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THEMATICS - EXHIBITIONS/EXPOSITIONS: Two binders with the world-wide collection of stamps, covers, PPCs & ephemera relating to various exhibitions and expositions 1851-1958, with much of merit inc. a photographic hard-backed handbook of the 1890s Columbian Exposition, a selection of 8 advertising labels for the 1901 Buffalo Exposition, much G.B. interest inc. a good range of PPCs for a variety of events inc. 1910 Japan-British, 1911 Festival of Empire, 1924/25 British empire (c40 PPCs), France, N.Z., U.S.A., etc. All well written up on display leaves. (Qty) Cross Reference: EXHIBITIONS £240
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THEMATICS - EXHIBITIONS - 1908 FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION (LONDON): Binder with the varied collection of PPCs of this lavish show. A wide range of topics inc. the various entrances, the Court of Honour, the Scenic Railway, Australian & Canadian Pavilions, Irish Village, French Applied Arts Palace, Machinery Hall, Palace of Music, Palace of Women's Work, Senegalese Village, etc. All well written up on display leaves. (Approx 100) Cross Reference: EXHIBITIONS £150
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THEMATICS - MAPS: Largely mint range (plus a few covers) on leaves and in packets with many vars, proofs, specimens, etc. inc. Paraguay 1924 Map set in imperf pairs, 1928 1p 50 Map stamp in Brown optd "MUESTRA" (specimen) & 1932 Chaco Boundary Dispute issue in partial imperf pairs, Bolivia 1935 Map issue 15c Blue and 15c Red in plate blocks of 6 optd "SPECIMEN" in Red & 1954 Map stamp issue in imperf pairs, Peru 1962 Air mail issue with each value in multiple blocks of 4 (as issued, misperforated & progressive proofs) all blocks showing var. "missing I in CORDILLERA" in top left unit with many other colour trial/proof blocks & strips of the same issue plus much more. Deserves very close inspection. (Qty) Cross Reference: MAPS, ESSAYS & PROOFS, SPECIMENS, FALSE £180
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THEMATICS - MAPS: Largely mint range (plus a few covers and unused p. stat PCs) with colour trials/proofs mostly from Argentina depicting the disputed Falkland Islands inc. a study of the 1937-45 Map stamp 1p Blue & Brown (33, inc. corner block of 8 optd "SERVICIO/OFFICIAL" showing progressive flaw around islands, one on "chalky" paper, one with heavy blue border to continent, plus many other vars. and plate flaws), 1948 70c Air stamp colour trial in Brown, 1964 Antarctic Claims impef colour trials 2p (5) & 4p (5), 1968 CCITT 40p Map imperf. pair and 3 progressive colour trials, etc. Much to see. Well worth inspection. (Qty) Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS , MAPS, COLOUR TRIALS, POSTAL STATIONERY £100
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THEMATICS - MAPS: The extensive early to modern collection largely written up on leaves inc. many mint sets & singles, min. sheets, covers/cards, booklets plus the odd error/variety, sundry colour trials etc. Good lot. Viewing highly recommended. (Large Qty) £360
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THEMATICS - MAPS: Carton containing four ring-binders with the extensive collection of stamps, mini. sheets, proofs, etc. arranged in thematic subsections inc. the Earth as a Globe, Orientation, Projections, World Maps, Seas & their Islands, Rail Routes, Mapping, etc. The collection includes many useful items and must be seen to be fully appreciated. (Qty) £300
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THEMATICS - MAPS. Carton with the early to modern accumulation of stamps, covers, cards, booklets, etc. We note sundry proofs, varieties/errors inc. GB N.P.Y. 3d "Kent omitted" positional block of 6, etc. (Qty) £300
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THEMATICS - MAPS: Carton containing the fascinating early to modern selection of stamps, mini. sheets, covers, etc. housed in 4 stockbooks & a box-file. Worth close examination. (Qty) £150
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THEMATICS - MAPS - LATIN AMERICA: Selection with Argentina 1944 San Juan earthquake mint set plus sundry proofs, 1940 Pan-American proof colour trial & 3 different Kneitschel varieties, Cuba 1911 2c & 5c (block of 4) imperforate, Paraguayan proofs, Peru 1958 Nat. Resources 2s 50 die proof, Uruguay 90c Rivera missing black plus 3 proof blocks of the 1967 Rio Negro issue, etc. (Small Qty) Cross Reference: ARGENTINA, ESSAYS & PROOFS £150
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THEMATICS - MARKETS/FORTIFICATIONS: Binder with the collection of early to modern PPCs, etc. depicting the predominantly British Market scenes inc. r/p views of Aberdeen Fish Market, Bridlington Market Day, Grantham Market Place, Gt. Yarmouth, Grimsby, Nottingham, Ripon, Salisbury & Scarborough (Fish) Markets, Market Day at Watford plus 7 "Star" series views of Petticoat Lane Market. Also a smaller selection of fortification-related cards & stamps. (Qty) £120
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THEMATICS - MOTOR CARS: Four large binders with the extensive world-wide collection of stamps, covers, PPCs, etc. arranged alphabetically by manufacturer. A heavy emphasis on modern material & extremely attractive and informatively written up on exhibition-type leaves. (Large Qty.) £150
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THEMATICS - NELSON & THE BICENTENARY OF TRAFALGAR: Two binders with the attractive unmounted mint collection of sets, mini. sheets/sheetlets, etc. High cost price when purchased as new issues. (Qty) Cross Reference: SHIPS/SHIPPING £120
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THEMATICS - NIAGARA FALLS: Three cartons with the remarkable early to modern collection of covers, cards, postal stationery & ephemera. The postcards make up an extremely fine section including a good proportion of early 20th Century types and incorporate a wide range of sub-themes such as the Falls in winter, the Falls at night, Bridges, (inc. two cards depicting the collapsed Falls View bridge in 1938) & Cableways, etc. The covers include an 1841 EL to Toronto with "NIAGARA" h/s, typed "PAID" & "7" endorsements, pair of p.stat. envs. showing incorrect ("NIAGRA") & correct spellings of the datestamp plus a 1943 env. censored to Lourenco Marques bearing U.S. 25c green (depicting the Falls) which was to spend some 40 years in transit! The ephemera include advertising labels, maps, brochures, guidebooks, etc. to help form a fascinating and highly educational study of the subject. (Large Qty) Cross Reference: CANADA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA £300
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THEMATICS - OLYMPICS/ROYALTY Three albums with the mint collections of 2012 London Olympics (28 sheetlets of six 1st class stamps) & Paralympics (34 sheetlets of two 1st class stamps) plus an extensive assembly of 1978 25th Anniversary of the Coronation booklets, stamps & mini. sheets. Face of the GB is £153.40 (Qty) ## Cross Reference: QEII ISSUES £100
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THEMATICS - TRAINS & RAILWAYS: The A-Z Worldwide collection of issues in unmounted mint sets, mini. sheets, etc. featuring trains & railways. Presented on Hagner type sheets housed in six volumes. A great opportunity for the thematic specialist. (Very many 100s) £200
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THEMATICS - WATERFALLS: The extensive early to modern collection of stamps, covers & cards depicting an extremely wide range of waterfalls arranged alphabetically by country. Something of an emphasis on PPCs but we note some useful stamps inc. British Guiana KGV $1 County Union, Japan 1938 Nikko Park min. sheet, Newfoundland, Tasmania, etc. The lot excludes Niagara Falls which forms a separate entity located earlier in this section. (Qty) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS £120
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THEMATICS - WATER TRANSPORT: The world-wide mint & used collection of stamps, covers, cards and ephemera relating to various modes of water transport. A wide ranging lot. (Qty) £150
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THEMATICS - ZEPPELINS/DIRIGIBLES: Large stockbook well filled with the mostly mint collection of stamps & mini. sheets inc. much of value. We note Argentina 1928 & 1930 "Zeppelin" opt. set, Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Italy/Aegean Islands, Liechtenstein 1931 & 1936 pairs, Paraguay, Russia, San Marino 1933 set & a host of modern issues. The page edges are affected by tone spots but happily these have not reached many of the adhesives. (Qty) £400
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THEMATICS - ZEPPELINS/DIRIGIBLES: Two stockbooks with the collection of mostly modern mint issues. A few earlier items apparent inc. U.S.A. 1930 $1.30 brown fresh mint. A number of mini. sheets & postcards noted. (Qty) £200
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - FOUR CARTONS: With the extremely eclectic range of philatelic reading material inc, reference books, catalogues (SG, Michel, Philex), journals, etc. Something of an emphasis on German group including: 'Handbuch Retourverschlussmarken: Deutsche Gebiete' (199 Weileder s/b, 'Saargebiets: Vertragsstatenpost mit LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin 1929 bis 1934' (1985) Hartmann s/b, 'Die Postwertzeichen der Deutschen Postanstalten in den Schutzgebieten und im Auslande: Togo and Marshall-Inseln' - Friedmann comb bound, 'Bohemia & Moravia: A Collector's Notebook' (2009) Hammonds s/b, 'The German Occupation of Sudetenland 1938' (1988) Dawson s/b, and '150 Jahre Deutsche Briefmarke: Band 1 Jubilaums-Edition' (1998) Deutsche Post h/b, and a large run of the journal 'Germania'. (Large Qty). Cross Reference: GERMANY £20
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - AUCTION CATALOGUES: Six large heavy cartons with a collection mainly spanning the 1980s to recent years (but some earlier) with catalogues from Argyl Etkin, Bonhams, Christies, Feldman, Grosvenor, Harmers, Phillips, Siegel, Sotheby's, Spink, and others. Several from each firm and a run of Robson Lowe to Christies R.L. 1950 to 1984. Many named and famous auctions inc. "The Edward S. Knapp Collection of Philatelic Americana" by Parke-Bernet Galleries (1941), "The Sir Maxwell Joseph Collection of the Cape of Good Hope" by Sotheby's, etc. Some in duplicate. (Large Qty.) £120
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - SOTHEBY'S: "The Philatelic Collection Formed by Sir Gawaine Baillie" full set of 11 volumes of this 2006 auction series. (11) £100
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - MISCELLANEOUS accumulation of books and catalogues in 3 boxes with some very useful literature inc. "Parity of Currencies in Postal History 1700-1875" by Janssen (small tear on d.j. edge), "Australia New Zealand UK Mails to 1880: Rates, Routes and Ships Out and Home" by Tabeart, "Netherlands Mail in Times of Turmoil, Volume 1 1568-1795" by Adema, "Sarawak: Stamps & P.H." by Forrester-Wood (1957), "British Empire Civil Censorship Devices World War 2: Colonies & Occupied Territories in the Mediterranean Sea & Middle East" by Little, plus a number on G.B. topics by Wilcocks, Oxley, Robertson, and a number of non-philatelic books on the history of Gibraltar. A wide ranging mixture! (62) £120
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - FORCES POSTAL HISTORY JOURNAL 1952-2012 in various binders & loose with indexes, in 2 large boxes. (Qty.) £150
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - CIVIL CENSORSHIP STUDY CIRCLE bulletins vols. 1-22 (1973-93) hard-bound with additional vols. plus a loose range to 2001. Also "British Empire Civil Censorship Devices, WW2: Africa" by Mayo. (8 bound, 1 binder, 28 loose). £100
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - POSTAL HISTORY INTERNATIONAL 1972-80 vols. 1-9 complete. Vols. 1-3 in binders. £100
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - STAMP CATALOGUES in 2 boxes inc. SG Part 1 (2013) plus the last 2 vol. ed. (2000) and 2 vintage copies (1949 & 59), several SG Specialised inc. China (2011), Italy (2010), Germany (2011), etc. plus Michel titles inc. Germany (2006) etc., and some older European catalogues. (27) £100
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - GENERAL two boxes of philatelic books inc. "Advanced Research" by Pearson, "Foundation of Philately" by Boggs, "Philatelic Companion" by Gunston, Williams Brothers titles, etc. (60 items) £100
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - ROBSON LOWE "THE PHILATELIST" 1945-48 & 1953-56 in green house bindings with bound in auction catalogues inc. the Green 'Belgium', Sidebottom 'Overland Mails', Stibbe 'Russia' & Meredith 'GB Pictorial Covers', etc. (6 vols.) £75
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - 'LONDON PHILATELIST' vols. 1-121 (1892-2012) in mixed bindings plus some indexes. Vols. 1-58 leather bound, wear to edges commensurate with age, small number with damaged spines. Vols. 59-108 (Dec. 1999) bound in cloth. Vols. 109-121 (Jan. 2000-Dec. 2012) loose in plastic sleeves with no covers (ready for binding). Contained in 15 small boxes. £300
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - MISCELLANY: With 'Fundamentals of Philately'-Williams Bros., 'Chats on Stamps' - Melville, 'Stamps of Fame' - Williams Bros.,'Gibraltar Quarantine & Disinfection' - Vandervelde & Garcia, 'Railways of Finland' - McCloy, 'Priced Guide to Philatelic Literature' - HJMR, 'The Design and Engraving of Perkins Bacon Stamps Based on the Chalon Portrait' - Dickson . Plus the 'Philatelic Quill' - Journal of the Philatelic Writers' Society, vol.1 no.1- vol.17 no.1 in 5 springback binders. An interesting mixture. (26 items) £20
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - MISCELLANY - Tasmania Stamps and Postal History by Tinsley; The numeral Cancellations of Victoria by Freeman and White; War Tax Stamps of the British Empire WWI by Davis; New Zealand The Chalon Head Issues by Odenweller; etc. (15) £80
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - ARGENTINA: 'THE RIVADAVIA STAMPS OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC & THEIR OBLITERATIONS' (1923) by Cochrane & Spowart. In original paper cover which is torn, but pages are sound with plates in rear pocket. Cross Reference: ARGENTINA £150
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH: General collection of books inc. Billig's reprints of 'The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Stamps' Vols. 34-40 (GB & Europe, Africa, and Asia), 'The Postal Services of the British Nigeria Region' by Ince & Sacher, 'G.B. Used Abroad' by Parmenter, 'Nauru' by Buckingham, etc. (27) £100
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - CANADA accumulation of books and catalogues in 3 boxes inc. "The Admiral Issue of Canada" by Marler (1982), an incomplete run of "Maple Leaves" 1991-2013, and a few books on early stamp issues, precancels, and varieties, plus some philatelic accoutrements inc. unused Prinz-Gard stamp mounts, a Prinz UV Test Lamp, Morley Bright Inst-a-Tector, Scope Mark 3 50x microscope, etc. (11 books, plus journals, etc.) Cross Reference: CANADA £40
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - FALKLAND ISLANDS: 'The Falkland Islands Digest' nos. 1 & 2 ed. by Barton, 'The Postal Service of the F.Is.' by Barnes, and also 'Early Indian Cancellations' by Cooper. (4) Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS , INDIA £35
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - FORGERIES - ALBUM WEEDS, 2nd ed. by Reverend Earee (1892) in publishers binding, few small faults though containing examples of early world-wide forgeries pasted in on the appropriate page inc. Brazil, St Lucia, Argentina, Heligoland, New Brunswick, Nevis, Mexico, Japan, Italian States, Greece, Persia, Romania, St Christopher, Suez, Switzerland, Sierra Leone, Paraguay, Newfoundland and others. Plus FUNDAMENTALS OF PHILATELY; in five volumes (1960-68) by Williams & Williams in card covers, small range of Auction catalogues 1976-2000 and a few RL Auctions Reviews 1939-90. (29) Cross Reference: FORGERIES - STAMPS £80
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - THE PLATING OF THE PENNY BLACK POSTAGE STAMP OF GREAT BRITAIN, 1840. 1998 Stanley Gibbons reprint of the 1922 publication. In very good condition, some marks on the front cover. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS £100
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - 'BRITISH LETTER MAIL TO OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS 1840-1875' by Moubray. In excellent condition. Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL £150
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - GREAT BRITAIN: Books on the Post Office and postmarks inc. 'The British P.O.' by Dendy Marshall (no dj), 'London Coffee Houses" by Lillywhite, two reprints of "Acts of Parliament Relating to the Post Office" 1710-1837 and 1838-44, plus books by Alcock, Brumell, and Hendy and "The Royal Philatelic Society London: 1869-1969" in slipcase. Most in fine to excellent condition, one with loose binding. (10) £100
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - GREAT BRITAIN: Carton containing a collection of books on the Post Office and postal history inc. 'Post Office Guide' for Jan. to Mar. 1914, 'Account of the Celebration of the Jubilee of Uniform Inland Penny Postage' 1891, and various books by Austen, Willcocks, Oxley, Pearson, Alcock, Mackay, etc. (18) £50
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - GREAT BRITAIN two boxes containing general works on stamps and postal history inc. "Perkins Bacon Records" 2 vols. by De Worms, "Line Engraved" vol. 2 by Bacon, "St. Martins le Grand" journal (1900-06, bound, some spine damage), London P.H. Group publications, run of "GB Journal" 1993-98, etc. All sound bindings, but with general wear & tear. (58 items). £150
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - HONG KONG: 'The Philatelic and Postal History of H.K. and the Treaty Ports of China and Japan' by Webb plus 'Scarcity Guide', and 'Cancellations of the Treaty Ports of H.K. 1850-1930' by Schoenfeld. (3) Cross Reference: HONG KONG, HONG KONG - TREATY PORTS £80
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - MARITIME books on maritime postal history inc. "Ship Letters" by Robertson (1995 reprint , 2 vols.) plus "Robertson Revisited" by Tabeart, "Catalogue des Marques de Passage" by Van der Linden (1993, plus supplement), "Admiralty Mediterranean Steam Packets 1830 to 1857" by Tabeart, "North Atlantic Sailings 1840-75" by Hubbard & Winter (dj worn), "Early Routings of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company 1842 - 1879" by Kenton & Parsons (1999), etc. All in excellent to good condition. (15) £150
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - PORTUGAL & BRAZIL books and catalogues on stamps and postal history inc. "Pre-Filatelia Potuguesa" by Frazao, "Provisional Town Postmarks 1879-1912" and "Circular Datestamps 1880-1912" both by Gordon, "Subsidios Para a Historia dos Assistentes do Correio-Mor", Carimbos do Porto 1853-82" by Pinto, plus some on maritime subjects and a number of non-philatelic books on the Peninsular War. All in excellent to good condition. (29) £80
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - SOUTH-PACIFIC inc. 'Tristan Da Cunha: Its Postal History & Philately' (1966) Mackay & Crabb in a binder, 'The Stamp Atlas' (1986) Rossiter & Flower. With non-philatelic 'Islands of the South Pacific' (1962) Luke, 'Tin Can Island' (1938) Ramsay & Plumb. (6 books & a folder of pages). Cross Reference: TRISTAN DA CUNHA £10
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - SPAIN: Collection of books and catalogues on stamps and postal history in 2 boxes inc. high quality Afinsa catalogues "Gems of Spanish Philately" (1998) and "20th Anniversary Collection" (2000) both in slipcases (cases with some small scuff marks), "Guia del Colleccionista de Sellos de Correos de Espana 1870-1900" by Tort (Vol. 3 only, 1950), "Ambulantes y Marcas Ferroviaris de Espana y Colonias" by Nathan, "Les Relations de la France avec l'Espagne 1660-1849" by Chauvet, "Town Censor Marks of Spain 1936-45" by Heller, and many other wide ranging topics. Most in excellent condition, some with d.j. damage. (35) £120
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - U.S.A. three boxes containing "U.S. Post Office in WW2" by Sherman, "Cyclopedia of U.S. Postmarks & P.H." by Norona, "Boston Cancellations to 1890" by Blake & Davis, "Ishikawa Collection" auction catalogue plus an extensive range of better specialised auction catalogues inc. several Weill Brothers sales, etc. All in good to fine condition. (73) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA £100
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LITERATURE - PHILATELIC - ZEPPELIN & AIRMAIL inc. superb Corinphila catalogue of the Kofler Collection, large book on the "Hindenburgh" by Archbold, "Commercial Flights to South America" by Duggan, Sieger catalogues, "Combi Mail" by van Beveren, "OAT & AV2 Markings" by Heifetz, etc. All in good to excellent condition. (18) Cross Reference: ZEPPELINS, AIRSHIPS/BALLOONS, ZEPPELIN MAIL, FALSE £100
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WORLDWIDE POSTAL HISTORY - SMALL CARTON with the extensive early to modern world-wide selection of covers and cards. A highly cosmopolitan lot. (Few 100s) £120
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