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Public Auction Sheffield September 2025 - 321

Bids to be received by Wednesday 3rd of September 2025 6:00 PM

Lots (565)

Lot 73
LITERATURE

Postage Stamps of China: 1878-83 The Large Dragons hardback auction cat Sothebys & Corinphila, HK 1996-7. 143 colour plates.

Estimate £ 15.00
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Lot 74
LITERATURE

POSTMARKS by James A Mackay: A collection of fifteen A4 bound books covering a wide range of GB postmarks from prestamp to modern including Scottish Numeral Postmarks, Sub office rubber datestamps of England & Wales, Registered Mail of British Isles, Parcel Post, Harris & St Kilda, The Uists & Barra, Lewis, Skye & The Small Islands, Arran & Cumbrae, Mull Iona, Coll & Tiree, Islay, Jura & the other Argyll, Bute, Orkney & Stroma, Shetland, mostly in good condition.

Estimate £ 125.00
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Lot 75
LITERATURE

SEVENOAKS KENT: The posts of sevenoaks Kent AD 1085 to 1985/6 by Archie Donald hardback 449pp, plus loose-leaf binder from same author by the Kent Postal History Group (tobacco smell), useful resource.

Estimate £ 15.00
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Lot 76
OMNIBUS

1935 Silver Jubilee: Album with collection of 27 different sets fine mint plus a few other stamps of the period. Cat approx £450

Estimate £ 100.00
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Lot 77
OMNIBUS

1935 Silver Jubilee mint & used collection/accumulation in stockbook, stated by vendor to contain 1650+ stamps inc. 240 complete sets, full mint sheet of Swaziland 1d value (some perf separation in margin) & full set of Northern Rhodesia on first flight cover, odd variety, etc,. Stated by vendor to cat £10,000.

Estimate £ 600.00
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Lot 78
OMNIBUS

1937 Coronation lot of FDC's, all complete sets on illustrated (7) and plain (11) all with filing holes at base, plus a fine illustrated example from Newfoundland with complete set of 11, then an unusual lot of forgeries (14) again in complete sets manufactured by a George Whitehurst with additional information on these which were recently offered for sale at £15 a cover in a Philatelic magazine. Interesting lot. (33)

Estimate £ 60.00
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Lot 79
OMNIBUS

1937 Coronation sets mainly complete mint in special album.

Estimate £ 30.00
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Lot 80
OMNIBUS

British Commonwealth Omnibus collection for GVI issues 1937 - 51 in a stockbook with 1937 Coronation, 1946 Victory, 1948 RSW, 1949 UPU,1951 BWI Universities plus a few extras, all fine mint and stated by vendor to be missing only five stamps. High cat value (100s)

Estimate £ 600.00
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Lot 81
POSTAL HISTORY

1899 Pen ink illustrated drawing of a man who has been scalped by an Indian. Holding the blood dripping scalp and knife manuscript, Yours to hand. Sent from Brussels to UK as a replacement Christmas Card!, no stamp

Estimate £ 35.00
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Lot 82
POSTAL HISTORY

1963-64 USS Thresher Search dive cacheted covers for first and second dive one signed by the commanding officer, plus 1967 Memorium ovptd cover. On 10th April 1963 Submarine Thresher sank in deep diving tests 220 miles off the coast of Massachusetts killing all 129 crew and shipyard personnel on board. It is believed that flooding in the engine room sank the submarine. (4 diff).

Estimate £ 25.00
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Lot 83
POSTAL HISTORY

MISSENT TO BRITISH GUIANA - Single line boxed h/s in violet on 1965 cover from San Juan Trinidad to Grenada bearing T & T 2c QEII defins tied SAN JUAN cds, with additional T 8c as underpaid with 2c black (2) & 4c tied local cds cancels. Fine.

Estimate £ 45.00
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Lot 84
POSTAL HISTORY

Missent to British Guiana - Single line h/s in violet on 1960 airmail cover from Guyana to Grenada bearing French 50f adhs tied CAYENNE GUYANE cds, with VICTORIA GRENADA arrival cds alongside.

Estimate £ 45.00
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