1937-48 MINT COLLECTION inc. 1937 Dhow set (sadly, 1r & 10r with thins, though very tiny in the case of the 10r), 1939-48 1/2a to 10r (10r with small tear at right margin), 1951 5c to 10/-. and RSW set. 1942 State of Seiyun 1/a to 5r and State of Mukalla 1/a to 5r. All of good appearance, but due to minor gum faults, etc., inspection is recommended. (75) (Image)

OVERSEAS MAIL GROUP; Range with 1911 PPC to Scotland franked GB KEVII 1d tied by Aden Paquebot d.s, 1939 v.small env. to a ship at Saigon franked KGVI 2½a., 1947 env. to Aden Camp ex India franked 1a (4) with "ADEN/UNPAID" and circular "T" h.s. on front, 1954 airmail env. to Bombay franked QEII 1/-, 50c & 5c with Aden Camp reg. label on front, 1956 unfranked env. to Aden ex Kenya with "T" h.s. on front, 1958 airmail env. to S.Rhodesia franked QEII 1/-, 50c, 10c & 5c with Little Aden reg. label on front, 1960 QEII 50c Air Letters to Australia or Portuguese India and other related examples. (79 covers/cards) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, POSTAL STATIONERY, PAQUEBOTS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

1st AFGHAN WAR - CAMPAIGN LETTER TO G.B. ENDORSED "PER STEAMER CARE OF WAGHORN & Co."; Remarkable 13 Aug. 1839 EL (minor reinforcing of parts of folds, short closed tear and light dusting; seal lost with a few words of contents) from Lieut. "Richard Maule" of the Bengal Artillery to his brother & sister-in-law in Bath written from "Lalpoora" (now known as Laalpur; described by the writer as "the first Station, or rather Town, West of the Khybar Pass") in Afghanistan endorsed "Per Steamer. Care of Waghorn & Co." on the front and having a fair red oval-framed Bombay "INDIA" with a "3/6" charge; on the reverse is a very fine London Foreign Branch "BRITISH [1-10]/FOREIGN [1/-8]" (the via Egypt & Marseilles rate) with two 30 Oct. London transit cds's. This is one of only a handful of recorded 1st Afghan War letters routed via Waghorn, and while this cover does not have the Waghorn cachet, it travelled on the same sailing from Bombay to Suez as the 4 May 1839 letter from Kandahar to Devon that has the cachet in the Heddergott Collection (Ed. d'Or, p.214). The lengthy and graphic cross-written contents include a full account of the recent crossing of the British Army across the border into Afghanistan; "...20th July... [when] we recommenced out March. Two days brought us to the Mouth of the [Khyber] Pass... we had to fight our way there as far as the famed Allie Masjid. This was done by crowning height after height...Allie Masjid itself is... built upon a high & rather precipitous rock and so commands the passage which whorls around it and is very narrow... We have got through the remainder of the Pass without another shot being fired... These Khyberies will attack one or two stragglers and murder them as sure as Fate... We march again tomorrow [towards Cabul]...Ghaznie has been taken by assault... Shah Sooja ool Mulk is in occupation of Cabool, and we do but await his orders to join him, with his eldest son, Shalizada Timour, who is under our charge... we have at any rate got the start on the Russians... [I] should like to remain at Cabool for a year...". He did stay in Afghanistan, but he was murdered at Kahdarrah on 3 Nov. 1841. Plus a 30 July 1835 EL from Maule at Dum Dum (also to Bath) with partly fine scarce black oval "DUM DUM/POST OFFICE" and boxed "LIVERPOOL/INDIA SHIP LR." Important and previously unrecorded 1st Afghan War Campaign letter which also has a Waghorn connection. (2 covers)Cross Reference: FORWARDING AGENTS, INDIA, MILITARY, EGYPT (Image)

1950-90s AIRCRAFT FIRST FLIGHT ACCUMULATION OF COVERS - in two small & long cartons, duplicated range the great majority with US, French or German stamps, mostly commemorating the first flight of an aircraft type, inc. 1 Nov. 1970 env. Munich to NY commem. the first Boeing 747 flight, etc. (c800) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FRANCE, GERMANY (Image)

MOSTLY 1970s ACCUMULATION OF COMMEM. COVERS - good World range mostly commem. first flights of various aircraft and/or routes. (c500) (Image)

1927-70 AIRMAIL POSTAL RATES COLLECTION - in boxed Lighthouse binder. We note 23 Nov. 1928 postcard to Germany bearing KGV 3d violet & ½d green with 'London Stamp Exhibition' c.d.s.'s and Berlin Airport cachet plus 24 May 1929 postcard to Zurich franked PUC 2½d blue with special Congress c.d.s. Lot also inc. 1931 env. to Monte Carlo with 4d grey-green tied by MIDDLESBOROUGH cds, 1931 FFC to Mwanza, Tanganyika with J17 control strip of three 1d red, 1935 env. to Jerusalem with 3d violet tied by London cds, 1942 censored env. to Buenos Aires with 1/- bistre & 2/6 brown arms issue, 1951 env. to Morocco with 6d purple, 1961 PC to Bahrain with 5d brown Wilding, etc. A very fine lot. (57) Cross Reference: AIRMAILS (Image)

1987-2018 MINT COLLECTION: A stock book with the collection of unmounted mint issues from 1987 Birds issue to early 2018. Appears complete for the period. Good thematic content. A great opportunity to start collecting a 'new' country! (Many 100s) Cross Reference: FINLAND (Image)

SIX LINDNER 18-RING ALBUMS & SLIPCASES: A large carton with matching set of six brown Lindner albums (no pages) & slipcases. They appear to be in 'as new' condition and retail new for around £480 (6 albums & slipcases) (Image)

FIFTEEN STOCKBOOKS - in two cartons, two are still in the cellophane wrapping, the others in various states of used. (Image)

TWO CARTONS with binders (2 with slipcases), SG cover albums, SG Devon Albums (6 - one slightly damaged) and a few others. (Image)

HINGELESS ALBUMS - CHANNEL IS. & ISLE OF MAN - in a carton, two boxed Lindner albums each for Jersey 1941-89 & Guernsey 1969-85 plus Lighthouse album for IOM 1973-89. Fine condition. (3 albums)Cross Reference: GUERNSEY STAMPS, ISLE OF MAN STAMPS, JERSEY STAMPS (Image)

GROUP OF FOUR STOCK BOOKS with the mostly early to middle period accumulation of Foreign & Commonwealth with some GB issues. Mainly better singles, but viewing is recommended to appreciate the variety. (Very many 100s) (Image)

TWO STOCK BOOKS with the accumulation of mostly early to middle period mint and used issues from a wide range of Foreign & Commonwealth countries with some GB, especially Fiscals. Mostly better singles, with interest in South America, French Colonies, GB Surface Printed, QV & KEVII Revenues/Fiscals (c.200), Local Delivery stamps, Zanzibar 1936 mint set to 10/- Dhow, French Cameroun sterling opts., early Germany, early QEII Africa Basutoland, Somaliland sets to 10/- plus other African Commonwealth issues. Also Ireland, Guatemala, Haiti Airs, Venezuela, Brazil, Japan, etc. Inspection recommended. (Many 100s)Cross Reference: REVENUES (Image)

FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH: A stock book with the diverse accumulation of early to middle period issues. Some strength in KGV/KGVI South Africa with pairs to 10/- (2); some early Austria, Alaouites, Ile Rouad, Syria, etc. Early Switzerland incl. blocks, early Finland incl.c.25 rouletted types. Inspection recommended. (Many 100s) Cross Reference: FINLAND, SWITZERLAND, FRENCH COLONIES (Image)

BELGIUM & FRANCE; Three cartons containing a collection of mainly common issues but also inc. a few French & Belgian colonies. Worth noting is a 'Lighthouse' printed album for Belgian issues 1963-86. (Many 1000s) (Image)

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA; Three cartons containing a mostly used, all periods collection of Central & South American stamps with some earlier issues. Mostly on sheets or in packets but a handful of small albums & stockbooks. Countries inc. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala and Paraguay. Also includes one carton of mainly 19th century South American documents (mostly Argentinian) with revenue stamps. (Large qty) (Image)

EASTERN EUROPE; Three cartons containing an early to modern accumulation of mainly used Eastern European stamps in albums, stockbooks, on pages & loose. Emphasis on Poland & Russia but also features other countries e.g. Czechoslovakia, Romania & Slovenia. (Many 100s) (Image)

SCANDINAVIA - EARLY TO MODERN MINT & USED: Carton of stockbooks, etc. with the early to modern Denmark, Finland, Sweden, etc. inc. many mainly mint booklets with a few CTO. Plus small range of covers (qty) Cross Reference: DENMARK, FINLAND, SWEDEN (Image)

SCANDINAVIA; Three cartons containing the used collections of stamps from Denmark, Finland, Norway & Sweden, plus a small qty of Iceland. Contains a range of issues from 1870s to modern. (Qty) Cross Reference: DENMARK, FINLAND, NORWAY, SWEDEN (Image)

SWITZERLAND & AUSTRIA; Three cartons containing an accumulation of mint & used stamps of Austria & Switzerland. Inc. a 'SAFE' printed album for mostly mint issues 1950-80, + a 'Lighthouse' hingeless printed album for issues 1912-2000 (sparsely filled). Great value. (Many 1000s) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND (Image)

WESTERN EUROPE; Two cartons containing 16 albums/stockbooks + some pages & a packet with an early-modern accumulation of mainly used stamps. Emphasis on Spain & Portugal but also includes other countries e.g. Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, etc. (Qty) (Image)

FRENCH & SPANISH MINT COLLECTION IN HINGELESS ALBUM - French Andorra virtually complete 1931-87 per the printed pages (missing only some 1984-87 issues) inc. 1931 set of 23 to 20f (SG F1-23 £1300) and postage dues to 5f (SG FD32-38 £450), 1932-43 set of 56 to 50f (SG F24-81 £700), 1955-58 set of 19 to 75f (SG F144-62 £150). Plus Spanish Andorra inc. 1928 full simplified set to 10p brown (all 12 are signed), 1929 selection to 10p brown, 1948 set of 13 unmounted, then apparently complete to 1987. Very high SG; much is unmounted. (100s) Cross Reference: ANDORRA - SPANISH, ANDORRA - FRENCH, FRENCH COLONIES (Image)

KEVII TO QEII MINT & USED COLLECTION ON HAGNER SHEETS: Includes KGV 1921-29 set mint to 4/- (this with toning and 1/- value is used) SG 62/80 £200. Includes addl. shades of 1d, i.e. mauve SG 64a and bright scarlet SG 65; 1932 Tercentenary mint values to 1/- SG 81/88 and 1935 SJ set mint, KGVI 1938-51 set mint to £1 with addl. shades SG 98/109 £130+, 1948 RSW pair mint, 1953-62 set mixed mint & used to $4.80 SG 120a/134 and later QEII mint sets incl. 1966 defins. to $5 SG 180/195 (2 sets), etc. (c.204) (Image)

KEVII 1903 DEFINITIVE SET: Complete mint set of 10 values to 5/- grey-green & violet. SG 31/40 £325 (10) (Image)

TWO SG PRINTED ALBUMS with the general used collection to c.2000. Incl. Roos to 5/-, all the 1930s commem. sets (no 5/- Bridge) and good degree of completion to 1990s. Good base for completion. (Many 100s) (Image)