881

EDINBURGH - CANCELLATIONS: Selection of covers with Brunswick Star or Dotted Circle cancellations. Particular interest in the latter with many fine to very fine and with several scarcer types noted. (40 covers plus a few pieces/off-cover adhesives).

£120

882

EDINBURGH - LOCAL COUNTRY POSTS: The small selection of E/EL's with a good selection of markings inc. "KIRKNEWTON/P.P.O. - 393 - E", 1832 E with boxed "NEWINGTON/PENNY POST", 1828 E with s/l "COLINTON.P.P.", 1808 front with circular "CURRIE P.P.O.", 1839 EL with two-line "UPHALL/PENNY POST", 1825 "WARRISTON/PENNY POST", etc. (32 items).

£120

883

EDINBURGH: The predominantly 19th Century selection with a good range of postal markings, etc. Better items include 1798 EL with red circular "TOO LATE", 1810 EL with red boxed "POSTAGE/TO EDINR./NOT PAID", 1831 front with red crowned "FREE" and black boxed "MISSENT/TO/EDINBURGH", sundry "TOO LATE" marks, Railway interest with three Edinburgh-Carstairs & three Edinburgh-Newcastle Sorting Tender covers, etc. (31 items).

£120

884

EDINBURGH: The interesting collection of QV stamped mail, well written-up on leaves. Chiefly relatively ordinary but includes Oct. 1840 cover to Kelso bearing 1d DD (three good margins, touched at foot). A useful lot. (70 covers plus sundry pieces & off-cover adhesives).

£120

885

EDINBURGH: The interesting collection of Unpaid Postmarks, OHMS mail & Prepaid datestamps written-up on leaves with some more unusual items noted inc. 1840 EL to Edinburgh with circular red "PAID/13 FEB 13/1840" (well beyond the final date) & h.s "1" in red, 1840 EL to Dunfermline with unpaid "2" charge mark of 4 Feb., 1858 EL with black circular "Crown/No 26/58" & black "Geo Anderson" h.s., etc. (Approx. 60 items).

£100

886

EDINBURGH - AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY COVER USED WITHIN THE WILLIAMSON LOCAL POST: 1776 (4 July) EL (some toning) used within Edinburgh bearing a fine circular "E.PENNY POST NOT PAID" with "July 4th." date in centre of h.s. (folded) of the Williamson local post. The writer appears to have been completely unconcerned with the momentous events taking place on the other side of the Atlantic! This is the first example which we have seen of the handstamp on this important date.

£500

887

EDINBURGH - WILLIAMSON POST, ETC.: 1787 EL with a good strike of the circular "PENNY POST NOT PAID/E", 1793 E with black serpentine "NOT PAID" and undated E with fair s/l "Mufselburgh". (3).

£150

SCOTTISH ISLANDS P.H.

888

SCOTTISH EAST COAST ISLANDS' P.H. - BASS ROCK, ETC.; Unusual 1844 E from an Officer guarding (inter alia) Holyrood Palace sent unpaid to Quebec (charged 2/4 & then 2/7‡) sealed with a pair of fine pink wafer seals, one of which depicts "BASS ROCK"; plus 1876 1d Red env. (+ contents) from Alloa with pictorial blue Bass Rock crest of "BASS CREST BREWERY ALLOA" (soon closed down by Bass of Burton!) on flap and contents, 3 c.1915 PPC's of Bass Rock and 4 other items. Unusual lot. (9 items).

£75

INNER HEBRIDES

889

SMALLER ISLANDS' MARKS - SEIL, LISMORE, EIGG, RAASAY, GOMETRA, ETC.; 1855-1910 covers/cards inc. 1855 env. (faults) with 1d Red tied by rare "PORT BANNATYNE" Scots Local (Isle of Bute), KEVII PPC's with ‡d's tied by v. fine 2-ring "BALVICAR/707" c.d.s. (Seil Island; rare), similar "LISMORE [ISLAND]" c.d.s., or thimble c.d.s.'s of "EIGG" & "ULVA FERRY" (latter written from "Gometra" - the only item from this tiny island that we have yet recorded!), 1902 usage of QV regd. env. with KEVII 1d pair tied by fine scarce "RAASAY/717" 2-ring c.d.s.'s, plus a few other PPC's and 4 1929-98 items (inc. scarce 1953 "SOAY MALLAIG" c.d.s.'s). Very elusive group. (13 items).

£120

890

THE ISLAND OF COLONSAY - THE EARLIEST KNOWN (?) LETTER; 1st Aug. 1836 EL (small stain below address barely detracts) from "Collonsay" charged "7" and addressed to "Craignish Castle, By Lochgilphead", having a very fine "PORTASKAIG" (island of Islay) mark nicely placed on the top flap and a scarce light "LOCHGILPHEAD/PENNY POST" on the front. Believed to be the earliest recorded letter from the small island of Colonsay, which did not have a Post Office until 1871.

£120

891

DAVAAR - EARLY COVER TO THE LIGHTHOUSE-KEEPER (FROM THE SHETLAND ISLES!); 20th Sept. 1880 mourning env. addressed to "Mr. Mathewson, Devaar Light House, Campbletown" [sic], franked by a 1d venetian-red tied by a very fine "LERWICK/223" duplex. Remarkable early letter to a lighthouse-keeper and very rare item connected with this tiny Hebridean island. Plus a c.1905 PPC of Davaar. (2 items).

£100

892

GIGHA - THE EARLIEST KNOWN (?) LETTER FROM THIS TINY ISLAND; 3rd July 1847 EL (minor faults) from "Island of Gigha, Ardlaney", addressed to Inverary and franked by a 1d Red (faults) tied by a fair numeral, having a very fine (late usage) boxed "TAYINLOAN/ G" mileage removed mark across the join on the reverse. There was no P.O. on the island of Gigha until 1859; this is an exceptionally early letter from such a small island.

£150

893

ISLAY - FAILED RE-USAGE OF 1d RED ON COVER ENDORSED "OLD STAMP" & CHARGED 2d POSTAGE DUE; Remarkable 3rd Jan. 1848 EL from "Ardtalla via Tendernish, [island of] Islay" addressed to Beith, franked by a damaged and clearly previously used 1d Red (roughly affixed using sealing wax!) and endorsed "prep[ai]d", but endorsed "Old Stamp" in red with fine black handstruck "2" charge-mark; the letter was put into the post at "PAISLEY" so perhaps supplies of stamps were short on Islay at this time! Very rare attempted 1840s fraud of the P.O.; exceptional from this Hebridean island. PHOTO PLATE 7

£300

894

MOUSEDALE ISLAND - 1d RED COVER FROM "LISMORE LIGHTHOUSE"; Attractive 20th April 1843 EL (the two halves separated for display) to Inverary written from "Lismore Lighthouse" (on tiny Mousedale island just off the coast of Lismore island itself; the contents ref. some items recently removed from the lighthouse by the police!) franked by a 1d Red (4 close to good margins) tied by a very fine black Maltese Cross struck upon posting at "OBAN". Thought to be the earliest recorded item from this island. Rare early lighthouse item.

£120

895

THE ISLAND OF SHUNA - THE EARLIEST KNOWN (?) LETTER; 16th Feb. 1809 EL to Edinburgh charged "8"(d) with a fair "INVERARY" circular mileage mark (crease) on the front, written from the tiny island of "Shuna" just north of Jura. Prestamp mail from the smaller Henridean islands is rare; this is thought to be the earliest known letter from this island by at least 40 years!

£120

896

THE ISLAND OF ULVA - THE EARLIEST KNOWN (?) LETTER; 22nd April 1826 EL from "[the Island of] Ulva" addressed to Holytown, charged "10‡" with a very fine scarce boxed Isle of Mull "AROSS/528 - G" mileage mark nicely placed on the front. Exhibition quality. Believed to be the earliest known letter from this island by some 20 years!

£150

OUTER HEBRIDES & ST. KILDA

897

1840s SOUTH UIST "HOWMORE" VILLAGE MARKS, ETC.; Small 1844-1909 Collection of covers/cards inc. rare 1848 pair with fine South Uist village "HOWMORE" marks in blue and in black, 1844 EL from "STORNOWAY" (boxed d.s.) to Cape Town (rare early overseas mail), 1873 1d Red env. with fine rare open-top "LOCHMADDY/234" distinctive duplex, v. fine 1906 "NESS" village c.d.s. and similar 1909 "[ISLAND OF] SCALPAY" c.d.s., etc. Good nucleus for a collection of these remote islands. (7 covers).

£120

ORKNEY ISLANDS

898

1839/40 TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, REGINALD BRAY CARD WITH RARE "FAIR ISLE" C.D.S., ETC.; 3rd Dec. 1839 & March 1840 pair of EL's to the same US addressee ex South Ronaldsay & Kirkwall charged 1/- and 8d just before 4d Post and just after 1d Post started, much-travelled and rare 1909 PPC from/to Reginald Bray (the "Autograph King" - card no. "9737"!) forwarded by the Lighthouse Keeper of Fair Isle with a KEVII ‡d cancelled by a superb "FAIR ISLE" thimble c.d.s. (few known), 1909 "BURRAY" c.d.s., 1951 "EXPRESS" item, KGVI/QEII regd. envs., etc. (11 covers). PHOTO PLATE 7

£120

SHETLAND ISLES & FAIR ISLE

899

EARLY LERWICK COVERS, KEVII MAIL FROM THE SMALLER SHETLAND ISLANDS, ETC.; 1792/4 pair of E's from Lerwick toEdinburgh charged "6" and "1/4" having near fine rare small "KIRK/WALL" (endorsed "To be put into the first Post Office" - rare thus) and near fine convex "LERWICK" marks; plus1849 "LINKSHOUSE", 1903/11 c.d.s.'s of the smaller islands ("BRESSAY", "HAMNAVOE" [isle of West Burra] and "WHALSAY"), 4 other PPC's, 1937 1st Flight cover, 1951 "LERWICK/PAQUEBOT" c.d.s., 1954 reply-paid PC, 9 1950s covers (inc. triangles, regd., p. due, "EXPRESS" and two endorsed "Not for Foula"), etc. Scarce lot. (24 covers).

£150

900

PAPA STOUR - RARE INGOING PRESTAMP COVERS INC. "PAID/AT/QUEBEC" CROWNED CIRCLE; 1842 pair of covers from Quebec to the tiny island of "Papa Stour, Shetland", with fine red Crowned Circle "PAID/AT/QUEBEC L.C." or simple red "PAID" marks respectively. Rare pair. (2 covers).

£120

WELSH POSTAL HISTORY

901

WELSHPOOL - RARE NAPOLEONIC P.O.W. COVER TO A SPANISH P.O.W. ON PAROLE IN WALES; Attractive 15th Sept. 1813 EL from Baring Bros. in "London" (rare to find a POW cover of this period sent within Britain) to "Dn. Felipe de Fao, Spanish Prisoner on Parole, Welshpool" (the sender wrote "Abergavenny" at first by mistake - "Welshpool" is clearly the address given inside), charged "11" with a very fine double-oval "TRANSPORT OFFICE/(Crown)/G…R/PRISONERS OF WAR" mark (light fold) nicely placed on the front. The only such Napoleonic POW item addressed to a Spanish POW of which we are aware. Such early POW mail to Wales is seldom seen.

£300

IRISH POSTAL HISTORY - PRE 1922

902

TRANS-IRISH SEA "MERMAID FREE" COVER TO ENGLAND VIA "HOLYHEAD"; April 1809 E franked from Dublin to Plymouth with a very fine rare Dublin" Mermaid-framed "FREE" d.s. on the front (rare so clear), most exceptionally also with a fine red "HOLYHEAD/278" mileage mark struck in transit. Rare free frank also showing a clear routing via Anglesea. Exhibition item.

£150

903

SMALL IRISH ISLANDS' POSTAL HISTORY - "COVE/SHIP…LETTER" WITH DUBLIN "s1/d'" MARK, ETC.; 1817 EL from "Baltimore" to Belfast (with Philadelphia Forwarding Agent endorsement on the reverse) with a fine orange-red "COVE/SHIP…LETTER" mark (struck at the P.O. on Great Island in Cork harbour), charged "3/2" and then "4/9" and also having a faint fancy framed "SHIP LETTER/DUBLIN" d.s. on the front with the rare Dublin handstruck "s1/d-" charge-mark struck in error. Plus 1905 PC with rare "LITTLE ISLAND/CORK" c.d.s., 1899 piece with "Proof" (?) strikes of the very rare purple "RATHLIN ISLAND" purple rubber d.s. back & front, 1939 env. wih "RATHLIN IS" c.d.s. cancels, and 1952/3 pair with Gaelic "Inishmore" and English "LITTLE ISLAND" c.d.s.'s, etc. (7 items).

£150

904

THE DISTINCTIVE HANDSTRUCK "4" MARK OF GALWAY; 18th Dec.1839 EL from "Rahoon House" (near Galway) to Alnwick, having a very fine strike of the small distinctive Handstruck "4" of Galway (only a handful recorded) nicely placed on the front, matching the "GALW[AY]" c.d.s. (small part lost with seal) on the top flap. This mark was only used for 5 weeks and is every bit as rare as the distinctive English Handstruck 4 marks. There is also a mostly fine red boxed Dublin "TOO LAT/H" mark on the front, matching the partial Dublin diamond d.s. of 19th Dec. 1839 on the top flap. Exceptional Uniform Fourpenny Postage cover and important Exhibition item. PHOTO

£1000

GRENADA

905

COVERS: 1952 covers (29) bearing KGVI 6c adhesives with different island PO cancellations. Also half a dozen KGVI British Guiana covers and three miscellaneous QEII items. (38).

£75

906

1938-50 Definitive issue. The mint study on Hagner leaves with values to 10/- (6) inc. SG.163a & 163b including 3d block of four showing colon flaw. Also 1951 set to $2.40 mint. Some unmounted examples in evidence. Cat. c£700. (Small Qty.).

£200

907

1938-50 Set to 10/- perfin. "SPECIMEN". Cat. £225. (12).

£75

908

1938-50 2‡d blue perf. 12‡ x 13‡ fine used. Cat. £225.

£75

909

1938-50 10/- slate-blue & bright carmine perf. 12 marginal mint. BPA Cert. (1951) accompanies. SG. 163c, Cat. £450. PHOTO

£150

HELIGOLAND

910

1867-73 Issues inc. 1869 º sch red frame mint & used (edge fault) plus green frame mint, ‡ sch (2), 1sch (2 used, 1 mint), 1‡ sch. mint & used (thin) etc. and ranges of reprints. Also a copy of Lemburger's 'Helgoland Philatelie' & the RL 1977 'Gold Medal' catalogue etc. An interesting specialist lot. (273 stamps).

£240

911

1867 Rouletted ‡ schilling green and red Dies I & II mint, the latter with one slightly-rounded corner; RPSL certificates (1965-66). (2).

£200

912

1867 Rouletted issue - fine used set inc. ‡ sch. (Die I) with part s/l cancellation, 1sch, 2 sch (2) & 6 sch. (2, one with light thin, the other split); scarce. (6).

£200

913

1867 Rouletted issue - mint/unused selection on a stock-card inc. (Die I) ‡ sch. (3), 1 sch., 2 sch. (2, one with ink stain) & 6 sch. (3); one or two slight thins etc. but mainly fine, most with gum. (9).

£150

914

1875-90 Issue - a heavily duplicated mint & used range with all values represented and many scarcer shades/printings identified inc. 1m (4 used/1 mint) & 5m mint (shallow thin), accompanied by a selection of reprints; mixed condition but many fine examples noted. Substantial catalogue value. (275).

£400

915

1880-84: The scarce 'Paid/Franco/HELIGOLAND' mark - mainly fine strikes of this scarce mark on an 1880 env. (roughly opened, faults) to San Francisco (USA) with 1‡d pair tied by c.d.s. plus 2‡d and an 1884 #d newspaper wrapper to Manchester, again with c.d.s. cancellation. (2 items).

£75

916

'Aus Helgoland/¸ber Cuxhaven' boxed origin mark - fine strikes on three postcards inc. one (some creasing) on which it cancels a 1‡d stamp and two UPU postal stationery cards; a scarce mark, especially as a stamp cancellation.. (3 items).

£75

917

1886-90 Trio of covers (faults) to Germany inc. two with 2‡d stamps tied by c.d.s. or s/l marks, the latter with a few slightly foxed perfs. plus an 1890 cover (address partially erased) franked with a block of 4 of the #d stamp (surface mark) with centrally-placed c.d.s. (3 items).

£60

918

EARLY POSTCARDS, 1889-1899: Group of fine PPCs inc. an example of the rare 1889 coloured fisherfolk & island card used with 1‡d stamp to Bohemia (central crease); also a scarce 1890 chromo-litho view of a steamer with Heligoland bookseller's imprint, an 1889 card with small vignette of the Island and a fine 1899 Hagelberg example with Island view plus vignette of Islanders and two later cards, all used. Elusive items. (6 cards). PHOTO PLATE 8

£120

919

HAPAG LINE, 1906-34: Group of PPCs with HAPAG markings incl. 1906/9 pair with oval "HAMBURG-HELGOLAND" d.s., one of which is a card of the 'Kaiser' with ship's cachet, 3 fine chromo -litho cards of the 'Cobra', one of which has ship's cachet and oval seepost cachet, 1934 card with dotted date version of same h.s. and cachet of 'Koenigin Luise' and a fine 1931 HAPAG line North Sea cruises brochure. (7 items).

£60

920

MARITIME: Quartet of PPCs, 1901-13, with different 'Auf hoher See' cachets inc.fine chromo-litho card of the 'Cobra' franked with German 5pf (2) cancelled by s/l date in red plus Helgoland c.d.s. with green scalloped 'An bord das Salonschnelldampfer Cobra' cachet, a similar cachet in violet of the 'Silvana' (1911), a 1913 violet bridge-type cachet of the 'Kaiser' on PPC of the ship with oval 'HAMBURG-HELGOLAND/SEEPOST' d.s. and a similar c.d.s. of the 'Cobra' (1905) on ship's card, the last with edge faults. (4 cards).

£100

921

POSTAL STATIONERY: Selection of used & unused items with most issued types represented inc.1871-74 Royal Arms cards (4), embossed #d cards (4 inc. 3 used, one with s/l cancellation), 1878-80 foreign cards (11, mainly used inc. return half of reply card used from Hamburg), 1879 UPU cards (3 inc. a fine used example & a reply card), 1875-79 1‡d envs.(2) and a group of wrappers inc. three used #d values. A good lot, mainly fine. (31 items).

£150

922

REGISTERED MAIL, 1890 (5 Aug.) addressed to Birmingham (U.K.) and franked with a block of ten #d & a pair of 2‡d stamps (three stamps missing) tied by Heligoland c.d.s. and with fine reg'n label alongside; one or two light foxing spots but a scarce item. [Sold by Robson Lowe (Dec.1967) for £130]. PHOTO PLATE 7

£250

HONG KONG

923

STOCKBOOK containing the duplicated mint & used accumulation with much KGVI & QEII. Also sundry Brunei. (Few 100's).

£120

924

RARE CALCUTTA TOMBSTONE BOXED "POSTAGE/Inward Bearing An. [3]/Outward do [2]/[5]" MARKING ON LARGE PART ENV. FROM ADMIRAL BRUCE IN HONG KONG, PLUS LORD SALTOUN DINNER INVITATION; 10th June 1843 env. (pencil date; part of the front torn away, presumably with the red Hong Kong "Arms" mark - see the covers sold in Cavendish's Dec. 2000 sale, from which this is s stray that the vendor found subsequently in other Bruce papers) to Miss Bruce in Coleraine, endorsed "Overland" and numbered "29" when recieved on "28th Oct. [1843]"; the postal charge appears to have been "1/10" (part torn away). There is s fine red oval "INDIA" on the front and a complete strike of the rare Tombstone Postage Due mark on the back; this is probably yhe envelope of one of the letters sold in Lot 3739 in Cavendish's 2nd Dec. 2000 auction. [The similar complete covers with this Tombstone mark sold for anything from £1,150 to £4,600 in that auction.] Plus a 1st July [1843] hand-written dinner invitation from "Lord Saltoun" which was sent to Captain Bruce on H.M.S. Agincourt in Hong Kong harbour. (2 items).

£150

925

1882 2c shades, many rose-pink with range of postmarks, including Foochowfoo, Amoy (2 types), Canton (2 types), Shanghai (2 types), etc. Nice clean lot. STC £600++ (22).

£50

926

1917 $5 green & red on blue green (olive back) mounted mint, centred to the left. SG.115b, Cat. £850. PHOTO

£200

927

1978-81 Unmounted mint holding in complete sheets & large blocks with up to 100 of each stamp comprising SG.321c & 375-405 inclusive, almost without exception in full sets; apart from the odd crease or bend, condition is superb. SG. Cat. £3,000+. (Qty.).

£800

HUNGARY

928

TWO STOCKBOOKS containing the extensive mint accumulation of predominantly post-WWII issues. Much thematic appeal. STC Dm. 4,000+. (Many 100's).

£120

ICELAND

929

1873-1905 Mint and used collection with much of note incl. 1873 2sk blue fine used except for short S.W. corner perf. and tiny pinhole (SG.1/Facit 1; Cat. £1,400), 4sk (2 - different shades) & 8sk perf. 14 x 13‡ good to fine used but all with some fault or other (Cat. £1,900 as fine) & 16sk yellow perf. 12‡ good used but centred high and a couple of shortish perfs. (SG.7/Facit 7; Cat. £400), 1876-95 mint/unused range of perf. 14 x 13‡ issue comprising 5a blue, 6a lilac-grey, 10a carmine, 16a brown (2 good shades), 20a pale lilac, indigo lilac & deep violet (the latter Facit 14b fine used except for a few short perfs. at top with Thorsteinsson cert. stating that both stamp and cancellation are genuine) and 40a green (faults but all of good appearance & Cat. £2,000) plus 1882-95 mint/unused range of colour changes with sundry shades comprising 3a (3), 5a & 20a (2 of each), 40a (3), 50a & 100a (fair to fine), 1882-95 3a golden yellow (Facit 8b) mounted mint (centred to right but scarce) & 20a ultramarine mounted mint with Gronlund cert. stating that stamp is genuine & in perfect condition and 1896-1902 mint/unused range (fair to chiefly fine) namely 3a, 4a (5 incl. top marginal block of 4), 5a (2), 6a, 10a, 16a, 20a, 25a (2) & 50a, 1882-1905 used range of colour changes (incl. shades) comprising 3a (8), 5a (2), 20a (5), 40a (6), 50a & 100a (fair to fine with some cancellation interest) and 1896-1902 mostly used group also with shades and postmark interest consisting of 4a (4), 5a (7 incl. blue unused and very good used - Facit 23 though unlisted by SG.), 6a (3), 10a (5), 16a, 20a (5 incl. Facit 28 mint) & 25a (2). (94).

£600

930

1902-4 King Christian IX set & fresh mint 20a "PJONUSTA" variety in pair with normal (SG. Cat. £200), 1907/8 set to 5k fresh mint plus Facit 76 VI in block of 4, 1912 King Frederick VIII set lightly mounted mint (SG.102-108) and good to fine used plus 5a, 10a (2) & 20a with inverted wmks., 1915-18 fresh mint set to 20a (SG.109-115) & 1920 King Christian X mounted mint set to 5k plus 1921-22 colour change set (a few small faults). (82).

£200

931

1930 Air Parliamentary Millenary Celebration set (Facit 189-193) with 'SPECIMEN' opts. (no gum and 15a with tiny surface fault), mounted mint and good to fine used plus 1931-37 re-drawn King Christian X set to 10k (Facit 145-157) mounted mint with a few small faults. (30).

£120

932

OFFICIALS: 1876-95 Mint/unused range comprising 3a (3), 5a (4 incl pale brown), 10a (3 incl. ultramarine but without gum), 16a and 20a (4 of each) & 50a (fair to fine) and used group consisting of 3a (2), 5a (6), 10a (4), 16a (2), 20a (4) and forged "I GILDI" opts. of 20a & 50a, 1896-1902 selection with 3a (3), 4a & 10a mint/unused and 3a (2), 4a & 10a used, 1889 3a perf. 14 x 13‡ fresh mint (Facit Tj15b with Nielsen cert.), 1902 3a brown-orange "I GILDI" opt. fresh mounted mint (Facit Tj21a with Gronlund cert.) plus mint/unused range comprising 3a (2), 5a, 10a (no gum), 16a (2), 20a & 50a (2) plus perf. 14 x 13‡ 16a (2), 20a & 50a used, 1922 2k cerise with and without stop both fresh mint & good used and 5k yellow-brown (ditto but used copy with a few rough perfs. at top) and 1930 Parliamentary Millenary set (Cat.£1,100) to 10k good to fine used. Well worth close inspection. (111).

£400

INDIA

933

CARTON containing the duplicated early to middle period ranges in six stockbooks. Some useful early used & KGV period mint in evidence. (Few 1,000's).

£150

934

STOCKBOOK containing the rearly to middle period duplicated accumulation with useful ranges of Officials & IEF/CEF issues. (Many 100's).

£75

IONIAN ISLANDS

935

1824-64 Group of ELs with various island marks incl. fine blue strike of Type 1A "ISOLE/IONIE" cachet on 1824 Corfu local EL, 1843 & 1858 pair of ELs from Cephalonia to Zante with both Greek and Latin alphabet datestamps, the earlier cover with additional oval prepaid mark which also features on 1864 cover from Cephalonia to Corfu. An attractive quartet.

£100

ISRAEL

936

TWO STOCKBOOKS containing the extensive collection of mint (virtually all unmounted & with tabs) issues. A most attractive lot. (Qty.).

£60

ITALIAN STATES

937

COLLECTION incl. ROMAGNA 1859 issues with fine used ‡b, 1b, 3b, 4b (on piece) and rare (repaired) 8b plus 20b mint and various re-prints & forgeries, SARDINIA 1851-61 range of mainly fine used copies of imperf. issues to 1861 incl. 1st set 5c, 20c & 40c, 1853 5c (2) and 40c, 1854 5c (2), 20c & 40c re-print, 1855 shades incl. 5c (4), 10c (4 used + 1 mint), 20c (3 incl. milky blue), 40c (2), 80c & 3L (mint) and 1861 1c with numeral missing, SICILY 1859 shades (most with clear to wide margins) comprising ‡gr (2 mint), 1gr (2), 2gr (3), 5gr & 10gr both mint & used, 20gr marginal mint plus 2 used & 50gr mint and TUSCANY 1851-60 incl. crown wmk. 1q (cut into), 1c (3), 2c (5), 4c (2), 6c (3) & 9c (2), mesh wmk. 1q (margin shaved), 1c (2), 2c & 4c (3 of each) and 6c (2) plus Arms issue 1c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 40c & 80c (2 of each) with attractive shades & cancellation interest (generally clear margins although a few have small thins). (99).

£1000

ITALY

938

1861-62 Range incl. Neapolitan Provinces 2g, 10g (2) used on piece with Gallipoli c.d.s., 5g rose fine used, 1862 E with fine 2g pale blue, selection from 1862 issue incl. 10c, 20c & 40c fine used and 20c & 80c (4) mint, 1861-63 range of early issues incl. fine first issue re-print set, fine used 1862 10c, 20c & 40c plus 80c mint (5 incl. block of 4), fine used 1863 15c & mint copies of both shades of 2cmi (Mi 13), 1863 postage due 10c yellow with oval distribution cancellation and re-prints of the 2 shades, 1890/1 surcharged issue 20 cmi on 30c brown & on 50c violet plus 2cmi on 5c green fine & fresh mint (Mi 56-58), mint & used copies of 1891 5L (Mi 59) and duplicated mint range of 1890 'Valevole/per le stampe' 2c surcharges. (50 + E).

£180

JAMAICA

939

1916-21 Mint selection comprising 1916 War Stamp 1‡d orange mint block of six with "S inserted by hand" & "No stop after Stamp" variery, a mint strip of three of same with "Inverted d for p" variety and the 1919-21 Script wmk. set to 10/-. (Small Qty.).

£150

940

1938 1‡d light red-brown lightly hinged mint. Previously SG.123a. BPA Cert. (1954) accompanies.

£60

JAPAN

941

1929 Original Airs set of 4 (without later 9‡Sn) in mint pairs, three marginal, 18Sn unmounted, other with old time hinge remains. Fresh & fine. SG Cat. £332.

£50

KENYA, UGANDA AND TANGANYIKA

942

KGVI mint selection, (one used 30c), to £1 (2) on stockcards, some perf. varieties, a few are unmounted, rest with some hinge remains, a couple with faults otherwise fresh and fine. STC £600. (34).

£90

KIRIBATI

943

CARTON with an extensive collection of stamps & covers inc. gutter pairs, blocks, etc, spanning the years 1979-83 & stated to Catalogue in excess of £1,000. A full inventory of the collection is included. (Qty.).

£200

LEEWARD ISLANDS

944

KGVI/QEII MINT MISCELLANY on Hagners inc. KGVI vals. to $5 (2) but with particular interset in QEII with many unmounted strips & blocks to $4.80 (block of 4 & plate pair). Cat. £550+. (Small Qty.).

£150

LIBERIA

945

CARTON with Fourteen different unmounted sets (1960's to 1980's) x 100 of each in sheets & part sheets. Useful thematics, UNICEF, Year of the Child, etc. Clean lot. STC £3,300.

£100

MALAYA/MALAYSIA

946

MISCELLANY on three Hagner sheets inc. seven values of the Straits Settlements 1867 opt. on India set to 32c mint or unused (all with some fault or other) plus the 12c & 24c used (both with additional commercial "chops"), Kelantan 1937-40 to $1 mint (13 values) and a useful selection of Selangor inc. two different QV 2c browns & six 2c reds, all used, 1895 $1 green mint, etc.. Condition poor to fine. (45). OFFERED ON BEHALF OF CHARITY - PLEASE BID GENEROUSLY.

£180

MALAYA - SINGAPORE

947

STOCKBOOK containing the duplicated mint & used accumulation with an emphasis on QEII issues. (Few 100's).

£90

MALAYA - TRENGGANU

948

POSTAGE DUES: 1937 set of four in vertical strips of three, all perfined "SPECIMEN". SG. Cat. £390.

£90

MALTA

949

1823-46 Group of covers either addressed to or mentioning Malta with "PURIFIŠ AU LAZARET/ MALTE" (2), boxed black "VIA FALMOUTH", Malta and Corfu c.d.s.'s, "FOREIGN PAID" and a variety of m/s marks. Various faults but an interesting group. (10).

£90

MONTSERRAT

950

1932 Tercentenary set to 5/- & KGVI 1938 set to 10/- fresh mounted mint. (21).

£60

NATAL

951

1840 EL (some edge wear) to a Miss Sarah Napier in Suffolk (interesting contents from the C.-in-C.s personal attachÈ describing a then current journey to Fort Beaufort to negotiate with a "palaver of Caffer Chiefs") boldly signed on the front by the C.-in-C. (and Governor) himself, "Geo. Napier", and so not charged internal postage, also having on the front a nearly fine 18th Nov. crowned oval Cape Town d.s. also on the front and charged only the "8" (d) British arrival charge with London "SHIP LETTER" on back. Rare cover from centre of negotiations with the Natal natives. [Ex "Bill" Hart and Cavendish's June, 1993 auction; lot 4; realised £286.].

£200

952

1902 £20 red & green opt. "SPECIMEN". Very fresh. SG. Cat. £325. PHOTO

£90

NETHERLANDS

953

AIRMAILS: Binder containing an interesting study of rates & frankings on flown mail to the USA, chiefly during WWII, several with censor marks/labels, weight or ancillary marks; also a few post-war items inc. 1946 FFC to N.York. (48 items).

£120

954

AIRMAILS - EAST INDIES, SPECIAL FLIGHTS AND SOUTH AFRICA, 1930-52: Fine range of commercial covers from pre-WWII pioneer period incl.1930 (24 Sept) registered F.F.C. (faults) franked by Veth 6c, 10c, 60c & 1g and another from the inaugural flight with boxed green cachet, other covers (several with railway cancellations) showing various rates, small group of covers to India (2), Burma (3) & Siam, range with 30c triangular air stamps incl. fine 'Postjager' 1933 Xmas flight items (9, one with scarce KLM 'De Zakenman..' label and late use of red etiquette), 2 examples of Taranto PCs signed by crew, 'Zilvermeeuw' and 'Pelikaan' covers, 1937 1st 'All Up' flight, DC3 pair, KLM '3 per week' special cover, 7 South African flown covers incl. 1940 & 1946 proving flights, 1949 National Day KLM covers, a small selection of fresh mint and fine used airmail stamps to 1959 and various other aeronautical items. (56 items + 28 stamps).

£400

955

1867 Issue 10c red: Selection of covers and a piece franked with single examples or pairs incl. Asten and Valkenberg langstempeln 10c on large piece with "AANGETEEKEND" cancellation and 20c foreign rate cover with "Arras-Paris A" T.P.O. entry. Also 1876 numeral issue basic set mint with both ‡c and 1895 colour changes with all 4 values (variable gum but both 2c and first 2‡c are gummed) & a group of stamps with s/l sub-office cancellations incl. continued use of early forms. (8 covers, 1 piece + 22 stamps).

£100

956

1899-1921 Queen Wilhelmina issue. A good mint & used collection with several better types noted inc. 15c brown mint, imperf. 5c & 10c mint, etc. (Qty.).

£100

957

WWI P.O.W. MAIL AND STAMPS: Selection of covers and cards, some of them censored, incl. 1916 Red Cross acknowledgment card from a Dutch POW in Hamelin, returned cover from Groningen POW depÙt, mail from Belgian & British prisoners in Holland, cover to a German POW held in India, 1916 cover from Harderwijk Camp to Belgium franked with scarce first POW stamp cancelled by Commandant's signature with fine oval cachet of Camp but disallowed by German authorities plus a very fine mint example of second POW stamp. A most interesting miscellany. (13 items).

£120

958

UNITED KINGDOM MAIL 1901-33: Interesting group of early commercial and commemorative airmail covers 1920-30 incl. unusual circular rubber 'AIR/MAIL' h.s., 1930 F.F.C. U.K.-N.E.I. via Holland, crew- signed F.F.C. from Doncaster to Amsterdam, etc. Also 1909-10 pair of postal stationery reply PCs with KEVII 1d reply half correctly used in Rotterdam and Queen Wilhemina 5c legitimately posted in Surrey, group of G.B. postal stationery items incl. uprated registered envs. used to Holland, WWI censored and P.o.W. mail, etc. Generally fine condition. (33 items).

£180

NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

959

1730-66 E's to Macassar (2) and Batavia, probably all from Holland. (3).

£120

NEW GUINEA

960

1931 (8 June) complete mint set of 13 (faults) optd. "AIR MAIL" (SG.137-149) and 1932 re-drawn £1 optd. "AIR/MAIL" (SG.203) in a good used block of four .(17).

£75

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