THREE ALBUMS/BINDERS including SG printed album with fairly basic, mostly used collection with QV to 1/-, KEVII to 5/-, etc. Some mint decimal issues, face value totalling £90. (Few 100s) (Image)

QV-QEII MINT & USED COLLECTION IN THREE VOLUMES: The somewhat duplicated accumulation, with earlier issues mostly used and QEII with mint & used Wilding sets plus a range of mint 1970s decimal sets in gutter pairs. (Many 100s) (Image)

SG "WINDSOR" PRINTED ALBUM with the mint & used collection 1841-1970. Sparse QV section, but includes virtually complete 1d red Plates to 224 (missing 223). Strength in the KEVII/KGV definitives with many shade & wmk. varieties represented amongst the Downey Heads & McKennals. Also QV Jubilees to 1/- (both colours) many unmounted mint. Comprehensive range of pre-decimal QEII with phosphor commems. (Many 100s) (Image)

QV-KGVI USED COLLECTION IN ONE ALBUM: Includes two 1840 1d blacks, (both 3/2 margins), small range of 1d red imperfs, range of 1d red 'stars' (c.100), ½d bantams (16) and 1d red plates to 224. Good range of surface printed issues with multiple plate numbers of various issues. Also 1867 5/- value and later QV values to 5/-, KEVII to 5/-, then solid ranges of KGV/KGVI issues (Few 100s) (Image)

QEII ACCUMULATION IN THREE CARTONS: Collection of 1970s-90s FDCs, PHQ cards, some Pres. Packs, and some pre-decimal & KGVI mint in stock book and slip cased "Lighthouse" printed album for QEII issues to 1978. Also, an accumulation of mint decimal 1970s/90s issues mostly in single sets in glassines. Face value £355 (Large qty.) ## (Image)

MISCELLANY OF STAMPS & COVERS INCLUDING TWO 1840 1d BLACKS: Three cartons holding an accumulation of mostly recent stamps & covers, but inc. 3 Jul 1841 env. (staining) from Golspie to Edinburgh with 3/4 margin 1d black PJ tied by black MX; also in the lot, a May 2000 'Mercury' ltd. edition cover with 1840 1d black encapsulated. Other material includes QEII 80th birthday pres. pack of 4 x sterling silver 'stamps', Euro 1996 silver proof £2 coin and several other assorted coin covers, Westminster Presentation cases, one with 1887 Jubilees used set, the other with 1976 Social Reformers 8½p showing major perf. shift, etc. Also a small qty. of decimal mini sheets, loose decimal issues, a few recent FDCs and a 'Millenium' album with 1999 mint issues. Lot also includes a qty. of modern mint Commonwealth Royal Event issues and a pocket book with virtually complete collection of the 1937 Coronation omnibus issues. A good 'sorter'. (Qty.)Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS (Image)

QV-QEII ACCUMULATION IN THREE CARTONS: Former dealer's stock with strength in pre-decimal QEII, with phosphor commems. and quantity of 1970s mint decimal issues. Small amount of QV inc. used Jubilees to 1/-, then much duplicated KGV & KGVI, though mostly used. Also a qty. of 1960s/70s FDCs. (Few 1,000s plus few dozens covers) (Image)

PRE-DECIMAL MINT & USED PLUS DECIMAL USED ACCUMULATION: Fourteen stock books & binders in two cartons, housing duplicated accumulations of defins. and special issues. Predominantly QEII but also QV 1d red 'stars' & plates plus Jubilee types to 1/-. Pre-decimal QEII mint includes cylinder and traffic light blocks; used decimal special issues to c.2008 with a good range of decimal Castles to £5 plus £10 'Britannias', many of the Castles being fine used c.d.s. Lot also includes s/books of Channel Islands & IOM with used to early 2000s. (Few 1,000s)Cross Reference: ISLE OF MAN STAMPS, CHANNEL ISLANDS STAMPS (Image)

MOSTLY MODERN USED ACCUMULATION IN TWO CARTONS - heavily duplicated range, loose and some in binders etc almost all QEII with some Channel Is. and Ireland; small amount of pre-dec. mint inc. Wildings ½d, 1d, 2d, 3d & 4d in blocks of 60. (qty) (Image)

EARLY TO MODERN GB MISCELLANY: Carton housing a range of items incl. a "Davo" printed album for GB issues to mid-1970s with the exclusively mint collection. Very sparse up to KGV with some addl. pages for Channel Is. Also, a collection of 1d red perf. imperf. covers (c.17) on display pages and a single 1840 1d black HL of fine appearance but with small corner thin; QEII pre-decimal of note includes 1961 PO Savings Bank, CEPT & 7th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference sets, each value in complete sheets of 120 stamps. Lot also includes a range of modern Pres. Packs & booklets. (Qty.) Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS, 1841 1d REDS (Image)

QEII PRE-DECIMAL MINT ACCUMULATION, ETC: Carton housing 4 stock books with duplicated ranges of unmounted mint QEII pre-decimal commems. & defins. Includes multiples & cylinder blocks. Also some used KEVII-KGVI issues and small early mint Jersey collection. Lot also includes a battery operated SG watermark detector. (Very many 100s) (Image)

MOSTLY MODERN USED COLLECTION: Carton holding albums & stock books with a predominantly used collection of KGV-QEII issues. Strength in QEII decimal which includes mini sheets and some Prestige panes. Very little duplication of decimal issues but inc. mint sets to c.1980. (Very many 100s) (Image)

EARLY 20th. C TELEGRAMS, WWII N.IRELAND CENSOR MAIL, QEII WILDING FLAWS: Miscellany including telegraph forms & related material, a group of c.45 censored covers 1940-45 sent from Harland & Wolff, Belfast to Messrs. Hastie, Engineers in Greenock; also a group of 40+ album leaves with many 100s of used Wildings showing a huge variety of 'fly speck' flaws with descriptions. (Qty.)Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, TELEGRAMS (Image)

1823 to MODERN MIXTURE - inc. 1823 EL ex Coruna to London with fair D-rated "DARTMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" on the back, 1828 EL to Isle of Skye ex Leith with green "Addl/½" and endorsed 'by Scorsar' [sic], 1867 letter with unusual early photos (2) attached of apparently family members in a 1d black-type surround, 1841 1d red (6, inc. a mint two margin example, plus on 1849 env.), 1857 E to London with C10 1d red tied by 35 Scots numeral of Banchory, GOVT. PARCELS ovpt inc. on 4½d green & carmine, 6d purple/rose & 9d purple & blue, QV telegraph values 3d plates 1, 3 & 5, 1/- plates 1, 3, 4 & 5, and 5/- rose plate 1, group of mostly common QV revenues, and 1804 The London Chronicle the final snippet of which is a Govt. warning not to send mail other than by The Post, etc. (a few 100)Cross Reference: REVENUES, OFFICIALS - ARMY, INNER HEBRIDES, ARRAN, BUTE, ETC., NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES (Image)

1840-1970 MINT & USED COLLECTION: SG "Windsor" printed album with a collection of basic issues from 4 margin 1840 1d black Pl. 5 & 1840 2d blue Pl.2 (just 4 margin) through to last pre-decimal issue. Includes 1d red plates to 224, good range of surface printed types with different Plate nos. represented, QV & KEVII to 5/- used and most later KGVI/QEII high values used, all post-1960 issues are mint incl. all the phosphor commem. sets. Lot also includes 1937 2nd. edition of "The Alphabets of the British Line Engraved Stamps" complete with plates. (Many 100s plus 1 book) (Image)

QV-KGV ISSUES ON NINE OLD APPROVAL PAGES - strength is in the QV surface-printed issues, generally fair to fine, huge SG. (400+) (Image)

MOSTLY QV-KGV MINT & USED RANGE - with useful used QV surface-printed inc. 1856 6d lilac (2), 1857 4d carmine (2), 1869 6d mauve plate 8 pair, 1872 3d rose plate 8 pair, and 1880 4d grey-brown plate 17 wmk garter (SG154 £500, heavy cancel); mint inc. KEVII small dup. shade range to 6d, KGV inc. 1½d red-brown with advert. labels (8, ex booklets, pairs only) and range of ½d to 2d controls (70, single stamps only, also one 10d turq.). Good to fine. (a few hundred) (Image)

KEVII-KGVI MINT & USED COLLECTION: Album with a good, basic collection incl. KEVII used values to 10/- & £1 green, the 10/- with fine Guernsey cancel and the £1 being fine used. KGV 1912-22 McKennals present as mint set of control singles (except 4d value which is not a control), both colours of 9d represented, 1924/25 Wembleys both mint & used and KGV 1½d chestnut with "PENCF" error in mint marginal block of 6, SG 364a; KGVI group includes 1938 'Arms' set of 6 both mint & used sets, 1951 high vals. in both unmounted mint & used sets of 4, etc. Well presented & clean collection. (Few 100s) (Image)

MOSTLY KEVII-KGV MIXTURE - mostly on various old album pages, strength is in the KGV mint with Downey head complete sheets of 240 ½d green (3) and 1d red (toned, faults); profile heads range inc. 6d block of four, 7d F15 control (SG £40) and 9d X35 perf control (£90); photogravure blocks inc. 2d (24), 2½d (12), 9d (8), 1/- (4) and 4d Y36 11dot control block of eight. Mixed condition. (qty.) (Image)

KGV/KGVI ISSUES & FDCs: Five binders with the accumulation of predominantly used issues. Includes a few plain cover FDCs and KGVI high values, but generally the lower values, heavily duplicated, often 100s per value e.g 1937 Coronation 1½d brown (970 examples), 1929 UPU 1½d brown (500+ examples), 1935 SJ 2½d blue (70 examples), etc. Potential for a 'fly speck' study?! (Many 1,000s) (Image)

KGV-QEII PERIOD PO TRAINING RANGE INC. 'COVERS' - 'poached egg' group inc. pair printed in rose imperf between and 30+ covers with the black label that have gone through the post, KGVI group of four to 9d with double thick black lines, QEII Wildings low values to 3d all in blocks of four plus PO 'dummy' training envs. with 2½d red or 3d violet. (c70 items) Cross Reference: QEII ISSUES (Image)

SKIBBEREEN - DISTINCTIVE "SHIP LETR." MARK ON PERU COVER REF. WAR WITH CHILE, ETC; 15 June 1838 EL (minor wear along top fold affecting one corner) from "Lima" to Saddleworth endorsed "Patterns" but still charged "4/3" as a normal (treble?) letter with mainly very fine "SKIBBEREEN/SHIP LETR." (26 Oct. c.d.s. on reverse) and matching "SKIBBEREEN/PENNY POST" marks on the front (latter over a poor "No.2" Receiving House mark; landed at a village - rare thus, usually being "No.1"). The contents refer to the ongoing War of the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation; 'The disputes are not yet settled, but the new Expedition is expected soon to arrive & we trust that this foolish & prejudicial War will then be quickly brought to a lose'. Doubly rare. Sold in our Sep. 2009 sale for £280 Cross Reference: CHILE, PERU, SHIP LETTERS, BOLIVIA (Image)

CHIRK QV - QEII PERIOD MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. Feb/Apr. 1842 EL to Oswestry franked 1d Red with MX and framed "Cefubychan" h.s. in read on rear, 1843 EL to Ruabon franked 1d Red tied by Mx with double-arc "CHIRK" d.s. with last digit in year missing, 1859 env. to Llangollen franked misperforated 1d Red tied by "179" b/n, 1889 env. to Chirk ex Oswestry franked 1d Lilac and endorsed 'Gone no address', 1912 Parcel Post label franked KEVII 5d, 1916 PPC to Preston franked KGV ½d tied by "CHIRK/DENBIG[-]SHIRE" skeleton d.s. and other related examples. (56 covers/cards) Cross Reference: PARCEL POST COVERS/LABELS (Image)

CHIRK PRESTAMP MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1810 EL to Broseley with "CHIRK" h.s. on front and rated '6'(d), 1815 EL to Ruthin with framed "No.1" (Chirk) Receiving House mark on rear and "OSWESTRY/Penny Post" h.s. and framed "MISSENT TO/SHREWSBURY" h.s. on front, 1825 EL to Shrewsbury with framed "Chirk/P.Post" h.s. in black on front, c1827 E to Bridgenorth with framed "Chirk/P.Post" h.s. in black and framed "No.4" Receiving House mark on rear, 1836 El to Ruabon ex London with framed "Chirk/P.Post" and Inspectors star h.s. on front, 13 Dec. 1839 E to Oswestry with Chirk d.s. on rear and rated '4'(d) on front during the 4d Uniform Post Period and other related examples. (24 items) Cross Reference: MISSENT MAIL, PENNY POST MARKS, INSPECTORS' MARKS, UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD (Image)

CHIRK PRE-STAMP MAIL; Range on leaves inc. 1832/33 EL's to Melton Mowbray or Oswestry with fine framed "Chirk" h.s. on rear, 1833/34 E/EL to Ellesmere or London with framed "Chirk/P.Post" h.s. on front and framed "Cefubychan" h.s. on rear, 1838 EL to Oswestry with framed "Chirk" h.s. and "RUABON" UDC on rear, 1842 El to Oswestry with framed "Cefubychan" h.s. in red on rear and endorsed 'Too Late' on front and other similar examples. (9 covers) Cross Reference: PENNY POST MARKS, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)