Sale #55

1840-1928 - THE IMPERIAL ALBUM 1840 to Mid 1928 Volume 1, 3rd Edition for THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, Egypt and Iraq, commencing GB from 1840. Remarkable blue clothbound album still capable of continuation but tired in places, mixed mint / used well filled in areas and relative strength in GB, British Africa with COGH triangles range including forgeries, BNA, Australasia, BWI, India + States, some British Med and Malay, colonies - for example Mauritius well filled from circa 1860 excluding obvious earlies, generally short on high values as expected but the collection still pleasantly surprises, almost the more one looks the more one finds, the album being the life-long work of one collector whose descendants hoped the album would bring continued pleasure to another collector. Such intact collections are seldom offered. High catalogue value should run into tens and tens of thousands, condition being mixed but obvious defective stamps apart (it seems the collector could not bear to reject a missing stamp) providing a sound nucleus for development with scope for finds, watermarks, postmarks, varieties etc., the collection provides the aspiring collector with a 'jump-start' into the classic BE arena which is precisely where the market is heading, some stamps have been moved about, but the collection is offered intact. We estimate 4,500+ mainly all different stamps. (1 Imperial Album can be shipped anywhere worldwide, please enquire) Verbal describer reports /description / photos may also be available, please enquire. [US2] [Estimate price: £7,049.00]