The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | INDIA - 1944 1/2a green on greenish postal stationery postcard unused. IDAR STATE - 1944 (circa) 1/2a green on greenish (125x84 mm) postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. Unlisted by H&G. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1944 (circa) 1/2a green on buff postal stationery card unused. IDAR STATE - 1944 (circa) 1/2a green on buff (134x86 mm) postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. Unlisted by H&G. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1938 2a rate local cover used at AJMER struck LATE FEE PAID. 1938 (APR.28.) use of 'Wear Sacheti Hosiery' illustrated cover addressed locally bearing 1a brown adhesive pair tied to the reverse flap cancelled by AJMER GPO cds and struck on the front by scarce violet LATE FEE PAID handstamp. £65.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1943 use of illustrated 'Greetings Christmas 1944' photographic airgramme to UK. 1943 (15.11.) 'Salamu/Greetings For Christmas and 1944' illustrated photographic airgramme from 209 Sqdn RAF stationed in East Africa. £45.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1939 2d rate 'SUBMARINE' mail cover struck PAQUEBOT in red. 1939 small sized cover addressed to Hong Kong bearing 2d adhesive tied by oval magenta PAQUEBOT cancel and marked at left 'SUBMARINE MAIL/JULY 1st 1939'. An unusual item. £65.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1938 2 1/2d rate 'PIROSCAFO POSTALE ITALIANO/DUILIO' maritime cover to UK. 1938 (8.12) cover to UK bearing 'Coronation' 1/2d & 2d adhesives tied by three strikes of the PIROSCAFO POSTALE ITALIANO/DUILIO maritime cancels. Scarce use by Italian shipping. £55.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1937 3d rate 'S/S VULCANIA' maritime cover to USA. 1937 (OCT.14.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d 'Coronation' adhesive tied by GIBRALTAR/25/ THE TRAVEL KEY slogan strike with bluish black oval ITALIA/mm VULCANIA maritime handstamp at lower left. £40.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1903 use of postcard to Rotterdam via SAMARINDA with 'N.I.AGENT SINGAPORE' cancel. 1903 (23.9.) use of postcard addressed to Rotterdam cancelled by squared circle 'N.I.AGENT SINGAPORE' strike bearing Netherlands 2 1/2c on 3c and 5c adhesives cancelled by squared cirle SAMARINDA cds from the Dutch Indies and with ROTTERDAM arrival cds. £95.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1927 incoming underpaid 1a PSE of India with 8c postage due tied KEPPEL HARBOUR. 1927 incoming underpaid 1a brown postal stationery envelope of India (overall toned) bearing Straits Settlements 8c scarlet 'Postage Due' (SG D4) added on arrival to reverse side and cancelled KEPPEL HARBOUR/SINGAPORE. £80.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1927 incoming underpaid 1a PSE from India with 2c+4c dues tied KEPPEL HARBOUR. 1927 incoming underpaid 1a brown postal stationery envelope of India (overall toned) bearing Straits Settlements 2c (fault) and 4c 'Postage Dues' added on arrival to reverse (SG D2+4) side and cancelled KEPPEL HARBOUR/SINGAPORE. £80.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1913 1d red PSE uprated and registered to UK used at HEIDELBERG/NATAL. H&G 1a. 1913 1d red on cream postal stationery envelope (size b) registered to UK and bearing additional 1d and 4d 'head' adhesives tied HEIDELBERG/NATAL and dated 6.JUL.14. A scarcer registered use of this stationery. H&G 1a. £45.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1894 use of 'REGISTERED LETTER' receipt cancelled REGISTERED/GIBRALTAR. 1894 (DE.11.) use of official REGISTERED LETTER/RECEIVED form signed by postmaster and cancelled by oval REGISTERED/GIBRALTAR cancel. A scarce piece of official stationery. £45.00 |
;) | GREAT BRITAIN - 1879 1d 'McCorqodale' IMPERFORATE ESSAY printed in black. 1879 1d 'McCorqodale' IMPERFORATE ESSAY printed in black on thin imperforate paper. £40.00 |
;) | GREAT BRITAIN - 1934 1 1/2d photograveur IMPERFORATE ESSAY in bright red on watermarked paper. 1934 1 1/2d photograveur (SG type 118) IMPERFORATE ESSAY printed in bright red on watermarked paper. A few black marks on reverse gum side. £45.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1876 'mourning' cover to UK bearing GB 1/2d and 2d tied 'A 25'. SG Z23+Z34. 1876 (MR.17.) crested 'mourning' cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d rose red (plate 6) alongside 2d blue (plate 14) adhesives (SG Z23 + Z34) tied by beat 'A 25' duplex with MALTA cds alongside. £165.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1925 1/2d, 1d and 3d REVENUES in mint pairs. 1925 1/2d violet, 1d green and 3d red 'un-appropriated' REVENUE trio in fine mint pairs. The gum is overall toned on each pair and they have 'paper' hinges remaining on reverse. Barefoot and Hall 29-31. £45.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1935 50c black 'Survey Department' IMPERFORATE ESSAY block of four. PERAK - 1935 'Survey Department' 50c black 'Sultan Iskadar' bottom marginal block of four IMPERFORATE ESSAY with horizontal lined background. £120.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1935 50c green 'Survey Department' IMPERFORATE ESSAY pair. PERAK - 1935 'Survey Department' 50c green 'Sultan Iskadar' bottom marginal IMPERFORATE ESSAY pair with solid background. £85.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1908 use of 'QV' 4d pair at OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISIONER/NORTHER PROTECTORATE. 1908 use of 'QV' 4d 'British/Bechuanaland' pair (SG 35) on small official court document piece tied by violet oval OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISIONER/NORTHERN PROTECTORATE h/s with each stamp initialled in red manuscript. £25.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1906 use of Cape 5/- overprinted at OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISIONER/FRANCISTOWN. 1906 5/-lilac and black 'Cape Revenue' adhesive overprinted BECHUANALAND/PROTECTORATE on small piece of official court document with red manuscript initials and cancelled by part violet oval OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISIONER/FRANCISTOWN rubber handstamp. Barefoot and Hall 14. £35.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1915 use of 4d pair at OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISIONER/FRANCISTOWN. 1915 use of 3d violet pair (SG 79) on small official court document piece tied by complete violet oval OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISIONER/FRANCISTOWN handstamp and with each stamp initialled in red manuscript. £25.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1915 piece used fiscally with 'QV' 1/- (x2) and 'GV' 4d pair. 1915 (MAY.31.) piece from court document bearing 'QV' 1/- green 'un-appropriated die' adhesive (x2) plus 'GV' 4d pair (SG 80) tied by complete violet oval OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISIONER/NORTHERN PROTECTORATE h/s's and each stamp initialled in red. £35.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1915 use of 6d block of four at OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISIONER/FRANCISTOWN. 1915 use of 6d reddish purple (SG 81) block of four on small official court document piece tied by violet oval OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISIONER/FRANCISTOWN handstamp and with each stamp initialled in red manuscript. £40.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1915 use of 1/- bistre pair at OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISIONER/FRANCISTOWN. 1915 use of 1/- bistre pair (SG 82) on small official court document piece tied by complete violet oval OFFICE OF ASSISTANT COMMISIONER/FRANCISTOWN handstamp and with each stamp initialled in red manuscript. £45.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1952 registered cover to UK with Leeward Island £1 'key plate' used at ST.JOHNS. 1952 (OC.16.) registered cover to UK bearing the Leeward Islands £1 'key plate' adhesive (Perf 14 - SG 114a) tied by ST.JOHNS/ANTUGUA cds. A scarce stamp so used on cover. £150.00 |
;) | FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1916 1d red PSE (fault) to Government House. H&G 3. 1916 1d red on cream postal stationery envelope (top edge tear and with top right corner glued) but interestingly addressed to the secretary at Government House and cancelled by d/r FALKLAND ISLANDS cds dated 24. MY.11. Which must be a year slug error as the envelope was issued in 1916. H&G 3. £75.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1947 TELEGRAPHS form unused. 1947 (T.1./A) issue NORTHERN RHODESIA TELEGRAPHS form folded and in unused condition. £35.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1908 1d rate postcard to UK used at PENHALONGA. 1908 (SEP.18.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Victoria Falls' bearing 1d 'arms' tied by the three ringed PENHALONGA/S.RHODESIA cds. £50.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1917 '1d SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MARKET' label registered cover to UK. 1917 (DEC.4.) registered cover to UK bearing 1/2d, 2 1/2d and 3d adhesives tied by d/r MARKET ST./JOHANNESBURG cds's. The reverse side bears an example of the '1d SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MARKET' fund label in blue and red on cream and is similarly struck. A rare label to find genuinely used on cover. £150.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1913 1/2d green postal stationery wrapper used at MONEY ORDER/HAWTHORN. H&G 1a. 1913 1/2d Green on buff laid paper postal stationery wrapper addressed to Sydney & cancelled by MONEY ORDER/HAWTHORN cds dated JL.17.13. A nice early use. H&G 1a. £50.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1915 1d grey illustrated stationery letter card unused with BREAK variety. H&G 9. 1915 1d Grey (off white inside) illustrated scene reverse (Signalling Exercise) postal stationery letter card in unused condition showing BREAK IN DESIGN UNDER E OF ONE. H&G 9. £90.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1923 4 1/2d on 5d brown RPSE unused. H&G 19. 1923 FOURPENCE/HALFPENNY surcharge in black on 5d brown on buff registered postal stationery envelope in fine unused condition. H&G 19. £120.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1924 4 1/2d violet RPSE unused. H&G 24. 1924 4 1/2d violet on buff paper reg'd postal stationery envelope with curved flaps in fine unused condition showing straight edge and no top to crown. H&G 24. £120.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1940 1/2d+1d (x2) 'OS' PASSED cover to USA used at GRACEVILLE. 1940 (AUG.23.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d orange (x2) and 1d green (x2) 'head' adhesives (SG O128+129) each overprinted 'OS' in black and cancelled by GRACEVILLE/QUEENSLAND cds's. Struck by scarce violet PASSED handstamp (Little type H1-4). The 1/2d adhesive is very eluisve on cover. £250.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1907 1p ultramarine postal stationery letter envelope to Germany used at WADI HALFA. H&G 5. 1907 1p ultramarine on pale blue paper postal stationery letter envelope addressed to Germany cancelled by WADI HALFA cds dated 10.FE.28. H&G 5. £50.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1907 2m on 4m light brown PSC addressed in Arabic used at SHENDI. H&G 9. 1907 2m black on 4m light brown on buff postal stationery postcard addressed in Arabic and cancelled by SHENDI cds dated 22.VII.09 cds (Proud type D3). A scarce card. H&G 9. £150.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1907 2m on 3m lilac PSC to Germany used at KHARTOUM. H&G 8. 1907 2m black surcharge on 3m lilac on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany (long message) tied by KHARTOUM/D cds. H&G 8. £75.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1906 5m on 1p ultramarine PSE censored to Egypt used at ATBARA. H&G 7. 1906 5m black on 1p ultramarine postal stationery envelope addressed to Egypt cancelled by ATBARA cds dated 12.FEB.17 with violet triangular PASSED/BY/CENSOR/6/SUDAN h/s. A very scarce piece of postal stationery so used. H&G 7. £175.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1897 5m rate cover to Egypt used at WADI HALFA. 1897 (SEP.21.) 'Brookes' cover addressed to Egypt bearing 5m adhesive (SG 5) tied by WADI HALFA/ CAMP cds with similar strike alongside and with MILITARY/POST OFFICE/ALEXANDRIA arrival b/s. £110.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1887 5m carmine postal stationery letter card uprated to UK used at TEWFEKIA. H&G 1. 1887 5m carmine on brownish paper postal stationery letter envelope addressed to UK bearing additional 5m adhesive and cancelled by TEWFEKIA SUDAN cds dated 17.I.01. (Proud type D5). H&G 1. £65.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1947 5c brown PSE uprated to USA used at STAMP EXHIBITION/PENANG. H&G 2. PENANG - 1947 5c dark brown on buff postal stationery envelope of Perak (H&G 2) addressed to USA and bearing additional Straits settlements 3c and 5c 'KGVI' adhesives each overprinted BMA and cancelled by PENANG cds. The cover is struck by violet FIRST DAY strike with scarce STAMP EXHIBITION/PENANG cds below dated the same day. Marked 'Posted and cancelled at the 2nd Penang Philatelic Exhibition'. £50.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1940 inward underpaid cover with Straits 10c pair added tied PENANG. PENANG - 1940 inward stampless cover from India bearing Union 10c 'Postage Due' pair (SG D4) added on arrival & cancelled PENANG/MALAYA & dated 11.FE.41. £45.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1936 inward underpaid cover with 8c and 10c 'Postage dues' added tied BAYAN LEPAS. PENANG - 1936 (JY.25) inward stampless cover from India (opened on two sides but with original contents) struck on front by horse shoe type ADYAR/DUE tax marking with Straits Settlements 8c scarlet & 10c orange 'Postage Dues' applied to reverse flap & cancelled BAYAN LEPAS/PENANG. A nice village use of these dues. £45.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1934 inward underpaid cover with Straits 4c 'Postage Due' added tied PENANG. PENANG - 1934 inward cover from India bearing Indian 1a pair tied to reverse flap by KONAPET cds. Being underpaid the cover has circular '10/Tc' tax mark applied to front with Straits Settlements 4c green 'Postage Due' adhesive added (SG D3) & cancelled PENANG and dated 3.JY.1934. A scarce due on cover. £50.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1927 inward underpaid cover with Straits 12c 'Postage Due' added tied PENANG. PENANG - 1927 inward underpaid cover from India with 12c blue Straits Settlements 'Postage Due' (SG D6) added on arrival cancelled PENANG. £35.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1943 3 1/2d rate cover to USA censored on arrival. 1943 cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d and 3d adhesives tied GPO/GRENADA with clear EXAMINED BY/6220 censor label applied in USA. Unusual cover leaving Grenada having not been censored locally. £45.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1943 1/5d rate cover to USA censored on arrival. 1943 cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d (x2) and 1/- adhesives tied GPO/GRENADA with clear EXAMINED BY/4692 censor label applied in USA. Unusual cover leaving Grenada having not been censored locally. £45.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1939 3d rate censor cover to USA. 1939 (DE.29.) cover addressed to USA marked 'Per S.S. FORT TOWNSEND' bearing 3d adhesive tied by ST.GEORGES cds with OPENED BY CENSOR label at left (Miller type L1) with red '7' in manuscript. A nice early use. £45.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1942 1/5d rate 'SS/' censor cover to USA. 1942 (JY.15.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d (x2) and 1/- tied ST.GEORGES/GRENADA with local P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/SS/ censor label at left with '5' inserted in red crayon. Miller type L2. £65.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1943 1/6d rate 'SS.9' censor cover to USA. 1943 (JA.22.) cover addressed to USA bearing 6d (fault) and 1/- tied GPO/GRENADA with local P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/SS. censor label at left with '9' inserted in red crayon. Miller type L3. £65.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1943 3 1/2d rate 'ISS/114' imperial censorship cover to USA. 1943 (OC.26.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d and 3d adhesives tied GPO GRENADA with P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/- - censor label applied with 'I.S.S./114' inserted in manuscript. Miller type 8. '114' being unrecorded. £65.00 |
;) | BR.ANTARCTIC TERRITORY - 1968 stampless cover to Stanley cancelled BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY. 1968 (APR.11.) stampless cover addressed to the 'C.M.O.' at the Met Station in Stanley (Falkland Islands) cancelled by scarce violet oval BRITISH ANTARTIC/SURVEY cancel. £120.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1877 3d green PSC unused. H&G 9. 1877 3d green on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 9. £35.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1879 1 1/2d on 3d green PSC unused. H&G 10. 1879 1 1/2d on 3d green on buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition showing the UPU overprint 78mm in length. H&G 10. £40.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1890 1/2d on 1d blue PSC unused. H&G 15. 1890 1/2d on 1d blue postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 15. £45.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1911 1d red illustrated PSC to Germany used at NUKUALOFA. H&G 2b(3). 1911 1d red on cream illustrated postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany depicting 'Palace Haapai' in brown cancelled by NUKUALOFA/TONGA cds. H&G 2b(3). £85.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1911 1d red illustrated PSC to Austria used at NUKUALOFA. H&G 2b(4). 1911 1d red on cream postal stationery postcard depicting 'Hospital At Nukualofa' on reverse in brown addressed to Austria and cancelled by NUKUALOFA/TONGA cds dated 8.AU.11. H&G 2b(4). £85.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1911 1d red illustrated PSC to New Zealand used at VAVAU. H&G 2b(8). 1911 1d red on cream postal stationery postcard depicting 'Hospital At Vavau' on reverse in brown addressed to New Zealand (small edge damage at bottom) cancelled by VAVAU/TONGA cds dated 3.1.20. H&G 2b(8). £85.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1911 1d red on cream illustrated postal stationery postcard in brown unused. H&G 2b(5). 1911 1d red on white postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition with illustration of 'Shipping at Nukualofa Wharf' on reverse side. H&G 2b (5). £55.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1911 1d red on cream illustrated postal stationery postcard in brown unused. H&G 2b(9). 1911 1d red on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition with brown view on reverse depicting 'Government Buildings'. H&G 2b (9). £55.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1914 1d rate 'roo' cover to UK used at ARMIDALE/NSW. 1914 (FE.24.) neat 'mourning' cover addressed to UK (ex reverse flap) bearing 1d 'roo' tied by ARMIDALE/NSW cds. £30.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1922 4d rate registered cover to UK used at BARBADOS/RLO. 1922 (MAY.1.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 2d adhesive pair tied BARBADOS/R.L.O. £30.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1936 1/4d (x8) franked local cover used at ST.GEORGES. 1936 (APR.13.) use of 'Booker' cover addressed locally marked 'Last Day Of Issue' and bearing two blocks of four of the 1/4d brown 'ship' adhesive each cancelled ST.GEORGES/BERMUDA. An unusual franking using these difficult to find farthing stamps on cover. £40.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1903 1d rate cover to UK used at KINGSTON/JAMAICA. 1903 (MY.28.) cover addressed to UK bearing 'QV' 1/2d green adhesive pair tied KINGSTON/ JAMAICA £30.00 |
;) | SOLOMON ISLANDS - 1934 7 1/2d rate cover to UK used at TULAGI. 1934 (JU.13.) cover addressed to Canada bearing 2d, 2 1/2d and 3d adhesives tied TULAGI/ BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS. £45.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1910 use of postcard to USA used at ALL SAINTS/ANTIGUA. 1910 (MR.17.) use of coloured picture postcard addressed to USA marked 'Per S.S. Korona' depicting 'The arrival of H Excellency Sir E.B. Sweet-Escott, KCMG Governor and Commander in Chief of the Leeward Islands' bearing Leeward 1d adhesive tied ALL SAINTS/ANTIGUA. What a lovely card. £95.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 2d ultramarine RPSE (size H2) to UK used at OSHOGO/SOUTHERN NIGERIA. H&G 1b. 1914 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK bearing additional 1d adhesive tied by d/r OSHOGBO/SOUTHERN NIGERIA cds dated 17.DE.19. H&G 1b. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1914 2d ultramarine RPSE (size H2) to UK used at IJEBU ODE/NIGERIA. H&G 1b. 1914 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK bearing additional 2d adhesive tied by d/r IJEBU ODE/NIGERIA cds dated 4.NO.21. H&G 1b. £45.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1932 10mil rate postcard use to USA used at MAAN. 1932 (OCT.27.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'The Temple Of El Khazne' bearing 10mils adhesive tied by MAAN cds. A scarcer town use of a postcard. £120.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1940 (circa) 3d + 1 1 1/2d brown RPSE (size F) uprated to USA used at KINGSTON. H&G 4. 1940 (circa) 3d + 1 1/2d brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d, 3d and 6d additional adhesives tied by oval KINGSTON/REGISTERED cancels and with P.C.90/OPENED BY/EXAMINER 846 label at right edge. The edge of the censor label just shows the imprint under flap reading THOS.DE LA RUE & CO. LTD making the envelope H&G 4. Very scarce. £120.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1942 3c PSE of US to St.Vincent with scarce 'MISSENT TO GRENADA' h/s applied. 1942 use of 3c violet postal stationery envelope addressed to St.Vincent (slightly reduced at right from opening) uprated with additional 30c airmail. The cover was censored and has ST.JOHNS/ANTIGUA transit b/s but was mistakenly sent to Grenada with GPO/GRENADA b/s and struck on the front by two lined boxed MISSENT TO GRENADA BWI h/s. £120.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1944 stampless OHMS 'Windward Island/Garrison HQ' cover used locally. 1944 (DEC.2.) use of O.H.M.S./S.de S.M. envelope addressed locally to Florida Village and struck by violet oval three ringed WINDWARD ISLANDS/GARRISON H.Q. handstamp with light GPO GRENADA/BWI cds below. A very rare item and one of only six recorded items so struck. £225.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1942 3d rate double censored cover to USA used at LAGOS. 1942 (JA.8.) cover addressed to USA (large part of reverse flap missing) bearing 3d adhesive tied LAGOS/NIGERIA with red sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/12/NIGERIA h/s applied in red and magenta triangular 'L5' censor h/s. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1950 'INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID' h/s'd cover to USA used at LAGOS. 1950 (OC.3.) cover addressed to USA (opened on 3 sides) bearing 6d adhesive tied LAGOS/NIGERIA and struck by scarce INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID FOR/TRANSMISSION/BY AIR MAIL h/s in black. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 'DAMAGED BY SEA WATER' cover to UK from the 'Scipio' sinking. 1936 cover addressed to UK bearing 3a6p adhesive with boxed USE THE AIR MAIL/LAHORE b/s dated 18.AUG.36 struck by three lined DAMAGED/BY/SEA WATER handstamp. Ex. Scipio liner sinking off Crete with mails being transferred via the Greek Postal Authorities. £85.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1946 stampless 'Forces Mail' cover to UK sent from 'Brook Fields Camp' at Freetown. 1946 (SP.23.) stampless cover addressed to UK marked 'Forces Mail' with part official label sealing back flap with origin marked 'Brook Fields Camp' and cancelled by FREETOWN/SIERRA LEONE s/r cds. £25.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1916 5m rate 'OPENED BY CENSOR/3/SUDAN' cover to Egypt used at KHARTOUM. 1916 (AUG.17.) cover addressed to Egypt bearing 5m adhesive tied KHARTOUM with scarce black on pink bordered SUDAN/OPENED BY CENSOR/3 label applied at top edge and tied by violet boxed 'K' censor h/s. £150.00 |
;) | TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS - 1923 'Requisition' label from the Crown Agents for Turks sheets supplied. 1923 black on white official 'CROWN AGENTS INSPECTOR' requisition label for stamps supplied to Osward Marsh affixed to very thick heavy card. £50.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1882 1c blue grey postal stationery wrapper unused overprinted OFFICIAL. Unlisted by H&G. 1882 1c blue-grey on cream postal stationery newspaper wrapper (H&G 4b) in unused condition and overprinted with lithographed OFFICIAL handstamp in black being unlisted by H&G. This being a Hechler overprint (Webb type d). Scarce item. £80.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1909 local cover with '2d' charge mark used at WYNBURG-CAPE. 1909 (FE.16.) tone spotted cover addressed locally to Mossel Bay bearing 1d adhesive tied WYNBURG CAPE and with scarce '2d' charge mark applied in black. £45.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1883 1d violet PSC unused. H&G 2. 1883 1d violet on buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. Not an easy card to source. H&G 2. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1918 3d 'Our Day' souvenir envelope unused sold to raise funds for the Red Cross. 1918 'Souvenir Envelope' (No.6326) bearing 3d 'Red Cross' OUR DAY/CAPE PENINSULA perforated label. Unused & somewhat worn although a scarce item sold to raise funds for the society on the 'Our Day' Red Cross flights. £120.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1897 use of telegram form used at BULAWAYO. 1897 (DE.31.) use of 'THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY'S TELEGRAPHS' form cancelled by s/r BULAWAYO/RHODESIA cds. (Proud type D4). £65.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1902 use of telegram form used at BULAWAYO. 1902 (JUN.25.) use of 'THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY'S TELEGRAPHS' form cancelled by d/r BULAWAYO/RHODESIA cds. (Proud type D6). £65.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1910 use of telegram form used at VICTORIA. 1910 (OC.7.) use of 'THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY'S TELEGRAPHS' form cancelled by scarce s/r VICTORIA cds (Proud type D3). £80.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1959 use of 'SERVICE TELEGRAM' form used at R.R.BULAWAYO TELEGRAPHS. 1959 (SEP.18.) use of (T.F.51) 'SERVICE TELEGRAM' form cancelled by d/r R.R./BULAWAYO TELEGRAPHS cds with violet oval STAFF OFFICE strike alongside. £25.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1961 use of railway telegram form used at R.R.LIVINGSTONE. 1961 (FEB.10.) use of (T.F.51) 'R.R.RTELEGRAPHS' form cancelled by d/r R.R./LIVINGSTONE railway cancel. £25.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1966 use of railway telegram form used at R.R.BULAWAYO TELEGRAPHS. 1966 (DEC.7.) use of (T.F.51) 'R.R.TELEGRAPHS' form cancelled by d/r R.R. BULAWAYO TELEGRAPHS cds. £25.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1916 2d rate 'PASSED' postcard use to Sweden used at MELBOURNE. 1916 (DEC.8.) use of picture postcard addressed to Sweden (scarce) depicting 'Queens Bridge and Wharves in Melbourne' bearing 1d red 'head' pair tied by MELBOURNE/VICTORIA roller strike and struck by violet PASSED censor strike. £50.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1916 3d rate 'PASSED' cover to USA used at MELBOURNE. 1916 (AU.22.) cover addressed to USA (opened on 3 sides) bearing 1d red 'head' (x3) tied by MELBOURNE/VICTORIA wavy line cancel with small violet 'Passed' censor handstamp applied below. £45.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1919 2 1/2d rate PASSED BY CENSOR/7/3rd MILITARY DIV cover to USA used at LAUNCESTON. 1918 (JUL.1) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d 'head' & 2d 'roo' tied by LAUNCESTON/ HELP TO WIN THE WAR roller slogan strike with blue three lined PASSED BY CENSOR/7/3rd MILITARY DISTRICT h/s. £85.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1921 1 1/2d rate postcard use to Guernsey used at OUTER HARBOUR/Sth.AUSTRALIA. 1921 (DE.1) use of real picture p'card to Guernsey depicting `The Museum, Adelaide bearing 'head' type 1 1/2d brown adhesive tied by s/r OUTER HARBOUR/Sth AUSTRALIA cds. £25.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1924 1 1/2d rate postcard use to UK used at BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION. 1924 (NO.11.) real photo postcard addressed to UK depicting Vaucluse Bay, Sydney Harbour' bearing 1 1/2d 'head' adhesive tied by BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION roller strike. £40.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1880 (circa) 4d typo-graphed mint FORGERY in pale sky blue on gummed thick paper. 1880 (circa) 4d typo-graphed FORGERY on gummed perforated thick hard paper printed in a pale sky blue. Very scarce. £65.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1880 (circa) 6d typo-graphed mint FORGERY in pale apple green on gummed thick paper. 1880 (circa) 6d typo-graphed FORGERY on gummed perforated thick hard paper printed in a pale apple green. Very scarce. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1916 1d rate censor cover with 'OPENED BY FIELD CENSOR' label on reverse. 1916 (SEP.25.) cover addressed locally bearing South African 1d 'head' tied by light GROOTFONTEIN/S.W.AFRICA cds with violet circular PASSED/105/CENSOR h/s alongside and with scarce red on white OPENED BY FIELD CENSOR bilingual label on reverse. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1940 Re.1 'INDIAN RED CROSS' booklet (incomplete) with two original panes. 1940 (circa) Re.1 black on red INDIAN RED CROSS/ST.JOHNS/JOINT WAR ORGANISATION booklet containing two of the original 4 panes of the 1a red cross seal. A scarce fresh booklet. £185.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1931 2d rate postcard use to USA used at PORT MORESBY. 1931 (FE.20.) use of picture postcard depicting a koala bear addressed to USA bearing the 2d 'pictorial' adhesive tied by PORT MORESBY/PAPUA cds. £40.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1889 20c orange-red RPSE of Gibraltar used at CASABLANCA. H&G 8a. 1889 20c orange red on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) of Gibraltar (H&G 8a) addressed to France (light tone spotting on front and reverse) bearing additional Gibraltar (un-overprinted) adhesive (SG Z19) cancelled by scarce oval REGISTERED/ CASABLANCA cancel dated 10.MY.96. The addition of the 10c plus the 20c registration fee would have been sufficient to pay the ordinary overseas 25c rate postage but not enough to cover registration. Hence although cancelled 'registered' (in error) the cover was sent by ordinary overland mail and did not receive any registration label. A scarce use of this un-overprinted envelope in Morocco of which Clough only records two known internal uses. £225.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1888 1d brown PSC to Cape Town used at VRYBURG. H&G 4. 1888 1d brown on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to Cape Town and cancelled by '555' duplex with s/r VRYBURG cds alongside dated MR.21.92. A nice commercial use. H&G 4. £55.00 |