The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | MAURITIUS - 1938 5c violet PSE registered and censored uprated use at MAHEBOURG. H&G 46. 1938 5c violet on cream postal stationery envelope (central value tablet) registered to UK bearing additional 2c, 5c and 10c (x2) tied MAHEBOURG/MAURITIUS and dated 14.NO.41. Black on white OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left rdge. A rare censored use of this stationery envelope at MAHENBOURG. H&G 46. £285.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1932 1a3p purple PSE uprated to UK used at DRIBH ROAD. H&G 14. 1932 1a3p purple on cream postal stationery envelope addressed to UK (central fold) bearing additional 1a3p adhesive tied DRIBH ROAD and dated 23.DEC.36. Marked 'Per British Packet Only' in red manuscript. H&G 14. £30.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1943 3 1/2d rate 'SS/2' censored cover to USA. 1943 (14.MY.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d and 2 1/2d adhesives tied GPO GREANDADA and with black on cream P.C.90/OPENED BY/EXAMINER SS/2 censor label at left. Miller type L1. £50.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1941 3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/V Is' cover used at ROAD TOWN. 1941 (MR.11.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d orange adhesive tied ROAD TOWN/TORTOLA and struck on reverse flap by rare three lines 'PASSED/BY CENSOR/ V Is' handstamp in violet. £250.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1867 4a green SERVICE adhesive pair of India used at ADEN. SG Z220. 1867-73 4a green Indian pair (SG O29) each overprinted SERVICE and cancelled by squared circle ADEN cancels dated MY.14.89. A scarce use of these official stamps in Aden. SG Z220. £45.00 |
;) | LABUAN - 1892 6c bright green mint pair handstamped SPECIMEN in black. 1892-93 6c bright green (SG type 1) perf 14 issue with no watermark fine mint pair (one with small tone spot) but each handstamped by rubber SPECIMEN handstamp in black applied diagonally upwards. £45.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1934 inward underpaid cover from Reunion with 6c,10c and 20c 'Postage Dues' applied. 1934 inward underpaid cover from Reunion with GENERAL POST OFFICE/MAURITIUS arrival b/s dated 5.AU.34 and with 6c, 10c and 20c 'Postage Dues' added (SG D3-5) each with postmasters initials applied in manuscript. Fine and scarce. £225.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1935 20c (x4) 'Silver Jubilee' on local FDC used at BLACK RIVER. 1935 (MY.6.) cover addressed locally bearing the 20c 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive in a fine block of four (SG 247) tied by superb s/r BLACK RIVER/MAURITIUS cds's used on the first day of issue. Scarce from Black River. £45.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1910 1d (SG type 14) PRINTERS TRIAL in indigo handstamped SPECIMEN in red. 1910-25 1d (SG type 14) 'ship' type PRINTERS TRIAL printed in indigo on cream perforated unwatermarked paper from Plate II and handstamped SPECIMEN. £225.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1948 20c rate local cover used at MWADUI MINE. 1948 (OC.1.) cover addressed to Mwadui bearing 20c adhesive and tied by scarcer s/r MWADUI MINE cds. Owned by the Williamson Diamond Mine this was a first day use. £40.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1948 1/2a on 1/2d pale green fine mint CYLINDER 146 marginal block of six. SG 51. 1948 1/2a on 1/2d pale green in a fine mint corner block of six showing CYLINDER 146 in margin. SG 51. £45.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1948 1a on 1d pale red fine mint CYLINDER 166 marginal block of six. SG 52. 1948 1a on 1d pale red in a fine mint corner block of six showing CYLINDER 166 in margin. SG 52. £45.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1948 1 1/2a on 1 1/2d pale brown fine mint CYLINDER 187 marginal block of six. SG 53. 1948 1 1/2a on 1 1/2d pale red brown in a fine mint corner block of six showing CYLINDER 187 in margin. SG 53. £45.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1948 2a on 2d orange fine mint CYLINDER 58 marginal block of six. SG 54. 1948 2a on 2d pale orange in a fine mint corner block of six showing CYLINDER 58 in margin. SG 54. £45.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1948 2 1/2a on 2 1/2d ultramarine fine mint CYLINDER 230 marginal block of six. SG 55. 1948 2 1/2a on 2 1/2d light ultramarine in a fine mint corner block of six showing CYLINDER 230 in margin. SG 55. £45.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1948 3a on 3d pale violet fine mint CYLINDER 32 dot marginal block of six. SG 56. 1948 3a on 3d pale violet in a fine mint corner block of six showing CYLINDER 32 dot in margin. SG 56. £45.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1948 6a on 6d purple fine mint CYLINDER 36 marginal block of six. SG 57. 1948 6a on 6d purple in a fine mint corner block of six showing CYLINDER 36 in margin. SG 57. £45.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1948 1r on 1/- bistre fine mint CYLINDER 6 marginal block of six. SG 58. 1948 1r on 1/- bistre brown in a fine mint corner block of six showing CYLINDER 16 in margin. SG 58. £45.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1948 'Arms' high value trio mint. SG 559-60a 1948 2r on 2/6d yellow green U/M , 5r on 5/- red U/M and 10r on 10r ultramarine lightly mounted. SG 559-60a. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1935 'Silver Jubilee' used blocks of six showing CLEFT SKULL variety. SG 65-68/a. 1935 'Silver Jubilee' horizontal bi-lingual pairs in superb blocks of six (3 pairs) tied to individual pieces by JOHANNNESBURG/27 cds's dated 1.MAY.35 being the first day of issue. Multiples are elusive and each of these blocks show the CLEFT SKULL variety SG 65-68/a. Cat £650+ £385.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1932 2d 'falls' (SG type 4) 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd' COLOUR TRIAL. 1932 COLOUR TRIAL of the 2d 'falls' issued (SG type 4) printed in the un-issued colours of dark violet and green on perforated gummed paper and handstamped WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN at bottom with official punch hole through one value tablet. £125.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1932 3d 'falls' (SG type 4) 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd' COLOUR TRIAL. 1932 COLOUR TRIAL of the 3d 'falls' issued (SG type 4) printed in indigo on of dark violet and green on perforated un-gummed paper and handstamped WATERLOW & SONS LTD/SPECIMEN at top with official punch hole through one value tablet. £125.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1981 'HQ1 BDE MTO/BULAWAYO' cover to Salisbury used at BULAWAYO. 1981 (JAN.6.) stampless cover to Salisbury cancelled by BULAWAYO/STAMP OUT TUBERCULOSIS slogan strike with bluish black boxed HQ1 BDE MTO/BULAWAYO h/s. £10.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1980 'RHODESIAN ARMY/OFFICIAL FREE' cover used at FORT VICTORIA. 1980 (APR.8.) stampless cover addressed to Salisbury struck by magenta shield RHODESIAN ARMY/ OFFICIAL FREE h/s and cancelled FORT VICTORIA. £15.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 198- 'RHODESIA ARMY/OFFICIAL FREE' cover used at KARIBA/2. 1980 (OCT.13.) stampless cover addressed to Salisbury struck by blue shield RHODESIAN ARMY/ OFFICIAL FREE h/s and cancelled KARIBA/2. £15.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1976 'BSA POLICE' cover to Salisbury used at MOUNT DARWIN. 1976 (FEB.16.) stampless pre-addressed cover to Salisbury cancelled by MOUNT DARWIN/ RHODESIA cds with violet boxed BSA POLICE/TOMLINSON DEPOT cachet at left. £10.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1905 1d rate postcard use to UK used at KOPJE.SALISBURY/S.RHODESIA. 1905 (NOV.30.) use of real photo postcard of 'Rhodesia' showing family photo addressed to UK and bearing 1d red 'arms' adhesive tied KOPJE SALISBURY/S.RHODESIA cds £60.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1918 'MAKE YOUR SIXPENCE FLY' first flight red cross postcard to Deep River. 1918 (OCT.7.) use of 'Make Your Sixpence Fly' postcard (no message) to Cape Town bearing 1/2d adhesive tied by AERIAL POST cds. This being the 'Red Cross' Cape flight card from the Pretoria flight landing on the race course. £120.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1941 1 1/2d rate PASSED BY CENSOR 12 cover to USA used at BENONI. 1941 (27.V.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d single adhesive tied by BENONI-POST EARLY slogan strike. Red on cream OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left tied on the front by violet boxed PASSED BY CENSOR 12 h/s. £25.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1941 ship censored PAQUEBOT cover to Cape Town. 1941 stampless cover addressed to Cape Town cancelled by red PAQUEBOT continuous cancel with blue FROM H.M.SHIP/PASSED BY CENSOR h/s applied. £30.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1942 (circa) stampless 'OAS' ship censored cover struck 'DN'. 1942 (circa) stampless cover addressed to Cape Town marked 'On Active Service' and struck by black triangular 'DN' Durban (mass fraking) handstamp with blue FROM H.M.SHIP/ PASSED BY CENSOR h/s. Tear at top edge. £30.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1942 (circa) OAS stampless cover to Kenilworth cancelled PAQUEBOT. 1942 (circa) stampless cover addressed to Kenilworth marked ON ACTIVE SERVICE and struck by PAQUEBOT handstamp with blue FROM H.M.SHIPS/PASSED BY CENSOR h/s on reverse in blue. £30.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1942 (circa) 'ON NAVAL SERVICE/OFFICIAL FREE/AFRICA STATION' cover to Simonstown. 1942 (circa) stampless cover addressed to Simonstown marked 'On Active Service' cancelled by blue oval crowned ON NAVAL SERVICE/AFRICA STATION h/s and with SIMONSTOWN arrival cds below. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1928 inward underpaid cover struck '3d' with 1d+2d postage dues added. 1928 inward underpaid cover from USA struck by scarce '3d' tax mark in black and bearing 1d and 2d 'Postage Dues' of South Africa each overprinted 'S.W.A.' (SG D43+D44) and cancelled by WINDHOEK cds's darted 30.JUN.28. £55.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1899 4 1/2d rate use of postcard to Germany. 1899 (MR.7.) use of early picture postcard depicting 'Gibraltar From The Bay' addressed to Germany and bearing 2d and 2 1/2d adhesives tied by 'A 26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cds alongside. A scarce early postcard use. £60.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1891 use of 1/2d red-brown PSC to Browns Town used at SPANISH TOWN. H&G 7. 1891 (JA.16.) use of 1/2d red-brown on buff postal stationery postcard (H&G 7) addressed locally and cancelled by SPANISH TOWN cds with squared circle BROWNS TOWN arrival at left. £40.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1873 cover to UK with GB 4d vermilion (x2) tied 'A25' at MALTA. SG Z49. 1873 (MY.3.) cover addressed to UK marked 'Via Italy' and bearing 4d vermilion adhesive pair from Plate 12 tied by 'A25' duplex wirth MALTA cds alongside. A nice 8d franking rate. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1863 tri coloured franked cover to UK struck INDIA PAID in red. 1863 cover addressed to UK marked 'Via Bombay and Marseilles' bearing 1a black and 1a brown pair alongside 8p violet adhesives tied by 'B/1' cobweb cancel with red boxed INDIA PAID strike at left. GPO/EX/CALCUTTA b/s and red BOMBAY transit. The stamps additionally struck by blue oval commercial h/s from Calcutta. A scarce tri colour franking. £185.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1854 1/2a dark blue 'IMPERFORATE ESSAY' with 'E' of SPECIEMEN on reverse. 1854 1/2a dark blue IMPERFORATE ESSAY impression struck by 'E' of specimen on reverse side. Marked as Spence 108 on reverse in pencil being from the 1894 lithographic transfer printing. £150.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1930 3d rate first flight cover to Tobago. 1930 (MY.3.) first flight cover addressed to Tobago bearing 3d adhesive tied PORT OF SPAIN and with red on cream FIRST AIR MAIL FROM/TRINIDAD VIA NYRBALINE label at left and unusual violet 'aircraft' illustrated VIA NYRBA h/s applied. Only 487 covers were flown. £65.00 |
;) | NEW HEBRIDES - 1957 unaccepted 'Inter Island' label pair with 20c 'Postage Due' added. 1957 (3.12.) cover addressed to Canada bearing the 1897 1d and 2d 'Inter Island' local labels printed for use by the Australian New Hebrides Company tied by PORT VILA/NOUVELLES HEBRIDES roller strike. The stamps were not acceptable for postage and 20c blue 'Postage Due' adhesive (SG DFD109 - scarce) was applied and similiarly struck. £65.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1891 1d carmine PSC (crease) to Germany struck ELMINA in 'blue' ink. H&G 3. 1891 1d carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany (central fold) cancelled by ELMINA/GOLD COAST cds dated JA.16.93 struck in 'blue' ink. H&G 3. £45.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1941 censored APO 802. cover to USA from US troops in Bermuda. 1941 (JUL.31.) cover addressed (slightly reduced at left) to USA sent from APO 802 from troops stationed in Bermuda. Bears 10c US air adhesive tied AMERCIAN BASE FORCES APO 802 and with boxed PASSED/ US300/ARMY EXAMINER h/s and black on white OPENED BY/ARMY/US EXAMINER No. label at right. £40.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1956 8c blue RPSE (size H2) unused. H&G 16a. 1956 8c blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) in fine unused condition. H&G 16a. £35.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1923 2 1/2d blue RPSE (size G) unused. H&G 12a. 1923 2 1/2d blue registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition. H&G 12a. £35.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1851 'MONTREAL/PAID/CANADA' tomb stone strike cover. 1851 (SP.13.) stampless entire rated '6' in manuscript and with red MONTREAL/PAID/CANADA tombstone type h/s on front (RL type C - HS 66). Red KINGSTON/C.C. arrival b/s. 6d being a double rate use for domestic letters. £55.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1857 inward cover from UK struck '7 1/2 Cy' on arrival. 1857 (JLY.18.) inward stampless cover from UK struck LISKEARD on reverse carried by the 'Allen Line' for North America with INERSOLL arrival b/s dated JLY.29. Endorsed 'By Canadian mail' and struck '7 1/2 Cy' (unpaid) on front most likely at Toronto. £45.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1868 inward outer wrapper from UK struck '10d Cy' on arrival. 1868 (JA.8.) inward outer stampless wrapper from UK cancelled by LIVERPOOL (spoon cancel) marked 'Per Steamer Europa via New York' in manuscript and with MONTREAL/L.C. arrival cancel dated JA.25.58. Struck on the front by '10d Cy' (unpaid) handstamp applied on the Canadian border £45.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1894 3c+8c rated registered cover used at AYLAMER EAST. 1894 (AU.7.) registered cover addressed to Toronto bearing 3c and 8c 'small head' adhesives tied AYLAMER EAST with oval 'R' strike at left. Light vertical fold. £40.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1935 illustrated 'Silver Jubilee' FDC used at TORONTO. 1935 (MY.4.) illustrated 'Silver Jubilee' registered cover to UK bearing the complete series of six tied TORONTO/CANADA. Slight gum staining at top edges of the 1c and 3c and with MONTEAL P.O.BRITISH MAIL BRANCH transit b/s's. FDC's not easy to find. £50.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1916 1/- (x4) on censored registered cover used at LOME showing SMALL F (SG 41a) variety. 1916 (31.1.) registered cover addressed to USA bearing a fine block of four of the 1/- adhesive (SG H41) with one stamp showing the SMALL F variety (SG 41a) cancelled by LOME/TOGO cds. Struck at lower left by violet PASSED BY CENSOR/AT/LOME (TOGO) handstamp. The varieties from this series were widely collected at the time of issue and largely removed from the sheets for collectors. Used example are difficult and those on covers rare. £150.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1915 1/2d green fine mint with CUPATION variety. SG 34e. 1915 1/2d green in fine mint condition showing the CUPATION variety from Stamp 33 which only occurred on the first printing. SG H 34e. £120.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1915 1/2d green fine mint with CCUPATION variety. SG H34f. 1915 1/2d green in fine mint condition showing the CCUPATION variety from Stamp 57 which only occurred on the first printing. SG H 34f. £65.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1915 2d grey fine mint with DOUBLE HYPHEN. SG H36d. 1915 2d grey in fine mint condition showing the DOUBLE HYPHEN variety from Stamp 5. SG H36d. £50.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1915 registered cover with 1d/5pfg and 2d grey (small F - H&G 36a) used at LOME/TOGO. 1915 (19.5.) regsitered (Wilson) cover addressed to UK bearing the 2d grey 'local' overprinted adhesive showing the SMALL F variety (SG H36a) tied in combination with the Germany 5pfg green 'yatch' adhesive overprinted ONE PENNY (SG H28) for use by the British Occupying Forces by LOME/TOGO cds's. The varieties on the overprint are very scarce used on covers and being cancelled 19th May this is a 'FIRST DAY' use of the 2d grey. £200.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1904 2d+1d brown RPSE of Gold Coast used at LOME/TOGO. H&G 8. 1904 2d + 1d brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope of Gold Coast (size F) addressed to Fr. Richers at Lome and used in its un-overprinted state by scarcer d/r LOME/TOGO cds dated JUL.13.1915. A scarce use of this un-overprinted stationery in Togo. H&G 8. £265.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1903 1/2d green PSC of Gold Coast (H&G 5) used at LOME/TOGO. 1903 1/2d green on buff postal stationery postcard of Gold Coast (H&G 5) addressed locally to Lome (no message) cancelled by LOME/TOGOGEBIET cds dated 28.10/15. Philatelic but a scarcer use of Gold Coast stationery within Togo. £75.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1966 5f on 5c brown U/M block of four with SURCHARGE IN RED. SG 55. KATHIRI STATE OF SEIYUN - 1966 5f on 5c brown 'Sultan Hussein' surcharged adhesive in a fine unmounted mint block of four but with major variety SURCHARGE IN RED as opposed to blue. Scarce. SG 55. £80.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1966 10f on 15c deep bluish green U/M with SURCHARGE INVERTED. SG 57a. KATHIRI STATE OF SEIYUN - 1966 10f on 15c deep bluish green in fine unmounted mint condition showing the SURCHARGE INVERTED variety. SG 57a. £55.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1966 250f on 5/- deep blue U/M with SURCHARGE INVERTED. SG 66a. KATHIRI STATE OF SEIYUN - 1966 250f on 5/- deep blue and violet in fine unmounted mint condition with SURCHARGE INVERTED variety. SG 66a. £50.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1966 20f on 35c deep blue U/M with SURCHARGE INVERTED. SG 69. KATHIRI STATE OF SEIYUN - 1966 20f on 35c deep blue in fine unmounted mint condition with SURCHARGE INVERTED variety but additionally overprinted BERLIN 1936 in black. Unlisted by SG and scarce. SG 69. £75.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1939 2/- rate 'Southern Route' Pan Am Airways first flight cover. 1939 (JUN.9.) first flight cover to UK by Pan Am Airways Southern route bearing 2/- 'key plate' adhesive (SG 116) tied HAMILTON/BERMUDA with GB 1 1/2d applied to front and 1/2d strip of three on reverse tied by GUERNSEY arrival strikes. £250.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1939 2/- rate 'Northern Route' Pan Am Airways first flight cover. 1939 (JUN.21.) first flight cover to UK by Pan Am Airways Northern route bearing 2/- 'key plate' adhesive (SG 116) tied ST.GEORGES/BERMUDA with GB 1/2d applied to reverse side on arrival cancelled ROHERHAM YORKS. £250.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1941 1d green PLATES 102-108, 112-120, 122 and 123 mint imprint blocks of 6. SG 606. 1941 1d green in eighteen fine mint corner marginal 'Bradbury Wilkinson Ltd' imprint blocks of six all showing different plate numbers. Plates 102-108, 112-120, 122 and 123. SG 606. £150.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1941 3d blue PLATE 27 mint imprint block of eight. SG 609. 1941 3d blue in a fine mint 'Bradbury Wilkinson Ltd' imprint block of eight showing PLATE 27 in lower margin. SG 609. £10.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1941 3d blue PLATE 45 mint imprint block of eight. SG 609. 1941 3d blue in a fine mint 'Bradbury Wilkinson Ltd' imprint block of eight showing PLATE 45 in lower margin. SG 609. £10.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1941 3d blue PLATE 58 mint imprint block of eight. SG 609. 1941 3d blue in a fine mint 'Bradbury Wilkinson Ltd' imprint block of eight showing PLATE 58 in lower margin. SG 609. £10.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1941 3d blue PLATE 63 mint imprint block of eight. SG 609. 1941 3d blue in a fine mint 'Bradbury Wilkinson Ltd' imprint block of eight showing PLATE 63 in lower margin. SG 609. £10.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1941 3d blue PLATE 67 mint imprint block of eight. SG 609. 1941 3d blue in a fine mint 'Bradbury Wilkinson Ltd' imprint block of eight showing PLATE 67 in lower margin. SG 609. £10.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1947 8d violet PLATE 99 mint imprint block of six. SG 684. 1947 8d violet in a fine mint 'Bradbury Wilkinson Ltd' imprint block of six showing PLATE 99 in lower margin. SG 684. £12.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1947 8d violet PLATE 95 mint imprint block of six. SG 684. 1947 8d violet in a fine mint 'Bradbury Wilkinson Ltd' imprint block of six showing PLATE 95 in lower margin. SG 684. £12.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1973 underpaid local cover with 1c postage due added at AVONDALE. 1973 (FEB.28.) underpaid cover to Salisbury marked 'T/1c' in red manuscript and with 1c green postage due applied (SG D18) tied AVONDALE and dated 2.MAR.73. £30.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1978 stampless local cover with 1c,2c and 5c postage dues added at CAUSEWAY. 1978 stampless cover to Causeway cancelled by SALISBURY roller strike. The cover was struck by violet boxed 'T/8 CENTS' handstamp with 1c,2c and 5c 'Posage Dues' applied (SG D18,19 and 20) tied CAUSWEWAY and dated MAY.1.78. £40.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1910 combination currency registered cover to Germany used at CONSTANTINOPLE. 1910 (JY.14.) registered cover addressed to Kassel in Germany bearing 30p on 1 1/2d (SG 29), 2p on 5d (SG 30) Turkish currency issues together with 2d 'Levant' issue (SG L4) tied by s/r BRITISH POST OFFICE/STAMBOUL cds's. Blue on white R/BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE/(STAMBOUL) label at left. A scarce use of the British Currency 2d to make up the registered rate. £120.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1910 combination currency registered cover to UK used at BPO/CONSTANTINOPLE. 1910 (AP.14.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d (SG L1) tied with 1 3/4pi on 4d (SG 23) by BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE cds. A scarce use of the British currency to make up rate. £85.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1910 30 paras on 1 1/2d rate postcard to Greece used at BPO/CONSTANTINOPLE. 1910 (AP.28.) use of coloured picture postcard addressed to Greece depicting 'Constantinople/ Les Soldats de l'armee de la Liberte' bearing 30 paras on 1 1/2d adhesive (SG 16) tied by BPO/ CONSTANTINOPLE cds. £55.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1912 multi franked combination cover to Germany used at BPO/BEYROUT. 1912 (MY.6.) cover addressed to Germany bearing 'Levant' 1/2d (SG L1) from the British currency issue in combination with 1p on 2 1/2d (SG 13) and 1 3/4p on 4d (SG 23) from the Turkish currency issue tied by BEYROUT/BRITISH POST OFFICE cds's. The latter shows the variety THIN POINTED 4 which is found from the 1st and 7th vertical rows. (SG 23b). Scarce on cover. £120.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1912 1 1/4pi on 3d rate cover to UK used at BPO/SMYRNA. 1910 (JY.31) cover to UK bearing 1 1/4pi on 3d dull purple on orange yellow (SG 22) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE/SMYRNA cds. £75.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1900 1d brick red PSC to Belgium used at NDOLA. H&G 11. 1899 1d brick red on white postal stationery postcard addressed to Belgium cancelled by NDOLA/N.W.RHODESIA cds dated in 1907. Originally written at Kalonga in Nyasaland. H&G 11. £65.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1916 use of SOUTHERN RHODESIA TELEGRAPHS form used at ARCTURUS. 1916 (AUG.28.) use of black on salmon SOUTHERN RHODESIA/TELEGRAPHS form cancelled by d/r ARCTURUS P.O./S.RHODESIA cds. Proud type D2. £90.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1904 1d red PSE uprated to UK used at SINOIA. H&G 2b. 1904 1d red on thick cream paper (sized d with pointed flap) addressed to UK and bearing additional 1d 'arms' adhesive overprinted RHODESIA and cancelled by SINOIA cds dated28.SEP.14. H&G 2b. £75.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1920 use of ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE cover struck OFFICIAL PAID/SALISBURY. 1920 (OCT.25.) use of stampless ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE envelope addressed to UK cancelled by scarce d/r OFFICIAL PAID/SALISBURY S.R. cds The cover could not be delivered and was marked DEFENCE FORCE and returned having RETURNED LETTER BRANCH/SALISBURY arrival cds dated 19.JAN.21. Having gone through South Africa with black on white G.R./Crown/ OFFICIAL SEALED IN THE/POST OFFICE label at left edge tied by RETURNED L.O./CAPETOWN cancel. £120.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1922 use of OHMS acknowledgement postcard cancelled BULAWAYO STATION. 1922 (MAY.18.) use of O.H.M.S. stampless postcard for the acknowledgement of a war medal pre-addressed to Salisbury 'War Records' officer cancelled by BULAWAYO STATION/S.RHODESIA cds. Proud type D5. These cards were postage free. £55.00 |
;) | RHODESIA AND NYASALAND - 1956 1/3d rate cover from LUSAKA struck INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID. 1956 cover addressed to Australia from Northern Rhodesia bearing Federation 3d and 1/- adhesives cancelled by faint LUSAKA cds and struck below by two lined INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID FOR/TRANSMISSION BY AIRMAIL h/s. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1934 2d rate local cover cancelled ROYAL TOUR H.R.H.PRINCE GEORGE. 1934 (6.III.) cover addressed to East London (vertical fold at left) bearing 1/2d pair and 1d adhesives tied by crested ROYAL TOUR H.R.H.PRINCE GEORGE handstamps. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1957 illegal use of 1d revenue on cover with 2d and 3d postage dues added. 1957 (MAY.7.) cover addressed to Salisbury bearing 2d brown and green REVENUE adhesive of Southern Rhodesia. The stamp was cancelled but being invalid the cover is marked 'T/5d' in pencil with 2d agate and 3d violet 'Postage Dues' added (SG D 3 and 4) tied SALISBURY on arrival. £165.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1960 unpaid cover from KITWE with 3d postage due pair added at SALISBURY. 1960 (OCT.21.) stampless cover addressed to Salisbury cancelled by KITWE d/r cds with 3d violet 'Postage due' pair added and cancelled SALISBURY and dated 26.OCT.60. Large violet oval GENERAL POST OFFICE b/s. £165.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1962 unpaid cover from HARARI with 3d postage due pair added at SALISBURY. 1962 (2.1.) stampless cover addressed to Salisbury cancelled by HARARI roller strike with 3d violet 'Postage Due' pair (SG D4) added on arrival. £165.00 |
;) | ST.HELENA - 1923 1/2d grey and black fine mint with BROKEN MAST variety. SG 97a. 1923 1/2d grey and black in fine mint condition showing the BROKEN MAST variety from Row 2/1. SG 97a. £65.00 |
;) | ST.HELENA - 1923 3d bright blue fine mint showing BROKEN MAST variety. SG 101a. 1923 3d bright blue in fine fresh mint condition showing the BROKEN MAST variety from Row 1/2. SG 101a. £100.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1951 1d rate use of OHMS postcard to UK . 1951 (4.6) use of black on white ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE SWAZILAND GOVERNMENT postcard addressed to UK having circular 'T/LXV' tax marking applied but then deleted and having 1d postage stamp applied (SG29) tied by part MBABANE/SWAZILAND cds. A very scarce piece of postal stationery. £120.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1953 4d dual reign rate postcard use to UK struck 'INSUFFICIENTLY PRE-PAID FOR AIRMAIL'. 1953 (JUL.26) B+W picture postcard of Transvaal depicting the President and Tant Sina addressed to Scotland and bearing KGVI 1d pair (SG 29) together with Coronation 2d (SG 52) tied BREMERSDORP and with violet INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR AIR MAIL bilingual instructional h/s below. £75.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - 1939 'Wearnes' first flight cover to UK. 1939 (JAN.16.) cover addressed to UK (ex small piece on corner) bearing 2c and 4c adhesives tied by part KUCHING cds's (year and month not clear) but headed 'First Airmail From Sarawak/ By Messrs Wearnes Plane/Experimental Flight'. The plane returned to Singapore from Kuching the following day (16th) and carried only about 120 letters. Elusive cover. £285.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1952 3d rate 'M/V CANADIAN CHALLENGER MONTREAL' maritime cover to USA. 1952 (AU.6.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied by PAQUEBOT/TRINIDAD cds and over struck MAILED AT SEA in black and M/V CANADIAN CHALLENGER/MONTREAL maritime handstamp. £50.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1951 'Reconstruction of Castries' registered to UK used at CHOISEUL. 1951 (JU.21) illustrated 'Reconstruction of Castries' envelope registered to UK bearing 12c (SG 166) tied by CHOISEUL/ST.LUCIA cds. £25.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1951 'Reconstruction of Castries' registered to UK used at PATIENCE. 1951 (JU.21) illustrated 'Reconstruction of Castries' envelope registered to UK bearing 12c (SG 166) tied by PATIENCE/ST.LUCIA cds. £30.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1951 'Reconstruction of Castries' registered to UK used at MICOUD. 1951 (JU.19) illustrated 'Reconstruction of Castries' envelope registered to UK bearing 12c (SG 166) tied by MICOUD/ST.LUCIA cds. £25.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1951 'Reconstruction of Castries' registered to UK used at CANARIES. 1951 (JU.28) illustrated 'Reconstruction of Castries' envelope reg'd to UK bearing 12c (SG 166) tied by CANARIES/ST.LUCIA cds. £25.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1943 26 1/2d 'TRANSATLANTIC' handstamped cover to UK. 1943 (OC.8.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d and 2/6d adhesives tied by ST.KITTS cds's with scarce red TRANSATLANTIC instructional handstamp applied at left. £50.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1907 1d rate postcard use to UK cancelled by 'P.O.A./112' duplex. 1907 (DE.4) use of picture postcard to UK depicting 'Lower Tugela Drift, Natal' bearing 1d adhesive tied by P.O.A.112 cancel. £25.00 |