|
1160 |
 |
THURSDAY & LORD HOWE ISLANDS: Useful range of covers with Thursday Island cds cancellations 1955-95 (16) plus 1916 PPC to UK with s/l PASSED BY CENSOR, 1926 PPC to China and 1943 Australian FPO 101 E with boxed 4-line censor. Also a group of items (17) ex Lord Howe Island (NSW) 1940-87 inc. (1971) commemorative E signed by Francis Chichester. (40 items)
PHOTO. |
£180 |
| WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
|
1161 |
|
COLLECTION on leaves inc. 1854 1d horizontal used pair (faults), 1854-55 4d (2, faults) & 1/- (fair)1857-59 6d (2, faults), 1860-64 2d unused & 6d used, Clean cut perf. 2d, 6d & 1/- used, 1874 1d on 2d mint, etc. (Approx. 100). |
£300 |
| BAHAMAS |
|
1162 |
|
COLLECTION of covers written-up on leaves with a few earlier items noted inc. 1906 PPC to the USA bearing KEVII 1d red tied by Nassau c.d.s., 1915 env. registered to New York City bearing KGV 1/-, 1920 env. to France bearing ½d & 2d Peace, OHMS env. registered to England bearing KGV ½d & 1/-, 1948 cover bearing KGVI 1½d (2) tied by "BLUFF BLEU" circular datestamps and a very extensive QEII range with a wide range of postmarks including Temporary Rubbers.(Approx. 100). |
£120 |
| BARBADOS |
|
1163 |
|
TWO STOCKBOOKS with the early to modern mint & used duplicated accumulation. (Very many 100s). |
£75 |
| BELGIAN CONGO/ZAIRE |
|
1164 |
|
COLLECTION of mint & used stamps on leaves from 1887 Leopold to 50c inc. useful ranges of opts., postal stationery and a few covers inc. 1930s airmails and interesting group of 16 PPCs c1910. Inspection recommended. (Qty)
|
£100 |
| BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY |
|
1165 |
|
BINDER with the unmounted mint collection including 1963-69 to £1 (both, HMS "Endurance" being marginal), decimal surcharges to 50p, Explorers to £1 (3), useful commems. inc. 1965 Churchill, Scientific & Treaty sets. (Approx. 140). |
£150 |
|
1166 |
|
MINT COLLECTION on leaves with 1963-69 to £1 (both), 1966 Churchill, Decimal surcharge set to 50p on 10/-, 1971 Treaty set (marginal) and a useful range of Explorers to £1 (3). A clean & attractive lot of ever popular material. (Approx. 110). |
£120 |
| BRITISH GUIANA/GUYANA |
|
1167 |
|
INCOMING MAIL: Unusual group of covers & fronts addressed to Demerara c1880-96 inc. Italy & Switzerland (1896) with multiple frankings, 1881 E franked with Azores 80rs, Portugal 50rs on 1880 EL plus France fronts (4) with Type Sage 35c (3) or composite franking. Unusual lot. (9 items)
|
£100 |
|
1168 |
|
RARE $1 SURCHARGE USED ON LOCAL COVER: 1899 (16 June) env used within Georgetown bearing 1888-89 "INLAND/REVENUE" $1 green surcharge tied by "GEORGETOWN/B GUIANA" c.d.s. Some overall toning but a very rare adhesive on cover despite its philatelic nature. SG Cat #5,000 on cover. PHOTO PLATE 19 |
£600 |
|
1169 |
|
1898-99 Covers (6) from the same correspondence with five bearing "TWO CENTS" on 10c singles inc a fine example of the "GENTS" variety and one with the same variety but uncancelled.One cover with "TWO CENTS" on 15c. (6 covers). PHOTO PLATE 19 |
£120 |
|
1170 |
|
1899-1947 Covers inc. 1889 envs (2, inc one OHMS) used within Georgetown and franked with 1898 Jubilee 10c pairs 1899 env used within Georgetown bearing 1898 Jubilee 15c pair. 1947 6c registered env uprated with 4c and used from Georgetown to Twickenham.. Mixed condition. (24 items).
|
£120 |
| CANADA |
|
1171 |
|
FOUR BINDERS with the KGVI-QEII collection of mint multiples (chiefly plate blocks of 4) including a good range of QEII defins. inc. 6c orange Hibrites block of 4 & 6c orange white fluorescent paper strip of 4, high values inc. 1976 Olympics, etc. (Some 100s).
|
£120 |
|
1172 |
|
ALBUM with the mint & used collection of KEVII-KGVI issues including KEVII 1c mint block of four plus sundry mint singles to 7c (2) & 10c (2), KEVII 2c imperforate pairs mint & used (2), 50c used (2, one poor), Quebec set mint & used (usual variable condition, particularly amongst the mint), a useful selection of 1915 "WAR TAX" opts. inc. a reasonable mint set, a good selection of Admirals inc. many useful mint types, 1918 (August) 2c vertical pair with two large holes at top & bottom, 1924 3c carmine horizontal imperf. pair (faults), sundry coils/blocks, 1928-29 to 50c Bluenose mint (tiny fault), 1935 defins. to $1 mint, etc. A very good lot with much worthwhile material to be found throughout. (Sev. 100s).
|
£500 |
|
1173 |
|
ALBUM with the valuable QV collection inc. 1893 Widow's Weeds pair fresh o.g. plus another badly off-centre pair with much gum, a good range of Jubilee issues with a basic mint set to 50c plus several "extras" and three used examples of the $2 (one faded, the others with medium to heavy roller cancellations), 1897-98 Maple Leaves set mint plus ½c imprint block of 12 and other blocks of 6, 12 & 18, etc. Fair to fine. (Approx. 180). |
£400 |
|
1174 |
|
ALBUM with the predominantly mint selection including a good range of KGV/KGVI plate/imprint blocks of 4, 6 & 8, 1930-31 2c brown, green & red horizontal strips of four with "Cock-eyed King" variety, sundry mint blocks with "G" opts. inc. 50c Oil Wells & $1 Totem Pole imprint blocks of 4, etc. A clean & attrcative lot. (Few 100s).
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£180 |
|
1175 |
|
ALBUM with the mint & used collection of KGVI issues inc. 1937-38 to $1 mint, 1942 $1 Destroyer mint, 1946 Peace set mint, 1950 $1 Fisherman mint, etc. (Approx. 230). |
£75 |
|
1176 |
|
ACCUMULATION of QV to QEII predominantly used issues on leaves inc. a few Newfoundland types. Fair to fine. (Few 100s). |
£75 |
|
1177 |
|
COVER MISCELLANY c1897-1937: Interesting group inc. 1897 reg'd cover to Denman Island with Jubilee 2c & 6c 'Small Queen' plus two other items from the correspondence with 3c Jubilee stamps inc. CPR env with broken cds of Nanaimo; also various other items inc KGV STO 1c card (1928) and range of (mainly) Ontario cancellations on cover.(40 items)
|
£100 |
|
1178 |
|
NINETEENTH CENTURY COLLECTION on leaves with a few pre-stamp covers largely with handstruck "3" marks, imperforate 3d Beaver x 8 inc. an apparently unused example, ½d imperf. (2, one with margins clear all round), imperforate 6d Prince Albert & 10d Cartier (both with faults), perforated 3d Beaver used (2, both defective), 1859 1c x 13, 2c (3, one being unused with a fair amount of original gum), 5c Beaver x 21, 10c (11), 17c (5 inc. an example with major re-entry) & 12½c (15). Condition mixed but a highly Catalogued lot which warrants careful inspection. (82 stamps/7 covers). |
£600 |
|
1179 |
|
1859 5c Beaver very good used showing the Major re-entry . SG.32a. Also a further defective example of same. (2). PHOTO |
£100 |
|
1180 |
|
LARGE QUEENS: Album with the extensive collection of Large Head types including a good range of shades, papers, watermark varieties & cancellations. The lot comprises ½c (7, one mint), 1c red-brown (11 inc. a couple of examples with watermarks), 1c orange (8), 2c (15), 3c (20 inc. a watermarked example), 5c (6), 6c (11 inc. one on cover and a thinned example with "WEL" watermark), 12½c (11) & 15c (45 inc. a mint example of the perf. 12 slaty blue). Condition a little mixed but a good lot with a very high Catalogue value. (134). |
£750 |
|
1181 |
|
SMALL HEADS: Album with the duplicated predominantly used collection of Small Heads with much shade & postmark interest. The collection comprises ½c (16 inc. a block of six on cover), 1c (83), 2c (50), 3c (210 inc. a few on cover and eight examples of the Ottawa printing rose-carmine shade mounted on a piece of card along with a written expertisation by Stanley Cohen asserting that they are all different nuances of that particular shade), 5c (62, one on cover), 6c (29), 8c (26) & 10c (33). A few mint examples noted. Condition a little mixed but a very useful lot with a high Catalogue value. (500+).
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£400 |
|
1182 |
|
1928-29 12c Quebec Bridge imperforate vertical mint pair. PHOTO |
£60 |
|
1183 |
|
1951 Fisherman $1 imprint block of four (No.1 - 870). Light foxing on reverse essentially affecting lower margin but just touching a couple of perfs. Most attractive. PHOTO |
£100 |
|
1184 |
|
1977-86 $1 FUNDY DEFINITIVE (SG.884ab.) unmounted mint right marginal example without black printing (caused by two sheets of stamps sticking together during printing and thus missing "FUNDY", "$1 POSTES/POSTAGE" and "CANADA") along with normal stamp for comparison. Scott 726b.; Cat. $1,000.
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£180 |
|
1185 |
|
OFFICIAL ISSUES: The small group including 1937-38 defins. to $1 with "O.H.M.S." perfins, War Effort values to $1 with similar perfins. (condition varied), 1949 to $1 with "O.H.M.S " opts., 10c green horizontal used pair with "Missing Stop" variety, 1950-52 to $1 with "G" opts., $1 Fisherman with "G" opt., etc. A good group. (Approx. 140). |
£150 |
|
1186 |
|
POSTAGE DUES: The largely mint collection/accumulation on leaves & stockleaves inc. 1906, 1930-32, 1933-34 & 1935-65 sets mint, 1935 2c violet imprint blocks of ten (4), QEII imprint blocks to 16c, etc. Chiefly good to fine. (Approx. 170). |
£100 |
|
1187 |
|
CINDERELLA/BACK OF THE BOOK ISSUES: Binder with the interesting collection of Cinderella/"Back of the Book" issues inc. a useful range of Registration types(three unused examples of the elusive 8c blue noted), Bill stamps, Customs stamps, Pre-cancels, etc. Condition somewhat mixed but a very useful gathering. (Few 100s). |
£120 |
| CAPE OF GOOD HOPE |
|
1188 |
|
COVER MISCELLANY: 1862 Local E with 4d blue (cut into), reasonable, 3-margin example of the 1855-63 6d rose-lilac, various items of stationery used & unused inc. reply card with Cape Town Poste Restante cds, wrapper uprated with ½d green, 1886 E franked with ½d grey (4) etc. (11 items & a stamp)
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£80 |
|
1189 |
|
1855 4d deep blue on blued, 1863-64 1d (fair only), 1d (3) and 6d. Good used examples. (6). |
£80 |
| CHINA |
|
1190 |
|
REGISTERED MAIL TO U.S.A. THROUGH JAPANESE P.O.: 1909 E registered from Sianctan to the USA with multiple franking (20c); transit cds of Shanghai IJPO (partial strike) and Nagasaki; Japan took over the transfer of Chinese mail to the USA through the Shanghai PO after the Postal Convention of 1903.Unusual item.
|
£120 |
|
1191 |
|
REGISTERED MAIL TO USA VIA JAPAN: 1910 E ex Peking with multiple franking of the Imperial Chinese issue (201⁄2c), the Peking registration h.s. with Yokohama label superimposed as per the regulations of the 1903 postal agreement. Attractive. PHOTO PLATE 19 |
£120 |
|
1192 |
 |
AIRMAILS: Group of commercial air covers , mainly to UK c1925-50 inc. 1921 air 15c franking of China 'red-front' E ex Hankow and a very good variety of 1930s stamp issues, inc.reg'd items and an express cover. (28 items)
|
£120 |
|
1193 |
|
1904-36 The mint and used collection inc mint 1913 London printing 1/2c to 30c postage dues, 1920 Flood Relief surcharge set, 1923 Constitution 1c to 10c, 1929 Unification 1c to $1 marginal with part imprints, 1929 Air set, 1931 Sun Yat Sen 1c to $5, 1932 Expedition 1c to 10c, 1933 Memorial 2c to $1, 1936 2c to 100c, 1932-34 Martyrs set and 2 1/2 c claret half sheet of fifty with interleaving attached.1936 New Life 2c to $1. Also 1930 wrapper used from Tiensin to France franked with 1923 2c on 3c and 1923 1 1/2c Junk postcard used in Shanghai. (258 + 5 covers) |
£200 |
|
1194 |
|
1912 Commemorating the Republic 1c to $10 mounted mint. SG 254 to 265. Cat £350. PHOTO |
£100 |
|
1195 |
|
1925-35 Surcharges on 2nd Peking printing, a mainly mint small study inc 1c on 3c red overprint (SG 367) imprint block of eight, marginal strips of four with partial imprints and plate numbers x 7, a plate number strip of three and a block of four. A corner strip of four with "no stop after Ct" variety. 1c on 3c black overprint (SG 368) and 3c on 4c a complete pane of thirty in booklet pane format with "broken S" x 3, "broken t" and "broken lower line on top left character" x 2 varieties, the inter sheet paper is still attached to the gummed side. Also 1931 PPC from Tsingtao to Canton bearing 1c on 3c red overprint x 2. 1933 (27 Feb) local Hangchow env franked with 1c on 3c black overprint plus 4c Junk. Traces of minor foxing on a few. A good lot. (98). PHOTO |
£120 |
| ** |
1196 |
|
1938-42 The mainly mint collection inc 1938 Die I $1 to $3, Die II $1 & $2, Die III unwatermarked 2c to $20 plus a 2c type A block of 50. 1939 Dah Tung Book Co. complete button 2c to $10 imprint singles. Die III $2, $5 & $10 complete sheets of 50 (SG 497A, 498A & 499A). 1940 Air sets with perf. varieties. 1941 1/2c to $20 mint and used. 1941 Express and Registration stamps unused and used. (Some 100's). |
£240 |
|
1197 |
|
1940-41 Martyrs 1/2c and 20c imperforate gummed plate proof pairs on unwatermarked paper plus mint unwatermarked 1/2c to 50c plus 1c without secret mark and 1c half sheet of 100 with selvedge on three sides. Watermarked 1/2c to 50c, 25c half sheet of 50, 17c complete sheet of 200, 1/2c & 2c with inverted watermarks and 2 1/2c with inverted & reversed watermark. Also some used. Mainly fine. (Few 100's). PHOTO PHOTO 2 |
£100 |
|
1198 |
|
1940-42 The mainly mint collection of provisional surcharges inc Chekiang 3c on 5c half sheet of 100, East Szechwan 3c on 5c block of eight inc upper right character inserted by hand variety, 7c on 5c block of four with wide "7" and a block of nine with narrow "7". 40c on 50c complete sheet of 200. 1942 Honan 1c on 1/2c complete sheet of 200. Shanghai 3c on 5c lower half sheet of 50. (Some 100's). |
£140 |
|
1199 |
|
1942 Central Trust Sun Yat-sen 5th issue, a mint and used collection with various perforations and paper types inc 10c, 25c, 40c, & 50c positional block of twenty (4 x 5), 50c corner blocks of nine x 2. Mostly fine. SG 628A - 641A.(290). |
£100 |
|
1200 |
|
1942-44 The mint collection of Provincial Surcharges with a good range of 50c and 20c issues. (77). |
£100 |
|
1201 |
|
1943 Redrawn Sun Yat-sen $100 brown, a complete unused imperforate sheet of 100. Some creasing. SG 662.
|
£100 |
|
1202 |
|
1945-46 The mint and used collection inc Paicheng printing Sun Yat-sen 5th issue selection inc. various papers and perforations inc. $20 vertical strip of three imperforate horizontally. 1944 War Refugee Fund miniature sheet mint. 1944 Savings Bank $100 sheet of 100 with margins on three sides. 1945 Equal Treaties $1 to $20 and President $ to $20. Mostly fine. (250+).
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£120 |
|
1203 |
|
1945-48 The mint and used collection 1945 Inauguration $2 to $20, 1946 Victory $20 complete sheet of 50. 1945 Surcharges inc some multiples, 1946 Parcels Post issue used. 1946 surcharges, a good range. 1946 60th Birthday $20 to $300 both perfs. and a good group of later issues. (Some 100's) |
£140 |
|
1204 |
|
1947 Confucius $500 to $1,800, Restoration Of Taiwan $500 & $1,250 and Postal Service $500 to $1,800. Each in a fine mint sheet. (10 sheets). |
£80 |
|
1205 |
|
1948-49 The exceptional display collection of Golden Yuan issues inc. a good number of mint multiples, minor overprint varieties and paper types. (Some 100's). |
£140 |
|
1206 |
|
1948-49 The mint and used collection inc. Sun Yat-sen issues 17 to 20 inc some multiples and various perforations. 949 Parcels Post issue used and 1919 Hunan overprints. (156). |
£80 |
|
1207 |
|
1949 (Jan) The mint and used specialised collection of most values inc shades, multiples, perforations, offset prints and examples of most printers. Well worth examination. SG 1122 to 1151. (Some 100's). |
£160 |
|
1208 |
|
JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1942-45 Mint/unused (as issued) and used duplicated stock with good sections of Kwangtung, Mengiang and North China. Mostly fine (Few 100's).
|
£260 |
|
1209 |
|
JAPANESE OCCUPATION - KWANGTUNG:1942 The mint and used collection inc mint 1942 (June) 1c to $20, watermarked 2c pair with displaced overprint & a single with inverted overprint, 10c with inverted displaced overprint, unwatermarked 10c with two red & one black overprint. 1942 local Swatow env bearing 3c pair and a 10c. 1942 (Nov) mint values to $20 inc 2c to 8c re-engraved, 10c, 16c & 25c blocks of four. 1942 Sun Yan-sen 4th issue 2c to $20 mint and used 1944 card from Canton to Hong Kong bearing 2c x 4. 1942 (June) 4c and 1942 (Nov) 8c unused postcards. A fine lot. (170 stamps + 2 covers & 2 cards).
|
£200 |
|
1210 |
|
JAPANESE OCCUPATION - KWANGTUNG:1942 (Nov) Die III 8c olive green. Fine lightly mounted mint. SG27. Cat £250. PHOTO |
£100 |
|
1211 |
|
JAPANESE OCCUPATION - KWANGTUNG:1942(20 Nov) 4th Sun Yat-sen issue 2c to $20 lightly mounted fresh blocks of four. SG 44 to 57. |
£80 |
|
1212 |
|
JAPANESE OCCUPATION - MENGKIANG AND NORTH CHINA: 1941-1945 The mainly mint collection inc Mengkiang 1941 Peking printing Martyrs 13c green (SG 34A).North China inc a good range of District overprints with some fine blocks of four. A fine lot. (344). |
£120 |
|
1213 |
|
JAPANESE OCCUPATION - NANKING AND SHANGHAI:1941-44 The mainly mint collection inc 1940 Dah Tung printing $100 on $10 complete sheet of fifty (10 x 5), 1940 New York 5c on 1/2c to $1,000 on $10 and 1945 Air $150 on 15c to $1,000 on $1 upper right corner blocks of six. (245). PHOTO |
£100 |
|
1214 |
|
MANCHUKUO:1922-44 The mint and used collection inc. mint 1922 1/2f to 1y, 1933 Republic 1f to 10f, 1934 Emperor 1 1/2f to 10f, 1935 Emperor 1 1/2 to 10f, 1936 Agreement 1 1/2f to 10f, 1936-37 values to 1y, 1937 Reconstruction 2f to 20f and 1937 Relingquishment 2f to 20f. Mostly fine. (140+). |
£140 |
| TAIWAN |
|
1215 |
|
STOCKBOOK with the mint collection of post-1960 issues, largely in blocks of 4 with two horizontal black bars erasing the face value (issued for SPECIMEN purposes) but with a couple of unoverprinted sets noted - namely 1962 Ancient Art set and 1962 Paintings from the Palace Museum collection set. A good clean lot of highly popular material. (Small Qty.). |
£180 |
| CHRISTMAS ISLAND |
|
1216 |
|
MISCELLANY: 1918 Cocoanut Plantations local stamps (5) plus 1934 sheetlet and 1936 pictorial cover to US with 10c local plus Tahiti 30c stamp. Also seven post-WWII covers with Gilbert & Ellice islands stamps and some correspondence relating to the Post Office. (8 covers, 8 stamps and some letters) |
£140 |
|
1217 |
|
B.F.P.O. 1956-61: Good group of BFPO covers to UK (12) inc. both types of cds and a postcard. Also 1957 Megaton Trials pictorial Es (3) to UK plus a fourth example with Gilbert & Ellice 2/- stamp and 5-line civilian PO cds cancellation; also (1957) large OHMS env. (faults). (17 items)
|
£180 |
|
1218 |
|
MEGATON TRIALS: Useful group of covers from the 1957 Trials period inc. four illustrated examples, one of which shows the scarce use of Gilbert & Ellice Is. QEII 5/- on env. registered to Middlesex with reg. cachet handstruck in red & the other three bearing GB 2½d adhesives tied by scarce FPO 1063 double-ring cds or single ring BFPO d.s.'s (2) & two more covers with the latter cancellations & a number of contemporary press cuttings, etc. (6 covers). |
£75 |
| COLOMBIA |
|
1219 |
|
COVERS: Group inc. 1896 to the UK with French Paquebot c.d.s., 1908 PPC with duplex cancellation, boxed agency cancellations, airs etc. (Approx. 55 inc. ten non-Colombian items plus a few min. sheets).
|
£50 |
| COOK ISLANDS |
|
1220 |
|
CANCELLATION STUDY: Box-file containing an extensive study, well-presented on leaves, of the various cancellations used on the Islands from c1912, the majority of items being QEII period, with many elusive small offices noted inc. Danger Island, Pukapuka, Rakahanga & Suwarrow, airmail covers etc. Inspection recommended. (113 items) |
£160 |
| CUBA |
|
1221 |
|
SCARCE 2d CIRCULAR RATE TO THE U.K.: 1866 commercial circular ex Havana to London (filing fold, old sellotape marks to flap) endorsed 'pr Str. for England' with s/l h.s. PRINTED CIRCULAR in green-blue; forwarded via New York with '2' accountancy h.s. plus large '2d' h.s. for delivery charge.Scarce thus. PHOTO PLATE 19 |
£100 |
|
1222 |
|
SPANISH/AMERICAN WAR/CUBAN INDEPENDENCE: 1898-1913 group of cards, etc. with three coloured PPCs of the wreck of the U.S.S. "Maine", 1902 coloured PPC of Cuban Independence Day, 1952 FDC commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Independence bearing 2c plus three other adhesives and a complete sheet of 25 of the 1c commemorative issue. (4 cards, 2 cover, 1 sheet of stamps).
|
£50 |
|
1223 |
|
SIGNED CARD OF THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDEPENDENT CUBA: 1906 PPC of the Cuban Flag (in colour) & a head and shoulders portrait of the first President of Independent Cuba (Tomas Estrada Palma) signed "T. Estrada Palma" & endorsed "Havana Nov. 20 1906" in the same handwriting. Rare thus.
|
£150 |
|
1224 |
|
CUBAN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY: The fascinating group of material from the 1950s during the period leading up to the Revolution which brought Fidel Castro to power. and the early years of his regime. We note a printed envelope commemorating the attack on Moncada Barracks, a Revolutionary currency note, Revolution cachet, Fidel Castro on a currency note giving a speech and a letter showing his likeness with Leonid Brezhnev on an envelope to holland, env. & membership card for the Committee for the Defence of the Revolution, The Bay of Pigs items & other bits & pieces connected with the Revolution. (10 covers/12 adhesives, etc./3 currency notes).
|
£90 |
| CYPRUS |
|
1225 |
|
MINT & USED MISCELLANY on album leaves from G.B. opt. to 1992 inc. QV values to 2pi, KEVII and KGV values to 4pi, useful KGVI with values to 45p, first QEII definitives plus opts. thereon both complete mint, Republic values to CY£3 mint & 20c used, the odd miniature sheet and much of thematic interest. Also a useful, albeit much smaller, section of TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS from 1974 to 1992, mainly unmounted mint. (Several 100's). |
£120 |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
|
1226 |
|
MASARYK, Jan: 1943 'Friends of Czechoslovakia' concert programme with bold green ink autograph of Jan Masaryk, exiled foreign minister; also hotel notepaper with signatures of Olympic Gold Medalist Emil Zatopek and his wife; in addition a 6pp special folder with fine strikes of 25 different special cancellations used by Czech forces in UK during WWII and a mint example of the 1943 Exhibition sheet. (4 items)
|
£60 |
| DANISH WEST INDIES |
|
1227 |
|
PRE-STAMP MAIL 1846-63: Trio of Es inc. (1861) to New York with oval red FORWARDED BY/KOEFOED WHITMORE & CO/ST. THOMAS W.I. across flap and two Es ex St Thomas to Bordeaux with boxed 'COLONIES/&c ART.13' or 'G.B./1F 60c' accountancy mark. (3 items)
|
£120 |
|
1228 |
|
CROWNED 'PAID AT St THOMAS': 1862 EL to Jamaica endorsed 'Steamer' and with mainly very fine strike in red of the scarce crowned circle PAID/AT/ST THOMAS with St Thomas cds on reverse; m/s '4' charge and Kingston back-stamp. Fine. PHOTO |
£120 |
| ECUADOR |
|
1229 |
|
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS & EASTER ISLAND: Box-file with collection of covers on leaves inc. Floreana Barrel Post items (8) inc. early c1941-45 cacheted Es (2), thematic display on Darwin's visit, scarce 1942 USAPO 662 cover, range of mainly philatelic covers from c1957. Also Easter Island 1967-83 (4), Robinson Crusoe Island (3) and various stamps. (44 covers plus various stamps etc.) |
£150 |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS - STAMPS |
|
1230 |
|
COLLECTION IN STOCKBOOK with the mint & used QV-QEII duplicated collection. A useful lot amongst which we note KEVII set to 5/- mint, QEII Birds set to £1 Swan mint, sundry Dependencies, etc. (Small Qty.).
|
£180 |
| ** |
1231 |
|
QV-QEII MINT & USED MISCELLANY: The highly eclectic assembly inc. piece bearing QV 1/- brown in conjunction with Crown/Registered mark, small piece bearing 4d tied by "F1" duplex type cancellation, QV 2d imprint strip of four, KEVII wmk. sideways 1d vermilion complete sheet of 60, KGV 1/- War Stamp mint blocks of four (2) & blocks of forty eight of the ½d & 1d values, 1935 SJ set in marginal mint blocks of four, etc. (Small Qty.).
|
£150 |
| ** |
1232 |
|
THE FRANKS: 1869 in black & 1876 in red on small pieces. SG. Cat. £290. (2). |
£75 |
| ** |
1233 |
|
IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIALS: 1878-79 1d brown horizontal pair and 6d blue single (horizontal crease). Scarce. PHOTO |
£120 |
| ** |
1234 |
|
NO WATERMARK MINT SET: 1878-79 No watermark set mounted mint. The 4d is badly centred and has some toning on reverse. SG.1-4, Cat. £2,000+. (4). PHOTO |
£240 |
| ** |
1235 |
|
NO WATERMARK USED RANGE: 1878-79 No watermark 1d, 4d (2), 6d (3, one wing-margined) & 1/- (2) good to fine used. SG.1-4. (8).
|
£120 |
| ** |
1236 |
|
1882-89 1d & 4d MINT AND USED RANGE: 1882-89 Range of 1d &4d values comprising 1d mint (4) & used (4) plus 4d mint (4, one part gum only) and used (4). Chiefly good to fine. A good range of shades in evidence. (16).
|
£180 |
| ** |
1237 |
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THE BISECTS: 1890-91 selection comprising a small piece bearing bisected 1d claret in conjunction with two "complete" types (1949 BPA Cert. accompanies, opining that it is "genuine so far as one can say", 1⁄2d on both the claret & red-brown shades unused & two used examples of the 1⁄2d on claret (both on small piece). Unguaranteed but very highly Catalogued if right. (5 items). PHOTO |
£150 |
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1238 |
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"SPECIMEN" OVERPRINTS: 1891-96 Wmk. Crown CA (upright) set of five optd. "SPECIMEN." (Samuel type B2) plus an extra example of the 6d value mounted mint; minor faults but fine appearance. SG.15s, 26s, 28s, 33s x 2 & 35s; Cat. £720. (6). PHOTO |
£200 |
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1239 |
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"SPECIMEN" OVERPRINTS EX THE WATERLOW ARCHIVES: 1891-96 Set of eight 1⁄2d-1/- plus extra examples of the 1⁄2d & 1d values (the latter in a distinct shade) all bearing a tiny "SPECIMEN." opt. handstruck (almost imperceptibly in a couple of cases) in violet of a type not given by Samuel but measuring 111⁄2mm. x 1mm. and believed to come from the Bradbury, Wilkinson archives. Also an extra example of the 21⁄2d value with very much larger "SPECIMEN." opt. (Samuel type FI 3) in purple. Mainly without gum but of fine appearance. (11). PHOTO |
£400 |
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