WORCESTERSHIRE
891 WORCESTER: 1852-58 Trio of 1d Red Es addressed to Middle Hill, Broadway, with fine strikes of different 'MISSENT/TO/WORCESTER' h.s. inc. chamfered box mark in red & blue and a larger, unboxed type in black. Also a 1929 cover with fine boxed 'Found at Worcester/without contents'. ( 4 items). £80
YORKSHIRE
892 BRADFORD - RARE 'BULLET HOLE' EXPERIMENTAL 1871/2 POSTCARD CANCELLATIONS: Three 1871/2 ‡d postal stationery postcards each with a 'Sloper' punched cancellation consisting of a single hole. A scarce trio. £160
893 LEEDS: Box containing the extensive accumulation of early machine cancels on postcards & other 20th Century items inc. P.Dues, instructionals, etc. (Qty.). £80
894 LEEDS - TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 1867 Env. franked with 1d red tied by fine Carnarvon (sic) duplex & back-stamped with small black circular "B&L" (Bangor & Leeds Railway) within a 6 pointed star and 1915 PPC bearing ‡d adhesive cancelled by a fine strike of the rare "HULL-LEEDS RLY SORTING CARRIAGE" d.s. of 14 August. A scarce pair. £75
SCOTTISH MAINLAND POSTAL HISTORY
** 895 MISCELLANY of E/EL's, etc. inc. 1826 EL ex Glasgow to Edinr. with scarce "E" for Edinburgh route error mark, 1832 EL to Edinburgh with boxed "LERWICK" mark and Edinr. "G(crown)R" Inspector''s mark, 1844 EL with red "PAID AT EDINR", 1853 env. with blue UDC of "AUCHINLECK", 1854 UDC of "Balfron", 1859 env. with blue s/l "AUCHINLECK" backstamp, etc. (38 items). £200
** 896 MISCELLANY of E/EL's from the Uniform 4d postage period with a variety of country P.O. m/s "4" marks (6 Dec. 1839-8 Jan. 1840), mostly fine including rare Rothesay (Inner Hebrides). A good little lot. (14 items). £160
897 MISCELLANY - SCOTTISH IMPERF. 1d RED COVERS ETC. - LOCAL NAMESTAMPS, POSTAGE DUES, ETC.; c.1841-54 lot incl. some Maltese Crosses (Distinctive Greenock type etc.), turned cover with both 1d Reds displayed (tied by "131" & "221" numerals), 1852 "Scotsman" advert env., 1846/53 underpaid pair (one with Edinr. "MORE/TO PAY" & "Above/‡oz" marks), Glasgow billhead, 1848/52 stampless pair with fine black Paisley Handstruck "2" marks, and some village marks:- v. fine scarce blue boxed "STAIR" (with blue "TARBOLTON" UDC), . fine blue "DENHOLM" UDC, near fine "AUCHENBLAE" UDC, etc. Also a few perf. 1d Red covers, a few stampless (1840s), many Edinr. RH marks and 17 pieces/fronts. Varied condition. (75 covers + 17 pieces/fronts). £100
898 MISCELLANY: 1840 part E (damaged) from Invergordon to Aberdeen franked with a four margined 1d plate 2, RB, 1840 part from Ayton to London franked with a three margined 1d plate 2, Ra, 1840 part E from Dundee to London franked with 1d plate 2, SB & 1841 EL from Montrose to London with a fine 1d plate 4, AL with black MC cancel. (4 covers). £150
899 SCOTTISH CANCELLATIONS ON LINE ENGRAVED COVERS - EXPERIMENTAL DUPLEXES, DOTTED CIRCLES, ETC.; Useful 1857-79 lot incl. fine 1857 "221/LEITH" Monocycle Duplex, mostly very fine Experimental Duplexes (all with different codes) of Inverness (3), Dundee (3), Greenock (3) & Aberdeen (2 types); "POSTED SINCE 7/EDINR." Duplex and Dotted Duplexes of Dundee - plus an 1883 1d Lilac env. - Edinr. (4) and Greenock (2). Also 12 pieces. Useful and attractive lot. (21 covers + 12 pieces). £100
** 900 EDINBURGH - WILLIAMSON PENNY POST COVERS: c1784-89 trio of covers with the three different circular Williamson Post marks comprising c1784 part E with "Feb. 20th" in centre, 1786 EL with "Feb. 3 86" in the centre & 1789 EL with very fine undated circle. (3 items). £150
** 901 STONEHAVEN: 1839 EL to Edinburgh with black boxed "STONEHAVEN/27 DE/1839" on reverse & scarce handstruck "4" of Stonehaven on the obverse (very slightly off the edge at the right). Few known on cover. [Ex Martin Willcocks]. PHOTO - see plate 16 £150
SCOTTISH ISLANDS P.H.
** 902 ISLAY: Miscellany inc. 1804 EL to Edinr. with m/s "9" & a faint strike of the extremely rare INTAGLIO "BOW/MORE" BAGSEAL MARK on the front, 1830 EL to Edinr. with boxed Bowmore mileage removed mark, 1844 EL ex Bowmore to Inverary, 1854 env. with contents to Glasgow with mis-spelt "LANGAVOULIN" (Lagavoulin) UDC on reverse, etc. (5 covers). £150
SHETLAND ISLES & FAIR ISLE
903 RARE VILLAGE MARKS OF "BURRAVOE", "UYEASOUND", "MOSSBANK" & "EAST YELL"; 1847 cash-paid EL with fine rare blue-green straight-line "BURRAVOE" village-mark on the reverse, similar 1849 EL (stamp removed) with very fine blue-green "UYEASOUND" on the reverse, damaged 1846 1d Red E with rare "MOSSBANK" (crossed by bad damaged fold), and 1850 part shipwreck-report with v. fine rare brown "EAST YELL" UDC. Also small c.1858 piece with 1d Red (cut perfs.) cancelled by Type VIII Scots Local ".....ASOUND" (Baltasound or Uyeasound). Rare lot. (5 items). £100
SCOTTISH LOCAL CANCELLATIONS
904 GLASGOW SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATIONS ON COVERS, ETC.; 1855-6 covers with mostly very fine strikes of boxed "BRIDGE/STREET" (2), "OSBORNE/BUILDINGS", "COWCADDENS", "ARGYLE/STREET" & "SAUCHIHALL", plus "ST. ROLLOX" between twin bars; all well above average strikes and some scarce. Plus 11 pieces with similar cancels. Good lot. (7 covers + 11 pieces). £120
905 EDINBURGH SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATIONS ON COVERS, ETC.; 1855-8 covers with good range of Scots Local cancels incl. scarcer "PORT HOPETON" (near fine), "CROSS" (3), "NICHOLSON/STREET" (2), "LONDON STREET", "CLERK ST" (fair) & "NEWINGTON" (fair); also scarce 1856 long env. with 1d Red "stars" Strip of Four tied by boxed "CASTLE/STREET" cancels (rare on multiple frankings), and good range of similar pieces (45, incl. 2xWARRISTON, PORT HOPETON, STOCKBRIDGE, LAURISTON/PLACEx2, ANTIGUA ST, & GORDON STREET) and off-cover 2d Blue & 4d rose with "DUKE STREET" cancels. Nothing rare but a good nucleus for expansion. (19 covers + 45 pieces). £120
906 "BUNESSAN" (ISLE OF MULL) TYPE III ON PIECE; Attractive c.1858 piece with 1d Red "stars" tied by very fine Type "BUNESSAN" cancellation from this small village on the Isle of Mull. PHOTO - £60
907 "DRYMEN" TYPE III ON PIECE WITH 1d RED & 6d LILAC; Unusual c.1857 piece with 1d Red (wrinkle) and wing-margin 6d lilac (rare thus) tied by a single mostly very fine scarce Type III "DRYMEN" Scots Local. From a Registered letter. PHOTO - £75
908 RARE SHETLAND ISLES TYPE VIII "BURRAVOE" CANCELS ON PIECE & STAMP; c.1857/8 loose 1d Red and small piece with 1d Red cancelled/tied by part and large part "BURRAVOE" boxed cancel in black & in ?blue-black respectively. Meredith Rarity "F": few known and possibly none known on cover. Rare pair. (2 items). PHOTO - £100
909 VERY RARE SHETLAND ISLES TYPE VIII "CULLIVOE" CANCEL ON 1d RED PIECE; Rare c.1857 piece (small smudge to left of stamp) with 1d Red "stars" tied by a 90% complete boxed "CULLIVO[E]" Scots Local. Very rare (Meredith rarity "F"; believed to be only 1 cover & 1 other piece known with this cancellation. PHOTO - £120
910 RARE SHETLAND ISLES TYPE VIII "HAROLDSWICK" CANCEL ON 1d RED; c.1857 loose 1d Red "stars" with clear 75% complete Type VIII boxed "[HAR]OLDSWICK" cancellation; the most northerly P.O. of the British Isles. Rare (Meredith rarity "F"; only one part cover & one other piece believed to be recorded. PHOTO - £75
911 RARE SHETLAND ISLES TYPE VIII "LINKSHOUSE" CANCEL ON 1d RED; c.1858 1d Red "stars" cancelled by 80% complete strike of the boxed "[LI]NKSHOUSE" cancellation. Very rare (Meredith rarity "F"); a handful known on piece/stamp, but we have not recorded this cancellation on cover. PHOTO - £75
912 UNRECORDED BLACK TYPE VIII "YOKER" CANCEL ON 1d RED PIECE; Attractive c.1856 piece wih 1d Red "stars" tied by a fine complete boxed "YOKER" cancel in BLACK (Meredith rarity "F"; only a handful recorded in blue on piece/cover) and NOT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED IN BLACK INK. Rare. PHOTO - £120
WELSH POSTAL HISTORY
913 MISCELLANY, 1829-80 inc. red curved /MONMOUTH' on 1829 EL to Cardiff, Monmouth c.d.s. (1853) alongside Dinglestow UDC and duplex (1880); Ross 'TOO LATE' (1838); 'Abergavenny/Penny Post' alongside Pontypool UDC (1830, both fine), Abergavenny circular mileage (1828) & 1840 'P1' plus fine c.d.s.; superb scarce 'Blackwood/Penny Post' (1842). An interesting lot. (9 items). £100
914 MISCELLANY of pre-stamp to KGV covers/cards inc. c1770 s/l "CARDIGAN", 1910 PPC bearing ‡d (2) with "SOUTH WALES T.P.O./NIGHT MAIL EAST" datestamps, etc. (Approx. 40 items). £100
915 HAVERFORD WEST - RARE "5th CLAUSE POST" MARK ON COVER; 1833 EL from London to "St. Davids, Pembroke" with a partly fine boxed "Haverford West/5" Clause Post" mark (as clear as any of the handful of examples that we have seen) nicely placed on the front. One of the rarest of all Welsh Prestamp markings. PHOTO - see plate 16 £120
916 LLAUGHARNE - THE RARE BOXED "5th CLAUSE POST" MARK ON COVER TO FLANDERS; Remarkable 17th Aug. 1840 EL (thin paper and so with some ink print-through but in fine condition) from "Llaugharne" to "Bruges, Flanders" prepaid "1/4" with a very fine (for this) boxed "Llaugharne/5" Clause Post" mark nicely placed on the front. Seldom seen. This a late usage for a 5th Clause mark and one of only a handful recorded on mail to overseas. Plus a c.1820 print of the Castle. (2 items). PHOTO - £150
917 Similar Prestamp cover; 1837 EL to London with a very fine (though a rather "fuzzy" impression, as so often with this mark) boxed "Llaugharne/5" Clause Post" nicely placed on the front. Rare. PHOTO - see plate 16 £100
918 PEMBROKE - THE VERY RARE "5th CLAUSE POST" MARK ON COVER; June 1831 EL from "Pembroke Dock" to Edinburgh with a partly very fine boxed "Pembroke/5" Clause Post" mark nicely placed on the front. There is also a fine "PEMBROKE" c.d.s. on the flap and a near fine black Manchester "Addl/‡" mark on the front. Few examples of this 5th Clause mark are known. Plus a print of the Castle. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate 16 £120
919 Similar 1835 EL from "Dragon Barracks, Pembroke Dock" to London with a partly fine boxed "Pembroke/5" Clause Post" mark on the front and a near fine matching c.d.s. on the flap. Very rare. Plus a print of the High St. (2 items). PHOTO - £120
920 THE VERY RARE ST. CLAIRS "5th CLAUSE POST" MARK ON COVER; 1827 EL from "St. Clairs" to Landilo with a light but partly fine srike of this very rare mark nicely placed on the front - few known on cover. Plus an 1827 free front to London with a remarkably fine strike of this same "St. Clairs/5" Clause Post" mark. Rare pair. (2 items). PHOTO - £150
ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY
921 POW MAIL: 1940-41 Hutchinson Camp - three items of stampless ingoing mail from Rushen Camp, Port Erin inc. two types (circular & oval) of Headquarters PO cachet, the third with red boxed censor 'O.16' mark. Also a 1940 card ex Port Erin to London with 1d stamps (2) and fine red censor 'P.O.1'. All with filing holes. (4 items). £150
IRISH POSTAL HISTORY - PRE 1922
922 MISCELLANY, 1843-1942: EL to London (1843) with Dublin boxed 'PAID' mark, boxed 'PAID AT/SLIGO' (2), superb strike of the Dublin MC (1843), lozenge duplexes of Ballinasloe, Cork & Mullingar (also a spoon cancellation of the last), numeral obliterators inc. 1d red (2) forwarded OHMS cover ex Mountmelick Union, blue 'Doc(...)/Belfast' (1848) etc. Also 1932 Stormont opening of Parliament cover & WWII pair with green boxed censors. (14 items). £100
923 CORK SHIP LETTER: 1837 EL from Havana to London with a fine strike of the black boxed "CORK/SHIP LETTER" (Rob. S4) and with m/s Forwarding endorsement on reverse. Ex T.E.Field. PHOTO - INSIDE BACK COVER PLATE A £120
924 COVE SHIP LETTER MARKS: Quartet of E/EL's plus a large piece with various strikes of the two-line "COVE/SHIP LETTER" mark in black, blue (2), green & red. A useful group. (5 items). £120
** 925 COVE SHIP LETTERS: 1797-1847 trio comprising 1797 EL ex Boston (Mass.) to Belfast with fine two-line "COVE/SHIP LE", 1819 EL ex Baltimore with two-line "COVE/SHIP LETTER" in red & 1847 E ex Bahia with two-line "COVE/SHIP LETTER" in blue. All scarce. (3 covers). PHOTO - INSIDE BACK COVER PLATE A £150
** 926 COVE SHIP LETTERS: 1830-36 pair of EL's ex Nova Scotia to London with two-line "COVE/SHIP LETTER" marks in red & black respectively. (2 covers). £100
927 COVE - "INDIA LETTER" MARK: 1841 E (side flaps removed) with black boxed "INDIA LETTER/COVE". Attractive & scarce. PHOTO - INSIDE BACK COVER PLATE A £100
928 RARE OFFICIAL P.O. MAIL DISTRIBUTION MAP WITH SUPERB DETAIL OF "CYCLE POSTS", "RURAL POSTMEN ON FOOT", RAILWAYS, ETC.; Very fine 1907 sectionalised cloth-backed folding map in original slip-case (opens to 26x32 ins.; folds down to 7x11 ins.) entitled "GENERAL POST OFFICE/CIRCULATION MAP/FOR/IRELAND" with all Post Offices and sub-offices shown, along with every postal distibution route (6 different colours) for mails carried by train, tram, foot, "Mail Car", "Stage Coach", cycle & horse. Fabulous reference for this period when the number of Irish P.O.'s was almost at a maximum. £100
929 QUEENSTOWN - RARE CIRCULAR SHIP LETTER MARK: 1907 PPC ex Reykjavik to Kiel bearing 10a red adhesive tied by Reykjavik c.d.s. & with a large part circular black "QUE[ENSTO]WN/SHIP LETTER" mark. Very rare - recorded by Robertson as a single use in 1904 only, Tabeart notes 1904-1907. PHOTO - INSIDE BACK COVER PLATE A £150
930 WATERFORD SHIP LETTER: 1840 EL from Canada to London with a good strike of the two-line "WATERFORD/SHIP-LETTER" in red plus black double-ring Toronto c.d.s., s/l "PAID" & red m/s "4‡ & 25". PHOTO - INSIDE BACK COVER PLATE A £100
HONG KONG
931 BOX containing the early to modern duplicated used accumulation housed in three stockbooks. STC £1,000. (Few 100's). £150
932 ALBUM containing the valuable used collection, 1862-1986 with much of merit throughout including 1862 set to 96c (surface scuff) including a very handsome 48c with blue "B62" cancel (shallow thin), a good range of 1863-74 shades to 96c including a fine used example of the 96c bistre with four short perfs. at right, a good group of 1876-80 surcharges with at least one example of each value, 1891 $1 on 10c without additional Chinese characters good used, 1904-05 values to $10 (apparently "cleaned"), 1906-07 values to $3, 1907-11 New Colours to $2, KGV defins. to $5 & "CHINA" opts. to $3, KGVI defins. to $10 (both), Japanese Occupation set of three, etc. Condition variable but a good lot which is stated to Catalogue in the region of £9,000. (Few 100's). £1500
933 STOCKBOOK containing the extensive duplicated ranges from SG.1 inc. useful surcharges, KEVII to $2, KGV to $5 (3, one defective) & $10, KGVI vals. to $10 (6) & much QEII with many high values. STC £10,000+. (Sev. 100's). £1200
934 ALBUM containing the chiefly mint collection, 1935-83 with much of value inc. 1948 RSW $10 unmounted, strong 1960's commems. inc. FFH, Red Cross, ITU, ICY, Churchill, WHO & UNESCO, 1967-71 Chinese New Year sets and extensive 1970's ranges inc. 1975 Festivals min. sheet. Mostly very clean & fresh. STC £2,400. (Few 100's). £500
935 QV-KEVII unused & used selection on cards with many highly Catalogued items, albeit mostly with some fault or other. We note 1863-71 2c unused, 1863 6c unused (2, one fair the other with badly rounded NW corner), 1880 10c mauve unused (light staining) & 48c brown unused, 1884 10c green large part gum, 1882-96 30c green (4, fair to fine), KEVII $2 mint (a few short perfs.), etc. (45). £400
936 MISCELLANY of unused/mint QV surcharges on cards with 1885 20c on 30c mint, 1891 20c on 10c (2) mint, 1891 Additional Chinese characters 20c on 30c (3, all with gum), 50c on 48c (2, both with gum) and an unused example of the $1 on 96c (SG.50). A handsome group. (9). £200
937 1862-63 No watermark 2c (2), 12c, 18c & 24c unused. All with some fault or other but all fairly presentable. The 18c has some gum and is the "pick" of the group whilst the 24c is fairly fresh but has a rounded SE corner. (5). £300
938 1862-63 No watermark 18c lilac unused, no gum. SG.4, Cat. £550. PHOTO - £150
939 1862-63 No watermark 48c rose unused. Regummed and probably cleaned. SG.6, Cat. £2,750 as fine. PHOTO - £300
940 1862-63 No watermark 96c brownish-grey unused, regummed and with faint stain at centre. A very good spacefiller nevertheless. SG.7, Cat. £3,750. PHOTO - £400
941 1862 96c Brownish-grey good used (blue B62) cancellation. Some short perfs. SG.7, Cat. £425. £60
942 1863-71 Unused range comprising 2c (3), 4c (2), 6c (2), 8c, 12c (3), 30c vermilion & 30c mauve (2). Most with some fault or other & largely without gum. The 8c is the "pick" of the group whilst the scarce 30c has a badly rounded SW corner. (14). £360
943 1880 5c on 8c bright orange mounted mint. Light creasing & heavy hinge remainder. SG.23, Cat. £900. PHOTO - £180
944 1880 10c on 24c green mounted mint. Some gum disturbance. SG.27, Cat. £1,300. PHOTO - £240
945 1880 48c brown mounted mint. Light creasing and heavy hinge remainder. SG.31, Cat. £1,200. PHOTO - £240
946 1885 $1 on 96c unused, large part gum. Slight toning but largely fresh appearance. SG.42, Cat. £600. PHOTO - £150
947 1891 50th Anniversary of the Colony issue. The small study comprising an unused (no gum) example with a thin spot plus five used examples being SG.51 (2), 51a (Short "J" variety), 51b (Short "U" variety) & 51d (Tall narrow "K" variety). Cat. £1,375. (6). PHOTO - £400
948 1891 $1 on 96c purple/red fresh mint. SG.50, Cat. £425. PHOTO - £150
949 1903 Crown CA set to $10 fresh mounted mint. SG.62-76, Cat. £1,800. (15). PHOTO - £600
950 1903 $2 slate & scarlet good used. SG.73, Cat. £225. £75
951 1903 $3 slate & dull blue very good used. SG.74 Cat. £325. PHOTO - £100
952 1903 $5 purple & blue-green mounted mint. SG.75, Cat. £400. PHOTO - £150
953 1903 $5 purple & blue-green very good used, a couple of shortish perfs. at NW corner SG.75, Cat. £450. PHOTO - £120
954 1903 $10 slate & orange/blue very good used with Victoria cds. SG.76, Cat. £425. PHOTO - £150
955 1906 $10 slate & orange/blue on chalk-surfaced paper very good used. SG.90b, Cat. £800 PHOTO - £300
956 1906 MCA $3 & $5 fresh mounted mint. SG.88/89, Cat. £565. (2). PHOTO - £180
957 1912-37 Mint range of KGV definitives on cards including MCA to $10 with a fine, well-centred $5 noted along with 25c type B; plus Script values to $1. Mostly good to fine. Cat. c£1,500. (38). PHOTO - £500
958 1938-52 15c scarlet & 20c black mint panes of 60 from the left & right halves of the sheet respectively. SG.146/147. £75
959 1948 Royal Silver Wedding $10 value in a superb unmounted mint top left corner horizontal pair. SG.172; Cat. £550+. (2). £200
960 1966 Churchill 50c green complete mint sheet of 50, one with black offset. £50
961 TREATY PORTS: Album containing the valuable range of adhesives with a wide range of Treaty Port cancellations including a good selection of Shanghai "Sunburst" cancels comprising 1862 8c (3, faults), 18c (2, faults), 24c (3, all fairly presentable) & 48c rose (six of the aforementioned have "B62" cancels in addition to the Sunbursts) and 1863-74 8c, 1863-74 2c (2), 4c, 8c (faults), 18c (2), 24c & 30c, 48c (fair) and 96c (2) with "S1" cancellations, a useful range of Yokohama "Y1" cancellations, Amoy inc. 10c on 16c yellow (wing margined example) with "A1" vertical killer, etc. Condition mixed but a good lot, STC £4,000. (Approx. 170). £750
HUNGARY
962 SCOTT ALBUM containing a substantial mint & used collection, 1945-72 with much of thematic appeal. (Many 100's). £90
INDIA
** 963 "KAMPTEE/POST FREE" ON COVER TO GB WITH ENCIRCLED "INDIA SOLDIERS/3/LONDON" MARK: 1835 EL (some wear, etc.) to Shropshire with v.fine & scarce boxed "KAMPTEE/POST FREE" on flap beside red "MADRAS/FREE/SOLDIERS LETTER" c.d.s., having a partly fine "INDIA/SOLDIERS/3/LONDON" mark on the front. Extraordinary contents ref Slave girls for sale for 20 rupees. PHOTO - INSIDE BACK COVER PLATE B £150
JAPAN
964 1961 Flowers set in complete sheets of 20 on separate plain brown FDC's. Most unusual. £120
KENYA, UGANDA AND TANGANYIKA
** 965 c.1952 interleaved PRESENTATION FOLDER headed '(coat of arms)/POSTAGE STAMPS OF/KENYA /UGANDA/TANGANYIKA' and containing fifteen lightly mounted mint values from the KGVI definitive issue (mixed perfs.) incl. 5/- (SG.148b.), 10/- (SG.149b.) & £1 (SG.150ab.). Most attractive and unusual. £50
MALAYA - SINGAPORE
966 KGVI MINT MISCELLANY comprising full definitive sets in both perfs., Royal Silver Wedding pair and U.P.U. set; fine & fresh. SG. Cat. £632. (39). £180
MALTA
** 967 1859 Env. to England "via Marseilles" franked with GB 6d lilac tied by a very fine "MALTA/A25" duplex, clearly showing the (impossible) "56" year date error. £50
MAURITIUS
968 BOX containing the interesting accumulation of covers, etc. Chiefly post-WWII to about 1990 but with a few earlier items in evidence. A good lot which includes FDC's, First Flights, much commercial mail, instructional markings, village cancellations, 1935 Bicentenary rectangular postmark (3), registered mail, many with rubber handstamps, meter markings inc. First Day of Pitney Bowes meter in Mauritius, incoming mail from Egypt & Yugoslavia, etc. (Approx. 220 items). £150
969 COLLECTION on leaves to 1935 with many useful items noted inc. 1883 16c on 17c mint, 1885 2c on 38c mint, 1891 2c on 4c carmine mint with double surcharge, one inverted, 1902 2r50c mint and a faulty cleaned example of the 1924 50r purple & green with a forged(?) cancellation. A useful little lot. (Approx. 290). £150
970 1848-59 "Barnard" issue. Earliest impression 1d orange-vermilion with blue "1" in circle cancellation, three close to good margins, cut into at right and with horizontal crease. SG.7, Cat. £5,000. PHOTO - £500
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331-410
411-490
491-570
571-650
651-730
731-810
811-890
891-970
971-1045
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