Stamps & Covers of the World

16 Jul 2003, starting at 11:00 BST .

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Norway: 1855 4sk. blue, good to large margins all round, unused, small part original gum otherwise fine. (127)

A duplicated stock of unmounted mint 1960's-1970's British Commonwealth and G.B. issues contained in a small box with large multiples and part sheets inc. G.B. Wildings, sterling Machins, commemoratives and regionals, 1964 Shakespeare crown agents omnibus issue (in complete sheets), Falkland Islands, Malta, Antigua, Virgin Islands, etc.

A mainly Q.E.II mostly mint (much unmounted) collection of mainly commemorative sets on leaves inc. Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Kiribati, Tokelau Islands, Tuvalu with some "SPECIMEN", West Indies, many of the sets are Royal Anniversery issues.

A K.G.VI mint and used collection in mixed condition in an SG album.

Q.V to Q.E.II mint and used collection of British Commonwealth issues in mixed condition in a stockbook inc. many 1960's and 70's definitive and pictorial sets, stamps in packets, sheets, commemoratives, miniature sheets, G.B. with blocks and large multiples, also a few foreign, etc. (387)

A mint and used British Commonwealth collection in mixed condition mounted on leaves inc. Australia 1936-60 and New Zealand 1930-60 with commemoratives, definitives, healths, airs, blocks, miniature sheets, officials, etc. (351)

Q.V. to K.G.V A mainly mint collection of British Commonwealth issues in an album inc. British Levant, Falkland Islands 1912-20 set to 5/-, 1921-28 set to 3/-, 1929-36 set to5/-, Iraq 1923 and 1924-25 official sets to 10r., Kuwait, Malta values to 10/-, Morocco Agencies, Palestine, commemorative sets, definitives, postage dues, blocks, etc. (356)

A small selection, varied condition, inc. Barbados 1873 wmk. small Star 3d. brown-purple used, Cayman Islands 1921-26 Script to 10/- mint, Montserrat 1932 Anniversary set mint, St. Kitts-Nevis 1923 Tercentenary to 5/- mint, etc.

A collection of Canada and Australia in very mixed condition in two albums with many stamps stuck down inc. commemoratives, definitives, blocks, specimen overprints, coil strips, etc. (352)

A collection, varied condition in seven albums, contained in a carton inc. Ascension, Great Britain, South Africa with Homelands f.d.c's, etc. (308)

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28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.

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