641

 

1872-74 EAGLES ISSUE: Fine used basic set with attractive colours incl. small and large arms issues in both currencies (Mi 1-28 less 12 & 13) with neat c.d.s. cancellations plus the 2 larger figure stamps (Mi 29 & 30); very much above average condition for these difficult stamps although rare 2kr grey is repaired and 18kr large arms has grease spot. Cat. DM 14,000+. (24 and 2 pieces).

£300

 

642

 

1930 South America Flight 2m & 4m unmounted mint. Scarce thus. SG. Cat. £395. (2).

£120

GERMANY – EAST

 

643

 

SCHAUBEK ALBUM containing the mint & used collection with many better earlier sets & min. sheets noted. Also a small range of modern mint West Germany. (Many 100's).

£100

GERMAN COLONIES

 

644

 

MOROCCO: 1905 Germania opts. 60c on 50pf and 1p on 80pf (Mi.28 & 29) in superb unmounted mint corner blocks of four and POST OFFICES IN CHINA 1905 issue $‡ (couple of short perfs.), $1, $1‡ (26 holes) and $2‡ (Mi.44-47) mounted mint. (12).

£120

GIBRALTAR

 

645

 

SMALL MISCELLANY of mint and used stamps between SG.1 & 130 incl. 1886 Nov. overprints on Bermuda values to 1/- mint or used (mixed condition), KEVII 1903 values to 4/- plus 1906 6d fine mint, KGV 1925 2/- and 1925-32 2/6d, 5/- & 10/- all in horizontal pairs and fine unmounted mint apart from some perf. separation on the 2/6d pair & the odd short perf. and 2 mint singles of KGVI 10/-, one perf. 14 and the other perf. 13. (29).

£200

 

646

 

QV - QEII Mint & used duplicated stock on Hagner type leaves in binder. KGVI vals to £1 (unmounted) and other useful mint perf varieties, QEII vals £5 fine used, with several unmounted sets and singles. A very clean lot. (Qty).

£80

GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS

 

647

 

MISCELLANY on Hagner sheets and album leaves incl. KGVI to 5/- mint, R.S.W. pair and several mint QEII sets to top values. Almost all fine and fresh. (290).

£65

**

648

MISCELLANY of KGVI period covers with a wide range of frankings & postal markings. Mostly post-WWII but a few WWII items noted inc. 1943 uncensored cover ex Fanning Island, unaddressed OAS env. bearing 1‡d tied by Funafuti double-ring d.s & 1944 censored cover (faults) ex Fanning island to NZ and 1945 cover to Butaritari bearing 1d defin. and with black boxed "GILBERT AND ELLICE/ISLANDS COLONY/PASSED BY CENSOR/No.6" cachet. Post-war items include 1948 First Air Mail from Ocean Island cover to NZ and an extremely philatelic 1950 unaddressed cover bearing P.Due 1d (3), 2d (2) & 4d. Much philatelic mail (Roger Wells, etc.) but a fascinating lot nevertheless. (44 items).

£150

**

649

MISCELLANY of "better" KGVI period covers inc. 1940 "Schooner Yankee" Third World Cruise cover signed by Irving Johnson, 1942 cover ex Christmas island bearing 2/6d definitive tied by pictorial "CHRISTMAS ISLAND LOCAL POSTAGE" cancellation & with large double-ring "CENTRAL PACIFIC COCOANUT PLANTATION LTD./CHRISTMAS ISD." pictorial cachet, 1944 (13 Nov.) cover ex Fanning Island to Suva bearing ‡d & 1‡d adhesives (some staining) and with black boxed Censor No.1 handstamp & Hamilton, Bermuda b.s. (First Flight cover - see Vernon p2.26), 1949 cover to England, thence forwarded to Australia bearing KGVI 2/- defin. tied by Christmas Island d.s. & with black boxed registration mark of Christmas island, 1954 cover ex NZ to Tarawa bearing Gilbert & Ellice 4d P.Due adhesive, etc. (6 covers).

£120

**

650

MISCELLANY of QEII period covers with a wide range of frankings & postal markings. Some better items noted inc. 1953 covers (2) to from Holland to the Gilberts, thence redirected to the USA, both with violet "AERIAL SERVICE COMPLETED SYDNEY" cachets, one with Gilberts 5d Due tied by Tarawa d.s.and a wide range of later covers (a few bearing Gilbert Islands or Kiribati adhesives). A good little lot. (55 items).

£120

**

651

MISCELLANY of "better" QEII covers inc. two undated covers bearing ‡d block of 4 & 2d adhesives respectively, both with m/s "BERU" cancellations, 1957 cover to Canton island, redirected with h.s. "Change of address due to official orders" cachet, 1957 illustrated "First British Megaton Trial" cover bearing seven different values to 1/-, 1962 air mail cover to Texas bearing 2‡d & 2/6d adhesives tied by "WASHINGTON/ISLAND/GILBERT/AND/ELLICE ISLANDS" cancellation (and with another example of same at the bottom left of the cover), 1962 registered cover ex Hull island, etc. (10 covers).

£100

**

652

FUNAFUTI: 1919 Registered cover to Birmingham (W.T. Wilson) bearing KGV 1d, 4d & 5d adhesives tied by large two-ring "GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY/G.P.O./FUNAFUTI ISLAND" datestamps of 20 December. Philatelic but most attractive.

£75

**

653

HULL ISLAND: 1939 (22 July) cover with 6th D.C.R.C. Hussars (A.C.)/The Armoury/1103 St. Matthew St./Montreal imprint bearing 1‡d Coronation adhesive tied by "HULL ISLAND/July 22nd 1939/(initials)" m/s cancellation. Scarce thus. PHOTO PLATE 1

£80

**

654

HULL ISLAND: 1944 printed "Air/Mail" env. to Canton Island bearing KGVI 1d defin. tied by "POST OFFICE/HULL ISLAND" plus large two ring "GILBERT AND ELL.... COLONY/POST OFFICE/HULL ISLAND/(ORONA)". Unusual.

£75

**

655

OCEAN ISLAND: 1935 O.H.M.S. Cover to Seattle bearing KGV 6d definitive tied by double-ring "GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS/COLONY" d.s. of 26 January. Purple boxed Ocean Island registration cachet & m/s endorsement.

£60

**

656

OCEAN ISLAND: 1939 Censored cover to Chicago (endorsed Via Australia) bearing KGVI 2d defins. (3) with purple boxed Ocean Island registration mark and black boxed "PASSED BY/CENSOR". PHOTO PLATE 5

£75

**

657

OCEAN ISLAND: 1940 Censored cover to California bearing KGVI 1‡d (2) tied by a double impression of the Ocean island d.s. and with a fine strike of the boxed purple "GILBERT AND ELLICE/ISLANDS COLONY/PASSED BY CENSOR..." mark alongside.

£75

**

658

POSTAGE DUE COVER: Spectacular 1948 cover ex London to Tarawa posted without adhesives, endorsed "URGENT", with air mail etiquette and violet boxed "AERIAL SERVICE/COMPLETED. SYDNEY" cachet. On arrival at Tarawa, a complete set of Gilbert & Ellice postage dues were added (plus an additional 1d value). A used set of same is rated at £250 by Stanley Gibbons.

£75

**

659

WORLD WAR TWO - CENSORED COVER EX BERU: 1942 long env. ex Beru to Connecticut bearing KGVI 2d defin. vertical strip of three with violet h.s. "REGISTERED", black Beru registration cachet & boxed black "GILBERT AND ELLICE/ISLANDS COLONY/PASSED BY CENSOR" cachet.

£75

**

660

WORLD WAR TWO: Cover addressed to Canton Island bearing KGVI ‡d defins. (2) with boxed violet "GILBERT AND ELLICE/ISLANDS COLONY/PASSED BY CENSOR/No.3". Brown censor tape at left.

£60

**

661

WORLD WAR TWO: 1943 special Japanese Navy "Blue Anchor" stationery card used from Betio, Tarawa to Japan from a member of the 3rd Base Force (which consisted of 2,372 men - only three of whom surrendered in November 1943). One of only three recorded cards. PHOTO PLATE 5

£600

**

662

WORLD WAR TWO: 1943 Japanese 2s red postal stationery card addressed to a member of the air unit on Betio, Tarawa, acquired by Rudy Huisinga of the US Marine Corps on 24 November 1943.

£100

**

663

WORLD WAR TWO: 1943 6c Airmail postal stationery env. from A.P.O. 240 at Nanumea, Ellice Islands to March Field with "U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE/240/A.P.O." duplex.

£75

**

664

WORLD WAR TWO: 1943 Envelope bearing 6c Airmail adhesive tied by "U.S./NAVY" duplex cancel of 26 December from Fleet P.O. 809 (Apamana Island) to Indianapolis showing circular "PASSED BY NAVAL CENSOR"; also Airmail 6c postal stationery envelope from the same office to California. (2 covers).

£75

**

665

WORLD WAR TWO: 1943(?) Unstamped env. from NAVY 810 (Naval Advance Base at Makin Island) to the USA with m/s "FREE" cancelled with an almost complete "U.S./NAVY" duplex & with circular "PASSED BY/NAVAL CENSOR" nearby.

£75

**

666

WORLD WAR TWO: 1944 Airmail 6c postal stationery envelope used from Makin Island/Butaritari Islet to Oklahoma with "U.S ARMY POSTAL SERVICE/459/A.P.O." duplex of 11 Sept. & boxed "PASSED BY U.S. ARMY EXAMINER" plus 1944 (13 March) env. from the 8th Defence Bn., F.M.T. on Apamana to Ohio bearing "FOR DEFENSE" 1c (6) cancelled by central "U.S. NAVY" duplrex & with circular "Passed by Naval Censor". (2 covers).

£100

**

667

WORLD WAR TWO - CENSORED COVER EX HULL ISLAND: 1944 Censored inter-island cover to Fanning Island bearing 1d definitive tied by fine "POST OFFICE/HULL ISLAND" c.d.s. with a good strike of the boxed violet "No.2" censor mark. Scarce. PHOTO PLATE 5

£100

**

668

WORLD WAR TWO: Five covers with various frankings, postal markings & censorship cachets inc. 1945 cover ex Canton island to Florida with black boxed "GILBERT AND ELLICE/ISLANDS COLONY/PASSED BY CENSOR/No.2", 1944 Roger Wells cover ex Fanning Island with black boxed No.1 censor, cover to Victoria with blue "PASSED BY/CENSOR/V21", etc. (5 covers).

£100

**

669

WORLD WAR TWO: 1944 airmail 6c postal stationery envelope uprated with 3c (2) & 6c to make the triple rate, posted from Apamama to Phoenix, Arizona cancelled with "U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE/242/A.P.O." duplex plus barred machine cancel & boxed "PASSED BY/US/ARMY EXAMINER" h.s nearby. Also a single rate 6c cover to Fort Monmouth from the same correspondence. (2 covers).

£75

**

670

WORLD WAR TWO - CENSORED COVER EX FANNING ISLAND: 1944 censored cover to the United States bearing 2d x 2 tied by "POST OFFICE/FANNING ISLAND" d.s. of 21 March and with a fine strike of the black boxed "GILBERT AND ELLICE/ISLANDS COLONY/PASED BY CENSOR/No. 1". Fine & scarce. PHOTO PLATE 5

£75

**

671

WORLD WAR TWO - CENSORED COVER EX CANTON ISLAND: 1944 cover bearing KGVI 1d & 1‡d defins. tied by "POST OFFICE CANTON ISLAND" d.s & with a fine boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR/No.2" cachet at lower left.

£60

**

672

WORLD WAR TWO: 1945 Easter V-MAIL form used from NAVY 225 (Funafuti) to Hawaii. Fine & scarce.

£75

**

673

WORLD WAR TWO: 1945 (1 Jan.) env. from Concord to a Sergeant of the 26th Bomber Squadron at A.P.O. 240 with h.s "RETURNED TO U.S./LEFT NO FORWARDING ADDRESS" as the 26th Bomber Squadron had moved to Guam.

£60

CARTONS AND BOXES

 

674

 

TWO CARTONS containing the extensive early to (predominantly) modern duplicated collection/accumulation in six albums & stockbooks. (Very many 1,000's). HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO COLLECT.

£100

 

675

 

CARTON containing the extensive early to modern mint & used collection housed in twelve albums. Some earlier noted but strength in QEII inc. much mint decimal material with a face value of £509. (Large Qty.). ##

£400

 

676

 

CARTON containing a maimly used collection on leaves inc. 1840 1d (16, inc. a photographic forgery - mostly defective), 1841 1d reds, later line-engraved issues with 1d plate numbers and a few surface-printed issues. Very mixed condition. (Qty.).

£400

 

677

 

CARTON containing the extensive collection/accumulation of QV adhesives in two albums, on cover, on stockcards, etc. Predominantly Line-engraved with a number of interesting covers inc. three with 1d black frankings. A fascinating lot with much potential. (Qty.).

£400

 

678

 

THREE CARTONS containing the extensive early to modern collection housed in five loose-leaf albums and seven cover albums. Strength in QEII with some £315 worth of Face value. (Qty.). ##

£240

 

679

 

CARTON with five albums, stockbook and loose album leaves containing a wide range of material incl. a large tranche of carefully plated used 1d reds, KGVI mint & used with an impressive study of varieties on 1937 Coronation 1‡d stamp, QEII pre-decimal definitives (with values to £1) and commemoratives incl. "traffic lights" and cylinder strips & blocks, identified varieties, a few cinderella items and Revenue stamps, range (incl. blocks) from P.O. Training School and a whole album of KGVI & QEII slogans chiefly on carefully cut out pieces and nearly all very fine to superb strikes. Also Guernsey from 1940 bisect on cover to 1980 (incl. 1969 independence issue & first postage dues) plus Jersey stamps between 1941 & 1971. (Qty.).

£130

 

680

 

CARTON with a varied accumulation in seven albums & stockbooks. Strength in pre-decimal QEII. (Qty.).

£100

 

681

CARTON containing the predominantly QV miscellany comprising 49 mint 1d plate singles & a quantity of used mourning envelopes and letters from 1837-c1916, mostly franked with 1d adhesives.

£80

ALBUMS AND STOCKBOOKS

 

682

 

ALBUM containing the interesting QV to early QEII mint & used collection. Much of interest inc. a study of the 1880-81 1d issue, useful later Surface-printed issues to 10/-, a good range of used KEVII vals. to 5/- (3), extensive KGV inc. used Sea Horses to 10/- (2), RSW £1 mint & used, etc. Poor to fine. (Very many 100's).

£300

 

683

 

ALBUM containing the mainly mint 1902-52 collection inc. an interesting selection of 1902-10 ‡d & 1d control pairs, KGV control single lower values used, 1937-47 7d (12), 8d (9), 9d (8), 10d (10) and 1/- (15). Very mixed condition with many fine. (Qty.).

£180

 

684

 

STOCKBOOK with the extensive QV to QEII mint & used duplicated accumulation inc. £80 worth of face. (Very many 100's). ##

£100

SMALLER COLLECTIONS

 

685

 

MINT MISCELLANY on stock-cards with useful KGV defs. to 1/- incl. 7d, 9d agate (pair) and 10d, re-engraved 2/6d Seahorse (small thin spot), 1939-48 2/6 brown & 5/-, R.S.W. £1, etc. Fair to fine.(Small Qty)

£70

 

686

 

MISCELLANY on Hagner leaves inc. RSW £1, QEII Coronation set x 13 (mostly unmounted), etc. (Small Qty.).

£50

POSTAL REFORMS

 

687

 

THE FIRST POSTAL STATIONERY ESSAY, PLUS MULREADY COVERS; July 1837 1d bistre "LONDON DISTRICT POST" Essay EL (folded as a wrapper) with Dickinson silk-thread paper, probably printed by Charles Whiting (examples of this Essay were included in Parliamentary reports and Rowland Hill pamphlets of 1837/8); plus v. fine unused stereo "A10" Mulready 1d EL and toned June 1840 usage of the 1d Mulready EL with orange Maltese Cross of "DORKING" (Surrey). Good trio. (3 covers).

£100

 

688

 

HENNIKER HEATON ANTI-P.O. POSTCARDS RULES PROPAGANDA CARD; Extraordinary small hand-made mourning Postcard (3‡x2&Mac189; ins.; broken vertically down the middle and neatly restored - with small hand-drawn picture of a gravestone on the front) of thick card (2mm), franked by a previously used QV Jubilee &Mac189;d vermilion tied (by favour?) by a v. fine "LONDON E.C./6.45 PM/MR 24 96/X.W." Hooded circle. The address is as follows; "Please forward if absent. Miss Jane Jones, Death's Head Cottage, Dead Man's Rock, Scilly Islands" with the equally comical message; "Dear Jane, Your uncle had a very disturbed night; but he'll be quiet enough now. The undertaker called this morning to know what the coffin plate should be. I said; 'No maudlin sentiment, please. Put; John Jones, aged 90. The good die young'. Your affectionate aunt Sarah Jones". With an April 1967 "Philately" article by Brian de Burca illustrating this card, and stating that it was produced as part of Henniker Heaton's campaign in the House of Commons to have P.O. rules on Postcard dimensions changed. Unique! PHOTO PLATE 6

£100

MULREADY STATIONERY

 

689

MULREADY LETTER SHEET DATED 17 MAY 1840 ADDRESSED TO MISS BARRETT LATER BARRETT-BROWNING: 1d letter sheet, stereo A7 used from Reading to "Mifs Barrett, Torquay. Devon" with central MC cancellation. Miss Barrett secretly married Robert Browning on 12th Sept. 1845.

£140

**

690

SCOTTISH USAGE OF MAY 8TH MULREADY: 1d letter sheet, Stereo A9 used from Edinburgh to Pattarrow by Lawrencekirk clearly dated on reverse 8 MAY 1840, cancelled with an unusual shade of the MC. Fine and a scarce early date.

£300

QUEEN VICTORIA STAMPS

 

691

MISCELLANY INC. 1840 Id BLACK & 1840 2d BLUE COVERS, ETC.; Line engraved covers mix inc. attractive near 4-margin 1840 2d Blue on Entire tied by fine red London M.C., 1840 E + large-part E with 1d Blacks (faults), 1852 usage of 1d pink front ex Isle of Man uprated with 1d Red, Mulready front used in 1862, Numbers in M.C. covers ("1" & "5"), 5 UDC covers, 1851 EL with 1d Red pair tied by BLUE Shaftesbury numerals, and 1857 env. (faults) to London with 6d Embossed tied by "PORTSMOUTH" s/ways duplex. Useful mix. (15 covers).

£120

LINE-ENGRAVED ISSUES

 

692

 

1841-70 Small mint and used selection inc. used 1841 1d plates 2, 5 (2), 8 (2), 9 (4) & 10, 2d strips of three (3) and a pair, 1d plate 225 FI, unused/mint 1870 ‡d plates 1 to 4 (3), 5 (2), 6 (4), 8 (3), 10 (3), 11 (2), 12 (2), 13 (2), 14 (2), 15 (2), 19 & 20. Mixed condition but the majority are fine with some cancellation interest.

£140

1840 1D BLACKS.

692.

 

 

 

The 1840 1d blacks are arranged in plate order and cancelled in red unless otherwise stated..

 

1840 1D BLACKS

 

693

 

Plates 1b JB, LB on thin paper (thinned), 3 RJ, 4CB, QB & RI, 6 BI, DI & PI, 9JK & KL plus an unplated example QJ with inverted watermark. Mostly fair three or four margined examples.

£280

 

694

 

Plate 1b NA, large margins. Fine. PHOTO

£80

 

695

 

Plate 2, GK with central cancellation and 3 BC. Fine clear to wide margined examples.

£80

 

696

 

Plate 4, LL with central black MC cancellation, a little soiled and NA lightly cancelled, tiny natural paper flaw.

£80

 

697

 

Plate 5, EF with central MC cancellation and KG on small piece. Fine.

£90

 

698

 

Plate 6 EA on bleute paper. Fine with black MC cancellation. PHOTO

£100

 

699

 

Plate 6, AI and EG good clear to wide margined examples.

£70

 

700

 

Plate 6 CC with red MC cancellation. Fine.

£60

 

701

 

Plate 6, PL cancelled in black and NF. Fine.

£100

 

702

 

Plate 9, BI and NH. Clear to wide margined examples with black MC cancellations.

£80

1840 2D BLUES

 

703

 

Plate 1, HK-HL a marginal pair with black MC cancellations, HL shaved at upper right and marginal pair. Small portion of inscription at right and with part of what appears to be a red oval "LONDON SHIP LETTER" d.s. at top. Scarce. PHOTO

£150

 

704

 

Plate 1, AJ-AL a strip of three cancelled in black, cut into at top and right, other margins close to wide. PHOTO

£120

 

705

 

Plate 1, HB, close to wide margins. Fine.

£80

1841 1D REDS

 

706

 

A mounted mint marginal block of four, DK-EL from the left of the sheet with small part "PRIC" inscription. Wide margins, almost full gum. Some foxing and folded vertiacally along margin. DL with small ink mark in upper right star. The margin has the ink note "1844 Leamington Decr 8th".

PHOTO

£140

1854-61 1D REDS

 

707

1857 Env. from London to Shrewsbury franked with LC14 1d plate 45 G1 (creased) plus loose used 64 GD, 65 BE and LC16 1d plate CG; all adhesives defective but scarce. (1 cover + 3 stamps).

£50

EMBOSSED ISSUES

 

708

 

1847 1/- pale green, Die 1, a used horizontal strip of three with just shaved to good margins. Some thinning and creasing but a scarce multiple. PHOTO

£140

 

709

 

1847 1/- green with blue "DERRY" spoon cancellation, just clear at foot and one corner with ink marks on reverse. PHOTO

£100

 

710

 

1847 1/- green with "466" cancellation of Liverpool, clear to wide margins. Also an 1854 6d lilac with London cancellation, just shaved to large margins. Fine.

£80

 

711

 

1847 1/- green, a good used example.

£70

SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES

 

712

 

1880 1d Venetian red, a complete used reconstruction of 240. Mostly fine. Cat. £2,400.

£200

 

713

1884 White paper 2/6d lilac used on 'G' size 2d registered env. from Salisbury to Rotterdam; some creasing and soiling but a very scarce adhesive on cover.

£150

 

714

 

1884 Crowns Watermark £1 brown-lilac EB with central oily cancellation. Tiny rust dot but well centred. SG. 185. Cat. £1,400. PHOTO

£300

 

715

 

1887 ‡d to 1/- plus additional ‡d & 6d & 1900 ‡d & 1/-. unmounted mint. Also a similar used group with some colours faded. (33).

£150

 

716

1887 10d uprating 2d 'G' size registered env. used from Kilburn (London) to Germany and tied by scarce "REGISTERED/KILBURN" skeleton c.d.s. for 5 Dec., 1898. Small faults on cover.

£60

 

717

 

1891 £1 green, KC, a fresh lightly mounted mint example. Two horizontal creases. PHOTO

£300

 

718

 

1900 1/- green and carmine, an unmounted mint corner block of ten (5 x 2) from the upper right of the sheet, some creasing (mostly in selvedge but effecting one stamp) and a few split perfs.

£150

KEVII ISSUES

 

719

KEVII POSTAL HISTORY INC. ANTI-LETTER-CARD PROPAGANDA, F.D.C., COLLIERY MARKS, ETC.; c.1902-22 mostly KEVII covers/cards inc. 1st Jan. 1902 PPC with ‡d (FDC), 1d red Letter-Card (stains) with "AN OBJECT LESSON" overprinted on the front and anti-Postal Stationery propaganda inside and out (rare 20th century Postal Reform item!), few Exhibition cancels, 10 "COLLIERY"/"QUARRY" cancels and a 1922 env. (with Buck. Pal. contents) with blue "GVR" cypher marks (one in the wrong corner!). Useful lot. (21 covers). PHOTO PLATE 6

£100

KGV ISSUES

 

720

 

1912 ‡d green, multiple cypher wmk. Die 2 with inverted watermark, 1912 1d scarlet, simple cypher wmk, a booklet pane of six (trimmed at right) with inverted wmk. 1922-24 1‡d with "PENCF" variety & a vertical pair with advertisement attached. 1924-26 2d to 4d, 6d to 8d, 9d agate & 1/- (2). Also 1948 RSW £1. All mounted mint. (21).

£60