321 REVENUES etc.: Binder with 30 attractively-printed Bills of Exchange payable in Malta c1852-65 from a variety of ports inc. Gibraltar, Tunis, Odessa & Alexandria; 1902 Deutsche Levant-Linie bill of lading with Malta 3d Revenue stamp, 1879 8pp m/s conveyance for property at Kalkara, group (19) of printed and m/s commercial receipts c1850s-'60s and several letters (11, no address panels / postal markings) inc. 1861 pair from the Austrian Consulate. (62 items) £100
322 VALLETTA POSTMARKS: Well written up study on album leaves of twelve different types of 'VAG' d.s.'s ranging between types 2 and 41d on 1898-1955 outgoing covers & one PPC to six different countries with various colourful (and all but one different) frankings. (16 covers). £100
323 VILLAGE POSTMARKS - ASCIAK: 1909 (3 May) PPC of Hagiar Kim addressed to Dorset bearing KEVII 1d tied by superb circular date stamp of "ASCIAK". Additional 3 May cds of "GOSPICUA". PHOTO. £100
324 VILLAGE POSTMARKS - MALTA AND GOZO: Loose adhesives from three reigns with values ranging from the 'usual' ½d to the scarcer 2½d well written up on an album leaf, each stamp bearing a different village cancellation from Asciak to Zabbar with a mixture of codes & times and inc. scarcer c.d.s.'s such as GUDIA on KGV 1d and SIGGIEUI on the corresponding ½d adhesive. (15 stamps). £90
325 VILLAGE POSTMARKS - MALTA: Wide ranging selection of QV - KGV adhesives with values of ½d, 1d & 2d plus one piece all bearing village cancellations from BIRCHIRCARA to ZURRICO inc. two examples of date errors from CASAL LIA. Also two 'Melita' adhesives bearing Italian d.s.'s. (51 stamps + 1 piece). £150
326 VILLAGE POSTMARKS - GOZO: Interesting group on stock leaf featuring complete or (mainly) large part c.d.s.'s, chiefly on QV ½d green adhesives with MIGIARRO codes "A" & "B" of type MIG-1 and four examples of MIG-2 inc. one on a pair and another on a KGV piece and VICTORIA with codes "A" to"G" inclusive of type VIC-1 represented plus two timed cancellations of type VIC-2. (36 loose stamps + 1 piece). £100
327 EPHEMERA: 1806 'Act for grating Rates of Postage ...to & from Gibraltar and...Malta' (4pp), 1840 printed P.O.Packets return, several Malta newspapers inc. 1924 example with fine negative seal type 'MALTA/¼d/POSTAGE PAID' and 1943 issues (3) of 'The Times of Malta' plus various maps, brochures etc. Inspection recommended. (Qty) £120
328 BRITISH ARMY IN MALTA: Binder containing a collection of vintage picture postcards, some written up on leaves, with better cards inc. 1909 visit by KEVII (2), General Congreve's funeral procession (1929), military groups / sports teams, camps, barracks, parade grounds etc. Inspection recommended. (56 cards) £140
329 MAPS & ENGRAVINGS: Fine group of maps of Malta inc. c1550 small woodcut from Münster's Cosmographia and several other early items, decorative 19th century examples plus a series of mounted colour lithographs by de Brocktorff c1830s (5 plus 2 b&w), steel engravings etc. Also a group of fine 19th century maps inc. Van Diemen's Land, Cyprus, Naples, Suez Canal etc. Useful lot. (38 items) PHOTO. £180
330 PHOTOGRAPHS : Large binder containing a fascinating group of commercial photographs inc. large prints of early (1860s-'70s) photographs by Agius (9) - fine army parade scene and view of Grand Harbour noted, various portraits inc. army private c1870, c1930 qty. (100+) of private 'snaps' inc.many ships, street scenes etc. (132 items) £140
331 ROYAL NAVY AT MALTA: Collection of PPCs and photographs, some researched and written up on leaves, showing a wide range of ships and boats c 1905-'50s inc. two with shell damage (WWI) and one sinking, sports teams, reviews, parades, Admiralty visit, Naval funeral, leaving church, attractive pictorial trade card of 'Frank Kurmi, bumboat-man' c1890s, group of 1915-46s photographic 'snaps' (29) showing HMS 'Warspite' and others, WWI & WWII hospital ships etc. Inspection recommended. (92 items) £160
332 PICTURE POSTCARDS: Binder with written-up collection of vintage cards with better items inc.RP cards of trams (5), 1911 Coronation street decorations, 1908 shipwreck of the 'Sardinia' (4 inc. saved passengers), booklet of cards sent through the mail with 1915 'RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIPS..' h.s., various public gardens etc. Inspection recommended. (83 cards plus a few modern items) £140
333 PICTURE POSTCARDS: Carton containing a substantial collection of used / unused PPCs in plastic sleeves c1910-'60s with emphasis on pre-WWII items; better items noted inc. RP cards (2) of 1911 Coronation street decorations, 1927-32 Carnival views (6), 1920s Naval wedding party, 1922 visit of the Sultan of Turkey, 1941 bomb damage etc. Also a box of photographs, miniature PPCs & souvenir albums inc. c1880s concertina type album of chromo views issued by the Toilet Club of Valetta. (500+ items) £300
334 EARLY POSTCARDS: Small box with a collection of 'undivided back' PPCs c.1902-10 with good range of varied views inc. obscure scenes in colour and B&W, many with KEVII stamps / cancellations. Inspection recommended. (120 approx.) £100
335 CIGARETTE CARDS: Binder containing a variety of cards in fine condition inc. Scerri's "Black Spot" Maltese MPs c1930 (set of 51), Cousis's "Warships" c1901 (24) plus a few others. Also a well-presented set of Ardath's "Stamps Rare and Interesting" (c1934). (130 items) £75
MAURITIUS
336 1845 E.L. TO BORDEAUX WITH 'INDIA LETTER/DEAL' TRANSIT: 1845 EL to Bordeaux endorsed 'Pr. Diadem via Londres' with large MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE cds on reverse; mainly fine boxed black INDIA LETTER/DEAL and red COLONIES/& ART. 12, with Boulogne entry and m/s '30' charge. PHOTO. £100
MOROCCO
337 FRENCH MOROCCO COVER MISCELLANY: Interesting collection of covers & cards c1893-1955 on leaves inc. used & unused stationery, 1909 PPC with KEVII ½d cancelled by unusual violet COMPAGNIE DU MAROC/CASABLANCA cachet, 1910 TetP 217 (Oulad Said), WWI censored, air covers from 1923 inc. fine boxed AVION TOULOUSE (1937), useful group of WWII US military covers etc. Good lot. (56 items) £160
338 COLLECTION, 1891-1955: Comprehensive collection of fine mint stamps, many with additional fine used examples, inc. good selection of Type Sage opts. to 2f and generally complete ranges of definitive and commemorative issues thereafter inc. imperf. varieties, seven proofs, postage dues and issues for Tanger etc. Very fine collection for specialist development; high catalogue value. Inspection recommended. (Many 100s) £500
339 MISCELLANY: Attractive local post covers with intaglio seal cancellations of Fez (3) plus three cut-out 'seals' of Marrakesh; also a stock-sheet with German PO issues mint & used and a few stationery cards plus a stock-card with French Mazagan-Marrakesh locals to 1p etc. (41 stamps, 8 covers & 3 pieces) £75
340 LOCAL POSTS: Comprehensive selection of mint & used stamps on leaves inc. Cheriffien posts (two different Fez seal covers noted), El Ksar-Ouazzan, Fez-Mequinez, Fez-Sefro, Mazagan-Marrakech (inc. two scare stationery cards), Mogador-Agadir, Mogador- Marrakesh, Saffi-Marrakesh, Tangier-El Ksar, Tanger-Fez, Tetuan-Chechuan and Tetuan-El Ksar. High catalogue value. (108 stamps & 5 covers) £150
MOROCCO AGENCIES
341 MISCELLANY: Stock-pages with useful ranges of mint & used stamps inc. opts on Gibraltar to 2p inc. SPECIMEN opts on 50c & 1p plus small cancellation study, KEVII-KGVI ranges to 2/6d plus Spanish & French currency opts inc. 6p on 5/- mint & 6 francs on 5/- fine used. Also a small group of covers inc. 1936 airmail E and postcard with high French currency frankings plus a publication on cancellations. High Cat. value - inspection recommended. (199 & 9 covers) £240
NEWFOUNDLAND
342 COLLECTION on leaves with much of merit inc. a few useful earlies, 1897 to 60c mint or unused (condition mixed), 1911 Coronation values to 15c mint (inc. 8c, 9c & 10c), 1923 to 20c mint and many other better values. A little untidy but well worth careful inspection. (Few 100s). £150
** 343 MISCELLANY on stockcards with 1868 5c black unused (with much gum), 1928-29 Publicity to 30c used, 1933 Gilbert set used and 1939-49 postage due set used. Good to fine. (32). £150
NEW ZEALAND
344 CARTON with the modern accumulation including presentation & year packs, min. sheets, multiples, etc. (Qty.). £120
345 THREE ALBUMS (two of which are costly 'Lighthouse' hingeless types) containing an extensive collection of KGVI and QEII (the latter from 1967 to 1983) mint & used stamps with the former reign particularly well written up and inc. much specialised material such as different papers shades & the odd inv. wmk., values to 3/- mint & used, "OFFICIAL" stamps to 2/- and the QEII inc. values to $5 mint, a few m/s's (both mint & used) and much thematic interest. (Several 100's). PHOTO. £120
346 STOCKBOOK with the early to modern mint & used somewhat duplicated collection/accumulation. Much of merit with a useful range of Chalons inc. an unused four margined 1d with Large Star wmk. noted amongst a variety of used types (approx. 190 in total), sundry later QV Heads inc. a few unused/mint types, an interesting selection of Pictorial issues with values to 5/- (7 - mixed condition), KGV mint Heads to 2/- (2) & 3/- (2), 1930s Pictorials mint range with values to 3/- (2) inc. 2/- "COQK" flaw, etc., etc. A good lot with much potential. (Few 1000s). £1000
347 LIGHTHOUSE ALBUM with the valuable mint collection inc. useful ranges of 1898-1909 pictorials to 5/- (2), 1906 Christchurch set (2, a few tone spots noted), 1913 Auckland set, KEVII vals. to 1/-, 1920 Victory set, 1925 Dunedin set, good Health issues inc. 1931 Smiling Boy pair, 1931 Airs, etc. A clean lot which will form a first class base for expansion. (Few 100's). £600
348 STOCKBOOK containing the fascinating collection of QV definitives with Advertising underprints. A large proportion of the adhesives are1d and 2d values but there is a selection of other values comprising 2½d (30), 3d (12), 4d (15), 5d (7), 6d (9), 8d (7) & 1/- (11). Largely used but some unused/mint noted. (Approx. 460). £500
349 LIGHTHOUSE ALBUM with the used collection including 1906 Christchurch set, 1913 Auckland set, 1931 Smiling Boys and useful later ranges. (Few 100s). £300
350 COLLECTION on leaves from Chalon Heads to the 1970s inc. useful middle period types and a good range of Health sheets. (Few 100s). £150
351 1898-1901 Specialised collection of Pictorial issues on leaves with particular emphasis on the 1d, 1½d & 2d values inc. 1d mint blocks of 4, 6 (2) & 9 and a particularly interesting group of the 1½d Boer War issue with a good selection of shades. (Approx. 250). £180
352 1900-07 Boer War 1½d specialised mint & used study in a stockbook including mint blocks of 4 (7), a marginal mint block of 6 inc. re-entries on R1/11 & R2/11, 1907 1½d chestnut perf. 14 used block of 4 (SG.318), shades, postmark interest, etc. A very good opportunity for the specialist. (Approx. 150). £300
353 1900 11⁄2d Boer War imperforate between vertical pair mounted mint. Light overall toning.PHOTO. £240
354 1900 Boer War 1½d. Six imperforate colour trials on thinnish ungummed paper in blue, green & four different shades of purple/violet. (6). £240
355 1900 Boer War 11⁄2d khaki very good used with Wellington cds. A little foxing round perf. edges. SG.275, Cat. £550. PHOTO. £180
356 1900 Boer War 1½d plate 11 top right corner block of four unmounted mint incorporating the major re-entry (R2/12). Sheet number 235842 on selvedge. Light rust spots barely detract. A scarce positional piece. £100
357 1901 1d Universal specialised used collection housed in four binders (plus a few extra leaves), expertly written-up and annotated with each volume dedicated to London plates, Waterlow plates (2 volumes) & Reserve plates respectively. Arranged in a reconstructive way with each adhesive individually analysed by the original collector whose love of this issue shines through. (Many 100s). £240
358 1901 1d Universal study of mint blocks with various papers/shades but apparently all perf. 11 x 14 or mixed perfs. The study includes 19 blocks of four and 2 blocks of six with sundry re-entries, watermark varieties, under-inking & guide lines. A very attractive lot which would embellish a specialised collection of this issue. (88). £240
359 1901 1d UNIVERSAL STUDY ON "BASTED MILLS" PAPER: The predominantly mint range on album leaves inc. seven blocks of four (perf. 14) and two blocks of six (perf. 14) incorporating sundry ree-entries, etc. (50). £200
360 1901 1d Universal London print by Waterlow & Sons. The specialised mint & used collection expertly written-up on leaves with a good number of multiples showing various re-entries, etc. (Approx. 200, predominantly mint inc. a number of blocks and strips). £150
361 1904 Cover to San Francisco with Boer War 1½d & 1d Universal tied by Dunedin datestamps readdressed to Oklahoma plus 1905 PPC of a street scene in Wellington with Boer War 1½d tied by machine cancellation & Marburg receiving mark.A useful pair. (2). £75
362 1906 Christchurch set & 1913 Auckland set fresh mint, a few blunt perfs., etc. (8). £140
363 1907 Boer War 1½d mint blocks selection inc. a corner block of four from the NE corner of the sheet (no. 1977428) incorporating Row 2/12, a marginal block with wide lower selvedge (CP E4b) plus two blocks showing Row 1/9 & Row 2/9 re-entries. The odd bit of foxing/toning but a handsome quartet. (4 blocks). £120
364 HEALTH STAMPS: The mint collection on leaves from 1929 to 1951 inc. Smiling Boy set and the 1951 1½d "Confetti" flaw contained in a block of four. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie, Bt. & contained in its original Sotheby's commemorative lot folder. (44). £75
365 PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND CONTROL STAMPS: Two old circulated club book pages with a range of imperforate labels inscribed "THE/PHILATELIC/SOCIETY OF/NEW ZEALAND/Control Stamp" in a variety of colours and with a wide range of control numbers. All "used" with double-ring "PS of NZ" cancellations. Mostly fine, a few with faults. (35). £75
NEW ZEALAND DEPENDENCIES ETC.
366 VICTORIA LAND: 1911 ½d & 1d mounted mint. The odd tone spot but of fresh appearance. SG.A2/3, Cat. £598. (2). £120
367 VICTORIA LAND: 1913 Piece of foolscap paper folded down the centre with official "BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION/TERRA NOVA" crest inscribed at top bearing 1d red tied by special Antarctic Expedition c.d.s. of 18th January. £60
NOVA SCOTIA
368 "SYDNEY C.B./SHIP LETTER" IN CONJUNCTION WITH RED BOXED "COLONIES/& c. ART. 13": 1849 (23 May) EL ex St. Pierre & Miquelon to Granville (France) with superb two-line "SYDNEY C.B. (Cape Breton Island)/SHIP LETTER" in conjunction with boxed red "COLONIES/& c.ART 13". Fine & rare. PHOTO. £300
PAPUA
369 COLLECTION of covers, cards & pieces from Papua, New Guinea and Papua New Guinea. A very useful little group inc. eight real photo cards depicting a wide range of scenes, each bearing one (6) or two (2) Lakatoi adhesives on the obverse, a selection of pieces collected for postmark interest, Papua 1935 Silver Jubilee set on FDC tied by "BWAGAOIA" datestamps, sundry flown covers bearing either Papuan or New Guinea adhesives inc. both KGVI Papuan air sets to 1/-, registered cover ex Namatami to England bearing N.W.P.I. 1/-, etc. (Small Qty.). £150
PORTUGAL
370 TWO SCHAUBEK ALBUMS with the valuable predominantly mint collection showing a very good degree of completion from 1924 to 1990. Better items include a good range of Ceres definitives with several high values, 1925 Branco set, 1926, 1927 & 1928 Independence sets, 1931 Pereira set, 1935-41 definitive set, 1936-41 Air set, 1940 Legion set and min. sheet, 1940 Rowland Hill min. sheet, 1940 Centenaries min. sheet, 1941 Costumes min. sheet, 1943-49 Caravel set to 50E, 1945 Carmona set and min. sheet, 1946 Castles set, 1946 Bank min. sheet, 1952 NATO set and an extremely comprehensive range thereafter. Condition a trifle mixed with a little foxing evident on some of the min. sheets in particular but generally fairly clean. One of the best basic collections of Portugal we have seen in a long time. (Very many 100's). £1000
THE RHODESIAS
371 MISCELLANY of mint & used stamps chiefly on album leaves inc. NORTHERN RHODESIA with KGV used values to 10/- inc. the scarce 7/6d, KGVI mint set to 5/- inc. colour changes and QEII mint sets again to 5/-, SOUTHERN RHODESIA with mint Admirals & KGV to 5/- (3) inc. perf. varieties, KGVI used values to 5/- and mint QEII inc. 1954 & 1960 complete sets plus postage due labels, NYASALAND inc. 1891-5 opts., KEVII values to 6d plus KGV to 1/- both mint and used, KGVI sets to 5/- mint & 1/- used and QEII mint sets to 5/- and RHODESIA & NYASALAND complete mint definitive sets, commemoratives etc. Cat. £1,667+. (Several 100's). £300
RUSSIA
372 COLLECTION, 1858-1917: Album with fine collection of mint & used Imperial Period issues from 1858 perforated 10k, October 1858 set and fairly complete thereafter with shades and a few varieties noted are 1884 3r50k fine used, imperf. pair of 7k blue on piece and 1913 Romanov set mint etc. Inspection recommended. STC £2,500+ (Qty) £400
373 STOCK-BOOK containing an extensive, slightly duplicated collection of mint & used stamps, 1864-1950 with much of interest for the specialist collector inc. mint example of the rare 1923 imperf. 20r on 15k (SG 297 - not guaranteed), 1923 70r substituted cliché in block with 8 x 100r orange, 1925 p.12 1r, 1935 Chelyuskin sets (3) etc. Also useful Civil War period issues inc. unlisted sub-types, plus Russian POs in China & the Levant. Good lot STC £4,000+. (100s) £500
374 STOCKBOOK: Duplicated ranges of mainly mint stamps c1866-1940 inc. extensive definitives to top values plus useful ranges of commemoratives inc. 1913 Romanov values to 5r (3) and better inter-war issues. Good lot - inspection recommended. (1000s) £200
375 COLLECTION, 1923-41: Album containing a comprehensive, well written-up collection of USSR issues, mint & used, virtually complete for period apart from air stamps, with shades & perf. varieties inc. much elusive material noted- e.g. 1932 Philatelic Exhibition set in mint blocks of four. Difficult to assemble today in such fine quality. Inspection recommended. STC £4,000+. (Qty) £700
376 MINT COLLECTION 1941-49: Album containing a well written-up collection of stamp issues from June 1941 to the end of 1949, apparently complete inc. the 1946 postal commemoration m/s plus both 1949 Lenin sheets and the 1949 Stalin m/s pair with two extra examples of the white paper issue. All lightly-hinged, fresh examples with the exception of two damaged stamps (lower values) and a couple of used examples. Very elusive and highly-catalogued material. (100s) £750
377 AIRMAIL: Thematic display on Hagner sheets - "Winds over Russia" - covering the development of aeroplanes etc to c1940, illustrated with a rich variety of stamps and labels inc. early poster stamps, airmail issues inc. 1932 air express pair, 1934 set, 1936 Chelyushkin set, 1937 airs plus sheet, also a few items from Latvia (interesting 1926 cover noted), Lithuania & Touva etc. Most attractive. Inspection recommended. (Qty) £200
378 TELEGRAMS, 1863-1917: Bundle of used telegram forms of the Imperial Posts with good variety of types and usages inc. to / from Mount Athos, Warsaw, the Chinese Eastern Railway, various sealing labels inc. one with attached receipt etc. Inspection recommended. (21 items) £120
379 CIVIL WAR - NORTHERN ARMY ISSUE, 1919: Set of five values [SG 1-5] in complete uncut pairs sheets in tete-beche format (200 examples of each value), folded between panes otherwise fine; 50k is pelure paper variety. Also Latvia 1919 10k blue imperf [SG27] in complete double-pane sheet of 200. (1200 stamps) £75
380 CINDERELLAS, BACK-OF-THE-BOOK ITEMS etc: Large stock-book and binder packed with a wide variety of stamp-shaped items inc. revenues, Red Cross labels, advertising poster stamps, fund-raising labels of various sorts, propaganda stickers etc. Most c1900-'30s but a few earlier and later items noted. Inspection essential. (Approx. 1,700) £300
ST. HELENA
381 ALBUM with the QV-QEII mint collection including KEVII to 2/-, Badge types to 10/- including 7/6d & 5/-, Centenary set to 10/-, KGVI to 10/-, RSW 10/- and a good selection of QEII to the 1980's including several defin. sets to the top value. (Few 100's). £300
** 382 MISCELLANY on stockcards, etc. with a useful range of QV types inc. a defective used example of SG.1, KEVII to 2/- mint, KGV Badge type to 5/- (2) & 7/6d mint, Centenary 5/- used, etc. Also a censored PPC of Deadwood Camp to Saxony bearing ½d (another adhesive removed) and showing a fine example of the violet triangular "PASSED BY CENSOR/ST. HELENA/HEAD OFFICE". (Small Qty.). £180
** 383 "SPECIMENS": 1913 4d & 6d pair and 1922 Universal colours trio all mounted mint and optd. "SPECIMEN". SG.85/86 & 89-91; Cat. £200. (5). £70
NEVIS
384 MISCELLANY with 1861 6d partial reconstruction - pos.3 x 2 (one on bluish paper), 6 & 9 used plus pos. 9 unused (small faults but all eminently presentable), 1879 90 CC 1d (2) & 2½d, CA ½d (3), 1d rose (3), 2½d blue (2), 4d grey, 6d chestnut (2) & 1/- and a wonderful range of forgeries (12) with several Spiro types in evidence. (33). £100
SIERRA LEONE
385 QV-KGVI DUPLICATED RANGE on stockcards with a good selection of QV issues and a particularly useful duplicated mint range of KGV definitives to 5/- (2) & 10/-. Chiefly good to fine. (Approx. 280). £150
** 386 PRESTAMP COVER EX FREETOWN WITH "FALMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" MARK: 1841 (14 Jan.) E from Freetown to LOndon with "8" charge mark, endorsed "P. [Ship] Lavinia" and with near fine red boxed step-type "FALMOUTH/SHIP LETTER" across the join. Good early missionary cover. £75
SINGAPORE
387 MINIATURE SHEETS issued between 1969 and 1980 all unmounted mint with much of merit such as 1969 150th Anniversary sheet (minor faults) and of thematic interest, for example art, ships & sport. Also a group of unmounted mint stamps (some corresponding to the m/s's but many more besides) & postage due labels on stock cards plus one cover bearing the London 1980 m/s. (10 m/s's, 1 cover + c.225 stamps). £180
SOUTH AFRICA
388 1926 FIRST DAY COVER: Left marginal bilingual pair of 6d green & orange adhesives of London (Waterlow) printing of 1926/7 pictorial trio tied by Johannesburg c.d.s. for 1st May, 1926 on local registered cover accompanied by complementary certificate of posting bearing an even better matching c.d.s. PHOTO. £200
SUDAN
389 1941 Definitives in mint horizontal pairs, many of the stamps being unmounted. Fine & fresh apart from one spot of toning on one 2m stamp. SG.81-95; Cat. £340+. (30). £100
SWITZERLAND
390 MINIATURE SHEETS & WAR RELIEF FUND: Useful group of m/s's inc. mint 1938 Aarau Exhibition, fine used examples of 1943 Centenary pair and of 1945 'Basle Dove',1948 'IMABA' both mint & used, fine mint examples of 1937 and 1941 'Pro Juventute' m/s's plus very scarce uncut 'booklet' sheetlet of 1953 'Pro Juventute' issue with tête-bêche pairs of the insect designs of the 20c & 30c values and mint blocks of four of the 1945 War Relief Fund 10c & 20c values, unmounted mint sheet (soft corner fold) and used with special cancellation. (18 items). £200
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
391 AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - BANKNOTES: Group of five different value banknotes issued in Annapolis in 1776, locally-printed on thick paper, signed and numbered in ink, worn. Also US Civil War period banknotes (6 different) issued at Richmond, Delaware, New Haven & Palmyra plus one or two others.. Mixed condition but scarce. (13 items) £100
** 392 RARE COLONIAL PERIOD ENTIRE: 1774 EL (faults) to Philadelphia with manuscript "1/4" & "2/6" (?) charge marks on obverse and s/l "BALTIMORE" on reverse. Most unusual. £100
393 1876 (7 Oct.) large part cover from New York to Bahia endorsed "Per Britannic via England" franked by 1873 1c Franklin & two examples of the 10c Jefferson tied by black cork cancels & by red New York and London (16 Oct.) cds's. A good example of the short-lived 21c rate from USA to Brazil via the U.K. £75
WELLS FARGO MAIL
394 1863 3c Wells Fargo env from Aurora to San Francisco cancelled with a blue oval "WELLS FARGO & CO/Express/AURORA" h.s. £80
ALBUMS AND STOCKBOOKS
395 TWO STOCKBOOKS with the embryonic selection of used reconstructions with 1858-79 2d plates 8 (2), 9 (25), 13 (6), 14 (7) & 15 (5). 1871 1½d plates 1 (4) & 3 (11). 1862-64 4d (31), 6d (2) & 1/- (10). 1865-67 3d, 4d plates 7 (8), 8 (7), 9 (9), 10 (9), 11 (18), 12 (3) & 14 & 6d (2) 1867-80 3d plates 5 (3), 6 (2) 7, 8 (5), 9 (2) & 10. 6d plates 6 & 9. 1873-80 2½d rosy mauve plates 3 (3), 4 (4), 5 (2), 6 (6), 7 (4), 8 (4), 9 (2), 10 (3) & 14 (3). 2½d blue plates 17 (2), 19 (10) & 20 (4). 3d plates 11 (2), 14 (3), 15 (3), 17 (2), 18 (5) & 19 (2). Very mixed condition. Cat. £14,500+. £750
396 TWO ALBUMS with the mainly used untidy remaindered selection inc a small group of line engraved 1d, surface printed values to 1/-, 1902-10 2/6d to 10/-. 1940 Centenary issue in mint cylinder blocks of six. 1951 2/6d to £1 mint . Some are foxed but worth examination. (Few 100's). £120
397 STOCKBOOK with the early to modern mint & used accumulation inc. two mint sets of QV Jubilees to 1/- green plus two mint examples of the changed colours 1/- (condition of the aforementioned Jubilees a trifle mixed), KEVII to 1/- mint, KGV to 1/- mint plus a mint 2/6d with rounded SW corner, KGVI to 1/- mint, Festival high values mint and a range of later issues. (Few 100s). £240
398 ALBUM with the QV-KGVI mint & used collection inc. 1840 2d blue used (faults), 1d "Stars" marginal mint strip of 4, 1939-48 High value set mint & used, Festival high value set mint & used, a useful range of covers inc. 1951 Manchester-Belfast BEA flown cover, 1952 registered cover bearing KGVI 2½d & 6d with "MOBILE POST OFFICE" cancellation of the Great Yorkshire Show at Harrogate, etc. (Qty.). £200
399 STOCKBOOK with the most untidy accumulation of mostly used QV to KGVI duplicates inc surface printed issues to 10/-, KGV low value used multiples and postage dues. Very high catalogue value. (Some 100's). £500
400 STOCKBOOK the untidy disfunctinal mainly used accumulation of collector's duplicates inc perforated 1d reds with a emphasis on LC14 and plate number issues, 1870 1½d block of four (damaged) on piece and KEVII values to 10/- (poor). Very mixed condition. (Some 100's). £240
1-80
81-160
161-240
241-320
321-400
401-480
481-560
561-640
641-720
721-800
801-880
881-925
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