| 1160 | PALESTINE/EGYPT: Miscellany with a distinctly Palestinian and Egyptian bias inc. series of "British Official Photographs" c.1919 depicting British troops, Palestinian ports, "Allenby leaving the Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem" (the latter postally used but stamp missing), Pyramids, etc. and other cards with Field Post Office and/or censor marks both from Palestine and Egypt. Also 1917 (July) env. to E.E.F. (very faint pencil) with fine strike of "MIDLAND T.P.O./FROM SOUTH" d.s. plus violet boxed "UNABLE TO TRACE/BASE ARMY POST OFFICE T/E.E.F.", "UNABLE TO TRACE/R.E. Record Office/No number/no company" (appears to be 'home-made') plus various other h.s. and m/s marks. [Ex Firebrace]. (Small Qty.) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| ALGERIA | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1161 | BINDER containing the mint collection, 1924-58 with a high degree of completion for the period. Better items inc. 1926-41 defins. to 10f & 20f, 1927 Wounded Soldiers set, 1930 Centenary set, 1936-40 set to 20f, 1949-53 Air set, 1954 Orleansville Earthquake set, etc. (Approx. 400). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| ASCENSION | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1162 | 1938-53 KGVI values to 1/- with all listed perfs. and shades except the 6d perf. 13‡. Fine mounted mint. Cat. £670. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||
| AUSTRALIA | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1163 | CARTON containing the varied early to modern collection/accumulation in stockbooks, on leaves, etc. (Large Qty.). | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1164 | CARTON containing a complete run of official GPO yearbooks from 1982-94. (13 books). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1165 | BOX with the interesting accumulation of FDC's, all different and addressed to the U.K. in the 1950's-1980's with about one half sorted into thematic groups such as birds, butterflies, Christmas, Exhibitions, Olympic/Commonwealth Games, Flora & Fauna and Explorers. (Approx. 900 covers). PART PROCEEDS TO PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH 'SPOTLIGHT' APPEAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH, ST. ANDREW'S, FIFE - PLEASE BID GENEROUSLY. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1166 | BOX containing the mint & used accumulation of pre-stamp envelopes & maximum cards. (Approx. 200). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1167 | TWO PRINTED ALBUMS containing the early to modern mint & used collection with useful KGV period and extensive ranges of QEII. (Many 100's). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1168 | ALBUM containing the mint collection of KGVI & QEII issues inc. blocks, imprints, coil joins, booklets, etc. (Qty.). | £350 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1169 | ALBUM containing the KGVI-QEII fine used collection, practically complete to 1982 inc. Robes, Arms & Navigators. (Qty.). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1170 | ALBUM containing fine mint selection of five KGV 4d shades (SG.22, etc.) and mint & used QEII collection 1954-78 with covers, postmarks and positional varieties, all knowledgably written up. Cat. £380 as basic stamps and well worth inspection. (Small Qty.). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1171 | BINDER containing the mint & used collection inc. some States. (Many 100's). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1172 | MISCELLANY on stockcards incl. useful mint KGVI, marginal mint blocks of four of 7/6d, 10/- & £1 Navigators and a duplicated mint range of Australian Antarctic Territory with values to 2/3d (7) and blocks of four and six. Mostly fine. (Small Qty.). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1173 | "THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUSTRALIA AS TOLD IN STAMPS": A fascinating thematic/social philatelic study knowledgeably written up with an interesting range of stamps (incl. mint imprint blocks), postal stationery and PPC's covering various topics inc. Explorers, Flora & Fauna, Stamp Printers, Royal Visits, Aboriginal art & Famous Australians. Some better covers inc. "ON SERVICE", Garden Island and Thursday Island. Well worth close inspection. (Qty.). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1174 | KGV USED COLLECTION well written up on album leaves incl. King's Heads with many varieties, shades incl. lemon-yellow, examples overprinted "O S" and commemoratives complete incl. a commercially used Sydney Harbour Bridge set. STC. £1,499 as normals. (Approx. 300). | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1175 | 1913 Fine mint values to 1/- (no 1d or 2‡d) and used collection well written up on album leaves with many shades & varieties and postmark interest throughout incl. first wmk. to 2/-, second and third wmks. both to 5/-, multiple crowns and "C of A" wmks. both to 10/- and a selection to 5/- with both large and small "O S" punctures. (150). | £500 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1176 | SPECIAL EVENT COVERS with a wide range of both KGV & QEII types incl. full set of 52 different for 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games and set of 16 for 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games. (180 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| NEW SOUTH WALES | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1177 | MINT SELECTION comprising a grossly mis-perforated irregular block of 5 of the 1884 1d perf. 11 x 12 comb (SG.223f), 1886-7 2d deep blue perf. 10 (SG.239) in an interpanneau block of 4 with "R" monogram of Thomas Richards beneath lower right stamp and 1899 1/- Kangaroo purple-brown in an imperforate corner block of 4 (SG.312a) with "CP" monogram of Charles Potter beneath lower left stamp. (13). PHOTO | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| QUEENSLAND | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1178 | TWO STOCKCARDS with an extensive and chiefly used selection with values to £1 and much postmark interest. Although condition is somewhat mixed, very high cat. value and worth detailed inspection. (82). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||
| TASMANIA | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1179 | MISCELLANY on stockleaves with a degree of duplication & in varying condition. STC £1,000+. (Small Qty.). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||
| AUSTRIA | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1180 | 1829-74 Group of covers from Budapest, Trieste, etc. (one with m/s "Galatz 5/6" to France via Avricourt, Basle, Briancon, Culoz, Erquelines, Huningue, Pont au Beauvoisin or Strasbourg; other h.s. inc. "Insuffisament Affranchie", "A/PD", etc. Also 1843 Passau to Linz with "B.O.C." & an early prepaid letter. (14 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1181 | 1950 Birds set mounted mint. (7). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| BAHAMAS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1182 | CANCELLATIONS, 1861-1960: Extensive range of stamps with emphasis on QV-KGV issues and selected for cancellation interest with many very scarce small villages represented incl. 1863 6d violet pair with fine strikes of Bimini c.d.s., Governor's Island seal obliterator on strip of KEVII 1d, numeral "27" cancelling fine block of 4 x 1882 1/- green, blue "Marlin Head" cancellation on KGV 1‡d, "The Bight" c.d.s. with m/s year, "Watlings", "Rum Cay", "Pure Gold", "Eight Mile Rock", "Fresh Creek", "Nicholls Town","Green Turtle Bay" and "Inacua". Many very fine and entire strikes are present incl. examples on pairs & strips of stamps as well as on pieces. A fascinating selection and difficult to replicate. (182 items). | £450 | |||||||||||||||||
| BAHRAIN | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1183 | INDIA USED IN BAHRAIN: 1923-29 group of commercial printed envs. to Manchester franked mainly on the reverse with KGV ‡a and 1a adhesives tied by large (19) and small (10) c.d.s. of Bahrain. Also 1924 very ragged env. registered to Manchester franked with 1a brown pair and 1a carmine block of eight tied by large c.d.s. of Bahrain. The covers are a little soiled and creased. (30 covers). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||
| BARBADOS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1184 | 1882-1920 Mint range on two stockcards with values to 2/6d (inc. 3 examples of 1887 blue-black and orange on blued paper SG.133), a few pairs and some duplication. Very high Cat. value and mainly fine. (51). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| BECHUANALAND/BOTSWANA | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1185 | 1895 (27 May) 1d postal stationery PC uprated with 1887 ‡d vermilion & sent by Postmaster of Vryburg to Berne, Switzerland and 1898 (16 Sept.) env. (some foxing well away from adhesive) to London franked with 1897 6d tied by a fine "FRANCESTOWN/S.AFRICA" c.d.s. with another strike alongside. (2 covers) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| BELGIUM | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1186 | 1784-1886 Group of covers inc. early "A" & "H", 1817 "BRUSSEL", 1818 "BRUSSEL/FRANCO" with "Franco/Fussen" to Bologna, later to & from France with "PAYS BAS PAR GIVET", "BELGIQUE PAR LILLE" & "PAR DUNKERQUE", "FRANCE PAR FURNES", 1834 from the US with "FRANCE PAR QUIEVRAIN/BRUSSELS", Rayon h.s. 1,2 ,3 & 4, 1843 "PAR ESTAFETTE" in red & 1868 "PAYS BAS PAR ANVERS". Also three 10c Luxembourg cards addressed to Paris. (34 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| BRITISH EAST AFRICA | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1187 | MISCELLANY: Used selection comprising 1890-95 values (13) incl. 1r to 5r, 1895 Mombasa handstamps ‡a and 1r, 1896-1901 complete set of 15 with some values duplicated and 1897 1r grey-blue apparently fiscally used. (37). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1188 | MISCELLANY comprising 1895 'Zanzibar Gazette' opts. on India with mounted mint/unused values to 12a and used values to 1r (some duplication) plus 2‡ red opt. on 1a 6p, one QV and four (incl. a pair on piece) KGV Indian stamps clearly used in East Africa, a small selection of Indian stamps (3 with fine Berbera c.d.s.'s) optd. "BRITISH/SOMALILAND" and a few Zanzibar items inc. optd. Indian fiscal stamps and a small postmark study. (44 + 1 piece). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1189 | CANCELLATION STUDY: Range of KEVII 1904 1a stamps on small pieces (incl. strips) showing a specialised study of village & town cancellation types with fine strikes of Ankole, Entebbe, Hoima, Kampala, Kibwezi, Kismayu, Kisumu, Machakos, Makindu, Mbale, Mumias, Nairobi, Naivasha, Nimuli and Voi, T.P.O cancellations and a couple of earlier items. Also a duplicated range of UGANDA 1896-1902 stamps and pieces on stockcards, again selected for cancellation interest and incl. 1896 type-set 1a with Kampala c.d.s. plus 1r single & pair cancelled by consular seal, QV head issue with values to 1r (15) & 5r, Experimental P.O. (3) and other town and village cancellations such as Retta (lozenge). (101 items). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1190 | 1890 Imperf single values 1a used & mint, 2as, 2‡as, 3as, 4as & 8as all mint, fair to fine. Huge catalogue value if in pairs, still most desirable. (7). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| BRITISH LEVANT | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1191 | MISCELLANY comprising 1867-74 GB 5/- rose plates 1 (2) & 2 (2) with central "C" cancellations of Constantinople (small faults but good appearance) & SALONICA 1916 ‡d, 1d, 2d (fault), 4d & 9d (poor) good used. A scarce & highly Catalogued group. (9). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| CANADA | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1192 | METER MARKS: The magnificent 90 page well written-up study of the Meter marks & Permit postage stamp franks used between the 1920's & 1940's including sundry varieties; plus a collection of nearly 1,000 covers & cut-outs which has not been written-up, covering the period to the 1970's. A fine collection, 64 pages of which were awarded a Silver medal in the Traditional section of the 1996 Autumn Stampex, and which can be developed further into a potential International Class award wining exhibit. The lot is accompanied by the 1984 Canada Meter & Permit Postage Stamp Specialized Catalogue by Yan Philatelic, notes from the Meter Study Circle from 1981 & articles from the 1940's. (Qty.). | £600 | |||||||||||||||||
| CAPE OF GOOD HOPE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1193 | MISCELLANY: 1861 1d brown embossed Revenue stamp in a "used" block of 6 (some foxing & other faults) and 2 singles with m/s cancellations, 1891 (9 Oct) mourning env. from King Williamstown to Reading franked with 1891 2‡d on 6d (corner fault), 1892 (11 Jan) env. from Kimberley to Downing St., London similarly franked, 1892 (24 Apr) env. from Cape Town to London also similarly franked tied by fine dotted octagonal d.s., 1893 (8 Aug) env. from Victoria to Glasgow franked with 1d on 2d pair and ‡d black, 1893 (11 Aug) env. registered from Jansenville to Port Elizabeth franked with 1893 1d on 2d strip of 5, 1893 (28 Aug) env. ex Venterstad to Germany franked with 1893 1d on 2d, ‡d & 1d tied by "270" numeral cancellations and an 1893 hotel receipt bearing a single 1d on 2d with m/s cancellation. Stains and other faults. (15 items). | £180 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1194 | c.1810 Env. (reduced at right) to Cape Town endorsed "Official...Landrost" (with Magistrate's red wax seal on back) having a very fine (for this) strike of the Cape Town "GR/(laurel leaves)" oval mark and red m/s "Free" on the front plus c.1806/14 pair of E's (wmk. "1805" & "1813") with faint and fair strikes of the same oval Arms mark (sent O.H.M.S. from Uitenhage to Cape Town and from the latter to Tulbagh). Scarce lot. (3 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1195 | 1838-48 Covers to England incl. very fine black boxed "INDIA LETTER/PLYMOUTH" (1838), fair London "SHIP LETTER" marks (1842 & 1848) and fine black boxed step-type on 1842 E bearing "SHIP LETTER/PLYMOUTH" with high pre-payment of "2s/8". (4 covers). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1196 | 1853 1d brown-red on slightly blued paper in a pair with one cancellation & close to wide margins and 1855-63 1d rose, 4d blue (2), 6d pale rose (pair), 6d lilac and 1/- yellow-green (pair) on white paper, all the latter used, repaired or cut into examples. (10). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1197 | 1858 (3 March) mourning env. (top flap missing) from Plettenberg's Bay to Knysna franked with 4d blue (SG.6) having close to wide margins and paying the local rate, 1862 E (faults) from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town franked with poor 4d blue (SG.6), used 1d carmine & 4d pale milky blue from the 1861 so called "Woodblock" issue, the former badly damaged and the latter on small piece and touched on all sides, 1860 cover to Sandhurst franked with 6d mauve (cut into at foot) from 1863/4 De La Rue issue, part env. bearing 2 margined 4d blue from same issue and poor to fair used 1d (3), 4d (3), 6d and 1/- (4, incl. 1 unused) also from the same issue. (17 items). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1198 | THR RARE RED CANCELLATION OF VICTORIA: 1861 E from Victoria to Malmesbury franked with a rubbed three-margined 4d blue lightly cancelled with a RED triangle. Very scarce but the cover & the adhesive are defective. | £240 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1199 | 1893 Registered cover to Germany franked 1d strip of 3 and 6d, sender's cachet on reverse of German Lutheran Evangelical Mission in blue-green, also a ‡d on 1d stat. card with additional 1d to Montenegro (unusual destination!), taxed with octagonal cachet "10 Centimes T" value in manuscript). An unusual pair. | £90 | |||||||||||||||||
| CEYLON/SRI LANKA | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1200 | SMALL MINT SELECTION of KGVI better perfs. comprising 2c perf. 13‡ x 13 (SG.386a) and 50c perf. 13 x 11‡ (SG.394), perf. 13 x 13‡ (SG.394a) and perf. 14 (SG.394c). Mainly fine and cat. £730 as unmounted. (4). | £180 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1201 | COVERS & CARDS: Small selection of mainly postal stationery items spanning the period 1910-54 incl. 3 registered envs.; somewhat mixed condition but postmark interest throughout. Also 19 covers from Ireland (1934-74) incl. early meter marks, slogans on commercial covers and better FDCs. (34 covers). | £60 | |||||||||||||||||
| CHINA | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1202 | 1895 1c Shanghai local post card used from Shanghai to Germany franked with HK 2c x 2. 1905 PPC from Peking to USA franked with China 2c pair tied by "PEKING" bi-lingual c.d.s. and violet "SHANGHAI/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (2 cards). | £65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1203 | 1898 Cover to Geneva with Kiukiang Dollar Chop and French 25c "Chine" applied at Shanghai. Shanghai chop on reverse, slight damage on opening, scarce. | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1204 | 1900 Postcard to Pola franked China 2c pair with Chefoo cancel and France 10c "Chine" tied by "Shanghai Chine" c.d.s.. Very clean. | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1205 | 1901 Combination registered cover from officer of Austrian contingent, to Austria with China 4c (4) & ‡c (8), adhesives on both sides, tied by Tangku cancels, with French "Chine" 50c applied and cancelled at Shanghai. Framed and unframed "R" cachets and French packet transit backstamp. A striking and scarce cover. PHOTO PLATE IBC. | £300 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1206 | 1901 (14 Oct.) env. from Chung King to Hull franked with China 1c, 2c (2) and 5c plus Hong Kong 10c. A little soiled but a most colourful franking. PHOTO PLATE IBC. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1207 | 1902-36 The small selection of covers (10) inc. 1926 PPC (torn) from S.S. Corfu to Glasgow franked with GB 1‡d tied by a good "SHANGHAI/PAQUEBOT" dotted circle c.d.s. 1914 env. registered from Peitaiho to Aden Camp. 1936 env. to Shanghai with framed "BY COURTESY AIR FLIGHT/HONG KONG CHINA JAPAN/ROYAL AIR FORCE/FEB. 18TH 1936." h.s. in violet. 1935 covers addressed to HMS Kent & Hermes respectively. (10 covers). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| COOK ISLANDS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1208 | 1895 Registered cover to BARBADOS, franked 1d,1‡d, 2‡d, 5d & 10d tied Rarotonga c.d.s., violet registration cachet and USA reg. label. Auckland & New York registered transit backstamps. A very unusual destination. PHOTO PLATE IBC. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| CYPRUS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1209 | MINT & USED SELECTION on Hagner leaves from KGVI and incl. 1960 definitives to 500m, later sets to £1 & £2 and a few miniature sheets plus a very useful range of NORTHERN CYPRUS in stockbook incl. blocks of 4, the odd booklet (scarce) and (again) miniature sheets. Postmark interest throughout and well worth detailed inspection. (Small Qty.). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| EGYPT | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1210 | 1915 (29 Sept.) red "Honour" env. (trimmed at each end) bearing "A.F. A. 2043." to Southern Command, Salisbury, England with fine "FIELD POST OFFICE/T26" overstruck by red censor h.s. No. 226, 1922 (30 Mar.) env. (faults) ex Cairo and apparently originally addressed to Abbassia, re-addressed on several occasions with numerous d.s.'s incl. Heliopolis, BRITISH BARRACKS/ABBASSIA, Cairo and F.P.O. No.18 and Sept., 1922 Y.M.C.A. O.A.S. env. from Iraq to Officers' Hospital, Abbassia, re-directed to Esher, Surrey and further redirected to Rochester, Kent with variety of d.s.'s. All 3 envs. have been opened out for display. [Ex Firebrace]. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1211 | MILITARY: Miscellany inc. March, 1897 & Oct., 1898 pair of letters (latter with damaged, privately carried env. signed "Cromer") to wife of Major-General Talbot, sent locally in Cairo and both written and signed by Lord Cromer, C.-in-C. of British Forces in Egypt at this date, along with a print depicting him, unusual 1902-8 group of fine PPC's from Cape of Good Hope, G.B., India, Panama & U.S.A. to military personnel in Egypt with mostly fine arrival c.d.s.'s of "MILITARY POST OFFICE/ CAIRO" or "MILITARY POST OFFICE/ALEXANDRIA", complementary group of stampless 1907-14 covers sent internally with O.H.M.S. headings and various military cachets incl. very attractive boxed purple "2, ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS/ORDERLY ROOM", red boxed "ARMY PAY OFFICE/CAIRO, EGYPT" on registered env. from Cairo to Abbassia & oval "ORDERLY ROOM/2ND BN. NORTHAMTONSHIRE REGT." and 1905-13 covers such as 1905 part env. headed & counter-stamped oval "COMMANDING ARMY SERVICE CORPS/EGYPT" for 5m concession rate to G.B. and 1912 "BRITISH BARRACKS/CAIRO" c.d.s. [Ex Firebrace]. (10 covers, 8 cards + 21 other items). | £280 | |||||||||||||||||
| FALKLAND ISLANDS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1212 | MISCELLANY on stockcards inc. QV vals. to 1/-, KEVII vals. to 1/-, Centenary to 1/-, etc. Cat. £870. (55). | £170 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1213 | FINE MINT SELECTION on stockcards comprising QV 5/- (SG.42), KEVII 2‡d deep blue (SG.46b) with slightly ragged perfs. and KGV 3/- (2, SG.66 & 80), the latter being unmounted. Cat. £550+. (4). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||
| FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1214 | 1954 Ships set to £1 unmounted mint plus S.Georgia 1963-69 defins. to £1 (both) unmounted mint. SG. Cat. £390. (31). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| FIJI | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1215 | 1914 3d purple on yellow paper with sideways wmk. superb unmounted mint; SG.130a & Cat. £350. PHOTO PLATE OBC | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| FRANCE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1216 | SIX ALBUMS containing the extensive & valuable early to modern collection. A useful, if rather patchy range of 19th Century issues but the strength of this collection is in 20th Century material with many better mint sets noted inc. Sinking Funds & National Relief issues. (Few 1,000's). | £500 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1217 | STOCKBOOK with the early to 1950's used selection inc. good middle period issues, some duplication, but mainly selected for fine postmarks. A useful & clean little group. (100's). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1218 | STOCKBOOK containing the extensive ranges of middle period to modern mint issues inc. much useful. (Many 100's). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1219 | 1796-1910 Group of covers & a card inc. Departmental "PP" types for Avignon & Draguignan, later inc. 1840 from Cadiz "Vapor Fenicien" via Perpignan to Paris, 1857 boxed "FRANCIA" & 1897 insured with 1f (2) & 50c adhesives to Norway. (10 items). | £60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1220 | 1849-50 1fr deep carmine, fine used with diamond grille in black, full to good margins. Yv.#6, FF 6,500 (1999). PHOTO | £110 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1221 | 1863-70 5fr grey-blue, neat central c.d.s. of Paris, small filled thin, otherwise a very pretty stamp. Yv. FF 8, 500 (1999). | £60 | |||||||||||||||||
| FRENCH COLONIES | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1222 | CONGO: 1899 5F mustard & black - a mint example; centred to left, slightly patchy gum, two signatures on reverse. Cat. 6,000 FF. PHOTO PLATE OBC | £100 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1223 | MARTINIQUE: 1891 01c on 2c in mint & used pairs, each showing one stamp with the 'missing stop' variety [CÈrËs 26a]; 1892 05c on 25c mint block of 4 (signed 'A.Brun') and 15c on 25c mint pair (adhesion) with one stamp showing the scarce 'leaning 5' variety [CÈrËs 30a]. (10). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1224 | NEW CALEDONIA: 1892 Surcharged issue inc. Type Sage 20c used & 35c marginal mint examples plus Commerce isue 25c mint pair plus 30c used & 75c mint (closed tear). Scarce. (6). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1225 | OBOCK & COTE DES SOMALIS: 1892 'OBOCK' surcharge issue 75c mint (thin) & 1F plus 75c on 1F both fine used; also 1894 Somali Coast surcharge 50c on 1c (rounded corner) and 1899 40c on 4c mint with corner fault. Scarce & highly-catalogued stamps. (5). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1226 | RŠUNION: 1915 Red Cross 5c surcharge in black on 10c red & green - fine unmounted mint block of four (light gum crease on one stamp); also 1907 4c olive & red - a mint example with centre displaced 10mm to the left - a dramatic error. (5). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1227 | SYRIA/LEBANON/ALAOUITES, ETC.: Unmounted mint collection in black stockbook, many pairs, varieties, sets and singles mainly up to WWII including Free French material. This sort of collection is so rarely offered in this superb fresh condition. High Catalogue value. (100's). | £360 | |||||||||||||||||
| GERMAN GROUP | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1228 | MISCELLANY on stockcards, chiefly post-1940 inc. West Germany St. Mary's Church pair unmounted mint (light gum creasing), 1949 UPU 30pf used, sundry Berlin & East Germany. (45). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1229 | KA-BE HINGELESS ALBUM containing a rather sparse collection inc. Colonies, States, Allied Occupation, Saar, etc. (Some 100's). | £75 | |||||||||||||||||
| GERMANY - MARITIME | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1230 | 1899-1935 Group inc. 1899 (29 Nov.) menu-top PPC of Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship 'Karlsruhe' (with van Eckenbrecher design depicting a ship at sea) used with fine strong 'Ost-Asiatische Hauptlinie' seapost cancellation, 1909 menu-top by same artist (showing Southampton docks) used to Singapore with similar but weaker strike of same c.d.s. and partial Kobe paquebot mark, 1903/8 pair of PPCs (same line & same artist) of 'Bremen' at sea written "off Oporto" and of 'Rhein' both with 'Australische Hauptlinie' Seepost c.d.s.'s, the latter with Aden transit d.s., fine HAPAG line colour card (1909) of 'Amerika' at sea cancelled by 'U.S. GERMAN SEA P.O.' duplex & 1909-35 group of used PPCs incl. N.L. 'Kaiser Wilhelm II' & 'Bremen', 2 cruise cards of 1930's one being fine 'General von Steuben' posted at Rhodes, and card of 'Hohenzollern' on Kiel Canal used as Feldpost card in 1915. Also 1940 (4 Nov.) env. sent from Holland to undercover address "Post Box 506/Lissabon" with German censor tape and numbered h.s. plus British PC 90 censor label. Faults here and there but an attractive group. (11 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
| GERMANY | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1231 | FIVE LINDNER ALBUMS containing the extensive early to modern collection including Allied Occupations, Berlin & West Germany but with no East Germany included. A good lot with several better sets & singles throughout and a magnificent base for expansion. (Few 1,000's). | £450 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1232 | ALBUM containing the mint & used collection with strength in Third Reich & Post-War issues inc. 1933 Wagner set, Airs/Zeppelins, 1936 Olympics m/s pair unmounted mint, Tunis "Palm Tree" Feldpost stamp unused, etc. (Many 100's). | £240 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1233 | 1807-1912 Miscellany of covers with a wide range of markings inc. "103/AIX LA CHAPELLE" (2 sizes), "PRUSSE" entries at Givet (5) with CPR1, 4 & 5 types, "ALLEMAGNE" & "BAVIERE" entries at Strasbourg with CBR4 & late use of small "RN2" in red & boxed "REG.FR" from Saarbrucken to Sarrebourg via Forbach; four items with "AUSLAGE" h.s. in red or black, 1875 "Solingen/Auslagen" provisional pink label, 1884 "Nachnahme" label & 1912 triangular label. A good group. (19 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1234 | 1848-1935 Miscellany with something of an emphasis on registered mail inc. 1848 "CHARGE", 1863 & 1873 "Recomandirt" in red & black (the last with four 1gr stamps to Switzerland), 1882 & 1886 early labels from Berlin & Munich, 1897 registered COD cover & later "Vom Ausland" labels of Berlin & Hamburg. Non-registered items include 1890 envelopes (2) opened & officially resealed with "Amtlich Eroffnet" labels (large shield black & small shield blue) of Frankfurt order & Strasbourg Els. (both very scarce). A colourful & attractive group. (13 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1235 | MISCELLANY of covers & cards with much useful noted. Well worth a look. (Approx. 130). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1236 | COLLECTION on hingeless leaves with mint overprints on Germany & Yacht types to 2R including SPECIMEN overprints on 8 values 2p-40p (these cat DM 1,700), booklet panes, Malakote Local set of 4 etc., Used with a superb range of 267 POSTMARKS on adhesives, from a majority of the offices of the period plus TPO's & maritime. Also 12 used cards/covers. A wonderful base collection on which to build. (317 + cards). | £360 | |||||||||||||||||
| GIBRALTAR | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1237 | ALBUM containing the mint and used collection inc. 1886 opts. with vals. to 6d, Nov. 1886 values to 4d, Spanish currency sets complete mint or used, KEVII vals. to 1/-, KGV & KGVI with values to 5/-, QEII 1953 set complete mint or superb used, 1960 definitives with values to £1, complete 1967, 1971, 1977 & 1982 sets unmounted mint, many commemoratives chiefly unmounted mint with values to £1, a few miniature sheets and much besides. (Qty.). | £220 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1238 | STOCKBOOK containing the duplicated mint & used QV to QEII accumulation with a Catalogue value in excess of £4,000. Would suit dealer. (Qty.). | £600 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1239 | MISCELLANY of mint sheets/large multiples inc. 1935 Silver Jubilee 5c block of 24, KGVI 25c blue block of 48 & $1 lilac & blue complete sheet of 120, 1941 Centenary 2c (2), 4c (2) & 5c (2) complete sheets of 60, sundry Postage Dues, etc. (17 items). | £500 | |||||||||||||||||
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