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Rotary International. GB 1935 reg air mail env to Cologne, bearing 1924-6 4d, 1934-6 2d pair, and 1935 SJ 1d, all tied by "ROTARY CONFERENCE/13 MAY 35/MARGATE" cds's; Dover and Cologne backstamps. Apparently less than 30 covers bearing this cancel (the first Philatelic recognition of Rotary in the UK) are known. (See photo) (S) £100
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Rotary International. GB 1935 reg env to Cologne, bearing 1934-6 2d and 1935 SJ ½d and 1d strip of 3, all tied by "ROTARY CONFERENCE/14 MAY 1935/MARGATE" c.d.s's; Dover and Cologne backstamps. Apparently less than 30 covers bearing this cancel (the first Philatelic recognition of Rotary in the UK) are known. (See photo) (S) £100
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Royal Air Force. Assorted range of signed covers in 2 binders and loose incl 1965 BOB signed by 6 incl Johnnie Johnson (but torn), 1968 Douglas Bader, also incl Arthur Harris, Leonard Cheshire, Escaping Society etc. Qty 157 (½B) £130
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R.A.F. 1977 HA cover signed by Douglas Bader. (S) £40
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Shipping. Most extensive coln of loose covers or cards, middle-modern, incl much maritime mail with pmk/cachet interest incl paquebot; much liner interest with picture postcards etc, some FDCs, odd signed seen etc. Most interesting lot, requiring careful specialist inspection to fully appreciate. (½B x 4) £200
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Sport. Collection well presented in 3 albums, mint and FU with some better noted, incl issues from Bulgaria to 1996 incl imperfs, M/S's, Burundi, various French Cols, Canada, China, Lesotho, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya with blocks and M/S UM, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Mali, Andorra, Antigua, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Brazil and more. (3V) £200
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2005 Bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar UM collection in 3 albums incl min sheets, sheetlets etc. (3V) £150
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Truly exceptional old time collection in 5 albums, mint and used ranges from an impressive selection of countries, issues noted to circa 1905 but the vast majority are 19th Century, BC and Foreign material, good C&S Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe with Germany, Turkey, Switz, Italy, Uruguay, Argentina, Greece, GB, France and Cols, USA, Spain and Cols, Mexico, Japan, India, Canada, Brazil, Austria and many more. Seldom offered and well worth viewing. (½B) £1,200
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Companion to previous lot, being a large accum of mostly Austrian Revenues and Cinderella stamps, various issues, with duplication, in 4 stockbooks, on leaves and in packets etc, perfect for sorting and study, some other mostly Europe incl Balkans, but also Mexico and more noted. (½B) £300
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Selection, comprising all 6 vols of the Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage stamps. Also 5 further books incl "Masterpieces of Engraving on Postage Stamps (1943) by Robson Lowe (with a signed dedication to Sir John Wilson Bart (Keeper of the Royal Collection etc); "The British Postage Stamp of the Nineteenth Century" (1968) by Robson Lowe etc. (½B) £100
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Accum of accessories, mix of unused and U with binders incl R. Mail, page supplements, magnifiers etc. (6B) £50
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1949 RSW set in SE corner marg plate number blocks of 4, UM. (SG 30-1) Cat £160+ (S) £50
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QV-early QEII M/U seln incl 1908-17 set M, 1913 5/- M, 1921-9 incl wmk script 2/6d to 4/- M, 1935 SJ set M, 1938-51 set M etc. (R) £200
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1908-17 set to 2/-, M (1/- tone spot). (SG 41-50) Cat £170 (See photo) (S) £40
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1938-51 10/- and £1 in bottom marg imprint blocks of 4, UM. (SG 108-9) Cat £268+ (S) £70
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1963 Birds set in right marg UM blocks of 4. (SG 70-83) Cat £240 (S) £80
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Early to modern mint collection in album incl 1913-4 vals to 4d, 5d, 9d and 10s (10s has small tear at foot), 1913-14 Kookaburra, 1915 1s, 1918-23 to 1s 4d(2), 1928 Melbourne sheet, 1929-30 6d to 5s, 1932 Bridge 5s UM, 1937 to £1, 1948-56 to £2 UM and a good range of later issues to 1986. (See photos) (V) £700
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Misc collection on ptd leaves, from Roos and KGV Heads FU, 1930 surch pair UM, 1931-36 incl £1 and £2 FU, 1932 Sydney Bridge set FU, 1934 Victoria 1/- UM, MacArthur 9d UM, 1935 Anzac 1/- UM, SJ 2/- UM, 1937-49 to £1 FU, 1940 AIF FU, then FU to 1978 incl 1966 to $4, better 1970's commems, plus UM from 1974-82 with commems, booklets, Hi-vals etc. (See photos) (L) £440
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Early to modern used collection in album incl 1913-14 to 2s, 1918-23 set, 1926-30 to 1s 4d, 1929-30 to 2s, 1931-6 5s and £2 FU plus a range of later issues. (V) £300
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Covers or cards very extensive loose coln, with some States, but mainly issues from 1920s-30s to very modern, incl many FDCs, with 1930s and incl 1934 Hermes 1/6d (plain), extensive later with 1963-5 Navigators set (illus), some WWII censors, maxi cards, airmails, pmk interest incl much Largs North, special events, aerogrammes, reg envs etc. Much more unusual seen, careful specialist inspection essential. (½B x 5) £250
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Mint/used and later UM coln in pair of Lighthouse albums (from 1913 though few stamps initially) and 2 stockbooks, noted 1963-5 Explorers set UM, however most value in largely complete UM from 1980s to 1993 with much extra in stockbook, loose booklets & postal stat, also AAT. (B) £200
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Year packs 1981-9, 1999, Bicentennial and Links packs. (B) £48
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Airmails. Selection of 1920s-30s covers or cards, incl 1924 June three Sydney-Adelaide flight covers, 1927 July 1 Cloncurry-Normanton signed by the pilot Hudson Fysh, 1930 July 14 Wyndham-Derby, 1931 May four covers with violet Australia-Netherlands Indies flight cachet, 1937 May 21 Sydney-Blantyre (Nyasaland) etc; also noted 1931 Kingsford Smith FDC (plain) signed by Kingsford Smith. Qty 29 (R) £200
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Largs Bay. Coln of covers or cards, incl 1890 to 1907 various Australian States cards (7) and one env each with Largs Bay squared circle pmk; 1902 to 1905 GB adhesive/s tied to postcard x 13 and one env each with Largs Bay squared circle pmk and "PAQUEBOT" cachet; 1936 and 1942 envs with Largs Bay reg label and cds, some pieces, picture postcards of SS Largs Bay etc. Qty of covers or cards 31 (R) £200
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Lord Howe Island. Covers or cards loose coln, mainly with Lord Howe Island pmks, incl 1928 reg env to England with ptd Lord Howe Island reg label, 1929 env to NZ bearing NZ adhesives, 1947 ptd Lord Howe Island to Sydney first flight env, 1950 and 1951 envs to Sydney with "LORD HOWE ISLAND" violet h/s on reg label, 1957 reg air mail env to Victoria bearing 6 old NSW adhesives, various modern with some airletters, picture postcards etc. (½B) £200
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Misc collection, mainly M/o.g., on leaves, from 1877 1d unused, 1882 1d, both 1/- shades, 1884-90 to 6d, 1902-10 to 1/-, set to £1 ovpt "Specimen", 1906-11 set to 6d plus ½d "Specimen", 1912-19 to £1, War Tax vals incl 1918 1/-, 1921-37 to 5/- plus set (less 1½d) ovpt "Specimen" (some without gum), 1938-52 vals to 5/- (3) and £1 M/UM, 1942 Columbus vals to 5/- UM, etc. (See photos) (R) £450
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QV-QEII (1960's) mainly M range on leaves incl 1884-90 vals to 5/-, 1902-10 5/-, 1911-9 set to 3/-, 1912-9 vals to 5/- (2), 1921-9 set to 3/-, 1921-37 to 5/-, 1930 Tercen set, 1935 SJ set, 1938-52 vals to £2, 1942 set to £1, 1948 RSW M and FU, etc. (R) £340
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KGVI or early QE UM or FU selection, all in blocks of 4, comprising 1938 set UM, 1942 Landfall set FU (2/-, 3/- and £1 are on pieces), 1948 Tercent set both UM and FU, 1954-63 5/- and £1 UM, and 1966 surchs set UM. Mainly fine. Cat £1124 (R) £300
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QV-QE misc collection on stockleaves, from Britannia issues with 1852-55 (4d) brownish red 4 marg FU, 1855-8 (½d) yellow-green and (1d) blue FU, 1858 6d and 1/- (2) FU, 1861-70 rough perf vals to 6d (2) and 1/- FU, (4d) dull rose-red o.g., 1871-2 vals incl (4d) dull rose red FU, 1872 6d orange verm FU, 1873 3d brown purple M and FU, 1875-80 P.12½ 1/- part o.g., P.14 vals to 1/- FU, 1882-86 vals to 1/- FU, 5/- M, 1892-1903 vals to 10d M/FU, 1897-8 Jubilee set to 2/6d M/FU, 1905 set to 8d M/FU, 1906-07 Nelson both wmks sets FU, 1909 set (less 1d) FU, 1912-16 set (less 2/-) M/FU, 1916-20 set to both 3/- M/FU, 1920 Victory to 3/- FU, 1921-24 vals to 3/- M/FU, 1925-35 to 3/- M, 1935 SJ M, 1938-47 vals to 5/- M and FU, 1948 RSW FU, 1950 set M, 1953-61 set M and FU, 1964-5 set UM, 1965 Fish UM and 1966-9 vals to $5 UM, p.dues etc. Useful lot. (See photos) (R) £700
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Mint collection on leaves, with 1882-86 set to 5/- M/o.g. (less 4d vals but with 1d, 2½d and 3d shades), 1892-1903 set to both 2/6d M and 1912-16 set to 3/- M. (R) £250
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QV-QEII nearly all M seln incl 1905 2/6d, 1897-8 Jub set, 1906 Nelson set, 1912-6 set, 1916-9 set, 1920-1 Victory set, 1950 set, 1953-61 set and 1965 Marine set. (R) £240
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M/U QV-early QEII M/U range on leaves incl 1852-5 1d blue FU, 1907 Nelson set M, 1912-6 set to 3/- M, 1916-9 set to 3/- M, 1920-1 Victory set M, 1935 SJ set M, 1950 set M, etc. (R) £240
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1938-47 ½d green, P.14, with var "recut line" FU. Clear example of the variety. (SG 248ba) Cat £95 (F) £30
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Misc mint and FU QV-QE collection on stockleaves, from 1865-1903 P.14 to 1/- FU, 1875 1d on 1/- unused (reperfed), 1883-1904 vals incl 2d blue, 3d and 4d M, 1906-10 set FU, 1910-25 set M/FU, 1918-22 2/- to 5/- M, 1920-21 Tercent 1st issue set M (less 2d) and 2nd set FU, 1922-34 set M/FU, 1924-32 2/- and 2/6d M, 1935 SJ M, 1936-47 set FU, 1938-53 2/- line perf FU, 2/6d to £1 M/UM, 1948 RSW UM, 1953-62 to £1 M, 1962-8 set FU, etc to 1966. (R) £400
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1910-25 set to 1/- M. (SG 44-51) Cat £60 (F) £20
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1943 £1 deep reddish purple and black/pale red var "broken lower right scroll", UM. (SG 121ce) Cat £2000 (See photo). (S) £750
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Unmounted mint selection with 1963-9 set, 1966 Churchill, 1969 Scientific Work. (SG 1-23) Cat £328 (S) £80
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Range on stockleaves, from 1890-95 vals incl 1r to 5r M and vals to 4r FU, 1895 (July) h/s vals o.g. with 2½a, 3a, 4a, 7½a, 8a and 1r, plus set to 4r (less 2r) FU, (Sept) 2½a on 4½a FU, 1895-96 ovpt set to 5r FU, 1895 (Dec) 2½ on 1½a FU, 1896-1901 set to 5r FU plus vals to 2r M, 1897 ovpt set FU and 1897 surch 2½ on 1a and on 3a both FU. Very good range. (See photos) (R) £1,200
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1891 Mombasa provisional "½ Anna" on 2a verm, initialled "AD" FU with indistinct cds but appears to be dated "JA/91", minor imperfections but rare. (SG 22) Cat £4750 (See photo) (S) £600
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Early to modern mint and used collection in album incl 1862-5 1c og plus used range, 1863-76 perf 10 vals to 12c unused, perf 15 2c and 4c unused plus 8c and 12c FU, 1862 rouletted 6 2c(2) used, 1876-9 to 96c M, good range of 1878-81 Provisionals, 1882 1c(6) and 2c(3) mainly FU, 1882 1c to 8c M, 1889 to 96c M, 1898 set M, 1900-3 set M, 1905-7 set M, 1905 $2.40 M, 1913-21 to 96c(2) M, 1921-7 set M, 1931 set M, 1934-51 set M, 1938-52 set M, 1954-63 set M plus later ranges and a few Officials. (See photos) (V) £1,400
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QV-early QEII M/U seln incl QV Ship vals U, 1898 Jubilee set U, 1921-7 set M, 1931 Cent set M, 1934-51 set M, 1935 SJ set FU, 1938-52 set M, 1948 RSW UM and 1954-63 set UM. (R) £160
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Very useful mint and used Ships collection incl 1862-5 Thin paper perf 12 1c and 4c unused plus used range to 12c, perf 12½-13 1c(3), 2c(2) and 4c(2) unused plus used range to 24c, 1863-76 unused range incl 1c(10), 2c(2), 6c(7 incl perf 15), 12c and very extensive used ranges to 48c(9). (L) £500
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1850-1 forgeries of the 4c, 8c and 12c cotton reels. (F) £30
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1852 1c black/magenta very fine used with 4 large even margins and neat Demerara cds, without any of the normal rubbing and most attractive. (SG 9) Cat £5500 (See photo) (S) £1,500
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1853-9 Original printing 1c vermilion FU with 4 large even margins and rich deep colour. Proschold cert (1984) (SG 11) Cat £1700 (See photo) (S) £600
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1853-5 4c blue FU with 4 large margins. (SG 20) Cat £800 (See photo) (S) £300
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1860-3 1c pale rose on thick paper, perf 12, FU. (SG 29) Cat £275 (See photo) (F) £80
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1860-3 8c pink unused and extremely fine. Signed Diena. (SG 35) Cat £750 (See photo) (S) £120
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1862-5 12c brownish lilac on thin paper, P12½-13 fine og. Signed Diena. (SG 55) Cat £1100 (See photo) (S) £250
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1863-76 2c orange on medium paper, P12½-13 horizontal pair fine og. (SG 68) Cat £170 (See photo) (S) £60
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