1929 Postal Union Congress booklets, 2/- issue number 103 and 3/- issue number 172, the 3/- booklet with small paper adherence to inside front cover, otherwise both very fine. S.G. BB13, 25, £950. (2).

1938-40 KGVI 6d Booklets with plain covers, comprising buff covers (2) with and without interleaving, pink covers (2) with and without interleaving, or pale green covers with panes of four (2, panes facing right or left, sideways watermarks), the first buff cover booklet without interleaving with both 1½d pairs inverted watermarks. S.G. BD1/3, £1,050. (6).

1940 KGVI 2/6 Booklet with blue cover, issue number 11, insignificant mark on cover, otherwise very fine and scarce. S.G. BD14, £1,700. Photo on Page 16. (Image1)

1942 (Apr) KGVI 2/6 Booklet, issue number 109, all panes with inverted watermark, front cover with date lightly written in pencil, otherwise fine. S.G. BD16, £975. Photo on Page 16. (Image1)

1942 (Dec) KGVI 2/6 Booklet with unglazed green cover, issue number 158, all panes with inverted watermarks, fine. S.G. BD17, £975. Photo on Page 16. (Image1)

1938 KGVI 5/- Booklet, issue number 23, small scrape to back cover, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. BD24, £2,000. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)

1943 (June) KGVI 5/- Booklet, issue number 35 with buff cover, ½d pane and the three 2½d panes with inverted watermark, very fine and scarce. S.G. BD26, £2,000. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)

1955 (March) 2/6 Booklet containing KGVI 1d blue pane of three with "Minimum Inland Printed Paper Rate 1½d" labels (inverted watermark) and three QEII panes (1½d inverted watermark), very fine. S.G. F14, £650.

1959 (Aug/Oct) 3/- Booklets with Graphite line panes, inverted watermarks on August 1959 1d pane and all October 1959 panes, both fine. S.G. M13g, 15g, £600. (2).

1954 (March) 5/- Booklet containing KGVI 1d and 2d panes and four QEII panes (½d inverted watermark), fine and scarce. S.G. H6, £1,000. Photo on Page 18. (Image1)

1935-1970 Predecimal 6d - £1 Booklets with KEVIII 6d, 2/-, 3/- and 5/- booklets, better QEII booklets including 2/- NP31, 2/6 F26, 5/- H7, £1 Stamps for Cooks stapled, etc., all fine. S.G. £6,000 (approx). (136).

1971-1998 Booklets including Prestige, Greetings and Christmas booklets, high face value, all fine. (530).

1971-2012 QEII Stitched and folded booklets (face value £795+), also various c.1980-2015 unmounted mint stamps (face value c.£380), all fine, total face value c.£1,175.

c.1972-2003 Prestige booklets including 1972 Wedgwood (3), all fine, face value c.£900.

c.2000-2015 Red folded booklets including Greetings, Christmas, 1st Class, 2nd Class and E booklets, all fine, face value £1,600+.

1865-67 Stamps, the collection well written up on pages comprising Aberdeen (30) with ½d yellow-brown, ½d slate-blue block of 27; Clarke & Co of Edinburgh (8, with corner block of six); Edinburgh & Leith Circular Delivery Co (62); Edinburgh & Leith Parcel Delivery Co (183) with four blocks of fifteen of first issue 2d, second issue 2d imperf blocks of 18 and 42, 2d rouletted block of nine, 3d imperf block of 54; Glasgow (132) with ¼d black pin perf sheet of 66 (three with cracked plate variety), ½d scarlet imperf block of 12, pin perf block of 54 (two with damaged plate variety); Liverpool (206) with ¼d perf 13 block of 98 (just one stamp removed from sheet), ¼d imperf block of twelve, ½d block of 72; London (210) with ½d blue error of colour (crayon cancel), pin perf ¼d block of 65 (just one stamp removed from sheet), imperf ½d greenish grey sheet of 66 (divided into seven blocks), ½d purple pin perf sheet of 66; Metropolitan (89) with ¼d block of eight showing pre-printing paper fold across four stamps, ¼d block of 54, ½d block of 18, ¼d orange error of colour (or a proof) with double perfs at right; London & Districts (10) with perf 13 ½d claret block of six, three with ¼d error; National (89) with ¼d green, ½d block of 77, ¾d block of ten; also a few forgeries. A fine collection, with many plate varieties identified, shades, etc. S.G. £24,000 (approx). Photo on Pages 12 & 38. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image1)

1865 (Nov 24) Printed circular for "J.E Vernon, 54 Leith Street, Edinburgh, Magic Lanterns & Slides at Reduced Prices. Dissolving Views Exhibitions conducted in Town & Country at a moderate charge ..... large lanterns & slides lent out. Terms on Application. Reduced prices to schools", addressed to "J.F Pillans Esq, 7 Tentallan Place, Grange". Franked by Edinburgh & Leith perf 11½ ¼d dull mauve (S.G. CD10a, fault at base) cancelled "R.B & Co", endorsed "This was delivered at my house yesterday afternoon fastened by a wafer, J.F Pillans, 24th Nov. 1865", the inside lettered "B", a few pin holes, otherwise fine. This circular was used as part of the Post Office evidence in the 1867-69 court cases that led to the suppression of the Circular Delivery Companies. Illustrated in "Farthing Delivery" by D.S Patton, which mentions "a 20th February 1866 report from the Secretary to the Post Office, Edinburgh, referring to a Circular enclosed in an envelope fastened with gum and delivered at Mr Pillans house in The Grange". Very rare, ex Patton and Willcocks. Photo on Page 14. (Image1)

1867 Cover with "Brown & Tregilgas, Clothiers, Edinburgh" embossed on the flap, addressed to "J. Gonsalez Esq, G.P.O", bearing Edinburgh & Leith rouletted ¼d black on yellow (S.G. CD14a), uncancelled as usual, envelope with hole at upper left corner, fine and very scarce. Similar envelopes with printed circulars enclosed probably delivered without addresses to many houses, subsequently delivered to the G.P.O and possibly used by them in their court cases against the Circular Delivery Companies. With R.P.S Certificate (2001). Photo on Page 14. (Image1)

1866 (Dec 8) Envelope with "Ladys Circular" printed on the front, containing a printed circular for "The Edinburgh Mourning Warehouse, Extensive Arrival of Goods Adapted for the Season at Gowans & Goodlet's", the envelope franked by Edinburgh & Leith perf 11½ ¼d green (S.G. CD6, horizontal perfs misplaced, stamp repaired) cancelled "R.B & Co", endorsed at right "Closed against inspection & delivered at my house 24 Warriston Crescent this day at 10.30am W.C Smellie, 8 Dec / 66", the enclosed circular initialled "W.C.S". This circular was used as part of the Post Office evidence in the 1867-69 court cases that led to the suppression of the Circular Delivery Companies. Illustrated in "Farthing Delivery" by D.S Patton, ex Patton and Willcocks, very rare. Photo on Page 24. (Image1)

1867 Cover sent within London, addressed to "Messrs Heath & Co., 5 St. Pauls Ch. Yard, E.C", bearing Metropolitan ¼d rose-carmine (S.G. CD38), uncancelled as usual, the envelope with a few pin holes, possibly used by the Post Office in their court cases against the Circular Delivery Companies. Fine and very scarce, with R.P.S Certificate (2001). Photo on Page 24. (Image1)

1840-1936 QV-KGV Used collection in an S.G. Windsor album including 1d blacks (6, four fine with four margins), 1840 2d blues (3, all four margins, two very close), 1d reds with numbers in Maltese Cross (7), Surface Printed with 1880 Large Garter 4d grey-brown, 1882-84 10/-, 1891 £1 green, 1902 KEVII marginal 5/-, 10/-, Seahorses with De La Rue 10/-, 1929 PUC £1, etc. (100s). Photo on Pages 6 & 10. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image1)

1840-1970 Mint and used collection including 1840 1d black KK plate 1B and JC plate 3 both fine with good margins tied to pieces by red Maltese Crosses, 1840 1d black GF-GH plate 5 strip of three used with black Maltese Crosses (small faults), 1840 2d blue and 2d pale blue both with four margins used with red or black Maltese Crosses, 1864-79 1d plate 169 mint block of four, 1870 ½d plate 9 unused without gum (wing margin removed), 1862-64 3d mint, etc. A useful collection. (100s). Photo on Page 6. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image1)

1840-1988 Collection in six albums with 1d blacks (7, one with four margins, another inverted watermark), 1971-88 commemoratives complete mint with many blocks, decimal definitives mint to £5, some Prestige and other booklets, also some prestamp and QV covers, cancels on stamps and pieces, etc., and an album of Scout and charity post stamps used. (7 albums).

QV-QEII Stamps and covers in a box including 1d red, 2d blue and Surface Printed covers, F.D.Cs, 1929 PUC mint multiples with 2½d block of 36, Jersey 1941 1d mint corner strip of three with additional diagonal perforations through the two corner stamps, also a 1952-70 mint collection with all commemoratives, a collection of royalty postcards, etc. (100s).

QV-QEII Mint and used collection in four albums and loose including two albums of Controls, some booklets, 1967 1/6 Machin block of four variety greenish blue omitted mint, etc. (100s).