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1849-2009 mint and used collection housed in eight stockbooks or folders contained in a carton, many thousands, including some early issues with covers, 1898-1900 50c. type I, 2f., 1917-19 Orphans 50c. + 50c., 1918 Red Cross 15c. + 5c., 1922 Orphans, 1925-32 10f., 20f., 1926-27 Orphans, 1929 Marseilles Air 2f., 5f., 1928, 1930 and 1931 Sinking Fund single values mint and used, sets of three, 1929-33 perf. 11 20f. used, perf. 13 20f. original gum, 1936 Air 50f. ultramarine on rose, 1936 South America flight set original gum and used, 1937 Museums (3), 1938 Ader 50f. (2), 1949-50 Air 1000f., 1949 CITEX 10f. (2), a wonderful range of modern issues with sheets, booklets, presentation packs, Red Cross booklets, etc., mixed condition but a valuable and useful lot worthy of careful inspection £1,700-2,000
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1853-1992, mint and used collection housed in seven stockbooks contained in a carton, many thousands, including 1918 Red Cross 15c. + 5c., 1928 Sinking Fund 1f. 50 + 8f. 50 (mint and used), 1930 Sinking Fund 1f. 50 + 3f. 50 (mint and used), 1931 Sinking Fund 1f. 50 + 3f. 50, 1936 Air 50f. emerald, 1936 Air 50f. ultramarine, 1936 South America flight 10f., 1937 Museums (mint and used), 1938 Ader 50f., 1949 CITEX 10f. (mint and used), 1949-50 Air 1000f. (2), 1950, 1951, 1952 (2), 1953, 1954 and 1955 National Relief fund sets, 1954 Air set, later issues, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, 1971 Fish, 1976 Postage and Air, etc., chiefly good to fine £1,200-1,500
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1864 (1 Mar.) entire to Marseilles bearing 1863-70 10c. and 40c. with Anchor in diamond of dots cancellations, Moeris c.d.s. and red boxed "paquebots/de la/mediterranee" alongside; horizontal filing fold affecting the 10c., otherwise fine £100-120
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x 1871 (4 Jan.) Ballon Monte "Correspondence Havas" newsletter, addressed to Berlin, franked perforated Siege 10c. and 40c. with mute Star cancellations and Paris c.d.s. alongside, carried by the "Duquesne" and with arrival datestamp of 13 Jan. on the reverse; a little stained but scarce. Photo £200-250
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1917-70 mostly mint selection (110) in small stockbook, including 1917-19 Orphans 35c. +25c., 1928 Sinking Fund 1f. 50 + 8f. 50, 1935 2f. (3), 1935 St. Trophime 3f. 50 (2), 1937 Museums (3 sets), 1938-39 20f. (4), 1940-41 20f. on 50f. (3), 1954 Air 500f. (2), 1000f., 1955 National Relief (2 sets), etc., mixed condition £250-300
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1929-77 (c.) predominantly mint, some unmounted, selection arranged on stocksheets with definitive and commemorative including blocks; also Andorra 1955-58 100f. 500f. twelve of each used and French Southern and Antarctic Territories unmounted mint in blocks and sheets. Stated to Cat. £4,448. (hundreds) £400-500
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1964 "philatec" 1f. ultramarine, carmine-red and brown, twelve examples used on a complete set of Rallye Philatec cards, all with different cancellations, fine. S.G. 1651, £348+ £120-150
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1856 3pf. pale rose with grey network, large to very large margins all round, tied by blue "münden" c.d.s. to printed entire letter addressed to Herford; vertical filing fold well clear of the adhesive, fine and attractive. S.G. 11, Michel 8b. Photo £120-150
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Selection on stockpage (49), including States with Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1856 4/4s., Empire 1926-31 10pf. and 15pf. se-tenant pair, 1927 Welfare fund 8pf. and 15pf. se-tenant pair, Zara, etc., unused and used, chiefly good to fine £150-200
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1933-54 mint and used selection (43) on stockpages, including 1933 Reichstag (2 sets), 1936 Olympics miniature sheets with Stadion machine cancellations, 1937 rouletted Culture Fund miniature sheet unused and used, 1937 Brown Ribbon miniature sheet unused and used, 1940 Hamburg Derby, Allied Occupations Russian Zones 1949 Goethe miniature sheet used, etc., mixed condition £200-300
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1933 Wagner set unmounted mint (except the 6pf. + 4pf. and 12pf. + 3pf. which are original gum), 3pf. + 2pf., 5pf. + 2pf., 25pf. + 15pf. and 40pf. + 35pf. perf. 14 x 13, others perf. 14, fine. S.G. 513-521, £2,743, Michel ¤2,390 £100-120
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1933-45 complete used collection of the basic issues including 1933 Chicago Zeppelin Flight, 1933 Wagner, 1934 Welfare Fund, 1939 Nurburgring, miniature sheets with 1933 Nothilfe (not guaranteed), 1935 ostropa, 1936 Olympics, 1937 Hitler (4); also Officials. Generally good to fine. (hundreds) £2,500-3,000
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Feldpost: 1942-45 selection of twenty-one stamps and a card, including 1943 Afrika Korps (-) brown, 1944 Crete (-), 1944 Rhodes (-) rouletted blue, (-) brown, Christmas (-) (2), 1945 Leros (-) 1945 U-Boat Hela (-), Kurland (-) green bisect on unaddressed card, etc., chiefly unmounted mint and expertised £300-400
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1948-90, used collection housed in a printed Schaubek album comprising complete basic issues except 1948 overprints in black 3Dm., 5Dm. and 1949 Berlin Relief Fund miniature sheet. Generally good to fine. (hundreds) £600-700
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1948-90 mint and used collection housed in three Lighthouse hingeless albums, two stockbooks and a folder, contained in a carton, including 1948 black overprint set unmounted, 1949 red overprint 1m. used, 1949-54 Buildings set unmounted and used, 1949 U.P.U., 1949 green surcharges unmounted and used, 1949 Relief fund set unmounted, 1951-52 and 1953 Bells sets unmounted and used, 1952 Olympics, the later issues practically complete both unmounted and used, chiefly fine £400-500
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1945-95 mint collection housed in four Lighthouse hingeless albums and two stockbooks contained in a carton, including Allied Occupations with American, British and Russian Zones 1946 perf. and imperf. miniature sheets, British and American Zones 1948 band overprints on workers, 1949 Hanover miniature sheet, Federal Republic 1949 Parliament 1949 Stamp Centenary, 1949 U.P.U., 1951 to 1955 Relief Fund sets, 1950 Bach, 1951-52 Posthorns, 1951 St. Mary's Church, 1951 NBA, 1951 Rontgen, 1953 Transport, 1954-60 Heuss, a very fine and comprehensive range of later issues, automatic labels, etc., chiefly unmounted mint (including the Posthorns) and chiefly fine £800-1,000
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1949-2000, a comprehensive mixed mint and used collection arranged in three albums, contained in a carton, including used 1949 Parliament, Stamp Centenary, U.P.U. 30pf. and Refugees' Relief Fund, 1950 Bach, 1951 Wuppertal Exhibition, Humanitarian Relief Fund, 1952 Humanitarian Relief Fund and mint 1951 St. Mary's Church and apparently complete from 1963 to date. Mostly good to fine. Stated to Cat. £5,900. (thousands) £400-500
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1954-60 Heuss: Booklet pane sheet of 105 (labels Briefmarken W. Sellsschoff, Michel, DBZ), separated through the centre vertical perfs. and some faults, mostly unmounted mint. Michel MHB 3, ¤2,000 £120-150
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–– Booklet pane sheet of 180 (labels W.Sellschopp, Linder), unmounted mint, hinged and small thin in the margins, folded through some vertical perfs., fine. Michel MHB4, ¤600 £120-150
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–– Booklet pane sheet of 200 (without labels), unmounted mint, folded through some vertical perfs., hinged and some faults in the margins. Michel MHB5Y11, ¤2,200 £300-350
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1949-53 mint selection comprising West Berlin 1949 U.P.U. to 2Dm., Goethe set, surcharges to 1Dm. on 3Dm., West Germany 1951-52 Posthorn set to 90pf.; also East Germany. Generally fine. Stated to Cat. £5,140. (84) £300-400
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1947-90 comprehensive mint collection housed in five Lighthouse hingeless albums contained in a carton, thousands, including some Allied Occupations and Saarland, 1950-51 12pf. to 5Dm., 1950 Academy, 1950 Debria miniature sheet, 1951 China friendship, 1952-53 5pf. to 2Dm., 1952-53 Academy, 1953 Marx miniature sheets perf. and imperf., 1953 and 1953-55 five year plan sets, a largely complete range of later issues with miniature sheets, se-tenant pairs, sheetlets, etc., chiefly fine unmounted mint £400-500
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1947-90 used collection housed in five Lighthouse hingeless albums contained in a carton, thousands, including some Allied occupations with Saarland, 1950 Bach, 1950 Academy, 1953 and 1953-55 five year plan sets, a good range of later issues with miniature sheets, se-tenant pairs and blocks, etc., chiefly fine £100-120
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x 1849-1945 mint and used collection on pages, hundreds, including pre-stamp and stampless entires, 1861 Paris printing 1L. proof printed on both sides (used), 80L., 10L., 1862-67 5L., 10L. and 80L. used as postage dues on entire from Venice to Corfu, 2L., 10L., 40L. and 80L. used as postage dues on entire from Paris to Athens, 5L., 10L., 20L. and 40L. on entire from Kalamai to Trieste, 1872-75 40L. on entire from Piraeus to Constantinople, 1875-80 10L. "00" on reverse, postal stationery, etc., mixed condition £800-1,000
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1861-2011 a marvellous mint and used collection housed in nine albums or stockbooks and loose contained in a carton, many thousands, including 1861 Paris 40L. (unused and 2 fine used), 1862-67 80L. very fine original gum, 1881-87 20L. ultramarine unused and used, a good range of imperf. and perf. Small Hermes Heads, 1896 Olympics 10d., 1900 imperf. 3d. on 10L. (2), 5d. on 40L. (2), 1902 A.M. set (2), 1906 Olympics, 1912 Greek Administration overprints with varieties, 1917 Venizelist set and several imperf. pairs, 1923 Revolution overprints, 1927-35 Pictorials with values to 25d. mint, 1926 Air Aeroespresso set (4), 1927 Liberation (2), 1927-28 Navarino, 1930 Independence mint and used sets, 1933 Zeppelin sets mint and used, 1933 Aerorespresso and Government Air sets, 1933 50d., 75d. and 100d. part original gum and used, 1934 Stadium 8d. (2), 1939 Ionian Islands (2), 1940 Youth Postage set, 1946 Monarchy, 1946-47 Victory (2), 1947-51 Dodecanese, 1951 St. Paul, 1951 Reconstruction, 1952 Anti Communist (4), 1952 Birthday (2), 1953 National Products (2), 1954 Art, 1954 N.A.T.O., 1954 Enosis (2), 1955-60 Art, 1955 Pythagorus (2), 1956 and 1957 Royal family, 1958 Ports, 1959 Coins, a very comprehensive range of modern issues with booklets, complete sheets, 1986 Gods, 1990 Stamp Day miniature sheet (4), 1996 Castles in blocks of four, 2002 new currency, etc., chiefly good to fine with many of the better sets unmounted mint. A valuable lot worthy of careful inspection £2,500-3,000
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x 1918 (14 Nov.) French Navy flight from Corfu to Pau, envelope, registered and franked Merson 40c. with "postes navale" cancellation and blue "marine nationale/Centre des Dirigeables et Ballons Captifs de Corfu/(anchor)" cachet, arrival d.s. (22.11) on reverse; a little stained but extremely rare. Photo £150-200
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x 1926-77 well written up collection on pages, over 100 stamps and eight-nine covers, including 1926 (29 Sept.) Athens-Brindisi flight, 1933 (12 April) Imperial Airways Athens to London souvenir envelope franked 1927-35 80L., 1927-30 Navarino 5d. (Sir Edward Codrington) and 5d. (De Rigny), 1929 (5 Dec.) Cairo-Canea flight, 1930 (19 Feb.) Mitylene to Constantinople flight franked 1926 2d., 3d., 1927-35 1d., 1930 (21 March) Athens to Rhodes franked 1926 3d., 1927-33 80L., 1924 Red Cross 10L., 1933 Government Air set, 1933 (12 Dec.) Athens to Singapore franked 1911-23 litho 5d., 1927-33 3d., 1933 Government Air 5d., 25d., Athens Bangkok stage franked 1930 Monastery 8d., 1933 Government Air 5d., 25d., 1946 10d. on 10d. inverted surcharge, etc., mixed condition £800-1,000
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x 1930 (30 July), Corfu-Buenos Aires flight, envelope, registered, bearing 1930 Independence 10d.(2), 10d. and 25d. with violet Kerkyra cancellations, arrival marking on front; fine and scarce. Only thirteen covers flown. Photo £100-150
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x 1934 (26 May) Athens to Patras flight, opened out envelope franked 1927-35 1d., 2d. on the front, 1933 Aeroespresso 1d. (vertical bisect) and 3d. on reverse, special flight cachet in violet and air mail label for arriving mail on reverse; a few minor stains, fine. Only fifteen covers flown £100-150
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x German Occupation 1942-44: Collection of four covers, a front and 10 stamps, including Inselpost Rhodes rouletted (-) on cover, Zante red overprint on Air 50c. used, etc., mixed condition £200-250
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x Italian Occupation of Cephalonia and Ithaca, 1941: Collection of 9 mint overprints across pairs, single and eight covers, including Air 2d. horizontal overprint on single stamp part original gum, 5d. overprint across pair on cover, Postage 80L. overprint across horizontal pair on cover, 2d. overprint across vertical pair on cover, 7d. overprint across vertical pair on cover, these all from Argostoli to Naples; some faults but scarce £300-400
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1871-73 Lithograph provisional issue 3k. green; lightly cancelled with good perforations. Fair. S.G. 3, £1,400. Photo £150-180
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1933 Air set, unmounted mint, fine and fresh. S.G. 554-562, £425 £120-150
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1911 Sigurdsson 1a. to 25a., 1912 King Frederik VIII 5a. to 5k., 1933 Hopflug 1k., large part original gum or unused (1912 10a., 20a.), chiefly fine. S.G. 96-108, 205, £530 £100-120
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1885 (c) slightly truncated envelope bearing Turkey 1880-84 1pi. black and blue diagonal bisect tied by clear "postahane-i hanekin 95" (Isfila 1) negative seal cancellation; slight stains around the perfs. but and a rarity of Iraqi and Turkish postal history. Photo £400-500
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Duplicated mint and used selection housed in four stockbooks, contained in a carton, thousands, including issues for Mosul with blocks, issues for Iraq 1918-21 2r, on 25pi., (19), 5r. on 50pi. (14), 10r. on 100pi. (8), 1927 1r. pair, Official 1920 10r. on 100pi., blocks, part sheets, etc., chiefly good to fine £200-250
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1948-88 mint and used selection in four stockbooks and loose contained in a carton, thousands, including some Palestine and forerunners, 1948 Coins set, 50pr. with tab, 250pr., 500pr. and 1000pr. plate number singles, 1949 Road 250pr. with tab, 1949 Flag 20pr. tab left and right, 1949 Petah Tiqwa tab left and right, 1949 New Year with tabs unmounted mint, 1950 Independence with tabs, 1950 Air with tabs (2) and plate number blocks of six, 1950 Negev 500r. with tab, 1951 Menorah 1000pr. with tab, 1953-56 Air with tabs, 1963 Freedom from Hunger 55as. tête-bêche pair and sheet, modern issues with plate blocks, covers with first day, military, miniature sheets, full sheets, booklets, etc., many fine and a useful lot £600-800
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1855 (6 Oct.) stampless entire letter to Genoa with a fine strike of the "r.posta. mile. sarda", 1856 (12 May) entire (with contents headed "Scutari") to Turin bearing 1855-63 20c. cobalt-blue with large margins and fair "r.posta. mile. sarda" cancellation (E. Diena certificate 1983); fine and a rare pair of entires from the Crimea. Photo £250-300
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x 1862 10c. bistre, from the foot of the sheet, imperforate between stamp and margin and showing marginal rule, Bari cancellation, good colour and sharp embossing, short perf. at right, otherwise fine and scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (1982), Sassone 1l, ¤5,750. Photo £300-350
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1879-1933 mint selection (44) on stockpage, including 1889 5L., 1901 5L., 1905 15c. on 20c., 1906 15c., 1926-28 Air set, 1927 Air surcharges, 1933 Balbo, etc., unmounted mint or part original gum, mixed condition £200-250
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1910-38 mostly used selection (106) on stockpages, including 1921 Union set, 1923 Propaganda Fide, 1926 St. Francis 5L. + 2L. 50, 1926-28 Air set, 1929 Monte Cassino set, 1932 Dante Postage set, Air set to 10L. + 2L. 50, 1935 Bellini Postage and Air, 1936 Horace Postage and Air, 1937 Child Welfare Postage and Air, etc., chiefly good to fine £300-350
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1946-52 used collection (152) on pages, including 1948 St. Catherine, 1948 Risorgimento with Express 35L., 1949 Republic 100L. (3), 1949 E.R.P., 1949 Volta, 1950 Radio (2 sets), 1950 Tobacco, 1951 Tuscan Stamp Centenary, 1951 Milan Fair (2 sets), 1951 Gymnastic set, 1951 Montecassino, 1951 Milan Art (2 sets), etc., chiefly fine although cancellations cannot be guaranteed £250-300
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Mint and used selection (110) on stockpages, including a few States issues, 1863 15c. unused block of six printed both sides, 1863-65 2L. (2), 1878 Officials surcharged for postal use, 1890-91 surcharge set, 1891-97 5L., etc., mixed condition £200-250
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Postal Stationery: Selection of twenty-five items, including Postal Cards 1873 1/2s. (3 unused), 1s. (unused and 3 used), envelopes 1873 embossed flap 1s. (8, one Mihon), 2s. (2 unused), 4s. (4, 2 Mihon), etc., mixed condition £200-250
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1970-90 selection of complete sets in unmounted mint sheets of fifty or a hundred. Generally fine. S.G £8,067+ £400-450
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1968 Arab League Week die proof of the frame (numbered 15504) and 10m. and 45m. vignette and value (each numbered 15503), mounted on card (65mm. x 119mm.). Fine and rare. Photo £100-150
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1852-2010, a predominantly mint collection arranged in two printed albums and a stockbook, contained in a carton, including 1852-53 1sgr. used, 1859-63 unused to 40c., 1865-71 rouletted 4c. orange, 1906-19 to 5f. (unmounted), 1923 Birthday 10f. miniature sheet and appears complete unmounted mint from 1924 to date, including 1935 Intellectuals, Charity, Officials, miniature sheets and Postage Dues; also a small selection of Belgium sheetlets. Generally fine. A valuable lot worthy of closer inspection. (thousands) £1,500-2,000
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1856-1903 mint and used collection on pages, hundreds, including 1856 4r. without district name, 4r. with district name (2), 8r. lilac with red boxed cancellation, 1861 4r. rose on yellow, 8r. black on brown without district name used pair, 8r. green on brown, 1864-66 1/2r. and 8r. used, 5 Provisional Issues Chiapas 2r. on cover from S. Christobal to Mexico, etc., also a selection of Ecuador from 1865, unused and used, mixed condition £800-1,000
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1891-1979 mint and used collection arranged in two printed albums including regular and airmail issues; also a selection of issues overprinted Tanger mainly mint. Generally fair to fine. (hundreds) £100-120
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1899-1900 1/2a. and 1917-30 blurred impressions, an accumulation in an album, largely pairs or blocks with a few 1/2a. tête-bêche pairs, all telegraphically cancelled £150-200
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