Meeting Auction Catalogue : May 2026
This Auction will be held at our Society Meeting on 30th May.
Bids to be received by 15th May 2026, and can only be accepted from members of the BML&BS – click here to join.
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| Lot No. | Description |
|---|---|
| MAY 26/1 | 14 match advertising vehicles in excellent condition: 10 lorries/vans (7 boxed), 2 buses (1 boxed), 1 tram boxed, 1 Morelands railway carriage |
| MAY 26/2 | Patterson, Dublin The Favourite box, fugitive print, little used with some matches – good condition |
| MAY 26/3 | Match Tin, J Hynam Registered Patent Match Box, Perfectly Safe From Fire, Manufactory, Princes St, Wilson Sq. Finsbury, London. Top of tin loose, print indistinct |
| MAY 26/4 | Scottish Match MFG Co Ltd – 2 empty complete boxes: Rob Roy Spunks (Glasgow) and The Golf Match (Partick) |
| MAY 26/5 | Egypt: 140 older labels limited duplication |
| MAY 26/6 | Swan Vestas promotion items – duffle bag, plastic carrier bag, tea towel, cool bag, mouse mat, windscreen frost protector, car sponge, drinks bottle, playing cards, 4 drinks mats, tobacco tin |
| MAY 26/7 | 56 of 60 Peruvian Religious skillets printed in Spain pre-1900 plus photocopy of missing 4 |
| MAY 26/8 | 50 Dunyerbit and UMI mint labels late 1920s some duplication |
| MAY 26/9 | Album of 248 Canadian Army and Air Force covers |
| MAY 26/10 | Album of 242 Solo Locomotive skillets all for advertisers |
| MAY 26/11 | Album of 357 Shipping Line labels |
| MAY 26/12 | Album of 341 B&M Shipping Line labels, x65 pre-1920 (some cut), x132 1920s-1950s, x144 1950s-1960s |
| MAY 26/13 | Bag of 14 complete Shipping Line boxes and 9 Shipping Line covers |
| MAY 26/14 | Two old S J Morelands boxes with matches – Flaming Fusees and Ocean Lights |
| MAY 26/15 | 6 old B&M boxes with matches- Cigar Lights, Braided Cigar Lights, Domestic, Flaming Fusees, Fixed Stars, Alpine |
| MAY 26/16 | W.Dunn’s Congreves c1842-1849, 2 Capsules with matches 1 without label and top |
| MAY 26/17 | A1 Light match grip, Stone’s Ginger Wine match holder/striker, “Fly” match holder/striker |
| MAY 26/18 | Set of 8 Jokes (in German) labels from Scheinost Postrelmov (Moravia) c1900s including view of factory c1920 |
| MAY 26/19 | Set of 12 labels from Furth Susice (Bohemia) c1905 Portraits etc. |
| MAY 26/20 | Set of 12 labels from Furth Susice (Bohemia) c1905 Portraits etc. As previous lot only miniature labels |
| MAY 26/21 | Set of 12 Black & White Pictures of Beauties from Scheinost Susice (Bohemia) labels c1900 |
| MAY 26/22 | Ceramic Plate commemorating the Match Girls strike of 1888 with image of Annie Besant etc |
| MAY 26/23 | 2000 older US Bookmatches |
| MAY 26/24 | 11 World War 2 Japanese propaganda labels used most on the wood |
| MAY 26/25 | 90 plus Worldwide matchbox tops, panels and wrappers (GB) used late 1930s-1940s |
| MAY 26/26 | Swan Vestas Ice Bucket |
| MAY 26/27 | Swedish Match- The Miniature Classics Collection (Presentation Box 16 skillets) |
| MAY 26/28 | Japan Nissan Nohrin Kogyo Co Ltd – The old Fashion Series The Match – 25 Boxes in a presentation case |
| MAY 26/29 | Swedish Match – 2 presentation boxes – David Mach sculptures (16 skillets) and 24 skillets of famous registered trademarks brands with information |
| MAY 26/30 | Large Box of B&M Swedish Skillets mint and ephemera, lots of duplication |
| MAY 26/31 | Hardware: John Hynam’s Congreves Tin – The Wedding Day/Three Weeks After Marriage (1840s) |
| MAY 26/32 | Salvation Army Matches – Lights in Darkest England panel/pair 65mm x 45mm + panel Help the Darkest England Scheme 53 x 34 mm |
| MAY 26/33 | B&M Ark “White Star Line” ARTB 155 x 70 mm names Olympia & Titanic on back panel, mint but glued to paper |
| MAY 26/34 | Australia B&M Crown gross mint packet label 195 x 125 mm. Cat. DCR3a |
| MAY 26/35 | Australia Federal mint packet labels: Inglis Goldenia Tea Cat.39, Old Sailor’s Brand Cat.61, Red Label Cat.13, V.P.C Cat.610 |
| MAY 26/36 | B&M Mr Patons Day, Blackpool 1st June 1923, Enamel Badge |
| MAY 26/37 | Redheads Baseball Style Cap: all red with black and white logo on front |
| MAY 26/38 | Redheads Enamel Mug: all red with black rim and black and white logo on side |
| MAY 26/39 | Set of 40 Redheads 1956 Olympics labels |
| MAY 26/40 | Set of empty complete boxes of “Aussie surfing safari” contact set issued 2019 |
| MAY 26/41 | 58 old Belgian labels and packets, most pre-war with maritime theme |
| MAY 26/42 | 83 old German labels and packets, some pre-war, maritime and warships themes |
| MAY 26/43 | 56 old Swedish “red border” glazed labels c1890s – Animals, Girls, etc. |
| MAY 26/44 | GB Victorian panels – The Judges Match, Primrose, West Riding Industry, Exhibition Matches, General Gordon, Defence & Defiance |
| MAY 26/45 | Japan 80 old labels c1900-1940s mostly for export |
| MAY 26/46 | India 100 old labels pre 1947 (independence) used and mint |
| MAY 26/47 | GB Victorian panels – The Cricket Match, Discovery Matches, Coomassie Burner, Palace Flamers, The Merton Monster |
| MAY 26/48 | Collection of Nepal including Royalty labels |
| MAY 26/49 | Finland Film set labels full run of Porin issues (190) except 2 missing, including misprints |
| MAY 26/50 | Pakistan 135 labels and skillets |
| MAY 26/51 | Rose Match 389 labels for Sweden from Finn-Match |
| MAY 26/52 | Japan – Tokaido Road 10 different complete sets |
| MAY 26/53 | B&M Shipping Line labels, mainly complete some panels including scarcer issues |
| MAY 26/54 | Imperial Match – 247 advertising skillets |
| MAY 26/55 | 500 Whitbread Wessex Pub labels |
| MAY 26/56 | Finland Porin Tulitikkutehdas 1062 labels for home use |
| MAY 26/57 | Album of 245 East Pakistan and Bangladesh items |
| MAY 26/58 | 320+ Bookmatches 1930s-1960s, mainly GB (B&M), US and Canada including Ohio Blue Tips sets |
| MAY 26/59 | A Hunt’s Braided Fusees box empty |
| MAY 26/60 | Pace & Sons, Bow Common: A Perfect Match empty box |
| MAY 26/61 | B & M Chinese Matches empty box |
| MAY 26/62 | Ship Canal Match – W J Morgan, Blackley box with matches |
| MAY 26/63 | Pilot Match – Maguire Paterson Miller Ltd partial orange 1 cent War Tax Stamp 1915 (box with matches) |
| MAY 26/64 | Fusee strip Barber from J Hynam 1845 |
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