721

POLICE & MILITARY FRANK STAMPS: Used example of Police frank stamp SG.PF2 and three copies of Military frank stamp SG.M1, one of them top marginal fine mint and the other two in markedly different shades very fine used, each with a complete c.d.s. A few short perfs. here and there but generally fine (4).

£60

POLAND

722

1920-73 Predominantly used, extensive, duplicated collection housed in an album & a stockbook with many useful stamps noted. Also another stockbook with duplicated mint & used ranges of Turkey, 1877-1980s and a few other issues from Argentina, Belgium etc. Worth inspection. (100s).

£100

PORTUGUESE COLONIES

723

STOCKBOOK containing mint & used miscellany of Colonial isues c1870-1980 inc. much useful earlier material from Angra, Azores, Angola, St Thomas & Prince Islands and Zambezia. Mixed condition but well worth inspection. (100s).

£60

724

INDIA: 1950-54 (plus a few later) selection of covers (31), cards (15) & a large piece franked with a good range of adhesives. The majority are commercial. Condition mixed.

£50

RHODESIA

725

ZIMBABWE: 1990 25c on 10c Provisional Postage Due complete sheet of fifty. SG.D33, Cat. £300.

£40

NORTHERN RHODESIA/ZAMBIA

726

1938-39 ½d chocolate, 1d (both colours), 2d purple & 3d red in complete sheets of 120, folded across the centre horizontally, the 2d sheet without plate number. (5 sheets).

£60

SOUTHERN RHODESIA

727

1924-37 Used range inc. Admirals to 5/-, 1931-34 perf. 12 set with extra 5/- (3), perf. 11½ set with sundry extras, etc. (Approx. 100).

£100

RUMANIA

728

1958-90 Collection of unmounted mint miniature sheets housed in a stockbook inc. the scarce 1958-59 Stamp Exhibition issue and overprint plus a fine selection of later issues with considerable thematic interest. STC DM 2,000. (102 items).

£120

729

1965-92 Unmounted mint collection housed in a stockbook inc. miniature sheets, with much thematic interest noted. Fine material. STC DM 3,000. (100s).

£160

RUSSIA

730

1923 Inflation Period Mail. A fine group of registered covers & cards showing a range of rates and an interesting variety of provisional registration methods inc. Insurance (6) & Utilitarian labels, handstamps (9) & m/s (2) with some unusual types & interesting frankings. Also 5 US Relief Administration cards, two WWII Red Cross forms & a POW card. (38 items).

£150

731

1924-29 Range of covers & cards, the majority registered & showing a range of labels and handstamps inc. the scarce green COD & Insurance labels and a fascinating diversity of other provisional types. A good lot. (68 items).

£100

ST. HELENA

*

732

CANCELLATIONS: Selection of 1868-97 issues on two stockcards, showing fine strikes of the scarce dumb obliterators inc. 1868 4d carmine with fine gothic 'T', 1/- green with 'H' or oval of diamonds, Maltese Cross, various 'cork' types, etc. inc. examples unrecorded by Robson Lowe. Most attractive. (13 stamps inc. a pair & strip of 3 on pieces).

£120

ST. LUCIA

733

POSTAGE DUE COVER: 1932 Cover ex Gibraltar (address excised) franked with KGV ½d (2, one War Tax opt.) with 'T' h.s. and fine example of the St Lucia provisional 2d yellow Postage Due label tied by Castries c.d.s. SG D2, Cat. £400 on cover.

£70

*

734

POSTMARKS, 1863-1965: Selection of fine used stamps on stockcards, mostly QV-KGV issues, displaying clear cancellations with 'A11' obliterators on early issues inc. a fine example of the 1863 6d emerald green, c.d.s. cancellations with village letter codes for Dennery (14 inc. 1891 bisect pair), Gros Islet, Laborie (14), Micoud (10), Soufriere (17) & Vieux Fort (11) and more recent c.d.s. marks of Gros Islet, Monchy, Patience and a cluster of smaller offices. A fine lot for the specialist. (98).

£240

ST. VINCENT

*

735

CANCELLATIONS: Range of QV-KGVI (mainly earlier issues) stamps showing a fine array of cancellations inc. various 'A10' obliterators with GB 4d rose (crease) and a fine example of the scarce 1866 1/- slate [SG 8 - off-centre]; abbreviated village d.s. inc. Bequia, Calliaqua, Colonarie, Kingstown, Rabacca & Stubbs and a fine range of c.d.s. marks inc. those of Canouan, Chateaubelair, Cumberland, Layou, Mesopotamia, Union & (part) Union Island etc. A strength of this lot is the range of QV head issues inc. fine shades and better stamps inc. 1869 4d (2), 1873 & 1875 1/- and 1881 1d on 6d. Scarce and valuable material for the specialist. (124).

£750

736

MINT AND USED QV & KEVII SELECTION on stockcard with ovpts. and values to 5/- (2) plus a similar though smaller and chiefly used selection from St. Lucia which extends into the reign of KGV. Condition very mixed amongst earlier stamps but mainly fine later. (56).

£90

SIERRA LEONE

*

737

CANCELLATIONS: 1884-1955 Selection of stamps on stockcards with an emphasis on KGV-KGVI issues showing fine strikes of an extensive range of village postmarks inc. Ama, Bo, Bonthe, Dapu, Mano, Rotifunk, Sembehu, Sumbayun etc. Also QV issues with large oval h.s. of Lavannah & Manoh Salijah, TPOs, 'PATROL POST No1', 1908 'FREETOWN/PARCEL POST' c.d.s. on stamp and part parcel form etc. A fascinating lot for the specialist. (102 items).

£100

SOUTH AFRICA

738

CANCELLATIONS, c1890-1920: Study of c.d.s. & h.s. on stamps of Natal, Transvaal, Basutoland, SA & SWA inc. scarce early types with numerals in circles & triangles, oval DANNHAUSER & ELANDSLAAGER , s/l COLENSO & NEWCASTLE, numeral 'killers' of Natal, 'P.O.A.' numeral cancellations (12), town c.d.s. marks etc. A specialised lot needing careful inspection. (156 items).

£170

SUDAN

*

739

CANCELLATIONS: Selection of (mainly) large camel postman issues chosen for cancellation interest inc. m/s and c.d.s. types, the latter with a fine representation of various village d.s. in complete or near-complete strikes inc. Tewfekia, Wadi Halfa, Atbara, Ed-Duem, Roseieres, Shendi, Dongola, Sawakin etc. Also a pair of 1898 Egyptian stationery cards with 'SOUDAN' opt., unused but with superb cancellations of Wadi Halfa & Atbara. An interesting specialist lot. (80 items).

£120

SWEDEN

740

TWO DAVO ALBUMS containing the early to modern mint & used collection. A good base for expansion. (Many 100's).

£180

SWITZERLAND

741

STOCKBOOK with the extensive somewhat duplicated collection inc. useful earlies & good middle period issues. (Very many 100's).

£75

742

MISCELLANY inc. a range of imperfs. with reprints, etc. but inc. a good range of "Strubels" (20), to the 1fr (no margins), fine used Sitting Helvetias inc. 3c black, 30c blue, 40c green (2) & 60c copper plus sundry covers, 1881 Telegraphs to 3fr, later issues with Pro Juventutes/Patrias, etc. (Qty.).

£100

743

MISCELLANY c.1893-1973 incl. unusual 1893 P.O. official envs., 1912 Red Cross card, 1923 Lausanne Orient Peace Conference c.d.s. on 5c postal stationery card, pictorial 1939 Zurich Exhibition balloon cover franked with 'crossbow' set (Italian) and fine PPCs. (32 items).

£45

744

1881-1954 Collection of mint stamps inc. 1881 granite paper set to 1f, Standing Helvetia, 1900 UPU set (2), 1908 Helvetia to 1f inc. fine example of the scarce 70c brown, middle period definitives inc. tête-bêche pairs, airs to 2f, pro aero & pro patria issues, 1949 landscape set etc. A useful lot. (Qty.)

£75

745

1960 Postal Messengers & Buildings series: 40c purple (Geneva) tête-bêche with inter-panneau grille [Z S68]; 10c green (messenger: plate 2) & 10c blue (Näfels: plates 1 & 2) in tête-bêche pairs with grilled strips between [Z S73 & 74 (2)]. Complete mint sheets, folded in half. (140).

£50

746

REGISTERED/EXPRESS MAIL: 1859-1997 accumulation inc. 1859 10fr franking with s/l "CHARGE", 1875 20c cover with boxed "CHARGE", 1880's Mandat envelopes (5), 1900-13 Recouvrement envelopes (3), 1928 insured letter & various other registered items. The Express items inc. 1941 Fieldpost cover, a heavily censored 1942 incoming cover from an Italian soldier, German censored cover & various other items showing the development of the Express system in Switzerland. (Approx. 70 items).

£100

TRANSVAAL

747

LYDENBURG & RUSTENBURG: Lydenburg SG.1 (slightly toned) & 5 both lightly mounted mint plus Rustenburg SG.4 with some gum plus SG.1, 2, 4 , 5 & 7 either loose or on small pieces with fine to superb Rustenburg squared circle cancellations; a few faults here and there but generally fine and scarce. (8).

£200

748

PIETERSBURG: A used selection (three of them on piece) with values betwenn ½d & 1/-, most with varieties clearly identified by knowledgeable vendor and all bearing c.d.s.'s. A few faults but worthy of close inspection. (5).

£80

749

SCHWEIZER RENECKE: SG.1 & 2 fine used on small pieces each bearing a complete c.d.s. of 11 and 12 SEP.00 respectively. (2).

£100

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

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750

CANCELLATIONS, c1860-1920: Selection of mainly QV stamps on stockcards, showing a fine range of village cancellations inc. an extensive group of various types of numeral obliterators / c.d.s. with numbers 1, 2, 3, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21 & 23 (several of each); a very good range of named c.d.s. cancellations inc. Blanchisseuse, Cap-de-Ville, Carapichaina, Carenage, Cedros, Claxton Bay, Laventville, Mayaro, Toco, Tortuga, Tunapuna etc. Also a virtually complete strike of the small oval 'POST OFFICE/SAN FERNANDO' arms seal on an 1883 ½d, a part strike on 1896 ½d, a trio of 1870s stamps with s/l 'TOO-LATE', Tobago 1d with 'A14' obliteration etc. A fine lot for the specialist collector. (113).

£250

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS

751

SELECTION of QV, KEVII & KGV on two stockcards, chiefly mint, with values to 3/-, various examples of 'WAR TAX' ovpts., etc. Mainly fine. (59).

£80

UGANDA

*

752

1896-1902: Duplicated range of stamps and pieces on stockcards, selected for cancellation interest inc. 1896 type-set 1a with Kampala c.d.s. plus 1r single & pair cancelled by consular seal, QV head issue values to 1r (15) & 5r plus further examples with Inland Revenue opts. etc. Cancellations inc. Experimental P.O. (3), Masino, Mengo, Nanai, Entebbe, Kampala, Toro, Ankole & Retta (lozenge). (60).

£150