The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1893 40p on 2 1/2d PSE used locally from STAMBOUL. 1893 40 paras black on 2 1/2d blue-grey postal stationery envelope addressed locally to Smyrna cancelled BRITISH POST OFFICE/STAMBOUL and dated AU.20.95. H&G 1. £65.00 |
;) | BR.OCC.OF ITALIAN COLS (Somalia) - 1939 3d green 'EAF' RPSE (flap fault) uprated to Italy. 1939 3d green 'Military & Occupation' 'KGVI' GB registered postal stationery envelope (size F) overprinted 'E.A.F.' in black with 'Compensation' on reverse with FEE PAID on front and with '£5' corrected with large straight '2' h/s alongside. The envelope is addressed to Italy and has EAF 6d and 1/- adhesives added and tied by scarce MOGADISHU/SOMALIA cds's. Part of the flap has been unfortuntely torn away from rough opening on front causing damage to both stamps. A very scarce use of this GB military envelope in Somalia never the less of this elusive 'F' size. £285.00 |
;) | FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1938 1d brown-red PSE to USA used at PORT STANLEY. H&G 7. 1938 1d brown red on cream postal stationery envelope addressed to USA cancelled by PORT STANLEY/FALKLAND ISLANDS cds dated 23.JY.46. H&G 7. £135.00 |
;) | ABU DHABI - 1965 40np rate cover to UK used at DAS ISLAND. 1965 (JU.5.) cover addressed to UK bearing 40np adhesive tied DAS ISLAND 1/ABU DHABI TRUCIAL STATES cds. £65.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1906 1d red illustrated PSC unused SPECIMEN. H&G 1 (3). 1906 1d red on black coloured illustrated postal stationery postcard depicting 'A native village- Tonga' in fine unused condition with SPECIMEN applied diagonally in black on front. H&G 1 (3). £55.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1935 4c brown-orange PSE of Straits Settlements to UK uprated. H&G 3. 1935 4c brown orange on cream postal stationery (a little overall toned) envelope addressed to UK bearing 4c orange adhesive tied by SINGAPORE d/r cds. H&G 3. £85.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 1d+1d RPSC unused and struck SPECIMEN diagonally in black. H&G 3. 1914 1d+1d red on buff postal stationery reply postcard in fine unused condition struck SPECIMEN diagonally on each card. The reply card is very elusive. H&G 3. £120.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1913 2d+1d brown RPSE to USA (opened on 2 sides) cancelled FELLOWSHIP. H&G 1a. 1913-27 2d+1d light brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F - Patent) addressed to USA (opened on two sides) and bearing additional 1 1/2d adhesive tied by squared circle FELLOWSHIP cancel dated AU.7.33. H&G 1a. £45.00 |
;) | MALAYA (Penang) - 1923 cover to India bearing cancelled by PENANG/BRITISH/EMPIRE/EXHIBITION/1924 h/ 1923 cover addressed to India bearing Straits Settlements 1c (x2) and 4c on reverse flap cancelled by PENANG/BRITISH/EMPIRE/EXHIBITION/1924 h/s. Complete with original letter. £50.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1905 (circa) 1/2d rate 'maritime' postcard use to France with 'anchor' cancel. 1905 (circa) use of picture postcard addressed to France depicting 'St.Johns Church-Valletta' bearing 1/2d green adhesive tied by large blue inked 'anchor' Italian maritime handstamp. £45.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1944 'OPENED BY EXAMINER DD/28' censor cover to UK. 1944 (NO.8.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d and 1d pair tied VALLETTA/MALTA with black on white OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD/28 label at left (Little type 8b) tied on reverse by circular '10' mark in greenish blue. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1935 first flight cover to Beira. 1935 (JUL.31.) first flight cover addressed to Beira on special illustrated 'Rhodesian and Nyasaland Airways Ltd' envelope bearing 1d and 3d 'Silver Jubilee' adhesives tied by SALISBURY/S.RHODESIA cds with BEIRA arrival b/s dated 1.AGO.35 and with Mozambique 30c adhesive added for return flight. Only 611 covers were flown. £60.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1933 inward 'Unclaimed' first flight cover from South Africa. 1933 (3.1.) inward first flight cover from South Africa bearing 2d vertical pair tied DURBAN with MBABANE arrival cds dated 11.JAN.33. Cacheted in black FIRST AIR MAIL/DURBAN TO JOHANNESBURG/GUARANTEED FIRST FLIGHT COVER strike but the cover was not deleivered and marked 'Unclaimed' in red manuscript. A scarce stage. £65.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1907 10p orange PSC used locally at POLI-TIS-KHRYSOKHOU/CYPRUS. H&G 14. 1907 10 paras orange on buff postal stationery postcard addressed locally cancelled by scarce POLI -TIS - KHRYSOKHOU/CYPRUS cds dated JY.26.10. (Proud type D1). PAPHO transit b/s. A very scarce village use of this stationery item. H&G 14. £265.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1944 3d blue Active Service Letter Card uprated to UK at SALISBURY. H&G 4. 1944 3d ultramarine on white (smooth) 'Active Service' letter card addressed to UK bearing additional 1d and 2d 'falls' adhesive used at SALISBURY. H&G 4. £85.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1920 1/- un-overprinted Gold Coast adhesive used at LOME. 1920 1/- black on emerald back (SG 79d) cancelled by LOME/TOGO cds dated 21.JUL.20. A scarcer late use of an un-overprinted Gold Coast adhesive in Togo. £25.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA (South Australia) - 1901 1d COLOUR TRIAL in green on unwatermarked paper. 1901 1d (SG type 11) COLOUR TRIAL printed in the issued colour of green but with perf 14 (un-issued) and on UNWATERMARKED paper. £65.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1913 1d rate postcard use (crease) to UK used at 'TPO No.3/ S & W R DOWN'. 1913 (MY.19.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Charleville Q' (vertical fold) bearing 1d 'roo' tied by T.P.O.No.3 S & W R/DOWN - QUEENSLAND railway cds. £40.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND (Stellaland) - 1884 2/6d grey 'Republiek Van Stellaland' adhesive fine mint.
1884 2/6d grey 'Republiek Van Stellaland' adhesive in fine mint condition. Barefoot 5. £80.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND (Stellaland) - 1884 10/- red 'Republiek Van Stelland' adhesive fine mint.
STELLALAND - 1884 10/- red 'Republiek Van Stelland' adhesive in fine mint condition. Barefoot 7. £120.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1938 (KE VIII) 'photographic' ESSAY of the proposed un-issued adhesive. 1938 (King Edward VIII) 'photographic' ESSAY of the proposed un-issued adhesive showing circle with BECHUANALAND PROTECTORATE in arc below. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA (Hyderabad) - 1930 (circa) 1a brown RECEIPT stamp in a fine mint unused block of four. 1930 (circa) 1a brown RECEIPT stamp in a fine unused (as issued) block of four. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA (Hyderabad) - 1930 (circa) 1a blue RECEIPT stamp in a fine unused mint block of four. 1930 (circa) 1a blue RECEIPT stamp in a fine unused (as issued) block of four. £85.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1952 'China Philatelic Exhibition' local cover. 1952 (APR.12.) green and purple on cream CHINA PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION/HONG KONG/ PHILATELIC EXHIBITION postcard addressed locally (no message) bearing 1c and 4c adhesives tied by HONG KONG roller strike. £30.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1918 10c rate commercial censored cover to USA. 1918 commercial cover addressed to USA bearing 10c adhesive tied HONG KONG with black on cream OPENED BY/CENSOR/No. label applied on arrival tied on reverse by small PASSED/1414/ CENSOR h/s in magenta. £30.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1918 1d + 1/2d 'War Tax' censored cover use to UK. 1918 (MY.23.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d adhesive tied in combination with 1/2d 'War Tax' adhesive tied GIBRALTAR/25 and with black on white OPENED BY/CENSOR/4927 added on arrival. £45.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1918 4d rate 'ON POSTAL SERVICE' envelope registered use to UK. 1918 (FE.12.) use of (Registered) ON POSTAL SERVICE envelope addressed to UK and then re-directed bearing 2d grey adhesives tied REGISTERED/GIBRALTAR. £40.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1889 25c on 2 1/2d surcharge cover addressed to UK. 1889 (AU.31.) cover addressed to UK bearing 25c on 2 1/2d surcharge adhesive (SG 18) tied by 'A 26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cds alongside. £40.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1893 40p on 2 1/2d grey-blue PSE uprated and registered to Syria. H&G 1. 1893 40 paras on 2 1/2d grey-blue postal stationery envelope registered to Syria and bearing additional 80 paras on 5d adhesive tied BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE and dated JU.29.98. H&G 1. £85.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1912 1p on 3d brown RPSE uprated to Germany used at CONSTANTINOPLE. H&G 19. 1912 1p on 3d brown registered postal stationery envelope (size G - without 'w') addressed to Germany and bearing additional 1p on 2 1/2d adhesive tied BRITISH POST OFFICE/ CONSTANTINOPLE and dated DE.1.13. H&G 19. £150.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1921 7 1/2p on 5d orange RPSE unused. H&G 20. 1921 7 1/2p on 5d orange registered postal stationery envelope (size F) in fine unused condition with 'JP' initials under flap. H&G 20. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1954 6d+1d UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA POSTAL ORDER issued at LAMBERTS BAY. 1954 (23.VII.) issued 6d+1d green on cream UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA/POSTAL ORDER issued at LAMBERTS BAY and bearing additional 4d adhesive. Uncashed. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1945 3d rate use of ARMED FORCES AIR LETTER censored to Canada at FPO/584. 1945 (MR.20.) use of dark blue on blue ARMED FORCES/AIR LETTER addressed to Canada bearing 1d 'bantam' strip of three tied FIELD POST OFFICE/584 (used in Italy) and struck by violet crowned shield type PASSED BY/CENSOR/No./4547 h/s at lower left. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1915 2 1/2d rate censor cover to USA used at CAMPS BAY. 1915 (OC.29.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d (x3) and 1d adhesives tied by s/r CAMPS BAY cds with part blue circular PASSED CENSOR/C.13 h/s below. £15.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1923 1/2d green mint vertical pair with MISPLACED OVERPRINT. SG 1. 1923 1/2d green vertical mint marginal pair overprinted 'South West/Zuid-West' showing the OVERPRINT MISPLACED TO RIGHT. Interesting item. SG 1. £45.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1888 1d brown PSC unused and handstamped SPECIMEN. H&G 4. 1888 1d brown on buff in unused conditon (some damp spotting) handstamped SPECIMEN. H&G 4. £35.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1906 5c on 1/2d postal stationery wrapper used at TANGIER. H&G 6. 1906 5c on 1/2d yellow green postal stationery wrapper addressed to Germany cancelled by BRITISH POST OFFICE/TANGIER cds dated FE.20.07. H&G 6. £65.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1915 1/2d rate postcard use to Johannesburg used at SINOIA. 1915 (JUL.24.) use of picture postcard addressed to Transvaal depicting 'Public Gardens-Salisbury' bearing 1/2d 'admiral' adhesive tied by fine SINOIA/S.RHODESIA cds. £65.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1946 inward underpaid cover from Australia with 1d and 1/- 'Postage Dues' added. 1946 (FEB.18.) inward 'Peace' trio FDC from Australia struck by black boxed 'T' tax mark on arrival with '1/1' applied in manuscript and having Fiji 1d green and 1/- carmine lake 'Postage Dues' added. Both well tied but indistinct cancel. Very scarce use on cover. SG D11+D17. £465.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1908 1d rate postcard use to UK used at KROOMIE SIDING. 1908 (FE.17.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'The Beach at Xmas East London' bearing 1d adhesive tied KROOMIE SIDING. £65.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1905 1d rate postcard use to UK used at WOODSTOCK STATION. 1905 (JU.7.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Summer House at Groote Schuur' bearing 1d adhesive tied by squared circle WOODSTOCK STATION cds. £35.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1941 'FROM H.M.SHIPS/PASSED CENSOR' cover to USA. 1941 (JA.13.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d and 6d adhesives tied IRELAND ISLAND with 'tomb stone' FROM H.M.SHIP/PASSED BY CENSOR h/s at left struck in black. £40.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1941 'FROM H.M.SHIPS/PASSED CENSOR' cover to USA. 1941 (JA.13.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d on 1d surcharge adhesive tied MANGROVE BAY with 'tomb stone' FROM H.M.SHIP/PASSED BY CENSOR h/s at left struck in black. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1931 cover to Bulawayo bearing 'ORC' 1d and 6d tied BLOEMFONTEIN. 1931 (DEC.18.) cover addressed to Bulawayo bearing Orange River Colony 3d tied with 1d 'Cape overprinted 'ORC' by BLOEMFONTEIN/1 cds. Unclaimed and returned. £30.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1914 use of 1/2d green 'ORC' PSC used at WOODSTOCK. 1914 (JAN.3.) use of Natal 1/2d green postal stationery postcard (H&G 14) addressed locally and cancelled by WOODSTOCK/S.AFRICA cds. A Inter-provincial usage. £35.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1913 1/2d green 'ORC' PSC used at DIEP RIVER. 1913 (FE.26.) use of 1/2d green postal stationery postcard of Orange River Colony (H&G 35) addressed locally and cancelled by DIEP RIVER. cds. A Inter-provincial usage. £45.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1912 use of 'ORC' PSC used at TYLDEN. 1912 (JA.10.) use of 1/2d green postal stationery postcard of Orange River Colony (H&G 35) addressed locally and cancelled by TYLDEN/C.G.H. cds. Inter-provincial usage. £45.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1912 use of 1/2d green 'ORC' PSC used at ST.MATTHEWS. 1912 (DE.13.) use of 1/2d green postal stationery postcard of Orange River Colony (H&G 35) addressed locally and cancelled by ST.MATTHEWS/C.G.H. cds. Inter-provincial usage. £45.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1912 use of 1/2d green 'ORC' PSC used at FRASERBURG ROAD. 1912 (DE.27.) use of 1/2d green postal stationery postcard of Orange River Colony (H&G 35) addressed locally and cancelled by FRASERBURG ROAD cds. Inter-provincial usage. £35.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1859 6d rate cover to UK with GB 1d red (x2) and 4d tied 'A 26'. 1859 (DE.12.) cover addressed to UK marked 'Via Southampton' bearing 'GB' 1d red pair and 4d (SG type 14) without letters (small corner fault) cancelled by 'A 26' duplex's and with bluish-green GIBRALTAR cds alongside code 'A'. £125.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1871 8d rate cover to UK with GB 1d red(x2) and 6d tied 'A 26'. SG Z19+42. 1871 (OC.20.) cover addressed to UK marked 'Via Madrid' bearing GB 1d red pair (plate 120) tied with 6d lilac (no hyphen) adhesive by 'A 26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cds at lower left. (SG Z19+42). £120.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1938 inward 'DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST' cover from UK. 1938 (AUG.9.) inward cover from UK bearing GB 9d adhesive tied by SIDCUP/KENT cds struck on front by red DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST/EUROPA-SUDAMERIKA strike and with BATHURST/ GAMBIA arrival b/s dated 11.AUG.38. Europe-South American Zepplin Post mail via Marseille, Burgas, Seville, Las Palmas and onto Gambia. Hamburg D-ATIO experimental flight for the South American service £95.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1885 1/2d blue PSC used locally to the 'B.V.R.Corps'. H&G 3. 1885 1/2d blue on buff postal stationery postcard (two vertical folds) addressed to Sgt Talbot of the 'B.V.R.Corps' (Bermuda Volenteers Rifle Corps) in Hamilton regarding a regimental brass band cancelled by HAMILTON/BERMUDA cds dated AP.11.99. H&G 3. £50.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1949 high franking cover to Cape Town used at SALISBURY. 1949 (AU.17.) cover addressed to Cape Town bearing 10d, 2/-, 2/6d and 5/- adhesive pairs tied by SALISBURY/S.RHODESIA cds's. Scarce use of high values on cover. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1949 cover to Cape Town used at SALISBURY. 1949 (AU.18.) cover addressed to Cape Town bearing 1/6d (x3) adhesives (SG 49) tied by SALISBURY.S.RHODESIA cds's. £25.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1951 2d 'official' mint pair with OVERPRINT TRANSPOSED. SG 026. 1951 2d blue and brown fine mint pair with major variety OVERPRINTS TRANSPOSED. SG 026. £55.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1937 unstamped local cover with 10m 'Postage Due' applied at GEDERA. 1937 (AU.6.) stampless cover addressed locally cancelled by TEL AVIV cds (central fold and punch hole) bearing 10m pale grey 'Postage Due' applied on arrival and tied GEDERA. £80.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1930 (circa) unstamped local postcard with POSTAGE DUE handstamp applied. 1930's (circa) use of unstamped picture postcard depicting 'Navigation Company/R.M.S. Ortega' (some staining) struck on by arabic 'Postage Due' boxed instructional handstamp with '200' inserted in red manuscript. £45.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1931 3m yellow green postal stationery wrapper mint SPECIMEN. H&G 2. 1931 3m yellow green on buff postal stationery wrapper in unused condition diagonally struck SPECIMEN on front in black. H&G 2. £65.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1927 4m IMPERFORATE PROOF in apple green. Complete with certificate. 1927 4m IMPERFORATE PROOF (SG type 10) printed in relief on cream (125x178mm) card in bright apple green and complete with Sismondo certificate stating 'Genuine pull from original transfer die post 1927'. £200.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1927 4m IMPERFORATE PROOF in red.
Complete with certificate. 1927 4m IMPERFORATE PROOF (SG type 10) printed in relief on cream (125x178mm) card in brick red and complete with Sismondo certificate stating 'Genuine pull from original transfer die post 1927'. £200.00 |
;) | PALESTINE (Turkey used in) - 1899 20pa postcard to USA used at JERUSALEM. 1899 use of picture postcard to Germany depicting 'Jerusalem Mit Gethsemane' bearing 20pa adhesive tied by d/r JERUSALEM cds. £30.00 |
;) | PALESTINE (Turkey used in) - 1898 1pi rate cover to USA used at JERUSALEM. 1898 (MAI.1.) cover addressed to USA bearing Turkish 1pi adhesive (corner fault and slightly reduced at left from opening) tied by d/r JERUSALEM cds. £35.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1897 6 1/2d rate registered cover to USA. 1897 (SP.3.) use of longer envelope folded to size) registered to USA and bearing 1/2d and 6d adhesives tied REGISTERED DURBAN/NATAL. £45.00 |
;) | BAHAMAS - 1918 inward cover from Canada with 5d 'Special Delivery' adhesive added. 1918 inward cover addressed to Dr Walter Hess at Nassau bearing Canadian 3c brown tied in combination with Bahamas 5d 'staircase' adhesive overprinted SPECIAL/DELIVERY (SG S3) tied by MONTREAL cds and with NASSAU/BAHAMAS arrival b/s dated 22.APR.18. These stamps being used by special agreement with the Canadian Postal Services. The cover is complete with an original invoice from Earl P.L. Apfelbaum (philatelists) to a collector in 1940 and charged at $2 ! £125.00 |
;) | BAHAMAS - 1918 inward cover from Canada with 5d 'Special Delivery' adhesive added. 1918 (JL.11.) cover (Galbraith) addressed to Bahamas bearing Canadian 2c brown 'ITC' adhesive (fault) tied by barred oval strike with TORONTO/CANADA cds below and with Bahamas 5d 'Special Delivery' adhesive (SG S3) alongside cancelled NASSAU/BAHAMAS dated 6 days later. £90.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1954 (18.1.) issued 1/- green on cream uncashed IRISH POSTAL ORDER in fine condition.
1954 (18.1.) issued 1/- green on cream uncashed IRISH POSTAL ORDER in fine condition. £45.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1930 1 1/2pi rate cover to UK used at LEFKA/CYPRUS. 1930 (JA.21.) cover addressed to UK bearing 3/4pi adhesive pair tied LEFKA/CYPRUS (Proud type D2). A little reduced at left edge from opening. £120.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1881 10/- green 'un-appropriated die' SPECIMEN. 1881 10/- green 'un-appropriated die' adhesive in fine mint condition with CYPRUS applied in name tablet and handstamped SPECIMEN in black. £85.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1881 5/- green 'un-appropriated die' SPECIMEN. 1881 5/- green 'un-appropriated die' adhesive in mint condition (flat gum from some adherence) with CYRPUS applied in name tablet and handstamped SPECIMEN in black. £35.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1881 2/- green 'un-appropriated die' SPECIMEN. 1881 2/- green 'un-appropriated die' issue with CYPRUS inserted name tablet in blue in fine mint condition handstamped SPECIMEN in black. Barefoot and Hall 12. £55.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1878 3d lilac 'un-appropriated die' SPECIMEN. 1878 3d lilac 'un-appropriated die' issue with CYPRUS inserted in name tablet in brown (Barefoot only records this value in green) in fine mint condition (few short perfs and bottom) handstamped SPECIMEN diagonally in black. £45.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1878 1d lilac 'un-appropriated die' SPECIMEN. 1878 1d lilac 'un-appropriated die' issue with CYPRUS inserted in name tablet in black in fine mint condition handstamped SPECIMEN diagonally in black. £45.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1865 inward cover from UK with '4 1/2d' accountancy handstamp applied in red. 1865 inward cover from UK bearing 6d lilac adhesive (fault) tied by 'W/36' cancel with LONDON-W strike alongside. MAURITIUS arrival b/s dated JY.24.65 and struck by scarce '4 1/2' accountancy handstamp in red. Proud type A14. Complete with original contents. £185.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1925 5c grey PSE used locally at RIVIERE DES ANGUILLES. H&G 41. 1925 5c grey on cream potsal stationery envelope addressed locally (opened roughly at bottom edge) cancelled by scarce s/r RIVIERE DES ANGUILLES cds dated 4.NO.29 with '3' coding. H&G 41. £60.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1910 1/2d rate local postcard use used at TOOTABI. 1910 (AP.29.) use of picture postcard addressed locally to Grahmastown depicting a real photo of horse in field with owner bearing 1/2d adhesive tied TOOTABI/CGH with HIGHLANDS arrival cds at left. A scarce strike. £65.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1907 1/2d rate local postcard use used at OCKIEP. 1907 (SP.4.) use of picture postcard addressed locally to Paarl depicting 'Ookiep' and bearing 1/2d adhesive tied OCKIEP/CGH and with LOWER PAARL arrival cds below. The latter not and easy strike to find. £45.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1907 1/2d rate local postcard use used at EMBINZANA. 1907 (JY.17.) postcard addressed locally (comic) bearing 1/2d green tied by s/r EMBINZANA/ C.G.H. cds. (Spelt with A instead of I). Interesting since the Putzel handbook mentions this only occurred in 1924. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1937 4d ultramarine censored RPSE uprated to USA used at RUSAPE. H&G 3. 1937 4d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G-Heading 1) addressed to USA bearing additional 1d (x3) and 1 1/2d 'Rhodes' (x3) tied by RUSAPE cds with red on cream P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/ D.E./…. censor label at right with J.60442-H 6182-D.9413- 112,000L- 5.12.42 imprint tied on front by violet octagonal crowned PASSED/ DE/3 h/s. This censor label is unrecorded by Little with this imprint. H&G 3. £65.00 |
;) | BAHAWALPUR - 1952 registered OHMS cover to UK used at SADIQ GARH PALACE. 1952 (MAR.19.) use of ON HIS MAJESTYS SERVICE (Bahawalpur Government) cover registered to UK and bearing Pakistan 1 1/2as pair and 4as adhesives cancelled by SADIQ GARH PALACE/ BAHAWALPUR cds. Pakistan adhesives had to be used for mail sent outside of Bahawalpur. £85.00 |
;) | BAHAWALPUR - 1952 registered OHMS cover to UK used at SADIQ GARH PALACE. 1952 (JAN.31.) use of ON HIS MAJESTYS SERVICE (Bahawalpur Government) cover registered to UK and bearing Pakistan 4as block of ten on reverse side cancelled by SADIQ GARH PALACE/ BAHAWALPUR cds. Pakistan adhesives had to be used for mail sent outside of Bahawalpur. £85.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1948 unaddressed cover bearing array of Interim adhesives all with DOUBLE OVERPRINTS. 1948 illustrated 'Independence Republic' unaddressed cover (refolded) bearing 1947 Interim Burmese Government 3ps, 6ps, 9ps, 3a and 3a6p adhesives each with major variety OVERPRINT DOUBLE and additional 1 1/2as adhesive showing the OVERPRINT DOUBLE ONE INVERTED. All tied by special BURMA INDEPENDENCE LIBERATION PO cds's dated 6.JA.48. A scarce array on cover. £110.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1946 inward 'BMA' cover from Malaya with 'DGB/3' censor strike applied. 1946 inward 'BMA/Malaya' cover (overall toned) with neat KYONPYAW arrival cds applied to reverse side and with scarce octagonal DGB/3 censor h/s applied in violet. Morenweiser type 5B. Complete with original contents. £40.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1945 2a rate cover to India with 'DGB/2' censor applied. 1945 (DEC.24.) cover addressed to India (over all toned) bearing 2as 'Mily Admn' adhesive on reverse side tied by BUY POST OFFICE/CASH CERTIFICATES cancel with RAYAWARAM cds alongside and struck by octagonal DGB/2 censor handstamp in blue ink. Moreweiser type 5B. Complete with original contents. £40.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1873 1d blue green used strip of three. SG 11. 1873 1d blue-green 'Chalon head' adhesive in a fine horizontal strip of three of the larger star watermark (sideways) cancelled by 'A15' duplex's. SG 11. £60.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS - 1946 local 'OHMS' cover use used at MARAKEI. 1946 (AP.3.) stampless ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE cover addressed locally to the Chief Postmaster on Ocean Island cancelled by d/r POST OFFICE/MARAKEI cds. £55.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS - 1938 (circa) cover to USA used at NANUMEA. 1938 (circa) cover addressed to USA bearing 'GV' 1/2d, 1d and 1 1/2d adhesives each tied by neat POST OFFICE/NANUMEA cds's. Proud type D2. £150.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1930 inward underpaid cover with Straits 2c and 4c 'Postage Dues' added. 1930 inward underpaid cover from India with 2c black and 4c green Straits Settlements 'Postage Dues' added (SG D2 and 3) tied SINGAPORE £45.00 |
;) | MALAYA (Penang) - 1929 inward unpaid cover with Straits 12c 'Postage Due' added. 1929 inward unpaid cover from India with 12c blue Straits Settlements 'Postage Due' (SG D6) added on arrival cancelled PENANG. £45.00 |
;) | MALAYA (Malacca) - 1931 inward underpaid cover with Straits 2c and 4c 'Postage Dues' added. 1931 (JA.31.) inward underpaid cover from India with 2c black and 4c green Straits Settlements 'Postage Dues' added (SG D2 and 3) tied MALACCA. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1950 6d green and bright orange 'Postage Due' mint pair with CENTRE SHIFT. 1950-58 6d green and bright orange 'roto printed' postage due pair in fine lightly mounted mint condition showing the variety CENTRE VALUE SHIFTED UPWARDS. SG D43. £60.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1936 underpaid cover (faults) with 1d and 2d 'Postage Dues' added. 1936 (10.VIII.) cover addressed locally to Cape Town bearing 1/2d 'spingbok' and 1d 'ship' adhesives tied by JOHANNESBURG/TELEPHONE/YOUR ORDERS slogan strike with scarce violet two lined OVER HALF OZ./MEER AS HALF ONS. instructional h/s applied with 1d and 2d 'Postage Dues' added. The cover unfortunately ripped open on reverse with flap and left edge missing. £30.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1926 unpaid cover with 2d 'Postage Due' added. 1926 (OCT.28.) stampless cover addressed to Cape Town cancelled by CATHCART cds with large black '2d' tax mark at left with 2d 'Postage Due' added and cancelled by RONDEBOSCH cds dated 1.NO.26. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1922 unpaid commercial card with 1d 'Postage Due' added. 1922 use of pre-printed 'The National Bank of South Africa Limited' commercial card addressed locally & cancelled WINDBERG CAPE & dated 11.MAY.22. Being stampless the card received a large '1d' tax mark & has 1d POSTAGE DUE added (SG D2) & cancelled JOHANNESBURG/29 cds. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1922 inward underpaid postcard with 1 1/2d 'Postage Due' added. 1922 inward picture postcard from UK but being under-paid handstamped with black circular 'T/1 1/2d' tax mark and with 1 1/2d 'Postage Due' (SG D10) added and cancelled PRETORIA. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1917 (tatty/faults) underpaid cover with Transvaal 1/2d dues used at MAITLAND. 1917 (FEB.17.) underpaid military cover addressed to the Cape Corps at Maitland cancelled by OUDTSHOORN cds (tatty edges/opened on 3 sides) and struck at left by scarce '2d' charge mark in black and with two pairs of the 1/2d black and blue-green Transvaal 'Postage Dues' applied to reverse side (SG D1) tied MAITLAND. Unusual use of these dues within the Cape. £55.00 |
;) | SOMALILAND - 1872-74 light vermilion POSTAL SEAL for BARBAR unused without gum. 1872-74 light vermilion POSTAL SEAL for BARBAR unused without gum. Kehr type Va. A scarce early type. £95.00 |
;) | SOMALILAND - 1880 POSTES EGYPTIENNES/BARBAR inter-postal seal in red with original gum. 1880 POSTES EGYPTIENNES/BARBAR inter-postal seal in red with original gum. Kehr type VIIIA. Scarce. £50.00 |
;) | SOMALILAND - 1880 POSTES EGYPTIENNES/BARBARA inter-postal seal in red with original gum.
1880 POSTES EGYPTIENNES/BARBARA inter-postal seal in red with original gum. Kehr type VIIIA. Scarce. £50.00 |
;) | NEW HEBRIDES - 1912 2 1/2d rate cover to UK used at PORT VILA. 1912 (SEP.17.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d (x3) and 1d (SG 18-19) tied by PORT VILA cds with the '2' in 1912 inverted. NSW/SYDNEY roller transit b/s. £95.00 |