The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | MAURITIUS - 1938 12c red PSE unused. H&G 47. 1938 12c red on cream postal stationery envelope in fine unused condition. An elusive piece of KGVI stationery. H&G 47. £55.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1923 1d rate postcard use to USA used at PALAPYE ROAD. 1923 (FEB.12.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Victoria Falls from the rain forest' and bearing 'GB' 1d overprinted BECHUANALAND/PROTECTORATE and cancelled by large part d/r PALAPYE ROAD cds. £75.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1923 1d rate postcard use to UK used at GABERONES VILLAGE. 1923 (MAR.28.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Sea Point from West' (Cape) bearing 1d adhesive (SG 92) tied by d/r GABERONES VILLAGE cds with additional strike alongside. £120.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1913 1d 'Downey head' on postcard to UK used at GABERONES/B.P. 1913 (MY.21) use of real photographic postcard to UK depicting 'Cannon Kopje showing entrance bomb proof dug out' bearing 'Downey head' 1d adhesive tied by GABERONES/B.P. cds. Shows the cannon dug out emplacement during the 1899/1900 siege. A nice card. £75.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1915 1d rate postcard use to UK used at PALAPYE STATION. 1915 use of black & white real photo postcard addressed to UK depicting a native in head-dress & bearing 1d adhesive cancelled by d/r PALAPYE STATION cds. Sent 7.7.1915 but with date in slug not visible. Some glue patches on reverse but still a nice use of an early card. £55.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1919 'ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE' form to Rhodesia used at HALESOWEN/C.G.H. 1919 (AP.15.) use of stampless ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE FOLDED 'Rhodesian Government Supplementary Separation Allowance award' (S.S.A.4) form sent back to the Defence Head Quarters at Salisbury and cancelled by HALESOWEN/C.G.H. cds. A very scarce cancel. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1935 'DRINK INDIA TEA' h/s on cover to UK used at BARADIGH/JALPAIGURI. 1935 (NOV.3.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2a,3a and 4a adhesives tied BARADIGH/ JALPAIGURI cds's with strikes of the DRINK INDIA TEA/WORLDS BEST BEVERAGE h/s on front and reverse sides. £40.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1913 4d on 2d+1d brown RPSE uprated locally and used at MOCHUDI. H&G 11a. 1913 4d black on 2d+1d brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to Mafeking bearing a spectacular arrangement of 24 1d adhesives on reverse side all cancelled by scarce MOCHUDI cds's dated 31.JAN.17. The envelope has 'EG' initials under flap. An interesting item as the Gledhill handbook on GB overprinted stationery states that Thy mentions that this 'EG' stationery has NO STOP after FEE PAID although this item clearly does. H&G 11a. £265.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1893 5c violet postal stationery letter card mint with SPECIMEN applied diagonally. H&G 1. 1893 5c violet on cream postal stationery letter card in fine unused condition handstamped SPECIMEN diagonally in black. H&G 1. £85.00 |
;) | COLONIAL PROOFS - 1885 THOMAS DE LA RUE 'Dummy' IMPERFORATE PAIR in green. 1885 (circa) THOS.DE LA RUE & CO/LONDON imperforate 'Dummy' IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF vertical pair printed in green partly adhered to official lined 'day book' cut out. Scarce item. £150.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1924 20c orange PSE used at MOROTO/UGANDA. H&G 1. 1924 20c orange on grey postal stationery envelope (size a) addressed to Uplands cancelled by MOROTO/UGANDA cds dated MY.23.29. H&G 1. £45.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1892 1/2d black on pink uprated PSE used locally at ST.PHILIP. H&G 3a. 1892 1/2d black on 1d pink on cream postal stationery envelope (size b) addressed locally and with additional 1/2d adhesive added tied by s/r ST.PHILIP/BARBADOS cds dated AP.4.96. H&G 3a. £85.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1940 3d rate 'RECEIVED FROM SHIPS' censor cover to UK. 1940 (13.3.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1 1/2d pair tied by RECEIVED FROM/HM SHIPS strike with blue tomb stone type FROM HM SHIPS/PASSED BY CENSORSHIP handstamp at left (WASC type N100) with manuscript signature and dating. £45.00 |
;) | TANGANYIKA - 1943 photographic AIRGRAPH to UK sent from MOSHI. 1943 (AUG.7.) use of photo graphic AIRGRAPH addressed to UK from Moshi in Tanganyika. £45.00 |
;) | TANGANYIKA - 1943 photographic AIRGRAPH to UK sent from MOSHI. 1943 (MAY.10.) use of photographic AIRGRAPH addressed to UK from Moshi in Tanganyika. £45.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1941 2 1/2d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/15/NIGERIA' cover to UK used at ZARIA. 1941 (AUG.18.) cover addressed to UK (top half slightly faded) bearing 1/2d and 1d pair tied by somewhat indistinct ZARIA/NIGERIA cds sent from the 'Agricultural Office' with red sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/15/NIGERIA h/s applied. WASC type 1a. £45.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1954 'T.S.S. UMTATA' maritime cover to UK. 1954 (MR.9.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d, 1d and 1 1/2d adhesives tied ASCENSION along with GB QEII 1/2d orange strip of three (un-cancelled) with violet boxed T.S.S. UMTATA maritime handstamp at lower left. £50.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1945 censored 'VPD2' radio postcard to USA used at SUVA/FIJI. 1945 (APR.12.) use of 'VPD2' radio postcard addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied SUVA/FIJI and struck by violet US CENSORSHIP/EXAMINED BY/V strike on arrival. An attractive and unusual postcard use. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1947 'DEPARTMENT OF POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS' telegram envelope used at SALISBURY. 1947 (MAR.3.) use of black on salmon DEPARTMENT OF POSTS & TELEGRAPHS, SOUTHERN RHODESIA-TELEGRAM envelope used locally with d/r SALISBURY/S.RHODESIA b/s. £50.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1960 'R.R./PARCEL STAMP' imperforate PLATE PROOF pair printed in green. 1960 'R.R./PARCEL STAMP' imperforate left marginal PLATE PROOF horizontal pair printed in green on gummed paper. £50.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1960 'R.R./PARCEL STAMP' imperforate PLATE PROOF pair printed in orange. 1960 'R.R./PARCEL STAMP' imperforate left marginal PLATE PROOF horizontal pair printed in orange on gummed paper. £50.00 |
;) | BAHAWALPUR - 1931 2a+1a blue RPSE on India (H&G 5) addressed to Guernsey and used at BAHAWALPUR. 1931 2a+1a blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope of India (size b) addressed to Guernsey in UK cancelled by light BAHAWALPUR cds dated 22.NOV.29. A scarce use. H&G 5. £285.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1892 use of 1d pink PSE to Germany used at DRACHOENDER. 1892 (JY.3.) use of 1d pink postal stationery envelope addressed to Germany cancelled by weak duplex but with DRACHOENDER cds at left. £40.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1912 'CAPE TOWN-1/2d-PAID' local cover. 1912 (MR.9.) stampless cover addressed locally struck by scarce 'CAPE TOWN-1/2d-PAID' 'mass' cancel. £50.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1941 'FPO/No.21' OHMS cover to India struck POSTAGE REALISED. 1941 (NOV.29.) use of black on dark brown (S.E.2.) ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE envelope addressed to Poona in India and cancelled on the reverse side by F.P.O./No.21 cancel used by Indian troops stationed at Margil in Basra. Violet boxed PASSED BY/243/UNIT CENSOR h/s on back and with scarce violet POSTAGE REALISED on front. £40.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1939 'CENSURA MILITAR DE TETUAN' inward cover from Mauritius. 1939 (MY.27.) inward cover from Mauritius bearing 12c 'Coronation' adhesive tied by ROSE HILL/ MAURITIUS cds addressed 'care of' The British Post Office at Tetuan but intercepted during the Spanish Civil War by the Spanish Post Office and opened with scarce black on greyish white CENSURA MILITAR DE TETUAN label applied at left. £85.00 |
;) | NYASALAND - 1945 2d rate 'PASSED Q/5' censor cover to India used at LIMBE. 1945 (JAN.13.) cover addressed to India bearing 2d adhesive tied LIMBE/NYASALAND with black crowned PASSED Q/5 h/s applied (Little type II) of which only example has been recorded. Octagonal 'C4' censor mark applied on arrival with BOMBAY b/s. £150.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1947 cover to USA with 5c 'Victory' tied RODRIGUES/MAURITIUS. 1947 (DE.12.) cover addressed to USA bearing the 5c 'Victory' adhesive tied by RODRIGUES/ MAURITIUS cds struck in violet ink. A scarce use from this island. £75.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1942 2/1d rate cover to USA censored and held at BERMUDA. 1942 (JY.3.) cover addressed to USA bearing GB 6d (x2) and 1/- adhesives tied with 1d overprinted TANGIER by BRITISH POST OFFICE/TANGIER cds and sent via Portugal with manila censor strip cancelled on reverse USSDA CENTRAL/3a SECCAO. The cover was sent to Bermuda with GB P.C.90/OPENED BY/EXAMINER 3640 censor label applied having the 'I.C.' annotation in manuscript. £45.00 |
;) | NYASALAND - 1914 4d blue RPSE uprated to Guernsey used at BLANTYRE. H&G 2a. 1914 4d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK bearing bearing additional 2d grey adhesive cancelled by BLANTYRE/NYASALAND cds dated 4.AUG.21. BRITISH CONCESSIONS/CHINDE transit b/s. H&G 2a. £95.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1937 local cover bearing Silver Jubilee set cancelled by STEGI relief cancel. 1937 (OC.1.) cover addressed locally to Ezulwini bearing the set of four of the 1935 Silver Jubilee series (SG 21-24) tied by the scarce s/r STEGI relief cancel in use for just 6 days. Proud type D4. £45.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1903 '1/2d PRETORIA PAID' local cover. 1903 (VIII.25.) strampless cover addressed to Pretoria then re-directed cancelled by scarce '1/2d PRETORIA/PAID' cancel with bridge type PRETORIA cds alongside for the following day. A scarce 'mass' cancel strike. £50.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1909 '1/2d PRETORIA PAID' local cover. 1909 (VIII.4.) stampless cover addressed locally cancelled by scarce '1/2d/PRETORIA PAID' 'mass' cancel strike. £50.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1943 2 1/2d rate 'PP/14' censor cover to UK used at PORT HARCOURT. 1943 (OC.23.) cover addressed to UK (central fold) bearing 1/2d and 1d adhesive pair tied by PORT HARCOURT/NIGERIA cds with violet crowned 'PP/14' h/s applied at left. £40.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1940-50 (circa) stampless cover to USA bearing taxed 'P 48 B' label. 1940-50 (circa) stampless long manila envelope addressed to USA bearing a black on buff 'P 48 B' label with '51-5860' imprint at bottom cancelled by weak boxed strike in green with sexagonal 'T' tax mark applied additionally in green with 'S.O.' below. An unusual taxed cover. £45.00 |
;) | SAMOA - 1916 1/- orange 'perf variation' vertical mint block of four. SG 142b. 1916 1/- orange in a fine mint block of four showing two examples of the perforation variation in vertical pairs. SG 142b. £40.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1932 2d rate local 'POSTED ON BRIDGE/DURING OPENING/CELEBRATIONS' cover. 1932 (MAR.19.) use of pre-printed 'Australian Philatelic Exhibition' envelope addressed locally bearing 2d (SG 144) tied by boxed POSTED ON BRIDGE/DURING OPENING/CELEBRATIONS cancel at the SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE. £25.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1932 2d rate local cover used at SYDNEY PHILATELIC EXHIBITION. 1932 (MR.22.) use of pre-printed 'Australian Philatelic Exhibition' envelope addressed locally bearing 2d (SG 141) tied by green boxed PHILATELIC EXHIBITION SYDNEY commemoration strike. £25.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1913 5c brown-violet PSE used locally at NUWARA ELIYA. H&G 40. 1913 5c brown violet on thick buff postal stationery envelope (size e) printed on laid straw paper with rough inside and having embossed 'Government Printing Office, Ceylon' imprint under flap. Addressed to Galle and cancelled by NUWARA ELIYA cds dated 3.DE.18. H&G 40. £60.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1940 (circa) 'honour' envelope to UK with 2c tied POST OFFICE/MARITIME MAIL. 1940 (circa) use of (S 1324) black on buff honour envelope addressed to UK bearing 2c adhesive tied by red POST OFFICE/MARITIME MAIL cancel. £45.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1931 1d rate postcard use to UK used at BIRCHGROVE. 1931 (DE.28.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Outer Harbour-St.Georges' bearing 1d brown adhesive tied by BIRCH GROVE cds. Proud type D2. £75.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1930 3d rate cover to Australia used at BIRCHGROVE. 1930 (NO.22.) cover addressed to Australia (small edge thin and central fold) bearing 1d and 2d adhesives tied by BIRCHGROVE cds. Proud type D1. A scarce village use. £95.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1920 1d rate cover to USA used at PIED MONTAGNES. 1920 (SP.8.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d adhesive tied by PIED MONTAGNES cds with additional strike alongside. A scarce village use. Proud type D4. £165.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1919 1d rate cover to USA used at ST.PAULS. 1919 (OC.23.) cover addressed to USA (ex reverse flap) bearing 1d adhesive tied by ST.PAULS cds. Proud type D2. A scarce early village use. £80.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1901 2c green postcard use to UK used at VICTORIA. 1901 (DE.5.) use of UPI postcard addressed to UK depicting 'workers in field' (K & K. Kuhn & Komar- Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama) bearing QV 2c green tied by part VICTORIA/HONG KONG. £75.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1945 stampless local cover cancelled 'BOMBAY R.M.S/POSTAGE PREPAID IN CASH'. 1945 (MAY.30.) stampless cover addressed locally cancelled by double ringed oval BOMBAY R.M.S./POSTAGE/PREPAID IN CASH handstamp. £65.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1923 1 1/2a brown (type A) mint with toned gum showing OVERPRINT INVERTED. SG 3. 1923-24 1 1/2a chocolate in fine mint condition (over all toned gum) showing the variety OVERPRINT INVERTED on the 'A' tablet issue (SG 163) . Noted by SG in the footnote on page 350 with the variety normally being on the 'AS' version when inverted. This being scarce. SG 3. £95.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 1 1/2d rate cover to Germany used at IMO RIVER. 1936 (SP.8.) cover addressed to Germany bearing 1 1/2d 'pictorial' tied by IMO RIVER/NIGERIA cds. £30.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1930 2d rate cover to UK used at MAKURDI. 1930 (DE.3.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d adhesive pair tied by MAKURDI/NIGERIA cds. £30.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1937 9p green 'KGV' PSC to UK uprated at SYRIAN. H&G 1. 1937 9p green on buff 'KGV' postal stationery postcard addressed to UK (genuine use with message) bearing additional Indian 3p and 1a adhesives overprinted BURMA and cancelled by scarce SYRIAN cds (Proud type KD5) dated 25.DEC.38. This stationery had a short life and is not easy to find. An attractive use at Syrian. H&G 1. £85.00 |
;) | NORFOLK ISLAND - 1937 2d rate cover to Australia. 1937 (AP.24.) cover addressed to Canberra bearing Australian 2d golden scarlet 'head' adhesive tied by s/r NORFOLK ISLAND/AUSTRALIA cds. £135.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1907 1/2d rate postcard use from SCHWEIZER RENEKE with scarce REPOSTED h/s. 1907 (DEC.23.) use of picture postcard addressed locally (top left corner fault) bearing 1/2d (SG 273) tied by SCHWEIZER RENEKE/TRANSVAAL cds with WORCESTER transit cds at left and being re-directed with '1/2d' charge handstamp applied with scarce black boxed REPOSTED strike and CONSTANTIA arrival. £65.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1886 'Half Penny' on 6d green fine mint with BROKEN BAR variety. SG 17. 1886 'Half Penny' in black on 6d green surcharge in fine mint condition showing the BROKEN BAR variety listed by Toeg in the Dominica handbook. SG 17. £45.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1892 1/2d slate PSE (size f) used locally from JOHANNESBURG. H&G 1a. 1892 1/2d slate on cream postal stationery envelope (size f) addressed locally and cancelled by JOHANNESBURG/15 cds dated 06.JAN.11. A scarce size with inter-provincial use. H&G 1a. £40.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1938 1r PSE to India with value officially OBLITORATED with black square. H&G 1. 1938 1r dark purple and blue on blue postal stationery envelope (H&G 1) addressed to India and cancelled by light d/r RANGOON cds. The envelope has been pre-printed 'OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL/POST & TELEGRPAHS/BURMA RANGOON' with red crest applied and the envelope BLANKED OUT IN BLACK for official use as no postage would be charged on official mail. Light surface creasing but unlisted and very scarce. £150.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1931 first flight cover to UK used at KALAW. 1931 (28.JUN.) first flight cover to UK bearing Indian 1a (x2) and 12a adhesives tied by KALAW cds (Proud type KD3) marked 'First/Australia-London flight/Karachi-London' with violet boxed FIRST AIRMAIL/BURMA-ENGLAND cachet applied. Light vertical fold and with 'T' tax marl applied. An unusual origin for this flight. £60.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1960 40np red RPSE unused. Very scarce. H&G 3. 1960 40np red on cream 'Sheik Sulman Bin Hamad Al Khalifah' registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition. Scarce item. H&G 3. £250.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1903 multi franked cover to Germany with 3c on 4c surcharge issue. JOHORE - 1903 use of cover addressed to Germany (reduced at left edge) bearing 1c-4c (SG 39-42) with additional 4c yellow and red (x2) adhesives (SG 43) with an example of the scarce 3 CENTS on 4c surcharge (SG 54-damaged with surface scuffs) tied by crowned JOHORE/BAHRU cancels. SINGAPORE transit b/s dated JU.16.03 and ULM arrival. The surcharge adhesive is rare on cover. £85.00 |
;) | NYASALAND - 1914 4d blue RPSE uprated to UK used at BLANTYRE. H&G 2a. 1914 4d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK bearing 1/2d, 1d and 2d strip of three on reverse side cancelled by BLANTYRE/NYASALAND cds dated 19.5.24. and with black on cream perforated 'R/BLANTYRE/No…' registered label on front. H&G 2a. £90.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1936 local 'LATE FEE' cover from WANGANUI addressed to Wellington. 1936 (FE.25.) cover addressed to Wellington (opened on two sides-minor faults) bearing 1d 'kiwi' adhesive. A further example was added and tied WANGANUI with black boxed LATE FREE handstamp alongside. £45.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1886 inward UNCLAIMED letter from UK to Dunedin. 1886 (AU.19.) inward cover to Dunedin from UK (few vertical bends and large tear from bottom middle edge extending to centre bearing GB 1d lilac (x6) adhesives tied CARRON/455 cds's with red NZ/DUNEDIN arrival cds dated 7.FE.87. The cover was not delivered and struck by violet UNCLAIME4D handstamp with violet s/r D.L.O.N.ZEALAND cds above. Faults but a scarce early unclaimed cover. (Ex Joseph Hackmey). £50.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1944 1d scarlet 'LIQUIDATION OF EMPIRE/BERMUDA' bogus stamp unused. 1944 1d scarlet of GB overprinted LIQUIDATION/OF EMPIRE/BERMUDA in black square in a fine unused corner marginal example with guide cross printed imitation from Germany during WW2. These were distribued in neutral countries to discredit Great Britain. £50.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1944 2 2/1d blue 'LIQUIDATION OF EMPIRE/BERMUDA' bogus stamp used. 1944 2 1/2d dark blue of GB overprinted LIQUIDATION/OF EMPIRE/BERMUDA in black square cancelled by bogus violet cancel printed imitation from Germany during WW2. These were distributed in neutral countries to discredit Great Britain. £50.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1895 'ONE HALF PENNY RECEIVED IN MONEY' local cover from the postage shortage period. 1895 (MR.22.) stampless cover addressed locally marked 'One Half Penny received in money' signed below and with POSTMASTER OF DURBAN h/s applied in violet applied during the postage shortage and cancelled by d/r DURBAN/NATAL cds. Some light tone spots on front and rather heavier on reverse. Pen annotation on reverse re. shortage. £85.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1941 'FPO/No.55' cover to USA used by Indian troops at Zubair. 1941 (OC.14.) cover addressed to Bangalore bearing Indian 2a pair and 4a adhesives tied by F.P.O..No.55 cds's with Indian triangular PASSED/CENSOR/B/16 strike on front and violet boxed PASSED/UNIT CENSOR h/s on reverse. Indian troops stationed at Zubair in Iraq. £55.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1941 50f rate RAF censored cover to UK used at MAGIL. 1941 (MAR.31.) cover addressed to UK bearing 25 fils pair tied by MAGIL cds and with green sexagonal crested R.A.F./CENSOR/8 h/s at lower left. £50.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1940 15f rate cover to UK used at BAGHDAD AS SAMAWAL with DETAINED IN FRANCE h/s applied. 1940 (MAY.2.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1f (x2), 3f (x3) and 4f adhesives tied by BAGHDAD AS SAMAWAL cds's and struck below by scarce violet DETAINED IN FRANCE/DURING GERMAN/ OCCUPATION instructional h/s. £150.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1940 75f rate RAF censored cover to Kenya used at HABBANIYA. 1940 (NOV.20.) cover addressed to Kenya (light central fold) bearing 25f strip of three tied by HABBANIYA cds with violet crested PASSED BY/R.A.F./CENSOR No.147 boxed h/s at lower left. £45.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1941 38f rate RAF censored cover to Ireland used at HABBANIYA. 1940 (MAR.14.) cover addressed to Ireland bearing 8f and 10f (x3) adhesives tied by HABBANIYA cds's with violet crowned PASSED BY/R.A.F./CENSOR/No.48 strike at left. £50.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1864 2d rate local cover used at VERE. 1864 (JU.15.) cover addressed locally to St. Ann's bay bearing the 2d rose 'CC' adhesive (SG 2) tied by weak 'A 27' duplex with s/r VERE cds at lower left. KINGSTON transit b/s with ST. ANNS BAY arrival cds. £95.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1939 illustrated first flight cover to Cape Town from Windhoek. 1939 (25.VIII.) Illustrated '1st Airmail -21st August 1939' brown on cream 'map' envelope addressed to Cape Town and bearing 1/2d SWA and South African 1d 'official' adhesives tied by WINDHOEK/S.W.AFRICA cds. 1st return flight cover. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1936 6d 'Official' block of four on local cover used at KEETMANSHOOP. 1936 (MAR.21.) cover (Chas Hand) addressed to Pretoria and bearing a fine block of four of the 6d 'tree' adhesive overprinted OFFICIAL/SWA (SG 08) and cancelled by central KEETMANSHOOP/ SWA cds. £85.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1936 2d 'Official' block of four on local cover used at KEETMANSHOOP. 1936 (MAR.22.) cover (Chas Hand) addressed to Pretoria and bearing a fine block of four of the 2d 'Parliament' adhesive overprinted OFFICIAL/SWA (SG 07) and cancelled by central KEETMANSHOOP/ SWA cds. £85.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1900 2 1/2d rate cover to USA used at KINGSTOWN. 1900 (OC.23.) cover addressed to USA (roughly opened at left edge) bearing the 2 1/2d 'key plate' adhesive (SG 69) tied KINGSTOWN/ST.VINCENT. This issue showing the single rate to USA is not easy to find. £75.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1921 7 1/2p on 5d orange RPSE uprated to Switzerland used at BPO/CONSTANTINOPLE. 1921 7 1/2p on 5d orange registered postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to Switzerland (a few light crumples) and bearing additional 7 1/2p on 5d adhesive tied BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE cds dated 26.JY.22. A McCorquodale printed envelope with 'MP' coding under flap. H&G 20. £265.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1901 4c rate postcard use to UK used at VICTORIA/HONG KONG. 1901 (DE.5.) use of UPU postcard to UK depicting coloured washed picture of two lady musicians 'K & K. Kuhn & Komor' bearing two QV 2c green adhesives tied by VICTORIA/ HONG KONG cds's. A scarce early postcard. £95.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1884 1c green uprated stationery wrapper to Austria used at CARMICHAEL STREET. 1884 1c green on buff postal stationery wrapper addressed to Austria cancelled by part CARMICHAEL STREET GEORGETOWN cds dated MY.22.1902 with 1c green adhesive added and cancelled on the same day at GEORGETOWN. A nice uprated wrapper and an elusive cancel at Carmichael Street. H&G 1. £55.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1926 10c rate registered cover to USA used at SKELDON. 1926 (DE.18) registered cover to USA bearing 4c & 6d adhesives tied SKELDON/B.GUIANA. S.O.SUPT/B.GUIANA cds b/s with NEW AMSTERDAM/B.GUIANA transit cds. £75.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1937 1c rate 'S.S.INKOBI' maritime cover to USA. 1937 (DE.22.) cover addressed to USA bearing GV 1c adhesive tied by PAQUEBOT/BRITISH GUIANA cds with violet oval HARRISON LINE/POSTED/ON/BOARD/S.S.INKOSI maritime h/s at lower left. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1940 6c rate cover to UK used at TPO MAZARUNI. 1940 (AP.4) cover to USA bearing 3c pair tied by s/r TPO MAZARUNI/BRITISH GUIANA cds. A scarcer TPO marking. £40.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1944 censored 'FIELD POST OFFICE/109' cover to UK. 1944 (MY.23.) stampless cover addressed to UK marked 'O.A.S.' and cancelled by fine FIELD POST OFFICE/109 cds and struck at left by crowned shield PASSED BY/CENSOR/No.7811 h/s. WASC type A600. £75.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1908 1/2d rate postcard used locally from LAWRENCE STREET/P.E. 1908 (MR.9.) use of blank type postcard adressed to the Police Station at Port Elizabeth with pre-printed 'A Weeks Allowance' reverse bearing 1/2d adhesive tied LAWRENCE STREET/P.E. cds. £30.00 |
;) | BRUNEI - 1965 $1 rate registered local cover used at SERIA. 1965 (MR.23.) use of pre-printed REGISTERED envelope addressed locally bearing $1 adhesive tied by SERIA/BRUNEI cds. £35.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1918 'PRISONER OF WAR' envelope to India with PASSED CENSOR h/s. 1918 (OCT.26.) use of black on white PRISONER OF WAR/NO STAMP REQUIRED envelope addressed to Bombay struck on the front by scarce square cog wheeled PASSED CENSOR handstamp in magenta. Marked on reverse 'Comminther Park Camp' with weak AHMEDNAGAR b/s. £65.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1949 unstamped PAYE cover to USA. 1949 (10.2.) unstamped 'United Charity Institutions' envelope addressed to USA cancelled by red Hebrew PAYE cancel. Unlisted by Proud. £45.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1925 inward 'Los Angeles' first flight cover from USA. 1925 (APR.15.) inward first flight cover from USA via the airrship 'Los Angeles' from Lakenhurst New Jersey. Overall toned with gum flaps showing through to the front. Bears US 2c tied AIR MAIL SERVICE/NEW YORK in red ink. £35.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1925 inward illustrated 'Los Angeles' first flight cover from USA. 1925 (APR.15) inward illustrated VIA AIR MAIL/BY AIRSHIP/LOS ANGELES/FROM LAKENHURST N.J. cover addressed to St.Georges bearing US 2c tied AIR MAIL SERVICE/NEW YORK with ST.GEORGES/BERMUDA arrival b/s dated 22.APR.25. £50.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1925 'Los Angeles' first flight cover to USA with LOS ANGELES h/s applied. 1925 (APR.17) cover to USA bearing 2 1/2d green 'ship' adhesive tied by HAMILTON/BERMUDA wavy line cancel with black three lined AIR MAIL/SERVICE/BERMUDA cachet sent 'Via Airship Los Angeles' & with additional VIA U.S.S.LOS ANGELES h/s applied twice in violet. £120.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1925 'Los Angeles' first flight cover to USA. 1925 (APR.16) cover to USA flown on the first flight of the airship 'Los Angeles' and bearing 2 1/2d green 'ship' adhesive tied by HAMILTON/BERMUDA wavy line cancel with black three lined AIR MAIL/SERVICE/BERMUDA h/s. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1947 ON BHOPAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE Electric leaflet bearing 9p SERVICE adhesive. BHOPAL - 1947 (NOV.26.) use of green on cream ON BHOPAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE ONLY/BOOK POST leaflet for the 'Bhopal Electric Supply' bearing 9p chestnut SERVICE adhesive (SG 0351) cancelled by BHOPAL/DELY cds. Unusual official document item. £45.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1903 1c rate local postcard use used at DATO KRAMAT. PENANG - 1903 (MR.2.) use of a UK picture postcard addressed locally bearing Straits Settlements 1c green adhesive cancelled in transit by PENANG single ringed cancel with code 'B' with scarce s/r DATO KRAMAT strike. £120.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1940's use of 45m rate cover to UK struck 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR DESPATCH BY AIR'. 1940's cover addressed to UK bearing 15m strip of three tied by SUDAN AIR MAIL/KHARTOUM cds and struck by scarce black boxed INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR/DESPATCH BY AIR MAIL instructional handstamp. £95.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1921 15m ultramarine PSE to Switzerland used at JUBA. A scarce envelope used. H&G 12. 1921 15m ultramarine on thin greyish woved paper postal stationery envelope addressed to Switzerland marked 'second class mail/printed paper' and cancelled SUDAN AIR MAIL/JUBA and dated 12.XII.52. A difficult item used. H&G 12. £85.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1921 10m carmine PSE to UK used at WAD MEDANI. H&G 11. 1921 10m carmine on cream postal stationery envelope addressed to UK & cancelled by WAD MEDANI cds dated 29.IX.26. H&G 11. £45.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1907 2m on 4m brown PSC used locally at KHARTOUM. H&G 9. 1907 2m black on 4m light brown postal stationery postcard addressed locally to the Ground Hotel in Khartoum and cancelled by KHARTOUM cds dated 26.MY.10 with code 'D' slug. H&G 9. £115.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1902 5m carmine PSE to Cairo used at EL OBEID. H&G 5. 1902 5m carmine on cream postal stationery envelope addressed to Cairo cancelled by very fine EL OBEID cds dated 18.III.19. (Proud type D4). H&G 5. £65.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1900 £1 black on white (Pietersburg) banknote. 1900 £1 black on white (Pietersburg) banknote headed '£1/GOUVERNEMENTS NOOTS/EEN POND. Some creases and faults as one would expect from this early banknote. £65.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1900 1d vermilion 'BOER AWR-MACHADODOORP ZAR' unused PSC. H&G 7. 1900 1d Vermilion on white BOER WAR-MACHADODORP Z.A.R. postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 7. Scarce. £65.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1896 1/2d green PSC unused with ZUID AFRIKANNSCHE SPOORWEG MAATSCHAPPIJ reverse. H&G 3. 1896-97 1/2d Green on buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition pre-printed on reverse by ZUID AFRIKAANSCHE SPOORWEG MAATSCHA-PPIJ message. H&G 3. £30.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1896 1/2d green PSC unused. H&G 3. 1896 1/2d Green on buff stationery postcard. Fine unused. H&G 3. £20.00 |