| SOUTH ORKNEYS/SOUTH SHETLANDS |
| ** |
1320 |
 |
MISCELLANY: The interesting group of envelopes, pieces & off-cover adhesives inc. long 1946 env. bearing South Orkneys KGVI overprint set in horizontal pairs cancelled by violet rubber circular date stamps, plain env. addressed to "K.V. Lellman, Falkland Islands" bearing Thick Map 4d tied by double-ring "SOUTH SHETLANDS" d.s., F.I.D. U.P.U. set on env. to Shropshire with South Shetlands c.d.s. and a useful range of envs. (some with contents) bearing F.I.D. Ship types showing cancellations of Admiralty Bay, Deception Island & Signy Island. (17 envelopes, 2 pieces & 20 adhesives).
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£100 |
| ** |
1321 |
|
SOUTH ORKNEYS - KGVI DEFINITIVE ISSUES: 1944-45 Complete sets of eight (a) arc perforated "SPECIMEN" (Samuel type B9), (b) mounted mint (with an extra example of the 6d value - 1945 printing?) and used/c.t.o. well written up on album leaves. Fine and fresh. SG.C1s-C8s & C1-C8; Cat. £520. (25).
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£120 |
| ** |
1322 |
|
SOUTH SHETLANDS - KGV PERIOD ENVELOPE REGISTERED TO BRISTOL: 1912 (4 Dec.) env. bearing 21⁄2d purple/yellow marginal horizontal pair tied by double-ring South Shetlands d.s. (a further example of same clear of the adhesives) to the Reverend Iremonger with blue/white Falkland Islands (Stanley) registration label to lower left. Slight cover faults but a most attractive item. PHOTO |
£120 |
| ** |
1323 |
|
SOUTH SHETLANDS - KGV/KGVI ADHESIVES: 1911-28 KGV ½d, 2d & 2½d purple/yellow (all on small pieces) plus 1d & 6d off-piece, all with South Shetlands datestamps. Also KGVI 6d R.R.S. "Discovery" with part violet South Shetlands rubber datestamp. (6).
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£80 |
| ** |
1324 |
|
SOUTH SHETLANDS - PORT FOSTER: 1912 KGV 1⁄2d green with large part s/l "PORT FOSTER" applied diagonally. Trivial faults. SG. Z106, Cat. £1,400. PHOTO |
£360 |
| ** |
1325 |
|
SOUTH SHETLANDS - DECEPTION ISLAND: KGV 1⁄2d green block of 4 on small piece with black oval "DECEPTION ISLAND/SOUTH SHETLANDS" cancellation. Also a single example (Script wmk.) off-piece with part cancellation of same. SG.Cat. £580+. (2 items). PHOTO |
£150 |
| ** |
1326 |
|
SOUTH SHETLANDS - SCARCE OVAL DECEPTION ISLAND CANCELLATIONS ON COVER TO PORT STANLEY: 1918 (3 Dec.) env. bearing KGV 1⁄2d (2) plus War Tax 1d (some oxidisation) tied by large oval "DECEPTION ISLAND/SOUTH SHETLANDS" and with a further strike of same clear of adhesives. Part flap missing and some trivial toning do not detract from this highly attractive and scarce item. PHOTO |
£300 |
| ** |
1327 |
|
SOUTH SHETLANDS - KGV SCRIPT WATERMARK 3/-: 1921 3/- slate-green fine used with somewhat indistinct South Shetlands c.d.s. SG. Cat. £300.PHOTO |
£100 |
| ** |
1328 |
|
SOUTH SHETLANDS - ENVELOPE TO NEW JERSEY: 1929 (5 March) env. to New Jersey bearing 2½d blue tied by South Shetlands d.s. Also a small piece bearing 2½d blue tied by violet circular South Shetlands d.s. The cover is somewhat affected by creasing well clear of adhesive. (2 items).
|
£75 |
| ** |
1329 |
|
SOUTH SHETLANDS - KGVI DEFINITIVE ISSUES: 1944-45 Complete sets of eight arc perforated "SPECIMEN" (Samuel type B9), mounted mint with an extra example of 6d value - 1945 printing? and used/c.t.o. written up on album leaves. Fine and fresh. SG.D1s- & D1-D8; Cat. £520. (25).
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£120 |
| ** |
1330 |
|
SOUTH SHETLANDS - CENSORED ENVELOPE TO AUSTRALIA: 1944 (6 Dec.) env. registered to Australia bearing a complete set of the KGVI South Shetlands overprints. Opened by censor & resealed with tape numbered "61023". The registration label used is one for Fox Bay with the second line erased in manuscript. PHOTO |
£100 |
| FIJI |
|
1331 |
|
COVER MISCELLANY c1901-1980s:Display of Suva postal history on leaves from 1901 OHMS official paid item - good range of KGVI frankings & cancellations (63). Also various loose covers etc. inc. FFCs & philatelic and a few stamps. Good lot. (105 items & some stamps) |
£140 |
|
1332 |
|
SMALLER POST OFFICES & ISLANDS: Substantial display collection well presented on leaves illustrated with maps and PPCs - mainly QEII period covers but with some earlier material inc. fine RP cards of Duke of Gloucester's visit (1935) and some loose material. Fine basis for expansion.Inspection recommended. (166 items) |
£180 |
| FRANCE |
|
1333 |
|
REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD ILLUSTRATED LETTER SHEET - "SOCIETE DES AMIS DE LA LIBERTE & D'EGALITE, DISTRIC DU MARTIGUE": 1793 (11 Dec.) sheet (4pp, 9" x 8") with wood engraved design incorporating the Cap of Liberty, the Cockerel, the "all seeing eye", etc. Addressed locally to the Republican Society of Needle Makers emphasising the need to purge the germs of corruption! Bearing good two-line postmark "12/LE MARTIGUE" (a fishing port some 20 miles from Marseilles). Small internal loss from torn seal otherwise fairly good condition. |
£75 |
|
1334 |
|
COVER MISCELLANY c1840-1930: Interesting range of covers inc. 1850-51 pair with 25c Ceres frankings, 1873 EL to USA with 10c pair (corner fault) & 30c, large part 1873 insured cover with Ceres 30c & 80c (3), 1901 Messageries Maritimes PPC cancelled by 'LIGNE N/PAQ.FR.No2' cds, Libonis 1889 Expo PPC with special cancellation (fault) etc. (48 items)
|
£120 |
| FRENCH COLONIES |
|
1335 |
|
1937 PARIS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OMNIBUS: Album with complete set of the 1937 Colonial omnibus inc. all miniature sheets, unmounted mint with a few small toning spots and offsets on gum. Fresh looking and increasingly scarce as a set. (150) |
£100 |
|
1336 |
|
NEW CALEDONIA/WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY: Display on leaves with good variety of covers from 1908 mixed franking reg'd cover (stamp removed) with seven other pre-WWII items then cancellation study on 1990s philatelic covers plus a few commercial items. Also Wallis & Futuna Islands pair inc. (1949) provisionals on card with fine Mata-Utu hexagonal d.s. (62 items)
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£120 |
|
1337 |
|
POLYNESIA: Useful group of covers 1924-88 inc.three pre-WWII items with Oceanie frankings, one with unusual encircled 'P/20' cancellations, scarce 2-ring censor h.s. on 1940 E to UK, then ranges of commercial & philatelic covers inc. airmail and items from smaller POs. Uncommon material. (40 items) |
£120 |
| FRENCH SOUTHERN & ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES |
| ** |
1338 |
|
COVERS: The small group inc. a trio of illustrated 1958 types to England bearing various values to 100f Penguins (inc. 10f x 2, 15f x 2 & 50f ), 1957/58 pair of Geophysical Year covers with Kerguelen & Terre Adelie cancellations, 1960 cover registered to England bearing various values to 20f Arms (2), 1972 cover bearing 20f Labour addressed to Australia and four illustrated covers, each bearing different values of the 1973 Ships series. (16). |
£100 |
| GERMANY |
|
1339 |
|
SUBSTANTIAL COLLECTION, c1850-1960: Massive Schaubek album with very extensive collection of mint & used stamps from good representations of German States onwards with much useful material noted inc. 1928 Zeppelins mint, Wagner to 25pf, fairly comprehensive Third Reich, good post-WWII with 1950s issues of DDR (Marx m/s & 5 year plan sets mint), Berlin & W.Germany, officials, occupations, Danzig, Saar etc. Inspection necessary. Mixed condition. STC £14,000+. (1000s) |
£600 |
|
1340 |
|
CARTON with substantial duplicated ranges of stamps in four stock-books, packets, stock-cards etc. inc. a few States, ranges of issues 1870s-1940s, WWII Occupations, DDR 1949-89, W.Germany 1970 President Heinemann issue to 2DM in mint blocks and strips etc. (1000s)
|
£150 |
| GERMANY - WEST |
|
1341 |
|
DAVO ALBUM : Large printed album (missing a screw) with an extensive mint and (mainly) fine used collection from 1946-48 Allied Occupation issues, inc. ranges of West Germany to 1999 and Berlin to 1990 plus various miniature sheets, covers etc. Useful lot for development - inspection recommended. (Many 100s) |
£150 |
| GIBRALTAR |
|
1342 |
|
MINT & USED 1886-1964 MISCELLANY on album leaves inc. QV mint values to 4d and used to 2½d/40c, KGVI mint values to £1 inc. better perfs. & first QEII definitives complete mint set. Condition fair to mainly fine. (69). |
£90 |
|
1343 |
|
RED & BLACK ARC-FRAMED NAMESTAMPS ON MAIL TO G.B. INC. DISINFECTED COVER; 1814 EL (half with dusting; also having disinfection vinegar stains and chisel-slits) to Edinr. charged "6/2" with fine red "GIBRALTAR" and v. fine large boxed "Addl/½" on the front, and 1829/33 ELs to London with fair red and v. fine black (latter with light fold) "GIBRALTAR" marks, charged "5/8" ([Per] H.M.S. Rover") and "2/10" ("Pr. Pkt. Tyrian"). Good trio. The disinfected cover is illustrated in Vandervelde/Garcia's "Gibraltar; Quarantine & Disinfection of Mail".] |
£140 |
|
1344 |
|
"VIA FRANCE" MAIL RE-ROUTED VIA PORTUGAL DUE TO UNREST DURING NAPOLEON's "100 DAYS"; Fine 3 Apr. 1815 EL from "Gibraltar" to London (8 May 1815 arrival backstamp) endorsed "Via France" but sent after the whole of France was thrown into chaos by the return of Napoleon from Elba on (1 March 1815) and so having a very fine red "S. ROQUE/ANDALUCIA/BAXA" mark and a v. fine black "LISBON" on the front. Intriguing contents ref. fall in price of pepper due to news of Peace between Britain and the U.S.! Rare example of re-routed mail during this brief crisis at the very end of the Napoleonic Wars Period. Exhibition Item. PHOTO |
£260 |
|
1345 |
|
1880 (3 May) env. franked with a G.B. 2½d blue adhesive tied by a partly fine "A26" duplex and still containing a long, chatty letter written on "RIFLE BRIGADE" headed notepaper to Sir James Drummond, Bart., of the Grenadier Guards by his brother describing a remarkably swift passage to The Rock & first impressions thereof and KEVII 2d red postal stationery registered env. (size G - opened out for display) uprated with KGV 2½d blue adhesive (SG.79) addressed to Genoa with early red & black regn. label, two strikes of "REGISTERED/2.30PM/11 NO 13/GIBRALTAR" oval d.s. and T.P.O. transit + arrival marks. (2 covers).
|
£75 |
| GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS |
|
1346 |
|
PANDANUS PINE ISSUE ON COVER: Useful group of registered Es ex Ocean Island inc. (1912) to Australia with set of 4, plus another to UK with 2d & 2½d pairs and s/l OCEAN ISLAND h.s., 1912-13 pair of Es with either ½d, 2d & 2½d franking or 2d (2); also full set on part E with German Vom Ausland label. In addition, two OHBMS covers ex Resident Commissioner's Office, reg'd to UK or Germany with different multiple frankings. (7 items) |
£140 |
|
1347 |
|
KGV COVERS INC. SILVER JUBILEE: Group inc. 1918-37 printed Official covers to Australia (2), UK or USA three with oval OFFICIAL/POSTAGE/FREE; also covers (3) with Silver Jubilee sets and Ocean Island rubber reg'n h.s., one with RETURN TO SENDER cachet; also 1937 Coronation set on E with Type 7 reg'n h.s.. (8 items) |
£100 |
|
1348 |
|
WWII MISCELLANY: U.S.Navy covers with various duplex cancellations inc. censored mail to N.Zealand with examples from Funafuti, Makin & Nanumea plus a bundle from the same correspondence to USA ex VMR 353 etc. Also RNZAF pair ex RNZAPO 381 (Funafuti) with different mixed frankings and boxed 3-line censor. Fanning Island pair ex a Cable Station employee to USA with 4-line censor cachet. (84 approx.) |
£160 |
|
1349 |
|
CANCELLATIONS: Two box files with an extensive study of the Islands' post office cancellations, well-presented on leaves, written up with maps etc. Mainly KGVI-QEII material with a few earlier items noted (130) and an additional 53 items ex Tuvalu & Kiribati. A wealth of useful material - deserving of inspection. (183 items) |
£200 |
|
1350 |
 |
CANTON ISLAND - AIRMAIL COVERS: Interesting group 1939-40 inc. two censored First Flight Es, various items ex the South Pacific Air Service inc. pictorial types carried on different legs of Route 19 plus mail to & from Fiji. Also five items flown from New Caledonia to Canton Island, all with commemorative cachets, one censored to NZ etc. (27 items)
|
£200 |
|
1351 |
|
OCEAN ISLAND: Group of covers inc.1912-39 registered mail (4) with 1912 E to Monaco franked with 52 examples of the ½d stamp, 1919 OHBMS env. to India at 7d rate, 3d pair on 1920 E to UK & 1939 KGV last day cover. Also 1923-73 miscellany inc. 1923 reg'd E with mixed franking, scarce Type 26 cds on two (1945) Reoccupation Day covers, various KGVI Es with interesting range of cancellations etc. (16 items)
|
£140 |
| GOLD COAST |
|
1352 |
|
CINDERELLA ITEMS - SPITFIRES FUND: c.1941 Complete sheet of twelve 1d orange-red large rouletted labels depicting three shadowy aeroplanes surrounded by the inscriptions 'GOLD COAST/SPITFIRES FUND/WE SHALL/WIN/"Give to it" 1D/THIS IS NOT A POSTAGE STAMP'. Unusual and scarce. (1 sheet). PHOTO |
£120 |
| GREENLAND |
| ** |
1353 |
|
COVER MISCELLANY:Remarkable accumulation of covers c1938-83 with fascinating range of cancellations inc. many expedition items with cachets and signatures inc. Arctic, US Army items, islands, ships, weather stations etc. plus commemorative cds - many unusual, small post offices noted. A rare opportunity - most unusual in this quantity and range. (350 approx.) |
£300 |
|
1354 |
|
COLLECTION 1926-89: Mint & used collection well written-up on leaves, largely complete for dates and with many issues on cover, inc. early parcel stamps with variety of cancellations (5), 1935 Thule locals mint, used & on cover, 1945 scarce pictorials plus Liberation opt. set both very fine mint, later commemoratives etc. Fine collection. Inspection recommended. (Qty) |
£300 |
|
1355 |
|
CANCELLATION STUDY: Collection of mainly 1960s-'70s covers with a wide range of cancellations, well-researched, arranged by region and illustrated with postcards - very attractively written-up. Also a copy of the Wowern cancellation catalogue. (96 covers plus cards etc.) |
£80 |
| GRENADA |
|
1356 |
|
STOCKBOOK with the early to modern duplicated used accumulation. A useful lot with some better items noted. (Very many 100s). |
£100 |
|
1357 |
|
A RARE TETE BECHE POSTAGE DUE PAIR USED ON LOCAL PHILATELIC COVER:1892 (12 Aug) local env bearing a tete bech pair of 1892 1d on 8d postage dues tied by "GRENADA/AU 12" c.d.s. The env is creased and toned. SG D5a. Cat £800 off cover. PHOTO |
£200 |
| GUATEMALA |
|
1358 |
|
STOCKBOOK with the interesting collection of stamps from first issues onwards. A useful lot which includes sundry early 20th Century surcharges, blocks, strips, etc. (Approx. 450).
|
£90 |
| HAITI |
|
1359 |
|
RARE G.B. USED IN JACMEL "C59" 1s-1d RATE COVER TO FRANCE: Attractive 1880 (8 Dec.) E to Paris franked by G.B. 1/- orange-brown (pl.3) & 11⁄2d rose-red (pl.3 - faults) just tied by single near fine "C59" numeral of Jacmel with v.fine red "JACMEL/PAID" c.d.s. alongside, having London transit b.s. (28 Dec.) & French arrival marks (back & front). Rare example of these stamps Used Abroad. Holcombe Cert. (1989). PHOTO |
£1200 |
| HONG KONG |
|
1360 |
|
QV-QEII COLLECTION on leaves with strength in KGVI/QEII issues inc. 1938-52 $5 (both colours plus an additional green & violet) & $10 lilac & blue, Centenary, UPU & RSW sets mint, 1954 to $10 mint, Annigoni Heads to $20 mint, useful mint commems. inc. FFH, Red Cross, ITU, later vals. to $50 (4) mint, etc. A good lot of highly popular material.(Few 100s). |
£360 |
|
1361 |
|
WWI PERIOD CENSORED ENVELOPE: 1915 (March) env.(opened at top & at foot) addressed to Messrs. Siemssen & Co. bearing perfined KGV 2c green & with two examples of the HK Study Group type 1A censor label in grey-blue. It would seem that mail addressed to this Company was treated with some suspicion due to its German connections PHOTO |
£120 |
| ICELAND |
|
1362 |
|
DANISH NUMERAL CANCELLATION ON 1878 5a BLUE: Fine example of the 1878 5a blue [SG 14] used with an almost complete, fine strike of the number '1' 3-ring target cancellation of Copenhagen; scarce. |
£100 |
|
1363 |
|
SCARCE "157" CANCELLATION ON PPC TO FRANCE: c1909 PPC of Laundry women addressed to France bearing 10a defin. on picture side tied by mainly fine strike of the circular "157" numeral cancellation of Hafnarjordur, the address side with s/l "PAQUEBOT" mark of Leith. |
£150 |
|
1364 |
|
BERGEN PAQUEBOT MAIL: Trio of covers 1923-37 to Norway (2) or Sweden, franked at 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 items0 |
£90 |
|
1365 |
|
REGISTERED MAIL TO GERMANY: Trio of commercial registered covers to Germany 1923-33, the earliest with King Christian 30a plus 35a pictorial and boxed ISLAND/R h.s., the others with pictorial issue frankings ex Akureyri, Gullfoss or Reykjavik. Attractive group. (3 items) |
£70 |
|
1366 |
|
'FRA ISLAND' MARKS: 1924-67 group of covers with unboxed (3) or boxed versions of the FRA ISLAND mark inc. 5-colour franking of King Christian issues (some perf. staining) cancelled at Copenhagen, c1930 E with 20a pictorial cancelled by the s/l mark, 1937 multiple-franked E to Belgium via Copenhagen with a heavy strike of the mark cancelling one stamp and a 1967 commercial E to Denmark via Torshavn, the two stamps cancelled by a boxed mark. (4 items)
|
£75 |
|
1367 |
|
BERGEN PAQUEBOT - STRAIGHT-LINE MARKS: 1926-35 Trio of covers to Denmark (2) or UK with various frankings (postcard with Freemasonry label noted) showing fine strikes of the Bergen s/l 'Paquebot' h.s. in black (2) or violet, the last with additional boxed 'Paquebot' of Reykjavik. (3 items) |
£90 |
|
1368 |
|
PAQUEBOT MARKS, etc: Four items 1926-41, each with single franking and showing two different types of s/l PAQUEBOT mark (Hull and Bergen), Reykjavik to Aedes cover with fine boxed 'Skipsbrief' and 1926 E endorsed 'Skibsbrev'. (4 items)
|
£75 |
|
1369 |
|
'GRAF ZEPPELIN' - ICELAND ACCEPTANCE: Postcard registered to Brussels franked with Iceland 30a & 1kr both optd. "Zeppelin/1931" each tied by a Reykjavik bridge-type c.d.s. and the 1kr also tied by fine strike of 'ISLANDFAHRT 1931' triangular cachet in green; the card also bears a Friedrichshafen arrival c.d.s. Attractive and scarce.
|
£90 |
|
1370 |
|
1944 REPUBLIC FDC: Fine reg'd E ex Thingvellir to Reykjavik with 1944 Republic set (6) cancelled by pictorial cds; also 1939 fish pictorials FDC with 1a, 3a, 5a, 7a & 10a plus 40a geyser, cancelled by Reykjavik cds. (2 items) |
£70 |
|
1371 |
|
SCARCE 'NEW YORK FAIR' FDC: Fine example of the scarce '1940' overprint set [SG 257-260] on registered, illustrated FDC to the USA ex Reykjavik; scarce and attractive. |
£180 |
|
1372 |
|
1952-57 25kr FDCs: Pair of registered FDCs ex Reykjavik to the UK franked with 1952 25kr [SG 308] or 1957 25kr [SG 349] each cancelled by Reykjavik FDI cds. (2 items) |
£70 |
| INDIA |
| ** |
1373 |
|
1842-54 Pre-stamp cover selection inc. 1854 EL ex Calcutta to Birmingham with boxed red "INDIA (Giles type SD18), 1855 EL ex Calcutta to Glasgow per Steamer "Bengal" with fine boxed red "INDIA" (applied upside down), five local wrappers ex Calcutta showing Receiving House marks of Badam Tallah & Bhowanipore (3), etc. (8). |
£120 |
| ** |
1374 |
|
1854 ½a blue dies I & II on small folded letter sheets. Margins just about clear on both. Die II is elusive. (2 items). |
£60 |
|
1375 |
|
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).
|
£60 |
| INDIAN CONVENTION STATES |
| ** |
1376 |
|
CHAMBA: 1940-42 1r, 2r, 5r & 10r "CHAMBA STATE/SERVICE" opts. fresh mint. SG. Cat. £437. (4).
|
£150 |
| ** |
1377 |
|
GWALIOR: 1939-48 1r and 5r to 25r plus 1942-47 Official 2r, 5r & 10r mint. Cat. £368. (8). |
£120 |
| ** |
1378 |
|
JIND: 1937 1r to 15r and 1941-43 25r mint. Gum a little toned. Cat. £257. (6).
|
£80 |
| ** |
1379 |
|
JIND: 1942 1r, 2r, 5r & 10r "JIND/SERVICE" set fresh mint. SG. Cat. £253.
|
£80 |
| ** |
1380 |
|
NABHA/PATIALA: The mint KGVI selection with Nabha 5r & 10r plus "SERVICE" 1r & 5r and Patiala 2r, 5r & 10r plus "SERVICE" 1r, 2r (2) & 5r. Fine. (11). |
£120 |
| INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES |
| ** |
1381 |
|
BUNDI: 1944 2a deep brown complete mint sheet of 12. Tiny faults but scarce thus. SG.82a, Cat. £180. (12), |
£60 |
| ** |
1382 |
|
BUNDI: 1947 1/4a, 1/2a, 2a, 4a & 8a complete mint sheets of 20. SG.86/87, 89, 90 & 91, (100). |
£70 |
| ** |
1383 |
|
COCHIN: 1946 unissued 1a 3p magenta as listed at the top of page 190 of the 2007 edition of the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue marginal unused (as issued). Rated at £250 by Gibbons and seldom encountered. PHOTO |
£120 |
| ** |
1384 |
|
COCHIN: 1948 3a 4p unmounted mint block of four. SG.116, Cat. £280. |
£90 |
| ** |
1385 |
|
COCHIN: 1949 6p on 9p ultramarine marginal unused (as printed) example. See the note on page 190 of the 2007 edition of the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue. Exceedingly scarce. Very few believed to exist. PHOTO |
£140 |
| ** |
1386 |
|
HYDERABAD: 1949 2p bistre-brown imperforate pair with wide margins all round. SG.60b, Cat. £150. |
£60 |
| ** |
1387 |
|
KISHANGARH: 1945 8a violet complete unused sheet of ten. SG.89, Cat. £480. |
£160 |
| ** |
1388 |
|
RAJASTHAN: 1948-49 4a, 8a & 1r opts. on Bundi with machine type overprints in complete unused sheets of 20. SG. Cat. £620. Extremely scarce thus. (60). |
£220 |
| IRAQ |
| ** |
1389 |
|
SMALL BOX with the early to modern mint & used accumulation on leaves culled from a number of collections. A useful lot which warrants careful inspection. (Very many 100s). |
£150 |
| ** |
1390 |
|
ALBUM with the early to modern mint & used collection with much of interest inc. 1925 2r olive-bistre mint, 1932 set to 1d mint, etc. (Few 100s). |
£120 |
| ** |
1391 |
|
COLLECTION on leaves with much of merit inc. a particularly strong range of Officials with 1923 set, 1924-25 set, 1931 to 10r, 1932 to ½d on 10r, 1932 set & 1934 set. Regular issues include 1932 & 1934 sets to 1d. A good lot of clean and seldom encountered material. (Few 100s). |
£300 |
| ITALY |
|
1392 |
|
EXTENSIVE COLLECTION c1860-1989: Mint & used collection in three albums with useful ranges of earlier issues to 5l , substantial runs of definitive and commemorative issues with strength in pre-WWII stamps inc. a number of colonial and 'back of the book' items, 1944 German occupation cover etc. Good lot for expansion. (Approx. 3000) |
£150 |
| JAMAICA |
|
1393 |
|
STOCKBOOK with the duplicated QV to QEII used accumulation. (Very many 100s). |
£75 |
|
1394 |
|
HOTELS: The fascinating collection of QV-QEII period covers & cards with various Hotel interest inc. 1896 illustrated env. advertising the Constant Spring Hotel, 1902 (20 Jan.) 1d blue stationery card with black boxed T.R.D. of the Constant Spring Hotel, 1902 PPC to England bearing QV ½d pair with violet "MYRTLE BANK" rubber and manuscript "5 3 2 " (date), 1903 ½d green stationery wrapper to Lancashire uprated with ½d & 1d Llandovery Falls tied by large black circular "MYRTLE BANK/JAMAICA", c.d.s., 1905 official Titchfield Hotel env. to the U.S.A. 1910 PPC to the USA bearing 1d Arms tied by superb violet "MYRTLE BANK/JAMAICA" rubber, (40 covers/cards plus 2 off-cover adhesives). |
£150 |
|
1395 |
|
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).
|
£100 |
| JAPAN |
|
1396 |
|
REMARKABLE REDIRECTED REGISTERED COVER: 1913 Chinese E registered from Pehaiho to Yokohama; the Japanese P.O. applied a series of part-printed redirection labels in ana attempt to deliver the letter before returning it through the Imperial Japanese P.O. in Tientsin. |
£120 |
|
1397 |
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POSTAL STATIONERY: The interesting unused & used collection inc. 1902 set of six PPCs commemorating the 25th anniversary of Japan joining the U.P.U. plus an additional example of type 4 (all are stamped and five are struck with the special dated cachets), officially used examples (chiefly with adhesives tied by special cachets) of the 1909 Ise Shrine, 1915 Enthronement of Emperor Taisho (2), 1919 Peace issue (2), 1924 Silver Wedding (creased), 1928 Enthronement of Emperor Hirohito (2), 1929 Rebuilding of Ise Shrines (2), 1950-80 group of Summer Greetings cards (c90) inc. 1950 set of five, 1955, 1958 & 1959 sets of two, a small range of wrappers inc. 1875 2r 5m unused (3) & used, 1880-82 2r 5m unused & used (2), etc. A good lot. (Approx. 112).
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£150 |
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1398 |
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POSTAL STATIONERY: Carton with the extensive unused & used collection of postal stationery cards and New Year's Greetings cards. (Qty.).
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£75 |
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1399 |
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COMMEMORATIVE ISSUES USED IN CHINESE P.O.s: 1915 Coronation set fine used on large piece with commemorative cancellation of Hankow IJPO plus vfu blocks of 4 of the 1½ sen & 3 sen and 10 sen pair with similar cancellations; 1916 Investiture set on piece with pictorial cds of Canton (inc. scarce 10 sen value) and 1919 Peace issue on pieces with pictorial cancellation of Shanghai IJPO. (6 pieces and 10 stamps) |
£120 |
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