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New Hebrides. Page bearing 1908, 1910-11 and 1911 sets all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (21).
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Reunion. Two pages bearing 1900 Parcel Post 10c, 1907 set of fifteen and 1907 postage due set of eight all in strips of three, 1912 surcharge set, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (80). £200-300
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St. Pierre & Miquelon. Page bearing 1900-08 35c strip of three, 1909 set of sixteen, 1912 surcharges (10, no 5 on 20c), also French Colonies 20c olive green postage due strip of three, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (32). £100-120
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Senegal/French Sudan. Three pages bearing Senegambia & Niger 1903 set in strips of three, Upper Senegal & Niger 1906 set of fourteen (no 5c, 10, 15c) and 1906 postage due set of seven in strips of three, Senegal 1903 surcharge set of four, 1906 35c and 45c and postage due 20c all in strips of three, 1912 surcharge set, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (129). £300-400
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Tunisia. Page bearing 1898 20c, 1906 set of thirteen in strips of three, 1908 surcharge set, all handstamped "Specimen" types R3 or R4. (44). £120-150
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French & Indo China Post Offices in China. Two pages bearing French P.O 1902-06 set in strips of three, 1907 surcharge set, Indo-China 1902 set in strips of three, handstamped "Specimen" types R3 or R4. (83). £300-400
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Post Offices in Egypt. Four pages bearing Alexandria 1902 set of fifteen with additional 5f strip of three, Port Said 1902 set of fifteen in strips of three, handstamped "Specimen" type R3. (63). £200-250
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Post Offices in the Levant & Crete. Six pages bearing 1902 sets for Levant, Cavalla, Dedeagh and Crete, all in strips of three, handstamped "Specimen" type R3. (132). £350-450
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Post Offices in Morocco. Page bearing 1902-10 set in singles (5 values) or strips of three (7 values), and all 1909-11 postage and postage due sets, all handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4. (43). £180-220
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Post Offices in Zanzibar. Page bearing 1902-03 set handstamped "Specimen" type R3. (11). £100-150
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Portugal. Four pages bearing 1903-08 franking stamps for Consumptives Aid Society (2, strips of three), civilian rifle clubs (6, three in strips of three) or Red Cross Society, 1904 postage due set of seven in strips of three, 1905 50r and 75r strips of three, 1910 set, 1910-12 Republica set and 1911 postage due set, 1911-12 set, 1911 Charity Tax 10r and 20r, 1912 set of sixteen and 2c charity tax, also 1911-12 Madeira set overprinted Republica, 1905 Funchal 50c and 75c strips, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (125). <\i> £400-600
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Angola, Guinee, S. Thome & Principe. Five pages bearing 1908 Provisorio 50r and 75r, 1903 postage and 1904 postage due sets and 1905 50r on 65r from all three colonies in strips of three, singles of the 1911 postage and postage due sets from all three colonies, Angola 1912 set and 1912 surcharges, S. Thome 1912 set, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (223). £600-800
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Cape Verde. Two pages bearing 1903 Provisorio 50r and 75r, 1903 postage set and 1904 postage due set, 1905 50r on 65r, all in strips of three (faults to seven postage dues), singles of the 1911 postage and postage due sets, 1912 set, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (100). £250-350
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Azores. Two pages bearing 1905 50r and 75r from Angra, Horta and Ponta Delgada all in strips of three, Azores 1904 postage due set in strips of three, 1910 set, 1910-11 postage and postage due sets with Republica overprints, 1911 10r and 20r charity tax, 1911-12 postage and postage due sets, 1912 set of sixteen and 2c charity tax, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (107). £300-350
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Macau. Five pages bearing 1898-1900 5r, 10r, 15r, 20r, 75r singles, 10r and 20r strips of three, 1902 surcharges (24 different stamps), 1902 Provisorio set, 1903 set and 1904 postage due set, 1905 10a on 12a all in strips of three, 1910 dues overprinted for postal use, 1911 Republica postage and postage due sets, 1a on 5r fiscal, 2a on half 4a (2) and 5a on half 10a (2), 1913 set of fifteen, all handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4. (217). £600-800
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Mozambique. Four pages bearing 1902 Provisorio 50r and 75r, 1903 set, 1904 postage due set, 1905 50r on 65r all in strips of three, 1911 postage and postage due sets, 1912 set; Mozambique Company 1904 set of four and 1907 set of thirteen in strips of three, 1911 set of fifteen, 1911 Republica postage and postage due sets, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (193). £600-800
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Mozambique Provinces. Four pages bearing Inhambane 1903 set of sixteen and 1905 50r on 65r, Zambezia, Lourenco Marques and Congo 1903 sets of eight, 1902 Provisorio 50r and 75r, 1905 50r on 65r all in vertical strips of three, also 1911 Republica sets from Inhambane, Congo, Lourenco Marques and Zambezia, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (207). £600-800
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Nyassa Co. Page bearing 1911 Republica set all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (12). £100-150
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Portuguese India. Three pages bearing 1902 Provisorio 2t, 1903 set of fourteen (also 1898 9r), 1904 postage due set and 1905 2t on 2½t all in strips of three, 1895-96 9r, 1900 1rp and 2rp, 1911 Republica postage and postage due sets, 1913 Vasco de Gama set, and unsevered pairs of the 1911 surcharges (19 stamps) all handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4. Also page with French India 1906 35c strip of three and 1907 45c with R4 handstamp. (164). £600-800
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Timor. Four pages bearing 1902 surcharges (21 stamps), 1902 Provisorio pair, 1903 set, 1904 postage due set and 1905 10a on 12a all in strips of three, also 1899-1900 10a and 78a, 1911 Republica postage and postage due sets, nearly all handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4, a few faults. (164). £400-500
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Austrian P.O in Turkey and Crete. Two pages bearing P.O in Turkey 1903 set of four, 1908 postage and postage due sets, P.O in Crete 1903-04 set of seven and 1908 set, handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4. (35). £140-160
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Belgian Congo. Page bearing 1896 15c and 40c with "Specimen" handstamp type R3. (2). £70-80
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Bosnia Herzegovina. Three pages bearing 1903-04 30h, 40h and 45h, 1904 postage due set, 1906 set all in strips of three, 1912 12h, 60h and 72h, 1912 1h - 5k set of twenty, all handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4. (119). £350-450
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Eritrea. Page bearing 1903 set of eleven, 1903 50L and 100L postage dues, 1905 15c on 20c, 1910 15c and 25c, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (16). £100-120
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Gold Coast. Page bearing 1899 1/-, 1906 2/6, 1907-13 set of ten and unissued 10/-, 1908 1d, 1912 set of twelve all with Specimen overprints (1908 1d with broken "M"), an interesting page containing the unissued 10/-. (S.G. £1,235). (26). £150-200
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Montenegro. Three pages bearing 1906 and 1907 postage and postage due sets and 25h A.R stamps all in strips of three, also 1896 set, 1910 set, 1913 postage and postage due sets and 25pa A.R stamp, all handstamped "Specimen" types R3 or R4, 1907 50pa strip partly torn away, otherwise fine. (134). <\i> £400-500
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Northern & Southern Nigeria. Page bearing Southern Nigeria 1903-04 2½d and £1, 1907 3d, 1907-09 set, 1912 set, Northern Nigeria 1910-11 set and 1913 set, all overprinted "Specimen", the Southern Nigeria 1903-04 pair, 1907 3d, 1907-09 ½d, 1d and 2½d in strips of three, the others in singles. (63). £150-200
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Roumania. Six pages bearing 1903 15b violet, 1903 postal coach and new P.O sets, 1906 25th Anniversary of Kingdom issue (5 values), Forty years rule set (8 values, no 5b, 15b), Jubilee Exhibition set all in strips of three, and single stamps comprising 1900 40b green, all five 1906-07 Welfare Fund sets, 1908-09 set of eight, 1911 1½b yellow and postage set of nine, all handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4. (162). £500-600
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Russia & Russian Levant. Two pages bearing 1904 War Orphans Fund set of four with cyrillic "B" overprints (Specimen?), 1905 15k and 25k, 1906 5r and 10r all in strips of three, 1908 and 1913 sets, Russian P.O in Turkey 1910 20pa on 5k and set of seven, 1912 and 1913 sets, 1913 15pa on 3k and 50pi on 5r, also Bosnia Herzegovina 1900 1k 2k, and 1903 40h, all handstamped "Specimen", type "R4" on the Russian stamps, the Bosnia stamps with 19x2½mm handstamp in serifed capitals. (87). £300-350
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Russian P.O in China. Page bearing 1907-08 issue in strips of three (8 values, no 7k, 10k, 20k, 50k, 1r) or singles (15r, 25r), and 1910 set of fifteen, also Russian P.O in Turkey 1904 35pi and 70pi strips of three, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (45). £150-200
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Serbia. Two pages bearing 1903 set of twelve and 1p on 5d, 1904 set of eight and 1905 set of eleven all in strips of three, 1911 Journalists Fund and definitive sets, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (113). <\i> £300-350
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Siam. Three pages bearing strips of three of the 1887-91 12a and 24a, 1899 3a and 10a surcharges, 1899 - 1904 issue (8a, 10a, 64a and the six 1904 stamps, with four duplicates), 1905 surcharge pair with extra 2a on 28a, 1905-08 set with the nine original values in strips of six (additional strips of six values) and singles of the five 1908 values, singles of the scarce 1907 10t - 40t surcharges on fiscal stamps, 1907-08 surcharges, 1908 Jubilee and King Chulalongkorn Statue sets, 1909 new currency surcharges (11 stamps), 1910 and 1912 sets. The 1907 fiscal surcharge set of three and 1908 Kings Statue 10t, 20t and 40t bear a tiny 12x1½mm specimen handstamp presumably applied in Siam to high value stamps prior to distribution to the U.P.U; all other stamps are handstamped "Specimen" type R4. Four stamps with faults, otherwise largely fine, a rare and interesting archival group. (170). Photo on Page 62. £1,500-2,000
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Sweden. Page bearing 1891-1904 5ore, 8ore, and 50ore olive grey strips of three, 1903 G.P.O 5kr strip of three, 1910 set of three, 1910 official issue 10ore - 1k and 35ore, 1910-12 set of ten, all handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4. (36). £150-180
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Switzerland. Page bearing 1907 set, 1908 set of nine, 1908-09 set and 1910 postage due set (no 30c) all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (29). £100-150
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Turkey. Two pages bearing 1905 postage set of ten, printed matter set of six and postage due pair all in strips of three, 1909 set of ten and set of four with crescent overprint, printed matter set of six and postage due pair, 2pi newspaper stamp, 1913 set of ten, set of four with crescent overprint and postage due pair, all handstamped "Specimen" type R4. (93). £300-400
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Uruguay. Page bearing 1900 5m orange, 7c carmine and 20c blue, 1897 Provisorio overprint set of three, 1904-05 set (no 5c) and 1906-07 set of three all in strips of three, 1910 set, 1911 5c, 1911 official set, 1912 5m - 5c (five values), the three 1900 stamps with 19x2½mm Specimen handstamp in serifed capitals, the others handstamped "Specimen" type R3 or R4, also a page with Peru 1897 1c, type R3 handstamp. (56). <\i> £150-180
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Venezuela. Page bearing 1904 5c on 50c, 1904-09 set and 1904 official set in strips of three, 1900 5c, 25c and 1b officials, 1911 set, all handstamped "Specimen" types R3 or R4. (48). £120-150
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1862 (August) Lallier stamp album, the contents rather sparse with some stamps removed, the remaining stamps (including a 1d black) all stuck down. The spine broken and covers detached, nevertheless a very reasonable example of the first commercial stamp album produced for the British market, containing two maps. £200-250
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1864 Lallier stamp album, third English edition in remarkably fine condition, a reasonable number of stamps throughout (though many pages are unused), nearly all stuck down but otherwise mainly fine, including 1d black with four margins, various European classics, India 1866 6a, Hong Kong 1866 18c, Straits Settlements 1867 1½c pair, 3c, 6c, Canada, USA 1869 12c and 24c, etc. The finest condition Lallier album we have seen, with hand painted fold out world map, signed by Lallier, metal clasp. £500-800
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1880 Universal Postage Stamp Album, various issues to about 1890 all stuck down, including 1d black and unused 1d red (both four margins), Denmark, India 1866 6a, Western Australia, also two other albums with North Borneo, Romania on pages, etc. (1,000s). £200-250
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Foreign countries in a well filled S.G. Imperial album with issues to c.1906, also four other New Ideal albums for foreign countries (2, A-J and L-Z), world or Commonwealth, these last four rather sparse. (5 Albums). £300-400
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Foreign Countries to c.1900, the extensive mint and used collection in an S.G. Imperial album volume II, including Belgian Congo 1891 10f used; Bulgaria 1884 5 on 30s surcharge in black used; China Large Dragon 1c (3, one unused), 3c (2) and 5c (2), Small Dragon 3c mint, 1894 4c mint and used, 5c used, 9c mint and used, 12c mint and used, 24c mint and used, 1897 surcharges with large figure 10c on 12c and 30c on 24c used, 1897 revenues surcharged for postal use comprising 1c, both 2c surcharges and 4c all mint and used, 1897 $1 used, 1898 issue mint to $2 and $5 unused no gum; Korea 1900 50ch mint; Denmark 1851 2r used (four margins); Danish West Indies 1856 3c unused; Iceland 1873 3sk, 4sk mint, 8sk used, 1876 set used; France 1849-50 10c, 15c (2), 40c, 1f, 1852 10c, 1870-71 80c all used; French Colonies; German States with Bavaria 1849 1kr black used, Bremen, Brunswick, Hamburg 1859 4s used; Germany 1872 18kr used; Italian States with Roman States 1sc used, Sicily; Italy 1869 10c buff postage due mint; Luxembourg 1875 rouletted official 12½c used; Portuguese Colonies with Madeira 1868 100r used (four large margins), Portuguese India 1871-72 first issue 10r unused, 20r used; Finland 1860-74 issues with full teeth (8); Shanghai; Siam with 1885 1t on 1s and 1889 1a on 2a mint (S.G. 7, 21); Sweden 1855 6s (2), 8s used; Switzerland 1850-52 issues (10, faults, not guaranteed); USA 1847 5c (2), 1860 30c, 1861-62 30c, 90c, 1867 24c, 30c (2), 90c, 1869 set all used, 1893 Columbian Expo. Issue mint to 50c and used to $2, 1894-95 $1 (both types) and $2 used, State $5 unused (not guaranteed), also many other classic issues from Europe, South America, etc. A fine lot, a few faults but most fine, many better stamps included. (1,000s). Photo on Page 94. £6,000-8,000
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Commonwealth and foreign stamps and covers including 1938 postcard from Dachau Concentration Camp franked 3pf pair; two 1865 entire letters from Pondicherry to Mauritius both with very scarce "MOCAMBIQUE" ship datestamps, one also with "MEINAM" ship c.d.s, unfortunately with stamps torn out; 1948 (Jan. - Mar.) telegrams from Jerusalem to Paris, the first stating "postal services suspended" (3); note written by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on printed notepaper arranging a dental appointment; pencil design for 2002 Grenadines H.M Queen Mother sheetlet signed by Jennifer Toombs; 1897-98 O.F.S postcards cancelled by M, X or Y obliterators; 1821 British and Foreign Bible Society printed notices sent within the Liverpool Penny Post (2); stamps with Bavaria 1875 7k blue (thin) and 10k ochre used (S.G. 71, 73, £875), etc. Also Salles Maritime Mail volume VI (Bendon reprint). An unusual group. £280-320
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The large accumulation of worldwide stamps in six boxes, some collections in albums and stockbooks, many stamps loose or in envelopes, G.B, Commonwealth and foreign. (Many 1,000s). £400-600
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The large accumulation of worldwide stamps in six boxes, some collections in albums and stockbooks, many stamps loose or in envelopes, G.B, Commonwealth and foreign. (Many 1,000s). £400-600
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The large worldwide mint and used accumulation in 25 stockbooks, on stockcards and loose, much duplication. (1,000s). £400-500
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Extensive worldwide collections in nineteen albums and on pages including albums of French Colonies and Post Offices (2), Portugal, Denmark, France, Belgium (2), Switzerland, USA, Portuguese Colonies, Greece (2), etc., some reasonable stamps and sets. (1,000s). £800-1,000
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South and Central America. The extensive mint and used accumulation in three boxes including Colombia with 1917 set in mint blocks of four; Venezuela with early issues, specimens and proofs; Panama with proofs, 1906 set of eight (with six additional values) all with inverted centre; Nicaragua with Bluefields overprints; Uruguay, etc. (1000s). £200-300
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South and Central America - Forgeries. Collection written up on pages, mainly 19th Century issues with some phantoms, genuine stamps, etc. (c.1,000). £150-200
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1948-84 Presentation stamp folders prepared for delegates at U.P.U conferences, some inscribed to the Paraguay delegate, including 1948 folders from India and Colombia, 1952 folders from Colombia, Argentina, Germany, France, Cambodia, Czechoslovakia, Japan, G.B, Russia, Portugal, India, Switzerland and Venezuela, etc., faults and staining to some stamps. (18). £200-300
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