401 TEMENOS - GOVERNOR'S HANDSTAMP ON OHMS COVER, 1898: Printed E (small faults) addressed OHMS/O.C./A.S.C./Kandia with fine violet strike of the INTERNATIONAL OCCUPATION/GOVERNOR/TEMENOS cachet as authorisation; beleived to be the only such use of the cachet. PHOTO. £200
402 BRITISH ADMINISTRATION CACHETS: Three documents in Greek, 1898-99, authorised by fine strikes of 'Union Jack' cachets inc.PEDIADA (2, green & blue with different values inserted in m/s) and KANDIA (violet). (3 items). £90
403 BRITISH POST OFFICE - 1898-99 LITHOGRAPHED ISSUE: Small specialised study of this issue inc. first & second issues mint, used with s/l cancellations of Heraklion, Moires & Myrin plus a triple-rate cover from Heraklion with 1898 10p & 20p pairs, unaddressed E with canceled 10p blue pair (imperf. between), forgeries etc. (2 covers & 24 stamps). £100
404 BRITISH TROOPS IN CRETE: Group of scarce PPCs showing regimental group portraits, bands, gun drill, reception of VIPs and the final lowering of the Union Jack in 1909. Unused. (10 items). £70
405 BRITISH TROOPS IN CRETE, 1905-09: Fine 1907 cover to Montreal with concessionary rate 10l stamp cancelled at Heraklion with fine strike of the scarce boxed CAMP POST OFFICE/CANDIA mark; oval HEADQUARTERS/CRETE h.s. on long OHMS cover and two PPCs plus slightly weak strike of the scarce oval CAMP POST OFFICE/CANDIA mark on a card to UK etc. (6 items). Photo £240
406 FRENCH OCCUPATION: Scarce early stampless cover to Paris, endorsed Corps d'Occupation de Crete, with v.fine, short-lived violet strike of the dotted-circle cds of 'La Canee' for 6.June 1897 and Marine officer's counter-signature on reverse; fine exhibition quality piece. PHOTO. £120
407 FRENCH OCCUPATION: 1897 E to France with endorsement Division détachée en Crete, smudged Marine cachet and fine violet strike of the La Canée cds; scarce Occupation mail. £100
408 FRENCH OCCUPATION - SITIA: 1898 Stampless E endorsed Corps francais d'Occupation de la Crete , addressed to France, with fine anchor cachet of the French Marine and mainly fine scarce dotted cds of SITIA, an office open only 1898-99; a scarce exhibition piece. Photo £120
409 FRENCH OCCUPATION: Interesting group of covers from French Troops on the Island 1900-01 inc. 3 officers' letters, two with 15c frankings, one with m/s postage due mark and a soldier's cover, each with a different military cachet (one apparently unrecorded) and La Canée cancellations; small faults to two covers. (4 items). £150
410 FRENCH POST OFFICE: Attractive 1899 registered E addressed to the French Consul at Tunis with (Levant) 2p on 50c stamp cancelled at La Canée and 'R' h.s., cover with military endorsement but no authorisation, franked with 1p on 25c stamp, 1899 use of fine PPC franked with French 10c stamp plus 1908 PPC of French troops at La Canée, used to Egypt with a pair of 5l Cretan stamps. (4 items). £100
411 FRENCH POST OFFICE - TURKISH DUE CHARGE: Early (1898) commercial cover (small faults) addressed to Constantinople, franked with a French 1p on 25c stamp cancelled at La Canee; the franking was not accepted by the Ottoman PO at Constantinople, where a 1p postage due was added to the reverse a blue 'T' struck on the front. Scarce thus. Photo £100
412 FRENCH POST OFFICES: 1902-03 Stamp issues inc. first set to 5f both mint & used plus the 1903 set used with additional forgeries of the 2f & 5f stamps; also a spectacular large reg'd E to Austria with multiple franking of values to 30c, a commercial reg'd E with fine strike of the scarcer 'CANDIE' cds, 1905 PPC to Imtarfa Barracks, Malta and three other covers ex La Canee. Good lot. (44 stamps & 6 covers). £200
413 FRENCH POST OFFICE - POSTAL STATIONERY: 1902-10 Good group of scarce, fine used items inc. 10c card to Bucharest ex Candie plus another (reply-card) to Germany with used reply card attached, two 15c letter-cards (one with reduced postage h.s.) - one uprated to germany, theother sent locally in Candia plus a (15c) reduced rate E used to Germany.(5 items) £100
414 ITALIAN POST OFFICE - STAMP ISSUES: Specialised study of Italian issues inc. cancellations of Canea on Italian stamps, 1900-12 opts mint & used inc. complete sets of the 1906 & '07 sets plus pairs, pieces etc. (80) £120
415 ITALIAN POST OFFICE - STATIONERY: Scarce group of used postal stationery with 'LA CANEA' opts. inc. 1909 usage of 10c reply card from Germany, two different 10c cards to Germany or Constantinople (latter uncancelled but with red boxed cachet plus 1911 Bank of Athens card with 10c stamp ex Canea. (4 items). £80
416 ITALIAN POST OFFICES - RARE REGISTERED CONSULAR COVER WITH ITALIAN FRANKING: 1903 Printed E ex the Italian Consulate in Canea to the Consular Agency at Candia, franked with Italian 50c stamps (3) cancelled by the Italian Po cds of La Canea and with fine strike of the 'R.No.' registration mark; superb heavy seal on reverse.. Rare precursor item; illustrated in Feenstra (p89). Photo £400
417 ITALIAN POST OFFICE: Group of PPCs etc. with range of marks inc. double-ring LA CANEA/UF.POSTALE ITALIANO/ISOLE DI CRETA on two incoming items, cds & squared circle cancellations on 1901-09 cards (5) franked with Italian 2c, 5c or 10c stamps plus 1910 cover from Canea to UK with 25c opt. issue etc. (10 items). £200
418 RUSSIAN POST OFFICE - FIRST STAMP ISSUE: Small study of the 1899 hand-struck stamp issue inc. blocks of the 2m black & 1m green showing control stamps, scarce 2m rose, s/l cancellations of Amari, Margarites, Roustika & Rethymnon etc. (29). £100
419 RUSSAIAN POST OFFICES - RARE 1 METALLIK FRANKING, 1901: Cover (creases away from stamp) addressed to Heraklion, franked with 1 metallik yelow-green, tied by s/l cancellation of Rethymnon; RPSL Cert. (1994) states 'par complaisance' usage but arrival cds on reverse. Rare and attractive. [ Ex Friend] Photo. £300
420 RUSSIAN POST OFFICE - LITHOGRAPHIC ISSUE: Study of the 1899 lithographic stamps inc. First Issue 1m & 2m in all issued colours, mainly mint, imperf. proof in green of the 1g value, Second Issue mint set (12) plus used values, missing controls, cancellations, forgeries etc. Also a Russian 4k postcardused to Crete with French PO 'CANDIE' arrival cds. Fine lot. (Qty). £300
421 TURKISH PERIOD CANCELLATIONS: Selection of Turkish stamps 1865-97 with good range of cancellations of Candia inc. sel types in black, violet & blue plus double-ring c.d.s. and two examples of the Canea seal cancellation in blue. (33 stamps inc. pairs & blocks). £120
422 TURKISH PERIOD: Attractive 1889 printed business cover to Constantinople franked with a pair of Turkish 20p stamps, tied by fine bilingual c.d.s. of 'HANIA' [Canea]; also (1888) usage of a 20p stationery card (slightly trimmed at L) to Germanywith fine blue French-type cancellation of Candie. Also a fine 1842 page-size map of the island (closed tear). (3 items). PHOTO. £150
423 1900-01 OVERPRINTS: Study on leaves inc. mint & used sets of the red & black overprints plus a few shades and an attractive reg'd cover to Germany with fine 1d (red opt) ex Xania. (28 stamps & a cover) £120
424 PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT - 1900 STAMP ISSUE: Small study on leaves inc. mint set with shades and marginal imprint strip, various used examples, colour changes, 5l & 25l surcharges, 1907 Zaimis issue plus 3 used PPCs inc.one of Prince George at Candia Palace. (63 stamps & 3 cards). £100
425 POSTAGE DUE ISSUES, 1901-10: Mint & used sets of the 1901 issue plus 1d opt., 1908-10 small & large opt. sets mint inc. several used examples, inverted opt on 1908 1l, 2l bisects on cover & piece (2) etc. (45 stamps, cover & 2 pieces) £100
426 1905 DEFINITIVES: Fine mint & used sets plus coloured proofs on thin card and an example of the Bradbury-Wilkinson publicity card (closed tear) and Cretan PO circular to accompany the card. (27 stamps, 9 proofs & card) £150
427 1908 OVERPRINT ISSUE: Study inc. mint & used sets plus extra values, imprint strips of the 1l & 2l values and two covers inc. fine reg'd E ex Canea with 50l franking. Also ranges of opt. varieties inc. inverted, missing, missing letters, inverted 'S', doubling etc. Good lot. (110 stamps & 3 covers). £220
428 1909 LOCAL 'GOTHIC' OVERPRINT ISSUE: Fine mint set plus used set to 3d plus mint set of the provisional opts. and a selection of used values. (33 stamps). £100
429 1909-10 ISSUES: Large overprint set fine mint inc. two imprint strips and used values, varieties and a fine reg'd cover to Switzerland. Also a small study of the 1908-10 officials inc. mint blocks (1910 opt) & 10l used on document plus 1l yellow fiscals (5). (75 stamps, a cover & a document). £140
430 POSTAL STATIONERY: Good study of stationery cards inc. a mint & 3 used examples of the 1900 10l card, mint reply card & used outward half (to India), 1908 inland card mint & foreign card used, 1908opt'd foreign cards plus scarce 1912 revaluation opt. on used local card. (12 items). £120
431 RURAL POSTMARKS: Interesting specialised study of rural cancellations on stamps inc. various dotted numerals (4 examples on scarce PPCs) plus two examples of the posthorn cancellations (19 & 26). Elusive material. (36 stamps & 4 cards). £150
432 1913 'GREEK ADMINISTRATION' REGISTERED COVER: Scarce example of a commercial registered cover with overprint issue multiple franking - block (8) of 3l plus 1l on front and 2l (18) & 1l (4) on reverse - registered from Retimo to UK. Attractive. £70
CUBA
433 SCARCE SWANAGE & WEYMOUTH "SHIP LETTER" COVERS TO G.B.; 1825/41 pair of covers to London with very fine double-framed step-type "WEYMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" (Rob.S4) or almost very fine boxed "SWANAGE/SHIP LETTER" (Rob.S5; scarce, across join) respectively, both in black. (2 covers). £120
434 BRITISH SHIP LETTER MARKS ON PRESTAMP MAIL FROM HAVANA; 1830-44 covers all to London with mostrly v. fine strikes of various types of "SHIP LETTER" marks of HASTINGS (S3), GRAVESEND (3; inc. scarce S8a), BRIXHAM, ROMNEY & SEAFORD (scarce v. fine UDC in combination with step-type "LEWES/SHIP LETTER" but on damaged 1844 E). Scarce group. Plus a print of Gravesend. (7 covers + 1 print). £130
CYPRUS
435 1894-96 ½p to 45pi used and mint 1928 3/4pi to £1, 1938-51 ¼pi to £1 and 1960-61 2m to £1. Mixed condition. Cat. £755. £180
436 1928 3/4pi to £1 used, 1960-61 2m to £1 X 2 sets.mint and 1963 Scouts MS unmounted but creased.Also Falkland Islands 1898 5/- red mint. SG Cat. £950. £200
437 1928 50th ANNIVERSARY SET: Fresh, lightly mounted mint set of this attractive issue [SG 123-32]. (10) £80
438 RURAL POST - USAGE OF 1p REVENUES : Unusual 1923 local E franked with KGV 1p revenue pair plus 30pa, cancelled by faint violet strike of the rural service cds of Tsakista, with deleted 'T' mark alongside indicating acceptance; also a large piece with similar franking cancelled by the village's cds in blue and deleted 'T' h.s.. (2 items). Photo £150
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
439 MILITARY - WWII CZECH FORCES IN U.K.: Group of covers & pieces with a good range of special fieldpost cancellations in a range of colours, inc. boxed, cd.s. & commemorative types, President Benes folder, KGVI reg'd E ex FPO BCZ1, 'honour' envs. etc. plus a few magazine articles. (approx. 50 covers). £100
DENMARK
440 KA-BE ALBUM WITH COLLECTION 1851-1984:Fine 'hingeless' album in slipcase containing a semi-specialised collection of mint & used stamps with strength in issues to c1930s inc. extensive shades & papers of early issues and many better individual items (1918 newspaper stamps surcharged set noted). Inspection recommended. Substantial catalogue value. (Qty). £300
441 1852 THIELE PRINTING 2RBS: A very fine, four-margin example, unused (no gum) - very attractive with Debo certificate [1997] assigning it to plate 1(2nd ptg) type 6 position 2 "genuine and flawless". Photo £150
DOMINICA
442 1874 1d lilac. Two sound used examples; 1877 ½d olive-yellow used block of 4 (one blunted perf.) & strip of 3 (a few tone spots). SG. Cat. £432. £60
EGYPT - BRITISH FORCES
443 1935 1p Silver Jubilee fresh mounted mint. The "key" stamp of the Omnibus issue. SG.A10, Cat. £225. £75
444 1935 1p Silver Jubilee very good used. A couple of shortish perfs. at top but a good example of this key stamp. SG.A10, Cat. £180. £60
445 BOOKLETS: 1935 booklet numbered "A 2487" containing 100 1p carmine letter stamps (SG A9) divided into five marginal panes of twenty with interleaving. Fine. £120
ESTONIA
446 SCARCE COVER REGISTERED TO NEW ZEALAND: Russian 10k blue postal stationery env. sent registered to Auckland, New Zealand in 1896 uprated (on back) with vertical pairs of Russian 2k green & 3k red adhesives all tied by mainly very fine Revel Cyrillic c.d.s.'s with dotted circle "R" mark on the front This cover was carried by the Orient Line's S.S.'Oroya' from Naples to Sydney and bears a 2 ring "REGISTERED/AUCKLAND" arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Most unusual destination for a letter from Estonia. £75
ETHIOPIA
447 STOCKBOOK with the mint & used duplicated accumulation inc. an additional selection on leaves. (Qty.). £60
FALKLAND ISLANDS
448 AIRMAIL - FIRST FLIGHT TO U.K., 1952: Air-letter & cover to UK, franked with 6d stamps, showing the commemorative machine and c.d.s. cancellations of Port Stanley, plus a UK FFC carried to the Islands on the 20th April 1952. Also KGVI 1d postcard used with 1953 Coronation stamp to Stanley from Fox Bay. (4 items). £100
449 KGVI RANGES on leaves & in packet comprising 1938-50 set to £1 mint, RSW 2½d mint block of 4 and a small piece bearing RSW 2½d & £1. (Small Qty.). £75
450 MISCELLANY of KGVI/QEII used items on stockcards inc. 1938 2/6d to £1, 1960 Birds set, 1968 Flowers set, etc. (Small Qty.). £75
FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES
451 SOUTH GEORGIA: Small used miscellany including 1963 set to £1 (both) and a set to 10/- in c.t.o. blocks of four, 1971 surcharges to 50p on 10/- (4), etc. (Small Qty..). £75
FIJI
452 1903 £1 grey & ultramarine fresh mounted mint. SG.114, Cat. £300. £100
453 BOOKLETS: 1914 2/- black on red booklet with part of one 1d pane reduced to three stamps. Some trimmed perforations but still a rare item. SG. SB2. Cat. £2,250 when complete. Photo £200
454 BOOKLETS: 1940 3/- black on pale green booklet with wax interleving and four advertising pages. The usual rusted staples and two small ink notes on face. SG SB3a Cat £850. Photo £200
FRANCE
455 FRANCE & COLONIES MISCELLANY: Carton containing an accumulation of mainly used stamps inc French issues (good Type Sage to 5f noted) on leaves, in a stockbook etc. with bias towards Colonial stamps inc. better general issues. Inspection recommended. (Qty) £120
456 MISCELLANY: Yvert album with sparse collection but better postage dues from 1859 inc. 1881 issue to 50c etc. Also a stockbook with duplicated stamps 1849-76 in mixed condition but with many useful items and a further duplicated range of 1920s-'30s issues to 10f in another stockbook. (Qty). £100
457 RARE "P. ROME P./JUSQU'A DOUVRES"MARK ON COVER TO G.B.; 1 June 1816 EL from Rome to London (redirected on reverse to Edinburgh) with rare almost v. fine red "P. ROME P./JUSQU'A DOUVRES" Diplomatic Bag Mail mark on the front (slightly affected by rate changes) with London solid Inspector's "+" mark nearby. This Franco-Italian mark is seldom seen. Photo £150
458 1849-1927 German album leaves with good ranges of earlier issues, mainly in fine condition inc. imperfs. with shades to 1849 1f (faults) and 1853 80c, Bordeaux, very good Type Sage with shades to 5f (2), Merson to 2f lilac, useful 1920s stamps, dues from 1859 imperfs. to 30c plus 1882 values to 50c, scarce 1895 30c salmon etc. Also several pages of Monaco with strength in early to middle period issues with many useful items noted. Good lot. (Qty). £220
** 459 AIRMAIL STAMPS: Small collection of (mainly fine used) airmail issues inc. fine example of the rare 1930 Air Exhibition 1f50c red with 'EIPA' perfin plus the 1f50c blue, 1927 opt. pair, 1942 'Richelieu' opt. on 1f Pétain (mint, signed on reverse), USA 6c with Alger 'RF' opt. plus several other useful stamps. Very high catalogue value. (52). Photo £500
460 1936 50f AIRMAIL PAIR: Fine used examples of the 50f green and 50f 'banknote' airmail stamps - a good opportunity to acquire good examples of these elusive items. (2) £120
461 1949 CITEX: The small group of covers & cards comprising four commemorative covers bearing the strip of 4 adhesives tied by special cancellations, two commemorative covers bearing the 10f tied by grid cancellations (slight foxing) and two examples of the illustrated postcard bearing the 10f value. Also a 1952 registered cover to London bearing Madagascar 5f & 10f adhesives tied by "TERRE ADELIE/ANTARCTIQUE"datestamps and with special Exhibition cachet to lower right hand side of cover. (9). £100
462 MARITIME - 'LIGNE T' MAIL SHIP OCTAGONAL DATESTAMPS: 1897 Env. to France posted on board S.S. 'Australien' en route from Fremantle to Adelaide franked with a pair of 25c Type Sage adhesives cancelled by very fine "LIGNE T/PAQ.FR. No.5" octagonal d.s. with an even better second strike alongside but also with overstruck "LIGNE T/PAQ.FR. No.1" octagonal d.s. (S.S.'Armand Behic') on the back struck when the letter was trans-shipped (at Adelaide?) Also 1892 env. (faults) to New Zealand franked with British Levant 40p optd. G.B. 2½d adhesive tied by "BEIRUT" hooded circle and having a very fine octagonal "LIGNE T/PAQ. FR. No.6" d.s. (S.S.'Polynesian') also on the front. (2 covers). £120
463 MILITARY - Recruitment notices relating to military levies in the Départment of l'Aisne for 1853-59 plus 1876 & '78, each approximately 500mm square& giving details of numbers of recruits required from each commune. Paper toning and one or two fragile/closed tears; attractive and unusual survivors. (10 items). £120
FRENCH COLONIES
464 TWO ALBUMS AND A STOCKBOOK with the mint & used ranges of Algeria, Morocco & Tunisia. (Qty.). £75
465 INDIA: Small selection of mint stamps inc. 1903 fiscal 5c, 1941 1f 3c on 35c, 1942 1c on 16c (unused), plus strips of 4 of better 1943 values and a used example of the 1941 '37 Expo 16c with inverted opt. ; in addition a few philatelic covers with Free French opts inc. some dubious varieties. All items are toned to varying degrees. (Small qty). £80
FRENCH SOUTHERN & ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES
466 DAVO ALBUM with the mainly unmounted mint range to 1985. Many better sets & singles noted. A really clean & attractive lot just begging to be completed. (SG. Cat. £1,400). £280
GERMAN GROUP
467 1864-1959 Acccumulation on original auction lot cards. Much of interest inc. good Colonies, useful covers, East German registered labels, Austria, etc. Careful inspection recommended. (Qty.). £440
GERMANY
468 MISCELLANY: Two cartons containing 17 stockbooks/albums plus remaindered auction lots. leaves etc. with a vast, duplicated accumulation of German stamps c1872-1980s, containing much useful material. Inspection recommended. (Large qty.) £220
469 MISCELLANY: Six stock-books containing an extensive mint & used accumulation of German stamps c1872-1920s inc. substantial Danzig & Saar. A great deal of useful material noted. Inspection warranted. (Qty) £150
470 MISCELLANY: Carton containing a collection of fiscals, railway stamps & local issues in an album plus an extensive accumulation of mainly older issues on leaves, stock-cards, packets etc. inc. useful Third Reich stamps. Inspection recommended. (Qty) £120
471 COLLECTION, 1872-1923: Album containing a useful collection of mint & used stamps inc. good range of 1872 Eagles, extensive Germania inc. shades to 5m plus tête-bêche pairs & blocks, Bavaria opts. sets, Inflation period with better items noted (mesh wmk. issues used) and much more. Good semi-specialised lot. (Qty). £150
472 PAIR OF 'DAVO' ALBUMS: Extensive mint & used collection from 1945 Occupation issues to 1980s W'Germany (no DDR) inc. useful Berlin issues of the 1950s; some remaindering but a great deal of useful material. (Qty). £150
473 COVER MISCELLANY: The small group of covers inc. Prussia 1853-60 3sgr yellow postal stationery env. to Hannover, 1914 illustrated "Hamburg-Amerika Line" envelope to London bearing 20pf "Germania" tied by "VATERLAND/H.A.L." cancellation, 1917 POW env. printed for "Russland" but subsequently crossed through in m/s and used to Copenhagen with "MEWE" Camp censor handstamps, 1947 Russian Zone env. to the UK bearing Volkssolidaritat 40pf & five other assorted adhesives, 1949 30pf UPU on plain cover to England, etc. (6). £75
474 1872 'EAGLES' ISSUES: Good collection on printed leaves inc. fine to faulty examples of all issues plus shades with some very nice stamps noted inc. fine, pen-cancelled 30gr , large shield 9kr (both shades), curious reversed printiing of one-third groschen etc. Inspection essential: a good lot for the speciallist. (110). £180
475 THIRD REICH MISCELLANY: Two stockbooks plus various leaves etc. containing a duplicated miscellany of mint & used stamps from c 1920-45 inc. 1926 airs to 3m mint, 1926 portraits, Third Reich welfare sets used, 1928-31 Zeppelin stamps mint & used and much other useful material. (Qty). £150
476 THIRD REICH: Two albums containing an extensive and virtually complete collection of stamps, most with both mint & used examples present inc. 1933 Zeppelin issue, Wagner set both mint & fine used, 1934 airs & occupation, stamps ex OSTROPA sheet, Danzig occupation set & cover etc. Extensive and highly-catalogued. Inspection recommended. (Qty). £700
477 'OSTROPA' MINIATURE SHEET, 1935: An example of this scarce sheet, mint with usual toned gum plus adhesion to reverse - looks fine from the front. (As always with this sheet, removal of gum is recommended). £180
478 ALLIED OCCUPATION: Album containing a collection of mint & used stamps c1945-50 inc. AMG issue in mint blocks, 1946 Numerals inc. both miniature sheets, 1948 Currency Reform values to 84pf mint & used, specialised Buildings, useful French Zone, Russian issues inc. group of handstamped values etc. (Qty). £100
479 ALLIED OCCUPATION: Five stock-books and various leaves with extensive, duplicated ranges of mint & used stamps from all Zones of Occupation with much of interest inc. qty. of buildings issues.Useful lot. (Large qty). £100
GERMANY - WEST
480 STAMP MISCELLANY: Extensive, duplicated ranges of mint & used stamps, 1952-96, in 3 stock-books & Hagner leaves with many better items noted inc. charity issues, mimiature sheets, definitives etc. Inspection essential. (Qty). £200
1-80
81-160
161-240
241-320
321-400
401-480
481-560
561-640
641-720
721-800
801-880
881-960
961-1040
1041-1120
1121-1200
1201-1280
1281-1360
1361-1419
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