F.G. ALBUM with the early to modern, mint & used collection. Issues to c.2005 incl. Turkish Cyprus. Most value in the early mint ranges incl. 11 x GB 1d reds of various different plates, noting examples with large & small "HALFPENNY" and "30 PARAS" opts., this latter stamp being a used example. Also 11 x mint GB 2½d rose and 4d green optd. "CYPRUS". Useful range of mint QV types with vals. to 6pi olive-grey & 12pi orange brown plus later 18pi state-grey & brown. Also KEVII & KGV mint vals. to 12pi and KGV 1928 Anniv. types to 45pi mint or used, 1934 pictorials various values to 45pi mint or used, then later KGVI & QEII sets and part sets, typically to 45p1 or 90pi values. (Many 100s) (Image)

1880-81 OVERPRINTS ON GB ISSUES INCL. "SPECIMEN" TYPES: Mint group on stock card incl. ½d rose SG 1 optd. "SPECIMEN" (only 1 sheet of 480 printed), 1d red SG 2, a single and a vertical pair optd. "SPECIMEN", all Pl. 216 (only 1 sheet of 240 printed) and 2½d rose SG 3 optd. "SPECIMEN" (believed only 96 overprinted thus). Also in the lot, 2 examples of 1d Pl. 215 (SG 2) , 1d (Pl.174) with large "HALF-PENNY" opt. SG 7 and 1d (Pl.215) with small "HALF-PENNY" opt. SG 8. A scarce group. (9 stamps) (Image)

RANGE on leaves in binder inc. 1894/96 QV mint to 6pi, 1915 KGV 45pi mint (SG £140), 1938/51 KGVI mixed mint & used set to £1, 1955 QEII used to 250m, 1960 QEII opt used to 500m and others to about 1990 plus a Nov. 1939 censored airmail front to Liverpool franked KGVI 45pi, 4½pi & 1½pi pair with Famagusta reg. label on front. SG c£650 (few hundred) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, REGISTERED MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)