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STOCKBOOK with the accumulation of mint special issues 2006-12 inc. mini. sheets. Face £491 (Many 100's) ## £360
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LARGE STOCKBOOK with the accumulation of unmounted mint decimal issues c.1980-2004 inc. mini. sheets. Face £403 (Many 100's) ## £280
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ALBUM housing the mint collection of 2008-10 special issues in sheetlets, blocks, mini. sheets, etc. Face £384 (Qty.) ## £260
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SELECTION of mint commemorative sets on stock pages. Face £242 (Qty.) ## £150
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FOUR CARTONS: With the extensive collection housed in a quantity of cover albums inc. a few silks & issues up to present day. High retail value. (Some 100s) £150
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THREE CARTONS: with the c.1971-2010 apparently complete run of FDCs, interspersed with the odd prestige booklet & presentation pack. (Large Qty) £200
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THREE CARTONS with the extensive collection of FDCs to 2012 in seven binders & loose. (Many 100's) £150
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THREE CARTONS housing several 'Royal Mail' albums with collection of FDCs c.1971-2008 inc. mini sheet & Prestige booklet panes, etc. Also album & s/book of QEII pre-decimal & foreign. (Approx. 400 covers) £90
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TWO CARTONS with the collection of predominantly 20th Century FDCs. Virtually all QEII. (Approx. 480) £100
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LARGE BOX with the extensive collection of FDCs to 2002, housed in 6 cover albums plus a qty. of presentation packs. (Qty.) £100
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THE GREAT ESCAPE SIGNED COVER COLLECTION: 50th anniversary collection of 'Operation Escape 200' signed by different escapees. (22 covers) £200
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BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION 1924: Group of ten identical F.D.C.s (ex dealers stock), each with 1d & 11/2d cancelled by Wembley Park slogan (23 Apr. 1924) with typed addresses. (10) £600
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TWO CARTONS with the extensive collection of mainly post-2000 Presentation Packs (plus a few FDCs) Face £620 (Qty) £420
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ROYAL MAIL COLLECTORS PACKS for the years 1883, 1984 & 1986 to 2003 inclusive plus 21 assorted decimal Presentation Packs. Face £346 (Qty.) £240
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SMALL BOX with the organised collection of QEII pre-decimal & decimal stitched booklets, inc. good Wedgwood. (c.129) £100
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THREE ALBUMS housing the collection of QEII decimal booklets inc. Prestige types. Face £510 (Qty.) ## £300
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TWO ROYAL MAIL ALBUMS with the collection of Prestige and other booklets. Face £328 (Qty.) ## £220
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A mint/used selection of 1d lilac issues with Inland Revenue (17, inc. four mint & one "SPECIMEN" - type 9). Army (11, inc. four mint, one with "OFFICIAI" variety, a used pair with "splayed Y") and Government Parcels (7, inc. one mint, a block of four with "no dot under T"). Mostly fine. Plus Army Officials 1902 1/2d (16, inc. four mint), 1d (13, inc. six mint) and 6d (3, inc. two mint). Mostly fine with 1902 1/2d & 1d fine mounted mint "A" control singles. SG £360 (69) £160
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1887-1900 11/2d, 2d, 6d (3, one a little faded), 9d & 1/- plus 1900 1/- (one pulled perf). Good used examples. SG £800+ Plus 887 6d purple on rose red overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 9). Fine lightly mounted mint. SG Spec 066s from £250 Plus 1890 1/- green with part "STAFFORD/STATION" c.d.s. Fine. SG 068 £250 (10) £140
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1892 41/2d grey-green & carmine, a horizontal pair with London machine cancellation. Trace of toning on one perf at top . A scarce multiple. SG 071 £500 Plus 1892 41/2d grey-green & carmine. Fine lightly mounted mint. SG 071 £350 Plus 1892 2d grey-green & carmine overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 9). Fine.SG Spec. L26s from £300 Plus 1902 1d & 2d mounted mint, 1d to 6d (2), 9d & 1/-. fine used. SG £740 (11) £200
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1902 1/- green & carmine with parcel cancellation. Fine SG O78 £300 £45
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1882 6d grey plate 18 KC overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 15) and a used example. Fine SG £450 Plus 1888-1901 1/2d vermilion (8, inc. one mint, "SPECIMEN" overprints types 9 & 15), 1/2d green mint & used pairs, 21/2d (4, inc. one mint & one "SPECIMEN" (type 9), used 6d & 1/-. Mostly fine. SG £1,000+ Plus 1889 1/- dull green overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 9). Fine mounted mint. SG Spec L16s from £240 (20) £200
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1885 1/- dull green SG O7 cat. £6,000. Without gum or certificate. £180
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1902-04 1/2d (4, inc. one mint, one used on dog licence), 1d (5, inc. one mint, one used on OHMS env). Used 21/2d & 1/-. Mostly fine. SG £1,200 Plus 1902 1/- dull green & carmine. Fine used. SG 024 £700 (12) £160
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1896 1d lilac, unmounted mint and used. SG 033 £600. Plus 1902 1/2d, 1d & 2d (faded) used. SG 036 to 038 £720 (4) £120
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RARE UNAUTHORISED USE OF CYPHER LABEL ETC.; 3 Apr. 1883 env. (damaged on reverse) from Paisley to Rutherglen bearing a cypher label with m/s "Unauthorised" in red ink below, h.s. "2" and "PAISLEY" c.d.s. alongside. Also proof wax impressions of £4 and £50 duty stamps. PHOTO - see page 14. £100
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CARTON: with the mint & used Collections of Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man. (Qty) £120
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TWO CARTONS with the extensive collection of Presentation Packs to 2012 (inc. some Alderney) housed in 20 special binders. High face value. (Qty.) £150
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SMALL GROUP OF COVERS inc. 10 Jan. 1866 EL ex Constantinople bearing QV 6d lilac (large letters) to Mullingar, 14 Apr. 1871 EL ex Malta to Catania with QV 4d orange (large letters) cancelled "A25" and also having a small h/s "2 3/4" in red on front, 26 Oct. 1868 piece (part front) ex Gibraltar bearing QV 2d blue with "A26" cancel and boxed "BASTIMENTI/MERCANTILI/ESTERO". Lot also includes an unused Mulready letter sheet, reinforced with stamp hinges, plus a few early Nova Scotia issues (inc. probable forgeries). (3 covers, 1 piece plus 3 stamps) £75
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DANISH WEST INDIES - ST. THOMAS/CURACAO - "C51" USAGES OF G.B. 4d OR 1/- TO U.S./G.B.; 22 May E from "Curacao" to New York posted from "ST. THOMAS" (v. fine British P.O. small c.d.s. - 31 May - on the flap) franked by a GB 4d Vermilion (pl.9; short perfs. at one corner) tied by a partial small St. Thomas "C51" barred Numeral having a v. fine "N.Y. STEAMSHIP/10" arrival c.d.s. on the front; plus 29 June 1871 front (reinforced fold clear of stamp) to London "P Shannon" franked by GB 1/- Green (pl.5) tied by a very fine tall "C51" Numeral with a partly fine small red "ST. THOMAS/PAID" c.d.s. nearby. (2 items) £70
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MALTA - G.B. FRANKED COVERS TO/VIA ITALY; 1861/67 covers all with "MALTA/A25" Duplexes inc. 1861 to Genoa with 4d Rose-Carmine, 1863 pair to Messina (toned)/Genoa each with scarce Letters 4d Vermilion (with black boxed or red unboxed "PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/FRANCESI"), 1865 to GB with Small Letters 6d Lilac, and fine 1867 E to Messina with 4d Vermilion (tiny very fine red h.s. "23/4" alongside). Good variety. (5 covers) £140
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MALTA - G.B. SMALL LETTERS 4d VERMILION COVERS TO G.B. WITH "MALTA/A25" DUPLEXES; 1862/65 fine group (5) to Genoa all with 4d's (one with hair-lines) all tied by fine to very fine Duplexes, having red oval-framed "P-D" marks alongside. Plus decrepit 4d cover to Messina. (6 covers) £150
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PERU - CALLAO - CROWNED CIRCLE IN UNUSUAL BROWN COLOUR ON COVER TO SPAIN; Small and attractive 5 June 1855 EL from "Lima" to "Sevilla" prepaid "2/10" with a fine but overstruck Brown 2-ring "PAID/AT/CALLAO" Crowned Circle (scarce 1st-Type with straight "PAID") with London & French transit marks on the front and reverse (with a very overstruck black "CALLAO" c.d.s. on the flap) and a fine blue h.s. "4Rs" arrival charge-mark on the front. Most unusual colour for a Crowned Circle. £150
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SMALL BOX with the QV-QEII accumulation of commercial mail. Strength in QV with registered items, cancellation interest, multiple frankings, etc. (Approx. 200 covers/cards) £150
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MISCELLANEOUS COVERS: 1844-1896 accumulation of E/ELs mostly franked with 1d red imperfs or plates, inc. pairs, multiples, etc. We note 20 Feb. 1847 cover to Ashby de la Zouch with 1d red imperf. cancelled by 905 (Wolverhampton) numeral in blue and 5 Sep. 1854 cover to Ashby de la Zouch with 2d blue & square-cut 6d purple embossed, etc. Condition of covers generally poor, having been filed away for the past century! Viewing essential. (Approx. 26) £120
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EARLY ARCHIVE OF LETTERS, COVERS INITIALLED "AE", "G" & "E" BY THREE FUTURE KINGS, ETC.; c.1688-1705 group of ELs (all affected by damp; many very fragile etc.) to Exeter (a few to London or Bideford) mainly ex Portsmouth inc. 3 free franked, 10 "by way of Hartford Bridge", almost all with postal rates. Would be good to get them all professionally restored; plus 7 1839 issues of the "Gardeners' Gazette" with some comments on Postal Reforms, 1876/1904/1914 trio of envs. (with QV 1d Red, KEVII 1d or KGV 1d respectively; ex Lynn, Fochabers & Oxford) all addressed and initialled by different Princes of Wales; the 1876 cover (closed tears at top) has the blue "GAME CARD" imprint on the front!). The "e" of the future King Edward VIII is particularly elusive, 1908 PC with autograph of "Anthony Hope Hawkins" - the author of the Prisoner of Zenda. Eclectic lot! (37 items) £200
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G.B. MIXTURE inc. 1st Oct. 1780 & 23rd Sept. 1782 E's Yoxford to Westminster with two clear strikes of the 'YOXFORD' straight line (1782 E with damage to flap-fold). Also two 1848 & 1850 envs. Ixworth to Thetford, bearing 1d reds tied by rare '101' barred numeral, 1848 env. bears a clear 'IXWORTH' UDC in blk., 1850 with faint 'IXWORTH' udc in blue, both with Bury St. Edmunds & Thetford c.d.s.'s to reverse. Plus 2nd May 1917 A.P.O PPC Aldeburgh to Worcester bearing KGV 1/2d. cancelled by A.P.O (HD) 29 c.d.s. With a 1843-75 group of Haddington Part-E & 1/2d.s on large pieces & a 7th Oct. 1846 O.H.M..S. E from the General P.O. to Haddington ref. Regulation of Mail & Newcastle to Berwick Railway. (5 covers, 1 PPC, 24 Part Es, 4 large pieces) £100
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ROYALTY/AUTOGRAPHS, HORSE-HIRE TAX TICKET PROOF, ETC.; c.1800 Proof of red "STAMP OFFICE TICKET/2 HORSES" label, 1811 related Act of Parliament, 1813/37 prestamp covers with "WANDSFORD" mileages (2) or UDCs (3) inc. free frank signed by "[Lord] Cardigan" (of Charge of the Light Brigade fame), 1903/16 trio of Kings Lynn/Sandringham envs. with KEVII or KGV purple Cypher marks (one with contents), and rare locally addressed 1921 "FROM HIS MAJESTY THE KING, SANDRINGHAM [3] Pheasants" label (presumably carried by messenger rather than sent by post!). (11 items) £140
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UNIQUE(?) 2d MULREADY ADDRESSED TO ANTWERP, GUERNSEY "T" TO FRANCE, BLUE NUMERAL, ETC.; Fine c.1850 unsealed Stereo "a99" 2d Blue Mulready letter-sheet unusually addressed to "John Lewis Newnham, Antwerp" (presumably sent under cover), 1849 E with 1d Red (v. near 4m) tied by fine BLUE "335" Haverhill Numeral, 1881 unpaid env. to France with "GUERNSEY" part Duplex and fine early scarce Guernsey h.s. "T" Postage Due mark, 1966 piece with remarkable 18s-9d Postage Dues franking (10/- x2, 5/-, 2/6, 1/- & 3d), etc. Scarce group. PHOTO - see page 14. £150
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"DAMAGED IN PILLAR BOX FIRE" HANDSTRUCK MARKS & OTHER DELAYED/DAMAGED QEII MAIL; Remarkable 1959-99 lot of covers all with damaged/delayed markings/labels; inc. rare 1978/81 pair with v. fine purple or black Birmingham "DAMAGED BY FIRE IN PILLAR BOX" marks, rare mainly v. fine purple boxed 1971 "FOUND DAMAGED IN/A PILLAR BOX FIRE/AT LIVERPOOL", 1992 mainly v. fine boxed Birmingham "DAMAGED BY FIRE/IN PILL ARE BOX", 1981 toned OHMS env. with PO label with "TAXING OFFICER/LEEDS" c.d.s. and accompanying Leeds PO letter ref. its oil damage in machinery, 1999 Ghana to Derby with 8-line London "ITEM RECEIVED/DAMAGED BY WATER..." mark, etc. Great variety and all scarce. (47 items) PHOTO - see page 16. £200
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RIDEOUT MACHINE + WIGAN "POSTED IN ADVANCE" + TOURIST CACHETS (SNOWDON SUMMIT/LANDS END ETC.); 10 Feb. 1859 env with LC14 1d plate 49 tied by fine "HS/1" Charles Rideout Machine Duplex, 14 Sept. 1859 E with LC14 1d tied by code "CR/2" Charles Rideout Machine Duplex, group of 1d Reds with Azemar (6) or Brunswick Stars (22), mostly fine; Dec. 1906(?) PPC to Bradford with KEVII 1/2d Yellow-Green tied by a very fine rare "WIGAN/19X06?/MAS" cancel with just the year digit slightly unclear & 2 stamps with part strikes of the Liverpool mark and a piece with complete v. fine double-oval 1905 Manchester mark. and 1909-95 Collection of (mainly) KEVII/KGV cachets of Bath Pump Rooms (3), Watch Tower Beachy Head (9), Blackpool Tower (8), Great Orme Summit (6), Hells Mouth Cornwall (2), John O Groats (10), H.M. S Victory (7), Summit of Snowden (18) and Land's End (58 various types). Many have not been posted. (182 items) £160
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LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS; Numbers 5 to 7 and 9 cancelling good 1841 1d reds on covers, number 7 being of fine quality, others very readable strikes. (4) £120
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'WESSEX' C.D.S. CANCELLATION OF EXETER ON 1d PINK ENVELOPE; 7 Nov. 1841 local usage of the larger format 1d Pink envelope cancelled solely by a very fine large "EXETER" double-arc c.d.s.; plus matching 10 Sept. 1841 usage of the same size 1d Pink env. to the same address but cancelled by a poor Maltese Cross with the very fine large c.d.s. alongside. Rare and attractive pair. (2 covers) £100
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AIR ANGLIA FLIGHTS:1974-79 covers (66) carried on a wide range of 1st/special flights by this short lived company inc. 1974 (1st April) 1st Aberdeen to Stavanger & Aberdeen to Amsterdam, 1975 (10 Feb) 1st Aberdeen to Edinburgh. 1975 (25 Aug) 1st Aberdeen to Bergen. 1976 (27 Oct) 1st Leeds to Jersey. 1977(14 May)1st Amsterdam to Jersey and 1978 (3 April) 1st Norwich to Newquay. Also a small group of baggage labels and timetables.(c90 items). £120
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HILLMAN AIRWAYS - BELFAST - LIVERPOOL - LONDON, ETC: Group of First Flight covers, inc. three pilot signed (W.F.Anderson) all dated 1 Dec. 1934 on routes Liverpool to Belfast, Belfast to Liverpool, London to Liverpool (the latter two having 'Liverpool Airport' cachets in violet), London to Belfast & Glasgow to Belfast. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £120
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HILLMAN AIRWAYS - GLASGOW - LIVERPOOL - LONDON, ETC: Group of Airmail covers inc. illustrated First Flights Glasgow-London, London-Glasgow, Liverpool -Glasgow (2) & Glasgow-Liverpool, etc. (5 covers) £100
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HILLMAN AIRWAYS - LONDON TO LIVERPOOL ROUTE: Group of Air Mail covers from London to Liverpool all dated 1 Dec 1934 (First Flight) inc. Pilot Signed. (5 covers) £100
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ORKNEY: Collection of Highland Airways 1934 First Flight/First Air mail from mainland Scotland to Orkney & vice versa. inc. 29 May Inverness to Kirkwall (2), Kirkwall to Inverness (1) plus 1 Dec. Inverness to Wick (2), Wick to Kirkwall (2), Kirkwall to Wick (2) & Wick to Inverness (2, one with date-stamped Highland Airways "Inverness-Wick-Kirkwall" label) (11 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £120
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9 Sep. 1911 (First Day of Service) brown pictorial card ex London to Philadelphia, Die I cancel over KEVII & KGV 1/2d adhesives PHOTO - see page 16. £120
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BRISTOL SHIP LETTER; 3 Aug. 1773 EL (repaired in places) to London with rare and fine "BRISTOL/SHIP LRE" h.s. on face and rated '9'(d) for double weight letter. v.early and unusually clear strike. PHOTO - see page 16. £150
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