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THEMATICS & TOPICALS 651 **/U/C Cycling: worldwide higgledy-piggledy collection on Lindner hingeless pages in two multi-ring albums. Includes miniature sheets, booklets, covers incl some FDCs, postcards. Loose stamps incl mint, CTO and postally used (even some imperf proofs), covers with WWI & WWII bicycle regiments (Dutch, Belgian), cinderella types, other themes (eg Olympics, UPU), even some nonphilatelic material (eg Germany WWII Police booklet of road regulations for cyclists). Huge array, mainly fine to very fine, will benefit from thoughtful reorganisation. (100s) 652 Olympic Games: 1996 complete set of 20 Collect-A-Card trade cards reproducing the Official Poster for various 1896-1992 summer (mostly) and winter games. The set was an Official Product of The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, Inc. Extremely scarce set. (20) COINS & BANKNOTES | Coins 653 UNC Australia: 1936 ½d eight clear pearls. 654 UNC Australia: 2001 $5 proof ‘Finale’ series ‘Centenary of Federation’ with coloured hologram part of reverse. Melbourne retail $500+.

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Australia: 1969 50c coin implanted into Nupil registered PNC serviced at Yarralumla (ACT), registration label No #0850, the protective cellophane partly torn away, coin somewhat dulled as is usual. [Just 1130 covers were produced with examples selling for $700+ on Ebay] 656 Byzantine Empire: Justinian Period (527-65 AD) gold tremissis, fine. 657 Great Britain: 1972 British Armed Forces 10p Special Vouchers in uncirculated complete runs of 100 x10. (1,000) COINS & BANKNOTES | Banknotes 658 UNC China c1981 ‘Collection Album for the Third Version of Remimbi Bank Notes’ special folder containing 15 uncirculated different bank notes.

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DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA 659 Tasmania Cashier Cheque: 1839 Derwent Bank cheque for £10, odd fault, rare. BRITISH COMMONWEALTH | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 660 **/*/W Array Of KGVI & QEII High Values with Bahrain 1938-41 KGVI 25r unused, 1948-49 Surcharges 2r on 2/6d to 10r on 10/unused, Burma 1946 1r to 10r used, Ceylon 1938-49 50c P13x11½ mint (Cat £160), 1952 10r Postal fiscal used, KUT 1938-54 P14 10c red-brown & orange (Cat £130) and 30c black & blue (Cat £160) both MUH plus 10/- P13¼ mint, Leeward Is 1938-51 10/- Ordinary Paper (SG #113b, Cat £150), Seychelles 1938-49 1r yellow-green mint (Cat £150); plus other better emissions from Antigua, Hong Kong, Malayan States, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Nigeria, South Africa and Trinidad & Tobago; odd blemish, condition generally fine/very fine, Cat £2,070+. (47) 661 Booklets - British West Indies all different 1970s range with majority St Vincent (plus the ubiquitous Grenadines) incl 7 presentation packs. Carnivals Royalty thematics (QEII Accession and Coronation SJs) with Antigua incl Barbuda, also Grenada, Montserrat. Very pretty! (23)

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Booklets - Mostly British Commonwealth Array with 103 different booklets, mainly modern but several noted back to the 1950s, Good selection, includes a smattering of non British Commonwealth countries. Quite difficult to assemble and excellent value. Booklets Group comprising Canada 1912 25c with English text ovpt for new postal rates, SG #SB3a, Cat £65; and Bahamas 1961 3/- & 6/- booklets, SG #SB2-3, Cat £63. (3) British Africa KEVII-KGVI Mint Array with Basutoland 1938 Nile Crocodile set (£110), Bechuanaland 1938 set (£110), Gambia 1938-46 set (160), Gold Coast 1938-43 & 1948 KGVI sets (£115), Nigeria (Oil Rivers) 1892 Opts on GB ½d to 5d (£90), Nigeria 1938-51 KGVI set x2 both including 4d orange (£110), Northern Rhodesia 1938 broken set to 20/- (ex 1951-52 emissions) (£250), Nyasaland 1945 Pictorial sets x2 (£170), Sierra Leone 1938-44 set (£140), Somaliland 1905-11 KEVII ½a to 12a (£20), 1942 & 1951 Surcharges sets (£100), Southern Nigeria 1912 KEVII MCA to 5/- (£40), Southern Rhodesia 1937 KGVI set (£85), Zanzibar 1896 3r (£30), some blemishes, generally fine, Cat £1,500+. (few 100s).

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British West Indies array on hagners with Antigua 1938 set, Bahamas 1938 set, Barbados 1938 Badge & 1950 Pictorial set (x2), Bermuda 1910-25 MCA Ship set, British Virgin Is 1938 & 1952 KGVI sets, Dominica 1938 & 1951 sets, Grenada 1934-36 set, Jamaica 1938 Pictorial set, Leeward Is 1902 Crown CA 2/6d & 5/-, & 1905 MCA 1/-, Montserrat 1938 set, St Kitts-Nevis 1938-50 set, St Lucia 1938-48 set, St Vincent 1938-47 set, Trinidad 1938-44 KGVI Pictorial set, Turks & Caicos 1913-21 MCA set, condition mostly fine, Cat £1,600+. (few 100s). */W/U British West Indies QV Selection with Antigua 1876 6d SG #18, 1879 4d #20,1882 ½d-4d set #21-23, 1884-87 2½d & 1/(few nibbed perfs) #27 & 30 all used; Bahamas 1863-67 Crown CC P12½ 1d vermilion #25 unused, P14 1d scarlet-vermilion #33 used x2 (shades) plus unused Watermark reversed #33a, 1882-98 1/- blue-green #44a mint; Barbados 1855-58 1d deep blue #10 mint, 1858 6d deep rose-red #11a used (complete margins), 1872 4d P11 to 13x14½ to 15½ used; British Honduras 1872-79 Crown CC 3d red-brown P12½ #7 unused, 1d blue P14 #12 & 1877-79 Crown CA 1d #17 used, 1888-91 1c on 1d to 50c on 1/- set mint; Caymans 1900 1d deep green used, Grenada 1861 6d rose used, St Lucia 1864-76 P14 1d black unused & 6d pale lilac used, 1891-98 6d dull mauve & blue mint, St Vincent 1862-68 4d P11-12½ used, Trinidad 1883-94 2½d mint, Tobago 1882-84 2½d bright blue mint, odd blemish, generally fine, Cat £1,540+. (33) */U QV-KEVII important collection in 1897 SG Imperial album with some remarkable assemblies throughout and total catalogue over £15,000. Really too much to describe in the detail it deserves but highlights begin as usual with GB from line engraved 1840 1d black x2 Plates 3 & 6 and 2d blue Plate 1 (faults) all the way to early KEVII. Australian States very well represented with NSW from 3d Sydney View, Laureates and Diadems from imperfs, later vals to 5/- incl surcharges and OS opts; Queensland from Small Chalons and incl Large Chalons mint; South Australia from London imperfs 2d & 6d with lots of mint sidefaces, OS opts; Tasmania from 4d Courier (faults), imperf and perf Chalons incl multiples, many Pictorial types mint and used; good Victoria from Half Lengths x8 with Butterfly, Barred Oval & BN cancels, QOT 2d x3, large SDs mostly fiscal; WA from perf first Swan values to 1/- and incl postal use fiscal types. Can’t miss noting Cape of Good Hope with 16 triangles 1d to 1/- and others to 5/, cat £1,100+, Canada incl provinces with cat over £1,000, New Zealand with many Chalons and much more with cat in excess of £1,400. Mauritius, Seychelles, Straits Settlements also far from trivial, not to mention useful Ceylon, Gambia, Grenada, Sierra Leone, etc. Some mixed condition but majority fine to very fine. Inspection certain to reward, excellent value, fantastic opportunity. (100s) * Selection In Stockbook mostly KGV-KGVI era predominantly complete sets including Aden 1939 set, Bechuanaland 1938-52 set, British Guiana 1931 Centenary & 1938-52 set, Dominica 1938-47 sets x3 and 1951 set, Falkland Is Deps 1946 ‘Thick’ & ‘Thin’ Map sets, Fiji 1912-23 MCA to £1 (disturbed gum) & 1938-55 Pictorial sets x2, each set including Die I 1½d, 2d & 6d and 5d ‘Blue’ Canes, Gibraltar 1938-51 set, Gilberts 1939-55 set, Jamaica 1938 to 5/- x3 & 10/- x2, Malta 1914-21 KGV MCA to 2/6d, 1938 Pictorial sets x4 (one set ex 3d blue), 1948 Self-Government sets x2, Mauritius 1950 set, Pitcairns 1940 sets x2, Sarwak 1950 set, St Vincent 1938-47 set, Seychelles 1917-22 MCA set (some blemishes), Sierra Leone 1938-44 set, Solomons 1939 set, Trinidad & Tobago 1938-44 set, condition a tad variable in places, generally fine, Cat £3,500+. Good lot. (few 100s) */U Varieties Selection with mint Jamaica 1903-04 1d ‘SER.ET’ for ‘SERVIET’ #34a, Kedah 1922-40 5c yellow Watermark inverted #55w, Malta 1938-43 5/- Semaphore Flaw #230a; also used Newfoundland 1910 1c King James ‘NFWFOUNDLAND’ #109c, Somaliland 1912-19 ½a Watermark inverted #60w and Tonga 1923-24 2d on 10d Small second ‘O’ (scarcer used than mint); fine condition, Cat £450+. (6)

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WORLD | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 670 */U Philips’ Stamp Album & Atlas containing modest world collection of British Commonwealth and foreign issues, highlights include WA imperf 4d blue with red void obliterator, Australia remainders of Post Office Specimen folder containing CTO values to 10/-, KGV to 1/4d, also Bechuanaland KGV £5 Revenue, Cape of Good Hope 1863-64 1/- Triangle, three large margins, (SG #21, Cat £650), New Guinea NWPI KGV 4d blue perf ‘OS’ used, and more, variable condition. (100s) ANTIGUA 671 * 1932 5/- Tercentary SG #90, fine mint, Cat £120. ASCENSION 672 * 1934 KGV Pictorials ½d to 5/- set SG #21-30, fine MLH/MVLH, Cat £120. 673 * 1938-53 KGVI Pictorials ½d to 10/- set SG #38-47, for all perfs, fine mint, Cat £610. (31)

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1938-53 KGVI Pictorials ½d to 2/6d (both Perfs) and P13½ 5/- & 10/- between SG #38-47, plus some low denomination changes of Perf, Cat £400+. (26) 1859-60 No Wmk 1d reddish lake on thick opaque paper SG #1, four large margins, fine used. Well above average condition, Cat £2,250. 1863-77 Wmk Crown/CC Perf 14 4d dull rose, SG #36, MNG, few shortish perfs at base, Cat £1,500. RPSL certificate (1953) mentions a crease which we can’t find. 1883 Surcharges ‘FOUR PENCE’ on 6d deep violet SG #45, strong rich colour, mint, Cat £550. 1883 Surcharges ‘FOUR PENCE’ on 6d deep violet SG #45, strong colour, fine used, Cat £400.

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679 * 1902-10 KEVII Crown CA 1d to £1 set with both 4d and 1/- shades between SG #62-70, fresh MLH/MVLH, Cat £425. (9) 680 * 1902-10 KEVII Crown CA 1d to £1 optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #62s-70s, 1/- short perf, otherwise fine mint, Cat £300. (7) 681 W 1920 Peace ½d to 1/- set optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #106s-110s, without gum, Cat £170. (5) BARBADOS 682 * 1920-21 Victory Wmk MCA ¼d to 3/- set including Script CA 1d SG #201-12, fine MLH, Cat £150. (12) BASUTOLAND 683 ** 1954-58 QEII Pictorials ½d to 10/- set SG #43-53, fresh MUH, Cat £100. (11) 684 ** 1961 Surcharges 12½c on 1/3d type I SG #65, lower left corner De La Rue imprint block of 12, mild tone specks on two units otherwise fresh MUH, SG #65. Rare imprint multiple.

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BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE 685 F 1926 Postage Dues ½d to 3d set SG #D1-3, very fine used, Cat £275. Rarely offered used. (3) BERMUDA 686 */W/U 1865-1904 QV Collection including 1865 Wmk Cr CC unused 2d x2 & 6d dull purple SG #6 x2, used 3d x4, 6d dull purple & 1/- x4 plus Perf 14x12½ 1/-, 1874 ‘THREE PENCE’ on 1/-, used SG #13 x2 & SG #14, 1875 ‘One/Penny’ Surcharges used SG #15, SG #16 x3 & SG #17 x3, 1874 Kensington Exhibition 1d & 3d imperf plate proof pairs optd ‘CANCELLED’, 1880 ½d stone SG #19 complete right-hand pane of 60, 1883-1904 Cr CA mint set to 1/- (x3) plus shades including 1d SG #22 & 2d SG #25, ‘ONE/FARTHING’ on 1/- grey optd ‘SPECIMEN’, etc; some mint stamps without gum, condition a bit variable, but generally fine, Cat £10,000. (approx 180). 687 F 1883-1904 Crown CA 2½d pale ultramarine P14 Watermark inverted SG #27bw, fine used, Cat £300. 688 * 1906-10 Dry Dock Wmk MCA ¼d to 4d set SG #34-42, a few values with some toning, mint, Cat £160. 689 * 1918-22 KGV Keyplates MCA 2/- to £1 set SG #51b-55, 4/- few toned perfs, fine mint overall, Cat £600. (6)

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1918-22 KGV Keyplates MCA 2/- to £1 set optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #51bs-55s, fine mint, Cat £900. (6) 1918-22 KGV Keyplates MCA 2/- purple & blue/blue, variety Break in crown & scroll, SG #51bb, mint, Cat £225. 1918-22 KGV Keyplates MCA 4/- black & carmine variety Break in crown & scroll SG #52bb, fine mint, Cat £300. 1936-47 Pictorials ½d to 1/6d set perforated ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #98s-106s, faint trace of toning, otherwise fine unmounted, Cat £325 as a mounted set. (9) 1938-53 KGVI Keyplates 2/- purple & deep blue/pale blue on ordinary paper, variety Broken lower right scroll SG #116de, fine mint, Cat £700.

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1938-53 KGVI Keyplates 2/- to £1 P13 set, very fine mint, Cat £260 (as cheaper shades). (6) 1938-53 KGVI Keyplates 12/6d grey and brownish orange, SG #120a with characteristic streaky gum of the early printings, fine mint, Cat £225. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 697 **/*/U 1879-1918 Annotated Extensive Collection in Stockbook with very good selection of Arms issues mint or used with some blocks of 4, various shades & Perfs including 1900-01 New Currency P10½ 2h & 5h to 30h mint (Cat £1,070), 6h on Ribbed paper used (Cat £160), 1901-06 Numerals in Black 30h on Ribbed paper used (Cat £250); also Pictorials with 1906 5k imperforate colour trial in brown, range of other Perfs and imperforates mint or used, 1910 80th Birthday & 1912-14 set mint (Cat £180), etc; condition generally fine/very fine. Good specialist lot and an excellent basis for further development. BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY 698 ** 1971 Surcharges 10p on 2/- Watermark inverted SG #34w marginal example, fresh unmounted, Cat £750. BRITISH GUIANA 699 F 1853-55 imperforate 6d blue SG #19, fine used example with four large margins, Cat £800.

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700 * 1938-52 KGVI Pictorials $1 bright violet Botanic Gardens P14x13, SG #317a, fresh mint, Cat £475. Very scarce. BRITISH HONDURAS 701 * 1938-47 KGVI Pictorial Set 1c to $5 set SG #150-61, mint, Cat £190. BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY 702 ** 1968-70 Marine Life 5c to 10R set SG #16-30, fresh MUH, Cat £65. (18) BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 703 1922 De La Rue Die Proof of 5/- value tablet only, in black on glazed card (92x60mm), handstamped ‘AFTER/STRIKING’ and dated ‘5/4/22’ in pencil, fine condition.

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704 V 1952 KGVI Pictorials 1c to $4.80 set SG #136-47 very fine used, Cat £65. (12) BURMA | Postal History 705 * 1916-36 Selection of Covers used within Burma or to India from ‘DEIKU’, ‘EIME’, ‘LETPADAN’, ‘NATTALIN’, ‘PADIGON’, ‘OTHEGON’, ‘THEGON’, etc, rates incl ½a (2), 1a (12), 1a3p (4). Condition mixed. (18) 1925-39 Selection of Covers mostly with Indian adhesives to Ceylon, India or used internally from ‘ABYA’, ‘GYOBINGAUK’, 706 * ‘MAUBIN’, ‘MINHLA’, ‘SITKWIN’, ‘TOUNGOO’, ‘ZIGON’, etc, rates incl ½a (2), 1a (7), 1a3p (5), 1½a. Mixed condition. (15)

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CAMBODIA | Postal History 1906 (Jan 25) PPC (view of Hanoi) to France with 1c tied tied by Kompong-Thom datestamp, underpaid but not taxed. 707 * CANADA 708 W 1870-91 Small Heads Ottawa & Montreal Printings Perf 12 1c bright yellow, variety Imperforate pair SG #75a, unused as issued, Cat £600. 709 * 1882-97 Small Heads Ottawa & Montreal PrintingsThin Poor Quality Paper 1882-97 QV ½c grey-black variety Imperforate pair SG #102ab fine mint, Cat £700. 710 * 1889-97 Small Heads Ottawa Printing Thin Poor Quality Paper 3c bright vermilion variety Imperforate pair SG #105b, fine mint, Cat £550. Rich colour.

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1889-97 Small Heads Ottawa Printing Thin Poor Quality Paper 6c deep chestnut, variety Imperforate pair SG #107c, very fresh mint, Cat £750. Rich colour. 1897 Jubilee 6c brown SG #129, neat cds cancel, also 50c pale ultamarine, roller cancel, Cat £250. (2) 1897 Jubilee 50c pale ultramarine SG #134, well centred, MLH, Cat £190. Very fresh. 1897 Jubilee $1 lake SG #136, few mildly toned perfs at top, well centred, large-part gum, Cat £550.

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1897 Jubilee $5 olive-green SG #140, ironed-out creases, roller cancel, Cat £700. 1937-38 $1 Chateau De Ramezay SG 367, vertical pair, Cat £130 plus USA 1954-54 $5 Hamilton SG 1053, Cat £80. (3) 1942-48 War Effort Airmails 7c blue variety Imperforate pair SG #400, fine mint, Cat £950.

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1938-39 Special Delivery 10c green Coat of Arms variety Imperforate pair SG #S9 marginal example, fresh and very fine mint, Cat £750. CANADA | Official Stamps 719 **/* 1949 KGVI 1c green optd ‘O.H.M.S.’ marginal block of 9, central unit with variety Missing stop after ‘S’ SG #O162a, one stamp MLH, others including variety unit MUH, Cat £298+. 720 ** 1949-50 KGVI 5c blue optd ‘O.H.M.S.’ marginal block of 9, central unit with variety Missing stop after ‘S’ SG #O176a, fresh MUH, Cat £198+.

ex 727 CANADA | Postage Dues 721 1935-65 1c, 2c, 4c and 10c violet SG #D18, 19, 21 & 24 set of Imperforate pairs, all but 1c are marginal examples, very fresh MLH, Cat £900. Seldom offered. (4 pairs) CAYMAN ISLANDS 722 * 1912-20 KGV Wmk MCA 10/- deep green & red/green SG #52, very fine MLH, Cat £150. 723 * 1935 KGV Pictorials ¼d to 10/- set SG #96-107, tiny corner thin on 1½d, otherwise very fine mint, Cat £200. Gorgeous set. 724 * 1938 & 1950 KGVI ¼d to 10/- Pictorial sets SG #115-26 (10/- with Offset) and #135-47, fine mint/MLH, Cat £180. (27) CHINA 725 ** 1965 People’s Liberation Army set of 8 SG #2259-66, fresh MUH, Cat £550. (8) 726 ** 1967 Liu Ying-Chun Commemoration set of 6 SG #2335-40, fresh MUH, Cat £425. 727 ** 1971 50th Anniversary of Chinese Communist Party set of 9 SG #2446-54 the vertical designs in se-tenant strip of 3 #2452a, fresh MUH, Cat £775.

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728 ** 1972 Yanan Forum set of 6, SG #2474-79. 729 ** 1973 Revolutionary Ballet set of 4, SG #2516-69, MUH. CHINA | Booklets 730 B 1980 Gu Dong complete booklet numbered #848, SG #SB10(1), fine condition, Cat £650.

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731 B 1980 Gu Dong 1984-90 Year of (Zodiac Animals) complete, SG #SB20-26, Cat £165. (7) CHINA | Postal History 732 * 1920-40s Array of Covers including 1938 PPC Canton to Romania with Bir Amb Alesandria Constanta TPO & Constanta arrival datestamp, 1929 PPC to USA with 4c & 1c Junk pair, 1947 Chengtu airmail to UK, 1947 Shanghai airmail to USA, various commercial airmail covers to USA; also 1936-39 USPOs in China philatelic covers x4; condition variable though many are fine. (30) 1927 cover endorsed “USS Pope 225...Yangtze River” to Minnesota USA with 10c Junk, four other covers to same addressee 733 * one headed ‘Navy Young Men’s Christian Association’ (Chefoo Branch); also another cover from USS Pope’s visit to Japan, no postal markings; condition is somewhat mixed. (6)

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1938-46 Registered Covers Comprising 1938 Hankow registered cover to Sweden endorsed ‘Via America/Commercial Papers/ Registered’ with 25c Sun Yat-sen x2; 1940 Shanghai registered to Hungary, endorsed ‘Via Siberia’, $1 Sun Yat-sen solo franking, address obliterated; and 1946 Shanghai registered airmail to Prague. (3) COOK ISLANDS 735 1893-1919 Range [1] 1893-1900 2½d Makea P12x11½ rose and rose-carmine blocks of four, SG 8,8a, the former mint (disturbed gum), and the latter unused. CV £440; [2] 1902 ½d to 1/- set Wmk NZ and Star P11, SG 28-36, generally fine mint. CV £170; [3] 1913-19 ½d to 1/- set Wmk Single NZ and Star, SG 39-46, including both 1d and 1½d perf varieties, mostly fine mint. (25) 736 * 1921-23 Overprints on New Zealand Postal Fiscals £1 rose-carmine SG #80, fine mint, Cat £140. CYPRUS 737 * 1938-51 KGVI Pictorials ¼pi to £1 set SG #151-63, mint, Cat £250. (19) 738 V 1960-61 QEII Overprints 2m to £1 set, SG #188-202, very fine used, Cat £90. (15) DENMARK 739 U 1875-1903 16ö Brown & Grey (SG 67-70 range) specialised annotated study, many plate varieties, inverted frames, wmks, duplication throughout, few multiples, some postmark interest. (175)

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DENMARK | Postal History 740 *F 1859 stampless outer cancelled with ‘FAABORG/1-/6/1859’ datestamp, addressed to Copenhagen. DODECANESE ISLANDS 741 F 1912 Optd ‘EGEO’ 25c blue variety Overprint inverted SG #1a, fine used, Cat £250. EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 742 * 1912-21 KGV Wmk MCA 1c to 10r SG #44-58, key 10r is very fine, Cat £390+. (16) FALKLAND ISLANDS 743 ** 1904-12 KEVII Wmk MCA 1d vermilion watermark sideways SG #44b, complete sheet of 60, slight creases on a few units, MUH, Cat £90. 744 * 1938-50 KGVI Pictorials ½d to £1 set SG #146-63, fine mint/MLH, Cat £475. (18)

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1938-50 KGVI Pictorials ½d to £1 set SG #146-63, nibbed perf 2/6d, otherwise fine, Cat £475. 1968-74 Sets comprising 1968 ½d to £1 Flowers, 1972 ½p to 25p and 1974 Tourism, the latter in corner blocks of 4, SG #23245, 276-88, 296-99, fresh MUH, Cat £185. (43) FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES 747 * 1946-49 Thick Map varieties comprising ½d ‘SOUTH POKE’ flaw (mild patch of toning on gum) & 3d ‘Teardrop’ flaw SG #G1c & G4e, fine mint, Cat £335. (2) FIJI 748 * 1938-55 KGVI Pictorials ½d to £1 set between SG #249-266b, with most Perfs & Dies including Die I 1½d, 2d & 6d, Die II 1½d P14, plus 5d ‘Blue Canes’ & 6d violet-black, some low values with streaky or mildly toned gum, generally fine mint, Cat £300+. (32) 749 ** 1969 9d Raft Imperf vertical pair, SG #377(var), minor crease on lower unit.

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FIJI | First Day Covers 750 * 1969 Decimal Currency group of 5 different registered Nuphil covers each with decimal coins and various stamps the coins are 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c & 20c. These are rare and often Retail for over $300 each. FIJI | Postal History 751 * 1921-61 Group comprising 1921 OHMS stampless to UK with Proud Type D2 ‘PO NADI/FIJI’ datestamp, late 1940s (?) to Suva with Type D4 ‘WAIYEVO’ datestamp, 1944 New Zealand Forces stampless with ‘RNZAF/A/NZAPO’ datestamp (use at Lauthala Bay), 1945 Nausori registered to England, 1961 OHMS to NZ with ‘POSTAGE PAID IN CASH/SUVA-FIJI’ datestamp. (5)

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MADAGASCAR (French) | Postal History 752 * 1895-1903 Second French Expedition Group addressed to France comprising [1] 1895 privately printed Letter Cards x2 each with Ceres vignette, both addressed to Pau & tied by ‘5 TOR ET PES AUX ARMEES 2/MADAGASCAR’ datestamp, ‘200th Regiment D’Infantry 8th Compagnie circular cachets in blue on reverse; [2] 1895 stampless covers endorsed “Corps expéditionnaire de Madagascar” with ‘1 TOR ET PES AUX ARMEES 1/MADASGASCAR’ datestamp beneath; [3] 1902 Covers x2 each with differerent military unit cachets in blue; 1903 stamp envelope headed ‘CORPS D’OCCUPATION DE MADAGASCAR’, ‘Le Vaguemestre du Génie: Anivérano’ handstamp in lower-left corner with signature beneath. [The 2nd Madagascar Expedition commenced 1 Mar 1895, a French Colony was declared 6 Aug 1896, with sporadic rebellions occurring until 1905.] (6) NEW CALEDONIA | Postal History 1942-45 Postal History Selection with 1945 Noumea registered & censored 20fr50c cover to Paris, 1945 14fr50c censored 753 * cover to USA with ‘Missent to Chicopee Falls, Mass’ handstamp; also US Post Offices APO ‘502’ (Camp Barnes, Noumea) 1942 cover to South Dakota & 1944 War Ballot Postal Card to New York, plus two other items. (6)

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1938-46 KGVI Elephant & Palm Tree ½d to 10/- set SG #150-61, a few low values with perf blemishes, otherwise very fine MUH, Cat £160. (16) 1938-46 KGVI Elephant & Palm Tree ½d to 10/- set SG #150-61, mint, Cat £160. (16) 1872 Small Shield 2Kr Red Orange (ziegelrot) Mi #8 (prob SG #9). Couple shallow hinge thins, well-centred, part neat rectangle datestamp, fresh appearance, Cat €400+ (SG £475). 1872 Large Shield 9Kr Brown Mi #27a (SG #27 shade). Rounded NW corner, some surface scuffs and shortish perfs, corner s/ring cds, Cat €550+ (SG £750). Difficult stamp. 1928-31 Zeppelin Polar Flight 1928 2m Mi #423, some minor paper adhesions on gum, MUH; also 1931 ‘POLAR-FAHRT’ 1m carmine Mi #456, few toned perfs, postally used. (2)

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1928 Zeppelin 4m vertical strip of 3, Mi #424, some wrinkling on lower unit, postally used Cat €135+. 1930 ‘IPOSTA’ M/S Mi #Block #1, couple of faint tonespots, stamps with characterisic uneven gum distribution, very lightly hinged at top, Cat €500. 1930 ‘IPOSTA’ M/S Mi #Block 1 (#446-49), gummed on the stamps section only, lightly mounted (stamps MUH), Cat €600. 1930 ‘OSTROPA’ M/S Mi #Block #3, a few very faint tonespots at right edge, otherwise very fine used with commemorative datestamps, Cat €900.

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1931 Zeppelins Polar Flight 1m to 4m set Mi #456-458, mild gum disturbance/glazing on 2m & 4m, hinge remnants, Cat €900. (3) 764 F 1934 Air 3m black & blue with horizontally ribbed gum Mi #539y, 1937 Mannheim datestamp, Cat €600. Much scarcer used than mint. GERMANY | GERMANY - Allied Occupation 1946-48 Group of Covers: x4, comprising American zone censored to Switzerland and British zone censored to South Africa 765 * or Australia plus an uncensored cover to Australia. (4) KIAUTSCHOU | Postal History 1910 (Dec 21) PPC to Germany, via Siberia, with 2c Yacht tied by Tsinstau datestamp; also 1901 5pf+5pf Postal Card fine 766 * unused. (2) SOUTH-WEST AFRICA (German) 767 * 1897-1900 25pf yellow-orange, prepared for issue but not sent to the colony Mi #4I, very fine mint, Bothe guarantee handstamp, Cat €280. GIBRALTAR 768 * 1938-51 KGVI ½d to £1 set SG #121-31, plus some extra perfs/shades, nibbed perf £1, generally fine mint, Cat £190+. (22) GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS 769 * 1911 Overprints on Fiji 1d, 2d, 5d & 1/- SG #2,3,5&7, fine mint, Cat £159. (4) 770 * 1935 Silver Jubilee 1d variety Double flagstaff SG #36e, very fine mint, Cat £425. Very rare.

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS | Postal History 771 * 1937-56 Cover Trio comprising [1] 1937 to NSW with KGV ½d strip of 3 tied by Proud Type D3 PO Tabiteuea cancel; [2] 1938 inwards from GB with fine strike of Type D2 Fanning Island datestamp; [2] 1956 Ocean Island registered to USA with QEII 2/-, 1/- & 1d tied by Type D12 datestamp. (3) 1942-62 Christmas Island Group with [1] 1942 USA APO 215 PPC to Connecticut; [2] 1956-7 air covers x3 from BFPO 170 772 * (atomic tests); [3] 1957 (May 19) Grapple illustrated ‘first day’ cover (Atomic tests) to England [4] 1958 (Nov 1) Registration Envelope, uprated with 6d Commonwealth Games, commercial use to Hawaii, from FPO “158”; [5] 1962 air letter from BFPO 170 to England. Good selection. 773 * 1943-50 Postal History Selection with American Post Offices 1943 APO 967 (Fanning Island) V-Mail to Louisiana, 1943 APO 27 (Makin) to New York, 1944 APO 240 (Tarawa) to USA, 1952 Canton Island/Phoenix Group uprated stationery envelope to Texas; also Crown Colony covers 1950 Ocean Island Tatts cover to Hobart, 1943 censored cover (faults) to New Zealand with Proud Type D6 Funafuti ‘26AU43’ datestamp (LRD), Fiji transit backstamp; condition variable. (6) GOLD COAST 774 * 1928 Christiansborg Castle ½d to 5/- set SG #103-112, fine mint, Cat £110. (10) GREAT BRITAIN | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 775 U 1866-78 Surface Printed Selection numeral or duplex cancels with 1857 4d rose-carmine SG #66, 1856 6d lilac prob SG #70, 1862 4d red prob SG #80, 1867 6d lilac Plate 6 prob SG #105 (trimmed left wing margin) and dull violet Plate 6 SG #108, 1876 8d orange SG #156 cat £325 (shallow hinge thin). Usual centring and cat c£825, value at estimate. (6)

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QV Selection comprising [1] Line Engraved in mixed condition with 1d Stars [PE] prob SG #40 on sm piece with 1844 numeral cancel, three 1d plates - 147, 181 & 211 (quite difficult), four ½d plates - the difficult Plate 8 reinforced vert pair, 12 & 14; [2] Jubilees 5d both dies, 10d and 1/- green & carmine SG #207, 207a, 210 & 214. Good variety cat c£625, inspection recommended. (12) GREAT BRITAIN 777 U 1840 1d Black Plate 1a, 1b & 2 to 11, a few almost complete/complete margins including Plate 1B just shaved at lower right, Plate 4 just shaved at left, and a very fine Plate 7 lightly cancelled; others mostly three-margined examples including key Plate 11 is slightly cut-into at lower right, Cat £10,500 when all fine. (12) 778 F 1840 1d Black Plate 1B [JC] SG #1, Re-entry in ‘C’ square, close to good margins, well struck MC cancel in red, Cat £375. 779 F 1840 1d Black Plate 4 [AG] SG #1, complete very close to good margins, neat MC cancel in black, Cat £375. 780 F 1840 1d Black Plate 1A [BI] SG #2, four clear margins, MC cancel in red, Cat £375. 781 F 1840 1d Black Plate 2 [DD] SG #2, four good to very good margins, tidy MC cancel in red, Cat £375. Attractive example. 782 D 1840 1d Black Plate 2 [HG] SG #2, three very good to huge margins, fourth very close/just cutting-into at right, tied to piece by red MC cancel, Cat £375.

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1840 1d Grey-Black (Worn Plate) Plate 2 [SA] variety Re-entry upper corner and ‘A’ squares SG #3bb (SG Spec #AS16A). Large margins top and left, very close and touching at bottom, roughly separated at left. Tied to large piece by light red MC with red backstamp ‘F/AU17AU/1840’ (the ‘F’ letter skew-wiffed nearly at right angles to normal). Stamp alone cat £425 as fine, bargain. 1841 1d Red-Brown [II] with blue 1844 numeral cancel most likely SG #8p (SG-Spec #B1xb). Three good to large margins, fourth just shaved upper right, Cat £250+.

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1841 Orange-Brown Plate 27 strip of 10 [CA-CJ] SG #12, the CD unit with a 7mm tear, couple of units with flattened creases, complete margins with units CA-CC having fragments of adjoining units at top, multiple MC cancels lightly struck in black, Cat £640++. Impressive multiple. 1854 Blued Paper Wmk Small Crown Perf 14 1d red-brown SG #22 horizontal strip of 4 [Q-H to Q-K], centred to upper-right, strong colour, Cat £360+.

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1870-79 ½d Bantam various plates 3-20 (no Plate 1, 8 or 9) SG #48-49, Cat £1,000+. Two clearly mint (Plate 12 may be **, Plate 13 *) with a third (Plate 4) unused with gum prob not original. Some variable centring and trimmed perfs with better noted Plate 15, Plate 19 x2, Plate 20. (17) 1862-64 Small White Letters 6d lilac [CJ] SG #84, centred to the base, good colour, regummed, Cat £2,200. 1881 2½d Blue Plate 23 [OC] SG #157. May not have been hinged but some gum disturbance and/or light adhesions. Couldn’t be any fresher, Cat £425. 1883-1910 QV 5/- rose SG #180, 1891 Belfast cds, plus 1902-10 KEVII 5/- deep bright carmine SG #264 with King Charles St, Haymarket SWI cds, strong colours, Cat £470. (2) 1887-1900 QV Jubilee Issues basic set of 14 (one of each to both 1/-) SG #197-211, 213-4, Cat £325. Much better than usually seen with strong green colours very close to as issued, neat postmarks include squared circles (eg Cardiff), s/ring thimble types (eg Jersey on 1/- dull green & Lelant on 2d), couple registered ovals. (14)

1913 KGV Seahorses Waterlow Printing 2/6d deep sepia-brown optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type 26, SG #399s, Spec #N63s, well centred fresh mint, Cat £600. 1913 KGV Seahorses Waterlow Printing 5/- rose-carmine optd ‘SPECIMEN’ type 26, SG #401s, Spec #N66s, well centred fresh mint, Cat £750. 1913 KGV Seahorses Waterlow Printing 10/- indigo-blue optd ‘SPECIMEN’ type 26, SG #402s, Spec #N69t, well centred fresh mint, Cat £1,100. 1924 Wembley Line Perf & Comb Perf sets in blocks of 4 SG #430-31, stamps are MUH (mounted on folded under selvedge only), Cat £200++. (4 blocks).

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GREAT BRITAIN | Booklets 800 B 1937 KEVII 3/- edn 320, SG #BC3, usual trimmed perfs on some panes, Cat £110. 801 B 1942 KGVI 2/6d Pale Shades edn 124, incomplete with 2½d x4, 2d x5 & ½d x5, all panes are Wmk inverted, SG #BD16, good perfs, Cat £975. 802 B 1940 KGVI 5/- Dark Shades edn 1, with all panes Wmk upright, SG #BD25, missing one 2½d pane, usual perfs, Cat £2,000 (panes Cat £ 490). GREAT BRITAIN | First Day Covers 1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway group of 15 with range of special first day cancels either neatly addressed or 803 * unaddressed. Majority have the strip of 5 and most on GPO envelopes with more common cancels but includes scarce Liverpool pictorial slogan ‘150 Years of Mail by Rail’ (Bradbury #31) as well as House of Commons and House of Lords, plus the set in gutter pairs on five separate covers, also Benham ‘Rocket 150’ with special label. Couple oddments. Strong thematic. (17)

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GREAT BRITAIN | Postal History 804 * 1858 (Mar 8) lightly foxed env to Port Adelaide with 6d pale lilac SG #70 (cat £225 on cover) tied sideways BN ‘620’ duplex of Plymouth with unframed ‘G.P.O/1/MY17/1858/SOUTH AUSTRALIA’ arrival cds alongside, backstamped London thimble transit next day. [Note that index number ‘1’ not recorded for the South Australia handstamp type.] 1860 (Dec 8) outer London to Amsterdam inscribed Via Ostende with 1857 4d rose-carmine pair SG #66 (£300+ on cover) each 805 * cancelled London diamond BN ‘11’, handstamp ‘England/Franco’ in black alongside (prob applied in Ostend). On the back commercial cachet in blue of ‘RICHD BRANDT/LONDON’, black London indented square receiving, red Amsterdam arrival cds two days later. Scorch fault, filing folds not affecting stamps, a bit fragile. 1869 (Jun 24) plain env to Belgium with 6d mauve Plate 8 SG #109 tied London Inland Branch diamond duplex ‘j A/LONDON/ 806 * JU24/69’ and BN ‘104’ (Pearson Hill parallel machine). The postmark stamp code ‘j’ has Rarity ‘G’ (very rare) as per London Postal History Group cat #104D10. Light folds, light cleanable soiling.

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1960s-2000s Machins on Cover mostly solo franking including 3d & 4d with FPO cancels, decimals including regionals, plus instructional markings including RTS, also FPO/Forces Mail cancels x12 including 1p & 1½p solo frankings. (200+) Noughties Decimal Security Machins on covers of PPCs mostly with 1st or 2nd Class solo frankings, generally fine. Sure to 811 * please Machin specialists. (100s) GUERNSEY | Postal History 1941 (Jan 8) German Occupation local cover with 2d bisect tied by Krag 7-line canceller; also three other covers with bisects 812 * tied by cds cancels giving a complete set of the four bisect diagonal-cut configurations. (4)

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813 * 1941 (Feb 17) registered cover to Jersey with KGVI 2d bisects strips of 3 x2, fine condition. GREENLAND 814 * 1938 Postal Saving Book with Polar Bear Parcel Post stamps 20ö red x23 & 1Kr yellow affixed within, all cancelled ‘Nr.35/ avane’ in violet, Michel #9B, 11B, Cat €1,400 (SG #9B, 11B, Cat £1,065) as off-cover adhesives.

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GRENADA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 815 * QV-KGV Mint Selection comprising 1883 ½d to 8d including scarce 1d, 1895-99 ½d to 1/- set (toning 3d & 6d), 1906 Badge set, 1934-36 KGV Pictorial set, condition a tad variable but mostly fine, Cat £290+. (28) GUYANA 816 ** 1967-68 Local Overprint on 4c violet, variety Overprint inverted, SG #423b, fresh MUH, Cat £80. HONG KONG 817 F 1862-63 No Wmk 48c rose SG #6, ‘B62’ cancel in blue, Cat £350. 818 * 1903 KEVII Crown CA 1c to $1 SG #62-72, odd blemish (30c & $1 with creases), generally fine, Cat £470+. (11) 819 * 1938-52 KGVI Definitives 1c to $10 set (excludes 20c red) between SG #140-62, including 10c #145 & 30c olive P14 #151 & 50c #153, fine mint, Cat £1,300 approx. 820 ** 1987-91 Definitives Sets comprising 1987-88 Light Shading and Heavy Shading sets to $50, 1989-91 Definitive set with ‘1989’ imprint dates plus 10c & 50c Coil Stamps, plus ‘1990’ imprint set & 10c Coil, fresh MUH, Cat £294. (67)

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HONG KONG | Postal History 1906 (Dec 6) use of QV 1c Postal Card from “Blind Girls School/Foochow” uprated with KEVII 1c & 2c for transit to Camberwell 821 * (Vic) Australia, stamps tied by Foochow cds, Victoria (HK) transit datestamp, small tear at base. HONG KONG | Used in Chinese Treaty Ports 822 * 1917-21 KGV ‘CHINA’ Overprints 1c to 50c SG #1-12, fine mint, Cat £236. (11) INDIA 823 ** C.1976 Ghandi ‘SPECIMEN’ Essay printed on gummed paper with Ashoka watermark, block of four, unmounted. Scarce. INDIA | Postal History 824 * 1946 (Dec 6) Stampless ‘Forces Mail’ cover to Victoria, endorsed “Capt. L.A. Heywood/H.Q. Sub Area/Avadi/Indian/Command” at lower left and backstamped ‘EXPERIMENTAL S.O/6DEC.46/MS.-100’ & ‘TOO LATE FOR AIR MAIL/6 DEC 46/MADRAS SQR RMS AIR’ cds. INDIAN STATES | Cochin 825 F 1923-24 Officials 8p on 9p variety ‘Pies’ for ‘pies’ SG #O20a, used, Cat £60.

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INDIAN STATES | Idar | Booklets 826 B 1944 1a Violet (SG #4) complete unexploded booklet of 4-panes x8, interleaving has attached to panes, rusty staple. Rare. [These stamps were only issued in booklets.] INDIAN STATES | Las Bela 827 */**/U 1898-1902 Group of mint ½a (16, incl block of 6), different papers and printings and a few used. Plus mainly used reconstruction of Stone VIII (15 of 16 postions) with mint BFLA variety SG #6a Cat £325. Mixed condition as usual. Useful lot for specialist. (42) INDIAN STATES | Las Bela | Postal History 1898-1901 [1] 1898 (Jan 25) native cover with ½a black/greenish blue on back; [2] c.1901 part native cover with 1d red KGV 828 * & 1a x3 (single & pair). Pairs of the 1a on cover are rare.

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INDIAN STATES | Soruth | Postal History 829 * 1947 use of 1937 ½ Anna Lion SG #50 on privately produced ‘BOOK POST’ envelope with a wedding invitation and artistically showing ‘enlightenment’ in gold and red with the swastika strongly featured. Small peripheral blemishes hardly detract, very attractive and quite scarce. IRELAND | Postal History 1847 (Sep 17) entire to Nenagh with imperf 1d red Plate 77 tied by Numeral ‘391’ of Rathkeale in blue, Rathkeale, Limerick and 830 * Nenagh backstamps. ITALY 831 ** 1910 National Plebiscite set of 2 SG #83-4. Some gum disturbance (which may not be original), very fresh appearance, Cat £465 as hinged. (2) ITALIAN OCCUPIED AUSTRIA | Trentino 832 * 1918 Overprints 90h lake SG #14, dealer’s handstamp ‘BOREK’ on reverse, fine mint, Cat £1,700. JAMAICA 833 * 1912-32 KGV Mint Selection including 1912-20 1d to 5/- set with most shades to 1/-, 1919-21 Pictorials MCA 1/-, 2/- & 3/-, 1921-29 Script CA 6d to 3/-, 1923 Child Welfare, 1929-32 1d, 1½d & 9d, 1932 Pictorials set, generally fine mint, Cat £300+. (43)

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834 * 1919-21 KGV Pictorials Wmk MCA ½d to 10/- set SG #78-89, 2d minor crease, otherwise fine mint, Cat £160. 835 W 1919-21 imperforate colour trial for 3d Landing of Columbus in brown & green on ungummed wove paper. Gorgeous. 836 ** 1935 6d Silver Jubilee variety Lightening conductor SG #116c, fine MUH, Cat £250+. JAPAN | Postal History 1916 (May) registered envelope franked 26sen by common 1914-25 wmkd defins in SG #170e-176e range to the Naval Air 837 * Station at Great Yarmouth in England. On the back two strikes boxed chop of ‘TADAYASU MAKI/NO.252 SHIMOMAIZU, NAGOYA, JAPAN’, on the front the stamps cancelled three Japanese datestamps ‘5.5.27’ alongside registration label of ‘TSURUGA’ strikes and light violet English language date stamp ‘TSURUGA/29.5.?/JAPAN’. Arrival backstamp x2 ‘REGISTERED/20JU16/GREAT YARMOUTH’. Brittle, scarce to rare early Air Forces item. [Env inscribed “via Siberia”.] KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA 838 * 1935-37 KGV Pictorials 1c to 10/- SG #110-22, 10c some nibbed perfs, 5/- a few very faint tonespots on gum, fine mint overall, Cat £188. (13)

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1952 Souvenir Booklet of 26 Miniature Sheets with the original booklet incl the paper band to keep the MSs in place, SG #MS21b cat £550. Includes all the interleaving so nothing stuck to anything! All MSs displayed on Lindner hingeless pages. Superb. (26+) 844 **/*/U 1951-64 Lindner h/less pages collection mint and used (mint underneath used where both present) nearly complete with many more useful noting 1954 King Sisavang Vong Jubilee postage pair SG #40-1 MLH, 1956 Buddhist Era 2,500th Anniv set of 5 SG #49-53 MUH. Some later oddments incl uncatalogued 1967 Buddhist Art set in imperf blocks of 4 (as SG #204-7), various MSs, some in packets. (100s) 845 ** 1957 Native Musicians set of 6 SG #60-5 very fresh MUH. PLUS each value in an MUH progressive colour strip of 5, the fifth of each strip being almost, but not quite, the issued colours. Impressive. (12) LEEWARD ISLANDS 846 * 1890 QV Definitives SG #1-8, complete set of 8, Cat £190. 847 * 1912-22 KGV Keyplates Die I SG #46-57, complete set with most extra shades, Cat £400. (22)

848 ** 1954 QEII Keyplates ½c to $4.80 set SG #126-40, fresh MUH, Cat £60. (15) LIECHTENSTEIN 849 V 1928 70th Anniversary of the Accession SG #84-91, very fine used with Triesenberg FDI cancels, Cat £1,400. Gorgeous set. MALAYA | Straits Settlements 850 * 1867-72 Crown CC 32c pale red, SG #18, minor crease, mint, Cat £650. MALAYA | Federated Malay States 851 F 1922-34 Wmk Multi Script CA $2 green & carmine, SG #78, with Rawang cds of 14JY/1928. MALAYAN STATES | Kelantan 852 * 1911 1c to $25 optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #1s-12s, generally fine to very fine mint, Cat £275. (12) MALTA 853 U GB Used In: Collection of ‘’MALTA/A25’ obliterators incl ½d (2, one [Pl. 8] on piece with 2d blue), 1d Stars (2, one on piece with 3d), 1d 4 letters (3, one with 3d on piece), 2d blue 4 letters (5, one on piece with 6d grey Pl. 13), 4d rose (3), 4d vermillion Pl. 3 or 4, (14, incl pair on piece), Pl 7 (3), Pl. 8 (5), Pl. 9 (4), Pl.10, Pl. 11 (2), Pl. 12 (15), Pl. 13 (13), Pl 14 (7, incl pair on piece), 6d violet/lilac Pl. 6 (4), Pl. 8 (6), Pl. 9 (2), 10d red. Dated examples range between May 1861 & Oct 1890 and code letters are ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’. Also 2 small 1861-62 covers bearing 6d lilacs to London, and large piece with 1d red Pl 180 and 4d vermillion Pl 12 tied by 2 strikes of ‘C’ handstamp (Constantinople) alongside ‘MALTA’ cds. Condition is very mixed and catalogue value is very high. A difficult group to assemble. (100+ & 2 covers).

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1903 KEVII Crown CA ½d to 1/- set SG #38-44, fine mint, Cat £130. (7) 1904-14 KEVII MCA ¼d to 5/- set SG #45-63, fine mint/MLH, Cat £275. (17) 1922-26 Melita Wmk Script CA ½d to £1 (wmk upright) set SG #123-138 &140, 10/- mild surface toning, fine mint overall, Cat £250. (19) 1926-27 Pictorials Inscribed ‘POSTAGE’ ¼d to 10/- set SG #157-72, fine mint, Cat £160. 1938-43 1½d scarlet variety Broken cross SG #220a in a corner block of 8, six units including variety stamp are MUH, Cat £325+.

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MONTSERRAT | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 864 * 1938-48 KGVI mint ½d to £1 set plus all perf changes to 2/6d (2/6d P13 toned); also 1951 1c to $4.80 set MLH; generally fine, Cat £260+. (35) MOROCCO AGENCIES | Postal History 865 * 1930s-57 range of covers, few FDC’s and stationery items, some registered, surface and airmail rates including values to KGV 3F on 2/6d (2), Wedding set, QEII to 10/-, etc. Interesting lot. (85) SURINAM 866 ** 1941 Air 10c to 1g set SG #279-78 in blocks of 4 fresh MUH, Cat £188+. NEW HEBRIDES | Postal History 867 * Selection including 1924 cover with both Surcharges sets 1d on ½d to 5d on 2½d SG #40-42 & French Currency 10c on 5c to 50c on 25c #F38-39 & 41, 1929 PPC showing Plantation Owner’s House with 2½d (25c) SG #46 tied to view side; also US Forces 1944 War Ballot postcards x2 to New York, 1944 APO ‘708’ (Espiritu) stationery envelope, plus one other item. (6)

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NEW HEBRIDES (British) 868 F 1925 Wmk Script CA ½d (5c) to 5/- (6.25fr) set SG #43-51, fine used, Cat £120. 869 * 1938 Gold Currency 5c to 10fr set SG #52-63, also 1953 Sailing Canoes 5c to 5fr set #68-78, Cat £350. (23) NEW ZEALAND 870 */**/U 1901-09 1d Universal Extensive annotated collection on 15 pages of this interesting issue showing [1] Difference in the printing plates, [2] Types of paper used in the various printings, [3] Variatons of watermarks, [4] Normal, compound & mixed perforations, [5] The nature of a re-entry. Many stamps have a detailed descriptions of their various varieties incl 1907-11 1d booklet pane optd ‘OFFICIAL’. Many multiples throughout. This collection could be used as a basis for further expansion. STC approx £4,000. [This collection won a bronze medal at Launpex 2009.] (110) 871 **/U 1909-24 Universal 1d carmine on Jones paper SG #406 corner strip of 5, fresh MUH; also 1d bright carmine watermark sideways on DLR chalk-surfaced paper #408 marginal block of 4 (perf separations between upper units), fine used; Cat £290+. (2 items).

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1862-64 Chalons Wmk Large Star imperf 2d deep blue SG #36, three good margins, just shaved at left, rich colour, unused, Cat £800. 1862-64 Chalons Wmk Large Star imperf 2d pale blue worn plate SG #38, marginal example with close to large margins, strong colour, unused, Cat £700. 1862-64 Chalons Wmk Large Star imperf 2d pale blue worn plate complete even margins, handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in violet SG #38s, without gum. 1862-64 Chalons Wmk Large Star imperf 6d red-brown SG #43, faults, complete margins, unused Cat £1,600. Presents well. 1862-64 Chalons Wmk Large Star P13 1d orange-vermilion SG #68, blunted perfs at top, deep colour, unused, Cat £2,750. 1862-64 Chalons Wmk Large Star P13 1d carmine-vermilion SG #69, trimmed perfs at right, deep colour, unused, Cat £2,750.

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1864-71 Chalons Wmk Large Star P12½ At Auckland 2d blue SG #115, strong colour, socked-on-the-nose large fancy ‘S’ cancellation of Invercargill (Southlands), Cat £. * 1864-71 Chalons Wmk Large Star P12½ At Auckland 1/- pale yellow-green SG #125, small natural paper inclusion at upperright, bright fresh colour, large-part og, Cat £325. W 1864-71 Chalons Wmk Large Star P12½ At Auckland 1/- pale yellow-green handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ in violet, radiant colour, without gum. Fine and rare. U 1873 Chalons No Wmk P12½ 2d vermilion SG #138 x2, distinct shades, Cat £110. * 1906 Christchurch Exhbition ½d to 6d set SG #370-3, key 6d value MLH, Cat £275. **/*/U 1909-16 KEVII Mint Selection mostly mint with Comb Perf 2d mauve both shades, 4d orange-red, 4d yellow, 5d brown (MUH), 6d carmine & 1/- vermilion SG #388&a, 390-2 & 394; Line Perf 3d chestnut used, 4d orange (MUH), 5d brown, 6d carmine #3958; also 1915-16 Comb Perf 5d & 6d (MUH) #402-3, generally fine/very fine, Cat £366. (13)

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1915-30 KGV P14x13½ set (ex 2d yellow & 8d brown) and P14x14½ set, between SG #416-30, odd minor blemish, fine/very fine mint overall, Cat £300. (27) 1915-30 KGV Sidefaces 2½d blue SG #419, upper-left Plate #17 block of 4, light crease on sheet margin (no sheet margin at left), stamps are MUH, Campbell Paterson Cat NZ$ 900. 1915-30 KGV Sidefaces 4d yellow SG #421, upper-left Plate #20 block of 4, fresh MUH, Campbell Paterson Cat NZ$650. 1915-30 KGV Sidefaces 4d violet SG #422, upper-left Plate #20 block of 4, MLH on sheet margin only (no sheet margin at left), stamps are MUH, Campbell Paterson Cat NZ$850. 1915-30 KGV Sidefaces 8d indigo-blue SG #427, upper-left Plate #39 block of 4, MLH on sheet margin only, stamps are MUH, Campbell Paterson Cat NZ$1,250. Fine and rare. 1924-34 Admirals 3/- pale mauve on Cowan Paper SG #470, excellent centring, fine mint, Retail $250.

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1931-35 Airs 3d chocolate P14x15 SG #548a, light pencil annotation on reverse, MUH, Cat £130. 1934 7d Trans-Tasman Air SG #554 marginal block of 4, perf separation at base, lower units MUH, also an unused example, plus four used stamps (two are on flight covers). (6 items) 1938-44 KGVI ½d green SG #603, imprint block of 8, fresh MUH, Cat £64++. 1940 Centennial 1/- Giant Kauri Tree SG #625 A1 imprint strip of 4, two units are MVLH others MUH. 1947-52 KGVI 8d violet SG #684, lower-left Plate #110 imprint block of 6, fresh MUH.

897 ex 898 1960-66 Definitives 3d Kowhai error Yellow omitted being the upper unit of a vertical pair, fresh MUH, Cat £200. 1970-76 Definitives 3c Lichen Moth Watermark Sideways SG #918bw booklet pane of 6, slight damage in sheet margin, fine MUH, Cat £192+. 1984 Framas Trial Printing 24c, 30c & 35c sets on white paper x4, Retail $600. [Trial period ran from Sep 3 to Oct 16 1984] 2001 Tourism Centenary 40c Bungee Jumping SG #2425 self-adhesive pair error Imperforate - die cutting omitted, very fine.

901

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2003 New Zealand Landscapes $1.50 Arrowtown SG #2614, self adhesive booklet pane of 5, error Imperforate - die cutting omitted, Campbell Paterson #W92aY Cat NZ$2,000. Fine and rare. NEW ZEALAND | Booklets 901 **/B 1938 KGVI 2s6d SG #SB19, complete booklet containing three panes of six of 1½d purple brown, exploded (without staples), slight rust stains at staple holes, stamps fine MUH, Cat £400. 902 B 1938 KGVI 2s6d SG #SB19w, complete booklet containing three panes of six of 1½d purple brown Watermark inverted, exploded (without staples), slight rust stains at staple holes, stamps fine MUH, Cat £720 as single stamps. NEW ZEALAND | Official Stamps 903 ** 1907 2d purple SG #O61 corner marginal block of 9, position 8 of the block with overprint variety Filled-in ‘O’ of ‘OFFICIAL’, fine to very fine MUH, Cat £135++.

906 907

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905 906 1900 Pictorials 6d Large Kiwi SG O64, Cat £225. 1913-25 Postal Fiscals 5/- green SG #O86 handstamped ‘ESPECIME’ (Specimen) in violet, affixed to piece from a Portuguese colony’s postal archives. Fine. 1915-27 KGV 1/- vermilion P14x14½ SG #O105ba Plate #42 marginal pair, mounted in selvedge only, stamps are MUH. Rare. 1936-61 Pictorials Selection with 1½d P13½x14 SG #O116, 3d brown #O125, 4d P14 & 4d P12½ #O126,a,b, 6d P13½x14, P12½ & P14½x14 #O127,b,c, 8d P12½ #O128, 1/- P14x13½ #O131 & 2/- P12½ #O132c, generally fine MLH or MUH, Cat £360. (10)

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NEW ZEALAND | Postage Dues 908 F 1899-1908 blocks of 4 comprising 1899 Large ‘D’ 3d SG #D12, Ormondville datestamp, and 1908 2d rose-pink and green SG #D22a, Fielding datestamp; scarce as multiples. (2 blocks). 909 F 1925-49 Selection comprising 1925 Litho ½d & 2d SG #D27-28, 1925-35 Cowan P14x15 and P14 ½d to 3d (x2) sets #D2936, 1939-49 set #D41-44, fine used, Cat £278. (15) NEW ZEALAND | Postal History 1859 (Oct) inwards stampless cover from UK with ‘AUCKLAND/DE25/59/NEW-ZEALAND’ 25mm arrival datestamp, Escrick, 910 * York & London transit datestamps; also 1863 (Jul 25) cover to same addressee with ‘AUCKLAND/JY25/1863/NEW ZEALAND’ 20mm arrival datestamp, York ‘930’ duplex cancel tying GB 6d lilac SG #84; some blemishes. (2) 911 * 1883-1950s Cover Selection including 1883 Ormondville to Denmark with 2d plus 1d x6 including pair & strip of 3, 1909 PPCs from Lyttleton x2, showing scenic views of the town, 1917 Rimu registered to POW camp Holland with NZ military censor and ‘POST FREE/PC/PRISONERS OF WAR’ circular handtamp, 1917 Adelaide Rd (Wellington) registered to Vancouver, 1928 PPC to Italy with ‘MARINE POST OFFICE/RMS MAKURA’ datestamp, 1947 NZ PO stampless cover to Argentina with Director General’s Office cancel in violet; also 1937 Coronation set on piece with ‘SPECIMEN’ handstamps, postal stationery, plus a couple of Australian interlopers; condition variable but generally fine. (25)

NEW ZEALAND | Military - World War II Period NZ Forces Selection Mostly WWII including 1941 (Mar 25) FPO1 (Maadi Camp) letter sheet to Wellington, 1942 PPC & 1945 912 * cover both with NEW ZEALAND ARMY BASE PO UK’ datestamps, 1945 stampless with fine strike of ‘NZFPO (UK)/14JY45’ datestamp, 1945 use of British 3d Registration Envelope to Canada tied by ‘MPO/KW3’ datestamp with ‘KW3’ registration label; also 1916 Auckland to serviceman in France with ‘UNDELIVERED FOR THE REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER/(B.A.P.O.3.)’ and (on reverse) ‘UNABLE TO TRACE/(B.A.P.O.3.)’ boxed handstamps; heaps more of interest, condition variable. Very good lot. (64) NEWFOUNDLAND 913 F 1862-64 imperforate 5d chocolate-brown SG #19, huge margins, lightly cancelled, Cat £325. A gem! 914 * 1897 400th Anniversary of Discovery 1c to 60c set SG #66-79, odd minor blemish, fine/very fine mint overall, Cat £300. (14) 915 **/* 1919 Newfoundland Contingent 1c to 36c set SG #130-141, trivial hinge thins on 15c & 24c otherwise fine, 1c, 2c, 4c & 5c MUH, other values MLH, Cat £160. (12) 916 * 1928-29 Publicity Issue 1c to 30c set SG #164-78, very fine mint, Cat £130. (15)

917 * 918 * 919 * NIGERIA 920 * 921 * 922 **/*

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1932-38 24c bright blue variety Imperforate pair, SG #228a, fresh mint, Cat £350. 1933 Air Balbo Transatlantic Flight $4.50 on 75c yellow-brown SG #235, MLH Cat £275. 1933 350th Anniv of Annexation 1c to 32c set SG #236-249, shallow hinge thin 5c, otherwise fresh MLH, Cat £110. (14)

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1914-29 KGV Wmk MCA ½d to £1 Die II SG #1-12, fine mint, key 10/- & £1 values MVLH, Cat £275. 1936 KGV Pictorials ½d to £1 set SG #34-45, fine mint, Cat £210. 1936 KGV Pictorials 2/6d to £1 SG #42-45, 2/6d to 10/- MUH, £1 MLH, Cat £230.

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923

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1899 Surcharges 4c on 5c Pheasant variety Surcharge and ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint inverted SG #112asa, central thins, of fine appearance, unused. Undercatalogued at £800 with just one sheet printed and low survival rate. Ceremuga certificate (2014). 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibtion 6c Rhino error Overprint double SG #260b, both overprints equally strong and partly overlapping, usual centring & perfs, fresh mint. Undercatalogued at £2,500 as only one pane of 20 printed. Ceremuga certificate (2014).

1925-28 Pictorials 5c black & yellow-brown Elephant P12½, error Imperforate between in a vertical pair SG #281a, fine unused. Undercatalogued at £1,200 as just one row of 10 recorded. Extremely rare. Ceremuga certificate (2015). 926 V 1950-52 KGVI Pictorials 1c to $10 set SG #356-370, 4c with a couple of nibbed perfs, otherwise VFU with Labuan datestamps, Cat £150. (16) NORTHERN NIGERIA 927 */W 1900 QV Keyplates ½d to 1/- SG #1-7, 6d small surface rub, 1d without gum, 1/- MVLH, generally fine, Cat £120. (7) 928 * KEVII Sets comprising 1902 Wmk Crown CA ½d to 10/- (toning) SG #10-18, and 1905-07 ½d to 2/6d (gumside tonespots) #2027, mostly fine, Cat £235. (17) 929 * 1910-11 KEVII Change of Colours Wmk MCA ½d to 10/- set including 6d shade SG #28-39, fine mint, key 10/- value MVLH, Cat £120. 930 * 1912 KGV Wmk MCA ½d to £1 set SG #40-52, fine mint, Cat £250. (13)

ex 933 NYASALAND 931 * 1938-44 KGVI ½d to £1 set SG #130-143, some toning on low values, high value keyplates all very fine mint, Cat £200. (18) PAKISTAN | Postal History 932 * 1940s-1980s Group mainly commercial to UK with official mail 1950 airmail covers x4 with overprinted ‘SERVICE’ 12a frankings from Ministry of Industries, Ministry of Food, EB Railway or Post & Telegraphs Dept, 1954 from Office of Military Secretary, also 1953(?) 3a aerogramme uprated with 8a & 1a, 1956 14a meter cover, etc, condition variable in places. (23) PALESTINE | Military & Censor Mail 1941-42 Censored Covers to UK comprising [1] 1941 (Jan 24) with 20m Citadel x4 tied by Tel Aviv datestamp, black/salmon 933 * ‘PC22’ censor tape & boxed ‘PALESTINE/OPENED AND/PASSED BY/CENSOR’ handstamp in violet on reverse; [2] 1941 (Mar 9) with 50m & 5m pair tied by Tiberias datestamp, red/white ‘71/10933’ censor tape, Enfield arrival backstamp; [3] 1942 (Apr 20) registered cover 10m block of 5 and 5m tied by oval ‘REGISTERED/TEL AVIV’ datestamp, boxed ‘PALESTINE/OPENED AND/PASSED BY/CENSOR’ handstamp in violet on reverse; minor blemishes.

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PITCAIRN ISLANDS 934 ** 1985 View of the Village unissued $2 with ‘1835’ error for ‘1825’, fresh MUH. POLAND 935 W 1919 Issue For Western Galicia 5h yellow-green SG #31, tied to small piece by Krakow datestamp, Cat £375. Very scarce. POLAND | Postal History 1944-45 Covers with [1] 1944 (Dec 29) registered to Red Cross in Geneva with 50gr block of 4 tied by Warsaw datestamp, red/ 936 * white registration label applied by British in Egypt, Geneva ‘27/X/45’ backstamp showing cover was 302 days in transit; [2] 1945 (Jul 5) Poznan registered to same destination, again with red/white censor label applied in Egypt, cover 111 days in transit. (2)

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938

1882-85 King Luis Straight Label unsurfaced paper 100r P13½ SG #90 block of 4 tied to piece by 1887 Ponta Delgada datestamps, Cat £520+. 938 U 1882-85 King Luis Straight Label chalked surfaced paper 80r Type 2 P12½ SG #102a block of 4 tied to small piece by ‘FURNAS’ boxed cancel, Cat £280+. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 939 ** 1870 2d rose-pink variety ‘TWC’ SG #28b, being the middle unit in the lower row of a marginal block of 6, fresh MUH, Cat £137++. RHODESIA

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942

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1892-93 Arms Perf 14,14½ £5 sage-green SG #12, part sheet watermark, fresh unused, Cat £1,600. Ceremuga certificate (2014). [Ex Waterlow printers archives, flooded during WWII London bombings, hence stamp is without gum] 1892-93 Arms Perf 14,14½ £10 brown SG #13, no watermark, fresh unused, Cat £2,750. Rare. Ceremuga certificate (2015). [Ex Waterlow printers archives, flooded during WWII London bombings, hence stamp is without gum] 1898-1908 Numeral Value Arms £5 deep blue SG #92, superb fresh unused, Cat £3,250. Very rare. Ceremuga certificate (2014). [Ex Waterlow printers archives, flooded during WWII London bombings, hence stamp is without gum]

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943 944

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1898-1908 Numeral Value Arms £10 lilac SG #93, superb fresh unused, Cat £3,500. Very rare. Ceremuga certificate (2015). [Ex Waterlow printers archives, flooded during WWII London bombings, hence stamp is without gum] 1898-1908 Numeral Value Arms £20 yellow-bistre SG #93a expertly repaired security punch, superb fresh unused, Cat £16,000. Extremely rare British Commonwealth ultra-high value. Ceremuga certificate (2015). [Ex Waterlow printers archives, flooded during WWII London bombings, hence stamp is without gum]

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ROMANIA 945 U

1928-45 Selection with better sets including 1928 Airs (Wmk Vert & Wmk Horiz), 1932 Jamboree Fund & Medical Congress, 1936 Jamboree & Marine Exhibition, 1945 200L+1,000L Air and Defence Fund, condition generally fine/very fine used, Cat £300.

SAAR 946 1950 National Relief Fund set of 5, Mi #299-303. ST. HELENA 947 * 1903 KEVII Wmk Crown CC Watermark inverted SG #55w, very minor gum adhesion, Cat £200. 948 * 1938-55 KGVI Pictorials ½d to 10/- set SG #131-40 set plus 1949 bicolours #149-51, fine MLH, Cat £140+. (17)

ST. LUCIA 949 * 1936 KGV Pictorials ½d to 10/- set SG #113-24, fresh MVLH Cat £95. (12) 950 * 1936 KGV Pictorials ½d to 10/- set SG #113-24, fine mint, Cat £95. (12) SARAWAK | Postal History 1946-60 Cover Selection with registered x3 comprising 1949 Miri to UK, 1959 Kanowit to Singapore, 1960 Lawas to Singapore; 951 * also 1948 Kuching to UK with 50c Brooke solo, 1948 to Kuching with Lawas Proud Type D7 datestamp in violet tying stamp, plus three other items. (8) SEYCHELLES 952 * 1890-92 QV Die I & Die II Sets SG #1-14, fine mint, Cat £255. (14)

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1903 KEVII Crown CA 2c to 2r25c set SG #46-56, fine mint, key 75c to 2r25c very fine MLH, also surcharge trio SG #57-9, Cat £136. (11) 1906 KEVII Wmk MCA 2c to 2r25c set SG #60-70, very fine mint, Cat £130. (11) 1912-16 KGV Wmk MCA 2c to 2r25c set SG #71-81, 30c a few nibbed perfs, generally fine mint, Cat £110. (11) 1938-49 & 1952 KGVI Pictorial sets SG #135-49 (some hinge remnants, 1r yellow-green has thin) & #158-72, odd perf blemish, Cat £500 (ex 1r yellow-green). (44) 1938-49 KGVI 2c to 5r set plus 6c green, 9c blue & 15c shades SG #135-49, generally fine mint, Cat £550+. (28)

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SIERRA LEONE 958 * 1912-21 KGV Wmk MCA ½d to 10/- SG #112-27, a few blemishes on low values (2d thin), shilling values very fine MLH, Cat £200. (15) 959 * 1921-27 KGV Die I Script CA £2 blue & dull purple SG #129, usual trace of toning, fine mint, expertising signatures in pencil, Cat £950. Sorani certificate (1984). 960 * 1921-27 KGV Script CA ½d to 10/- Die II set SG #131-46, 2/- with Plate 1 tab, fine mint, Cat £200. (16)

961

1921-27 KGV Die II Script CA £5 orange & green SG #148, usual mild gum toning, excellent centring, fine mint, Cat £2,750. The key value. Toselli (1984) and Raybaudi (1993) photo certificates.

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SINGAPORE 962 F 1948 Silver Wedding $5 brown SG #32, fine used block of 4, odd blunt perf, Cat £200+. Scarce multiple. SOLOMON ISLANDS 963 * 1940 Postage Dues with curved ‘SPECIMEN’ punctures SG #D1s-8s, odd blunt perf, overall fine and fresh for this issue, Cat £250. (8) SOLOMON ISLANDS | Postal History 964 * 1938-50s Trio comprising [1] 1938 to NZ with two fine strikes of Proud Type D2 Vanikoro datestamp; [2] 1946 (?) Schooner Yankee to USA with ‘PASSED BY CENSOR’ handstamp; [3] 1950s (No datestamp) to Bilua with two very fine strikes of ‘AUXSCH MIENA’ straight-line ship cancel. (3) SOUTH AFRICAN COLONIES | Cape of Good Hope | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 965 U 1864-1904 nearly complete and mainly fine SG #23-78 including surcharges, postmark interest (numerals, hooded and sq circles), listed shade varieties and some wing margins. More useful noting all listed 5/-, SG #31, 45 (very difficult stamp, cat £300), 54, 68 & 78. High cat over £700, very good value. (92) SOUTH AFRICAN COLONIES | Cape of Good Hope - Mafeking Siege 966 V 1900 1d On ½d Vermilion SG #6. Tied to small piece by neat ‘MAFEKING/AP 7/1900’ cds, Cat £80. Very fine.

967

1900 1d Cadet Sergt-Major Goodyear pale blue/blue SG #17. Part May 1900 Mafeking cds. Small dealer handstamp on back does not detract from a fine to very fine example, Cat £325. 968 * 1900 1d Cadet Sergt-Major Goodyear deep blue/blue SG #18. Hinge remains, brownish gum, strong colour, Cat £1,200. Very difficult stamp. 969 V 1900 3d General Baden-Powell deep blue/blue SG #20. Tied to small piece by neat ‘MAFEKING/MY 3/1900’ cds, Cat £425. Very difficult stamp rarely seen so fine. SOUTH AFRICAN COLONIES | Natal 970 W 1861-63 Chalons comprising No Watermark Intermediate Perf 3d blue SG #11 & 1d carmine-red P13 SG #19, both without gum, Cat £480. (2) SOUTH AFRICAN COLONIES | Zululand 971 * 1888-93 Overprints on GB ½d to 1/- SG #1-10 (2d & 2½d edge toning); also Opts on Natal ½d x2 (with & without stop) & 1893 6d plus 1891 1d Postal Fiscal, SG #12-3,16, & F1; fine condition overall, Cat £725. (14) 972 U 1888-93 Overprints on GB ½d to 1/- SG #1-10 (9d slight thin), plus 1891 1d Postal Fiscal SG #F1, Cat Cat £550+; also ½d, 1d, 2½d & 1/- duplicates in mixed condition and ½d, 1d & 3d Keyplates. (18)

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1888-93 Overprints on GB 5/- rose SG #11, some mild toning, well centred, Cat £700. 1894-96 Tablets ½d to 4/- SG #20-7, fine mint, Cat £300. (8) 1894-96 Tablets ½d to 1/- x2 (one faded), 2/6d (toning, nibbed perfs) and a very fine 4/- SG #20-7, postally used, Cat £390. (9) 1894 Tablets ½d to £5 set optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #20s-9s, minor paper adhesions on reverse of a few values, key £5 is very fine, Cat £975. (10) 1894-96 £1 Tablet SG #28, 1895 Eshowe datestamp, Cat £650. Very scarce.

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1894-96 £5 Purple and Black/Red Tablet SG #29, 1895 Eshowe datestamp, guarantee handstamp on reverse, Cat £1,600. Rare. 979 U 1894-96 £5 Purple and Black/Red Tablet fiscally used with manuscript cancel, Barefoot #11, Cat £500. SOUTH AFRICAN COLONIES | Zululand | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 980 1893 ½d Brown Type B HG #1a, minor blemishes & tape mark on reverse, unused. SOUTH AFRICA 981 **/* 1933-48 Pictorials ½d Coil Stamp P13½x14 Wmk Upright SG #54bw gutter block of 24 (12x2), unit (22/9) with variety White spots at left end of bar at top, perf reinforcement between one pair, 11 of the 12 pairs are MUH, Cat £480+.

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SOUTH AFRICA | Official Stamps 982 ** 1935-47 2d blue & violet bilingual pair, SG #O23, well centred, fresh MUH, Cat £150+. SOUTH AFRICA | Postal History 983 * 1915-19 South Africans in WWI censored ex noted comprising two postcards from France - a YMCA ex APO ‘S.12’ 1915 to East London, a PPC ex FPO ‘H.22’ in 1919 to Winterton (Natal); a Field Service Card ex FPO ‘119’ in 1916 to Pretoria; a PPC of the Union Castle Line “Llanstephan Castle” from Portsmouth (England) in 1917 to Lowley (nr Joburg) inscribed “on Active Service” and “No. 1700, S.A.H.A” but uncensored through normal postal service; pictorial YMCA PPC in 1917 ex Indian FPO ‘343’ in Dar-Es-Salaam; a very attractive PPC father-to-daughter from Valletta in Malta to Irene (Transvaal) in 1916. Each copiously documented on display pages. (6) SOUTH WEST AFRICA 984 * 1927-30 Pictorials ½d to 10/- set in bilingual pairs each with variety No stop after ‘A’ of ‘S.W.A.’ SG #58a-67a, fine mint, SG #58a-67a. Rarely offered as a complete set. (10 pairs).

985 * 1927-30 Pictorials 2d bilingual pair P14x13½, variety No stop after ‘A’ of SWA SG #61ba fine mint, Cat £95. SOUTHERN NIGERIA 986 * 1912 KGV Wmk MCA ½d to £1 set SG #45-56, fine mint, key 10/- & £1 MVLH, Cat £250. (12) 987 * 1912 KGV MCA £1 purple black/red SG #56, fine mint, Cat £200. SPANISH COLONIES 988 * Spanish Sahara (Rio De Oro) 1907-08 Surcharges 10c on 50c, 10c on 75c and 2c on 2p, SG #34-6, control numbers in blue on reverse, fine mint, Cat £375. (3) MOROCCO (Spanish) 989 * 1929-32 20c Express Letter overprinted ‘CORREO ESPAÑOL/MARRUECOS’, never issued but presented in booklets to delegates attending 9th Postal Union Congress held in London in 1929, numbered on reverse. MLH. Just 200 produced.

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SWAZILAND 990 V 1935 Jubilee variety Short extra flagstaff SG #22b, fine used, Cat £275. SWEDEN 991 F 1872-79 1r blue & bistre P13 SG #26a, unusually well centred, fine used, Cat £500. SWITZERLAND 992 F 1862-64 Seated Helvetia 1fr bronze-gold SG #60, 1865 Geneva datestamp, Cat £500. 993 * 1891-1903 Seated Helvetia selection comprising P11½x11 40c grey and 1Fr maroon SG #149B & 152B, P11½ x12 20c orange, 30c pale brown and 50c green SG #155, 157a & 159, cat over £330. Also earlier numerals on granite paper 12 ultra and 15c deep violet SG #131B & 133B (rounded SW corners). (7) 994 F 1923-40 Airs 15c to 2f set complete including all grilled gum issues except 45c SG #323a, between SG #316-28, odd perf blemish, generally fine/very fine, Cat £1,400+. (13)

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THAILAND | Revenues 1899-1960s Assortment on Documents: comprising 900 mostly larger types on 26 documents, with multiples, high values, 995 * plus scarce to rare issues & varieties which have been annotated on the protective sleeves. An absorbing lot. THAILAND | Military & Censor Mail 996 **/C 1942-55 comprising 1942 two complete sheets of 20 officially sealed labels (different types), 1943 4 different sheets of 10 military labels (Army x3 & Airforce) plus two stampless covers each with different army labels; also 1955 Cambodia Border Dispute 1 baht military donation stamp complete sheet of 30. (7 sheets & 2 covers). TONGA 997 ** 1968 South Pacific Games 8s on 8d imperf marginal single variety Surcharge 11½ mm wide as on 6d SG #265a, VF fresh MUH, Cat £140. 998 ** 1974 Commonwealth Games $1.50 Official self-adhesive error Double overprint SG #O111a, fresh MUH, Cat £170. TONGA | Postal History 999 * 1890s official cover to England with Proud Type OPD1 Frank Stamp with Type D2 Nukualofa datestamp alongside; also 1902 cover to England with 2½d Pictorial tied by Type D4 datestamp, Auckland (NZ), Brighton, and Lincoln Sorting Tender backstamps. (2) 1000 * 1897-1901 Official Paid Covers comprising [1] 1897 to Nukualofa with ‘TONGA GOVERNMENT/VAVUA’ Proud Type OPD3 frank stamp with Type D3 ‘31MY97’ datestamp beneath; also [2] 1901 to New Zealand with ‘TONGA GOVERNMENT/HAAPAI’ frank stamp and Proud Type D3 ‘26JE01’ datestamp, oval ‘HM CUSTOMS/HAAPAI’ and Nukualofa & Auckland backstamps; some toning and small blemishes. Very scarce duo.

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1001

1908 use of 1d Postal Card ‘The British Residency, Tonga’ to Scotland, corner crease & edge blemishes; also 1937 attractively franked cover to NSW, the stamps tied by Proud Type D4 Niuatobutabu datestamp, Waverley NSW arrival datestamp. (2) 1002 * Selection Of Covers including 1928 Haapai to Montgomery Ward in Chicago, 1931 Nukualofa registered to USA with 5d & 2d Salote, early 1930s to USA with Proud Type K3 Niuafoou cancel tying stamps, 1937 to Sweden, 1939 Nukualofa registered to Samoa, 1939 Tin Can Mail Niuafoou registered, 1948 airmail to Sydney with 6d, 2½d & ½d Pictorials, 1950 Nukualofa registered airmail to England, 1951 Haapai registered; also postal stationery including 1950s-60s aerogrammes x5 used, etc. Good lot. (22) TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS 1003 * 1938 & 1950 KGVI ¼d to 10/- SG #194-205 and ½d to 10/- #221-33 Pictorial sets fine mint/MLH, Cat £215. (27) UKRAINE 1004 Karpeten-Ukraine 1945 10F to 200F Mi #81-6 set in blocks of 4, MUH, Cat €480+. *

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1005 ** 1968-91 Varieties Selection with [1] 1968 6c Xmas Yellow omitted Scott #1363c; [2] 1969 6c Xmas Light green omitted #1384c; [3] 1975-81 $1 Rush Lamp & Candle Brown Omitted #1610a (spectacular variety!); [4] 1981 Battles Bicentenary 18c se-tenant pair Black omitted (values & inscriptions) #1938b; [5] 1983 Streetcars marginal se-tenant block of 4 Black omitted (values & inscriptions) #2062b; [6] 1990 25c Lighthouses booklet pane of 5 separated into pair and strip of 3 with White recess inscription omitted (‘USA’ & value) #2470b-74b; [7] 1991 29c Columbia Bicentennial Black recess omitted (‘USA’ & value) #2561a; all stamps fresh MUH, Cat $1,150. (7) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1006 U 1869 Pictorials 30c ultramarine & deep carmine Scott #121, very well centred, cork cancel, Cat $550. 1007 W 1879-85 Overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Type ‘D’ Selection between Scott #189S & 211S, 90c Perry with overprint in black-brown, others with overprint in red; also 10c Special Delivery #E1S; a few stamps with minor soiling/staining, mostly fine, without gum, Cat $1,060. 1008 F 1879 90c Carmine-Rose Commodore Perry strip of 3, Sc #191, fine used, Cat $1,125+. Rare multiple. 1009 ** 1926-34 2c Washington Sc #634 block of 9 the central unit with variety Recut - ‘Long Ear’ [Plate No 20342, UR34], very minor gum blemishes including natural vertical gum streak, fine MUH overall, Cat $400+ (as a mounted block). Society of Philatelic Americans Certificate (1983). 1010 ** 1975 Bicentennial Issue 10c Haym Salomon variety Emerald inscription on back omitted Sc #1561a, fresh MUH, Cat $175 (SG Cat £200).

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Postal History 1851 cover with ‘BLOOD’S/One Cent/DESPATCH’ local (Sc #L39) at left, fine blue ‘PHILADELPHIA/27/JUN/PA.’ and ‘5’ on 1011 * face, to Princeton. 1900-1913 Postal Cards three pre-printed 1c postcards to Portland, Maine - 1900 from Boston Cycle Co, 1912 (Jan) from The 1012 * Hendee Mfg Co in Springfield about Indian Motocycles, 1912 (Dec) from Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works in Fitchburg. Excellent condition for centenarians, strong thematics. (3) 1903 (Mar 16) cover from Jamaica to San Francisco, with ‘ADVERTISED/MAY 11 1903/San Fransisco, Cal./Due 1 Cent.’ 1013 *F handstamp in red and ‘Non=Reclame’ handstamp in purple, triangle Dead Letter Office handstamp on back. Nice cover.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Military - World War II Period 1014 * Australia 1943-44 Army Post Offices cover selection from APOs ‘31’ (Brisbane) ‘33’ (Logan Village), ‘201’ (Strathpine), ‘500’ (Brisbane) x2 and ‘923’ (Brisbane); also a 1992 APO cover used at Alice Springs. (7) Australia Selection including photographic print wallet with APO ‘927’ Photo Service label adhered, used from APO ‘920’ 1015 * (Cairns) to USA, US censor tape applied; also covers x13 from various APOs including ‘201’ (Strathpine), ‘500’ (Brisbane) x2, and ‘922’ (Townsville); also a 1992 APO cover used at Alice Springs. (18 items) Dutch New Guinea Army Post Offices selection with Election War Ballot postcards x8 including APOs ‘6’ (Sansapor), ‘24’ 1016 * (Hollandia), ‘31’ (Toem), ‘38’ (Oro Bay); also covers x4 including APO ‘920’ (Biak Island) x2. (12)

New Guinea Army Post Offices selection with Election War Ballot postcards x9, also covers x5 including APO ‘159’ (Sansapor), ‘322’ (Finschhafen), ‘503’ (Oro Bay) & ‘929’ (Port Moresby). (14) 1018 * New Guinea Army Post Offices selection with Election War Ballot postcards x7; also covers x5 comprising APOs ‘6’ (Milne Bay), ‘32’ (Goodenough Island) ‘43’ (Aitape), ‘322’ (Finschhafen), ‘928’ (Milne Bay). (12) Solomon Islands 1943-45 covers selection with APO ‘709’ x4 (one a front only), others from APO ‘25’, APO ‘37’ (Guadacanal) 1019 * endorsed “FREE” & APO ‘717’ (Munda), condition variable. (7 items). Solomon Islands Army Post Offices selection Election War Ballot postcards x5, also 1944 APO ‘716’ (Bougainville) use of V1020 * Mail war ballot, plus covers x8 including ‘37’ (Bougainville), ‘709’ (Guadacanal) x4, ‘453’ (Bougainville) x2, plus ‘719’ (Unit 2, Guadcanal) cover endorsed “Inter Island”. (14) VIETNAM | Postal History 1021 * 1953-64 group of six airmail commercial covers from Saigon to India with an attractive array of frankings. Nice group. ZANZIBAR | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 1022 */W 1895-1936 Selection with 1895 Opts on India ½a to 4a plus 8a & 3r, several values with Small second ‘Z’ of ‘ZANZIBAR’, 1896 Flags 1a (thin) to 5r including both 1r shades (1r blue without gum) and extra 3r, plus 1936 5c to 10s set, condition mostly fine, Cat £500+. (40) 1017

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