| ** |
491 |
 |
1893 Cover to Wales bearing a complete set of the First issue cancelled by the circular "COOK ISLANDS/P.O./RAROTONGA" (A2) h.s with a fine strike of the seven star "GOVERNMENT OF THE COOK ISLANDS" (AF5) seal (another example on reverse), m/s "R/249" plus "RAROTONGA" (A3) cds, Auckland & London registered transit d.s. all struck on the front. Some minor foxing but a very attractive cover. PHOTO - see plate 13B |
£200 |
| ** |
492 |
|
1893 (6 April) env. from Rarotonga to Otago franked with a single 2‡d tied by a very fine "RAROTONGA" (A3) c.d.s. with a superb violet seven-star "GOVERNMENT OF THE COOK ISLANDS" (AF5) seal struck alongside with another strike on reverse. Most attractive. PHOTO - see plate 13B |
£180 |
| ** |
493 |
|
1893-1900 Makea issue. 1d to 10d mint (less 1d blue) plus 2‡d rose-carmine corner block of 12 (6 x 2) from the lower right of the sheet, two pulled perfs. at left. Mostly fine. Cat. £860. (17). |
£120 |
| ** |
494 |
|
1901 CROWN OVERPRINT 1d USED ON COVER: 1901 (8 Oct.) "Governor's" env.used from Rarotonga to the Bank of New Zealand tied by a single "COOK ISLANDS/RAROTONGA" (A6) c.d.s. with Auckland arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Cover creased clear of adhesive which is a trifle soiled along one edge. Very rare. Ex Gudgeon, Brodie & Fitzpatrick. RPS Cert. (1990) states that the stamp has been lifted & replaced. PHOTO - see plate 9 |
£1200 |
| ** |
495 |
|
1901 Crown overprint issue. 1d brown unused (no gum) reconstructed block of 12 consisting of a corner block of 8 (4 x 2) and a marginal block of 4. Some creasing on margins, tone spots & staining on reverse but a rare multiple of a scarce adhesive. Ex Burge & Fitzpatrick. |
£400 |
| ** |
496 |
|
1901 Crown overprint 1d brown used block of 4 with central cds. Cat. £560+. PHOTO - |
£200 |
| ** |
497 |
|
1901 Crown overprint 1d brown mint & used singles plus an unused (no gum) example. Small faults. SG.22, Cat. £480. |
£75 |
| ** |
498 |
|
1902 Makea & Torea issue on Cowan paper. ‡d blue-green horizontally imperforate pair used on small piece with a normal single, tied by part strikes of the large "COOK ISLANDS/RAROTONGA" cds and with a portion of the Wellington cds in blue. One or two light tone spots & tiny corner bend. Extremely rare in any condition. SG.23, unpriced used. Ex Fitzpatrick. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£750 |
| ** |
499 |
|
1902 Makea & Torea issue on single line NZ watermarked paper 6d purple unused (no gum) block of 30 (5 x 6), being the right half of the sheet. Some small faults but of spectacular appearance. SG.34, Cat. £960. |
£140 |
| ** |
500 |
|
1905 (12 June) registered cover to London franked with ‡d green, 1d x 2 & 2‡d tied by large "COOK ISLANDS/RAROTONGA" (A6) c.d.s. with framed "R COOK ISLANDS/RAROTONGA" blue h.s. (AR2). Some faults. |
£50 |
| ** |
501 |
|
1919 Part cover from Rarotonga to Chicago franked with 2d & 2‡d with registration label (AR3) nearby plus 1920 env. to Auckland franked with 1919 1‡d tied by a large cds circular "REGISTRAR OF THE HIGH COURT/COOK/ISLANDS" cachet at lower left. (2 items). |
£90 |
| COOK ISLANDS - AITUTAKI |
| ** |
502 |
|
THE RARE L1 CANCELLATION ON COVER TO AUSTRALIA: 1903 (cJuly) env. from Aitutaki to Sydney franked with perf. 14 1d tied by a fine circular violet "COOK ISLANDS/P.O./AITUTAKI" (L1) cancellation. Some foxing & tear around the adhesive. PHOTO - |
£360 |
| ** |
503 |
|
1903 (28 Dec.) registered cover to Dresden, Germany, bearing perf.14 ‡d & 1d plus perf. 11 1/-. All tied by fine "AITUTAKI/N.Z." (L2) c.d.s. Philatelic but fine. |
£70 |
| ** |
504 |
|
1903 Perf. 11 3d yellow-brown variety imperforate margin at top used on small piece, plus 6d rose-red mint with imperforate margin at top. Fine & rare. |
£60 |
| COOK ISLANDS - PENRHYN |
| ** |
505 |
|
1902 (7 Oct.) env. registered to Melbourne bearing ‡d & 1d pairs plus 2‡d single with "PENRHYN ISLAND/NEW ZEALAND" c.d..s, green m/s "R/57" and (on reverse) Auckland & Melbourne registered datestamps plus a violet cachet of C.W. Banks of Rarotonga. Some peripheral foxing. Listed on page 417 of the RSPNZ handbook volume V. Ex Fitzpatrick. |
£140 |
| ** |
506 |
|
1902 Basted Mills paper perf. compound of 11 & 14, 1d carmine mounted mint. Small gum thin. SG.6, Cat. £850. |
£100 |
| ** |
507 |
|
RAKAHANGA ISLAND: 1904 cover from Arika to Colonel Gudgeon at Rarotonga with m/s "Panapa Rakahanga" in red ink, franked with an uncancelled Makea 1d blue with a smudged but legible strike of the "PENRHYN ISLAND/COOK ISLANDS" (M1) c.d.s. alongside. The cover has a good 22 February large "COOK ISLANDS/RAROTONGA" (A6) c.d.s. on reverse. The reverse of the env. has been used by Gudgeon to draft a reply to Panapa which includes "The scum of Tahiti shall not dirty the waters of Rakahanga". PHOTO - see plate no. |
£300 |
| CYPRUS |
|
508 |
|
MISCELLANY of mainly KGVI & QEII stamps & covers with cancellation interest inc. rural post cancellations on stamps, 'RURAL SERVICE' cancellations, 'CYPRUS ORANGES' h.s. (1938), Turkish POs etc. Plus KGVI pictorial stamps mint to 45pi and a few oddments inc. a group of NATAL covers & cards and Muscat & Kuwait cancellations on Indian stamps. (71 covers & qty of stamps). |
£100 |
|
509 |
|
RARE SOLDIER'S CONCESSION-RATE COVER EX POLYMEDIA: 1897 (9 April) E (worn/flap faults) to King's Lynn franked with 30pa stamp cancelled at Polymedia, from Pvte. G.Thompson of the 1st Lincolnshire Regt., countersigned by a Captain Manwell; backstamped at Limassol on the same day and with 17 April arrival at Lynn. A rare exhibition item - Castle records only three such covers, one being from a soldier in the same regiment at Polymedia. PHOTO - |
£500 |
| DENMARK |
|
510 |
|
1937 2Kr booklet complete, fine (Mi.23 - DM625). |
£50 |
| EGYPT |
|
511 |
|
QV-KGV MINT COLLECTION on Scott leaves with a good range of Pyramid types inc. 1867 5pi brown (unguaranteed), 1923-24 to £1, useful middle period commems. inc. Trains & Railways and a strong "Back of the Book" section inc. good Postage Dues. (228). |
£240 |
| ** |
512 |
|
VERY EARLY USAGE OF THE 20pa ON COVER: 1866 (17 Feb.) EL (minor creasing, purple collector's mark back & front) to Cairo franked by 20pa pale blue pair (one with slight crease) cancelled and just tied between perfs. by a central very fine dotted diamond retta cancellation with a nearly very fine Alexandria cds nearby, having a fine Cairo arrival cds on the back. Scarce early usage of the 20pa value. PHOTO - see plate 9 |
£240 |
| ** |
513 |
|
1pi COVERS WITH DIFFERENT CAIRO & ALEXANDRIA C.D.S.'s: 1866 (11th Feb. & 10th Dec.) and 1867 (18th June) covers from Cairo/Alexandria/Cairo to Alexandria/Cairo/Alexandria respectively franked with 1pi lilacs all tied by fine to very fine c.d.s.'s, that on the 1867 cover being a Cairo c.d.s. struck in blue. (3 covers). |
£120 |
| ** |
514 |
|
RARE INCOMING COMBINATION COVER FROM FRANCE: Unusual 1867 (27 May) EL (minor faults on reverse & wear to edges & folds) from Bordeaux to Ismailia "par Alexandrie" franked by French 40c orange tied by Bordeaux's dotted numeral, beside the Egypt first issue 1pi lilac, which was tied by a partly fine large "POSTE VICE-REALI/ALESSANDRIA" c.d.s.; with deleted red boxed "PD" & v.fine black boxed "P.P." on the front. Rare thus. PHOTO - |
£400 |
| ** |
515 |
|
2pi RATE COVER FROM ALEXANDRIA: Fine 1869 (4 Sept.) E to Cairo with two 1pi reds (one with slight corner fold) tied by very fine "[REGIE removed] POSTE EGIZIANE/ALESSANDRIA" cds's. |
£200 |
| ** |
516 |
|
1pi INTERNAL RATE COVERS WITH 2nd ISSUE FRANKINGS: 1869/71 Es (4) each franked with a single 1pi red tied by mostly very fine large "TANTA" & "MANSURA" c.d.s.'s or small "ZAGAZIG" & "ISMAILIA" c.d.s.'s respectively; the covers are addressed to Alexandria (3) or Mansura. (4 covers). |
£150 |
| ** |
517 |
|
EGYPTIAN POST OFFICE ABROAD - SAUDI ARABIA - PORT-TO-PORT DOUBLE-WEIGHT COVER FROM SUEZ TO GEDDA: 27th March, 1871 EL (internal faults and part of flap lost) franked with pair of Egypt 2nd issue 1pi red tied by a small lightly struck "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE/SUEZ" c.d.s. with another strike alongside and having a partial large "[P]OSTE VICE-REALI EGIZIA[NE]/[GED]DA" c.d.s. across the join on the back. The letter presumably had an enclosure as this 2pi rate was twice the normal 1pi port-to-port rate. Rare thus. |
£340 |
| ** |
518 |
|
INTERNAL RATE COVERS WITH 3rd ISSUE FRANKINGS: 1872/5 Pair of covers from Alexandria to Mansura & Cairo respectively (latter re-directed back to Alexandria) franked with 2 x 1pi red or 2pi yellow tied respectively by partly fine and very fine strikes of the P.E. "ALESSANDRIA" c.d.s. whilst the 1875 cover also has an attractive embossed brown "CONSULAT GŠNŠRAL DE PORTUGAL EN EGYPTE" seal on the flap. (2 covers). |
£160 |
| ** |
519 |
|
BRITISH POST OFFICE IN ALEXANDRIA: 1872-74 pair of attractive envs. to Ascot/London "via Brindisi", each franked by a pair of GB 4d vermilions (pl.12 & pl.13) tied by v.fine tall "B01" cancels, matching v.fine small British P.O. "ALEXANDRIA" c.d.s.'s. (2 covers). |
£150 |
| ** |
520 |
|
FRANCE/EGYPT COMBINATION COVER FROM ALEXANDRIA TO MARSEILLES: 26th May, 1873 E ex Alexandria to Marseilles '[Par] vapeur Français' franked with Egyptian 3rd issue 1pi red (light fold) and French 80c red tied respectively by light Alexandria c.d.s. and very fine dotted "5080" numeral of the French P.O. in Alexandria with fine black "ALEXANDRIE/EGYPTE" c.d.s. and boxed "PD" in red below. [Ex 'Bonaparte'; Cavendish Oct., 1998]. PHOTO - see plate 13B |
£600 |
| ** |
521 |
|
FRANCE/EGYPT COMBINATION COVER FROM CAIRO TO NIMES: 1875 (25th Oct.) env. from Cairo (firm's grey-blue oval cachet on the front) to Nîmes franked with Egyptian 3rd issue 1pi red (corner fault and crease) just tied by a light c.d.s. [with a second & very fine strike alongside] and with French 80c red (creased) tied by a very fine dotted "5080" numeral of the French P.O. Supported by 1961 B.P.A. certificate of genuineness. PHOTO - see plate 13B |
£380 |
| ** |
522 |
|
EXTERNAL RATE FRANKING - ITALIAN POSTAL TREATY: 25th Oct., 1874 E (most of lower flap lost and fault at lower left front corner) to Livorno 'Con Vapore/via Brindisi' franked with a single 2‡pi lilac (Bulaq printing - earliest recorded date?) tied by a partly fine Cairo c.d.s. with a 2nd very fine strike and a partial boxed "PD" mark alongside. |
£220 |
| ** |
523 |
|
FRANCE/EGYPT COMBINATION COVER FROM CAIRO TO FRANCE: 1875 (12 April) env. from Cairo to Orleans "Voie Marseille" franked by Egypt third issue 1pi red & France 80c red respectively tied by partly fine small "POSTE EGIZIANE/CAIRO" c.d.s. & by the "5080" dotted numeral cancel of the French P.O. in Alexandria (partly fine two-ring c.d.s. on the front) with small red boxed "PD" nearby. Rare & attractive. [Ex Bonaparte, Cavendish Oct. 1998). PHOTO - see plate 13B |
£800 |
| ** |
524 |
|
EGYPTIAN POST OFFICE ABROAD - TURKEY - MIXED PRINTINGS FRANKING FOR THE 3 pi RATE FROM CONSTANTINOPLE TO CAIRO: 1st Sept., 1875 env. (minor creasing and flap & other faults) via Alexandria to Cairo unusually franked at double the U.P.U. 1‡pi rate with Egypt 3rd issue 1pi reds of the Penasson printing (a single) and of the Bulaq printing (a pair showing double perfs. variety on one of the stamps), all tied by two fine "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE/CONSTANTINOPOLI" c.d.s.'s. Very rare mixed printings franking and an exhibition item. PHOTO - see plate 13B |
£480 |
| ** |
525 |
|
REGISTERED COVER AT 3pi RATE FROM CAIRO TO ZAGAZIG: 1876 (9th June) EL (flap faults0 to Zagazig franked by 1pi red & 2pi yellow (latter for reg. fee) both tied by fine "POSTE EGIZIANE/CAIRO" cds's with solid bar at foot, having a very fine small boxed "RACCOMANDATO" mark at the top. Attractive example of inland registration. |
£150 |
| ** |
526 |
|
EXTERNAL RATE COVER - 1‡pi U.P.U. RATE TO GERMANY: 20th May, 1876 E from Cairo via Alexandria to Hesse 'Via Brindisi' franked with 3rd issue 1pi red & 20pa grey-blue stamps (Bulaq printing in each case) both tied by fine Cairo c.d.s.'s with an almost equally fine example alongside and Alexandria & Brindisi transit marks on back. |
£120 |
| ** |
527 |
|
1‡pi UPU RATE COVER TO FRANCE: 1876 (13 Feb.) EL from Port Said to Dijon franked by 3rd issue 1pi red and 20pa grey-blue tied by very fine "POSTE EGIZIANE/PORTO SAID" cds's. Attractive. |
£120 |
| ** |
528 |
|
INTERNAL RATE REGISTERED COVER WITH 3rd ISSUE FRANKING: 1876 Env. (some staining on the front and seals removed from back) to Cairo franked by 1pi red & 2pi yellow (both with some perf. stains) tied by partial Alexandria c.d.s.'s with very fine boxed "RACCOMANDATO" mark alongside. |
£110 |
| ** |
529 |
|
EXTERNAL RATE COVER - 1‡pi U.P.U. RATE TO ENGLAND: 2nd June, 1876 env. to Birmingham 'By first opportunity/Via Brindisi, Venice or/Marseilles' franked with 3rd issue 1pi red & 20pa grey-blue adhesives both tied by fine "PORTO SAID" c.d.s.'s |
£90 |
| ** |
530 |
|
RARE 1‡pi UPU RATE COVER TO INDIA VIA BRITISH P.O. IN SUEZ: Attractive 1877 (28 June) env. (minor edge wear) to Bombay franked by 3rd issue 10pa mauve (1872 printing) & 1pi red (1874 printing) tied by partial Cairo c.d.s.'s with v.fine small British P.O. "SUEZ" c.d.s. & large matching "PD" in circle mark alongside. Rare destination at this date and a scarce franking for the UPU 1‡pi rate. PHOTO - see plate 13B |
£400 |
| ** |
531 |
|
EXTERNAL RATE COVER - 1‡pi U.P.U. RATE TO FRANCE: 1877 EL from Cairo to Loire franked with 1pi (creased) & 20pa adhesives both tied by Cairo c.d.s.'s and with scarce red 2 ring French "PAQ. ANG. V. BRIND A MOD" c.d.s. on the front; scarce thus. |
£110 |
| ** |
532 |
|
EXTERNAL RATE COVER - 1‡pi U.P.U. RATE TO ITALY: 22nd Oct., 1877 mourning env. to Naples franked by 3rd issue (Bulaq printing) 1pi red and pair of 10pa grey-blue tied to each other by light Cairo c.d.s.'s. with a better strike alongside and fine Naples arrival mark on back. |
£90 |
| ** |
533 |
|
1‡pi UPU RATE COVER TO INDIA VIA BRITISH P.O. IN SUEZ & VIA ADEN: 1878 (16 Jan.) env. (minor edge wear & flap faults but with printed "CHEMINS DE FER EGYPTIENS" heading) to Dharwar (redirected to Satara) franked by 3rd issue 1pi red & 10pa grey pair all tied by fine Cairo cds's with near fine British P.O. "SUEZ" cds alongside and with Aden-Bombay "SEA POST OFFICE" transit cds on reverse. Scarce destination. |
£150 |
| ** |
534 |
|
POST OFFICES ABROAD - TURKEY: 1870 (20 Nov.) env. (reduced at top) to Cairo franked by a fine pair of the Egypt 2nd issue 2pi blue tied by a fine small "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE/CONSTANTINOPOLI" c.d.s. This was double the 2pi rate for a letter from a port to an inland destination. Scarce thus. PHOTO - see plate 9 |
£400 |
| ** |
535 |
|
POST OFFICES ABROAD - TURKEY: 1871 (10 May) E to Smyrna franked for double the port-to-port rate of 1pi with a pair of 2nd issue 1pi reds (one with fault) just tied by a partial fine "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE/CONSTANTINOPOLI" c.d.s. (which also ties the stamps by indentation) with a second matching strike alongside. PHOTO - see plate 13B |
£240 |
| ** |
536 |
|
POST OFFICES ABROAD - TURKEY: 1877 (31 Jan.) env. (flap faults) to Cairo franked for the 1‡pi UPU rate with Egypt stamps of different 3rd issue printings; a 1pi red of the 1874 Bulaq printing & a pair of the scarce 10pa mauve of the 1872 Penasson printing. All are tied by fair to very fine strikes of the "V.R. POSTE EGIZIANE/CONSTANTINOPOLI" c.d.s. Rare & attractive franking. PHOTO - see plate 9 |
£300 |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS |
|
537 |
|
1898 5/- red, mounted mint, natural vertical crese. SG. 42. Cat. £170. |
£50 |
| ** |
538 |
|
1913 Registered cover to Germany bearing KGV 5/- red just tied by cds of 2 May. |
£60 |
| ** |
539 |
|
1924 2d blue Registered letter uprated with 2d adhesive & with Falkland Islands Reg. label (No.135) addressed to London. Most attractive & scarce thus. PHOTO - |
£180 |
| ** |
540 |
|
1930 Formula registered envelope (red on cream, c165mm x 120mm) bearing Whale & Penguin 1/- tied by Port Stanley d.s. & with atorn Registration label (No.65). |
£90 |
| FINLAND |
|
541 |
|
1949-50 Parcel Post Labels: Unmounted blocks of 6 x 1Mk (2), 20Mk, 50Mk (2) & 100mk(2). Fine. (SG £526+). |
£75 |
| FRANCE |
|
542 |
|
TYPE SAGE: 1876-1900 useful selection of fine used examples inc. Type I 1c, 5c, 10c (2), 20c (5), 30c (2), 50c & 75c (3) plus Type II 2c green (2), 75c rose (6), 75c brown/orange with "5104" cancellation of Shanghai, 1f (8), 3c ochre, 25c black/red (2), 5f violet, etc. with a good variety of shades in evidence. A few later types noted. (Approx. 350). |
£100 |
|
543 |
|
1964-96 Pre-obliterated issues, an accumulation of duplicated unmounted mint sets on stock card. Very fresh & fine (STC £360). |
£60 |
| FRENCH COLONIES |
|
544 |
|
FRENCH AFRICA, 1902-58: Fine variety of covers & cards with emphasis on pre-WWII material inc. ten 1930s FFCs from various territories as well as commercially flown items; also noted are a Siguiri (GuinÈe) reg'd E with forged inverted Red Cross opt. on 10c, 1944 AOF-CGH doubly censored E, 1939 SÈnÈgal reg'd cover with military cachet & censor, 1925 pair of different pictorial advertising E's reg'd from Rufisque & Mekhe (SÈnÈgal) plus a good range of frankings from a number of French West African countries with several better early PPCs noted. (37 items). |
£180 |
| GAMBIA |
|
545 |
|
1902-05 ‡d to 3/- fine mounted mint. (12). |
£60 |
| GERMANY |
|
546 |
|
CARTON containing a substantial miscellany of covers & cards c1880-1990 inc. commercial & philatelic mail with stationery, definitive frankings, inflation, reg'd, good lot of TPO covers, Allied Occupation inc. a study of meter marks on leaves, Berlin, DDR, W.Germany etc. Would benefit from inspection. (100s). |
£150 |
|
547 |
|
CARTON containing the varied accumulation inc. Bavaria, good Danzig, useful East Germany, etc. (Qty.). |
£100 |
|
548 |
|
RAILWAY CANCELLATIONS, 1871-1905: Study of cancellations, mainly oval TPO d.s. on 5pf stationery cards, pre-1900, most written up on leaves. An interesting subject for development. (61 items plus a few stamps). |
£75 |
| ** |
549 |
|
CINDERELLA - FIRST WORLD WAR: 'Lost colonies' set - an unusual, upright format stamp we have not seen before, not the more common horizontal form - set of 12, each featuring a different 'Yacht-type' colonial stamp with the inscription Vergiss nicht unsere Kolonien; also Imperial Arms type X.Armeekorps stamps - 6 values to 2m with Hameln opt. plus two others and also 5 examples of the Poland 1919 stamp issue with opt. Deutscher Wert/gleich (140) Pfg./Wählt Deutsch! Unusual material. (23). PHOTO - |
£80 |
| GERMANY - EAST |
|
550 |
|
BOX containing the extensive accumulation of commems., 1975-89, apparently complete unmounted mint on stockcards plus a selection of covers, 1968-2000 with attractive philatelic frankings (not FDC's) inc. a quantity of registered items, PPCs, etc. (Qty.). |
£75 |
|
551 |
|
1949-63 Mint, unmounted or used collection in printed album(to 1958) and on stockcards (1957-63). Includes 1950 sheet used, 1953 Marx sheets mint perf & imperf. Much completion with 1957-63 complete unmounted. A very nice lot. (STC £2600+). |
£220 |
| GERMAN COLONIES |
| ** |
552 |
|
EAST AFRICA - POW. MAIL: Three POW mail envs. emanating from Ahmednagar Camp, India incl. scarce 1917 red printed type bearing 'FOR TRANSMISSION OVERSEAS FROM INDIA' imprint and three line dated violet censor h.s., simpler black printed type from same prisoner with identical censor mark (except for date) and a third type used in 1919 with circular Bombay censor '82'. Fine covers. (3). |
£70 |
|
553 |
|
EAST AFRICA: 1900 Cover to Scotland bearing 1896-99 set of 5 (the 2p on 3pf is the bistre-brown shade) matched with a 1900 cover to the same addressee bearing Zanzibar 1a to 1r (11 different values). A useful pair. |
£75 |
| GOLD COAST/GHANA |
|
554 |
|
EARLY LETTERS: 1847 E from Cape Coast to London with m/s '8' and an almost complete & fine step-type "DEAL/SHIP LETTER" and 1852 E ex same correspondence with m/s '1/-' & two "21" handstamps. (2). |
£100 |
|
555 |
|
1876-84 ‡d olive-green (5 incl. a pair), 1d blue (7, again incl. a pair), 2d green & 4d mauve (2 of each) and 6d orange (4 incl. a pair) plus 1883 ‡d olive-green (2). Fine to good mounted mint. (22). |
£180 |
|
556 |
|
1921-24 ‡d to £2 plus an extra Die I 15/- all optd. 'SPECIMEN'; the 3d value has a very small thin/tear at the top and the 2/- value has a corner crease; otherwise fine and fresh. SG.86s.-102s. + the extra SG.100s.; Cat. £377 pro rata. (14). |
£100 |
|
557 |
|
POSTAL STATIONERY - REGISTERED ENVELOPE: 1897 2d 'G' size regd. env. uprated with ‡d, 1d (pair) and 2‡d adhesives posted from Elmina via Liverpool to London. |
£75 |
| CARTONS AND BOXES |
|
558 |
|
TWO CARTONS containing the extensive collection of stamps, PHQ cards & FDC's. A few earlier stamps are included. (Qty.). |
£100 |
|
559 |
|
CARTON containing the interesting KGV-QEII collection in three albums & a cover album. Strength in mint pre-decimal QEII with a good number of commemorative issues in cylinder blocks/multiples and with some interest in varieties/errors inc. Battle of Hastngs 1/3d mint strip of six with one of the stamps showing the "Missing Head" variety (unguaranteed). Well worthy of careful inspection. (Qty.). |
£150 |
|
560 |
|
CARTON containing the early to modern collection in 4 albums & 2 stockbooks. (Qty.). |
£60 |
|
561 |
|
SMALL BOX containing the extensive accumulation of QV-KGVI "bundleware" accompanied by a detailed listing of the contents which states the total Catalogue value of the whole to be in excess of £25,000! Unsorted for shades, wmk. varieties, errors, etc. Some postmark interest. Well worth careful inspection. (Approx. 4,650). |
£250 |
| ALBUMS AND STOCKBOOKS |
|
562 |
|
THREE ALBUMS containing the mint collection with strength in QEII "Face" value - the total of which is £202. (Qty.). ## |
£160 |
|
563 |
|
TWO ALBUMS containing the mainly used untidy QV to QEII collection inc. 1840 1d x 3 (fair only), line-engraved 1d reds1847-54 6d embossed cut square, KEVII values to 5/- and KGV to 10/- (poor). 1944 2‡d blue propoganda forgery. Very mixed condition. (Qty.). |
£140 |
|
564 |
|
TWO COVER ALBUMS containing the KGVI to QEII collection of FDC's, etc. A number of better items including 1946 Victory FDC, 1953 Coronation FDC, four FDC's bearing each of the four Coronation values in blocks of 4, 1957 Parliamentary FDC, 1958 Empire Games FDC (all with type-written addresses), etc. Sundry airmail/special event items are also included. (109 items). |
£100 |
|
565 |
|
BOXED LIGHTHOUSE ALBUM containing the extensive QV to QEII used collection with much of merit including 1840 1d (2, one with large margins all round), 1840 2d (margins just about clear all round), useful later line-engraved, a good selection of Surface-printed issues including many better items (values to 10/-), KEVII to 10/-, KGV to 10/- and extensive later ranges. Condition a little mixed but a good lot with a high Catalogue value. (Sev. 100's). |
£500 |
|
566 |
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BINDER with the QV to QEII range of mostly philatelic covers inc. 1840 (24 July) EL bearing 1d, QI (reasonable but cut into on all four sides), 1935 Silver Jubilee set spread over three FDC's (1d x 2 & 2‡d, ‡d & 1‡d respectively), 1948 Olympics FDC's (4, three illustrated, two of which have typed addresses), 1957 Scouts FDC's (2, one official), 1953 Coronation FDC's (2, both official, one with typed address) and sundry useful other early QEII commem. covers inc. Red Cross set on official cover (hand-written address). A useful lot. (70 items). |
£240 |
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567 |
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PRINTED ALBUM containing the mostly mint QEII pre-decimal collection inc. useful Wildings with graphites & phosphor-graphites. (Few 100's). |
£75 |
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568 |
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PRINTED ALBUM containing the mint & used QV-QEII collection with strength in mint KGV & KGVI inc. Wembleys, RSW £1, Festival high values, etc. (Few 100's). |
£75 |
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569 |
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MISCELLANY: The mainly used collection on leaves with a high incidence of space fillers inc. 1840 1d (10, inc. a four margined example, the majority are poor), 1d plate numbers to 224, Surface-printed issues to 5/- and a heavily cancelled soiled 1891 £1 green, 1913-19 Seahorses to 10/-, etc. Also mint 1887 issue to 10d and a few pre-adhesive covers. (Qty.). |
£240 |
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570 |
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MISCELLANY: The mint and used selection inc. mint 1881 2‡d blue plates 22 & 23 (2), 1887 Army Official 2‡d block of four & 6d strip of three, 1924-26 KGV values to 10d (some without gum), 1935 re-engraved 10/-, the used inc. 1883-84 2/6d & 5/-. Very mixed condition. (Smal Qty.). |
£160 |
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