Lot 20: 1840 1d Black block of for on cover from Edinburgh to Kirriemuir
Session 2 Auction No.41
Thursday 5th November 2015, commencing at 10:00am and Friday 6th November 2015, commencing at 10:00am Level 2, 170 Queen Street, Melbourne. Australia.
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COINS & BANKNOTES | Banknotes 350 Australia 1961 10/- Coombs-Wilson Reserve (R17) prefix AH/64, light bend at right, otherwise EF. 351 Australia 1961 QEII £1 Coombs-Wilson Reserve (R34b) prefix HK/64, virtually aUnc. 352 Australia 1960 Franklin £5 Coombs-Wilson Reserve (R50) prefix TD/06, flattened light folds, minor soils, VF/EF. 353 Australia 1960 Governor Phillip £10 Coombs-Wilson Reserve (R63) prefix WA/60 a few flattened small folds & minor soils, overall crisp VF. DOCUMENTS & EPHEMERA 354 1919(C.) World Air Derby: document in Japanese relating to this proposed race, which included landing in Tokyo. The document has printed signatures of EW Frazer of Tokyo and Yokohama, Sidney Veit of Paris and Louis Beaumont, Charles Glidden & Benjamin Hillman. Accompanied by a 2nd Japanese document illustrated with a sailing junk and turtle. (2)
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Australia: collection of seven historic 1901 Foundation of the Commonwealth items - in date order [1] January 1 ornate colourful Inaugural Celebrations invitation (264x174mm on thick card) of the NSW Govt to Mr W.J. Gollin’s & lady’s to attend the ceremonies; [2] January 3 two serially numbered tickets (154x114mm) for a Commercial Demonstration and Welcome to The First Governor General, one in blue in name of Colonel Penton, the other in pink headed ‘LADY’S BALCONY TICKET’, unused; [3] Government of Victoria undated colourfully illustrated thick card (306x260mm) requesting the presence of Col Arthur Pole-Penton at the opening of Parliament celebrations, some surface damage; [4] May 9 invitation card (corner crease - 222x155mm) to the reception following opening of the Parliament of Australia “to meet Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York . . .”, in the name Colonel A. Pole-Penton . . .; [5] May 9 a more ornate and larger souvenir invitation on thick card (290x226mm) to same reception, this in the names of Mr & Mrs W J Gollin; [6] May 11 invitation card (215x153mm) to Colonel Pole Penton “In the presence of Their Royal Highnesses . . .” (as above) from The Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Council of the University of Melbourne to their Annual Commencement. Amazing assembly. (7) GB PMG Postal Instructions Sheet: No.15, March 1853, re postal rates of Books, Magazines, Reviews and Pamphlets from UK to New South Wales. Top left is green handstamp ‘LERWICK/AP/15/1853’ (Shetland Islands). Germany: 1944 Work Book for Foreigners, issued for a French man. Unusual. Germany: 1944 Work Book for Foreigners, issued for a Ukranian woman. Unusual. Germany: 1935 Work Book for German national.
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Belgium - Illustrated Telegrams: all used in the Flemish community of Boitsfort in 1951, some duplication. Very attractive illustrations. (70) PICTURE POSTCARDS 361 **/U French Africa: Sudan, Egypt, Camels and Native Nudes. Many have been postally used, some unused. Nice group. (128) BRITISH COMMONWEALTH 362 * 1935 Silver Jubilee Omnibus complete set of 250, Grenada ½d variety Kite and vertical log, Hong Kong 20c regummed, toning in places, many are fine, Cat £1,400+. (250) *
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New Imperial Album Vol 1. from 1840-Mid 1936 with GB 1847-54 6d, few 1p red plate nos, range of 1870 ½d (with some gum) incl pl 12, 20, 1883-84 2/6d ‘CONTINENTAL NIGHT MAIL’ cds, KEVII 2/6d, 5/-,10/-, Ascension 1934 Pictorials (10, mint), Australia Roo CofA 5/-, 10/- used, few 1930s commems, Burma 1937 2r MLH, Canada 1897 Jubilee 8c mint, Cyprus, Egypt 1926 Port Fouad 10m, 15m, 1933 Aviation Congress, Falkland Islands KEVII various to 1/-, 1912-20 KGV to 3/- mint, Fiji, Gilbert & Ellice, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, India KEVII 2r ‘ADEN/1907’ cds, KGV to 25r, selection of States incl Bhopal, Cochin also Malta. Generally fine. (100s) New Imperial Album Vol. 2 from 1840s to Mid 1936 Mauritius to Zululand incl Mauritius, Newfoundland 1897 Discovery 6c to 60c mint, 1933 Gilbert 5c to 32c, New Zealand few perf Chalons incl 4d, 6d brown, blue, 1/-, KEVII to 1/-, St. Helena 1922-37 Script wmk 5/-, St. Vincent, Sierra Leone various Wilberforce to 2/-, Straits Settlements, Sudan 1931-37 Airmails (12), Tasmania few perf Chalons, etc. Generally fine.
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ADEN | Postal History 365 * 1935 (Oct 5) use of Imperial Russia 20k Arms on small cover with Paquebot cancel. 366 * 1935 (Oct 5) use of unissued Ukraine 1920 50gr Musician on small cover with Paquebot cancel. ANTARCTICA 1930 Little America: Antarctica cover, 5c Air cancelled by USS City of New York duplex, several cachets on back and front. 367 * 368 * 1934: use of 3c Byrd Expedition plate number strip of 3 cancelled with fine Little America machine cancel of Jan 30, with Little America duplex on face of Jan 31. Handstamp on face explains that delivery to USA delayed for 1 year due to transportation problems. 369 * 1934: use of 3c Byrd Expedition cancelled with fine Little America machine cancel of Jan 31, on PPC with whales, Greetings cachet on face signed by Robert AJ England.
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1935-61 Group: with [1] 1934 & 1935 Little America covers, [2] 1958 & 1959 International Geophysical Year on Guthrie covers, [3] four different WCS base covers; [4] 1959-60 five different AAT stamps on Antarctic PPCs, [5] 1956 Operation Deep Freeze x2. (16)
ANTIGUA 371 */F 1903-07 KEVII 3d & 6d, fine used, 5/- very lightly mint, SG #35-6,40, Cat £185. (3) ASCENSION 372 * 1934 KGV ½d to 5/- set SG #21-30, mint, Cat £120. (10) 373 * 1938-53 KGVI Pictorials ½d to 10/- set SG #38-47, most perfs/colour changes (excl 5/- P13½) including 1d Green Mountain & 3d black & ultramarine, some duplicates, mostly fine mint, Cat £500+. (43)
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1938-53 KGVI Pictorials ½d black & violet P13 marginal block of 4, variety Long centre bar to E, SG #38ba, fresh MUH, Cat £94+. 1956 QEII Pictorials set ½d to 10/-, SG #57-69, fresh MUH, Cat £140. (13) 1971 Evolution of Space Travel ½p to £1 set SG #135-48 in marginal blocks of 4, fresh MUH, Cat £132. (56)
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1942 Columbus Anniversary 6d marginal pair, right-hand unit with overprint variety ‘COIUMBUS’ for ‘COLUMBUS SG #169a, very fine mint, Cat £1,200. Rare. BPA Certificate (2007). BANGLADESH | Revenues 378 D/U Array: many on complete documents with 1983 Court Fee document with Surcharged 50p on 80p, 1984 insurance form with Overprinted 10T Insurance x42 & 5t 2008 Traffic Offence Fine form with 5T x50 and another form with 50T x14; also various single stamps on hagners with Foreign Bill, Insurance including 1981-83 local overprints, Share Transfer, Special Adhesive, Traffic Offence, etc. Unusual and seldom offered. (100 + forms x14). BARBADOS 379 ** 1906 Nelson Centenary ¼d Watermark Inverted SG #145w, corner block of 4, MUH. 380 * 1970 Surcharge 4c on 5c vertical strip of 3, the lower unit with Surcharge double, SG #398c, on unaddressed plain FDC, Cat £95++. BASUTOLAND 381 ** 1961 QEII Surcharge 1R type II on 10/- black & maroon, SG #68a, marginal block of 4 with large part De La Rue imprint, fresh MUH, Cat £140 as singles. BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE 382 * 1888 Overprints ½d vermilion with ‘Protectorate’ doubled SG #40a (Robson Lowe #40 footnotes double overprints on No. 40 are kiss-prints). Heavy hinge remains, fresh, Cat £350. [Offered as is]
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383 ** 1961 Surcharges 1r on 10/- Type I SG #167, marginal example, mild band of tone on gum, MUH, Cat £450. Rare. BELGIUM 384 ** 1926 20f Bright Green P14½ SG #502, fresh MUH, Cat £120. BERMUDA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 385 **/* 1953-70 MUH Sets comprising 1953 ½d to £1 set 5/- to £1, 1970 Buildings Surcharges 1c on 1d to $2.40 on £1 set, 1970-75 Flowers 1c to $3 set, Cat £198. (59) BERMUDA 386 * 1938-53 Keyplates 2/- purple & blue/deep blue variety Gash in chin SG #116cf, fine mint, Cat £325.
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387 ** 1953-62 QEII Pictorials set ½d to £1 with both 3d and 1/3d types, SG #179-90, fresh MUH, Cat £138. BRAZIL | First Flight Covers 1930 Graf Zeppelin Rio De Janerio - Friedrichshafen with 500r Hermes & 10,000r Zeppelin on first pan-America round flight, 388 * Condor air label on face. Large special Recife cancel also on face. BRITISH GUIANA 389 * 1905 ‘POSTAGE And REVENUE’ $2.40 green & violet Ship SG #251, fine mint, Cat £190. BRITISH HONDURAS 390 * 1891 2c Surcharge Bisect in pair with normal on local cover, SG #37a, Cat £110.
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1891 2c Surcharge Bisect on locally addressed home-made covers x2 (each with half of same stamp), SG #37a. 391 * 392 ** 1953-62 QEII Pictorials set 1c to $5, SG #179-90, fresh MUH, Cat £90. (12) BRITISH OCCUPATION OF ITALIAN COLONIES | Eritrea 393 * 1948-49 BMA Overprints 10c on 1d pale scarlet with overprint variety Surcharge misplaced to right, rejoined perf separation, mint. Brandon Certificate (1999). BRITISH POST OFFICES IN THAILAND 394 W 1882-86 Strait Settlements 12c blue optd ‘B’ SG #8, fine unused, Cat £1,500. BPA Certificate (1979). BRUNEI | Japanese Occupation 395 F 1942-44 Handstamps on Brunei Pictorials 25c, 50c & $1, SG #J14 & J16-17, fine used, Cat £180. (3) BURMA | Postal History 396 * 1906 (Mar 20) use of ½a KEVII on coloured PPC of ‘Burmese ballet.’ from Rangoon to Melbourne. Underpaid and taxed, oval ‘T1D’ on face.
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CANADIAN PROVINCES | Revenues 397 U Range On Hagners: with Alberta Law Stamps 1907 20c to $5 & 1910 $2, Amusement Tax 2½c & 5c; British Columbia 18881940s Law Stamp range to $2; Manitoba 1870s-90s Consolidated Fund & Justice Fund array to $1, most overprinted and/or handstamped; New Brunswick 1884-87 Law Stamps to $2 x2, 1934 Probate 10c blocks of 6 x2 and strip of 5; Newfoundland with Inland Revenue 1898 $1 & 1920 KGV Without Imprint 50c & $1, Nova Scotia 1869 Bill Stamp selection to 40c, 1925 Rouletted Customs Duty 1c to 5c; Ontario range of Law Stamps including 1929-40 $10 black on red, 1935 Stock Transfer $60 green on yellow x2 (one is punctured), 1955 Vacation Pay $5; Quebec Law Stamps, Registration, Transfers & Unemployment Tax issues; Saskatchewan Law Stamps with 1908 set to $20 & Power Commission issues. Very good lot, worthy of close inpection (100s) NEW BRUNSWICK 398 F 1851 1d Red SG #1. Four clear to large margins, barred oval (void centre) cancel Robson Lowe Type C1. A fine to very fine example in quite a bright shade, Cat £350 (as more common shade). 399 */U 1860-63 Selection in SG #9-17 range comprising nine mint shades with some gumside blemishes, mainly fine with 1c x2, 2c (surface scuff), 5c x2, 10c, 12½c and 17c x2; 12½c x2 used (tone, perf blemishes). Thematic interest, attractive stamps, cat well over £500. (11) NEWFOUNDLAND 400 **/* 1860 3d Green SG #11. A triangular block of 4, three units with hinge remains, folded between two units, some light gum spots. Strong colour, min Cat £440+ (as four hinged singles).
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1860-62 Selected Issues 3d green, 5d chocolate-brown and 6d rose-lake, SG #11, 19 & 20. Clear to large margins, fresh original colours, Cat £245. (3) 1860 4d Orange-Vermilion SG #12. A fine and very fresh four margin stamp with very faint postmark traces, particularly in top margin (cleaned?), Cat £1,100. 1862 1d Chocolate-Brown SG #16. Without gum, four clear to large margins, fresh original colour, Cat £350. Very nice. 1864 4d Rose-Lake SG #18. A fresh four margins block of 4 with light storage-related bend, single hinge trace one unit. Plus a fine 4-margin single MLH. Min Cat £250+ (as five singles).
1894 5c Bright Blue SG #59a (Unitrade #55). A fresh nicely centred horizontal pair, one with hinge trace, Cat £150+ (as both hinged). 1898 1c Green QV Plate Proof (yellowish-green shade as SG #85), an imperforate horiz pair on wove white paper (ie NOT India paper), ungummed, unwatermarked. 1920 Surcharges 3c on 15c Surcharge, bars 10½mm apart, SG #145, superb used, Cat £250. 1929-31 Perkins Bacon Printing 1c green Map variety Imperf between (vert pair) SG #179b. Lightly hinged top unit, fresh, Cat £225.
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1937 Coronation 7c bright ultramarine block of 4, lower right stamp variety Re-entry at right, SG #259b, bottom stamps fresh MUH, Cat £99.
NOVA SCOTIA 410 */W/U 1851-63 Selection SG #1-29 range with [1] 1851-60 imperfs 1d red-brown (mss cancel), 3d blue x2 (one heavily repaired), 6d yellow-green, all with touched or cut into margins - cat £1,300+; [2] 1860-63 American Bank Note shades on yellowish (mostly) and white papers with some value duplication 1c to 12½c mint (5c no gum, 8½c block 4 with MUH x2) and used (ex 2c mint damaged - only), cat c£300. Shame about the imperfs condition, bargain. (20) 411 1851 1/- Purple SG #8, Cat £3,500 (Unitrade #6, Can$3,500 for Fine Used). Four margins all close, skillfully repaired/rebacked, indistinct barred cancellation. Good looking stamp. CANADA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 412 U/W 1859-1953 mixed fair to fine selection with [1] QV various from 1859 Colony 1c SG #29 (faults), 1898-1902 incl 2c surcharges in SG #142-172 range noting 1900 20c x3 SG #165 - one appears unused with gum poss not original (14 stamps); [2] 1898 Xmas x9 incl MLH x2 prob SG #166; [3] Airs various 1928-35 Airs mint and used (7); [4] KGV & KGVI period oddments incl $1 orange SG #255 MLH cat £55 (8); [5] Prince Edward Island apparently all unused 3d, 6d, 9d, 1c & 6c SG #15, 17, 19, 34 & 41 poor to only fair, Newfoundland incl forgery and 5c Seal roulette SG #43 (7). Very high catalogue, inspection a must! (45) 413 U 1868-93 QV Large & Small Types ½c to 15c values unchecked for perfs, printers, etc, and with some duplication in SG #54120 range. More useful values include 1869 1c orange-yellow SG #56a with concentric circle cancel cat £100, 2d green shades x3 SG #57 group, a nice 1875 5c olive-green SG #63 cat £85. Pmk types incl cork, dumb barred, cds. Some imperfections as to be expected, some even appear unused. If all used cat £1,150+. Good value, inspection recommended. (40)
*/W/U 1875-1950 Back-Of-Book Selection with [1] Registered 5c green and 8c blue used and MNG believed SG #R6 & 9, mint alone cat £500+; [2] Special Delivery mint 1898 10c deep green, 1922 20c, 1939 10c surcharge (brown gum) SG #S2, 4 & 11; [3] 1946-50 used ‘OHMS’ perfin and opts, ‘G’ opts, SG #O154, 163, 168, 186 & 191. Mainly fine. (12) 415 U QV-KGV Array On Hagners with 1859 1c, 5c Beaver x2 & 12½c x2, 1868-97 Large Queens 12½c & 15c and Small Queens to 8c x2, & 10c, 1893 50c x2, 1897 50c Jubilee, 1897-98 4-Corner Maples 6c mint, 1898 2c Xmas mint & unused, KEVII to 20c & KGV to 50c, usual variable condition, some are fine. (90+) CANADA 416 W 1851-64 3d Beaver in black with horizontal opt ‘SPECIMEN’ in orange-yellow. Fine 4-margins, Unitrade #1TCvi cat Can$300+. 417 W 1851-64 6d Prince Albert in black with vertical opt ‘SPECIMEN’ in carmine, Unitrade #2TCix. A very fine full-margined pair, cat Can$600+.
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1851 Imperf Laid Paper 6d slate-violet SG #2, Cat £1,300 (prob Unitrade #2). Hinge rems over tear upper left, concentric circles cancel, four clear to large margins. Difficult stamp in any condition. Very good value. 1851-64 12d young QV in black with vertical opt ‘SPECIMEN’ in carmine, Unitrade #3Pi. A very fine full-margined vertical pair, still on original backing card stock, cat Can$5,000+. 1851-64 12d young QV in black with diagonal opt ‘SPECIMEN’ in carmine, Unitrade #3Pii. Very fine 4 margins, cat Can$4,500. 1852-57 Imperf Handmade Wove Paper 3d red Beaver SG #5. A fine 4-margin example with concentric circle cancel, Cat £225. Very nice. 1857-64 7½d young QV in black with vertical opt ‘SPECIMEN’ in carmine, Unitrade #7TCi. A close to superb left marginal example, cat Can$500. 1852-57 Imperf Handmade Wove Paper 6d greenish grey Prince Albert, SG #10, Cat £1,200 (Unitrade #5b). Thinned, two partly closed tears, evidence of cleaning, but - on the plus side - four clear margins. Fill that space!
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1854 10d Jacques Cartier in blue, Unitrade #7P. A very fine to superb example, cat Can$300. 1854 10d Jacques Cartier in black with vertical opt ‘SPECIMEN’ in carmine, Unitrade #7TC1. A fine almost 4-margin example just touching left, cat Can$1,000+. 1852-57 Imperf Handmade Wove Paper 7½d yellow-green Young QV SG #12, Cat £2,500 (Unitrade #9) Tiny nick left centre, light foxing, part d/arc cds (appears 1858). Almost four clear margins, outer frame just shaved SE corner. Very attractive stamp. 1852-57 Imperf Handmade Wove Paper 10d dull blue Jacques Cartier SG #14. A fine 4-margin stamp tied to small piece by light concentric circle cancel (part correspondence in French seen on back), Cat £1,700. Very difficult stamp. 1857 Imperf Machine-Made Wove Paper ½d deep rose QV SG #17, Cat £600 (Unitrade #8). Part d/arc cds (poss 1856). Almost four clear margins, outer frame shaved lower left side. Strong original colour, very attractive. 1859 Decimal Currency selection with 1c QV (disturbed part gum prob not original), 5c Beaver, 10c Prince Albert, 12½c QV x3, 17c Jacques Cartier x2 - prob SG #31, 36, 39-40 shades x3, 42 x2. Various contemporary pmks. PLUS an Imperforate 17c on medium to thick wove paper with unknown cancel (ex 1859 proof sheet?). Cat £550 (excluding the last). Good value. (9)
1864 2c Rose-Red SG #44. Couple shortish perfs, light black barred cancel and part red probably transit (USA?). Attractive well-centred example with strong original colour, Cat £170. 1889-97 Small Heads Ottawa Printing Thin Poor Quality Paper 10c brownish-red SG #111, large-part gum, Cat £250. 1897 Jubilee set ex $4, SG #121-140 range. Some blemishes (eg $1 shallow thin, $5 tone perfs, some short perfs) and disturbed redistributed og. Very fresh appearance. See also Lot 434. (15) 1897 Jubilee 1c, 2c, 5c, 8c, 10c & 50c, SG #122-135 range. Tidy cds cancels ex 10c barred oval and 50c neat Toronto roller. Attractive stamps, cat c£250+. (6) 1897 Jubilee $4 optd ‘SPECIMEN’ (with serifs) SG #139s Cat £360+ (Unitrade #64s cat Can$800). Very fresh.
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440 441 1908 Quebec Centenary 5c indigo x2 (one cds, one poss MNG), 7c olive-green cds, 10c violet tidy roller cancel, SG #191-3. Couple typical line perf rounded corners, Cat £225+ (as all fine used). (4) 1911-12 KGV Perf 12 1c deep yellow-green booklet pane of 6, SG #199a, showing Fine horizontal hairlines across stamps (Unitrade #104ai), fine mint. 1915 ‘WAR/TAX’ Opts set of 3 SG #225-7. Small gum imperfections (50c redistributed), very fresh, cat £300. [With 5c similar additionally optd ‘INLAND REVENUE’ without gum.] (4) 1927-30 Selected Better Values 1927 12c Confederation SG #270, 1929 Bluenose SG #284, 1930 50c Memorial church and $1 Mt Edith Cavell SG #302-3. Single hinge traces, very fresh, cat £400+. (4) Imperforate Varieties with [1] 1928 5c Air variety of SG #274, vert pair Imperf between cat £250 (Unitrade #C1c); [2] 1933 20c red optd for Grain Exhibition, Imperforate a single variety of SG #330 (Unitrade #203a). Very scarce, only 75 pairs reported to have existed. 1930-31 KGV Perf 11 1c green booklet pane of 4+2 labels, SG #289db, fresh, Cat £100. 1930-31 KGV Perf 11 2c brown booklet pane of 6, SG #292a, fresh, Cat £55.
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1930-31 KGV Perf 11 3c scarlet booklet pane of 4+2 labels, SG #293db, fresh, Cat £55. 1935 Pictorials Perf 12 50c violet Parliament Building block of 4, top right stamp Major entry, SG #350a, lower units MUH, Cat £208 as hinged.
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445 F 1875 Registration Stamps 8c dull blue SG #R9, fine used, Cat £275. CANADA | Official Stamps 446 ** 1949 Overprinted ‘OHMS’ $1 purple block of 4, SG #O170, fresh MUH, Cat £180. 447 * More useful overprinted ‘G’ - 1950 20c-$1 plus 7c Air, 1951 $1 Fisherman, SG #O187-190 & O192 (may be unhinged). Very well-centred and fresh, cat £260+ (as MUH). (5) CANADA | Postal History 448 * 1898-1970s Covers Variety from 1898 unpaid PPC to S. Africa (QV 2c violet added), 1906 Holstein-Toronto registered envelope with multiple QV low vals, 1907 KEVII 2c red PSE to S. Africa. Also 1929-36 envs various frankings incl 5c and 5c optd Airs and nine post-1958 FDCs hand-addressed to South Africa. Also attractive unused PPC of Red Star Line steamer ‘LAPLAND’. (17) CEYLON 449 */W/U 1872-80 Wmk Crown/CC used set of 12, SG #121-32 (includes both listed 8c shades) plus extra 2c, 14c and 16c, all barred cancels, mainly fine, cat c£166; plus unused 2c and 24c og disturbed, 36c without gum. (18)
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CHINA | Amoy Municipal Posts 450 */W 1895-96 Selection mint or unused comprising 1895 ½c to 5c including 2c blues Type I & II, 1896 15c & 25c (thin), ½c on 4c in black (fault), 3c on 15c & 6c on 20c (scuff); Postage Dues 2c Type II with red overprint and ½c & 1c with black overprint; Cat £350 (ex three damaged stamps). (14) 451 U 1895-96 Used Selection 1895 ½c to 5c (2c Type II) plus 1c shade & extra 4c, 1896 ½c on 5c (perf indent), Postage Dues 2c type II & 4c with red overprint & ½c & 1c with black overprint, odd minor blemish, various cancels, Cat £225. (12) CHINA | Chinkiang Municipal Posts 452 */W 1894-95 mint/unused selection comprising 1895 Golden Mountain without clouds ½c to 10c (5c blemishes), with clouds ½c, 1c & 2c, 1895 Postage Dues Overprints 1½mm setting 1c, 5c & 10c, 2½mm setting ½c x2 (one with Break in ‘P’ of ‘POSTAGE’), 2c, 4c & 6c, New Design 1c & 4c, also 1c optd ‘SERVICE’, odd tone, mostly fine, Cat £280. (21) CHINA | Chinkiang Municipal Posts | Postage Dues 453 F 1895 Overprints 6c plum overprint (2½mm setting) variety Overprint inverted SG #D29a, fine used, Cat £60. 454 W 1895 5c green (inscribed ‘FIVR CENTS’ sic) and 6c plum SG #D36-37 horizontal pairs, both with Double perfs between stamps, unused, Cat £240+.
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CHINA | Foochow Municipal Posts 455 U/W 1895 Dragon Boat set ½c (thin) to 5c used, 6c to 40c unused, fine/very fine overall, Cat £160. Attractive set. CHINA | Hankow Municipal Posts 456 */W 1893-96 mint/unused selection with ImperfxRouletted 2c, 5c & 10c SG #4-6, plus change of paper 2c x2 & 5c #14-15, 1894 Pictorials 20c & 30c, 1896 Redrawn Pictorials 2c, 5c & 30c, also postage due 2c #D21 x2, condition generally fine, Cat £275. (13) CHINA | Ichang Municipal Posts 457 */U 1894-95 perforated ½c used, plus 1c (left margin Perf 18!), 3c, 5c, 1m, 15c & 3m mint, also mint rouletted 3m with Offset on reverse, a few nibbed perfs, minimum Cat £400+. (8) 458 * 1894 ½c to 3m set SG #1-8 including 2c & 3c shades, also 1896 2c on 1ca Type II SG #16, Cat £500+.
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CHINA | Kewkiang Municipal Posts 459 U 1894-96 used selection comprising 1894 2c, 5c & 10c to 40c, New Design ½c (crease) & 1c, 1896 Surcharge trio; also postage dues ‘D’ under ‘st’ ½c (black/Ventetian red), 1c to 6c, 15c & 20c (faded), Cat £500+ (ex 20c due). (18) 460 *W 1894 ½c (both) to 40c set SG #1-10, mint or unused, Cat £150+. (10) CHINA | Wuhu Municipal Posts | Postage Dues 461 W 1895 40c rose-red SG #D65 variety Overprint inverted, with normal stamp for comparison, unused. Not listed by SG. CHINA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 462 **/*/W/U1942-49 Mostly Offset Group with 1992 50f Year of the Monkey corner block of 6 Offset on reverse, East China 1949 $1,000 Mao Offset on reverse, North-East China 1950-51 unissued $50,000 bright green Offset on reverse, also various other issues with surcharge offsets, etc. (29) 463 W 1943-49 Unused Group comprising 1948 $30,000 on 30c P10½ SG #1011a, 1948-49 4c on $1 Indian red SG 1054b & 50c on 40c P10-11½ SG 1083a pairs; also Sinkiang 1943 Fifth Sun Yat-sen issue 30c SG #230 pair the left-hand unit with Cheek flaw caused by foreign matter on plate, and East China 1949 $5 Map with dramatic Kiss printing. (5 items).
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1959-60 Sets comprising 1959 10th Anniv of People’s Republic, 1960 Women’s Day and Liberation of Czechoslovakia Anniversary, fresh MUH, Cat £130. (9) */U/C 1978-79 Mint Sets comprising 1978 Galloping Horses, 1978 Arts & Crafts, 1978 Highway Bridges & 1979 Camellias; also some used oddments plus 8f & 10f Camellias on separate covers; mint stamps alone Cat £120. (42 + two covers). ** Selection with better sets including 1973 Working Women, 1974 25th Anniv People’s Republic with 8f se-tenant strip, Huhsien Paintings, 1975 Teachers, 4th People’s Congress & Criticism of Confucius, 1976 Mao’s Directive, Power Lines & College, 1977 Chou En-lai Death Anniv & Militiawomen and 1978 Galloping Horses, fine and fresh, itemised material alone Cat £560. (90)
CHINA 467 F 468 * 469 470 471
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1897 Red Revenue 1c on 3c Type A SG #88, fine used, Cat £375. 1897 Red Revenue Surcharges 1c on 3c Type (B) Surcharge (value 3½mm below Chinese characters) SG #88a, a few tonespots, large-part gum, Cat £1,000. 1923 ‘SPECIMEN’ Group 15c deep blue Sower SG #323, 1c & 3c Temple of Heaven & Sinkiang 10c Temple of Heaven. (4) 1923 Adoption of Constitution set of 4 optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #362-65s, without gum. (4) 1929 Unification of China 1c to $1 set SG #376-379, fine mint, Cat £250.
part 472
472
W
473
V
474
**/W
475
W
476 477
W **
$95 $100 $240
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1938-41 $5 Sun Yat Sen imperforate ungummed folded sheet of 6 panes of 50 in unfinished state with vignette misplaced to SE. See SG China (10th Edition) catalogue note under SG 482 ‘. . . these were looted from printing works in Hong Kong’. Rare survivor. 1940-41 Provincial Surcharges 5c green Die II marginal block of 4 with 3c Kansu unofficial inverted surcharge and CTO cancel. 1959 Tenth Anniversary of People’s Republic 1st & 2nd Issue sets SG #1843-45 & 1846-49, the former MUH, the latter without gum as issued, Cat £165. (7) 1959 Tenth Anniversary of People’s Republic 20pf deep carmine SG #1861, showing Mao Tse-tung proclaiming Republic, without gum as issued, Cat £325. 1959 First National Games set of 16 SG #1872-87, some mild toning as is usual, without gum as issued, Cat £120. 1959 Anniversry of Long March Conference 4f to 10f set SG #1892-94, 4f MVLH, other values MUH, Cat £150.
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1960 Tenth Anniversary of Sino-Sovet Treaty 4f to 10f set SG #1899-1901, plus 15th Anniv of Hungarian Liberation duo SG #1902-03, all fresh MUH, Cat £135. 1960 90th Birth Anniversary of Lenin 4f to 20f set SG #1904-06, fresh MUH. 1965 Second National Games set of 11, SG #2280-90, 8f Javelin with crease, odd mild gumside tonespot, fine overall, Cat £700. (11) 1972 Construction of Red Flag Canal set of 4 SG #2494-7, fresh MUH, Cat £180. (4)
479 480
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481
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482 483 484
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1978 5y Galloping Horses M/S SG #2781, tiny corner wrinkle, fresh MUH, Cat £700. 1978 Arts & Crafts 3y Flying Fairies M/S SG #2815, MLH, Cat £500. 1978 2y Hsingkiang River Bridge M/S SG #2834, fresh MUH, Cat £550.
$500 $300 $450
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1979 2y The Great Wall M/S SG #2865, MLH, Cat £275. 1979 International Stamp Fair Riccione M/S overprinted in gold with ‘J41’ serial number at base SG #2874, MLH, Cat £1,100. 1979 2y Camelias of Yunnan M/S SG #2922, MLH, Cat £400.
$200 $800 $250
$100 $75
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488 489 490 491
* 1979 Stamp Exhibition Hong Kong M/S 2y Camelias M/S overprinted in gold in upper margin SG #2923, MLH, Cat £850. */U/C 1980 Paintings of Qi Baishi 4f to 70f set SG #2939-54 plus miniature sheet #2955 fine mint, also 8f & 60f on separate covers and range of used values to 70f, all neatly presented on album pages, Cat £500+. (27) * 1980 8f Year of the Monkey SG #2968 on 1980 (Mar) small cover to Radio Australia in Melbourne, minor blemishes. Rare commercial usage, Cat £750 as a used stamp. ** 1989 Mount Huashan 8f SG #3623 vertical strip of 5 from left of the sheet, with with partial Frontal offset in sheet margin, MUH.
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1989 Mount Huashan 90f SG #3625 strip of 4 from top of the sheet with part Frontal offset in upper margin, MUH. Spectacular variety. CHINA | Postal History 1945 Registered express envelope sent from Hankow to New Zealand franked with GB KGVI 1d red pair tied by framed 493 * ‘EXPRESS/DOUBLE REGISTERED’ handstamp in violet, endorsed “British Fleet Mail” at top, reverse with China $500 on 3c x3, $100 on 1c x2 and $50 on 5c tied by Shanghai datestamps, Sydney transit cds applied en route, small faults. Rare and unusual. 1949 use of $10,000 Sun Yat-sen x3 on face and $1,000 Sun Yat-sen x9 on back of air cover from the American Consulate 494 * Chungking to New York. [The US Consulate was in Chungking for about 1 month only, between mid-October and mid-Novenber.]
$100
$400 $300
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CHINA - JAPANESE OCCUPATION | Mengkiang 495 W 1945 Unissued Sun Yat-Sen & Martyrs 2c, 5c x2, 8c, 16c, 50c, $2 (plus 1 damaged) Sun Yat-sen and 15c Martyrs, all poorly perfed 13x13½ and with no gum. These were prepared but not issued when the Japanese surrendered. COLOMBIA 496 * 1921-28 SCADTA Group all oveprinted ‘S’ for Switzerland, with 1921 30c, 1923 5c x5, 10c x8, 15c x8, 20c x4, 30c x8, 50c, 60c, 1p x2 & 20c R ovpt, SG #22,37-41,43,44,R50, mint, a few with dealer handstamps. It is believed that less than 2,000 were surcharged. [These stamps were only available at the Colombian Embassy in Switzerland.] (40) 497 * 1923 SCADTA 60c yellow-brown complete sheet of 25 (margin faults), ovptd ‘GB’ for Great Britain, SG #44, mint, odd adhesion trace and some perf re-inforcement. Very rare. [These stamps were only available at the Colombian Embassy in England.] COOK ISLANDS 498 ** 1932 Pictorials 1d Cook SG #100 imperforate plate proof pairs x2, one being a marginal example, fresh MUH.
CYPRUS 499 */W/U 1880-1951 Range mostly mint with QV 1d red Pl 217 unused, Keyplates 1894-96 Crown CA 2pi to 9pi, KEVII 1904-10 MCA 9pi & 12pi, KGV MCA 9pi, 12pi & 18pi, KGV 1924 New Design 12pi & 18pi, 1935 Silver Jubilee, KGVI 1938-41 90pi & £1 MUH plus £1 unused & used, some condition issues, mostly fine, Cat £600+. (63) 500 V 1955-60 QEII Pictorials unovptd and ovptd complete sets, SG #173-202, very fine used, Cat £165. (30) DANZIG | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 501 */U 1920-24 Collection mostly used on album pages containing regular, postage due and official issues, some sets, few on piece, clean lot, Cat over €2,000. (270+)
$50
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DENMARK | Postal Stationery 502 PS Copenhagen Local Post: unused group with [1] 1883 10ø blue Expresbrev Env; [2] 1888 3ø brown Lettercard; [3] Postal Cards 1881 3ø yellow-brown, 1881 3ø blue Ikke-Expres, 1884 3ø blue 2nd Oplag & 1882 10ø red 2nd Oplag. (6) 503 PS Local Post: unused group with [1] Aarhus 1884 3ø red Brev-Kort & 1884 15ø red/yellow Parcel Card; [2] Randers 1887 3ø grey Numeral, 1888 Envelopes, 2ø greyish green x2, 5ø red Express & 10ø greyish violet Telefon-Meddelelse; [3] Viborg 1887 5ø brown COD Card & 1887 5ø red Expres Envelope (sharp flap). (9) EAST AFRICA & UGANDA 504 * 1903-04 KEVII Crown CA 2a dull & bright purple Watermark inverted SG #3w, with Plate #1 tab, mint, Cat £200. EGYPT | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 505 */**/U/W1866-1926 Extensive Collection on annotated pages in SG Facile album with 1866 Khedive issues to 2pi, 1867-71 to 5pi (2), 1872-75 to 5pi (2),1874-75 to 5pi (2), 1878 Opts, 1881-1902 to 5pi, 1886-87 Dues, 1889-97 Dues, 1914 Picts, commems from 1925 complete to 1926 Port Fouad 15m opt, various Inv wmks, few plate flaws, Officials incl 1914 2m with Opt inverted, Express letter stamps, Interpostal Seals (14) from Kafr-Amar, Tanta, Zagazig, etc, also 1866 Outer to GB with 6d lilac pair tied by 2 strikes of ‘BO1’ cancel alongside ‘ALEXANDRIA’ cds in black & ‘LONDON/PAID’ cds in red. Plus selection of French PO’s in Egypt with ‘PORT-SAID’ opts to 5f, and British Levant with 1902-05 KEVII 12pi on 2/6d, 24pi on 5/- (latter on piece), 1909 Opts (6). Catalogue is approx £4,000+. Condition is generally fine. (100s)
$70 $150 $200
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*/**/U 1870s-1970s Accumulation on leaves, Hagners & loose in envelopes incl good range of earlies, 1923-24 King Faud to £1, few better 1970s commems (MLH), range of Officials with ‘OHHS’ or ‘OHEMS’ opts, Postage Dues, Express Letter stamps, stationery cut-outs, few ‘Palestine’ opts, French POs in Egypt incl 1899 25c on 10c, and 1924-256 Opts with bars (11). Generally fine condition. (1,000s) 507 */**/U 1872-1902 Collection in blocks incl 1872-75 5pa brown (2 units MUH), 1879 5pa deep brown blocks incl plate block No. 1 MUH and used block, 1884 20pa used block of 8 and used blocks of 4 x2, 1881-1902 1pi plate block of 4, chalky paper (mint). Generally fine. (56) EGYPT 508 ** 1898-1909 1m brown & 5m rose imperf plate proof horizontal pairs, watermarked. (2)
509
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EGYPT | Postal History 1933 (Jun 9) use of Austria 1Kr brown Arms on small cover with Port Taufiq cds, Paquebot handstamp on face 509 * 510 * 1933 (Jun 9) use of Austria 2½Kr chestnut Wheat Ear on small cover with Port Taufiq cds, Paquebot handstamp on face FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES 511 ** 1946-49 Thick Map ½d to 1/- set in vertical pairs, top unit in each pair with variety Gap in 90th parallel SG #G1a-8a, fresh MUH. (16) 512 * 1946-49 Thick Map ½d black & green variety ‘SOUTH POKE’ flaw SG #G1c, fine mint, Cat £225.
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1946-49 Thick Map 4d black & claret, variety ‘SOUTH POKE’ flaw, SG #G5c, fine mint, Cat £275. 1948-49 Thin Map ½d to 1/- SG #G9-G16 set in De La Rue imprint blocks of eight (4x2), each value except 2½d showing two examples of the Dot in ‘T’ group transfer error [R 5/4,5/6], mainly fine mint (one of each variety is MUH), Cat £1,065+. (72) FAROE ISLANDS | Postal History 515 * 1919 (Jan 22) use of 4ø bisect (SG #176a, Cat £1,000) & 5ø green on local cover, slightly reduced at left. 1919 (Jan 7) use of 4ø stationery bisect (SG #176a(var)) & 5ø green on local cover, minor stains. The use of a bisect from postal 516 * stationery is rarer than the use of bisected stamps.
FIJI 517
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1871 ‘CR’ set of 3 SG #10-12. 1d without gum, 3d and 6d with gum which may not be original. Some small imperfections, 3d with some suggestion of cleaning, Cat £340. (3) 518 * 1935 Silver Jubilee 1½d to 1/- set punctured ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #242s-45s, fine mint, Cat £120. (4) FIJI | Postal History 519 * 1930-80s Covers Assortment mostly commercially used to UK including 1952 to England with 1/- block of 4 & 8d strip of 3, 1988 with $1 Lighthouse, 30c Cathedral & 8c Xmas, also 1978 Lautoka use of 4c Registration Envelope to Coconut Board Suva, also various commemorative franking paying 1950s-60s 2/6d airmail rate, 12c & 15c postcard rates, etc. Colourful lot with wide selection of attractive frankings. (80+)
$300 $600 $600 $600
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FIJI | First Flight Covers 1941 Fiji-Canton Island with 1½d Die I, 3d & 5d Blue Canes. 520 * FRANCE | Colonies 521 ** 1965 Air - International Telecommunications Union issues for various French colonies/dependencies comprising Comoro Islands, French Polynesia (Cat £140), French Somali Coast, French Southern & Antarctic Territories (Cat £140), New Caledonia, New Hebrides, St Pierre et Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna, all fresh MUH, Cat £360. (9) CAMEROUN (French) 522 ** 1941 Free French Issue 2fr Error of colour, deep green instead of grey-black, SG #201a, fresh MUH, Brun expertising mark, Cat £350. NEW CALEDONIA | Postal History 523 * 1941-43 WWII Group of Noumea covers to same Sydney addressee comprising [1] 1941(?) airmail with 4.50fr Flying Boat & 3fr, ‘CONTROLE/POSTALE’ censor handstamp & black/green censor tape; [2] 1941 registered with 5fr solo, Sydney censor handstamp and tape; [3] 1943 registered airmail cover (tear) with 10fr Kagu Bird solo franking, New Caledonia censor handstamp in violet & black/red censor tape; [4] 1943 dual censor cover with 2.50fr franking, New Caledonia ‘CENSURE ALLIÉE’ handstamp & black/red tape; some age spotting/toning. (4)
$100
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TUNISIA 525 GAZA 526 **
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1941-43 WWII Group mostly to Australia with airmail x3 all with dual New Caledonia & Australia censor handstamps and tape comprising 1942 (to USA) with 10fr, 2.50fr & 50c, 1943 x2 with 10fr and 4fr Bird or 5f and 4fr Bird, also surface mail covers x2, one with 1fr SG #163 strip of 3; odd tone, mostly fine. (5)
$180
1924 UPU Congress Presentation Booklet with 1906-21 Mosques etc simplified set 17, 1906 Parcel Post set of 10 and original 1923 Postage Due set of 10. Good condition.
$200
Egyptian Occupation 1948 ‘PALESTINE’ opts from SG1-31 plus SG E32 & SG D32-38,1955-56 Opts (18), 1955 Airs (2), SG 69-86b. Many with Plate No.s. Generally very fine. Cat £330+. (59)
$250
GERMAN STATES | Bavaria | Postal Stationery - Letter Cards 527 PS 1897 Courier Local Post 3pf blue on green, 1899 use. GERMAN STATES | Bavaria | Postal History 1899 Courier Local Post 1½pf blue on pro-Boer Postcard, however the message is strongly pro-British. Unusual 528 * GERMAN STATES | Wurttemberg | Postal History 1811 (Aug 7) partly opened out entire to Carlsruhe postmarked single line ‘Nr-THAILFINGEN’ (abbreviation for the small town 529 * now spelled ‘NECKARTAILFINGEN’). Quite early (exact date taken from entire’s contents).
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Early 19th Century outer to Stuttgart with single line unboxed ‘EHINGEN’ in red, closure is a waxed embossed Crown over Shield with surrounding inscription ‘KONIGL:’ at left and ‘EHINGEN’ at right. 1936 Olympics 3pf to 40pf set Mi #609-16 (SG #606-13) in blocks of 4, fresh MUH, Cat €560 (SG Cat £560). (8 blocks). 1920s-1940s Assortment on Hagners mostly mint including 1933 Airs 2m & 3m (crease), 1936 Summer Olympic M/Ss (stamps MUH), 1937 Culture Fund imperf MS #636 x2 MUH (one with minor adhesion marks on gum), also perforated with margins rouletted MS #637 (minor blemishes), et, condition variable, but mostly fine, Cat £1,000+. (100+)
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GERMANY | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 533 PS 1943 Hitler Head 6(pf)+6(pf) violet, HG #P310. Five used examples to Ukraine, all censored, Cat $400. GERMANY | Postal History 1872 (Jul 25) scarce letter-headed entire from a liquor merchant in Posen (Prussia) franked two ½gr orange Mi #14 cancelled 534 * crisp ‘POSEN/25.7*8-12N’ rectangle datestamp alongside the merchant’s handstamped cachet. Very attractive, MartinWolfgang Sommer colour photo-certificate (2001). 1874 (Aug 27) use of ½Gr brown PS pcd H&G #1 uprated large shield ½Gr and 1Gr Mi #18 & 19 all cancelled cds ‘LEIPZIG 535 * P.A.No 2/27 8/74/n 2/7-8L’ x2 with another alongside. To Rotterdam with arr cds next day. Light staining and small peripheral blemishes scarcely detract.
536
536
537
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1947 (Nov 3) PPC from Hanau Camp for Displaced Persons with 24pf+76pf Camp Post locals tied by Hanau Philatelic Exhibition datestamps. GERMANY | First Flight Covers 1933 Century of Progress Zeppelin Flight registered cover from Friedrichshafen to Chicago, franked by three values, including 537 * Zeppelin 1m and 2m opt ‘Chicagofahrt’’, red flight cachet, arrival backstamp, very fine, Sieger #238, €800, SG cat for stamps alone £825. GERMANY - East 538 ** 1951 Friendship With China set of 3, Mi #286-8, Cat €300. GERMANY - West 539 ** 1951 Humanitarian Relief Fund (4). *
540 ** 1954 President Heuss 3pf to 3Dm set, Mi #177-96, fresh MUH, Cat €280 (SG #1103-22, Cat £350). (20) GERMANY - West | First Day Covers 1949 Stamp Centenary set of 3 on registered illustrated cover. cat €200. 541 * GERMAN POST OFFICES IN CHINA 542 F 1900-01 Boxer Rebellion 1M red Mi #P.Vi with light part cds of the Feldpost of the East Asia Expedition Corps, Nov 26 (though not in the cds, must be 1900). Scarce survivor Cat €700 (SG #Z29, £750). GERMAN POST OFFICES IN TURKEY 543 F/V 1889-1900 Overprints on Germany Mi #6a-10c with two 2½PIA on 50Pf including key value brownish-red Mi #10a with identifying expert handstamp Jaschke-L BPP (cat €550); the 10PA on 5Pf is better original shade Mi #6a, similarly expertised (as are other values). Key 2½PIA worth the estimate! (6) 544 ** 1902 Overprints on Germany 1½PIA on 30Pf trial printing (ie not officially issued) Mi #II. Fresh MUH with 2007 Ronald F. Steuer clear certificate, cat €750. Very fine.
$100
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CAMEROON (German) 545 F/V 1897-99 Overprints on Germany Mi #1-6 complete. Includes two 3Pf Mi #1b and #1d (latter with Jaschke-L BPP identifying expert handstamp). Contemporaneous pmks. (7) CAROLINE ISLANDS (German) 546 V 1899 Overprints on Germany first diagonal opt 3Pf grey-brown Mi #1.I (SG #1 cat £950). Part Ponape Jan 4, 1900, cds. Expert backstamps Pfenninger x2. SAMOA (German) 547 F 1900-01 Overprints on Germany Mi #1-6.10Pf is the difficult lilac-red Mi #3c with identifying expert handstamp Jaschke-L (cat €170) and clear Apia 1900 cds, the 50Pf on small piece (1901 Apia cds). Fine to very fine, cat €410. (6) GIBRALTAR 548 F 1906-11 KEVII Wmk MCA 6d dull and bright purple SG #70, fine used with 1912 Registered datestamp, Cat £375. Rare. 549 U 1912-32 KGV MCA 2/- & 4/- SG #82-83 and Script New Colours 2/- & 5/- SG #103 & 105, Cat £170. (4) 550 * 1912-24 KGV 4/- black & carmine (some paper adhesion on gum) & 8/- dull purple & green (mild gum toning and crease) SG #83-84, mint, Cat £133. (2)
551
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GIBRALTAR | Postal History 551 * 1849 (Feb 17) pre-stamp entire written in Italian to Genova (Italy), from an Andrea Razeto to an Angelo Razeto apparently on a matter of (family?) business. Overland via France and Nice (then in Italy) with range of transit markings (none British) incl red ‘25/FEVR/. . DE LUZ’, black ‘AIX-EN-PROVENCE/27/FEVR/49/12’ cds. Showing its age. GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS 552 D 1925-26 New Zealand 1½d orange-brown block of 21 (3x7), 2d yellow block of 4 and 3d chocolate strip of 3 all tied to separate pieces by 1925 or 1926 Fanning Island datestamps. (3) GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS | Local Stamps 553 ** 1934 Local Issue: 10c multi-coloured Cocoanut Plantations Ltd complete sheetlet of 4, without the right-hand selvedge, stamps fresh MUH. 554 * 1936: (Dec 25) illustrated cover to United States with Christmas Island Cocoanut Plantations Ltd Fourth Issue 10c local tied by ‘CHRISTMAS ISLAND/DEC/25/1936/CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN’ datestamp plus French Polynesia 30c tied by Tahiti slogan cancel. Fine condition. GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS | Postal Stationery - Aerogrammes 555 * 1950 Formular Airletter deep blue on grey stock, pen addressed to Suva, franked with 2d KGVI tied by double-circle TARAWA cds, BW #FA1D, Cat $400. Rare. GOLD COAST 556 ** 1938-43 KGVI 10/- Christiansborg Castle SG #132, Sheet #0452 corner block of 6, MUH, Cat £72++. GREAT BRITAIN | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 557 */FU KGV Period Specialised Collection of 1929 UPU Congress #434-7 and Silver Jubilee #453-6 many blocks and multiples, plate blocks etc, noted #113-5 wmk sideways, 1½d booklet pane (Cat £375), comprehensive notation of flaws of all stamps. One for the specialist. (100s)
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1940-51 Specialised Collection of Commems. Many large blocks, including controls, flaws, etc, noted Silver Wedding £1 x5(*) and x2(U), 6d Olympic Games showing H. L. P. in marginal rule, FDCs x3. Closer inspection will delight. (100s) GREAT BRITAIN 559 * 1841 1d Red-Brown on Blued Paper [PL] SG #8, Cat £600. Weak left frame, light guide line very close at top extending beyond NE corner, NE corner top mostly open, large burr in ‘P’ square. Three clear margins, shaved at base, rich colour, very nice. 560 F 1847-54 Embossed 1/- deep green Die II SG #56 vertical pair, margins shaved (at right) to large with fragment of adjoining unit at top, tied to small piece by BN ‘466’ of Liverpool cancels, the upper unit additionally tied by partial ‘PAID/SHI[P]’ handstamp in red, Cat £2,100+. Peter Holcombe Certificate (1991). 561 F 1855-57 No Corner Letters 6d pale lilac Watermark Inverted SG #70wi, used, Cat £350. 562 W 1862-64 Small White Letters 9d straw Plate 2 [IJ] SG #87, regummed, Cat £3,750. 563 W 1865-67 Large White Letters Wmk Emblems 1/- green Plate 4 [EG] SG #101, strong colour, MNG, Cat £2,750. 564 F 1867-83 Uncoloured Corner Letters 5/- pale rose SG #127 Plate 2, mild wrinkles & aging, 1874 Leadenhall St (London) datestamp, Cat £1,350. 565 U 1867-83 Uncoloured Corner Letters 5/- pale rose SG #127 Plate 1 with ‘EU’P’N/MAIL’ (European Mail) perfin. Unusual.
566
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1873-80 Large Coloured Letters Wmk Large Garter 8d orange [QD] SG #156. Nicely centred, London W. duplex, Cat £350. 1880-83 Large Coloured Letters Wmk Imperial Crown 3d on 3d lilac handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ Type 9 SG #159s, without gum, Cat £300. 1883-84 High Values White Paper 5/- crimson, SG #181, Cat £200. 1887-1900 QV Jubilee Issues 1½d to both 1/- x2 with postmark interest in range SG #198-214. Includes 4½d x2 (one on piece with registered oval) with different UV reactions, 5d Die II x4, 9d, 10d & ½d blue-green with private perfin. Not all greens are full original shade, postmarks incl duplex, s/ring thimble types incl Bournemouth & Stourbridge, squared circles. Cat £500+, good value. (16) 1887-92 QV Jubilee Issues without gum 4d green & purple-brown and 9d dull purple & blue optd ‘SPECIMEN’ Type 9 SG #205s & 209s. Both well-centred and fresh, min Cat £130. (2) 1902-10 KEVII High Values 2/6d and 5/- Ordinary Paper prob SG #260 & 263. The 2/6d with indistinct 1902 cds, the 5/- corner commercial cancel. Good colour and centring, Cat £340. Good value. (2)
1911 KGV ½d Downey Head imperforate plate proof in green marginal block of 4 on watermark Multiple Cypher paper from control A11(c), MUH, Cat £9,600. David Brandon Certificate (2008).
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1969 1/- Coil strips of 5 gum arabic SG #725m; stated to be complete roll but no leader so assumed strips of 300 only (FV £15 cat £375). (c1,500) 574 ** 1970 Christmas 5d variety Emerald omitted SG #839b, fresh MUH, Cat £140. GREAT BRITAIN | Official Stamps 575 */U 1896-03 Army Officials SG O41-O50 group with QV ½d to 2½d mint (1d small discolouration) & 6d used, KEVII ½d & 1d mint, plus 6d used with heavy cancel, Cat £240+. (8) 576 */W/U 1882-1904 I.R. Officials Group with 1882-1901 QV ½d pale green, ½d slate-blue & 2½d purple/blue & 6d grey Pl18 (trimmed) & KEVII 1d unused; also Board of Education 1902-04 KEVII ½d & 1d; a few blemishes, generally fine, Cat £300+. 577 F 1882-1901 I.R. Official 1/- dull green QV, SG #O15, a tad faded, creased, Manchester Registered datestamp, Cat £350. 578 F 1902-03 O.W. Official 1d scarlet KEVII, SG #O37, lightly cancelled, Cat £180.
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1887-1902 Government Parcels Group with QV 1887-90 1½d, 6d & 9d, 1891-1900 1d & 2d x2, KEVII 1d, 2d, 6d & 9d, some heavy cancels as to be expected, Cat £600+. (10) 1883-86 Government Parcels 1/- orange-brown QV Pl.14, SG #O64c, heavily cancelled but otherwise sound, Cat £525. 1887-90 Government Parcels 1/- dull green QV, SG #O68, minor colour diffusion, tidy parcels cancel, Cat £260. 1891-1900 Government Parcels 4½d green & carmine QV, SG #O71, some fading/colour diffusion, Cat £260. 1903-04 Admiralty Officials KEVII Type O10 Overprint ½d, 1d, 1½d & 2½d plus Type O10 opt 1d, a few nibbed perfs, generally good to fine, Cat £345. (5) 1903 Admiralty Official 2d yellowish-green & carmine-red KEVII, SG #O104, tad faded, BN ‘484’ cancel of Lyme, Cat £160. 1903 Admiralty Official 3d purple/yellow KEVII, SG #O106, Greenock double-ring cancel, Cat £160.
GREAT BRITAIN | Postal Stationery 586 * 1840 1d Mulready Letter Sheet: Stereo A16, Forme 2 to London with red MC, London arrival markings on reverse incl Lombard St, Branch office ‘LS/9JY9/1840’ handstamp. Faults not visible on the front. 1840 2d Mulready Envelope: SG-Spec#ME4, Stereo ‘A200’, unused. cat £450. Some light aging as to be expected. 587 * GREAT BRITAIN | First Day Covers 588 * 1952-54 QEII Wildings SG #515-531 range on plain envelopes with small peripheral blemishes, addressed to Victoria with Hackney E.8 slogan or wavy line cancels and comprising 1952 (Dec 5) blocks of 4 x2, 1½d & 2½d; 1953 (Aug 31) blocks of 4, ½d, 1d & 2d; 1953 (Nov 2) with 4d x3, 1/3d & 1/6d cat £170 each; 1954 (Jan 18) 3d, 6d & 7d (with 2d uprate) cat £110; 1954 (Feb 8) 9d, 10d & 11d cat £225. Very high catalogue over £950. [Sadly, the two 5d, 8d and 1/- (also included) must have missed the post since they are pmkd July 10 instead of July 6.] (10)
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GREAT BRITAIN | Postal History 589 * 1670 (Jan 3) Entire from Plymouth to London with mss charge and Bishop mark ‘IA/6’ (Type 2-with serifs). 590 * 1687 (Sep 24) part entire Edinburgh to Rotterdam via London with mss charge “4” and Bishop mark ‘OC/3’ (Type 2-sans serifs). 1693 (Feb 22) Entire from London to Norfolk with mss charge “7” and Bishop mark for ‘FE/22’ (Type 2-sans serifs) in circle and 591 * mss instruction “To be left at Mr/Havdis(?) goldsmith/in Norwich”. 1794 (Apr 12) Entire from London to Cumberland with strike of the rare trial boxed ‘POST/9/AP/4/12/PAID’ handstamp in red 592 * (see Willocks ‘England’s Postal History’, page 76, Fig 72) and mss rate alongside. No markings on reverse. 593 * 1841 (Apr 2) Entire Brougham to Appleby with 1d Black Plate 6 [KA], 3 margins tied by two strikes of black MC, and on reverse PENRITH cds in blue and APPLEBY arrival cds.
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1841-1973 Covers assortment from 1841 (Jan) stampless prepaid entire to couple 1970s philatelically inspired PAQUEBOT covers with GB stamps cancelled cds of ‘OUTER HARBOUR/(date)/SA-AUST’. In between we note 1847 (Jul 7) entire OldhamWinchester with 1d imperf, 1865 (May 11) front with 2d blue Plate 9 Bristol-London, 1870 (Jan 21) outer London-Amsterdam with 4d Plate 11 SG #94 cat £140 on cover. Also range KEVII & KGV PPCs to Australia, 1940s include KGVI Polish Govt in Exile, airmail PPC with 3d and 1/- tied cds ‘BRITISH POST OFFICE/3NO/47/TANGIER’ alongside oval ‘O.A.T.’ in violet to USA, few censored, few QEII period FDCs incl two 1957 Jubilee Jamboree with special machine cancels. Some other oddments, exdealer priced at c$1,250. (37) 1860 (Jun 25) green paper stampless entire rated “1/2” in red from Lombard St, London to Cressy, Victoria, Geelong (in red) & Cressy backstamps. 1862 (May 12) mourning cover to Sydney 1856 6d deep lilac SG #69 tied by superb Chichester ‘190’ duplex, London & ShipLetter Sydney backstamps, fine condition.
1890 (Nov 20) 6d Jubilee solo franking tied by London squared-circle datestamp to cover addressed to Sydney, fine condition. 1911 (Sept 9) Coronation PPC in red-brown with KGV ½d green tied cds ‘FIRST UNITED KINGDOM/AERIAL POST/SP 9/1911/ LONDON/3’. Peripheral blemishes, locally addressed with “best love and heaps of kisses. . .”. 1939-40 Inbound Commercial Covers all addressed to Messrs Hegarty Bros Ltd, 3 Leather Market, Bermondsey, London, SE1, with Air Mail etiquettes ex noted, from [1] South Africa 1939-40 x5 various frankings incl couple with bi-lingual 1½d Gold Mine, four from Cape Town, one posted at sea with Southampton ‘PAQUEBOT’ cancel; [2] Kenya 1940 two registered envs from ‘SOCIETA COLONIALE ITALIANA/MOMBASA’ (wax seal) with KGVI pictorial frankings, one with scarce violet unframed ‘Registered’ handstamp (not in Proud). Typical commercial condition. (7)
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1960s Wildings, Castles, Commemorative & Regional Frankings mostly small covers with a nice mix of commercial and philatelic usage, better items include 1964 3d Wilding with ‘FPO/340’ (Germany) cds, 1964 Telegraph Form with 5/- Castles + 5d Wilding tied by Hemel Hempstead datestamp, 1965 to USA with 2/6d Castles solo, 1965 2/6d Parliament solo to USA; philatelic including 1961 Europa flight with 3d Wilding & BEA 11d Airway Letter Service label, also commemorative cancels, FDCs, etc, condition generally fine. (100+) 1960s-2000s Machin Covers mostly decimal era with early 1970s British FPOs in Germany x10 including 1½d black solo, also 601 * 1st & 2nd Class, PPC solo frankings at various rates, Registration Envelope uprates, regionals and modern security types, minor duplication, excellent range. (180+) GREAT BRITAIN | Numeral & Letter Postmarks 602 * 444: [1] Leamington 1844 type in blue tying almost 4-margin 1d red-brown [QF] prob SG #8p (from £180) to small envelope (stain) to Lichfield, various backstamps; [2] 1849 unstamped entire to Machynlleth with 5-sided ‘PAID/1d’ in red alongside blue ‘ABERYSTWITH/MR23/1849/C’, scarce markings. (2) *
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1861-62 First Athens Printing 20L deep blue on bluish paper SG #13A, good to wide margins, trivial thins in margins only, strong colour, Cat £450. Most attractive. 1940 Greek Youth Organization Pictorial (50d with tiny pin hole at top left) & Airs set (MUH). (20) 1951 Re-Construction Issue unmounted. SG #692-97, Cat £275. (6) 1954 NATO Air 1,000d to 4,000d set SG #725-727, fresh MUH, Cat £140. (3)
604 ** 605 ** 606 ** GREENLAND 607 ** 1945 Pictorials set of 9, SG #8-16, MUH, Cat £300. 608 ** 1945 Liberation Overprints set of 9, SG #17-25, MUH, Cat £1,200.
GREENLAND | Revenues 609 F 1939 Savings Stamps: 2 sets of 25ö & 1k. (4) GREENLAND | First Day Covers 1938 Christian X and Polar Bear set of 7 on registered cover from Egedesminde to Sweden. 610 * 611 * 1958 5Kr Ship block of 4 on registered illustrated cover from Strømfjord to Sweden.
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GREENLAND | Postal History 612 * 1930(C.) use of 1918 10ø blue & 1930 1k ochre-yellow (SG #P7A,P11A) on parcel card. From Kobenhavn to Jakobshavn. Rare stamps on cover. 613 * 1939 (Jul 13) use of 1ø, 5ø pair, 7ø pair and 30ø on registered cover from Scoresbysund to Sweden, Copenhagen registration label on face. 1968 Sirius Dogsled Patrol with 10ø green & 50ø brown-red (SG #28,57a) on illustrated cover cancelled at Daneborg (Oct 23) 614 * and then carried by dogsled to Mestersvig and mailed to Germany.
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GRENADA 615 * 1935 Silver Jubilee 1d variety Kite and horizontal log SG #145l, MUH, Cat £110+. 616 * 1938-50 KGVI 10/- Badge slate-blue & bright carmine (narrow printing) SG #163b, marginal example, MVLH, Cat £300. GUAM | Postal History 617 * 1940 (Apr 1) US Forces in Guam cover to NSW with 2c Prexie strip of 3 tied by Guam duplex cancels, with enclosed letter from a radio operator based there. Nice Item. HONG KONG 618 * 1891 Jubilee Opt on 2c Carmine with Short ‘J’ in Jubilee variety, few short perfs at left.
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1900-01 Crown CA 30c brown optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #61s, couple of adhesion marks on reverse, large-part gum. 1912-21 KGV Wmk Mult Crown/CA $5 green & red/green with white back, SG #115a, superb MVLH with faintest hinge trace, Cat £600. HUNGARY | Local Stamps 1906 Hotel Post: PPC with Kurhaus Hohe Rinne, 2h black on rose tied by 1906 commemorative datestamp, Hungary 5f tied 621 * to reverse by Nagyszeben datestamp, Kis-Apold arrival datestamp alongside. Fine condition. INDIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 622 */FU 1854-1951 QV-KGV extensive mostly used collection in SG Philatelic Album, with ½ Anna deep blue #10 prob SG #7, plus paler single on small piece and two horiz pairs prob SG #2, good cover 1855-65 without and with wmk some duplication, shades, odd poss unused (no gum), 1866 6a purple with Green ‘POSTAGE’ opt SG #66. Strong postmark interest, noting 8a used in Muscat with BN ‘309’ barred diamond cancel (SG #Z5 £225). Includes quantity of officials (incl KGVI) with some blocks and multiples. Condition overall better than usually seen, high overall catalogue value around £4,000 with several stamps over £100. Inspection highly recommended. (100s) INDIA | Postal History 623 * 1928 use of ½a Postal Card with fine hand-painted illustration of a blue-skinned god and woman. Attractive. 624 * 1935 use of 9p Postal Card with fine hand-painted illustration of a musical instrument. Attractive.
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625 * 1944 (Oct 25) use of 3a6p Camel on censored cover to USA, 1a red Madras War Fund label on reverse. INDIAN STATES | Nabha | Official Stamps 626 ** 1932-42 KGV Nasik Printing 1942 4a sage-green SG #O49, a fresh well-centred MUH horiz block of 10. Plus 1935 1a chocolate SG #O48 vert strip of 4 (top stamp crease). Small imperfections, very good value. (14) INDONESIA 627 * 1948-49 Overprints on 2½g orange, 10g green, 25g orange, 1949-50 New Currency 3r, 10r, SG #538-40,568A,570A, Cat £760. (5) IONIAN ISLANDS 628 * 1834 Lettersheet written in Greek from Cefalonia to Corfu, red “4” rate mark plus British ‘Officio Della Posta Di Cefalonia’ handstamp (RL HS 22) plus ‘Cefalonia/12 Aprile/1834’ scroll (RL HS 71) & ‘Corfu’ arrival ds.(RL HS 62), also 1844 outer ‘Corfu’ handstamp (RL HS 62) to Cephalonia (RL HS 71) with mss “3”. Latter with Simmermacher certificate (2011). (2)
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IRAQ | Postal History 1908 (Sep 12) use of India 1a KEVII, cancelled with nice squared-circle ‘BUSRAH/12SE/08’, on PPC of ‘THE VALI’S 629 * RESIDENCE, BUSRAH.’, to England. 1929 (Jan 11) registered cover Iraq to Bicheno, Tasmania bearing British Occupation of Iraq ½a, 4a, 1½a and 6a, tied by 630 * Baghdad HQ double-circle cds, representing UPU 4½a (20-40gms) plus airmail surcharge 1½a per 10gms x3 plus 3a registration, backstamped Cairo, Port Said, Registered Melbourne and Launceston. Extremely rare registered item via Imperial Airways Basra-Cairo service to this destination. ITALY 631 * 1878 Surcharges 2c opt on Official 0.02 claret SG #23. Adhesions, fresh colours, Cat £190. 632 F 1933 Holy Year postage set of 5 SG #384-388. Fine to very fine cds (ex 25c part wavy line), Cat £225+. (5)
$80
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1950 Radio Conference 55L blue SG #750. A very fine horizontal pair with neat Nov 14, 1950, d/ring cds ‘GENOVA/POSTA AEREA’. Faintest hint of toned perf one unit. Pairs far from common.
1935 Silver Jubilee 1d SG #114 with unlisted variety Bird by turret, similar but not the same as the Plate 7 variety illustrated in SG, MLH. JAMAICA | Postal History 635 * 1881 (June 8) env inscribed Per S.S. Athos with 1872 4d brown-orange SG #11 (less expensive red-orange not issued till 1883) tied barred ‘A01’ alongside s/ring cds ‘KINGSTON/I A/JU 8/81/JAMAICA’. Addressed to the Metallic Life Boat Works in New York, three different backstamps, all on June 16. Very attractive.
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JAPANESE POST OFFICES IN KOREA | Postal History 636 * 1915 commemorative postcards x2 one with Enthronement 3s, 4s & 10s, the other with Enthronement 3s & 10s (two other stamps removed), pencil annotations indicating stamps were cancelled in Doten, Korea. (2) JAPANESE POST OFFICES IN MANCHURIA | Postal History 1918 (Feb 3) use of Japan 4s red on coloured PPC of ‘THE WATER WORKS, CHANGCHUN’, from Changchun to USA. [The 637 * writer is travelling on the Siberian railway to Harbin.] KENYA & UGANDA 638 U 1922-27 KGV £5 Black & Blue SG #99 with Law Courts cds and puncture, Cat £110 (postally used Cat £2,750!). KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA 639 * 1935 20c Silver Jubilee with Dot by flagstaff SG #124h, fine MLH, Cat £250. 640 ** 1941-42 Overprints on South Africa 70c on 1/- variety Crescent moon flaw on lower right unit in block of 4, fine MUH, Cat £92+.
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KOREA (North) 641 W 1947 Agrarian Reform 1wn deep blue complete imperforate sheet of 100, SG #N10, ungummed as issued, folded in half, Cat £425. Unusual. 642 W 1949 Flag complete rouletted sheet of 100, SG #N18, ungummed as issued, folded in half, Cat £300. Unusual. 643 W 1950 Liberation From Japan 6wn light green complete rouletted sheet of 100, SG #N32, ungummed as issued, folded in half, Cat £220. Unusual.
LABUAN 644 W 645 W 646 *
$65
1879 QV Wmk CA 6c orange-brown, variety No dot at upper left [9], SG #2a, fine unused, Cat £600. Ex Cassels. 1880 Surcharges ‘8’ on 12c carmine with bar in red, ‘8’ inverted, SG #11a, fine unused, Cat £2,000. BPA Certificate (1982). 1881 (May) Surcharges 8c on 12c carmine [4], SG #14, hinge rem, Cat £475. Ex Bickly.
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1891-92 Surcharges 6c in black on 8c deep violet, 2mm setting in a vertical pair [4/9], variety top stamp Surcharge inverted, bottom stamp Surcharge omitted, SG #34f, mint, Cat £2,000. RPSL Certificate (1960) as the mauve shade which was then the only colour listing. Ex Midas, Bloch, Tompkins. Remarkable item.
$2,500
1891-92 Surcharges 6c in black on 8c mauve, Watermark reversed, 2mm setting in complete sheet of 10, SG #35x, fine mint, Cat £450 as singles. Ex Cassels. 1892 Surcharges 6c on 12 grey variety Surcharge inverted, SG #50a, fine mint, Cat £550. Ex Frazer. 1894 ‘LABUAN’ On North Borneo 6c brown-lake variety Imperforate pair, SG #67a, CTO as always found, Cat £300.
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1896 Jubilee of Cession 1c black & grey-mauve strip of 3 [76-78], middle stamp variety JEBILEE, SG #83c, CTO, Cat £300+. RPSL Certificate (1999). Ex Cassels. 1896 Jubilee of Cession 2c black & blue, vertical pair, variety Imperforate horizontally, SG #84a, fine mint, Cat £1,500. Ex Bickly. 1896 Jubilee of Cession 2c black & blue, variety JEBILEE [77], SG #84b, fine unused, Cat £1,800. RPSL Certificate (1999). 1896 Jubilee of Cession 3c black & ochre, variety JEBILEE [77], SG #85a, fine unused, Cat £1,700. RPSL Certificate (1999). Ex Frazer. 1896 Jubilee of Cession 3c black & ochre, P13½-14, variety Overprint treble, SG #85db, fine mint, Cat £650. RPSL Certificate (1977). 1896 Jubilee of Cession 3c black & ochre, P13½-14, compound 12-13, variety Overprint treble, SG #85fb, fine mint, Cat £650. RPSL Certificate (2007). 1902-03 Error of Colour 25c black & greenish blue, SG #126b, CTO as always found, Cat £600.
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LABUAN | Postage Dues 658 * 1901 ‘POSTAGE DUE’ Ovpts 2c to 24c (x3) set between SG #D1-D9, both shades of 8c, 24c, & an unlisted deep shade of 12c, odd tone, overall very fresh mint, Cat £765. (13) LAOS | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 659 **/* 1951-66 Minisheets mostly complete sets and 1951 Booklet cover with extra panes. Some gum disturbances. (70+) 660 */F 1951-68 mostly mounted mint including miniature sheets 1963 FFH x9 SG #MS131b (yellowish gum) to 1968 Human Rights SG #MS230, from sparse early 1950s but includes 1954 Jubilee 2p cds and 3p mint SG #40-1, better from 1957 Airs SG #703 to 1968 WHO four vals to 110k cds SG #237-240. Mounting and storage to date not always the best but TLC should help (probably not much on some of the MSs), min cat £300 (mint at 40% MUH). (140)
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1952 Anniv of First Issue Souvenir Booklet complete booklet containing twenty six souvenir sheetlets SG #21b, very fine, Cat £550. Seldom offered. 1954 Golden Jubilee of King Sisavang Vong 2p to 50p set SG #40-2, in gutter blocks of 4, fresh MUH, Cat £1,600+. (3 blocks). 1954 Golden Jubilee of King Sisavang Vong MUH set of 3, SG #40-42, Cat £400.
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664 ** 1962 Malaria Eradication MUH M/S, SG #123a, Cat £400. LATVIA | Postal History 665 * 1922 (Jul 27) use of Russia 1906 5r & 20r x4 on cover from Riga. LEBANON 666 ** 1936 Franco-Lebanese Treaty proofs of set of 4 unissued stamps on cream paper, MUH. Very rare. 667 ** 1936 Franco-Lebanese Treaty proofs of unissued stamps, without values, on white paper x4 (grey, deep blue, orange & milky blue), MUH. Very rare.
LESOTHO 668 ** 1966 QEII Wmk Script CA 1R black & maroon marginal pair, right unit variety LSEOTHO, SG #120Aa, fresh MUH, Cat £86+. LIECHTENSTEIN 669 ** 1928 Accession of Prince John II 10r to 5fr set SG #84-91, (Mi #82-89), fresh MUH, Cat £650 (hinged) Mi Cat €1,200. 670 ** 1933-35 Arms 5fr dull purple SG #143, fresh MUH, Cat £550. Key value.
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MALAYA | Straits Settlements 671 * 1867 Surcharges QV 12c on 4a green variety Surcharge double SG #7a, fine mint, Cat £4,000. A great rarity. Ex Boucher. Included is a copy of the 1936 RPSL Certificate for this item.
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1879 Surcharges QV ‘Five/Cents.’ on 8c orange & ‘Seven/Cents.’ on 32c pale red SG #20-21, fine mint, Cat £330. (2) 1879 Surcharges QV ‘Five/Cents.’ on 8c orange & ‘Seven/Cents.’ on 32c pale red SG #20-21, fine used, Cat £390. (2) 1879 Surcharges QV ‘Five/Cents.’ on 8c orange variety ‘F i’ spaced SG #20b, unused, Cat £1,200. 1879 Surcharges QV ‘Seven/Cents.’ on 32c pale red SG #21, straight edge at right, Cat £200. 1880 (April) Surcharges QV ‘10’ on 30c type a SG #33, variety Split foot of ‘1’, perf tone, mint, Cat £300. 1880 (April) Surcharges QV ‘10’ on 30c claret type c SG #35, fine mint, Cat £900.
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1883 ‘TWO CENTS’ Surcharges QV 2c on 8c orange all letters narrow type d variety Surcharge double SG #57a, fine unused, Cat £3,500. A great rarity. RPSL Certificate (1967). 1883 Surcharges QV 2c on 12c blue, variety ‘s’ of ‘Cents’ inverted SG #62a, part original gum as always for this issue, Cat £8,000. BPA Certificate (1980).
1884 Additional Surcharge QV ‘8’ on 8c on 12c dull claret variety ‘s’ of ‘Cents’ low SG #80c SG #80c, fine used, Cat £4,750. Far rarer used than mint. 1892-94 Change of Colours QV 3c on 32c carmine-rose variety Surcharge omitted SG #94a, marginal example superb MUH, Cat £4,500++.
1906 Overprints on Labuan 2c black & green P14½-15 SG #142a, fine mint, Cat £180. 1906 Overprints on Labuan 2c black & green P14½-15 SG #142a, fine used, Cat £325. RPSL Certificate (1980). 1906 Overprints on Labuan 4c on 16c green & brown, variety ‘STRAITS/SETTLEMENTS’ in both brown-red and black SG #145a, fine used, Cat £1,000. 1906 Overprints on Labuan 4c on 18c black and pale brown variety No stop after ‘CENTS’ SG #146a, fine mint, Cat £425. 1906 Overprints on Labuan 10c brown & slate variety No stop after ‘Settlements’ SG #148a, fine mint, Cat £750.
689 * 1906 Overprints on Labuan 25c green & bluish green P14½-15 SG #149a, fine mint, Cat £110. 690 V 1912-12 KGV MCA 1c blue-green variety Wmk inverted SG #193bw, very fine used, Cat £400. 691 1912-12 KGV MCA $1 black & red/blue variety Watermark inverted SG #210w, fine mint, Cat £275. MALAYA | Federated Malay States 692 * 1900 Overprints on Perak $1 green & pale green variety Watermark inverted SG #11w, fine mint, Cat £1,000. Rare and under-rated.
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1900-01 Wmk Crown CA 1c to 50c Tigers set with all listed shades between SG #15-22b, mostly fine/very fine mint, Cat £1,240+. Difficult assembly. (22) 1900-01 Wmk Crown CC $1, $2 & $5 Elephants SG #23-25, fine mint, Cat £810. (3) 1900-01 Wmk Crown CC $5 green & bright ultramarine SG #25, neatly cancelled by postal double-ring datestamp, fine used, Cat £475.
1904-21 Wmk MCA Tigers & Elephants 1c to $5 set with all listed shades & dies between SG #27-50, mostly fine mint, Cat £2,800 approx. Challenging assembly. (46) 697 * 1922-34 Script CA Tigers & Elephants 1c to $5 with all listed shades between SG #52-81, fine mint, Cat £765. (32) 698 W 1922-34 De La Rue $5 Frame Only Die Proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm) stamped ‘AFTER/STRIKING’ and dated “1/4/ 31” in manuscript. MALAYA | Malayan Postal Union 699 * 1936-36 Postage Dues 1c to 50c set SG #D1-6, fine mint, Cat £160. (6) 700 * 1936-36 Postage Dues 1c to 50c set perforated ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #D1s-6s, fine mint, Cat £275. (6)
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1945-49 Postage Dues 1c to 20c set SG #D7-13, fine mint, Cat £160. (7) 1945-49 Postage Dues 8c & 20c perforated ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #D10s & 13s, fresh mint, Cat £180. (2) 1951-63 Postage Dues 1c to 20c set with all listed perf and paper changes between SG #D13-21ab, fresh MUH, Cat £122+. (15) MALAYAN STATES | Johore 704 * 1884-86 Overprints 2c pale rose opt type 6 SG #6, fine mint, Cat £225. 705 * 1884-91 Overprints 2c pale rose opt type 11 SG #11, fine mint, Cat £120. 706 * 1884-91 Overprints 2c pale rose opt type 12 SG #12, fine mint, Cat £80.
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1896 Coronation 1c to $1 set SG #32-38, fine mint, Cat £70. (7) 1896-99 Sultan Ibrahim 1c to $5 set SG #39-53, fine mint, Cat £300. (15) 1903 (Oct) Surcharges 50c on $3 & $1 on $2 SG #56-57, very fresh mint, Cat £95. (2) 1903 (Oct) Surcharges 50c on $3, $1 on $2 SG #56-57, fine used, Cat £205. (2) 1904 Surcharges set of 3 SG #58-60, fine mint, Cat £100. 1904 Surcharges set of 3 SG #58-60, fine used, Cat £250. (3)
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1904-10 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk Rosette 1c to $10 set SG #61-75, fine mint, Cat £425. (15) 1904-10 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk Rosette $50 green & ultramarine SG #76, very fresh mint, Cat £450. 1904-10 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk Rosette $100 green & scarlet SG #77, very fresh MVLH, Cat £650. 1910-19 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk Multiple Rosettes 1c to $1 set SG #78-87, including 3c and 4c Wmk horizontal, fine mint, Cat £305. (12) 1910-19 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk Multiple Rosettes 10c dull purple & blue variety Watermark horizontal SG #84w fine used, Cat £90. Very scarce. 1918-20 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk MCA 2c to $10 set SG #89-102, fine mint, Cat £750. (14)
725 726
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$900
727 728 729
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1918-20 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk MCA 2c to $10 set optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #89s-102s, very fresh mint, Cat £700. (14) 1918-20 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk MCA 5c dull purple & sage-green variety Watermark inverted SG #92w, superb MUH, hinged on selvedge only, Cat £190++. 1918-20 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk MCA $5 green & orange SG #101, fine used, Cat £250. 1922-41 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk Script CA 1c to $10 set SG #103-25, fine mint, Cat £700. (23) 1922-41 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk Script CA 1c to $10 set optd/perf ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #103s-25s, mostly very fresh MLH with some values MUH, Cat £1,000. 1922-41 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk Script CA 10c dull purple & yellow on thin striated paper SG #112a, fine mint, Cat £130.
$1,200 $150
731 732 733 734 735 736
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1922-41 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk Script CA $50 green & ultramarine optd ‘SPECIMEN’, SG #126s, fine mint, Cat £275. 1922-41 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk Script CA $100 green & scarlet optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #127s, fine mint, Cat £350. 1922-41 Sultan Sir Ibrahim Wmk Script CA $500 blue & red optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #128s, fine mint, Cat £1,300. 1935-49 Issues Complete with additional shades between SG #129-51, fine mint, Cat £288. (43) 1935 8c Treaty Relations perforated ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #129s, fine mint, Cat £80. 1940 8c Sultan Sir Ibrahim perforated ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #130s, fine mint, Cat £100.
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MALAYAN STATES | Johore | Postage Dues 737 * 1938 1c to 12c set SG #D1-5, fine MLH, Cat £200. (5) 738 * 1938 1c to 12c set perforated ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #D1s-5s, few blunt perfs, MLH, Cat £160. MALAYAN STATES | Kedah 739 * 1912 1c to $5 set SG #1-14, fine mint, Cat £325. (14) 740 * 1919-21 Wmk MCA 1c brown variety Watermark inverted SG #15w, fine mint, Cat £160. 741 * 1919 Surcharges 50c on $2 & $1 on $3 SG #24-25, fine mint, Cat £90. (2)
742 743 744 745
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1919 Surcharges 50c on $2 & $1 on $3 SG #24-25, fine used, Cat £175. (2) 1921-32 Wmk Multiple Script CA complete set of 15, SG #26-40, Cat £225. 1921-32 Wmk Multiple Script CA 4c deep carmine with Short sheaf, SG #29a, fine mint, Cat £225. 1921-32 Wmk Multiple Script CA 30c, 40c type II, $2, $3 (creased) and $5, each with wmk crown to left of CA, SG #34b,35c,38a-40a, fine mint, Cat £517. (5)
746 747
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1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 14mm Opts 2c to 50c complete, SG #41-8, Cat £160. 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 14mm Opts 1c, 3c, 4c & 10c, each with Raised stop after EXHIBITION, SG #45c-48c, Cat £66. 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 15-15½mm Opts 21c, 25c & 50c set of 3, SG #49-51, Cat £120. 1922-40 New Colours set to 35c, SG #52-9, Cat £55.
750 751 752 753
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1937 Sultan Abdul Hamid Halimshah complete set, 10c to $5, SG #60-68, fine mint, Cat £275. (9) 1937 Sultan Abdul Hamid Halimshah complete set, 10c to $5, SG #60-68, fine used, Cat £275. (9) 1938-40 Redrawn Type II 1c black & 2c bright green, SG #68a,69, fine mint, Cat £510. 1948-50 Issues 1948 Silver Wedding, 1949 UPU and 1950-55 set 1c to $5 with the listed shades for 5c, 8c, and additional 4c, 6c, 10c, 20c, 25c, 50c & $1, SG #70-90, fine mint, Cat £244+. (36) MALAYAN STATES | Sungei Ujong 754 * 1882 Ovpt on Straits Settlements 2c brown Optd ‘SU’ without stops, SG #13, fine mint, Cat £275. MALAYAN STATES | Pahang 755 * 1889 (Jan) Ovpt on Strait Settlements 2c pale rose, 8c orange and 10c slate, SG #1-3, some gum disturbance, fine appearance, Cat £2,185. Rare set.
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1890 Ovpt on Strait Settlements 2c bright rose, type 4 opt, SG #6, fine mint, Cat £140. 1891 (May) Ovpt on Strait Settlements 2c on 24c green type 5 opt, SG #7, slight gum side toning, fine mint, Cat £275. 1891 (May) Ovpt on Strait Settlements 2c on 24c green type 7 opt, SG #9, fine mint, Cat £450. 1891-99 Tiger Sets 1c to 5c and 3c to 5c, SG #11-16, fine mint, Cat £103. 1899 (May) Surcharge ‘Four cents’ on 5c Tiger block of 60 (6x10) with margin at top showing Control Nº 1, variety on [15] & [45], Raised ‘s’ of ‘cents’, SG #28, mostly MUH, odd tone, Cat £1,500 as hinged singles. 761 * 1935-41 Sultan Sir Abu Bakar complete set of 18, SG #29-46, fine mint, Cat £190. 762 F 1935-41 Sultan Sir Abu Bakar complete set of 18, SG #29-46, fine used, Cat £275. 763 * 1948-56 Issues complete with all listed shades, plus additional variations, SG #53-73, mostly fine mint, Cat £233. (36) MALAYAN STATES | Perak 764 * 1883 Ovpt on Strait Settlements 2c rose optd ‘PERAK’ type 9, SG #16, with ‘PE’ in heavier letters, very fine mint, Cat £750+. BPA Certificate (1980). 765 * 1884-91 Ovpt on Strait Settlements 2c pale rose optd ‘PERAK’ type 14, variety Overprint inverted, SG #17b, faint toning, Cat £450.
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1884-91 Ovpt on Strait Settlements 2c pale rose optd ‘PEPAK’ type 17, SG #20 (var), gum adhesions, mint, BPA Certificate (1980). 1887-89 Surcharge on Strait Settlements 1c on 2c pale rose type 27 opt in blue, SG #30, Cat £70. 1887-89 Surcharge on Strait Settlements 1c on 2c bright rose, type 38 opt, SG #41, fine used, Cat £130. 1887-89 Surcharge on Strait Settlements 1c on 2c bright rose, type 39 opt, SG #42, fine used, Cat £250. 1891 Surcharge on Strait Settlements 1c on 6c lilac-rose type 30 opt with bar, SG #43, fine mint, Cat £60. 1891 Surcharge on Strait Settlements 1c on 2c bright rose type 34 opt without bar, SG #55, faint toning, otherwise fine mint, Cat £450.
1895-99 Tiger & Elephants set to $1, SG #66-76, fine mint, Cat £800. (11) 1895-99 Tiger 1c dull purple & green, variety Malformed ‘c’, SG #66a, fine mint, normal for comparison, Cat £140. 1895-99 Tiger & Elephants set to $5 optd ‘SPECIMEN’, SG #66s-79s, fine mint, Cat £500. 1895-99 Elephants $2 green & carmine, SG #77, fine mint, Cat £450. 1895-99 Elephants $3 green & ochre, SG #78, faint bend, otherwise fine mint, Cat £650.
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1895-99 Elephants $25 optd ‘SPECIMEN’, SG #80s, fine mint, Cat £375. 1900 Surcharges 3c on $1 green & pale green Elephants, block of 9, middle stamp in top row, variety Thinner ‘t’ in ‘Cent.’, SG #86,86a, Cat £740. 1900 Surcharges 3c on $2 green & carmine, top left corner block of 4 with control number ‘1’, SG #87, some perfs re-inforced, mint, Cat £200 as singles. 1935-37 Sultan Iskandar complete set of 15, SG #88-102, fine mint, Cat £250. 1935-37 Sultan Iskandar complete set of 15 perforated ‘SPECIMEN’, SG #88s-102s, fine mint, Cat £475.
782 * 1938-41 Sultan Iskandar complete set of 19, SG #103-21, fine mint, Cat £1,100. 783 * 1938-41 Sultan Iskandar complete set of 19 perforated ‘SPECIMEN’, SG #103s-21s, fine mint, Cat £440. 784 * 1948-56 Issues complete with listed shades, plus few additional, SG #122-48, fine mint, Cat £196. MALAYAN STATES | Perak | Official Stamps 785 * 1889 ‘P.G.S.’ Ovpt 2c bright rose, bottom left corner pair, variety No stop after ‘S’, SG #O1,1c, Cat £103. 786 * 1889 ‘P.G.S.’ Ovpt 2c to 24c simplified set of 8, SG #O1-9, fine mint, Cat £985.
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788 789 790 791 792
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1889 ‘P.G.S.’ Ovpt 2c bright rose, variety Wide space between ‘G’ and ‘S’, SG #O1b, fine used, Cat £110. BPA Certificate (1950). 1889 ‘P.G.S.’ Ovpt 4c brown, variety No stop after ‘S’, SG #O2b, Cat £200. 1889 ‘P.G.S.’ Ovpt 6c lilac, variety Wide space between ‘G’ and ‘S’, SG #O3a, fine mint, Cat £190. 1889 ‘P.G.S.’ Ovpt 24c green, variety Wide space between ‘G’ and ‘S’, SG #O9a, fine MNG, Cat £750. Ex Wood, Frazer. 1894 ‘Service’ Ovpt 5c blue, SG #O10, fine mint, Cat £130. 1897 ‘Service’ Ovpt 5c dull purple & olive-yellow, variety Overprint double, SG #O11a, fine used, Cat £400.
MALAYAN STATES | Selangor 793 * 1891-95 Tiger 1c to 5c ovptd ‘SPECIMEN’, SG #49s-52s, fine mint, Cat £120. (4) 794 * 1895-99 Tiger & Elephants set to $5 ovptd ‘SPECIMEN’, SG #54s-64s, fine mint, Cat £500. (11) 795 ** 1895-99 Elephants $10 green & purple ovptd ‘SPECIMEN’, SG #65s, gum crease, fresh MUH, Cat £170+. 796 ** 1895-99 Elephants $25 green & orange ovptd ‘SPECIMEN’, SG #66s, fresh MUH, Cat £375+. 797 * 1900 Surcharges 3c on 50c with Antique ‘t’ in ‘cents’, SG #67a, fine mint, Cat £375.
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798 * 1941 Sultan Hisamud-Din Alam Shah $2 green & scarlet perforated ‘SPECIMEN’, SG #87s, fine mint, Cat £75. MALAYAN STATES | Trengganu 799 * 1918 Red Cross 8c+2c ultramarine marginal example, variety ‘SS’ in CROSS inverted, SG #22b, lightly toned as usually found on this value, Cat £1,000. BPA Certificate (1983). Ex Naylor, Bloch. 800 * 1921-41 Sultan Sulieman unissued, 2c yellow-orange, slight toning as always, mint, Cat £325. 801 * 1921-41 Sultan Sulieman unissued, 6c grey, slight toning as always, mint, Cat £325. 802 * 1921-41 Sultan Sulieman unissued, 8c rose, slight toning as always, mint, Cat £325. 803 * 1921-41 Sultan Sulieman unissued, 15c ultramarine, slight toning as always, mint, Cat £325.
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1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition set 2c to $5, the 4c, 5c & 20c with variety Raised stop after ‘EXHIBITION’, SG #48-58, fine mint, Cat £622. 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition $1 black & carmine/blue, variety Small second ‘A’ of ‘MALAYA’, SG #56d, fine used, Cat £160. 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition $3 green & red/green with variety Raised stop after ‘EXHIBITION’, SG #57c, fine used, Cat £900. 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition $3 green & red/green, variety Small second ‘A’ of ‘MALAYA’, SG #57d, fine used, Cat £425. 1903-04 KEVII Crown CA ½d to 1/- (shallow thin) set SG #38-44, rich colours, Cat £130. (7) 1922 Script CA Overprinted ‘SELF-GOVERNMENT’ 2/- Keyplate MUH & 10/- St Paul (tonespot) mint, Cat £190. (2)
$85 $1,000 $375 $375 $375 $375
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811
part 810 part 813 part 814 1960 St Paul’s Shipwreck set perf ‘SPECIMEN’ and affixed to Harrison & Sons special presentation folder along with ‘Compliments’ slip. SG #295-300. Minor blemishes. [Similar sets have sold in London recently for £140] MAURITIUS | Postal History 811 *F 1852 stampless outer from Col Waters to London, cancelled with double-oval ‘PACKET LETTER/SP9/1852/MAURITIUS’ (B1), rated “8” in black, filing hole in front hardly detracts. MEMEL 812 * 1923 Surcharge Overprints Mi #183-92. Basic set cat €460 MLH (SG #60-9 c£675). 3c and 50c surcharges are MUH, key 10c and 15c surcharges with unclear expert handstamp probably Becker. MONGOLIA 813 ** 1951 Honouring Lenin 3t half-sheet of 25, SG #76, one unit small internal fault, a few gum wrinkles, fresh MUH, Cat £900++. 814 ** 1953 Marshall Choibalsan Anniversary 3t purple-brown SG #98 complete sheet of 50, some peripheral perf separations, fresh MUH, Cat £1,100.
810
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MOROCCO AGENCIES | Postal History 815 * 1936 KEVIII ten covers with Spanish Currency set (SG #160-3) cancelled with ‘BRITISH POST OFFICE/*/17MR/37/TETUAN’. (10) NEPAL | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 816 PS 1887-1904 Stamp in Red unused on native paper, HG #10, x10. NETHERLANDS | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 817 */U/C 1850s-1980s specialised collection on album leaves, 1852 5c blue imperf x7, 10c brown imperf x10, 1872 set to 1G, Postage Dues 1870-1958 with usage examples from 1980s and 90s. High catalogue value. (100s) 818 **/*/U 1900s-1980s in stockbook including 1940-60 mint sets many x5, 1969 Juliana pairs to 10g. Inspection will reward. (100s)
ex 819
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NETHERLANDS INDIES | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 819 * Japanese Occupation : [1] Naval Patrol Area 1943 Picts (11) SG 152-62, [2] Riau Archipelago 1943 Picts (10) SG J297310, Savings Campaign (2), 1944 ‘Re-birth’ of Malaya (2). Cat approx £300. (25) NETHERLANDS INDIES - JAPANESE OCCUPATION 820 * 1943-45 Java Issues complete, SG #1-14, Cat £210. (14) 821 * 1943-44 Sumatra Pictorials SG #15-26, very lightly mounted, Cat £95. (12) NEW HEBRIDES (French) 822 * 1925 Weapons & Idols 5c to 5f set optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #F42s-52s, fine mint, Cat £250. (11)
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NEW HEBRIDES (French) | Postal History 1908 10c adhesive tied by Noumea cds 5-8 08 on fine early native PPC of ‘New Hebrides - Bignambo Village, Malakula’. 823 * NEW ZEALAND | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 824 **/*/U 1855-1930s Collection wide-ranging semi-specialised presentation on leaves from Chalons with 1855-64 imperfs x8 1d to 1/(incl 4-margin 2d SG #5 cat £300 and a thinned creased 6d wmk ‘NZ’ SG #99 cat £700!), various perfs x16 to 6d (incl 2d P13 at Dunedin x2). Newspaper and sidefaces very well represented incl a page with adverts (18, vals to 8d), likewise turn-of-thecentury Pictorial types to 2/- with diff perf & wmk types, just the odd mint noting block of 4 2d purple SG #276c. 1d Universals (incl on PPCs) and KEVII with fair duplication majority used, KGV defins with as much (or more) mint than used incl MUH, pairs, perf varieties, shades. Commem & special issues (incl Health) almost all here with mint and used Victory, mint Dunedin, Smiling Boys FU, some first and other flights, some FDCs, 1930s Pictorial defins mint (some MUH) and used with perf varieties, postal fiscal Arms types to £1. Officials throughout in similar strength from QV long types. Plus, Cook Islands incl Rarontonga and Aitutaki (120+), Penrhyn (6), Niue (c60), Samoa in its various guises (c75). There’s a lot of value here (cat well into £4-figures) but annotations not entirely reliable. Generally fine, inspection recommended. (1050+) 825 */W/U 1882-1950 Array on Album Pages mostly mint with QV Second Sidefaces to 1/- mint or unused and used, 1907-08 Reduced Sized Birds 3d x2, 6d x2 & 1/- x2,1920 Victory, KGV Sidefaces, Recess/Surface Printed to 1/-, 1925 Dunedin, 1931-35 Airs (3d stain), 1936-42 Pictorials, 1940 Centennial, etc, generally fine, Cat £1,200+. (150+) 826 1957-74 Health Miniature Sheets almost complete and fresh MUH from both watermarks 1957, 1958 x2 sets, 1959-65, 1967 x2 sets, 1968-73, 1974 x2. Trivial mainly storage related gum blemishes, min retail NZ$1,000. Good value. 827 ** 1957-2002 Health Miniature Sheets complete, simplified. Generally very fine. Retail approx NZ$1,000. (63)
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1967-97 Decimals Collection complete in Seven Seas hingeless albums x2, including M/Sheets, Airs, etc, missing just three frama labels. Retail including albums over $2,000. (100s) NEW ZEALAND 829 W QV Chalon Heads imperf reprints on white card, 1d carmine-vermilion, 2d blue, 1/- yellow-green. Of uncertain origin but very possibly Perkins Bacon trade samples, known printed periodically till 1930s. (3) 830 F 1862-64 Wmk Large Star Rouletted 7 At Auckland 6d red-brown SG #55, quite lightly cancelled, Cat £475. 831 * 1864-71 Wmk Large Star P12½ At Auckland 4d yellow SG #120, edge thin & crease, plus 6d brown SG #122a, both largepart gum, Cat £600. (2) 832 * 1898-1909 Pictorials ½d to 5/- simplified set including Watermarked P14 2/- & 5/- SG 328-29, 9d & 1/- slight tones, generally fine/very fine, Cat £650+.
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1930 Waterlow & Sons Printer Sample 1d black and green Lake Taupo imperforate with diagonal ‘WATERLOW & SONS LD’ ovpt. Mounted on thick card, Part of an early 1930s Spanish language sample book. Very rare. 1930 Waterlow & Sons Printer Sample 5/- black Mount Cook imperforate with diagonal ‘WATERLOW & SONS LTD/ SPECIMEN’ ovpt. Mounted on thick card, Part of an early 1930s Spanish language sample book. Very rare. 1901 1d Universal Perf 11 on thin hard Basted Mills paper, barely distinct mesh, SG #286, Cat £130. Unclear s/ring cds appears March 1902. [1979 PFSA certificate identifying at the time as SG #316] 1906 Christchurch Exhibition ½d to 6d set SG #370-73, fine mint with strong colours, Cat £275. (4) 1906 Christchurch Exhibition ½d to 6d set SG #370-73, ½d & 1d Exhibition cancels, 3dl, 6d unused, Cat £300+. (4)
1906 Christchurch Exhibition 3d and 6d SG #372-3. Some woolly perfs as usual, very minor imperfections don’t detract from very attractive stamps Cat £255 (NZ retail c$675). (2) 1909-16 KEVII ½d to 1/- simplified set, 6d tiny thin spot, overall fine fresh mint, Cat £160. (9) 1913 Auckland Exhibition ½d to 6d set SG #412-415, fine mint, Cat £300. (4) 1915-30 KGV Sideface collection all the different papers, shades and perfs of the ½d green, 2d orange and yellow and 3d chocolate. An excellent grouping. (35) 1926-34 Admirals with Jones paper 2/- deep blue mint & 3/- mauve unused, Cowan paper 1d, 2/- light blue & 3/- pale mauve mint, Cat £380. (5) 1936 Pictorial Definitives 2/- olive-green, a top marginal horizontal pair [R1/3&4] incl CAPTAIN COQK MLH at right. Left unit [R1/3] MUH, selvedge with light pencil mark and hinge trace. Pairs not often seen. 1960-66 Flowers 2½d Titoki block of 4 with Upward colour shifts of green (leaves) and red & yellow-brown (berries) resulting in partially shaded leaves and detached or floating berries, lower units MUH. Quite spectacular.
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1964 Health 3d+1d Little Penguin M/S SG #MS823d with variety Yellow colour misplaced 2mm to the right, most noticeably in right-hand margin of each stamp, fresh MUH, unlisted by Campbell Paterson. 1970-76 Pictorials 10c QEII & Coat of Arms with variety Various displacements of red (bow) in the Queen’s hair across a horizontal strip of 10, fresh MUH. 1970-76 Pictorials 20c Maori Tattoo Pattern variety 4mm black colour shift to the left CP #P15b(X), with normal stamp for comparison, fresh MUH.
1970-76 Pictorials 50c Abel Tasman National Park variety Buff (shore) omitted CP #P19a(Y), fresh MUH, NZ$120. 1970-76 Pictorials 50c Abel Tasman National Park Second Printing variety Pale green (headland at right) omitted CP #P19a(Z)1, fresh MUH, Cat NZ$250. 1970-76 Pictorials 50c Abel Tasman National Park Third Printing variety Pale green (headland at right) omitted CP #P19a(Z)2, fresh MUH, Cat NZ$80. 1970-79 Pictorials 50c Abel Tasman National Park variety Pale green (headland at right) omitted CP #P19a(Z)2 marginal block of 4, fresh MUH, with normal single stamp for comparison, Cat NZ$320+ Cat £.
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1973-76 No Watermark 1c Red Admiral Butterfly variety Black colour shift downwards, red colour shift upwards on vertical pair, fresh MUH. Eye-catching flaw. NEW ZEALAND | Official Stamps 853 * 1907-65 Selection on Album Pages including 1907 6d bright carmine-pink SG #O64 (edge blemises), 1919-30 Postal Fiscals 2/- #O87 & 5/- #O86, 2/- Admiral #O112, KEVII ½d to 1/- set (½d Broken ‘OF’ of ‘OFFICIAL’), KGV Surface/Recess Printed ½d to 1/- set, 1936-61 ½d to 3/- Pictorials, 1940 Centennial, 1938-51 KGVI ½d to 2/-, 1954 QEII 1d to 3/-, condition generally fine, Cat £1,500+. (74) 854 * 1907-11 Pictorials optd ‘OFFICIAL’ ½d to 5/- set SG #O59-67, minor staining 1/-, generally fine mint, Cat £650. (8) 855 V 1932 Pictorials 5/- yellow-green P14½x14 SG #O86, very fine used, NZ Retail NZ$400. NEW ZEALAND | Revenues 856 1920-50s Documents: x7 all with fiscal stamps, noted £10 QV, £30 Arms and a variety of other values.
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857 1930-40s Documents: x7 all with fiscal stamps, noted £40 QV, £200 Arms and a variety of other values. NEW ZEALAND | Postal Stationery - Registration Envelopes 858 PS 1931 KGV 6d Brown on White H&G #13 fine unused. Scarce as most stock was overprinted in 1932. NEW ZEALAND | Postal History 859 * 1930s-70s Bundle of Covers with better items mostly to UK including censored 1940 with 5/- Arms & 9d Centennial, 1941 with 5/- Arms & 9d Maori Panel, plus 1945 (to Canada) with 1/3d Arms, also 1939 (?) with KGVI 1½d brown Plate #21 solo franking, 1948 OHMS with KGVI 1/- & 6d optd ‘Official’, 1966 registered with 3/- National Park solo, condition is mixed including some of described items. (140)
$160
1942 (Jan 19) cover from Auckland to Tahiti with NZ censor cachet & black/white censor tape, Papeete ‘CONTROLE/POSTAL’ censor handstamp; also Jagger & Harvey (Auckland) undated WWII long cover to same addressee with French ‘Contrôle postal militaire’ tape and cenor handstamps. (2) 1951 (Feb 16) double rate cover to USA with KGVI 2/- pair plus 2d Canterbury Centennial paying Late Fee. Attractive.
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NEW ZEALAND | Flight Covers - Commercial Inwards 862 * 1920 (May 7) cover Paris to Timaru New Zealand endorsed ‘Par Avion – Paris : Londres’ and bearing early black on salmon ‘Par Avion’ etiquette, franked (both sides) 10c x33 (few with faults) for aggregate 3f30c (overpaid 5c for 3f25 rate), 2f of which was attributed to the Paris-London airmail service surcharge, departing London May 19 on P & O Kyber arriving Sydney early June from where it was transferred to steamer bound for New Zealand. This is the earliest commercial international airmail service item to New Zealand. [Of far greater philatelic significance than the Aug 1920 cover carried by Parer & McIntosh claimed to be the first “ordinary” airmail letter to Australia (from Straits Settlements), franked at 4c for surface rate only and was not carried by an official airmail service yet still realised $14,375 at a Melbourne auction in 2011]
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1932 (Nov 11) cover Willesden to Christchurch New Zealand with typewritten route instructions ‘Per Air Mail/across U.S.A. or/ Canada. Per first/available steamer from/San Francisco or Vancouver to/New Zealand’, franked 1/- for Empire letter 2d (1-2ozs.) plus airmail surcharge 2½d per ½oz x4, blemishes, the only example of this early utilisation of North American airmail services to New Zealand noted by vendor. [UPU regulations from Jul 1 1930 governed the transit of mail by overseas air service, and use of the Par Avion etiquette and the airmail service to be used could be expressed. An alternative to the London-Karachi service for air acceleration for New Zealand bound mails was to utilise the Canadian or USA airmail services to connect with New Zealand bound steamers, delivering a time saving of about one week over the surface route.] NEW ZEALAND | Great Barrier Island Pigeon Post 864 W/* The Great Barrier Pigeongram Agency: 6d blue & 1/- red triangulars CP #VP7 & 8, 6d without gum, Cat NZ$500. (2) NEW ZEALAND | Antarctic Expeditions 865 * 1908 King Edward VII Land 1d rose carmine SG A1 Cat £400. ROSS DEPENDENCY 866 ** 1967 Decimals 2c to 15c set in blocks of 4, SG #5-8, fresh MUH, retail $400. (16) *
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867 ** 1967 Decimals 2c to 15c set in blocks of 4, SG #5-8, fresh MUH. Retail $400. (16) NIGERIA 868 * 1914-29 KGV Wmk MCA ½d to 10/- optd ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #1s-11s, perf blemish 4d, otherwise fine. (11) NORTH BORNEO 869 F 1888-92 Arms ½c magenta strip of 3, variety Imperforate vertically, SG #36a, CTO, Cat £250 for pair. 870 F 1888-92 Arms 4c rose-pink pair, variety Imperforate vertically, SG #40a, CTO, Cat £250 for pair. 871 * 1894 Pictorials 5c black & vermilion Peacock, variety Imperforate between horizontal pair, SG #72a, fine mint, Cat £900 for pair. Ex Frazer.
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1894 Pictorials 12c black & blue Crocodile, variety Imperforate between horizontal pair, SG #75b, fine mint, Cat £1,800 for pair. BPA Certificate (2007). Ex Bloch, Vestey.
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1894 (Feb) Arms 25c to $2, SG #81-4, fine mint, Cat £99. (4) 1894 (Feb) Arms $5 bright purple, SG #85, fine mint, Cat £275. 1894 (Feb) Arms $5 bright purple, marginal block of 4, variety Imperforate, SG #85a, CTO, Cat £130. 1894 (Feb) Arms $5 bright purple, top left corner block of 6 (3x2), each row showing Two horizontal lines of perforations through centre, SG #85 (var), CTO, Cat £102 as normals. 1894 (Feb) Arms $10 brown, top left corner block of 6 (3x2), each row showing Two horizontal lines of perforations through centre, SG #86 (var), CTO, Cat £96 as normals. 1895 Surcharges on $1 Arms set 4c to 40c, SG #87-91, fine mint, Cat £180. (5) 1897-1902 Pictorials 1c black & bistre-brown Dyak Chief, variety Imperforate between horizontal pair, SG #93ab, CTO as always found, Cat £650. 1897-1902 Pictorials 5c black & vermilion Peacock, variety Imperforate between horizontal pair, SG #100ab, Sandakan cds, tiny thin at top, Cat £1,700. Ex Cassels, Bickly
1897-1902 Pictorials 18c black & green Mount Kinabalu, variety Imperforate vertically horizontal pair, SG #108a, CTO as always found, Cat £85. 1897-1902 Pictorials 18c black & green Mount Kinabalu, variety Imperforate between vertical pair, SG #108b, CTO as always found, Cat £350. 1897-1902 Pictorials 18c black & green Mount Kinabalu, variety Imperforate horizontal pair, SG #108c, CTO as always found, Cat £180. 1901-05 ‘BRITISH/PROTECTORATE’ Opt 10c Sun Bear, variety Overprint double, SG #134d, slight toning, unused, Cat £1,000 as mint. 1901-05 ‘BRITISH/PROTECTORATE’ Opt $5 dull purple marginal single, SG #144, MUH, Cat £425 as hinged.
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1901-05 ‘BRITISH/PROTECTORATE’ Opt $10 brown, SG #145, gum side toning as often found otherwise fine mint, Cat £750. 1911 (Mar) Arms 25c black & yellow-green, variety Imperforate horizontal marginal pair, SG #178a, no gum as issued, Cat £55. 1911 (Mar) Arms $5 black & lake block of 6 (3x2), variety Imperforate, SG #182a, no gum as issued, Cat £675.
$600
1911 (Mar) Arms $10 black & brick-red, variety Imperforate horizontal pair, SG #183a, no gum as issued, Cat £550. 1918-22 Overprints Array with 1918 optd ‘RED CROSS/TWO CENTS’ 1c +2c to 50c + 2c (ex 5c + 2c), 1918 optd ‘(cross)/ FOUR CENTS’ 1c + 4c to 10c +4c, 1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhib 12c, 24c, 25c & 50c, generally fine mint, Cat £230+. 1939-47 Mint Selection with 1939 Pictorials 1c to 50c, 1945 opt ‘BMA’ 1c, 8c, 10c 12c & 25c, 1947 optd ‘GR’ 1c to $5 set (tone stain 2c), generally fine, Cat £350+. (34) 1944 Japanese Occupation Overprints on 1c to 50c Pictorials SG #J20-31, some stamps with mild gum toning, Cat £200. (12)
$600
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893 F 1945 Overprinted BMA 1c to $5 set SG #320-34, used, Cat £130. (15) NORTH BORNEO | Postal History 894 * 1914 (Oct 9) use of 10c black & blue Wild Boar (SG #171) strip of 5 on reduced registered cover from Sandakan to Chicago. NORTHERN RHODESIA 895 **/*/U/C 1925-63 Collection on Album Pages with KGV 1925-29 to 1/- mint, 2/6d & 3/- used plus 5/- & 10/- fiscally used, 1935 Jubilee used, 1938-52 ½d to 20/- set (Cat £250) and used part set with 5/- & 10/-, 1948 Silver Wedding mint, QEII 1963 Arms set MUH, also Dues 1929 set used, some condition issues, generally fine, Cat £600 approx. 896 **/* 1953-62 QEII Sets comprising 1953 ½d to 20/- Pictorial set SG #61-74 mint (hinge remnants) & 1963 Arms #75-88 MUH, Cat £130. (28)
897
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NORWAY | Postal History 1918 Fram Expedition PPC with picture of the Fram and a walrus, 30ø on 7ø cancelled with Polhavet cancel of 13IX18 and 897 * arrival cancel of 4VIII24 also on face. 898 * 1918 Fram Expedition PPC with picture of the Fram and polar bears, 5ø green cancelled with Polhavet cancel of 13IX18 and arrival cancel of 4VIII24 also on face.
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NYASALAND 899 */U 1938-54 Collection on Album Pages with mint KGVI 1938-44 set including 2/- to £1 Keyplates, 1945 Pictorials set, 1948 Wedding & 1953-54 QEII Pictorial set, condition generally fine, Cat £380+. 900 ** 1945 KGVI Pictorials 20/- scarlet & black SG #157 Bradbury Wilkinson imprint block of 4, fresh MUH, Cat £116++. PAKISTAN 901 */U 1947 Overprints on India 3p to 25r SG #1-19, also Officials 2r mint & 5r used SG O11-12, some hinge rems, Cat £260. (21) PAKISTAN | Revenues 902 **/U Arms Licence: 1973-2004 predominantly used selection, with values to 250R x2, 300R x2 plus Motor Tax receipt page with 10R block of 5 & 15r x2, and a fragment with 50R & 10R; plus MUH issue date ‘2000’ 10R, 15R, 175R, 225R & 250R and issue date ‘2004’ 5R, 10R, & 50R, all corner marginal example with partial imprints; also West Pakistan 1970 7.50R Arms Licence, value not listed by Barefoot; condition generally fine. (70)
PAKISTAN | Bahawalpur 903 U 1930s 1a Revenue specialised international One-Frame Exhibit on 18 annotated and illustrated pages showing usages of the earliest Recess types of the overprint with strength in the study of the extensively used Type III. The study shows the variable spacing of the two words of overprint (7mm, 8.5mm & 9mm), breakages in the overprint causing interesting misspellings like RFVENUE, REVENUF., REVENIIE, etc. The study of plate damages, wear, shades, etc, in the original stamp is also part of this exhibition. Many multiples included. While condition is mixed it is well above average for this sort of material. (27 documents). 904 */** 1948 Pictorials complete, many unmounted. SG #19-32, Cat £180. (14) PALESTINE | Postal History 905 * 1930 (Mar 4) black/blue Despatch Note for an insured parcel weighing “4kg 700g” to New York via Egypt with Pictorials 20m, 50m & 100m plus black/white perforated coupon all tied by ‘ALLENBY ROAD/TEL-AVIV’ datestamps, Post Said & Alexandria transit backstamps, fine condition.
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PARAGUAY | First Flight Covers 906 * 1933-34 Asuncion registered Zeppelin covers to Germany x3, attactively franked with zeppelin stamps in combination with standard issues, various flight cachets, labels or handstamps, all with Friedrichshafen commemorative zeppelin backstamps. Appealing trio. (3) PENRHYN | Military - World War II Period 907 * 1944 stampless self-censored cover from Capt Haddock to Washington, fine ‘U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE/720/MAR/14/ 1944/A.P.O.’ cancel. PHILIPPINES | Japanese Occupation 908 * 1942 Red Cross Fund set of 3, very lightly mounted. SG #J9-11, Cat £180. PITCAIRN ISLANDS 909 ** 1985 $2 Paintings ‘A View of the Village’ Inscribed ‘1835’ instead of ‘1825’, fresh MUH. Retail $300+. [First reported in ‘Stamp News’ in December 1988]
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POLAND 910 ** 1948 Presidents M/S SG #645d, fresh MUH, Cat £425. POLAND | Local Stamps 911 * Przedborz Locals: on 1918 Austrian military occupation covers comprising [1] Aug 18 from Gorzkowice with KuK Feldpost 3h & 12h with Przedborz 5h pair added for local delivery; [1] (Jan 6th) Przedborz local cover with 4g Eagle Arms tied by Przedborz datestamp, expertised beneath. (2) POLAND | Postal History 912 * 1937 Port Gdansk (Sep 3) registered cover to Southern Poland with 25g Palace SG #R33 x3 & 5g Czestochowa #R29 tied by crisp Gdansk ‘3IX37’ datestamp, Mysłowice backstamp, fine condition.
$250
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1946 Portuguese Castles 1E.75 Miniature Sheet, SG #996a, fresh MUH, Cat £275. 1952 NATO 1E & 3E.50 set SG #1065-66, fresh MUH, Cat £516. (2) 1910 3a Bisect x4 on cover to Hong Kong, cancelled 1NOV10, SG #174a, Cat £110 on cover.
916
916 917 918
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1910 3a Bisect pair x2 on cover to Hong Kong, cancelled 8DEC10, SG #174a, Cat £110 on cover. 1910 3a Bisect x2 & pair on cover to Hong Kong, cancelled 29AUG10, SG #174a, Cat £110 on cover. 1910 3a Bisect x2 & strip of 4 on cover to Hong Kong, cancelled 8DEC10, SG #174a, Cat £110 on cover.
1892-1917 Collection on Album Pages with Arms 1892-93 to 2/6d, 1892-94 P14 2d, 4d & 4/- mint, plus 3/- used, P11 2d & 4d used, 1896-97 Arms to 3/- (fiscally used) & 4/-, 1898-1908 to 3/-, 7/6d & £2, 1905 Falls 5/- unused, 1910-12 Double-Heads to 6d, 10d (fault) & 1/-, 1913-22 Admirals to 2/6d used plus 3/- & £1 fiscally used, condition variable, generally fine. (145) 1905 Victoria Falls 1d to 5/- set SG #94-99, hinge remainders, fine mint, Cat £300. (6) 1910-13 Double Heads Perf 14 7/6d carmine & light blue SG #161, fine mint, Cat £900. 1913-22 Admirals ½d to £1 set optd ‘SPECIMEN’ between SG #217s-49s, 1½d minor blemishes otherwise generally fine/very fine with MVLH high values, Cat £2,750. Under-rated and rare. (19)
$70 $70 $70
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RHODESIA | Postal History 923 * 1959-80 Forces Free Mail Selection most with cachets identifying military/police regiment or division including 1959 1st Bn NRR Headquarter Company Ndola to Lusaka, 1972 BSA Police from Binga to Natal, 1976 Llewellin Barracks to Salisbury, 1975 4th Manicaland Bn from Umtali to Marandellas, 1977 ‘C’ Squadron Rhodesia Special Air Service from Cranborne to Mabelreign, 1977 from District Commissioner in Mrewa, etc. Good variety. (26) ROMANIA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 924 U 1865-71 Imperf Selection with 1865 20p Type A, 1867 Thin Paper 20p black/rose Type A, 1868-70 18b (fault), 1869 No Beard 15b x2 (one with faults) & 50b, 1871 With Beard 5b x2, 10b blue & 50b (repaired corner fault), Cat £345 (ex faulty trio). Presents well. (10) RUSSIA - ALL PERIODS | Local Stamps 925 */W/U Ardatof To Zolotonosa: Zemstvos collection in ringbinder mostly unused, lots of useful pickings from 100+ localities, including Dmitrof 1874 3k Ch #2a [Rated R], Irbit 1880 2k strip of 3, Kharkof 1870 5k Ch #1a, Krasny 1902 imperf 3k, Novrogod 1875 5k, Odessa 1878 imperf 5k, Tiraspol 1878 5k, Volchansk 1883 5k, Yelisavetgrad 1870 20k & 1882 5k & 20k, Zolotonosa 1880 2k couché pair Ch #3b, Excellent entree into a very popular collecting area. Inspection will delight. (500) 926 */W Sudzha: 1886 5k imperforate singles x2 in red without gum and in unissued green colour (crease) with large-part gum. (2)
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 927 * 1858 Imperf Arms 4-margins 10k, SG #1, Cat £1,300, on 1858 wrapper from Odessa to St Petersburg. Rare. RUSSIA - IMPERIAL | Postal History 928 * 1882 (Mar 4) use of 1k x2 & 5k on cover from Moscow to Nuremberg. RUSSIA - Soviet Union (1923-1991) | Postal History 929 * 1929 (Sep 28) use of 14k Pioneers’ Gathering pair on registered cover from Moscow to Austria, with 5k on 100k Obligatory Tax stamp on reverse. [The Pioneers were derived from the pre-revolution Scouts.]
930
1931 (Jul 23) use of 1930 5k advertising card (HG #156d, a bit soiled) with picture of ХОМЯКА (hamster). Uprated with 2k green x2 & 5k chestnut, to Vienna? SAAR | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 931 **/*/U 1923-1950s mainly fine assembly a bit higgledy-piggledy on s/book pages from range 1922-3 pictorials then respectable representation for the period mint and/or used with little duplication. Includes officials, post WWII opts and on to return to Germany period mint. Many fine used as well MUH, good expansion potential with SG cat £250+. (120+) ST. KITTS-NEVIS 932 ** 1935 Silver Jubilee 1/- variety Kite and horizontal log SG #64l, fresh MUH, Cat £475. (s) 933 * 1938-50 KGVI 5/- grey-green & deep rose red chalk-surfaced paper variety Break in oval at foot - retouched by hand at printers SG #77ad (Murray Payne #16 Type G), tiny gum inclusion, MUH, Cat £800. Rare. *
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ST. HELENA 934 * 1922-37 KGV MCA 4d grey & black/yellow variety Torn flag SG #92b, fine mint, bright colours, Cat £275. 935 * 1922-37 KGV Script CA 1d grey & grey with Broken mainmast, SG #98a, trivial gum crease, Cat £80. 936 * 1922-37 KGV Wmk Script CA 5d green & deep carmine/green, variety Broken mainmast, SG #103a, rich colour, fine mint, Cat £275. SAMOA | Postal History 937 * 1916 (Oct 20) cover to Australia with Overprints on New Zealand ½d & 1d tied by ‘APIA/20OC16’ cds, fine boxed PASSED BY/ CENSOR/2/GRI SAMOA’ handstamp in violet, minor aging.
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1919 (Aug 24) use of ovptd 1d Universal on real-photo PPC (native in canoe) to Denmark, nice double-boxed ‘PASSED BY/ CENSOR/2 G.R.I./SAMOA’ on face. Message is in English. Unusual destination.
SARAWAK 939 * 1895 Sir Charles Brooke set 2c to 8c, SG #28-31, fine mint, Cat £90. SEYCHELLES 940 F 1901 QV 6c on 8c purple-brown & ultramarine variety Surcharge inverted SG #40a, fine used, Cat £750. Far rarer used than mint. 941 * 1903 KEVII Crown CA 2c chestnut & green variety Dented frame SG #46a, fine mint, Cat £160. 942 * 1903 KEVII Crown CA 3c dull green variety Dented frame SG #47a, fine mint, Cat £140.
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1903 KEVII Crown CA 6c carmine variety Dented frame SG #48a, fine mint, Cat £275. 1935 Silver Jubilee 6c variety Double flagstaff SG #128e, fine MLH, Cat £475. Sought-after flaw. 1938-49 KGVI 2c to 5r basic set SG #135-149 complete except for 1r yellow-green, a few changes of paper type extras, 75c grey-blue with some toning, hinge remnants, mostly fine, Cat £350+. (28) SIERRA LEONE 946 W 1897 Fiscal Stamps Overprinted 2½d on 1/- dull lilac SG #66b. MNG with usual water stains, Cat £425 as water-stained. 947 F 1897 Fiscal Stamps Overprinted 2½d on 1/- dull lilac SG #66b, rounded NW corner. Part ‘FREETOWN/A/AP8/97/SIERRA LEONE’ cds, Cat £1,700. 948 F 1963 Second Anniversary of Independence Surcharge set to 11/- on £1, includes both shades of 10/-, the 11/- on £1 cancelled by part Registered oval cancel – rare commercial usage, SG #257-69, fine to superb to used, Cat £257. (14)
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SINGAPORE 949 * 1948-52 Issues complete collection, both perfs of KGVI, few shades, etc, SG #1-36, fine mint, Cat £722+. 950 * 1948 Silver Wedding 10c & $5 in pairs, SG #31-2, on 1949 (22 Apr) registered airmail cover to London, Cat £102 as singles. SINGAPORE | Military - World War II Period The following lots are from Edvard Strandberg. He was the Danish Consul in Singapore and after the invasion was made a POW. His family had been evacuated to South Africa. He was honoured with several medals after the war. Inwards mail to POWs in Japanese camps is quite rare. In fact many were not actually delivered until after liberation. 951 * 1943 (Sep 23) inwards air postcard from South Africa to E Strandberg (from his wife), rare.
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1944 (Jul 5?) inwards air postcard from South Africa to E Strandberg (from his wife), redirected to Tanah Rata PO, Perak. South African censor lon face. One stamp removed, rare. 1944 (Jul 13) inwards air cover from South Africa to E Strandberg (from his wife), redirected to Tanah Rata PO, Perak. South African censor label at left, One stamp removed, rare. 1944 (Sep 5) inwards air cover from South Africa to E Strandberg (from his wife), redirected to Tanah Rata PO, Perak. South African censor label at left. Stamp removed, rare.
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1944? stampless uncancelled inwards cover from South Africa to E Strandberg (from his wife). South African censor label at right. Fine condition. Rare. 1945 Proclamation notice (293x535mm) pasted on buildings occupied by the Japanese that is now being handed back to the Allies after the surrender. Collected by E Standberg. Despite a few tears, still in quite good condition. An unusual item for the military collector.
SOMALILAND (British) 957 * 1904-05 KEVII Officials 8a grey-black & pale OHMS overprint variety No stop after ‘M’ SG #O13a, fine mint, Cat £600. Grossly under-catalogued. SOUTH AFRICAN COLONIES | Transvaal 958 * 1885-1901 Mint Issues in Presentation Booklet: including some surcharges & overprints and £5 forgeries x2, some mild aging. (62) SOUTH AFRICAN COLONIES | Zululand 959 * 1888-93 Overprints on GB 5d SG #7, fine mint, Cat £100.
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SOUTH AFRICA 960 * 1941 2d Grey & Dull Purple block of 6 SG #58a giving three bilingual pairs - two horiz and one vert (latter slightly separated from the horiz pairs), plus a single and 1d Red Cross bantam, on air mail envelope to England, cancelled two neat strikes d/ring cds of ‘CAPE TOWN/KAAPSTAD/24.V.45-9.30/28’. Roughly opened, genuine commercial usage, min cat £250. 961 ** 1933-48 Hyphenated Bilinguals 6d green & orange pair, variety ‘Molehill’ flaw SG #61b, fresh MUH, Cat £250. SOUTH AFRICA | Postal History 962 * 1905 much travelled cover chasing Mr Bert Guest in the Natal Mounted Police with ‘DUPLICATE’ handstamp on face. The original destination was Pietermaritzburg, then Albert Falls (no datestamp) then, Hlabisa, Zululand (rated 500 by Putzel), then back to Eshowe, on to Howick and finally returned to Pietermaritzburg exactly 1 month later. Taxed 6d and 30c, opened & resealed at some point, quite battered, the stamps have been removed at some point. A cover with great character.
1936 (Mar 8) oversized airmail cover to Kiwi Polish Co (London) with 8/2d rate multiple franking, cover folded centrally, edge blemishes. SOUTH WEST AFRICA 964 * 1927-30 Pictorials ½d bilingual pair, variety No stop after ‘A’ of ‘S.W.A.’ SG #58a, MVLH, Cat £42. 965 * 1927-30 Pictorials 1d bilingual pair, variety No stop after ‘A’ of ‘S.W.A.’ SG #59a, fine mint, Cat £40.
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1927-30 Pictorials 2d bilingual pair, variety No stop after ‘A’ of ‘S.W.A.’ SG #60ca, fine mint, Cat £85. 1927-30 Pictorials 3d bilingual pair, variety No stop after ‘A’ of ‘S.W.A.’ SG #61a, fine mint, Cat £75. 1927-30 Pictorials 4d bilingual pair, variety No stop after ‘A’ of ‘S.W.A.’ SG #62a, MVLH, Cat £90. 1927-30 Pictorials 6d bilingual pair, variety No stop after ‘A’ of ‘S.W.A.’ SG #63a, MUH, Cat £120.
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1927-30 Pictorials 1/- bilingual pair variety No stop after ‘A’ of ‘S.W.A.’ SG #64ba, fine mint, Cat £1,700. Rare.
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1927-30 Pictorials 2/6d bilingual pair, variety No stop after ‘A’ of ‘S.W.A.’ SG #65a, fine mint, Cat £160. 1927-30 Pictorials 5/- bilingual pair, variety No stop after ‘A’ of ‘S.W.A.’ SG #66a, MVLH, Cat £250. 1927-30 Pictorials 10/- bilingual pair, variety No stop after ‘A’ of ‘S.W.A.’ SG #67a, fine mint, Cat £375.
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SOUTHERN RHODESIA 974 **/*/U 1924-64 Collection on stockbook pages with 1924-29 Admirals to 2/6d & 5/- mint and/or used including mint ½d with Imperforate gutter margin, some shades, 1931-37 to 2/6d x2 & 5/- used with some perf changes, plus some mint low values, 1935 Silver Jubilee mint & used, 1937 KGVI mint & used sets, 1964 Pictorials mint (ex 10/-) and used including 10/- Extra feather, some toning/condition issues on earlier material, generally fine, Cat £1,200+. (100s) 975 */U 1924-64 Collection on Album Pages mostly used with 1924-29 Admirals 1/6d, 1931-37 KGV to 2/- (ex 9d & 1/6d), 1935 Jubilee mint and used, 1937 Coronation used, KGVI 1937 set used plus 5/- mint, 1953 QEII Pictorial set MLH, etc, condition variable, mostly fine. (144) 976 1940-56 Imperforate Proof Selection comprising 1940 Rhodes 1½d x2 (one frame only), 1953 Rhodes Birth Centenary vignettes only set of 5; also Rhodesia & Nyasland 1954-56 QEII ½d pair, 1d pair & block of 4 (shades), 2d pair, 2½d pair, 3d pair & block of 4 (shades), 4d & 1/- blocks of 4; all are in issued colours on gummed paper & have a single security punch, some blemishes as is usual (creasing on Rhodes vignettes). Desirable group. Ex Waterlow Archives. (16 items) 977 F 1953 QEII Pictorials ½d to £1 set SG #78-91, short corner perf 2/6d, 5/- to £1 very fine, Cat £100. (14)
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SOUTHERN RHODESIA | Revenues 978 U Personal Tax: 1961-64 3d to £1 including 3/4d x2 perforated or rouletted, 10/- & £1 both perf x roulette, undervalued in Barefoot. (7) SPAIN | Postal History 979 * 1903 (Sept 12) use of 1872-6 ¼c myrtle-green imperf SG #187c, 200 stamps in blocks and singles on front and back of huge (twice a4 size) envelope to London. Clear 2013 RPSL certificate notes presence (in small space on front where address written - and NO stamps), of mss ‘T’ in blue alongside FB handstamp wanting 1/3d postage due, that stamps are in very variable condition with some damaged by folding, some aging. This is the largest number of stamps we have seen or heard of on a single cover. SUDAN 980 */**/U/C 1884-1930s Neatly annotated collection in SG Rapkin Facile album incl few Egypt with Sudanese postmarks, few Interpostal seals, 1897 Opts (8 MLH) plus 1m, 2m & 3m in vertical strips of 6, also several used sets, and blocks, 5m with Inverted opt, selection of forgeries, 1898 Postman (8), 1902-21 various to 10p, 1921-23 Postman (7), 1927-41 Postman (15), 1931 Statue Airmail (12) plus original photo signed on reverse “Photo from which the design of Sudan’s first Air Mail stamp was drawn, (signed) G.R. Hulbert”, 1935 Air opts incl 2½p on 3m marginal pair, one unit 2nd Arabic letter from left missing, Officials incl ‘Army Service’ opts, ‘AS’ perfins, Military Telegraph stamps & Telegram form receipts, few unused stationery items Cat £1,000+. Generally fine. Approx 300.
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*/**/U/C 1931-54 in SG leather bound album with 1931-37 P11½x12½ Airs (8), 1935 General Gordon (9), 1938 Opts set incl 3p on 3½p block of 4, 1941 Picts (15, plus 10m block of 4), 1948 Postman to 50p, 1950 Picts (3 sets incl MUH Pl. No. 1 pairs), 1951-61 Picts (2 sets most values MUH), Officials incl 1936-46 SG opts to 20p (plus 20p corner block of 4), 1948 Opts (16, plus several fine used incl 3m, 50p), 1950 Airs (2 sets, one used), 1951-62 (18, ex 10p black opt). Cat Approx £1,600+. Generally fine. (260+) */U 1897 Opts on Egypt set (8) plus additional 1p (2), 10p all mint, used selection with 3 sets and extras incl some 1m on annotated album pages showing 6 different styles of opt types. Generally fine. Cat £700+. (68) ** 1935 50th Death Anniv of General Gordon SG #59-67, Cat £130. (9) 1951-61 Pictorial set 1m to 50p, SG #123-39, fresh MUH, Cat £100. (17)
SWEDEN 985 F 986 F THAILAND 987 * 988 * 989 **
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1920 Scout’s Fund set of 6 with ¼-handstamp on back of all but the 3st, SG #205-10, Cat £725. 1921 Scout’s Fund set of 7, SG #223-9, Cat £450. 1947-49 20b reddish purple & black King Bhumibol SG #322, fresh MUH, Cat £475.
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1924 UPU Congress 5kr blue, SG #160, Cat £450. 1924 Carrier Pigeon 2kr & 5kr, SG #174-5, Cat £300.
THAILAND | Postal Stationery - Postal Cards 990 PS 1903 (Mar 21) 1a red on yellow TPSC PC-0001A1 used locally in Bangkok by Royal Bangkok Golf Club as an AGM notice; also 1941 15st blue on buff Registration Envelope TPSC #ER-0002 minor aging, flap unsealed, unused. (2) THAILAND | Postal History 991 PS 1923 (Jan 23) air cover from Nong Khây to Bangkok on uprated 3st Postal Card. 992 PS 1929 (Dec 17) air mail from Bangkok to London on 15st Envelope uprated with 50st Garuda, over-inked magenta cancel and small fault at right.
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1940 (May) Yip In Tsoi & Co (Tungsong) censored cover to Penang endorsed “FIRST FLIGHT COVER/PER AIR MAIL/SOUTH EXPRESS”, South Express (TPO) backstamp, Re-Po polish label adhered to backflap, small faults. 1897 2/- View of Haapai oversized forgery/reproduction (42x29mm) P11½, age spot at base, without gum. Not seen by us before. 1963 First Polynesian Gold Coinage foil stamp set of 13 SG #129-140 on two oversized covers, one registered and bearing the 15/- Official SG #O17, Nukualofa ‘17JE63’ FDI datestamps on both covers. (2)
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996 * 1893 Officials 1d to 1/- set optd ‘G.F.B.’ SG #O1-O5, 2d without gum, others part gum, Cat £275. (5) TONGA | Postal History 997 * 1943-50 [1] 1943 25th Anniversary FDC; [2] 1947 Tongan formular air letter to Melbourne; [3] 1950 50th Birthday FDC; [4] c.1940s booklet of folded photos. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings 998 U 1851-1984 Collection in Two Volumes the 1851-1944 issues housed in quality Davo hingeless album with good range of earlies including 1851-57 imperf 12c Washington (faults & repaired), perforated 1857-61 to 5c, 10c x3, 12c & 24c, 1861-62 presentable set with fine 5c (signed on reverse) & lightly cancelled 90c (pulled perf), 1862-66 to 24c (ex 3c scarlet!), 1867 With Grill to 12c x3, 15c x2, 24c & 30c, Pictorials 1869 to presentable 90c (edge faults & filled thins), 1870-71 Without Grill to 90c, 1873 to 15c (ex 7c), 1879 30c & 90c, 1890 to 90c (straight edge), 1893 Columbians to 50c (internal fault), 1895 USPS to $1 x2, 1898 Mississippians to 50c & lightly cancelled $1 (small faults), 1901 Pan-Am & 1904 St Louis sets, 1902-03 to $1, 1912-14 New Values 50c & $1, 1929 Nebraska overprints set, range of 1900s-30s coils & imperfs; back-of-book with 1912-13 Parcel Post set, 1918 & 1923 Air sets, officials, etc. Condition of earlies is very mixed, though some are fine, high catalogue value. (many 100s) 999 **/*/U Back Of The Book Collection in quality Lighthouse hingeless album with earlier issues used including Airmails 1918 & 1923 sets, 1933 50c Zeppelin, thereafter complete mint or MUH to 1989-93 PUASP set; Special Delivery 1885-1922 issues complete; Parcel Post 1912-13 1c to $1 set & 1913 1c to 25c postage due set; Special Handling 1925-29 issues complete; Postage Dues with 1879 10c & 30c, 1884-91 to 10c x2, 1895-97 30c deep claret, later issues to $5; condition variable but mostly fine. (100s)
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Postal History 1000 * 1870 cover to New Brunswick with 6d blue Washington, with grill, cancelled with ‘HOLDEN/MAR24/MASS’ with Dorchester and New Brunswick MR28 1870 backstamps. 1001 * 1884-1939 predominantly domestically used array of postal cards including 1914 uprated with 1c Pan-Pac, plus envelopes including 1885 2c with fine 1885 Berryville cds, 1891 Illinois Central Railroad Co to Kendal (UK, fine backstamp), 2c with fine 1909 Ossipee cds and 1925 2c with Portland ‘LETS’ GO!/CITIZENS’ MILITARY/TRAINING CAMP’ slogan cancel, also private user and advertising types & possible postmark interest. Condition variable with some incomplete items or fronts. (42) 1900s-1940s array including 1901 2c Pan-Am with Expo machine cancel, 1907 PPC with Jamestown 1c, 1933 with 3c 1002 * Washington pair with ‘MSC’ (Michigan State College) perfins, 1936 5c Roosevelt on front tied by ‘US GER SEA POST/SS MANHATTAN’ machine cancel, 1938 2c Washington strip of 3 with ‘ATLANTA & TAMPA N.D./1938/RPO’ duplex, 1939 to Scotland with 1½c & 4c Prexies; also stationery including 1891 Vollkommer, Bloomingdale & Co private user 2c letter sheet envelope unused, 1906 Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co 2c Stationery Envelope to Germany uprated with 3c Jackson, 1922 5c Lincoln Stationery Envelope to Czechoslovakia (Prague backstamp); also advertising covers, military mail, postal cards or PPCs. Mixed condition and including some fronts. (81)
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1910s-40s selection many with attractive frankings including 1905 International Railway Journal to England with 5c Lincoln, 1912 to Germany with 2c Washington pair & 1c Franklin, 1935 Eatons’ Ranch (Wolf, Wyoming) 11c airmail advertising cover to England, 1938 registered to England, 1938 to England with ‘Ret for 2 cts/additional postage’ handstamp, 1941 or 1943 to England with different 30c airmail solo frankings, 1943 Saint Paul (Minn) to England with 20c Airmail & 10c Prexie, condition mostly fine. (37) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | First Flight Covers 1004 * 1929 Brownsville-Mexico City (FAM 8) 5c Envelope with fine cachet on face. Flown by Charles Lindhberg. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Military & Censor Mail 1005 * 1944 (Nov 25) cacheted envelope of ‘AMERICAN RED CROSS/CLUB RECREATION CENTRE’ to Sydney, sent from, and signed over reseal tape as censor, by Major John A. Burden, HQ USAF China Theater, APO 879. % Postmaster, New York, handstamp in violet s/ring ‘PASSED BY/BASE/2006/ARMY/EXAMINER’. A scarce cover from this APO in Chungking, China.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Military - World War I Period 1006 * 1918 Siberia stampless cover endorsed “Soldiers mail”, cancelled with ‘U.S. POSTAL AGENCY/DEC/10/9AM/1918/SIBERIA’ duplex, to Manila P.I. with fine boxed ‘A.E.F. SIBERIA/CENSORED/Sig:’ handstamp on face. Rare and unusual. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Military - World War II Period 1007 PS Pacific (Jun 9) use of captured Japanese Postal Card with coloured picture of soldiers attacking in the snow. US Navy cancel and censor handstamp. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Confederate States | Postal History 1008 * 1863 cover with 1863 10c blue Davis, from Mobile Alabama to Caliborne Rivers, redirected back to Mobile and a 2nd 10c blue blue added and pen-cancelled. Both 10c are Die B.
United States Territories Palmyra Island cover (USA Radio and Airbase in the South Pacific) to Australia with US adhesives, hand drawn Palmyra Island 1009 * cancel ‘PALMYRA/AUG/10/330 PM/1940/ISLAND’ and cancelled by Honolulu machine cancel Oct 1 1940. Scarce Pacific Island wartime mail. VENEZUELA | La Guaira 1010 W 1864-69 Reprint Group on thin ungummed paper; [1] 1c black/pink one block with 3 panes of 24; [2] 3c black/yellow one block with 3 panes of 24; [3] 4c black/blue one block with 3 panes of 24 [4] ½c black/white one block with 2 panes of 25; [5] 2c black/ blue one block with 2 panes of 25 (poorly trimmed). Assumed to be reprints from the original plates. (316) ZANZIBAR 1011 W 1921-29 30R black & brown Dhow perforated ‘SPECIMEN’ SG #297s, fine unused, Cat £140.
ZANZIBAR | Postage Dues 1012 W 1926-30 3c, 9c & 18c vertical pairs upper unit in each pair with variety ‘cent.s’ for ‘cents’, SG #D3a, 5a & 9a, no gum as issued, Cat £240++. (3) ZIMBABWE | Revenues 1013 W/U 1981-2006 Accumulation: unused with lots of multiples including 1981 perforated $100 block of 16, blocks of 8 x3 and block of 6, 2006 rouletted $100 block of 12 & $500 block of 12, plus low denomination multiples in abundance, some shade variation, fine condition. (100s) 1014 W/U Accumulation: mostly unused with multiples including 1981 perforated $100 marginal block of 8 with sheet #, $200 single (used), $500 vertical pair Imperforate between, 2006 rouletted $200 block of 4, $500 blocks of 4 x2, $1,000 block of 4, lower denominations in blocks of up to 25, fine condition.
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