1858 env from Melbourne to Ireland, peripheral faults and missing flap on reverse, but brg 1854-7 3d blue, two horiz pairs all with 4 margins, FU with no 1 in barred oval cancels, transit and receipt cds's on reverse. Contemporary ink stain on address, but an attractive item nevertheless. (SG 31b) (S) £100
FOREIGN COUNTRIESARGENTINA |
Early to modern FU collection well presented in springback album, from 1867, incl 1873 to 90c, 1877 surch set of 3, then later defins with a good range of various issues, surches, 1888-90 vals to 50c, "Liberty" issues, 1920's San Martin issues, 1928 air set, 1930 Revolution vals to 5p, 1931 ovpt vals to 5p, officials, 1939 UPU set, then good range of later to 1981. (V) £300
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Middle period mint issues in blocks of 4, later mainly UM, condition is a little mixed with some tone spotting on a few, issues noted from mid 1940's incl 1946 1st Anniv, 1950 San Martin, 1960 Birds, etc with a little duplication to mid 1970's, commems, defins and some charity issues. (2V) £120
AUSTRIA |
Early to modern mainly mint collection in Davo album incl 1858-9 type II set of 6 FU, 1867 Coarse print set FU, 1883-90 to 50k M, 1890 set M, 1896 pair M, 1899-1902 set M, 1908-13 set mainly FU, 1910 set (ex 1k) M, 1923 and 1924 Charity sets M, 1925-30 Airs M, 1925-7 New currency M, 1929-31 Views M, 1930 Anti-TB M, 1931 Writers m, 1932 Painters M, 1933 Ski set M, 1933 WIPA 50g on granite paper UM corn marg, 1933 Congress M, 1934-6 set M, 1934 Architects M, 1935 Heroes M, Air set M, 1936 Ski set M, Dollfuss M, 1945 (21-5 June) to 5rm UM and thereafter a comprehensive collection to 1984 incl 1950-3 Birds UM etc. (See photos) (V) £1300
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Comprehensive early to modern fine used collection in printed Davo album incl 1860-1 set, 1867-80 set, 1883-90 set, 1890 set, 1896 pair, 1899-1902 set, 1908 set, 1910 Birthday set to 5k, and thereafter virtually complete to 1991 (ex 1945 Graz ovpts) incl Airs, Postage dues etc. (See photos) (V) £1200
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Early to modern extensive and largely complete FU/UM coln in 6 hingeless Kabe albums, from U/FU earlies, incl imperf vals, 1908-13 60th Anniv set, 1910 80th Birthday 2k & 5k, strength in middle-period FU sets, incl 1922 Musicians, 1923/24 Artists, 1925-30 Air, 1930 Anti-TB, 1931 Writers, 1934 Architects, 1935 Air, Heroes, 1936 Ski, Post WWII incl 1950 Pleb, 1950-3 Birds, then comprehensive looking FU/UM to 2008, also BotB, incl Lombardy & Venetia, Feldpost & Levante. (See photos) (B) £650
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Early to modern & largely complete M/UM/FU coln in 3 Borek albums and Schwaneberger album, from earlies with some gaps, middle-period incl 1908-13 60th Anniv set FU, 1923 Artists M, 1925-30 Air UM, 1945 State ovpt set FU, un-issued h/v set M, Graz ovpt set UM, more complete Post War with better FU sets, incl 1948 Artists, 1949 Child Welfare, 1951 Recon, Pleb, 1950-3 Birds, from 1960s appears complete UM to 1991, also BotB incl Feldpost. (1/2B) £500
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Early to middle period mint and used collection in Lindner album incl 1850 1k and 2k both large and fine used copies, 1899-1902 set FU, 1908-13 set FU, 1922 Musicians FU, 1925-30 Airs M or FU, 1935 Air set M or FU (10s is UM) etc (V) £80
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1918-37 FU collection in KaBe album, from 1918-19 Republic ovpts inc p.due set, 1919-21 p.dues both white and grey paper sets, 1920 Pleb and 1921 Flood Relief, 1922 Musicians, Air set, 1923-4 both Artists sets, 1922-4 p.due to 6000k, 1925 Views incl 1s shade, 1925-30 air set, p.due set, 1928 Hainisch, 1929 Views to both 2s, 1931 Rotary, Writers, 1933 Catholic, 1934-5 Costume to 5s (less 2s grey-green), 1933 and 1935 Winter Relief sets, 1935 Air set, 1936 Inventors, 1937 Doctors, etc. Good clean and attractive lot with high cat value. (V) £350
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Middle to modern UM/FU collection in Lighthouse ptd album, with 1931 Rotary set FU, 1933 Ski set FU, then from 1945 to 1982 with 1949 Child Welfare UM, POW UM, various Famous Austrians UM, 1950 Pleb UM, 1951 Reconstruction UM, 1955 10th Anniv UM, then from 1960s with some issues both UM and FU, etc. (V) £250
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1933 Wipa 50g(+50g) ultramarine on ordinary paper FU on piece. (SG 703) Cat £350 (F) £80
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1933 Wipa 50g(+50g) ultramarine on granite paper FU marginal example. (SG 704) Cat £850 (See photo) (S) £150
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1936 Dollfuss 10s slate-blue FU. (SG 793) Cat £1500 (See photo) (S) £250
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Modern UM collection 1994 to 2007, fair range of sets with some sheetlets and M/S, 2001 Stamp Day sheet, the Euro period has a face value of €185. (V) £100
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Austro-Hungarian Military Post Fine used collection on leaves incl 1915-7 set, 1917-8 set, Issues for Italy 1918 set, Newspaper express pair, Postage due set, Issues for Romania 1917 set, 1918 set, Issues for Serbia 1916 set etc. (L) £120
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Useful fine used collection on leaves incl early selection, 1906 set, 1910 set, 1912 Views, 1912-14 set, 1916 set, 1916-8 Postage Dues, 1917 set, etc (L) £160
BALKANS |
Mint and FU misc collection in stockbook, with Montenegro, Yugoslavia from 1918 ovpts, 50h prussian blue FU, p.dues, 1919 Freedom set FU, 1932 Rowing UM, 1945 Assembly pair of M/S FU, 1948 Danube UM, 1950 Tito M, 1961 Insurrection M/S M, with later to 1984, RX sets, sheetlets of 9 UM, Croatia with some blocks of 4, Fiume, etc. (V) £140
BELGIUM |
A splendid early to modern mint and used collection in 4 Light house albums incl very good early range with1849 pair FU, 1849-50 10c to 40c FU, 1865-6 to 1f FU, 1866-7 perf 1c,2c, 5c FU, 1869-80 5f FU (imperfections), 1893-1900 to 1f and 2f M, 1905-8 to 2f M, 1911 Brussels Exhib M, Charleroi Exhib FU, 1912 to 5f M, 1915-22 to 10f incl both 5f vals mainly FU, 1918 Red Cross set M, 1919-20 Tin Hat set M, 1924 min sheet M, 1929 Orval ovpt set M, 1931 Phil Exhib min sheet M, 1932 Mercier set mainly M plus 1f.75+75c to 10f+40f handstamped, 1932 Infantry pair FU, 1933 Orval set M and thereafter a substantially complete UM/M collection to 1998 plus a back of the book range. (See photos) (4V) £2500
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Early to modern fine used accumulation in a large and very well filled stockbook with very extensive selection of early issues incl 1849 pair, 1851-61 to 40c(5), 1863-5 to 40c(11) with 1c line perf pair fine used on piece, 1866-7 set, 1883 25c(2), 50c(3), 1884-91 to 2f(2), 1893-1900 to 2f mauve on flesh(2), 1912 set, 1914 and 1915 Red Cross sets, 1915-22 to 10f, 1928 Orval set, Anti-TB set, 1929 Anti-TB, 1930 Anti-TB set(2), 1931-2 to 10f(6), 1932 Anti-TB set (5f+5f is M), 1938 Building Fund, Anti-TB, 1939 Rubens, Anti-TB plus substantial later ranges to 1984 incl 1953 Child Welfare, 1954 Memorial Fund, Anti-TB, 1955 Culture Fund, Anti-TB etc. (V) £300
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Early U/FU to modern UM/FU coln in well-filled stockbook, plus BotB in 2nd vol with Railways, Journals, Cols through to Independence, etc. (2V) £50
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Early mainly used collection in Safe album incl 1849 10c and 20c(15), 1849-50 to 40c(3), 1851-61 1c(2), 10c(195), 20c(79), 40c(38), 1863-5 1c unused(3) and used(7), 10c(44), 20c(51), 40c(10), 1866-7 1c to 5c unused, 1869-80 1f unused, 1883 25c dull blue M, 1884-91 vals to 1f and 2f unused etc. Mixed condition. (V) £700
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BotB early to modern mostly FU dupl accum on quantity of album leaves, with vals and sets, Railway, Parcel, Newspaper, p.dues, etc, also 1912 defin vals in various UM multiples. (1/2B) £130
BULGARIA |
Early to modern UM or FU coln in 2 stockbooks (one broken), some earlier but majority post WWII sets or M/S with dupl, imperfs noted. (2V) £170
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Early to modern comprehensive looking mint/used coln on leaves, though some moisture damage. (L) £100
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA |
Various C&S American ranges, mint or FU in 17 circulated club book remainders, with Venezuela, Brazil, Guatemala, Argentina, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Haiti, etc. (T) £100
CHINA |
Small accum, with a few middle period covers or picture postcards, but mainly modern and incl 1983 Terracotta Warriors booklet containing stamps and M/S x 2 etc. Also a run of the "Journal of Chinese Philately" from 1999 to 2006 (1/2B) £100
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1904 small env to "Lew Rock Esq RN/HMS Kinsha/Chunking" bearing 2c red bisected (few short perfs but fine), tied by neat Chinese Chunking cds. Cover sl faults; scarce. (SG 135) Cat £2500. Extensive notes on this issue, Chunking, HMS Kinsha etc are included with this lot. (See photo) (R) £280
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Valuable and extensive Communist/People's Republic coln in 12 green hingeless Lindner albums (in slipcases), and 1 further vol, vast majority unused (as issued) or UM, incl good range of various Communist Provinces; People's Republic largely comprehensive from 1949 to 2010, incl good range of earlier original issues (accompanied by notes to identify from reprints) with 1950 Foundation and Flag sets, 1951 Gate of Heavenly Peace set (top 2 vals are FU), 1952 Gymnastics set in blocks of 4 etc; 1953 Military Post $800 orange-yellow, vermilion and orange, 1955 Scientists M/Ss, 1958 Monument and Han-ching M/Ss, 1959 10th Anniv 20f carmine, 1960-1 Chrysanthemums set (M), 1961 Table Tennis M/S (FU), 1962 Mei Lan-fang set (FU), 1962 and 1963 Cuba sets, 1963 Butterflies set, Children and Pandas imperf sets, Landscapes set, 1964 Peonies set and M/S (M), Petroleum and Power Station sets, 15th Anniv strip of 3, 1965 Army and Games sets, 1966 Industrial, Games and Lu Hsun sets, 1967 Ying-chun set, Mao thoughts set with strips of 5, Labour Day, Literature and Art, 46th Anniv, Our Great Teacher sets, 1967-8 Poems set (addit 8f Yellow Crane Pavilion), 1968 Literature and Art sets, Anti American 8f, Directives set in strip, Mao Youth 8f, Thoughts 8f, 1971 50th Anniv set with 8f strip of 3, 1974 Industrial set, comprehensive later issues incl M/Ss with 1978 Science, Horses, Arts and Crafts and Bridges, 1979 Great Wall, Stamp Fair, Science from Childhood, Camellias and Exhib, 1980 Qi Bashi and Lotus Paintings, also 1980 Monkey 8y, booklets etc. Excellent lot for continuation. (See photos) (3B) £15000
CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
Substantial early to modern collection mint and used collection in 2 albums with a useful early range and a comprehensive UM or FU collection from the mid 1926 to 1993 with min sheets incl 1952 Phil Ex FU, 1955 Phil Ex FU etc. (2V) £280
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1957-72 apparently complete FDC coln neatly laid out in 7 Kabe or Schaubek albums. (1 1/2B) £100
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1918-2000 mostly FU coln with dupl in 2 stockbooks, also Slovakia. (2V) £75
DENMARK |
Early to modern large mostly FU dupl accum in well-filled stockbook, noted 1918 Newspaper surch 1o & 10o p.12 1/2 M, 1925-9 Air 10o, 15o & 25o M, 1k UM, also smaller range of Norway. (V) £200
ECUADOR |
Early to middle duplicated mint and FU accum on stockleaves, from a few early issues, then some reprints, middle period with airs, a few M/S, ovpt and surches, etc. (R) £80
EGYPT |
Valuable coln, largely comprehensive from 1867 to 1982, in 2 hingeless Farahbaksh albums, vast majority UM, incl 1867-71 set of 6 unused/o.g. (some faults), 1872-5 M to 5pi, 1879-1902 all 12 vals, 1914 and 1921-2 sets, 1922 Monarchy ovpts set of 13, 1923-4 set, 1926 King's Birthday 50p, 1926 Port Fouad set unused (expertised on reverse), 1927-37 set, 1931 Zeppelin surchs, 1932 high val surchs, 1933 Railways and Aviation sets, 1933-8 Air set, 1934 UPU set (all SW corner marg with plate number), 1938 Birthday £E1, 1946 Stamp Anniv both M/Ss, 1953 bars ovpts Postage and Air sets, 1956 both Scouts M/Ss, comprehensive later issues with M/Ss; back of the book issues incl Officials 1922-3 set, Gaza with 1953 Postage and Air sets etc. Good lot. (See photos). (2V) £2500
FAROE IS |
Coln in album from 1975, all sets from 1980-2006 look complete both UM and superior FU, M/S's or sheetlets either UM or FU, also bklts, binder with FDC's from 1979-1995, maxicards. (B) £200
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1976-2006 year packs, 1993 x2. (1/2B) £100
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1987, 1989, 1991-2006 year books. (1/2B) £100
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1990-2006 year books. (1/2B) £100
FRANCE |
An outstanding early to modern mint and used collection in 2 Lindner hingeless albums incl 1849-52 10c to 1f all 4 marginal fine copies, 1852-3 pair both with 4 margins and fine, 1853-61 range to 80c(2) FU with a very fine 25c, 1862 to 80c FU, 1863-70 to 80c FU, 1869 5f FU, 1870-1 1c(3), 2c(2), 4c(2), 5c, 10c(5), 20c(7), 30c, 40c and 80c generally very fine used, 1871-6 range FU, 1876-85 type I 2c to1f all FU, typeII 2c to 1f FU (10c is superb), 1877-9 to 5f FU, 1898-1900 5c types III and II in vertical pair M, 10c types III and II in vertical strips of 3(2) UM and M, 1900-24 Mouchon sets (both printings) fine M, 1900-6 to 5f UM (2f is FU), 1903 to 30c UM/M, 1917-19 War Orphans set M (5f+5f is FU), 1918 Red Cross UM, 1920-6 to 2f UM, 1922 War Orphans UM, 1923-6 set UM, 1924 Games UM, 1925-32 to 20f UM, 1928 to 1931 Sinking Fund surch sets UM, 1928 Sinking Fund 1f.50+8f.50 (3 types) M, 1929-33 lovely selection incl 3f(5) UM (with all 3 types), 10f (3 with type 1) UM, 20f(2 one corner marginal coin date) UM and thereafter a comprehensive mainly UM collection to 1959 incl 1936 Air set M, 50f Banknote Air corner marginal coin date UM, South America flight pair M, 1937 Pexip sheet UM, 1949 Citex sheet UM etc plus Postage Dues with 1859-63 Litho 10c superb used with 4 large margins, Typo 10c(2), 15c(3) all FU, 1871-8 used range with very fine examples of the 40c blue and 60c ochre, 1881-92 to 2f black FU plus 1884 1f FU, 2f M and 5f FU, 1893-4 range incl 1f rose/straw FU(2) and 2f verm M, 1908-25 set M (50c is FU), 1927-31 set UM, 1929 pair UM plus later issues, Pre Obliteres isssues incl Postes Paris 1920 pair M or used, 1921 set used, 1922 set used, Postes France 1922 set used and later issues with 1922-47 55c on 60c UM, 30c blue UM etc, Military Franks incl 1901 15c, 1903 15c pale red, 1904-6 pair all M etc. Condition throughout is generally very fine and most items of significance are signed by a competent expert. (See photos) (2V) £6500
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Beautiful early to modern misc collection in Davo ptd album, some mint but strength in FU with earlier period incl 1849-50 set (less 15c) to 1f, 1852 Republic pair, 1853-60 to 80c incl scarce 25c, 1862 from 5c (2) to 80c, 1863-70 vals to 80c and 5f, 1870 Bordeaux from 5c to 80c, 1876-1900 Peace and Commerce vals to 5f (2) with some better, 1900-06 Merson with 2f, 1925-32 vals to 20f, various Sowers, 1921 War Orphans to 1f, 1925 Paris Exhib M/S M (adhesion but stamps fine) plus single 5f FU, 1926 55c pre-cancel FU, 1926-7 War Orphans, 1927 and 1929 Sinking Fund surch sets, 1928 Sinking Fund 1f50 + 8f50, 1930 Le Sourire on piece, 1929-33 to 20f, 1935, 1936 and 1938 Intellectuals sets, 1937 Museum pair, Pexip M/S M and FU (crease), 1938 Music Festival, 1938-9 to 20f, 1941-2 arms sets, 1943 Relief strip, 1944 Cock and Arc sets, 1949 Citex 10f UM and FU on both card and FDC, Celebs sets from 1949 to 1955, RX sets, 1953 Sports, 1964 Philatec on exhib card, block of 4 on illus FDC, etc to 1980, RX booklets mint from 1965 to 1972, airs from 1930 incl 1936 Banknote 50f, 1949-50 Cities to 1000f, p.dues etc. Some late cancels, but much is fine. (See photos) (V) £1400
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Early to modern mostly FU coln in Lighthouse album, with good early U/FU, incl 1949-52 Ceres vals incl 40c, 1869 5f fair for this issue, 1870-1 Bordeaux vals to 80c, 1917-19 War Orphans 35c, 50c & 1f M, 1922 U/FU, 1925 Paris Exhib 5f FU, 1926-7 War Orphans FU, 1928 Sinking Fund 1f.50 FU, 1929-33 Pont du Gard 20f FU (5), 1931 Sinking Fund 1f.50 FU, 1936 Air pair FU, then comprehensive looking FU coln incl 1954/5 Portraits through to 1970s. (See photos) (V) £1000
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Early to modern mint/FU misc collection in album, condition is a little mixed but with many better items, incl 1849-52 vals to 40c (2), 1853-61 vals to 40c (6) and 80c (4) FU, 1862 set FU, 1863-70 vals to 80c FU, 1870-71 Paris 40c with "wide 4" var FU, Bordeaux vals to 40c FU, 1876-1900 Peace and Commerce vals to 2f and 5f with better vals noted FU, then Sower and Merson issues, 1918 RX M, 1922 War Orphans surch set M, 1924 Olympics M, 1925 Paris 5f M, 1927-30 Sinking Fund surch sets M, 1927 air ovpt pair M (2f marg UM), 1928 1f50 + 8f50 M, 1930 Le Sourire M, 1933 Celebs M, 1936 S.America FU, 1937 Museums M, 1938-9 to 20f M, Intellectuals M, 1940-41 surch set M, 1944 Cock M, Arc M, 1941-2 Arms sets M, 1943 Relief M, 1947 500f M, 1949 Citex 10f M, Cities to 1000f FU, then later to mid 1960's M/FU sets, Art issues, railway parcels with 1901 set M, p.dues from 1859 incl 1871 vals to 60c blue FU, 1929 surch pair M, etc. (V) £700
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Mint misc collection in binder, with 1909 Amiens local M, 1924 Olympics M, 1925 Art M, 1929 Sinking Fund ovpt set M, 1930-32 air pair UM, 1935 St Trophime UM, 1935 Richelieu UM, 1936 Vimy M, Jaures UM, Intellectuals M/UM, 1938-9 to 20f UM, 1938 Intellectuals M, 1940-41 surch set M, 1941-2 Arms M, 1947 UPU 500f UM, then later sets UM incl Celebs 1949, 1951-3, 1953 Sports, pre-cancel vals to 55f, 1960 to 5c, RX issues, Art sets, 1943 Resistance, etc. (V) £300
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Early to modern coln in 4 stockbooks, from U/FU earlies incl Napoleons, more complete middle-period M/FU, then good range of modern UM & FU with some dupl, through to 2002 with RX booklets, later F/V (1/2B) £230
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1960-83 largely complete illustrated FDC coln. Cat as FU approx €650. (1/2B) £70
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A large Lindner album packed with an early to modern mainly UM accumulation of varieties and peculiarities with offsets, plate flaws, shades etc, many of which are listed. (V) £200
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1920's-1950's FU coln on leaves incl 1928 SF 1f50+8f50, 1930 SF 1f50+3f50, 1929-33 vals to 20f, 1931 SF 1f50+3f50, 1936 airs set to 50f green, 1936 Intellectuals set, 1937 Museums (2), 1938 Ader 50f, 1940-1 surch to 20f on 50f, 1940's-50's sets (not complete). Useful lot. (See photo) (V) £350
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Mint collection in 2 Davo albums, leaves from 1849 but strength from 1942 to modern period mainly UM, incl 1946-8 to 25f blue, Relief Fund, 1953-5 Industries, 1954-8 Views, 1956 Sports, 1957-9 Tourist set, etc to 1982, 1946-7 airs, Unesco and Council of Europe, etc. Worth expansion. (2V) £100
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1927 Strasbourg M/S, FU (SG MS454b) Cat £1400 (R) £300
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1928 Sinking Fund 1f50 + 8f50, type III with two breaks to frameline, UM. (Yv 252b) Cat €225 (See photo) (F) £50
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