The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | MAURITIUS - 1919 6c rate cover to UK showing the MAURITUS for MAURITIUS cancel error. 1919 (AU.18.) cover addressed to UK bearing 6c adhesive tied by the error MAURITUS for MAURITIUS cds. (Missing I). £75.00 |
;) | QUEENSLAND - 1897 1/2d IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF strip of three. 1897 1/2d (SG type 20) IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL vertical strip of three printed in the issued colour of deep green on ungummed paper. £120.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1882 5/- REVENUE issue mint. 1882 5/- (SG type 3) in fine mint condition with gum overprinted REVENUE in black. The colour oxidised to a pale lilac. Barefoot and Hall No.6. £80.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1937 stampless OHMS local cover used on T.P.O. 1937 (AP.30.) stampless cover addressed locally to Kingston marked 'O.H.M.S.' in manuscript cancelled by T.P.O./JAMAICA cds. Used in the travelling post office route from Port Antonio through Kingston to Montego Bay and back. £50.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1938 local cover used on T.P.O. 1938 (MR.15.) cover addressed locally to Liguauea bearing 1d adhesive tied by T.P.O./JAMAICA cds. Used in the travelling post office route from Port Antonio through Kingston to Montego Bay and back. £50.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1940 stampless registered local cover used at GUANBOA VALE. 1940 (FE.14.) registered stampless cover addressed locally to Spanish Town cancelled by GUANABOA VALE/JAMAICA cds (Proud type D3) with blue on white perforated R/GUANABOA registered label at left with 'Vale' inserted in manuscript. £35.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1954 25m dark blue RPSE to Switzerland used at NICOSIA. H&G 16a. 1954 25m dark blue on cream 'QEII' registered postal stationery envelope addressed to Switzerland (some edge faults and surface creases as the contents was a wrist watch) bearing 5m and 100m adhesives & tied by oval REGISTERED/NICOSIA CYPRUS cancels dated 4.APR.58. H&G 16a. £32.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1950 local 1/2p rate cover used at DHORA/GR/RURAL/SERVICE. 1950 (circa) local cover bearing 1/4p adhesive (x2) each tied by DHORA/GR/RURAL/SERVICE/ CYPRUS cancels. £40.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1948 local cover with 1 1/2p 'Wedding' tied LYTHRODHONDA. 1948 (MAR.7.) cover addressed locally bearing the 1 1/2pi 'Silver Wedding' adhesive tied by scarce LYTHRODHONDA/CYPRUS cds (Proud type D3). £45.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1935 'wings' airmail cover to Johannesburg with 6d 'Silver Jubilee' franking. 1935 (OCT.) 'Air Mail' wings illustrated cover addressed to Johannesburg bearing 6d 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive tied by blotchy cds. The year and month being visible but not the day although likely to be a first flight. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1937 local cover from WEST END. 1937 (MY.11.) cover addressed locally bearing 'GV' 1d, 1 1/2d, 2 1/2d adhesives tied by WEST END/TORTOLA cds's (Proud type D3). The bottom of the cover has two darker shaddow marks and is handstamped LAST DAY ISSUE. £55.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1918 use of postcard to USA with manuscript censor marking. 1918 (JU.23.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Rock from Algeciras' bearing 1d adhesive tied GIBRALTAR/25 and with 'Censored' applied in manuscript at left and with initials. A scarce manuscript censorship. £250.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1963 inward first flight cover from Thailand. 1963 inward illustrated first flight cover from Thailand with blue boxed BY LUFTHANSA/TO KUWAIT cachet at left and with green oval KUWAIT/OVERFLOWN BY/DUE TO SANDSTORM cachet applied. SAFAT/KUWAIT arrival b/s. £50.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1963 inward first flight cover from Japan. 1963 inward first flight illustrated cover from Japan with red boxed ERSTFLUG/TOKYO-KUWAIT cachet and green oval KUWAIT.OVERFLOWN BY/DUE TO SAND STORM h/s applied and having SAFAT/KUWAIT arrival b/s dated 9.JUL.1963. £45.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1963 first flight cover to India. 1963 (SEP.6.) illustrated first flight cover to India bearing 2nd State Day 50f adhesive tied by KUWAIT cds and with special red LH 648/IM FERNOST JET SERVICE/MIT LUFTHANSA BOEING 720B/NACH NEW DELHI cachet at left. £50.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1963 first flight cover to Germany. 1963 (JUL.7.) illustrated first flight cover addressed to Germany bearing 8f plus 4f '2nd State Day' and 8f 'Mothers Day' adhesives tied KUWAIT with violet boxed INAUG FLIGHT LUFTHANSA 648/49 cachet at lower left. £40.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1933 1d rate wrapper addressed to USA used at PORT MORESBY. 1933 (OC.2.) complete manila wrapper addressed to USA bearing 1d 'pictorial' adhesive tied by PORT MORESBY/PAPUA cds. £40.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1936 use of OHMS outer wrapper front to UK. 1936 (OC.7.) black on cream ON HIS /MAJESTYS /SERVICE - GOVERNMENT PRINTER/PORT MORESBY PAPUA outer wrapper front addressed to UK bearing 1d 'pictorial' adhesive tied PORT MORESBY. £35.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1939 use of OHMS outer wrapper front to UK. 1939 (AU.4.) ON HIS MAJESTYS SERVICE/GOVERNMENT PRINTER PORT MORESBY PAPUA outer wrapper front addressed to UK bearing 1d 'pictorial adhesive tied PORT MORESBY/PAPUA. £30.00 |
;) | SEYCHELLES - 1925 45c rate registered cover to UK. 1925 (NO.9.) registered cover to UK bearing 45c adhesive (SG 116) tied VICTORIA/SEYCHELLES with black boxed R/VICTORIA/No. h/s at left. £45.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1936 1/2d printed letter rate commercial cover to Austria. 1936 (DE.17.) pre-printed commercial cover addressed to Austria at the printed paper rate bearing single 1/2d green adhesive tied VALLETTA/MALTA. £28.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1948 cover to Austria with post war censorship. 1948 (NO.9.) cover addressed to Austria bearing 1d and 2 1/2d adhesive pair tied by AIR MAIL/MALTA cds with violet BY AIR MAIL rubber h/s applied at left. The cover was censored on arrival with violet OSTERIEICHISCHE ZEUSURSTELLE/75/Z1 h/s and with manila strip at left tied on reverse by violet boxed EINGELANOT/ERLEDIGT h/s. £40.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1966 'FORMULA' RPSE to USA used at SAFAT and with EXPRESS DELIVERY service added. 1966 (JLY.30.) blue on greyish white FORMULA registered stationery envelope (size H) addressed to USA and bearing 30f, 100f and 200f adhesives tied by large black rubber SAFAT REGISTERED h/s's and with red on white EXPRESS/DELIVERY label at left. £75.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1968 'Tin Can Island Canoe Mail' cover to USA with 1s adhesive issue. 1968 (FE.22.) cover addressed to USA on a pre-printed 'Matson Line' illustrated envelope bearing 7s on 1 1/2d adhesive in combination with a 1s blue and orange in silver (adhesive) 'Coronation' stamp tied NIUALOOU/TONGA and with green circular DISPATCHED BY CANOE MAIL and TIN CAN ISLAND CANOE MAIL h/s's applied at lower left. MAIL AT SEA/S.S. MARIPOSA b/s. £20.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1946 cover to Austria with MIL.CEN/CIVIL MAIL censor strip. 1946 (10.X.) cover addressed to Austria (central fold) bearing 1/3d 'pictorial' single tied by WINDHOEK wavy lined strike and with black on cream OPENED BY/MIL.CEN. - CIVIL MAILS censor label at left with PSS.2411. 8.45. 2000M imprint applied at left tied on the front by circular MILITARY CENSORSHIP/CIVIL MAILS/15554 h/s. £55.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1920 2d rate local cover. 1920 (OCT.14.) cover addressed locally bearing 2d brown orange (SG 62) tied by SYDNEY/NSW wavy lined cancel. £20.00 |
;) | SEYCHELLES - 1902 3c on 4c 'Local' PSC uprated to USA. H&G 9. 1902 3 CENTS black surcharge on 4c carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to USA (message on reverse regarding stamps) bearing additional 2c and 3c adhesives tied SEYCHELLES abd dated JA.9.03. The top two corners are blunt from removal of mounting corner hinges at some stage. A scarce item. H&G 9. £75.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1893 2 1/2d red surcharge on 2d green mint block of four. SG 20. 1893 2 1/2d red surcharge on 2d green adhesive in a fine mint block of four. A scarce multiple. SG 20. £60.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. - 1943 censored cover to Egypt. TRIPOLITANIA - 1943 cover addressed to the General Hospital/CMF (in Egypt) bearing 2 1/2d MEF adhesive tied by TRIPOLI cds with violet crowned PASSED/ ZA/41 h/s applied and with violet crowned DEPUTY FIELD CENSOR strike applied on arrival. £75.00 |
;) | NYASALAND - 1916 1d carmine PSE unused SPECIMEN. H&G 2. 1916 1d carmine postal stationery envelope (small pin hole in reverse flap) in unused condition and with black diagonal SPECIMEN on front. H&G 2. £45.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1919 2 1/2d rate cover to USA used on the JAMAICA.GOVT RAILWAY/KINGSTON. 1919 cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d blue adhesive tied by part d/r JAMAICA GOVT. RAILWAY/KINGSTON cds struck in blue ink with KINGSTON wavy lined transit b/s dated JUL.12.19. £75.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1943 local cover to Prisoner Of War office at Nicosia. 1943 (JL.13.) cover addressed to the Prisoner Of War Office No.417 at Nicosia from the Customs Tax Office at Paphos bearing 1/2p green (x2) tied PAPHOS and with NICOSIA arrival b/s. £45.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1951 cover to Israel with Israeli censor strip applied. 1951 (JAN.25.) cover addressed to Israel bearing KGVI 2p adhesive pair tied by LIMASSOL/ CYPRUS cds with red on white Israeli censor label applied on arrival. £30.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1947 local cover used at PARAMTHA. 1947 local cover bearing the 'Victory' pair each tied by PARAMYTHA/G.R./RURAL/SERVICE cancels (Proud type D1) with LIMASSOL transit b/s dated 22.FE.47 and FAMAGUSTA arrival. £45.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1963 50c purple and blue aerogramme mint. Yang AL10. 1963 50c purple on blue aerogramme in fine unused condition without the red or blue surrounds. Annigoni Portrait. Yang type AL10. £15.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1921 1r purple and pale yellow mint DIE 1/DIE 2 gutter pair. SG 345b. 1921-22 1r purple and pale yellow in a fine mint vertical gutter marginal pair showing the DIE 1 and DIE II issues se-tenant. Tragically the top stamp has come away and is re-inforced with a stamp hinge. SG 354b. £45.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1927 4c rate cover to USA used at POSTAL TELEGRAPHS/STEPHENVILLE CROSSING. 1927 (AUG.31) use of pre-printed 'Newfoundland Railway' envelope to USA bearing 4c (SG 152) tied by black d/r oval POSTAL TELEGRPAHS/STEPHENVILLE CROSSING NWLD h/s. £45.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1930 4c rate cover to USA used by St.J & P.A.B railway. 1930 (JUL.6) cover to USA bearing 2c pair (SG 165) tied by St.J&P.A.B.-R.P.O./EX2 cds with similar alongside. A fine railway strike. £50.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1931 15c rate local cover with boxed BURIN NORTH cancel. 1931 (MAY.26.) cover addressed to St.John's (roughly opened on reverse) bearing 15c 'Aeroplane/dog' adhesive (SG type 103) cancelled by scarce violet boxed POST OFFICE/BURIN NORTH cancel. £45.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1936 local cover used at LARACHE. 1936 (DE.2.) cover addressed locally to Tangier bearing two fine blocks of six of the 3c on 1/2d adhesive (SG 128) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE/LARACHE cds's. Not an easy stamp to find used on cover especially so at Larache. £115.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1922 1 1/2d 'Postage Due' mint strip of three with MISPLACEMENT variety. SG D10. 1922 1 1/2d black and yellow-brown 'Postage Due' horizontal mint strip of thee with roulette perforations and showing the centre vignette MISPLACED TO RIGHT. SG D10. £60.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1927 FRUIT FOR HEALTH slogan strike on 1d local cover with 'VIP' error. 1927 (JUN.8.) cover addressed locally bearing 1d 'ship' adhesive tied by CAPETOWN/FRUIT FOR HEALTH slogan strike in black with the variety 'VIP' for 'VIR' in Afrikaans section. (Lessing type 16). £25.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1929 first flight cover re-directed to port Elizabeth. 1929 (AUG.29.) first flight cover re-directed to Port Elizabeth bearing 1/2d 'Springbok' bi-lingual pair overprinted OFFICIAL together with 6d 'Air' adhesive (SG 28) tied by JOHANNESBURG/20 cds. (Slight surface fault on front). Backstamped with black four lined SECOND (OFFICIAL) AIR MAIL flight cachet and with POSTE RESTANTE/PORT ELIZABETH arrival cds. £25.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1935 12c 'Silver Jubilee' on local cover used at FOREST SIDE on first day. 1935 (MY.6.) local cover bearing 12c 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive tied by FOREST SIDE cds used on the first day of issue. Light horizontal bend at bottom edge. A scarcer single franking £35.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1943 censored cover to Canada used at DUNLAOOHAIRE. 1943 (NO.15.) cover addressed to Canada bearing 2 1/2d adhesive tied DUNLAOOHAIRE/1 with black on pink S.P.1./OPENED BY CENSOR/105 label at left edge. £35.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - 1952 internal registered first flight cover to Sibu. 1952 registered first flight cover to Sibu bearing 4c and 10c adhesive pair tied KUCHING and endorsed 'First Schedueld Internal/Airmail Service Kuching to Sibu'. £35.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1900 'Boer War' soldiers use of GB 1d PSC to UK written at Charlestown. 1900 (JU.20.) use of GB 1d postal stationery postcard addressed to UK (edge faults and creases at right edge) written from Charlestown and cancelled by FIELD POST OFFICE/BRITISH ARMY S.AFRICA cds with PIETERMARITZBURG transit. Used during the Boer war. £35.00 |
;) | NORFOLK ISLAND - 1991 $4.30 green complete BOOKLET. 1991 $4.30 green on buff complete booklet containing ten 43c adhesives. £15.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. - 1946 local cover used at GARIAN. TRIPOLITANIA - 1946 (12.10.) commercial cover addressed locally bearing 2 1/2d 'MEF' adhesive tied by GARIAN/TRIPOLI cds with violet GARIAN straight lined h/s above. Complete with original contents. £150.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1913 Ceylon telegraphs receipt form used at JAFFNA. 1913 (FEB.6) 'A.R./CEYLON TELEGRAPHS' receipt for inland or foreign telegram cancelled by JAFFNA cds at left. £35.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1915 Ceylon telegram form used at JAFFNA. 1915 (MA.3) use of 'C.1.' CEYLON TELEGRAPHS form used locally & cancelled by JAFFNA cds. £35.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1922 Ceylon telegram form used at JAFFNA. 1922 (FE.22.) CEYLON TELEGRAPHS form (P.O.-B-112 F4) used locally and cancelled at JAFFNA. Small piece of top edge missing from opening tag. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1924 1d rate local cover used at KALKFELD. 1924 (25.8) cover addressed locally to Windhoek bearing 1d (Zuidwest Africa) adhesive tied by the German type KALKFELD/S.W.AFRICA cds. £50.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1926 postcard use to UK used at WALVIS BAY. 1926 (JAN.12.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting local cactus flower and bearing 1/2d green strip of three (SG 29) tied WALVIS BAY. £55.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1936 first flight cover to UK used at BOGAWANTALAWA. 1936 (DE.23.) first flight cover addressed to UK marked 'First Flight Airmail/Colombo-Madras- London' bearing 50c adhesive tied by s/r BOGAWANTALAWA cds. £35.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1935 2d rate local FDC cover bearing 'Silver Jubilee' issue. 1935 (MY.6.) cover addressed locally bearing 2d 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive tied by CASTRIES/ ST.LUCIA cds used on the first day of issue. Some very light age marks but not so easy to find this single franking. £30.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1892 8d used at BULAWAYO with major perforation shift. SG 24. 1892 8d red and ultramaine (SG 24) cancelled by BULAWAYO/MATEBELELAND cds dated FE.7. and having major perforation shift leaving the top half of the stamp blank by 3mm. Unusual item. £85.00 |
;) | LAGOS - 1895 2 1/2d rate cover to Germany. 1895 (JA.15.) cover addressed to Germany bearing 2 1/2d ultramarine adhesive (SG 31) tied by barred duplex with LAGOS/W.AFRICA b/s. Red PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR.PACKET strike at lower left and HAMBURG arrival b/s. £65.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1892 1/2d 'black' on 1d PSE used locally with SURCHARGE DOUBLE. H&G 3a. 1892 1/2d 'black' on 1d pink on cream postal stationery envelope (sizeb) addressed locally and cancelled by BARBADOS cds dated FE.23.93 and showing the variety SURCHARGE DOUBLE which is unlisted on the scarcer black surcharge issue. H&G 3a. £150.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1953 6c orange stationery 'cut out' on cover to UK used at AWASO. 1953 (MR.19.) commercial cover to UK bearing 6d orange postal stationery 'cut out' adhered and cancelled by AWASO/GOLD COAST s/r cds with black circular 'T' tax mark at left. Unusual usage. £35.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1953 use of CABLE AND WIRELESS telegram with original envelope. 1953 (NO.25.) red on cream 'Cable and Wireless Limited' telegram form cancelled by violet CABLE AND WIRELESS/SINGAPORE cancel and complete with the original blue on cream TELEGRAM envelope although the latter has suffered some worm holes. (2 items). £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1928 1/2d green PSC used at SWAKOPMUND HEALTH RESORT. H&G 10. 1928 1/2d Green on cream postal stationery postcard ovpt'd 'S.W.A.' addressed to East London & cancelled by the special large d/r SWAKOPUND SWA/HEALTH RESORT/SEA BATHING cancel dated 1.JUN.28. A nicely early use of this card. H&G 10. £50.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1943 2 1/2d rate censored cover to UK used at BEARNAS MOR. 1943 (26.XI.) cover to UK bearing 2 1/2d 'Rowan Hamilton' adhesive tied by s/r BEARNAS MOR/ CO.DHENNA NGALL cds with black on white P.C.90/OPENED BY/EXAMINER 5195 censor label applied on arrival. £30.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1938 1d rate cover to UK used at SWORDS. 1938 (OC.8.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d pair tied by s/r SWORDS/CO.DUBLIN cds. £25.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1937 2d rate cover to UK used at SEANA GHARDNA. 1937 (FEB.8.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2d adhesive tied by s/r SEANA GHARADNA/ CO.CHORCAUIGHE cds. £25.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1916 censored cover to Switzerland. 1916 (NO.20.) commercial cover to Switzerland bearing 5m pair tied ALEXANDRIA with blue on white OPENED BY CENSOR label on top edge tied on the front and reverse sides by red oval PASSED BY CENSOR/No.6 h/s. £35.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1916 censored cover to Switzerland. 1916 (22.IV.) commercial cover to Switzerland bearing 5m pair tied ALEXANDRIA with blue on white OPENED BY CENSOR label on top edge tied on the front and reverse sides by violet oval PASSED BY CENSOR/No.6 h/s. £35.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1916 censored cover to Switzerland. 1916 (20.III.) commercial cover to Switzerland bearing 10m adhesive tied ALEXANDRIA with blue on white OPENED BY CENSOR label on top edge tied on the front and reverse sides by blue oval PASSED BY CENSOR/No.20 h/s. £35.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1889 10c carmine 'Gibraltar' stationery wrapper used at TANGIER. H&G 7. 1889 10c carmine on buff postal stationery wrapper of Gibraltar (H&G 7) addressed to Germany and cancelled by 'A 26' duplex with TANGIER cds alongside dated FE.1.95. £65.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1883 4d black on 2/- orange used strip of three. SG 41. 1883 4d black on 2/- orange surcharged adhesive with additional 'Postage' overprint applied in a fine strip of three cancelled by two full strikes of the s/r GRENADA cds dated MY.26.88. SG 41. £55.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS (St.Christopher) - 1882 1d rose PSC unused. H&G 2. 1882 1d rose on buff postal stationery postcard. Fine unused. H&G 2. £25.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1935 use of scarce red on buff O.H.M.S. 'RETURNED LETTER' envelope. 1935 use of red on buff reg'd ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE/RETURNED LETTER envelope used locally & cancelled by SYDNEY cds dated 12.FEB.35 & with red boxed DEAD LETTER OFFICE/SYDNEY NSW reg'd etiquette h/s. Brisbane arrival b/s & scarce DEAD LETTER OFFICE/ SYDNEY strike applied on return. An elusive piece of postal stationery. £60.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1893 1d PSC Boer War use to Holland from Morgans Island with censor mark. 1893 1d carmine on buff postal stationery postcard (H&G 9) addressed to Holland (small piece of corner missing from the top right) cancelled by HAMILTON/BERMUDA cds dated MR.19.1902 with scarce blue PRISONERS OF WAR/PASSED/CENSOR/BERMUA strike at left. AMSTERDAM arrival. A nice Boer War use from Morgan Island. £225.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1886 4d rate cover to UK used at HAMILTON. 1886 (JU.24) cover to UK marked in manuscript 'Via New York' Bears 1880 4d orange-red (SG 20) adhesive tied by '1' duplex with HAMILTON/BERMUDA cds alongside. £95.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1922 4 1/2p on 3d postcard use to USA used at CONSTANTINOPLE. 1922 (MR.18.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Constantinope-Mosquee Suleymanie et la Corne d'Or' bearing 4 1/2p on 3d violet adhesive tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE/ CONSTANTINOPLE cds. £40.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1949 stampless registered O.H.M.S. local cover used at BIDA. 1949 (MR.4.) stampless registered cover used locally marked 'O.H.M.S.' cancelled by REGISTERED/ BIDA NIGEERIA cancel with BIDA/R…. h/s at top left with official BIDA h/s at bottom left signed by N.Abrahim. £40.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1943 registered censor cover to USA with scarcer 'violet' strike and label. 1942 registered cover to USA bearing 3d (SG 114) and 3d (SG 114a) tied HAMILTON and with scarce GPO BERMUDA/D/No. registered label at lower left and struck by violet circular PASSED BY CENSOR/3/BERMUDA strike. Strikes in 'violet' are not so easy to find. £55.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1947 inward underpaid cover from Canada with 3d 'postage due' added. 1947 (APR.17.) long underpaid commercial inward meter mark cover from Canada struck by violet rubber T/CENTIMES tax handstamp with '3d' inserted in manuscript and having 3d carmine 'Postage Due' added on arrival (SG D3) tied GPO/BARBADOS and dated 24.AP.47. £165.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1943 FIELD POST OFFICE/S.P.501
RAF censored cover to UK. PERAK - 1943 (MY.27) cover to UK bearing 50c adhesive (SG 118) tied by FIELD POST OFFICE/S.P.501 cds with bluish R.A.F./CENSOR/344 h/s at lower left. £65.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1936 15c dark blue RPSE used to India (toned) with 'AR' marking. SELANGOR - 1936 15c dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to India (toned) bearing additional10c adhesive pair tied by oval KUALA LUMPUR/REGISTERED cancels and struck on front by circular "A.R." (Avis Reception) instructional h/s. (Proud type AR2). H&G 1. £65.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1938 2c black postal stationery wrapper used at GEORGETOWN. H&G 7a. 1938 2c black on tan 'KGVI' postal stationery wrapper addressed to UK cancelled by s/r GPO. GEORGETOWN/BRITISH GUIANA cds dated 2.JA.54. Elusive item. H&G 7a. £225.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1851 stampless inward entire from Calcutta with SHIP LETTER h/s. 1851 (SEP.8.) stampless inward entire from Calcutta with red boxed CALCUTTA/G.P.O./ SHIP LETTER b/s dated SEP.8.1851. Struck by scarce SHIP LETTER h/s (Proud type SL11) and with crowned MAURITIUS/GPO arrival dated OC.28.1851. (Proud type D2). £95.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1936 1d violet PSE to USA used at CASTRIES. H&G 2. 1936 1d violet postal stationery envelope addressed to USA cancelled by CASTRIES/ST.LUCIA cds dated MY.30.36. H&G 2. £75.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1900 early postcard use to Germany. 1900 (SP.24.) postcard addressed to Germany depicting 'Gibraltar from the bay' bearing QV 1d adhesive tied by 'A 26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cds alongside. Printed by 'G.Dautez of Gibraltar' the illustration is reversed on the back. A nice early card from Gibraltar. £35.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1938 2c PSC unused with black diagonal SPECIMEN on front. H&G 17. 1938 2c carmine on buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition struck by black diagonal SPECIMEN on front. H&G 17. £50.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1947 2d rate cover to UK used at CANTON ISLAND. 1947 (JUN.12) cover to UK (some odd tone spots) bearing 2d adhesive tied by CANTON ISLAND - POST OFFICE cds in violet. £28.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1949 local stampless O.H.M.S. cover used from MINNA. 1949 (FE.17.) stampless cover addressed locally to Lagos marked 'O.H.M.S.' and cancelled by MINNA/NIGERIA cds with violet oval GWARI. N.A./DESPATCHED/MINNA h/s at lower left. £40.00 |
;) | ZANZIBAR - 1901 1a on 10c black surcharge use on postcard to Egypt. FRENCH OFFICES - 1901 (1.OT.) use of picture postcard addressed to Egypt depicting two street scenes 'Zanzibar-Narrow Public Street + Zanzibar-Native Street' bearing French surcharged '1/anna/Zanzibar' on 10c black adhesive tied by d/r ZANZIBAR cds. PORT SAID transit. £120.00 |
;) | ZULULAND - 1901 1d carmine PSE of Natal addressed to Pietermaritzburg from ESHOWE. 1901 1d carmine on thick cream laid paper 'QV' postal stationery envelope (size c) of Natal (H&G 2)addressed to Pietermaritzburg and cancelled by fine d/r ESHOWE/PROVINCE OF ZULULAND cds dated DE.1.1902 with 'C' slug offset to right. £95.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1936 use of postcard to UK used at AMMAN. 1936 (31.MR.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Petra-Tombs of E' bearing 1m,4m and 5m adhesives tied by AMMAN cds's. £50.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1869 1/- rate cover to UK. 1869 (FE.9.) cover addressed to UK (a little aged and with opening tear repaired on reverse flap) bearing the 1/- black 'Britannia' adhesive tied by bootheel '1' duplex with BARBADOS/1 b/s. £185.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1937 1/2d yellowish green PSC unused. H&G 5. 1937 1/2d yellowish green on light smooth 'KGVI' postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 5. £25.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1896 2 1/2d rate cover to UK used at ACCRA. 1896 (MY.12.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2 1/2d adhesive (SG 14) tied by s/r ACCRA/GOLD COAST cds with red PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR.PACKET strike at lower left. £50.00 |
;) | ZANZIBAR - 1898 use of French 1 1/2a red on 5c green PSE to Germany used at ZANZIBAR. FRENCH OFFICES - 1898 (SEP.24.) use of French 5c green on cream postal stationery envelope overprinted in red 1/2/ANNA/ZANZIBAR addressed to Germany and cancelled by near ZANZIBAR d/r cds. A nice use of this surcharged stationery. £120.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1916 4d rate registered cover to UK from LOME with PASSED BY CENSOR h/s. 1916 (2.6.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 1d 'London Printing' with 3d 'Local Printing' adhesive tied by LOME/TOGO cds's. Violet three lined PASSED BY CENSOR/AT/LOME (TOGO) h/s applied below. £75.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1922 underpaid cover with KUALA LUMPUR/16Cts/TO PAY tax h/s. SELANGOR - 1922 (JY.2.) stampless cover addressed to India cancelled by KUALA LUMPUR cds with violet boxed KUALA LUMPUR/16 Cts/TO PAY tax mark applied. (Proud type UP19.) £75.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1924 underpaid cover with KUALA LUMPUR/10Cts/TO PAY tax h/s. SELANGOR - 1924 (AP.5.) stampless cover addressed to India cancelled by KUALA LUMPUR cds with scarce 'T' tax mark and '40c' h/s applied to front and violet boxed KUALA LUMPUR/10 Cts/ TO PAY tax mark on reverse. (Proud type UP18). £75.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1922 underpaid cover with KUALA LUMPUR/8Cts/TO PAY tax h/s. SELANGOR - 1922 (AP.3.) stampless cover addressed to India cancelled by KUALA LUMPUR cds with violet boxed KUALA LUMPUR/8 Cts/TO PAY tax mark applied on reverse. (Proud type UP17). Indian 3ps grey adhesive added on reverse. £75.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1924 1/2d green PSC unused. H&G 1. 1924 1/2d green on thick white card postal stationery postcard with 'Waterlow' imprint. Fine unused. H&G 1. £30.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1900 6d lilac 'VRI' adhesive mint block of four with INVERTED OVERPRINT. SG 232d. 1900 6d lilac and green 'V.R.I.' overprint issue in a fine mint block of four showing the variety INVERTED OVERPRINT. SG 232d. £95.00 |