881 1c LOCAL CIRCULAR RATE AND 3c SINGLE LETTER RATE:c1869 env to Ontario bearing a single 1c red brown large Queen to pay the local circular rate. Also 1869 (17 july) neat env from Toronto to Boudhead bearing 3c brown red to pay the single letter rate. Fine. £100
882 1c INTERNAL CIRCULAR RATE:1869 Printed H Shorey & Co printed clothes trade circular from Montreal to Sussex, N.B.bearing large Queen 1c orange tied by two ring "1" cancellation. PHOTO. £100
883 3c INTERNAL RATE COVER:1869 (27 April) env to St George bearing 3c brown-red (lifted & lightly creased). £60
884 3c INDIA RED PAYING INTERNAL SINGLE RATE 1870 (4 May) env from London to Chiron P.O. bearing 3c India red tied by a fine "LONDON/ONT" duplex. Also two used examples dated 12th & 14th February 1870 respectively. Fine. PHOTO. £120
885 1c PRINTED CIRCULAR RATE: 1871(Jan.) "Printed Circular" env bearing a single 1c orange-yellow used to New Annan. 1870 (2 Aug) 1c orange-yellow used on part env from Atherley to Toronto with a clear "ATHERLEY/C.W" c.d.s. (inverted year slug). 1870 (22 Sept) env from montreal to Pictow bearing 3c rose-red to make the single internal letter rate. (3 items). £100
886 6c SINGLE LETTER ALLAN LINE RATE TO UK:1871 (19 Jan) env from Quebec "Ocean Steamer via Portland" to London bearing a single large Queen 6c blackish brown to pay the single letter rate to UK by Allan Line. Probably carried on the Prussian. PHOTO. £100
887 3c INTERNAL RATE COVER - PAID BY THE RARE "SHOEMAKER PAPER" ISSUE: 1871 (April 8) env. from Toronto to Montreal (arrival backstamp) franked with 3c deep rose small Queen adhesive on very thick soft opaque paper (SG.81a.) cancelled by a light cork mark. This stamp is believed to be the rare so-called "Shoemaker No.4 or on "Shoemaker Paper" variety. , the small quantity recorded being very poorly perforated & off centre; both problems are clearly exemplified on this stamp. £100
888 3c ROSE-RED SMALL QUEENS ON COVER: Sextet of complementary 1871 covers each franked with one or more 3c rose-red small Queen adhesives with numeral cancellations such as "45" of Perth & "21" of Goderich and two with fancy cork obliterations. Small faults but a useful group. (6 covers). £90
889 3c PALE ROSE-RED SMALL QUEENS ON COVER: Good group of 1871-73 covers (some with minor faults) each franked with at least one 3c pale rose-red small Queen (SG.80) all used internally with a wide range of cancellations (e.g. faint but scarce "59" of Clinton) and arrival marks. (14 covers). £75
890 6c RATE TO USA - COVER CARRIED BY WELLS FARGO:1872 (10 April) Wells Fargo printed "VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND" env from Victoria to San Francisco bearing small Queen 3c pair tied by oval blue "WELLS FARGO & CO/EXPRESS/VICTORIA V I" h.s. . Cover very slightly reduced at right. PHOTO. £180
891 1c, 3c & 5c RATE COVERS FRANKED WITH SMALL QUEENS:1872-97 The selection of covers with examples of the 1c franking (3, inc one with pre-cancel & one used with London having a carriers c.d.s.). 3c (9, various shades with some interesting postmarks inc segmented circle "cork" of Goderich, "PORT STANLEY" c.d.s. "cork" of Upper Goshan and a very fine "ANNAPOLIS/N.S. squared circle backstamp). 5c (2, both to Scotland, one (faults) with a single 5c and "GLASGOW PACKET/PAID" d.s.) 1878 (30 Aug) env registered from Cornwall to Dickenson's Landing bearing small Queen 3c & 2c RLS .. An interesting group. (15 covers). £180
892 6c ALLAN LINE RATE TO U.K.:1872 (4 January) env from Halifax to Edinburgh bearing 2c pale emerald green horizontal strip of three with a superb red "PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR PACKET" c.d.s. nearby. PHOTO. £100
893 3c INTERNAL SINGLE RATE LETTER - "REFUSED":1873 (27 May) env from Neustadt to Toronto bearing a single 3c with barred oval cancellation plus "REFUSED" struck across the adhesive. Slightly reduced at right. PHOTO. £80
894 3c INTERNAL RATE LETTER:1873 (1 April) An illustrated W. Bell & Co, Cabinet Organ & Melodion Manufactory advertising env bearing 3c rose red tied by "cork" cancellation used from Guelph to Armadale. PHOTO. £80
895 6c RATE ALLAN LINE LETTER TO UK:1875 (28 January) env (a little cut down at left) from Ottawa to Glasgow franked with 3c dull red vertical pair tied by circular "cork" cancellation and "GLASGOW PACKET/PAID" d.s. PHOTO. £120
896 6c ALLAN LINE LETTER RATE COVER TO UK:1875 (20 May) mourning env from Woodville to Scotland franked with a single 6c (perf. faults) with "GLASGOW PACKET/PAID" d.s. alongside. PHOTO. £70
897 15c FIVE TIMES INTERNAL RATE COVER:c1881 A large env. used from St. George, Beauce to St. Joseph, Beauce bearing 1c orange-yellow horizontal strips of ten and five to make the 5 x internal letter rate. A rare franking. Ex De Volpi collection. PHOTO. £150
898 3c RATE TO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: 1882 (6 Oct) env from Halifax to Charlotte Town, prince Edward Island bearing perf 12 3c small Queen tied by a fine duplex. £80
899 COVER AT THE 3c RATE FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS:1887 (6 June) House of Commons env from Ottawa to Halifax bearing 3c red tied by a fine Ottawa duplex with large "HOUSE OF COMMONS/CANADA" c.d.s., violet "DEFIENCY/IN/ADDRESS/SUPPLIED/AT/DEAD LETTER OFFICE" h.s. and blue "NO POST OFFICE/NAMED" h.s. The cover bears the initials of Henry Alfred Ward a member of the H.O.C. PHOTO. £100
900 SUB POST OFFICE CANCELLATIONS/INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE FOR AIRMAIL/HOUSE OF COMMONS & OTHER CANCELLATIONS: 1892-1973 collection of covers/cards inc. 1892 cover with "PARLIAMENT STREET/TORONTO" c.d.s. & another with "PETER STREET/TORONTO" c.d.s. 1903 env to Toronto with ½c Maple leaf strip of four tied by Hamilton machine cancellation. 1936 env with "PONDS INLET BAFFIN ISLAND/N.T." c.d.s. 1938 env to Malacca with "PLEASE ADVISE YOUR CORRESPONDENTS THAT/THE LETTER RATE FROM CANADA IS SIX CENTS/PER HALF OUNCE" and a 1936 env to UK with "SHORT PAID FOR AIR CONVEYANCE h.s. 1930 env with green "HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY/TORONTO ONTARIO" 2c meter cancellation. (47 items). £120
901 5c UPU RATE TO UK - ONE COVER WITH SQUARED CIRCLE FORERUNNER:1892 (3 march) env from Hamilton to Taunton bearing small Queen 5c (toned at edges) cancelled with a complete strike of the circular "HAMILTON PAID" c.d.s. being a forerunner of the squared circle. Also a piece franked with a 5c tied by a similar (part strike) c.d.s. of Seaforth. 1895 env from Winnipeg via New york to London redirected to Berlin bearing small Queen tied by a fine Winnipeg squared circle. PHOTO. £100
902 SQUARED CIRCLE CANCELLATIONS:1896-1900 The collection of covers (23), front and adhesives off cover (154) with a good range of squared circle cancellations representing those used at nearly 100 towns. Mixed condition but a good number of fine strikes are included. (178). £120
903 8c DOUBLE LETTER RATE OF 6c POSTAGE PLUS 2c REGISTRATION ETC:1894 (10 April) env from River Dennis Station, Nova Scotia registered to port Hawkesbury bearing Small Queen 8c bluish slate (small stain) tied by c..d.s. Also 1872 (15 Aug) env (reduced at right from Plantagenet to Toronto bearing perf 113/4 x 12 1c orange-yellow strip of five. £80
904 THE RARE SINGLE RING CANCELLATION OF GUELPH:1895 (8 Oct) env to The Asylum, Hamilton bearing Small Queen 1c x 2 & 3c tied by two good strikes of the single ring "14" numeral cancellation of Guelph. PHOTO. £80
905 3c SINGLE LETTER RATE TO USA - DIAMOND JUBILEE FLAG CANCELLATION ETC:1897 (24 June) USA Insurance Co illustrated advertising env used from Montreal to Broadway bearing small Queen 3c tied by a fine strike of the 1837/1897 Jubilee flag cancellation. Adhesive with small rust spot on one edge. Also 1896 env (part top flap torn away) from Montreal to Bradford, UK bearing small Queen 5c tied by a very fine imperial machine Die B flag cancellation./ PHOTO. £240
906 11c INTERNAL DOUBLE REGISTERED LETTER RATE (6c POSTAGE + 5c REGISTRATION):1897 (6 January) A large env from Paris, Ontario to Niagra Falls bearing 1⁄2d blocks of six x 3 plus 2c green tied by oval "R" and m/s pen strokes, various c.d.s. on reverse inc ":LONDON HAMILTON & TORRONTO/U.C." Some cover faults but a good example of the 11c rate. PHOTO. £100
907 1c PRINTED PAPER RATE ETC:1897 (14 Aug) env from Woodstock to Sussex, New Bruswick bearing Jubilee 1c tied by c.d.s. 1894 printed CPRC 1c wrapper used from Montreal to London and 1899 env from Franklin to Toronto bearing Maple Leaf 1c pair & 5c. (3 covers). £80
908 2c MAP STAMP USED ON THE FIRST DAY OF USE TO PAY LOCAL DROP LETTER RATE:1898 (7 December) env from Montreal to "38 Torrance St, City" redirected to "Box 937" bearing a single 2c lavender & carmine (a little toned along top edge) tied by a clearly dated "flag" cancellation of 7th December 1898. Small cover faults. Genuine 7th December 1898 cover are very scarce with perhaps ten being recorded (Unitrade 2007). PHOTO. £300
909 UPPER COLUMBIA LOCAL 5c USED ON COVER:1899 (22 Aug) env from Golden to Carbonate, British Columbia franked with 2c on 3c and an example of the Upper Columbia Tramway Co 5c local tied by "GOLDEN/B.C." c.d.s. Probably philatelic but rare. The 5c local was issued in 1898 (ref The International Encyclopedia of stamps Vol 2) by the Upper Columbia Tramway and Navigation Co. to pay the fee for carrying letters along the Columbia river from Golden to Windermere. PHOTO. £140
910 1899-1951 Covers (4) & cards (13, inc examples made of linen, bark and leather) with various c.d.s. etc. inc. 1902 "WHITE HORSE/YUKON" c.d.s. 1905 "INDIAN HEAD/ASSA" c.d.s. 1899 env to Ontario franked with 2c Map x 3 plus 1c Maple leaf. 1899-1900 envs. (3) each bearing 2c Map stamp. (17 items). £100
911 PATRIOTIC ENVELOPE & CARD:1900 (21 July) "Patriam Amamus" env used from Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York City. 1902 (20 Nov) "Patria Amamus" card used from New York to Decatur, Indiana. Some overall toning. PHOTO. £140
912 PATRIOTIC ENVELOPE: 1900 (7 Sept.) "Never Shall Be Slaves" env used from Griffin Cove to St Saviours, Jersey. Some soiling but scarce. PHOTO. £120
913 PATRIOTIC ENVELOPE & CARD:1900 (29 July) "The Flag That Braved" env used from Griffin Cove to St Saviours, Jersey. Also another similar design card advertising Tolton & McKay , shirt Tailors of Hamilton used but with the address crossed out. PHOTO. £120
914 PATRIOTIC ENVELOPE & CARDS ETC:1900 "Soldiers of The Queen" patriotic env used from Sutton to Ballinsloe, Ireland at the 2c rate. 1898 "Never Shall Be Slaves" patriotic env used from Parkdale to Boston. c1900 an unused "Gloria Mundi" card. Also PPC's (2) of The Court House Berlin. some faults. £100
915 REGISTERED & EXPRESS MAIL: 1904-82 selection of covers inc 1904 env registered from Toronto to UK franked with Small Queen 2d & KEVII 1c, 5c & 7c tied by oval framed "R". 1865-78 envs (11) with various Special delivery Express labels. (44 covers). £80
916 DEAD LETTER OFFICE & RETURNED MAIL:1909-48 Covers (8) inc an opened out (divided in half) env from Wolverhampton to Conar Larch with a large officially Sealed label (split) and various h.s. inc. "DEAD LETTER OFFICE/OTTAWA, CANADA" c.d.s. & violet "Received open at Dead Letter/OFFICE, Winnipeg Man". 1932 env with on reverse "INSPECTION DIVISION/OTTAWA CANADA". 1922 env to Ketowna with oval "Post Office Enquiry Branch/Vancouver, B.C." d.s. in violet. £80
917 AIRMAILS: 1929-49 selection of flown covers inc 1929 special airmail flight from St John to Moncton, 1930 Cherry Red cover with vignette from Christopher Lake to Lac La Ronge, 1919-31 1st flight from Embarraa portage to Fort Chipewyan, 1935 1st Canadian Airmail from canada to Sydney (pilot signed) and 1936 1st flight from Mud Lake to Haileybury (pilot signed). A fine lot. (8 covers). £75
CANADA - POSTAL STATIONERY
918 EARLY TO MODERN COLLECTION: Interesting lot inc. newspaper bands QV-QEII (36), QV letter cards (21) inc. provisionals - 4 used, 'Hechler' overprints (4), private printings, 'Domestogrammes' (18), PPIs (49) and a range of meter marks on cover (90) from 1930s to modern etc. Varied lot. (Qty) £100
919 QV STATIONERY TO OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: Small group with Jubilee 1c card depicting Niagara Falls uprated with 1c adhesive to Switzerland, QV 1c card depicting a view of the Falls from Hotel Lafayette uprated with 1c Jubilee to Germany, Jubilee 1c card uprated with ½c (2) to Cyprus plus QV 2c orange card to Cyprus. Also a cover to Belgium bearing Maple Leaves ½c (20) & a KEVII period PPC to Siam. (6). £120
920 C.P.R. PRIVATE ISSUES: Fine group of privately-printed items inc. 1894-95 monthly statement sheets with 1c stamp impression (3), attractive illustrated 1c postcards with QV (3 inc. 2 used 1901-02), KEVII (6 inc. 5 used), KGV 1c (2 used),.2c green (2 used), 2c red plus KGVI 3c card (unlisted variety) used 1944. Also four P.O. cards QV-KGV with additional CPR advertising superimposed. (22 items) £150
921 KEVII/KGV POSTCARDS: A substantial specialised collection on leaves covering all issues 1903-33 inc. many sub-types, several with advertisements (unusual 'light bulb' design on KEVII card) and one with precancel. An impressive lot - inspection recommended. (102 items) £120
922 KGVI/QEII POSTCARDS: Useful specialised lot of postcards inc. KGVI range 1938-54 (35 - inc. 11 used) and QEII to the 1990s (95 inc. 24 used) with good ranges of sub types, surcharges, precancelled items and some reply cards. Inspection recommended. (130 items) £75
923 QEII ENVELOPES: Substantial ranges of QEII envelopes through to the 1990s, good variety of types & sizes, many used /uprated inc. extensive earlier issues and later pictorial types. Good lot for the specialist. (146 items) £75
924 AIR LETTERS: Specialised collection on leaves 1947-1980s with an interesting range of used and unused items inc. a few WWII issues (1944 Xmas pictorial sheet noted) plus QEII military air-letters and modern pictorial types. (99 items) £75
CAYMAN ISLANDS
925 1902-03 ½d to 1/- & 1907 4d to 5/-. Fine lightly mounted mint except for the 5/- which is unmounted. SG 3 to 7 & 13 to 16. Cat £375. (9). PHOTO. £140
CHINA
926 CARTON with the extensive accumulation/collection of stamps & covers in various albums/stockbooks, etc. Well worth careful examination. (Qty.). £120
927 STOCKBOOK with the mint & used collection of 1950s & 1960s issues. The usual array of reprints noted but a very useful lot nevertheless with many better later sets/part sets. Inspection recommended. (Few 100s). £150
928 1943 Re-drawn Sun Yat-sen $100 brown in a complete unused imperforate sheet of 100; some creasing but mainly fine appearance. SG.662. (100). £60
929 1949 The untidy remaindered accumulation of Gold Yuan issues inc a good range of surcharges on various printings of revenue stamps and Sun Yat-sen issues. The group inc some multiples and interesting cancellations. (Some 100's). £240
930 'COLLAGE' DESIGN POSTCARDS FEATURING CHINESE STAMPS: Unusual group of 18 postcards and a greetings card with a variety of Chinese designs inc rickshaw, palanquin, fishing boats, bullock etc.skilfully made from pieces of vintage Chinese stamps with additional watercolour drawing. Also four other vintage Chinese greetings cards, one with embroidery of quail. (23 items) PHOTO. £200
** 931 RAILWAY BONDS: Group of six different bonds, 1911-25 to raise funds for the development of various railway companies; large, beautifully-printed documents with revenue stamps of Belgium, Germany and the UK , most dividend coupons still attached. Fine. (6 items) £90
932 MAPS: Very fine example of the scarce (1904) Stanford map of E.China, Japan & Korea, colour-printed and mounted sectionally on rigid linen within hard covers with original label - pinholes in corners otherwise a first-class, very detailed map.Also a further group of maps of the region inc (1913) sectional map showing railways, telegraphs & Treaty Ports and eight others from 19th century atlases. (10 items) £100
CHINA - GERMAN POST OFFICES
933 WEIHSIEN: 1902 Use of a 10pf 'Germania' reply-card, addressed in Chinese script to Kaumi, with very fine WEIHSIEN/DEUTSCHE POST cds and equally fine KAUMI/DEUTSCHE POST arrival cds; the reply-half returned with two further strikes of the two cancellations. Fine and scarce. PHOTO. £100
MACAO
934 'CUSTOMS/LAPPA' C.D.S. ON CARD TO SUMATRA: 1904 Portuguese Macao 1a stationery card uprated with 1a & 2a stamps, written from Lappa to Sumatra, with mainly fine strike of the scarce 2-ring CUSTOMS/LAPPA cds. on the front. PHOTO. £150
TAIWAN
935 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.). £100
COCOS ISLANDS
936 1995 $2 Powderblue Surgeonfish miscut vertical strip of 10. The strip has been put in upside down before guillotining thus leaving the normally removed extra gutter still present & cutting through the second stamp below the gutter. With description. £100
CONGO
937 UNISSUED MINIATURE SHEET - 1979 ZAIRE EXPEDITION: Six FDCs prepared by the 1979 Zaire River Expedition Group with examples of two different miniature sheets featuring the stamps as issued - the sheets were confiscated by the Zaire Government due to the incorrect grammar of the inscription - L'Expedition DE fleuve Zaire instead of DU fleuve - a few examples already attached to FDCs (uncancelled) were retained by the Expedition organizers. Very scarce.(6 items) £75
CUBA
938 ORIGINAL 'FIND' OF TRANSATLANTIC COVERS TO G.B. INC. U.S. COVER WITH NEWS OF WRECK ON CUBA; Battered 14 Nov. 1841 EL from "New Orleans" to Sheffield via Liverpool with news that the writer was recently "...wrecked & cast away on the Island of Cuba" in a "Hurricane" (detailed description of the wreck and subsequent events), plus 1857-61 group of stampless Transatlantic E/ELs (9) from Santiago de Cuba (some with firm's marks; all forwarded through New York - all but one with New York FACs) to Sheffield, all endorsed by named Steamers. Good group. (10 covers). £120
CYPRUS
939 1892 12pi, 1903-04 18pi and 45pi. Leeward Islands 1902 5/- and St Kitts-Nevis 1903 5/-. Fine mounted mint. SG Cat £580. (5). £200
940 RURAL CANCELLATIONS: Twelve covers (one KGVI & the rest Republic) and sixty-four pieces nearly all the latter bearing early QEII adhesives each having a rural cancellation from "A" to "Y" in a variety of colours, most of them unusually clear and with several scarcer types noted. [Ex John Daynes]. (76 items). £90
DOMINICA
941 1923-33 Multiple Crown CA watermark 3/-, 5/- & £1 (marginal). Fine mounted mint. SG 89 to 91. Cat £238. (3). £80
EGYPT
942 CARTON with the modern collection, mint, used & on cover housed in various albums, etc. A useful lot with much interesting material to be found. Some non-Egypt material noted inc. a range of modern Sudan, sundry Palestine, Transjordan, etc. (Few 1,000s). £180
943 SMALL CARTON with the early to modern duplicated accumulation in two stockbooks & on leaves. (Qty.). £100
944 ALBUM with the fascinating collection of issues for Palestine/Gaza (inc. a very good selection of late 1940s & early 1950s opts., Express issues, P.Dues, Officials, British Forces issues, Interpostal Seals, etc. (Sev. 100s). £500
945 ALBUM with the mint & used collection, 1952-64 with a good range of definitive sets, commems., min. sheets, opts. on Palestine, etc. Worth close inspection. (Sev. 100s). £200
946 ALBUM with the mint/unused & used collection, 1866-1923 including nine imperforate proofs of the first issue, good unused & used ranges of the issued stamps, a very extensive assembly of Pyramid issues including shade & cancellation interest, 1914 1m to 200m (10) in imperforate plate proof pairs, 1914 definitive set mint, 1921-22 definitive set mint, 1922 Kingdom of Egypt opt. set mint, etc., etc. A fascinating lot with much of interest throughout. Viewing highly recommended. (Very many 100s). £500
947 ALBUM with the mint & used collection, 1925-59 inc. 1925 Cairo Congress set in mint pairs, 1926 Agricultural set to 200m used, 1926 50pt mint (2), 1932 100m on £1 mint, 1933 Airs mint, 1933 Train set mint (3) & used, 1934 UPU set used, 1938 Wedding £1 mint and a good range of post-WWII issues inc. Airs, overprints, high values, etc. (Many 100s). £300
948 COLLECTION in two albums and a stockbook with much of interest inc. 1866 to 2pi used, a good range of mint & used 1867 types to 5pi (used), 1872 to 5pi (2) used, 1874-75 to 5pi used, a good selection of P.Dues inc. scarce types, useful 1920s/1930s commems. inc. 1934 UPU set used and extensive later ranges. Chiefly fine & fresh. (Many 100s). £500
949 AIRMAILS: Quantity of (mainly) pre-1948 air covers, both commercial and FFCs inc. 1933 Air set on cover & mint, various Imperial Airways FFCs, 1930 reg'd E to Germany, incoming mail from UK (2), Australia & India, SAIDE FFC with opts plus packet of opt stamps etc. Inspection recommended. (58 items & various stamps) £150
950 1861-63 'Posta Europea' covers ex Alexandria & Tanta, 1867 E with 1pi claret ex Alexandria, Poste Egiziane cancellations of Constantinople, Tanta, Cairo & Alexandria on covers plus scarce Gedda & Metelino on loose stamps; also GB 6d stamps used on cover with 'B01' numeral or duplex cancellation 1868-71(2), 1880 'A' duplex cover etc. interesting group. (14 covers plus various stamps) £150
951 1866-1906 Collection on leaves with much of value inc. 1866 set mint or unused (condition mixed) plus values to 5pi used, 1867-71 mint & used ranges to 5pi used with duplicates of most values, 1872-75 mint & used ranges to 5pi mint & used plus duplicates of most values, 1874-75 mint & used ranges to 5pi mint & used inc. 2pi yellow mint block of four, 1879 set mint, etc. A superb lot with a substantial Catalogue value. (Approx. 480). £1000
952 1914-52 Collection in loose-leaf album with much of merit inc. 1914 set mint, 1921-22 set mint, 1922 Monarchy set mint & used, 1923-24 to £1 mint, 1926 Birthday £1 mint, 1927-37 set to £1 plus photogravure 500m & £1 mint, 1932 100m on £1 mint, 1933 Railway & Aviation sets mint & used, 1933 Air set mint, 1934 UPU set used, 1938 Birthday £1 mint & used, 1939-46 to £1 mint, 1947-51 to £1 mint, etc. (Many 100s). £750
953 1922 Proclamation 1m sepia double & inverted overprints fresh mounted mint. SG. 98a/98b, Cat. £435. (2). £120
954 1923 Proclamation 20m olive inverted overprint fresh mounted mint. SG. 106a, Cat. £225. £75
955 1926 Port Fouad set mint (5m, 10m & 15m) or used (50pi). The former have relatively insignificant gum flaws, the latter is superb with a photocopy of a 1955 BPA Certificate of genuineness. SG. Cat. £1,500. Scarce. (4). PHOTO. £500
956 1926-48 Collection of chiefly "better" stamps inc. 1934 UPU set mint (less 100m) and used (inc. on cover), 1926 Agriculture & 1933 Airs both mint & used, 1931 zeppelin opts mint and on cover, 1938 Birthday £1 mint plus 1948 Gaza occupation opt. set mint. STC £1,000+. (76 stamps and 3 covers) £150
957 1931 Zeppelin pair mint & used plus 50m on 27m used on a real photo PPC of Cairo addressed to Jerusalem tied by special Graf Zeppelin cancellation and with red "LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN/AGYPTENFAHRT 1931" pictorial cachet. (4 plus 1 card). £120
958 1934 U.P.U. set mounted mint plus an additional example of the 50m (15). £150
959 1946-66 Duplicated unmounted mint stock of commems. in varying amounts of duplication (lists provided). Ideal for approvals. STC £4,400. (Qty.). £500
960 FRENCH POST OFFICES: Useful group of covers etc. inc. 1855-56 stampless Es ex Alexandria plus 1866-77 pair with French stamps plus 5 other covers 1904-27 inc. 2 reg'd; also Port Said covers & cards 1900-09 (27) and miscellany of mint & used stamps of the French POs inc. better items. (36 items plus various stamps & PPCs) £120