The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | SUDAN - 1897 military cover to Egypt bearing 5m adhesive tied HALFA. 1897 (22.VII.) 'Brooks' cover addressed to Egypt bearing 5m adhesive (SG 5) tied by HALFA cds with similar strike alongside and MILITARY/POST OFFICE/ALEXANDRIA arrival b/s. £125.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1907 40c on 4d (SG 118) cancelled BPO.LARACHE. 1907-12 40c on 4d orange (SG 118) cancelled by fine central BRITISH POST OFFICE/LARACHE cds dated MY.19.10. £30.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1907 25c on 2 1/2d (SG 116) cancelled BPO.LARACHE. 1907-12 25c on 2 1/2d ultramarine (SG 116) cancelled by fine central BRITISH POST OFFICE/ LARACHE cds dated DE.23.08. £28.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1907 25c on 2 1/2d (SG 116) cancelled BPO.FEZ. 1907-12 25c on 2 1/2d ultramarine (SG 116) cancelled by fine central BRITISH POST OFFICE/ FEZ cds dated MR.20.11. £22.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1907 15c on 1 1/2d (SG 114) pair cancelled BPO.SAFFI. 1907-12 15c on 1 1/2d pale dull purple and green adhesive pair (SG 114) on small piece and cancelled by literally complete oval REGISTERED/SAFFI.MOROCCO cancel dated 12.FE.10. £45.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1907 5con 1/2d (SG 112) pair cancelled BPO.RABAT. 1907-12 5c on 1/2d pale yellowish green adhesive pair (SG 112) cancelled by near complete central BRITISH POST OFFICE/RABAT s/r cds dated JU.21.08. £30.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1907 1/- (SG 37) cancelled BPO.MAZAGAN. 1907 1/- dull green and carmine (SG 37) cancelled by fine central BRITISH POST OFFICE/MAZAGAN cds dated JY.25.09. £40.00 |
;) | NORTH BORNEO - 1888 25c PERFORATED COLOUR TRIAL in slate blue. 1888-92 25c (SG type 15) PERFORATED COLOUR TRIAL on gummed paper printed in slate blue. £45.00 |
;) | NORTH BORNEO - 1888 25c PERFORATED COLOUR TRIAL in plum. 1888-92 25c (SG type 15) PERFORATED COLOUR TRIAL on gummed paper printed in plum. £45.00 |
;) | NORTH BORNEO - 1888 25c PERFORATED COLOUR TRIAL in indigo. 1888-92 25c (SG type 15) PERFORATED COLOUR TRIAL on gummed paper printed in indigo. £45.00 |
;) | NORTH BORNEO - 1888 25c PERFORATED COLOUR TRIAL in pale orange. 1888-92 25c (SG type 15) PERFORATED COLOUR TRIAL on gummed paper printed in pale orange. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 3d RPSE used from IBADAN. H&G 3. 1923-37 3d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK & bearing additional 3d adhesive tied REGISTERED/IBADAN.NIGERIA cancel dated 12.No.26. H&G 3. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 3d RPSE used from ENUGU. H&G 2. 1923-37 3d ultramarine on cream reg'd postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK & bearing addtional 2d adhesive tied REGISTERED/ENUGU.NIGERIA cancel dated 17.DE.27. H&G 2. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1923 3d RPSE uused from ONITSHA. H&G 2. 1923-37 3d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK bearing additional 1/2d + 1d adehsives tied REGISTERED/ONITSHA.NIGERIA cancel dated 27.AP.31. H&G 3. £30.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1855 1c red BILL STAMP in a IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF block of six. 1855 1c red IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF block of six of the BILL STAMP issue on thick card. (Holmes type FB18). The stamps plated as 11/12, 21/22 and 31/32. £150.00 |
;) | CHRISTMAS ISLAND - 1975 3c 'Gilbert Ellice Is' PS letter card cto'd from CHRISTMAS ISLANDS. 1975 3c brown and black on cream 'POST OFFICE LETTER CARD/GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS' letter card cto'd by CHRISTMAS ISLANDS cds dated 2.JA.76. No address or message. £50.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1865 24c blue IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF pair. 1865 24c IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF pair (SG type 11) of Queen Victoria printed in the issued colour of blue on thick white card. £125.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1889 5c blue PSE used from ST.JOHNS. H&G 2a. 1889 5c blue on cream postal stationery envelope (size b) addressed to USA cancelled by barred duplex with ST.JOHNS/NEWF'D cds alongside dated MY.14.92. H&G 2a. £60.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1897 1/2c (SG type 39) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF. 1897 1/2c IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF printed in the issued colour of olive on gummed paper. (SG type 39). £75.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1911 12c (SG type 66) PLATE PROOF. 1911 12c 'Coronation' PLATE PROOF printed in black on very thick glazed card. (SG type 66). Fine & scarce. £80.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1911 2c red PSC unused. H&G 10. 1911 2c Red on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 10. £30.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1911 15c lake IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF. 1911-16 15c Lake IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF in issued colour on thin gummed card. (SG127). £55.00 |
;) ;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1939 'Postage Due' set mint. SG D1-D6. 1939-49 POSTAGE DUE Series of 6 values in very fine mint condition. SG D1/D6. £35.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1941 set (ex 7c) in IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOFS. 1941-44 series (ex 7c) in fine IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOFS all printed on gummed watermarked paper in issued colours. All have security punch hole & with minor archive bends. (13 proofs). £350.00 |
;) ;) | VICTORIA - 1900 1/- yellow mint block of four. SG 381. 1900 1/- Yellow in a fine mint block of four. SG 381. £145.00 |
;) ;) | VICTORIA - 1900 4d bistre-yellow mint block of four. SG 379. 1900 4d Bistre-yellow in a very fine mint block of four SG 379. £75.00 |
;) ;) | VICTORIA - 1900 3d dull orange mint block of four. SG 378. 1900 3d Dull orange in a very fine mint block of four. SG 378. £45.00 |
;) | TASMANIA - 1898 2 1/2d red-violet illustrated 'view' envelope. H&G 3. 1898 2 1/2d Red violet on white laid paper postal stationery illustrated 'view' envelope in fine unused condition. (No.306/Dianas Basin & St.Patricks Head). Scarce. H&G 3. £150.00 |
;) ;) | WESTERN AUSTRALIA - 1908 3d brown RPSE with ringed SPECIMEN cancel. H&G 2. 1908 3d brown on white laid paper reg'd postal stationery envelope (type a) in fine unused condition struck on flap by scarce concentric circle strike. A scarce official 'Specimen' h/s. H&G 2. A £90.00 |
;) ;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Dodecanese) - 1945 underpaid 3d MEF 'Postage Due' cover to Rodi. 1945 (10.11.) cover addressed locally bearing 2d MEF adhesive tied by RODI/EGEO cds and being underpaid having 3d MEF 'Postage Due' added alongside (SG MD4) and tied by similar strike. A scarce use of this due on cover. Complete with original content advertisement card. £350.00 |
;) ;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Tripolitania) - 1944 censored cover from TRIPOLI. 1944 (7.12.) cover addressed to Italy (roughly opened at top and with large part of reverse flap missing from name origin removal) bearing 3d and 1/- 'MEF' adhesives tied TRIPOLI/CORRISP.E.PACCHI cds with scarce black on salmon P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/ ZA / 14317 censor label at left. £45.00 |
;) | NYASALAND - 1938 4d RPSE used to UK from BLANTYRE. H&G 3b. 1938 4d dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope addressed to UK (a little worn around edges) marked 'First Day Of Issue' and bearing 1d 'Wedding' (x3) adhesives with pictorial 1/2d cancelled BLANTYRE/NYASALAND and dated 15.DEC.48. H&G 3b. £85.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1847 inward outer wrapper from Egypt with disinfection slits and PURIFIE h/s. 1847 inward use of outer wrapper from Egypt cancelled ALEXANDRIE/EGYPT and dated 10.OCT.47 with disinfection slits applied and black PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE h/s (R.Lowe type LAZ-C3). £100.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1920 HERALD AIR MAIL label with gum. 1920 mint example of the Herald and Weekly Times Limited 'HERALD/AIR MAIL' label printed in purple-brown. A scarce item used on the Melbourne to Hamilton flight covers. (Eustis type 48a). £75.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1933 SYDNEY FESTIVAL WEEK label mint. 1933 multi coloured SYDNEY FESTIVAL WEEK label in fine mint condition ovpt'd in black GALA DAY/SYDNEY/22nd APRIL 1933/PIGEONGRAM. Scarce. £25.00 |
;) ;) | AUSTRALIA - 1946 1/- blue 'Prisoner Of War' letter sheet to Italy. 1946 (MAR.12) use of special 1/- blue AUSTRALIA/AIR MAIL FEE 'Prisoner of War' letter type card addressed to Italy with MELBOURNE/VIC cds at bottom. H/s'd on reverse 'Murchisoon P.W.Group'. A scarce piece of stationery from Prisoner of war camp. £225.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1949 local cover with MOANA BEACH temporary rubber h/s. 1949 (JUL.27) cover addressed locally to Adelaide bearing 1d & 1 1/2d adhesives tied by temporary violet d/r MOANA BEACH/Sth AUS. rubber h/s. £45.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1951 first flight cover to Chile. 1951 (MR.12.) first flight cover addressed to Chile bearing 5/- 'arms' adhesive tied by GPO SYDNEY/ AIR 5/NSW AUST cds and struck at lower left by violet boxed AUSTRALIA-CHILE/FIRST EXPERIMENTAL AIR MAIL commemoration cachet. VALPARAISO arrival b/s. £40.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1900 1d IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF in carmine. 1900 1d IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF (SG type 18) printed in the issued colour of carmine on watermarked gummed paper. This being a fine right hand marginal example. £165.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1902 1/2d green mint 'Cigarette Duty' with INVERTED OVERPRINT. 1902 1/2d green 'Cigarette Duty' adhesive in fine mint condition showing the variety OVER- PRINT INVERTED. (Barefoot & Hall 3a). £30.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1910 (circa) FOURNIER FORGERY of the 'One Penny' overprint. 1910 (circa) FOURNIER forgery proof strike of the ONE/PENNY overprint (un-issued) in dark blue on cream card cut from the handbook. £15.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1910 (circa) FOURNIER FORGERY of the 'Mafeking' overprints. MAFEKING - 1910 (circa) FOURNIER forgery proof strike of the MAFEKING/3d/BESIEGED and MAFEKING/ 1/-/ BESIEGED surcharges printed in dark blue on cream card cut from the handbook. £25.00 |
;) | ZULULAND - 1908 use of Natal 1/2d green PSE used at ESHOWE. H&G 3. 1902 1/2d green on cream postal stationery envelope (with flap) addressed locally and cancelled by ESHOWE/NATAL cds dated FE.7.08. During the Natal period. H&G 3. £65.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1924 registered cover to UK from DENNERY. 1924 (MR.31.) registered (Iremonger) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d, 1d, 2d and 2 1/2d adhesives tied by scarce s/r DENNERY/ST.LUCIA cds with violet boxed r/ST.LUCIA/No. strike at lower left. £120.00 |
;) ;) | ST.LUCIA - 1933 R.M.S.DRAKE maritime cover to USA. 1933 (JY.8.) use of pre-printed 'blank' type postcard addressed to USA bearing US 1c adhesive tied by boxed PAQUEBOT strike. Violet d/r R.M.S.LADY DRAKE/CANADIAN NATIONAL STEAM SHIP strike at left and CASTRIES/ST.LUCIA cds. £40.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1936 registered cover to USA from MICOUD. 1936 (MY.9.) registered cover addressed to USA bearing pictorial 1/- (SG 121) tied by MICOUD. ST.LUCIA cds with violet rubber boxed R/ST.LUCIA/No.. h/s at left and magenta straight lined REGISTERED MAIL at right. A scarce village use of this adhesive. £120.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS (Nevis) - 1877 1d red REVENUE. NEVIS - 1877 1d red (SG type 1) in fine mint condition overprinted REVENUE in black. Barefoot and Hall 5. £40.00 |
;) ;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1887 1d rose-red 'St Ursula' sheetlet of 24. SG 33. 1887-89 1d rose-red 'St Ursula' adhesive in a fine mint complete pane of 24 with full margins. A scarce format and complete with plating guide showing all the plating flaws on each stamp. SG 33 £120.00 |
;) ;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1887 1d red 'St Ursula' sheetlet of 24. SG 32. 1887-89 1d red 'St Ursula' adhesive in a fine mint complete pane of 24 with full margins. Mounted at edges and one in center. A scarce format and complete with plating guide showing all the plating flaws on each stamp. SG 32. £120.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1867 1/- 'virgin' block of six SPIRO FORGERIES with bogus cancel. 1867 1/- Black and rose-carmine 'figure of the virgin' (SG type 4) corner marginal block of 6 (perf re-inforcement) of the SPIRO FORGERY cancelled by bogus blocked dotted cancels. £50.00 |
;) | MALDIVE ISLANDS - 1936 use of 6c Ceylon adhesive cancelled MALDIVE ISLANDS. 1936 6c pictorial adhesive (SG 370) cancelled by near complete d/r MALDIVE ISLAND cds dated 28.III.37. Ceylon stamps used in the Maldives are very elusive. £65.00 |
;) | MALDIVE ISLANDS - 1933 use of 6c Ceylon issue cancelled by complete MALDIVE ISLAND cds. 1933 (7.VII.) use of Ceylon 6c violet adhesive on piece and cancelled by complete d/r MALDIVE ISLANDS cds. Ceylon adhesives used in Maldives are rare. £85.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1884 6c lilac with 'B' ovpt and part BANGKOK cds with INVERTED WATERMARK. SG 19. SIAM - 1884 6c lilac adhesive of Straits Settlements overprinted 'B' in black for Bangkok with part BANGKOK cds and showing the major variety WATERMARK INVERTED. Unlisted by SG. SG 19. £275.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1882 4c (SG 51) with part (BA)NGKOK cds. SIAM (Straits settlements used in) - 1882 4c rose (SG 51) cancelled by part single ringed (BA)NGKOK cds. A scarce use suring the 1882-83 period. (See SG footnote Pg.233). £45.00 |
;) ;) | CAMEROONS - 1916 censored postcard to Togo with 1d on 10pfg 'C.E.F.' used at DUALA. 1916 (9.2.) use of picture postcard addressed to Togo depicting 'Wasserfall eines Sanagaarmes Bei Edea, Kamerun' bearing 'C.E.F.' 1d on 10pf carmine adhesive (SG B3) tied by DUALA/9KAMERUN)b cds with LOME/TOGO arrival cds at left dated 28.2.16 and violet PASSED BY CENSOR/AT/LOME (TOGO) h/s applied. A nice destination with inward censorship of this rare 'C.E.F.' stamp on cover. £285.00 |
;) ;) | CAMEROONS - 1915 postcard to Togo with 1/2d on 3pfg 'C.E.F.' adhesive used at DUALA. 1915 (25.11.) use of blank type 'Poftkarte' German postcard addressed to Togo bearing a fine example of the C.E.F. 1/2d surcharge on 3 pfg brown adhesive (SG B1) tied by DUALA/ (KAMERUN) b cds. A rare use of this stamp on cover. £375.00 |
;) | CAMEROONS - 1915 1/2d+1/2d 'C.E.F.' PSRC unused. H&G 3. 1915 1/2d+1/2d on 5pfg+5pfg on cream postal stationery reply type postcard in fine unused condition overprinted for the Military Occupation under the British. Only 2000 issued. H&G 3. £150.00 |
;) ;) | CAMEROONS - 1904 5pfg PSC used at VICTORIA. H&G 14. GERMAN OCCUPATION - 1904 5pfg green on cream German postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany cancelled by s/r VICTORIA/KAMERUN cds dated 9.1./07. H&G 14. £40.00 |
;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1909 1c 'ship' pair on cover to UK making up 2c rate. 1909 (JUL.21.) cover (blue interior) addressed to UK bearing 1c 'ship' pair tied by GPO. GEORGETOWN cds. (Mount faults on reverse). A fine 'British Empire' 2c rate cover. £35.00 |
;) | AITUTAKI - 1931 cover to New Zealand with 1d pair tied AITUTAKI. 1931 (DE.22.) cover addressed to New Zealand bearing 1d 'wharf' pair tied AITUTAKI/NZ cds. £40.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1935 50c SURVEY DEPARTMENT ESSAY shades. SELANGOR - 1935 50c SURVEY DEPARTMENT ESSAYS of the 'Sultan Suleiman' (SG type 47) in two differing shades of purple/lilac on IMPERFORATE ungummed paper. (2 items). £75.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1961 'Postage Due' set of six in U/M blocks of four. SG D45-50. 1961 'Postage Due' series of 6 in unmounted mint blocks of 4. SG D45-50. £60.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1934 First flight cover to Australia. 1934 (DEC.4.) illustrated 'Imperial Airways and Qantas Airways' first flight cover addressed to Australia bearing 4d air plus 4d and 1/- pictorial singles tied by VICTORIA WEST cds's. £55.00 |
;) ;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1915 'OAS' censored postcard from BASE 6. 1915 (JAN.24) use of stampless p'card addressed to Queenstown in South Africa & marked 'On Active Service' & cancelled by ARMY BASE P.O./6 cds with violet boxed POSTAGE FREE/BASE 6A/PASSED BY/CENSOR h/s at lower left. The card depicts 'Park Am Krieger-Denkmai Windhuk'. £50.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1928 1d red PSE unused. H&G 6. 1928 1d Red on cream postal stationery envelope (type a) in fine unused condition. H&G 6. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1923 4d RPSE unused. H&G 8. 1923 4d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition with the 5mm height setting. H&G 8. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1923 4d RPSE unused. H&G 1. 1923 4d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition with 18 mm length overprint. H&G 1. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1923 1d red PSE unused. H&G 4a. 1923 1d red on cream postal stationery envelope (size b) in fine unused condition with curved flap. H&G 4a. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1923 1d red PSE unused. H&G 3a. 1923 1d Red on cream laid paper postal stationery envelope with curved flap in fine unused condition & ovpt'd SOUTH WEST/AFRICA. H&G 3a. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1923 1d red postal stationery letter card unused. H&G 6. 1923 1d red on grey postal stationery letter card in fine unused condition showing the S.W.A. overprint at centre of the card. H&G 6. £60.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1914 'Tamsen' registered cover to Transvaal with scarce franking array. 1914 (AUG.22) reg'd 'Tamsen' cover to Transvaal bearing 1/2d (SG 9) & later 'Protectorate' 1/2d (SG 40), un-appropriated die 3d (SG 12) & later 1d on 1d surcharge (SG 22) & 'Protectorate' 1d on 1d (SG 41) together with 1/2d (SG 30) & 1891 1/2d & 1d (SG 31+32) adhesives with Taylor & Marshall 1/2d (SG 56) tied by LOBTASI cds's (Proud type D4). Violet boxed R/ LOBATSI/NO. reg'd h/s at left. A high catalogued & scarce colourful franking. £300.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1915 cover to Pretoria bearing Natal 1d tied KEIMOES/BECHUANALAND. 1915 (NO.11.) cover addressed to the GPO Inland Mails Branch at Pretoria bearing Natal 1d adhesive tied by very fine s/r KEIMOES/BECHUANALAND cds. A fine and very scarce use of this adhesive in Bechuanaland. £150.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1860 6d dull purple IMPRIMATURE overprinted SPECIMEN. 1860 6d dull lilac (pineapple wmk) IMPRIMATURE with original gum ovpt'd SPECIMEN In black. (Nicholson type 1/Samuel type D2). £60.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1916 1/2d 'War Stamp' mint with OVERPRINT INVERTED. SG 68c. 1916 1/2d yellow-green adhesive overprinted WAR STAMP in fine mint condition and showing the major variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. SG 68c. £85.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1916 1/2d 'War Stamp' mint pair with RAISED QUAD. SG 70. 1916 1/2d Blue green 'War Stamp' in a very fine mint pair showing the scarce RAISED QUAD variety. SG70. £45.00 |
;) ;) | JAMAICA - 1910 postcard to USA with 1d tied by violet boxed MYRTLE BANK cancel. 1910 (MAR.2) use of picture p'card addressed to USA depicting 'Going to ground' & bearing 1d adhesive (corner fault) tied by superb strike of the rare MYRTLE BANK/....1910/JAMAICA postal boxed h/s. £85.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1916 3d 'War Stamp' mint pair with RAISED QUAD. SG 72. 1916 3d Purple/lemon 'War Stamp' in a very fine mint pair showing the scarce RAISED QUAD variety. SG72. £45.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1890 (circa) cover addressed locally to Saffi cancelled by MARRAKESH seal. 1890 (circa) cover addressed lopcally on pre-addressed cover to Saffi struck by 'intaglio' seal of MARRAKESH in violet ink. Small red wax seal removed from back flap on opening. £80.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1905 'Postage Due' set of eight fine mint. SG D10-17. 1905-6 'Postage Due' series of 8 in very fine mint condition. SG D10-17. £60.00 |
;) ;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1945 1d 'Victory' mint pair with INVERTED OVERPRINT. SG 131a. 1945 1d brown and carmine 'Victory' adhesive in a very fine lightly mounted mint horizontal pair showing the major error OVERPRINT INVERTED. SG 131a. £300.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1924 6d IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF pairs of the 'head' and 'head and frame'. 1924 6d IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF horizontal pair printed in the issued colours of black and mauve (SG type 1) together with an additional proof pair of the VIGNETTE HEAD only in black. Each with large official security puch hole at edge. Fine and scarce. (2 proof pairs). £165.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1950 (circa) 1/3d green CIGARETTE EXCISE DUTY label. 1950 (circa) 1/3d green CIGARETTE EXCISE DUTY AND SURTAX label adhered to cigarette box card. £15.00 |
;) ;) | LEEWARD ISLANDS - 1897 1d 'Sexagenary' mint pair with one stamp with DOUBLE OVERPRINT. SG 10a. 1897 1d dull mauve and rose 'Sexagenary' issue in a fine mint marginal pair with the right hand stamp showing the OVERPRINT DOUBLED. SG 10a. £800.00 |
;) ;) | MAURITIUS - 1862 6d brown-violet PSE (size b) in unused condition with type 4 seal. H&G 3d. 1862 6d brown violet on bluish on unwatermarked paper postal stationery envelope (size b) in unused condition with type 4 seal on reverse. Small hole in seal and central fold . A rare size. H&G 3d. £150.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1921 use of SUDAN GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPHS form used at MONGALLA. 1921 (14.IX.) use of black on buff (Form T.No.1) SUDAN GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPHS form cancelled by MONGALLA cds. (Proud type 4). £75.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1934 use of SUDAN GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPHS form used at GEBEL AULIA. 1934 (JU.5.) use of black on buff (Form T. No.1 C/1932) SUDAN GOVERNEMT TELEGRAPHS form cancelled by GEBEL AULIA cds. (Proud type D3). £75.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1940 15m PSE used for P.O.TRAINING SCHOOL. H&G 12. 1940 15m blue on cream postal stationery envelope in unused condition struck by large violet boxed P & T TRAINING SCHOOL/OMDURMAN h/s. Used for the training of PO officials. H&G 12. £45.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1921 2m PSE uprated with 3m used for P.O.TRAINING SCHOOL. H&G 9. 1921 2m orange on cream postal stationery envelope in unused condition but with additional 3m adhesive added overprinted SCHOOL in black and struck by large violet boxed P & T TRAINING SCHOOL/OMDURMAN h/s. Used for the training of PO officials. H&G 9. £45.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1885 1d carmine-rose (SG 28a) struck by central POST OFFICE/LAVANAH cancel. 1885 1d carmine-rose (SG 28a) adhesive cancelled by very fine central POST OFFICE/LAVANAH/ SIERRA LEONE oval cancel in black. (Proud type K1). Scarce strike. £55.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1888 5/- brown lake mint block of four. SG 53b. 1888 5/- Brown-lake adhesive in a fine fresh mint block of four. An attractive multiple. SG 53b. £95.00 |
;) ;) | NIGERIA - 1936 'Pictorial' set of 12 fine mint. SG 34-45. 1936 Pictorial series of 12 values all in very fine mint condition. SG34-45. £145.00 |
;) | LABUAN - 1896 50c maroon IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF. 1896 50c maroon IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF pair overprinted LABUAN (SG 81) showing a double strike of the North Borneo 50c adhesive on its reverse, one inverted. Taken from printers waste and sold by the British North Borneo Company. £80.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1940 unadopted ESSAY for 'Livestock Export' in black. 1940 un-adopted imperforate ESSAY of the 'Liverstock Export' adhesive printed in black on gummed paper showing bull at top & sheep & pig in bottom frame. £50.00 |
;) ;) | SUDAN - 1912 100m black on pink (incomplete) BOOKLET. SG B1. 1912 100m black on pink SUDAN POST OFFICE booklet in fine condition but incomplete and containing just one of the 5m camel pane of 2. A scarce booklet however. SG B1. £150.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1906 3m violet on cream PSC unused overprinted O.S.G.S. H&G 1a. 1906 3m violet on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition overprinted O.S.G.S. in black with (16 mm overprint type). A scarce 'Official' card. H&G 1a. £145.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1906 5m carmine unused PSE overprinted O.S.G.S. and with MISSING STOP variety. H&G 1. 1906 5m Carmine on white postal stationery envelope ovpt'd O.S.G.S. with MISSING STOP AFTER S. An elusive official envelope. Fine unused. H&G 1. £145.00 |
;) ;) | CEYLON - 1896 2c PSC used locally but struck INONDATIONS/ALFORTVILLE 1910. (Floods !) H&G 34. 1896 2c yellow olive on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to Colombo cancelled by LUNUGALA cds and with COLOMBO arrival at left dated FE.10.98. The card has a few folds, file pin holes but is struck by violet two lined INONDATIONS/ALFORTVILLE 1910. This refers to 'FLOODS/ALFORTVILLE' but strangely Alfortville is in France and this cover was used internally. There is a red name and date annotation at left which does appear to be lightly affected by water. The handstamp cannot be explained. Interesting ! H&G 34. £60.00 |
;) | NEW SOUTH WALES - 1882 1d brick red PSE unused pre-printed 'O.S.'. H&G 7. 1882 1d brick red on white postal stationery envelope in unused condition pre-printed 'O.S.' in the four corners. H&G 7. £25.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1912 multi 'CA' wmk'd series of 17 all fine used. SG 86-102. 1912-22 multi crown 'CA' series of 17 values each in fine used condition. Elusive set as such. SG 86-102. £225.00 |
;) ;) | FIJI - 1871 3d and 6d 'CR' TRIALS mint. 1871 3d pale yellow green and the 6d rose 'CR' issue both in mint condition (3d fine with hinge remaining, the 6d with only part gum) both regarded as TRIALS taken from the 1876 under-print issue of which 300 were supplied to the Auditor General in December 1876 for specimen purposes. £50.00 |