|
961 |
 |
VERY SCARCE 1940 NEW YORK FAIR F.D.C.:Fine example of the scarce '1940' overprinted set [SG 257-260] on registered, illustrated FDC to USA with Reykjavik 'bridge-type' cds cancellations; scarce and attractive. PHOTO |
£240 |
|
962 |
|
MULTI-FRANKED COVERS TO THE UK: 1940 Registered E ex Reykjavik to The British & Foreign Bible Society with multiple franking inc. pair of 1940 NY World's Fair issue; also (1942) cover to the same address with 1e 'codfish' block of four plus 1933 philanthropy 10a + 10a etc. and PC90 censor label. (2 items) |
£100 |
|
963 |
|
1952-57 25kr FDCs: Pair of registered printed FDC envelopes ex Reykjavik to the UK franked with 1952 25k [SG 308] or 1957 25k [SG 349], each cancelled by Reykjavik FDI cds. (2 items)
|
£100 |
|
964 |
|
ESPERANTO COVERS: 1920 PPC (Hvammstanga) to France, written in Esperanto and franked with 'double head' 4a & 6a (the latter particularly scarce on cover) with Hvammstanga cds; also 1924 E to Huddersfield ex Flatey Island, addressed in Esperanto, franked with 20a pair ex Reykjavik and with fine boxed 'Skipsbrief' h.s. (2 items) |
£100 |
|
965 |
|
BERGEN 'PAQUEBOT' MAIL: Trio of covers, 1923-37 to Norway (20 or Sweden and franked t the 20a rate, each with a mainly fine strike of the Bergen boxed rubber 'Paquebot' h.s., the latest example showing deterioration of the frame. (3 items)
|
£120 |
|
966 |
|
BERGEN PAQUEBOT - STRAIGHT-LINE MARKS: 1926-35 Three items to Denmark (2) or UK with various frankings (postcard with Freemasonry label attached) showing fine strikes of Bergen s/l 'Paquebot' mark in black (2) or violet, the last with additional boxed 'Paquebot' of Reykjavik. Useful group. (3 items) |
£120 |
|
967 |
|
POSTAL STATIONERY CARDS: Small collection of fine used stationery post-cards c1880-1925 at inland and foreign rates inc. 1919 provisional overprint, 1880 8a card etc. Inspection recommended. (16 items) |
£100 |
| INDIA |
|
968 |
|
1930 (11 Dec.) large piece of OHMS packet ex New Delhi to the Secretary of State for India bearing a wealth of adhesives inc. KEVII Official 2r on 10r (6) & 5r (6) plus KGV Service 1r (13); 1931 (24 Sept.) Parcels label to the same addressee ex Simla with a mixture of stamps inc. KEVII Official 5r (4) & KGV Service 2r (11). Also outsize 1951 registered cover ex Tangier to London bearing 1d (2), 2d (7) & 2/6d adhesives. (3 items). |
£75 |
| INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES |
|
969 |
|
MISCELLANY of mint & used stamps on 'Imperial' album leaves inc. BAMRA, BARWANI inc. perf. x imperf., BHOPAL inc. imperf. and stamps optd. "SERVICE", BIJAWAR, BUNDI, CHARKHARI, extensive COCHIN inc. values to 10a and a good range of "ON/C G/S" opts. DUTTIA, HYDERABAD inc. Official stamps, INDORE, JAIPUR inc. fresh mint, JAMMU & KASHMIR, JIND, KISHANGARH, MORVI, NAWANAGAR, POONCH, SIRMOOR inc. 'Official' stamps, SORUTH and TRAVANCORE. Much of interest throughout though inevitably mixed condition. (Several 100's). |
£300 |
| JAMAICA |
|
970 |
|
MISCELLANY of mint and used adhesives issued between 1860 & 1952 written up on album leaves with some postmark interest, shades, colour changes, QV and KGV values to 5/- mint & 2/- used, KGVI values to 10/- mint & 5/- used and a few Revenues. Cat. c. £980. (184).
|
£160 |
|
971 |
|
PRESTAMP MAIL: 1846 EL ex Kingston to Bermuda "Via St. Thomas" with Kingston double-ring d.s. of 8 June on reverse enclosing "Dr. Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer" of Friday 5 June (fascinating contents). Letters from Jamaica to Bermuda at this time are very uncommon. Plus 1859 large part E ex Pear Tree Grove to Spanish Town with double-ring c.d.s. of 4 Jan. of the former and circular d.s. of 5 Jan. of the latter. Foster's book opines that this was the last day of use of the Pear Tree Grove d.s. but this is open to question. (2 covers, 1 issue of the "Mercantile Intelligencer"). |
£100 |
|
972 |
|
G.B. USED IN JAMAICA - MORANT BAY/MONTEGO BAY: 1859 (10 June) EL ex Morant Bay to Kingston bearing 4d tied through adhesive by "A59" cancellation with "MORANT BAY" circular datestamp on reverse. Plus 1859 (21 March) cover (faults) bearing 4d (2) with two strikes of the "A57" cancellation ex Montego Bay to Kingston. Both have contents relating to sugar plants. (2). PHOTO |
£150 |
|
973 |
|
G.B. USED IN JAMAICA - SAVANNAH-LA-MAR: 1859 (2 July) large part E ex Savannah-La-Mar to Kingston bearing 4d rose pair tied by "A75" cancellation.Scarce thus as the "A75" was a very short-lived cancellation. Also a horizontal pair of 1d reds with "A44" cancellation. BPA Cert. (1992) states that the pair is "Wmk. Large Crown Perf. 14 Die II used with A44 cancellation of Goshen" and opines it to be genuine. (1 cover, 1 pair of off-cover adhesives). |
£120 |
|
974 |
|
G.B. USED IN JAMAICA: 1860 (10 May) E sent internally to "4 Paths P.O." bearing 1d red strip of four (some oxidization) tied by "A01" cancellations, 1860 front ex Kingston to Penrith bearing wing margin 6d tied "A01" cancellation & an off-cover 4d rose with a further example of same. (3 items). PHOTO |
£120 |
|
975 |
|
BISECTED 6d ON ENVELOPE EX KINGSTON TO MONTEGO BAY: 1865 (November) env. addressed to Montego Bay bearing a bisected 6d cancelled by manuscript cross and with additional m/s "3" charge mark alongside. Only the 1d value was permitted to be bisected and the recipient was correctly charged 3d postage due. PHOTO |
£180 |
|
976 |
|
1d BISECTS USED LEGALLY IN LIEU OF ½d ADHESIVES: 1866 (7 Nov.) EL (some staining) ex St. Ann's Bay to Claremont bearing a 1d blue bisected and tied by "A73" cancellation, a portion of the "Public Opinion" journal (24 Sept. 1870) bearing defective 1d blue plus a bisected example of same with "A34" cancellation of Claremont addressed to Gordon Town. Also two forged examples of the bisected 1d on 1863/65 Es addressed to Montego Bay. (4 items). |
£150 |
|
977 |
|
ST. ANN'S BAY: 1866 (23 May) env. (roughly opened at reverse) bearing Pineapple wmk. 1/- tied by "A73" cancellation plus 1867 env. to London (part of reverse missing) bearing 1/- brown tied through the adhesive by a further strike of same with poor Kingston c.d.s. on the reverse. (2). PHOTO |
£120 |
|
978 |
|
INCOMING MAIL EX ST. THOMAS: 1871 (17 Feb.) EL ex St. Thomas bearing GB 4d vermilion tied by oval "C51" in black with red "ST. THOMAS/PAID" datestamp alongside with scarce handstruck "1" of Kingston applied on arrival (23 Feb. c.d.s. on reverse). Scarce and attractive cover. PHOTO |
£150 |
|
979 |
|
LATER Q.V. MAIL: 1878-1904 selection inc. 1881 cover ex Kingston to the UK with 4d pair tied by "A01" cancellation, 1882 Legal document ex Spanish Town to Kingston bearing 1d blue pair with "A76" cancellation, 1882 env. to London bearing 2d strip of four (two are defective) tied by "A01" cancellations, 1882 env. (flap missing) to Cambridge with 1d (2) & 2d (3) adhesives, 1884 env. registered to Manchester with a further strip of four & 1904 registered cover from Clarendon to Kingston, 1885 (9 Jan.) cover ex Kingston to Colchester (Winch Bros.) with 2d (2, one defective) adhesives cancelled by "A01" obliterators (purportedly the last day of use of same) an off-cover 2d adhesive with "TRANSIT" h.s. etc. (8 covers plus a piece and an off-cover adhesive). |
£150 |
|
980 |
|
LLANDOVERY FALLS ISSUE: Group of covers, cards & off-cover adhesives inc. 1902 PPC of Constant Spring Hotel with 1d slate-black & red tied by two strikes of the boxed "CONSTANT SPRING/JAMAICA" temporary rubber , 1902 cover to London bearing a further example of same tied by "BALACLAVA/JAMAICA" c.d.s. and with semi-circular "TOO LATE" mark alongside, 1903 opened out env. ex Montego Bay to Spanish Town bearing 1d slate-black & red with unusual insect nibbling, spectacular 1904 registered front ex Savanna La Mar to London bearing 1d Falls plus 3d defin. being part of a printed envelope of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee & sundry off-cover adhesives with postmark interest. (2 covers, 1 card, 1 front and 8 off-cover adhesives plus 14 other adhesives collected for postmark interest). |
£150 |
|
981 |
|
KEVII/KGV COVERS & CARDS: The interesting collection of covers/cards & pieces inc. 1907 PPC of Harbor Street after the earthquake bearing GB KEVII ½d (2) tied by rectangular boxed "PAQUEBOT" cancellations with oval violet "ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY/Posted on the High Seas" oval cachet, 1907 PPC of earthquake damage bearing GB KEVII 1d tied by "TRANSITO/COLON" c.d.s. with a further strike of same overstriking "THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY/Posted on High Sea" oval cachet, 1912 PPC bearing GB 1d red tied by "TRANSITO/COLON" violet rubber cancellation & with matching violet oval "POSTED ON THE/HIGH SEAS", 1932 "Panton" cover with Caymans ½d & 1½d adhesives used as postage dues, 1935 PPC bearing SJ 1d with large "UNITED FRUIT COMPANY/POSTED/ON THE/HIGH SEAS/AUG 30 1935/PURSER/SS CALAMARES", etc. (39 covers/cards, 5 pieces & 3 off-cover adhesives).
|
£200 |
|
982 |
|
WWI RED CROSS LABELS ON OVERSEAS MAIL: 1916 printed env. advertising the "Jamaica Tobacco Co." bearing KGV 21⁄2d in conjunction with Red Cross label (s/l "JAMAICA" between aeroplane and Red Cross) addressed to Haiti plus remarkable large part env. to Wales bearing Arms type 1⁄2d block of 4 in conjunction with un overprinted Red Cross label and GB 2d postage due adhesive.(2 items). PHOTO |
£120 |
|
983 |
|
KGVI COVERS/CARDS: The fascinating collection of covers/cards inc. WWII censored (encircled "13") cover to England per Transatlantic Clipper bearing 1½d (2) & 2/- adhesives, WWII cover to the USA with magenta scalloped "MILITARY CENSOR/Y/FORCE/NO.1" (ex Canadian Forces in Jamaica), incredible wooden box lid sent from Leeds to a firm in Jamaica with GB 3d, 4d & 1/- Postage dues.,1942 cover registered from Faith's Pen to Brown Town bearing KGVI ½d & 4d defins. tied by violet "FAITHS PEN/JAMAICA" oval temporary rubber datestamp, 1948 flown registered cover to London bearing KGVI 5/- defin. ("MANDEVILLE" c.d.s. plus blue crayon registration mark), etc. (20 covers/cards, wooden box lid & a few pieces). |
£150 |
|
984 |
|
QEII COVERS/CARDS: The collection of QEII covers & cards inc. 1959 cover ex Benfleet to Trinidad with rectangular boxed "MISSENT TO JAMAICA B.W.I.", 1961 cover ex Eastbourne to Trinidad with a similar mark, six other covers ex Finland, France,Netherlands, USA & West Germany with various Missent marks, sundry Tax marks, Instructional marks, Maritime marks, etc.(26). |
£120 |
|
985 |
|
POSTAL FISCALS: 1886-96 group comprising 1894 cover ex Port Royal to a Colonel in the Army Medical Service at Up Park Camp bearing Telegraphs 3d lilac cancelled by two examples of the Port Royal c.d.s., 1886 (17 Feb.) env. ex Half Way Tree to "H. Kemble, Esq., Camp Cottage, Camp P/O" bearing 1/- postal fiscal tied by Half Way Tree c.d.s. (early use of this adhesive on cover), 1896 cover (faults) registered to Woodbridge (Suffolk) bearing 1/- postal fiscal tied by oval "JAMAICA/REGISTERED", 1893 front addressed to Kingston bearing 3d postal fiscal tied by "HAGLY GAP" squared circle & 1899 front registered to Southampton bearing postal fiscal 1/- in conjunction with 3d (2) postage stamps. (5). PHOTO |
£180 |
|
986 |
|
POSTAL STATIONERY: The unused & used QV selection inc. 1901 ½d card (faults) addressed to "Miss Julia Delgado, 26 Duke Street"cancelled by Kingston Squared Circle and showing diamond-shaped "STREET/LETTER BOX/JAMAICA" and boxed "RETURNED/LETTER BRANCH/13 NO 91/JAMAICA" plus red s/l "UNCLAIMED", 1877 (16 Aug.) second provisional type PC with boxed "ADVERTISED" & "RETURNED/LETTER BRANCH/13 SEP 77/JAMAICA", 1896 ½d brown postal stat. card uprated with ½d adhesive & addressed to Barbados, 1900 US 1c card uprated with 1c Franklin adhesive ex Philadelphia to Constant Springs, Jamaica, etc. (8). |
£120 |
|
987 |
|
"SPECIMEN" OVERPRINTS: The small group of adhesives with "SPECIMEN" opts. comprising 1900-01 Llandovery Falls pair,KGV 1/- black/green, KGV 2½d, 6d & 1/- Pictorials, 1923 Child Welfare set & QV Official ½d green. The odd tone spot but chiefly good to fine. (10). |
£100 |
|
988 |
|
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY 6d ESSAY WITH "SPECIMEN" OVERPRINT READING DOWNWARDS: 1921 6d Abolition of Slavery essay on Script Ca wmk. paper with "SPECIMEN" opt. reading downwards. Minor gum faults probably resulting from not particularly careful presentation in a Hawid type mount. SG. Cat. £700. PHOTO |
£150 |
| LEVANT - THE ORIENT EXPRESS |
|
989 |
|
RARE EARLY USE OF DIE II "EXPRESS D' ORIENT" LABEL ON REGISTERED ENVELOPE TO GERMANY:1889 (19 Aug.) GB 2d blue registration env. (G size) used from Constantinople to Hamburg franked with 80pa on 5d and an upper left corner example of the rose Die II "Express D' Orient" label (this label probably adjoined the example in lot 274 in Cavendish's 14 March 1997 auction) tied by fine "BRITISH POST OFFICE/C/CONSTANTINOPLE" c.d.s. with oval framed "R" struck below. Small trace of gum staining on top margin. A good early use of tye Die II label. PHOTO |
£750 |
| MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS |
|
990 |
|
MISCELLANY of chiefly used stamps on old 'Imperial' leaves inc. an unused example of SG.15 with a firm 'chop', postally used values to $5 and various high values with fiscal cancellations. Also a group of some mint but mainly used Malayan States inc. an extensive group of Johore with values to $2, useful Kedah, F. M. S. with postally used values to $1 and the odd fiscal cancellation inc. one dated 1911 on a $5 adhesive. Condition varies from poor to fine. (Approx. 350). |
£180 |
|
991 |
|
THREE ITEMS OF POSTAL STATIONERY - TWO UPRATED WITH PERFINS:1906 (26 April) 10c "G" size registered env uprated with 8c pair (B.M.C. tete-beche perfins) used from Singapore to Germany with boxed registered d.s. 1907 (7 Sept) 1⁄2c postcard uprated with B.M.C. perfin 1c pair and 5c from Singapore to Germany. 1902 (30 Oct) QV 3c postcard used from Singapore to Rendsburg re-directed to Heide. Slight surface rubbing on the cards. (3 items). PHOTO |
£100 |
| MALTA |
|
992 |
|
RARE RED WAX LAZARETTO SEAL ON COVER EX EGYPT TO FRANCE: 1840 (26 April) EL (minor disinfection toning; still fine & attractive) from Alexandria to Marseilles with fine two-ring "ALEXANDRIE/EGYPTE" cds & red boxed "PAQUEBOT/DE LA/MEDITERRANNEE" on the front & charged "10" but also having a 75% legible oval red wax seal on the reverse; "OPENED & RESEALED/(Crown)/.GR/LAZARETTO OF MALTA" on the lower flap. Late usage for this seal (LAZ-S5). |
£150 |
| MAURITIUS |
|
993 |
|
1848 Barnard issue. Intermediate impression 2d blue with clear to good margins & central "Target" cancellation. Tiny scissor cut at foot, thinned & creased. BPA Cert. (1989). A scarce adhesive nevertheless. SG.14, Cat. £2,250. PHOTO |
£240 |
|
994 |
|
OVAL PACKET LETTER DATE STAMP: 1851 E to London endorsed "Via Suez" with a very fine strike of the large oval "PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS/FE 10/1851". Also 1880 E to France with 17c provisional cancelled by Mauritius duplex with fine red octagonal "POSS AN/PAQ. FR T No.2" d.s.and 1969 "SHIP LETTER" cancellation. Useful trio. (3). |
£75 |
| MEXICO |
| ** |
995 |
|
'FRANQUEADO EN MEXICO' ON TRANSATLANTIC COVERS: 1852-53 Pair of ELs to UK or France with good to fine strikes of the scarce circular FRANQUEADO EN MEXICO cds in black or blue, the lattter with boxed COLONIES/&c ART 13. Also three items ex USA inc. 1852 stampless EL with New York 'PAID 3 Cts.' cds plus two 1870s covers with stamps uncancelled. (5 items) EX CHARLESS HAHN. |
£120 |
| NATAL |
|
996 |
|
1859 1d on rose paper cut square with usual variable embossing & lightly struck barred cancellation. Tiny hinge thin. SG.2. |
£75 |
| NETHERLANDS |
|
997 |
|
SCARCE "GEZUIVERD" MARKS, ETC. ON DISINFECTED MAIL: 1832 pair of ELs ex Hamburg/Breslau to London with mostly fine to v. fine red "GEZUIVERD" (disinfected) marks on top flap & front respectively; plus a Feb. 1831 EL (? with some disinfection toning) ex Breslau to London with Arnhem transit mark but no Gezuiverd mark. The two Breslau covers with "SHIP LETTER/LONDON" c.d.s.'s. Scarce trio. (3). |
£100 |
| NETHERLANDS COLONIES |
|
998 |
|
EAST INDIES: Collection of stationery cards c1890s with good variety of cancellations inc. scarcer straight-line types, Penang and Singapore postal agent d.s., NED:INDIE/OVER/NAPELS or GENUA (2), boxed NED:INDIE/STOOMSHEPEN/RECHTSREEKS, French paquebot d.s. etc. Inspection recommended. (91 items) |
£120 |
|
999 |
|
EAST INDIES - COVER MISCELLANY: Interesting group inc. 1817 letter to USA written on board the 'Patterson' off the Button (Cape Bota?) in the Strts of Sunda with nice scroll-type SHIP mark, (1946) E ex Medan with six different values of Japanese Occupation opts. with INDONESIA/PTT h.s. , 1929 attractive reg'd E ex Tandjong to France with oval h.s. of the SS 'Plancius' cancelling stamps, 1934-38 pair of covers with dues (one much-travelled and much-dued!), 1947 veldpost item ex Semarang, stationery etc. Good lot. (39 items)
|
£150 |
| NEW GUINEA |
|
1000 |
|
POSTMARKS chiefly on pairs & multiples (many of them imprint or positional) on a wide range of adhesives inc. AITAPE, FINCHHAFEN AND MADANG all on blocks of four different value Huts, AITAPE (again), AMBUNTI (two different types of cancellation) & KOKOPO (latter first day of issue) on strips of up to six Huts and many other postmarks inc. BRISBANE, GASMATA, MOROBE, NAMATANAI, RABAUL, SYDNEY & TALASEA. (111 stamps). |
£300 |
|
1001 |
|
POSTMARKS: Magnificent selection on Huts (several with O.S. opts.), Bird of Paradise & later adhesives with values to 2/- most identified by Powell numbers inc. AMBUNTI (27 from Huts to KGVI), AITAPE (30 also from Huts to KGVI but inc. 1937 Coronation in imprint pairs), ANGORAM (11 inc. more examples of the same imprint pairs), BUKA PASSAGE (13), BULOLO (4), EDIE CREEK (19), FINCHHAFEN (10), GASMATA [Powell 99 & 100] (7 of each), KAVIENG [Powell 41] (16), KAVIENG [Powell 45], KOKOPO (22), KIETA (2), LAE (4), MADANG (14 inc. one 'roo), MANUS (9), MARIENBERG (3), NAMATANAI (30), SALAMAUA [Powell 107] (12), SALAMAUA [Powell 108] (5), TALASEA (22) and WAU (8). Previously priced to sell at £4,170. (276). |
£1800 |
|
1002 |
|
POSTMARKS - TALASEA: Selection all on Huts adhesives, all optd. "O S" and all with part imprint comprising 4d value strip of four, 6d value strip of three and pairs of 9d & 2/- values (latter corner marginal). Previously priced to sell @ £700. (11). |
£260 |
| NEW HEBRIDES/VANUATU |
| ** |
1003 |
|
1963 Game Fishing 20c imperforate proof mounted on official Harrison & Sons Presentation card (102 x 107mm). A couple of trivial tone spots.
|
£60 |
| NEW ZEALAND DEPENDENCIES ETC. |
|
1004 |
|
AITUTAKI: 1917-18 KGV 3d chocolate vertical pair showing both perfs. very fine used; scarce thus. SG.16b.; Cat. £140.
|
£70 |
| NORTH BORNEO/SABAH |
|
1005 |
|
NORTH BORNEO CARD USED FROM KUDAT VIA LABUAN TO GERMANY:1895 (9 June) 1c British North Borneo postcard uprated with 1c & 2c used from Kudat to Germany, cancelled with "KUDAT/JU/9/95" blue c.d.s., transit "LABUAN" (11 June) and "ULM/BAHNHOF" (13 July) c.d.s.Very slight foxing around adhesives. Most attractive. PHOTO |
£120 |
| SOUTHERN RHODESIA |
|
1006 |
|
COLLECTION on leaves with Admirals to 2/6d used, second definitive values to 2/6d mint & 5/- used plus useful later ranges. Poor to fine. (Approx. 260). |
£150 |
| RUSSIA |
|
1007 |
|
WWI - MILITARY CENSORSHIP: Large group of (mainly) civilian mail with good variety of origins and frankings inc. registered, both incoming and outgoing, with wide variety of censor tapes and hand-stamps inc. two attractive reg'd Es ex Russian POs in Shanghai & Chefoo, E ex Hupeh to Holland with Russian censor, Red Cross POW cards, items from Finland & Poland etc. Most with annotations. Good lot - inspection recommended. (105 items)
|
£300 |
| ST. HELENA |
|
1008 |
|
QV MISCELLANY with 1861 6d blue (clean cut perfs.) good used with large "H" cancellation (SG.2, Cat. £375), 1863 4d carmine "used" (6 examples, three postally so - one with central "H", three with pen cancels) & 1884-94 ½d mounted mint with "Spaced N & Y" variety (SG.35a, Cat. £400) mounted mint. Latter Ex Mountfield collection.(8). |
£150 |
|
1009 |
|
COVER TO LONDON BEARING 6d GREY: 1892 (19 July) env. to South Croydon bearing 6d grey cancelled by cluster of arrowheads (Hibbert type CNB.13) and with St. Helena cds of 19 July towards the lower left hand corner of the cover. Croydon arrival mark of 7 August on reverse. PHOTO |
£180 |
|
1010 |
|
1/3d RATE COVER REGISTERED TO LEICESTER BEARING KEYPLATE 5d STRIP OF THREE TIED BY ENCIRCLED "R" IN BLACK CANCELLATIONS: 1897 (11 May) env. registered to Leicester bearing a horizontal strip of three 5d Keyplate adhesives tied by black encircled "R" cancellations with St. Helena cds of 11 May & red oval "REGISTERED/66 (in red crayon)/ST. HELENA" below. [Ex I.D. Lampart - Lot 1774] PHOTO |
£240 |
|
1011 |
|
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/-. PHOTO |
£300 |
|
1012 |
|
ENTIRE WITH CONTENTS EX ST. HELENA TO LONDON WITH FRAMED "INDIA LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON" MARK: 1821 (19 March) E with contents headed "Duplicate - St. Helena 19th March 1826" addressed to the Secretary of the London Missionary Society carried by private ship to Southampton at the 1/10d rate showing a double strike (superimposed one on the other) of the framed "INDIA LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON". A scarce early letter from the island. PHOTO |
£240 |
|
1013 |
|
1856 6d BLUE thirteen used examples two of which have four margins and show re-entries (one fine, the other with red cancellation and small closed tear at base), three more with red cancellations and two pen cancelled; fine to fair. SG.1.(13). |
£180 |
|
1014 |
|
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).
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£240 |
|
1015 |
|
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).
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£360 |
|
1016 |
|
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)..
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£150 |
|
1017 |
|
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).
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£360 |
|
1018 |
|
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).
|
£150 |
|
1019 |
|
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).
|
£100 |
|
1020 |
|
1864-70 3d deep purple imperforate fresh mounted mint. Three clear margins, cut into at right. SG.11. BPA Cert. (1974) of genuineness accompanies.
|
£100 |
|
1021 |
|
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).
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£100 |
|
1022 |
|
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).
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£200 |
|
1023 |
|
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).
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£120 |
|
1024 |
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1/- RATE COVER TO ENGLAND: 1883 (10 Sept.) env. (small faults due to rough opening) to Cheltenham bearing 1/- green with St. Helena cds clear of adhesive, rated "6" in red crayon & with a good range of backstamps inc. "MID TPO/SP 24/83/FROM THE SOUTH". PHOTO |
£200 |
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1025 |
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1884-94 ½d green mounted mint with "Spaced N & Y" variety. SG.35a, Cat. £400.Ex J.D. Mounfield collection.
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£75 |
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1026 |
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A similar lot.
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£75 |
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1027 |
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THREE 1895/6 FRONTS TO LONDON each franked with a combination of ½d & 2d adhesives with 'cross-road', quartered circle or bars type cancellations and each with a fine St. Helena c.d.s. towards the foot. (3 covers). |
£75 |
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1028 |
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41⁄2d RATE COVER REGISTERED TO LEICESTER: 1897 (10 May) cover registered to :Leicester bearing keyplate 1⁄2d & 2d (2) tied by black "R" in segmented circle cancellations (Hibbert CNB.20) & with St. Helena cds of 10 May & red oval "REGISTERED/59 (in red crayon)/ST. HELENA" well clear of adhesives. A similar cover (registration number 61 but to the same addressee) realised £330 in the Ayre sale of March 1989 at Harmers of London. [Ex Hibbert - Lot 587 and also photographed on page 141 of his book & I.D. Lampart - Lot 1773]. PHOTO |
£240 |
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1029 |
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41⁄2d RATE COVER REGISTERED TO LEICESTER: 1897 (8 March) registered cover to Leicester bearing 1⁄2d & 4d adhesives with Hibbert type CNB 19 dumb cancels, both additionally tied by red circular London mark & with St. Helena cds of 8 March & red oval "REGISTERED/39 (in red crayon)/ST. HELENA" clear of adhesives.[Ex I.D. Lampart - Lot 1772]. PHOTO |
£180 |
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1030 |
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FRONTS TO ENGLAND FRANKED WITH VARIOUS KEYPLATES: 1897/8 Fronts bearing various combinations of ½d, 1d, 1½d, 2d, 4d & 5d adhesives with at least one keyplate on each front all stamps being tied by Hibbert type CNB.19 lozenge-shaped or eight bars type cancellations with a St. Helena c.d.s. on each front. (4 fronts). |
£100 |
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1031 |
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FRONTS TO ENGLAND FRANKED WITH KEYPLATES: 1898 Fronts to Southampton or London bearing sundry combinations of ½d, 2d 4d & 5d adhesives with at least one keyplate on each front, the stamps being cancelled by barred obliterators and each front also having a St. Helena c.d.s. at the foot. Mainly fine apart from foxing around adhesives on one front. (4 fronts). |
£100 |
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1032 |
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3d RATE COVER REGISTERED TO BANBURY: 1899 (12 June) env. registered to Banbury bearing 1⁄2d (2) & 2d adhesives, all tied by neat St. Helena cds of 12 June. Red oval "REGISTERED/70 (red crayon)/ST. HELENA" & encircled reversed "R" in violet clear of adhesives. PHOTO |
£150 |
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1033 |
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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. [Ex I.D. Lampart - Lot 1784]. PHOTO |
£150 |
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1034 |
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3d RATE COVER REGISTERED TO BANBURY: 1899 env. registered to Banbury with 1⁄2d green (2) & 2d adhesives tied by cds cancellations plus a faint red oval "REGISTERED/ST. HELENA" & encircled reversed "R" in violet. PHOTO |
£150 |
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1035 |
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1d RATE 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.
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£75 |
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1036 |
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ILLUSTRATED FRONT REGISTERED TO PARIS: 1901 (11 Dec.) illustrated envelope (faults) depicting a long-legged top-hatted gent addressed to Paris bearing keyplate 1d & 2d in conjunction with 2d yellow, all tied by Maltese Cross in circle cancellations & with black oval "REGISTERED/ST. HELENA" & black encircled "R" as well as St. Helena cds.
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£75 |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS |
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1037 |
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1914 £1 purple & black/red good used. SG.38, Cat. £120.
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£50 |
| SPAIN |
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1038 |
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TWO BINDERS with interesting, duplicated collection of early issues inc. 1850 6cu (15), 1851 6cu plus attractive example on cover, extensive later Isabella duplicated values with cancellation and plating interest, plus an impressive group of facsimiles etc. Inspection recommended. (100s) |
£120 |
| SWITZERLAND |
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1039 |
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1945 PAX set lightly mounted mint. (13). |
£75 |
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1040 |
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HOTEL POSTS: 1860s-'70s Selection of unused Hotel Posts stamps with Belalp ( inc. scarce proof in grey), Kurort Stoos, Rigi-Scheideck, Rigi-Kulm, Rigi-Kaltbad & Maderaner Thal inc. a number of proof types, blocks etc. Becoming scarce. Also 1858 E (15r franking) with hotel cachet and a few pieces with associated cancellations. (59)
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£120 |
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