MINT & USED COLLECTION, 1913-1961: Superb collection in two large binders, attractively presented on display pages. Very high degree of completion throughout. An excellent range of early issues with a variety of 'eagle' overprints and various handstamps on 'Skanderberg' types and Fiscal types, some 'fantasy' & unissued types, issues for Korce, etc. Many of these early opts. cannot be guaranteed and are sold "as is". Collection is virtually complete for all basic issues from 1920 onwards with many highly catalogued early sets inc. 1924 Natl. Assembly, 1928 (Apr.) Air set of 7 SG 222/228 (£375), 1928 National Assembly set, 1928 Accession set of 9 SG 239/247 (£180), 1929 Air set of 7 SG 270/276 (£1,500), though not guaranteed (see footnote in SG catalogue), 1931 Tirana-Rome Air issues SG 295/301 (£225), 1934 10th Anniv. set of 10 (SG £180), 1930-40 defins + air SG 351/365 (£275), 1940 Postage Dues SG D373/D377 (£250) and 1943 German Occupation opt. set of 14 (SG £225), etc. Continues in a second volume from 1945-1961 with an almost exclusively mint collection of sets & mini sheets. Very fine collection with much additional background historical information provided. Huge cat. value. (Many 100s) (Image)

NORTH AFRICAN SERVICES - MARSEILLES-ALGIERS - Range with 1843 EL to Marseilles with "MARSEILLES/BATEAU A VAPR" (Salles 493) cds on front and rated '2' decimes; 1846 E to Paris with "ALGER/MARSEILLE" (Salles 490) cds on front; 1858 EL to Coblenz (redirected to Bonn) ex Algiers with "ALGERIE BB MARSEILLE/(12)" (Salles 491) cds on front and oval "4/Sgr" redirection fee h.s. on front, sent unpaid in a movable box in Algiers Harbour; and Jan./Oct. 1852 env./E to Paris or Marseilles with "ALGER/MARSEILLE" cds on front and rated '5' decimes or with outlined "25" centimes h.s. on front. (5 covers) Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES, ALGERIA (Image)

ORAN TO SPAIN LETTER UNDERPAID & TAXED; 8 Dec. 1870 EL to Cartagena franked pair 10c tied by '822' cancels and with "ORAN/BAT. A VAP" cds and framed "PD" h.s. presumably applied in error as a framed "AFFRANCHISEMENT....." mark applied and charged "12"(c) upon arrival. Rare example of underpaid mail. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, FRENCH COLONIES (Image)

ORAN-PORT VENDRES SERVICE; Oct. 1880 env. to Tarn (France) franked 15c tied by Mascara cds with additional strike on front and double-lined octagonal "PORT-VENDRES A ORAN" cds on front. Unrecorded by Salles or any other Maritime catalogue. Sent on the Cette to Bordeaux TPO with mss. 'fD' (Fausse Direction) applied to front. 1986 Fourcaut (Paris) Cert. Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES (Image)

T.P.O MARKINGS; 1890-1965 range of covers/cards mounted on pages inc. wavy types, double-ring cds types, most without crew codes, inc. a 1916 PPC with a large double circle military cachet, etc. Also 1 unused PPC of a train on the line, and an 1897 railway share certificate. Scarce study. (12 used cards/covers, 1 unused) Cross Reference: RAILWAY MAIL, TRAVELLING POST OFFICES (Image)

1961-2007 UNMOUNTED MINT COLLECTION - in Davo album, French values 1961-2007 inc. 1961-80 new currency set to 1f (SG F166-80 £80) and Spanish values 1972-2007 inc. 1972 9p Europa (SG 67 £150), virtually complete per the printed pages. (100s) (Image)

19th CENTURY TO FRANCE/ENGLAND; Range with 1844 EL to Paris datelined at Buenos Aires with framed "SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH" h.s. on rear and framed "COLONIES/&c.ART.12." h.s. on front, 1851/70 env/EL. to Paris or Lyon with "BUENOS-AYRES" double-arc d.s. on rear and framed "COLONIES/&cART.13" or "GB/1F60c" h.s. on front, 1867/71 EL/env. to England with Buenos Ayes cds on rear and rated '1/-' on each plus 1856 EL to Bordeaux with "PANAMA" double-arc d.s. on rear and framed "COLONIES/ART-18" h.s. on front and 1871 unpaid env. to Glasgow (ex Central America?) with Liverpool ship d.s. and "d6" h.s. on front. (8 covers) Cross Reference: INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, FRANCE (Image)

MINT AND USED COLLECTION 1850-1990: Three Davo hingeless albums (I-III) with 19th C. issues, predominantly used. High degree of completion from WWII onwards, but somewhat 'patchy' 1920s/30s with singles and part sets. Good base for completion, as albums are in very fine condition. (Very many 100s) (Image)

AUSTRIA & GERMANY: Three 'pocket books' and binder with mainly 1920s/30s accumulation of Austrian issues. A few better unmounted mint sets to be found inc. a few long defin. sets e.g. 1934 & 1936 Airs. Also some 1940s sets inc. Renner & Horses. Also 3 FDCs of 1936 Winter Relief, Inventors & 1937 Doctors, few covers inc. 1934 airmail env. to Beirut franked 2s (4) + 1s + 20gr, sent to the Poste Restant and with Lebanon 1pi + 50c p.dues tied to rear and 1937 airmail mourning env. to Bucharest franked 2s + 5gr with express label affixed. Binder houses a mainly used early 20th C. collection of Germany & Austria. (Many 100s + few covers) Cross Reference: GERMANY, AIR MAIL COVERS, EXPRESS MAIL, LEBANON (Image)

MINT & USED COLLECTION WITH QEII CASTLE VARIETIES: 1933-1957 range with many of the rarer mint and used sets with top values. Inc. 1933-37 used set (SG £425) to 5r, 1938-41 unmounted mint set to 25r (some overall toning) SG 20/37 £1,000; 1942-42 one mint and one used set (SG £270), 1950 set mint set (SG £110) to 10r on 10s, 1955 mint 'Castle' SG 94/96 and 94a/96a sets inc. different overprint types. Various other used/mint sets and part sets included. (c.160) (Image)

COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION in 6 albums but with few high values. Mainly used material from earliest issues to 2010 with extensive ranges of railways stamps and some minisheets. (Many 100s) (Image)

1849-69 USED RANGE ON STOCK CARD: Includes 1849 "Epaulettes", 2 x 10c & 3 x 20c in various shades; 1849-61 "Medallions" 1c, 10c (3 inc. a pair), 20c (4 inc. strip of 3) & 40c; 1865 1f lilac and 1869 1c green bisected on piece with 1885 "AUDENARDE" c.d.s. Mostly fine, 4 margin examples. (16) (Image)

MAINLY 20th CENTURY GROUP; Range partially on annotated leaves inc. 1901 env. to London franked QV ¼d on 1/- block of 12 and endorsed 'Registered', 1903 env. to Berne franked ¼d (4) and redirected to Zurich, 1908/12 ¼d Wrappers used locally to Queen Street (Hamilton), to Baileys Bay and uprated ¼d & ½d or to Canada and uprated ¼d, ½d & 1d, 1911 PPC used to France as printed matter and franked ½d 1923 KGV ¼d Wrapper used to Spanish Point, 1923 env. to Bradford franked 1d, 1938 'Official Gazette' Wrapper to St George's franked ½d, 1939 KGVI ½d Wrapper to NY uprated ½d, 1951 KGVI ¼d Wrapper to St Georges 'uprated' with oval "BERMUDA/¼d/POSTAGE PAID" mark, 1961 unpaid airmail env. to England with circular "BERMUDA/T" and "INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID/FOR TRANSMISSION BY AIRMAIL" mark, 1961 QEII 1½d Wrapper to USA uprated 1½d, 1968 QEII 2d Wrapper to St Georges uprated 1d for the treble rated, range of QV period used stamps with Hamilton, St Georges & some village cancels etc. (71 covers/cards + small qty stamps) Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, PRINTED MATTER BY POST, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, REDIRECTED MAIL (Image)

19th CENTURY MAIL TO EUROPE; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1858 unfranked EL to Bordeaux (redirected to Paris) ex Corocoro with British PO in Arica double-arc d.s. and "PANAMA/TRANSIT" mark on front, 1859 unfranked EL to Spain sent via Panama and Calais with framed "PSNC/COBIJA" h.s. on front and charged "4.Rs", 1863 unpaid EL to Bordeaux with bold "LAMAR", framed "FRANCA" h.s. (in error?) and hexagonal "GB/2F87 5/10c" marks on front, 1869 EL to France 'via Panama & Southampton' with Tacna cds on front sent via the British PO in Arica and franked Peru 10c pair for this internal rate and with hexagonal "GB/1F90c" accountancy mark on front, 1874 defective env. to Glasgow with "MEJILLONES" cds on front sent via the British PO in Callao (Peru) and franked GB QV 1/- + 6d, 1878 unpaid env. to Paris with oval "FRANCA/TARIJA", (British PO in) Cobija cds and "T/1-10" h.s. on front and a few others. (9 covers) Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, PERU, FRANCE, SPAIN (Image)

EXTENSIVE EARLY TO MODERN, MINT & USED COLLECTION: Housed in 7 large stock books, a mainly used collection from earliest to c.2012. Some 'bullseye' forgeries and a good range of 1845 & 1850 types, Dom Pedro issues, 1884-86 set used to 1000r, good 1920s ranges incl. Air opts, 1931/32 Zeppelin issues, 1932 set of 11 mint to 10000r, better 1930s sets inc. Tourism both mint & used, etc. & 1940s mini. sheets, etc. Also includes a good selection of covers & Airmails from the period. Later sets to 2000s, often both mint & used sets. Vol. 6 contains a range of Fiscals. (Very many 100s) (Image)

19th CENTURY STAMPLESS MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1849 EL to London with "RIO-JANEIRO" d.s. on front and rated '2/9'(d) and sent on H.M.S Adventure, 1850 EL to London ex Pernambuco and rated '8'(d) 1853/59 E/EL to Glasgow or Edinburgh with "RIO-JANEIRO" or "PERNAMBUCO" cds and London d.s. on rear and both rated '1/-', 1857 E to Genoa with framed "GB/1F60c" mark on front and rated '10' decimes. 1859 printed EL to France ex Pernambuco sent unpaid and with octagonal "GB/2FPK" (Salles 1.172) accountancy mark and Calais transit d.s. on front with London, Paris-Marseilles TPO and Montpellier cds and 1868 E to Oporto with (British PO in) Pernambuco cds on rear and with "300" reis charge mark on front. (7 covers) Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, FRANCE, PORTUGAL, SCOTLAND (Image)

SUPERB EARLY TO MIDDLE PERIOD COLLECTION: Attractively presented mint & used collection on display pages from earliest (1879) issues through to 1960. Housed in 2 binders, with comprehensive coverage of shade & perf. varieties, commencing with issues of Eastern Roumelia & Southern Bulgaria. Includes 1879 set (2) to 1f, mint or used and later surcharges on this issue and inscription varieties. Then a very high degree of completion to c.1960 inc. all the better 1930s sets e.g. 1931 Balkan Games, 1932 Airs, 1932 Balkan Olympic Games SG 326/332 (£800), 1935 Football SG 351/356 (£500), 1935 Gymnastics SG 357/362 (£325), etc. Collection also includes a section of 19thC. PPCs, TPOs and early stamped covers. A very fine collection throughout with much additional background information provided. (Many 100s plus c.30 cards/covers) (Image)

QV-QEII MINT & USED COLLECTION: Stock card with various QV imperf. values between SG 1 and SG 17 with 'Star' wmk or no wmk Includes 6d Purple-brown on blued paper SG 1 (£450) plus 1d, 2d, 5d, 6d, and 2 x ½d (one of these appears to be SG 16, but with very close margins) Margins fair to fine. Also later QV-QEII issues mainly used, with values to 5r. QEII mostly mint to c.1970 inc. 1967 Birds mini sheet. Mostly good to fine. (c.285) (Image)

19th CENTURY MAIL TO EUROPE; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1844/48 EL's to Edinburgh datelined at Valparaiso or with double-arc "VALPARAISO" d.s. on rear and rated '8'(d) or '2/-' on front, 1851 EL to Lyon with double-arc "VALPARAISO" d.s. and "PANAMA/TRANSIT" mark on front, 1857/58 unpaid E's to Bordeaux with octagonal "GB/2F87 5/10c" accountancy marks on front, 1869 unpaid EL to Bordeaux with Valparaiso cds and "PANAMA-TRANSIT" cds on front, 1871/74 envs. to France franked 5c or wholly unpaid with framed "GB/1F60c" or octagonal "GB/1F90C" accountancy marks on front and charged '12' (or '10' and corrected to '12) or '15' decimes on front and 1873 unpaid E to Cadiz with "VALPARAISO/UNPAID" cds on rear. (10 covers) Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, FRANCE, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, SPAIN (Image)

PART-PAID MAIL TO FRANCE; Feb. 1862 E (few faults) to Havre ex Santiago franked 5c + 10c, slightly overlapped, three margins each and tied by circular/bar cancels and representing the internal rate (to Valparaiso) and carriage to Panama sent via Calais with framed "GB/2F87 5/10c" accountancy mark on front and rear with Valparaiso, London, Paris and Le Havre d.s. Attractive. Cross Reference: FRANCE, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image)

TAX MARKS ON MAIL TO FRANCE; Range on annotated leaves with 1876/79 EL to Bordeaux with "VALPARAISO/UNPAID" cds on rear, rated by "16" decimes h.s. or ms. '23' (decimes) and with "T/1-10" h.s. in blue or black or "T/1-70" h.s. in black on front, 1877/80 envs. to Bordeaux 'via Panama' with "VALPARAISO/UNPAID" cds on rear with bold seriffed "T" in blue on front and rated '46' or '32' decimes on front. (5 covers) Cross Reference: GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

COLOMBIA/GUATEMALA - UNPAID MAIL TO FRANCE; Pair with 2 Jan. 1879 unpaid env. to Paris with very fine blue "T/1-10" all-in-one mark on the front overlapping a very fine "CARTHAGENA/A" British P.O. c.d.s. (showing "9" for "79" Error), having a "16" (decimes) arrival charge); plus similar 31 Aug. 1869 EL ex Guatemala to Paris "Via Panama" with a partial scarce blue 2-ring "CORREOS/GUATEMALA" c.d.s. plus that P.O.'s fine red boxed "FRANCO" on the front, along with a v. fine small British P.O. "A/COLON" c.d.s., an overstruck framed "GB/1F60c" accountancy mark and a "10" (decimes) arrival charge-mark. Scarce pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, GUATEMALA, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image)

SUPERB WWII PERIOD COLLECTION: Large binder with the mostly mint collection of issues for the period 1941-45, superbly presented on display pages. Includes many perf. & imperf. mini sheets. Apparently complete for the period. (Few 100s) (Image)

19th CENTURY MAIL TO GB/FRANCE; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1817 EL to London with "DEAL/SHIP LETTER" h.s. on front, 1839 EL to London initially rated '9/2'(d) and re-rated '6/2/'(d) for the double rate, 1845 E to London with "HAVANA" double-arc d.s. on rear and rated '2/3'(d), 1850/56 EL's to Paris with framed "COLONIES/&c ART.13" or "COLONIES/ART-18" h.s. on front, 1857 EL to Paris with framed "GB/1F60c" h.s. on front, 1870/72 EL's to Edinburgh rated '1/-' or '2/-' former with "12" h.s. on front and both with NY transit d.s. on front, 1873 EL to Bordeaux with NY and Calais transit d.s. and diamond "G.B./3F60c" accountancy mark on front. (9 covers, 1 map & 1 Govt. Act) Cross Reference: INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image)

KGV FINE USED COLLECTION ON TWO STOCK SHEETS: Includes 1912-15 defins. to 18p SG 74/83 with additional 10pa value showing var. "broken bottom left triangle" SG 74b (£85), 1921-23 (Script wmk.) values to 2p (both colours), 1924-28 values to 45p SG 103, 113 & 115/116. Also 1928 set to 45p SG 123/131, 1934 complete set of 11 to 45p and 1935 SJ set with an additional unlisted variety. A very fine lot (c.66) (Image)