IRISH FREE STATE
1400 STOCKBOOK containing an extensive used collection starting with 1922 issue to 2/6d Seahorse, later definitives incl. inverted wmks., various postage dues and a wide range of commemoratives from 1930 to 1997, miniature sheets and a couple of cancelled booklets. STC £1,520. £360
1401 STOCKBOOK containing the extensive KGV-QEII fine used accumulation inc. useful defins., commems., min. sheets, booklets, etc. STC £2,080. (Some 100's). £320
1402 FOLDER containing an extensive mint and used collection from 1922 incl. opts. on KGV to 2/6d, various blocks of 4, a few inverted wmks. and a wide range of commemoratives and of later definitives, self-adhesives, miniature sheets, sheetlets, postage dues and one booklet. A most useful lot STC £1,507. (100's). £300
1403 STOCKBOOK containing the extensive mint & used duplicated accumulation to about 1940. An interesting lot with some useful items noted inc. overprint varieties, etc. High Catalogue value. (Few 100's). £200
1404 STOCKBOOK containing the mint range of commems., defins. & modern booklets. A useful lot with some better commems. and some high value defins. No opts. on GB are included. (Few 100's). £75
1405 MISCELLANY on leaves with some interest in KGV & KGVI mint issues, QEII defins. to 50p mint, a few covers & cards, etc. (Small Qty.). £50
1406 MISCELLANY of mint KGV items on a stockcard comprising Provisional Govt. 1d control strip of three & 5/- single plus "Saorstat" 2/6d (2) & 5/- (2). Few small faults but generally very presentable. (6 items). £75
1407 1922 Thom 5/- Seahorse (SG.45) exceptionally lightly mounted mint and of very fine appearance except for light horizontal bends and 1925 10/- Seahorse (SG.85) very lightly mounted mint with slight overall gum toning not apparent from front. SG. Cat. £290. (2). £110
1408 1951-53 BOOKLET (SG.SB9) Edition 36-53 with both 1d and 2_d panes showing wmk. inverted and STC £130 thus; some perfs. on the _d pane are somewhat trimmed, otherwise very fine. (1 booklet). £75
ITALY
1409 MISCELLANY on stock leaves inc. good mint & used ranges of States inc. Sardinia to 3L with spectrum of shades, Romagna, Modena, Naples, Sicily, Parma, Papal States & Tuscany plus Italian issues to c1920s with good ranges of 19th century stamps inc.1865 values to 2L, 1890 opts., 1920s commemoratives, advert labels etc. An interesting lot. (Qty.) £150
KENYA, UGANDA AND TANGANYIKA
1410 1922-27 £2 green & purple fresh mint. SG. Cat. £600. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 £200
KOREA
1411 MISCELLANY on stockcard inc. 1900-03 1w used (unguaranteed), 1902 3ch orange mint and used, 1903 vals. (4) to $2 mint and South Korea 1957 400, 500 & 1,000h mint. (15). £200
LEVANT
1412 SMYRNA: 1904 PPC (Karatch) to Scotland franked with Russian Levant 2k pair tied by fine violet c.d.s. of the Russian PO at Smyrna; also a pair of fine PPCs franked with one or two examples of the Austrian Levant 10p on 5h with cancellations of the Austrian PO and an 1860 stampless EL from the Greek PO to the Piraeus. Also a trio of covers from the French Office at Constantinople, one with 40c stamp cancelled by the '5083' lozenge and a stampless cover to France ex Beirut. (8 items). £100
MALAYA - BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION
1413 * UNISSUED 8c GREY ON RARE COVER: Neat cream-coloured env. bearing the unissued 8c grey (see SG. footnote) cancelled by clear large "KUALA LUMPUR/PM/16 JA/50" c.d.s. and addressed locally; SG. Cat. £275 unused but unpriced in used condition and especially rare on cover. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 £120
MALTA
1414 STOCKBOOK containing a used collection incl. 2 x _d yellows, 1886 5/-, 1899-1901 set to 10/-, useful KEVII values, KGV to 3/- (2) and 10/-, KGVI Self Government set complete to 10/-, QEII 1956 set complete and 1965 set lacking only the 10d value, 1981 definitives complete to £M3, a superb range of commemoratives from 1951 to 1997, miniature sheets and postage dues. Generally fine to very fine with postmark interest throughout. STC £1,335. (100's). £400
1415 BINDER containing an extensive mint and used collection with some duplication from 1885 to 1997 incl. QV values to 4d, KEVII and KGV to 1/-, both KGVI definitive sets complete mint and with extra values throughout incl. 5/- & 10/- and a wide range of QEII material such as 1956 definitives complete mint (incl. £1 x 4) and to 2/6d used, 1965 & 1973 sets complete mint incl. both £2 types and many values used, scores of useful commemoratives in sets plus sheetlets, postage dues, miniature sheets and later booklets. STC £1,231. (100's). £300
1416 STOCKBOOK containing the QV-QEII duplicated mint collection with much of merit inc. defin. sets, p.dues, min. sheets, good commems., etc. STC £1,375. (Few 100's). £240
1417 STOCKBOOK with the extensive QV-QEII mint & used accumulation inc. many complete sets. STC £980. (Qty.). £120
1418 BINDER with the KGVI-QEII mint collection including a good range of definitive sets to top values. (Few 100's). £75
1419 QV TO KGV MINT COLLECTION on Hagner leaves starting with 2 x _d yellows, continuing with 1885/6 set to 5/-, 1902 "Pnney" error in mint horizontal pair with normal and 1903 & 1904-14 KEVII sets and concluding with a wide range of KGV material such as 1922 Self Government values to 5/-, top values of 1926-27 and 1930 sets, many lower values and postage dues; a most useful lot. (Approx. 150). £400
1420 1914-21 Set of 12 wmk. MCA fine mint. SG.69-88, Cat. £200. (12). £65
1421 1922 'Melita' 2d, 2_d, 3d & 4d in unmounted marginal panes of 16 (slight separation with two); also 1925 _d - 6d values postage dues in mint tete-beche strips of four. An unusual lot. (96). £75
MOROCCO AGENCIES
1422 1898-1957 Collection of mint & used stamp issues with Gibraltar opt values to 1p, British currency KEVII 1/- mint & KGV 5/- fine used, Spanish & French currency ranges with better items noted. Also a few covers inc. attractive airmail & censored items, two Spanish Tanger air covers plus two EAF/MEF items. (260 stamps & 10 covers). £120
NATAL
1423 1900 O.H.M.S. env. addressed to Blair Castle, Scotland signed by the Marquis of Tullibardine and franked with 1d rose cancelled by the scarce Postal Agency obliterator "P.O.A. 9"; also an attractive long 4d registered envelope to Germany uprated with QV 2_d & KEVII _d (2), 1d & 3d all cancelled with double-ring "JACOBS/NATAL" c.d.s. of JU 16 05; an interesting & scarce pair. £50
NETHERLANDS
1424 EARLY ROTTERDAM STUIVERS CHARGE-MARK ; c.1682 (?) EL (no contents!) addressed to Amsterdam with a superb strike of the oval "R/[posthorn]/3[coat of arms]S" charge-mark inverted on the front. Rare so fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 £200
1425 EARLY AMSTERDAM STUIVERS CHARGE-MARK; 17th Oct. 1691 EL (re-backed with strips of stamp-hinge paper; contents in English ref. finding lodgings) from Amsterdam to Rotterdam with a superb strike of the oval framed "A/[posthorn]/3[coat of arms]S[tuivers]" mark on the front. True Exhibition quality in spite of faults. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 £150
1426 Similar "H" for The Hague oval "3S" charge-mark on 21st July 1695 E (light toning & flaps slightly reduced) addressed to Amsterdam. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 £150
1427 GERMAN OCCUPATION, 1939-45: Collection of covers & cards inc. Dutch 'veldpost' (2), Civil Internment mail (3), Berlin Labour Camp, Stalag IVG, censored mail etc. Also air-dropped propaganda material, identity cards etc. In addition, a fine group of 'dienstpost' covers with a range of German cachets (15) and a collection (14) of p.stat. cards etc. with scarce 1945 Emergency Cancellations, written-up with maps. Plus a group of covers (41) with FPO d.s. of British Forces serving in the Netherlands, 1944-45 and a few post-war items. An interesting lot with much potential for research. (116 items). [Ex Crabb]. £220
NETHERLANDS COLONIES
1428 SURINAM: Stockbook containing a mint & used duplicated accumulation of stamp issues with better items noted inc. 1888 1g fine used, good 10c opts & 1930 Airs with Dornier opts (2), plus ranges of definitive & commemorative issues, charities, dues & airs to c1973. An unusual lot. (100's). £70
NEWFOUNDLAND
1429 MISCELLANY of better items on stockcard inc. 1857-64 1d (2) & 5d (4) mint/unused, 1865 13c unused and 1876 5c blue mint. Fair to fine. (10). £75
NEW ZEALAND
1430 STOCKBOOK containing a really fine unmounted mint collection of the 1970 Pictorial definitives and of the 1971-73 4c on 2_c and 1977 7c on 3c & 8c on 4c surcharges incl. plate/imprint blocks of every value except the last two surcharges, many identified varieties, offsets, watermarked (incl. inverted) and unwatermarked examples, booklets, "doctor blade" flaws, colourless/white/blue gums and missing colours plus a few Life Insurance Office stamps. Much of the material in this exceptional lot is ex Campbell Paterson and is STC N.Z.$7,734. (100's). £750
1431 LARGE STOCKBOOK housing the valuable QV-QEII mint collection/duplication. Much useful noted. STC £4,000. (Few 100's). £400
1432 BINDER with Hagner leaves containing an extensive mint (latterly unmounted) collection from 1935 to 1990 with some duplication (up to blocks of 12) incl. Health stamps, commemoratives, "Official" opts., the odd inverted wmk., identified positional varieties, plate/imprint blocks (mainly of 6 but up to 10), miniature sheets, etc. STC. £841 ignoring varieties. (Qty.). £150
1433 SMALL STOCKBOOK containing a selection of issues such as 1878 2/- & 5/- unused, a selection of used QV values with postmark interest and some with a range of advertisements on backs, unused and used Stamp Duty adhesives, piece with a pair of KEVII 2d used in Vancouver, Canada, a range of used KGV values and a duplicated but very useful collection of mint KGVI values to 2/-. Very high cat. value. (Small Qty.). £85
1434 FOUR RING BINDER containing Hagner leaves with a wide and in parts duplicated selection of mint (mainly unmounted) Health issues from 1936 incl. pairs, strips & blocks and 1957 set with upright wmk. plus a collection of unmounted mint Christmas stamps from the first issue in 1960, again with much duplication incl. blocks (some of them plate/imprint) and strips and a few varieties. STC £213. £45
1435 AIR AND EXPRESS STAMPS: Mounted mint 1931 chocolate 3d, surcharged 5d on 3d green and 1934 optd. 7d light blue Air Mail stamps and selection of Express Delivery stamps incl. SG.E1, 3 & 5 (some toning) and a quantity of SG. E6 incl. large blocks (somewhat toned gum but fine frontal appearance. STC. £377.50. (67). £50
1436 1858-1996 Mint & used collection of stamps inc. a few early issues, 'NIUE' & KEVII Land opts on 1d universals, good range of postal fiscals, two attractive early flown covers, officials (inc. 1/3d on cover) etc. with strength in used QEII issues inc. several commercial & FDCs. Much useful material noted. (Many 100s). £250
1437 1898-1902 PICTORIAL ISSUE: Fresh mint selection on Hagner leaves with values to 1/- and incl. 5d (5 different), 6d (2), 8d (3) and 9d (3), spelling variety on 2_d, a fine imperf. plate proof block of four of the _d value. wmk. varieties, etc. Well worth detailed inspection and STC. £1,017 excluding the plate proof. (62). £200
1438 * EARLY METER MARK: 1912 env. to Sheffield with a fine Type 5 impression of the "AUCKLAND NZ/POSTAGE PAID/1d/8" h.s. & a red Auckland paid d.s. plus four envs. with Moss machine cancellations. (5 covers). £30
1439 KING GEORGE VI DEFINITIVES: Unmounted mint duplicated selection on Hagner leaves incl. _d green x 45 and 1d scarlet x 20 in blocks and strips, 2d (imprint pair and two blocks of 4), blocks of 4 of 6d and 9d and other values to 2/- (fine pair). STC. £425. (Approx. 120). £85
1440 KING GEORGE VI COUNTER COIL PAIRS: Very lightly mounted mint counter coil pairs with values from 1d to 1/3d, eight of them rubber-stamped and the other 23 with machine-printed numbers; nearly all different and STC $NZ1,232.50 by Campbell Paterson. A rare assembly. (31 pairs). £140
1441 1960 PICTORIAL ISSUE unmounted mint to 5/- on Hagner leaves with much duplication and incl. blocks (some of them plate/imprint), strips, numbered coil pair, Chambon perfs. (incl. 8 sets in strips of three), positional and paper varieties, shades, etc. (Small qty.). £75
1442 1960 4d Purarangi, six plates of 25 showing the two blue plates used on this issue distinguished by the different flaws & retouches. Fine. £40
1443 1967-68 DECIMAL PICTORIAL ISSUE with values to both $2 , nearly all unmounted mint with much duplication and incl. major misperf. on 3c value, strips, blocks, coil leaders and tails, numbered counter coil pairs, etc. A most useful lot which is STC. $624 by Campbell Paterson. (Small Qty.). £50
1444 1970 4c Puriri Moth with LIGHT GREEN OMITTED fine unmounted mint. Cat. £180. CP.P6c, Cat. $450. £75
1445 1979 10c Queen, an unmounted mint completely imperforate horizontal marginal pair. Fine & rare. £75
1446 1979 Provisional 14c on 10c unmounted mint marginal single with INVERTED SURCHARGE variety. Fine. £60
1447 1982-89 Minerals 1c. (SG.1277a.) and 2c. (SG.1278a.) perf. 12_ in complete unmounted mint sheets of 100 incl. scarce plate blocks. SG. Cat. £145++. (200). £48
1448 HEALTH STAMPS: Stockbook containing 1929-79 Health Stamps; mint examples include Smiling Boys (2d unused) and there are also used stamps, pieces with related slogans, miniature sheets, varieties such as 1949 "no stop" and plate blocks. STC £1,197 as um/fu. (100's.). £220
NORTH BORNEO/SABAH
* 1449 BORNEO CAMP: 1942 (July) Cover ex India addressed to a company in N.Borneo, censored with boxed '(Crown)/PASSED/DHP/9' h.s. & endorsed 'c/o Red Cross Society/The War Prisoners Depot'; returned with red boxed 'INCONNU/RETOUR' and paper label addressed in Japanese, with censor seals and c.d.s. of Simonoseki (29.10.43). Edge faults but rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 £100
* 1450 BORNEO CAMP: 1944 (27 Jan.) Censored cover ex Durban (S.Africa) addressed to an interned British officer at Borneo Camp and endorsed 'Prisoner of War Post'; fine boxed Japanese censor mark. Rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 £100
* 1451 BORNEO CAMP - Undated, stampless cover addressed to 'NX35087 Captain F.F.Elliott, Australian Prisoner of War, HQ 2/10 Australian Field Ambulance, Borneo Camp'; censor tape & '2/PASSED'BY'CENSOR/1687' in diamond. Rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 £100
1452 FIRST CIVIL AIR FLIGHT COVER: Complete set of 1947 Crown Colony issue (SG.335-49) on large brown env. endorsed "FIRST CIVIL AIR FLIGHT" with the stamps cancelled by a total of 8 strikes of a rectangular "AIR MAIL/(plane)/NORTH BORNEO" cachet in black; the cover also bears a pale orange "R JESSELTON/No.2386" registration etiquette and large black double-ring "REGISTRATION/6/JUN/49/JESSELTON" c.d.s. Roughly opened at bottom left but this hardly detracts from the striking visual appeal of this scarce cover. £75
NORWAY
1453 1856-1997 Collection of mint & used stamps on leaves with strength in middle period issues; many better stamps noted inc. fine 1856 3sk, 1863 24sk brown, 1925 Air set, 1941 5kr 'V' opt. etc. Most are fine used with light cancellations. A good lot for expansion. (Qty.) £180
NOVA SCOTIA
1454 CROSS BORDER COVER TO NEW YORK: 1846 EL from Truro, NS to New York with various markings inc. scarce "TRURO N.S./PAID" UDC in red. £75
NYASALAND/MALAWI
1455 1897 (26 Sept.) Registered env. addressed to The African Lakes Corporation at Glasgow franked with stamps of the 1891 opt. set to 2/- (both 6d, the deep blue with corner fault) & the 3/- value, cancelled by '860' obliterator with Abercorn c.d.s. adjacent; transit c.d.s. of Chinde & Fort Johnston on reverse. A little dusty but a spectacular and highly-catalogued franking. PHOTO – INSIDE FRONT COVER £150
PAKISTAN
1456 ALBUM LEAVES with mounted mint stamps of India (both 'ordinary' and "SERVICE") with values to 2r locally optd. "PAKISTAN" (see SG. footnotes) with Karachi machine opts. and Peshawar handstamps. An unusual and interesting selection. (23). £75
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
1457 1880-1990 Mint & used collection of stamps with emphasis on earlier issues inc. Spanish heads and US definitives, with the 1906-28 series represented in some depth to the 4p value inc. an imperf. set to 1p (11), airs, official opts. etc. Also substantial ranges of post-WWII commemorative issues. An unusual lot. (Large Qty.) £100
POLAND
1458 POLISH SOLDIER, 1939-63: Group of papers relevant to Stanley Bukieski, a soldier in the Polish Army with enlistment papers, pay books, identity documents, Red Cross message, photographs, emigration & US naturalisation papers, etc. Also some similar material relating to his wife including her army paybook as corporal in the Polish Forces. An interesting group. (38 items). £60
PORTUGUESE COLONIES
1459 MOZAMBIQUE COMPANY: 1935 10c air issue in mint vertical pair IMPERF BETWEEN, fresh, fine and unlisted by SG. (SG 273 var) £50
1460 NYASSA: 1901 100r Camels IMPERF PAIR and marginal pair IMPERF BETWEEN, both used with neat c.d.s. cancels, scarce. (SG 36 var.). PHOTO - see plate no. 8 £70
THE RHODESIAS
1461 ALBUM containing the mint & used collection of Southern & Northern Rhodesia, Rhodesia & Nyasaland etc., 1892-1972, inc. fine used BSAC 1896 10/-, duplicated Rhodesia double heads to 1/- (mixed condition), fine definitive sets with S.Rhodesia 1953, N.Rhodesia 1938 (1_d 'tick bird' flaw) & '53, Nyasaland 1945, '53 & '63 etc. plus commemorative issues & covers inc. field post items from 1900 & 1917 and 1934 Chikadzulu - UK FFC. An attractive lot, cataloguing well over £1,000. (Qty.) £280
RHODESIA
1462 1897-98 BSAC 4d registered envelopes (7, two sizes) addressed to Johannesburg franked with 1896 4d in single (3) or double (2) stampings, in combination with two 2d stamps or 2d x4; cancellations inc. c.d.s. of Umtali, Victoria, Bulawayo (also 'Buluwayo') & Salisbury. In addition, two have fine strikes of the red 'REGISTERED.BULAWAYO' c.d.s., one with the m/s endorsement ''Posted out of Course/T1/- to pay''. Also an 1898 Mashonaland 1d p.stat card used within Bulawayo and a 1904 Rhodesia _d card uprated with a _d stamp cancelled by fine strikes of an unusual triple-ring 'PENHALONGA' c.d.s. Generally v.fine. (9 items). £75
1463 1898-1908 £5 & £10 Arms fine unused. BPA Certificate (2000) states that the adhesives are genuine, unused & regummed. SG.92/93. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 £500
1464 BOER WAR CURRENCY CARDS: 1900 (August - October) Scarce use of postage stamps as currency due to wartime silver shortage, printed cards (76 x 54mm) each with authorising h.s. and different stamps on the reverse inc. 6d, 1/-, 2/-, 2/6d & 10/- values. Small faults but most unusual. (5 items). £100
1465 1908-09 PPC's (7) franked with 1d or 2_d stamps with c.d.s. of Hartley or Golden Valley, showing fine strikes of the Types 1 & 2 c.d.s. of 'BULAWAYO STATION'; three cards show superb RP views of Salisbury inc. a band playing at the racecourse. Also scarce Beira & Mashonaland Railway 1d newspaper stamps (3) with 1904 Salisbury cancellations and two Mashonaland p.stat. cards, one with printed electoral message, the other uprated with 1d stamp - both with v.slight foxing. (12 items). £100
1466 1910-13 Double Head 7/6d carmine & blue fresh mounted mint. Weak NE corner perf. Cat. £600. PHOTO - see plate no. 8 £120
1467 1980-90 Complete unmounted mint collection inc. definitives to $2 & postage dues plus many of the same issues fine used and a few covers. Much attractive material. (Qty.) £90
SOUTHERN RHODESIA
1468 1924-37 KGV definitive issues in complete fine used sets with various distinct shade varieties inc. 1924 'Admirals' to 5/- with 8d x 2 plus extra 2/6d on neat piece with 1/6d pair; 1931-34 perf.12 set with extra 1_d and 5/- x 3, perf.11_ set with extra 1/- value and perf. 14 _d, 1d & 6d. a fine assembly, cataloguing £1,000+. (96 stamps). £220
1469 1937-44 Small group with Plate proof of the vignette for the Coronation issue in block of 4 in olive green with punched security holes. A FDC with the Coronation set in blocks of 4 (Rusape cancels), a 1944 2d falls franked cover to India with censor mark, a 1943 OAS cover to Barnsley with "ITW BULAWAYO" c.d.s.(faults), and an OAS cover to Sussex with a blue oval crowned cachet "Rhodesian/Air Training Group/Official Free", censor tape and cachet. (5 items). £55
RUSSIA
1470 FOUR PRINTED ALBUMS containing the extensive mint & used collection to 1991. Strength in post-1960 issues with much useful mint noted. (Qty.). £150
1471 TWO STOCKBOOKS containing the mint & used collection arranged thematically around Lenin, Stalin, Communism & Art. Also a small range of similar issues from China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia & Vietnam. (Qty.). £75
1472 MISCELLANY: 1930-95 Range of covers and cards incl. anti-fascist propaganda cards, fine range of frankings incl. many regd. covers, Hague Congress 10k. (2) on regd. card, postal stationery cards featuring Zeppelins (2) and young pioneers, airmail and censored covers, postal stationery envs. with a good range of provisional ovpts. most of them being commercially used incl. regd. & envs. with additional frankings and finally a small mint accumulation of provisional optd. stamp issues. Elusive material which deserves close examination. (c.180 items + a qty. of stamps). [Ex Crabb]. £100
1473 REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD - FOREIGN & INTERNAL MAIL: Selection of covers and cards incl. 8 regd. items to foreign destinations such as Sweden, Italy, U.S.A. and England showing a range of censor marks & frankings, trio of Russian Army F.P.O. items with 2 unfranked cards from F.P.O. No. 3 to P.o.Ws. in Germany, regd. card from Ekaterinburg to Petrograd and 1920 cover & letter with fine "NIZHNY - ASTRAKHAN/PAROKH" ship d.s. Attractive and scarce material from this difficult period. (35 items). [Ex Crabb]. £100
1474 IMPERIAL ISSUES, 1865-1915: Range of issues on cover incl. 1865 10k., 1879 wrapper with 2k. black and red, 1893 uprated 7k. env. with 3 x 1k. cancelled by scarce Swiss-type dumb 'target' h.s., 1915-17 pair of money letters one of which has been resealed with a superb Imperial seal, regd. items and a selection of Romanov issue frankings on cover. Mixed condition but an interesting lot. (15 items). [Ex Crabb]. £90
1475 MILITARY - WORLD WAR II - STALINGRAD - 1942/3: Selection of patriotic postcards, military letter-cards, etc. incl. scarce Partisan printed env., air dropped "Auslands Nachrichten" (June 1943), censor marks, etc Whilst some cards are fine, condition of others is mixed but unusual material. (32 items). [Ex Crabb] £100
ST. HELENA
1476 STOCKBOOK containing an extensive mint collection incl. a page of QV, KEVII & KGV values to 7/6d, 1938 and 1953 sets mounted mint, 1961, 1968, 1971, 1976 and 1984 definitives all complete unmounted mint and a superb range of commemoratives, miniature sheets, booklets and sheetlets. STC £1,121. (100's). £280
1477 MISCELLANY on leaves inc. 1934 Centenary set to 5/- (mixed mint & used), 1953 set to 10/- mint, 1962 4/6d booklet, real photocard of the "Oldest inhabitant of St. Helena" and further such cards depicting various topics inc. the Heart shaped waterfall, Longwood House, Napoleon's Tomb, etc. (Small Qty.). £60
1478 1934 Centenary set mounted mint, gum somewhat toned but very fresh appearance. SG.114, Cat. £300. (10). £75
1479 1942 Censored cover to USA franked 2d grey with censor tape at left and boxed "T 20 C" tax mark (value in manuscript), slight soiling, scarce. £50
ST. CHRISTOPHER, NEVIS & ANGUILLA
1480 1920-22 MCA set to £1 fresh mint, several being unmounted. SG. Cat. £250. (13). £75
ST. LUCIA
1481 1936 Set to 10/- perfin. "SPECIMEN". (12). £60
SAUDI ARABIA
1482 MISCELLANY on eight large stockcards inc. useful earlies with strips of 4 & a block of 12 used, a good selection of opts. on Hejaz and many pieces. A fair amount of duplication but a fascinating lot for the student of this interesting area. (Approx. 200). £70
* 1483 OTTOMAN EMPIRE ISSUE USED IN MECCA : 1888 (18 March) cover to Madras (roughly opened at one side), franked on the reverse by 1p blue on yellow Ottoman Empire issue cancelled by a mainly fine strike of the rare large bilingual 'MEKKET MUKEREME' c.d.s. in blue (rated RR by Coles & Walker; scarce as a cancellation); sea post office & Indian transit marks alongside. An exceptional, attractive cover. PHOTO – INSIDE FRONT COVER £500
SIERRA LEONE
1484 1933 Wilberforce _d to 10/- fresh mounted mint. SG.168-79. Cat. £350. (12). £90
SOUTH AFRICA
1485 LARGE STOCKBOOK containing the extensive duplicated mint accumulation of KGV-QEII issues. Much useful noted. High Catalogue value. (Few 100's). £150
SPAIN
1486 STOCKBOOK AND ALBUM LEAVES with the early to modern mint & used accumulation. (Sev. 100's). £50
1487 1978- 99 Complete unmounted mint collection on FG leaves contained in a small carton, inc. definitives to 1,000p, sheets, booklet panes, coils etc. as well as a fine range of commemorative issues. Also a similar range and quality of stamp issues of Spanish Andorra. A superb basis for expansion. (100s). £140
SWEDEN
1488 1858-1997 Collection of fine used stamps on album leaves with strength in middle period commemorative issues inc. the 1924 first UPU set to 1kr plus odd values of the second set, 1928 cancer fund set, a few covers etc. Post-WWII emphasis on FDCs, booklet strips, p. stationery cards etc with better items noted. A fine lot for further development. (100s). £250
SWITZERLAND
** 1489 INTER-PANNEAU PAIRS WITH PUNCHED HOLES: Fine and almost complete collection of inter-panneau pairs with punched security holes in the central gutter (Zumstein S1 - 33); thirty different pairs inc. many better stamps; all fine used, most with c.t.o. postmarks. High catalogue value. (30 pairs). £500
1490 PRO JUVENTUTE: The mint and used range on three stockleaves, 1913-47 with many useful sets noted inc. 1915 & 1916 sets mint. (Approx. 140). £50
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
1491 MINT MISCELLANY on stockcard inc. the unissued 3d on 5d with "SPECIMEN" opt., 5/- maroon and later Britannia types to 1/- (2). A useful little group. (15). £50
TRISTAN DA CUNHA
1492 BINDER containing a mint (chiefly unmounted) collection from 1952 to 1980 incl. 1952 definitives complete mounted mint, 1963 Re-settlement complete and mainly unmounted, 1954, 1960, 1961, 1965 and 1972 sets all unmounted mint plus inverted wmk. values of latter set in corner blocks of 4, 1977 definitives in blocks of 4, 1983 and 1994 sets complete, scores of useful commemorative sets incl. many blocks of 4, "gutter" pairs and blocks, sheetlets and plate & imprint blocks plus postage dues in plate blocks, miniature sheets, etc. Very fine condition and STC £1,048. (100's). £260
1493 1929-49 Group of covers with Island cancellations inc. the Type V cachet in blue, green & violet (2 - light foxing on one), Type VIII cancelling SA 1_d pair and Type X on registered cover with SA Voortrekker set cancelled by Cape Town paquebot c.d.s. Also two pre-stamp covers from the Ionian Islands with good town marks of Cefalonia & Zante. (8 covers). £90
UGANDA
1494 1896 "L" opts. 1a, 3a, 8a & 1r unused with small faults but very presentable; plus 4a black with "Small O in Postage" variety unused; roughly separated at top & right. Cat. £1,030. (5). £70
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1495 TWO CARTONS containing the extremely extensive early to modern (issues to 2000) collection housed in seven loose-leaf albums. The first volume contains much of merit including a scattering of 19th Century issues with some better noted, useful middle period commems. and a good selection of 1920's & 1930's covers with much airmail interest inc. 1926 cover flown on the First Flight of the Cheyenne-Pueblo route, 1927 PPC to London endorsed "By German Airship/"Graf Zeppelin", 1929 cover ex Friedrichshafen to New York bearing German 4rm Zeppelin adhesive and showing blue pictorial "LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN/AMERIKAFAHRT 1929" cachet, 1929 First Round The World Flight cover (Rochester-Carlton by Graf Zeppelin LZ127) and 1933 Akron-Gersted bei Winsen flight cover bearing 50c green Zeppelin adhesive and showing a fine example of the violet pictorial cachet. The six later volumes comprise an extremely extensive collection of post-1939 stamps and covers including many modern high values and miniature sheets. A splendid lot which must be seen to be properly appreciated. (Large Qty.). £500
1496 CARTON with the 4 volume collection, mainly used, with many commercial covers from 1870's onwards. Useful early issues, duplicated Columbus issues to 50c, 1902 to $1, a nice range of early 20th Century defins. Postage Dues, Paquebot covers, Military base Offices overseas incl. WWII Iceland, etc. Condition mixed but mainly fine to very fine. (Many 100's + Qty. of covers). £300
1497 BLOOD'S PENNY POST: 1858 neat env. to Philadelphia with a fine copy of the 1855 label cancelled by a fine strike of the double-ring c.d.s. for 29th May with a further strike alongside. £40
1498 THE R.L. ENCYCLOPAEDIA MAGENTA "NEW/YORK" COVER [EX GLASSCO]; Attractive 6th April 1760 E from "Newark" (NJ) addressed to the S.P.G. in London charged "1N", having a lovely strike of the rare magenta "NEW/YORK" mark (RL P3, 24x12mm; the actual cover completely illustrated on page 38 of the RL Encyc., vol.V) nicely placed on the front, having an "8/AV" (8th August) London arrival Bishop Mark on the flap. An Important and famous Exhibition item. [This was lot 2 of the Nov. 1969 "Glassco Used Abroad" auction where it fetched £160 at that date.] PHOTO – INSIDE FRONT COVER £1600
1499 * STAMPLESS INTERNAL MAIL, 1798-1866: Group of covers on leaves with a variety of postal markings inc. 1798 partly fine New York 'clamshell' d.s., 1823 scroll 'FREE', fine strike of the large 'CINCINNATI.O' (1834), c1860 fine 'PORTLAND ME/FREE' & small 'WASHINGTON D.C./FREE' (1866) etc. Mixed condition but an intriguing lot. (31 covers). £100
1500 TRANSATLANTIC & OTHER MARITIME MAIL, 1832-99: Collection of covers on leaves inc. 1866 24c black on (damaged) N.York cover to UK, Jefferson 5c brown (2, one damaged) on 1869 cover to Germany, 1874 cover to UK franked 6c Lincoln with fine red San Francisco 'PAID' c.d.s., 1898 Washington - London registered cover with scarce transit 'Exchange' registration label of N.York, Spanish-American War Patriotic 1898 cover to UK etc. An interesting range; mixed condition. (20 covers). £100
1501 1848-60's Collection of covers & Entires written up on album leaves, "Blood's One Cent Despatch" (2), "Blood's Penny Post" (3) & "Blood's Post Office" labels on covers, "Steam" & "Steamboat" markings and a range of pre-stamp covers, including Transatlantic to Scotland. 1850's & 60's stamped covers, a Confederate $100 banknote, etc. Condition poor to fine. (47 items). £160
1502 INTERNAL STAMPED MAIL, 1852-99: An interesting collection of covers on leaves inc. 1862 Patriotic cover (cannon & flag) used with pen-cancelled 3c pink from Jacksonville to Indianapolis, Confederate 10 blue on 1864 (?) cover addressed to a soldier at Burton's Hospital, Lynchburg, roughly-opened local env. with label & c.d.s. of Blood's Penny Post, 1863 cover franked with Franklin 1c blue (3), special delivery 10c stamp on flag-cancelled 1896 cover from N.York to Stony Creek, 1853 large c.d.s. of 'GALENA' cancelling 3c pink, 1869 pictorial 3c pair on cover ex Washington etc. Mixed condition but an interesting lot. (47 covers). £100
1503 1869 (Dec.) Cover ex New York to Palermo, Sicily, franked with a fine copy of the 15c Landing of Columbus pictorial (Scott #119 - Type II) with cork cancellation; red 'NEW YORK PAID ALL/BR. TRANSIT' c.d.s. alongside. Reverse bears transit c.d.s. of Milan & arrival c.d.s. of Palermo (1. Jan.1870). Folds and internal reinforcement with stamp hinges, otherwise fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 20 £80
YUGOSLAVIA
1504 1879-1972 Mint & used collection on album leaves inc. precursor issues of Serbia & Bosnia-Herzogovina; several better sets & values noted. A good basis for development. (Qty.) £75
1505 WWII - OCCUPIED YUGOSLAVIA: Range of scarce and interesting covers & cards to and from POW Camps inc. Camps 23 & 32, Oflags IVI, VIB, VIC, XIIIB and Stalags IIIA, XIIB, XVIIA, XVIIB & XVIIIC, showing censor marks etc. Also a range of post-war material showing the development of Yugoslavia 1944-52, inc. a POW card to Vienna from the Army Hospital at Novi Urbas, censors, emergency stamp & stationery printings etc. (52 items).[Ex Crabb]. £120
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