1636 - CORSINI folded letter to Vincentas Corsini in Livorno(w), possibly from Pisa. (Reserve = £60.00) [Estimate price: £75.00]
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Universal Philatelic Auctions Sale #59
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In keeping with previous auctions ALL lots estimate GBP£1,000+ (US$1,545+) will be offered LIVE online at the-saleroom.com 5pm BST Wednesday 14th October 2015. Live bidders for GBP£1,000+ (US$1,545+) estimate lots now benefit by no charge for bidding live online.
The sale offers 23,161 lots to the value of $2,775,158 USD (£1,795,691 GBP) comprising worldwide Collections, Sets, Singles, Covers, Proofs, High Values, Rarities, Topicals, FEO etc ... from the broadest range of regions including high quality classic Great Britain, British Empire, British Africa, British North America, India, Europe, British Asia, Asia with China, US and much more.
Highlights once again include remarkable Great Britain and Empire, but this time valuable British Empire Mint and Used including RHODESIA, SW AFRICA 'Specialised' incl Postal History, GB includes £5 ORANGE x 13 (!), valuable EUROPE, CHINA, USA, GERMAN Colonies etc...
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Lot #27 - General europe
1849-1963 - Mint and used collection in large Yvert album including Switzerland with many tete-beche pairs, Pro Juventute sets from 1916 mostly used, France with a good selection of early issues, noted Bordeaux 40c used, Peace&Commerce to 5Fr(2 shades) used, 1927-30 Sinking Fund overprint sets mint, also some South Africa including Transvaal, mainly fine. VERY HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS. [US1] (Reserve...
Lot #28 - General europe
1956-1975 - EUROPA fine used collection in Biella printed album(666) including Liechtenstein 1960 issue, Luxembourg 1956,1957 sets, Spanish Andorra 1972 issue and many other good sets. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS. [US1] (Reserve = £142.40) [Estimate price: £178.00]
Lot #29 - General king george vi
STANLEY GIBBONS KGVI ALBUMS (2009 edition) complete set of six printed albums with slipcases in red, lightly used with mounts for the stamps on most pages, retails over £400 new. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS. (Reserve = £120.00) [Estimate price: £150.00]
Lot #30 - General literature
GREAT BRITAIN; Stanley Gibbons CONSICE semi-specialised GB catalogue, 2014, very good condition. Heavy lot, overseas bidders postage extra. Original cost £34.95. An excellent publication. (Reserve = £11.20) [Estimate price: £14.00]
Lot #31 - General literature
EASTERN PACIFIC; Stanley Gibbons sectional catalogue, 2nd edition, 2011, virtually as new, v. fine. Original cost £16.95 (Reserve = £6.40) [Estimate price: £8.00]
Lot #32 - General literature
NEW ZEALAND; The Printing Flaws of the One Penny Dominion 1909-1926, by George G. Fisher, published by Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand. Lists and illustrated all flaws from Plates 12 and 13, in 34 loose leaf pages. Extremely detailed. (Reserve = £12.00) [Estimate price: £15.00]
Lot #33 - General literature
SHIPS ON STAMPS; Set of 10 booklets (50/60 pages each), with text and black-and-white photos, from Vol. 1 (Royal Navy) through Passenger Liners, Sailing Ships, Sail & Paddle Auxiliary Vessels to Vol. 10 (U.S. Navy and Miscellaneous Vessels, and Series Index), by E.W. Argyle, Picton Publishing 1970/71. Full of essential information for the thematic/topical collector. Heavy lot, overseas bidders please enquire for shipping costs. (...
Lot #34 - General literature
HONG KONG; Stanley Gibbons sectional catalogue, 4th edition, 2013, excellent condition. Original cost £15.95. (Reserve = £5.60) [Estimate price: £7.00]
Lot #35 - General literature
2008 - KGVI Catalogue by Murray Payne (19th edition) in super condition, hardly used. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE ASK FOR SHIPPING COSTS (Reserve = £16.00) [Estimate price: £20.00]
Lot #36 - General omnibus issues
1935 - Silver Jubilee sets for GB, Newfoundland, Niue and Samoa, m.m. (16) Cat £34 (Reserve = £9.60) [Estimate price: £12.00]
Lot #37 - General omnibus issues
1937 - KGVI CORONATION ISSUES COMPLETE in sets, singles, bi-lingual pairs, etc where appropriate. All superb u.m.(202) Cat £200 (Reserve = £100.00) [Estimate price: £125.00]
Lot #38 - General omnibus issues
1937 - Coronation set complete including Newfoundland "long" set in fresh unmounted mint blocks of four, the South Africa and South West Africa bilingual issues are blocks of eight, i.e. four complete sets(808) in a stockbook, very fine Cat £800 [US1] (Reserve = £284.80) [Estimate price: £356.00]
Lot #39 - General omnibus issues
1945-6 - KGVI VICTORY pairs, bi-lingual pairs, sets/singles, where appropriate.COMPLETE Superb u.m.(164) Cat £55 (Reserve = £24.00) [Estimate price: £30.00]
Lot #40 - General omnibus issues
1949 - UPU sets for Falkland Islands & Falkland Deps all m.m. Cat £23 [US2] (Reserve = £8.00) [Estimate price: £10.00]
Lot #41 - General omnibus issues
1978 - Coronation Anniversary Crown Agents set of 22 territories apparently complete in sheetlets of 6, fine and fresh, u.m. (Reserve = £14.40) [Estimate price: £18.00]
Lot #42 - General thematics
SHIPS; Coll on leaves for African countries, useful ranges with better German Colonies (mixed condition) and Zanzibar (1936 5s to 10s mint), mint/used. (Reserve = £96.00) [Estimate price: £120.00]
Lot #43 - General thematics
SHIPS; Chiefly middle to modern period coll on leaves, incl. China, Hong Kong (1941 Centenary both u.m. and fine used), Japan (1960 Visit min sheet), Poland, Romania (1031 Navy mint, partly adhering), Russia (1931 Zeppelin 1r used, 1977 Icebreaker min sheet mint), etc. Fair to fine. (Reserve = £88.00) [Estimate price: £110.00]
Lot #44 - General thematics
MEDICAL AND HEALTH - 'Health' is a huge subject to collect and in all my 43 years full-time in philately this is the most extraordinary thematic health collection I have ever seen - an outstanding and extensive worldwide A-Z 'health' collection but going into fascinating depth way beyond most - such as Q. why would the collection include a mint Gandhi set including 10R? - Answer: Gandhi, whilst working in South Africa raised an Ambulance...
Lot #45 - General thematics
OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES 1896-2004 COLLECTION a marvellous collection of stamps and covers written up on custom made pages, incl. 1896 Greece to 1d. Used, 1924 France sets mint and used, Syria set mint, 1928 Netherlands sets u/m mint and used, 1932 Los Angeles display covers, 1936 Berlin Stadiu postcards and covers, 1948 GB AND Bahrain sets in u/m mint blocks of four, 1952 Berlin set u/m mint, through to modern issues, a lovely basis to expand...
Lot #46 - General thematics
SHIPS; Untouched original Br. Comm. Untidily arranged on home-made leaves, some in packets, better noted incl. Aden Dhows 1r (mint), Antigua, Australia, Cook Is, Canada (1938-50 vals to 10s), Malta (1926 2s6d used, 1928 2s6d mint), Newfoundland (1887 10c unused), 1933 Air 30c, 1937 Coronation vals to 48c, SW Africa, S. Georgia, Turks & Caicos 1s and Zanzibar, fair to fine, mint/used. All these mentioned above are mint except where stated...
Lot #47 - General thematics
SHIPS; Extensive Algeria-Yugoslavia "junior" type coll on home-made leaves, a few useful noted but nothing scarce, mostly used. (100's) (Reserve = £28.80) [Estimate price: £36.00]
Lot #48 - General thematics
SHIPS; 1960's and (mostly) 1970's covers relating to varied aspects of ships, all illustrated/souvenir covers, good range, many interesting, mostly British related. (53) (Reserve = £52.00) [Estimate price: £65.00]
Lot #49 - General thematics
SHIPS; Valuable little coll on leaves, of stamps from the Americas, of note are Canada 1908 Quebec 20c used (blue crayon) and 1928 Bluenose 50c (glassine adherence on gum, u.m.), Chile 1936 Discovery Anniv set mint, New Brunswick 1860 12½c part o.g., Newfoundland 1866 2c blue-green fresh part o.g., 1887 2c (unused), 5c and 10c black, extensive St. Pierre & Miquelon, USA 1869 pictorial 12c, 1901 Pan-Am 8c mint and 10c used, later relevant...
Lot #50 - General thematics
SHIPS; Two 8-page stockbook plus pocket s/book, Br. Commonwealth in one of the large books, world A-Z in the other two, some George VI medium values, much modern 1970's/1980's sets (incl. definitives), some is partially adhering (but much will lift with careful use of fine tweezers) but much is perfect u.m. Also a couple of circulated club booklets, and National Postal Museum 'Ships on Stamps' Exhibition booklet (1971). Quite a few useful...
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