The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | 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 |
;) | VICTORIA - 1876 1d violet PSC used at WARRMAMBOOL with '10' duplex cancel. H&G 2a. 1876 1d violet on cream postal stationery postcard addressed locally and cancelled by '10' duplex with WARRMAMBOOL/VICTORIA cds alongside dated FE.27.78. Spike hole from being filed. The population of Warrmambool at this time would have been very small and thus this must be a scarce stationery use. H&G 2a. £65.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1932 £1 grey-green and green REVENUE adhesive fiscally used. 1932 £1 grey-green and green REVENUE adhesive (of the pictorial issue but not issued for postage) fiscally used. Barefoot and Hall 38. A scarce stamp. £95.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1940 stampless commercial cover with 'POSTAGE DUE/S.JAIPHUR.H.O./1 ANNA' h/s. JAIPUR - 1940 (JLY.10.) stampless local pre-printed commercial cover with SAWAI and SAMSHAW backstamps struck on the front by scarce POSTAGE DUE/S.JAIPHUR.H.O./1 ANNA handstamp. £45.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1939 10r purple and claret U/M (toned gum) with KISS PRINT-DOUBLE OVERPRINT. SG 50a. 1939 10r purple and claret in fine unmounted mint condition with light overall toned gum showing the OVERPRINT DOUBLED. The second strike being very slightly lower and a shadow of the original. It is probably a 'kiss print' but similar stamps have been seen certified as a double. SG 50a. £250.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1965 2 1/2c rate local cover used at THE BIG HOLE/KIMBERLEY. 1965 (3.III.) cover to Johannesburg bearing 2 1/2c adhesive tied by special THE BIG HOLE/ KIMBERLEY cancel. £5.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1967 2 1/2c rate local cover used at HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. 1967 (MAY.30.) local cover (ex flap-vertical central fold) bearing 1c and 1 1/2c adhesives tied HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT cds. £5.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1965 2 1/2c rate local cover used at HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. 1965 (JAN.2.) local cover (ex flap) bearing 2 1/2c 'ITU' adhesive tied by HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT cds. £5.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1968 1c rate local cover used at ROCKET RANGE/PO/PK. 1968 (19.X.) local cover to Fish Hoek bearing 1c adhesive tied ROCKET RANGE/PO/PK. £6.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1891 2c on 3c blue uprated PSC of Straits to Amsterdam (fault). H&G 9b. 1891 'Two Cents' black on 3c blue postal stationery postcard of Straits Settlements addressed to Amsterdam and bearing additional Straits 2c adhesive at left cancelled by s/r SINGAPORE cds dated AP.1.93. A vertical fold (tear) at left has been re-inforced with tape. H&G 9b. £35.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1946 use of 'ACTIVE SERVICE' green cross cover to UK cancelled LAGOS/MIL. 1946 (SP.2.) use of (A.F. W3078) 'ACTIVE SERVICE' green cross envelope addressed to UK cancelled by s/r LAGOS/MIL cancel. £65.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1916 'OAS' stampless postcard use to UK cancelled by BASE OFFICE/MEF cds. 1916 (OCT.20.) use of stampless coloured picture postcard of South Africa marked 'Active Service' in manuscript and cancelled by BASE OFFICE /MEF cancel from Indian troops stationed in Mombasa. £35.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1944 2 1/2d rate 'NN/3' censor cover to USA used at BATHURST. 1944 (OCT.12.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d and 2d adhesives tied BATHURST/GAMBIA and struck by octagonal crowned PASSED/ NN/3 censor handstamp in violet. WASC type 4a. Complete with original GPO letter regarding postage stamps. £45.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1904 1d carmine used with DENTED FRAME variety. SG 58a. 1904 1d carmine fine used showing the dented frame from Row 1/6 of the left pane. SG 58a. £50.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1950 2c green 'KGVI' PSC uprated to New Zealand used at CIRCULATION/GPO BARBADOS. H&G 15 1950 2c green on buff 'Sugar Cane' postal stationery postcard addressed to New Zealand bearing QEII 2c and tied CIRCULATION/GPO BARBADOS and dated 16.AP.56. A scarce card. H&G 15. £150.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1940 (circa) FORMULA (no value) PROOF postal stationery postcard. 1940 'FORMULA' (no value) postal stationery postcard inscribed 'Post Card/Address Only' in unused condition (As per H&G type 21). The card is without head and value and was marked as being a un-issued proof. £150.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1957 1np on 5d brown PLATE 1 unmounted mint block of 60. SG 120.
1957 1np on 5d brown 'St.Edwards Crown' PLATE 1 unmounted mint block of 60. SG 120. £25.00 |
;) | BAHAMAS - 1960 (circa) 8c red-orange RPSE (size K) unused. 1960 (circa) 8c red-orange registered postal stationery envelope (size K) in fine unused condition. £35.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1893 2c blue PSC to Kandy used at PETTAH. H&G 30a. 1893 2c blue on white postal stationery postcard addressed locally to Kandy (few edge creases at bottom) cancelled by PETTAH cds dated AP.24.96. Colombo transit and Kandy arrival. H&G 30a. £22.00 |
;) | SAMOA - 1877 1d blue reprinted EXPRESS sheet of 40. 1877 1d blue 'Express' stamp from state 4 in a complete REPRINTED sheet of 40. Lightly handstamped REPRINT on reverse side. £15.00 |
;) | SAMOA - 1877 2d rose reprinted EXPRESS sheet of 40. 1877 2d rose (remainder) 'Express' stamp from state 4 in a complete REPRINTED sheet of 40. Lightly handstamped REPRINT on reverse side and with smudged black mark on front. £15.00 |
;) | SAMOA - 1877 6d bright violet reprinted EXPRESS sheet of 40. 1877 6d bright violet 'Express' stamp from state 4 in a complete REPRINTED sheet of 40. Lightly handstamped REPRINT on reverse side. £15.00 |
;) | SAMOA - 1877 9d red-brown reprinted EXPRESS sheet of 40. 1877 9d orange-brown 'Express' stamp from state 4 in a complete REPRINTED sheet of 40. £15.00 |
;) | SAMOA - 1877 1/- dull yellow reprinted EXPRESS sheet of 40. 1877 1/- dull yellow 'Express' stamp from state 4 in a complete REPRINTED sheet of 40. £15.00 |
;) | SAMOA - 1877 2/- red-brown reprinted EXPRESS sheet of 40. 1877 2/- red-brown 'Express' stamp from state 4 in a complete REPRINTED sheet of 40. Lightly handstamped REPRINT on reverse side. £15.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1942 (circa) 15c dark blue RPSE unused overprinted by Japanese. H&G 3. JOHORE - 1942 (circa) - 15c dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in unused condition (just a few faint odd tone spots) overprinted by red Japanese 'Kanji' handstamp. H&G 3. ISC RE12. Very scarce. £265.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1942 1/2d 'War Tax' military censored cover to UK from FIELD PO/0139. 1942 (JE.13.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2d 'air mail adhesive tied in combination with 1/2d pictorial' from the Mc.CRACKEN printing (SG 130a) applied as a WAR TAX and tied by FIELD P.O./0139 cds (7 mile Port Moresby) and with Australia provisional military resealing label in buff at left edge tied by violet boxed AUSTRALIAN/MILITARY FORCES/PASSED BY CENSOR/2718 h/s. A scarce 'War Tax' surcharge on this 2d surface rate mail. £180.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1820 (circa) 'POST PAID' outer wrapper usage to Cape Town. 1820 (circa) 1/- rated outer wrapper addressed to Cape Town struck by black boxed POST PAID handstamp. £65.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1917 stampless censored 'OAS' postcard use to UK used at APO SX11. 1917 (24.10.) use of stampless postcard marked 'O.A.S.' to UK and cancelled by single ringed ARMY POST OFFICE/SX 11 cds with red triangular crowned PASSED BY CENSOR/No.2980 alongside. Manuscript 'Salonika Force' annotation from troops stationed in Egypt. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1948 10pai on 1a slate blue PSE used locally at SAWAI. H&G 9. JAIPUR - 1948 10pai in red surcharge on 1a slate blue on drab grey paper postal stationery envelope addressed locally and cancelled by SAWAI JAIPUR cds dated 5.OCT.49. H&G 9. £20.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1943 1a slate blue PSE used locally. H&G 8a. JAIPUR - 1943 1a slate blue on drab grey paper postal stationery envelope addressed locally and cancelled JAIPUR with SAMBHAR arrival b/s dated 8.JUN.46. H&G 8a. £20.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1945 1 1/2a black violet PSE used at GAJIPUR. H&G 20. GWALIOR - 1945 1 1/2a black violet on cream postal stationery envelope of India over printed GWALIOR addressed locally and cancelled by GAJIPUR cds dated 8.AUG.49. H&G 20. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 1/2a green PSC uprated locally. H&G 16. GWALIOR - 1929 1/2a green on buff postal stationery postcard of India overprinted GWALIOR addressed in local script and bearing additional 3p grey adhesive tied GUNA and dated 25.JAN.35 with SAMBHAR LAKE arrival cds alongside two days later. H&G 16. £15.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 1/2a green PSC used at BHILSA. H&G 16. GWALIOR - 1929 1/2a green on buff postal stationery postcard of India overprinted GWALIOR addressed in local script cancelled by BHILSA cds dated 18.NOV.29. H&G 16. £12.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1913 1/2a green PSE used at GHILSA. H&G 15. GWALIOR - 1913 1/2a green on white postal stationery of India overprinted GWALIOR addressed in local script and cancelled by GHILSA cds dated 20.AP.22. H&G 15. £15.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1888 1/2a green PSE with MANDSAUR RY.STN railway b/s. H&G 9. GWALIOR - 1888 1/2a green on cream postal stationery envelope of India overprinted GWALIOR addressed locally with MANDSAUR RY.STN railway transit b/s with RAMGARH arrival dated MY.12.93. H&G 9. £12.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1917 2 1/2d 'roo' cover to USA used at LAUNCESTON/TASMANIA and h/s'd PASSED in violet. 1917 (AUG.31.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d 'Roo' tied by LAUNCESTON/TASMANIA roller strike and struck PASSED below in violet. £85.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1934-44 10m bright violet unmounted mint block of 6 with INVERTED WATERMARK. SG 254. 1937-44 10m bright violet adhesive in a fine unmounted mint bottom marginal block of four showing the variety WATERMARK INVERTED. SG 254. £75.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1919 cover to UK used at F.P.O./No.40. 1919 (JUL.5.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1a on 20p (SG 3) on front tied by F.P.O./No.40 cds with additional 1/2a on 10p on reverse but uncancelled. Roughly opened and a few creases but a scarce use by Indian troops. £65.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1936 'Luft Hansa' first flight 'Silver Jubilee' cover to UK via Gambia. 1936 (FE.18.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing the 'Silver Jubilee' series (SG 181-84) tied by oval REGISTERED/SIERRA LEONE cds's and with scarce black on blue AIR MAIL BATHURST-STUTTGART label at left. The reverse shows the violet AIR MAIL/GAMBIA-ENGLAND rubber cachet applied in transit with REGISTERED/GPO GAMBIA cancel. A scarce routing which Sierra Leone took advantage of from November of 1935 of the Luft Hansa Company which ran flights from Stuttgart to South American via Gambia. £120.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1943 use of TELEGRAM form complete with original envelope used at DURBAN. 1943 (MY.7.) use of red on cream (T.27.) POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS form cancelled by DURBAN/3 cds and complete with original envelope similarly cancelled. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1944 use of TELEGRAM form with original envelope used at DURBAN. 1944 (AUG.19.) red on cream (T.27.) POST OFFICE TELEGRAM form cancelled by TELEGRAPH OFFICE/DURBAN cds and complete with the original envelope similarly cancelled. £35.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1935 1d rate 'Silver Jubilee' cover to Stellenbosh used at MBABANE. 1935 (AUG.22.) local cover to Stellenbosch bearing 1d 'Silver Jubilee' cancelled MBABANE. £30.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1943 1r45c rate insured 'baggage' label registered to Colombo used at KANDY. 1943 (NO.17.) use of 'baggage' label registered to Colombo and bearing 'KGVI' 15c (x3) and 1r adhesives tied KANDY and with black on red INSURED label applied. A rare registered and unusual insured label use with COLOMBO/REGISTERED arrival cds. £120.00 |
;) | LEEWARD ISLANDS - 1945 £1 brown-purple and black on salmon U/M block of four. SG 114b. 1945 £1 brown-purple and black on salmon (perf 14) 'key plate' adhesive in a fine unmounted mint block of four. SG 114b. £150.00 |
;) | LEEWARD ISLANDS - 1952 £1 violet and black on scarlet U/M marginal block of four. SG 114c. 1952 £1 violet and black on scarlet (perf 13) 'key plate' adhesive in a lovely top marginal unmounted mint block of four (Stamps 3-4 and 15-16). SG 114c. £100.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1928 1/- 'Castle' HARRISON colour trial in purple and black struck SPECIMEN. 1928 1/- 'Christiansborg Castle' adhesive (SG type 13) perforated colour trial printed in purple-brown and black on unwatermarked gummed paper (colour of the 6d value) overprinted HARRISON/SPECIMEN. A fine and scarce printers sample. £150.00 |