Beschreibung:

STAMPS - A Fine and original Victorian Stamp collection started in 1881 by a Grimsby Solicitor, housed in a Stanley Gibbons Imperial Postage Stamp Album 7th Ed. Dated 1878 and containing a valuable range of classic stamps of FOREIGN COUNTRIES up to early 20th Century, Mint & Used, Condition mixed but many fine. With AUSTRIA to 50Kr, All the German States, with BADEN 1851- (SG1), BAVARIA 1849- with (SG1 & 2), later Imperfs to 18K & 1 Mk, BELGIUM 1849 Imperfs with (SG1 & 2), later imperfs to 40c, 1905-08 mint to 1 Franc, BULGARIA from 1879 (SG1-7), DENMARK 1852 with Two x 4 R.B.S. Imperf (SG 4 & 6), 1854 2Sk to 16 Sk (SG7-14a), later ranges to 100 Ore, FRANCE 1849- with 20c Black & 1 Franc Carmine (SG6 & 19), 1853 Napoleon Head types Imperf to 80c, later ranges with the rare 5 Franc (SG131) used but light thin, 1870 Ceres types Imperf to 80c with (SG183) Perf types to also to 80c, 1876-80 types with values to 5 Franc (SG277), later ranges to 2 Francs, THURN & TAXIS 1852 Imperfs with values to 5sgr, and later to 9K, GERMAN EMPIRE 1872 Small & Large Shield types with Mint & used to 5g & 18k including 18k (SG13), used, 1874 2½ & 9 Overprints (SG29/30) Used and later ranges to 2 Mk, ALSACE & LORRAINE 1870 various 1c-25c Mint or Used, GREECE 1861 Imperfs various values Mint or Used to 80L, NETHERLANDS 1852- with 5c, 10c & 15c (SG1-3) fine used, 1864 5c-15c (SG8-10), Later ranges to 2gl50c (SG75), HUNGARY & BOSNIA, ICELAND 1876- various to 50 Aur, ITALY & SARDINIA Various Imperf types & 1863-65 types to 2L Scarlet (SG16) Postage Dues, 1875 (SG021-028) etc. NORWAY 1856-60, King Oscar types 2Sk to 8Sk, 1863-68 types to 8 Skill, 1877-79 to 60 Ore, 1905 Surcharges (SG122-124) PRUSSIA Imperfs, ROMANIA, RUSSIA 1864 various to 30K, later to 70K, FINLAND with early roulette types, 1856 10K Rose Imperf, SICILY 1859 Imperfs ½g, 1g & 2g, SPAIN Imperfs and later, SWEDEN 1858-72 types to 30 ore, SWITZERLAND 1850- with 10R Rayon II, later Rappen types to 40R, TURKEY with Imperfs. CHINA IMPERIAL CUSTOMS POST with rare 1878-83, 1,3 & 5 Candereens fine used, DUTCH INDIES 1864 with 10c Imperf (SG1) and later values to 2g50c, JAPAN early Imperfs, PERSIA, EGYPT 1866 various to 1878 values to 2 pi, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL 1843 with Rare 60R Bulls Eye (SG2), 1844 Imperf types to 180R & later issues. CHILE, CUBA, FRENCH COLONIES with early Imperfs to 80c, Various Central American Countries, MEXICO from early Imperfs, UNITED STATES 1851- 1c Imperf Blue Franklin, unused, 1861 head types values to 90c Blue, 1869 values 1c to 90c Lincoln (SG124) perf faults, 1870 various to 90c carmine (Commodore Perry), 1865 Newspaper Stamps unused (SGN75-N78) National Bank Note Co. Various Departmental stamps, Officials, VENEZUELA early Imperfs, HAWAII 1853 5c Blue (SG5) unused etc. etc. A very useful and valuable collection untouched except the original owner removed the Commonwealth country stamps back in the early 1900's. Also included is the original owners 1909 Stanley Gibbons Foreign Countries stamp catalogue.