REST OF THE WORLD, GREAT BRITAIN

Lot 666		Estimate: $220 Realised Price : $120 1840 Mulready 2d lettersheet (stereo a95), very slight imperfections do not detract from this wonderfully fresh example. Cat £425
Lot 667		Estimate: $175 Realised Price : $100 1840 1d Black Plate 4 [PF], small even margins all round, crisp black Maltese Cross cancellation, faint vertical creasing
Lot 668		Estimate: $225 1840 1d Black Plate 4 [PF] tied by crisp red Maltese Cross on 1840 (18 Jun) entire from Edinburgh to Inshie Bridge, despatch datestamp on flap which opens out well for display. Vertical filing fold, otherwise fine and attractive
Lot 669		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $200 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 [NG], margins all round, close at lower left, with light black Maltese Cross cancellation
Lot 670		Estimate: $120 1841 2d Blue Plate 3 pair [FA-FB], margins all round except cut-into top right, and single [FG] tied by Edinburgh '131' obliterators on 1845 (19 Mar) entire to Meigle, two vertical folds clear of adhesives
Lot 671		Estimate: $350 1847-54 1/- Green Embossed, clear margins three sides and touched at top, tied by Liverpool 'spoon' duplex on 1855 (2 Feb) entire to New York, endorsed 'Asia Steamer via Boston', with curved 'PAID' in red overlapping '5/CENTS' accountancy handstamp. Very fine and attractive
Lot 672		Estimate: $700 1847-54 10d Brown Embossed Die 1, margins clear to just touching, tied by numeral '10' in diamond on 1850 (9 Mar) entire from London to Florence, adhesive also tied by 'ANGL/CALAIS' datestamp and 'VIA DI/BEAUVOISIN' transit mark, with red 'PF' in oval and fancy black Genoa handstamp, revere with Firenze 16 MAR 1850 arrival datestamp. Fine and most attractive
Lot 673		Estimate: $700 Realised Price : $450 1855-57 Wmk Emblems 1/- Green, SG 72, well-centred and good perfs, large part gum, possibly not original, still a fine unused example of this difficult stamp. Cat £3000
Lot 674		Estimate: $1,750 1867-83 Wmk Maltese Cross 10/- Greenish-grey [FC], SG 128, cancelled by light 'LS/8' barred obliterator, well-centred and very fine. Cat £3200
Lot 675		Estimate: $3,500 Realised Price : $2,200 1867-83 Wmk Anchor White paper £5 Orange, SG 137, neat central Wigan datestamp and small part corner cds, tiny corner perf tone mentioned only for accuracy. Exceptional centring and a premium stamp
Lot 676		Estimate: $150 1883-84 Wmk Anchor White paper 10/- Ultramarine [IH], SG 183, centred left and shortish perfs at top, neat Manchester/Telegraphs cancellation. Cat £525
Lot 677		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1892 4½d QV Jubilee and 1887 3d QV Jubilee in combination on 1896 (5 Oct) 2d registration envelope from London to Sydney. Few blemishes though an unusual franking representing the treble UPU rate
Lot 678		Estimate: $50 1890 Post Office Jubilee hand-drawn and coloured design in gilt glassed frame 28 x 30cm (defective) bearing 1840 1d, 1841 1d (imperf & perf), 1858 2d, 1864 1d, 1881 1d, 1887 Jubilee 1½d, 3d, 5d & 6d - all used except 1881 1d. Unusual
Lot 679		Estimate: $175 Realised Price : $100 1912-22 Wmk Royal Cypher KGV 6d Reddish-violet Perf 14, marginal example from base of sheet with 'R.21' control, light soiling in selvedge, otherwise fine unmounted
Lot 680		Estimate: $225 Realised Price : $120 1929 Postal Union Congress selection with controls comprising 'K29' ½d and 1d blocks of six, 1½d and 2½d blocks of four; 'L29' ½d, 1d, 1½d and 2d singles, all fine, mounted in selvedge only (24)
Lot 681		Estimate: $1,250 Realised Price : $700 1929 Postal Union Congress ½d to 2½d affixed to small official PUC stationery sheet (188x120mm) and cancelled on the day of issue by 'POSTAL UNION CONGRESS' datestamps of 10 MY 1929. Superb and rare
Lot 682		Estimate: $350 1929 Postal Union Congress ½d, 1d, 1½d and 2½d (2) on FDC to Sydney, cancelled by London 10 MY 1929 datestamps. Sent partly by air, endorsed 'till Marseilles and again in Australia'. A very scarce combination of first day with early air routing
Lot 683		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $70 1929 Postal Union Congress ½d, 1d (2) and 1½d (2) Wmk sideways from rolls, SG 434a-36a, lightly mounted, the 1d with slightly trimmed perfs at base (5). Cat £270
Lot 684		Estimate: $450 1929 Postal Union Congress 2/- Booklet Edn 103, containing ½d x 6, 1d x 6 and 1½d x 10, panes with trimmed perfs. Superb and fresh
Lot 685		Estimate: $450 1929 Postal Union Congress 2/- Booklet Edn 107, containing ½d x 6, 1d x 6 and 1½d x 10, panes with trimmed perfs. Superb and fresh
Lot 686		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $230 1929 Postal Union Congress 3/- Booklet Edn 168, containing ½d x 6, 1d x 6 and 1½d x 18, panes with mostly full perfs. Superb and fresh
Lot 687		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $230 1929 Postal Union Congress 3/- Booklet Edn 172, containing ½d x 6, 1d x 6 and 1½d x 18, panes with mostly full perfs. Superb and fresh
Lot 688		Estimate: $350 1935 Silver Jubilee ½d, 1d, 1½d and 2½d on plain FDC addressed to Rotherfield, tied by Tunbridge Wells 7 MY 35 datestamps and machine cancel. Fine and very scarce
Lot 689		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $280 1936 KEVIII ½d, 1½d and 2½d on printed registered FDC addressed to Ashford, tied by Windsor 1 SP 36 datestamps, very fine. A scarce and seldom seen FDC
Lot 690		Estimate: $150 1941-42 KGVI 3d Pale Violet block of four on plain FDC addressed to Brockworth, tied by Bristol 3 NOV 1941 machine cancel, cover with a few minor tone spots, otherwise fine and a scarce FDC
Lot 691		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1948 KGVI £1 Brown lower left hand corner block of four and 1951 Festival of Britain high values 2/6d to £1 marginal singles. All unmounted and very fine. SG 478b & 509-12 Cat £200+ (8)
Lot 692		Estimate: $150 1948 Silver Wedding set on 'Stamp Collecting Ltd' registered FDC used to Canada, minor blemishes. Scarce
Lot 693		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $400 1951 'Festival' 2/6d to £1 high values, plus KGVI ½d to 2½d (new colours) on plain FDC (230x152mm) addressed to Midsomer Norton, tied by 'PAULTON/BRISTOL' 3 MY 1951 datestamps. Very fine, a spectacular and scarce FDC
Lot 694		Estimate: $700 Realised Price : $400 1964 Forth Road Bridge 3d, marginal example from top of sheet showing error 'Imperforate between stamp and margin', SG 659 var, fine unmounted
Lot 695		Estimate: $175 1966 4d Battle of Hastings, ordinary, marginal se-tenant strip of three, error 'Orange Omitted', fine unmounted SG 705-07 Cat £195 as singles
Lot 696		Estimate: $400 1966 4d Battle of Hastings, ordinary, marginal se-tenant strip of six, error 'Blue omitted', fine unmounted. SG 705-10 Cat £390 as singles
Lot 697		Estimate: $300 1966 4d Battle of Hastings, ordinary, se-tenant strip of five, error 'Bistre omitted', fine unmounted SG 705-09 Cat £325 as singles
Lot 698		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $115 1967 E.F.T.A 1/6d phosphor, marginal unmounted example, error 'New Blue omitted' SG 716pf Cat £135
Lot 699		Estimate: $2,000 Realised Price : $1,000 1969 British Ships 5d, error 'Black (Queen's head, value, hull and inset) omitted', SG 778a, fine unmounted. Cat £3200
Lot 700		Estimate: $350 1985-91 Harrison & Sons Ltd presentation folders, each containing a set of commemorative stamps (44 folders)