VARIOUS THEMATIC COLLECTIONS: Separate collections of mostly middle period to modern mint stamps & covers in 10 stock books & files, etc. Subjects include Methodism, the Bible, St Francis & St Clare of Assisi, Herm Island, Explorers, etc., Signs of the Zodiac, Space, US History, Royalty, Artists, Musicians & Writers. (Few 1,000s plus several covers) Cross Reference: RELIGION (Image)

MULTI-THEMED COLLECTION: on album leaves in the categories of The Agriculture Cycle, Agriculture, Provincial Costumes, the Feline Family, Fire and Flames, along with KGVI 25th wedding anniversary (3 leaves), Dante (1 leaf), Insects( 1 leaf): much of the material is written up and nicely presented. Stockbook of thematic material. Accompanying material to expand/develop other themes eg Animals, Birds, British Royalty, Red Cross, Christmas, etc. (Several 100s plus covers) (Image)

BRITISH CATHEDRALS: A comprehensive well written up and ready to display collection on album leaves of covers and PPCs mostly with special cancels. Also a substantial quantity of loose items, including some stamps, miniature sheets, ephemera & presentation packs. (large qty) Cross Reference: RELIGION (Image)

TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT COLLECTION IN THREE VOLUMES: Mint and used stamps, mini. sheets, etc. from a wide variety of countries, mostly modern with some better early issues. Includes Italy 1930 7l.70 mint SG 303 (£700), 1933 Dodecanese Islands Balbo triptychs mint (2) SG £200, Tripolitania 1933 Balbo pair mint & used (the latter cancels not guaranteed), Newfoundland 1919 $1 on 35c, Portugal 1923 Cabral & Coutinho set to $20, Brazil $5,000 & $10,000 Zeppelin opts. both mint & used, Germany 1933 Chicago & S. America flight sets both unused & used (inc. reprints), Paraguay 1932, 1933, 1934 & 1935 Zeppelin issues, Bolivia 1930 set mint, Argentina 1930 & 1932 sets, USA 65c green used & $1.30 brown mint, 50c green mint & used, France S. Atlantic flight set 1f.50 & 10f both mint & used, Newfoundland 1932 ' $1 blue unissued 'label', etc. plus many other useful sets & singles. The last of the three binders also houses a lighthouse thematic collection. (Few 100s) Cross Reference: AIR STAMPS, AIRSHIPS/BALLOONS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARGENTINA (Image)

VALUABLE ZEPPELIN STAMP COLLECTION: Two binders with a mint & used collection inc. many of the better European Zeppelin issues. Includes Finland 1930 10m mint & used, Egypt 1931 50m & 100m both mint & used plus 1933 20m blue mint & used, Hungary 1p & 2p both mint & used, Germany private reprints of the Chicago, Polar & S. America sets, Italy 1933 sets of 6, both mint & used (Cat £2,000, but cancels not guaranteed), Argentina 1932 5c, 18c, 90c in pairs, Brazil $2,500 & $5,000 mint, Liechtenstein 1931 1f & 2f mint (SG £300) and 1936 1f & 2f both mint & used, Iceland 1931 trio mint, Cyrenaica 1933 sets of 6 both mint & used (SG £1,300 but cancels not guaranteed), Aegean Islands 1933 set of 6 mint (SG £600), Tripolitania 1933 set of 6 mint, Russia 1931 Polar various values perf. or imperf. to 1r and 1933 pair both mint & used, Greece 30d, 100d & 120d, each mint & used, USA 50c green mint, etc. Lot also includes a large qty. of modern Zeppelin stamps inc. a few mini. sheets and Germany 1912 'Gelber Hund' postcard. Total cat. Very high catalogue value. (Few 100s) Cross Reference: AIR STAMPS, AIRCRAFT, AIRSHIPS/BALLOONS (Image)

POLAR FLIGHT COLLECTION: Lindner hingeless album with an all periods, mint & used collection of Worldwide issues commemorating various Polar Flights. Better earlier issues, especially Russia, to be found inc. 1935 1r on 10k Moscow-San Francisco Flight used with Certificate SG 706 (£1,000), 1931 50k sepia perf. & imperf., 1931 Graf Zeppelin issue SG 584/587 in sets of 4 perf & imperf., mint & used (4 sets), 1932-33 50k & 1r mint SG E591/E592, 1935 'Chelyuskin' rescue set of 10 used, etc. Also of note B.A.T. 1969 £1 H.M.S. 'Endurance' mint & used SG 15a (£260), Germany 1931 Polar Flight 1m, 2m & 4m mint, Norway 1925 'Polar Bear' set, mint & used. Other useful sets from Italy, Latvia, ec and much modern material. Also includes a section relating to female aviators. A highly catalogued collection. (Few 100s) Cross Reference: RUSSIA, BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY, GERMANY, ZEPPELINS (Image)

AEROSPACE MISCELLANY IN TWO VOLUMES: Two Lindner binders with a mainly modern, mint & used aerospace thematic collection. Wide range of issues present inc. mini. sheets & a few covers with much 'Space' material. Some earlier issues inc. Italy Zeppelin set of 6, Balbo tryptic mint (SG 378), Spain 1929 Seville-Barcelona Air set to 1p mint. (Few 100s) Cross Reference: AIR STAMPS, AIRCRAFT, AIRSHIPS/BALLOONS, SPACE (Image)

HORSES & HORSE RACING: Binder housing a collection of covers, modern postcards and Worldwide mint & used stamps on the topic of horses. Includes several signed covers inc. Lester Piggott, Willie Carson, Martin Pipe, John Francome, Carl Llewellyn, Henry Cecil, A.P. McCoy, Richard Dunwoody, etc. (c.110 cards/covers & c.340 stamps)Cross Reference: HORSES (Image)

POST BOXES, LETTER BOXES, ETC: Mainly modern, mint & used collection inc. mini sheets and a few covers featuring post boxes from around the world. Also, several books relating to the subject. (Few 100s)Cross Reference: LETTER BOXES (Image)

SCOTLAND-THEMES & PLACES: An extensive well written up collection in 7 boxes of covers & postcards incorporating a wide variety of aspects of Scotland. Although mostly modern items there are some earlier such as an 1816 pre-paid entire from Greenock to Paisley. A wide range of towns & cities are included with strong sections of Edinburgh, Glasgow & East Kilbride. Topics include Braemar Gathering; Gleneagles Hotel; Edinburgh Military Tattoo, R.N.L.B. but the overall scope of subjects is extremely broad. (750+) (Image)

FAMOUS SCOTS: Written-up collection of covers, cards & ephemera a carton & album inc. J.M. Barrie; Alexander Graham Bell; Burns; Fleming; Knox; Stevenson; Scott; Tam O'Shanter. Also a shoebox full of loose items and another full of material relating to David livingstone. (Large qty) Cross Reference: SCOTTISH INTEREST (Image)

ACCUMULATION OF TITANIC RELATED COVERS AND CARDS: A large quantity in 3 shoes boxes & an album of apparently all different, modern covers and cards, inc. reproductions, commemorating the sinking of R.M.S. Titanic in 1912. Some have been signed by survivors Milvina Dean, Eleanor Shuman, E.E. Haisman (nee Brown), Eva Hart, Beatrice Sandstrom; or relatives of crew members. Includes some stamps and miniature sheets issued by countries from around the world. Would form basis for an interesting display. (many hundreds). (Image)

THE DEVELOPMENT OF WRITING: A superbly presented display in 4 parts. Illustrated with almost entirely modern mint issues, covers & ephemera from a wide range of countries. Ideal basis to expand or use 'off the shelf' for displays to philatelic or history clubs & societies. Written up on c.204 sheets. (c.1,000+ stamps) (Image)

COLLECTION OF BRITISH WRITERS: Six shoe boxes containing envelopes, post cards, stamps, prestige booklets and other ephemera relating to British writers inc. Barrie, Burns, Conan-Doyle, Dickens, Kipling, Scott, Shakespeare, Stevenson etc. Includes a signed post card of Alison Cunningham (1822-1917) Stevenson's nurse and another by Annie Shepherd Swan aka David Lyall. (large quantity). (Image)

MICHELANGELO & WRITERS: Two completely separate thematic collections on presentation pages. 'Writers' covers a wide range of well known authors inc. Cervantes, Goethe Hugo, Pushkin, Gorky, Tolstoy, Hardy, Hemingway, etc. (c.14 authors in total). The second collection covers the life & works of Michelangelo. Both collections are composed of mostly modern mint stamps, covers and supporting material, each superbly typed up and presented on c. 40 display sheets. Ideal for expansion or use "off the shelf" for displays to clubs & societies. (Very many 100s) Cross Reference: ART AND ARTISTS, AUTHORS (Image)