On-line Auction Catalogue – March 2023
The next on-line Auction will be held on Sunday 5th March at 14:00 UK time. You must be a member to participate in the Auction, click here to join our Society.
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- You can also bid in advance by post or by using the on-line bid form here. Postal and on-line bids must be received by the closing date
Pictures of all the Lots are shown below the Lot descriptions, and some Lots have more than one photo. For a printable catalogue click here.
| Lot No. | Description |
|---|---|
| OLA9/1 | Three old British artbs, late 19th century : Chump by John Sankey, Braided Fixed Stars by Palmer & Sons and The School Match by W J Morgan. Condition : Mixed. Guide price : £ 15 – £ 30 |
| OLA9/2 | “Royal Yacht” artb by R Bell and Co, late 19th Century Condition : Unused. Guide price : £ 25 – £ 35 |
| OLA9/3 | Northern Ireland: three Maguire and Paterson artbs : The City Hall, Robin, Irish Gem Vestas Condition : Two mint, one trimmed used. Guide price : £ 10 – £ 12 |
| OLA9/4 | 36 UK local and central government matchbook covers Condition : Used. Guide price : £ 15 – £ 20 |
| OLA9/5 | 80 UK sports matchbook covers, includes a few skillets, mid 20th century Condition : Unused. Guide price : £ 12 – £ 18 |
| OLA9/6 | Two “Diamond Jubilee” wax vesta labels by B Daniels, Martin Street, Stratford East. Late 19th Century Condition : Used. Guide price : £ 20 – £ 40 |
| OLA9/7 | “Captain Webb Matches” artb from Bryant & May / Diamond Match Works, pre-1914 Condition : Unused. Guide price : £ 15 – £ 20 |
| OLA9/8 | 13 US Diamond Match Company PULLQUICK covers Condition : Used. Guide price : £ 10 – £ 15 |
| OLA9/9 | About 50 US labels and about 50 US market skillets Condition : Mixed, good to poor. Guide price : £ 10 – £ 15 |
| OLA9/10 | Two labels labels and a panel from “The Fusee Vesta Co”. Two Wax Vestas and one Vesuvians, 1880’s Condition : Used. Guide price : £ 20 – £ 40 |
| OLA9/11 | Two old Scottish artbs from Mitchell & Co, Govan, Glasgow. “Clydesdale Matches” and “Harp”, late 19th Century. Condition : Fair, both trimmed, slight damage on “Harp”. Guide price : £ 15 – £ 20 |
| OLA9/12 | 7 Swedish labels from Nybro Tandsticksfabrik, 4 ”Planter” and 3 ”Wellington”, packet and box labels Condition : Mint. Guide price : £ 10 – £ 15 |
| OLA9/13 | Approx. 200 personalised labels. UPEC, PPP Ltd, Cornish Match, Glendoun, Britannia and MacDonald Heffernan. Condition : stuck down but floatable. Guide price : £ 12 – £ 18 |
| OLA9/14 | 17 old used Belgian packet labels ca. 1890s-1930s Condition : Used / trimmed. Guide price : £ 80 – £ 120 |
| OLA9/15 | Brazil, 43 labels and 1 skillet all different Condition : Mixed mint and used. Guide price : £ 10 – £ 12 |
| OLA9/16 | Malaysia, 82 labels, packets and skillets from Sincere, Elkayes, Kelantan, East Malaysian Match etc. Condition : Mixed mint and used. Guide price : £ 12 – £ 15 |
| OLA9/17 | Australia, Bell’s Waterproof Wood Matches ARTB. Cat: #ABE2a Condition : Mint. Guide price : £ 10 – £ 12 |
| OLA9/18 | Three different Japanese War Propaganda labels Condition : Used, good. Guide Price : £ 20 – £ 25 |
| OLA9/19 | Two playing cards : Bryant & May’s Swan Vestas and The Ship Condition : Used, good. Guide price : £ 10 – £ 15 |
| OLA9/20 | 15 old Swedish packet labels, ca. 1890s-1930s Condition : Mostly used. Guide Price : £ 30 – £ 40 |
| OLA9/21 | Burma, 44 labels and packets mostly pre-war or wartime issues various factories Condition : Good. Guide Price : £ 15 – £ 20 |
| OLA9/22 | Sarawak, 6 scarce labels ca. 1940 or earlier Condition : Mainly mint. Guide price : £ 12 – £ 18 |
| OLA9/23 | Portugal, ten different sets of bookmatch flats, 1960’s and 70s Condition : Unused. Guide Price : £ 10 – £ 12 |
| OLA9/24 | 288 advertising labels by Lehto Oy, Finland Condition : Mint. Guide Price £ 15 – £ 20 |
| OLA9/25 | Booklet – The Kings & Queens of England by Bryant & May (40 pages plus cover) Condition : Good. Guide price : £ 10 – £ 12 |
| OLA9/26 | Planet Matches, made in Sweden. 11 box, packet and artb labels for USA market Condition : Good, one damaged label. Guide price : £ 10 – £ 12 |
| OLA9/27 | Hellerup & Glodfri collection from Denmark, including Royalty. 24 box and 7 packet labels, mint/good used, includes an advertising item. Condition : Mixed mint/good used. Guide Price : £ 12 – £ 15 |
| OLA9/28 | Old English artb by R Bell and Co London, “Support Home Industries”, early 20th Century Condition : Used, slight damage at top. Guide price : £ 15 – £ 20 |
| OLA9/29 | Two tobacco advertising labels from J Palmer & Son, late 19th Century. Tom Fort in Aldershot and Harrison’s in Bridlington Quay. Condition : Used, trimmed. Guide price : £ 15 – £ 20 |
| OLA9/30 | “Cheel’s Specialities” advertising label, Wax Vestas by R Bell & Co, London, late 19th Century Condition : Used. Guide price : £ 12 – £ 15 |
| OLA9/31 | The Kookaburra or Laughing-Jackass, Swedish labels. Collection of 14 box, 4 artb and 10 packet labels Condition : Mint. Guide Price : £ 12 – £ 15 |
| OLA9/32 | The Bedouin. 22 different Swedish made skillets for Cyprus market Condition : Mainly mint. Guide price : £ 12 – £ 15 |
Pictures of all the Lots are shown below and some Lots have more than one photo. Click on an image to enlarge it.
