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Auction: 1020 - Summer Collectors Series - Stamps
Lot: 1408

° The John Michael Philatelic Library Auction Catalogues Great Britain Robson Lowe: A range of 245 Great Britain sales, housed in 20 blue Cordex binders, consisting of 16 catalogues before 1949, virtually none with prices realised, and 228 catalogues from 1949 onwards, all with prices realised except where not issued, including Langham (1939), McGowan (1940), Evans (1941), Vallency (1942), Gwatkin (1944), Yates (1949), Boucher (1949), Seymour (1951-52, 6 sales), Ferry (1953), Stranack (1955), Adams (1956), Field (1958), Phillip (1959), Fleming (1962), Burrus (1963), Beaumont (1965), Lockwood (1966), Meredith (1971), Stothert (1974, 1975 both, 1976), "Victoria" (1974, 1975), Wellburn (1976), Phillips Seahorseas (1978), "Minimus" (1980, both the London and Zurich sale), Griffiths (1982, Zurich), National Postal Museum Archives (1984, 1985), Dyer (1984); also Christie´s Robson Lowe 1984-96 range of 49 Great Britain sales and 9 sales featuring Great Britain, including Howard (1994), "Tes" (1995), "Daisy" (1996, hardbound); also Spink 1997-2008 range of 26 Great Britain sales and 4 sales featuring Great Britain, the former including Manzi (1997), Grunin Mulreadys (1998), "Cawardine" (2001), Frazer (2001), Grant (2003), Samuel Specimens (2003), Grunin Caricatures (2004), Samuel Revenues (2005), and the latter including Royal Collection (2001), Frazer Rarities (2003) and "Arabella" (2005); also 5 bound catalogues consisting of Adams Line-Engraved (1956), Glassco (1969), Meredith (1970), Wellburn (1976); some 337 catalogues in all, all but 13 of the early sales and a 1985 sale with prices realised. A wonderful assembly, considered to be complete from 1949 to 2008 in respect of sales devoted to Great Britain Estimate £ 1,000-1,200

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