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                                    Catalogue closes October 6, 2026
                            

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                                Lot 18181
            
            
                
                    Sierra Leone
                    CC                                    
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                                Used collection on leaves(138 stamps, 8 covers or cards) including 1896-97 CA set to 1s, 1904-05 MCA 5s green and carmine, 1907-12 MCA 5s green and red/yellow on piece, 1920 picture postcard of Freetown with 1d red used from Sherbo to Switzerland, 1929 Deutsche Seepost cover with 3d blue and Hindenburg 25pf blue, 1932 Palm Trees 5s blue on piece, 1933 Centenary ½d,1½d on cover to Cape Town via Los Palmas, 1935 RSJ set, 1938-44 set to £1, 1948 RSW set, 1956 set to £1, mainly fine
                                
                    Date
1876-1956
                                                        
                
                    
                        Estimate
                        £200.00
                    
                    
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                                Lot 18176
            
            
                
                    Sierra Leone
                    U                                    
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                                6d reddish violet. FU
                                    
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                                FU — Fine Used
                                A used stamp described as being in fine condition, usually with an acceptable cancellation and overall appearance.
                            
                                                    
                                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.
                            
                                                    
                                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.
                            
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                    Date
1872
                    SG
3
                    SG value
£75.00
                
                
                    
                        Estimate
                        £44.00
                    
                    
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                                Lot 18177
            
            
                
                    Sierra Leone
                    MH                                    
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                                3d buff. No gum. Odd shortish perf. MM
                                    
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                                MM — Mounted Mint
                                A mint stamp that has previously been mounted or hinged, normally with some hinge trace or disturbance to the gum.
                            
                                                    
                                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.
                            
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                    Date
1872
                    SG
8
                    SG value
£180.00
                
                
                    
                        Estimate
                        £70.00
                    
                    
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                                Lot 18178
            
            
                
                    Sierra Leone
                    U                                    
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                                QV definitive set, CC Wmk, P14, good used (7)
                                    
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                                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.
                            
                                                    
                                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.
                            
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                    Date
1876
                    SG
16/22
                    SG value
£70.00
                
                
                    
                        Estimate
                        £36.00
                    
                    
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                                Lot 18179
            
            
                
                    Sierra Leone
                    MH                                    
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                                3d buff. MM
                                    
                        Philatelic terms
                        
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                    
                                                    
                                MM — Mounted Mint
                                A mint stamp that has previously been mounted or hinged, normally with some hinge trace or disturbance to the gum.
                            
                                                    
                                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
1876
                    SG
20
                    SG value
£65.00
                
                
                    
                        Estimate
                        £38.00
                    
                    
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                                Lot 18188
            
            
                
                    Sierra Leone
                    CC                                    
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                                Used collection on leaves(55) including 1884-91 CA set, 1896-97 CA set to 5s, 1932 Pictorial set to 5s, 1938 set to £1, mixed condition
                                
                    Date
1884-1946
                                                        
                
                    
                        Estimate
                        £49.00
                    
                    
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                                Lot 18189
            
            
                
                    Sierra Leone
                    CC                                    
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                                Used collection on leaves(210) including 1907 5s green and red/yellow, 1933 Wilberforce set to 2s ex 1s, also 5s with large oval cancel may be Revenue, 1938-44 set to £1 plus many duplicates, RSW set, 1956-62 set to £1, mainly fine
                                
                    Date
1884-1963
                                                        
                
                    
                        Estimate
                        £107.00
                    
                    
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