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Description GENERAL
Small clean middle/modern ranges of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Morocco, Switzerland, France, Poland, Romania, E. Germany, Czechoslovakia, Albania and slightly more extensive Hungary, all neatly arranged on stock book pages, good thematic content, the odd useful item, mint and (mostly) used. (Sev. 100s) ...................................................................... £50
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Foreign miscellany on stockcards, Europe and French Colonies, a real mixture that includes various useful values, mixed condition, mint/used. US3 ..................................................................................................... £109
Pretty Good POSTCARDS Collection (housed in defective album) of Transport incl Ships but PROBABLY 95% TRAINS, Railways, Mainly locos and trains pulling carriages in steam/rail related cards - an apparently unused postcards collection including full colour cards and monochrome ‘real photographic’ in places. Mainly high/fine condition - with approximately 290+/- apparently all different cards - although there could be the odd duplicate. Lovely Collection ripe for continuation. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS US5 .......................................................................................... £299
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Colls on leaves of Portugal and Spain (plus a few San Marino) to 1948, some useful earlies and middle period, many copies for shades and postmarks, mixed condition but some nice stamps noted ....................... £140
GENERAL - AFRICA 5
INDEPENDENT AFRICA (mainly) enormous collection of over 17,500 stamps in nine albums, largely covering the 1950’s to 2000’s, but some with earlier (i.e. Belgium Congo, Ethiopia and Liberia from 19th century), with mint and fine used issues (often both) with some unmounted mint throughout, and incl. better values, many sets, miniature sheets, airs incl. loads of high values such as former French Colonies to 500f, some imperf variants, masses of popular topicals etc; stronger countries incl. Algeria, Burundi, Cameroun, Congo areas, Gazza overprints on Egypt with sets to £1, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ghana, Libya (really good incl. Cyrenaica and 1st overprint sets mint), Morocco, Niger, Ruanda, Tchad, Togo, Tunisia and so much else; extremely fresh and attractive collection. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS. (approx 17600+ stamps) US4 .........................................................................£2051
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1960-90 A large carton containig a very large accunmulation of Central African countries issues with CONGO, KATANGA, CONGO
DEM.REP., ZAIRE, BURUNDI, RWANDA etc. All rather messy as it has been removed from a World collection in stockbooks with a disorganised country order. There seem to be mainly complete sets. We have not removed anything from these collections and the thematic interest is huge. There are complete sheets of some issues. (Some odd bits we can’t find in the catalogues!). Hours, nay days, of pleasure sorting this lot out! Condition is generally superb and mainly, if not all unmounted mint. (Very many 100’s). VERY HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS .................................................................................. £400
GENERAL - AUTOGRAPH COVERS 7 8 9 10 11 12
1882 SIR PETER SCOTT-DARWIN CENTENARY. Guaranteed genuine signature on GB illustrated cover with special Slimbridge cancels. Superb, limited edition. US2 .............................................................................. £32
1965 BURT LANCASTER Guaranteed genuine signature of this famous American film actor on an american illustrated cover celebrating the 400th Anniv. of the first permanent European settlement in the new world. Superb condition and scarce.(1 cover) US2 ................................. £216
1980 JOHN WILLIAMS + two other musicians. Guaranteed genuine signatures (3) on GB Royal Philharmonic Orchestra illustrated cover, with special cancels. Very clean US2 ............................................................. £19
1981 BENTLEY COURT, CREWE-GODFREY BROWN (Historian) & PHILLIP KNAPPER (Cover designer). Guaranteed genuine sognatures (both) on GB Illustrated cover, with special Bently Court c.d.s. Number 104 of 250 limited edition. Superb US2 .................................................................. £10
1987 REV. RANDOLPH WISE (Dean of peterborough Cathedral). Guaranteed genuine signature on GB ‘Order of the Thistle’ Mary Queen of Scots illustrated cover. Superb. US2 ................................................... £16
1989 TONY THEOBALD & REV.WILLIAM WESTWOOD-THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE. Guaranteed genuine both signatureS of cover and stamp designer, and Bishop of Peterborough on GB illustrated cover, carried by ‘Thomas’ Wansford to Peterborough, by Nene Valley Railway. Numbered 110 of 400. Superb. US2 ...................................................................... £27
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1990 JOHNNIE JOHNSON-BATTLE OF BRITAIN. Guaranteed genuine signature of WWI bomber pilot, on GB ‘Battle of Britain’ illustrated cover, with 50th
Anniv.Biggin Hill special cancels. Superb US2 ........................ £35
1995 SIR CLIFF RICHARD Guaranteed genuine signature on Isle of Man 50th Anniv. ‘VE Day’ illustrated cover, with special Douglas First Day cancel. Superb & scarce. US2 ................................................................ £110
1995 LUCY WHYBROW (Actress). Guaranteed genuine signature on Benham GB ‘Romeo & Juliette’ illustrated cover, with special Stratford on Avon cancels. Superb US2 .................................................................... £24
1997 BRUCE FORSYTH Guaranteed genuine signature on Benham GB Enid Blyton ‘Noddy’ illustrated cover with specail Variety Club cancels. Superb US2 .......................................................................................... £35
1997 J.N.TIDMARSH (Lord Lt. of Bristol)-JOHN CABOT. Guaranteed genuine signature of Benham illustrated cover, incoropating a replca coin Henry VII ‘Angel’. Special 500th Anniv. of Cabot’s voyage cancels. Superb limited edition. US2 .............................................................................. £19
1998 SIR NORMAN WISDOM (Comedian) Guaranteed genuine signature on GB illustrated ‘Comedians’ cover, with special cancels. Superb US2 ... £35
2000 BILL PERTWEE (Comedy actor & writer) Guaranteed genuine signature on Benham GB Queen Mother’s 100th Birthday illustrated cover, with special Westminster cancels. Superb limited edition. US2 ...... £32
2001 ERIC KNOWLES (Antiques expert).Guaranteed genuine signature on clean Benham GB illustrated cover, with special ‘Belleek Porcelain’ cancel. Superb limited edition. US2 ....................................................... £19
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Description General - Autograph Covers - continued
2002 SIR ROGER BANNISTER (Athlete) Guaranteed genuine signature on GB Commonwealth Games illustated cover with special Manchester cancel. numbered 150 of 250. Superb & Scarce US2 ............................. £70
2002 LORD PATRICK LITCHFIELD Guaranteed genuine signature on GB illustrated ‘Golden Jubilee’ cover, with special cancels. Superb US2 ........ £35
2002 SIR JACK
CHARLTON-FOOTBALL.Guaranteed genuine signature on GB ‘World Cup’ illustrated cover, with special cancels. Number 42 of 50 limited edition. Superb & Scarce. US2 ................................................... £39
2002 JULIET AUBREY-H.M. THE QUEEN MOTHER. Guaranteed genuine signature of actress on GB illustrated cover with special St.James cancels. Superb US2 .......................................................................................... £11
2002 LORD PATRICK LITCHFIELD Guaranteed genuine signature on GB illustrated ‘Wildings’ cover, with special cancels. Superb US2 ................. £35
2002 BARBARA WINDSOR Guaranteed genuine signature on GB ‘London Bridges’ illustrated cover with special cancels. Number 48 of 150 limited edition. Superb US2 ............................................................................. £27 2003 CONCORDE-MIKE BANNISTER-PILOT.
Guaranteed genuine
signature of chief pilot for British Airways, on Concorde illustrated carried on ‘Last Flight’, cover with special cachets, and Filton, Bristol, cancels. Superb, limited edition, with Certificate of Authenticity. US2 .................. £51
2003 TOM PHILLIPS CBE (Artist), Guaranteed genuine signature on Benham illustrated cover, incorporating a 50th Anniv. of Coronation £5 coin. Special cancels. Superb. US2 ......................................................... £27
2003 BEN COHEN Guaranteed genuine signature of the Northampton Saints winger who was part of the 2003 World Cup winning squad. On a GB ‘Rugby’ illustrated World Cup cover. Superbly clean. US2 ................. £51
2003 TONY PAYNE (C.E.O.of Licenced Victuallers Assoc.) Guaranteed genuine signature, on Benham GB ‘Pub Signs’ cover, with special ‘Time gentlemen Please’/Lincoln cancels. Superb limited edition. US2 ............. £16
2003 RICHARD TODD-DAMBUSTERS. Guaranteed genuine signature on Guernsey Dambusters illustrated 60th Anniv. cover with special ‘Lancaster’ bomber cancel. Numbered 45 of 50 limited edition. Superb & rare. US2 .............................................................................................. £98
2004 CUNARD QEII last voyage across the atlantic, illustrated cover signed by Captain Ian McNaught. Superb. US2 ..................................... £16 2005
LT.COM.FRANK NOWOSIELSKI-H.M.S.
VICTORY. Guaranteed
genuine signature on GB illustrated cover with special Portsmouth cancels. Superb limited edition. US2 ..................................................... £11
2006 AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR RICHARD JOHNS Guaranteed genuine signature on GB illustrated Queen’s 80th Birthday cover. Superb US2 .... £14
2008 SIR IAN McKELLEN CH CBE (Shakespeare Actor) Guaranteed genuine signature on GB ‘House of York’ illustrated cover with special Richard III cancel. Numbered 97 of 325, limited edition. Superb US2 ..... £27
GENERAL - BRITISH COLONIES
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1915-19 War Tax mint and used accumulation(approx 900) including Bahamas with 1s mint(9), Cayman Is, Dominica, Falkland Is, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, some varieties, mainly fine. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS ................................. £250
GENERAL - BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
P to Z collection with good Rhodesia including double heads etc. Many 100’s. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS .................................................................................................. £200
Balance on large SG Philatelic Album leaves, well picked over, mostly cheaper material but odd useful noted in Indian States, Gibraltar etc., fair to fine used. (547) Cat. £1060 US ........................................................ £129
B.W.I. METER MAIL an interesting collection of 1940’s-2000’s covers and cards displaying various types and rates from Antigua, Bahamas (7), Barbados (12), Bermuda (6), Br. Guiana/Guyana (9), Belize (5), Cayman Is (9), Jamaica (19), Montserrat, Trinidad (6) and Virgin Is. (75 covers/cards and few pieces) US ............................................................................... £178
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SOUTH WEST AFRICA, Namibia, Transkei, and Ciskei, attractive 1976-95 unmounted mint range of sets displayed on Hagner pages, looks to be all different. (approx 590 stamps) .............................................................. £120
unmounted mint mainly QE2 1980’s-1999 ranges of sets displayed on Hagner pages in a binder, largely all different and incl. better Falklands incl. 1978 & 1982 Mail Ships, 1984-86 Insects, 1989-90 Sailing Ships, Cayman Is 1974 Definitive set, Turks incl. 1978-83 Fish, Montserrat, Virgin Is 1975 Fish, 1979-82 Marine Life, Bermuda, Bahamas incl. 1980 Definitive set, Ascension incl. 1981 Flowers etc, plus a few others and some fine used. (approx 1940 stamps and 36 m/s’s) .............................. £500
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THE SAINTS a binder of QE2 1960’s-90’s unmounted mint sets displayed on Hagner pages, with St Kitts, St Lucia, ST Helena and St Vincent incl. few Grenadines, some useful Definitive sets to $10, occasional set with two examples etc. (approx 1140 stamps) ..................................................... £160
COMMONWEALTH OMNIBUS ISSUES a stockbook of mint or unmounted mint sets, with 1937 Coronation (60 different sets incl. Newfoundland long set), 1946 Victory (61 different sets), 1953 Coronation (88 different sets), 1973 Wedding (31 different sets), and 1978 Anniversary of Coronation strips. (approx 820 stamps). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS ................................. £220
Small clean miscellany, various bits and pieces, incl. Omnibus 1981 Royal Wedding Crown Agents issue of 22 sets (x2), 1980 Queen Mother (14) and 1981 Duke of Edinburgh Award (10 sets), Lundy & Herm locals, some Presentation Packs, 1935 Silver Jubilee (5 mint sets incl. Br. Virgin Isles and Gilbert & Ellice), 1948 RSW Jamaica mint and St. Helena v.g.u., Sudan 1948 P. Due 4m (2) used, a few covers incl. Grenada 1892 1d on 8d POSTAL SURCHARGE, worth inspection ............................................ £80
2 Large Stockbooks (32 pages) with mainly used collections of A to J countries. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS .................................................................................. £200
Large packet with a substantial stock of Pacific Islands with Cook Islands, Nauru, Niue, Western
Samoa.Mainly u.m. with sets, blocks and multiples. Many 100’s .......................................................................................... £150
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