Group of 8 picture postcards, 2 real photo unused. 3 black & white unused. Napoleon's Death Bed card used 1965 signed Mrs M Francis (Islander). Black & white card captioned Sandy Bay, postally used 1912 to Bexhill with 1d SG73. Message suggests from an Islander Thomas H Adams. Unused postal staionery card 1d carmine view. (8). {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.80)
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Lot #16104 - st. helena 1856
Large Star 6d blue unused no gum, four small margins Cat £650 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £88.00)
Lot #16105 - st. helena 1863
CC 1d lake Type B unused no gum, cut close at left Cat £150 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £26.40)
Lot #16106 - st. helena 1863
CC 1d lake ovpt Type A fresh mint, large part original gum, small to good margins Cat £150 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £37.60)
Lot #16107 - st. helena 1863
QV wmk CC 4d carmine imperf 4 margin close bottom right used. Thinned top left corner. Cat £325 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £42.40)
Lot #16108 - st. helena 1864-1935
Mint collection on Imperial leaves(78) including 1864-80 values to 5s, 1884-94 set, 1890-97 set, 1903 Pictorial set, 1912 Pictorial set, 1922-27 Script set to 2/6d, also 7/6d with faults, and a few Ascension, mainly fine {CC} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £176.00)
Lot #16109 - st. helena 1864-1946
Used collection on leaves(44) including 1890 CA set, the 1½d,2d have remainder cancels, 1935 RSJ set, mixed condition {CC} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.80)
Lot #16110 - st. helena 1864-80
QV Wmk Crown CC P12½ - 6d Dull Blue f.u. with small h/r. Cat £140 (image available) {U} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £41.60)
Lot #16111 - st. helena 1864-80
perf 14 x 12½ left marginal block of 4, h/r, very fresh m.m. Scarce. Cat £340 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £100.00)
Lot #16112 - st. helena 1864-80
QV 1d Lake (Type A) Wmk Crown CC P12½, mint small h/r. (Small pencil annotation on back) Cat £70 (image available) {MH} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)
Lot #16113 - st. helena 1864-80
QV - 1d Lake Wmk Crown CC P12½ (Type B), mint small h/r. Cat £225 (image available) {MH} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £61.60)
Lot #16114 - st. helena 1864-94
Values to 5s(4) handstamped Specimen and 2½d blue, 4d sepia ovptd Specimen mint, some slight gum faults {S} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.80)
Lot #16115 - st. helena 1864-94
Small collection of QV issues f.u. with small h/r - SG27 - 1d Lake Wmk Crown CC (Type B) P14 and Wmk Crown CA - SG36-39 - ½d to 2d, SG41 - 3d and SG43c - 4d. (7) Cat £67 {U} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #16116 - st. helena 1868
QV wmk CC 5/- orange very fine m.m. original gum block of 4 Scarce. Cat £260 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £107.20)
Lot #16117 - st. helena 1868
QV wmk CC 5/- orange right marginal very fine & fresh l.m.m. original gum. Cat £65 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.80)
Lot #16118 - st. helena 1876
QV wmk CC 1d lake horiz joined pair ovpt Type B Bar 14.5mm long perf14x12½ l.m.m. Cat £170 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £71.20)
Lot #16119 - st. helena 1880
QV: surcharged value 2d on 6d yellow (Type B), wmk Crown CC, perf 14 in horizontal pair. Lightly MM, small h/r across central perfs. Good perfs all round. Left hand stamp printed higher than right hand stamp. LH top frame and RH bottom frame clipped by perfs. Cat £320 (image available) {MH} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £56.00)
Lot #16120 - st. helena 1880-94
QV group fine fresh looking m.m. with 1/- yellow green perf 14 wmk CC SG30. Wmk CA ½d SG35x & 36, 1d, 2d, 2½d, 3d (h/r), 4d & 6d. SG37, 39-41,43c & 44. (9). Cat £125 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £35.20)
Lot #16121 - st. helena 1884-1970
Mint collection on stock sheets(100s) including 1890 set, 1903 set, 1908 set, the 10s is toned, 1912 set, 1922 Badge sets to 10s inc some shades, 1938 duplicated values to 10s(4), 1948 RSW set, 1953 set, 1961 set, mainly fine {CC} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £217.60)
Lot #16122 - st. helena 1884-94
CA ½d green words 17m.m. long with 'N' and 'Y' widely spaced very fine used Cat £700 (image available) {U} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £111.20)
Lot #16123 - st. helena 1884-94
QV wmk CA group ½d green wmk reversed mint with h/r. ½d green horiz joined pair used wmk reversed SG35x. 3d deep reddish lilac wmk reversed unused no gum SG42w. 4d sepia unused no gum & cds used SG43c. 6d grey m.m. SG44. (7). {MX} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #16124 - st. helena 1884-94
1s yellow-green, some lightly toned perfs at top, h/r, most o.g. Cat £65 (image available) {MH} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #16125 - st. helena 1890
QV 5d mauve & 10d brown ovpt Specimen in black 14.5mm very fine & fresh m.m. (2) Cat £100 (image available) {S} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)
Lot #16126 - st. helena 1890
QV 10d brown sound used. Cat £70 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #16127 - st. helena 1890-1971
Balance collection on album pages mint & used in slightly mixed condition. Inls some magazine articles relating to the Island. QV ½d - 2½d SG46-50. EwdVII ½d & 1d SG53-54. GV odds War Tax pair, 1922 set of 3 SG89-91 mint. GVI SW pair mint UPU set, QEII 1953 defin set to 10/- mint, then a good run of commems & defins to early 1970's. Cat £450+ (170) {CC} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £107.20)


















