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STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD STANLEY GIBBONS AUCTIONS

TUESDAY 3RD MARCH – WEDNESDAY 4TH MARCH SALE 5916

To be held at: Strand Palace Hotel, Exeter Suite, 372 Strand, London WCX2R 0JJ BID ONLINE VIA SGLIVE

PUBLIC VIEWING LONDON, STRAND PALACE, EXETER SUITE Monday 24th February 09:30 – 17:00 Tuesday 25th February 09:30 – 17:00 Wednesday 26th February 09:30 – 17:00 Thursday 27th February 09:30 – 17:00 Friday 28th February 09:30 – 14:00

Please telephone +44 (0)207 557 4458 or email [email protected]

ORDER OF SALE TUESDAY 3RD MARCH Morning Session to start at 10:30 Lots 1­ 351 Afternoon Session not starting before 14:00 Lots 352 ­ 766

WEDNESDAY 4TH MARCH Morning Session to start at 10:30 Lots 767 ­ 1158 Afternoon Session not starting before 14:00 Lots 1159 ­ 1318

INDEPENDENT AUCTION AGENTS The below agents attend each of our auctions. These details are provided without guarantee. Trevor Chinery BA. PTS: Mobile: (0)7527 444825 [email protected] Nick Martin (Love Auctions): Tel: +44 (0)1205 460968 / Mobile: +44(0)7703 766477 Email: [email protected]

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MEET THE AUCTION TEAM

IAIN MURPHY TOM HAZELL Head of Auctions Head of Auction Administration

[email protected] [email protected] +44 (0) 207 557 4443 +44 (0) 207 557 4452

ANDREW ELLIS MICHELE MARTINI Auction Operations Assistant Special Auction Describer

[email protected] [email protected] +44 (0) 207 557 4458 +44 (0) 207 557 4417

DICKON POLLARD PAUL MATHEWS Senior Philatelist Valuations

[email protected] [email protected] +44 (0) 207 557 4411

OSCAR YOUNG MIKE KIMBERLEY Junior Philatelist Auction Describer

[email protected] [email protected] +44 (0) 207 557 4457

DOMINIKA SADKO DROR ZUR Product Coordinator Scanning Requests

[email protected] +44 (0) 207 557 4482

INDEPENDENT AUCTION AGENTS

The below agents attend each of our auctions. These details are provided without recommendation or guarantee.

Trevor Chinery BA. PTS: Nick Martin (Love Auctions): Mobile: +44 (0)7527 444825 Fax: +44 (0)1775 711738 Tel: +44 (0)1205 460968 / Mobile: +44(0)7703 766477 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Stanley Gibbons 5916 pages.qxp_Layout 1 04/02/2020 09:27 Page 6

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TERMS & & CONDITIONS CONDITIONS FOR FOR BUYERS BUYERS

These conditions set out the terms on which we Stanley Gibbons Limited of 399 Strand, London WC2R 0LX (company no.0348043) contract with you (the Buyer) either as agent on behalf of the Seller or as principal if we are the Seller. You should read these conditions carefully.

1 DEFINITIONS

7KHIROORZLQJGHÀQLWLRQVDSSO\LQWKHVH7HUPV &RQGLWLRQV $XFWLRQHHUV·0DUJLQ6FKHPH$9$7PDUJLQVFKHPHDVGHÀQHGE\+05HYHQXH &XVWRPV Buyer: The person who makes the highest bid for a Lot which is accepted by the auctioneer and if the person is acting as an agent, will be a reference to their SULQFLSDO %X\HU·V3UHPLXP7KHDGGLWLRQDODPRXQWSD\DEOHE\WKH%X\HURQWKHSXUFKDVHRIWKH/RWFDOFXODWHGDVWKHUHOHYDQWSHUFHQWDJH VSHFLÀHGLQWKHDXFWLRQ FDWDORJXH RIWKH+DPPHU3ULFH &HUWLÀFDWHRI$XWKHQWLFLW\$FHUWLÀFDWHLVVXHGE\DQ([SHUW&RPPLWWHHFRQÀUPLQJWKHDXWKHQWLFLW\RID/RW ([SHUW&RPPLWWHH$FRPPLWWHHRIH[SHUWVWRZKRPD/RWPD\EHVHQWIRUDQH[WHQVLRQLQDFFRUGDQFHZLWKFODXVH Forgery: A Lot constituting an imitation originally conceived and executed as a whole with a fraudulent intention to deceive as to authorship, origin, age, period, FXOWXUHRUVRXUFHZKHUHWKHFRUUHFWGHVFULSWLRQDVWRVXFKPDWWHUVLVQRWUHÁHFWHGE\WKHGHVFULSWLRQLQWKHFDWDORJXHDQGZKLFKDWWKHGDWHRIWKHDXFWLRQ had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description in the catalogue. Accordingly, no Lot shall be capable of EHLQJD)RUJHU\E\UHDVRQRIDQ\GDPDJHDQGRUUHVWRUDWLRQZRUNRIDQ\NLQG +DPPHU3ULFH7KHDPRXQWRIWKHKLJKHVWELGDFFHSWHGE\WKHDXFWLRQHHULQUHODWLRQWRD/RW /RW$Q\LWHPGHSRVLWHGZLWKXVIRUVDOHDWDXFWLRQDQGLQSDUWLFXODUWKHLWHPRULWHPVGHVFULEHGDJDLQVWDQ\/RWQXPEHULQDQ\FDWDORJXH 5HVHUYH7KHDPRXQWEHORZZKLFKZHDJUHHZLWKWKH6HOOHUWKDWWKH/RWFDQQRWEHVROG 6HOOHU7KHRZQHURIWKH/RWEHLQJVROGE\XV 6*$6WDQOH\*LEERQV/LPLWHGDQGVXEVLGLDULHVDQGDVVRFLDWHGFRPSDQLHVWUDGLQJDV6WDQOH\*LEERQV$XFWLRQV 9$79DOXHDGGHGWD[FKDUJHDEOHXQGHU9$7DQGDQ\VLPLODUUHSODFHPHQWRUDGGLWLRQDOWD[DQG VAT Symbols: the symbols detailing the VAT status of the Lot details of which are set out at the front of the auction catalogue.

2 SGA’S ROLE AS AGENT 3.1.4 You are responsible for satisfying yourself as to the condition of the goods and the matters referred to in the catalogue description. 2.1 All sales undertaken by us either at auction or privately are 3.2 Examination of goods undertaken either as agent on behalf of the Seller or from time to You are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which time, as principal if we are the owner of the Lot. Please note that even you are interested, before the auction takes place. Condition reports if we are acting as agent on behalf of the Seller rather than as principal, are usually available on request. We provide no guarantee to you other ZHPD\KDYHDÀQDQFLDOLQWHUHVWLQWKH/RW than in relation to Forgeries, as set out in clause 5.10 of these Terms 2.2 The contract for the sale of the Lot will be between you and the and Conditions. Seller. 4 BIDDING 3 CATALOGUE DESCRIPTIONS 4.1 Registration before bidding 3.1 Catalogue descriptions You must complete and sign a bid registration form before making a bid 3.1.1 Statements by us in the catalogue or condition report, or made orally at auction. Please be aware that we may require buyers who have not or in writing elsewhere, regarding the authorship, origin, date, age, size, purchased before from SGA to submit references prior to bidding. medium, attribution, genuineness, provenance, condition or estimated If you have not bid successfully with SGA in the past, or you are selling price of any Lot are merely statements of opinion, and are not UHJLVWHULQJZLWKXVIRUWKHÀUVWWLPHZHUHVHUYHWKHULJKWWRUHTXLUHD WREHUHOLHGRQDVVWDWHPHQWVRIGHÀQLWLYHIDFW&DWDORJXHDQGZHE deposit of up to 50% of the amount you intend to spend. Such deposit illustrations are for guidance only, and should not be relied on either will be deducted from your invoice should you be successful. If you to determine the tone or colour of any item. No lot shall be rejected are unsuccessful at auction, your deposit will be returned by the same on the grounds of inaccurate reproduction. No lot illustrated in the means it was paid to SGA. catalogue and online shall be rejected on the grounds of cancellation, centring, margins, perforation or other characteristics apparent from 4.2 Bidding as Principal the illustration. Estimates of the selling price should not be relied on as a statement that this price is either the price at which the Lot will When making a bid (whether such bids are made in person or by way sell or its value for any other purpose. of telephone bids, commission or online or email bids), you will be 3.1.2 Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being deemed to be acting as principal and will be accepting personal liability, in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or unless it has been agreed in writing, at the time of registration, that you given by way of condition report make reference to damage are acting as agent on behalf of a third party buyer acceptable to us. and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and the absence of such a reference does not imply 4.3 Commission Bids that an item is free from defects or restoration nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. If you give us instructions to bid on your behalf, by using the form provided in our catalogues or via our website, we shall use reasonable 3.1.3 Other than as set out in clause 5.10, and in the absence of fraud, endeavours to do so, provided these instructions are received not later neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents, are than 24 hours before the auction. If we receive commission bids on responsible for the correctness of any statement as to the authorship, a particular Lot for identical amounts, and at auction these bids are origin, date, age, attribution, genuineness or provenance of any Lot the highest bids for the Lot, it will be sold to the person whose bid nor for any other errors of description or for any faults or defects in ZDVUHFHLYHGÀUVW&RPPLVVLRQELGVDUHXQGHUWDNHQVXEMHFWWRRWKHU any Lot. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his own commitments at the time of the sale, and the conduct of the auction judgment as to such matters. may be such that we are unable to bid as requested. Since this is undertaken as a free service to prospective buyers on the terms stated,

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we cannot accept liability for failure to make a commission bid. You In addition to the Hammer Price, you must pay us the Buyer’s should therefore always attend personally if you wish to be certain of 3UHPLXPDWDUDWHRIRIWKHÀQDO+DPPHUSULFHRIHDFKORWDQG bidding. any VAT applicable. 4.4 Online Bidding 5.2 Value Added Tax We offer internet services as a convenience to our clients. We will not be responsible for errors or failures to execute bids placed on the VAT is chargeable on the Hammer price and the Buyer’s Premium internet, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by (i) a of all Lots at the standard rate (currently 20%), unless otherwise ORVVRILQWHUQHWFRQQHFWLRQE\HLWKHUSDUW\IRUZKDWHYHUUHDVRQ LL D indicated by the VAT Symbol next to the Lot number in the auction breakdown or problems with the online bidding software and/or (iii) catalogue. a breakdown or problems with your internet connection, computer or system. Execution of on-line internet bids on www.stanleygibbons. 5.3 VAT Refunds com and www.theSaleroom.com is a free service undertaken subject 5.3.1 As we remain liable to account for VAT on all Lots unless they have to other commitments at the time of the auction and we do not been exported outside the EU within 3 months of the date of sale, accept liability for failing to execute an online internet bid or for you will generally be asked to deposit all amounts of VAT invoiced. errors or omissions in connection with this activity. Buyers who Credits will be made when proof of export is provided. If you export acquire lots on theSaleroom.com may have an additional fee on the the Lot yourself you must obtain customs documents from the hammer price added to their invoice for using this facility. Administration Department for which a charge may be made. 5.3.2 If you export the Lot you must return the valid proof of export 4.5 Telephone Bids FHUWLÀFDWHWRXVZLWKLQPRQWKVRIWKHGDWHRIVDOH,I\RXIDLOWR If you make arrangements with us not less than 24 hours before the UHWXUQWKHSURRIRIH[SRUWFHUWLÀFDWHWRXVZLWKLQVXFKSHULRGDQG sale, we shall use reasonable endeavours to contact you to enable you you have not already accounted to us for the VAT, you will be liable to participate in bidding by telephone, but in no circumstances will we to us for the full amount of the VAT due on such Lot and we shall be be liable to either the Seller or you as a result of failure to do so. This entitled to invoice you for this sum. service is available only for lots with a lower estimate of £1000 or  7RDSSO\IRUDUHIXQGRIDQ\9$7SDLGWKHSURRIRIH[SRUWFHUWLÀFDWH above. must be sent to our Administration Department clearly marked ‘VAT Refund’ within 3 months of the date of sale. No payment will be made 4.6 Video images where the total amount of VAT refundable is less than £50. At some auctions there will be a video screen. Mistakes may occur in its operation, and we cannot be liable to you regarding either the 5.4 Payment correspondence of the image to the Lot being sold or the quality of 5.4.1 You must provide us with your full name and permanent address and, the image as a reproduction of the original. if so requested, details of the bank from which any payments to us will be made. You must pay the full amount due (comprising the Hammer 4.7 Bidding by SGA Price, the Buyer’s Premium and any applicable VAT) within seven days 4.7.1 We reserve the right to bid on Lots on the Seller’s behalf up to the after the date of the sale or such longer period as shall be agreed in amount of the Reserve (if any), which will never be above the low writing between SG and the purchaser prior to the auction (the onus estimate printed in the auction catalogue. for arrangements lies with the prospective purchaser). 4.7.2 Stanley Gibbons Limited reserves the right to bid on and purchase 5.4.2 You will not acquire title to the Lot until all amounts due have been Lots as principal. paid in full. This includes instances where special arrangements were made for release of Lot prior to full settlement. 4.8 The Auctioneer’s Discretion 5.4.3 Payment should be made in sterling by one of the following methods: The auctioneer has the right at his absolute discretion to refuse (i) Direct bank transfer to our account details of which are set out on any bid, to advance the bidding in such manner as he may decide, to the invoice. All bank charges shall be met by you. Please ensure that withdraw or divide any Lot, to combine any two or more Lots and, in your client number is noted on the transfer. the case of error or dispute, to put an item up for bidding again. (ii) By cheque or bank draft made payable to Stanley Gibbons Ltd and sent to SGA at 399 Strand, London WC2R 0LX. Please note that the 4.9 Successful Bid processing charges for payments made by cheques or bank drafts Subject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the striking of his hammer drawn on a non-U.K bank shall be met by you. Please ensure that the marks the acceptance of the highest bid, provided always that such remittance slip is enclosed with your payment. bid is higher than the Reserve (where applicable), and the conclusion (iii) By Visa or Mastercard. For all card payments there are limits to the of a contract for sale between you and the Seller. amounts we will accept depending on the type of card being used and whether or not the cardholder is present. 4.10 Private Sale Agreements If you enter into any private sale agreements for any Lot with the 5.4.4 Payments should be made by the registered buyer and not by third Seller within 60 days of the auction, we, as exclusive agents of the parties, unless it has been agreed at the time of registration that you Seller reserve the right to charge you the applicable Buyer’s Premium are acting as an agent on behalf of a third party. in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, and the Seller a commission in accordance with the terms of the Seller’s agreement. 5.5 Collection of Purchases  8QOHVV VSHFLÀFDOO\ DJUHHG WR WKH FRQWUDU\ ZH VKDOO UHWDLQ ORWV 4.11 Return of Lot purchased until all amounts due to us, or to the Stanley Gibbons 4.11.1 Once your bid has been accepted for a Lot then you are liable to Group, have been paid in full. Buyers will be required to pay for their pay for that Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. If lots when they wish to take possession of the same, which must there are any problems with a Lot then you must notify us within 7 be within 7 days of the date of the sale, unless prior arrangements days of receipt of the Lot, specifying the nature of the problem. We have been made with SGA. Without prior agreement, lots will not may then request that the Lot is returned to us for inspection. Save be released until cleared funds are received with regard to payments as set out in clause 5.10, the cancellation of the sale of any Lot and made by cheque. the refund of the corresponding purchase price is entirely at our sole discretion. We will not normally exercise that discretion if the Lot is 5.5.2 Unless we notify you to the contrary, items retained by us will be not received by us in the same condition that it was in at the auction covered in accordance with our insurance policy which is available for date. LQVSHFWLRQDWRXURIÀFHVIURPWKHGDWHRIVDOHIRUDSHULRGRIVHYHQ 4.11.2 No lot may be returned on account of condition if the condition was days or until the time of collection, whichever is sooner. After seven VWDWHGRQD&HUWLÀFDWHRI$XWKHQWLFLW\DFFRPSDQ\LQJWKH/RW days or from the time of collection, whichever is the earlier, the Lot will be entirely at your risk. 5 AFTER THE AUCTION  1RWLÀFDWLRQ 5.1 Buyer’s Premium and other charges We are not able to notify successful bidders by telephone. While

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Invoices are sent out by email or mail after the auction we do not required and specify the identity of your proposed expert accept responsibility for notifying you of the result of your bid. You which will be subject to agreement by us. We reserve the right, are requested to contact us by telephone or in person as soon as at our discretion, to refuse a request for an expert opinion or possible after the auction to obtain details of the outcome of your &HUWLÀFDWHRI$XWKHQWLFLW\LQFOXGLQJ ZLWKRXWOLPLWDWLRQ ZKHUH bids to avoid incurring charges for late payment. the proposed expert is not known to us.  ,IZHDFFHSWDUHTXHVWIRUDQH[SHUWRSLQLRQRU&HUWLÀFDWHRI 5.7 Packing and handling Authenticity we will submit the Lot to the Expert Committee. 5.7.1 Postage and packing will be charged unless the purchaser You acknowledge and accept that the length of time taken by an indicates, prior to the Auction closing, that they will collect Expert Committee to reach an opinion will vary depending on their lots. In the event that the purchaser collects their lots the circumstances and in any event is beyond our control. having indicated otherwise on the bid form, Postage and 5.9.4 We will not accept a request for an extension on account of Packing will not be refunded. All postage charges are subject to condition. Any Lot described in the catalogue as having faults V.A.T. at the prevailing rate or defects may not be returned even if an expert opinion or &HUWLÀFDWH RI $XWKHQWLFLW\ FLWHV RWKHU IDXOWV RU GHIHFWV QRW Invoice Value UK EU Non EU included in the catalogue description, other than in the case of a Up to £1,000 £10 £15 £30 Forgery. Up to £10,000 £15 £25 £40 5.9.5 Should SGA accept a request for an extension under the Above £10,000 £20 £35 £60 foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the fact may be stated by Boxed lots will be charged at cost plus £15 per box in addition to the the Auctioneer from the rostrum prior to the sale of the Lot. above charges to cover handling and administration. 5.9.6. Where a lot has been submitted to expertisation the costs of such expertisation shall be paid by the person (which term shall 5.7.2 It is the responsibility of the Buyer to be aware of any Import Duties LQFOXGHDQ\FRPSDQ\ ZKRUHWXUQVWKHFHUWLÀFDWHDQGLWHP V  WKDWPD\EHLQFXUUHGXSRQLPSRUWDWLRQWRWKHÀQDOGHVWLQDWLRQ6*$ WRZKLFKVXFKFHUWLÀFDWHVUHODWHV7KHRQXVDQGFRVWRISURYLQJ will not accept return of any package in order to avoid these duties. a lot to be not genuine or incorrectly described is on the 5.7.3 If the Buyer requires delivery of the Lot to an address other than the purchaser. invoice address he must notify SGA in writing. 5.9.7 Where the purchaser of a lot discharges such onus of proof and complies with the provisions of this clause SGA shall set aside 5.8 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases 5.8.1 If you fail to make payment within seven days of your stipulated the sale and repay to the purchaser the Price paid by him in payment date set out in your invoice, we shall be entitled to exercise respect of the lot. one or more of the following rights or remedies:  ,WVKRXOGEHQRWHGWKDWDQ\VWDPSDFFRPSDQLHGE\D&HUWLÀFDWH 5.8.1.1 to charge interest at the rate of 2% per month compound interest, RI$XWKHQWLFLW\ LV VROG RQ WKH EDVLV RI WKDW &HUWLÀFDWH RQO\ FDOFXODWHGRQDGDLO\EDVLVIURPWKHGDWHWKHIXOODPRXQWLVGXH and not on the basis of any other description or warranty as 5.8.1.2 to set off against any amounts which the Stanley Gibbons Group may to authenticity. No request for an extension will be accepted owe you in any other transaction the outstanding amount remaining on such a stamp and the return of such a stamp will not be XQSDLGE\\RX accepted. 5.8.1.3 to reject at any future auction any bids made by you or on your 5.9.9 If you receive any correspondence from the Expert Committee behalf or obtain a deposit from you before accepting any bids. 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Whilst care has been taken to show colour 5.8.3 If you fail to collect within 35 days after the sale, whether or illustrations as accurately as possible, reprographic and printing not payment has been made, you will be required processes cannot always guarantee true. 5.8.3.1 to pay a storage charge of £2 per item per day plus any additional handling cost that may apply. 5.10 Refund in the case of Forgery 5.10.1 A sale will be cancelled, and the amount paid refunded to you 5.9 Right to Reject Lots if a Lot (other than a miscellaneous item not described in the  ,I \RX ZLVK WR REWDLQ DQ H[SHUW RSLQLRQ RU &HUWLÀFDWH RI catalogue) sold by us proves to have been a Forgery. We shall Authenticity for any Lot (other than a Lot comprising three not however be obliged to refund any amounts if either (a) the or more stamps or a Lot containing undescribed stamps) you catalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction date must notify us in writing no less than forty-eight hours before corresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars WKHVWDUWRIWKHÀUVWVHVVLRQRIWKHVDOH,IDFFHSWHGE\XVVXFK or experts at that time, or fairly indicated that there was a request shall have the same effect as notice of an intention FRQÁLFWRIRSLQLRQVRU E LWFDQEHGHPRQVWUDWHGWKDWWKH/RW to question the genuineness or description of the Lot for the LV D )RUJHU\ RQO\ E\ PHDQV RI HLWKHU D VFLHQWLÀF SURFHVV QRW purposes of clause 5.10 (Refund in the case of Forgery) of generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue these Terms and Conditions and the provisions of clause 5.10 or a process which at the date of the auction was unreasonably (Refund in the case of Forgery) shall apply accordingly. expensive or impracticable or likely to have caused damage to  1RWLFH RI D UHTXHVW IRU DQ H[SHUW RSLQLRQ RU &HUWLÀFDWH the Lot. 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IURPUHFHLSWRIWKH/RW V LQWKHVDPHFRQGLWLRQDVDWWKHDXFWLRQGDWHDQG 5.10.1.3 as soon as possible following return of the Lot, you must produce evidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery and that you are able to transfer good title to us, free from any third party claims. 5.10.1.4 you must provide to us all evidence obtained by you that a Lot is a Forgery no later than 7 days after you receive such evidence. 5.10.2 In no circumstances shall we be required to pay you any more than the amount paid by you for the Lot concerned and you shall have no claim for interest. 7KHEHQHÀWRIWKLVJXDUDQWHHLVQRWFDSDEOHRIEHLQJWUDQVIHUUHGDQGLVVROHO\IRUWKHEHQHÀWRIWKHSHUVRQWRZKRPWKHRULJLQDOLQYRLFH was made out by us in respect of the Lot when sold and who, since the sale, has remained the owner of the Lot without disposing of any interest in it to any third party. :HVKDOOEHHQWLWOHGWRUHO\RQDQ\VFLHQWLÀFRURWKHUSURFHVVWRHVWDEOLVKWKDWWKH/RWLVQRWD)RUJHU\ZKHWKHURUQRWVXFKSURFHVVZDV used or in use at the date of the auction.

6 LIABILITY Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes our liability for:

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7 ONLINE AUCTION

Stanley Gibbons offers a live bidding platform to give the option of real time bidding during an auction. You can place bids prior to the Auction or during the auction via stanleygibbons.com/auctions This service also enables you to view your auction invoices and pay for lots online. There is no additional charge for online bidding. Prices realised will be available from www.stanleygibbons.com shortly after the close of the Auction.

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DAY 1 STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY OF THE WORLD

COMMENCING AT 10:30 ABU DHABI Illustrated at 81%

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1 E 1963­4 covers with 9 x 4” airmail cover to Sweden with four stamps making 40np rate to Sweden, Type 1 CDSs of 1 OC; reg. airmail cover to NY with Type 1 CDSs of DE 23 63 (vendor states that this was the only registered cover he was able to acquire in 45 years); 1964 Forces airmail cover with 15np, Type 1 cancel; 1964 Printed Paper 10np rate (two). Nice range of cancels on stamps and pieces, on BPAEA and Abu Dhabi (values to 10r), and three Das Island covers, one opened roughly at top, but a very scarce and desirable group £300­£350

2 E 1971 5f. on 50f. multicoloured, complete sheet of 25 unmounted o.g., a couple of minor imperfections otherwise fine, a difficult sheet to obtain SG 80 £4,000 £600­£700

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3 E 1937 Dhow ½a to 10r, set of twelve values, large part og; some values marginal with 2r being a top right corner example. Mostly fine. SG 1­12, £1,200 £250­£270

4 C 1937 Dhow ½a. to 10r. set perforated “SPECIMEN”, mint large part o.g., fine SG 1s/12s £800 £300­£350

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5 C 1937 Dhow 5r. bright aniline purple, unmounted o.g., fine, SG 11a £450 £250­£300

6 C 1937 Dhow 10r olive­green, CDS­used. SG 12, £650 £250­£270

7 E 1937­51 used collection (71) on leaves with Dhow set plus aniline 5r; 1939 and 1951 sets with numerous shades per CW catalogue. We also note 1½a with R7/1 ‘accent’ flaw. SG 1­46, £1294 £350­£400

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8 E 1942­51 used collection (79) on leaves, basic stamps complete per SG plus shades per CW. 1951 Shihr 2/­ and 5/­ not counted in catalogue value due to indeterminate cancels, SG £438 £120­£130

9 E 1937­64 used collection on leaves with Dhow set plus aniline 5r (1r soiled), KG VI with shades and QE to 20/­. Also a few States, India used in Aden and some covers; SG £1350 £300­£350

ANTARCTICA

10

10 C Australasian Expedition 1911­14: envelope addressed to J.J. Kinsey, Christchurch, carried by the “Aurora” to the Antarctic with “LOOSE SHIP’S LETTER/POSTED IN/ANTARCTICA/(penguin)/S.Y. AURORA/A.A.E.” handstamp, on Scott’s 1910­13 Expedition by the “Terra Nova” with Victoria Land 1d tied by 1912 (3 Mar) cds, forwarded from Tasmania bearing 1d tied by Hobart 1913 (17 Mar) cds. A fine and scarce dual expedition cover £400­£450

ANTIGUA

11 A 1884­2000 predominately mint collection arranged in a stockbook including 1903­07 to 5s, 1913 5s, 1921­29 Script CA to 4s, and from KGVI fairly complete to date. Mostly fair to fine. (hundreds) £200­£220

ASCENSION

12 E 1938­53 set varieties, mostly o.g. including unmounted. 46 singles, 7 blocks of up to 30, 4 pairs and a cover. Mainly unlisted constant varieties but some listed including SG 38a short perf, SG 38ba in unmounted positional pair, SG 38bb three hinged examples (one heavily mounted), SG 40da in a block and SG 43ba mint single with central hinge remainder. Unlisted varieties include 1953 1½d half­sheet with R6/6 jibstay flaw, numerous R10/2 ‘line on mountain’ and a 1/­ with fine inking flaw at right The fruit of many years hard labour with a magnifying glass! £230­£250

13 E 1944 ½d perf 13 top right corner block of fifteen with R2/6 mark right of ‘N’, 3/4 torpedo flaw and R4/6 scratch on top left ‘2’; also positional pair of ½d perf 13, R2/3 long bar to ‘E’. Unmounted o.g., the block with a natural wrinkle not affecting varieties. SG 38ba, bb, £240 £100­£120

14 E 1938 1½d black and vermilion, perf 13½. O.g. sheet of sixty, hinged on the selvedge only, creased across R1­2/6. R5/1 davit flaw, 5/6 medallion re­entry and 6/6 re­entered shed. Several folds. SG 40, a, £960 £170­£182

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15 C 1944 1½d black and vermilion and 1953 1½d black and rose­carmine, perf 13, each with R3/1 cut mast and railings, large part o.g. SG 40bb, fb, £425 £120­£140

16 C 1949 1½d black and carmine with R5/1 davit flaw, large part o.g. SG 40ea, £450 £110­£130

17 E 1953 printing of the 1½d perf 13 left half­sheet of thirty, hinged on the selvedge only. R3/1 cut mast and railings, R5/1 davit flaw, showing the red and black marks on the selvedge by R6/1. SG 40f, fa, fb, £300 £120­£140

18 19 20

18 C 1944­9 2d black and red­orange, perf 13, R4/4 ‘mountaineer’ flaw, corner CDS. SG 41aa, £350 £120­£140

19 C 1949 2d black and red­orange, perf 14, R4/4 ‘mountaineer’ flaw, unmounted o.g. SG 41ba, £350 £150­£180

20 C 1949 2d black and scarlet perf 14, R4/4 ‘mountaineer’ flaw, unmounted o.g. SG 41ca, £275 £110­£130

21 22

21 C 1944­53 4d perf 13 with R4/4 ‘mountaineer’ flaw, large part o.g. Scarce. SG 42da, £1000 £300­£350

22 C 1944 6d. blue and black & 10s. black and bright purple, (Perf 13), both showing ‘Boulder flaw’ variety, large part o.g., fine and fresh examples of this popular variety. SG 43ba,47ba cat £950 £200­£250

23 24

23 C 1938 2/6d black and deep carmine perf 13½, CDS­used with R5/1 ‘davit’ flaw. Scarce. SG 45b, £850 £280­£300

24 C 1944­53 2/6d perf 13 with R3/1 cut mast and railings, large part o.g.; scarce. SG 45cb, £2500 £750­£850

25 ½B 1922­2017 mainly mint collection arranged in two printed albums, contained in a half carton, including 1922 overprints to 1s, 1924­33 to 3s used, 1934 to 5s, KGVI values to 10s and QEII largely complete to date. Generally good to fine. (hundreds) £250­£270

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26 E 1938­53 used collection (55), basic stamps complete per SG less 1938 1d, plus a few shades and varieties ­ we note 1938 1½d davit flaw, 1/­ perf 13½ R6/4 re­entry, ½d perf 13 long ‘E’ and 1½d perf 13 davit flaw. A useful group, SG £964 £300­£350

AUSTRALIAN STATES NEW SOUTH WALES

27 28 29 30

27 C 1850 1d. dull carmine Type II, hard bluish­grey paper, ‘without clouds’, (R3/5) four clear to large margins, used an attractive stamp with fresh colour. SG 11c £200­£250

28 C 1860­72 Diadem 6d purple (deep shade, plate II), perf 13, variety “WATERMARK ‘5’ SIDEWAYS” (from a July 1866 provisional printing), neatly cancelled by part ‘N.S.W.’ in concentric ovals leaving profile clear. Typical centring but a really fine example of this rare variety. SG 165ab, £1,200 £400­£450

29 C 1882­97 6d mauve, wmk 40 (with marginal line at right), perf 12x10, variety “IMPERFORATE BETWEEN HORIZONTAL PAIR” used with ‘starburst’ cancels; right stamp with some creasing but still of fine appearance and very rare. BPA Certificate (2013). SG 235cb, £2,500 £800­£900

30 C Official: 1888­90 Map 5s deep purple, perf 10, overprinted “O S” in red (type O1), cancelled with multiple Sydney cdss. Typical perforations and centring but above average for this rare stamp with only 100 issued. SG O47, £800 £300­£350

TASMANIA

31

31 C 1853 (1 Nov) 4d red­orange, plate 1 from second state of plate, with blurred lines and worn central background, four clear to large margins, fine used by large part Hobart “59” Lightly cancelled with barred oval. Photocopy of the original BPA Certificate (1952). SG 7, £475 £100­£120

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32 E Reprint: 1853­54 no watermark 4d Plate C, a complete sheet of 24 from the 1889 reprints with the usual defacing lines on thick wove paper, inscribed on reverse in pencil “Present from Mr. Magrath (Secretary to the Post Office) Hobart 11 Febry 91”, ex­Robinson £200­£220

33

33 C 1886 (Jan) De La Rue essays on ‘TAS’ watermarked paper, comb perf 14, 2s6d mauve and 10s green, both overprinted in black with “TASMANIA/POSTAGE & REVENUE” and surcharged “TWO SHILLINGS/AND SIXPENCE” and “10 SHILLINGS” on keyplate and blank duty plate respectively, large part o.g.; few short perfs but still much above average. Most interesting and rare £850­£950

VICTORIA

34 35

34 C 1857 2s dull bluish green on pale yellow, rouletted 7­9, lightly cancelled. Fine. SG 56, £750 £150­£170

35 C 1901­10 watermark V over crown, £1 carmine­rose and £2 deep blue, perf 12½, each neatly cancelled with part Melbourne c.t.o. Fine. SG 399/400, £430 £140­£160

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36 C 1854­55 4d slate­blue unused, four large to very large margins, BPA certificate (2016), a very fine example of this difficult shade SG 3c £4,000 £1300­£1500

AUSTRALIA

37 38

37 C 1915 ½d emerald, line perf 14¼. Fine duplex ‘14 MAR 16’ cancel. Very scarce. RPSV Cert (1978). SG 20a, £600 £270­£300

38 C 1915 5s. grey and yellow (Die II) type 6 Wmk, perf 12, large part o.g. few shortish perfs, otherwise fine and fresh appearance. SG 42 £100­£120

39

39 E 1920 R. Graham Carey flight ‘Velvet Soap’ advertising card dropped in his flight over Melbourne, few usual light bends otherwise fine, card is signed by the pilot R. Graham Carey, also few other memorabilia of R.G. Carey including two Melbourne Air Service card signed by the pilot, a rare group being this card one of the just four known, Eustis 47c £600­£700

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40 40 E 1926 A.J.Cobham Darwin­Sydney flight, stampless cover cancelled by Darwin (3.Sep.26) cds with typed inscription “Demonstration/Air Mail/ England to Australia/ carried by Alan J. Cobham/ on De Havilland 50 Seaplane” cover is signed by Alan Cobham and numbered “10”, fine condition and rare, only 10 carried. Also a signed A. J.Cobham card dated 3rd January 1927 certifying that the cover is genuine, Eustis 97 £1000­£1200

41 41 C 1926 A.J.Cobham Darwin­London flight cover bearing Australia 1½d and GB 1½d both cancelled by The Hyde (2. OC.26) cds, on reverse typed ‘Carried by Mr. Alan Cobham’s/DE HAVILLAND machine on his/flight to Australia; a small tear at top and some toning, nevertheless a rare cover with only 9 carried, cover is signed by Alan Cobham, Eustis 101 £500­£600

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42 C 1931 Francis C. Chichester Norfolk Island to Lord Howe Island flight, 2d postal stationery envelope tied by Norfolk Island (Mar 30) and Lord Howe Island (April 1) cds, numbered 26 and signed by the pilot Francis C. Chichester, fine condition, only 27 recorded, Eustis 183 $950 £350­£400

43

43 C 1931 Francis C. Chichester New Zealand to Australia solo flight via Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island, 2d postal stationery envelope tied by Norfolk Island (Mar 30) and Lord Howe Island (April 1) cds, numbered 48 and signed by the pilot Francis C. Chichester, fine condition, Eustis 184 £200­£250

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44 C 1932 5s. blue­green ‘Sydney Harbour Bridge’ lower marginal with partial imprint. Large part o.g. with some slight creasing, otherwise facially fine with good colour. SG 143 £150­£170 Illustrated at 76%

45

45 C 1932 Hans Bertram flight Melbourne­Darwin bearing 2d and 3d(2) cancelled on arrival at Darwin on 10 December, backstamped Wyndham and Brisbane (19 Dec), fine condition, only 12 covers carried, cover is signed by the pilot H. Bertram, Eustis 240 £120­£150 Illustrated at 76%

46

46 E 1932 Charles W. A. Scott Record Breaking flight England ­ Australia addressed to Sydney bearing an uncancelled GB 1½d stamp, flown to Darwin and posted upon arrival as a registered letter, franked with Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d and 3d (faulty) and air mail 3d all cancelled by Darwin (28.Apr.) cds, alongside handstamped oval ‘DUTY OFFICE / 19 APR 1932 / LYMPNE AIR PORT’. On reverse written ‘Posted by me at Lympne England 19th April and again at Darwin 28th April 1932’, and with cancel at Darwin (28.Apr.), Brisbane (9.May) and Sydney (9.May), fine condition, cover is signed on reverse by the pilot W. Scott, Eustis 258 $1,400 £350­£450

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47 C 1934 (29th march) Airmail cover flown by Kingsford Smith in the “Southern Cross” on his third Trans­Tasman flight New Zealand ­ Australia, bearing New Zealand ‘Air Mail’ 7d brown­orange, tied by ‘TRANS­TASMIN AIR MAIL KAITAIA, N.Z “SOUTHERN CROSS’’ dated 29 MR 34, signed by Kingsford Smith. Minor peripheral wear, otherwise fine. Eustis 367. £150­£170

48

48 C 1936 L.E. Clark flight Sydney­Auckland cover bearing Australia 2d SA Centenary cancelled by Enmore (14. NO. 36) and NZ 1d Health stamp cancelled by slogan postmark alongside also Christchurch (20. NO. 36) cds, few usual toning on the stamps otherwise fine condition, only 6 covers carried, cover is signed by the pilot L.E Clark on reverse, Eustis 646 £180­£200

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49 C 1941 2½d on 2d scarlet, CDS­used with R2/5 RP medallion flaw. Scarce. SG 200b, £250 £100­£110

50

50 C 1944­9 6d purple­brown corner block of twelve with (lower plate) RP 3/3 ‘top hat’ flaw, o.g. with the selvedge and two normals hinged, the variety fine unmounted. R1­2/3­4 stained on reverse. Difficult positional multiple. SG 190ab, £1600 £700­£800

51 C 1970­75 7c Sturt’s Desert Pea, vertical strip of six, third stamp showing ERROR BLACK (berries, value, inscription) OMITTED, second and fourth showing partial omissions, unmounted o.g. Only 12 examples recorded. SG 468ba £500­£550

52 53

52 C 1974­79 $10 Tom Roberts, lower marginal example showing variety “DOWNWARD SHIFT OF PERFORATIONS BY 13mm”. Fine unmounted og with normal for comparison. Spectacular. SG 567a var £120­£140

53 C 1980 22ct Salvation Army, imperforate corner marginal pair. Extremely scarce with only 30 pairs recorded. Fine unmounted mint. SG 748var (BW 870b) £280­£300

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54 2A Australia and States mint and used collection in two volumes including duplicated range of Sates, hundreds of ‘Roos’ to 5s., hundreds of ‘King’s Heads’ to 5d, mixed condition, well worth viewing (thousands) £250­£300

55 E 1937­52 KG VI used collection (188) on leaves with a number of better items including 3d ‘White Wattles’, 1941 2d scarlet Medallion flaw (machine cancel) and coil pair (rather fragile), a number of other coil pairs (some not counted in catalogue value due to posthumous cancels), 2d purple medallion flaw, 2d NSW ‘man with tail’, £2 roller flaw, some thin papers, etc. STC £1675 £300­£350

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (JAPAN)

56 C 1946­7 used set of seven plus 1d blue­black overprint and an extra 5/­ (both 5/­s are on thick paper), mainly fine, 2/­ with a couple of shorter perfs. SG J1­7, £565 £200­£220

57 C 1946 ½d with thin seriffed trial overprint in red, used on piece with AAPO 241 cancel. For SG J1 £150­£170

58 59 60

58 C 1946 1d with thin seriffed trial overprint in black, light by­favour cancel. For SG J2 £100­£110

59 C 1946 1d with thin seriffed trial overprint in red, used on piece with AAPO 241 cancel. For SG J2 £150­£170

60 C 1946 3d with thin seriffed trial overprint in black, light by­favour cancel. For SG J3 £100­£110

61 62 63

61 C 1946 3d with thin seriffed trial overprint in red, used on piece with AAPO 241 cancel of 16 OC 46. For SG J3 £150­£170

62 C 1946 3d with thin seriffed trial overprint in gold, used on piece with AAPO 241 cancel. BPA Certificate (1981). For SG J3 £150­£170

63 C 1946 3d purple­brown with overprint double, with one impression typically weak, corner cancel. Scarce. SG J3a, £1300 £500­£550

AUSTRIA

64 E 1910 80th Birthday of Francis Joseph 1h to 10k, set of seventeen all tied to individual pieces, neatly tied with Wien (lower values) or Prag (top three values) day of issue “18.VIII. 10” cancellations. An attractive set and generally fine. SG 223/39 £250­£270

65 A 1945­65 neatly presented unmounted mint collection housed in a old­time FG album including 1946 Renner imperf sheetlets, 1950­9 Birds to 20s. Generally good to fine. (hundreds) £350­£400

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66 C 1942 1d scarlet and 5d brown each with R6/10 sliced ‘M’, fine o.g. SG M1a, 5a, £330 £90­£100

67 68

67 C 1942 1d scarlet round and square stops block of two pairs se­tenant vertically, unmounted o.g. SG M6b, £400 £180­£200

68 C 1942 1d, 2½d and 3d vertical pairs with round and square stops, overprinted at Nairobi, fine used. SG M6b, 7b, 9b, £605 £180­£200

69 E 1942­7 used collection (70) on leaves, basic stamps complete with extras including 1942 1d sliced ‘M’, Nairobi overprints (square and round stops) complete and a few used controls and blocks. SG £1066 £300­£350

70 E 1942­7 used collection (34, no Dues) on leaves. Scarce items Include SG M6a­10a ‘round stops’ set and 2d ‘square stops’, 1d and 2½d se­tenant pairs (SG M6b, M8b); 1943 1/­ broken barb (CW 18a); 1947 5/­ ‘T’ guide (CW 20a) and another with ‘wounded lion’ £250­£280

71 E Dodecanese Islands: 1947 small group of stampless official covers to Rhodes including from Karpathos (25.2 and 3.5.47), Symi (2.5.47), Stampalia (28.2.47), Cos (6.3.47), Castellorizzo (1.3.47), Calymnos (3.3.47) and Leros (25.2.47), presumed to be of philatelic origin but unusual £100­£120

CYRENAICA

72 C 1950 Postage Due set of 7. Fine unmounted mint. SG D149/155, £375 £200­£220

ERITREA

73 C 1948 5/­ red unmounted o.g. with R4/2 major re­entry; EAF 2/6d with strong re­entry to upper left quadrant of shield and the lion at left, unmounted o.g., and BMA Tripolitania 1/­ fine used with R7/12 broken barb £100­£120

74 75 76

74 C 1948 5/­ red with the rare R1/2 two ‘T’ guidelines on neck, unmounted o.g. SG E11 var. £100­£120

75 C 1948 5/­ red with the rare R1/2 two ‘T’ guidelines on neck, fine used. Ex Bater and the only example known to him. SG E11 var. £100­£120

76 C 1948 5/­ red with single ‘T’ guideline on neck, fine used. Very rare. SG E11 var. £100­£120

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77 E 1948­50 used collection (62) on leaves, basic stamps complete, all fine save BMA 1/­ Due is soiled. Also BMA 2s50 with misplaced stop (faint pink wash on reverse), additional BA 10s with wider spacing between overprint and surcharge (17.25mm, normal 16.5) from R3/4 and a number of pre­cancels (ink lines rules through the stamps as an anti­pilferage measure) including a piece with BA 5/­ pair and 10/­ on piece of OHMS envelope (total franking 25s 95c), the precancels not counted in catalogue value (£925); and 1950 BA 30ct Due with watermark sideways­inverted £250­£280

78 E 1948­51 used collection (37, no Dues) on leaves, basic stamps (a few not counted due to indeterminate or faked cancels) complete plus some useful varieties; BMA 2sh50 misplaced stop and another with ‘T’ guide (very scarce used), and 5/­ with major re­entry £200­£220

SOMALIA

79 E 1943­50 used collection (35) on leaves, basic stamps complete; the EAF 2/6d in a block of four and the BMA 2s50 in a vertical pair, the lower stamp with misplaced stop. Postmarks throughout are fine. SG S1­31, £647 £200­£220

80 E 1943­50 used collection (35) on leaves, basic stamps complete. BMA set additional varieties with 1/­ broken barb (on piece), 2sh50 misplaced stop, 2s50 and 5/­ ‘T’ guides £200­£220 Illustrated at 73%

81 81 C 1945 use of GB registered postal stationery envelope overprinted EAF, to Italy, uprated with 2d, 3d and 1/­ also EAF overprints. Mogadishu CDSs of 2 NO 45. Handstamped ‘scritta in italiano’ on front and also with ‘A.V.2’ in violet. On reverse, Italian CDSs, and compensation altered vy handstamp from ‘£5’ to ‘£2’, a neat item £120­£140 Illustrated at 73%

82

82 C 1949 (9 Nov) cover from Mogadishu to Aden, 90c rate (80c letter rate plus 10c late fee) paid by 1948 B.M.A. 15c on 1½d pale red­brown and 75c on 9d deep olive­green tied by MOGADISHU R cds for 9 NOV 49, reverse bears ADEN CAMP and ADEN arrival cds for 9th and 10th November respectively, a scarce franking £240­£260

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83 C 1950 B.A. 3l on 1½d with R8 or 18/8 misaligned surcharge, fine used. Scarce. SG T16a, £350 £150­£180

84 C 1950 B.A. 4l on 2d with R8 or 18/8 misaligned surcharge, fine used. SG T17a, £180 £90­£100

85 E 1948­50 used collection (45) on leaves, basic stamps complete plus the BA 3d Due with watermark sideways­inverted. Postmarks appear uniformly fine, and as such an outstanding group, SG £1345 £400­£450

86 E 1948­51 used collection (35, no Dues) on leaves, basic stamps complete (a couple with faked postmarks and disregarded); includes BMA 5/­ with ‘T’ guide, and additional Cyrenaica 1950 Mounted Warrior set £180­£200

BAHAMAS

88

87 89

87 C 1861 4d Chalon Head Plate proof in black on card, a fine block of four from the top right corner of the sheet showing die­sinking, a few marks; a rare block, ex Ludington, Vestey and Freeland £350­£400

88 C 1861 4d Chalon Head Die proof in black on India paper, affixed to card 28 x 35mm, fine. Ex Ludington, Vestey and Freeland £700­£800

89 C 1861 6d Chalon Head Plate proof in black on card, a block of six, some toning, a scarce multiple £200­£220

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90 C 1861 6d Chalon Head Die proof in black on India paper, affixed to card 32 x 37mm, some staining. Ex Ludington, Vestey and Freeland £420­£480

91 C 1884­90 £1 Venetian red, large part o.g. fine with fresh colour. SG 57 £100­£120

92 E 1942 1s grey­black and bright crimson, 5s purple and blue and 1943 £1 blue­green and black, all from the left of the sheet blocks of nine (3x3) on ordinary paper. Fine unmounted mint. SG155c, 156b, 157a, £1,080 £200­£220

93 C 1942 Landfall 1/­grey­black and bright crimson fine o.g., showing R2/6 (late printing) broken ‘OF’ and ‘US’. SG 171bc, £400 £130­£150

94

94 C 1942 Landfall 1/­ grey­black and bright crimson o.g. corner block of four from the left pane, R2/6 broken OF and US. Hinged on R1/6 only, faint ageing on reverse. Difficult in a block. SG 171b, bc, £472 £140­£160

95 E 1942 Landfall 5s. reddish lilac and blue (ordinary paper) right hand pane of 48 stamps, displaying enlarged ‘V’ (R10/2) and ‘broken base of oval’ (R10/4) varieties. Full o.g, with minor traces of toning and sheet folded horizontally. Otherwise a fine item and desirable multiple with fresh colours. SG 174a (48) £200­£250

96 A 1863­2013 predominately mint collection arranged in a stockbook including 1863­77 1d., 4d, 1921­7 to £1 and from KGVI to date largely complete. Mostly fair to fine. (hundreds) £200­£220

97 E 1901­29 Staircase issues (108 stamps), some blocks but mostly singles, a few used. All have been selected for varieties, with many being the R1/12 half extra tree­trunk or R5/8 whole extra tree­trunk. Nearly all with the variety indicated, or obvious by virtue of sheet position. Mostly lower values but a 2/­ (Script) with R1/12 and a 3/­ (CC) with R5/8 noted, and an example of SG 90a, a most useful lot, mainly fine with just a few oxidised £220­£260

98 C 1902­52 small group of varieties with KE VII 6d Crown CA mint pair, lightly toned gum, R6/6 malformed ‘E’; two KG V 6d MCA singles, part and large part o.g., same variety; KG VI ½d green part o.g., R9/6 LP elongated ‘E’, and Landfall ½d same variety, large part o.g.; 1952 ½d brown­purple unmounted o.g. block, lower right stamp with same variety; 1941 2d scarlet used with R3/6 RP short ‘T’, small inkmark at base £140­£160

99 E 1937­52 KG VI used collection (115) on leaves, a very mixed bag with some difficult stamps; 2d grey short ‘T’ with light fiscal cancel, 2d scarlet short ‘T’ (fine), 1942 5/­ striated paper but rather washed. Requires careful viewing £180­£200

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100

100 C 1934 large parcel tag bearing 3p. slate and 3a6p ultramarine lightly tied by ‘Bahrain’ cds dated 30 JUL 34, reverse bearing ‘THE EASTERN BANK Ltd’ handstamp in violet. Some creasing affecting adhesives, nevertheless a scarce and most unusual item. SG 1 & 5 £120­£150

101 E 1938­41 overprints on India 3p to 25r set of sixteen. Fine unmounted mint. SG 20­37, £1,000 £250­£300

102

102 C 1949 2½a on 2½ UPU block of four on piece of airmail envelope with central Bahrain CDS, upper right stamp with Cyl. 2 no dot, R8/2 Lake in India. Difficult in used condition. SG 47a, £300 £100­£120

103

103 E 1948 Olympic Games “2½ ANNAS” ON 2½d ultramarine variety “SURCHARGE DOUBLE”. Fine large part o.g. RPS Certificate (1990). SG 63a, £3,500 £700­£800

104 C 1951­5 2r ­ 10r used blocks of four. 2r Type I marginal block, Awali CDSs; 2r Type II with light registered oval cancels, 5r and 10r blocks also attractively cancelled. SG 77­9, 77a, £364 £100­£120

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105 C 1953 2r on 2/6d Type II, unmounted o.g. right marginal block of four; a scarce multiple. SG 77a, £640 £250­£280

106

106 C 1953­5 2r on 2/6d yellow­green Type II and III used blocks of four, the left pair of Type III with a couple of trivial marks, a scarce pair of multiples. SG 77a, b, £780 £280­£300

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108

107 C 1955 2r on 2/6d Type III o.g., centred right, a rare stamp mint. SG 77b, £1700 £450­£500

108 C 1955 2r on 2/6d Type III, used block of four with the oval Type 27 registered cancel of 8 JU 55. A couple of nibbled perfs but a very scarce multiple. SG 77b, £560 £220­£240

109 C 1955 2r on 2/6d Type III used with corner registered cancel, showing variety raised ‘S’ in RUPEES, similar to other varieties on the 1955 Festival surcharges and undoubtedly scarce. SG 77b var. £100­£120

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110 C 1955 2r on 2/6d Type III surcharge, used vertical pair with oval Registered cancel, the upper stamp with ‘I’ in BAHRAIN inverted and raised. Short perf on top stamp and the lower stamp with perf damage at lower left, overall slight water­ staining, not mentioned on BPA Certificate (1976); a rare pair. SG 77b, ba, £1340 £300­£350

111 112 114 111 C 1951 5r on 5r red, fine used with R6/1 ‘extra bar’, full perfs and neat cancel. SG78a, £700 £280­£300

112 C 1951 5r on 5r red, fine used with R6/1 ‘extra bar’, full perfs and light, indistinct cancel. SG 78a, £700 £240­£260

113 E 1952­4 set, a specialised range on leaves (138), mint and used. Includes ½a with fraction omitted, unmounted o.g. and the set in unmounted o.g. Cylinder blocks of six; 4a o.g. with Cyl. 1 stop R1/4 cheek retouch, and the 6a and 12a used with decent overprint/surcharge shifts £150­£180

114 C 1953 ½a on ½d orange­red, a used example with variety “½” omitted from surcharge. SG 80a, £400 £130­£150

115 115 C 1953 envelope to Manama with 1953 1a and (½)a on ½d with the error ‘½’ omitted, tied by neat Muharraq S.O. Type 23 CDS of 21 NO. BPA Certificate (1959). SG 80a, £425 £250­£280

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116 E 1955­60 Castles specialised collection (80), mint and used, written up on leaves. Types complete mint and used less 10r Type III used, Type II also in unmounted o.g. blocks. Varieties with re­entries including 5r block with R8/1, other varieties including 2r Type I unmounted with triangular flaw out of top left stonework, 10r Type II two mint with small ‘S’, one ‘apparently raised’; 10r Type 1 with R1/2 weak entry mint and used; 2r Type III two mint examples, one with ‘B’ broken and the other with the letter virtually omitted, a fine collection, STC £1315 with no premium for unlisted varieties £400­£450

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117 C 1955 2r on 2/6d Castle Type I, hinged o.g. with the variety ‘triangular portion of stonework omitted’ from the second stone at the left of the top of the stamp. This probably developed late in the printing since only a handful are known. SG 94 var. £100­£120

118 C 1955 2r on 2/6d Castle Type I, fine used with the variety ‘triangular portion of stonework omitted’ from the second stone at the left of the top of the stamp. SG 94 var. £100­£120

119 C 1957 1r on 1/6d grey­blue, watermark St Edward’s Crown, lightly used with overprint and surcharge double. A very rare stamp with no mint examples recorded. KG VI Expertising Certificate (2016). SG 101a, £5000 £2200­£2400

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120 C 1936 (17 Feb) 4a 3p blue registered envelope, uprated with 1933­37 3p slate and 1934­37 2a vermilion small die and used to Berlin, reverse with Berlin arrival cds for 15.3.36, some light creasing but fine and fresh for this £110­£130

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121 C 1939 (29 Nov) Airmail cover from Bahrain to Switzerland, franked KGV 2a vermilion, 3a carmine and 1r chocolate & green plus KGVI ½a red­brown, tied by BAHRAIN AIR cds, with fine (inverted) boxed ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/BAHRAIN’, also airmail cover to USA franked KGV 2a x3 and 2r, plus KGVI 9p green pair tied similar cds but date unclear, this with fine censor mark on reverse, former fine, latter small faults including tear at right £190­£210 Illustrated at 90%

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122 E Censor covers. 1940­5 group of four airmail covers plus piece: 1940 to USA, apparently underpaid with ‘By Air Mail’ cancelled by red bars, boxed Bahrain Censor on reverse; 1941 airmail cover to American Legation in Baghdad from CASOC (ARAMCO) at ‘Bahrein Island’ with Saudi adhesives, cancelled KHOBAR 15.11.41, boxed Bahrain Censor and (Arabic) ‘allowed to pass without censorship’, scarce diplomatic mail; a similar but faulty envelope (1944­5 period) ex Aramco at Bahrein to APO 795 in NY, which was actually at Khurramshar in Iran, censored in Nigeria (the ‘Horseshoe’ mailing route); 1945 US Postal Stationery airmail envelope. with censor tape and cachet, cancelled by AMERICAN BASE FORCES/APO 816 CDS of FEB 25; and a piece with two Bahrain 1½a stamps tied by Base Army Post Office/4 with Cairo censorship £120­£140

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123 C 1947 registered airmail cover to Bombay, franked 1942­45 ½a, 1a and 4a tied by Bahrain cds for 28 Oct 47, also piece to Basrah franked ½a, 1a (3) and 8a (2), 1953 Coronation set of plain fdc and 1954 registered cover to USA franked 1952­54 6a on 6d and 1r on 1s 6d £70­£90

124 E 1947 incoming cover (an OHMS reused envelope with ‘reseal’ label) to the postmaster at ‘Moharek’, reverse with EXPERIMENTAL P.O./K­121 CDS of 1 APR 47, a rare marking £100­£120 Illustrated at 70%

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125 E 1946­58 Flight covers. Two 1946 ‘Test Letters’, ‘No. 8’ outgoing bearing 2a and 12a with BOAC memorandum, the other ‘No. 20’) incoming with GB 3d and 1/­ (central fold) with memorandum; five further covers, joining Lufthansa Hamburg ­ Shannon (1956), 1956 KLM Amsterdam ­ Sofia and Amsterdam ­ Budapest, 1957 KLM Amsterdam ­ Houston and 1958 Glider Flight cover, pilot­signed £150­£180

126 E 1947­1960 covers and cards (47), a wide­ranging collection including a 1949 cover with ‘Exchange Office’ Type 33 cancels, FDCs, local issues, postcards, rates, radio ham cards including two with 1951 1½a, meter marks etc, worth examination £250­£300 Illustrated at 70%

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127 E Dubai Postage Due covers. 1948 (17 May) printed envelope to Bombay with 6 x 1a stamps on reverse, Dubai horseshoe Due marking (Donaldson Type 11) on front with m/s ‘12’a on front and octagonal Bombay/Unpaid 26 MAY 48 on reverse; and 14 Dec sea mail envelope to USA with 6½a franking, Type 7 CDSs and large ‘T’ in circle on front, m/s 1/3/­ charge due noted also on front, no indication of collection having been made. Scarce £150­£180

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128 E 1948­57 commemorative covers (19), a mixture of philatelic and commercial, written up on leaves with UPU and Olympics FDCs; another UPU set; Silver Wedding pair on 1951 registered cover; commercial uses include UPU 3a (2), UPU 2½d (2 plus 1a); Wedding 2½a (plus 1951 ½a) surface rate; Wedding 2½a (4 plus 2a) to Australia; two covers with Kuwait Olympics 3a and 6a, and BPAEA 6a Olympics used from Bahrain, a useful group £200­£220

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129 E 1948­59 group of mainly registered airmail covers (19), an interesting assortment with some good frankings including 1951 2½a strip with violet Type 22 cancels; 1951 2½a (3) on cover (tears at top) with Type 22 cancels in black, distorted; 1951 2½a block of four on cover, two with reg. crayon line and 1953 2r on 2/6d Type II on 9½” x 4” cover to New York. Also a multi­franked cover from the 1948 USN Task Force 128 ‘Persian Gulf Goodwill Cruise’ £250­£300

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130 130 E Awali. 1948­60 covers (20), mixed commercial and philatelic, latter with some amazing frankings including local covers with 1951 1½a block of twenty and 2½a blocks of six (one stamp scratched) and four plus a pair; 1951 1½a strip of three plus single on commercial cover to UK; cover to UK with 6a an additional 6a, endorsed ‘For “EXPRESS” Service (G.P.O.) in U.K.’, a most unusual ‘pre­payment’ for an Express service; 1956 cover to UK with 12a tied by fine strike of the rare oval violet REGISTERED/AWALI, BAHRAIN cancel. An interesting lot worth careful inspection £250­£270

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131 E British Forces mail. 1948­63 covers (14) including 1948 from FPO 756 (Shaibah, Iraq), stamps overstruck with London arrival; two singles uses of the 1951 2½a from FPO 518, one with a pulled corner perf; four “from FPO 551”, but one apparently not from a serviceman and treated as underpaid; four from FPO 941, one with boxed “Good Pay/and Prospects/in your Army”. Formula airletter incoming from UK, returned to sender with FPO 936 backstamp; 1962 much­cacheted airmail cover from FPO 1056, and a 1963 cover from FPO 235, an interesting group of considerable rarity £250­£280

132 E Airletters. 1951­9 small group of eleven. 1952 formula letter with 6a (commercially used to UK); 6a on 6d KG VI unused and commercially used; formula airletter with 1952 1½d and 2½d, 5 DE CDS (First Day); 1953 Coronation unused, philatelically used and a commercial use (slightly roughly opened); 1955 6a on 6d Coronation unused and commercially used (latter originating in Dukhan, Qatar), and a 1959 formula airletter with 15np pair £100­£120

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133 E Postage Due Covers. 1952­4 covers (5). 1952 incoming airmail cover from GB with 6d, straight­line handstamp ‘Surcharge..... Annas To Pay’ in black, with ‘6’ in manuscript; 1953 incoming Pakistan 3a Postal Stationery airmail envelope with added 3a adhesive, same handstamp but in violet, ‘2’ in manuscript (envelope folded); 1953 to USA franked 1951 1½a (scarce), 3a and 4a pair. large ‘T’ in circle applied and US Due marking; and two 1954 covers from Awali with the worn Indian­era ‘T’ marking, a good group £100­£120

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134 E Maritime mail. 1952­64 covers and cards (12) mostly commercial, a mixture of origins, frankings and cancels. We note H.M.S. Jufair official covers with C.O. and Victualling Officer cachets; philatelic but very scarce Paquebot cover with 2½d UPU, M.S. ‘Daressa’ cachet; two with Dutch stamps £100­£120

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135 E Official mail. 1954 small printed OHMS postal stationery registered envelope produced for, and used by, the Postal Superintendent (with his handstamp on the reverse and ‘personalised’ registration etiquette on the front), sent to Doha with Type 27 oval cancel of 19 DE. 1960 official envelope to NY handstamped ON POSTAL SERVICE; 1962 OHBMS airmail envelope to S. Africa handstamped ‘On Postal Service’, and three covers with Type 43 PAID frank, one in red £120­£150

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136 E Manama covers. 1957­65 covers: 1957 cover with Local ½a and 1a, violet Type 31 cancel; 1959 cover (9½ x 4”) to Germany with 5 x 40np stamps, one with large break in ‘H’, Type 37 cancels; 1963 Local 10p cover with Type 34 CDS; 1968 Cert. of Posting, Type 27 cancel. Muharraq; two 1954 reg. philatelic covers to UK with Type 23 cancels £100­£110

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137 E Political Agency covers. 1962 airmail to Queensland 80np rate with British Political Agency violet cachets front and back; 1963 airmail (9 x 4”) to UK 40np rate with H.M. Political Agency violet cachets front and back; 1964 folded envelope to UK (40np rate, central fold) with British Political Agency violet cachets front and back; 1966 airmail to UK with British Political Agency (smaller type) in greyish violet front and back. Also 1944 Landing Permit with two India 6r Court Fees, tied by H.M.B.S. POLITICAL AGENCY/BAHRAIN in violet; 1951 9 x 4” envelope to WHO in Geneva with blue PERSIAN GULF RESIDENCY/BAHRAIN on front; 1954 envelope (wrinkled) with three ½a on reverse, tied by Bahrain ‘Exchange Office’ violet CDS, Donaldson Type 33; and a 1956 visa page with various Political Agency markings. An interesting group £150­£180

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138 C 1960 Sheikh Salman 40np size ‘G’ registered envelope, uprated with 1r black and used 25 SP 63 airmail to Chicago, USA, with North Chicago arrival ds on reverse for SEP 28 1963, scarce £150­£180

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139 E 1933­45 overprints on India collection (63), basic stamps complete for the period, mainly good but the 1939 15r toned and with faked cancel and some of the 1945 values with indeterminate cancels. STC £1035 £220­£240

140 E 1938­55 used KG VI collection (70) on leaves with 1938­41 set with extra 15r (both 15rs watermark inverted, one with heavy cancel), 1943­5 set with genuine cancels, 1948 set with extra 2r on 2/6d with R4/8 black dot on left ‘6’ and 5/­ ‘T’ guide, 1950 set (two low values disallowed) with 2r on 2/6d Types II and III. SG £1109 £280­£320

141 E 1943­60 Cancellations collection arranged by Types and written up on leaves (98 stamps or pieces), plus FPOs (16) and Maritime Mails (5). A really good lot, commencing with a single India­period 1943 piece with 2a, 3a6p pair and 12a strip of three, with fine oval wax BRITISH RESIDENCY/PERSIAN GULF seal. We note smaller offices (SG 116 block of eight with Manama (1) CDSs, two parcel post pieces, one 1958 with 90np, 2r and 5r with red INSURED/VALEUR DECLAREE label and BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND FOREIGN PARCEL POST LABEL/BAHRAIN 2890, not pretty but rare, a wonderful lot for the specialist £150­£180

142 E 1948­60 used collection (129) on leaves, basic stamps complete with some varieties and blocks. We note 1948 5r with major re­entry, also ‘T’ guide, 1948 10r block of four; 1953­5 2r Types II and III; 1951 10r blocks of eight and four; 1955­60 Castles with all Types, a very good collection, SG £1361 £380­£420

143 E 1948­9 set mint and used study collection (230), well written up and illustrated on leaves. We note 1½a used block of 12, 6a with small second ‘A’ in ANNAS (two, used), 2r mint with clear offset on reverse and another with ‘T’ guide, a plethora of 5r varieties with Bentley Kettle re­entry, other re­entries and ‘T’ guides in hair and garter belt with multiples including block of 15 with ‘Exchange Office’ cancel, 10r mint and used with R1/7 ‘blueberry’ flaw, and a used block of four. A comprehensive collection, catalogued as basic stamps £1350 £450­£500

144 E 1948­9 mint and used commemoratives collection (85) on leaves. Wedding mint and used, Olympics and UPU mint, used and mint Cylinder blocks, 2½a UPU unmounted o.g. with Cyl. 2 no dot R8/2 Lake in India £100­£120

145 E 1950­5 balance collection of mint and used (97). Set mint and used, with extra blocks including better low values and unmounted o.g. 5r and 10r blocks; 2r Type II lightly hinged o.g. and used, also block of four used on piece; Type III nicely used; 2r Type I used with dropped surcharge and 5r unmounted o.g. with raised surcharge; 2r Type II on piece with QE II 5r, violet Parcel cancel Type 28; 2r Type II mint with raised printer’s quad after ‘S’ of surcharge; 5r mint with R6/4 re­entry and a used example with another re­entry. A fine collection, STC £1658 £350­£400

146 E 1953­60 specialised mint and used collection (355, no Castles), written up on leaves. Coronation mint blocks of four and nine, used blocks of four, 4d daffodil flaw (two); 1956­7 Edward’s Crown watermark with blocks and varieties; 1957­9 new currency set with blocks and varieties, and 1957 Scouts, plus a couple of Revenues. STC £851 £200­£220

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147 C 1892 De La Rue Die Proof for large format ‘Seal of Colony’ vignette, in black on glazed card with uncleared surrounds. Endorsed ‘BEFORE HARDENING’ and dated ‘2 FEB 92’. The proof differs from the final issued design in that the Seahorse’s tail is above the waterline. Very fine and rare. £200­£220

148 C 1938 3d brown perf 13½ x 13 with R4/10 line over horse’s head, CDS­used. SG 252a, £275 £100­£110

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149 C 1944 4d black perf 14 with R4/1 ‘flying mane’, CDS­used. SG 252da, £375 £120­£140

150 C 1944 4d black perf 14 with R7/8 curved line at top right, CDS­used. SG 252db, £350 £120­£130

151 C 1944 4d black perf 14 with R6/10 ‘scratched plate’, CDS­used, fractional soiling. SG 253dc, £375 £100­£110

152 E 1892­1966 accumulation of mint and used blocks (92) on Hagner sheets. 1892 set to 10d, 6d with Plate number; 1924 values to 1/­ o.g. and used, the used 1/­ block (MCA) heavily reinforced; 1925­35 complete set in o.g. blocks, the 2/6d an unmounted Plate block, slight wrinkles; 1939 Assembly set in o.g. imprint blocks, stamps unmounted, and used blocks of four; 1964­5 watermark change set in unmounted o.g. blocks of four, and Postage Dues SG D4­ 6 in o.g. blocks, unmounted save for two 6ct £160­£180

153 E 1937­52 KG VI used collection (115) on leaves with all basic stamps (no Dues) with numerous shades and varieties, these including ½d perf 14 and ½d buff recut line, 2d claret and 2d carmine perf 13 extra frameline, 2½d ultramarine and blue each with mark on ornament, 3d brown perf 14 and 3d blue line over horse’s head, 4d perf 13 the three listed; and a number of unlisted varieties. A useful collection, STC £1407 £280­£300

154 E 1938­47 range of mint and used varieties (34 items), listed and unlisted. We note ½d green recut line used: 2d claret extra frameline used (2); 2d carmine perf 13 u/m Plate block of six, R11/9 extra frame; 3d blue u/m evenly toned, line over horse’s head; 4d curved line at top right mint and two used; 4d scratched plate unmounted positional example, perf 14, unmounted o.g., and per 13 used; 4d perf 13 flying mane o.g.; 1d on 2d perf 14 block of six used with R5/2 short ‘Y’ £250­£280

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155 C 1938­54 1d scarlet on cream paper pair and 1d rose­carmine on very white paper corner block of eight, unmounted o.g., each with R4/2 ‘tower’ flaw. SG 19a, £340 £140­£160

156 156 E 1935­53 varieties study (62 separate items including a good number of multiples, plus 8 covers). A fine range of the many ‘T’ guides as detailed in ‘Sixth Sense’ in the past, many of which are strong and worthy of specialist attention. 1938 definitives with values to 5/­, 1946 1d Victory two ‘barbed wires’, recommended viewing £100­£120

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157 C 1891 2d bistre block of 4, stamp 3 showing inverted ‘u’ for 2nd ‘n’ variety, lower stamps including the variety unmounted, otherwise large part o.g. SG 32,32b £100­£120

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158 E 1892 attractive pen and ink satirical hand Illustrated envelope sent from Macloutsie ‘DE 19 92’ to England. Depicting a native, dressed in western clothes as a safari hunter, leaning on his rifle and in the act of expelling the British Bechunaland 6d stamp from his body; the front handwritten tax mark of 6d deleted and alongside hand stamped tax mark of 1/­, the reverse with Vryberg ‘DE 26 92’ transit and Chippenham ‘JA 16 93’ arrival cds. Small part missing at top and a couple of other faults nevertheless an attractive and unique cover £300­£400

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159 C 1890 ½d vermilion block of four with overprint inverted, Kanye CDSs of JA 16 90. Fine multiple. SG 54a, £480 £180­£200

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160 C 1890 ½d vermilion with 15mm ‘Protectorate’. Three fine used examples with overprints upright, inverted and doubled. SG 54, a, b, £550 £180­£200

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161 C 1890 ½d vermilion, with 15mm overprint double. Two different used examples, one double vertically and the other horizontally, respectively with part Palachwe and Kanye CDSs. SG 54b, £360 £130­£150

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162 C 1890 ½d vermilion with ‘Protectorate’ 19mm overprint, fine used with part Vryburg CDS. ‘Protectorate’ shifted leftwards, so that most of the ‘P’ falls at right. SG 55, £450 £170­£190

163 C 1890 ½d vermilion with ‘Protectorate’ 19mm overprint, variety ‘Protectorate’ double, fine used with part Vryburg CDS. A rare stamp. RPS Certificate (1977). SG 55a, £450 £700­£800

164 E 1888­1902 small used group (39) on leaves including SG 40 block of four and three singles, one with kiss­print double, SG 53 4d (six) including all three spacings, and the 1887 and 1891 Jubilee sets £100­£120

165 E 1904­27 used collection (51) on leaves with 1904­13 set including both 1/­s (cancels not entirely convincing), 1912 1d no cross on crown, 1913­24 set with shades and blocks (2½d and 3d), Waterlow and DLR Seahorses several having dubious or definitely faked cancels; BW 2/6d and 5/­ plus a vertical pair of the 5/­ with some short perfs, and 1927 set (both 6ds), 1/­ not counted (indeterminate corner cancel). Also some cancels on leaves including Devondale (stamp with corner damage) and Geluk. STC £2561 not counting the dubious Waterlow/DLR Seahorses £550­£600

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166 C 1927 £1 purple and black/red, block of four, (Pos. 39­40, 51,52), Bearing single line pen strokes denoting CANCELLED invalidation, full unmounted o.g. An interesting item, scarce as a multiple. SG 55var £200­£220

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167 C 1931 2s6d black and scarlet­vermilion on deep blue showing R1/9 ‘Break through scroll’ variety, fine used. SG 89jd cat £500 as mint £180­£200

168 C 1932 12s6d grey and orange showing R5/12 ‘Gash in fruit and leaf’ variety, cancelled with neat Hamilton cds at bottom, fine used. SG 93g £240­£260

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169 C 1942 2s6d perf 14½ line, black and red on grey­blue, usual streaky gum, large part o.g. SG 117a £100­£120

170 C 1938 10/­ green and deep lake on pale emerald paper, part 1938 CDS. SG 119, £375 £120­£140

171 C 1941 (Sept.) 10/­ line perf with the major HPF #60 broken lower right scroll, used with part 1945 CDS, vignette faded. SG 119be, £1300 £140­£160

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172 173 174 172 C 1943 10s. yellowish green and deep carmine­red/green, block of four (Pos. 31­32, 43­44), full unmounted o.g. typical streaky gum as often seen, nonetheless a fine multiple with fresh colours. SG 119c cat £280 £80­£100

173 C 1946 12/6d, the rare ‘lemon’ shade. Fine mounted mint. SG 120d, £600 £130­£150

174 C 1951 (Nov.) £1 violet and black on scarlet paper, perf 13, unmounted mint with R1/11 damaged left value tablet (‘White Island’). On some sheets of this printing only. RPS Certificate (1995). Vignette a little pale. SG 121de, £4500 £1300­£1500

175 A 1922­2013 mainly mint collection arranged in an album including 1935 Silver Jubilee set on cover, KGVI values to £1 and reasonably complete to date. Mostly fair to fine. (hundreds) £120­£120

176 E 1937­53 KG VI used collection (101) on leaves with a range of keytypes, some misidentified or not in optimal condition, as usual. Some fine stamps, including the line perf set of four high values, effective catalogue value £1831 £350­£400

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177 177 C 1948 1½a on 1½d red­brown right marginal vertical strip of four from the centre of the sheet, top pair Type I, lower pair Type II, with Dubai CDSs of 23 JA 50. SG 18b, unpriced £220­£240

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178 C 1955 2r on 2/6d Type II, large part o.g. SG 41a, £400 £120­£140

179 C 1955 2r on 2/6d Type II used with Bahrain cancel, showing R9­10/3 raised ‘S’ in surcharge. Scarce. SG 41a var. £100­£120

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180 C 1951 2r on 2/6d Type I and 1955 Type II, each in a used block of four with Dubai CDSs. SG 41, a, £294 £100­£120

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181 C 1957 5r on 5/­ rose­red Type I, large part o.g. with just the faintest trace of a hingemark, with R8/4 (first surcharging only) wide surcharge. Very scarce. SG 57a, £550 £150­£180

182 E 1957 5r on 5/­ rose­red sheet of forty, unmounted o.g., with the R8/1 major re­entry (from Pane ‘A’; not present on all Pane ‘A’ sheets). Central fold, minor bends affecting the selvedge, otherwise fine and a scarce multiple. SG 57 £200­£220

183 C 1956 1½a green watermark St Edward’s Crown used block of four with reduced sheet margin at left, Dubai CDS of 5 NO 56. A very rare multiple, with B&K Certificate (1975). SG 58a, £4800 £2000­£2200

184 E 1948­53 cover group (9) written up on leaves with 1948 2½a on reverse, Type 15 handstamp, and 1948 (23 NOV) airmail cover to Basrah with ½a and 3a, also Type 15 handstamp, extending the Donaldson date (March); four covers with Type 14 handstamp, one to New York and bearing the amazing franking of two ½a and ten 1½as (SG 18), another with Wedding 2½a; two with Type 21 to Bombay with 1951 1½a (SG 37) pair, one torn, and one to UK with 1951 1a pair and 4a; and Type 22 on two covers, one to Sweden with 1948 ½a ­ 3a, the other registered to Bombay with 1951 1½a (SG 37a) pair and 4a. A fine group with the stamps highly catalogued £120­£140

185 E 1948­63 collection of value­only philatelic covers (16), written up on leaves, with no fewer than three complete 1948 sets on FDCs (to India, UK and USA); others including Wedding pair on plain FDC; UPU illustrated FDC (Roger Wells); two 1953 Coronation sets, one on illustrated FDC; 1952­4 set (two, one with 2r added), etc. £180­£200

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186 E 1948 registered insured (for 2000r) cover with 2a, 2r and 6a Olympics on the reverse, Type 14a CDSs with Aden and Aden Camp arrivals. Embossed STATE OF MUSCAT AND OMAN on the flap and with five STATE OF OMAN wax seals. Vendor states he has seen just one other similar cover with the 2r on 2/6d (SG 24) in 45 years of collecting; a showpiece £100­£120

187 E Postage Due covers. 1948 envelope to India franked 1948 ½a (3) and 1a, but overweight and with large ‘T’ in circle applied at Muscat; and two underpaid airmail covers to South Africa and Canada with tombstone T./P.G. marks. Also 1965 cover to BFPO 63 (Bahrain) with four 5np stamps (envelope folded); 1951 philatelic Paquebot (Bahrain Type 1) cover with 1951 1a, and 1964 cover to UK with four 1961 10np stamps, fine red BRITISH CONSULATE GENERAL MUSCAT on front £130­£150 Illustrated at 77%

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188 E Sharjah; Forces Mail. 1952­8 covers (10), all bar one being commercial, frankings include 1948 2½a, 1951 2½a and four with 1956 2½d, also a couple with GB unoverprinted stamps. Cancellations are FPO 518 (Type 41) or 936 (Type 42), a good group with all being commercial save one £150­£180 Illustrated at 77%

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189 E 1953­63 covers group (17) well written up on leaves, an interesting selection with all but three commercial and some of the frankings scarce on cover. Includes three where no registration etiquette has been available and the Indian­ period straight­line MUSCAT handstamp has been applied (with m/s number), one of these doubly struck in black and violet; another with pair and strip of three of the 25np on 4d, one with the large ‘dotted R’ variety £140­£160

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190 E Dubai; Political Agency. Four 1958­60 commercial airmail covers to UK (a few minor faults, one with a tear at top), three with 40np frankings and one registered at 80np. One with double­ring POLITICAL AGENCY/TRUCIAL STATES on front and another with the same mark in violet on the reverse, the other two with single­ring BRITISH POLITICAL AGENCY/DUBAI, one on front and the other on reverse. A scarce group £200­£220

191 E Airletters. Mixed unused and used group (10) with ‘value­only’ surcharges, written up on leaves. Some commercial uses including KG VI 6a on 6d used from Muscat (1952, light fold, and 1953) and Kuwait (1953); QE Coronation 6a (two types) from Muscat and 30np from Muscat; and a formula airletter bearing 1948 Wedding 2½a with 1951 1a and 2½a, used to JFD Dias in New York but despite the addressee, commercial and scarce as such £140­£160

192 E Muscat postcards. Thirteen cards (including two used, 1916 and 1926 ­ this with crease), ethnic (one with children demonstrating a dead vulture’s wingspan) and views, including Portuguese fort, British Consulate, Native Well, etc. Mainly fine £80­£100

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193 E 1948­49 commemoratives mint and used collection (169) on leaves. Mint with cylinder block of 6 of each (Silver Wedding 15r block of four), unmounted o.g., flaws including Wedding 15r with bottom bar short at lower left; 3a Olympics ‘Crown’ flaw unmounted single (and two examples in Cylinder blocks), and UPU 2½a lightly hinged single with ‘Lake in India’. Used with Olympics 3a Crown flaw, Olympics and UPU blocks of four. STC £930 plus the used Crown flaw (unpriced) £320­£350

194 E 1948­55 used collection (109) on leaves with 1948 set plus 1½d Type II, another set used on piece cancelled at Dubai, used blocks including ½a (2), 1½a (both) and 2½a; 1950­5 set with both 1½as, and 2r Type II (two, one used at Doha and very scarce as such), with blocks including 1a, 2a (blocks of four and six) and 2½a. STC £991 £300­£350

195 E 1948­55 mint collection (72) written up on leaves with 1948 set (both 1½as) and basic set in blocks of four (hinged), 1950­5 set (both 1½as); the 2r in an additional unmounted marginal block of four, and two singles showing broken ropes. STC £698 £220­£240

196 E 1948­61 used collection (110) on leaves, basic stamps complete, some in blocks. We note 1948 2r block of four, 1955 2r Type II block of four(slightly soiled), 1960 2r Type III and 5r Type II, and 1961 5r single and block of four (latter used in Bahrain, blue ink on reverse of one). A good collection, SG £1486 £400­£450

197 E 1952­7 mint and used collection (346 plus 150 in large blocks; no Castles) on leaves, a specialised offering with mint and used multiples. We note 1953 12a unmounted Cyl. 1 block of ten, Coronation mint and used blocks, St Edward’s Crown set mint, used and in used blocks of four and five values in unmounted Cyl. blocks of 30 (1a, 2a x 2, 4a and 6a, 1957 set mint, used and in used blocks of four (less the 6np but with 2½d Type II), some varieties on the basic stamps included. STC £1070 £250­£280

198 E 1955­60 Castles mint and used collection (49) written up on leaves, a specialised group with 2r Type I weak entry and re­entries, Type III unmounted o.g. block of four, and a used example; 5r Type I with R8/1 major re­entry mint, and also examples used in Bahrain and Dubai; 5r Type II unmounted o.g. single and block of four, and used in Bahrain and Dubai. STC £621 with no allowance for unlisted varieties £250­£280

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199 E 1957 BPAEA ‘value only’ Scout issue used in Kuwait (which decided not to proceed with its own Scout issue for political reasons). Philatelically­inspired airmail cover to J.E. Lea in Manchester with 5 x 1np and the 75np Scout with Ahmadi CDSs of 10 AU, and an apparently commercial bank cover (9” x 4”) with Kuwait 9np and the 15np and 25np Scouts, Type 24a CDSs of 9 OC 57, roughly opened but rare £80­£100

200 E 1960­1 Multiple Crown watermark collection (200) written up on leaves with set mint and used and numerous multiples (5np used blocks of 6 and 12, 1r unmounted and CDS­used blocks), some varieties on basic stamps including 20np block with retouch to ‘phantom R’, extra 2r and 5r used (latter with Bahrain CDS). STC £916 as basic stamps. Also the controversial ‘proof’ overprints for Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain and Fujairah, singles and blocks, the Fujairah 20np block showing a close second impression of FUJAIRAH £250­£280

201 E Dubai and Muscat cancellations, small collection (25 stamps or pieces) arranged by Type and written up on leaves with additional cross­usages (35 stamps or pieces). Includes better values. Cross­usages with 5np and 10np improperly used at Fujeira, also Bombay and Karachi Paquebots (partial) £80­£100

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202 E And Muscat. 1944 Muscat Al­Busaid set and Officials, CTO’d. BPAEA 1948­55 KG VI issues, 1948 set with both 1½a, 1950­5 set with 2r on 2/6d Type II, and another with R9 or 10/3 raised ‘S’, very scarce; postmark ink on a perf at base makes it appear missing, but sound £220­£240

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203 C 1843 30r. to 90r. used set of three in mixed condition with stamps all more or less faulty, nevertheless still a popular and collectable set, SG 1­3 £2,150 £200­£250

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204 C 1843 30r. black unused no gum, four large margins, thinned on lower right, still a rare stamp in unused condition, with copy of the Calves certificate (2010), SG 1 £3,250 £300­£400

205 C 1843 60r. black unused no gum, four small to large margins, a difficult stamp in unused condition, with copy of the Calves certificate (2010), SG 2 £700 £300­£400

206 C 1843 90r. black unused no gum, four good margins, a rare stamp in unused condition, Calves certificate (2010), SG 3 £3,250 £500­£600

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Illustrated at 87% Illustrated at 87%

207 208 207 C 1881 uncleared die proof in black on glazed card of the Colonial head state 3, endorsed ‘’ BEFORE HARDENING’’ dated ‘’11 NOV 81”, a fine and scarce item. Ex Robson Lowe Eassys and Proofs: including the fine collection of the late Brigadier F.M. Montresor of Hampshire (lot 758) 1966. £350­£400

208 C 1890 key plate die proof in black on glazed card of the Colonial head Die II endorsed ‘’BEFORE HARDENING’’ dated ‘’18 NOV 90”, a fine and scarce item. Ex Robson Lowe Eassys and Proofs: including the fine collection of the late Brigadier F.M. Montresor of Hampshire (lot 760) 1966. £350­£400

BRITISH EAST AFRICA

209 c 1890­5 set of fifteen plus 4½a shade, the 8a grey imperf two sides, the 1r grey imperf at base with indistinct cancel; 2a creased. Also a range of imperf singles; ½a (2), 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a brown, 4½a, 1r carmine. Variable margins with some quite large, but not guaranteed. Also a mint imperf 8a single with good margins at top and left (adhesions and hinge remainder) and an imperf used 2½a pair, good appearance but quite badly damaged £100­£120

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210 C 1890 overprints on GB set of three plus additional 4a with Column 2 variety ‘B’ of BRITISH directly over ‘S’ of EAST, cancelled Lamu or Mombasa. SG 1­3, £1125 £300­£350

211 C 1895 5r ultramarine and violet with fine squared circle 1896 MOMBASA date stamp. SG 63, £225 £120­£140

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212 C 1906 1p on 2d grey­green and carmine, fine used on piece with part Beyrout registered oval cancel. Various guarantees on reverse including Richter. SG 15, £700 £250­£280

213 E 1861­96 small used collection (36) on leaves including GB used abroad with SG 97 and 103, 1885 12p from the upper pane of the final printing used in Salonica (rare), SG 4­6 group with varieties including SG 5a, 6b, also three BIO perfins £100­£120

214 E Turkish Currency. 1902­10 used collection (45) on leaves, the Beyrout provisional removed otherwise intact. We note 1902 80pa with small ‘0’, 1902 10ds (both papers) no cross on crown, 1903 12p five examples including pale dull purple, 1905 24p (two), 1909 nice group with both 6ds (one faked and one dubious cancel not counted in catalogue value), otherwise a good run­through. SG 8/24, £1080 £280­£300

215 E British Currency. 1905­13 used collection (37) on leaves, a fine run­through of shades including 4d, 5d and 1/­ and Harrison ½ds. SG L1­17, £691 £220­£240

216 E Turkish Currency. 1911­14 collection (30) on leaves, complete basic stamps by SG with shades and extras (including 24pi); the 4pi on 10d dull reddish purple and aniline pink has the ‘no cross on crown’ variety, which must be very scarce. A good lot, SG £612+ £200­£220

217 E Offices in Constantinople and Smyrna. 1919­22 used collection (57). GB ‘used in’ small group including 2/6d Seahorse. 1921 set with shades, 2/6d Seahorses (eleven) including a block of four, two with joined ‘45’, 5/­ (three) including laid paper (faults) and 10/­ (four), some with parcel cancels. British Currency set with shades, parcel cancels as usual for this set but several dated extras including 2/6d. SG £1591 £230­£250

BRITISH P.O. IN SIAM - BANGKOK

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218 C 1882­85 2c. on 32c. pale red, mint large part o.g., fresh colour, a vertical crease which does not affect the appearance of this rare stamp otherwise fine condition, Behr certificate (2015), SG 12 £3,250 £800­£1000

BRUNEI

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219 C 1950 5ct perf 14½ x 13½ horizontal pair used on piece, the right stamp with R1/8 ‘5c’ retouch. Neat 28 FE 52 CDS. SG 82b, c, £298 £100­£110

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220 E 1942­44 $25 black on red handstamped in violet. Fine large part og. Philatelic Foundation Certificate (1977). SG J19, £950 £250­£300

221 ½B 1895­1987 mainly mint collection arranged on album leaves, contained in a half carton, including 1895 to 10c used and mint 8c block of fourteen, 1906 to $1, 1907­10 to $1, 1908­22 values to $5, 1922 ‘MALAYA­ /BORNEO/EXHIBITION./1922.’ to $1, 1947­51 to $10, 1964­72 glazed paper to $5, selected first day day covers and Japanese Occupation range with values to $1; also general world in envelopes, etc. Condition variable. (thousands) £350­£400

222 E 1933­52 used collection on leaves (65) commencing with the values from the 1924­37 set in use in 1937, plus the 5ct chocolate ‘5c’ retouch; 1947­51 set with 2ct sky retouch and 5ct perf 14 ‘5c’ retouch, 1952 set with shades, SG £596 £160­£180

BURMA

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223 C 1937 3p to 25r set of 18, mint large part o.g., a very fine and scarce set, SG 1­18, £2,750 £600­£700

224 E 1937 3p to 25r set of 18, top value minor overall toning. Fine unmounted mint. SG 1­18, £2,750 £400­£450

225 C 1938­40 2a.6p. claret, with ‘Birds over trees’ (R. 15/3) variety, full unmounted o.g., couple of short perfs mentioned for accuracy. Fine example of this variety with good colour, SG 25a cat £300 £100­£120

226 E 1938­47 mint varieties group with SG 27a (three, two faulty), 27b (toned), 34a, 42a in a block of 28 (some faults but variety fine) and SG 74a. Also 1947 set various unlisted overprint varieties £140­£160

227 E 1937­48 KG VI used collection (148) on leaves, basic stamps including Officials almost complete, missing only the 1937 Official 10r. Additional pair of the 1940 Centenary 1a, one with ‘birds over trees’. Mostly fine, however the 1937 25r has a very faint pink wash. STC £2000+ £350­£400

CANADA NEW BRUNSWICK

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228 C 1851­60 1s. reddish mauve, used by barred oval cancels in black, three good margins cut into at lower right, nice appearance but a closed tear at top, still a rare stamp seldom offered SG 5 £4,500 £200­£250

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229 E 1937 (Jun. 25) philatelic cover with St John’s grey­blue Registered CDSs bearing the ‘long’ Coronation set of 11. The 3ct (Die II), 7ct and 8ct are comb perf 13, the 48ct line perf 14 and the balance line perf 13½. The 7ct is centered high but still very good for this stamp; it must be a rarity on cover. SG 257d ­ 267 incl. 259d £300­£350

230 E 1937­47 used KG VI collection (75) on leaves (no Dues). Includes 1941­4 Resources set, but strength in the ‘long’ Coronations with the comb perfs including the 1ct, 15ct, 24ct and 48ct, all of which are difficult stamps. SG £649 £200­£220

231 E 1937­49 small group of KG VI varieties (15) on Hagner sheet. Two used 1ct ‘fishhook’ flaws, two o.g. 20ct ‘extra chimney’ each perf 13¾, one unmounted, 1941 3ct damaged ‘A’ used with corner cancel, Postage Due 10ct LUE unmounted, the balance unlisted £120­£140

NOVA SCOTIA

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232 C 1851­60 1d red­brown on bluish paper, four good even margins, cancelled by light grill, minute thin spot at left. Fine appearance. SG 1, £500 £100­£120

233 C 1851­60 1s. purple, unused, four close to large margins, good appearance, bleached otherwise very fine condition, BPA Certificate (1994), a rare stamp in unused condition, SG 8 £18,000 £2500­£3000

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Illustrated at 86%

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234 C 1861 (29 Jan) large part front and upper flap from Charlottetown to St. Johns, Newfoundland, franked at the 9d rate by 1861, perf 9, 3d blue (shallow perfs at foot) and 6d yellow­green, tied by two strikes of 8­bar oval, with red crayon ‘4’ credit mark and part red Charlottetown cds alongside, fine large part despatch cds on flap. A very rare and important first issue usage to this destination, early in the first month of issue £600­£700

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235 C 1862­69 2d rose, perf 11½­12, tied by very fine light strike of the circular undated ‘TIGNISH/PAID/P.E.I.’ postmark (type P36) on outer wrapper to Port Hill. A very rare postmark on cover and most attractive £320­£380

DOMINION OF CANADA

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237 240

238

236 C 1851 laid paper 3c orange­vermilion unused with good to large margins, slight oxidisation and very minor corner crease. A fine and very collectable example of this rare stamp. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (2016). Scott 1a, SG 1a, £38,000 £7000­£8000

237 C 1851 laid paper 6d slate­violet, close to large margins and showing part of adjoining stamp at top, top left corner small tear. Large part og with lovely colour and good impression. A fine example of this rare stamp. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (1993). Scott 2, SG 2, £50,000 £8000­£9000

238 C 1852­57 ½d deep rose, machine­made medium to thick wove paper, imperforate block of nine (3x3) from the lower part of the sheet with complete “RAWDON, WRIGHT, HATCH & EDSON, NEW­YORK” imprint, vertical crease through middle stamps and some gum creasing. Full to large part original gum. A very scarce multiple with good appearance. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (2011). Scott 8, SG 17 £5000­£5500

239 C 1852­57 3d red, handmade Wove Paper, unused, four small to large margins, good colour, a faint corner crease at upper left otherwise fine, P.S.E. Certificate (2014), SG 5 £2,750 £400­£500

240 C 1852­57 3d. deep red on handmade wove paper, four good to large margins, lightly cancelled by four circles ‘21’ numeral of Montreal, small tear affecting right hand margin, mentioned for accuracy. Otherwise a fine example with fresh colour. SG 6 £120­£150

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241 C 1852­57 handmade wove paper, 3d (pale) scarlet­vermilion (SG 7 shade), vertical pair, creasing and small stain at lower left corner of lower stamp, four good to large margins, part o.g., a very scarce multiple despite faults, cat £7000+, with 1974 BPA cert as SG 6 £600­£700

242 C 1852­57 handmade wove paper, 6d greenish grey, just touched to large margins and showing part of adjoining stamp at foot, top left corner, small tear. Unused with vibrant impression and colour. A fine example of this seldom seen stamp. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (1997). Scott 5b, SG 10, £45,000 £10000­£12000

243 C 1852­57 machine­made medium to thick wove paper,10c bright blue, horizontal pair with close to large margins, creasing effecting left stamp and between stamps, large part o.g. A fine and scarce multiple of this rare issue with wonderful vibrant colour. BPA Certificate (1967). SG 20, £32,000 £10000­£12000

244 C 1858­59 machine­made medium to thick wove paper, 3d red, part o.g., centred to top right. A good example with fine colour. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (2019). Scott 12, SG 26, £13,000 £1500­£1700

245 C 1858­59 machine­made medium to thick wove paper, 6d, part o.g., perfs trimmed at foot and vertical bend. Centred to top with fine colour. A very collectable example of this rare stamp. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (2017). Scott 13, SG 27, £18,000 £2000­£2200

246 C 1858­59 machine­made medium to thick wove paper, 6d brownish grey (brown violet), perf 11¾, perfs trimmed off at left and slightly shortish at top. Unused with wonderful impression and colour. A fine example of this scarce stamp. Philatelic Foundation Certificate (1982). Scott 13, SG 27, £18,000 £1800­£2000

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247 C 1859 5c. deep red, no watermark, variety imperforate, unused, four good to large margins, good colour, BPA Certificate (1997), a rare variety in very fine condition, SG 32b (for pair) £18,000 £600­£700

248 C 1859 10c chocolate brown, perf 12, small thin at lower right, redistributed gum. Very well centred with wonderful impression and deep bright colour. A good example of this scarce stamp. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (2013). Scott 16i, SG 33, £18,000 £2000­£2200

249 C 1859 10c red lilac, perf 12, lower marginal with large part o.g. showing “C” flaw and ink smear (lower left corner), small thin in margin only. A very attractive example with vibrant colour of this scarce stamp. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (2013). Scott 17vi, SG 34 £900­£1000

250 C 1859 10c brown to pale, perf 12, small thin at lower right, large part og. Exceptional centring, fine impression and good colour. A fine example of this scarce stamp. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (2014). Scott 17b, SG 36, £18,000 £500­£600

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251 C 1859 12½c blue­green, imperforate block of four, close to large margins. Unused without gum (as issued) with fine impression and lovely colour. A fine example of this rare block. Vincent Graves Green Certificate (2010). Scott 18b, SG 41a, £14,000 £6000­£7000

252 C 1859 12½c blue­green unused horizontal imperforate pair with large even margins, tiny tear at foot of right stamp. Good appearance of this scarce imperforate pair. Vincent Graves Certificate (2013). Scott 18b, SG 41a, £7,000 £1500­£1700

253 C 1859 17c deep blue, imperforate vertical pair, good even margins, scissor cut between stamps and small thin at left Unused without gum (as issued) with fine impression and lovely colour. A good example of this scarce pair. Richard Gratton, AIEP Certificate (2014). Scott 19b, SG 41a, £6,500 £1000­£1200

254 255 254 C 1864 2c rose red, block of four, unused without gum. Fine appearance and colour. Gratton Certificate (2006). SG 44, Scott 20 £700­£800

255 C 1864 2c rose red, imperforate block of four, unused without gum as issued. Fine appearance and colour of this scarce block. Gratton Certificate (2006). SG 45a, Scott 20b £1500­£1700

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256 C 1868­76 1c brown­red on medium to stout wove paper, well centred block of four with full original gum. A fine and rare block with lovely vibrant colour. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (2016). Scott 22, SG 55 £3500­£4000

257 C 1868­76 1c brown­red on laid paper, regummed. A very collectable example of this rare stamp. Sismondo (2007) and Gratton (2011) Certificates. SG 55a, Scott 31 £4000­£5000

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258 C 1868­76 5c olive­green, perf 11¾ x 12 vertical block of six, part og. Fine vibrant colour of this scarce multiple. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (2007). Scott 26iv £2000­£2200

259 C 1868­76 6c dark brown, Plate 1, block of six, full original gum (middle stamp stamp of top rough large part og). A fine example of this scarce block with lovely deep colour. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (2018). SG 59, Scott 27 £3000­£3500

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260 C 1868­76 12½c bright blue variety small part of outer frame line missing. Fine unmounted mint. Lovely vibrant colour and rare so fine. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (1990). Scott 28, SG 60 £500­£600

261 C 1868­76 15c deep blue perf 12 block of four, well centred, full to part original gum, top left stamp with small patch of gum on face and minor bend. A scarce block with good colour. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (2013). Scott 30e, SG 69 var £1200­£1400

262 C 1868­90 thin rather transparent crisp paper, 2c grass green, horizontal pair, lower right corner crease. Large part og with lovely impression and colour. Fine and most attractive. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (2018). Scott 24b, SG 48, £1,700 £700­£800

263 C 1868­90 medium to stout wove paper, 6c blackish brown (to chocolate), top right corner perf crease. Part part og, slightly redistributed. Extremely well centred with lovely colour; a scarce stamp. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (2018). Scott 27, SG 59, £1,400 £400­£500

264 C 1868­90 medium to stout wove paper, 15c dull violet­grey, from the part of the sheet showing part imprint “(BR)ITISH AMERICAN BANKNO(TE COMPANY)”. Superb unmounted og with wonderful colour, a remarkable example. Richard Gratton, AIEP, Certificate (2013). Scott 27v, SG 61b var £1200­£1400

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265 C 1870­90 6c yellowish brown, perf 12, block of four (slight perf separation) with large part og (lower pair unmounted). Wonderful colour and a remarkably well centred block. Vincent Graves Greene Certificate (2007). Scott 39, SG 86 £1200­£1400

266 C 1888­97 3c orange vermilion, top right imperforate marginal block of ten showing “TEN CENTS” imprint, full original gum but mounted in margin; some gum creasing and small inclusion in margin. A scarce block with lovely colour. Scott 41ii £1500­£1700

267 C 1888­97 5c grey, right imperforate marginal block of four showing part imprint, full to large part original gum; a couple of minor gum bends. A scarce block with lovely colour. Gratton Certificate (2010). Scott 42a £400­£450

268 269

268 C 1897­98 2c. violet imperforate horizontal pair, large part o.g., slight creasing to reverse, otherwise fine and scarce. SG 144a cat £475 £80­£100

269 C 1935 5c. blue, imperforate vertical horizontal pair, large part o.g. fine with fresh colour. SG 345a cat £225 £60­£80

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270 C 1977 12c se­tenant, right marginal vertical pair, both with “PHOSPHOR TAGGING OMITTED” and the lower stamp with “GREY OMITTED”. Fine unmounted og with normal for comparison. Scott 749a, SG 898/99a, £2,000, £400­£500

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271 E 1851­1897 selection of better on a Hagner sheet including Nova Scotia 1851­60 1d used, 3d (2 mint), 6d used, 1s. purple unused (RPS certificate), 1897 Jubilee to $5 set of 16 mint, mixed condition (21) £2000­£2500

272 ½B 1852­2012 mint and used collection in four volumes including Colony of Canada 1852­57 7½d used (good appearance but cleverly repaired), duplicated QV including Large Queen’s Head, mixed condition (thousands) £200­£250

273 B 1870­2018 predominately mint collection arranged in five hingeless Davo albums, contained in a carton, including 1889­97 10c brownish red, 1893 50c, 1897 ‘Jubilee’ to $5 and $2 and $4 used, 1897­8 to 1oc, 1903­08 to 50c, 1908 Quebec Tercentenary to 20c, 1911­16 values to 50c, 1915 ‘WAR TAX’ overprints to 50c, 192231 to $1 plus coil and booklet stamps, 19828­29 to $1, 1930­31 to $1 and largely complete unmounted mint to date. Generally good to fine. (thousands) £2000­£2200

274 E 1898­1948 mint selection on six stockcards and two Hagner sheets including 1898­1902 to 20c., 1903­12 to 20c. with shades, 1911­22 to 50c. with shades, mixed condition with many fine (176) £300­£350

275 E 1937­51 KG VI used collection (311) on leaves, mixed postmark quality but with some nice booklet panes (always difficult used) and with good Officials, among which we note a range of punctured including SG O102 block of four, various orientations. Overprinted Officials with 1949 set (4ct wavy­line cancel), and missing stops on the 10ct (SG O166a), 14ct (SG O167a) x 2 and 20ct (O168a); 1950­2 set all with CDSs, and 1951 $1 Fisherman. Viewing recommended £350­£400

276 4B Old to modern mint and used collection in 32 volumes housed in 4 boxes including Large Queen’s head used selection, KGV with some degree of specialisation, booklets, modern face value etc, mixed condition, careful viewing recommended (thousands) £500­£600

277 B Selection of philatelic literature including the Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada by W.S. Boggs, The Admiral Issue of Canada by G. C. Marler, Canada Post Offices 1755/1895 by F.W. Campbell, mixed condition (17) £100­£120

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278 C 1907 ½d on 5s. salmon and green handstamped ‘’ Georgetown Provisional” surcharge type 5, large part o.g. disturbed gum but otherwise a fine example with fresh colours. BPA cert (2019), SG 18 £100­£120

279 A 1900­95 (c.) predominantly mint collection arranged in a stockbook including 1907­09 values to 10s, 1932 Centenary of Assembly of Justices and Vestry to 10s and to 5s used, 1935 to 10s, and from KGVI reasonably complete to date. Mostly fair to fine. (hundreds) £450­£500

CEYLON

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280 C 1857­59 4d dull rose, wmk star on white paper, unused no gum, fresh colour, with four regular margins just slightly touched at lower left, with R. Calves certificate (2002) and J.P. Bach, M. Eichele certificate (2002) stating “An exceptionally fresh stamp. Of world rarity status.”. One of the very few known in unused condition, a stamp for the connoisseur, SG 4 £75,000 £15000­£18000

281 C 1857­59 2d yellowish green, wmk star on white paper, mint large part o.g., fresh colour, four close to large margins, very fine condition, SG 3a £500 £150­£180

282 C 1857­59 1s. slate­violet, wmk star on white paper, unused no gum, good colour for this stamp, with good to huge margins including large part of neighbour at right, fine condition, rare in unused condition, BPA certificate (1994), SG 10 £5,500 £1800­£2000

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283 C 1857­59 1s.9d green, wmk star on white paper, unused, fresh colour, four good to large margins, very fine condition, SG11 £800 £200­£220

284 C 1857­59 2s. dull blue, wmk star on white paper, unused no gum, fresh colour, with large upper margin and slightly touched on the other sides, fine condition, very rare in unused condition, RPS certificate (2008), SG 12 £6,500 £1300­£1500

285 C 1857­64 ½d reddish lilac on blued glazed paper, mint large part o.g., three good margins, cut into the frame­lines at upper right, thinned in upper right corner, very fresh colour and surface is not cracked, a difficult stamp in mint condition, S. Sismondo certificate (2003), SG 16 £4,250 £900­£1000

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286 C 1912­25 50r. dull purple, wmk. Mult. crown CA, mint large part o.g., good centering and fresh colour, SG 320 £650 £200­£250

287 C 1912­25 100r. grey­black, wmk. Mult. crown CA, overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, mint large part o.g., good centering and fresh colour, SG 321s £425 £120­£150

288 C 1912­25 500r. dull green, wmk. Mult. crown CA, overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, mint large part o.g., overall toning still a stamp missing from many collection SG 322s £750 £120­£150

289 C 1912­25 1000r. purple/red, wmk. Mult. crown CA, overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’, mint large part o.g., fresh colour and well centered, very fine SG 323s £1,800 £600­£700

290

290 C 1921 25ct orange­yellow and blue (Die I) lower left marginal corner block of 4 with watermark inverted, clearly visible. Fine unmounted mint. SG 351aw, £300 £170­£190

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291 C 1921­32 100r. dull purple and blue, mint large part o.g. fresh colour, BPA certificate (2020), SG 360 £2,750 £1000­£1200

292 C 1938 2ct black and carmine, perf 11½ x 13, Plate 2A R5/6 ‘comma’ flaw, fine large part o.g.; very fresh for this. SG 386a, £600 £160­£180

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293 E 1857­1925 mostly mint/unused collection on a Hagner sheet including 1857 6d on blued paper (mint appearance), 2d (2), 5d (2), 10d (2) 1s.(mint appearance), 1s.9d. (3), 1861­70 range of perforated up to 2s., 1912­25 50r. (2, one Specimen), mixed condition with fine (52) £2000­£2500

294 C 1912­25 selection of mint blocks of four with plate number “1” comprising 3c blue­green top right corner with watermark inverted and reversed, 6c pale scarlet right marginal watermark inverted (no plate number), 6c carmine lower marginal; also 1921­32 3c watermark top right marginal block of six with plate number “1” watermark inverted; some with overall gum toning otherwise fine. SG 302y, 305w, 306, 339w £120­£140

295 E 1937­49 unmounted mint selection arranged on album leaves including 1937 Coronation perforated “SPECIMEN”, 1938­49 complete set of perf types, watermarks and papers to 5r and 1946 Victory perforated “SPECIMEN”. Generally fine. (50) £220­£240

CHINA

296 296 C 1878 Large Dragon thin paper 1ca. green used by attractive ‘Shanghai Customs’ (Feb.6.79) double concentric rings cancel in red, few shortish perfs. and a light upper right corner bend, nevertheless a desirable early usage, SG 1 £800+ £200­£240

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297 C 1878 Large Dragon thin paper 1ca. to 5ca., mint large part o.g., fresh colours, paper hinge remain on 3ca., the 5ca. has a few faintly foxed perfs., fine to very fine condition SG 1­3 £4,050 £800­£900

298

298 C 1878 Large Dragon 1ca. green, 3ca. red­brown, 5ca. yellow­orange thin paper 2½mm spacing, used set each by part of ‘Customs’ cds’s in black, SG 1­3 £ 2,000 £700­£800

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299 C 1878 Large Dragon thin paper 3ca. brown­red used by neat ‘Chinkiang Customs’ (Ap.8.80) double concentric rings cancel in black, unusually very well centred, few faintly foxed perfs. otherwise fine, SG 2 £400++ £200­£240

300 C 1878 Large Dragon thin paper 5ca. orange used by part of incised seal cancel of Tientsin, some light toning otherwise fine, SG 3 £800 £200­£240

301 C 1882 Large Dragon wide margin 3ca. brown­red used by clear Wuhu Custom House Chop, fine condition, SG 5 £500+ £200­£240

302 303

302 C 1882 Large Dragon wide margins 5ca. yellow­ochre, used by Tientsin intaglio cancel in black, well centered, intense colour, minor perforation toning otherwise fine, SG 6 £2,250 £250­£300

303 C 1883­85 Large Dragon wide margin 3ca. brown­red used by neat black framed chop ‘Postage Already Paid, Do not demand. Do not pay’, fine condition, SG 8 £400++ £200­£240

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304 C 1888 Small Dragon, second stage clean cut, 1ca. dull green block of 12 (4x3) used by six ‘Shanghai black seal’ cancels, few minor faults including few perfs split at top, a remarkable block, SG 13a £350­£400

305 C 1888 Small Dragon, second stage clean cut, 5ca. olive­yellow block of 4 mint large part o.g., fresh colour, very fine, SG 15 £1,300+ £500­£600

306

306 C 1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress 1st printing 1ca. to 24ca. mint large part o.g., fresh colours, well centred, paper hinge remainder on 24ca., fine to very fine condition, SG 16/24 £3,000 £500­£600

307

307 C 1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress 1st printing 1ca. to 24ca. used with cancel selected for clear strike including Kiukiang customs cancel in red on 12ca., well centred, fine to very fine condition, SG 16/24 £1,700 £300­£350

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308 C 1897 Empress Dowager small figure surcharge ½c. on 3ca. to 30c. on 24ca. set of 10, mint large part o.g., a couple of trivial perf tones otherwise generally fine condition SG 37/46 £5,000+ £700­£900

309

309 C 1897 Empress Dowager small Surcharge on 1st printing ½c. on 3ca. to 30c. on 24ca., mint large part o.g., bright colours, fine to very fine SG 37/46 £5,100 £600­£700

310

310 C 1897 Empress Dowager small Surcharge on 1st printing ½c. on 3ca. to 30c. on 24ca. used, few usual faults including very irregular perfs on 10c. and bend on 30c., fair to fine condition SG 37/46 £1,930 £300­£350

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311 C 1897 Empress Dowager small Surcharge on 1st printing, set of 10 values to 30c. on 24ca. rose­carmine, large part o.g., rough perfs as usually found, otherwise fine. SG 37­46 £700­£800

312

312 C 1897 Empress Dowager second printing surcharged with large figures wide spaced set ½c. on 3ca. to 30c. on 24ca., mint large part o.g., fine condition, SG 57/65 £800­£1000

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315

313 C 1897 Red Revenue 2c. on 3c. red Small figures surcharges mint large part o.g., fresh colour and gum, centered to top, very fine Chan 84 SG 93 £850 £150­£170

314 C 1897 Red Revenue Large 1c. on 3c., mint large part o.g., fresh colour and gum, centered to right, very fine Chan 87 SG 88 £775 £150­£170

315 C 1897 Red Revenue large figures surcharge 2c. on 3c. deep red vertical pair mint mounted/unmounted (upper example is mounted, lower example unmounted), slightly oxidised and few shortish perfs on top nevertheless a desirable item, SG 89 £1,600+ £300­£400

316 C 1897 Red Revenue 4c. on 3c. ‘large surcharge’, mint large part o.g., fresh colour and gum, Chan 89 SG 90 £2,500 £350­£400

317 C 1897 Red Revenue large figures surcharge $1 on 3c. deep red unused no gum, well centred, slightly oxidised and with light thinning on the upper left corner, a scarce stamp, SG 91 £8,000 £500­£600

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318 C 1897 I.C.P. 50c. error of colour “deep green”, unmounted o.g., toned gum as usually encountered, fresh colour, a rare stamp of which only 240 exist, Chan 100a SG 104b £3,500 £500­£600

319 C 1898 ‘Chinese Imperial Post’, wmk set of 12 values to $5 deep green and salmon. Large part o.g. $2 roughly perforated at right, otherwise fine and fresh appearance. SG 108­19 £350­£400

320

320 C 1901 B.R.A. (British Railway Administration) 5c. black overprint on China ½c. brown ‘Captain Twining’ cover from Tientsin to Tongku cancelled by Tientsin unframed circle cancel in violet, alongside gutter margin pair of India 3p. C.E.F. overprint, cancelled by trisected double circle with vertical bars ‘F.P.O. No. 4/ 20 AP 01’ cds, on reverse also ‘F.P.O. No. 4/ 20 AP 01’ cds, an attractive cover, very fine SG BR133 and C1 £180­£200

321

321 C 1912 Statistical Department overprint 1c. ochre used selection of variety including four examples of “Basic stamp retouched ‘One’ “ Chan 153b and a “Broken top of “one” in basic stamp” Chan 153c, mixed condition, a difficult group to obtain (5) £250­£300

322 C 1942­45 Paicheng Printing Co, perf 12 to 15½, $4 to $100 set of 9 in blocks of 4, mint without gum as issued, fine condition SG 666/674 £1,400+ £120­£150

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323 C 1949 Hunan Province silver Yuan surch. set of 4 1c. on $2,000,000 to 10c. on $500 in blocks of 4, mint no gum as issued, fine condition, SG 1308/11 £1,000+ £300­£350

324

324 C 1949 Yunnan Province ‘local currency’ silver yuan surcharges, set of nine to $1.20 on $100,00 and ‘full value’ silver yuan 4c. on $20 and 12c on $200, unused no gum as issued, a couple of lower value with small imperfections, Chan S141­S151 SG 1333/1343 £1,250 £230­£250

325 C 1967 Labour Day set of 5, fine o.g., SG 2354/58, (cat £1500) £750­£800

326 A 1882­2000 mint and used collection in an album including 1882 3ca. wide margins Large Dragon used, range of used coiling dragons, mixed condition (hundreds) £200­£250

327 A 1885­1990s mint and used collection housed in a stockbook including 1885­88 small dragon 1ca. mint, 3ca. used, 1900­1912 coiling dragons used selection with values up to $1, 1983 terracotta warriors booklet unmounted, few local stamps, mixed condition (hundreds) £120­£150

328 E 1897­1980s mint and used collection in 15 old approval books comprising stamps and postal history including blocks, air mails, with 1897 ICP 50c. mint, Sinkiang 1929 State Burial of Sun Yat­sen set to $1 mint, 1944 $20, $30 and $100 in blocks of four mint, mixed condition with many fine (hundreds) £500­£600

329 E 1940s mainly mint duplicated ex dealer stock of several hundreds of stamps generally in large blocks or full sheets, many with imprints and plate numbers, also two bags with loose used stamps, one with China the other with stamps from different countries, mixed condition with many fine (thousands) £250­£300

330 A 1949­1968 truly advanced used collection including 1958 miniature sheets, 1961 Table Tennis miniature sheet, 1963 Children imperf, Panda imperf, Monkey imperf sets, 1964 Peonies miniature sheet, 15th Anniv. of PRC miniature sheet, 1967 Mao’s thought (red and gold set in strip of 3 plus pair), long live Mao set, 1968 instructions from chairman Mao strip of 5, generally fine condition (hundreds) £3500­£4000

331 E Old to modern, mint and used collection on album pages including 1971 Beijing Opera set mint, Paris Commune set mint, 50th Anniv. Chinese Com. set mint, mixed condition with many fine (hundreds) £250­£300

332 A 1970­73 N series complete unmounted mint collection housed in an hingeless album, generally fine condition, Yang N1­N95 £850­£950

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333 E 1913­19 2d deep brown unmounted o.g block of 45 (5x9), a fine a desirable multiple SG 44 £80­£100

334

334 E 1933­49 KG VI used collection (58) on leaves, good basic range with a couple of watermark varieties, but the value in the Postal Fiscals with the multiple watermark set upright and inverted, inevitably less the £3 watermark upright. SG £2272 £550­£650

CYPRUS

335 E Undated (but early) stamp­sized watercolour essays on card numbered 1, 1A, and 2 ­ 5, three depicting a rampant red lion and two Aphrodite. Also a larger (255 x 110mm) piece of thin card with a red lion on a blue circular background; a fairly rudimentary drawing on tracing paper, and four ink­and­watercolour images on yellowed tracing paper (one with a crease crossing the corner), one with ‘1899’ incorporated into the design; some staple holes, etc. The status and origins of these essays is not known to us, other than that they are ex Paul Kayfetz £230­£250

336

336 C 1880 1d. red Pl. 215 lower marginal block of twelve (6x2) with plate number and part inscription. Full original gum, typical minor imperfections as often seen, nonetheless a spectacular and scarce positional multiple perfect for display! SG 2 £200­£250

337 338

337 C 1892­4 set of seven used, a most attractive set, all with partial squared circle cancels. The key 6p has a light partial Larnaca cancel of 25.3 96, BPA Certificate (2017). Well above average. SG 31­7, £1100 £350­£400

338 C 1894 6pi Die II olive­grey horizontal pair, with attractive 1896 Larnaca squared circle cancellation. SG 36, £1500 £500­£600

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339 C 1924­28 £1 purple and black/red, top marginal with plate number ‘1’, full unmounted o.g., very fine condition. SG 102 cat £300 £200­£250

340 C 1928 50th Anniv. set of 10 in unmounted mint or mounted pairs. £1 hinged on the selvedge only and with sheet number. SG 123/32 £600+ £150­£180

341 C 1935­60 Wmk Mult Script CA set of 15 in imprint blocks of 4. Fresh, unmounted mint. SG 173/87 £230­£250

342

342 e 1892­1932 cover selection comprising single frankings with 1892­94 ½pi (2, one a wrapper), 2pi die II, 1894­96 registered envelopes with 30pa, ½pi and 2pi; also 1924­28 two airmail mixed franking envelopes to Great Britain and Rhodes. Fair to fine. (8) £200­£250

CYPRUS TURKISH POST

343 ½B An early to modern mixed mint and used collection arranged in five assorted volumes and loose in packets, etc, contained in a carton, including a range of postmarks and selected postal history, condition mixed with many fine. (thousands) £100­£120

COLLECTIONS

344 3B KGVI to QEII specialised collection of postmarks and covers neatly presented in twelve Lever­Arch files, housed in three cartons, with excellent selections of Rural Postal Agencies, National Guard Postal service, Postal stationery with airletters and registered envelopes, Meter marks, Private Advertising envelopes, Censored mail and BFPO’s. Generally good to fine. (hundreds) £700­£800

345 B An early to modern mixed mint and used collection arranged in five assorted volumes and loose in packets, etc, contained in a carton, including a range postmarks and selected postal history, condition mixed with many fine. (thousands) £150­£170

346 E 1880­1 small used collection (17) on two leaves, SG 1­10 complete plus some additional Plate numbers, fair to fine. SG £2531 £300­£350

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347 E 1881­1960 used collection (208) on leaves, a good degree of completion but with some problems with postmarks. However there are some good stamps in fine condition; SG 15, 28, 47­9 and 56 amongst others. 1903 45pi with indeterminate cancel, 1928 set almost all with faked cancels. Essential viewing £450­£500

DOMINICA

348 E 1874­1974 mint collection arranged on Scott album leaves including 1877 values to 1s, 1903 to 2s6d, 1907 to 5s, 1908­20 to 5s, 1923­33 to £1, then definitives and commemoratives to 1996. Mostly fair to fine. (hundreds) £250­£270

DUBAI

349 E Registered covers. 1948­57 group (7, of which one is philatelically inspired), including two 1948 covers from the Bank of Iran in Dubai to Bombay, each with a fine strike of the boxed Type 9 registration handstamp. All to India save one to Jordan £150­£180

350 E 1948­60 cover group (6) with 1948 6a on 6d on formula airletter, used on first day; folded 1948 cover to Bombay with 3 x 2a; 1954 incoming envelope ‘not known’ with Type 13 on reverse and Type 12 on front; envelope to Cochin; 1957 5r on cover to Jordan, and 30np/6d Coronation airletter, commercially used to New York £120­£140

351 E 1948­53 commemoratives on cover with two Silver Wedding pairs, both to Iraq with Type 6 cancels (one oily); Olympics on plain cover; 1953 Coronation illustrated FDC; Scouts illustrated FDC. The Silver Wedding covers are dated 4th May, due to late arrival of the stamps from Bahrain, and are notably scarcer from Dubai than from the other Agencies £100­£110

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352 C 1912­21 50r. dull rose­red and dull greyish green mint large part o.g., fresh colour, SG 61 £900 £150­£200

EGYPT

353 A 1945 Presentation gift book with inscription in English on the front cover and Arabic on the back cover containing 1945 Arab League Pact set duplicated in five full sheets, generally fine condition, a rare philatelic item (500 stamps) £40­£50

354

354 C 1933­38 Air. 2m., 5m., 7m., 30m. and 200m. King Fuad misperfs., fine unmounted mint. (5) £50­£60

355 E 1932­9 mint and used collection with mint SG A2­9 (A2 foxed), 11­15 including A6a single and block of four, latter with stamps unmounted, and two extra examples of SG 11. Used includes SG A1­2 blocks, A3­5 and the Jubilee seal; nice collection £96­£120

356 E 1932­9 collection of covers (16) on leaves, all single uses with SG A1, A2, A3, A4 (glue­stained), A5 (three, one opened­out for display), A6a (two, one foxed), A7, A8 (opened­out), A9, A12, A13 and A15 (two, both censored). Some a bit battered but a nice little group £280­£300

FALKLAND ISLANDS

357

357 C 1891 1d red­brown u/l corner wide marginal example (SG 11) good colour fresh large part o.g. £100­£120

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358 E 1933 three ‘Panton’ covers to the Cayman Islands, each franked solely with ½d Centenary. One from Port Stanley with two­line ‘FINE’ marking and ‘T’, Caymans 1d Centenary added to pay deficiency; one from Fox Bay with ‘T’, two Caymans Centenary ½ds added, and the third cover with double­ring FALKLAND ISLANDS CDS, ‘Insufficiently Prepaid’ handstamp, the deficiency paid by two ¼d Centenaries and a ½d, this a last­day cover for the Falkland Centenary set £120­£140

359 E 1933 Centenary ½d to £1 set of twelve, fresh unmounted mint except 5s lightly mounted. Very fine appearance of this very popular and desirable set. SG 127/38, £4,250+ £1600­£1800

360 ½B 1933 Centenary 5s ‘Penguin’ black and yellow lightly cancelled with neat Port Stanley 2/JA/33 cds, one very slightly shortish perf at lower left. Lovely colour and a very collectable example of this popular stamp. SG 136, £1,500 £250­£270

361

362

361 C 1938­50 10/­ black and deep reddish orange on thin paper (final printing), fine used. SG 162c, £700 £280­£300

362 C 1982 Charles Darwin 34p, two blocks of four, one with double perforations, and the other with misplaced perforations. Unmounted mint. (Heijtz 349v 3,4.) SG425 var. £150­£210

363 ½B 1878­2016 predominately mint collection arranged in two hingeless Davo albums contained in a carton, including 1898 2s6d, 5s, 1904­12 to 5s, 1912­20 values to £1 with additional £1 used, 1921­28 3s, 1929­37 ‘Whale and Penguin’ to £1, 1933 Centenary to 10s, 1938­50 to 31 with additional 2s6d to £1, 1948 RSW £1 (2) and largely complete to date, mainly unmounted. Generally good to fine. (hundreds) £1600­£1800

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364 A 1882­1962 mint collection neatly arranged in an album including 1891­1902 to 1s with duplicated range of shades and 9d. ‘WATERMARK REVERSED’, 1912­20 values to 5s deep rose­red, 1921­29 to 3s, 1933 Centenary to 2s6d, 1938­50 to £1, 1952 to £1, 1960 Birds to £1; also Falkland Islands Dependencies 1954­62 Ships to £1. Generally fair to fine. (hundreds) £550­£650

365 E 1937­50 unmounted mint selection in blocks of four arranged on album leaves comprising 1937 Coronation and 1938­50 to £1 with the top value with imprint. Generally fine. (84) £400­£450

366 E 1937­52 used collection (65) on leaves, strength in the 1938 set printings with the first two printings of the 5/­, 10/­ and £1, 1948 1/­ thin paper and others. SG £825 £260­£280

367 E Falklands and Falkland Island Dependencies: 1882­1952 QV to KGVI mixed mint and used collection mounted on album leaves including: selected QV values to 5s. red, 1904­12 values to 3s. green, 1912­20 values to £1 black/red, 1929­37 set of 11 to £1 black/red, 1933 ‘Centenary’ part set to 10s. black and chestnut. 1938­50 values to 10s. black and orange­brown, 1952 set of 14 to £1 black. FID 1946­49 ‘Thick Map’ set to 1s. black and purple, 1s. showing ‘South Poke’ variety. Mixed condition with fine, viewing advised. (hundreds) £1600­£1800

FALKLAND ISLAND DEPENDENCIES

368 C 1946 Thick Map ½d, 1d and 3d top left corner pairs, each with R1/2 missing ‘S’, o.g. with the stamps unmounted. SG G1b, 2b, 4b, £695 £230­£250

369 C 1946 Thick Map 1d black and violet. Two used pairs, one with Plate 1 R3/9 extra island, the other with R4/6 extra dot by oval. Respectively with South Georgia and Graham Land violet cancels. SG G2aa, d, £400 £150­£180

370 E 1946 Thick Map 1d and 2d multiples, each with large part imprint and Plate 1 R4/5 extra dot by oval, unmounted o.g. The 1d a block of twelve, with some normals slightly foxed on reverse, the variety with some blunt perfs at top; the 2d a block of twenty with one normal foxed on reverse, top row separating. SG G2d, 3d, £555 £200­£220

371

371 C 1946 Thick Map 2d and 3d, Plate 1 R1/2 missing ‘I’, each used. The 3d with short perfs at right. SG G3b, 4b, £675 £200­£220

372

372 C 1946 Thick Map 2d with Pl. 1 R4/6 extra dot by oval, fine used. SG G3d, £375 £120­£140

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373 C 1946 Thick Map 2d with Plate 1 R4/6 extra dot by oval, used on piece with Graham Land CDS. SG G3d, £375 £140­£160

374 C 1946 Thick Map 3d, Pl. 1 R1/2 missing ‘I’, fine used. SG G4b, £350 £110­£130

375 C 1946 Thick Map 3d on piece, Plate 1 R4/6 extra dot by oval, fine used with Graham Land CDS. SG G4d, £375 £140­£160

376

376 C 1946­8 Thick and Thin Map 3d matched blocks, bottom marginal with small part imprint, unmounted o.g. Each with R6/7 ‘teardrop’, the Thin Map block additionally with R5/8 dot on ‘T’, this block with light vertical fold. SG G4e, 12b, £280 £100­£120

377

377 C 1946 Thick Map 4d, Plate 2 R6/8 SOUTH POKE, used. SG G5c, £400 £160­£180

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378 C 1946 Thick Map 6d and 1/­ each with Plate 2 R6/8 SOUTH POKE, unmounted o.g., the 6d in a block of four and the 1/­ in a right marginal block of six. SG G5c, 8c, £330 £130­£150

379 382

379 C 1946 Thick Map 6d with Plate 2 R6/8 SOUTH POKE, used. SG G6c, £400 £160­£180

380 E 1946 Thick Map 6d block of twelve (Columns 5­6 of sheet) with large part imprint, Plate 1 R4/6 extra dot by oval, unmounted o.g. Horizontal central fold. SG G6d, £275 £110­£130

381 C 1948 Thin Map set with dot on ‘T’ of SOUTH used (less 2½d, which does not exist), very fine save 3d (cat £15) grubby, seldom seen as a set. SG G9b/16a, £379 £120­£140

382 C 1904 2½d ultramarine, cancelled with straight­line black ‘South Georgia’ handstamp (Type Z2) and SOUTH GEORGIA CDS. BPA Cert (1949). SG ZU3, £300 £160­£180

383 E 1944­9 KG VI used collection (111) on leaves, complete basic stamps. Overprints with three 6d blue­blacks with faked cancels. Thick Maps with 6d shade, also in pairs with broken arc, minor varieties; ½d, 1d, 3d and 6d extra islands; 1d and 2d missing ‘I’ but both soiled and not counted; 1/­ SOUTH POKE, a good lot although some care needs to be taken with the postmarks, plus missing ‘I’s. STC £1995 £350­£400

FIJI

384

384 C Postage Due 1917 ½d black (wide setting), attractive sunburst cancellation. Exceptional example of this difficult stamp. SG D1, £500 £220­£240

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385 C 1938­55 3d blue vertical pair used with Nadroga CDS of 12 JUL 45, lower stamp with R4/2 spur on medallion (just clear of postmark). Difficult so fine. SG 257a, £300 £110­£130

386 E 1938­55 KG VI used collection (68, no Dues) on leaves, emphasis on the 1938 set with perfs and shades complete, with numerous varieties. We note ½d extra frond, 2d Die I extra line and scratch through value, 2d green and magenta perf 13½ scratched buildings, 2½d perf 13½ and 12 extra island, and further variants unlisted in Part 1. STC £810 £260­£280

FRANCE Illustrated at 42%

387

387 E 1811 (21.6) Paris, addressed locally printed document with hand written letter in French from Camillo Ugoni pleading with Emperor Napoleon, in which Ugoni asks Napleon’s permission to dedicate his translation of Julius Caesar’s ‘Commentarius’ from Latin to Italian to “His Majesty” Napoleon. The letter is annotated ‘Accordé’ (allowed), dated “4 July 1811” and signed by Napoleon. A rare and most fascinating document in very fine condition £2000­£2200

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388 C 1852 10c. yellow­bistre “Presidence” issue, right marginal with large part of framing line, mint no gum, skilfully repaired, P. Scheller certificate (2010), a very rare stamp in unused condition, Yvert 9b €75,000 (for mint) £1000­£1500

389 C 1853­61 80c. rose horizontal pair variety ‘Tête­bêche’, used by lozenge of dots cancel in black, three small to very large margins, cut into at lower left, P. Scheller certificate (2010), one of the most popular variety among the classic stamps, SG 101 £12,000 £1000­£1500

390 C 1869 5Fr. lilac­grey/greyish used by lozenge of dots with 3369 number of Semur­en­Auxois cancel, slightly faded, fine condition for this issue, SG 131 £1,300 £60­£80 Illustrated at 83%

391

391 C 1925 A.J.Cobham London­Cairo­Cape Town flight souvenir postcard dispatched in France and franked with 30c.(3) and 5c. cancelled by Marignane (18.11.25) cds, addressed to his wife with written “shall send you one of these cards from each stopping place so keep the collection” on reverse perforated label in red uncancelled, fine condition, card is signed by the pilot A.J.Cobham, Ex F.D. Roosevelt £500­£600 Illustrated at 83%

392

392 C 1938 Clement Ader 50f bright blue (SG 612a), lower left corner block of 4 with date “18.4.40”, a trace of toning, u/m, cat £520+ £40­£50

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393 E 1917­36 mint selection arranged on an album leaf including War Orphans’ Fund 1917­19 1f + 1f, 5f + 5f, 1922 surcharges +25c + 1f = 1f, +1f + 5f + 5f and 1926­27 1f + 25c, 5f + 1f. Generally fair to fine. (7). SG 376­77, 394/95, 452/53 £400­£500

394 E 1977­81 Sabine design inscribed ‘France’ 1c to 5f collection arranged on album leaves including many colour trials and epreuve de luxe; also 1981 Sabine inscribed ‘Republic Francais’ 1f 40 to 2f 30 selection with postal stationery. condition mixed in places. (hundreds) £500­£600

395 E 1982­89 Liberte design 5c to 5f collection arranged on album leaves including imperforates, colour trials and epreuve de luxe and selected varieties; also small selection of St. Pierre et Miquelon. Condition mixed in places. (hundreds) £400­£450

396 B Comprehensive collection of mainly French art stamps neatly arranged on album leaves including colour trials with strips, die proofs some signed by the designer, epreuves de luxe, imperforates stamp with selected errors/varieties. Also a range of colonies with French Polynesia. A wonderful lot although in mixed condition. Well worth careful inspection.l (thousands) £5000­£6000

GAMBIA

397 E 1869­72 No watermark 4d (2, one unused), 6d (8); 1874 Crown CC 4d (2, one with 1869 cds in red and no opinion RPS Certificate), 6d (2); condition mixed with some fine. (14) £280­£320

398 399 400

398 C 1871 4d pale brown, large even margins and crisp embossing. Very fine mint. SG 2, £500 £140­£160

399 C 1874 Crown CC 6d blue from the foot of the sheet with good even margins on the other three sides, good colour, large part og. SG 8, £350 £90­£100

400 C 1880­81 Crown CC sideways, ½d to 1s used set of seven with additional shades of 2d, 4d (2) and 6d (2); 1d. a few perfs clippede at foot; all with light red cds and good colours. A scarce group. SG 10A­20A, £3,145+. (12) £500­£600

401 E 1880­81 Crown CC upright, duplicated mint and used selection arranged on album leaves including a range of shades and postmarks, watermark inverted used 3d, 4d (2), mint with ½d block of fifteen, Overall good to fine. SG 10B­20B. (117) £380­£420

402 E 1886­93 Crown CA sideways, specialised mint and used selection to 1s with a good range of shades, printings, varieties with 6d ‘sloping label’ (4, one mint) and mint multiples. An interesting lot. SG 21­36. (hundreds) £320­£380

403

403 C 1898­1902 6d olive­green and carmine with malformed ‘S’ variety, shortish perfs top left otherwise fine used SG 43a £160­£180

404 E 1902 mint ½d green, single (mounted) and block of four (upper stamps unmounted), showing ‘SLOTTED FRAME’ variety; also 1d carmine top marginal block of four without ‘DENTED FRAME’ variety (some creasing) showing the flaw not present in the 1902 printing. Generally good to fine. 53 var/54 £80­£90

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405 407

405 C 1902­05 ½d (348 to 650 possible), 1d. (400 to 809 possible), 2d. (98 to 198 possible) and 4d (98 possible), all with variety ‘DENTED FRAME’, 4d. with light corner bend, fine large part o.g., SG 45a/7a, 50a, £980 £200­£220

406 C 1902­05 4d brown and ultramarine with manuscript ‘SPECIMEN’ in red variety ‘DENTED FRAME’ (98 to 198 possible), minute inclusion otherwise fine large part o.g. Scarce and most unusual. SG 50as £200­£220

407 C 1902­05 1d (400 to 809 possible), 2½d (92 to 192 possible), 3d. (100 to 130 possible) and 6d (100 possible), all with variety ‘DENTED FRAME’, 3d. small crease and minute thin. A scarce group, generally good to fine used. SG 46a, 48a/9a, 51a, £1,035 £200­£220

408

408 C 1904­06 7½d green and carmine variety ‘DENTED FRAME’ (54 to 55 possible). Fresh, large part o.g. SG 65a, £500 £130­£150

409

409 E 1909 5d orange and purple upper left pane marginal block of twelve with Plate number “1”, top row showing ‘SLOTTED FRAME’ and ‘DENTED FRAME’ varieties, Superb unmounted mint (mounted in margin only). Fresh colour and a scarce positional piece. SG 77/a, var £320­£380

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410 E 1909 6d dull and bright purple upper left pane marginal block of twelve with Plate number “1”, top row showing ‘SLOTTED FRAME’ and ‘DENTED FRAME’ varieties, Superb unmounted mint. Fresh colour and a scarce positional piece. SG 78/a, var £400­£450

411 A 1922­29 mint and used study to 10s with printings, perforation types and shades arranged in an album including a selection of MCA issues to 5s with mint vertical pair and used single and Script CA 7½d corner marginal block of four with plate number ‘1’, 3s slate­purple mint, 5s (18 mint and 5 used), 10s (5 mint and 2 used); also a small selection of envelopes with 5d pair neatly cancelled by registered oval on envelope to England. Condition generally good to fine. A superb lot well worth closer inspection. (hundreds) £700­£800

412 E FORGERIES: an interesting collection neatly arranged on album leaves with forged stamps including Spiro and Panelli reproductions and forged postmarks with Madame Joseph’s and genuine examples for comparison. Generally good to fine. (80 stamps and a cover) £170­£190

413 ½B REGISTERED MAIL: unused and used KEVII to QEII collection arranged in two albums, contained in a carton, including 1902 (23.11) 2d (size G) uprated with 2d orange and purple to Birmingham, 2d (size H) two unused, 1918 (28.11) 2d (size F) uprated with 1d to Huddersfield, 1920 (15.5) 2d (size G) uprated with 1d to Manchester, 1922 2d (size H) uprated with 1d (3) to Huddersfield, 4½d (size K) unused, 1938 (25.5) 3d (size H) uprated with 6d, 1s, 2s to 10s to re­addressed to Bournemouth, 3d (size G) overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’. Also a further album of registered postmarks with some on cover. Condition variable with many fine. (hundreds) £350­£380

414 B POSTAL MARKINGS: a mainly modern collection of envelopes with postmark interest arranged in twelve albums, contained in two cartons, including Airmail, Express, Incoming, Maritime, Instructional with 1946 (16.12) AR registered envelope to Senegal with set to 10s, Missent to Gambia, Postage Due and Paid, Printed Matter, Registration and Return to Sender. An interesting lot. (hundreds) £210­£240

415 2B POSTAL HISTORY: large accumulation of mail mainly modern envelopes addressed to International Youth Services, Finland, contained two cartons, with Airmail with air letters, Express, Registered. Also small range of stampless O.H.M.S. mail address to The Crown Agents, London and few earlier registered envelopes unused. Generally fair to fine. (thousands) £210­£240

416 A AIRMAIL: 1927­2000 collection of envelopes arranged in an album with outgoing including first flights and Zeppelin flights (5), censored and range of incoming mail. Generally fair to fine. (80) £250­£280

417 1A WWII: collection of postal history arranged in an album with good range of different censored makings including 1940 (2.8) boxed ‘Fron H. M. SHIP/PASSED/BY CENSOR/...... /Signature Date’ to Sussex, 1941 (6.5) unboxed ‘PASSED CENSOR’ (Andrew type I) to Devon, 1941 (5.12) fancy boxed ‘PASSED by CENSOR/BATHURST.’ to London (Andrew type II), 1944 (15.1) octagonal ‘crown/PASSED/NN/3’ (Andrews type IVA) registerd to U.S.A., also 1940 (23.2) R.W.A.F.F. to Newark­on­Trent, 1943 (26.5) boxed ‘LE COMMERCE/AFRICAIN’Bathurst (R. Gambia)’ to Brazzaville. Condition a little varied with many fine. A very interesting lot. (7 stamps and 42 covers/cards) £350­£380

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418 e 1930 ‘IPOSTA’ souvenir miniature sheet, used cancelled by ‘BERLIN W6 ISPOSTA’ exhibition cancel dated 21.9.30, some perf separation as often seen. Otherwise fine. SG MS461­464a £150­£170

419 e 1935 ‘OSTROPA’ souvenir miniature sheet, used cancelled by exhibition cancel dated 21.9.30. Fine and fresh. SG MS573­576a £150­£170 Illustrated at 96%

420

420 e 1945 ‘Thuringen’ (type II) souvenir miniature sheet roulette perf, used cancelled by ‘ERFURT’ cds dated 24.12.45, Reverse bearing ‘HERBST’ expertise handstamp. Small surface abrasion affecting surface, nonetheless a fine item. SG MSRF10 £400­£450

421

422

421 C 1945­46 80pf indigo, centred to left, fine CTO used SG A34 £150­£170

422 C 1949 Hanover Trade Fair miniature sheet, with exhibition cds, fine used SG MS A145 £100­£120

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423 ½B An early to modern mint and used accumulation arranged in an album, album leaves and stockcards, etc., contained in a half carton, including used 1927 International Labour Office overprints, 1930 Graf Zeppelin South American Flight, 1931 Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight, 1933 Graf Zeppelin Chicago Flight with additional 4m, 1935 ‘OSTROPA’ miniature sheet, 1939 Danzig overprints/surcharges to 2rm and Nurburgring Races overprints (2). Condition mixed in places with many fine. (thousands) £600­£700

424 A 1949­89 West Germany mint collection in a hingeless Leuchtturm album virtually complete for the standard type with stamps generally unmounted from 1956 (hundreds) £100­£110

425 A 1949­89 Berlin mint collection in a hingeless Leuchtturm album virtually complete for the standard type, including 1949 Block 1 (stamps unmounted, but hinged on M/S margin), with stamps generally unmounted from 1953 (hundreds) £200­£220

GIBRALTAR

426 E 1937­51 used KG VI collection (67) complete basic stamps with perfs and shades, a few not counted in catalogue value due to parcel cancels; the perf 14 5/­ and 10/­ are both nice CDS examples. SG £786 £220­£240 Illustrated at 78%

427

427 e 1886 envelope to London addressed to Captain Webb bearing ½d and 1d pair cancelled by Duplex “A26” and ‘FE 24 86’ cds, with content inside, an interesting letter hand written and signed by HRH Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh mentioning about appointment of the new ship’s chaplain, some toning and part of the flap missing, a scarce cover £100­£120 Illustrated at 78%

428

428 C 1892 (13 Sept) envelope addressed to J E Podger, Salisbury, England bearing 1889­96 50c lilac bisected and tied with Tangier “A26” sideways duplex; stamp a little faded otherwise fine £80­£100

429 E 1940 1d. yellow­brown P. 13½ wmk sideways almost complete coil of 500 stamps (coil leader missing) housed in original box marked with blue crayon. Full o.g. minor wear to the box. otherwise a scarce item. SG 122ab £400­£450

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430 C 1912­24 set of 15 values to £1 purple and black/red, including ½d & 1d shades used (both 1d mint), mixed condition, 2d and 6d values with faults, otherwise fine. A difficult set to assemble in used condition. Scarce. SG 12­24 £700­£800

431

431 C 1912­24 ½d to £1 set perforated “SPECIMEN”, mint large part o.g., very fine SG 12s/24s £600 £250­£270

432

432 C 1922­27 set of 5 values to 10s. green and red/emerald, fine used. Minor faults, otherwise fine with good colours, seldom offered in used condition. SG 27­35 £200­£250

433

433 c 1971 3c Pandanus with watermark Crown to Right of CA, unmounted mint. (Pierron GE350a: £750), SG175w £200­£300

434

434 c 1971 4c Fishing Nets with watermark Crown to Right of CA, unmounted mint. (Pierron GE352a: £750), SG176w. £200­£300

435 1A 1976­80 collection of Gilbert Is., Kiribati and Tuvalu in printed album, used except for a few watermark varieties. Fairly straightforward but we note Gilbert Is. SG 8 used, and Tuvalu SG 9 used and SG 20w unmounted o.g. STC £468 £65­£75

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436

436 c 1935 6d Jubilee with extra flagstaff (Pl 1/: R.9/1) Unmounted Mint. £100­£140

GRENADA

437 439

438

437 C 1888 6d chestnut, top left triangle detached, short perf and corner fault lower right otherwise fine o.g. SG 33a £180­£200

438 C 1922 1/­ black and green on emerald back, marginal corner block of 4 with watermark inverted. Unmounted mint. SG 98dw, £480 £180­£200

439 C Postage Due: 1892 1d, 2d and 3d set of 3 part to large part o.g. SG D1/3 £120­£140

440 E 1938­51 KG VI used collection (82, no Dues) on leaves, complete basic stamps with perfs and shades including 2½d perf 12½ x 13½. 10/­ x 8 including SG 163a x 2. 1951 set with extra $2.50 with re­entry (CW 39a). SG £488 £140­£160

HAWAII Illustrated at 60%

441 441 C 1884­1893 Postal history trio including 1884 4c. entire unused, 1884 2c entire uprated with 1c., 2c. and 5c. and addressed to Scotland (Honolulu Mar 14 1890 cancel), and 1893 10c. Provisional Government overprint entire uprated with 10c. black and 10c. brown registered to England, mixed condition with some faults including toning, an interesting group £100­£120

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442 C 1935­49 used varieties with 1935 20ct Jubilee short extra flagstaff (toned), 1946 $1 short ‘R’, 1948 Wedding 10ct spur on ‘N’ and 1949 UPU 80ct crack in rock. Scarce group. SG 136b, 156a, 171a and 176a, £735 £180­£200

443 e 1938­52 chalky paper $1 dull lilac and blue, upper right corner block of 42 (6x7) with interpane margin at left, third stamp in lowest row (R7/3, right pane) showing short leg to ‘R’ variety. Full o.g. with typical streaky gum, surface abrasions affecting (R2/7), otherwise fine a desirable multiple. SG 155,115a £120­£150

444 E 1938­52 £1 dull lilac and blue on chalk­surfaced paper, left marginal block of sixty (6x10) showing sheet number ‘Z10517’ and variety “SHORT RIGHT LET TO ‘R’ “ (R3/1), some overall toning as usual otherwise fine unmounted mint. SG 155/a, £865 £120­£140

445

445 C 1905­07 KEVII $1 booklet, black on white cover showing contents and rates of postage, with “Hongkong Printing Press” imprint on front, almost complete, still containing 4c. block of ten, 2c. complete pane of twelve, and 1c. complete pane of twelve, with interleaving and original staple (rusted, causing split to cover), cover soiled and stamps with gum partially evaporated, nevertheless a very rare booklet, SG SB2 £7,000 £700­£800 Illustrated at 75%

446

446 e 1945 Japanese Occupation 1.50 yen on 1s. to 5 yen on 5s. set of 3 on registered First Day Cover, cancelled by scarcer Wan Chai office (16.4) cds’s, some faults including a vertical crease that doesn’t effect the stamps, an interesting item SG J1/J3 £150­£200

447 1B 1862­1997 mixed mint and used collection, housed in five albums, stamps mounted on pages and Postal History, with strength in QV, KGV and KGVI issues, including: 1862­63 set to 96c. brownish grey, 1863­71 values to 96c. brownish black, 1880 ‘Surcharges’ to 10c. on 24c. green, 1891 ‘50th Anniversary of the Colony’ opt on 2c. carmine, 1921­37 set to $5 green and red/emerald, 1938­52 set to both $10’s, 1948 RSW set to $10 carmine, selected British PO’s used in China issues and Postal Fiscals. Generally fair to fine condition,a little mixed in places, careful viewing advised, sure to reward. (hundreds) £1000­£1200

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448 2A Old to modern, mint and used collection on an album and album pages including range of QV mint and used with 1891 2c. Jubilee used, 1948 Silver wedding $10 (2, one unmounted), mixed condition with many fine (hundreds) £290­£320

449 E 1937­52 used collection (104) on leaves. 1938 set plus shades (per SG/CW) and some varieties ($1 orange and green three short ‘R’s), first $10 with good colour but slightly messy cancel); Victory ‘extra stroke’ on each value, the 30ct a little grubby; Silver Wedding 10ct ‘spur’ on ‘N’ in pair with normal and the $10 very fine. Useful collection, mixed condition with many fine, STC £1059 £250­£280

450 E 1962­73 unmounted o.g. selection on a Hagner sheet including blocks of four with values up to $2 including marginal examples with serial number, and extra loose stamps $2, $5 and $10 (2), generally very fine condition (80) £100­£120

INDIA

451

451 C 1854 ½a. vermilion ‘9½ arches’, prepared for use but not issued, right marginal block of four with part inscription ‘the RIGHT HAND’. An exceptional and desirable multiple of this famous stamp, fresher than normally seen. SG 1 cat £14,000 £5000­£5500

452 453 454 457

452 C 1854­55 ½a. indigo, Die I, four good margins, unused without gum as issued, thinned at lower margin still a collectable example of this scarcer shade, SG 5 £700 £200­£250

453 C 1854­55 ½a. blue, Die II, block of four, four good margins, mint, thinned in the centre, nevertheless a popular block, SG 6 £760+ £270­£300

454 C 1854­55 ½a. blue Die III pos. 50, wmk inverted and reversed, unused without gum as issued, small thin at lower right, BPA certificate (2019), SG 8a £3,000 £400­£450

455 C 1854 ½a. blue Die III, unused without gum as issued: cut­to­shape, slightly toned otherwise fine with good colour. BPA cert. (2019) SG 8a. £700­£800

456 C 1854 ½a. deep blue, Die III, unused, without gum as issued: cut­shape, defect at top otherwise fine with good colour. BPA cert. (2019) SG 10 £800­£900

457 C 1854­55 Half Anna blue used selection with different shades, cancels etc. including two singles, three pairs, a strip of 3 and a block of 6, mixed condition (17) £300­£350

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458 C 1854­55 1a. red Die III, ‘E’ stone, pos. 7 unused without gum as issued, well margined and nice appearance but an ironed vertical crease, BPA certificate (2019), SG 15 £4,250 £800­£900

459 C 1854 1a. red Die II, unused without gum as Issued: four close to large margins, vertical crease at right. Otherwise fine, with fresh colour. BPA cert. (2019) SG 15 £800­£900

460 C 1854 4a.blue & pale red, 1st printing (Head Die I, Frame Die 1, Pos. 6) unused without gum as issued: cut­to­shape but clear on three sides, an unobtrusive centre row fold and small peripheral stain. Nevertheless a presentable example of this popular stamp. BPA cert. (2019) SG 18 cat £25,000 £6000­£7000

461 462

461 C 1854 First Printing 4a blue and pale red, Head Die I and Frame Die I, cut square, cancelled by diamond of dots, fine condition SG 18 £1,100 £300­£350

462 C 1854­55 4a. blue and red 3rd printing (Head Die III, Frame I) Jatia stone ‘E’, wmk reversed, horizontal pair pos. 3­4, used with diamond of dots cancel, fine condition, BPA certificate (2019), SG 21 £12,000 £4000­£5000

463 464

463 C 1854­55 4a. blue and red, Head Die II, frame Die I, cut square, just touched on lower and sides, used by light cancel in black, usual minor imperfections, SG £800 £120­£150

464 C 1854­55 4a. blue and red, Head Die III, frame Die II, cut square, used by partial diamond of dots cancel in black, usual minor imperfections, SG 23 £600 £120­£150

465 466

465 C 1854­55 4a. blue and red, Head Die III, frame Die II, cut square, just touching at right, used by diamond of dots cancel in black, fresh colours, fine SG 23 £600 £140­£160

466 C 1854­55 4a. blue and rose­red, Head Die III, frame Die II, cut square, used by octagonal B/1 cancel in black and part of French cds, fresh colours, a very light horizontal crease at lower margin, SG 25 £1,100 £150­£180

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467 C 1855 entire letter addressed to Cheshire, England (via Southampton) bearing ½a. blue (Die II) & 4a. indigo and red 1st printing (Head Die I, Frame Die I) (2) making up the ½ oz. packet letter rate of 8a.+ Inland rate. All cut to shape each lightly tied by black diamond of dots cancels. Surface bearing ‘’INDIA PAID’’ handstamp in red and London “PAID” tombstone arrival mark dated ‘AP 21 1855’. Reverse bearing KARACEE dispatch mark dated ‘MAR 55’ and Birkenhead arrival mark in blue dated ‘AP 21 1855’. Slight age­related wear and creasing to entire, nevertheless an attractive item. SG 6,17. £300­£350

468

468 C 1902­11 set of seventeen values to 25r. brownish orange and blue, each with DLR ‘CANCELLED’ H/S (Samuel type 24 & 25), all values marginal (high values inter­panneau), full original gum only mounted in margins, few minor imperfections, a scarce and stunning group with fresh colours. SG 119­150s £2000­£2200

469 E 1902­07 set of eleven values to 1r. green and carmine, in blocks of six, each with DLR ‘CANCELLED’ H/S (Samuel type 24), large part o.g. (mostly unmounted, only one stamp mounted per block) few minor imperfections, including perf separation. A very rare set of multiples with lovely fresh colours. SG 119­150 £3000­£3500

470

470 C 1902­11 25r. brownish orange and blue, mint large part o.g., well centered, BPA certificate (2018), fine, SG 147 £3,000 £1000­£1200

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471 C 1906 die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm) for the 1906­07 ½d value (SG 149), with date (2 MAY 06) in blue and BEFORE/HARDENING handstamp in black at upper left, a scarce proof £350­£400

472 473

472 C 1921 “NINE PIES” on 1a., selection of three different ESSAY surcharges in large sans­serif letters, in blocks of 4 mint mounted/unmounted o.g. (lower pairs being unmounted); respectively wide spacing (15.5mm), narrow spacing (8.5mm) and narrow spacing with bar. The first block on the aniline carmine 1a. shows a prominent plate flaw on the King’s shoulder, on the upper left stamp; the other two blocks are rose­carmine. The last block with natural paper fault affecting one stamp, otherwise fine, a rare trio in multiple condition SG 192/94 essay £700­£800

473 C 1925 “Delhi” specimen 1r, four examples in grey and vermilion, interpanneau gutter and margin at right (mounted in gutter), yellow­green and red­brown, trivial gum wrinkles, brown and chocolate (mounted) and brown and slate­green; mostly fine unmounted mint (4) £120­£140

474

474 C 1934 large parcel tag, registered, bearing 5 values to 2r. carmine & orange, each neatly tied by fine strikes from ‘Park Town REG cds dated AUG 34, and ‘Late Fee PAID Park Town’ handstamp. Corner crease affecting adhesive otherwise fine, an attractive item with fresh colours. SG 210, 212, 214/5 and 238 £100­£120

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475 C 1934 Pair of two large parcel tags one registered, bearing multiple values to 2r. carmine & orange. Creasing affecting both tags, otherwise a fine and seldom seen pair with good cancels and fresh colours. SG 210,214,215,232,237,238 £150­£170

476 477 478

476 C 1937 25r slate­violet and purple, top marginal example. Unmounted mint, SG 264, £300. £120­£140

477 C 1948 Gandhi 1½a to 10r, set of four. Fine unmounted og. SG 305­08, £425 £140­£160

478 C 1925 Official stamp 2r. on 10r. green and scarlet, mint large part o.g. and lightly mounted, good colour and well centered, RPS certificate (2000), a scarce stamp in very fine condition SG O104 £5,000 £2500­£3000

479 ½B QV to KGVI accumulation of covers, including airmails, stationery, censors, officials, receipts, various frankings and destinations, well worth careful viewing. (Hundreds) £500­£600

480 C 1854­1957 mint and used collection in a stockbook including 1854­55 ½a. used range with different Dies and shades (36), 1a. (7), 2a. (3), 4a. (2), 1902­11 to 15r. mint, to 25r. used, 1937­40 to 25r. (2, one mint), 1948 Gandhi to 10r. (2, one mint), 1949­52 to 15r. (2, one mint), Officials 1912­23 to 25r, (2, one mint), mixed condition with many fine (hundreds) £3200­£3800

481 E 1937­52 used collection (124) on leaves, mixed condition with many fine including 1937 15r (on piece). 1937 set also with 15r inverted watermark, CDS­used but a little grubby. We also note 10r Gandhi with machine cancel (minor corner crease) and 3½a Independence ‘teardrop’ flaw, SG £844 £230­£250

482 E India used abroad in Iraq collection on four pages including examples from QV to KGV from Baghdad and Basra offices including a 1918 I.E.F. cover from Baghdad, a seldom offered lot, mixed lot with many fine £250­£300

483 E India used abroad delightful lot from QV neatly arranged on pages including used in French India Pondicherry on entire or large pieces (4), Muscat on two covers, Indian Expeditionary Forces Second Afghan War 1878­81 on six covers, also a range of stamps, mixed condition with fine (35) £500­£600

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484 485

484 E 1942­47 overprints on India 15r cross­gutter block of four, overall toning as usual. Fine unmounted mint. SG 98, £720 £200­£220

485 E 1942­47 overprints on India 25r slate­violet and purple, cross gutter block of four, light overall toning as usual. Fine unmounted mint. SG 99, £1,400 £600­£700

486 E 1942­47 overprints on India ½a to 25r set of eight and 3p to 14a set of thirteen. Fine unmounted mint. SG 100­ 120, £820 £300­£350

487

487 Officials. 1887­98 ½a blue­green, horizontal strip of 3, the centre stamp error ‘8TATE’, brilliant part o.g. Superb appearance and much the finest of just five examples recorded by us in private hands (three of the others having faults). The error occurred once in the Oct 1886 setting, with a strip of three being the largest known multiple. BPA cert (2000). SG O1/c, £1800 £1000­£1200

488 C Officials. 1938­40 CHAMBA STATE SERVICE set of six, o.g. The 9p and 1a large part o.g., the 1a with a couple of toned flecks on reverse; the rupee values unmounted with cream gum. SG O66­71, £400 £140­£160

489 E Service overprints on India comprising 1938­40 9p to 10r set of six and 1943­43 3p to 10r set of fifteen. Fine unmounted mint. SG 066­086, £850 £180­£200

PATIALA

490 E 1937­38 overprints on India 3p to 25r set of eighteen. Fine large part o.g. SG 80­97, £750 £180­£200

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491 B The Hyderabad Stamps Manual, published 1941, a good example of this rare book with all the original postage, official and revenue stamps remaining in the book, along with all the impressions of stamp papers, postal stationery and even War Charity labels. 255pp, hardbound, several HYDERABAD RESIDENCY/Crest/CIVIL OFFICES violet oval handstamps including on front cover. Some light foxing £400­£450

JAIPUR

492

492 C 1937 4a black and grey­green, fresh appearance, large part o.g. SG O20 £120­£140

JAMMU & KASHMIR

493

493 C 1897­1909 mint collection of Telegraph issues (19), including 1897 no wmk. 2r. and 5r. mint, 1889­1909 wmk rosttes selection to 8a mint, 1906­09 8a on 5r. blue­green and carmine mint (2, different types), plus a group of used halves with values to 1r. Most with condition issues to varying degrees, (largely creasing/adhesions), still an attractive group of these rare an popular issues. Cat £1,500+ £300­£400

SORUTH

494 E 1949 1a. on ½a. black and deep blue surcharge, complete sheet of 40 (5x8) showing variety larger first ‘A’ in ‘Anna’ (R. 2/5) and numerous other setting varieties. Fine unmounted o.g. A rare and fascinating item ideal of study and display. SG 58,58c. £200­£250

ICELAND

495 E 1920­94 mint selection of mint blocks/sheets including 1935 Jochumsson 7a irregular block of ten, 1944 Proclamation to 10k ( top value in a block of twenty­five. Mostly good to fine. (hundreds) £150­£170

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496

496 C 1931 ½a. to 10r. set of 12 mint large part o.g. in fine condition SG 80/91 £180­£200

497 499 501 502

497 C 1931 King Faisal I, 25r. violet mint large part o.g., fresh colour and gum, SG 92 £2,250 £600­£800

498 C 1932 2f. to 1d. set of 17 mint large part o.g. in fine condition SG 138/154 £280­£300

499 C 1934 1f. to 1d. set of 18 mint large part o.g. in fine condition SG 172/189 £120­£140

500 C 1924­25 Official Stamps ½a. to 10r. set of 12 mint large parte o.g. in fine condition SG O66/O77 £220­£240

501 C 1931 Official Stamps ½a. to 10r. set of 12 mint large part o.g. in fine condition SG O93/O104 £270­£290

502 C 1931 King Faisal I official stamp, 25r. violet mint large part o.g., fresh colour and gum, SG O105 £2,500 £600­£800

503

503 C 1932 Official Stamps 2f. to 1d. set of 17 mint large part o.g. in fine condition SG O155/O171 £170­£190

504 505

504 C 1934 Official Stamps 1f. to 1d. set of 18 mint large part o.g. in fine condition SG O190/O207 £120­£140

505 C 1973 OFFICAL various ‘Fisal’ issues, locally opt type O27, set of 24 to 30f. orange­red, full unmounted o.g. fine and fresh a difficult set to assemble. SG O1130a­O1147a. cat £650 £200­£220

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506 E 1918­43 Postal History collection on album pages including 1918 German Feldpost ‘Mossul’ cancel on cover, various British Occupation including a ½a. bisected ‘Makinah’ cover, Iraq in British Occupation postal stationery, registered mail, Air Mail, Censored, interesting destination as Poland and Canada, a most interesting lot, mixed condition with fine (58) £1600­£2000

507 A 1918­65 mint and used collection housed in an album including 1932 to 1d on 25r. set of 16 mint, 1932 to 1d claret set of 17 used, range of mint/unmounted M/S with 1948­51 miniature sheet (2, one perf, one imperf), 1949 ‘planes’ miniature sheet (2, one perf, one imperf), 1953 miniature sheet (2, one Specimen), 1958 Republic opt on 1948­51 issue to 1d unmounted, selection of overprint varieties including in pairs, strips and blocks, some postal history, mixed condition with many fine (hundreds) £1500­£1800

508 A 1919­65 mint and used collection housed in an album including 1931 to 10r. mint, 1931 Officials to 10r. mint, 1932 to 1d. on 25r. used, 1932 Officials 25r. used, generally fine condition (hundreds) £600­£800

509 A 1918­2014 BoB mint and used collection with Officials, Revenues, Specimen etc housed in an album including Officials 1920 to 10r. on 100pi. used, 1923 to 10r. (2, one mint), 1932 to 1d on 25r. mint, 1948­51 to 1d. including extra 3f. opt. both sides and 5f. opt double, 1955­58 16f. Vert pair one without opt, 1958­73 comprehensive range with varieties, Revenue 1916 onwards including used on documents, 1958 2f­200f unmounted; 1928 Railway Stamp 2a. used; 1993­2014 Kurdistan selection, a fascinating lot, worthwhile viewing (hundreds) £2500­£3000

510 B 1965­2017 mint and used collection housed in two albums extensively represented including many varieties with overprint varieties, imperf., misplaced perforations, missing colours etc, also postal history and miniature sheets, generally fine condition with many seldom seen items (thousands) £5000­£6000

511

511 C 1973 mounted/unmounted o.g. selection of overprinted kings including SG 1075/1085, O1086/1096, and O1130a/O1147a generally fine condition (46) £700­£800

512 E Turkey Ottoman Empire stamps used in Iraq selection on pages including four different examples on pieces bisected, some postal history including a 1912 registered cover from Baghdad to Hungary, a very interesting lot for the specialist, mixed condition with many fine (42 stamps) £500­£600

IRAQ (BAGHDAD)

513 514 515 516

513 C 1917 ¼a. on 2pa. claret (Obelisk), mint large part o.g., centered to top right, fine, a scarce stamp with only 906 issued; SG 1 £550 £170­£200

514 C 1917 ¼a. on 5pa. dull purple (Leander’s Tower), mint large part o.g., centered to right, fine, BPA certificate (1982), a scarce stamp with only 1,215 issued; SG 2 £450 £150­£180

515 C 1917 1a. on 20pa. red (Leander’s Tower), mint large part o.g., well centered, very fine, BPA certificate (1957), a rare stamp with only 274 issued; SG 5 £1,400 £650­£800

516 C 1917 2a. on 1pi. bright blue (Mosque), mint large part o.g., fine, a scarce stamp with only 820 issued; SG 6 £600 £200­£220

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517 C 1917 1a. on 20pa. red (Castle), mint small part o.g., well centered, few soiled perfs, fine, a scarce stamp with only 415 issued; SG 7 £900 £180­£220

518 C 1917 ½a. on 10pa. carmine (Old GPO Building, Constantinople), mint large part o.g., fresh colour, fine, a rare stamp with only 270 issued; SG 9 £1,700 £500­£600

519 C 1917 2a. on 1pi. black and violet (Old GPO Building, Constantinople) perf. 13½ mint large part o.g., fresh colour, few perfs toning otherwise fine, BPA certificate (1982), a scarce stamp with only 1,339 issued; SG 11a £475 £140­£160

520 C 1917 2a. on 1pi. black and violet (GPO Building) mint large part o.g., centered to left, lightly thinned on the right nevertheless a rare stamp with only 346 issued; SG 12 £1,700 £400­£500

521 C 1917 ½a. on 10pa. green (GPO Building) mint large part o.g., fine, a scarce stamp with only 1,261 issued; SG 13 £425 £150­£180

522 523 524 525 526

522 C 1917 2a. on 1pi. ultramarine (GPO Building) mint large part o.g., very well centered, BPA certificate (1971), very fine, a scarce stamp with only 1,051 issued; SG 17 £475 £160­£200

523 C 1917 1a. on 20pa. rose (1905 Toughra) mint large part o.g., good colour, a diagonal crease as it often happens due to the thin paper, otherwise fine, a rare stamp with only 249 issued; SG 15 £1,500 £500­£600

524 C 1917 2a. on 1pi. dull blue (1905 Toughra) mint large part o.g., good colour, fine, P. Holcombe certificate (1987) a scarce stamp with only 747 issued; SG 18 £600 £200­£220

525 C 1917 ½a. on 10pa. grey­green (1905 Toughra) mint large part o.g., good colour, fine, a scarce stamp with only 1,012 issued; SG 19 £475 £160­£200

526 C 1917 ½a. on 10pa. grey­green (1905 Toughra) used by light cancel, fine, a scarce stamp with only 1,012 issued; SG 19 £500 £160­£200

527 528 527 C 1917 ½a. on 10pa. carmine (Old GPO Constantinople) perf. 12½ unused regummed, fine, BPA certificate (1982), a scarce stamp with only 770 issued; SG 20 £600 £120­£150

528 C 1917 1a. on 20pa. rose (GPO Constantinople) used by light cancel, fine, a scarce stamp with only 1,048 issued; SG 21 £500 £160­£200

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529 C 1917 1a. on 10pa. on 20pa. claret used by light ‘Bagdad’ cds, fine, BPA certificate (1961), a rare stamp with only 434 issued; SG 23 £750 £250­£300

530 C 1917 1a. on 20pa. rose (1909 Toughra), mint part o.g., well centered, fine, a rare stamp with only 288 issued; SG 22 £1,600 £400­£500

531 C 1917 2a. on 1pi. ultramarine (GPO Building), mint large part o.g., centered to lower, very fresh, fine, a scarce stamp with only 657 issued; SG 24 £600 £180­£220

IRAQ (MOSUL)

532 E 1919 mint and used collection on pages including 1a. on 20pa. black/red with variety ‘A’ of ‘Anna’ omitted mint (2), 3a. on 20pa. green and orange mint, selection of used on pieces with full cancels, a delightful lot generally fine condition (40) £300­£350

IRAQ (BRITISH OCCUPATION)

533

533 C 1931 ½a. to 25r. violet set of 13, mint large part o.g., fresh colours and good centering, a very popular set in fine condition, SG 80/92 £2,500 £1000­£1200

534

534 C 1931 Officials ½a. green to 25r. violet set of 13 mint large part o.g., 25r. has nice appearance but light perf toning on top, otherwise fine, a scarce set SG O93/O105 £2,850 £700­£900

535 C 1918­21 ¼a. on 5pa. to 10r. on 100pi. set of 14 mint large part o.g. in fine condition SG 1/14 £140­£160

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536 E 1865­7 abortive Fenian 3ct green forerunner, unused with complete outer framelines. Good colour, MacDonnell AIEP Certificate (2015), very fine and rare. Ex Jim Czyl. Hib. L1, MW l2 £380­£420

537

537 C (GB used in). 1888 £1 brown­lilac watermark Orbs, with part of three DUBLIN SORTING OFFICE CDSs of JU 88, and part bars at left. Unusual with postal cancels. Several short perfs at top, unrubbed and with good colour. K­A Louis Certificate (2010). SG (GB) 186, £4500, MW K92 £950­£1100

538 E 1893 Colonial design 4d brown, ‘used’ with part dumb oval obliterator. Minor thinning and a horizontal crease, without the usual slight pink staining; ex Jim Czyl, MacDonnell Whyte Certificate (2015). MW L9. These ‘forerunners’ are of bogus origin, made from cliches used to illustrate British colonial stamps in stamp catalogues £380­£420

539 540

539 C 1922 (Dec.) Thom 5/­ and 10/­ vertical pairs, each with part of two Maryborough CDSs of 17 FE 23. The 5/­ pair with some missing perfs at right, and the 10/­ pair with a few slightly short perfs, still attractive. SG 65­6, £1020 £150­£170

540 C 1922 (Oct. ­ Nov.) 2/6d, 5/­ and 10/­ with Thom overprints in shiny blue­black. Used examples, the 5/­ unusually cancelled ‘Dubh Eige’, on Achill Island in the Gaeltacht, but with a small repair at right; otherwise fine but for the odd shorter perf. SG 44­6, £1900 £450­£500

541

541 C 1922 1d scarlet vertical pair, the lower stamp showing the Control T22 R15/9 “reversed Q for O” variety, Waterford CDSs. Upper stamp with bend, otherwise fine. SG 31b, £250 £90­£110

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542 C 1922 (Dec.) 5/­ rose­carmine with Thom three­line overprint, showing Plate 1 R3/2 or 8/2 ‘accent omitted’ variety. College Green CDS of 1 FE 23. Light blue wash at lower left corner, and a couple of shorter perfs. MacDonnell Whyte Certificate (1996) mentions a small crease at to right, which is not apparent at this time; ‘A rare stamp used in period, one of four recorded to date.’ SG 65a, £900 £280­£320

543 E 1922 Provisional Government used collection (55) on leaves. Dollard set with additional colours including 4d and 9d carmine; Thom 1½d PENCF variety, Claremorris CDS clear of variety, one perf toned. Dollard Seahorses with two 2/6ds (one with short perfs), three 5/­s (two shades and one on laid paper) and two 10/­s, one with the long stroke of ‘r’ in ‘heirann’ virtually omitted, several shorter perfs. Harrison coil pairs (no 2d Die II); 1922 Thom set to 1/­ (Seahorses offered separately); Thom Type 4 set plus ½d dull overprint (bend and machine cancel). Occasional parcel or heavier cancel, but many fine, with catalogue value in excess of £2500 and well worth viewing £450­£500

544

544 C 1922 BW 10/­ grey­blue with Dollard four­line ‘Rialtas’ overprint, showing Pl. 1/3 (left) R4/2 variety ‘strokes over ‘E’ of ‘TEN’. Has been cancelled by a large part bogus Madame Joseph ‘Dundalk Registered’ CDS (MJ 216). An attractive stamp. Hamilton­Bowen Certificate (2015). SG 21 var., Hib. T14c £200­£220

545

545 C 1925 2/6d, 5/­ and 10/­ wide date, used, fine save the 2/6d with several short perfs at top of right side. The 10/­ with Baile an Chaisil (Ballycastle) CDS. SG 83­5, £550 £160­£180

546 E 1935 re­engraved 10/­ indigo with overprint double, used with Dublin Telegraph Office 12 vi 36 CDS. Feldman (1979) and Hamilton­Bowen (2019) Certificates mentioning ‘faint grease spots’ and a short perf at lower right. Pencil­ signed MacDonnell. The finest of the four examples known, all of which have the same telegraphic CDS; ex Zervas. SG 101b, £6500 £1100­£1300

547 E 1937 watermark SE 10/­ deep blue with the watermark inverted, block of four with Dublin CDSs of 18 AU 41. The lower stamps horizontally creased and the lower left stamp with a few shorter perfs, but well centered for this issue and the only used block with inverted watermark surviving. Ex Percy Lundwall, Hamilton­Bowen Certificate (2019). SG 104w, £6400 as single stamps £1100­£1300

548 E 1922­35 Free State overprints collection (37) on leaves. Thom set of fifteen with both 2/6d shades, extra 5/­ with ‘e’ of ‘eireann’ shifted left (soiled) and a vertical pair, top stamp with sloping date; Harrison coils set, and the long ‘I’ ½d and 2d singles (2d slogan cancel clear of variety), 1d and 1½d pairs with normal (1d rather heavy cancels); 1927­ 8 wide date set plus the 5/­ with circumflex accent, but this sadly with a faked cancel; 1935 re­engraved trio, 10/­ water­stained. A valuable collection, well worth viewing. SG £2630 £500­£550

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ITALY 549 A REPUBLIC OF VENICE: 1848­49 an exceptional complete collection of the nine printed propaganda leaflets thrown from hot air balloons during the anti­Austrian insurrection. They were the first airmail messages, twenty years before the French ‘Ballon Monté’!

The collection is composed of in detailed order of the leaflets:

1) “POPOLI DEL CONTADO!” (People of Contado):

During the early days of the insurrection “God and Motherland is the battle cry”. It was the early days of the insurrection, the Austrian military forces besiege Venice. Only little news and goods arrive in the city carried by smugglers. To communicate outside the city the rebels used hot air balloons that, when the wind is favourable, convey above the enemy military forces, the messages and roll­call of the Venetians.

2) “AI POPOLI/ DELLE PROVINCIE VENETE” (To the people/of the Venetian Provinces) around 20th and 25th September 1848:

“Deny Austria the taxes it asks you to kill Italy”. During 20th and 25th September, some leaflets are thrown to embolden the Venetian Provinces citizens not to pay taxes to Austria because that money would be used for the war that saw Venice and Italy opposed to Austria.

3) “ISTRIANI” (Istrians) dated 10th October 1848:

“The Austrian does not dare to approach our ships”. The 10th of October this leaflet is thrown to insure the Istrians headed for Venice from the sea to travel without fear because the presence of a steamboat is enough to make the enemies flee.

4) “TRIESTINI” (Triesteans) around 12th and 13th October 1848:

“Trieste finally remembered to be an Italian city”. Between 12th and 13th of October leave these leaflets praising the city of Trieste which is said to have risen against Austria. “Long live Italy, long live Venice, long live Trieste”

5) “ISTRUZIONI AI LOMBARDO­VENETI” (Instructions for Lombardo­Venetians).

The 15th of October these leaflets were directed to the inhabitants of Lombardy­Venetia to incite them not to give respite to the enemy, taking them by surprise, killing them mercilessly especially the officers. “The young patriots would flee to the mountains and would form gangs of rebels.”

6) “CITTADINI D’ITALIA” (Citizens of Italy) dated 27th October 1848:

“Venice finally tells you: Let’s do it ourselves”. In these leaflets of 27th of October Italians are urged to take up arms and kill the Austrians, even by treachery. “They are rabid dogs, they must be destroyed”.

7) “AI POPOLI DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELLA VENEZIA” (To the people of Lombardy and Venice) dated 15th March:

“Already fires the cannon on Ticino River”. Because of the bad weather and opposite wind none of the leaflets could have been sent “We were silent for five months, from October 27th we were silent”. In these leaflets people are urged “The hour of revenge has struck...courage, all to arms! There is no power to resist against the will of the people willing and in agreement: now or never, or slaves forever or forever free!”

8) “CHIAMATA AI CROATI CHE SONO IN ITALIA” (Calling the Croats that are in Italy) around 14th and 15th March 1849:

It was already the middle of March 1849; the military situation is starting to get difficult. In these leaflets they try to convince the Croatian soldiers of the Austrian army to desert. “Why do you stay in Italy? Flee, flee! All of you will be killed! Yes, like sheep you are led to the slaughter. But we are a generous enemy. Even though you offended us, we forgive you, because you were forced by your tyrants. Come to the lagoon! We will welcome you to Venice. We will give you food, clothes and assistance. Our fleet will lead you to Fiume. Fiume is opposite Venice. In two days you will be led to your brothers”.

9) “HORVATJIM, KI SO NA LASKIM” (Calling the Croats that are in Italy) around 14th and 15th March 1849:

Similar leaflet as number 8 but printed in the Croat language to facilitate the understanding of the Croatian soldiers for whom it was intended.

Also included in the lot is an original map of Venice in the 19th century.

A fantastic and unique opportunity to acquire the only known complete set of these most elusive and extremely rare documents.

The last time one of the leaflets appeared on the market was in a 1998 Bolaffi auction fetching around €20,000. Price On Request

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550 E Papal State. 1852 7b. variety ‘double print’ used, with detailed (including 100x and 200x photo enlargement) SPR certificate (2019), fine condition, a rare variety seldom offered Sassone 8c. €11,000 £800­£1000

SARDINIA

551

551 C 1851 40c. rose, used with neat rhombus grid cancel in black, fresh colour, cut into margins and a small thin in the centre, still a very collectable filler of this difficult stamp, SG 7, Sassone 3 Cat €8,000 £85­£95

ITALY

552

552 C 1925 A.J.Cobham London­Cairo­Cape Town flight souvenir postcard dispatched in Italy and franked with 10c. and 40c. cancelled byTaranto (20.11.25) cds, addressed to his wife with written “Pushing on steadly all going well. Head wnds stopping quick flight “, on reverse perforated label in red uncancelled, card is signed by the pilot A.J.Cobham, Ex F.D. Roosevelt £500­£600

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553 C 1925 A.J.Cobham London­Cairo­Cape Town flight, postcard dispatched in Italy and franked with 60c.(damaged corner) cancelled by Pisa (19.11.25) cds, addressed to his wife with written “Give a big kiss to Geoffrey for me”, alongside perforated label in red uncancelled, card is signed by the pilot A.J.Cobham, Ex F.D. Roosevelt (signature at reverse) £400­£500

554

554 C 1925 A.J.Cobham London­Cairo­Cape Town flight, postcard dispatched in Italy and franked with 30c.(2) cancelled by Pisa (19.11.25) cds, addressed to his father with written “Dear Father just to tell you...Love Alan”, alongside perforated label in red uncancelled, card is signed by the pilot A.J.Cobham, Ex F.D. Roosevelt (signature at reverse) £500­£600

555 E British Occupation of AOI (Italian Oriental Africa) 1941 unissued set of 9 to 10L. on 5L. mint mounted/unmounted, 70c. on 35c. with variety “broken H” (Sassone 5b), also a cover bearing GB KGVI ½d to 3d cancelled ‘Addis Abeba 31.1.42’, and few AOI used stamps, mixed condition with fine (23) £220­£250

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556 C British Occupation of Italian East Africa 1941 black overprint unissued set of five 20c. on 10c. to 2l. on 1l. unmounted o.g., and 70c. on 35c. variety “broken H” very fine condition for this issue, Cilio certificate (2018), a scarce and seldom offered set, Sassone 2/I­7/I + 5b €11,600 £1500­£1700 Illustrated at 69%

557

557 C 1864 entire from Livorno to Rome, exceptional mixed franking Papal State­Italy bearing 10c. pair DLR printing of Kingdom of Italy (cancelled by Livorno ‘21 Dic 64’ cds), to pay the “Italian rate” until the border of the Papal State and two different 1 Bajocco (grey­green and dark green) to pay the internal Papal State rate. In Rome at first cover was taxed for “6”, then un­taxed considering valid the two 1baj. stamps that were then cancelled with four pen ink marks together with figure “6” by other two pen marks. The reverse with Roma ‘23 Dec 64’ cds. A couple of usual filing creases and minor faults, nevertheless a huge rarity. With three detailed certificates A. Diena (1976), L. Raybaudi (1977) and S. Sorani (1979), Sassone (Stato Pontificio Affrancature Miste) €180.000 £4000­£5000

JAMAICA Illustrated at 69%

558

558 C 1788 (6 May) entire letter from London to Mr John Graham Kingston, Jamaica, carried by ship with manuscript “P William Pitt/Captn Whyte/2:D;C;” and black manuscript “1/­” charge mark. Fine £80­£100

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559 C 1824 (10 Jan) entire letter from Clarendon to Scotland endorsed “pr Queensbury Packet” at lower left and rated “4/10”, with fine “COMMERCIAL ROOMS/KINGSTON JAMAICA” straight line hs (Foster type CR4) and backstamped across the join with very fine green ‘JAMAICA/FE 13/1824/F’ Falmouth ‘Late Fee’ packet letter ds (Foster type TL1). Choice quality and an extremely rare combination of markings with only one other known to us (cf Swarbrick 29/09/95, lot 102, realised £1650) £600­£700

560

560 C 1833 (8 July) entire letter to England endorsed ‘p Packet’ at lower left, with ‘ppd 1/3’ at upper right and rated ‘2/4’, with fine ‘DRY HARBOUR/JA’ straight line hs (Foster type T3) across the join and very fine Kingston cds (Foster type K4) alongside. Vertical filing folds just touching the hs otherwise very clean and neat. A rare marking £180­£200

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561 C 1846 (11 May) entire letter from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to May Hill P.O., endorsed at lower left “Per Brig Thos. Walter/Capt. Marshman” with superb “‘JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER” (type SL8) hs and manuscript “10’(d)” rating applied on arrival alongside, the reverse with manuscript Philadelphia forwarding agent ‘Jordan & Brother’ and fine Kingston (1.6) (type D5) arrival cds. A very attractive, exceptionally fine and fresh. Exhibition quality and rare thus £280­£300

562

562 C 1851 (25 Mar) partly printed entire letter the Colonial Life Assurance Company, from Vere to St Vincent endorsed “Per Packet/25 March 1851” at lower left and rated “4” with a fine “MORE TO PAY” straight line hs with few examples recorded (Foster type D1) in black alongside, the reverse bearing Vere (25.6), Kingston (26.3) and St Thomas (5.4) cds. Fine and rare cover to an unusual and interesting destination £260­£280

563 E 1938­52 used collection (73) on leaves, 1938 set with shades per SG/CW and including 6d ‘exhaust pipe’, 1/­ ‘repaired chimney’ and 5/­ line perf. Mainly good to fine, a useful collection, SG £624 £170­£190

JAPAN

564 1½B 1871­1998 mint collection including 1871 Dragons 48m. (2), 100m., 200m., 500m., 1872 Dragons ½s., Cherry blossom 2s., 1874 10s. syllabic ‘RO’, 1888­92 Koban 5r. to 15s., 1899­1907 Chrysanthemum to 1Y (no 15s. and 50s.), 1919 Air mail set, 1921 to 10s., 1923 to 20s., 1936 Kwantung to 10s.; miniature sheets including 1934 Air mail, mixed condition generally fine (hundreds) £2500­£3000

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JORDAN OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE

565 C 1948­49 unmounted o.g. selection of overprint variety including overprint inverted (9), double overprint (6) and treble overprint (1), generally fine condition, an interesting lot (16) £120­£150

KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA

566 C 1935 Silver Jubilee 30c. brown and deep blue vertical lower marginal strip of three with top stamp bearing ‘Dot by Flagstaff’ variety, large part o.g, small tone spot to reverse of variety and crease affecting the lower stamp. Otherwise fine with fresh colours and seldom offered in positional form. SG 125h. £150­£170

567

567 C 1935 65ct Silver Jubilee, R8/3 dot to left of chapel. Fine mint. SG 126g, £500 £180­£200

568 E 1942­46 1c. black and chocolate­brown, two complete sheets of 100 (10x10) Plate 4B, mounted on board ready for framing, each sheet bearing ‘Damaged value tablet’ (R. 9/6), and ‘Tadpole’ flaw (R. 10/8), fine unmounted mint, seldom offered as complete sheets, ideal for display. SG 131,131ac, 131af. £120­£140

569 570

569 C 1938­54 20c. plate proof of the frame in vermilion on unwatermarked security­lined paper lower left marginal block of six (3x2), usual creasing, SG 139var, ex Christie’s Robson Lowe (sale 16/2/1988) £100­£120

570 C 1938­54 1s. black and yellowish brown plate proof of the complete design on grey wove paper, block of four, showing on reverse impressions of 50c. complete design (inverted) and vignettes of the 10c., 1s. and 2s. (inverted) all in issued colours, usual creasing, SG 145var, ex Christie’s Robson Lowe (sale 16/2/1988) £100­£120

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571 C 1938­54 1s. plate proof of the frame in yellowish brown on unwatermarked security­lined paper, lower marginal block of four, usual creasing, SG 145var, ex Christie’s Robson Lowe (sale 16/2/1988) £100­£120

572 575

572 C 1942 1s black and brown showing R5/10 ‘Mountain retouch’, with normal for comparison, several pulled perfs at top, used. SG 145ad £140­£160

573 C 1965 International co­operation year four imperforate plate proofs mounted on Harrison presentation cards, each annotated approved, signed and dated ‘6.3.65’ fine condition. Offered with the issued set for comparison. (4) SG 219­222var £200­£220

574 C 1966 20th Anniversary of UNESCO four imperforate plate proofs mounted on Harrison presentation cards, each individually signed, fine condition. (4) SG 231­234var £200­£220

575 C 1967 Foundation of East Africa Community two imperforate plate proofs mounted on Harrison presentation cards, each annotated approved, signed and dated ‘6.3.65’ fine condition. Offered with the issued stamp for comparison. (2) SG 243var £100­£120

576 C 1937­54 Specimen mint selection of 26 values including 1937 Coronation set, 1938­54 to £1, 1941­42 5c. on 1d to 70c. on 1s., 1946 Victory set, generally fine condition, ex Christie’s Robson Lowe (sale 16/2/1988) £100­£120

577 E 1937­54 used collection (103) on leaves, emphasis on the 1938 definitives with many shades and some varieties including 1ct retouched value tablet, 50ct pair with R2/5 ‘rope not joined to sail’, 50ct dot/no dot pair (one with damaged corner), 1/­ R6/7 mountain retouch (short perfs at left), all four £1s (first with slightly short perfs at top). Commemorative completes (10ct on 3d vertical pair) plus 70ct on 1/­ block of two pairs with R20/4 ‘crescent moon’. Mixed condition. SG £1509 £250­£280

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578 C 1939 2r purple and brown showing first repair to R3/2 LLP extended ‘T’, unmounted o.g., lightly and evenly toned. Rare. SG 48a var./CW 11b £400­£450

579 C 1939 2r purple and brown with R3/2 LLP extended ‘T’, fresh large part o.g., very lightly hinged. SG 49a, £1100 £450­£500

580 C 1939 15r brown and green with watermark upright, a really fresh and fine used example with 9 OC 45 CDS. SG 51, £425 £180­£200

581 584 585 586

581 C 1948 2½a on 2½d light ultramarine pair and block of four, showing shift of overprint and surcharge to right, unmounted o.g. (which is slightly yellowed), from the single sheet discovered. The block of four from R9/7 ­ 10/8 with the ‘T’ of KUWAIT falling half onto the right margin, the pair from R6/9­10 showing the ‘T’ wholly onto the margin. SG 68 var. £120­£140

582 C 1948 2½a on 2½d light ultramarine block of eight, showing shift of overprint and surcharge to right, unmounted o.g. (which is slightly yellowed), from the single sheet discovered. From R9/3 ­ 10/6, with the ‘T’ of KUWAIT falling half onto the right margin. SG 68 var. £100­£120

583 C 1948 5r on 5/­ red corner block of four o.g., hinged on selvedge only. R2/7 strong ‘T’ guide in hair, a difficult positional block. SG 73 var. £100­£120

584 C 1948 15r on £1 Royal Silver Wedding, R3/4 short bars variety, unmounted o.g. SG 75a, £250 £150­£160

585 C 1948 15r on £1 Royal Silver Wedding, R3/4 short bars, fine used. SG 75a, £300 £110­£120

586 C 1948 15r on £1 Royal Silver Wedding, R3/4 short bars variety, unmounted o.g. SG 75a, £250 £100­£110

587

587 C 1951 5r on 5/­ red, fine o.g. with R6/1 extra bar, very lightly hinged. SG 78a, £900 £280­£300

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588 E 1950­1 set (less ½a on ½d) in unmounted o.g. blocks. The 1a ­ 4a in Cylinder blocks of six, the 2r ­ 10r in marginal blocks of four; the 5r with a marginal bend. SG 85­92, £461 £150­£180

589 590 591 592

589 C 1951 2r on 2/6d Type I, fine used with the very scarce variety ‘thin extra bar at top, above upper bar’. Position not known. SG 90 var. £180­£200

590 C 1951 2r on 2/6d Type I fine o.g. with the rare R6/1 variety ‘thin extra bar below lower bar’, and a used example of the same variety but with a pinhole; vendor states a total of five examples of this variety are known. SG 90 var. £230­£250

591 c 1951 2r on 2/6d yellow­green, neatly used with R7/2 extra bar in centre. RPS Certificate (1998), ex Dr Dunlop. SG 90a, £800 £280­£320

592 C 1951 2r on 2/6d Type I, unmounted o.g. with R7/2 extra bar in centre, scarce in this condition. SG 90a, £1400 £500­£600

593

593 C 1954 2r on 2/6d Type II o.g. block of four, one stamp previously hinged with the others unmounted o.g. A rare multiple. SG 90b, £1500 £600­£700

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594

597

594 C 1954 2r on 2/6d Type II, unmounted o.g., bottom marginal (R10/3). SG 90b, £375 £140­£160

595 C 1954 2r Type II and 1952 10r Type II used blocks of four. The 2r with registered oval cancels, the 10r with Ahmadi CDSs, fine. SG 90b, 92a, £500 £150­£170

596 C 1955 2r on 2/6d surcharge Type III, fine used with two part CDSs. SG 90c, £275 £110­£130

597 C 1955 2r on 2/6d Type III surcharge vertical strip of three with Ahmadi CDSs, the postmarks unclear, a very scarce multiple. KG VI Expertising Certificate (2010). SG 90c, £825 £280­£320

598 C 1955 2r on 2/6d Type III with large part o.g., very lightly hinged. KG VI Expertising Certificate (2010), a scarce stamp. SG 90c, £750 £230­£250

599 E 1955 2r on 2/6d Type III surcharge on plain airmail commercial cover (9 x 4”) to New York, along with QE 1r. Type 24a CDS of 10 NO, year unclear but likely 1956, no backstamps. Envelope with central vertical fold and corner creasing. A very rare stamp on cover. KG VI Expertising Certificate (2014). SG 90c £160­£180

600

601

600 C 1951 5r on 5/­ red neatly used, R2/2 variety extra bar at top. Slight water­staining around a few perfs, otherwise fine. SG 91a, £750 £220­£240

601 C 1951 5r on 5/­ red in a block of four, used with oval registered cancels, the lower right stamp with R2/2 variety extra bar at top. SG 91a, £750 £220­£240

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602 C 1951 5r on 5/­ fine used with R2/2 variety extra bar at top. SG 91a, £750 £280­£300

603 C 1951 5r on 5/­ large part o.g. with R2/2 extra bar at top, fine. SG 91a, £1100 £350­£400

604 605 606 607

604 C 1951 10r on 10/­ Type I large part o.g. (which is a trifle toned) with the remarkable variety raised ‘quad’ between ‘0’ and ‘R’, showing as an inked ‘3’. Positioned by the owner at R6/3, one of only two mint examples known to us, the other having been sold in a Murray Payne auction in 2016 for £1350. SG 92 var. £900­£1000

605 C 1951 10r on 10/­ Type 1 CDS­used with the R6/3 raised ‘quad’ variety between ‘0’ and ‘R’, showing as an inked ‘3’, probably the finest known used example, with just three recorded by 2016. SG 92 var. £450­£500

606 C 1952 10r on 10/­ surcharge Type II, top marginal, unmounted o.g. SG 92a, £375 £140­£160

607 C 1952 10r on 10/­ Type II, fine o.g. with raised ‘S’ of RUPEES. SG 92a, £350 as normal stamp £120­£140

608

610

608 C 1955 2r on 2/6d Type I, a fine used example on piece with Ahmadi CDS, showing the rare variety ‘triangular portion of stonework omitted’ from the second stone at the left of the top of the stamp. Believed to be the only example recorded for Kuwait. SG 107 var. £120­£140

609 E 1957 2r Type II lower left corner block of four, unmounted o.g., showing re­entries on R10/1­2, on album page with illustrations and descriptions of the re­entries. SG 107a var., £300 as normal stamps £120­£140

610 C 1957 2r, 5r and 10r Type II unmounted o.g. blocks of four, the odd nibbled perf otherwise fine. SG 107a­9a, £1400 £500­£550

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611 C 1957 2r, 5r and 10r Type II unmounted o.g., the 2r and 5r top marginal with the 10r right marginal. SG 107a­9a, £350 £130­£150

612 C 1957 5r on 5/­ Type II, unmounted o.g. with the major R8/1 re­entry to the Crown, background verticals and back of the Queen’s neck. SG 108 var. £80­£100

613

613 C 1957 10r on 10/­ surcharge Type II top right corner block of four, used with somewhat indistinct CDSs of 11 JA 59. A little soiled and water­stained, with the perfs in the top margin reinforced, but an extremely scarce multiple. SG 109a, £600 £120­£140

614 615 616

614 C 1957 10r on 10/­ Type II top marginal, unmounted o.g., showing Pane ‘A’ R1/2 weak entry at right. Very scarce. SG 109a var. £100­£120

615 C 1957 10r on 10/­ Type II top marginal, neatly used, showing Pane ‘A’ R1/2 weak entry at right. Very scarce. SG 109a var. £90­£100

616 C 1929­37 15r. blue and olive, opt, ‘SERVICE’ type 2, bottom marginal, full original gum (mounted on margin), fine and fresh. SG O27 cat £325 £180­£200

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617 E Airletters. 1952 group with four unused and six used, of which four are commercial, one originating at Umm Said and one with the Safat Type 38 cancel. Also 1959 20np postal stationery card, uprated by 20np stamp, unused; and 1953­8 airmail covers with meter marks (four). The commercially­used airletters are very scarce £130­£150 Illustrated at 69%

618

618 E Airmails. 1953­8 group of nine items, including two commercial with Coronation 1r (one used from Bahrain), three with the Type 23 registered oval cancel in a severely damaged state with KUWAIT printing only as a solid slug (known from July ­ September 1956); 1955 2r on double­weight cover to USA (fold), and a registered cover with the Type II 2r, 20np (corner missing) and 1r, bilingual Type 38 Safat CDS. The 2r on this cover has a re­entry; the cover was intended to be registered but placed in a box for ordinary mails, so bears London reg. etiquette and violet boxed POSTED/OUT OF/ COURSE/I.S. handstamp £120­£140 Illustrated at 69%

619

619 E Ahmadi. 1955­9 airmail covers (7 of which 5 are registered, three different types of Ahmadi reg. etiquette). One also registered with Mena­al­Ahmadi label but with Ahmadi CDS; one incoming from Egypt with blue­green Cairo transit, Kuwait transit and Ahmadi arrival on reverse; 1957 and 1959 covers (latter to Aden Camp) with Type 30 oval cancellers, and a ‘last day cover’ To Switzerland with 40np, Type 25 Ahmadi CDS of 31 JA 59 £100­£120

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620 E 1939­52 small group of six philatelic covers. Includes 1939 Phillips cover incoming from GB, endorsed ‘1st Air Mail/NO AIR FEE’ at top, backstamped Basra (24th and 27th May) and Kuwait (26th May); 1948 set to 5r on FDC; large 1948 cover with set to 5r (less 2½a) with Silver Wedding pair added, and UPU FDC £120­£140

621

621 E 1948 Olympics issue on covers (6). Registered FDC Type 13 cancel, set on reg. cover to London Type 21 CDSs, with its certificate of posting (Type 24 CDS); set on reg. cover to USA with Type 13 CDS, the etiquette being a Bahrain label with BAHRAIN blanked out in red and with KUWAIT handstamp; reg. philatelic cover with 2½d and 3d, registration carried out by straight­line handstamp and manuscript number; 2½d sole franking on surface­rated cover to Australia, and 6d on commercial airmail cover to UK £150­£170

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622 E Cancels on cover. 1948­9 group of eight written up on leaves with three examples of Type 11 handstamp; Type 13 on airmail cover; 1948 2½a three on cover, two with the variety ‘heavy surcharge’; 1948 surface mail cover to New York with 1a and Silver Wedding 2½a, a very scarce commercial usage, Type 13 CDSs, and a 1948 registered cover to USA with ½a ­ 2a and 5r, Type 13 CDSs £150­£180

623

623 E Postage Due and other markings on cover. 1948­53 group of six with two 1950 airmail covers bearing ‘T’ in circle, and one 1952 with ‘T’ without surround and GB 1/­ Postage Due. Also 1953 cover to Sweden with Postmaster’s cachet, and two covers to Vienna censored on arrival, 1948 and 1953 £120­£140

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624 E Usages on cover. 1949­54 covers (twelve), written up on leaves. Covers with 6a UPU and 3a UPU pair on commercial covers to UK, latter with a fold; 1950 airmail cover (225 x 100mm) to USA with 4a and 2r, Ahmadi CDS, and nine covers with BPAEA ‘value only’ frankings used from Kuwait, one with Type 28 ‘Exchange Office’ cancel in violet ’Value only’ stamps of the BPAEA were used during shortages of Kuwait 6a stamps. Seven of these covers bear 6a (singles, pairs or blocks); the other two bear odd values making rates of 6a and 12a £130­£150

625

625 E Philatelic covers. 1952­9 group of eleven covers, mostly FDCs of low values but with three illustrated Coronation FDCs, one 1r with Cyl. 1 dot R16/5 daffodil flaw; two FDCs of the 1955 Castles, both very clean, one registered to UK; and two large covers with the full set of stamps as available in January 1959, 1np ­ 1r and 2r ­ 10r Castles with Type II surcharges, one dated 28th with bilingual Type 38 Safat CDSs of JA 28, the other with Type 25 Ahmadi CDSs of 31 JA (last day) £180­£200

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626 E Mabarakya Street registered covers. 1955­8 group of four covers, one with 12a cancelled by a Mabarakya Street version of the Type 23 cancel in rubber (envelope torn); 1955 Montgomery Ward cover with Type 36 cancel; 1956 philatelic cover with Type 34 cancels, Type 36 with date inverted on reverse; and Nov. 1958 cover to 392 Strand with Type 36 cancel. All four covers bear different styles of registered etiquette, the latter with the office rendered as ‘Mobarekeyah St/ (Kuwait)’, an unrecorded label £80­£100

627 E Flight covers,1955­63, mailed from Kuwait to join Leipzig ­ Moscow, Amsterdam ­ Mallorca, and Prague ­ Bucharest first flights; 1963 India Lufthansa flight to New Delhi, sent Poste Restante to Kuwait, unclaimed, with instructional markings; two Paquebot covers, and a radio ham QSL card to New Orleans franked with 25np (2) £80­£100 Illustrated at 78%

628

628 E Jewan and Mirgab covers. 1957 registered local cover with 4a (two, one with R1/4 cheek retouch) and 12a, tied by Type 33 registered oval cancels of Jewan 7 MY 57, date slugs inverted; 1958 registered commercial cover to UK with 40np (2), Type 33 cancels of 9 JA, together with an airmail envelope (torn and repaired) to Ramalah, bearing 20np tied by Type 40 Mirgab CDS of 8 JA 59. All three very scarce, with the Mirgab cover a rarity £120­£140 Illustrated at 78%

629

629 E Postmarks on cover. 1957 and 1958 registered airmail covers from Mena al Ahmadi to London, 1957 with 3 x 6a paying double­weight rate, one fold and the etiquette torn before application; 1958 with 2 x 6a (this office being at the oil loading terminal, and the canceller was only used on registered mail and parcels). Also a rare airmail cover bearing GB 1/6d to USA with FPO 1040 dated 16 AU 61, from the British force despatched to counter the Iraqi threats at the time £120­£150

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630 E Mabarakya Street covers. 1957 covers (four). The first a window envelope to Bahrain with 20np and 40np, full of interest with Ahmadi Reg. etiquette overwritten MABARAKYA, boxed Return to Sender, manuscript ‘left Bahrain’ twice, Manama Type 30 marking in violet, and two strikes (one faint) of a ‘Not to be Found’ mark. Also philatelic cover with Type 36 cancels on front with date inverted and Type 36a on reverse; another with Type 34 cancels; and a further registered cover with two 4as, Type 36 cancel with date inverted £130­£150

631

631 E Safat registered covers. 1958 airmail envelopes (3) with Type 39 and related cancels. One to Aden Camp (9 APR) with four 20nps, two good distorted strikes of Type 39 showing capital ‘D’ in ‘RegistereD’; one to Illinois (9” x 4”) with 1r and 40np with clear corrected Type 39 cancel (24 MAY), envelope torn and repaired; one to Ottawa with 1r and 40np, corrected Type 39 cancel of 18 JUN, already slightly distorted £80­£100

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632 E Safat covers. 1958­9 envelopes (6), four with Type 38 cancels, two with ‘AM’ above date, one to UK and one to German (intended for internal use only). The cover to Germany bears 1np ­ 25np values, the 15np being on the 2½d Type II, a rarity on cover. 1959 (30 JAN) reg. cover to London bearing 4a (2) and 12a, oval ‘Independent’­style canceller, the only example seen by the owner on GB opts; the reg. etiquette originally Mabarakya Street, altered to Safat in biro. Also a 7 FE 59 airmail cover from Safat to UK with 20np Sheikh and 40np Dhow together with 40np on GB 6d, cancelled by subtype ‘A’ datestamps, demonstrating that the overprints on GB were briefly accepted after the changeover. An interesting group with some genuinely scarce covers £130­£150 Illustrated at 82%

633

633 E Postage Due/Insufficiently Paid for air transmission covers. 1958­9 group of seven written up on leaves with boxed ‘Kuwait T CTS’ marks in blue and violet; boxed violet INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID FOR/TRANSMISSION BY AIR (two, one an unusually fine strike); overweight boxed marking; tombstone T/P.G. marking in black; violet ‘T’ marking overstruck with green 5d I.S. A scarce and interesting group £130­£150

634 E 1960­6 covers (5) with instructional markings, etc. 1960 card to Germany, cancelled solely by Agricultural and Trade Fair cachet; 1960 reg. cover to Beirut with various markings on reverse; 1961 airmail to Spain with the label obliterated in red and PLEASE INFORM SENDER/AIR MAIL SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE (commercial flights having been disrupted due to the closure of Iraqi airspace); 1962 cover from UK with “Box Tenancy Expired/Return To Sender’; 1965 GB 4d Churchill, addressee with various cachets in magenta or violet; 1966 airmail envelope to UK with 95f franking, Fahaheel CDS, red Express label and violet boxed EXPRESS FEE PAID £80­£100

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635 E 1923­45 overprints on India collection (66) on leaves. 1923 set to 10r (2), but the 1r and 5r telegraphically used, one 10r probably used out of period and the other with cancel at best ‘improved’, these not counted in catalogue value. 1929 to 5r, 1933 Air set (fine), 1939 set (2r poor); 1945 set with a couple of values soiled and the 14a with faked cancel. STC £2135 £350­£400

636 E 1939­55 used collection (65) with complete basic stamps apart from 15r (offered separately) with additional varieties including 1948 2r on 2/6d with ‘T’ guidemark, 1950­5 2r Type II and III, and two 10r Type III; also two mint semi­ postals. SG £1178 £300­£350

637 E 1948­58 used collection (121) on leaves, very nice quality, complete per Part 1 with extra varieties and multiples. We note 1948 2r and 5r with ‘T’ guides and 2r ­ 10r in blocks of four; 1950 2r ­ 10r blocks of four, and 2r and 10r Type II; 1957 2r ­ 10r Type II, and 1958 15np Type II. SG £1059 £280­£320

638 E 1948­49 mint and used specialised collection (169) on leaves, well written up. Set unmounted o.g. and used with some multiples, varieties including the 2½a ‘heavy surcharge’ mint and in used blocks; 2r ‘T’ guide unmounted o.g. and used; 5r varieties including R1/1 unmounted o.g. with ‘T’ guide on jawline (rare) and a further study of ‘T’ guides on this value; 10/­ unmounted corner block with R1/7 ‘blueberry’ and 2/8 flaw on leaf. STC £913 with no premium for unlisted varieties £300­£350

639 642

639 E 1948­53 commemoratives collection (194) written up on leaves with 15r Wedding unmounted o.g. Cylinder 1 no stop block, five o.g. examples with damaged or shorter bars (not the listed variety), and three used, one commercially used on piece with other values. Olympic Games (2 sets), UPU and Coronation in Cylinder blocks, Olympics in used blocks of four, and UPU 2½d with Cyl. 2 no dot R8/2 Lake in India fine used, 1953 Coronations with 1r positional varieties. STC £1055 with no allowance for unlisted varieties £280­£300

640 E 1948­59 Cancellations collection on and off pieces (97 stamps or pieces), grouped by Types and written up on leaves. Includes ‘value only’ cross­uses, registered ovals, ‘Exchange Office’ cancels, smaller offices with Mena al Ahmadi, Jewan, Safat, Parcel Posts, etc. £150­£180

641 A 1952­58 mint and used collection (328) written up in Devon album, with the Castles offered separately. Basic stamps complete mint and used, with additional blocks (including Cylinder blocks) and some varieties. We note 1952 set Cylinder blocks mint less 1a,, 1956 set used blocks of four and 12a in an unmounted Cylinder block of fifteen, 1957 set in used blocks of four, and the 15np Type II unmounted o.g. single and block of four, also fine used. STC £1276, also some large blocks and a couple of Revenue pieces £350­£400

642 E 1950­55 mint and used balance collection (89) written up on leaves. Set unmounted o.g. and used; used blocks to 5r; 2r Type II two used singles, one with Jewan CDS, pair (violet reg. oval cancel) and reconstructed block of four, also single with raised ‘S’; 10r Type II five used, one with R6/3 raised ‘S’, one with part dry print of bars, another with damaged ‘1’ in value, and a reconstructed used block (one stamp with missing perf, another with part US Customs cachet), and the 2r and 10r cross­used in Bahrain. High catalogue value, even without any premium for varieties £280­£320

643 E 1955­57 Castles specialised collection balance (42) written up on leaves. We note Type II set used with additional 10r, several forgeries, varieties of type and on the basic stamps, re­entries on the 2r mint and used, 5r large part o.g. with part extra bar at base, 10r with R1/2 weak entry large part o.g. and used, an interesting group £150­£180

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644 1B 1938­49 complete sheets of 120 (12x10) comprising four values, each mounted and framed including: ¼d. brown, ½d. emerald, 2½d. light bright blue and 2½d. black and purple. Full unmounted o.g. some with minor positional duty plate varieties, an interesting lot perfect for study and admiring. SG 95,96,105a,106. £500+ £100­£120

645 647 648 649

645 C 1942 1/­ grey and black/emerald, right marginal block of 4. Very fine mint. SG 110bb, £520 £230­£250

646 1938­51 5s green and red/yellow on ordinary paper, horizontal pair, right stamp (R4/3, left pane) showing variety Broken ‘E’, fine unmounted mint. Rare. SG 112/ba, £1200 £650­£700

647 C 1943­4 5/­ green and red on ordinary yellow paper, R4/3 LP broken ‘E’, fresh large part o.g. SG 112ba, £1200 £280­£300

648 C 1942 10/­ pale green and dull red/green, tied to piece with BASSETERRE CDS. RPS Cert (2000). Fine example. SG 113a, £375 £150­£170

649 C 1938­51 £1 violet and black/scarlet, perf 13 variety “WMK SIDEWAYS”, unmounted mint o.g., a rare watermark variety as only 60 exist, SG 114ca £6,500 £2000­£2200

650 E 1937­51 used collection (77) on leaves, the 1938 set with shades per CW; although not all are correct there are some fine stamps with the 1938 and 1939 printings of the £1, one a lower left corner example, worth viewing. SG £1515 £350­£400

MADAGASCAR (BRITISH)

651 651 C 1884 4d (1oz NOT amended in manuscript) magenta with violet handstamp, unused with intact gum at upper left corner. Adhesion at top right, and two small shallow thins at base, attractive and scarce. SG 8ab, £1800 £320­£380

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652 C 1898 $5 orange and carmine, large part o.g. few short perfs and small trace of toning, nevertheless still above average for this popular issue with fresh colours. SG 105 £150­£170

653 C 1910 $500 purple and orange optd ‘SPECIMEN’, large part original gum, a fine example with fresh colours. (cat £4750) SG 169s. £2400­£2500

654 C 1912 $500 purple and orange­brown optd ‘SPECIMEN’, large part original gum, a most fresh example with good colour. (cat £5500) SG 215s. £2400­£2500

655 E 1872­88 QV collection of used revenues mounted on album pages, 1872 values to $3, 1882 values to $5, 1888 values to $5, condition generally fair to fine (38) £210­£230

FEDERATED MALAY STATES

656 C 1924­6 Postage Due set of 6, overprinted ‘Specimen’, Type W2. Very fine mint. SG D1s/6s. £250 £90­£110

B.M.A.

657

657 C 1945­8 1ct black on chalky paper with magenta overprint, good used. SG 1ab, £1400 £450­£500

JOHORE

659

658

658 C 1904 50c. on $5 dull purple and yellow (surcharge type 32), block of four, full original gum, lower right stamp previously mounted on surface. Otherwise fine, a desirable multiple. SG 60 cat £320 £100­£120

659 C 1891 (May) “Two/Cents” on 24c green, type 20 surcharge from row 10 of the setting, variety “WATERMARK INVERTED”, large part og with typical yellowish gum. Fine and rare with possibly only one sheet existed. SG 20w, £700 £300­£350

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KEDAH

660 E 1937­55 mint selection arranged on album leaves including 1937 to $5 (2) and 1950­55 to $5; also Penang 1949­ 52 to $5 and Perak 1950­56 to $5. Generally fine. (88) £200­£220

NEGRI SEMBILAN

661 E 1965 2c. multicoloured wmk inverted, complete sheet of 100 stamps, fine unmounted mint minor perf separation and horizontal centre fold, otherwise a scarce multiple ideal for display. SG 82w. £60­£70

PERAK

662 663

662 E 1933­34 50c Survey Department essays on thin surfaced wove paper, similar to 1935­7 issued design, selection comprising Norris types ‘C’, single, (lines of shading closer at top) in black red, ‘F’ (solid background) in dull green, lower marginal horizontal pair from the sheetlet, ‘G’ (lined background) in grey, sheetlet of four; also ‘so called’ plate proofs in grey­black ‘G’, lower marginal block of four and ‘H’ (solid background), upper marginal block of four. Fine. (5 items) £280­£300

663 1933­34 50c Survey Department essay, design similar to 1935­37 issue, Norris type A (unshaded face), in black on thin surfaced wove. Very fine and rare. Norris scarcity rating ‘7’ ­ this being the only recorded example (illustrated on page 34) £120­£140

PERLIS

664 (Partially illustrated – large item)

664 E REVENUE: 1956 (23 Oct.) Real estate document bearing revenue 1951 $25 Alwi Mosque, Kangar brown and red (minor surface abrasion) and postage 1951­55 $5 green and brown both tied by neat ‘STAMP OFFICE/KANGAR’ datestamp. An exceptionally rare usage with only a few known to exist on a document. An exhibition piece £2000­£2500

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MALAYA JAPANESE OCCUPATION Illustrated at 74%

665

665 C Malacca. 1942 neat cover to Singapore with red POSTAGE PAID/8CTS/22 AP/1942/MALACCA CDS, Type PD2. Violet Censor chop alongside £200­£220

666 668

666 c Negri Sembilan. 1942 40ct scarlet and purple, Chop H in brown, used. Fine appearance but with a crease. Brandon Certificate (1995). SGJ172a, £1300 £100­£120

667 C Japanese Occupation. 1942 Kelantan 50ct on 1ct grey­olive and yellow with Sunagawa Seal, mint with diagonal bend. BPA Certificate (2018), a very scarce stamp. SG J27 (£2500) £800­£900

668 C Perak: 1942 (3 Apr) 8c grey, chop ‘L’ in brown (‘sepia’), fresh and fine, large part o.g. SG J194b, £475 £220­£240

MALAYA THAI OCCUPATION

669 670

669 E KELANTAN: 1943 Handstamped Coat of Arms in violet 1c to 10c, set of five, in used blocks of four neatly cancelled by favour with Syonan GPO double­ring obliterator. Fine and very rare. BPA Certificate (1995). SG TK1­5, £8,000+ £3500­£4000

670 E KELANTAN: 1943 Handstamped Coat of Arms in violet 8c black horizontal top marginal pair unused with “VIOLET HANDSTAMP OMITTED”. Fine and very scarce. BPA Certificates (1960 and 1995). SG TK4a, £1,300 £350­£400

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671 672

671 C 1976 50c. black, bistre and ultramarine, left marginal block of 4 with perf shift variety, unmounted mint slight foxing, otherwise fine. SG 151var £90­£100

672 C 1999 30s. multicoloured left marginal imprint of block of 4 with perf shift variety, unmounted mint slight foxing, otherwise fine. SG 784var £80­£100

MALTA

673

673 C 1763(?)(18 Feb) entire letter addressed to “Monsieur le Baron/de Laval/A Draguignan”, bearing very fine strikes of “MARSIELLE” (MRL) and “DE MALTE” (DME) straight line handstamps in black. Very fine and rare £1000­£1200

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674 C 1824 (9 Feb) entire letter addressed to “Edmund Noble Esq.re/Malta/To the care of/Messrs Turnbull Brothers & Co/Marseilles/France”, then forwarded to Malta, annotated “Foreign Postage/Paid 1/10”, the front bearing “BLANDFORD/PENNY POST”, London paid tombstone and blurry strike of straight­line “ANGLETERRE”, the reverse with “F/with sideways 220/24” circular over struck straight­line postage due “May 1(?); T.2” handstamp across flap. A fine early letter £700­£800

675

675 C 1830 (c) entire addressed to “Alle Sig.re Sig. Postrissi/Consolo Toscano/In Malta”, the reverse bearing fancy single horizontal oval “LAZARETTO/MALTA” (LAZ­C1) and oval “ONE PENNY/FOR/DELIVERY” (DC­D1) both in black. An exceptionally rare cover with only two examples of the former marking known £3000­£4000

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676 C 1860­63 ½d buff on blued paper, no wmk on local entire addressed to Gozo cancelled by clear and attractive ‘MALTA/ OC 24/ 61’ cds, wing margin example with fresh colour, tiny trace of rub, a quality entire, ex Goodfellow (1947) and ‘Rosemarie’ (1978), SG 1 £1600­£2000

677 678 679

677 C 1917 5s green and red on yellow, broken crown and scroll variety, short perf at left, sound used. SG 88b £160­£180

678 C 1938­48 2/6d black and scarlet with R4/9 damaged value tablet, fine used with part Prince of Wales Street CDS. SG 229a, £275 £100­£120

679 C 1948­53 1½d blue­black with R4/6 ‘NT’ joined, unmounted mint. A very scarce stamp, unpriced in Part 1, the first example we have been able to offer. SG 237a £200­£220

680 681

680 C 1970 10d. ‘Naval Arsenal’, variety (gold) omitted, full o.g., offered with a normal example for comparison, fine. SG 339ca. cat £325 £100­£120

681 C 1965 1s.3d. ‘International Eucharistic Congress’, lower marginal Imperforate pair, full o.g, fine and scarce with only one sheet was affected with just 30 pairs possible! SG 341c, cat £400 £100­£120

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682 C 1965­70 2s Gozo errors ‘GOLD (FRAME) OMITTED’ and ‘GOLD (CENTRE) OMITTED’ and a normal for comparison; also 3s lower left corner block of plate block of four showing ‘DOWNWARD SHIFT OF GOLD 1964’; fine unmounted mint. SG 343a/b, 345var £100­£120

683 C 1965­66 2s. ‘Gozo Civic Council’, with gold (centre) omitted and 1966 ‘Churchill’ 1s. maroon, red and gold, with gold (shading) omitted. Full unmounted o.g. fine. SG 343a,364a cat £240 £100­£120

684 B 1860­2006 mixed mint and used collection arranged in seven assorted volumes, contained in a carton, with mint QV values to 10s, 1914­21 to 5s, 1921­22 to 10s, 1922 ‘SELF­GOVERNMENT’ to 10s both watermarks and largely complete to date. Condition variable with many good to fine. (thousands) £600­£700

685 E 1938­53 KG VI used collection (82) on leaves, basic stamps complete plus some varieties including 1½d scarlet broken cross, 1½d slate­black broken cross, 2d black extra windows, 2d scarlet extra windows and ‘flag’; New Constitution 1½d broken cross with foxed corner perf, 6d ‘F’ repaired, and 5/­ NT joined. Sound material STC £936, a good lot £280­£320

MAURITIUS

686 687

686 C 1848­59 2d blue, worn impression, position 7, variety ‘PENOE’ for ‘PENCE’, four close to large margins, used by concentric rings with ‘1’ in the centre cancel in black, nice appearance, few usual faults including thinning and minor ageing, still a classic and popular variety, SG 20a £3,500 £250­£300

687 C 1859 2d pale blue “Dardenne”, variety ‘Retouched below TWO’, four close to large margins, used by barred oval cancel in black, nice appearance, few usual faults including thinning and minor horizontal creases due the laid paper, nevertheless an attractive variety, SG 44b £1,200 £100­£120

688

688 C 1904­07 MCA watermark, 3c top marginal block of eight showing plate number “2”, 4c top right marginal block of four and 6c top marginal block of four both showing plate number “1”. Fresh large part o.g. SG 166­68 £100­£120

689 C 1924 50r. dull purple and green, large part o.g. fine condition with good centring and fresh colours. SG 222 cat £950 RPSL cert (1983) £280­£300

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690 C 1938­49 10c pale reddish rose, perf 15x14, horizontal pair, the left stamp with variety “SLICED ‘S’ AT TOP”, unmounted og (normal large part og). Extremely scarce in this perforation. SG 256c/ca, £742 £350­£400

691 E 1983 35c French Charter and 5R Racecourse, (SG 533B var, 545B var) each in imperforate panes of 25 (5 x 5) believed to be of proof status u/m £120­£140

692 E 1937­50 KG VI used collection (90) on leaves, run­through of basic stamps with many shades per SG and CW. Varieties include 3ct sliced ‘S’, 4ct open ‘C’, 10ct topped ‘S’ and on the perf 15 x 14, 25ct ‘IJ’ but faulty and not counted, and 1r misshapen ‘A’. SG £1125 £280­£320

MONTSERRAT

693

693 C 1942 3d perf 14 red­brown, ‘Tower on hill’ variety, central Plymouth cds, fine used. SG 106ac £120­£140

695 Illustrated at 74%

694 696

694 C 1948 airmail envelope to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands with mixed franking of Leewards 1d and 1/­, plus pair and single of the Montserrat 3d, one with R2/2 ‘tower’ flaw, tied by Plymouth CDSs of 25 SP. One shortish perf at top, the envelope with some creasing and wear, opened at top and at right. The first time we have seen this variety on cover, and with an exceptional destination; the variety previously having been considered to be present on the final (1951) printing only. SG 106ac (£400 off cover) £300­£350

695 C 1951 4c carmine variety “‘A’ of ‘CA’ MISSING FROM WATERMARK”, fine unmounted og. SG 126a, £850 £450­£500

696 C 1995 (Nov.) Red Skimmer emergency surcharge 10c. on 20c., fine unmounted mint. SG 979d, unpriced (previously SG 979c) £220­£240

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697

697 E Gibraltar period. 1898­1906 used collection (31) on leaves, basic stamps complete. Chiefly fine, a couple of lower values with washed or suffused colour. SG 1­30, £1272 £300­£350

BRITISH CURRENCY

698 699

698 C 1905­06 25c purple and black on blue ‘CD’ sideways variety fine, fresh o.g. SG 27a £140­£160

699 E 1907­13 used collection (16) on two leaves, a superior range with listed and additional shades. Includes an extra 1/­, a third shade of the DLR 2/6d in reddish purple and the 4d Harrison in orange and bright orange. The Somerset House 2/6d is a lovely example, on piece with full Tangier Registered oval cancel of 17 JY 14. SG £988 £280­£320

700 E 1914­36 used collection (52) on leaves, complete basic stamps and almost complete variants, just one stamp (SG 61b) not counted due to postmark. A total of seven 2/6d and two 5/­ Seahorses, and we also note the KE VIII 1d in a Cylinder block of twelve with six having the long overprint. Well above average, SG £923 £280­£300

701 E 1927­57 used collection (151) on leaves, complete basic stamps with some in multiples (e.g. Silver Wedding), also some extra blocks (e.g. 1955 Castles) and a few varieties. Postmarks appear uniformly good, a superior collection, SG £1142 £300­£350

702 E 1937­51 KG VI used collection on leaves, seemingly complete for the period but with many faked or UK postmarks, required viewing £100­£120

703 E 1949­56 used collection (35) on three pages, SG 77­111 complete and most unusually with all postmarks verifiable; one toned perf tip on the 1951 5/­, otherwise fine. SG £306 £90­£100

SPANISH CURRENCY

704 E 1907­12 KE VII used collection (30) on three pages with all listed shades plus a couple of extras, including 3p on 2/6d overprinted in shiny ink, and a second shade of the Somerset House 12p on 10/­ (only 2800 printed and difficult to find with acceptable postmarks). Hugely above average, SG £954 £280­£300

705 E 1912­56 collection (101) on leaves, a high­quality run­through with postmarks virtually all verifiable, with additional shades and varieties. We note 1912 10ct/1d no cross on crown, Seahorses SG 136­42 complete, 1925 and 1935 sets, 1937 10ct/1d Cylinder block with three SG 161a, 1937 and 1951 sets. SG £1531 £320­£350

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706 C 1914­26, watermark simple cypher, 5c on ½d to 1p on 10d, six values, (lacking later 3c and 40c), overprinted “SPECIMEN” (type GB26 ­ 5c and 10c, or GB23), all in matching left marginal blocks of four, fresh unmounted og. A rare and attractive set, not distributed by the UPU, with less than a single pane (120 stamps) of each value released by the BPMA. SG 129/33,135 var £600­£700

FRENCH CURRENCY

707 E 1917­37 used collection (105) on leaves, basic stamps complete, some in blocks with additional multiples. We note 1924 3f on 2/6d reddish brown block of 12, and the 1935­6 re­engraved pair in blocks of four. SG 191­230, £443 £120­£140

NAURU

708 E 1916 overprints on GB used collection (32) with ½d ­ 1/­ set (plus 2d short ‘N’, and 9d and 1/­ blocks of four), and overprints in centre set (dubious cancels, not counted in catalogue value). Seahorses with DLR 2/6d (yellow­brown and brown), 5/­ (soiled, not counted), 10/­ pale blue (faked cancel, not counted) and 10/­ deep bright blue (toned speck above King’s head) lightly cancelled; Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6ds (two). SG £1878 £450­£500

NETHERLANDS

709 E 1852­63 5c. blue used selection of 23 values identified by plate with different shades and cancels, generally fine condition (23) £400­£500

710 E 1852­63 10c. carmine used selection of 13 values identified by plate with different shades and cancels, generally fine condition (13) £200­£240

711 712 713

711 C 1852­63 15c. yellow­orange used selection of 4 values with different shades and cancels, generally fine condition (4) £200­£240

712 C 1893­98 2g.50 ultramarine and rosine perf. 11, mint large part o.g., fresh colour and gum, well centered, SG 164 £650 £150­£170

713 C 1913 2½c. to 10g. set, mint large part o.g., with also extra example with perf. variation for values up to 20c., a fine and attractive set, SG 214/225 £1,700+ £350­£400

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714 e 1916 POW cover addressed to Belgium, using Internment Camp stamp in green, cancelled by ‘LEGERPLAATS BIJ HARDERWIJK 20.II.16’ cds in black twice and ‘INTERNEERINGSDEPOT HARDERWIJK 3e Afdeeling’ cancel in purple, a clean and scarce cover £80­£100

715 C 1920 2.50 on 10g. orange­red, upper right corner marginal, unmounted o.g., very fine SG 236 £80­£90

717 716 717

716 C 1921 Marine Insurance 15c. to 7½g set, large part o.g., fine, SG M238/244 £ 850 £200­£240

717 C 1926­30 1g. to 5g. set, large part o.g., fine, SG 301/303 £ 375 £80­£90

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718

718 E 1939 R. Rogers Hollandia­Port Moresby flight cover with ‘GUBA’ aircraft, bearing 1c(2), 2c(2), 2½c, 3c(2), 3½c, 5c, 7½c, 10c and 12½c all cancelled by ‘HOLLANDIA (29.3.39)’ cds, on reverse arrival Port Moresby (30.3.39) cds, some toning nevertheless a rare item with just few known, cover is signed by the pilot R.Rogers and crew, Eustis P144 $1,750 £200­£250

719 E 1942 7½+2½c. and 12½+87½c. Legion Miniature sheets unmounted o.g., very fine, SG MS569a/569b £ 340 £100­£120

720 721

720 C 1949­51 5c. to 10g. set of 21 (including the two types of 5g.), unmounted o.g., fine, SG684/701, 700a £2,400 £550­£600

721 C 1951 Air 15g. and 25g. Gull set unmounted o.g., fine, SG 742/743 £800 £180­£200

722 A 1864­1959 used and mostly mint collection housed in a stockbook including 1864 to 15c. used (2 sets), 1906 tuberculosis to 5c.(+5c.) unmounted 1931­38 80c. mint, 1940 2½on 3c. to 500 on 3c. unmounted, 1946 1g. to 10g. unmounted, WWII espionage forgery stamp 1½c. grey mint, generally fine condition (hundreds) £1200­£1400

NEW GUINEA GERMAN NEW GUINEA

723

723 C 1914­19 5m watermark Lozenges, type 1, 25 x 17 perf holes, large part o.g. SG 23a £280­£300

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724 725

724 C 1914 2s. on 2m. blue, setting 3 position 4, mint large part o.g., nice appearance but slightly thinned, Champion mark on the back, a collectable example of this difficult stamp, SG 60 £1,900 £300­£350

725 C 1918­22 4d yellow­orange, variety line through ‘FOUR PENCE’ (pl 2 right pane R. 2/6), mint large part o.g., very fine, RPS certificate (2000), a popular positional variety, SG 104a £850 £280­£320

726 E 1939 Bulolo Goldfields ½d to £1 with some lesser values including 5s large part og otherwise unmounted; also 1937 Coronation set. Generally fine. SG208­25 £250­£270

727 728

727 E 1939 Bulolo Goldfield Air ½d to £1, set of fourteen, all in unmounted mint blocks of four. Generally fine. SG 212­25, £4,400 £1500­£1700

728 E 1937­9 used collection (19) on leaves. Coronation set and re­entry (latter on piece) and the Airmail set (2d poor, otherwise fine). SG £986 £220­£240

NEW HEBRIDES INSCRIBED ENGLISH

729 E 1938­53 KG VI used collection (65) on leaves, British and French issues (no Dues). Mainly fine but with a few not counted in catalogue value due to indeterminate or faked cancels, SG £607 £160­£180

INSCRIBED FRENCH

730 E 1941 registered philatelic airmail cover (10½ x 4½”) to New York with ‘France Libre’ set of twelve and the Postage Due set of five, Port­Vila CDSs of 23 Sep. New York arrivals on reverse. Crease affects 20ct and 1f Postage issue and the 20ct has a blunt corner, otherwise fine. SG F65­76, FD77­81, £575 £160­£180

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NEW ZEALAND

731 736

731 C 1862­63 1s deep green, pelure paper, perf 13 cancelled by part Dunedin in bars, perfs stripped lower right, used SG 94, cat £2000 £200­£220

732 E 1909­44 Presentation book presented to 1st, Lord Newall former Governor­General of New Zealand (1941­46), comprised of 1909 EVII to 1s. KGV 1915­30 to 1s, 1931 ‘Smiling Boy’ 1d+1d, 1935­36 to 3s, 1940 ‘Centenary of Proclamation’ to 1s, Postage Dues 1899­1900 to 2s and 1937­38 to 3d, Officals 1938­51 to 3d; also Cook Islands 1921­23 Stamp Duty to £1, 1936­44 Arms to £1, Nuie 1941­43 Arms to £1, Samoa 1914­24 Stamp Duty to £1, 1925­28 Arms to £1. Mostly fresh appearance, large part original gum, with many unmounted. (hundreds). £1600­£1800

733 E 1935 W.O’Hara (‘Pilot X’) flight Sydney­Auckland cover bearing 1d Health stamp and 1d ordinary both cancelled Warkworth (1. NO. 35) cds, fine condition, only 12 covers carried, cover is signed by the pilot W.O’Hara, Eustis 543 £220­£250

734 c 1945 (14th Aug) on printed linen Parcel Tag from the office of ‘His Excellency The Governor General of New Zealand’ addressed to his son Francis Newall at Eton college, bearing 2d. black and brown on front, the reverse values to 6d. black and orange, all tied by double ringed ‘Rarotonga’ cds, creasing as to be expected a most interesting and usual item. SG 106,7,8,9,10,11,130. £80­£100

735 e 1951 Presentation gift book donated to the Great Britain Prime Minister Sir Clement Attlee from the New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland, with handwritten dedication and signature; containing a selection of 1935­50 unmounted mint stamps from New Zealand, Tokelau, Niue, Cook Islands and Western Samoa, a most unusual and interesting collectable item £50­£60

736 C 1990 Maori Heritage 40c variety “VIOLET BLUE (FACE VALUE) OMITTED”. Fine unmounted og. SG 1562a, £300 £120­£140

737 E Official: 1938­51 ½d green l/l corner marginal block of 96 (12 x 8) plate ‘2’ and part imprint, u/m SG O134, cat £1,920 £350­£400

738 739

738 C Postal Fiscal: 1939 ‘Arms’ 35/­ on 35s orange­yellow, lightly cancelled by part cds. Very fine. SG F186, £400 £140­£160

739 A 1931­53 used collection in album, strong in Postal Fiscals and Officials. We note Cowan single watermark 7/6d (2), 12/6d, £4 and £5; 5/6d on 5/6d and 35/­ on 35/­; multiple watermark 25/­, £4 and surcharge set; Pictorials and Officials with perfs and varieties, latter including Centennial set joined ‘ff’s less 1d. A comprehensive collection, well worth examination £600­£700

NIUE

740 E 1937­50 KG VI used collection (42) on leaves, main value in the Postal Fiscals. 1941­3 single watermark set of four but 10/­ not genuinely cancelled, and the 5/­ and 10/­ with dubious cancels; 1942­54 multiple watermark set of four plus 5/­ and 10/­ inverted watermarks, the 5/­ inverted and the £1 with light parcel cancels. STC £609 (not including the single watermark 5/­ to £1) £200­£220

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NIGERIA LAGOS

741 742

741 C SPERATI FORGERY: 1884­6 10s purple­brown, colour ‘die proof’ on wove paper and three similar items in black on surfaced wove paper comprising the complete design, the value tablet only and the undenominated master ‘die’ (mounted on card), the last three each signed in pencil by Sperati and bearing ‘REPRODUCTION INTERDITE’ hs, the first three with “Sperati/Reproduction” on the reverse. A most unusual group and virtually impossible to duplicate (4) £600­£700

742 C 1887 (13 May) mourning envelope to Italy, franked at 8d double rate by 1884­86 4d pale violet vertical pair, tied by fine strike of 9­bar oval obliterator (thinner bars ­ earliest recorded date), with illegible dispatch cds at foot and red Liverpool entry cds (8 JU 87) at upper left and red crayon “6” alongside indicating amount due to England, the reverse with Firenze arrival (11.6) cds. Minor toning but a scarce and attractive cover to an unusual destination. SG 24 £260­£280

NIGER COAST

743 744 745

743 C 1893 (Dec) ‘HALF­PENNY’ in green (type 4) on 2½d purple on blue, lightly cancelled by neat cds. Fine. Photocopy of original BPA Certificate (1954). SG 11, £250 £100­£120

744 C 1893 (Dec) ‘HALF/PENNY’ on 2½d purple on blue, surcharge in green (type 4), Old Calabar provisional; fine large part og . SG 11, £300 £140­£160

745 C 1893 (Dec) Issued at Old Calabar ‘HALF PENNY’ on 2d grey­green and carmine, surcharged in blue (type 9), tied to small piece by light Old Calabar River cds, dated ‘AP 13 94’. Fine. SG 30, £750 £300­£350

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746 C 1894 (NO 15) large part registered envelope to Colchester, re­addressed to Witham, bearing 1894 (June­Oct) ‘1’ on left half of 2d grey­green and carmine, Opobo bisect provisional with type 16 surcharge in red, variety “DOUBLE SURCHARGE”, tied by despatch cds. Various transit cancels, Witham (27.12) arrival backstamp; vertical fold not affesting adhesive and reduced at top (where the rest of the franking was originally placed). A remarkable and very striking item. The unique usage of this error on cover. Ex Dale­Lichtenstein (Harmer NY 14/3/91, lot 211) and Crocker £800­£900

NIGER COMPANY TERRITORIES

747 C 1898­99 five small pieces all cancelled with type 4 Burutu boxed handstamp in violet bearing Great Britain ½d and/or 1d. Fair to fine £100­£120

748 C 1899 (9 JAN) ‘Robertson’ envelope to Ashford, Kent, franked by Great Britain 1887­1900 2½d (rounded corner) tied by neat double strike of ‘BURUTU’ (type 4) boxed ds in violet (seriffed capitals), showing date error ‘9 JAN 1898’, red ‘PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET’ (2.2) cds at left, the reverse with Ashford (3.2) arrival cds. Horizontal cover fold nevertheless attractive and desirable with the date error. £170­£190

749

749 C 1899 (19 AUG) envelope from Lokoja to London, franked by Great Britain 1d lilac tied by very fine ‘LOKOJA’ (type 8) oval ds in violet, with boxed ‘BURUTU’ (type 4) ds in violet transit at left (incorrectly dated ‘25 JUL 1899’) the reverse with London (21.9) arrival cds. A rare cover with both datestamps, light vertical cover fold not effecting the postamrks nevertheless attractive and desirable. “Carried on the River Niger service with its terminus at Burutu in the delta, from which overseas mail was transferred to the ocean port of Forcados.” £600­£700

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SOUTHERN NIGERIA

750 C 1901­03 set of 10 values to 10s. black and purple/yellow (including SG 1a), large part o.g, few short perfs mentioned for accuracy, a fine and attractive set. SG 1­9 £100­£120

NORTH BORNEO

751

751 C 1895 “Kiderlen” cover to Germany bearing “3½mm between lines of surcharge” 4c. on $1 to 40c. on $1 set cancelled by Sandakan ‘4 DEC 1895’ cds, alongside Registered boxed handstamp with handwritten ‘33’; the reverse Ulm ‘8 JAN 96’ arrival cds, very fine condition, a scarce cover SG 87/91 (on cover from x12) £150­£170

752

752 C 1905 $5 dull purple. A very fresh mint example. SG 144, £425 £160­£180

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753 e 1905 “Parker” cover to England bearing “4 cents local surcharge” 4c. on 5c. to 4c. on $10 set cancelled by Sandakan ‘11 AUG 1905’ cds, alongside Registered Sandakan boxed handstamp with handwritten ‘2645’; the reverse London ‘15 SP 05’ and London ‘16 SP 05’ arrival cds, few usual minor creases and ageing, nevertheless an attractive and scarce cover SG 146/57 (on cover from x5) £150­£170

754

754 C 1947 50ct Royal Cypher, mint and used examples, each with the major variety R7/5 lower bar damaged at right. SG 346 var. £100­£120

755 E 1947 50ct Royal Cypher unmounted o.g. corner block of twenty with R8/3 and 8/4 broken bar varieties, and in addition the R7/5 major break in lower bar at right. This must have been a short­lived variety; we have seen just three examples. SG 346, b, c and var. £150­£180

756 E 1939­50 KG VI used collection (74) on leaves, complete basic stamps plus a few ‘extras’. The 1939 $2 and $5 have dubious postmarks and are disregarded, SG £497 without them £180­£200

757 E 1939­45 mint selection comprising 1939 2c to $5, Postage Due 2c to 10c, both perforated “SPECIMEN”, large part og and 1945 BMA overprints 2c to $5, unmounted og. Generally fine. SG 303­17, 320­34, D85­9 £250­£270

758 E 1937­45 mint selection arranged on album leaves including 1938­44 to £1 (2, one unmounted) and 1945 to 20s perforated “SPECIMEN” unmounted og. Generally fine. (56) £150­£170

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759 C 1944­45 6s orange, type 8 overprint on Japan, variety “OVERPRINT DOUBLE, ONE INVERTED (displaced and falling on the top and bottom perfs)”, used on small piece with 2s scarlet, tied by Kuching (type JD4) cds dated ‘30 8 2605’ (30 Aug 1945). Very fine and rare with only one sheet overprinted £280­£300

LABUAN

760 C 1883 (28 Aug) 2ct colour trial in deep violet, wmk CA (reversed), perf 12, with some original gum. Prepared for the ‘universal colour scheme’, in the colour subsequently adopted for the 1885 8c value. Minor perf toning but extremely rare. BPA cert (2003). £900­£1000

NORTHERN RHODESIA

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761 C 1938­41 1½d carmine­red with Aug. 40 CDS, showing the R7/1 ‘tick bird’ variety. BPA Certificate (2003). SG 29b, £450 £120­£140

762 1963 3d yellow with error orange eagle omitted, unmounted mint. Rare, only one sheet existed. SG 78d, £1200 £500­£600

763 E 1937­52 KG VI used collection (44) on leaves, basic stamps complete with a few shades and varieties. We note two examples of the ½d giraffe re­entry in contrasting shades and 1½d buff tick bird. A few with heavier cancels but generally fine, STC £505 £160­£180

NORWAY

764 ½B 1855­1997 duplicated mint and used ex dealer stock including 1855­57 4sk.(2) and 8sk. used, 1863­66 24sk. used, 1872­75 value to 7sk. used, mixed condition generally fine (hundreds) £120­£150

NYASALAND

765 E 1925­28, collection of twenty five ‘’Bill of Sale’’ documents bearing selected values to 4s. carmine and black, tied by ‘’REGISTRAR OF THE HIGH COURT BLANTYRE, NYASLAND’’ fiscal cancel in violet. Slight ageing and archival wear, nevertheless an interesting lot, worth further exploration. SG 106­111 (25) £200­£250

766 E 1937­51 used KG VI collection (53) on leaves, complete basic stamps plus the 1944 5/­ and the 1938 ordinary paper 10/­, the latter correct but with vignette slightly washed. SG £499 (+ £500 for SG 142a) £200­£220

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COMMENCING AT 10:30 OMAN

767 E 1971­75 unmounted mint collection on hagner sheets including 1971 50b+25b block of eight, 1972­75 ½r. block of eight, 1r. strip of four, mixed condition generally fine (148) £300­£350

768 E 1973­78 selection of better including unmounted 1973 variety ‘Date omitted’ 25b. and 100b. (five sets), 1978 75b. on 250b. (3, two singles on piece, one on cover), generally fine condition SG 170a (5), 171a (5), 214 (3) £8,100+ £700­£900

PAKISTAN

769 E 1947­57 KG VI used collection (109) on leaves, with Officials, most perfs represented and only a couple of indeterminate or fiscal cancels; generally good. SG £1112 £260­£280

BAHAWALPUR

770 E 1938 incoming air mail cover from London (31 JA 38) franked with KGVI definitive 2d(2) and 3d(2) addressed to ‘His Highness the Nawab, Ruler of Bahawalpur, G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I., K.C.V.O.’ alongside light boxed Karachi (8 Feb 38) cancel in black, on reverse arrival Bahawalpur (9 FEB 38) cancel, few usual minor faults nevertheless an unusual and interesting item £80­£100

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

771 E 1931 Francis C. Chichester flight selection of 3 different items including cover Maiti to Ormoc (Eustis 211), cover Manila to Japan (Eustis 212) and card Manila to Japan (Eustis 211var) all are signed by the pilot Francis C. Chichester, mixed condition with fine £200­£250

PORTUGAL

772 ½B Portugal and Colonies 1853­1980 mint and used collection in four volumes including 1853/67 selection of imperf., 1894 300r. used, 1924 to 20e. mint, Sao Tome’ e Principe 1913 Vasco da Gama the three different sets opt. on Africa, Macau, and Timor stamps mint, Azores 1925 Camilo Branco set to 3.20E. mint, Macau 1884­1972 selection including bob, mixed condition (hundreds) £120­£160

QATAR

773 774

773 C 1957 2r ­ 10r Castles with Type II surcharges in blocks of four, CTO’d Doha 31 NO 60; very scarce. SG 13a ­ 15a, £680 £280­£300

774 C 1957 10r on 10/­ Type II surcharge upper left corner pair, R1/2 weak entry at lower right, o.g., hinged on the selvedge only leaving the stamps unmounted. 89 sheets printed. SG 15a var. £100­£120

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775 E 1948­53 group of covers, five with Bahrain stamps (identifiable as emanating from Qatar by the return addresses, all commercial, from individuals connected to Petroleum Development (Qatar) or the company itself), via Bahrain, most of these lightly folded; frankings include 6d Olympics. One cover, presumably philatelic, to UK with RSW 2½d with Doha CDS (Type 2) in blue; and two covers (one to Sweden) with BPA in EA 6ds. A really scarce group £200­£220

776

776 E Registered mail. 1953­8 commercial covers (7), three from Doha with Type 3 violet oval cancels (one with strip of three 2½a Coronation); one 1954 originating at Umm Said, stamps and cachet applied at Bahrain; Doha Type 4 on two covers; Doha Type 5 and Umm Said Type 10. Also a first day of opening of Umm Said PO cover to USA with 2½d Coronation, 1956 4a and 1r with Types 10 and 11 £180­£200

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777 E 1953­9 covers (15) written up on leaves, destinations mainly local (Bahrain) or UK, franked variously with BPAEA annas/np issues with a couple of Bahrain that ‘slipped through’ (the Qatari sheikh was not keen on Bahrain stamps being used from Qatar!). All appear commercial, a few with minor faults and one reduced at right £150­£180

778

778 E 1955­62 group of covers (9), mixed BPAEA and Qatar frankings, one originating at Umm Said franked and cancelled at Bahrain; cover bearing BPAEA SG 22­3, 35­4, obviously philatelic but still scarce; Umm Said first day of opening cover with BPAEA SG 42­51, 56 (envelope soiled); Qatar 75np Scout stamp on a First Flight cover from Berlin to Karl­Marx­Stadt, and others £130­£150

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779 E 1957­64 small airmail cover group with two airletter forms commercially used to the USA; 1958 envelope to Scotland with 25np/4d Scout; 1959 ‘radio ham’ QSL card sent through the post, not under cover, 20np with Umm Said cancel; and GB 6d Shakespeare airletter form, typed ‘BOAC First Flight by VC10’ on front, sent ‘Post Restante’ unclaimed and returned to sender £150­£180

780

780 E 1956­61 group of four covers: one 29 FE 56 with Bahrain 2½a (disallowed and charged), Umm Said CDS, to England, addressee deceased and returned to sender; airmail cover to Canada paying 40np (rate to UK, should have been 1r) and ‘tablet’ T./P.G. applied; 1961 cover from Umm Said to UK with 40np adhesive but above ½oz, ‘tablet’ T./P.G. applied with UK marking and 1/1½d Dues; 1961 cover with 20np Sheikh, ‘tablet’ T./P.G. marking. Also a cover from Qatar to USA evidently posted at Bahrain, to USA, with US missent marking £150­£180

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781 E 1957­60 mint and used collection (301 plus sheet of 240 of 1960 3np), written up on leaves. Includes 1957 set in unmounted o.g. Cylinder blocks of 6, Castles Types I and II specialised with 10r R1/2 weak entry Type I large part o.g. and Type II unmounted, 5r Type I used block of four; 1960 set in used blocks of four. Some varieties on the basic GB stamps, as very good collection. STC £825 plus 3np sheet £230­£250

782 783

782 E 1950­67 Cancellations collection (40 single stamps or pieces with multiple adhesives) on leaves, a varied and interesting lot grouped by Types, commencing with partial violet Type 1 OFFICE OF THE PO(LITICAL OFFICER) CDS of 21 MAY (50), a very rare marking. Cross­uses include value­only UPU 2½a on piece with blue DOHA CDS of NO 7 50 (Donaldson records known in 1951) also Bahrain stamps (including 5r Castle with part Umm Said parcel cancel), an interesting lot with high values £180­£200

783 E Postal Order. 1968 British 5/­ Postal Order, overprinted QATAR and with the currency converted to 2 Riyals 86 Dirhams, poundage of 4 pence converted to 40 Dirhams. Issuing office Doha, with bilingual datestamp of 11 SP 68, and receipted in Florida. Minor wrinkles but a very scarce item £80­£100

RHODESIA

784 E 1892­93 mixed mint and used set of 13 values to £10 brown including marginal examples pairs and blocks of four, large part o.g, some values with minor imperfections nevertheless a fine set with fresh colours. SG 1­13 (14) £350­£400

785 C 1896 Matabele Rebellion Provisional Surcharge type 6 1d. on 3d. grey­black and green used bearing large part Matabele cds. Couple short perfs barely detract. SG 51 cat £750 £180­£200

786 787 788

786 C 1896 Matabele Rebellion Provisional 1d. on 4s. grey­black and vermilion Surcharge (type 7) with ‘Single bar through original value’. Fine used bearing large part ‘Bulawayo Rhodesia’ cds. Few bluntish perfs mentioned for accuracy nevertheless a presentable item with good colours. RPSL cert. (1962) SG 52c cat £1200 £300­£350

787 C 1896 Matabele Rebellion Provisional 3d. on 5s. orange­yellow Surcharge (type 7). Fine used top marginal pair bearing complete diamond ‘B’ cancel. Slight oxidisation otherwise fine a scarce multiple. PFSA cert (1978) SG 53 cat £500 £200­£250

788 C 1896 Matabele Rebellion Provisional 3d. on 5s. orange­yellow Surcharge (type 7) lower marginal block of four. Large part o.g. minor gum wrinkles and one small tone spot. Nevertheless a desirable multiple with fresh colours. SG 53 cat £800 £200­£250

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789 C 1894 Matabele Campaign stampless cover to England endorsed in manuscript ‘’Matabeleland no stamps available’’, tied by GUBULAWAYO cds dated FE 16 ‘9’4. Twice taxed by 6d ‘postage due’ handstamp in black. Reverse bearing Vryburg transit mark dated MR 5 94 and London arrival mark dated MR 27 94. Some creasing to cover and age related wear, nevertheless a fine and scarce item. £800­£900

790

790 C 1896 Matabele Rebellion cover bearing 1d.on 3d. grey­black and green and 1d. on 4s. grey­black and vermilion provisional surcharges, individually tied by crisp strikes from ‘BULAWAYO RHODESIA’ cds dated MY 8 96. Minor creasing to cover otherwise a scarce and attractive item seldom seen on cover. SG 51& 52 £1000­£1200

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791 C 1896 Matabele Rebellion cover to Rutland, England bearing 3d. on 5s. orange­yellow pair each tied by Bulawayo obliterators, and large part BULAWAYO RHODESIA cds dated MY 11 96. Reverse bearing OAKHAM arrival mark dated JU 15 96. Cover has been resealed with ageing and peripheral wear adhesives unaffected, withal a scarce item; possibly the earliest recorded use of 3d. on 5s. provisional surcharge on cover! SG 52 £600­£700

792

792 C 1896 Registered Philatelic cover to Dublin excised and readdressed to London bearing 1d. on 4s., 3d on 5s, and 1896 C.O.G.H opts to 6d deep purple. Tied by light impressions from ‘BULAWAYO RHODESIA’ cds dated MY 22 96 (first day of issue). Surface bearing ‘POSTED OUT OF COURSE’ handstamp in black and taxed 6d ‘postage due’ handstamp in black. Reverse bearing registered Dublin dispatch mark dated JU 27 96 and London arrival mark dated 29 96. Slight peripheral wear and some tears to opening adhesives unaffected. Nevertheless an attractive and colourful item one of at least three covers created by Capt. Norris Newman with multiple franking. SG 52 to 63. £600­£700

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793 C 1896 Matabele Rebellion 1d. postal stationary post card From J Bell Dutch Laager, Afrikander Corps addressed to Mr John R. Ingram, bearing fine strike from ‘BULAWAYO RHODESIA’ cds dated MY 17 96. Reverse bears rather humorous message, ‘’Dear Sir, Come and look us up in a day or so. Feel quite forgotten. Yours J Bell’’ Minor age related wear nevertheless an fascinating piece of internal mail during the Rebellion. £600­£700

794

794 C 1896 Matabele Rebellion 1½d. postal stationary post card From Andrew Shiloh Fort nr Bulawayo addressed to Mr John Ingram, bearing a fine strike from ‘BULAWAYO RHODESIA’ cds dated SP 13 96. Age related wear otherwise an interesting and scarce item. £300­£350

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795 E 1903­4 Registered front addressed to England bearing 7s6d. black and £1 greyish red­purple each tied by fines ‘REGISTERED BULAWAYO’ cds dated DE 24 03, surface also bearing hooded ‘REGISTERED LONDON’ arrival mark in red dated 16 JAN O4 . Some creasing affecting front, otherwise fine and a scarce example of high value ‘Arms’ commercially used. SG 88 & 90 £300­£350 Illustrated at 84%

796

796 E 1904 Registered front addressed to England bearing 3s. green and mauve/blue (Die I) and £1 greyish red­purple each tied by fines ‘REGISTERED BULAWAYO’ cds dated FE 2(?), surface also bearing hooded ‘REGISTERED LONDON’ arrival mark in red. Slight wear to front, mentioned for accuracy, otherwise fine and a scarce example of high value ‘Arms’ commercially used. SG 36 & 90 £300­£350

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797 E 1909 Registered cover addressed to England bearing 5s. chestnut and emerald (Die II) 10s. slate and vermilion/rose (Die II), ½d deep green (4) and 6d. reddish purple (3) lightly tied by ‘REGISTERED BULAWAYO’ cds, surface also bearing hooded ‘REGISTERED LONDON’ arrival mark in red. Some faults including small tear to left and few tone spots, nevertheless an attractive and scarce commercially used cover. SG 49­83 £1500­£1600 Illustrated at 82%

798

798 E 1909 Registered cover addressed to England bearing 5s. chestnut and emerald (Die II) 10s. slate and vermilion/rose (Die II), 2½d. grey­blue and £1 greyish red­purple, lightly tied by ‘REGISTERED BULAWAYO’ cds, surface also bearing hooded ‘REGISTERED LONDON’ arrival mark in red. Archival paper backing on reverse and slight adhesive staining to opening flap, nonetheless a fine and scarce cover. SG 49­90 £1400­£1500

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799 E 1909 Registered Philatelic cover to addressed Germany bearing 1909 optd ‘Rhodesia’ part set to 1s. bistre and 1909 Surcharges part set to 10d.on 3s. deep violet, all crisply tied by ‘GWELO RHODESIA’ cds dated 17 NOV.09. Reverse bearing hooded London cds dated 11 DE 09. Small tear to top of cover and some light foxing. Otherwise a fine and neat item. SG 100­117 £120­£150

800 C 1910­13 Double Heads, perf 15 ½d yellow­green (SG 168), fresh and fine large part o.g. a couple of light pencil marks on the gum. Sold on behalf of “St Wilfrid’s Hospice (South Coast)” (Plate) £120­£140

801

801 E 1910 25 FEB, large linen backed piece bearing: 1896 8d, 3s, 4s (Die I) & 5s, 1898­1908 3s & £1, 1905 5s, and 1909 2s. on 5s. orange all neatly tied by ‘LIVINGSTONE N.W.RHODESIA’ cds. Some vertical creasing, adhesives unaffected. A most attractive and usual item. SG 34­118 £400­£450

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802 C 1911 ‘Views of The Victoria Falls Rhodesia’ Letter Card, bearing ½d. yellow ­green & 2d. black and grey­black individually tied by fine strikes from ‘BULAWAYO RHODESIA’ cds dated 17 JAN 11. Reverse bearing part (DORC)HESTER arrival mark dated FE 11.11. A most appealing and scarce item, a wonderful display item! SG 119 & 130. £600­£700 Illustrated at 76% Illustrated at 76%

803

803 C 1915 Registered linen parcel tag, obverse bearing 'Duchess Hill' pink registration label, 1902 3s. deep violet (pair), 1914 2d. black and grey (Die I, pair) and 2s6d. indigo and grey­brown (Die II, 6) Reverse bearing a block of ten, a strip of three and a single of 2s6d. indigo and grey­brown (Die II), paying the total rate of £2­16­4. All neatly tied by ''DUCHESS HILL S.RHODESIA'' cds dated 23 MA 1915. Minor age related wear and slight creasing as to be expected, barely detracts. A stunning and scarce piece, a gem of Rhodesian philately. SG 86,209,236. £3000­£3500

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804 C 1913 envelope registered bearing values to 6d. black and mauve (mixed printings) each tied by ‘GOLDEN VALLEY S.RHODESIA’ cds dated 2­SEP 13 (second day of issue), addressed to Scotland. Then forwarded and readdressed to ‘Special Examiner South Africa railways, East London. Then readdressed once again to ‘128 Goold Adams St Bloemfontein’. Reverse bearing numerous transit and arrival marks. Opening flap missing and crease to top right corner affecting ½d adhesive. Nevertheless a most charming and scarce item. £300­£350

805

805 C 1917 ½d. on 1d. rose­carmine surcharge (type 20) strip of three each lightly tied by ‘BWANAMKUBWA” cds dated 12 DEC 1917 making up the inland rate of 1d plus the ½d war tax to Livingstone. Reverse bearing ‘LIVINGSTONE N.W.RHODESIA’ arrival mark dated 14 DEC 17.Slight peripheral wear and vertical creasing (adhesives unaffected). Otherwise a fine item seldom seen on cover. SG 281 £200­£220

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806 E 1917 Registered cover addressed to Durban Natal, bearing thirty­two “Half Penny” on 1d. rose­carmine surcharge (block of 20, block of 10 and a pair) showing letters spaced ‘n n’ & ‘n y’ varieties. Tied by fine strikes from ‘LIVINSTONE N.W.RHODESIA’ cds dated 5 OCT. 1917. Reverse bearing ‘REG BULAWAYO S.RHODESIA’ transit mark dated 7. OCT 1917. Minor peripheral wear and ageing as to be expected, nevertheless a spectacular multiple. SG 280,b,c. £400­£450

807 E 1892­95 mixed mint and used collection on pages including: 1892 Surcharges set to 8d. on 1s. grey brown, 1892­ 94 set to 4s. grey­black and vermilion mint, also with blocks of four. Minor faults but generally fine with fresh colours. (16) £500­£550

808 E 1896­98 mixed mint and used collection on pages including, 1896­97 set to 4s. (Die I) SG 29­37, 1896­97 set to 10s. ‘No dot’ (Die II) SG 41­57, 1896 C.O.G.H optd set to 1s. SG 58­64, 1897 set to £1 SG 66­73 and £2 rosy red SG 74. Minor faults, generally fine condition with fresh colours, viewing recommended. (42) £500­£550

809 E 1898­1908 mixed mint and used collection on pages, including 1898­1908 part set to £10 lilac (perf SPECIMEN), also shades and selected blocks of four.1905 Victoria falls set to 5s. violet. Minor faults, generally fine condition with fresh colours, viewing recommended. (42) SG 75­99 £400­£450

810 E 1909­1912 mixed mint and used collection on pages including 1909 part set to £2 brown (£2 brown BPA cert 2002), 1909 set of 4 to 2s. on 5s. orange Sucharge (types 15 & 16) with shades. Minor faults, generally fine condition with fresh colours, viewing recommended. (30) SG 100­118 £400­£450

811 E 1910­1913 mixed mint and used ‘Double Heads’ collection on pages including, selected values and shades to £1 rose­scarlet and bluish­black. (SG 156 BPA cert 1958), 1910­13 5s. scarlet and pale yellow green, ‘CLANDESTINE ROULETTES’ upper left block of four (SG 160 var), some duplication and imprint pieces. Minor faults, generally fine condition with fresh colours, an interesting lot viewing recommended. (17) SG 119­181 £450­£500

812 E 1913­1922 mixed mint and used ‘Admirals’ collection on pages including, values to 5s. with selected Dies I to III and shades, with some duplication. Minor faults, generally fine condition with fresh colours, an interesting lot viewing recommended. SG 203­281 £250­£300

RUSSIA

812A C 1848­60 10k Black 2nd issue envelope (size 137x107mm), small tail, 1st watermark, bearing on flap side boxed Derpt Polucheno ‘20 OKT: 1855’ cancel in black, few usual faults including ageing nevertheless a scarce item £100­£120

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813 814

813 C 1871­78 Litho printing 4d orange­yellow, complete “IMPERFORATE PROOF SHEET OF TWELVE” (3x4) on ungummed medium wove paper from transfer “4” (15 Feb 1878 printing); centre column with ironed vertical crease (causing small split in position 11) and still of superb appearance with lovely fresh colour. A stunning exhibition item of great rarity (possibly unique in private hands) which differs from the other proofs of this issue in being on the paper used for the issued stamps. Ex Mann (Harmer Rooke 17 Jan 1934) and illustrated in the Borromeo and Freeland books. SG 18 var £1000­£1200

814 C 1871­78 Litho printing 1s deep green, perf 15, complete sheet of twelve (3x4), showing the barest trace of the “crossed lines on hill” variety (position 9), after retouching. From the 21 Nov 1878 printing (167 sheets). Extensive hinge remnants on reverse with part/large part og but fine and intact. A rare and most attractive item, illustrated in the Borromeo and Freeland books. SG 21 £700­£800

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815 C 1871­78 Litho printing 1d vermilion­red, perf 11½, complete sheet of twelve (3x4) from transfer ‘19’ (15 Feb 1878 printing), unmounted og (mounted in margin) with lovely fresh colour (one stamp minor gum disturbance). A rare sheet from this perforation. SG 22 £450­£500

ST KITTS-NEVIS

816

816 C 1945 5/­ bluish­green and scarlet, line perf 14. R7/1 break in oval at left. Fine mint, SG 77bd, £350 £100­£120

ST LUCIA

817 C 1936 set of 12 perforated ‘Specimen’, Type D15, D20. Fine mint. SG 113s/124s, £300 £170­£190

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818 C 1950 12ct claret perf 14½ x 14 used, well centered for this and unusually nice. SG 153a, £550 £200­£220

SAMOA

819

819 C 1914 5s. on 5m. carmine and black, surcharge type 14, lower left corner marginal, large part o.g, light even toning as usually found, nonetheless a fine and attractive example of this difficult stamp. The Philatelic Foundation cert. (1965) SG 114 cat £1200 £700­£800

820 E 1935­50 used KG VI collection (37) on leaves, value in the Postal Fiscals with Cowan single watermark 2/6d, 5/­ and £1, and Wiggins Teape 10/­ (inkmarks at base); multiple watermark upright set of eight to £5. SG £2134 £450­£500

SARAWAK

821 E 1934­52 used collection (88) on leaves, complete basic stamps for the period including 1934­41 definitives and 1945 BMA set ($5 on piece with part Victoria/Labuan linotype cancel. SG £1280 £350­£400

822 E 1945­50 mint selection arranged on album leaves including 1945 BMA overprints to $10, 1950 to $5. Generally fine. (61) £150­£170

SEYCHELLES

823 C 1903 used selection all showing ‘DENTED FRAME’ variety comprising 1903 3c, 6c neat ‘ANSE ROYALE’ cds of ‘5 JU/03’, 1903 surcharged locally ‘3 cents’ on 18c. (stained and creased), 1906 2c, horizontal pair, 3c, 6c (2) and 15c. Fair to fine. A scarce group. SG Between 47a/64a, £2,219 £350­£400

824 E 1903 ‘DENTED FRAME’ variety, two picture postcards both addressed to Paris one franked by 3c green (rounded corner) cancelled with Code B “12 JY/05” cds and the other by 6c carmine (defective) cancelled with unclear Dec 1903 cds, ‘LA REUNION A MARSEILLE/8/Dec/03/L.V. No. 4” octagonal transit ds alongside. An exceptionally rare and most unusual duo. SG 47a/8a £160­£180

825

825 C 1903 surcharge ‘3 cents’ on 35c brown and carmine with variety ‘SLOTTED FRAME’ (200 possible), lovely fresh colour, fine large part o.g. SG 59 var £110­£130

826 E 1903 2c chestnut and green, 3c green (2, one with neat cds) with variety ‘SLOTTED FRAME’, fine large part o.g. SG 46/7 var £110­£130

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827 C 1903 3c on 15c ultramarine, with dented frame variety, large part o.g. SG 57a £100­£120

828 E 1910 picture postcard of Roman Catholic Cathedral, Victoria addressed to Amsterdam franked on front by 1906 3c green showing ‘DENTED FRAME’ variety cancelled with Seychelles Code C “MR 8 10” cds, the reverse with arrival (25.5). An attractive and exceptionally rare item in fine condition. SG 61a £200­£220

829 E 1938­49 2c to $5 set of twenty­five, unmounted og and 75c deep slate­lilac, a left marginal proof block of six. Generally fine. (34) £200­£220

830 E 1937­52 KG VI used collection (79) on leaves with a very good showing of the 1938 set shades and papers, also the 20ct ‘handkerchief’ flaw on both papers and the Victory 30ct ‘lamp on mast’ flaw. Worth viewing, SG £970 £280­£300

SIERRA LEONE

831 C 1907 Internally addressed cover bearing ½d. on 1½d. pale­violet surcharges type 3 (2) with one showing “HALF PFNNY” variety, each tied by ‘BONTE SIERRA LEONE’ cds dated JY 2 07. Cover opened on two sides at top and at right. A scarce stamp on cover. SG 39,39b £100­£120

832 833

832 C 1912 £2 die proof in black endorsed ‘’After Hardening” dated ‘’2 SEP 12’’. Fine and scarce. SG 129 var £300­£350

833 C 1932 Master die proof for pence design with blank value tablets in deep blue on wove paper, dated 21.9.31 in pencil and showing die no. 13265 and ‘Sierra Leone’ (both reversed) at top; paperclip mark at top, nonetheless, a fine and scarce item. £250­£270

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834 ½b 1859­1938 QV to KGVI mixed mint and used collection housed in one Philatelic Album and loose pages, Including: 1859­74 6d.dull purple to 6d.reddish violet mint, 1884­91 set of 8 to 1s. red­brown, 1896­97 set of 13 to £1 purple/red used, 1904­05 part set to 5s. green & carmine mint. Small selection of postal history and postal stationary, small and large blocks to complete sheets of 1½d orange, (SG 114) 2½d deep blue (SG 116) and 3d.purple/yellow (SG 116b). Generally fair to fine condition, fruitful viewing (hundreds) £500­£600

835 E 1937­49 KG VI used collection (42) with shades of the 1938 set perf CW, including the 1947 and 1951 £1s, a nice group. SG £264 £90­£100

SINGAPORE

836

836 C 1974 Centenary of the U.P.U, 10c. orange­brown, purple­brown and gold, Gold (U.P.U. symbol) omitted, full unmounted o.g, offered with a normal example for comparison. fine. SG 235a cat £500 £150­£170

837 E Mainly mint QEII collection on leaves including, 1955 to $5, 1962 to $5, 1968 to $10, 1969 founding of Singapore set and miniature sheet, plus later commems and defs to 1982. Mainly good to fine. (Hundreds) £500­£600

SOLOMON ISLANDS

838 E Postage Due: 1940 1d to 1s 6d, set of eight, perforated “SPECIMEN” (type B9), in intact horizontal strips of three as distributed from Bern, affixed to ledger piece from the Mauritania post office archive, and tied by strikes of the distinctive three­line “SPECIMEN/COLLECTION/MAURITANIE” receiving hs in magenta (applied during an audit of the collection in 1951). A unique and stunning item with lovely fresh colours. D1s/8s var £800­£900

SOMALIA

839 C 1932­38 perf. 14, 10l bright purple, 25l blue and perf. 12, 20l green; all fresh large part o.g. SG 176a, 177, 178a, £1,565 £100­£120

SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE Illustrated at 73%

840

840 C 1894 1a on 1½a blue postal stationery card used from Zeila to Orba, Algeria, via France, the p.s. stamp used by ‘B’ in barred circle with ZAILA ‘thimble’ cds for JA 13 94 to left, Aden transit cds for JA 16 94, Modine a Paris T.P.O. transit cds for 27 JANV 94 in red and Marseille transit for following day, rare early usage and a most unusual destination £750­£850

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841 C 1903 KEVII ½a green with overprint at foot, four examples used on large part manila book post wrapper to Simla India, tied by two 22mm double ring cancels which are not legible but bear a strong resemblance to Ottoman cancels used in Yemen, the piece also bears a fine OVERLAND POSTAGE/DUE/AS/2 mark and ‘T’, unusual (Plate) £350­£400

842

842 C 1904 (Jan) cover to Hampton Court, England, franked horizontal pair KEVII ½a green which has been deemed invalid (possibly due to pre­existing crease) and scarce ‘T’ hand stamp applied, face also bears UK ‘1D/F.B.’ h/s, reverse bears Berbera despatch cds for 4 JA 04, Aden transit for JA 5 04, East Molesey and Kingston­upon­Thames arrivals for JA 17 04, a few tones but largely fine £350­£450

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843

843 C 1915 (11 Aug) registered cover from Zaila to Darjeeling, India, franked 1912­19 ½a green and 12a grey­black and orange­buff blocks of 4, each used by ‘B’ in barred circle and former also tied by boxed ‘R/ZAILA’ and red m/script ‘No 389’, reverse bears Zaila despatch cds for 11 Aug 15, Aden transit cds for 17 Au and Darjeeling arrival for 26 Au 15, the Zaila registration h/stamp rare and rated 4000 points by Proud (Plate) £750­£850

844

844 C Officials: 1903 (1 June) ½a yellow­green, variety with “On. H.M.S.” grossly misplaced horizontally, S.H. appears at centre left, On. upper right and M. lower left (SG O1 var), upper marginal, light gum crease but very fresh and hinged in margin only, with 1977 BPA cert, only one sheet with this misplacement was believed to have existed, ex Gawaine Baillie £150­£180

SOUTH AFRICA MAFEKING

845 846

845 C 1900 Bechuanaland Protectorate overprints on GB each with MAFEKING BESIEGED overprint; 1d on ½d, 3d on 1d, 6d on 2d and 6d on 3d, each on piece with full (or nearly full) CDS. SG 6­9, £775 £280­£320

846 C 1900 Bechuanaland Protectorate overprints on GB and British Bechuanaland on G.B., each overprinted MAFEKING BESIEGED; 1d on ½d, 6d on 2d and 1/­ on 4d, each on piece with full CDS and showing comma after ‘MAFEKING’ omitted (positions 5 and 6 on the 6­subject cliche). SG 6, 8, 11, £310 as normals £100­£120

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847 848 850 851 852

847 C 1900 1d on 4d British Bechuanaland surcharge Type 1, and the 3d on 1d, 6d on 2d and 1/­ on 6d Bechuanaland Protectorate surcharge Type 1, used with full or large part CDS. The 4d and 6d on small pieces, the 1/­ with a short perf at base. SG 11, 12­14, £440 £140­£160

848 C 1900 1/­ on 6d British Bechuanaland surcharge Type 2, fine used on piece. Brandon Certificate (1980). Only 240 surcharged. SG 15, £850 £300­£350

849 C 1900 2/­ on 1/­ British Bechuanaland surcharge Type 2, used on piece with bold CDS. 570 surcharged. SG 16, £650 £250­£270

850 C 1900 3d pale blue on blue (21mm wide) tied to small cream paper piece by part 1900 Mafeking cds fine used SG 21 £300­£350

851 C 1861 1d. carmine ‘’Woodblock” laid paper no Wmk fine used pair, three good to large margins, (fourth just touching), slight vertical crease, otherwise a fine and desirable multiple with intense colour. BPA cert (2019) cat £7000, SG 18a. £2500­£2700

852 C 1900 1s. on 4d. green and purple­brown mint large part o.g., a fair example of this scarce overprint, SG 11 £1,600 £300­£350

NATAL

853

853 C 1908­09 £1 purple and black/red used by neat Greytown ‘MR 2 09’ cds in black that leaves the King’s profile mostly clear, fine, SG 171 £375 £80­£100

NEW REPUBLIC

854

854 C 1886 12s violet on blue granite paper, dated ‘13 JAN 86’. Large part original gum. Rare, only thirteen recorded by Jonkers. SG 44, £400 £160­£180

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UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

855

855 C 1916 £1 green and red, fresh facially, large part o.g. SG 17 £170­£190

856

856 E 1925 A.J.Cobham London­Cairo­Cape Town flight souvenir postcard franked with 2d and cancelled by part of slogan cancel ‘BUY/ SOUTH AFRICAN/MADE GOODS’ along side arrival Capetown (Feb. 23. 26), on reverse perforated label in red tied ‘BY SPECIAL AIR MAIL/16­11 25/LONDON/CAPETOWN’ cachet in violet’, fine condition, card is signed by the pilot A.J.Cobham £500­£600

857 E 1926­54 Official stamps bi­lingual pairs mounted/unmounted o.g. selection on a hagner’s sheet with values up to 10s., mixed condition with many fine (27 pairs) £100­£120

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858

858 E 1964­72, 2½c. vertical block of ten (2x5) with drastic misperforation variety, unmounted o.g., also two extra pairs with occasional flaws, an interesting lot SG A242var £100­£120

859

859 C Official: 1940 10s blue and sepia with “OFFICIAL” reading down at left, fresh facially, rather heavily hinged, part o.g. SG O29 £100­£120

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SOUTH WEST AFRICA

860 861

860 C 1923 Setting II, 10s blue and olive­green (SG 14) horizontal pair, a couple of shortish perfs, otherwise fine large part o.g., cat £500 £110­£130

861 C 1944 1/­ bantam War Effort with small overprint inverted, a fine used pair, BPA Certificate (1960). SG 130c, £425 £160­£180

862 ½B 1897­1987 South Africa, SWA and Rhodesia mint collection in three hingeless albums and few stockcards including South West Africa 1897 German Issue to 50pf, 1898 to 50pf, 1900 5pf. to 5mk., 1906 3pf. to 5mk., British Empire issue 1923 to £1, 1923 setting II to £1, 1923 Setting III to £1, Setting IV to £1; South Africa 1913­24 to £1 including shades, generally fine condition (hundreds) £1000­£1300

863 E 1923­53 mint selection in packets including 1923­26 to 10s, 1927 to 10s, 1927­30 to 10s, 1931 to 10s; also small selection of used. Condition a little mixed with some fine. (hundreds) £170­£190

864 E 1931­49 used KG VI collection (123) on leaves, quite a comprehensive lot with the 1938­9 commemoratives and the War Efforts, including 3d pair with ‘cigarette’ flaw; some care is needed with postmarks. SG £796 £170­£190

SOUTHERN RHODESIA Illustrated at 82%

865

865 E 1924 Registered Philatelic cover addressed to London bearing part set of thirteen values to 2s6d. blue and sepia, tied by ‘SALISBURY RHODIESIA’ cds dated 1 AP 1924 (first day of issue), slight peripheral and age related wear, mentioned for accuracy. Nonetheless a scarce and handsome cover. SG 1­13 £400­£450

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866

866 C 1931 10d. blue & rose and 5s. blue & blue­green (pair) used on piece, each individually tied by fine strikes from ‘GWELO’ cds dated 27. Jan 1931. A fine and attractive item. SG 9,14 £160­£180

867 868

867 C 1951 4d. Postage Due dull grey­green block of four, full o.g. Fine and fresh colour a scarce multiple. SG D6 £300­£350

868 C 1951 Postage Due set of seven, the 4d grey­green with Gwelo CDS and accompanied by Robertson Stamp Co Certificate of 1998. SG D1­7, £732 £250­£280

ST HELENA

869

869 E 1922­37 ½d to 7s6d in corner marginal block of 4 with plate number, unmounted o.g., generally fine condition, a scarce group to assemble, SG 97/111 (14 blocks) £350­£400

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870 C 1922­37 8d grey and bright violet, variety ‘Torn Flag’, mint large part o.g., fresh colour and well centered, SG 105b £200 £70­£80

871 C 1923 8d grey and bright violet showing R5/1 variety ‘Cleft Rock’. Very fine used. SG 105c, £450 £200­£220

SUDAN

872 873 876

872 C 1927­41 10p two lower marginal imperforate colour trials in blue and dark blue and brown and ultramarine both watermarked SG and fine unmounted mint £100­£120

873 C 1948 20p pale blue and deep blue perf 13, used with bold 20.V.53 CDS, a difficult stamp to find in good used condition. SG 110a, £250 £100­£110

874 E 1962 £S1 Orange­Brown and Deep Olive, full sheet of 50 complete with all margins and inscription, unmounted o.g., folded in the middle, an attractive item, SG 184 £100­£120

875 E 1913­22 2m green and brown, punctured “AS” type A4, 198 examples in pairs, blocks of 4 or larger, some with plate numbers the odd crease and tone spot, still generally fine u/m SG A18, cat £3,564 £300­£350

876 E 1951­62 Self­Government overprint 2p variety “S.G. OVERRPINT INVERTED”. Fine unmounted og. Photocopy of BPA Certificate (No date­26531) for the block of four. SG O74a, £1,200 £300­£350

877 E 1937­51 used collection (235) on leaves with all basic stamps including 1937 Airs perf 11½ x 12½ (5p mint), 1938 surcharges, 1940 5m short ‘mim’ (2) and broken ‘lam’ (machine cancel), Tuti Island set and Officials including 1936­ 46 set and four ‘nun’ flaws. Some mixed cancels but generally good, STC £1122 £260­£280

SWEDEN

878 C 1924 50th Anniversary of UPU 5ö to 5k, two sets of fifteen; both fine large part o.g. SG 161/75 £120­£140

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SWITZERLAND

879

879 C 1843 Geneve 5+5c. on yellow­green ‘Double de Geneve’ right Half­stamp used with well centred rosette cancel in red, fresh colour, nice appearance but cleverly repaired with part of bottom margin added on the left side, E. Rellstab (1995), J.P. Bach (2004) and J.C. Marchand (2019) certificates SG G2 cat £10,000 £800­£1000

THAILAND

880 A 1883 to 1992 used collection in stockbook including 1883 values to 16a (4), 1887 to 64a, 1889 values to 2a on 3a, 1899 values to 64a (2), 1909/10 values to 14s on 12a etc plus later. Large catalogue value worth careful inspection. (Hundreds) £900­£1000

881 882 883

881 C 1889­91 Surcharges 1a. (Type 16) on 3a. green and blue, mint large part o.g., very fresh colour, BPA certificate (1994), one of the rarest stamp of Thailand in very fine condition, a stamp for the connoisseur SG 25 £25,000 £5000­£6000

882 C 1897 Rejected Die 1a. green to 10a. rose and green set of five, mint regummed, fine, a scarce set SG 82/86 £7,000 £1000­£1200

883 C 1902 Provisionals of Battambang 2a. on 3a. red and blue and 10a. on 12a. brown­purple and carmine, mint part/large part o.g., fresh colours, a couple of toning point on the 2a. on 3a., each with RPS certificate (1984) (when SG 81, 82), one of the rarest set of Thailand in fine condition SG87/88 £13,000 £3500­£4500

884 885 886 887

884 C 1902 Battambang Provisionals 2a. on 3a. red and blue and 10a. on 12a. brown purple and carmine used with forged overprint, attractive “spacefillers” £100­£120

885 C 1907 10t. olive­green overprint on fiscal stamp, mint large part o.g., very fine, expertised Senf on the back, SG 106 £900 £270­£300

886 C 1907 20t. olive­green overprint on fiscal stamp, mint large part o.g., very fine, expertised Senf on the back and with Ceremuga certificate (2004), only 2484 printed, SG 107 £7,000 £2000­£2500

887 C 1907 40t. olive­green, mint regummed, fine, a rare stamp SG 108 £5,500 £700­£800

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888 C 1918 20b.(+1b.) red cross fund, mint part o.g., traces of violet control cachet on reverse, fine condition, expertised Champion on the back and with Ceremuga certificate (2013), only 500 printed, SG 187 £2,250 £500­£600

889 C 1921 Scouts’ Fund 2s.(+3s.) to 50s.(+30s.) set of 7, mint large part o.g., finr condition, top three values signed Sorani on reverse, SG 223/229 £450 £100­£120

TIBET

890 C 1933­60 pin perf. mint, no gum as issued, selection including ½t. orange vertical strip of three (pos. 2­6­10), 1t. carmine­lake (3), 2t. scarlet block of six (2x3 left half of the sheet pos. 1­10), generally fine condition, one of the 1t. stamp is creased, a seldom offered group, SG 9A, 11A, 12A £1,830+ £100­£120

TOGO

891

891 C 1914 (Oct) 1m carmine, narrow setting with lines 2mm apart, “Anglo­French” 16mm, neatly cancelled by nearly complete Lome cds, A very fine example of this rare stamp of which only 100 were reported to have been overprinted. Photocopy of original BPA Certificate (2014) with the stamp tied to small piece which has now been soaked off. Ex­ Wrexton. SG H23, £2,750 £1400­£1600

TONGA Illustrated at 88%

892

892 C 1896 ‘Half­/Penny’ on 7½d on 2½d pale blue, perf 12x11, typewritten surcharge in violet with black Tongan surcharge reading upwards, lower marginal block of six (3x2), the upper centre stamp variety “NO HYPHEN AFTER HALF”, a few insignificant hinge remnants, large part og. A fine and rare multiple with lovely colour. Brandon Certificate (2003). SG 37B/Bi, £1,925+ £500­£600

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893 ½B Collection of Tin Can Mail partly on written­up album pages and loose, contained in a half­box including mostly 1903’s with outgoing mostly addressed to New Zealand and U.S.A. (13) and incoming all from U.S.A. (3); also a few modern items (4) and literature with ‘Tin Can Island’ by Ramset and Plumb and ‘Tin can Mail’ by Clark. A very interesting lot £200­£220

TRANSJORDAN

894

894 C 1920 stamps of Palestine overprinted in black 2p olive, perf 15x14, right marginal block of six, top right corner stamp with type 1a overprint (Row 8/12). Fresh unmounted mint. SG 6/6a, £925 £200­£220

895 E 1930­47 used collection (58) with the 1930 set plus most perfs, 1942 set and 1943­6 set with shades. Some care advised with the postmarks, but generally fine. STC £486 £120­£140

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO TOBAGO

896

896 C 1862 (23 Aug) entire letter to London, the front with fine ‘PAID AT TOBAGO’ crowned circle (type CC1), manuscrpt ‘2/’ credit mark and London arrival (15.9) cds, all in red the reverse with Tobago despatch cds over flap; vertical filing fold otherwise most attractive and rare in this quality. SG CC1 £500­£600

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TRINIDAD

897

897 C 1901­06 1d two imperforate colour trials in black on white unwatermarked wove paper and black and red ob buff watermark CA (showing part of “W” of marginal letters); the later with minor blemishes. Both with fine large part o.g. £80­£100

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

898 899 898 C 1914 £1 grey­green and carmine. Fresh example. Fine mint. SG 156, £275 £110­£130

899 C 1947­61 2c to 24c Postage Due set of eight in top right corner marginal plate blocks of four showing plate number “1” and sheet (mostly renumbered officially in blue crayon). Fine unmounted mint. SG D26/33 £80­£100

TURKEY

900 E 1911 Sultan’s Trip, ‘1911 1 PIASTRE’ surcharge essay on 24 different stamps of 1876­86 issues, STB ex King Farouk of Egypt collection, a rare group in fine condition (24) Starting price: £100 £400­£500

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Illustrated at 73%

901

901 C 1869 registered cover from Jonesboro, Georgia to Maine franked with 1867 3c with grill and 1869 3c (5) tied by target cancels. Pre­printing paper fold affecting right hand stamp of each 1869 3c pair. A scarce franking for registered rate and most attractive. £130­£150

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902

902 C 1869 24c green and violet, with grill, centred to right, large part original gum. Lovely fresh appearance. Philatelic Foundation Certficate (1979). SG 122, £8,000. Scott 120 £600­£700

903

903 C 1913 3c Rose Centered to top right, on cover addressed to New York cancelled by extremely rare “Oil Barrel” fancy cancel, alongside ‘OIL CITY PA. Nov. 13’ cds, cover has small part of back flap missing and a couple of filing vertical creases that don’t affect stamp, nevertheless a clear strike of this attractive fancy cancel. After the first oil wells were drilled in 1859 by Col. Drake in nearby Titusville Oil City became a central town to the petroleum industry. £600­£700

904

904 e 1931 Mildred Bruce flight on the Washington to New York stage of her World flight bearing 5c. cancelled by New York ‘feb 5 1931’ cds, fine condition, cover is signed by the pilot M. Bruce £100­£120

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905

905 E 1938­39 R. Archbold trans­Pacific flight ‘Guba’ cover with US 2c tied by New York machine cancel (24.May.1938), Netherlands Indies 10c cancelled by Hollandia (10. 5. 39), Australia 5d cancelled by Rose Bay East (3. Jan. 39) and Seychelles (uncancelled), on reverse ‘C & W LTD/12JUN39/COCOS’ transit cds, some light toning and a light vertical fold clear of the stamps, signed by the pilot R. Archbold”, Eustis P131c £220­£250

VIETNAM

906 E 1951 30p blue­green, Emperor Bao Dai (SG 73), complete sheet of 50 with central gutter, light even gum toning and gum just a little ‘flat’ due to contact with interleaving, a couple of tears in margin but stamps unaffected, u/m, cat £9,000 £110­£130

YUGOSLAVIA

907

907 C 1928 15d, 20d and 30d flood surcharge overprints, unmounted o.g. SG 240/242 £160­£180

ZANZIBAR

908

908 C 1895­96 2a.blue optd on India showing error ‘Zanibar” (R7/2, July 1896 setting), fresh large part o.g. A superb example of this great rarity. Brandon cert. (1993) & BPA cert. (2013) SG 7k cat £6,000 £2600­£2800

909 E 1936 5c to 10s, set of thirteen in unmounted blocks of six; also KGVI selection. Mostly fine. (86) £150­£170

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ZULULAND

910

910 C 1888­93 set of eleven, fine used. SG 1­11, £1300 £350­£400

GREAT BRITAIN Postal History Illustrated at 69%

911

911 C 1574­1590 incoming mail selection of three entires to London from the Ex Corsini archive including with merchant guild mark 1574 from Venice and 1585 from Pisa, also a 1590 from Antwerp with pen ink lines, mixed condition £250­£300

912 ½B 1642­1848 selection of entires/entire letters including 1642 letter from London to Antwerp with manuscript charged “1/8”, Fifth Clause Post with examples from Okehampton and Shaftesbury, 1785 (1 Dec) with scarce straight­line “204 LIVER/POOL” hs; also a range of different Free types some on complete entires. Condition mixed £200­£250 Illustrated at 69%

913

913 E Wiltshire 1789­1869 an interesting selection of pre­stamp entires/entire letters including 1789 with two line “WARMIN/STER” and “91CALNE” mileage hs, Amesbury (2) with straight­line hs in blue, Melksham from London dated “Jan 14/1840” (second day of usage), Pewsey (4) with undated circle and mileage mark and Penny Post 1837 and 1838, Salisbury (3), (twenty items) £200­£250

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914 E Somerset 1823­46 selection of ten entires/entire letters including Fifth Clause Post (5) with Bristol, Shepton Mallet (3, two different types) and Wincanton. Generally fair to fine £200­£250

915

915 C 1869 (c.) two hand­illustrated Irish fronts to the same addressee both with 1864­79 1d red, one with pen and ink “Lady on a horse” cancelled with part Irish “305” numeral duplex and the other hand­coloured with “People/cats climbing a road sign” tied by Cahir “MY 29/69” sideways duplex; also unused hand­illustrated envelope depicting “Two African men” with uncancelled 1864­79 1d red (vertical crease and tear). Fair to fine (3) £100­£120

916 E 1890 Jubilee of the Uniform penny Post printed envelopes both used, one bearing “Hoster” machine cancellation ‘10 JY/90’ and the other uprated with 1887­1900 ‘Jubilee’ 2d cancelled by Barbican ‘7 AP 94’ registered oval; also 1902 distressed envelope registered and franked with 1902­10 1d, 2d cancelled by Towcester ‘Aug 11/02’ cds, apparently returned/diverted because contents were too fragile with white label (M­No, 10) resealing the top. A most unusual and fascinating trio £120­£150

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Mulready

917

917 C 1840 1d Mulready letter sheet, Stereo A219 from Bridport to Blandford, the front cancelled by black MC and neat Bridport ‘AP 16 1841’ cds; the reverse with Blandford ‘AP 16 1841’ cds across backflip, an usual horizontal filing crease otherwise fine. £100­£120

918

918 C 1840 Mulready envelope (stereo 189) addressed to Brighton, neatly tied by crisp deep red MC, backstamped with London May 11, 1840 datestamp, minor faults and back flap small part missing. A rare early date, used within the first week of issue. Fine. SG ME2, £1,200++ £250­£300

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919

919 C 1840 (23 May) 1d Muready envelope, Forme 2, Stereo A146, addressed to Hunmanby, East Yorkshire tied by red MC, the reverse with red London dispatch and black Oxford transit cds; a couple of mounting thins and lower flap torn otherwise fine. ME2 £200­£250

920

920 C 1843 (20 Nov.) Mulready 1d lettersheet, Forme 2, (stereo A27) addressed to Plymouth with “Atlas Insurance Company“ printed advert inside; neatly cancelled with crisp London No. 6 in MC, reverse with dispatch and arrival (21.11) handstamps; a couple of minor imperfections otherwise most attractive and scarce so fine. SG Spec ME1, £3,000 £400­£450

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921

921 C 1843 (7 July) Mulready 1d lettersheet, Forme 3, (stereo A63) addressed to Knutsford with “The Economic Life Assurance Society” printed advert inside (believed to be one of thirteen examples known); neatly cancelled with crisp London No. 1 in MC, reverse with dispatch handstamp only; a couple of minor imperfections otherwise most attractive and scarce so fine. SG Spec ME1, £3,000 £500­£600

922

922 C Lettersheet, Forme 1,Stereo A7. A very fine used example, London to Sheffield, neatly cancelled by a superb strike of the London no. 7 MC. Backstamped in London and Sheffield for ‘JY 1­2 1843’. Fine and scarce £900­£1000

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LINE ENGRAVED ISSUES 1840 1d Black

923 924 925 926 927

923 C Plate 1 (SG) four good to large margins, cancelled by a crisp strike from black MC. Fine with intense colour. SG 5 £200­£250

924 C Plate 1a (BG­BH) horizontal pair, four clear to large margins, individually cancelled by crisp red MC. Fine SG 2 £300­£350

925 C Plate 1a (AC) four close to good margins, lightly cancelled by near complete red MC. SG 2 £120­£150

926 C Plate 1a (TF) worn plate, four close to good margins, lightly cancelled by near complete red MC. SG 2 £120­£150

927 C Plate 2 (GA), four fine to good margins, used by light black MC, fresh and intense colour £200­£250

928 929 930 931 932

928 C Plate 2 (JC) four good to large margins, crisp part red MC. Very fine and most attractive. SG 2 £120­£140

929 C Plate 2 (JG) large to very large four margins, large part original gum, a lovely example. SG 2 RPSL cert. (1977) £4000­£4500

930 C Plate 2 (PA) good to large margins, unused being regummed, small faults. Good appearance. BPA Certificate (2018). SG 2, £12,500 £800­£900

931 C Plate 2 (RH) four good to large margins, cancelled neat red MC. Most attractive. SG 2 £120­£140

932 C Plate 2 (TL) four good to very large margins, crisply cancelled by complete red MC. SG 2 £150­£170

933

933 C Plate 2 (BG) four margin example cancelled full red MC with a “TP Guildford St” handstamp alongside. Addressed to Leeds and back­stamped in London for JY.07.1840. Exceptionally fine £300­£350

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934 C Plate 3 (DF), four close to very large margins, cancelled by almost complete red MC £120­£150

935

935 C Plate 3 (QH), very fine used good to huge four­margined example, neatly tied upside down to a clean cover by a London No.8 MC. Sent from London to Kendal and backstamped with a London dispatch datestamp for “AP.26.1844’” and a Kendal arrival cds for the following day. Scarce and fine. £450­£500

936 939

936 C Plate 3 (GI), four close to large margins, neatly cancelled by near complete red MC. SG 2 £150­£170

937 C Plate 4 (AK), four close to large margins, neatly cancelled by complete black MC. SG 2 £150­£170

938 C Plate 4 (JJ) four close to large margins, crisply cancelled by complete red MC. SG 2 £150­£170

939 A Plate 5 (SI­TJ), lower marginal block of four with part marginal inscription “... Letter. In wetting the Back be...”, cut­into at lower left and on right otherwise good margins and some ageing, large part original gum with lower stamps unmounted. An exceptionally rare block. SG 2, £140,000 £4000­£5000

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940 C Plate 5 (TF) four close to large margins, lightly cancelled by near complete red MC. SG 2 £120­£150

941 C Plate 5 (QL) four close to large margins,finely cancelled by complete red MC. SG 2 £120­£150

942 C Plate 5 (CD) four close to large margins, lightly cancelled by large part red MC. SG 2 £150­£170

943 C Plate 6 (AC) four good to large margins, neatly cancelled by almost complete red MC. Fine. SG 2 £150­£170

944

944 C Plate 6 (DJ) 3­margin, just tied to cover by Bristol vermilion MC, to London. Horizontal filing crease still scarce. SG A1(1)vh £400­£500

945 946 947 948

945 C Plate 6 ( T­A to T­C) left marginal strip of three, just cut into to large margins (only T­C touching at base) large part original gum, vertical crease affecting inter margin between second and third stamp, clear of adhesives. A stunning item, with rich colour, scarce thus. SG 2 cat £37,500+ £7000­£8000

946 C Plate 7 (OL) four close to large margins, lightly cancelled by near complete red MC, leaving profile clear. SG 2 £120­£150

947 C Plate 8 (PC) four good even margins, neat part red MC. Very fine and most attractive. SG 2 £150­£170

948 C Plate 9 (GE) mint small part o.g., three good to large margins cut into at upper left, a tiny corner crease at upper left and a couple of light stain spots otherwise fine, BPA certificate (1993), SG 2 £20,000 £700­£900

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949

949 C Plate 10 (II), four good even margins, neatly tied to clean entire addressed to London by a crisp black MC with a Sunning Hill undated circle at far left, the reverse with Chertsey transit May 7, 1841 and London (8.5) arrival . A very attractive example from this difficult plate. SG 2, £3,500 £1000­£1200

950

950 C Plate 11 (OI), two good to large margins, close but clear at top, touched at right, used with neat black mc, Cat £4,600 £210­£250

951

951 E Un­plated selection on cover/entire and piece, including: 1d. black on piece bearing brown Newport Isle of Wight MC dated MY 1840. Generally fair to fine condition. (4) £300­£350

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1840 2d Blue

952 953 955

954 952 C Plate 1 (RG), four clear to good margins, neat part red MC. Fine. SG 6 £250­£270

953 C Plate 1 (LI), four even margins, repaired at lower right corner, small part original gum. A collectable example. BPA Certificate (2019). SG 6, £48,000 £1200­£1400

954 C Plate 1, block of four (IK­JL), close to clear margins, cancelled by four heavish black MC, JL damaged at lower right otherwise fair. A rare block. SG 4, £38,000 £2500­£3000

955 C Plate 1 (PG­PH) horizontal pair, four close to good margins, bearing crisp individual strikes from red MC. Fresh colour. SG 5 £350­£400

956 957 958 959

956 C Plate 2 (PB), four good to large margins, light part black MC. Fine. SG 4 £300­£350

957 C Plate 2 (MJ) 4 margin example with neat MC in black, fine used SG 5 £180­£200

958 C Plate 2, (FI­FK) horizontal strip of three, good to large margins, showing double letter “K” variety on FK, each stamp neatly cancelled by a crisp red MC. deep vibrant colour, an attractive multiple, scarce so fine. Spec. DS7d. Ex. “Verus” £1500­£1800

959 C Plate 2 (LL), four close to large margins, lightly cancelled by red MC. Fresh colour. SG 5 £250­£270

960

960 C Unplated (SI) 3­margin, just tied by black MC, Newcastle to London with addressee name crossed out and seal on reverse removed. SG 5 £230­£250

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1841 1d Red-Brown

961 A From black plates, in small stockbook, selection of plated examples, including “3” in MC and 3 pairs. 84 examples, well worth careful inspection, good to fine used SG 8 £1000­£1200

962 963

962 C (OD) 3 margin example, close lower right with light Scottish numeral cancel in green, fine used (SG 8p) £280­£320

963 C Plate 54 imprimatur, lettered ‘SE’, four margin example, one of only 22 possible example, very fine, with RPS certificate (2004), Ex The Royal Philatelic Collection £500­£600

964 E Re­used entire, on the front 1d plate 4 (FL) almost four margins addressed to Dublin and cancelled by red MC, on reverse the entire was re­folded and re­franked using another 1d black, plate 9 (BH) almost four margins addressed to Mountmellick cancelled by red MC, mixed condition including a vertical tear and other minor faults, nevertheless a very unusual combination £200­£220

965

965 C 1846 (10 Jan) “SALISBURY AND SWINDON EXTENSION OF THE WILTS/SOMERSET AND SOUTHAMPTON JUNCTION RAILWAY” printed envelope franked with 1841 1d (defective) cancelled with “No. 8 in oval of bars”, red “M/NR” in circle alongside and “SOWERBY BRIDGE” circular undated circular hs below, the reverse with dispatch, transit and arrival cancels. A most unusual item and possibly unique £75­£90

1841 2d Blue

966 967

966 C Plate 4 (CA), close to good margins, large part og. Fine with good colour. SG 14, £5,000 £800­£900

967 C Plate 4 (SD) Violet­blue on lavender tinted paper, four good to large margins, lightly used. A fine example of scarce shade. SG 15aa £600­£700

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1854-57 1d paper more or less blued

968

969

968 C Plate 9, 1d Plum Die II, Watermark Large Crown, perf. 14, cancelled by Paisley ‘277’ numeral obliterator, centred to foot. A very collectable example of this scarce stamp. RPS Certificate (1985). SG 31 £150­£170

969 C Plate 46, Large crown, Die II, perf 14, block of four lettered FI­GJ. Very fine unmounted og with good colour. SG 40 £80­£90

1870-79 ½d

970 971

970 C rose­red plate 9 (OT) sound used example SG 49 £140­£160

971 C Plate 9 (JI­JJ) horizontal pair, unused without gum, few short perfs. Nonetheless a fine item seldom offered as a pair from this scarce plate. SG 49 £10,000 £500­£550

1870-74 1½d

972

972 C Rose­red, Plate 1, showing ‘error of lettering ‘OP­PC’ for ‘CP­PC’, cancelled by Bognor duplex with numeral in diamond (91) leaving lettering clear. A good example of this scarce variety. SG 53 £300­£350

EMBOSSED ISSUES 1847-54

973

973 C 10d brown, Die 3, imperforate on silk threaded paper, small to large margins, some splitting and small nick/tear at foot (repaired) and 6d purple, watermark inverted and reversed, cut­into on all sides and ironed crease, regummed, both with BPA Certificate (2019). Also 6d postal stationery cut­out with buff BPA Certificate. SG 57, 60, £31,000 £1200­£1400

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SURFACE PRINTED 1855-57 no corner letters

974 975

974 C 4d rose, watermark Large Garter, mint large part o.g., lightly mounted with fresh colour, BPA certificate (1985) from the pair of provenance, very fine SG 66a £1,750 £350­£400

975 C 4d rose, watermark Large garter inverted, mint large part o.g. with fresh and deep colour, a very fine example of this difficult watermark variety, RPS certificate (1986) SG 66awi £4,800 £700­£800

1865-67 Large uncoloured corner letters

976 977 978

976 C 3d rose (Plate 4) watermark inverted (SG 92Wi), scarce, fine used £130­£140

977 C 4d Vermilion Plate 10. Fine and fresh unused o.g., example lettered CK. Good colour. £140­£175

978 C 6d lilac (with hyphen), Plate 5 (OH), with wing margin at right, large part o.g. Good colour. SG 97 £250­£270

1867-80 Large uncoloured corner letters watermark Spray of Rose

979 980 981 982 983 984 985

979 C 3d rose, (CF) Plate 7, large part o.g. Good colour. SG 102 £120­£140

980 C 9d pale straw (CH) Plate 4, wing margin at right, neatly cancelled by part ‘Lewes/DE 4/72’ cds leaving the Queen’s profile clear. Most attractive. SG 111 £100­£120

981 C 9d pale straw (MK), neatly cancelled with crisp “SMITHFIELD MARKET B.O./A/SP 21/72/E.C.” Very fine with good colour. SG 111 £100­£120

982 C 2s. brown (DE) Plate 1, wing margin at left, lightly cancelled with Malta ‘A25’ obliterator leaving Queen’s profile clear. Much above average for this popular stamp. SG 121 £500­£600

983 C 2s. brown (EK), used by barred oval cancel in black, fine condition, RPS certificate (1970), SG 121 £4,250 £450­£500

984 C 2s. brown (HA), mint large part o.g., small black spot at upper right, fine condition, D. Brandon certificate (2008), a rare stamp in mint condition SG 121 £30,000 £2000­£2500

985 C 2s. brown (EH) Plate 1, small thin spot, re­perforated at right and handstamp on reverse showing slightly through on front, part og, BPA Certificate (2019). also 1867­80 2s (QB) with BPA Certificate (2019) saying “cannot be certified as unused”. SG 121, £30,000 £2500­£2700

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1867-83 High Values, watermark Maltese Cross

986 987 988

986 C 5s rose, Plate 1 (HJ), neatly cancelled with part ‘Stock Exchange/E.C./JY 30/72’ cds. Fine. SG 126 £120­£140

987 C 5s rose, (CC) with BPA pink certificate (2019) which states “...creases, gum has been respread over a small central thin”, still a representative example, good facially, large part o.g. SG 126 £500­£550

988 C 5s pale rose, Plate 2 (CG), lightly cancelled with Malta ‘A25’ obliterator. Fine. SG 127 £120­£140

989 990 991

989 C 5s pale rose, (DJ) with good BPA certificate (2019) which states “...unused, regummed, which has affected the colour,” still good facial appearance, SG 127 £600­£700

990 C 5s pale rose, (DH) Plate 2, with good BPA certificate (2019), which mentions “bends and a little peripheral toning”, centred to right, otherwise good facially, unused part o.g. SG 127 £1200­£1400

991 C 5s pale rose, (DA) Plate 1, with good BPA certificate (2019), which mentions “original gum which has been disturbed by sweating”, centred to l/r, otherwise good facially, unused part o.g. SG 127 £1000­£1200

992 993 994

992 C 10s greenish grey, (GI) Plate 1, with good BPA certificate (2019), which states “unused, regummed, toned...”, still good facial colour SG 128 £5000­£5500

993 C 10s Colour trial Plate 1 printed in brown, imperforated example lettered ‘CD’, mint large part o.g., overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 9, a very fine and scarce colour trial SG128var £450­£500

994 C £1 brown lilac, (EA) Plate 1, with good BPA certificate (2019), which states “unused, regummed, a little toned and discoloured...”, still representative example of this rare stamp SG 129 £10000­£1100

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1867-83 High Values, watermark Large Anchor Blued Paper

995 996 997 998

995 C 10s. Die Proof with uncleared corner squares and Plate number circles cut down and mounted in a small sunken frame, a fine and scarce item. SG 131var £420­£480

996 C 10s. grey­green (Plate 1) blued paper lettered ‘EG’ used by neat West­Hartlepool (No. 28. 83) cds, very fine used with RPS certificate (2006) SG 131 £4,500 £1500­£1700

997 C 10s grey­green, (BF) on blued paper, plate 1, overprinted “SPECIMEN” with good BPA certificate (2019), small central tone spot, otherwise large part o.g. SG 131s, Spec J125t £2500­£2200

998 C £5 orange on blued paper overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Type 9), some wrinkling and gum partly re­distributed. Fair appearance. SG 133s, £3,500 £400­£450

White Paper

999 1000

999 C 10s Greenish grey. Fine used well centred example lettered GH, neatly cancelled by a crisp York St./Manchester cds for FE.15.1884. Scarce and fine. 2002 RPS Cert. £1400­£1700

1000 C £1 brown­lilac, (EB) watermark Anchor, plate 1, with good BPA certificate (2019), with Glasgow CDS ‘2.6.83’, vertical bend, otherwise a sound used example SG 136 £1000­£1200

1001 1002 1003

1001 C £5 orange, (BM), cancelled with complete ‘Maidstone/10 AM/Au 28/02’ cds, well­centred with pressed horizontal crease nevertheless a collectable example. Fine and attractive. SG 137, £3,500 £500­£550

1002 C £5 orange, mint large part o.g., nice appearance and well centered but gum disturbed by sweating and hinge removal and a pressed diagonal crease, BPA certificate (2019), SG 137 £12,500 £1000­£1200

1003 C £5 orange, lettered ‘CA’, handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ type 11, mint large part o.g., very fresh colour and well centred, a couple of usual gum bends, an attractive stamp SG 137s spec. J128t £4,500 £1500­£1700

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1004 C £5 orange, lettered ‘AB’, handstamped ‘SPECIMEN’ type 16, mint large part o.g., fine condition, SG 137s spec. J128t £4,500 £1200­£1400

1005 C £5 orange, fine used, neatly cancelled by two clear strikes from ‘GLASGOW’ cds dated NO 27 77, leaving the profile virtually clear. Few missing perfs at top, nonetheless a presentable example with fresh colour. T18 cat £3200 £500­£550

1873-80 Large coloured corner letters

1006 1007

1006 C 4d vermilion, Plate 15 (OK) fresh appearance, large part o.g. SG 152 £350­£400

1007 C 4d grey­brown, Plate 17 (CF), cancelled by part of very neat ‘Liverpool/ E X/JY 1/81’ squared circle. Very fine and most appealing. SG 154 £120­£140

1008

1008 C 8d die proof in black on white glazed card (61x92mm), dated “June 14, 1876” and “BEFORE HARDENING” both in black, fine. Sec. £2,250 £250­£270

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1880-81 New Design, No letters Illustrated at 85%

1009 C 1880 2d die proof printed in black on white glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed ‘27 JUL 80’ in blue and ‘BEFORE HARDENING’ in red, very fine condition, a seldom offered die proof £500­£550

1010

1010 C 1880­81 5d indigo, left marginal block of twenty­four (6x4) handstamped “SPECIMEN” (type 9). Very fine unmounted mint. A scarce block. SG 169s, £3,840+ £800­£900

1883-84 High Values, Large coloured corner letters, watermark Large Anchor

1011

1011 C 5s. rose lettered ‘EG’ wmk large Anchor imperforate Imprimatur on blued paper, large part o.g. minor gum bends, but otherwise a fine and fresh example with good colours SG176 var £550­£650

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1012 C 2s6d lilac, 5s crimson and 10s pale ultramarine, large part o.g. Fair to fine. SG 178, 181, 183a, £4,075 £500­£550

1013 1014 1015 1016

1013 C 2s.6d. lilac lettered ‘IC’, full o.g, couple of shortish perfs, mentioned for accuracy. Fine and fresh. SG 178 £200­£250

1014 C 5s. Crimson (GC), a bottom marginal example, lovely colour, fresh and very fine unmounted o.g. SG 181 £450­£500

1015 C 10s. ultramarine on white paper, lettered ‘BA’ left marginal example, unmounted o.g. (mounted in the margin only), fresh colour, very fine, SG 183 £900­£1000

1016 C 10s ultramarine, small faults, large part og. Reasonable centring and colour. BPA Certificate (2019). SG 183, £2,250 £300­£350

1884 £1 brown-Lilac, Watermark Three Imperial Crowns

1017 1018

1017 C Lettered ‘KA’, mint part o.g., very fresh colours, a tiny tear above “GE” of “POSTAGE” otherwise fine, BPA certificate (2009), a rare stamp in mint condition SG 185 £30,000 £2000­£2500

1018 C Overprinted with “SPECIMEN” (type 12), slightly shortish perfs at foot, large part og slightly toned gum. Fair with good colour. BPA Certificate (2019). SG 185s, £2,800 £400­£450

1888 £1 Brown Lilac, Watermark Three Orbs

1019

1019 C Overprinted with “SPECIMEN” (type 11), unused without gum. Fine with good colour. BPA Certificate (2019). SG 186s, £6,800 £700­£800

1883-1884 Lilac and Green Issue

1020

1020 C 2½d bright mauve imperforate colour trial, printed on white gummed Crown watermarked paper lettered ET. Fine and scarce SG 190var £400­£450

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1887-1900 Jubilee Issue

1021 E ½d to £1, mostly unmounted mint. Generally fine. (15) £750­£850

1022

1022 C 2d green and scarlet, fine unmounted mint. Photocopy of RPS Certificate (1988) for a block of four. SG 199 £140­£160

1023

1023 E 4d green & purple brown, complete pane of twenty showing at least one “White 4” in corner variety on eighteen stamps. Most attractive, very fine unmounted o.g. Spec. K33(1)e,f./SG 205 £400­£450

1024 1025

1024 C 5d dull purple and blue (Die I), large part o.g. A fine example with good colour. SG 207 £160­£180

1025 C 5d dull purple and blue Die 1, heavily hinged, part o.g. 207 £140­£160

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1026

1026 C 10d Dull purple and deep dull carmine. Very fine used o.g. block of four of this difficult shade (lower pair unmounted o.g.), superb deep colour. 1991 RPS Cert. £500­£550

1027 C 1s. olive green colour trial, exceptionally fresh and fine o.g. SG 211var £400­£500

1028 C £1 green (AA) cancelled with indistinct Threadneedle St. oval ds. Fair. SG 212 £120­£140

KING EDWARD VII 1902-10 De La Rue Printing

1029 1030 1031

1029 C 10d slate­purple and deep (glossy) carmine on chalk­surfaced paper, large part o.g. Fine colour. Hendon Stamp Company Certificate (2001). SG 255 var, Spec M43 (4) £1400­£1600

1030 C 10d slate purple and carmine, De La Rue printing, “No Cross On Crown” variety, RPS certificate (1989) fresh and fine unmounted o.g. SG Spec. M43(2)b/255a £200­£250

1031 C 5s deep bright carmine, exceptionally deep colour. Very fine unmounted o.g. Spec. M51(2)/ SG 264var £150­£170

1032 E Largely complete collection mixed mint and used on album pages, including: values to £1 dull blue­green, De La Rue and Somerset House printings, selected shades and plate block and large blocks up to sixteen. Generally fine condition, with fresh colours, viewing recommended. (hundreds) £700­£800

1911 Harrison & Sons Printing

1033 1034 1035

1033 C ½d dull yellow­green and 1d rose­red, both grossly misperforated, fine unmounted mint. SG 267 var, 272 var £120­£140

1034 C 2½d bright blue variety ‘Watermark Inverted’, mint large part o.g., very fine example of this watermark variety of the Harrison printing, SG 276wi £1,250 £400­£500

1035 C ½d perf 15 x 14 deep dull green (very blotchy print), neat cds. Fine colour. RPS Certificate (2000). SG 279 var, Spec M4 (3) £150­£170

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1911-13 Somerset House Printing

1036 1037 1039

1036 C 10s blue unmounted o.g., a desirable lower interpanneau marginal example of the Somerset House printing with fresh colour, SG 319 £2,100 £800­£1000

1037 C 10s blue, lower right corner marginal with “date cut”, very fine unmounted og. Fine colour and appearance. SG 319, Spec. M54(2) £800­£1000

1038 C 10s blue large part o.g. Fine colour. SG 319 var, Spec M54 (2) £250­£280

1039 C £1 deep green vertical pair, used by neat and well centred Guernsey ‘MY 18 12’ cds’s, with RPS certificate (2004), very fine SG 320 £1,500+ £400­£450

KING GEORGE VI 1911-12 Downey Head

1040 1041

1040 C ½d bluish­green (Die A) wmk Imperial Crown, fine, fresh unmounted o.g. SG 323 £140­£160

1041 C 1d scarlet­vermilion, bottom marginal example of this rare shade, with copy of Brandon certificate (2004) fresh and fine unmounted o.g. SG Spec.N11(6)/342 var £300­£350

1912-24 Profile Head watermark Royal Cypher

1042

1042 C 8d black on yellow (no watermark), l/h marginal example, with BPA certificate (1983), fine o.g. SG Spec N28a/390var £500­£600

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1913 Seahorses, Waterlow Printing

1043 C 2s6d deep sepia­brown, right marginal example, fine unmounted mint and 2s6d sepia­brown, fine large part o.g. SG 399/400 £170­£190

1044 1045

1044 C 2s6d deep sepia­brown and sepia brown shades, 5s rose­carmine and 10s indigo blue, all part/large part o.g. SG 399/402 £500­£550

1045 C 2s6s to £1, set of four, light cds used. Generally fine. SG 400/3, £3,000 £700­£800

1046 E 2s6d sepia­brown from the left of the sheet with fresh colour, fine unmounted mint. SG 400, £600 £150­£170

1047 1048 1049 1050

1047 C 5s rose­carmine, one minor wrinkle. Fresh colour, fine unmounted mint. SG 401 £210­£250

1048 C 5s Carmine­red, unmounted mint o.g., very well centred and with fresh colour, SG Spec N66(3) £1,500 £400­£450

1049 C £1 green (Spec. N72(1)), fresh large part o.g. Lovely colour. SG 403, £2,800 £1000­£1200

1050 C £1 green, a couple of shortish perfs., large part o.g. Fresh appearance, SG 403 £500­£550

1051 1052 1053

1051 C £1 green, mint large part o.g., fresh colour, few shortish perfs at lower side, fine condition SG 403 £2,800 £500­£600

1052 C £1 deep green (Spec. N72(2)), large part o.g. Good colour. SG 403 var £1000­£1200

1053 C £1 dull blue­green (Spec. N72(3)), large part o.g. Good colour. SG 404, £2,800 £1000­£1200

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1915 Seahorses, De La Rue Printing

1054 1055 1056

1054 C 2s.6d. grey­brown, full o.g. evenly toned gum, otherwise fine with good colour. SG 407 £200­£250

1055 C 2s6d very deep brown, large part o.g. Fine colour. RPS Certificate (2012). SG Spec N64(11) £600­£700

1056 C 2s6d blackish brown, large part o.g. Good colour. RPS Certificate (1986). SG Spec N64(14) £380­£420

1057 C 2s6d Cinnamon­brown, one shortish perf at foot, unmounted mint with fresh colour. Brandon Certificate (2010). SG Spec N64(9) £400­£450

1058 1059 1060

1058 C 5s pale carmine (worn plate), large part o.g. Fresh appearance, SG 410 £150­£170

1059 C 5s. pale carmine (worn plate), large part o.g., couple of short perfs barely detract. Fine with good colour. SG 410 £200­£250

1060 C 5s bright carmine, large part o.g. Lovely fresh colour. SG Spec N67(1) £180­£200

1061 1062

1061 C 5s carmine, large part o.g. Good colour. SG Spec N67(2) £180­£200

1062 C 5s pale carmine, large part o.g. Good colour. SG Spec N67(3) £240­£260

1063 1064 1065

1063 C 10s deep blue from the left part of the sheet, unmounted mint. Lovely fresh colour. SG 411, £5,500 £1800­£2000

1064 C 10s blue, a couple of shortish perfs., large part o.g. Fresh appearance, SG 412 £500­£550

1065 C 10s blue, centred to right, light cds used. Good colour. SG 412, £875 £180­£200

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1066 1067

1066 C 10s pale blue, large part o.g. Good colour. SG 413, £3,500 £1000­£1200

1067 C 10s. pale blue lower left­corner of the sheet, large part o.g. with toned gum. Nonetheless a fine item with good colour and centring, desirable in positional form. SG 413 cat £3500 £800­£900

1068 1069

1068 C 10s blue, large part o.g. Good colour. SG Spec N70(1) £900­£1000

1069 C 10s deep blue (worn plate), large part o.g., light overall gum toning. Good colour. RPS Certificate (2012). SG Spec N70(8) £800­£900

1915 Seahorses, De La Rue Printing

1070

1070 C 1918­19 Bradbury, Wilkinson printings, basic mint set of four to 10s. dull grey­blue. Varying faults, with creasing and toning, 10s. with redistributed gum. Otherwise fine, with fresh colours. Viewing advised. SG 414,414a,416,417 £500­£550

1071 C 2s6d (14) mint selection arranged on album leaves with good variation of shades some with certificates. Large part o.g. to unmounted mint. generally good to fine. (14) £2000­£2200

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1072 C ½d to 9d all with variety ‘Watermark Inverted’, unmounted o.g., generally very fine condition, SG 418i/427i £250­£300

1073 1074

1073 C 2d orange from the right of the sheet variety ‘NO WATERMARK’, fine unmounted (mounted in margin only. SG 421a, £2,250 £500­£550

1074 C 4d Grey green overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 32. Rare, fine unused o.g. Spec. N39t./SG 424var £400­£450

1929 Postal Union Congress

1076

1075

1075 C 1½d purple brown PUC, top marginal block of four showing “1829 for 1929” variety in position R.2/5. Superb unmounted o.g. Spec. NCom7c./SG 436var £200­£220

1076 C 2½d blue watermark inverted; light tone spots, unmounted mint. Fine appearance. SG 437Wi, £3,750 £600­£700

1077 1078 1079

1077 C £1 black from the left of the sheet, fine unmounted mint. SG 438, £1,100 £350­£380

1078 £1 black from the right of the sheet, light overall toning. Fine unmounted mint. SG 438 £350­£400

1079 C £1 black, full o.g. evenly toned gum. Nonetheless fine with fresh colour. SG 438 £300­£350

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1080

1080 C 1½d colour trial in Royal blue, lower right corner marginal horizontal pair, printed on glazed ungummed and unwatermarked paper, very fine SG 441var £300­£350

1081 C 1s. bistre brown unmounted o.g. lower left corner marginal Y/36 control block of six, cylinder 4 no dot, perf. type 5, very fine SG 449 £100­£120

1934 Re-engraved

1082 C Set of 3 to 10s. indigo (2s.6d & 5s, left hand marginal) Full o.g. with evenly toned gum. Otherwise fine with good colours. SG 450­452 £250­£300

King George VI

1083

1083 E 1939­48 10s dark blue, top marginal block of four, lower left stamp showing ‘Dot in scroll’ variety and single 10s Steel blue­black shade with BPA Certificate (1993); fine unmounted og £260­£280

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1085

1084 C 1941 ½d pale green, watermark inverted, left marginal single imprimatur from the ‘National Postal Museum Archives’ with handstamp on reverse. Fine unmounted og. SG 485 var £150­£170

1085 E 1941­43 1d scarlet, right marginal block of six (3x2) used on small piece cancelled on the day of issue (AP 1/41) variety “IMPERFORATE BETWEEN HORIZONTALLY”, small ink mark at lower left probably from the postmark. Fine and a scarce multiple. RPS Certificate (1999). SG J2a, £2,700 £350­£400

1086 C 1942 1½d pale red­brown, watermark upright, horizontal pair imprimatur from the ‘National Postal Museum Archives’ with handstamp on reverse. Fine unmounted og. SG 487 var £400­£450

1087 E 1948 RSW £1, complete sheet of twenty (5x4) and £1 brown, complete sheet of forty (8x5); fine unmounted og. SG 478b, 494 £350­£400

Queen Elizabeth II

1089 1090

1088 1091

1088 C 1961 Parliamentary Conference 6d and 1s3d marginal imperforate imprimatur singles from the NPM archives. Fine unmounted mint. RPS Certificates (2008)SG 629/30 £850­£950

1089 C 1963 Bradbury, Wilkinson 5s red variety “PIRINTED ON THE GUMMED SIDE”, one shortish perforation at foot and 2s6d black­brown with clear offset on reverse; both unmounted og. SG 596ab, £1,600 £250­£270

1090 C 1964 Geographical Congress 2½d to 1s6d, phosphor set of four from the right of the sheet, imperforate imprimatur singles from the NPM archives. Fine unmounted mint. RPS Certificate (2018). SG 651p/4p £1700­£1800

1091 C 1965 Post Office Tower 3d and 1s3d, imperforate marginal imprimatur singles from the NPM archives. Fine unmounted mint. RPS Certificate (2016). SG 679/80 £850­£950

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1092 C 1965 ITU 9d and 1s6d, imperforate marginal imprimatur singles from the NPM archives. Fine unmounted mint. RPS Certificate (2018). SG 683/4 £850­£950

1093

1093 C 1966 Chrismas 3d and 1s6d, imperforate marginal imprimatur singles from the NPM archives. Fine unmounted mint. SG 713/4 £850­£950

1094

1094 C 1967 EFTA 9d and 1s6d, imperforate marginal imprimatur singles from the NPM archives. Fine unmounted mint. SG 715/6 £850­£950

1095 1097

1095 C 1967 Christmas 3d to 1s6d set of three imperforate marginal imprimatur singles from the NPM archives. Fine unmounted mint. SG 756/8 £1200­£1400

1096 E 1967 Christmas 3d selection of varieties ( including horizontal right marginal pair “IMPERFORATE”, singles with “2mm DOWNWARD SHIFT OF ROSE” and used on commercial cover with variety “GOLD OMITTED”. Generally good to fine. (5 items) £180­£200

1097 C 1967 Christmas 3d variety “PRINTED ON THE GUMMED SIDE”, fine unmounted og. SG 756b, £625 £150­£170

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1098 E 1967 Christmas 1s6d, left plate number vertical strip of four, the lower two stamps with variety “ULTRAMARINE OMITTED”, the top with major shift and the second with partial omission. Fine unmounted og with normal plate strip for comparison. SG 758b, var, £1,500+ £400­£450

1099 1100 1101 1099 C 1968 British Paintings unmounted mint selection of varieties including 4d “GOLD OMITTED, 1s6d “GOLD OMITTED”, vertical pair “EMBOSSING OMITTED” and a single with blue shift, 1s9d vertical pair with perforation shift upwards. Generally fair to fine. (5 items) £200­£220

1100 C 1968 British Paintings, right marginal example with variety “GOLD (VALUE AND QUEEN’S), EMBOSSING AND PHOSPHOR OMITTED”. Fine unmounted og with normal for comparison, SG 772b, £650 £150­£170

1101 C 1969 Durham Cathedral 5d. grey­black, orange, pale bluish violet and black, variety Pale bluish violet omitted (Queens Head) fine used. Couple of minor short perfs mentioned for accuracy. The first used example of this variety which we have handled, offered with a normal mint example for comparison. BPA cert. (2019) SG 796b (cat £12,500 for mint) £1000­£1200

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1102 C 1969 Investiture 9d imperforate imprimatur single from the NPM archives. Fine unmounted mint. SG 805 £420­£480

1103 C 1970 Christmas 4d to 1s6d,, set of three imperforate marginal imprimatur singles from the NPM archives. Fine unmounted mint. SG 838/40 £1200­£1400

1104 E 1971 Christmas unmounted selection of varieties including 2½p vertical pair “IMPERFORATE”, 3p with “LEMON OMITTED” and normal, 7½p with “GOLD (QUEEN’S HEAD) OMITTED and normal, single and a cylinder number block of ten (2x5) with “EMBOSSING OMITTED”. Generally fair to fine. (8 items) £320­£380

1105

1105 C 1972 3p Christmas block of 4 showing bright green omitted error, offered with normal for comparison, fine u/m SG 914b £250­£270

1106 1107

1106 C 1972 9p. Anniversaries, brown omitted error (facial features) Full o.g. offered with a normal for comparison. Scarce. SG 903b £1000­£1200

1107 C 1973 British Paintings 5p with variety “GREENISH YELLOW OMITTED”. Fine unmounted og with normal for comparison, SG 932b, £1,200 £300­£350

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1108 C 1979 10p. brt rose­red, grey­black, chestnut, chrome­yellow, dp violet and gold Christmas, imperforate vertical pair, unmounted o.g., very fine SG 1105b £1,750 £160­£180

1109 C 1982 19½p. British Motor Cars gutter block of 4, variety imperforate between stamp and right margin, unmounted, rare only 20 examples recorded SG spec W529a £350­£400

1110 E 1988­95 Castle high values unmounted mint variety selection with perforation shifts comprising 1988 £2 gutter pair (horizontal). 1992­5 £1.50 (vertical), £2 gutter pair (horizontal) and £3 marginal (horizontal). Fine. (4 items) £120­£140

1111 1112 1113

1111 C 1995 Greetings in Art (1st) ‘Children playing’ stamp excised from the booklet pane of ten with variety “SILVER (QUEEN’S HEAD AND 1ST) OMITTED”. Fine unmounted mint with a complete booklet for comparison. SG 1865 var £300­£350

1112 C 1998 (2nd) bright blue and (1st) bright orange­red die­cut set of 2, so called “dagger perfs,” scarce fine u/m SG 2039b/2040b £200­£220

1113 C 1998 (2nd) bright blue and (1st) bright orange­red die­cut set of 2, so called “dagger perfs,” scarce fine u/m SG 2039b/2040b £220­£240

Booklets & Panes

1114

1114 C 1907 (Aug) 2s.0d. booklet, all panes with good perforations throughout, minor wear to cover nonetheless a fine and fresh example of this difficult booklet well above average. SG BA3 £1000­£1200

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1115 C 1908 (Aug) 2s.0d. booklet, mostly good perforations throughout, (except for ½d panes) Otherwise a fine and clean example. SG BA4 £800­£900

1116 C 1911 (Aug) 2s.0d. booklet, on the whole, good perforations, with first and second trimmed at foot and top. Nonetheless a clean and fresh example of the first King George V booklet. SG BB1 £600­£700

1117 1118

1117 C 1912 (Apr) 2s.0d. booklet, with mostly good perforations throughout, minor wear to front cover. Otherwise fine, above average for this booklet. SG BB2 £700­£800

1118 C 1912 (Sept) 2s.0d. booklet, with good perforations throughout, slight crease to front cover. Nevertheless a fine and clean example. SG BB3 £350­£400

1119 1120

1119 C 1913 (Jan) 2s.0d. booklet (Edition No. 9), good perforations throughout, slight wear affecting front cover. Otherwise fine, still above average for this booklet. SG BB5 £300­£350

1120 C 1913 (Apr) 2s.0d. booklet (Edition No. 33), mostly good perforations throughout, crease affecting front cover. Still a presentable example of this early King George V booklet. SG BB6 £500­£550

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1121 C 1915 (Nov) 2s.0d. booklet (Edition No. 36), good perforations throughout, creasing affecting back cover. Otherwise a fine and fresh example. SG BB7 £600­£700

1122 C 1917 (Sept) 2s.0d. booklet (Edition No. 77), mostly good perforations throughout. A fresh example of this booklet well above average. SG BB10 £400­£450

1123 1124

1123 C 1924 (Feb) 2s.0d. booklet (Edition No.1), good perforations throughout. Minor crease to front cover. Nonetheless,a fine and fresh example of this booklet. SG BB11 £700­£800

1124 C 1933 2s blue cover (Edition No.11). Very fine and fresh example. Scarce. SG BB12 £250­£270

1125 1126

1125 C 1935 (Jan) 2s.0d. booklet (Edition No.291), mostly good perforations throughout, a little trimmed in places. Otherwise a fine and fresh example. SG BB15 £700­£800

1126 C 1935 2s. Booklet edition 291, photogravure stamps with red­brown advertisements, spec. NB25a(3), a rare booklet in fine condition SG BB 15 £2,700 £700­£800

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1127 C 1918 (Jan) 3s. booklet (Edition No. 2), largely good perforations, trimmed in places, crease to front cover. Otherwise fine a presentable example. SG BB18 £500­£550

1128 C 1919 (July) 3s. booklet (Edition No. 25), largely good perforations, trimmed in places. Otherwise fine and fresh. SG BB19 £350­£400

1129 1130

1129 C 1921 (Apr) 3s. experimental booklet (Edition No. 35), mostly good perforations, trimmed in places. Stain affecting front cover. Otherwise fine, still a presentable example of this difficult booklet. SG BB20 £350­£400

1130 C 1922 (May) 3s. booklet (Edition No. 38), mostly good perforations, a tad trimmed in places. Otherwise a most fine and fresh example of this booklet. SG BB22 £1000­£1200

1131 1132

1131 C 1922 (June) 3s. experimental booklet (Edition No. 24), mostly good perforations, trimmed in places. Otherwise fine and fresh. SG BB23 £500­£550

1132 C 1924 3s Booklet (Edition 129). Fine and fresh booklet with each pane overprinted “CANCELLED” type 28. Scarce. £500­£550

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1133 C 1929 Postal Union Congress 3s. booklet (edition 1970), couple of pinholes to cover of booklet, otherwise fine and fresh. SG BB27 £150­£170

1134 C 1920 (July) 3s.6d. booklet (Edition No. 29) largely good perforations throughout, a couple tad trimmed. Nonetheless a very fine and fresh example of this sought­after booklet. SG BB30 £500­£550

1135 1136

1135 C 1921 (Jan) 3s.6d. booklet (Edition No. 33) largely good perforations with some trimmed, mall cover crease. Otherwise fine and fresh. SG BB31 £800­£900

1136 C 1921 (July) 3s.6d. booklet (Edition No. 3) largely good perforations with some trimmed, slight cover imperfections. Otherwise fine and fresh, above average for this booklet. SG BB32 £800­£900

1137 1138

1137 C 1921 (July) 3s.6d. booklet (Edition No. 17) good perforations throughout, a tad trimmed in places, barely detracts. Still a exceptionally fine and fresh example of this booklet. SG BB32 £800­£900

1138 C 1931 (Aug) 5s. booklet (Edition No. 1) mostly good perforations, some trimmed panes. Still a very fine and fresh example of this scarce booklet. SG BB33 £1000­£1200

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1139 C 1937 ½d green booklet pane of six, each overprinted CANCELLED Type 33 and punched, watermark upright, unmounted mint with fine perfs. SG QB1s (£300) £100­£120

1140 C 1937 ½d green booklet pane of six, each overprinted CANCELLED Type 33 and punched, watermark inverted, unmounted mint with fine perfs. SG QB1as (£300) £100­£120

1141 C 1937 1½d red­brown booklet pane of six, each stamp overprinted CANCELLED Type 33, watermark inverted, unmounted mint with fine perfs. SG QB23as (£300) £100­£120

1142 1143

1142 C 1940 2s.6d. booklet (Edition No. 2) good perforations, with trimmed vertical perfs at foot. Otherwise a fine and fresh example of this booklet. SG BD13 £400­£450

1143 C 1940 2s.6d. booklet (Edition No.12) good perforations, few trimmed perfs. Otherwise a fine and fresh example of this booklet. SG BD14 £400­£450

1144

1144 C 1940 2s.6d. booklet (Edition No.34) good perforations throughout. Fine and fresh example of this booklet. SG BD15 £300­£350

1145 1146

1145 C 1948 Experimental 1s. booklet with plain cream covers, good perforations, with some trimmed vertical perfs. Nevertheless an extremely rare booklet, seldom offered. BPA cert. (undated and certified as old SG Spec B65) SG BD6 £1000­£1200

1146 C 1948 1s booklet, cream cover, 1½d and 1d panes average perfs, ½d pane perfs clipped at left, otherwise fine SG BD6, cat £9,000 £3000­£3200

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1147 E 1904­53 collection of booklets arranged on album pages including better complete 1904 2s0½d (BA1), 2s 1911 (BA6), 1912 (BB2), 1924, edition 27, (BB12). 1934, edition 326, (BB17), 3s, (BB24) editions 60, 94, 157 and 203 (‘Punched’ and ‘Cancelled’), some with advert panes only and 1935 Silver Jubilee 2s (7), 3s (4). Condition very mixed with some fine. (61) £1500­£1700

Officials

1148 1150 1151 1152

1148 C 1840 ‘VR’ 1d black, clear to good margins, very slight facial rubbing and minor toning, part og (respread). A very collectable example of this rare stamp. BPA Certificate (2019). SG V1, £20,000 £3000­£3500

1149 C Selection of four comprising 1882­1901 6d grey, plate 18 overprinted IR OFFICIAL, then three overprinted GOVT PARCELS being 1887­90 1s orange­brown, 1s dull green and 1891­1900 1s dull green and carmine (SG O4, O64, O68 and O78), all used with part parcel cancels, cat £1,015 £60­£70

1150 C 1882­1901 Official stamp Inland Revenue 1s. dull green lettered ‘EF’, mint part o.g., good colour, a tiny thin in upper left, fine condition, APS certificate (1994), a rare stamp in mint condition, SG O7 £6,000 £600­£700

1151 C 1882­1901 Official stamp Inland Revenue 5s. rose on white paper lettered ‘AE’, unused regummed, fine condition, Roumet certificate (2013), a rare stamp in unused condition, SG O9 £12,000 £600­£700

1152 C 1890 £1 Brown­lilac (I.R. Official, Wmk. three Orbs) lettered ‘ND’ optd ‘’SPECIMEN” type 11. Full original gum, few shortish perfs, mentioned for accuracy. Nonetheless a choice example of this scarce departmental issue. SG O12s Spec. L10s. £3500­£4000

1153 1154 1156

1153 C 1902­04 5s. large part o.g. I.R. OFFICIAL with lovely fresh colour. An attractive example of this rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1930) and B.P.A. Certificate (1986). SG O25 £9000­£10000

1154 C 1903­04 Adimiralty Officials 3d dull purple/orange yellow, unmounted o.g., a fine example of this scarce stamp, RPS certificate (2002) SG O112 £2,600 £400­£500

1155 E 1882­1904 used range (37) on leaves, fair to fine, a representative group. STC £2657 £230­£250

1156 C 1896­1902 5d dull purple and blue overprinted “O. W./OFFICIAL”, large part og. A fair example of this rare departmental issue. SG 34, £4,000 £800­£1000

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1157

1157 A 1948 to 2015 comprehensive mint and fine used collection in SG Universal album. Including mint General Issue 2½d Broken wheel variety (2), England set of 4 type 1, N. Ireland, 17p type II, Scotland 17p type II m+u, Wales 5½p low emblem and value mint, and basic sets to to £1.33 mint and used, plus Scotland 2003 seven different colour trials with issued stamps for comparison and Wales ten different colour trials with issued stamps for comparison. Very large catalogue value and face value. Careful viewing recommended. Fine used and u/m (Hundreds) £500­£600

1158

1158 C (Isle of Man) 1958­68 3d deep lilac, chalk surfaced paper, about 200 examples all good to fine used SG 2a (c200) cat £1,300 £100­£120

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1159 3B 1840­2009 mixed mint and used collection arranged in twenty assorted volumes and in packets/small boxes, contained in three cartons, including 1840 1d on piece, Seahorses to 10s, QEII decimal issues mint with booklets and first day covers to date; also Ireland selection mainly first days covers and general world. Condition variable. (thousands) £600­£700

1160 ½B 1840­1900 collection in two albums with postal history well represented including 1840 1d black (4, two used, two on entires), 2d blue (2) used, a 1d Mulready cancelled by four black MC’s, 1841 1d red range including a block of 8 used, 1847 embossed 1s. cut square on entire to New Orleans, 1870 4d pl. 11 on entire to France cancelled by inspector mark, 1883­84 5d, 6d and 9d ‘specimen’, 1883­84 2s.6d to 10s. ‘specimen’, 1884 £1 used, 1887­92 £1 used, 1883­86 Government Parcels 9d and 1s. ‘specimen’; interesting cancel seen including 1862 6d on entire to Prussia with ‘International exhibition’ special cancel; unusual destination including Brazil, Argentina and Mexico, mixed condition with fine, a very fascinating lot, viewing advised (hundreds) £6000­£7000

1161 1B 1840­c.2000 mixed mint and used collection with much duplication, housed in twelve albums, comprising of: 1840 1d. black, a quantity of postal history, FDC’s, a stockbook of unplated of Penny Reds, with strength in KGV values to PUC £1 black (used). Generally fair to fine condition, fruitful viewing. (hundreds) £400­£450

1161A A 1840­1951 largely complete mixed mint and used collection housed in one album, including, 1840 1d black (3) & 2d blue, selected Line Engraved, Surface printed and Jubilee issues, 1902­10 DLR values to £1 dull blue­green (including shades), 1913­34 'Seahorses's various printings to 10s, 1937­48 values to £1 brown, 1948 RSW set to £1 blue, also selected Postage Due's and Officials. Condition a little mixed in places however, generally fine, viewing recommended. (hundreds) £400­£450

1162 C 1840­1886 GB & Commonwealth assortment including GB 1840 1d four close to good margins used, C.O.G.H 1858 1s. bright yellow­green three close to clear margins used,Grenada 1883 4d. & 6d.three tete­beche pairs unmounted, Malta 1885­86 part set of 5 to 5s. rose mint. Generally fine and fresh condition. (9) £200­£250

1163 B 1840­1980 mint and used collection housed in a box including 1840 1d black and 2d blue used, 1864­79 1d red plate 209 lower right corner horizontal strip of three mint, 1873­80 4d sage­green specimen mint, KEDVII basic set to 1s. mint, decimal face value; also a collection of Norfolk and few other countries, mixed condition (hundreds) £210­£260

1164 A 1840­1979 mint and used collection housed in an album including 1840 1d black used, mixed condition £40­£50

1165 A 1840­1990s mint and used collection in a stockbook, including 1840 1d black, duplicated penny reds, a 1909 registered cover to Germany bearing KEDVII ½d and 1d plus QV 2d and 2½d cut out from postal stationery used as postage, mixed condition (hundreds) £100­£120

1166 B 1840­1970 mint and used collection housed in a box including QV 1840 1d black used (2), 1867­80 5s. pl. 4 used, some postal history and few used abroad, 1924 1½ selection of mint booklet advert and two stamps (69), mixed condition, viewing recommended (hundreds) £800­£900

1167 1B 1840 to 2000 mixed mint and used collection housed in four stockbooks, including: 1840 1d black (8) and 2d blue, 1847 Embossed values to 1s. green, 1864­79 plated selection of Penny Reds to plate 225, selected Surface Printed and Jubilee values, 1902­10 DLR set to £1 dull blue­green, KGV values to ‘Seahorse’ 10s (various printings), large quantity of decimal face­value including Definitive’s and commemorative’s. Some duplication throughout, slightly mixed condition but mostly fine, viewing recommended. (hundreds) £4000­£4500

1168 ½B 1840­1920s mint and used collection including 1840 1d black (2, one on entire, one on large piece), 1883­84 10s. used (2), 1887­92 to 1s. mint, 1902­13 to 1s. mint, range of Officials, also a selection of German stamps and few from other countries, mixed condition (hundreds) £400­£450

1169 3B An early to modern collection arranged in sixteen assorted volumes, loose in packets/tins, etc., with strength in modern decimal issues including booklets and presentation packs; also a range of general world. Condition variable with some fine. (thousands) £600­£700

1170 ½B 1840­1936 mint and used duplicated accumulation arranged in two stockbook, housed in a half carton, including 1840 1d (5, one unused), 1867­86 5s selection with White paper Plate 4 (BH), 1883­84 10s (3), 1891 £1 (2, one lettered ‘JC’ with frame breaks), KEVII range used to £1 (both printings) with some lower values in blocks, KGV ‘Seahoses’ with good range of printings and shades to £1, 1929 PUC £1 used (2), 1934 Re­engraved to 10s. A valuable lot well worth careful inspection. Generally fair to fine. (thousands) £4000­£5000

1171 B 1840­1990s mint and used collection housed in a box including 1840 1d black (3) and 2d blue used, modern face value, some postal history etc, mixed condition (hundreds) £120­£150

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1172 B Collection in four vols to late 1970s incl a few pre­stamp entires, 1840 1d black used (faults) then rather sparse but with 1934 re­engraved set to 10s noted, QEII incl some fdcs from early 1960s incl a few better such as 1965 Battle of Britain, later issues to 1978 incl most fdcs, cond rather variable (Few Hundreds) £130­£150

1173 4B Accumulation in 4 cartons including used 1d black (faults) QEII m+u to 1979, the odd presentation pack, Royal Mail issue FDCs 1970 to 2015. A little Germany and Indonesia. Plus Jersey, substantially complete collection of both unused and fine used plus FDC`s in eight volumes and one small envelope from 1974 to 2005 incl commemoratives, definitives and miniature sheets, generally fine (Hundreds) £200­£220

1174 A 1840­1964 mainly used collection arranged in an album including 1840 1d (6), 2d, 1847­54 Embossed 10d, Die II, brown, four large margins, 1s green, close to good margins, later Surface­printed issues to 10s. Condition very mixed with some fine. (hundreds) £300­£350

1175

1175 E 1840­1957 mostly mint/unused collection on three hagner’s sheets including 1840 1d black (11), 2d blue (3), 1841­ 51 2d blue (15, one used), 1847­54 10d (2), 1s. (2, one with Ceremuga certificate), 1862­64 3d (2) 6d (2), 1s. (2), 1867­80 2s. blue, 2s, brown (2, one used, one specimen), 1867­83 5s. pl. 1(Sismondo certificate), 10s. (3 used), £1 (2, one used, one specimen), £5 (2, one used, one specimen), 1883­84 5s. (2), 10s. (6), 1884 £1 (2, one unused BPA certificate, one specimen), 1913 £1, very mixed condition, huge catalogue value, viewing essential (95) £20000­£25000

1176 C 1840­1910 used selection including 1840 1d black and 2d blue, 1887­92 £1, 1902­10 £1, mixed condition with fine (9) £220­£260

1177

1177 C 1840­41 Line Engraved mixed lot,Including up to four margins, unplated selection of: 1d. black (13), 2d. blue, 1841 1d. red mint and used horizontal pairs (3), and 1841 2d. blue used horizontal pair. Generally fair to fine condition, careful examination sure to reward. (18) £1000­£1200

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1178 B 1841­1990s mint and used collection in five volumes housed in a box including 1883­84 2s6d to 10s. used, with strength in modern face value with stamps up to £10, mixed condition (thousands) £120­£150

1179 A 1841­1965 used collection arranged in a red SG Windsor album including QV to 5s, KEVII to 1s, KGV to 10s, KGVI to £1; also postage dues. Condition mixed. (hundreds) £120­£140

1180 E 1865­1940s. mixed mint and used collection on album pages, Hagners and stockcards including: selected surface printed values to £5 orange and selected ‘’Jubilees’’ values to 1s. green and carmine. KGV plate/control blocks, varieties, 1934 imperf colour trails and ‘’Seahorses’’ (various printings) to 10s.,1929 PUC set to £1 black. Generally fair to fine condition, viewing recommended. (hundreds) £800­£900

1181 3B An early to modern duplicated accumulation housed twenty assorted volumes and loose pages, contained in three cartons, including mint 1887­1900 ‘Jubilees’ to 1s (both), 1939­48 2s6d to £1 set of six and QEII decimal face value to 2006 mostly in pairs. Condition mixed with some fine. (thousands) £1000­£1200

1182 ½B 1902­51 mint collection arranged in two SG De Luxe Windsor albums, contained in a half carton, including shades, watermark varieties and selected blocks with KEVII to 1s, KGV to 2s6d with booklet pane, some adverts, and cylinder blocks. Condition fair to fine. (hundreds) £900­£1000

1183 B 1924­1975 mint collection arranged in seven assorted volumes and loose, contained in a carton, with complete sheets of 1960’s definitives and commemoratives, decimal cylinder, etc. Mainly good to fine. (thousands) £400­£450

1184 E 1953­67 Harrison and Son presentation folder collection including 1953 Coronation, 1957 Scout Jamboree, 1963 Red Cross with enclosed a letter signed by Reginald Bevins (Postmaster General), 1965 Arts Festival with enclosed a letter signed by Joseph Slater (Assistant Postmaster General), mixed condition with fine, a most unusual collection (28 folders) £300­£400

1185 E 1953­73 collection of stitched types, all different, arranged on album pages including pre­decimal 1s (13), 2s (37), 2s6d (14), 3s (3), 3s9d (5), 4s6d (20), 5s (40), 6s (11), 10s (7), £1 ‘Cooks’ and decimal 10p (28), 25p (12), 30p (19), 45p (2), 50p (14) 85p and £1 ‘Wedgwood’; some with pencil annotation on front cover otherwise fair to fine £250­£270

1186 ½B 1955­72 mainly unmounted mint collection of plate blocks of four arranged in two De Luxe SG Windsor albums, contained in a half carton, and including Waterlow, 1st and 2nd De La Rue odd values to £1, fairly comprehensive range of pre­decimal and decimal issues. A good lot and generally fine. (hundreds) £600­£700

1187 e 1955­95 mostly unmounted mint selection of varieties arranged on stockcards including 1967 Paintings 9d “BLACK (QUEEN’S HEAD AND VALUE) OMITTED, 1s6d “GREY (CLOUDS AND SHADING) OMITTED, 1969 Cathedrals 9d “BLACK (VALUE) OMITTED” (2), 1973 3p “GOLD (QUEEN’S HEAD) OMITTED” and “GOLD (QUEEN’S HEAD) AND EMBOSSING OMITTED”. Condition very mixed £300­£350

1188 B 1965­77 duplicated collection of first day covers, etc, most with royal postmarks housed in four albums in date order, contained in a carton, including Balmoral Castle, Buckingham Palace, Holyrood House, Sandringham/ Sandringham House and Windsor Castle. Generally good to fine. A very interesting lot. (hundreds) £1000­£1200

1189 B 1967­2016 unmounted mint collection of the Royal Mail year packs, high face value (thousands) £650­£750

1190 2B A mainly QEII collection of mint stamps in blocks and part sheets arranged in twelve assorted volumes, contained in two cartons, with Wildings and decimal mint; also a few covers and British Commonwealth issues. Mostly good to fine. (thousands) £100­£120

1191 B QEII balance of collection housed in a box composed of mint unmounted large blocks and full sheets including £1 castle (2 full sheets of 40), and FDCs, mixed condition with many fine (hundreds) £100­£120

1192 2B QE II mainly decimal mint collection to 2012 in two cartons, slightly duplicated, including 6 albums, 6 stockbooks, some booklets, a few definitives, a few presentation packs, Royal Mail new issue cards etc. Large face value well worth careful inspection. Hundreds £1300­£1500

1193 2B QEII mainly unmounted mint collection housed in two boxes with strength in modern face value including Year books, presentation packs, stamps in large blocks etc, generally fine condition (thousands) £500­£600

1194 7½B 1971­2008 Benham silk FDC’s contained in 7½ cartons, comprised off;singles, gutter pairs, booklets and miniature sheets, Fine condition, viewing recommended. £320­£380

1195 4½B 1971­2008 collection of decimal FDC’s housed in 32 albums,fair to fine condition (hundreds) £550­£650

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1196 6B 1971­2008 Benhams Traffic Light gutter pairs and definitive FDC’s housed in 6 cartons, fair to fine condition. (hundreds) £140­£160

1197 1B 1971­2008 collection of mint commemorative gutter pairs, large degree of completion, contained within 8 albums, High face­value. (hundreds) £1100­£1200

1198 ½B 1971­2015 (c.) collection in an album and loose, contained in a half carton, with a largely complete run of mint commemoratives including miniature sheets to date, good range of definitives and selected booklets. Generally good to fine. (thousands) £700­£800

1199 B2 1971 to 2015 comprehensive mint and fine used collection in 20 SG Universal albums. Including commemoratives and definitives, mint booklets, prestige booklets complete and exploded. Also various varieties 1971 Ulster, Literary Annivs., Architecture sets phosphor omitted, 1971 Christmas 3p and 7½p embossing and phosphor omitted mint. Very large catalogue value and face value. Careful viewing recommended. Fine used and u/m (Thousands) £2200­£2400

1200 2B 1979 to 2015 substantial accumulation in 13 stockbooks, many duplicated, large face value, mainly fine u/m (Hundreds) £800­£900

1201 B An early to modern accumulation housed in seven stockbooks, contained in a carton, including mint decimal face value, appears complete from 1994 to mid­2011 commemorates and with selected definitives; also a range of general world Condition mixed. (thousands) £400­£450

1201A 4B Slightly untidy accumulation in 4 cartons, mainly decimal GB to 2012 in 13 albums or stockbooks, including presentation packs, FDCs, PHQ cards, a few coin covers, some signed, a few Smilers sheets, 3­margin 1d black QV values to 5s, KEVII values to 5s used, KGVI Festival set to £1 (4) mint, a few prestige booklets plus various Commonwealth and GB on stockcards and in packets etc. A large face value and would benefit from careful sorting. (Thousands) £700­£800

Commonwealth

1202 A Commonwealth old time mint and used collection in an album including Mauritius from QV, Rhodesia 1892­1919 mint and used selection, British Guiana ‘Ships’ range, Barbados from imperf., GB 1840 2d blue used, Hong Kong 1912­21 $10 used, Australia and States with 1932 Sydney Bridge 5s. used, Cape of Good Hope ‘triangles’ used group (11), mixed condition, a very interesting lot worthwhile viewing (hundreds) £1200­£1500

1202A A mixed mint and used collection of Great Britain overprinted issues arranged in two stockbooks, album leaves and 1½B loose, contained a half carton, including most areas. Condition variable. (hundreds) £150­£170

1202B 1A 1840­c.1980s GB and Commonwealth mint and used duplicated collection housed in one stockbook, including: 1840 1d. black, 1887­1900 'Jubilees' to 1s. green and carmine, 1902 2s.6d. dull purple top left­hand marginal mint, selected 'Seahorses' to 10s., 1929 PUC £1 (2), 1939­48 High Vales to £1 brown, 1952­54 Wilding Tudor crown wmk set to 1s6d grey­blue (4) also Booklet panes, coils, Graphite and phosphor issues. 1955­67 Castle sets various printings including 1955 Waterlow (6) 1959 De La Rue (2). Selected Commonwealth with strength in Hong Kong including: 1948 RSW $10 carmine (u/m), 1954­62 set to $10 and 1962­72 set to $20. Generally fine condition with minor faults, a good lot worth of closer examination sure to reward. (hundreds) £2400­£2600

1202C 1B QV to QEII GB and Commonwealth collection, mixed mint and used, housed in one carton, comprised of: stamps on stockcards, postal history, Commonwealth kiloware and large quantity of GB decimal face including, presentation packs, stamps on stockcards, packets and small stockbook (with duplication throughout), generally fine condition, viewing essential, sure to reward. (hundreds) £350­£400

1202D E 1841 to c.1960s. GB and Commonwealth collection mixed mint and used arranged on stockcards, mostly comprised of sets with top values, including: Australasia, British West Indies, Canada and territories, Hong Kong, India and States, Malaya and States. Generally fair to fine condition, viewing encouraged, an ideal lot for retail or eBay. (hundreds) £300­£350

1203 1B QV to QEII Commonwealth extensive clear out lot, mixed mint and used, housed in one carton including: stamps mounted on stockcards, Hagners and assorted album pages, (mostly sorted and annotated by SG numbers), KGV and KGVI omnibus issues represented including: 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1937 Coronation and 1948 RSW, a substantial amount of duplication throughout. Largely fine condition, a fine lot sure to reward with careful examination. (hundreds) £2000­£2200

1204 ½B Commonwealth: QV to QEII duplicated ex­dealer’s stock, mixed mint and used, mounted on stockcards and Hagners, identified with descriptions. Mostly comprised of KGV and KGVI material, some minor varieties and small quantity of Postal History. Generally fine condition, a lot that requires careful inspection, sure to reward. (hundreds) £2000­£2200

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1205 E Asia 1848­1954 Postal history collection including Hong Kong 1848 cover to France showing “Paid/at/Hong Kong” Crowned Circle in red, alongside Marseille (19/AUOT/48) cds and handwritten ‘Franca’, on reverse “Hong Kong” (23 JU/1848) double arc despatch d.s. in black and Beaugency (24/AUOT/48) cds; Hong Kong 1941 Centenary set FDC; 1949 Sydney to Hong Kong First Flight Cover with signature; 1938 Hanoi (Indochina) First Flight Cover to Hong Kong; few cover from China and a 1885­88 small dragon 3 ca. used in Korea, mixed condition, an interesting lot worthwhile viewing (26) £500­£600

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1206 1B 1850s­c.1980s Commonwealth mint and used collection housed in eleven assorted volumes, stamps on pages and stock­cards, with strength in King George VI, British Africa, British West Indies, British Asia, Falklands Islands and Dependencies, Malaya and states, with some duplication throughout. Generally fair to fine condition, careful sorting sure to reward. (hundreds) £600­£700

1207 1B 1850s to c.1980s QV to QEII mixed mint and used Commonwealth collection housed in twelve volumes and pages in one carton, with strength in Australia, British Africa, Canada, India and Indian states, with some duplication throughout. Generally fair to fine condition, viewing encouraged. (Thousands) £400­£450

1208 C 1855­1932 mint and used selection of better items including GB 1869 2d. pl 15 mint, Antigua 1932 to 2s6d mint, Australia 1923­24 6d pair one with variety ‘broken leg’ unmounted, COGH 1855­63 4d used, Ceylon 1912­25 20r. mint, Fiji 1903 to 5s. mint, Mafeking 1900 1d on ½d used, generally fine condition (25) £180­£230

1209 C 1857­1864 classic selection of mostly mint/unused stamps from Ceylon and Canada with a very high catalogue value, very mixed condition and careful inspection recommended (13) £4000­£5000

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1210 E Mint and used selection arranged stockbook pages and stockcards including Perak 1884­94 2c, type 18 overprint, mint, Mauritius 1858­62 (4d) used with four margins, Papua 1906 2s6d used, South Africa 1935­49 10s ‘Official’ overprint reading downwards mint, Trinidad mint 1851­55 (1d) deep blue and (1d) brownish red and Western Australia 1854­55 4d pale blue, unused. Condition varied with many fine. (hundreds) £450­£500

1211 ½B Mixed lot including mixed m+u Falkland Is collection 1891 to 1986 with QV values to 9d, KGV values to 1s, 1960 birds to £1 mint, FID 1946­49 Maps (both) plus an example of the pre­1903 seal of the islands. Plus used KGV to early QEII accumulation on Hagners including Hong Kong, India, Jamaica etc. Mainly good to fine (Hundreds) £150­£170

1212 E Selection arranged on stockcards, all overprinted “SPECIMEN”, comprising Cayman Islands 1902 to 1s, Gambia 1912 to 5s, Gibraltar 1889 50c on 6d (no gum), 1903 values to 6d, 1906 1d, 2½d, Gilbert and Ellice Islands 1911 to 5s, Grenada 1902 to 10s (2s toned), Lagos 1904 to 10s and Monserrat 1903 to 5s; Mostly fair to fine and part/large part og. (61) £500­£550

1213 ½B Commonwealth mint collection in two New Imperial Albums including Australia Postage Due 1903 5s., Brunei 1908 $5, Hong Kong 1863­71 30c. mauve, 1891 2c. Jubilee, 1900­01 to 30c., 1907­11 to $2, 1912­21 $10, 1921­37 $5, India 1926­33 5r. and 10r., Jind 1885 ‘JEEND/STATE’ overprint ½a., 4a., 8a., 1r., Nabha 1885 1r. red overprint, New South Wales Postage Due 1891­97 5s., Rhodesia 1910­13’Double Heads’ range up to 2s., 1913­19 Admirals selection up to 5s., Malaya Federated States 1922­34 $5, generally fine condition (hundreds) £3000­£3500

1214 C Commonwealth selection of better on two stockcards including Maldive Islands 1906 to 25c. set of six mint (2), Cape of Good Hope 1863­64 6d mint, New Zealand 1d Chalon Head unused, mixed condition (26) £200­£250

1215 B 1918­1964 unmounted mint collection composed of full sheets or large blocks with many plate number or inscription including Bahamas 1918 1d (SG 97) full pane of 60, an interesting lot for studying the various plates, generally fine condition (hundreds) £150­£170

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1216 E Commonwealth mint and used selection of better items on stockcards including Australia 1932 5s. Sydney Harbour Bridge used, 1931­36 £1 and £2 used, Ireland 2s6d to 10s. mint, Tristan da Cunha 1952 10s. on FDC, New Guinea 1931 to 5s. (SG 137/47) mint, 1931 to 5s. (SG 150/160) mint, Bermuda 1938­53 12s6d used on small piece, generally fine condition (hundreds) £750­£900

1217 1A 1935­1940 Silver Jubilee and Coronation 1937 mixed mint and used omnibus collection housed in one album, including: almost complete 1935 Silver Jubilee set mint (Egypt missing), largely complete 1937 Coronation (mostly used), also ten Papua 1937 Coronation FDCs addressed internally. Generally fine condition, fruitful viewing. (hundreds) £300­£350

1218 ½B 1935 Silver Jubilee complete omnibus set with Egypt seal arranged in an album, part to large part o.g. generally fair to fine. (250v) Plus related S Jubilee 1989 “Jerez” Christies auction catalogue, books by Ainscough, Armstrong and Wallace. £450­£500

1219 ½B 1936­52 valuable mint and used collection in a very well filled KGVI album including Aden 1937 to 10r. mint, Chamba 1938 to 25r. mint, Hong Kong 1937­52 to $10 mint, Kelantan 1937 to $5 mint, New Guinea 1939 Air Mail to £1 mint, New Zealand range of Postal Fiscal, North Borneo 1939 to $5 mint, Orcha 1939­42 to 10r. mint, Patiala 1941­ 46 9p. green mint, Perak 1938­41 to $5 mint, just very few stamps missing, mixed condition generally fine, a delightful collection difficult to obtain in a such degree of fullness (thousands) £11000­£13000

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1220 A Malaya. 1936­52 used collection in red album (no BMA), a representative range with many better stamps. However there are a considerable number of problems with postmarks and general condition, so careful viewing is strongly advised. We note Johore SG112b (blunt corner), Weddings complete, Kedah SG 68 posthumous cancel, Kelantan 1937 set complete, $5 anonymous corner cancel; Pahang 1941 8ct apparently not on striated paper, Tampin CDS of DE 41, with a large unprinted area at right; Perak 1941 $5, slightly washed, etc. Very high catalogue value £350­£400

1221 A Commonwealth valuable mint and used collection housed in a stockbook including Aden 1937 to 10r. (2, one mint), Gilbert and Ellice Islands 1912­24 to £1 (2, one mint), 1922­27 to 10s. (3, one mint, one Specimen, one Used with 10s. BPA certificate), 1939­55 to 5s. (3, one mint, one Specimen, one Used), Burma 1937 to 25r. used, Officials 1937 to 10r. (2, one mint), Pakistan 1947 to 25r. (3, two mint), mixed condition with many fine (hundreds) £5000­£6000

1222 2B Mainly mint collection, KGVI to early QEII in nine green Utile albums including many 1948 Silver Wedding sets, Abu Dhabi 1964 to 10r, Aden Dhows to 2r, 1951 to 10s, Antigua 1938 to £1, Ascension 1938 values to 10s (3), Australia 1937 to £1, 1948 to £2, Bermuda 1938 to £1 (3), Falkland Islands 1938 to £1, Hong Kong 1938 values to $10 (2), 1954 values to $10 (2), India 1948 Ghandi to 10r, Leeward Is, 1938 to £1 (4), Malaya States, N Borneo 1961 to $10, Papua New Guinea etc. Nice clean lot well worth careful inspection. (Thousands) £1000­£1200

1223 A 1937­57 a predominately unmounted collection neatly assembled in a boxed album including Bechuanaland 1938­ 52 to 10s in left marginal blocks of four, Cayman Islands 1937 and 1938­ 48 to 10s perforated “SPECIMEN”, Gibraltar 1938­51 to £1, Grenada 1937 Coronation perforated “SPECIMEN”, Pakistan 1948­57 to 25r and 15r, perf 12, top marginal block of four, 1949­53 1½a “PRINTED ON THE GUM SIDE” block of four, 1938 Portrait to Left to 5r (2, one perforated “SPECIMEN”), St Helena 1938­44 to 10s perforated “SPECIMEN”, Sudan 1948 20p chalked­surfaced paper, top left plate “2” block of four, 1950 Air to 20p plate and imprint blocks of six and Trinidad and Tobago 1937 Coronation perforated “SPECIMEN”. Generally good to fine. (hundreds) £900­£1000

1224 A BWI KG VI collections on leaves, typically with basic stamps complete plus shades per SG and CW catalogues. Antigua (38 stamps, SG £250); British Guiana (55, £312, not counting £1 perf 14 x 13 with faked cancel); British Honduras (44, £220); BVI (53, £216); Caymans (58, £220); Dominica (63, £278); Montserrat (62, £225); St Kitts­ Nevis (76, £307); St Lucia (98, £187); St Vincent (76, £169); Trinidad & Tobago (46, £179) and Turks & Caicos (57, £251) £600­£700

1225 A British Africa KG VI collection in album, typically with basic stamps complete plus shades per SG and CW catalogues. Basutoland (46 stamps, SG £147); Bechuanaland (44, £247); Cameroons (2 covers); Gambia (34, £85); Gold Coast (64, £364); Nigeria (51, £151); Somaliland (52, £208, incorrect cancels not counted); South Africa (no definitives, 98, £263); Southern Rhodesia (60, £167); Swaziland (76, £250); Zanzibar (29, £108) £400­£450

1226 A Various KG VI collections on leaves, typically with basic stamps complete plus shades per SG and CW catalogues. Ceylon (101 stamps, SG £335); Cyprus (43, £207); Faroes (5, £192); Ireland (50, £217); Palestine (34, £167); St Helena (41, £149); Singapore (50, £174) and Tristan (12, £100) £300­£350

1227 E Pacific Islands KG VI collections on leaves, typically with basic stamps complete plus shades per SG and CW catalogues. Gilbert & Ellice (47 stamps, SG £234); Nauru with 1937­48 white paper set (21, £273); Norfolk Island (14, £28); Papua (16, £184); Pitcairn (27, £160); Solomons (39, £101) and Tonga (33, £102) £250­£280

1228 A Red sheet binder with a range of mainly KG VI omnibus material. Much of specialist interest including Aden 1½a Victory block with R7/1 accent over ‘D’ scratched out, and 1½a Wedding sheet with R2/6 flaw on ‘4’ (CW S6a); Caymans 1½d Victory block with R8/3 major re­entry (CW S4a) and 3d block with R2/1 stop after date; Cyprus 1½p Victory sheet with R7/1 dot in value tablet; Falklands 3d Victory sheet with R8/5 Crown flaw and re­entry, and HK 10ct Wedding block with R2/9 spur on ‘N’. Many other sheets and blocks with potential £180­£200

1229 2A Blue stockbook with a range of duplicated used. Some better with India used in Aden, Cyprus SG 32 blocks of nine and four; also a red stockbook with a nice little collection of Jamaica postmarks £100­£120

1230 ½B Mainly mint KGVI general collection in 4 albums including GB used 2­3 margin 1d black, KEVII, KGV to 1s, mint or used Commonwealth KGVI to 1s, Bermuda 1938­53 10s, Canada 50c Bluenose used, plus a little foreign, 1946 Victory issues, Hong Kong Centenary m + U plus a few odd covers in packets. Well worth careful viewing (Hundreds) £200­£250

1231 A 1937­52 mint and used collection in a red KGVI album including Bechuanaland 1938­52 to 10s. mint, Dominica 1938­47 to 10s. mint, Mauritius 1938­49 to 10r. mint, several 1948 Silver Jubilee, mixed condition with many fine (hundreds) £600­£700

1232 A Battered red KG VI Crown album with a remaindered used collection, some apparently decent stamps still present but many with faked or dubious cancels; needs viewing £100­£150

1233 A Green KG VI album, bulging but (sadly) principally because it is full of mounts. Has been substantially stripped. Quite a few better stamps remain, but these are mostly faulty in some way, careful viewing advised £100­£150

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1234 A Boxed green Crown album with KG VI used collection, substantially stripped but with a few worthwhile stamps remaining £70­£90

1235 A Green Crown album with KG VI mint collection, slightly picked but still a tidy collection and a good lot to build on £200­£250

1236 2A QV to QEII mainly mint selection arranged in two stockbooks including Bermuda 1938­53 to £1, Falkland Islands 1938­550 to £1, Fiji 1938­55 values to £1, Hong Kong 1938­52 values to $10 pale bright lilac and blue and good range of used QV, Montserrat 1938­48 to £1; also small Great Britain selection mint. Condition variable with many fine. (hundreds) £400­£450

1237 A Brown stockbook with a high­class range of duplicated used material. We note two used pairs of Bahrain SG 60a, Ireland SG 17 and 87. Also a used collection of Qatar to 1960 including Type II Castles and a few other items £250­£280

1238 A 1953 Coronation omnibus Plate block collection (128 different in the colonial omnibus design, plus 9 other blocks), unmounted o.g. in binder. A couple with marginal bends/creases but generally very fine. List of missing blocks included, an invaluable ‘work in progress’, and a good option for a patient collector seeking a new challenge! Catalogue value in excess of £600 £280­£300

1239 Asia 1994­2015 collection of mostly mint unmounted stamps contained in official yearbooks and folders with many 1½B from Hong Kong but also Singapore, China, North Korea, also 2 stockbooks with World stamps with Thailand modern miniature sheets seen, mixed condition generally fine (hundreds) £250­£300

1239A B Box of literature relating to overprints on GB including GB Overprints Society Study papers on BOIC (four plus supplement); Morocco Agencies (three); British Levant (six plus one revision), and British Offices in the Gulf (one). Also Robertshaw Aden postmarks (one small illustration excised); Donaldson PAs in Eastern Arabia and the Gulf, with supplement; Cyprus (Castle) and the Proud postmark book; Lord Spens QE Castle and Rossi overprints on GB auction catalogues; a folder of cuttings, and a few other items £100­£120

Europe

1240 2A Europe 1849­1900 mint and used collection in 2 stockbooks including Denmark with better earlier, France 1869 5fr. used, Iceland from first issue, Monaco 1885 75c. mint, 1891­94 5fr. mint, Austria 1858 1.05k purple newspaper stamp used, Switzerland with postage due up to 500c., Spain from 1850 6c., mixed condition worthwhile viewing (hundreds) £350­£400

1240A B Europe: mainly mint collection arranged in three printed hingeless Davo albums, contained in a carton, including Iceland (2000­17), Ireland (2005­16), some used, and Monaco (2004­16); also a stockbook of mixed mint and used and a quantity of unused Great Britain phq cards. Condition generally fair to fine. (thousands) £350­£400

1241 E Scandinavia: Selection on pages to late 1950s, a mixture of m/mint and used with a number of better items (m/m unless noted) including Sweden 1855 6sk, 8sk, 24 sk used (faults),1924 UPU Congress 5k used, 50th Anniv UPU 5k, 1936 Tercentenary set, Norway 1867­68 2sk and 3sk used, 1878 Oskar set used, 1907 2k carmine, 1941 Norwegian Legion 20+80o and University 1k used, Iceland 1873 2sk blue (with gum but faults), 1930 Parliamentary Millenary Air set to 1k, 1931 Zeppelin set of 3, Finland 1866­67 1m used (2, both with faults), Denmark 1870­74 48sk used, 1912 35o surch set used,1925 Air set to 1k, DWI 1866 3c carmine used and similar perf issue,1873­ 1902 incl 12c used, Greenland 1915­37 Parcel Post (12) vals to 1k (most used), Faroe Is 1940­41 20o on 15o (also used), also 20o on 5o used, condition of earlier issues typically mixed (Few Hundreds) £480­£550

1241A B Scandinavia mint and used, old to modern collection including used Sweden 1855 6sk. (RPS certificate), 1858 issue with some shades, 1924 World Congress to 5Kr., Norway 1855 4sk. (6, a strip of four and two singles), 1856 range including 3sk. with '383' Hull cancel, 1863­66 2sk and 3sk., Denmark 1851­63 range to 16sk., 1912 5kr., 1915 5kr., Greenland parcel post selection, Finland 1856 10k. used by boxed cancel, 1874 1mk., 1889­90 to 10mk., mixed condition, viewing will be rewarding (thousands) £2000­£2200

World

1242 2B World old to modern, mint and used collection in several volumes housed in two boxes with many stamps including Commonwealth, Germany, Switzerland, Thailand, mixed condition (thousands) £200­£250

1243 B World mint and used, old to modern collection housed in a box including China, Commonwealth, GB, mixed condition (hundreds) £40­£50

1244 ½B All world accumulation arranged in five assorted volumes, contained in a half carton, including old­time Lincoln and Great Britain 1840 1d (2), 2d and Thailand 1972 (c.) crash mail envelope bearing boxed “4BA73 (manuscript)/RECOVERED FROM AIR CRASH” in purple (possibly from Air Nippon Flight 471 crash ­ 14 June 1972 near New Delhi). An interesting lot. (hundreds) £250­£270

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1245 2B An All World accumulation housed nineteen assorted volumes and loose pages, contained in two cartons, including USA mint and used. Condition mixed. (thousands) £300­£350

1245A B World old time mint and used collection in 4 albums including China 1894 12ca. used, 1894­96 Ichang and Nanking selection, Shanghai 1893 Postage 1 cent. envelope stationery, India with States, Sarawak 2c. with 1899 Simanggang cds, COGH from triangles, North Borneo and Labuan, Senegal 1892­93 values to 1Fr. mint, mixed condition (hundreds) £400­£500

1246 4B All World QV to QEII accumulation housed in four cartons, comprising of: assorted volumes, loose pages, PHQ cards, FDC’s and a large quantity of kiloware. Generally fair to fine condition, viewing recommended. (thousands) Being sold on behalf of the Cats Protection League (Croydon) £200­£250

1247 3B All World QV to QEII mixed mint and used accumulation housed in three cartons, including: assorted albums and stockbooks, with a couple of albums of China including covers, stamps in packets, kiloware and FDC’s. Mixed condition, viewing required, sure to reward. (thousands) Proceeds of this sale will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support. £150­£170

1248 2B An old­time all world accumulation housed in eighteen assorted volumes and two folders, contained in two cartons, with more interesting China, Great Britain and India and printed albums with SG Imperials (2),, SG Ideals (4, two interleaved), black Lincoln with Saar used 1934 Plebiscite values to 5f, 10f. Condition variable with closer inspection needed. (thousands) £500­£600

1249 2B An early to modern All World accumulation housed in eleven assorted volumes and loose, contained in two cartons, including more interseting earlier issues with Canada 1897 ‘Jubilees’ to $5 mint/unused. Condition mixed with careful viewing required. (thousands) £1700­£1900

1250 1½B 1800s­1980s All World collection mixed mint and used housed in 1½ cartons with strength in GB and Commonwealth including: assorted albums/stockbooks, postal history (including pre­stamp) FDC’s, ‘Post Office First Class Meter Post Only’ bag and one album of GB banknotes. Generally fair to fine condition, an interesting lot viewing advised. (hundreds) £600­£700

1251 A 1840­1940s All World Collection mixed mint and used contained in one album with strength in GB and Commonwealth, including: 1840 1d. black (4), large quantity of Rhodesian postal history, and small selection of British Africa and France values. Generally fair to fine condition, an interesting lot, viewing advised. (hundreds) £500­£550

1252 2B An a to z early to modern mixed mint and used accumulation housed in twenty­eight assorted volumes, contained in two cartons, with strength in QEII mint with some complete sets. Also Great Britain. Generally fair to fine. (thousands) £500­£600

1253 2B All World QV to QEII collection, mixed mint and used, housed in two cartons, with strength in GB and Commonwealth, comprised of: assorted albums/stock­books, stamps on pages/stockcards, variety of FDC’s, including near complete Coronation 1937 omnibus set. Generally fair to fine condition, a lot worthy of closer examination. (Hundreds) £400­£450

1254 2B QV to QEII All World collection mixed mint and used contained within 18 albums, in two cartons, Including: GB and Commonwealth with strength in KGVI and QEII issues (duplicated), stamps in envelopes/pages and FDC’s. Generally fair to fine condition, viewing recommended. (hundreds) £300­£350

1255 1B All World QV to QEII collection mixed mint and used housed in assorted volumes, stamps on stockcards and bundleware. Including: China, Greece, Scandinavia, and USA. Generally fair to fine condition, a lot worthy of closer examination. (Thousands) £300­£350

1256 3B All World QV to QEII collection mixed mint and used, alphabetically arranged and housed in thirty two small springback albums (mostly comprised of Simplex Junior albums), also includes quantity of kiloware and FDC’s. Generally fair to fine condition, viewing essential. (thousands) £300­£350

1257 B An all world accumulation housed in ten assorted volumes, contained in a carton, with strength in Great Britain with 1840 1d (3), KEVII duplicated selection with values to 1s and British Africa including Rhodesia ; also small selection of postal history. Condition very mixed. (thousands) £250­£300

1258 ½B World 1840­1980s mint and used collection in 4 albums, stock cards and page, including GB 1840 1d black four margins used (2), 1918­19 10s. used, modern presentation packs, booklets, World old mix in a Strand album, mixed condition (thousands) £220­£260

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1259 3B All World QV to QEII, mixed mint and used accumulation housed in three cartons, comprised of assorted albums, loose stamps, FDCs, and GB face­value. Generally fair to fine condition, viewing essential. (thousands) Being sold on behalf of the Lions Club of Southbourne (West Sussex). x£200­£250

1260 ½B 1840­1960s World mint and used collection housed in a half box including GB 1840 1d black used, various 1935 Silver Jubilee mint and used sets from different Countries, mixed condition with many fine £150­£200

1261 1½B World old to modern collection in albums, loose stamps in bags etc. including few Chinese stamps seen, some Brunei FDC’s, mixed condition (hundreds) £100­£120

1262 B World mint and used, old to modern collection in 13 volumes housed in a box including one album with 16 pages of China, mixed condition (thousands) £100­£120

1263 B World old to modern, mint and used collection in 11 stoockbooks including Netherlands used 1852 to 15c., 1864 to 15c., 1867 to 50c., 1872­88 to 2.50g., 1891­96 to 2.50g., mixed condition with many fine (hundreds) £120­£150

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1264 E World mint and used collection of mostly calassics and semi­classics on many stockcards including Spain, Italy, Germany and States with Bayern 1862 18kr. used (2), France and Colonies with Guadeloupe 1903 10c. on 40 c. inverted overprint mint, Japan, Thailand, USA early used range with 1892 Coloumbus 50c., Russia 1864 3k. and 5k. perf 12¼x12½ used, British South Africa Company selection up £ 30 revenue used, Cyprus 1892­94 12pi. mint, Hong Kong 1891 2c. Jubilee used, India 1895 2r. to 5r. used, Labuan 1899 to 4c. on $1 SG 102/110 mint, Jamaica 1883­97 1d blue SG 17 mint, mixed condition with many fine, viewing will be rewarding (hundreds) £800­£1000

1265 ½B World old time collection in three albums including used France 1863­69 5fr., GB 1840 1d black, Italy and States, Switzerland 1851 5rp., China 1878­83 Large Dragons 1ca., 3ca., 5ca., Hong Kong 1891 2c ‘Jubilee’, USA 1847­75 range, French Colonies, mixed condition (hundreds) £600­£700

1266 ½B World Old time collection in two “Lallier” albums, one of 1863 the other 1866 including GB 1840 Mulready 1d used, 2d unused, France 1849­50 1fr. used, German States, Italian States, South America, Nova Scotia 1851­60 6d used, India 1854­55 4a. used; also a stock book including 1935 omnibus unmounted selection of various countries, Falkland 1952 to £1 mint, very mixed condition with stamps in the albums stuck to pages, careful viewing recommended (hundreds) £600­£700

1267 ½B Postal History: mainly old­time all world selection contained a half box with strength in Great Britain including a range of spoon cancellations, India with later QV envelopes with 1865 1a block of six, 1883­99 ‘SERVICE’ 4a green block of eighteen on piece, French Andorra postcard with 1931 overprints values to 1f; also 1937 Coronation British Empire first day covers. An interesting lot worthy of closer inspection. (hundreds) £200­£220

1268 e World old selection on 14 cards including GB 1870 ½d plate 12 block of 4 mint mounted/unmounted, Mauritius 1867 2c. on 13c. variety inverted surch. used, mixed condition, viewing advised £200­£250

1269 e All World mainly mint selection arranged on stockcards including Egypt with 1871 Penasson imperforate essays for the 3rd issue, five different colours, part to large part og, Greece with 1896 Olympics 1d, 2d, 10d, 1933 Zeppelin set and USA. Condition variable £250­£270

1270 B World mint and used collection in seven old albums including China 1878­83 Large Dragons 1ca. and 3ca. used, Brazil 1850 duplicated selection to 600r. used, Germany and States, Italy and States, Greece from Hermes’s Heads, Thailand from 1883, Canada large Queen’s Head selection, USA range of earlies, very mixed condition (hundreds) £350­£400

1271 1½B World old to modern, mint and used collection in 15 volumes and pages, including a stockbook with just miniature sheets, a stockbook of Japan, USA 1879 90c. Fred Perry, 1888 90c. Fred Perry, 1892 Columbus 50c., Yugoslavia 1918 Independence set of 4 (45fi. used), 1940 Tuberculosis 1d+1d mint (2), 1951 mountaineering to 20d. mint(2), International Parachute to 50d. (3, one mint), 1953 15d. Liberation of Istria (3, one mint), mixed condition (thousands) £170­£200

1272 E POSTAL HISTORY: selection of sixteen items including China 1c postal stationery card addressed to Belgium uprated with 1897 ‘Imperial Chinese Post’ 4c and Hong Kong 2c pair, Cape of Good Hope ‘triangle’ 4d on large part cover addressed locally and a range of 1937 Coronation first day covers. Condition variable £150­£170

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1273 3B A mixed mint and used All world accumulation housed nineteen assorted volumes and loose, etc, contained in three cartons, with British Empire including Cape of Good Hope, India and States, KGVI with some complete sets mint including 1937 Coronation omnibus appears complete (2, one used), a range of old­time approval books and postal history selection. Condition mixed with careful inspection essential. (thousands) £600­£700

1274 10B A mixed mint/used all world jumbled accumulation arranged in a quantity of assorted volumes and loose, contained in ten cartons, including India and Great Britain; also postal history and kiloware. Mixed condition. (thousands) £500­£600

1275 2B World mint and used, old to modern collection housed in 2 boxes including GB with modern face value, few covers from Malaya, China from coiling dragons, mixed condition (thousands) £300­£400

1276 B Mainly mint collection in five albums, including Switzerland 1900 to 1961 mixed m+u, Vatican to 1963, 2 stockbooks of oddments and reasonably filled Triumph printed album. A few pages lightly stuck together. Careful inspection recommended. (Thousands) £200­£220

1277 B World old to modern, mint and used collection with thousands of stamps in bags and albums housed in a box including GB KEDVII unsorted kiloware in a bag, an album with 10 pages of China, some postal history including FDC from India, mixed condition (thousands) £160­£200

1278 1½B An early to modern mixed mint and used collection arranged in five assorted volumes and loose in packets, etc, contained in a carton, including a range postmarks and selected postal history. condition mixed with many fine. (thousands) £150­£170

1279 B World mint and used collection in glassines, cards, loose stamps etc. housed in a Box with strength in modern GB, Tuvalu, Kiribati, mixed condition (hundreds) £100­£120

1280 1B c.1900 to 1980s. mixed mint and used GB Railway thematic and Picture Postcard collection housed in five albums, with three Scandinavian Approval Books also included. Condition generally fair to fine. (hundreds) £100­£120

1281 E Postal history old time collection including many postcards (incoming, outgoing or unused) related to Madagascar, mixed condition (181) £80­£100

1282 A World Postal History selection of 27 items including US 1905 multifranked uprated 2c. Columbus postal stationery to Germany, Steamship service 1929 S.S. Calamares, 1936 S/S Toloa, Australia 1931 First ‘All Australian’ Air Mail Australia to England, Danzig 1925 flight to Berlin, mixed condition (27) £100­£120

1283 1½B An old­time a to z all world duplicated accumulation housed in shoe boxes and cigarette tins, etc, contained in one and a half cartons, including some mint with Norway 1909­29 issues to 5kr (all unmounted); also interesting dealer’s packets with Rhodesia cto, etc. and selected revenues. Condition mixed. Very careful inspection essential. (thousands) £150­£200

1284 C Mixed selection contained in an envelope including postal history with Great Britain 1911 (9 Sep.) First Aerial Post London to Windsor postcard in brown and Rhodesia 1913 (17 May) 4d registered envelope addressed to Natal with additional 1910­13 Double Head 1d cancelled with Salisbury double­ring ds; also “The Royal Mail Stamp Advisory Committee” (1992) booklet. Mixed condition. (28 items) £150­£170

1285 A Postmark collection in black binder (264 plus 5 covers), a good range with RPOs, numerals and many small offices, nearly all pre­1960 £100­£120

1286 B World mint and used collection in six stockbooks including France 1922 War Fund to +1f. on 5f.+5f. used, 1936 Air to 3.50f. mint, Italy 1951 Gymnastic set used (cancels not expertised), French Indochina 1904­05 2f. and 10f. mint, Australian States mix mint and used range, Netherlands 1940 to 500c. mint, Germany 1928­31 Zeppelin to 4m used, 1937 6+19pf. minature sheet rouletted unmounted, Berlin 1949 UPU set mint, mixed condition (hundreds) £250­£300

1287 Thematic collection; Czeslaw Slania. Two black binders and a small box with Slania’s productions, one volume being 2A/SB Monaco and the other a miscellany with stamps and m/sheets from many countries (mainly European), labels (including boxing), black prints, booklets and banknotes. Nicely written up £100­£120

1288 4B World old to modern, mint and used collection in several albums, loose stamps, bags etc, housed in four boxes including China form coiling dragons, India, Commonwealth etc, mixed condition (thousands) £200­£250

1289 B2 All World collection in 12 albums, including GB 3­margin 1d black, re­engraved seahorses used, 1935­1980 mainly mint, Isle of Man QV postal history and later mint to 1980, QEII St Vincent and Grenadines. Mainly good to fine. (Hundreds) This lot being sold on behalf of charity. £400­£500

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1290 1½B An All World accumulation housed in twelve assorted volumes, stockcards and loose in packets, contained in one and half cartons, including British Empire with Hong Kong and India, France with 1936 Banknote 50f used. Condition mixed with some fine. Careful inspection essential. (thousands) £400­£450

1291 A White binder with an interesting range (83) some better noted with 1954 Constellation Kallang Airport crash cover, 1936 Bermuda set, Tonga tin Can Mail covers (6), Swaziland KG VI 6d to 10/­, 1896 Jubilee set, India 1949 set to 1r FDC, Caymans 1950 set on two covers, Burma 1946 5r and 10r pairs on illustrated FDC and somewhat tatty Australia flown cover with adhesives including SG 139a x 2 £150­£180

1292 B Bird Thematic: All World collection c.1940­2010 mixed mint and used housed in one carton including: three albums, presentation packs, FDC’s and ‘Stanley Gibbons Collect Birds on Stamps’ catalogue (5th ed 2003), Generally fair to fine condition, an interesting lot for the thematic collector/dealer. (hundreds) Being sold on behalf of the Manx Wild Bird Aid. £150­£170

1292A A Pirates, Buccaneers and Privateers collection (hundreds), appropriately housed in a black binder with some collateral material. Really well written up and presented for display £70­£80

1293 B World postal history collection, hundreds of cover with many pre 1950 including European countries, Commonwealth, Asia, mixed condition, well worth viewing (hundreds) £150­£170

1294 ½B All World, (mostly modern) mixed mint and used, balance collection housed in half a box, including: GB with decimal face value, Channel Islands, Denmark, Africa,Asia, Russia and numerous others. Generally fine condition, a lot that requires a good sort through. (hundreds) £100­£120

1295 2B 1950s­c.2005 All World collection, mixed mint and used, contained in assorted volumes in two cartons, largely composed of GB face value with Presentation Packs, FDCs (with some duplication), generally fair to fine condition, with high face value, fruitful viewing. (hundreds) £300­£350

1296 B World mint and used collection housed in a box including duplicated Iraq, Abu Dhabi 1964 to 10r. unmounted, Oman 1966 to 10r. unmounted, GB modern face value, mixed condition (thousands) £200­£220

1297 8B All World QV to QEII mixed mint and used collection contained in eight cartons including: assorted volumes/stock books of GB (with near complete run of commemorative and definitive’s to 2018), Channel Islands, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Stamps on stockcards, envelopes/packets and FDCs. Generally fair to fine condition, careful sorting sure to reward. (hundreds) £600­£700

1298 3B All World accumulation housed in eleven assorted volumes and loose, etc, contained in three cartons, including Great Britain with SG Celebration collection in an Oriel album, decimal varieties, Papua New Year books (1986 to 1994), covers and Royalty. Generally good to fine. (thousands) £200­£220

1299 3B All world mixed mint and used accumulation arranged in eighteen assorted volumes and loose, etc., contained in three cartons, with strength in Great Britain mint including some better phosphor commemoratives and Collector’s Packs (1988­2004). Condition mixed with some fine. (thousands) £600­£700

1299A ½B 1967­2009 Air related collection well displayed on pages with stamps, covers (some signed), miniature sheets, labels including GB 1967 on cover 50th anniversary of the first aircraft landing on a ship underway, also a mint unmounted GB 1973 3½p. SG 948 variety shifted green colour, an interesting lot £100­£120

WORLD ART COLLECTION SUPERBLY RESEARCHED AND WRITTEN-UP, FORMED OVER THE LAST SIXTY YEARS: The following eighteen lots are housed in luxury boxed Frank Godden albums or otherwise stated comprising mainly mint. Due to their storage overseas, condition is variable with some affected by foxing.

1300 2B 30 BC to 1235 AD: depicting Architecture with 1929­33 Pont du Gard 20f unmounted mint, Effigies (statues) and Religion covering many faiths housed in six albums, contained in two cartons (hundreds) £250­£270

1301 3B THIRTEENTH/FOURTEENTH CENTURY: including mainly religious iconography arranged by artist with architecture, paintings and statues housed in nine albums, contained in three cartons. (hundreds) £270­£290

1302 3B FIFTEENTH CENTURY (1400­50): including mainly religious iconography arranged by artist with architecture, paintings and statues housed in eleven albums, contained in four cartons. (hundreds) £320­£350

1303 6B FIFTEENTH CENTURY (1450­99): including mainly religious iconography arranged by artist with Michelangelo including paintings and statues housed in eighteen albums, contained in six cartons. (thousands) £320­£350

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1304 2B FIFTEENTH CENTURY: Albrecht Durer and Cranach the Elder including religious iconography housed in six albums, contained in two cartons. (hundreds) £180­£200

1305 2B FIFTEENTH CENTURY: Raphael including religious iconography housed in five albums, contained in two cartons. (hundreds) £150­£170

1306 5B SIXTEENTH CENTURY (1500­99): a to z artists including architecture, landscapes and portraits, religious iconography housed in fifteen albums, contained in five cartons. (thousands) £270­£290

1307 B SIXTEENTH CENTURY: Peter Paul Rubens with mainly paintings some in blocks arranged on album leaves, contained in a carton. (thousands) £120­£140

1308 2B SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: Anthony Van Dyck including landscapes and portraits, religious iconography housed in four albums, contained in two cartons. (hundreds) £120­£140

1309 2B SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: Rembrandt Harmenzsoon van Rijn including landscapes and portraits, religious iconography housed in five albums and loose pages, contained in two cartons. (hundreds) £170­£190

1310 5B SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (1600­1701): a to z including architecture, paintings and religious iconography and housed in fifteen albums, contained in five cartons. (thousands) £450­£500

1311 5B EIGHTEENTH CENTURY (1701­1): a to z with Constable, David, De La Croix, Goya, Mallias, Turner including architecture, paintings and sculpture and housed in sixteen albums (some unboxed), contained in four cartons. (thousands) £480­£520

1312 5B NINETEENTH CENTURY: Impressionist (selected) paintings and sculpture comprising Caillebotte, Cezanne, Degas, Gaugin, Manet, Monet, Renior, Sisley, Toulouse­Lautrec housed in sixteen albums (all unboxed), contained in four cartons. (thousands) £480­£520

1313 1½B NINETEENTH CENTURY: Impressionist comprising only Vincent Van Gogh paintings and sculpture housed in six albums (all unboxed), contained in one and a half cartons. (hundreds) £200­£220

1314 5B NINETEENTH CENTURY: A to z paintings and sculpture including Matisse with Impressionist, housed in twenty­ one albums (all unboxed), contained in five cartons. (thousands) £650­£750

1315 2B TWENTIETH CENTURY: Pablo Picasso with drawings, paintings and sculpture, etc., housed in seven albums (all unboxed), contained in two cartons. (hundreds) £210­£230

1316 B TWENTIETH CENTURY: The balance of the collection with paintings and sculpture, etc, housed in three albums (all unboxed) and loose pages, contained in a carton. (hundreds) £100­£120

1317 4B TWENTIETH CENTURY: A to z paintings, sculpture and stained­galss windows, etc., including Chagall, Dali, Miro, Rockwell, Whistler and Impressionists, housed in seventeen albums (all unboxed), contained in four cartons. (thousands) £520­£580

1318 30B Large unsorted accumulation in 30+ boxes. Huge value, worth viewing. £2000­£5000

END OF THE SALE

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