The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | SAMOA - 1914 1/2d on 3pfg brown used strip of three showing MISSING FRACTION BAR. SG 101b. 1914 1/2d on 3pfg brown in a fine vertical strip of three tied to piece by APIA/SAMOA cds's dated 12.9.14 and with the center stamp showing the MISSING FRACTION BAR. SG 101b. £50.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1942 'OPENED BY CENSOR' cover to USA. 1942 (OC.15.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2d, 2 1/2d and 1/- adhesives tied CASTRIES/ST.LUCIA with black on greyish white 'local' OPENED BY CENSOR label at left. Little type CL1a-68mm. £55.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - 1934 $1 IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF. 1934 $1 'Sir Charles Vyner Brooke' marginal IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF printed in scarlet and brown on gummed paper. (SG type 21). £50.00 |
;) | SEYCHELLES - 1957 'M.S.TJIPANAS' maritime use cover to USA. 1957 (JU.12.) cover addressed to USA cancelled on reverse by VICTORIA/SEYCHELLES cds but bearing SWA 1/2d and 1d 'pictorial' singles each tied by oval ROYAL INTER OCEAN LINES/M.S.TJIPANAS cancels with circular KON JAVA CHINA PAKETVAART LIJNEN N.V. h/s below. The Tjipanas calling at Seycelles in 1957 and the letter being sent via this ship by a US passenger. The adhesives are additionally struck PAQUEBOT in black. £30.00 |
;) | SEYCHELLES - 1969 local 'Postage Due' cover with scarce 10c POSTAGE PREPAID h/s. 1969 (MR.10.) stampless cover addressed locally struck by the scarce 'cog-wheeled' SEYCHELLES/ 10 CENTS/POSTAGE PREPAID handstamp in violet with VICTORIA/SEYCHELLES cds below. The cover despite having postage prepaid was struck by 'T' tax mark and with 2c (x2) and 3c (x2) postage dues added and cancelled on the same day. Proud records this strike (Proud type PD8) as having been used on March 7th 1969 due to a shortage of the 10c stamps. The cover was marked as being rare. Unusual item. £55.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1931 3d 'pictorial' mint REVENUE block of six. 1931 3d 'pictorial' adhesive in three vertical marginal pairs in unmounted mint condition overprinted with bilingual REVENUE/INKOMSTE handstamps in red. Barefoot and Hall 27. £50.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1934 4c brown REVENUE mint block of four. 1935 4c brown REVENUE adhesive in a fine mint top marginal block of four with overall toned gum and showing sheet '05' in margin. A scarce item in such a multiple. Barefoot 21. £120.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1851 1d (no value) FOURNIER PROOF forgery handstamed FAUX. 1851 1d (SG type 2-no value expressed) 'Fournier' PROOF forgery printed in red on cream paper and handstamped FAUX. £15.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1859 1d FOURNIER PROOF struck FAUX in black. 1859 1d (SG type 6) 'Fournier' PROOF forgery printed in red on cream paper and handstamped FAUX. £15.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1902 1/2d green postal wrapper use to UK struck by 'DN' (Durban) parcel strike. H&G 3. 1902 1/2d green on buff postal stationery wrapper addressed to UK cancelled by scarce 'DN' parcel cancel (Hart type P2) used at Durban. The 'N' with defective right leg. H&G 3. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1925 6d rare registered cover to UK used at KEI ROAD. 1925 (Mar.20) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 6d tied KEI ROAD cds with 'R' alongside with ms. etiquette. A rare strike. £30.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1922 3d rate cover to Germany used at TABASE. 1922 (NO.2.) cover addressed to Germany (light vertical fold) marked 'Via England' bearing 1d and 2d 'head' adhesives tied by TABASE/C.G.H. cds. A scarcer Trankei strike. £40.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1957 local cover used at MANAMA but struck in 'violet' ink. 1957 (NOV.7.) cover addressed locally bearing local 1/2a and 1a adhesives tied by scarce violet rubber MANAMA cds (Donaldson type 31). £80.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1910 'R.M.S.P./ORUBA' maritime postcard use to UK. 1910 (MA.1.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Codrington College, Barbados' bearing GB 1d adhesive tied BARBADOS/GPO and with blue oval R.M.S.P./ORUBA maritime h/s below. A scarce use of this GB adhesive at Barbados. £50.00 |
;) | BARBUDA - 1928 4 1/2d rate registered cover to UK used at BARBUDA. 1928 (OC.26.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing Leeward 'key plate' 1/4d pair and 4d adhesives tied by BARBUDA/B.W.I. cds with red boxed R/BARBUDA. B.W.I./No. h/s at left. £85.00 |
;) | BARBUDA - 1928 6d rate registered cover to UK used at BARBUDA. 1928 (SE.17.) registered cover to UK bearing Leeward Island 6d adhesive (SG 72-scarce) tied by BARBUDA cds with red boxed R/BARBUDA B.W.I./No. registered h/s at left. £90.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1905 4c rate 'PORT EDWARD/WEI HAI WEI' postcard use to UK. 1905 (OCT.6.) postcard addressed to UK depicting 'French Town-Entrance to Chinese City' bearing 4c adhesive tied by the rare locally produced PORT EDWARD/WEI HAI WEI cancellator in violet. VICTORIA/HONG KONG transit cds at left. £485.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1927 combination cover to Bombay. HYDERABAD - 1927 registered commercial cover addressed to Bombay bearing 1/4a, 1/2a and 1a local pair tied by local cds in script and bearing additional Indian 'GV' 1a brown strip of three with KALBADEVI cds applied alongside dated 11.AUG.27. Complete with original contents. A scarce combination cover. £85.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1943 censor cover to U.S.A. 1943 cover addressed to St.Lucia bearing 1/2d pair and 1 1/2d adhesives tied by part KINGSTOWN/ ST.VINCENT cds's with black on cream P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/ U.U6 censor label at left with '52447 W.P.Ltd' imprint. Little type L4. Censor 6 being allocated to the censor Clark. A nice Inter-Island censor use. £85.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1921 1/2d 'War Tax' use with 1 1/2d adhesive to Honolulu from FANNING ISLAND 1921 (AU.21.) cover addressed to Honolulu bearing New Zealand 1 1/2d adhesive tied in combination with the 1/2d 'War Stamp' by light FANNING ISLAND cds. A scarce use of this 'War Stamp' in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. £150.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1946 'FPO 475' Victory pair use on local cover to the Mayor 1946 (OC.12.) registered local cover addressed to 'The Mayor' bearing the 'Victory' adhesive pair tied by FIELD POST OFFICE/475 cds and with scarce blue on white perforated R/No./FPO 475 registered label at lower left similarly struck. £50.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1966 use of 1/- blue and yellow on white GB 'REPLY COUPON' cashed at MOLO/KENYA.
1966 (OC.4.) use of 1/- blue and yellow on white GB 'C.22 - INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPON' redeemed at MOLO/KENYA. £35.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1966 use of 1/- blue and yellow on white GB 'REPLY COUPON' cashed at FORT HALL/KENYA.
1966 (SE.26.) use of 1/- blue and yellow on white GB 'C.22 - INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPON' redeemed at FORT HALL/KENYA. £35.00 |
;) | CAMEROONS - 1910 use of Southern Nigeria 1d at the German office at GARUA/KAMERUN. 1910 (3.3.) use of Southern Nigeria 1d adhesive tied to small piece by GARUA/KAMERUN cds used in the German Cameroons. Unusual item. £30.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1914 5c rate cover to USA used at CARMICHAEL ST. 1914 (DEC.5.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1c and 2c (x2) adhesives tied by s/r CARMICHAEL ST/B.G. cds (Proud type D7). £35.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1894 multi franked 'One Cent' surcharges on local cover used at GEORGETOWN. 1894 (MY.1.) cover addressed locally bearing the four ONE CENT red surcharge adhesives of 1890 (SG 207-210) tied by GEORGETOWN/B.GUIANA cds's. £75.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1902 6 1/2d rate registered cover to Germany used at JOHANNESBURG. 1902 (APR.12.) registered cover to Germany bearing Edward VII 1/2d tied in combination with 6d 'VRI' overprint tied REGISTERED/JOHANNESBURG. Unusual pairing. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1944 1/3d rate censor cover to UK used at WARRI. 1944 cover addressed to UK bearing 1/3d adhesive tied WARRI/NIGERIA and with black on bluish P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER label at left tied on the front by octagonal crowned PASSED/ PP/24 h/s. Little types IV and VII. £45.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1939 inward maritime use postcard from UK. 1939 inward postcard from UK addressed to the 'Blue Funnel' shipping line at Hong Kong (vertical fold) with violet boxed 'RECEIVED HONG KONG…/S.T. …./DATE…..' handstamp applied at struck by forwarding SHANGHAI violet h/s below and showing light SHANGHAI arrival. An unusual maritime item. £65.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1910 1/2d rate postcard use to UK used at ST.JOHNS. 1910 (NO.26.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Redcliff Street-St.Johns, Antigua' bearing Leeward Islands 1/2d adhesive tied ST.JOHNS /ANTIGUA. £18.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1909 1d rate postcard to UK used at ST.JOHNS. 1909 (DE.11.) postcard use to UK depicting 'St Marys Street/Antigua' bearing Leeward Islands 1d adhesive tied ST.JOHNS/ANTIGUA. £18.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1930 'Electricity and Gas Inspection' revenue series of 11 mint. Barefoot and Hall 1-11.
1930 "Electricity and Gas Inspection" revenue series of 11 with the 50c-$10 printed in orange and the 60c-$10 in blue all with blue control numbers. Fine fresh mint condition. Barefoot and Hall 1-11. £60.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1930 'Weights and Measures' revenue series of 12 mint. Barefoot and Hall 30-41.
1930 'Weights and Measures' revenue series of 12 printed in black with blue controls all in fine fresh mint condition. Barefoot and Hall 30-41. £60.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1930 5d brown RPSE used locally uprated at MARKET SQUARE GEELONG. H&G 30. 1930 5d brown on buff registered postal stationery envelope addressed to Brisbane cancelled by MARKET SQUARE GEELONG cds dated 23.NOV.31. H&G 30. £35.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1930 5d on 4 1/2d violer RPSE to Canada uprated at SANDRINGHAM. H&G 28. 1930 FIVE PENCE on 4 1/2d violet on buff registered postal stationery envelope (size G) revalued at left in black THE PRICE OF THIS ENVELOPE/is 6d/(3d) REGISTRATION/(2d) POSTAGE/(1d) ENVELOPE. Addressed to Canada and bearing additional 1/2d 'head' adhesive and 1 1/2d 'Canberra' adhesives tied SANDRINGHAM/VIC and dated 1.JY.31. B&W RE24. H&G 28. £55.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1928 4 1/2d violet RPSE to India uprated at ST.KILDA. H&G 26. 1928 4 1/2d violet on buff registered postal stationery envelope (size G) with red text addressed to India and bearing additional 1/2d orange 'head' adhesive tied by ST.KILDA RAIL S2/VIC cds dated 23.OC.30. A scarce Railway Station PO usage. H&G 26. £45.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1928 4 1/2d violet RPSE to New Zealand uprated at GUILDFORD. H&G 26. 1928 4 1/2d violet on cream registered postal stationery envelope addressed to New Zealand and bearing additional 3d 'head' adhesive tied by GUILDFORD cds. H&G 26. £45.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1925 4 1/2d violet RPSE to UK used. H&G 25. 1925 4 1/2d violet on buff registered stationery envelope addressed to UK cancelled REGISTERED SYDNEY N.S.W. & dated 18.JL.27. H&G 25. £35.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1950 (circa) local cover used at RURAL/ER/KOPHINOU. Cover addressed locally bering two 'KGVI' 1/4p adhesives (SG 151) each tied by superb crisp RURAL/ER/KOPHINOU cancels. £35.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1950 local cover used at GALINOPORNI/GR/RURAL/SERVICE. 1950 cover addressed locally bearing 1 1/2p (SG 155a) tie dby GALINOPORNI/GR/RURAL/SERVICE cancel with YIALOUSA & FAMAGUSTA b/s's. £35.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1950 (circa) local to UK used at APSIOU/GR/RURAL SERVICE. Cover to UK bearing 'KGVI' 3pi (SG 156a) tied by APSIOU/GR RURAL SERVICE/CYPRUS cancellator with similar alongside. £35.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1940 local cover used at ASGATA/ER/RURAL SERVICE. 1948 cover addressed locally bearing 1 1/2p (SG 155a) tied by very fine ASGATA/E.R./RURAL SERVICE/CYPRUS cancel with Limassol & Nicosia 20.NO.48 b/s's. £35.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1950 local cover used at ANOYIRA/GR/RURAL/SERVICE. 1950 cover addressed locally beraing 1 1/2p (SG 155a) tied by ANOYIRA/GR/RURAL/SERVICE cancel with LIMASSOL & NICOSIA b/s's dated 10.MR.50. £35.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1950 local cover used at RURAL/ER.AY.ANDRONICO. 1950 Local cover bearing 1 1/2p (SG 155a) tied by RURAL E.R. AY. ANDRONICO cancel with FAMAGUSTA 30.DE.50 b/s. £35.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1901 1d red-brown PSE uprated to St.Thomas at TORTOLA. H&G 1a. 1901 1d red brown on cream laid paper postal stationery envelope (size b) addressed to a private at 'Barracks-St.Thomas' bearing additional 1/2d and 1d adhesives tied by 'A 91' duplex with neat s/r TORTOLA cds alongside dated MY.31.02. H&G 1a. £120.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1942 20c rate 'CENSOR UNIT J' cover to India. 1942 (JY.16.) cover addressed to India bearing 5c (x4) adhesives tied by INDIAN SEC. BASE CENSOR No.9 cds and with black on white ARMY FORM W.3424/OPENED/BY/CENSOR label at left and struck by diamond type PASSED BY/5.IND.FD/CENSOR/UNIT/J strike on front on black. £45.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1922 2 3/4pi blue on cream RPSE unused SPECIMEN. H&G 10. 1922 2 3/4p blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) in unused condition with SPECIMEN applied diagonally on reverse. H&G 10. £55.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1907 10p+10p orange PSRC unused SPECIMEN. Ex archive item. H&G 16. 1907 10p + 10p orange postal stationery reply postcard in unused condition with SPECIMEN applied diagonally in black and stamped '205' in green on reverse side. Ex archive item. H&G 16. £45.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1966 1/- GB 'International Reply Coupon' cashed at RELIEF No.1/PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 1966 (FE.23.) use of 1/- blue and yellow on white GB 'C.22 - INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPON' redeemed at RELIEF No.1/PAPUA NEW GUINEA. £35.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1966 1/- GB 'International Reply Coupon' cashed at KAIRUK/PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 1966 (AP.14.) use of 1/- blue and yellow on white GB 'C.22 - INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPON' redeemed at KAIRUKU/PAPUA NEW GUINEA. £35.00 |
;) | TANGANYIKA - 1935 6c rate cover to UK used at MAFIA. 1935 (JY.27.) cover addressed to UK bearing 5c adhesive with 1c 'pictorial' tied by scarce d/r MAFIA cds. A scarcer use on Mafia Island. £110.00 |
;) | TANGANYIKA - 1915 3ps Indian block of 4 overprinted 'IEF' and h/s'd GR/POST/MAFIA. SG M33. 1915 3ps grey adhesive of India overprinted 'I.E.F.' with the addition of the G.R./POST/MAFIA overprint applied in green in a very fine mint block of four. A scarce multiple. SG M33. £120.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1916 registered censored cover to UK. 1916 (19.7.) registered cover to UK bearing 1d and 2d adhesives pairs making up a 6d rate tied by LOME/TOGO cds's and struck by violet PASSED BY CENSOR/AT/LOME (Togo) h/s. £85.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1942 1d rate censored postcard use to UK. 1942 (DE.3.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Kola Market neat Lagos' bearing 1d adhesive tied LAGOS/NIGERIA and with dome violet censor h/s at left. £35.00 |
;) | NORTHERN NIGERIA - 1912 1d rate postcard use to UK used at NARAGUTA. 1912 (DE.5.) use of picture postcard addressed to Scotland depicting 'River Niger Scene-No.41' bearing 1d adhesive tied by d/r NARAGUTA N.N. cds (Proud type D2). £80.00 |
;) | NORTHERN NIGERIA - 1914 1d rate cover to USA used at JEBBA. 1914 (JY.22) commercial cover to USA bearing 1d (SG 4) tied by d/r JEBBA NORTHERN NIGERIA cds (Proud type D3). £75.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1950 1d rate local cover used at PALISADOES. 1950 (OCT.24.) local cover addressed to Newport bearing 1d adhesive tied by violet oval PALISADOES/JAMAICA 'TRD' cancel. (Proud type D2). £35.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1950 1/2d rate local cover used at REFUGE. 1950 (JUL.27.) local cover addressed to Newport bearing 1/2d adhesive tied by violet oval REFUGE/JAMAICA 'TRD' cancel. (Proud type D1). £40.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1951 military 'BASE PAY OFFICE' use of postcard to UK. 1951 (NOV.14.) military use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'H.M.T.Empire Ken' bearing 5c and 10c adhesives tied PORT LOUIS/MAURITIUS with violet circular BASE PAY OFFICE h/s at left. £40.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1887 scarce inward cover to RABAT from Gibraltar. 1887 (JY.7.) inward cover from Gibraltar addressed to Rabat marked 'Via Tangier' and bearing Gibraltar 1d and 2d adhesives (somewhat faded colour) tied by 'A 26' duplex with weak GIBRALTAR cds alongside. Oval 'Carver Bros/Gibraltar' commercial h/s at left and s/r TANGIER arrival cds on front. The cover is addressed in English and Arabic. Ex reverse flap but a scarce early inward cover. £150.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1900 5pfg green PSC used at HERBERTSHOHE. H&G 8. GERMAN OFFICES - 1900 5 pfg green on cream postal stationery postcard of Deutsch Neu Guinea addressed to Manicufelde from Paparalava and cancelled by HERBERTSHOHE cds dated 29.4.10. H&G 8. £80.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1900 10pfg PSC to Germany used at FRIEDRICH WILHELMSHAFEN. H&G 9. GERMAN OFFICES - 1900 10pfg carmine on cream German Deutsch Neu Guinea 'yacht' postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany (genuine use) cancelled by FRIEDRICH-WILHELMSHAFEN cds dated 3.9.01. H&G 9. £85.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1949 1/2d rate local cover used at JOHNSON MTD. 1949 (NO.18) Cover addressed locally bearing 1/2d (SG 121) tied by violet JOHNSON MTD cog wheeled temporary h/s. £40.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1949 1/2d rate local cover used at COLE GATE. 1949 (AP.22) cover addressed locally bearing 1/2d (SG 121) tied by violet oval COLE GATE/JAMAICA TRD with manuscript dating. £45.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1949 1/2d rate local cover used at ABOUKIR. 1949 (JUL.16) cover addressed locally bearing 1/2d (SG 121) tied by violet oval ABOUKIR/JAMAICA TRD. £35.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1878 24c rate cover to UK used at PUSSELLAWA. 1878 (JY.29.) cover addressed to UK bearing 24c green adhesive tied by '48' duplex with PUSSELLAWA/PAID (Proud type PD2) 'proving' cds at left. £80.00 |
;) | COOK ISLANDS - 1934 1d rate maritime cover to USA used on the TAIYO MARU. 1934 (OCT.14.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d 'Cook' adhesive tied by superb SOUVENIR OF THE VOYAGE/TAIYO MARU. A scarce Japanese maritime cover of the N.Y.K. Line. £80.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1943 'De La Luz' local Japanese Occupation cover used at SAI YING PUN. 1943 (18.10.) 'De La Luz' local cover bearing a range of Japanese adhesives cancelled SAI YING PUN. Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong. £55.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1943 unaddressed 'De La Luz' Japanese Occupation cover used at SHAM SHUI PO. 1943 (18.10.) unaddressed 'De La Luz' local cover bearing a 5sen Japanese adhesive cancelled SHAM SHIP PO. Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong. £35.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1895 1 1/2d violet view type stationery letter card uprated at DUNEDIN. H&G 1a. 1895 1 1/2d violet on buff postal stationery 'view' type lettercard with perf 10 edges addressed to Germany and bearing additional 1d adhesive tied DUNEDIN/NZ and dated 23.NO.95. Marked 'Via San Francisco'. H&G 1a. £35.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1899 ON PUBLIC SERVICE 'P.S.D.' cover used locally at WELLINGTON. 1899 (FE.2.) use of 'On Public Service Only' envelope addressed locally with black 'P.S.D./FREE' impressed stamp cancelled by WELLINGTON/N.Z. cds. Used by the Printing and Stationery Department. £40.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1938 1a brown PSE uprated to USA at THONZE. H&G 1a. 1938 1a brown on cream 'KGV' postal stationery envelope of India overprinted BURMA addressed to USA and bearing additional Indian 1/2a green overprinted BURMA alongside 3ps violet pair tied by THONZE cds dated 2.APR.39. Proud type KD6. H&G 1a. £65.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1938 1a brown PSE uprated to USA at THONZE. H&G 1a. 1938 1a brown on cream 'KGV' postal stationery envelope of India overprinted BURMA addressed to USA and bearing additional Indian 1/2a green and 1a brown pair overprinted BURMA by THONZE cds dated 19.MAR.39. Proud type KD6. H&G 1a. £65.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1940 censored cover to USA used at YENANGYAUNG. 1940 (NOV.2.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1a (x3) and 6ps adhesives on reverse side tied by YENANGYAUNG cds with red on cream OPENED BY CENSOR label at left and struck by violet triangular PASSED/CENSOR/10/RANGOON h/s No.10 censor being unrecorded according to Morenweiser. £40.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1932 underpaid 1/2d 'Panton' cover to St.Lucia with 'Postage Dues' added on arrival. 1932 (SP.5.) underpaid 'Panton' cover addressed to St.Lucia bearing 1/2d 'badge of colony' adhesive tied ASCENSION with 'T' tax mark below with '30c' marked alongside in manuscript and with 1d and 2d 'Postage Dues' (SG D1+D2) applied in St.Lucia tied CASTRIES. £125.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1925 4 1/2d violet on buff RPSE unused.
H&G 25.
1925 4 1/2d violet on buff registered postal stationery envelope (red text) in fine unused condition. H&G 25. £75.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1924 4 1/2d violet on buff RPSE to UK
used at BROKEN HILL. H&G 24.
1924 4 1/2d violet on buff registered postal stationery envelope (violet text) addressed to UK cancelled by BROKEN HILL/NSW cds dated 7.JL.24. H&G 24. £50.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1918 'MAKE YOU SIXPENCE FLY' aerial first flight postcard to Observatory. 1918 (OCT.7.) AERIAL POST CARD addressed locally to Observatory with 'crested flying wings' MAKE YOUR SIXPENCE FLY inscription bearing 1/2d green 'head' adhesive tied by AERIAL POST/SOUTH AFRICA cds. Some edge crumpling at right but a scarce first flight card with small message reading 'The war will soon be over'. £125.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1918 AERIAL POST CARD 'Make Your Sixpence Fly' first flight card to Cape Town. 1918 (NOV.22.) 'Red Cross' AERIAL POST CARD addressed to Cape Town cancelled by AERIAL POST cds. A scarce RAF 'Make Your Sixpence Fly' flight card. £125.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1917 2 1/2d rate censored cover to Switzerland used at RUSAPE. 1917 (JAN.25.) cover addressed to Switzerland bearing 2 1/2d adhesive overprinted RHODESIA tied by RUSAPE/S.RHODESIA cds with red on cream D7/60087.100,000. 10/16. S.A. ELECTRIC D.625 bilingual OPENED BY CENSOR/99 censor label in transit via South Africa and struck by violet PASSED CENSOR/C.14. h/s. £85.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1916 1/2d green PSE unused. H&G 4. 1916 1/2d green on cream postal stationery envelope (size c) with tuck in type flap in unused condition. No embossing under flap. The front has a very small edge stain and there is a further stain on reverse side. This envelope is exceedingly rare especially in this size and very few examples have been recorded. H&G 4a. £350.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1907 1/4a use of postcard (fold) used at RAMPURA. Indore-Holkar State - 1907 postcard use addressed locally in local script (central fold) bearing 1/4a orange (oxidized) cancelled by RAMPURA cds dated 22.NO.07. A scarce use on cover. £40.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1941 XMAS GREETINGS 'Jambo' illustrated censored air letter to UK. 1941 (3.12.) use of blue on buff XMAS GREETINGS illustrated postal stationery letter card depicting 'JAMBO/EAST AFRICA' illustration on inside bearing 5c and 20c adhesives tied by weak E.A./A.P.O. cds with violet PASSED/BY MILITARY/CENSOR/E.A. No.1/7 h/s at lower left. £85.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1943 censored FORMULA letter card with 25c meter mark applied to S.Rhodesia from EA/APO 55. 1943 (8.III.) use of locally FORMULA blue on pinkish postal stationery letter card addressed to Southern Rhodesia struck by red KENYA & UGANDA/25c/ N4 meter mark in red cancelled by E.A./A.P.O.55 cds (troops stationed at Yatta in Kenya) with violet boxed PASSED BY BASE CENSOR/E.A. No. 11/01 h/s below with E.A./A.P.O. 85 applied four days later (Nairobi transit) and PASSED/BY MILITARY/CENSOR strike. Black on cream OPENED BY CENSOR label at top edge. The 'N4' meter mark was originally produced for the Nanyuki Farmers Association but was issued to the Military Authorities. £45.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1944 25c blue censored LETTER CARD to UK used at EA/APO 81. 1944 (MAR.7.) use of blue on buff KENYA & UGANDA/25c/N4 postal stationery letter card addressed to UK with blue 'triangle' at lower left cancelled by E.A./A.P.O.81 cds with violet PASSED/BY MILITARY/CENSOR h/s at lower left. Troops stationed at Port Reitz (near Mombasa). £40.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 2d ultramarine RPSE to UK struck LATE FEE. H&G 1. 1914 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK (top left corner cut diagonally) bearing 1d adhesive tied REGISTERED/LAGOS and dated 3.SP.21 on front and a further five examples similarly struck on reverse. Black LATE FEE handstamp applied on address side. H&G 1. £85.00 |
;) | FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1926 OHMS envelope used locally to Roy Cove from PORT STANLEY. 1926 (SP.15.) stampless O.H.M.S. envelope addressed to Roy Cove in the West Falklands cancelled by PORT STANLEY/FALKLAND ISLANDS cds. £90.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1916 1/2d green PSC unused SPECIMEN. H&G 7. 1916 1/2d green on cream postal stationery postcard with SPECIMEN applied diagonally on front. H&G 7. £50.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1920 1d red PSC unused SPECIMEN. H&G 9. 1920 1d red on cream postal stationery postcard with SPECIMEN applied diagonally on front H&G 9. £55.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1922 1d brown PSC unused SPECIMEN. H&G 10. 1922 1d brown on cream postal stationery postcard with SPECIMEN applied diagonally on front. H&G 10. £50.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1958 6d brown RPSE unused SPECIMEN. H&G 2. GHANA - 1958 6d brown on cream registered 'Ghana' postal stationery envelope (size G) in unused condition struck by diagonal SPECIMEN handstamp on front in red ink. H&G 2. £75.00 |
;) | BIAFRA - 1967 2d + 4d (x2) 'BIAFRA/POSTAGE PAID' h/s cover used locally from ONITSHA. 1967 (SP.15.) stampless long manila envelope addressed locally to Port Harcourt struck by BIAFRA/2d/POSTAGE PAID handstamp and two strikes of the BIAFRA/4d/POSTAGE PAID strikes tied by ONITSHA d/r cds. A rare multiple use of these handstamps with the scarce 2d strike used prior to the introduction of the Biafran stamps. Sent at a 10d rate. £450.00 |
;) | CAMEROONS - 1950 inward cover from USA with KUMBA CAMEROONS/U.U.K.T. skeleton arrival b/s. 1950 inward long cover from the US Naval Medical School in Maryland to Kumba receiving a LAGOS/NIGERIA transit backstamp and scarce 'skeleton' KUMBA CAMEROONS/U.U.K.T. arrival strike dated 28.JU.50. £30.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1927 2d grey on blue postal stationery letter card unused SPECIMEN. H&G 2. 1927 2d grey on blue postal stationery letter card in unused condition diagonally struck SPECIMEN in black. H&G 2. £45.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1927 1 1/2d red PSC unused SPECIMEN. H&G 11. 1927 1 1/2d red on buff postal stationery postcard in unused condition diagonally struck SPECIMEN in black. H&G 11. £40.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1928 3d rate cover to USA used at BA/FIJI. 1928 (MAR.20.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d violet (x3) tied by P.O.BA/FIJI cds. £35.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1932 2d rate cover to UK used at NAVUA/FIJI. 1932 (AUG.10.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2d adhesive tied by NAVUA/FIJI cds. (Proud type D4). £55.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1938 'HAPPY HOLIDAYS' slogan cover to UK. 1938 (JLY.12.) cover addressed to UK bearing 'GV' 1d tied to cover with additional 'KGVI' 1d by SUVA/FIJI - HAPPY HOLIDAYS IN FIJI/PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC slogan strike. £30.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1942 internal use of 'ARMY/Z1/SIGNALS' military cover to Colombo. 1942 re-use of manila envelope addressed to 'HQ Colombo' and stamped CHIEF OFFICER/MILITARY HEADQUARTERS COLOMBO and struck by scarce ARMY/Z1/SIGNALS cds with additional ARMY/YCD/SIGNALS cancel below both dated 5.III.42. A scarce military use. £45.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1967 1c crimson 'Statehood' Plate 1a sheet of 100. Prepared but unissued. 1967 1c crimson adhesive (SG type 40) in a fine unmounted mint PLATE 1A complete sheet of 100 overprinted STATEHOOD/1st MARCH 1967. Noted by SG in the footnote as being pre-pared but UNISSUED. £75.00 |