TWO CARTONS with the collection of mainly 1960's-80's FDC's & Presentation Packs. Face value £202. (Large Qty.) £150
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TWO CARTONS: with the QV-QEII chiefly used collection of adhesives & covers inc. few QV Line-engraved & Surface printed issues in mixed condition, with a small study on the 1858-64 1d red. Also a selection of QEII Maximum cards, 1960s-70s FDCs & a Trafalgar bicentenary cover & coin collection. (Approx. 200 adhesives & 63 covers). £100
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CARTON with the QV-QEII miscellany of chiefly used adhesives & covers. inc. few QV Australian PC's (6) & later QEII covers registered. Also a group of unused middle period Argentina & Chile P.S. (duplication). Plus 'A catalogue of the Revenue stamps of the UK, Isle of Man, Channel Islands & Ireland. Vols. I-II R.G. Booth (1982). (Approx. 200 items). £120
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CARTON housing four albums, three with the specialised collection early QEII issues on & off cover. Emphasis is on flaws, minor errors & slogan postmarks. Strength in Wildings with many FDC's. Fourth is a boxed SG printed album with early to modern, mint & used issues. (Large Qty.) £150
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CARTON holding eight s/books with the mainly used collection of modern issues, but inc. earlier back to KGV & range of mint machins with high values & castles. Face £120 (Qty.) ## £75
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CARTON with the QV-QEII collection of chiefly used issues inc.1840 JH 1d black & MA 2d. blue with faults. Continuing with a good attempt at the 1858-79 1d. red plate set (less higher val. no's.). With partially-collected plate numbers for various later QV issues. Also 1887-92 QV Jubilee set used to 1/-. Plus KGVI 1938-48 2/-d-£1 brown & QEII 1955-59 castles to £1 black. Additionally few pre-stamp EL's & separate contents. With the 'Plating of Alphabet III' (1d red.) in VI vols. Wiggins & Tonna 1973. (Approx. 200 issues, 5 covers & 8 items.) £240
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CARTON with the QV-QEII accumulation of mostly used issues. An interesting sort with pockets of postmarks & perfins. A cluster of 1970s FDCs & 8 Coins covers. (Approx. 300 adhesives & 30 FDCs) £150
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FLAT BOX with the collection of mainly mint KGVI (inc. RSW £1 & 1951 h.v.'s) & QEII issues. Good range of early QEII inc. phosphors & cylinder blocks, presentation packs, FDC's, etc. Face £149. (Qty.) ## £140
ALBUMS AND STOCKBOOKS |
MINT & USED COLLECTION IN TWO CASED 'LIGHTHOUSE' ALBUMS: Comprehensive collection 1840-1990's inc. fine 1d black & 2d blue, embossed issues, good representation of surface printed, high values. to 10/- fine used, 'greens & lilacs' set used, 1887 Jubilee to 1/- mint or used, KEVII defins. mint & high values to £1 fine used. The three KGV defin. sets to 1/- mint, KGVI high values. (both sets) unmounted, then a good run through 60's & 70's inc. the early phosphor commemorative sets to later decimal issues. Also inc.is a study of LE & SP plate nos. from 1/2d 'bantam' (14) to 1883 1/- orange brown. A good lot with emphasis on quality. (100's) PHOTO - see page 39. £1,000
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TWO ALBUMS with the QV to QEII mint & used collection inc. two defective 1840 1d blacks, sundry later QV types, KEVII to 5/- used, useful mint KGV, Sea Horses to 10/- used, good mint & used ranges of Wildings, 1951 Festival High value set mint & extensive ranges of 1960's Commems. inc. a good selection of phosphor sets. (Many 100's) £360
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TWO ALBUMS with the comprehensive used KGV to KGVI collections inc. a small but interesting group of Downey Head issues, 1912-22 & 1924-26 issues well represented to 1/-. 1924-25 Wembleys with some covers. A few seahorses inc. 1934 re-engraved trio. 1935 Jubilee issues and 1936 photogravure printings. Also a KEVII and KGVI with some high values. Some covers inc. WWII censors etc. A good lot. (Some 100's). £200
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ALBUM: With the QV-QEII used collection inc.1840 CB 1d. black 3 good margins with clear red MX, 1847-54 embossed 6d. purple with two good margins. With later surface-printed issues of varying condition inc. few high values. Also 1887-1900 1/2c.-1/- & 1902-10 1/2d.-1/- green & carm. used. Plus KGVI & QEII to 1970 mostly used. (Small Qty) £200
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ALBUM with the mounted mint 1952-74 collection inc. a good range of commemorative issue multiples, plus some definitive issues inc. 1958 De La Rue 2/6d to £1 and 1959 De La Rue 2/6d to £1. Also 1951 2/6d to £1. (Qty) £150
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ALBUM with the mint & used collection of QV-QEII issues, Strength in the mint decimal issues. Face £140. (Few 100s) ## £120
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KEVIII COVER COLLECTION: Binder with the unusual study of the KEVIII issue on covers inc. many FDC's, multiple reign frankings (inc.one with the scarce 'usage' of a green 'poached egg' testing stamp on cover), and a variety of other unusual frankings e.g. slogans, registered, airmail, overseas destinations, etc. (Approx. 70 covers) £100
COLLECTIONS |
SMALL COLLECTION of miscellaneous items inc.1935 Silver Jubilee FDC on flight cover Glasgow to Liverpool (Nice violet Liverpool Airport cachet). Range of six early booklets in mixed condition inc. a good KEVIII 5/- BC4 No. 17, eleven mint or unmounted examples of KGV 1911 1/2d bluish green SG 323 and two stock cards with used higher values from the 1887-92 'Jubilee' set showing a range of shades inc. 41/2d (8), 9d (7), 10d (5), 1/- green (5) & 1/- red & green (5). Highly catalogued lot. (41 stamps, 6 bklts. & 1 cover) £200
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QV COLLECTION ON STOCK SHEETS & COVERS: Extensive range of line-engraved issues with MC and number cancels mainly of Scottish origin inc. some good multiples. We note a 1d black (unplated) with unusually coloured, probably 'ruby' MC cancel plus a few dozen surface-printed issues. The particularly interesting selection of covers (All to or from Scotland) inc. pre-stamp, additional 1/2d, Scottish town marks, etc. plus 1864 India to Aberdeen. £120
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QV-KGVI ON STOCKCARDS inc. two 1d blacks, both 4-margin, GE & TD, several 2d blues inc.Pl. 9 & 5, 1/2d bantams (3), KEVII 2/ 6d, 5/- Sea Horses used (3) inc.SG 409, 410 & 416 plus 10/-. Also KGVI 1938 High Value set of 6 used plus 2/6d & £1 values mint. (32) £200
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1937-1970 The mainly mounted mint selection of G.B. on Davo album leaves inc. a virtually complete range of KGVI 1937 11/2d to 1951 4d. ultramarine SG 461/514 (less 1941-42 1/2d-3d pale violet SG 485-90). With QEII 1952-54 Wmk. Tudor Crown 1/2d-1/-6d. grey-blue & 1955-57 Wmk. St Edwards Crown 1/2-/-6d. grey-blue. Also 1959 1/2d-41/2d. chestnut phosphor & graphite issues. Plus 1962 21/2d-1/-3d. phosphor bands. High Catalogue value. (Small Qty). £240
POSTAL REFORMS |
POST OFFICE RULES - ACTS REF. MAILCOACH TOLLS, REFORMED 1794 LONDON 1d-POST, BANK NOTE PARCELS, ETC.; 1785-1839 printed Acts inc.1785 ref. Mailcoach Tolls (that led to the 1813 Scottish 1/2d Mail Tax charges), 1794 Establishment of the new London Penny Post, 1824 ref. charged for Banknote Parcels etc., 1837 ref. free franking, and the important 17 Aug. 1839 Postal Reforms "Act for the further regulation of the Duties of Postage..." (enabling the Treasury to introduce cheap postage and stamps). Mainly very fine; scarce group. (5 acts) £150
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VERY EARLY PERKINS & HEATH CIRCULAR REGARDING THEIR PRINTING TECHNIQUES FOR BANKNOTES; Fine 1 Aug. 1821 folded printed "CIRCULAR" (no postal marks but with folds consistent with despatch under a separate cover by post) headed from "69 Fleet Street, London" and under the name "PERKINS, FAIRMAN and HEATH" (presumably sent out just after the partnership changed) giving a clear description of the firm's printing techniques which offered banks great security against forgery by combining "copper plate and wood cut" printing via "our transferring process". The "Terms" are given as £5 per 1,000 for £1 Notes and £6 per 1,000 for £5 or £10 notes, and the circular ends; "Specimens of our work will be furnished on application being made to us through your [banking] Agents in London.", which suggests that this circular was addressed to the proprietors of country banks only. Important early Perkins Bacon item. [Ex Charless Hahn.] PHOTO - see page 16. £300
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UNRECORDED (?) SUBSIDISED "REDUCED POSTAGE" 1d BLACK ADVERTISING LETTER-SHEET; Remarkable 21 Aug. 1840 EL sent from Dublin (v. fine diamond d.s. on flap matching the MX) to Belfast (fine arrival c.d.s.) franked by a 4m 1d Black (slightly rubbed at top) just tied by a fine orange-red Dublin Maltese Cross; the contents are headed "REDUCED POSTAGE." and are from Shaw Brothers of Dublin and Liverpool offering multiple advertising inside "Stamped Envelopes and Covers [Mulreadies], and on paper with the Postage Label, which he will sell for One Shilling per dozen." Shaw Brothers are recorded as having produced Mulreadies with this kind of advert, but we cannot recall having seen this - or any other - subsidised advertising in a 1d Black covers before [and see next lot]. [Ex Charless Hahn.] PHOTO - see above. £300
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UNRECORDED (?) SUBSIDISED "REDUCED POSTAGE" 1d BLACK ADVERTISING LETTER-SHEET; 10 Nov. 1840 EL (faults and closed tears due to loss of seal; filing notes around stamp on address-side) sent from Dublin (v. fine diamond d.s. on flap matching the MX) to Belfast (mainly fine arrival c.d.s.) franked by a 1d Black (mainly clear margins) tied by a fine orange-red Dublin Maltese Cross; the contents are headed "REDUCED POSTAGE." and are from Shaw Brothers of Dublin and Liverpool offering multiple advertising inside "Stamped Envelopes and Covers [Mulreadies], and on paper with the Postage Label, which he will sell for One Shilling per dozen." Shaw Brothers are recorded as having produced Mulreadies with this kind of advert, but we cannot recall having seen this - or any other - subsidised advertising in a 1d Black covers before [same contents as previous lot]. [Ex Charless Hahn.] £240
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LAST DAY OF MILEAGE-BASED POSTAL RATES - PREPAID 10d-RATE COVER FROM YEOVIL TO LONDON; Attractive 4 Dec. 1839 E "Paid" to London with fine black "YEOVIL" double-arc "DE 4/1839" c.d.s. (filing fold)nicely placed on the top flap with red manuscript "P 10[d]" on the front along with a very fine red double-boxed London tombstone arrival "PAID" d.s. (filing fold) of the next day - "5 DE 5/1839" (First Day of Uniform 4d Postage, but still charged at the rate prevailing when posted); if sent the next day it would have saved the sender 6d! Rare prepaid mail from this date. PHOTO - see page 7. £150
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ANTI-2nd CLASS MAIL PROPAGANDA COVERS OF JON BAKER INC. PROOFS, ETC.; Remarkable selection of the 1968/69 anti-2nd Class Post campaign covers inc. some rare hand-printed types (stated only 30 or 50 of each produced) and a full range of Jon Baker's other amusing caricature design covers, many being postally used and one attractively hand-coloured. Rare lot. (22 covers/cards) [Ex Charless Hahn.] PHOTO - see page 17. £120
LINE-ENGRAVED COLLECTIONS |
ALBUM with the used perforated 1854-70 line-engraved collection inc. most watermarks and perforation types with both blued and white papers, 1/2d and 1d plate number issues with some multiples and a small number of covers. Also 2d blues with plate number issues. Some interesting cancellations and a small group of underprints. Mixed condition. (Few 100's). £360
IMPORTANT LINE ENGRAVED COVERS |
BROWN MALTESE CROSS OF SLATEFORD TYING 1d BLACK PLATE 7 TO COVER:1840 (20 Jan) E from Slateford to Edinburgh franked with a four margined 1840 1d black plate 7 OL tied by an almost complete watery (as normal) strike of the brown MX cancellation of Slateford, matching brown boxed "SLATEFORD/PY POST" h.s.struck nearby. A scarce cover of exhibition quality. Note the E is addressed to David Stevenson Civil engineer who was a well known lighthouse designer. Ex Mairi Bury. SG Spec A1vi £9,500 and see Rockoff & Jackson Vol. 3 page 431. PHOTO - see page 7. £800
1840 1d BLACKS |
Plate 1a NL (medium wear) tied by a fine MX to EL from Chichester to Horsham dated 16 June 1840, m/s "X Post" at lower left. A very fine example on an uncreased cover. PHOTO - see page 17. £400
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LARGE-MARGINED 1d BLACK ON SCOTTISH COVER WITH RED MALTESE CROSS; Attractive 24 Sept. 1840 env. (lower flap folded down to show datestamp the right way up) from Arbroath to Montrose franked by a fine Plate 1 1d Black (AG; large to huge margins all round, showing part of adjacent stamp) tied by a fine red Maltese Cross matching the superb red boxed "ARBROATH" datestamp nicely placed on the lower flap. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO - see page 8. £200
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Plate 1b LL close to good margins, black MC, 3 JD tied by MC to E from Kircaldy to Leith dated 4 July 1840, good margins but torn. 7 AF & RI three to four margins. All with faults. (4) £120
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DISTINCTIVE 'RUBY' (ABERDEEN) MC CANCELLATION ON COVER: Aberdeen to Glasgow dated 30 Nov 1840 bearing two 4 margin 1d blacks Plate 6 (A-E & H-D) tied by two ruby MC's. Cover also bears a boxed Aberdeen date stamp and a 1 Dec 1840 receiving stamp. Cover is folded and in generally poor condition, but nevertheless a scarce cancel. SG Spec Cat £4,500 for single stamp on cover. PHOTO - see page 17. £450
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Plate 8 GK with good margins tied by a strong black MC to E from Yeovil to Somerton, dated 1st June 1841. PHOTO - see page 17. £150
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Plate 11 GH with central cancellation leaving corner letters clear. Horizontal bend, repaired & repainted at upper left. Good to wide margins. A good space filer. SG £4,500 PHOTO - see page 39. £120
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UNOFFICIAL EARLY USAGE OF BLACK INK FOR MALTESE CROSS - COVER FROM LEEK; 24 Dec. 1840 EL (printed "Lee Mills near Congleton" billhead inside; some closed tears well clear of stamp) with invoice receipted as paid in Jan. 1841, to Leek franked by a 1d Black (QL; clear margins except shaved along foot) tied by a very fine black Maltese Cross matching the very fine double-arc "LEEK" c.d.s. (clearly dated "DE24/18 0" - "4" missing) nicely placed on the lower flap. Only one other pre-Feb. 1841 cover has been recorded with a black Leek Maltese Cross (see Rockoff/Jackson Vol.3, p.393) - on a 1d Mulready dated 20 Dec. 1840 in the Howard Hughes Collection. Rare unofficial early use of a black MX. PHOTO - see page 8. £140
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1d BLACK COVER + 1d MULREADY WITH ORANGE-RED BRIGHTON MALTESE CROSSES; 10 Dec. 1840 E with attractive 1d Black (BI, 4m; mostly wide) cancelled but not tied by a fine orange-red MX; plus 9 Nov. 1840 usage of the Stereo A16 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (minor creases & filing note by address) cancelled with a more Reddish-Pink MX. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 48. £120
1840 2d BLUES |
1840 2d. blue SA with four poor-good margins, cancelled with black MX, SG5 £875. £80
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Plate 2 PB tied by black MC to EL (sides removed) from Ennis to Dublin dated 18 Feb 1844. Three good margins, cut along frame at foot. Good colour. Also plate 1 NO poor but with central black MC. (2) PHOTO - see page 48. £120
1841 1d REDS |
The used group inc. a complete set of numbers 1 to 12 in MC, a strip of four with "12" in MC cancellation and forty three with MC cancellations with a few distinctive types. A good range of later shades inc. eight on covers, strips of six & four. One on piece with exceptional "Marsk/Penny Post" h.s. alongside. Also 1841 2d blues (32) inc.one with part inscription and a strip of three, cancellations inc. numbers "4" & "12" in MC. Very mixed condition. (153) £340
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A complete used mixed plate reconstruction with numeral cancellations. Mostly good three & four margined examples. £120
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Plates 1b, 5 (2), 9 (3), 10 (8) & 11 (2). Mostly fine. £110
1854-65 1d REDS |
ALBUM with the used LC14 Die II, Alphabet III perf. 14 on white paper collection inc. plates 27 (28, inc. twenty three with Gothic "K"), 34 (12), 36 (14), 41 (10), 42 (9),43 (20), 44(11), 46 (7), 47 (79), 49 (7),52 (88), 55 (122), 56 (41), 57 (15), 58 (27), 59 (23), 60 (28), 62 (28) plus Alphabet IV plates 50 (12) & 51 (8). Mixed condition but some fine examples are included. (Qty). £300
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O.U.S. OVERPRINTS ETC.:1857-63 LC14 1d reds BR & FB with "O.U.S" overprints reading up. Also 1d plate 78 KK with a similar overprint tied by "OXFORD" duplex to env to Wrington dated 5 April 1867. Also two other with similar underprints reading up. Fine used. (5 items). £80
1870 1/2d PLATES - FEATURING THE BANTAM COLLECTION |
THE MINT/UNUSED SELECTION: The mainly mint selection with plates 4 (2), 5 (16, inc. a divided block of ten - OA-SB), 6 (7), 10 (4), 11 (12), 12 (2), 13 (16, inc. two strips of three), 14 (2), 15 (pair) & 20 (5, inc. a corner plate number strip of three - RA-TA). Very mixed condition. (71) £440
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THE USED SELECTION: The used selection with plates 1 (9), 3 (21), 4 (14), 5 (33), 6 (42), 8 (13), 9 (2, heavily cancelled), 10 (29), 11 (43), 12 (38), 13 (28), 14 (33), 15 (20), 19 (19) & 20 (12) plus unplated (48, inc. ten unused/mint). Mixed condition but some good examples are included. (400+) £360
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A USED SELECTION: Plates 1 (3, inc. one with underprint), 3 (6, inc. one with reversed watermark), 4 (3), 5 (4), 6 (7, inc. one with underprint), 8 (7), 9 (2, ER & LP), 10 (3), 11 (4), 12 (6), 13 (4), 14 (6, inc. a perfin), 15 (8), 19 (4) & 20 (4). Generally good condition. (71) £140
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A COMPLETE MINT/UNUSED SET: Plates 1 to 20 the complete set, mint except for plates 3, 5, 12 & 19 which are unused. Plate 9 IO with tear at top. A good average set. SG £8,860 (15) £400
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PLATE 1 - A SCARCE UNUSED MARGINAL BLOCK OF TWELVE: Plate 1 MV-PX an unused (no gum) block of twelve (3 x 4) from the left of the sheet, imperforate between stamp & margin, shows "ddress" & "In Wetting the Back be careful not" part inscription. Selvedge a little water soiled. A scarce plate in a well centred multiple. SG £3,900 as singles. PHOTO - see page 39. £360
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PLATES 3, 6, 13, 14 & 15 - MINT BLOCKS OF FOUR: Plate 3 KD-LE, 6 CP-DQ centred to top, 13 IM-JN, 14 GK-HL centred to right & SC-TD and 15 KN-LO. Plate 3 & 15 with some divided perforations, all with virtually full wrinkled gum. A desirable group. SG £3,580 as singles. (6 blocks). PHOTO - see page 39. £550
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PLATE 3 - A MINT MARGINAL BLOCK OF FOUR: Plate 3 NW-OX a mounted mint marginal block of four from the right of the sheet with imperforate between stamps and margin variety. Part "In Wetting the Back" marginal inscription. Some divided perfs. SG £960 as singles. PHOTO - see page 39. £120
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PLATE 4 - A MINT BLOCK OF EIGHT: Plate 4 MS-PT a mint block of eight, lightly mounted on the top pair only. Some divided perfs and centred a little to foot. Full original wrinkled gum. SG £1,200 as singles. PHOTO - see page 40. £200
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