** 161 PRINTED COMMODITY LIST FROM A.S. MARTY OF HONG KONG TO NAGASAKI BEARING 2c ROSE TIED BY WEBB "62B" CANCELLATION IN BLACK: 1884 printed commodity list to Nagasaki bearing 2c rose tied by rare "62B" cancellation in black & with oval "A.S. MARTY/25MARCH 84/HONG-KONG" Company Chop alongside. The reverse of the sheet is basically a French language price list for various commodities including grades of opium. Exceedingly rare. PHOTO £3000
** 162 COVER TO THE UNITED STATES BEARING 10c GREEN TIED BY BLACK "62B" CANCELLATION: 1887 (16 April) envelope addressed to Connecticut bearing 10c green (erroneously placed at lower left hand corner) tied by a fine strike of the rare "62B" cancellation and with Webb type D c.d.s. index "B" clear of adhesive. Black "NEW YORK" & "PAID/C/ALL" backstamps on reverse. Peter Holcombe Certificate (1991) accompanies, opining that "It is in my opinion genuine" and that it is "An extremely scarce cancellation on cover". One of the few correct rate non-philatelic covers listed by the HKSC. PHOTO £2000
** 163 REGISTERED RED-BAND ENVELOPE FROM HONG KONG TO CALCUTTA: 1892 envelope bearing (at lower left) pair of 10c purple/red adhesives cancelled with black Webb type D c.d.s. index "B" c.d.s. of 30 April. Three Calcutta backstamps. £100
164 4cPOSTCARD WITH TWO F.P.O. CANCELLATIONS: 1903 (18 May) 4c rose postcard from Tientsin to "German Legation Peking" with "F.P.O. No 1" c.d.s. and "F.P.O. No 4" "hammer" type c.d.s. plus a very lightly applied oval Peking arrival d.s. The card is a little soiled and a small portion has been rubbed away at the upper left. PHOTO £200
** 165 WORLD WAR I - CENSORED POSTAL STATIONERY CARD TO JAPAN: 1915 1c brown postal stationery card to Japan with Hong Kong "PASSED BY/HONG(Crown)/KONG/CENSOR" along with Japanese censor mark and triangular "Letters Prisoners of War/Free under Convention". The message side incorporates a hand-drawn illustration of the sun setting over a desert island and passes on Christmas Greetings. PHOTO - see plate no.8A £200
166 1921-37 Script CA mint range comprising 4c red marginal block of six incorporating the broken Chinese characters variety (SG.120b), 25c strip of three from the top left hand of the sheet (plate number 1) showing the 25c broken flower variety and horizontal mint pairs of the 25c, 30c & 50c showing varying states of the "Cigarette" variety. Good to fine. (5 items). £100
** 167 LOCAL O.H.M.S. COVER BEARING 25c PLATE PAIR, ONE DISPLAYING THE "BROKEN FLOWER" VARIETY: 1923 OHMS cover franked with 25c plate (number 1) pair, the right hand stamp of which shows this constant variety. Most attractive. PHOTO - see plate no.8A £120
** 168 STAMP DUTY 5c GREEN ON LOCAL JANUARY 1938 COVER: 1938 (13 Jan.) local cover bearing Stamp Duty 5c green tied by Webb type N cancellation. The 5c was used between 11 & 20 January 1938 due to the new supply of 5c stamps not having arrived in time. PHOTO - see plate no.8A £100
** 169 STAMP DUTY 5c GREEN ON COVER TO SHANGHAI: 1938 (15 Jan.) cover to Shanghai bearing Stamp Duty 5c green tied by Webb type "O" c.d.s. The Stamp Duty adhesive was used between 11 and 20 January due to the new supply of 5c adhesives not having arrived on time. Light toning. £100
** 170 SPECTACULAR "DETAINED IN HONG KONG/BY JAPANESE/FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945" FLOWN COVER TO THE U.K. REDIRECTED FROM THE UNITED STATES: 1941 (8 December) cover bearing $2 red-orange and green & $5 dull lilac & scarlet cancelled with black double-ring c.d.s. of Kowloon addressed to New York (address subsequently erased and redirected to Kent) and with a good example of the large boxed "DETAINED IN HONG KONG/BY JAPANESE/FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945" cachet in purple. The Japanese actually attacked Hong Kong on the very morning this letter was posted (some three hours before the time cited on the datestamp) - making this the latest dated "DETAINED IN HONG KONG" cover recorded. PHOTO £1200
171 WWII CENSORED MAIL: c1941 env. from Bangkok to Hong Kong franked with 25st cancelled with violet triangular "PASSED/HONG KONG/CENSOR/15" H.S. 1940 (April) env. from Shanghai via I. A.L. Hong Kong to UK with a similar triangular number "9" censor h.s. 1940 (June) env from Manila via Hong Kong to London with pale blue triangular "PASSED/HONG KONG/CENSOR/9" h.s. (3 covers). PHOTO £160
** 172 OCTAGONAL "HONG KONG/1945/POSTAGE PAID" MARK ON UNSTAMPED COVER TO KOWLOON: 1945 local cover (unfranked due to a stamp shortage) cancelled by a reasonably good strike of this octagonal "POSTAGE PAID" mark and with boxed "RETOUR" mark (crossed through in ink) to the left. PHOTO - see plate no. £100
** 173 UNFRANKED LOCAL COVER SENT DURING THE 1948 TYPHOON DISTURBANCE: 1948 (3 Sept.) local cover cancelled with the red circular "3/POSTAGE PAID/3HONG KONG" c.d.s. Philatelic but unusual thus. £100
** 174 POSTAL STATIONERY: Unused black/yellow PC with 3c on 16c postcard stamp affixed. Good condition other than small ink mark on reverse. £100
** 175 POSTAL STATIONERY: 1886 1c green postal stationery card to Canton with printed "Our Mr. J.W. Powell will show his stock at the Masonic Hall, Shameen on Wedenesday 24th March and following days. We respectfully solicit your kind inspection. W.Powell & Co." message on reverse. Unusual. £75
** 176 POSTAL STATIONERY: 1900 (20 March) outward portion of 4c on 3c brown reply card from Hong Kong to France, cancelled by black Webb type Fi c.d.s. index "E" and with Paris arrival double-ring c.d.s. of 19 April. £100
** 177 POSTAL STATIONERY: 1900 4c on 3c brown card addressed to Haiphong cancelled by Webb type "D" c.d.s. index "E" dated 8 October 1900 and with Haiphong arrival double-ring d.s. of 12 October. £80
** 178 POSTAL STATIONERY: 1902 4c & 5c postal stationery envelopes addressed to a resident at the "Hong Kong Hotel", both cancelled with black Webb type Ii double-ring c.d.s. cancellation of 27th March. An attractive pair. £100
** 179 POSTAL STATIONERY: 1904 4c postal stationery envelope "Per Str. Bengal" to Bombay cancelled with black Webb type DIi c.d.s. of 30 January. £100
HONG KONG - CANCELLATIONS
180 1875-1990 The selection of adhesives off paper with various intereting cancellations inc. "A1", "C1", "F1", "S1", "Y1", "D27 on 5c & "D29" on 2cm, "62B" on 6c & 10c. and a good range of c.d.s. Worth close examination. (150+) £240
181 UNIVERSITY POST OFFICE: 1912 (13/14 March) covers bearing 1c (2), 2c, & 4c (2) plus 1c, 2c, 4c & 6c respectively. Cover faults but a scarce pair. PHOTO - see plate no.8A £180
182 UNIVERSITY POST OFFICE: Four pieces bearing KEVII 1c, 2c & 4c, $1, $2 and $3 respectively, all tied by examples of the scarce "HONG KONG UNIVERSITY" datestamp. (4 pieces). PHOTO £120
** 183 UNIVERSITY POST OFFICE: 1912 cover addressed to Kowloon bearing KEVII 4c red tied by a fine striuke of the "HONG KONG UNIVERSITY/POST OFFICE" temporary datestamp of 15 March. A neat & attractive item. PHOTO - see plate no.8A £100
HONG KONG - TREATY PORTS
184 POSTCARD MISCELLANY comprising 1898 "ONE CENT" on 3c postal stat. card ex Shanghai uprated with Hong Kong 2c (2 - additional Chinese stamp removed) addressed to London 1908 coloured PPC to Kent bearing KEVII 2c tied by "LIU KUNG TAU" c.d.s. & with "CHEFOO" transit mark of two days later and a black & white card of a "Paysan de Chefoo et sa monture" bearing (on photo side) Chinese ‡c brown Dragon adhesive tied by German Post Office cancellation. (3). £150
** 185 WEI HAI WEI - BOXED "PORT EDWARD/WEI HAI WEI" MARK ON INCOMING MAIL: 1901 PPC of Chefoo with Russian Post Office "Kitai" franking and with boxed "PORT EDWARD/9 NOV. 1903/WEI-HAI-WEI" arrival mark (Webb type F). Scarce thus. PHOTO - see plate no.8A £360
** 186 YOKOHAMA - EL TO FRANCE BEARING 6c AND 12c ADHESIVES TIED BY BLUE "Y1" CANCELLATIONS: 1874 EL from G.Bolmida (a commercial company) in Japan to france bearing 6c & 12c adhesives tied by two strikes of the thick-type "Y1" in blue and with a variety of other markings inc. red "P.D." & backstamps of Yokohama (in blue), Hong Kong (Webb type D index "A" transit mark) and Lyons. Contents in French refer to sales and exchange rates. Slight damage to flap in opening (where sealing wax was adhered) does not affect the visual impact of this striking cover. The KHSS showed less than 40 covers with the thick "Y1" in blue - none of which were entires. PHOTO £1500
CHEFOO
187 MISCELLANY of covers & cards inc. 1908 PPC from Queensland to Chefoo with "SHANGHAI/BR. P.O." transit & arrival mark of Chefoo, 1910 cover to the USA bearing 2c (3) & 4c tied by double-ring "CHEFOO/BRITISH P.O." datestamps, two PPC's to England with KEVII or KGV 4c adhesives tied by "CHEFOO" double-ring c.d.s. cancellations, 1909 env. to Sussex "via Siberia" bearing KEVII 4c, etc. (6 items). £150
188 MISCELLANY OF COVERS & CARDS: The small selection of covers & cards inc. PPC's (2) to Ilkley & the USA bearing 4c KEVII adhesives, 1912 cover to Edinburgh "via Siberia" bearing 4c KEVII tied by "CHEFOO/BRITISH P.O." double-ring d.s., PPC of Chefoo Harbour to London bearing KGV 4c, etc. (5 items). £100
189 LOCAL POST LETTER CARD FRONT UPRATED WITH HONG KONG 10c ADHESIVE: 1894 (25 Sept.) 1c red "CHEFOO LOCAL POST/LETTER CARD" (front only) addressed to Old Windsor, England uprated with Hong Kong 10c adhesive tied by "E" code Hong Kong single-ring d.s. of 25 September. Interesting contents include "We arrived here after some difficulty 30th August to protect British interests, there are 2 other gunboats here and an American one is coming". Vertical crease but a fascinating item. PHOTO - see plate no.8A £100
190 UPRATED ‡c GREEN NEWSPAPR WRAPPER TO HONG KONG: 1895 ‡c green "CHEFOO LOCAL POST" newspaper wrapper to Hong Kong uprated at Shanghai with 2c adhesive (tied by Shanghai d.s. of 18 Feb.). Also Chefoo Local Post ‡c green postcard with "LOCAL POST CHEFOO" d.s. of 16 Feb. 1898. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no.8A £100
191 EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE EARLY COLOURED POSTCARD OF CHEFOO: 1898 (8 June) Coloured PPC of "Chefoo, China" addressed to Landau Pfalz bearing Chinese ‡c, 1c, 2c & 4c tied by large "CHEFOO" datestamps plus Hong Kong 4c grey tied by "LANDAU Pfalz" c.d.s. of 18 July. Rare & extremely pretty early coloured PPC with a most attractive combination franking. PHOTO £180
192 UPRATED 1c POSTAL STATIONERY CARD TO TSINGTAU: 1903 1c postal stationery card to Tsingtau uprated with 4c adhesive tied by double-ring "CHEFOO/BRITISH P.O." d.s. of 10 November. Neat & attractive. PHOTO - see plate no.8A £200
193 RARE QV FRANKING EX CHEFOO TO ITALY: 1903 (17 June) PPC to Padua bearing 4c tied by double-ring "CHEFOO/BRITISH P.O." datestamp. Some toning, etc. but rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no.8A £150
194 4c POSTAL STATIONERY CARD ADDRESSED TO PEKING: 1903 (19 June) 4c red postal stationery card with double-ring "CHEFOO/BRITISH P.O." d.s. addressed to "William Hancock, Imperial Customs, Peking" (possibly re-written posthumously?). PHOTO - see plate no.8B £100
195 1c POSTAL STATIONERY CARD TO "BEACH HOTEL": 1904 (1 Nov.) 1c postal stationery card to "Beach Hotel" (same date & address as lot 278 in the October 2003 Richard Chan auction) with fine double-ring "CHEFOO/BRITISH P.O." datestamp. PHOTO - see plate no.8B £150
196 4c POSTAL STATIONERY CARD COMPLETE WITH BOTH HALVES CANCELLED AT CHEFOO: 1904 (1 Nov.) 4c red postal stationery card complete with Reply portion (both cancelled by Chefoo double-ring d.s. of 1 November - the outward portion with additional "TSANGKOU/KIAUTSCHOU" datestamp of 5 November). Unaddressed but scarce thus. PHOTO - see plate no.8B £150
197 4c POSTAL STATIONERY CARD TO TSANGKOU: 1904 (1 Nov.) outward portion of the 4c postal stationery card addressed to Tsangkou with double-ring "CHEFOO/BRITISH P.O." d.s. and Tsngkou arrival mark of 5 November. £100
198 ATTRACTIVE THREE-COLOUR FRANKING 10c RATE COVER TO THE USA: 1908 (22 Aug.) envelope to the USA bearing KEVII 1c, 2c (2) & 5c tied by double-ring "CHEFOO/BRITISH P.O." datestamps. A lovely item. PHOTO - see plate no.8B £120
199 RARE BOXED "R/CHEFOO B.P.O." ON COMMERCIAL COVER TO ENGLAND: 1910 (11 April) registered cover to Wiltshire bearing KEVII 4c (3, one on reverse) & 2c (on reverse) all tied by double-ring "CHEFOO/BRITISH P.O." datestamps and with scarce black boxed "R/CHEFOO B.P.O." registration cachet partially inked in contemporarily. A scarce item. PHOTO - see plate no.8B £120
INDIA
200 MISCELLANY: 'Scipio' flying boat crash cover - reg'd env. ex Secunderabad to London with boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER" and GPO (London) wax seal; also 1916 Park Fair, Madras ornamental d.s. for Red Cross fair, 1932 damaged airmail cover with German PO sealing tape, 1906 card with partly blurred boxed "DETAINED FOR FUMIGATION" h.s., Coronation Durbar cancellations, etc. (10 items). £100
201 MISCELLANY: Carton containing the accumulation of QV to KGV covers and cards with some postal stationery items, cancellations inc. duplex, numerals, m/s and c.d.s. inc. Golden Temple, Hindu University, Dehli Gate lahore, High Court Madras, special Coronation Durbar dehli, Mhow Barracks, New Market calcutta, Mereweather Clock Tower Karachi, High Court Calcutta, Siwan Mission house Saran and Window. Very mixed condition. (Large Qty.). £300
202 MISCELLANY: Box containing the extensive early to middle period accumulation of covers & cards inc. 1852 env. with boxed red "MADRAS/G.P.O." & "BANGALORE" markings, 1852 cover to England with boxed red "MADRAS/G.P.O." & red cresecent-type "INDIA PAID", postal stationery, military mail, States, etc. Well worth careful inspection. (Qty.). £120
203 SCARCE 'TIPPERAH' OCTAGONAL DATESTAMP: 1815 Ship Letter from Tipperah to England with superb strike of the very scarce double-framed octagonal weight / postage h.s., carried by the 'Philippa' via the Cape with fine stepped 'DEAL/SHIP LETTER' on front. PHOTO - see plate no.8B £120
204 1820-66 The small selection of covers (some from the same correspondence with intereting contents) inc. 1820 EL from Calcutta to Edinburgh with boxed "LIVERPOOL/INDIA SHIP LR", 1832 EL from St. Thomas Mount to Launceston with boxed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH", 1822 EL to London with boxed "INDIA LETTER/PLYMOUTH" and 1837 EL from Calcutta to Great Torrington with red "INDIA LETTER/DOVER" h.s. mostly fair readable strikes only with a good range of Indian transit h.s. 1866 EL from Calcutta to France with a very fine framed "GB/1f 62 4/10c." accountancy mark in blue. (18 covers). £160
205 INTERNAL MAIL, 1825-77: Group of covers addressed within India inc. fine framed CANNANORE/POST PAID (1825), oval DACCA / POST PAID (1829), early boxed AGRA/POST PAID (1825), 1855 Juanpore ‡a cover etc. (8 items). £150
206 MAIL TO U.K., 1841-95: Study on leaves inc. attractive 3-colour franking of 8p, 2as & 4as pen-cancelled plus Poona duplexes to Dublin, paid & unpaid mail, 4as cancelled by FAC, many multiple frankings, fine Trevandrum TOO LATE scroll, 1878-79 trio to Stornaway, Outer Hebrides etc. Useful basis for development. (24 items). £200
** 207 TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, 1846: Incoming EL ex Hamilton, USA to Nowgong with fine blue c.d.s. of New Hartford (24 December) and matching PAID & '5', routed via London; fine 4-line Bombay transit mark and post master's endorsement: "This seal arrived in this office broken, J.Butler, Post Master". PHOTO - see plate no.8B £100
208 1854-1949 The mint and used collection inc. 1854 ‡a Die 1 (2, inc. one on cover), Die III (2, inc, one on cover), 1a Die I & II (4) nnd 2a. mint inc. 1882-88 ‡a to 1r less 4a 6p, 1895 3r & 5r, 1892-97 2a 6p (both) & 1r (both), 1900 CEF 3p to 1r, 1926-31 3p to 15r, 1932-36 ‡a to 6p1932-39 Service 3p to 10r and 1949 3p to 15r. Mostly fine. (Qty.). £160
209 UNPAID AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL HANDSTAMPS: 1855-1935 The collection of covers and cards with a wide range of h.s. inc. 1863 boxed "INDIA UNPAID" with "G.B./1F 62 4/10c" accountancy mark, a range of "DUE" h.s. issued from various towns, 1893 violet boxed "D.L.O./MADRAS/FREE" d.s. boxed "TOO LATE", 1915 much travelled env. with boxed violet "UNABLE TO TRACE/ARMY POST OFFICE/EXPEDITIONARY SERVICE" h.s. and large oval "LATE FEE PAID/BOMBAY FOREIGN" d.s. Well worth examination. (95 covers). £140
210 NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS ETC: 1855-1959 The accumulation of covers and cards with a wide range of numeral and duplex cancellations inc. sqared types, Peon marks and experimental P.O. c.d.s. Also a good range of internal letter rate covers. (90 + items). £120
211 MAIL TO UK AND OTHER DESTINATIONS: 1858-1931 small selection of covers to overseas destinations, mostly franked with surface printed issues inc. 1870 env. from Calcutta "Per Book Post via Southampton" to Scotland franked with 9p and 1a pair. 1858 env. to Glasgow franked with 2a & 4a. 1864 env. from Bombay via Marseilles to Ipswich franked with 8p. 2a & 4a. 1868 E from Bombay via Marseilles to Edinburgh franked with 8pi pair (faults) and 8a pair. 1870 env. (faults) to London franked with 8p, 1a pair, 4a x 2 and 8a x 3. 1857 EL to Manila franked with 4a. 1888 env. to Moscow franked with ‡a x 6. Some faults but a good lot. (28 covers). £100
212 STUNNING 4-COLOUR FRANKING TO U.S.A.: 1860 EL from Calcutta to New York with attractive quadricolour franking of ‡a, 1a, 2as & 8as cancelled by Calcutta 'B/1', Calcutta oval FAC and boxed INDIA PAID, London transit and '5 / N.YORK AM. PKT' d.s. over the stamps; light filing creases do not detract. PHOTO £150
213 RARE 2 ANNAS NEWSPAPER RATE TO THE U.K.: (1865) Two large pieces of 'The Englishman's Overland Mail' with attached postal wrappers (addresses partly erased) addressed to the UK and stamped at the special 2as newspaper rate with ‡a pair or 1a stamps cancelled by 'B/1' obliterators. PHOTO - see plate no.8B £150
214 RARE EXPRESS COVER TO LONDON, 1868: E (edge wear) posted from Calcutta at the 14as express rate, frankked with 2as, 4as & 8as cancelled by blue 'B/1' h.s. and with octagonal EXPRESS LETTER d.s. on reverse, redirected on receipt. Also (1865) reg'd E to Dublinwith attractive 3-colour franking of 8p, 2as & 4as pair with boxed REGD. NO. h.s.; reverse has H&K PACT c.d.s. & Dublin reg'd d.s. (2 items). PHOTO £150
215 UPRATED 4‡a ENVELOPE TO S.AFRICA MISSION STATION: 1882 Usage of the 4‡as yellow stationery E uprated with ‡a & 4as stamps cancelled by the Bombay W duplex and addressed to a mission station at King Williamstown, S.Africa. Also (both to Germany) an OHMS env. (1892) with ‡a & 2as franking ex Shibpur and reg'd cover ex Saharanpur with 2as & 6as stamps. (3 items). £100
216 MISSENT MAIL: 1896-1935 Four envs. (faults with variou printed black on yellow missent labels inc. "please return this/envelope to the/postman/MISSENT" and a 1935 env. with fine boxed "POSTED IN THE/WRONG BOX" h.s. (5 covers). £60
217 PARK FAIR ILLUSTRATED DATESTAMP: 1915 (31 Dec.) PPC from Madras to Bangalore franked with 3p with a very fine square "PARK FAIR/POST OFFICE/MADRAS" d.s. containing an illustration of a boat with arrival c.d.s. alongside. PHOTO - see plate no.8B £100
218 LADY MINTO'S FETE ETC: Local Calcutta env. franked with ‡a tied by MINTO FETE/Cross/CALCUTTA" d.s. in red. 1916 PPC from Poona to Chandausi bearing a Bombay Presidency War & Relief Fund label tied by c.d.s. of Poona. Alos 1924 Everest card to Bridgford with special label tied by red "EVEREST EXPEDITION/RONGBUK/GLACIER/BASE CAMP/1924" circular cachet. (3 items). £70
219 HOTEL POST OFFICES: 1901-37 selection of covers/cards plus three adhesives with various hotel c.d.s. inc. 1901 New Civil & Military, Lucknow. 1937 Great Eastern, Calcutta. 1942 Savoy Hotel, Mussooree. 1925 Maiden, Delhi and 1935 Nedous, Srinagar. A good group.(17 items). £80
220 MARITIME MISCELLANY: Range of covers ex India to the UK 1825-30 with Ship Letter marks inc. scarce but poor SKIBBEREEN, scarce boxed INDIA LETTER/DEVONPORT (red) & INDIA LETTER/PLYMOUTH (black) etc. Useful group. (8 items). £120
221 MILTARY MAIL: 1875-1950 An accumulation of covers and cards with a wide range of WWII censor marks, Camp and Barrack c.d.s. FPO c.d.s. 1917 violet "I.Z.F. "B" - F.P.O. No 307/POSTAGE FREE". boxed 1893 "R/KARACHI CAMP", boxed 1940 "NOT OPENED BY/CENSOR" h.s. 1918 "POSTAGE CANCELLED/KARACHI" h.s. 1874 9p Soldier's and Seaman's envelope used from Ranikhet to Southsea. 1875 env. from Pte J Sumner at Ferozepore to Sleaford and 1943 env. from Madras with boxed violet "This letter is delivered free as a/special case. In future letters/to you should be sent fully prepaid". (70+ items). £120
222 OFFICIAL AND SERVICE MAIL: 1909-47 The accumulation of covers inc. many OHMS envelopes, inc. 1940 OHMS env. to London with "VICE REGAL LODGE P.O." c.d.s. 1911 env. registered to Governor of Bombay's Camp with large "GOVERNMENT HOUSE/OOTACAMUND" c.d.s. 1911 OHMS mourning envelope with "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S CAMP BENGAL" c.d.s. (40+ items). £100
223 POSTAL STATIONERY: The QV to KGVI mint and used collection inc. envelopes, postcards wrappers and reply cards with mint and used well represented. The collection is written up for display purposes. Well worth examination. (Qty.). £140
224 RAILWAY POSTMARKS & TRAVELLING POST OFFICES: 1868-1948 The small selection of covers/cards with various railway h.s. and cancellations inc. 1868 "TRAVELLING POST OFFICE" c.d.s. 1872-73 "3SECT3/S.E. LINE" c.d.s. 1873-74 "1SECT/TEAIN" c.d.s. with similar for "2" & "3" section. 1873 hexagonal "S/MADRAS FRONTIER/T.P.O." d.s. small oval "F/N.W.F./No1" d.s. 1874 boxed "TRAIN LATE" and "UNPAID/SORTING" and 1889 boxed "POSTED IN/WRONG TRAIN". Mixed condition. (44 items). PHOTO - see plate no. £120
225 REGISTERED MAIL: 1857-1910 The collection of covers and cards inc. 1857 env. x 2 with boxed "REGISTERED/LETTER No" h.s. various boxed "REGISTERED" h.s. with m/s dates and a selection of covers with registration labels and a few registration receipts. (55+ items). £120
226 SEAPOST AND AIRMAIL COVERS: 1898-1908 PPC's (12 inc. two with missing adhesives) and envs. (2) with various Seapost Office c.d.s. 1934 env. from Saugor Island carried by shore to ship rocket. 1937-49 envs (21) flown from India to UK depicting the various changes in postal rates. £100
INDIAN CONVENTION STATES
227 INTERESTING ACCUMULATION of covers/cards and adhesives inc. Gwalior, Sirmoor, Travancore, Cochin, Bhopal and Jaipur with some Service overprints. A goosd lot. (Qty.). £240
228 PATIALA: 1937-39 "PATIALA STATE/SERVICE" opts. in part sheets of eighty and seventy-nine of the scarce 9p green plus fewer examples of the ‡a & 1a all unmounted mint. S.G.O63-65. (201). £80
INDIA USED ABROAD
229 MISCELLANY: Range of covers c1906-60 inc. scarce 'R/MANDALAY' h.s. on reg'n label (1928), KATMANDU c.d.s. (1933), 1934 local insured cover used within Nepal, Aden covers and a considerable qty. of IFPO c.d.s. cancelling stamps on piece inc. much E.Africa plus N.Africa, Palestine, Aden & Iraq. (11 covers & 98 stamps or pieces). £120
230 MISCELLANY of covers & off-cover adhesives including 1910 cover to Leeds bearing KEVII 2a, 2a6p & 4a tied by "LINGA" c.d.s. cancellations, 1911 cover bearing KEVII ‡a & 1a (2) tied by Squared Circle cancellations of "JASK" (Persia), 1913 cover to England bearing KGV 2a6p blue tied by "MOHAMMERAH" (Persia) c.d.s., 1914 cover to London bearing KGV 2a6p blue tied by Squared Circle cancellation of "BUSHIRE", 1922 cover from "BANDER ABBAS" to Manchester bearing 1a strip of three, 1925-30 covers (4) bearing KGV 1a used in Muscat, off-cover QV adhesives used in Mandalay, Muscat, Singapore & Zanzibar, etc. (Small Qty.). £100
231 1912-46 The selection of covers (7, and a front) plus card inc. 1912 env to India franked with ‡a & 2a tied by "BUSHIRE" squared circle. 1912 env. to Bombay with 2a 6p with a fine "BUSRAH" squared circle cancel. 1919 ‡a env (damaged) with "BAHRAIN" c.d.s. `Also items used in Burma, Nepal (1938 env) and Aden. Mainly fine. £100
232 PERSIAN GULF: Range of covers 1900-47 inc. Indian stamps used in Linga (scarce squared circle, 1900 plus 1912 c.d.s.), scarce BUSHIRE h.s. on (1918) reg'n label, 1942 pair with large KUWAIT PERSIAN GULF d.s., Muscat squared circle (1899) plus Bandar Abbas, Dubai & various Bushire marks. (22 covers & 2 pieces). £150
IRAN
233 1982-1994 Stockbook with the unmounted mint collection in blocks of 4, much completion for the period and very fine, seldom seen! (SG £1100) £140
JAPAN
234 LARGE CARTON containing the extensive accumulation collection in albums/stockbooks, etc. Rather untidy but worth careful examination. (Qty.). £100
235 MISCELLANY of early 20th Century mint/unused issues on stockcard inc. 1906 Russo-Japanese War pair, 1915 Coronation 10s with part original gum (two grease marks), 1921 Japanese Post set, 1921 Crown Prince set, etc. Condition mixed but a useful and highly Catalogued group. (27). £120
236 1941-90 Collection of mainly unmounted mint min.sheets (a few v.fine used). Unmouted items include both 1941 Parks sheets, 1947 Railway, 1949 UPU, 1949 Childrens' Day and a good run through to 1990. Also some unmounted commems and defins. A really fine lot. (Cat £1500+). £300
NETHERLANDS COLONIES
237 NETHERLANDS INDIES - COVER MISCELLANY: Album containing a variety of covers & cards inc. 1870 E to Batavia ex Djokjakarta, 1902 reg'd front from Makassar, 'N/I/POSTAGENT PENANG' squared circle on 1900-06 cards (2) into & out of the Colony plus (1893) card ex Bangkok with Singapore agent's c.d.s., good group of air covers (7) inc. NestlÈ advertising cover ex Batavia (1930), 1931 Tasman E, 1933 Pelikaan flight, plus a range of unused stationery 1870-1902. Mixed condition but worthy of inspection. (33 items). £120
SARAWAK
238 STOCKBOOK containing the extensive early to modern mint & used duplicated accumulation of Sarawak plus a useful selection of Labuan. Condition mixed but an interesting lot with a high Catalogue value. (Some 100's). £100
239 MISCELLANY in small stockbook, on leaves, etc.inc. SG.1 unused (2) & used plus an imperforate (proof?) pair of same in yellow & black, 1941 Centenary set in imperforate vertical pairs (plus an imperf. single of the $1) and a good range of definitive sets/part sets with a good number of high values throughout. Rather untidy but with much potential. (Few 100's). £360
SINGAPORE
240 CARTON containing the extensive collection of FDC's (c150) housed in three cover albums plus a small quantity (c50) of presentation packs. A good lot of highly popular material. (Qty.). £200
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