General Stamp Auction (Sale No 1989) – Prices Realised

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Lot NoCategoryDescriptionHammer (£)
1Miscellaneous Lots & Collections1936/52 K.G.VI COLONIAL coll. mostly mint. Only a few Gaps. presented in 4 new Age albums and a stockbook. Mixed condition in places.
View videos of all 4 albums and the stockbook here.
9,000
3Miscellaneous Lots & CollectionsGREAT BRITAIN & COMMONWEALTH 1840/1936 in two New Imperial Albums with mint and used. Variable condition throughout. Potential postmarks seen. Must be viewed to be appreciated. STC £100,000+
View videos of volume I & II here.
4,500
5Miscellaneous Lots & CollectionsCOMMONWEALTH & FOREIGN coll. incl British Empire 1935 Silver Jubliee Omnibus. Full set UM. 1945/49 Burma MM on album leaves (in old Plumridge lot cover incl. SG 35/82 and O28/40 Cat. £202.60.) Canada Q.E.II 1954/63 mint on album leaves (circa 50 stamps), Ceylon 1950's mint, modern mint stamps with Movie theme from many countries incl. Guyana, Sierra Leone, Cuba, Chechnia, USA (incl some full USPS sheets e.g. Legends on Hollywood. Also Rhodesia & Nyasaland and Tristan Du Cunha modern used on 4 stock pages.850
6Miscellaneous Lots & CollectionsCOMMONWEALTH incl. K.G.V. to Q.E.II. Countries A-Z in Green Senator L/L Album.210
8Miscellaneous Lots & CollectionsCOMMONWEALTH Q.E.II used coll. 1953 to 66 used in mixed condition mostly complete early sets incl. Ascension SG57/69, Cyprus SG 173/87 and Falkland Is. SG 193/207. Cat min £1,200 Arranged in SG New Age Album.290
12Miscellaneous Lots & CollectionsCOMMONWEALTH on Hangers, Countries A-M. Duplication in places. mint and used38
13Miscellaneous Lots & CollectionsCOMMONWEALTH - Countries M to Z on Hagners 1 Album. Duplication in places.30
14Miscellaneous Lots & CollectionsRailway Heritage modern all world coll. of mint stamps, booklets and MS in 2 volumes32
15Miscellaneous Lots in BoxesLarge box with 17 simplex albums with Commonwealth coll. all periods, mostly K.G.VI and Q.E.II. Lots of better sets seen. Excellent resale potential.2,100
16Miscellaneous Lots in BoxesGreat Britain, Commonwealth and Foreign coll. Q.V to 2012 mint and used. Incl. Royal Mail Presentation Packs 1972 to 2012 (some duplicates), FDC's 1972 to 2010, hundreds of loose stamps in envelopes and a box of Postcards etc. Decimal Face £1,000 + Estate lot being sold intact. Total of 43 album folders, 1 small box of postcards and a medium box of stamps in packets.725
18Miscellaneous Lots in BoxesLarge box with GB & Commonwealth coll. in albums. Some covers.375
19Miscellaneous Lots in BoxesLarge box with all world in albums. Plenty to sort through and pick over.100
20Miscellaneous Lots in BoxesCOMMONWEALTH & FOREIGN mixed box of stamps and covers Isle of Man coll. Incl. UM 1973 to 1995 and covers 1989 to 1995. Jersey coll. UM and covers early 1969 to 2005. Charles & Diana Royal wedding in 5 mostly complete SG Albums. Various all world on album leaves, in school boy album and loose in 2 small plastic boxes.etc100
21Miscellaneous Lots in BoxesCommonwealth and Foreign mint and used coll. of stamps and covers in a small box. Incl Australia, Barbados, France, Hong Kong, India, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks & Caicos and South Africa Incl. 1947 Barbados 1d on 2d Carmine (block of 8 and horizontal strip of 6),India 1891 1r green and rose used, 1918 8a bright mauve used and 1931/1980's stamps on airmail covers (c 27 covers) of postal cancellations on 12 album leaves. South Africa circa 1926/41 air and sea mail covers (c 38) and a selection Trinidad & Tobago & Turks & Caicos Islands 1883/1975 incl. part Plumridge Auction lot with 1953 set to $4.8 used etc Also Ilford and District Philatelic Society approval books (14).etc80
22Miscellaneous Lots in BoxesGreat Britain used cover coll. in a New Age album and loose in a box. Incl 1840 1d on cover(2) etc, Covers and postcards incl WWII censorship items. 50 single stamp covers given to staff celebrating new Royal Mail Delivery offices / Mail centres275
23Miscellaneous Lots in BoxesThematics and coin covers in box. Very high original cost. Quantity.130
25Miscellaneous Lots in BoxesSmall box of all world covers mainly Burma 1940 some interesting cover labels and postmarks mainly address to Bombay. Some India etc.200
26Miscellaneous Lots in BoxesGreat Britain FDC's - mostly modern incl. Benhams, Stuarts etc. (circa 306 covers)40
27Miscellaneous Lots in BoxesAll world in box, albums, covers, old catalogues etc20
28Miscellaneous Lots in BoxesAll world in box, mostly albums. Potential finds?32
29Miscellaneous Lots in BoxesAll world in box, mostly albums. Must be for someone.50
30Miscellaneous Lots in BoxesAll world in box, mostly albums, with a range of material100
31AutographsA selection of signed covers - Olympic Medal Winners and RAF Covers etc. Incl. Sally Gunnell, Linford Christie and Sharron Davies. (43 covers). Some duplication.40
37Cigarette CardsExtensive coll. of cigarette card sets in boxes and folders. Also incl. a shoe box of trade cards. STC. £11,000 +325
38Cigarette CardsCigarette Card sets from 1914 onwards mostly Cinema Stars & Actors Incl.Rolls Royce's (11), Wills Cigarettes(75), Rothmans(24),John Sinclair (20) and Hignett Bros(10). (Total 170 items)40
40ThematicsDisney mint coll. in stockbook. Some used.50
42ThematicsMaritime Heritage all world modern coll.of covers and mint stamps in 2 volumes Incl. Columbus40
43ThematicsCommonwealth & Foreign 1986 Halley's Comet mint coll. in 2 Globemaster albums16
44ThematicsBenham Covers Channel Tunnel coll. in an album. (27 covers)20
45ThematicsWWF All world covers and mint sets in an album. High Cat. Value24
47LiteratureStanley Gibbons Stamps of the World 2016 Catalogues.32
49AntiguaAntigua 1932 set of 10 MM. SG 81/90. Cat £22565
51AustraliaAustralia and Australian States in three albums to 1979. Mint and used. Has some toning on pages. Some better items seen.140
53AustriaAustria 1946 First Anniv of Establishment of Renner Government. MM MS976 Four sheets , each 180x155mm each with block of 8 of one value (SG 972/5) and Arms in centre. Cat. £3,250 (4 items)350
54AustriaAustria 1948/52 3s50 Provincial Costume, UM SG 1140 Cat £458
58AustriaAustria 1950 Carinthian Plebiscite set of 3, UM SG1212/4 Cat £18040
59BahamasBahamas 1902/10 2½ d ultramarine, FU with variety “Sloping 2" SG63a Cat £12024
62BarbadosBarbados 1903 2s6d FU. SG 115. Cat £30080
68BechuanalandBechuanaland 1932 Set of 12 to 10s very Light MM SG98/110 Cat £450120
69BechuanalandBechuanaland 1961 1c to 2R set of 14, FU SG 168/181 Cat £5016
73BermudaBermuda 1918/22 2s6d black & red/blue, VFU SG52 Cat £8020
74BermudaBermuda 1924/32 K.G.V 12s6d UM. SG 93. Cat £250120
75BermudaBermuda 1924 K.G.V 10s green & red FU. SG 92. Cat £25085
76BermudaBermuda 1924 K.G.V 10s green & red mint. SG 92. Cat £14040
78BermudaBermuda 1932 K.G.V 12s6d grey & orange mint SG 93. Cat £25070
82British GuianaBritish Guiana 1934 Set of 13, Very Light MM SG288/300 Cat £13040
87British LevantBritish Levant 1921 Seahorse overprints set of 3, VFU SG48/50 Cat £11522
89British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands 1952 K.G.VI set UM. SG 136/147. Cat £5020
90BruneiBrunei 1922 1c to 15c Exhibition, Light MM, 4, 10 & 25c have short “I” SG51/7 Cat £13524
91BruneiBrunei 1906/1981 mint & used coll.. STC £2,000+200
92BurmaBurma 1938 K.G.VI part set (missing first value) used. SG 19/33. Cat £180+36
94CanadaCanadian states in stockbook, mostly mint. Variable condition throughout Some very good items seen including Nova Scotia Bill Stamps opt NS, Newfoundland 1933 Balbo opt and 5 Cents Imperf pair SG 118a. Well worth viewing.1,400
95CanadaCanada 1928/9 12c grey-black, 20c lake & 50c blue, Very Light MM SG282/4 Cat £21430
97CanadaCanada 1930 $1 MM. SG 303. Cat £13028
101Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 1914 K.G.V 10s deep green & red opt SPECIMEN mint. SG 52 as. Cat £11030
102Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 1916 K.G.V 1s black/green opt SPECIMEN mint SG 48as. Cat £65.18
108ChinaChina 1983 Terracotta Booklet. SG SB 18. Cat £225.44
109ChinaChina 1974 Acrobatics complete set of 6 stamps MM. SG2555/60 Cat £6518
112CyprusCyprus 1924 £5 black/yellow LMM SG117a Cat £3,7501,500
114CyprusCyprus 1928 £1 blue & bistre brown UM SG132 Cat £225110
116CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 1960's/70's FDc's (c 150 items) in SG Cover Album.20
117EthiopiaEthiopia commercial covers in shoebox. Large quantity, with various destinations noted.130
118Falkland IslandsFalkland Islands 1898 2s6d & 5s FU. SG 41/42. Cat £525180
120Falkland IslandsFalkland Islands 1929 K.G.V set mint. SG 116/126. Cat £700250
122FranceFrance 1849/1976 comprehensive mint and used coll. in Scott publications album. STC £48,000+3,500
126FranceFrance 1903 30c lilac Sower, UM SG319 Cat £35080
129FranceFrance 1923 Bordeaux Congress, Very Light MM SG400e Cat £65085
132French ColoniesFrench Colonies mint and used coll. In 2 volumes. STC £7,200+475
135GambiaGambia 1922/9 Selection of 17, Light MM SG 122/42ex 123 & 141 Cat £18530
136GermanyGermany Deutsches Reich 1872/1945 mint and used coll. in a Black Profila album folder. STC £23,600+550
141GermanyGermany large accumulation of mint and used stock in two bulging prinz binders, large shoebox and filebox. Very high cat value.210
145GermanyGermany 1933/45 Third Reich mint and used coll. in blue album. STC £8,000+325
149GermanyGermany 1945 12th Anniversary of the Third Reich 2 x blocks of Four UM SG 897/8 Cat. £44434
158GibraltarGibraltar 1903 K.E.VII 8s dull purple & black mint. SG 54. Cat £170.60
164GibraltarGibraltar 1908 K.E.VII 4s deep purple & green mint. SG 63. Cat £350.110
167GibraltarGibraltar 1911 K.E.VII 8s purple & green used. SG 74. Cat £250.75
170GibraltarGibraltar 1927 K.G.V £1 red-orange & black mint. SG 107. Cat £190.80
171GibraltarGibraltar 1938 1½d p14 UM. SG 123. Cat £356
172GibraltarGibraltar mostly Q.E.II UM in green lighthouse 32 page stockbook. Also K.G.VI 1938 set to £1 mint. STC £1,000+100
173GibraltarGibraltar mint coll. from 1953 - 2001 in three hingeless albums.110
175Gilbert & Ellice IslandsGilbert & Ellice Islands 1939 K.G.VI set UM. (Both 3d's) SG 43/54. Cat £42+.18
177Great BritainGreat Britain 1840 to 1964 mint and used coll. in a red SG Senator album.250
178Great BritainGreat Britain 1840 Q.V Penny Black 4 margin copy used mounted on card in small presentation glass frame. SG 2. Cat £375.65
179Great BritainGreat Britain 1840 Q.V Penny Black 4 margin copy used. Lettered KB with indistinct black Maltese Cross cancel. SG 2g. Cat £375.75
180Great BritainGreat Britain mostly used coll. in three large albums from Q.V. to 2012.300
181Great BritainGreat Britain accumulation in stockbook 1858/1969. Mostly used with plenty of potential.270
182Great BritainGreat Britain coll. in Windsor Album from 1870 /1971. Some better items seen incl. K.G.VI 10s Dark MM and some QV mint. Great lot for expansion.270
187Great BritainGreat Britain 1887/92 6d purple/rose-red, SPECIMEN, UM SG208S Cat £6512
188Great BritainGreat Britain 1912 Simple Cypher pair UM SG335/6 Cat £13030
189Great BritainGreat Britain 1913 ½d bright green, multiple cypher, UM SG397 Cat £25070
190Great BritainK.G.V to Q.E.II coll. incl. 1929 PUC £1 SG 438 UM. 1939 set of 6 to £1 SG 476/8c UM, 1951 set of 4 to £1 Brown SG 509/12 UM, 1952 set of 17 SG515/31 UM, 1955 Castles (5 sets) incl. SG 536/9 & 536a/9a UM. 1959 SG605a Error UM, 1959 set of 8 SG599/609 UM. 1971 to 1990's Q.E.II Defin., Commem, miniature sheets and booklets with FV of circa £200 in a stockbook.850
192Great BritainGreat Britain 1936 K.E.VIII complete booklets. 2s Bovril (378) and 3s Punch (328). SG BC2/3. Cat £260.42
193Great BritainGreat Britain presentation packs incl. some pre decimal & Defin. up to 1997. High face value. Quantity.130
196Great BritainGreat Britain mostly booklets and coils in small box, incl. better Wildings and left selvedge 70p machins.140
197Great BritainGreat Britain Q.E.II mostly mint coll. 1965 to 2013 UM Commem. Sets, miniature sheets, FDC's and booklets and a few Def. regional sets July 1996 to April 2013 (27). Face Value circa £1,000. Arranged in 2 Stuart Crest albums, a Globemaster album and on cards. Also a few Regional Defs 1976 to 90 incl. N.I., Scotland and Wales in Royal Mail album. Small album pre-decimal mint and used (sparse) and Royal Mail FDC's from 1988 to 2011 in 4 albums550
198Great BritainGreat Britain 1972 5p Sir Martin Frobisher, gold (Queen's head) omitted SG 898a, offered with normal for comparison, Cat £300, fine UM95
200Great BritainGreat Britain 1973 3p Livingstone and Stanley Horizontal se-tenant pair, gold (Queen's head) omitted SG 923a,923b, offered with normal for comparison, Cat £250, fine UM80
201Great BritainGreat Britain 1973 3p Sir Joshua Reynolds Gold (Queen's head) and embossing omitted. SG 931Eca offered with normal for comparison, Cat £180, fine UM55
204Great BritainRoyal Mail Prestige Booklets Various 1989 to 2013 (excl. 1991) Face Value circa £550 in three 2 ring albums275
206Great BritainGreat Britain Royal Mint Philatelic Numismatic covers Various 1994 - 2009 coin covers in 2 albums incl. 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games and Kew 250195
214Great BritainGreat Britain accumulation in box. Lots of material in albums. Large quantity.40
216Great Britain Regional IssuesGUERNSEY and ALDERNEY mint Commem. Sets and FDC coll. Guernsey UM 1974 to 2005 Commem. Sets and miniature sheets in Prestige & Globemaster Album and FDC's 1997 to 2006 in a 2 ring cover album. Alderney UM coll. Of Commem. Sets and miniature sheets from start to 2011 and FDC's in a 4 ring Cover album.120
217Great Britain Regional IssuesChannel Islands in three stockbooks. Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Isle of Man to 2002. Mint stock.130
222GB Stationery & Postal HistoryGreat Britain Postal History Q.V to K.G.V selection of used wrappers bearing stationary dies or stamps - advertising various cancellations etc. Mainly Fine. Nice lot.150
223GB Stationery & Postal HistoryGreat Britain Postal History. 1797 - 1838 selection of 100 pre-stamp entries many with contents. Various postmarks etc. Mixed condition.120
225GB Stationery & Postal HistoryGreat Britain 1d Pink selection of 26 covers 38 cut outs 18 unused incl. pack of 24 with wrapper band. Albino ted specimen lettersheet etc. 18 used incl. cut out to India, House of commons envelope etc. 38 cut outs incl. advertising rings (4 ), Parkins & Grotto, double compound etc Mainly fine145
226GB Stationery & Postal HistoryGreat Britain selection of 225 mint items Q.V to Q.E.II Nice lot. Mainly fine (225 items in small box)100
228GB Stationery & Postal HistoryGreat Britain Free Fronts selection of 198. Various signatures etc, mixed condition120
230GB Stationery & Postal HistoryGreat Britain selection of 22 Q.V. items overprinted Specimen. Incl. 3d proof sheet May 1859. Mixed condition (16 env/cards & 5 cut outs)80
233GB Stationery & Postal HistoryGreat Britain Black and white proof on card of the Penny Postage envelope. Published by the J.P.S. Scarce , very fine.60
234GB Stationery & Postal HistoryGreat Britain two long double compound envelopes to Grenada W.I. with arrival C.S.S's 1897 Higgins ES 210 (40) + 5d Jubilees x 3 and ESC 187 (NR). A few how recorded + 5d Jubliees x 2. Mainly fine. Scarce. (2 items)60
235GB Stationery & Postal HistoryGreat Britain Advertising Rings. 24 items incl. J.F. Pawson & Co (scarce). WH Smith & Sons etc Mixed condition (24 items on 2 pages)70
252Hong KongHong Kong 1946 K.G.VI Ten Dollars pale bright lilac & blue mint. SG 162. Cat £140.18
256Indian StatesIndia States K.G.V/K.G.VI on stockcard UM. Cat £85+18
257Indian StatesIndian States Faridikot sheet of 160 stamps. Unusual.44
258IraqIraq 1933/78 coll. of mainly used stamps, airmail envelopes and covers (c 200 items) in a small box. Incl some British occupation overprint issues, censors and 1920 part set to 12 an. Also 1963 MS639 (x2) and 1930's/40's postmarks on pieces.etc220
264ItalyItaly 1922 1L20 blue & rose Express, UM SGE130 Cat £22540
267ItalyItaly 1933 Air Balbo Flight both strips of 3 with Pilot Balb, UM SG378/9 Cat £360120
269JamaicaJamaica coll. in album mint and used from Q.V - K.G.VI, incl. some better items and a few covers.160
270JamaicaJamaica 1938 5s slate-blue and orange Perf. 14, FU. SG 132a Cat £25065
272Kenya, Uganda and TanganyikaKenya Uganda Tanganyika 1954 Q.E.II complete set of 14 UM SG167/80 Cat £14045
273KuwaitKuwait from 1923 onwards mint and used coll. in a blue 3 ring binder. STC £6,400700
289MaltaMalta coll. from Q.V. to 1970's in two albums, mint and used with lots of better items seen. Recommended viewing. Huge potential.775
299MaltaMalta 1919 K.G.V 10s black Multi Crown CA VLMM. With 2017 Brandon certificate. SG 96. Cat £3,250.1,400
303MaltaMalta 1935 K.G.V Silver Jubilee set on FDC. Rare.110
304MaltaMalta 1938 K.G.VI set of 21 UM SG 217/231. Cat £75.28
314MontserratMontserrat 1932 Settlement Anniversary set of 10, Light MM SG 84/93 Cat £16036
315MoroccoMorocco early to 1990 mint coll. in Lighthouse album No 7680
318New GuineaNew Guinea 1925 Official set of 9 MM. SG O22/30 + O27a. Cat £10224
322New ZealandNew Zealand Victoria Land 1908 1d rose-carmine Block of four FU. BRIT ANTARTIC EXEP postmark FE 27 08. SG A1. Cat £168+.65
324NewfoundlandNewfoundland 1911 Set of 6, recess, Perf 14, Light MM SG 111/16 Cat £30070
325NewfoundlandNewfoundland 1911 Coronation selection of 9, Light MM SG117/9, 122/7 Cat £25655
327North BorneoNorth Borneo mint coll. 1892/1961 on album pages. Also one page of mint Labuan. Odd early stamp has a toned perf. High cat.300
328North BorneoNorth Borneo 1939 Five Dollars indigo & pale blue UM. Superb top value. SG 317. Cat £850.325
330North BorneoNorth Borneo 1954 Q.E.II set of 14 (missing 15c) UM SG372/86 (excl SG379) Cat £7430
331NyasalandNyasaland 1953 Q.E.II set of 18 UM SG 173/87 Cat £6818
333PolandPoland early to 2003 mostly mint in 3 albums. Some better items noted, MS etc.180
334PortugalPortugal 1895 300r slate & bistre St. Anthony, VFU SG339 Cat £22540
344Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1903 £1 purple/red MM SG85 Cat £27590
345Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1904/5 £1 purple/red MM SG98 Cat £300100
346Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1907/10 £1 purple & black/red MM SG111 Cat £300100
347Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1912/16 £5 orange & green MM SG130 Cat £3,7501,500
348Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1912/16 £2 blue & dull purple MM SG129 Cat £950275
349Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1912/16 £1 black & purple/red MM SG128 Cat £25090
350Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1921/28 £2 blue & dull purple MM SG147 Cat £900300
351Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1932 £1 purple MM SG167 Cat £18070
352Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1933 £1 violet & orange MM SG180 Cat £650275
353Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1933 10s black & sage-green UM SG179 Cat £300130
356SingaporeSingapore 1969 150th Anniversary MS UM SG MS 127. Cat £375110
364SwazilandSwaziland 1938 set of 31 stamps ½d to 10s FU. SG28/38 Cat £150+40
365SwazilandSwaziland 1961 ½c to 2r complete set of 12, FU SG 78/89 Cat £4514
374United StatesUnited States 1851 to 1939 mint and used coll. In an album. Also, The Presidents of the United States 1986 FDC's and Autographs in blue two ring album (circa 80 items).60
375United StatesUnited States 1925 First Flight cover from New York to Bermuda 'Via Airship Los Angeles'. Air Mail Service New York cancel dated FEB 02 1925. St Georges and Hamilton receivers on rear after mail was 'dropped' by the Airship crew.18

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