An accumulation in varied condition in ten albums contained in a carton with mint and used British Empire, etc. (1,000s)
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
By: Grosvenor Auctions
Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,570 lots, the property of 112 vendors, featuring the first part of the superlative collection of British Levant postal stationery formed by Dr Alan K Huggins MBE, RDP, FRPSL, a further offering of Kuwait from the fine collection of Dr L Philips of Brighton, outstanding Switzerland formed by the late John E Ager of Bookham, and a full section of Falkland Islands & Antarctica including the remarkable study of the 1938–50 Issue created by AG Belfield FRPSL
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Lot #51 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
Lot #52 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A mainly used duplicated Q.V. to Q.E.II collection in an album and stockbook incl. Malayan States, Labuan, North Borneo, Straits Settlements, Singapore, Sarawak, mixed condition. (100s)
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #53 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A mint K.G.VI Commonwealth collection in an album incl. British Guiana, Ceylon incl 1938-49 perf. 131/2 x 13 2c., perf. 13 x 131/2 50c., Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gibraltar, range of shades, perfs. etc., mainly fine. (142)
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #54 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A collection on leaves with omnibus issues (not complete) incl. 1949 U.P.U., 1953 Coronation, 1965 I.T.U. incl. Foreign issues, India 1950 unmounted mint blocks, China, Portugal 1940 Rowland Hill miniature sheet mint, covers incl. G.B. 1841 1d’s, Germany, etc.
[Proposed price: £100-150]
Lot #55 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
A World collection in seven binders and on leaves incl. Western and Eastern Europe, U.S.A. and other cancellations, etc. (100s)
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #56 - miscellaneous and mixed lots mixed lots
Foreign countries, an album of Dutch East Indies from 1870 to 1948 and Belgian Congo from 1886 to 1960, mostly fair to fine. (100s)
[Proposed price: £70-80]
Lot #57 - miscellaneous and mixed lots Accessories
Accessories: Four Standard Davo albums for Spain, volumes I to IV with slipcases (1850-2009), as new.
[Proposed price: £150-170]
Lot #58 - miscellaneous and mixed lots Accessories
Accessories: Two Standard Davo albums for Italy, volumes I and II with slipcases (1945-2006), as new.
[Proposed price: £80-90]
Lot #59 - miscellaneous and mixed lots Accessories
Accessories: Boxed Philatelic album in good condition with four packs (20 in each) of unused white faced leaves
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #60 - miscellaneous and mixed lots Accessories
Accessories: Three boxed Philatelic albums, some minor scuff marks otherwise in good condition, also a pack of unused Utile leaves.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #61 - miscellaneous and mixed lots Accessories
Accessories: Five boxed Castle Series albums with New Zealand on spine in gilt along with 160 unused leaves, also four unboxed without leaves with Natal, New South Wales, South Australia on spine and one blank, fair to good.
[Proposed price: £50-60]
Lot #62 - miscellaneous and mixed lots cinderellas - locals and revenues
Cinderella, Locals and Revenues: A mainly used European and World collection of revenue stamps in a stockbook incl. Austria, France, Japan with 1873-74 range with values to 10s. carmine (3), 1883 Tobacco tax with values to 3s., extensive range of Serbia, also cinderellas, labels, railway and telephone stamps etc. (1,000’s)
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #63 - miscellaneous and mixed lots literature
Literature: Africa: A selection of publications relating to the stamps and postal history of Africa comprising “The Postal Services of the Gold Coast” edited by Sacher (2003), “Postal Services of Sierra Leone” by Beale (1988), “T.P.O.s of Nigeria 1903-39” by Ince, “Postmarks and Postal History of Nigeria 1937-63” by Nicholson, “Les Obliterations du Cameroun 1914-1960” by Bratzel, “The Postal Markings of the Gambia” by Duncan and Andrews (2005...
Lot #64 - miscellaneous and mixed lots literature
Literature: Africa: A selection of publications relating to the stamps and postal history of Southern Africa comprising Putzel “South African Post Offices” Volumes I to IV, and one volume of South West Africa, “Par Avion in Southern Africa” by Burrell. mainly good condition.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #65 - miscellaneous and mixed lots literature
Literature: Auction Catalogues: A quantity of auction catalogues etc. contained in a carton, inspection recommended.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #66 - miscellaneous and mixed lots literature
Literature: Australia: A selection of publications relating to the stamps and postal history of Australia comprising “The Numeral Cancellations of Victoria” by Freeman and White (2001), “Victoria: The Registered and Too Late Stamps 1854-58” by Purves (1966), “Tasmania Stamps and Postal History” by Tinsley (1986), Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia Vol. IV Australasia, a fine copy with dust cover in good condition, the others in good condition.
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Lot #67 - miscellaneous and mixed lots literature
Literature: Balloon Posts: “Early British Balloon Posts” by Pringle, privately printed c. 1930, with loose coloured print of the 1903 “Life-Boat Saturday” card (additional to the plate in the book), a very fine copy with dust jacket in good condition, rare.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #68 - miscellaneous and mixed lots literature
Literature: Forgeries: “The Work of Jean De Sperati” Parts I (text) and II (plates) in good condition, also “The Work of Jean De Sperati” II by Robson Lowe and Carl Walske.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #69 - miscellaneous and mixed lots literature
Literature: Forgeries: “The Spud Papers: An illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Early Philatelic Forgeries” by Dudley, Pemberton and Earee Atlee, bound edition (1950) containing 122 forged stamps.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #70 - miscellaneous and mixed lots literature
Literature: G.A. Higlett: A selection of 24 different humorous booklets with three extra duplicates, incl. Gems from Jamaica, Dutch Philatelic Art, Awake at Last (2), fair to fine.
[Proposed price: £380-400]
Lot #71 - miscellaneous and mixed lots literature
Literature: Great Britain: “The British Post Office From its Beginnings to the end of 1925” by C.F. Dendy Marshall, first edition (1926), very fine with dust jacket in very good condition.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #72 - miscellaneous and mixed lots literature
Literature: Great Britain: “The Postal Markings of Devon” by Ron Hake (1997), the definitive guide apparently complete in six binders, numbered “77”.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #73 - miscellaneous and mixed lots literature
Literature: Great Britain: “A History of the Ship Letters of the British Isles” by Robertson, no 311 of 600 copies on art paper, signed by the author, in original peg binder and slipcase, fine.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #74 - miscellaneous and mixed lots literature
Literature: Japan: “Japan: The Cherry Blossom Issues of Japan 1872-76” by Ichida, first edition (1965), fine with dust jacket, also a plating study of the 1sen by Ichida.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #75 - miscellaneous and mixed lots literature
Literature: Japan: “The Postage Stamps of Japan and Dependencies” by Tracey Woodward, reprinted reduced format edition produced in Japan, fine with slipcase (damaged).
[Proposed price: £80-100]
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