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1818/1947, mint never hinged/unused and used collection with covers, incl. Postage Dues, some duplicates and multiples, starting with a 1818 entire with superb strike of the one-line “MARTINIQUE”, French General Colonial issues Mi.-Nr. 3-5 tied by dotted diamond “MQE” on lettersheet to Marseilles, Mi.-Nr. 26-38 cpl. both unused and used, together with a small but fine selection of covers with better destination Mexico, a few forgeries noted. Some occasional faults, overall in good and fresh condition, some signed J.F. Brun, neatly housed in one album
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1885/2010 (ca.), large mostly mint never hinged/unused accumulation with a few used, incl. Postage Dues and Parcel stamps, many cpl. sets, duplicates and better values with Mi.-Nr. 380(6), 386-387(5), 396(6), 467-470(2), 476-477(3) unused/mint never hinged, etc., some France Libre overprints, together with some souvenir sheets, booklets and one cover, overall in very fine condition, in one stockbook
1840/1970, valuable, mostly used selection with emphasis on classic issues, starting with Penny Black, furthermore Mi.-Nr. 2 on cover and on piece, Mi.-Nr. 5-7 with several copiues each, also Mi.-Nr.49, 50(3), 54, 66(4), 67(2), 68(2),69y, 84ax(3), 84ay, 84bx(2), 85, 99(4) and 118(2) used, furthermore Mi.-Nr. 7b, 70-71, 78, 80, 82(2), 83, 118(3) and 144 unused, in addition some better modern varities like Mi.-Nr. 491FI, 504FIII and Mi.-Nr. 506FI, conditions vary, some signed and 14 certificates Louis BPP
1840/1940, Introduction of the Uniform Penny Post, collection on exhibition pages beginning with a small handwritten note dated “2 July 1852” and signed “your obedient servant, William Mulready”, then an unused example each of the 1d black and 2d blue lettersheets and envelopes, lettersheet 1d black cancelled by black maltese cross and “LYNN /JY 12/1841" double-arc cds in black, correctly used to Falkenham and an unused Mulready caricature. There follows a page on the stamp issues with a used example each of the 1d black and 2d blue, 1d black on folded letter and 2d blue on slightly blued paper, cancelled by crisp black maltese cross and used on folded letter “with day list” within London. Also extensive documentation of commemoration in 1890 and 1940. Slightly mixed condition.
1840/1951(ca.), unused and used collection starting with Mi.-Nr. 1, also Mi.-Nr. 5, 7, 35, 84, 99 and 117-18, in addition some covers, Officials and foreign postoffices, mixed condition
1840/2000, mostly used and some mint never hinged and unused collection with many typified stamps, incl. Mi. 1b (Cert. Louis BPP), 66 (defects, signed Matl VÖB), 99 (defects, Cert. Louis BPP), 174, etc., in three albums
1840/1999, used collection from Michel No. 1 used (2x) and on two covers with better and complete issues, plate numbers, covers and other special features, plus a small part unused and mint never hinged stamps and some Levante, etc., together in five albums
1840/1960, unused and used collection starting with two Penny Black used, some better values, mixed condition
1952/2004, seemingly complete mint never hinged collection including souvenir and miniature sheets as well as semi-postals and Postage Due from 1954.
1960/70s., Machins, interesting mostly mint never hinged group of varieties like imperforated, misperforated and partially perforated stamps, mostly in multiples, fine
1821/72, English Incoming and Outgoing Mail, group of circa 50 covers, some franked, starting with some folded entires to Constantinople (7), one sent via the route Belgium, Semlin, Kustendje and handed over to the Lloyd, some with cds. "BRITISH.POST.OFFICE.CONSTANTINOPLE", 1847 shipmail entire letter from Yarmouth to Leghorn (Livorno), etc., mixed condition, in one album
1883/1901, SG O9, O10b(a), O19, O34-35 and O63, used, small faults resp. imperfections, each with certificate BPA (2024)
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1978/94 (ca.) extensive mint never hinged accumulation, many cpl. sets and duplicates, together with booklets, very fine
1958/2008, seemingly complete mint never hinged collection including souvenir sheets, miniature sheets and Postage Due.
1958/2008, seemingly complete mint never hinged collection including souvenir sheets, miniature sheets and Postage Due.
1958/2000, seemingly complete mint never hinged collection including miniature and souvenir sheets. Fine.
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1840/1999 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used accumulation, incl. Postage Dues, many cpl. sets, starting with Penny Black, a few Cape Triangles, some better items in the modern area with India SG-Nr. 305-308 unused, fine part of Cyprus up to the 1 pound, together with a good selection of specimen, booklets and sheetlets, overall condition very fine, neatly housed in two stockbooks
1840/2006, used, unused and mint never hinged collection starting with Penny Black and Penny Blue, some better values, including a lot of mint never hinged material with booklets from Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney and Isle of Man and Cyprus, Ireland, Gibraltar and Malta, mostly good condition
1840/1986 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection in six albums and one box, incl. Australia and States and India, starting with 1840 Penny Black, some Used Abroad cancels like C51 (St Thomas), modern Ireland and Isle of Man with booklets, postal stationeries and aerograms, many duplicates mostly used, mostly in fine to very fine condition
1853/1949, mostly used collection on stock cards or pages with a lot of material before 1920, including a lot of Cape of Good Hope, Australian states and Hong Kong
1857/1925(ca.), unused and used collection with some better values including, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Borneo, Labuan, Sarawak, Straits Settelements etc., mostly good condition
1859/1903, interesting unused and used collection of Sperati proofs, trials and forgeries from Lagos, Ceylon, British East Africa, Gold Cost, Montserrat, Sierra Leone, Southern Nigeria, St. Lucia, Tobago, including Largos 5s. composite proofs in both A and C type, 10s. composite proof, 2s6d., 5s. and 10 s. duty clichés, Montserrat Mi. 11 unused, Mi. 11 with retouched cliché (cert. RPSL), Sierra Leone 6p. imperforated plate proof, South Nigeria Mi. 32 used, Gold Cost 20s. value tablet and inscription duty cliché in type B, etc., on pages
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1932/70, Ascension to Tristan de Cunha, mint never hinged accumulation, many better cpl. sets of the modern area in duplicates, with Ascension SG-Nr. 57-59(2), Bermuda 135-150(3), Gibraltar 145-158(2), Sudan 123-139(2), etc., very fine condition, neatly housed in one album
1949/80, BRITISH POSESSIONS IN THE PACIFIC, seemingly complete mint never hinged collections of British Solomon Islands (1956-78), Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1960-75) and the New Hebrides (1949-80) incl. the1957 Postage Due Issue.
1953/2008, ST. HELENA, ASCENSION and TRISTAN DA CUNHA, seemingly complete mint never hinged collection of all three constituent territories, each including Postage Due as well as the early Elizabeth II issues and many modern souvenir and miniature sheets. An unusual offer, especially with regard to the more recent period.
1953/2008, BRITISH POSESSIONS IN AFRICA, mint never hinged collection on album pages covering many different areas and often complete for the period covered. Among these are Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia (1953-63), Nyassaland Protectorate (1953-64), Southern Rhodesia (1964), Rhodesia and Nyassaland (1954-63) incl. Postage Due, Somaliland Protectorate, Bechuanaland Protectorate (1960-66), Swaziland (1956-68), Basutoland (1954-59), Gambia, Gold Coast, Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Sierra Leone, South West Africa (1954-90) incl. Postage Due, Zanzibar (1957-63), Brunei (1958-1983), Seychelles (1954-76), British Indian Ocean Territory (1968-2010) and Mauritius (1953-67).
1953/2007, BRITISH POSESSIONS IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC, seemingly complete mint never hinged collection of Falkland Islands (1953-2007) incl. Airmail, Postage Due, souvenir and miniature sheets, Falkland Islands Dependencies (1953-6; 1980-87) incl. Trans-Antartic Expedition overprints, South Georgia (1963-99) and British Antarcic Territory (1963-2006).
1880/1950 (ca.), accumulation of approx. 500 covers and cards with some interesting items such as London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Stamp 2d green with 1880 ½ d deep green and 1881 1d lilac (2) on fragment with “DIEPPE 11 AVRIL 01” arrival cds indicating an unpermitted use of the Railway Stamp on foreign mail, but also two Book Post items to Belgium, a correspondance of 10 letters with SG 467+475 or 471+472 to memebers of the British Middle East Forces or a large c. 1946-50 correspondance of British Forces in Germany OHMS covers within Germany, some of which franked with German Issues and one with 1953 3d purple showing bilingual “BRITISH FIELD POST / ERMÄSSIGTE GEBÜHR” (reduced rate) handstamp in purple. Interesting and varied though in very mixed condition.
1979/2008, collection souvenir sheets with more than 250 covers with mostly FDCs with special cancellations from Gibraltar, Great Britain, Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey, in six albums
1923/1990 (ca), British Middle East from Aden to UAE, large mint never hinged/unused and used collection, many cpl. sets, some values collected both unused and used, together with some souvenir sheets, a fresh assembly mostly in very fine condition, neatly housed in two albums
1896/1908, Sideface Issues, including both mint and used examples, an in-depth collection of 1/2d through 2s. values, in singles, pairs, and larger multiples including large part sheets, with detailed annotations as to printings, varieties, etc, noting 1896 1d. proof pair on medium wove unwatermarked paper, 1887 1d. imperforate plate proof block in colour of issue, 1896-7 1d. block of four noted “approved proof” and dated on reverse, several pages of 1899 1d. printings with experimental zig-zag roulettes, various examinations of constant plate flaws, including 1897-1908 2s. irregular positional block of fifteen, several 2d. blue showing “cracked plate” varieties in mint and used, including used multiples, pleasing group of 1911 printings in used blocks, complemented by a small number of covers, including. 1901 2-1/2d single franking to India, and seven “stamp collars” cut from envelopes, advertising Schnapps, Tobacco, Tailors, etc, some items identified as being ex A. Ronald Butler, a few pages of other contemporary issues also included, the occasional small flaw to be expected, but an overall exceptionally fresh and fine collection, likely exceeding 1,000 stamps, a detailed study from which the enthusiast of this issue can expand.
1910s/30s, balance of collection on album pages, with good representation of Kangaroos, over fifty examples across printings, including 1913 4d - 1s mint, these with fresh bright colours, 2s. and 5s used, 1929-30 5s and 10s used, 1935 £1 grey, King George V 1920 1/4d. light blue mint, further range of used denominations from various printings including shades, back-of-the-book including O.S. overprints and postage dues, including 1909-23 5s/10s mint, £1 cancelled-to-order, etc, condition varies, with some faulty stamps noted, but a useful holding with many fine stamps.
1913/2007, mostly used collection in 4 albums and folder, also including booklets and covers
1953/2008, seemingly complete mint never hinged collection including many booklets as well as souvenir and miniature sheets. Good condition and of high face value.
1957/2010, AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES AND DEPENDENCIES, extensive and seemingly complete mint never hinged collection comprising many miniature and souvenir sheets and a significant amount in valid postage. Includes Australian Antarctic Territory (1957-2010), Christmas Island (1958-2009), Cocos Islands (1963-2008), Norfolk Island (1958-2007) and Papua New Guinea (1957-2008) incl. a near complete selection of Postage Due as well as two airmail items, both to Europe, bearing 1960 2´5d vermilion (SG 23) and 1961 1d, 3d (3), 5d and 1S respectively.