** 1699 GABON, 1911-61: Group of elusive covers with strength in earlier items inc. 199 reg'd E with 'Tablet' type 5c & 30c ex Cap Lopez, 1917-23 usage of 10c stationery E's with Red Cross 5c opt (two sizes), the earlier with Red Cross stamp uprating, reg'd items ex Port-Gentil & Libreville inc. 1930 mixed AEF opt. franking with Middle Congo 1f & Gabon 50c; also 1961 reg'd high franking ex Koulamoutou & a post-independence item. (8 items). £120
** 1700 GUADELOUPE - POSTMARKS, 1931-58: Covers to France, USA or within the Island, showing a good variety of cancellations inc. reg'd items ex Port Louis, Trois RiviËres, Ste Anne, Le Moule, Morne-a-l'Eau, Grand Bourg, Terre de Bas & St Martin plus 1948 West Indies Conference (2), s/l Basse Terre etc. (15 items). £150
** 1701 GUADELOUPE - WWII CENSORS: Group of covers to USA (5) or Panama, all examined by censor with various sealing tapes and h.s. inc. lens-shape OUVERT PAR L'AUTORITŠ MILITAIRE or double-ring CONTROLE POSTALE h.s. (Commissions A & B) with additional A1 or B2 (2) marks; one ex St Barthelemy, with unusual narrow boxed 'PASSED BY EXAMINER (crown) 4'. (6 items). £140
** 1702 GUIANA, 1927-70: Interesting group of covers inc. three WWII censored items to USAwith double-ring CONTROLE POSTALE h.s. inc. one with scarce franking of Bastille 5f strip of 4; reg'd items inc. Es from St Laurent, Mana & Cayenne, the first (1927) to Costa Rica with inter-panneau block of 40c (8), Red Cross opt, 1938 20f single franking etc. Also a group of 1970 Es with cancellation range. (16 items). £200
** 1703 GUINEA, 1905-39: Fine group of covers, most with pictorial frankings, to France or USA inc. 1905 mixed issue franking tied by large Kissidougou c.d.s. with paquebot d.s., 1911 reg'd AR item with USPO seal, items from Siguri, Bougouni, Dire, Koulouba, Boke, Toukoto & Macenta plus Kayes-Bamako TPO etc. (14 items). £240
** 1704 GUINEA, 1933-58: Good group of mainly commercial covers to France or N.America inc. reg'd & air items, from a variety of offices inc. Yako, Kita, Bamako, San, Macina, Kidira, Markala, Youlouba, SÈgou, Koutiala, Dire, Thies (reg'd, with customs label) & N'Zerekore (military, 1956); three items are WWII censored mail - one with orange tape with cachets, unusually, in red ink inc. 'F2' plus two others with 'F0' in red or black. (18 items). £240
** 1705 INDIA, 1929-53: Four reg'd covers to France or USA, 1929-38, inc. scarce use of 1f20c on 50c stationery env. - folded, torn & repaired with French PO endorsement - 'received in this poor condition'; also (1953) commercial reg'd air cover to London ex PondichÈry with 1949 1r air & 5 other stamps on reverse. Uncommon material. (5 items). £100
** 1706 INDOCHINA, 1894-1947: Reg'd mail inc. (1894) Travinh-Saigon with 15c & 25c Tablet Types; 1919 4c/10c stationery E uprated with 5c & 10c/25c to Paris ex Rachgia & 1919 cover ex Pak-Hoi with Orphans opt. 10c/15c & 24c/35c franking; also 1935 SERVICE 5c on E ex Governor-General's office to Saigon, 1930 air to Algeria with fine boxed PAR MALLE AŠRIENNE/HOLLANDAISE, 1940 (roughly-opened) E to France with fine red oval INTENDANCE COLONIALE/FM cachet etc. (12 items). £180
** 1707 IVORY COAST - REGISTERED MAIL, 1903-24: Trio of attractive registered covers to Germany or France inc. fine tricolour franking of Tablet Type 20c, 25c & 30c ex Grand-Bassam, 1915 E ex Koroko franked by pictorial issue 5c & 30c plus another (1924) E from the same office, with reg'n label, franked by pictorial 10c & 60c/75c with further 15c on reverse; minor faults but scarce. (3 items). £100
** 1708 IVORY COAST, 1923-46: Cover miscellany inc. registered items ex Koroko (to French troops in Saar), Dimbokro & Bobo-Dioulasso with pictorial frnkings, 1937 Expo set on philatelic E ex Abidjan, 1944 E to Canada with 'DB/561' censor label etc plus a (1968) military cover. (7 items). £120
** 1709 IVORY COAST - ADVERTISING SLOGANS, 1934-37: Trio of Es to France or USA with pictorial frankings inc. two registered items ex Abengourou & Agnebilekrou and an airmail cover ex Koudougou with mixed franking (Upper Volta 1931 Exhibition 1f50c) - the first two with scarce boxed 3 or 4-line advertising slogan 'COTE D'IVOIRE/OLŠAGINEAUX/CACAO-CAFŠ/BOIS PRŠCIEUX' or similar on front or back; the third backstamped with Dakar Daguin duplex. Also a 1934-35 Upper Volta pair with a fine strike of the boxed slogan tying one stamp or a different 3-line slogan used on reverse. (5 items). £120
** 1710 IVORY COAST - AIRMAIL COVERS, 1937-42: An attractive & interesting group of commercial flown covers to Europe inc. reg'd items, from a range of post offices inc. Daloa, Bobo Diolasso, Divo, Danane & Ouagadougou showing a range of rates & frankings and inc. one military cover; one with torn corner. (7 items). £140
** 1711 MADAGASCAR - DIEGO SUAREZ: Very fine example of the lithographed 5c used on small cover to Anamakia with double-ring c.d.s. of Diego Suarez (30 Sept.1890); also a 15c stationery E (hinge remainders) to Paris cancelled by the scarce octagonal d.s. CORR.D'ARMÉES/DIEGO SUAREZ (29 June 1894) with CORR. DES ARMÉES/LV No1 paquebot c.d.s. nearby. A scarce pair. (2 items). PHOTO. £150
** 1712 MADAGASCAR - DEPENDENCIES: Small group of Tablet Type stationery inc. Anjouan 15c E with fine octagonal ANJOUAN/COL.FRANC d.s.(1902); Mayotte 5c (flap lost) & 25c Es, the latter with paquebot d.s.; Nossi-BÈ 25c letter-card with Ligne U octagon (1898); Ste. Marie 15c (2 sizes) & 25c Es used to Madagascar, 1895-7. Also (1896) Diego Suarez 25c and Nossi-BÈ 1c (2) & 4c (2) used on E or PPC to France. Scarce material. (9 items). £150
** 1713 MADAGASCAR, 1916-61: Group of mainly commercial covers inc. fine 1932 reg'd air E to France with red Madagascar air label, 50c (2) & 65c (2) stationery Es, one uprated as reg'd air letter, Iles Glorieuses cover, other reg'd items etc.; good range of offices inc. Anjouan, Behara, Maintirano, Anivorano, Faratsiho, Joffreville etc. (22 items). £180
** 1714 MADAGASCAR - WWII BRITISH OCCUPATION: Pair of scarce censored covers inc. (1946) stampless E to Majunga with 4-line POSTE AŠRIENNE - DIEGO SUAREZ cachet, BRITISH CENSORSHIP tape tied by '(crown)/PASSED/ZB3' h.s. plus (damaged) 1943 E to Dahomey with two tapes, one tied by scarce oval BMA censor 111; also fine 1940 air cover to London with French tape tied by elliptical OUVERT h.s. with double-ring Commission G censor & 'G1' h.s. (3 items). £75
** 1715 MARTINIQUE, 1913-55: Group of covers inc. reg'd Es (Terres Sainville noted), a range of frankings inc. opts. & high-value airs, plus three WWII covers with scarce large double-ring censor cachets (Nos. 1,2 & 4 - the last in red) of Martinique. (13 items). £180
** 1716 MAURITANIA, 1913-61: Good range of 'Desert Caravan' frankings inc. PPCs & reg'd covers ex Kafdi, Chinguetti, Atar, Moudjeria, Boutilimit, Port Štienne & Boghe; also 3 censored Es with double-ring cachets, 1947 20f used in Joal, SÈnÈgal etc. (25 items). £240
** 1717 NEW CALEDONIA, 1903-25: 10c stationery card to Germany with c.d.s. cancellation of the West Coast mail steamer, PPC with 15c stamp cancelled by fine PAITA c.d.s., strip of (5) 5c Tablet issue franking letter ex La Foa plus various frankings of the first pictorials & opts. inc. two reg'd covers with distinctive blue Noumea labels bearing 1f single or multiple franking inc. 1f, 2f & 5f plus 1916 E (faults) with Red Cross opt. (6 items). £160
** 1718 NEW CALEDONIA, 1929-79: Group of covers with emphasis on middle period material with reg'd mail & better frankings noted inc. single usages, from a good variety of offices inc. Touro, Koumac, Pagoumene, Houailou, Negropo & Canala, two with scarce boxed advertising h.s. 'BUVEZ le/CAFŠ/de la Nouvelle/CALEDONIE'. Also a 1949 E with Wallis & Futuna opts on 50f & 100f airs ex Mata-Utu. (20 items). £180
** 1719 NEW CALEDONIA - WWII CENSORED MAIL: Group of covers to USA or France with variety of censor marks inc. double-ring CONTROLE POSTALE & three-ring CENSURE ALLIŠE (Nos. 5 & 7), plus New Caledonia sealing tape (3); also (1940) a reg'd air cover with 'Acheminement Suspendu' cachet. Scarce. (5 items). £150
** 1720 NIGER, 1925-55: Commercial & philatelic covers, mainly ex Niamey & Zinder inc. registered & airmail items, one with VOIE TRANSAHARIENNE h.s., 1930-55 two military covers ex Zinder, single items from Agadez (s/l h.s.), Bilma, Dori, Gaya & Maradi etc. (24 items). £180
** 1721 NIGER - WWII CENSORED MAIL: Interesting & scarce group of censored covers, mainly addressed to the USA, 1940-44 with a variety of sealing tapes & censor h.s. inc. lens-shape YA & DR, oval OUVERT, large double ring and most unusual negative version of the same (bag seal?), individual censor numbered h.s. etc. (7 items). £150
** 1722 OCEANIA, 1931-41: Scarce double-ring CONTROLE POSTALE h.s. on 1941 reg'd cover ex Atuona, Hiva-Oa (one stamp with closed tear) to USA; also three commercial Es with attractive frankings from Atuona Hiva-Oa, Vaitepaua Makatea & Moerai Rurutu, two have different Papeete Daguin transits. (4 items). £100
** 1723 OCEANIA, 1961-96: Selection of covers, largely commercial mail to Papeete, with a good range of cancellations inc. Tuamotu, Hereheretue, Mataura Tubuai, Tiputa, Fatuhiva, Taiohae, Moerai, Uturoa, Rairua, Atuona-Hiva, Hakahau-Ua-Pou, Vaipae-Ua-Huka, Haamene-Tahaa, Rurutu etc. Uncommon. (23 items). £120
** 1724 St. PIERRE & MIQUELON, 1898-1940: Group inc. 1898 usage of the 25c stationery E to Paris, 1926 provisional printed franks (2 - 'PP' & 'PP 0,30'), 1928 10f/5f opt on reg'd E, 1935 Cartier set, 1937 Expo, Curie, fine censor h.s. inc. scarce 2-ring Island mark on E to USA (2), 1940 cover ex British Vice-Consulate etc. A useful lot. (14 items). £240
** 1725 St. PIERRE & MIQUELON, 1946-72: Covers & cards inc. 'Tchad au Rhin' set, ŠbouÈ pair on 1948 FFC, high value air frankings inc.1947 200f used alone, three Es with paquebot cancellations (N.Sydney (2) & Halifax), good commercial frankings etc. (20 items). £160
** 1726 SENEGAL, 1901-13: 1902-03 Pair of reg'd covers to France or Germany with 'Tablet' frankings, the latter a 25c E uprated with most values to 1f cancelled by Dakar telegraph d.s.; 1905 PPC with large railway cachet & Austrian Adresse ungen¸gend label, PPC of troops leaving Dakar for Morocco, fine 35c palmiers used ex Ziguinchor on reg'd E to Paris etc. Good early material. (6 items). £120
** 1727 SENEGAL, 1919-37: An attractive group of items franked with the Native Market pictorial issue, inc. a number of registered coverts and examples of smaller post offices inc. Thies, Louga, MeckÈ, Tivaouane, Kaolack, Sokhone, Podor & Ziguinchor - the last a 1937 FFC to Paris with 3f & 50c stamps - also a 1926 air cover ex Dakar with 2f (2) & 20c franking and a fine 1932 reg'd air cover from the Swiss Consulate at Dakar with multiple franking. (12 items). £180
** 1728 SENEGAL, 1936-55: A useful group of covers, commercial & philatelic, with airmails inc. 1936 s/l TRAJET DAKAR- FRANCE , a 1940 E with m/s jusqu'a Paris & 1945 1er VOYAGE AERIEN DAKAR-NEW-YORK; also 1937 Expo set, scarce 1939 Bastille 4f75+4f single franking, CailliÈ 90c missing 'Senegal' error on cover, unusual inter-colonial cover ex AOF General Government at Dakar to Conakry, plus a couple of modern items etc. (17 items). £160
** 1729 SENEGAL - WWII CENSORED & MILITARY COVERS: An interesting group of scarce covers, mainly to France or USA, with censor h.s. inc. oval OUVERT (2 inc. OAT cover) and three different types of large double-ring mark; also four covers with military franks inc COMMANDMENT DE L'AIR EN A.O.F. (9 items). £180
** 1730 SOMALILAND - OBOCK, 1892-94: Scarce pair of reg'd covers to France with red or black boxed 'R', franked with opt'd general issue either 5c, 10c & 40c or 25c (3); transit marks inc. paquebot octagon. Attractive. (2 items). PHOTO. £100
** 1731 SOMALILAND - OBOCK, 1894-1911: Selection inc. uprated 15c env. to Switzerland with added 1c & 4c stamps & paquebot d.s., 1894 reg'd cover with pictorial issue 5-colour franking & Ligne T d.s., 1894 reg'd E with 50c stamp to Silesia, 1893 2f slate triangle on reg'd front (1911), good PPC (1901) with 10c etc. (8 items). PHOTO. £150
** 1732 SOMALILAND, 1906-67: Covers & cards - a useful range of material inc. 1919 E to Costa Rica with pictorial issue 40c & 1f10c, 1928 insured E to Lucerne with 50c & 5f and Yokohama-Marseille paquebot transit, 1937 Expo frankings inc. to China, 1943 military E, high value air frankings, range of smaller offices etc. (23 items). £200
** 1733 SOMALILAND - UNOFFICIAL AIR OVERPRINTS: 1929 (12 April) Large E ex Ethiopian Consulate, Djibouti to Addis Abbaba franked with various values of the pictorial series to 5f, each handstamped with an unofficial 'SERVICE AVION' in black, tied by the scrolled c.d.s. of Djibouti. Most unusual. PHOTO - see plate no. £120
** 1734 TCHAD, 1926-70: Useful group of covers, mainly pre-war, inc. several reg'd examples ex Faya, Mao, Ati, Bongor, Fort Archambault & Fianga, 1935 TRANSPORTŠ EXCEPTIONNELLEMENT PAR AVION item with fine boxed tourist slogan cancelling stamp, 1941-44 pair of censored Es with double-ring cachets etc. (16 items). £220
** 1735 TUNISIA, 1890-1917: An interesting group inc. 1891 reg'd cover to USA with 5-colour franking, 10c postacrd ex La Goulette, 10c E uprated to France, 1902 PPC ex Kairouan, 10c/15c letter-card uprated to Germany, two good military PPCs, 1913 Tunis CONFCE. CONSULTATIVE cancellation on official E, 1917 censored soldier's cover ex Ben Gardane etc. (11 items). £140
** 1736 TUNISIA, 1919-50: Selection of covers inc. 1919 E with 30c on 35c air stamp tied by special cancellation of Zarzis with similar arrival of Ben Bardane on reverse, vilage cancellations of Khens, El Guettar (2) & Sidi Assaki, reg'd & air covers, two WWII censored items with lens-type h.s. VA 329 or WK3 etc. (18 items). £150
** 1737 UBANGI-SHARI, 1916-59: Scarce group of covers & cards inc. reg'd & air items from a range of offices inc. Kouki, Bambari, Bangassou, Fort Crampel & Baboua; emphasis on pre-1940 material with good frankings of the 1915 issue & subsequent opts. - Red Cross red & black opts., 1938 FFC & uprated stationery noted. A good lot. (17 items). £320
** 1738 UBANGI-SHARI - WWII CENSORED MAIL: Scarce group of censored covers with AEF frankings 1939-41, mainly to the USA but two to Cameroun, ex Bangui, Semio & Bangassou, with a variety of sealing tapes & cachets inc. the large double-ring 'CONTROLE POSTALE / Commission E' (one is Commission B), elliptical OUVERT h.s. & 'E1'; additional censorship of the Gold Coast or Egypt on two. (9 items). £240
** 1739 UPPER SŠNŠGAL, 1907-21: Scarce group of items from this short-lived territory inc. reg'd covers to France ex Kayes, Bougouni, Bamako & Agadez - the last with fine Matadi-Bordeaux paquebot transit d.s.; also a 1907 reg'd front ex SÈgou with combined franking of Upper SÈnÈgal 10c Faideherbe & 25c French Sudan 'Tablet' type.In addition, a 1913 local E to Zinder with 5c pair ex Tessaoua plus three PPCs with 10c frankings inc. ex Tombouctou. (9 items). £180
** 1740 UPPER VOLTA, 1921-57: Group of commercial & philatelic covers, mainly to France or the USA, inc. many reg'd items, smaller post offices (Dori, Leo, Kaya, Grand Lahou, Po & Tougan noted), with a good variety of frankings. (33 items). £240
FRENCH SOUTHERN & ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES
1741 1965-68 PAIR OF EXPEDITION COVERS: Pair of commemorative covers comprising I.T.U. 30F [SG 39] on 'Thala Dan' cover postmarked at Terre AdÈlie and 1968 cover with three fine & scarce bird stamps: SG 8, 31 & 35 and blue cachet of ice floes, from the same Territory. Very slight edge wear but scarce items. (2 items). £100
GAMBIA
1742 1881-1990 The mint (some unmounted) and used duplicated accumulation/stock inc. a few cameo issues in mixed condition to 1/-, 1909 1d, 6d & 1/6d blocks of four with plate numbers, 1912-22 2‡d to 2/6d, 1922-29 ‡d to 2/6d, 1938-46 ‡dto5/-, 1953-59 ‡d to £1 x 2 sets, 1963 ‡d to £1, 1966 Birds ‡d to £1 x 14 sets and some later issues. Cat. £2,500+. (Qty). £200
1743 POSTAL STATIONERY: The excellent collection of unused & used postal stationery items including "SPECIMEN" overprints, well written-up on leaves with many useful items in evidence. The highlights include 1883 Reply paid 1‡d grey card with "SPECIMEN" opt. (only 100 issued), 1889 1‡d grey PC to Scotland, a good selection of unused 1892 1d on 1‡d grey cards with sundry varieties, 1893 1d +1d red Reply cards (2) with "SPECIMEN" opt., 1894 Reply half of a GB postal stationery card to England cancelled by Bathurst c.d.s., three KEVII 2d blue registered envelopes to the UK uprated with 1d adhesives, 1921 2d blue registered envelope uprated with KGV 1d red, 1912 2d blue registered envelope to the UK uprated with ‡d & 1d adhesives,1937 KGVI 1‡d registered envelope with "SPECIMEN" opt. and much QEII. (Approx. 90 items). £700
GERMAN STATES
1744 SAXONY: Small 1856 env. (dusting and minor wear) to Bath franked with Saxony 3g black on yellow and 2g black on blue both with four margins but slightly overlapping each other tied by fine circular grids and a very fine red "P." in circle with a fine small two ring "DRESDEN/12‡-1" c.d.s. nearby. £75
GERMANY
1745 CARTON with a substantial collection of mainly fine used stamps c1870-1990 plus a few earlier States issues, housed in a pair of Davo albums & 3 stock-books with various better items & sets noted inc. Third Reich material (1933 Wagner, Brown Ribbon sheets (no gum) etc.), post-War issues etc. Strength in quantity of material - needs examination. (Very large qty.) £200
1746 TWO STOCKBOOKS containing the extensive early to middle period collection with some better sets and singles in evidence. Well worth a look. (Sev. 100's). £75
1747 PICTURE POSTCARDS, c1906-25: A group of (mainly used - TPO cancellations noted) postcards inc. views of Berlin (40), portraits of German royalty (20), various topographical views, greeting cards etc. Most pre-WWI. (150 approx.). £75
GERMANY POST OFFICES ABROAD
1748 MOROCCO, 1899-1911: Useful selection of mint & used stamps with better values noted inc. 1899 set, 1900 values to fine used 1p25c, 1903-05 5c (2), 1905 various values to 3p75c mint & 1p25c used, 1906 inc. fine mint 2p50c etc. STC £550 approx. (48). £100
GIBRALTAR
1749 ALBUM containing a written up mint collection (latterly mainly unmounted) with a high degree of completeness between 1921 and 1992 inc. many better perf., shade and wmk. varieties, booklet panes, se-tenant pairs & strips, miniature sheets, booklet, sheetlets and postage due labels. Rather mixed condition in early stages but mainly very fine. (Several 100's). £300
** 1750 MISCELLANY of QV-QEII covers & cards inc. QV ‡d green wrapper to Valencia uprated with ‡d adhesive, 1898 env. to the USA bearing 25c blue, KGVI OHMS registered items (2), 1942 censored cover, etc. (15 items). £75
1751 Q.V. MISCELLANY on album page incl. Nov., 1886-1887 2d mint plus ‡d, 1d & 2‡d used, 1889 (Aug.) Spanish currency surcharges complete mint set and 1889-95 40c mint plus used values to 1p bistre & ultramarine inscribed in Spanish currency. Condition good to mainly fine. (18). £50
** 1752 G.B. USED IN GIBRALTAR - 1d RATE TO SPAIN: Dec., 1882 env. franked with a 1d Venetian red paying the scarce 1d rate to Spain and tied by a partial but fine "GIBRALTAR/A/A26" duplex. £75
1753 1886 (Jan.) Unused/mint set of seven with some faults but Cat. £900. S.G.1-7. (7). £100
1754 1889 (July) surchages in Spanish currency 25c on 2d brown-purple with 'short I' variety mint & 'broken N' variety plate 1 marginal mint but with rust marks and 25c on 2‡d blue with both 'short I' & 'broken N' varieties fine used. (4). £70
** 1755 1890-92 Scarce trio of 20c registered envelopes (two sizes), uprated to Germany or the UK with 5c x 5 (2) or 25c x 3 , each with a fine strike of the large oval 'SOUTH DISTRICT' reg'n d.s., two with matching c.d.s. cancellations. Also a 10c newspaper wrapper cancelled by the district c.d.s. (4 items). £150
1756 1903 Wmk. Crown CA 2‡d dull purple & black on blue paper unused (only traces of gum) showing the elusive 'Large 2 in ‡' variety. SG.49a; Cat. £190. £50
** 1757 NORTH DISTRICT REGISTERED COVER, 1912: Fine example of the KEVII small red-printed 2d registered envelope uprated with KGV 1d stamp for postage to London and cancelled by a fine upright strike of the scarce, short-lived large oval 'REGISTERED/GIBRALTAR NORTH DISTRICT' d.s. for 1.November 1912, partially overstruck by UK marks. Attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. £300
GOLD COAST
1758 1876-1990 The mint and used duplicared stock inc. a few used QV values, mint 1938-44 ‡d to 10/-, 1948 ‡d to 10/-, 1952-54 ‡d to 10/- x 3 sets, 1959-61 ‡d to £1 x 2 sets, 1965 New Currency set x 2 and a large quantity of later issues. Also 1961 booklets with 3/- x 3, 6/- x 4 and 10/- x 3 & postage dues. Mostly fine. SG Cat. £2,000+. (Qty). £140
** 1759 "GIR" CENSOR - THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE: 1914 (12. August) E to London with KGV 1d stamp cancelled at Tarquah with the only recorded strike of censor Type 1B - double-ring CENSOR/GOLD COAST with 'GIR' in the centre, accompanied by the initials 'P.H.B.' in red ink (repeated on the reverse) with a pencilled 'Passed GIR' nearby - the only example recorded by Martin & Walton. Also a similar 1915 cover to Liverpool with a fine strike of the normal Type 1C censor - itself a scarce item. (2 covers). PHOTO. £150
** 1760 MILITARY - RARE PROVISIONAL CENSOR LABEL: 1914 (4. August) cover (address inked out) to Liverpool ex Accra franked with KGV 1d sealed with the hand-written provisional label Type L1 (in use for 9 days) accompanied by a partly fine strike of the Type 1A h.s. (5 August, sole recorded date of use). Rare. PHOTO. £140
** 1761 MILITARY - 'CENSOR AK / GOLD COAST' (1915): Cover to Switzerland (light crease) franked with KEVII 2‡d blue ex Victoria with mainly v.fine strike of the elusive Type 1F censor h.s. used during March & April 1915. PHOTO. £100
GREECE
1762 MISCELLANY of stamps on stock-cards plus one cover with strength in air stamps inc. Zeppelin set of three mounted mint Also 1933 Greek Airlines time-table inc. fares and text in French. (Small Qty.). £60
GRENADA
1763 1943 10/- perf. 12 lightly mounted mint. S.G. Cat. £450. £90
GRIQUALAND WEST
1764 1874 Kimberley postmaster's Provisional 1d in red manuscript on 4d blue Cape of Good Hope, used with what seems to be part of King Willam's Town hooded circle, offered "as is". A fine stamp. (SG as used £1600). PHOTO - see plate no. £100
1765 MATATIELE: 1893-1902 1d COGH 1d rose block of four with two very fine straight line "MATATIELE" cancellations, thought to be unique. PHOTO. £80
HONG KONG
1766 LIGHTHOUSE ALBUM containing the QV-QEII mostly used collection including a reasonable selection of QV & KEVII issues, KGV values to $10 (poor) and extensive later ranges. (Few 100's). £150
1767 STOCKBOOK containing the QV-QEII duplicated used accumulation with some useful earlier types noted but with a heavy emphasis on QEII issues. (Few 100's). £100
1768 COLLECTION on leaves, 1935-90 with a large proportion being mint (much unmounted) inc. 1948 RSW set, 1954-60 to $10, 1962 to $20, a good range of 1960's commemoratives, strong 1970's defins. with values to $20 (9) & $50 (6), etc. A very good lot of ever popular material. (Few 100's). £500
1769 MISCELLANY of QV-KGV items on stockcards, etc. Condition variable but some useful noted with strength in 19th Century issues. (Small Qty.). £100
** 1770 MILITARY - BRITISH TROOPS IN TRANSIT TO SIBERIA, 1918: Countersigned E to UK endorsed 'On Active Service' and with very fine orange-red strike of the single-ring 'OFFICIAL PAID/HONG KONG' c.d.s. for 18. November 1918; annotated on reverse - '9th Hampshire Regt'. Most unusual. PHOTO. £100
** 1771 SAI-YING-PUN REGISTERED COVER, 1920: 27. November usage to the UK of the small 10c reg'd env. uprated with KGV 4c stamp, cancelled by the scarce 'HONG-KONG/SAI YING PUN' c.d.s. with large rubber reg'n h.s. of the Office nearby; slight edge faults but an attractive item. PHOTO. £100
** 1772 SAI-YING-PUN REGISTERED COVER, 1928: A similar commercial registered cover (15. October 1928) to the USA uprated with KGV 10c blue, slightly blurred cancellations and with a fine strike of the large reg'n h.s. of Sai-Ying-Pun. Scarce. £100
HUNGARY
1773 ALBUM containing the extensive mint/c.t.o. collection. Also a stockbook containing an extensive modern mint range. (Many 100's). £75
1774 1881 Envelope issue (Plate 1) perf. 11‡ set in unmounted mint strips of three, 1888 perf. 12 values to 50k also in strips of three, 1888 perf. 11‡ set unmounted mint and four later stamps. Mainly fine. (47). £70
INDIA
1775 1894 Env. registered from Pynwre to Guildford redirected to London franked with India ‡a and 1a x 3 plus GB 1887 2d. various transit h.s. inc. boxed "TOO LATE and circular framed "S.W./6D". The cover is creased and ragged at edges. Also c1900 "ON H.E.H. THE NIZAM'S GOVERNMENT" env. from Begampe to Calcutta franked on reverse with Hyderabad ºa and 1a block of four. Cover creased. £100
1776 INSTRUCTIONAL LABELS: 1901 (28 Feb.) env. from Calcutta to Simla franked with 1a & 2a tied by "CALCUTTA" c.d.s. and on reverse an untied printed postage recovery label. 1903 (Jan.) env. from Karachi to Simla with a tied postal recovery label on reverse. 1902 (12 Oct) 1a env. to Solan with a small tied "Please ?/to postman for/transmission to/Inspector Genl/R.M.S. in India"label on reverse. Some cover faults. scarce. £70
** 1777 MILITARY - WAZIR FIELD FORCE: 1923 (10.Sept.) cover with letter to the UK, with v.fine oval rubber cachet 'COMMANDING WIRELESS / WAZIRFORCE' and boxed 'FIELD SERVICE/POSTAGE FREE'; backstamped 'BASE OFFICE E'. Fine and scarce. PHOTO. £75
** 1778 PATRIOTIC LABELS ON COVER, 1941-43: Group of commercial covers to the USA or India, many with censor labels and h.s., and various patriotic devices inc. 'Bombay War Gifts Fund','Hyderabad War Fund', 'Sind War Stamp' & 'Madras War Fund' labels, h.s. or printed 'V' slogans etc. Two or three covers from Indian States are inc. with Cochin use of large 'India Salutes China' label. Also 'Lady Robertson Central Provinces Relief Fund' ‡a pink label on WWI military E ex IFPO No.13 (Iraq). (10 items). £100
Australasia
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