The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | COOK ISLANDS - 1963 3d rate cover cancelled by scarce MANGAIA temporary relief cancel. 1963 (AP.26.) local cover bearing 3d 'Aitutaki and palm Tree' adhesive (SG 153) cancelled by the rare MANGAIA single ringed temporary 'skeleton' cancel with year and day slugs transposed struck in blue ink. This being a scarce relief cancel used for a short period when the regular handstamp was damaged and sent for repair. £50.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1904 1/2a 'Maharaja Madan Singh' light pale green IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL. KISHANGARH STATE - 1904 1/2a 'Maharaja Madan Singh' (SG type 13) IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL printed in grey green on light pale green hard card with white back. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1904 1a 'Maharaja Madan Singh' bright brown IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL. KISHANGARH STATE - 1904 1a 'Maharaja Madan Singh' (SG type 13) IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL printed in bright brown on white card. £85.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1932 £1 purple fine mint. SG 167. 1932 £1 purple in fine mint condition. SG 167. £135.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1924 IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF of the 'Admiral' head in black on ungummed paper. 1924 IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF of the 'Admiral' head printed in black on a piece of marginal cream ungummed and unwatermarked paper showing curved edge at top right from official punch. £50.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1915 1/2d 'roo' and 1d 'head' pair on PASSED censor cover to USA used at BALAKLAVA. 1915 (JUL.1.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d 'roo' (grease mark) alongside 1d 'head' pair tied BALAKLAVA/STH AUSTR and struck by violet PASSED censor mark. £40.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1930 'Five Pence' on 4 1/2d purple RPSE uprated to Holland used at PERTH. H&G 28. 1930 'FIVE PENCE' black on 4 1/2d purple registered postal stationery envelope (size G) from the second setting (18mm space) overprinted in black 'THE PRICE OF THIS ENVELOPE/IS 6d' addressed to Holland and bearing additional 1d 'head' adhesive cancelled by REGISTERED/PERTH cds dated 24.JUN.31. H&G 28. £40.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1930 'Five Pence' on 4 1/2d purple RPSE used at PINJARA. H&G 28. 1930 'FIVE PENCE' black on 4 1/2d purple registered postal stationery envelope (size G) from the second setting (18mm space) overprinted in black 'THE PRICE OF THIS ENVELOPE/IS 6d' addressed to Perth and cancelled by PINJARA/WESTERN AUSTRALIA cds dated 22.SE.31. H&G 28. £45.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1937 'RO3 YOUNG ROCKET EXPERIMENT' cover to Brisbane. 1937 (MR.8.) cover addressed locally bearing 1d green 'head' adhesive tied BRISBANE and with scarce blue on white triangular 'RO3' YOUNG ROCKET EXPERIMENT/AUSTRALIA label applied tied by violet five lined Australian Rocket Society handstamp. Only 400 covers were shot by this rocket from Mount Nebo near Brisbane. This copy being signed 'Alan Young'. £150.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1935 'ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE ROCKET FIRING' cover to Brisbane. 1935 (OC.28.) 'Royal Silver Jubilee Rocket Firing' cover addressed to Brisbane bearing 2d 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive tied MOGGILL/QUEENSLAND and with special blue imperforative commemoration label at left tied by red rocket cachet. Signed by A.H.Young. Only 400 covers were flown. £120.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1941 'DEFENCE FORCES MAIL/NO POSTAGE REQUIRED' cover to Sydney. 1941 (circa) use of illustrated 'Red Shield Huts/For Australian Troops' stampless cover addressed to Sydney struck 'H.M.TRANSPORT' in violet and struck by undated 'PAID-DEFENCE FORCES MAIL-NO POSTAGE REQUIRED' handstamp. Violet PASSED BY CENSOR/269 boxed strike at left. £45.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1842 outer wrapper to Scotland cancelled 'PAID AT/SLIGO' in red. 1842 (FE.18.) outer stampless wrapper addressed to Glasgow cancelled by superb blue SLIGO double arc cancel with red boxed 'PAID AT/SLIGO' h/s alongside. Blue DERRY double arc transit backstamps with boxed GLASGOW receiver. £80.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1845 local entire cancelled 'P.D./C.RAINE.' 1845 (JA.17.) stampless entire addressed locally to Ballymoney and struck by green two lined 'P.D./C.RAINE' handstamp with double arc COLERAINE b.s similarly struck in green ink. £35.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1847 'PAID AT/BELLYMENA' wrapper use. 1847 (JA.12.) outer stampless wrapper addressed to Ballymoney struck by blue boxed 'PAID AT/BALLYMENA' handstamp with blue double arc BALLYMENA b/s. £65.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1918 3 1/2d 'GB' RPSE to USA used at TEMPLEBOY. Scarce pre-independence use. 1918 3 1/2d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope of 'GB' (size g) addressed to USA cancelled by TEMPLEBOY cds dated JA.5.22. A scarce pre-independence use of this GB stationery in Ireland. £75.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1937 2d rate cover to USA cancelled PAQUEBOT/BAILE ATHA CLIAT. 1937 (1.1.) cover addressed to USA marked 'Sea Post' bearing 1d pair tied by PAQUEBOT/BAILE ATHA CLIAT. £40.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1944 1/3d rate censored cover to Tripoli struck NO AIR MAIL SERVICE handstamp. 1944 (FEB.3.) cover addressed to Tripoli in Libya then re-directed to HMS Victory in UK. Bears 3d and 1/- adhesives tied BAILE ATHA CLAITH - GROW slogan strike with black on pink S.P.I./AN SCRUDOIR D'OSCAIL/38 local type censor label at left and struck by violet NO AIR MAIL SERVICE/BY THIS ROUTE AT PRESENT handstamp. Red POST OFFICE/MARITIME MAIL cancel on reverse. £80.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1875 4d (x3) rate cover to UK used at '19' HOPETOWN. 1875 (OC.4.) cover addressed to UK bearing a strip of three of the 4d blue adhesive tied by '19' duplex with HOPETOWN cds alongside. Small pices of flap missing and a little aged but a scarce 'proving' cover. £85.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1905 1/2d green postal wrapper uprated with Transvaal 2d at WEPENER. H&G 6. 1905 1/2d green on yellowish paper postal stationery wrapper addressed to Germany bearing additional Transvaal 2d adhesives added and cancelled by P.O.WEPENER cds dated 29.JAN.12 cds. A scarce uprated use of this stationery by Transvaal adhesive during the Inter-Provisional period. H&G 6. £75.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1908 1d rate postcard use to UK cancelled CAPE COLONY/OCEAN POST OFFICE. 1908 (NO.24.) use of postcard addressed to UK bearing Cape 1d adhesive tied by neat s/r CAPE COLONY OCEAN POST OFFICE cds. £40.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1893 3c carmine Straits Settlements PSC to Netherlands used at SINGAPORE. H&G 13. 1893 3c carmine on buff postal stationery postcard of Straits Settlements (H&G 13) addressed to Netherlands cancelled by s/r SINGAPORE cds dated SP.19.95. £35.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1893 3c carmine Straits Settlements PSC to Netherlands used at SINGAPORE. H&G 13. 1893 3c carmine on buff postal stationery postcard of Straits Settlements (H&G 13) addressed to Netherlands cancelled by d/r SINGAPORE cds dated JU.30.02. £35.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1947 forces 'F.P.O./No.217' cover to UK. 1946 (JUN.7.) use of black on dark buff (SE.2) ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE stampless envelope to UK struck on reverse side by F.P.O./No.217 used by troops at Nee Soon in Singapore. Complete with original letter. £45.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1946 forces 'FPO/No.217' cover to UK. 1946 (JUN.3.) use stampless cover addressed to UK marked 'Forces Mail' in manuscript and struck on reverse side by F.P.O./No.217 used by troops at Nee Soon in Singapore. Complete with original letter. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1921 3 3/4pi on 2 1/2d 'pillar' gutter marginal mint block of four. SG 43. 1921 3 3/4pi on 2 1/2d blue in a fine 'pillar' gutter marginal fine mint block of four. Unusual item as these gutters tended to be removed at the Post Offices so as sheets fitted the counter books. SG 43. £15.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1903 GB 1/2d rate postcard use to USA used at BPO/CONSTANTINOPLE. 1903 (AU.14.) use of picture postcard addressed to USAdepicting 'Constantinople' bearing GB Edward VII 1/2d blue-green adhesive (un-overprinted) cancelled BRITISH POST OFFICE/ CONSTANTINOPLE. £30.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1922 4 1/2p on 3d rate postcard use to USA used at BPO/CONSTANTINOPLE. 1922 (MR.11.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Caryatide Porch at Athens' bearing 4 1/2p on 3d violet (SG 44) tied BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE. £30.00 |
;) | CAYMAN ISLANDS - 1944 11d rate censored cover to USA used at WEST BAY. 1944 (MY.9.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d (x2) and 6d adhesives tied WEST BAY/GRAND CAYMAN with black on cream P.C.90./OPENED BY/EXAINER D./ censor label at left with black squared '41' h/s applied. £120.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1935 1d 'Silver Jubilee' cover to UK used at DUNKWA. 1935 (OCT.26.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive tied by neat DUNKWA/GOLD COAST cds. £45.00 |
;) | TANGANYIKA - 1933 30c rate cover to Germany used at SONGEA. 1933 cover to Germany bearing 30c adhesive written at Kigonsera tied by d/r SONGEA cds with light dating but with LINDI 20.JY.1933 and DARESSALAAM transit b/s's. £35.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1969 'Scientific Work' set on FDC to UK used at SIGNY ISLAND. 1969 (FE.6.) illustrated '25th Anniversary of Scientific Work' (SG 20-23) first day cover to UK used at SIGNY ISLAND. £10.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1970 use of GB 5d on 'HMS Endurance' cover to UK. 1970 (DE.31.) airmail cover addressed to UK bearing GB 5d adhesive tied by triangular h/s with HMS ENDURANCE h/s at left. Penguin motif at lower left. £15.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1977 'Whales' unaddressed FDC used at HALLEY. 1977 (JAN.4.) illustrated 'Conservation Whales' un-addressed first day cover bearing the set of four (SG 79-82) tied HALLEY. £20.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1978 use of FORMULA RPSE with 'Jubilee' trio used at HALLEY BAY. 1978 (JAN.4.) use of blue on greyish white FORMULA registered postal stationery envelope (size H) addressed to UK bearing the Silver Jubilee trio (SG 83-85) tied HALLEY BAY. £20.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1980 '150th Anniversary' cover used at FARADAY BAY. 1980 (DEC.14.) illustrated '150th Anniversary' set of six (SG 93-98) tied FARADAY BAY. £4.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1981 'Antarctic Treaty' registered FDC used at SIGNY ISLAND. 1981 (DEC.1.) illustrated 'Antarctic Treaty' first day cover registered to Tristan Da Cunha bearing the set of four (SG 99-102) tied SIGNY ISLAND. £4.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1862 1/2a blue miniature cover cancelled '10'. 1862 miniature cover addressed locally bearing 1/2a blue (SG type 11) tied by '10' strike. £28.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1870 1/2a blue miniature cover cancelled '9'. 1870 (FE.) miniature cover addressed locally bearing 1/2a blue (SG type 11) tied by '9' strike and complete with orignal contents. £28.00 |
;) | 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 |