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UPA
Lot 12145
Ireland MH
1/- light blue LMM,
Philatelic terms
LMM — Lightly Mounted Mint
A mint stamp showing only light evidence of previous mounting or hinging.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1940
SG
122
SG value
£95.00
UPA
Lot 12146
Ireland MH
1/- light blue LMM,
Philatelic terms
LMM — Lightly Mounted Mint
A mint stamp showing only light evidence of previous mounting or hinging.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1940
SG
122
SG value
£95.00
UPA
Lot 12147
Ireland MH
1/- light blue LMM,
Philatelic terms
LMM — Lightly Mounted Mint
A mint stamp showing only light evidence of previous mounting or hinging.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1940
SG
122
SG value
£95.00
Lot 12148
Ireland CC
Mint collection(26) inc defins to 1s with 1d perf 14 x imperf, Easter Rising set
Philatelic terms
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1940-45
Lot 12149
Ireland MH
set to 10s, plus additional set to 10d, h/r, (some heavy), m.m.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1940-68
SG
112-25
SG value
£195.00
Lot 12150
Ireland MH
St Patrick h/v wmk 'e' set the 1940's printings on ordinary paper very fine & fresh m.m. (3).
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1942
SG
123-25
SG value
£165.00
UPA
Lot 12151
Ireland UM
Mostly UM coln of vals, sets & MS tightly packed on stockpages, appears almost complete to 1980s and then with some gaps, later Euro f/v. (approx 1000)
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1949-200
UPA
Lot 12152
Ireland CC
Collection, in mounts on album pages, and virtually complete for the period, missing perhaps 3 sets. Mint, some with h/r or trace. Total of 94 stamps.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1952-70
SG value
£145.00
UPA
Lot 12153
Ireland MH
WRY to 1984 Railways basic issues apparently complete (ex. late Architecture defin values), with many sets additionally used, earlier mint are hinged, all others u.m.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1960
SG
180/MS581
SG value
£380.00
UPA
Lot 12154
Ireland UM
STYLISED ANIMALS NHM BLOCKS OF 6 COLLECTION on protective pages, strong range of values to £1, all NHM & Post Office Fresh. (25 blocks = 150 stamps)
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1971-81
UPA
Lot 12155
Ireland CC
In tact collection largely complete for period entirely mint, those checked u.m. Incls defins with 1982 Architecture to £5. Defin booklet panes. mini sheets & Dublin Millennium booklets SB30 x 4 different. (550++)
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1971-88
SG
287-711
SG value
£300.00
UPA
Lot 12156
Ireland UM
STYLISED DOG PLATE BLOCKS SET on a protective page, all NHM & Post Office Fresh. (6 blocks = 36 stamps)
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1981-82
SG
478/483
SG value
£50.00
UPA
Lot 12157
Ireland UM
IRISH ARCHITECTURE PLATE BLOCK COLLECTION on protective pages, a complete set to £5 (Hib D132 gC1), a combination of gC1, gC2 & gC3 gum/paper types, Perf 1 & 2 types, chiefly as blocks of 6 (only £2 as block of 4), mostly plate 1A, but also plate 1B, 1A1A & 1B1B, all NHM & Post Office Fresh. (28 plate blocks = 166 stamps)
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
block — Block
A joined group of stamps, normally arranged in at least two rows and two columns.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1982
SG
532/551
SG value
£350.00
UPA
Lot 12158
Ireland CC
Group of mini sheets & sheetlets, blocks fine u.m. (29 items).
Date
1983-99
UPA
Lot 12159
Ireland CC
COMPLETE COLLECTION of the Decade on 'Davo' printed pages with no spaces left to fill. Mixed Fine mint & fine used (mostly mint) with a sprinkling of NHM, inc se-tenant stips & blocks as issued, self adhesives (on original backing paper), miniature sheets, defin values to €10 and complete for unused booklets of the period. Fine & fresh (560+ stamps, 54 m/s or sheetlet & 27 booklets)
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
2000-09
SG
1289/1988
SG value
£1,200.00
UPA
Lot 12160
Ireland CC
COMPLETE COLLECTION of the Decade on 'Davo' printed pages with no spaces left to fill. Mint, NHM and a few used in this powerful collection, inc se-tenants as issued, self adhesives (on original backing paper), miniature sheets and complete for booklets of the period. Lovely (490+ stamps, 32 m/s & 14 booklets)
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
2010-19
SG
1989/2585
SG value
£1,000.00
Lot 12161
Ireland UM
60c multicoloured 'Irish Citizen Army' issue, P13¼, Mi A2079, marginal example. Withdrawn on the day of issue due to doubts about the identity of the person depicted. NHM.
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
2014
SG
2199
SG value
£700.00
UPA
Lot 12162
Ireland CC
COMPLETE COLLECTION on 'Davo' printed pages with no spaces left to fill. Mixed Fine mint & NHM, inc se-tenants as issued, self adhesives, miniature sheets and complete for unused booklets of the period. Fine & fresh (120+ stamps, 7 m/s & 19 booklets)
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
2020-23
SG
2586/2760
SG value
£350.00
UPA
Lot 12163
Israel MX
Collection of u.m. in a fine hingeless DAVO album, looks almost complete for the period 1975-89 with mini sheets ( cat £1500). Also a stockbook with cancelled to order sets in full sheets for 1990's. With duplication of each set, often in sheetlets of 15 with tabs (cat £2800). Total cat £4300.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1975-90s
SG value
£4,300.00
UPA
Lot 12164
Israel UM
Unusual collection of modern Israel for the period 2016-23, mostly in sets in blocks of 4, some in larger blocks, with further light duplication. Face value alone over 3400 Shekels (approx. £800). Many are too recent for the latest SG Middle East catalogue, but cat value must be around £4000. Many 100's
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
2016-23
SG value
£4,000.00
Lot 12165
Italy MH
King Victor Emmanuel II. 40c deep red, perf 11½x12, mint, large hinge. Some straight cut perfs at right and a couple of nibbled perfs. Well centred.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1862
SG
3b
SG value
£350.00
UPA
Lot 12166
Italy MX
Mostly Used coln on SG 'Ideal' album pages, with some light duplication and mixed condition, from 1862 Victor Emmanuel vals M (not expertised), 1878 Officials with surch set to 2c on 10l Used, 1879-82 King Umbero 30c with dubious cancel, 1890 Parcel Post ovpt set M, 1905 15c on 20c M, etc, a little untidy, c/v circa £1100.
Philatelic terms
M — Mint
A stamp that has not been postally used. Gum and mounting condition may be described separately.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1862-1906
Lot 12167
Italy MX
Early to pre-WWII Mint/Used coln on often well-filled SG Ideal illus album pages, some mixed condition as to be expected and middle period missing top vals & few Airs, still a substantial and attractive coln, from 1862 embossed Heads incl 10c bistre U, 40c red M, 1863-65 Victor Emmanuel to 2l U, 1878 Official ovpt set U, 1889 King Umberto set to 5l (dubious cancel), 1910 Garibaldi pair U, 1910 Plebescite 15c U, 1911 Jubilee set U, 1915-16 RX set of 4 U, 1917 Flight ovpt 25c U, 1921 Dante set U, 1922 Mazzini set U, 1923 Fascist March set U, 1936 Horace postage to 1l.75 U, ideal as a starter coln with c/v circa £4050. (100s)
Philatelic terms
M — Mint
A stamp that has not been postally used. Gum and mounting condition may be described separately.
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1862-1936
UPA
Lot 12168
Italy U
Extensive though incomplete run-through Used coln to WWII, from earlies incl 1862 embossed 40c, 1863-65 Victor Emmanuel range to 2l (2l x2 ), 1878 Official ovpt set, King Umberto, Victor Emmanuel III with some complete sets though often short sets, incl 1928 Filiberto vals to 10l, 1932 Garibaldi vals to 5l & Airs to 5l, etc, c/v circa £3,400. (approx 400)
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
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