The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | INDIA - 1935 use of 3r red 'Portugese India' PSC struck VIA BOMBAY. 1935 use of 3r red on buff 'Portugese India' postal stationery postcard addressed to Kelkri with violet VIA BOMBAY h/s applied. £15.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1946 use of uprated 3r red 'Portugese India' PSC struck VIA BOMBAY. 1946 use of 3r red on buff 'Portugese India' postal stationery postcard pre-printed on reverse for use by 'Hiralal & Co.' uprated with additional 6r on 21/2t adhesive. Addressed to Gambhar and struck by violet VIA BOMBAY h/s. £15.00 |
;) | SOMALILAND - 1880 'Postes Egyptiennes/BARBARA' inter postal seal. 1880 POSTES EGYPTIENNES/BARBARA inter-postal seal in red with original gum. Kehr type VIIIA. Scarce. £50.00 |
;) | SOMALILAND - 1913 1/2a green mint block of four with INVERTED WATERMARK. SG 60w 1913 1/2a green. A superb unmounted mint corner marginal block of four showing the variety WATERMARK INVERTED. SG 60w. £55.00 |
;) | SOMALILAND - 1931 2a rate cover to Aden used at BERBERA and struck in 'blue' ink. 1931 (SE.28.) cover addressed to Aden bearing 2a adhesive tied by BERBERA/BRITISH SOMALILAND cds (Proud type D5) struck in 'blue' ink. Scarce. £125.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1907 1d 'NZ' rate postcard use to UK used at FANNING ISLAND. 1907 (OC.11.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Women and Child' bearing New Zealand 1d 'universal' adhesive tied by FANNING ISLAND cds. £225.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1918 3d rate cover to Australia used at OCEAN ISLAND. 1918 (JE.27.) cover addressed to Australia (light crumpling) bearing a fine marginal strip of the 1/2d green adhesive tied by GPO/OCEAN IS cds's. A scarce genuine use. £125.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1912 'Pine' set on local cover used at BUTARITARI ISLAND. 1912 (MAR.12.) cover addressed locally to the Marshall Islands bearing the 'Pandanus Pine' series (SG 8-11) tied by large violet BUTARITARI/ISLAND cancels (Proud type D1). Arrival cds on front and reverse. £95.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1925 4d rate registered cover to UK used at TARAWA. 1925 (AP.16.) registered (Wilson) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d, 1 1/2d and 2d adhesives tied by GPO/TARAWA ISLD cds (Proud type D4) with scarce violet boxed R/TARAWA G.E.I.C. h/s below. (Proud type R2). Not easy to find. £150.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1937 1 1/2d rate cover to Australia used at FUNAFUTI. 1937 (NO.2.) cover addressed to New South Wales in Australia bearing 'GV' 1/2d and 1d adhesives tied by POST OFFICE/FUNAFUTI cds's (Proud type D6). A scarce genuine use. £165.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1937 1d 'NZ' health stamp cover to Australia used at FANNING ISLAND 1937 (25.XI.) cover addressed to Geelong in Australia bearing New Zealand 1d 'Health' stamp (SG 598) tied by light magenta FANNING ISLAND cds. £75.00 |
;) | FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1937 use of MIS CUT 'FORMULA'
RPSE (size G) to USA. Unusual item. 1937 (MY.12.) use of red on yellow buff 'FORMULA' registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to USA bearing 1/2d, 1d (x2) and 2 1/2d (x2) 'Coronation' adhesives cancelled by PORT STANLEY/FALKLAND ISLANDS cds and with curved crowned REGISTERED h/s. Sent on the first day of issue of these Coronation stamps. Scarce item having been officially 'MIS CUT' and showing the text and cross at angles to the normal. Unusual item. £450.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1915 6c dark carmine PSE to Slave Island used at ILAVALAT. H&G 52. 1915 6c dark carmine on buff woved straw paper (size d) with embossed GOVERNMENT PRESS CEYLON imprint under flap addressed locally to Slave Island and cancelled by ILAVALAT cds dated 27.JL.38. H&G 52. £65.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1949 $1.50c rate 'Consulate de France' cover with PAR AVION HONG KONG DE MARSEILLE h/s. 1949 (DE.20.) 'Consulate De France at Canton' pre-printed envelope addressed to France (some surface crumpling) bearing 50c adhesive strip of three cancelled HONG KONG/1 with scarcer violet straight lined PAR AVION DE HONG KONG A MARSEILLE instructional handstamp applied. £90.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1939 return 'Fort Jameson to Mongu' first flight cover. Only 36 flown. 1939 (JAN.4.) first flight cover addressed to Mongu bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied by FORT JAMESON/N.E.RHODESIA cds and marked 'Via Lusaka'. This being the return journey of which only 36 covers were flown. Very scarce stage. £285.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1915 1d rate 'PASSED CENSOR' postcard use to USA used at UMKOMAAS. 1915 (APR.27.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Durban from the Berea' bearing 1d 'head' adhesive tied UMKOMAAS and struck at lower left by violet straight lined PASSED CENSOR h/s. £45.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1948 'BY AIR TO LONDON ONLY' cover to Belgium. 1948 (JUN.15.) cover addressed to Belgium struck by scarce black straight lined 'BY AIR UP TO LONDON ONLY' handstamp. £65.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1950 2 1/2d rate 'INSUFFICENT POSTAGE FOR AIR MAIL' cover to UK. 1950 (JLY.14.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2 1/2d 'centenary' adhesive tied by HAMILTON/ AQUARIUM slogan strike and struck by scarce red straight lined INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE FOR AIR MAIL handstamp. £90.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1931 first flight cover to Jamaica. 1931 (JA.2.) first flight cover to Jamaica bearing 1/2d, 2d, 2 1/2d and 6d adhesives tied PORT OF SPAIN/TRINIDAD. Only 213 covers were flown. £95.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1930 'SJP7 GOTEBORG - NEW YORK' maritime cover to Cuba. 1930 (12.4.) cover addressed to Cuba bearing 1d and 1 1/2d adhesives (uncancelled) with PAQUEBOT h/s at left and 'SJP7 GOTEBORG - NEW YORK' maritime cds and cachet applied. Struck by octagonal 'T' tax mark. £55.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1930 1/2d 'unsealed' rate cover to USA used at KETA. 1930 (NO.27.) 'Printed Matter' cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d adhesive tied KETA/GOLD COAST. £35.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1931 3d rate cover to Germany used at KOFORIDUA. 1931 (FE.17.) cover addressed to Germany bearing 1d (x3) tied KOFORIDUA/GOLD COAST. £15.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1938 1d rate cover to UK used at BOGOSO. 1938 (JA.14.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d adhesive tied by BOGOSO/GOLD COAST cds. The year and date slugs being transposed. £40.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1946 stampless 'Forces' cover to UK used at BEULA ROAD. 1946 (MAR.16.) stampless cover addressed to UK marked 'Forces Mail' and cancelled by scarce BEULA RD/CAPE COAST/GOLD COAST cds. Proud type D2. £45.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1863 commercial outer wrapper use to Holland cancelled GIBRALTAR in black. 1863 (MY.10.) outer wrapper addressed to Holland struck by oval FERDINAND SCHOTO/GIBRALTAR commercial h/s at lower left and cancelled by s/r GIBRALTAR cds in black. Red ESPAGNE ST.JEAN DE LUZ transit. £50.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1852 entire to Holland struck 'De.GIBr/S.ROQUE/ANDA BAXA' in red. 1852 (FEB.13.) entire addressed to Holland marked 'Via Madrid and Paris' cancelled by red three lined 'De.GIBr/S.ROQUE/ANDA BAXA' handstamp in red on front and S.ROQUE/ANDAL.B b/s. The front shows ESPAGNE/ST.JEAN DE LUZ strike in red. £85.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1853 2/- rated entire to UK with double arc BARBADOS b/s. 1853 (JA.13.) entire addressed to UK marked 'Per Mail' and rated '2/-' in manuscript with double arc BARBADOS b/s. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1943 stampless 'OAS' local cover with 'THIS LETTER IS DELIEVERED FREE' cachet applied. 1943 (DEC.20.) stampless cover addressed to Railhead Advanced Base P.O. and then re-directed onwards to Cawnpore Cantonment marked 'O.A.S.-Post Free' and cancelled by black boxed POSTAGE CANCELLED/BASE POST OFFICE h/s in black and additionally struck by violet boxed THIS LETTER IS DELIEVERED FREE AS A/SPECIAL CASE… handstamp. Scarce item. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1947 12a on 14a PSE to UK used at 'EXPERIMENTAL PO/B-32' with tax mark. 1947 12a black on 14a red-violet on blue postal stationery air mail envelope addressed to UK cancelled by EXPERIMENTAL P.O./B.32 cancel DATED 3.JA.48. and being underpaid having horse shoe type EXPERIMENTAL P.O. B.32/DUE/AS tax mark applied. Opened on two sides and with opening faults on reverse. H&G 4. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1934 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR AIRMAIL/BEYOND KARACHI' cover to India. 1934 (MAR.12.) cover addressed to India bearing 1/- (Suid Afrika) single pictorial adhesive tied by PORT ELIZABETH cds and struck at left by scarce violet two lined INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR AIR MAIL/BEYOND KARACHI. £65.00 |
;) | AITUTAKI - 1903 1/2d green mint pane of 60. SG 1. 1903 1/2d green adhesive of New Zealand overprinted 'AITUTAKI/AVA PENE' in red in a complete right hand pane of 60 with margins on eight of the rows. Two diagonal crease marks affecting a few rows but generally a fine original pane of this stamp. Printed in sheets of 120 these were divided into panes of 60 for overprinting. Shows minor varieties including the THETA variety on Row 7/1. Noted as scarce in panes by Collins. SG 1. £185.00 |
;) | BARBUDA - 1923 6d rate registered cover to USA used at BARBUDA. 1923 (AP.9.) registered cover addressed o USA bearing 1d and 2d pairs (SG 2+3) tied BARBUDA/BWI with red boxed R/BARBUDA BWI/No… registered h/s at left. £185.00 |
;) | BR.P.O.IN E.A. (Muscat and Oman) - 1966 definitive set of 12 U/M. Scott 94-105. 1966 definitive 'fortification' series of 12 in fine unmounted mint condition. Scott 94-105. £75.00 |
;) | BR.P.O.IN E.A. (Muscat and Oman) - 1971 revalued definitive set of 11 U/M. Scott 122-33. 1971 re-valued 'Sultan Of Oman' overprinted definitive 'fortification' series of 11 in fine unmounted mint condition. Scott 122-33. £200.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1892 1d red outward section of the 1d+1d PSRC to Germany used at ST.PETERS. H&G 10. 1892 1d red outward section of the 1d + 1d postal stationery reply postcard addressed to Germany cancelled by ST.PETER/BARBADOS cds dated JU.15.95. H&G 10. £65.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1903 2c pale carmine IMPERFORATE block of four. SG 177a. 1903 2c pale rose-carmine IMPERFORATE block of four. SG 177a. £45.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1902 1/2d green PSE used locally at PIETERMARITZBURG. H&G 3. 1902 1/2d green on cream postal stationery envelope with tongued flap addressed locally and cancelled by PIETERMARITZBURG/NATAL cds dated JU.27.10. H&G 3. £30.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1902 1d rose PSE used locally at STANDERTON. H&G 4. 1902 1d rose on cream postal stationery envelope (ex small piece of reverse flap from opening) cancelled by STANDERTON cds dated 4.JAN.07. H&G 4. £25.00 |
;) | TASMANIA - 1893 2d rate local cover struck '87' duplex of WYNYARD. 1893 (JU.27.) cover addressed locally to Somerset bearing 1d pair tied by '87' duplex with WYNYARD 'proving' cds at left. £55.00 |
;) | TASMANIA - 1879 2d rate local cover used at LAUNCESTON. 1879 (MY.15.) cover addressed locally to Somerset bearing 2d green winged margin adhesive tied by LAUNCESTON/TASMANIA cancel with 'L' coding. £30.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1940 10c on 1d scarlet mint 'G40/plate 2 dot' block of six. SG 173. 1940 10c on 1d Scarlet. A very fine mint 'G40 2dot' corner control block of six. SG 173. £45.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1935 1p on 10d turquoise blue mint 'Y36/plate3' block of six. SG 159. 1935-37 1p on 10d Turquoise blue. A very fine mint Y36 plate 3 corner control blkx6. SG 159. £50.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1914 15c on 1 1/2d red-brown mint 'N 19' control block of six. SG 131. 1914-26 15c on 1 1/2d Red-brown. A very fine mint N 19 (P) corner control block x 6. SG 131. £25.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1914 1 1/2d red-brown mint 'O 20' control block of six. SG 44. 1914-31 1 1/2d Red-brown. A very fine mint O 20 (P) corner control block of six. SG 44. £75.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1971 15c + 30c 'IMPERFORATE PROGRESSIVE PROOF' pair struck SPECIMEN. 1971 15c + 30c (SG 146+47) IMPERFORATE PROGRESSIVE PROOF marginal pair in blue and black printed on white gummed paper & overprinted SPECIMEN. Ex printers sample sheet & noted by SG in the footnote. Scarce. £110.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1971 15c 'IMPERFORATE PROGRESSIVE PROOF' pair struck SPECIMEN. 1971 15c (SG 146) IMPERFORATE PROGRESSIVE PROOF marginal pair in blue of the country names forming circle printed on white gummed paper & overprinted SPECIMEN in black. Ex printers sample sheet & noted by SG in the footnote. Scarce. £110.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1960 6c PSC unused re-use for POSTAL SERVICE. 1960 6c black and greenish yellow 'fish' pre-printed stationery 'Postcard/Singapore' in unused condition overprinted by three black lined and struck ON POST SERVICE. The reverse is pre-printed for use as a Remittance Acknowledgement card. A scarce service card. (Tan type 02). £45.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1951 12c rate underpaid cover to Bangkok with 'T' tax marks. 1951 (APR.7.) cover addressed to Thailand bearing 1c (x2) and 10c adhesives tied by SINGAPORE roller strike and being underpaid having black triangular 'T' tax mark added with 'T16c' applied in manuscript. A smaller similar strike at left but with the triangle inverted. £40.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1951 10c rate cover to Sarawak with 'SINGAPORE CITY DAY' slogan strike. 1951 (SEP.22) cover to Sarawak bearing 10c adhesive tied by the boxed SINGAPORE/CITY DAY slogan strike. In use just one day. £35.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1951 8c (x3) + 10c red meter mark use of 'FORMULA' air letter to Bahrain. 1951 use of blue on cream local printed air letter marked 'Form Approved By The Postmaster/ General Malaya No.18' on reverse addressed to Bahrain cancelled by 8c (x3) and 10c red MALAYA/N84 meter marks with SINGAPORE cds dated 25.X.51. Small file punch hole at top but a scarce local air letter genuinely used printed by the Chong Wah Press in Singapore. £45.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1950 20c dark blue RPSE uprated to Ipoh at MAXWELL. H&G 2. 1950 20c dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) showing the 'Name and address of sender' section on reverse side addressed to Ipoh in Perak (opened on two sides) and bearing additional Singapore 10c adhesive tied by MAXWELL/SINGAPORE cds dated 18.JUN.55. H&G 2. £45.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1949 20c dark blue RPSE unused. H&G 1. 1949 20c dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition with THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED imprint under flap. H&G 1. £60.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1949 4c + 4c brown PSRC used. H&G 2. 1949 4c + 4c brown on buff postal stationery reply type postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 2. £80.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1949 4c + (2c) brown PSC uprated to USA. H&G 5. 1949 4c brown on buff plus 2c red cipher postal stationery postcard addressed to USA (genuine use) bearing additional 1c,2c and 4c adhesives tied SINGAPORE and dated 19.JAN.55. H&G 5. £150.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1943 2c + (2c) orange Perak PSC censored to Kuala Lumpur by Japanese. 1943 issue of the 1938 2c orange Perak postal stationery postcard (H&G 8) addressed to Kuala Lumpur overprinted with black Japanese chop and with black boxed MALAYA/2cts/POSTAGE alongside cancelled by black SYONAN cds dated 3.30.2603. Long message on reverse and with large violet Japanese censor h/s applied at left. The card has two file punch holes at top. A scarce use of this stationery during the military occupation. H&G (Jap) 10. £120.00 |
;) | ZANZIBAR - 1918 12c black on 6c red surcharge PSC unused. H&G 26. 1918 12c black surcharge on 6c red on buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. Not easy to find. H&G 26. £45.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1935 'Silver Jubilee' cover to USA used at SOUFRIERE. 1935 (OC.30.) registered cover addressed to USA (green address handstamp faded out) bearing the 'Silver Jubilee' series (SG 109-12) each tied by scarcer SOUFRIERE/ST.LUCIA cds's with blue on white perforated R/ST.LUCIA/(SOUFRIERE)/No. registered label. £85.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1953 'GPO' official booklet with QEII set to 10r (SG 293-306). 1953 official 'Mauritius-Postage Stamp Booklet' showing 'General Post Office' picture on inside cover and the 'QEII' definitive series (SG 293-306) arranged on various pages within giving design information. This booklet was printed by J.Eliel Felix of the I.S.O. Government Printer at Port Louis and was issued in 1962 with only 1,000 booklets produced. £35.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1925 2c brown PSE used locally at PORT LOUIS RAILWAY. H&G 40. 1925 2c brown on cream postal stationery envelope (size n) addressed locally and cancelled by PORT LOUIS RAILWAY cds dated 24.JY.37. H&G 40. £45.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1908 3c rate postcard use to USA used at CUREPIPE. 1908 (JY.22.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Quai showing crane-Port Louis' bearing 1c adhesive strip of three tied by s/r CUREPIPE cds. Marked as 'Printed Matter'. £30.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1912 3c+3c red-violet PSRC unused. H&G 4.
KEDAH - 1912 3c+3c red-violet on buff postal stationery reply postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 4. £45.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1912 1c+1c green PSRC unused. H&G 3.
KEDAH - 1912 1c+1c green on buff postal stationery reply postcard in fine unused condition. This is a rare card unused. H&G 3. £120.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1923 50c rate 'consular' cover to Denmark used at CASABLANCA. 1923 (SP.3.) cover addressed to Denmark (scarce) bearing the oval 'KGL DANSK VICEKONSULAT I CASABLANCA' consulate crested handstamp bearing French 25c on 2 1/2d adhesive pair tied by s/r BPO/CASABLANCA cds's. £65.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1923 multi franked postcard use to Switzerland used at MARRAKESCH. 1923 (31.10.) use of picture postcard addressed to Switzerland depicting 'Marrakech-Place Djemaa El Fna' bearing French zone 5c on 1/2d, 10c on 1d and 15c on 1 1/2d adhesives tied by two BRITISH POST OFFICES/MARRAKESCH cds's with BPO/CASABLANCA transit b/s. A scarce office. £65.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1923 multi franked registered cover to France used at FEZ. 1923 (AP.25.) registered cover addressed to Switzerland bearing British Zone 1/2d, 1d, 1 1/2d and 3d adhesives tied by oval REGISTERED/BRITISH POST OFFICE FEZ cancels with blue on white R/FEZ, MOROCCO/No. registered label at lower left. A scarcer use of British issues in the French sector. £85.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1912 30c on 2d+1d brown RPSE uprated to Denmark used at TANGIER. H&G 8a. 1912 30c on 2d+1d (3d) red-brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to Denmark & with additional 15c on 1 1/2d adhesive tied by oval REGISTERED/ BRITISH P.O.TANGIER cancel. A scarce piece of stationery. H&G 8a. £220.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1907 30c on 2d+1d brown RPSE to UK used at TANGIER and stamped 'BY SEA' in violet 1907 30c on 2d+1d brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK (some age marks) cancelled by oval REGISTERED/BRITISH.P.O.TANGIER cancel dated 25.AP.12 and handstamped "BY SEA" in violet. A scarce instructional marking. H&G 7a. £150.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1898 1/2d rate commercial cover to USA. 1898 (FE.28.) pre-printed commercial cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d green (SG 117) tied by open bootheel duplex with BARBADOS cds alongside. A printed paper rate cover. £40.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1904 1d Natal on cover to Claremont used at GREAT BRAK RIVER. 1904 (MAY.28.) cover addressed locally to Claremont bearing Natal 1d adhesive tied by GREAT BRAK RIVER/GROOT BRAK RIVER d/r cds. Unusual use of this Natal adhesive in the Cape. £65.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1854 4a (SG type 9) IMPERFORATE example struck 'SPECIMEN' on reverse. 1854 4a (SG type 9) IMPERFORATE example printed in blue and vermilion on yellowish woved unwatermarked paper handstamped SPECIMEN on reverse side in black. This being the reprint of the essay head in 1894. £150.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1907 25c rate cover to France used at TANGIER. 1907 (OC.22.) cover addressed to France bearing Spanish zone 5c on 1/2d and 10c on 1d pair tied by s/r BPO/TANGIER cds's. £85.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1909 25c rate cover to France used at MAZAGAN. 1909 (SP.1.) cover addressed to France bearing Spanish zone 5c on 1/2d and 10con 1d pair tied by s/r BPO/MAZAGAN cds. A scarce usage. £180.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1910 10c rate postcard use to UK used at MOGADOR. 1910 (MR.12.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting Central Bazaar-Mogador' bearing Spanish zone 10c on 1d tied by s/r BPO/MOGADOR cds. £40.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1912 10c rate postcard use to UK used at MOGADOR. 1912 (NO.13.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'A street in Mogador' bearing 10c on 1d (SG 127) tied by BPO/MOGADOR cds with SAFFI transit. £35.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1949 5/- red mint with 'T GUIDE MARK IN HAIR'. SG 274. 1949 5/- red 'Tangier' arms adhesive in fine mint condition showing the 'T GUIDE MARK' in kings hair variety. BK 17a. SG 274. £85.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1933 illustrated 'Imperial Airways' first flight cover to Singapore. 1933 (DEC.13.) illustrated 'Imperial Airways' first flight cover addressed to Singapore bearing 2a (x3) and 3a 'Air' adhesives (SG 31+32) tied KUWAIT. Very scarce. £350.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1928 4 1/2a rate cover to Scotland sent via Basrah. 1928 (NOV.29.) pre-printed 'Air Mail/Basrah-Cairo' envelope to Scotland bearing 1/2a and 4a adhesives on reverse flap (SG 1+8) tied by KUWAIT cds with BASRAH s/r backstamp 3 days later. £225.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1923 1 1/2a brown mint showing the unlisted 'AS' value tablet. Scarce. SG 3. 1923 1 1/2a chocolate adhesive of the 'AS' issue (un-catalogued by SG) in fine mint condition. Overall toned gum as per usual and a top 'pillar' marginal example. SG 3. £150.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1944 3r red 'Portugese India' PSC censored through BOMBAY. 1944 use of 3r red 'Portugese Indian' postal stationery postcard (blunt corner at top right) uprated with additional 6r adhesive addressed to Sambhar with violet straight lined VIA BOMBAY instructional h/s applied and with black crowned octagonal PASSED/ DHG/3 censor mark. £35.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1940 20c rate censored cover to Canada showing scarce 'K' label. 1940 (MAR.28.) cover addressed to Canada (slightly longer than usual and with water stain at lower edge) bearing 20c adhesive tied by COLOMBO/TRADE FOLLOW/THE PHONE slogan strike with black on cream OPENED BY/CENSOR/ K label at left edge. Little type 3K. £85.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1910 2 1/2d rate cover to USA used at CHRIST CHURCH. 1910 (APR.26.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d adhesive tied by s/r BARBADOS/CHRIST CHURCH cds with additional strike alongside. £55.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1929 6c rate cover to UK used at BATU PAHAT. JOHORE - 1929 (JY.1) cover to UK bearing 1c (x2) & 4c adhesives (SG 103+108) tied by BATU PAHAT cds with similar superb strike at left. (Proud type D8). £85.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1931 6c rate cover to India used at LABIS. JOHORE - 1931 cover addressed to India bearing 3c adhesive pair tied to reverse flap by LABIS s/r cds (Proud type D4.) with JOHORE BAHRU transit dated 11.MR.1931. £45.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1931 multi franked registered cover to Singapore used at KLUANG. JOHORE - 1931 (JA.25) registered cover to Singapore bearing 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c & 6c adhesives tied by single ringed KLUANG cds with blue on white KLUANG registered etiquette. SINGAPORE/4/ REGISTRATION arrival b/s. £80.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1931 multi franked registered cover to Singapore used at BATU PAHAT. JOHORE - 1931 (MY.25) registered cover to Singapore bearing 1c, 3c(x2), 4c, 5c & 6c adhesives tied by BATU PAHAT cds's with blue on white BATU PAHAT registered etiquette. SINGAPORE/2/REGISTRATION arrival b/s. £80.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1935 25c rate cover to UK used at TANGKAK. JOHORE - 1935 (FEB.11) cover to UK bearing 25c adhesive (SG 116) tied by TANGKAK cds. (Proud type D5). £55.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1938 5c rate cover to Singapore used at PONTIAN. JOHORE - 1938 (JU.20.) cover addressed to Singapore bearing 5c adhesive tied to reverse flap by PONTIAN JOHORE/1 cds. (Proud type D2). £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1931 4d rate Windhoek to Otjiwarongo first flight cover. 1931 (AUG.1.) first flight cover to Otjiwarongo bearing 4d 'air' adhesive of South Africa overprinted S.W.A. (SG 70) tied by black rubber LUGPOS/WINDHOEK/AIR MAIL handstamp with WINDHOEK/ SWA cds below and struck by FIRST NORTH FLIGHT 1.8.31 h/s. Signed on reverse and with OTJIWAROMNGO arrival b/s. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1931 4d rate Windhoek to Tsumeb first flight cover. 1931 (AUG.1.) first flight cover to Tsumeb bearing 4d 'air' adhesive of South Africa overprinted S.W.A. (SG 70) tied by black rubber LUGPOS/WINDHOEK/AIR MAIL handstamp with WINDHOEK/ SWA cds below and struck by FIRST NORTH FLIGHT 1.8.31 h/s. Signed on reverse and with TSUMEB arrival b/s. The Tsumeb flight being the scarcest as it was delayed due to a repair being needed. £55.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1931 4d rate Windhoek to Okahandja first flight cover. 1931 (AUG.1.) first flight cover to OKAHANDJA bearing 4d 'air' adhesive of South Africa overprinted S.W.A. (SG 70) tied by black rubber LUGPOS/WINDHOEK/AIR MAIL handstamp with WINDHOEK/ SWA cds below and struck by FIRST NORTH FLIGHT 1.8.31 h/s. Signed on reverse and with OKAHANDJA arrival b/s. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1931 4d rate Windhoek to Omaruru first flight cover. 1931 (AUG.1.) first flight cover to Omaruru bearing 4d 'air' adhesive of South Africa overprinted S.W.A. (SG 70) tied by black rubber LUGPOS/WINDHOEK/AIR MAIL handstamp with WINDHOEK/ SWA cds below and struck by FIRST NORTH FLIGHT 1.8.31 h/s. Signed on reverse and with OMARURU arrival b/s. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1944 6d grey air letter censored at BULAWAYO. H&G 1. 1944 6d grey on greyish white 'KGVI' postal stationery air letter showing the simulated perforations addressed to USA and cancelled by BULAWAYO/S.RHODESIA cds with red on cream P.C.90/ OPENED BY EXAMINER/ D.E./… censor strip at top edge tied on the front by violet octagonal crowned strike. H&G 1. £50.00 |
;) | ORANGE FREE STATE - 1898 £1 + (3d poundage) olive green POSTAL ORDER cancelled at WINBURG . H&G 10. 1898 £1 + (3d poundage) olive green POSTAL ORDER cancelled at WINBURG on DE.21.98. H&G 10. £85.00 |
;) | ORANGE FREE STATE - 1898 1/- + (1d poundage) green POSTAL ORDER cancelled at SENEKAL. H&G 1.
1898 1/- + (1d poundage) green POSTAL ORDER cancelled at SENEKAL on FEB.4.98. H&G 1. £50.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1883 use of 1/4a blue 'OHMS' postcard with 'TOO LATE' handstamp used at UMRAYICAMER. 1883 (SEP.14.) use of 1/4a blue on greyish white O.H.M.S. postcard addressed locally and pre-printed for 'Conservator of Forests' usage cancelled by boxed barred strike with UMRAYICAMER cds alongside and struck by boxed TOO LATE handstamp at left. £50.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1888 4d on1/- with 'A 91' duplex cancel showing LONG TAILED S. SG 42c. 1888 4d violet handstamp on 1/- black and rose-carmine adhesive cancelled by neat 'A 91' duplex and showing the LONG TAILED S variety from Row 3/1. SG 42c. £485.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1941 3c rate cover to UK with 'THERE ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND' patriotic label. 1941 (DEC.7.) cover addressed to UK bearing 3c adhesive tied in combination with red, white and blue (strip type) THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND patriotic label tied by TORONTO/ONTARIO ( V … -) morse code strike. Originally this label was listed by Edwards (Edwards I85) as originating from the Bahamas but is now considered to be of Canadian origin. Use of these labels in the West Indies invariably followed the Canadian and US troops anyway. £40.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1941 inward cover from Chile with scarce 'TO BE TRANSFERED TO CUSTOMS' label. 1941 (JUL.18.) inward cover from Chile with OTTAWA-CANADA arrival b/s and with black on red TO BE TRANSFERRED TO CUSTOMS/AT PORT OR OUTPOST NEAREST PLACE censor label applied (No.70. 50,000-23-5-40) imprint tied by SIMCOE/ONT cds. Miller type E4. £80.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1942 3c rate censored cover to USA with 'TRANSMISSION DELAYED' handstamp. 1942 (MAR.31.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3c adhesive tied by lovely HALIFAX-OBSERVE SUNDAY slogan strike with black on cream EXAMINED BY/C.106 censor label (Little type 770/CL6.1) with number '106' being unrecorded. The label has been handstamped 'DB/' in violet before the 'C.106' censor coding (again unrecorded) and handstamped on front by violet two lined TRANSMISSION DELAYED/FOR PURPOSES OF SECURITY censor h/s. (Little type 500). £80.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1946 'SPECIAL DELIVERY/EXPRESS' local cover used at GRAND MERE. 1946 (AP.11.) cover addressed to Nova Scotia bearing 1c adhesive tied in combination with 16c Special Delivery' adhesive (SG S17) tied by GRAND MERE/QUEBEC cds and with scarce red on yellow SPECIAL DELIVERY/EXPRES label at left additionally tied. £45.00 |