Britain. Mostly used. Extraordinary used collection very comprehensive in scope, from 1840 penny black /2d blue through 1841 reds and blues, embossed cut to shape then surface..Read more
Britain. Mostly used. Extraordinary used collection very comprehensive in scope, from 1840 penny black /2d blue through 1841 reds and blues, embossed cut to shape then surface printed with as far as we can see all one of a kind with values to 2/-, QV 1883 to 10/-. EDVII to 10/-, KGV two different sets Bradbury and re-engraved to 10/- and various other seahorse printings through to KGVI to £1 defins, silver wedding, through to QEII with an abundance of high values, castles, machins. While we can see the collection would catalogue in the order of £20,000, the condition is very mixed and we have taken that into account in our valuation. Show less
Britain. Seals. Outstanding collection of newspaper stamps, mostly in superb condition from the late 18th century! Housed in 2 albums, one bulging to capacity, many pages are..Read more
Britain. Seals. Outstanding collection of newspaper stamps, mostly in superb condition from the late 18th century! Housed in 2 albums, one bulging to capacity, many pages are well filled as this collector tried to complete reconstructed sheets of specific numbers, all one of a kind, an extraordinary task! One album has about 750 items and the other about 500, as well as a superb range of Irish Harps again early 19th century with several dozens of these as well, making a grand total of 1300+ examples, all different. It is highly unlikely you will ever see a collection like this again. Show less
Greece. *. A strong, mint collection housed in 2 albums on old-fashioned quadrille pages with some outstanding material. 19th century Hermes Heads, not often seen mint from 18..Read more
Greece. *. A strong, mint collection housed in 2 albums on old-fashioned quadrille pages with some outstanding material. 19th century Hermes Heads, not often seen mint from 1861 through to 1871, there are 16 mint some of which have four large margins. There is a magnificent 80 lepta that will delight the viewer. Then on to small Hermes Heads with 8 perforated and 8 imperf through to the Olympic Games 1896 complete save the 2d with excellent condition on the 5d and 10d high values. Then follows the running Hermes 1901 complete to 5d and the 1902 to 50lep. Then the third Olympics complete to 1906, tone spots noticed. The 20th century comprehensive with a good range of the islands, occupations, etc with scarce 1916 values and 1917 key values 3, 5, and 25d superb mint. Similarly with the 1923 o/ps arch angel to 25d and the large pictorial o/ps inc all 3 types with the best expertised. Then the 1927 defins with different types to 25dr, seldom seen so complete today and virtual completion thereafter 1930s onwards to modern era inc Zeppelins, airmails, etc, etc. One man’s lifetime collection, offered intact as received. Show less
Greece. *. Interesting collection of mint, virtually all for the period 1875 to 1940 including many scarce sought after stamps. Such material would be from Epirus 1917 1l thro..Read more
Greece. *. Interesting collection of mint, virtually all for the period 1875 to 1940 including many scarce sought after stamps. Such material would be from Epirus 1917 1l through to 2 dr as well as occupations of Albania. The best probably is the postage dues with mint 1875 to 2 dr, similarly 1876 to 200l, 1902 complete to 5dr as well as the diagonal o/ps of 1912 complete to 5dr for the islands, through to 1943. Also, a useful range of 1917 issues with an extensive study of o/p errors deserving further research, page after page of scarce material. There is also a used collection of Epirus both per and imperf again to 2dr, ending with Kratos imperf all 4 marginned all genuine. An exciting collection for the specialist to investigate – far more here than this outline description. Show less
Guatemala. **. An important range of material housed in one substantial volume with plenty of better items such as 1937 President Ubico complete MNH, airmails including 1935/3..Read more
Guatemala. **. An important range of material housed in one substantial volume with plenty of better items such as 1937 President Ubico complete MNH, airmails including 1935/37 Lake Amatitian and o/p of the same, followed by further airmail sets to 5q complete and all subsequent airmails with this format, all mnh, seldom seen today. Many other good sets from the 1930s, as well as many errors, with many pages with varieties, imperf pairs and much unlisted, virtually all mnh. A useful range of 19th Century cancels etc to research. A wonderful lot of this Central American country, loaded with said item, much more here than described. Show less