Lots 1-80

Africa, W/wide + Jap. Sarawak & GB

Thursday 16 June 2005

SALE 672

* = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by one star are subject to V.A.T. at 17·5%. ** = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by two stars are subject to V.A.T. at 5%. PLEASE NOTE: All lots in this auction are subject to the Buyers’ Premium of 15% (plus V.A.T. where appropriate) on their hammer prices. ALL BIDS WILL BE TAKEN AS EXCLUSIVE OF THIS PREMIUM

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (£1,000 AND OVER)

IDEAL ALBUM with a magnificent QV to KGV mint & used collection. A degree of remaindering has been undertaken (certain countries such as GB have been extracted in toto whilst others have been "cherry picked" but much excellent material can be found throughout this absorbing lot) Better countries include Antigua with useful QV ranges and KGV to 3/- and 5/- mint, Ascension with 1922 & 1924 sets to 3/- mint (some faults but fresh appearance), strong Bahamas with good QV Heads & Staircases, 1930 Centenary set mint, etc., extensive Barbados with a good section of Britannia types, 1892 to 2/6d (2) mint, 1912 2/- & 3/- mint, later to 3/- (5) mint, Barbuda vals. to 5/- mint inc. 3/- "SPECIMEN", Batum, Bechuanaland with strong QV (values to 5/- mint), 2/6d & 5/- Sea Horses (creasing) mint & 1932 to 10/- mint, very good Bermuda with 1874 1d on 2d, 3d & 1/- surcharges unused (latter two with straight edges and none are guaranteed), KGV to 10/- mint (2, both with faults), useful British Columbia inc. elusive types, good BEA inc. 1890 8a grey unused, QV to 5r mint (dealer's signature to reverse), 1896 to 5r used and opts. on Zanzibar to 7‡a used, extensive British Guiana with a good range of Ship types, KGV Badge types to 96c (2) mint & 1934 Pictorials to $1 mint, British Honduras with a useful range of QV issues & KGV to $2 mint (2), British Solomons with Small Canoes to 5/- mint and KGV values to 10/- mint & used, British Somaliland with QV vals. to 5r mint, KEVII to 5r mint & KGV to 5r mint, extensive Cape of Good Hope including a number of forgeries but with useful noted (variable condition), Caymans inc. KEVII to 1/- mint (2), KGV defins. to 10/- mint, Justices to 2/- mint & 1935 Pictorials to 10/- mint or used, Ceylon with much of note from good early types inc. KEVII to 10r mint & KGV to 20r used, Cook Islands with opts. on New Zealand to £1 mint (2), Cyprus with strength in QV issues, Dominica, East Africa with KEVII to 4r mint & KGV to 10r mint, much Egypt inc. useful earlies, strong middle period commems. inc. 1934 UPU set used, Falklands with KEVII to 3/- & 5/- (gum toning) mint, KGV to 3/- mint & Centenary to 2/6d mint, Federated Malay States with a good range of Tigers inc. $25 (2) opt. "SPECIMEN" (faults but presentable), Gibraltar inc. 1896 (Jan.) 6d mint & 1/- unused, 1889 to 5p mint or used, KEVII to 4/- (both colours) mint & KGV to £1 mint, Gold Coast, Grenada with good early types, KEVII to 5/- mint, 1903 10/- Badge mint & KGV Heads to 10/- mint or used, India, Jamaica with useful QV & later to 10/- mint (2), Kedah, KUT with 1922 £1 mint, Lagos inc. scarce earlies (mixed condition),. Leeward Islands with several higher values inc. KGV 10/- mint, Levant, Madagascar, good malta with 1886 5/- & 10/- mint, KEVII vals. to 5/- mint, 1922-23 to £1 mint, "POSTAGE" opts. to 10/- mint & 1928 opts. to 10/- mint, very good Mauritius including a strong QV section (mixed condition), 1902 5r mint, KEVII to 5r mint & KGV to 5r mint, Montserrat, Morocco Agencies, Natal, Nevis, Newfoundland with useful 19th Century issues, Nova Scotia, Nyasaland , Palestine, very good Rhodesia, St. Lucia & St. Vincent with particularly useful ranges of QV types, Samoa, Sarawak inc.1932 to $1 mint & 1934 to $10 mint, Seychelles with particular interest in QV issues, Sierra Leone with strong QV & much useful later material inc. Wilberforce 5/- mint, Southern Rhodesia, Straits with much useful QV, Tobago, Trinidad, Turks & Caicos, Virgin Islands, etc. A wonderful original lot which has not suffered greatly from the aforementioned remaindering. As is always the case in this sort of collection condition is extremely mixed with some of the items highlighted above being defective to some degree or other and a number of forgeries & fiscally used stamps can be encountered throughout. However this is a captivating collection which must be seen to be fully appreciated. Enormous Catalogue value! (Many 1,000's).

£7500

HEAVY CARTONS, BOXES, ETC.

THREE CARTONS with the extensive early to modern collection/accumulation in 10 albums/stockbooks, etc. Strength in British Commonwealth with useful Australia, New Zealand, etc. (Many 1,000's).

£200

THREE CARTONS with an extensive early to modern World-wide accumulation in a quantity of albums, stockbooks, etc. Some useful items noted throughout. Careful examination recommended. (Many 1,000's).

£120

TWO CARTONS with an extensive accumulation of stamps & covers. Some interest in West Indies including a quantity of 1979 John Paul Jones escape from Tobago FDC's bearing adhesives of USA & Trinidad and Tobago. Rather haphazardly arranged but worth inspection. (Some 1,000's).

£100

FOUR CARTONS with the extensive World-wide accumulation in packets, envelopes, tins, boxes, etc. (Huge Qty.).

£75

TWO CARTONS with the extensive accumulation of stamps & covers inc. useful GB in stockbooks with a defective 1840 1d, 1948 RSW £1 mint, QEII FDC's, etc. Untidy but well worth careful examination. (Qty.).

£75

LARGE CARTON with the early to modern World-wide accumulation in albums, packets & loose. We note three 1840 1d blacks (two to four margins), much on-paper material, WWII censored mail, 1928 Overland Mail label on cover from Baghdad to the UK with "MOSUL DUE" h.s., etc. (Large Qty.).

£200

LARGE CARTON with the extensive early to modern accumulation/collection in nine albums/stockbooks & on leaves. A wide range of countries represented inc. Bulgaria, Latin America, Liechtenstein & Vietnam. An interesting miscellany which requires careful examination. (Many 1,000's).

£150

LARGE CARTON with the World-wide collection in albums, loose, etc. inc. a lovely ageing Senf album (to 1897) with a few stamps but a few better scattered here and there inc. GB 2/6d used (2), Colonial Fiscals, etc. The rest includes useful Rhodesia from Double Heads to 1/- used, later inc. Zimbabwe with imprint blocks, FDC's, etc. A fun lot! (Qty.).

£120

LARGE CARTON with the eclectic World-wide accumulation of stamps & covers.inc. some interest in Great Britain. (Qty.).

£75

LARGE CARTON with an extensive accumulation in various albums, etc. (Many 1,000's).

£75

CARTON with the four volume collection/accumulation of covers & stamps inc. useful Gibraltar and British Africa. (Qty.).

£150

CARTON with the varied accumulation of covers & stamps. Particular interest in Australia and Mauritius (with some useful postal stationery). Well worth careful perusal. (Qty.).

£100

CARTON with the extensive early to modern accumulation in various albums, etc. inc. a useful range of 1965 Churchill omnibus issues, a collection of British Commonwealth in a small l/l album, sundry GB Packs, etc. (Qty.).

£90

CARTON with the interesting accumulation of stamps & covers including a fascinating range of covers/cards (mainly from the Antipodes) featuring Police related themes and a quantity of GB & Canadian QEII adhesives. (Qty.).

£90

CARTON containing an accumulation of covers inc. airmail, TPO & Scout Post plus space thematic covers & stamps on leaves; also a broken run of the specialist journal 'Austria' inc. scarce early issues, TPO Journal, 1905 stamp journals, Yorkshire postmarks handbooks etc. (Qty)

£75

CARTON with the extensive predominantly modern duplicated accumulation sorted into packets. We note France, Spain, Australia, Canada, South West Africa, etc.. (Many 1,000's).

£75

CARTON with the varied early to modern European ranges inc. Austria & Switzerland. (Few 100's).

£75

CARTON with the untidy early to modern three volume collection inc. useful Gibraltar & Rhodesia. (Few 100's).

£75

CARTON with a varied worldwide collection in five albums etc. with some better mint British Commonwealth noted. (Several 1,000's).

£75

CARTON with the varied World-wide miscellany in stockbooks & loose. Rather untidy but worth careful perusal. (Qty.).

£60

BOX with the early to modern ranges on leaves culled from a variety of collections. Some useful Australian States, Canada & New Zealand but strength in Foreign inc. better selections of Netherlands & Spain. Rather untidy but an interesting accumulation which warrants close inspection. (Many 100's).

£300

ALBUMS, STOCKBOOKS, ETC.

TWO STOCKBOOKS with the extensive mint & used ranges of Greece and Malaya. A useful lot with several better items lurking within. (Many 100's).

£100

THREE STOCKBOOKS with the interesting duplicated accumulation of chiefly British Commonwealth issues inc. much KGVI period KUT. (Few 100's).

£75

WELL FILLED LINCOLN ALBUM with the extensive mint & used collection to about 1940. Some useful items noted. Careful viewing recommended. (Very many 100's).

£200

TWINLOCK ALBUM containing an interesting miscellany of varieties, postmarks, etc. inc. useful British Africa. A very unusual lot which must be seen to be fully appreciated. (Few 100 items).

£100

BOOKLETS: Three binders containing the interesting World-wide range including a useful range of Channel Islands, pre-decimal QEII GB inc. £1 "Cookbook" x 8, etc. (Approx. 200).

£100

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS

FOUR PRINTED ALBUMS containing collections of mint & used AUSTRALIA with a useful range of used Australian States adhesives and then Commonwealth material from 1913, somewhat sparse in the early stages but inc. some 'back of the book' material such as postage due labels & official stamps, useful KGVI (inc. values to £2) & early QEII with the odd booklet, booklet pane and miniature sheet, values to 10/- & $4 and Australian Antarctic Territory adhesives and CANADA from 1858 but with used strength from late QV onwards such as KGVI (with blocks of four, booklets & values to $1) and early QEII with a high degree of completeness and inc. coil stamps, postage due labels and other 'back of the book' material. (Several 100's).

£120

TWO SMALL STOCKBOOKS with an extremely interesting early to modern accumulation inc. Bahamas 1862 6d SG.11 used (centred high, Cat. £400), British P.O.'s in China $2 Script wmk. mint (central tone spot), Canada 1859 12‡c unused (large part gum, Cat. £600), Cyprus KGVI vals. to £1 mint, useful British Africa & BWI, etc. Many useful items noted throughout. (Few 100's).

£360

ALBUM with the early to modern mint & used collection of East Africa including particularly useful KUT and Tanganyika inc a good range of KEVII & KGV high values including scarcer types (mixed condition and fiscal cancellations noted but some very useful adhesives apparent), Tanganyika Giraffes to £1 mint & used (cancellation a little dubious), KGV Heads to £1 mint, etc. Rather untidy but well worth careful inspection. (Few 100's).

£600

ALBUM with the extensive and valuable mint & used ranges of various African countries including particularly good Nyasaland and a useful selection of Orange Free State. Condition a little mixed but a good number of higher values noted. in this fascinating lot. (Some 100's).

£440

ALBUM with the mint & used ranges of Aden, Ascension, Bechuanaland & Somaliland. Much of merit inc. Aden 1937 Dhows to 2r mint, Ascension KGVI values to 10/- mint (no 3d black & blue), Bechuanaland QV 10/- mint & £1 h.s. "SPECIMEN" (heavy hinges), Sea Horse 2/6d & 5/- mint, 1932 to 10/- mint, 1935 Silver Jubilee 2d marginal mint pair showing "Double Flagstaff" variety, etc. (Few 100's).

£400

STOCKBOOK with the extensive accumulation of chiefly QEII issues with some higher values in evidence. (Many 100's).

£75

STOCKBOOK with the extensive mint & used accumulation from a wide range of countries. (Sev. 100's).

£75

MISCELLANY in small stockbook & on stockcards with much of interest including a useful QV range in a small stockbook, Bermuda QV 1/- mint & KGV 2/6d mint, a useful range of used KGVI period Canada in blocks of four, GB KEVII to 1/- mint, Labuan 1897 6c mint block of 4, New Zealand 2/- (both) & 3/- Admirals mint, North Borneo 1916 Red Cross 8c used block of 4 (faults), Nyasaland, etc. Poor to fine. (Approx. 200).

£300

MISCELLANY featuring a small selection of NIGERIA KGV issues on leaves inc. £1 'SPECIMEN' opt., a sound used example of the same adhesive, a good range of mint values to 10/- & 1925 registered cover from Lagos to England franked with KGV 2/6d adhesive and mint WEST INDIES inc. Antigua KEVII 5/-, Dominica KEVII 5/- and Turks & Caicos Islands 2/- & 3/- 'ship types'. (52 stamps + 1 cover).

£150

MIDDLE EAST: Binder with the duplicated mint & used ranges of Bahrain & Kuwait. Much QEII but with useful ranges of KGV & KGVI. STC £2,000+. (Few 100's).

£300

MIDDLE EAST: Red binder containing an extensive mint (latterly unmounted) accumulation on Hagner leaves with strength in (a) British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia between SG.16 & 93 with definitives to 5r and commemorative values to 15r with many blocks of four and (b) Qatar between SG.1 & 209 with definitive values to 10r and commemoratives to 25np plus a small group of post-independence issues (inc. a few used) with values to 10r. Also much smaller ranges of Abu Dhabi, Dubai/Trucial States and Federation of South Arabia. Heavily duplicated in parts but STC £1,582. (Several 100's).

£240

OVERPRINTS ON G.B, ETC.: The valuable range on stockcards inc. Bahrain KGVI opts. on India to 25r mint and used (no 15r), useful BOIC, British Levant with KEVII to 24pi on 5/- mint, good Kuwait, strong Morocco Agencioes with QV to 2p mint, KEVII 2/6d mint & 12p on 10/- mint, useful Sea Horses & sundry Tangier, etc. Poor to largely fine. (Approx. 200).

£400

'SPECIMEN' OVERPRINTS: QV - KGV group all optd. with Samuel type D12 or D16 inc. British Virgin Islands KGV 5/- (SG.83s.), a good selection of QV & KGV Ceylon (three being rupee values), Cyprus QV 12pi, St. Vincent QV 5/- (SG.75s.) and Southern Nigeria KEVII £1. Mainly fine & fresh with gum. (16).

£90

FOREIGN COLLECTIONS

BOX with the varied early to modern ranges inc. useful Crete, France, Germany & Switzerland. (Many 100's).

£180

AUSTRIA & HUNGARY: Interesting miscellany of covers & cards inc. good WWI censored items, military FPOs, POW cards, money-transfer card ex Glamoc, items from Fiume, Zagreb, Krakau etc. Also WWII censored mail, commercial leters, air covers etc. Inspection recommended. (68 items).

£120

MIDDLE EAST: Box with the interesting accumulation of mint & used issues of Saudi Arabia & Yemen in stockbooks & on stockleaves. An unusual lot. (Many 100's).

£100

OMNIBUS COLLECTIONS

CARTON with the extensive collection of stamps & FDC's inc. a good selection of QEII Coronation FDC's & a useful range of Princess Diana stamps & covers. (Large Qty.).

£200

THREE BINDERS with a range of Omnibus issues inc. a few 1948 RSW mint sets & a good range of 1937 Coronation sets on cover. (Qty.).

£150

1949 75th ANNIVERSARY OF U. P. U. FDCs, the majority registered and nearly all bearing complete sets, from many British Colonies with many 'better' territories such as Hong Kong and inc. two examples of most with the stamps alone STC £623. Also a similar though smaller group of 1966 CHURCHILL British Commonwealth FDCs generally with only one of each and several 'different' covers such as British Antarctic Territory with "ADELAIDE ISLAND" c.d.s.'s plus matching cachet and another bearing "DECEPTION ISLAND/SOUTH SHETLANDS" c.d.s.'s with the stamps alone STC £338. (142 covers).

£200

1949 U.P.U.: Stockbook with a good collection of FDC's (including a good proportion of illustrated types). Increasingly popular material. (72 covers).

£180

THEMATICS

THREE CARTONS with the extensive accumulation of thematic issues in sundry stockbooks, etc. A variety of themes covered including Football, Transport & Wildlife. Also a few inconsequential non-thematic issues, etc. (Many 100's).

£75

MISCELLANY in black boxed Plymouth album covering a wide range of topics inc. useful Birds (British Honduras 1962 to $5, Gambia 1966 to £1 & Tunisia 1965 to 500m), Flowers, Planes, Ships, etc. (Approx. 550).

£75

BIRDS: The mainly modern collection/accumulation of stamps & covers in a boxfile & two stockbooks. (Many 100's).

£100

ROYALTY: Carton containing an extensive collection of stamps (with many interpanneau pairs) & miniature sheets (inc. a black print of the G.B. set issued in conjunction with the Amphilex '77 exhibition) in three special albums with printed leaves and loose covers relating to (a) the 1977 Silver Jubilee of QEII's accession and (b) the 1978 25th anniversary of her Coronation. Also an album of 1966 CHURCHILL FDCs, many with interesting c.d.s.'s and the odd one registered, from numerous Commonwealth countries, all but one with complete sets and only slight duplication.(Many 100's).

£130

ROYALTY: Boxfile & stockbook with an interesting accumulation of issues commemorating the 1777 Jubilee, 1978 Coronation anniversary, 1982 Princess Diana's Birthday & 1986 Queen's 60th Birthday. A useful lot with sundry Foreign types and a range of covers. (Qty.).

£75

SHIPS: The largely modern mint & used (including sundry covers, one signed by Chay Blyth) collection in two stockbooks & loose. (Some 100's).

£75

MISCELLANEOUS WORLD WIDE POSTAL HISTORY

MISCELLANY of covers & cards from a range of British Commonwealth countries (an emphasis on Canada, Ceylon & South African States) inc. 1832 EL ex Montreal to Edinburgh with two-line "GREENOCK/SHIP LETTER", 1835 front ex Trincomalee to Colombo with scarce Crowned "TRINCO/POST FREE" d.s. of 22 September, 1900 env. ex a POW to Newcastle, Natal with black/pink "OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW" censor label, 1910 BCA ‡d postal stationery card to Brighton uprated with 1d adhesive, etc. (32 items).

£150

MISCELLANY of covers & cards with a heavy emphasis on Foreign inc, 1877 Norway 3sk red postal stationery card addressed to Scotland, an 1885 (20th May) letter (no env.) ex "Headquarters, Dongola" with fascinating contents inc."Dongola is to be held by a strong rearguard till the troops are well withdrawn from the front in case the Mahdi should come down on us. I don't think there is the slightest chance of this but for all that it has not prevented me from making a survey of the town, camp & surroundings and drawing up a scheme for the defence at the request of the General", 1931 French booklet containing 20 vignettes of Joan of Arc (some separation of perfs.), etc., etc. (Approx. 150 items).

£150

MISCELLANY: Diverse ranges of covers mainly c1890s-1950s inc. interesting group (9) of Consular covers with cachets, British POs in the Levant & Morocco, Falklands War Argentinian covers inc. (May 1982) scarce fieldpost mail to La Plata,Mauritius inc. KGV reg'd E and KGVI censored item, British Guiana & British Honduras etc. Inspection recommended. (56 items & 2 stamps).

£150

MISCELLANY featuring SEYCHELLES inc. 15c blue postal stationery env. used in 1896 to Middlesex, unused examples of other postal stationery inc. 1896 30c env. surcharged 18c both mint & optd. "Specimen" and WWII censored env. to Sussex, ORANGE FREE STATE unused and used postal stationery, RHODESIA postal stationery, BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA KEVII ‡d green postal stationery postcard optd. "SPECIMEN"and various other covers & cards. (29 items).

£120

MISCELLANY featuring MALTA 1843 DISINFECTED PAQUEBOT EL from Alexandria to Marseilles endorsed in m/s 'Par les bateaux francais' bearing two poor strikes of red boxed "PAQUEBOTS/ DE LA/MEDITERRANEE" with a partial example of the rare red wax Maltese P.O. disinfection seal on the back and 1844 EL (faults ) from Tunis to Malta with black circular "PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE" on the front & black s/l "5 Dece 1 d" tax mark (also of Malta) on the back and U.S.A. 1854 (17 Nov.) EL (horizontal crease but still neat & attractive) from Philadelphia to Lancaster (Pennsylvania) bearing Blood's Penny Post label & 3c Washington adhesive both tied by a Philadelphia d.s. and with fine Blood's despatch c.d.s. clear of label adhesive. (3 covers).

£80

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND: Miscellany of covers & cards c1900-50 inc. WWI censored pair ex Victoria, with strength in WWII period inc. censored civilian and forces mail inc. attractive uprated 5‡d reg'd E to Melbourne from DEI with RNF censor, Australian Navy in Egypt, RAAF censors, plus a few later inc. Vietnam service mail; good range of NZ frankings & censors plus 1941 Hospital Ship cover etc. (64 items).

£150

BENELUX: Good group of covers & cards with emphasis on WWI & II material inc. Belgium from 1915 German Occupation cover plus WWII censored mail (6) and similar Congo; WWI & II military inc. RAF & POW mail. Netherlands with censored Occupation mail and WWII period DEI material inc. scarce 1939 cover with boxed OPENED BY BRITISH//NAVAL AUTHORITIES and various multi-censored items. Also a few Luxemburg items of the same period. (74 items)

£240

CRASH/WRECK/EARTHQUAKE MAIL - COLLECTION INC. "SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF/THE COLOMBO" FRONT, ETC.; 1862-1967 lot inc. 1862 front with v. fine boxed Colombo wreck mark (from Lyttleton NZ to GB), 1930 env. ex Brisbane (stamp lost) to GB with v. fine boxed purple "DAMAGED BY FIRE/ON/S.S. COMORIN", pair of 1935 stampless "QUETTA EARTHQUAKE" covers to GB, 1947 local Canada env. with purple "SALVED FROM SEA" and green P,O, label ref. "wreck of R.M.S. Nascopie", 1950 US internal env. with PO label ref. storm-damage on board "SS Liberte", etc. Usaeful lot. (9 covers + 1 front).

£150

CRASH & WRECK MAIL - RAILWAY DISASTER COVERS (INC. US 1906), ETC.; 24 Jan. 1906 env. (minor stains etc.; stamp washed off) from "BURTON/WASH." (part duplex) to Montana with v. fine small purple handstruck "Damaged in wreck" mark nicely placed on the front; ex the Burlington Wreck at Rock Island near Wenatchee. Plus battered local Jan./Mar. 1966 envs. with California rail crash marks; "DAMAGED IN FIRE IN RAILWAY.MAIL CAR AT CADIZ, CALIF." and "DAMAGED IN FIRE/IN RAILWAY MAIL CAR/DAGGETT, CALIFORNIA", and small group of later damaged in transit mail. (6 covers + 1 front). Photo

£150

CZECHOSLOVAKIA & POLAND: Useful range of covers & cards inc. Czech WWI & II military covers and censored civilian mail p[lus Polish material inc. 1919 issues on cover, WWII German Occupation (6), Polish army & navy items, varied commercial mail inc. martial law censorship etc. (50 items)

£120

EAST AFRICA COVERS & CARDS 1893-1952 inc. WWI and WWII censored mail, incoming & outgoing postage due covers with much of interest inc. a fine 1952 env. from Kisumu, Kenya to Sweden bearing red "Aviserad" h.s. and Swedish postage due labels, registered mail inc. 1929 "EXHIBITION P.O." env. plus certificate of posting , German East Africa & Zanzibar material, 1914 PPC to England franked with East Africa and Uganda Protectorates 6c red adhesive tied by scarce violet "SOY" c.d.s., other postmark interest and many more fascinating covers. (40 items).

£300

INDIA, BURMA & PAKISTAN: Useful group of covers with strength in WWII period censored mail inc. British/German dual censorship, unusual handstamps and tapes, 'V/FOR VICTORY' h.s., good range of frankings inc. (1937) reg'd E ex Rangoon with 3-colour KGV opts etc. (33 items).

£100

LOW COUNTRIES, 1684-96: Trio of letters to Myn Heer van Weede...President van Staten van Uytrecht...Haga (or variants) - i.e. president of the regional assembly and representative to the States General of the Low Countries; two are written in Dutch and have fine armorial seals in wax or blind embossing, the earlier with red crayon '3' postal rate; the third (1696) is more impressive with a lengthy address and Royal seal - written from 'C–llne' [Cologne] in a mixture of German and French, apparently referring to matters concerning the War of the Grand Alliance, mentioning the cost of soldiers and referring to Spain. Intriguing group. (3 items).

£200

MEDITERRANEAN (BRITISH): Useful group of covers inc. Malta 1865 E to UK with GB 6d lilac cancelled by fine Malta duplex, WWI boxed FREE/FROM/PRISONER/OF WAR on E to Egypt (faults), Gibraltar inc. scarce 1942 use of RAF censor & FPO on stampless E to Fiji, Cyprus 1964 Es (2) with TURKISH BOMBS/ON CYPRUS ENDANGER/WORLD PEACE plus various WWII censored / OAS items from all three territories etc. (60 items).

£170

MIDDLE EAST: Miscellany of covers with Egypt inc. WWI forces' mail (attractive reg'd E with fine 'SZ10' skeleton noted) and large framed PAQUEBOT (1909), Iraq & Palestine1930s air mail covers, Aden, WWII MEF/BMA frankings (7) ex Tripoli & Benghasi, plus a few S.Africa, 1919 Malta card etc. Mixed condition but much useful material.(57 items).

£100

MIDDLE EAST: Egypt with emphasis on WWII censored and military covers, Sudan with Camel Postman frankings and WWI censored E with TPO cds, Aden WWII censored covers inc. unusual 'home-made' honour env., RAF censors, various KGVI frankings etc. (53 items).

£160

MIDDLE EAST: Interesting range of mainly WWII period censored mail inc. material from Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Turkey showing a fine range of censor handstamps & tapes and frankings, a few earlier items inc. 1923 Iraq Occupation 1a block with IFPO cds , 1919-20 pair of Persian local covers with British censorship and 1918-19 pair of OAS cards from German & British forces in Turkey. Inspection recommended. (106 items).

£240

POSTAL STATIONERY: Biscuit tin with a varied unused & used range of postal stationery inc. Canada, GB, Rhodesia,USA, Victoria, etc. (Approx. 100).

£90

RED CROSS MAIL - WWI & WWII: Substantial group of Red Cross covers & cards inc.WWI POW cover (roughly opened) ex Russian PO in Tsientsin, Swiss POW parcel card plus various others inc. Russia, Serbia, Bosnia & Hungary, OAS card ex Malta, much German material etc. Also WWII ranges inc. S.Africa, France, Poland, USA, Chile, Turkey, DEI plus 4 Red cross message forms (one with env.) and a couple of post-WWII items. (64 items)

£200

SCANDINAVIA: Miscellany of covers with strength in WWII censored mail with good range of Finland (11), Iceland (25 inc. WWII British field post and better early stationery) and Denmark (12 inc. 1941 Faeroes censored cover). Useful lot. (48 items).

£160

TRAVELLING POST OFFICES/RAILWAY MAIL: Box with a fascinating group of modern covers from Japan, Korea & Taiwan with a variety of frankings and T.P.O. cancellations. Also a brochure advertising the "Sanyo Railway Co. Ltd. of Japan/Inland Sea Route/Kobe to Shimonoseki" & some notes on Japanese Railway T.P.O. cancellations. (Approx. 150).

£150

WORLD-WIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY

AUSTRIA-LLOYD CARD WITH COMPANY PERFIN:1912 Attractive chromo PPC (soft crease) of S.S.'Wien' with Company flags on reverse, posted on board ship and addressed to Switzerland, franked with Austria 10h with monogram 'LA' perfin tied by smudgy pictorial cds of the Trieste-Alexandria Line plus curious addition of DDSG 10k stamp cancelled by seal(?). Photo

£60

BULGARIA - SHIP LETTER TO SAMOS: 1910 Printed EL fromVarna, addressed to Vathy, franked with 5st stamp tied by scarce boxed "LETTERE ARRIVATE/PER MARE"; nice item. Photo

£80

DANUBE STEAMSHIP CO. : Attractive EL addressed to Ibraila (light filing fold), franked with a fine example of the scarce 17k vermilion DDSG stamp neatly tied by blue CALAFAT cds. A much better than average example. Photo

£100

EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE FALL OF GENOA DURING THE FINAL PART OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS, ETC.; 1796 EL written "Off the Isle of Wight" from a departing ship's Captain with General Dundas on board with near fine concave "PORTSMOUTH" to Scotland, 1814 EL from Genoa to Taunton (redirected to Sidmouth) with mostly v. fine oval crowned "SHIP-LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" with detailed eye-witness account of the capture of Genoa ("The whole of the casualTies of this Amy...was 57 men of which about 15 were killed..."), Sept. 1837 EL from Santiago to London carried by the last pre-P.O. Contract voyage of the 'Braganza', and prepaid Feb. 1840 EL from London to the "Scinde Reserve Force, Carachee" via Bombay. Good variety. (4 covers).

£200

RARE "TITANIC" HANDSTAMP IN PURPLE ON MARCH 1912 COVER EX FRANCE TO THE U.S.A.: 1912 (5 March) cover ex Paris to Washington D.C. bearing 5c & 10c (2) Sower adhesives and with large s/l "TITANIC" h.s. in purple alongside boxed "RECEIVED/MAR 19 1912" cachet. The French Postal service allocated covers prior to departure and they were stamped with the name of the ship on which they were supposed to travel. Due to the delay of the maiden voyage of the "Titanic" the cover was allocated to another vessel. Only four examples of this mark have been recorded. Historical Note: The "Titanic" finally sailed - fatally - on 10th April 1912 and sank with the loss of over 1,500 lives on 15th April. Photo

£2500

MEXICO - PACKET LETTER TO LONDON BLOWN OFF COURSE AND SENT (OVERCHARGED!) VIA IRELAND: 1831 (4 April) E from Vera Cruz 'p. Packet/Eclipse' addressed to London having a fine red DUBLIN d.s. for 19 May on the top flap because this ship was blown off course to Ireland where it landed its mail. The very fine dotted-frame "Oz at 12s/- per Oz" mark (which matches the London Foreign Branch 23 May h.s.) was cancelled and a '2 oz. £1-6-8' charge inserted by hand. Note: The 2 x 12/- rate should have applied but an extra 2s/8d was charged in error for the Irish Sea Packet rate plus the Menai & Conway Bridges charges. Photo

£600

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