Collections in 14 albums including Salvador; Bulgaria; Germany with 1939 Danzig overprint set used and many Third Reich sets; Guatemala; British Empire; a few postcards and covers, etc. (1,000s).

1842-1975 G.B and foreign stamps, forgeries and covers including G.B 1842 cover bearing 1840 and 1841 2d blues with B.P.A Certificate stating it is a faked cover with the 1841 2d added and tied by a fake Maltese Cross; Switzerland Sperati type 1 forgery of the 1843 Double Geneva, and a good forgery of Zurich 1843 4r with background of vertical red lines (with 1948 R.P.S Certificate stating it is genuine!); Israel covers (4) with 1949 Doar Ivri postage due cover, and stamps (31) with 1955 Jewish New Year 25pi variety missing green; Tristan da Cunha covers with type V or VI cachets; and 1975 piece bearing G.B Sailing 8p with variety black omitted (1975 R.P.S Certificate). (34 stamps + 7 covers)

Various stamp collections in 24 albums or stockbooks, compiled by a Special Operations Executive Lieutenant who parachuted into Slovakia prior to the Slovak uprising of 1944; he died in 1965, a few stamps and F.D.Cs being added later. The extensive lot includes a QV-QEII British Empire collection in four albums, collections of Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, also some F.D.Cs, various 1950s-1960s G.B and Empire new issues, etc. (1,000s).

An extensive accumulation in many albums including USA with earlier issues to 90c values (mixed condition, some faults), 1893 Columbus 15c mint, Trans-Mississippi 50c, revenues, etc.; also South West Africa, royal omnibus issues, Birds and other thematics, etc., in seven boxes.

A large quantity of world stamps and some covers including collection of Sweden 1928-97 issues mint in two albums, also Spain, Belgium, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg on pages or in albums, Japan, penguin thematics, etc. (1,000s).

Czeslaw Slania. The stamps of Czeslaw Slania, display collection well written up on pages with postal stationery, proofs and black prints, banknotes and additional items in a stockbook, notes and literature. (1,000s).

Sample/Specimen Stamps. "A Century of Stamp Production 1852-1952" by L.N & M. Williams, 44 page booklet published by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, containing 24 sample stamps each with a small punch hole and "WATERLOW & SONS LTD / SPECIMEN" overprint.

Postal History. 1826-92 Entire letters and covers comprising 1826 partly printed letter from the Lisbon Packet Office to Oporto advising of the arrival of H.M Packet "Kent"; 1867 stampless entire letter from Guadeloupe to France with scarce "COR: D'ARMEES / LIG. B-PAQ. No. 1" c.d.s; 1891 British Honduras covers bearing 2c on 1d + bisected 2c on 1d (2, one with "COROZAL" c.d.s); 1892 cover from New York, recovered from the wreck of the "Eider" (without cachet), mainly fine. (5).

QV-KGVI Collection in an S.G. Imperial Album (vol II, 2nd Edn, 1928) including Jordan 1933 1m - £P1 set of fourteen unmounted, Iraq, etc. Photo on Page 180. (Image1)

QV-KGV Selection comprising Ascension 1934 set of ten fine used; South Australia 1894 5d imperf plate proof block of four; Australia 1913-14 1d and 6d C.T.O at Melbourne; Canada 1864 2c rose used; Gibraltar 1912-24 £1 mint; Montserrat 1932 Anniversary of Settlement set of ten perforated "SPECIMEN"; Rhodesia 1892 5/- block of four used; QV 6d Imperium imperf proof in black and green, all fine. S.G. £980 + proofs. (33). Photo on Page 206. (Image1)

c.1920-50 Collection in an album, mainly used, including Iraq 1931 set to 10r, 1932 surcharge set, 1932 1d claret; Burma 1937 KGV set (some toning); Egypt, etc., some toning throughout badly affecting some stamps but very light or non-existent on others, a useful lot. S.G. £3,000. Photo on Page 180. (Image1)