The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | RHODESIA - 1893 1d blue PSC of Mashonaland used at SALISBURY/MASHONALAND. H&G 5. 1893 1d blue on cream 'Mashonaland' postal stationery postcard addressed locally cancelled by SALISBURY/MASHONALALAND cds dated AU.8.98. H&G 5. £60.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1893 1d blue PSC of Mashonaland used at BULAWAYO/RHODESIA. H&G 5. 1893 1d blue on cream 'Mashonaland' postal stationery postcard addressed locally (small message on reverse) cancelled by BULAWAYO/RHODESIA cds dated MR.10.98 H&G 5. £50.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1893 1d blue PSC of Mashonaland used at BULAWAYO/RHODESIA. H&G 5. 1893 1d blue on cream 'Mashonaland' postal stationery postcard addressed to Bechuanaland then re-directed ) cancelled by BULAWAYO/RHODESIA cds dated JU.5.98. with squared circle MAFEKING arrival. H&G 5. £75.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1893 1d blue PSC of Mashonaland used at BULAWAYO/RHODESIA. H&G 5. 1893 1d blue on cream 'Mashonaland' postal stationery postcard addressed locally cancelled by BULAWAYO/RHODESIA cds dated JY.9.98. H&G 5. £60.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1893 1d blue PSC of Mashonaland used at BULAWAYO/RHODESIA. H&G 5. 1893 1d blue on cream 'Mashonaland' postal stationery postcard addressed locally cancelled by BULAWAYO/RHODESIA cds dated FE.1.97 . H&G 5. £60.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1893 1d blue PSC of Mashonaland used at BULAWAYO/MATABELELAND. H&G 5. 1893 1d blue on cream 'Mashonaland' postal stationery postcard addressed to Johannesburg cancelled by BULAWAYO/MATABELELAND cds dated AP.8.95. H&G 5. £75.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1893 1d blue PSC of Mashonaland used at BULAWAYO/MATEBELELAND. H&G 5. 1893 1d blue on cream 'Mashonaland' postal stationery postcard addressed locally (small message on reverse) cancelled by BULAWAYO/MATABELELAND cds dated JA.18.98. H&G 5. £65.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1876 2 1/2d GB 'PLATE 3' cover to UK marked 'Via Spain'. 1876 (MY.24.) cover addressed to UK bearing 'GB' 2 1/2d rosy mauve from plate 3 tied by 'A 26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cds alongside. Marked 'Via Spain' in manuscript and with red LONDON/ PAID arrival on front. £50.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1877 2 1/2d GB 'PLATE 5' cover to UK marked 'Via Southampton'. 1877 (JA.15.) cover addressed to UK marked 'Via Southampton' bearing GB 2 1/d (plate 5) rosy mauve adhesive (SG Z26) tied by 'A 26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cds alongside. £50.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1897 2 1/2d GB 'PLATE 12' cover to UK marked 'Via France'. 1879 (MR.30) cover to UK bearing GB 2 1/2d rosy mauve (plate 12) tied by 'A26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cds alongside. Marked 'Via France' & with red LONDON/PAID arrival strike. SG Z26. £50.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1876 2 1/2d GB 'PLATE 13' cover to UK marked 'Via Spain'. 1876 (DE.26.) cover addressed to UK bearing 'GB' 2 1/2d rosy mauve (plate 13) adhesive (SG Z26) tied by 'A 26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cds alongside. £50.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1880 GB 2 1/2d 'PLATE 16' cover to UK. 1880 (FE.18.) cover addressed to UK bearing 'GB' 2 1/2d rosy mauve (plate 16) adhesive (SG Z26) tied by 'A 26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cds alongside. £50.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1931 2d rate YOUR TELEPHONE WILL REACH slogan cover to UK struck TOO LATE. 1931 (MR.10.) cover addressed to UK marked 'Per S.S. Ruapehu' and bearing 1d 'admiral' pair tied by WANGANUI/TELEPHONE WILL REACH/YOUR FRIEND IN THE OTHER ISLAND slogan strike and struck on front by scarce boxed TOO LATE handstamp. Complete with original contents. £50.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1930's (circa) use of 'PERMIT PAID' newspaper wrapper to UK. 1930's (circa) small green newspaper wrapper addressed to 'Aero Field' in the UK and struck by blue boxed PAID/CHRISTCHURCH NZ/PERMIT No.572 handstamp applied with manuscript '2d' inserted. £45.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1927 1d carmine postal stationery letter card used at KAMO. H&G 23. 1927 1d carmine on blue postal stationery lettercard depicting 'Admiral head' addressed to Pakaraka in the Bay of Islands and cancelled by KAMO/NZ cds dated 26.MY.9. H&G 23. £25.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1924 4d red-brown RPSE used locally at HUNTLEY. H&G 10. 1924 4d red-brown on cream reg'd postal staitonery envelope (size G) addressed locally to Auckland & cancelled by HUNTLY/NZ cds dated 26.JA.25. H&G 10. £40.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1922 use of OHMS/NEW ZEALAND/TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE envelope to Napier. 1922 (SP.23) use of stampless red on cream 'O.H.M.S./NEW ZEALAND/TELEGRAPH MESSAGE' envelope addressed locally & cancelled by TELEGRAPH OFFICE/NAPIER cds with red s/l URGENT & NAPIER h/s's applied. £55.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1922 2d rate cover to USA used at GREEN ISLAND. 1922 (MR.14.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2d yellow 'head' adhesive tied by GREEN ISLAND/NZ cds and complete with original letter. Green Island being a suburb of Dunedin. £28.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1923 stampless meter mark cover to USA cancelled EMPIRE EXHIBITION/WELLINGTON. 1923 (AU.7.) stampless meter mark cover addressed to USA cancelled by light POSTAGE/PAID/WELLINGTON meter mark in red with fine VISIT THE BRITISH/EMPIRE EXHIBITION 1924/WELLINGTON-NZ roller strike across the top of the envelope. £50.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1924 1d rate cover to USA cancelled by DOMINION INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION/AUCKLAND strike. 1924 (MY.21.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d 'Universal' tied by scarce DOMINION INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION/AUCKLAND 10th TO 28th JUNE slogan strike. £40.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1958 1d underpaid cover to UK struck INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE/FORWARDED BY SURFACE MAIL. 1958 (12.X11.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d and 2d adhesives tied MAHALAPYE and struck at left by violet three lined INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE/FOR AIR MAIL/FORWARDED BY SURFACE MAIL h/s. £45.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1912 use of OHMS cover to USA used at MAFEKING. 1912 (DE.24.) use of OHMS (S.278) 'Department Of Posts and Telegraphs' envelope addressed to USA (central fold) struck by crested ON POSTAL SERVICE handstamp and cancelled by MAFEKING d/r cds. £50.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1912 use of 1d carmine PSC of Leeward Islands to Germany used at ST.JOHNS. H&G 6. 1912 (FE.9.) use of Leeward Islands 1d postal stationery postcard (H&G 6) addressed to Germany (small corner stain and surface crease) cancelled by ST.JOHNS/ANTIGUA cds. £45.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1939 apparent underpaid local cover from Tetuan with dues added at Rabat. 1939 (AP.25) cover addressed locally to Rabat bearing 'KGVI' 5c / 1/2d - 25c / 2 1/2d Spanish adhesives tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE/TETUAN cds's with black 'T' tax marking applied & having the French Morocco 30c, 50c & 1f 'Postage Dues' added and cancelled RABAT/MAROC. A scarce & attractive use of these dues. £150.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1937 use of uprated US 2c blue PSRC to USA used at TETUAN. 1937 (SP.14.) use of 2c blue on cream reply type postal stationery postcard of USA addressed to US with the addition of a US 1c green adhesive and cancelled BRITISH POST OFFICE/TETUAN. A scarce use of this stationery rely card in Morocco. £120.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1898 20c scarlet RPSE to Germany with short QV set to 2p used at SAFFI. H&G 4b. 1898 20c scarlet on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G-Type 1) addressed to Germany and bearing additional 5c, 10c, 20c, 25c, 40c, 50c, 1p & 2p adhesives (SG 1-8) tied by various light strikes of the s/r SAFFI-MOROCCO cds's & 'A26' duplex's dated AU.19.98. CASABLANCA, TANGIER & GIBRALTAR transit b/s's. A scarce use of these stamps at Saffi. H&G 4b. £350.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1913 use of combination postcard to France with local issues. 1913 (23.4.) use of picture postcard written in pencil to France depicting 'Le Maroc Pittoresque- Type De Femme De Rabat' and bearing on the picture side the British 'Macennal' 5c on 1/2d adhesive (x2) tied in combination with the 1913 'Sherifian Post' 1m,2m and 10m adhesives by the French RESOR ET POST AUX ARMEES/CASABLANCA cds's. Used during the French military period and a scarce combination use with GB Morocco adhesives. £150.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1944 1/3d rate 'QQ/34' censor cover to UK. 1944 (OC.12.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d, 2d and 3d (x4) tied FREETOWN/SIERRA LEONE with black on white P.C.90/OPENED BY/EXAMINER QQ/34 censor label at left. WASC type 4. Recorded us just 4 months. £65.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1943 1/6d rate 'QQ/13' censor cover to UK. 1943 (AP.19.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d (x4) and 1/- on front and a further 1d (x4) on reverse tied FREETOWN/SIERRA LEONE with black on white P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/ QQ/13 censor label at left with 'Wt 9948/L58' imprint. WASC type 3. £45.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1942 1/6d rate registered 'QQ/14' censor cover to UK. 1942 (OC.14.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 6d and 1/- adhesives tied REGISTERED/ GPO SIERRA LEONE cancel and with black on white P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/QQ/14 censor label at left with 'Wt 9948/L58' imprint. WASC type 3. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1931 'KARACH-ENGLAND (Croydon)' air instructional cover. 1931 (AUG.18.) cover addressed to UK bearing 8as adhesive tied BOMBAY GPO with circular BY/AIR h/s below and with scarce violet 'KARACHI-ENGLAND/(CROYDON)' marking. £60.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1931 'VIA KARACHI-NAPLES' air instructional cover. 1931 (AUG.31) cover to Germany bearing 3a, 4a & 8a 'Air Mail' adhesives tied by BOMBAY GPO cds's & struck by small type 'VIA KARACHI-NAPLES' instructional h/s in violet. Scarce £80.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1932 'KARACHI-LONDON (Croydon)' air instructional cover. 1932 (MAY.5.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2a and 8a adhesives tied CALCUTTA/GPO and struck at left by scarce violet 'KARACHI-ENGLAND (CROYDON)' straight lined transmission handstamp. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1933 'KARACHI-ENGLAND (Croydon)' air instructional cover. 1933 (MAR.18.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2a and 4a (x2) adhesives tied by CALCUTTA/GPO cds and struck at left by rare two lined 'KARACHI-ENGLAND/(CROYDON)' transmission handstamp. £75.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1934 'CALCUTTA-LONDON' air instructional cover. 1934 (FE.20.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2a6p and 6a adhesives tied CALCUTTA/GPO and struck at left by scarce violet boxed 'CALCUTTA-LONDON' transmission strike. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1934 'INDIA-LONDON AIR MAIL' air instruction cover. 1934 (DE.10.) cover addressed to UK bearing 3a6p and 4a adhesives tied by CALCUTTA roller strike and struck at left by scarce violet boxed 'INDIA-LONDON AIR MAIL' transmission handstamp. £55.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 'INDIA-ENGLAND' air instructional flight cover. 1935 (MAR.18.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1 1/2a and 6a adhesives tied CALCUTTA /GPO and struck at left by scarce violet 'INDIA-ENGLAND' transmission handstamp. £50.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 'INDIA-ENGLAND (Croydon)' air instructional flight cover. 1935 (MAY.17) cover to UK bearing 2a strip of four on front & 3p & 'Silver Jubilee' 1 1/4a (x5) adhesives on reverse tied by CALCUTTA cds's & struck on front by scarce violet 'INDIA-ENGLAND (CROYDON)' instructional h/s. £75.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1941 'No.2 TANGANYIKA' internment camp PASSED CENSOR 14 cover to USA. 1941 (NO.25.) stampless cover addressed to USA marked 'Prisoner Of War Mail' and struck by oval 'No.2.(Tanganyika)/SALISBURY/INTERNMENT CAMP' cancel with black triangular PASSED BY/CENSOR/14/S.RHODESIA h/s applied at left and SALISBURY d/r cds. This camp only held 462 German and Italian inmates deemed 'fanatical'. £200.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1955 TWO PENCE on 1/2d+1d 'KGVI' OHMS PSE for school reports unused. 1955 TWO PENCE in black on 1/2d brown orange and 1d green 'KGVI' combination 'official' postal stationery envelope (226x151mm) in unused condition pre-printed ON HER MAJESTY'S/SCHOOL PROGRESS CARDS. A scarce envelope used for official transmittal of school report cards. H&GDB9. £75.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1904 1d rate postcard use depicting 'Sailors at Parade'. 1904 (NO.23.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Sailors at Parade-Alameda Square Gibraltar' bearing 1d adhesive tied GIBRALTAR/26. A nice card. £30.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1908 3d rate cover to Sweden with 'CAPE TOWN/C crown C' roller strike. 1908 (OCT.7.) cover addressed to Sweden (scarce) bearing 1d and 2d adhesives tied by scarce 'CAPE TOWN/C crown C' roller strike (Lessing type 1). £60.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1909 1d rate cover to USA struck by 'CAPE TOWN/C crown C' roller strike. 1909 (FE.17.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d adhesive tied by scarce CAPE TOWN/C crown C roller strike (Lessing type 1). This being a 8 month latest known date use accoring to this expert. £45.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1904 1d postcard to USA with 'CAPE TOWN/C crown C' roller strike. 1904 (DEC.20.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'The Bay-Cape Town' bearing 1d adhesive tied by large part CAPE TOWN/C crown C roller strike. Lessing No.1. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1860 1r pink FOREIGN BILL overprinted FOUR ANNAS in fine mint TETE BECHE pair. 1860 1r Pink & green imperforate embossed FOREIGN BILL adhesive overprinted FOUR ANNAS in 1904 & being in a very fine mint TETE BECHE pair. A very rare format since only 8 pairs exist in each sheet. A superb & very desirable item. £120.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1860 1r pink FOREIGN BILL overprinted EIGHT ANNAS used TETE BECHE pair. 1860 1r Pink & green imperforate embossed FOREIGN BILL adhesive overprinted EIGHT ANNAS in 1901 & being in a fine TETE BECHE pair each cancelled through by local script. Only 8 pairs exist in each sheet and used pairs in this format are most elusive. £50.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1881 stampless cover to UK taxed and with '11d' marking applied. 1881 stampless cover addressed to UK marked 'English mail' and struck on reverse by s/r CALCUTTA cds dated MAY.2, and then OUTW/BOMBAY on May 5th with black double stepped POSTAGE DUE handstamp applied. The cover is struck by circular 'T' tax mark on front with '54 cts' in manuscript converted to sterling and struck by scarce '11d' tax marking. LYNN arrival b/s. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1901 1a rate cover to UK struck by 'B' barred duplex. 1901 (JU.21.) cover addressed to UK bearing Indian 1a plum tied by circular barred 'B' strike with PALGHAR/THANA-B.O. b/s and hooded LONDON arrival. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1895 well travelled and re-directed postage due cover to Japan via LIGNE line. 1895 cover addressed locally bearing 'QV' 1/2a adhesive on reverse flap tied by squared circle BOMBAY cds. The cover was not delivered and has a host of backstamps taking it through various Burma towns. The cover has both black boxed FOREIGN POSTAGE DUE/...ANNAS ...PIES h/s on front with manuscript '4's' inserted and POSTAGE DUE/…ANNAS strikes applied. The cover has then been marked in red manuscript 'c/o Hong Kong Shanghai Bank' with red octagonal LIGNE N/ PAQ. FR No.4 strike applied but sent to Japan with s/r YOKOHAMA/JAPAN arrival cds dated 15.JUN.95 applied to front and then KOBE/JAPAN cds dated two days later on reverse. An unusual well travelled cover. £200.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - 1918 10c blue RPSE (size H2) unused. H&G 2. 1918 10c blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) in fine unused condition with 2c adhesive added officially to pay the new 12c rate introduced in 1921. H&G 2. £85.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - 1921 12c blue RPSE (size H) unused. H&G 3a. 1921 12c blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H) in fine unused condition. H&G 3a. £85.00 |
;) | NYASALAND - 1894 'FOUR' on 2d ultramarine RPSE (size H2) unused. H&G 4a. 1894 'FOUR' on 2d ultramarine registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) in unused condition. Just a few light tone spots on back and small gum mark on flap. H&G 4a. £45.00 |
;) | MONTSERRAT - 1903 2d blue RPSE (size H2) uprated to UK. H&G 1a. 1903 2d blue on cream (grey text) registered postal stationery envelope addressed to UK (size H2) bearing additional 1/2d (x2) tied MONTSERRAT and dated AP.11.1910. H&G 1a. £65.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1922 12c dark blue RPSE (size H) unused. H&G 5a. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - 1922 12c dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H) in unused condition. One or two faintest of tone spots on front. H&G 5a. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1914 2c+3c brown RPSE (size H2) unused. H&G 2. 1914 2c+3c brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) in fine unused condition showing the inscription 'The Address Must Be Written On This Side'. A scarcer variation having limited use. H&G 2 £75.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1915 2c+3c brown RPSE (size H2) with moire print fine unused. H&G 3a. 1915 2c+3c brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) in fine unused condition with moire security square. H&G 3a. £65.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1822 '2/2' rated entire to UK. 1822 (FE.6.) entire addressed to UK rated '2/2' in mamnuscript and struck by the circular two lined GRENADA handstamp on reverse side. £150.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1926 1/2a green PSC (faults) used in NEPAL. H&G 14. NEPAL - 1926 1/2a green on buff postal stationery postcard (H&G 14) addressed in Indian script with heavy horizontal fold at vertical fold at left cancelled by lovely NEPAL cds dated 2.NOV.29. Faults but a scarce use of this stationery in Nepal. £55.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1919 'PASSED CENSOR 19/99' postcard use to Belgium used at DURBAN. 1919 (JAN.20.) use of picture postcard addressed to Belgium depicting 'Durban' bearing 1d adhesive tied by d/r DURBAN cds and with PASSED CENSOR 19/99 strike at left. £25.00 |
;) | TANGANYIKA - 1912 10c red PSC of Belgian Congo cancelled B.P.C.V.P./No.11 in violet. H&G 44a. BELGIAN OCCUPATION - 1912 10c red postal stationery postcard of Belgian Congo depicting 'Gare du Mayumbe' on reverse cancelled by violet B.P.C.V.P./No.11 cds dated 6.DEC (18). H&G 44a. £120.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1853 inward 1/- embossed cover from UK with BOMBAY/BEARING strike applied. 1853 (MR.18.) inward cover from the UK bearing 1/- green 'Embossed Head' issue (SG 55) cut to shape and tied by '28' duplex with red double arc EXETER b/s. Black boxed BOMBAY/APRIL 27/BEARING h/s applied to the front with manuscript '10' and red boxed SIMLA arrival b/s dated 8th May 1853 on reverse. The cover is without it's reverse flap but is clean and has been endorsed 'Via Southampton and Bombay'. A rare franking on this early inward mail. £350.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1857 8a rate cover to Ireland with INDIA/PAID h/s in red. 1857 small envelope addressed to Ireland bearing two 4a black on blue glazed paper adhesives (SG 35) tied by 'Cobweb' strikes (one with missing corner). Marked 'Via Marseilles' and struck with red boxed INDIA/PAID & circular 'PAID/ 1 OC 1857 h/s's on front. Backstamped by red CALCUTTA/GPO h/s. £75.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1865 stampless entire from Bombay to France with 'GB/1f62c' accountancy mark applied. 1865 (SEP.8.) entire addressed to France marked 'Via Marseilles'. Struck on the front by red s/r EX/BOMBAY cds with scarce 'GB/1f62c' accountancy marking below and with POSS.ANG.V.SUEZ transit cds on front and PARIS and REIMS arrival b/s's. £165.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1861 6a rate entire addressed to UK used at CALCUTTA and sent VIA MARSEILLE. 1861 (JY.1) entire addressed to London bearing 2a dull pink (SG 41) and 4a grey-black (SG 46) tied by CALCUTTA '1' cancel with the 2a additionally being cancelled by blue straight lined STAMPED h/s. INDIA PAID in red box applied to front with London-Paid arrival cds. £165.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1933 use of BOND OF SECURITY document bearing 1/- + 5/- alongside 10/- REVENUE. 1933 use of BOND OF SECURITY (Insolvent Act) form bearing 1/- and 5/- adhesives alongside scarcer 10/- green and red REVENUE dahesive tied by oval HIGH COURT OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA/SALISBURY cancels. £45.00 |
;) | BAHAMAS - 1892 1d carmine PSC to UK used at NASSAU. H&G 5. 1892 1d carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to UK cancelled by NASSAU/BAHAMAS cds dated FE.28.95. H&G 5. £50.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1885 Een penny carmine PSC to Germany used at ZUURFONTEIN. H&G 1. 1885 Een penny carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany cancelled by neat ZUURFONTEIN/ZAR cds dated 1.FEB.97. H&G 1. £40.00 |
;) | ZANZIBAR - 1918 20c blue RPSE (size J) unused. H&G 8a. 1918 20c blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size J) in unused condition. Just a hint of ageing. H&G 8a. £50.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1951 2d 'UPU' cover to UK used at SYDNEY ISLAND. 1951 (JA.28.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2d grey 'UPU' adhesive (SG 60) tied by scarce d/r POST OFFICE/SYDNEY ISLAND cds. (Proud type D3). A very scarce genuine use of this UPU stamp at Sydney Island. £135.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1946 2d rate cover to UK used at MAIANA. 1946 (OC.11) cover to UK (some odd tone spots) bearing 2d adhesive tied POST OFFICE - MAIANA cds. £28.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1949 1d 'Wedding' cover used locally at NANUMEA. 1949 (OC.3.) use of locally addressed cover to Vailupu bearing the 1d 'Silver Wedding' adhesive (SG 57) tied by POST OFFICE/NANUMEA cds. A scarce genuine village use of this wedding stamp. £135.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1946 registered 'Victory' adhesive cover to USA used at TARAWA. 1946 (DEC.16.) registered cover addressed to USA bearing 1d and 3d (x2) 'Victory' adhesives tied by POST OFFICE TARAWA cds (Proud type D8-scarce) with additional difficult straight lined R.No…..TARAWA registered h/s alongside. £65.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1946 5d rate registered cover to Australia used at OCEAN ISLAND. 1946 (FEB.28.) registered cover addressed to Australia bearing 5d adhesive tied by POST OFFICE/ OCEAN ISLAND cds (Vernon type 26). £45.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1920 1d + 2d blue RPSE (size H2) unused. H&G 2a. 1920 1d + 2d blue on ivory 'KGV' registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) in fine unused condition showing 'THOS. DE LA RUE & Co. Ltd. PATENT' imprint under flap. Only 1,318 of this size were printed. Elusive item. H&G 2a. £150.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1927 2d + 3d blue RPSE (size H2) unused. H&G 4a. 1927 2d + 3d blue on ivory 'KGV' registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) in fine unused condition showing 'THOS. DE LA RUE & Co. Ltd. PATENT' imprint under flap. H&G 4a. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 2 1/2a (x3) 'Silver Jubilee' cover to UK used at PERAMDUR BARRACKS. 1935 (JUN.5.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2 1/2a 'Silver Jubilee' (x3) tied by PERAMDUR BARRACKS cds's. £28.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1893 4d rate local cover used at WAIKARI. 1893 (JA.31.) local cover to Christchurch bearing 1d rose (x4) tied by WAIKARI s/r cds. £35.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1895 2d rate local cover used at PIGEON BAY. 1895 (MR.14.) local cover (horizontal fold) addressed to Christchurch bearing 2d violet adhesive tied by s/r PIGEON BAY cds. £35.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1896 2d rate local cover used at WAIKARI. 1896 (JL.31) local cover to Christchurch (horizontal fold) bearing 2d violet tied by s/r WAIKARI cds. £25.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1903 1/2d rate cover to USA used at DUNEDIN. 1903 (SP.28.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d green 'Mount Cook' tied by three ringed DUNEDIN cds. £28.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1952 1f on 1m red-brown U/M block of ten with DOUBLE OVERPRINT impression. SG 313. 1952 1f on 1m red-brown (perf 12) on script 'CA' watermarked paper in a fine unmounted mint bottom left block of 10 showing distinct DOUBLE OVERPRINT impression. Unlisted. SG 313. £100.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1941 3d rate censored cover to USA with EAST LONDON patriotic label applied. 1941 (JUN.15.) commercial cover to USA bearing 3d pictorial single tied by EAST LONDON roller strike. The cover bears a red on cream OPENED BY CENSOR label at left edge with partly ties a copy of the scarce red, white and blue WE REALISE IN/EAST LONDON/BRITISH NAVY patriotic label at lower left. This label was only in use at East London. £85.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1941 3d rate censored cover to USA with EAST LONDON patriotic label applied. 1941 (OCT.25.) commercial cover to USA bearing 3d pictorial single tied by EAST LONDON roller strike. The cover bears a red on cream OPENED BY CENSOR label at left edge with partly ties a copy of the scarce red, white and blue WE REALISE IN/EAST LONDON/BRITISH NAVY patriotic label at lower left. This label was only in use at East London. £85.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1884 use of Turkish 20p PSC to Germany at CONSTANTINOPLE. TURKISH OCCUPATION - 1884 (MAR.22.) use of Turkish 20 paras black and rose postal stationery postcard (H&G 4) addressed to Germany and cancelled by CONSTANTINOPLE/GALATA cds. £50.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1931 4c rate cover to USA used at CARMICHAEL STREET. 1931 (JU.11) cover to USA bearing 4c (SG 275) tied by superb s/r CARMICHAEL STREET/BRITISH GUIANA cds. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1927 6c rate cover to USA used at T.P.O.MAZARUNI. 1927 (SP.29) cover to USA bearing 2c strip of three (SG 274) tied by s/r T.P.O. MAZARUNI/BRITISH GUIANA cds. (Proud type D2). £60.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1919 2c local cover used at T.P.O.ESSE.STR.B.G. A scarce TPO use. 1919 (OCT.29) cover addressed locally to Georgetown (roughly opened at top edge) bearing 2c (SG 260) tied by s/r T.P.O.ESSE.STR.B.G. cds. (Proud type D8). £80.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1919 4c rate cover to USA used at BETERVERWAGTING.
1919 (JUL.17) cover to USA with 2c pair tied s/r BETERVERWAGTING/B.GUIANA cds. £35.00 |
;) | BECHAUANALAND - 1890 1d brown PSC to Germany used at RAMOUTSA. H&G 5. 1890 1d Brown on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to Bavaria cancelled by RAMOUTSA cds dated JU.6.95. Nymphenburg cds arrival at left. H&G 5. £50.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1890 1d PSC to Kimberley used at VRYBURG/B.B. H&G 5. 1890 1d Brown on white postal stationery postcard addressed to S Africa cancelled by squared circle VRYBURG/B.S. cds JY.24.95. H&G 5. Kimberley arrival cds. £55.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1922 10c dull purple and blue fine used with INVERTED WATERMARK. SG 111w. JOHORE - 1922 10c dull purple and blue in fine used condition showing the variety WATERMARK INVERTED. SG 111w. £285.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1941 uncensored local cover bearing 8c 'hat' tied KOTA BHARU. KELANTAN - 1941 (AUG.4.) cover addressed to Kedah bearing 8c grey-olive 'Sultan Ismail' hat adhesive (SG 45) tied to the reverse flap by KOTA BHARU cds. Not easy stamps to find on cover. £65.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1924 4d ultramarine uprated RPSE to Germany used at LUANSHYA. H&G 1. 1924 4d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to Germany bearing 2d and 3d adhesives on reverse side cancelled by LUANSHYA cds dated 23.NOV.36 and with German SUR/DEVIFENUBERWADUNG/ZOLLAMLICH/GEOFFNET customs labels applied on arrival cancelled GERA. H&G 1. £55.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1902 5c rate commercial cover to Germany used at BELIZE. 1902 (JA.6.) commercial cover addressed to Germany from the 'United Fruit Company' bearing QV 5c (SG 55) tied by BELIZE/BRITISH HONDURAS cds. £45.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1957 9np on 1 1/2d (x2) on 'FPO/941' forces cover to UK. 1957 (NO.28.) 'Forces Air Mail' cover addressed to UK bearing 9np on 1 1/2d green adhesive pair tied by F.P.O./941 cds used at RAF Bahrain. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1901 7d rate registered cover to UK used at TORTOLA. 1901 (NO.20.) use of large over sized registered cover to UK bearing 1/2d (x4) and 2 1/2d (x2) making up a 7d rating (SG 43+45) with the stamps cancelled by multiple strikes of the s/r TORTOLA cds. A great franking marked in manuscript 'under 2 1/2oz', £125.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1941 2/6d rate PASSED BY CENSOR 2378 military cover from Government House to UK. 1941 (MR.31.) use of wax crested 'Government House/Gibraltar' sealed envelope addressed to UK bearing 2d grey (x3) and 2/- adhesives tied by GIBRALTAR cds's. Struck at left by d/r ASSISTANT MILITARY SECRETARY/GIBRALTAR h/s and with violet crowned octagonal PASSED/BY/CENSOR/ 2378 below. (Little type H4). Some edge creases but a rare military censored cover. £200.00 |
;) | BIAFRA - 1969 10/- 'Visit of Pope' U/M IMPERFORATE miniature sheet in ERROR OF COLOUR. 1969 10/- 'Visit Of Pope' imperforated miniature sheet in unmounted mint condition of the ERROR OF COLOUR printed in ruby-red. Noted in the SG footnote but rare in imperforate form. £75.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1924 2d rate cover to USA used at ST.LUCY. 1924 (JAN.16.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d 'small Britannia' adhesive pair tied by BARBADOS/ST.LUCY cds. £40.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1933 1d rate local cover used at ST.LAWRENCE. 1933 (JY.11.) 'Bayley' cover addressed locally bearing 1/2d pair tied by ST.LAWRENCE S.O./ BARBADOS cds (Proud type D2). Used on the first day of the opening of this Post Office when it moved to Wards Pharmacy near St.Lawrence Gap. £35.00 |