561 RAILWAY MAIL - T.P.O.s: Fine, substantial collection of cards & covers with TPO cancellations, c1871-1941, well written-up on leaves, inc. scarce numbered double-ring h.s. (7 & 8) and a good variety of different types of numbered c.d.s. line h.s., with emphasis on pre-1930 items an d inc. censor & postal agency marks. Also a small range of the scarce Post-Conductor marks with s/l Cormons-Triest No100 (1887), boxed bilingual Post Coductor / Zagrab-Steinbruck (c1910), Fiume Sz. Peter (1904), three boxed Postakalauz marks etc. Ripe for extension. (80 items). £150
562 RAILWAY MAIL - STATION POSTMARKS: Fine range of Railway Station cancellations, 1872-1945, mainly on postcards with emphasis on pre-WWI items and well written-up on leaves, showing various c.d.s., boxed & unframed types with many smaller towns noted plus a scarce blue oval d.s. of Tiszakalmanfalva on 1918 fieldpost card. Also 4 cards showing irregular usages of s/l railway telegraph h.s. A good lot. (47 items). £150
563 REVENUES: Small accumulation of handwritten documents, 1851-55, mainly legal papers & receipts, with embossed revenue stamps showing various values to 4g plus a few later items with adhesive revenues; also examples of the newspaper tax stamps inc. complete or partial newspapers (5) 1846-92. (29 items). £75
564 REVENUE STAMPS: A substantial collection of revenues used on documents, 1855-1918, written-up on leaves and illustrating a variety of Austrian & Hungarian types, values & usages of the adhesive revenue stamps; among items noted are (1857) reg'd EL with 3k & 6k franking (two further 6k on reverse - one damaged) and 6k revenue on reverse, degree & birth certificates, postal worker's contract etc. an attractive lot. (53 items). £120
INDIA
565 ALBUM containing the QV-QEII mint & used collection inc. useful 19th Century types, KEVII 15r used, KGV 25r used (3), KGVI 15r (2), 1948 Gandhi set mint, etc. A good base for expansion. (Many 100's). £75
IRAQ
566 1934-41 1D complete sheet of 100 unmounted mint. Some light creasing on a few. Cat. £3,800. £360
IRELAND - REPUBLIC
567 TEN CARTONS containing the extensive duplicated accumulation, 1922-79 with particular emphasis on the Allegorical definitive issues. Hours of fun for the specialist. (Approx. 280,000). HEAVY LOT - BUYER TO COLLECT. £500
568 BOX containing the extremely duplicated accumulation of used adhesives, 1922-79. A full inventory accompanies the lot. (Approx. 20,000). £75
569 STOCKBOOK containing the extensive early to modern duplicated collection/accumulation. Strength in opts. on GB with values to 10/- mint and a good selection of varieties. A very good lot for the specialist. (Many 100's). £150
570 THE SMALLEST(?) OFFSHORE ISLANDS - CANCELLATIONS ON COVERS TO U.S.A.; Remarkable 1951-4 group of envs. all addressed to U.S.A., and many cancelled (contrary to regulations!) on St. Patrick's Day, with various Eire frankings cancelled by the rare c.d.s.'s of the following tiny islands:- Dursey (Co. Cork), Inishere (Galway), Clare, Cape Clear (Co. Cork), Hare (Co. Cork), Inch, Lettermore (Galway), Gola (Donegal) and Whiddy (Co. Cork). Most (6) have original cards/notes from the islands' Postmasters/Postmistresses. Rare lot; most of these marks are almost entirly unrecorded on cover except for these examples. Amazing Collection; all neatly mounted and with separate sketch-maps showing the location of each island around the Irish coast. (9 covers). £150
ITALIAN STATES
** 571 COVER MISCELLANY: Parma 1853-57 trio inc. attractive 1852 5c & 25c (marginal) franking, 10c & 15c (edge stain) & 1853 15c (surface rub); Sicily local cover (faults) with fine 2gr blue; Tuscany fine 4-margin 4c ex Florence to Bologna and 1856 Modena reg'd official EL (flap reduced) with 10c rose ex Reggio. An interesting group. (6 items). £100
ITALY
572 1879 30c brown used (No date visible) and 1882 2L used with slightly strong registered c.d.s. Offered "as is". (Michel 1998 DM4000). £40
JAPAN
573 1961 Flowers set in complete sheets of twenty on separate plain brown FDCs. £90
KUWAIT
574 KGVI MINT COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1939 set to 15r, 1945 set to 14a & 1948 set to 10r. Fine & fresh. (57). £120
LEEWARD ISLANDS
575 KGVI MINT COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1938-51 10/- & £1 (4). Clean & fresh. (49). £60
LEVANT - AUSTRIAN
576 LLOYD-AUSTRIACO: 1867 E (small stain near stamp) sent poste restante to Mytilene with 10sld stamp cancelled by fine CONSTANTINOPOLI/LLOYD c.d.s., 1871 EL ex Smyrna, the stamp with v.fine LLOYD AGENZIE/SMIRNE c.d.s. and 1872 part E (half address panel missing) to Switzerland with 10sld pair cancelled in transit by the scarce boxed LETTERE ARIVATE/PER MARE/VARNA. A useful trio despite faults. (3 items). £100
LEVANT - BRITISH
577 MISCELLANY: Mint & used collection on leaves with QV to 12pi on 2/6d mint & used plus mint on blued paper (tone spot), KEVII to 12pi on 2/6d mint & used (2), 24pi on 5/- mint (2), lots of better values present. A few tones & small faults but majority fresh & fine. STC £1,550. (92) £300
578 MISCELLANY: Small mint & used collection with 1921 Turkish currency sets mint & used incl. Seahorses & British currency mint set and used to 1/-. Mainly fine, one Seahorse 180pi value with a tone spot on perf. 45pi used with figures of value joined(SG 48a). STC £385+ (35) £70
MADAGASCAR - 1903 ZEBU AND LEMUR ISSUE
579 WITTMAN TRIAL PROOF IN BLACK: An early design, larger than that issued, with leaf-scroll border & cleared value tablet - fine die proof in black on callendered paper (84 x 132mm overall) with 'locust' engraver's mark and pencilled '5 Ètat'. Fine & attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. £120
580 WITTMAN TRIAL PROOF (ultramarine): A similar item printed in ultramarine, again with '5 Ètat' in pencil; slight discoloration in margin otherwise fine. £100
581 WITTMAN PROOF (watermarked paper) : Similar to the above lots but printed in red on thin paper watermarked with sprigs of foliage; very fine. £100
582 WITTMAN PROOF (watermarked paper): A similar lot, printed on thin, sprig-watermarked paper in violet ink; very fine. £100
583 WITTMANN PROOF (accepted design): A fine proof of the stamp design as issued with altered frame ornaments and cleared value tablet, printed in orange-yellow on very thin 'bank' paper (68 x 110mm overall) with 'orchid' engraver's mark and ink annotation '4 Ètat'; very fine. £100
584 WITTMAN DIE PROOF (value inserted): Fine die proof of the issued design with '25' in lined value tablet and 'orchid' engraver's mark printed in blue on vellum-type paper (75 x 115mm); very fine. £100
585 WITTMAN PROOF (value inserted): Fine die proof similar to the previous item, with '1F' inserted against white background, as issued - printed in black on similar 'vellum'-type paper; very fine. PHOTO - see plate no. £100
586 CHASSEPOT ESSAYS: Set of 7 imperforate trial proofs produced by Maison Chassepot in competition for the printing contract - slightly larger and more finely-engraved than the Wittman originals, printed in green, blue, red, orange, brown, yellow & lilac; very fine with wide margins.(7). PHOTO £140
587 IMPERFORATE COOUR TRIALS: Gummed colour trials inc. 2F in slate blue (2, one with double-print) and 5F in grey (2, one with light thin, the other with edge stain). Scarce. (4). £90
588 IMPERFORATE VARIETIES: 15c Red in fine imperforate block of four with slightly irregular but wide margins - recorded as a perforation error by Stone. Also a horizontal pair of the 25c blue & a vertical marginal pair of the 2F blue, both with the variety 'imperforate between stamps'. Very fine mint. (8). PHOTO £120
589 RARE USE OF 1c LILAC ON LOCAL NEWSPAPER WRAPPER: (19.April 1905) Plain paper band, used as a newspaper wrapper, addressed to the postmaster at Andevorante and franked with a single example of the 1c Lilac (one perf. foxed), cancelled at Tamatave. An exhibition piece. PHOTO - see plate no. £120
590 POSTCARD RATES: Fine group of PPCs illustrating a range of single & combination frankings for the inland & foreign postcard rates inc. a very scarce 1c, 5c (3) & 10c (8) single frankings plus 5 others with various mixed low-value frankings; mainly scarce RP cards, many with stamps on the picture side; paquebot octagon noted. (17 items). £140
591 LETTER RATES: Group of covers illustrating various foreign letter rates inc. 15c (2 inc. a pair for double-weight), 20c, 25c (3 inc. censored), 40c (2, one ex German Consulate another on reg'd E), 50c (reg'd) & scarce use of 1F for quadruple rate letter to Germany; also a 25c mixed franking to Syria. A good lot. (11 items). £180
592 COMBINATION FRANKINGS: Group of covers to foreign destinations inc. attractive & scarce reg'd cover to Uruguay ex Tamatave with 25c 'Tablet' & 1c, 4c, 5c pair & 10c 'Zebu' issue making up the 50c rate - a spectacular 5-colour franking with added Montevideo reg'n label. Also a single & a pair of the 10c 'Tablet' used with 15c or 5c 'Zebu' plus (1912) a 20c 'Zebu' used with a 5c 'Filanzane' to Sweden - for the 25c foreign letter rate. (4 items). PHOTO £180
593 STAMP ISSUES: Extensive mint & used specialised collection of the 'Zebu' Issue to 2F & 5F (fine mint), written up in a 'SAFE' album inc. shades, papers, cancellations, 1910 10c bisect on piece, 1912 opts. (two covers) etc. A fine basis for further research. (100s). £240
MADAGASCAR - 1908-32 "FILANZANE" ISSUE
594 UNCLEARED PROOF: Scarce & attractive Èpreuve d'atÈlier of the filanzane design with deep blue frame and black centre, the value-tablet uncleared, finely-printed on thin, surfaced paper (110 x 145mm); soft corner crease otherwise fine & fresh. PHOTO - see plate no. £150
595 ISLAND MAIL, 1913-37: Group of inland surface (6) & registered (5) covers with a good variety of frankings inc. 1933 calling card ex Ambohimahasoa with s/l aprÈs le dÈpart, 1919 reg'd cover ex Ranomena, the stamps cancelled by triangular (postage due) h.s.and items ex Boanamary, Diego Suarez, Maromandia, Soalala & Mahanoro. An unusual group. (11 items). £140
596 POSTCARD RATES: Fine range of PPCs, posted to foreign destinations 1909-34, most with stamps affixed to the picture side, showing usages for the postcard rate during this period inc. 5c (6), 10c (15), 15c (3), 20c (4), 25c, 30c (3), 45c (2), 50c (3), 90c (3) & 1f using single & combination frankings from a variety of post offices. (44 items). £180
597 FOREIGN LETTER RATES: A fine group of covers showing a variety of rates and offices of origin inc. 1938 pinted matter under wrapper to Natal, 1911 much-redirected cover to a French soldier, items addressed to Ethiopia, Greece, India, Mauritius, Colombia, Norway, China & the USA as well as various other European destinations, with a fine variety of frankings. Also a small group of postal stationery inc. Island usage of 50c envelopes (2, 1927-28). (61 items). £400
598 REGISTERED MAIL (EUROPE) 1911-34: Selection of registered covers to European destinations (mostly France) inc. 1923 mixed franking (75c 'tablet' & 25c filianzane) to Austria ex Manajary plus items with boxed 'R' h.s. ex Tulear, Diego Suarez, Ambositra, Nossi-Be, Majunga and a further group with reg'n labels inc. Majunga & Diego Suarez. Also a 1934 airmail cover to Paris ex Manakara franked at 8,50F. (20 items). £150
599 REGISTERED MAIL (OUTSIDE EUROPE) 1919-34 : A good group of registered covers to some interesting destinations inc. Costa Rica, USA, Mexico, Mauritius & Tonkin with a fine variety of frankings, cancellations & reg'n labels inc. 1926 mixed franking (75c tablet & 50c filanzane) to Mexico ex Fianarantsoa plus another franked with 2f ex Diego Suarez, fine 3f on 5f single franking to USA, 1919-28 pair to Costa Rica etc. An interesting group. (10 items). £150
600 REGISTERED MIXED FRANKING & AVIS DE RŠCEPTION MAIL: Attractive 1911 reg'd E to the USA with mixed franking of 20c Zebu pair & 5c (2) filanzane and fine paquebot octagon on reverse. Also 3 reg'd AR covers, 1908-22 to france, RÈunion & India, the last ex Morondara. Small faults but a scarce group. (4 items). £100
601 VALEURS RECOUVRŠES, 1918-30: Group of scarce, reg'd valeurs recouvrÈes printed payment envelopes of various types, addressed to Paris with various frankings inc. attractive example ex Ste. Marie with 15c pair & reg'n label (1928), two others (1929) with fine blocks (4) of the 30c & 60c values. Also a scarce bordereau (1932) detailing four collections made at Tananarive for a Paris company, with 1f brown & green receipting an unpaid charge. (7 items). £120
602 POSTAGE DUE COVERS, 1909-35: 1911 Underpaid E ex Tananarive to Faravohitra with 10c postage due stamp, two covers to Mauritius (1909-21) the earlier with fine strike of the '18c/TO PAY' h.s. of Port Louis [ex Ibbotson] plus 5 other items to overseas destinations with due markings or stamps. An interesting lot. (8 items). £160
603 STAMP COLLECTION: Two 'SAFE' albums housing the specialised collection of filanzane issues, written up on leaves; mainly mint examples of all issued values, showing a range of shades & papers, inc. multiples & panes, booklet panes etc. An attractive collection. (Qty). £220
604 STAMP BOOKLETS: Four complete booklets in fine condition inc. SG SB1, SB2, SB4 & SB6; usual gum toning otherwise fine with unrusted staples, complete interleaving etc. (4 items). £60
605 RED CROSS OVERPRINTS: 1915 10c + 5c overprints - 42 examples, mint & used, some with varieties noted. Also four covers showing the stamp's usage inc. items to Mauritius, Sweden & Warsaw - the last a mixed franking with 'tablet' 75c - and 3 PPCs inc. military hospital and an unuusal Red Cross overprinted card. (42 stamps & 7 other items). £90
606 1921 PROVISIONALS: A mainly mint selection inc. multiples & sheet panes of 25 with most values represented, plus a PPC & two reg'd covers illustrating their use. A good group. (Qty). £100
607 CURRENCY STAMPS: Scarce group of WWI provisional currency in the form of stamps mounted on card with printed control marks (hound or zebu) on the reverse, using various values to 2f. Mixed condition but many are very fine examples of a very scarce usage of this stamp issue. (7 varnished / 9 unvarnished). £160
608 VARIETIES: A huge, duplicated accumulation of mint & used filanzane stamps, inc. multiples and the odd booklet pane, mounted on leaves and in 3 stock-books, many with plate varieties noted or with cancellation interest. Also a folder with complete mint sheets of the 15c violet/carmine, 1c opt. on the latter & 4c olive/brown plus panes of 2c red/olive, the france libre opts. on 1,50f & 10c on 55c. In addition,, specially-printed plating cards and 2 folders of notes. (Qty.) £250
609 1898 TYPE MARIANNE PROOFS: 'Taxe fiscale' issues - imperforate & perforated essays in brown & red: blocks of 4 plus inscription proofs (1f & 2f) in imperf pairs; imperforate blocks of 4 & 6 of stamps with inscription added - 1f, 2f, 3f & 5f; also the four values with 'Èpreuve' opts. and a few used examples. In addition, a fine unused example of the Diego Suarez 5c 'octroi' stamp. Unusual material. (Qty). £120
610 REVENUE STAMPS: 1924 'Safari' design enregistrement stamps - mint & used values to 200f plus 10 documents showing various usages. Also 1919-21 parcel stamps, a further 8 documents with various fiscals (mainly connaissments) and a stock-book with a qty. of mint & used fiscals of various types. (Qty). £100
MALAYA/MALAYSIA
611 COLLECTION on leaves with strength in mint middle period issues inc. North Borneo & Sarawak. Many definitive sets to top value & a good range of RSW sets noted. (Few 100's). £360
612 1976 Installation of Yang de Petuan Agong 15c unmounted mint imperforate horizontal pair. Light gum wrinkling. Unusual thus. PHOTO £75
613 PERFINS: Album & stockbook with the fascinating collection of adhesives with a good selection of perfins. Also a 1989 pamphlet on the subject by Peter Giffen. (Qty.). £75
MALAYA - KEDAH
614 COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1937 set to $5, RSW set & 1950-55 set to $5 fresh mounted mint. (40). £75
MALAYA - KELANTAN
615 1921 Set overprinted "SPECIMEN", all fine mint, plus four extra values from same set (3c, both 6c & 50c). SG £350++. (17). £80
616 1937-40 Set to $5 fresh mounted mint. SG. Cat. £700. (15). PHOTO £200
MALAYA - SINGAPORE
617 KGVI MINT MISCELLANY comprising definitive complete sets in both perfs., Royal Silver Wedding pair and U.P.U. set; fine & fresh. SG. Cat. £632. (39). £120
MALTA
618 MISCELLANY OF QV, KEVII & KGV COVERS/CARDS incl. 1902 ppc to Edinburgh bearing 'One Penny' on 2‡d blue adhesive (unusual on cover), 1920 (24 March) original letter written in Italian from Xeuchia (Gozo) to Zebbug complete with env. (slight staining) franked with ‡d + ‡d War Tax adhesives both cancelled the following day at Victoria (also Gozo), other KGV covers some with colourful frankings, further village and branch office cancellations, WWI censor mark, early slogans, violet air mail double-ring c.d.s.'s, registered mail and other early airmail covers incl. 1931 env. to Sussex with incomplete but scarce framed violet "BY AIR..../TO GENOA ONLY". (30 covers/cards). £90
619 MISCELLANY OF COVERS the majority of them commercial incl. a fine group of KGVI airmail covers, two envs. with small 2 line "INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID FOR/TRANSMISSION BY AIR MAIL." one in violet and the other in red, registered mail incl. commercial, high values and one with customs declaration and U.K. customs duty & purchase tax charges, WWII censored mail, scarce KGVI slogan, 1948 commercial env. to Halifax franked with 2‡d definitive and (alongside) three colour label with blue Maltese cross and "BUY/A MALTA GOVT./LOTTERY TICKET", stampless 1957 env. to Harrow with fine slogan + fine U.K. postage due mark & labels and village & branch office postmarks. (72 covers). £80
620 1860-1979 The mint and used collection inc. mint 1870-84 ‡d (5), 1903-04 ‡d to 1/-, 1914-22 ‡d to 5/-, 1921-22 ºd to 10/-, 1922 ºd to 10/-, 1922-26 ºd to £1 (2), 1926 ºd to 10/-, 1926 ºd to 10/-, 1928 ºd to 10/-, 1935 Jubilee ‡d block of four, 2‡d pair (foxed) and 6d all with "extra flag staff" variety and 1954-79 basically complete. Also a good range of used inc. a few GB used in Malta and some postage dues. An excellent lot. Mixed condition. (Qty). £400
NETHERLANDS COLONIES
621 ALBUM containing the interesting early to modern collection with particular strength in Netherlands Indies issues. Condition a little variable but a useful lot which is stated to Catalogue in excess of £2,500. (Many 100's). £300
NEWFOUNDLAND
622 1910-11 Mint ranges comprising 1910 Pictorial set to 15c plus sundry perf. varieties inc. 2c p12 x 11‡, 1911 Recess printed set and 1911 Coronation set. Fine & fresh. SG. Cat. £990. (34). £300
623 1910 Perf. 12 x 11‡ 2c rose-carmine fresh mounted mint. Cat. £225. £75
NEW GUINEA
624 1916 £1 chocolate & dull blue mounted mint. Vertical bend. SG.99, Cat. £250. £60
NEW ZEALAND
625 CARTON containing the extensive mint & used collection in various albums & stockbooks, etc. Strength in QEII including a good range of Health min. sheets but with useful earlier types noted inc. Christchurch set mint or used, Auckland 3d, Smiling Boy set used, Postal Fiscals, etc. Fair to mostly fine. (Qty.). £360
626 STOCKBOOK containing the extensive duplicataed used collection with an emphasis on defins. but with good ranges of Officials, Life Insurance stamps, Postal Fiscals & advertising underprints. Condition mixed but much useful noted. Very high Catalogue value. (Many 100's). £1000
627 STOCKBOOK containing the extensive duplicated accumulation of Health issues inc. Smiling Boy set unused plus an extra unused 2d+1d, many plate blocks, multiples, varieties, min. sheets, etc. (Qty.). STC £1,600. (Qty.). £260
628 STOCKBOOK containing the extensive unmounted mint QEII accumulation, 1967-83 in plate blocks inc. both rare plates of the 18c Law Society (Cat. $200 apiece) and the defective fifth plate of the 23c Offshore islands (Cat. $135 each). Almost all in CP listed sizes. Cat. c$3,500. (Qty.). £200
629 STOCKBOOK containing the extensive accumulation of QEII definitive plate blocks, 1960-82. Values up to $2 and catalogued at c$3,000. (Qty.). £180
630 STOCKBOOK containing the extensive accumulation of QEII issues (all pre-decimal) in various mint multiples including many plate blocks. STC £600 as basic stamps. (Qty.). £75
631 ALBUM containing the early to modern mint & used collection with strength in QEII issues. (Some 100's). £75
632 1848-51 Pair of covers comprising 1848 to Glasgow (six months in transit) with red Crowned circle "PAID/AT/WELLINGTON" & two-line "SHIP LETTER" on reverse & 1851 ex Welshpool to Auckland with red London "SHIP LETTER(Crown)/LONDON" & scarce "PORT VICTORIA/NEW ZEALAND" d.s. (from whence it took a further 37 days to reach Auckland!). Scarce pair. £120
633 1862 1/- yellow green, a lightly cancelled four margined example. Fine. SG. 45 Cat. £250. D Brandon Cert. (1979). PHOTO £60
** 634 POSTAL STATIONERY - KGV 'G' SIZE REGISTERED ENVELOPES: 1913 3d brown uprated with ‡d green stamp used from Wellington to Bluff, 1926 4d brown env. (faults) posted at Westport without address and thus bearing m/s 'Posted in Box/without address' & octagonal framed red "N.Z./WESTPORT/ (date)/UNCLAIMED" d.s. and 1933 4d yellow-brown env. used from Wellington to Napier with "IRREGULARLY POSTED" s/l h.s. in red. Samuel types EC1b, 7a & 18a. (3 envs.) £60
NIUE
** 635 1902 (May) perf. 14 1d carmine used pane of 60 inc. "Spaced U & E" (3) and "No stop after PENI" (3). Fine. £90
636 1902 1d carmine mounted mint. A little staining. Also a foxed example with RSPNZ Certificate. £60
PAKISTAN
637 KGVI MINT RANGE on stockcards. Cat. £275. (42). £75
PALESTINE
638 TELEGRAPHS - WWII: Miscellany of stampless covers all bearing "ARMY SIGNALS" cachets (in both black & violet) but most with additional features such as violet s/l "CERTIFIED OFFICIAL", "SECRET" and "OFFICIAL" cachets, single ring c.d.s.'s of Jaffa, Haifa, Tel Aviv & Tiberias, double ring c.d.s.'s of Haifa and various Field P.O.s, Haifa registered oval d.s., env. from Red Cross registered to M.E.F., 'green cross' env., censor mark etc. Also a few pieces and post WWII covers all of a military nature. (48 items). £200
POLAND
639 TWO CARTONS containing the extensive chiefly post-WWII collection in 12 stockbooks/cover albums. (Qty.). £100
640 TWO STOCKBOOKS containing the extensive early to middle period mint & used collection with some useful sets and miniature sheets in evidence. (Sev. 100's). £150
1-80
81-160
161-240
241-320
321-400
401-480
481-560
561-640
641-695
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