County Philatelic Auctions Sale 210 - Friday 29th February 2008

Over £300,000 in 5400 lots of Great Britain, British Commonwealth and Foreign Stamps
Bids are accepted until noon (UK time) on the day of the sale.
After that time unsold lots will be available for direct sale at the estimated price

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Catalogue organisation: Collections/Mixed Lots, Accessories, Cinderella, Literature, Topicals, Countries A-Z.

 

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Lot number    Section/date/description                                                                          Estimate (UK Pounds)

1 Collections/Mixed Lots 1948 Silver Wedding complete fu c£1800............................................... £1,000.00

2 1949 UPU Omnibus complete fu excl Falklands Deps c£490+.......................................................... £240.00

3 Dealers m&u stock of Portuguese Cols Mozambique, Angola etc large carton 1000's................. £220.00

4 1949 UPU Commonwealth Omnibus um (less 5 cheaper sets f mint) c£275................................. £110.00

5 1949 UPU Omnibus complete f mint excl French New Hebrides c£250+.......................................... £80.00

6 Early QV commonwealth: 35 'used' forgeries - interesting lot................................................................ £65.00

7 Malta 1978-87 um FV£M52 (~£80) new issues + range f u on 49 reg covers.................................... £65.00

8 Album 1981 R Wedding sets from 22 CW Countries in um gutter blks of 10 - seldom seen [660] £60.00

9 1978 Coronation comprehensive CW um in 2 albums incl MS, Sheetlets, booklets, etc................. £50.00

10 1999 Railway Collection Benham silk covers incl GB, Jersey, Belgium, USA [17].......................... £50.00

11 3x albums + slipcases 1981 R Wedding um, fairly complete incl m/sheets and booklets............. £50.00

12 1948 S Wedding HVs Barbados, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Br G, Br H um c£104..................... £48.00

13 1949 UPU 52 diff countries incl China imperf pair, Germany Russian zone mint c£180+............ £45.00

14 1981 R Wedding 35 sets, 31 MS, 5 booklets incl imperfs/gutter pairs/ incl difficult um.................. £40.00

15 Israel 1959-66 m&u, mostly with tabs, tête-bêche, booklets, FDC, etc [2 albums + folder] huge lot £40.00

16 London80 44 um sheetlets from 11 CW countries um, s/t labels, Concorde etc............................. £38.00

17 Maritime England collection of 26 Benham silk covers in Sp album................................................. £35.00

18 1978 Coronation 25th Anniv um complete uncut sheets of 4 sheetlets [21]..................................... £30.00

19 Glory box CW & Foreign, on leaves, albums, odd cover, etc............................................................... £25.00

20 Glory box CW & Foreign, on leaves, albums, packets, odd cover, etc............................................... £25.00

21 Glory box CW & Foreign, on leaves, in packets, odd cover, etc........................................................... £25.00

22 Glory box GB, on leaves, albums, packets, covers, etc......................................................................... £25.00

23 Glory box mainly Foreign, on leaves, in packets/stockbooks............................................................... £25.00

24 Glory box, CW & Foreign, the bulk being Commonwealth in packets (usual source)..................... £25.00

25 1935 S Jubilee Bermuda, B Guiana, B Honduras, B Solomons f mint c£56.................................... £24.00

26 Box 8"x5"x3" Foreign & Commonwealth in packets, looks pre-1960................................................. £20.00

27 Shoe box Foreign & CW mostly pre-1950 incl 19th century - as received........................................ £20.00

28 Visit of Pope John Paul 1982, set of 12 Benham silk covers in Sp album........................................ £18.00

29 2001-2 Mercury Silk FDCs incl Kipling, Occasions (both) Cats & Dogs Subs [13 covers].............. £16.00

30 1981 R Wedding Limited edition Benham silk covers collection [30]................................................. £15.00

31 Range of 36 Gibraltar, NZ, Channel Is, Ireland booklets Face ~£14.................................................. £15.00

32 World in 25 remaindered club books........................................................................................................ £15.00

33 Bundle of 36 m/u Scandinavia Postal Stationery items, mixed condition, all identified................. £13.00

34 1937 Coronation FDCs for Bechuanaland, Gold Coast & N Rhodesia, neat lot.............................. £10.00

35 Commonwealth & Foreign in packet in large cigar box unchecked [1000s]..................................... £10.00

36 2000 old CW dupl packets e.g. 200x NSW QV 2½d, 80x Canada War tax, ?pmks, varieties.......... £9.00

37 1978 Coronation Montserrat St V, Grenadines, Tuvalu pres books incl sheetlets + MS................... £8.00

38 Foreign used off paper, unchecked by us [~1000]................................................................................... £5.00

39 Accessories 2x 2-ring album incl 120+ 1965-82 FDC, 71-82 fairly complete incl £1-£5 & regionals £25.00

40 2x R Mail 4-ring FDC albums, g-f.............................................................................................................. £14.00

41 2x SAFE 14-ring albums incl 22 FDC leaves, good condition............................................................. £20.00

42 3x Medium spring back albums, vgc incl 250 GB Commems odd HV 65p etc (allow £5)............. £10.00

43 3x SG New Pioneer 2-ring cover album vgc incl 25.............................................................................. £10.00

44 9x good quality 4-ring 2" binders - ideal Hagners vgc........................................................................... £12.00

45 Collecta 22-ring album with 4 strip pocket leaves - ideal folded booklets........................................... £4.00

46 Collecta 4-ring clear plastic 8-pocket leaves (suit 50p Folded booklets) (pack of 10)...................... £2.50

47 Frank Godden FG de Luxe Album vgc with 40+ SG Devon cartridge leaves...................................... £5.00

48 Lighthouse 32 side stockbook, black pages vgc....................................................................................... £5.00

49 Philatector wmk detector incl colour filters, (pure nostalgia) battery not included............................. £5.00

50 Prinz 'Royal Mauritius' medium padded 32 side black leaf stock book, vgc....................................... £7.00

51 Rapkin Byron springback album + 150 new leaves............................................................................... £10.00

52 Safe 11-ring album with 19 leaves vgc - would take 76x Prestige books............................................ £8.00

53 Safe 14-ring album incl ~20 blank leaves + a few Hingeless GB leaves.......................................... £10.00

54 SG Alpha Major 4-ring album incl ~75 quadrille leaves vgc.................................................................. £5.00

55 SG Commem (oblong) blank album leaves 2 packs of 24.................................................................... £4.00

56 SG Devon interleaves - pack of 100............................................................................................................ £5.00

57 South Africa hingeless Davo boxed album incl 2001-6 leaves plus ~50 blank leaves.................. £40.00

58 Cigarette Cards Lyons Maid - Train Spotters 50/50............................................................................. £12.00

59 Ogden's Modern Railways 50/50 - fine..................................................................................................... £50.00

60 Wills - Railway locomotives 50/50 fine..................................................................................................... £38.00

61 Cinderella 1970's Colour proofs for 2 diff Post Bus Regional cards.................................................... £4.00

62 Cannes Film Festival 1946 yacht scene labels g-f um block of 25.................................................... £15.00

63 Coins GB 1994 - 99 £1 Silver proofs [6] in pres case............................................................................ £80.00

64 GB 1997 - 2000 £1 Silver proof Piedfort in pres case........................................................................... £90.00

65 GB 1997-8 £2 Bimetal silver proofs in presentation case.................................................................... £28.00

66 GB 1999-2002 £1 Scottish, Welsh, NI, England silver proofs in pres case....................................... £50.00

67 GB 1996 £2 Celebration of Football Silver proof in pres case............................................................ £13.00

68 GB 1996 £5 QEII 70th Birthday Silver proof in pres case..................................................................... £16.00

69 GB 1996 All Change Decimal Currency 25th Anniversary £1 - 1p in pres case.............................. £50.00

70 GB 1997 £2 Piedfort Silver proof in pres case........................................................................................ £14.00

71 GB 1997 £5 QEII Golden Wedding Silver proof in pres case............................................................... £16.00

72 GB 1997 50p old & new size silver proof (2 coin set) in pres case..................................................... £25.00

73 GB 1997 Diana proof decimal set £5 - 1p in pres case........................................................................ £20.00

74 GB 1997 Golden Wedding proof decimal set £5 - 1p in pres case..................................................... £20.00

75 GB 1998 £2 - 20p Silver proof Britannia set in pres case..................................................................... £50.00

76 GB 1998 £2 Bimetal silver proof in pres case......................................................................................... £14.00

77 GB 1998 50p EEC 25th Anniversary silver Piedfort in pres case........................................................ £22.00

78 GB 1998 50p NHS silver Piedfort in pres case....................................................................................... £22.00

79 GB 1998 Prince Charles proof decimal set £5 - 1p in pres case........................................................ £20.00

80 GB 1999 £2 Rugby World Cup silver proof in pres case....................................................................... £14.00

81 GB 1999 £5 Millennium silver proof in pres case.................................................................................. £16.00

82 GB 2000 £5 Queen Mum silver Piedfort in pres case........................................................................... £34.00

83 GB 2000 £5 Queen Mum silver proof in pres case................................................................................ £17.00

84 GB 2000 50p Public Libraries silver Piedfort in pres case................................................................... £22.00

85 GB 2000 R Mint Executive proof decimal set in pres box..................................................................... £35.00

86 GB 2001 £2 - 20p Silver proof Britannia set in pres case..................................................................... £45.00

87 GB 2001 £2 Marconi Commemorative silver proof in pres case........................................................ £14.00

88 GB 2001 Decimal proof set £5 - 1p in pres case.................................................................................... £25.00

89 GB 2002 £1 Silver proof, frosted finish in pres case............................................................................. £14.00

90 GB 2002 £5 Golden Jubilee silver proof in pres case........................................................................... £17.00

91 GB 2004 R Mint Executive Proof Collection in 'wooden' Presentation case..................................... £32.00

92 GB 2005 £2 - 50p Silver Piedfort set (4) in pres case............................................................................ £90.00

93 GB 2005 R Mint Executive Proof Collection in 'wooden' Presentation case..................................... £36.00

94 GB 2006 R Mint Executive Proof Collection in 'wooden' Presentation case..................................... £38.00

95 Crash Covers 1939 Crash cover 'damaged by seawater' ex Imperial Air 'Challenger'................. £25.00

96 Kiloware Foreign on paper 1250 grams, unchecked by us................................................................. £15.00

97 GB Commems on paper 1700 grams, unchecked by us..................................................................... £13.00

98 GB Commems off paper 650 grams unchecked by us........................................................................ £10.00

99 Germany on paper 700 grams unchecked.............................................................................................. £10.00

100 Literature Afinsa 20th Anniv Auction cat 2000 - fabulous material - 248pp colour hard bound £25.00

101 Afinsa auction 1997 - 1st postage stamps of Spain - fabulous 288pp colour h/bound................ £25.00

102 Bradbury Collect GB First Day Covers 2006 - prices the Special pmks............................................. £4.00

103 Canadian Military Posts vols 1&2 Bailey & Toop Boer War pmks, prices etc................................. £50.00

104 Cérès France 2003 528pp colour.............................................................................................................. £5.00

105 Corinphila Classic Romania The Cornelia Collection part 2 & Duloz Issus of Turkey.................... £8.00

106 Equatorial Guinea colour cat 1975 (illustrates stamps SG don't, so quite useful)........................... £2.00

107 Farahbakhsh, Stamps of Iran cat 2001 (English)................................................................................... £4.00

108 Forged Stamps of 2 World Wars by Williams 52pp illus - scarce book........................................... £25.00

109 Germany Ganzsachen 2003 - Michel postal stationery cat 541pp illus............................................. £5.00

110 Guía del Coleccionista de Sellos de Correos de España - Tort, 3 vols h/back, slip case............ £60.00

111 Handbook of pmks of South West Africa under S African administration, fair 263pp.................... £8.00

112 Michel Australasia Oceania Antarctica 1997 Band 7, 1076pp............................................................. £4.00

113 Michel CEPT catalogue 2003 - all the Europa issues for Europe....................................................... £3.00

114 Michel Europe 2006/2007 set of 7 matching volumes..................................................................... £100.00

115 Michel Middle East (near East) cat 2004, 1292pp illus......................................................................... £7.00

116 Michel South and South East Asia - Band 8 2003, 1661pp.................................................................. £6.00

117 Penny Magazine 28-31 March 1837 8pp, incl lovely engraving of Mail Coaches in Fleet St..... £25.00

118 Portuguese Cols Afinsa Spec Cat Azores, Macau, Madeira, etc 2002, 416pp colour.................... £4.00

119 Rarities of the World - Feldman 2007 67pp colour h/back - mouth watering................................. £10.00

120 Registration Post Paid & Meter Marks of the Solomon Is - Hinchcliffe, 12pp illus........................... £4.00

121 Sanabria Air Post Catalogue 1950 - air stamps of the World incl Cinderella - scarce................. £20.00

122 Scots Local Cancellations Illustrated 1854 - 1860 by Alcock 124pp illus....................................... £16.00

123 Scott Classic Specialised cat 1840-1940 World Stamps/Covers 2005 h/back 1120pp............... £12.00

124 Scott Standard cat of World in 6 volumes 2006................................................................................... £50.00

125 Scott USA Specialised cat 2007.............................................................................................................. £15.00

126 SG Collect British Stamps 2007 (was £9.95) - to clear.......................................................................... £4.00

127 SG GB Concise cat 2006, was £24.95...................................................................................................... £5.00

128 SG Part 1 1840-1970 brand new 2008 edition - normally £69.95.................................................... £55.00

129 SG Part 7 Germany 2005 - was £29.95.................................................................................................... £9.00

130 SG Simplified Commonwealth cat 2007, normally £49.95 - to clear............................................... £12.00

131 SG Spec cat vol 4 (£p defins) ring binder 2000 version, well used, useful annotations................. £5.00

132 SG Stamps of the World 2006 (5 volumes) A-Z................................................................................... £35.00

133 SG Stamps of the World 2007................................................................................................................. £40.00

134 Tasmania stamps and postal history - Tinsley 191pp h/back, 1 page creased............................. £25.00

135 The observer's book of postage stamps 240pp illus h/back................................................................ £4.00

136 The Postage Stamps of St Lucia 1970 defins 15pp illus - Questa...................................................... £3.50

137 The Postal History of British Borneo by Proud 454pp illus, pmk prices, etc................................... £32.00

138 The Postal History of British Malaya vols 1-3 by Proud, pmk/cover prices etc............................... £90.00

139 The Postal History of British Palestine 1918-1948 by Proud 305pp, prices pmks, etc................. £24.00

140 The Postal History of Newbury - Homer Wooff, ditto of Ashby-de-la-Zouch - Soer......................... £5.50

141 The Postal Organisation of the Kingdom of Siam, Lancaster 31pp colour, bound copy................ £5.00

142 The Postmarks of GB & Ireland part 2 - Alcock 62pp illus.................................................................... £9.00

143 The Stamps of C'wealth of Australia + supplement - Rosenblum 1947 270pp illus..................... £12.00

144 Unificato - Italy Area cat 2006, incl S Marino, Vatican etc..................................................................... £8.00

145 UPU Congress Hamburg 1984 UK Delegation pres album incl 1979-83 um incl defin/dues/regionals FV=£44.56 + P Dues to £5............................................................................................................................................................................... £60.00

146 Yvert France 2005, 688pp colour h/back with CD.................................................................................. £7.00

147 Postcards Bradford 1916 Composite view, Darley St etc gu + early Town Hall Square vignette FM £8.00

148 Bradford, PPC Foster Square/Midland Stations (Reliable Series 01887) fine unused................... £5.00

149 Daily Mail' 1912 Waterplane Tour B/W PPC with forged cachet....................................................... £10.00

150 KE7/KG5 Comic, nice used range of 12 different................................................................................ £12.00

151 Thematic Animals: Cuba 1964 Havana Zoo sg1157-76 g-f um c£39............................................ £12.00

152 Birds Upper Volta 1964 250f Woodpecker sg150 imperf um........................................................... £19.00

153 Birds: Abu Dhabi 1965 Falconry sg12-14 um c£56............................................................................. £25.00

154 Birds: Albania 1961-2003 bird sets um (1961-3 vf mint) c£165....................................................... £55.00

155 Birds: Andorra (French) 1955 100f - 500f sgF163-5 vf mint c£95.................................................... £34.00

156 Birds: Andorra 1971 80c perf & imperf sgF229 um c£32................................................................... £14.00

157 Birds: Ascension 1963 1d - £1 sg70-83 um, couple minor faults lower values c£60................... £20.00

158 Birds: Ascension 1963 1d - £1 sg70-83 vf mint c£60.......................................................................... £20.00

159 Birds: Bahrain 1980 Falconry sg271-8 um c£26.................................................................................. £12.00

160 Birds: Barbados 1979 1c - $10 fu on piece sg622-38 c£50............................................................... £24.00

161 Birds: Barbuda 1987 Sea Birds set & m/sheet sg942, 44, 47-9 um c£90....................................... £44.00

162 Birds: Bechuanaland 1961 1c - 12½c sg168-75 um c£33................................................................. £15.00

163 Birds: BIOT 1975 5c - 10r sg62-76 um c£26......................................................................................... £12.00

164 Birds: Botswana 1966 1c - 2R sg220-33 um c£42............................................................................... £18.00

165 Birds: Botswana 1966 1c sg220 striking 'Red' shift um, beak just below 'Revenue'...................... £25.00

166 Birds: Botswana 1967 sg220-33 um c£38............................................................................................ £19.00

167 Birds: Botswana 1978 1t - 5P sg411-27 um c£30................................................................................ £15.00

168 Birds: Brazil 1930 3000r violet, ditto 1931 surcharge sg486, 510 f mint c£27............................... £11.50

169 Birds: British Honduras 1962 1c - $5 sg202-13 vf mint c£65............................................................ £20.00

170 Birds: Cameroon 1972 10f - 45f sg663-4, 1985 140f - 200f sg1061-3, um imperf...................... £17.00

171 Birds: Canada 1963-78 sets um, Pages signed by designer (Forster, Bateman & Leduc) [4].... £30.00

172 Birds: Canada 1985-2005 Conservation Booklets, Face = C$160+ [25]......................................... £80.00

173 Birds: Caymans 1974/1975 sets sg337-42, 383-8 um c£36............................................................. £17.00

174 Birds: Central African Republic 1960 50f - 500f sg12-16 um c£76.................................................. £34.00

175 Birds: Chad 1961 50f - 500f sg82-6 um c£66...................................................................................... £28.00

176 Birds: Comoro 1989 750f - 1500f m/sheet Michel Blk286a-b um c€50.......................................... £15.00

177 Birds: Comoros 1979 50f - 75f COUCAL & Bee-Eater sg337-8 imperf um...................................... £9.50

178 Birds: Cuba 1956 1p - 5p sg784-6 f mint c£59..................................................................................... £24.00

179 Birds: Cuba 1956 8c - 5p sg772-82 fu c£22............................................................................................ £9.50

180 Birds: French Ant 1956 40c sg3 sunken die proof 125x128mm, signed by artist......................... £90.00

181 Birds: French Antarctic 1956 12f sg11 die proof 138x120mm, signed........................................... £95.00

182 Birds: French Oceanic 1948 50f Wandering Albatross sg207 vf mint c£28...................................... £8.50

183 Birds: French Polynesia 1990-1 sg590-1, 614-5 imperf um c£36.................................................... £17.00

184 Birds: Gabon 1961 50f - 500f sg170-4 vf mint c£46........................................................................... £17.00

185 Birds: GB 1968 set of 10 diff Birds design Machin booklets.............................................................. £10.00

186 Birds: GB 1971-3 set of 8 30p booklets (diff cover designs) + Dec72S [9]..................................... £24.00

187 Birds: Hungary 1989 Wild Duck prestige books (English & Hungarian) sg3919-20..................... £19.00

188 Birds: Iceland 1930 10a GYRFALCON Air & Official sg173, O189 f mint c£35.............................. £12.00

189 Birds: Indonesia 1951 UN Day sg660-5 vf mint c£30........................................................................... £9.50

190 Birds: Indonesia