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Worldwide & Great Britain
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| Thursday 9 March 2007 |
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SALE 693
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| * = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by one star are subject to V.A.T. at 17·5%. ** = ONLY lots with their lot numbers prefixed by two stars are subject to V.A.T. at 5%. PLEASE NOTE: All lots in this auction are subject to the Buyers’ Premium of 15% (plus V.A.T. where appropriate) on their hammer prices. ALL BIDS WILL BE TAKEN AS EXCLUSIVE OF THIS PREMIUM |
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| HEAVY CARTONS, BOXES, ETC. |
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726 |
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TWO CARTONS with the extensive World-wide accumulation in 12 albums/stockbooks. (Few 1,000s). |
£90 |
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727 |
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TWO CARTONS with the modern accumulation in various albums, cover albums, etc. A particularly eclectic lot with a wide range of material from a wide range of countries. Viewing recommended. (Qty.). |
£75 |
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728 |
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CARTON with the extensive accumulation of stamps & covers including particularly useful sections of Czechoslovakia, French Guinea and Germany but with some interest in Hungary, Liberia, Nepal, etc. (Qty.). |
£240 |
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729 |
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CARTON with the varied accumulation in a binder, sundry small stockbooks, loose, etc. Strength in GB including a quantity of pre-decimal QEII issues in large multiples. (Qty.). |
£150 |
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730 |
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CARTON with the varied accumulation of stamps & covers with interest in Canada, Mauritius, St. Vincent & South Africa. (Qty.). |
£120 |
| SMALLER CARTONS, BOXES, ETC. |
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731 |
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SMALL CARTON with the Foreign accumulation inc. useful Austria, Belgium, Germany, etc. (Qty.). |
£120 |
| BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS |
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732 |
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CARTON with the mint collection/accumulation of QEII issues (much 1960s & 1970s) housed in four albums/stockbooks. A useful lot with several better sets/higher values in evidence. (Very many 100s). |
£200 |
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733 |
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CARTON with the extensive accumulation in two albums, sundry boxes, packets, on stockcards, etc. with particular interest in Australia. Careful viewing recommended. (Qty.). |
£120 |
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734 |
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SMALL CARTON with the interesting accumulation in two albums & on leaves. Better Falklands, S. Africa, S. Rhodesia, etc. (Qty.).
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£150 |
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735 |
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TWO IMPERIAL ALBUMS with the mint & used QV-KGV collection. The albums are not a "matched pair" (the second volume is a later edition) but nevertheless represent a good springboard for expansion. Much useful material to be found throughout including particularly useful GB, Canada and New Zealand. Careful viewing recommended. (Few 1,000s). |
£750 |
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736 |
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LARGE STOCKBOOK crammed with the extensive early to modern mint & used accumulation including many useful sets and singles. Better areas include Aden, Bermuda, Malaya, New Zealand, Rhodesia and Sudan. A little untidy but well worth careful inspection. (Few 1,000s). |
£750 |
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737 |
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ALBUM with much of merit inc. used GB Seahorses to 10/-, opts. on GB with values to 5/-, useful Ascension, Australia, Canada from 1897 with much of interest inc. values to $1 both mint & used, many KGVI mint sets to 1/- or equivalent, India values to 10r, Natal, O.F.S., Transvaal, Nyasaland, Swaziland etc.(Many 100's).
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£160 |
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738 |
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ROYAL VISIT TO SOUTHERN AFRICA, 1947 inc. Basutoland, Bechuanaland & Swaziland commemorated on covers, many registered with a variety of etiquettes and rubber stamps inc. fine boxed violet "R/ROYAL VISIT/BECH. PROT. 1947.LOBATSI/No.33823" (latter figures in black) with all 4 stamps tied by very fine "ROYAL VISIT/LOBATSI. BECH. PROT/17APR.. 47" double ring c.d.s., Basutoland KGVI 2/6, 5/- & 10/- on regd. cover each stamp being tied by fine "ROYAL VISIT/BASUTOLAND/11 III 47" double ring c.d.s. with another strike nearby and 1936 Johannesburg International Philatelic Exhn. ½d sheetlet cancelled by special large c.d.s. on official env. (13 covers + 24 stamps).
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£70 |
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739 |
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SOUTHERN AFRICA: Valuable mint and used collection in an album (mostly written up) inc. BASUTOLAND from SG.1, BECHUANALAND from 1887 with useful opts., CAPE OF GOOD HOPE comprising nine used triangles (of which four have clear margins) plus much later material, NATAL with many useful stamps from both reigns inc. KEVII £10 but unfortunately with fiscal cancellation, ORANGE FREE STATE/COLONY, extensive TRANSVAAL, UNION/REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA from 1910 to 1960 with values to 10/- inc. bi-lingual pairs & much of specialized interest, SOUTH-WEST AFRICA and SWAZILAND with shades, perf. & other varieties throughout. Condition ranges from poor to very fine. Cat. £4.558++. (Several 100's).
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£750 |
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740 |
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WEST INDIES mint & used QV - KGVI adhesives on album leaves (mainly written up) inc. ANTIGUA with values to 5/- both mint and used, BRITISH GUIANA with values to $1, BRITISH HONDURAS inc. surcharges, CAYMAN ISLANDS, DOMINICA, LEEWARD ISLANDS (inc. KGV 5d plate 10 pair & values to 5/-), MONTSERRAT from SG.1 onwards, ST. KITTS etc. with several 'better' stamps such as values to 5/- (2), ST. LUCIA, ST. VINCENT, TURKS AND CAICOS etc. with a useful selection of War Tax varieties & mint values to 10/- and VIRGIN ISLANDS (where only two of the stamps are used). Condition varies from fine to space-fillers. (Approx. 1,050).
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£500 |
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741 |
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WEST INDIES: The valuable mint & used collection on leaves extracted from an Imperial album including particularly useful ranges of Antigua, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada & Virgin Islands. Condition a little variable but a good little lot nevertheless. (Few 100s). |
£360 |
| FOREIGN COLLECTIONS |
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742 |
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LARGE CARTON with the extensive accumulation in 5 albums/stockbooks & in packets. An interesting lot with particularly useful Greece, Switzerland & U.S.A. (Few 1,000s). |
£120 |
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743 |
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POCKET BOOK with the early to modern duplicated mint & used Foreign selection inc. useful Italy & Monaco. (Approx. 200). |
£75 |
| WORLDWIDE POSTAL FORMS |
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744 |
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AUSTRIA: Miscellany c1890s-1950 inc. insured cash envelopes (4), parcel cards (4), various receipts (5), reg'd valeurs recouvrer E (1905), Vienna postmen's Post-Büchel (3, 1898-1915) etc. (20 items) |
£120 |
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745 |
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BELGIUM: Miscellany c1880s-1978 inc. fine example of the scarce 'postal slide-rule' calculating a range of postal rates, designed by Omarq, Paris (1930), scarce COD receipts 1885-1958 (3), fine 1908 reg'd Valeurs a Recouvrer cover, mail redirection and returned mail forms, the latter with use of postage dues etc. (11 items) |
£120 |
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746 |
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EGYPT: Attractive parcel cards 1925-41 (4) with high-value frankings inc. 1924 £1 value, 1956 COD Money Order form with postage dues plus 1951-61 pair of official covers, one registered, with multiple frankings of official stamps. Uncommon. (7 items) |
£120 |
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747 |
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FAR EAST: Interesting material inc. China (1929) PO telegraph receipt, 1988-92 parcel post receipts (2) and 1998 UK cover returned with large pink label; also Japan c1900 PO Savings Bank completed savings card, c1890 internal parcel post form and later (1927) receipt. All with stamps. Scarce items. (7 items) |
£140 |
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748 |
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FRANCE - AVIS DE RECEPTION: Interesting group c1873-1950 inc. AR for registered letter with pair of 10c Cérès brown on pink (1873), similar (1900) items with 10c Type Sage franking, international 'AR' reply card (1925) returned from London plus various later items inc. Gandon cancelled by boxed 'AR' h.s.(3). (12 items) |
£100 |
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749 |
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FRANCE - FRAUDULENT RE-USE OF STAMP: 1875 E to a military address, franked with a previously-used 25c stamp; compulsorily registered, with a '40' h.s. charge, it was endorsed Taxé pour timbre ayant déja servi. Included are the original documents from the subsequent investigation and prosecution of the writer. Scarce group. (3 items) PHOTO |
£100 |
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750 |
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FRANCE - PARCEL POST: Four items, 1926-41 inc. parcel card with unusual parcel label of the Messageries Maritimes (Marseille), multi-franked 1927 card (includes fiscal stamp) with boxed À DOMICILE, advice of non-delivery with 50c taxe stamp and 1941 SNCF parcel receipt for a parcel to a French POW in Stalag VB. (4 items) |
£100 |
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751 |
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FRANCE - C.O.D. / RECOUVRÉMENTS: Group of covers etc. 1901-55 inc. various PTT Valeurs Recouvrées envelopes with range of postage dues used as collection fees, two scarce report sheets, remboursement parcel card (1925), scarce military P.O. reg'd cover etc. (11 items) |
£120 |
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752 |
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FRANCE - 'SLIDE-RULE' POSTAGE CALCULATOR: Fine example of the rare card postal 'slide-rule' - this example produced for the Societé Normus of St Louis - with postal rates as applied in August 1927. A card insert that slides within a printed sleeve enables the calculation of rates for various weights of letter, card, samples, parcels, newspapers, insured mail, telegrams, mandats, COD etc. Very light crease to one side otherwise fine. PHOTO |
£100 |
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753 |
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FRANCE - STAMP COLLECTORS' SUBSCRIPTION CARDS: Scarce cards produced by the PTT authorising the collection of new issues of stamps 1942-45, each with 50f (2 inc. scarce use of pair of 25f 'Chenonceaux') or 100f stamps - one of the scarcer official usages of these issues - all fine. Also 1938-39 social security cards, contributions paid by means of multiple 2f or 5f postage stamps - again, a scarce official use. Good lot. (5 items) PHOTO |
£180 |
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754 |
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FRANCE - POST OFFICE MISCELLANY: Interesting group of PTT material inc. (1909) telegram with receipt, 1940 telephone bill with 1f20c fiscal, E for return of underpaid mail with 30f-worth of dues (1950), pneumatic mail inc, scarcer Pétain-uprated card with 4-line cachet concerning the registration of pneumatic mail, mail redirection cards (4) with fee paid in high-value stamps (1965-77), c1970 Cours Pratique training cover with '3f' label, unusual LETTRE MISSIVE label on cover (1936) etc. (22 items) |
£120 |
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755 |
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FRENCH COLONIES - AFRICA: Group of official covers, forms etc. c 1912-'50s inc. Guinée (reg'd valeurs recouvrées E noted), Gabon 1946 postal power of attorney with 10f fiscal, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta (mandat-carte), Dahomey, Sénegal, Tunisia inc. splendid 1913 parcel card with 50c. 1f & 2f stamps ex Kairouan plus coupon with a further 3 stamps inc. 5f pictorial etc. Useful lot.(14 items) |
£150 |
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756 |
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FRENCH COLONIES - ISLANDS: Interesting group of covers inc. Martinique (1921) reg'd recouvrements E with 30c franking, St. Pierre PTT cover to UK with 1f50c stamp (1933), Guadeloupe reg'd PTT e to Jamaica (1938) plus a later item and Réunion 1916 PTT reg'd E to Berne with 3-value franking of 50c. Uncommon material. (5 items) |
£100 |
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757 |
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FRENCH COLONIES - INDO-CHINA: Five items, 1932-50 inc. mandat-carte with ½c & 7c stamps, scarce 1935 airmail chargé AR receipt E to France with 15c (2) stamps, 1948 pink AR card to UK, scarce money-order card (1950) ex Cholon-Binhtay and a 1970 parcel forwarding form. (5 items) |
£100 |
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758 |
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HUNGARY: Interesting and unusual group inc. two scarce used Tavirat-lap telegram cards used 1889-90 with fees paid in stamps, three parcel cards inc. (1899) example with receipt attached and 1942 pair, various receipts inc. 3 telephone bills paid with 1945 inflation values and various PO receipts. (12 items) |
£100 |
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759 |
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IRELAND: Useful group inc. (1912) unused accounting form (corner fault), 1956 stamps available for sale - order form plus display booklet with 2pp of stamps to 1/3d, 1966 Dublin-Sligo TPO waybill, 1965-87 postage certificates (7) and 1979 form re: missing letter contents. Uncommon. (11 items) |
£75 |
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760 |
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ITALY - PARCEL POST, 1893-1981: Attractive & interesting group of parcel post items inc. parcel cards (4) one with unusual German Packetpost transit label, another with pink Tariffa speciale label and a third ex Istria with part COD triangular label and parcel post stamps; also two labels showing charges on undelivered parcels , damaged parcel form etc. (10 items) |
£100 |
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761 |
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ITALY: Miscellany inc. (1923) violet Postal Ministry E to Germany, 1938 airmail express cover to UK, invoices & receipts inc. radio licence fee (1940), useful postage due items 1957-84 inc. underpaid postcard paper cover affixed with due, concealing message from recipient! (19 items) |
£100 |
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762 |
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SIAM / THAILAND: Spectacular red parcel card used to Zurich (1931) with multiple franking inc. 1912 1b, also various certificates and forms 1956-86, many with stamps attached. Unusual. (29 items) PHOTO |
£75 |
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763 |
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SWITZERLAND: Various postal items inc. scarce poste restante pass (1930), mandat & recouvrement Es, COD letter (1934), 'Tellboy' receipts (2), mail redirection cards (2, 1922-69), postage due forms, parcel card etc. (15 items) |
£120 |
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764 |
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U.S.A. MISCELLANY: Interesting group of USPO items inc. scarce use of 3c official stamp on yellow PO envelope (1870), 1904 special delivery cover with unusual 8-line printed label explaining the system, 1907 registry bill fro mail to the Nevada gold field, 1890 E with label referring to detention for short-payment, various receipts inc. clerk hire, 1891-92 carrier's time sheets (2), 1914 'Postal Information' 40pp booklet, railway mail order (1903), registered package labels (4), postage due bills etc. (42 items) PHOTO |
£240 |
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765 |
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U.S.A. - P.O. FORMS: Group of 3 scarce quarterly accounting forms for 4th Class P.O.s 1863-72 inc. Newport (RI) & Wells Branch (Maine), 1881 stamp sales account for the same PO. Also similar but very early form for Mintown (1826) and (2001) scarce 'M Bag' label. Some splitting. (6 items) |
£100 |
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766 |
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U.S.A. POST OFFICE RECORD BOOKS: 1910-12 Printed ledger ex U.S International Money Order Office completed at Lawrenceville (Ga); also 1902-07 use of two printed Postmaster's Account & Record Book at the same PO inc. stamp accounts and different classes of business etc. Mixed condition. (3 items) |
£100 |
| GREAT BRITAIN - POSTAL FORMS ETC. |
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767 |
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ADVICE OF RECEIPT: Group of uncommon 'AR' cards, 1935-90, each with stamp to pay fee inc.KGV 3d on pink card from USA, card returned from Lithuania (1947), 1952 card returned from USSR etc. (10 items) |
£100 |
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768 |
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P.O. BOX RENTAL: Trio of scarce early receipts inc. annual 'Box-Rent' charge printed memo for 26/- with Bristol cds for Xmas Day 1844 - the first we have seen of this type. Also 1876 -1914 pair of receipts for rental of 'Private Bags', the earlier with fine PO blue receipt form dated at Tipperary, the later ex Dunkeld. (3 items) PHOTO |
£150 |
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769 |
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BUSINESS REPLY SERVICE: Interesting group inc. 1932 4pp leaflet explaining the system,, taxed item with boxed red NO E.C.LICENCE, 1933-37 US & Canadian examples, 1983 recorded delivery cover with boxed PRIORITY, various accounts for the service etc. (13 items) |
£100 |
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770 |
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CERTIFICATES etc.: Group inc. registered letter receipts 1851-90 (9), 1895 certificate of acceptance of reg'd mail by rural postman, unregistered packets (3, 1928-61), OHMS reg'd E for medals (1945), opened & returned reg'd E (1972), PO training school reg'd pair (1989) etc. (24 items) |
£100 |
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771 |
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DAMAGED & SCREENED MAIL: Interesting group inc. (1997) 8-line DAMAGED BY WATER cachet, various damaged mail forms, three fire-damaged covers 1978-95 one with paper label, another with DAMAGED BY FIRE/IN PILLAR BOX h.s. Compensation forms inc. 1887 example (unused), and three screened covers inc. red CHECKED on 2001 Anthrax scare inspection, CLEARED/10 DOWNING STREET (1974) & 1986 HM Treasury security examination cachet. (22 items) |
£140 |
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772 |
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MONEY ORDERS & OTHER SPECIAL SERVICES: 1899 Scarce international mandat E to France with London official cds, 1904 certificate of issue with CARLISLE/M.O.O. cds, 1847 GPO red-printed Money Order EL with crowned PAID cds, QEII Postal Orders (4); also 1926 unused COD money order card, 1962 trio of special request Express Mail forms with different fees etc. (14 items) |
£100 |
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773 |
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PARCEL POST: Substantial group inc. uncommon Foreign parcel receipt (1899) with 5d stamp plus similar inland example (1890, some foxing) with 2d stamp; KGVI express parcel tag plus OHMS label used on parcel with 9d stamp, various receipts and forms, compensation claims etc. mainly with postage or postage due stamps affixed. (54 items) |
£160 |
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774 |
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PARCEL POST: Two scarcer items - 1908 large piece of parcel with KEVII 1d (3), rubber-stamped PARCEL POST 'label' of Leicester Square and red COACH/ROAD-BORNE; also 1919 parcel card for package of needles ex Redditch to Sweden with fine (affected by crease) red label PARCEL CONTAINING PROHIBITED/OR RESTRICTED GOODS POSTED UNDER/PRIVY COUNCIL LICENCE. (2 items) PHOTO |
£100 |
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775 |
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PARCEL POST BILLS: Printed parcel post accountancy bills inc. (1941) 4 to USA with London parcel section (3) or 'I & F PP/LIVERPOOL' cds, 1966 pair to Khartoum or Yokohama - the latter with fine 'I&FPP/SOUTHAMPTON' cds; 1927 trio of bills for overseas parcels carried on named ships with 'F&CPP/LIVERPOOL' d.s. (10 items) |
£100 |
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776 |
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POSTAGE DUE: Interesting group inc. (1926) compulsorily registered cover with 1d dues (6), unusual 1944 reg'd E with previously-used stamps and PO enquiry label attached plus 1d dues (3), 1970 incoming E ex Rhodesia with strip of 2d dues (3) and invalid stamps label, postage due collection cards, PO box rental (1992) paid with dues and 1987 form with £62.55 collected in the form of postage dues. (12 items) PHOTO |
£100 |
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777 |
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POST OFFICE SAVINGS: Two early pass-books inc. 1882 example ex Stockton on Tees and 1910 Highgate; pair of deposit slips (1898), 1891 PO Business E to Switzerland with 2½d stamp, (1920) part-filled 1d stamp savings card plus similar for National Savings and another WWI War Savings card with 6d stamps; later National Savings books of various types, some with stamps etc. (25 items) |
£120 |
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778 |
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RAILWAY MAIL: Attractive and scarce example of a 'RAILEX' cover (1947) with red-printed EXPRESS label plus large LNER 4d parcel stamp ex Sunderland; also 1954-65 trio inc. uncommon striped BR 'T.C.F.' label plus SR parcel ticket ex Dartford, the two others to Chatham ex Maidstone West or Whitstable & Tankerton. (4 items) PHOTO |
£150 |
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779 |
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REDIRECTED MAIL: P.O. forms connected with redirection & redelivery inc. (1917) Evesham receipt for redelivery of mail, 1930 RLO enquiry card, QEII covers returned from abroad with various labels/cachets (5), requests for redirection with high-value Machins (5) etc. (16 items) |
£100 |
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780 |
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TARIFF LEAFLETS etc: Interesting group of P.O. leaflets etc. inc. Inland Book Rate handbill (1915), Inland Sample Post (1932), 1915 PPC with postal rates, Indian airmails (1929), 1937 European airmail rates, 1938 COD booklet plus nice Art Deco 'Second Class Mail for Abroad', regulations for printing & embossing private stationery, various tariff 'stickers' on QEII overseas mail etc. (33 items) |
£100 |
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781 |
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TELEGRAMS: Substantial collection in two folders inc. very scarce 1882 P.O.Telegraphs form for forwarding a message to Germany with two 1d stamps, 1891 use of telegram E to France with 2½d stamp, 1937-70 Greetings Telegrams (6), 1914 form for delivery failure, various telegram forms with QEII stamps affixed inc. two examples of PO copies etc. (57 items)
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£200 |
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782 |
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P.O. TRAINING: 1958 Foolscap notebook containing information sheets and stuck-down examples of mail prepared by a trainee in the Army Postal Service, based in N.Ireland, inc. some non-postal information. Also a smaller book c1950 with PO training notes and a few examples of labels & stationery. (2 items) |
£80 |
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783 |
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MISCELLANY: 1939 GPO Civilian Billeting card, (1925) form ex Deed Marking Branch, 1920 typewritten note re: railway mail accounting with scarce TAUNTON STATION GREAT WESTERN RLY. cds, 1914-18 PO Telephone items (2) inc. receipt, 1944 Union of PO Workers card, 1925 long-service certificate embossed with PMG's seal etc. (33 items)
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£120 |
| BRITISH EMPIRE - POSTAL FORMS ETC. |
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784 |
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AFRICA: Variety of PO forms etc. inc. (1891) 6d stamp ex Pretoria on telegram E to Portuguese E.Africa, CGH 1d stamp on 1907 parcel post receipt, scarce use of Natal Army Telegraph E to UK (1900) with 1d stamp, pair of Rhodesia & Nyasaland parcel forms with high frankings (1957-61) plus (1957) certificate of postage, 1948 SA parcel form with 6/5d in stamps plus (1932) 4d airmail E on OHMS foreign money order business and 1⁄2d 'springbok' DOUANE on 1⁄2d-franked UK printed matter cover (1937) etc. Good lot. (13 items) PHOTO |
£160 |
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785 |
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AUSTRALIA - NEW SOUTH WALES, 1856-82: Bundle of original documents OHMS covers inc. stamp receipt advice, money order office transfers, registered mail receipt, registered list, letters, requisition & memo forms etc. showing the workings of NSW post offices in the second half of the 19th century. (50 items) |
£150 |
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786 |
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AUSTRALIA - TASMANIA: Useful group of postal forms etc. c1860s-1914 inc. four letter-bills 1860-80, three reg'd letter lists (1912), 1914 mail advice sheets (3), 1898 Money Order E ex Zeehan, telegram receipt, three pink daily account sheets for Woodsdale PO (1913) etc. Also 1901 telegram form used to test East Melbourne duplex cancellation. (14 items)
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£120 |
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787 |
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CANADA: Useful group of PO items, many with KGV stamps, inc. (1928) scarce receipt for delivery of circulars (inc. $1 orange) and three AR cards, 1887 letter bill ex Cache Creek, various AR items 1890-1973 (8), 1928 airmail schedule, 1959 cover with scarce 'Non-transmissible' h.s., COD parcel tags etc. (21 items) |
£140 |
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788 |
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INDIA: Five part (as usual) telegram forms with multiple frankings of Government Telegraph stamps 1880-1905, 1931 telegram receipt, 1945-48 customs forms with KGVI stamps (2), 1949 telegram with Gandhi 1½a & 13a stamps plus 1950 telegram, 1907 receipt fro reg'd mail, radio license booklet etc. Also Travancore (1921) and Jaipur (1946) certificates with official stamps and a 1938 bundle slip ex Rangoon. (17 items) |
£120 |
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789 |
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WEST INDIES: Attractive trio of Barbados covers 1943-49 inc. reg'd OHMS (2) and Money Order items; 1944 St Kitts Nevis Money Order cover with 2d (2) & 4d stamps, Jamaica telegram receipt (1956) and three airmail bills (1968). (8 items) |
£80 |
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790 |
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MISCELLANY: Interesting group inc. attractive (1937) insured letter ex Aden with 2a, 3a & 8a franking, Australian parcel receipt (1940s) and 1942 parcel card, New Zealand inc. 1949 parcel form with 6/- pink official stamp, telegram receipts 1903-50 (2), 1904 box rental and telephone receipts, two Malta certificates 1986-88 etc. (17 items)PHOTO |
£120 |
| POSTAL FORMS - SPECIAL STUDIES |
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791 |
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ADVICE OF RECEIPT: Group of uncommon, distinctively-coloured cards used in the AR system inc. Australia, Portugal (6, 1937-44), Mozambique (1942) & Cape Verde (1975), Bohemia & Moravia (1942), early (1898) Indian parcel receipt card, Guatemala, Iran, Bulgaria, USA, Italy (7, 1893-1955), unusual German Morocco (1914) postage certificate etc. (28 items)
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£140 |
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792 |
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MONEY ORDERS: Fine, substantial group of scarce money order cards inc. Portuguese India (1959) card with fiscals, scarce blue Belgian form with 25c stamps (3, 1914), 1890 Turkey international MO, useful group of Italian items 1892-1975 (9 inc. 4 attractive, stamped Cartolina-Vaglia), Romania (4 inc. attractive multi-franked 1907 card), Bulgaria, Latvia, Switzerland etc. (32 items)
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£200 |
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793 |
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MONEY ORDERS - USA, CANADA & BRAZIL: Interesting group of scarce MO items inc. USA 1892-1908 group of four different types of 'Advice of US Postal Money Order' forms, an 1889 order from Barkerville, British Columbia and (1924) stamped MO card used within Brazil. (6 items) |
£100 |
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794 |
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POSTAL PASSPORTS - ITALY: Group of four scarce postal 'passports' enabling holders to collect registered or insured items, each with photograph and fee paid in stamps, in accordance with UPU regulations - inc. scarcer early example (1918) in hard covers and four violet cards 1935-60. (5 items) |
£180 |
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795 |
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POSTAL PASSPORTS - NETHERLANDS & COLONIES: Scarce UPU postal passports inc. four issued 1936-55 with different fees inc. scarce use of the large format Wilhelmina 5g; also a very unusual example issued at Padang (NEI) in 1946. (5 items) |
£150 |
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796 |
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POSTAL PASSPORTS: Interesting trio of scarce PO passports with single stamps paying fees inc. Austria (1966) with 6s stamp, Germany Third Reich example (1944) with 50pf stamp & Sweden (1930) with 50o stamp. (3 items) PHOTO |
£100 |
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797 |
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PARCEL POST CARDS: Attractive and interesting group of stamped cards c1900-81 with material from Mexico (1926), Uruguay (1917), Smyrna (1915), Persia (1917), Saar (1932 - with green 'mandat' label), scarce 1915 trio from Russia to Finland, 1926 Netherlands COD card etc. (20 items) |
£120 |
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798 |
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P.O. SAVINGS BANKS: Uncommon material inc. scarce completed savings card ex S.Rhodesia (1954), similar (1913) cards ex USA & Germany (1943 Hitler Youth Savings Bank); further stamped savings cards from Netherlands (1905), Germany (1959) and Belgium (5, 1885-98) etc. (13 items) |
£120 |
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799 |
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TELEGRAMS: Unusual group inc. five wireless telegrams with envelopes 1930-50 (4 different types), 1924 Germany telegraph address change form with 20m stamps (3), scarce 1939 USSR telegram with 1r20k in stamps, scarce stamped telegraph receipts rom Poland (1922) and the Philippines (1884 - with 14 stamps!), 1906 stamped receipt for foreign telegram ex Turkey etc. (15 items) |
£120 |
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800 |
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MISCELLANY: Most interesting group of PO forms etc. inc. (1845) Chile PO receipt to US Frigate 'Congresso' for carriage of ship letters, Netherlands railway letter (1970), Lebanon receipt for reg'd mail (1925), 1859-71 pair of German insured letter receipts, Argentina receipts for PO box rental (2, 1949), COD cards from Croatia (1919 & 1944), scarce use of the SERBIEN - optd Yugoslav 1d (7) on 1941 PO form, early Persian PO stamped receipt, Belgium telephone bill (1909) etc. (38 items) |
£150 |
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