4080

ROYALTY: Carton containing the interesting collection of covers, cards & stamps featuring Royalty - predominantly the British Royal Family with something of an emphasis on Royal Tours & Visits. (Qty.).

£100

4081

SPACE AND ROCKETS: Large printed album containing the interesting collection with some useful items noted. (Qty.).

£60

4082

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: The fascinating collection of covers, cards & stamps housed in an album and on leaves with particular emphasis on telegram envelopes/forms and telephones. Much useful and interesting material noted - viewing highly recommended. (Qty.).

£100

4083

V FOR VICTORY: Collection of covers & stamps linked to the WWII 'V for Victory' campaign inc. US V-Mail & 'V' envelopes, slogan cancellations, overprinted stamps etc. with items from Belgium, Brazil, Scandinavia, S.America, U.K. & U.S.A. Also a group of covers commemorating Sir Winston Churchill, a few cinderella stamps etc. (89 covers & qty of stamps).

£75

ALBUMS, PHILATELIC ACCOUTREMENTS, ETC.

4084

STOCKBOOKS: Three cartons containing a variety of empty stockbooks, chiefly in good condition. Ideal for the Fairs dealer. (22 books).

£75

WORLD-WIDE POSTAL HISTORY

4085

CARTON containing the interesting early to modern miscellany inc. two volumes of GB PHQ cards plus a useful range of earlier covers & cards from a variety of places. Some better items noted. well worth a close look. (Qty.).

£100

4086

CARTON containing the extensive accumulation of chiefly modern commercial mail including much New Zealand. (Large Qty.).

£75

4087

MISCELLANY of E/EL's, etc. in binder inc. 1826 EL from Gibraltar to Italy with scarce "S.ROQUE/FRANCA" mark in red, 1855 E ex Mauritius to France with red oval "PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS", El Salvador 1940 UPU set on FDC to USA (dated one day prior to official issue of the set!), 1945 telegram ex Eritrea bearing 10/- on 10/- vertical strip of three, etc. (11 items).

£150

4088

MISCELLANY of covers & cards with an emphasis on GB inc. 1769 EL from Ireland to England with Dublin "COUNTRY" & Bishop Marks, 1837 E with boxed "MISSENT TO/LONDON", 1888 cover (with contents) to Germany bearing GB 2‡d adhesive cancelled by s/l "PAQUEBOT" and with Queenstown T.P.O. mark clear of adhesive, various PPC's, etc. (Approx. 120 items).

£140

4089

MISCELLANY - ROWLAND HILL ENV., PRINCE ED. IS. PROOF, BUCK. PAL. COVER, ETC.; Eclectic lot with 1808 "Morning Herald" (with Tax Stamp), 1839 EL from Tarporley to Chester "Per Bebbington Carrier", !852 EL ref. Panama etc. ex Mexico City, c.1848 US usage of the special env. with pink "ROWLAND HILL/FREE" device on the flap, Prince Edward Is. QV 3d blue Proof (printed both sides!), 1919 env. regd. with "BUCKINGHAM PALACE" c.d.s., and 1913 letter (no env.) ex Marlborough House to the retired Captain of the Royal Yacht. (8 items).

£150

4090

ADVERTISING - ALCOHOLIC DRINKS: 1928 colour illustrated PC from Italy to Tangiers (advertising Asti Spumante white wine) franked with Italian 75c adhesive tied by Turin machine cancellation with two different Tangiers arrival marks and 1903 Danish West Indies advertising env. used locally bearing bisected 4c adhesive and promoting "D…C…L" Scotch whisky. An attractive pair.

£50

4091

EUROPE - 1936: An interesting collection of stamps & covers from the year 1936 with Austria (inc. ski set), Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany (Olympics, Brown Band ms & cover), Hungary, Liechtenstein (zeppelin pair), Netherlands, Poland, Scandinavia, Spain etc. with many fine commemorative covers noted; needs inspection. (242 stamps & 73 covers).

£200

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4092

MARITIME - ACCOUNTANCY MARKS: 1868/9 Pair of ELs from Bombay or Calcutta to Bordeaux, latter with fine blue 'VIA BOMBAY/SUEZ & FRANCE' h.s. & spot of sealing wax on the front, showing 2 distinct types (17mm. & 20mm. - latter in green) of the diamond-shaped 'GB/1f.66c.' accountancy mark matching (on the 1869 cover) the 'CALCUTTA/INDIA UNPAID' d.s. on back; both have T.P.O. entry marks, h.s. '10' charges & light filing creases. (2 covers).

£75

4093

MARITIME - BOMBAY-ADEN SEA POST OFFICE, 1894-1909: Collection of postal stationery and picture postcards very well written up on leaves showing a fine variety of c.d.s.'s (Types 7a-12b); some have the usual incomplete strikes but others are fine and all are from identified sailings. (28 cards).

£75

4094

MILITARY: The small accumulation of covers with something of an emphasis on POW mail inc. 1901 GB 1d postal stationery env. (opened out) to Mozambique uprated with 1d adhesives (2) and with triangular censor mark of Pretoria, c1916 printed envelope headed "Prisoners of War" addressed to London with large single-ring "POST FREE/P.C./PRISONERS OF WAR" and with m/s "HMS Royal Edward" (a prison ship) on reverse, WWI censored covers/cards (12), etc. Also sundry non-military items inc. 1923 cover to Cologne endorsed "VERY URGENT" in m/s with black/light blue "BU AIR MAIL" label & some 1950's maritime covers. (Approx. 50 items).

£100

4095

MILITARY - COL. LEE CORRESPONDENCE; 1753-1800 EL's mostly addressed to Col. Lee of the "Light Dragoons" incl. unusual 1754 hand-made envelope and contents from Paris to London charged as a double letter (!), 1753 pair to Vienna/Berlin both endorsed as being sent "Back to Sir. George Lee to Pay Foreign Postage...", and other London marks. Interesting reading. (16 covers).

£120

4096

MILITARY MAIL, INDIA - THE CONQUEST OF SCINDE - FREE MAIL, ETC.; 25th Feb. 1843 env. (+ contents) from "Gov. Gen[eral]'s Camp, Houl" to Calcutta endorsed "Private, Service" on the front and signed by "J.(?) Thomason", having an unusual manuscript "25[th Feb.] G[overnor] G[eneral's] H[ead] Q[uarter]s" marking on the top flap, beside the red Calcutta arrival "G.P.O." d.s.; not charged postage being official mail. The contents relate to the politics of Gwalior; "You will have seen from the Gazette how the Gwalior succession has at present been set at rest....a Regency has been appointed in the person of the Mama Lahib, who Sutherland says is the only competent person there." Similar c.1843 env. from "AHL(?) Somerset M.S. to G.G." sent free by post with no m/s marking but a fine red wax "MILITARY SECRETARY'S OFFICE" seal, July (1843?) EL endorsed "Free" from Napier himself ("I am on my way down the Matabangah...") with Calcutta arrival d.s., and three Jan./July 1843 letters (no wrappers) ex "Camp", "Orai" (mention of Lord Ellenborough, Gwalior politics, etc.), and "Sapper Camp, Bangalore" (forwarding a note). Scarce group from this period when the foundations for the Scinde Dawk issue (of 1852) were laid. (5 items).PHOTO -

£150

4097

MILITARY MAIL, INDIA - THE WAR IN GWALIOR; 16th/18th Dec. 1843 EL's (2) sent "Free" from a "T(?). Edwards" (both signed on the front) to Calcutta ((both with fair red arrival marks on the back) ex "Camp Kutkovah" and "Camp Munneeah". The first with long contents ref. Gwalior politics and the ongoing Campaign ("...the Dada is on his way here under an escort - as his being given up is as yet the only bona fide demand we have made on the Gwalior Govt., & to enforce which we have brought together this great Army, we all hope that, now it has been complied with, the Army will halt & not advance for the present one step further."; the second (from the same man) includes; "The Dada is under a guard...within ‡ a mile of our Camp....he [will be] confined in the Fort of Agra...I have now sent a Staff Sergeant's Tent for the Dada's accommodation, & he will this evening proceed to Agra..." It seems that the writer was the Secretary to the Governor General; in the event, two battles were fought later that month to settle the dispute. Rare letters from the centre of the British administration on campaign. Plus a similar long 15th Dec. 1843 letter (no wrapper) from W.H. Sleeman at "Camp Sonaree" during the same Campaign, a Jan. 1844 EL from "Gwalior" (with detailed news of the aftermath of the War), a [c.30th Dec. 1843] letter (no wrapper) ref. Lord Ellenborough deciding to publish a report of the "Battle of Maharajpore" (fought on the 29th Dec. 1843), and a c.1843 EL (no postal marks) ref. troops embarking on board ship. (6 items).

£150

4098

MILITARY MAIL, INDIA - THE 2nd SIKH WAR; 7th Dec. 1848 env. (+ contents) from "Camp" (with "Lord Gough...some 8 miles from Ramnuggur") endorsed "Free" to Calcutta (faint arrival marks) with letter from G.S.(?) Oakes ref. the recent Battle of Mooltan ("I was acting A.D.C. to Sir Jas. Thackwell during the day and we came in for an extra share of the cannonade, for wherever the Staff were the balls came thickest. The Enemy retreated during the night and are now said to be near the Jehlum River which is some 16 or 17 miles ahead of us."); plus similar 22nd Feb. 1849 "Free" env. (+ contents) from "Camp Goojerat" to Calcutta (fair arrival marks) from the same writer ref. the Battle of Gujrat on the previous day; "At last we have had a great Battle with the Sikhs and ...have given them a thrashing as good as they ever had...Their loss was very great; my brother counted 88 bodies in one place. We have parked [i.e. taken] upwards of 40 guns and there are more coming in. We routed their entire Army and they fled en masse towards the Jhelum; they were pursued by our Cavalry for about 12 miles and their slaughter was great...Gilbert's Division started in pursuit of them this morning & we follow at 12..." A fascinating and detailed, breathless account of this Battle which ended the War and led directly to the annexation of the Punjab (on 12th March 1849). Plus a letter (no env.) from "Camp Gujerat" also dated 22nd Feb. 1849 with good contents; "...I have about an hour ago counted 42 captured Guns in our fort, two of which were our own...four o'clock [p.m.] has struck...", 2nd Feb. 1849 env. (+ contents) from Oakes at "Camp Nargobussy" sent "Free" to Calcutta with a faint red oval "FREE" mark of despatch on the back (ref. a young mutual friend killed at Mooltan), and a pair of 23rd/27th Jan. 1849 letters (no envs.) ex Oakes from "Camp Chulleanwallah" (ref. recent skirmishes with the Sikhs, the wait for Mooltan to fall, a British Officer sent to the Camp on parole for a few hours while a Prisoner of the Sikhs, and finally; "We fired a salute for the fall of Mooltan yesterday evening [26th Jan.]. The Enemy confess that 1,200 of them were killed in the last engagement. Plus a c.1845/6 manuscript list of "Sikh Chiefs present at [the battle of] Furanpore" (during the 1st Sikh War). Scarce lot with very graphic contents from the heart of this Campaign. (7 items).

£150

4099

MILITARY, ETC. - THE CORRESPONDENCE OF SIR. H.MADDOCK, DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF BENGAL, ETC.; c.1813-56 correspondence (no postal markings) mostly addressed to Maddocks (to whom the previous 3 lots were addressed; see also his letters under Afghanistan, India, Ceylon & Nepal); incl. letters from Lord Auckland (3rd person), Earl Minto (1813 deportation order, Calcutta), King of Delhi, Ellenborough (19th March 1843, Agra; to Maj. Gen. Pollock), Marquis of Hastings (undated slip & letter; latter prob. 1818 and ref. the Campaign during the 3rd Mahratta War), J. [future Lord] Stewart (1819; Gwalior), Leopold von Orlich (Aden, 1843), J. Sleeman (very long 1820 letter to Maddock ex Jubulpore), personal financial accounts, file of 1831 papers ref. the King of Oude's attempt to employ Maddock, etc. Mostly written from India, but incl. some 1850s letters sent after Madock's return to G.B. Significant "find" of original correspondence relating to important Victorian Anglo-Indian statesmen, etc. Also a small amount of unrelated (?) 19th ce. ephemera incl. autographs of famous actresses (Fanny Stirling & Amy Sedgwick:- see D.N.B.), letters (few free fronts), etc. Good lot. (c.100 items.)

£150

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4100

MILITARY - BOER WAR: 10th Oct., 1899 usage of O.V.S. ‡d red postcard from Bloemfontein to Cape Town with no censor marks but fine Cape Town 12th Oct. arrival c.d.s.showing that south-bound mail was not stopped on the day that war broke out. Also 11th April, 1900 uprated usage of the same type of PC (toned) from Ladybrand to P. Elizabeth with extra 1d lilac & Kroonstad transit c.d.s. of temporary O.V.S. capital. (2).

£70

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4101

MILITARY - BOER WAR: c.1899 Stampless cover to Heidelberg sealed with label "V.(Coat of Arms)R./OFFICIALLY SEALED IN THE/Post Office at DURBAN Natal" used as a censor label & 3 different types (all unused) of 1900 Long Tom Bulwana siege postcards. (4 items).

£75

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4102

MILITARY - BOER WAR: Stampless 1901 address panel (removed from parcel) from W.T.James, Bermuda addressed to "Boer Canteen/Burts Ild." and dated 30 July and 1900 env. from St. Helena to Simons Town franked with damaged 1d St. Helena adhesive cancelled by fine St. Helena c.d.s. and with violet circular "CENSOR PRISONERS OF WAR" (Hibbert BW1) initialled "JHMB". (2 items).

£90

4103

MILITARY - WWI/WWII CRASH/WRECK MAIL, LUXEMBOURG CACHET, ETC.; 1915 PPC from "TOKIO" to Manchester with Japan 2s green pair having a mostly very fine scarce red "RECEIVED AT LIVERPOOL/DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" cachet on the front, similar c.1917 battered env. from Melbourne to Staffs with Australia 1d green (very damaged; another lost) and very fine purple boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER" on the front, WWI "UNABLE TO TRACE" covers (2), 1919 PPC to I.O.M. P.O.W., 1919 censored OAS PPC with red boxed "BUREAU INTERALLIE DE CIRCULATION...LUXEMBOURG" cachet, etc. (12 covers). PHOTO -

£120

4104

MILITARY: Shoebox containing the varied accumulation of covers & cards inc. WWI, WWII and sundry post-WWII FPO items. (Approx. 180).

£100

4105

POSTAL STATIONERY: Binder containing the early to middle period accumulation of unused & used postal stationery from GB & sundry Commonwealth countries. (Approx. 120).

£75

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4106

UNDERCOVER MAIL - RARE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR REGISTERED LETTER ROUTED VIA LONDON: 1870 (29 Nov.) EL from Antwerp to Nantes sent via London to avoid Prussian blockade along the Belgian border; franked with G.B. 3d rose (wing margin) & 4d orange adhesives cancelled by barred 'R' obliterator with Lombard Street regd. c.d.s. alongside near French T.P.O. entry and s/l 'CHARGÉ' marks with cachet descriptif on reverse. Filing crease & slight staining but registered undercover mail is rare especially when routed via London as most travelled overland through Switzerland. PHOTO -

£280

CINDERELLA

4107

BOX containing the interesting accumulation of cinderella items housed in four binders/stockbooks. A wide range of topics and themes including excellent ranges of "Sun Soccer Stamps" (1971), Indian Court Fee stamps, Talyllyn Railway advertising labels, Cape of Good Hope Revenues, etc. (Few 100's).

£150

4108

ADVERTISING: Fine selection of attractive, mainly German, poster stamps c1896-1920 with many unusual items noted inc. 1909 Dresden Bird Show, Neu designs for a Munich pharmacy (2), 1910 Strasburg Hotel Exhibition, Sommer's anatomical models (skull), Hanover Agricultural Show (1914), Nuremburg 1913 Art Show etc. A good lot. (173).

£500

4109

ADVERTISING: Fine group of German poster stamps inc. two fine strips of 6 for Graetzin-Licht light bulbs, two panes of 6 colourful fairy-tale animal stamps advertising coffee, an attractive group of 12 for Standart metallic paint & 24 different, large designs advertising a Dresden Dairy. Attractive lot. (60).

£170

4110

BELGIUM: Binder containing the eclectic collection of poster stamps and other similar material. Much Exhibition interest inc. 1905 Liege (94 labels) & 1913 Gand (167 labels, some duplication). Seldom encountered in such quantity. (Approx. 500).

£750

4111

DRESDEN: Interesting variety of advertising poster stamps linked to the city of Dresden inc. 3 fine embossed examples for the 1898 Agricultural Exhibition, set of 5 embossed stamps promoting washing powder, Emerka sweets (6), Weber's Alpen-Tee (3), stationery (6) etc. (60).

£180

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4112

ELECTRICITY EXHIBITIONS, 1899-1925: Group of unusual poster stamps advertising electricity shows inc. a large proportion of US examples; colourful & attractive. (41).

£120

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4113

EMBOSSED DESIGNS: Fine selection of embossed poster stamps inc. some metallic examples, issued for German & Austrian events, 1905-17 inc. 1905 Leipzig Food Show (45 in 3 different designs), 1906 Berlin Agricultural Show (7), Plauen Industrial Exhibition (22) & Vienna Grillparzer Verein 10h diamonds (20). Attractive. (94).

£280

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4114

EUROPE: Selection of poster stamps & charity labels with emphasis on Spain inc. 1916 WWI war labels in sheets of 10 (2), 1929 Barcelona Exhibition stamps, Civil War issues etc. plus a good selection of Belgian stamps with a number of uncommon exhibition labels noted. (117).

£380

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4115

EXHIBITIONS: Fine selection of embossed labels advertising early German exhibitions inc. 1877 Munich Art Show (27), 1898 Nuremburg (78) & Hamburg (15) Exhibitions and a particularly scarce group (8) for the 1899 Volta Exhibition at Como. Scarce material. (128).

£480

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4116

EXHIBITIONS - FRENCH COLONIAL EXPOSITION, PARIS 1907: Panes of 10 different designs based on contemporary Colonial stamp issues, in various colours, perforated & imperforate. Attractive & unusual. (230).

£500

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4117

EXHIBITION - GAND 1913: Album with a remarkable assembly of heliogravure poster stamps issued to publicise the Gand International Exhibition in a variety of types & shades, inc. 9 sheets of 12 different designs (one split); fine mounted mint. (767).

£1000

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4118

EXHIBITIONS - WIPA 1933 HESSHAIMER STAMPS: Attractive sets of stamps featuring postal transport from foot-messenger to space-rocket - blocks of 10 different designs, in 20 different colours, designed by Ludwig Hesshaimer for the International Philatelic Exhibition at Vienna. A remarkable group. (200).

£340

4119

HUNGARY - BUDAPEST PHILATELIC EXHIBITION, 1938: Attractive group of 60 large, colourful poster stamps featuring St Stephen with a variety of coloured labels, both perf. & imperf. inc. a number of blocks. (60).

£120

4120

ITALY: Unusual selection of poster stamps, 1915-26, in miniature sheets of from 3-10 stamps inc. Leonardo da Vinci, two Marucelli sheets of 8 WWI Italian Industry propaganda stamps, fine 1925 Holy Year set featuring Popes & St Peter's Basilica, 1920 Pescara craft exhibition etc. (53).

£150

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4121

MEDALLION STAMPS: Remarkable accumulation of die-cut 'metallic' medallions & seals, most connected with German or Austrian exhibition awards c1895-1930, printed in gold, silver & bronze plus a few in other colours. Most are fine & attractive. Rarely seen in this quantity! (420).

£1000

4122

MILITARY - FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR: A rare imperforate proof sheet of 25 coloured advertising labels produced in Dresden c1912 for Kobold biscuits, depicting different scenes from the 1870-71 War with France, numbered 26-50. Fine. (25).

£100

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4123

MILITARY - WWI: Unusual group of Italian propaganda stamps in miniature sheets of 4 (20), Austrian Red Cross portraits of leaders in sheetlets of 10 (3), Berliner Morgenpost 1914-15 large pictorial army stamps (73), Delandre types inc. Serbian, rare tÍte-bÍche pair of Italian Umanita Teutonica labels etc. Scarcer items in fine condition. (222).

£600

4124

NETHERLANDS: Stockbook containing the interesting collection of poster stamps and other related cinderella material (Anti-TB labels, etc.) including a good range of Exhibitions. (Approx. 280).

£400

4125

TOURISM: c1910 Rare complete sheet (56) with complete margins depicting different German cities within coloured frames, inc. advertising text; central fold otherwise fine. Also a set of 16 attractive labels depicting scenes of Frankfurt within blue & gold frames. (72)

£150

4126

WILDLIFE- USA: Black binder containing the interesting collection of labels depicting animals/birds & fish (chiefly Wildlife Conservation issues) inc. full/part sheets & composite panes. (580).

£300

4127

WINE & SPIRITS: Group of mainly German poster stamps advertising various drinks inc. a fine set of stamps for Asbach brandy (12), fine embossed labels promoting Kroatzbeere (2), fine set of 6 advertising Kloster-Wald-Tau etc. (80).

£240

4128

ZEPPELINS: c1914 Rare sheet of 20 large poster stamps featuring zeppelins, balloons & early aircraft produced for the "Germanen" Zeppelin Fund; most attractive, with top margin containing text & rubber stamped impression of Leipzig arms. Hint of perf. splitting in margin otherwise fine. (20).

£400

4129

MISCELLANY of poster stamps and associated cinderella material including a number of more modern types. Something of an emphasis on Switzerland. (300+).

£300

4130

MISCELLANY, c1896-1946: A fine & varied selection of poster stamps promoting a range of products & events inc. fine embossed examples from Hungary (13), 1914 block of 6 designs for Dresden coal & steel products, Berlin 1911& 1921 Motor Shows, two blocks of 4 large stamps commemorating 'Mad' King Ludwig of Bavaria, 1916 Budapest photography pair etc. (252).

£750

4131

MISCELLANY c1896-1914: Superb variety of unusual, mainly German poster stamps inc. 1913 Hungarian Chess Tournament (4), 1914 Leipzig Book Fair (5), scarce sheetlet (6) of labels for the 1910 Dresden Poultry Show, 1913 Stuttgart Aquarium Exhibition (4) & an emphasis on birds & animals in general, plus a range of WWI propaganda labels inc. Delandre types, fine large design for the Hungarian Motoring Club's Carpathian Circuit (1914) etc. An impressive lot. (229).

£700

4132

MISCELLANY, c1910-47: Fine variety of European poster stamps inc. attractive embossed issues, Max Frost design for the 1914 Rosswein Heimatfest, various early aviation examples, scarce WWII Hungarian Red Cross sheetlet (10), 1939 German Winterhilfswerk large-format stamp, Cailler chocolate Houses of the World (9), WWI Austrian (16) & Belgian (16) patriotic fund stamps in fine blocks of 4, German WWI Fliegerheim portraits (10), 1914 Russian patriotic stamps (6), scarce block (8) of WWII Tanks for the Allies stamps etc. (309).

£900

PICTURE POSTCARDS

4133

MISCELLANY of unused & used cards (chiefly early 20th Century GB types) inc. some real photo types. Some postmark interest. (Approx. 180).

£75

4134

BOX containing the early to modern accumulation of PPC's from a wide range of Foreign places. Chiefly pre-WWII with a wide range of frankings and postal markings. (Approx. 250).

£75

AFGHANISTAN

4135

1st AFGHAN WAR - LETTER FROM THE BRITISH GARRISON IN CABUL, SENT TO SIMLA; 15th Sept. 1839 EL (minor stains clear of address on front) from "James Atkinson" (a superintendant surgeon?) at "Balla Hissar, Caubul" with native endorsement on the top flap and what appears to be a manuscript postal rate ("13/."?) on the front. Addressed to "T.H. Maddock Esqr., Offl. Secy. to the Govr. of India with the Governor General, Simlah", having interesting contents; "Now that Afghanistan is conquered....A few years of good government and regular payments to the Afghan forces will do wonders. That fellow Jubal Khan, on his return from Ghuzneee, had painted us in such odious colours at Caubul, that every female...was driven from the town on our approach....The upper Balla Hissar, where royalty used to be blinded and incarcerated, is a perfect ruin..." Rare letter from the recently victorious British forces who were to fare so badly two years later. Rare thus. [Recently discovered by Cavendish in the "Maddock Papers"; see also India, Ceylon, Nepal & Military P.H. sections.] PHOTO -

£300

4136

1st AFGHAN WAR - LETTERS REF. THE "PEACE" FROM LORD AUCKLAND (GOV. GENERAL OF INDIA) HIMSELF; 1840 autograph letters (3; no wrappers) entirely written and signed by "Auckland" (who received an earldom for the "success" of the Afghan War in 1839, only to be recalled for the fiasco in Afhghanistan in 1841!) to "W.B. Bayley" (18th April & 11th June), Chairman of the East India Co. Court at the time, and to Sir Jas. R. Carnac (7th June), the Governor of Bombay at the time. The long personal letters (marked” Private") reveal the deluded Earl's belief that all was, and would remain, quiet in Afghanistan; [18th April, 14 pages] "...all is tranquil within our frontiers, and that by the last accounts, of the date of March 28, there was peace throughout Afghanistan...there is apparently no relaxation in the efforts of Russia to establish her influence in Central Asia....Nepal is engaged on a great marriage ceremony...I am hard pressed every moment of the day..."; [7th June, 4 pages] "...[praises Capt. Haines at Aden]...[relays news from China;]...there were speculation and impatience, as there would yet be for two months, for the arrival of the main Expedition [for the 1st Opium War]...more alarm and trepidation in the North West [of India] than I think that facts have altogether justified, and I am glad to have had a few lines from Sir Willoughby Cotton by which I learn that the reports of the Ghilzye insurrection were grossly exaggerated. The letters from Cabul still talk of the Russians, though with less alarm than they did, as being at Khyva..."; [11th June, 7 pages] "...There has been trepidation in Afghanistan and we must look for the frequent recurrence of uneasiness at least until the Khyva business shall be settled and the Sikh frontier determined...[mention of the first part of the British Forces having reached Singapore en route to China]..." An important and historical group of letters from the man directly responsible for all the British actions during the 1839-41 period of the 1st Afghan War. (3 letters).

£200

4137

1st AFGHAN WAR - LETTERS FROM THE GOVERNOR OF BOMBAY TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EAST INDIA CO. WITH NEWS FROM "CABOOL", ETC.; 28th March 1840 -28th Feb. 1841 long series of letters from W.B. Bayley to Sir J. Rivett Carnac with much news of Afghanistan, the Russian/Persian troubles, the progress of the 1st Opium War in China, etc., etc. From the same recent "find" as the previous lot. An important insight into the thinking of the senior Anglo-Indians at the time; including enclosed copies of some letters from the Governor General, Lord Auckland, and an important enclosed contemporary "Extract of letter from Sir Wm. McNaughton to Sir J.R. Carnac Bt., dated Cabool Septr. 25 1840" which refers to a recent "disastrous defeat of Major Clibborn's detachment...we shall never gain any profit by waging war with these savage mountaineers....I begin to apprehend that the defeat of Dost Mahomed was not as complete as we originally supposed. It appears that he rallied his force in the neighbourhood of Sygher (about 30 miles from Bamean) where he was by the last accounts encamped...The heads of the tribes came into Cabool some days ago...We have therefore deemed it right to send out a force under Genl. Sale to coerce them or at least to get hostages for their future good conduct..." Historically important archive. (17 items)

£200

4138

1st AFGHAN WAR - SOLDIER's LETTER FROM THE BRITISH GARRISON IN "GHUZNEE"; Rare 30th Sept. - 1st Oct. 1841 EL (worn folds and faded address but intact) from a soldier with the "27th Regt., N[ative] I[nfantry], Ghuznee, Afghanistan" to "Lisburn, Co. Down, Ireland. Per overland dispatch via Bombay & Falmouth", unusually endorsed "Paid 12 annas, Ghuznee October 1st 1841" along the top flap (rare thus), charged "1/-" on arrival in Ireland with fine red oval "INDIA" mark and fair Lisburn c.d.s. on the front. The contents include; "...I am going to send you a set of prints, which will shortly be published, of the people & scenery of Afghanistan...Dr. Lord, a political Agent in this country, was murdered by an Afghan some months ago; the murderer was caught but Sir. W. M[cNaughton] having discovered that - according to the Mahommedan religion - it would be considered lawful for the man to kill one he considered an infidel, let him off Scot free..." Rare thus; few letters from this period of the Afghan Occupation are known; the writer may well have perished in the Khyber Pass Massacre before this letter reached Britain. [From the recently discovered Maddock archive.] PHOTO -

£400

4139

1st AFGHAN WAR - BRITISH OFFICER's LETTER SENT FROM "CANDAHAR" WITH UNRECORDED "FEROZEPORE/FREE" MARK; 23rd July 1842 EL from "Candahar" (from Major Leech, Political Assistant, seconded to the Cabul Mission since 1836) to Allahabad (to a political secretary "with the Rt. Hon. the Governor General"), signed on the front by Leech as "Po. Astnt." and endorsed "Private. Service"; having a fine orange-red, oval-framed "FEROZEPORE/FREE" mark (not recorded by Hammond Giles; rare) on the front with manuscript date (8th Aug.) in the centre. The letter seeks a pay-rise and was written as the British Forces pressed on to Cabul to relieve the hostages there. Rare thus. [Ex the Maddock Papers.] no.

£300

4140

PAPERS RELATING TO THE COURT MARTIAL OF COL. SHELLEY, ONE OF THE CABUL HOSTAGES, ETC.; Nov./Dec. 1842 (?) letters (3; no wrappers) sent on the Governor General of India, Lord Ellenorough's behalf by his Private Secretary Sir "H. Durand" to T.H. Maddock (Deputy Governor of Bengal), asking for various papers connected to "the conduct of M[ajor] Gen[eral] Shelton", etc.; one specifically requests "The Memorandum found among the effects of the late Maj. Gen. Elphinstone. The Letter from that Officer to the Secretary to Govt. dated 23rd Feb. 1842 and the Memorandum that accompanied it.", etc., etc. Maddocks' pencil note shows that several of these documents had not been seen in his office! Shelton, one of the handful of Cabul hostages who survived, was court martialled after his return from captivity (held in Cabul from Jan. to Sept. 1842); he was honourably acquitted. Rare documents. (3 items).

£100

4141

1st AFGHAN WAR - MISC. PAPERS; 13th Sept. [1842] letter (no env.) from "Don. Macleod" (perhaps with the British Forces at the gates of Cabul? - the town was re-taken, and the hostages freed, on 15th Sept. 1842); he writes, regarding a medical report about the 13th Regiment, "I think he has gone too far in prejudging what the effects of the climate of Cabool may be on their health. They are for the most part dissipated men who had suffered much bad health from the effects of drunkenness & a tropical climate before they went on this expedition....It is therefore a question whether they are not likely to be more effective in Cabool than in Bengal..." Plus Maddocks' expenses claim for accompanying the Gov. General to Loodianah for a week in Nov. 1842, and a c.1845 manuscript report of the career of Capt. Barston (37th Reg.) who had been severely wounded in the 1839 Afghan Campaign. (3 items).

£100

4142

1st AFGHAN WAR - THE AFTERMATH - PERSONAL LETTER FROM LORD AUCKLAND; 30th Jan. 1843 env. (+ contents) from London written & signed by "Auckland" (the Governor General of India from 1835 until he was recalled to England after the disaster in the Khyber Pass in 1841) to T.H. Maddock (Deputy Governor of Bengal) in Calcutta, signed on the front of the envelope, though prepaid "1/- Via Falmouth"; having mostly very fine scarce "CALCUTTA/SHIP LETTER/FREE" c.d.s. and oval-framed "BOMBAY/FREE" d.s. on the back. The letter expresses surprise at the news surrounding the recent evacuation of Afghanistan; "The withdrawal from Afghanistan will of course be upheld, and I have myself believed throughout, that such withdrawal would, after the events of Cabul, be inevitable...", etc. Important letter from the man at the centre of the Afghan War recriminations. no.

£100

ALBANIA

4143

1952-53 Air surcharge set of 4 mint (signed by Bloch), SG.571-574 (£480) plus 1940 P.Due 4q to 50q mint (Michel Dm 750). A scarce group. (9).

£200

ANTIGUA

**

4144

1912 Registered cover to Germany bearing KEVII 5/- tied by neat St.John's c.d.s. Blue/white Registration label of Antigua, B.W.I. at top left of cover. Most attractive. PHOTO -

£150

AUSTRALIA

4145

TWO CARTONS containing the extensive accumulation of stamps, covers & cards with all periods represented but with strength in QEII inc. extensive ranges of FDC's, Presentation Packs, Airletters, etc. Well worth careful perusal. (Large Qty.).

£150

4146

THREE CARTONS containing the extremely desirable collection of the "History of Australia" dealt with in a thematic way with many FDC's throughout. The collection is well presented in 12 binders and is a delight to look through. (Qty.).

£100

4147

LARGE CARTON containing the extensive duplicated accumulation of Presentation Packs including useful AAT. (Qty.).

£300

4148

CARTON containing the duplicated accumulation of Post Office Yearbooks for 1981 (4), 1982 (2), 1984 (2), 1985, 1991 & 1992. Also "Australian Bicentennial Collection" Presentation Folders (2).

£75

4149

SMALL BOX containing a host of covers mainly from KGVI and early QEII incl. registered FDCs with many "better" such as 1943 10/- 'Arms' and sterling Navigators, maximum cards, much of thematic interest such as Olympics & birds and Australian Antarctic Territory from the outset. (Approx. 150 items).

£120

4150

TWO STOCKBOOKS containing the extensive mint & used duplicated accumulation. (Few 1,000's).

£300

4151

TWO RING BINDERS with a scattering of States but with strength in postal stationery from NSW, Queensland, S.Australia, Victoria & W.Australia through to early QEII and in Commonwealth period registered mail from 1913 onwards. (Small Qty.).

£240

4152

LARGE STOCKBOOK crammed with the extremely extensive mint stock from Kangaroos to the mid 1980's. Much of merit including a useful range of Kangaroos (values to 2/-) and KGV Heads (values to 1/4d including a few multiples and three low value imprint pairs), strong KGV period commems. inc. 1934 Victoria set x 5, 1934 Macarthur set x 5, 1935 Gallipoli Landing set x 2, 1936 S.Australia set x 9, 1937-49 to 10/- (6) & £1 (5), 1937 NSW set x 5, 1940 AIF set x 9, 1948-56 Arms set to £2 x 2 plus additional £1, 1959-64 to 5/- (15), 1963 Navigators to £2 (three complete sets plus various extra values to £1), 1966-75 Decimal defins. to $4 (11), 1974-75 Paintings to $10 (20) and an exceptional array of commemorative issues from the 1950's to 1980's. A magnificent lot with a huge Catalogue value (£1,200+). Ideal for the Fairs Dealer. (Few 1,000's).

£2400

4153

LARGE STOCKBOOK crammed with the extensive duplicated stock of predominantly QEII defins., commems & min. sheets. Particular strength in 1980's & 1990's issues but with some earlier noted. Total Cat. value is in the region of £2,600. (Few 1,000's).

£500

4154

LARGE STOCKBOOK crammed with the extremely extensive mint stock of predominantly QEII issues inc. a large quantity of gutter pairs from the 1970's & 1980's, mint multiples including 1950's & 1960's issues, AAT 1966 definitive set in Japanese Presentation Pack, etc. Ideal for the Fairs dealer. STC £2,750. (Few 1,000's).

£500

4155

STOCKBOOK containing the extensive mint range, predominantly in blocks of four including KGV 5d (SG.23) gutter block of 4, 1924 1d green imprint block of 8 (SG.76 - sharp vertical crease through the gutter), 1928 1d green imprint block of 8 (SG.95, creasing in gutter), 1931 Air 2d & 3d in imprint blocks of 4 plus the 2d in corner marginal plate blocks of 4 from plate 1 to 8 inclusive, Sydney Bridge 2d & 3d in imprint blocks of 4 (two of each), useful KGVI low value definitive imprint/gutter blocks, 5/- Robes (thick paper) imprint block of 4 and a little QEII. A good lot. (Qty.).

£400

4156

RING BINDER with Hagner leaves containing an extensive mint (mainly unmounted) collection between SG.80 & 1211s with one KGV and many KGVI imprint &/or interpanneau pairs/strips/blocks of 4 and 8, 1938 £1 superb & v. lightly mounted, 1958-64 1d-3/- inclusive in unmounted corner blocks of 4, "better" early QEII booklets, booklet panes, decimal Navigators, extensive range of commemoratives some of them in interpanneau pairs, modern 'SPECIMEN' opts. in blocks of four, a few Australian Antarctic Territory & nine used stamps nearly all of them high values. (Several 100's).

£300

4157

BROWN STOCKBOOK gold-blocked 'AUSTRALIA' containing an extensive duplicated mint (much of it unmounted) stock of KGVI and QEII stamps with complete sheets & panes, smaller and interpanneau blocks inc. se-tenant, paper varieties, imperf. miniature sheets and self-adhesive booklets with much of thematic interest such as explorers and sport. Cat. c.£1,350. (Approx. 800).

£260

4158

STOCKBOOK containing the extensive early to modern mint & used collection/accumulation. Strength in mint QEII issues. (Few 1,000's).

£250

4159

STOCKBOOK containing the mainly used range inc. KGV Heads, early P.Dues & various States issues. A good range of postmarks. (Few 1,000's).

£150

4000-4079	4080-4159	4160-4239	4240-4319	4320-4399	4400-4479	4480-4559
4560-4639	4640-4719	4720-4799	4800-4879	4880-4959	4960-5025	INDEX