The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | BRUNEI - 1934 OHMS cover to USA used at BRUNEI. 1934 (NOV.22.) long stampless manilla ON GOVERNMENT SERVICE cover addressed to USA cancelled by s/r BRUNEI cds with d/r POST OFFICE/BRUNEI h/s at lower left. A scarce official use. £90.00 |
;) | BRUNEI - 1929 'H.H.B.' monogrammed cover TO Italy. 1929 (SEP.30.) cover addressed to Italy (scarce) bearing 2c (x2) and 4c (x2) on reverse side cancelled by s/r BRUNEI cds's. The envelope has a pre-printed 'H.H.B.' monogram on flap. £80.00 |
;) | BRUNEI - 1919 multi franked unaddressed cover used at PENANG HILL. 1919 (NO.24.) unaddressed cover bearing various 'Brunei River' adhesives from the 1c to 30c values tied by s/r PENANG/HILL code 'C' cancels. A scarce and most unusual use of these Brunei stamps in Malaysia. £250.00 |
;) | BR.P.O.IN E.A. (Guadar) - 1956 'Pakistan Administration' cover to India used at GWADUR. GUADAR - (Pakistan Administration period) 1956 (DEC.12.) long commercial cover addressed to India bearing Pakistan 1a (x4) and 1 1/2a (x2) tied with 2a 'Republic Day' adhesive by d/r GWADUR cds (Donaldson type 10a). Mail from this Muscat dependency was very small and covers difficult to find. £75.00 |
;) | BR.P..O.IN E.A. (Guadar) - 1956 'Pakistan Administartion' cover to India used at GWADUR. GUADAR - (Pakistan Administration period) 1956 (JUN.11.) long commercial cover addressed to India (roughly opened at right) bearing Pakistan 1 1/2ps (x4) and 3a tied to the reverse flap by GWADUR d/r cds (Donaldson type 10a). Mail from this Muscat dependency was very small and covers difficult to find. £75.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA (New South Wales) - 1870 2/6d rate cover to UK used at SYDNEY. 1870 (JU.6.) long cover addressed to UK bearing 6d violet and 1/- crimson lake adhesive pair tied by SYDNEY cds with 'H' coding. Some edge creasing but a rare early 2/6d rate cover to UK. £120.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA (Tasmania) - 1879 10/- POSTAL FISCAL block of four REPRINT in orange. 1879 REPRINT of the 10/- 'Postal Fiscal' issue (SG type F4) printed in the issued colour of orange in a fine block of four on stout ungummed card. £120.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA (Tasmania) - 1879 5/- POSTAL FISCAL block of four REPRINT in brown. 1879 REPRINT of the 5/- 'Postal Fiscal' issue (SG type F3) printed in the issued colour of brown in a fine block of four on stout ungummed card. £120.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA (Tasmania) - 1855 4d 'Van Diemens Island' REPRINT strip of five. 1855 REPRINT of the 4d 'Van Diemens Island' adhesive (SG type 3) printed in pale blue on thick stout card in a fine horizontal strip of five. This being printed prior to 1889 as they do not carry the overprint 'Reprint'. A fine and attractive multiple. £150.00 |
;) | ADEN 1971 70f rate 'Republic' adhesive cover to UK used at CRATER/ADEN. 1971 (JA.28.) long commercial airmail cover addressed to UK bearing Federation Of South Africa 20f green and 50f red adhesives each handstamped by rare REPUBLIC DEMOCRATIC/REPUBLIC OF YEMEN rubber handstamps in black cancelled CRATER/ADEN. Very scarce local handstamp. £120.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1937 OHMS 2a6p SERVICE cover to Egypt used at ADEN. 1937 (JA.9.) long 'On His Majesty's Service' (S.E.6.) cover addressed to Egypt bearing Indian 2a6p orange adhesive overprinted SERVICE and cancelled by ADEN cds. Violet 'Head Clerk/M.M. Department Aden' h/s at lower left. CAIRO arrival b/s. A scarce official use of this Service adhesive in Aden. £125.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1925 2a6p (x2) rate cover to India used at ADEN CAMP with PER EXTRA STEAMER h/s. 1925 (MAR.25.) long commercial pre-printed envelope addressed to Bombay (two stain marks at left corners) bearing Indian 2a6p ultramarine adhesive pair tied by ADEN CAMP cds with ADEN/DELY b/s and struck by scarce PER EXTRA STEAMER/MAR 4 1925 boxed strike on reverse. £200.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1913 'baggage' label used locally with 1d 'roo' (x9) used at BALLARAT. 1913 (OC.3.) use of 'baggage' label addressed locally to St.Arnaud from a druggist wholesaler (holed edge torn away on arrival) bearing 1d 'kangaroo' (x9) tied by s/r BALLARAT cds's. Very scarce. £200.00 |
;) | SEYCHELLES - 1971 3/- blue use of POSTAL ORDER of GB overprinted SEYCHELLES/40 cents. 1971 (JU.28.) issued 3/- blue GB postal order overprinted SEYCHELLES/40 CENTS in black and cancelled VICTORIA/SEYCHELLES. Complete with counterfoil. £65.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1966 use of 2/6d blue POSTAL ORDER of GB overprinted ST.LUCIA/4d. 1966 (JA.24.) issued 2/6d blue GB postal order overprinted ST.LUCIA/4d in black and cancelled CASTRIES/ST.LUCIA. Complete with counterfoil. £65.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1962 use of 12/- red POSTAL ORDER of GB overprinted GIBRALTAR/3 1/2p. 1962 (JU.30.) issued 12/- red (poundage three pence) GB postal order overprinted GIBRALTAR/ 3 1/2d and cancelled GIBRALTAR/MONEY ORDERS. £85.00 |
;) | BAHAMAS - 1973 use of 5p blue POSTAL ORDER of GB overprinted BAHAMAS/12 CENTS. 1973 (JAN.25.) issued blue 5p GB postal order overprinted BAHAMAS/12 CENTS in black and cancelled MOSB 5 NASSAU/BAHAMAS. Complete with counterfoil. £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1915 2d+1d brown uprated RPSE to Germany used at ACCRA with OPENED/FINANCE label. 1915 2d + 1d brown registered postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to Germany bearing additional 2 1/2d adhesive pair tied REGISTERED/ACCRA GOLD COAST and dated 6.JAN.23 with black on cream GEOFFNET AUF GRUND … (opened/finance basis) German '24' sealant label at left. H&G 9. £85.00 |
;) | CHRISTMAS ISLAND - 1960 (circa) 53c red on orange RPSE unused. H&G 3. 1960 (circa) 53c red on orange registered postal stationery envelope in fine unused condition. H&G 3. £30.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1906 'DUTY 4d' on 2d+1d brown RPSE unused SPECIMEN. H&G 8. 1906 'DUTY 4d' in black on 2d+1d brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) in unused condition handstamped SPECIMEN in black. Scarce. H&G 8. £85.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1954 4a dull dark green 'SAVINGS BANK' adhesive mint block of four with 'arms' ovpt. 1954 4 a dull dark green 'Elephant Logging Trees' SAVINGS BANK adhesive in a fine mint block of four on toned paper overprinted with 'coat of arms' in black at top left corner.. £30.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1948 4a dull dark green 'SAVINGS BANK' adhesive mint block of four. 1948 4a dull dark green 'Elephant Logging Trees' SAVINGS BANK adhesive in a fine mint block of four on toned paper. £25.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1948 8a bright green 'SAVINGS BANK' adhesive mint block of four. 1948 8a bright green 'Farm Vehicle' SAVINGS BANK adhesive in a fine mint block of four on toned paper. £25.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1948 1r brown 'SAVINGS BANK' adhesive mint block of four. 1948 1r brown 'Oxed Ploughing ' SAVINGS BANK adhesive in a fine mint block of four on toned paper. £25.00 |
;) | BAHAWALPUR - 1949 8a registered local cover used at SADIQ GARH. 1949 (OCT.29.) registered cover addressed to Baghdad Ul Jadid bearing the 8a carmine and violet 'Nur Mahal Palace' adhesive tied by d/r SADIQ GARH/BAHAWALPUR cds. Ex Palace collection This is a very scarce stamp on cover. £850.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1913 1d rate cover to UK used at BPO CONSTANTINOPLE with PAQUEBOT h/s applied. 1913 use of cover addressed to UK bearing 1d 'downey head' adhesive of GB overprinted LEVANT and cancelled by BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE cds with scarce PAQUEBOT h/s at left. £150.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1895 inward 12 1/2c PSE from Netherlands with P.O.CAMPBELL arrival b/s. 1895 (FEB.12.) inward 12 1/2c Netherlands postal stationery envelope addressed to Schmidtsdrift and marked VIA BELMONT. Cancelled OOSTHUIZEN with near s/r P.O.CAMPBELL arrival b/s. £45.00 |
;) | MALAYA (Selangor) - 1946 15c dark blue 'BMA MILITARY' RPSE uprated at KUALA LUMPUR. H&G 8. 1946 15c dark blue on cream BRIT.MILITARY ADMN registered postal stationery (size G) with THOS.De LA RUE & Co imprint under flap addressed to Penang and bearing Straits Settlements 2c,3c and 10c adhesives overprinted B.M.A. (corner edge cut and wax seals removed from flap) cancelled by KUALA LUMPUR cds's dated 15.OCT.47. Although 10,000 examples of these military envelopes were printed examples are very elusive. H&G 8. £275.00 |
;) | ST.HELENA - 1919 8d and 1/- stamps on registered cover to UK. 1919 (NO.4.) registered 'Wilson' cover to UK bearing 8d and 1/- adhesives (SG 78+79) tied ST.HELENA. £180.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS (St.Christopher) - 1885 1d rose REVENUE mint sheetlet of 20. SG R3/R3a. (St.Christopher) - 1885 1d rose 'Revenue' overprint issue in a very fine mint original sheetlet of 20 showing plate 1/40 in margin together with the Row 2/1 DISTORTED E variety. Attractive. SG R3/R3a. £80.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1937 multi franked KEVIII OHMS cover to Kenya. 1937 (AP.12.) use of long OHMS envelope registered to Kenya bearing a fine range of the Edward VIII adhesives (British 1d and 2 1/2d pairs, French 1/2d and 1 1/2d pairs, Spanish 1/2d, 1d, 1 1/2d and 2 1/2d pairs and Tangier 1/2d, 1d and 1 1/2d pairs) all tied by oval REGISTERED/TANGIER cancels. GIBRALTAR and ADEN transit cancels with NAIROBI and MOMBASA arrival strikes. Complete with official BPO 8/TANGIER letter from the Postmaster regarding purchased stamps. £45.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1937 6d rate OHMS cover to USA with 'GB' unoverprinted adhesive used at TANGIER. 1937 (JU.18.) use of long manilla O.H.M.S. envelope registered to USA bearing 'GB' un-overprinted 6d (corner fault) tied by REGISTERED/BRITISH P.O.TANGIER cancel and complete with the original official crested letter regarding stamp order. £35.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1970 use of 15p red postal stationery air letter uprated to USA. 1970 (JAN.7.) use of red on blue postal stationery air latter addressed to USA (tear on fold line) bearing additional 5p blue 'bird' pair tied by OKKALAPA SOUTH cds. £8.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1897 1/2d (GB) on cover to France used at BPO/SMYRNA. SG Z256. 1897 (FE.10.) neat cover addressed to France bearing GB 1/2d orange adhesive (SG Z256) tied by s/r BRITISH POST OFFICE/SMYRNA cds. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1883 1d brown PSC of GB to Belgium cancelled by 'C' duplex of Constantinople. 1883 1d brown on cream postal stationery postcard of GB (H&G 10) addressed to Belgium and cancelled by barred 'C' (Constantinople) duplex. BPO/CONSTANTINOPLE b/s dated JY.12.87. £85.00 |
;) | MALAYA (FMS) - 1931 6c rate cover to USA with 'K.T.L.' tax mark applied. 1931 (JY.20.) cover addressed to USA bearing 6c 'tiger' adhesive tied KUALA LUMPUR/FMS struck at left by scarce triangular 'K.T.L.' tax mark. £80.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1968 first flight cover to UK pilot signed. 1968 (OCT.24.) illustrated 'Fiji Airways Ltd' first flight cover addressed to UK bearing various adhesives tied SUVA/FIJI and with special FIJI-TONGA first airmail label applied at bottom tied by violet special FIRST AIR MAIL cachet. The cover is pilot signed. £25.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1964 'FIJI-TONGA' first airmail label sheetlet of 4 printed for FIJI AIRWAYS. 1964 'FIJI-TONGA/SILVER ANNIVERSARY' first air mail sheetlet of four labels printed in black and blue on cream gummed paper. Produced for Fiji Airways. £12.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1924 3d blue RPSE (size H2) unused SPECIMEN. H&G 13b. 1924 3d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) in unused condition with SPECIMEN applied diagonally in black on reverse. H&G 13b. £45.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1923 2 1/2d blue RPSE (size F) unused SPECIMEN. H&G 12. 1923 2 1/2d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) in unused condition with SPECIMEN applied diagonally in black on reverse. H&G 12. £45.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1902 2d ultramarine RPSE (size G) unused SPECIMEN. H&G 10a. 1902 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition with SPECIMEN applied diagonally in black. H&G 10a. £45.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1910 1d rate postcard use to UK used at SAMARAI. 1910 (JUL.14) use of B+W picture postcard depicting 'View of Samarai' addressed to UK & bearing 1d black & carmine 'Lakatoi' adhesive (SG type 6) tied by SAMARAI E.D./PAPUA cds. £80.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1906 'HMS Phoenix in Kowloon damaged by typhoon' unused postcard. 1906 unused postcard depicting 'HMS Phoenix in Kowloon damaged by typhoon on September 18th 1906'. A scarce card. £25.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1921 7d rate 'RAILWAY LETTER POST' cover to USA. 1921 (DEC.21.) cover (some faults) addressed to USA taken on the Transvaal to Cape Town Railway. Bearing 1d and 2d (x3) adhesives tied by ROBINSON and PAR (ow ?) /ROBTSON cancels with CAPE TOWN arrival on DEC 23rd and with black on cream (T.110) RAILWAY LETTER POST label at lower left. £45.00 |
;) | PENRHYN - 1948 6d (x4) 'Coronation' adhesives of Cook Island used at PENRHYN. 1948 (MY.31.) cover addressed to USA bearing Cook Island 6d 'Coronation' adhesive (x4) tied by PENRHYN ISLAND/COOK ISLAND cds's. A nice use of these Cook Island stamps at Penrhyn. £65.00 |
;) | PENRHYN - 1939 1d 'Coronation' adhesive of Cook Island used at PENRHYN. 1939 (MR.31.) cover addressed to Australia bearing New Zealand 1d 'Coronation' issue overprinted COOK ISD'S in black and cancelled by PENRHYN ISLAND/NZ cds with a further strike below. Scarce. £55.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1954 1/2d rate local cover with scarce 'STAMP OUT TUBERCULOSIS' h/s applied. 1954 (MCH.25.) commercial cover addressed locally bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied by SUVA-THE NURSE PIONEER OF HEALTH slogan strike (Proud type M3) and over struck by scarce violet circular STAMP OUT/TUBERCULOSIS-BUY HEATH STAMPS handstamp. £150.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1925 'EXPERIMENTAL' first flight cover to UK on the Cairo to Kano route. 1925 (NO.3.) EXPERIMENTAL RAF FLIGHT cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d and 1d adhesives tied KANO/NIGERIA taken on the Cairo to Kano link. Exceedingly rare flight of which only 6 covers were flown. Complete with a xerox of the original letter from Air Marshall Sir Arthur Coningham regarding the flight. The cover is initialled by Coningham in bottom left corner. Includes an article by W.Osborn regarding this flight. Around 85 further covers were flown but these were dated November 11th. £650.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (MEF) - 1943 1d to 5d blocks of four on cover to Nairobi, Kenya. 1943 (22.10.) cover addressed to Nairobi in Kenya bearing fine blocks of four of the 1d to 5d 14mm 'MEF' issue (SG M1-5) each cancelled by ASMARA CENTRO cds's. £120.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1928 1d rate 'PISOSCAFO POSTALE ITALIA/CONIE BIANCAMANO' maritime cover to Canada. 1928 (NO.9.) cover addressed to Canada bearing 1d adhesive (uncancelled) with scarce PISOSCAFO POSTALE ITALIA/CONIE BIANCAMANO maritime cancel alongside. £55.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1915 'OAS' use of picture postcard to UK with PASSED BY/NAVAL/CENSOR h/s. 1915 use of stampless picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Malta-Porta Reale' and marked 'On Active Service' in manuscript and struck by scarcer violet-black boxed PASSED BY/ NAVAL/CENSOR h/s. £50.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1915 'OAS' use of picture postcard to UK with PASSED BY/NAVAL/CENSOR h/s. 1915 (26.3.) use of stampless picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Malta-St Julians Carmelite Church' marked 'On Active Service' in manuscript and struck by scarcer violet-black boxed PASSED BY/NAVAL/CENSOR h/s. £50.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1915 'OAS' use of picture postcard to UK with PASSED BY/NAVAL/CENSOR h/s. 1915 (AP.22.) use of stampless picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Valletta Malta- Presbyterian Church' marked 'On Active Service' in manuscript and struck by scarcer violet boxed PASSED BY/NAVAL/CENSOR h/s and with boxed RECEIVED FROM HMS SHIP/NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED strike in black. £55.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1925 3c grey PSC unused handstamped SPECIMEN. H&G 60a. 1925 3c grey on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition handstamped SPECIMEN in black of the 2nd printing with the longer fourth line of text. H&G 60a. £65.00 |
;) | ADEN- 1965 use of 'FORMULA' RPSE to UK used at LITTLE ADEN. 1965 (OC.14.) use of dark blue on cream FORMULA registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK bearing Federation 25f and 65f adhesives tied LITTLE ADEN cds. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1931 (circa) 2a rate cover to UK with 'T-2 OUT/SET No.3' railway strike. 1931 (circa) cover addressed to UK bearing 1a 'Inauguration' adhesive pair tied by two strikes of the T-2 OUT/SET No.3 railway cancellator. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA (Cochin) - 1900 2 pies red PSC unused. H&G 2. 1900 2 pies red on light buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 2. £30.00 |
;) | MALAYA (FMS) - 1924 inward underpaid postcard with FMS/RAILWAY SORTING CARRIAGE cds. 1924 inward underpaid postcard from UK bearing 1d adhesive tied SEAFORD/SUSSEX and dated 16.NO.24. With hexagonal 'T' tax mark at left with 5c scarlet 'Postage Due' added on arrival and cancelled KUALA LUMPUR (large part torn away) but with a fine strike of the scarce s/r F.M.S./RAILWAY SORTING CARRIAGE cds alonside dated 12.DE.1924. £85.00 |
;) | ST.HELENA - 1962 use of blue on cream FORMULA RPSE to UK. 1962 (FE.23.) use of dark blue on cream FORMULA registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK (opened on two sides) bearing 1d and 1/- adhesives tied by ST.HELENA cds's. Scarce. £65.00 |
;) | SOLOMON ISLANDS - 1937 OHMS to USA from TULAGI with POSTAGE/PAID h/s in red. 1937 (NO.10.) use of stampless long OHMS envelope addressed to USA cancelled by TULAGI/ BRITISH SOLOMON IDS cds with scarcer red boxed POSTAGE/PAID h/s at left. £75.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1970 2c ultramarine 'Postage Due' block of four PRINTED ON GUM SIDE. SG D19a. 1970 2c ultramarine 'Postage Due' in a fine unmounted mint left hand marginal block of four showing the variety PRINTED ON THE GUMMED SIDE. SG D19a. £135.00 |
;) | RHODESIA AND NYASALAND - 1955 4d blue RPSE 9size G) in unused condition. H&G 1. 1955 4d ultramarine on cream 'QEII' registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition. Not an easy item to find and a copy fetched £400 + premium at Spink July 2019. H&G 1. £75.00 |
;) | RHODESIA AND NYASALAND - 1955 4d blue RPSE (size G) to UK used at KASUNGA. H&G 1. 1955 4d ultramarine on white registered postal stationery envelope addressed to UK bearing 2d and 2 1/2d adhesives tied by KASUNGA cds dated 5.AP.56. H&G 1. £55.00 |
;) | RHODESIA AND NYASALAND - 1955 4d blue RPSE (size G) to UK used at HARARI. H&G 1. 1955 4d ultramarine on white registered postal stationery envelope addressed to UK bearing 2 1/2d and 4d adhesives tied by HARARI/S.R. d/r cds dated 18.SEP.56. H&G 1. £45.00 |
;) | RHODESIA AND NYASALAND - 1955 4d blue RPSE (size G) to UK used at CHINGOLA. H&G 1. 1955 4d ultramarine on white registered postal stationery envelope addressed to UK bearing 1d, 2d pair and 1/- adhesives tied by CHINGOLA/NORTHERN RHODESIA cds's datedAP.30.55. H&G 1. £45.00 |
;) | RHODESIA AND NYASALAND - 1959 use of 4d blue RPSE (size H2) to UK used at KITWE. H&G 1a. 1959 use of 'QEII' 4d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK & bearing additional 2d & 9d strip of five (SG 3+8) tied by KITWE/N.RHODESIA cds. Code slug 7 inserted showing use on counter position number 2. Proud D9. H&G 1a. £55.00 |
;) | RHODESIA AND NYASALAND - 1955 4d blue RPSE (size H2) to UK used at MUFULIRA. H&G 1a. 1955 4d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK bearing additional 2d (x2) adhesives tied MUFULIRA/NORTHERN RHODESIA cds dated 29.MAR.55. H&G 1a. £55.00 |
;) | RHODESIA AND NYASALAND - 1956 local use of 4d RPSE (size H2) used at SOLWEZI. H&G 1a. 1956 use of 'QEII' 4d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to Port Elizabeth & bearing additional 1/2d & 4 1/2d adhesives (SG 1+6) tied by SOLWEZI/ NORTHERN RHODESIA cds. Proud type D5. H&G 1a. £55.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1900 (circa) unused postcard depicting 'Signal Station-Malta'. 1900 (circa) real photo postcard in unused condition depicting 'Signal Station - Malta'. A scarce card. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1885 inward VALUE OF STAMPS/DEFICIENCY 'mourning' cover from UK. 1905 (JA.13.) inward 'mourning' cover from UK (back flap mostly missing and with tear) bearing QV 1d lilac tied by squared circle COLCHESTER cancel. The cover was underpaid and has 'T' tax mark applied with violet boxed 'VALUE OF STAMPS 1d/DEFICIENCY 4d' h/s applied over struck by OVERLAND POSTAGE/DUE/A/7 cancel. Scarce. £150.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1945 'INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS' local cover used at HEILBRON. 1945 (29.I.) local cover bearing 2d adhesive tied HEILBRON but undelivered and with violet boxed INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS bilingual h/s applied with RETURN L.O./CAPETOWN b/s. £45.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1904 1/2d green postal stationery wrapper used to UK. H&G 1. 1904 1/2d green on yellowish postal stationery wrapper addressed to UK cancelled by 'A 12' duplex with ST.KITTS cds alongside dated NO.1.22. A scarce piece of stationery. H&G 1. £65.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1930 1d 'Postage Due' with TWO DIFFERENT NUMBERS ON ONE STAMP variety. SG D1h. 1930 1d black on blue 'Postage Due' in fine unused condition (no gum as issued) showing the NO STOP AFTER No. variety and the serial number of the lower stamp partly appearing on the bottom of the stamp giving TWO NUMBERS ON THE ONE STAMP. This most likely from a correction of the stamp below. SG D1h. £250.00 |
;) | PITCAIRN ISLAND - 1940 4s8d complete 'KGVI' BOOKLET. Very scarce. SG SB1. 1940 4s8d black on deep green complete BOOKLET contain the set of 'KGVI' stamps to the 2/6d value stapled at left by their margins with 17mm staple. A rare 'KGVI' booklet. SG SB1. £2250.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1943 2/6d 'key plate' adhesive used with BROKEN SCROLL variety. SG 117be. 1943 2/6d black and red on pale blue (perf 14) 'key plate' adhesive in very fine used condition showing the BROKEN LOWER RIGHT SCROLL variety from Row 5/12 of printings between May 1941 and March 1943. Light corner bend but with excellent fresh colour. SG 117be. £185.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1935 local underpaid cover with 40c 'Postage Due' applied. 1935 (AU.15.) underpaid cover addressed to 'H.M.S. Norfold' harboured in Mombasa (Kilindini) bearing 1c adhesive tied MOMBASA/KENYA. Three black circular 'T' tax marls applied with scarcer violet TO PAY….ON/UNPAID POSTAGE 7 INSUFFICIENT/P.O.MOMBASA h/s (Proud type UP18) with 40c 'Postage Due' applied and cancelled KILINDINI/KENYA. £150.00 |
;) | NORFOLK ISLAND - 1908 use of NSW 1d pair on piece at NORFOLK ISLAND. 1908 use of New South Wales 1d adhesive pair tied to small piece by NORFOLK ISLAND/NSW cds. A scarce use of these stamps in Norfolk Island. £120.00 |
;) | COOK ISLANDS 1934 1d rate postcard to USA used at RAROTONGA. 1934 use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Native Huts-Rarotonga' and bearing 1d 'pictorial' tied RAROTONGA. Postcards are mostr elusive used. £50.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1866 1/2a deep blue local cover with RAWULPINDEE arrival b/s. 1866 (JUL.6.) small sized local cover addressed in script bearing the 1/2a deep blue (die 1) adhesive (SG 4) tied by supeb'233' suplex with RAWULPINDEE arrival b/s and scarce 'PM' mark. £165.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1852 inward cover (missing stamp) with scarce 'LAHORE/PO' and 'BOMABY/BEARING.AS' strikes. 1852 inward entire from UK bearing 10d (cut to shape-with missing stamp alongside) struck '285' and addressed to a Major Clarke in the Punjab. Annotated 'Via Marseilles' and with black oval LAHOR/PO h/s on front. The reverse side bears a black boxed BOMBAY/BEARING 14 4 h/s. £125.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1854 inward 1/- rate cover struck 'BOMBAY/BEARING.AS' h/s on arrival. 1854 inward military cover addressed to 'Captain Birkardt of the Maranarrh Local Battalion' marked 'FREE' and 'By The Mail Southampton and Bombay' at top in manuscript bearing GB 1/- green (SG 55) cut to shape tied by a barred 'rope' cancel and struck on arrival by black boxed BOMBAY/1854 AUG 4/BEARING. AS handstamp. A rare military cover. £350.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1950 1a brown PSE uprated locally and addressed to 'S.S.Chusan'. H&G 2. 1950 1a brown on thick ivory postal stationery envelope (size b) address to 'S.S.Chusan' docked at Aden bearing additional 14a (x3) adhesives tied ADEN and dated 8.OCT.50. H&G 2. £70.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1936 1 1/2d red PSE uprated to Germany. H&G 3. 1936 1 1/2d red on cream postal stationery envelope (size A) addressed to Germany with 1d violet adhesive added and tied CASTRIES/ST.LUCIA. H&G 3. £80.00 |
;) | MALAYA (Kelantan) - 1937 10c purple (SG 46) mint handstamped by FAKE Japanese chop. 1937 10c purple Sultan Ismail' adhesive (SG 46) in fine mint condition struck by black boxed double 3 line Japanese chop handstamp (SG type 1). Stated to have been prepared but not issued but accompanying BPA certifcate states it to be a fake. £45.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1948 $1 blue and purple POSTAL FORGERY. Very scarce. 1948 $1 blue and purple POSTAL FORGERY cancelled by SINGAPORE s/r cds dated in October 1948. A rare postal forgery of the perf 14 issue seemingly having fooled the postal officials. The $2 forgery appears from time to time on the market but this $1 is most elusive. £350.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1948 80c rate BMA cover use struck by violet boxed 'THROUGHOUT' h/s. 1948 (APR.17.) cover addressed to USA bearing BMA 10c (x3) and 50c adhesives tied SINGAPORE and with scarce violet boxed THROUGHOUT instructional transmission strike at lower left. £85.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1939 55c rate censored cover struck 'BY EMPIRE AIR MAIL' in violet. 1939 (OC.26.)cover addressed to UK bearing Straits Settlements 5c and 50c adhesives tied by SINGAPORE cds with black three lined PASSED/FOR/TRANSMISSION censor at left (type 3a) and struck by scarce violet straight lined BY EMPIRE AIR MAIL. £75.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1946 multi franked BMA use cover with 'VIA AIR MAIL THROUGHOUT' h/s applied in red. 1946 (NO.15) registered cover addressed to USA bearing a range of the 'KGVI' BMA/ MALAYA overprint adhesives tied SINGAPORE/REGISTERED and with fine red straight lined VIA AIR MAIL THROUGHOUT instructional h/s applied at left. £85.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1926 4c rate Tanglin to Port Swetenham first flight cover. 1926 (AU.21.) first flight cover addressed to Port Swetenham bearing Straits Settlements 1c black block of four tied by TANGLIN/SINGAPORE cds with black BY AIR MAIL rubber h/s applied at left. A very rare flight of which only 5 covers were reported flown. PORT SWETENHAM/F.M.S. arrival b/s. (Muller 1). £350.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1915 2c orange brown WAR TAX adhesive in mint block of 12. 1915 2c orange brown WAR TAX adhesive in a fine mint block of twelve (one with small edge thin). Barefoot and Hall 8. £50.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1901 'POW' use of 'Baggage' label to Natal from Green Point Barracks. 1901 (OC.29.) use of 'Baggage' label sent from a prisoner of war at Green Point Barracks to Natal and bearing Cape 1d adhesive tied GREEN POINT. A very scarce Boer War usage of a baggage label by POW. £285.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1892 1d pink 'DISINFECTED' PSE to Denmark used at ROBBEN ISLAND. H&G 2a. 1892-94 1d pink on heavy white laid paper (rounded flap) postal staionery envelope (size a) addressed to Denmark (scarce) and bearing additional 1/2d and 1d adhesives tied by numeral duplex with ROBBEN ISLAND cds below dated FE.20.00. MARIEBO arrival b/s with 'cut cross' on front of the envelope used to disinfect the cover in case of plague. A very rare piece of DISINFECTED MAIL. H&G 2a. £350.00 |
;) | MALAYA (Selangor) - 1946 15c dark blue 'BMA MILITARY' RPSE used locally at SABAK BARNHAM. 1946 15c dark blue on cream BRIT.MILITARY ADMN registered postal stationery (size G) with THOS.De LA RUE & Co imprint under flap addressed to Kuala Lumpur (a little surface creasing) and bearing Straits Settlements 15c overprinted B.M.A. (cut at right edge from opening) and cancelled by SABAK BARNAM cds dated 5.FE.48. Although 10,000 examples of these military envelopes were printed examples are very elusive. H&G 8. £285.00 |
;) | NYASALAND - 1894 'FOUR' on 2d ultramarine (size G) RPSE unused. H&G 4. 1894 'FOUR' in black on 2d ultramarine registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition. H&G 4. £55.00 |
;) | NYASALAND - 1894 'FOUR' on 2d ultramarine (size H2) RPSE unused. H&G 4a. 1894 'FOUR' in black on 2d ultramarine registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) in fine unused condition. H&G 4a. £85.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - 1932 10c IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF block of four in black with security punches. 1932 10c IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF marginal block of four (SG type 19) printed in the issued colour of black and officially security punched on ungummed paper. £165.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1905 6c rate use of postcard to UK struck by GALLE FACE HOTEL strike. 1905 (DE.5) B+W picture postcard depicting 'Colombo, Breaking water during South West Monsoon' addressed to UK bearing 6c adhesive tied COLOMBO and with fine violet boxed GALLE FACE HOTEL/COLOMBO, Ceylon h/s. £25.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1905 6c rate use of postcard to UK struck by GALLE FACE HOTEL strike. 1905 (FE.13) use of picture p'card to Scotland depicting 'Galle Face, Ceylon' & bearing 6c adhesive tied by COLOMBO cds overstruck by large violet boxed GALLE FACE HOTEL/ COLOMBO/CEYLON h/s. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1921 1r8a (incomplete) BOOKLET. SG SB10a. 1921 1r8a Black on purple BOOKLET containing three of the four panes of four of the 1 1/2a adhesive (SG 163) with blank back cover. SG SB10a. £90.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1921 1r2a complete BOOKLET. SG SB13. 1921 1r 2a black on buff complete BOOKLET containing six panes of four of the 9p on 1a adhesive (SG 192). SG SB13. £165.00 |