Sale #165

FRENCH VOLUNTEER LEGION 1942 Pictorial set of five, each with label attached, tied to two blank covers by Feldpost d/stamp. (2)

1949 Goethe M/Sheet, VFU with Festival double ring d/stamp for 28th Aug 49, SG.MSR59a. Cat. £700

1948-2000 M or UM collection housed in three hingeless albums, the better period virtually complete (excl. m/s) incl. 1949 Parliament, Relief Fund sets, 1950 Bach, 1951 Posthorns etc. Generally UM from mid-60's, good run through lot. ST.Cat. £9000

1948-74 comprehensive M & U cover collection housed in three albums contains numerous better sets throughout, mainly both M & U sets, also a good number of postal history items to accompany incl. all the premium sets incl. the 1948/49 black & reds opts (unchecked) 1949 UPU, Goethe, 1949 Buildings, 1949 Optd Relief Fund sets + M/Sheet (M only), all Bell sets etc. Covers incl. 1949 Inauguration of Express postcard franked in black...

1952-53 Famous Berliners 10pf, 20pf, 40pf Mi.95, 97, 100, each on illustrated FDC's with appropriate cancellations (Cat. 146€ - Mi.2003) + 4pf, 5pf, 6pf & 8pf on a 1953 Choral Society, Kiel illustrated card & a commercial cover bearing 4pf, 5pf, 8pf & 15pf sent to Prague. (5 covers) Total (2003 Mi) Cat. 250€

COLONIES & PO's POSTAL STATIONERY unused selection of 13 different incl. China 1901 10pf card, Morocco 1900 10c card, 1905 10c card, another with reply, Turkish Empire 1900 2para card, 10pf cards for Caroline, Kiaochow & New Guinea etc. odd fault, generally fine.

MARIANA IS 1899-1919 good to VFU selection on a hagner comprising 1900 56 degrees 25pf orange, 1901 No Wmk Yacht set of thirteen with extra 3pf & 5m, 3m & 5m are VFU on piece, SG.11, 13/25. (16) Cat. £2027

SAMOA 1900-01 No Wmk Yacht set VFU, SG.G7/G19, Cat. £1100

DEALERS STOCK displayed on 1700 black stock cards, all periods but mainly QEII, majority identified with SG numbers & catalogue vals with duplication, good range of modern sets & M/Sheets etc. Fills two cartons.

1840-68 letters to Cadiz (3) - two with 4c stamps, one with a 50mls, a letter to Porto with a blue '300' marking, two letters with '9' manuscript markings, three letters with either red 9q or 'DE GIBR'/S. ROQUE/ANDA. BAXA' h/stamp & a letter with a blue '8' hand struck mark. (10)

1841-48 folded letters (4) all from Gibraltar to Spain with no postal markings (3 to Cadiz, 1 to Seville). Also an 1831 letter to England with Blandford St. h/stamp & two letters to Cadiz with 9q red markings.

1889-96 10c carmine, variety 'value omitted,' fine M, SG.23b. RARE. (1) Cat. £7000