241

1893-95 Quartet of covers comprising 1893 printed env. to Mainz bearing 1d (2) & 4d tied by "638" numeral obliterator of Mafeking, 1893 env. ex Vryburg to Mafeking bearing 1d tied by Vryburg d.s., 1894 env. ex Vryburg to Mafeking bearing ‡d vermilion tied by "555" numeral & 1894 cover (roughly opened at top) to Mafeking bearing 1d (2) tied by "555" numeral. (4 covers).

£240

 

242

1893 Env. to Mafeking bearing 4d tied by indistinct "PALACHWE KHAMAS TOWN" d..s. of 6 Nov. (two clearer strikes clear of adhesive). Mafeking arrival b.s. of 11 Nov. on reverse. Neat & attractive. PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

 

243

1894 Printed env. bearing ‡d & 2d (2) tied by "638" numeral cancels, addressed to Mainz; Vryburg b.s. of 22 Jan., Cape Town b.s. of 24 Jan. & Mainz arrival of 14 February. PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

 

244

1894 Env. to Mafeking bearing 4d tied by indistinct strike of the "GABERONES BBP" d.s. with a clearer strike of same (2 Feb.) clear of adhesive. Backstamped Mafeking 3 Feb. 1894. Neat & attractive. PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

 

245

1894 Env. to Mafeking franked by 2d pair cancelled by "GABERONES BB" d.s. of 2 Feb. & with Mafeking b.s. of the following day. PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

 

246

1894 Env. bearing ‡d & 2d (2) tied by "638" numeral obliterators of Mafeking, addressed to Mainz. Most attractive. PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

 

247

1894 Env. bearing ‡d, 1d & 4d adhesives tied by four examples of the Mafeking squared circle (22 Oct.). Mainz arrival b.s. of 18 November. A very handsome cover. PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

 

248

1894 O.H.M.S. printed envelope addressed to Mafeking franked by 1891 2d tied by "555" numeral obliterator and with "VRYBURG BB" c.d.s. alongside. Mafeking arrival b.s. of 13 June. PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

 

249

1894 Env. (roughly opened at base) bearing 1d & 2d (2) tied by "638" numeral obliterators of Mafeking, addressed to Mainz. A pretty cover. PHOTO - see plate no.

£120

 

250

1894 Cover to Mafeking ex George Pauling, Contractor on the Vryburg-Mafeking Railway, bearing British Bechuanaland 2d adhesive tied by "VRYBURG STATION" d.s. Roughly opened at top but a scarce mark on cover (the office was only open between the end of 1891 and September 1895).

£100

 

251

1895 (20 May) registered env. to Beaufort West, Cape Colony bearing ‡d (2), 1d (4) & 2d (3) adhesives tied by Mafeking datestamps. Backstamped "WTPO UP" & "TPO DOWN". Most attractive. PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

 

252

1895 Env. bearing British Bechuanaland 4d tied by Mafeking squared circle, addressed to Bridlington Quay & with "HULL/SORTING TENDER" d.s. on reverse. Most attractive.

£100

 

253

1918 Commercial envelope registered to Cape Town bearing ‡d, 1d, 2d, 2‡d, 3d, 4d, 6d, 1/- & 2/6d. Philatelic but scarce. PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

 

254

1927 Registered envelope addressed to W.T.Wilson in Birmingham bearing 2/6d chocolate brown tied by Francistown d.s. and with s/l "FRANCISTOWN" in purple to the left of the adhesive. Philatelic but scarce. PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

 

255

1929-32 Group of flown covers comprising 1929 reg. env. to the USA bearing 1d, 2d & 4d adhesives tied by LOBATSI datestamps, 1929 reg. env. carried on First Flight from Gaberone to Johannesburg per South African Air Mail bearing 1d (2) & 3d plus S.Africa 1d Official block of 4, 1932 First Flight cover bearing ‡d (2) & 6d tied by Lobatsi d.s. addressed to Mpika (N.Rhodesia), 1932 First Flight cover to Turin bearing 2d & 1/- tied by Lobatsi d.s., 1932 reg. flown cover to London bearing 3d (2), 4d & 6d tied by Lobatsi d.s., 1932 flown cover to the USA bearing ‡d (2), 4d & 1/- tied by FRANCISTOWN d.s. and 1932 flown cover to England bearing 3d & 4d tied by Lobatsi d.s. A good group of flown mail. (7 covers).

£240

 

256

 

POSTAL STATIONERY: Binder containing the exceptional unused & used collection of postal stationery cards inc. 1901-05 ‡d green (H&G1) opt. "SPECIMEN", 1901-05 1d (H&G2) opt. "SPECIMEN", 1907 ‡d (H&G3) opt. "SPECIMEN", 1907 1d (H&G4) opt. "SPECIMEN", 1906 "DUTY 4d on 2d+1d brown" opt. "SPECIMEN", 1888 1d card (H&G4) used from Vryburg to Cape Town, 1888 1d card (H&G4) used from Vryburg to Somerset East, 1888 1d card (H&G4) to Johannesburg cancelled by "555" numeral, 1890 1d card (H&G5) to Salisbury uprated with ‡d vermilion cancelled by Mafeking squared circles, 1893 1‡d on 1d card (H&G8) from Vryburg to Winburg (O.F.S.), 1894 1d card ex Lobatsi to England and 1896 C.O.G.H. 1‡d grey card ex Vryburg to England. A good lot - seldom encountered in such quantity. (29 items).

£300

 

257

POSTAL STATIONERY: Binder containing the interesting unused & used postal stationery range inc. 1d brown card (H&G4) used from Vryburg to London, 1895 1‡d on 1d red card (H&G8) used from Vryburg to Germany, ‡d newspaper wrappers (3, 2 ex Vryburg), 1d PC (H&G2) with "SPECIMEN" opt., etc. (10 items).

£100

 

258

 

POSTAL STATIONERY: Scarce trio comprising 1888 1d newspaper wrapper used in 1895 addressed to Berne cancelled by "VRYBURG B.B." c.d.s., 1888 1d brown postal stationery card used in 1895 to Bavaria uprated with ‡d & 1d adhesives tied by "RAMOUTSA" c.d.s. and 1895 1d red postal stationery card uprated with ‡d & 1d adhesives ex Ramoutsa to the same addressee. (3 cards).

£150

BELGIUM

 

259

 

STOCKBOOK containing the mint & used 20th Century collection with some strength in inter-War issues. (Sev. 100's).

£75

 

260

1867-1953 Miscellany of covers & cards inc. 1867 30c cover with TPO cancellation, fine unused chromo-litho PPCs for the Exhibitions of 1894 & '97, WWI items with FPOs & Ste Addressee c.d.s., WWII military censored cover, used 'publibel' cards inc. scarce pre-war examples. Also a good range of flown covers inc. various 1935 Belgian Congo round-flight items (9), early helicopter flights (5) and a handful of Belgian Congo items. A useful lot. (89 items).

£200

BERMUDA

 

261

COVERS: Miscellany of mainly KGV and KGVI items incl. unused, commercially used and 'SPECIMEN' postal stationery, WWII censored mail, registered covers (one with rubber-stamped etiquette plus m/s no.) and cancellation interest throughout. (20 items).

£75

 

262

KGVI PERIOD COVERS: The interesting group of KGVI period covers with useful airmails, FDC's, 1939 cover to Ohio with green circular "PASSED BY CENSOR/23/BERMUDA", 1941 cover to the USA bearing 1‡d & 6d adhesives plus multicoloured pictorial Red Cross label depicting an idyllic coastal scene. (44 items).

£75

**

263

 

1939 10/- green & deep lake/pale emerald fresh mounted mint. Gum a little streaky as usual. SG. Cat. £450. PHOTO

£120

**

264

 

1947 12/6d grey & yellow mounted mint. BPA Cert. (1984) accompanies. SG. Cat. £600.PHOTO

£200

BRAZIL

 

265

MISCELLANY OF COVERS 1892-1965 incl. airmail and first flights, WWII censored mail, regd. covers, early meter mail incl. one combination cover, used postal stationery (incl. uprated), PPCs incl. one in 1921 to England with mixed Brazil/U.S.A. franking, advertising envs., 1934 Zeppelin covers and insured env. to Portugal with dark red "Valeur dÈclarÈ" label, Civil War and WWII censored mail incl. one intercepted in Trinidad & another in Bermuda and addressed to many different countries such as Germany & Uruguay and much besides. An excellent selection. (59 covers).

£150

 

266

 

1940-1960 Unmounted mint stock in blocks of 4, a lovely clean lot. STC £450.

£60

BRITISH EAST AFRICA

 

267

 

1897-1911 Range of covers & cards incl. 1897 cover from Mombasa to U.K. (address obliterated) franked with 2‡a blue & 4a Uganda provisional (latter not tied), 1902 usage of 2a registered env. uprated with 2‡a adhesive to Germany, 1919 registered cover with 1r G.E.A. ovpt. & red strike of rubber registration h.s. of Bagamayo, 1917-21 1c black with vermilion G.E.A. ovpt. in fine used block of 4 and six KEVII PPCs with a variety of frankings and cancellations. (9 items + 4 stamps).

£100

**

268

POSTAL STATIONERY - REGISTERED ENVELOPES AND POSTCARDS, 1891-6: Fine unused examples of the three different types of registered envs. issued in size F plus an extra example of the 1896 issue with large diagonal "SPECIMEN" ovpt., 1893 ‡a and 1a postcards (2 unused pairs, one pair with tiny "SPECIMEN" h.s.'s), a used example of the 1a card, 1895 ovptd. pair both unused and used and 1895 "ONE ANNA" unused single and reply cards. (15 items).

£150

**

269

POSTAL STATIONERY - POSTCARDS AND WRAPPERS, 1896: Attractive group comprising ‡a single and reply cards both unused & with "SPECIMEN" ovpt. plus a used single card, 1a single and reply cards in used, "SPECIMEN" & unused states and B.E.A. ‡a and 1a wrappers unused, with "SPECIMEN" ovpts. & used (Lamu and Mombasa). Wrappers are slightly toned but otherwise fine. (17 items).

£140

**

270

POSTAL STATIONERY - REGISTERED ENVELOPES, 1903-19: KEVII 2a envs. (blue-grey printing) size F unused and "SPECIMEN" (2), size H unused (2), KGV 18c size F unused & "SPECIMEN" (2 incl. deeper shade), 31c "SPECIMEN" and three used examples (one with faults) plus fine "SPECIMEN" of 1919 35c green env. (13 items).

£120

BRITISH OCCUPATION OF FORMER ITAL. COLS.

 

271

COVERS: Unusual miscellany of almost entirely commercial mail incl. censored, registered & airmail items with a variety of censor marks/re-sealing strips and registration labels with mail from Asmara (Eritrea), Libya and Mogadishu (Somalia) with many different and colourful frankings. (19 covers).

£150

BULGARIA

 

272

 

COLLECTION on leaves, 1909-29 with a high degree of completion for the period either mint or used. (Few 100's).

£60

CAMBODIA

 

273

COVERS: The small group of commercial covers (10) emanating from the early 1970's all with red Censor markings (chiefly "CENSURE/REPUBLIQUE KHMERE/AGRESSEE PAR IMPERIALISTES/VIETCONG ET NORD-VIETNAMIENS" but three with "CENSURE/CAMBODGE AGRESSE PAR IMPERIALISTES/VIETCONG ET NORD VIETNAMIENS". A scarce group. (10 covers).

£75

CANADA

 

274

 

ALBUM containing the valuable mint & used QV to QEII collection. Much of merit throughout inc. a useful range of 1858-64 types, Large & Small Queens inc. useful mint/unused, 1897 Jubilee vals. to 10c mint & $1 used (Roller cancel), KEVII vals. to 50c mint, Quebec set mint (usual small faults), a good mint range of Admirals, 1928-29 to $1 mint, 1935 to $1 mint, 1942 War Effort to $1 mint, 1946 Peace to $1 mint, 1951 $1 Fisherman imprint pair and a useful little range of "Back of the Book" types. Condition a little variable but chiefly good to fine. High Catalogue value. (Very many 100's).

£500

 

275

 

COLLECTION on leaves with strength in KGV mint issues inc. 1928-29 & 1930-31 sets to $1 (most vals. affected by foxing to some degree), etc. (Approx. 180).

£75

 

276

1905-62 Selection of covers & cards with much of interest inc. 1917 env. to CAPO (London) with redirection h.s. '47th BN/B.E.F. France', WWII censored POW letter-card ex Ottawa to Germany, 1943 cover with unusual Barbados censor tape (H/20), redirected officer's letter with 'ADDRESS UNKNOWN 5 CIRU(AD)' h.s.,1942 currency control sealing tape on advertising env. to USA, a few 19th century items etc. Also a range of airmail covers (15) inc. FFCs amongst which we note 1928 Yukon Airways pair, 1929 Moncton-Magdalens, 1930 'Cherry Red' cover & 1930 FF Canada-Uruguay; also 28 railway covers with a good variety of TPOs from 1899-1960s. (90 items).

£180

 

277

 

1937 3c Definitive in a left hand marginal mint block of six (only one of which is mounted) showing a shift of perfs. to the right so striking as to give the appearance of four of the stamps being vertically imperforate between. Stated to be from the only recorded sheet with this variety. Minor creases but superb frontal appearance. SG.359 var. (6).

£75

 

278

 

SPECIAL DELIVERY: 1898-1946 Mint collection written up on album leaves with a number of blocks of four, some of which are unmounted mint. (41).

£90

 

279

TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, 1841-45: Group of prepaid ELs to the UK with '1/2 sterling' endorsements, carried by identified Cunard steamers; mixed condition but some fine strikes of town c.d.s. inc. Peterboro & Amherstburg. (6 items).

£70

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

 

280

 

1853 The used selection on blued (varying amounts) paper with 1d (13, inc. one with bank "CANCELLED"), 4d (7), 6d (6, inc. one repaired slate shade) and 1/- (6). Generally fair only. (32).

£300

 

281

 

1861 "Woodblock" 1d vermilion, a poor heavily cancelled example.

£100

 

282

 

1863-4 The used selection with 1d, 4d (11, inc. one cancelled in red) and 1/- (3). Mostly fair two or three margined examples.

£220

 

283

1863 4d blue, a just touched to wide margined strip of three, two with much of Hope clear of the heavy cancellations. A large margined example used on piece from Burghers Dorp, creased. A damaged example used on 1863 E to Port Elizabeth. (3 items).

£140

 

284

1878 Env. from Highclere Castle, Newbury to Saul Solomon, Cape Town franked with GB 1d plate 197 x 6. Stained but an n unusual item addressed to the printer of the triangular "woodblock" issues.

£60

 

285

 

FORGERIES/FISCALS ETC: An interesting selection of 1d (9) and 6d (8) triangulars with m/s fiscal cancellations Also a range of 1d (6), 4d, 6d (5) and 1/- (4) forgeries plus "woodblock" error of colour forgeries. (43).

£80

 

286

 

MAFEKING: 1900 Baden-Powell 3d deep blue on blue paper very fine used on small piece (stains on latter not affecting stamp itself) with clear "AP 9/1900" c.d.s.

£75

CAYMAN ISLANDS

 

287

MARLIN'S HEAD: 1937 (18 March) cover to Nassau franked with KGV 3d showing a superb strike of the Marlin's Head h.s. and cancelled by the rubber c.d.s. of Cat Cay with a second strike alongside. A very fine example. PHOTO - see plate no.

£90

CEYLON/SRI LANKA

 

288

1852-1950 A fine selection of covers & cards inc. 1901 Netherlands cover with very fine large oval censor cachet of Diyatalawa Camp and early use of 'E.R.' censor label, various WWII RAF censor h.s., fine 'COLOMBO/STEAMER LETTER' (1852), Marine FranÁaise cachet, French paquebot octagons (2), boxed paquebot mark etc. Also a fine group of QV franked covers inc. 28c single & pair, 48c (1873), 1903 & 1905 reg'd covers etc. A good lot. (39 items).

£320

 

289

POSTAL STATIONERY - 4c BLUE ENVELOPES, 1877-88: A fine selection of variants inc. 1882 native use with fine 'BATTICALOA/PAID' c.d.s., 2 different types of 'TOO LATE' h.s., 1886 uprating to 29c (5c x 5), District Letter opt. (3 unused) and a rich variety of 'FIVE CENTS' opts. on used covers inc. inverted (2), red (3 different) etc. An interesting range of c.d.s. marks: a fine specialist lot. (21 items).

£180

 

290

POSTAL STATIONERY c1885-1935: Selection with scarcer QV items inc. 2‡c opts (3 different), UPU 3c on 2c opt., 'Ligne N' paquebot c.d.s. (1894), s/l red 'TOO LATE' (1892), 'RAILWAY/POST OFFICE' (1894 with Polgahawel cancellation) etc. Reg'n envs. inc. KEVII specimen, KGV uprated & insured, 1904 uprated 2c card to Brazil etc. An interesting lot. (31 items).

£180

CHINA

 

291

COVERS: Miscellany of mainly 1920's/1940's covers incl. registered items, airmail, unused & c.t.o. postal stationery, real photographs from 1932 Sino-Japanese war, WWII censored mail, PPCs and several covers re. or from various Christian denominations. (39 items).

£150

 

292

1940 Env. sent by registered airmail from Chowchih to Chicago, U.S.A. franked with 10 x 1y stamps tied by a total of six Chowchih cancellations with Chowchih typed style of registration label. The cover was censored & re-sealed with Hong Kong tape, bears Honolulu registered transit mark, Chicago registry c.d.s. & Stock Yard Sta Parcel Post c.d.s. and was re-directed to St. Paul., Minnesota. An attractive cover full of character.

£75

CHINA - FOREIGN POST OFFICES

 

293

JAPANESE POST OFFICES IN CHINA- REMARKABLE USAGE OF BRITISH LEVANT ADHESIVES ON ‡d POSTAL STATIONERY CARD: 1919 registered &Mac189;d postal stationery card addressed to London bearing BRITISH LEVANT 1pi & 5pi (2) adhesives tied by "TSINGTAU/I.J.P.O." datestamps of 1 August. Tsingtau I.J.P.O. registration label and Kobe transit d.s. A truly bizarre item! PHOTO

£750

CHINA - GERMAN POST OFFICES

 

294

1888-1915 Interesting group of covers & cards inc. 1888 env. to France (repaired tear away from stamp) ex Tientsin, franked with 20pf 'Eagle' issue cancelled by superb strike of the large Shanghai Postal Agency c.d.s., 1908 PPC posted to France from Hanoi with Germania 5pf franking plus cards & envs. with various cancellations of Shanghai, Tsingtau (5), Tientsin (7) & Hankin. (16 items).

£130

COLOMBIA

 

295

MISCELLANY in stockbook, on leaves, etc. including a useful early to modern mint & used collection of stamps, 15 SCADTA covers, a few other covers/postal stationery cards, etc. (Qty.).

£120

 

296

MISCELLANY OF COVERS 1928-74 incl. airmail (incl. env. to Canada with "TARDŠ cachet) and first flights, registered covers, WWII censored mail incl. one intercepted by censor in Jamaica, "better" FDCs, advertising envs., unused postal stationery, 1939 cover to Portugal with Colombian stamps cancelled by two strikes of New York paquebot duplex and one express item. (44 covers).

£100

 

297

AIRMAILS - SCADTA: Interesting range of 1927-31 covers with various instructional labels, cachets and frankings (some mixed) incl. a very attractive 1929 cover from the U.S.A. with violet "SCADTA/COLON" transit mark. A very good group. (10 covers).

£130

COOK ISLANDS

 

298

 

STOCKBOOK containing the mainly unmounted mint QEII range of Cook Islands, Aitutaki & Penrhyn Island with many useful sets and min. sheets. STC £1,000. (Qty.).

£200

CYPRUS

 

299

ALBUM AND COVER ALBUM containing the interesting collection of Rural Posts/FDC's. Strength in the former inc. 15 KGVI period covers with some useful types inc. Makrasyka, Yerasa & Yeri. (Approx. 100 items).

£150

 

300

ALBUM containing the interesting range of covers inc. 1939 cover to Bradford with red boxed "PASSED/CENSOR", 1942 cover to London with red octagonal "M/5" censor mark, 1944 Airletter to Scotland with shield-type "PASSED BY CENSOR/No/6522", 1945 Airletter bundle label with FPO164 d.s., two WWII economy envelopes, a good selection of Turkish Cypriot covers & cards inc. 1973 50th anniv. set on official FDC, 1973 covers (3) bearing Social Aid stamps, etc. (Approx. 50 items).

£200

 

301

ALBUM containing the interesting QV-QEII range of covers/fronts, etc. inc. 1881 front to Scotland bearing 1pi Crown CC Die 1 (2) tied by "981" numeral & with circular d.s. of Papho, 1881 large part front to London bearing 1pi Crown CC Die 1 (2) tied by "942" numeral, 1881 front to Scotland bearing 2pi Crown CC Die 1 tied by "981" numeral & with circular d.s. of Papho, 1932 Cyprus-England FFC with two examples of the Island Postmaster's seal on the reverse, 1932 Cyprus-England Imperial Airways Flying Boat FFC, 1935 Cyprus-Egypt FFC, etc. (22 items).

£200

 

302

MISCELLANY OF COVERS in small box with mixture of QEII pre-Republic & early Republic covers inc. a good range of colourful frankings, a good proportion of registered covers incl. two with details of P.O.s entered in m/s and two more with details typed on registration labels, unused provisional/definitive and used postal stationery with many different cancellations, "better" c.d.s.'s such as Agros, Astromeritis, Dhrousa, Kakopetria, Kedhares, Lyso, Pharmakas, Rizokarpaso, Vouni, Yialia and Zyyi, registered oval. d.s. on unregistered cover, five express envs. etc., etc. Well worth close inspection. (Approx. 170 covers).

£150

 

303

COVERS: Miscellany of pre-QEII covers and a few pieces incl. postal stationery (nearly all used), small number of censored and registered items, good/colourful range of frankings and rates etc., etc. (63 items).

£120

 

304

COVERS WITH SLOGANS & SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS: Shoe box containing wide range of chiefly Republic items e.g. political cachet "BRING JUSTICE TO CYPRUS/RESPECT U.N. RESOLUTIONS", hand-stamped slogans, “TOO LATE" instructional marks, F.P.O. cancellations with corresponding cachets, rural postal service mark on active service stampless cover, special postmarks, FDCs etc. (80 covers).

£100

 

305

 

1880 2‡d plate 14 mint pane of 96, JK with "large thin C" variety. Small faults but a very handsome piece. SG.3/3a.

£75

 

306

1890-1980 Range of covers inc. used/unused QV stationery with fine used ‡p & 1p wrappers, 1928 centenary set to 6p on two covers, fine 1929 cover to Egypt with Khedavial Mail Line S/S 'Bilbeis' cancellations, good range of rural post cancellations on philatelic & commercial covers (29) inc. Arodhes Kato, Yeroskipos, Khirokitia Station, ER Davlos etc. KGV reg'd covers inc. 'NOCOSIA' label error, reg'd letter receipts etc. A good lot. (98 items). PHOTO - see plate no.

£300

 

307

1895 Cover ex Limassol to CHIOS via Constantinople bearing 2pi die II tied by Limassol squared circle. The cover was carried by the Rusxsian Steam Navigation Company which operated a route calling at Larnaca, Limassol, Smyrna, Constantinople & the Black Sea ports. PHOTO - see plate no.

£150

 

308

MILITARY: Small box of chiefly 1970's stampless covers with a wide range of cancellations (incl. rural posts) and cachets incl. Eoka period, Greek & Turkish Cypriot types, British Army F.P.O.'s, Danish U.N. contingent etc., etc. (117 covers).

£150

 

309

MILITARY: Small box of covers, chiefly on active service and thus stampless, almost entirely from the 1960's/70's with a wide range of c.d.s.'s & cachets, British F.P.O.'s (machine cancellations and handstamps plus one registered item and several different types of "CERTIFIED OFFICIAL"), small group of covers from Austrian U.N. contingent etc., etc. (133 covers).

£150

 

310

MILITARY & CENSORED MAIL, 1939-77: Group of WWII censored covers with fine boxed 'PASSED/CENSOR', numbered circular marks [1, 10, 18 & 25] and censor tapes [M/7, M/18 & M/19]; FPO inc. 1946 pair with FPO 164 (one reg'd OHMS), plus FPOs 220, 555 & 998. Also wartime radio licenses, 1940s typewritten memoranda inc. reference to POWs, 4 modern Greek military covers etc. (44 items).

£180

 

311

RURAL POSTS: Shoe box with an extensive & only slightly duplicated selection of Rural Post covers with the odd KGVI and a few QEII but chiefly early Republic examples incl. "better" cancellations (mainly in black but the odd one in violet) of Prastion (Keloketharia), Triq Eliaes, Chiromitia, Motidhes, Ayia Covos, Moni Station, Layia, Konia, Perivolia, Kivisili, Xylophagou and many others. (140 covers).

£150

 

312

RURAL POSTS: Further shoe box containing a very extensive collection of covers nearly all bearing rural post cancellations with little duplication, a few KGVI and a good number of pre-Republic QEII but mainly Republic period incl. Akhna, Angolemi, Arakapa, Aska, Dhymes, Kalavaso Mines, Khandria, Kissonerga, Makheras Mon., Mazotos, Melounda, Nikos, Pelathousa, Perivoli, Steni, Terra, Yerasa and scores besides. A fascinating selection. (Approx. 200 covers).

£200

CYPRUS - TURKISH OCCUPATION

 

313

COVERS: Miscellany in shoe box incl. official stationery of Turkish Cyprus Federated State, a wide range of covers with many different c.d.s.'s mostly in black but one in blue, handstruck slogans, registered and express covers with matching labels, special cancellations, Turkish stamps used in N. Cyprus without surcharge, stampless official mail, unused & used postal stationery and FDCs. Some duplication but a very worthwhile lot. (Approx. 150 covers).

£200

 

314

 

1973 Unofficial labels - pairs used on cover (5) plus 3 single frankings with Nicosia c.d.s. nearby or cancelling a Greek Cypriot stamp; also 1974 first official issue in complete sets on cover (5) and a scarce FDC plus 1983 birds block FDC. (15 covers).

£120

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

 

315

 

CARTON containing the extensive accumulation/collection of FDC's housed in cover albums. (400+).

£120

 

316

1876-1965 Accumulation of covers & cards inc. early official items (4), good range of PPCs with a variety of frankings, 3 express items inc.1920 underpaid cover to UK with deficiency h.s., selection of WWII German Occupation material inc. censored, commemorative h.s., KLV Lager env., various German official covers etc. (78 items).

£100

DANZIG

 

317

1866-1929 Interesting range of covers & cards inc, attractive 1866 cover with Prussia 3sgr franking tied by double-ring Danzig c.d.s., 1890 card with 10pf Eagle, 1920s airmail covers (4), commercial mail, 2 cards with Zoppot c.d.s. etc. Also four Heligoland cards inc. a fine 1898 chromo-litho example & 1921 PPC with 'Prinzess Heinrich' ship cachet. (16 items).

£80

DENMARK

 

318

1845-1954: Substantial range of covers & cards inc. pre-stamp group (6), good stationery inc. uprated 8¢ card with 'Fra Tranekjaer' label, uncommon cancellations, 1901 card with boxed 'FRAN DANMARK', 1938 'Med Postrider' cancellation, 2 insured money envs., airmail inc.1926 15¢ air & 7¢ opt. franking, censored airmail, 1942 Red Cross booklet pane on reg'd cover etc. (63 items).

£240

 

319

MARITIME: 1884 10o postal stationery card to Belfast with fine black circular "DPSK.P.EXP./No. 6" and good "192" cancellations carried by Ferry Boat between Nyborg and K–rs–r; attractive and unusual.

£60

DUBAI

 

320

 

1967 60d on 60np fine used with "DIRHRMS" error. SG.240a, unpriced by SG.

£60