1850-2005 COLLECTION: Two cartons holding printed albums (4) and stockbooks (2) of spares, all containing large quantities of predominately used material. Many full sets with higher denominations throughout, inc. strong early period with some high cat. top values; perf. varieties; and complete used 1920s/30s charity sets. 1945-1999 albums virtually complete with mini. sheets also. A comprehensive collection. (V. many 100s) (Image)

USED COLLECTION IN DAVO ALBUMS; 1850-2007 range on Davo leaves in Davo binders (2) good degree of completion inc. 1863 Perf 14 2k & 3k, 1933 50g + 50g, plus a selection of p.dues, mini-sheets, Field Post (inc. Italy and Romania) and newspaper issues. (few thousand)Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

EARLY AUSTRIA COVER: 1855 letter-sheet (invoice) from Marburg to Warasdin franked with 3 x 1854 1k yellow imperf. 'Arms' type (SG 6a). Each stamp cancelled with fine cds. (SG Cat. 3 x £650 on cover). Attractive item. (Image)

EARLY TO MIDDLE PERIOD MINT & USED SELECTION OF BETTER: 1867-1955 ranges, many complete sets, with several better 1930s & earlier inc. 1932 Architects used (£225), 1935 Heroes mint (£110), 1936 Skiing mint (£90), etc. Also reproductions of 1910 high values 2kr-10kr. (c.300+) (Image)

INTERNAL IRISH SEA SHIP LETTERS; Trio with 1841/43 E/reduced EL to London or Bakewell, all apparently ex Belfast and franked 1d Red tied by MX and with "SHIP LETTER/LIVERPOOL" Crown d.s. on rear. (3 covers) Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, SHIP LETTERS, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)

BELFAST SHIP LETTERS; Quartet with 22 Dec. 1829 EL to Abbeylands, datelined at Leamington and presumably hand carried via Liverpool with a framed "BELFAST/SHIP LETTER" mark on front and 31 Mar. 1832 EL to Belfast datelined at Dublin with framed "BELFAST/SHIP LETTER" h.s. on rear and Mar./Aug. 1849 EL's to Liverpool or Manchester, franked 1d Red tied by Belfast numeral cancels and with Belfast double-arc d.s. and "SHIP LETTER/LIVERPOOL Crown d.s. on rear. (4 covers)Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL (Image)

ANGLO-FRENCH BLOCKADE MAIL; 9 Nov. 1781 E to Paris, content much reduced but datelined at London and sent via the Thurn & Taxis PO in Brussels with circular "DA/B" on front and rated '20' sols due to this diversion. Five examples with this rating believed to exist. Cross Reference: FRANCE, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, GERMAN STATES (Image)

1893-1958 MAINLY MINT COLLECTION: Small stock book with mainly mint early 20th C. ranges with duplication. Some useful 1910/11 Charity sets/part-sets and 1920s defins to 10f, etc. Highly catalogued group (c.£3,000+) (Few 100s) (Image)

PRE-STAMP/STAMPLESS MAIL TO EUROPE; Range with Oct. 1816 E to London ex Rio rated '2/8'(d) with step-framed "PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" h.s. on front, unpaid Nov. 1853 double-weight EL to Bordeaux with "RIO-JANEIRO" double-arc d.s. on rear and framed "COLONIES/&c ART.13." h.s. and "30" decimes charge mark on front, unpaid Oct. 1856 E to France with "PERNAMBUCO" double-arc d.s. on rear and framed scarce "COLONIES/ART-18" h.s. on front and charged "15" decimes, 1869 EL 'p La Plata' to Oporto ex Bahia with "150" reis charge mark on front, 1877 unpaid EL to Portugal ex Pernambuco sent via England with "SOUTHAMPTON/PACKET LETTER"cds, bold seriffed "T", "340" reis charge mark and "SHIP LETTER" h.s. all on front, the latter obliterated by two London "43" - (Parmenter H rated - v.rare) bar cancels and a "LONDON/SHIP LETTER" cds on rear similarly deleted and several others. (18 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, PORTUGAL, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image)

FLAT CARTON housing an accumulation of old printed album leaves, stock sheets and a stock book with mostly early to middle period, mint & used issues inc. early Colombian States. Somewhat untidy but useful early items noted. Inspection recommended. (Very many 100s) (Image)

EARLY MINT & USED COLLECTION IN OLD ALBUM: Fine, 'old time' collection from 1860-1920s inc. 1859-60 issues with values to 1p carmine (2), 1863 values to 50c green used, 1865 vals. to 1p red (3), etc., 1866 range to 1p (2), 1870-77 10p black on red & black on rose, extensive 1880s ranges with duplication with many different shades, paper types and flaws identified. Duplicated ranges of 1883-86 and 1886-88 issues with much mint inc. multiples with wide range of shades and perf. vars. 1892-99 range, mint or used, to 10p blue; 1899-1902 Civil War issues with a variety of opts., 1902-03 Barranquilla issues inc. multiples, 1904 various values to 10p mint SG 288 and various later issues to 1920s. Collection includes good ranges of 'Late Fee' & 'Acknowledgement of Receipt' types. Viewing essential. (Many 100s) (Image)

ALBUM WITH MINT & USED COLLECTION, 1918-1944: Commencing with 1918 "S.H.S." opts on Hungary 'Harvester' issues, various WWII period sets/part sets inc. sheetlets & mini sheets. Includes 1943 Red Cross set in perf. & imperf pairs & progressive proofs. Also 1949 unofficial UPU Anniv. set. (Many 100s) (Image)

PRE-UPU UNDERPAID MAIL TO GERMANY; 19 June 1875 env. to Germany franked 50c pair with circular "P.C" cancels with framed "Westindien/uber New York" - four examples on mail from Cuba believed to exist, framed "UNPAID" h.s. applied in NY and large bold seriffed "7"(cents) credit to USA h.s. deleted and rated '80'pf. NY transit cds also on front. Ex Kouri. PF (1989) & Wijnants (2021) certs. Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, GERMANY (Image)

1939-1944 GERMAN OCCUPATION COLLECTION: Attractive near-complete run of Bohemia and Moravia issues in spring-back binder. Sets duplicated in mint & used condition, inc. blocks and pairs of 1940s charity issues complete with labels. Much unmounted mint/lightly hinged. (Few 100s) Cross Reference: GERMANY (Image)

1919 TORSHAVN, FAROE PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE COVERS - 16 & 17 Jan. 1919 envs. used locally with 5o green and 2o on 5o green, surcharged locally to make the increased 7o rate, all tied by THORSHAVN cds. SG 207 £650 each for off-cover. (2)Cross Reference: FAROE ISLANDS (Image)

c1905-50s EGYPTIAN HOTEL RANGE OF MAIL - good range, PPCs etc with stamps cancelled with hotel PO cds inc. 1911 PPC to Norfolk with METROPOLE HOTEL cachet; 1915-18 group (9) to Scotland sent stampless ex "LUXOR CONVALESCENT DEPOT" some censored; 1937 env. to Scotland with 20m, 6m and 2m tied SIWA cds; 1942/43 pair of PPCs to GB with WINTER PALACE LUCSOR cancels and double-ringed censor marks, also 1914 5c red letter sheet with colourful advert. label (used as a seal, torn on opening) from the same hotel; etc. (c113 items)Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, HOTELS, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, ADVERTISING ENVELOPES (Image)

EARLY MERCHANT CORRESPONDENCE TO ITALY; 1739 EL (in Italian; red wax seal on rear largely intact) to Venice ex Cairo endorsed to be carried by Colonel Capitano Caenazzo/C.D.C' (by Gods favour). Contents by merchants Bello & Colavin re coffee & other merchandise. Unusually v.fine. Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES (Image)

DISINFECTED MAIL TO SPAIN VIA GIBRALTAR; 7 July 1852 EL (faint file fold) to Spain endorsed 'Paid to Gibraltar' and rated '10'(d) at top with a [British PO in] "ALEXANDRIA" double-arc d.s. in red and scarce thus, double-ring "PURIFE AU LAZARET/MALTE", "DE GIBR/S.ROQUE/ANDABAXA" transit mark and "10.R." incoming charge mark all on front. Rear fold with a Briggs & Co (forwarding agent) embossed seal (with matched oval cachet on front) and a Cadiz transit d.s. Rather unusual destination and routing. Cross Reference: DISINFECTED MAIL, SPAIN, GIBRALTAR, MALTA (Image)

POSTA EUROPEA MAIL TRANSMITTED PRIVATELY; May 1856 v.fine EL to Tanta (addressed in French & Arabic; contents concerns cotton orders & their distribution) with Alexandria merchants oval cachet on front a mostly v.fine double-oval "DIREZIONE DELLA POSTA EUROPEA/ALESSANDRIA D/EGITTO" d.s. on rear. Unusual alternative mail service. Cross Reference: EGYPT, ITALIAN STATES (Image)

UNPAID LETTER TO INDIA; 18 Jan. 1858 env. (faults; opened out; with content in Arabic) to Bombay with [British PO in] Suez double-arc d.s. and circular "St.Bg/As 8" p.due due on front and a Bombay double-arc arrival d.s. on rear. Cross Reference: INDIA, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

ATTRACTIVE COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION: Binder containing mint & used collection with good degree of completion. Many sets represented both mint and used inc. 1918-19 optd. on issues of Hungary SG 1/20; 1919 (May) Students fund used (SG71/82 £375); 1920 New Currency set to 10L both mint and used (SG 131/144); etc. Many other complete & part sets plus postage dues mint and used. Also, a stockbook with small group of first issues used, many on piece. Inspection recommended. (Few 100s) (Image)

EARLY TO MODERN, MOSTLY MINT, NON-COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS IN NINE ALBUMS: Includes A-Z collections plus separate collections of USA, Germany, France, etc. Mainly the commoner issues, but fine throughout. (Many 1,000s) (Image)

FRENCH COLONIAL LEBANON & SYRIA PLUS IRAN: Two stock books housing the 1900s-40s mainly used collections of Lebanon & Syria. Many useful ranges inc. good Air issues, Postage Dues, etc., throughout. We note Lebanon 1936 Air set mint to 25pi SG 191-198 & 1937 Paris Exhib. set mint SG 218-225. One of the stock books houses early to modern Iran. Also some mint Algeria, Tunisia, etc. A useful lot. (Many 100s)Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, LEBANON, SYRIA, IRAN/PERSIA (Image)

EARLY TO MODERN IBERIA: Two cartons with five albums of Spain, four of Portugal and some loose material. Mostly used common issues and lower denomination part sets however a few good Portugal mint hinged 1930s-1950s sets and ranges, inc. the two 1931 sets and attractive & high cat. value 1950 'Holy Year'. (V. many 100s) Cross Reference: SPAIN, PORTUGUESE COLONIES (Image)

EARLY TO MODERN, MAINLY USED COLLECTION: Two stock books and an album with the somewhat duplicated, but mostly very fine used, collections with many useful early 20th C. issues. (Few 1,000s) (Image)