The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1915 'OAS' cover to UK used at CANTONEMENTS. 1915 (DEC.30.) stampless cover addressed to UK marked in manuscipt 'On Active Service' and cancelled by rare d/r CANTONMENTS/POTCHEFSTROOM cds and counter singed at lower left Pvt G Spence/5556 D Company/9th Regiment/ S.A.L.' . A nice piece of service mail from the Potchefstroom Military Camp. £75.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1915 'SERVICE-PRISONER OF WAR' censored postcard used at PIETMARITZBURG. 1915 (DEC.19.) use of special pre-printed SERVICE-PRISONER OF WAR postcard addressed to the Transvaal and cancelled by PIETERMARITZBURG/SOUTH/AFRICA cds with both violet boxed PRISONER OF WAR tri-lingual h/s and PASSED BY CENSOR straight lined strike. NIGEL/TRANSVAAL arrival. A nice item from P.W.I. Camp, Fort Napier in Pietermaritzburg. £55.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1915 'POST FREE/PC/PRISONER OF WAR' cover to Switzerland. 1915 stampless cover addressed to the Red Cross in geneva Switzerland from an internee at Camp 2, Pietermaritzburg struck by violet boxed PRISONER OF WAR tri-lingual h/s with additional circular POST FREE/P.C./PRISONER OF WAR h/s in red ink and violet PASSED BY CENSOR straight lined strike with 'O.S.' initials alongside. GENEVA arrival b/s dated 4.IV.15. £50.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1918 'Prisoner Of War' PASSED CENSOR 41 cover to Transvaal from Tempe Internment Camp 1918 stampless cover addressed to Transvaal marked in manuscript 'Prisoner Of War Service' and struck on front by violet ringed Passed/41/CENSOR handstamp. HEIDELBERG arrival b/s dated 7.MAR.18. A nice internee cover sent from Tempe Internment camp near Bloemfontein. £55.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1918 censored 'PRISONER OF WAR' envelope to Transvaal used at PIETERMARITZBURG. 1918 use of black on white PRISONER OF WAR envelope addressed to Transvaal & cancelled by PIETERMARITZBURG cds dated 1.SP.18 with both boxed bilingual PRISONER OF WAR h/s & s/l PASSED BY CENSOR strike. Nigel Transvaal b/s. Fine & scarce. £45.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1876 6d blue green pair used pair with one showing stamp No.91 RE-ENTRY. SG 18. 1876 6d blue green (perf 14) with 'CC' watermark in a used pair cancelled by 'A 02' duplex cancels marked as being (Sefi No.2) RE-ENTRY from Stamp number 91. Complete with large photo plate showing the re-entry from the left hand stamp. SG 18. £50.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1876 6d blue green used with WATERMARK REVERSED. SG 18x. 1876 6d blue green (perf 14) with 'CC' watermark used and with WATERMARK REVERSED. SG 18x. £15.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1872 6d blue green used. SG 15. 1872 6d blue-green (perf 12 1/2) with 'CC' watermark cancelled by ' A 02' cancel. SG 15. £6.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1863 6d green used. SG 8. 1863 6d green with rough perforation and small star watermark with part 'A 02' duplex cancel. SG 8. £15.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1863 6d yellow green used. SG 10. 1863 6d yellow green with rough perforation and small star watermark with light duplex cancel SG 10. £50.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1935 3m brown on buff PSC unused. H&G 35. 1935 3m brown on buff postal stationery postcard in unused condition. H&G 35. £35.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1945 10m violet postal stationery letter sheet unused. H&G 12. 1945 10m violet on cream postal stationery letter sheet in unused condition. Scarce item. H&G 12. £85.00 |
;) | NEW HEBRIDES - 1923 25c pair on registered cover to Australia. 1921 (AU.23.) registered cover addressed to Australia bearing (French) 25c adhesive (SG F25) vertical pair tied by s/r VILA/NEW HEBRIDES cds. £90.00 |
;) | NEW HEBRIDES - 1923 50c rate registered cover to Australia. 1921 (AU.23.) registered cover addressed to Australia bearing (French) 50c adhesive (SG F28) tied by s/r VILA/NEW HEBRIDES cds. £125.00 |
;) | NEW HEBRIDES - 1924 3d on 30c and 1d on 10c surcharged registered cover to Australia. 1924 (NOV.29.) registered cover addressed to Australia bearing (British) 3d on 1d (SG 41) tied alongside (French) 30c on 10c (SG F39) tied by d/r POSTES CONDOMINION/PORT VIA NELLES HEBRIDES cds with black rubber boxed R/PORT VILA/NOUVELLES HEBRIDES registered h/s at lower left. £85.00 |
;) | NEW HEBRIDES - 1939 50c rate registered 'PASSED BY CENSOR' cover to Australia. 1939 (DE.21.) registered cover addressed to Australia bearing (British) 10c (SG 53) tied alongside (French) 40c (SG F59) by d/r NOUVELLES HEBRIDES/POST VILA cds's and with small VILA/R No.961 registered label at lower left. The reverse side is struck by scarce PASSED BY CENSOR/ NEW HEBRIDES/CONDOMINIUM h/s in violet. £75.00 |
;) | NAURU - 1939 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/NAURU' registered cover to Australia. 1939 (NOV.16.) registered cover to Manly in Australia bearing 1/2d to 3d adhesives tied by NAURU/CENTRAL PACIFIC cds's and struck below by rare magenta boxed PASSED BY/ CENSOR/NAURU handstamp. £275.00 |
;) | FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1943 censored 'On Active Service' cover to UK cancelled OFFICIAL PAID. 1943 stampless cover to UK marked 'On Active Service' addressed to Mrs J.Robinson in Leeds' cancelled by red OFFICIAL PAID wany line strike and with violet circular crowned PASSED BY CENSOR/No.4428 strike below. Ex reverse flap as usual from this noted correspondence sent through the Stanley Military Censor. £150.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1902 4d blue RPSE (size H2) uprated at PRETORIA. H&G 4c. 1902 4d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to Pretoria bearing additional 1/2d pair tied PRETORIA and dated 15.JUN.03. H&G 4c. £80.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1902 4d blue RPSE (size K) uprated at PRETORIA. H&G 4d. 1902 4d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size K) addressed to Pretoria bearing additional 2d adhesive tied PRETORIA and dated 15.JUN.03. A scarce size so used and unfolded. H&G 4d. £120.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1929 1d 'BOOYSEN ESSAY' range of proof fragments printed in blue. 1929 1d 'BOOYSEN ESSAY' range of eight pieces in torn fragments printed in turquiose blue on gummed paper (tone spotting). Ex printers proof discardments. An interesting array. £50.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1931 1/2d yellowish green underpaid PSC to Austria used at BULWAYO. H&G 3. 1931 1/2d yellowish green on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to Austria with long message on reverse bearing additional 1/2d 'admiral' (SG 1) and 1/2d (SG 15) tied by BULAWAYO cds with small 'T' tax mark applied below with blue '1d' crayon manuscript marking. H&G 3. £85.00 |
;) | AITUTAKI - 1918 4d rated registered cover to Australia. 1918 use of O.H.M.S. crested 'New Zealand/Post and Telegraph Dept' small sized cover addressed to Melbourne in Australia bearing One Pene on 2 1/2d (SG 3) alongside 1 1/2d slate (SG 21-scarce) tied AITUTAKI and datedJL.11.18. Larfe blue on white blank type 'R/71' registered label at left handstamped AITUTAKI in black. A scarce piece of genuine mail. £120.00 |
;) | BASUTOLAND - 1933 3d 'ORC' adhesive used on cover to Cape at MASURU. 1933 (OCT.20.) cover addressed to Worcester in the Cape bearing Orange River Colony 3d mauve adhesive (SG 143) tied by MASERU cds. A scarce use of this adhesive in Basutoland. £85.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1920 1d (x3) on registered commercial cover to UK used at STATION PALIME. 1920 (20.4.) registered commercial cover to UK bearing 1d strip of three tied by STATION/PALIME cds with blue on white blank type 'R/No.76' registered label at lower left similarly struck. £65.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1916 3d rate registered commercial cover to UK used at LOME. 1916 (13.6.) registered commercial pre-printed cover to UK bearing 3d adhesive tied LOME/TOGO. £45.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1916 1d rate commercial cover to UK used at LOME. 1916 (27.11.) commercial pre-printed cover to UK bearing 1d adhesive tied LOME/TOGO. £40.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1936 3c green PSC unused struck SPECIMEN. H&G 3. SELANGOR - 1936 2c green on buff postal stationery postcard in unused condition struck SPECIMEN diagonally in black. H&G 3. £55.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1953 4c + 2c PSC to Kuala Lumpur used at TAMPONG. H&G 14. PERAK - 1953 4c brown + 2c orange on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Kuala Lumpur cancelled by TAMPONG cds dated 23.MAR.55. H&G 14 £35.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1950 4c + 2c PSC used at BUTTERWORTH. H&G 3. PENANG - 1950 4c brown + 2c orange on buff 'KGVI' postal stationery KGVI postcard addressed to Selangor (genuine use) cancelled by BUTTERWORTH cds dated 11.DEC.54. H&G 3. £65.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1940 60m rate 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID' h/s'd censor cover to UK used at AMMAN-DERNA. 1940 (OC.15.) cover addressed to UK bearing 5m pair and 50m adhesives tied by AMMAN-DERNA cds with rare red on cream TRANSJORDAN AMMAN OPENED BY CENSOR (2) censor label at left (Little type 2) and additionally struck twice by scarce two lined INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID FOR AIR MAIL/SENT BY ORDINARY MAIL instructional handstamps. A few edge tears but a rare TPO censored underpaid cover. £350.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1900 stampless IN DIENST cover to Kimberley used at LICHTENBURG. 1900 (JULY.1.) use of IN DIENST cover addressed to Kimberley struck through with manuscript lines with 'O.H.M.S.' inserted cancelled by a little weak but scarce squared circle LICHTENBURG cancel with MAFEKING transit b/s and KIMBERLEY arrival. Aged with small edge faults. Counter signed by the Captain. £65.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - 1939 12c rate commercial 'PASSED BY CENSOR' cover to USA used at KUCHING. 1939 (NOV.10.) commercial cover to USA bearing 12c adhesive tied KUCHING with violet boxed PASSED BY/CENSOR h/s at lower left. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1915 stampless 'FPO/No.12' censored use of INDIAN SOLDIERS FUND' postcard to UK. 1915 (MA.26.) use of stampless 'Lord Roberts/Indian Soldiers Fund 1914' postcard addressed to UK cancelled F.P.O./No.12 and struck by red boxed PASSED BY/No.12/CENSOR crowned h/s. £35.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1914 stampless inward 'A.I.F./PASSED BY CENSOR No...' postcard from Aden. 1914 circa use of inward unstamped picture postcard from Aden depicting 'Water Tanks-Aden No.11' marked 'O.A.S.- No Stamps Available' and struck by blue A.I.F./PASSED BY CENSOR No….. handstamp with '29' inserted in pencil. A nice maritime censor marking from the Australian Imperial Forces. £65.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1915 1/2d green IMPERFORATE example handstamped COLOUR/PRINT. 1915 1/2d green (SG type 61) IMPERFORATE example on white gummed paper handstamped COLOUR/PRINT in black. £50.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1917 75c on 9d olive green 'V 23 (P)' U/M plate block of six. SG 198. 1917 75c on 9d olive green in a fine unmounted mint block of six showing 'V 23 (P)' in bottom margin. SG 198. £25.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1917 25c on 2 1/2d blue 'V 23 (I)' U/M plate block of six. SG 195. 1917 25c on 2 1/2d blue in a fine unmounted mint block of six showing 'V 23 (I)' in bottom margin. SG 195. £25.00 |
;) | FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1955 5d rate PAQUEBOT cover to USA cancelled in Cape Verde. 1955 (27.4.) cover addressed to USA bearing 'KGVI' 1d and 4d adhesives tied by CORREIOS/ S.VINCENT C.VERDE cancels and marked PAQUEBOT at left in red crayon. Unusual use. £55.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1929 'OHMS' letter sheet cancelled ENGINEERS BRANCH in violet ink. 1929 (JA.3.) use of folded ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE letter sheet (E.27) headed 'Dr To The Postmaster General' cancelled by very scarce d/r ENGINEERS BRANCH/S.RHODESIA cds struck in violet ink. Unrecorded by Proud. £115.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1922 use of 'OHMS-POST FREE' acknowledgement postcard used at UMVUMA. 1922 (MAY.27.) use of O.H.M.S.-POST FREE postcard to Salisbury for acknowledgement of war medal cancelled by UMVUMA cds. £65.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1922 use of 'OHMS-POST FREE' acknowledgement postcard used at MACHEKE. 1922 (MAY.25.) use of O.H.M.S.-POST FREE postcard to Salisbury for acknowledgement of war medal cancelled by part d/r MACHEKE cds. £50.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1922 use of 'OHMS-POST FREE' acknowledgement postcard used at MARANDELLAS. 1922 (MAY.22.) use of O.H.M.S.-POST FREE postcard to Salisbury for acknowledgement of war medal cancelled by MARANDELLAS cds. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1922 use of 'OHMS-POST FREE' acknowledgement postcard used at KIMBERLEY. 1922 (JUN.15.) use of O.H.M.S.-POST FREE postcard to Salisbury for acknowledgement of war medal (light fold at left) cancelled by KIMBERLEY cds. £40.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1911 10pa rate Turkish adhesive on cover to Germany used at BAGDAD. 1911 cover addressed to Germany bearing Turkish 10pa yellow green adhesive tied by BAGDAD cds. £125.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1912 (circa) 20pa use of Turkish adhesive on postcard to France at BAGDAD. 1912 (circa) use of picture postcard addressed to France depicting 'Panorma De Baghdad sur les rivres de Tigre' bearing Turkish 20pa rose adhesive tied BAGDAD. £115.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1930 6a rate cover to UK used at BAGHDAD WEST. 1930 (MAY.18.) cover addressed to UK bearing 6a adhesive tied BAGHDAD WEST. £30.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1932 underpaid cover to UK from MAGIL with scarce 'MAGIL/DUE' h/s applied. 1932 (SEP.22.) cover addressed to UK bearing 5f and 30f adhesives tied MAGIL but apparently underpaid and struck below by scarce horse shoe type MAGIL/DUE postage due h/s. £85.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1935 33c rate cover to UK used at KUT. 1935 (DEC.18.) cover addressed to UK bearing 8c,10c and 15c adhesives tied by KUT cds's. Light surface folds and edge faults to reverse flap. £40.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1939 65f rate cover to UK used at JUNOUBI. 1939 (SEP.14.) cover addressed to UK (central fold) bearing 15f and 50f adhesives tied by JUNOUBI/BAGHDAD cds. £35.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1911 1d 'double head' postcard use to UK used at BULAWAYO depicting 'Armadale Castle'. 1911 (MAR.27.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Union Castle Line Royal Mail Steamer - Armadale Casle' bearing 1d 'double head' adhesive tied BULAWAYO/RHODESIA. £40.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1893 1d red brown 'Mashonaland' PSC unused. H&G 2. 1893 1d red brown on cream postal stationery postcard of the Cape in unused condition overprinted MASHONALAND in black. H&G 2. £40.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1893 1 1/2d grey 'Mashonaland' PSC unused. H&G 3. 1893 1 1/2d grey on buff postal stationery postcard of the Cape in unused condition overprinted MASONALAND in black. H&G 3. £45.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1916 1/2d green PSE (missing stamp) to UK used at SALISBURY. 1916 1/2d green on cream 'admiral' postal stationery envelope (size a 137x 79mm) addressed to UK and cancelled by weak part SALISBURY/S.RHODESIA cds with a stamp having been removed. Unlisted in this size by H&G showing 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd' embossed imprint under flap. Despite the missing stamps and having light tone marks very few of these envelopes have been recorded and genuine addressed envelopes are so rare this item still has merit as such. £50.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1916 1d red PSE (size d) uprated to UK used at SALISBURY. H&G 5. 1916 1d red on cream postal stationery envelope (size d) addressed to UK and bearing additional 1d 'admiral' tied SALISBURY/S.RHODESIA and datedAUG.29.1918. H&G 5. £120.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1900 1d Transvaal adhesive on cover to Blomfontein struck VELD POST ZAR/INGAGNE. 1900 (APR.14.) cover addressed to Blomfontein (Den Heer) bearing Transvaal 1d adhesive tied by scarce violet oval VELD POST ZAR/INGAGNE cancel used during the Boers occupation of Natal. Hart type M.M.3. and only recorded used in the month of April. £285.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1898 2 1/2d rate cover to USA used at BIESJESPOORT. 1898 (NO.28.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d adhesive tied by scarce s/r BIESJESPOORT cds. Small tear in top edge but an elusive use from this rarely seen town. £115.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1961 locally addressed postage due trio on FDC used at LOBATSI. 1961 (FEB.14.) cover addressed locally bearing the decimal overprinted postage due trio (SG D7-D9) cancelled by d/r LOBATSI BECH.PROT cds's used on the first day of their issue. Philatelic but never the less scarce stamps so used. £50.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1961 2 1/2c on 2d (x2) cover to UK used at LOBATSI. 1961 (SEP.11.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2 1/2c on 2d decimal overprint (x2) tied by LOBATSI cds. One example being type 1 and the other type 2 (SG 159+59a). £35.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - 1957 use of 'OHMS' parcel label to UK struck KUCHING 2/POSTAGE PAD in red. 1957 (JA.5.) use of O.H.M.S. (Government Printing Office) parcel label adhdhered to heavy card piece and registered to UK cancelled by s/r KUCHING/SARAWAK cds with red boxed KUCHING 2/POST PAID h/s applied. An unusual (882-10,000-19/2/55-G.P.Sarawak) stationery imprinted label. £45.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1916 1d scarlet WAR TAX U/M (x6) with INVERTED ALBINO impression in top margin. SG 89. 1916 1d scarlet overprinted WAR/TAX in black in a fine unmounted mint corner top marginal gutter block of six showing the overprint ALBINO IN TOP MARGIN from being folded over during overprinting. Noted as such in the SG footnote. SG 89. £75.00 |
;) | NIUE - 1902 cover to New Zealand. 1902 cover addressed to 'Wilcox Smith & Co' of New Zealand nearing the 1/2p, Taha Peni and 2 1/2p NIUE overprints on New Zealand issues cancelled by s/r NZ/NIUE cancels. £165.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1868 1d rate internal cover struck by BERMUDA/H/PAID cds. 1868 (JA.10.) small embossed seal flap 'invitation' envelope addressed locally to Hamilton and the re-directed to Warwick bearing 1d rose-red (SG 2) tied by blotchy killer duplex with s/r BERMUDA/H/PAID handstamp (Proud type PD2) below. Interesting address name as 'Alfred Darrell' as in Darrells Island. A scarce early internal cover. £225.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1886 4d rate cover to UK struck by '2' duplex of ST.GEORGES/BERMUDA. 1886 (JY.8.) cover addressed to UK bearing 4d orange brown adhesive tied by '2' duplex with ST.GEORGES/BERMUDA cds alongside. (Ex small piece of reverse flap). Proud type KD4. £120.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1896 1d strip of three on cover to USA used at HAMILTON. 1896 (DE.12.) cover addressed to New York bearing 1d strip of three tied by d/r HAMILTON/BERMUDA cds. £85.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1943 30c ultramarine RPSE to UK censored and used at E.A./A.P.O. 66. H&G 5. 1943 30c ultramarine registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK cancelled by E.A./ A.P.O. 66 cancel from the Fortress HQ in Kenya and with violet crowned shield type PASSED BY/CENSOR/No. 4913 h/s applied. The reverse side bears additional 30c and 1/- adhesives similarly cancelled. H&G 5. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1951 use of baggage label to UK used at MUNNAR TRAVANCORE. 1951 (APR.21.) use of baggage label addressed UK from the 'Letchmi Eastate at Munnar' bearing 1a and 2a adhesives tied MUNNAR TRAVANCORE. Light central fold. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1926 unadopted 10/- photographic ESSAY pair. 1926 'pictorial' unadopted photographic ESSAY of the 10/- reproduced in 1974 with official permission from the archives. Numbered '48' on reverse. Ex Immelmann and Mackay designs. £30.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1928 'SOUTHERN RHODESIA TELEGRAPHS' form used at SHABANI. 1928 (JAN.9.) use of SOUTHERN RHODESIA TELEGRAPHS (T4) form cancelled by d/r SHABANI/S.RHOFDESIA cds. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1932 'POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS-S.RHODESIA' form used at INYATI. 1932 (JUL.23.) use of red on cream POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS - S.RHODERSIA (T2) form cancelled INYATI/S.RHODESIA. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1934 'POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS-S.RHODESIA' form used at BELINGWE. 1934 (JUL.24.) use of red on cream POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS - S.RHODERSIA (T2) form cancelled BELINGWE/S.RHODESIA. £45.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1938 10c censored PSC to Tel Aviv from Jewish internee. H&G 34. 1938 10c brown red on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Tel Aviv in Palestine cancelled GENERAL POST OFFICE/MAURITIUS and dated 23.JY.41 with scarce violet triangular PASSED BY/ CENSOR/B3/MAURITIUS h/s at left. Little type III. Written by an inmate of the POW Camp (P.O.Box 1000-Jewish Camp). Scarce item. H&G 34. £180.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1903 QV 5c underpaid postcard to Belgium with 10c 'Postage Due' applied. 1903 (AP.6.) use of picture postcard addressed to Belgium depicting 'Main Street-Tangier with QV 5c tied by 'A 26' duplex with TANGIER cds alongside. Underpaid and struck by 'T' tax mark with Belgium 10c 'postage due' added on arrival cancelled MONTIGUES SUR AUBRE cds. £55.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1957 2/6d (SG 340) on cover cancelled by special centenary commemoration cancel. 1957 (APR.1.) cover addressed locally bearing the 2/6d (SG 340) tied by TANGIER-CENTENARY/ BRITISH POST OFFICE/1857 TANGIER 1957 commenoration cancel. £45.00 |
;) | BAHAWALPUR - 1949 1949 local cover bearing 1948 1st Anniversary and Multan Campaign stamps. 1949 (NO.21.) internal cover bearing the 1948 '1st Anniversary of Union' adhesive (SG 33) alongside the 1948 1 1/2a 'Multan Campaign Centenary' adhesive (SG 34) tied BAGHDADUL JADID cds. These are very elusive stamps on cover. £600.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1869 stampless inward cover to Dhar from Bombay with 'TOO LATE' and 'BOMBAY/Bg2as h/s. DHAR - 1869 stampless cover addressed to Dhar marked 'Via Indore' sent from Bombay with small BOMBAY b/s with scarce boxed BOMBAY/Bg.2as h/s applied. The cover is fragile and has two grease stains. Struck TOO LATE and with s/r DHAR arrival cds on front. A very scarce early cover. £365.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1860 (circa) 1a red cover to Jubbulpore. 1860 (circa) 1a red (SG type 7) on small cover marked 'Stamped' Jubbulpore cancelled by blurred strike and with red MADRAS cds at lower left. Mount marks on reverse and some minor faults but addressed to Captain Ludlow, Supt Engineering. £250.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1920 use of Urdu printed text 'OAS' envelope at FPO/No.171 with ARMY/PZA/SIGNALS h/s. 1920 (JUN.5.) use of black on pale green ON ACTIVE SERVICE envelope pre-printed in Urdu native script addressed to UK cancelled by F.P.O./NO.171 cds with black boxed FIELD SERVICE/ POSTAGE FREE h/s on the front and rare circular magenta ARMY/PZA/SIGNALS b/s. £125.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 8a red-violet uprated PSE to UK struck 'TOO LATE FOR AIR MAIL/KARACHI. H&G 1. 1929 8a red-violet postal stationery envelope addressed to UK bearing additional 1/2a adhesive struck on reverse by scarce black boxed TOO LATE FOR AIR MAIL/KARACHI h/s dated 4.OCT.33. H&G 1. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1933 'TOO LATE FOR AIR MAIL/DELHI' handstamped air cover to UK. 1933 (OCT.3.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2a and 4a 'air' (x2) adhesives tied by boxed SUPPORT INDIAN INDUSTRIES/DELHI cancels and struck at bottom left by scarce TOO LATE FOR AIR MAIL/DELHI h/s. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1944 censored 'FREE X'MAS/MAIL' illustrated GREETINGS letter card to UK. 1944 use of dark blue on blue (cream) interior GREETINGS illustrated air mail letter card issued by the Royal Navy for British Military Forces with pictorial interior (Kessler type 66) handstamped FREE/X'MAS/MAIL in red addressed to UK and with black on cream OPENED BY EXAMINER label at right struck by crowned PASSED/DHC/66 censor h/s. on reverse. Very scarce. £120.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1891 1/2d green uprated PSC to Germany used at BEGORGO. H&G 2. 1891 1/2d green on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany (genuine use) bearing additional Edward VII 1/2d tied by crown d/r BEGORGO/GOLD COAST cds dated OCT.17.1908. A nice dual reign usage. H&G 2. £65.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1926 Winnipeg to Calgary first flight cover with 20c red SPECIAL DELIVERY adhesive. 1926 'Winnipeg to Calgary' cacheted first flight cover on illustrated 'The Marlborogh' hotel cover bearing 5c air tied alongside 20c red 'Special Delivery' adhesive (SG S4) tied WINNIPEG/CANADA. heavy central fold and small piece of lower left corner missing. Struck SPECIAL. A nice genuine use. £40.00 |
;) | GERMANY - 1920 (circa) LOST COLONIES 'mourning' labels on original sheet. 1920 (circa) 'Niemals Vergeffen' black and red edged paper (folded in centre) bearing 19 'mourning' labels for the lost colonies and territories each stuck down. A nice complete item. £95.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1948 10/6d black on blue BOOKLET. SG SB2. 1948 10s6d black on blue complete 'KGVI' BOOKLET containing six 3d and 18 6d adhesives arranged in 1 and 3 panes of six and complete with original airmail labels. Just a few odd tone spots on one back pane. SG SB2. £85.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1922 use of 'ENVELOPE TO BE RETURNED' bearing SERVICE 1an on 20pa official pair tied BAGHDAD 1922 (OCT.5.) 'Envelope To be Returned/To Sender' official pre-printed despatch/receipt envelope addressed to the Baghdad Hospital struck by violet oval COMMAND PAYMENT/ MESOPATAMIA h/s bearing 1a on 20pa red ON STATE SERVICE adhesive pair (SG 020) on reverse side cancelled by BAGHDAD H.O. (IRAQ) cds. A scarce use of these official stamps on cover. £125.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1920 1an on 20pa (x3) rated PASSED/D/CENSOR cover to Iran. 1920 (MAR.25.) cover addressed to Iran bearing three examples of the 1an on 20pa red adhesive (SG 3) tied by scarce AMARA cds's with BAGHDAD H.O. (IRAQ) transit cds alongside and black d/r PASSED/D/CENSOR h/s on front. £285.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1919 4an on 1 1/2pi rate 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' YMCA envelope to USA. 1919 (MAY.19.) use of 'YMCA' On Active service pre-printed cover to USA bearing the 4an on 1 1/2pi red-brown and grey surcharged adhesive (SG 6) tied BUSRA. £75.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1919 2 1/2an on 1pi blue (x2) on cover to USA. 1919 (FEB.23.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2an on 1pi bright blue adhesive pair (SG 5) cancelled by BUSRA cds. £65.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1935 3d (x2) 'Silver Jubilee' registered cover used at HLATIKULU. 1935 (NOV.27.) registered cover addressed to Cape Town bearing 3d 'Silver Jubilee' adhesives (x2) tied by d/r HLATIKULU cds's. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1941 1 1/2d rate cover to UK with scarce CALEDONIAN MARKET/JOHANNESBURG label. 1941 (5.XII.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied by JOHANNESBURG roller strike and with scarce red, white and blue triangular CALEDONIA MARKET/JOHANNESBURG patriotic red cross '… -' morse label at lower left. £80.00 |
;) | ST.HELENA - 1952 use of red 'CABLE & WIRELESS Ltd' telegram form cancelled ST.HELENA/THE BRIARS. 1952 (OCT.12.) use of red on cream May 1951 - 8,000 pads) 'Cable and Wireless Ltd' TELEGRAM cancelled by ST.HELENA/THE BRIARS cds. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1988 Rs0.50 INDIAN POSTAL ORDER 1988 issued Rs0.50 deep purple and green on cream INDIAN POSTAL ORDER cashed and with small official hole at left. £15.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1989 Rs1.00 INDIAN POSTAL ORDER. 1989 issued Rs1.00 deep purple and green on cream INDIAN POSTAL ORDER cancelled SHU LONG. £15.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1988 Rs2.00 INDIAN POSTAL ORDER. 1988 issued Rs2.00 deep puple and green on cream INDIAN POSTAL ORDER cancelled GURG. £15.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1988 Rs5.00 INDIAN POSTAL ORDER. 1988 issued Rs5.00 deep purple and green on cream INDIAN POSTAL ORDER cancelled BILEGHATA (Money Office). £15.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1989 Rs10.00 INDIAN POSTAL ORDER. 1989 issued Rs10.00 pale red and green on cream INDIAN POSTAL ORDER cancelled GORHAT. £15.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1897 6d green Queensland adhesive cancelled by barred 'BNG' strike. 1897 6d green (SG type 21) adhesive of Queensland tied to piece by complete 9 barred 'BNG' cancel of British New Guinea. A rare strike on the 6d value. £120.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1890 2 1/2d carmine Queensland adhesive cancelled by barred 'BNG' strike. 1890 2 1/2d carmine (SG type 14) adhesive of Queensland tied to small piece by literally complete 9 barred 'B.N.G.' cancel of British New Guinea. £90.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1895 6d and 1/- NATAL REVENUES on piece. 1895 (JUL.3.) piece bearing 6d lilac and 1/- lilac and red NATAL REVENUE adhesives tied by violet oval REGISTRY OF DEEDS OFFICE/NATAL. Barefoot 76+78. £10.00 |