STAMP BOXES: A wonderful assembly of more the thirty items, including stamp boxes & ink wells etc., these object are in a variety of different materials in silver, ceramic, glass, brass and wood etc., a excellent basis to start a collection (30 items) (Image)

1870-1989, French "Exposition Philatelique" collection in 7 albums with vignettes incl. blocks and sheetlets, printed covers, special cancels, etc., a very attractive lot

1896-1900, UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION vignettes in an album, the majority from 1900 incl. blocks, a great lot for the Cinderella specialist (Image)

1902-2006, FRENCH VIGNETTES collection in 2 albums, first album up to 1935, with a wide arrange of vignettes for the various expositions all over France, incl. blocks, sheetlets and the odd booklet, section on aviation, a highly attractive collection (Image)

1914-18 WWI propaganda label and vignette collection in 8 albums, with 3 albums featuring the Delandre propaganda stamps incl. die-cuts, 2 albums with Italian vignettes, 1 with British incl. Empire War Tax issues and Field Post covers, 1 with a mix of European countries incl. Russia and 1 with Red Cross, incl. blocks, sheetlets, sheets and some booklets, a fantastic collection, very rarely does such a comprehensive collection like this come up for sale (Image)

1925-85, TUBERCULOSIS thematic collection in an album with vignette and poster stamps, stamp-shaped window adverts, complete booklets, etc., difficult collection to replicate

1930-32 Lot of five Zeppelin covers of which four are addressed to Switzerland, two from Germany, two from Egypt and one from the UK, fine (5) (Image)

1945-1955 ILLUSTRATED POSTCARDS FROM THE A.J.G.CLAYTON CORRESPONDENCE (43) + 1 ENVELOPE, who was an amateur artist who carried on a regular correspondence with his friend Albert T.Harris , they had regular monthly meetings on the last Wednesday, most of these meetings were confirmed by an illustrated postcard, 43 of these are presented here + 1 letter, all watercolour and dated & signed by the artist, a fascinating and amazing group showing the invaluable use of postal system as a means of communication, ex Shaida (Image)

1654-1945, Fascinating selection of hundreds of covers and postal stationery, from early pre-philatelic items to modern, strength in GB with much pre-stamp material, then QV Surface Printed issue on cover incl. IR Official, also 1841 platings, then some good Switzerland from pre-philatelic items to better early first day covers, other items include Saudi Arabia folders with early issues in complete sheets, etc.

1785-1937 Lot of over 100 covers and cards showing a worldwide selection of items including many classics, noted useful Switzerland, Greece, Russia, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy and France, plus some Indian airmail covers in the later years, mixed to fine (Image)

1812-1864 FRANCE / ITALY / GB / SWITZERLAND, etc., cover lot (35), mostly prephilately or stampless, some interesting, mixed

1840-1990s, Extensive accumulation housed in a few hundred Stanley Gibbons 5 double page stock books, as well as dozens of albums/stock books of different shapes and sizes and loose. Considerable duplication across the board, for the most part chronologically organised with particular strength in GB  first issues line engraved black, blues and reds through surface printed QV onto KEVII/ KGV/KGVI/QEII with huge catalogue value in all grades of condition. Worldwide across the board continues with similar representation from the 19th century onwards. There are also sheet stocks mostly post WW2 with a good showing of Middle East. This is a holding that is a fascinating in scope with much that deserves an unhurried viewing to appreciate the depth of material here.

1840-1899, All world mint & used collection in three rare morocco-leather bound Reinboth printed albums, reasonably well-filled, with extensive German States incl. offices in China, France & Colonies, GB with 1840 1d & 2d, Embossed 6d to 1s cut-square, later to 10s with mint Jubilees to 1s, useful Ceylon and India to 5R, some better Siam and Straits, China 1878 Large Dragon 3ca wide setting & local post, Hong Kong 1863-65 to 96c, 1874 $2, 1876-77 16c on 18c, 28c on 30c, exceptional Sierra Leone, Lagos and Gold Coast to £1, CGH triangulars, BCA 2s6d and 4s mint, similar strength for Americas and Australasia, Canada Large & Small Queens, Jubilee to 50c, USA Columbus 50c, Transmississippi to 50c, BWI with good Jamaica and St. Lucia, useful Argentina & Brazil, Western Australia 1854 4d in fine range of Swans, Queensland to £1, New Zealand with Chalons, an outstanding opportunity to further augment a fine old-time 19th Century collection (Image)

1840-1935, Lot of 190 covers, postal stationary and cards from Italy incl. states and a 2L 1867 cover to N. Orleans, France from first issue, Greece from LHH, Spain , Portugal, England, Belgium, Netherlands with justice cover, Switzerland with Helvetias, Hungary , etc., mixed to fine condition (Image)

1840-1980, BRITISH EUROPE, Mint & used collection in seven albums with GB from Penny Black onwards, plus comprehensive collections of Malta, (incl. 10s St.Paul after Shipwreck), Gibraltar and Cyprus (incl. some Turkish Cyprus), also GB Regionals, mixed to fine

1841-1940, Mint & used all-world collections in 2 old-time albums

1843-90, BRAZIL Used collection of four album pages with 78 imperial stamps, Bull's Eyes 30R, 60R and 90R, slanted figures 10-60R, Verticals 10-600R, Coloridos 10, 30 & 430, and good Dom Pedro section (RHM STC R26'917 or US$8'567) (Image)

1843-1945, Mixed all-world lot on pages with mostly classic material from Europe and overseas, noted nice selection of Brazil Bull Eyes, Austria first issue with cancellation interest, German States and Germany including some Germania high values in sheets, Benelux, etc.  (Image)

1841-1960, Attractive mint and used estate in 22 folders or stockbooks plus some small boxes, with comprehensive sections of Germany incl. some good Berlin, then USA, France incl. some airs, Austria incl. 1950-53 Birds issue, good Europas, also small album with classics incl. Cape Triangular, Brazil 1843 Bull's Eye, etc.

1844-1907 GREAT BRITAIN: Small collection of 63 covers mostly surface printed frankings, some useful registered letters, better destinations including Peru etc., mixed to fine 

1849-1980, Small estate in 30 albums, chiefly with a collection of France from the early years plus a thematic collection on fauna (many sets and singles still in glassines)

1849-1980, All-world collection in 17 mostly Schaubek album with chiefly Germany but also some France

1849-1990, Mint & used collection of FRANCE, Switzerland, Monaco, Andorra, Vatican & Czechoslovakia in 12 albums, plus duplication (mostly mint) in 14 stockbooks, plus miscellaneous, strength in France incl. 1952 Red Cross booklet, useful pre-War values, Celebrities sets, face value, apparently complete in mint from 1940, etc., Monaco apparently complete in mint from 1965, CH face value, Bohemia & Moravia, 1919 Cover from the French Mission in Czechoslovakia, etc., ideal for completion

1850-1900, Superb old-time album with stamps

1850-1920, Mint & used assembly incl. Indochina Yv. 2+2a, Switzerland Yv. 81-82 Perf. 9, Poland Airmail with Groszy overprint, France pairs from booklet, etc.