KGVI: Dhow: ½a, 1a, 2½a & 3½a, wmk MSCA, perf 13x12, UM. Cat £25 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £10.40)
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The auction offers 18,692 lots to the value of £2,019,922 GBP comprising worldwide Collections, Sets, Singles, Covers, Proofs, High Values, Rarities, Topicals, FEO etc ... from the broadest range of regions including high quality classic Great Britain, British Empire, British Africa, British North America, India, Europe, British Asia, Asia with China, US and much more. Highlights once again include remarkable particularly strong in GB with High Values, British Empire plus exceptional Europe and overseas, with very good USA and many other countries too numerous to mention.
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Lot #106 - aden 1937
Dhows complete set fine & fresh looking m.m. 1r heavy h/r, 2r u.m. 5r & 10r fine. (12). Cat £1200 (image available) {MH} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £304.80)
Lot #107 - aden 1937
Dhow set to 10r very fine & fresh looking m.m. with some h/r. (12). Cat £1200 (image available) {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £244.80)
Lot #108 - aden 1937
to 1951 issues complete, Victory 1½a is mint, others very good to fine used. (35) Cat £164 {U} [US8] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #109 - aden 1937
Coronation to 1951 surcharge set basic issues complete, good to fine used. (35) Cat £165 {U} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #110 - aden 1937
KGVI: Dhows - short set of 8 lower values, ½a to 8a, mint with h/r. Cat £70 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.80)
Lot #111 - aden 1937
Dhows vals ½a to 8a, mint small h/r. Very fresh bright colours. (8) Cat £74 {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £26.40)
Lot #112 - aden 1937
Dhow short set to 1r, very fine & fresh, ½a 1a & 2a v.f. u.m. rest fine m.m. (9). Cat £125 {MH} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £23.20)
Lot #113 - aden 1937
KGVI: Dhow: 8a pale purple, wmk MSCA, perf 13x12, UM. Cat £27 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.00)
Lot #114 - aden 1937
KGVI: Dhow - 1r brown, wmk MSCA sideways, mint with h/r. Cat £60 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #115 - aden 1937
KGVI: Dhow: 1r brown, wmk MSCA, perf 13x12, mint hinged. Cat £60 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #116 - aden 1937-51
Used collection on leaves inc Dhows set to 1R, a few States, some Antigua, Ascension, Bahawulpur(104), mainly fine {CC} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #117 - aden 1937-60's
Mint ranges of Aden, with strength in QE2 definitives to 10/- (5) and 20/- (2). With a good range of listed shades, many in u.m. blocks of 4. Most are u.m., a few m.m.
Also a few Aden States, Bahrain SG L4-6 in u.m. blocks (cat £168) and a page of mint Ceylon. Priced to sell at £600 and cat value approx. £1350. Cat £1350 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £177.60)
Lot #118 - aden 1937-63
Mint and used collection on leaves(few 100s) including 1937 Dhow set to 1R used, 1939 set to 5R(2),10R(2) mint and used, 1951 surcharge set mint, 1948 RSW set mint and used, 1953-63 set mint, many covers and postcards, mainly fine {CC} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £140.00)
Lot #119 - aden 1937-63
Small collection of mint small h/r issues - SG13-15, SG28-29, SG32-35, SG47 and SG73-76. (14) Cat £23 {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.00)
Lot #120 - aden 1937-63
Small collection of f/u with small h/r issues - SG1, SG13-15, SG22, SG25, SG38, SG41, SG47-50, SG52-53, SG55, SG57-59, SG61-68, SG70 and SG75. (28) Cat £44 {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)
Lot #121 - aden 1937-65
Used Collection on album pages, inc 1937 Dhow set to 1r, 1939 Pictorial definitive set, most Omnibus sets, 1951 surcharged set, extenisive QEII with most additional shades & 1964 new Wmk set. (90) Cat £375 {CC} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £51.20)
Lot #122 - aden 1939
GVI definitive set fine m.m. (13) Cat £130 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £44.00)
Lot #123 - aden 1939
Pictorial set fine looking m.m. some values incl the 5r & 10r u.m. (13) Cat £130 {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £46.40)
Lot #124 - aden 1939
GVI pictorial set fine & fresh looking m.m. (13). Cat £130 {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £37.60)
Lot #125 - aden 1939
KGVI: 5r red-brown and olive-green from pictorial definitive set, UM. Cat £40 {UM} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £11.20)
Lot #126 - aden 1939
KGVI: 10r sepia and violet from pictorial definitive set, UM. Cat £60 {UM} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #127 - aden 1939-48
Pictorial definitive complete set, MSCA Wmk, fine mint (13) Cat £130 {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.00)
Lot #128 - aden 1939-48
KGVI: Pictorial Definitive Issue. Full set of 13v to 10r plus ½a bluish-green, wmk MSCA. Mix of UM (10), lightly MM with hinge trace (2a & 2½a) and mint with h/r (5r & 10r). Cat £136 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £46.40)
Lot #129 - aden 1939-48
KGVI Pictorial set of 13 vals ½a to 10r mint small h/r. Very fresh bright colours. (13) Cat £130 {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £45.60)





