401 POST-WAR INTERNEES, ETC.: Covers & cards from / to German servicemen interned after the war inc. camps in France (18), Germany (10), Italy (2), Russia (2) & Poland plus DP camps in Germany (5) etc. (43 items) £140
402 GERMANY - B.A.O.R. (BERLIN): Substantial lot of covers etc. loose and on leaves from occupying forces in post-WWII Germany, mainly British but with some USA, c1946-90 with numerous FPO/BFPO cancellations, official cachets, commemorative covers etc. Emphasis on QEII period but useful 1940s items noted. (Qty) £200
403 GERMANY - BERLIN MILITARY MISSIONS: Official covers from various Military Missions operating in Berlin c1947-90 inc. Australia, Canada, S.Africa, USA, Netherlands, India, Greece, France, Denmark, China, Czechoslovakia, Brazil, Belgium, Australia, U.K. & Luxemburg. Unusual group. (41 items) £100
404 GERMANY - B.A.O.R. COVERS, PIECES, ETC., 1951-1991: The extensive collection of covers & pieces, predominantly bearing QEII Wilding adhesives, showing a wide range of FPO numbers from 177 to 996. A splendid lot with much potential. (400+ covers, sundry pieces & a few loose adhesives). . £150
405 MEGATON TRIAL, ETC.: 1956-62 Covers mailed by British Forces on Christmas Island inc. scarce items ex FPOs 157 & 158, Naval Party 5555, RAF 76 Squadron, 1957 Megaton Trial cover etc. Interesting lot. (18 items) PHOTO PLATE 14B. £150
406 FALKLANDS WAR: Collection of Falklands War covers (including air letters) from the period 1982-83, mainly from members of the Task Force & Support Units on Ascension with a wide selection of cachets & illustrated h.s. inc. 1982 £1 registered env. ex FPO 777 (Ascension), HMS "Endurance" cachets, boxed d.s. inc. those of HMS "Antrim", "Ariadne", "Brilliant", "Glamorgan", "Hecate", "Invincible", "Plymouth" & "Yarmouth", sundry Company cachets, etc. (Approx. 120). £400
407 BALKANS WAR: Group of covers emanating from Forces involved in Peace-keeping in the Balkans region including a wide range of British Army covers with a wide range of FPO cancellations, covers from a good variety of other National Forces inc. Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands & the U.S.A. (Approx. 200 items). £120
AIRMAILS
408 MISCELLANY: Shoebox with group of airmail covers etc. inc. 1925 FFC Malaga-Granada, Hong Kong KGV $3 stamp franking reg'd FFC to San Francisco (1937), 1930-34 Australian items (4) inc. FFC to NZ, Tanganyika commercial E with boxed FEEDER SERVICE (1934), 1931 Mwanza-UK FFC with Imperial Airways arrival cachet, good group of 1930s Brazilian covers via NYRBA, Condor or PANAIR etc Also a few stamps inc. France 1936 10f S.Atlantic Flight. (Approx 110 items) £220
409 B.O.A.C. COMET AND BRITANNIA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS FROM LONDON: 1952-61 The selection of special printed B.O.A.C. covers carried on various 1st flight from London to various destinations inc. Comet flights to Egypt, Singapore, Colombo, Tokyo & Johannesburg, Comet 4 flights to Manila, Santiago, Tokyo & Auckland. Britannia flights to New York, Caracas and Mauritius. A good group. (23 covers). £150
410 CRASH MAIL - MALMO, 1934: July, 1934 Cover ex Finland to U.K. salvaged from the crash of the Northrop line 'Smaaland' (6. July); badly-charred as was all the salvaged mail from this 'plane, with 6-line message label "Malmö, le 7 Juillet 1934/Cet envois a été endommagé/par suite de l'incendie de l'avion/de Stockholm a Malmö le 6 courant/La Direction des Postes/du District du Sud". Uncommon. £75
411 FIJI/NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES: Two long 1943 commercial envs. from FIJI to U.S.A. franked with various KGVI Fiji adhesives, each cover having P.C.-90 re-sealing tape coded 'X/117' or 'X/118', 1941 airmail env. registered from DUTCH EAST INDIES to New York with a variety of censor marks and also bearing bilingual censor tape and two items of 1940 commercial airmail also from Java to England or Holland. (5 covers). £100
412 FRANCE/SUDAN: 1920 (1 Apr.) env. [opened out for display, edge wear and 'sellotape' internally but still with original contents] from Paris to Bedford franked with a 25c + three 1f adhesives (faults) tied by "PARIS 8/BD. DES ITALIENS" c.d.s.'s with primitive red "Par Avion" label & mainly very fine "AIR MAIL/EXPRESS" London mark in red all on the front plus London transit mark of the same day on the back and scarce airmail envs. ex SUDAN to England (3), India or U.S.A., two of which are censored O.A.S. items @ concessionary rates and another with censor tape. (6 covers). £100
413 SOUTH AMERICA: Commercial correspondence, most to U.K. with variety of censor tapes and marks inc. Argentina (51 inc. reg'd official franking with octagonal 'PASSED/T112' h.s. and good range of rates, frankings and censorship), Brazil (22, several with Brazilian censors inc. unusual boxed CENSURA/POSTAL/SAO PAOLO and Brazilian tapes), Chile (12 inc. boxed LIVRE/DE/CENSURA/D. FEDERAL on pictorial E to Brazil) and Peru (6 inc. 2 to Rhodesia with 'DE/1' h.s.). Mixed condition. (90 items) £120
414 SWEDEN: Fine group of air covers 1929-45 with emphasis on earlier material especially Night Flights, FFCs (and a last flight cover!) with a range of interesting frankings, cancellations & cachets, some forwarded by German airmail - inc. more interesting destinations such as Talinn, Warsaw & Montevideo. Inspection recommended. (18 items) £150
415 WORLD-WIDE: Small selection with Italy 1911 Torino-Roma illustrated commemorative First Flight cover, 1937 illustrated long cover to New Jersey bearing three colour China "Great Wall" airstamp franking and with "HONG KONG-SAN FRANCISCO/RECEIVED FIRST FLIGHT F.A.M. 14" pictorial cachet, 1929 Japanese 1½s postal stationery card commemorating the 1929 airmail service with special red pictorial cancellation & Norway 1957 Scandinavia-Tokyo Over the North Pole Flight with commemorative pictorial cancellation. (4). £60
416 ZEPPELIN MISCELLANY: Elusive ephemera linked with South American flights inc. 12pp publicity brochure for the Graf Zeppelin - Condor route c1934, 1936 6pp timetable (punched for filing) and 1934 English-language timetable/ fare sheet; also 1939 letter on Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei note-paper. In addition, a fine large pictorial cover flown on the Graf Zeppelin's 1928 return flight to Germany with multiple franking of US airs plus various illustrations etc. (Qty) £100
417 ZEPPELIN MISCELLANY: Graf Zeppelin trio with 1928 U.S.-Germany FFC addressed to Austria with 5c (2) & $1 adhesives, 1938 (Dec.) Sudetenland Flight uprated WHW card ex Frankfurt with Reichenberg arrival & 1939 (Aug.) Eger Flight Sudetenland annexation card ex Frankfurt with Eger cachet & special arrival mark. (3). £60
418 ZEPPELIN - "SCHWABEN" CARD TO U.K.: Rare and fine example of an official chromo card (passenger waving from airship) used to U.K. with 3pf stamp ex Karlsruhe - boxed 'T' and British '1d/I.S./H.' - flown from Oos and with a superb strike in red of the first DELAG cachet dated 2.September 1911. Also an unused monochrome PPC of the "Schwaben". (2 items) PHOTO PLATE 14B. £200
419 ZEPPELIN MAIL - 1929 FFC TO THE U.S.A. WITH SCARCE "ON BOARD" CANCELLATION": 1929 E to the U.S.A. with Graf Zeppelin flight cachet & s/l delayed flight h.s. franked with 4RM Zeppelin adhesive tied by a fine strike of the scarce "LUFTSCHIFF/GRAF ZEPPELIN" on-board c.d.s. of 16th May. Most attractive. £75
420 ZEPPELIN MAIL - 1931 POLAR FLIGHT: Postcard carried on the Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight franked with opt'd 1Rm zeppelin stamp cancelled at Friedrichshafen; Leningrad transit mark. Also Icebreaker "Malyguin" reg'd cover with 35k & 2r zeppelin stamps , Polar cachet etc. Useful pair. (2 items) £100
421 ZEPPELIN - "GRAF ZEPPELIN" EPHEMERA: Scarce group of ephemera in fine condition inc. foolscap size ticket for a flight over Switzerland (23.8.32), unused attractive and comical 'crossing the equator' certificate (fold) designed by Eckener, 8pp publicity brochure with B&W illustrations and two menu-cards - one (unused) for a simple on-board meal and the other an elaborate 4pp affair for a dinner over New York produced by the Sherry-Netherland Hotel. (6 items) £180
422 ZEPPELIN - "HINDENBURG": Group of scarce ephemera inc. 6pp folding publicity leaflet for the 'LZ129', two identical folding leaflets with German or English text, 1937 typewritten letter on Luftschiffbau Zeppelin note-paper from Chief Engineer Dürr giving his diagnosis of what led to the fatal explosion; also a cover carried on the airship's last Eastward trip and some pictures etc. (8 items) £120
423 ZEPPELIN - "HINDENBURG": 1936-39 Group of (1936) Hindenburg covers inc. German FFC with oval red 'LZ 129' cachet, commercial and philatelic items to USA and 1936 Olympics flight. Also LZ 130 pair of cards with cachets of the Sudetenland and Bielefeld flights (1938-39). Useful group. (6 items) £75
424 ZEPPELIN POSTCARDS: Very fine and attractive early card c1910 (light corner crease), unused, depicting female passenger looking out of a window, the reverse printed for use on the 'Viktoria Luise'; also fine early coloured official card with design by W.Obronski showing an airship and the Ballonhalle at Friedrichshafen plus an unused b&w card with photograph of an early airship and vignette portrait of Count Zeppelin. Scarce. (3 items) PHOTO. £100
425 ZEPPELIN POSTCARDS: Group of PPCs inc. scarce coloured card c1915 showing bombing raid on Antwerp, photographic card of the "Schwaben" over Wiesbaden, RP cards of the "Graf Zeppelin" (4) inc. cabin view plus wallet with 12 small photographs, 2 early chromo cards, Zeppelin-Eckener-Spende card c1930, 3 repro items etc. Good group. (28 items) £100
426 ZEPPELIN MAIL - USA: Attractive use of the scarce 1930 65c Zeppelin stamp on postcard to Bremen flown on the Graf Zeppelin South America Flight; also 1928 PPC (repaired) to UK on first Eastward flight, 1929 pictorial cover (Dr Eckener) to Germany plus unusual copper-faced (flaking) card flown on the Hindenburg (1936). (4 items) PHOTO PLATE 14B. £120
427 ZEPPELIN MAIL - U.S.A.: 1933 (Oct.) pair of Es franked with 50c Zeppelin adhesives showing cachets of the "Century of Progress" flights ex Akron or Friedrichshafen, the latter with additional triangular cachet of the S.American flight. Also 1928 Graf Zeppelin FFC to France with $1.05 franking plus 1936 FFC of the Hindenburg to Germany with Frankfurt pictorial arrival. (4). £100
AUTOGRAPHS
428 MISCELLANY of signed photographs etc. inc. Sir Rex Hunt (Governor of the Falkland Islands at the time of the Argentinian invasion), fine portrait of Ronald Reagan with printed signature, King Hussein & Queen Noor of Jordan, Doris Day (printed?), Ken Dodd (programme) and 'Countdown stars Richard Whiteley & Carol Vorderman. (12 items). £60
429 CHICHESTER, SIR FRANCIS: 1967 Cover with 1s9d 'Gypsy Moth' stamp FDI and bold signature 'Francis Chichester'; also 1968 pictorial E with special 'PORTSMOUTH/WELCOMES/ALEC ROSE' cds and 'Alec R. Rose' autograph. (2 items) £75
430 CRICKET: The varied accumulation of signatures on photographs, pieces, clippings from autograph books, etc. inc. press photograph of Ken Barrington (faint biro signature), Alec Bedser on a Melbourne Cricket Club Newsletter, Denis Compton & Barry Knight on press type photographs, Bill Edrich on a magazine photograph, team sheets for Durham (late 1990s), Northants (1980 - faults), Warwickshire (early 1980s - affixed to a backing sheet), Bangladesh and Sri Lanka "A" (both 1999) plus a wealth of other signatures including Gubby Allen, Keith Andrew, Laurie Fishlock, George Geary, Alf Gover, Walter Hadlee, Norman Mitchell-Innes, Andrew Sandham, Bert Sutcliffe, Maurice Tompkin, Bob Wyatt, etc. A veritable cornucopia of delights for the cricket enthusiast! (Qty.). £120
431 CRICKET - DERBYSHIRE: The Official History of Derbyshire C.C.C. by John Shawcroft signed by around 75 past & present Derbyshire players including George Dawkes, Mike Hendrick, Michael Holding, Harold Rhodes and Bob Taylor. Some wear to d/j, otherwise fine. £60
432 FOOTBALL: A good collection of signed Trade cards (75) & Press photographs (39) with a wide range of autographs noted. Many Star names including Darren Anderton, Patrik Berger, Eyal Berkovic, Damien Duff, Stefano Eranio, Ian Harte, Emile Heskey, Robbie Keane, Francis Lee, Gary McAllister, Paul Merson, Michael Owen, Vladimir Smicer, Gary Speed, Steve Staunton, Edwin Van Der Sar, Des Walker, Paulo Wanchope, Sander Westerveld, Dennis Wise and Jonathan Woodgate. A very good selection. (114). £150
433 ISMAY, BRUCE - CHAIRMAN OF WHITE STAR LINE AND SURVIVOR OF THE TITANIC: 1908 (30 Jan) A typed letter from Liverpool to Putney referring to William Marshall (later to become commodore of The White Star Line). The letter is signed "Bruce Ismay" A portion of the letter has been cut out, the missing portion (no text) has been neatly replaced. Bruce Ismay was chairman of TWSL and a survivor of the Titanic. He was accused by Randolph Hearst of ordering the captain of the Titanic to increase speed which led to the fatal disaster. This was never proved but Ismay was later shunned by Society for his perceived blame for the tragedy. PHOTO. £240
434 POLITICIANS, ETC.: Small but interesting group of G.B. limited edition special covers bearing commemorative stamps, relevant cancellations and the autographs of well known figures inc. Rev. Dr.Colin Morris (famous broadcaster and former President of the Methodist Conference), politicians such as Sir David Steel & former Speaker of the House of Commons 'Betty' Boothroyd, Lord Astor of Hever and two philatelic- numismatic covers, one signed by former trade union leader 'Bill' Morris and the other by Alderman Michael Oliver when Lord Mayor of London. (8 covers). £60
435 POLITICS: Series of GB FDCs c1965-70 signed by contemporary politicians inc. Harold Wilson, Anthony Wedgewood Benn, Lords Hill & Harlech, Jennie Lee, Christopher Chataway etc. (9 items) £120
436 R.A.F./AVIATION: Two binders with the collection of modern Aviation covers including a good number of signed types. (Approx. 110). £100
437 R.A.F. - HURRICANE/SPITFIRE/"TARGET AHEAD": A group of modern signed covers commemorating the Hurricane, the Spitfire & the Whitley Bomber Squadron en route for the Ruhr in September 1939. Signatures include Henry "Lucky" Pexton, Air Chief Marshall Sir Brian Burnett, Squadron Leader Harold Keeling, Squadron Leader Lashbrook, Wing Commander John Barrett, Wing Commander Roland Beamont, Air Vice Marshall Desmond Hughes, etc. (31 - one unsigned). £100
438 R.A.F. - OPERATION DYNAMO - DUNKIRK, 1940: A group of modern covers signed by different participants of Operation Dynamo (May-June 1940). The covers bear GB 25p Ben Arkle adhesives and are cancelled by special commemorative postmarks of Dover. (24). £90
439 R.A.F. - BATTLE OF BRITAIN/THE HURRICANE: Group of covers dated 3 July 1993 and cancelled at the Classic Fighter Air Show, Duxford, each bearing 24p definitives and signed by various people who had links with the Hurricane. Signatories include Dennis David, Clive Hilken, Tony Holland, Jan Kowalski, Peter Parrott, etc. A scarce group with only 30 of each cover signed by the respective pilots. (19). £75
440 R.A.F. - BATTLE OF BRITAIN/THE HURRICANE: Group of modern (Sept. 1993) covers depicting a scene from the Battle of Britain, all bearing 24p definitive adhesives tied by Duxford Air Show cancellations and signed by various participants in the War in the Air including Reg Gretton, Peter Hairs, Taffy Higginson, Jamie Jameson, Robin McNair & Pete Rowell. Scarce - only 30 of each were signed. (20). £75
441 R.A.F. - EL ALAMEIN: Group of covers commemorating the 50th anniversary of the battle of El Alamein, each bearing 24p 40th Anniv. of the Accession adhesives tied by special pictorial cancellations and signed by a variety of relevant dignatories including Air Commodore Ronald Berry, Dennis David Neville Duke, Colonel Henry Lafont & Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Rosier. Additional cachets on reverse of each include blue pictorial "FLOWN/CONCORDE". (30). £90
442 R.A.F. - 617 SQUADRON/SKIES TO DIEPPE: Group of signed covers commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Death of Guy Gibson (23) & the 50th Anniv. of the Dieppe Raid (14) signed by a wide range of relevant personnel inc. Colin Cole, Hugh Dundas, James Henry, Gerry Hobbs, Johnie Johnson, Edward Mace, Frank Richards & Joe Warburton. (37). £100
443 R.A.F. - 617 SQUADRON - THE RAID ON THE URFT DAM: A group of modern covers (Xmas 1996) bearing Festive adhesives with a wide range of pictorial cancels depicting the Dambusters raid on the Urft Dam signed by a variety of participants in the Bombing raids of this famous Squadron. Signatories include Jack Baker, George Chalmers, Basil Fish, Sydney Grimes, Tony Iveson, Bob Knights & Grant McDonald. Only 15 or 16 of each cover were signed. (26). £100
444 R.A.F. - 617 SQUADRON - IN MEMORY OF AIR MARSHAL SIR HAROLD MARTIN: A group of modern covers (1996) dedicated to the Memory of Air Marshal Sir Harold Martin (1918-88). Each cover is signed by a member of the Squadron with several members of their most well known raid noted amongst the signatories. (42). £100
445 R.A.F. - 617 SQUADRON - THE DAMBUSTERS: A group of modern (1994/96) covers commemorating the raids on the Dams & the Antheor viaduct by the famous 617 Squadron. All are signed by relevant personnel including Jim Clay, Tom Collin, Dudley Heal, Air Commodore John Langston, Duke Munro, Arthur Poore, Dave Rodger, Arthur Topliss, etc. most attrcative. (59). £150
446 R.A.F. - 617 SQUADRON - THE RAID ON THE TIRPITZ: A group of covers dated 11 November 1989 commemorating the attack on the "Tirpitz" in Tromso Fjord, Norway (12 Nov. 1944) bearing 19p adhesives tied by special pictorial cancellations and signed by a variety of ex Squadron members including "Cas" Castagnola, George Chalmers, Basil Fish, Humph Humphries, George Johnson, Johny Johnson, Bob Knights & Ted Wass. Some are additionally signed by the famous New Zealand pilot Arthur Joplin. (31). £100
447 R.A.F. - 617 SQUADRON/RAID ON THE DORTMUND-EMS CANAL: Group of covers dated 28 Oct. 1996 with pictorial cancellations of Woodhall Spa relating to the Dortmund-Ems Canal raid by 617 Squadron in 1943, signed by a variety of relevant personnel inc. John Bell, "Cas" Castagnola, Les Ford, Bill Gordon, Sydney Grimes & Tony Iveson. A unique group, all certified "1" of "1". (19). £90
448 R.A.F. - 617 SQUADRON - THE DAMBUSTERS: Group of 1994 covers commemorating the 51st anniversary of the Dams Raid, each signed by a relevant 617 Squadron personality. Signatures include Jim Clay, Roly Duck, Dudley Heal, Terry Kearns, Arthur Poore & Doug Webb. Apparently only ten of each were produced. (20). £75
449 R.A.F. - CLASSIC AIRCRAFT: A group of modern (1992) covers from the "Classic Aircraft" series depicting the Typhoon & Concorde and the Spitfire & the Liberator, signed by a wealth of relevant personnel including Air Vice Marshal D. Scott-Maiden, Air Commodore J.B. Coward, Air Vice-Marshal Sandy Johnstone, Air Commodore Ronald ("Ras") Berry, etc. (31). £100
450 R.A.F. - 75th ANNIVERSARY: Special presentation album commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the forming of the RAF containing 28 covers signed by a variety of related personnel. (28). £75
451 SCOUTING etc.: 1967-70 Trio of GB covers with autograph of Chief Scout Sir Charles Maclean inc. hand-drawn Brownsea Island map and portrait items; also 1970 covers (2) with signatures of Lady Olave Baden-Powell.In addition, 1963 Red Cross FDC signed by the Society's Vice-Chairman and Commonwealth Games FDC signed by David Hennery. (7 items) £100
452 SCIENCE & THE ARTS: Group of GB FDCs c1963-70 with range of related autographs inc. Peter Scott (2), Bernard Lovell, Sir Adrian Boult, Kenneth Clark, John Piper and members of the Wordsworth & Dickens families.(10) £120
453 THEATRE: Three undated notes c1900, two replying to requests for autographs on notepaper with London addresses - short messages signed by Ellen Terry and Henry Irving, both accompanied by Ogden's cigarette card portrait; also a pencilled note signed by Phyllis Neilson-Terry. Slight faults but good signatures. (3 items) £90
EPHEMERA, MANUSCRIPTS, ETC.
454 VICTORIAN XMAS CARD COLLECTION: Large-format album c1870 with extensive collection of superb early (c1870-90) chromo-litho cards lightly pasted-in; many early Tuck items noted plus Hildesheimer,Marcus Ward etc. with very many attractive and unusual designs inc. comic, railway, animals, japonaiserie, 'Greenway' types, celluloid paintings (4) etc. The best such collection that we have seen for some time - inspection recommended. PHOTO. £400
455 HEADED NOTE PAPER OF VENICE -LETTER WITH INTERESTING CONTENTS TO THE USA REPRESENTATIVE TO LONDON:1838 (28 Nov) EL (with coloured print at top of the Piazza S Marco) from Venice via Paris to Andrew Stevenson, London. The interesting contents mention the plague and the need for quaranteen, the Druse uprising inc "I had the pleasure (I say pleasure now that I have escaped the rebels) of seeing a village pillaged by several hundred of them under the command of the celebrated chief Dhible Harian so renowned in those parts "He treated me most kindly inviting me to spend a night in his house and promising me protection during my stay and a dozen men to guard me to Beirut, where on arriving our consul was surprised that they had not robbed me and cut my throat besides". Also gives outlined views on travel to Damascus, Constantinople and Hungary. An interesting item. PHOTO. £160
456 LETTER ON HEADED NOTE PAPER TO THE WIFE OF THE FORMER USA MINISTER TO LONDON: 1842 (March) sheet of headed note paper with a superb engraving of Eaton Hall the seat of The Duke of Westminster to Mrs Stevenson, Richmond, Virginia re-directed to Statesburg, S. Carolina with blue-green "FORWARDED" and a good example of the Liverpool lozenge d.s. plus various m/s freight charges. The letter with interesting views on social life is signed "E Westminster". An unusual item. PHOTO. £150
457 G.P.O. LETTER SCALES: Letter scales of unusual form c1910 by De Grave & Co., London, with mahogany base (10" approx.) and brass columnar form with suspended pans - circular for weights and square for letters, both stamped "G.P.O."with 4 bicubic form weights in fitted wells. Good condition. £100
PICTURE POSTCARDS
458 CARTON with the varied accumulation of chiefly British early 20th Century cards plus a small quantity of QEII FDCs. (Approx. 240). £75
459 VINTAGE COLLECTION: Two cartons containing an extensive collection of used & unused PPCs c1910-'30s in eight contemporary albums, mainly topographical cards of the U.K. and Europe with some better items noted. Also 3 albums with post-WWII cards. (100s) £240
460 BIRMINGHAM: Two albums with mainly modern miscellany inc. POs, Deritend, Perry Barr, Hamstead, Handsworth, Charlecote, Himley (crooked house x 12), Bull Ring, Rep. Theatre, canals, Bull Ring, NEC, non-Birmingham aircraft, vintage Elan Valley inc. Royal Opening (6) etc. (450+) £100
461 COATS OF ARMS: Two binders with the extensive collection of PPCs depicting various Coats of Arms of British Towns, Cities, University Colleges, etc. Predominantly upright "Ja-Ja" types but with a few others noted. (Approx. 350). £300
462 EXHIBITIONS/POSTMEN OF THE WORLD, ETC.: Album with the attractive and highly desirable selection of Postcards (chiefly late 19th/early 20th Century) including twelve coloured cards commemorating the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893), twelve coloured hold-to-light cards commemorating the World's Fair at St. Louis, a further group of twelve cards commemorating the 1904 World's Fair at st. Louis (silver background), fourteen coloured cards depicting Postmen of the British Empire, etc. (Approx. 80). £360
463 FRANCE: Extensive accumulation of used & unused vintage topographical cards c1910-30s covering a variety of areas; also a collection of booklets of cards inc. one or two Belgian or Luxemburg examples. (1,000+ cards) £150
464 POSTMEN OF THE WORLD: A superb range of unused coloured cards (early 20th Century, various backs) depicting indigenous Postmen of a wide variety of Nations in their role as deliverers of the mail along with a likeness of an early postage stamp of that country. A lovely lot. (48). £300
465 ROYALTY: Album with the interesting collection of (British) Royalty related cards from QV to QEII. A good lot which includes some useful photographic types. (Approx. 100). £100
466 SCOTTISH POSTCARDS & CANCELLATIONS; c.1900 to date selection of PPC's in two boxes with strong Scottish flavour originally collected for their post marks. Needs careful inspection. (Qty.). £150
POSTER STAMPS
467 TWO STOCKBOOKS containing extensive ranges of poster stamps c1900-70s with very little duplication; emphasis is on pre-1920 German items inc. Advertising, Propaganda and Exhibitions but some more recent stamps inc. 1939 US World's Fair set (72) etc. (Approx. 600) £120
468 GERMANY - WEST: Collection of 1960s poster stamps advertising various Fairs & products. Unusual lot. (1,000+). £75
ADEN
469 COVERS: Scarce range of censored commercial mail all franked with Aden adhesives comprising covers to London or India inc. two bearing PC90 labels with 'F' codes 14 & III and four large envs. registered to India (two of them closed with P.C.22 labels having red printing tied by numbered diamond-shaped h.s.'s & the other pair with boxed "CENSOR/ADEN." and Indian censor marks). Also incoming env. from K.U.T. bearing very fine "PASSED/CENSOR/BY/No. 1/ADEN" violet cachet in diamond. (7 covers). £100
470 1937 1⁄2a to 10r "Dhows" set. Fine mounted mint. SG 1 to 12. Cat £650. (12). PHOTO. £220
ASCENSION
471 PRINTED ALBUM with the mint (largely unmounted) collection, seemingly basically complete (less watermark varieties) from 1956 to 1985. (Few 100s). £120
472 COLLECTION on leaves with much of merit inc. 1922 (Nov.) set to 3/- mint plus a used example of the top value, 1924-33 set mint plus an additional short set to 2/-, 1934 Pictorial set mint & used plus an unused imperforate example of the 3d, KGVI 10/- perf. 13 & QEII 1956 sets mint plus Birds 10/6d & Space Travel 44p Booklets. Chiefly fine. (Approx. 100 items).[Ex Ecosse]. £360
AUSTRALIA
473 BINDER with the chiefly used collection, 1913-90 inc. useful 'Roos & Heads, Robes, Arms to £2 & a very good range of commemorative issues. (Few 100s). £240
474 BINDER with the mainly used collection, 1913-92 inc. useful 'Roos & Heads, Robes, Arms to £2 & very useful later ranges. (Few 100s). £200
475 BINDER with the chiefly used early to modern accumulation. A good lot for the Fairs dealer/packet maker. (Many 100s). £200
476 ALBUM with the mint collection of QEII issues to 1990 inc. 1964 5/- Stockman on white paper, Sterling Navigators set plus the 10/- & £1 on white paper, Decimal Navigators and a very extensive range of commems. (Some 100s). £150
477 AIRMAILS: Binder with the interesting collection of Flown covers predominantly from the 1930s with a wide range of frankings (inc. combinations with New Guinea, New Zealand & Papua), cachets, etc. Mainly First Official Flight covers with a few more unusual types noted. (54). £200
478 1913 4d orange and 1932 10/- grey & pink. Fine mounted mint. SG 6 & 136. Cat £355. (2). PHOTO. £120
479 1915 (April) J.B. Cooke 1/- blue-green, a lightly mounted gutter block of four, natural vertical bend along gutter. Fresh and fine. SG 28. Cat £640+. PHOTO. £300
480 BOOKLETS - 1968 FAMOUS AUSTRALIANS: $1 booklet (SG.SB44) with make-up 20, 18c, 19c, 6, 55, 77, 86, 84, 83. Unlisted in ACSC. £90