| Lot# | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | watermark master plates | [The following 23 lots comprise original watermark Master Plates made by the papermakers Edwin Amies & Son Ltd, who supplied paper to various stamp printers. They consist of a metal plate (1-4mm thick) with one or many impressions of the watermark made of wire and affixed to the surface. Each plate is impressed with a number, a brief entry for each number appearing in the company’s ledger of these plates. The plates were pressed into wax and the surface polished with plumbago (black lead) and then scraped off leaving the design with an electrical connection. The wax was then put into a bath of copper sulphate and by electrolysis the stamp bits were grown until the watermark was ready. Hot water was poured on the surface to release the copper watermark which was then filled with solder. The electrotype was then soldered on to the dandy roll and all the pieces not required were then cut away leaving just the watermark on the surface of the dandy roll ready for the paper to be made. These plates therefore show the very first stage in the watermark production. All are unique.] Multiple Script CA. No. 3340 "C.A Crown", consisting of 24 impressions of the Multiple Script CA watermark, used for many colonies stamps from 1921. An important watermark Master Plate, 116x108mm. Photo on Page 6. Suggested price:£250-300 |
Price: £250.00 |
| 2 | watermark master plates | Great Britain. No. 2044, "stamp bit - GvR Crown", dated 1.3.23. 20 Impressions of the GvR Royal Cypher, very similar to the G.B stamp watermark used from 1912, 70x88mm. Photo on Page 6. Suggested price:£150-200 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 3 | watermark master plates | Great Britain. No. 2069, "GvR stamp bit", dated 30.5.23. 15 Impressions of the GvR Multiple Block Cypher, very similar to the G.B stamp watermark used from 1924, 62x56mm. Photo on Page 6. Suggested price:£150-200 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 4 | watermark master plates | Australia. No. 1692 "Crown over A", narrow crown watermark (S.G. W6) used for stamps from 1915. 12 Impressions, 72x129mm. An important Master Plate. Suggested price:£150-200 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 5 | watermark master plates | Australia. No. 1557 "COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA / POSTAL NOTE", 164x57mm. Suggested price:£80-100 |
Price: £80.00 |
| 6 | watermark master plates | Australia - New South Wales. No. 286, "stamp bits - N.S.W 20/-", "20/-NSW" in an oval, used for the 1890 20/- (S.G. w54), a fine small Master Plate, 34x33mm. Suggested price:£100-120 |
Price: £100.00 |
| 7 | watermark master plates | Australia - New South Wales. No. 2133, "NSW Stamp Duty", two separate plates with the same number, one with 12 impressions of multiple "NSW", 60x71mm; the other with "NEW / DUTY / STAMP / SOUTH / WALES", 74x83mm. (2). Suggested price:£100-120 |
Price: £100.00 |
| 8 | watermark master plates | Australia - New South Wales. No. 614, "NEW SOUTH WALES / POSTAL NOTE", 118x62mm. Suggested price:£80-100 |
Price: £80.00 |
| 9 | watermark master plates | Australia - Queensland. No. 1369, "stamp bits - Crown over Q", 12 impressions of the stamp watermark used from 1880 (S.G. w6), 90x60mm. Suggested price:£120-150 |
Price: £120.00 |
| 10 | watermark master plates | Australia - Tasmania. No. 1205, "TASMANIAN / POSTAL NOTE" with a large crown in the centre, 117x71mm. Suggested price:£80-100 |
Price: £80.00 |
| 11 | watermark master plates | Australia - Victoria. No. 1777, "stamp bits - Crown over V". Two plates with the same number, the first with twelve impressions of "V" over Crown as used for stamps from 1896 (S.G. w82), 114x75mm; the other with the marginal inscription "VICTORIA / POSTAGE", 116x57mm. (2). Suggested price:£150-200 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 12 | watermark master plates | Brazil. No. 3195, "Correo Brasil and Star", eight impressions, used for stamps from 1940 (S.G. w92), 155x101mm. Suggested price:£100-120 |
Price: £100.00 |
| 13 | watermark master plates | Ceylon. No. 3175, "Ceylon postage stamp bits. Lotus Flower". Nine impressions of the Lotus Flower and Singhalese letters "Sri", as used for stamps from 1949 (S.G. w81), a fine watermark Master Plate, 127x81mm. Suggested price:£120-150 |
Price: £120.00 |
| 14 | watermark master plates | India - Cochin. No. 1996, "stamp bits - umbrellas". 12 Impressions of the umbrella design (S.G. w8a) used for stamps from 1911, 90x78mm. Suggested price:£100-120 |
Price: £100.00 |
| 15 | watermark master plates | India. No. 2245, "stamp bits - India" comprising 41 impressions of the multiple star (S.G. w69) used for stamps from 1926, 125x113mm. An important watermark Master Plate. Suggested price:£150-200 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 16 | watermark master plates | Ireland. No. 2988, "Irish Stamp bit e", comprising 30 impressions of the multiple "e" watermark (S.G. w22) used for stamps from 1940, 121x70mm. An important watermark Master Plate. Suggested price:£150-200 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 17 | watermark master plates | Ireland. No. 2989, "Irish Postal Order bit", two plates with the same number, one with six impressions of a large "e", 91x132mm; the other with three similar impressions, the "e" differing slightly in shape, 57x122mm. (2). Suggested price:£100-120 |
Price: £100.00 |
| 18 | watermark master plates | Malaya - Johore. No. 1541, "stamp bits - rosette", 18 impressions of the rosette used for Johore stamps from 1896, also very similar to the Maldive Islands watermark of 1909, 89x80mm. Suggested price:£120-150 |
Price: £120.00 |
| 19 | watermark master plates | Malaya. No. 3414, "P.T.M (stamp) Along Roll", comprising 50 impressions of the multiple "PTM, as used for Malaysia issues from 1961. An important watermark Master Plate, 141x129mm. Suggested price:£150-200 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 20 | watermark master plates | New Zealand. No. 579, "NZ and Star", nine impressions as used for stamps from 1902 (S.G. w43), very fine, 53x74mm. Suggested price:£120-150 |
Price: £120.00 |
| 21 | watermark master plates | New Zealand. No. 1267, "NEW ZEALAND / POSTAL NOTE" and four stars, 143x55mm. Suggested price:£80-100 |
Price: £80.00 |
| 22 | watermark master plates | Sudan. No. 2976, "stamp bit - star and crescent", 14 impressions, used for Sudan stamps from 1902 (S.G. w4), a fine watermark Master Plate, 109x76mm. Suggested price:£100-120 |
Price: £100.00 |
| 23 | watermark master plates | Western Samoa. No. 3465, "W.S & Bowl stamp bits". 20 Impressions of Kava bowl with W.S below multiple watermark (S.G. w61), used for stamps from 1965, 114x98mm. Suggested price:£100-120 |
Price: £100.00 |
| 24 | country and thematic collections | [The following 28 lots comprise a dealers stock untouched for over 30 years. Most are in stockbooks, arranged by catalogue number, many being priced in predecimal currency. The condition is generally excellent throughout.] Eastern Europe. Stockbook containing stamps from Russia, Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, etc., mainly post 1945 but with some earlier stamps. (100s). Suggested price:£150-180 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 25 | country and thematic collections | Miniature Sheets. Stockbook of worldwide miniature sheets including Maldives, Poland with MS348a (9) and MS 358a (6), Estonia, etc., also some philatelic exhibition sheetlets. Suggested price:£150-200 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 26 | country and thematic collections | Malta, Gibraltar & Cyprus. Stockbook containing mainly post-war issues with some miniature sheets and booklets. Suggested price:£150-180 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 27 | country and thematic collections | Australia. Extensive mint and used accumulation in a stockbook, mainly KGVI and QEII issues to 1979, also some New Zealand. (100s). Suggested price:£180-220 |
Price: £180.00 |
| 28 | country and thematic collections | Austria. c.1945-75 Extensive mint and used accumulation in a stockbook, with a few earlier issues. (100s). Suggested price:£100-120 |
Price: £100.00 |
| 29 | country and thematic collections | Belgium and Luxembourg. Mint and used accumulation with much duplication in a stockbook, mainly 1935-80 with some earlier issues. Suggested price:£150-200 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 30 | country and thematic collections | Bulgaria. 1886-1966 Mint collection in a stockbook with some useful pre-war issues, many later thematics, Thrace, miniature sheets, etc. (100s). Suggested price:£200-240 |
Price: £200.00 |
| 31 | country and thematic collections | Canada. Extensive mainly mint 1949-78 stock, much duplication, with some earlier issues and used stamps, in a stockbook. (100s). Suggested price:£120-150 |
Price: £120.00 |
| 32 | country and thematic collections | France and Monaco. 1937-76 Mainly mint stock with some useful earlier issues including 1937 PEXIP miniature sheet mint (S.G. MS581, light marginal crease, gum faults), some used, much duplication. (100s). Suggested price:£250-300 |
Price: £250.00 |
| 33 | country and thematic collections | Germany. Extensive mainly post-war accumulation, much duplication with West Germany mainly used in a stockbook and mounted on album pages, some earlier issues included. Also Saar and a few German Colonies and States, and a second stockbook of mainly mint East Germany. (100s). Suggested price:£180-240 |
Price: £180.00 |
| 34 | country and thematic collections | Greece. c.1901-73 Extensive mint and used accumulation in a stockbook and mounted on pages, much duplication. (100s). Suggested price:£150-180 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 35 | country and thematic collections | Israel. 1949-79 Mint collection in two albums and a stockbook, one album with 1950-67 tab singles, the other containing unmounted 1949-68 issues without tabs, the stockbook with mainly 1960-70s tab unmounted singles and blocks. (100s). Suggested price:£160-200 |
Price: £160.00 |
| 36 | country and thematic collections | Italy. Mainly post-war (to 1979) accumulation in a stockbook with much duplication, the majority unmounted mint, some earlier issues included, also some San Marino. (100s). Suggested price:£100-120 |
Price: £100.00 |
| 37 | country and thematic collections | Japan. 1949-79 Extensive unmounted mint accumulation in a stockbook, much duplication with complete sheets and miniature sheets and a few earlier stamps, including MS354 (marginal faults) and MS713 in folders, etc., contained in a stockbook and small sheet album. (100s). Suggested price:£200-240 |
Price: £200.00 |
| 38 | country and thematic collections | Netherlands. 1945-79 Mainly mint accumulation with much duplication in a stockbook, also some earlier issues and Dutch Colonies. (100s). Suggested price:£100-120 |
Price: £100.00 |
| 39 | country and thematic collections | Poland. 1915-78 Mint and used issues in two stockbooks, much duplication, including WW1 local issues, Allenstein and Upper Silesia, many good thematic subjects, etc. (100s). Suggested price:£200-250 |
Price: £200.00 |
| 40 | country and thematic collections | Spain. c.1895-1970 Mint and used accumulation in an album and stockbook, much duplication. (100s). Suggested price:£150-180 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 41 | country and thematic collections | Switzerland and Liechtenstein. 1920-77 Mint and used accumulation including Pro Juventute issues, much duplication, in a stockbook. (100s). Suggested price:£80-100 |
Price: £80.00 |
| 42 | country and thematic collections | Turkey. 1939-74 Mainly mint accumulation in a stockbook, much duplication. (100s). Suggested price:£80-100 |
Price: £80.00 |
| 43 | country and thematic collections | United Nations. UN Headquarters New York issues mainly mint, and UN themed stamps from various other countries including Korea, etc., in two stockbooks. (100s). Suggested price:£150-180 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 44 | country and thematic collections | USA. 1894-1970 Mint and used accumulation in two stockbooks, much duplication. (100s). Suggested price:£170-200 |
Price: £170.00 |
| 45 | country and thematic collections | Vatican. 1940-75 Mainly mint accumulation in a stockbook, also some used, much duplication. (100s). Suggested price:£100-120 |
Price: £100.00 |
| 46 | country and thematic collections , thematics | Europa. 1958-78 Issues unmounted mint from most Europa countries, duplication, some multiples. (100s). Suggested price:£200-250 |
Price: £200.00 |
| 47 | country and thematic collections , thematics | Space. Various mainly mint issues in a stockbook from many countries, some duplication. (100s). Suggested price:£100-120 |
Price: £100.00 |
| 48 | country and thematic collections , thematics | Stockbook containing various thematic stamps including Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, music, stamps on stamps, chess, medicine, etc., various countries, some duplication. (100s). Suggested price:£180-220 |
Price: £180.00 |
| 49 | country and thematic collections , thematics | Animals, birds, fish, butterflies and insects, mint and used accumulation in a stockbook, various countries. (100s). Suggested price:£150-200 |
Price: £150.00 |
| 50 | country and thematic collections , thematics | Flowers, a mint and used accumulation in a stockbook. (100s). Suggested price:£100-120 |
Price: £100.00 |