The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | INDIA - 1870 miniature 1/2a blue rate cover cancelled '1'. 1870 (DEC.) miniature cover addressed locally bearing 1/2a blue (SG type 11) tied by '1' strike with various transit b/s's. £28.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1870 (circa) 2 1/2d blue rate cover cancelled '116' with AJMERE cancel alongside. 1870 (circa) miniature cover addressed locally bearing 1/2a blue (SG type 11) tied by '116' strike with AJMERE octagonal arrival h/s at left. £28.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1870 (circa) 1/2a blue rate cover cancelled '4' with TOO LATE h/s on reverse. 1870 (circa) miniature cover addressed locally bearing 1/2a blue (SG type 11) tied by '4' strike backstamped by boxed TOO LATE h/s. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1871 miniature 1/2a blue rate cover cancelled '398' with CALCUTTA DELIVERY b/s. 1871 miniature cover addressed locally bearing 1/2a blue (SG type 11) tied by '398' cancel with red oval CALCUTTA/DELEIVERY b/s dated MAY.1.71. Complete with original contents. £28.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1880 (circa) 1/2a blue miniature cover cancelled by 'J' strike. 1880 (circa) miniature cover addressed locally bearing 1/2a blue (SG type 11) tied by square barred 'J' cancel of AJMERE. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1880 (circa) miniature 1/2a blue local cover cancelled by 'R.M.' cancel. 1880 (circa) miniature cover addressed locally bearing 1/2a blue (SG type 11) tied by square barred 'B-' cancel with s/r R.M. strike alongside. Complete with original contents. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1880 (circa) 1/2a blue rate cover used at 'C-1' Calcutta with POSTAGE DUE strike. 1880 (circa) miniature cover addressed locally bearing 1/2a blue (SG type 11) tied by square barred 'C-1' cancel of CALCUTTA with RAMGURH arrival and struck by POSTAGE DUE/ONE ANNA h/s. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1885 miniature 1/2a blue local cover cancelled by 'B' barred strike. 1885 miniature cover addressed locally bearing 1/2a blue (SG type 11) tied by oval barred 'B' cancel with Amritsar arrival b/s. £25.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1939 3d rate 'M.S.MAETSUYCKER' maritime cover to USA. 1939 (AU.31.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied PORT MORESBY/PAPUA with oval 'M.S.MAETSUYCKER' maritime h/s at left. £50.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1933 2d rate 'S.S.BENITO' maritime cover to USA. 1933 (OCT.13.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2d adhesive tied by HIGH SEAS/S.S.SAN BENITO/POST cds with blue squared SAN BENITO maritime h/s alongside. £45.00 |
;) | TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS - 1900 2 1/2d rate commercial cover to USA used at GRAND TURKS. 1900 (circa) cover addressed to USA (ex reverse flap) bearing 2 1/2d ultramarine adhesive (corner fault) cancelled by GRAND TURKS/TURKS ISLAND cds (date too weak to read but with A coding). A commercial cover. £35.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1882 1d lilac REVENUE (SG R1) on neat local cover cancelled 'A 07'. 1882 (MY.4.) local cover bearing 1d lilac overprinted REVENUE (SG R1) tied by 'AO7' duplex with neat DOMINICA cds below. A scarce use of this revenue adhesive for postal purposes. £150.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1884 1d lilac BI-SECTED on local 'Book Post' cover. Faults but rare. SG 5a. 1884 (AU.11.) use of a rather distressed cover addressed to the Medical Office at Point Round marked 'Book Post' (missing reverse flap and with two tears at top and bottom edge mended with tape. The cover bears the 1d lilac (SG 5a - a little faded) tied by 'A 07' duplex with s/r DOMINICA cds at left. The dating clearly making this the Crown CC watermark issue. Faults but intact and a very scarce use of this officially sanctioned bi-sect to pay the inland 1/2d rate. £685.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1886 1d rose 'REVENUE' on faulty locally addressed cover cancelled 'A 07'. 1886 (JY.22.) locally addressed cover (large tear on front and with major faults) but bearing the 1d rose adhesive handstamped REVENUE and cancelled by light 'AO7' duplex with s/r DOMINICA cds below. Distressed but 'all there' and a scarce postal use of this revenue. £85.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1964 2 1/2d rate cover to UK used at ADELAIDE ISLAND. 1964 (DE.13.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2dand 1d pair tied ADELAIDE ISLAND. £8.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1966 5 1/2d rate cover to UK used at ADELAIDE ISLAND. 1966 (FE.11.) cover addressed to New Zealand bearing 2 1/2d and 3d adhesives tied ADELAIDE ISLAND. £8.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1966 4d rate cover to UK used at ADELAIDE ISLAND. 1966 (FE.11.) cover addressed to UK bearing 4d (SG 7) tied ADELAID ISLAND. £10.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1967 6d rate cover to UK used at ADELAIDE ISLAND. 1967 (FE.12.) cover addressed to UK bearing 6d (SG 8) tied ADELAID ISLAND. £10.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1973 mixed franking cover to UK used at ADELAIDE ISLAND. 1973 (DE.23.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2p on 1/2d and 1p on 1d overprint adhesives tied alongside 1 1/2d 'Weddell' by ADELAIDE ISLAND cds with boxed ADELAIDE/ISLAND h/s at lower left. £8.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1978 3p rate cover to UK used at ARGENTINE ISLAND. 1978 (MR.26.) cover addressed to UK bearing 3p adhesive tied ARGENTINE ISLAND/GRAHAM LAND. £5.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1902 OHMS telegram envelope used locally cancelled ARMY TELEGRAPHS KP-M. 1902 (20.V.) use of black on salmon ON HIS MAJESTYS SERVICE-ARMY TELEGRAPHS envelope addressed locally with just a name and cancelled on reverse by lovely ARMY/TELEGRAPHS KP - M h/s. Used during the Boer War. £80.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1943 3d rate censored cover to USA used at STEGI. 1943 (DE.18.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d pair tied STEGI/SWAZILAND with red on white bilingual OPENED/BY/CENSOR label applied in South Africa tied on reverse side tied by violet crested 'B' h/s of Johannesburg. £35.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1941 3d rate censored cover to USA used at STEGI. 1941 (5.V.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied STEGI/SWAZILAND with red on white bilingual OPENED/BY/CENSOR label applied in South Africa tied on reverse side £35.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1934 use of 'PENSIONS PAYMENT/TRANSFER FORM' used at BINDURA. 1934 (MAR.28.) use of black on pink (I.P.5.) PENSIONS PAYMENT/TRANSFER FORM cancelled by BINDURA/S.RHODESIA cds. £50.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1930 'PENSIONS PAYMENT/TRANSFER FORM' cancelled M.O. SALISBURY. 1930 (FEB.25.) use of black on pink (I.P.5.) PENSIONS PAYMENT/TRANSFER FORM cancelled by M.O. SALISBURY S.R. cds. £50.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1936 use of 'TELEGRAM' form cancelled SAR & H/ZEBEDIELA 779/7. 1936 (AUG.31.) use of red on cream (T.559) 'S.A.R. & H TELEGRAPHS' form cancelled by double ringed oval SAR & H/ZEBEDIELA 779/7 cancel. A scarce South African Railway telegram use. £35.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1941 'P.C.5/OPENED BY CENSOR' cover to USA used at MOSHI. 1941 (OC.26.) cover addressed to USA bearing 30c adhesive tied MOSHI with black on blue P.C.5/OPENED BY CENSOR label at left edge. Little type IIIc. £65.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1941 'P.C.2/OPENED BY CENSOR' cover to USA used at MOSHI. 1941 (FE.26.) cover addressed to USA bearing 30c adhesive tied MOSHI with black on blue P.C.2/OPENED BY CENSOR label at left edge. Little type IIIc. £65.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1942 'P.C.2/OPENED BY CENSOR' cover from to USA used at MOSHI.
1942 (FE.1.) cover addressed to USA bearing 30c adhesive tied MOSHI with black on pink P.C.2/OPENED BY CENSOR label at left edge. Little type IIIc. Scarce in pink. £65.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1912 2d ultramarine uprated RPSE (size H) to Germany. H&G 2b. 1912 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H) addressed to Germany (central fold) bearing additional 1d and 2 1/2d adhesives tied by oval REGISTERED/ GPO GAMBIA cancels dated 6.OC.21. H&G 2b. £50.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1930 unpaid 'Postage Due' cover to Rajasthan with unusual intaglio PURNEE parcel b/s. 1930 (circa) pre-addressed commercial cloth merchant cover to Rajastan sent without stamps and struck by oval 'horse shoe' EXPTL.POST L46' postage due mark and with scarce black intaglio type PURNEE (Parcel) b/s. Unusual item. £45.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1960 40np blue RPSE (size K) DE-VALUED envelope unused. 1960 40np blue on cream DE-VALUED postal stationery envelope (size K) in fine unused condition. The value being oblitorated by black box. A scarce envelope sold at Post Offices for a very short period. Rarely seen or offered especially in this large 'K' size. £250.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1919 20c on 2d 'BI-SECTED' pair plus 25c on registered cover to Spain. 1919 (OC.30.) registered cover addressed to Spain bearing Spanish Zone 25c on 2 1/2d alongside two 20c on 2d stamps both DIAGONALLY BI-SECTED and cancelled by oval REGISTERED/BRITISH POST OFFICE/TETUAN cancels. Sent via Gibraltar and with boxed CEUTA arrival b/s's. A very scarce un-official bi-sect cover accepted and un-taxed. £350.00 |
;) | BIAFRA - 1969 10/- '2nd Anniversary' miniature sheet UNCUT PROOF gutter marginal pair. 1969 10/- '2nd Anniversary Of Independence' miniature sheet perforated pair on UNCUT GUTTER sheet showing guide lines for cutting. Litho printed in Italy to raise funds this proof state (imperforate between) being very unusual. £200.00 |
;) | ORANGE RIVER COLONY - 1898 issued £1 green 'POSTAL ORDER' issued at KROONSTAD. H&G 10. 1898 issued £1 (3d poundage) green on cream 'POST NOOT' postal order issued at KROONSTAD on March 28th and later cashed at P.W.K.JOHANNESBURG ZAR. Violet 'National Bank/Johannesburg' rubber h/s on front. H&G 10. £85.00 |
;) | ZANZIBAR - 1936 30c dark blue RPSE to Canada uprated at WETE. H&G 11. 1936 30c dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope addressed to Canada bearing additional 30c and 35c adhesives tied REG WETE and dated11.NO.59. H&G 11. £60.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1927 cover FRONT bearing GB 1/2d (x6) to Wei Hai Wei and tied ARMY POST OFFICE/1. 1927 (JU.28.) cover FRONT addressed to Kings Hotel at Wei Hai Wei in North China bearing GB 1/2d green block of four tied by ARMY POST OFFICE/1 cancels used by troops at the Palace Hotel in Shanghai. A front only. £35.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1933 cover to 'Steamship Ranchi' in Hong Kong bearing GB 1d tied ARMY POST OFFICE/1. 1933 (MR.31.) military cover addressed to 'P.O.Steamship Ranchi' anchored at Hong Kong (roughly opened at top left flap) bearing GB 1 1/2d adhesive tied by ARMY POST OFFICE/1 cds. Used by troops stationed at the Palace Hotel in Shanghai (later Yu Yuen Camp). £120.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1935 use of OHMS cover to Shau Ki Wan
cancelled FIELD POST OFFICE/1. 1935 (JY.5.) use of stampless ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE envelope addressed locally cancelled by FIELD POST OFFICE/1 cds used by troops stationed at Tientsin. £95.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - 1895 2c IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF block of four printed in issued colour. 1895 2c IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF corner marginal block of four of 'Sir Charles Brooke' (SG type 11) on un-gummed paper printed in the issued colour of brown-red. An attractive piece. £200.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - 1900 4c carmine PSC unused handstamped SPECIMEN. H&G 4. 1900 4c carmine on mottled buff postal stationed postcard in unused condition with SPECIMEN applied diagonally in black on front. H&G 4. £85.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - 1913 10c blue RPSE (size H) unused (fold) handstamped SPECIMEN on reverse. H&G 1a. 1913 10c dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H) with ironed out central vertical fold with SPECIMEN applied diagonally in black on reverse. H&G 1a. £85.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1838 inward 'PAID AT KILMARNOCK' entire from UK. 1838 inward 'PAID/AT/KILMARNOCK' entire from UK with red tomb stone G/PAID handstamp and LONDON transit b/s dated 3.MAR.1838. An early inward item to Malta. £45.00 |
;) | BAHAWALPUR - 1937 use of crested palace registered cover to UK sent from PALANPUR by the Nawab. 1937 (DEC.20.) registered (Palace Crested) envelope addressed to St. James Palace in London then redirected to Lady Hardinge in Wimborne, Dorset from the The Nawab of Bahawalpur bearing KGVI 1/2a 9x3), 1a and 4a adhesives on reverse side tied PALANPUR. Lady Hardinge was instrumental in starting a medical college in Delhi. £150.00 |
;) | BAHAWALPUR - 1938 crested palace registered cover to UK used at PALANPUR sent by the Nawab. 1938 (MAR.10.) registered (Palace Crested) envelope addressed to St. James Palace in London marked 'From The Nawab/Palanpur' and bearing Indian 'GV' 3a alongside KGVI 4a pair tied PALANPUR. A scarce use by the Nawab of Bahawalpur just outside the state. £150.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1877 6a rate cover (faults) to UK cancelled 'C-1' CALCUTTA. 1877 (NO.23.) crumpled edge faults cover addressed to UK (opened on 2 1/2 sides) bearing 6a adhesive (SG 80) tied by barred 'C-1' h/s with s/r CALCUTTA cds alongside. Red LONDON NW/PAID arrival cds at lower left. £28.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1939 'OPENED BY CENSOR' early label cover to Egypt used at BHAWANIPORE. 1939 (SEP.26.) cover addressed to Egypt bearing 1/2a and 1a pair tied by BHAWANIPORE cds with rare red on white OPENED BY CENSOR (large crested) censor label at left. (Morenweisser type 8d) with violet PASSED/CENSOR/BOMBAY/1 h/s on front and magenta M/CENSORSHIP/DEPT strike applied on arrival. A very rare early censor strip use at Bombay. £150.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1939 'PASSED CENSOR KARACHI 14' commercial cover to USA. 1939 (NOV.4.) use of 'Kanhaya Lal Brij Lala Jain' (Wooden Furniture) commercial cover addressed to USA bearing 6a and 1r adhesives on reverse flap cancelled GAURIAN GATE cds with scarce red on white crested '14/OPENED BY CENSOR' label at left edge (Morenweisser type 8A1) with violet PASSED/CENSOR/KARACHI/14 h/s on front. A scarce early censor cover. £55.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1946 forces mail cover to UK cancelled RAF POST OFFICE/16/SOUTH EAST ASIA. 1946 (APR.16.) stampless cover addressed to UK marked 'Forces Mail' cancelled by R.A.F.POST OFFICE/16/SOUTH EAST ASIA cds. Marked 'RAF Indian Command' on reverse. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1948 use of telegram form bearing 2r (x2) used at CALCUTTA. 1948 use of 'Indian Telegram' form bearing 2rs (x2) cancelled at CALCUTTA with violet PAK h/s applied in Peshawar in Pakistan and large 'X' marking. Small circular 'G' strike at lower right. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1949 use of telegram form bearing 2a,12a and 1r. 1949 use of 'Indian Post and Telegraphs Department' TELEGRAM form sent from Bombay and bearing 2as,12as and 1r adhesives with unknown violet triangular h/s applied. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1949 use of telegram form bearing 8as (x7)
used at CALCUTTA/G.T.O. 1949 use of 'Indian Post and Telegraphs Department' TELEGRAM form bearing 8as (x7) tied CALCUTTA/G.T.O. (Government Telegraph Office) with violet 'X' mark and circular 'B' strike sent to Raugpur in Pakistan. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1946 'Posts and Telephones' telegram form bearing 1a (x9) overprinted PATIALA/TELEPHONES. PATIALA - 1946 (11.6.) dated 'POSTS AND TELEPHONES DEPARTMENT PATIALA AND EAST PUNJAB STATES UNION telegram form bearing Indian 1a (x9) adhesives overprinted PATIALA and also TELEPHONES in black cancelled by SANGAUR/TELEPHONE EXCHANGE cancels in violet. A scarce 'KGVI' item. £75.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1949 'Telegram Message' paper with 6as (x2) overprinted PATIALA/TELEPHONES. PATIALA - 1949 (4.11.) dated 'The Bank Of Patiala' headed note paper marked 'Telegram Message' bearing two examples of the Indian 6as adhesive overprinted PATIALA and also TELEPHONES in black cancelled by PATAIALA STATE cds's. Unusual KGVI piece. £45.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1877 2 1/2d (SG Z23+Z30) rate cover to UK. 1877 (AP.17.) cover addressed to Scotland bearing a 1d red pair (plate 160) with 1/2d rose red (plate 10) cancelled by 'A 25' duplex's with MALTA cds alongside. SG Z23+Z30. Marked 'Via Italy'. £125.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1936 1/- 'Silver Jubilee' franking on registered cover to UK. 1936 (MR.11.) registered cover to UK bearing 1/- 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive (SG 213) tied by VALLETTA/MALTA cds. £40.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1941 5/- rate 'via Lisbon' RAF censored cover to Barbados with MALTA IS GRATFUL label. 1941 cover addressed to Barbados (very unusual) bearing 5/- (SG 230) tied by security wavy lined cancel showing no origin or date but additionally ties red, white and blue 'patriotic' MALTA IS GRATFUL label at left. The cover is marked 'Via Lisbon & USA' and is opened on two sides one of which shows cream label cancelled by blue OPENED BY CENSOR handstamp. Little type 2A and very scarce. Additionally struck on front by 'tomb stone' RAF/CENSOR/21 strike with a further blue example on reverse of RAF/CENSOR 83. Complete with original letter and with BARBADOS/ST.PHILIP arrival b/s dated 29.SEP.41. Sent from RAF Station - Hal Far in Malta. £200.00 |
;) | NORTH BORNEO - 1919 4c rate cover to Malaya used at TAWAU. 1919 (NOV.6.) cover addressed to Seremban in Malaya bearing 2c adhesive (x2) tied TAWAU/B.N.B. £200.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1945 'No.11 R.A.F./POSTAL PO' cover to UK with military scene postcard. 1945 (JUL.8.) stampless cover addressed to UK marked 'Forces Letter' cancelled by No.11 R.A.F.//POSTAL P.O. cds sent from RAF Khormaksar and complete with the original contents which was a unused postcard of troops marching. Nice item. £45.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1944 'H/10' censored cover to Canada. 1944 (JU.7.) cover addressed to Canada (opened on two sides) bearing 6d and 1/- adhesives tied by CIRCULATION BRANCH/BARBADOS cds and with P.C.90/OPENED BY/EXAMINER H/10 censor label at left. Miller type L10c. Not an easy censor label. £40.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1939 4c rate cover to UK used at BAGOTVILLE. 1939 (AU.9.) cover addressed to UK bearing 4c adhesive tied BAGOTVILLE. £20.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1936 illustrated 'HMS DRAGON' maritim cover to USA commemorating the HMS Balerian sinking. 1936 (OCT.22.) slightly grubby illustrated H.M.S. DRAGON' cover to USA bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied by light HAMILTON/BERMUDA with circular HMS DRAGON h/s at lower left. The cover paying tribute to the HMS Balerian that sank off Bermuda in a hurricane on that day but in 1926. £30.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1936 illustrated 'HMS APOLLO' maritime cover to USA. 1936 (OCT.27.) slightly grubby illustrated 'HMS APOLLO'' cover to USA bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied by light HAMILTON/BERMUDA cds and with red oval MAIL OFFICE/HMS APOLLO maritime h/s at left. £25.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1937 illustrated 'HMS YORK' maritime cover to USA 1937 (MAY.24.) slightly grubby illustrated H.M.S. YORK' cover to USA bearing 1 1/2d 'Coronation' adhesive tied by light IRELAND ISLAND/BERMUDA cds with HMS YORK maritime h/s at left and to commemorate Vice Admiral Meyrick who relieved Admiral West on this ship. Complete with accompaning postcard of the training ship. £30.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1937 illustrated 'HMS EMPIRE STATE' maritime cover to USA. 1937 (JNE.11.) slightly grubby illustrated 'HMS EMPIRE STATE' cover to USA bearing 1 1/2d 'Coronation' adhesive tied by HAMILTON/BERMUDA roller strike. The cover to welcome this Marine Training Ship to Bermuda. £30.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1937 illustrated 'HMCS SAGUENAY' maritime cover to USA. 1937 (JAN.27.) slightly grubby illustrated 'H.M.C.S.SAGUENAY' cover to USA bearing 1/2d and 1 1/2d adhesives tied IRELAND ISLAND and with oval COMMANDER EAST/HMCS SAGUENAY maritime h/s at left. £25.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1935 11d rate cover to Latvia used at NKANA. 1935 (JAN.2.) cover addressed to Latvia (scarce) bearing 2d,3d and 6d adhesives tied NKANA/ RHODESIA. £30.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1954 'Inter Provincial' use of 3 territory adhesives on cover used at LIVINGSTON 1954 (OC.8.) use of 'Inter Provincial' cover addressed to Stanley Gibbons in London bearing the 1d green tied alongside Southern Rhodesia 1/2d and Nyasaland 1/2d adhesives tied by LIVINGSTONE/NORTHERN RHODESIA cds's. Inter Provincial uses are scarce. £50.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1899 1d brick red illustrated PSC to UK used at VICTORIA FALLS. SG 11a. 1899 1d brick red on white illustrated postal stationery postcard addressed to UK cancelled by weak VICTORIA FALLS/S.RHODESIA cds dated 14.7.05 and showing small sized view of Eastern End-Victoria Falls on reverse side. H&G 11a. £225.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1931 1/2d rate 'ZE1JJ' radio card to UK used at BULAWAYO. 1931 (MAR.6.) use of 'ZE1JJ' radio acknowledgement postcard addressed to UK bearing 1/2d green tied by BULAWAYO/S.RHODESIA cds. A printed matter rate. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1931 6d rate cover to UK used at HEADLANDS/S.RHODESIA. 1931 (JUN.22.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1 1/2d brown (x4) tied by d/r HEADLANDS/S.RHODESIA cds's. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1942 'No.2 (Tanganyika) INTERNMENT CAMP' censored cover to Mozambique. 1942 (AUG.10.) stampless cover re-addressed to Mozambique cancelled by scarce black oval 'No.2 (Tanganyika) INTERNMENT CAMP/SALISBURY' handstamp with violet crowned octagonal PASSED/ DE/20 censor mark at lower left and with SALISBURY/S.RHODESIA transit cds the next day. AMBULANCIA arrival b/s's. £200.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1953 use of ON POSTAL SERVICE envelope from CAUSEWAY/S.RHODESIA. 1953 (OCT.12.) use of stampless ON POSTAL SERVICE envelope addressed to Fort Victoria cancelled CAUSEWAY/S.RHODESIA. £18.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1863 6c lilac cancelled 'B 62' with INVERTED WATERMARK. SG 10w. 1863 6c lilac cancelled by 'B 62' duplex and showing the variety WATERMARK INVERTED. SG 10w. £90.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1903 inward postcard from France with 'SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG' marine sorter. 1903 inward picture postcard from France struck at lower left by s/r SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG sorter cds dated DE.27.03. £55.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1903 inward postcard from Germany with 'SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG' marine sorter. 1903 inward postcard from Colmar in Germany struck by SINGAPORE to HONG KONG marine sorter cancel dated 11.JA.04. £55.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1940 (circa) German forgery of GB 2 1/2d overprinted LIQUIDATION OF EMPIRE. 1940 (circa) 2 1/2d dark blue adhesive of GB overprinted with red boxed LIQUIDATION OF EMPIRE/ HONG KONG. This being one of the German forgeries in unused condition. £65.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1948 'POSTAGE PAID/5cts' stampless cover to UK. 1948 (NOV.10.) use of stampless pre-printed 'Canton Overseas Trading Co' envelope addressed to UK (horozontal fold at top edge) cancelled by red d/r POSTAGE PAID/5cts/HONG KONG at lower left. Proud type PD35. £80.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1935 Wau to Madang first flight cover. 1935 (AUG.15.) first flight cover to Madang bearing 3 1/2d 'air mail' (no dates) adhesive tied WAU/NEW GUINEA with MADANG arrival b/s. A scarce flight by pilot Orme Denny in a Fox Moth VH-UQS. Only 170 covers were flown. £180.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - 1930 12c rate cover to USA used at MIRI. 1930 (JUN.19.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2c,4c and 6c adhesives tied by s/r MIRI cds's. SINGAPORE transit b/s. £95.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - 1930 12c rate cover to USA used at KUCHING. 1930 (JAN.18.) cover addressed to USA bearing 12c adhesive tied by s/r KUCHING cds. £70.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1934-41 3d 'falls' IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF block of four. 1935-41 3d 'Falls' (SG type 4) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF block of four on gummed paper printed in the issued colour of deep blue (light vertical fold at left) cancelled by official security punch holes. £150.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1856 1a rate military cover to Secuunderabad cancelled by ARBUTHE & Co. company h/s. 1856 (MY.6.) commercial embossed cover addressed locally to a 'Mr Gosling' of the 50th Regiment at Secunderabad bearing 1a brown tied by smudged numeral cancel and over struck by boxed ARBUTHE & Co handstamp with washed MADRAS double arc b/s in red and SECUNDERABAD arrival the following day. Black boxed '20' strike on flap. A nice early military item. £80.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1860 (circa) cover addressed locally cancelled by diamond barred '227' strike. 1860 (circa) small cover addressed in Indian script complete with original letter bearing 1a brown cancelled by diamond barred '227' numeral h/s. £80.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1863 1/2a rate local cover to Mooltan used at LOODHIANA. 1863 (SEP.14.) miniature cover addressed in local script bearing 1/2a blue adhesive tied by grilled cancel with redd/r LOODHIANA cds with red s/r MOOLTAN arrival cds dated two days later. £48.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1875 8a rate cover to UK used at SIMLA. 1875 (MY.13.) cover addressed to UK bearing 8a pale carmine adhesive tied by barred 'L-16' cancel with s/r SIMLA cancel at left. £75.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1879 5a rate cover to Jaipur used at DELHI. 1879 (7.7.) use of longer envelope addressed to His Highness Muharajah Dhiray in Jaipur bearing 1a brown and 4a green adhesives of India (SG 40+47) cancelled by boxed barred cancel with s/r DELHI strike alongside. REGISTERED/O.N.D. h/s on reverse with JEYPORE arrival b/s. £65.00 |
;) | CAYMAN ISLANDS - 1933 inward underpaid cover with 'Centenary' stamps used at postage dues. 1933 (AU.11.) incoming (Panton) cover from Antigua bearing 1/2d toed by ST.JOHNS/ANTIGUA cds with YOU SHOULD VISIT ANTIGUA slogan strike alongside struck by 'T' tax mark with 1/4d (x2) and 1 1/2d 'Centenary' adhesives added on arrival as 'Postage Dues' and tied GEORGETOWN/GRAND CAYMAN. Cayman not having postage dues these stamps used in lieu. A scarce use as these 'Centenary' stamps are not easy to find on cover. £85.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1910 1d rate grubby postcard to UK from DURBAN struck POSTED LATE. 1910 (OC.23.) use of rather grubby postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Natives Smoking' bearing 1d adhesive tied DURBAN/NATAL and struck at left by scarce POSTED LATE h/s. £45.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1921 1 1/2d rate postcard use to UK used at PORT MORESBY. 1921 (OC.21.) use of somewhat tatty picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Native' and marked 'A Merry Xmas' bearing 1/2d and 1d 'lakatoi' adhesives tied PORT MORESBY/PAPUA. Postcards are scarce from Papua. £80.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1944 3/4d rate 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ U.U./2' censor cover to UK 1944 (SP.16.) cover addressed to UK and then re-directed bearing 1d, 3d and 1/- strip of three tied by light KINGSTOWN/ST.VINCENT cds with black on white P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/U.U./2 censor label at left with '52447 W.P. Ltd' imprint. £85.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1916 unstamped local postcard use struck UNSTAMPED and with 1d 'Postage Due' added.
1916 (MAY.18.) use of unstamped picture postcard addressed to Cape Town depicting 'Dutoitspan Road, Kimberley' cancelled KIMBERLEY. The card was struck by scarce blue boxed UNSTAMPED/ONGEFRANK handstamp with blue oval 'T/1d' tax mark below and with 1d 'Postage Due' added on arrival and tied CAPE TOWN. £85.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1920 use of 4d blue RPSE to Germany uprated at TZANEEN. 1920 (JUN.7.) use of South African 4d blue registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to Germany bearing 1/2d (x3) and 1d adhesives tied by scarce TZANEEN cds's from this small town in Transvaal. £55.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1932 scarce 'POSTED LATE' cover from GOLDEN VALLEY to UK. 1932 (DEC.10.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2d,4d and 6d adhesives tied by GOLDEN VALLEY cds (central fold) struck POSTED LATE in violet below. A scarce marking. £125.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1944 OHMS military cover with scarce 'OFFICIAL REGISTRATION' label. 1944 (MAY.2.) registered stampless use of 'OHMS' (Use Paper Sparingly) stationery envelope to Durban with magenta boxed 203 UK MITITARY/LIAISON MISSION/DEF. HQ PRETORIA h/s applied and with scarce red on cream HPK/GPO OFFICIAL REGISTRATION etiquette label cancelled by PRETORIA/DEFENCE cancel. An unusual military use. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1944 '138 TANK TRANSPORTER COY' stampless 'On Service' cover to Mowbray. 1944 (25.2.) stampless cover addressed to Mowbray in the Cape marked 'On Service' and cancelled by violet boxed '138 TANK TRANSPORTER COY (V) / Q.S.C.' handstamp. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1947 2d rate local 'KEEP DEATH OFF THE ROADS' cacheted cover from UPINGTON. 1947 (1.IV.) 'Divisional Council of Gordonia' pre-printed cover to Cape Town bearing 2d 'visit' adhesive tied UPINGTON struck at lower left by rare KEEP DEATH OFF THE ROADS boxed bi-lingual handstamp in red. £50.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1980 registered cover to UK used at ADELAIDE ISLAND. 1980 (MR.28.) use of 'Definitive' illustrated cover addressed to UK bearing 3p,5,10,15p and 25p adhesives tied ADELAIDE ISLAND. £8.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1981 registered cover to UK use at ARGENTINE ISLAND. 1981 (MAR.5.) registered cover to UK bearing 4p,6p, 7 1/2p, 50p and £1 definitives tied ARGENTINE ISLAND. £15.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1983 HMS ENDURANCE cover to UK used at HALLEY. 1983 (MR.19.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2p (x2) and 10p adhesives tied HALLEY with HMS EDURANCE h/s in red on front.. £15.00 |