Setting 1 set to 3d, 1923-26 Setting 3 4d and 5s, Setting 4 2s6d, fine m.m. (7) Cat £250 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £71.20)
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Lot #15986 - south west africa 1923
KGV: 5/- purple & blue. An English single. LMM Cat £250 (image available) {MH} [US9] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £44.80)
Lot #15987 - south west africa 1923
KGV: lower 5v from set of 12, ½d to 4d in bilingual pairs, setting I, wmk w9, mostly lightly MM. 1d is MM and with light gum toning. Cat £60 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #15988 - south west africa 1923-26
KGV: 1/3d pale violet, setting III, w9, in bilingual pair, fine used with h/r supporting top 6 detached perfs. Cat £55 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.00)
Lot #15989 - south west africa 1923-26
KGV: lower 5v from set of 12, ½d to 4d in bilingual pairs, setting VI, wmk w9, lightly MM. Cat £30 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #15990 - south west africa 1923-26
Setting 6 6d, 1s (toned gum), 1s3d, 2s6d (single), 10s (couple of tone spots) and £1 (light hinge), m.m. Cat £500 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £124.80)
Lot #15991 - south west africa 1923-26
KGV: 1s orange-yellow in bilingual pair, setting VI, wmk w9, fine used, Cat £48 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #15992 - south west africa 1923-26
KGV: Postage Due - 3d black and blue, perf 14, fine used with h/r. Cat £22 {PD} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)
Lot #15993 - south west africa 1923-72
Postage Dues - various odd values to 3d in bilingual pairs, plus 1961 & 1972 sets. Mix of UM and mostly MM. Comprises 18 pairs and 8 singles with cv c£130. {PD} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.00)
Lot #15994 - south west africa 1923-72
Super collection of Postage Due issueson 3 stock cards mix of u.m. and mint small h/r - range between SGD6 and SGD64. Very fresh bright colours. (38) Cat £132 {PD} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £48.80)
Lot #15995 - south west africa 1923-90
Balance collection on Hawid stock pages, all mint, mostly UM. Odd values from KGV to QEII, and includes omnibus sets from 1935 Silver Jubilee to 1963 Red Cross, and mostly complete from 1963 to 1990. Contains approx 450 stamps & 4MS with cv c£400. {CC} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £92.00)
Lot #15996 - south west africa 1925
4d Registered envelope with 1d and 2d used from Windhoek to Frankfurt, fine {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £11.20)
Lot #15997 - south west africa 1926
KGV: set of 3v, ½d to 6d, w9, MM. ½d & 1d with large h/r, ½d with no gum. Cat £45 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.00)
Lot #15998 - south west africa 1926
set to 6d, 1926 4d (both), 1927 set to 6d, 1927 4d, pictorial 3d and 1s (imprint pair) plus set to 10s singles with English ovpt, h/r, m.m. {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £22.40)
Lot #15999 - south west africa 1927
KGV: 1s brown and blue in bilingual pair, wmk w9, good used. Cat £40 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #16000 - south west africa 1927
KGV: 10s blue and bistre-brown in vertical bilingual pair, wmk 9. Good used, heavy h/r on top stamp, lower stamps missing SW corner perf. Cat £190 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £10.40)
Lot #16001 - south west africa 1927
Postage Due: 5d black and violet on Transvaal stamps, ovpt types D1 & D2, MM Cat £24 {PD} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £9.60)
Lot #16002 - south west africa 1927
KGV: Postage Due - 5d black and violet ovpt types D1 & D2 on stamps of Transvaal, MM. Cat £24 {PD} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £9.60)
Lot #16003 - south west africa 1927-30
KGV: £1 pale olive-green and red, w9, lightly MM but with gum toning. Cat £130 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £26.40)
Lot #16004 - south west africa 1927-30
KGV: lower 7v, ½d to 1s in bilingual pairs, ovpt 'S.W.A.', plus ½d & 1d with SWA above value and 3d with SWA to left of centre. Mix of UM and MM. Cat £60 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)
Lot #16005 - south west africa 1927-30
set to 5s, incl. extra 3d, 4d and 6d, plus 10s vertical pair, m.m. Cat £200 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £46.40)
Lot #16006 - south west africa 1929
KGV: Officials - set of 4 bilingual pairs, ovpt types O3 & O4, good to fine used with h/r. Cat £70 {O} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £25.60)
Lot #16007 - south west africa 1929-52
Officials - balance collection of bilingual pairs, all mint. Comprises 1929 ½d, 1d & 6d; 1931 set of 4v; 1945-50 ½d; 1952 2d & 6d. Total of 10 pairs with cv c£55. Cat £40 {O} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £14.40)
Lot #16008 - south west africa 1930
Air pair (large ovpt), 1931 pictorial 5s and 10s in separated pairs, 1935 SJ to 1937 Coronation postage issues complete, m.m. {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #16009 - south west africa 1931
KGV: 2/6d carmine and grey (animals), wmk w9, MM with h/r across central perfs. Cat £29 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £11.20)






