Welcome to our auction. [See also our Timed Online Auction o...

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Welcome to our auction.
[See also our Timed Online Auction on Tuesday 18 June 2024.]
We've been running traditional public auctions of stamps and collectables in Edinburgh since 1977. We moved the auctions online during Covid.
We have taken our principals with us on this move - honest and competent descriptions, competitive charges, and a long track record of bids not being abused.

This live sale is in two sessions;
(1) World countries stamps A-Z starting at 1:00pm BST (lots 1 to 359)
(2) Collections and Mixed Lots, Collectables, and UK stamps starting at at 5:00pm BST (lots 360 to 776),
and will have an audio and video feed of the auctioneer throughout.
The following day we are running a Timed Online Auction with 2,400 lots. You can bid at any time, then on Tuesday 18 June the first lot will close at 9:00am BST, the next 20 seconds later, and so on until about 10:20pm.

As I am working towards semi-retirement I am clearing all stock from our retail shop. This auction (and the next day's timed auction) is entirely material from this stock clearance.
In these auctions we are clearing the bulk of our "back shop stock". This may be back-up material, duplicated spare stock, previously "retired" stock, much material which had not yet been processed into stock, items which had been set aside for closer inspection, and so on.
Some lots are therefore typical lots - single items, sets, small collections, and so on, but there's also much which is clearly "wholesale" material, very suitable for anybody who is reselling in a small or big way. Reserves have often been set at around our original cost price (sometimes below !).

Further auctions later.

INSTRUCTIONS AND RULES for online bidders;
If you are new to this platform, please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions - both for Easy Live Auction and for ourselves. You must set up an account with Easy Live Auction, and also register for this sale, before you make any online bids.
Easy Live Auction charge bidders a fee for taking part online. You have the choice of two methods; {a} You can pay a single £3 fee up front when registering or {b} if you do not pay the flat fee you will be charged 3% (+ v.a.t.) on your purchases.

VIEWING; Viewing is available - by appointment only - at our shop in Edinburgh. To arrange a time you should either phone (0131 552 1220 or 0131 478 7021) or email ([email protected]), and you should have ready a list of the lots you want to see. However, please do as much online viewing as possible - we are willing to provide extra information - all requests will be considered. We may also make short videos of several lots, which will be on our Robert Murray Stamp Shop page on Facebook (a note will be added to these lots' descriptions when this is available).

BIDDING; We expect most people will register, then do their bidding online - either lodged in advance or live while the sale is in progress.
If you do not want to bid online you can lodge advance bids with ourselves, either by email ([email protected]), by phone, by handing us your bid form, or by post (though please realise that first class letters don't always arrive next day).

ILLUSTRATIONS; At the point of going live there were just a few lots without illustrations - these gaps will be corrected shortly.
Some lots are on stockcards, and these sometimes show a very fine horizontal line when scanned.
Some lots are on stockleaves which may have interleaving partly obscuring the image.
Please read the descriptions, as many lots only have sample pictures.
Reasonable requests for further illustrations will be acted on wherever possible.

TELEPHONES; Our phone lines are only staffed at certain times. Our answering machine will always give a note of these times for the coming days.

If you do not want to bid online you can still take part.vvvvvvvvvvvvXXXXX

NB some catalogue prices in the lot listings are from older editions, as some of the cataloguing work is done from home without always having latest catalogues to hand.

Remember you can use the search option to look for any lots in your area of interest.

Our Buyer’s Premium is 14.4% (12% + v.a.t.).

We have a timed auction the day after this one, and are happy to send lots from both sales together.

Cross-References
Thematics;
- Methodism; see Mixed Lots (Covers).
- Scouting; see UK Cinderellas.
Forgeries; see France.
Cinderellas; see Austria, Canada, Czechoslovak Army in Russia, Iceland, Ireland, Poland, Sweden, UK.
Philatelia; see Switzerland.
Autographs; see Ephemera (1805), UK Autographed Covers, UK Philatelic Covers (1975-76).
Ephemera; see Banknotes (whisky labels), France.
Judaica; see Banknotes (Propaganda).
Belgian Congo; see Ruanda-Urundi.
Denmark; see German States (Anhalt).
France; see Covers (Arctic).
German Occupations; see Poland, Slovenia, Jersey.
Greece; see Dodecanese Islands.
Greenland; see Covers (Arctic).
Iceland; see Covers (Arctic), Austria.
Italian Area; see Castelrosso, Dodecanese Islands.
Russia; see Czechoslovak Army in Russia.
Vatican; see Italian Area.
UK Postal Stationery; see Egypt (Forces).

ABBREVIATIONS used in the catalogue;
m./u.m. mounted/unmounted mint
accum. accumulation
l.m.m. lightly mounted mint
colln. collection
g./f.u. good/fine used unu. unused
v.f.u. very fine used
inc. including
FDC first day cover
cat. catalogue price
lvs. album leaves
bkt. booklet
s.t.c. stated to catalogue (by vendor)
m.s. miniature sheet
S.o.W. “Stamps of the World” catalogue
PNC philatelic numismatic cover
c. circa (usually approximate quantity)
PTSA priced to sell at
c.d.s. circular datestamp
PSB prestige stamp booklet
seln. selection
p.stat. postal stationery
pmk. postmark
Coins/Notes; unc = uncirculated, EF = extremely fine, VF = very fine, F = fine