Catalogue
Ireland, Queen Victoria, an extraordinary collection of Postal stationary on leaves, all described, includes PO postcards, letter envelopes all fixed with impressed stamps portraying Queen Victoria (approx 100), together with impressed stamps cutouts from post cards, together with other issues QV to KGV as stamp covers; also early date stamps c.1840-1850s together with a collection of stamps as cutouts from letters from different Irish towns, includes an interesting postcard from Siberia to Ireland 1904. Used. (100s)
Estimate $300
SOLD $420
Ireland, extensive collection of used in a Lighthouse hingless Eire album, with some additional duplicates added as well, issues from 1922 (SG 1-9, 10-15, 26-29, 30-42, 52-62, 67-70 with 2-3 examples of each, high CV); seahorses (SG 64-66, 85-88, 99-101, 10/- O/P double illustrated, high CV); other definitives from 1922 commem issues from 1929 some as multiples, 1925 Postage Dues, all issues from 1922 appears complete with many extras to 1989. Used. (100s)
Estimate $400
SOLD $480
Ireland, 1922-1934 1d carmine, watermark "SE", variety perf 15 x imperf joined vertical pair (SG 72b CV £500) used with "GROW MORE WHEAT" slogan cancellation (illustrated); another pair postal use dated 3 X 35 (SG 112c); another mint example 14 x imperf. (SG 112b); 5/- Seahorses with circular date stamp from Sr Sheamuis, 27 VIII/28 wide date, 1940-1968 definitive issue "St. Patrick" 5/- maroon inverted watermark, (SG 124cw); other stamp issues mostly from the 1930s-1940s with duplication on Hagner sheets, and show cards, a few in celephane packets described. Mostly used, some scarce. (approx 200)
Estimate $300
Passed in
Ireland, 1922-1934 2d grey green, watermark "SE", variety perf 15 x imperf (SG 74b CV £1600) used with "GROW MORE WHEAT" slogan cancellation; 1937 definitive issue "St. Patrick" 10/- dark blue with watermark multiple "SE" inverted, with circular date stamp BAILE ATHA CLIATH/ 18 AU/ 41". (SG 104w CV £1300). Both used, second very fine used, both very rare. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
Ireland, 1922 Dollard 4 line overprint on Great Britain 1918 Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorses 2/6 redish-brown and 5/- rose-red with horizontal sheet margins affixed together on brown wove piece; 10/- grey blue single affixed to brown laid piece all tied by small circular cancels Duke Street/Dublin, 17 FE 22, the first day of issue of the Dollard Seahorses, (SG 18, 19, 21, CV £640). Fine used.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Ireland, 1922-1923 3 line overprint by Thom in blue black on Great Britain 1918 Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorses wide dates 2/6 pale brown (2) and 5/- rose-carmine (2) and 10/- dull grey blue single (2, one a narrow date illustrated), one 5/- affixed to brown laid piece tied by small circular cancel dated, 6 JU 23, (SG 64a, 65, 66, CV £1300). Fine used. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Ireland, in a white carton, mostly MUH issues housed in hingeless albums and on leaves (1973-1994) another in a Lighthouse hingeless album (1990-2006) includes M/S, sheetlets, PO sets etc appears to be about complete for all issues, another stockbook of MUH issues from booklets, sets etc and a quantity of Post Office packs (approx 30), FDCs and envelopes used c.1960s, postcards etc. MUH, mint, used. (100s)
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Ireland, incomplete collection housed in a Leuchtturm hingeless album with selected used from 1990 - 2004 includes M/S and a few duplicates, (100s); together with a collection in clip lock stamp album each leaf with protective covered album leaves and varieties noted by red arrow on each leaf mostly for the issues of 1972-1975, most issues in large blocks; A Davo Eire stamp album to 1993 with mostly MUH scattered throughout the album, noted early used and M/S, 70% complete for 1970s-1980s; another cliplock album with FDCs 1996-1998 (approx 50). MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Ireland, as Republic, in a carton, assorted selected issues mostly on leaves 1970-1985 many as MUH including blocks, booklets, M/S, with duplication, some mounted on Hagner sheets and show cards together with Great Britain of issues for Ireland, together with Ireland year books 1998, 2006, 2007, third definitive Irish post series booklet with stamps (buildings), empty albums etc. Mostly MUH and used. (100s)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Ireland, Post Office year books, 1988-9, 1989-1990, 1990-1, 1992-3, 1993-4, 1994-5, 1995-6, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, a very few items noted as missing in most books. MUH (15); together with FDCs and other covers related to Ireland, and some 1000s of stamps of mostly Ireland off paper, some useful pickings. MUH, used. (100s)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Ireland, an accumulation in a box of stamps on Leuchtturn hingeless leaves, c.1990-2015, many of the leaves with MUH stamps issues as part of an extensive collection, includes M/S, part sheets, booklets and Hagner sheets of mostly used issues, together about 50 new hingeless clean album pages. MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Ireland, a large carton containing three large stockbooks mostly of used with much duplication from 1922 - the early 2000s, noted multiples of 10/- St.Patrick, commems etc, also a cliplock folder with slipcase with MUH, booklets and booklet panes and many as blocks of 4, MUH or used. MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Isle of Man, three collections, two housed in leather bound Lighthouse hingeless spring back album with mostly MUH issues 1958-1988 and 1989-1998 incomplete but includes M/S, PO special packs, sheetlets, postcards, a few used etc together with another similar album in slip case as a hingeless album with issues from 1991-2001, includes M/S, sheetlets, postage dues, booklets, with extras, appears complete with the range of types and the issue varieties etc. MUH, used. (100s)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Israel, in a large box, an extensive accumulation of first day covers from May 1948, together with other covers, airletters etc, with much duplication (approx 1500); post office cards with first day of issue, also special religious celebration cards fixed with stamps, and special issue cards with commemorative stamp inside and portrait on the honoured person on from of card (in all about 200); together with Philatelic information sheets and booklets etc. Used. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Israel, Collections housed in clip lock folders including used from 1970-early 1980s, collections of FDCs in clip-lock folders (2) c.1960s-1970s, another album of FDCs 1955-1957, another cliplock folder of FDCs with M/S, sheetlets included throughout; loose sheets MUH and used 1970s-1980s. MUH, used. (100s)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Italy, covers all fixed with stamps to mostly Palermo and Napoli etc, mostly posted from various cities in Sicily and Italy, dated 1880, 1889, 1891 - 1897, 1905, 1915, 1919, 1922, 1925, together with a cover from London to Palerno via Marseille, Ap 27, (18)69 fixed with a 6d pl.8 (SG 109 CV £140), all in a display book. Used, scarce. (20)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Japan, April 1871 imperf. issues, on thin native laid paper, 48 mon brown (2), 100 mon blue (3), 200 mon red (3), 500 mon green (5), each described on individual folder with plate number references and estimates, most with generous margins (SG 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) all different by colour and plate (CV £5000+). Mostly fine used. (13)
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
Japan, April 1871 imperf. issues, on native wove paper, 200 mon red, as perforated issues on thin laid paper (illustrated), 1/2 sen brown, 1 sen blue, 2 sen red (2), 5 sen green, each described on individual folder with plate number references and estimates, most with irregular perforated margins (SG 2 var, 17, 19, 21, 22); together with 30 sen black (4, one perf. 11.5, rough perfs no syllabics, illustrated) various papers (cf.SG 60); 1873 4 sen red, (2) (SG 46); 1875 bean goose 12 sen red, 15 sen lilac, 45 sen red (2) (goshawk, one illustrated), (SG 61-63, CV £700), 45 sen red (2), (SG 111, CV £600) (illustration). Mostly fine used, several rare. (16)
Estimate $750
SOLD $450
Malaya, Labuan, on eight album leaves, issues from 1894, (SG 51-55, 57) as CTO; North Borneo pictorials O/P Labuan (12) 1894-6 (no 12c) mostly postal used (3 are CTO with black bar cancellations); 1895 set of O/P on North Borneo 4c - 40c (SG 75-79) (8 as extras, one only CTO), similar 25c - $1 (SG 80-82), 50c a CTO; 1896-1898 issues (18) with Labuan O/P on North Borneo with extras mostly postally used, a few CTO, (SG 83 - 101); 1899 surcharges incomplete all used (SG 102-107, 109-110); a few (6) latter issues including (2) Straits Settlements used in Labuan. Used. (69)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Malaya, Sarawak, various used on two album leaves, 3c brown/yellow 1869, good used with bar cancel (SG 1) (illustrated), 3c brown/yellow 1871 (5), together with varieties stop after three and other minor varieties (3), together with 1875 issues 2c (1), 4c (3), 6c (2), 8c (4), 12c (3), (SG 3-7). Used most with clear postmarks. (23)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Malaya, Sarawak, various used on five album leaves, 1888 set to $1 with additional shades as per SG, with additional 3c with postmark Sarawak 10 Jul 9 (sic); together with 1889 surcharges with extras (SG 22-26) with varieties, and a block of 6 1891 5c/12c with cds Sarawak 20 Mar 96 (SG 25a) no stop after c (CV £1080) (illustration); together with a 1891 large block of 16 (4x4, with LH side selvedge) (SG 26) (CV £5200) MUH for 13 examples, 3 fine mint (illustrated). MUH, mint and used most used with clear postmarks. (48)
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Malaya, Sarawak, 1889-1892, 5 cents on 12 green and blue, no watermark, perforated 14 surcharged in black 5 with 'c' omitted, dated 16 Mr 1891 (SG 26b). Used and very scarce item.
Estimate $380
SOLD $220
Malaya, Sarawak, various used on four album leaves, 1892 1c/3c brown/yellow with additional large block of 12 (3x4) stone 1, left pane B, one a variety of long tail R, with cds Sarawak, 10 Oct 99, with additional 1895 set (SG 28-31) with extra 2c and 8c; with additional plate proofs for 2c imperforated violet and brown-red; 1899 surcharges (SG 32 [2], 33 [2], 35); 1899 set with extras and shades to 50c, (SG 36-46, 48 [mint] 49); 1918 set to $1 with shades (SG 50-61, 62 mint). Mint and mostly fine used some with clear postmarks. (65)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Malaya, Sarawak, 1896 (3 Nov), combination piece with 1895 2c brown-red, perf. 12 1/2, tied by Sarawak CDS and 1892-1899 Straits Settlements 8c ultramarine with Singapore CDS 'No 9, 96', (paying international postage), this with minor stains with part Paris CDS in red at left; together with another combination piece with 1871 3c brown/yellow, perf. 11, tied by Sarawak CDS '28 Jan 81' to a Straits Settlements 10 cents /12c ultramarine (SG 45), tied by cancel in transit at Singapore (Straits Settlements stamps were required on overseas mail); this is a scarce and attractive item and an early usuage of the Straits Provisional. Used. (2 items, 4 stamps)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Malaya, Sarawak, various used on ten album leaves, 1932 set to $1 (15) (CV £150); 1934 set to $10 (26) (CV £350) plus extra blocks; BMA set to $4 (CV £230, $3 illustrated); Sarawak 1945 B.M.A. overprint set to $4, complete each cancelled by boxed four-line ''VICTORIA/DEC. 24TH/1846-1946/LABUAN'' handstamp, (this slogan handstamp was only in use between 24th Dec. 1945 and 31st Jan. 1946) (18 different) unused and rare ($4 illustrated); other issues include Centenary, Royal Wedding UPU, Crown Colony set to $5, 1950 pictorials and almost complete set to (SG 146-203). Mostly used unless noted. (145)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Malaya, Straits Settlements, 1867 selected issues, 8c/2anna yellow, Singapore post mark, 12c/4anna green, 24c/8anna rose, 32c/2anna (SG 6-9), together with India 1854 half anna blue and 2 annas green with Singapore surcharge (SG Z60, Z64), (CV £1000). Generally fine used. (6)
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Malaya, Straits Settlements, an extraordinary collection housed in a Stanley Gibbons 'Exeter' album No.2898, used (unless noted) issues from 1867 various O/P and denominations (5), India issues for Singapore 8 pies and 1 anna and 8 annas (SG Z71, Z78, Z80); 1867-1872 with duplication and colour varieties (31) values to 96c (4), (SG 11-19); range of O/P '10' '10 cents' (11); 1882 new designs and colour changes (9); 'two cents and 2 cents (4); 1883- 1891 2c - 96c with extras (30), (SG 63 - 71); '4 cents'(3) and '8 cents' O/P (SG 73 [3], 75 [2]); 1884 surcharges 'two cents' on 5c, (SG 77), various 'Three cents' O/P on 32c (SG 83, 94) (5); 1898-9 O/P 3c on 5c (1) (SG 84); 10c/24c (4), 30c/32c (6) (SG 86-87); 4c on 5c, on 8c, on 5c carmine; others 1892 O/P mostly One Cent (9), 1892-1899 1c - 50c with extras (17); KEVII 1902 to $2 with extras (21); 1903-6 set to $5 with extras (20); 1906 used O/P on Labuan to $1 (8), KEVII set (26) 1906-1912 to $5 (3) (SG 153-167), extensive range of fiscal cancellations on KEVII various issues (40) many at $5; KGV 1912-1923 issues to $5 (3), with duplication (50); red cross (3, 2 are mint), (SG 216-217); 1921-1933 issues and varieties (35) to $5; assorted fiscal cancelations (52) to $5 (10, one a block of 4); Malaya-Borneo Exhibition varieties mint and used to $1 several in strips, various watermarks (24); Silver Jubilee set; 1936 KGV set to $5 (15) (SG 260-274); Coronation set; 1937-1941 KGVI sets (23) to $5 (SG 278-298); 1924-1926 two (2) Postage Due sets (SG D1-D6), in all a high CV; lot also includes two loose leaves with various mostly used (65). Mostly used, a few mint. (several 100)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $660
Malta, a collection of issues housed in 2 spring-back albums and a quantity on small Hagners and loose sheets, QV issues various on Hagners, GB used in Malta many on pieces, many with date stamp and A25 post-marks noted 1865-1873 4d red and vermillon (SG Z48-9, CV £200+) (11 stamps) and complete plates 7-14, others 2 1/2d GB mauve and blue similar with most on pieces (SG Z38, Z40), (13), also 2d blue plates 13 (pair) and 14 on pieces (SG Z34), and 1/- (2), one on piece (plate 4) (SG Z74, 78); other used with A25 postmark on French and Italian stamps; QV includes values to 5/- mint (noted SG 18-19, 27-28, 30, 33-34) and others; range of EVII mint to 1/-, other short sets noted for KGV, KGVI, 1922 set to £1 (CV £160); 1956 QEII set to £1, (CV £130), wedding to £1, 1925 Postage Due set to 1/6 (CV £60); album collections mixed from QV appear relatively complete from 1948 - 1994; lot includes a few FDCs. Mostly MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $300
SOLD $460
Malta, a used collection housed in a clip lock stamp album, stamped mounted on Hagner pieces, lot includes (3) pieces of Great Britain stamps postmarked at Malta as a 9 (2, dated 1871) includes SG Z34 (a pair), 49, 59, 79); also (SG Z39, 40[2]), 1885 issues with shades (SG 20-30) noted (SG 30, 5/- [2]); selected issues after 1899 noted 10/- (SG 35); Edward VII issues to 5/-, a few of KGV to 2/-; limited part sets of other KGV, noted Silver Jubilee set; 1938, 1948 some QEII but KGVI set to 10/- complete, but from 1957 appears neartly complete to 1986. Used. (200+)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Monaco, an extensive range of MUH and used issues stored in a stock book with much duplication, issues to 1970s, noted used, high value issues SG 406 (5 used), 407 (23 used), 1955 1000 fr. SG 511a (11, used, these with CV £935), 1959 airmails of Royal Wedding SG 615 (5), 616 (14), similar air issues 20 fr. 1966 SG 860b (3, CV £150); many others used some as blocks; other stock books (4) containing Finland 1875-1975 noted SG 79, 81, 488 etc); Greenland (77) from 1950 some are large blocks of 8 MUH, noted SG 44 (3 mint); Iceland a small group of (27 Mint and used); United Nations a range of issues mostly mint - MUH from 1948-1960s; Luxembourg 1874-1980s mostly MUH from 1960s, others used and an extensive range of issues from Latvia, Lithuania and Liechenstein mostly mint and used, several collections all are mostly used a few mint in all five stockbooks containing a few useful pickings, all are neatly laid out within the stock books. MUH, mint and used. (100s)
Estimate $180
SOLD $160