The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) ;) | SUDAN - 1940 PASSED BY CENSOR 6 2pi rate cover to USA with green censorship label. 1940 cover to USA bearing 2pi adhesive tied b light ATBARA cds with green on white SUAN/6/CENSORSHIP label at left tied by triangular PASSED CENSOR/6/SUDAN h/s. SHELLAL-HALFA TPO 2 transit b/s. £45.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1948 'GPO-Khartoum' illustrated FDC. 1948 (JAN.1) large official 'GPO-Khartoum' illustrated `New Arabic Issue Camel Design Stamps' first day cover addressed locally bearing the complete 1948 series (SG 96-111) tied by KHARMTOUM s/r cds's. Some edge crumpling but scarce. £75.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1961 'Anglo-African 1st Trans World Safari' cover to UK. 1961 (Ap.20) pre-printed ANGLO-AFRICAN 1st TRANS WORLD SAFARI cover to UK UK bearing 15mils (x6) and 10mils (x2) adhesives tied WADI HALFA. (centre fold). £10.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1943 PASSED BY CENSOR/A.B./No.9 cover to UK. 1943 (circa) long cover addressed to UK and marked 'On Active Service' bearing 2d pair tied by weak BULAWAYO cds bearing temporary blank cream censor label at left handstamped in violet OPENED BY CENSOR and tied on the front by violet sexagonal PASSED/CENSOR/A.B./No.9 h/s. Ex RAF Heany mails. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1927 OFFICIAL FREE and POSTAL SERVICE FREE strikes on OHMS cover to Canada. 1927 (DEC.19.) use of long white O.H.M.S./SOUTHERN RHODESIA offical (S.0.) envelope addressed to Canada cancelled by SALISBURY/S.RHODESIA cds but additionally struck by scarce red OFFICIAL FREE/SALISBURY S.R. cds (Proud type OPD5-extending known usage) and scarce POSTAL SERVICE/ FREE/G.P.O. S.RHODESIA cds (Proud type OPD3 State 1). A nice official item. £85.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1936 UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED h/s'd cover to Bulawayo. 1936 (JUN.13.) long cream ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE/SOUTHERN RHODESIA stampless cover addressed locally struck by violet oval C.C.AND MAGISTRATE/OFFICIAL FREE/BULAWAYO h/s and cancelled by BULAWAYO/S.RHODESIA cds. Marked 'Not Known' in red manuscript and then struck by black boxed UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER AT ADDRESS SHOWN ON COVER instructional strike. £75.00 |
;) ;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1938 illustrated 'KLM' first flight cover to Netherlands. 1938 inward illustrated 'KLM' first flight cover from Netherlands with VORTREKKERMONUMENT/ PRETORIA arrival cds dated 12.XII.38 with 1d (3 pairs) and 1 1/2 (2 pairs) 'Voortrekker' adhesives added on the reverse side and sent on the return flight and dated 15.XII.38. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH AUSTRALIA - 1891 OHMS cover to New Caledonia with 2 1/2d on 4d 'OS' use. 1891 use of O.H.M.S./E.12 envelope (226x102) addressed to New Caledonia (scarce) with fold at left but beraing a fine example of the 1894 2 1/2d on 4d green adhesive with 'O.S.' (SG O58) overprint tied by S.AUSTRALIA barred duplex with GPO/ADELAIDE cds dated NO.30.98. Exceedingly rare stamp used on cover. £150.00 |
;) ;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1935 first flight cover to Nigeria with 'Silver Jubilee' set. 1935 (JUL.29.) registered cover addressed to Kano in Nigeria marked in manuscript '1st Imperial Airways flight/Khartoum to Nigeria' bearing the 1935 Silver Jubilee set of four in horizontal pairs (SG 65-68) tied by CAPETOWN/KAAPSTAD cds's. REGISTERED/KANO NIGERIA arrival b/s but the cover could not be delivered and was returned to South Africa. A scarce set used on this 1st Northern flight. £250.00 |
;) ;) | SOLOMON ISLANDS - 1917 TULAGI PAID violet h/s OHMS cover to Australia. 1917 (NOV.30.) long black on blue O.H.M.S. (British Solomon Islands Protectorate) envelope addressed to Australia (opened on two sides) and cancelled by violet boxed BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS TULAGI/PAID handstamp with TULAGI cds alongside. Large crested BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS/H.M.CUSTOMS strike on reverse. £125.00 |
;) ;) | GIBRALTAR - 1927 3d red on cream RPSE unused (size K). H&G 14c. 1927 3d red on cream postal stationery envelope (size K) in unused condition. Some light tone spotting mainly on reverse edge. A scarce size however to find. H&G 14c. £65.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1945 stampless cover addressed to USA with scarce OFFICIAL PAID/ST.KITTS cds. 1945 use of stampless manilla envelope (225x100mm) addressed to USA cancelled by scarce OFFICIAL PAID/ST.KITTS cds dated 29.SP.45 with small red boxed POST-MASTER/ST. KITTS h/s at lower left. £80.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1903 2d RPSE (size H2) uprated to Canada. H&G 1c. 1903 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to Canada (central fold) bearing additional Leeward island 'key plate' 1/2d and 4d adhesives tied by ST.KITTS cds's dated 5.DE.25. The cover oeriginating at Basseterre. H&G 1c. £60.00 |
;) | ST.HELENA - 1929 stampless registered OHMS cover to Canada. 1929 (JA.9.) use of stampless long manilla O.H.M.S. envelope registered to Canada cancelled ST.HELENA cds with black oval crowned POST OFFICE/ST.HELENA h/s at left. (Some mount marks on reverse). £55.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1932 OHMS cover to UK with 1/2d 'OS' block of 4 used at PORT MORESBY. 1932 (AU.24.) use of long 'O.H.M.S.' envelope addressed to UK bearing a fine block of four of the 1/2d yellow green mono-coloured adhesive (SG 84) 'Perforated OS' (SG 038) and tied by PORT MORESBY/PAPUA cds's and with blue TREASURY handstamp at lower left. A nice official use. £110.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1913 registered cover to Australia with mono-coloured set to 6d used at PORT MORESBY. 1913 (MAY.22.) registered (long) cover addressed to Australia bearing the mono coloured series from 1/2d to 6d (SG 84-89) tied by PORT MORESBY/PAPUA cds's with red on white (Lee type R2)b label at left and with WONTHAGGI arrival b/s. £90.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1912 registered OHMS cover to Australia with 1/2d (x10) used at PORT MORESBY. 1912 (AUG.17.) registered (long) cover addressed to Australia bearing 1/2d green (SG 84a) adhesive (x10) making a 5d rate tied by PORT MORESBY/PAPUA cds with red on white (Lee type R2) label at left. £85.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1948 local cover with HAIFA NAHLA B.U. cds. 1948 (MY.12.) 'Interim Mail Period' local cover bearing handstamped 5m green 'gutter' marginal pair tied by large d/r rubber cancel with part HAIFA NAHLA B.O. cds below and full strike on reverse. Used two days before the British Mandate ended and the State of Israel proclaimed. £45.00 |
;) | ORANGE FREE STATE - 1900 (MY.25.) registered local cover with 'VRI' adhesives to 5/-. 1900 (MY.25.) registered cover addressed locally (Ex reverse flap) to Captain R Wilkinson bearing the 1900 V.R.I. surcharge series from 1/2d on 1/2d to 1/- on 1/- (normal stops) and including the scarce 6d on 6d bright carmine adhesive (SG 108) plus the raised stops 5/- on 5/- each tied by BLOEMFONTEIN/O.V.S. cds's. £90.00 |
;) ;) | SOUTH AUSTRALIA - 1908 1d 'Welcome Americans' PSC unused. H&G 9. 1908 1d carmine on white special AUSTRALIANS WELCOME AMERICANS 1908 postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition produced to welcome the American fleet. A scarce card. H&G 9. £285.00 |
;) ;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1937 use of OHMS cover to UK with MAIL 75/TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT label on reverse. 1937 use of O.H.M.S. envelope to UK & cancelled by WELLINGTON cds dated 1.OC.37 with violet DIRECTOR GENERALS OFFICE/POST & TELEGRAPHS DEPT cachet. The reverse flap is sealed by scarce MAIL 75/POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT/NEW ZEALAND black on white perforated label. £65.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1952 cover to UK with scarce YABA SAVINGS BANK 730 cds. 1952 (JU.7.) long manilla envelope registered to UK bearing 1/3d adhesive tied by YABA/SAVINGS BANK 730 cds with additional strike alongside. £85.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1946 OHMS envelope to USA with scarce OFFICIAL PAID LAGOS h/s in red. 1946 (NO.16) use of long manilla stampless O.H.M.S. envelope to USA cancelled by LAGOS/ NIGERIA cds with red OFFICIAL PAID LAGOS/NIGERIA cds & violet crested departmental strike at lower left. £110.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1937 OHMS 5d rate registered cover from KIETA. 1937 (SE.14) use of O.H.M.S. cover (230x100mm) addressed to NSW bearing 5d (SG210) tied by KIETA/NEW GUINEA cds with violet R/KIETA/No... registered h/s at left. £35.00 |
;) ;) ;) ;) | NATAL - 1902 part series of 8 NATAL FLAG postcards with differing inserts. 1902 part series of eight coloured picture p'cards depicting Natal flag each with different photo inserts. (Chakes rock, Burden bearers in Zululand, King George V & Queen, Queen, Amanzimtoi River, Council at Umlaloose River, Colense Bridge & Durban Bay. Five are inward from UK the other three used but unsent. A most attractive lot printed by Aristophot Company. (8 cards). £80.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1931 3f on 2/6d 'seahorse' pair cover from CASABLANCA. 1931 (JA.23.) registered cover addressed to UK (horizontal crease at bottom edge) bearing two examples of the 3f on 2/6d 'seahorse' tied by oval REGISTERED/BRITISH POST OFFICE CASABLANCA cds's with blue on white R/CASABLANCA/MOROCCO/No. registered label at left. £115.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1956 red '1/- PAID/TANGIER' meter mark stampless cover to USA. 1956 (FE.12.) use of stampless long airmail envelope addressed to USA (stain at left) cancelled by rare 1/- PAID/ TANGIER/BRITISH POST OFFICE meter mark in red. £100.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1948 25c on 2 1/2d 'Silver Wedding' sheet of 120. SG 176. 1948 25c on 2 1/2d Ultramarine 'Silver Wedding' adhesive in a fine unmounted mint complete pane of 120. Cylinder 1. Folded. SG 176. £50.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1940 5c on 1/2d green 'Centenary' sheet of 120. SG 172. 1940 5c on 1/2d green 'Centenary' adhesive in a fine unmounted mint complete pane of 120. G40/Plate 3 stop. Folded. SG 172. £25.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1937 15c on 1 1/2d maroon 'Coronation' sheet of 120. SG 229. 1937 15c on 1 1/2d Maroon 'Coronation' adhesive in a fine unmounted mint complete pane of 120. A37/Plate20 no stop. Folded. SG229. £45.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1937 15c on 1 1/2d maroon 'Coronation' complete sheet. SG 164. 1937 15c on 1 1/2d marooon 'Coronation' complete sheet of 120 of A37/Plate 20 stop. Folded. SG 164. £75.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1936 5c on 1/2d green (SG 227) complete sheet of A37/Cylinder 26. 1936 5c on 1/2d Green adhesive in a fine unmounted mint complete pane of 120. (Some perf splitting). Folded. A37/Cylinder26. SG 227. £15.00 |
;) ;) | MALAYA - 1935 AVIS RECEPTION card used at MUAR. JOHORE - 1935 (JY.23.) (Postal 15) AVIS RECEPTION advice of receipt card cancelled by MUAR/2 cds. Heavy central fold and some age staining but an unusual item. £45.00 |
;) ;) | MALAYA - 1929 AVIS RECEPTION card used at KUALA LUMPUR. F.M.S. - 1929 (JA.26.) use of (P & T - R & P 10) AVIS DE RECEPTION advice of delivery card for envelope originating from Klang and cancelled by KUALA LUMPUR/REG cds with 'DN' coding. Heavily folded in centre and with some age staining. Unusual item however. £45.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1926 5d deep violet RPSE (size H) to USA used at DUN LAOGHAIRE. H&G 5b. 1926 5d deep violet on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H) addressed to USA and cancelled by DUN LAOGHAIRE cds dated 26.JU.25. Dated before the issue date detailed by H&G. H&G 5b. £85.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1955 use of FORMULA 'Aerogramme/Air Letter' to Holland with meter marking. 1955 (7.XII.) use of dark blue on greyish AEROGRAMME/AIR LETTER 'Formula' form addressed to Holland (genuine use) cancelled by red 'KUT 050sh cts-U 37' meter mark from NAIROBI. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1922 6d RPSE uprated and addressed to Holland from DUNDEE. H&G 5a 1922 6d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to Holland with additional 1d 'head' adhesive added and tied DUNDEE and dated 27.MAR.23. H&G 5a. £18.00 |
;) | ORANGE RIVER COLONY - 1911 mixed Inter Provincial use cover from BLOEMFONTEIN. 1911 (JUN.12.) cover addressed to USA bearing Natal 1/2d and Cape 1d pair tied by BLOEMFONTEIN/4 cds. A fine mixed Inter-Provincial use. £15.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1910 picture postcard to Guernsey from ALFRED DOCKS. 1910 (NO.8.) use of picture postcard addressed to Guernsey depicting 'Mount Nelson Hotel' bearing Cape 1d tied by scarce ALFRED DOCKS cds. £35.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1910 use of picture postcard to Switzerland used at WELLINGTON STATION. 1910 (NO.30.) use of picture postcard addressed to Switzerland bearing Cape 1d tied by WELLINGTON STATION cds. £15.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1910 2 1/2d rate cover to USA from WELLINGTON. 1910 (DE.14.) cover addressed to USA bearing Cape 2 1/2d adhesive tied by WELLINGTON. £15.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1954 'University of Ireland' first day cover. 1954 (JUL.19) First day cover addressed to Switzerland bearing the 'University of Ireland' pair (SG 160+61) tied by BAILE ATHA CLIATH 70 cancel. £15.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1950 'Department Of Posts and Telegraphs' official folder. 1950 Green on cream official presentation folder from the Department of Posts & Telegraphs in Dublin containing the 1922 definitives (SG71-82), 1937 St.Patrick high value trio (SG102-4), plus a fine range of commemorative issues (SG89-97, SG105-110, SG126, SG128-132, SG135- 139, SG144-147, SG149-151 plus 1948 Air early printings (1d, 3d, 6d & 1/-). A fine & very scarce folder with high catalogue value. £300.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1951 'Indian Posts and Telegraphs' official folder. 1951 'Indian Posts & Telegraphs' official `Inauguration of Republic of India' stamp folder with tassel tie at left containing the 1950 series of four commemoration adhesives (SG 329-332). Rare. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1951 'Indian Telegraph Centenary' official sheet. 1951 Official commemoration sheetlet inscribed 'Indian Telegraph Centenary 1851-1951' depicting various QV & EDW VII telegraph department stamps. Issued by Indian Posts & Telegraphs Department. Small edge fault at bottom. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1956 'Buddha Jayanti' official folder. 1956 'Buddha Jayanti' official Indian Posts & Telegraphs illustrated commemoration folder bearing the two adhesives. (SG 372/3). Printed by the Delhi Pres.s. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1953 'Railway Centenary' official folder. 1953 'Railway Centenary' official Indian Posts & Telegraphs illustrated commemoration folder bearing a fine block of four of the 2a black (SG 343). £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1877 cover to UK from MADRAS with fine On.H.M.S. 1a brown use. 1877 (SEP.27.) long envelope addressed to UK (fold at left side) pre struck at lower left by Suptt Acctt.Cont's Office' h/s in black and bearing six examples of the 1a brown adhesives overprinted ON.H.S.M. and cancelled by MADRAS s/r cancels. Lovely item. £55.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1881 9a rate cover to UK from KANGRA. 1881 (JAN.17.) long cover (central fold) bearing 1/2a blue pair and 8a pink adhesive tied by '2/L-21' barred cancel with KANGRA cds alongside. Red LONDON/PAID arrival cds at left. Minor faults and with OUT W/BOMBAY railway transit b/s. £45.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1932 OFFICIAL PAID h/s on OHMS cover to USA. 1932 (DE.13) use of long pre-printed 'O.H.M.S.' envelope addressed to USA & h/s'd by violet 'Colonial Postmaster' h/s. Struck by s/r OFFICIAL PAID/GRENADA B.W.I. cds dated 13.DE.32 with d/r GPO.GRENADA/BWI cds alongside. £85.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1945 PASSED BY CENSOR cover from FANNING ISLAND. 1945 (MAR.22.) cover addressed to USA marked from Cable Station on front and bearing 3d adhesive tied by POST OFFICE/FANNING ISLAND cds and struck by scarce black boxed GILBERT AND ELLICE/ ISLAND COLONY/PASSED BY CENSOR.No.1 handstamp. £120.00 |
;) ;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1951 DAMAGED BY WATER cover to UK from CANTON ISLAND. 1951 (circa) long cover addressed to UK (vertical fold at left) bearing 'KGVI' 2d adhesive tied by weak CANTON ISLAND cds and struck on the front by black two lined DAMAGED BY/WATER instructional handstamp. £150.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1966 'Founding Of Bathurst' first day cover from CAPE ST MARY. 1966 (JU.24.) illustrated first day cover of the 'Founding of Bathurst' bearing the set of four tied CAPE ST MARY/GAMBIA. £5.00 |
;) ;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1944 TRINIDAD PAID h/s on OHMS cover to Barbados. 1944 (NO.19.) use of stampless OHMS envelope addressed to Barbados (reduced at left and opened on three sides) but struck by violet boxed TRINIDAD/PAID/GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL handstamp in violet (very scarce) with GPO PORT OF SPAIN/TRINIDAD cds below. IC/TRI censor on reverse side. £80.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1929 OHMS cover with OFFICIAL PAID h/s. 1929 (AU.1.) use of long manilla ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE/NO.4 Post Office official envelope to UK cancelled by s/r BATHURST/GAMBIA cds with oval OFFICIAL PAID/P.O./BATHURST GAMBIA handstamp at lower left. Signed below. £50.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1937 OHMS-RETURNED POSTAL LETTER cover with OFFICIAL PAID h/s. 1937 use of manilla O.H.M.S./RETURNED POSTAL PACKET envelope addressed to South Africa (few edge faults) cancelled by BATHURST/GAMBIA cds dated 12.MY.37 with scarce black oval OFFICIAL PAID/P.O.BATHURST GAMBIA h/s. £55.00 |
;) | NORTH BORNEO - 1931 3c IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF. 1931 3c 'Head Of Murut' IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF (SG type 73) printed in the issued colours of black and blue green on ungummed paper. Light ironed out vertical crease and with official secity punch hole at top right corner clipping edge. £50.00 |
;) ;) | DOMINICA - 1903 1d PSC used from PORTSMOUTH/DOMINICA. H&G 8. 1903 1d carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany (genuine use) cancelled by PORTSMOUTH/DOMINICA cds dated OC.28.09. A few very minor edge faults otherwise a nice usage at Portsmouth. H&G 8. £65.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1948 (circa) cover to UK with 1d tied GOVT.BUILDINGS/SUVA FIJI cds. Slightly larger cover addressed to UK bearing KGVI 1d (SG 250) tied by GOVT. BUILDINGS/SUVA FIJI cds. A few odd tone spots. £18.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1947 2d+3d uprated RPSE and used locally. H&G 7. 1947 2d+3d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed locally and bearing additional 2 1/2d adhesive tied by SUVA-FIJI/REGISTERED cds dated 8.SP.52. Only 10,632 envelopes were printed from two dispatches and used examples are elusive. H&G 7. £200.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1948 King Farouk range of PALESTINE AID sheets. 1948 King Farouk range of six postal order type revenue documents (240x110mm) all complete with counterfoils to receipt payment issued to raise funds for the 'Palestine Aid'. 5p in plum, 10p in dull orange, 50p in green, 50p in dull blue, 100p in purple & 100p in bright blue. All in fine unused condition. Most attractive lot. (6 items). £125.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1936 OFFICIAL PAID h/s on 'OHMS' envelope. 1936 (No.29) stampless pre-printed O.H.M.S. envelope addressed to India cancelled ROSEAU-DOMINICA (few creases) with additional DOMINICA-OFFICIAL PAID h/s. £25.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1963 35m cark blue (size F) unused RPSE. H&G 18. 1963 35m dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) in unused condition. H&G 18. £18.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1963 35m dark blue on cream (size H) RPSE unused. H&G 18b 1963 35mils dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H) in fine unused condition. H&G 18b. £22.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1920 (circa) unused postcard of The Waterfall at Green Hill. 1920 (circa) picture postcard in fine unused condition depicting 'The Waterfall At Green Hill Mountain, St.Kitts'. (Un-divided 'green' back-A.M.Losada-No.105a). £10.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1920 (circa) unused postcard of Basseterre Bay. 1920 (circa) picture postcard in fine unused condition depicting 'Basseterre from the Bay-St.Kitts'. (Divided back-A.M.Losada No.74a). £10.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1920 (circa) unused postcard of Mountains at Basseterre. 1920 (circa) picture postcard in fine unused condition depicting 'Mountains and field back of Basseterre, St.Kitts'. (Divided back-A.M.Losada No.104a). £10.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1920 (circa) unused postcard of Basseterre. 1920 (circa) picture postcard in fine unused condition depicting 'Basseterre from Bay, St.Kitts'. in the distance, St.Kitts'. (Divided back-A.M.Losada No.52a). £10.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1947 NEW CONSITUTION official folder. 1947 special coloured CEYLON/COMMEMORATION/STAMPS/NEW CONSTITUTION official folder containing the New Constitution series (SG402-5). Printed by the Survey Dept, Ceylon in July 1947. £40.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1949 INDEPENDENCE official folder. 1949 special coloured CEYLON/INDEPENDENCE COMMEMORATION STAMPS official folder containing the Independence issues (SG 406-9). Printed by the Survey Dept, Ceylon in Feb 1949. £40.00 |
;) ;) | CEYLON - 1919 1c on 5c (SG 337) multi cancelled cover from KANDY. 5c purple adhesive and a further block of 14 (2x7) alongside (SG 337) tied by KANDY/REGISTERED cds with COLOMBO REGISTERED transit cds alongside struck the next day. Manuscript censor initials applied. Some minor age faults. £35.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1902 OHMS local envelope with 5c ON SERVICE stamp used at COLOMBO. 1902 (DE.16.) use of long manila O.H.M.S. envelope (fold in center) addressed locally and bearing "QV" 5c lilac overprinted ON/SERVICE (SG 03) tied by COLOMBO cds. A nice use of this stamp on cover. £65.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1931 5rs REVENUE stamp paper. 1931 5Rs Purple & buff GOVERNMENT OF BURMA/REVENUE STAMP (200x88mm) printed on 'A4' GOVERNMENT OF BURMA watermarked paper & h/s'd on reverse 'Registered in book' etc. £35.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1934 2r REVENUE stamp paper. 1934 2Rs Purple & buff GOVERNMENT OF BURMA/REVENUE STAMP (200x88mm) printed on 'A4' GOVERNMENT OF BURMA watermarked paper & h/s'd on reverse 'Stamp correct under article/Indian Stamp Act/Presented for registration' etc. £35.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1931 8a REVENUE stamp paper. 1931 8as Blue & green GOVERNMENT OF BURMA/REVENUE STAMP (200x88mm) printed on 'A4' GOVERNMENT OF BURMA watermarked paper & h/s'd with 'Seal of the Sub- Registrar/Myaungmya'. £35.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1951 OHMS cover to UK with POSTMASTER cachet. 1951 (MY.11) stampless O.H.M.S. envelope (228x103mm) pre-printed at bottom COMMISSIONER, VIRGIN ISLANDS (centre fold) & registered to UK & cancelled by ROAD TOWN/TORTOLA W.I. cds with violet oval POSTMASTER/VIRGIN ISLANDS cachet at left. £35.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1913 2d RPSE used to USA. H&G 4h. 1913 2d Blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope of the Leeward Islands (size H2) addressed to USA bearing additional Virgin Islands 2 1/2d adhesive tied by light TORTOLA/V.I. cds dated JA.7.29 with black POST OFFICE TORTOLA straight lined handstamp at left. H&G 4b. £135.00 |
;) ;) | BR.P.O.IN E.A. - 1930 (circa) OHMS envelope with RECEIVED IN BAD CONDITION h/s. MUSCAT - 1920/30 (circa) long manilla stampless envelope pre-printed ON HIS MAJESTYS SERVICE addressed to USA with violet POLITICAL AGENCY & CONSULATE/MUSCAT h/s at lower left counter signed. The envelope is torn and ragged with part 'Officially repaired'. It has been handstamped by magenta RECEIVED IN BAD CONDITION/GPO. NY .DM with the reverse repaired sealed by black on white POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/OFFICIALLY SEALED perforated label and tied by oval barred 'CR' strikes with oval '276' marking above. An unusual item. £225.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. - 1948 'Economy' OHMS local cover from MISURATA. TRIPOLITANIA - 1948 (27.7.) long manilla ON HIS MAJESTY SERVICE envelope addressed to Tripoli (slightly reduced at top and stuck down along the edge) bearing 2 1/2d MEF adhesive tied by MISURATA cds. TRIPOLI arrival b/s. £135.00 |
;) ;) | ST.VINCENT - 1943 commercial censored cover to USA with U.U/5 censor label. 1943 (JU.12.) commercial cover addressed to USA bearing 6d and 1/- adhesives tied KINGSTOWN/ ST.VINCENT cds with black on cream P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/ U.U/5 - 52447 W.P.Ltd. imprinted censor label at left. Miller type L4. £75.00 |
;) | BARBUDA - 1922 registered cover to UK. 1922 (NO.17.) registered (Wilson) cover addressed to UK bearing 3d and 1/- 'Barbuda' overprinted adhesives (SG 9+10) cancelled by BARBUDA/B.W.I. cds with oval 'R' h/s at left. £150.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. - 1946 POSTE/CASTELLORIZZO (ISOLLA) cover from the Dodecanese Islands. DODECANESE - 1946 (22.8) use of larger crested 'Governo delle Isole Italiane dell Ego' envelope addressed to the Assistant to chief accountant at HQ, BMA in Rhodes & bearing the 'MEF' short set to 2/6d tied by various POSTE/CASTELLORIZZO (ISOLA) cds's of Castelrosso. Very scarce. GBOS type D3. £275.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1933 airways P.A.A.OFFICE cover to USA. 1933 (MAR.15.) cover addressed to USA (a little aged) bearing 10c and 25c adhesives tied by d/r P.A.A.OFFICE/BELIZE. B.H. rubber cancellator from the Pan American Airways Office struck in magenta. In use for less than two years. Proud type D2. £85.00 |
;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1946 registered cover to UK with GREETINGS and RED CROSS labels. 1946 (NO.18) registered cover to UK bearing 36c pair & Victory 6c tied AIR MAIL/BRITISH GUIANA with coloured GREETINGS 1946 labels on reverse flap (x2) & scarce red, white & blue patriotic RED CROSS label tied by similar strikes. £35.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1950 OHMS cover to Canada with OFFICIAL PAID h/s. 1950 (DE.9.) long stampless manilla O.H.M.S. envelope registered to Canada cancelled by oval REGISTERED/BRITISH GUIANA cancel and with scarce violet crowned OFFICIAL PAID/ GPO BR.GUIANA h/s at lower left. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1929 first flight cover to USA. 1929 (SP.20) first flight cover to USA bearing 48c adhesive tied by FOREIGN REGISTRATION/ BRITISH GUIANA cds with violet boxed BRITISH GUIANA/BY/AIR MAIL h/s at left & with manuscript 'To Porto Rico' marking above. SAN JUAN transit b/s. £40.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1928 stampless OHMS cover to UK. 1928 (Jul.26) stampless O.H.M.S. - POST OFFICE/BERMUDA pre-printed envelope addressed to UK and cancelled HAMILTON. £22.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1940 OHMS cover to USA with BERMUDA/OFFICIAL PAID h/s. 1940 (Fe.3) Stampless O.H.M.S./POST OFFICE BERMUDA long envelope (fold at left) adressed to USA and cancelled HAMILTON with BERMUDA/OFFICIAL PAID h/s alongside in magenta. (Luddington type 01). £35.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1949 UPU first day covers with red and violet cachets. Two 1949 (OC.10) first day covers addressed locally bearing the UPU set of four each with the boxed commemoration cachet (Lud.27). One from Hamilton & struck in red, the other from St.Georges & struck in violet. Nice pair. £20.00 |
;) ;) | BERMUDA - 1943 inward RECEIVED IN BAD CONDITION AT cover. 1943 registered inward long cover from South Africa addressed to the Imperial Censorship Department in the Princes Hotel at Hamilton. The cover being folded and loosing a few stamps on-route and struck by black RECEIVED IN BAD CONDITION AT instructional handstamp. Marked in manuscript 'Received with side open-Miss Morgan Avery' with black on white POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT/OFFICIALLY SEALED label applied in USA. RISSIKSTR (JOHANNESBURG) and TRINIDAD transit backstamps. An unusual piece of inward mail. £125.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1952 cover from DEVONSHIRE SOUTH with INSUFFICIENTLY PRE-PAID handstamp. 1952 (JUN.18) cover to UK bearing 2d strip of three (SG 112a) tied by DEVONSHIRE SOUTH cds with two superb strikes of the red two lined INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID/FOR TRANSMISSION BY AIRMAIL h/s's. (Roughly opened on reverse). Scarce. £85.00 |
;) ;) | BERMUDA - 1942 censored 'V FOR VICTORY/BERMUDA' cover to USA. 1942 (JUN.9.) long airmail cover addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d (x5) adhesives tied by HAMILTON/ BERMUDA cds's with black on cream EXAMINED BY/6133 censor label at left and struck on the front and reverse by scarce magenta 'V/FOR/VICTORY/BERMUDA' handstamp. £120.00 |
;) ;) | ANTIGUA - 1934 postcard to USA from ST.JOHNS/ANTIGUA. 1934 (MR.14.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Fig Tree Hill-Antigua' bearing Leeward 1d 'key' plate tied by d/r ST.JOHNS/ANTIGUA cds. £25.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1950 use of local 'Marine Hotel' P.O.876 air letter. 1950 use of dark blue on blue (P.O.876) locally printed AIR LETTER addressed to Canada bearing 4d adhesive tied AIR MAIL/BARBADOS with 'The Marine Hotel/Barbados' pre-printed logo at left. £30.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1950 use of local 'Marine Hotel' P.O.876 air letter. 1950 use of dark blue on green (P.O.876) locally printed AIR LETTER addressed to Canada bearing 4d adhesive tied AIR MAIL/BARBADOS with 'The Marine Hotel/Barbados' pre-printed logo at left. £30.00 |
;) | NEW CALEDONIA - 1943 'OAS' cover to NZ with NZ.APO 150/No 9 h/s. 1943 (circa) stampless cover addressed to New Zealand cancelled by violet N.Z.E.F./No.9/N.Z. A.P.O.150 h/s (Gisburn type 41) with red triangular PASSED No.39 CENSOR handstamp at lower left. This was a base training depot at the Bourail Racecourse for NZ troops stationed in New Caledonia. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1937 first day cover with 1d 'Coronation' used at OGBOMOSHO. 1937 (MY.12.) locally addressed first day cover on pre-printed 'Ogbomosho Baptist Hospital envelope to Lagos bearing 'Coronation' 1d tied OGBOMOSHO/NIGERIA. £15.00 |
;) ;) | NIGERIA - 1937 registered cover from ILESHA. 1937 (NO.13.) registered cover to UK bearing 3d 'Coronation' adhesive tied by oval REGISTERED/ ILESHA NIGERIA cancel with additional GV 6d on reverse side. £15.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1937 'Coronation' first day cover from SION HILL/ST.VINCENT. 1937 (MY.12.) 'Westminster Stamp Co.' illustrated first day cover bearing the 'Coronation' trio tied by SION HILL/ST.VINCENT cds. £25.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1947 registered 'ROYAL TOUR' cover to UK. 1947 (AP.7.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d and 1d 'Royal Visit' pair tied with 8d definitive by special crowned oval ROYAL TOUR/SOUTHERN RHODESIA cancels with violet boxed R/ROYAL TRAIN/S.RHODESIA/NR… h/s at lower left. £25.00 |