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THURSDAY 8th & FRIDAY 9thDECEMBER 2011

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SALE 5864

Thursday 8th & Friday 9th December 2011at

The Stanley Gibbons Saleroom399 Strand

A fine All World sale featuring over 1500 lots withstrong ranges of Barbados, China, Cyprus, India and

Indian States, Ireland, Malta, Norfolk Island,South West Africa, Trinidad, Great Britain and

Great Britain Used Abroad

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Monday 5th December 09.30 - 17.00Tuesday 6th December 09.30 - 17.00Wednesday 7th December 09.30 - 17.00

Thursday 8th & Friday 9th December 2011

SALE 5864

Auctioneer

Ryan Epps

Specialist Team

Ryan Epps, Steve Matthews, Robert Smith, Richard Watkins

Sale Administration

Andrew [email protected]

Condition Reports

Tom [email protected]

AUCTION AGENTSIf you are unable to attend the auction in person, you may wish to use the services

offered by one of the auction agents who attend each of our auctions

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Mary WeeksTelephone: +44 (0)20 8393 8217

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Jean LancasterTelephone: +44 (0)20 8547 1220

Fax: +44 (0)20 8547 3739Email: [email protected]

ORDER OF SALE

Thursday 8th December 2011

Morning Sessionto start at 10.00am

Lots 1-511 including:

Lots 1-291 Foreign CountriesLots 3-200 China

Lots 292-511 British CommonwealthLots 359-402 BarbadosLots 465-508 Cyprus

Afternoon Session

not starting before 1.00pm

Lots 512-1084 including:Lots 512-1040 British Commonwealth (continued)

Lots 572-666 India (including postal history and States)Lots 667-732 Ireland

Lots 771-816 Malta (including postal history)Lots 864-880 Norfolk Island

Lots 969-970 South West AfricaLots 981-997 Trinidad

Lots 1006-1040 Commonwealth CollectionsLots 1041-1073 Miscellaneous Collections

Lots 1074-1084 Postal History

Friday 9th December 2011

Morning Sessionto start at 10.00am

Great Britain

Lots 1085-1543 including:Lots 1085-1188 Used Abroad

Lots 1189-1218 Postal HistoryLots 1219-1265 Official Mail

Lots 1266-1290 Essays, Imprimaturs, Proofs and TrialsLots 1291-1400 Queen Victoria

Lots 1515-1539 Collections

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INFORMATION

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INSPECTION OF LOTSThis facility is available on an appointment basis only. We regret that we no longer offer a postal viewing service. Appointments for viewing can be made up to and including the closing date of the sale.

AUCTION CHARGESAll lots in the catalogue are subject to a Buyer’s Premium of 15% plus VAT at the current rate to ALL Buyers. Additionally, VAT will be charged on all lots prefixed by T at the current rate and on all lots prefixed by F at 5% if sold to purchasers resident in the e.e.C. or collected from our premises by an overseas bidder.

PHOTOCOPYING SERVICEBlack and white photocopies of most lots in this sale can be supplied on request for a charge of 50p per photocopy (minimum charge £3), or £3 per colour photocopy (20 copies maximum per request), plus postage (airmail where necessary). Please supply a self addressed envelope and clearly state the sale date, lot number and details of copies required (i.e. number required, front/back etc).Payment with the order can be accepted in Sterling Banknotes and Cheques but please note that we must respectfully decline payment for this service by overseas cheques or credit cards.We regret that the following categories of lots are not available for photocopying:a) Lots housed in albums, boxes or cartons.b) Lots of a fragile nature which would require special handling

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CASH PAYMENTSWe welcome payment in cash (£ Sterling only), but remind bidders that, due to current legislation, we cannot accept cash payments in excess of the sterling equivalent of €15,000 euros.

STORAGE CHARGESStorage charges will be levied on lots that remain in our premises after the expiration of three months from the date of sale. Such charges will be applicable to lots that have been paid for but not collected and to lots that are unsold but which have not been re-offered. The storage charge will be 1% of the hammer price for purchased lots or 1% of the lower estimate for unsold lots with a minimum charge of £10 per month. If the material is not claimed within twelve months of the date of sale, Stanley Gibbons Ltd shall be entitled to dispose of the material to defray accrued storage charges.

KEY SYMBOLS: EXPLICATION DES SYMBOLES: TABELLE DER ZEICHEN

★ unused (see below): non-obiltéré: ungestempelt

e Locals

O used: oblitere: gestempelt R Revenues entire letter/cover /

envelope / card etc: sur letter: auf Brief

T Telegraphs

P/C Postcard PF FiscalsOF Officials C CinderellaPD Dues F Forgery: faux: fälschungB Booklets AirmailS Specimen LIT LiteratureP Proof: epreuve: druckprobe D Document

Large part o.g. This stamp has been hinged but retains the major portion of it original gum.

Part o.g. A stamp so described has 50% or less of the original gum remaining.

Unmounted Has full gum and has not been hinged.The following abbreviations printed after each lot number indicate the type of container for that lot.

[A] Album (2A – Two albums etc.)[B] Box or (½) Small Box[C] Card Lot[e] Large envelope[e] Small envelope

SOME ABBREVIATIONS REGULARLY USED IN OUR DESCRIPTIONS

BW Bradbury, Wilkinson o.g. original gumCds. Circular datestamp pc postcardColl Collection ppc picture postcardCond Condition PB Perkins, BaconDLR De La Rue PD postage dueeL entire letter r/h right handFdc first day cover Script multiple script C.A.

watermarkh/s handstamp Se South-eastLe line-engraved SW South-Westl/h left hand SL Special lotm/s manuscript s/l straight lineMCA multiple C.A. Watermark SP surface-printedNe North-east Stc Stated to catalogueNW North-West

VALUE ADDED TAXAll estimates prefixed by the letter “T” are subject to Value Added Tax at the current rate if sold to purchasers resident in the e.e.C. or collected from our offices by an overseas bidder.All estimates prefixed by the letter “F” are subject to Value Added Tax at 5% if sold to purchasers resident in the e.e.C. or collected from our offices by an overseas bidder

BIDDING INCREMENTS£30-50 ................................ £2 £55-100 .............................. £5£110-200 .......................... £10 £220-500 .......................... £20£550-1000 ........................ £50 £1100-2000 .................... £100£2200-5000 .................... £200 and so on

All bids not corresponding to the above will be ROUNDeD DOWN to the nearest step.

Estimated values shown at the end of the descriptions indicate the price lots are expected to realise.

Estimations Dans la colonne droite de chaque page se trouve indequé le prix auqel

Chaque lot se vendra probablement dans la sale des vantes. Die Schätzwert die in der rechten Rubrik angegeben sind, zeigen

die preise welche die lose wahrscheinlich erzielen warden.

Catalogue references are to Stanley Gibbons catalogues unless otherwise stated.

Numéros de catalogue Les numéros cities renvoient, sauf indication contraire, aux numéros utilisés dans les catalogues Stanley Gibbons.

Katalognemmern sind von den Stanley Gibbons-katalogen entnommen, andere Katalognummern sin dimmer besonders bezeichnet.

INFORMATION SeCTION

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INSPECTION OF LOTSWe regret that we no longer offer a postal viewing service. Public viewing is available; Please see page 1 for details.

FOREIGN COUNTRIES Thursday 8th December 2011, starting at 10.00am

BELGIUM 1 B H Very clean and useful collection in three printed ‘Lighthouse’ albums 1893-1981, unused (the majority of post- war issues being fresh u/m) better sets noted incl 1918 Red Cross Fund surcharged, 1919 Tin Hat (excl 2f) 1929 Orval Abbey opt, 1930 Antwerp Exhib m/s used, 1932 Cardinal Mercier Memorial and Infantry Memorial, 1933 Orval Abbey Restoration, 1950 Athletic Championships, 1951 Queen Elisabeth Medical Foundation, 1953 Euro Child Welfare, 1954 King Albert Memorial and Beguinage of Bruges Restoration, 1960 World Refugee Year m/s, also 1919-21 Belgian Forces in Rhineland opt and Eupen & Malmedy opts, a number of gaps and incomplete sets but a marvellous basis for expansion £1500-1700

CHILE 2 C S 1910 Centenary of Independence set of 14 to 10p (excl 5p) ovpt ‘SPECIMEN’ and each with security punch hole (SG 119/33s excl 132s) 30c (single) 15c (strip of three) and 1p and 10p as horiz pairs otherwise blocks or stripsoffourplusfurtherduplicationof2cand3cvals,fineu/m £100-120 See also lot 1091

CHINA

3 C H 1878-83 Thin paper 1ca green (SG 1) perf faults at foot, lovely colour large part o.g., cat £500 £180-200 4 C 8 -- 3ca brown-red (SG 2) trivial stain under top bar of cancel £150-170

5 C 8 --5caorange(SG3)fineusedwithindistinctcancel £260-300

6 C 8 -- 5ca orange (SG 3) perf faults at foot, lovely colour used with part cds, cat £550 £200-240 7 C 8 -- 5ca yellow on thin paper (SG 3a) odd minor fault but well centred, used by complete ‘CUSTOMS/ WUHU’ cds in red dated ‘1 DEC 1889’, superb appearance, cat £600 £360-400

8 C H -- 1ca deep green, 3ca brown-red, and 5ca yellow (SG 1b, 2, 3a) a few faults incl short perfs and couple small creases still a very presentable trio, the 1ca with prominent frame break, large part o.g. (1ca) or unused, cat £3,000 £900-1000 9 C H -- Thin to pelure paper 1ca green (SG 4) a few lightly toned perf tips otherwise fine and fresh large part o.g., scarcesofine,cat£600 £300-340 10 C 8 -- 5ca yellow-ochre (SG 6) a few faults incl crease and small thin, lightly used by seal, the rarest of the ‘Large Dragons’ in used condition, cat £1,600 £260-300 11 C 8 -- Thicker paper 3ca vermilion (SG 8b) odd minor fault, used by large part ‘CUSTOMS/NEWCHWANG’ cds dated ‘APL3’,fineappearance,cat£300 £180-200 12 C 8 189460thBirthdayoftheDowagerEmpress1cato24carose-carmine(SG16/24)eachfineusedbyparttolarge part Shanghai, Peking or Tientsin seal in black (9ca) or blue £500-600

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13 C H -- 5ca dull orange (SG 20) hinge remain on reverse, large part o.g., cat £450 £180-200 14 C 8 1897SmallfiguresurchonDowager(1stptg)setof10to30con24carose-carmine(SG37/46)somelighttoning, eachgoodtofineusedbyparttolargepartPaKua,DollarchoporCustomscds £500-600 15 C H -- New currency 10c on 6ca, 10c on 9ca, 10c on 12ca and 30c on 24ca (SG 43/46) short perfs as often and 10c on 12ca with pulled perf, fresh large part o.g., cat £1,920 £900-1000 16 C H 8 -- (Mar)New currency large figure surch onDowager Empress 2nd ptg,½c on 3ca to 30c on 24ca (SG 57/65) perf faults and variable centring as often, 1c on 1ca and 4c on 4ca used otherwise unused (30c on 24ca) or part to large part o.g., cat £2,575 £900-1000 17 C 8 --½con3cato30con24ca(SG57/65)oddshortperforwrinkle,goodtofineused £500-600

18 C H -- (May) New currency large figure surch on Small Dragon, ½c on 1ca to 5c on 5ca (SG 66/68) short perfs as often and lightly toned, unused (5c on 5ca) or large part o.g., very scarce, cat £2,800 £1400-1600 19 C H --NewcurrencylargefiguresurchonDowagerEmpress3rdptg,5con5cato10con12ca(SG82/84)afewshortor pulled perfs as often and 10c on 9ca with trivial crease, large part o.g., cat £600 £300-340 20 C H -- Revenue stamps surch’d for postal use 1c on 3c (SG 88) part o.g. with heavy hinge remains £260-300

21 C 8 --2con3c(SG89)fineused £100-120 22 C 8 * -- 1c on 3c (2 - one with backing paper, the other cut into at left) and 2c on 3c (SG 88-89) all used, also two early postcards to London, these with faults (5 Items) £120-140 23 C H --4con3cdeepred(SG90)largeparto.g.,fineandfresh,cat£1,200 £600-700

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24 C H -- 4c on 3c deep red (SG 90) fresh large part o.g., cat £1,200 £500-600 25 C H -- $1 on 3c deep red (SG 91) large part o.g., cat £5,000 £2000-2400 26 C 8 -- $1 on 3c deep red (SG 91) small tear at u/l and corner creasing at u/r, used by indistinct cds, very scarce, cat £2,500 £600-700 27 C H -- 2c on 3c deep red (SG 93) couple short perfs and off centre, fresh part o.g., cat £650 £260-300 28 C H -- Imperial Chinese Post 50c deep green (SG 104b) rough perforations as often and some toning on rear but a very scarce stamp, large part o.g., cat £1,500 £800-900 29 C H 1900-06 $1 to $5 (SG 131-133) each with hinge remain, the $5 with trivial toning on a few perfs, large part o.g., fresh colour, an attractive trio, cat £1,220 £500-600

30 C H 1912$1redandfleshovpt’dtype38(SG204)largeparto.g.,cat£550 £200-240 31 C H -- Commemorating the Revolution $1 to $5 (SG 251-253) each with hinge remain, the $1 with light diagonal crease, cat £1,500 £650-750 32 C H 1913-33FirstPekingprinting$2blackandblue(SG305)freshandfinelargeparto.g. £100-120 33 C S 1941 Dr Sun Yat-sen (4th issue)½c to 50c ovpt ‘SPECIMEN’ andwith security punch hole through right hand value tablet (SG 583/93 vars) fresh u/m, plus same set in blocks of six £100-120 34 C * 1949 September 27 double rate reg cover used from Nankiang, Szechwan to Chungking bearing 1949 SYS silver yuan 1c (SG 1348) vert strip of 3 and 16c vert pair on reverse, face bears Chungking cds for 29th and30thSepplusanillegiblecdsfor1Oct,veryfineandanuncommonfranking £200-240 35 C * -- Goup of four stampless covers from Canton bearing postage paid handstamps, one bears Chinese only h/s, the others with ‘POSTAGE PAID/CANTON’ SIB or RS1 in black or violet, two bear Canton cds for 11th or 16th May (oneasub-office)condmixedbutascarcegroup £120-140

EAST CHINA

36 C H 1949 (Dec) parcel post surch on Flying Geese issue, set of 4 to $50,000 on $5 red (SG ECP 397/400) in blocks of four, fresh unused £1000-1200

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37 C H 1950$10to$100(SGNE75-79)fineunused,cat£240 £100-120 38 C H --$10to$100(SGNE75-79)fineunused,cat£240 £100-120

SOUTH CHINA

39 C 8 1949 Liberation of Shantou $10 blue-green ‘Whistling Swan’ (SG CC197) shortish corner perf at u/r, used by large part Swatow cds for 4.11.49, only 1000 are believed to have been issued £200-240

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC

40 C 8 1950 Surcharge on ‘unit’ stamps, perf 14 $500 on (-) orange and $800 on (-) orange (SG 1425a, 1426a) well centred andfineused £70-80 41 C H 8 -- Foundation of the People’s Republic $800 to $3,000 (SG 1432/5) two unused and two commercially used sets, also some odd values incl $800 (2 unused, 1 used), $1000 (2 used), $2000 (1 unused), and $3000 (2 unused, 3 used), used with some imperfections, cat £1300+ £360-400 42 C H -- Stamps of North-Eastern Provinces surchd type 189, $50 on 20c to $400 on $300 blue-green (SG 1436/49 excl SG1440a, 1443a) centring rather mixed, unused, cat £600 £240-280 43 C 8 -- $50 on 20c to $400 on $300 blue-green (SG 1436/49 excl SG1440a, 1443a) odd small imperfection but mostly fine,eachusedbyparttolargepartTientsincds £100-120 44 C H -- $400 on $65 to $400 on $300 (SG 1446-1449) unused each with hinge remain, cat £505 £240-280 45 C H -- Gate of Heavenly Peace with redrawn clouds (type c) $100 to $2000 brown-olive (SG 1459/63) fresh unused

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46 C H -- $100 on to $800 (SG 1459-1463) unused each with hinge remain, cat £400 £150-170 47 C H 8 -- First Anniv of the People’s Republic $100 to $2,000 (SG1464/8) three unused and two postal used sets, one unused 800y small stain, unused with some hinge remainders, cat £955 £360-400

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48 C H -- Gate of Heavenly Peace with redrawn clouds (type D) $100 to $5000 (SG 1481a/87) odd shortish perf, fresh unused £300-340

49 C 8 -- Gate of Heavenly Peace with pink network background $200,000 blue (SG 1498) horiz pair used by single Shanghai cds, light creasing but very scarce, cat £1500+ £460-500 50 C 8 -- $10,000 to $200,000 blue (SG 1493/98) some light creasing but good for these, commercially used, cat £1000

£300-340 51 C 8 -- $10,000 to $200,000 blue (SG 1493/98) some light creasing but good for these, commercially used, cat £1000

£300-340 52 C H 8 1951 Centenary of the Taiping Rebellion $400 to $1,000 (SG 1526/29) seven unused and three postally used sets incl unused blocks of four £180-200 53 C H 1952 Gymnastics by Radio $400 scarlet (SG 1543a, stamps 14/17) l/l corner block of eight with imprint comprising two se-tenant blocks, pencil annotation in margin, fresh unused £130-150 54 C H -- Gymnastics by Radio (SG1543a/52a) set of forty in se-tenant blocks, stamp 41 defect at l/r, otherwise fine unused, cat £1300 £500-600 55 C H -- (SG1543a/52a) set of forty in se-tenant blocks, some trivial creasing, fresh unused £400-440

56 C H 1953MilitaryPost$800orange-yellow,vermillionandred-orange(SGM1593)fineunused,withhingeremain,cat£350 £150-170 57 C 8 -- 35th Anniv of Russian Revolution, $800 blue (Stalin and Mao) with erroneous inscription (Yang C94) off centre and roughly perf but sound used, very scarce £500-600 58 C H 1955 Scientists of Ancient China min sheets, three sets of four, a few bends, unused £200-240 59 C H 1958 Unveiling of People’s Heroes Monument 8f stamp and min sheet (SG 1749/MS1750) latter light corner crease, unused, cat £425 £100-120 60 C H --KuanHan-Chingminsheet(SGMS1762a)fineunusedcat£500 £240-280 61 C H -- min sheet (SG MS1762a) a couple of light creases, fresh unused, cat £500 £140-160 62 C H 1959 10th Anniv of the People’s Republic (2nd issue) 4f to 20f (SG 1846/49) in marginal blocks of four, also a single set, unused £100-120 63 C H --10thAnnivof thePeople’sRepublic (5th issue)20fdeepcarmine (SG1861)sixexamples, fourfine,one light creasing the other toned and small nick, unused £120-140 64 C H 1960Goldfish4fto8fsetof12(SG1911-22)somelightbends,u/m,cat£575 £180-200 65 E H -- 4f to 8f set of 12 (SG 1911-22) unused on album page, some slightly stuck down but will remove with care, cat £575 £150-170

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66 E H -- Chinese Goldfish set, 1960-61 Chrysanthemums set, 1963 Hwangshan Landscapes and Butterflies sets, 1964 Peonies and Landscapes sets, some small imperfections but generally fine u/m or unused as issued, cat £2825 £1400-1600 67 e H -- Goldfish set of 12, 1960-61 Chrysanthemums set and 1964 Hwangshan Landscapes set all mounted (stuck down) in souvenir folders, back covers of each folder with residue from previous mounting and all a little toned, cat £2075 as mint stamps £300-340

68 C H 1961 26th World Table Tennis Championships min sheet (MS 1971a) a couple of faint tones, unused, only 30,000 issued, cat £2000 £700-800 69 C H -- min sheet (SG MS1971a) light marginal bends, unused, cat £2000 £600-700 70 C H -- min sheet (SG MS1971a) light marginal creasing and tiny nick at left, unused, cat £2000 £500-600 71 E H 1962 Stage Art of Mei Lan-fang 4f to 50f (SG 2037-2344) unused and hinged to album page, slightly stuck down but will lift with care, cat £2,400 £600-700 72 C H -- 4f to 50f (SG 2037/41) 30f light creasing, this and several others some short perfs, large part o.g., cat £2400

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73 C H --4fto50f(SG2037-2044)allpartlyaffixedinoriginalpresentationfolderexceptone8fvaluewithisloose,parto.g., the folder has some staining and a pen mark, cat £2,400+ £500-600 74 C H -- 3y min sheet (SG MS2044a) with patchy shiny gum, u/m but small paper adhesion and tiny crease, cat £20,000 £6000-7000 75 C H -- 3y min sheet “Drunken Beauty” (SG MS2044a) a couple of heavy corner creases (visible from face) some light tones, bends and patchy gum disturbance, not previously hinged but offered as large part o.g., only 20,000 issued, cat £20,000 £4600-5000 76 E H -- 4f to 50f var imperf (SG 2037-2344var) unused and hinged to album page, slightly stuck down but will lift with care, a very rare set with only 10,000 sets sold, cat £11,000 £4600-5000 77 C H -- 4f to 50f var imperf (SG 2037-2344var) 20f and 22f each with close margin one side, most with patchy, rather extensive gum disturbance, part o.g to u/m, scarce as only 10,000 sets sold, cat £11,000 £2000-2400 78 E H 1963 Children 4f to 20f set of 12 var imperforate (SG 2092-2103 var) unused on album page, some slightly stuck down but will remove with care, cat £400 £100-120 79 C H -- Hwangshan Landscapes (SG 2124/39) selection of odd values incl 4f (stamp 2), 4f (stamp 4) x2, 8f (stamp 6 x1, stamp 7 x2 and stamp 8 x2), 10f (all four plus additional stamp 10) 20f x10, 22f x2, 30f x2 and 50f x2, a few short perfs, some unused but most o.g. or u/m incl 9 of 20f, cat £2,915 £500-600 80 C H -- 4f to 50f (SG2124/39) a couple of 4f and one 10f some perf faults, usual slight offsets on gum, u/m, cat £1,100 £460-500 81 C H -- 4f to 50f (SG2124/39) a few light bends or shortish perfs, some incl 30f dried gum, most fresh u/m, cat £1,100 £460-500 82 C H -- 4f to 50f (SG2124/39) a few light offsets on gum, most large part o.g. but a few incl 20f and 30f u/m, cat £1,100 £400-440 83 C 8 -- 4f to 50f (SG2124/39) all top or side marginal with imprint, c.t.o used £100-120 84 C * -- 4f to 50f (SG2124/39) on four unaddressed illustrated fd covers with Peking special h/s, all with some creasing but scarce £500-600 85 E H -- Pandas 8f to 10f and Monkeys 8f to 22f both var imperforate (SG 2116-2118 var and 2121-2123 var) unused on album page, some slightly stuck down but will remove with care, cat £700 £200-240

86 C H -- Snub-nosed Monkeys 8f to 22f var imperf (SG 2121-2123 var) u/m £110-130 87 C H -- 8f to 22f var imperf (SG 2121-2123 var) 22f close margin at left, good margins elsewhere, u/m, cat £200 £90-100 88 C H 8 1964 Yenan-Shrine of the Chinese Revolution 8f to 52f (SG 2178/83) two sets, large part o.g., also 1965 Chingkang Mountains set, some perf faults and bends, u/m, cat £470 £120-140 89 C H -- Chinese Peonies 2y min sheet (SG MS2199a) trivial scuff on face at l/l, fresh unused, cat £5000 £1800-2000 90 e H -- 15th Anniversary of the People’s Republic min sheet (SG MS2215a) light gum toning, u/m, cat £5,000 £2200-2600 91 C H 8 -- Petroleum Industry 4f to 20f (SG 2216/20) odd trivial imperfection, large part o.g., cat £475 £150-170 92 C H -- Hsinankiang Hydro-Electric Power Station 4f to 20f (SG2223/26) two sets and one part set of 3 excl 20f, one 20f a few short perfs, large part o.g., cat £890 £180-200 93 C H 1965 People’s Liberation Army set of eight 8f values (SG 2259/66) a few light marks on face, u/m, cat £550 £180-200 94 C H -- set of eight 8f values (SG 2259/66) large part o.g., cat £550 £180-200

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95 C H -- People’s Liberation Army (SG2259/66) lightly duplicated selection of odd values incl 2 x 3, 3 x 4, 4 x 6, 5 x 5, 6 x 4 and8x4,acouplewithperffaultsbutmostlyfine,u/m,cat£1700+ £180-200 96 C H 1966 Cultural Revolution Games (SG2325/28) two sets of four plus additional examples of SG 2325 (7) and 2326 (4) u/m, cat £1100 £400-440 97 C H -- 30th Anniv of Death of Lu Hsun set of three 8f (SG 2329/31) u/m £160-180 98 C 8 --setofthree8f(SG2329/31)x4and1967HeroicOilwellFirefighterssetofthree8f(SG2332/34)x3,c.t.o.used £140-160 99 e H 1966-68 Small range of ‘Cultural Revolution’ sets incl 1966 Cultural Revolution Games, Lu Hsun, 1967 Heroic Oilwell Firefighters, Liu Ying-chun, Third Five Year Plan, Labour Day, 25th Anniv of Talks on Literature & Art, Our Great Teacher, Fleet Expansionists’ Conference, 1968 Revolutionary Literature & Art, Mao’s Anti-American Declaration and Mao’s Youth, all fine u/m, accompanied by an empty presentation folder (originally contained the above) which has an example of SG 2367 affixed to front cover (41) £3200-3600 100 C H 8 1967 Heroic Oilwell Firefighters set of three 8f (SG 2332/34) both u/m and c.t.o used, also two additional examples each of SG 2333/34, one of former defective, u/m, cat £575 £130-150 101 C H 8 -- Liu Ying-chun Commemoration set of six 8f (SG 2335/40) both u/m and c.t.o used, also SG 2338/39 in strips of three u/m, cat £780 £260-300 102 C H 8 -- Third Five Year Plan set of two 8f (SG2341/2) three sets, two u/m, the other c.t.o used £180-200 103 C 8 H -- set of 2 8f (SG2341/2) three sets c.t.o. used, also a few other odds incl 1965 Tsunyi Conf 8f (SG 2236) unused and Chingkang Mountains set c.t.o. £50-60

104 C H --LabourDay4fto8fsetoffive(SG2354-2358)twowithperffaultsattop,otherwise,fineu/m,cat£500£100-120 105 C 8 --4fto8fsetoffive(SG2354-2358)foursetsc.t.o.used £200-240 106 C H 8 -- set 4f to 8f (SG2354/58) (4f short perf) large part o.g., also additional four 8f values and 1967 Our Great Teacher (SG 2367/69) c.t.o used, cat £780 £240-280 107 e 8 --4fto8fsetoffive(SG2354-2358)andOurGreatTeachersetof3,ctoexamplesmountedinpresentationfolder inscribed‘LongLiveChairmanMao’,backcoveroffolderpuncturedbutstampsfine £100-120

108 C H --25thAnnivofMaoTse-tung’sTalk’sonLiteratureandArt8fsetofthree(SG2359-2361)fineu/m,cat£1,400£700-800 109 C H -- set of three (SG2359/61) SG2361 a couple of faint marks on gum, u/m, cat £1400 £600-700

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110 C H --setofthree(SG2359/61)SG2361creased,othersfineu/m,cat£1400 £400-440 111 C 8 -- set of three (SG2359/61) 3 sets c.t.o. used £400-440 112 C 8 -- set of three (SG2359/61) 3 sets c.t.o. used £360-400 113 C H -- 46th Anniv of the Chinese Communist Party 5f to 52f (SG2362/66) also strip of three of 8f carmine-red, set odd tiny imperfection,stripfineu/m £400-440 114 C H -- 5f to 52f (SG2362/66) u/m £200-240

115 C H --5fto52f(SG2362-2366)fineu/m,cat£375 £200-240 116 C H --OurGreatTeacher8fto10f(SG2367-2369)fineu/m,cat£850 £400-440 117 C H -- Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung 8f Mao (SG2343) horiz strip of four and single, two stamps in strip odd short perf, u/m, cat £1625 £600-700

118 C H -- Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung ‘gold’ se-tenant strip of 5 (SG 2349a) some tarnishing but unfolded £1200-1400 119 C H -- set of eleven 8f (SG2343/53) se-tenant strips intact but folded once or twice, gold strip a little tarnished, u/m £2000-2400

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120 C H -- single 8f and both the horiz strips of five (SG 2343, 2344a and 2349a) both strips having been folded and the red border with two affected by light tone spots, u/m cat £4,625 £1300-1500 121 C 8 -- set of eleven 8f (SG2343/53) se-tenant strips intact but each folded once and a few bends, gold strip just a trace of tarnishing, c.t.o. used £460-500 122 C 8 -- set of eleven 8f (SG2343/53) in c.t.o. used singles, also some additional odd values incl two part se-tenant strips of three, also c.t.o/used, some gold tarnishing but generally sound, cat £1600+ £400-440 123 C 8 -- set of eleven 8f incl two horiz strips of five (SG 2343-2353) neatly cto used, some slight faults on reverse duetohavingbeenaffixedtopage £300-340

124 C H --18thAnniversaryofthePeople’sRepublic8fpair(SG2370-2371)fineu/m,cat£260 £100-120 125 C H 8 -- 8f pair (SG 2370-71) one set u/m another c.t.o £100-120 126 C H 1967-68 Poems of Mao Tse-tung 4f to 10f (SG 2372-2385) usual minor offsetting on gum, u/m £2000-2400 127 C H -- 4f to 10f (SG 2372-2385) SG 2377 and 2379 odd faint tone, usual minor offsetting on gum, u/m £1600-2000

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128 C H -- 4f to 10f (SG 2372-2385) the 8f “Swimming” with light crease and some with small ink specks on reverse, otherwise fine u/m, cat £3,750 £1300-1500 129 C H 8 -- small selection of odd values incl SG2374 (2) u/m, SG2378,79 and 84 (three of each, of which one is c.t.o.) and SG2385 u/m, cat £3700+ £600-700 130 C 8 -- 4f to 10f (SG 2372-2385) c.t.o used £500-600

131 C H 1968LiteratureandArt8fsetofsix(SG2387-2392)fineu/m,cat£425 £200-240 132 C 8 --8fsetofsix (SG2387-2392)fivec.t.o.usedsets,plusa fewc.t.o.usedodds,someshortperfsamong latter, cat £300+ £100-120 133 C H -- (2nd issue) 8f set of three (SG 2393-2395) plus additional examples of SG 2393/4, also 1st issue part set of 5 (excl SG 2387) but with additional examples of SG2388 and 2392, latter group odd short perf, u/m, cat £1000+ £360-400 134 C H --8fsetofthree(SG2393-2395)onewithashortperfattop,otherwisefineu/m,cat£325 £100-120

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135 C H --Mao’sAnti-AmericanDeclaration8f(SG2396)fineu/m,cat£500 £240-280 136 C H -- Directives of Mao Tse-tung 8f horiz strip of five (SG 2397a) folded once between stamps 4 and 5, odd trivial wrinkle and one small blemish on reverse of one stamp, u/m, cat £5,000 £2000-2400 137 C H -- se-tenant strip of five (SG2397a) some wrinkling but strip apparently unfolded, u/m, cat £5000 £2000-2400

138 C H --ThoughtsofMaoTse-tung(2ndissue)8f(SG2405)fineu/m,cat£120 £60-70 139 C H -- Completion of Yangste Bridge 4f to 10f (SG2407/10) four sets, also a few odds, u/m or unused, cat £300+

£160-180 140 C H --SongsfromTheRedLanternOperaboth8fissues(SG2411-12)fineu/m,cat£132 £60-70 141 C H 1969 Songs From the Red Lantern (SG2411/12) and Agricultural Workers (SG2419/22) two sets of each, plus a few odds incl four examples of SG2421, some short perfs, fresh unused, cat £850 £240-280

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142 C H 1970-71 Taking Tiger Mountain set of six 8f (SG2435/40) two sets, unused £140-160 143 C H 1971 Centenary of the Paris Commune 4f to 22f (SG 2442/45) two sets, unused £260-300 144 C H -- 50th Anniv of the Chinese Communist Party 4f to 8f (SG 2446/54) four sets, the se-tenant strips intact but two folded and one of these with perf separation, two strips are marginal with imprint, unused £400-440 145 C H 1972 Chinese Merchant Shipping set of four 8f (SG 2485/88) two sets, stamp 29 from one set missing perf, unused £110-130 146 C H --WangChin-hsi8f(SG2493)l/rcornerstripoffivewithimprint(foldedtwice)andfivenon-marginalsingles,unused £100-120 147 C H -- Red Flag Canal set of four 8f (SG 2494/97) eight sets, incl pair and strip of three, u/m £140-160 148 C H 1973 Giant Pandas 4f to 43f (SG2498/2503) three sets, two u/m but one with a few short perfs, the remaining setfineo.g.,cat£600 £180-200 149 C H 1978NationalScienceConferenceminsheet(SGMS2765a)twohingeremains,fineunused,cat£700£200-240 150 C H --minsheet(SGMS2765a)fourexamples,oneextensivelywrinkled,othersfineunused,cat£2800£800-900 151 C H --GallopingHorses5yminsheet(SGMS2781)fineunusedwithtwohingeremainsonreverse,cat£500£100-120 152 C H 8 -- 5y min sheet (SG MS2781) three examples, two u/m, the other c.t.o used £500-600 153 C H -- Arts and Crafts 3y min sheet (SG MS2815) unused with two hinge remains, cat £400 £130-150 154 C H -- min sheet (SG MS2815) four examples, u/m £700-800 155 C H -- Highway Bridges 2y min sheet (SG MS2834) unused with two hinge remains, cat £500 £150-170 156 C H -- 2y min sheet (SG MS2834) three examples, u/m £700-800 157 C H 1979 The Great Wall 2y min sheet (SG MS2865) unused with two hinge remains, cat £275 £80-90 158 C H -- 2y min sheet (SG MS2865) three examples, u/m £360-400 159 C H --InternationalStampFair2yminsheet(SGMS2874a)lightlyhingedandtrivialbends,fineunused,cat£1,000

£300-340 160 C H -- 2y min sheet (SG MS2874) three examples, one with patchy gum toning, others fine u/m £1200-1400 161 e * -- International StampFairRiccione andPRCStampExhibitionHK2ymin sheets (SGMS2874,MS2923) each used on an illustrated cover from theHong Kong Exhibition, first day for latter, a few light tones andwrinkles, cat £875 as used £260-300 162 C H -- Fourth National Games 2y min sheet (SG MS2879) three examples, u/m £140-160 163 C H -- 30th Anniv of the People’s Republic 1y min sheet (SG MS2883) three examples, u/m £140-160 164 C H -- Study of Science from Childhood 2y min sheet (SG MS2900) u/m £1000-1200 165 C H -- 2y min sheet (SG MS2900) u/m £1000-1200 166 C H -- 2y min sheet (SG MS2900) unused with hinge remain and tiny adhesion on reverse £700-800 167 C H -- Camellias of Yunnan 2y min sheet (SG MS2922) unused with two hinge remains, cat £400 £130-150 168 C H -- 2y min sheet (SG MS2922) four examples, u/m £700-800 169 C H --StampExhibitioninHongKong2yminsheet(SGMS2923)unusedwithtrivialimperfections,cat£850£200-240 170 C H -- 2y min sheet (SG MS2923) two examples, u/m £700-800 171 C H 1980PaintingsofQiBaishi2yminsheet(SGMS2955)fineunusedwithtwohingeremains,cat£275 £80-90 172 C H -- 2y min sheet (SG MS2955) six examples, a couple with light marginal bends, u/m £500-600

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173 C H -- Year of the Monkey 8f (SG 2968) usual faint offsets on gum, u/m £700-800 174 C H -- 8f (SG 2968) unused with hinge remain and small ink marks on reverse, cat £1,300 £500-600

175 C H -- 8f (SG 2968) l/r corner marginal, a couple of short perfs, usual faint offsets on gum, u/m, cat £1300 £500-600 176 C H --LotusPaintings1yminsheet (SGMS3002)fiveexamples,onefine, theothershavemarginalcreasingbut the ‘stamp’generallyfine,u/m,cat£1875 £300-340 177 C H 1981-82TwelveBeautiesofJinling2yminsheet(SGMS3158)fiveexamples,onewithpatchygumtoning,others fineu/m £440-480 178 C H 1982 Birds 2y min sheet (SG MS3207) nine examples, u/m £200-240 179 C H -- Sculptures of the Liao Dynasty 2y min sheet (SG MS3217) six examples, u/m £180-200 180 C H 1983 Scenes from the Western Chamber 2y min sheet (SG MS3241) eight examples, u/m £700-800 181 C H -- Terracotta Figures 2y min sheet (SG MS3260) four examples, u/m £240-280 182 C H 1984 Beauties Wearing Flowers 2y min sheet x4 (SG MS3303) u/m, cat £280 £140-160 183 C H Booklet: 1980 Du Dong booklet (SG SB10) small disturbance on reverse from being hinged onto album page, cat £650 £200-240 184 e B -- Group of booklets incl 1980 Dolphin (2), 1981 Marking the Gunwale (4), Stamp Exhibition (2), Sable (5), 1983 Swans (8), 1985 Year of the Ox (2), 1986 Year of the Tiger, 1987 Year of the Rabbit (3), and 1990 Year of the Horse, a couple lightlytonedmustgenerallyfine,cat£685 £200-240 185 C H -- 1981 Year of the Cock booklet 96f (SG SB12) two hinge remains on reverse, cat £325 £100-120 186 C B -- 96f booklet (SG SB12) two booklets on with trace of toning, cat £650 £200-240 187 C B -- 1982YearoftheDog96fbooklet(SGSB15)fourbookets,fine,cat£360 £120-140 188 C B -- 1983YearofthePig96fbooklet(SGSB17)fivebooklets,finecat£475 £160-180 189 C B --TerracottaFigures3y32(SGSB18)fivebooklets,cat£1125 £360-400 190 C B --1984YearoftheRat96f(SGSB17)fivebooklets,finecat£350 £120-140

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191 C H Revenues: c1890 unissued 20ca brown, 100ca green and 1000ca red imperf blocks of 12 (100ca) or 10, each stamp ovpt ‘SPECIMEN’ and with security punch hole, also additional 1000ca block of 12 with ‘RETURN TO/... ISSUE ROOM.../To be held for reference.’ h/s, minor creasing but scarce and unusual, fresh unused £600-700

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192 A H Valuable and extensive unused range in stockbook, a few earlier but strength in 1960s, better sets incl 1961 40th Anniv of CCP, Liberation of Tibet, 1962 Tu Fu, Cranes, 1963 Ganefo Games, Hwangshan Landscapes, 1964 15th Anniv strip, Petroleum Industry, Hsinankiang Power Station,1965 Tsunyi Conference, Victory over Japanese, PLA, 1966 Sun Yat-sen, Cultural Revolution Games, New Industrial Machines, 1967 Five Year Plan, Liu Ying-chun, Labour Day & Our Great Teacher (2 sets of each), 1969 Red Lantern Opera, Yangtse Bridge, Agricultural Students, 1971 50th Anniv of CCP, Paris Commune, 1972 Merchant Shipping, 1973 Pandas, 1974 Industrial Production, run through of later issues to around 1980, all u/m or unused as issued (Hundreds) s.t.c. £20,000+ £8000-9000

193 A H 8 Marvellous old-time collection in album to 1929, commences with very useful range of Empire issues incl duplicated 1878-83 Large Dragon 1ca, 3ca and 5ca used plus 3ca unused, 1885-88 Small Dragon 1c to 5ca unused (2 sets, both perfs) 1894 Dowager Empress 1st ptg to 9ca unused plus 12ca and 24ca used, 1897 surcharges incl ‘Red Revenues’ and 1898-1907 vals to $2 unused plus $5 used, then Republic issues incl 1912 ovpts to $1 unused, 1912 Revolution and Republic sets to $1 unused, and 1913 London ptg to $1 unused, also a few local posts, Tibet and Macao, cond varies throughout but well worth inspection (Hundreds) £5000-6000

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194 E H 8 Small accumulation of 1960s commems incl 1967 Liu Ying-chun set of 6, 1967 Anniv of People’s Republic set of 2 (x2) 1967-68 Poems part set of 11, 1967 Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung set of 5 with red borders, and 1968 Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung, mostly fine u/m or c.t.o. used (224) £1200-1400 195 E H 8 * Small range on album pages and loose mostly late 1970s and 1980s incl 1978 Arts and Craft min sheet and 1980Yearof theMonkeyunused,also1979cover toUKwith rangeofsixteenadhesives incl the2yHsingkiang River Bridge from the min sheet (Approx 200) £500-600 196 E H 8 Interestingbutdiverseselectiononstockpagesandfoldersincl194350con16csurchsinenvs(identifiedinChinese) 1941HKMartyrs½c,5cand40candHKpostagedues20cand$2inimperfblocksoffour,Shanghaistrikepost label used, 1930s? Great Wall revenues 50c to $1000, 1921 Air essays (forgeries) Jap Occ incl odd higher val, Taiwan incl Black Flag rep and 1945 opts to 10y, also a number of 1940s multiples (Few Hundreds) £360-400 197 3B H * Superb accumulation of new issues in packets as received from supplier between 1997-2008 incl u/m, postal stationery and fdc, very useful basis on which to build, some sorting required (Hundreds) £300-340 198 A H Collection of commems from 1949 to 1961 in stockbook, early issues are reprints but quite comprehensive from 1952 incl 1960 Goldfish and 1960-61 Chrysanthemums sets, tone spotting in places but some fine, unused or u/m (200+) £300-340 199 E H 8 Small, mostly unused selection on stock page incl East China 1945 50c on 10c (SG EC61) used, 1948-49 $800 on $10 (SG EC119) 1948-9 Mao $50 (SG EC120) block of six, upper pairs imperf btwn, 1949 Train $21 imperf btwn(SGEC340a)NorthChina1949surchsinclSGEC296/9andafewothers,mostlyfine(25items)£200-240 200 E H 8 Small range on two stock pages incl 1970-71 ‘Taking Tiger Mountain’ set unused, 1971 Albanian Workers’ Party set unused, 1972 Yenan Forum part set and several mostly 1950s issues in packets (a few reprints) unused of c.t.o (150+) £100-120

COLOMBIA 201 C * 1858 June 21 entire from Santa Martha to New York, with blue boxed BOTICA DE/J.M. INFANTE/SANTA MARTA h/s, red oval FORWARDED BY/COLON NAVY BAY/J.B. DONALISIO and FORWARDED BY/C.J. FOX/ASPINWALL N.G. forwardingagentsmarks,vertfilingfold,fine £120-140 See also lots 1092-1109

CUBA 202 E * 1850-62 Five entires, with Forwarding Agents cachets of Alex Bastian, Jose Pastor & Co, Llopart Vila y Cie, M De SanteligesandRufinoRomero,allfromHavanafourhavingvariouspostalmarkings £200-240 203 C * 1862 September 9 entire from Vera Cruz to New York, with blue oval JOSE DE CABARGA Y Ca/HABANA h/s and circular STEAM SHIP 10, also 1872 November entire to New York this with FORWARDED BY DRAIN & CO double circular h/s of Nov 20 in blue, also handstruck “10” and Baltimore arrival cds of Nov 27 £140-160 204 E * 1865 January 2 entire from Cardenas to U.S.A., bearing on reverse a large red oval “FORWARDED BY/P E DE SVERNINE&Co/HAVANA”cachet,alsoonfrontcircular“STEAMSHIP10”h/s,fine,ExRowe. £60-70

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205 C * 1819 January 3 entire letter from La Guayra to London, with m/s “2/2” (postage rate) with scarce straight line St. THOMASh/sfromtheBritishP.O.,withredarrivalcdsofFEB.15markonreverse,horizontalfilingcreases£650-750 206 C * 1871 cover to New York, USA, endorsed ‘via San Tomas’, franked with 1866 3c carmine-rose in combination with USA 1870-71 10c (without grill) former with indistinct black cancel, latter tied by red ‘NEW YORK/PAID ALL’ cds (date unclear) indistinct ‘ST THOMAS’ cds at left, extensive faults to cover but a rare and attractive franking, Friedl cert (1979) £1500-1700 207 E H 8 1887 1c on 7c surcharge (SG 36/37) ten examples on page (six unused, four used) incl one unused with inverted frame, mixed cond but scarce, especially used £150-170 208 E * 1900 February 27 cover to USA franked with 1873-1902 10c bistre-brown and greenish blue (printing 7) tied by St Thomas cds, backstamped with New York ‘PAID ALL’ duplex dated ‘MAR 5 1900’ and Washington receiving cds dated ‘MAR 6’, also 1897 January 4 cover to Scotland with same franking, slight faults but an uncommon pair £100-120 209 E H 8 * 1905 Christian IX 5b to 5f (51/59) small duplicated accumulation (used to 2f only) plus 1906 postcard to New York franked with 10b, cond varies (59+1 cover) £150-170 210 E H 8 Neat collection of the 1873-1902 ‘Numeral’ issue on album leaves with values to 50c (excl 14c) neatly arranged with each printing identified by vendor incl 12c and 50c unused, mixed cond and odd forgery noted, useful lot for specialist (109) £500-600 211 E H 8 * Small collection on pages comprising 1900-03 Arms to 8c unused and used, 1896-1902 4c pale blue and yellow-brown bisect used on cover (2) and piece (2) and duplicated selection of 1905 new currency surcharges unused, cond varies (46+2 covers) £200-240 212 E H 8 * Neat collection on pages commencing with 1902 and 1905 Postage Dues followed by 1915-16 Christian X to 50b unused with shades, also three covers incl 1916 registered to USA, cond varies (90+3 covers) £150-170

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213 C * 1882 March 10 entire from Montecristi to New York franked with 5c vert pair cancelled upon arrival by Union Paid h/s, violet oval forwarding Agents cachet of ENCAMINADA/POR/RODRIGUEZ CORDOVA & Co/MANTA/ AJENMTES COMISIONISTAS and New York Ap 3 backstamp with circular PAYE/PO/ALL neat and attractive cover £300-340 214 E l 1944 Birth Centenary of F. G. Suarez set of four American Bank Note Company Die Proofs in the issued colours, die sunk on cards each with printers die number above design, attractive £280-320

EGYPT 215 E l 1923-24KingFuad20mdeepgreen(SG118)imperfproofsheetof100printedonthick,ungummedpaperwithout watermark,foldedandwithsomecreasingbutfineappearance,unusual £400-440 216 E H 1937-44 Investiture of King Farouk 10m bright violet (SG 254) part sheet of 96 (folded) showing diagonal misalignment of perforations, odd fault and some perf splitting, fresh u/m £300-340 217 E H -- 10m bright violet (SG 254) part sheet of 82 (folded) plus block of 12 showing diagonal misalignment of perforations, odd fault, fresh u/m £200-440 218 E H 1944-52 King Farouk 10m bright violet (SG 296) sheet of 100 (folded) showing diagonal misperforation, a few faults incl perf splitting and odd crease but fresh u/m £400-440

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219 E H -- 1m orange-brown (SG 291) sheet of 100 (split into two panes of 50) showing diagonal misperforation, a few faults incl perf splitting and odd crease but fresh u/m £300-340 220 1½BH8* Very useful collection in four albums and on leaves to 1965, extensive ranges throughout with unused and used plus various covers and postal stationery items incl good selection of early ‘Pyramid and Sphinx’ issues, cond varies but super basis on which to build, viewing recommended (Hundreds) £1300-1500 221 B H 8 Extensive collection in eight stockbooks to 1967 incl duplicated group of 1866 ovpts, Pyramid and Sphinx vals to 10p unused and used with possible pmk interest, 1921-22 1m to 100m unused, 1927-37 vals to £1 unused, and 1932 100m on £1 unused plus useful commems incl 1934 UPU to 200m unused and 50p used and 1935 British Forces Jubilee 1p unused, cond varies with some toning apparent, also Balian and Chalhoub catalogues (Hundreds) £800-900 222 A H 8 Collection to 1950s, better items incl 1872-75 to 5pi green used, 1931 Zeppelin set of 2 both unused and used, 1932 100m on £1 unused, 1933 Railway Congress and Aviation Congress sets used, 1934 UPU Congress incl 50pi and£E1unused,condmixedbutbetteritemsgenerallyfine £300-340

FRANCE 223 C * 1643 October 9 folded entire from Rouen to Anvers (Antwerp) no postal markings, small wax seal on reverse, a few minorcreasesbutveryfineandfreshappearance,uncommon £200-240 224 C * 1936 Three matching Air France envs to Argentina each with range of adhesives making up postal rate, incl one with 1923 1f Bordeaux Congress with tear or crease, still nice trio £50-60 225 E F 1941-42 Marshal Petain 50c green postal forgeries (SG 712 var) sheet of 20 with upper two rows showing double perforations, lower two rows completely imperf, some creasing/handling bends and surface marks at upper left, also second sheet with top row showing double misplaced perforations with remaining rows partly or fully imperf and with some surface soiling, fresh u/m £100-120 226 E F -- 50c green and 1f 50 red-brown postal forgeries (SG 712, 721 vars) complete sheets of 20, some creasing/ handling bends and 1f 50 with some perf separation and small mark on one stamp, fresh u/m £100-120 227 E F -- 50c green and 1f 50 red-brown postal forgeries (SG 712, 721 vars) complete sheets of 20, some creasing/ handling bends and 1f 50 with some perf separation, fresh u/m £100-120 228 E F -- 50c green and 1f 50 red-brown postal forgeries (SG 712, 721 vars) complete sheets of 20, some creasing/handling bends and 1f 50 with some perf separation, fresh u/m £100-120 229 E H 1949 Stamp Centenary vertical se-tenant strip of four (SG 1061a) two complete sheets of ten strips plus 1949 Stamp Centenary Exhibition ‘CITEX’ 10f (SG 1071a) complete sheet of 10, a few minor handling bends/ wrinkles and slight ageing around edges of each sheet otherwise fresh u/m, very attractive, cat £1,290 £400-440 230 2A H8* Very useful collection in two albums to 1947, commences with good range of used Ceres and Napoleon issues incl 1849-52 10c to 1f, 1853-61 1c block of four, and 1869 5f and a few covers incl four covers dated 1849 or 1850 franked with 1849-52 20c, then 1876-85 Peace and Commerce to 5f used plus 4c green unused, 1917-19 War Orphan’s Fund set to 1f+1f (excl 5c+5c) unused, 1930 Sinking Fund unused, 1936 Trans-Atlantic Flight 10f used, 1937 PEXIP mini-sheet unused, 1942 Marshall Petain 1f50 forgery by Waterlow and various back-of-the-book incl postage dues, cond varies, close inspection required (Hundreds) £1300-1500 See also lot 1114

GAZA 231 A H 8 Mixed collection in stockbook to 1967 incl (unused unless stated) 1948 1m to £1, 1953 1m to £1 plus 50p and £1 used, and 1953 Air 2m to 200m, cond varies still a useful basis on which to build (Few Hundred) £90-100

GERMANY - BAVARIA 232 C * 1850 July 27 entire to Fusson franked at top left with 1849-62 6k, the adhesive with four lovely margins and tied by Nurnbergcds,withKaufbeuern28.7transitandnextdayarrivalbackstamps £200-240

PRUSSIA 233 E H 1850-56 4pf yellow-green (SG 1) complete sheet of 150 (10 x 15) with plate number ‘1’ in margin opposite pos.8/1, folded in four (causing a couple of small splits) and some reinforcement in margins, odd minor adhesion and hint of gum tone, large part o.g. (hinged in margins only) a most remarkable item, cat £22,500 as singles £5000-6000

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234 C * 1910-115pfgreen/buff‘Germania’postcardwithwmk(MichelP20(2))completevertstripoffive,perforatedbetween, scarce £300-340

235 C 8 1930 “IPOSTA” Berlin Philatelic Exhibition min sheet (SG MS464a) very fine used by central Neustadt cds for17.5.31,scarcesofine £400-440 236 2A H8* and States: Mixed collection in album and folder to 1945, useful ranges throughout incl 1872 7k used on piece, 1872 9k used, 1936 Olympics mini-sheets used, 1937 Brown Ribbon mini-sheet unused, Baden 1851 1k used, and Thurn and Taxis 1863 cover to Paris bearing vert pair of 1862 6k, cond varies still a good basis for expansion (Several Hundred) £500-600

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237 1½BH 8 Mixed collection 9 albums/stockbooks with issues to 2004 noted, odd earlier but mostly from 1970 onwards with slight duplication in places, cond varies still a useful lot for expansion (Hundreds) £100-120

EAST AFRICA - GERMAN COLONY

238 C S 1893 2p on 3pf to 25p on 50pf opt’d ‘Wertlos’ (without value) in red, the three lower vals virtually as normal issue, the 10p on 20pf has surch in red, 25p on 50pf with PESA smaller (similar to SG1/6) each in a vert interpanneau pair (two lower vals separated and rejoined). From the state postal archive, only one sheet of 100 released from which a maximum of 10 interpanneau pairs can exist, some gum disturbance but rare, part to large part o.g., with 1998 Steuer cert £1800-2000

239 C 8 1901Yacht1rto5r(SG23/25)variablecentringand1rand2rlightlytoned,goodtofinecdsused,cat£425£100-120

GERMAN OCCUPATION of MACEDONIA

240 C H 1944 Surch type 1 on Bulgarian stamps, 3d on 15st blue (SG 2) horiz interpanneau strip of four (folded down interpane gutter as almost always) fresh u/m, with 1987 Stojan Hristov cert £240-280

GREECE 241 C * Ottoman Empire used in: 1903 p.p.c. of Patmos used to England franked by Ottoman 1901 ‘Foreign Mail’ 20pa magenta tied by fair Patmos bilingual cds in violet (Coles & Walker 69, rated 25 points, also rated RRRR by Mellon and unpriced by Vlastos) very clean and rare £340-380

242 C 8 1905 Parcel Post:Thieleptg,perf12¼10oreblue(SGP3),finec.t.o.usedbyseveralstraightlinecrowncancelsin violet, with 1982 Wowern cert £200-240

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HAITI 243 E * 1894 Extraordinary three issue combination “Watson Photographic” cover to Bavaria, bearing 1886 perf 20c, 1891 3c grey (faults) and 1893 7c scarlet (30c rate) tied by Port-au-Prince cds for 16 Avril 94, heavy vert crease (not affecting adhesives) £320-360

HONDURAS

244 C H 1925 Airmail 1p green (SG 234) SE corner perf crease and signature on reverse, large part o.g., Raybaudi Cert (1996) cat £750 £100-120

ITALY 245 e * 1695August18foldedentirefromVenicetoLille(France)cutdownandafewminorcreasesbutveryfineandfresh appearance, very scarce, James Van Der Linden (BPP) cert (2004) £200-240

246 C H 1922-23 Publicity Envelope stamp 1l brown and green, error opt inv (SG B136, Bolaffi B.L.P. 12b) fresh u/m, with 1981 Bolaffi cert, a rarity £1800-2000

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247 E H Revenues: 1863 ‘Marca da Bollo’ composite sheet of fourteen values between 15c and 15L, the values to 5L in violet, the 10L and 15L in carmine and violet, imperf, ungummed on wove unwatermarked paper, each opt’d ‘SAGGIO’, some creasing and tones but a striking piece £300-340 248 A * Collection of pre stamp/stampless covers from 1820s to 1860s from a range of origins incl a few from France, mostareaddressedtoPalermowiththemajorityofmarkingslegible,condgenerallyfine(67) £200-240

JAPAN

249 C H 1948-52500yblueLocomotive(SG499)smallthinatl/lcorner,otherwisefineu/m £180-200

JORDAN 250 C H 1959 King Hussein 1f to 1d (SG 480/95) a few short perfs and a couple vals with light gum toning otherwise fineu/m,cat£95 F £30-40

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251 C 8 1885PrinceCharlesIII5fcarmine/green(SGandYvert10)fineusedbypartindistinctcds,varioussignaturesincl “Diena”, Behr Cert (2010) states “bad centring as usual, light corner crease”, very acceptable example of this rarity, cat £2,500 £700-800

252 C H 1924 45 on 50c brown/buff var double overprint (SG 70 and Yvert 70a) right hand marginal block of four, each with Locher h/s, Behr Cert (2010) fresh and fine u/m, cat 5,000 Euros £1500-1700 253 B H Superb and valuable unused collection 1885-1981 in two printed ‘Lighthouse’ albums commencing with good range of the 1885-1920 issues incl. 1885 15c rose, 1891 25c dp grey-green & 5f both shades, 1919 50c+50c brown/orange, 1919 War Orphans Fund & Princess Charlotte opts, followed by a substantially complete run of issues to 1981 with many highly catalogued sets incl 1949 & 1951 Red Cross Fund m/s perf and imperf; also stockbook with mainly multiple material from the 1950s/60s era and small selection of Belgium incl range of early railway parcel stamps. Wonderful fresh condition throughout with post war issues u/m, superb lot for continuation £1600-1800 254 C H 8 Small selection on stockcards unused unless stated incl 1885 10c and 25c (2), 1891-94 5c and 10c (2) also 5f used, 1910 Postage Due 30c unused and used, 1919 50c+50c, 1924 75 on 1f black/yellow var double overprintalsoafewpairsorblockswithcentralgutternumber,generallyfineausefulgroup(20Items) £600-700

NEPAL 255 E 8 * Postal History:Usefulaccumulationofmostly1960s/70sofficialcoverswitharangeofmarkingsinclregistered, noted a few franked with 1959 Official stamps but generally without stamps, also small range of mostly used stamps on pages, mixed cond, interesting lot £100-120

NETHERLANDS 256 C * 1862 November 12 entire to Amsterdam, franked with 1852-63 5c tied by boxed ‘FRANCO’ in black with Haarlem despatch cds alongside, backstamped with Amsterdam cds for same date, fragile but fresh and attractive £100-120

PANAMA

257 C * 1848 April 30 entire from Chile to England with m/s “via Panama” and “2/” and with small s/l Transit h/s, PANAMA MY26doublearcandJY4arrivalcdsonflap £460-500 258 C * 1879 January 21 envelope to London, with code A PANAMA cds, and handstruck 1/- rate mark, London arrival FE. 13 backstamp, cover faults well clear of markings £300-340

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259 e l 1918-20PanamaCanalsetoffiveAmericanBankNoteCompanyDieProofsintheissuedcolours(asSG178/82), die sunk on cards (approx 225mm x 150mm) mostly with printers die number and name below design and each with pencil marking on outer frame, rare and attractive £800-900 260 E l 1942 Set of eight American Bank Note Company Die Proofs of various values all in the issued colours (as SG 403/17 btwn), die sunk on cards (approx 225mm x 150mm - some vert) mostly with printers die number with pencil marking on outer frame, also similar proof of the national flag as used in the ½c design, rare and attractive See also lots 1160-1185 £1400-1600

PORTUGAL 261 E H 1940PortugueseLegion5cto1E75imperfblocksoffour(SG904/11vars)fineunused(nogum)also1944Brotero 10c to 1E75 matching corner marginal imperf blocks of four (SG 965/68 vars) slight creasing and light gum toning, u/m £460-500 262 ½BH 8 Mixed collection in four stockbooks to 1973, very sparse in places but odd better noted incl 1924 Camoens unused to 20E and 1928 Independence unused to 4E50, cond varies (Several Hundred) £200-240

RUMANIA 263 E H 1864 Prince Cuza 2p yellow, 5p blue and 20p red, prepared for use but not issued (see note under SG 54) complete sheets of 100, minor faults incl creasing and tone spotting but fine appearance, also 1872 Prince Carol 50b proof in grey imperf block of 25, faded and without gum, and 1936 Provincial Costumes set of 7 to 10l+5l imperf blocks of four (SG 1330/36 vars) minor creasing otherwise fresh u/m, interesting group £260-300

RUSSIA 264 C * WWI Prisoner of War Mail: 1919 August 18 formula postcard with boxed ‘Sce Des Prisonniers de Guerre’ in purple on front, addressed from Vladivostok to Germany with Russian censor marking and Chinese transit markingonfront,slightcreasingatlowerrightstillfineforthese £50-60 265 E H 1956-57 Robert Burns 40k yellow-brown (SG 2001) complete sheet of 60 (folded once), 40k sepia & blue (SG 2002) complete sheet of 25 and 1959 Burns Birth Bicentenary 40k sepia & blue (SG 2310) complete sheet of 25 (pen annotation in margin) u/m £240-280

SAUDI ARABIA 266 C H 1926 ¼pi to 5pi (SG 254/60) a few short perfs particularly on 1pi and 5pi and all with some adhesions or off sets on reverse otherwise fresh u/m, an uncommon set, cat £180 F £20-30 267 C H 1945 Meeting of King Saud and King Farouk ½g to 10g (SG 352/55) rough perfs as often and toned onreverseotherwisefineandfreshappearance,u/m,cat£170 F £20-30 268 C H 1949 Air 1g to 100g (SG 357/62) 20g and 100g lightly toned, large part o.g. or u/m, cat £190 F £20-30

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269 C H 1967-74KingFaisalCartouche9pWadiHanifaDamblockoffour(SG786)freshu/m,veryscarce,cat£440 F £120-140

270 C H Postage Due:1924ProclamationofKingHusseinasCaliph,opttype14on2piorangealreadybearingpostage due opt type D11 (SG D59) l/l corner marginal example (lower margin detached) affixed to piece, significantly toned but a great rarity with large part o.g., cat £3750 (with 1998 BPA cert) £600-700

SERBIA 271 E H German Occupation: 1941 Prisoners of War Fund set of 4 in complete sheets of 50, including stamps with and without burelageandthoseoptwith‘C’,fineu/m,scarceinthisformat £420-460

SPAIN

272 C H 1950 Stamp Centenary 50c to 25p (SG 1141/48) 20p with minor bend and all with lightly yellowed gum, u/m, cat £675 £120-140

THAILAND

273 C l 1886DelaRueproofinblackonglazedcardforheadplateonlyof1887-91issue,affixedtomanilapieceendorsed ininkm/s‘Dec10/240leads/10etharepairs’andinmagentacrayon‘NewKeyPlate’,arareandmostunusualpiece £500-600

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TIBET 274 E * 1936 Native cover to Kendal, England, franked with 1933-60 imperf ½t yellow, 2/3t deep blue, 1t carmine and 2t scarlet each tied by Lhassa cds and containing superb hand painted Christmas card from the well-known adventurer and mountaineer Frederick (Freddy) Spencer Chapman, inscribed “To you both/with every good wish/from Fred Chapman/Lhasa/Christmas 1936” the card was sent whilst Chapman was a member of the 1936 Political Mission to Lhassa as private secretary to Basil Gould, the Political Officer for Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet, also a copy of Chapman’s book “Memoirs of a Mountaineer” detailing his time in Tibet £300-340

275 C H Chinese Post Offices: 1911 3p on 1c to 1r on $1 (SG C1/10) couple vals with light adhesions on gum otherwise fineandfreshparttolargeparto.g.,veryscarce,cat£1,900+ £800-900

UKRAINE

276 C 8 German Occupation of Alexanderstadt:1942surchonRussia3ron20kgreen (Michel9)fineused,with1996 GerhardKrischkecert,scarce £440-480 277 C l German Occupation of Wosnessensk: 1942 60k composite proof comprising both cliches horiz se-tenant, in black onwhite unwatermarked paper, very fine and scarce (Michel IPII, with 1998Gerhard Krischke cert) £220-260

UNITED STATES of AMERICA 278 C * Undated cover to New York endorsed ‘via Nicaragua’ and franked by 1851-57 12c Washington with clear to good margins, tied by s/l ‘STEAM/SHIP’ cancel in black with scarce boxed ‘VIA NICARAGUA/AHEAD OF THE MAILS’ cachetalongside,a fewfaults tocover inclnon-contemporarymanuscriptnotationsonrear,exKnappandHaas £600-700 279 C * 1847 5c red-brown with four good to massive margins, on outer letter sheet to Clinton tied by grid cancel and Utica NYdoubleovalpmkbothinblue,centralfilingfold,attractive £500-600 280 C * 1850OuterlettersheetfromBostontoNewBedford,frankedwith5cwithgoodmarginstiedbyredgridcancel,filing folds but attractive cover £280-320 281 C * 1857-61 10c green type IV (pos 86L1) tied to cover by ‘AUBURN/N.Y.’ cds dated ‘SEP 18’ and addressed to ‘U.S. Mint, SanFrancisco’,afewminordefectsotherwisefineandrare £400-440

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282 E l 1861-673cproof,finemarginalexampleof the imperf3croseWashingtonheadreprintproofonthinpaperwith grill F (Scott 94P) good margins incl part marginal guideline; unusually, a used example with dumb ‘cork’ cancellation in the form of a leaf, attractive and scarce £100-120 283 E H 1959-61Air15ctypeII(SGA1140)topmarginalblockof20showing3½mmupshiftofhorizperforations,trivialcrease at upper left otherwise fine u/m, plus 1975 D.W. Griffith 10c (SG 1561) lower marginal block of 29 showing progressiveshiftofbrown,fineu/m £100-120 284 E B 2004 Great Americans - Wilma Rudolph $2.30 booklet with both panes of four and six completely imperforate (SGSB355var)freshandfine £600-700 285 2A H 8 Collection in two albums to 1990, fairly sparse range to 1930 but noted 1917-20 15c, 20c and 30c unused, followed by good run through of unused or used with most from 1961 being unused (many u/m) good basis on which to build (Hundreds) £160-180

CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC COVERS 286 C * Accumulation of 37 unused Union propaganda envelopes plus 2 addressed but unsent, various motifs noted incl ‘Star-spangled Banner’, ‘Death to Traitors’, ‘Liberty’, ‘Eagle and Serpent’, and ‘To Washington via Baltimore’, cond varies but an attractive assemblage (39) £200-240 287 C * Group of eleven unused Union propaganda envelopes, various motifs incl ‘Hangman’, ‘Slavery’, ‘Contraband barricade’, ‘A Polite Invitation’ and ‘Skull and Crossbones’, a few minor faults but an attractive assemblage £150-170 288 C * Group of nine unused Union propaganda envelopes, various motifs incl ‘Millard Fillmore’, ‘Stephen A. Douglas’, ‘Remember Ellsworth’, and ‘Sumter First - Peace Afterwards’, a few minor faults but an attractive assemblage £150-170 289 C * Group of seven unused Union propaganda envelopes, various motifs incl ‘Rice Straw’, ‘Young America’ and ‘The [Bark] Great West’, a few minor faults but an attractive assemblage £100-120 290 C * Group of eight unused Union propaganda envelopes, various motifs incl ‘John Bull’, ‘Cotton: England’s God’, and ‘Sherman’s Flying Artillery. Virginian’s Retreating’, a few minor faults but an attractive assemblage £100-120 291 C * Pair of envelopes published by Mumford & Co., Cincinnati, with ‘Jefferson Davis Going to War’ motif printed on white and yellow stock, former unused latter used with ‘SEDALIA/MO’ cds dated ‘DEC 3’, also three pieces of writing paper with US Flag motif printed by same company £100-120

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ABU DHABI 292 E H 1964 5np to 10r and 1966 New Currency 5f on 5np to 1d on 10r (SG 1/11, 15/25) couple tone spots, large part o.g. or u/m, cat £335 £80-90 293 C H 1966 New currency surcharges 5f on 5np to 1d on 10r (SG 15/25) fresh large part o.g., also 1965 Falconry 20np to 2r and 1969 Third Anniversary of Accession 35f to 200f (SG 12/14, 52/55) u/m plus Trucial States 1961 5np to 10r (SG 1/11) large part o.g., a useful group, cat £350+ F £70-80

ADEN - INDIA USED IN 294 C * C.1880 Envelope to Karachi franked on reverse by Indian QV 1a and 2a cancelled by boxed “B” (Proud K10) with ADEN CAMP OCT 12 cds, boxed T.P.O. ENQUIRY.OFFICE/BOMBAY h/s and poor strikes of SEA POST OFFICE andKarachiarrivalcds £120-140 295 e 8 * 1903March16 largepiece (partofopenedoutenvelope) franked1900 IndiaKGV1ahorizstripof three tiedby three strikes the EXPERIMENTAL P.O./B-84 (Proud D1) cds with ADEN MA 17 backstamp, some staining but rare cancel whichwasonlyinuseduringMarchandAprilthatyear.ExMurrayGraham,alsoKEVII1aadhesivewithpartOthali cds £80-90 296 E 8 * Selectionofcovers/cardsandadhesivesincl1½a(blue)BritishIndiapcovpt’dONEANNAtoGermany,cancelled with squared circle NO 27. 96 with boxed TOO LATE h/s alongside and arrival cds (small fault on face) similar pc to Holland and ½a post stat env to Aden and re-directed to London with fine Gopalpur 12 OC 02 cds and a number of backstamps incl ADEN OC 23, useful group (37 Items) £460-500 297 e * Small range of covers/cards incl East India p/c to Germany with Aden Jan 17. 87 (Proud D 18) cds, Soldiers’ andSeamen’s1aenvtoAdencancelledwith (ProudD26)cdsofSE596,1½a (blue)British IndiapctoLondon cancelledwith“B-22”andADENDEC22cds,SeaPostOffice18.DEC.85cdsbelow,nicegroup(12)£400-440 298 C * Small selection of covers incl 1887 to England franked with QV 4a 6pi tied by “B” in box of squares with Aden- Cantonment cds Aug 29 alongside, Sea Post Office Aug 23 and London arrival Sp 10 backstamps, 1892 to Lingafrankedonreverseby½atiedbyAden-Cantonmentsquaredcircle,1892½ap.senvtoLondoncancelledwith Aden-Cantonment squared circle, 1874 native cover to Bombay then re-directed, cond varies but nice group (7) £240-280 299 E 8 * Range of covers/postcards and adhesives incl env to Bombay (date illegible) franked with 4a with large red ADEN/B.P.P/Paid cds, British India 1a postcard to England cancelled with ADEN CAMP 11.AU.10, cds and QV1rwithfinestrikeofADENCAMPMONEYORDERcancelinorange/red(22Items) £240-280

ADEN - CRATER CAMP 300 E * 1846 December 31 outer letter sheet to France, carried on the “Lady Emma” from Port Louis (agents cachet in blue) to Aden where the ADEN/Paid (Proud P1) mark was applied and m/s “8as”, then carried overland to Alexandria (MR111847cds)andfinallybyBritishPacketBoattoMarseillesviathequarantinestationatMalta,withMALTA Lazaretto cachet, MARSEILLES PAQ.ANG 19 Mars (in red) and BORDEAUX arrival of MAR 22, wonderful item £160-180 301 C * 1858 January 8 envelope to Marseilles endorsed “ Voie de Suez” with boxed INDIA UNPAID (Proud UP1) and Aden cds, m/s “8a “ charge mark and with 26 January arrival cds. Ex Murray Graham £80-90 302 C * 1859 January 8 entire to Marseilles with boxed INDIA UNPAID (Proud UP1) and Aden cds and m/s “8a “ charge mark, faint arrival cds £80-90

ADEN - STEAMER POINT 303 C * 1860 Incoming letter from Paris franked with French 80c (trimmed) this tied by large rectangle of dots cancel, with 16 April despatch cds and boxed P.P. (in red) on front along with m/s “Via Marseille”, backstamped with next day Marseille transit and ADEN.STR POINT (Proud PD 2) arrival cds, some staining and NW cnr of letter torn away £120-140 304 C * 1865 May 3 Incoming letter from London franked with 6d and 4d tied by despatch duplex, with m/s “Via Marseille” to left, backstamped with MY 19 ADEN.STR POINT (Proud D3) arrival cds, some damage to env £40-50

ADEN 305 C H 1937Dhows½ato10r(SG1/12)freshandfinelargeparto.g.,cat£850 £300-340

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306 C H --½ato10r(SG1/12)oddshortishperfandafewlowvalueswithhintofgumtoneotherwisefinelargeparto.g., cat £850 £300-340 307 C H --½ato10r(SG1/12)alittleheavilyhinged,freshparttolargeparto.g.,cat£850 £300-340 308 e * -- April 1 two similar registered envelopes to England, one with the Dhows ½a to 1r on reverse the other 2r to 10r on the front, all tied by ADEN CITY cds (fdi) both with reg h/s and ADEN CAMP reg labels as well as H. Premjee & Co h/s on front, the 8a is partly lifted and the 5r has part of the blue reg crayon through it, cat £600 for used stamps £300-340 309 C H 1939-48 ½a to 10r (SG 16/27) in matching NE corner marginal blocks of four with sheet numbers, some with lightly toned gum, odd wrinkles or shortish perfs, also single 5r with light diagonal crease, u/m, cat £320+ £100-120 310 C H 1951 2s on 2d deep blue and magenta showing var “albino surch” (SG 44a) with margin at right, fresh and fineu/m,ararestampofwhichonlyonesheetexisted,cat£800 £400-440

311 C H 1964-6515cgreenish-greyvarwmkinverted(SG79w)lowermarginalvertpair,freshandfineu/m,cat£240+£100-120

ANTIGUA

312 C H 1862 Rough perf 14 to 16 6d blue-green (SG 1) fresh large part o.g., excellent cond for this and scarce thus, clean BPA Cert (1986) cat £800 £400-440 313 C 8 1903-171sto5s(SG37/40)allfineusedwithpartorcompletecds’s,cat£360 £180-200 314 C H 1921-29 2s 6d black & red/blue, 5s green & red/pale yellow and £1 purple & black/red (SG 59/61) fresh large part o.g. £120-140 315 C S -- Script wmk½d to 4s ovp’t or perf’d SPECIMEN (SG 62s/80s) a couple of trivial perf blemishes, fresh large part o.g, cat £375 £180-200

ASCENSION

316 C H 1922½dto3s(SG1/9)3swithsmallcrease,otherwisefineu/m,cat£325+ £100-120 317 C 8 -- 1d grey-green and deep blue-green var Broken mainmast (SG 11a) used, cat £200 £80-90

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AUSTRALIA - NEW SOUTH WALES

323 C * 1868 November 6 cover to Dordogne, France, franked at ¼oz rate by 1862-72 perf 13 8d yellow-orange ‘Diadem’ (SG 167b) tied by two ‘SYDNEY/N.S.W.’ duplex cancels with red ‘PD’ and ‘POS. AN. V SUEZ/P. AL. A. MARS’ French transit cds for 26 December at right, variously backstamped for 27 and 28 December, minor faults but clean, an attractive and rare single franking £100-120 324 C H 1899 6d deep orange, error imperf pair (SG 305a) clear to good margins with sheet margin at left showing part inscription, gum somewhat toned and rather heavily hinged, part o.g., cat £450 £150-170

AUSTRALIA

325 C 8 1923-24Kangaroo£1grey(SG75)fineusedwithpartcds,cat£300 £150-170

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330 E l 1958 Die Proof of the First Crossing of the Tasman Sea 8d (SG 304) in deep ultramarine, mounted in sunken board (91 x 117mm) and backstamped with framed “C.B.A./ NOTE PRINTING/ BRANCH” with m/s “28” dated “9/6 58” and initialled below, attractive item £1400-1600 331 C H 1966-73 Perf 15x14 $1 brown-purple (SG 401c) lower marginal block of four, fresh u/m, Brandon Cert (1980)

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332 C H 1863-77Perf12½1d(SG20)fourdifferentshadespartorlargeparto.g.,threewithsmallimperfectionsbutattractive group £100-120 333 C H -- 4d bright rose (SG 26) small part hinge remains, large part o.g., lovely colour cat £300 £150-170 334 C H --Perf144dbrightrose(SG35)freshandfine,largeparto.g.,cat£375 £180-200

335 C H 1882 Perf 12 1d scarlet-vermilion (SG 40) block of four, a few gum wrinkles large part o.g. or lower pair u/m, cat £240+ £50-60 336 C H --1dscarlet-vermilionand4drose(SG40/41)bothveryfine,the1du/mand4dlargeparto.g.,cat£610+£300-340

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339 C l 1901-03ImperforateplateproofoftheQueen’sStaircase1dinbrownish-blackandred,affixedtothincard,fineand attractive, Ex Ludington £400-440 340 C H 1902-10 £1 green and black (SG 70) light gum tone and toned perf tip, large part o.g., cat £275 £100-120 341 C H 1906-11½dto6dwithaddit6dwithvarmalformed“E”(SG71/74a)largeparto.g.oru/m,cat£340£150-170 342 C H 1912-19 £1 dull green and black and green and black (SG 89 and 89a) large part o.g. cat £405 £200-240 343 C H 1918(February-July)WarTax½dto1s(SG91/95)freshandfinelargeparto.g.oru/m,cat£120 £50-60 344 C H 1921-37½dto£1incl½dgreenvarelongated“E”(SG115/125and115a)somelightoverallgumtoning,largepart o.g. or u/m, cat £270 £100-120 345 C H 1963FreedomFromHunger8dvarnameandvalueomitted(SG223a)lefthandmarginalfineu/m,B.P.A.Cert(1979) cat £1,000 £500-600 346 C H 1967-711cto$3onwhiterpaper(SG295a/309a)fineu/m,cat£500 £240-280

347 C H Special Delivery: 1916 5d black and orange var overprint double (SG S1a) large part o.g., small h/s and pencil signature on reverse, B.P.A. Cert (1983) cat £800 £400-440 348 C H -- 5d black and orange var overprint double (SG S1a) large part o.g., diagonal gum bend and trace of toning in top perfs, B.P.A. Cert (2011) cat £800 F £300-340 349 C H -- 5d black and orange var overprint double (SG S1a) large part o.g., horiz crease and tone spots, B.P.A. Cert (2000) cat £800 F £150-170 350 E B Booklets: Selection of six booklets comprising 1961 and 1965 3s and 6s, 1998 $5.50 Disney and Environment (SGSB2-7)fine £60-70 351 E F Forgeries:SelectionfifteenforgeriesofQVadhesives,comprising1d,4dand6d(4each)and1s(3)usefulreference £90-100 352 A H Remaindered unused collection in boxed album incl 1882-98 1s (2 shades) 1901-03 Staircase set, 1902-10 set (£1 creased), 1919 (1 Jan) War Tax 1d ovpt’d SPECIMEN, 1938-52 vals to 5s (4 incl thick paper), 1942 set, 1948 Tercentenary set, then very good run to 1999 incl 1981 Ministers Meeting 5c var inv ovpt, cond on earlierismixedthenmostlyfineu/m(FewHundred) £800-900 353 E H 8 Mixed world range on dealer’s cards and loose incl Bahamas, Russia, USA, GB and Germany, various ‘better’ items noted but very mixed cond incl odd forgery, close inspection required (Scores) F £400-440 354 E H Usefulrangeincl1938-52½dto£1withmostlistedshades,1942Landfall½dto£1,1954-63½dto£1,and1967-71 1c to $3 plus a few whiter paper vars, also 1930 Tercentenary 1d to 3s, cond varies (198) £280-320

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BAHRAIN 355 C H 1933-37 3p to 5r ultramarine and purple (SG 1/14w, 5r has wmk inv) 2r, 5r and a few low vals u/m, others fresh o.g. £120-140

356 C H 1938-4125rslate-violetandpurple(SG37)horizpairfineu/m,cat£240 £100-120 357 C H 1955-6010ron10sultramarinewiththetypeIIsurch(SG96a)l/hmarginalblockoffourfineu/m,cat£200+£100-120 358 E H InterestinggroupofKGVIandQEIIonstockpagesto1964incl1938-413psto25r,1942-45whitebackground3psto12a, 1948-49 10r on 10s, and 1955-60 2r on 2s 6d to 10r on 10s plus type II surcharges, cond varies still a valuable lot (116) £400-440

BARBADOS

359 C H 1852-55(2d)greyish-slate(SG4a)horizpairwithsuperbmarginsallround,freshandfineu/m,cat£600+£400-440 360 C H -- Prepared for use but not issued (no value) both the slate-blue and deep slate shades (SG 5a and 5b) both with four good margins, large part or part o.g., cat £278 £100-120 361 C H 1855-58(½d)yellow-green(SG7)foursuperbmargins,lightdiagonalbend,largeparto.g.R.P.S.Cert(1943)which states “unused and genuine, but from a remainder sheet”, cat £550 £150-170 362 C H --(½d)green(SG8)foursuperbmargins,largepart(about50%)o.g.cat£180 £60-70 363 C H 1858 6d pale rose-red (SG 11) four large margins, large part o.g., B.P.A. Cert (1995) cat £750 £300-340 364 C H -- 6d deep rose-red (SG 11a) four large margins, small part o.g., cat £750 £100-120 365 C H -- 1s black (SG 12a) horiz pair, large margins all round, unused without gum £50-60 366 C H 1861-706dorange-red(SG30)part(about60%)o.g.,lovelycolour,cat£150 £75-85 367 C H -- 6d bright orange-vermilion (SG 31) large part o.g., superb colour, cat £130 £75-85 368 C H -- Prepared for use but not issued (1d) blue (SG 37) part (about 70%) o.g., B.P.A. Cert (1987) lovely example of this rarity, cat £2,000 £1000-1200 369 C H 1871 6d orange-vermilion (SG 50) part o.g., lovely colour, cat £700 £200-240 370 C H 1872 (1d) blue (SG 52) large part o.g. with some light toning, cat £325 £100-120 371 C H --1sblack(SG54)largeparto.g.atrivialtoneongum,stillveryfine,cat£190 £75-85

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372 C H 1873 Clean cut perf 14½ to 15½ 6d orange-vermilion (SG 60) lovely colour, large part o.g. with two pencil marks on reverse, cat £800 £400-440 373 C H -- 6d orange-vermilion var imperf (SG 60b) block of six (3x2) l/l stamp a little close at left, good to large margins elsewhere, fresh unused without gum £140-160 374 C H -- 5s dull rose (SG 64) large part o.g., small h/s on reverse cat £950 £400-440 375 C H 1874-75 Perf 14 1d deep blue (SG 66) large part o.g., lovely colour, cat £130 £65-75 376 C H 1875-80Perf12½6dchrome-yellow(SG70)parto.g.,cat£650 £100-120 377 C H -- 1s violet (SG 71) large part o.g., cat £500 £240-280 378 C H --Perf141dblue-grey(SG74)largeparto.g.freshandfine,cat£130 £65-75 379 C H -- 3d mauve-lilac (SG 75) large part o.g. a few pencil annotations on reverse, cat £150 £75-85 380 C H -- 4d carmine (SG 77) large part o.g. good colour, cat £225 £100-120 381 C H -- 6d chrome-yellow (SG 79) large part o.g. good colour, cat £150 £75-85 382 C H -- 1s purple (SG 81) large part o.g. tiny adhesion on reverse, cat £160 £75-85 383 C H 1882-86 Selection to 5s incl 2½d, 3d deep purple and 4d grey (SG btwn 89/103) mostly large part o.g, some small imperfections incl lightly toned gum on the “better” values, cat £870+ (11) £200-240 384 C H 1882-1903SealofColony½dto2s6d(SG105/115)largeparto.g.orfineu/m,cat£225 £100-120

385 C * 1893 February 30 local stampless cover, with BARBADOS cds at right and Crowned circular PAID AT BARBADOS h/s at centre, small stain lower right still attractive cover £260-300

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386 C H 1897-98 Diamond Jubilee on white paper ¼d to 2s 6d (SG 116/124) the 5d with some gum wrinkles, large part o.g. or u/m, cat £250 £100-120 387 C H 1905SealofColony¼dto2s6d(SG135/144)largeparto.g.orfineu/m,cat£225 £100-120

388 C H 1906NelsonCentenary2½dblackandindigo(SG162a)largeparto.g.BehrCert(1973)alsothesetofthree,cat£740 £300-340 389 C H 1912-16 ¼d to 3s (SG 170/180) with addit ¼d and 1d values, large part o.g. or u/m, cat £200 £100-120 390 C S -- ¼d to 3s all ovpt’d SPECIMEN (SG 170s/180s) some light overall gum toning, large part o.g. or u/m, cat £180 £70-80 391 C S 1916 Seal of Colony ¼d to 3s all ovpt’d SPECIMEN (SG 181s/191s) large part o.g. or u/m, cat £250 £120-140

392 C H 1918-20 Seal of Colony 4d and both shades of 3s (SG 199/200a) large part o.g. or u/m, the green and bright violet with overall gum toning, cat £250+ £100-120 393 C S -- 4d and 3s ovpt’d SPECIMEN (SG 199s/200s) large part o.g. cat £130 £60-70 394 E H 1920-21 Victory ¼d to 3s incl addit 1d (SG 201/212) also the set of 11 ovpt’d SPECIMEN, large part o.g. or u/m some with lightly toned gum, cat £300+ £100-120 395 E H 1921-24 Seal of the Colony both watermarks ¼d to 3s also the set ovpt’d SPECIMEN (SG 213/228 and 213s/228s) large part o.g. cat £290 £130-150

396 E H S 1925-35 ¼d to 1s with a few addit shades also 1s perf 13½ x 12½ also the set ovpt’d or perf’d SPECIMEN (SG 229-239 and 229s-239s) also 1927 Tercentenary 1d normal and SPECIMEN, some light gum toning, generally large part o.g. cat £390+ (37) £150-170 397 E H 1935RSJand1937Coronationsetsbothnormalandperf’dSPECIMEN (SG241-247and241s-241s)fine large part o.g., or u/m, cat £249 £100-120

398 C H 1965MarineLife4cvarvertimperfpair(SG325a)somelightbends/wrinkles,otherwisefineu/mcat£325£100-120 399 C H 1979RowlandHill28cvarultramarine(facevalue)omitted(SG618a)freshandfineu/m,cat£140 £70-80

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400 C B 1938 2s booklet (SG SB 7) with “Advocate” advert on the front cover and “Canadian Bank” on reverse, slight smudge of ink on front cover, the panes are intact but with light overall gum toning, a rare booklet, cat £2,750 £1000-1200 401 E H Postage Dues: Selection on two pages to 1976-85 set incl 1934-47 set perf’d SPECIMEN (SG D1s-4s) large part o.g.orfineu/m(30) £50-60 402 A H Remaindered unused collection in boxed album incl 1852-55 (1d) blue and (4d) brownish-red (light crease) 1855-58 (1d)deepblue,1861-70(4d)dullrose-red,1870(½d),18736dhorizimperfpair(nogum),18733dbrown-purplesmall part o.g., 1875-80 1s re-gummed, 1906 Nelsons Monument set and ovpt’d SPECIMEN, 1916 Seal of Colony set, 1938-47 ½d perf 14, 1939 Tercentenary set perf’d SPECIMEN, then very good run of QEII to 1999, condonearlierismixedthenmostlyfineu/m(FewHundred) £800-900

BARBUDA 403 C H S 1922½dto5sLeeward Islandsovpt’dBARBUDAall inhorizpairsovpt’dSPECIMEN(SG1s-11s) freshandfine large part o.g, cat £450 £200-240

BASUTOLAND 404 C H 1933½dto10solive-green(SG1/10)somegumtoningbutmostincl10sfreshlargeparto.g.,cat£250£120-140 405 C H --½dto10s(SG1-10)lightcreasingon4d,largeparto.g.cat£250 £100-120

406 C H 1938 1d scarlet var Tower flaw (SG 19a) being stamp 9 in top left corner marginal block of ten (5 x 2) freshandfineu/m,alovelypositionalpiece £80-90

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407 C H 1888 (19 Jan) 1s green and black to 10s green and black (SG 15/19) 2s and 10s centred to left, 5s a couple of shortish perfs, part to large part o.g. £200-240 408 E H 8 1913-24 Sea Horses selection on pages comprising Waterlow 2s 6d (2) and 5s (2) unused plus 5s used, De La Rue 2s 6d and 5s unused and used, and Bradbury Wilkinson 2s 6d (2) and 5s unused plus 2s 6d used, cond varies but mostly above average (13) £700-800 409 C H 1932½dto10s(SG99/110)freshlargeparto.g.,cat£350 £180-200 410 C H --½dto10s(SG99-110)lightbendson5s,largeparto.g.cat£350 £140-160

411 C H -- 5s and 10s (SG 109 and 110) u/m, cat £285 £140-160 412 E H Small rangeonstockpagescomprising1938-52½dto10splusshades,1955-58½dto10sand19611con1d to1ron10s incl2½con3dwithspaced ‘C’varand3½con4d type IIwidesurcharge,condvariesbutmostly large part o.g. (55) £80-90

BERMUDA

413 E q 1918-22 Small format design surface printed essay in deep purple with portions of the design hand painted in lilac, inset on thick card (85 x 91mm.) dated “Febr. 16th. 12” at top right, fine and scarce with only one other example of this essay produced, Ex Ludington £3600-4000 414 C H 1918-22£1purpleandblack/red(SG55)finelargeparto.g.,cat£325 £160-180 415 C H -- £1 purple and black/red (SG 55) centred to right, large part o.g. £150-170 416 C H 1920-21 ¼d to 1s (SG 68-76) 3d and 4d with light diagonal crease, large part o.g. cat £95 £40-50 417 C F Propaganda Forgeries:1944“LiquidationofEmpire”1½d(2,onecancelled)2½dand3d,fine £80-90

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BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY 418 E H 1963-69½dto£1(both)and1971½pon½dto50pon10s(SG1/15a,24/37)afewwrinkles/creasesotherwise fresh large part o.g. to u/m, cat £370 £120-140

BRITISH HONDURAS 419 C H 1891-1901$2green&ultramarineand$5green&black(SG64/5)veryfinelargeparto.g.,exceptionallyfresh

£280-320 420 C H 1913-211cto$5(SG101/10)oddlowvaluewithsmallfaults,$2and$5fine,largeparto.g.,cat£350£150-170

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

421 C 8 19685rvertpairthelowerstampshowingvar“NostopafterI”(SG14a)fineused,cat£140+ £70-80 422 C 8 --10rhorizpairthel/hstampshowingvar“NostopafterB”(SG15a)fineused,cat£180+ £90-100

BRITISH LEVANT 423 E H 8 Range of 1921 Sea Horses on pages incl 45pi on 2s 6d to 180pi on 10s unused, 45pi on 2s 6d ‘Joined Figures’ used and British Currency 2s 6d used (3) cond varies (17) £200-240

424 C H British Field Office in Salonica: 1916 6d reddish purple (SG S6) horiz pair, odd shortish perf and each stamp with unobtrusive h/s and rear, fresh large part o.g., BPA cert (1979) cat £200 £50-60 See also lots 1110, 1187

BRITISH OCCUPATION of ITALIAN COLONIES - M.E.F. 425 C H 1943-472s6dto10s(SGM19-21)allincornermarginalblocksoffour,fineu/mcat£264+ £100-120 426 E H Basic collection of ovpts on GB for Middle East Forces, Cyrenaica, Somalia and Tripolitania with BMA and BA issues inclpostagedues,mostlyfinelargeparto.g.oru/m(138) £260-300

BRITISH POSTAL AGENCIES in EASTERN ARABIA 427 C H 1960-611npon5dto5ron5s (SG79/93)fineu/m,also1955-60type I2ron2s6dand5ron5s (2) (SG56/57) large part o.g., cat £82 F £30-40

BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS 428 C H 1907LargeCanoe½dto1sbrightpurple(SG1/7)1sshowsanalmostcompleteoffsetonreverse,2½dafewshort perfs, centring generally well above average, fresh large aprt o.g. £130-150

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429 C 8 1914-23£1purpleandblack/red(SG38)fineusedwithcds,cat£120 £50-60 430 E H Smallgroupcomprising1939-51½dto10s(inclperfchanges)1940postagedues1dto1s6d,1956-63½dto£1, and 1963-64 1d to 2s6d (excl 2d) mostly large part o.g. or u/m (54) £80-90

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

431 E * 1914 September ppc (Interior of St Georges Church, Tortola) addressed to England, franked on face with 1d tied by very faint Road - (Town) cds with another strike on reverse, also a fine strike of Crowned PAID AT TORTOLA (late usage) and arrival cds of Oct 19 £800-900

432 E H Smallaccumulationto1968incl1938-47valsto£1,1956-62½cto$4.80and1964-681cto$2.80,largeparto.g.tou/m £80-90

BRUNEI 433 C H 1906 1c to $1 on 8c (SG 11/22) all but 50c on 16c and $1 on 8c with some perf imperfections, fresh part to large part o.g. £200-240 434 C H 1907-10 1c to $1 plus 4c grey-black and reddish purple (23/33, 26a) a few creases and most with some degree of toning, part to large part o.g., cat £250 £40-50

BURMA

435 C * 1873 Part cover to Liverpool franked with Indian 8a tied by 156 numeral and large oval STAMPED & FORWARDED/BY/ GLADSTONEWYLLIE&Co/RANGOON,alsoredboxedT.P.O./MonfaceandbackstampedonflapwithCalcutta AP 11 India Paid and Liverpool MY 3 cds’s. £80-90 436 C H Japanese Occupation:1942(May)4agreenish-bluetype5ovptinblue(SGJ32)blockoffour,freshandfinethe lower pair u/m, BPA Cert 1998, cat £168+ £80-90

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CANADA - NEW BRUNSWICK 437 C l 1860-63 1c to 17c plate proofs, set of six horiz imperf pairs issued colours on card, 2c pair with ink mark and 17c withsmalltearotherwisefineandfresh,veryattractive £100-120

NEWFOUNDLAND 438 C S 1897 400th Anniversary of Discovery 1c to 60c ovpt ‘SPECIMEN’ (SG 66/79s) 30c and 60c with trivial faults otherwisefineu/m £200-240 439 C S --1cto60covpt‘SPECIMEN’(SG66/79s)15cand30cwithstains,60cwithperffaultsotherwisefineu/m £200-240 440 C H 1911 6c to 15c (SG 111/16) a trace of toning, large part o.g. £150-170

441 C H 1921 Air Mail 35c vert pair, the top stamp with 2¾mm gap between AIR MAIL and no stop after 1921, the lowerwith1½mmbetweenAIRMAIL(SG148a/f)topstamplargeparto.g.,lowerfineu/m,cat£260+£150-170 442 C H 1932 Air Mail $1.50 on $1 deep blue (SG 221) large part o.g., cat £225 £100-120 443 e H 1932-38 4c carmine imperf (SG 224a) part pane of twenty five from top left corner of sheet, one hinge remain on reverse affecting one stamp the others u/m, some creasing, but attractive multiple, cat £720+ £200-240

444 C H 1933 Air Mail 10c orange-yellow var imperf block of four (SG 231a) with margin at left, gum wrinkles and small ink mark on reverse, u/m, cat £320+ £150-170 445 e H -- 350th Anniversary of Annexation 1c slate imperf (SG 236a) part pane of twenty four from right of sheet, one hinge remain on reverse affecting one stamp the others u/m, some creasing, but attractive multiple, cat £600+ £200-240 446 E H Useful group of KGVI incl 1937Coronation 1c to 48c inclmost perf vars (7c perf 13 excl), 1941-44 1c to 48c, and1939-49postageduesinclperfvars,finelargeparto.g.oru/m(72) £80-90

CANADA 447 C H 1897Jubilee½to$1lake(SG121/36)severalsmallthinsandbends,centringaboutaverage,parttolargeparto.g. £300-340 448 C 8 -- $2 deep violet (SG 137) well centred and used by bold part ‘Union St, Toronto’ roller, also clever engraved forgery of $5 olive-green ‘used’ by Montreal roller £60-70

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449 C H 1988-9380cCaribouvarimperfvertpair(SG1276cvar)fineu/m £500-600 450 C H 2002 Golden Jubilee 48c var imperf horiz pair (SG 2115var - Unitrade 1932i) diagonal bend, u/m £500-600 451 C 8 O.H.M.S.:19491cto$1purple(SGO162/71)oddsmallfaultbutbettervaluesallfineused £80-90

452 C H Booklet:1990(Dec28)50c‘Flag’booklet,thepaneoffourbeingimperforate(SGB133var)fine £460-500

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453 2A 8 Valuable mostly used collection in boxed printed album incl 1851 3d Beaver, 1859 1c to 17c, 1864 2c, small range of “Queen’s Head” issues, 1897 ½c to $5 (the $1 unused without gum) then nearly every space filled to 1949 incl a number of Dues and Officials, cond varies (Few Hundred) £1800-2000 454 E H 8 Very useful range in small stock book incl 1897 Jubilee 6c very fine used, also 8c to 15c unused, 1928-29 5c and 8c horiz pair var imperf between unused, 1937-38 50c block of four u/m and other vals to $1 u/m, 1946 Peace 50c (38 in mults) 1950 “OHMS” and “G” 10c green in blocks of six u/m, also a few Newfoundland, mostly fine (Few Hundred) £1100-1300 455 ½BH 8 Mixed accumulation in six albums/stockbooks to 2000 incl 1897 Jubilee 50c unused, 1908 Quebec 10c to 20c unused, 1928-29 50c and $1 used, and 1875-92 registration 2c to 8c used, mixed cond throughout but a useful lot (Hundreds) £300-340 456 E H Veryusefulcollectionincl1937-381cto$1,1942-48WarEffort1cto$1,1951$1Fisherman,officialsincl1942-43 War Effort 1c to $1 plus postage dues, special delivery and booklet panes, cond varies butmuch is fine large part o.g. or u/m £240-280

CAYMAN ISLANDS

457 C H 1907 4d to 5s (SG 13/16) few short perfs and variable centring, large part o.g., cat £300 £100-120 458 C H 19082½don4dbrownandblue(SG35)oddshortishperfandminoradhesionongum,freshlargeparto.g.,BPAcert (1963) cat £1,800 £600-700 459 C H 1932 Centenary of Assembly of Justices and Vestry ½d to 10s (SG 84/95) 2s perf faults at foot, a couple of others odd short perf, large part o.g. £200-240 460 C H Smallunusedselectionincl1907-09set,1912-20set,1921-26and1934Centenary5sblackandgreen,generallyfine, large part o.g. (36) £150-170

CEYLON

461 C H 1912-251rpurple/orange-buffvarwmkinverted(SG315cw)l/hmarginalhorizpair,fineu/m,cat£160+ £80-90 462 C H -- Small selection all in u/m blocks of four comprising 15c ultramarine l/h marginal block with inv wmk, 30c yellow-green and violet SW cnr block showing plate “5” with sdys wmk, 5r black/green, 5r black/blue-green (olive back) NW cnr block showing plate “6” and 5r die II, nice group £260-300

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COOK ISLANDS

464 C H 1931-32Cowanpaper£5indigo-blue(SG98b)veryfinelargeparto.g. £100-120

CYPRUS - POSTAL HISTORY 465 C * Undated envelope written in Turkish and Greek, addressed to the Governor of Cyprus and Nicosia, backstamped with fine oval BRITISH VICECONSULATE/(Coat-of Arms)/CYPRUS in greenish blue, the env has a hole on the front of a similar size to the oval h/s and is a little stained, unusual £100-120 466 C * 1885 March 6 Austrian 5k post stat card to Larnaca cancelled with Trieste cds, with unframed “T” and large “2 C.P.” postage due h/s’s, two arrival cds’s on reverse £360-400

467 C * 1893 March 19 2pi registration envelope size G addressed to London, franked with 1882-86 4pi pale olive-green tied by 942 barred oval of Larnaca, with good strike of the rare double lined R/REGISTERED/A/19 MR 93/CYPRUS in red (only recorded in use in 1883) and London arrival oval in red of 27.MAR, backstamped with small London arrival cds, small tear at right clear of adhesive and markings £1800-2000

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468 C * -- July 4 2pi registered envelope size F, frankedwith 1892-94½pi dull green, tied by LEFKARA squared circle, backstamped with same day Larnaca cds, staining, part of embossed stamp damaged £600-700 469 C * 1894April18GB½dnewspaperwrapper(damaged)fromManchestertoNicosia,cancelledbyMANCHESTER/498 duplex,withhexagonalT/5andafine1C.P.postagedueh/s’s £380-420 470 C * --April18GB½dnewspaperwrapperfromManchestertoNicosia,cancelledbyMANCHESTER/498duplex,with hexagonalT/5andafine1C.P.postagedueh/s’s,extensivedamageandpartlyrepairedbyhinges£380-420 471 C * -- September 3 1pi carmine on buff pc to Beirut cancelled with Nicosia squared circle, also the (re-joined) reply card toNicosiawithBritishPostOfficeinBeyrouthhoodedcircleofOCT.10.onreverseandarrivalOCT.26.cdsonfront, the two halves rejoined £340-380 472 C * 1895 March 12 Austrian P.O’s in the Turkish Empire 20pa on 5k complete reply paid card, used from Beirut to Nicosia, the reply half used back to Beirut, cancelled by NICOSIA squared circle of MR. 22. with same day LARNACA cdsandBritishP.O.inBeiruthoodedcirclearrivalmarktolowerleft,fineandrare £460-500 473 C * 1919 October 26 stampless “On Active Service” envelope to England, cancelled with LIMASSOL/OFFICIAL PAID cds, slightly crumpled and roughly opened at top £120-140 474 E * 1922April24stamplessenvelopefromNicosiatoLarnaca,withNICOSIAdespatchcds,withunframed“T”and“1½C.P.” postagedueh/s’s,smallstainattop,otherwisefineandrare £600-700 475 C * 1929 February 27 envelope to England franked with 1924-28 ¼pi and 1925 ¼pi (2 of each) tied by two strikes of the R.P.O./No. 4/CYPRUS cds, stamps a little stained and the envelope trimmed at base (to open) a rare cancellation £1200-1400

476 E * 1932December21printedenvelopefrankedwith1925¾pibrownish-black,tiedbyRAMOUTSAcds.,withafinestrike of the POSTAL CENSOR/G.R./CYPRUS h/s (rare) alongside £260-300 477 C * 1949 July 1 stampless envelope used locally in Nicosia, cancelled with unframed “T” and “3 C.P./TO PAY”, postage due h/s’s, envelope a little crumpled £180-200

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CYPRUS

478 C 8 1880 1s green (SG 6) plate 13, block of nine lettered MJ-OL used with multiple strikes of 942 barred ovals of Larnaca, few perfs reinforced but good colour, a rare large multiple £3400-3800 479 C H 1881½don1dredplate201vardoublingofthesurchargeatfoot(SG8var)smallthinupperleft,parto.g£400-440 480 C 8 --½don1dredplate215varsurchargedouble(SG9ab)usedwithsmalladhesiononreverse,cat£650£180-200 481 C q -- Imperforate colour trial of the 4pi in pale olive-green (die 1) on gummed paper watermarked Crown CC £500-600 482 C H --½pi to 6pi olive-grey (SG11/15)½pi emerald-green a littlewashed, 1pi rose short perfs at foot, unused and regummed but good facial appearance except where noted, cat £3655 £360-400 483 C q 1882 ½ on ½pi emerald-green Essay on watermarked Crown CC paper, with the surcharge in the centre of the stamp, slight thin at top otherwise fine and fresh, BPA Cert (1988) rare £2400-2800 484 C q 1882-86 Perforated (line perf 14) colour trials of the ½pi dull green, 30pa pale mauve, 1pi rose and 2pi blue, on gummed watermarked paper, the 30pa with perfs largely cut away a foot and the 2pi slightly trimmed at lower right, nevertheless a very rare group, of which only four sets were produced £2400-2800 485 C 8 1886 (May-June) ½ on ½pi emerald-green (SG 28) three nicely used examples, all with varying degrees of colour loss, cat £1,275 £200-240 486 C 8 --½on½piemerald-greenvarrighthandfractionwithleftsidefailingtoprint(SG28var)slightlysoiled,usedand unusual £460-500

487 C q -- Sterling Currency Essay of the 1s POSTAGE & REVENUE value, perf 14 in dull purple with CYPRUS and 1s handpainted in carmine and Chinese white, imperfections incl a small thin, rare and attractive £1800-2000 488 C q -- Sterling Currency Essay of the 1s value (die II) imperf proof in yellow with CYPRUS and ONE SHILLING handpainted in carmine, affixed to small piece with light pencil cross on face, extremely rare £2000-2400 489 C q -- Sterling Currency Essay of the 2s POSTAGE & REVENUE value, perf 14 trial in dull purple with CYPRUS and 2s handpainted in blue-green and Chinese white, gummed with light diagonal crease and trimmed perfs at foot and left, rare £1800-2000

490 C l 1894-96 Imperforate proof of the 45pi value in grey purple with CYPRUS and 45 PIASTRES handpainted in ultramarine, affixed to card, small red ink mark at left hardly detracts from this fine and very rare proof £2000-2400

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491 E 8 1900 Sheet of notepaper (190 x 162mm) with embossed Royal Coat-of-Arms, bearing three proof impressions of LARNACA squared circle, LARNACA c.d.s., LARNACA OFFICIAL PAID in red and oval REGISTERED datestamp in red,eachdatedApril2,April4andApril9,piecehasbeenfoldedseveraltimes,otherwisefineandunusual£100-120

492 C 8 1912-15 10pa orange and green var watermark sideways (SG 74a) odd shortish perf and pressed crease, fine used with part NICOSIA cds, BPA Cert (2009) cat £3,500 £1500-1700 493 C H 1921-23 10s green and red/pale yellow (SG 100) fresh part o.g. £130-150 494 C H 1924-28£1purpleandblack/red(SG102)freshandfinewithjustatraceofhavingbeenhinged,cat£300£150-170 495 C H -- £1 purple and black/red (SG 102) fresh large part o.g. £140-160 496 C H -- £1 purple and black/red (SG 102) large part o.g. £130-150 497 C H 192850thAnniversaryofBritishRule¾pito£1(SG123/32)45piwithsmallpaperadhesiononfrontotherwisefine o.g. or u/m £200-240 498 C H -- ¾pi to £1 (SG 123/32) 45pi a few short perfs, odd gum bend, fresh large part o.g. £160-180 499 C H --¾pito£1(SG123/32)freshlargeparttofineu/m. £130-150

500 C H -- £1 blue and bistre-brown (SG 132) large part o.g, cat £225 £100-120 501 C 8 1934 ½pi Salamis var wide imperf margin at right (SG 134 var) very fine used with part NICOSIA cds, BPA Cert (2000) unusual £2000-2400 502 C 8 --1pi Soli var imperf at top (SG 136 var) very fine used with almost complete PAPHOS cds. A most unusual item which comes with a typed provenance from C.G.Constantinides of Larnaca which describes how he purchased the five remaining imperf between vert pairs from the Post Office, the sixth from the sheet having been cut with a razor by a Post Office Counter Clerk. He explains how thirty years later he found this stamp which in his opinion is the lower half of the separated pair £1800-2000 503 C 8 --1pi Soli var imperf between horiz pair (SG 136b) tied to small piece by reg oval LIMASSOL cancel with a number of reg crayon marks, the pair is torn (roughly) between the stamps (as it came from the sheet found at Limassol Post Office) and has some creases, extremely rare item which is unpriced used by SG £1800-2000 504 C 8 1955-60 2m to £1 (SG 173/87) tied to pair of manila envelopes by ten strikes of Limassol B.O. cds dated ‘15 AU 60’, slightscuffon£1otherwisefine,cat£75 £30-40 505 C H 1960-61 Republic 15m olive-green and indigo (SG 192a) lower marginal vert strip of three with part marginal imprint, vertical crease at left (hardly visible from front) u/m cat £450+ £80-90

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507 C H -- 18785s topmarginal and10shorizpair eachoverprinted “CANCELLED” (Barefoot10and11) freshandfine large part o.g. £180-200 508 E Telegraph:1930(circa)printedTestimonial(276x207mm)toJamesA.Bulmer,PostmasterofCyprus,fromtheOfficers oftheTelegraphStaffoftheHullPostOffice,printedinred,blueandgold,alittlesoiledatright,otherwisefine See also lot 1111 £200-240

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509 C H 1923-33 £1 black and purple/red (SG 91) fresh large part o.g. £100-120

EGYPT - BRITISH FORCE

510 E H 1932 Postal Seal 1p deep blue and red var imperf (SG A1 var) sheet of 160 (split into two panes of 80) a few creases and handling bends but very fine appearance, u/m, rare £1000-1200 511 E H8* Interesting collection on leaves comprising 1932-33 1p with unused and used examples of both inscriptions plus used on cover, 1934-35 1p carmine (both perfs) and 1p green with unused, used and used on cover, 1935 Jubilee 1punusedandused,and1935Christmas3mon1punusedandusedoncover,also1936and1939KingFuad3m and 10m incl 1936 10m carmine used on cover and range of 1932-35 Christmas Seals (excl 1934 3m deep blue) incl used on cover, several multiples noted, cond varies (79 items) £500-600 See also lots 1089, 1112

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512 C H 1898 2s 6d deep blue and 5s red (SG 41/2) former fresh part o.g., latter very off centre but u/m, cat £525 £220-260 513 C H 1912-205smaroon(SG67b)horizpair,fineo.g.,cat£220 £100-120 514 C H -- 10s red/green (SG 68) fresh large part o.g. £80-90 515 C H -- £1 black/red (SG 69) some gum creasing and a little off centre, large part o.g. £180-200

516 C H 1921-282½dPrussianblue(Heijtz41c2)horizpair,largeparto.g.BPACert(1956) £180-200 517 C H 1929-37WhaleandPenguins½dto£1(SG116/26)freshlargeparto.g. £300-340 518 C H --WhaleandPenguin½dto£1(SG116/26)incladditshadesof1dand4dto1s,largeparto.g.,cat£650(15)

£260-300 519 C H 1933 Centenary of British Administration ½ to £1 (SG 127/38) 10s a couple of shortish perfs (mentioned for accuracy) large part o.g. to fine u/m, the £1 with 1980 Brandon cert £1800-2000 520 C H -- 5s black and yellow (SG 136) short perf at right, large part o.g. £300-340 521 C H -- 10s black and chestnut (SG 137) fresh large part o.g. £300-340

522 A H 8 Collection in boxed ‘Lighthouse’ album to 2005, mostly unused incl 1898 2s6d and 5s, 1904-12 3s and 5s, 1912-20 3s and 10s, 1929-36 £1, 1933 Centenary to 1s plus 5s and 10s, 1938-50 ½d to £1 and 1960-66 ½d to £1, mixed cond still a useful basis for continuation (Few Hundred) £1800-2000 523 E H Very useful collection on stockpages, noted 1938-50 ½d to £1 incl some shades, 1952 ½d to £1 and 1960-66½dto£1inclDLRprintingsof½d,2dand2s,alsosimilarrangeofDependenciesandSouthGeorgiaincl 1954-62½dto£1,generallyfinelargeparto.g. £460-500

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526 C H 1898-02 6d olive-green and carmine, var malformed ‘S’ (SG 43a) a couple of fractionally short perfs, part o.g., cat £600, very scarce £200-240 527 C H 1902-05½dto3s(SG45/56)coupleoflowvalswithfaults,parttolargeparto.g.,cat£200 £80-90 528 C H 1922-29½dto10s(SG122/42)oddshortishperforgumcrease,largeparto.g. £80-90

GIBRALTAR 529 C H 1886-87 4d orange-brown (SG12) block of four, fresh u/m £180-200

530 C H 1889 25c on 2d brown purple horiz pair, left stamp with var Broken ‘N’ (SG 17b) var u/m other large part o.g. £50-60 531 C H 1889-96 5c to 5p (SG 22/37) 1p bistre & ultramarine a couple of missing perfs, a few others odd small fault, large part o.g. £80-90 532 E H -- 40c orange-brown (SG 27) complete sheet of 120 (folded through centre) some with printers ink marks on reverse and a couple of stamps with faults, the right hand margin has adhesion on reverse from being stuck onto a page, u/m £100-120

533 C * 1891 September 23 registered cover to Colchester, franked at 1p20 quadruple rate by 1889-96 10c carmine pair and 1p bistre (SG 23,30) tied by oval ‘REGISTERED/GIBRALTAR’ ds with London transit oval ds for September 27 in red below, backstamped with Colchester cds for September 28, trivial faults to cover still a neat and scarce franking £80-90

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534 C H 1904-08 4s deep purple and green (SG 63) some surface rubbing, large part o.g. £140-160 535 C H -- £1 deep purple and black/red (SG 64) large part o.g. £280-320 536 C H 1906-12½dto8s(SG66/74)4sblackandcarmineminortone,othersfinewithlittletraceofsurfacerubbingoften found on this issue, large part o.g. £260-300 537 C H 1912-24 2s to £1 (SG 82/5) latter light surface rubbing, large part o.g. £100-120 538 C 8 --£1dullpurpleandblack/red(SG85)withsheetmarginatright,fineusedbylargepartovalregdsfor6Mr25, Brandon Cert (1980) £120-140 539 C H 1925-32 £1 red-orange and black (SG 107) u/m £90-100

540 E * 1928February11registeredO.H.M.S.envelopetoU.S.A.,frankedbyKGV2dand6d,also1935May2envelope registered to Switzerland, franked by KGV½d, 6d, 1s and 1931-33 1d, both coverswith redRegistration label and all the adhesives are tied by Registered oval datestamps, various backstamps £70-80

541 2A H Collection in pair of boxed ‘Lighthouse’ albums to 2006, noted 1889 surch to 75c on 1s, 1889-96 vals to 5p, 1904-08 2s and 4s, 1912-24 ½d to £1, 1925-32 1s to £1, 1938-51 ½d to £1 and 1953 ½d to £1, cond varies (Hundreds) £1000-1200

542 E H 8 Interesting accumulation on pages and loose incl 1889 surcharges to 75c on 1s used, 1889-96 vals to 5p, 1903 4s and 1912-24 £1 unused, 1953-59 10s and £1 used, and 1903 8s and £1 ovpt ‘SPECIMEN’, cond varies £900-1000 See also lot 1115

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GOLD COAST 544 C H 1913-21½dto20s(SG71/84)2½dand2ssmallfaults,largeparto.g. £100-120

545 C H --20spurpleandblack/red(SG84)finelargeparto.g.,cat£150 £60-70 546 C H 1921-24 £2 green and orange (SG 102) with sheet margin at left, just a hint of gum toning, u/m, with 1980 Brandon cert, cat £500 £300-340 547 C H -- £2 green and orange (SG 102) large part o.g. cat £500 £260-300 548 E H Usefulcollectionincl1938-43½dto10s(noted5sperf12)1948½dto10s,and1952-54½dto10s,largeparto.g.or u/m (85) £80-90

GRENADA

549 E * 1848 June 28 entire letter to England with m/s “Per packet 8th July” at lower left and rated at “1/-”, with a fine double arc CARRIACOU datestamp (inverted “7” for “2” in date) on reverse flap and crowned arrival datestamp, fine and rare £1800-2000

550 C H 1902 10s green and purple (SG 66) fresh large part o.g. £65-75 551 C H 1904-06 10s green and purple (SG 76) fresh large part o.g., cat £180 £80-90

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552 E H Smallrangeonpagescomprising1937-50¼dto10s(inclshadesandperfchanges)1951½cto$2.50,1951New Constitution 3c to 12c, 1953-59 ½c to $2.50 and 1952 postage dues 2c to 8c, odd tone spot or gum toning, generally large part o.g. (89) £120-140 553 A H 8 Smallcollectioninalbumincl1895-992dto1sexcl6dunused,KEVIIvalsto6dunusedand1s(2)used,1934-36 set unused or used, 1938-50 vals to 5s unused or used, range of QEII incl 1967 Expo 100s overprint offset on reverse u/m (Approx 200) £100-120 See also lots 1116-1117

HONG KONG

554 C H 1891 50th Anniversary of Colony 2c carmine (SG 51) short perf and slight crease, fresh u/m, cat £475 £260-300 555 C H --2ccarmine(SG51)shortishperfandcouplesmallsurfacemarksotherwisefineo.g.,cat£475 £200-240 556 C H --2ccarmine(SG51)creasedatfootbutfineappearance,largeparto.g.,cat£475 £70-90

557 e * 1899 August 19 registered cover to Scotland, franked with 1863-71 12c pale blue and on reverse with 1882-96 2c carmine (SG 12a, 33) each tied by Hong Kong cds, endorsed “Per s.s. Parramatte” with circular ‘R’ h/s and London cds for 17 SP 99 below, a few minor faults to cover but uncommon £60-70

558 C H 1904-06 $10 slate and orange/blue (SG 90) one short perf otherwise fresh large part o.g., cat £1,800 £700-800 559 C H 1907-11 1c to $2 (SG 91/99) $2 shortish corner perf, some lower vals small faults, 30c unused without gum, others part to large part o.g., cat £550 £140-160 560 C H 1912-21 $2 carmine-red & grey-black and $3 green & purple (SG 113/14) former one short perf, large part o.g. £160-180 561 C H 1921-37 3c grey (SG 119) NE corner block of four showing both the control No “E11642” and plate No “1”, hingedinmarginandlowerleftstampotherthreefineu/m,lovelypositionalpiece £50-60 562 C H -- $2 carmine-red and grey-black and $5 green and red/emerald (SG 130 and 132) the latter with hint of gum toning, both large part o.g., cat £615 £200-240

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563 C H 1938-52 1c to $10 excl 25c bright blue, $2 red-orange and green, $5 dull lilac and scarlet and $10 green and violet but incl additional 2c, 5c, 8c, 10c and 50c vals (SG 140/62 btwn) a few low vals with faults and $1 dull lilac andbluetonedasoftenotherwisefinelargeparto.g.or(mostly)u/m £140-160 564 E H8* -- 2c grey and 10c dull violet (perf 14½x14) in complete sheets of 120 (2c two stamps detached but present) with consignment numbers C06496 and C03382 respectively, also 4c blocks of 52 with number B55884 and 60 with plate number, gum lightly toned, also odd singles on stock card incl vals to $10 (later colours) u/m, 1948 RSW $10 used and UPU set u/m plus a few covers incl 1937 Coronation and 1946 Victory illustrated fdcs, cond variable (Few Hundreds) £500-600 565 C H 1954-625cto$105cto$10(SG178-191)freshandfineu/m,cat£200 £100-120 566 C H 1962-735cto$205cto$10(SG196-210)freshandfineu/m,cat£190 £100-120

567 C 8 Stamp Duty:188530clilacand$1.50green(lighttonespot)(Barefoot21and24)bothusedwithcentralHongKong cds’s, cat £150+ £70-80 568 2A H 8 Mixed collection in two folders to 2004, odd better noted incl 1891 Jubilee 2c unused (creased) but generally low to mid value material, light duplication throughout but very mixed cond especially on earlier (Several Hundred) £550-650 569 E H Useful accumulation incl 1938-52 1c to $10 (a few shade and perf vars noted) 1954-62 5c to $10 with shades, 1962-73 5c to $20 plus a few postage dues, some toning in places, large part o.g. to u/m (133) £320-360 570 C H Small unused group of QV incl 1891 14c on 30c mauve (SG 44, this exceptionally well centred) with Chinese h/s 50c on 48c dull purple (SG 49) Jubilee 2c carmine (SG 51) and 1898 with Chinese h/s $1 on 96c black (SG 52), 2c Jubilee rather toned and all heavily hinged, part o.g., cat £945 £180-200

BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA

571 e * 1901September28covertoAustralia, frankedwith1900-015cyellowhorizpair tiedbyveryfineShanghaicds, blue ‘SHANGHAI CLUB’ embossed crest on reverse, backstamped with Victoria transit cds and overstamped with Melbourne arrival cds for 28 November, a few faults but attractive and scarce £60-70

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INDIA USED ABROAD 572 E * Used in Burma: Small accumulation of covers and postal stationery 1890-1942, noted various pmks incl Rangoon, Mingin,Prome,PeguandZegyo,alsoIndia1873½a(twopairsandasingle)cancelledwithrhombusofdiamonds numeral cancels, mixed cond (26) £60-70 573 C * Used in Iran - Bandar-Abbas:c.1885RegisteredcovertoBushirefrankedwith½aand1ahorizpaironreverse,tied by “B” in square or bars with BANDER ABBAS APR.11 and BUSHIRE APR 14 cds’s and boxed registered cachet £80-90 574 E 8 * -- Small range incl two similar c.1870s stampless envs to Bombay with BANDAR ABAS cds’s, (Dastar type IVandVIIIrespectively)andarrivalcds’s,1886envtoShikarpurwith½atiedbysquaredcirclecancelwitharrivalcds, alsoonandoffpieceinclKGV½agreenblockoffourandsingleonpiecetiedby25DE20datestamps(35Items) £240-280 575 C * --Bushire: 1880s-90s Five unstamped envelopes (onepartially truncated) andonebearing½a showing various types of cds, three showing “postage due/1 anna” h.s. and three showing “postage due” h.s. completed in manuscript “1a” £80-90 576 e * -- 1917 January 29 env to Switzerland franked with 2a 6p blue tied by fine strike of squared circle BUSHIRE despatch cancel, with PASSED CENSOR BUSHIRE h/s to left and complete censorship label on reverse, centralfilingfoldbutfineandrare £80-90 577 C * Indian Post Offices in Iraq - Basra:1871blueenvelopetoBombaybearing,onreverse½a,cancelledwithafairto goodstrikeof the “BUSREH/19”duplex, andwitharrival c.d.s. alongside,portionof flapandsmallpartof face panel torn away on opening £80-90 578 C * --1873AprilenvelopetoBombaybearing,onreverse½acancelledbyadoubledstrikeofthe“BUSSORAH/357”duplex, andwith“Busreh”c.d.s.inredandarrivalc.d.s.alongside,theenvelopewithsomefaultsonflap,otherwisesound £80-90 579 C * -- Undated envelope to Bombay bearing on reverse ½a blue cancelled “B” in square of bars and with a fine strike of the scarce “BUSRAH” cds and arrival cds alongside, trivial faults £120-140 580 C * Portuguese India: 1863 July 13 cover (opened out) from Damaun, Portuguese India to Bombay, franked by 1856-64 ½a blue vertical pair, tied by two fine strikes of type 4 ‘13’ numeral, with large part (inverted) strike of red ‘DAMAUN’ cds alongside, faint arrival backstamp, good condition and very scarce £200-240 581 C * --1872December10envelopetoDamaowith20rred(faults)andIndia½abluetiedby“1”numeralshavingveryfine serpentine-framed “MISSENT TO SURAT” alongside, similarly franked 13 April 1876 env (part missing from reverse affecting stamp) from Damao, 28 Aug 1877 large part with rare Large Crown 20r (2; one with small corner fault) andIndia½ablue(2) tiedbymanuscript“Goo”cancelspluscds’sandBombayduplex,and25Feb1886usage ofthe“¼TANGA”bluepctoBombaywithveryfineDAMAOcds,faultsbutscarcelot(4items) £100-120 582 C * -- July 31 envelope from Pangim via Sawantwaree to Damaun franked with India ½a and 20r tied by “1” in bars, 1875 July envelope from Damaun to Pangim with similar franking tied by “3/b-19” duplex, and 1875 August double rate envelope from Pangim to Bombay franked with India ½d and 20r both in pairs cancelled “1” in bars, various transit marks, condition mixed as usual with these covers £100-120 583 C * --1874January13smallenvelopefromPangimtoDamaofrankedonthereversewithIndia½ablueincombination with 20r vermilion both tied by barred ovals with Pangim dated oval between, Sawantwaree and Bombay hexagonal datestamps of Jan 14 and 17 respectively plus Damau arrival cds of Jan 18, roughly opened at right, but attractive £150-170 584 C 8 * --C.1875envelopeDamantoBombayfrankedwithIndia½a(2)tiedby“B”inbars,withDamanOct14nextday Bombayarrivalcds,partwrapperfromPangimfrankedwithIndian½aand20rtiedbycdsandnativem/s,alsotwo otherenvs,twopieceswithvariouscancelsandIndia½awith“13”inbarscancel,conditionverymixedasusual(7Items) £100-120 585 C * -- 1883 November 15 ¼a brown post stat card from Daman to Bombay cancelled with DAMAN cds with nextdayarrivalcdstoleft,filingpunchholewellclearofcancels £100-120 586 C * French Indian Settlements - Chandernagore:1826entire letterfromChandernagoretoAddahKhosalpourwith fineovalCHANDERNAGORE/POSTOFFICE/18”20” h/s on reverse, small stain at lower right, still attractive and very scarce £600-700 587 C * -- 1906 February 22 ppc showing “CaneBridge over Teesta River - Darjeeling” franked on facewith KEVII 3pi tied by small CHANDERNAGORE/INDE cds in red with another strike below, addressed to Monaco with faint arrival cds, small imperfections but nice item £80-90

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Calcutta July 29 and Aug 14,boxedD.L.O.BombaySept3andfinallyaLondonarrivaldatestampofSept28,small faultsbutawonderful well travelled cover £80-90 589 C * --1937September15registeredairmailenvelopefromChandernagoretoSouthAfricafrankedat13½aonthefront with selection of five KGV and KGVI adhesives tied by two strikes of CHANDERNAGORE cds’s, and further KGV3pi and9pi on reverse tiedby similar cds’s,withblueonwhite reg label (68) on the front andPointNatal arrival backstamp, some damage caused by rough opening at foot and other faults £90-100 590 E 8 * -- Selection of covers and cards etc incl East India pc with printed native message and Chandernagore cdsofOct.1890(?)1907incomingpcfromMadrasandQVIndia½aadhesivewithChandernagorecds,also1947 covertoUSA,frankedwith9pitiedbyGondalpara(suboffice)cdsof31.Oct.47(9Items) £100-120 591 C * -- Karikal: 1840 November 15 entire letter from Karikal to Bordeaux with (on flap) a fine strike of the boxed KARICAL/Paid with m/s date (Hammond Giles type 1 - first recorded year of use) h/s, endorsed “As 5 Inland Postage to Bombay” and “Paid As 9 (Ste)amer Postage”, endorsed on the front “Via Bombay Pr Steamer” and “Steamer Marseille” with oval INDIA and boxed PAQUEBOT/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE h/s in red and with Bordeauxarrivalcdsonotherflap, faultsandsomere-enforcementwithhinges,stillascarceanddesirable item £150-170 592 C * --1846September18entireletterfromKarikaltoNanteswith(onflap)astrikeoftheboxedKARICAL/Paidwithm/s date h/s, endorsed “10 as to Bombay” and “8 as Steamer Postage”, endorsed on the front “Post Payee/Pr Steamer/Via Bombay, Suez & Marseille” with boxed INDIA PAID in red and Oct 31 transit cds also in red, backstamped with Bordeaux and Nantes arrival cds’s £100-120 593 C 8 --1854-55(Die1)½aand1856-64½abothusedwithC/147diamondofdotscancels,thestampswithimperfections butnicestrikes,alsosmallpiecewith1882-90½atiedbydoublecircleandKEVII3rusedwithsinglecirclecds’s £60-70 594 C * -- 1856 December 30 small entire letter from Karikal to Pondicherry franked with 1856 ½a tied by good strike of the C/147 in diamond of dots, with boxed KARICAL/Paid with m/s dated h/s on reverse and very faint similar arrival mark, neat and attractive £80-90 595 E * -- Selection of five QV post stat cards or envs (two opened out) with range of Karikal cancels, also 1898 ESTABLISSEMENTS FRANCAIS DANS L’INDE env to Paris franked with 1892-97 2a 6pi tied by fine strike of squared circle cancel of 18.May.98, some faults (6) £150-170 596 E * -- Selection of thirteen covers or cards mostly KGV period incl 2a reg letter to Pondicherry with 23 Jan 1931 cds andKARIKAL blue onwhite reg label (109) otherswith range of franking/markings incl 1928 cover toUSA franked with 3pi (2) and 2a 6pi all tied by individual strikes of 31 Oct double circle cds, mixed cond £150-170 597 E * --SelectionoffourKEVIIpoststatcardsorenvscomprisingtwo½agreenenvswithcircular(1911)anddoublecircular (1915) cds’s, ¼a brown p/c with double circular (1910) cds and same day delivery cancel also reg letterwith½agreenadhesivetiedbyApril2.12cds,nicegroup £100-120 598 C * -- Ambagarattur: 1929 May 13 “Macfarlane Lang’s Cream Crackers” registered env to Madras, franked on reverse withKGV1a(4)tiedbytwostrikesoftheAmbagaratturcds,withnextdayKarikalcdsalongsidewhereareglabel(97) wasaffixedonthefront(therebeingnosuchfacilitiesinthedespatchoffice)nativeletterenclosed,faultsbutrare £50-60 599 e * --1934Registeredenv toMedan, frankedonreversewithKGV1a (17-blockofsixteenandsingle) tiedbyfive strikesoftheAmbagaratturcds,withKarikalcdsalongsidewhereareglabel(146)wasaffixedonthefront(therebeing nosuchfacilitiesinthedespatchoffice)alsoarrivalbackstamp,heavilycreasedandthereglabelpartlylifted£50-60 600 C * -- Kottuchari:1938March10pre-printedenv(faults)toPenangfrankedwithKGV2a6pitiedbyKOTTUCHARI/TANJORE cds with same day KARIKAL backstamp, also 1954 25 August env to USA franked with 1949-52 6pand19529p(Kabir)tiedbyindividualKOTTUCHARI/NEGAPATAMcdsagainwithsamedayKARIKALcds£50-60 601 C * -- Nedungaon: 1913 February 26 native cover (small faults) to Devakota franked on reverse with KEVII ½a tiedbyNEDUNGADU/TANJOREcdswith28Febarrivalcds,also1954Dec8cvr toUSAfrankedwithKGVI 1½atiedbyNEDUNGADU/TANJOREdoublecirclecdswithsamedayKARIKALbackstamp £50-60 602 C * -- Tiramilur: KEVII ½a green post stat env to Devakota cancelled with 31. 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£80-90 619 C * -- 1852 November 4 entire letter to Marseille with three line boxed PONDICHERRY/1852 November 4/Paid with m/s signature, also three line boxed MADRAS/G.P.O./1852 NO 6 h/s in red and a few other faint part cancels, filingfoldatfoot £50-60 620 C * -- 1853 January 21 entire letter from Pondicherry to Nantes with m/s “ P. Steamer/Via Suez & Madras” at top, red crescent INDIA PAID on front along with boxed PONDICHERRY/1853 January 21/paid cancel and Marseille cds, backstamped with Paris MR 1 and Nates MR 2 cds’s £100-120

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621 C * -- 1853 March 7 entire letter from Pondicherry to Bordeaux with m/s “ Per Steamer/via Madras” at foot, with crescent INDIA PAID on front along with PONDICHERRY/1853 March 7/Paid cancel and Marseille transit cds of Apr 12, boxed MADRAS/G.P.O./1853 MR 9 and arrival Ap 10 backstamps, £80-90 622 C * -- 1853 May 19 entire letter from Pondicherry to Marseille with m/s “ Per Madras Steamer” at foot and “10” rate mark, crescent INDIA PAID on front along with boxed PONDICHERY/1853 May 19/Paid cancel, boxed MADRAS/G.P.O./1848 MY 24 and Marseille arrival cds all in red £100-120 623 C * -- 1855 October 5 entire (Native) letter from Pondicherry to Madras, franked with India 1d tied by diamond of dots, with PONDICHERRY/1855 October 5/Paid cancel on reverse with boxed two line G.P.O. datestamp £150-170 624 C * -- 1858 December 9 entire letter from Pondicherry to the Captain of the “Berthe” at Colombo with m/s “ P. Steamer” and “Via Madras” at top, red crescent INDIA PAID on front along with COLOMBO/POST NOT PAID Dec 17” cds, and double oval BRAVERS & POULAIN FRERES/PONICHERRY h/s, on reverse is a boxed PONDICHERRY/1858 December 9/paid cancel £100-120 625 C * -- 1859 October 20 outer letter sheet from Pondicherry to Karical, franked with India 1d tied by the C/111 of Pondicherry, with PONDICHERRY cds on reverse £100-120 626 C * -- 1861 January 1 (opened out) small envelope to Karikal, frankedwith 1856-64½a blue tied byC/111 cancel with boxed INSUFFICIENT h/s just tying adhesive, backstamped with PONDICHERRY cds with “1” in 1861 in m/sandKarikalarrivalcds,B.P.A.Cert(2000) £100-120 627 * -- 1866 February 8 outer letter sheet to Nantes with m/s “Messageries Imperiales” and franked by French Colonies 20c bluevertstripofthree(goodmarginsallround)tiedbylightdottednumerals,veryfinestrikeof2-ring“ATABSFR. DE L’INDIE/* PONDICHERRY *” cds and small red boxed “PD” on the front, along with double oval DESCHAMBEAUX & Co/PONDICHERRY h/s and MAR 6 arrival cds in red, backstamped with five Paris or Nantes cds’s, small piece below address cut out, still very attractive £400-440 628 C * -- 1866 May 25 entire letter from Pondicherry to London, endorsed “via Suez” but sent via Southampton route, franked by India 1865 4a green, tied by mostly very fine “PONDICHERRY/111” duplex, with red crescent INDIA PAID (appliedatMadras) redLondonarrivalcdsandbluesender’scachetalongside,filing foldbutfineandattractive £130-150 629 C * -- 1869 May 17 entire letter from Pondicherry to London, with m/s “Via Madras & Southampton/Pr Bombay Str/Express”, franked at 10a (6a postage + 4a express fee) by India 1865 2a yellow pair and single and 1866-78 4agreen,tiedbythreefinestrikesofPONDICHERRY/111duplex,withredcrescent‘INDIAPAID’(appliedatMadras) andLondonarrivalcdson face,Bombay transitcdsonupperflap,filingcreaseandminorblemishes,stillafine and very scarce cover, the new express fee of 4a (reduced from 8a) had apparently been introduced only a few days previously (on 11/5/69) £300-340 630 C * -- 1872 September 17 outer letter sheet from Pondicherry to Bordeaux with m/s “Via Brindisi”, franked with 1856-64 8a tiedbyfinestrikeofPONDICHERRY/111duplexandlight(blue)companyh/s,orangePDandFrenchcdsofOct12on face,Bombaytransitcdsonreverseandtwoarrivalcds’s,usualfilingfold £100-120 631 C * --1874SeptemberouterlettersheetfromPondicherrytoBordeauxwithm/s“ViaBrindisi”,frankedwithIndian½a, 2aand4atiedbytwofinestrikeofPONDICHERRY/M-19cancels,greenboxedPOULAINFreres/PONDICHERRYh/s and French cds of Sept 26 on face, Sholapore and Bombay transit cds on reverse along with SEA POST OFFICE andParisandBordeauxcds’s,usualfilingfoldbutattractive £150-170 632 E * -- Selection of seventeen covers and post cards 1902-1951 with range of adhesives and postal markings, incl Registered, Airmails and Censored mail , cond varies but interesting group £400-440 633 E * --SmallrangeofQVperiodcoversorcardsincl1856part(Native)wrapperfrankedwith½a(DieIII)tiedbyC/111 cancel with boxed PONDICHERRY/Paid h/s, and 1845 entire to Bordeaux with “Per Steamer/via Bombay” and oval INDIA h/s on face and boxed Madras steam letter cancel on reverse, cond varies (7) £200-240 634 E 8 -- Selection of adhesives on and off piece with a range of Pondicherry cancels incl a number of QV with /111 cancels and large piece with eighteen French Indian Settlement pictorials cancelled with six cds’s (16 Items) £100-120 635 E * -- Muthialpet:Selectionofsixcoversdated1898-1927, incl1898½agreenpoststatenv(withcontentsbutthe front and back are separated) cancelled on front by Muthialpet South Arcot DE 8 cds and backstamped with KaraikudicdsofDE10,1914½agreenpoststatenvcancelledwithsimilarcds,somefaults £180-200 636 C * -- Pondicherry Bazaar: 1939 June 23 1a brown post stat from Pondicherry Bazaar to Tirumalrayapatnam with despatch cds on front and next day arrival backstamp, neat and clean £50-60 637 E * -- Selection of seven covers or post cards 1903-1944 with range of adhesives and postal markings, incl 1903 registered 2a post stat env to Madras uprated with 1a tied by good strike of Pondicherry Bazaar cds with boxed reg h/s (damaged at foot) cond varies £180-200

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INDIA 643 C * 1841 March 21 entire letter from Suez to Bath (England) rated “1/-”, with a fine strike on reverse of the rare double arc INDIA/F in green with Bath receiving datestamp alongside, the letter was carried on the “SS Orient” which left Alexandria on the 26th March arriving at Falmouth on the 10th April £1800-2000

644 C H 1854-55 die II ½a indigo (SG 7) u/r corner marginal block of 10 (2x5) showing part inscription ‘Amount to be cut off and affixed tow’ and ornamental design, lightly toned and small repaired tear in margin still a lovely positional piece F £1200-1400 645 C q 1866WestIndiaCompany4aessayincarmine(asSG69)rightmarginalblockofeight(4x2)fineunused £50-60 646 E q -- 4a essay in carmine (as SG 69) left marginal block of 80 (10x8) creasing soiling to rear but fine facial appearance, unused, also right marginal block of 18 (6x3) in lake-brown, heavy vert crease, u/m £300-340 647 C H 1948FirstAnniversaryofIndependence1½ato10r(SG305-308)lowermarginal’s,fineu/m £170-190

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650 C H 1974-8350pGreatEgretblockof fourwith5mmvertperforationshift to the left (SG733var)fineu/m,a lovely thematic error, with normal block for comparison F £75-85 651 C H 1979-88 25p deep blue-green left margin vert block of 20 (2x10) showing progressive dry-print (SG 925b var) foldedalonghorizperfsotherwisefineu/m F £150-170 652 C H -- 2r deep rose-lilac var imperf (SG 932ab var) l/l corner marginal block of four, one stamp with minor crease and small adhesion in margin, fresh unused (no gum) F £110-130

653 C H 1991 1r orange-brown with spectacular dry-print causing inscriptions and part of Gandhi’s face to be omitted (SG 1436avar)blockoffour,fineu/m,withnormalblockforcomparison F £150-170 654 C H 1994-995rvarimperfblockoffour(SG1576var)lowerpaircreasedandwithcouplesmallstains,upperpairfine,u/m F £110-130

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656 E * H Pigeongrams: 1931 December 31 “Blue Boy” envelope carried from Hazaribagh to Calcutta franked withKGV½a tiedby redParkStreetCalcutta cdswith similar backstampbut in black and endorsedwith time anddistanceflown,also1933January19envelopetoCalcuttafrankedwithKGV½atiedbyParkStreetCalcutta cds (another on reverse) with vignette to left which is over struck by H.E. The Viceroy h/s in purple, both with inserts and signed on reverse by Stephen Smith, small imperfections but attractive, also a few non India related Pigeon Post items £150-170

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657 C H Officials:1927-3910rgreenandscarlet(SGO60)lowerleftcornerblockoffour,minorbendsotherwisefineu/m, cat £280+ £140-160

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659 C H 1937-3815rbrownandgreen(SG125)blockoffour,fineu/m,cat£400 £180-20

FEUDATORY STATES 660 E H Small selection incl Jasdan 1942-47 1a pale yellow-green booklet pane of 4 and 1a bluish green, Jind 1876 8a bluish violetoncard-paperandNawanagar1877perf12½1docand18801docto3doc,condvaries £180-200

BAMRA 661 C H Small accumulation comprising 1890-93 ¼a on rose-lilac with listed vars ‘Eudatory’, ‘Quatrer’, and Inverted ‘e’ in ‘Postage’, horiz pairs of ¼a on bright rose, 1a on bright yellow, 2a on bright rose and 4a on bright rose showing capital‘P’andsmall‘p’in‘Postage’se-tenant,½aondullgreenblockofsixonewithsmall‘p’and1aonbistre-yellow with small ‘p’, cond varies (18) £100-120

CHARKHARI 662 C H 1930-45Imperf1pidullgreenonpelure(SG32),1piviolet(SG33),½ared-brown(SG35)pair,½ablackonpelure (SG36,lightmarginalcrease),½ared(SG37),1achocolate(SG40)pair,1ared(SG41),2agreenishgrey(SG43) and1939½aon8abrown-red(SG54)lastlargeparto.g.,othersfreshunused £160-180

IDAR 663 C H Smallselectioncomprisingbookletpanesoffourof1932-43whitepanels½ayellow-green,colouredpanels½apale yellow-greenand½ayellow-green,plus1944½ato4a,bookletpaneswithpaperbackingotherwisefinelargeparto.g.

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NANDGAON 664 E H Unusedselectiononpagesincl1891½aand2a,1893-94widespacingandnarrowspacingto2a(SG3/6)officials inclSGO3/6,withSGO4completesheetof16(trimmedmargins)afewreprintsandforgeries,mostlyfine£180-200

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SORUTH 666 E H Small accumulation incl 1868-75 laid paper Devangari number 1a black/azure, 1913 3p on 1a surch inverted, and 1929 3p to 1r, useful lot (20) £180-200

IRELAND 667 C H 1922 Dollard opt ½d green, group of opt vars incl upper marginal block of four with opt severely misplaced to foot (upper pair bears just ‘Rialtas’ at foot) u/l corner horiz strip of four with opt misplaced a little to foot (‘1922’ cut by lower perfs) and l/hmarginal single with similarmisplacement to lower pair in block, all fine large part o.g. £600-700

668 C H --½dgreen,erroroptinv(SG1a)veryfreshu/m £240-280 669 C H -- 4d grey-green, error opt double, one albino (SG 6 var, Hibernian T5d) left hand marginal, small wrinkle at foot and hinged in margin, u/m £240-280 670 C H -- 4d grey-green, l/l corner block of six with control S21 (imperf margin) top centre stamp (R19/2) with broken line over FOUR (SG 6 var, Hibernian T5a) var stamp with one missing perf, u/m £70-80 671 C H -- 4d grey-green, red opt in l/l corner block of six with ‘R21’ control (imperf margin) top centre stamp (R19/2) with frame break over ‘O’ of ‘FOUR’, carmine opt in similar block with ‘S22’ control, former large part o.g., latter fresh u/m (Hibernian T10a, T10Aa) £300-340 672 C H -- 9d agate, var opt double one albino (SG 8a) superb large part o.g. £180-200 673 C H --Thomopt inblack,1½dred-browntwoexampleswithoptmisplacedvert,oneuppermarginalwithout ‘1922’, the other non-marginal with ‘1922’ at top, u/m (SG 10 var, Hibernian T15c/d) u/m £90-90 674 E H --1½dred-brown,l/rcornerblockof21(3x7)thirdstampinsecondrow(R15/12)withPENCFvarcorrected(SG10a var,Hibernian T15b) creasing affects several ‘normal’s’ butmost incl var fine, u/m, very scarce positional piece £400-440 675 C H --1½dred-brown,r/hmarginalblockoffour,l/rstamp(R15/12)withPENCFvar(SG10/10a)alsonon-marginalblock inwhichl/rstampshowsvarcorrected(HibernianT15b)formerveryfineo.g.withvaru/m,lattercentredtoright, large part o.g. £400-440 676 C H -- 2d orange (die II) error opt inv (SG 13a) upper marginal single, hinge remainder in margin, stamp u/m £180-200 677 C l --DollardproofredoptsonGB½dgreen,threeexamplesallwithvioleth/sonreverse(without initials)onewith ‘normal’ opt, second with opt misplaced to foot and ‘1922’ at top, last with similar misplacement but without dateattop(HibernianPR8,9,9var)fineo.g.,ascarcegroup £260-300

678 C l -- Dollard proof red opt onGB½d green, opt shifted to footwith ‘1922’ at top, purple h/swithoutm/s initials (HibernianPR9)righthandmarginalblockoffour,fineo.g. £460-500 679 C H -- Dollard opt 2s 6d chocolate-brown, 5s rose-carmine and 10s dull grey-blue (SG 17, 19, 21) a few shortish perfs or light bends, u/m £120-140

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698 C H --2½dbrightblue,r/hmarginalblockoffour,l/rstamp(R15/12)withmissingaccent(SG56a)varstampacouple of shortish perfs, very fresh u/m £90-100 699 C H -- 3d bluish violet, r/h marginal vert pair, upper stamp (R15/12) with no accent in ‘Saorstat’ (SG 57a) very fresh u/m, scarce sofine £260-300 700 C H -- 4d grey-green, l/l corner block of six with control U22 (imperf margin) top centre stamp (R19/2) with frame break above ‘O’ of ‘FOUR’, also r/h marginal block of six, top right stamp (R5/12) with frame breaks under ‘FOUR PENCE’ (SG 58 vars, Hibernian T53a/b) former fresh u/m, latter hinged in margin but stamps u/m £100-120 701 C H -- 6d reddish purple, right hand marginal block of four, l/r stamp (R15/12) with accent inserted by hand, very fresh u/m, BPACert(1983)raresofine £600-700

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703 C H -- 9d olive-green, r/h marginal vert strip of three, centre stamp (R15/12) without accent (SG 61a) fresh u/m £180-200 704 C H -- 10d turquoise-blue and 1s bistre-brown, each with interpane margin at foot and showing ‘s’ over ‘e’ var (SG 62/3 var, Hibernian T57b, T58e) former light tone in margin, fresh u/m £150-170 705 C H --1sbistre-brown,blockoffour,u/rstampshowing‘ONF’for‘ONE’var(SG63var,HibernianT58a)veryfinelarge part o.g. £200-240 706 C H -- 1s bistre-brown, r/h marginal vert strip of three, centre stamp (R15/12) with accent inserted by hand (SG63b)veryfreshu/m,scarcesofine £460-500

707 C H -- 2s 6d chocolate-brown, lower marginal vert pair, upper stamp (R9/2) with ‘s’ over ‘e’ var (SG 64 var, Hibernian T59g) hinged in margin, u/m £90-100 708 C H -- 2s 6d chocolate-brown, u/l corner block of four, u/r stamp (R1/2) showing major re-entry (SG 64a) a few shortish perfs but a scarce positional multiple, fresh u/m, BPA Cert (1960) £700-800 709 C H -- 5s rose-carmine, l/l corner block of four, u/r stamp (R9/2) showing ‘s’ over ‘e’ var (SG 5 var, Hibernian T60c) l/r stamp gum crease, fresh u/m £220-260 710 C H -- 10s dull grey-blue, l/h marginal example (R2/1) showing major retouch (SG 66 var, Hibernian T61b) fresh u/m £260-300

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715 C H -- 5s rose-carmine, vert pair comprising wide and narrow date se-tenant (SG 84a) very well centred, u/m £260-300 716 C H -- 5s rose-carmine, r/h marginal horiz pair comprising wide and narrow dates se-tenant (SG 84a) r/h stamp one shortish perf, u/m £260-300 717 C H -- 10s dull grey-blue, error overprint double, one inv (SG85 var, Hibernian T68d) a couple of fractionally short perfs but well centred and very fresh, u/m, rare so fine £1000-1200 718 C H -- 10s dull grey-blue, upper right corner marginal horiz pair, r/h stamp (R1/4) showing broken ‘o’ in ‘Saorstat’, well centred and very fresh, lightly hinged in margins, stamps u/m £260-300

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719 C H -- Wide date 2s 6d to 10s (SG 86/8) u/m £140-160 720 C H --2s6dchocolate-brown,lowermarginalvertpair,upperstamp(R9/2)withcircumflexaccentover‘A’(SG86a)u/m £180-200 721 C H --2s6dchocolate-brown,varflataccenton‘a’(SG86c)u/m,scarce £280-320 722 C H -- 5s rose-carmine, l/h marginal horiz pair, right stamp with circumflex accent over ‘a’ (SG 87a) var u/m, l/h stamp large part o.g., RPS Cert (1972) £280-320 723 C H --5srose-carmine,varflataccenton‘A’(SG87c)oneshortishperf,otherwisefinelargeparto.g.,cat£750£300-340 724 C H -- 10s dull grey-blue (SG 88) tiny gum inclusion, u/m £80-90 725 C H 1935 Re-engraved 2s 6d chocolate (SG 99) l/h marginal block of four, u/m £80-90 726 C H --2s6dto10s(SG99/101)2s6dlightbend,othersfinelargeparto.g. £200-240

727 C H --5sbright rose-red,blockof four,u/rstampwithflataccenton ‘A’ (SG100/100a)a fewbends (varunaffected) and faint gum toning, var stamp u/m, others o.g. £360-400 728 C H 1937 St Patrick 2s 6d to 10s (SG 102/04) fresh u/m £180-200 729 E H 1948-65 Air 1s 3d red-orange, u/r corner block of ten (2x5) r/h stamp in fourth row (R4/6) showing “Extra feather” var (SG 143a, Hibernian A6a) fresh u/m £260-300 730 C H -- 1s 3d red-orange, var wmk inv (SG 143aw) fresh u/m, scarce £340-380 731 C H 1976 Bicentenary of the American Revolution 15p, error silver (face value and inscription) omitted (SG 394a) u/m £260-300

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JAMAICA

733 C H 1860-70 3d green (SG 3) large part o.g., cat £140 £70-80 734 C H -- 6d dull brown (SG 6b) a few shortish perfs, large part o.g., cat £180 £70-80 735 C 8 -- 1s yellow-brown var $ for S in SHILLING (SG 6c) used with A34 cancel, minute thin, cat £600 £100-120 736 C 8 -- 1s dull-brown var $ for S in SHILLING (SG 6c) used with part oval cancel, blue crayon mark and missing perfs lower left corner, cat £600 £80-90 737 C H 1883-97 1d blue (SG 17) some gum loss due to hinge removal, part o.g., cat £325 £100-120 738 C H -- 2d slate (SG 20a) large part o.g., cat £100 £50-60 739 C H 1905-11CoatofArms½dto5s(SG37-45)incladditshadesof½dand2½d,largeparto.g.,cat£140+ £70-80 740 C H -- Queen Victoria 2s venetian red (SG 55) large part o.g., cat £120 £60-70 741 C H 1916 War Stamp on 1½d orange var “S” in STAMP omitted (SG 71b) stamp 2 within block of four, fine u/m, plus single with var “no stop” after STAMP large part o.g., cat £160+ £80-90

742 C H 1921-29 5s blue and yellow-brown, var wmk inv (SG 102w) upper marginal example, hinge remainders in margin but stamp u/m, very scarce and unpriced in used condition £200-240 743 E S 1938½dto10sperf’dSPECIMEN (SG121s-133s)coupleofshortperfson1dand2½dandsomeslight toning asoften,otherwisefineu/m,scarcesetu/mcat£325 £100-120 744 C H 1938-52 5s slate-blue and yellow-orange line perf 14 (SG 132a) top marginal, large part o.g., B.P.A. Cert (2010) fine and rare, cat £5,500 £2400-2800 745 C B Booklet: 19402s (Inland letter rate 1½d for first 2oz)withMYER’s advert onboth covers (SGSB9a) light horiz crease on front cover and light overall gum toning on panes, cat £500 £200-240 746 C B --1942-472sbookletwithblackonyellowcover(SGSB10a)lightstapleindentationonfrontcoverotherwisefine, cat £110 £50-60

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747 C B --1946NewConstitution2sbooklet(SGSB12)fine,cat£225 £100-120 748 A H Unused collection in boxed album incl 1883-97 1d carmine, 1903-04 set, 1905-11 vals to 2s incl 6d golden-yellow, 1919-21valsto5s,thenverygoodrunfrom1945to1999mostlyfinethemajoritybeingu/m(FewHundred)£400-440 See also lots 1118-1120

KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA

749 C H 1903-04 5r grey and red and 10r grey and ultramarine (SG 13 and 14) a few shortish perfs at top of 5r, large part o.g., cat £455 £180-200 750 C H 1912-21 20r purple and blue/blue (SG 60) trivial surface rubbing and small mark at foot, fresh large part o.g., cat £450 £150-170

751 C H 1922-27 5s to £1 (SG 92-95) the 7s 50 fine the otherwith imperfections, nice group large part o.g, cat £370+ £100-120 752 C H --£3purpleandyellow(SG97)excellentcolour,fineo.g.BrandonCert(1990) £500-600

753 C S -- £4 black and magenta, opt specimen (SG 98s) a couple of shortish perfs, fresh large part o.g. £140-160 754 C S --£1,£5(2)and£10ovpt‘SPECIMEN’(SG95s,99s,100s)lightgumtoningbutfineappearance,largeparto.g., also1sand5svaluesfiscallyused(6) £300-340 755 C H 1935-371cto£1(SG110/23)finelargeparto.g. £180-200

KUWAIT

756 C H 1948RSW15rvarshortbarsonoverprint(SG75a)fineu/m,cat£180 £80-90

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758 E H 1955-57 Type II surch 2r on 2s6d black-brown (SG 107a) sheet of 40, fine u/m F £1300-1500

759 E H -- Type II surch 5r on 5s rose-carmine (SG 108a) sheet of 40, fine u/m F £2000-2400

760 E H -- Type II surch 10r on 10s ultramarine (SG 109a) sheet of 40, fine u/m F £2600-3000

LEEWARD ISLANDS 761 C H 1921-3210sgreen&red/greenand£1purple&black/red(SG79/80)finelargeparto.g. £180-200

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MADAGASCAR

762 E * 1891 Envelope to England with m/s “Angleterre Via Marseille” and blue BRITISH MAIL ANTANANARIVO cds of 21. APR. 91 (denoting the payment of internal postage) additionally franked with French Colonial 25c tied by two faint strikes of TAMATAVE MAY 1 cds’s with another strike alongside, also LIGNE T PAQ.FR.No. 5 octagonal datestamp ofMay 16, Bournemouth arrival backstamp, fine and scarce, HolcombeCertificate (1987) £650-750

MALAYSIA 763 C * Postal History: Group of six covers 1895/1949 incl Perak 1891 1c on 6c lilac used locally, Kedah 1941 censored airmail cover franked with 1937 50c, FMS 1908 registered cover to Paris franked with 1904-22 5c (3) and 8c and with French Paquebot ‘LIGNE N/PAQ.FR.No4’ octagonal ds below, and Selangor 1895 ‘Windrath’ cover to Singapore franked with 1891-95 1c, 2c (both colours) and 5c plus 1894 3c on 5c, cond varies but an interesting group £200-240

MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 764 C H 1867-72 2c to 96c (SG 11-19) with addit shades 2c to 6c and 12c and 24c, also 1879 5c on 8c and 7c on 32c (SG 20-21) cond varies from unused no gum to u/m, some with toning/re-gummed (16) F £400-440

FEDERATED MALAY STATES

765 C S 1900 Ovpt on Perak, $25 green and orange opt specimen (SG 14s) large part o.g. £200-240

JOHORE

766 C * 1896 March 28 registered ‘Windrath’ cover to Singapore, franked with 1896 ‘KEMAHKOTAAN’ set of 7 to $1 (SG 32/38) tied by undated ‘JOHORE/BAHRU’ circular pmks with dated registration cachet in red at lower left, backstampedwithSingaporecdsfor30March,fineandveryattractive £100-120

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767 E H 1940SultanSirIbrahim8c(SG130)completesheetoffiftyshowingplateNo2Aandvariousprintersguidemarks, very light overall gum toning and the odd small imperfection, u/m cat £1,150+ £400-440

PERAK 768 E H Revenues: 1943-45 Japanese Flag over map of Malaya 6c brown and red with colourless roulette (Barefoot 141a) completepaneoftwentyfivewithcontrol“No”15inmargin,someverylighttoning F £65-75

SELANGOR

769 C H 1895-99$2to$10(SG62-65)lightvertcreaseon$2andred“ink”marksonreverseof$10,butoverallfineforthese, large part o.g., cat £1,900 £500-600

TRENGGANU 770 C H 1921-41 1921-41 $1 to $5 (SG 23/5) $3 part o.g., others large part o.g. £100-120

MALTA - POSTAL HISTORY 771 C * 1664August18KnightsofStJohnentire letter, fromGioBattistaPescatori toCountGiovanniLazaraatPadua, with “6” and “7” (red) rate marks of Padua and Venice £700-800 772 C * 1756 (circa) undated entire to the Marquis de Mouthier at Rennes, with good strike of s/l “DE MALTHE” h/s, fine and rare, Ex Damsell Collection £1800-2000 773 E * 1759 August 4 entire letter to the Chevalier De Leaumont at Toulouse, with fine strikes of the s/l “MARSEILLE” and “DE MALTHE” (MRL and DME) neatly presented on album page, very attractive and signed by no less than three Knights of Malta, a rarity as such £1400-1600 774 C * 1766EntirelettertoAvignon,bearingagoodtwolineMARSEILLE/DEMALTHEh/s,fine £360-400 775 E * 1780 (circa) envelope addressed to “Monsieur De La Tour D’Auvergne Corret, Infantry Captain in the Anjou Regiment and Chevalier of the Military Order of Charles III. In garrison at Bayonne” struck in error with “COLON-FRANC/PAR MARSEILLE” which has been over struck with “MARSEILLE/DE MALTHE” with another strike to left and s/l “MARSEILLE” (MRL and DME) neatly presented on album page, very attractive £600-700 776 E * 1817 June 9 entire letter to London rated with m/s “3/2” and with m/s “H.M. Service” at top, addressed to the Paymaster of the 35th Regiment concerning accounts and prize money, at top left is a fine strike of the rare unframed “MALTA” (MLL) h/s, neatly presented on album page, rare and attractive £5500-6500 777 C * 1819 March 2 entire letter to Corfu, with m/s “P Manchester” at lower left, with a fine slightly double strike of the s/l “MALTA.P Paid” h/s (extremely rare with only one other example having been recorded) and faint d/c “ISOLE/IONIE”, Ex Camillery Collection £1400-1600 778 C * 1820 October 12 entire letter to Corfu, with a good strike of the rare s/l “MALTA*P*PAID” (earliest recorded example) and faint double circle “ISOLE/IONIAN” £1000-1200 779 C * 1850 August 1 incoming entire letter from Italy, with m/s “5” and framed oval “L.P. VELLA/MALTA/E FRATELLI” cachet on front and two indistinguishable circular marks, also s/l “NAPOLI” despatch and “MALTA” Aug 3 arrival h/s’s on reverse £180-200 780 C * 1853 May 6th incoming entire letter from Hampshire (England) to “H.M.S.Bellerephon, Malta”, franked with 1841 1d and 2d (both 3 margins) and 1847-54 embossed 1s tied by individual “293” numeral cancels, with m/s “Via Marseille May 8th under ¼ ounce” at top, with Farringdon despatch, transit and part arrival cds’s on reverseleft hand £460-500 781 E * 1855 November 27 entire letter from the British Consulate in, Tunisia, addressed to the President of the Chamber of Commerce in Malta, with Consulate seal and Malta receiving mark No. 30. on reverse £100-120

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782 C * 1875 May 21 entire to Constantinople via a private ship with m/s “4” (charge mark) and “Per Vapore” at top, with superb strike of the two line “MALTA/SHIP LETTER” and Malta despatch cds to left, also with “Via BRINDISI” perforated green steamer label (ship name blurred) affixed. The label was issued by Delfosse et Cie in Paris, and is believed to have been used to indicate the route for mail sorted on board ship, with one label being put on the top cover of a bundle. British Post Office Constantinople receiving cds in red on reverse. Extremely rare with only one other cover bearing the “Via BRINDISI” label being recorded. Ex Damsell Collection £7000-8000

783 E * 1924 January 20 envelope to USA franked with horiz pair of the 1922-26 ¼d tied by Valletta cds, with PRINTED MATTER and advertising BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION 1924 h/s’s, neatly presented on album page £130-150 784 E * 1926January9covertoLondonfrankedwith1922-261dand1½dtiedbyfaintVALLETTAcdswiths/l“PaidlateFee” h/s below, few minor imperfections but scarce, neatly presented on album page £260-300 785 C * 1946 May 22 cover to China, franked with eight KGVI 2d grey (all overlaid) tied by five cds’s, with circular crown DEPUTY CHIEF FIELD CENSOR h/s in violet on the front and blue on reverse, EXAMINED/BY/BASE CENSOR label at left and backstamped with violet 7 in circle and two arrival marks, handwritten message on front reads “This letter is from the chap who led me to the lord. It was written the day Tunis fell! Malta he says, was quite - nice bathing!!”, roughly opened at top resulting in part of flap missing, but an interesting and unusual destination cover £50-60 786 E * Disinfected Mail: 1821 June 8 entire letter to Naples with superb strike of an unrecorded oval “Lazarel” intaglio on red ink h/s on reverse and three disinfection slits, attractive and very rare, neatly presented on album page £1200-1400 787 E * Forwarding Agents: 1817 February 11 entire letter to the Earl of Rosslyn, London (reporting the death of his brother) rated at “2/4” and bearing boxed “P.P.P.P.” and “P. 100 P.” in red, with m/s “Received at Marseilles 17 May & forwarded by Ymos Alex Turnbull, Consul” on reverse, neatly presented on album page £260-300 788 C * Postage Due Marks: 1816 June 18 entire letter form Leghorn to Malta and then forwarded to Zante, bearing on reverse a very fine strike “August: 10-T2.” across flap, very scarce £1000-1200 789 C * -- 1820 February 14 entire letter from Liverpool to Corfu via Malta, endorsed at lower left “Per Hibernia”, with a fine strike of “March, 17; T.3.” mark struck across flap, very rare £1600-1800 790 C * -- 1830 (circa) entire from England addressed to “Captains Lyons/H.M.S. Madagascar/Malta or Elsewhere”, withfairstrikeof“Janu5,3d”,struckacrossflap £280-320 791 C * -- 1840 February 23 entire from Livorno to Malta, with lovely strike of large despatch cds, backstamped withafinestrikeofthes/l27.Feb.1dduemark,fine £100-120 792 C * -- 1879 November 22 envelope to Cyprus, franked with GB 1873-80 2½d rosy mauve plate 15, tied by fine strike of “MALTA/A25” duplex, a fine “T” and “5D” in circle (PD-52) backstampd with Larnaca receiving mark of Nov.28, small imperfections but scarce £1600-1800 793 E * -- 1887 December 8 stampless envelope to Gibraltar endorsed with m/s “P & O Steamer” at lower left, with Malta despatch cds and unframed “T” applied in Malta, also DE 7 arrival cds and “5d” which was applied on arrival, very attractive and neatly presented on album page £500-600 794 C * -- 1895 December 4 Italian 10c illustrated post stat card from Tunis to Malta, with DE. 9. 95 arrival cds, afinestrikeofthe“T”andovalframed3D/A.25(PD-35)fineandscarce £500-600

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795 E * -- 1921 May 14 illustrated pc of Alexandria (Egypt) to Malta, franked with Egypt 5m tied by despatch cds, with Valletta double circle arrival cancel of MY. 19, with boxed “T” and circular “3d” and “½d”, neatly presented on album page £160-180796 E * -- 1923 September 13 illustrated pc from Parma to Malta, franked on the front with Italy 15c (2) tied by faint Valletta (arrival) cds, with Parma despatch machine cancel on reverse, also unframed “T” and scarce boxed “2½d” (PD-21/23) which has been crossed out with pen most probably when the adhesives were discovered and cancelled at Valletta, neatly presented on album page £360-400 797 C * -- 1924 September 9 illustrated Italian p/c from Rome to Malta, franked with Italian 50c tied by Rome machine cancel,withunframed“T”,boxed½DandPostman’s“14”h/s’salsoVallettaSP.12arrivalcds£180-200 798 C * -- 1924 November 27 Italian 30c post stat card, used within Italy and readdressed to Valletta, with unframed “T”andboxed“1½D”(PD-11/23)h/s’sandVallettaDE.3.arrivalcds’s £180-200 799 E * Prisoner of War Mail: 1915/16 privately printed Christmas and New Year greetings card in red (POW-G1) used to Austria, with “FREE FROM PRISONER OF WAR/PC/MALTA” (POW-6) in red on reverse and Austrian censor cachet alongside also in red, neatly presented on album page £150-170 800 E * -- 1916 April 24 envelope from Egypt to a P.O.W. at Hardewyck Camp, Holland, with ALEXANDRIA despatch cds and large red circular “POST FREE/P.C./PRISONER OF WAR” cachet red which was probably applied in transit in Malta, part arrival backstamp, neatly presented on album page £60-70 801 C * -- 1916 April privately printed envelope to Switzerland with impressed “KAMP POST/MALTA” (POW-U1) stamp in blue, over struck by circular “FROM PRISONER OF WAR/PC/MALTA/FREE” (POW-2b) in violet with another strike alongside, backstamped with two strikes of Zurich receiving marks dated 11th and 12th April, scarce

£460-500

MALTA

802 C 8 1860-63½dbuffonbluedpaper(SG1)tiedtosmallpiecebypartMALTA/A25duplex,cat£600 £100-130 803 C H --½dbrown-orangeonwhitepaper(SG2)unusedwithoutgum,cat£1,200 £160-180

804 C 8 --½dbrown-orangeonwhitepaper(SG2)threeexampleseachwithpart“A25”cancel,cat£1,425£260-300 805 C 8 --½dbrown-orangeonwhitepaper(SG2)vertpairusedwith“A25”cancel,afewsmallimperfections,cat£950+ £180-200 806 C H 1863-81 Rough perf 12½,½d buff-brown (SG 14) three examples, unusedwith part o.g., cat £450 £120-140 807 C 8 1882-84 ½d orange-yellow from the twenty-fifth printing (SG 18) seven used examples, two being on piece, cat £245 £90-100 808 C H 8 --½dorange-yellowfromthetwenty-eighthprinting(SG18)sevenusedandoneunusedwithoutgum,attractive group £90-100

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809 C l 1886 Cut down die proof of the 5s value (SG 30) in black on glazed card £260-300

810 C H 1914-21½dgreen(SG71)lowermarginalblockoftwelveshowingplate“No”2,withextrahorizrowofperforations insheetmarginanddoublingofvertperfs in lower row, light toningspotonstampfiveandvertcrease through 3 and 6, large part o.g. or u/m, a rare and very visual error £400-440

811 C H 1922-26 2d bistre-brown and turquoise (SG 128) in lower marginal block of six (3 x 2) showing plate “No” 2, top row large part o.g. the lower row u/m, a scarce item as most stamps from this plate were used for the later POSTAGE ovpt’d issue £300-340 812 C H 1926 3d ovpt’d POSTAGE var ovpt inverted (SG 149a) r/h marginal block of four (pos 59/60 and 79/80) the top pair large part o.g. the lower u/m, one with trivial toning and perf separation between 1st vert pair, lovely multiple, cat £780+ £300-340 813 C H 1930 Postage (&) Revenue ¼d to 10s (SG 193/209) very toned large part o.g., cat £225 £30-40

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814 E H Postage Due:19222½dvar2in½domitted(SGD5a)beingthelowerrightstampwithinblockoffour,small(red)ink stain on reverse and tine hinge thin, cat £900+, neatly presented on album page £360-400 815 2A H 8 Collection in pair of boxed ‘Lighthouse’ albums to 2006, mostly unused incl useful range of 1860-81 ½d with shades, 1886 5s, 1899-1901 ¼d to 10s, 1904-14 ¼d to 5s, 1914-21 ¼d to 5s plus shades, and 1921-22 ¼d to 10s followed by substantially complete run from 1926, cond varies but a very good lot for continuation (Hundreds) £2000-2400

816 E H Interestingrangeonstockpagesto1956incl1903-042dand2½d,1904-142½dmaroonandblueand4½dbrown, 1922-26 vals to 5s, 1928 ½d to 10s, 1938-43 ¼d to 10s plus 5s with ‘Semaphore’ flaw and 1948-53 Self-Government ¼d to 10s, also a few postage dues, cond varies, large part o.g. to u/m (approx 200) £240-280 See also lots 1121-1158

MAURITIUS

817 E * 1816 July 9 entire addressed to France, bearing large oval POST PAID/PORT LOUIS h/s and m/s “28” (rate mark) and faint two line COLONIES PAR/MARSEILLES arrival h/s £600-700 818 C 8 1883-84 8c blue var wmk reversed (SG 106x) couple corner creases and fractionally toned, used with cds dated ‘FE 24 98’, listed but unpriced in Part I £100-120 819 C H 1897-8013cslate(SG95)freshandfineu/m,cat£160+ £90-100 820 C H 191010rgreenandred/green(SG195)fineu/m,cat£150+ £80-90

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MONTSERRAT

824 C H 1904-085sblackandred(SG33)meresttraceofgumtoneotherwisefreshandfineappearance,largeparto.g., cat £150 £50-60

MOROCCO AGENCIES

825 C 8 1907-13 British Currency 2s 6d dull purple (SG 38a) horiz pair used with ‘REGISTERED/BRITISH P.O. TANGIER’ oval ds dated ‘14 NO 12’, trivial rubbing as often but an attractive and scarce multiple, cat £280 £100-120 826 E H 8 Mixed collection of ‘Sea Horses’ on pages incl British Currency 1914-31 and 1935-37 2s6d and 5s unused plus 1914-31 2s6d used, French Currency 1924-32 3f on 2s6d and 6f on 5s unused and used, and Spanish Currency 1914-26 6p on 5s and 12p on 10s unused, cond varies but much is above average (29) £200-240 827 E H Useful group incl 1949½d to 5s, 1937-52Spanish currency 5c on½d to 1p on 10d, 1949 Tangier½d to 10s, and1950-51½dto10s,largeparto.g.oru/m(87) £90-100

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828 C H 1916-23 DLR ptg 10s pale blue (SG 23) a couple of shortish perfs, large part o.g. Brandon Cert (1980) £120-140 829 E H --2s6d(2)to10sandBradbury2s6d(2)mostlyfinelargeparto.g.(6) £260-300

NEW GUINEA 830 C H 1925-27NativeVillage½to£1(SG125/36)oddshortishperf,freshlargeparto.g. £200-240 831 C H 1931Airmail½dto£1(SG163/76)£1smallgumthin,allmarginalorcornermarginal,someincl5sand10su/m, remainder large part o.g. £120-140 832 C H 1932-34Airmailwithoutdates½dto£1(SG190/203)£1acoupleofshortishperfs,largeparto.g.oru/m£100-120 833 C H 1939Airmail½dto£1(SG212/25)oddshortishperf,9dguminclusion,veryfreshlargeparto.g.,cat£900£400-440

834 E H Small group incl Papua NewGuinea 1939½d to £1 and PNG 1952-58½d to £1, cond varies butmostly fine large part o.g. (71) £240-280

NEW HEBRIDES

835 C H 1908 1s green and carmine (SG 9) large part o.g. £70-80

NEW ZEALAND 836 C H 1926-34 Jones paper, 2s and 3s both wmk inv (SG 466w/67w) former perf faults at right, fresh large part o.g. £70-80 837 C l 1938-44Plateproofsofthe1dgreen,1½dscarletand3dbluealso1947-522dto9dallhoriz(excl5dwhichisvert) pairs in the issued colours, some light creasing, u/m £180-200 838 C H 1955-59 1d orange and 3d vermilion both in imperforate tête-bêche booklet panes of twelve (6 x 2) on white wmkpaper,fineu/m £800-900 839 C l --1dto8dplateproofsinimperforatehorizpairs(SG745-751var)½dand6dlightgumbends,freshu/m £80-90

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843 C H -- Health 2d+1d and 3d+1d min sheets both plate 1A and both imperforate (SG MS804b var) both lightly hinged £500-600

844 C H 1970-762cvarblackomitted(SG916a)fineu/m,cat£350 £170-190 845 C H 1973-761cvarred(wingmarkings)omitted(SG1008b)topmarginal,fineu/m,cat£250 £120-140 846 C H --1cvarblue(spotsonwings)omitted(SG1008c)fineu/m,cat£160 £80-90 847 C H 1975-8120cPauaShellvarredoff-setonback(C.P.PA15a(u))fineu/m,cat$450 £100-120

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850 C H 1982-89 1c Nephrite (SG 1277) lower marginal block of six showing massive perf shift to left, lovely positional piece,fineu/m £80-90

851 C H --2cAgatevarblueandgreycoloursoff-set(C.P.PB2b(z))fineu/m,cat$350 £80-90 852 C H 1988-93Kiwi$1brightscarletand$1blue(SG1490bandc)bothshowingcolourshifttolowerrightofcircle,lovely visual error £50-60 853 C l Officials:1954-631dto3simperfOfficialProofsintheissuedcoloursoncard,the1dwithsmallcrease £70-80 854 C H Postal Fiscal Stamps: 1940-58 £2, £2.10, £3 and £4 all with wmk inverted (SG F206w, 207, 208w and 210) the £2.10 lowermarginal,allfineandfreshu/m,cat£920 £400-440 855 A H Interesting collection of KGVI in album with vals to 3s incl plate and imprint blocks, booklet panes and coil number pairs, cond varies with some rust spots, still a good basis on which to expand (Several Hundred) £260-300 856 B H Selectionofsetsandsingleinpacketsinboxfilemanywithminorerrorsnoted,alsoselectionofproofs,bookletsetc, £150-170

NIGERIA - NORTHERN

857 C H 1912 £1 purple and black/red (SG 52) minor surface rubbing but very well centred, large part o.g., cat £180 £80-90

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NIGERIA

860 C H 1914-29 Die II £1 purple and black/red (SG 12ba) centred to left, fresh large part o.g., cat £200 £90-100 861 C H 1936½dto£1(SG34-45)someverylightoverallgumtoning,largeparto.g.,cat£180 £80-90 862 E H Smallgroupincl1938-51½dto5sinclperfandshadevarsand1953-58½dto£1,mostlylargeparto.g.(73) £80-90

BIAFRA 863 E H 1969 Visit of Pope Paul to Africa 4d to 3s (SG 39/42) set of four presentation folders containing blocks of 10 of each value ovpt ‘SPECIMEN’ plus matching imperf blocks and two colour separation blocks with each block bound into their respective folder £80-90

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NORFOLK ISLAND 864 E * 1852 March 12 entire letter from Mr W.H.Thomas - Norfolk Islands addressed to his father a solicitor at 35 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London. Endorsed on the front “Per First Ship” and “Via Hobart Town”, rated “5” - being the 4d outward ship letter rate from Hobart and 1d surcharge for letters posted elsewhere in Van Diemens Land and “8” - being the inward ship letter rate in the UK. With faint Hobart 5 Apr 1852 transit and London Oct 4 arrival cds’s. Mr Thomas worked for the administration during the second convict settlement and this is the second of a series of five letters he wrote during his time on the island (1851-53) of which only three have survived, one of which is in the National Library of Australia. In this three page letter he mentions that his pay is over £100 per year and that he would be getting a pay increase of 25%, he also asks his father to send him a brace of pistols and holsters “As my occupation takes me to all parts of the bush where men are working, I require some protection”. A fascinating letter in superb condition and of historical importance £13000-15000


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866 C * 1912 January (13th or 15th) registered envelope to England, franked with horiz pair of New South Wales 5d (type 11) and1s(type50)bothtiedbyindividualstrikesoffaintNORFOLKISLANDSN.S.W.despatchcds’swithanotherstrikeat lower left, blue reg crayon lines and endorsed “Reg 56” in red crayon (being before the introduction of registration labels) backstamped with London transit oval cancel of Fe 26 and Manchester next day arrival oval, small faults but still and attractive and scarce cover £500-600 867 E * 1931 March 30 TWO/PENCE on 1½d post stat envelope to Lord Howe Island with very fine strike of the NORFOLK ISLAND/AUSTRALIA cds at left, CARRIED BY AIR/... cachet in violet which is endorsed “ Norfolk to /Lord Howe” and signed by the pilot “F. Chichester”, also LORD HOWE ISLAND arrival cds of 1 April atlowerleft,thecoverwhichisalsoendorsed“No38”atlowerrighthasalightvertfilingfoldtoleftandhingeremains onreverse,ararecoverofwhichonlytwentysevenwerecarriedonthislegoftheNewZealandtoAustraliaflight £500-600

868 C * 1937October13envelopetoEnglandfrankedwith1934-48HermestiedbyNORFOLKISLAND/AUSTRALIAdespatch cds (late use of this cancellation) creases and light staining - Note there was no airmail service from Norfolk Islands at this time, therefore this cover would have been carried to and posted from either Sydney or Brisbane, but the absence of an arrival datestamp makes it impossible to determine which route was taken £100-120 869 C * 1938 July 23 Incoming (A.Phillips) envelope fromNewport frankedwithGBKGVI 1½d tied bymachine cancel, with NORFOLK ISLAND/AUST. 7.SP.38 arrival cds, fine cover flown on the inaugural flight of the final phase of the “All-UP” Empire Air Mail Scheme £50-60 870 E H * 1947-59½dto2s(SG1-12a)oneight“Philatelic”albumpages,eachinSWcornermarginalblockoffourwithprinters imprint (other than 3d emerald-green which is top corner marginal) also colour varieties in blocks and singles, whitepaperptgsinblocksoffourwithadditionalsingle2dandfivecovers,mostlyfine(36Items) £300-340 871 C * 1947 May26Airmail envelope toSydney, frankedwithAustralianKGVI 2½dand3d tiedby single strike of the NORFOLK ISLAND/AUST.despatchcds, light creaseat lower right, still neat coverwith lateuseof cancellation which was discontinued the following month £100-120 872 C * -- June 6 two philatelic covers the first with twelve Australian and 1 NSW adhesives, the other with eight AustralianadhesiveseachstamptiedbystrikeoftheNORFOLKISLANDS/AUSTcds(thelastdayofuseofAustralian stamps on the Island) both with two strikes of the cds on reverse and endorsed “Last Day of Issue”, small imperfections £50-60

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NORTH BORNEO 881 C H 1931 50th Anniversary 3c to $5 (SG 295/302) 10c and 25c some short perfs, fresh large part o.g. £140-160

882 E H 8 Small group including 1888 25c colour trials (8) u/m perf 14, 1895 Postage Due 3c & 5c opt ‘SPECIMEN’ and 1904 4c on 5c to 4c on $10, fresh large part og (25) £180-200

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NYASALAND 883 C H 1897-1900 1d to 10s (SG 43/50a) 1d and 1s faults, others fresh large part o.g., £300-340

884 C H 1921-33 10s green and red/pale emerald, var broken crown and scroll (SG 113b) large part o.g. £200-240

PAKISTAN - BAHAWALPUR

885 C 8 1948 (April) 5r (SG 31) horiz pair on piece tied by full 1948 cds, cat £240 £100-120 886 C * -- December 24 philatelic local cover franked with 1r violet and brown (SG 29) tied by Baghdadul cds, neat and attractive cover £130-150 887 e * Official:1945½ato1ronacolourfulillustratedofficialfdc,withtwostrikesofthe‘SADIQGARHPALACE/1JAN45/ BAHAWALPUR’cds’s&handstampedregistrationlabelR13,horizfilingfoldatfoot,thecoverandtwoadhesives with small tone marks, scarce cover see footnote under SG O6 £300-340

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888 C 8 1897£1blackandred-brown/green(SG73)veryfineusedbyneatGwelocds,BrandonCert(1980)£120-140 889 C H 1922-24 New printing on white paper, head die III, perf 15 2d to 5s (SG 312/21) all marginal or corner marginal andveryfresh,fineo.g.,ascarcegroup £600-700

SOUTHERN RHODESIA

890 C H Postage Dues:19514ddullgrey-green(SGD6)topmarginalhorizpair,separationinmargin,fineu/mcat£500+ £240-280

ST HELENA

891 C H 1908-11 10s green and red/green (SG 70) fresh large part o.g., cat £250 £100-120 892 C H -- 10s green and red/green (SG 70) large part o.g., cat £250 £100-120 893 C H 1922-374dto£1(SG92/6)andwmkscript½dto10sexcl2s6d(SG97/112ex109)afewincl£1oddshortishperf,large part o.g. £300-340

894 C H --£1greyandpurple/red(SG96)freshandfinelargeparto.g.,withhingeremain,cat£450 £200-240 895 C H --8dgreyandbrightvioletvarTornFlag(SG105b)freshfineu/m,cat£200 £100-120 896 C H --2s6dgreyandred/yellowvarBrokenmainmast(SG109a)freshfinelargeparto.g.,cat£400 £180-200 897 C H -- 15s grey and purple/blue (SG 113) a couple of shortish perfs at u/l and heavily hinged, part o.g., Brandon Cert (1980) cat £950 £360-400

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898 C H 1934 CentenaryofBritishColonisation½dto10s(SG114/23)veryfinelargeparto.g. £240-280

899 C H --10s(SG123)freshandfineu/m,cat£300 £150-170 900 E H 8 Useful accumulation on pages and loose incl 1864-80 vals to 1s unused, 1922-37 vals to 2s6d unused and used (incl1½d‘CleftRock’and2d‘BrokenMainmast’varsused,1934Centenaryto5sunused,and1938-44setto5sincl 3d blue, cond varies £360-400

ST KITTS NEVIS 901 C H 1923TercentenaryofColony½dto£1(SG48/60)somealittleheavilyhinged(£1lightlyhinged)parttolargeparto.g. £600-700 902 C H --½dto£1(SG48/60)1½dand2½ddamagedandfewothersmallfaultstolowervaluesbut10sand£1fine,2s6dto £1withpencilsignaturesongumotherwisefinelargeparto.g.(10sappearsu/m)apopularset,cat£1,200£500-600

ST LUCIA

903 C H 1860 (1d) rose-red (SG 1) one tiny tone spot on reverse, fresh colour, large part o.g., cat £100 £50-60 904 C H -- (4d) blue (SG 2) light toning on reverse, fresh colour, large part o.g., cat £225 £100-120 905 C H 1863 (6d) emerald-green (SG 8) fresh colour, large part o.g., superb, cat £225 £100-120 906 C H --Preparedforusebutnotissued6don(4d)indigo(SG10)fineandfresh,largeparto.g.,withpencilsignatureand small h/s on reverse, Holcome Cert (1993) cat £1,100 £550-650 907 C H 1864-76Perf12½(4d)yellow(SG12)lightpenannotationonreverse,largeparto.g.,lovelycolour,cat£170£70-80 908 C H -- (1s) orange (SG 14b) large part o.g., lovely colour, cat £250 £100-120

909 C H -- (1s) pale orange (SG 14c) ragged perfs at right, large part o.g., lovely colour, cat £225 £80-90 910 C H -- Perf 14 (4d) yellow (SG 16) part o.g., lovely colour, cat £120 £50-60 911 C H -- (1s) orange (SG 18) large part o.g., lovely colour, cat £250 £120-140 912 C H -- (1s) deep orange (SG 18a) large part o.g., lovely rich colour, cat £160 £80-90 913 C H 1882-84 Perf 14 4d yellow (SG 27) light pencil signature on reverse, large part o.g., lovely rich colour, R.P.S. Cert (1978) cat £300 £150-170 914 C H -- 1s orange (SG 29) large part o.g., lovely rich colour, cat £275 £130-150

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915 C S 1886-871dto1sallovpt’dSPECIMEN(SG39s-41s)finelargeparto.g.oru/m,cat£225 £100-120 916 C H --3ddullmauveandgreen(SG40)finelargeparto.g.cat£120 £60-70 917 C H S 1891-98 ½d to 10s (SG 43-52) and the 2d, 5s and 10s ovpt’s SPECIMEN, some light overall gum toning and the 10s SPECIMEN with horiz crease, large part o.g. cat £310 £100-120 918 C H 1891-92½donhalfof6ddullmauveandbluevarnofractionbar(SG54a)pencilannotationsonreverse,u/mcat£300 £150-170 919 C H --DieII½don3ddullmauveandgreen(SG56)largeparto.g.,freshandfinecat£80 £40-44 920 C H --½don3ddullmauveandgreenvarsmall“O”in“ONE”(SG56d)fineu/m,cat£225 £100-120

921 C H 1916 (June) 1d scarlet ovpt’d WAR TAX var ovpt double (SG 89a) large part o.g., B.P.A. Cert (1987) cat £550 £260-300 922 E H S 1921-30½dto5s(SG91-105)andthesetovpt’dSPECIMEN,largeparto.g.cat£445 £200-240 923 C H S 1935RoyalSilverJubilee½dto1s(SG109-112)andthesetperf’dSPECIMEN,lightoverallgumtoningonnormal’s,large part o.g. cat £112 £50-60 924 C H S 1936½dto10sperf’dSPECIMEN(SG113s-124s)somelightoverallgumtoning,largeparto.g.,cat£250£100-120 925 C H S 1937Coronation1dto2½d(SG125-127)andthesetperf’dSPECIMEN,largeparto.g.cat£90 £40-44 926 E H S 1938-48½dto10snormalsetwithsomeadditperfsandperf’dSPECIMEN(SG128-141and128s-141s)largepart o.g.or(mostly)fineu/m,cat£490 £240-280 927 C H S 19421942Victory1dand3½d(SG142-143)andthesetperf’dSPECIMEN,u/mcat£80 £40-44 928 C H 1949-5012cclaretperf14½x14(SG153a)freshandfineu/m,cat£700 £340-380 929 C H S Postage Dues:1933-471dto8d(SGD3-6)andthesetperf’dSPECIMEN,fineu/mcat£190 £90-100 930 A HS Remaindered unused collection in boxed album incl 1860 (6d) green (no gum) 1881 ½ green, 1883-86 4d, 6d and1s(nogum)1902-03setandovp’tSPECIMEN,1904-10½dto5s,1912-21set,1916(June)1dcarmine-red, 1936 set, then very good run of QEII to 1999 incl 1964-69 Statehood $2.50 with ovpt in both red and black, 1977 Ruban 50c with double ptg of black, cond on earlier is mixed with some overall gum toning, thenmostly fine u/m (Few Hundred) £600-700

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ST VINCENT

931 E * 1868 April 09 entire from the ‘’Polignac’’ correspondence to Paris, franked with 1861 rose-red horiz pair and 6d (Sept) deep green, neatly cancelled by two strikes of the ‘’A10’’ cancel and tied by ST VINCENT cds, faint red manuscript rating ‘’7’ on front with circular London “PAID” 28. AP. 68 in red and next day Calais datestamps, with Paris arrivalcdsonflap,attractivefranking £800-900

932 C H 1904-11 £1 purple and black/red (SG 93) centred to top and light surface rubbing, large part o.g. £130-150

SAMOA 933 C * 1935 July 26 registered env to Iles Wallis/French Oceania franked with the set of twelve 1921 Native Hut issues, alltiedbyfivestrikesofApia/WesternSamoacds’swithreglabelbelow,backstampedwithSydneytransitof12Aug and 19 Aug arrival cds’s, philatelic but attractive cover £60-70

SARAWAK 934 C H 1934-41 1c to $10 (SG 106/25) a few faults on low vals incl short perfs and creases and $5 with bend, u/m, cat £275 £100-120 935 C H -- 1c to $10 (SG 106/25) a few faults on low vals incl short perfs and creases, 3c black large part o.g., others fresh u/m, cat £275 £100-120

SEYCHELLES

936 C 8 1893 3c on 4c carmine and green var surch double (SG 15b) used with indistinct duplex, unpriced as such by SG, RPS Cert (1973) £200-240 937 C H -- 3c on 4c error surcharge inverted (SG 15a) large part o.g., RPSL cert (1985) cat £300 £140-160 938 C H --15con16cerrorsurchargeinverted(SG18a)finelargeparto.g.,RPScert(1976) £160-180 939 E H 8 -- Provisional’s: Well written up and illustrated collection on 17 pages of the numerous overprint varieties which occur on this issue with vals to 45c on 48c, cond varies, a fascinating study, ideal for continuation (73) £200-240 940 C H 1897-1900DieII2cto2r25(SG28/36)afewwithlightgumtoningotherwisefineunused(15c)orlargeparto.g., cat £275 £100-120 941 C H 1901 6c on 8c error surcharge inverted (SG 40a) dried part o.g., photocopy of BPA Cert (1984) for block of six from which this single was taken, scarce, cat £650 £200-240

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942 E H 8 1903 Provisionals: Interesting collection well written up on pages incl unused and used sets plus set of 3 ovpt Specimen, also a few blocks showing various ovpt varieties, cond varies (42) £100-120

943 C 8 190645cbrownandcarminevar“Slottedframeflaw”(pos1/4whichisaconstantplateflawofabreakinthetop outerframeneartherightcorner)withinablockoffour(SG67var)oneshortperfbutveryfineusedandscarce £80-90

944 C H 1912-1618csage-greenandcarminevarsplit“A”(SG76a)beingthe l/hstampinhorizpair,fineu/mwithtrivial creasing on normal, cat £225+ £100-120

945 C H 1938-49 1r yellow-green (SG 146) in SE corner marginal block of six (3 x 2) stamp two with small crease, other small bends otherwisefineu/m,cat£630+ £200-240

946 C H 1952 9c chalky-blue (SG 160b) in lower marginal block of four the lower left stamp with St Edwards Crown wmk error -partlyonstampandmargin(SG160b)withMurrayPayneCert(aspartoflargerblock)fineu/m,cat£300+£150-170

947 C 8 --5cdeepyellow-greenvarStEdwardsCrownwmk(SG162b)fineused,cat£350 £150-170 948 C H Specimens: Small group comprising 1896 18c on 45c and 36c on 45c, 1897-1900 2c to 2r25, 1901 local surcharges set of 4, 1902 local surcharges set of 5, and 1903 2c to 2r25, odd short perf and 1896 surcharges without gum otherwisefinelargeparto.g.,cat£775 £200-240 949 A H Stockbook containing very useful collection to 1977 Silver Jubilee, appears substantially complete from 1890-92 die I set of 8 and die II set of 6 plus a few extras incl 1897-1900 set of 7 ovpt Specimen (missing 2c) and 1957 5c on 45c surcharge double, cond varies with some affected by toning (approx 400) £900-1000

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950 E H 8 Lovelycollectionofthe1890-92firstissueonpagesinclunusedandusedsetsofbothdies,platenumbersinglesanda few blocks, cond varies and some duplication (approx 100) £400-440 951 E H Useful group incl 1938-49 2c to 5r, 1952 2c to 10r (excl 50c) and 1954-61 2c to 10r, mostly fresh large part o.g. (88) £160-180

SIERRA LEONE

952 C H 1896-97£1purple/red(SG53)finelargeparto.g. £130-150 953 C H 1903½dto£1(SG73/84)largeparto.g. £180-200 954 C H --£1purple/red(SG85)freshandfineu/m,cat£250+ £120-140 955 C H -- £1 purple/red (SG 85) slight surface rubbing and rather heavily hinged, part o.g. £100-120 956 C H 1932½dto£1(SG155-167)lighttonespoton10sotherwisefreshlargeparto.g.,cat£250 £100-120 957 C 8 --£1purple(SG167)fineusedbyalmostcompleteFREETOWNcds,cat£250 £120-140 958 C H 1933CentenaryoftheAbolitionofSlavery½dto£1(SG168/80)justatraceofgumtoning,largeparto.g.£460-500 959 C H --½dto£1(SG168/80)2soneshortperf,freshlargeparto.g. £400-440 960 E H Useful collection incl 1938-44 ½d to £1 incl colour changes, 1956-61 ½d to £1, and various self-adhesives, also1933Centenary½dto2s,largeparto.g.oru/m(172) £80-90

SOUTH AFRICA - CAPE of GOOD HOPE

961 C H 1855-58 1d deep dark green (SG 8a) pair with four superb margins, fresh large part o.g., one being u/m, lovely colour, Brandon Cert (1980) cat £700+ £360-400 962 C 8 1861 Wood-block 4d pale milky blue (SG 14) close to large margins showing part of adjoining stamp at foot, used withlargepart‘CGH’triangularcancel,smallthinatapexotherwisefine,anattractiveexampleofthisscarceprovisional, cat £1,800 £300-340 963 C H 1863-64 1d deep carmine-red (SG 18) pair with four superb margins, large part o.g., with two small dealers/expertising marks on reverse, Brandon Cert (1980) cat £400+ £200-240 964 C 8 -- 4d steel blue (SG 19c) close to large margins, used with part ‘CGH’ triangular cancel, cat £275 £100-120 965 C 8 -- 6d bright mauve (SG 20) three good to large margins, used with part heavy cancel, PFSA Cert (2010) F £80-90

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966 C 8 1900 3d pale blue/blue (SG 21) a couple of shortish perfs and a hint of toning, used by cds for My 11 1900, cat £950 £400-440

ZULULAND 967 C H 1894-96½dto4s(SG20/7)2s6dgreenandblackstainfromdealer’smarkvisibleonface,parttolargeparto.g. £100-120

SOUTH AFRICA

968 C H Official: 1930-47 2s6d blue and brown horiz pair var Diaresis over second ‘E’ of ‘OFFISIEEL’ on Afrikaans stamp (SG O19b)twosmallspecksongumotherwisefinelargeparto.g.,veryuncommon,cat£1,200,BPAcert(1979)£300-340 See also lot 188

SOUTH WEST AFRICA

969 E l 1931 Airmails 3d and 10d (SG 86 and 87) the complete bottom row of six (3 pairs) from the imperforated proof sheets in the issued colours on gummed wmkd paper, both with printers marginal imprint, the 10d value having the manuscript endorsement in the bottom margin “Approved by High Commissioner letter dated 12/2/1931” and with h/s R.H Fairbairns for the High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa. This superb offering is the only complete set in the world. F £5000-6000

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SUDAN

971 C 8 Army Service: 1906 (Jan) opt type A3, 5m scarlet and black, error opt double (SG A9a) centred a little to right, lightly used £100-120

SWAZILAND 972 C 8 19335sgreyand10ssepia(SG19/20)veryfineused £110-130

TANGANYIKA

973 C 8 India I.E.F.: 1914 1a carmine (SG E4) horiz strip of 3 tied to small piece by two fine strikes of ‘MAFIA’ cds in blue-blackdated‘27JA17’,fineandscarce £60-70 974 C H Mafia Island: 1915 (Jan) 30h black and carmine ovpt ‘G.R./MAFIA’ in reddish violet (SG M6C) couple short perfs at foot, fresh large part o.g., very scarce, cat £400, BPA cert (1988) £150-170 975 C 8 --1915-16½alightgreenovptwithtypeM4MAFIAh/sindullblue,superbc.t.o.withpartgreencds,scarcesofine, cat £100 £50-60 976 C 8 1917-21 G.E.A. ovpt 1c to 6c and 15c to 50c (SG 45/53 btwn) six values tied to separate pieces by complete ‘MAFIA’ double-circle cds dated ‘JU 21 1918’, also 1r black/green (SG 55) vert pair with strikes of the same cds dated ‘JA 7 1919’, attractive and unusual £50-60

977 C H -- 50r carmine and green (SG 62) large part o.g. Brandon cert (1979) £300-340 978 C H 1922-24 1s green to £1 yellow-orange (SG 83/8) centring variable as often, 3s one short perf, large part o.g. £240-280 979 C H 1927-31 5c to £1 (SG 93-107) mostly with hinge remain, some with light gum toning, large part o.g., cat £350 £150-170

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980 C H 1914 (17 Sep) 80pf black and carmine/rose (SG H9) fresh large part o.g.,BPA Cert (1980) £120-140

TRINIDAD

981 C * 1860 April 7 outer letter sheet to Baltimore USA, franked with 1859 compound pin-perf 13½-14 x 12½ 1d carmine-lake (SG 45) partially overlapped by horizontal strip of four [6-9] of the 1860 (March - fifth issue) 1d bluish-grey Britannia (SG 19) which were affixed inverted, all cancelled by “1” and with faint Crowned circular PAID/AT/TRINIDAD in red, red crayon “4” and part circular STEAMSHIP/10, Trinidad double arc datestamp on flap, two filing creases one of which crosses the strip, BPA Cert (1968). A marvellous, unique franking, Ex Consul Weinberger and Marriott £13000-15000 982 C * 1862 January outer letter sheet to the Governor of St. Croix, franked with 1861 rough perf 14-16½ 1d rose-red and 4d lilac (trimmed perfs at top) tied by “1” cancellations, with red crayon “4” and Crown circular PAID/ AT/TRINIDAD in red, and black circular PORTO, with unknown Consulate wax seal on reverse as well as a St Thomas 29. 1. cds and two other faint cds’s, Richter Cert (1993). Ex Ramkissoon £1200-1400 983 E * Incoming Mail: 1865 March 10 entire from Le Havre (France) to Port of Spain, franked with 1862 10c bistre and 20c blue (faults) tied by faint 1769 diamond of dots cancel, with La Havre cds to left and two line SHIP-LETTER/TRINIDAD handstamp applied on arrival, a very rare cover being one of only two examples recorded of this Ship Letter h/s, Ex Ramkissoon £3200-3600 984 C * 1866 January 23 entire to Nantes franked with 1863-80 4d bright violet horizontal pair (perfs cut off at left) cancelled with “1”, with London Paid FE. 12. cds and circular framed PD, both in red, and FE. 13. Calais double ring cds on front, backstamped with Trinidad despatch cds an Nantes arrival marks of FE. 13 and 14, attractive cover. Ex Ramkissoon £200-240

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985 C * 1871 October 26 incoming entire letter from Santander, Spain (dated Sept 11) to Gerold and Urich for forwarding to Carupano, Venezuela, with m/s “Via Southampton” and franked with Spanish 200m (horiz pair) tied by diamond of dots, oval framed PD over s/l SHIP LETTER in red, London Paid cds in red and Trinidad double arc datestamp, boxed FORWARDED/BY/GEROLD & URICH/TRINIDAD (inverted) at upper left, rare. Ex Ramkissoon £650-750

986 C * 1872 May envelope from Cedros to London franked with 1863-80 perf 12½ 1s lilac-rose (corner fault at upper left) tied by faint cds with another strike alongside, with a good strike of the rare boxed TOO LATE FOR BAG h/s used on the Cedros Steamer. Ex Boucher and Marriott £1500-1700 987 C * 1897 December 12 incoming envelope from Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, with m/s “Via Trinidad” and addressed to NewYork,withMerchantscachetinvioletandfrankedby1883-942½d,tiedbyPortofSpaincdswithanotherstrike alongside, backstamped with large oval framed FORWARDED BY/J.N. HARRIMAN & CO/TRINIDAD, B.W.I., attractive cover £130-150

988 C H 1863-80Perf12½6demerald-greenovpt’dCANCELLED(typeD6-SG72var)oddshortperf,unusedwithoutgum. Ex Hurlock and Marriott £180-200 989 C H -- 1s bright deep mauve ovpt’d CANCELLED (type D7 - SG 73var) trimmed perfs at right, unused with part o.g. Ex Hurlock and Marriott £180-200 990 C S -- 1s lilac-rose imperf with wmk reversed and ovpt’d SPECIMEN (type D5 - SG 73aS) unused part o.g. Ex Marriott £300-340 991 C H -- 1s chrome-yellow ovpt’d CANCELLED (type D6 - SG 74var) some imperfections, unused without gum. Ex Marriott £180-200

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992 C 8 18695srose-lake(87)fineusedwithstrikeofthes/lTOOLATEcancel.ExMarriott £70-80 993 C S 1879-82 Watermark Crown CC½d lilac and Crown CA 1d rosy-carmine both ovpt’d SPECIMEN (SG 98S and 101S) both unused without gum and trimmed at right and left respectively. Ex Hurlock and Marriott £180-200 994 C S 1883-94½dto4dand1sallhandstampedSPECIMEN(SG106-110Sand111S)the4dand1swithpulledperfsatfoot, all unused with part o.g. £180-200 995 C H 1896-1906 Britannia the unissued 3d on 5d dull purple and mauve (See footnote below SG 124) affixed to small piece from the De La Rue archives, dated “Nov 99”, RPS Cert (1986) very rare, cat £3,250 as unused. Ex Ramkissoon £1200-1400

996 E q -- Handpainted essay of the 4d Britannia in an unissued design in carmine and yellow-green, with lettering in Chinese white on tracing paper (26 x 30mm) and affixed to card (90 x 115mm) with m/s “A” top left and dated “July 1rst.95” top right, a wonderful and very rare item, Ex Ramkissoon and Scarborough £2600-3000 997 C H Official:1909½dblue-greenwithvaroverprintdouble (SGO8var)NEcornermarginal, largeparto.g.withusual red ink line. Ex Frazer £400-440

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998 C l 1880 (Dec 20) Imperforate plate proof of the 1s yellow-ochre on gummed watermarked paper £360-400

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 999 E H 1916 Red Cross 1d (SG 175) in l/h block of sixty (6 x 10) the lower left stamp showing var date doubled in black and red, some perf separation (with hinge re-enforcement) large part or u/m, rare multiple £420-460

1000 C S 1921-222½dbrightblueand6ddullandbrightpurple,bothoverprintedSPECIMEN(typeD9-SG210Sand212S) the 6d with a few short perfs at foot, both with large part o/g., BPA Cert (2000) Ex Baillie £180-200

TRISTAN DA CUNHA 1001 2A H * Collection in two albums with 1937 env to England (original letter enclosed) with type V cachet, London Paquebot cds and 3 x ½d Postage Dues affixed on arrival, then very good run through from 1952 to 1990 large part o.g., thelastfewyearsu/m,alsoanumberoffdcs,generallyfine(FewHundred) £300-340 1002 E H Usefulgrouponstockpagesincl1952½dto10s,1954½dto10s,1960½dto10sand1961½cto1r,mainlyfinelarge part o.g. or u/m (94) £120-140

TRANSJORDAN 1003 C H 1927-29 New currency 2m to 200m ovpt Specimen (SG 159/69s) odd perf fault and toned as often, large part o.g., also 1928 New Constitution 2m to 200m (SG 172/82) and 1942 1m to 20m (SG 222/29) formerwithoddshortperfandlargeparto.g.,laterfineu/m F £65-75

ZAMBIA 1004 E H 1973 25th Anniversary of World Health Organization 4n (SG 199) complete sheet of 25, light bend affects one stampotherwisefineu/m,cat£1,000 £300-340 1005 E H -- 1st Anniversary of the Second Republic 4n (SG 203) complete sheet of 25 with untrimmed gutter margin at left, light bendinmarginotherwisefineu/m,cat£175 £50-60

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS

1006 A H 8 Collection in “Imperial” album with a useful range of GB incl 1840 2d blue four margins fine used, 1884/88 £1 brown-lilac (2) used, 1887-92 Jubilee £1 used, KVEII vals to £1 unused, 1896-01 ½d and 1d ARMY OFFICIALs both with var OFFICIAI unused and 1903 6d ARMY OFFICIAL (type O6) horiz pair unused, other countries incl Canada 1859 10c to 17c used, COGH triangles to 1s (2) used and New Zealand incl 1864 and 1865 covers to UK (faults) cond varies (Hundreds) £10000-12000

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1007 A H 8 British Africa: Superb lot with duplication throughout with many complete sets and higher values from good range of countries, incl Basutoland KGVI vals to 10s u/m, Bechuanaland KGVI set fine used, Gambia, Gold Coast incl 1940 5s and 10s blocks of four fine used, KUT incl KGVI vals to £1 u/m, Nigeria incl 1914-29 £1 unused, Southern Nigeria KGV £1 u/m, 1936 vals to 10s unused and used, O.F.S 1868-94 1s block of four u/m, Nyasaland KGVI Keyplates £1 unused, The Rhodesias, Serra Leone 1932 10s fine used, Swaziland, also a number of vars seen, excellent stock lot and inspection recommended (Hundreds) £6500-7500 1008 A H 8 Antigua to Falkland Is, valuable mostly pre KGVI coll in stockbook incl Antigua KGV 1913 5s, 1932 Tercentenary to 5s, KGV to 4s, 1922 Barbuda opts to 5s, Ascension 1922 opts to 3s, 1924-33 to 3s incl 2s broken mainmast (pulled perf) Australia 1913-14 Roos to 2s and KGV heads to 1s 4d unused, Bahamas Chalons, 1882 to 5s, KGV incl £1 (2), Barbados Britannias incl 5s, 1882 to 5s, Basutoland 1933 10s, Bechuanaland seahorses, Bermuda KGV keyplates to 12s 6d, Br Guiana 1897 Jubilee, 1934 pictorials to $1, Br Levant 1916 Salonica issue to 1s, BVI QV incl 4d on 1s, Brunei to $5, Canada 1928-29 50c Bluenose and $1, COGH Mafeking 1d Goodyear used, Cayman KEVII to 5s and 1d on 5s, 1935 to 10s, Ceylon KEVII to 10s and KGV to 20r, Cook Is Arms to £1, Cyprus 1921-22 script to 45pi, 1934 to 45pi, Falkland Is KEVII 3s and 5s, KGV to 5s incl Centenary 2s 6d, cond good to fine (Hundreds) £5000-6000 1009 A H 8 New Guinea to Tonga, valuable and extensive mostly pre KGVI coll in stockbook incl New Guinea Native Huts £1, OS opts to 2s, New Hebrides 1924 postage dues to 1f unused, NZ Auckland Exhib set, 1928-31 Field Marshall 2s and 3s, 1931 Health set, Special Delivery 6d (3), Nigeria KGV 1912-24 10s (3) and £1 (2), 1936 £1 used, Niue Arms to £1, North Borneo 1931 50th Anniv to $2 and 1939 postage dues, N. Nigeria QV to 10s, KEVII to 10s and KGV to £1, N. Rhodesia 1924 incl 7s 6d and £1, Nyasaland 1890s Arms type to 5s incl 4s on 5s, KEVII to 10s, KGV to £1, Papua Lakatois to 5s, Rhodesia 1898 to £2 unused, 1909 opts to £1, 1910-13 to 1s, also £1, 1913-22 to 5s, St Christopher incl 6d stone and 1s mauve, St Kitts-Nevis 1923 Tercentenary to 10s, St Helena Centenary to 5s, St Lucia KGV to 10s, St Vincent 1892 to 5s, KEVII to 5s, Samoa postal fiscals to £1 and later ‘Arms’ to £2, Sierra Leone KGV to £1, Solomon Islands 1907 to 6d and 1908-11 to 5s, Somaliland QV, KEVII and KGV to 5r, S Africa 1927-30 2s 6d and 5s, S. Nigeria QV, KEVII and KGV all to 10s, Tanganyika KGV to £1 and ‘Giraffes’ to 10s, cond generally fine (Hundreds) £5000-6000 1010 A H 8 Asia: Wonderful accumulation in stockbook with much duplication throughout, incl Burma 1937 2r Official top marginal block of eight with inv wmk u/m, 1942 1p red-orange Peacock ovpt u/m, Ceylon 1910 10r unused, 1912 20r unused and used, 1923 10r unused, 1935 Jubilee 6c var “dot to left of chapel” unused, Bahawalpur 1938 set unused (12a damaged), 1948 1r to 10r u/m, Pakistan 1948 5r Official vert pair u/m, Chamba 1938 SERVICE 1r u/m, 1940-43 SERVICE 1r to 5r u/m, Jind 1941 25r cnr pair u/m, Chamba 1938 15r u/m, India 1937-40 set to 2r, cond mostly fine, viewing essential (Hundreds) £4600-5000 1011 A H 8 Fiji to Newfoundland, valuable mostly pre-KGVI coll in stockbook incl Fiji KEVII £1 purple and black/red, Gambia KEVII to 3s, KGV script wmk to 4s, Gibraltar 1887 opts to 1s, 1889 surchs to 75c on 1s, KEVII 1903 to 8s, KGV to £1 incl 8s script wmk, Gilbert & Ellice KGV 10s, Gold Coast KEVII to £1, KGV to 15s, Grenada KGV to 10s, HK KEVII to $1, KGV odds to $10 (used), Jamaica KGV to 10s, Kuwait KGV to 10r incl service and airmail 4a, KUT KGV to 5r and 10s, Labuan 1885 2c surchs, Leeward Is QV to 5s, KEVII to 5s and KGV to £1, Maldives 1905 opt set, Malta 1885 5s, KEVII to 5s, KGV to 10s St Paul (script wmk), 1922 opts to 10s and later KGV to £1, Mauritius KEVII and KGV to 10r, Montserrat KEVII and KGV to 5s incl Tercentenary set, Newfoundland 1911 Coronation to 15c, 1933 Air to 75c and Publicity issue to 20c, cond good to very fine (Hundreds) £3600-4000 1012 A H 8 Atlantic Islands: Accumulation in stock book with duplication throughout incl Tristan da Cunha early complete sets unused, 1963 Resettlement 5s wmk inv u/m, St Helena 1903 set fine used on individual pieces, 1922-37 vals to 10s unused or used, 1934 Centenary 5s unused and 1938-44 set unused, Ascension 1924-33 5d SW cnr horiz pair showing Cleft Rock flaw (tone spot) unused, 1938-53 vals to 10s unused and used also a number of vars incl ½d black and violet with “Elongated E” flaw in top marginal block of four u/m, 3d black and ult block of four used, mostly good to fine a wonderful stock lot which needs inspection (Hundreds) £3600-4000 1013 E H 8 Indian Ocean: Duplicated range in stockbook with wonderful selection of Mauritius and Seychelles in particular, incl Mauritius 1921-34 4c SE cnr block of four one showing “Open C” and 2r 50 two lower marginal’s showing plates Nos 21 and 26 unused, 1921-26 vals to 20c “Arms” in blocks of four unused, Seychelles 1890 vals to 96c and 1897 vals to 2r 25 unused, 1903 set unused, 1917-22 5r u/m, 1938-49 vals to 5r incl 1r yellow-green u/m also noted Maldives 1906 25c u/m, many of high values with dupl mostly in fine cond, a superb stock lot (Few Hundred) £3200-3600 1014 E H 8 Middle East: Very useful range in small stock book incl Aden incl 1937 Dhow set to 2r u/m, 1953-63 20s (3 shades) u/m, Bahrain vals to 1938-41 25r SW cnr horiz pair (light creasing) and single (3) all u/m, 1955-60 10r on 10s u/m marginal, Kuwait 1939 15r wmk inv u/m, Tangier 1949 2s 6d to 10s fine used, Morocco Agencies 1907-13 fine used on piece, also a number of 1948 RSW sets, duplication throughout making this a superb stock lot (Few Hundred) £2800-3200 1015 ½BH 8 Interesting and quite valuable accumulation in small carton incl range of COGH triangulars, BEA 1896 to 5r, India KGV 25r unused, Niue 1918-29 £1, St Vincent KGV (Arms) £1 (2), Sudan Gordon set, Seychelles 1921-32 to 5r, Trinidad and & Tobago KGV £1, BVI 1899 to 5s, BOCA set to 5s, Australia 1928 3d min sheet and 1932 5s Bridge, Bermuda KGV to 12s 6d, Cyprus QV to 45pi, Dominica KEVII 5s (2), NZ 1906 Christchurch Exhib set, Malta KEVII 5s, GB 1864-79 1d plate 225 used, cond mixed in parts but mostly fine (Few Hundreds) £2000-2400

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1016 A H 8 KGVI and early QEII coll Abu Dhabi to Bermuda in New Age album incl Abu Dhabi 1966 surchs to 1d on 10r, Anguilla 1967 opts to 25c used, Ascension 1939-53 to 10s, Australia 1948-56 5s to £2, Bahamas KGVI to £1, Bahrain KGVI 25r, Basutoland 1954 to 10s, Bechuanaland 1954 to 10s, Bermuda KGVI ‘key plates’ to £1 incl first ptgs of 2s and 2s 6d, numerous other useful sets and odds (Few Hundreds) £1000-1200 1017 A H 8 KGVI and early QEII coll Grenada to Malawi in New Age album incl Grenada KGVI 10s (4), HK 1948 RSW set unused, 1966-72 wmk sideways $5 and $20 u/m, HK Jap Occ set of 3 unused, India Gandhi 10r used, Chamba 1940-43 to 14a, Gwalior 1938 to 25r unused and 1949 Alaziah opt to 6a, Patiala 1937 10r and 15r, Kedah 1937 to $5, Kelantan 1951 $5, Kuwait 1939 to 15r, Leeward Is KGVI incl £1 (Few Hundreds) £1000-1200 1018 A H 8 Transvaal to Zanzibar plus India & States, useful mostly pre KGVI coll in stockbook incl Tanganyika GEA opts to 10r, Tonga 1898 to 5s, Trinidad/Trinidad and Tobago to 5s, Turks & Caicos 1900 2s and 3s (2 each), KEVII to 3s, KGV to 10s, Zanzibar 1896 and 1899 to 5r and 1908 to 10r, Zululand 1888 opts to 1s dull green, BIOT 1968 and 1968-70 to 10r, cond good to fine (Few Hundreds) £1000-1200 1019 A H 8 KGVIandearlyQEIIcollMalayatoNorfolk Island inNewAgealbuminclMaltaKGVI to10sand£1,1956to£1, Mauritius 1938 to 10r, Montserrat KGVI to £1 and QEII to $4.80, MEF 5s and 10s, Morocco Ags RSWs, New Guinea 1939 Air to 5s and £1, New Hebrides 1938 to 10f, NZ Arms to 15s, also 11s on 11s, Niue Arms 10s and £1, North Borneo 1939 postage dues to 10c (Few Hundreds) £700-800 1020 A H 8 KGVI and early QEII coll Northern Rhodesia to St Vincent incl N Rhodesia KGVI and QEII to 20s, Nyasaland KGVI to £1, Pahang 1950-52 $1 to $5, Pakistan 1947 opt 2r to 25r , Papua 1939-41 Air to 1s 6d, Penang 1949-52 $5, Perak 1950-52 $5, Perlis 1951-52 $5, Pitcairn largely complete to 1964, Qatar incl type II surchs oncastles,StHelenaKGVIto10sand1961to£1,StVincentKGVIto£1and$4.80,generallyfine(FewHundreds) £700-800 1021 A H 8 KGVIandearlyQEIIcollDominicatoGBinNewAgealbuminclDominicaKGVIto10sand$2.40,Ireland1937St Patrick ‘se’ wmk set, Falklands 1938, 1952 and 1960 to £1, Fiji KGVI 10s and £1 and 1940 postage dues to 1s 6d, Gibraltar KGVI and QEII to £1, Gilbert & Ellice 1956 to 10s, GB incl 1962-64 phos commems, condgenerallygoodtofine(FewHundreds) £700-800 1022 A H 8 KGVIandearlyQEIIcoll“BotswanatoCyprus”inNewAgealbuminclBAT1963-69toboth£1,BrGuianaKGVIto$3, Br Honduras KGVI to $5, Br Sol Is KGVI to 10s andQEII to £1, also 1940 postage dues to 1s 6d, Cayman Is KGVIto10sandQEIIto£1,condmostlyfine(FewHundreds) £700-800 1023 E H 8 SelectionofAsiaonalbumorstockpages incl India1935Jubileeset inblocksofsixu/m,Burma1939Officials vals to 10r unused, Jaipur 1932-46 vals to 1r in blocks of four, Japanese Occupation of Burma 1934 set in interpaneau panes of eight u/m, useful Ceylon incl 1912-25 vals to 20r unused, Pakistan 194 3p to4ainblocksof48alsoafewOfficialsinsimilarblocks,mostlyfine,aninterestinglot(Hundreds)£700-800 1024 e H 8 Selection of Asia sets and singles on stock cards incl North Borneo 1916 (ovpt’d type 68) 1c to 24c unused, Labuan 1897-1901 18c olive-bistre used, Brunei (Japanese Occ) 50c and $1 tied to small piece, Perlis 1951-55 set unused,Singapore1948-52(SG1-30)unused,Straits1906-07and1948-52setsunused,generallygoodtofine(100+) £550-650 1025 A H 8 Useful range of mostly pre-KGVI in stockbook incl Straits Settlements KGV to $5 unused and used, 1922 MBE opts to $5, Rajasthan 1950 opts on Jaipur to 1r, Seychelles KEVII to 2r 25 and KGV to 5r, Newfoundland 1928-29 Publicity issue to 30c, Br Guiana 1938 24c wmk upright block of four with part imprint, Morocco Ags incl good selection of Seahorses, cond good to fine (Few Hundreds) £500-600 1026 2A H 8 Useful QEII collection in two albums to 1965, wide range of countries seen with various sets and short sets, cond varies but much is fresh large part o.g. (Hundreds) Sold on behalf of Zambian Orphans of AIDS UK and Fight for Sight £500-600 1027 E H 8 South Atlantic: Selection on album and stock pages incl Ascension 1938-53 block of four showing both dots under “ON” and dot under “O” vars u/m, 1956 set u/m, St Helena selection of 1884 issues to 1s unused, 1922 1d in horiz cnr pair showing Cleft Rock var u/m but creased also very good run of issues 1953-82 u/m, TristandaCunha195210sblockoffouru/m,1960setusedonpieces,mostlyfine(FewHundred)£500-600 1028 A H 8 KGVIandearlyQEIIcollSWAtoZanzibarinNewAgealbuminclSwaziland1954to£1,Trengganu1949-56$5and 1937 postage dues to 10c unused, BOIC Tripolitania to 240L on 10s, Tristan DC 1954 and 1960 to 10s, 1961 to 1r, TrucialStates1961to10r,Uganda1965Birdsto20s,BVI1956to$4.80,Zanzibardefinsto10sor20s(FewHundreds) £400-440 1029 A H 8 KGVI and early QEII coll Sabah to Southern Rhodesia in New Age album incl Sabah 1964 to $10, Samoa Arms £2 violet and 1967 Birds to $4, Seychelles 1938 incl 75c grey-blue and 1r yellow-green, 1954 to 10r, Singapore RSW $5, Somaliland 1938 to 5r, S Africa 1954 officials 1s, 5s and 10s, BOIC Somalia BMAandBAsets,SouthernRhodesia1953incl£1,condgenerallyfine(FewHundreds) £400-440 1030 e H 8 Balanceofaninvestmentportfolioincl(unusedunlessstated)CaymanIslands1907½don5s,Jamaica1919-21½d to 10s, Montserrat 1914 5s, Bechuanaland 1913-24 2s6d, Antigua 1884-87 1s used, Cayman Islands 1935 ¼d to 10s, and Fiji 1922-29 ¼d to 5s, cond varies with some toning noted and a few slightly stuck down (116) £360-400

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1031 E H 8 SelectionofBritishAfricaonalbumorstockpagesinclGambia18872½dultramarinesheetoftwentyu/m,Swaziland KGVIvalsto10sunusedandused,SouthernRhodesia19315su/m,NorthernNigeria19021s,2s6dand10sunused and19062s6dpairunused,KUTKGVIvalsto31unused(3),etcmostlyfine £360-400 1032 A H 8 Malayan States:Collection in stockbook inclStraitsKEVII andKGV to$5,MPU1945-49postagedues to15c, Kedah 1922 script to $5 black and carmine, Kelantan 1937-40 $2 used, Perak range of opts/surch on QV incl some better vals, cond rather mixed but better items noted (300+) £300-340 1033 A H 8 Somewhat sparse and remaindered collection in vintage SG ‘Imperial’ album but noted Canada 1897 Jubilee 50c used, India18666aused,Mauritius1848-59‘PostPaid’1dused(heavilydefective)andusefulHongKong,verymixedcond (Several Hundred) Sold on behalf of Zambian Orphans of AIDS UK and Fight for Sight £300-340

1034 E B Booklets: Useful range of booklets with some duplication incl Solomon Islands 1959 4s and 11s (2 of each), Tristan ad Cunha 1958 3s6d, Mauritius 1955 5r (5), and Australia 1953-56 3s6d and 1957-59 4s each with waxinterleaving,mainlyfine(56) £200-240 1035 e 8 Useful accumulation on cards incl Northern Nigeria 1902 10s, Perak 1900 3c on $2, Tanganyika 1917-21 5r, CapeofGoodHope1863-641d,andSierraLeone1932½dto10s,condvariesbutworthinspection(86) £200-240 1036 E H 8 Small assortment of GB and Commonwealth on stockcards incl Newfoundland 1937 Coronation, Tristan da Cunha 1952 to 10s, St Helena 1903 8d and 1s used, Rhodesia 1910-13 8d, 10d and 1s unused, Zanzibar 1936 Jubilee set unused, BVI 1883-85 4d and 1s, Papua 1906 opts incl 2s 6d, Labuan 1899 4c surchs, cond rather mixed £180-200 1037 2A 8 Two remaindered “New Imperial” albums with a number of countries represented, the albums in good condition and useful for continuation (Few Hundred) £160-180

1038 C H Small selection ex-investment portfolio incl Southern Nigeria 1903-04 set to 10s, Northern Nigeria 1910-11 set to 10s, Nauru1916-232s6d,Malta1899-190110s,andCanada1935set to$1 (excl4c),mostlyfine largeparto.g. (45) £140-160 1039 B H 8 QEIIcollection to1970 infiveNewAgealbums,sparse inplacesandamixtureofusedandunused,nothingof notable value present but a good basis for expansion, also a few loose later issues (Few Hundreds) £100-120 1040 E H Tristan Da Cunha and India: Two pages comprising 1952 St Helena opt “TRISTAN DA CUNHA” set (2) u/m and other large part og, also India 1940 set u/m (38) £80-90

MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 1041 4½BH8* Design Errors: Superb collection in 30+ albums, very extensive range of errors incl spelling, miss-identification, typographical, factual and operational, many complete sets as well as single stamps from very wide range of countries, also a number of postmarks and handstamps, mostly fine to very fine condition, a wonderful basis for continuation, stc £17,000 by vendor (Thousands) £4000-4400 1042 B H8 * Interesting world range in seven albums, wide range of countries seen incl (all used) China with 1878-83 Large Dragon 3ca (defective corner), Australia 1915-27 10s and £1 and 1923-24 £1, Canada 1852-57 10d, and India 1854-55 4a (cut to shape) plus a selection of KGV and KGVI unused defin sets (generally to 5s or 10s only although noted Cyprus 1928 Anniv to £1), mixed cond (Many Hundreds) £1500-1700 1043 3B H 8 Diverse accumulation in 24 albums/stockbooks and loose, wide range of countries seen incl useful collections of Germany, GB, Malta, New Zealand, USA, Mauritius, France, South Africa, etc, cond varies, viewing recommended (Thousands) £1000-1200 1044 ½BH 8 Stockbookcontduplicatedold-timeaccumulation incl India,HongKong,Malaya,andGBwithveryuseful range of used SP, plus further 6 albums/stockbooks cont general world range, mixed cond but well worth inspection (Hundreds) £900-1000 1045 B H8* Very mixed accumulation in ten volumes and loose, noted useful range of GB and Commonwealth in album incl GB 1855-57 6d unused (some faults) and Bermuda with “key types” to 12s6d used and £1 unused plus various general world ranges, cond varies (Hundreds) £800-900

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1046 ½BH 8 Mixed collection in SG ‘Imperial’ album for issues to 1928, fairly sparse in places but noted useful GB incl SP valsto5sused,KEVIIvalsto10sunusedand1934re-engraved2s6dand5sunused,alsopairof‘NewAge’albums contsparseKGVIcollectionplusthreeotheralbumsandloosewithworldranges,condvaries(Hundreds)£700-800 1047 4B H 8 General world accumulation in 50+ albums/stockbooks and loose, many different countries seen but generally lower value material in mixed cond, very useful lot for general collector (Many Hundreds) £600-700 1048 ½BH8*Mixedaccumulation in threevolumesand loosewithusefulGB incl18401d (3)and2dused,1887-92½dto1s unusedand1902-10½dto1sunused,condvaries(Hundreds) £500-600 1049 2B H 8 Mixed accumulation in 18 albums/stockbooks, many different countries seen incl very useful used Australia (1915-28 10s, 1932 Bridge 5s, etc), also Germany, New Zealand and Canada, cond varies (Hundreds) £500-600 1050 B H8* Mixed accumulation in seven volumes and loose, mainly later period material incl useful unused ranges from GB, France and Netherlands, cond varies (Hundreds) £400-440 1051 B H 8 Mixed world range in six albums, mainly older material with very little after 1960 seen, a few slightly ‘better’ noted but mostly lower value used, cond varies throughout (Hundreds) £300-340 1052 ½BH 8 World range in nine albums and loose, many different countries noted but generally low to mid value material in mixed cond, useful lot for general collector (Hundreds) £300-340 1053 1½BH8 General collection in two cartons with emphasis on GB (mostly modern) and all periods and areas of Germany, also several vols of thematic incl flowers and animals, nothing rare noted but a good basis for further expansion (Few Thousands) £300-340 1054 ½BH8 * Mixed accumulation in four volumes, wide range of countries seen incl Australia 1932 Bridge 5s used and selection of Malawi miniature sheets and sheetlets unused but otherwise mostly lower value material, mixed cond (Hundreds) £260-300 1055 ½BH8* Collection in Imperial Foreign album incl France with 1869 5f used (faults), early Italy, Germany and Spain incl a few covers, also two junior albums and one pages and loose, mixed cond (Hundreds) £260-300 1056 ½BH 8 Mixed world range in four albums incl vintage SG ‘Imperial’ album, mainly lower value used material but noted useful HongKongandNewZealand,condvaries(Hundreds) Sold on behalf of Zambian Orphans of AIDS UK and Fight for Sight £260-300 1057 1½BH 8 World range in two cartons with albums, stockbooks and loose, wide range of countries seen incl GB with useful presentation packs, cond varies (Many Hundreds) £260-300 1058 2B H 8* World range in seven albums and loose on album leaves, wide range of countries seen but mostly lower value material, also collection of GB fdc in three albums, cond varies (Hundreds) £200-240 1059 1½BH8* Varied accumulation in eight volumes and loose, many different countries seen incl USA with 1847 5c used on cover, collection of world-wide miniature sheets, and general British Commonwealth, mixed cond (Hundreds) £200-240 1060 ½BH8* Small accumulation incl couple childhood collections and seven ‘Westminster’ folders cont selection of GB incl 1918-19 Seahorses to 10s and 1934 re-engraved Seahorses to 10s used, mixed cond (Few Hundred) £160-180 1061 2BH8* Very mixed lot of collections, covers, loose stamps etc in two large boxes (Hundreds) Sold on behalf of the Croydon Animal Samaritans £150-170 1062 3B H8* Mixed accumulation incl useful range of GB and NZ u/m decimal commems and quantity of kiloware and commercial covers, cond varies, (Many Hundreds) £150-170 1063 ½BH8* Mixed range in two vols, stock pages and loose incl odds of better China from 1930s-40s with 1933 airmail covernoted,alsosomeHongKongandJapaneseOccupationofNetherlandsIndies(Hundreds) £100-120 1064 A H 8 Old-time collection in vintage Lallier album (1867 English edition, very poor condition), fairly sparse ranges throughout but noted useful range of German local delivery labels and odd better other, very mixed cond with almost all stuck down (Scores) £100-120 1065 ½BH 8 Matching set of three SG ‘New Ideal’ albums for issues to 1935, small range of mainly used world stamps inmixedcondbutalbumsveryfineandclean,excellentbasisonwhichtobuild(FewHundred) £100-120

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1066 1½BH8* Diverse accumulation in two albums plus much loose, noted interesting Ireland incl presentation folders, general Commonwealth inclunusedKGVI,threeitemsofartworkplusquantityofkiloware,mixedcondbutagoodlotto sort through (Many Hundreds) £100-120 1067 3B H8* Mixed accumulation in three cartons incl WWII commem fdc, 2006 Queen’s 80th Birthday collection, and large quantity of loose sorted into envelopes and packets, cond varies (Thousands) £100-120 1068 B H 8 Mixed world range in seven volumes and loose on pages and in packets, many different countries seen but generally lower value material, good lot for general collector, mixed cond (Hundreds) £100-120 1069 1½BH 8 World range in eight albums/stockbooks and loose in tins and packets, many different countries seen but mostly lower value used material, mixed cond (Hundreds) £100-120 1070 B H8* General world range in 12 volumes and loose, many different countries seen but mostly low value material, mixed cond (Hundreds) £80-90 1071 ½B Accessories: Matching pair of SG New Imperial albums in original boxes, unused and in as new condition £80-90 1072 B H 8 Six albums cont mixed world ranges, many different countries seen but mostly lower value material, also loose in packets, envelopes, boxes, etc, cond varies (Hundreds) £50-60 1073 ½BH8* Mixed collection in pair of ‘Good-Old-Times’ albums for Europe (and Colonies) and Rest of the World, wide range of countries seen but generally lower value material in mixed cond, useful lot for general collector (Hundreds) £300-340

POSTAL HISTORY 1074 A Q H Zeppelin Mail: Collection incl 1912 “Schwaben” flight cards from Frankfurt and Worms each bearing 20pf local stamp, 1912 “Gelber Hund” 1m on 10pf unused, 1928 cover Friedrichshafen to Ohio bearing 4m brown, 1932 Wermelskarchen to Brazil bearing 1m carmine, 1930 Moscow to Berlin bearing 40k blue, 1936 ‘Olympiafahrt’ from Frankfurt, USA 1933 card with 50c green, 1929 Bremen Katapultflug, Several Sudamerika covers, 1928 LZ127 from Friedrichshafen to USA, 1936 Brussels to New York and several other similar covers, cond a little mixed (28) £1000-1200 1075 A Q --Collectionof twenty-oneflowncovers incl1929RoundtheWorldflight,19312ndSouthAmericanflight,1931 Austriaflight,1931Polarflight,1933Chicagoflight,1936Hindenburg1stNorthAmericanflight,etc,condvaries but a useful basis on which to build £700-800 1076 B Q Airmail:RangeofairmailcoversinboxfilewithinterestingfromGBincl1931(April)ffcUKtoAustraliaand1931(May) 2nd flight cover UK to Australia and 1938 Crash cover, various overseas incl 1925 USS Los Angeles cvr, a number of New Zealand incl 1940 ffc to USA franked with 4s Postal Fiscal, cond varies (160+) £600-700 1077 E * Very useful accumulation of British Africa covers, fronts and cards from Nigeria, Zanzibar, St Helena, Gold Coast, Ascension, Sierra Leone, South Africa provinces, etc., incl Uganda 1930 short paid cover to Zanzibar with 1926-30 21c postage due label, Ascension 1938 vals to 10s used on 6 philatelic covers, Transvaal 1908 registered cover to Danish West Indies, Swaziland 1934 airmail cover to Nyasaland with bilingual boxed ‘Posted too late for/AIRMAIL’ h/s, Zanzibar 1899 2a registered envelope to USA additionally frankedwith 1899 2a, 2½a, 3a, 5 and 7½a, and Niger Coast 1896 ‘Zissler’ cover franked with 1894 (Jan) set of 6 to 1s, cond varies but well worth inspection (36) £500-600 1078 e * Selection of seven covers from Aguadilla, Antwerp, Arroyo, Italy, Mayaguez (3) each with a Forwarding Agents h/s, various postal markings, nice group £460-500 1079 E * Useful range of covers and cards mostly from South Atlantic or British African countries incl Nyasaland 1947 local cover franked with 2s Keyplate tied by Fort Manning cds, Tristan Da Cunha 1938 cvr to UK franked withStHelena “BadgeofColony”½d and 1½d tied by TristanDaCunha cds’s, 1952 set on three reg fdc’s to UK,Ascension1937cvrtoSouthernRhodesiafrankedwith19342s6d,Mauritius189836c(6)onMokalocalcoverand 1897 cvrs from Seychelles to Germany franked with seven adhesives to 16c,mostly good cond a nice group (31) £400-440 1080 e * Interestinggroupofcoversandcards inclTonga1895cover toEngland frankedwith18951dand2½d,Tobago 1896 2d registered envelope to France franked with 1885-96 6d, Queensland 1864 cover to New South Wales franked with 1862-67 2d x3 with ‘SHIP-LETTER/SYDNEY’ cds on reverse, New Zealand 1933 4d on 6d registered envelope to England franked with 1932 Health 1d+1d, and Gibraltar 1910 registered cover to Germany franked with 1906-12newcolours½dto2½dand1s,condvariesstillaveryusefullot(30) £360-400 1081 A Q Airmail:Rangeofairmailcovers inalbumwith interesting1930scovers incl1931ffcNewZealandtoUKsigned byKingsfordSmith,1931(April)toAustraliaandanotheronthesameflighttoNewZealand,1931(May)2ndflight coverUKtoAustralia,thento1970s,condvaries(47) £300-340

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1082 ½BH8* Mixed range of covers, cards etc some useful incl Trentino 1918 (Dec) set on un-addressed env (faults), early to middle period Spanish incl 1869 entire letter to Perthus franked with 1868-69 25m and 50m 9at lower left) both cancelled by faint cds with Gerona cds above, 5c h/s and boxed PD in blue, with arrival backstamp, also a range of adhesives, cond varies £200-240 1083 C * Small selection comprising 1853 entire Singapore to Gibraltar with Alexandria No.2.1853 transit cds, 1855 “Prices Current” notice from Malta to Palermo with forwarding agent and Italian arrival h/s,s, 1864 entire from Venezuela to France with range of cancels incl oval forwarding agent on reverse, 1886 envelope from Funchal to England with three line “FORWARDED BY/JOHN PAYNE & SON, MADEIRA” and 1857 entire from Puerto Rico to New York, withs/l“SHIPLETTER”h/s,goodtofine £150-170 1084 e * Group of four covers comprising 1893 Victoria (Australia) printed ‘Telegraphic Message’ envelope with Postmaster GeneralfrankstampusedinMelbourne(fewfaults);muchtravelled1856envelopefromCapeTowntoUKredirectedto Italy, franked by tied COGH 4d blue triangular, interesting handstamps, transit backstamps and endorsements incl. hs ‘FIRST POSTAGE/NOT PAID’ and ‘VIA DI MARE’ in red; envelope originally printed for use by German Air force stationed at Tunis used instead (Jan 1944) as field post envelope fromWiesbaden to Essen and used printed London ‘Telegraphic Despatch’ envelope (faults). £100-120

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GREAT BRITAIN USED ABROAD 1085 E 8 InterestingandvaluableassemblyonleaveswithagoodrangeofPostOfficesandvaluesto5s,comprisingused in South and Central America : Valparaiso (12), Panama (10 incl 5s with RPS Cert), Rio De Janeiro (5), Buenos Ayres (6), Callao (2), Arica (2), Guayaquil (4), Santa Masrta (1), Cartagena (4), Colon (2), Savanilla (3), St Thomas (8),Grey-Town (2), Caldera (1), Port-Au-Prince (2), Bahia (2), San Juan (3), Havana (1), Kingston (2), Savannah-La-Mar (1); used in British Levant etc : Suez (4), Alexandria (2), Beyrout (2), Constantinople (4), Smyrna(3)plusothermisccancellations(12).Qualityofstrikesvarybutallidentifiable £900-1000

ASCENSION

1086 C 8 1887-926dpurple/rose-redhorizpairfineusedwithASCENSIONtypeZ2cancelofMY1889(SGZ16)cat£650+ £200-240 1087 C 8 Smallselectioncomprising1911-121d,1912-221d(2)2½dandanother2½donpiecewith3dallcancelledwith ASCENSION type Z2 cancels, nice group, cat £529 £200-240

BRAZIL

1088 E * 1871 Entire from Havana to Buenos Ayres, franked with USA 10c brown and GB 1865-73 4d vermilion plate 12, tied by lovely strike of C 83 (Rio de Janeiro) barred oval, with St Thomas transit mar of 29.10.1871 to left, an attractive and rare combination franking £2800-3200

1089 C 8 18812½dblueplate22(SGZA5)offcentretot/l,usedbypart‘BritishArmyPostOffice/Egypt’cdsforSP2782 also18842½dlilac,offcentretot/r,bluntSEcorner,similarlyused(largepartcds)forAP685,cat£325 £80-90

BRITISH GUIANA 1090 C * Demerara: 1859 July 25 clean entire lettersheet from Demerara to London franked with 1856 6d lilac (SG Z3) neatly tiedbyfineA03withLondontransitcdsalongside,DemeraradespatchcdscodeAonreverse,somesplitsalong lettersheet folds and few hinge reinforcements, scarce and attractive cover £280-320

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1091 C 8 Valparaiso: 1865-81 wmk Spray 9d straw plate 4 (SG Z80) centred high, odd shortish perf, lightly used by uneven impression C30, cat £200 £60-70

COLOMBIA

1092 C 8 Carthagena: 1865-81 vermillion wmk Large Garter plate 8 (SG Z7) centred slightly to right, one pulled perf, superb used by almost central C56, attractive and scarce, cat from £55 £36-40 1093 C 8 -- 1865-81 6d grey wmk Spray plate 15 (Z13) and 3d rose wmk Spray plate 18 (Z6) together on piece cancelled by a single central C56, (6d defective SW corner, 3d some peripheral tones), attractive piece with unusual values used in Carthagena, cat from £110 £60-70 1094 C 8 -- 1866-81 4d sage-green wmk Large Garter plate 16 (SG Z9) centred slightly to l/l, centrally cancelled by a wonderful crisp C56, exceptional quality, cat from £200 £100-120

1095 C 8 -- 1866-81 4d vermillionwmk LargeGarter plate12 (Z29) centred low, fine used by large part C65 (sent out in error for C56), scarce, cat from £60 £36-40 1096 C 8 --1866-811sgreenwmkSprayplate12(Z40)centredslightlylow,veryfineusedbylightandneatC65,delightful example of this elusive error of numeral, cat from £75 £46-50

1097 C 8 Colon: 1870-81 1d rose-red plate 153 (SG Z45) block of 12 (6 x 2), some faults (incl. closed tear & defective SE corner) and hinge reinforcements, to be expected in such a multiple, fine used by six weak (but identifiable)strikesofE88,anexceptionalrarityusedinColon,catfrom£600 £200-240

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1098 C 8 -- 1870-81 4d vermillion wmk Large Garter plate 12 (SG Z52) centred to right, very fine used by central E88, a beautiful example, cat from £55 £36-40 1099 C 8 -- 1870-81 4d sage-green wmk Large Garter plate 16 (Z54) poorly centred to l/r, slightly faded, used by central bold E88, scarce, cat from £200 £60-70 1100 C 8 -- 1870-81 4d grey-brown wmk Crown plate 17 (SG Z56) trimmed perfs shortish in places, fine used by large part E88 with lower half of numeral visible, scarce cancellation, cat £75 £36-40 1101 C 8 -- 1870-81 9d straw wmk Spray plate 4 (SG Z63) used by slightly untidy but clear large part E88, nice example of value seldom seen used in Colon, cat £225 £80-90 1102 C 8 -- 1870-81 1s green wmk Spray plate 11 (SG Z65), centred low, used by bold large part E88, cat from £65 £36-40 1103 C 8 --1870-811sorange-brownwmkSprayplate13(SGZ66)cut-downwingmargin,usedbyclearE88,fineexample of this scarce value used in Colon, excellent colour, cat £375 £100-120

1104 C 8 -- 1870-81 2s blue wmk Spray (Z68) poorly centred to l/l, some shortish perfs, used by light but clear central E88, attractiveexampleofthisdifficultoffice,catfrom£150 £60-70 1105 C 8 Santa Martha: 1865-81 4d vermillion wmk Large Garter plate 8 (SG Z116) perfs shortened by trimming in places, fineusedbylight(butclear)C62,scarce,catfrom£60 £30-34 1106 C 8 --1865-814dvermillionwmkLargeGarterplate12(SGZ116)wingmargin,centredtol/l,veryfineusedbylight (but clear) C62, scarce, cat from £60 £36-40 1107 C 8 Savanilla: 1872-81 4d vermillion wmk Large Garter plate 14 (SG Z135) centred to l/r, some trimmed perfs t/l, veryfineusedbycrisplargepart(inverted)F69,catfrom£60 £36-40 1108 C 8 -- 1872-81 4d sage-green wmk Large Garter plate 15 (SG Z137) well centred, couple of perf tones, minor light crease NEcorner,veryfineusedbycentrallight(inverted)F69,adelightfulexamplefromthisdifficultoffice,catfrom£225 £120-140 1109 C 8 --1872-818dorange(SGZ142)veryfineusedbylightandclearF69,veryscarceandattractiveusage,cat£350 £120-140

CONSTANTINOPLE 1110 E * 1879 January printed H.M.S. INVINCIBLE envelope to London, franked with GB 1864-79 1d plate 204 horiz strip of three lettered EA-EC cancelled with three strikes of the C barred ovals, with BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE cds for JA 21 in red alongside, some stain spotting and small cover imperfections £500-600

CYPRUS

1111 C 8 Larnaca:1876-792½drosy-mauveplate10(SGZ18)ratheroffcentretoright,oddperfimperfection,boldlyused by central 942 , cat from £75 £30-34

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EGYPT 1112 C * Alexandria: 1863 January 27 flimsy envelope from Alexandria to Bombay franked with 1862 1s green (Z35) cancelled by bold B01, Briggs & Co agent’s mark on front, Alexandria despatch cds code A on reverse, small ‘notch’ out of envelope at base £50-60

FAROE ISLANDS

1113 E * 1875 Entire to the Faroe Islands, with m/s “per Diana”, franked with 1864-79 1d plate 167 and 1870 1½d plate 3, both cancelled upon arrival by “THORSAVEN” cds’s, a rare usage £2600-3000

FRANCE

1114 C * 1877May8entirefromLondonaddressedtoParis,frankedwith1864-751dredplate134and1873-802½dplate7, bothperfinedbythesenderTrununger&Co.,andtiedbyPARIS/3/DISTRIBoncds’s,veryattractive£550-650

GIBRALTAR 1115 C * 1884 November 5 envelope addressed to Paris then redirected to Germany, with m/s “To be retained at consulate until called for” and franked with GB 1881 1d lilac (2) and 1883 ½d slate-blue cancelled by GIBRALTAR/A26 duplex,withblueFLAGSHIPLANCASTERimprintonflapandvariousbackstamps,smalltearattopandrepairtoflap £70-80

GRENADA 1116 C * 1859 April 25 outer letter sheet to London, franked with 1857 6d (horiz pair) tied by two strikes of the A15 barred oval of St. Georges, with small red MY 19 London arrival cds, backstamped with Grenada despatch cds, Ex Glassco. £460-500 1117 C * -- May 25 outer letter sheet to London, with m/s “per Steamer 25th May 1859” at top, franked with 1857 6d tied by A15 barred oval of St. Georges, with small red JU.16. London arrival cds, backstamped with Grenada despatch cds, neat and attractive cover £260-300

JAMAICA 1118 C * 1859May23outerlettersheettoKingston,frankedwith18574drose(horizpair)cancelledbytwostrikesofthe A57ofMontegoBay,backstampedwithMontegoBayandKingstoncds’s,righthandstampwithfaultatupperright, the covers with signs of aging, scarce £260-300 1119 C * --May26outerwrapperfromKingstontoLondonfrankedwith18566dlilac(Z5)tiedbylightA01(stampslightly overlapped by portion of recipient’s m/s note at right), Kingston despatch cds and London arrival on reverse, considerabledefects(cutsandtears)onreverseflapsbutaveryearlydate £50-60

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1120 C * --November18entirelettersheetfromGoshentoKingstonfrankedwith18566dlilac(Z74)neatlytiedbylightA44with light Goshen despatch cds code A alongside, Kingston arrival cds on reverse, fine cover from a scarce office £320-360

MALTA 1121 C 8 1856 6d lilac (SG Z20) four singles (one wing marginal) and single used on piece with 2d blue (SG Z15) and 1d rose-red (SG Z12) all clearly cancelled by ‘M’ obliterator, perf faults and piece affected by toning £50-60 1122 C 8 --6dlilacwmkEmblems(SGZ55)fivecopieswithneat‘A25’cancels,twowingmarginal,somesmallimperfections, cat £180 £60-70

1123 C 8 --1sgreenwmkEmblems threeexamples (onewingmarginalon fragment)eachcentrallycancelledbyfine ‘M’ obliterator (SG Z22) variable centring, perf imperfections and a suspicion of shallow thin on one but an attractive looking trio, cat £390 £120-140 1124 C 8 -- 1s green wmk Emblems (SG Z74) four copies with neat ‘A25’ cancels, one with perfs trimmed off at left, another with wingmargin(defectSWcorner)onpiecewithlargepart6dlilaccancelledbyveryfinecomplete‘A25’duplexdated ‘OC 26/60’, some perf imperfections, cat £300 £80-90 1125 E 8 1857 4d rose (SG Z18) cancelled by ‘M’ obliterator, range of eleven comprising one wing margined pair, seven singles (two wing margin) and single on small piece with 1d rose-red wmk LC perf 14 (SG Z12) some small faults (one with a 2mm tear) cat £422 £90-100 1126 C 8 18582dbluewmkLCperf16plate6,cancelledby‘M’obliterator(SGZ16)twoexamples(EBandBK)bothoffcentre, EB has faults, cat £700 £140-160 1127 C * -- April 17 folded entire mourning letter-sheet to Messina bearing GB 1857 1d perf 14 horiz strip of three letteredNG-NI(SGZ12)tiedbythreefinestrikesofthe‘M’obliterator,payingthe3dratetoItaly‘P’inovalinredon front with on reverse MALTA despatch cds of ‘AP 17/ 58’ and straight-line ‘MESSINA/ 18 APRE’, some light toning £160-180 1128 C * -- 1858 July 10 folded entire to Messina with disinfection slits bearing GB 1855 2d perf 14 plate 6 (SG Z15) 1857 1d perf 14 (Z12) and 1856 6d (SG Z20) tied by untidy strikes of ‘M’ obliterator, paying the triple rate to Italy, showing red ‘P’ in circle and manuscript ‘30’ accounting endorsement, on reverse small Malta despatch cds of ‘JY 10/58’ in red and Messina straight-line arrival h/s, tear at NE corner and other small faults £120-140 1129 C * 1859 April 16 folded letter wrapper to Constantinople endorsed ‘via Messina’ bearing GB 1857 4d rose pair (SG Z47) and 1856 1s green wing marginal (SG Z74) tied by ‘A25’ duplex paying 1s 8d fivefold rate, backstamped ‘BRITISH POST OFFICE/PAID/AP 24/1859/CONSTANTINOPLE in red, some faults on top horiz perfs and peripheral faults on the wrapper, very rare franking £240-280

1130 C * -- May 25 entire to Athens, franked with 1857 (LC perf 14) 1d and 1858 2d (plate 7) tied by “MALTA/A25” duplex cancels, with blue oval “Aa ALAMANGO/MALTA” forwarding agents cachet with m/s date “30/5/59” at top and oval framed “P” alongside, backstamped with Genoa and Athens transit and receiving marks, neat and attractive cover £1000-1200

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1131 C * 1860 May 26 folded letter wrapper to Messina bearing GB 1857 1d rose-red (SG Z27) and two 1857 4d rose (SG Z47) with illegible(?) m/s endorsement across all three adhesives, tied by ‘A25’ duplex paying 9d triple rate, showing ‘P.’ in oval and backstamped Messina arrival cds, some discolouration and recipient’s m/s notes in mauve ink written across small portion of address panel at right angles £55-65 1132 E 8 1862 6d lilac wmk Emblems (SG Z56) small selection all clearly cancelled in Malta comprising plate 3 (without hairlines) fiveincludingtwowingmarginals,andtwoonsmallpieceswithlargepart‘A25’duplexandplate4(withhairlines)seven including wing margin pair and single on ragged piece, some faults incl trimmed perfs and one with pin hole, cat from £456 £70-80

1133 C 8 -- 1s green plate 1, wmk Emblems (SG Z76) two examples one with perfs trimmed from wing margin the other with thin spot, both lightly used by large part ‘A25’, cat £130 £40-50 1134 C * 1866 April 17 folded entire to Messina endorsed “p Vapore Italiano” bearing 4d vermilion (SG Z49) plate 7 tied by veryfine‘A25’duplexshowing‘PD’h/sandm/s‘2¾’inredwithboxed‘PIROSCAFT/POSTALL/ITALIAN’(ItalianCostal Steamer) and Messina b/s, also 1870 August 12 folded letter wrapper to Messina bearing 4d vermilion (SG Z49) plate 12 tied by superb (inverted) ‘A25’ duplex dated ‘AU 12/70’ showing ‘PD’ and ‘2¾’ h/s in red, usual horiz filingfoldswellawayfromadhesives £60-70 1135 C 8 1867 3d rose wmk Spray (SG Z43) seven copies comprising plate 5 (3) two with large part cds, plate 6 pair on piece in combination with 2d blue plate 13 (creased) with full ‘A25’ duplex dated ‘OC 18/71’, plate10 (2) including one wing marginal, some imperfections, all clearly cancelled in Malta, cat from £204 £70-80 1136 C 8 --10dred-brown(SGZ72)twoexamples,onewingmarginalveryfineusedby‘A25’duplextheotherwithfine‘A25’ superimposed on complete cds of ‘AU 26/71’, some tone spots, cat £260 £80-90 1137 C 8 --1sgreenwmkSpray(SGZ79)ninecopiesfeaturingmainlyveryfinetosuperb‘A25’cancels,comprisingplate4(6) including fivewingmarginal’s, plate 5 andplate 6 (2) onewingmarginal, somesmall imperfectionsbut a lovely group, cat from £270 £120-140

1138 C 8 -- 5s rose plate 2 (SG Z85) centred low, centrally cancelled by barred numeral of uneven impression but clearly ‘A25’, small imperfections £200-240 1139 C * 1871 October 9 envelope to Hull bearing 1858 2d blue (SG Z34) plate 13 and 1867 6d violet (SG Z60) wing marginal plate 9 tied by ‘A25’ duplex, paying 8d rate to UK via Italy, backstamped Hull arrival Oct 18 1871, roughlyopenedresultinginsmalltearsontopedgewithportionsofbackflapmissing,unusualfranking £80-90

1140 C 8 1872-73 Wmk Spray 6d buff the very scarce plate 12 (SG Z61) wing margin example used by fine strike of “A25” (some light toning) also two of the 6d chestnut plate 11 (SG Z62) one wing marginal with few pulled perfs otheroffcentretoleftwithgoodcolour,bothusedbyfinelargepart‘A25’barrednumeral £80-90 1141 C 8 1873 6d grey wmk Spray plate 12 (SG Z63) two examples used by ‘A25’, small imperfections, one with central inverted cancel, cat £150 £50-60

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1142 C 8 --1sgreenwmkSpray(SGZ80)selectioncomprisingplate8singleandpaironpiecewithveryfinecompleteduplex dated ‘DE 23/73’, plt 12 (2) and plt 13, all cancelled by fine to very fine ‘A25’ barred numeral (apart from piece mentioned) some small imperfections but lovely appearance, cat from £252 £80-90 1143 C * -- February 4 folded entire to London bearing GB 1865 4d plate 12 wing margin pair (SG Z49) tied by superb ‘A25’ duplex paying8dratetoUKviaItalyshowing‘LONDONE.C/PAID’d/s,discolouredhorizfilingcrease,pulledperfsalong wing margin, unusual franking £100-120 1144 C * -- October 4 entire to Alexandria, franked with 1858 2d (plate 14) vert pair lettered SF-TF tied by “MALTA/A25” duplex cancels, with arrival Alexandria cds of OC 7 at lower right, two strikes of the red boxed “UNCLAIMED” h/s and another Alexandria cds of JA. 3. 74. £220-260 1145 C * 1874 February 24 and 1875 April 13 similar outer letter wrappers to Livorno, each bearing 4d vermilion (SG Z49) plate 13 tied by very fine ‘A25’ duplexes, with red boxed ‘2¾’ accountancy h/s and backstamped Siracusa transitandLivornoarrivalcds,backflaptornon1874cover,usualfilingfoldswellawayfromadhesives £60-70 1146 C * -- October 23 folded entire to London endorsed ‘via Southampton’ bearing GB 1873 6d plate 13 (SG Z64) tied by fine ‘A25’duplexshowing ‘LONDONE.C/PAID’d/s for ‘2NO74’coupleof tearson reverse repairedbyhinges, horizfilingcreasewellawayfromadhesives,somelightpaperwrinklingbutanattractivecover £100-120

1147 C * 1875 June 19 env to London, franked with 1864-79 1d (plate 87 - vert pair and two singles) and 1865-67 4d (plate 9) all tied by “MALTA/A25” duplex cancels, also boxed “MALTA/MB” datestamp at lower left and red London Paid datestamp of JU 23, printed Arms of the “Sylhet Light Infantry” on reverse left hand £800-900 1148 C 8 18762½drosymauvewmkAnchorselectionofeightfineusedby‘A25’numeralcomprisingbluedpaperplate1 (SG Z35) white paper (SG Z36) plate 1 (2) one on piece with full ‘A25’ duplex dated ‘OC 26/75’ and plate 2 (5) few imperfections, cat from £325 £90-100 1149 C 8 --2½drosymauvewmkAnchoronwhitepaper(SGZ36)completesetofplates(1-3)usedinMalta,plates1and2 onpieceeachwithsuperbcompleteduplex,thescarceplate3onsmallpieceshowingveryfinelargepart‘A25’, minor toning on perfs of plt 1 otherwise a lovely trio £40-50 1150 E 8 --2½drosymauvewmkOrbs(SGZ38)selectionoftwentythreefineusedby‘A25’numeral,comprisingplates3,4,5(4) two on pieces with full ‘A25’ duplex, 6 (2), 7 on small piece with large part duplex, 8 (3) two on pieces (one with superb full ‘A25’ duplex other with large part duplex and ‘LONDON.E.C./PAID’ in red) 9, 10 (2), 13, 14(2),15and16(4)oneonpiecewithveryfinecomplete‘A25’numeral,someimperfections,cat£391 £90-100

1151 C 8 --8dorange(SGZ67)fineusedbysidewaysstrikeof‘A25’,wellcentred,coupleofpulledperfsandshallowthin, nevertheless a nice example of this very rare usage in Malta, cat £475 £120-140 1152 C 8 1877 4d sage-green (SG Z51) plate 15 used by large part ‘MALTA/NO 12/77’, thin spot and few perf tones at base, couple of shortish perfs, cat £100 £20-30 1153 C * 1877/84GroupoffourenvsfrankedwithGB2½drosy-mauveorblue,alltiedbyafinetoveryfine‘A25’duplex, some imperfections but nice group £50-60 1154 C 8 1880 4d grey-brown wmk Large Garter plate 17 (SG Z52) untidy multiple ‘A25’ strikes with some blunted perfs, veryscarceusedinMalta,andwmkCrown(SGZ53)plate17twocopieswithfine‘A25’numerals,cat£220£70-80

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1155 C * -- February 12 envelope to Mileto (Italy) franked with 1870 ½d rose-red plate 14 (SG Z23) and 1858 2d blue plate 13 (Z34), both tied by separate A25 duplex strikes, Mileto arrival cds on reverse with transit ds, some ageing and peripheral imperfections but still an attractive and scarce franking £100-120

1156 C 8 18815dindigo(SGZ95)twoexamples,onefineusedbylargepartMaltacdswithlightblue(ink?)staintop/centre, other good used by untidy ‘A25’ with red marks on some bottom perfs, elusive stamp used in Malta, cat £150 £65-75 1157 C * Three items to UK featuring the 6d rate, with 1861 July 31 env franked with 1856 6d lilac, 1865 January part letter wrapper franked with 6d lilac (wing-margined) plate 4 and 1870 September 29 folded entire franked with 2d blue plate13and4dvermilion,alltiedby‘A25’duplexcancelswithredLondonarrivalmarks,twowithfilingfolds£120-140 1158 E 8 Selectionclearlycancelledby‘A25’comprising1880½ddeepgreen(3)(SGZ89)½dpalegreen(5)includingpairwith veryfinelargepartduplex(SGZ90),1dvenetianred(5)includingonewithveryfinecds(SGZ91)18811dlilac16dots(3) includingpaircancelledbysmall‘A25’obliterator(SGZ97)18832½dlilac(3)(SGZ101)oddtoneimperfection,Cat£271 See lots 771-801 £60-70

NATAL 1159 E * 1901 December 9 mourning envelope to London, with m/s “Fr. Capt F.W. Mosely V.M.R.”, franked with GB 1887-92 2d grey-green and carmine tied by octagonal ARMY POST OFFICE/NATAL FIELD FORCE Wakkerstroom datestamp £260-300

PANAMA 1160 E * 1863 August 3 envelope from London to Bolivia with m/s “Per R1 West India M1 Steamer”, franked by 1862-64 6d (4) and 1s (2), all tied by London duplexes, with British P.O. PANAMA double arc (AU 23) and Cobija cds in blue as well as oval forwarding agents cachet at lower left, a few faults still rare and attractive £550-650 1161 E * 1870 and 1879 Entires from London to Guatemala via the British P.O. in Panama, the former being stampless with Lombard Street despatch cds of MR 16 in red and “2” handstamp, the latter franked with 1873-80 1s plate 13 tied by London duplex and with handstruck “4” in blue, both with different VIA PANAMA h/s’s, clean and attractive pair £600-700 1162 E * 1887 April envelope to England, bearing 1883-84 4d (2) tied by A/PANAMA/C 35 duplex, with Newbury MY 2 arrivalcdsonreversewhichalsohaspenannotations,flapfaults,thisissuenotcataloguedbySG.£700-800

1163 C 8 1864-79 1d red plate 209 (SG Z72) strip of four, some imperfections (incl two creases) and hinge reinforcement (usual for such a multiple), very fine used by two light (just discernible) C35 cancels, a very scarce and attractive item, cat £128 £55-65 1164 C 8 1870-741½dlake-redplate3(SGZ73)lightlytoned,fewshortishperfs,fineusedbylargepartuprightPanamacds, attractive and elusive with this cancellation, cat £65 £36-40 1165 C 8 1873-76 3d rose wmk Spray plate 16 (SG Z82) horiz pair, odd shortish perf, used by central complete C35, cat from £76 £40-44 1166 C 8 1863 4d red (hair lines) plate 4 (SG Z84) centred low, some nibbled perfs, used by bold central C35, seldom seen used in Panama, cat £110 £50-60

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1167 C 8 1876 4d vermillion wmk Large Garter plate 15 (SG Z86) one short perf, fine used by light large part & upright 3-bar C35, attractive, cat £300 £90-100 1168 C 8 1877 4d sage-green wmk Large Garter plate 15 (SG Z87) odd shortish perf, centred to t/l, used by crisp large part C35withflat-topped ‘3’ (Panama transitduplex), a veryfineexampleof thiselusivecancellation, cat from£200 £100-120 1169 C 8 -- 4d sage-green wmk Large Garter plate 15 (SG Z87) centred to t/l, odd shortish perf, superb used by C35 duplex, a beautiful example, cat from £200 £80-90 1170 C 8 1880 4d grey-brown, wmk Crown plate 17 (SG Z88) very fine used by central light C35, most attractive, cat from £55 £30-34 1171 C 8 -- 4d grey-brown, wmk Crown plate 18 (SG Z88) very fine used by part cds and numeral of C35 duplex, most attractive, cat from £55 £30-34 1172 C 8 1881 6d grey wmk Crown plate 17, (SG Z97) centred low, beautifully used by central light upright C35, cat £70 £30-34 1173 C 8 1876 8d orange (SG Z98) centred to l/l, badly thinned area with two ‘pinholes’, used by clear central 3-bar C35, despite faults is a collectable example of this key ‘used abroad’ value, cat £300 £40-44 1174 C 8 1867 9d straw wmk spray Plate 4 (SG Z100) centred to l/l, some short/nibbled perfs, used by crisp large part 4-bar C35, attractive and scarce, cat £250 £80-90

1175 C 8 -- 9d straw wmk Spray plate 4, (SG Z100) centred slightly to l/r, used by light 3-bar C35, cat £250 £70-80 1176 C 8 1873-771sgreenwmkSprayplate13(SGZ104)wellcentredandbeautifullycancelledbyC35withflat-topped‘3’ (Panama transit duplex), an outstanding example of this elusive cancellation £90-100 1177 C 8 1880 1s orange-brown wmk Spray plate 13 (SG Z105) poorly centred to l/l, used by clear large part 3-bar C35, very scarce usage, cat £400 £120-140 1178 C 8 -- 1s orange-brown wmk Spray plate 13, (SG Z105) thin SE corner, used by bold large part C35 and small part cds, cat £400 £80-90

1179 C 8 1881 1s orange-brown,wmkCrownplate 13 (SGZ106) someblunted perfs, fine usedby crisp large partC35, cat £110 £50-60 1180 C 8 1867 2s blue wmk Spray (SG Z107) poorly centred to t/l, lightly toned on reverse, used by bold central C35 (inverted), cat £130 £50-60 1181 C 8 -- 2s blue wmk Spray (SG Z107) wing margin, some short/shortish perfs and perf fault l/l , used by clear central C35, cat £130 £50-60

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1182 C 8 1867-74 5s rose wmk Maltese Cross plate 2, (SG Z109) small faded area and fault SW corner, neatly used by large C35 barred cancel struck horizontally, cat from £450 £170-190 1183 C 8 18801dvenetianred(SGZ110)somelightperftonesandmissingperfSWcorner,fineusedbylightlargepartC35, scarce value used in Panama, cat £55 £30-34 1184 C 8 --2drose(SGZ111)fineusedbycrisplargepartuprightC35duplex,cat£110 £60-70 1185 C 8 1881 1d lilac 16 dot (SG 172) strip of three, thinned areas on two stamps and tone spot NE corner of strip, beautifully used by central complete & upright C35 duplex, unlisted by SG, exceptional and rare £120-140

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1186 C * 1876 May 5 outer letter sheet to Porto Plata with m/s “per English Steamer” at top left, franked with 1876 4d vermilion plate 15 tied by F88 barred oval cancel, with PONCE-PORTO RICO PAID cds alongside, neat and attractive £1100-1300

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1187 C 8 1876-792½drosymauveplate11and18774dsage-green(trimmedperfsatleft)bothbeautifullyusedbycentralupright F87, former also with small part red cds, very attractive duo, cat £123 £50-60

SOUTH AFRICA 1188 e * Interesting group of 4 covers comprising ‘Field Post Office BO/British Army S.Africa’ cds on 1900 (September 7) OHMS blue envelope (vert crease at left well away from stamps) to Pretoria and subsequently re-addressed to Kroonstad O.R.C., franked by 1887 2½d purple/blue (SG Z6) in superb block of 8; 1900 (January 19) envelope to UK franked by 1881 1d lilac (Z1), light stain on front & torn flaps on reverse; 1900 June 2 very clean 1d postal stationery envelope to Germany uprated with 1881 1d lilac (Z1) and 1901 (11 February) envelope to UK (t/l corner of envelope missing and other defects) franked by 1881 1d lilac (Z1) tied by bold ‘Alfred Docks/C.G.H’. cds £90-100

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GREAT BRITAIN - POSTAL HISTORY 1189 C * 1840 May 7 1d letter sheet (Stereo A6) addressed to Cambridgeshire cancelled with good strike of reddish brown MCwithMY7cdsonflap,smallfaultsandshowingitsage,rare2nddayofuse,cat(from)£2,500£500-600 1190 E * -- July 8 entire London (Old Broad St) to Manchester, franked with 1d black plate 3, lettered PF, just touching to large margins, tied by upright red MC, with straight line ‘TP/Old Broad St’ on front, addressee partially washed out (affecting contents) and central small tears repaired by hinges on reverse, also 1841 April 3 clean outer wrapper Nenagh (Ireland) to London, franked with 1d black plate 5, lettered SG, small to good margins, tiedbyfineblackMCwithNENAGHdsadjacent,transitbackstampsinredonreverse,bothwithusualverticalfiling folds well clear of adhesives £400-440 1191 C * --August29outerlettersheettoDublinfrankedwith1dblackplate1b(DF)cancelledwithfineredMC,adhesivewith four good to largemargins, reverse ofOLS bears London dispatch ds andDublin arrival for following day, fine £150-170 1192 C * -- September cover franked with 1840 2d plate 1 (EC) with four large margins, with two strikes of red MC and Strand h/salongside,backstampedwithpartialcdsfor8September,filingfoldandsmallteartoleftofcover£400-440 1193 C * -- November 3 entire addressed to Carlisle franked with 1840 1d plate 1b cut very close at top left to large margins, tied by reddishMCwithcdsonflap £150-170 1194 C * -- December 10 entire to Edinburgh franked with 1d plate 1b lettered SH with good to very large margins (showing part of adjoining stamp at right), tied by brown MC cancel and backstamped with Haddington cds and receiving cds for the same date, vertical filing fold otherwise fine and rare, cat £8,000 £1400-1600 1195 E * -- 1d black Mulready letter sheets, group of three comprising: stereo A1 forme 1, central horiz crease, light soiling and age spots, unused ; stereo A8 forme 1, with advertisement (“Samuel Hanson, Importers of Foreign Fruits” ) printed inside, used December 15 1840 to Ashby de la Zouch, with black MC (part solid centre?), substantial tear part repaired by hinges and two spike holes, peripheral toning ; stereo A219 (unallocated to a forme) used December 8 1840 intra LondonwithfineredMC,centralhorizcreaseandperipheraltoning £200-240 1196 C * 1841 February 1 entire franked with 1840 1d plate 2 (PH) with good to large margins tied by red MC and blue ‘PyP No.15’ framed Penny Post h/s of Handsworth (Spec AS15yc), backstamped with s/l ‘HANDSWORTH’ h/s in blue plus red cds dated ‘FE 1 1841’ along with London receiving cds dated ‘FE 2 1841’, trivial faults to cover incl filing fold, rare, cat £7,500 £1400-1600 1197 e * -- February 10 outer letter sheet franked with 1d plate 5 lettered CI with close to large margins, tied by red Wotton-under-Edge MC cancel and backstamped with matching cds, additionally backstamped with Bristol cds dated ‘FE 11 1841’, fine and very rare, cat £20,000, RPSL cert (1953) £6000-7000 1198 C * -- December 2 cover addressed to Edinburgh, franked with four margin 1841 1d red-brown plate 9 lettered CF tied by black MC, backstamped with boxed Banff h/s for December 2 and Edinburgh receiving cds for December 3, horiz filingfoldandsmallteartoreverse,neverthelessofsuperbappearance £100-120 1199 C * 1842 July 18 1d letter sheet “unplaced” stereo A76 (SG ME1m) addressed to Hawick, used with superb strike of black MC and backstamped with (London) Jul 18. 1842 cds and boxed next day arrival h/s, small faults on back flap,neatandclean £300-340 1200 E * 1847 May 26 entire letter to New York franked with 1d red horiz strip of eight lettered AA-AH, and two pairsAI-AJandAK-AL (thecomplete top row),withgreenishMOATEdespatchcancelandseveralstrikesof the “331”duplexalso ingreen,withnextdayLiverpool transitcdsonflap,anumberof faultsandextremely fragile £500-600 1201 C * 1857February16neatenvelopetoAshby-de-laZouchfrankedwith1854-581dnicelytiedbyveryfineBurtonUpon Trent Spoon cancellation (code C) struck in green, Branston cds on reverse, some ageing but still an attractive and very scarce cover £100-120 1202 E * 1863 October 30 cover to Shropshire franked with 1856-58 1d tied by Guernsey 324 duplex, also several wartime fdc and three Red Cross message forms with various markings, cond varies (9) £80-90 1203 C * 1878 September 29 envelope with original contents to Beragh, Co. 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1205 E * 1890 Post Office Jubilee: Sixty eight page booklet entitled PENNY POSTAGE JUBILEE CELEBRATION 1890 and inscribed T.H. Ellis Esq, with 1d Jubilee postcard inserted, with special cancel and signed by the Exhibition Chairman and committee members also with a dinner menu for July 3rd 1890 affixed to inside back cover. It is believed that these booklets were a personal souvenir copy given to the fifty members of the organising committee, also a few loose Jubilee envs and pcs. F £500-600 1206 C * 1902January1smallregisteredcovertoGermanyfrankedwith1902-10½d,1d,2½dand6dtiedbyfourstrikes of Baker Street No.66 cds (fdi) with ‘Fee Paid’ registration h/s below, backstamped with oval Registered W.D.O. ds for the same date and Frankfurt cds for 3 January, some adhesions to reverse from previous mounting and slightly grubby still a neat and scarce cover £400-440 1207 C * 1906 August 18 cover toSwitzerland, frankedwith 1902-10½d yellow-green plusSt Andrew’sCross label and 1dscarlethorizpairtiedbythreeOxfordcds,backstampedatRollefor20August,fineandveryscarce£200-240 1208 C * 1911June22JuniorPhilatelicSociety‘CoronationDay’souvenirenvelopetoDetroit,USA,frankedwith1911½d ‘DowneyHead’tiedbyLondonF.S.machinecancellationforJune22(firstdayofissue),fineandveryscarce,cat£325 £200-240 1209 C * -- September Coronation Aerial Post green envelope (with insert) addressed to Germany, franked with KEVII 1½dandKGV1dbothtiedbytheAerialPostcdsdie2,slitopenattop £50-60 1210 C * -- September 9 Coronation Aerial Post red envelope (with insert) addressed to Essex, franked with KGV 1d tied by the Aerial Post cds die 3, slit open at top, also olive-green postcard to Glasgow franked with ½d green tied by die 2 cds of Sep 16, this with small crease £80-90 1211 C * 1931DecemberairmailcovertoAustralia(c/o)Air-CommodoreC.E.KingsfordSmith,frankedwith1929PUCbooklet pane with labels and 10d adhesive tied by three poor strikes of London cds’s with Sydney 21 Jan arrival backstamp, signedonthefrontC.KingsfordSmithinblackink,rarecover £200-240 1212 C * 1935May7RoyalSilverJubilee½dto2½d(SG453-456)onillustrated“WestminsterStampCo”fdc,slitopenattop, fine £300-340 1213 C * 1936 September 14th “Highland Airways Ltd” cover, franked with KEVIII 1d (vert pair) tied by two strikes of FinstownKirkwallOrkney cds’s (fdi for the adhesives),with company vignette alongside adhesives (also tied) and another at the foot of the cover, attractive cover £50-60 1214 C * Three entires all to same addressee inWales, from New York (1830 and 1836) and Charleston (1837) the first with strike of boxed PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER in red, the others with boxed LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER in black, the first letterAugust 14th1830waswritten twoweeksafter the correspondent hadarrived inNewYork and it give a fascinating insight into life in the city at that time £100-120

1215 E * Postal Stationery: Interesting exhibit which includes newspaper wrappers, inland and foreign postcards, and U.P.U. postcards and reply cards, many used to various destinations incl Denmark, Austria, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Belgium, Germany, France, etc, with a range of cancels incl ½d lilac postcard (larger format, some staining and adhesions) used with Brighton duplex for 1 October 1870 (first day of issue), several unused noted incl part packs with wrappers plus a few die proofs, Specimens and an unusual rejected essay of a postcard intended for use with postage stamps, mixed cond (84) £1300-1500

1216 e * Group of 20 covers/entires 1843/1962 incl 1855 cover franked with 1854-57 cancelled by Belfast ‘spoon’ duplex, 1871entiretoPortugalfrankedwith1867-803d(2),1898registeredcovertoSwedenfrankedwith1887-924½d,and 1903 1½d + 4d stamped to order p/stat envelope (Huggins & Baker ESC218) uprated with 1902-10 1d horiz pair and used to Germany, also a few used aboard incl 1884 cover from Gibraltar to Switzerland frankedwith18842½dlilac,condvariesbutausefulgroup £300-340

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1217 E * Groupofninecovers/postcardscomprisingthree1858-791dred(twoDublintoUK);1874½drosevertpairplate 6onmourningenvelopetoAbermule;1862(August)envelope(flapmissing)registeredtoMelbournefrankedby1d ‘star’, 2d blue plate 9 (3) and 6d lilac, interesting markings incl. ‘ADVERTISED/AND/UNCLAIMED’ and ‘(Crown)/ REGISTERED’, adhesives badly defective in places but a scarce cover; 1890 Jubilee of Uniform Penny postageused&unusedenvelopes,latterwithcardenclosure(bothwithfoxingspots);QV½dpostcardusedin1932 with m/s endorsement ‘Stamp demonetised’ and 2d postage due hs and adhesive (cds cancel); unused QV postal stationeryenvelopewithprintedembossed3½dyellowand3dcarmine,also1898ArmyTelegraphformand1899 ‘Army Telegraphs’ 1s used (two examples, respectively with black and red opt), an interesting selection £200-240 1218 ½B* Accumulation of covers from the Henry Ashworth (biography included) correspondence 1841-56, mostly franked with 1841 1d red-brown with various pmks and markings noted, very mixed cond but a useful lot for further study (approx 190) £100-120

POSTAL HISTORY - OFFICIALS 1219 E * Admiralty: 1868 December 19 envelope to the Captain, H.M.S. Peterel, Cape of Good Hope, “LONDON OFFICIAL/PAID” cds and oval “PD” h/s in red on front with blue “ADMIRALTY WHITEHALL” anchor cachet alongside, endorsed “Private” and signed “JCDH” (Rear Admiral Sir John C.D. Hay), some faults to envelope £100-120 1220 E * --1894Cutdownprinted“O.H.M.S./ENROLMENTFORM”½dlettersheetonbluepaper(SickBerthandMiscellaneous) (Huggins & Baker LO70B), addressed to the “Commanding Officer/H.M.S. President/West India Docks” and cancelled with Staines squared circle ds for 11 October 1895, a few faults £100-120 1221 E * -- 1894 Cut down printed “O.H.M.S./ENROLMENT FORM” ½d letter sheet on pale pink paper (Coast Guard) (Huggins & Baker LO70F), addressed to the “Commanding Officer/H.M.S. President/West India Docks/ London” and cancelled with London newspaper branch cds for 2 September 1895, minor creasing £150-170 1222 E * --1894Cutdownprinted“O.H.M.S./ENROLMENTFORM”½d lettersheetonyellowpaper (Marines) (Huggins& Baker LO70D), addressed to the “Officer Commanding/Marine Recruiting Office, Spring Gardens, London” and cancelled with London newspaper branch cds for 6 June 1895, slight creasing does not detract £200-240

1223 e * --1894Printed “O.H.M.S./ENROLMENTFORM”½d letter sheetonpalepinkpaper (CoastGuard formA.G.-11) (Huggins & Baker LO70F), addressed to the “Commanding Officer/H.M.S. Daedalus, Bristol” and cancelled with Penarth A94 duplex for April 11 1896, small piece excised from top right corner and stamp cut out and rejoined otherwise complete and rare thus, a remarkable insight to Naval bureaucracy £600-700

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1224 e * -- 1894 Printed “O.H.M.S./ENROLMENT FORM” ½d letter sheet on yellow green paper (Engine Room Class formA.G.-11) (Huggins &Baker LO70C), addressed to the “CommandingOfficer/H.M.S. Daedalus, Bristol” and cancelled with Wellington 860 duplex for March 2 1896, slight discolouration to edges but complete and rare thus £750-850 1225 E * -- 1894-97 Selection of 10 printed “O.H.M.S./ENROLMENT FORM”½d letter sheet cut-outs incl Coast Guard, Engine Room, Marines and Artificer Class (die I) and Executive, Sick Bay, Marine, and Engine Room (die II), also selection of eight unused cut-outs incl cut down 1901 die II ½d blue green on pale pink paper (CoastGuardformA.G.-11)(Huggins&BakerLO72F)unused,afinegroup(18) £300-340 1226 E * -- 1915 September 29 printed “O.H.M.S./ADMIRALTY” envelope used within London bearing two types of“ADMIRALTYWHITEHALL”h/s,oneinpurple(R.N.O.)theotherinblack(A.V.C.),LondonOfficialPaidmachinecancel in red and backstamped with London and London E.C datestamps for 30 September with purple “Exp. Force France.” h/s alongside, slight faults to reverse but the only cover seen with h/s from different departments £100-120 1227 e * Army: 1919 May 8 printed “O.H.M.S.” envelope (R.A.C.D. Env.10.) addressed locally with “LONDON E.C./OFFICIAL PAID” machine cancel in red, oval “ROYAL ARMY/CLOTHING DEPARTMENT” with crown h/s in black at lower left £50-60 1228 ½B* -- An important and interesting accumulation of WWII OHMS Army Signals covers, many different offices noted with cancels in black, purple and blue as well as a variety of auxillary markings, a valuable lot providing a unique opportunity for further study and expansion (Few Hundred) £2600-3000 1229 E * Board of Agriculture: Selection of six covers and two fronts incl 1901 mourning cover to War Office with “LONDON E.C. OFFICE PAID” cds in red and oval “BOARD OF AGRICULTURE/Crown” in carmine, and unused printedlettersheet(CornReturn)bearingimprintedKEVII1d(HugginsandBakerLO79),condvaries(8)£100-120 1230 C * Board of Education: 1904 April 17 printed “O.H.M.S./Board of Education, WHITEHALL.” envelope addressed locally to The Town Clark, Bury, franked with 1902-04 1d tied by Bury squared circle ds, a few small tears at top from being opened and trivial soiling but a very scarce and neat cover £100-120 1231 E * --Selectionofninecoversandcardspluswrapperfragment1889-1912,notedfiveexamplesoftheEnglish“Board ofEducation”handstamp,oneofwhichisdated3May1900andanotherwhichhasbeenrejectedasofficialmailand surcharged accordingly, plus a single example of the “Scotch Education Department” handstamp, cond varies (10) £100-120

1232 e * Board of Trade: 1898 February 19 printed “From Commercial Department, Board of Trade, London” wrapper addressed toGermany,frankedwithhorizpairof18872dwithCrownover“B.T.”perfin(reversed),“BOARDOFTRADE”cachet for free internal postage alongside cancelled by blue crayon cross, vertical fold and trivial soiling do not detract from this rare item £300-340

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1233 E * --Irregularpieceofprinted“O.H.M.S.”parcelwrappertoSwitzerland,frankedwith1902-10½dand6deachwith Crownover“B.T.”perfinandcancelledbyundatedForeignSectionh/s,verticalfoldthroughcentreofpiecedoesnot detract from this scarce franking £200-240 1234 E * -- Printed “O.H.M.S.” Labour Exchange Registration Card on orange stock with “OFFICIAL/Crown/PAID” frank, a veryearlyexamplewithimprint“G&S[MT3007]700m1/10”,fineunused,alsoprinted“O.H.M.S.”LabourExchange post card on green stock with same frank for use by businesses seeking workers with imprint “G&S 6628 500m/11/10-[M.T.4163] 500m 4/11v”, lightly creased £30-40 1235 E * -- Sheet of blue batonne laid paper (132 x 240mm) embossed with Board of Trade crest bearing four different hand drawn essays of proposed handstamps for use by the Meteorological Department, Corn Department, Statistical Department and Board of Trade, rare and unusual £100-120 1236 E * -- Group of 19 covers/entires and three pieces 1852-1917 incl 1876 printed form used to Plymouth with embossed seal and bearing “OFFICIAL PAID/W.C-S.M.P.” cds, pair of “O.H.M.S./Board of Trade/Railway Executive Committee” envelopes used to Taff Vale Railway in 1914 and 1917 each with oval “RAILWAY EXECUTIVE/B.of T./COMMITTEE” h/s in carmine and violet respectively, and 1909 envelope to Reading bearing “LONDON OFFICIAL PAID” cds in red with printed signature of Winston S. Churchill, cond varies (22) £260-300 1237 E * Charity Commission: Group of seven covers 1858-96 incl 1858 “O.H.M.S./Charity Commission” envelope to Launceston bearing Crowned “PAID” cds in red, and 1873 “O.H.M.S./Endowed Schools Commission” envelope to Ashburton bearing “LONDON OFFICIAL/M/PAID/C” cds in red, cond varies £60-70 1238 E * Colonial Agents: Group of four printed “O.H.M.S.” envelopes plus single plain envelope 1910-12, each with hooded “LONDON/POSTAGE/PAID” cds in red and Agent-General h/s for Victoria, New South Wales (3 - 2 different types) and Western Australia, some faults still a useful group (5) £60-70 1239 A * Education - The Privy Council Committee for Education: Collection of 19 covers in album 1842-94, noted 1857 “O.H.M.S. Committee of Council on Education” envelope with Privy Council seal, 1871 hand written O.H.M.S. envelope toIndiasignedbyH.ColeandbearingredOfficial-PaidcdsandCrownedboxed“SOVTH/KENSINGTON/MVSEVM” h/s in blue plus second envelope bearing same cancels, and 1892 printed “O.H.M.S./Department of Science and Art, London, S.W.” envelope with Crowned “SCIENCE AND ART/DEPARTMENT” h/s in black with additional examplesinblue,alsocoupleofofficialforms,condvaries(21) £400-440 1240 A * Education in Ireland: Selection of seven covers in album 1850-1910 incl 1857 O.H.M.S. envelope from National Education Ireland with blue Crowned “Paid/Dublin” datestamps and pair of envelopes dated 1899 and 1901 with “The Royal University of Ireland” cachets, cond varies £150-170

1241 E * General Register Office: Selection of nine covers 1838-1900 incl 1854 February 18 “Registrar General of Births, Deaths, and Marriages” envelope to Bury St Edmunds bearing oval “GENERAL REGISTER/ON THE/BUSINESS/OF THE/OFFICE” (the earliest example seen), cond varies £150-170 1242 E * Government and Colonial Agents:Groupof fourteencovers1893-1918bearingofficialAgentGeneral cachets and h/s incl printed “Cornish Fisheries Exhibition/July, 1893” cover with Agent General for Victoria cachet in red showing a hanging sheep plus Cape of Good Hope, New Zealand, South Africa and other Australian states, cond varies £140-160


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1243 E * Government Parcels: 1893 October 28 part “O.H.M.S./Department of Science and Art, London, S.W.” wrapper to France, franked with 1887-90 1s and 1891-1900 2d pair tied by undated “S.W.D.O.” parcel post cancel with Crowned oval “SCIENCE AND ART/DEPARTMENT” h/s in blue and boxed “SOUTH WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE” parcel post datestamp alongside, red “85” customs label at upper left, a very rare item as the use of Government Parcels stamps on overseas mail was against regulations £300-340 1244 E * -- 1896 (circa) part printed “O.H.M.S./Department of Science and Art, London, S.W.” wrapper franked with 1887-90 1½d and 1s (damaged) tied by undated “S.W.D.O.” parcel post cancels, oval Crowned “SCIENCE AND ART DEPARTMENT” h/s in blue alongside, a very rare item £100-120

1245 C 8 * -- 1902 1d to 1s (SG O74/78), 9d with trimmed perfs and 1s slightly washed, average to good used, also printed “O.H.M.S.” reply envelope bearing Admiralty 1903-04 1d with oval “ADMIRALTY RECRUITING OFFICE” h/s, unused £70-80

1246 E * Inland Revenue: Accumulation of 39 covers and entires 1812-1915 incl 1814 wrapper to London bearing oval “REVENUE/PAID/W.S.” of Dublin in red, large undated fragment of “O.H.M.S.” envelope bearing two pairs of 1882-19011dlilac,1906printed“O.H.M.S./ClerktoCommissioners/Kilmarnock”incometaxassessmentformwith triangular Lion and Thistles “INLAND REVENUE/EDINBURGH” cachet, and 1915 printed “O.H.M.S./Gen. Reg. Sasines” acknowledgement of receipt form with triangular “Sasines & Hornings/Registers” h/s, cond varies but a useful lot £300-340

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1247 E * -- Group of 12 covers 1862-1905 incl 1862 printed “O.H.M.S./Inland Revenue, Somerset House” mourning envelope with “OFFICIAL-PAID/LONDON W.C” cds in red, 1867 January 1 envelope to Basford with ‘J Sergeant’ h/s signature and rare octagonal “LONDON E.C/OFFICIAL/PAID” ds in red, and six printed “O.H.M.S.” assessments envelopes from the Collector of Taxes in red (4) or green (2) each with circular “OFFICIAL/Crown/PAID” imprint used 1904/05, cond varies £150-170 1248 E * -- Three printed “O.H.M.S.” registered envelopes each with printed registration label used 1917, 1918 and 1921, former with “REGISTERED/INLAND REVENUE” oval ds in red and unusual boxed “PRESENTED/C1978/5 MAY 1917” h/s in black, latter pair with different types of “S.C.I.T” and Crown in oval h/s, some faults incl creasing £90-100 1249 e * Inspector of Factories: 1901 printed “O.H.M.S./OVERTIME REPORT” ½d brown on buff letter sheet (Huggins andBakerLO74B),creasedatlowerleftotherwisefineunused,uncommon £100-120 1250 e * --1901printed“O.H.M.S./OVERTIMEREPORT”½dbluegreenonbuff lettersheet (HugginsandBakerLO75B), fineunused,uncommon £100-120 1251 e * --1902printed“O.H.M.S./OVERTIMEREPORT”½dbluegreenonwhite lettersheet (HugginsandBakerLO88), fineunused,uncommon £100-120 1252 E * Local Government: Selection of 15 covers 1842-1918 incl 1895 “O.H.M.S./Local Government Board” envelope with “OFFICIALPAID/EDINBURGH”cdsinred,1901mourning“O.H.M.S./RoyalIrishConstabularyOffice,DublinCastle” envelopewith“DUBLINOFFICIALPAID”cds inred,1918“O.H.M.S./LocalGovernmentBoard”wrapperwithfine “LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD” h/s in red, and 1907 City of Birmingham envelope franked with KEVII 3d with boxed “Inspector of Nuisances” return address, mixed cond £150-170 1253 E * Police Force: 1871 August 3 printed “On Service./Berks Constabulary” envelope with embossed “BERKS CONSTABULARY” crest on rear, addressed to Marlborough and franked with Reading 635 duplex, backstamped withreceivingcdsforAugust4,filingfoldattopotherwisefine £30-40 1254 E * Privy Council: 1585 December 28 folded entire addressed “To our very loving friend Mr Doctor Cesar Judge of her Majesty’s Courte of the Admiralty” detailing a request by the Privy Council for an opinion on the validity of a claim made by certain Dutch citizens, signed by five members of the council incl Lord Burghley (Lord High Treasurer), C. Howard (Lord High Admiral) and T. Bromley (Lord Chancellor [1579-87]), some repairs evident but a rare and important historical document (transcript included) £2600-3000 1255 E * Public Record Office: Group of three covers 1877-1912 incl 1877 printed “O.H.M.S./PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE” envelope franked with 1858-79 1d and 1898 printed “O.H.M.S.” envelope with triangular “PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE” h/s, locally addressedwith “OFFICIAL-PAID/LONDONW.C.”cdsand re-addressed toFrancewith1887-922½d added, cond varies £50-60 1256 E * Science and Art Department:1866April17printed“O.H.M.S./ScienceandArtDepartment,SouthKensington” envelope with brown “COUNCIL OF EDUCATION/KENSINGTON MUSEUM” crest on rear, addressed to Henley-on-Thames with early “OFFICIAL-PAID/LONDON.W” cds in red and the rare Crowned circular “SOUTH KENSINGTONMUSEUM”datedh/sinbluealongside,afewfaultstoenvelopebutarareearlyusage£100-120 1257 E * -- 1868 May 2 printed “O.H.M.S./Sent by the Science and Art Department, London” wrapper to France, with early “OFFICIAL-PAID/LONDON.W”cdsinredandtherareCrownedcircular“SOUTHKENSINGTONMUSEUM”datedh/s in dark blue alongside plus French transit and delivery cds’s for May 3 and “PD” h/s in red, some faults to wrapper but a rare item £180-200 1258 e * -- 1872 January 20 printed “O.H.M.S./Science and Art Department, South Kensington” envelope, addressed to Geological Society, Somerset House, with “OFFICIAL-PAID/LONDON.S.W” cds in red and Crowned boxed “SOVTH/ KENSINGTON/MVSEVM” h/s in dark blue alongside, a number of faults to envelope incl stain at lower right but uncommon £50-60 1259 e * -- 1882 February 18 printed “O.H.M.S./Science and Art Department, South Kensington” envelope with brown “SCIENCE AND ART DEPARTMENT/SOUTH KENSINGTON” crest on rear, addressed to Launceston with “OFFICIAL-PAID/LONDON S.W” cds in red and Crowned “SCIENCE AND ART DEPARTMENT” h/s in blue alongside, Launceston squared circle ds for February 19 on rear £100-120 1260 C * --1883July7printed“O.H.M.S./ScienceandArtDepartment,SouthKensington”envelopewithbrown“COUNCIL OFEDUCATION/KENSINGTONMUSEUM”crestonrear,addressedtoMarplewith“OFFICIAL-PAID/LONDON.S.W” cds in red, backstamped at Stockport and Marple for 8 July, minor faults to envelope but uncommon £80-90 1261 E * -- Two small part printed “O.H.M.S.” parcel wrappers each with Crowned “SCIENCE AND ART DEPARTMENT” h/s (type I and type Ia respectively) and “OFFICIAL PAID/LONDON S.W” cds for 20 April and 2 June 1876 £30-40 1262 E * The India Office:Groupof sevencovers1858-98 incl 1858privateentire fromCork to the IndiaOfficewith2d charge raised but cancelled in London with “OFFICIAL PAID/LONDON S.W” cds added, two envelopes with s/l “INDIA OFFICE” h/s and with rare “OFFICIAL PAID/CHARING CROS W.C.” cds’s in red for 1872 and 1873 respectively, and 1898 “O.M.H.S./INDIA OFFICE” envelope with oval “SECRETARY OF STATE/FOR INDIA” h/s in purple, cond varies £100-120


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1263 e * War Office:Groupofeight“O.H.M.S./WarOffice”envelopesdatedbetween1905and1915each (barone)with Crowned oval “WAR OFFICE” h/s in black and various other h/s incl “Q.M.G.F.(a)/Rlys.” and “F5/RLYS.”, also 1847 “O.H.M.S./War-Office” entire to Windsor without postal markings, cond varies but generally above average (9) £80-90

1264 E * Accumulationof34covers/entiresfromdifferentdepartmentsinclAdmiralty,HomeOffice,OfficeofWorks,Officeof Woods 1857 entire, Post Office, Treasury 1901 mourning envelope, and Excise 1819 entire from Dublin to Coleraine with rare “EXCISE PAID/18 JA” h/s in red, cond varies £300-340 1265 E * Rangeofmostlyprinted“O.H.M.S.”envelopes1834-1915inclBoardofTrade,InlandRevenue,LandsValuationOffice, AdmiraltyOffice,RegistrarGeneraland InspectorofFactorieswithvarioush/sandcachetsnoted,useful lot (13) £100-120

ESSAYS, IMPRIMATURS, PROOFS and TRIALS

1266 C q 1840 “Rainbow” Colour Trial in dull lilac dipped in prussiate of potash without corner letters (SG spec DP19) small part torn from top, still rare £300-340 1267 C q -- “Rainbow” Colour Trial (state 3) in red brown on small crown (sideways) wmkd paper without corner letters (SG spec DP20c) ironed out horiz crease and light facial faults, rare, cat £15,000 £1000-1200 1268 C l 1841 1d red-brown plate 144, imprimatur (AH) with full upper margin, very fresh (see Spec vol 1, page 168) £600-700 1269 C q 1850 1d Prince Consort Essay imperforate in brown lettered FJ (SG spec DP71) good to large margins all round, without gum, small fault in “J” square £700-800 1270 C q --PrinceConsortfinishedimperf1dessayinbrown(SpecDP71(2)), largemarginsbutsomefaultsincllargethin, very scarce, cat £3,000 £300-340 1271 C q 1855-57 1s green Imprimatur on blue glazed paper, cut close at top to large margins, with large part o.g., cat £4,500 £1300-1500 1272 C q 1862-64 1s green plate 1, Imprimatur lettered BF with irregular cut at the bottom edge to large margins, light bends with large part o.g., cat £3,000 £600-700 1273 C l 1865-67 6d deep lilac plate 6 Plate Proof on ungummed and unwatermarked paper, lettered BJ with good margins all round, light pencil marking on reverse, cat £2,200 £700-800

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1274 C q 1867-83 10s imperforate Colour Trial in bistre on MC wmkd paper, plate 1 lettered AH and ovptd SPECIMEN (type 9), ironed out crease and wrinkles etc, cat from £2,200 £600-700 1275 C q -- 10s imperforate Colour Trial in bistre on MC wmkd paper, plate 1 lettered DC and ovptd SPECIMEN (type 9), full margin at foot showing part inscription “ONE” vert crease and some wrinkles, large part o.g. nice positional piece, cat from £2,200 £700-800 1276 C q -- 10s imperforate Colour Trial in blue-grey on MC wmkd paper, plate 1 lettered DD and ovptd SPECIMEN (type 9), full margin at foot showing part inscription “SHILLI” some wrinkles and hinge remains, large part o.g. nice positional piece, cat from £2,200 £700-800 1277 C q -- 10s imperforate Colour Trial in orange on MC wmkd paper, plate 1 lettered AI and ovptd SPECIMEN (type 9), full margin at top showing part inscription “SHILLI” some wrinkles large part o.g. nice positional piece, cat from £2,200 £700-800

1278 C l 1876 4d plate 15 (HG) imperf colour trial in light sage, left marginal (4mm) with good to large margins on other sides, fewtrivialgumcreasesandlightpencilnotation“81”onreverse,fineappearance,cat£225 £100-120 1279 C l 1887-92Jubilee½dblue-greenplateproofingreenonbuffonun-gummedpaper,imperfblockoffourwithsheet margin at right, crease (possible closed tear) in lower pair and corner crease at NE, despite faults still a nice multiple, once hinged, cat £760+ £100-120 1280 C l -- 6d Die Proof in black on white glazed card, good margins all round, with paper adhesion on reverse, attractive £200-240

1281 C l 1894 Horizontal imperf pair of the proofs in blue on watermarked gummed paper from the head plate, to be used for reply paid stamp experiments in 1894, the left hand stamp with small facial imperfection, cat £750+ £300-340

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1282 C l 1901 Die proof of 2s 6d in black on white glazed card, endorsed ‘BEFORE HARDENING, 8 NOV.01’ (see Spec vol 2, page 56) very fine and rare £1500-1700

1283 C q 1913 2s 6d “Seahorses” Colour Trial in blue-green on thin ungummed paper, good to massive margins, very attractive and rare, cat from £4,750 £2000-2400 1284 C q -- 2s 6d “Seahorses” Colour Trial in red on thin ungummed paper, cut into frame at right to massive margins, still very attractive and rare, cat from £4,750 £1600-1800 1285 C q -- Waterlow imperf colour trial of the 2s 6d value in sepia on thin ungummed paper without wmk, massive margins all round, light horiz crease (not visible from front), rare and attractive £1000-1200 1286 E q 1923 “Mercury” 1d airmail essay, in carmine on silk, complete imperforate sheet of 120 with De la Rue imprint and D-23 control in lower margin, a few tones, light stains and wrinkles as might be expected with this printing medium. Produced by De la Rue on silk as a special presentation piece in conjunction with the 1923 London International Philatelic Exhibition, spectacular and rare £200-240 1287 E q -- “Mercury” 1d airmail essay, in red-brown on silk, complete imperforate sheet of 120 with De la Rue imprint and L-23 control in lower margin, a few tones, light stains and wrinkles as might be expected with this printing medium. Produced by De la Rue on silk as a special presentation piece in conjunction with the 1923 London International Philatelic Exhibition, spectacular and rare £200-240

1288 C q 1934 1½d ‘Photogravure’ essay by Bradbury Wilkinson in deep red-brown with even shading behind portrait (Design B), off centre otherwise fresh large part o.g., very scarce (see Spec Vol 2, page 155) £1000-1200 1289 C q -- 1½d ‘Photogravure’ essay by Harrison in red with Profile portrait (Type C), fresh large part o.g., very scarce (see Spec Vol 2, page 155) £1800-2000 1290 C q 1934-361½dfourimperfColourTrialsinred-brown,scarlet,ultramarineanddeepgrey-greenongummedwmk’dpaper, good to massive margins on all four, odd bend or crease but an attractive group £130-150

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1291 C 8 1840 1d plate 1a: IF, worn plate, good to large margins, lightly used by red MC cancel £100-120 1292 C 8 QA good to large margins, used with part red MC £120-140 1293 C 8 1840 1d plate 1b: CD good to very large margins, used with black MC £100-120 1294 C 8 -- IJ four close to large margins var inverted watermark, used with red MC £360-400 1295 C 8 --HKgoodtolargemargins,usedwithpartredMCcancel,plusmatching18411dred-brownusedwithtwostrikes of black MC cancel £130-150

1296 C 8 -- KL four large to full sheet margin at right showing portion of marginal inscription “..ards the RIGHTHAN...”, superb used by central red MC, glorious example £400-440

1297 C 8 -- QD large to very large margins, used with red MC cancel £100-120 1298 C 8 1840 1d plate 2: FG good to large margins, used with red MC cancel £100-120 1299 C 8 1840 1d plate 3:AFfourlargemargins,fineusedwithpartredMCcancel,veryattractive £150-170 1300 C 8 -- OG large margins, used with red MC cancel £100-120 1301 C 8 1840 1d plate 4:QAfourlargetohugemargins,veryfineusedbylightredMC,veryattractive £150-170 1302 C 8 --LHfourlargemargins,fineusedwithalmostcompletelightstrikeofredMCcancel,veryattractive £130-150 1303 C 8 -- NE four good to large margins, used with red MC £140-160

1304 C 8 -- OI four close to large margins, used with red MC £120-140 1305 C 8 -- SL good to large margins, used with central red MC £100-120 1306 C 8 1840 1d plate 5: CF good to large margins, tied to small piece by almost complete Manchester ‘Fishtail’ MC in black (Spec AS25ub), scarce, cat £1,200, RPS cert (1987) £400-440 1307 C 8 -- RE good to large margins, used with bold red MC £100-120 1308 C 8 1840 1d plate 6: BL minor crease at l/r, a little close at right to very large margins, attractively used by neat, almost complete red MC £120-140 1309 C 8 -- EI good to very large margins, used with light, almost complete red MC £70-80 1310 C 8 --FKfourgoodtolargemarginsshowingthe“doubleK”,usedwithredMC £140-160

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1311 C 8 -- JD good to large margins, tied to small piece by indistinct MC in red, piece additionally with ‘SPILSBY’ cds showing transposed date ‘31 OC 1804’ which should read ‘13 OC 1840’, unusual, Cert (1989) £400-440 1312 C 8 -- MG four close to large margins, showing the “constant variety” used with faint red MC £140-160 1313 C 8 --MKfourclosetolargemarginsshowingdouble“M”,usedwithblackMC £130-150 1314 C 8 --MLfourlargemargins,fineusedwithalmostcompletelightstrikeofredMCcancel,veryattractive£130-150 1315 C 8 --QK-QLhorizpairjusttouchingatSWtolargemargins,usedwithredMC £260-300 1316 C 8 1840 1d plate 7: EC four close to large margins, used with red MC £130-150 1317 C 8 -- PI good to large margins, used by almost complete black MC cancel F £150-170 1318 E H -- SA three good to large margins touching at lower left and rounded corner at top left, regummed, mounted in presentation folder, cat £11,000 £400-440 1319 C 8 --TGfourgoodmargins,fineusedbylargepartblackMC. £130-150 1320 C 8 1840 1d plate 8:JIfinefourmarginswithvar invwmk,neatredMCcancel,BPACert (2010)states“smallscore at lower right”, cat £3,000 £800-900

1321 C 8 1840 1d plate 9: RF large to very large margins showing portions of adjoining stamps at left and right, used with largepartblackMCcancel,suspicionofapressedcreaseotherwisefine,cat£475 £150-170 1322 C 8 1840 1d plate 11: CJ good to large margins, used with complete MC cancel in black, very scarce, RPSL cert (2004) £2000-2400 1323 C 8 1840 1d plate 1a, 1840 2d plate 2 and 1841 1d used with distinctive Manchester ‘Fishtail’ MC cancel, clear to large margins and 1841 1d tied to small piece, each with ‘Fishtail’ clearly visible, a useful trio, cat £3,300 £1000-1200 1324 C 8 -- 1d group of six examples comprising plate 1a (2 - TF and FL), plate 1b (2 - AA and JG), plate 2 AD and plate 6 LL, mostly four margins some imperfections £500-600 1325 C 8 1840 2d plate 1: AD-AE horiz pair with close to very large margins with prominent pre-printing paper crease, used with two strikes of a red MC cancel, unusual £700-800 1326 C 8 -- AE four good to large margins, used with (oily) red MC cancel £150-170

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1327 C 8 -- AF good to large margins, tied to large part entire by black Manchester ‘Fishtail’ MC cancel (SG 5, Spec DS5ve) cat £1,250, Brandon cert (2004) £500-600

1328 C 8 -- DG four large to very large evenly cut margins with adjoining stamp at right just visible, cancelled by superb light large part red MC, beautiful example £240-280 1329 C 8 -- EF close to good margins, used with neat black MC £260-300 1330 C 8 -- IF-IG horiz pair four close to large margins (even but slightly ragged separation at left), each centrally cancelled by uneven impression black MC, ironed-out horiz crease, excellent colour £200-240 1331 C 8 -- HA four close to large margins, used by light MC in red, cat £700 £150-170 1332 C 8 --HBlargeevenmargins,fineusedwithlargepartbrightorange-redMC,veryattractive. £240-280 1333 C 8 -- LL close to large margins, used with large part black ‘12’ in MC cancel (SG 5, Spec DS5wl) very scarce, cat £9,500, RPSL cert (2002) £2600-3000 1334 C 8 -- RD good to enormous margins showing value tablet and check letters QD of stamp above, used with almost complete red MC cancel £500-600

1335 E 8 -- SD mounted in presentation folder, three good to large margins, nicely used by almost complete black MC cancel £120-140 1336 C 8 1840 2d plate 2:JKgoodtolargemarginscancelledbylightbutlegible1844-type‘157’numeralcancelofCove, (SG5i,SpecD1xc),faintcornercreasebutoffineappearanceandveryscarce,cat£1,700+ £400-440 1337 C 8 --KCclosetoverylargemarginscancelledbyneatIrish1844-typenumeral,(SG5i,SpecD1xc)possibletinynick/tear in top margin, cat £1,700+ £240-280

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1338 C 8 -- MI small to large margins, used with red MC, vertical crease not mentioned by clear RPS cert (1974), cat £800£100-120

1339 C 8 --OKgoodtolargemargins,usedbysmallpartblackMCcancel £200-240 1340 C 8 -- RI-TI vert strip of three, good to large margins, each stamp cancelled by black MC, horiz crease affecting SI, an uncommon multiple £1000-1200 1341 C 8 --groupof fourexamplescomprisingplate1 (3 -MG,LE,andFK )andplate2 (KL)mostly fourmargins,some imperfections £340-380

1342 E H 1841 1d red-brown (SG 8) lettered FB in presentation folder, small (just touching at lower left) to good margins, natural paper inclusion otherwise fresh large part o.g., also 1858-79 1d rose-red pl.174 large part o.g., cat £535 £80-90 1343 C 8 -- 1d red-brown plate 34 (SG 8) horiz pair lettered SE/SF, good to large margins, used with two complete strikes of Dublin MC cancel in black, cat £240+ £80-90

1344 C 8 -- 1d red-brown and 2d blue (SG 8, 14) blocks of four lettered RD/SE and EE/FF respectively, large to enormous margins showing portions of adjoining stamps at left and right (1d and 2d) and at top and foot (2d), 1d with couple of corner creases and 2d with pressed vertical crease, each used with London numeral cancels, a remarkable pair, cat £1,500 £700-800 1345 C H --1dorange-brown(SG12)horizpairletteredEJ-EKgoodtolargemargins,creased,freshlargeparto.g.(EJu/m), cat £3,600 £400-440 1346 C 8 1841-51 2d blue plate 3: EH-EI horiz pair (SG 14) with large margins, used by Scottish numeral ‘1’ cancels of Aberdeen in black £120-140

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1347 C H --KK(SG14)cleartolargemargins,smallthinbehindQueen’sheadotherwisefreshparto.g.,cat£4,500£460-500 1348 C 8 -- SE (SG 14) large to enormous margins showing portions of adjoining stamps at left and right (‘D’ and ‘S’ check lettersvisible),neatlyusedbypartsofthree1844-typenumeralcancels,fine £100-120 1349 C 8 -- EB with four good to large margins, used with the No “1” in MC cancel in black (SG 14f) cat £550 £150-170 1350 C 8 -- EH-EI horiz pair with four close to massive margins all round showing part of adjoining stamps at left and right, used with two strikes of the No “12” in MC cancels in black (SG 14f) £260-300 1351 C 8 -- RE-RF horiz pair with four close to large margins all round, used with two strikes of the No “12” in MC cancels in black (SG 14f) £200-240

1352 C 8 --TDlargemargins,usedwithalmostcompleteblack‘12’inMC(SG14f,SpecE1vl)scarcesofine£260-300 1353 C 8 --TKcutintotolargemargins,usedbyboldlargepart1844-typenumeralinred(SG14h)RPSLCert(1949)veryrare, cat £25,000 £800-900 1354 C 8 -- Plate 4 horiz strip of four lettered FD/FG showing ‘Ivory Head’ and slight lavender tinting of an early stage of the ‘violet-blue’ shade (SG 14 var, Spec ES17) good to large margins, used with four strikes of 1844-type ‘57’cancelinblack,coupleunobtrusiveh/sonrearotherwisefine,cat£1,000+ £200-240 1355 C 8 -- deep blue (SG 15) plate 3 lettered FA, four good to large margins used with black MC, cat £225 £80-90

1356 C H 1841 Trial printing (unissued) on Dickinson silk thread paper 1d full deep red plate 11 (SG 16, Spec DP 22) lettered FE, with close to large margins all round, unused without gum as printed, R.P.S. Cert (2009), cat £6,500 £2400-2800 1357 C8 1854-57 Wmk Large Crown, perf 14, 1d rose-red die II plate 47 (SG 40) cancelled in manuscript at the small Welsh village of Clynnog, very rare m/s cancellation £80-90 1358 E H 1858-79 1d rose-red plate 213 (SG 43) part sheet of 228 (19x12, ‘A’ row and top margins removed), folded with some separation and reinforcement on rear, complete margins at left and foot but incomplete at right and a little grubby, lightly toned large part o.g., cat £14,820+ £3000-3400 1359 A 8 Collection of 1854-63 1d stars in album with range of watermarks and perfs, mostly identified with a study ofLondoncancellations,mostlyfairtofine(Hundreds) £130-150 1360 C H 1870 ½d rose-red (SG 48) plate 8, block of four lettered MA/NB, centred low, few shortish perfs in bottom row and some minor oxidisation on lower stamps, large part o.g with heavily crazed gum, cat £2,000 £400-440 1361 C H --½drose-redplate11 (SG48)blockof four, foldedwithslightperfseparationandoneunitwith tonedperf tip but very well centred, large part o.g., cat £450+ £150-170

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1362 E 8 --½dred(SG48,49)complete‘set’of15differentplatenumbersonalbumpage,lightduplicationinclfiveexamples ofplate9 (threewith faults),a fewfaultsbutgenerallygoodtofinewithsomeonpiece,manywith lightcancels incl a few with cds, a useful lot (25) £200-240 1363 E 8 1847-54 6d, 10d and 1s (SG 54, 57, 58) a few faults and generally two to three margins, cat £2,950 £240-280 1364 C 8 -- 6d violet (SG 61) vertical pair, very close to large margins, used with indistinct Manchester duplex, slight wrinkling and some paper adhesion on rear but a rare multiple, cat £7,000+, RPSL Cert (1986) £4000-4400 1365 C 8 1855-57 Watermark Emblems 1s green (SG 72) few pulled/short perfs, with over-inked 683 Salisbury trial cancellation (with pins) £80-90 1366 C 8 1862-643dbrightcarmine-rose(SG76)wingmargin,coupleofshortishperfs,veryfineusedbycentral609(Penzance), very attractive fresh colour, cat £250 £60-70

1367 C 8 --1sdeepgreen(SG89)blockofeightletteredKI/LL,usedwithindistinctnumeralobliteratorsinblackandindistinct transit cds in red, couple short perfs and LL stamp with horiz crease but a remarkably fresh and rare multiple, cat £3,400 as two blocks of four £700-800 1368 C H 1865-67 6d deep lilac with hyphen (SG 97) plate 5, block of four lettered HE-IF, fresh large part o.g., cat £4,800 £1400-1600

1369 E 8 1867-80 2s brown (SG 121) in presentation folder, various faults incl heavy crease, used with numeral cancel, cat £3,250 £240-280 1370 C 8 1867-83WatermarkMalteseCross5sroseplate1(SG126)letteredEF,wellcentred,sometrimmedperfsl/r,fine used by central T.06 cancellation (believed to have been used by PO staff on Mailboats - per Whitney), cat £600 £180-200

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1371 C 8 -- 5s rose (SG 126) block of four, used with five strikes of ‘SHEFFIELD’ cds dated ‘JA 5 72’, typically off centre and some perf splitting at right (reinforced), nevertheless a good looking multiple, cat £4,000 £1200-1400

1372 E 8 -- 5s pale rose and 10s greenish grey (SG 127,128) former very off centre and faded, latter with ironed-out crease, both used with indistinct cancels, cat £3,400 £400-440

1373 C 8 -- £5 orange (SG 137) lettered AL, superb used by two part strikes of ‘THREADNEEDLE ST B.O.’ registered oval ds leaving portrait clear, wonderful centring and colour, cat £4,500 £2200-2600 1374 C 8 -- £5 orange (SG 137) lettered AL, slightly centred to left, tiny stain on reverse just visible on face at t/r, brilliantly used by a fantastically sharp ‘BIRMINGHAM’ cds for ‘DE 23/02’, a beautiful looking stamp, cat £4,500 £1200-1400 1375 C 8 -- £5 orange (SG 137) one pulled perf at top and slight surface faults, used with complete strike of Glasgow No 6. 94 cds, blue reg crayon at lower left, cat £4,500 £1000-1200

1376 C 8 -- £5 orange (SG 137) lettered CF, centred right, used with central Walsall DE. 31. 02 cds, horiz (hardly visible) ironed out crease still very attractive, cat £4,500 £500-600 1377 C 8 --£5orange(SG137)smallfaultatupperrightcorner,fineusedbyGLASGOWAP494cds,cat£4,500£500-600

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1378 C H 1873-80 Watermark Orb 2½d rosy mauve pl.11 imperf imprimatur (SG 141var, Spec J12) close to large margins with trivial surface mark at right, large part o.g., uncommon, cat £2,250 £1200-1400

1379 C S --WatermarkOrb2½dblueblockofsixovpttype9‘SPECIMEN’(SG142s,SpecJ19s)centredhighandtrivialgum creasing, fresh u/m, cat £840 £360-400

1380 C H -- 3d rose (SG 143) plate 18, lower marginal block of six (2 x 3) lettered HC-JD showing imprint, one u/m to rather heavy hinging, very attractive multiple, cat £2,400+ £900-1000

1381 C H -- Watermark Large Garter 4d grey-brown (SG 154) centred to SW and light bend, fresh small part o.g., cat £2,400 £400-440 1382 C H 1880-832½dblueplate22(SG157)centredtoNEandcoupleofminorwrinklesotherwisefineandfreshu/m,cat£350 £150-170 1383 C S 1880-81½dto5dovpt‘SPECIMEN’(SG164s/69s)gumcreasingbutfineappearance,freshparttolargeparto.g.oru/m £180-200

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1384 C S -- 2d rose pair ovpt ‘SPECIMEN’ type 9 (SG 168s) centred slightly high, faint horizontal gum crease, u/m cat £190 £65-75

1385 C 8 1883-84Whitepaper2s6dlilac(SG178)usedwithSligocdsforNO.17.93,fineIrishusage,cat£140 £50-60 1386 C 8 --10sultramarine(SG183)letteredMA,fineusedwithcompleteLondonderryMY15.89cds,cat£475£200-240

1387 C 8 1884 £1 brown-lilac (JC) var Broken Frame (SG 185a) good used with part ‘REGISTERED’ oval ds, a few faults still a presentable example of this rare variety, cat £4,000 £700-800 1388 C 8 -- £1 brown-lilac (SG 185) light overall toning, superb used by sharp central ‘CHARING CROSS W.C cds for ‘JA 24/85’, cat £2750 £440-480 1389 C 8 1888£1brown-lilac(SG186)nicelycentred,fainttraceofvertbluecrayonlineatleft,fineusedbytwostrikesof neat large part cds for ‘NO 4/89’, cat £4000 £600-700

1390 C8 1883-84 1s dull green (SG 196) superb used by near complete Queenstown (Ireland) cds for JA 15/85, very slightly soiledappearanceotherwiseafineexampleintruecolour,cat£250+ £120-140

1391 C 8 1887-92 £1 green (SG 212) vert pair lettered PD/QD, a few minor surface scuffs, fine used with light oval registration cancels, cat £1,500+ £500-600 1392 C 8 --£1green(SG212)fewbluntperfs,veryfineusedbyneatovalregistereddsof‘THREADNEEDLESt.B.O.’,cat£750 £240-260

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1393 C 8 Small range of 22 Surface Printed issues mainly average used, incl.SG72, 141 (stained), 142 (plate 17),152,153,159 (cds), 160, 162and lilac&greens (2½dpair),mixedconditionwith some faultsbutmainly sound, very highcat value £150-170

OFFICIALS

1394 C 8 1882-190110sultramarineonwhitepaperovpt’dI.R.OFFICIAL(SGO10)letteredGHfineusedwithDundee31.12.01, blue crayon mark at left, clean B.P.A. Cert (2011) cat £3,500 £900-1000 1395 C 8 -- £1 green overprinted I.R. OFFICIAL (SG O16) lettered JD, used with Aberdeen DE. 14. 1894 cds, vert crease and blue crayon mark as noted on BPA Cert (2011), cat £2,250 £500-600 1396 C 8 1901 1s green and carmine ovpt’d I.R. OFFICIAL (SG O19) used with indistinct cancel, hinge remain on reverse, clean B.P.A. Cert (2011) cat £1,250 £400-440 1397 C 8 1896-1902 5d dull purple and blue ovpt’d O.W. OFFICIAL (SG O34) used with Parliament St 19.12.23 cds, colours faded as mentioned on B.P.A. Cert (2011), hinge remain on reverse, cat £1,000 £160-180 1398 C H 1883 9d dull green ovpt’d GOVT PARCELS (SG O63) part o.g. BPA Cert (2011) states “diagonal creases and bends, small thin at top”, still an acceptable example with good colour, cat £2,000 £200-240

TELEGRAPHS 1399 C H 1876 1d red-brown plate 1 ovpt ‘SPECIMEN’ type 9 (SG T2s) lower marginal block of nine lettered LJ/NL, prominent verticalgumcreasingotherwisefinelargeparto.g. £160-180

REVENUES 1400 C H 1889KeyType‘BoardofAgriculture’setof6valuesto£5ovptSPECIMENtype9,£1onepulledperfSWcorner, freshandfineo.g.,anattractiveandveryscarceset £300-340

KING EDWARD VII

1401 C 8 1902-10 2s 6d pale dull purple on chalk-surfaced paper (SG 261) used with crisp Oakham cds for OC.22.09, cat £150 £50-60 1402 C 8 -- 2s 6d dull purple (SG 262) block of four used with four strikes of ‘FLEET ST/E.C.’ cds dated ‘19 JU 11’, lightly toned with short perf and horiz crease affecting lower pair, nevertheless an attractive and scarce multiple £500-600

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1403 C 8 -- £1 dull blue-green (SG 266) used with three strikes of ‘A01’ London Foreign branch cancel, corner perf crease not mentioned by clear BPA cert (1988), very scarce £600-700 1404 C 8 --£1dullblue-green(SG266)traceofbluecrayonmarkatright,fineusedbylargepartregisteredoval,cat£750 £280-320 1405 C 8 -- £1 dull blue-green (SG 266) very fine used by two part strikes of ‘GUERNSEY’ cds for ‘SP 23/11’, cat £750 £220-260 1406 C H 1911 Perf 14 3d purple/lemon (SG 277, Spec M21(1)) top marginal block of four, fresh u/m (hinged in margin), cat £875 £300-340 1407 C 8 1911-13 2s 6d dull greyish purple (SG 315) centred slightly high, few light peripheral perf tone spots and odd shortish perf,fineusedbylargepartthimblecds,cat£450 £170-190 1408 C 8 --£1deepgreen(SG320)coupleofshortishperfs,fineusedbycentralindistinctlightcds,cat£750£300-340 1409 C 8 --£1deepgreen(SG320)lightperipheraldiscolouration,fineusedbyslightlyuntidylargepartcds,cat£750£170-190

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1410 C H 1903 2d yellowish green and carmine-red ovpt’d ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL (SG O104) large part o.g., Brandon Cert (2001), cat £325 £160-180 1411 C H --3dpurpleonyellowADMIRALTYOFFICIAL(SGO106) freshandfine largeparto.g.,BPACert (2011)cat£400 £200-240

BOOKLETS 1412 C B 19042sbookletwithredcover(SGBA1)afewpaneswithtrimmedperfs,fineandfresh,cat£450£240-280 1413 C B 1909 2s booklet with red cover and green “trade” interleaves (SG BA5) light creasing affecting front cover and “green cross” pane also a few panes with trimmed perfs, all the panes have inv wmks, a rare booklet cat £2,400 £1000-1200

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1414 C S 1912-24½dgreenhorizimperfpairovpttype26‘SPECIMEN’(SGSpecN14u),fineo.g.(rightstampu/m) £90-100

1415 C H --1½dyellow-brownwmkinverted(SG365var,SpecN18(10)b)marginalblockoffourwithmisplacedwmkleaving right pair with portion of marginal ‘A2’ wmk only, minor handling bends/creases otherwise fresh u/m (hinged in margin only), RPSL cert (1975) £360-400 1416 C H 1913 Watermark Multiple Cypher ½d bright green and 1d dull scarlet (SG 397/98) marginal blocks of four, couple minor handling bends/creases, fresh u/m (½d, hinged in margin only) or large part o.g. (1d, one stamp u/m), very rare £2000-2400

1417 C H -- Seahorse 2s 6d deep sepia brown (SG 399) lovely colour, large part o.g., cat £280 £100-120

1418 C 8 -- 10s indigo (SG 402) top left horiz corner marginal pair, neatly used by two Guernsey cds’s with partial third strike in margin, fine and attractive £1000-1200 1419 C S -- £1 green ovpt ‘SPECIMEN’ (SG 403s) a few short perfs but well centred with fresh appearance, large part o.g., cat £2,700 £1200-1400 1420 C H 19152s6dpalebrown(SG407)finelargeparto.g.,cat£350 £140-160

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1421 C 8 -- 10s blue (SG 412) block of ten (2 x 5), one with small tear and some perf separation, used with eleven strikes of London 10.OCT.18 cds, rare multiple cat £8,000+ £1000-1200 1422 C 8 1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson ‘Seahorses’ 2s 6d to 10s (SG 415a-417) 2s 6d and 5s fresh marginal u/m with lightly toned gum (some lightly trimmed perfs on 5s), 10s light horiz crease and probably regummed, variable centring £600-700

1423 A H 8 The “Sea Horses” 1913-34: Superb collection in album incl 1913 2s 6d and 5s unused plus 2s 6d to £1 used, 1915 2s 6d unused plus 5s and 10s used, 1918-19 2s 6d unused plus 2s 6d to 10s used and 1934 2s 6d to 10s unused, light duplication incl shades (identified by vendor), cond varies still a valuable lot, viewing recommended (81) £4000-4400 1424 C H 1924-26½dto9dvarwmkinvertedand½dto2dwmksideways(btwn418a-427wi)thelatterwithtrimmedperfs, fineu/m(15)cat£1,100+ £300-340

1425 C H --1½dbookletpaneoffourwithlabels(SG420b)invwmks,trimmedatfootasusual,u/mcat£300£100-120 1426 C H --9dolive-greenvarwmkinverted(SG427wi)SWcornerblockof fourshowingcontrolA24, freshandfineu/m, cat £500+ £260-300 1427 C H 1929PUC½dto£1(SG434-438)lowervaluesinblocksof4,£1wellcentredwithoneshortishperf,finelargeparto.g £400-440

1428 C 8 --½d to £1 (SG 434/38) each usedwith single strike ofGreshamHouseB.O. cds for 21May 1929, £1 a little offcentrebutlowvaluesbottommarginalwithmatchingK29controlnumbers £300-340

1429 C H -- £1 black (SG 438) light even gum toning, u/m £500-600

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1430 C 8 -- £1 (SG 438) off centre and lightly toned, used with superb Guernsey cds dated ‘21 AP 30’, cat £550 £200-240 1431 C H 1934 Re-engraved Seahorses 2s 6d to 10s (SG 450-452) light overall gum toning, large part o.g. or u/m, good colour £200-240

BOOKLETS 1432 C B 1912 (Sept) 2s booklet with red cover (SG BB3) light creasing affecting covers, a few panes with trimmed perfs, all the 1d panes have inv wmk, cat £1,200 £600-700 1433 C B 1924 2s booklet with blue cover (SG BB12) edition 9, with “Car & General” advert on front and “Blackbird Pens” on reverse, afewpaneswithtrimmedperfs,the1dand1½d(withlabels)paneshaveinvwmks,fineandfresh,cat£875£460-500 1434 C B -- 3s booklet with scarlet cover (SG BB24) edition 90, with “Bourneville Cocoa” advert on front and “Jervis Bay” on reverse,afewpaneswithtrimmedperfsandsmallimperfectionsfineandfresh,cat£525 £240-280 1435 C B 1929 PUC 2s booklet (SG BB13) edition 107, with “Burgoyne’s” advert on front and “Deaf Ears” on reverse, afewpaneswithtrimmedperfs,veryfine,cat£500 £260-300 1436 C B -- 2s PUC booklet with buff cover (SG BB13) edition 103, with “Deaf Ears” advert on reverse, a few panes with trimmedperfs,fineandfresh,cat£500 £240-280 1437 C B -- 3s PUC booklet with buff cover (SG BB25) edition 172, with “Deaf Ears” advert on reverse, a few panes with trimmed perfs,fineandfresh,cat£450 £200-240 1438 C B 1935 2s booklet with blue cover (SG BB17) edition 353, with “Bovril” advert on front and “Deaf” on reverse, a few paneswithtrimmedperfs,fineandfresh,cat£575 £300-340 1439 C B -- (July) 3s booklet with red cover (SG BB29) edition 313, with “National Group” advert on front and “Deaf” on reverse, a few panes with trimmed perfs, the 1d pane with upright wmks the others all inverted, the back cover with a small “scratch”, cat £525 £200-240 1440 C B -- (July) 5s booklet with lemon cover (SG BB37) edition 13, with” London and Lancashire” advert on front and “Bovril” on reverse, a few panes with trimmed perfs, the ½d and one 1d pane with upright wmks the others all inverted, the front cover a little “tired”, cat £600 £260-300 1441 C B 1936 2s booklet (SG BC2) edition no. 370, slightly trimmed perfs at foot, “Trust of Bank & Insurance Shares” advert onfrontcoverand“Bovril”onrear,fine,cat£140 £60-70

KING EDWARD VIII

1442 C 8 1936½dgreen(SG457)lefthandmarginalshowingcontrolA36andcyl21NODOT,usedwithwavylinecancel, a wonderful new discovery (history enclosed with the lot) of this cyl/control combination £800-900

KING GEORGE VI 1443 C H 1939-4810sdarkblue(SG478)SWcornermarginalblockoffour, lightbendsaffectinglowerpair,otherwisefine u/m, cat £1,000 £260-300

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1444 C B 1940 2s 6d booklet with red cover (SG BD13) edition 1, with “Punch” advert on front and “Deaf (you too will) Hear”onreverse,afewpaneswithtrimmedperfs,exceptionallyfineandfresh,cat£1,500 £800-900 1445 C B -- 2s 6d booklet with blue cover (SG BD14) edition 8, with “Bovril” advert on front and “Deaf (you too will) Hear” onreverse,afewpaneswithtrimmedperfs,exceptionallyfineandfresh,cat£1,500 £800-900

QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1446 C H 1955-582s6dto£1Waterlowprinting(SG536-539)fineu/m,cat£225 £100-120 1447 C H --2s6dto£1DeLaRueprinting(SG536a-539a)fineu/m,cat£600 £260-300 1448 C H --2s6dto£1DeLaRueprinting(SG536a-539a)fineu/m,cat£600 £260-300 1449 C H --2s6dto£1DeLaRueprinting(SG539a/39a)2s6dwithcoupleshortperfsotherwisefineu/m,cat£600£200-240

1450 C H 2000 International Stamp Exhibition London and 2010 Festival of Stamps - London min sheets (SG MS2146 and 3073) bothsignedbyJeffreyMatthewsthedesignerofbothsheets,fineu/m. Offered on behalf of the Multiple Sclerosis Society T £100-120

POSTAGE DUES

1451 C 8 1955 1955 5s scarlet/yellow var St Edwards Crown sideways inv (SG D55wi) very fine used, very scarce and unpriced in SG catalogue £300-340

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II - ERRORS & VARIETIES 1452 C H 1958-653ddeeplilaclowermarginalvertstripoffourshowingdryprintonlowerpair(SG575var)fineu/m,nice visual error £50-60

1453 C q 1967 9d Wild Flowers (ordinary) imperforate imprimatur (SG 721var) with NPM h/s on reverse, very rare being one of only ten released, cat £2,250 £1200-1400

1454 C H -- Christmas 4d Madonna and Child (SG 757) top left corner block of six with spectacular mis-perforation at upper left due to paper fold, light creasing/handling bends and gold printing slightly tarnished, u/m £100-120

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14551455 e H 1968 British Paintings 4d var gold (value and Queen’s head) and phosphor omitted (SG 771EYa) upper right corner marginal block of ten (5 x 2) showing the printers “traffic lights” in the top margin, superb u/m (small crease in margin), a wonderful positional and exhibition piece, sold with various contemporary correspondence regarding this find, which the vendor purchased directly from the Post Office £22000-26000

1456 C H --Christmas4dvarvermillionomitted (SG775b)fineu/m,withnormal forcomparison,cat£550 £260-300 1457 C H --Christmas4dvarultramarineomitted (SG775c)fineu/m,withnormal forcomparison,cat£450 £240-280 1458 C H 1969Cathedrals9dvarblackandphosomitted(SG800Eya)fineu/m,cat£300 £150-170 1459 C H --Christmas1s6dvarGreenishyellowomitted(SG814c)fineu/m,withnormalforcomparison F £180-200 1460 C H --Christmas1s6dvarNewblueomitted(SG814e)fineu/m,withnormalforcomparison F £60-70

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1463 E H 1982BritishMotorCars19½p(Ford“ModelT”and“Escort”)u/lcornermarginalblockof20(4x5)withunlistederrorgrey printeddoubleaffecting12units(SG1199var)fineu/m,astunningvisualerror T £500-600



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1464 C H 1992 Wintertime 24p horiz imperf pair (SG 1588a) tiny crease in margin at top right mentioned for accuracy otherwise fineu/m,Pierronstatescirca25pairsknown,cat£750 T £300-340 1465 C H 1994 Christmas 19p NE corner horiz imperf pair (SG 1843a) showing sheet value £19 in top margin, nice positional piecefineu/m,cat£175 T £80-90 1466 C H 2003 Extreme Endeavours 1st class “gummed perforated trial” (SG 2361 var) which is a similar design to the issued adhesive, but with silver Queen’s Head and value, the inscription reads “Edmund Hillary/Tenzing Norgay” insteadof“EverestTeam”andtherearelightshadedifferences,freshandfineu/m,Pierron4722a£500£240-280 1467 C H -- Extreme Endeavours 68p “gummed perforated trial” (SG 2361 var) which is a similar design to the issued adhesive, but with silver Queen’s Head and value, the inscription is smaller and there are light shade differences, freshandfineu/m,Pierron4730a£500 £240-280

1468 C H 2005 A British Journey error of value 47p instead of 57p (SG 2516var) trivial wrinkle, fine u/m, one of only 21 known, sold with normal for comparison (see footnote after SG 2517), cat £3,000 £1500-1700 1469 E H 2007GloriousEngland“SmilerSheet”withtheIsleof“White”for“Wight”error(SGLS38var)fine T £220-260 1470 E H Scotland:1971-199311½ddrabSEcornerblockoftwenty(2x10)beingimperfbetweenstampsandmargin(PierronS C57IMa) light diagonal crease affects top three r/h stamps, u/m T £280-320

BOOKLETS 1471 C B 1958-653sbookletdatedAugust1959withgraphitelines(SGM13g)afewpaneswithtrimmedperfs,freshandfine, cat £275 £130-150 1472 C B --3sbookletdatedFebruary1960withgraphitelines(SGM19g)afewpaneswithtrimmedperfs,freshandfine, cat £325 £150-170 1473 C B --3sbookletdatedMarch1960withgraphitelines(SGM20g)afewpaneswithtrimmedperfs,freshandfine,cat£400 £200-240 1474 C B 1959(August)3sbookletwithgraphitelines(SGM13g)trimmedperfson1½dand3dpanesandallpaneswithinv wmk,fineandscarce,cat£275 £140-160 1475 C B --(July)5sbookletwithgraphitelines(SGH39g)trimmedperfson½dpaneand1dand2½dpanewithinvwmk,fine, cat £150 £60-70 1476 C B 1960(March)5sbookletwithgraphitelines(SGH43g)trimmedperfsatfootand½dand1dpaneswithinvwmk, fine,cat£170 £70-80

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1477 C B -- (September) 5s bookletwith graphite lines (SGH46g) trimmedperfs at top and½dpanewith invwmk, fine, cat £170 £70-80 1478 C B 1961 (No date) 10s booklet (SG X1) the 2d pane with inverted wmk (SG 573wi) some trimmed edges incl on 2d pane, scarce booklet £260-300 1479 E B DuplicatedaccumulationofPrestigebookletsto2007ArmyUniforms,mostlyfine(58) £200-240

FIRST DAY COVERS

1480 C * 1965July8Churchill4d(vertpair),1s3dand2ddefinonregillusfdc,alltiedbystrikeofCHURCHILLBRISTOL cds with another strike lower left and two strikes on reverse £50-60 1481 C * -- July 8 Churchill 4d and 1s 3d (phos) on illus fdc, tied by CHURCHILL BRISTOL cds £50-60

1482 C * 1973 November 14 Royal Wedding registered fdc with Buckingham Palace cds, cat £175 £50-60 1483 e * 1997 November 13 Benham 22ct gold cover commemorating the Royal Golden Wedding Anniversary, franked with the commemorative set of four tied by Windsor special cancel, signed by Caroline Scott (Lady Caroline Montagu-Douglas Scott) with 1873 gold sovereign inset, superb cond, with Benham COA £150-170 1484 e * -- November 13 Benham 22ct gold cover commemorating the Royal Golden Wedding, franked with the commemorative set of four tied by illus Buckingham Palace Road cancel, signed below by Margaret Elphinstone (one of the bridesmaids), with 1907 gold sovereign inset, superb cond, with Benham COA £200-240 1485 e * -- November 13 Benham 22ct gold cover commemorating the Royal Golden Wedding, franked with the commemorative set of four tied by illus Crathie Ballater Aberdeenshire cancel, signed below by (Lady) Elizabeth Lambart (one of the bridesmaids), with 1911 gold sovereign inset, superb cond, with Benham COA £200-240

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1486 e * -- November 13 Benham 22ct gold cover commemorating the Royal Golden Wedding, franked with the commemorative set of four tied by illus Romsey Hampshire cancel, signed below by Margaret Elphinstone (one of the bridesmaids), with 1958 gold sovereign inset, superb cond, with Benham COA £200-240 1487 e * -- November 13 Benham 22ct gold cover commemorating the Royal Golden Wedding, franked with the commemorative set of four tied by illus Westminster cancel, signed below by (Lady) Pamela Mountbatten (one of the bridesmaids), with 1965 gold sovereign inset, superb cond, with Benham COA £200-240 1488 e * 1998 February 5 Benham 22ct gold cover commemorating Diana Princess of Wales, franked with the commemorativesetof fiveDianaadhesivesand the two1981Weddingstamps tiedbyStPaul’sCathedral illus cancels, with 1981 gold sovereign inset, superb cond, with Benham COA £200-240 1489 e * -- April 26 Benham 22ct gold cover commemorating the 75th Birthday of H.M The Queen Mother, franked with the commemorative set of four tied by Castle of Mey special cancels with 1937 Coronation and 1948 RSW 2½dadhesives tiedby commemorative cancels,with 1923gold sovereign (Perthmint) inset, superb cond,with Benham COA £200-240 1490 e * -- November 11 Benham 22ct gold cover commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War I, franked with the 37p Queen Mother and a 3 euro French adhesive tied by Whitehall London and illus Paris cancels respectively, with 1915 gold sovereign (Perth mint) inset, superb cond, with Benham COA £200-240 1491 e * 1999 November 30 Benham 22ct gold cover commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill, franked with the 1974 Churchill set of four and two large 1st class adhesives tied by V for Victory Woodstock Oxon special cancels and a 100th Anniversary of the Assault on Ladysmith pmk, with 1899 gold sovereign (Melbourne mint) inset, superb cond, with Benham COA £200-240 1492 e * 2000 August 4 Benham 22ct gold cover commemorating the 100th Birthday of The Queen Mother, franked with the commemorative min sheet tied by Grosvenor Gardens special cancels, with 1900 gold sovereign inset, superb cond, with Benham COA £200-240 1493 e * 2001 April 21 Benham 22ct gold cover commemorating the 75th Birthday of QEII, franked the Jersey £3 commemorative tied by Jersey illus pmk, also with two earlier GB and a New Zealand adhesives tied by special cancels commemorating various stages of her life, with 1926 gold sovereign (Pretoria mint) inset, superb cond, with Benham COA £200-240 1494 e * 2002 February 6 Benham 22ct gold cover commemorating The Queen’s Golden Jubilee, franked with the commemorativesetoffive tiedbyspecialWindsorcancelsandKGVIandQEII11dstampswithGoldenJubilee h/s, with 2002 gold sovereign inset, superb cond, with Benham COA £200-240 1495 e * 2003 June 2 Benham 22ct gold cover commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Coronation of QEII, franked with the commemorative block of ten tied by Westminster special cancels, also 1953 Coronation stamps from Nigeria and B.S.I. within the design, with 2003 gold sovereign inset, superb cond, with Benham COA £200-240 1496 e * 2005 April 8 Benham cover commemorating the Royal Wedding (Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles) franked with the commemorative min sheet tied by Windsor illus pmk, also with three earlier GB adhesives tied by special cancels commemorating past “Prince of Wales”, with 2005 gold sovereign inset, superb cond, with Benham COA £200-240 1497 e * -- October 21 Benham gold sovereign cover commemorating the Bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar, franked with the commemorative min sheet and 1982 24p Lord Nelson adhesives tied by Portsmouth special cancels, with 2005 gold sovereign inset, superb cond, with Benham COA £200-240 1498 1½B* Usefulcollectionofpostofficecoversin11albumsto2007,mostlywithaddresslabelorpencilledaddress,notedalso selectionofprestigebooklets,mostlyfine(Hundreds) £200-240 1499 e * Small selection of registered fdcs, mostly Buckingham Palace cancels with 1969 Investiture, 1972 Silver Wedding, 1973 Parliament, 1980 Queen Mother (with 4 x 12p commems and 2 x 20p), 1981 Wedding (4 x 14p and 2 x 25p) and 1981 DoE Awards, also 1964 FRB with Balmoral Castle, some small imperfections (8) £200-240 1500 2A * RAF Covers:Twovolumescomprising197250thAnniversaryofKing’sCupAirRaceandRAFEscapingSociety series to number SC40, each of the King’s Cup covers signed by pilot incl HRH PrinceWilliam of Gloucester, mainlyfine(83)Sold on behalf of SSAFA Forces Help £160-180

PRESENTATION PACKS 1501 B H Accumulation of decimal packs with some duplication, also a few booklets, useful lot (Hundreds) £400-440 1502 ½BH Collection of decimal packs in small carton to 2008 James Bond, appears substantially complete from 1980 (Hundreds) £300-340 1503 ½BH Accumulation of loose commem packs in small carton, appear to be mostly 2000 onwards, also album cont range ofunusedcommems,mostlyfine(FewHundred) £150-170

“SMILER” SHEETS 1504 ½BH Very useful accumulation from 2001 Christmas pair (Consignia imprint) to 2008 Love, duplication throughout withbetweentwoandfourofeach(excl2001Consigniapair,singlepaironly),fineu/m £900-1000

YEAR BOOKS 1505 B H Group of eleven year books 1998-2007 plus 1996, also year packs 1994-98 as well as 1990 (3) and additional 1994 £150-170

QUEEN ELIZABETH II - COLLECTIONS 1506 B H 8 Accumulation of u/m decimal commems in envelopes as received from Philatelic Bureau, very haphazardly arranged but noted many as blocks of four, unchecked for completeness but sure to repay close inspection, also many used and a few odds (Many Hundreds) £500-600 1507 B H * Accumulation of 1960s/70s commems in sheets, part sheets or large blocks, also a few fdc and odd foreign, cond varies (Hundreds) £460-500 1508 C H Small selection comprising 1952-54, 1955-58 sets, 1958-61 graphite lined set incl inv wmks, 1959 phos graphite setand1959-68DeLaRuecastleset,mostlyfineu/m,catapprox£800,(63) £360-400 1509 B H Accumulation of 1960s and 1970s commems in sheets or large blocks, also duplication range of mini sheets and a few fdc, useful quantity of ‘face’ noted (Many Hundreds) £300-340 1510 ½BH Collection in two vols from 1952 to 2010, a little patchy to late 1960s but odd better incl 1959 phosphor- graphite, later issues quite comprehensive but all hinged until 2000, very modern issues u/m (Hundreds) £300-340 1511 2B H 8* Mixed accumulation in nine volumes and loose with useful range of decimal commems (some duplication noted) and fdc, also a few earlier, cond varies (Hundreds) £260-300 1512 B H 8* Accumulation of loose presentation packs, fdc, booklets and stamps in carton, cond varies (Hundreds) £200-240 1513 B H 8 Accumulation of u/m decimal commems to 2011 Thomas the Tank Engine, appears substantially complete from 1987 but not guaranteed as such, also similar range of u/m defins to £10 plus a small world collection in two vols and loose, mixed cond (Hundreds) Sold on behalf of Fight for Sight £200-240 1514 2A 8 Used collection in two boxed printed albums 1960s to 2002 (not complete) the majority being commercially used although a few min sheets are u/m (Hundreds) £160-180

GREAT BRITAIN - COLLECTIONS

1515 A H 8 Valuable collection in “Safe” album with strength in unused QV incl 1840 1d (no gum), 2d (cert), 1841 2d (cert), 1847-54 Embossed 6d (cert) 10d and 1s, 1862-64 and 1865-67 vals to 1s, 1867-80 vals to 2s (incl addit 2s used), 1867- 83 5s rose (cert) and £5 orange regummed (cert), 1873-80 1s orange-brown disturbed gum (cert), 1883-84 2s 6d to 10s, 1884 £1 brown-lilac, 1883 or 84 vals to 1s, 1887-92 vals to £1 and addit £1 used, then mixed range to 1976, cond very mixed incl no gum, regummed or small faults, very high catalogue value and requires inspection (Few Hundred) £18000-20000 1516 E H 8 Very useful, mostly used, collection on printed leaves, commences with 1840 1d and 2d (both four margin) followed by basic run of line engraved incl 1858-79 1d pl.225 and 1870 ½d pl.9, then 1847-54 embossed 6d, 10d and 1s and good run of surface printed incl 1867-80 2s brown (reperforated wing margin), 1867-83 wmk MC 10s and £1, 1867-83 £5 ovpt Specimen, 1884 £1 ovpt Specimen, and 1888 £1, also range of official stamps incl KEVII issues, very mixed cond, close inspection required (328) £4400-4800 1517 ½BH8* Very useful accumulation in 12 albums/stockbooks, noted 1840 1d and 2d used (latter with 4 margins and very fine appearance), used run of SP vals to 10s plus 1887 £1, KEVII vals to £1 (2) used, 1929 PUC £1 used, 1934 re-engraved 2s 6d to 10s unused, and 1955-58 DLR Castles 2s 6d to £1 unused followed by useful range of unused commems and defins to £10, mixed cond (Hundreds) £2400-2800

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1518 E H 8 Very useful selection on three stock pages incl 1840 1d blacks (3) all used with four margins, 1841 1d reds incl plate 29 (SG) large part o.g with squat ‘S’, MC varieties inc Kelso and No’s in cross, 1858 2d used and unused inc plate 13 unused strip of three (heavy gum creases), small range of S/P incl 1872-73 6d pl.11 unused and 1884 £1 brown-lilac used also 1868 1d Postal Fiscals upper marginal imprimaturs (2) (51 items) £2200-2600 1519 A H 8 Good selection of mostly used QV in album incl 1840 1d blacks (17 incl one on cover, almost all four margins), 1840 2d blue plate 2, various surface ptd incl 1872-73 6d grey pl 12 on cover to Italy, 1883-84 set of 3 to 10s ultramarine, 1862-64 9d straw, 1867-83 5s rose plates 1 and 4 (latter faded), 1924-26 block cypher 10d block of four with control L29, unused with small faults, 1948 RSW set of 2 unused, also a few later odds £1800-2000 1520 4B H 8* Large accumulation in four cartons with albums, stockbooks and loose in packets, envelopes, etc, noted small selection of ‘better’ on cards incl 1840 1d and 2d used, 1867-83 10s used, 1883-84 5s used, 1902-10 2s6d to £1 used, and 1934 re-engraved 5s unused, also selection of used SP with vals to 2s, unused decimal commems, postal history and fdc, cond varies, good lot for enthusiastic sorter (Thousands) £1000-1200 1521 2A H 8 Useful collection in two albums to 1985, noted selection of unused imperf and perf 1d red-browns, 1867-80 9d cdsused,1883-8410sused,KEVIIvalsto2s6dunused,and1918-195sused,condvaries(Hundreds)£900-1000 1522 B H8* Unusual collection in seven albums/stockbooks and loose, noted 1840 1d black used (6, margins vary) and 2d blue(4margins)usedonpiece,usefulrangeofpostagedues,mixedrangeofofficialsinclInlandRevenue,Office of Works, Army and Government Parcels with Specimen ovpts, selection of Channel Islands and Isle of Man incl wartimeissues,collectionoflocalcarriagelabelsandoddHongKong,condvariesbutviewinghighlyrecommended (Hundreds) £800-900 1523 ½BH8*Collection in “Windsor” albumwithmostly usedQV toKGVI incl 1840 1d black (3margins), 1847-54 6d to 1s, rangeofSPincl1867-835s(2onewithfaults)and1887-92£1,KEVIIwithvalsto10s,Seahorsesto10s(2),1929PUC£1, then QEII to mid 1970s this mostly unused, a few fdcs and some Channel Islands, cond is very mixed (Hundreds) £750-850 1524 2A H 8 SG ‘Windsor’albumcontmixedcollection to1961,noted18401d (3)and2dused,1870½dand1½dunused, 1865-67 4d unused, and 1887-92 £1 used, cond varies throughout still a useful lot (Few Hundred) Sold on behalf of Zambian Orphans of AIDS UK and Fight for Sight £700-800

1525 ½BH8* Mixed accumulation in two albums and loose, many ‘better’ individual items noted incl 1840 1d black and 2d blue used, 1841 2d regummed, 1887-92 £1 used and other SP vals to 5s used but cond very mixed, also a few foreign odds, very close inspection required (Few Hundred) £700-800

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1526 2B H 8 Mixedcollectioninsix‘Windsor’albumsto1992,noted18401dblackused(3-variablemargins)andKEVIIvals to 1s unused otherwise mostly lower value material but incl good run of unused decimal commems, also duplicated used range in four stockbooks, two albums of Channel Islands and various loose, mixed cond (Hundreds) £600-700

1527 B H 8 Interesting accumulation in stockbook and loose, noted 1840 1d black used, used range of 1841 1d red-browns (potential pmk interest), small selection of used SP with vals to 1s, 1912 1d deep bright scarlet block of six unused (with RPS cert), 1912-241½dwith‘PENCF’varunused,1924-26setto1sunused,and1952-54setto1s6dunused,mixedcond(Scores) £550-650 1528 C 8 Selection of 1840 1d and 2d each with horiz pair and 2 singles all with four margins and used with MC cancels, all have creases to some degree £500-600 1529 A 8 Small collection comprising 1840 1d black (3) and 2d blue (2), 1841-51 2d blue (14 incl horiz pair and strip of 3) and 1854-58 2d blue (6 incl horiz strip of four), cond varies but most with three or four margins £500-600 15301½BH8* Mixed accumulation in eleven volumes incl very useful range of presentation packs to 2009 and world collection in ‘Centurion’ album, cond varies (Hundreds) £400-440 1531 e H 8 Usefulmainlymint selectionKEVII toQEII including 1902-10 1d greenplate proof in block of 4 on unwmk thin whitecard,KGVdefinitivesfeaturingcontrolsand19121d‘nocrossoncrown’var(SG345a)and1912-24½dpair withpartialoff-setonreverse,KGVIdefinitivesinmultipleswithsomevarieitiesnoted,QEIImainlyWildingsinmultiples many with inv wmks, also part and complete booklets from 1949 to 1968 period, cond varies (Scores) £300-340 1532 3A H Collectioninthreehingelessboxedalbumsto2002,oddearlierbutstrengthindecimal issuesincldefinsto£10, cond varies (Hundreds) £260-300 1533 ½BH8* Mixed collection in four albums to 1980, useful range of mostly used QV incl 1840 1d and 2d and SP vals to 5s, unused KEVIIvalsto2s6d,mixedrangeofKGVincl191310susedonpieceandvariousfdc,condvaries(Hundreds)£260-300 1534 A H Collection in ‘Westminster’albumtoKEVII to1970,appearscomplete forcommems (exclphosphor issues)plus basicrangeofdefinsincl1939-482s6dto£1and1951Festival2s6dto£1,condvariesbutmostlyfineu/m£240-280 1535 C 8 Small group incl 1862-64 4d, 1867-80 3d rose plate 4 tied to small piece by Forfar duplex, 1867-80 3d rose plate 8 block of four, 1867-83 5s with Valparaiso cds, and 1911-13 5d purple and blue, cond varies (10 items) £220-260 1536 ½B8 Cancellations: Useful accumulation of London postmarks incl group of twenty 1841 1d red-browns each used with District Post numeral cancel numbered between 52 and 73, quantity of duplex cancels arranged according to district incl Charing Cross, Lombard Street and Paddington, duplicated group of ‘Azemar’ cancels incl Double Diamond types, and a few machine cancels incl ‘VR’ and ‘ER’ with Crown, a very good basis for further study, also three reference books ‘London Cancellations Repairs and Re-Cutting’ by Dubus, ‘The Postal Cancellations of London 1840-1890’ by Westley and ‘Barred Numeral Cancellations of London’ by Parmenter £200-240 1537 3A 8 Collectioninthreehingelessboxedalbumsto2002,afewearlierbutstrengthindecimalissuesincldefinsto£10, verymixedcondonearlier,latergenerallyfinecdsused(Hundreds) £150-170 1538 A H8 * Small collection incl selection of imperf 1d reds used (many with MC), odd SP incl 1855-57 4d, 6d and 1s used and small range of 19th c. postal history incl pre-stamp and postal stationery, cond varies (68 items) £100-120 1539 2A H * Railway: Collection in two albums with three pre-decimal Railway “stamps” then range of postcards, sheetlets, photos and covers relating to the “Talylln” Railway, interesting lot for expansion (Few Hundred) £100-120

CHANNEL ISLANDS - GUERNSEY 1540 B H Collection in two vols which appears largely comprehensive 1969 to 2010 (no postage dues), last few issues loose, previously hinged to 2001, modern all u/m (Few Hundreds) £300-340 1541 A H Alderney: Unused collection in Davo album which appears complete to 2010 (issues from 2008 loose), everything from 1999 u/m, earlier issues large part o.g. (200+) £150-170

ISLE OF MAN 1542 B H Collection in two vols which appears largely complete to 2010 (last few issues loose), everything to 2001 previously hinged, more modern issues u/m (Few Hundred) £200-240

JERSEY 1543 ½BH Collection in two vols which appears quite comprehensive 1969 to 2010 (last few issues loose), virtually all previously hinged, large part o.g. (Few Hundred) £150-170

END OF AUCTION

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5.4 Save where the purchaser is entitled to reject a lot pursuant to clause 6.3, in which case that shall he the purchaser’s sole remedy, the li-ability of SG under these Conditions (whether arising in negligence or otherwise) will not exceed the greater of 125% of the amount of any relevant successful bid or if no successful hid, the reserve price if any (whichever is ap-plicable to the circumstances) regardless of the cause or form of action.

5.5 Nothing in these Conditions shall limit SG’s liability for death or personal injury resulting from

SG’s negligence. Vendor and purchaser (re-spectively) agree to indemnify SG against all

liability, claims and expenses that may arise from any breach of these Conditions by either of them.

6. Right to Reject Lots 6.1 Subject to Clause 6.5 and 6.6 the purchaser

shall be at liberty to reject any lot comprising three or less items if he/she has paid the Price and if he/she: 6-1.1 gives SG written notice of intention to question the genuineness or as the case may be the accuracy of description of the lot within twenty one days from the date of sale; and

6.1.2 proves that the lot is not genuine or was incor-rectly described; and

6.1.3 returns to SG within twenty eight days from the date of sale the lot in the same condition as it was at the time of sale PROVIDED that SG may, at its discretion on receiving a request in writing from the purchaser, extend for a rea-sonable period the time for return of the lot to enable it to be submitted to expertisation.

6.2 Where a lot has been submitted to expertisa-rion the costs of such expertisation shall be paid by the person (which term shall include any company) who returns the certificate and item(s) to which such certificates relates. The onus and cost of proving a lot to be not genu-ine or incorrectly described is on the purchas-er. The inability of any recognised expert or expert committee to express a definite opinion shall serve to discharge the onus on the pur-chaser and shall be a ground for rejection of the lot concerned.

6.3 Where the purchaser of a lot discharges such onus of proof and complies with the provi-sions of clause

6.1 SG shall set aside the sale and repay to the purchaser the Price paid by him in respect of the lot.

6.4 Any lots comprising four or more items, or miscellaneous lots containing items which are undescribed shall be taken by the purchaser with all (if any) faults, lack of genuineness and/or errors of description and/or numbers of items in the lot and the purchaser shall have no right to reject any such lot; save that, notwithstanding the foregoing where before a sale a person intending to bid at the sale, gives notice in writing to and satisfies SG that any such lot contains any item or items unde-scribed in the sale catalogue and that person specifically describes that item or those items in that notice then that item or those items, shall, as between SG and that person be taken to form part of the description of the lot for the purpose of clause 5.1 and clauses 6.1, 6-2 and 6.3.

6.5 No lot shall be rejected if subsequent to the sale, it has been damaged and/or marked or treated by any process whatsoever unless SG’s permission to subject the lot to such marking or treatment has first been obtained in writ-ing.

6.6 No lot illustrated in the sale catalogue or on the SG Auction Web Site shall be rejected on the ground of characteristics apparent from its illustration. Whilst care has been taken to-show colour illustrations as accurately as possible, reprographic and printing processes cannot always guarantee true reproduction of colour images. Therefore, no lot illustrated in colour shall be rejected on the grounds that actual colour differs from that of the illustra-tions.

These Conditions together with any special conditions, notices, descriptions, statements and other matters in the sale catalogue and elsewhere, including the SG Auction Web Site, concerning any lot are subject to any state-ments modifying or affecting the same made by the auctioneer from the rostrum prior to any bid being accepted for the lot.

7 VAT SG operate an auctioneers’ VAT margin scheme for the auction of lots which are eligible. Lots suffixed by the letters “T” & “F” in the sale catalogue are subject to VAT at the rate then prevailing on the hammer price. If such a lot is exported, outside the EU, and the purchaser produces proof of export in the correct form, the VAT on the hammer price is refundable by SG.

8. General 8.1 SG shall not be liable for any delay or failure

to perform its obligations under these Condi-tions caused by circumstances beyond its rea-sonable control.

8.2 SG reserves the right to vary these Conditions with immediate effect from time to time with-out notice.

8.3 In the event that these Conditions are held by any competent authority to he invalid or un-enforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the remaining terms shall not be affected.

8.4 These Conditions and any sale organised by SG shall be governed by English law and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

STANLEY GIBBONS AUCTIONS(SG AUCTIONS)

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE(Applicable to all items offered in this auction)

Ref. SGA/TAC/08.01

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