321 3c ORANGE-RED SMALL QUEENS ON COVER: 1874-85 Group of envs. (some with faults) each franked with at least one orange-red 3c small Queen adhesive (SG.83) , all used internally and with a wide range of cancellations (inc. numerals & corks) and arrival marks; particulalrly notable are an 1876 env. with numeral cancellation, "LYNDHURST/ONT" opposite & "Too Late" in between, all three marks being in blue, and an 1874 cover bearing a perf. 11‡ x 12 example on thick paper. (20 covers). PHOTO - £200
322 SMALL QUEEN 1c COVERS: Group of 1874-97 items incl. 1874 printed notice franked with a 1c small Queen adhesive (early example of 1c printed matter rate), 1878 env. franked with 3 x 1c obliterated by fancy Ottawa corks, 1895 env. registered & franked with 1c + 8 x 2c adhesives cancelled by Victoria B.C. roller, 1c blue postal stationery env. uprated by 2 x 1c adhesives in 1895 with 3 examples of "ST. CATH. ST. MONTREAL/L.C.D." c.d.s.'s (L.C.D. meaning Letter Carriers' Department), 1897 env. franked with 1c adhesive bearing Toronto pre-cancel and 1893/4 envs. with fine "FORWARDED" in violet and v. fine black "NOT…CALLED…FOR" & "RETURNED…TO" instructional marks respectively. (8 items). £120
323 1874-75 Envs. (4) to G.B. at the 6c rate prepaid either by 2 x 3c or a single 6c adhesive, two of the envs. having circular "PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR.PACKET" transit marks in red one of which is very fine indeed. (4 covers). £100
324 SMALL QUEEN FRANKINGS TO G.B.: 1876-97 Group incl. 1c blue postal stationery postcard (faults) uprated with 1c small Queen adhesive tied by very fine "crown in circle" cancellation, examples of 4c, 5c (prepaid with three different combinations with one cover having "EDINB & NEWCASTLE/SORTING TENDER" backstamp) and 10c rates, the latter being pre-paid by 2 x 2c & 6 x 1c and (on a part front also bearing handstruck 5D) by a block of 10 x 1c. (8 items). £120
325 1877 10c DOUBLE RATE TO IRELAND - SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL: 1877 env. from The Governor General (signed Dufferin at lower left) at Ottowa to Belfast. Franked with Small Queen perf. 11‡ x 12 5c (2) tied with "cork" cancels, below is struck a good red "LONDONDERRY/PAID/3D" c.d. Some cover faults at edges. PHOTO - £140
326 1877 10c DOUBLE RATE TO BELGIUM: 1877 (March) mourning env. from Ottawa to Belgium franked with Small Queen 10c deep lilac, the env. has a printed stationers advertisement. A small portion of the address has been crossed through. £80
327 1878 10c DOUBLE RATE TO UK: 1878 (May) mourning env. to Weston Super Mare franked with Small Queen perf. 11‡ x 12 5c vertical pair. PHOTO - see plate no. 9 £100
328 LATER 3c SMALL QUEENS ON COVER: Collection of 1887-97 envs (some with faults) franked with up to three later 3c small Queen adhesives of various shades with duplex type (incl. scarce "MONTREAL/ 12/AU 23/MT/CANADA"), cork, squared circle & single-ring cancellations and arrival marks such as encircled "B" carrier of Hamilton. (22 covers). £160
329 1888-90 Rare pair of envs. from Dundas to INDIA, each with a single 10c franking (one being tied) at the double U.P.U. rate ex same correspondence and each with small "SEA POST OFFICE" c.d.s. & arrival marks on backs. (2 covers). PHOTO - £150
330 1891 10c DOUBLE RATE TO BERMUDA: 1891 (March) env. from Guelph to Bermuda franked with Small Queen 10c (not tied) with "cork" cancellation. A scarce destination. £80
331 1892 10c DOUBLE RATE TO SWITZERLAND: 1892 (5 Nov.) env. from Victiria to Switzerland franked with Small Queen 5c x 2. A little soiled around the adhesives. £80
332 1937-38 1c-3c Coil stamps [SG368-70]: 20 sets in 5 strips of 4, fine unmounted mint with the exception of one 2c strip with gum faults. (60). £100
** 333 1992 43c Flag, an unmounted mint marginal block of nine from the left of the sheet, the lower three pairs imperforat between, also imperf. at top. Horizontal bend, scarce. SG 1357cc. Cat. £1,500. PHOTO - £400
334 AIRMAILS: The collection of flown covers on leaves inc. 1928 Ottawa-Toronto, 1928 hamilton-Toronto, 1928 Hamilton-Windsor, 1928 Toronto-Montreal and a good selection of 1929-39 types with pictorial cachets. Also three Newfoundland covers, namely 1942 St.John's-Moncton First Flight (censored), 1947 Gander-New York First Flight and 1947 Gander-Ankara First Flight. (36 covers). £60
335 OFFICIALS: Selection of O.H.M.S. opts. and perfins, both mint (with values to $1) and used, incl. special delivery stamps, plus a smaller range of used registration adhesives. (62). £120
336 RAILWAY MAIL: 1854 EL (toned) ex St Hyacinthe to USA with superb strike of 'ST.LAWRENCE-&-ATLANTIC-RAILROAD' c.d.s., '6d' charge & s/l 'CANADA-10-Cts'; also 1859 env. (closed tear) to UK with v.fine boxed 'PAID/G.T.R.C.' of the Grand Trunk Railway. A rare pair. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 9 £160
CANADA - PICTORIAL ADVERTISING COVERS
337 AGRICULTURE, CERAMICS, etc.: 1874-99 Group of envs. (slight faults here and there) advertising products as diverse as agricultural machinery, hardware, dinner ware and corsets; also a card promoting souvenir china on back of black & white PPC of bridges and falls at St. John, New Brunswick. (14 items). PHOTO - £100
338 BICYCLE MANUFACTURERS: 1896/8 Envs. from and advertising four different bicycle manufacturers & dealers in Strathroy, St. Catharine's and Toronto, all in Ontario. (5 covers). PHOTO - £120
339 DIFFERENT PRINTERS: 1878 Env. franked with 3c adhesive perf. 11‡ x 12 and 1881 env. franked with 3c perf. 11# x 12 both advertising Toronto Reaper & Mower Company, the former printed by Woodward Grant & Co. and the latter by Grant Barfoot & Co. A very attractive pair. PHOTO - £100
340 ENGINEERS, ETC.: Group of 1889-1903 envs. from various engineering companies ranging from sewing machine to ball bearing specialists; also a representative's card printed on back of postal stationery post-card and a scarce "PRIVATE POST CARD" from The St. John Bolt and Nut Works of St. John, New Brunswick. Slight damage here and there but nevertheless a most attractive group. (15 items). £120
341 FAIRS, etc.: 1887-1900 Envs. advertising various fairs and jubilee celebration in Bowmanville, Ottawa, Toronto and London (Ontario) plus a colour PPC of the latter's Market. (6 items). £100
342 FOOD AND DRINK: Most attractive group of 1894/9 envs., both single- and multi-coloured, from food and drink sellers, bottlers and producers from Moncton, New Brunswick to Brantford, Ontario, two of which use virtually all the backs of the envs. to advertise. Minor defects do not detract. (13 envs.). PHOTO - £150
343 MATCHING ENVELOPES & STATIONERY AND HOTELS: Group of 1887-1904 envs. plus matching stationery from various firms & British American Hotel, Kingston, Ontario, two fine hotel envs. (without stationery) and a 1904 letter-card fore-runner advertising the delights of Cedar Park Hotel, Charleston Lake (also Ontario) with a sprig of cedar still attached! (11 items). £100
344 MULTIPLE ADVERTISERS: 1869-95 Envs. each franked with adhesives for or totalling 3c & advertising respectively "Combined" Toronto, Smithville, Montreal & St. John's, New Brunswick traders/professional firms; envs. with multiple advertisers are scarce. (4). PHOTO - £130
345 NOVA SCOTIA CARNIVAL & EXHIBITIONS: 1896-1900 Envs. advertising Halifax Summer Carnival and Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibitions with three complementary unused colour PPCs. One env. is slightly damged but otherwise fine and colourful. (6 items). PHOTO - £100
346 OTHER SPECIFIC PRODUCTS - PART I: 1893-1901 Group of envs. (many using coloured paper as background) and one "Private Post Card" advertising a diverse range of companies and products from Bug Death Chemical Co. Ltd. of St. Stephen, New Brunswick to Newlands & Co. Saskatchewan, Manufacturers of Buffalo Robes! (14 items). PHOTO - £140
347 OTHER SPECIFIC PRODUCTS - PART II: Group of 1890-1901 envs. incl. examples of "frame for stamp" (uncommon - see illustration) and coloured backs using almost all env.from companies as diverse as The Steele, Briggs Seed Co.Lim't'd and William Briggs Methodist Book and Publishing both of Toronto; also a fine Private Post Card, two superb early PPCs and an illustrated env. from Mutual Marriage Aid Association of Hamilton, Ontario with s/l "RETURNED-TO" and "NOT-CALLED-FOR" instructional marks. (19 items) PHOTO - £140
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
** 348 MISCELLANY comprising 1863 4d blue on cover to Mount Coke, British Kaffraria (two years before annexation -portion of backflap missing but scarce destination) plus an interesting group of off-cover forgeries/facsimiles (12 stamps plus two strips of three) £100
** 349 1853 1d pale brick-red used pair, margins clear all round. SG.1, Cat. £550. PHOTO - £120
** 350 1853 4d deep blue very good used pair with wide margins all round. SG.2, Cat. £320. £100
** 351 1861 4d "Woodblock" very good used with margins almost clear all round (just touching at SE corner). RPS Certificate (1981). Ex Goldblatt. SG.14a, Cat. £1,600. PHOTO - £500
** 352 1861 (20 April) cover ex Cape Town to Dundee bearing 6d pale lilac (margins just about clear all round). Devonport transit on face & red unframed Cape Town d.s. and Dundee receiver on reverse. PHOTO - £100
353 1861 "Woodblock" 1d vermilion; poor and heavily cancelled. £75
354 1863-64 Used selection comprising 1d, 4d (11 incl. one cancelled in red) & 1/- (3); mostly fair two or three margined examples. (15). £160
355 1863 4d blue used selection comprising a just touched but mainly wide-margined strip of three on two of which much of 'Hope' is clear of heavy cancellations, large margined example (creased) used on piece from Burghers Dorp and a damaged copy used on 1863 E to Port Elizabeth. (3 items). £100
** 356 1863 1d deep carmine-red fresh mounted mint pair with wide margins all round. SG.18, Cat. £240 £75
CAYMAN ISLANDS
357 MINT MISCELLANY on stockleaf with much of merit inc. 1905 set to 1/-, 1907-09 vals. to 5/- inc. the elusive 4d value, 1921-26 to 10/- (2), Justices set to 1/-, 1935 Pictorial set to 10/-, 1938 & 1950 sets to 10/-, etc. Mostly good to fine. (Approx. 100). £150
358 MISCELLANY of covers/cards, etc. inc. 1913 registered cover to England bearing KEVII 1d, 2‡d, 3d, 6d & 1/- defins. tied by Georgetown, Grand Cayman datestamps, 1921 registered cover to England bearing KGV 2d & 1/- strip of three with large violet boxed "R/GRAND CAYMAN" registration h.s., 1942 flown censored cover to Canada bearing 10/- defin. tied by Cayman Brac c.d.s., 1948 flown covers (2) carried on the outward & return legs of the inaugural flight between Grand Cayman and Kingston, Jamaica, etc. (13 items). £120
359 1932 Centenary set [SG84-95] ; 1935 10/-; 1949 SW pair; 1953 QEII set to £1 plus a short set to 2/- all fine unmounted mint. (53). £130
CHINA
360 RARE REGISTERED COMBINATION COVER: 1901 env. registered from Shanghai to Lancashire re-directed to Edinburgh franked with strips of three China 10c & French China 25c, m/s "Posted out of course" and various h.s. inc. the scarce "4d" of Lancaster & on reverse a "EDINr & CARLISLE/SORTING TENDER" c.d.s. Some faults but a busy cover. PHOTO - £140
361 RARE CHINA/KIAUTSCHOU COMBINATION COVER: 1902 1c postcard (creased) from Kiachow to Germany franked with China ‡c pair & 2c single plus German Kiautschou 5pf. The card is a little spotted but a rare combination. PHOTO - £150
362 MANCHURIA - THE WAR LORD ERA: c1935 small group of crudely printed adhesives of unknown origin used on pieces. The adhesives mostly depict a war lord's (?) head with different values in the head-dress. Mixed condition. £60
363 MANCHUKUO: 1937 Japan's Relinquishment of Extra-territorial Rights issue; a specialised mounted mint display study of the 4f, 8f, 10f, 12f & 20f with positional multiples showing various constant plate flaws. (159). £150
364 POSTAL SAVINGS STAMPS: 1943-62 mint collection of postal savings stamps arranged by Marsh & Williams types. Also a copy of their work on the subject. (88). £50
COOK ISLANDS
365 STOCKBOOK containing a chiefly unmounted mint and mainly QEII range of Aitutaki, Cook Islands and Penrhyn Island with many useful sets and miniature sheets. (Qty.). £150
CROATIA
366 1941-45 Superb collection housed in two albums, complete for period, with most MS, both mint & used, with numbered limited edition Army set plus original certificate, aviation fund with MS plus substantial ranges of perforation & colour trials, printers' proof material etc. for virtually every issue inc. original artist's pencil (2) & watercolour designs for the 1943 Red Cross mother & child stamp, partisan issues inc. the scarce Sarajevo set, a number of covers etc. Also two further albums with a duplicated basic collection plus earlier Bosnia-Herzegovina issues and a fifth binder with a copy of the Rommerskirchen handbook on Croatia. The best collection of its kind that we have seen. (100s). £350
CYPRUS
367 CARTON containing an album, a cover album and many loose covers with an interesting collection of Rural Posts (inc. 15 KGVI period covers, "better" cancellations such as Makrasyka, Yerasa & Yeri and one cover with rural postal service mark on active service stampless cover), FDCs, many covers with slogans (inc. hand-stamped) and special cancellations, "TOO LATE" instructional marks and F.P.O. cancellations with corresponding cachets. (Approx. 180 items). £180
368 KGV-QEII MINT MISCELLANY inc. 1934 complete set, 1938-51 marginal or corner values to 90p & £1, 1948 Royal Silver Wedding, 1955 complete set of singles plus pairs (all but one marginal) to 100m plus single 500m & £1 and 24 shades of 15m, 1960/1 complete ovptd. set, duplicated range of early Republic commemoratives, mostly in sets, with many "better" items incl. pairs and blocks, identified varieties and later definitive set. Fine, fresh and all but KGV are unmounted. (350+). £220
369 KGV-QEII MINT MISCELLANY incl. 1934 two complete sets, 1938-51 values to 45p seven of which are marginal, 1955-60 two complete sets (the top three values in pairs) plus eleven 15m shades, 1960/1 ovpts. complete, early/middle period Republic commemoratives with pairs and blocks, identified varieties, later definitive set and a small group of Turkish Cyprus sets. Nearly all fine & fresh and the vast majority unmounted. (450+). £190
370 MILITARY: Carton of covers, mainly on active service & thus stampless, almost entirely from the 1960s and 1970s with a wide range of cancellations (incl. rural posts) and cachets with Eoka period, Greek and Turkish Cypriot types, British Army F.P.Os. (incl. machine cancellations, handstamps, one registered item and several different types of 'CERTIFIED OFFICIAL') and Austrian & Danish U.N. contingents all represented. (250 covers). £220
371 RURAL POSTS: Carton with a very extensive and only slighly duplicated range of Rural Post covers with a few KGVI, a good number of pre-Republic QEII but chiefly early Republic period examples incl. "better" cancellations (mainly in black but the odd one in violet) from Akhna to Yerasa taking in en route Kalavaso Mines, Makheras Monastery, Perivolia, Steni, Xylophagou and scores besides. (Approx. 340 covers). £240
CYPRUS - TURKISH OCCUPATION
372 COVERS: Miscellany in shoe box incl. official stationery of Turkish Cyprus Federated State, handstruck slogans, many different c.d.s.'s mostly in black but one in blue, registered and express covers with matching labels, special cancellations, Turkish stamps used in N. Cyprus without tax marks or surcharge, used and unused postal stationery, stampless official mail and much besides. Some duplication but a worthwhile lot. (Approx. 150 covers). £150
DENMARK
373 1845-1954 Substantial range of covers and cards incl. pre-stamp group (6), good postal stationery such as uprated 8o card with 'Fra Tranekjaer' label, fine cancellations, 1901 card with boxed 'FRAN DANMARK', 1938 'Med Postrider' cancellation, two insured money envs., airmail covers incl. 1926 15o air & 7o opt. franking and censored items, 1942 Red Cross booklet pane on registered cover etc., etc. (63 items). £180
DANISH WEST INDIES
374 ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY: A complete mint sheet of thirty (6 x 5) RMSTC 10c adhesives. Horizontal crease across one row, others fine. £100
DOMINICA
375 MISCELLANY on stockleaf with a good mint range of Roseau views (values to 2/6d x 4), 1914 5/- mint (light tone spots at top), 1923-33 Script set mint, KGVI sets to 10/- mint & $4.80 mint, etc. Mostly fine. (Approx. 120). £120
EL SALVADOR
376 THREE ALBUMS containing the extensive early to modern mint & used collection with a good degree of completion (either mint or used) throughout. A good lot with many useful mint middle period sets including elusive Airmails, a very impressive array of Officials and a few airmail covers from the early 1930's. One of the most comprehensive collections of this fascinating country that we have seen for a long time. (Very many 100's). £300
ESTONIA
377 1927 Liberation Fund set of 5 in blocks of 50 complete sets, all neatly c.t.o., fine. (SG 62-66 - £950 as used). £60
FALKLAND ISLANDS
378 SMALL BOX containing the valuable mint accumulation in packets & on stockcards. Much QEII inc. 1968/72 Flowers sets and a good range of commems. inc. many multiples but with some very useful KGVI inc. a good selection of Dependencies inc. 6d blue-black shades and a range of Map issues. (Qty.). £200
379 1982 FALKLANDS WAR: Official "POST OFFICE TELEGRAM/NO CHARGE FOR DELIVERY" envelope addressed to La Plata, Buenos Aires looted from Port Stanley P.O. and cancelled by Argentine F.P.O.409 - Islas Malvinas c.d.s. of 20 May, 1982. A rare item. £150
FIJI
380 MINT MISCELLANY in packets & on stockcards with much of merit inc. KGVI values to 5/- inc. 6d die I, 1954-59 set in pairs, later sets to £1 & $2, etc. (Small Qty.). £90
** 381 1938-55 KGVI twenty four values to 10/- and £1 fresh mint missing better 5d and die I 6d but including shades of 1/-, 1/5d, 2/- & 5/-. Between SG.249 & 266b. (24). £60
FRANCE
382 CARTON containing an accumulation of covers & cards c1845-1980 inc. 1849 20c (faults), 20c PrÈsidence, various frankings to 1876 (35), packet of fronts with 25c CÈrËs stamps (c50), WWI fieldpost covers (25), 1927 air cover to Teheran, 1928 Paris-UK airmail, PPCs c1910-50 (50+) etc. Also a quantity of more modern commercial mail etc. A good sort. (100s). £120
383 COLLECTION of middle period issues on stocksheet. Chiefly mint & STC £525. (95). £120
384 FRENCH AREA MISCELLANY, c1850-1950 inc. pre-stamp Es from Guadeloupe & RÈunion, incoming mail with entry marks, stamped covers inc. 1856 transatlantic cover with tricolour franking &1858 EL to Berlin with 10c, 20c & 40c (both with faults), oxidised 40c on cover with 'ESTRANGERO BARCELONA' cancellation, 'BM' marks (2) etc. Colonies covers inc. two Indochina airmail items with Hong Kong censor or boxed 'Saigon-Marseille' h.s., 'OAT' on cover ex Algeria, army in Morocco items, Madagascar FFC etc. (Qty.) £120
385 AIRMAIL COVERS, 1930-58: 1930 Mermoz S.America FFC to Pernambuco (2f with perf. staining), 1935 Codos S.Atlantic flight card with crash cachet, 1937 Air France FFC to Dahomey, Air Bleu 1939 signed FFC with Tarbes diversion cachet, 1939 Night Mail covers (3, one pilot-signed), interesting 1940s items etc. (23 items). £140
386 1849-1960 Substantial fine used collection housed in two binders with good range of duplicated 19th century issues to Type Sage 5f (3), extensive sowers (10c ex 'Phena' booklet noted), Mersons to 2f lilac, 1917 Orphans issue to 35c (2) & 50c (2), 1922 set to 5f (crayon) & 1926 set, Sinking Fund sets 1928-31 plus Workers, Sourire (2) & Costumes, 1929 pictorials to 20f (4), better commemoratives inc. S.American flight pair (2), Louvre pair, PÈtain strips (both), Famous Frenchmen sets fine used 1943-58, airs etc. Huge Catalogue value. (Many 100s). £500
387 1850-1945 Duplicated accumulation of (mainly) used stamps in two stock-books inc. ranges of imperf issues, many with close margins or small faults, better Type Sage inc. type I 2c green, 25c black/red (2), 35c & 75c brown/orange, sowers & Mersons to 20f, 1929 pictorials to 10f (7) & 20f (3), duplicated 1930s commemorative issues (Richelieu x50) etc. (Qty). £75
388 1851-67 Selection of stamped covers inc. range of imperf. 20c NapolÈon frankings showing marginal examples (3), unusual shades, plate wear, department store letterhead, Bordeaux Boite Mobile d.s., scarce type 22 c.d.s etc. Also fine Paris local printed matter franking with scarce 5c deep green, 10c (cut into) local rate with type 22 c.d.s., 80c (no margins) transatlantic cover & another to Algeria, 1866 10c & 20c on EL to Switzerland enclosing 2 mandats, 1867 returned env. etc. (20 items). £120
389 1865-76 Range of covers inc. foreign destination frankings (9) to Italy, Germany, Switzerland & Holland (the last underpaid/charged), three rural post ELs, scarce BASTIA/BAT.A VAP c.d.s., scarcer type 22 c.d.s. (2), inland frankings etc. (22 items). £100
390 1870-1985 Collection of mint stamps on stock leaves with a few 19th century stamps, Mouchon type I 20c & 25c, redrawn type 10c & 20c, sowers, 1930 Sourire, good range of 1930s-'50s commemoratives inc. better with National Relief sets & part sets, airs, red cross (inc. various booklets 1962-80), art issues, dues, precancels, PÈtain 1f50c & 1960 0,25c booklets etc. with a good degree of completeness from 1960 onwards, much unmounted. A fine nucleus collection. (100s). £180
391 BALLON MONTŠ - Possible 'Le Neptune' item: Env. front to London franked 10c & 20c stamps cancelled by star '1', c.d.s. of Place de la Bourse (6e/19 Sept 70) & London receipt (20 Sept.) nearby. Also a printed formula front to London with similar franking (10c damaged, address partly erased) from the same office with 9 November c.d.s. indicating probable carriage by 'Le Daguerre'. (2 items). £90
392 1876-1900: Type Sage frankings, many to foreign destinations inc. Argentina, Denmark, Sweden (5o reply card with 15c stamp) & Switzerland, the latter inc. 1900 underpaid env. with 'Paris A Versailles' convoyeur and Swiss dues; 4 registered covers at different rates one ex Alger, christening invitation sent under wrapper with 1c stamp etc. An interesting lot. (25 items). £140
393 1880-1986 Duplicated accumulation of (mainly) used stamps in 4 binders & a folder inc. specialised collection of lined sowers with attractive die proof, stockbook of 1961-86 issues plus a further book of issues to 1974, low value sowers in quantity, a few earlier colonial issues etc. A useful lot. (Many 100s). £90
394 1903-53 Range of better covers inc. large proportion of 1930s airmail items, registered covers inc. sub-office hexagons, special cancellations (Versailles Congress 1919 & 1939), exhibitions (1942 Lyon MS pair noted), railway interest inc. various straight-line griffes, postage due covers, 1939 express, military, printed matter rates, frankings inc. 1935 Dove, 1925 Orphans, better commemoratives etc. A useful lot. (143 items). £250
395 1932 50c 'Type Paix' - BARCELONA FORGERY: Complete sheet (lacks bottom margin) of 100 unmounted mint examples, fresh & unfolded with perfect perforations; catalogue 40 Euros each. A scarce multiple in very fine condition. (100). £350
396 1932 'Type Paix' - COLLECTIVE 'ŠPREUVES DELUXE' of the first values on two sheets, comprising (I) values from 30c to 90c & 1f50c [Yv280-285 & 288] plus the unissued 1f lilac and (II) 1f, 1f25c & 1f75c [Yv286, 287 & 289]; both sheets are in very fine, fresh condition with control punches and protective tissue, light hinge marks on reverse. Scarce & attractive items with a catalogue value of £700+. (2 proofs). £180
397 1932-37 'Type Paix' - 45c [Yv282] Die proof in black on cream art paper; very light diagonal crease. Also complete, fresh mint sheets of the 65c violet-brown, 80c on 1f orange, 60c bistre & 90c green [Yv284, 359, 364 & 367], unfolded except for light vertical crease through central gutter of the 90c sheet; difficult to find in complete sheets. (401). £75
398 1936 AIRMAIL ISSUES: Fine used set to the scarce 50f green with c.d.s. cancellations; also a fine used example of the 50f 'banknote' stamp. [SG534-41]. (8). £100
399 WORLD WAR II: Selection of covers with scarcer material such as 1942 Camp de NoÈ env., undercover mail incl. env. from Nice to Box 506, Lisbon and FM cover to Box 244, London (Free French), grubby 1940 env. to internment camp at VitrÈ whence it was forwarded to Meslay, 1943 censored card to internee at Camp de Gurs, 1941 'Salon du Prisonnier' cards (3 - one used to Germany), scarce St. Nazaire Pocket covers (2), registered envs. from Batz sur Mer with 'TAXE PER«UE' h.s. and stamped local La Baule cover with s/l blue 'Ilot de St. Nazaire'. (20 items). £200
** 400 FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR - RARE CENSOR LABEL: 1871 (January) Small mourning env. ex Geneva (stamp removed) to Prussian-occupied Metz in the sensitive pre-Armistice period; opened for examination and sealed with a fine cyclostyled label 'Auf militarischen Befehl geöffnet./Ober. Post. Direction Metz' tied by a Metz arrival c.d.s. (12 Jan.) and a very fine strike of a circular cachet featuring an Imperial crown & 'OBER-POSTDIRECTION FÜR DEUTSCH-LÖTHRINGEN'. Believed to be one of only three recorded examples. Despite faults, a rare item. PHOTO - £300
1-80
81-160
161-240
241-320
321-400
401-480
481-560
561-640
641-720
721-800
801-880
881-930
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