The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | ANGUILLA - 1967 40c rate 'BOAC' cover to USA bearing 'Independent Anguilla' adhesives. 1967 (OC.20.) use of 'B.O.A.C.' cover addressed to UK bearing 15c and 25c 'Independent Anguilla' adhesives (SG 9+11) tied by neat ANGUILLA/VALLEY cds. These stamps are very elusive on cover. 40c being the correct rate to UK. £285.00 |
;) | ANGUILLA - 1967 1/2c 'Independent Anguilla' fine used condition. SG 1.
1967 1/2c 'Independent Anguilla' (New Lighthouse) adhesive in fine used condition. SG 1. £22.00 |
;) | ANGUILLA - 1967 5c 'Independent Anguilla' fine used condition. SG 6.
1967 5c 'Independent Anguilla' (Grammar School) adhesive in fine used condition. SG 6. £45.00 |
;) | ANGUILLA - 1967 6c 'Independent Anguilla' fine used condition. SG 7.
1967 6c 'Independent Anguilla' (Crater Mount Misery) adhesive in fine used condition. SG 7. £22.00 |
;) | ANGUILLA - 1967 10c 'Independent Anguilla' fine used condition. SG 8.
1967 10c 'Independent Anguilla' (Hibiscus) adhesive in fine used condition. SG 8. £12.00 |
;) | ANGUILLA - 1967 15c 'Independent Anguilla' fine used condition. SG 9.
1967 15c 'Independent Anguilla' (Sea Island Cotton) adhesive in fine used condition. SG 9. £15.00 |
;) | ANGUILLA - 1967 25c 'Independent Anguilla' Pigeon) used with upright watermark. SG 11.
1967 25c 'Independent Anguilla' (White Crowned Pigeon) adhesive in fine used condition with upright watermark. SG 11. £45.00 |
;) | BAHAMAS - 1920 3d brown mint with 'CROWN TO RIGHT OF CA' variety. SG 109w. 1920 3d brown 'Peace Celebration' adhesive in fine fresh mint condition showing the variety CROWN TO RIGHT OF CA from reverse. SG 109w. £265.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1935 first flight pilot signed cover to Fly River. 1935 (NO.4.) first flight cover addressed to the Orville Police Camp at Upper Fly River bearing 2d 'Declaration' adhesive tied PORT MORESBY/PAPUA (light overall toned) annotated accordingly and pilot signed by S.Campbell . Only 89 covers were flown. £265.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1940 6d 'Leeward Island' key plate on REGISTERED cover to USA used at CAYON. 1940 (AP.30.) registered cover to USA bearing 6d Leeward Island 'key plate' adhesive stied by s/r ST.KITTS/CAYON cds. £60.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1941 'S.A. Womens Auxiliary Service' stampless cover used at LOUIS TRICHARDT. 1941 (10.X.) stampless local cover cancelled LOUIS TRICHARDT with blue oval S.A.WOMENS AUXILIARY SERVICE handstamp applied. £40.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1884 20pa on 5p green very fine mint example with INVERTED SURCHARGE. SG 57a. 1884 20pa on 5p green in very fine unmounted mint condition showing the major variety INVERTED OVERPRINT. SG 57a. £60.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1957 Jubilee Jamboree 'value only' cover pair split on two covers. 1957 (OC.21.) cover pair addressed to UK bearing the 'value only' 2 1/2d and 4d 'Jubilee' GB overprinted adhesives on one cover and the 1/3d on the other with additional Kuwait 1np pair and 3np adhesives cancelled KUWAIT. The Jubilee Jamboree stamps where not overprinted for use in Kuwait as per the other Persian Gulf countries and only 30 sets of these 'value only' stamps got used at the central Kuwait Post Office. Noted by Donaldson as being rare and the fact that the majority of sets were split between two covers. (2 covers). £385.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1912 2 1/2d 'Parliament' adhesive cover to USA used at WOODSTOCK. 1912 (OC.16.) cover addressed to USA (somewhat aged) bearing the 2 1/2d 'parliament' adhesive (SG 1) tied by WOODSTOCK cds. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1941 3d rate censored 'GIFTS & COMFORTS' patriotic cover to USA. 1941 (13.XI.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied by JOHANNESBURG roller strike with red on cream OPENED BY/CENSOR label at right edge and with green on cream 1d GIFTS & COMFORTS 'V' for Victory patriotic label at lower left corner. £40.00 |
;) | ZANZIBAR - 1957 7s50 (SG type 48) PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF.
1957 7s50 (SG type 48) 'Kibweni Palace' PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF. £45.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1875 3c rate illustrated cover to USA used at MONTREAL. 1875 (JU.28.) 3c rate cover addressed to USA depictinga lovely illustration of the 'St.Lawrence Hall in Montreal' on reverse flap and bearing 'small head' 3c (oxidised to beep rich brown) MONTREAL cds with '8' coding. £85.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1891 2c bright green IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF. 1891 2c bright green IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF (head to left) submitted by the Canadian Bank Note Company of Montreal printed on very thin 'Japanese' grey paper. £150.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1897 1c orange-yellow (SG type 30) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF pair. 1897 1c IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF (SG type 30) of the 'Jubilee' issue printed in the issued colour of orange-yellow in a bottom marginal pair on very thick left hand marginal white Indian card. Scarce and attractive. £120.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1925 1c (imperforate) strip of three on cover used at VICTORIA. 1925 (FEB.24.) cover addressed locally to Oranagan bearing a fine strip of three of the 1c chrome-yellow (SG 259) tied by VICTORIA/WRITE OF TEN/AND KEEP/THE FAMILY/TOGETHER slogan strike. £125.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1930 25c BOOKLET complete. SG SB15. 1930 25c black on red BOOKLET containing two panes of six of the 2c (SG 291a) with English text. SG SB15. £50.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1933 'Union Jack' illustrated first flight postcard to India from BASSEIN. 1933 (DE.1.) first flight illustrated postcard (Union Jack) addressed to Calcutta bearing 9p and 1a adhesives tied by BASSEIN cds with CALCUTTA and PARK STREET arrival cds's alongside and struck by black two lined FIRST OFFICIAL FLIGHT/INDIAN NATIONAL AIRWAYS h/s. £95.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1936 1p letter seal M.P.O./ALEXANDRIA 'EGYPT/3/POSTAGE PAID' cover to Isle of Man. 1936 (MR.15.) cover addressed to Isle Of Man cancelled by red crowned EGYPT/3/POSTAGE PAID handstamp with M.P.O./ALEXANDRIA cds at left. Bears 1p carmine 'letter seal' (SG A 7) on reverse flap cancelled by red 'retta' h/s. £40.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1936 1p letter seal M.P.O./ALEXANDRIA 'EGYPT/6/POSTAGE PAID' cover to Isle of Man. 1936 (MR.15.) cover addressed to Isle Of Man cancelled by red crowned EGYPT/6/POSTAGE PAID handstamp with M.P.O./ALEXANDRIA cds at left. Bears 1p carmine 'letter seal' (SG A 7) on reverse flap cancelled by red 'retta' h/s. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1894 1/2a green on greenish blue PSC of Bamra used locally. H&G 2. BAMRA - 1894 1/2a green on greenish blue postal stationery postcard addressed in local script and cancelled by light BAMRA cds dated 5.2.94. Two small paper mount marks on reverse and light tone marks. H&G 2. £135.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1899 1a light green PSE of Kishangarh in unused condition. H&G 1. KISHANGARH - 1899 1a light green on cream postal stationery envelope. The envelope being unused but with ironed out vertical crease at left. A very rare piece of stationery with embossed seal on reverse flap. H&G 1. £120.00 |
;) | BRUNEI - 1925 registered 'Wilson' cover to UK. 1925 (FEB.10.) registered 'Wilson' cover addressed to UK bearing 1c pair, 8c and 10c adhesives tied by BRUNEI cds's with boxed R/BRUNEI/No. h/s at lower left. LABUAN transit b/s. £150.00 |
;) | BRUNEI - 1927 multi franked registered 'Wilson' cover to UK. 1927 (MAR.22.) registered 'Wilson' cover to UK bearing 2c,3c,4c,5c and 12c adhesives each centrally cancelled by BRUNEI cds's with boxed R/BRUNEI/No. h/s at lower left. LABUAN transit b/s. £150.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1912 2a ultramarine RPSE (size J) to Germany. H&G 1b. 1912 (JA.29.) use of Indian Edward VII 2a ultramarine on cream (size J) registered postal stationery envelope addressed to Germany (with central fold) cancelled by ADEN cds on flap. H&G 1b. £65.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1940's (circa) 'CABLE AND WIRELESS' telegram envelope sent to RAF ADEN. 1940's (circa) blue on cream 'CABLE AND WIRELESS LIMITED' telegram envelope addressed to RAF Aden and hence sent free. £85.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1944 use of Cable and Wireless 'GOVERNMENT TELEGRAM' envelope with economy label. 1944 (JUN.26.) use of blue on cream Cable and Wireless Limited 'GOVERENMENT TELEGRAM' envelope over sealed with scarce 'ON HIS MAJESTYS SERVICE/NATIONAL ECONOMY' (re use) label registered to UK and bearing 1a and 8a pair tied ADEN and struck by violet THE SECRETARIAT/ADEN h/s. Government Telegrams are rare. £180.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1934 'Madras Air Taxi Service' first flight cover Calcutta to Madras used at PARK STREET. 1934 (FE.10.) first flight internal cover addressed to Madras bearing 3p and 3a adhesives tied by PARK STREET/CALCUTTA cds and handstamped by violet straight lined '1st FLT.MADRAS AIR TAXI SERVICE' handstamp. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 illustrated 'Indian National Airways' first flight cover to UK used from LAHORE. 1935 (JAN.4.) illustrated first flight cover addressed to UK bearing 1 1/2a adhesive tied with 6a 'Air' by LAHORE GPO cds. Carried by Indian National Airways on their opening Karachi-Lahore flight. £55.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 'Bombay to Calcutta' first flight cover to Nagpur City pilot signed. 1935 (FEB.23) first flight cover addressed locally to Nagpur City bearing 2a pair 'air' adhesive tied Bombay foreign & with red boxed DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT/FIRST DIRECT AIR MAIL/BOMBAY-CALCUTTA/25th FEBRUARY 1935 cachet at bottom. Pilot signed. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 'Calcutta to Bombay' first flight cover used from Nagpur City and pilot signed. 1935 (FEB.25) first flight cover to Bombay bearing 3a 'air' adhesive tied by NAGPUR CITY cds and with red boxed DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT/FIRST DIRECT AIR MAIL/CALCUTTA BOMBAY/26th February 1935 cachet at bottom. Pilot signed. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1936 'India-Ceylon' first flight cover. 1936 first flight cover to Ceylon bearing 1a pair tied by black boxed FIRST SPECIAL AIR MAIL/ INDIA-CEYLON/DECEMBER 1936 h/s. Marked 'Via Madras' in manuscript & with TRICHINOPOLY transit cds. £40.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1894 2d blue RPSE (size F) uprated to France. H&G 1. 1894 2d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to France bearing additional 'QV' 1d and 1 1/2d adhesives tied FREETOWN/SIERRA LEONE and dated SP.24.98. H&G 1. £85.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1900 'ARMY POST OFFICE/NATAL FIELD FORCE' cover to UK. 1900 cover addressed to UK (a little grubby on reverse and smal edge faults) bearing Transvaal 1/2d (x3) and 1d adhesive each overprinted V.R.I. Tied in combination with GB QV 1d lilac by octagonal ARMY POST OFFICE/NATAL FIELD FORCE cancels. Sent from a soldier of the Imperial Yeomanry Field Hospital at Machadodorp and with ILFORD arrival b/s. £80.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1902 1d rate internal UNCLAIMED handstamped commercial cover used at DUNDEE. 1902 (SP.20.) commercial pre-printed cover addressed to Lady Smith bearing 1/2d adhesive pair tied DUNDEE/NATAL. The cover could not be delivered and was struck by scarce black boxed UNCLAIMED instructional strike. Marked 'Try Wakkenstroom' and with a host of delivery b/s's including FIELD POST OFFICE/BRITISH ARMY S.AFRICA '49' strike and RETURNED LETTER OFFICE/NATAL. £135.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1917 5/- 'roo' on registered PASSED CENSOR cover to Switzerland used at RABAUL. N.W.P.I. - 1917 (NO.26) registered cover to Switzerland bearing the 5/- (SG 92) tied by RABAUL cds with red and black on white RABAUL/(DEUTSCHE-NEUGUINEA) registered etiquette label at left and violet crowned PASSED CENSOR/RABAUL h/s dated 30.NOV.1917. £320.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1932 1/- 'OS' official on registered cover to UK used at MARIENBERG. 1932 (AP.5) registered cover to UK bearing 1/- pale blue green adhesive overprinted 'O.S.' (SG O20) tied by violet MARIENBERG/NEW GUINEA cds with R/MARIENBERG/No... registered h/s at left. Rabaul & Sydney transit b/s's. A scarce village use of this official stamp on cover. £265.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 'Delhi-Karachi' first flight cover to Jodhpur used at KARACHI with INDIAN INDUSTY h/s. 1929 (DEC.29.) first flight 'By Indian State Air Service Only' cover addressed to Jodhpur bearing 1a and 2a 'air' adhesives tied by KARACHI/SUPPORT/INDIAN INDUSTRY slogan strike. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 'Delhi-Karachi' first flight cover to Karachi used at HYDERABAD SIND to Karachi. 1929 (DEC.30.) 'By First Delhi-Karachi Air Route' first flight cover addressed to Karachi bearing 1a and 2a 'air' adhesive tied by HYDERABAD SIND cds. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 'Delhi-Karachi' first flight cover to Karachi from JODHPUR. 1929 (DEC.30.) 'By First Delhi-Karachi Air Route' first flight cover addressed to Karachi bearing 1a and 2a 'air' adhesive tied by JODHPUR cds. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 'Delhi-Karachi' first flight cover to Delhi from HYDERABAD SIND. 1929 (DEC.30.) 'By First Delhi-Karachi Air Route' first flight cover addressed to Karachi bearing 1a and 2a 'air' adhesive tied by HYDERABAD SIND cds. £35.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1974 60f rate cover to Holland with scarce WAR TAX label applied at MANAMA. 1974 (JA.29.) commercial cover addressed to Holland bearing 30f adhesive (x2) tied by MANAMA (2) BAHRAIN cds with scarce 1st issue WAR TAX label alongside. SG T192. £120.00 |
;) | ST.HELENA - 1941 3d rate 'OPENED BY CENSOR' and 'PASSED VV//' handstamped cover to UK. 1942 (SP.12.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d, 1d and 1 1/2d adhesives each tied ST.HELENA with scarce black on white OPENED BY CENSOR label at left edge (WASC type 1a) with violet boxed crowned PASSED/ VV//…. handstamp applied to the front (WASC type 2) with initials inserted in manuscript. £265.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1983 $4.80 mint block of ten (toned gum) overprinted GUYANA/I.M.O. SG 1071. 1983 $4.80 bright blue and deep dull green 'ship' adhesive in a fine mint marginal block of ten with overall toned gum overprinted in deep red GUYANA/I.M.O./1983 for the International Maritime Organisation. SG 1071. £10.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1950 (circa) $1+4c INLAND POSTAL ORDER unused. 1950 (circa) $1 + 'four cents' brown on cream INLAND POSTAL ORDER in unused condition and complete with the original couterfoil. The 'Four Cents' commission being manuscriptly crossed through and 'Twenty Five' inserted and initialled by the Postmaster. £85.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1881 4d rate cover to USA. 1881 (JY.26.) cover addressed to USA marked 'Per Guinoeo' bearing 4d grey perf 14 issue tied by double arc TRINIDAD cancel with NEW YORK-PAID ALL transit b/s. £200.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1893 4d blue RPSE (size H2) unused. H&G 1a. 1893 4d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) in fine unused condition. H&G 1a. £65.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1902 5c blue RPSE (size G) unused. H&G 2a. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - 1902 5c blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition. H&G 2a. £40.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1891 5c blue RPSE (size G) unused. H&G 1a. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - 1891 5c blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition. H&G 1a. £40.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1881 10c rate cover to USA. 1881 (DE.2.) cover addressed to USA bearing 10c mauve adhesive tied by 'B 62' duplex with s/r HONG KONG cds below. Marked 'Per City Of Tokio' and with red SAN FRANCISCO/PAID ALL transit b/s. £265.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1936 1p 'letter seal' EGYPT/16/POST PAID cover to Isle of Man. 1936 (MR.15.) cover addressed to Isle Of Man cancelled by red crowned EGYPT/16/POSTAGE PAID handstamp with M.P.O./ALEXANDRIA cds at left. Bears 1p carmine 'letter seal' (SG A 7) on reverse flap cancelled by red 'retta' h/s. £40.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1893 40p on 2 1/2d grey-blue PSE unused with SURCHARGE INVERTED. 1893 40 paras on 2 1/2d grey-blue on cream postal stationery envelope showing the major variety OVERPRINT INVERTED on the type II 'Open 4' variation. This is only listed on the closed 4 issue by H&G. The envelope is unused but a little aged. Unusual item. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 'Alcock-Brown' first flight cover from DUM DUM. 1929 (JU.14) Illustrated FIRST TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT/NEWFOUNDLAND TO IRELAND cover to Calcutta bearing Indian 1a tied by DUM DUM cds with special violet boxed TENTH ANNIVERSARY/FLOWN AT/DUM DUM AIR PORT cachet at centre. Struck similarly on reverse & signed by Stephen Smith. Alcock flight with only 298 cover carried. £75.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 illustrated 'Joan Page' first flight cover from DUM DUM. 1929 (JUN.25) illustrated first flight cover addressed to Calcutta & carried by the D.H.Moth 'Lady Jackson' bearing 1a adhesive tied by DUM DUM cds & signed by pilot Joan Page. The first lady pilot of India. Additional signature on reverse together with that of Stephen Smith. 290 covers were flown of which only 50 were signed. £90.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 first flight cover to UK. 1929 (APR.4.) first flight cover addressed to UK bearing 4a pair tied by KARACHI/F cds's with scarce black on light blue BY AIR MAIL/P25 label at left and red paper alongside with manuscript 'Pr 1st Air Mail/Karachi to Cairo' (Cairo deleted and England inserted). Circular BY/AIR h/s below. Taken on the April 7th first flight by Imperial Airways. £80.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1888 1/2d brown PSC uprated to Germany used at MOCHUDI/B.B. H&G 2. 1888 1/2d brown on buff postal stationery postcard of GB overprinted 'British Bechuanaland' addressed in pencil to Germany but with full message on reverse bearing additional 1/2d green adhesive tied by s/r MOCHUDI/B/B.B. cds datedAP.28.05 and with BESTENT VOM POST 62 arrival cds on front. A rare card used. H&G 2. £285.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1890 1d brown PSC uprated locally used at KANYE/BECHUANALAND. H&G 5. 1890 1d brown on cream postal stationery postcard of Cape Of Good Hope overprinted BRITISH BECHUANALAND in black addressed to Mafeking bearing additional 1/2d green adhesive (SG 56) of the Taylor and Marshall printing cancelled by KANYE/BECHUANALAND cds dated JY.1.98. MAFEKING arrival two days later. A scarce use of this stationery. H&G 5. £265.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1899 use of OHMS acknowledgement paper used at MARIBOGO/B.B. 1899 (SP.1.) use of pre-printed 'OHMS' letter sheet addressed to the military secetary of Government House in Cape Town regarding the acknowledgement of a medal granted by the 'British South Africa Company' for service in Rhodesia in 1896. Cancelled by rare s/r MARIBOGO/B.B. cds with KIMBERLEY transit b/s and CAPETOWN arrival. £350.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1899 use of OHMS acknowledgement paper used at TAUNGS/BECHUANALAND. 1899 (AU.3.) use of 'ON HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE' acknowledgement paper for the receipt of a war medal pre-addressed to the military secretary at Cape Town folded into letter and cancelled by s/r TAUNGS/BECHUANALAND cds. A scarce usage. £200.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1900 1d rate cover to UK used at MAFEKING/C.G.H. 1900 (JY.21.) cover addressed to UK (light vertical fold) bearing Cape 1d tied by MAFEKING/C.G.H. cds used during the Cape annexation period. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 4th Sikkim 'ROCKETGRAM' cover. 1935 cover addressed locally to Hector Smith at Sikkim bearing a copy of the green on white 3 SH -Rocket Fee 2 rupees-ROCKETGRAM INDIA/ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE imperforated label overprinted ROCKET MAIL EXPERIMENT/BY SANCTION/SIKKIM DURBAR with 9ps green adhesive at left and both tied by GANGTOK cds dated 9.APR.35. This being the 4th Sikkim flight. £225.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 5th Sikkim 'ROCKETGRAM' cover. 1935 cover addressed locally to Stephen Smith at Sikkim bearing a copy of the red on white 3 SH -Rocket Fee 2 rupees-ROCKETGRAM INDIA/ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE imperforated label tied by violet ROCKET MAIL EXPERIMENTS/SIKKIM cachet and APRIL 10th 35/SURUMSA TO RAY h/s. The label is overprinted ROCKET MAIL EXPERIMENT/BY SANCTION/SIKKIM DURBAR and the cover is struck by OVER RIVER/RANAKHALI/ON SIKKIM DURBAR SERVICE h/s and is signed by Stephen Smith in green ink on front and black ink on reverse. This being the 5th Sikkim flight. £225.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 7th Sikkim 'ROCKETGRAM' cover. 1935 cover addressed locally to Stephen Smith at Sikkim bearing a copy of the blue on white 3 SH -Rocket Fee 2 rupees-ROCKETGRAM INDIA/ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE imperforated label tied by violet ROCKET MAIL EXPERIMENTS/SIKKIM cachet and FROM RAY TO SURUMUSA 10.4.35. h/s. The label is overprinted ROCKET MAIL EXPERIMENT/BY SANCTION/SIKKIM DURBAR and the cover is struck by OVER RIVER/RANAKHALI/ON SIKKIM DURBAR SERVICE h/s and is signed by Stephen Smith in green ink on front and black ink on reverse. This being the 7th Sikkim flight. £225.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1893 2d blue RPSE (size F) uprated to France. H&G 5. 1893 2d blue grey registered postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to France and bearing additional 2 1/2d adhesive tied REGISTRATION/TRINIDAD and dated FE.6.94. H&G 5. £45.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1902 2d blue RPSE (size G) uprated to UK. H&G 8a. 1902 2d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK bearing additional 1d adhesive tied REGISTRATION/GPO TRINIDAD and dated MR.1.12. H&G 8a. £30.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1970 20c dark blue 'Tourism' illustrated AIR LETTER unused. 1970 20c dark blue on blue postal stationery AIR LETTER in unused condition with special TOURISM ILLUSTRATED reverse. £18.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1970 25c orange 'Tourism' illustrated AIR LETTER unused. 1970 25c orange on light blue postal stationery AIR LETTER in unused condition with special TOURISM ILLUSTRATED reverse. £18.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1915 2 1/2d rate 'PASSED CENSOR No.4' cover to Holland used at LUDERITZRICH. 1915 (NO.24.) commercial cover to Holland bearing South Africa 2 1/2d adhesive tied LUDERITZRICH and struck at left by violet boxed PASSED BY CENSOR/No.4 bilingual handstamp. ROTTERDAM arrival b/s. £35.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1915 1/2d green mint blocks of 4 with MISSING HYPHEN. SG 34c. 1915 1/2d green in two fine mint blocks of four each showing the MISSING HYPHEN variety. One block being top marginal and hence showing the variety on stamp 5 whilst the other block having a smaller overprint shows this error from stamp 28. The latter is not noted by SG although it is referred to in the Peter Duggan handbook on Togo and only occurs in this position on the 1/2d and 1d printings. SG H34c. £20.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1915 1/2d green mint block of 18 with CUPATION error. H&G 34e. 1915 1/2d green in a fine mint block of 18 (slight perforation separation) showing the CUPATION variety on stamp 33. This only occurred on the first printing. A nice piece. H&G 34e. £125.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1915 1/2d green mint block of 18 including CCUPATION error. SG 38a+f 1915 1/2d green in a fine mint bottom marginal PLATE 1 block of 18 from the right pane showing the CCUPATION variety on Row 5/7 which only occurred on the first printing plus examples of the SMALL F on stamps 58 and 59. A nice positional piece. SG 34a+f. £75.00 |
;) | ABU DHABI - 1961 40np piece from Bahrain RPSE uprated with 60f pair used at ABU DHABI. 1961 40np red on cream Bahrain registered postal stationery envelope piece (60mm x 70mm) bearing Abu Dhabi 60fils local stamp pair cancelled and tied ABU DHABI TRUCIAL STATES. Despite being just a torn off piece this is an exceedingly scarce use of this obliterated barred stationery item (25mm setting) used in Abu Dhabi. £120.00 |
;) | ABU DHABI - 1963 40np on 6d rate cover to UK used at ABU DHABI TRUCIAL STATES/2. 1963 (OC.7.) cover addressed to UK (central fold-open on 2 sides) bearing 40np on 6d Br.P.O.in Eastern Arabia adhesive (SG 88) tied by DAS ISLAND/ABU DHABI TRUCIAL STATES 2 s/r cds. £180.00 |
;) | ABU DHABI - 1964 10np on 1 1/2d rate cover to Switzerland at ABU DHABI TRUCIAL STATES 2. 1964 (JU.10.) cover addressed to Switzerland bearing 10np on 1 1/2d green 'value only' adhesive tied ABU DHABI TRUCIAL STATES/2 with a pair of the black on cream 'CHANGE OF ADDRESS' labels added and tied BERN 9 and having been then re-directed. £200.00 |
;) | ABU DHABI - 1964 15np on 2 1/2d rate cover to Canada used at ABU DHABI TRUCIAL STATES/2. 1964 (JU.10.) cover addressed to Canada bearing the BR.P.O. in E.A. 'value only' 15np on 2 1/2d adhesive (SG 70) tied by ABU DHABI TRUCIAL STATES/2 cds. A scarce usage. £200.00 |
;) | ABU DHABI - 1964 tri colour surcharge cover to UK used at ABU DHABI TRUCIAL STATES 1. 1964 (MR.4.) cover addressed to UK bearing GB 'value only' 3np on 1/2d, 6np on 1d and 12np on 2d pairs tied by ABU DHABI TRUCIAL STATES 1 cds's. A scarce usage of these stamps at Abu Dhabi. £200.00 |
;) | ABU DHABI - 1969 cover to UK with 25f on 15f alongside 100f used at ABU DHABI/RECOMMANDE. 1969 (DE.14.) long registered cover addressed to UK (Donaldson) bearing the scarce 25f on 15f brown and red on white provisional adhesive (issued the day before) alongside 100f adhesive and tied by ABU DHABI/RECOMMANDE cds. A rare stamp so used on cover. £300.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1937 3a dark blue RPSE (size H) uprated to UK. H&G 1a. 1937 3a dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H) addressed to UK (ex small piece of flap edge) bearing 3as adhesive pair tied ADEN and dated 1950. Marked 'British Forces' in manuscript. H&G 1a. £50.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1908 1/4d on 1/- pair plus 2d 'docks' on cover to USA used at IRELAND ISLAND. 1908 (FE.19.) cover addressed to USA bearing 'QV' one farthing on 1/- grey pair (SG 30) alongside 2d 'dock' (SG 39) by IRELAND ISLAND/BERMUDA cds's. An unusual franking. £50.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1900 2 1/2d rate cover to USA struck 'A 91'. 1900 (OC.8.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d adhesive (SG 45) tied by 'A 91' duplex with s/r VIRGIN ISLANDS cds at lower left. £50.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1901 2 1/2d rate cover to USA used at VIRGIN ISLANDS. 1901 (JY.1.) cover addressed to USA (faults on top edge from opening) bearing 2 1/2d adhesive (SG 45) tied by s/r VIRGIN ISLANDS cds. £45.00 |
;) | NAURU - 1918 1/- emerald 'Roo' overprinted N.W.PACIFIC ISLANDS struck CANCELLED/NAURU. 1918 1/- emerald (wmk type 6) 'Roo' of Australia overprinted N.W./PACIFIC/ISLANDS cancelled by lovely central CANCELLED/NAURU cancel. £30.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1939 3d rate OPENED BY CENSOR cover to USA used at PORT MORESBY. 1939 (OC.23.) cover addressed to USA (minor faults) bearing 3d 'pictorial' adhesive tied PORT MORESBY with scarce red on cream perforated OPENED BY CENSOR label at left. Little type PML 8-1. £80.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1935 registered cover used at BPO LARACHE with British Silver Jubilee blks x4. 1935 (DEC.4.) registered oversized cover used locally to Tangier bearing the British Zone 'Silver Jubilee' series (SG 62-65) blocks of four tied by oval REGISTERED/BRITISH P.O.LARACHE cancels. A scarce use of blocks on cover. £120.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1946 9ps green PSC uprated locally cancelled by 'REGIONAL CONFERENCE' h/s. H&G 8. 1946 9ps green on light buff postal stationery postcard addressed locally with additional 3ps adhesive applied and cancelled by special violet boxed REGIONAL CONFERENCE/OF STATISTICIANS ECAFE/POST OFFICE. RANGOON/GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF BURMA cancel dated 22.JAN.1951. H&G 8. £45.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1939 6ps PSC unused overprinted BURMA POST OFFICE for reuse with pre-printed reverse. H&G 2. 1939 6ps blue on light buff postal stationery postcard struck through by two black horizontal lines for reuse and struck BURMA POST OFFICE at top with the reverse pre-printed for Post Office Acknowledgements. Printed by B.A.P. Ltd in 1953. H&G 2. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1932 'USE THE INLAND AIR MAIL & HELP INDIAN AVIATION' local h/s'd cover. 1932 cover addressed locally to Calcutta (ex reverse flap) bearing 3ps and 1a cancelled by part …LINES cds and struck at left by rare red boxed USE THE INLAND AIR MAIL & HELP INDIAN AVIATION handstamp. £150.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1914 2a6p (perfin) rate cover to USA with OPENED UNDER MARIAL LAW/CENSOR CALCUTTA label. 1914 (25.11.) commercial cover addressed to USA bearing a PERFINED 2a6p adhesive tied by CALCUTTA GPO/F.C. cds and with scarce black on cream OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW/CENSOR, CALCUTTA label at top edge. £200.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1862 INDIA PAID outer wrapper to France with 'GB/1f62c' accountancy h/s. 1862 (AUG.12.) outer wrapper addressed to France struck by INDIA UNPAID boxed h/s on front in black with red small BOMBAY b/s and blue oval FORWARDED BY/EWART LATHAM & CO.BOMBAY strike. Scarce black diamond 'GB/1f62c' accountancy mark applied with red POSS.ANG.V.SUEZ/MARSEILLE strike. £165.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1921 12c carmine lake PSC to Denmark used at COLOMBO/3. H&G 58. 1921 12c carmine lake on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to Denmark and cancelled by COLOMBO/3 cds dated 16.DE.30. H&G 58. £55.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1984 issued E5 'SWAZILAND POSTAL ORDER' in unused condition
1984 (24.8.) issued E5 brown and black SWAZILAND POSTAL ORDER in unused condition and complete with counterfoil. Cancelled MBABANE SWAZILAND/COUNTERS when issued. £15.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 2006 issued E5 SWAZILAND POSTAL ORDER in unused condition.
2006 (22.05) issued E5 black and yellow SWAZILAND POSTAL ORDER in unused condition and complete with counterfoil. Cancelled LOBAMBA SWAZILAND/C 1 when issued. £12.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 2006 (circa) E10 'SWAZILAND POSTAL ORDER' in unused condition.
2006 (circa) E10 black and yellow SWAZILAND POSTAL ORDER in unused condition and complete with counterfoil. No issuing cancel applied. £12.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 2006 issued E20 'SWAZILAND POSTAL ORDER' unused.
2006 (22.05) issued E20 black and yellow SWAZILAND POSTAL ORDER in unused condition and complete with counterfoil. Cancelled LOBAMBA SWAZILAND/C 1 when issued. £15.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1911 1a carmine PSC of India to Holland used at ADEN. H&G 17. 1911 (MAY.3.) use of Indian 1a carmine postal stationery postcard (H&G 17) addressed to Holland and cancelled ADEN. £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1955 issued 50 cedis 'GHANA POSTAL ORDER' struck NIMA MAILS/GHANA. 1955 (03.03.) issued 50 Cedis brown on cream GHANA POSTAL ORDER unused with counterfoil and struck NIMA MAILS/GHANA on issuing. £25.00 |