** 997 NEW CALEDONIA & MARTINIQUE - MILITARY MAIL: 1896/7 Pair of envs. (one of which is addressed to a naval cadet with French squadron at Saigon) franked with 15c or 3 x 5c adhesives tied by scarce "CORR.D'ARMŠES/NOUMEA" c.d.s's with "Ligne T" paquebot d.s. on back of former and 1916 env. from Martinique with (partly indistinct) military cachet plus fine Fort de France c.d.s. (3 covers). £75
** 998 SUDAN - MILITARY MAIL: 1901 Env. (roughly opened) to 'Tombouctou' from a Spahi officer at Bandiagara with fine double-ring "CORPS EXPŠDITIONNAIRE DU SOUDAN FRAN«AIS" c.d.s., 1904 registered cover with framed "AR" to France franked with 40c Group Type adhesive cancelled at "Tonbouctou" and 1928 official franchise cover from Koulouba to C.-in-C. of A.O.F. troops at Dakar. (3 covers). £75
GERMAN STATES
999 COLLECTION: Album containing an extensive, mainly fine used collection with Baden (1851-68), Bavaria from 1849 (good ranges of imperf. issues), Bergedorf, Brunswick, Hamburg, Hanover, Heligoland, Lubeck, Mecklenburg, Prussia, Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Thurn & Taxis, Wurtemburg, Confederations plus Danzig with considerable shade & cancellation interest; the usual crop of reprints but a great deal of interest with scarcer items noted. Inspection recommended. (100s) £300
1000 MISCELLANY: Group of covers & fronts with interesting & attractive frankings inc. Thurn & Taxis (8) with two 'turned' covers with 1c green in pairs & 3kr ochre EL ex Fulda; Holstein (2) & Schleswig (2); Brunswick (2), Wurtemburg & Saxony etc. Mixed condition but much useful. (17 items). £120
1001 BAVARIA: Group of attractive, stamped covers inc. (1861) E (light discoloration) with fine 6kr orange strip of 3, 1852 E with 1kr black on brown, fine pairs of 3kr (blue) & 6kr (yellow) on 1856-60 Es (2), fine Landpost 3kr [Mi.2x] on reverse of 1867 E etc. Good lot. (8 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 20B £150
1002 BAVARIA & PRUSSIA: Group of covers & fronts with imperf. frankings of Bavaria inc. 1kr yellow scarce strip of 3 on front ex Bergen, 3kr blue single & double frankings, 6kr brown (1851), 9kr green & 12kr green. Also Prussia trio with pairs of ‡ sbg orange [Mi.13], 1 sbg black on pink [Mi.2] & 1 sbg rose [Mi.6a]. (9 items). £100
GERMAN GROUP
1003 THREE STOCKBOOKS contaiing duplicated ranges of stamps c1872-1990s inc. Bavaria, Third Reich, occupations, DDR, modern issues etc. Much of interest noted; inspection recommended. (Many 100s). £100
GERMANY
1004 CARTON with duplicated miscellany of German stamps in 6 binders, packets etc. with much of interest noted inc. a few States, early issues, inflation, useful Third Reich (1936-7 sheets noted), airs, Occupation, better values etc. Well worth inspection. (Large qty). £180
1005 ALBUM containing an extensive mint & used collection, 1872-1932 inc. ranges of eagle issues (attractive mint 9k with tiny thin noted), various pfennige shades, Germania, inflation issues with elusive values noted, charities, 1926 airs to 3m, zeppelin values inc. scarce 1931 Polar-fahrt 4m on piece etc. A good lot. (100s) £260
1006 STOCKBOOK containing a duplicated accumulation of mint & unused stamps c1900-59 inc. Germania, inflation, Third Reich, Occupations, better post-war DDR etc. Useful lot deserving inspection. (Qty). £100
1007 MISCELLANY: Box containing a substantial, duplicated accumulation of (mainly) used stamps in a large stockbook, in packets & loose with very much useful material noted inc. good ranges of early W.Germany & W.Berlin, Hitler head values in sheets, Memel, modern mint booklets etc. Inspection essential. (Large qty.) £160
1008 COVER MISCELLANY: Substantial accumulation of covers & cards 1900-99, most with a M¸nster connection, on leaves & loose in two cartons inc. stationery, official, machine & meter marks, good range of frankings & cancellations plus catalogue of special cancellations, notes etc. A useful lot. (Large qty). £120
1009 COVER MISCELLANY c1900-90s: Large accumulation of covers & cards with much of interest inc. 1912 Darmstadt airmail cards (2, one unused), maritime, inflation, Third Reich inc. propaganda cards & fieldpost, FDCs, stationery etc. Inspection recommended. (Qty). £100
1010 INFLATION MAIL: Selection of covers on leaves, all with M¸nster cancellations, showing the effects of inflation on postal rates inc. official mail, 1923 foreign express cover (2,400m), 1923 reg'd Es at 10Mm & 20Mm, 1924 3Rpf printed matter etc. A useful lot. (18 items). £75
1011 THIRD REICH COLLECTION: Album containing an extensive, mainly fine used collection from Hindenburg issues, 1935 Nuremburg Rally card, Wagner to 25pf, officials, airs, commemorative sets, Brown Ribbon sheets (3) plus stamp on reg'd E, Olympic & Birthday sheets, WHW etc. through to imperf. mint examples of the 1945 'SS' issue with a high degree of completeness; fine. A good lot. (100s) £200
1012 THIRD REICH COVERS: Selection of covers & cards with a good variety of M¸nster cancellations inc. Nazi propaganda machine marks (Saar plebiscite, Fliegerkorps, Teachers' Exchange Camp etc.), Nuremburg Rallies 1937-8, 1936 Stamp Exhibition, '36 Olympics, WHW, 1939 Karneval etc. (24 items). £70
1013 LEGION ISSUES: 1942 Walloon Legion set [Mi i-iv] unmounted mint corner examples with numbered margins; 1943 Flemish Legion set [Mi ix -xiv]- marginal examples (two with foxed gum); 1943 'AZAD HIND' perf. & imperf. sets (no 1R). (27). £60
1014 MÐNSTER - POSTAL HISTORY, 1670-1870: Substantial, written-up collection of pre-stamp covers of M¸nster, Westphalia tracing the development of the town's handstamps etc. inc. 1736 money letter, NEUNKIRCHEN(PAR) transits, scarce court messenger h.s., s/l marks, kidney-shaped d.s., thimbles, c.d.s., boxed d.s., 'F' marks, parcel letters, military, money letters etc. A fine foundation collection of German postal history. Inspection essential. (87 items). £240
1015 MÐNSTER, 1851-97: Collection of covers on leaves inc. examples of Prussia silbergroschen frankings inc. 1sgr env. uprated as a parcel letter, various stationery Es, local post, 1gr official franking (1871), cancellation studies etc. A good lot. (42 items). £90
1016 OCCUPATION ISSUES, 1914-48: Album containing a wide-ranging collection of mint & used stamps inc. WWI opts. for Belgium, Poland etc., extensive Saar 1920-57, WWII occupation of Poland & Russia, post-war Allied Occupation issues inc. extensive Russian Zone locals, opts, buildings etc. A useful lot with many elusive values noted. (100s) £200
1017 OCCUPATION MAIL, 1945-55: Selection of covers with M¸nster cancellations inc. various AMG frankings, censors (supervisory double censor noted), Geb¸hr bezahlt, posthorn opts. etc. plus a few BAOR items to 1995. (34 items). £70
1018 PROPAGANDA STAMPS (THIRD REICH): Two fine unmounted mint examples of anti-German propaganda fakes - 'Goering behind bars', a fine corner marginal example in violet (soft corner crease) and the Hitler & Mussolini 'Zwei Völker / Ein Krieg' stamp in green. (2). PHOTO £90
1019 RAILWAY MAIL, c1850-1990: Group of covers with various cancellations of M¸nster bahnhof inc. boxed types (1867 reg'd cover noted), s/l & oval TPO marks inc. M¸nster-Warburg & Verviers-Coeln, scarcer boxed wagenbriefkasten h.s. (1892) etc. (21 items). £120
1020 REGISTERED MAIL: Group of covers 1899-1990s with registered frankings of M¸nster inc. various sub-offices, with emphasis on 1930-50 period inc. fieldpost (2), official , COD (3) and Occupation mail plus uncommon vertbrief (1948); also GB KEVII reg'd E to M¸nster. (27 items). £100
GERMANY - WEST
1021 THREE ALBUMS containing the mainly fine used collection with a considerable degree of completeness inc. fine examples of the elusive early commemoratives, definitives, sheets (1959 Beethoven mint & used), booklet panes, covers etc. A substantial, attractive lot for furher development. (Many 100s). £300
1022 ALBUM containing a collection of mint & used stamps inc. good group of eagles, 1920 Bavaria opts mint & used, welfare sets, inflation opts. used, 1926 airs, 1928-31 zeppelins, 1934 airs, 1936 Olympics (both sheets), extensive Third Reich (most with both mint & used examples) etc. A good lot for further development. Cat. val. £2,000+ .(Qty). £340
GERMANY - BERLIN
1023 1948-90 Comprehensive, fine used collection inc. 1948-9 opts. with better values noted, commemoratives & definitives apparently complete to 1986; fine examples of many elusive stamps. High Catalogue value. (100s). £220
GERMANY - EAST
1024 TWO ALBUMS containing reasonably complete range with strength in 1950s issues, mainly mint, inc. 1950 Academy, Debria sheet & both stamps, Mao, Marx imperf. sheets (one with corner crease), 1953 5 Year Plan, Engels sheet etc. Later issues tend to be fine used. Superb basis for expansion , with many of the 'difficult' stamps present. £300
1025 FIVE ALBUMS AND A STOCKBOOK containing a virtually complete basic fine used collection with many elusive items noted inc. 1950 Academy, 1955 Schiller & Engels M/S, '56 Thalmann & '64 15th Anniversary sheets etc. The stockbook contains a duplicated 'overflow' with much of use to be seen. (Many 100s). £200
1026 1952-53 FAMOUS GERMANS: Fresh, mainly unmounted mint set [SG E82-96] inc. 80pf glazed paper; all but 3 values are marginal examples mounted on selvedge only. Scarce thus. (16). £80
GIBRALTAR
1027 ALBUM containing the early to modern collection with strength in KGVI & QEII issues. (Several 100's). £75
1028 1778 EL to London charged "8" and with only a light impression of the "Andalucia/Alta" mark of Seville showing. Interesting contents include the fact that 1,200 privates and 60 officers are quartered on the island and that the properties near the Cloisters are taken to quarter Soldiers "until a war is declared and by every appearance that is near at hand". £100
1029 1886 (1 Jan.) set of seven mainly fine mint apart from a little gum toning and a corner crease (hardly noticeable from front) on 1/- value. S.G.1-7; Cat. £900. (7). £120
GOLD COAST/GHANA
1030 1913-24 Mint range on leaves with MCA set to 20/- (plate number 6 marginal single) inc. 5/- x 5 & 10/- x 3 plus Script set to 15/- (2). Fresh & extremely attractive. (43). £120
1031 1921-24 £2 Green and orange very fine lightly mounted mint. SG.102, Cat. £350. PHOTO £120
GREECE
1032 USED ABROAD: Small group of Hermes heads used abroad with three (namely 30 l & 2 x 40 l) from Janina (Turkey), two (15 l & 20 l) from Volos (also Turkey), 20 l blue with obliteration of blue dots and 20 l pink with retta cancellation. Condition somewhat mixed but a scarce group. (7). £50
GRENADA
1033 1797 (5th Oct.) Long EL to Ayr, Scotland, endorsed "10z 98" & "Double only 9/8d" and with (on reverse) a very fine "GRENADA/Crown" handstamp in black. A scarce early double rate letetr from Grenada. PHOTO - see plate no. £200
HONG KONG
1034 ALBUM containing the rather untidy early to modern collection with all periods fairly well represented. Condition of the earlier items is a little mixed but a useful lot with a Catalogue value stated to exceed £1,500. (Approx. 700). £100
1035 COLLECTION of KGVI definitives all in used blocks of four arranged on Hagner leaves by Webb type cancellations (P, S, pre-WWII registered and post-WWII registered) inc. $1 lilac & blue and $2 orange & green (3 blocks of each), both $5 & $10 green & violet and $10 violet & blue (5 blocks of latter). Inevitably much duplication in parts but a very worthwhile lot. STC Approx. £1,400. (165 blocks of four). £360
** 1036 1938-52 Set to $10 (both) fresh mounted mint (usual gum toning on original high values). SG.140-62, Cat. £850. (23). PHOTO £260
1037 1954-62 5c to $10 plus some shades. Fine mounted mint (18) £100
INDIA
1038 TWO ALBUMS containing the extensive early to modern predominantly used collection. Condition variable but an interesting lot with a total Catalogue stated to exceed £2,300. (Approx. 2,400). £120
1039 STOCKBOOK containing the mint and used somewhat duplicated stock inc. some mixed condition QV & KEVII, 1931 Inauguration ºa to 1r x 3 sets, 1937 2a to 25r, 1948 Ghandi x 3 sets, 1957-58 1np to 90np x 2 sets and many later issues inc. service sets. Also Pakistan and Burma. Well worth examination. Cat. £6,000+. (Qty.). £400
1040 MISCELLANY of covers with a few earlier types noted but largely from the 1890's & early 1900's with a wide range of postal markings & frankings. Many Squared circle cancellations, some T.P.O.'s, etc., etc. (Qty.). £300
1041 1937-55 The mint (some unmounted) selection with 1937 3p to 25r, 1940 14a Air, two blocks of four, 1948 Gandhi set x 2, 1949 3p to 15r and 1955 3p to 10r. Also Pakistan 1947 3p to 25r and Burma Service1937 1r to 5r plus a 1r corner block of four. Mostly fine. £180
IRELAND
1042 1922 Piece franked with a Dollard ‡d strip of three plus a single GB ‡d with type-written Ireland surcharge plus another piece bearing Thom 1d & a GB 1d with type-written Irish surcharge. Unusual. (2 pieces). £75
ITALY
1043 TRIESTE PHILATELIC CONGRESS, 1922: Set on piece, very fine used with Congress cancellation. SG 122-5. (4). £75
JAMAICA
1044 TWO ALBUMS containing the mint & used QV-QEII collection with strength in the mint including QV to 2/-, 1919-21 to 5/-, 1923 Child Welfare set, KGVI defins. to £1, RSW £1 and extensive QEII ranges. (Some 100's). £120
LEBANON
1045 TWO ALBUMS containing the early to modern mint & used collection. (Qty.). £100
1046 ALBUM containing the early to modern mint & used collection with strength in mint middle period issues with many better sets noted. (Many 100's). £240
LEVANT - AUSTRIAN
1047 CONSTANTINOPLE-AUSTRIAN/BRITISH POST OFFICES: 1862 EL (letter complains about the inefficiency of the Austrian PO; separated from outer) to the UK bearing wing-margin 1856 6d with fine barred "C" obliteration & fine red backstamp of the British PO; also stampless 1869 EL to Paris (light filing fold) with fine strike of the ornamental "CONSTANTINOPLE" d.s., endorsed "Via Varna & Vienna" & four other items. (6). £120
LEVANT - BRITISH
1048 COLLECTION with 1855-88 40pa on 2‡d (4 inc. one used on luggage label with GB 1900 ‡d from Smyrna to Glarus), 1902-05 40pa on 2‡d (3), 80pa on 5d (10 inc. soiled strip of 3 on reg. cover ex Constantinople to Germany & a single with "small o" variety, 4pi on 10d (2, one marginal on cover registered from Constantinople to Leeds & a single with "No Cross on Crown" variety, 12pi on 2/6d & 24pi on 5/- plus 1911 4pi on 10d & 12pi on 2/6d. Mostly fine. (25). £240
1049 MISCELLANY: 1889-1921 selection of covers & cards with 1889 env. to London franked with 40pa on 2‡d with "S" cancellation of Salonica, 1896 commercial env. to Hanover franked with 40pa on 2‡d and 80 pa on 5d with "S" cancellation of Smyrna, 1902 card to Dartmouth franked with 1881 1d tied by "BRITISH POST OFFICE/SMYRNA" c.d.s., 1905 GB 1d PC to Greece with "BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE" c.d.s. & 1909 PPC from Constantinople to Whitstable with violet "POSTED ON BOARD S.Y. VECTIS/ON THE HIGH SEAS" cachet. (11 items). £120
1050 MISCELLANY with 11905 (16 Oct.) env. registered from Smyrna to Leeds franked with ‡d (2) & 4d tied by oval "REGISTERED/SMYRNA" d.s., 1909 (1 March) GB 1d PC with "LEVANT" overprint used from Salonika to Germany, 1912 (8 Feb.) env. registered from Constantinople to Switzerland franked with 1905 ‡d x two pairs & 1905 1pi on 2‡d tied by "BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE" c.d.s. Also 1905 1d & 1/- and 1911 Harrison ‡d. Mostly fine. £65
1051 1880 HMS "Fawn" envelope (soiled) from Constantinople to London franked with 1880 2‡d blue plate 17 (2) with small "C" cancellations & red "BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE" c.d.s. alongside. Also 1912 local Constantinople philatelic cover franked with 1905-12 2d block of 4 & Turkish Currency 1905-08 1pi on 2‡d pair & 1909 30pa on 1‡d corner block of 4 from Head plate 4a & frame plate D6a. Fine. £110
1052 1885 12pi on 2/6d blued paper, JF, fine used. RPS Cert. (1978). SG.3, Cat. £200. £75
1053 1893 (1 March) env. from Stamboul to Smyrna franked with 1893 40pa on ‡d tied by "BRITISH POST OFFICE/STAMBOUL" c.d.s. Some cover creasing, adhesiven fine. Also another used single with similar c.d.s., dated 28 Feb. 1893. Fine. (2). £150
1054 1897 (29 April) 40pa on 2‡d env. uprated with 1887-96 80pa & 4pi registered from Constantinople to Germany & cancelled with the scarce "BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE" c.d.s. with italic year plugs which was only in use for 5 days. Some address smudging. £150
1055 1899 (2 March) env. registered from Constantinople to Larnaca franked with 40pa on 2‡d (2, one with misplaced surcharge variety). Large violet "R" h.s. & "BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE" c.d.s. alongside. Some minor foxing at lower left of variety. £150
1056 1909 (7 Dec.) neat env. registered from Smyrna to Watford franked with a corner vertical strip of three of the 1905 5d (margins trimmed) tied by oval "REGISTERED/SMYRNA" d.s. Top flap of envelope missing. £65
1057 THE RARE 1Pi ON 2d USED ON COVER: 1910 (3 July) env. registered from Beirut to Alexandria franked with 1906 1pi on 2d tied by a superb oval "REGISTERED/BEYROUT" d.s. with "BEYROUT/BRITISH POST OFFICE" c.d.s. alongside. Vertical crease clear of adhesive. PHOTO - see plate no. 20B £600
1058 1913 1ºpi on 3d canceleld with part Japanese c.d.s. Scarce. £65
1059 1921 30pa on ‡d, 1‡pi on 1d (3 inc. one on cover from Constantinople to Philadelphia), 3 3/4 pi on 2‡d (6 inc. a vertical strip of 4 & a single on env. to London), 7‡pi on 5d block of 4 and a single, 15pi on 10d single used on cover to Germany & a block of 4 and 18 3/4 pi on 1/- with "short hyphen" variety. Mostly fine. (23). £75
1060 1921 45pi on 2/6d chocolate-brown re-entry (row 1/4) on ribbed paper fine used with central c.d.s. £80
1061 1921 45pi on 2/6d olive-brown block of 4, two of which show the "45 joined" variety. £80
1062 1921 45pi on 2/6d on ribbed paper with re-entry (row 7/1) fine used. £65
1063 1921 2/6d chocolate-brown on ribbed paper with neat c.d.s. Fine & believed to be one of two recorded examples. PHOTO £180
1064 1921 90pi on 5/- rose fine used. Also 180pi on 10/- with violet cancellation. Good used. £80
1065 BRITISH FIELD P.O. IN SALONICA: 1915 (7 Oct.) "On Active Service" env. to London with a fine "FIELD POST OFFICE/40" c.d.s. of Smyrna, 1915 piece franked with 1‡d tied by a similar c.d.s., 1915 (12 Dec.) env. to London with triangular censor cachet in red and a very fine "ARMY POST OFFICE/X" c.d.s. of Smyrna. Also BFPO in Salonica ‡d on piece & 1d. (5 items). £80
1066 BRITISH FIELD P.O. IN SALONICA: 1911-21 miscellany with ‡d Die a (4 inc. one on cover with 1905-12 1d and 1906 1pi on 2‡d pair registered from Smyrna to Sweden), redrawn ‡d (2), Die A 1d (5 inc. a block of 4), redrawn 1d 93 inc. one on card to Denmark), 1913 ‡d (6 inc. one on cover with 1#pi on 4d and 30pa on 1‡d used from Constantinople to Denmark), 1d (5 inc. one used with 1pi on 2‡d on cover to Denmark), 1921 3d (2), 6d & 1/- (2). Also 1914 1d postcard used from Beirut to Switzerland. (38). £90
1067 SMYRNA: 1889 (3 Aug.) small neat commercial env. to U.S.A. franked with 1887 ‡d adhesive tied by an almost complete "SMYRNA" c.d.s. £60
LEVANT - OTHER POST OFFICES
1068 GREEK P.O. IN CONSTANTINOPLE: 1874 E (flap missing) to Athens with wide-margined 40l lilac on blue tied by "95" numeral cancellation with c.d.s. of the Greek P.O. nearby; also 1870 Patras-Genoa cover (faults) franked 10l & 80l, 1879 E to Gallipoli ex Corcyra with 30l brown & uncommon boxed "PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/AUSTRIACO" & an 1879 E ex Piraeus to Constantinople bearing 30l adhesive. (4). £150
1069 TURKEY - DISINFECTED MAIL: 1827 (25 June) EL from Constantinople to Belgium with a small "Turquie" h.s. & circular "Coat of Arms/NETTO DI FUORA E SPORCO DI DENTRO" h.s. & overall spike holes plus 1846 (5 Nov.) EL from Salonica to Trieste with "SALONICA/NOVEMBRE 5" d.s. & circular "Coat of Arms/SANITATIS/SIGILLUM" h.s. with parts of two wax seals nearby. £100
1070 TURKEY: 1852 (24 March) EL from Constantinople via Vienna, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Berlin to Minden with fancy "Coat of Arms/NETO DI FOURA ET DI DENTRO" h.s. on reverse together with a large number of transit datestamps. Also 1922 (11 Aug.) env. from Smyrna to Muhlenbeek franked with 80lep pair tied by Greek Smyrna c.d.s. & 1922 (13 April) E from Smyrna to Patras franked with 5lep pairs (2) tied by Greek Smyrna c.d.s. £110
MADAGASCAR
1071 1895 (Jan.) 1d to 4/- (inc. 4d) used, 1895 (March) 2d to 1/- mint and 2d to 4/- used. Fine. £80
MALAYA/MALAYSIA
1072 TWO ALBUMS containing the extensive early to modern mint & used collection with issues from a wide range of States. Mixed condition among the earlies but a useful lot with a high Catalogue value. (Approx. 2,500). £200
1073 TWO STOCKBOOKS containing the interesting early to modern duplicated collection with many useful items throughout. (Few 1,000's). £200
1074 MISCELLANY: The mint and used slightly duplicated stock with good ranges of Straits Settlements, Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Pahang, Penang, Perak and Selangor. High Catalogue value. (Qty.). £500
1075 MISCELLANY: The mint (some unmounted) selection with BMA 1945 1c to $5, Kedah 1937 10c to $5, 1957 1c to $5 x 2 sets, Malacca 1954-57 1c to $5 x 2 sets, Sabah 19 1964-65 1c to $10, Sarawak 1955-59 1c to $5, North Borneo BMA 1945 1c to $5, 1947 1c to $5, 1950-52 1c to $10, 1954-59 1c to $10 x 2 sets plus a used set, 1961 1c to $10 x 2 sets. Mostly fine. £300
1076 MISCELLANY: The mint and used collection with Labuan, Sabah, Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei well represented. A good lot. (Qty.). £260
517-596
597-676
677-756
757-836
837-916
917-996
997-1076
1077-1156
1157-1236
1237-1316
1317-1396
1397-1476
1477-1556
1557-1580
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