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81 |
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MINT MISCELLANY on stockcards comprising BARBADOS KGV 1916-20 complete set (SG.181-191; Cat. £90), GIBRALTAR 1898 RE-ISSUE IN ENGLISH CURRENCY full set (SG.39-45; Cat. £275) and MOROCCO AGENCIES FRENCH CURRENCY SEA-HORSES 1935/6 Waterlow re-engraved printing 3f surcharge on 2/6d & 6f on 5/- (SG.225/6;.Cat.£10.75). Almost without exception fine and fresh. (20).
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£90 |
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82 |
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EAST AFRICA: The valuable mint & used slightly duplicated stock of BEA, KUT, Kenya, Tanganyika & Uganda on Hagner leaves. Much of merit inc. BEA 1896 3r mint, KUT 1922-27 1/- to £1 mint, a good range of KGVI defins. including some scarcer perfs., RSW set mint (2), Tanganyika "GEA" opts. to 20r mint plus 3r, 4r & 5r used, etc. A good lot. Fair to mostly fine. (Some 100's). |
£400 |
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83 |
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OVERPRINTS ON G.B.: Three binders with the extensive mint & used (including a number of useful covers) collection of overprints on G.B. including a good little selection of GB Officials, strong British Levant with useful covers, useful Morocco Agencies with sundry covers & cards, good British Occupation of Italian Colonies inc. five "M.E.F." covers and a number of mint postage due sets, 1943 "E.A.F." censored cover, Bechuanaland, Kuwait, Nauru, New Hebrides, Qatar, etc. The overall condition is generally fine. (Qty.). |
£900 |
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84 |
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OVERPRINTS ON GREAT BRITAIN: Collection on album leaves, stockcards, etc. with strength in Occupation of Italian Colonies issues inc. several definitive sets/high values. A little untidy but well worth careful inspection. (Small Qty.). |
£120 |
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85 |
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SOUTHERN AFRICA: Counter book with the early to modern mint & used ranges of South Africa, South West Africa, Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal & Zululand. A useful lot with a good selection of better sets and singles noted throughout. Poor to largely fine. (Many 100's). |
£300 |
| FOREIGN COLLECTIONS |
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86 |
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TWO CARTONS with the extensive early to modern ranges of Germany (inc. West Germany) & Switzerland. Many useful sets & singles noted including a good range of Swiss Pro Juventute & Pro Patria issues. (Very many 100's) |
£150 |
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87 |
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STOCKBOOK with the extensive early to modern mint & used ex Dealer's stock.including particularly useful ranges of Austria and Belgium plus good little selections of Italy, Japan, Monaco, Spain, etc. Poor to fine. (Sev. 100's). |
£300 |
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88 |
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POCKET BOOK with the early to modern mint & used ranges of Austria and Switzerland. Strength in the former with useful middle period issues including 1948 Costume set to 10s mint. (Approx. 270). |
£60 |
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89 |
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EUROPE: Carton with six large stock-books containing duplicated mint & used ranges of Austria from 1850 inc. useful 19th century, middle period issues to c1945, newspaper stamps, Bosnia etc.; also similar lot of Belgium from 1849 imperfs., plus a few charity stamps through to c1962 and Netherlands with a few early stamps, extensive Wilhelmina issues to c1950 plus dues, considerable colonies etc. Nothing outstanding but a substantial lot. (1000s)
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£180 |
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90 |
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SCANDINAVIA: Binder with the early to modern mint & used range of Denmark, Faroes, Finland, Iceland, Norway & Sweden. Ex Dealer's counter book with a good variety of issues including some more elusive types. (Few 100's). |
£200 |
| OMNIBUS COLLECTIONS |
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91 |
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BINDER with the slightly duplicated mint accumulation. STC £750. (Approx. 240). |
£150 |
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92 |
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1948 RSW: Stockbook with the slightly duplicated mint range including many useful sets. STC £1,500. (Approx. 140). |
£300 |
| THEMATICS |
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93 |
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ROYALTY - QUEEN VICTORIA: The small collection of 19th Century stamps from GB & the Commonwealth showing a variety of designs depicting the head of Queen Victoria. We note defective GB 1840 1d & 2d, 1858-79 1d plate 107 mint pair, 1858 2d blue mint single, Australian States, Natal, etc. Poor to fine. (57). |
£100 |
| THEMATICS - TOBACCO |
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94 |
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ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGNS: Bundle of covers & cards from c1960s onwards with anti-smoking stamps or slogan cancellations - good range of mainly European countries represented. Elusive material. (Approx. 100 items) |
£75 |
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95 |
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AUSTRALIA - TASMANIA - RARE MINIATURE REGISTRATION ENVELOPE - EARLIEST USE?: Attractive example of the rare 1903 miniature (100 x 64mm) E (flap separated on opening - displayed alongside) with 2d stamp cancelled at Richmond on 16.July 1906 - a year earlier than recorded by Tinsley; addressed to the Stamp Office at Hobart, possibly enclosing payment of tobacco duty. Some toning around perfs otherwise clean and attractive. PHOTO. |
£150 |
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96 |
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AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA - POSTAL STATIONERY: 1890c1906 unused and used selection of postal stationery inc 1d Havelock cards x 4 types unused. 1906 1d card to Melbourne with printed Dudgeon & Arnell tobacco manufactures advert. `Also 1900 S. Australia 1d card (toned) with "f Armbriister & Ahlmann" tobacconists advertisement. 1891 NSW 1d card from Sydney with "Melachrin's Egyptian Cigarettes" advert. An interesting group. (26 items).
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£100 |
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97 |
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AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA - HAVELOCK ENVELOPES USED WITHIN THE CORRECT PERIOD IN AUSTRALIA: A selection of Havelock 1d cards used within the correct period in Australia dated 2, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 19 November 1895. Usual crease but mostly fine. (8 cards). |
£150 |
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98 |
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AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA - UNUSED HAVELOCK CARDS: 1895 A selection of eighteen unused 1d Havelock cards, inc three with printed Cameron Brothers advert depicting the tobacco factories, most sub types are represented. Mixed condition. |
£140 |
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99 |
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AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA - HAVELOCK ADVERTISING CARD USED TO GERMANY: 1895 (4 Nov) 1d Havelock advertising card uprated with 1⁄2d and used from Melbourne to Elberfeld, Germany with oval framed "T" with m/c "10c" inserted. Fine. PHOTO. |
£120 |
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100 |
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AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA - EXAMPLES OF THE HAVELOCK CARD USED TO ENGLAND: 1895 (8 Nov) 1d Havelock advertising card uprated with 1⁄2d used from Inglewood to London. Some faults at edges. Also another example sent at the same rate from Melbourne to Bradford dated 19 Nov 1895, the day after the card was withdrawn. Some faults. (2 cards). PHOTO. |
£100 |
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101 |
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AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA - HAVELOCK ADVERTISING CARD USED TO GERMANY:1895 (12 Nov) An example of the Havelock 1d advertising card uprated with 1⁄2d (corner crease) and used from Melbourne to Hamburg with oval framed "T" with m/s "10c" inserted. Edges a little creased. PHOTO. |
£100 |
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102 |
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AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA - FIRST DAY OF USE OF THE HAVELOCK CARD: 1895 (1 Nov) 1d Havelock Tobacco advertising card used from Melbourne to Sydney clearly dated 1st Nov. 1895, the first day of use. Some faults but a scarce first day use prior to the uproar against them which boosted later sales.` PHOTO. |
£80 |
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103 |
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AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA - HAVELOCK CARDS WITH ADVERTISEMENTS: 1895-96 unused 1d Havelock cards with printed advertisements on reverse with Dandenong & South Bourke Agricultural and Horticultural Society.Wm Cameron Bros & Co Ltd, Virginia Tobacco Factory ( two types one showing illustrations of their factory . A example dated 20 Jan 1896 used from Melbourne to Bendigo with a printed notice from The Leviathan Clothing Company. Fine. Also two unused example.(6 cards). |
£80 |
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104 |
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AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA - LATE USAGE OF THE HAVELOCK CARDS:1895 1d Havelock card used from Balaclava, Melbourne to Adelaide dated 3 Dec 1895 after the cards had been withdrawn, another example dated 24 Jan 1896 with "The Victorian Poultry & Kennel Club" advertisement used within Melbourne. Also two example C.T.O. at Melbourne one with long m/s pencil note which inc. "only obtained with difficulty on condition that they be allowed to cancel before selling". (4 cards). |
£80 |
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105 |
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AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA LATE USE OF HAVELOCK CARDS: 1896 (8 Dec) 1d Havelock card used within Melbourne. 1895 (23 Nov) example used from Wadonga to Wangarratta. and another dated 26 May used from Melbourne to Prahran. Good uses outside the withdrawn period (3 cards). |
£60 |
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106 |
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AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA - LATE USE OF AN HAVELOCK ADVERTISING CARD TO AUSTRIA: 1909 (12 Nov) an example of the Havelock advertising card uprated with a strip of 1⁄2d and used from Drysdale to Salzburg, Austria. Fine, the card was officially withdrawn from use on 18 Nov 1895. PHOTO. |
£70 |
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107 |
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AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA - 'BEAR'S PATENT ENVELOPE BOOKLET': 1895 Pair of the scarce 1d orange envelopes with 'cut-away' stamp imprint enclosing 32pp booklets of advertisements (inc. tobacco) - one unused with original publicity insert, the other used locally with Melbourne duplex cancelling the imprint; minor faults / grubbiness but scarce items. (2 items). PHOTO. |
£120 |
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108 |
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AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA - 'BEAR'S PATENT ADVERTISING ENVELOPE' - SCARCE 2d VALUE USED ABROAD: An example of the scarce 2d imprint advertising envelope with original 32pp booklet of advertisements (inc. tobacco) used with additional 1d stamp to India, cancelled by Melbourne duplex; the back & front have become separated. Contains original red-printed publicity sheet. Despite faults, scarce.
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£100 |
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109 |
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BELGIUM - FINE TRADE CARD: c1850 Trade card printed in two colours on glazed card for a Brussels tobacconist - most attractive and scarce; also 7 printed interwar 'giro' Es with various tobacco adverts, three company cards 1896-1946, 1959 card with cds 'WERUIK/CENTRUM TABAKSTEELT' etc. (18 items). |
£100 |
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110 |
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BELGIUM - 'PUBLIBEL' CARDS: Good selection of used & unused examples of these attractive advertising cards c1930's-'60s with several better items noted plus a similar (1925) used example from the Netherlands. Inspection recommended. (43 cards) |
£100 |
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111 |
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CANADA - CARTIER 10d PROOF BLOCK etc: Very fine block of four plate proofs of the dual currency 1855 10d blue featuring Jacques Cartier, each with red SPECIMEN h.s.; also c1880 fiscal receipt for 35lb tobacco with QV head as on 1868 stamp issue, 1928 1c STO card for Ministry of Agriculture etc. (7 items). |
£100 |
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112 |
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CIGARS: Useful miscellany concerning cigar manufacture inc. (1933) fine reg'd German coloured E for Wolf & Ruhland, Belgian & French advertising Es, 1915 US 1c E advertising 'General Arthur' 10c cigars, cards inc. Burma 1902, India 1901 & 1918 (latter fine coloured reply card), USA (3), Canada 1c card (1903), meter cancellations etc. (20 items). |
£120 |
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113 |
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CIGARS: Very scarce complete sheet (10) c 1900 of portes-timbres advertising 'Melior' cigars with 10c Belgian stamps affixed - very attractive; also good advertising covers from the Netherlands (9), Cuba etc. (21 items plus a few stamps) |
£100 |
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114 |
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FISCALS etc: Interesting group inc. 1930s Turkestan customs chits (4) for tobacco with revenue stamps etc., early Serbian revenues (3), 1938 Dutch parcel document for tobacco, 1862 pictorial bill of lading for cargo of tobacco carried from Rotterdam to Liverpool, finely-engraved 1870s USA tobacco tax revenue document, early Spanish tobacco wrapper with imprinted revenue etc. (35 items plus qty of stamps) |
£100 |
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115 |
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FRANCE: Group of pre-stamp Es c 1800-40s inc. Regie des Tabacs, correspondence relating to tobacco-growing, taxes, state manufacture etc. also a group of later fiscal stamps plus a few on documents, receipts and a few non-tobacco items. etc.(30 items ) |
£120 |
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116 |
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FRANCE - ANTI-SMOKING PROPAGANDA ENVELOPE (1843) USED IN U.S.A.: Printed comic pictorial envelope: 'Les Fumeurs' with various scenes showing the vices of smoking inc. pipe-smoking baby; addressed to Athens (Ohio) and endorsed 'per favor of S.H.Stewart', no postal markings.light toning spots otherwise fine. A scarce design.
PHOTO. |
£150 |
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117 |
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FRANCE - IMPERIAL TOBACCO MANUFACTORIES: Pair of printed covers with French Imperial Arms and headed 'IMPERIAL TOBACCO MANUFACTORIES OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT': one used to the London agent with double-weight postage paid by French 20c & 80c cancelled by Paris 'star' 3 and with octagonal ds. of Place de la Madeleine; the second example has an embossed 1d Pink (dated 14/12/67) and a m/s note but is unused. A remarkable pair. SEE ALSO LOT......*[registered example] PHOTO. |
£100 |
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118 |
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FRANCE - 1c NAPOLEON 'à la cigarette' FLAW: A fine used example of the 1c Napoléon Lauré with the distinctive 'à la cigarette' flaw, the cds well clear of the flaw; also a matched example of the same flaw on the 1c imperforate Colonial issue, mint. A scarce pair. (2 items). PHOTO. |
£100 |
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119 |
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FRANCE - 1c NAPOLEON 'à la cigarette' FLAW ON COVER: 1872 Printed circular sent under wrapper franked with a pair of 1c Naploéon Lauré - the left-hand example with the scarce 'à la cigarette' flaw; a couple of toned perfs otherwise fine and scarce.
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£100 |
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120 |
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FRANCE - 20c NAPOLEON 'à la pipe' ON COVER: Scarce example of the 20c Napoléon lauré - the 'à la pipe' - on cover (1870)with GC 612 cancellation well clear of the flaw itself; posted from a rural box at Cornac to Toulouse. Light filing crease away from stamp. Very elusive -especially on cover.
PHOTO. |
£100 |
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121 |
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FRANCE - ADVERTISING CARDS: Trio of used 1880s advertising letter-cards (Paris adverts) inc. one complete with message sheet and selvedge the other two with faults; also an 1899 10c postcard with Paris adverts - all with tobacco interest. (4 items) |
£100 |
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122 |
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FRANCE: Useful group of covers etc inc. 1934 E franked with 'Sinking Fund' (regional head-dress) cancelled by very scarce boxed slogan of the Caisse Autonome relating to tobacco tax, Martinique 1942 much-censored E to France with very scarce 'FUMEZ LE TABAC/ET CIGARETTES/MARTINIQUE' h.s., St Pierre et Miquelon reg'd air FFC (1948) with multi-franking inc. Cartier opts, good variety of advertising Es, slogan cancellations, official Es etc. Also 1961 art stamp (Cezanne 'Les Fumeurs') with dramatically-misplaced perfs. resulting in 'Republique Francaise' appearing below, rather than above, the stamp. (60 items) |
£120 |
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123 |
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FRANCE - STAMP BOOKLETS: Five complete stamp booklets [1930s - Semeuse issue] with covers or pubs. featuring tobacco advertising, all staples removed for display: 1) 30c rose (Evian) with 'Oxymenthol' cover; 2) 50c red (Gitanes); 3) 50c red (Phosphatine) Gitanes cover; 4) 50c red (Le Coq) 'Nicoton' cover; 5) 50c red (La Redoute)with mult-colour Gitanes cover. Most stamps are fine - one pane with discoloured gum, another with slight perf. separation.Uncommon. (5) |
£140 |
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124 |
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FRANCE - STAMP BOOKLETS: 1930s Type Paix 50c booklets with multi-coloured covers showing different tobacco advertisements inc. Type 1a (one with coin daté) featring Ambassadeur cigars & Celtiques, Type IIa - 'Balto' cigarettes; Type III (coin daté) with Celtiques ad. Also Algeria 50c booklet with Melia pubs (c/d 1934) and 1955 Tunisia 15f x 20 booklet with ad for Constellation cigarettes. (6 items). |
£100 |
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125 |
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G.B. - EARLY IRISH POSTAL FRANK ON 1688 LETTER RE: DUTY ON US TOBACCO CARGO: EL written from Dublin Castle and signed by the Governor, the Earl of Tyrconnel, addressed to the Treasury Office, Whitehall [London] - requesting permission to unload a cargo of tobacco from Maryland, bound for England, at Galway due to an accident to the ship; address panel signed 'W.Ellis' - apparently deputy post-master of Ireland - giving the letter 'Free' status; unidentified m/s mark plus fine London Bishop Mark for 'OC/1'. A fascinating item. PHOTO. |
£150 |
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126 |
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G.B. - MULREADY WRAPPER WITH 'KERSLAKE' BRISTOL ADVERTISING:1840 (23.Oct.) Use of very scarce Mulready 1d (Stereo A67) advertising wrapper printed for Kerslake, booksellers of Park Stret, Bristol and sold at a discounted price of 10d per dozen; used to London with smudged vermillion MC of Bristol and (on front) UDC of Hot-Wells in blue. Fine and attractive. PHOTO. |
£200 |
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127 |
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G.B. - MULREADY WRAPPER WITH BRIGHTON ADVERTISEMENT: 1840 (27.July) Usage of Mulready 1d wrapper (Stereo A15) with rare printed advertisement - 'Erredge's Postage Advertiser No.1, Brighton, June 1840' with a range of advertisements for local businesses inc. 'J.W.Cuningham, Tobacconist, Church St., Brighton' with details of stock; ; used to Oxford with fine orange-red MC and Abingdon & Oxford cds. Very fine and scarce. PHOTO. |
£200 |
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128 |
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G.B. - SCARCE UNALLOCATED STEREO 1d MULREADY: 1d Mulready letter-sheet (natural paper crease) from the very scarce unallocated stereo A295 - said to be one of less than a handful recorded; side flaps trimmed, lightly mounted on backing paper, away otherwise clean and fresh. PHOTO. |
£100 |
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129 |
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G.B. - MULREADY CARICATURE - 'FORE'S COMIC ENVELOPE No.1' WITH ADDED 2d STAMP TO IRELAND: Hand-coloured example (front only) of Fore's No.1 caricature addressed to Ireland with added 1840 2d Blue stamp, apparently removed and re-affixed, with illegible, smudged, orange-red cancellation; not guaranteed. Attractive. PHOTO. |
£150 |
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130 |
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G.B. - QV 1841 1d RED SCARCE Plate 13 EXAMPLE ON TOBACCONIST COVER: Tobacco pipe manufacturer's invoice (ex Whitehaven, blue cds) addressed to Ulverstone (red cds) and stamped with a fine 4-margin example of the scarce plate 13 1d tied by incomplete, light MC. Attractive.
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£100 |
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131 |
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G.B. - MULREADY WRAPPER PRINTED FOR SCOTS TAX OFFICE:1842 Usage of 1d Mulready wrapper (Stereo A244; slight wear to folds, m/s calculation in corner of address panel) with printed notice of tax assessment from the 'Stamp Office, Dumfries'; used to Whitcastle with superb strike in black of the Scots-type MC, with boxed LOCKERBY d.s. on reverse. A scarce item. PHOTO. |
£200 |
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132 |
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G.B. - SPOONER MULREADY CARICATURE: Hand-coloured example of Spooner's envelope No.6, showing Britannia smoking a pipe; fine unused - the flaps have been trimmed and carefully restored. Attractive. PHOTO. |
£150 |
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133 |
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G.B. - ADVERTISING COVERS: Attractive pair of KEVII printed advertising covers (cigar manufacturers) mailed to Europe , one (1912) with KEVII 2d & KGV½d (both perfins); also 1892 QV ½d card with fine advertisement for Belfast cigar dealers, 1901 chromo PPC of Glasgow Exhibition with advert for Mitchell's cigarettes plus various business Es etc. (11 items). |
£120 |
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134 |
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G.B. - LONDON TOBACCONIST'S ADVERTISING ENVELOPE: 1862 Use of E with embossed blue advertisement 'SOLE INVENTORS OF THE/PATENT PROCESS FOR PURIFYING TOBACCO AND SNUFF' with matching 'seal' on flap identifying John Roberts & Co. of Whitechapel Road London; used to a tobacconist at Ledbury (Herefs.) with 1d red cancelled by London duplex. Attractive. PHOTO. |
£100 |
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135 |
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G.B. REGISTERED COVER TO FRANCE/GERMANY/SWITZERLAND - MUCH-TRAVELLED COVER WITH ORIGINAL P.O. TAPE: 1869 (10th-24th September) E (minor wear) from UK Concession of the French Government Tobacco Manufacturies sent from London to Hamburg with GB 4d orange (2) & 1d red (2) all tied by 'WC/36' cancellation; redirected within Germany, to France, to Switzerland and back to France with numerous transit marks, French 40c (2) cancelled GC 3465. Particularly remarkable is the British P.O.'s original green silk tape - still intact, held in place on the reverse by wax seals of the Heidelberg P.O. Very rare exhibition item. [Ex Vivien Sussex Collection - sold by Cavendish for £862.00 in March 2002] PHOTO. |
£700 |
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136 |
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G.B. - 'THE HALFPENNY LETTER POST Co' ADVERTISING ENVELOPE: 1880 Remarkable example of an experimental advertising envelope with 3pp of advertisements (Edinburgh & London companies, inc. a tobacconist) with embossed 1d Pink and folding flaps; unused with accompanying 'prospectus' insert outlining the scheme and giving agent's details for the North-East of England. Fine unused. |
£150 |
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137 |
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G.B. - TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS' ADVERTISING COVERS: Group of Es of Wills of Bristol inc. scarce 1883 example with embossed seal used with 1d lilac perfin ('WILLS') plus 3 used STO stationery window Es, two with advertising on reverse; also 3 different Player's printed covers used with perfins and three others inc. fine coloured advertising E for Lloyd's 'Carefree' cigarettes (1946) with perfin. (10 items).
PHOTO. |
£120 |
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138 |
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G.B. - 'THE ANGLO-COLONIAL LETTER Co.' ADVERTISING ENVELOPE: 1890 Usage to London of a complex folding letter-sheet with numerous advertisements inc. tobacconist's, with embossed 1d Pink cancelled by Salisbury duplex; the sheet has been repaired along folds with music tape that has split and is in need of further repair. Despite this, a scarce item in genuine, used condition. |
£100 |
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139 |
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G.B. / BELGIUM - UNUSUAL POSTAL USE OF DERAEDEMAEKER REPRINT COVER FROM BELGIUM: 1900 Postal usage of Deraedemaeker's reprint of 'Fore's Comic Envelope No.1' (edge wear) with Belgian 25c stamp from Brussels to the UK; Wellington College Station cds transit. Most unusual! PHOTO. |
£120 |
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140 |
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G.B. - STAMP BOOKLETS: 1912 2s booklets (2) - one exploded with only one pane of 1d stamps, the other containing one 1d pane plus two blocks of ½ds, all inverted wmks; also 1912 multiple cypher issue 2s booklet complete (cover damp-marked plus 1½d (4) pane with se-tenant advertisements - all with tobacco advertising. Also some later booklets inc. N.Zealand (4), Uganda & Israel plus a 1971 private booklet from Cyprus with cigarette ads on covers. (11 items). |
£120 |
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141 |
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G.B. - 1929 UPU 1½d BOOKLET PANE: 1929 UPU 1½d x 4 in booklet pane with selvedge and 2 advertising labels - Desti cigarettes & Nissen stamp dealer - [SG Spec. NcomB4a - inverted watermark] - fine unmounted mint; also the same pane on registered air cover (flap missing) to N.Zealand with ½d & 1d stamps. (2 items).
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£100 |
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142 |
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GERMANY - CITY POST ADVERTISING STATIONERY: 1880s-'90s Unused stationery inc. 2pf privately-printed cards for cigar manufacturers (2) from the Hansa and Berlin Omnibus Parcel Mail posts, plus two letter-cards with tobacco advertisements for the Hansa & Heidelberg Posts and a scarce used example of the Strassburg Privatpost letter-card with complete selvedge and a list of Strasburg shopkeepers inc. many cigar shops.Also 1898 use of privately-printed Berlin 3pf E with cigar importers' advertisement. (6 items)
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£120 |
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143 |
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GERMANY - ADVERTISING STATIONERY: Attractive group of items c1890s-1970s inc. 1911 cancellation on unused Bavarian 5pf kartenbrief with numerous 2-colour advertisements (slit). 1922-25 pair of 'Kau-Tabak' items inc. fine colour card & E both franked with perfins, 1890s pair of advertising cards, various 'giro' Es with adverts inc. fine colour 'Wallruth' cigarettes, WWII propaganda card showing a cigar-smoking Churchill etc. Inspection invited. (38 items) |
£140 |
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144 |
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GERMANY - 'GERMANIA' ADVERTISING STATIONERY: Group of attractive stationery postcards (mainly unused) with 5pf imprint inc. scarce Leipzig DRPG multi-advertising example (unused), 3 pictorial cards printed for different Bremen tobacco firms plus three others inc. Batschari and a (used) Kellerman card; also an unusual unused 30pf card with advertising coupon attached (Berlin shops), a 2pf pictorial card and three stamped cards, two with pictorial advertising. Good lot of elusive material. (12 items).
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£100 |
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145 |
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GERMANY - 'GERMANIA' STATIONERY etc: Fine example of the very scarce Odendahl 'Wechselgeld-Wertmarke' - advertising slip with unused 10pf attached, used as 'small change' during the Inflation period - Cologne adverts inc. tobacconist [Series XIV/1921] still in original packet; also two 5pf reply-cards with cigar advertising (Gellermann, Hameln) - used with reply halves still attached. In addition a used 1903 10pf advertising E (Tomaszewski, Posen) and two others (Schottler, Leipzig). Good lot. (6 items).
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£100 |
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146 |
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GERMANY - STAMP BOOKLETS: Scarce 1921 12m booklet [SG SB15 / Mi.15](one pane stuck to interleaving) with advertisement for cigars; also 3m booklet c1917 with only 5pf x 4 remaining but advert for 'Ramses' cigarettes on back cover. (2 items). |
£100 |
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147 |
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HONG KONG - 1c STATIONERY CARDS WITH CIGARETTE ADVERTISING, 1908: Trio of 1c green stationery cards printed with advertisements for 'Bouton Rouge' Egyptian cigarettes made by British American Tobacco Co., Hong Kong - two different designs in three different colours, one with 'ASK AMOY TOBACCONISTS FOR THEM' and used with Amoy cds to a Naval officer on board the USS 'Kentucky' at Amoy; the other two with Victoria cds cancellations. Unusual. (3 items). PHOTO. |
£120 |
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148 |
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INDIA - ADVERTISING TELEGRAMS etc: Five 1920s telegrams (different cds) each with advertising inc. tobacco products, also fine KGV reply stationey card with printed cigar ads, two 1950s cigarette advertising covers etc/ (11 items) |
£75 |
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149 |
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ITALIAN STATES (ROMAGNA) - 3 BAJ. COVER CONCERNING TOBACCO: 1859 E to a tobacconist in Faenza from the Tobacco Office in Bologna, with fine, 4-margin example of the scarce 3 baj. on deep green paper, lightly tied by the grille cancellation of Bologna. Most attractive. [Tavano cert. 1994]. PHOTO. |
£150 |
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150 |
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JETONS - ADVERTISING CAPSULES: c1920 Scarce German 'small change' jeton in the form of a circular aluminium capsule containing a 10pf stamp - fine advertising for a Bavarian tobacco factory; also a similar item from Denmark - a tin capsule with 4-colour printed advert for 'Star' cigarettes and 1920 10ø stamp plus a stamp-size advertising card (Svendsen, Sundby) with 1ø stamp attached. Fine trio. (3 items)
PHOTO. |
£120 |
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151 |
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LATIN AMERICA: Group of scarce stationery items with tobacco advertising inc. Venezuela 1904 used example of 'La Annunciadora' E with multiple adverts in black & red, Mexico 1890 used example of a 10c advertising sheet in original env. (corner damage), 1909 Uruguay 1c stamp used on advertising porte-timbre, unused example of the Wela advertising reprint of Argentina 2c letter-card and 1898 Nicaragua 3c card ex tobacco company with scarce 'SUCCARSALE ALMENDA' receipt d.s. of Chile. (5 items). |
£100 |
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152 |
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MALTA - 'KAISAR-I-HIND' CIGARETTES - ADVERTISING SQUARES: 1889 E with fine printed advertisement for Turnbull & Somerville Cigarette Manufacturers, Malta and exceptional embossed square frame for postage stamp, printed in grey - addressed to Ireland with Malta 21⁄2d blue tied by 'A26' duplex, forwarded within Ireland with the addition of a GB 1d Lilac stamp. Also (1887) a similar (plain) E with the advertising frame created by a rubber h.s. - addressed to the USA with 21⁄2d franking. Very unusual and attractive. (2 items). PHOTO. |
£150 |
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153 |
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METER MARKS WITH TOBACCO ADVERTISING: Substantial group of covers & pieces with a wide range of red advertising slogan meter marks c1930s-90s inc. ranges from France, Germany, USA, GB and other countries. Many elusive items to enhance the thematic collection. (Qty) |
£120 |
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154 |
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MILITARY - FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR FIELDPOST USE OF ADVERTISING ENVELOPE: Undated (c1870) brown envelope with advertisement for a Berlin cigar manufacturer, used to Berlin by a German NCO, endorsed 'Feldpost!' and with K.PR.FELDPOST.EXP.D./4 ARMEE.CPS/263 h.s with boxed blue S.B./G.S.B. alongside. Two splits repaired with sellotape but a scarce item nevertheless.
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£100 |
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155 |
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MILITARY - WWI BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA & USA: Useful group of uncommon items inc. nine different Tobacco Fund acknowledgement cards inc. scarce example of Melbourne Cigarette Committee card returned from a Cairo Hospital, illustrated types sent to USA (with postage due) and another redirected around India; also an unusual miniature pictorial card with message from Haig, FPO env. to a tobacco store, scarce US Belgian Soldiers' Tobacco Fund card plus US Tobacco card ex USN Hospital 5. (13 items)
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£120 |
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156 |
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MILITARY - WWI & WWII FRANCE: Attractive group of cards inc. two very fine unused chromo-litho Letter Cards featuring an infantry soldier and a hussar, both smoking, two unused fieldpost cards with a zouave and an infantry sergeant smoking, a similar (used) letter-card, also WWII FM cards with tobacco advertising (4 - inc. 1 used), tobacco ration card etc. Also a scarce used example of the Belgian Army Tobacco Fund card used to the UK (1918). (12 items) PHOTO. |
£100 |
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157 |
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MILITARY - WWI GERMANY: Interesting group inc. 1917 British POW env. ex Llanfairtalhaiarn with 'German Officers' /Smoking Canteen' cachet, fine example of a Kriegs Postbüchel (1917) with cigarette advertising, PPC of General von Bülow with ad. for 'Marine' cigarettes, scarce feldpost letter-card with cachet of the military cigarette depot plus a fine coloured illustrated card issued in 1915 for troops Xmas comforts.(5 items).
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£100 |
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158 |
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MILITARY - WWI 'SMOKES FOR TROOPS' PARCEL LABEL WITH 'EXPORTED ON DRAWBACK' LABEL: 1916 Parcel label on piece, printed in red & blue with SMOKES FOR TROOPS and address of the Co-Op tobacco factory, addressed to BPO Egypt with kgv 1/- perfin; fine example of the scarce green label EXPORTED ON DRAWBACK [No.130A]. Very scarce survivor of the Smokes for Troops system. PHOTO. |
£100 |
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159 |
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MILITARY - WWII BRITISH & US CARDS etc: Five airgraphs/v-mails featuring smoking inc. Father's & Mother's Day greetings, Xmas 1943 RAF Squadron signed menu listing cigarettes, 1944 E to Stalag IVB, redirected with unusual camp censor in the form of a man's head with pipe, tobacco fund cards (7 different), two US Army covers from Camps Lucky Strike & Philip Morris, comic design Italian Naval fieldpost card ex military hospital etc. (18 items)
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£120 |
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160 |
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NEW ZEALAND - BOOKLET PANES: 'Abdulla Cigarettes' advertising in selvedge of booklet stamps - KGV ½d green block of four with selvedge ex booklet - unmounted, gum stains plus a pair used on cover (1926); also 1d Universal pane of six with similar advertisements and a single on cover. In addition two different examples of the elusive 'Atlas Cigarettes' voting cards with ½d imprints used 1892-96.(6 items)
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£120 |
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