The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | MAURITIUS - 1847 1d+2d orange 'Post Office' issue pair on recessed paper struck COPY on reverse. 1847 1d + 2d orange 'Post Office' (SG type 1) forgeries printed on cream paper with centre recessed and each handstamped COPY in very small type on reverse side. £150.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1903 maritime 'Private Mailing Card'
to UK. 1903 (JY.6.) use of postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Gruss Von Bofd De Dampfers-Lahn' of the Norddeutscher Llyod, Bremen line with red PRIVATE MAILING CARD-AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF CONGRESS OF MAY 19th, 1898 applied. Bears Gibraltar 1d adhesive tied by 'A 26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cds alongside. £50.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1936 cover to UK with INDIA-ENGLAND transmission strike in violet. 1936 (JAN.25.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2a, 2a, 3a6p and 4a pair adhesives tied by BOMBAY FOREIGN cds and struck at left by scarce INDIA-ENGLAND instructional h/s in violet. £40.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 2d RPSE to UK used at ILESHA. H&G 1a. 1914 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK and bearing additional 1d adhesive tied ILESHA/NIGERIA and dated AU.14.20. H&G 1a. £45.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1903 stampless OHMS envelope addressed to Germany cancelled OFFICIAL PAID. 1903 (AP.21.) use of long manilla stampless OHMS envelope addressed to Germany (central fold-minor edge faults) cancelled by scarce GIBRALTAR/OFFICIAL/PAID cds. £75.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1913 1 1/2d rate postcard to Java used at BIRREGURRA/VIC. 1913 (MR.15.) use of picture postcard depicting 'Swanston Street and Town Hall, Melbourne' bearing 1/2d and 1d 'Roo' adhesives tied by BIRREGURRA/VIC cds. £45.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1913 1d rate local postcard used at GLENELG. 1913 (DEC.13.) use of postcard addressed locallybearing 1d 'kangaroo' adhesive tied by GLENELG/SthAUSTR cds. £30.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1902 5m PSE to UK used at SINGA. H&G 5. 1902 5m carmine on white postal stationery envelope addressed to UK cancelled by SINGA cds dated JAN.40.17 with scarcer KHARTOUM transit (Proud type D15) backstamp. H&G 5. £55.00 |
;) | ABU DHABI - 1976 (MY.4.) first flight cover to Germany. 1976 (MAY.4.) first flight cover addressed to Germany bearing 35f adhesive tied by DUBAI-U.A.E. roller cds with violet boxed LUFTHANSA FIRST FLIGHT cachet applied. Lufthansa-Erstflug LH 629/Boeing 707 flight. £20.00 |
;) | ABU DHABI - 1976 (NOV.3.) first flight cover to Saudi Arabia. 1976 (NOV.3.) first flight cover addressed to Saudi Arabia bearing 10f and 15f adhesives tied by violet ABU DHABI/LH6 1 9/ FIRST FLIGHT/AUK-KWI-FRA cancels. Lufthansa-Erstflug L629/ Boeing 707 flight from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt via Dhahran. £25.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1936 maritime cover to USA used aboard S/SOTHO with TAKORADI/WHARF cds. 1936 (AUG.20) cover to USA bearing 3d (SG 108) tied in combination with US 1 1/2c adhesive by TAKORADI WHARF/GOLD COAST cds's & with S/S OTHO maritime s/l ship h/s's at left. £75.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1924 20c PSE used on the Nairobi-Mombasa first flight. H&G 2. 1924 20c Orange brown on cream (type a) postal stationery envelope (H&G 2) addressed to Mombasa & bearing additonal 15c (SG 82) tied NAIROBI/KENYA & dated 17.AU.32. Marked in manuscript at top 'First flight/Nairobi to Mombasa. MOMBASA/POSTE RESTANTE b/s. £40.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1900 Boer War cover to Cape Town with scarce CHARGE CLERK cds backstamp. 1900 (DEC.4.) stampless cover addressed to Cape Town marked 'Active Service/No Stamps Available' and cancelled by FIELD POST OFFICE/BRITISH ARMY S.AFRICA cds dated NO.30.00. Struck by large black '1d' tax mark with GPO/CAPETOWN/CAPE COLONY arrival cds on front dated 4.DEC.00. The reverse side has a light strike of the rare CHARGE CLERK cds used to signify it had been 'passed' by the department without the charge. A nice Boer War use. £135.00 |
;) | NYASALAND - 1940 censored cover to USA. 1940 (NO.26.) cover addressed to USA (small piece of lower right corner missing) bearing 3d adhesive tied by BLANTYRE/NASALAND cds with black on white OPENED BY CENSOR label at right tied on the front by circular PASSED BY CENSOR/10 h/s. (Little type I). £65.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1930 local 5c rate cover used from SAINT PIERRE. 1930 (NO.7.) cover addressed locally (light central fold) bearing 5c adhesive tied by SAINT PIERRE/MAURITIUS cds with CUREPIPE arrival below. £35.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1900 'Army Form C.398' envelope used to UK during Boer War. 1900 (DEC.29.) re-use of 'Army Form C.398' envelope (a little grubby) addressed to UK bearing GB 'QV' 1d lilac adhesive tied ARMY P.O./S.AFRICA dated DE.20.00 with PRETORIA/TRANSVAAL transit cds alongside dated 9 days later. SEVENOAKS arrival b/s. Used during the Boer War. £65.00 |
;) | PAKISTAN - 1965 military censor cover with LAHORE 'L5' censor marking. 1965 (DEC.8.) stampless cover addressed to Lahore cancelled on reverse by SOHAWA cds with scarce horse shoe SOHAWA/DUE/AS postage due h/s applied. LAHORE P.O. arrival b/s's dated two days later and with scarce violet PAKISTAN CENSORSHIP/L-5/PASSED BY CENSOR h/s on front. The cover is missing its back flap and could not be delivered having black boxed R.L.O./LAHORE (Return Letter Office) strike applied. £30.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1916 'FPO/324' censor cover to UK with 'PASSED CENSOR/No. A-18/ADEN' h/s applied. 1916 (MY.26.) stampless cover addressed to UK (opened on three sides) marked 'On Field Service' and cancelled by F.P.O./No.324 cds on reverse side with magenta cog wheeled PASSED CENSOR/ ADEN/No. A-18 h/s on front. Indian troops stationed at Sheik Othman. £85.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1957 'Ghost' weather balloon cover. 1957 (DE.11.) unaddressed cover bearing Ghana 4d adhesive pair tied BEREKUM/GHANA marked IN ORBIT and struck by AROUND THE WORLD/FLIGHT No.46/GHOST/BALLON/ J.F.KENNEDY. This ballon was launched at Neldu as part of the Ghost balloons that travelled around thwe world collecting weather data. £40.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1880 2c PSC to UK used at ST.JOHNS CENTRAL. H&G 4. 1880-90 2c orange on cream postal stationery postcard addressed locally and cancelled by barred duplex with ST.JOHNS CENTRAL/NEWF'D cancel alongside dated DE.11.89. H&G 4. £30.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1910 5c 'cupids' (no gum) overprinted MONEY ORDER/STAMP TAX/ONLY. 1910 5c bright blue 'Cupids' in unused condition (no gum) overprinted in red MONEY ORDER/ STAMP TAX/ONLY. £18.00 |
;) | NAURU - 1923 2d (die II) mint 'U 23 (P)' control block of six. SG 16. 1923 2d orange (die II) issue in a fine mint corner marginal block of six with "U23 (P)" control in lower margin. A rare block. SG 16. £350.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1924 registered cover to USA with 1d PLATE 10 block of four used at CASTRIES. 1924 (AU.12.) registered cover addressed to USA bearing a PLATE 10 corner marginal block of four of the 1d adhesive with additional 3d alongside cancelled CASTRIES/ST.LUCIA. Scarce plate number on cover. £35.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1950 'Anguilla Tercentenary' issues on cover to UK used at CHARLESTOWN/NEVIS. 1950 (NO.11.) cover addressed to UK (tatty edges and crease at left) marked 'FDC' and bearing 1d pair, 1 1/2d, 2 1/2d, 3d and 6d adhesives overprinted ANGUILLA/TERCENTENARY and cancelled by s/r CHARLESTOWN/NEVIS cds's with ST.KITTS transit cds below. £15.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1919 cover to USA used at PORT MORESBY. 1919 (AP.4.) cover addressed to USA (a little vertical creasing at both edges) bearing 1/2d monocoloured pair with additional 1d on 1/2d surcharge (SG 84 + 106) tied by PORT MORESBY/PAPUA cds's. The latter being scarce on cover. £75.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1940's INSUFFICIENTLY PRE-PAID cover to UK with WEIGHT/POIDS h/s. 1940's cover addressed to London and written in Hungarian (central fold) bearing 5m (x2) and 10m (x3) tied by weak TEL-AVIV cds's and struck on the front by violet boxed WEIGHT/POIDS/ GRAMS/INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID/FOR AIR MAIL h/s. (Proud type I33). £45.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1945 7m PSC used locally at PHILATELIC EXHIBITION. H&G 12. 1945 7m Dark violet on white postal stationery postcard addressed locally (no message) with additional 10m & 13m adhesives tied by PHILATELIC EXHIBITION/TEL AVIV cds dated 8.AP.1945 with the card pre-printed by PHILATELIC EXHIBITION cachet. H&G 12. £35.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1937 1 1/2d 'Coronation' cover to UK used at AKURE. 1937 (NO.25.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1 1/2d 'Coronation' adhesive tied by AKURE/NIGERIA cds with LAGOS/USE/AIRMAIL/SERVICE transit slogan strike below. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1952 maritime cover to USA used aboard the M.V.SHEPERO.
1952 (SP.13) cover to USA bearing 'GB' 2 1/2d 'Festival' adhesive tied by LAGOS GPO/ NIGERIA cds. Large PAQUEBOT h/s at left & magenta M.V.SHEPERO/181103/LIVERPOOL maritime strike at lower left. £35.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1947 stampless tax cover to USA used at BUGUMA. 1947 (JY.17) stampless cover addressed to USA cancelled by BUGUMA/NIGERIA cds withrnlarge black 'T' tax marking at left.rn £30.00 |
;) | NEW HEBRIDES - 1946 stampless 'Service' cover to USA used at VILA. 1946 (SPR.12) use of stampless O.C.S. pre-printed official envelope addressed to USA (146x88mm) cancelled by NEW HEBRIDES/VILA cds. £45.00 |
;) | NEW HEBRIDES - 1944 local cover with bilingual cancels. 1944 (SEP.22) cover addressed locally bearing both English and French examples of the 5c adhesives tied by individual NEW HEBRIDES/SANTO and NOUVELLES HERBRIDES/SANTO cds's struck in violet. £45.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1931 local cover used at POST OFFICE/WAU. 1931 (JY.29.) cover addressed locally to Rabaul bearing 1/2d and 1 1/2d 'huts' adhesives tied by violet POST OFFICE/WAU cds. £75.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1920 (circa) unused postcard depicting 'FISHERMEN AT SIMPSON HARBOUR'. 1920 (circa) picture postcard in unused condition depicting 'Fisherman, Simpson Harbour'. Postcards are elusive from New Guinea. £35.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1915 2 1/2d 'Cape' INTER-PROVINCIAL cover usage at DURBAN. 1915 (MAR.16.) cover addressed to USA bearing Cape Of Good Hope 2 1/2d adhesive tied by DURBAN roller barred cancel. A scarce use of this Cape adhesive used in Natal. £30.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1902 1d rate cover to UK used at DUNDEE. 1902 (MY.3) cover to UK bearing QV 1d (SG 99) tied by d/r DUNDEE/NATAL cds. £25.00 |
;) | MALDIVE ISLANDS - 1956 20m rate cover to India. 1956 (6.VII.) cover addressed to India bearing 10m carmine adhesive pair tied to reverse flap by MALDIVE ISLANDS cds. A very late use of these stamps. £65.00 |
;) | MALDIVE ISLANDS - 1957 20m rate cover to India. 1957 (7.III.) cover addressed to India bearing a marginal strip of four of the 5m mauve adhesive (SG 14A) tied by d/r MALDIVE ISLANDS cds's. RAJKOT arrival b/s. £65.00 |
;) | MALDIVE ISLANDS - 1950 10m rate cover to Ceylon. 1950 (4.VII.) cover addressed to Ceylon bearing 10m adhesive tied by somewhat smudged MALDIVE ISLANDS cds. £45.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1953 'KGVI' cover to USA used at RIVERSDALE with 1 1/2d gutter pair. 1953 (JY.6) cover to USA bearing 'KGVI' 2d (SG 149) tied in combination with 1 1/2d brown GUTTER PAIR (SG 123) by d/r RIVERSDALE/JAMAICA cds. A scarce format. £45.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1953 'KGVI' cover to USA used at MILK RIVER with 1/2d gutter pair. 1953 (MY.23) cover to USA bearing 'KGVI' 4d (SG 127) tied in combination with 1/2d Orange GUTTER PAIR (SG 121b) by MILK RIVER/JAMAICA cds. A scarce format. £45.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1915 1/4d BELGIAN RELIEF FUND label. 1915 'One Fraction' GRENADA BELGIAN RELIEF label printed in red on gummed paper. A few light tone spots on gummed side otherwise a fine & scarce fund label. £95.00 |
;) ;) | GRENADA - 1941 censor cover to USA with rare patriotic label. 1941 (DE.18.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/4d (x2), 1/2d (x2) and 1d (x2) adhesives tied by ST.GEORGES/GRENADA cds's. The reverse is struck by light red PASSED BY CENSOR handstamp with rare red, white and blue 'rouletted' GRENADA/V/FOR VICTORY patriotic label. Unfortunately there is a heavy vertical fold which affects the left side of the label but this is a rare item of which few examples are recorded. £350.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1899 1d PSE to Saltpond used by DEUTSCH SEEPOST/HAMBURG/WEST AFRICA line. 1899 1d carmine-rose on cream postal stationery envelope addressed to Saltpond cancelled by oval DEUTSCH SEEPOST/HAMBURG/WEST AFRIKA cancel with SALTPOND arrival b/s dated FE.1.1901. Probably sent from Cameroons. H&G 1. £110.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1915 2d+1d RPSE to UK used at ACCRA. H&G 9a. 1915 2d & 1d Brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) to UK cancelled ACCRA & dated 26.FEB.20. H&G 9a. £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1919 underpaid 1d rate cover to USA used at MPRAESO. 1919 (My.12) cover to USA bearing 1d (SG72) tied MPRAESO with `T' in circle tax marking. £50.00 |
;) | GREAT BRITAIN - 1937 1/2d orange (tete beche) PROOF impressions from stationery postcards. 1937 (circa) piece of large thick yellow paper folded into (140x100mm) piece and bearing a TETE BECHE impression pair of the 1/2d orange 'KGVI' stationery strike used for GB postcards. These were produced by the H.M.S.O. printing office at Harrow under request by Victor Marsh. £120.00 |
;) | GREAT BRITAIN - 1912 1 1/2d brown (tete beche) PLATE PROOF impressions from stationery wrapper. 1912 'GV' PLATE PROOF of the 1 1/2d (H&G type K-E8) head, frame and value printed in bright brown and impressed on cream paper (148x94mm) with an additional strike (tete beche) in opposite diagonal corner. Believed to be 'printers waste' from the printing of stationery newspaper wrappers Unusual and scarce item. £120.00 |
;) | GREAT BRITAIN - 1912 1d PLATE PROOF pair impressions from postal stationery wrapper. 1912 'GV' PLATE PROOF of the 1d (SG type 104) head, frame and value printed in bright scarlet and impressed on cream paper (129x75mm) with an additional strike on opposite edge. Believed to be 'printers waste' from the printing of stationery newspaper wrappers. Unusual and scarce item. £120.00 |
;) ;) | MALAYA - 1933 postcard to UK with 4c used at JOHORE BAHRU/2. JOHORE - 1933 (OC.7) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'P & O R.M.S. Carthage-India & Far Eastern Mail Service' bearing 4c (SG 108) tied by JOHORE BAHRU/2 cds. £50.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1955 5c pre-paid air letter to USA with additional 5c (x2) added. H&G 2a. SELANGOR - 1955 5c brick red on blue postal stationery pre-paid air letter addressed to USA (genuine use) bearing the addition of two 20c blue 'QEII' adhesives and tied by KUALA LUMPUR roller strike dated 19.II.55. H&G 2a. £35.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1938 1c green postal stationery wrapper SPECIMEN. H&G 4. 1938 1c green on buff postal stationery wrapper in unused condition overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally. H&G 4. £125.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1906 1d rate postcard to Ireland used at GRENVILLE. 1906 (JA.26.) use of picture postcard addressed to Ireland depicting 'A Cacao Planters residence in Trinidad' bearing 1d adhesive tied by GRENVILLE/GRENADA cds with GPO/GRENADA transit at left. £50.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1910 1/2d rate postcard to King Williams Town used at CAMBRIDGE. 1910 (JA.22.) use of picture postcard addressed locally depicting 'The Blind River-East London' bearing 1/2d adhesive tied CAMBRIDGE. £25.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1906 1d rate postcard to UK used at HUTCHINSON. 1906 (DE.17.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Wellington-Cape Colony' bearing 1d adhesive tied by HUTCHINSON cds. £22.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1944 censor cover to USA. 1944 (OCT.24.) cover addressed to USA bearing 7c 'air mail' adhesive tied by ST.JOHNS slogan strike and with black on cream P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/ DC/40 censor label at left side. (Little type NL7A). £18.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1943 censor cover to USA. 1943 (circa) cover addressed to USA bearing1c strip of four adhesive tied by light slogan strike strike and with black on cream P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/ DC/33 censor label at right side. (Little type NL7A). £18.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1945 10r red on buff unused WAR CASH CERTIFICATE. 1945 10r red on buff POST OFFICE 5 YEAR CASH-WAR SAVINGS unused certificate printed on GOVRT OF BURMA (elephant) watermarked paper. £35.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1945 20r blue on buff unused WAR CASH CERTIFICATE. 1945 20r blue on buff POST OFFICE 5 YEAR CASH-WAR SAVINGS unused certificate printed on GOVRT OF BURMA (elephant) watermarked paper. £35.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1945 100r purple on buff unused WAR CASH CERTIFICATE. 1945 100r purple on buff POST OFFICE 5 YEAR CASH-WAR SAVINGS unused certificate printed on GOVRT OF BURMA (elephant) watermarked paper. £35.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1945 500r brown on buff unused WAR CASH CERTIFICATE. 1945 500r brown on buff POST OFFICE 5 YEAR CASH-WAR SAVINGS unused certificate printed on GOVRT OF BURMA (elephant) watermarked paper. £40.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1945 1000r blue on buff unused WAR CASH CERTIFICATE. 1945 1000r bright blue on buff POST OFFICE 5 YEAR CASH-WAR SAVINGS unused certificate printed on GOVRT OF BURMA (elephant) watermarked paper. £45.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1954 1d postal stationery wrapper uprated to UK. H&G 9. 1954 1d green on buff postal stationery wrapper addressed to UK with additional 1d adhesive added and dated OC.22.56. H&G 9. £15.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1951 4c local cover used at TROUMACA/ST/VINCENT. 1951 (JU.27.) locally addressed cover to Montrose bearing 4c adhesive tied by scarce TROUMACA ST.VINCENT cds with additional strike alongside. £55.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1951 4c local cover used at STUBBS/ST.VINCENT. 1951 (JU.27.) locally addressed cover to Montrose bearing 4c adhesive tied by scarce STUBBS ST.VINCENT cds with additional strike alongside. £35.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1951 4c local cover used at GEORGETOWN/ST.VINCENT. 1951 (JU.23.) locally addressed cover to Montrose bearing 4c adhesive tied by GEORGETOWN ST.VINCENT cds with additional strike alongside. £25.00 |
;) ;) | JAMAICA - 1907 1d rate use of postcard to UK used at SHOOTERS HILL/JAMAICA. 1907 (JU.7.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Distant View Constant Spring Hotel-Jamaica' bearing 1d adhesive tied by SHOOTERS HILL/JAMAICA cds. £30.00 |
;) ;) | JAMAICA - 1908 1d rate use of postcard to UK used at CONSTANT SPRINGS/JAMAICA. 1908 (DE.26.) use of postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Negro Hut' bearing 1d adhesive tied by CONSTANT SPRINGS/JAMAICA cds. £8.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1868/76 inward entire trio. (stamps removed). 1868 1871 and 1876 inward entires from France all with stamps removed but with arrival b/s's. (3 covers). £30.00 |
;) | SAMOA - 1916 local philatelic cover with values to 6d used at APIA. 1916 (JE.14.) locally addressed philatelic cover bearing 1/2d, 1d, 2d, 2 1/2d and 6d adhesives of the 1914 overprint issue tied by individual APIA cds's. £45.00 |
;) ;) | SAMOA - 1910 German 5pfg pair on postcard to USA used at APIA. GERMAN OCCUPATION - 1910 (15.12.) use of picture postrcard addressed to USA depicting coloured scene of harbour and marked 'Chritmas Greetings From Samoa' and struck by violet EMIL KLEHN/APIA-SAMOA h/s bearing German Samoa 5pfg green (x2) cancelled by APIA/(SAMOA) cds. The stamps have some tone marks on edges of perfs and one stamp in damaged. Green 'R' h/s at left. £65.00 |
;) | SAMOA - 1924 1d rate cover to USA used at APIA. 1924 (JL.14.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d 'hut' adhesive tied by APIA cds. £35.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1886 4d rate cover to UK used at KINGSTON. 1886 (MY.12.) commercial cover addressed to UK with large violet 'J.H.Milke/Watchmaker/ Kingston' rubber h/s applied to reverse side bearing 2d adhesive pair tied by squared KINGSTON/ JAMAICA cancel. £40.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1898 1/- rate cover to UK used at KINGSTON. 1898 (MR.4.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/- brown adhesive tied by KINGSTON/JAMAICA cds with '3E' coding. £45.00 |
;) ;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Eritrea) - 1944 inward postcard with PASSED/ZZ/3 censor mark. 1944 inward postcard from Aden written in Hebrew bearing 2a adhesive pair tied ADEN and with ASMARA FERROVIA arrival cds. The card has previously been well creased which has been ironed out. Struck on addressed side by scarce violet octagonal PASSED/ZZ/3 censor mark. Faults. £35.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1830 OHMS (front) with rare COLOMBO/POST FREE handstamp. 1830 (JUN.26.) pre-printed ON HIS MAJESTYS SERVICE/GENERAL POST OFFICE front addressed to the Government at Kurunigale and struck by rare black crowned COLOMBO/ POST FREE h/s (Proud type OPD4-with curved crown edges). A front only but a rare strike. £120.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1932 8m deep red PSC addressed to Austria uprated with 2m from HAIFA. H&G 6. 1932-33 8m deep red on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Austria bearing additional 2m adhesive and tied HAIFA and dated 8.JU.38. H&G 6. £25.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1936 1/2d+2d 'pictorials' on cover to USA cancelled ASCENSION. 1936 (FE.21.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d (x2) and 2d 'pictorials' making up the 3d rate tied by ASCENSION cds's. £40.00 |
;) ;) | ASCENSION - 1910 postcard to South Africa with GB 1d adhesive cancelled ASCENSION. 1910 (SP.2.) use of picture postcard addressed to South Africa (small corner fault depicting 'George Town, Ascension from mail boat' bearing 'GB' 1d adhesive tied by s/r ASCENSION cds code 'A'. £80.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1936 2 1/2d rate cover to USA used at PORTSMOUTH. 1936 (SP.28) cover to USA bearing 2 1/2d (SG 78) tied by PORTSMOUTH/DOMINICA cds. £45.00 |
;) ;) | SEYCHELLES - 1906 range of 7 postcard all used in Djibouti. 1906 (MAR.17.) use of 7 black and white picture postcards (un-divided backs) showing Port Gland, Pointe La Rue, A view of Port Gland, Imperial German Consulate, An Palme, View of Victoria and Pine Apples Grove Botanical Garden' all on Mahe. Each card is addressed to France but each bearing Cote Francaise Des Somalais 5f black and green adhesives tied to the picture side by DJIBOUTI cds's with additional strikes on reverse. An unusual holding of these Seychelles postcards all used in French Somalia. (7 items). £225.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1932 cover to Canada used at ARANOHO. 1932 (MR.28.) cover addressed to Canada bearing 1d 'admiral' and 2d 'head' adhesives tied by ARANOHO/NZ cds. £20.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1931 local first flight cover. 1931 (DE.24) Wellington to Ashhurst first flight cover bearing 5d on 3d adhesive (SG 551) h/s'd with special 'Christmas Air Mail' commemoration cachet. (Few odd light tone spots). Palmerston North b/s. 309 covers flown. £25.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Cyrenaica) - 1943 unaddressed cover with MEF 1d-5d tied SIDI RAFA. 1943 (Jun.2) cover addressed to UK bearing M.E.F. 1d to 5d adhesives (SG M11-15) each tied by individual SIDI RAFA (BEDA LITORIA) cds's. Scarce. £50.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1864 inward entire (stamps removed) with '6d/TO PAY' h/s applied. 1864 inward entire from (Pondicherry) India (Stamp removed & repaired) with red moon INDIA PAID h/s on front and '6d/TO PAY' h/s. MAURITIUS DE.23.64 arrival b/s. £30.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1860 inward entire from UK (stamps removed) with '4 1/2d' accountancy h/s in red. MAURITIUS - 1860 inward entire from UK (stamps removed and repaired) marked 'Via Marseilles' with blue RF/LONDON b/s and d/r GPO/MAURITIUS arrival. Struck on front by scarce '4 1/2d' accountancy h/s in red. £25.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1866 inward entire (stamps removed) with large part '1d' accountancy h/s in red. 1866 inward entire from the UK marked 'Per French Packet/Via Marseilles' (stamps removed and repaired) with boxed LONDON b/s and MAURITIUS 'thimble' arrival dated DE.2.66 and struck on front by part red '1d' accountancy h/s. £22.00 |
;) | MONTSERRAT - 1949 'wedding' unaddressed FDC used at SALEM/MONTSERRAT. 1949 (JA.3.) illustrated 'Silver Jubilee' first day cover (unaddressed) bearing the 2 1/2d Leeward Island and Montserrat 'Wedding' adhesives tied by scarce SALEM/MONTSERRAT cds. £30.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1949 'Wedding' FDC to USA used at ALL SAINTS/ANTIGUA. 1949 (JA.3.) illustrated 'Silver Wedding' first day cover addressed to USA bearing the 2 1/2d Leeward Island 'Wedding' adhesive tied by scarce ALL SAINTS/ANTIGUA cds. £25.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1949 'wedding' unaddressed FDC used at GRAYS FARM/ANTIGUA 1949 (JA.3.) illustrated 'Silver Wedding' first day cover (unaddressed) bearing the 2 1/2d Leeward Island 'Wedding' adhesive tied by scarce GRAYS FARM/ANTIGUA cds. £30.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1895 local cover with QV 4d tied '677' (Kayne) duplex. 1895 (JA.28.) cover addressed locally to Mafeking (Isaacs) bearing 4d adhesive pair tied by '677' duplex (Kanye) with PALACHWE/KHAMAS TOWN cds alongside. Roughly opened at top edge. MAFEKING/B.B. squared circle b/s. £150.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1946 INSUFFICENT POSTAGE FOR/REGISTERED mark on 'Victory' cover to UK. 1946 (DE.23.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing the Victory pair (SG 123+124) tied by HAMILTON/BERMUDA cds. Struck by straight lined REGISTERED handstamp at lower left but being under paid having rare INSUFFICENT POSTAGE FOR instructional marking applied above in red ink (As Proud type I7 but without Air Mail after For). Un-recorded as such and exceedingly scarce. £165.00 |
;) ;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1925 use of picture postcard to UK underpaid with scarce '1d' tax mark. 1925 use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Fourah Bay Road' bearing 1d violet adhesive tied FREETOWN/SIERRA LEONE with black 'T' tax mark applied at left and scarce (Proud type UP12) '1d' tax mark alongside. GB 1d postage due added on arrival. £95.00 |
;) | NAURU - 1937 OHMS envelope to UK cancelled OFFICIAL PAID/NAURU. 1937 (AU.24.) stampless use of small sized O.H.M.S. (Administration Of Nauru) cover addressed to UK and cancelled by OFFICIAL PAID/NAURU cds in black. Buckingham type 04. £75.00 |
;) ;) | CANADA - 1930 first flight cover with COMMERCIAL AIRWAYS LTD label. 1930 (DE.9.) first flight cover addressed to USA bearing 5c 'air' adhesive tied by EDMONTON/ ALBERTA cds with red COMMERCIAL AIRWAYS LTD/FIRST FLIGHT WITH MAIL/BEARING ORANGE STAMPS/EDMONTOPN to FT.McMURRAY cachet. The reverse bears orange COMMERCIAL AIRWAYS label tied by blue boxed USE AIR MAIL h/s. 1,277 covers flown. £45.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1929 first flight cover to Toronto. 1928 (AU.24) special pre-printed 'London to Toronto' Golden Jubilee first flight cover from Montreal to Toronto bearing 5c (SG269) tied MONTREAL with green commemoration h/s. £18.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1925 first flight cover with LAURENTIDE AIR SERVICE label. 1925 'Trans Canada' first flight cover addressed to Montreal bearing 3c brown adhesive (uncancelled) with scarce red SPECIAL/AIR DELIVERY/LAURENTIDE AIR SERVICE label on reverse side tied by large green boxed TRANS CANADA FLIGHT/1925/VANCOUVER-MONTREAL cachet. £85.00 |
;) | BRITISH EAST AFRICA - 1896 2 1/2a PSE used locally from LAMU. H&G 5. 1896 2 1/2a blue on cream postal stationery envelope (size a) addressed to 'G.Denhardt & Co. of Lamu' & cancelled by s/r LAMU cds dated DE.2.98. H&G 5. £50.00 |
;) | ANGUILLA - 1967/68 'Pictorial' set used. SG 17-31. 1967-68 'Pictorial' set of 15 values to the $5 in fine used examples. SG 17-31. £18.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1924 philatelic use of postcard to Belgium bearing 1/2d (x2) tied Ascension. 1924 (AU.8.) philatelic use of picture postcard addressed in pencil to Belgium depicting 'The Gardens, Green Mountain, Ascension' bearing two examples of the 1/2d (SG 1) tied to picture side by ASCENSION cds's. The first series are rare on cover. £150.00 |