1858-1981 M & U collection housed in a Lighthouse hingeless album. Good starter collection. (Image)

1897-1968 collection of M & U neatly displayed in five Prangnell albums, several better noted incl. 1898 ½c numeral upper right corner marginal M block of 9 (8 x UM) Cat. £76++, 1908 Quebec Tercentenary set M (Cat £550), 1915 War Tax set M (Cat. £300), 1922-31 KGV Portrait defs set M incl. extras (Cat £230). range coil stamps, pairs, imperf pairs etc. 1928-29 Defin set M (Cat. £375), 1932-33 set M (Cat £170), 1935 Defin set M (Cat. £110), coil stamps M (Cat. £40), 1937 Defin set M (Cat. £180), range KGVI coil stamps M, 1946 Peace set M (Cat. £50), some better KGVI early QEII FDC's, range Special Delivery M & U, QEII well represented with fine ranges of positional marginal blocks, plate blocks etc. Fine lot, well worth viewing. (Image)

1897-98 ½c, 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 6c & 8c, M SG.142/148, 1898 2c Imperial Penny Post 2c (3 diff shades M, 2x UM), 1899 2c on 3c M, SG.171/2. (9) Cat. £489. (Image)

1897-98 Maple Leaf issue 6c & 8c M, 1898-1902 numeral issue 6c (2), 7c, 8c (3), 10c (2) M also 20c M - gum tones, SG.147/8 from 159/165. Cat. £1440. (11) (Image)

1899 3c postal stationery envelope, uprated with 1897-98 ½c (2), 2c, 1898 Map 2c (2 distinct shades), registered to Cape of Good Hope, a little stained around the perfs o/w fine. A single UPU rate to a non-participating Colony & very rare thus. Provenance: Spink 15th July 2010, Lot 2101, sold for £950. (Image)

1899 envelope registered from Berlin, Ontario to Damanhour, Egypt, franked 1897-98 5c, 2c on 3c, 2c Christmas two pairs (distinct shades), tied by fine Berlin c.d.s's for Dec 19th 1899, bears violet hooded 'registered/London' transit d/stamps, stained though most unusual. Provenance: Spink 15th July 2010, Lot 2102, sold for £400. (Image)

1899 May 27th envelope registered from Kingston to Budapest, bearing 1897-98 ½c (2), 6c & 1898 Christmas 2c (2), registration label, transit oval arrival markings on reverse. Fine cover. Provenance: Spink 1st July 2010, Lot 2100, sold for £950+ (Image)

1903 KEVII basic set + extra 1c, 2c, 5c shades, 50c gum thins o/w fine M, SG.173/187. (10) Cat. £1140. (Image)

1907 blue registered cover to Germany bearing 2c Map (6) - two distinctive shades, 1903 1c & 2c, all tied by bold 'R' in oval cancellations, on reverse green 'keep your money in circulation at home' labels, fine & scarce. Provenance: Spink 15th July 2010, Lot 2103, sold for £300. (Image)

1939 Royal Visit to Canada, small collection of covers all bearing Royal Train cancellations for Canada (4) & USA (14), noted hand illustrated & Cinderella stamp added to a cover 'Homage to their Majesties', also noted Royal Train P.O. Registration handstamp. (Image)

OFFICIALS 1938-39 Special Delivery Punctured Type 1 10c green, good U & 10c green FU. Unitrade OAG1 & OAE7, SG.O51 & O57, Cat. £380. Scarce. (2) (Image)