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1201 |
|
1876-1902 Mint range comprising 4sk green single and horizontal pair (all perf. 12‡), 8sk mauve and a good selection of perf. 14 x 13‡ "aur" values to 100a including the elusive 5a blue (centred high), 6a x 3, 16a, 20a lilac (both shades, the pale lilac fair only) & 50a. Fair to mostly fine. (18). |
£180 |
|
1202 |
|
1876-95 Perf. 14 x 13‡ used study expertly written-up on leaves comprising 3a (26), 5a green (14), 6a (23), 10a (31), 16a (4), 20a (8), 40a green (2, one poor), 40a purple (3), 50a and 100a. Also perf. 12‡ 5a blue (smal faults but presentable). An excellent study incorporating shade and postmark interest. Fair to mostly fine. (114). |
£360 |
|
1203 |
|
1896-1902 Perf. 12‡ mint/unused & used range comprising 3a (2), 4a, 5a (2), 6a (2), 10a (2), 16a, 20a & 25a mint and 3a (10), 4a (3), 5a (11), 6a (6), 10a (7), 16a (2, one poor), 20a (4) & 25a (2). Also 5a perf. 12‡ unused. Fair to fine. (58). |
£100 |
|
1204 |
|
1902-03 "GILDI" opts. The mint & used study on leaves, expertly written-up and annotated including inverted opts., plate flaws, broad & narrow "O" varieties, etc. Better items include Official perf. 14 x 13‡ 3a and 10a mint. (72). |
£180 |
|
1205 |
|
1902-1904 Complete set of the King Christain IX set with "ULTRAMAR" opts. ex the Portuguese Postal authorities. Incredibly the 20a is the "PJONUSTA" cliché error. Mixed condition as is generally the acse with such overprints but very scarce - quite possibly unique. (13). PHOTO - |
£300 |
|
1206 |
|
1902 King Christian IX Official set with "ULTRAMAR" opts. applied by the Portuguese postal authorities. Some toning, etc. Very rare and quite probably unique. (7). |
£150 |
|
1207 |
 |
1902-47 Range of almost entirely commercial covers & cards in an album with many attractive & interesting items inc. Zieher 'stamp' PPCs (2) with advertising, study of postage rates inc. PC, reg'n, insured, parcel etc., greetings PPCs (9), 2 state broadcasting PCs, scarce 1939 40aur geyser on cover (2 inc. pair), 1931 'Dettifoss' cover via Hamburg etc. Needs inspection. (67 items). |
£150 |
|
1208 |
|
1902-04 Christian IX mint & used study on leaves inc. the basic set to 5k mint plus 20a "PJONUSTA" error, used values to 2k, 1902 Official set mint & used and various surcharges inc. 10k on 2k mint and used. (64 plus 2 PPC's). |
£100 |
|
1209 |
|
1907-30 Christian IX & Frederick VIII issue. The mint & used study on leaves inc. 1907-08 set to 10k mint and used (the mint 10k with surface scratch), 1912 to 20a mint & used, Officials to 50a mint & used and a few surcharges. (99). |
£250 |
|
1210 |
|
1911-23 Sigurdsson & King Frederick VIII issues. The mint & used study on leaves inc. Sigurdsson set mint & used plus 2k on 25a mint & used, King Frederick VIII set mint plus short set to 2k used, 1925 10k on 50a claret mint, "Pjonusta" opt. 2k (both) & 5k mint and used, etc. Chiefly fine. (52). |
£240 |
|
1211 |
|
1920-37 King Christian X mint & used study on leaves inc. 1920 set to 5k used, 1931-37 set usedm (10k fiscally so), 1920 Official set mint, 1926 1k on 40a blue mint & used, 1932 25a corner marginal mint block of 4, etc. (163 plus 2 covers). |
£150 |
|
1212 |
|
1920 King Christian X set fresh mounted mint. The odd trivial fault. Cat. £400.(16). |
£75 |
|
1213 |
|
1925 Views set with "COLONIAS" overprint applied by the Portuguese Postal Administration for distribution to one of their overseas territories. Holcombe Certificate (1989). Most unusual. (5). PHOTO - |
£150 |
|
1214 |
|
1925 Views. The mint & used study on leaves inc. a basic mint set, two used sets )one with "TOLLUR" cancels), the 20a used with 236 canceller of Flaga, illustrated advertising envelope ex Akureyri to Denmark bearing 20a, env. ex Reykjavik to England bearing 35a and registered env. ex Reykjavik to Germany bearing 35a & 50a. (Small Qty.). |
£75 |
|
1215 |
|
1930-45 Mint & used slightly duplicated collection on leaves inc. 1930 Millenary 10a Air mint strip of 9, 1930 Official values to 40a plus 10a Air mint, 1930 Air set of 5 mint (SG.174-178), 1931 Falls set mint, 1934 Air set mint plus 20a & 25a perf. varieties, 1935 10a & 1k defins. mint, 1937 Christian X min. sheet mint, 1938-47 Geyser set mint, 1938 Leif Eriksson min. sheet used on FDC, 1939 World Fair set mint, 1939-47 Karlsefni set mint (both perfs.), etc. Mostly fine & fresh. (Approx. 400). |
£200 |
|
1216 |
|
1930 10k on 5k slate-blue & brown very good used, slight rounding of perf. at top left hand corner. SG.150a, Cat. £400. PHOTO - |
£100 |
|
1217 |
|
1930 Parliamentary Millenary mint study on leaves comprising a complete set of 16 and sundry additional examples showing minor varieties, etc. (25). |
£75 |
|
1218 |
|
1931 Set to 10k fresh mounted mint (the scarce 40a is heavily hinged). Also 1921-22 set of five mounted mint. Chiefly fine. Cat. £625. (18). |
£130 |
|
1219 |
|
1944-94 Collection in two loose-leaf albums with much of merit inc. 1944 Proclamation of Republic set mint & on FDC, two 1944 censored overs bearing values from the Proclamation set, 1947-52 Air set mint, 1948 Mount Hekla set mint, 1948 Olympic Games label corner block of 6 plus unissued "Specimens" (2) of same (perf. & imperf.), 1950-54 defin. set to 25kr mint, 1952 Bjornsson set mint, 1954 Hafstein set mint, four mid-1950's Parcel cards, 1956 Power Plants/Waterfalls set mint and extensive later ranges inc. multiples, booklets, covers, etc. (Qty.). |
£300 |
|
1220 |
|
BOOKLETS: 1942 2kr pale blue booklet containing 5a Codfish strip of 5, 10a Herring strip of 5 & 25a Codfish strip of 5. Facit H5Ia, Cat. Kr. 12,000. |
£300 |
|
1221 |
|
OFFICIALS: 1876-1894 mint/unused & used range on leaves comprising 3a, 5a (4), 10a, 16a, 20a & 50a mint plus 3a (2), 5a (3), 10a (4), 16a (2) & 20a (3) used plus 1896-1900 3a (2), 4a & 10a mint and 3a (5) and 4a used. Fair to fine. (33). |
£100 |
|
1222 |
|
POSTAL STATIONERY, 1879-1937: Attractive range of unused stationery on leaves with degree of specialisation inc. postcards 1879-1925 (32) & letter-cards 1906-37 (10) in fine condition; noted are 1880 8aur card with pictorial advertising of H.Th.A.Thomsen and 4aur & 20aur cards with c1930 ship design added. A fine lot for development. (42 items). |
£100 |
|
1223 |
|
REVENUE STAMPS: An unusual group of bills, insurance documents etc. with various revenue stamps affixed inc. stimpilmerki and greithslumerki - the latter mainly the overprinted 'Gullfoss' issue. A fine range of these elusive items. (17 stamped documents & 21 stamps). |
£100 |
|
1224 |
|
TELEGRAMS, 1919-67: An unusual group of used telegram forms, each with an attractive, coloured, pictorial design & handwritten or typed message; 8 basic designs represented with sub-types inc. 1953 Xmas greetings form, the majority being pre-1946 in date. (22 forms & 1 envelope). |
£100 |
| ICELAND - MILITARY |
|
1225 |
|
'HOME DEPOT': E (roughly opened/creased) with home-made Xmas card (Icelandic map) with mainly fine early (26 June 1940) c.d.s. 'HOME DEPOT - R.E.P.S./19' & fine boxed censor 2111 plus another similar cover with Naval censor (11 June1940); also 14 June 1940 OAS cover with censor 1124 & 'LONDON/PAID' machine cancellation. In addition, 9 April 1940 cover ex UK to Denmark with the scarce 2-line 'POSTAL SERVICE SUSPENDED/RETURN TO SENDER' due to German invasion. (4 items). |
£150 |
|
1226 |
|
F.P.O. 304 & 305: 1940-41 Range of censored OAS covers with FPO 304 (3) or 305 (2) c.d.s. inc. one with fine letter ex 'Alabaster 3rd AA Battery', a taxed cover to Brazil with 'BASE CENSOR' label & fine registered cover with KGVI 3d stamp. (5 items). |
£140 |
|
1227 |
|
F.P.O. 306, 307 & 308: Useful group of covers etc., 1940-42, with FPO 306 (7), 307 (2) & 308 c.d.s. inc. field service pc, green 'honour' env. & (1942) U.S. official env. ex APO 810, with various censor h.s. inc. 5 RAF marks (scarcer eliptical h.s. noted). (10 items). |
£170 |
|
1228 |
|
REGISTERED 'T.49' COVERS: Pair of covers, each with reg'n label struck with the scarce 'T.49' h.s. in violet inc. 3d reg'd env. to Scotland with two strikes of the FPO 89 c.d.s. (12 Nov.'41 - latest recorded date?) & Naval censor h.s.; also (9 August 1941) long OHMS env. addressed 'Oc Troops/Blonduos' in blue crayon (presumably containing forwarded mail, originally) with a fine strike of the FPO 89 c.d.s. - the only recorded use of this d.s. on official mail. A good pair. ( 2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. |
£120 |
|
1229 |
|
A.P.O. & F.P.O. Datestamps: A useful selection of covers & cards inc. 4 with A.P.O. 500 addresses, F.P.O. 2 (3), 3 (2) & 526 (3) - the last group inc. RAF 'privilege' env. & unusual large piece of parcel wrapping with reg'n label and 3/11‡d in GB stamps. (12 items). |
£180 |
|
1230 |
|
ROYAL NAVY: An interesting group inc. (worn) cover with RAF censor overstruck by 'OFFICIAL/PAID' machine cancellation - thought to have been used by the Navy; letter written from HMS 'Baldur' (May'43), env. with 'MARITIME.MAIL' machine mark & Naval censor, another written from 'Iceland C', the env. with 'RECEIVED FROM/H.M.SHIPS' mark, letter addressed to the 'Baldur' plus contemporary photographs. (9 items). |
£100 |
|
1231 |
|
R.A.F. POST OFFICE 001: Group of covers, 1943-46, struck with the single-ring c.d.s. & a good variety of RAF censor marks inc. 3d reg'd env., 'honour' env., an air-letter and 3 items from Canadian servicemen; also noted is an unusual red circular RAF Base Censor (34) h.s. used with sealing label. A good lot. (8 items). |
£180 |
|
1232 |
|
R.A.F. POST OFFICE 002: Three covers with fine strikes of the elusive '002' c.d.s. used at Camp Geck inc. pair with 'RAF CENSOR/28' (one overstruck by red Base Censor (4) c.d.s.) & a third (Censor 230) with Naval receipt mark. Also (June 1944) an env. readdressed from Kaldardarnes ('Now Camp Geck RAF 002') & an RAF aerial photograph of Reykjavik. (4 items). |
£150 |
|
1233 |
|
R.A.F. POST OFFICE 005: A fine strike of the very scarce double-ring 'R.A.F. P.O./005' c.d.s. (24 Jan. 1945) on cover to U.K. with RAF censor 123 h.s. - used at Camp Cook June'44 - Jan.'45. Also four other covers ex Camp Cook inc. 3 'honour' envs., 2 with censor tape, 3 with RAF censor 245 marks. A good group. (5 items). PHOTO - see plate no. |
£180 |
|
1234 |
|
RECOVERED & WRECK MAIL: 1941(21/22 August) - Two covers (expected faults!) from/to members of British forces in Iceland, with s/l violet 'SALVED FROM THE SEA' h.s.; one ex FPO 308 the other a returned undelivered letter to a soldier with the 249th AA Battery, Iceland (C) Force; believed to have been carried by an aeroplane shot down over the North Sea. Also S.S.'Ebro' wreck cover (roughly opened) - commercial env. to UK ex Reykjavik carried by the 'Ebro', which sank off Aberdeen on 18. March 1942 - fine 2-line violet 'DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER' & PC90 censor label. (3 items). PHOTO - |
£150 |
|
1235 |
|
INTERNEE MAIL: (12 August 1941) Cover from an Icelandic civilian, addressed to a German naval POW at 'Camp 12, Great Britain' (Guildford) & redirected to Donaldson's Hospital, Edinburgh; fine FPO 308 c.d.s. & boxed censor No.2351 of the Field Security Corps, Laugavegur. The addressee was possibly a captured crew member of the 'Bahia Blanca' which sank off NW Iceland in January 1940. Unusual. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£80 |
|
1236 |
|
MISCELLANY: A useful group of material inc. Oct.1940 'Alabaster Air Mail' cover ex Reykjavik to UK addressed to Lt.Col. Lane - one of very few caried on the first experimental flight; 4 items of official mail (Coastal Battery returns) with FPO 3, 304, 305 & 306; erxamples of mail to service personnel; Icelandic Forces xmas cards (2) etc. (15 items). |
£100 |
|
1237 |
|
NAVY DEPARTMENT & MARINE'S MAIL: (9.July 1941) Official Business env. of the U.S.S. 'William P. Biddle' franked with 30 aur. stamps tied by unframed 'U.S./(DATE)/NAVY' duplex cancellation - 2 days after US Forces landed in Iceland. Also a fine (25. Nov. '41) 'FIRST MARINE BRIGADE/PROVISIONAL/ U.S.MARINES/ICELAND' duplex overstruck by boxed 'Marine's Mail/CG 1st MarBrig/(Provisional)' h.s. with Naval censor etc. In addition, 2 further covers with te same duplex & 2 items of mail addressed to the Marine Brigade, Iceland. A good lot. (6 items). |
£140 |
|
1238 |
|
U.S. A.P.O.s IN ICELAND: Fine selection of covers showing a good range of U.S. Forces duplex & machine cancellations inc. APO 5 (2), 610 (3), 612 (2), 613, 810 (7) & 860 (5); covers inc. official, Red Cross, registered, illustrated patriotic, stationery, ballot card etc. with various censor h.s. & labels. A useful lot. (21 items). |
£200 |
|
1239 |
|
U.S. NAVY: Group of 5 stampless covers with 'U.S./NAVY' duplex d.s. and circlar censor h.s. in a range of colours; items inc. mail from NOB Iceland, Fleet Air Base Reykjavik, Navy 101, Navy 8150 & 9th Construction Battalion. Fine. (5 items). |
£100 |
|
1240 |
|
MISCELLANY: An interesting group inc. 1943 V-Mail ex APO 860 (with env.), 3 official covers (2 reg'd) sent through Icelandic post, 3 diplomatic pouch covers ex US Legation at Reykjavik (also 2 similar from end of 1945), 5 Xmas cards from US forces in Iceland plus a group of post-WWII military & naval covers to 1991. (22 items). |
£100 |
|
1241 |
|
WWI - CIVIL CENSORSHIP: Interesting group inc. 2 covers to UK with paper labels, one showing use of Naval dumb cancellations, intercepted cover to Sweden, scarce s/l 'UNDELIVERABLE/L.P.S.' (1914 card) & fine strike of scarce 'UNDELIVERABLE/(ENEMY COUNTRY)/RETURN TO SENDER', 1918 cover to USA & (uncensored) German feldpost PPC to Reykjavik . (7 items). |
£75 |
|
1242 |
|
WWII - CIVIL CENSORSHIP: Album with collection of covers & cards to & from Iceland, showing various forms of censorship inc. mail to/from Denmark with German censor marks (5), reg'd cover ex Croatia censored in Vienna & Berlin, interrupted mail with s/l 'Postudvekslingen Indistillet/Retur Afsenderen' , Danish, US & British censors, 1944 Republic stamp issue detained FDC with censor's note, s/l red 'CONDEMNED' on 1945 cover to Germany (scarce PC93 label still attached) etc. Also a group of 5 Danish transatlantic covers with different numeral h.s. - one with 'par avion/jusqu'ý N.York' h.s. (35 items). |
£120 |
| ICELAND - CANCELLATIONS |
|
1243 |
|
MISCELLANY of covers & adhesives on leaves & on stockcards showing a good variety of cancellations inc. a range of "TOLLUR" cancels on 1921-30 surcharges, manuscript cancel on 5kr (used in the 5 months preceding the Tollur mark), c.d.s. types of a wide range of PO's inc. Dalasysla, Djupivogur, Dyrafjordur (inc. 5a postal stat. card to Reykjavik), Eskifjordur, Grenjadarstadur, Isafjordur, Miklaholt, Miklibaer, Savdarkrokur (inc. 1910 5a blue postal stat. card to Akureyri), Seydisfjordur, Skagafjardsysla (inc. 1902 5a green postal stat. card to Akureyri), Sveinstadir and Vopnafjordur (inc. cover to Leipzig bearing 10a on 5a x 4). A good little lot. (Approx. 150 plus 7 covers/cards). |
£120 |
|
1244 |
|
MISCELLANY of cancellation & overprint interest comprising sixteen different adhesives with "ORLOF" surcharges, "Two Kings" 1e, 6a & 15a with partial "FRA ISLAND" cancellations and 4a scarlet & grey tied to small piece by splendid pictorial Konungsforin Til Islands cancellation and 1922 20a on 40a mauve cancelled at Vejle (Denmark). An unusual little lot. (Small Qty.). |
£60 |
|
1245 |
|
CROWN CANCELLATIONS: The interesting range of adhesives with Crown cancellations including several scarcer items such as Arnhollstadir, Desjamyri, Hestur, Kalfanes, Reykjahlid (RRR), Stadarfell & Stadur (all type C1) plus Hestur type C2. Mostly good to fine. (62). |
£200 |
|
1246 |
|
CROWN CANCELLATIONS - VEDRARA: 5a green horizontal pair cancelled by a fine strike of the double-ring (type II) Crown postmark. A couple of tone spots on top perfs. of the left hand stamp and slight separation of perfs. but a very rare piece. (Facit RRR). PHOTO - |
£120 |
|
1247 |
|
NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS: Album containing the extensive collection of stamps (plus a few covers) showing a wide variety of numeral cancellations. Better strikes include numbers 21, 32 (4), 38, 53, 64, 70, 88 & 155 off cover plus number 23 on stampless cover to Loni and numbers 8, 14, 18, 26, 50, 80, and 215 on cover. (Approx. 400 plus 10 covers). |
£360 |
| INDIA |
|
1248 |
|
1852 Scinde Dawk issue. ‡a white on part cover (somewhat tatty and with pen cancel across adhesive), a further example of same on small piece (not guaranteed) and a cleaned, repaired example of the ‡a blue with RPS Cert. (2002). |
£180 |
|
1249 |
|
1852 Scinde Dawk ‡a blue used on small piece. SG.S2, Cat. £3,500. RPS Cert. (2002). PHOTO - see plate no. |
£800 |
|
1250 |
|
1852 Scinde Dawk ‡a red good used, hinged to small piece. No cracking of embossing and a very presentable example of this fragile stamp. SG. S3, Cat. £8,000. RPS Cert. (2002). PHOTO - see plate no. |
£2000 |
|
1251 |
|
STAMP BOOKLETS comprising SG. SB3a. & 8a. (both incomplete), SB7c. (lacking only 3 stamps out of 32) and SB11 (missing just one stamp). Also an empty example of SB4 plus SB7a. containing only one stamp. (6 items). |
£150 |
|
1252 |
|
STAMP BOOKLETS comprising SG. SB13, 14c., 16 (slight foxing), 17 (ditto but v. slight), 19a. (trimmed perfs.), 20 (some foxing), 21 and 22 (latter having only 2‡ out of 4 panes of stamps). [8 booklets]. |
£240 |
| INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES |
| ** |
1253 |
|
BOX containing the mint miscellany inc. blocks & complete sheets inc. Bhopal, Bundi, Charkhari in large blocks, one with misaligned printing, Faridkot, Indore, Jaipur, Kishangarh, Soruth 1929 1a block of 27 from the Printer's book scored through with indelible crayon, Travancore in large blocks, etc. Also sundry early India covers/postal stationery and a small range of Russia. (100's). |
£240 |
|
1254 |
|
IDAR - STAMP BOOKLETS: 1944 (?) Selection comprising 1r booklet containing eight panes of four of ‡a blue-green SG.3 (both covers damaged but stamps are fine), a similar booklet but covers (one damaged) in different shade of green, 2r booklet (cream covers) containing eight panes of four 1a violet SG.4 (rusting around staple and other very minor faults) and 4r booklet (blue covers) containing eight panes of four 2a blue SG.5 (again, rusting around staple and other minor cover defects but stamps themselves very fine). SG. do not catalogue or even mention Idar booklets as such although the note after SG.6 refers (inter alia) to "booklet panes of 4 stamps". (4 booklets). |
£150 |
| INDONESIA |
|
1255 |
|
THREE CARTONS containing the extensive mint duplicated stock in dealer's packets. An extremely colourful lot with many themes represented. Ideal for the Fair's dealer. (Large Qty.). |
£75 |
| IRAQ |
|
1256 |
|
BRITISH OCCUPATION, 1916-22: Indian Army Force 'D' censored OAS Env. to UK plus a different censor on part cover bearing scarce local provisional Occupation surcharges on Turkish issues (3 different) tied by fine BAGHDAD BASE POST OFFICE/M.E.F. c.d.s.; also POSTAGE/I.E.F.'D' opts on Turkish fiscals used in Mosul inc. commercial cover to India & a group c.t.o. on Army telegraph form. In addition, 3 commercial frankings using the attractive opt'd pictorial issue inc. cancellation by BAGHDAD CANTONMENT & BUSRA c.d.s. plus 1a/20pa reply card used with IFPO No61 c.d.s. (8 items). |
£120 |
|
1257 |
|
BRITISH OCCUPATION - SCARCE 2Ans SURCHARGED 'GPO' ISSUE: 1917 (9 Nov.) local E franked by 2a on 1pi ultramarine 'BAGHDAD/IN BRITISH/OCCUPATION' issue [SG 12] tied by v.fine Baghdad double-ring c.d.s. Possibly philatelic but a scarce item, nevertheless! PHOTO - |
£100 |
|
1258 |
|
INDIA USED IN IRAQ: c1872 E (flap stained/piece torn away) to Karachi with India 1a brown used as seal, struck with a clear barred square 'B' obliterator and v.fine BUSREH d.s. Also 1928-48 pair of reg'd covers ex Baghdad by Overland Mail to US or Air to UK, the latter with 10f tax stamp. (3 items). |
£75 |
| IRISH FREE STATE |
|
1259 |
|
STAMP BOOKLETS: Selection comprising SG. SB9, 10 (2, one with upright wmk. and other with wmk. inverted), 11-17 inclusive, 19-29 inclusive, 31, 37, 39 & 40, 45, 46, 46a, 46b and 58 (2 - different covers) nearly all in pristine condition and together Cat. £637. (31 booklets). |
£220 |
| ITALY |
|
1260 |
|
STOCKBOOK containing the early to middle predominantly used duplicated collection. (Many 100's). |
£200 |
|
1261 |
|
1862-1977 Collection of mainly fine used stamps in a printed album with a number of elusive items noted, express, air, dues, parcel stamps etc. Also two stockbooks with useful further duplicated ranges of used stamps inc. colonial issues. Well worth examination. (100s). |
£220 |
| JAMAICA |
|
1262 |
|
STOCKBOOK containing a mint/unused & used heavily duplicated accumulation from 1860 to the 1960's with postmark interest throughout and incl. 1901 Llandovery Falls slate-black and red optd. 'SPECIMEN' (lightly mounted mint but some toning), identified coloured papers and other KGV values to 2/-, KGVI values to 10/- both mint & used, early QEII values to £1 and much else of interest such as embossed stamp duty impressions, Revenues, 'OFFICIAL' & 'JUDICIAL' stamps and Red Cross labels. (Many 100's). |
£100 |
|
1263 |
|
STAMP BOOKLETS comprising SG. SB10a. & 12-14 inclusive; slight faults but a scarce quartet together Cat. £376. |
£120 |
| KENYA, UGANDA AND TANGANYIKA |
|
1264 |
|
1935-37 and 1938-54 sets to £1 mounted mint. Chiefly fine. (34). |
£90 |
|
1265 |
|
STAMP BOOKLETS comprising SG. SB3 (rust around staples and stamps have tropicalised gum), 4a. (2) and 6-9 inclusive. Cat. £336. (7 booklets). |
£80 |
| LEVANT - AUSTRIAN |
|
1266 |
|
EARLY COVERS FROM AUSTRIAN OFFICES, 1852-86: Fine s/l SMYRNE/23 AOUT h.s. on 1852 EL to Trieste, good range of PO marks on stamped covers inc. CANDIA (1877), PREVESA (1879) with CORFU backstamp, JBRAILA (1865) on 15sld pair, JERUSALEM (2 - 1880/86), BEYROUT & SMYRNA (2). A useful lot. (10 items). |
£150 |
|
1267 |
|
MISCELLANY: 1896-1914 Range of covers, postal stationery & PPCs from various Offices inc. Alexandrette, Beirut, Caifa, Jaffa, Jerusalem, Smyrna,Trapezund & Tripoli with a good variety of frankings & c.d.s. types. A useful lot. (30 items). |
£120 |
|
1268 |
|
CONSTANTINOPLE, 1852-1912: Covers and cards illustrating a good variety of Constantinople c.d.s.'s incl. a fine strike of the ornamental double-ring (1852) and different types of the later cancellations for P.Os. I to III on attractive PPCs. A few minor faults:but still an interesting group. (18 items). |
£80 |
|
1269 |
|
GREEK ISLANDS: 1902-05 Selection of covers, stationery & PPCs used at the Austrian P.O.s at Scios (4), Vathy (2) & Canea (2) the latter inc.French Occupation Forces in Crete printed E used through the Austrian PO. Elusive. (8 items) |
£80 |
|
1270 |
|
RETTIMO - THE PROVING PIECE FROM THIS RARE OFFICE: Commercial 10c stationery card ex the Rethymo branch of the Banque d'AthËnes to Switzerland with very fine upright strike of the rare Austrian PO at Rettimo (Crete) c.d.s. (18.6.10); accompanied by a letter from William Stephen (of Tchilingirian & Stephen 'Austrian POs Abroad') congratulating the then (1966) owner on finding the unrecorded cancellation which was to be listed in the Handbook. A fine piece. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£90 |
|
1271 |
|
SCIO-CESME: Scarce pair of Austrian/Greek combination covers - 1866 EL to Syros with Lombardy-Venetia 1864 10sld 'arms' issue (toned perfs) canceled by fine strike of the single-ring SCIO-CESME c.d.s. with red m/s '20' & Greek 20l (affected by filing crease) added at Syros. Also an 1874 EL (light filing fold) to Syros bearing 10sld Franz Josef with similar cancellation & 20l Hermes with '17' lozenge obliteration. (2 items). |
£120 |
|
1272 |
|
'TURKEY IN EUROPE', 1887-1908: PPCs & stationery with elusive cancellations of Austrian POs in Greece & Albania inc. Adrianopel, Dedeagatsch, Filoppopel, Salonich, Scutari & Valona; also a Bosnia-herzegovina 5h card ex military PO at Sarajevo. (9 items). |
£90 |
| LEVANT - BRITISH |
| ** |
1273 |
|
MISCELLANY of covers with KEVII & KGV frankings showing a good variety of cancellations.(Approx. 40 covers). |
£100 |
|
1274 |
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CONSTANTINOPLE: 1864 Stampless EL to London with fine blue strike of the 'skeleton' "BRITISH-POST-OFFICE=CONSTANTINOPLE=" d.s. and pair of 1876/8 envs. (one with edge faults) to England franked with 2‡d rosy-mauve (plates 2 & 16) tied by "C" in barred oval obliterator with fine red strikes of either the small 'skeleton' type or single circle d.s., the later env. being from H.M.S. 'Temeraire' along with a photograph of the ship. (4 items). |
£75 |
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1275 |
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1863-76 Range of covers inc. (1869) E to France with 20c pair tied by indistinct anchor lozenges in blue with matching 'PD' & octagonal 'BEYROUTH/PAQ.FR.X No4'; blue Alexandrette c.d.s. cancelling 30c brown on 1876 local cover with Turkish 20pa & 1pi stamps cancelled at Aleppo (opened out / faults); GC lozenges of Alexandrette (3), Beyrout (2), Jaffa (2, inc. one with Jerusalem cross), Latakia, Mersina, Samsoun, Smyrna (2), Trebizonde & Tripoli with attendant c.d.s. etc. (16 items). |
£150 |
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1276 |
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BEIRUT & MARITIME MAIL: 1861 Env. (crest of H.M.S. 'Orion' but roughly opened and discoloured vertical strip) franked with imperf. 20c & 40c French adhesives cancelled by the scarce PC 3706 numeral with 'BEYROUT/SYRIE' c.d.s. nearby, scarce 1912 env. with 10c Sower (F. M. opt.) cancelled by 'CORR. D'ARMEES/CONSTANTINOPLE' with 'CROISEUR CUIRASSŠ/"LÈon-Gambetta" ' and fine Marine FranÁaise anchor cachet, pair of WWI cards with Constantinople Naval Base or Salonica anchor cachets and a Salonica PPC. (5 items). |
£100 |
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1277 |
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CONSTANTINOPLE: 1864 E (light filing fold but still most attractive) with scarce high value franking (2f 40c in shape of 3 x 80c NapolÈon) to Messina with GC 5083 cancellations, c.d.s. and Italian paquebot h.s. nearby and four other covers between 1867 & 1874 also with 5083 cancellations, the adhesives including CÈrËs 80c, NapolÈon 20c pair & 40c (2 but one poor). [5 items]. |
£150 |
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1278 |
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CONSTANTINOPLE, 1883-1912: Group of covers and cards with Type Sage etc. frankings inc. fine 1901 2p on 50c registered cover, 1905 avis de reception, 1905 private red 'Poste FranÁaise' h.s., 1905-12 pair of paquebot cards one with mobile box h.s., 1911 1p on 25c pair on registered cover with scarce pink paper label of Galata and 3 Salonica items, 2 of which have 'SALONIQUE QTIER. FRANC' c.d.s. (25 items). |
£120 |
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1279 |
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CRETE - FRENCH MILITARY OCCUPATION, 1899: E to infantry officer in Paris endorsed Troupes franÁaises dÈtachÈes en Crete, with mainly fine blue cachet '4eme REGIMENT D'INFANTERIE FRAN«AISES DETACHŠ A L'ILE DE CRETE' and (partly smudged) dotted c.d.s. of La Canee (3 March 1899). Scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£80 |
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1280 |
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AIRMAIL: 1920-21 Airmail overprints - both sets on cover ex Aleppo, slight creasing but scarce. Also a 1923 E franked with a strip of 5 of the 1p/20c sower, each with violet 'POSTE/PAR/AVION' h.s., tied by seal-type cancellation of Deir es Zor. In addition, a 1920 postcard with 10c 'ILE ROUAD' opt. issue with Egyptian c.d.s. and elusive used example of the 10c 'TEO' stationery card with 'OMF/Syrie/1 PIASTRE' opt. ex Beyrout. (5 items). |
£140 |
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