Robert Murray
5 & 6 Inverleith Gardens, Ferry Road,
Edinburgh, EH3 5PU
Tel. 0131.552 1220 :: 0845 0500 886
COLLECTABLES AUCTION
Monday 3 November 2003
at 7.00pm
Catalogue of Collectables to be sold by Public Auction, within the
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Collectables, 3 November 2003Page 2 Estimate.
BANKNOTES
1World mix – mainly German inflation notes, plus a few notgeld, and odd others. Some dupl-
ication, and condition poor to very fine. (c.75)...... 20.
2A few odd recent notes (Belgium 100f, France 20f 2, Greece 100dr 2 tatty, Ireland £5);
also a few current Swiss coins (face 27f), and a couple of others. .... 10.
3Scotland; Bank of Scotland 1945 £1, Pick 91a, fair condition..... 10.
4--; British Linen Bank 1957 £5, Pick 58, fine...... 20.
5Canada; 1973 $1 uncut block of four $1 notes, unc. (Pick 85c 4).... 8.
6Germany; 1940 three notes for Litzmannstadt concentration camp (50pf, 1m, 20m), and six
similar for Theresienstadt (1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 kronen). Excellent quality, possibly remainder
stock...... 15.
VIEWING; please note that lots can normally be viewed in our shop during the one week prior to the auction. Although, in the week leading up to the Stamp Auction, we will have both sales on view, it is clearly going to be easier (for you and for us) if you can leave your viewing of the Collectables lots until the Stamp sale has taken place.
The symbol is not used in this catalogue. All lots will be on view from 3pm on auction day.
BONDS AND SHARES
7Chinese Government 5% Reorganisation Gold Loan of 1913, £20 bond, with 43 coupons
attached. One of the commonest certificates available, but still an impressive piece of work. 10.
8A similar lot...... 10.
9A similar lot...... 10.
10A similar lot...... 10.
11A similar lot...... 10.
12Government of the Chinese Republic 5% Gold Loan of 1913 for the Lung-Tsing-U-Hai
Railway £20 bond, with 43 coupons attached...... 8.
13A similar lot...... 8.
14A similar lot...... 8.
15A similar lot...... 8.
16A similar lot, just slightly grubby.; also a really tatty Hungarian 1881 bond... 8.
17Five consecutive 1872 share certificates for West Cumberland Iron and Steel Company
Limited, fine...... 15.
BOOKS
18Chinese Creeds and Customs by V.R. Burkhardt, 3 volumes, 1972; also The Book of Hong
(1979) ...... 4.
19Official British Report for 1952 Olympics (Helsinki); also Sporting Record Sports Annual for
1949-50 and for 1950-51, and 1950 Book of Sport for Boys..... 5.
20Film Review for 1953-54 and for 1954-55. Also two Tin-Tin books..... 4.
CIGARETTE CARDS
21Small box with about 17 part sets (c.300 cards)...... 30.
22Small mix in album of Players Regimental Standards and Cap Badges (29), Wills Borough
Arms (29), Arms of the Bishopric (13), and School Arms (22). Mixed quality... 8.
23Cavanders; 1928 School Badges (mainly dark blue backs) set (25) very fine, cat.£25. 6.
24Churchman; 1928 Famous Cricket Colours set (25) fine, cat.£90..... 22.
25--; 1928 Lawn Tennis set (50) fine/very fine, cat.£160...... 45.
26--; 1931 Sporting Celebrities set (50) fine/very fine, cat.£150..... 50.
27--; 1931 Prominent Golfers set (50) fine/very fine (a couple only slightly marked), cat.£500.
A scarce set, seldom seen complete. ...... £150.
Collectables, 3 November 2003Page 3 Estimate.
Cigarette Cards, continued
28Churchman; 1935 Rugby Internationals set (50) fine/very fine, cat.£85... 30.
29--; 1936 Cricketers set (50) very fine (but for very slightly poorer 1 and 50), cat.£160. 40.
30Duke (USA); 1889 Postage Stamps 21 mixed cards (all-different but for one duplicate). Very
scarce, but in mixed condition. Cat.£13 each = £273...... 30.
31Gallaher; 1938 Racing Scenes set (48) good to very fine, cat.£36..... 10.
32--; 1938 Sporting Personalities set (48) good to very fine, cat.£20..... 5.
33Mitchell; 1934 Scottish Footballers set (50) fine but for adhesion around edges of gum on
reverse. Cat.£120...... 12.
34Phillips; 1937 Sportsmen – “Spot the Winner” set (50, backs inverted) fine (only a few
colours having been wetted) cat.£55...... 15.
35Players; 1930 Association Cup Winners set (50) fine, cat.£90..... 24.
36--; 1934 Cricketers, 1934 set (50) mainly fine/very fine, cat.£62½.... 15.
37Wills; 1924 Merchant Ships of the World 49 of 50 poor to good, cat.£61... 6.
38--; 1929 Rugby Internationals set (50) mainly fine, cat.£95..... 28.
39--; 1929 Rigs of Ships set (25) very fine, cat.£87½...... 26.
40--; 1937 British Sporting Personalities set (48) fine/very fine (end numbers slightly poorer),
cat.£48...... 12.
41A. & M. Wix; 1940 Cinema Cavalcade (70 odds, cat.£1.20 each) mainly fine/v.f. 12.
42Reproduction Cards; Card Collectors Society repros of five sets (Players Aircraft,
Cricketers, Kings & Queens, Motor Cars, Wills Railway Engines), and some others 6.
See also Trade Cards.
CIGARETTE AND TRADE CARDS
43Shoebox with a few loose bundles, small albums, etc...... 30.
44Mixed box of mainly commoner cards. (100s) ...... 10.
45Assortment in box of odds and part sets – mixed subjects..... 10.
46Selection on pages of birds and butterflies odds/part sets of mixed issues. (c.300) .. 15.
47Selection on pages of animals odds/part sets of mixed issues. (c.300+).. 15.
48Selection on pages of views/buildings etc. odds/part sets of mixed issues. (c.160+) 6.
49Selection on pages of heraldic/flags etc. odds/part sets of mixed issues. (c.200+) .. 10.
50Selection on pages of sport odds/part sets of mixed issues. (c.85).... 8.
51Selection on pages of flowers/trees etc. odds/part sets of mixed issues. (c.375).. 15.
52Selection on pages of transport sets of mixed issues. (c.400).... 12.
53Selection on pages of military/naval etc. odds/part sets of mixed issues. (c.210).. 10.
54Selection on pages of royalty odds/part sets of mixed issues. (c.130).... 8.
55Selection on pages of film/theatre/entertainment odds/part sets of mixed issues. (c.280) 10.
56Selection on pages of mixed subjects odds/part sets of mixed issues. (c.150).. 8.
COINS
57Unseen by us, at the time of printing still in transit to us. Should be viewed. A couple of
cartons packed with world coins – sets, modern silver coins, items in packs, and so on. Several
hundreds, thought to have cost the original buyer some €1,000s, mainly from national mints
– Canada, China, Germany, many others. Our estimate is without our sight of the lot ! £200.
58World collection in a unit of plastic drawers. Many are earlier (i.e. 1900 and before), and
little after about 1920s. Includes some tokens etc. also. (100s).... 50.
59Bag with UK pre-1947 silver 1/- and 2/- (face £6-4-0); plus a small mix of world others. 22.
60Album with world mix (134), plus small box with UK crowns (1889, 1893, 1935, 5 others),
1990 £5, 1887 4/-, etc...... 20.
A Buyer’s Premium of 10% (vat-inclusive) will be added to all sale prices.
Collectables, 3 November 2003Page 4 Estimate.
Coins, continued
61General mix, much 1900s-50s, with UK crowns of 1935, 1937, 1951, other crowns, mixed
other countries...... 15.
62Small mix of UK and foreign (c.70); also four communion tokens (Perth, Comrie, and 2 diff.
Oban); and three cheap banknotes...... 15.
63Mix in box inc. some India/States, Ceylon, etc...... 10.
64Canada; 1975-77 four souvenir dollars, 1951 Sudbury “Big Nickel”, and a medallion for
1933 Regina Grain Exhibition...... 3.
65Ethiopia; 1970 silver 25 birr EF (cat.$30.)...... 5.
66United Kingdom; 1970 proof set, 24 various crowns (between 1951 and 1981), 1973 50p (2),
and 1993 £5...... 20.
67--; seln. of eight modern crowns, three different commem £2; also 1983 uncirculated set, and
odd others...... 10.
68--; 1911 gold sovereign, EF...... 55.
69--; 1901 gold half sovereign, F...... 30.
70--; 1910 gold half sovereign, VF...... 30.
71--; 1995 Second World War £2 silver proof piedfort, cat.£60..... 20.
72--; 1995 £1 (Welsh) silver proof, cat.£25...... 8.
73--; 1996 A Celebration of Football £2 silver proof piedfort, cat.£65..... 20.
74--; 1997 £1 (English) silver proof piedfort, cat.£55...... 20.
75--; about 16kg of pre-decimal pennies and some halfpennies..... 15.
76United States of America; 1878 Morgan $1 F/VF...... 5.
77Venice; copper coin (17th century ?) DALMA/E.T/ALBAN SAN*MARC*VEN/II... 4.
COMMUNION TOKENS
78Rectangular token (chamfered corners) “ST KILDA” on face, “THIS DO IN/REMEMBRANCE/
OF ME” on reverse, fine. One of the scarcer tokens. ...... 40.
79Seven tokens – Fearn, Menmore (5), and Free Church oval..... 10.
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MEDALLIONS
801970 Esso World Cup Coin Collection (complete set of 30)..... 4.
81Germany; grey base metal circular medallion WINTERSCHLACHT/IMOSTEN/1941/42 (helmet and
stick grenade at top) (eagle and swastika on reverse)...... 5.
TRADE CARDS
82A. & B. C. Gum; 1960 Flags of the World (large size) set (90) mainly fine/very fine. Cat.£72. 22.
83Cartledge (Razor Blades); 1938 Famous Prize Fighters set (50) mainly very fine, cat.£150. 40.
84Fife Constabulary; approx.1985 complete set of 36 cards of British Stamps (not listed in
Murray catalogue)...... 8.
85--; a similar lot...... 8.
86--; approx. 1985 complete set of 20 cards of InterCity (handed out by policemen, sponsored
by InterCity (all railway subjects, mainly Scottish, inc. several Forth Bridge). (Unlisted) 6.
87--; a similar lot...... 6.
88Kiddy’s Favourites; 1948 Popular Cricketers (22 odds, cat.£3.20 each), and four odd others. 10.
89Football; Small box of modern football cards (mostly A&BC Gum) (c.200) mixed condition. 6.
90--; Chix Famous Footballers (9 odds, 1st/2nd series, cat.£30.), and Soccer Bubble Gum Soccer
Teams (6 odds, 1st series, cat.£10½). Mainly fine...... 8.
Collectables, 3 November 2003Page 5 Estimate.
POSTCARDS
Unless otherwise described, all postcards are from the “postcard period” (roughly 1900 to
1930). Mixes may be expected to have a wider range of dates, but should have only a smaller
number of modern unless otherwise mentioned.
The term “real photographic” (“RP”) is used only in its strict sense of a card printed indivi-
dually and directly from a photographic negative.
91Large old original album with largely Scottish views, other British, just a few foreign.
(504)...... £200 to £300.
92Old original album of mainly Scottish views, a few other British and foreign. (275) £100.
93Old original album of Scottish topographical, other British, foreign, a few subjects. (275) £100.
94Old album with mainly Scottish mix inc. Auchtermuchty RP, The Old Scone Bus & Driver
Jamie, Lundin Links P.O., RP Scouts (Hutton & Paxton, used 1909), etc. (173) £100.
95Old album with a mix of mainly earlier (many undivided backs) cards – Scotland, foreign,
England, patriotic, etc. Includes KE7 Coronation (4), 1901 Glasgow Exhib. (2), Bridge St.
Dollar Coronation Day, Fife NB Railway officials (3), Boer Camp Ceylon, etc. Majority
used. (155)...... 90.
96Old album of mainly Scottish views (plus some English, foreign, etc.) (151).. 90.
97Old album of mainly Scottish views, many East Coast. (96).... 60.
98Old album of mainly Scottish views (and others) inc. several court size, 1904 Beildside tram,
a few Chirnside, etc. (97)...... 60.
99Mixed box with approx. 1900s to 1940s English, plus other UK, some foreign, subjects
(animals, greetings, comic, etc.). Some useful. (Estimated 600).... 60.
100Shoebox of Scottish, other UK, and foreign, used and unused, of mixed periods (1900s to
about 1960s). Much is cheaper, but worthwhile pickings in places. .... 50.
101Mixed bundle of mainly earlier cards ( a few modern included) with a number of more
interesting noticed (e.g. one Louis Wain), from UK, USA, Germany, Austria, and others,
used and unused. (150+)...... 40.
102Mixed carton –two albums plus many loose. Early to modern, various areas and types. Much
is cheap, but worth digging through. (Many 100s)...... 30.
103Mixed seln. inc. several Edinburgh (mainly Corstorphine), a few foreign inc. used Scandin-
avia, etc. (52)...... 30.
104Mix in folder with some shipping, various topographical, for silks (inc. two of Forth Rail
Bridge), some Japanese, and others. (c.100)...... 30.
105Old album of horse transport (59), and 55 others (mainly English views). Largely 1900s to
1940s...... 22.
106Small selection of mixed cards inc. Chinese torture and beheading victims, a few military,
silk card of RMS Virginian (poor), etc. (31)...... 20.
107Varied bundle of largely 1930s-60s cards – UK and foreign. Mainly cheap, but some of use.
(estimate 400+)...... 15.
108Box filled with modern cards, used and unused, mainly UK. (Includes some sent as sub-
missions to a “boring postcard” competition.) (c.2,000)...... 15.
109Small mixture of cards inc. sports, agricultural, artistic. (30).... 12.
110Loose mix of UK and Europe, mainly mid to modern used and unused. (c.300).. 6.
111Little box-seat thing with hundreds of loose cards, mixed types and ages. Unfortunately has
been damp at some time, so much damage...... 5.
NEXT STAMP AUCTION
8 December 2003.
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Collectables, 3 November 2003Page 6 Estimate.
Postcards, continued
112Scotland; mixed accumulation of various areas, approx. 1900s to 1930s/40s inc. better cards
here and there. (Estimated 450)...... 75.
113--; Angus; 8 (= 7 different) mainly unused of Barry Camp (inc. station), plus 1 of Buddon,
and a comic Buddon...... 10.
114--; Ayrshire; b.+w. card of The Saltcoats Railway Smash. Written on reverse (headed “Aug
23/06” ?) but not posted. Small faults...... 10.
115--; Edinburgh; RP Robertson’s Series card of Kirkbrae, Liberton, used 1912... 6.
116--; Perthshire; RP card of Drumtogle Mill, Aberuthven (with horse and cart, and workers).
Used with smudged Auchterarder rubber c.d.s. (1918 ?) .... 10.
117England; nice RP card of tram “THE FIRST CAR RUN THROUGH WAKEFIELD”, unused. 10.
118Foreign Countries; mixed cards of Panama (13), Canary Is. (3), Argentina (3), Mexico (2),
and mixed West Indies (7)...... 6.
119--; seln. inc. Tahiti, Hawaii, New Hebrides, S.Africa, Mauritius, Dutch Indies, Gibraltar. (50) 12.
120--; Asia; mainly scenes from Ceylon and India (39)...... 7.
121--; Canada; mixed areas inc. RP, mills, etc. (35)...... 10.
122--; Europe; bundle inc. Russia (7, used early 1920s), Italy (19), Switzerland (7), Scandinavia
(7), Czechoslovakia (6), etc. (46)...... 8.
123--; Foreign; seln. of North Africa, Suez, Middle East (26).... 4.
124--; France; mainly 1905-10 seln. unused and used. (76)...... 8.
125--; --; smaller seln. with many transport, costumes, occupations, etc. (43).. 10.
126--; Germany; various inc. a few Gruss Aus types. (32)...... 8.
127--; Iran; 25 unused modern cards...... 3.
128--; Ireland; wide variety (47)...... 6.
129--; Italy; lovely collection mounted (photo corners) on pages for display. Includes a fine
range of regimental cards (25 inc. some with labels), other military (15), patriotic/propagan-
dist (14), post-WW1 places of changed nationality (4), exhibitions (2), 50th Anniversary of
Kingdom (4), royalty (8), hotel cards (13), 1908 Messina earthquake (2), others (39). All
selected cards (for interest and quality)...... £100.
130--; --; attractive set (?) of six unused coloured cards by G.Conti showing standard bearers of
different districts (Pigna, Borgo, S.Angelo, Monti, Trevi, Parione)..... 7.
131--; --; small but attractive seln. with Messina earthquake (3), Royalty (2), commercially
printed with advertising (2), and 11 others...... 7.
132--; Japan; mixed bundle inc. RP, street scenes, etc. (35).... 18.
133--; New Zealand; town scenes, scenery, etc. (39)...... 12.
134--; Salonika; series of 12 unused cards of views (by French artist ?), and series of 12 unused
illustrations of local people (by “Goyet”)......
135--; U.S.A.; mixed city, town and country. (51)...... 5.
136Animals; cats, dogs, farm animals, a few Madras Aquarium, etc. (32).. 10.
137Comic; seln. of mixed types inc. some named artists, poor to fine. (34).. 10.
138--; vaguely similar lot. (49)...... 12.
139Disasters; San Francisco 1906 (1), Paris road collapse (2), Paris flood 1910 (2), Vesuvius
1906 (1), Reggio Calabria earthquake 1908 (1)...... 8.
140Ethnographic; seln. of costumes, natives, etc. inc. Ceylon, NZ, Hawaii, etc. (25) 10.
141Exhibitions; small mix inc. Alaska-Yukon, Glasgow, Franco-British, Auckland, etc. A couple
with labels. (19)...... 8.
142Gambling; five Monte Carlo roulette cards, and two others..... 5.
143Geological; bundle of Geological Survey & Museum cards of features in UK (70) 8.
144Golf; 5 comic, 2 courses...... 10.
145--; 8 cards with views of (or with) golf courses, 1910s-60s..... 7.
146Heraldic; seln. of Oxford Colleges, mixed flags, etc. (18).... 8.
Collectables, 3 November 2003Page 7 Estimate.
Postcards, continued
147Military; seln. of cards, many around WW1, of uniforms, groups, war scenes, leaders, war
damage, etc. (c.70)...... 35.
148--; attractive series of 12 unused cards of cartoon-style soldiers of different nationalities in
Salonika 1917...... 10.
149--; mixed bundle of mainly British m. & u. (inc. censor) (41).... 15.
150Nelson; seln. of 20 cards inc. a few earlier (1905-20s), some modern. Also book Life of
Nelson by Robert Southey (c.1919)...... 10.
151Novelty; two 1905 leather cards from USA (1 stamp off), and two British about 1910 (1
stamp off) shaped cards with address labels attached...... 6.
152Scottish; 8 Tuck’s Scottish Life and Character, plus 3 cards of famous Scots and their birth-
places, and 6 artistic views of Old Edinburgh, all unused..... 10.
153Scouting; useful little bundle, mainly about 1910s to 1930s, inc. RP of local troops and
camps, events (moot, review, jamboree), patriotic, comic, etc. (48).... 40.
154--; 1957 Jubilee Jamboree seln. of 11 different cards, all used with Sutton Coldfield slogan
postmark...... 8.
155--; seln. of nine cards (some dupl.) all used with 1957 Jamboree slogan pmks., of which seven
have commem labels affixed...... 10.
156Shipping; seln. of liners/passenger (14), naval (7), and 2 others..... 20.
157Silks; five WW1 inc. 2 of ruins (Arras 1915 and Martyr Ypres), 1 RGA badge, 2 sentimental. 20.
158Stamp Cards; seln. of Zieher style cards for Geneva, Transvaal, W.Australia, UK, Ceylon,
Japan, and Bavaria, fair to fine , mainly unused...... 10.
159Traction Engines; 27 modern, mainly unused...... 4.
160Unsorted Modern Postcards; cardboard box with roughly 1,000 used and unused, UK and
foreign, mainly views...... 10.
PAPER EPHEMERA
161Mixed box of mainly German material with several books inc. Hitlers Wollen (extracts in
German from Hitler’s writings and speeches), 1936, two cigar boxes of letters (some in
original envelopes) and postcards (mainly about 1930s, some of other periods), some tourist
leaflets, etc...... 40.
162Mixture of items with a few receipts, 8 banknotes, Lux advert, a tatty 1807 Edinburgh
Burgess Ticket, masonic certificate, a few War Bulletin bubblegum cards, , 1937 Spanish
Civil war newspaper (poor), etc...... 15.
16313 various portrait prints, mainly of British military leaders (approx. 1830s ?), inc. one of
Prof. Robert Jameson (Mineralogist, Edinburgh) accompanied by a note signed by him.
Some toning...... 12.
164Selection of dividend savings cards – Hornimans (12), and Brooke Bond (2) full of “stamps”,
and four without labels...... 5.
165Souvenir folder/card for “The Rolling of an Armour Plate for “H.M.S. Ocean in the presence
of . . . Queen Victoria at The Cyclops Works, Sheffield, 21st May 1897.”.. 4.
166Large type-set poster (c.570880mm) advertising sale by auction of block of flats at 29 St.
Michael’s Place, Brighton, and of 7 Park View Terrace, Brighton, in 1934... 3.
167Four items related to Highway Code and Driving Test, and a 1957 petrol coupon. 2.
168Advertising; novelty trick card advertising Shell petrol...... 2.
169--; seln. of adverts cut from press c.1920s – all related to bridge building and similar, some
manuscript marks. (14)...... 4.
170--; 1905-8 extracts from Glasgow Herald re. engineering, shipbuilding, etc... 5.
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Collectables, 3 November 2003Page 8 Estimate.
Paper Ephemera, continued
171Newspapers; editorial rough of Daily Record (c.1989) showing workings of layout etc. 4.
172Ration Coupons; Denmark; WW2 & thereafter selection of ration coupons, all-different,
often in pairs/blocks (37 items)...... 10.
SUPPLIES (for Collectables)
173Three Guardian postcard albums (red) with 4-pocket pages. (Retail £9.69 each), and some
extra pages...... 15.
174A similar lot, but in blue binders...... 15.
17579 unused 3-ring single-pocket clear pages for large banknotes etc. Retail 38p each. 10.
LITERATURE
176The Currency of Hong Kong, 1983. Useful book with many colour illus., but not priced. 4.
177Das Deutsche Notgeld, Katalog Der Serienscheine, Spendenquittungen and Bausteine 1918-
1922 by Kai Lindman, 1989. (Catalogue of Notgeld notes).... 4.
OTHER CATEGORIES
178Autographs; 1988 dinner menu signed Tommy Docherty and Bob Crampsey... 5.
179Badges; seln. of Soviet badges, mainly enamelled (40).... 10.
180--; seln. of enamelled Australian bowling club badges (38),and another badge. 8.
181Board Games; Who Wants to be a Millionaire – as new..... 5.
182Books; The Eye of the Wind by Peter Scott (1st edition, 1961), and Observations of Wildlife by
Peter Scott (1980, signed)...... 15.
183--; Wild Chorus and Morning Flight both by Peter Scott (1941 and 1936)... 10.
184--; Ayrshire Idylls by Neil Munro, illustrated by George Houston (1912), and Scotland
painted by Sutton Palmer described by A.R. Hope Moncrieff (1922, loose page). 10.
185Buttons; ten Danish Post Office uniform buttons (std. design, but some small differences),
and four similar small...... 8.
186Collectors’ Plates; carton with 25 different Knowles plates of Norman Rockwell paintings
(each 21cm diameter)...... 35.
187--; six different Davenport “Toby” plates...... 10.
188--; four different Longton Crown “Canterbury Tales Collection” plates... 5.
189--; two Country Panorama, one Paysage de France and one Tutankhamun mask. 5.
190Fairings; two pottery pieces; one of Gladstone, the other “One Too Many”... 40.
191--; two fairings; “Father’s Joy” and a bedroom scene...... 30.
192Games; Boules (Petanque) set (8 balls plus “jack”) in case..... 4.
193Gramophone Records; three boxes of mixed classical, opera, choral, vocal, etc. LPs (c.100,
some in boxed sets)...... 20.
194--; seln. of 78s with Woody Herman, Count Basie, Meade “Lux” Lewis, Glenn Miller,
Dorsey, Hylton, Armstrong, Crosby, Goodman, Fitzgerald. (c.27).... 12.
195Jewellery; selection of ten various brooches...... 24.
196Magazines; bundle of US science fiction magazines 1940-53 (Startling Stories, Fantastic
Adventures, etc.) in average used condition. (9)...... 12.
197Model Vehicles; Lledo Whisky Trail vans for Glengoyne, Macallan, and Laphroaig. 10.
198Musical; box with three recorders, a pair of maracas, a Stylophone, Hohner Melodica alto,
and some vinyl singles plus a little sheet music...... 10.
In addition to the “hammer price”, buyers pay a 10% premium, and postal customers are charged postage
at cost. There is no extra handling charge per lot or per invoice, nor is v.a.t. added to any prices.
Collectables, 3 November 2003Page 9 Estimate.
MIXED ITEMS
199Copper printing plate for an Edinburgh banknote (1800) reshaped into a sweetmeat dish,
with an inset 1797 2d coin...... 30.
200Mixed lot with a bundle of modern postcards, a few beer labels, Batman cards, silk Flags
cigarette cards, etc...... 15.
201Mixed accumulation with a few decorative tins, couple of maps, US baseball cards, cabinet
photos, painted desk-tidy, and others...... 10.
202Two “cut-throat” razors, a fob watch, and three medallions..... 6.
203Bric-a-brac box – several money boxes, battery charger, pair of binoculars, three bird prints,
empty tins, etc...... 5.
204Printed reproduction of Chinese handscroll, over 10m long, of A City of Cathay. 3.
205Bundle of magazines and supplements about Princess Diana, Charles, etc. (c.30) 3.
206Frame with USA 1976 $2 bill plus various stamps (Bicentennial), another frame with John
Wayne medallion; and a little box of matchbooks...... 4.
207KG5 presentation box (King and Queen, lion, flag, Christmas broadcast, etc.).. 4.
208Barometer (Lizars) on wooden mount...... 5.
This auction is run in tandem with our Stamp Auction the previous week. Please note that all terms and conditions, notes and guidance printed in the stamp sale catalogue are valid for this sale also. All subscribers should receive both these catalogues together.
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