801 FOUR COLOUR FRANKING COVER REGISTERED TO BANBURY: 1899 (19 Dec.) env. registered to Banbury bearing 21⁄2d, 3d, 4d & 6d tied by four superb CNB12 dumb cancellations. Red oval "REGISTERED/"30"(in red crayon)/ST. HELENA" & encircled "R" in violet plus St. Helena cds of 19 Dec. & Registered London arrival mark plus Banbury backstamp of 1 Oct. Extremely similar to the cover illustrated on page 141 of Hibbert's book. [Ex I.D. Lampart - Lot 1784]. PHOTO PLATE 23 £240
802 COVER REGISTERED TO BANBURY BEARING ½d (2) & 2d ADHESIVES: 1899 env. registered to Banbury with ½d green (2) & 2d adhesives tied by cds cancellations plus a faint red oval "REGISTERED/ST. HELENA" & encircled reversed "R" in violet. Most attractive. £200
803 CENSORED COVER TO SOUTH AFRICA BEARING 1⁄2d AND 1d (2) ADHESIVES: 1900 (7 May) env. to Krugersdorp, South Africa with 1⁄2d & 1d (2) adhesives cancelled with Thin Bars and with circular POW Censor mark containing the initials "J.H.M.B." (J.H.M. Brown). A most desirable item.[Ex Hugh Wood]. PHOTO PLATE 23 £150
804 CENSORED COVER REGISTERED TO LONDON: 1901 (4 Jan.) censored env. registered to London bearing 1d & 2d adhesives with oval black "REGISTERED/54(red crayon)/ST. HELENA", St. Helena cds, black encircled "R" & violet circular P.O.W. Censorship mark initialled "FWA" (F.W. Alexander). London arrival mark of 29 January. PHOTO. £140
805 CENSORED COVER EX BROADBOTTOM CAMP TO SOUTH AFRICA: 1901 (4 March) censored env. to South Africa bearing 1d adhesive with St. Helena cds, large circular "PRISONERS OF WAR/CENSOR/BROADBOTTOM CAMP", violet circular "CENSOR/PRISONER OF WAR", s/l "BROADBOTTOM CAMP", red m/s "unknown" & violet circular "RETURNED LR OFFICE/BLOEMFONTEIN".PHOTO. £180
806 COVER TO SURREY BEARING 1d ADHESIVE: 1901 (9 March) env. (flap partly missing) to Ewell bearing 1d red tied by Hibbert type CNC1 cancellation and with St. Helena cds well clear of adhesive. Ewell arrival mark of 1 April on flap. PHOTO PLATE 23 £100
807 BOER WAR PERIOD COVER REGISTERED TO GERMANY: 1901 (8 June) registered cover (partially opened out) bearing 2d & 4d adhesives (dumb cancels, the 2d additionally tied by faintish red London cds) with oval "REGISTERED/ST. HELENA" & cds marks towards the foot of the cover plus violet encircled "R" & m/s "Registered". The cover has no censor marks although it is quite likely that it emanates from a P.O.W. called Koch. Neat & very attractive.[Ex I.D. Lampart - Lot 1787]. PHOTO. £150
808 COVER TO WINCH BROTHERS, COLCHESTER BEARING 1d ADHESIVE: 1901 (June) env. to Colchester bearing 1d red tied by dumb cancel and with St.Helena cds to the left of the adhesive. Colchester arrival mark on reverse. PHOTO PLATE 23 £100
809 COVER TO JERSEY BEARING 1⁄2d GREEN VERTICAL PAIR: 1901 (16 Oct.) env. to Jersey bearing a vertical pair of 1⁄2d green adhesives (some foxing at edges) each tied by St. Helena cds. An unusual destination, PHOTO. £120
810 CENSORED COVER TO DIYATALAWA CAMP, CEYLON WITH BLACK/PINK "OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW" LABEL: 1901 (31 Oct.) env. to Diyatalawa Camp, Ceylon readdressed to Ragama bearing 1d keyplate tied by black encircled Maltese Cross cancellation and with St. Helena cds of 31 Oct. & circular POW censor mark containing the initials "F.W.A." (F.W. Alexander, Chief Censor) and with large black/pink "OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW" resealing tape. Scarce thus. PHOTO. £150
811 COVER TO LONDON BEARING 1⁄2d GREEN HORIZONTAL PAIR: 1901 (18 Nov.) env. to Willesden Green bearing 1⁄2d green horizontal pair tied by encircled Maltese Cross type cancellations (Hibbert CNC.9) with St. Helena cds alongside. A neat and attractive cover. [Ex Hibbert - Lot 567] PHOTO PLATE 23 £140
812 ILLUSTRATED FRONT REGISTERED TO PARIS: 1901 (11 Dec.) illustrated envelope (faults) depicting a long-legged top-hatted gentleman addressed to Paris bearing keyplate 1d & 2d in conjunction with 2d yellow, all tied by Maltese Cross in circle cancellations and with black oval "REGISTERED/ST. HELENA" & black encircled "R" as well as St. Helena cds. PHOTO. £100
813 REMARKABLE CENSORED ENVELOPE REGISTERED TO TRANSVAAL BEARING SIXTEEN DIFFERENT ADHESIVES: 1902 (4 April) registered envelope to South Africa bearing sixteen different St. Helena adhesives (values to 5/-), each with encircled Maltese Cross cancellations, oval black "REGISTERED/30(blue crayon)/ST. HELENA" & red encircled POW Censor mark initialled by Baron von Ahlefeldt. Rare thus. PHOTO. £400
814 REGISTERED ENVELOPE TO ITALY BEARING KEVII 1d IN CONJUNCTION WITH TWO QV 3d ADHESIVES: 1902 (13 June) registered env. to Naples (Professor Savastano), bearing KEVII 1d plus QV 3d (2) cancelled with St. Helena cds of 13 June. Black encircled "R", black oval "REGISTERED/26(blue crayon) & black oval London registered arrival cds of 16 July. PHOTO PLATE 23 £180
815 SPECTACULAR REGISTERED CENSORED COVER ADDRESSED LOCALLY WITHIN JAMESTOWN BEARING EIGHTEEN DIFFERENT ADHESIVES: 1902 (25 June) long registered envelope with violet triangular "PASSED BY CENSOR/ST. HELENA/HEAD OFFICE" and eighteen (!) different St. Helena adhesives with values to 5/-. Blatantly philatelic but a remarkable cover nevertheless. PHOTO. £360
816 QV MISCELLANY on leaves & stockcards including 1856 imperf. 6d with full margins & partially cleaned pen cancel, two used examples of same with re-entries, 1861 rough cut perf. 6d (2) used, again with re-entries, 1863 4d carmine unused (2, both defective), 1884-94 4d marginal mint blocks of 4 & 6 (some foxing), nine assorted items with remainder cancellations applied in Paris & an irregular mint block of 1884-94 ½d greens with a few adhesives showing parallel lines watermark due to a shift. Poor to fine. (Small Qty.). £150
817 1856 6d blue horizontal mint pair with margins just about clear all round. Light gum bend but very fresh. SG.1, Cat, £1,000+. PHOTO. £400
818 1856 6d blue. Thirteen examples, all apparently unused (two with gum) but many appear to be cleaned fiscally used copies. Chiefly of fine appearance. SG.1 (13). £300
819 1856 6d blue. Eleven used examples inc. three with red cancellations and two with pen cancellations. Fair to fine. SG.1 (11). £180
820 1856 6d blue. Two four-margined used examples showing re-entries. One fine, the other (with red cancellation) has a small closed tear at the base. SG.1. (2). £75
821 1861 6d Clean & Rough cut perfs. Fourteen examples including three used examples with clean cut perfs. (one with red cancellation & 1981 RPS Cert. of genuineness), one apparently unused (no gum) rough perf. example, one particularly interesting example with clean perfs. at left & rough at right and a rough perf. example with apparent doubling of perfs. at the foot. Fair to fine. (14). £300
822 1861 6d blue with clean cut perfs. mounted mint. Centred high, hinge remains & slight gum disturbance but a rare adhesive. SG.2, Cat. £1,700. PHOTO. £300
823 1861 6d blue with clean cut perfs. good used with large "H" cancellation. SG.2, Cat. £275. £75
824 1861 Rough perf. 6d blue mounted mint block of 4. Heavy hinge remains and a tiny black (ink?) speck on the top left hand adhesive but a most attractive and rare multiple. A mint block of 4 realised £1,320 in the "Jamestown" auction held by Harmers in March 1989. SG.2a, Cat. £1,700+. PHOTO. £750
825 1863 1d lake mint/unused group on album leaf with two horizontal pairs (one pair creased) and seven singles. Mostly good looking examples with decent margins. SG.3, Cat. £1,200+. (11).. £200
826 1863 4d carmine mint/unused group on album leaf comprising seven singles, all of good appearance and most with margins all round. A scarce stamp. SG.5, Cat. £3,500. (7). £500
827 1863 4d carmine. Six "used" examples on an album leaf comprising three postally used types and three with pen cancels. Two have re-entries inc. one cancelled by central "H". Fair only. SG.5. (6). £100
828 1864-80 Crown CC Type A perf. 12½ mint/unused & used group on album leaves with 1d (13, 6 of which are used), 3d (5, 3 of which are used), 4d (6, 5 used, the sixth a defective unused example) & 1/- (13, all used). A good group with a high Catalogue value. Poor to fine. (37). £240
829 1864-80 Crown CC Type B perf.12½ mint/unused & used range on album leaves with 1d (7, 4 of which are used), 2d (3 used the other two grubby unused examples), 3d (6, all used), 4d (16, 13 of which are used), 1/- (7, six of which are used) & 5/- (13, five of which are used). Condition a little variable but a very good lot with an extremely high Catalogue value. (54). £500
830 1864-80 Crown CC Type C perf. 12½ mint/unused & used group on album leaves with 1d (10, 4 of which are used), 2d (4, 2 of which are fresh mint, the others are good used) & 1/- (7, all used). Fair to fine. (21). £150
831 1864-80 Perf. 121⁄2 2d yellow surcharged in blue-black good used (a few blunt perfs. at top). BPA Certificate of genuineness (1957) accompanies. An extremely scarce adhesive. SG.10a, Cat. £2,250. PHOTO. £500
832 1864-80 3d deep purple imperforate fresh mounted mint.Just cut into along foot. SG.11b, Cat. £800. PHOTO. £150
833 1864-70 3d deep purple imperforate fresh mounted mint. Three clear margins, cut into at right. SG.11. BPA Cert. (1974) of genuineness accompanies. PHOTO. £150
834 1871-73 Crown CC perf. 12½ 6d dull blue (3) & 6d ultramarine (7) used examples on album leaf. Fair to fine. SG.16/16a. (10). £150
835 1864-80 Perf. 121⁄2 1/- deep yellow green mounted mint block of 12. Some hinge remains and trivial gum disturbance and other minor imperfections but a spectacular & rare piece. SG.17, Cat. £3,300+.PHOTO. £750
836 1876 Crown CC perf. 14 x 12½ mint/unused & used group on album leaves with 1d (10, 4 of which are used), 2d (7, five being used, the others are rather grubby unused examples), 3d (7, 6 of which are used), 4d (7, 3 of which are used), 6d (7, all used) & 1/- (8, all used). Condition a trifle mixed but a very useful group. (46). £300
837 1880 Crown CC perf. 14 mint/unused & used group on album leaves with 1d (20, 8 of which are used), 2d (13, 8 of which are used) & 1/-(19, 13 of which are used inc. two horizontal pairs). Fair to fine. (52). £180
838 1880-97 Mint multiples comprising 1880 Perf. 14 1/- marginal block of 16, 1894 ½d block of 20 (some foxing) & 1894 2d yellow block of 18. Some faults but a handsome group. SG.30, 46 & 49. (3 blocks). £100
839 THE SPECIALISED STUDY OF LARGE MULTIPLES OF THE CROWN CA ½d GREEN EX THE COLLECTION OF J.D. MOUNFIELD: A group of nine large multiples of the 1884-94 short surcharge ½d green ex the collection of J.D. Mounfield comprising five setting one marginal blocks of 60 - respectively from the top left, top right, bottom left (2) and bottom right hand corner of the sheets - some marginal damage on most, setting two marginal block of 60 from the top left of the sheet, block of 60 (12 x 5) from the centre of the sheet and block of 84 (12 x 7) from the centre of the sheet plus setting three irregular marginal block of 54. All well written-up and annotated with the sundry plate & setting varieties identified. Accompanied by the May & June 1973 editions of the "London Philatelist" where photographs of most of these blocks can be found accompanying two erudite articles by Mounfield himself on this particular issue. (9 blocks). £500
840 A FURTHER SPECIALISED STUDY OF THE 1884-94 ½d GREEN/EMERALD CROWN CA ISSUE EX THE J.D. MOUNFIELD COLLECTION: The magnificent study of the Crown CA ½d green on 21 Exhibition leaves (individually numbered 1-17 and 20-23 respectively - also page 18 without the "Spaced N & Y" varieties which have been removed by us for separate lotting) ex the J.D. Mounfield collection. A remarkable lot showing a variety of plate flaws inc. marginal block of 36 with "Blurred A" & "Nose flaw", marginal block of 30 with "HFL" flaw, blocks of 48 and 30 of the long surcharge, two marginal blocks of 18 of the long surcharge, a further block of 18 of the long surcharge with "Dropped H", broken and weak frame lines, re-entries, malformed "Y", etc. An exceptional study. (Approx. 350). £400
841 1884-94 1⁄2d emerald mounted mint block of 4 incorporating the "Spaced N & Y" variety. SG.34/4a, Cat. £800+. Ex J.D. Mounfield collection. PHOTO. £300
842 1884-94 1⁄2d emerald fresh mounted mint with "Spaced N & Y" variety. Pencil signature on reverse. SG.34a, Cat. £800.Ex J.D.Mounfield collection. PHOTO. £240
843 1884-94 ½d green mounted mint block of 4 incorporating the "Spaced N & Y" variety. SG. 35/35a, Cat. £400+.Ex J.D. Mounfield collection. £150
844 1884-94 ½d green mounted mint with "Spaced N & Y" variety. SG.35a, Cat. £400.Ex J.D. Mounfield collection. £100
845 A similar lot. £100
846 A similar lot. £100
847 1884-94 1⁄2d emerald with double surcharge mounted mint. Some creasing & minor thinning but a rare adhesive nevertheless. SG.34a, Cat. £1,200 as fine. BPA Cert. (1973) accompanies. PHOTO. £120
848 1884-94 Crown CA mint/unused & used study on album leaves with a good range of shades, postal markings, etc. comprising ½d (81, 18 of which are used, the unused include one with "SPECIMEN" handstamp & another with violet "V.R.I./1901", 1d (31, 15 of which are used), 2d (15, 5 of which are used), 2½d (11, 3 of which are used), 3d (22, 8 of which are used), 4d (13, 5 of which are used), 6d (12 mint/unused, 11 used) & 1/- (9, only 2 of which appear to be used). Largely good to fine. (205). £300
849 1884-94 21⁄2d ultramarine horizontal mint pair with the right hand stamp showing "Bar omitted" variety. SG.40var. PHOTO. £150
850 1890-97 Keyplate issue. The mint/unused & used range on leaves inc. a complete set with "SPECIMEN" handstamps, four mint sets and a used set plus sundry "extras". (75). £180
ST. HELENA - OTHER PROPERTIES
851 SPECTACULAR SEVEN COLOUR FRANKING COVER TO GERMANY: 1896 (Jan.) cover to Germany bearing 1d, 2d, 2½d, 3d & 4d adhesives with cork cancellations and with black encircled "ST. HELENA/JA 15/96" to lower left plus (on reverse) ½d green & 1890-97 1½d plus London circular red arrival mark. A little grubby but should clean up. £120
852 REGISTERED COVER TO SWITZERLAND: 1897 Registered cover (small faults) to Switzerland bearing 1890-97 ½d (3), 1d (2), 2d, 5d & 10d (blue crayon lines through all bar the three ½d values) with black encircled "ST.HELENA/MR 29/97" datestamp nearby and red oval "REGISTERED/105/ST.HELENA" in the lower left hand corner of the cover.Various other postal markings inc. circular "PLYMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" on reverse. £120
853 REGISTERED COVER TO ENGLAND: 1897 Registered cover to England bearing "First type" ½d, 1d & 2d surcharges and with black encircled "ST HELENA/MR 8" datestamp & red oval "REGISTERED/44/ST.HELENA" markings. Leicester arrival mark on reverse. £100
854 BOER WAR - P.O.W. CAMP MAIL: 1900 cover to South Africa bearing 1890-97 1d with circular "CENSOR/PRISONERS OF WAR" (type BW.1) mark, signed "FWA" (F.W. Alexander) below the adhesive plus St. Helena d.s. of 18 August to the upper left of the cover and with Cape Town arrival on reverse. Also 1901 cover (small faults) to Belgium bearing 2½d grey with violet circular "CENSOR/PRISONERS OF WAR" (type BW1) to the left of the adhesive, overstruck with St. Helena d.s. of 26th March & with a good example of the s/l "DEADWOOD CAMP" (type BW4) on reverse. (2). £75
855 1923 Scipt wmk. ½d grey & black fine used with inverted watermark. Trivial surface scuffing at upper left barely detracts. SG.97dw, Cat. £350. £75
SAUDI ARABIA
856 FLAT BOX with the middle period to modern group of flown mail inc. much to the UK. A wide variety of frankings noted. (Approx. 70). £100
SIERRA LEONE
857 1859-74 No wmk. 6d selection on leaves inc. a heavily mounted mint example of SG.1, an unused example of the reddish-violet shade, eight used examples of ame, etc. Fair to fine. (14). £120
858 1872-93 Mint & used collection on leaves inc. 1872-73 3d mint & used (2) and 1/- mint & used (2), 1876 2d & 1/- unused, 1883 2d mint pair, a useful range of 1895-96 6d values, 1884 3d mint plate strip of six from the top of the sheet, 1893 ½d surcharge inverted mint & "PFNNY" variety mint, etc. Fair to fine. (79). £200
859 1896-97 Later QV mint & used range on leaves inc. 1896-97 to 5/- mint and values to 2/- used plus sundry 1897 types inc. an unused example of SG.63 with some colour suffusion. Fair to fine. (41). £60
860 KEVII mint & used range on leaves with values to 5/- mint (3, one with "SPECIMEN" handstamp. Also a registered 1912 cover to Dresden from Freetown bearing 1907-12 1½d, 3d & 4d. Fair to fine. (69 plus 1 cover). £75
861 1911 £1 purple & black/red good used. SG.111, Cat. £180. £60
862 KGV mint & used range on leaves with 1912-21 vals. to 5/- mint & 10/- used plus a £2 with pen cancel, 1921-28 to 10/- mint, 1932 values to £1 mint and 10/- used plus Wilberforce used values to 2/- and reasonable fiscally used spacefillers of the 5/- & £1. Poor to fine. (Approx.140). £150
863 1933 Wilberforce set good to fine used. The odd small fault but the three key values are sound and the £1 is a fine used example (albeit with a minor paper flaw towards .the foot). SG. Cat. £900. (13). PHOTO. £300
864 1935 Silver Jubilee study with mint & used sets, two mint blocks of four of the 1d with "Extra Flagstaff" variety, a used single of same, a mint single of the 1d with "Lightning Conductor" flaw & a defective used 3d with "Extra Flagstaff". (19). £75
865 KGVI collection on leaves inc. defins. to £1 mint & used, RSW set mint & used and a couple of censored covers. (62 plus 2 covers). £60
866 QEII: The extensive mint & used collection housed in six albums. A superb lot with a good degree of completion either mint or used to 1990. Viewing highly recommended. (Few 1,000's). £150
SINGAPORE
867 1948-52 The two KGVI definitive sets fresh mounted mint. SG. Cat. £555. (33). £140
SOLOMON ISLANDS
868 COVER MISCELLANY: Interesting range of covers inc. 1956 E with 2d & 1/- stamps cancelled by the s/l BARAKOMA AIRFIELD h.s., good variety of cancellations inc. extensive Postal Agency h.s. inc. crowned oval and large circular types, s/l MISSENT - HONIARA/BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS (1969), official mail etc. Also a range of covers to the Islands from a range of countries inc. New Hebrides, Tahiti & Papua New Guinea. (150 items approx.) £140
869 1914 £1 purple & black/red good used. SG.38, Cat. £120. £50
SOUTH AFRICA
870 BOX with the interesting early to modern accumulation of covers & cards. Some useful items noted inc. better Voortrekker types, etc. (Approx. 150). £100
871 TWO STOCKBOOKS with the somewhat duplicated mint & used ranges inc. pairs, shades, varieties, etc. (Few 100's). £75
872 BINDER containing a fascinating colletcion of modern SAAF covers including a number (25) of signed types including one signed by the VC winner Q.G.M. Smythe. Seldom seen in such quantity. (54). £75
873 1916 £1 green & red fine used, centred slightly high. SG.17, Cat. £350. £120
874 SPECIALISED COLLECTION OF ½d SPRINGBOK & 1d SHIP TYPES including blocks, strips & the 1927 booklet with one remaining pane. (Small Qty.). OFFERED ON BEHALF OF CHARITY - PLEASE BID GENEROUSLY. £30
SOUTH WEST AFRICA
875 1931 20/- lake & green marginal very good used block of four. Cat. £160+. £60
SUDAN
876 DONGOLA CAMPAIGN etc: Half-leather scrap-book (cover & spine faults) containing an extensive range of newspaper cuttings inc. Reuter's reports, maps, scenes & portraits published 16th March 1896-17th August 1897, with particular emphasis on the Dongola Campaign - collected at the time so all items are fresh and fine with very little paper-ageing. Interesting source material. £130
877 POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPES: The small selection of registered stationery envelopes (9) emanating from the 1950s and the early 1960s. including some scarcer offices. We note Karima, Kassala, Khartoum (2), Khartoum North, Kosti, Shendi, Wadet Turar & Wad Medan. All with blue/white registration labels, some with office name omitted. Also one unused type. (10). £150
SWITZERLAND
878 TWO ALBUMS with the mainly fine used collection c1855-2000 inc. a few early issues with imperf & perf. Helvetias, 1888 perf 9½ 20c, 25c & 1f (2), 1908 40c type A fine used (2), PJ issues from 1912 inc. scarce early sets fine used through to c 2000 (not complete), PP, officials, extensive commemoratives etc. Also a n album with a basic collection of Jersey from WWII Occupation issues to 1985, mainly mint. Inspection recommended.(Many 100s) £150
879 ALBUM with the mint & used collection including particularly useful middle period issues with good Pro Juventute and Pro Patria issues. (Some 100's). £120
880 STOCKBOOK with ranges of mint and used stamps c1880-1970s; useful material noted inc. used Pro Juventute issues from 1912 with some elusive values, Pro Patria, commemorative issues, a few later m/s etc. Inspection recommended. (100s) £120
1-80
81-160
161-240
241-320
321-400
401-480
481-560
561-640
641-720
721-800
801-880
881-960
961-1040
1041-1120
1121-1200
1201-1277
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