Argyll Etkin Ltd Sale

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Turkey. 1932 (Apr 12) Registered Printed Matter cover from Istanbul to Curityba, Parana, with 3rd South American flight cachets, datestamps of Parana and Curityba (Apr. 22), fine and scarce. S.157. Photo on Page 52. (Image1)

Est. £150-180

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USA. 1930 (Apr 19) Cover from Washington D.C carried on the round flight between Lakehurst and Friedrichshafen, with the Round Flight and South American flight cachets, franked by Air 5c and Graf Zeppelin $1.30, the First Day of Issue of this Zeppelin stamp, backstamped at Friedrichshafen (June 6) and New York (June 18). A fine and scarce First Day Cover. S.64. Photo on Page 52. (Image1)

Est. £500-600

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USA. 1936 (May-Oct) Covers carried on the ten "Hindenburg" Zeppelin flights from Lakehurst to Frankfurt, six with arrival datestamps. Also a card from the U.S Representative of the German Zeppelin Transport Co. giving departure dates of the "Hindenburg" and postal rates. A fine group. (10).

Est. £150-200

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PRINTERS PROOFS AND SAMPLE STAMPS

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c.1890 De La Rue Die Proof of a large QV Head, in green on thick card, initialled "IP", 82x112mm. Also reprints of the same head proof in pale green (2, shades), lilac or black on gummed paper. A fine group, the proof on card probably an original proof and scarce. (5). Photo on Page 70. (Image1)

Est. £200-300

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330

1891 De La Rue Imperium Proofs, two imperforate 6d vertical pairs on Crown CA paper, inscribed "Postage and Revenue", upper stamps with plain background to the value tablet and lower stamps with a lined background to the value tablet, printed in black and red on red paper or grey and green, the last pair with watermark reversed, no gum, fine. Also a Minerva Head sample stamp in red. (5). Photo on Page 38. (Image1) (Image2)

Est. £200-250

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331

1907 De La Rue KEVII Proofs produced for the fifth Universal Colour Scheme submission, piece bearing 6d Imperium trial at left with "No 20 - 4s, Duty S.F Red, Head D.F Black" printed alongside, and Nyasaland type 1d trial at right with "No. 47 - 4s, Border D.F Black, Head S.F Red" printed alongside. Photo on Page 72. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

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c.1908 Waterlow Sample Book with "Waterlows, 24 & 25 Birchin Lane, E.C" on the leather cover, containing 21 pages with 194 various postage or revenue stamps or proofs, all mounted with a card surround, 47 Imperforate proofs include 1901 New Zealand 1d Universal in blue, carmine or black and 1897 Mazagan to Marrakech Local Post 5c, 20c, 1p, telegraph stamps of Costa Rica (8) and revenues from Brazil (14), Costa Rica (2), Nicaragua (12) and Guatemala (5). A fine and attractive sample book, each page 200x123mm.

Est. £1,200-1,500

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c.1923 Harrison & Sons sample stamps inscribed "SPECIMEN", all perforated, some watermarked, designs comprising Chateau de Chillon in brown and mauve (20) or green and purple (15), St. Nicholas Church, Amsterdam in black and brown (8) or black and green (13), Belgian type (11), Tunisian King (13), Dutch numeral type (9), Rivadavia (4), Luxembourg type in purple (15) or green (11), Robespiere in blue (14) or orange (11), Javanese girl (9), Queen Wilhelmina in carmine (20) or green (18). A rare large group, many in multiples. (191).

Est. £500-600

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c.1923 Harrison & Sons sample stamps inscribed "SPECIMEN", imperforate stamps on gummed paper, some watermarked, comprising Chateau de Chillon in three differing colours (22, including a block of ten), St. Nicholas Church Amsterdam in three differing colours (32, with blocks of eight and ten), Belgian type in four colours (34, with two sheets of ten), Tunisian King in two colours (9), Dutch numeral type in two colours (6), Luxembourg type in five colours (28, with two sheets of ten), Robespiere in three colours (20), Javanese girl in three colours (22, with two sheets of ten), Queen Wilhelmina in five colours (12). These perforated sample stamps were illustrated and described in a 1979 article in "The Philatelist", which stated "some imperfs were also produced, probably as colour trials and proofs, but these are exceedingly rare". A scarce group with thirty differing designs/colours. (185). Photo on Pages 78 & 164. (Image1) (Image2)

Est. £700-1,000

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c.1923 Harrison & Sons sample stamps inscribed "SPECIMEN", the fifteen differing perforated stamps, also imperforate Queen Wilhelmina stamps in four differing colours. (19)

Est. £100-120

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c.1923 Harrison & Sons booklet "Collogravure Recess and Surface Printing applied to the Production of Postage and Revenue stamps, Bank Notes and Security Work" containing all fifteen perforated stamps in blocks of ten (11) or eight (4), also a document sample, another page with a further block removed, missing the South Africa page (see next lot). A scarce booklet, containing 142 sample stamps.

Est. £500-600

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c.1923 Harrison & Sons booklet "Collogravure Recess and Surface Printing applied to the Production of Postage and Revenue stamps, Bank Notes and Security Work" containing all fifteen perforated stamps in blocks of ten (11) or eight (4), another page also bearing blocks of ten of the South Africa 1d Springbok essays in three differing colours, also a page with a document sample, another page with a further sample block removed. A rare booklet complete with the South Africa essays (which were nearly always removed from the booklet). (142 sample stamps + 30 essays).

Est. £800-1,000

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c.1940 King George VI Head Essays by Waterlow Brothers & Layton on gummed unwatermarked paper, imperforate essays in violet (3 pairs), perforated essays in violet (7, with three pairs) or red (5, with two pairs). (18). Photo on Page 128. (Image1)

Est. £120-150

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c.1960 Harrison & Sons folder "Photogravure Postage Stamps Colour Specimens" containing forty numbered cards each bearing a sample stamp, a sailing ship design in twenty differing single colours, and a flower design in twenty differing two, three or four colour combinations. An unusual and scarce complete folder. (40).

Est. £150-200

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WORLDWIDE STAMPS & COVERS

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Extensive accumulation in six boxes, mainly Commonwealth, some Europe with collections of Russia, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Luxembourg, a collection of miniature sheets including Belgium 1924 5f sheet of four, also Tibet unissued 1974 U.P.U Centenary sets of four (8), Hawaii 1896 2c - 25c set mint, a few Liberia proofs, etc. (Many 1,000s).

Est. £500-800

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c.1840-1970 Stamps in seven albums including 1949 U.P.U Omnibus issue used complete, Commonwealth and Foreign collections to 1935 in two Ideal Albums with a 1d black (3 margins), and a KGVI - QEII Commonwealth collection in three albums. (7 Albums).

Est. £250-300

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GB and World stamps and covers including 1926 cover bearing Bechuanaland 1914 Waterlow 5/- (S.G. 84, £375 as a stamp, with 1984 R.P.S Certificate), 1857 cover bearing Nova Scotia 3d (four margins), G.B decimal mint with values to £10, etc. (100s).

Est. £150-250

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1822-56 Entire letters including oval "PACKET LETTER / MAURITIUS" datestamps in red or black, arc type "GIBRALTAR" and blue boxed "P. BRITO" on letters to Portugal (2), etc. (9).

Est. £80-100

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344

Covers and cards with an album of military mail, mainly Boer War with F.P.Os and P.O.W mail (30+), some G.B and world stamps, G.B prestamp, WW2 Madagascar France Libre overprints C.T.O on covers (39), etc. (100s).

Est. £200-250

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Europe - Mourning Covers. c.1822-2000 Covers and lettersheets, the very extensive collection with items from Belgium (123, also covers bearing Queen Astrid mourning stamps), France (c.400), Germany (c.430, some royalty related, also covers bearing Hindenburg mourning stamps), Italy (176), Netherlands (106), Sweden (63), Switzerland (c.250), etc., many printed lettersheets containing death notices, some covers from G.B to Europe. An interesting collection. (c.2,000).

Est. £2,000-2,500

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Air Mail Labels. c.1925-35 Labels including Imperial Airways booklets (10) issued in G.B (4), South Africa (2), Australia (2), Egypt or India, U.S booklets (3), German booklet, Egypt 1935 vertical strip of five with "BY AIR MIAL" error, 1932 Russia vertical strip of four with "Par aviou" error, Transjordan "BY AIR TO / RAMLEH" and "BY AIR TO / AMMAN" pair, and France 1925 Lemaitre-Aprachard flight label. (18).

Est. £120-150

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c.1855-1968 Commonwealth collection in four albums, many better KGV and KGVI stamps and sets, including Ascension, Australia 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge postally used, Bahrain 1938-41 KGVI 3p - 25r set used (15r watermark upright), Bechuanaland 1932 ½d - 10/- set used on pieces, Bermuda, Canada 1897 Diamond Jubilee mint 20c, 50c, used 6c, 15c, $2, $4 (very heavy cancel), Cayman Islands, Cyprus 1928 set mint, Falkland Islands 1933 Centenary ½d - 2/6 mint and ½d - 10/- used, Grenada, Hong Kong, India 1948 Gandhi set used, British Occupation of Italian Colonies, Kuwait, Leeward Islands, Morocco Agencies, New Guinea 1935 10/- used, North Borneo 1939 1c - $5 set used, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Pakistan, Papua 1932-40 set used, Rhodesia 1910-13 perf 14 £1 used, Sarawak, Southern Rhodesia, South West Africa, Sudan, Transjordon, virtually all 1935 Silver Jubilee and 1948 Silver Wedding issues used, etc., a few forged cancels noted, otherwise fine, a good collection. (1,000s). Photo on Page 72. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

Est. £2,400-2,800

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The Extensive QV-QEII selection on stockcards, from Antigua to Zanzibar, many better single stamps and complete sets, including Ascension with 1922-53 sets mint, Bahamas, Bahrain with 1933-37 set of fourteen used and the six later values mint, Bechuanaland, Bermuda KGV and KGVI high values mint, British Levant, Ceylon, Fiji, Gambia, Gibraltar, Gold Coast with 1902 £1 mint, 1913 £1 used, Ireland overprints with first 1922 10/- fine used, KUT, Mauritius, Newfoundland, Niger Coast, Nyasaland, Pakistan with KGVI 25r handstamped overprint used, St. Lucia with 1864 4d cancelled by Anchor in retta, Sarawak, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, etc. Also KUT KGVI 1c sheet with listed varieties, and Omnibus issues in stockbooks or on pages with 1948 Silver Wedding high values mint (64), etc. A good lot, virtually everything of some value with many individual stamps or sets cataloguing £100+ each, very high overall catalogue value. (1,000s).

Est. £2,000-2,500

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QV-QEII Stamps, the accumulation in a box with a useful 1953-67 QEII mint collection in an album including Malaya, British Antarctic Territory 1963-69 set, Falkland Islands Dependencies, also South Africa, KUT, New Guinea 1915-16 2/- block of four mint, New Zealand 1940 Official set mint, Seychelles, 1948 Royal Wedding high values mint (34, with Hong Kong $10 unmounted), a few Specimens with British Guiana 1940 Postage Due set, Dominica Victory pair, Seychelles and St. Helena 1937 Coronation sets, Swaziland 1947 Royal Visit set, etc. (1,000s).

Est. £400-500

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350

Mint selection including Bermuda 2/6 - £1 (38), G.B QEII 2/6 - £1 Castles (four St. Edwards Crown sets) and Tangier overprints, S.W.A 1942 2d Official pair (S.G. O21), unfortunately nearly all with some toning, varying from slight to severe. (91).

Est. £150-200

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