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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Day 2 of 2) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 11th November 2011 | Time: | 12:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited: Until Wednesday 2nd November - By Appointment Monday 7th November - Wednesday 9th November - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options |
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| Auction Lots - Page 5 | |||
| 930 | |||
| 1956-75 Covers and cards with some F.D.Cs, also expedition mail with various cachets (some signed), ships cachets and a few commercial looking covers, many better stamps including 1956-60 first definitive issue 4f (3), 8f (3), 10f (5), 12f (2), 15f (4), 20f (4), 25f (5), 85f (3), 50f, 100f (2) and 200f (2), 1960 Kerguelen 25f, 1961 Charcot 25f (6), First Satellite Link 50f (2), 1962 8f (3) and 50f, 1963 Crozet Archipelago 5f (6), Year of the Quiet Sun 20f (4) and 100f (3), 1965 Adelie Land 50f (2), I.T.U 30f (3), 1966 First Satellite 25/30f strip (2), 1968 Dumont D'Urville 30f (4), St. Paul Island 40f (2), 1969 Polar Exploration 25f (5), Concorde 85f (2), Kerguelen Island 100f (5) and Pointe Geologie 200f (2), 1971 Porte-aux-France 40/50f strip (3), 1972 Crozet Discovery 250f, etc. A good lot, S.G. £7,000 (approx) as used stamps. (99 covers). £1,200-1,600 |
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| 931 | |||
| 1958-88 Covers, a collection written up on pages including expedition mail with various cachets, some signed, various better stamps noted with 1956-60 4f, 8f, 10f (2), 12f (2), 15f (3), 25f, 85f, 100f, 1960 Kerguelen 25f, 1961 Charcot 25f (2), 1962 8f, 10f (2), 50f, 1963 Crozet Archipelago 5f (3), 1965 Adelie Land 50f, I.T.U 30f, 1968 Dumont D'Urville 30f, etc. (97). £300-350 |
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| 932 | |||
| 1956-98 Covers, the extensive collection on pages housed in six binders, divided into First Day Covers, other covers (2 binders), maritime mail with ships cachets, ingoing mail (39 covers, all undelivered with various explanatory cachets) and International Geophysical Year issues (with covers and stamp issues from various other countries with bases in or expeditions to the Antarctic), better stamps include 1956-60 12f (2), 15f, 20f (2), 200f, 1962 First Satellite 50f (2), 1963 Crozet Archipelago 5f, Year of the Quiet Sun 20f (3) and 100f (2), 1965 I.T.U 30f (2), 1968 Dumont D'Urville 30f, St. Paul Island 50f, 1969 Concorde 85f, Pointe Geologie 200f, etc. (100s). £900-1,200 |
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| 933 | |||
1973-2009 Covers, the extensive accumulation in a box, many F.D.Cs, also maritime and expedition mail, various cachets, some signed, and three phone cards. (100s). £250-350GAMBIA |
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| 934 | |||
| 1938-46 KGVI 1/2d - 10/- set of 16 perfined "SPECIMEN", fine mint. Also unmounted mint imprint blocks of the 1/2d, 1d, 11/2d brown-lake and vermilion, 11/2d blue and black, 2d lake and scarlet, 5d and 1/3. S.G. 150/61s, £449. (44). Photo on page 140. £180-200 |
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| 935 | |||
1938-46 KGVI 1/2d - 10/- set of 16 perfined "SPECIMEN" fine mint. S.G. 150/61s, £425. Photo on page 140. £160-180GERMANY(Also see lots 140, 878, 1385, 1386) |
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| 936 | |||
| German States. 1815-86 Covers and entires with stampless prestamp covers from Prussia (2, with military wax seals, one with contents); stampless forces mail from the Franco-Prussian War (2); postal stationery envelopes from Hamburg, Saxony, Wurttemburg, Prussia (3) and Thurn & Taxis; and entires bearing stamps of Baden, Bavaria (2), Hamburg (3, one a 1/2s postal stationery envelope bearing 1864 1s), Hannover, Prussia (4), Schleswig Holstein (11), Saxony and North German Confederation (3, one a front). Also a few stamps including Schleswig 4s carmine mint marginal block of four (S.G. 23, £440). Some faults, nevertheless a useful lot with some fine classic issue covers. (37 covers + 6 stamps). £300-350 |
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| 937 | |||
| Heligoland. Postal stationery unused (8) and used (2, including 21/2d/20pf on 11/2d/10pf envelope), and 1873-90 1/4d/1pf reprint sheet of 50. (11). £100-120 |
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| 938 | |||
1872 Registered entire letter to England bearing 1872 Small Eagle 1/2g orange and Large Eagle 1g rose-carmine (4), all five stamps tied by boxed "HARBURG / IN HANNOVER" datestamps, with straight line "RECOMMANDIRT", an attractive mixed issue registered franking. Photo on page 135. £100-120GIBRALTAR(Also see lots 141-145, 328) |
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| 939 | |||
| 1814 Entire letter to Palermo with fine curved "GIBRALTAR / PAID" handstamp in red, disinfected in Palermo with a 50mm chisel slit and staining caused by exposure to nitric or sulphuric acid fumes. £120-150 |
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| 940 | |||
| Forwarding Agent. 1849 Entire letter from the Captain of the Russian Ship "Catharina" at Gibraltar to Huth & Co in London endorsed "pr S.P Jupiter" and "Received & forwarded by y.o.s Archbold Johnston & Powers, Gibraltar, 4 Nov, 1848" with Gibraltar datestamp, disinfected with two 26mm chisel slits. £120-150 |
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| 941 | |||
| 1922-50 Mint (mainly unmounted) multiples comprising KGV 1921-27 Multiple Script CA 11/2d corner plate block of six and 1930 type II 3d ultramarine corner plate block of four; 1938-51 KGVI 1d yellow-brown perf 131/2 imprint block of four, 1d red-brown perf 13 imprint plate number block of six, 2d grey perf 131/2 corner plate block of four, 6d perf 13 marginal block of four, 5/- perf 131/2 corner sheet number block of four; and 1950 New Constitution 2d and 6d imprint blocks of four, 1/- corner plate blocks of four (2, plates "1" and "2"), and a 1/- imprint block of four including the broken "R" variety, the last block with minor gum toning, otherwise mainly fine. S.G. 91a, 109, 122a, 122d, 124a, 126b, 129a, 140, 142, 143/a, £515++. (12 blocks). £200-240 |
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| 942 | |||
| 1938-52 Perf 14 3d blue in an unmounted mint marginal block of four with partial imprint, folded along vertical perforations and the gum a little toned, otherwise fine. S.G. 125a, £520. £160-180 |
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| 943 | |||
| 1938-52 Perf 14 6d in a mint corner plate block of four, plate "1 2", lightly mounted in the margins and on the upper pair, the lower pair unmounted. S.G. 126a, £480+. Photo on page 160. £180-220 |
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| 944 | |||
1939-52 KGVI Covers and cards all written up on album pages, various frankings, rates and destinations with some forces mail, maritime mail and picture postcards. (82). £200-240GREECECatalogue numbers and prices are from the 2010 editions of the Vlastos catalogue (for Greece) or Hermes catalogue (for Greek Territories). Also see lot 456. |
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| 945 | |||
| 1861-87 Large Hermes Heads mint and used in a stockbook with some multiples, including 1861-62 First Athens printing (8), 1875-80 cream paper printings with 10L variety "00" on reverse, 20L variety "2" inverted (and broken), several 1L mint and used blocks of four, etc. Condition a little mixed but many fine. (285). £800-1,200 |
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| 946 | |||
| 1886-88 Small Hermes Heads and 1900 surcharges on Small and Large Hermes Head issues, the mint and used selection in two stockbooks and packets including Belgian printing perf 11 40L used, Athens printing imperf 1d grey mint, 1900 surcharges with imperf 5d on 40L, double, triple or inverted surcharge varieties, perf varieties, multiples, etc. (100s). £300-400 |
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| 947 | |||
| 1896 Olympic Games 5d green and 10d brown mint. V. 143/4, ¤1,150. (2). Photo on pages 117 and 140. £200-250 |
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| 948 | |||
| 1896-1949 Postage issues and 1926-58 Air issues, the extensive mint and used stock in a large stockbook including 1896 Olympic Games 10d mint and 2d used (5); 1900 25L on Olympics 40L mint (2); 1906 Olympics set mint; 1911-23 engraved 1L - 25d set mint and 201/4x251/4mm 10d mint (5); 1913-15 Victory issue mint to 2d; 1927-35 5L - 25d original issue set of 15 unmounted mint (2) with additional 10L (2) and 15L (2), also 1935 re-engraved 10L - 25L (2 of each) unmounted mint; 1927-28 Battle of Navarino sets mint (6); 1933 Republic 50d mint and 75d used; 1934 Athens Stadium 8d unmounted; 1939 Ionian Islands Union set mint; 1940 Youth Movement set mint (less 50d) and used; 1946-47 surcharges with 5,000d on 15,000d unmounted (4); 1947-51 Dodecanese issue with 2,000d (3), 5,000d, 10,000d (3) unmounted; Airmail issues with 1933 Zeppelin set of three mint (2) and used (2), Aeroespresso set of seven mint (3) and used (2) and Government issue set of seven unmounted with additional 50d (2); 1935-39 Mythology air set on grey-white paper mint (4); 1940 Youth Movement air set mint with additional 65d, 100d (2); 1952 Anti-Communist set unmounted, 1954 NATO set unmounted (2); 1958 Ports set unmounted (2), etc, a fine lot, high catalogue value. (100s). £1,500-2,000 |
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| 949 | |||
| 1900 5L - 2d Surcharges on 1896 Olympic Games set of five fine mint. V. 174/8, ¤600. (5). Photo on pages 117 and 140. £120-150 |
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| 950 | |||
| 1900 Surcharges on 1896 Olympic Games 40L blue, 25L in red with variety surcharge double, or 25L in red + 50L in black, both mint, scarce. V. 175/b, ¤2,850. (2). Photo on page 117. £400-500 |
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| 951 | |||
| 1901 - c.1961 Postage and Air sets in unmounted mint blocks of four or larger, including 1951 St. Pauls set, 1953 National Products sets (2), 1954 Ancient Art set, 1954 Enosis sets (3), 1955 Greek Art set, 1956 Royal Family set, 1957 Royal Family set, 1935 Mythology air set on grey-white paper, 1958 Ports air set (with dates), etc. An excellent lot, superb condition, very high catalogue value. £2,000-2,500 |
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| 952 | |||
| 1906 Olympic Games 1L - 5d set of 14 mint and used, the occasional very minor fault, the majority very fine. V. 198/211, ¤970. (28). £150-200 |
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| 953 | |||
| 1911-21 1L - 25d Engraved set of 16, also 201/4x251/4mm 10d, all unmounted mint. V. 212/27, 226A, ¤2,170. (17). Photo on page 140. £300-400 |
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| 954 | |||
| 1912-13 "Greek Administration" overprints on postage issues, the specialised mint and used study in a stockbook with many errors and varieties including black overprint reading upwards set to 25d mint (with additional 25d), 25d with red overprint reading downwards mint, various double overprints, misplaced overprints, missing letters, 1L pair with and without overprint, 3L and 10L mint with red overprint reading downwards (unlisted, probably forgeries), etc. (100s). Photo on page 117. £500-700 |
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| 955 | |||
| 1912-13 25d Blue with horizontal "Greek Administration" overprint in black, variety final Greek letter reversed, fine unmounted mint. Very scarce. V. 266O, ¤4,000. Photo on page 117. £600-800 |
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| 956 | |||
| 1923 "Revolution 1922" overprints on issues of Greece or Crete, the mint and used study in a stockbook and on stockcards with overprints on Greek stamps including 2d on 2d grey-brown used, 25d on 25d slate blue mint (2) and used (17), and overprints on Crete stamps with 1900 pictorial issue unissued 5L on 1L and 50L on 5d (2), 1905 pictorial issue 10L on 20L blue-green mint (4, one unmounted), 1908 issue with small "Greece" overprint 5d on 5d mint (2) and used (2), etc., some overprint varieties and multiples. (100s). £400-500 |
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| 957 | |||
| 1923 "Revolution 1922" overprint on Crete 1900 issue 5L on 1L, 10L on 25L, 50L on 5d, and small "Greece" overprint 50L on 50L all mint, the 5L unmounted, unissued, scarce. V. 412/5, ¤1,910. (4). Photo on page 140. £300-400 |
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| 958 | |||
| 1923 "Revolution 1922" overprints on Crete 1900 issue 5L on 1L, 50L on 5d vertical pair and small "Greece" overprint 50L on 50L all fine unmounted mint, unissued, very scarce. V. 412, 414/5, ¤4,300. (4). Photo on page 140. £700-800 |
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| 959 | |||
| 1923 "Revolution 1922 10L" surcharges on Crete 1905 issue 20L blue-green, unmounted mint and used. V. 359, ¤630. (2). Photo on page 140. £120-150 |
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| 960 | |||
| 1923 "Revolution 1922 50L" surcharge on Crete 50L with small "Greece" overprint, unmounted mint, centred to right. Unissued and scarce, with R.P.S Certificate (1979). V. 414, ¤4,000. Photo on page 140. £400-600 |
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| 961 | |||
| 1923 "Revolution 1922 50L" surcharge on Crete 50L with small "Greece" overprint, mint. Unissued, scarce. V. 414, ¤1,600. Photo on page 140. £280-350 |
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| 962 | |||
| 1923 "Revolution 1922 50L" surcharge on Crete 50L with small "Greece" overprint, mint. Unissued, scarce. V. 414, ¤1,600. Photo on page 140. £280-350 |
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| 963 | |||
| 1923 "Revolution 1922 50L" surcharge on Crete 50L with small "Greece" overprint, mint. Unissued, scarce. V. 414, ¤1,600. Photo on page 140. £280-350 |
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| 964 | |||
| 1923 "Revolution 1922 50L" surcharge on Crete 50L with small "Greece" overprint, mint. Unissued, scarce. V. 414, ¤1,600. Photo on page 140. £280-350 |
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| 965 | |||
| 1924-59 Postage and Air issues, the extensive and highly catalogued mint stock in a large stockbook, virtually all unmounted, including 1927-35 10d, 15d and re-engraved 10d (5), 15d (3) and 25d (4); 1927-28 Battle of Navarino sets (5); 1930 Independence sets (5); 1933 Republic 50d, 75d and 100d lightly mounted mint; 1934 Athens Stadium 8d, 1939 Ionian Islands Union set; 1940 Youth Movement sets (3); 1946-47 5,000d on 15,000d (7, one in blue); 1947-51 Dodecanese Islands sets (10); 1951 St. Paul sets (10); 1951 Reconstruction sets (12); 1953 National Products sets (3); 1954 Ancient Art sets (4); 1954 Enosis sets (3); 1955-60 10L - 4d definitive sets (13); 1955 Pythagorean Congress sets (9); 1956 Royal Family sets (9); 1957 Royal Family sets (2); Airmail issues with 1933 Zeppelin sets (4), Aeroespresso sets (4) and Government issue sets (4, with additional 10d - 50d); 1935-39 Mythology sets on grey-white paper (9); 1940 Youth Movement sets (3); 1952 Anti-Communist sets (14); 1954 NATO sets (6), etc., a fine lot, very high catalogue value. Photo on page 117. £4,500-6,000 |
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| 966 | |||
| 1927 Landscapes issue 5L - 25d set of 14 and the 1933/35 re-engraved set of seven all fine unmounted mint. V. 420/33, 469/75, ¤1,530. (21). Photo on page 140. £300-400 |
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| 967 | |||
| 1933 Republic 50d, 75d and 100d mint, the 50d unmounted, the others lightly mounted, also the 75d used. V. 476/8, ¤1,230. (4). Photo on page 117. £200-250 |
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| 968 | |||
| 1933 Republic 50d, 75d and 100d superb unmounted mint, a scarce set so fine. V. 476/8, ¤2,100. (3). Photo on page 143. £500-600 |
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| 969 | |||
| 1937-1970s Mint and used stamps (with a few earlier issues) in seven stockbooks and on auction cards or stockcards, some better stamps and sets noted including mint (mostly unmounted) 1930 Independence sets (2), 1933 Navarino sets (2), 1934 Athens Stadium 8d, 1927-35 set to 25d and re-engraved 10d - 25d (mounted), 1946 600d on 8d surcharge in red, 1947-51 Dodecanese Islands set with additional 1,500d, 2,000d and 5,000d, 1951 St. Paul sets (2, with additional 10,000d), 1951 Reconstruction set with additional values, 1953 National Products set, 1954 Greek Art set, 1955 Greek Art sets (2), 1955 Pythagorean Congress sets (2), 1957 Royal Family sets (4), 1935 Mythology Air sets, used 1933 Zeppelin and Aeroespresso sets, also revenues, imperf unofficial issues in blocks, etc. £500-600 |
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| 970 | |||
| 1940 Youth Movement 3L - 100d set of ten superb unmounted mint and used. V. 523/32, ¤1,100. (20). £200-250 |
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| 971 | |||
| 1951 St. Pauls Anniversary 700d - 10,000d set of four in superb unmounted mint corner marginal blocks of six. V. 657/60, ¤1,760. (4 blocks). £300-350 |
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| 972 | |||
| c.1960-2010 Extensive mint and used dealers stock contained in several large stockbooks with much duplication, also F.D.Cs and a few earlier issues. (Many 1,000s). £250-350 |
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| 973 | |||
| c.1960-2010 Unmounted mint blocks and sheets contained in several sheet albums, also many miniature sheets and some booklets, an extensive lot with much duplication. High face value and catalogue value. (Many 1,000s). £400-600 |
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| 974 | |||
| 1926-58 Airmail issues complete, all superb unmounted mint. V. A1 - A79, ¤2,241. (79). £350-450 |
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| 975 | |||
| 1940 Youth Movement 2d - 100d Air set superb unmounted mint and used. V. A44/53, ¤1,220. (20). £200-250 |
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| 976 | |||
| 1914-56 Charity stamps mint and used in two stockbooks and a small book for blocks, many unmounted with some multiples including 1922 5L on 10L (3), 5L on 20L (2) and 5L on 50L mint or unused; 1917 surcharges with unissued 1L on Olympic Games issue 1L, many surcharge varieties with missing or incorrect letters, double, inverted or misplaced surcharges, red-brown 20L surcharge on 80L blue fiscal issue mint (2), etc. A useful lot. (100s). £600-700 |
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| 977 | |||
| 1917 Welfare Fund 20L surcharge on 20L blue fiscal mint, small corner faults, offered "as-is". V. C32, ¤8,500. Photo on page 143. £800-1,000 |
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| 978 | |||
| 1917 Welfare Fund 20L surcharge on 20L blue fiscal, all used with pen cancels and datestamps, presumably fiscally used, scarce. V. C32. (3). Photo on page 143. £300-400 |
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| 979 | |||
| 1917 Welfare Fund surcharges on blue fiscal issue with the value cancelled by two thin lines, 5L on 50L and 10L on 50L used with datestamps, the 10L with clear Corfu c.d.s. Also two examples of the 20L on 50L used with pen cancels and datestamps, presumably fiscally used but still scarce. V. C51/3, ¤910++. (4). Photo on page 143. £350-400 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Day 2 of 2) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 11th November 2011 | Time: | 12:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited: Until Wednesday 2nd November - By Appointment Monday 7th November - Wednesday 9th November - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options |
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