| INDIAN STATES (COLLECTIONS) |
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580 |
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ACCUMULATION on leaves, stockcards, etc. of Convention & Feudatory States, we note some fine Patiala with well catalogues "AUTTIALA" errors mint, a very mixed range of values on the stockcards but they will be worth checking. Also a quantity of Fiscal labels from mainly Holkar, Indore & Gwalior and a bundle of fiscal documents mainly of Holkar. Lots to look at, usual fair to fine conndition. (100's). |
£150 |
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581 |
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COVERS, ETC.: Small collection of covers and a few pieces with much postmark interest, includes combination India/States frankings. We note items from Bhor, Bundi, Gwalior, Indore, Jhind, Las Bela, Hyderabad, Morvi, sawastra & Shahpura. Some lovely negative cancels. Take a look at this one! (33). |
£75 |
| INDIAN CONVENTION STATES |
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582 |
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MISCELLANY on stockcards comprising Gwalior KGVI 2r, 5r & 10r officials, Nabha 191938 5r & 10r (marginal), Patiala 1937-38 2r, 5r & 10r and 1943-44 Official 1r to 5r, all unmounted mint with light gum toning. (11). |
£120 |
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583 |
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1938 15r brown & green marginal unmounted mint plus 1942-47 1r to 10r unmounted mint. All with slightly toned gum. SG. Cat. £312. (5). |
£120 |
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584 |
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CHAMBA - OFFICIALS: 1938 1r grey & red-brown unmounted mint horizontal pair. Gum slightly toned. SG.O68, Cat. £700. PHOTO - |
£240 |
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585 |
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CHAMBA - OFFICIALS: 1938-40 2r, 5r & 10r unmounted mint horizontal pairs. Gum slightly toned. SG. Cat. £376. (6). |
£150 |
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586 |
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JIND: 1937-38 1r, 2r, 5r, 10r & 15r unmounted mint, gum slightly toned; also 1941-43 25r marginal unmounted mint (gum lightly toned). SG. Cat. £282. (6). |
£100 |
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587 |
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JIND: 1941-43 25r slate-violet & purple corner marginal unmounted mint block of 4. Gum slighly toned but a spectacular piece. SG.136, Cat. £300+. |
£120 |
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588 |
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JIND - OFFICIALS: 1942 1r to 10r set of four unmounted mint, gum slightly toned. SG.O83-86, Cat. £250. (4). |
£90 |
| INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES |
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589 |
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IDAR - STAMP BOOKLETS: 1944 (?) Group comprising 1r booklet containing eight panes of four ‡a blue-green SG.3 (both covers damaged but stamps fine), similar booklet but covers (1 damaged) in different shade of green, 2r booklet (cream covers) containing eight panes of four 1a violet SG.4 (rusting near staple & other v. minor faults) and 4r booklet (blue covers) containing eight panes of four 2a blue SG.5 (again, rusting around staple and other slight cover defects but stamps themselves v. fine). SG. do not mention Idar booklets as such although the note after SG.6 refers to "booklet panes of 4 stamps". (4 booklets). |
£120 |
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590 |
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INDORE: The interesting group of imperforate & perforated proofs/colour trials (accepted and unaccepted designs) in a variety of colours. Attractive and unusual. (9). |
£90 |
| INDIA USED ABROAD |
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591 |
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MISCELLANY: Small group of covers with Kuwait censored 1942(2) & 1945, neat Bushire small squared circle on India ‡a (1885), 3 x KGV frankings from Muscat (1922-33) (poor strikes) and 1888 Pondicherry small squared circle tying India 3as on cover to Mahableshwar and a 1947 Pondicherry Reg. d.ring c.d.s. tying India KGVI vals on registered cover to Bombay. These last two with small faults the rest roughly opened, a scarce group. |
£75 |
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592 |
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ABYSSINIAN FIELD FORCE, 1868: India 1a, 4as & 6as 8p, each with a fine strike of the diamond barred "FF" in black.4as has couple of perf faults, others superb. PHOTO - |
£75 |
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593 |
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FRENCH POSSESSIONS: 1856-64 ‡a pale blue pair with diamond grille cancel with number 150 in centre. Also 1865 &Mac189;a pale blue pair with similar grille number 20 & a single example with unnumbered grille. These are beleived to originate from Mahé. Very fine & scarce marks for the postmark specialist. PHOTO - |
£60 |
| IRAQ |
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594 |
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INDIA USED IN IRAQ: c1872 EL (faults) to Karachi with India 1a brown used as seal, struck with a clear barred square "B" obliterator & v.fine "BUSREH" d.s. Also 1928-48 pair of registered covers ex Baghdad by Overland Mail to the US or Air to the UK, the latter with 10f Tax stamp. (3 items). |
£60 |
| KUWAIT |
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595 |
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"KOWEIT/DUE/ONE ANNA" handstamp on front of a 1915 Cover to Bombay, franked on reverse with India ‡a, tied by KOWEIT/18 FEB 15" c.d.s. (Under a month after the opening of the regular Indian Postal Service). A superb example of this very scarce mark.PHOTO - see plate no.9A |
£80 |
| LABUAN |
| ** |
596 |
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1898 Registered philatelic cover to Germany bearing a complete set of the 1896 Jubilee issue. Most attractive. PHOTO - see plate no.9A |
£120 |
| MALAYA/MALAYSIA |
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597 |
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STOCKBOOK with the used, slightly duplicated stock covering most States. Many complete sets to $5 etc. We note KGV vals to $5 and Edward to $2, a number of RSW pairs, UPU sets; also includes North Borneo, Sarawak and modern Malaysian issues. Condition is muc above the average for this material. STC over £4000. (100's). |
£600 |
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598 |
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QV-QEII Mint collection in brown stockbook, most states well represented including Borneo Brunei & Sarawak, Useful middle period values noted to $1, later KGVI period vals to $5. A few useful postage dues and Jap. Occupation noted. Some gum toning as usual on some pre QEII values ( a few QEII unmounted) but well worth a close look. (STC £2300). |
£300 |
| ** |
599 |
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COVERS/CARDS: The interesting group of covers & cards, c1938-74 including four WWII censored items, a selection of flown covers, uprated postal stationery cards & envelopes, registered mail, etc. (Approx. 90 items). |
£150 |
| ** |
600 |
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COVERS/CARDS: The selection of covers & cards from Pahang, Perak & Trengganu inc. 1924 registered cover ex Trengganu to the USA bearing 2c & 30c defins., 1935 PPC of a Tiger addressed to the USA bearing 3c x 2 and with boxed violet "T.C.Lew/Sungei Ayam Tin Mines/Kemaman (Trengganu)/vai Singapore, S.S.", 1938 registered cover to New York bearing Pahang 1c, 3c, 6c & 12c defins., 1938 registered cover to the USA bearing Pahang 4c, 6c, 10c & 30c adhesives, 1939 censored cover to the USA bearing Perak 2c and Pahang 5c brown (2) adhesives, 1940 censored cover with Negri Sembilan/Pahang & Straits adhesives plus 2c green & white "He will thank you/MALAYA PATRIOTIC FUND", label, etc. (14 items). |
£120 |
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601 |
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COVERS/CARDS: The varied range of covers & cards (inc. a fair amount of postal stationery) with a good selection of postal markings. We note a fascinating 1921 Straits 2c green postal stat. card with a printed programme for the "Chinese Recreation Club" (Perak) amongst a number of interesting items. (35 items). |
£100 |
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602 |
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1957-60 A collection of unmounted mint vertical coil pieces with Johore 1960 10c maroon, strips of twelve with leader attached & a join, twelve with end attached & a join, fourteen with two joins and mint & c.t.o. strips of four with joins. Also similar selections for Negri Semblin (the coil leader item has 1C plate number), Penang, Perak and Selangor. A few short/trimmed perfs. in places but mostly fine. |
£140 |
| MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS |
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603 |
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BOXED S.G. "PHILATELIC" ALBUM containing the QV-KGVI mint & used collection with much of merit inc. a useful range of India used in Singapore (15, some duplication and condition rather variable), 1867 surcharges with a good mint example of the 4c on 1a brown and a good used example of the 24c on 8c (plus a range of other values with "Chops"), 1867-68 to 96c used, 1883-91 vals. to 96c mint & used, a uesful selection of surcharges inc. 1892 1c on 6c marginal mint blocks of 42 & 18, 1892-99 values to 50c mint & used plus a vertical strip of three of the 1c with "NEBONG/(Crown)/TABAL" cancellation, 1902 values to $1 mint plus a fiscally used $5, 1906-11 colour changes with values to $1 mint & $5 used (fiscally so), 1910-11 $25 fiscally used, 1912-22 to $5 (3) mint & used, 1921-33 to $5 mint & $25 (2) used, 1922 Exhibition vals. to $2 mint plus a small study of varieties, 1936-37 set mint & used, KGVI vals. to $5 mint & used, etc. A very good lot which has been expertly & lovingly written-up by a very knowledgeable collector. Careful inspection recommended. (Sev. 100's). |
£600 |
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604 |
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QV-KGV RANGES ON STOCKLEAVES: The rather untidy but interesting accumulation with useful QV surcharges inc. a reasonable unused example of the 1886 3c on 5c purple-brown, KGV Exhibition $1 (SG.255) used, P.Dues & sundry cancellation interest. Poor to fine. (Approx. 160). |
£150 |
| ** |
605 |
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COVERS/CARDS: The interesting group of KEVII/KGV period items including 1918 registered cover to Penang bearing 4c & 10c adhesives tied by "BUKIT MERTAJAM" datestamps, 1919 cover to London bearing Red Cross 2c on 3c & 2c on 4c adhesives (scarce on cover), 1919 registered env. to Brazil bearing 21c adhesive, 1929 15c blue registered env uprated with 6c (3) tied by "NORTH CANAL ROAD" c.d.s's and with large black "A.R", etc. (11 items). |
£150 |
|
606 |
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COVERS/CARDS: The interesting group of KGV period covers/cards inc. 1925 (9 February) 12c blue postal stationery envelope size "G" with embossed head in a circle of dots and scalloped outer ring (roughly opened) uprated with 6c adhesive from Singapore to London, 1926 (7 Jan.) 12c blue postal stationery envelope size "G" with embossed head in circle of loops with dotted outer ring uprated with 4c (2), 5c & 10c from Singapore to the UK, 1927 PPC bearing 4c tied by a goodish strike of the "KEPPEL HARBOUR" ds, 1929 PPC of a Man Eating Crocodile bearing 6c red tied by double-ring "GENERAL POST OFFICE/SINGAPORE", 1932 6c red postal stationery envelope uprated with 2c adhesive tied by double-ring cds of Singapore, 1932 flown cover to England bearing 4c (2) & 50c adhesives, etc. (15 items). |
£120 |
|
607 |
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COVERS/CARDS, CANCELLATIONS, ETC.: The interesting selection inc. 1940 censored cover to the USA bearing 1c (3) & 12 defins. and 1c red & brown "He Will thank you/MALAYA PATRIOTIC FUND" label, three other 1940-41 censored covers (nos. 10 & 49 x 2), sundry off-paper KGV period adhesives with miscellaneous cancellation interest, 1936 pictorial "BRITISH INDIA LINE" cover to the UK bearing 25c adhesive, three Burmese adhesives with part violet "PAQUEBOT " marks of Penang, etc. (Small Qty.). |
£75 |
|
608 |
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AIRMAILS: The small group of flown covers incl. 1933 "window" envelope to Amsterdam bearing 12c block of 4 & 5c adhesives, 1934 registered cover ex Malacca to the UK bearing (on reverse) 5c (3, one torn) & 10c (4, one torn) adhesives, 1935 registered cover ex Singapore to the UK bearing 5c & 50c adhesives, two 1935 covers to the UK bearing Silver Jubilee 25c values, 1936 flown cover to Scotland bearing 6c,10c & 12c adhesives, 1939 censored cover to the UK bearing KGVI 5c & 50c adhesives and with blue boxed "PASSED BY/NAVAL CENSOR", etc. (12 covers plus 3 postcards). |
£75 |
| ** |
609 |
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1902 Philatelic cover to Budapest bearing 11 different KEVII values to $2 tied by five strikes of the "SINGAPORE" d.s. Highly appealing. PHOTO - see plate no.9A |
£100 |
| MALAYA - FEDERATED MALAY STATES |
| ** |
610 |
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POSTAL STATIONERY - REGISTERED ENVELOPES: 1904-34 group of uprated postal stationery envelopes with a good range of cancellations inc. "BAGAN SERAI" (1909), "KAPAR" (1909), "KUALA PILAH" (1919), "RAWANG" (1919), "SUNGEI BESI" (1927) &"TELUK ANSON" (1904). A scarce group. (10 items). |
£150 |
| ** |
611 |
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COVERS/CARDS: The useful group of covers & cards with various Tiger frankings inc. used postal stationery envelopes, registered mail, early flown covers inc. 1928 Medan-Amsterdam, 1919 cover to Switzerland bearing 10c adhesive with black/white "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS" censor tape & boxed violet "POSTAL CENSOR'S OFFICE", etc. (17 items). |
£100 |
| MALAYA - JOHORE |
| ** |
612 |
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COVERS/CARDS: 1928-41 miscellany inc. 1928 registered cover to Bristol. bearing 3c green & 10c (3) with "PARIT JAWA" cancellations, 1937 15c blue registered env. uprated with 5c adhesived tied by "MUAR" c.d.s., 1940 censored cover to the USA bearing 2c & 5c (2) adhesives and with violet boxed "PASSED BY/CENSOR/SINGAPORE", 1941 flown cover ex "SCUDAI" to Australia bearing 65c worth of adhesives and with violet triangular "PASSED FOR/1/TRANSMISSION" cachet, etc. (7 items). |
£100 |
| ** |
613 |
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1896 Registered cover to Singapore bearing "KEMAHKOTAAN" 1c to 6c tied by large double-ring "JOHORE/BAHRU" cancellations & with red boxed registration cachet of same.PHOTO - see plate no.9A |
£100 |
| MALAYA - KEDAH |
| ** |
614 |
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COVERS/CARDS: 1913-41 group inc. 1919 10c blue registered env. uprated with 3c defin. plus Straits 1c black tied by "KUALA KETIL" datestamps and with black registration ccahet of same plus large black "A.R", attractive 1921 registered envelope bearing 1c, 4c, 5c & 10c adhesives, 1941 censored cover to the USA bearing 10c, 40c (both partially obscured by censor tape) & $1 adhesives tied by "SUNGEI PATANI" datestamps and with violet boxed "OPENED BY/CENSOR/47", ETC. (11 items). PHOTO - see plate no. |
£120 |
| MALAYA - KELANTAN |
| ** |
615 |
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COVERS: The small selection comprising 1911"Wilson" cover ex Kota Bharu bearing 1c (2), 3c, 4c & 5c defins., 1937 flown cover to Switzerland bearing $1 blue, 1940 15c blue postal stationery envelope uprated with 8c adhesive and a 1931 flown cover to London bearing 5c & 50c defins., endorsed "Dutch Airways" and with black/grey "P&T 30/BY AIR MAIL" label. (4 covers). |
£100 |
| MALAYA - NEGRI SEMBILAN |
| ** |
616 |
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COVERS: The small selection including 1900 registered cover to Singapore bearing 1c & 10c defins. 1938 registered flown cover to the USA bearing 4c, 6c, 10c & 30c adhesives, WWII period censored cover to the USA bearing 1c, 3c, 5c & 6c adhesives with three-line "PASSED BY/CENSOR 298/A" and circular "PASSED BY CENSOR" marks, 1936 "Wilson" cover bearing $1 defin. ex Seremban, etc. (6 covers). |
£100 |
| MALAYA - PERAK |
| ** |
617 |
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1897 Cover to Singapore bearing 50c, $1 & $2 adhesives tied by Squared Circle cancellations of Ipoh. Vertical crease well clear of adhesives. PHOTO - |
£150 |
| MALAYA - SELANGOR |
| ** |
618 |
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COVERS: 1895-1941 trio comprising 1895 registered cover ex Klang to Singapore bearing 1c, 2c (both colours), 5c & 3c on 2c adhesives, 1937 5c brown postal stationery env. uprated with 10c x 2 tied by "BRICKFIELDS ROAD" cds & 1941 censored cover to London bearing $2 adhesive, endorsed "Clipper Air Mail/Air Throughout". (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no.9A |
£120 |
| MALAYA - SINGAPORE |
|
619 |
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BOXED "SINGAPORE/Paid" MARK ON COVER FROM MALACCA TO BATAVIA: Long undated env. from "Malacca" (contemporary pencil note) to the "Orphan Chamber at Batavia" with a fair red boxed "SINGAPORE/Paid" mark on the back and a very fine blue "BATAVIA" arrival d.s. on the front. Attractive & scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£120 |
|
620 |
|
1962 Fish 10c, an unmouted mint selection of vertical coil pieces comprising strips of twelve x 2 with different leaders attached inc. a join, twelve x 2 with ends atached inc. a join, fourteen x 2 inc. two joins and a strip of four with a join. Also 1955 10c lilac vertical coil strips of twelve with leader attached & join, twelve with end attached & join, fourteen with two joins and four with a single cenral join. A few are a little foxed but mostly fine. |
£80 |
|
621 |
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1985-89 Insects 10c & 20c Leigh Mardon printings, 35 fresh unmounted examples of each in blocks. (SG 492a,494a - £472.50). |
£50 |
| MALAYA - SUNGEI-UJONG |
| ** |
622 |
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1896 Registered cover to Singapore bearing 2c, 5c, 1c surcharge & 3c surcharge tied by two strikes of the large circular "SUNGEI UJONG" d.s.. Most attractive. PHOTO - |
£120 |
| MALAYA - JAPANESE OCCUPATION |
| ** |
623 |
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PENANG, 1942: Reg'd cover franked with KGVI 1c, 2c & 3c blocks of 4, opt'd with the Okugawa Seal (apparently at least 2 types), plus pairs of the 1c & 2c with 'DAI NIPPON/2602/PENANG' opt. cancelled by '29th April 1917' Tencho-Setsu c.d.s.; central fold not affecting stamps, otherwise fine. |
£75 |
| NEPAL |
|
624 |
|
1881-1982 Small collection on leaves, mainly used adhesives plus a number of Indian used in Nepal covers(8), including 2 x 1950 covers postmarked Indian Embassy (Nepal), a 1948 cover from the British Legation Nepal, two KEVII stationery envelopes used with Nepal cancels, a 1946 cover from Nepal to Burma (contents requesting supplies of Jap. Occupation issues of Burma & Malaya), 1960's/70's selection of covers(57), mainly stampless but a number bearing 1960 Officials. Postmark / handstamp interest for the specialist, condition mixed. |
£75 |
| NORTH BORNEO/SABAH |
| ** |
625 |
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COVERS/CARDS: The interesting group of KGVI/QEII covers & cards inc. 1947 registered cover to England bearing "BMA" opt. 6c (2), 8c & 20c plus Sarawak "BMA" opt. 15c (2) with cds cancellations of Tawau & scarce circular "A.V.2", 1950 registered cover to New York bearing KGVI vals. (7) to $10 blue including $2 Murut & $5 Net Fishing, 1946 registered cover to England bearing "BMA" opt. 6c & $2 values, 1948 registered cover ex Beaufort to Jesselton bearing "BMA" $5 opt., etc. (28 items). |
£120 |
| ** |
626 |
|
1897-1908 Group of covers/cards inc. 1898 registered cover to Germany bearing 18c & 24c defins. tied by Sandakan datestamps, 1897 registered cover to Canada bearing 2c, 3c, 5c & 8c adhesives tied by Sandakan datestamps & 1908 registered PPC to Java bearing "British Protectorate" 4c & 10c opts. tied by Kudat datestamps, etc. (5 items). |
£120 |
| ** |
627 |
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1941 Pair of censored covers to Scotland & the USA bearing 3c, 20c & War Tax 1c (2) and 2c, 10c & War Tax 1c (2) respectively. Both ex Sandakan, the former with registration label and both with censor tape overstruck in red by boxed "PASSED BY/CENSOR/NORTH BORNEO" cachets with "10" & "17" respectively. A scarce pair. |
£100 |
| SARAWAK |
| ** |
628 |
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COVERS/CARDS: The interesting accumulation, 1898-1938 inc. postal stationery, registered mail, several scarce village cancellations inc. "BAU", "BINATANG", "DALAT", "ENGKILILI", "MUKAH", "NIAH" & "SIBU" (some with scarce village transit backstamps). A scarce group. (19 items). |
£200 |
| ** |
629 |
|
COVERS/CARDS: 1940-73 group inc. registered mail with 1940 cover ex Simunjan to Kuching, 1946 cover ex Lundu to the Isle of Wight & 1950 cover ex Engkilili to Kuching, flown mail, inc. 1940 seven-colour franking cover ex Simanggang to London, 1945 philatelic cover to Kuching bearing 11 different "BMA" opts. (five being on North Borneo adhesives), etc. (31 items). |
£150 |
| ** |
630 |
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MILITARY - WWII: The small selection of covers & cards with a variety of censor markings/labels, frankings & cancellations. We note five items with violet boxed "PASSED BY/CENSOR" marks (three different sizes), two covers with triangular "PASSED FOR TRANSMISSION/49/SINGAPORE/" marks in black & violet respectively and two 1940 covers with "PASSED BY CENSOR" tape. (9 items). |
£120 |
| ** |
631 |
|
POSTAL STATIONERY - REGISTERED ENVELOPES: The small range of used registered envelopes, 1919-1939 with a good range of cancellations inc. "BINTULU" (1919), "LAWAS", "SADONG", "SARATON", "SARIKEI" & "SIMANGGANG". Chiefly 1930's usages. (11 items). |
£200 |
| TIBET |
|
632 |
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MISCELLANY on leaves inc. 1898 3p, ‡a, 1a & 2‡a opts. on China plus a somewhat "motley crew" of Independent issues with a high proportion of fakes (including "used" multiples). Also India 1948 Gandhi set used on special souvenir booklet with "POONA" First Day cancellations. (Small Qty.). |
£75 |
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