721 DUBLIN "FREE" DATESTAMP STRUCK IN ERROR ON PREPAID LETTER EX "ISLE OF MAN"; Remarkable Feb. 1817 EL from the "Isle of Man" to Dublin with red m/s "Paid 1/6" and fine "ISLE OF MAN" mark on the front, as well as a mostly fine red spade-framed Dublin "FREE" arrival d.s. struck in error for the "PAID" mark and rare thus. The 1s-6d rate covered the journey via Whitehaven and Holyhead! PHOTO - £150
722 CONWAY/MENAI BRIDGE RATES ON ANGLO-IRISH MAIL; 1822-7 covers with varied rates and all showing the 1d+1d per single rate Conway/Menai Bridge charges, and some with mileage marks (Liverpool, Guisborough, Kilkenny, belfast & "ES.TIMON/127"). Good range of analysed rates from 1s-3d to 7s-6d and a good study of the Welsh routings. (9 covers). £120
723 BRITISH HONDURAS - "COVE/SHIP LETTER" EX BELIZE, ETC.; April/July 1830 EL from "Beliz" to London "p. Eliza" with fine red "COVE/SHIP LETTER" on the front with red London Inspector's "Crown" mark changing the rate, having a fine small "WATERFORD" c.d.s. on the flaps (crease); plus 1827 E prepaid to Edinburgh with fine "COVE/130" and near fine Edinburgh "TO PAY/ONE PENNY" arrival charge on the front. Sacrce pair - prestamp covers from British Honduras are seldom seen. (2 covers). PHOTO - £150
724 PRINTED PICTORIAL ENVELOPE WITH IRISH TOURIST VIEWS INSIDE - SENT FROM DUBLIN TO GERMANY; Spectacular 4th Oct. 1870 env. (opened out for display of the inside, with flap fault and some reinforced edge wear) sent from Dublin to Frankfurt (sent via "Germany via Belgium" - presumably because of the Siege of Paros that started almost on the day this letter was sent) franked by 3 1d Red Plate Nos. (pl.140) tied by light duplexes. Inside the envelope there are nine printed vignettes:- one is floral and the others show "Dublin Bay", "Powerscourt Fall", "Glendalough", "Killiney Bay", "The Salmon Leap, Leixlip", "Waterfall, Devil's Glen", "Kingstown", "Meeting of the Waters" and "Bray". There is an inscription; "THE PATENT PICTORIAL OPAQUE ENVELOPE, No.524" on the top flap. Very rare; we can only recall having seen one other such multi-view envelope (which had the same views and was also Eureka No.524, suggesting that maybe there was only the one design produced and not 500+ !? See Cavendish "London 1990" Private Treaty List item 72). Exhibition item of great charm. PHOTO - see plate no. £300
725 THE BALANCE OF THIS ANGLO-IRISH MAILS COLLECTION; 1831-55 covers incl. a study of 1830s rates (marks inc. Dublin m/s "Not known inside [the Dublin 1d-Post delivery area]. Try out side"!, "MIDDLETON", v. fine circular "DUBLIN/1d/PENNY POST", boxed black "PAID AT/TULLAMORE", etc.) and an unusual July 1854 - April 1855 EL from Bombay to Dublin sent privately to London and posted there with a 1d Red "stars" having a fine red oval "FORWARDED BY/FORBES, FORBES & Co./LONDON" cachet on the lower flap. (8 covers). £150
GREECE
726 1861-1950 Substantial duplicated accumulation of mint & used stamps with strength in issues to 1902 inc. imperf. Hermes heads 1861 1l mint (9) & used (24), 2l mint (8) & used (13), 5l mint & used (54), 10l used (33), 20l used (54) plus various other Hermes issues inc. small heads etc. Also a stockbook with a similar, duplicated range of 1924-50 issues inc. 1927 definitives to 25dr, 1933 airs to 50dr etc. Much shade & postmark interest and a huge catalogue value. (100s). £300
727 1862 E sent stampless from Constantinople to Kalamata bearing red m/s "50" franked with 40L of Paris printing (SG.5) & 10L of Athens printing (SG.12b) applied as postage dues cancelled by central numeral "31" of Kalamata and 1900 5L pictorial postal stationery card (Imperial villa on Corfu) uprated with Greek 1889-95 5L green and additionally franked with German 5pf "Germania" adhesive both tied by "MARINE SCHIFFSPOST No 16" single-ring d.s. of 23 December. An attractive pair. £100
728 1933-64 Collection of mint & used stamp issues in an album inc. the scarce 1940 Greek Youth set of 20 fine mint, with a good degree of completeness for the period. Also a selection of 11 early airmail covers, 1929-35 inc. FFCs to India, Persia, Kenya, Bahrain, Burma & Singapore plus a bundle of commercial mail to the early 1950s. A good lot for expansion. (Qty.) £180
GRENADA
729 MISCELLANY on stockleaf inc. a useful rabge of 19th Century types (condition rather varied), KEVII vals. to 5/- mint, KGV defins. to 10/- (both wmks., the former with light toning on perfs.) mint & Pictorials to 5/- mint, KGVI defins. to 10/- & $2.50, etc. Poor to mostly fine. (Approx. 160). £120
HONG KONG
730 MINT MISCELLANY in packets & on stockcards inc. 1948 RSW $10 (2, both unmounted but with small stains) and a duplicated range of QEII sets inc. several multiples. (Few 100's). £100
731 INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS AND REGISTERED MAIL: 1949 Cover with "R SHAM SHUI PO/310" registration label with matching c.d.s. cancelling stamps on back with Kowloon arrival mark and four 1950 envs. with sundry "RETURN TO SENDER" (of different types), "RETOUR" and "UNCALIMED" instructional marks on the fronts and "RETURNED LETTER OFFICE/(date)/HONG KONG" c.d.s.'s on backs plus (on two of the covers) Shanghai and Singapore transit marks respectively. An attractive and scarce quintet of commercially used covers. £150
HUNGARY
732 1861-1949 Interesting group of covers & cards inc. Austrian 15k frankings (2), WWI inc. POW cards (2), 1921 card with cachet of Allied Aeronautical Commission, 1921 heroes issue cover, 1925 reg'd card, WWII censored trio inc. reg'd card, 1949 Pushkin MS (both) on cover etc. (34 items). £80
733 1919 Portraits set of five thin unwatermarked paper essays showing frame & value only in issued colours in spectacular blocks of four. Rare thus. (5 blocks of 4). PHOTO - £400
734 ESSAYS for proposed 1919 Parliament issue in vertical pairs with triple sepia printing of centre only optd in red "Magyar Tanaeskkoztarsasag" on both watermarked & unwatermarked ungummed buff paper. Fine and scarce. (2 pairs). £75
735 1919 Portraits set of imperforate pelure watermarked paper essays showing the head only in various shades of brown & green in spectacular blocks of 4. (5 blocks of 4). £400
736 1949 U.P.U. 3fo brown & carmine miniature sheet both perforated & imperforate unmounted mint. Scarce because of low printings of 14,000 and 10,000 respectively. Mi.98; Cat. DM 2,700 [or c.£900]. (2) £300
ICELAND
737 1876-1976 Mint & used collection on leaves, earlier issues mainly used but 1902 & 1907 2kr vals mint, 1920 5kr mint, later with good mint sets incl. 1928 airs & 1931 Zeppelins, 1939 & 1940 World Fair sets, useful 1950's sets, etc. Well worth a close look, very clean. (STC £2800+). £400
INDIA
738 MINT MISCELLANY in packets & on stockcards inc. QV vals. to 3r (4) and 5r (2), good KGV ranges inc. multiples, commems. and Officials,1948 Gandhi set, 1949 1r to 15r, etc. Also a small range of Bahawalpur and sundry Sarawak. (Qty.). £150
739 QV-KGVI MINT COLLECTION on leaves with much of note inc. QV vals. to 5r (3), KEVII vals. to 2r, 1926-30 to 25r, 1937-40 to 10r, 1948 Gandhi set, 1949 set to 15r, etc. (Approx. 130). £120
INDIAN CONVENTION STATES
** 740 CHAMBA: 1938 2r-25r superb unmounted mint marginal singles. SG.95-99; Cat. £665. (5). PHOTO - £220
** 741 JIND: 1938 1r-15r superb unmounted mint, the 1r being interpanneau, the 10r marginal and the 2r, 5r and 15r corner copies. SG.121-125; Cat. £267. (5). £90
** 742 NABHA: 1938 5r, 10r and 25r; SG.91, 92 & 94: Cat. £295. Also GWALIOR Official 1942-7 2r, 5r and 10r; SG.O92-O94: Cat. £170. All stamps are unmounted mint. (6). £160
INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES
** 743 BARWANI: 1947 1r Stamp booklet containing 32 x ‡a stamps. Minor faults but rare. SG.SB 8; Cat. £550. £260
744 TRAVANCORE: Two stockbooks, stockcards & approval book containing a comprehensive accumulation with much mint and some perforation interest. (Qty.). £100
INDONESIA
745 TWO CARTONS packed with an extensive modern duplicated accumulation on stock cards and just right for a fairs dealer. (Large Qty.). £150
IRAN
746 1993 Flowers 60r depicting Viburnum berries with the striking inverted centre variety in an unmounted mint corner block of 20 with both plate and sheet numbers plus normal for comparison. SG.2741v. (40). £180
IRAQ
747 1934-41 top value 1 dinar red in a complete unmounted mint sheet of 100; a few stamps are a little creased but the vast majority are fine. SG.189; Cat. £3,800. (100). £480
IRISH FREE STATE
748 MINT MISCELLANY in packets & on stockcards inc. St. Patrick high values to 10/- (3 inc. the elusive 1937 set), 1940-48 1d coil (5 inc. vertical strip of three of SG.112c), etc. (Small Qty.). £150
749 MINT MISCELLANY in packets & on stockcards inc. St. Patrick high values to 10/- (3), useful middle period commems. and a good range of Allegorical definitives. (Small Qty.). £100
750 COLLECTION on leaves inc. a useful range of opts. on GB (values to 2/6d & 5/- used, both with faults), Allegorical values to 1/- mint plus 1934 ‡d, 1d & 2d coils mint, etc. Poor to mainly fine. (Approx. 220). £75
751 COLLECTION on leaves inc. Allegorical dcefins. to 1/- (both) mint, St.Patrick high vals. to 10/- (2) mint, a few better commem. sets inc. 1957 Admiral Brown pair mint, etc. (95). £60
ITALIAN STATES
752 PAPAL STATES: 1867 40c Black on lemon in a complete imperforate sheet of sixty with some creasing, strengthening and tone spots but still a most impressive piece with several varieties such as "no stop after figures". SG.36 & 36a.; Cat. £6,000. £300
KENYA, UGANDA AND TANGANYIKA
753 1935 Pictorial set to £1 fresh mounted mint. (14). £75
754 POSTCARDS: Cover album containing the interesting collection of PPC's with much Mombasa interest including street scenes, the Law Courts, Religious edifices inc. the cathedral, mosque & temple, Native ballet & dance, Water carriers, Native water supply, the harbour, etc. A good lot - seldom offered in such quantity. (144 cards). £180
LEBANON
755 1924-45 Collection of fine mint stamps from 1924 Olympics set, 1928-30 Air opts. to the scarce 15p & 25p, interwar pictorial sets/opts., 1944 airs etc. Some very slight duplication. A highly-catalogued lot. (204). £140
** 756 1944 Second Anniversary of Independence air set of six in very fine unmounted mint imperforate corner blocks of four. Yv.A85-90; STC. FFr.7000. (24). £130
LEEWARD ISLANDS
757 MINT COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1890 and 1907-11 complete sets, KGV values to £1, 1938-51 values also to £1 with most colour changes and shades to 2/- plus four shades of the £1 and QEII complete set plus an extra set fine used. Almost entirely fine and fresh. (114). £260
758 MINT MISCELLANY in packets inc. 1907-11 set to 5/- plus a good selection of KGV defins. to 5/- (4) inc. a marginal example on orange-buff. (Small Qty.). £100
759 QV-QEII MISCELLANY on stockleaf inc. 1890 set to 5/- (some light tone spotting), 1897 Diamond Jubilee short set to 1/- mint (again with some light toning), KGVI vals. to 5/- & £1 mint, QEII to $4.80 mint, etc. Fair to fine. (Approx. 100). £90
760 1921-32 Mint selection of definitive issues with values to 10/- & £1. Mostly very fine. (25). £120
LEVANT
761 DISINFECTED MAIL: 1834 EL written in Italian from Constantinople to Trieste and 1835 EL from Smyrna to same addressee in Trieste each with 2 line disinfected mark in black "Gerauchert vom Contumaz Amt/in SEMLIN am (date)" (2 covers). £140
LEVANT - AUSTRIAN
762 1856 disinfected E to Paris with blue "JASSY" c.d.s. of 16 Oct., rated "16" in black and backstamped in Czernowitz, Lemberg & Krakau, 1876 stampless E to Constantinople with circular "METELINE" (Aegean island of Lesbos) d.s., "T" h/s, purple m/s "20" & "LLOYD AGENZIE CONSTANTINOPEL" backstamp and most attractive 1899 commercial advertising env. to New York franked with 1pi on 10k blue tied by "OESTERREICHISCHE POST SMYRNE" double-ring d.s. of 4 Sept. (3 covers). £110
LEVANT - BRITISH
763 POSTAL STATIONERY: 1884 G.B. 1d card with "C" cancellation, 40p on 2‡d envs. (11 used - two with adhesives removed - and 13 unused), KEVII 'LEVANT' cards (7 used and 5 unused incl. three reply cards), KEVII 40p registration envs. (size F x 4 and G x 5 unused) and 4 different KGV unused cards. (53 items). £120
LEVANT - FRENCH
764 1862-1903 Quartet comprising undated E from Marseilles to Aleppo franked with 10c and 40c NapolÈon adhesives tied by anchor cancellations and by two line "POSTE FRAN«AISE/D'ALEP" in blue and d.s. of Mail Packet S.S. 'Carmel', 1862 E from Constantinople to Marseilles bearing imperf. 10c and 40c NapolÈon adhesives (latter badly cut into) tied by anchor cancellations and with boxed red "PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/ MEDITERRANŠE" and boxed "PD" mark alongside c.d.s. of the ship "SINAI", 1869 E from France to Constantinople franked with Laureated NapolÈon 40c tied by anchor cancellation with boxed blue "PD" & "LIGNE U/PAQ FR No 3" d.s. plus 1903 combination cover to Leeds bearing French 15c "Type Sage" and Levant 1c "Blanc" & 10c "Mouchon". An attractive quartet. £150
LEVANT - RUSSIAN
765 1851 E to Odessa substantially slit and holed for disinfection with red "CONSTANTINOPLE" c.d.s. and m/s forwarding endorsement and 1904 PPC to Djibouti (most unusual destination) franked with pair of 10pa on 2k Russian Levant adhesives tied by purple SMYRNA Russian P.O. c.d.s. of 28 May with one additionally tied by "ALEXANDRIA" transit c.d.s. of 13 June. Also GERMAN 10 pf postal stationery card addressed to Leipzig with very fine strike of "KAISERL.DEUTSCH.P.A.CONSTANTINOPEL/9 2/83" single-ring d.s. An attractive trio. £180
LIECHTENSTEIN
766 Mainly unmounted (only 3 mounted) collection in Lindner hingeless album. Scattered earlier issues but later with many complete sets, we note an unmounted 1933 5fr violet etc. Very clean and fresh and asking to be completed, a new collecting area for you? (STC £1700) (Qty). £260
MALAYA/MALAYSIA
767 TWO BINDERS containing the extensive early to modern mint & used collection with most States well represented and with many better sets and singles in evidence throughout. High Catalogue value. (Many 100's). £500
768 TWO ALBUMS containing the extensive early to modern used collection with most States well represented. (Many 100's). £100
769 STOCKBOOK containing the extensive collection/accumulation with all States represented and with manyn useful items noted. (Very many 100's). £200
770 STOCKBOOK containing the early to modern mint & used collection of Straits (all pre-1914), Perlis, Selangor, Trengganu, North Borneo & Japanese Occupation issues. (Sev. 100's). £100
771 ALBUM containing the mint & used ranges inc. Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, North Borneo & Sarawak. (Approx. 300). £50
** 772 COLLECTION on leaves with major interest in Federated Malay States issues inc. 1900 opts. on Negri Sembilan to 50c mint (less the scarce 25c value) plus $1 & $2 opts. on Perak mint, 1900-01 et to 50c mint, 1900-01 $1 (fair), $2 & $5 mint, 1922-34 vals. to $5 (Tiger) mint, etc. Fair to mostly fine. High Catalogue value. (Approx. 140). £300
773 1936 Straits Settlements set to $5 [SG260-74]; 1937 Kedah 2 sets to $5 plus extra $1 & $2 [SG60-68] & Penang 1954 & 1957 sets [SG28-54], all fine lightly-mounted or unmounted mint. (62). £180
774 1936 Straits Settlements set to $5 [SG 260-74] mainly fine unmounted mint, two with slightly toned gum; 1937 Kedah to $5 [SG 60-68]x 2 sets and 1937 Kelantan to $1 [SG40-52], all fine mint. (47). £180
775 NEGRI SEMBILAN/PENANG: 1949-55 Negri Sembilan set to $5 in marginal mint blocks of 4 plus 1954 Penang set to $5 in mint blocks of 4. (148). £90
MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
776 1937-41 Ser to $5 mint plus BMA opt. set to $5 (both) mint including sundry extra shades/dies. (60). £70
MALAYAN POSTAL UNION
777 POSTAGE DUES: 1936-64 mint selection on card with 1c, 2c, 3c(3), 4c, 5c(3), 8c, 12c 20c(3) & 10c on 8c. Fresh colours and fine. (STC £240). £50
MALAYA - PERAK
** 778 1878 2c brown part o.g., centred to left. SG.1, Cat. £1,300. PHOTO - £240
MALAYA - SINGAPORE
779 COLLECTION on stockleaves inc. KGVI sets (both perfs.) to $5 mint, RSW set mint, 1955-59 set to $5 mint, etc. (Sev. 100's). £240
780 COLLECTION on leaves inc. KGVI mint sets to $5 (both), RSW $5 used (3), 1955 & 1962 defin. sets mint and sundry later types to 1969 inc. a number of mint multiples. (Approx. 250). £240
781 1948-62 Mint selection inc. 1948 set to $5, a useful range of KGVI defins. (both perfs.) in blocks of four (vals. to 20c), 1955-59 set and 1962-66 set to $5. (Small Qty.). £75
MALTA
782 ALBUM containing a used QV-QEII collection incl. a good example of 1899 10/- (SG.35), useful selection of KEVII with values to 1/- (2) but with strength in KGV with values to 1/6d and 2/-, KGVI & early QEII with values to 5/- plus a few covers and pieces with shades & postmark interest throughout. (c.300). £90
783 QV-QEII MINT MISCELLANY on stockcards and in packets with QV values to 1/-, two complete sets (one unmounted and the other partly so) of 1956-58 definitives plus short set to 2/6d, later sets to 2/6d and £M2, blocks of four, se-tenant strips, etc. Nearly all fine and fresh. (250+). £100
784 MINT MISCELLANY between SG.122 & 348 incl. 1922-26 complete set (the £1 being the upright wmk.) plus the 3d shade, 1956-58 complete set & later issues to 1965/70 definitives. Fine & fresh and latterly unmounted. (69). £80
MEXICO
** 785 1899 Coat of Arms set of ten from 1c to 5p mainly fine mint each with four holes punched in the shape of a diamond by way of Specimen. (10). £80
** 786 1910 Centenary of First Independence Movement set 1c-5p fine mint each with four holes punched in the shape of a diamond by way of Specimen. (11). £80
MONGOLIA
787 CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1913 red band cover to Kalgan franked by 3c Dragon Republic opt. pair tied by bilingual "URGA/KU LUN" c.d.s. & with Chinese Kalgan arrival. Fine. £75
788 CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1913 Red band cover to Kalgan franked by 2c Dragon Republic opt. strip of 3 tied by bilingual "URGA/KU LUN" c.d.s. Fine. £75
789 CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1913 red band cover to Kalgan franked by 1c & 2c Dragon Republic opt. pairs tied by bilingual "URGA/KU LUN" c.d.s.& with Chinese Kalgan arrival mark. Corner fault, otherwise fine. £75
790 CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1917 red band cover to Kalgan franked by 3c & 6c Junks tied by bilingual "URGA/KU LUN" c.d.s. (type 3) & with bilingual "KALGAN" arrival mark & straight "TUNG YING CHUNG LETTER BOX No 1". Fine. £70
791 CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1919 red band cover to Kalgan franked by 3c & 6c Junks tied by bilingual "URGA/KU LUN" c.d.s. (type 2), Kalgan arrival & circular "URGA LETTER BOX No 1". Fine. £75
792 CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1920 red band cover to Kalgan franked by 3c (3) & 6c Junks (overweight franking) tied by bilingual "URGA/KU LUN" c.d.s. (type 2) & with bilingual Kalgan arrival mark. Fine. £75
793 CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1928 red band cover to Kalgan franked by 3c (tear) & 4c (2) Junk adhesives plus (on reverse) Mongolia 25 mung green pair tied by Ulan Bator c.d.s. & Harbin bilingual transit. Kalgan arrival mark. Scarce. £75
794 CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1928 red band cover to China franked by Mongolia 5 mung brown and 20 mung blue tied by Ulan Bator double-ring datestamps. Chinese 4c Junk on reverse as P.Due. Fine. £85
795 CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1932 red band cover to Kalgan franked by 4c Junk (5 inc. block of four) tied by PINKIANG (Harbin) bilingual c.d.s. plus Mongolian 5m/5c &20m/20c tied by Ulan Bator c.d.s. A little tatty but v.scarce. £85
796 CHINESE POST OFFICES: 1932 red band envelope franked by Mongolian 5 mung brown & 25 mung blue adhesives tied by Ulan Bator double-ring d.s. & with Chinese 4c Junk applied on reverse as P.Due Fine & scarce. £80
797 RUSSIAN POST OFFICES: 1909 red band cover to Kalgan franked (on reverse) by Russian 7k adhesives (2) tied by single Urga c.d.s. & with Russian script Kalgan in red. Fine. £75
MONTSERRAT
798 QV-KGVI MISCELLANY on stockleaf inc. "Badge" types to 2/6d green & black mint (2), 1916-29 ranges to 5/- (2) mint with most "key" values present (some with toned gum), 1932 300th Anniv. set mint (5/- with brown gum), KGVI to £1 & $4.80 mint, etc. Fair to mostly fine. (Approx. 100). £120
799 MINT MISCELLANY in packets & on stockcards inc. KEVII 5/- (both), KGV 5/- red & green/yellow, 1953-62 set to $4.80, etc. (Small Qty.). £100
800 MINT COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1932 Tercentenary set, KGVI set to £1, QEII first set to $4.80 (both), etc. (56). £75
1-80
81-160
161-240
241-320
321-400
401-480
481-560
561-640
641-720
721-800
801-880
881-930
Index