The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | TOGO - 1919 40c rate registered cover to Dahomey used at ANECHO. FRENCH OFFICES - 1919 (14.8.) registered cover addressed to Dahomey (a little toned overall) bearing 15c and 25c 'Dahomey' adhesives overprinted TOGO and cancelled by ANECHO/TOGO cds's with red on buff (blank type) R/No.101 registered label handstamped ANECHO. £120.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1921 50c rate postcard use to Switzerland used at LOME. FRENCH OFFICES - 1921 (30.7.) use of picture postcard addressed to Switzerland depicting 'Togo-Baumwolle-Entkernug' and bearing French Dahomey 30c adhesive overprinted TOGO/OCCUPATION/FRANCO/ANGLAIDE and cancelled by LOME/TOGO cds. £65.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1920 25c rate commercial cover to Switzerland used a LOME. FRENCH OFFICES - 1920 (13.12.) commercial cover addressed to Switzerland bearing French 10c and 15c adhesives tied by LOME/TOGO cds's. ACCRA transit b/s. A scarce correctly franked commercial cover. £50.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1919 5f rate registered cover to Switzerland used at ANECHO. FRENCH OFFICES - 1919 (7.3.) registered cover addressed to Switzerland bearing the French 'Dahomey' 5r adhesive (SG 36) overprinted TOGO/OCCUPATION.FRANCO-/ANGLAISE tied by ANECHO (bridge) type cancel with additional strike at right and black on white 'blank' type registered label at left handstamped ANECHO. LOME/TOGO, (hooded London) REGISTERED transit b/s and BUCHS (AARGAU) arrival. A nice use of this top value on registered cover. £85.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1919 use of illustrated French 'ARMY' card cancelled at ANECHO. FRENCH OFFICES - 1919 (5.9.) use of special coloured 'flag illustrated' French military postcard pre-printed at top CORRESPONDANCE DES ARMEES DE LA REPUBLIQUE with the name of the recipient neatly removed and showing only 'A DIJON' bearing the French Dahomey 1c,2c,4c 'Togo' overprints on the front and 5c,10c and 15c adhesives on reverse side all cancelled by neat ANECHE/TOGO cancels. Six sided DIJON arrival mark dated 1-10/19. A philatelic usage but unusual item. £65.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1935 4c orange Straits PSE uprated with 25c adhesive to UK used at SINGAPORE. H&G 3. 1935 4c brown orange on cream postal stationery envelope of Straits Settlements (H&G 3) addressed to UK (roughly opened on reverse flap) bearing additional Straits 25c adhesive tied SINGAPORE and dated 19.MY.36. £115.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1923 6c rate cover to India used at KAMPONG GLAM/SINGAPORE. 1923 (NO.28) commercial cover addressed to India bearing Straits 6c (SG 200) tied by KAMPONG GLAM/SINGAPORE cds. (Proud type E). £60.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1922 2c brown PSC of Straits uprated with 2c to UK used at SINGAPORE. H&G 31. 1922 2c brown on buff postal stationery postcard of Straits Settlements addressed to UK bearing additional Straits 2c green adhesive tied by SINGAPORE cds dated 28.NO.1927. H&G 31. £110.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1920 10c rate cover to USA used at NORTH CANAL ROAD/SINGAPORE. 1920 (FE.6.) cover addressed to USA (a few edge creases) bearing Straits Settlements 10c blue tied by d/r NORTH CANAL ROAD/SINGAPORE. £75.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1919 10c rate cover to USA struck 'VIA PACIFIC' in violet. 1919 (OC.9.) commercial cover addressed to USA bearing 10c adhesive tied by SINGAPORE cds with violet VIA PACIFIC instructional h/s at left. (First line of address excised) £35.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1917 4c rate postcard use to UK used at KEPPLE HARBOUR/SINGAPORE. 1917 (JA.29) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'The Sultans Palace, Johore' bearing Straits 4c adhesive tied by KEPPLE HARBOUR/SINGAPORE cds with code slug `B'. £55.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1917 2c on 1c green Straits PSC used locally cancelled SINGAPORE/5. H&G 26. 1917 2c black on 1d green on buff postal stationery postcard of Straits Settlements addressed locally and cancelled by d/r SINGAPORE/P cds dated 23.JU.19. The reverse being pre-printed for use by the 'Ladies Lawn Tennis Club'. A difficult piece of stationery so used. H&G 26. £55.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1942 registered use of 'AVIS DE RECEPTION' card with 15m adhesive added. 1942 (MR.10.) use of (P.T.506) AVIS DE RECEPTION /SERVICE DES POSTES form for a envelope going to Eritrea. Bears 15m adhesive tied REGISTERED/TEL AVIV (for return postage) and struck on reverse by accepting PO by ASMARA CENTRO cancel dated 24.3.42. Some overall light tone stains otherwise an unusual piece of official stationery. £35.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1940 use of 'AVIS DE RECEPTION' card with 13m adhesive added tied TEL AVIV. 1940 use of black on cream AVIS DE RECEPTION/ADVICE OF DELIVERY (29809-30000- 20/6/30 Com.P) imprinted official postcard bearing 13m adhesive tied by oval TEL AVIV cancel. £45.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1931 2m blue green postal stationery wrapper used locally. H&G 1. 1931 2m blue green on buff postal stationery wrapper pre-printed PRINTED PAPERS addressed locally and cancelled HAIFA and dated 25.FE.38. H&G 1. £65.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1929 13m ultramarine on cream RPSE addressed to Austria used at TEL AVIV. H&G 2. 1929 13 mils ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to Austria and bearing additional 6m & 7m adhesives tied by oval REGISTERED/TEL AVIV cancel dated 10.AP.31. H&G 2. £60.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 'PASSED BY CENSOR/27/NIGERIA' cover to Cameroons. 1941 (JU.12.) cover addressed to Ebolowa in French Cameroun bearing 1/2d adhesive tied by LAGOS NIGERIA cds and struck below by scarce PASSED BY CENSOR/27/NIGERIA h/sin black (Martin type 1C-with three dots). On arrival a black CONTROLE POSTAL MILITAIRE censor label has been applied tied by oval OUVERT/PAR/L'AUTORITE MILITAIRE h/s and with CONTROLE POSTAL strike at left. A nice double censored cover. £85.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 'PASSED BY CENSOR/24/NIGERIA' cover to UK used at ENUGU. 1941 (FE.8.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d and 2d adhesives tied by ENUGU/NIGERIA cds with violet hexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/24/NIGERIA h/s below. £55.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 1/2d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/23/NIGERIA' cover to USA used at POTISKUM. 1941 (FE.13.) cover addressed to USA from the 'Sudan Interior Mission' bearing 1/2d green adhesive tied by light POTISKUM/NIGERIA cds with JOS transit b/s and violet hexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/23/NIGERIA h/s. £75.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1940 'PASSED BY CENSOR/21/NIGERIA' cover to Switzerland used at ZARIA. 1940 (AP.19.) commercial cover addressed to Switzerland (central fold) bearing 1d,4d and 1/- adhesives tied ZARIA/NIGERIA with red hexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/21/NIGERIA h/s applied. WASC type 1a. £85.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1942 'PASSED BY CENSOR/21/NIGERIA' cover to USA. 1942 (JA.21.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d (x3) and 1 1/2d adhesives tied LAGOS/NIGERIA with black on white NIGERIA/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left (no censor number type) tied by violet hexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/21/NIGERIA h/s. £55.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1942 'PASSED BY CENSOR/14/NIGERIA' cover to USA. 1942 cover addressed to USA bearing 1d strip of three tied by light PORT HARCOURT/NIGERIA cds with black on cream NIGERIA/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left tied on the front and reverse by PASSED BY CENSOR/14/NIGERIA h/s's in violet. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1942 'PASSED BY CENSOR/13/NIGERIA' cover to USA. 1942 cover addressed to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied by part KAFANCHAN cds with black on white NIGERIA/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left and struck on front by red hexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/13/NIGERIA cds with clear KADUNA/NIGERIA b/s dated 30.OC.41. £40.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1928 1d red Leeward Islands PSE to Canada used at LIBERTY/ANTIGUA. H&G 7. 1928 1d red on cream postal stationery envelope of the Leeward islands (H&G 7) addressed to a doctor in Toronto, Canada and cancelled by rare s/r LIBERTA/ANTIGUA BWI cds dated DE.29.31. The envelope has been ripped open on arrival with tear across the lower left hand part of the pre- stamp which has been re-inforced along the top edge from inside. Intact and a very scarce origin for this stationery. £275.00 |
;) | SOUTH AUSTRALIA - 1868 1d cut to stamp size DIE PROOF printed in black on thick glazed card. 1868 1d 'cut to stamp size' DIE PROOF of SG type 11 printed in black on white thick glazed card. Fine and scarce. £125.00 |
;) | SOUTH AUSTRALIA - 1868 2d IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL pair printed in dull violet. 1868 2d IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL horizontal pair (SG type 12) printed in dull violet on thin ungummed watermarked paper. £125.00 |
;) | SOUTH AUSTRALIA - 1868 2d IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL pair printed in dull green. 1868 2d IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL horizontal pair (SG type 12) printed in dull green on thin ungummed watermarked paper. £125.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1914 O.H.M.S. postcard for use by Lands and Survey used at MELBOURNE. 1914 (13.6.) use of ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE postcard pre-printed on reverse for use by the 'Department of Lands and Survey' cancelled by MELBOURNE roller stri8ke. £55.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1917 O.H.M.S. postcard for use by Victorian Railways used at MELBOURNE. 1917 (MAY.5.) use of ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE postcard pre-printed on reverse for use by the 'Victorian Railways' cancelled by MELBOURNE roller strike. £55.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1921 10c sage green mint DIE 1/DIE 2 gutter marginal mint pair. SG 346c. 1921-22 10c sage green in a fine mint vertical gutter marginal pair showing the DIE 1 and DIE II issues se-tenant. SG 346c. £300.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1950 (circa) FORMULA air letter with 3d+5d adhesives added officially. 1950 (circa) dark blue on greyish FORMULA air letter in fine unused condition with 'KGVI' 3d and 5d adhesives officially added. £50.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1907 1/- rate cover to UK used on TRANSVAAL TPO/DN/EUROPEAN MAIL. 1907 (FEB.4.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d (x6) ad 6d adhesive making up a 1/- rate tied by numerous strikes of the scarce TRANSVAAL TPO/DN/EUROPEAN MAIL cds's. Some age marks and light staining but a scarce usage. £150.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1943 censored 'POW' internee postcard use to Germany. 1943 (28.OUT.) use of green on cream 'blank' type postcard addressed to Germany from a inmate of the Pretoria Internment Camp marked 'Interiertensen dung Germany' and cancelled by violet oval OFFICIAL FREE/PRETORIA/INTERNMENT CAMP cachet with violet PASSED BY CENSOR h/s applied and crested 'E' strike clearance. £45.00 |
;) | SOMALILAND - 1903 1a rate postcard use to UK used at BERBERA. 1903 (NOV.27.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Hoarse Court Trichinopoly' but marked 'Berbera, Somaliland' bearing Edward VII 1a adhesive tied BERBERA/SOMALILAND and with ADEN transit cds. £95.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1964 1d rate local cover used at NDOLA showing the MISSING VALUE error. 1964 (JAN.11.) locally addressed cover bearing the 1d 'arms' definitive with major variety MISSING VALUE (SG 76a) tied by d/r NDOLA/N.RHODESIA cds. A scarce stamp so used on cover. £225.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1937 3a dark blue RPSE uprated to UK used at ADEN. H&G 1a. 1937 3a dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H) addressed to UK and marked 'Forces Mail' bearing additional 3a adhesive pair tied ADEN/REG and dated 6.SEP.50. H&G 1a. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 Swedish Consulate cover to Sweden used at ALIPORE and with INSURED labels applied. 1935 (circa) oversized 'Royal Swedish Consulate General Calcutta' cover registered to Sweden (opened on three sides) bearing 1a (x4) and 3a (x12) tied by ALIPORE cds's and with black on salmon INSURED/TOLAS label applied and scarce black on red INSURED/VALEUR DECLAREE label with the packages value marked in red manuscript alongside. Red CONSULATE wax seals on reverse. Nice item. £85.00 |
;) | BAHAWALPUR - 1940 (circa) 1a black and green RECEIPT stamp fine mint. 1940 (circa) 1a black and green RECEIPT stamp (SG type 10 depicting the Amir) in fine mint condition. £45.00 |
;) | BAHAWALPUR - 1940 (circa) 1a black and green RECEIPT stamp mint block of four. 1940 (circa) 1a black and green RECEIPT stamp (SG type 10 depicting the Amir) in a mint block of four with some light lines on reverse gum from adhesion to album. £100.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1904 1d grey and red adhesive fine mint overprinted REVENUE. 1904 1d red and grey 'Edward VII' adhesive in fine mint condition overprinted REVENUE in black. Barefoot 19. £45.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1966 10c blue PSE used locally at TELLIPALLAI. 1966 (circa) 10c blue on buff postal stationery envelope addressed locally and cancelled by TELLIPALLAI cds dated 11.NOV.66. £25.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1865 1d lilac 'REVENUE' adhesive in a fine mint block of four. 1865 1d lilac 'THE STAMP ACT 1864' revenue adhesive in a fine mint block of four on 'Crown CC' watermarked paper. Barefoot 14. A nice multiple. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1946 5a 'Victory' rate cover to Ireland used at EXPERIMENTAL/B-539. 1946 (FEB.5.) 'Forces Mail' cover addressed to Ireland bearing 1 1/2a and 3 1/2a 'Victory' adhesives tied by EXPERIMENTAL/B-539 cancels with violet oval '288 INDIAN BOAT COMPANY I.E.' cachet at lower left. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1923 2a rate cover to UK used on S-17/SET 3 OUT 'TPO' railway. 1923 (APR.3) cover addressed to UK bearing 2a adhesive tied by S-17/OUT/SET 3 'TPO' cds. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1922 1a brown PSE uprated with 'Silver Jubilee' stamps to Canada used on M-33/SET-4. 1922 1a brown on cream postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to Canada bearing additional 'Silver Jubilee' 1/2a and 1a adhesives tied by scarce M-33/SET-4 railway cancels. H&G 13. £55.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1941 censored cover to USA with 'ARRIVED SAFELY' patriotic label. PENANG - 1941 (OC.6.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2c orange and 2c green Straits Settlements adhesives tied by PENANG/MALAYA cds. Marked 'First Day Cover' and struck by violet triangular PASSED FOR/TRANSMISSION censor strike with scarce red, white and blue ARRIVED SAFELY/ THANKS TO THE/BRITISH/NAVY AND/AIR FORCE patriotic label at lower left. £65.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1940 6c rate censored postcard to USA. PENANG - 1940 (JA.4.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Chetty Festival, Thaipusam Penang' bearing KGVI Straits settlements 6c adhesive tied PENANG/MALAYA and struck by black PASSED/FOR/TRANSMISSION censor h/s at left. A scarce use on postcard. £50.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1938 30c 'Coronation' adhesive on S.S.DURHAM CASTLE maritime cover to USA. 1938 (JA.28.) cover addressed to USA bearing KUT 30c 'Coronation' adhesive tied by LONDON F.S./ PAQUEBOT cds (Foreign Section) with violet boxed S.S.DURHAM CASTLE maritime h/s at left. £35.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1944 50c rate use of FORMULA air letter to UK used at NAIROBI. 1944 use of FORMULA blue on white AIR LETTER sheet addressed to UK & genuinely used. Bears 50c (SG 144) tied NAIROBI/KENYA dated 23.OC.44. £20.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1954 1.60 red meter mark registered cover to UK. 1954 (VII.13.) stampless registered cover addressed to UK struck by red K.U.T./ 1.60 meter mark from Nairobi with blue on white R/NAIROBI, P KENYA registered etiquette label at left. £30.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1952 0.80c red meter mark use of formula type air letter to Canada. 1952 (19.V.) use of dark blue on greenish grey FORMULA type AIR LETTER addressed to Canada (genuine use) cancelled by KENYA UGANDA/AND/TANGANYIKA/ 0.80 CTS meter mark with d/r DAR-ES-SALAM cancel at left. £45.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1951 1/- rate cover to UK with additional POSTAL FRANK h/s used at Kabete. 1951 (MR.13) cover to UK bearing 1/- adhesive tied by weak KABETE cds with violet boxed POSTAL FRANK/KABETE TECHNICAL & TRADE SCHOOL h/s at left. £25.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1953 use of illustrated 'Christmas Greetings' air letter used at BOHRA RD SO NAIROBI. 1950 (circa) light blue on greenish-blue overlay illustrated 'Christmas Greetings' postal stationery air letter addressed to UK (no message) bearing 'KGVI' 15c pair and QEII 20c 'coronation' adhesive (SG 137+165) tied by skeleton type BOHRA RD SO NAIROBI/KENYA cds dated 26.OC.1953. £30.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1950 20c rate cover to Kongwa cancelled DARESSALAAM-TOBORA T.P.O.UP. 1950 (MR.18) cover to Kongwa bearing 5c & 15c adhesives tied by DARESSALAAM-TOBORA T.P.O.UP cds. £45.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1912 1/2d green PSC addressed locally used at RETREAT. H&G 25. 1912 1/2d green on buff postal stationery postcard (type d) addressed locally & cancelled by d/r RETREAT/JAMAICA cds dated MR.20.16. ANNOTTO BAY arrival cds at lower left. H&G 25. £25.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1912 1d carmine PSC to USA used at JONES PEN. H&G 26. 1912 1d carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to USA cancelled by JONES PEN/JAMAICA cds dated 2.5.31. H&G 26. £35.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1912 1d carmine PSC to Switzerland used at OLD HARBOUR. H&G 26. 1912 1d carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Switzerland cancelled by OLD HARBOUR/JAMAICA cds dated AU.23.15. Being a postcard the item remained uncensored . H&G 26. £35.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1912 1d carmine PSC to USA used on T.P.O./JAMAICA. H&G 26. 1912 1d Carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to USA cancelled by scarce T.P.O./JAMAICA cds dated JA.14.18. H&G 26. £45.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1912 use of outward section of the 1d+1d PSRC to Germany used at SAVANNA LA MAR. H&G 28. 1912 outward section of the 1d+1d carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany (genuine use) cancelled by SAVANNA LA MAR/JAMAICA cds dated AP.28.1922. H&G 28. £50.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1913 2d+1d RPSE uprated to UK used at STONY HILL. H&G 1a. 1913-27 2d +1d light brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to UK (opened on two sides and some light tone spotting) bearing additional 1/2d adhesive tied by STONY HILL/JAMAICA cds dated JA.19.23. H&G 1a. £35.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1913 2d+1d RPSE uprated to USA used at RICHMOND. H&G 1a. 1913-27 2d +1d light brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to USA bearing additional 1/2d and 1d adhesives tied by RICHMOND/JAMAICA cds dated JY.19.28. H&G 1a. £35.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1941 use of green cross 'ACTIVE SERVICE' envelope from FPO No.23 to India. 1941 (AR.5.) use of (A.F.W 3078) green cross ACTIVE SERVICE envelope addressed to India bearing 15m strip of three cancelled by F.P.O./No.23 cancels and with additional violet triangular PASSED BY CENSOR/No.2428 h/s and boxed PASSED BY UNIT CENSOR strike. £55.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1929 use of 1d green 'City Of Box Hill' PSE used at MELBOURNE. 1929 (JUN.17.) use of 1d green on cream (H&G type 41) postal stationery envelope addressed to locally cancelled by MELBOURNE/AIR MAIL slogan strike. The envelope is 'Private Printed' with 'City Of Box Hill' on front with blue interior. BW - ES43. £45.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1937 1d brown 'privately printed' PSE censored to Queensland. H&G 27. 1937 1d brown on cream 'privately printed' postal stationery envelope with AUSTRALIAN DEFENSE/CANTEENS applied at top left addressed to Queensland dated 28.SE.42 and with violet boxed AUSTRALIAN/MILITARY FORCE/PASSED BY CENSOR h/s applied. Brusden White ES77. H&G 27. £60.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1943 8c (Jap Occ) on local censored cover with 'CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS' h/s. PENANG - 1943 cover to Kuala Lumpur bearing Perak 8c red overprinted 'Dai Nippon/2602/Malaya' and cancelled by GENERAL POST OFFICE/PENANG cds dated 1.2.2603. Violet oval Japanese censor strike at left & struck by rare violet boxed CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS/SENDERS NAME AND ADDRESS/NOT SHOWN ON COVER. A rare instructional h/s. £180.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1906 use of 'DEED OF TRANSFER' document bearing 6d and 5/-(perfined) adhesives. 1906 (DEC.14.) use of 'Deed of Transfer' document for the sub division of land of the Groene Klof Farm at Pietermaritzburg with 6d and 5/- adhesives (SG 135+140) each perfined and paying duty tied by violet oval REGISTRY OF DEEDS OFFICE/NATAL rubber handstamp. £45.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1904 use of 'DEED OF TRANSFER' document bearing 5/- and 10/-(perfined) adhesives. 1904 (AUG.25.) use of 'Deed Of Transfer' document for the sub division of land to the Duikerfontein Farm with 5/- ad 10/- adhesives (SG 140+141) each perfined paying duty and tied by violet oval REGISTRY OF DEEDS OFFICE/NATAL rubber handstamps. £50.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1903 1/2a rate commercial local cover used at SECUNDERABAD. HYDERABAD - 1903 (26.9.) pre-addressed 'Ralli Brothers Agency' cover addressed to Secunderabad bearing 1/2a orange adhesive (SG 13b) tied by native script circular cancel. £45.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1940 ARMY FORM cancelled 'ARMY/SIGNALS - BEAU' for Beaufort. 1940 (21.III.) use of 'Army Form C.2130' MESSAGE FORM cancelled by ARMY/SIGNALS - BEAU cancel for Beaufort in Victoria. £35.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1926 1/- bistre-brown used with INVERTED WATERMARK. SG 98w. 1926 1/- bistre-brown cancelled by part SEROWE cds and with major variety WATERMARK INVERTED. SG 98w. £225.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Ethiopia) - 1943 censored 'OAS' cigarette acknowledgement postcard from APO 75. 1943 (14.1.) use of illustrated 'Cigarette' ON ACTIVE/SERVICE acknowledgement postcard (light corner crease) addressed to UK and cancelled by 'violet' E.A./A.P.O. 75 cancelled used by troops stationed at Harar in Ethiopia during WW2 and with additional violet boxed PASSED/BY MILITARY/CENSOR/ No.66 h/s at lower left. A scarce use of this stationery. £85.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1891 $5 on $10 purple-red on red used postal fiscal. SG F9. 1891 5 Dollars on $10 purple on red postal fiscal adhesive cancelled by 'B 62' duplex and part HONG KONG cds. Superb colour but with blunt lower right corner. This stamp was used for postal purposes until 1903. SG F9. £55.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1941 30c rate 'OPENED BY CENSOR/HONG KONG' cover to USA used at VICTORIA. 1941 (MR.17.) commercial cover addressed to USA (central fold) bearing 10c violet (x3) tied VICTORIA/HONG KONG and with black on white 'G R' crested OPENED BY CENSOR/HONG KONG censor label (Morenweiser type 2) at left tied on reverse side by violet squared '18' handstamp. £65.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1943 official stampless censored cover to UK used at AMMAN. 1943 (AP.28.) stampless official cover addressed to UK cancelled by AMMAN cds and struck at lower left by blue boxed MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS GPO/TRANSJORDAN. Additionally struck by violet PASSED BY CENSOR/ B - 43 h/s (unusually clear for these). £85.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1916 use of censored 1/2d green PSC of South Africa used at KARIBIB. 1916 (JUL.19.) use of South African 1/2d green postal stationery postcard addressed to Windhoek cancelled by KARIBIB/S.W.AFRICA cds with violet boxed bilingual PASSED BY CENSOR h/s. £40.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1927 1d South African 'ship' adhesive on cover to Pretoria used at STEGI. 1927 (SEP.27.) cover addressed to Pretoria bearing South African 1d 'ship' adhesive tied by STEGI/SWAZILAND cds. £75.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1929 1d South African 'ship' adhesive on cover to Pretoria used at MBABANE. 1929 (JUL.9.) cover addressed to Pretoria bearing South African 1d 'ship' adhesive tied by MBABANE cds. £50.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1930 1d South African 'ship' adhesive on cover to Pretoria used at MBABANE. 1930 (JUL.1.) cover addressed to Pretoria bearing South African 1d 'ship' adhesive tied by MBABANE cds. £50.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1932 6d Natal adhesive on cover to Johannesburg used at MBABANE. 1932 (DEC.31.) last day of use of Natal 6d (SG 135) on 'Bronks' cover to Johannesburg tied by MBABANE/SWAZILAND cds. £85.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1867 'PROOF ESSAY' on cream paper. 1867 PROOF ESSAY of unissued stamp printed in the form of the St.Lucia first adhesive (SG type 1) on cream paper (49x61mm) but inscribed ST.KITTS/POSTAGE printed in black on ungummed paper. Whilst these essays are attributed to the 'Boston Gang' Robson Lowe mentions in his handbook Vol 6 that they are 'too well engraved' to have been forgeries and that E.L.Pemberton and other philatelists consider them to be genuine and possibly submitted by Perkins Bacon. Indeed - Why would they forge a stamp that was never issued? Attractive item. £225.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1942 5m 'BRITISH RED CROSS' Palestine & Transjordan IMPERFORATE patriotic label sheet. 1942 5m 'BRITISH RED CROSS & ORDER/OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM' patriotic label in a fine original IMPERFORATE sheet of 25 printed in just blue on gummed paper without the red cross colour. Fine and scarce. £150.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1942 5m 'BRITISH RED CROSS' Palestine & Transjordan IMPERFORATE patriotic label sheet. 1942 5m 'BRITISH RED CROSS & ORDER/OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM' patriotic label in a fine original IMPERFORATE sheet of 25 printed in red and blue on gummed paper with 'P.D.R./Misc./1598 imprint. Reproduced by 517 Corps Field Survey Coy. R.E. in March 1942. Fine and scarce. £150.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1915 'CALCUTTA/PASSED BY POSTAL CENSOR/5' postcard use to Switzerland. 1915 (MAR.4.) use of picture postcard addressed to Switzerland depicting 'St.Pauls Cathedral-Calcutta' bearing 1a adhesive tied CALCUTTA GPO and struck at left by scarce red circular CALCUTTA PASSED BY POSTAL CENSOR/5 strike. £65.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1879 6d rate 'POSTAGE' overprint cover to USA. 1879 (SP.10.) cover addressed to UK (roughly opened at right edge on reverse side) bearing 3d bright blue adhesive overprinted POSTAGE in red (SG 67) tied by '1' duplex with GPO/ NATAL cds alongside. These issues not often seen on cover. £85.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1896 6 1/2d registered cover to USA used at PINE TOWN from Trappist Mission at Mariannhill. 1896 (MY.15.) registered cover to USA bearing 2d pair and 2 1/2d adhesives (SG 106 + 113) tied by PINE TOWN/NATAL cds's. Sent from the Trappist Mission at Mariannhill. £50.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1903 9d rate registered cover to Tasmania. 1903 (AU.15.) registered cover to Tasmania (scarce) bearing 4d and 5d adhesives (SG 133+134) tied by REGISTERED/NATAL cds. HOBART arrival b/s. Scarce issues on cover making a 9d rate. £65.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1946 inward 'NO SUCH STREET IN CHRISTCHURCH' undelivered air letter from UK. 1946 inward undelivered 6d 'GB' air letter struck on the front by violet NO SUCH STREET IN CHRISTCHURCH handstamp with additional violet boxed INSUFFICIENTLY/ADDRESSED and NOT KNOWN/BY POSTMAN/CHRISTCHURCH NZ h/s. Red octagonal UNDELIVERED strike applied and front and reverse strikes of the red (pointing finger) RETURN TO SENDER h/s. £65.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1942 stampless 'BERMUDA/POSTAGE PAID' cover to USA used at HAMILTON. 1942 (FEB.2.) stampless cover addressed to USA cancelled by scarce violet oval BERMUDA/ POSTAGE PAID handstamp with HAMILTON/BERMUDA cds alongside. Normally only used on local mails during a stamp shortage and is unusual so used abroad. No manuscript value was inserted. Roughly opened on reverse side but intact. Proud PD 5. £150.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1923 24c rate 'baggage' label registered to USA used at COLOMBO. 1923 use of 'baggage' label used for sending tea registered to USA bearing 3c green block of eight each 'perfined' for security and cancelled COLOMBO REGISTERED cds's. £95.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1895 5d purple-brown Queensland adhesive cancelled 'BNG' used in Papua. 1895 5d purple-brown adhesive of Queensland (SG type 18) cancelled by 9 barred 'BNG' cancel in black. A scarce use. £120.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1911 2d rate local cover used at PORT MORESBY. 1911 (MAY.10.) cover addressed locally to Samarai bearing 2d bright mauve 'mono-coloured' adhesive (SG 86) tied PORT MORESBY/PAPUA. A nice internal use. £55.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1935 4d rate cover to USA used at EDIE CREEK. 1935 (MR.29.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d, 1 1/2d and 2d 'air mail' overprint adhesives (SG 190, 192 and 193) tied by two fine EDIE CREEK/NEW GUINEA cds's. £80.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1941 3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/TNG No.2' cover to USA used at BUKA PASSAGE. 1941 (AUG.28.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d (SG 180) tied BUKA PASSAGE/NEW GUINEA with red on greyish OPENED BY CENSOR label applied at left with violet boxed PASSED BY CENSOR/ T.N.G. No.2 h/s. £75.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1927 4 1/2d rate flight cover from BROKEN HILL to MELBOURNE. 1927 (JA.4.) illustrated flight cover to Melbourne bearing 4 1/2d violet 'head' adhesive tied BROKEN HILL/NSW and with FORWARD/BY AIR MAIL strike alongside. This being the last day known use of this strike applied on Broken Hill mails. £35.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1933 1d rate cover to UK with 'NAPOLI PORTO' maritime cds and PAQUEBOT h/s. 1933 (8.3.) use of cover addressed to UK (ex reverse flap) bearing 2d 'head' adhesive tied by NAPOLI PORTO / IRACCO MANDATE and with boxed PAQUEBOT strike applied below. Carried by Italian ship. £40.00 |
;) | TASMANIA - 1883 1d rose PSC cancelled '10' with BRIGHTON 'proving' cds alongside. H&G 2. 1883 1d rose on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to Hobart cancelled by '10' duplex with BRIGHTON/TASMANIA 'proving' cds alongside dated DE.7.89. H&G 2. £45.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Eritrea) - 1950 5s on 5/- red mint with RE-ENTRY TO LEFT FRAME AND LION. SG E24. 1950 5s on 5/- red in fine mint condition showing RE-ENTRY TO LION AND LEFT FRAME. Ex Murray Payne stock. SG E24. £20.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Somalia) - 1950 2sh50c 0n 2/6d U/M with RE-ENTRY TO LION. SG S30. 1950 2sh50c on 2/6d yellow green in unmounted mint condition showing RE-ENTRY TO LION. Ex Murray Payne stock. SG S30. £15.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Somalia) - 1950 5s on 5/- red U/M with RE-ENTRY TO LEFT FRAME AND LION. SG S31. 1950 5s on 5/- red in unmounted mint condition showing the MAJOR RE-ENTRY TO LEFT FRAME AND LION. Ex Muscotts stock. SG S31. £20.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Tripolitania) - 1950 60m on 2/6d mint with RE-ENTRY TO UNICORN. SG T24. 1950 60m on 2/6d yellow green in fine mint condition showing the MAJOR RE-ENTRY TO UNICORN. Ex Murray Payne stock. SG T24. £25.00 |