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Stamp Auction - 27th April 2026
Sale Ref: PH02
Stamp Auction - Monday 27th April 2026 - Starting at 2pm
Single Owner Collection - Lots 1 - 52 - Please see lot 0 for Provenance.
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27 Apr 2026 14:00 BST
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24 Apr 2026 09:00 - 17:15 BST
25 Apr 2026 09:00 - 12:00 BST
27 Apr 2026 09:00 - 14:00 BST
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One of the single owner collections included in the sale belonged to Arthur, who was born in London in 1934, the son of a skilled stationer and illuminator. Patience, a keen eye for detail and the acquisition of craftsmanship were family traits.
Arthur loved the outdoors and applied his practical and leadership skills to be awarded the honour of the King’s Scout in 1950. He went on to National Service in the Navy and was assigned to the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious as a radio operator.
On completion he chose a career in sign-writing, evolving to become a director of Apollo Advertising, his own 7-person graphic design business based in East London. Apollo was awarded many commissions with Ronco, K-Tel and the Ford Motor Company UK, in particular the sales campaigns for the 1970s Escort, Cortina, Granada and Capri.
In later years he moved to Devon and taught photography and graphic design at Plymouth Art College. Students appreciated his real-world critical expectations of design, quality and workmanship.
In his leisure time he learned about the history of Dartmoor and walked thousands of miles across the moor with his springer spaniels in the pursuit of letter boxing. Later he got involved with digging on Victorian bottle dumps, recovering, restoring and preserving hundreds of items, including ceramic pot lids whose early logos and heritage designs were of great interest to him.
Arthur has always worked with care and attention to detail, so philately, collecting coins and postcards were perfect for him to retire to. He loved visiting the fairs with long, beautifully handwritten tabulated lists of the items he was hoping to find. Back in his studio, the sorting, cataloguing and presentation were all of utmost importance to him.
Such dedication to his work was surely a major contribution to his longevity. He would be delighted to know the passion and investment he made in his collections was continuing to provide interest and pleasure to a fellow collector.
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Four albums of early 20th century postcards of Essex, comprising of Woodford, Wanstead, Woodford Green, Snaresbrook, Buckhurst Hill, Loughton, Epping Forest, Chigwell and environs, (some reproduction cards)
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Two albums of early 20th century postcards, mainly GB topographical including views of Tower Bridge, Ashburton, Dawlish, Torquay etc.
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An album of early 20th century postcards, comprising serval shipwrecks including the 'Herzogin Cecil'e and SS 'Jebba' together with topographical views of Chipping Noton and other subject matter.
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One album of early 20th century postcards of Dartmoor and environs, including Two Bridges, Merrivale, The Pixies Cross etc (some reproduction cards)
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An album of reproduction advertising postcards, various publishers including Imperial War Museum, Mumbles Railway Company and others.
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An album of early 20th century Christmas and Easter themed postcards, comprising mainly GB and worldwide cards of Father Christmas.
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Wills Players and others. A collection of sets and part sets of cigarette cards in albums, various subjects including Churchman's 'William Shakespeare, 'British Birds and Their Eggs' etc. '
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Two albums of early 20th century and later postcards of Devon topographical views, including Dawlish, Exeter, Lynmouth, Torquay etc. and some odd cards.
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Five albums of sets and parts sets of Players cigarette cards, various subject matter arranged in alphabetical order. (5)
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Five albums of sets and parts sets of Wills cigarette cards, various subject matter arranged in alphabetical order. (5)
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Two albums of early 20th century and later postcards of Dartmoor and environs, including several cards of RFA Practice, Okehampton', also views of 'Buckland', 'Lydford', 'Widecombe' etc.
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Ogden's Cigarette Cards. An album of sets and part sets including 'Photos of General Interest', and similar album of Lambert & Butler cigarette cards and another of Carreras and Millhoff cigarette cards (3)
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An album of Churchman cigarette cards, various sets and part sets including 'Boxing Personalities', together with two other albums of Wills, Mitchell and other cigarette cards (3)
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Two albums of early 20th century and later postcards of Dartmoor and environs, comprising views of 'Chagford', 'North Bovey' 'Paignton Reservoir, Dartmoor' and others.
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An album of Godfrey Phillips cigarette cards, various sets and part sets including 'Ships That have Made History', together with two other albums of Senior Service and Gallaher cigarette cards (3)
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An album of various sets and part sets of cigarette cards, including four Taddy's 'Prominent Footballers' cards, Carrera's 'Women on War Work' and others (2)
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An album of Kensitas 'Henry' cigarette cards, together with several Kensitas silk flags, and similar part filled albums.
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A quantity of various cigarette cards, mostly Players and Wills, also an album of R & J Hill 'Views of Interest' and others.
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Ty-phoo and others. Four albums of various trade cards, various subject matter and publishers.
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New Zealand. A collection of New Zealand stamps in six albums, comprising a Hingeless Queen Victoria to QEII, with 1931 Smiling Boys mint (toned gum), later QEII issues (appearing mostly MNH), a ring binder (boxed) of approx. 214 mini-sheets and booklets (MNH and Fine used) between 1969 and 2012, a ring binder of mostly fine used sets, again including 1931 Smiling Boys, and an album of Health mini-sheets from around 1957 to 2004.
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Australia. A collection of Australian stamps in three volumes, with KGV Kangaroos, later issues through to QEII 2012 mint and used, noted 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge 5/- blue-green used.
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Great Britain. A boxed album of Great British Prestige Booklets SG DX1 - DX43.
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British Commonwealth. Ranges of British Commonwealth stamps in four volumes including Canada, Bermuda, Omnibus issues.
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Jersey. A collection of mint and used stamps from Jersey on Hagner pages in ring-binder, with interest in German Overprints. The status of these overprints is not guaranteed and offered 'as is'.
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Great Britain. A ring binder of useful Great Britain material, including Postage Dues, Regional Country Definitive, Christmas Stamps, MNH and used, also KGV mint to 1/-.
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Great Britain. A useful collection of Machin issues, with many identified (not guaranteed), MNH and used, housed in a boxed album on stock pages. Some additional Cinderella items, and copies of early GB High Values.
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Great Britain. A ring binder of various QEII material including Smiler sheets (face value approx. £1000 alone), Special Packs, Machins, further decimal FU, Coin Covers.
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Ireland. A mostly used collection on one-country printed album pages from 1922, including Seahorses to 5/- (mint and used), and later to 2004.
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Great Britain. A good collection of booklets, mostly Self-Adhesive barcoded. Housed in ring binder on stock pages, viewing recommended
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Great Britain. A collection of Great British stamps in stock-book, from 1840 1d black with 4 margins (close bottom edge) and a light cancel, and including 1884 £1 brown-lilac SG 185 (damaged and repaired), Surface Printed including 1880-83 3d on 3d lilac SG 159 MH and 6d on 6d lilac SG 162 MH, 1887 Jubilee values to 1/- MH, KEVII MH values, and also a used £1 (creased), KHV, KGVI with 1951 Festival High values MNH, and others.”
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World. World stamps in an old “Ideal” postage stamp album (front cover missing), partly remaindered, but plenty left including useful early Japan (not guaranteed and offered “as is”).
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Great Britain. A nicely presented collection of Great Britain QEII mini sheets in binder, between 2005 and 2015, with MNH and Fine used.
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Great Britain. A substantial collection of Great Britain decimal commemoratives with extras between 1999 and 2016, MNH and Fine Used in 5 Lighthouse stock books.
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France. A beautiful collection in two albums, put together with care and great passion, comprising used (much very fine) ranges from 1849 Ceres Imperfs, Napoleons, Peace and Commerce, 1936 Airs, Comprehensive to 2006, plus Parcel Posts, Postage Dues etcetera.
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France. A good collection of French stamps in three volumes with mint ranges from 1862, including Peace and Commerce, Mersons, Parcel Posts, Airs, and later sets which appear fairly comprehensive through to 2005, together with a further quantity of mini sheets.
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Reunion. A nicely presented collection of Reunion stamps, with mint and used material including 1949 Air to 500F CFA on 1000F MH and FU.
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Wallis and Futuna. A nicely written up collection of stamps including 1920 overprints to 5F, 1939 Anniversary of the French Revolution, and further issues through to the late 1980s.
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France. A good collection of French material including more unusual items / Cinderella, including 1943 Aide aux Intellectuels in complete sheets, Special mail Victims of War, Liberation issues, Red Cross booklets, occupation stamps, specimens. Viewing recommended.
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France. A collection of French stamps in two volumes, comprising a boxed binder including Peace and Commerce, pre-cancels, a few Portuguese Colonies, plus a stock book or French Colonies.
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Czechoslovakia. A nicely written up collection of fine used Czechoslovakia / Czech material in two volumes1918 to 1984 including some mini sheets.
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Italy. A used collection of Italian stamps in a one-country album from early to 1990s. (Note, some pages have colour printed photos which look like stamps so care when viewing advised).
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British Commonwealth. A collection in four albums including Tonga, 1937 coronation omnibus, Seychelles, pacific islands etc.
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World. A collection of world stamps in thirty one albums, mostly general type ranges, including Italy.
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Thematics. A collection in eight volumes including Ships, Planes, Stamps on Stamps etc.
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Great Britain. A collection of general and duplicated stamps from Great Britain, mostly used, but includes some MNH commemoratives.
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Channel Islands and Isle of Man. A collection in seven mostly Hingeless type albums of Jersey, Guernsey IOM, including SG Hingeless, Davo etc.
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World. The balance of a large collection in five boxes with loose material, with useful British Commonwealth, including Malta, Newfoundland, album pages, small stock books, albums, covers, packets. A great sorter.
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First Day Covers. An extensive collection of mainly GB FDCs in 69 albums, also including some PHQ cards and some world (New Zealand). A large lot.
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Great Britain. A collection of thirty-four GB prestige booklets from SG DX44 to SG DY26, in a boxed album.
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Great Britain. A collection of GB stamps including overseas overprints in a 32-sided light stock-book, and a further volume of GB mini sheets from 2015.
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Cinderella. A good collection of Cinderella type material in twelve volumes including Bardsey, Lundy, Strike Mail, Herm, and much more, along with some stock cards and loose pages. Viewing recommended.
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Small group of early covers/postal history etc, some India interest, noted 1854-55 one anna red imperf pair with clear margins virtually all around (touching top right). Also noted GB 1881 1d lilac 14 dots on cover.
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World stamps. Large collection / accumulation of world stamps in albums, binders etc, including Austria, GB with 1840 1d Black, general ranges (some poor storage in parts).
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A file with a few stock cards of mainly Queen Victorian stamps, including GB 1d reds, 2d blues, some varieties and oddments, Chalon Heads etc.
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Shoebox of 1970's/80's FDCs, unaddressed, with House of Commons cancels, plus album of RAF covers including signed.
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Five stamp albums including two well-filled Movaleaf, including some useful KGVI with MH Ascension to 10/-, some GB with KGV Seahorses used to 10/-(x2), Hong Kong KGV to $3 used, plus box file with club books, covers etc.
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Europe. A useful collection of European stamps in five spring-back albums, including some higher catalogue earlies and classics, and later issues to middle period and beyond, including good runs of France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Ireland, and Finland. Worth closer inspection.
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Stamp album with GB Queen Victoria and later, including two 1840 1d Blacks, surface printed to 1/-(x2), etc, plus two small tins of loose stamps.
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Australia and Australian states collection from Queen Victoria onwards, in SG Devon album, including Kangaroos to £2 specimen.
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