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241 |
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IRELAND - INTERNMENT OF BRITISH FORCES, 1941: Two rare covers from and to RAF personnel interned in the Curragh Camp by the Free State inc. one endorsed 'Military Internee' with fine boxed red quadrilingual cachet and matching Eire military censor h.s. plus another addressed to a POW ex Belfast with similar censor. Few cover known. (2 items). Photo |
£150 |
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242 |
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MALAYA: Useful group of censored covers ex Singapore inc. NAVAL BASE env., FPO SP501 (4 covers with different Naval censors), scarce 'SP502' with triangular censor of Penang, 'Addressee/Reported Missing' (4), 'IT IS REGRETTED THAT...' (3) & 'NO SERVICE' (2, one to Sumatra) cachets, 1943 E to POW endorsed 'Changi Jail' and dated one year later. (17 items) |
£150 |
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243 |
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MALTA: Fine example of the scarce 'Green Cross' label on cover stamped at 5d concession rate to Malta (1942), three covers with fine strikes of the RAF Base Censor No. 8 d.s.plus seven other service covers with range of censorship ex Malta. (11 items). Photo |
£150 |
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244 |
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M.E.F. - EGYPT, SAUDI ARABIA etc: Good range of covers inc. 1939-40 censored non-concession airmail to UK (60m Army Post franking noted), inward airmail with air service unavailable cachets (5) plus attempted use of 1/3d NI stamp (!), 1945 British Mission to Jeddah E to UK via Egypt, Diplomatic Bag cover Canakkale (Turkey)-Kenya transferred to Egyptian military mail, reg'd E ex FPO 235 to Palestine with Naval censor, 'Reported Prisoner of War' cachets, Suez signals E, Indian FPOs etc. (103) |
£150 |
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245 |
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MIDDLE EAST, 'PAIFORCE' etc: Interesting group inc. (1944) 2/6d air E to PAIFORCE, Indian FPO 28 (Syria) reg'd E, censored mail ex Iran, Lebanon (Indian FPO R-13), trio of diplomatic bag Es ex Baghdad & Teheran, RAF in Iraq etc. (20 items). |
£120 |
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246 |
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NAVAL MAIL: Study of Naval covers showing a fine variety of marks inc. s/l PASSED BY CENSOR, 'tombstone' censor types inc, red & green examples, circular, oval & mute h.s, RECEIVED FROM/H.M..SHIPS cds plus slogans of London, Edinburgh & mute, POST OFFICE/MARITIME MAIL & BRITISH FLEET MAIL cds, registered & airmail, 'honour' Es etc. from a variety of theatres of war. Inspection recommended. (80 items) |
£160 |
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247 |
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P.O.W. MAIL: Variety of covers inc. POW Camp cards with 'PW' coded censors, mail with cachets reporting the addressee captured, scarce trio of 2½d POW letter-sheets captured by Allies with explanatory cachets plus three other similar covers, RECOVERED P.O.W. MAIL... cachet on card returned by British Forces in Germany, another marked RETURNED FROM /THE CONTINENT IN/ UNDELIVERED MAILS, card (missing stamp) to Warner's Camp, Devon etc. (23 items). |
£120 |
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248 |
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R.A.F. MISCELLANY: Variety of covers inc. from RAFPO/004 (Azores Base), units in the Scottish Isles, training schools in Canada & USA, Trans-Atlantic Ferry mail, security cancellations, air-drop propaganda news papers for France & Channel Islands etc. Interesting lot. (37 items) |
£120 |
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249 |
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RED CROSS MESSAGE SYSTEM: Useful group inc. two message forms to Guernsey and a third (1940) from German civilian in Maidstone to Berlin; also unusual E from the POW enquiry office in Wellington (NZ) forwarded to Geneva from London with 'NZ' perfinned stamps, 1940 Es to Geneva endorsed 'Red Cross Postal Message scheme' (4) etc. (11 items). |
£100 |
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250 |
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RHODESIAS, BECHUANALAND & S.AFRICA: Good group of covers ex S.Rhodesia Air Training Group at Salisbury, Belvedere Camp, Bulawayo, Cranborne & Ndola plus other RAF items, a scarce 'SAFE HAND' cachet and two air-graphs. Also 1940 OAS card ex Mahalapye (Bechuanaland) and various S.African items inc. Bag Mail ex Durban, FPO 543 (2) cancellations, RAF mail and a fine example of the mute 'BTA' h.s. (28 items). |
£120 |
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251 |
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SECURITY CANCELLATIONS, 1940-45: Good selection of 'dumb' cancellations used on inland British mail with various machine types (unusual Krag noted) inc. numbered triangles, 1944 'shadow' address used before D-Day , cancellation by date-slug only, range of censorship etc. Also 5 Es with 'bag mail' machine cancellations of London (2 types). A lot with potential. (37 items).
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£120 |
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252 |
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'SERVICE SUSPENDED' MAIL: 1939-40 Group of covers from GB to Europe, returned with boxed 2-line NO SERVICE/RETURN TO SENDER, unframed POSTAL SERVICE SUSPENDED/RETURN TO SENDER or boxed DETAINED IN FRANCE... marks, inc. mail to Germany (August 1939), Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, Switzerland & Spain. (24 items) |
£150 |
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253 |
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'SERVICE SUSPENDED' MAILS: Group of censored civilian covers from GB to Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark & Finland, all with boxed NO SERVICE/RETURN TO SENDER,NO SERVICE/EXCEPT BY AIR or bilingual Swiss cachet, several with additional Egyptian censorship. (18 items). |
£150 |
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254 |
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SUDAN & E. AFRICA: Sept. 1939 stamped air cover from Sudan Garrison with fine boxed censor of The Cheshire Regt. plus 1940 'honour' E to Canada ex Gebeit with concession rate franking. Scarce Airgraph ex Zanzibar (1945) plus variety of KUT covers with 'mute' cancellations sent by Naval Bag, fine reg'd E ex Asmara with MEF 2/6d stamp to E.Africa Command, EA/FPO 57 (Ethiopia) etc. (13 items). |
£150 |
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255 |
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THAILAND: fine 1941 airmail E addressed from UK to Bangkok, franked with 2/6d Brown pair and returned with NO SERVICE... cachet. Also two scarce POW cards 1944-45 to prisoners held in 'No.1' & 'No.2' Camps, both returned with cachets RETURNED IN UNDELIVERED MAILS/FROM TERRITORY FORMERLY OCCUPIED/BY JAPANESE FORCES . (3 items). Photo |
£140 |
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256 |
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UNDERCOVER MAIL etc.: An interesting group of covers inc. fine 'Box 506, Lisbon' cover ex Italy (1941), 1942 cover from the British Mission to Archangel (faults), returned mail, Danish censorship, 1940 cover ex British member of the Finnish International Brigade, Czech & Polish Forces, S.African & N.Zealand troops, US Forces in the UK, group of Army Signals covers etc. Good lot. (65 items)
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£200 |
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257 |
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WEST AFRICA: Rare postcard from a member of the Free French Force attempting to take Dakar in September 1940, with fine official cachet of De Gaulle's office and Naval bag cancellation; also two Es ex Freetown, Sierra Leone and a two other items addressed thence plus two air-letters (one a part only) from RAF Takoradi (Gold Coast). (7 items).
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£100 |
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258 |
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WEST INDIES: Censored covers inc. Bermuda PC102 label (134) on E ex USA, fine cachet of RAF Nassau 111 on official E to UK plus incoming air-letter ex London concerning the operation of the RAF postal service, Jamaica E with fine 'DB/263' censor label etc. (7 items). |
£140 |
| POST WORLD WAR II MILITARY MAIL |
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259 |
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MISCELLANY: Fine group of post-WWII material inc. the immediate post-war period Ethiopia Mission covers (3), China (3) & Palestine plus mail from other areas through to the 1980s inc. Cyprus, Christmas Island, Egypt, Hong Kong, Korea, Middle East, Kuwait, Indian Ocean inc. Mauritius & Maldives, Aden, Rhodesia etc. Good lot: inspection recommended. (Approx. 100 items)
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£160 |
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260 |
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FORCES CONCESSION RATES: Airmail covers of the 1940s & '50s sent at concessionary rates by servicemen inc. items from Australia, Aden, Mauritius, Pakistan, W.Indies inc. Jamaica, Belize, Bahamas & Bermuda. Useful lot. (43 items). |
£120 |
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261 |
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FORCES CONCESSION MAIL - AFRICA: Forces airmail covers sent from various stations in Africa inc. Cameroons, Eritrea, good Somaliland 1946-60 (14), KUT (11), Rhodesias (LUSA Army Signals cds noted), Nyasaland, Gold Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone etc. (68 items). |
£150 |
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262 |
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FORCES CONCESSION MAIL - FAR EAST: Good group of covers mailed at concessionary airmail rates by British forces in the Far East inc. Hong Kong 1947-49 (10), Singapore 1946-52 (10), N.Borneo 1954-63 (6), Sarawak and extensive Malayan States to 1964. (55 items).
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£150 |
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263 |
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BRITISH ARMY OF THE RHINE: Extensive range of post-WWII Forces covers to the 1980s ex BAOR with an excellent spread of FPO cancellations between 128 and 996, Foreign Military Missions inc. China, Australia & Greece, British Red Cross E (1946), Signals cover etc. (130 items). |
£140 |
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264 |
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RETURNED MAIL, FORCES AIR-LETTERS etc: Interesting miscellany inc. immediate post-war mail returned from Germany for contravention of regulations, service suspended (China / Japan / Palestine), JEIA & Czech stamp exchange office covers, extended censorship etc. plus a good selection of air-letters c1945-70s inc. greetings types. (85 items). |
£140 |
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265 |
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SUEZ CRISIS - 'OPERATION MUSKETEER' & AFTERMATH: Interesting study of 'Musketeer' - the Campaign to invade Egypt in November-December 1956 - inc. (11.June 1956) 'last day' cover from FPO 170, mail from troops mustering in Cyprus, Malta & Libya (BFPO 60, 200 & 300, FPO 3, 76, 124, 147,461, 534, 937 plus FPO 443, 514 & 953 at Port Said. Also 6 covers from the Cyprus Enosis Campaign inc. FPO 1, 2 & 3 machine cancellations in both Krag & Universal types. (32 items) |
£300 |
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266 |
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BALANCE OF POST-WAR COLLECTION: Substantial group of covers inc. 1946 returned E addressed to a soldier in Java, trio of DP covers with PAID h.s., bundle of Forces air-mail ex Egypt, various OHMS covers, 1950s FPO items from a range of stations inc. better plus later QEII material. Inspection necessary. (100+ items) |
£120 |
| AIRMAILS |
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267 |
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CARTON with the extensive collection of covers & cards, predominantly from the 1930's. Much GB but a wide range of other countries are noted including Colonial, European & South American flights. Also around sixty 1937 Coronation FDC's, chiefly bearing only two values from each set. (Approx. 220 covers/cards). |
£360 |
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268 |
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MISCELLANY of early to modern First Flight covers/Special Flight covers, cards & airletters. A good range of countries represented including GB, Canada, Imperial Airways Flights, etc. A useful group which warrants careful inspection. (52). |
£120 |
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269 |
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AFRICAN AIRMAILS: 1931 env. carried on the 1st flight of Wilson Airways from Nairobi to Kisumu. 1931 (14 Dec) env. carried on the first experimental flight from Kampala to Cape Town. and two others. (4 covers).
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£60 |
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270 |
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AUSTRIAN AIRLINES, 1958-70: Binder containing a good selection of FFCs and special flight covers from the beginning of AUA in 1958 inc. scarcer earlier covers with return flights, registered & express covers etc. Also scarce Sieger AUA handbook. Good basis for development. (85 items).
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£120 |
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271 |
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BALLOON MAIL - AUSTRIAN FLIGHTS, 1957-78: Collection of attractive balloon covers, many in pairs with the much scarcer cards inc. incomplete run of Kinderdorf flights from 25 (1961) to 97 (1997), special flights from 1957 inc. the 1975 Innsbruck Winter Olympics set of 9, the airship posts of 1996-97, numbered exhibition flights etc. Fine basis for development. (122 items).
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£150 |
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272 |
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CANADA: Two binders containing a useful collection of airmail covers, 1926-71 including 1926 Patricia Airways env. bearing Admiral 1c & 2c on obverse & black, red & yellow Patricia Airways label on reverse, from Birch Lake to Sioux Lookout, 1930 Cherry Red cover bearing Admiral 1c & 10c airmail label, 1931 Cherry Red cover bearing 2c red & a defective pair of 10c airmail labels, signed by the pilot and with two-line "Received Pelican Narrows, Sask/April 11th 1931 11a.m." and a good selection of 1930's covers with a wide range of cachets. (Approx. 100).
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£150 |
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273 |
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CANADA: 1919 Aero Club of Canada First Air Mail Service from Toronto to New York $1 die proof in red on thick white card. Attractive & rare. RPS Cert. (2003) accompanies. Photo |
£300 |
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274 |
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CANADA - RARE SEMI-OFFICIAL MONTREAL-TORONTO FLIGHT COVER: 1918 (June) cover carried on the attempted Montreal-Toronto flight by Captain Bryan Pack bearing Admiral 1c green (2, one badly torn) tied by three strikes of the triangular "INAUGURAL SERVICE/Via/Aerial Mail/Montreal/23/6/18" cachets in purple (another example of same on reverse) addressed to Quebec with m/s "Not known here", "No such number" & "Returned". Field "Guaranteed" mark on reverse. Photo |
£600 |
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275 |
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1931-54 The selection of flown covers inc some 1st flights inc Imperial Airways 1931 1st England to East Africa, England to Australia, and England to South Africa,1937 1st N.Z. to USA flight and 1939 (29 June) 1st London to Newfoundland. (19 covers).
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£120 |
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276 |
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INDIA: 1911 Allahabad First Aerial Post cover endorsed "Local" bearing KEVII 4a tied by a good strike of the pictorial "FIRST AERIAL:POST/U.P. EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD" cancellation and with another strike of same to the lower left of the cover. Most attractive. Photo |
£90 |
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277 |
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INDIA MISCELLANY, 1920-41: Interesting group of scarce ancillary items inc. 1920 BOMBAY/AIR POST c.d.s. cancelling irregular block of 3p stamps (30), Stephen Smith's scarce booklet on the Calcutta-Bangkok route:'World Flier's Danger Zone' (1927), Maryse Hiltz 'elephant' flight label (1933), blue Anglo-India Air Survey Flight DH50 labels (strip of 5) plus (1941) Hissar District War Fund booklet of 10 pictorial receipts. (47 items).
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£100 |
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278 |
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INDIA: 1925 (Feb.) cover carried by Alan Cobham from Akyab to Rangoon (endorsed "By aeroplane/From Akyab/To Rangoon") bearing Indian 1a tied by Rangoon datestamp of 7th February overstriking Cobham's inked initials. The cover is addressed to Stephen Smith and has been signed by him on the reverse. Fine. Photo |
£150 |
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279 |
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INDIA: 1927 (3 Nov.) cover carried on the First Flight from Calcutta to Paris (piloted by captain Leon Challe) bearing 2a adhesive tied by Calcutta d.s. and with pictorial "CONSULAT GENERAL DE FRANCE/CALCUTTA" to lower left of cover. Scarce - only 93 covers carried.
PHOTO. |
£120 |
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280 |
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INDIA:1929-36 The collection of flown covers inc. some 1st or special flights inc 1929 Imperial Airways 1st England to India flight, 1932 1st Madras to Karachi, 1929 1st Karachi to London, 1929 1st Delhi to Karachi x 3, 1931 1st Bombay to Portuguese India and 1934 1st Karachi to Lahore. (32 items).
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£160 |
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281 |
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INDIA, 1929-38: Flown covers inc. (1929) 'Joan Page' printed E, scarce 1932 Jodphur-Karachi pilot-signed cover (6 flown), various Field & Smith covers inc. attractive commemorative Es, 1932 commercial cover to Germany with Bremen airmail cachet, 1938 'All Up' cover etc. (11 items).
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£140 |
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282 |
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INDIA: Interesting group of 1930s covers inc. 1934 'Stephen Smith' cover with scarce Bahir Earthquake Relief label & s/l THE FLYING CIRCUS; 1935 Jubilee franking (4) tied by boxed SUPPORT THE/JUBILEE FUND/AKYAB plus SJ seal on reverse; 1936 Paris-Saigon race E with 'Voyage interrompu/le 26-10-1936 a Karachi'; 1934 pair of rocket mail covers, one with Saugor Island label and unusual pair (1944) carried by army 'plane on inspection of power lines. (8 items).
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£150 |
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283 |
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INDIA: Group of WWII "V" cards (three "Missing Link" types, three "Trump Card" types & one "Intercepted Wireless Message" type) bearing 1a3p adhesives. All pilot signed and addressed to Stephen Smith in Calcutta. (7).
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£150 |
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284 |
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INDIA - CRASH MAIL: 1951 PO ambulance cover (roughly opened) with 'SALVAGED NIGHT AIR MAIL/DUM DUM CRASH 21st NOV '51' h.s.; similar E with 3-line 'SALVAGED MAIL/PROTECTED/NAGPUR 19-2-52' and 1953 air letter (charred) with h.s. 'SALVAGED MAILS/N.A.S.A./Nagpur. Dated 12-12-53'. (3 items).
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£120 |
|
285 |
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PERSIA - 'BOUCHIR' - LONDON FIRST FLIGHT, 1929: Attractive registered Imperial Airways FFC (central fold) flown Bushire to London franked with 1926 3kr commemorative opt, 10ch plus 13ch air opt. with fine boxed cachet; various transit/return h.s. Scarce item.
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£100 |
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286 |
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U.S.A.: Useful small collection inc. stamps 1918-71 (82 inc. better earlier issues) plus an interesting range of covers (59)- mainly commemorative items of the inter-war years. Inspection recommended. (141 items).
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£90 |
| AUTOGRAPHS |
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287 |
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ENTERTAINERS - JAZZ MUSICIANS, HARRY SECOMBE etc: Group of 1950s signed photographs or programmes inc. autographs of Louis Armstrong (1956 British Tour programme), similar Count Basie item (1957), photographs of Harry Secombe ('To the East Midlands Guppy Society. Success!!'), Lonnie Donegan, Jean Kent, Charlie Kunz, programme with early Ken Dodd autograph etc. Also 1948 Australian Cricket Team (printed) and c1972 Leicester City football team. Useful lot. (9 items).
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£100 |
|
288 |
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ENTERTAINMENT, 1940s-'50s: Carton with miscellany of programmes, autograph book etc. with many signatures inc. Paul Robeson, Malcolm Sargent, Henry Hall, Hughie Green, George Chisholm, George Cansdale etc. Also a piece with fine signature of Queen Victoria, early 1950s glamour photographs (2 signed from 'Jane' of the Daily Mirror), Liberace programme etc. (Qty)
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£80 |
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289 |
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HALLÉ, Charles: Sheet of note-paper inscribed with 'Your's truly/ Charles Hallé' [sic] in the conductor's handwriting. |
£50 |
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290 |
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TRUBSHAW, BRIAN: 1976 commemorative inaugural flight cover of the Bahrain-London BAC Concorde bearing Bahrain 80f adhesive tied by large violet oval pictorial cachet and signed in black felt tip by Brian Trubshaw.
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£75 |
| EPHEMERA, MANUSCRIPTS, ETC. |
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291 |
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MISCELLANY: 1920s Photographs with fine prints of South Africa inc. visits to Jo'burg gold mine by Earl of Athlone & England Rugby team c1924, native dances / orchestra, Cape-Cairo Expedition departure, vintage stage coach, early flying-boat etc. Also Lord Roberts album (brown) largely filled with scarcer second issue 'stamps' (some cut-into). Unusual Japanese & Chinese letters, printed advertisements etc. c1900 inc.(WWI?) printed order restricting movement on Shameen Island; fine paper-lace & chromo greetings card c1870 etc. (Qty)
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£75 |
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292 |
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ACTS OF PARLIAMENT etc: Group of original Acts linked to postal matters inc. (1695-97) duties on paper, 1710 (1787 reprint) General Post Office Act, another 1787 reprint of the 1763 postal fraud act plus one other (non-postal); also modern reprints of the 1654 & 1657 Postage Acts. In addition, a 1794 issue of The Times listing London Penny Post Offices plus country deliveries and (April 1849)'Daily Packet List'. (11 items).
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£120 |
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293 |
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EARLY VALENTINES etc: Trio of attractive 1850s paper lace valentines, two large (190x120mm) examples with appliqué decoration, one with original embossed envelope dated 1855, the other with some damage; the third a delightful small card featuring a passion flower hiding a poem, enclosed in a fine Gothic paper-lace folding envelope. Also c1880 a fine, double-sided, plush-edged chromo Xmas card depicting cats, a Tuck floral birthday card of the same period & an earlier example. (6 items).
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£80 |
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294 |
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DESKTOP LETTER BALANCE: Attractive small balance c1900 on shaped mahogany base (200mm) with wells for weights - part-lacquered brass with postage rates engraved on platform (slightly distorted); also matching set of 5 brass weights to 4oz. Nice item.
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£100 |
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295 |
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DESKTOP LETTER BALANCE: Two similar letter-balances on shaped wooden bases with lacquered brass fittings - one in good condition with postal rates engraved on the platform and a set of five weights to 4oz; the other slightly smaller and needing slight attention, with rates printed on a (worn) ivorine label plus 4 weights to 2oz. (2 items).
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£140 |
| PICTURE POSTCARDS |
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296 |
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CARTON with the extensive accumulation of largely modern reproduction cards including many types depicting trams and other forms of transport plus a quantity of cards, FDC's & photographs relating to Sherlock Holmes and the television series based on the Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle stories starring the late Jeremy Brett. (Some 100's). |
£100 |
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297 |
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NAVAL MISCELLANY: A small selection of mainly naval photographic cards inc H.M.S. Hood, Renown & Rodney firing, H.M.S. Warspite and a real photograph type of KGV. Also a selection of notes culled from magazines regarding the 1934 re-engraved issues.
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£60 |
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298 |
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SILKS, NOVELTY CARDS etc: Group of cards inc. WWI period silk items (7 inc. cat in 'Tommy' hat & rifle), c1910 chromo comic mechanical, 1930s French romantic trio with appliqué, 1950s Spanish embroidered cards (15), 1912 Blackburn postman with leather satchel, rare c1906 'mourning' card for Guernsey Island FC loss of a match (against Jersey?), vintage comics etc. (90 approx.)
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£75 |
| AUSTRALIA |
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299 |
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CARTON with the extensive QEII mint collection housed in four boxed Lindner albums. (Sev. 100's). |
£200 |
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300 |
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ALBUM containing an extensive mint & used collection with useful 'roos, many King's heads, strong KGVI section and largely complete QEII to 1990 with values to £2/$10, booklet panes, coil pairs, se-tenant strips, postal stationery cut-outs, 'Officials' & postage due labels and masses of thematic interest (particularly aircraft, animals, birds & sport). Also useful sections of Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Norfolk Island and Australian States inc. New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania & Victoria. (Many 100's). |
£300 |
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301 |
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ALBUM with the early to modern mint & used collection of Australia & States with strength in the former and in the KGV Head issues of the Commonwealth. The States include Victoria 1897 Hospital Charity Fund pair and 1900 Boer War pair mounted mint, whilst the KGV Heads include some useful varieties/plate flaws, dies, paper varieties, etc. (Many 100's). |
£180 |
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302 |
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ALBUM containing an extensive collection to c.1974, predominantly used in the early stages but more and more mint later, with much of interest inc. KGV King's heads with values to 1/4d, 'roos to 2/-, useful early commemoratives, KGVI values to 5/- mint & £2 used, strong early QEII with values to 5/-/$2 mint and used to $4, imprint pairs and a small selection of States & Australian Antarctic Territory. (Several 100's). |
£100 |
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303 |
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MISCELLANY of used QEII issues on stockleaves including useful defins. and a wide range of commems. (Few 100's). |
£60 |
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304 |
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1914-20 The small mint and used group of KGV line perf 1d reds with Die I carmine-red shades (8, inc a block of four), deep red mint and used singles. rough paper (9) and Die II (6). Mostly fine. (25). |
£80 |
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305 |
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1914-36 An imperforate 1d rose-red plate proof on glazed card. Fine. Photo |
£80 |
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306 |
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FIRST DAY COVERS: Five binders containing the extensive collection of commemorative First Day Covers from the 1970's to the 21st Century including some Antarctic Territory. A most attractive lot with much thematic appeal. (Approx. 500). |
£150 |
|
307 |
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FIELD POST OFFICES:1949-52 The accumulation of pieces, many with multiple frankings, comprising G.B. KGVI pieces (77) franked with various values inc. 2/6d (28) & 5/- (16) and Australian pieces (18) franked with adhesives inc. Robes 2/- (14) & 5/- (15). Mostly appear to have "AUST. ARMY P.O./214" c.d.s. (650 stamps +). |
£100 |
| AUSTRALIAN STATES COLLECTIONS |
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308 |
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WATERMARKED PAPER: A complete sheet (12 x 10) of double lined "2" ungummed watermarked paper as used by N.S.W., Tasmania and Victoria. (Approx size 10½" x 10½"). It is interesting to note the variations in size of the"2". A little creased and some foxing on lower three rows. Scarce.
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£140 |
| NEW SOUTH WALES |
| ** |
309 |
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1850 Plate I re-engraved 1d carmine regummed, repaired and partially rebacked.to give the appearance of a very fine stamp SG 9 Cat. £2,500. BPA Cert (2004). Photo |
£200 |
| ** |
310 |
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1850 (Jan.) 1d on creamy paper plate I used horizontal pair (pos. 14/15) neatly cancelled but torn; plus plate I 1d on creamy paper (pos.9) good used with close to wide margins and small thin. Good appearance. |
£100 |
| ** |
311 |
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1850 (Jan.) 2d early impression plate 1 good to wide margins, 2d deep blue intermediate impressions with wide margin and 2d dull blue (late impression) with good margins but thinned at top. All used. (3).
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£150 |
| ** |
312 |
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1850 (Aug.) 1d dull carmine on hard toned paper plate II (pos.2) lightly used three margined example with small thin at top ; pos. 24 on slightly blued paper lightly used; plate II 1d dull carmine on greyish wove paper (pos.9) with part strike of the "15" numeral of Molong (RPS Cert., 1985) and another example (pos.24) in a deeper shade with good margins but thinned. (4).
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£120 |
| ** |
313 |
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1850 3d yellow-green on soft yellowish paper (pos.20) good used plus 3d yellow-green (pos.5) on grey wove paper, small thin but fine for this very difficult adhesive. (2). |
£90 |
| ** |
314 |
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1853 3d emerald-green on greyish wove paper fine used with central dumb cancellation. |
£60 |
| ** |
315 |
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1854 6d olive-grey, 6d greyish-brown (2, one with wmk. "8"), 1/- rose vermilion, 1/- brownish-red, 1856-60 1d carmine-vermilion, 1d orange-red, 2d Prussian blue (wmk. "5") & 2d blue plate II. Fine used, close to wide margins. (9). |
£100 |
|
316 |
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1855-92 An officially headed page for "SPECIMEN AND REPRINT STAMPS /of/NEW SOUTH WALES" bearing a remarkable array of reprints and specimens inc 5/- (2), 10/- and £1. The page is foxed and torn. |
£160 |
| ** |
317 |
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1856 (6 Jan.) env. to London franked with a large margined 1854-59 6d greenish-grey with "AUSTRALIAN/PAID/LIVERPOOL/PACKET" c.d.s. & large "5" struck nearby. Also 8d blue Laureate upper right corner block of 4 1887 reprints inc. one with no bow variety. Fine.
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£90 |
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318 |
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1897 Diamond Jubilee set mounted mint, the lower value with some paper adherence. (2). |
£60 |
| QUEENSLAND |
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319 |
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1860-61 A complete sheet (12 x 20) of ungummed small star watermarked paper with "POSTAGE" and foot and sides.(Approx 10½" x 20½". Three horizontal folds and small tear at foot. Scarce. |
£120 |
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320 |
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1860-61 A complete sheet (12 x 20) of ungummed Large Star watermarked paper with "POSTAGE" at foot and sides. (Approx size 13" x 22½"). Tear at foot and minor faults at edges. Scarce. |
£120 |
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