The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1946 2d 'Peace' issue in a fine IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF pair on thick card. 1946 2d 'The Royal Family' Peace issue (SG type 134) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF pair printed in the issued colour of purple on thick card. £90.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1951 'Health' stamps in fine IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOFS on thick card. 1951 1 1/2d and 2d 'Health Stamps' (SG type 159) in fine IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOFS printed in the issued colours on thick cream card. £120.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1956 'Health' trio IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOFS printed on thick card. 1956 1 1/2d, 2d and 3d 'Health Stamps' (SG type 184) in fine IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOFS printed in the issued colours on thick cream meshed card. £150.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1943 3/6d rate 'PASSED PP/11' censor cover to USA. 1943 (OC.19.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/- and 2/6d adhesives tied LAGOS/NIGERIA with black on cream P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER censor label at left edge tied on the front by magenta octagonal crowned PASSED/ PP/11 censor h/s. £55.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1970 $1 orange-brown REVENUE unmounted mint block of four. 1970 $1 orange-brown REVENUE issue in a fine unmounted mint block of four. Barefoot and Hall 24. £50.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1951 inward underpaid cover from Australia with oval POSTAGE/4d/DUE h/s applied. 1951 inward underpaid illustrated cover from Australia struck by scarce oval POSTAGE/4d/DUE handstamp on arrival. Proud type UP40. £85.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1950 'INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE FOR AIR MAIL' strike on unaccepted GB stamp on cover. 1950 (JUN.11.) cover addressed to UK bearing 'GB' 1/- adhesive which remained uncancelled having been 'unaccepted' and with double oval strike (Proud type I4) at upper left to invalidate. Cancelled below by HAMILTON/BERMUDA cds with red 'opera glasses' type 'T/BERMUDA' strike applied with '5d' in blue manuscript and struck by scarce red INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE FOR AIR MAIL strike. Proud type I7. £120.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1941 'HELD BY BRITISH CENSOR' (at Bermuda) cover from Hungary to USA. 1941 (AUG.28.) cover addressed to USA from Hungary which attracted a P.C.90/OPENED BY/ EXAMINER 4632 label at left edge and was then retained in Bermuda until the end of the war. Struck by red wavy lined RELEASED handstamp and struck by violet three lined HELD BY BRITISH/CENSOR/RELS'D JAN 1946. Arrived in New York on May 3rd from 'Prized Court'. Scarce. £250.00 |
;) | ZULULAND - 1901 cover to Sweden (scarce) with Natal 2 1/2d used at MELMOUTH/ZULULAND. 1901 (JY.7.) cover addressed to Sweden bearing Natal 2 1/2d adhesive (SG 113) tied by d/r MELMOUTH/ZULULAND cds. LOBEROD arrival b/s. £75.00 |
;) | SOMALILAND - 1946 'OAS' stampless cover to UK. 1946 (JAN.28.) stampless cover addressed to UK marked 'O.A.S.' and cancelled by s/r HARGEISA cds with violet three lined GOVERNMENT OF/SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE/FRANK at lower left. £75.00 |
;) | SOMALILAND - 1945 'OAS' stampless cover to UK. 1945 (JAN.23.) stampless cover addressed to UK marked 'O.A.S.' and cancelled by s/r HARGEISA cds and with violet ringed 12th BATTALION/ORDERELY ROOM h/s at left. A little crumpling at edges but a nice military use. £75.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1918 1d scarlet 'War Tax' mint block of 12 with WIDER SPACE A (x2). SG 189. 1918 1d scarlet 'War Tax' issue of the new printing on light bluish paper in a fine mint block of 12 showing the WIDER SPACED A and X IN TAX on two stamps. This occurred 19 times on the sheet. SG 189. £75.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1918 1d scarlet 'War Tax' mint pair with WIDER SPACE A in tax. SG 189. 1918 1d scarlet 'War Tax' issue of the new printing on light bluish paper in a fine mint pair with one stamp showing the WIDER SPACED A and X IN TAX which occurred 19 times on the sheet. SG 189. £20.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1916 1d 'Red Cross' mint with MISSING STOP + RED CROSS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. 1916 1d scarlet 'Red Cross - 19.10.16' adhesive in a fine mint marginal example showing the variety MISSING STOP AFTER 16 and with the red cross out of line with its frame. SG 175a. £20.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1916 1d scarlet 'Red Cross' mint with MISSING STOP AFTER 16. SG 175a. 1916 1d scarlet 'Red Cross - 19.10.16' adhesive in a fine mint marginal example showing the variety MISSING STOP AFTER 16. SG 175a. £15.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1916 1d scarlet 'Red Cross' mint with RED CROSS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. SG 175. 1916 1d scarlet 'Red Cross - 19.10.16' adhesive in a fine mint marginal example showing the variety RED CROSS OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH FRAME. SG 175. £12.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1914 (1/2d) red 'RED CROSS' unused block of four. SG 157. 1914 (1/2d) red RED CROSS label in a fine unused (as issued) corner marginal block of four. Issued for internal postal use on just the one day of September 16th 1914. SG 157. £85.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1917 3d 'War Stamp' mint with NO STOP AFTER P. SG 72a. 1917 3d purple on yellow 'War Stamp' in fine mint condition showing the MISSING STOP AFTER P variety. SG 72a. £50.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1917 1/2d blue-green 'War Stamp' mint block of 4 with NO STOP AFTER P. SG 73a. 1917 1/2d blue-green 'War Stamp' in a fine mint marginal block of four with one stamp showing the MISSING STOP AFTER P variety. SG 73a. £15.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1917 1/2d blue-green 'War Stamp' mint strip of 3 with NO STOP AFTER P. SG 70a. 1917 1/2d blue-green 'War Stamp' in a fine mint strip of three with one stamp showing the MISSING STOP AFTER P variety. SG 70a. £15.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST (Ghana) - 1957 'Independence' official folder. GHANA - 1957 'Independence' official folder containing the set of four (SG 166-69). £20.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST (Ghana) - 1958 '1st Anniversary' official folder. GHANA - 1958 'First Anniversary Of Independence' official folder containing the set of four (SG 185-88) affixed as issued. £20.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST (Ghana) - 1959 '2nd Anniversary' official folder. GHANA - 1959 'Second Anniversary Of Independence' official folder containing the set of four (SG 207-210) affixed as issued. £20.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1917 1/2d, 1 1/2d and 3d mint blocks of four with NO STOP AFTER P. SG 73-75a. 1917 1/2d green, 1 1/2d orange and 3d purple on yellow 'War Stamp' adhesives in fine mint blocks of four with one in each block showing the NO STOP AFTER P variety. SG 73-75/a. £30.00 |
;) | MONTSERRAT - 1917-18 1/2d and 1 1/2d 'War Stamp' blocks of four mint and used. SG 60-62. 1917-18 1/2d green 'War Stamp' (red and black overprints) in PLATE 1 blocks of four mint plus 1 1/2d orange mint block of four together with similar in used blocks of four. The 1 1/2d used block shows the Row 9/2 FRACTION CLOSER TO 1 variety. SG 60-62. £40.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1916 1d scarlet 'War Tax' in a fine mint INTER-PANNEAU GUTTER block of12. sg 90. 1916 1d scarlet 'War Tax' adhesive in a fine mint INTER-PANNEAU GUTTER marginal block of 12. SG 90. £15.00 |
;) | TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS - 1917 1d red 'War Tax' mint with DOUBLE OVERPRINT. SG 140a. 1917 1d red 'War Tax' adhesive in fine mint condition (overall light toned gum)showing the major variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE. SG 140a. £85.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1935 'Silver Jubilee' registered FDC to UK. 1935 'Silver Jubilee' registered first day cover addressed to UK bearing the series (SG 241-244) each tied by BARBADOS/GPO cds's. £80.00 |
;) | ST.HELENA - 1935 'Silver Jubilee registered FDC to UK. 1935 'Silver Jubilee' registered first day cover addressed to UK bearing the series (SG 124-27) each tied by ST.HELENA cds's. £65.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1935 'Silver Jubilee' registered FDC to UK. 1935 'Silver Jubilee' registered first day cover addressed to UK bearing the series (SG 142-45) each tied by KINGSTOWN/ST.VINCENT cds's. £45.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1935 'Silver Jubilee' registered FDC to UK. 1935 'Silver Jubilee' registered first day cover addressed to UK bearing the series (SG 239-42) each tied by REGISTRATION GPO/TRINIDAD cds's. £50.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1915 2c 'War Tax' (fault) adhesive used on local postcard from DRUMMONDVILLE. 1915 (MY.25.) pre-printed commercial postcard bearing the 2c olive-brown 'War Tax' adhesive (fault at right side) cancelled by light DRUMMONDVILLE cds. An unusual use of this adhesive as postage. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1922 3d rate cover to USA used at WELLINGTON. 1922 (MAR.16.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d single tied by WELLINGTON/SOUTH/AFRICA cds with additional strike at lower left. £30.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1916 2 1/2d 'roo' rate PASSED censor cover to USA used at FAIRFIELD/VIC. 1916 (JE.19.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d 'roo' tied by neat FAIRFIELD/VIC cds and struck at left by violet PASSED handstamp. £85.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1942 2 1/2d on 2d surcharged local cover used at PARLIAMENT HOUSE. 1942 (JA.22.) local cover bearing 2 1/2d on 2d surcharge adhesive (SG 200) tied by the scarcer PARLIAMENT HOUSE/NSW cds. £35.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1942 'YOUR WAR JOB' patriotic label on censored cover to USA 1942 (FE.26.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d orange tied alongside 'QV' NSW 3d green overprinted 'OS' tied by OLD GRACEVILLE cds and with red on white OPENED BY CENSOR/1 label at left tied by violet 1/PASSED/BY/CENSOR/23 h/s. The label ties an YOUR WAR JOB/COLLECT ALUMINIUM/POTS AND PANS/FOR PLANES label with an additional label on the reverse flap. £45.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1944 'UNIT POSTAL STATION N/32A' use of FORMULA letter card to USA. 1944 (MAY.2.) use of blue on cream FORMULA air mail letter card addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d adhesive tied by large oval UNIT POSTAL STATION/N/32a cancel used by troops stationed in Queensland and with violet boxed AUSTRALIAN/MILITARY FORCES/PASSED BY CENSOR/ 786 h/s at lower left. £40.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1917 'BUY VICTORY BONDS' and 'HAVE YOU BOUGHT' patriotic labels on 2c rate cover to USA. 1917 (NOV.12.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2c '1TC' coil adhesive (die II) tied by WINNIPEG roller strike with a fine example of the BUY VICTORY BONDS war label at left and a further red, white and blue HAVE YOU BOUGHT/YOUR/VICTORY/BONDS label on reverse. £45.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1917 'COUNT THAT DAY' patriotic label on 2c rate cover to USA. 1917 (NOV.26.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2c '1TC' coil adhesive (die II) tied by TORONTO roller strike and with red, white and blue COUNT THAT DAY patriotic label on reverse side. £45.00 |
;) | ZANZIBAR - 1901 3a rate cover to Germany. 1901 (JA.13.) cover addressed to Germany bearing 1a and 3a adhesives tied by squared circle ZANZIBAR cancel. APODA arrival b/s. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1935 1d 'Silver Jubilee' local cover use from FORT BEAUFORT. 1935 (JUL.27.) cover addressed locally to East London bearing the 1d 'Silver Jubilee' (British) single adhesive tied FORT BEAUFORT. The cover was not delivered and struck by black three lined INCONNU/UNKNOWN/ONBEKEND handtsamp. RETURNED L.O./CAPETOWN b/s. £40.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1932 1/2d on 1d carmine PSC unused with SURCHARGE DOUBLE. H&G 34a. 1932 HALFPENNY surcharge in blue on 1d carmine 'Admiral' postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition with major variety HALFPENNY STRUCK TWICE. H&G 34a. £65.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1926 'OFFICIAL PAID - O.H.M.S.' postcard used locally from DUNEDIN. 1926 (JA.30.) use of black on cream (P.O.3 - Old P.O.81) official O.H.M.S. postcard addressed to Hastings and cancelled by DUNEDIN/NZ cds. £45.00 |
;) | NEW HEBRIDES - 1933 5d rate postcard use to France. 1933 (SE.8.) use of picture postcard addressed to France depicting 'Une Vue Prise a Port Vila' bearing 5d (50c) French inscribed adhesive tied to picture side by NEW HEBRIDES cds. £45.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1914 'POST FREE/P.C./PRISONER OF WAR' censored cover to Germany. 1914 (DEC.31.) stampless cover (a little tatty) addressed to Germany struck by magenta POST FREE/ P.C./PRISONER OF WAR circular h/s with violet boxed COLOMBO/CENSOR strike at left. A scarce Prisoner Of War cover from the Diyatawala Camp. £350.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1927 4 1/2d rate registered cover to USA used at MAY PEN/JAMAICA. 1927 (AP.29.) registered cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d and 2d pair tied MAY PEN/JAMAICA with blue on white perforated R/MAY PEN/JAMAICA?no registered label at lower left. £35.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1936 4d brown RPSE used locally from MASTERTON. 1936 4d brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to Wellington and cancelled by MASTERTON/NZ cds dated 26.AUG.36. £35.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1942 unaccepted 1c 'Postal Note' stamp pair on local cover at OWEN SOUND. 1942 (SP.10.) cover addressed locally to Ontario bearing 1c green alongside 1c brown 'Postal Note' adhesives. These were unaccepted and a 2c brown adhesive was applied over and tied OWEN SOUND. £30.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1940 unaccepted first day use of 25c 'War Savings' stamp on local cover. 1940 (MY.27.) cover addressed locally bearing 1c green (x3) alongside 25c blue 'War Savings' adhesive. The War Savings stamp was not allowed and struck through in pen with the stamps struck by HAMILTON roller strike. £30.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1893 use of Indian 1a on 1 1/2a blue PSC to Amsterdam. 1893 (OC.7.) use of ONE ANNA on 1 1/2a blue on cream postal stationery postcard of India (H&G 9) addressed to Amsterdam and cancelled by squared circle ADEN cancel. £55.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1940 (circa) 2d 'LIQUIDATION OF EMPIRE' forgery. 1940 (circa) 2d orange 'GB' adhesive (forged) overprinted LIQUIDATION/OF EMPIRE/SINGAPORE. £75.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1956 flight cover to Germany with LEIPZIG-MOCKAU h/s applied. 1956 (FE.6.) flight cover addressed to Germany bearing 3d and 5d adhesives tied by FREETOWN/SIERRA LEONE cds and with boxed MIT LUFTPOST/LEIPZIG- MOCKAU cachet applied in violet. £30.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1944 2d rate 'PASSED/QQ/3' censored postcard to USA used at FREETOWN. 1944 (MR.14.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Musical Comedians dispensing music' bearing 2d adhesive tied by FREETOWN/SIERRA LEONE cds with violet crowned octagonal PASSED/ QQ/3 censor handstamp below. £40.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1940 1/3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/10' cover to UK used at PUJEHUN. 1940 (MR.6.) cover addressed to UK bearing 3d and 1/- adhesives tied PUJEHUN/SIERRA LEONE with violet boxed PASSED BY CENSOR 10 h/s applied. Little type III known used for less than 1 year. £45.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1935 inward underpaid cover with 5c and 10c 'Postage Dues' added at NJORO. 1935 inward long underpaid cover from UK bearing GB 1 1/2d adhesive tied by LONDON rollar strike with octagonal' T/20/L' tax mark applied. On arrival KUT 5c and 10c 'Postage Dues' (SG D7+D8) added and cancelled NJORO/KENYA with a rather smudged strike of the scarce T/TO PAY…………ON/ ……/UNPAID POSTAGE INSUFFICIENT/P.O.MOMBASA strike (Proud type UP18) with '15c' inserted in red manuscript. £85.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1937 'POSTED OUT OF COURSE' registered underpaid cover with 20c 'Postage Due' added. 1937 (AU.24.) registered cover addressed to Dar es Salaam bearimng the 'Coronation' trio tied by large s/r MOMBASA EXHIBITION cds. The cover is struck by violet T……/POSTED OUT OF/ COURSE h/s with '20' inserted in pencil and with 20c 'Postage Due' added and tied by DARESALAAM/ REGISTERED cds dated 28.AU.37. £65.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1940 1 1/2d rate 'VIA IMPERIAL/BASSETERRE' cover to UK. 1940 (JA.15.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1 1/2d orange adhesive tied by scarce CABLE AND WIRELESS/VIA IMPERIAL cancel from BASSETERRE with a further example at lower left. £75.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1941 3d rate 'VIA IMPERIAL/CHARLESTOWN' cover to USA. 1941 (NOV.13.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied by VIA IMPERIAL/CHARLESTOWN NEVIS handstamp. £60.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1946 1/- rate cover to USA used at DENNERY. 1946 (JY.4.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/- adhesive tied by DENNERY-ST.LUCIA cds (Proud type D3). An important cover as this pre dates Prouds earliest known use of this strike by 3 months. Sent via Trinidad with PORT OF SPAIN transit b/s. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1953 'UNDELIVERED FOR REASONS STATED' local cover used at CAUSEWAY. 1953 (APR.17.) cover addressed locally bearing 2d 'Centenary' adhesive tied by CAUSEWAY- ADDRESS YOUR LETTER slogan strike but undelivered and struck on the front by red boxed UNDELIVERED FOR/REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER h/s. SALISBURY b/s. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1924 1d red 'Admiral' unused letter card. H&G 1. 1924 1d carmine on blue 'Admiral' postal stationery letter card. Fine unused. H&G 1. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1924 1d red 'Admiral' postal stationery wrapper unused. H&G 2. 1924 1d red on buff 'Admiral' postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition. H&G 2. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1931 1/2d Green on white postal stationery envelope unused. H&G 3.
1931 1/2d Green on white postal stationery envelope. Fine unused. H&G 3. £30.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1931 1d Red on white postal stationery envelope unused. H&G 4.
1931 1d Red on white postal stationery envelope. Fine unused. H&G 4. £30.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1931 4d ultramarine RPSE unused. H&G 2 1931 4d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition. H&G 2. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1937 1d Red on cream postal stationery envelope unused. H&G 5.
1937 1d Red on cream postal stationery envelope. Fine unused. H&G 5. £30.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN THODESIA - 1937 1d Red on blue postal stationery letter card unused. H&G 3.
1937 1d Red on blue postal stationery letter card. Fine unused. H&G 3. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1913 1/2d green PSC of South Africa used at KEETMANSHOOP and PASSED BY CENSOR. 1913 1/2d green on cream postal stationery postcard of South africa (H&G 1) addressed to Warmbad in German from the Evangelical Mission at Keetmashoop. Cancelled by KEETMANSHOOP cds dated 12.SEP.16 with magenta boxed PASSED BY/CENSOR handstamp below. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1916 'PASSED CENSOR/C.' cover to Switzerland with South African adhesive use. 1916 (SEP.12.) cover addressed to Switzerland bearing South African 1/2d, 1d pair and 2 1/2d adhesives tied OKAHANDYA and with red on cream OPENED BY CENSOR/99 bilingual label at top edge and struck on front by violet circular PASSED CENSOR/C. h/s. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1921 cover to Germany with South African adhesives used at OUTJO. 1921 (17.13.) cover addressed to Germany bearing South Africa 1d and 1 1/2d adhesives tied by OUTJO/S.W.AFRICA cds's. £40.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1952 3/- rate cover to UK used at SOUTH KINANGOP. 1952 (OC.17.) cover addressed to UK bearing 3/- adhesive (SG 147ac) tied by s/r SOUTH KINANGOP cds. Proud type D4. £30.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1940 10c 'PASSED BY CENSOR/NAIROBI/2' cover to USA used at THOMSONS FALLS. 1940 (OC.30.) cover addressed to USA bearing 10c adhesive tied THOMSONS FALLS/KENYA and with violet PASSED BY CENSOR/NAIROBI/2 h/s at left. Little type 1B. £45.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1886 4d deep brown 'Cameo' mint sheetlet of 15. SG 31. 1886-93 4d deep brown 'Cameo' adhesive in a fine mint sheetlet of 15 from the 1st comb perf showing the two additional dots added in right margin. SG 31. £165.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1939 $1.20c rate cover to Holland with 'BY AIR TO LONDON ONLY' h/s applied. 1939 (AP.24.) cover addressed to Holland bearing 5c,15c and $1 adhesives tied by VICTORIA/ HONG KONG cds and struck below by violet straight lined BY AIR TO LONDON ONLY h/s. £45.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1938 25c rate cover to Germany used at VICTORIA with 'VIA SIBERIA' h/s in violet. 1938 (NO.21.) cover addressed to Germany bearing 10c and 15c adhesives tied by VICTORIA/HONG KONG cds with violet (fancy edged) VIA SIBERIA boxed instructional handstamp applied at left. £50.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1941 $1.50c rate cover to Australia with rare 'VIA RANGOON' h/s in red applied. 1941 (JU.6.) cover addressed to Australia bearing 50c violet 'perfin' with $1 'victory' adhesive tied by VICTORIA/HONG KONG cds. The cover is marked 'Via Rangoon' in manuscript with the addition of a rare strike of the red boxed VIA RANGOON h/s below. £385.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1940 25c rate cover to Holland with red 'GR/OPENED BY CENSOR/HONG KONG' label. 1940 (MR.26.) cover addressed to Holland bearing 25c blue adhesive tied by VICTORIA/HONG KONG cds with red on white crested GR/OPENED BY CENSOR/HONG KONG label at left. Morenweiser type 3b. £65.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1940 India to USA censor cover with 'PASSED CENSOR/9/HONG KONG' transit h/s. 1940 cover from India addressed to USA with VICTORIA/HONG KONG transit b/s dated 20.MY.40 and with green triangular PASSED/CENSOR/9/HONG KONG censor strike applied. £65.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1940 15c rate cover to New Zealand with 'PASSED CENSOR/9/HONG KONG' h/s applied. 1940 (AP.9.) cover addressed to New Zealand bearing 15c adhesive tied by VICTORIA/HONG KONG cds and struck below by violet triangular PASSED/CENSOR/9/HONGKONG h/s (Little type 4). £65.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1940 $1/15c rate cover to UK with 'PASSED BY CENSOR/120' h/s applied. 1940 (FE.20.) cover addressed to UK bearing 15c and $1 adhesives tied by VICTORIA/HONG KONG cds and marked on reverse 'From Major H.G.G.Robertson RAMC, Headquarters, China Command, Hong Kong' and struck by large violet triangular PASSED/BY/CENSOR/120 h/s. £95.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1947 11c rate local cover used at YAUMATI. 1947 (FEB.19.) cover addressed locally bearing 2c,4c and 5c adhesives tied HONG KONG/YAUMATI. £50.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1938 4c orange local FDC used at STANLEY. 1938 (APR.5.) local cover marked 'First Day Cover' bearing 4c orange adhesive tied HONG KONG/ STANLEY. £45.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1911 'Inter-Provincial' mixed franking use cover to Finland used at MARAISBERG. 1911 (NOV.11.) registered cover addressed to Finland (scarce) bearing Cape 1/2d and 6d tied with Natal 3d and South African 2 1/2d blue 'Parliament' adhesive by MARAISBURG/T'VAAL cds's with black boxed R/MARAISBURG T'VAAL/NO…. Registered handstamp below. A few edge faults otherwise a very scarce Inter-Provincial use of three state stamps on cover in Transvaal. £100.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1911 1d rate 'UNDELIEVERED FOR REASONS STATED' local cover used at HEIDELBERG. 1911 (FEB.18.) cover addressed locally bearing 1d adhesive (SG 274) tied by HEIDELBERG/ TRANSVAAL cds with CLEVELAND arrival of the same day. The envelope was not however delivered and struck by scarce violet boxed UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/TO BE RETURNED AS SHOWN instructional handstamp. £80.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1911 'Inter-Provincial' use of uprated Natal 4d blue RPSE used at CHRISTIANA. 1911 (JUN.13.) use of 4d blue registered postal stationery envelope of Natal (H&G 2) to OFS bearing additional Transvaal 2d adhesive tied by d/r CHRISTIANA/TRANSVAAL cds. £55.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1902 1/2d local rate cover struck by 'JH' mass cancelling strike in violet. 1902 circa commercial cover from the A.E.G. Electrical Company addressed locally to Johannesburg and bearing 1/2d adhesive tied by violet triangular 'J.H.' handstamp used for mass cancelling. Scarce in violet. £55.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1929 6a rate first flight cover to UK used at BAGHDAD. 1929 (APR.5.) red on cream BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS/FIRST AIRMAIL/BEWTTEN ENGLAND & INDIA pre-printed cover addressed to UK bearing 6a adhesive tied BAGHDAD. Complete with original 'I.A.' headed letter regarding the flight. £85.00 |
;) | Australia (Western Australia) - 1863+ range of 'swan' adhesives with various numeral duplex's. 1863 onwards range of 'swan' adhesives collected for postmark interest. 1d 'no wmk' with duplex '1' and '2' strikes of Perth plus 4d carmine 'CC' with '3' strike, plus further duplex strikes on 1/- green '6', 2d grey '7-noted as rare', 1d ochre '8,14,26' and 2d yellow '13,15,18,23 and 24' 13 stamps. £75.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1945 inward stampless cover from Malaya with AMOUNT TO PAY and AMOUNT TO BE COLLECTED h/s's 1945 (12.12.) inward stampless unpaid cover from Penang in Malya struck by invreted triangular 'T' tax mark. COLOMBO/FOREIGN arrival b/s with black boxed AMOUNT TO BE/COLLECTED…. and AMOUNT TO PAY/Rs instructional handstamps applied to the front. Proud typesI19 and I20. £80.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1938 (KEVIII) 'photographic' ESSAY of the proposed un-issued 2c adhesive.
1938 (King Edward VIII) 'photographic' ESSAY of the proposed un-issued 2c adhesive. £65.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1912 1c brown PSC unused. H&G 25. 1912 1c brown on buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 25. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1860 cover to UK with 'GB' 1/- green tied by 'C' strike of CONSTANTINOPLE. 1860 cover addressed to UK bearing GB 1/- green tied by barred 'C' strike for Constantinople and with red LONDON/PAID arrival cds on front dated SP.6.60. (SG Z111). £225.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1864 entire to UK with 'GB' 6d lilac tied by 'C' strike of CONSTANTINOPLE. 1864 entire addressed to UK bearing 'GB' 6d lilac adhesive (SG type 28 with hyphen) cancelled by barred 'C' strike for use at CONSTANTINOPLE with red LONDON/PAID arrival cds's dated AP.16.64. Backstamped by BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE cds dated AP.7.1864 code A cancel in black. £125.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1899 80 paras on 5d registered cover to UK used at SMYRNA. 1899 (DE.13.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 80 paras on 5d dull purple and ultramarine adhesive (SG 9) cancelled by neat oval REGISTERED/SMYRNA cancel with additional strike at left. £85.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1922 foreign postcard rate card to Belgium used at CONSTANTINOPLE. 1922 (MR.25.) use of picture postcard addressed to Belgium depicting 'Constantinople-Eaux Douces d'Asie Bosphores' (picture inverted to card) bearing 3 3/4p on 2 1/2d and 30 paras on 1/2d adhesives (SG 41+43) making up the 3d foreign postcard rate tied BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1923 foreign postcard rate card to Germany used at CONSTANTINOPLE. 1923 (MR.6.) use of picture postcard addressed to Germany depicting 'Constantinople-Palais Yildiz & Mosuee Hamidie' bearing 1 1/2p on 1d tied with four examples of the scarce 30 paras on 1/2d green (SG 41) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE cds's. Paying 3d foreign postcard rate. £65.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1971 issued 65 fils on 1/- (20f poundage) POSTAL ORDER used at BAHRAIN.
1971 (JA.16.) issued 'GB' 1/- blue on cream BRITISH POSTAL ORDER overprinted in black BAHRAIN 20fils/65fils and cancelled BAHRAIN. Complete with counterfoil although re-inforced at top by stamp hinge. A few light crease faults but scarce intact postal order uncashed. £85.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1952 4a rate use of picture postcard addressed to UK. 1952 (FE.25.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'riverside view' bearing KGVI 2a on 2d orange vertical pair tied BAHRAIN. Postcards are scarce. £50.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1907 6c rate postcard use to UK used at WATTEBAMA with RAILWAY POST OFFICE cds. 1907 (NO.16.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK bearing 2c (x3) tied WATTEBAMA with scarcer RAILWAY POST OFFICE cds below of the following day. £50.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1941 'V/FOR/VICTORY/BERMUDA' FDC of the 2 1/2d adhesive (x3) on cover to USA. 1941 (DEC.18.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d (x3) tied ST.GEORGES/BERMUDA used on the first day of issue and struck below by scarce 'V-FOR/VICTORY/BERMUDA' h/s. £75.00 |