just the odd variety, a few miniature sheets, an interesting semi-specialized collection of pre- & post decimal Machins with many identified paper & gum varieties, booklet panes, se-tenant coil strips inc. Reader's Digest, high values in corner pairs & blocks with cylinder numbers and a good selection of pre- & post-decimal 'regional' stamps inc. cylinder blocks of six. Face value of decimal stamps alone is £86.92. (Several 100's). ## £90
1424 STOCKBOOK containing a very extensive range of recent unmounted mint decimal commemoratives (nearly all in complete sets) with only minor duplication plus one miniature sheet. Face value £141.91. (Several 100's).## £110
1425 MISCELLANY of mint decimal issues in stockbook and in booklets (largely first class Greetings types) with a total Face value of £151. (Small Qty.).## £120
1426 MISCELLANY of mint & used phosphor commemoratives on stockleaves inc. NPY, FFH, Lifeboat, Red Cross, Cable & Shakespeare sets mint and a useful range of duplicated used types. (Approx. 200). £75
** 1427 MISCELLANY: 1953-70 The mainly mint untidy selection of definitive issues inc. an interesting groups of of booklet panes and cylinder blocks plus some Machin cylinder blocks. Also thirty used KEVII to QEII registered envs. (Qty). £100
1428 MISCELLANY inc. pre-decimal & decimal presentation packs and booklets, the latter with cover prices to 10/- or £1.80, a few miniature sheets & loose booklet stamps, PHQ cards both unused and with relevant stamps affixed & cancelled, maximum cards with a number of better ones such as Emily Brontë stamp cancelled at Haworth & George Eliot at Nuneaton and a group of G.B. booklets (some empty or incomplete) from earlier reigns. Various faults but worth inspection. Face value of decimal stamps £41.32. (Several 100's). ## £80
1429 1955 Waterlow 2/6d to £1, unmounted mint and 1958 De La Rue 2/6d to £1 lightly mounted mint. 8). £120
1430 1958 2/6d to £1 fine unmounted mint. (4). £75
1431 1959 (2 Feb) 4½d chestnut used on plain FDC with "LONDON-YORK-EDINBURGH TPO/1" c.d.s. The address is handwritten. SG. Cat £250. £60
1432 1972 ½p turquoise-blue, one side band at left. Eight unmounted mint examples, three of which have somewhat trimmed perfs. Also two unused examples. SG.842x, Cat. £480. (10) £90
1433 1972 ½p turquoise-blue (one side band at left) unmounted mint (6) & used (2). Some trimming of perfs. SG.X842, Cat. £348. £75
1434 1972 ½p turquoise-blue (1 side band at left) unmounted mint (8) & used. Some trimming of perfs. SG.X842, Cat. £400+. (9). £75
1435 FIRST DAY COVERS: Two cartons containing eight cover albums housing a very attractive collection of covers, largely produced by "LUXURY COVERS" of Walsall (we also note around 50 Benham types) with each value of the set being allocated a separate commemorative cover. These covers are extremely eye catching and would grace any serious collection of QEII First Day Covers. (Approx. 400). £300
1436 FIRST DAY COVERS: Four binders with the collection of First Day covers from the 1960's to the 1980's. Some special cancellations noted. (Approx. 200). £75
1437 FIRST DAY COVERS: Five cover albums with the extensive collection of QEII FDC's from the Coronation issue onwards. Some have handwritten addresses. (Approx. 300). £75
1438 FIRST DAY COVERS in three fine cover albums, every cover having a neat typed address, inc. definitives with values to £10, 'country' stamps, many commemoratives, complete panes (often the best ones) from 'Prestige' booklets, a few miniature sheets, 'Greetings' stamps in complete panes and self-adhesive N.V.Is. (127 covers). £75
1439 FIRST DAY COVERS: Three albums with the collection from 1961 to 1998, mainly commemoratives but a few definitives, 'Greetings' stamps and miniature sheets, the covers bearing labels with typed addresses with a few c.d.s.'s, 'wavy line' or slogan cancellations in the early stages but mainly F.D.I.s later (chiefly Harrow, Harrow & Wembley or London E.C.) with the odd relevant cancellation such as Kensington Palace on Diana, Princess of Wales memorial issue. (Approx. 290 covers). £100
1440 FIRST DAY COVERS of commemorative and 'country' stamps issued between 1964 & 1992, mainly with handwritten addresses and first day cancellations of towns which no longer boast such facilities (e.g. Bolton and Bury, Bolton, Bury and Wigan, Grimsby and Cleethorpes, Newbury, Plymouth & Salisbury), only a few Philatelic Bureau and a good selection of special or relevant cancellations such as various matches in the 1966 football World Cup, Filton for 1969 Concorde set, Down Ampney on 1972 Vaughan Williams stamp, Houses of Parliament for 1973 Commonwealth Parliamentary pair, Downend & Lord's on 1973 W.G.Grace stamps, Kidderminster for 1979 Rowland Hill set, Liverpool Road Station in Manchester on 1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway se-tenant strip and Haworth for 1980 Brontë issue. (155 covers). £80