321 AIRMAILS: The interesting range of covers showing various different cachets of AVIANCA, LANSA, MANCOMUN & OCEANICO air services. (29 covers). £120
CUBA
322 1837-97 Range of covers inc. stampless Transatlantic Mail (7) to the UK, France & Italy with a variety of accountancy marks, charges, entry marks etc.; plus a further selection of local (6) and overseas covers with s/l town marks of San Juan de Los Remedios & Villaclara (the latter with '1‡' h.s.), the remainder with different 10c frankings. A useful lot. (15 items). £80
CYPRUS
323 MINT & USED RANGES on Hagner leaves from KGVI inc. 1960 defins. to 500m, later sets to £1 & £2 and a few miniature sheets; plus a very useful group of Northern Cyprus in stockbook inc. blocks orf 4, the odd booklet & a few min. sheets. (Small Qty.). £120
324 QV-QEII collection on leaves with much of merit inc. 1880 4d sage mint (wing-margin & some foxing on reverse), good later QV ranges inc. SG.25 mint with BPA Cert., 1892-94 to 12pi mint, 1894-96 to 45pi mint, 1902-04 45pi mint, 1902-10 vals. to 45pi mint, 1912-15 to 45pi mint, 1923 10/- mint, 1924 £1 purple & black/red mint, 1928 50th Anniv. set mint, 1938 defins. to £1 mint plus 1pi orange perf. 13‡ x 12‡ mint (stain), RSW £1 mint, 1960-61 Republic set mint, etc. Fair to mostly fine. (Approx. 260). £450
CYPRUS - TURKISH OCCUPATION
** 325 MINT COLLECTION on Hagner leaves with a good degree of completion from 1974 to 1989. STC £270. (Small Qty.). £60
DENMARK
326 STOCKBOOK containing the early to modern mint collection. (Few 100's). £75
327 MARITIME: Trio of EL's, 1856-62, each bearing 4s adhesives and with circular "DAMPS POST SPED" Sea Post Offices markings (nos. 2, 4 & 5, the former in black and the others in blue). Unusual. £120
328 MARITIME: 1884 10o postal stat. card to Belfast with black circular "DPSK.P.EXP./No.6" and "192" cancellations carried by Ferry Boat between Korsor & Nyborg. Attractive & unusual. £75
329 MARITIME: 1885 10o postal stationery card with boxed "FRAN DANMARK", 1906 PPC with 5o adhesive tied by "Fra Ronne", 1913 PPC bearing 10o adhesive with "KORSOR" d.s. & violet two-line "Deutsches Postschiff/18 Mai 1913" of the "Prince Sigismund", 1914 PPC (four-colour franking) with violet circular "Salon-Schnell-Dampfer/Hertha/Auf boher See" d.s. and four PPC's inc. two depicting Copenhagen-New York passenger ships. (8 items). £120
DOMINICA
330 COLLECTION on leaves, 1877-1973 inc. 1903 to 5/-, 1907-08 vals. to 5/- mint, 1908-21 to 5/- mint, 1923-33 to £1 mint, 1938-47 to 10/- mint, etc. (Few 100's). £300
DUBAI
331 1967 60d on 60np fine used with DIRHRMS error. SG.240a, unpriced by SG. £75
EGYPT
332 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 & apparently originally addressed to Abbassia, re-addressed on several occasions with numerous datestamps; plus 1922 YMCA O.A.S. env. from Iraq to Abbassia, thence readdressed to Esher & Rochester, Kent. All three opened out for display. [Ex Firebrace]. £60
333 MARITIME: 1888-1903 group of postcards with all different French Ligne c.d.s. cancellations. (6). £75
334 SUEZ CANAL ISSUE, 1868: A remarkable collection of genuine, unused examples of the local stamps including 1c (9), 5c (37), 20c (160) & 40c (14) plus an example of the 20c with part watermark, a group of reprints & forgeries etc. Gum varies in quality but almost all are fine 4-margin examples with some interesting shades: ideal for specialist classification. Huge catalogue value. (271). £750
FALKLAND ISLANDS
335 ALBUM containing the extensive & valuable mint and used QV-QEII collection. Much of merit throughout with a very good range of QV types to 2/6d & 5/- mint inc. 2‡d Prussian blue & 4d brownish black with Certificates (latter small thin), KEVII vals. to 3/- mint, 1912 vals. to 5/- mint, 1921-28 Script set mint, 1938-50 set to £1 mint, RSW £1 mint, 1952 set to £1 mint and extensive QEII to 1993 with a good range of definitive sets to top value and a very good run of commemorative issues. A good lot of highly popular material. (Many 100's). £600
336 STOCKBOOK containing the QV to QEII mint & used collection. Strength in QEII with a good selection of defin. sets & extensive ranges of commemorative issues. Also a good selection of BAT, FID & S.Georgia with several useful definitive sets/part sets and commemoratives. A clean & desirable lot of highly popular material. (Some 100's). £350
337 STOCKBOOK containing the KEVII to QEII collection including useful ranges of Dependencies. STC £1,500. (Some 100's). £300
338 USED RANGE on stockcards inc. some useful defins. & a good selection of commems. (Few 100's). £150
339 QV-QEII predominantly mint collection on leaves with much of value inc. a useful range of QV & KEVII issues, 1912-20 set to 3/- plus 5/- maroon, 10/- & £1, War Stamps to 1/- (4), 1921-29 to 3/-, 1929-36 Whale & Penguin set, 1933 Centenary set to 2/6d, 1938-50 to £1, 1948 RSW £1, 1952 set to £1, 1960 set to £1. Fair to mostly fine. (Approx. 180). £500
340 FINE MINT SELECTION on stock-cards comprising QV 5/- (SG.42), KEVII 2‡d deep blue (SG.46b.) with slightly ragged perfs. and KGV 3/- (both SG.66 & 80, the latter unmounted). Cat. £550+. (4). £110
341 1878-79 No wmk. 4d grey-black fresh mounted mint, a few short perfs. at top right. SG.2, Cat. £1,000. £100
342 1878-79 4d grey-black on watermarked paper fresh mounted mint, centred low & to right and light diagonal crease. SG.2a, Cat. £2,500. PHOTO £150
343 1882 (Nov. ) 1d dull claret mounted mint. SG.5, Cat. £325. RPS Cert. (1968). £75
344 1904-12 Set to 5/- fresh mounted mint. SG. Cat. £375. (8). £120
345 1904-12 1d dull coppery red mounted mint. SG.44d, Cat. £170. RPS Cert. (1967). £50
346 1904-12 2d reddish-purple mounted mint. SG.45b, Cat. £225. RPS Cert. (1988). £75
347 1904-12 2‡d deep blue mounted mint. SG.46b, Cat. £250. £75
348 EARLY POSTCARDS TO G.B. WITH LONDON PAQUEBOT MARKS: Pair of 1909 (27th Jan.) PPC's (Tierra del Fuego & Punta Arenas) from "P.Stanley" & "Off Falklands" to the same address in GB - presumably from a British Naval Officer (to his daughters) - each franked by GB KEVII 1d red tied by a fine "LONDON/F[OREIGN].S[ECTION]20" c.d.s. (19 Feb.) with a very fine purple London "PAQUEBOT" mark alongside. Rare pair. Paquebot mail from London at this stage is scarce. PHOTO - see plate no 6A £120
349 1912-20 Set to £1 fresh mounted mint. SG. Cat. £700. (11). PHOTO - £200
350 1918 War Tax ‡d yellow-green unmounted mint marginal block of four with ALBINO overprint. David Brandon Cert. (2001). SG.70ab, Cat. £4,800. PHOTO £2000
351 1918 War Tax 1d vermilion marginal unmounted mint with DOUBLE OVERPRINT ONE ALBINO. David Brandon Cert. (2001). SG.71a, Cat. £400. PHOTO £150
352 1928 2‡d on 2d purple-brown fresh mounted mint, centred high. SG.115, Cat. £700. PHOTO £240
353 1928 2‡d Prussian blue fresh mounted mint. SG.76c, Cat. £300. (RPS Cert. 1992). £100
354 1929-36 Whale & Penguin set fresh mounted mint. SG.Cat. £450. (11). £150
355 1933 Centenary set to £1 fresh mounted mint. SG.127-138, Cat. £2,500. PHOTO £1200
356 1933 Centenary set fresh mounted mint, one or two lower vals. with small faults but the key stamps are fine. SG. Cat. £2,500. (12). PHOTO £1200
357 1933 Centenary 5/- black & yellow-orange fresh mounted mint. SG.136a, Cat. £1,200. R.P.S. Cert. (1993). PHOTO - see plate no. £400
358 1933 Centenary 5/- black & yellow fresh mounted mint. SG. Cat. £500. PHOTO £150
359 1938-50 5/- indigo & yellow-brown fresh mounted mint. SG.161b, Cat. £600. (RPS Cert. 1991). £150
FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES
360 MINT MISCELLANY on album leaves inc. 1944/5 opts. for Graham Land, South Georgia, South Orkneys and South Shetlands, 1946/49 definitives complete with Thick/Thin Map sets, omnibus sets, 1954/62 and 1963-69 definitives complete, 1971/6 decimal currency surcharges with many catalogued varieties and a wide range of commemorative sets. Cat. £700+. (155). £140
FIJI
361 BINDER CONTAINING HAGNER SHEETS with an extensive mint collection incl. KEVII to 1/- (both), KGV to 2/-, useful KGVI perfs. and values to £1 (latter unmounted), 1954, 1959-63, 1962, 1968 & 1969-70 definitives all unmounted mint, strong range of commemoratives, later definitive sets, a few miniature sheets and 2 postage due sets. Cat. c.£1,200. (Several 100's). £200
362 USED MISCELLANY on Hagner leaves with all reigns represented but strength in KGVI (complete set + perf. varieties) and QEII (1954, 1959-63, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1979 and 1995 definitives, extensive range of commemoratives and some miniature sheets). A fine lot which is cat. £756. (Several 100's). £150
363 QV-QEII mint & used collection inc. KEVII to 5/- mint, KGV to 5/- (2) mint, KGVI set to £1 plus a good range of additional perfs. & dies, 1954-59 to £1 mint, etc. Poor to mostly fine. (Approx. 330). £120
364 1871-1929 Used range on stockcards incl. QV & KEVII values to 1/-, KGV to 5/- and a couple of postage dues; mostly fine and Cat. £1,011. (94). £200
365 1871-1935 Mint range on stockcards with values to 5/- from reigns of both KEVII & KGV (2) and particular strength in latter; also third postage due set. Almost entirely fine & fresh with some stamps unmounted. Cat. £780. (82). £120
366 1914 3d purple on yellow SIDEWAYS WATERMARK extremely lightly hinged mint. SG.130a, Cat. £350. £75
367 1938-55 Complete set of 22 mounted mint (fine and fresh), three cards of postmarks and cancellations on chiefly KGV & KGVI adhesives incl. blocks of four and a small selection of used Revenue stamps with values to £1 x 2. (60). £150
FRANCE
368 MISCELLANY c1880-1965: Shoebox containing an interesting assortment of French Area covers with strength in the 1930-60 period, inc. 1925 trio ex Cochinchine, African colonies, WWI & WWII censored and fieldpost items, registered, express & air covers, a range of 1960s Tunisian FDCs, various Monaco covers etc. (350 items). £150
369 SCARCE PARIS 'FERME GŠNERAL' COVER, 1740: EL addressed to the Baron de Carpne, Lieutenant in the Royal Bodygard, at Turin, with m/s endorsement 'franc au pont beauvoisin' and a mainly fine strike of the scarce 'FERME GEN DES POSTES/(CROWN)/PORT/PAYŠ' [R&P 2703] of the Grande Poste; light filing crease. Attractive. PHOTO - see plate no 6A £100
370 1779-1888 Selection of covers, the majority stampless internal mail, showing a good range of town marks inc. s/l dÈpartmental types in black & red, Paris 'Port PayÈ', grand cachet, small c.d.s., boxed entry marks etc. A useful lot. (35 items). £80
371 TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, 1861-1938: Trio of attractive covers ex Paris to Buffalo (2) or N.York with imperforate 80c frankings (2 with faults), endorsed for Cunard service, with different New York (2) or Boston marks etc; also three items 1935-38 with S.S. 'Normandie' machine cancellations inc. inaugural voyage. (6 items). £60
FRENCH COLONIES
372 MOROCCO, 1918-58: Selection of covers & cards with a good variety of frankings & cancellations inc. 1935 Lyautey set, attempted use of fiscal with dues added, 1929 commercial reg'd cover to Germany with violet 'Motortankschiff/"Malkah" ' h.s., 1933 UK 2‡d cover redirected with 50c stamp, WWII censored covers, Red Cross form ex Casablanca, PPCs etc. (55 items). £150
FRENCH POST OFFICES ABROAD
373 MOROCCO, 1895-1917: An intereseting group of covers & cards inc. several attractive reg'd covers, 1895 env. ex Mazagan with 'ARRIVEE/MARSEILLE' c.d.s. cancellation on 25c/25c stamp with s/l 'PAQUEBOT' nearby, 1897 cover ex Rabat to France showing fine examples of the 5c/5c carmine & vermillion opts. used together, cancellation interest inc. blue Berguent c.d.s., outsize Tanger rubber d.s., Casablanca parcels d.s. used on PPC, scarce Kenitra c.d.s. etc. (32 items). £160
374 MOROCCO - MILITARY, 1907-23: Group of covers & cards with a variety of Tresor & Postes c.d.s., cachets etc. inc. 1909 reg'd cover with fine 'CORPS DE DŠBARQUEMENT.DE CASABLANCA', 1915 censored Foreign Legion Camp PPC from a Polish legionnaire at Meknes to the USA with fine violet encircled 'F' h.s., fine 1914 RP card of military parade with an officer receiving a decoration plus two WWII period covers etc. (14 items). £80
GAMBIA
375 QV-QEII collection on leaves with much of value inc. QV to 1/- (3) mint, 1902-05 to 3/-, 1904-06 to 2/-, 1906 surcharge pair, 1909 to 3/-, 1912-22 to 5/-, 1921-22 to 4/-, 1922-29 to 10/-, all mint, etc. Fair to chiefly fine. (Approx. 280). £240
GERMAN STATES
376 EARLY LETTERS - COURTLY ADDRESSES: Pair of covers, 1762-71, each with a lengthy, courtly address with the recipient's titles, the earlier (no letter) in French to the Baron de Helden, Counsellor to the Prince-Bishop of Augsburg, endorsed 'par Oulme' and with '6' charge; the second, more elaborately calligraphed, addressed to Ansbach 'pr Ochwanienstadt' and rated '3'. Attractive examples. (2 items). £75
GERMANY
377 BOX containing an extensive range of used & unused postal stationery cards plus a few covers, mainly c1930-46 inc. 1931 'Englandfahrt' Zeppelin cover with 1m & 2m stamps (perf. foxing), 1939 Nuremburg Rally PPC, 1937 stationery cards with Rally cancellations (4), 1941 feldpost PPC of advancing tank, Hitler PPCs (3), commemorative cards, immediate postwar issues with some unusual items inc. AMG Postal Notice etc. A useful lot. (Qty). £150
378 1872-1945 Collection of mint & used stamp issues in an album, inc. fine 1872 Large Eagles ºg & ‡g, 1875-1900 better shades, 1926 Airs, 1928 & '33 Zeppelins (latter with faults), fine ranges of Third Reich stamps inc. Wagner set mint & used, 1936 Games & sheets, other M/S inc. Brown Ribbon (both) & Hitler's birthday (4), 1939 Nurburgring set, Charity Issues inc. better, booklet pairs etc. An extensive and useful lot. (Qty). £450
379 MISCELLANY, 1850-1920: Mint & used stamps on leaves inc. early States with strength in Bavaria plus better Prussia noted, Colonial optd. & Yacht issues, WWI Germania opts., Plebiscites inc. Marienwerder & Schleswig etc. A useful lot. (Qty). £100
380 1930 ZEPPELIN SOUTH AMERICA FLIGHT [Mi 438-9] - fine used pair, the 2m with light barred cancellation, the 4m with Leipzig c.d.s. (2). £150
381 1930 IPOSTA Minature Sheet [Mi Block 1] - a very fine, fresh example with light hinge marks in the top corner margins only - the stamps are unmounted. £90
382 1931 ZEPPELIN POLAR FLIGHT Issue [Mi 456-8]- a fresh, lightly-mounted set. (3). £150
383 1933 WELFARE FUND MINIATURE SHEET: Mi Block 2 - a very fine example of this scarce miniature sheet, with two hinge marks in the top corners of the (reverse) margin - stamps are unmounted mint; fine & fresh. £300
384 1933-37 WINTERHILFE BOOKLETS: 1933 (Wagner) & 1934 (trades) booklets [Mi MH34 & 40] 3 panes adhering to interleaving or back cover; 1935 (costumes), 1936 (landscapes - block of 4 detached) & 1938 (ships) [Mi MH 41, 43 & 44]. Covers fresh, staples unrusted; highly catalogued & scarce. (5 booklets). £100
385 1945-50 Miscellany inc. Allied Occupation Zones stamp issues, mint & used on leaves inc. 1948 portraits set (mint), early East German issues, West Berlin 1949 buildings - incomplete mint range to 1DM, Cologne Cathedra set (2 fine used, one in commemorative folder), Goethe set (10pf stained) etc. (Qty). £60
386 MARITIME: The interesting group of Baltic & North Sea Ship Post PPC's inc. 1905 card advertising "Warnemunde-Gjedser" bearing 5pf Germania (2), each tied by "KJOBENHAGEN/WARNEMUNDE" d.s. and with s/l "Fra Tyskland", 1901 card with violet "Salon-Schnell-Dampfer/Germania/Aufhoser See" d.s., 1902 card with similar mark of the "ODIN", 1905 card with violet "Auf hoser see/An Bord/der Schnelldampfer Cobra", 1912 card with scalloped violet "Auf hoser See/an Bord/der/Schnelldampfers/SILVANA", 1914 card with violet "AUF HOHER SEE/T.S. KONIGIN LUISE", etc. (12 cards). £180
387 MARITIME: The small group of PPC's depicting various ships and with a good range of postal markings/cachets inc. 1879 card with two-line "An Bord des Dampfer/Nordfriesland", 1899 advertsing card for the "Courrier", 1899 card advertising the "Undine", 1905 card with violet circular "Salon Dampfer/"Wilhelmina", 1907 card with oval violet "HOHENSTAUFEN" d.s. of 4 August and 1911 card with scalloped "Niederlandische Dampschiffart/Chriemhildfe/N.S.R./Buchhandlun(d?), etc. (9 items). £90
388 MARITIME - Norddeutscher Lloyd Australische Hauptlinie cancellations, 1895-1902: Eight postcards inc. 4 PPCs (one of the NDL steamer 'Gera'), each with a fine strike of the large 'DEUTSCHE/SEEPOST/AUSTRALISCHE/HAUPTLINIE' c.d.s.; voyages/ships identified. Mainly fine with the odd corner crease. (8 items). £240
GERMANY - WEST
389 1949-60 Selection of mint & used stamp with many of the more elusive postwar issues noted inc. Stamp Centenary set on commemorative card, Bach & Mariakirchen pairs, '51 Stamp Exhibition, '52 Youth Hostels all fine used, 1949, 1951& 1952 Relief Fund sets etc. High catalogue value. (Qty). £220
GERMANY - POST OFFICES ABROAD
390 MISCELLANY, 1876-1918: Ranges of mainly used stamps & pieces with considerable postmark & shade interest inc. POs in Turkey plus Morocco with fine used 2p50c on 2m [Mi 17] plus large piece franked with 1911 30c, 1p & 2p50c (4); also Colonial issues with German stamps used abroad (Saipan, Kamerun, Bagamoyo, Tanga, Klein-Popo, Windhoek & Ponape cancellations noted), SW Africa 'Yacht' type 5pf & 50pf on pieces with m/s & handstamped village offices respectively, plus issues of Samoa, New Guinea (to 5m), E.Africa, Kamerun etc. In addition, two stockcards with maritime cancellations on stamped pieces (27) most pre-1900. A fascinating & valuable lot. (160). £250
391 CHINA: c1892-1910 Selection of German stamps on pieces with various Chinese PO cancellations of Shanghai & Tientsin, inc. values to 2m, with a range of interesting shades; also a range of optd. 'Germania' types, with many on piece, to 5m [Mi27]. High catalogue value. (66). £300
392 MOROCCO, 1900-11: An interesting group of covers & cards inc. optd. Numeral & Eagle frankings & postal stationery (9) plus a variety of 'Germania' items franked at local & overseas rates with a fine range of cancellations inc. uncommon examples, a 1902 Saffi - Mazagan messenger post timesheet etc. (37 items & a few pieces). £180
GERMAN COLONIES
393 SAMOA: 1896 Registered cover to Frankfurt franked with 20pf pair cancelled by two fine strikes of the 'APIA/KAISERL.DEUTSCHE/POSTAGENTUR' c.d.s. with reg'n label nearby; the reverse has a fine embossed paper seal of the German South Sea Islands Consulate; original contents. Env. reduced slightly at left, small closed tear at base, otherwise fine & scarce. PHOTO - see plate no 6A £180
GIBRALTAR
394 ALBUM containing an extensive lightly mounted or unmounted mint collection from 1889 to 1993 starting with Nov., 1889 Spanish currency set, continuing with 1898 English currency issue and later KGV sets but with strength in KGVI (many scarce wmk. and perf. varieties such as 1‡d carmine perf. 13‡ & 3d perf. 14) and QEII (incl. 1953 set to £1 plus many shades, 1960/1967/1971 and later definitives, commemorative sets virtually complete to 1992, booklets/panes, miniature sheets and postage dues). An excellent base for further expansion. (100's). £300
395 THE SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR DURING THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - ORIGINAL OFFICIAL JOURNAL PAGES LISTING SMUGGLED MAIL PACKETS VIA MOROCCO: Two original folio pages (discoloured but sound) from John Raleigh's official Gibraltar Journal dated 21st-28th Nov. 1779 listing letters sent from Faro (on the Algarve) on c24th September and received by a smuggler's boat "from Barbary" (Morocco) with the contributions charged to their addresses totalling "£196-2s-0d" of which £50 went to the smuggler himself (one Patron Cepolino). Fascinating insight into this famous siege which resulted from Franco-Spanish action against Britain in support of the Americans in their War of Independence. With a note that these two pages were salvaged from the original dilapidated Journal that was damaged by "flood water in the basements of the Colonial Secretary's Office in Gibraltar. Rare historical material. £150
396 1815-23 Pair of EL's comprising 1815 to London, charged "1/-" (1d ship letter plus 11d inland rate to London) with red step-type "PLYM. DOCK/SHIP LETTER" and 1823 to London with curved framed "GIBRALTAR" in dull red ink. (2). £120
397 1838-40 Pair of EL's compriring 1838 to London with "GIB/S.ROQUE/AND BAXA" & "ESPAGNE/PAR OLERON" both in red ink, plus 1840 to London with curved framed "GIBRALTAR" & "PAID" (both in black) & red "PAID" mark alongside "4/-" m/s endorsement. (2). £140
398 1886 (Jan.) complete set mounted mint, remarkably fresh and chiefly fine, especially for this difficult key set. SG.1-7, Cat. £900. (7). PHOTO £240
399 1886 (Jan.) 2‡d fine unused (traces of gum) with blue-black opt. supported by B.P.A. certificate (1951). SG.4a., Cat. £500. PHOTO £120
400 1886 (Jan.) 6d fine lightly mounted mint with (uncatalogued) variety broken second 'A' in 'GIBRALTAR'. SG.6v., Cat. £200+. PHOTO £75
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401-480
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