The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | MADAGASCAR - 1945 'ZB/1' censor cover to UK used at TANANARIVE 1945 (30.10.) cover addressed to UK bearing 80c and 8c on 8.50 surcharged adhesive tied TANANARIVE MADAGASCAR with black on white P.C.90/OPENED BY/EXAMINER ZB/1 censor label at left edge (Little type BL VII) having gone through British censorship. French squared 'G/19' h/s applied on top. (Little type FHVII). Some light tone spotting. £65.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1940 (circa) underpaid local cover with '1d/TO PAY' h/s applied. 1940 (circa) underpaid local cover bearing 1d adhesive tied by light BATHURST/GAMBIA cds. The inland rate should have been 1 1/2d and hence the cover was struck by 'T' tax handstamp with a light strike of the scarce '1d/TO PAY' h/s (Proud type UP12). £150.00 |
;) | COOK ISLANDS - 1900 2 1/2d rate cover to USA used at RAROTONGA. 1900 (AP.21.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d adhesive tied by COOK ISLAND/ RAROTONGA cds with additional strike at left. £95.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1935 20c rate cover to USA used at AIRPORT/BELIZE. 1935 (JA.13.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1c, 2c (x2), 5c and 10c adhesives tied AIRPORT/ BELIZE B.H. £35.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1913 1/2d green fine mint 'C 13 (P)' control block of 6. SG 73.
1913-24 1/2d Green. A very fine mint C 13 (P) control block of 6. SG 73. £35.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1920 1d Red-brown U/M 'O19 (I)' control block of 6. SG 75
1920 1d Red-brown. A superb unmounted mint O19 (I) control block of 6. SG 75 £85.00 |
;) | ANGUILLA - 1967 40c correct rate multi franked cover to UK with 'Independent Anguilla' adhesives. 1967 (NO.25.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1c, 4c, 10c (x2) and 15c 'Independent Anguilla' adhesives making up the correct 40c rate tied by ANGUILLA/VALLEY cds's. A scarce multiple franking. £280.00 |
;) | ANGUILLA - 1969 'Independence' overprint series to $5 U/M. 1969 'Expiration Of Interim Agreement on Status' series of 15 values complete to the $5 each overprinted INDEPENDENCE/JANUARY 1969 in unmounted mint condition. These stamps were issued during the conflict of Independence and at that time the country was outside the British Commonwealth. Due to this fact these stamps were not listed by SG until very recently when the set to the 40c was listed (SG 52a-52j). £45.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1932 8m deep red PSC to Germany uprated at EL AFFULE. H&G 6. 1932 8m deep red on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany bearing additional 2m adhesive tied by EL AFFULE cds dated 2.SP.34. Proud type D3. H&G 6. £45.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1932 8m deep red PSC to USA uprated at REHOVOT. H&G 6. 1932 8m deep red on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to USA bearing additional 5m adhesive tied by REHOVOT cds dated 2.MY.44. US censor h/s applied on arrival. H&G 6. £30.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1939 15m rate censored cover to USA used at PETAH TIQVA. 1939 (SP.26.) cover addressed to USA bearing 15m adhesive tied by PETAH TIQVA cds with violet PALESTINE/PASSED BY/CENSOR/T.2 h/s below. £45.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1940 10m rate cover to UK used at BEISAN. 1940 (FE.25.) cover addressed to UK bearing 10m adhesive tied by BEISAN cds. £40.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1941 15m rate censored cover to USA used at RAM ALLAH. 1941 (JY.17.0 cover addressed to USA bearing 15m adhesive tied by RAM ALLAH cds with violet PALESTINE/PASSED BY/CENSOR/.1.21 h/s below. £45.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1944 15m rate censored postcard used at BETH HASCHITTAH. 1944 (NO.13.) use of local 'blank' type postcard addressed to USA bearing 5m and 10m adhesives tied BETH HASCHITTAH and with violet octagonal crowned PASSED/K.K.22 censor mark below. £45.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1947 5m rate cover to USA used at ASHDOT YA'AKOV. 1947 (SP.13.) cover addressed to USA bearing 5m adhesive tied ASHDOT YA'AKOV. £45.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1947 65m rate cover to USA used at HOLON. 1947 (JU.13.) cover addressed to USA bearing 15m and 50m adhesives tied HOLON. £35.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1947 70m registered cover to Hungary used at NATHANYA. 1947 (MY.7.) registered cover addressed to Hungary bearing 20m and 50m adhesives tied by NATHANYA cds. £30.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1947 4m rate local cover used at RAMAT HASHARON. 1947 (MR.26.) local cover to Haifa bearing 4m adhesive tied by RAMAT HASHARON cds. A nice 'Printed Paper' rate cover. £40.00 |
;) | U.A.E. - 1973 60f on 30f on 20f surcharged aerogramme to Pakistan used at Dubai. 1973 60fils blue on 30fils blue on 20fils postal stationery aerogramme of Abu Dhabi overprinted 'U.A.E.' addressed to Pakistan and cancelled by DUBAI UAE wavy line cancel dated 22.APR.74. Genuine use but with some surface creasing and faults at edge from opening. The writing of the contents fusing through the paper. A very scarce piece of stationery genuinely used however. Jones type UAL3b. £250.00 |
;) | BR.P.O.IN E.A. (Sharjah) - 1932 inward first flight cover from India. 1932 (OC.5) inward first flight cover from India cacheted by red boxed FIRST AIR MAIL/KARACHI-SHARJAH & bearing Indian 1a3p with 1a 'Delhi' pair tied KARACHI AIR. Very rare. Only 18 covers were flown. £750.00 |
;) | BR.P.O.IN E.A. (Sharjah) - 1932 inward first flight cover from Iraq. 1932 (OC.4) inward first flight cover from Iraq cacheted by red boxed FIRST AIR MAIL/BAGHDAD-SHARJAH with BAHRAIN transit b/s. £750.00 |
;) | BR.P.O.IN E.A. (Sharjah) - 1945 cover addressed to India censored on arrival. 1945 cover addressed to Fort Bombay handstamped by 'Hassan Mukhatar/Sharja-Dubai' commercial h/s at lower left bearing Indian 1/2a and 2a adhesives tied to reverse flap by DUBAI cds. Black on white OPENED BY EXAMINER censor label applied on arrival tied on the reverse by octagonal crowned PASSED. DHB/24 censor mark. KARACHI CITY transit and BOMBAY 9.APR.45 arrival. The front struck by Indian DHB/49 s/l handstamp. Sharjah had no post office at this time and all mails went via Dubai. Such early covers are very rare. £1000.00 |
;) | BR.P.O.IN E.A. (Qatar) - 1957 5r on 5/- block of four used at UMM SAID QATAR. 1957 5r on 5/- rose red 'value only' adhesive in a fine block of four (type I) cancelled by oval rubber REGISTERED/UMM SAID QATAR cancels dated 19.MCH.57. (Donaldson type 9). This is a very scarce usage as the 5r was only on sale for 31 days. Such multiples are most elusive. SG 57. £250.00 |
;) | BR.P.O.IN E.A. (Muscat) - 1936 inward cover to Koreia Moeria Island at Muscat. Incredible ! 1936 inward cover from South Africa bearing 1d 'ship' adhesive tied by FAURESMITH cds dated 17.AUG.36. Addressed to 'Koreia Moeria Island' in Oman in the Arabian Sea with MUSCAT arrival b/s dated 21.OCT.36. The cover could not be delivered and returned via Cairo, Bombay and Cape Town. Various transit b/s's including violet boxed RETURNED LETTER OFFICE/CAPETOWN. Khuriya Muriya Islands was given as a present to Queen Victoria in 1854 and became a British possession administered via Aden. The islands remained British until 1967 when it returned to the ownership of Muscat Oman. There were very few inhabitants and mails to this outpost are near non-existant. An exceedingly rare inward piece of mail to Muscat. £1000.00 |
;) | BR.P.O.IN E.A. (Muscat) - 1945 'Al Busaid' overprints on cover used in India. 1945 (JAN.1.) commercial cover addressed to Wadhwan Camp in Kathiwar (a western peninsula in the Arabian Gulf Of Kutch in the Gujarat State) bearing the Muscat 3p, 1/2a, 9p and 1a adhesives on reverse side (SG 1-4) tied by MAHADEVI cds a town in Tamil Nadu with boxed WADHWAN CAMP arrival. (Vertical fold). These Indian stamps overprinted for the Bicentenary Of Al Busaid Dynasty were issued on November 20th 1944 but were withdrawn from sale on January 1st 1945. Presumably the purchaser of these stamps decided not to lose their value and affixed them to this Indian mail. There was no reason the stamps should not be accepted in India as those of India had been re-introduced on that day in Muscat until December 1947 when the stamps overprinted by Pakistan came into use. These overprints are exceedingly rare used on cover and this is the first example seen of their use in India. A rarity indeed. £1000.00 |
;) | BR.P.O.IN E.A. (Muscat) - 1957 5r on 5/- block of eight cancelled by MUSCAT/PARCEL/POST cancels. 1957 5r on 5/- rose red (Die 1) 'castle' adhesive in a block of eight cancelled by some what messy black MUSCAT/PARCEL/POST rubber cancels. A scarce use. SG 57. £75.00 |
;) | BR.P.O.IN E.A. (Guadur) - 1933 inward first flight cover from Singapore. 1933 (DE.19.) inward illustrated 'Imperial Airways/Indian Trans-Continental' first flight cover addressed to Guadur (Gwadur-Muscat) from Singapore with Malaya Straits Settlement 35c adhesive tied by SINGAPORE/5/REGISTERED cds. CALCUTTA/REGE transit b/s with d/r GUADUR arrival b/s dated 4.JAN.33. The cover could not be delivered and is struck at Guadur again two days later and redirected back to Singapore. A very rare flight to this Muscat administered enclave. £300.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1889 15c+15c brown PSRC of Gibraltar (H&G 20) uprated and used at TANGIER. 1889 15c+15c brown on buff postal stationery reply postcard addressed to Bohemia bearing additional Morocco Agencies 5c green adhesive pair tied by 'A 26' duplex with TANGIER cds alongside dated 31.JY.00. The card was sent with no message and the reply part is still intact and unused. Never the less a scarce piece of Gibraltar stationery so use in Morocco. H&G 20. £65.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1885 1/2d blue PSC uprated to USA used at HAMILTON. H&G 3. 1885 1/2d blue on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to USA bearing additional 1d adhesive tied by '1' duplex with HAMILTON cds alongside dated JY.30.92. H&G 3. £45.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1907 1/2d rate postcard use to USA used at HARRINGTON SOUND. 1907 (AP.9.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Easter Lillies-Bermuda' bearing 1/2d 'dock' adhesive tied HARRINGTON SOUND/BERMUDA. £40.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1908 1d rate postcard use to USA used at PAGET WEST. 1908 (MR.10.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Pembroke Parish Church-Bermuda' bearing 1d 'dock' adhesive tied PAGET WEST/BERMUDA. £45.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1912 1d red PSC uprated to USA (fold) used at HAMILTON. H&G 15. 1912 1d red on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to USA (central fold) bearing additional 1/2d and tied by COME TO BERMUDA/ST.GEORGES slogan cancel dated 18.FE.35. H&G 15. £25.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1921 1d rate postcard to USA used at FLATTS. 1921 (SP.12.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'The Novel Flower Garden- Bermuda' bearing 1d 'Tercentenary' adhesive tied FLATTS/BERMUDA. £30.00 |
;) | NORTH BORNEO - 1940 8c rate 'PASSED FOR TRANSMISSION/8' cover to UK. 1940 (DEC.30.) cover addressed to UK bearing 8c adhesive tied JESSELTON/NORTH BORNEO with violet triangular PASSED FOR/TRANSMISSION/8/NORTH BORNEO censor h/s applied at left. £150.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1924 4d ultramarine RPSE uprated to UK used at LUANSHYA. H&G 1. 1924 4d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope addressed to UK bearing additional 4d adhesive tied LUANSHYA and dated 29.JUN.37. H&G 1. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1924 'Eastern & South African' telegram form and original envelope to Durban. 1924 (24.6.) use of red on cream 'The Eastern & South African Telegraph Co. Ltd-Durban' telegram form complete with original blue on cream 'Via Eastern' telegram envelope addressed to Cook & Sons. Commercial DURBAN receipt h/s applied on arrival. £55.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1918 1 1/2d orange PSC to Germany. H&G 29. 1918 1 1/2c orange on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany (genuine use) cancelled by HONG KONG cds dated 7.JY.23. Elusive card. H&G 29. £300.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1912 4c carmine PSE uprated to Singapore at KOWLOON and then re-directed. H&G 11. 1912 4c carmine on cream postal stationery envelope with pointed flap (H&G 11) addressed to Singapore and then returned and marked 'Empire Air service/First Flight From Hong Kong' bearing additional 'KGVI' 2c,4c and 5c adhesives tied KOWLOON/HONG KONG and dated 1.SP.38. Various b/s's from this inauguration of all up mail. £120.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1926 10c violet RPSE uprated to Dutch Indies. H&G 9. 1926 10c violet on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to Dutch Indies (scarce) showing the tariff on reverse with table to $1200 francs/$2.50 fee bearing additional 10c adhesive tied REGISTERED/GPO. HONG KONG cds dated 22.AP.26. H&G 9. £150.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1932 20c blue RPSE uprated to UK. H&G 11. 1932 20c blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK bearing additional 10c adhesive tied REGISTERED/HONG KONG cds dated 16.NO.34. H&G 11. £135.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1937 'Aeromaritime' registered first flight cover to Holland. 1937 (MAR.4.) cover registered to Holland and bearing the 'Christiansborg Castle' series to 1/- (SG 103-110) tied by larger oval d/r REGISTERED/TAKORADI GOLD COAST cancels and struck by violet boxed WEST COAST OF AFRICA/AEROMARITIME/1st VOYAGE MARCH 1937 cachet at left. A pretty first flight cover by French line. £75.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1937 'Aeromaritime' first flight cover to Congo. 1937 (MAY.29.) first flight cover addressed to Congo bearing 6d 'castle' adhesive tied with the Coronation trio tied by ACCRA/GOLD COAST cds with black boxed SENEGAL-CONGO AIR SERVICE/AEROMARITIME/1ST VOYAGE MAY 1937 h/s at left. £55.00 |
;) | ORANGE FREE STATE - 1891 1/2d brown PSC to Cape Town used at BLOEMFONTEIN. H&G 6d. 1891 1/2d brown and black on white postal stationery postcard addressed to Cape Town cancelled by large squared BLOEMFONTEIN/O.V.S. cancel (Batten type 58) dated 6.FEB.93. H&G 6d. £75.00 |
;) | ORANGE FREE STATE - 1892 1d on 3d ultramarine PSC used locally with '21' duplex of VENTERSBURG. 1892 1d black on 3d ultramarine postal stationery stamp card (SG P3a) addressed locally and cancelled by '21' duplex of Ventersburg with VERTERSBURG 'proving' cds b/s dated NO.3.94. £50.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1899 1/2d 'Book Post' rate cover to Nova Scotia. 1899 (JU.22.) pre-addressed commercial cover to Nova Scotia marked 'Book Post' and bearing 1/2d green adhesive tied KINGSTOWN/ST.VINCENT. A nice paper rate use. £85.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1889 10c on 1d PSC of Gibraltar used at 'A 26' TANGIER. H&G 10. 1889 10c on 1d rose postal stationery postcard of Gibraltar (H&G 10) addressed inward to Gibraltar with massage but partly excised cancelled by 'A 26' duplex with TANGIER CDS dated NO.15.93 with GIBRALTAR arrival b/s. A very scarce use of this surcharged stationery in Morocco to which Clough only records 3 known. £150.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1939 inward PAA first flight cover from UK with rare '1s/-' tax mark. 1939 (MY.30.) inward cover from UK handstamped with FIRST OFFICIAL AIRMAIL/DESPATCHED FROM GREAT BRITAIN/PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS/FIRST TRANSATLANTIC AIRMAIL/SOUTHERN ROUTE/VIA BERMUDA, AZORES AND PORTUGAL. Struck by octagonal 'T/L' tax mark and with rare '1s/-' handstamp applied (Proud type UP21) and additionally struck by PAA/TRANS-ATLANTIC/AIR MAIL/FIRST/ACCEPTANCE cachet. HAMILTON/BERMUDA arrival b/s dated 8.JUN.39. £250.00 |
;) | BAHAMAS - 1922 1d rate postcard use to USA. 1922 (JAN.24.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Queens Staircase-Nassau' bearing 1/2d pair tied NASSAU/BAHAMAS. £15.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1938 1/2d rate postcard use to Germany. 1938 (DE.8.) use of picture postcard addressed to Germany depicting 'Porta Reale-Valletta' bearing 1/2d adhesive tied VALLETTA/MALTA. £15.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1949 official cover to Finland with 4m and 50m 'SERVICE' adhesives used at ORMAN. 1949 (AP.12.) stampless official cover addressed to Finland (scarce) bearing 4m and 50m official 'SERVICE' stamps cancelled by ORMAN cds's. £35.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1862 6d IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF in green. 1862 6d (SG type 1) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF printed in green on ungummed thick paper just cut into at lower right corner. Fine and scarce. £55.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1943 6d rate 'IDLE GOSSIP SINKS SHIPS' censored cover to UK from FPO/75. 1943 (AP.12.) use of pre-printed 'IDLE GOSSIP SINKS SHIPS' cover addressed to UK bearing 6d adhesive tied by FIELD POST OFFICE/75 cds and with light crowned circular PASSED BY CENSOR/No.2977 h/s at left. An unusual envelope issued by the United Service Organisation. £40.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1940 6d censored cover to UK with INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID h/s. 1940 (29.AU.) cover addressed to UK (central fold) bearing 6d adhesive tied by GIBRALTAR cds with the security 'blocked bottom' (Proud type KD33) and with red triangular PASSED CENSOR/14/GIB h/s at left. The cover is additionally struck by scarce black two lined INSUFFICIENLY PREPAID FOR/TRANSMISSION BY AIR h/s. Unrecorded by Proud in this capital letter issue. £85.00 |
;) | TURKS AND CAICOS IS - 1928 1d IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF printed in blue. 1928 1d IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF (SG type 45) printed in blue on thin ungummed card. £50.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1914 1d rate postcard use to UK used at SEROWE. 1914 (APR.28.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Native Village' a Serowe bearing 1d 'downey' head adhesive tied by neat d/r SEROWE BECHd.PROT cds. Proud type D2. Postcards of Bechuanaland are not easy to find. £75.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1881 1/2d deep mauve 'Postage' mint block of four. SG 21. 1881 1/2d deep mauve 'Postage' overprint adhesive in a fine mint block of four. An attractive and scarcer multiple. SG 21. £40.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1897 1/4a+1/4a violet PSRC unused. H&G 2. CHARKARI - 1897 1/4a + 1/4a violet on thin buff paper postal stationery reply postcard in fine unused condition. A scarce reply card. H&G 2. £65.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1938 8c rate underpaid cover to UK with 'T' tax mark applied. PENANG - 1938 (JY.1.) cover addressed to UK bearing 8c grey tied PENANG/MALAYA and being underpaid having inverted black 'T' triangle handstamp applied. Proud PD4 only being recorded as a use in 1878. £55.00 |
;) | PAKISTAN - 1947 Official commemorative folder. 1947 official multi coloured PAKISTAN COMMEMORATIVE STAMP folder issued by the Pakistan Government bearing 1 1/2a, 2 1/2a, 3a and 1r adhesives each cancelled KARACHI P.O. and dated 2.AUG.48. £40.00 |
;) | PAKISTAN - 1948 4a brown 'Air Mail' postcard of India overprinted PAKISTAN unused. H&G 1. 1948 4a brown on cream 'BY AIR MAIL' postal stationery postcard of India in fine unused condition with PAKISTAN h/s in black without stop. A scarce card. H&G 1. £120.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1931 1d rate postcard use to UK. 1931 (FE.7.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Road through a sugar estate - St.Kitts' bearing 1/2d pair tied ST.KITTS. £25.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1891 50c yellow uprated PSE registered to France from CUREPIPE. H&G 16. 1891 50c yellow postal stationery envelope registered to France and bearing additional 2c pair and 3c adhesives tied CUREPIPE and dated 30.JY.96. Octagonal REUNION-MARSEILLES L.V.No.4 maritime transit mark with NANCY arrival b/s. A pretty uprated registered use of this stationery envelope. H&G 16. £165.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1938 1d brown PSE uprated to USA. H&G 1. 1938 1d brown violet postal stationery envelope addressed to USA (some light tone spots) bearing additional 3d and 6d pair tied KINGSTOWN/ST.VINCENT and dated 27.MR.47. Violet AIR MAIL h/s applied on front. A very scarce 'KGVI' stationery envelope used. H&G 1. £350.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1942 2d rate postcard use to Malta sent uncensored. 1942 (20.3.) use of postcard addressed to Malta (scarce) depicting 'Salt Pond. Owia-St.Vincent' bearing 2d adhesive cancelled by part KINGSTON/ST.VINCENT cds. Sent without being censored. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1931 'OVERSEAS TELEGRAM' envelope to Cape Town. 1931 (MAY) use of 'Route Via Overseas' envelope with red on cream OVERSEAS TELEGRAM strip at top edge addressed to Cape Town and bearing 'Suid Afrika' 2d pictorial single tied by violet oval GENERAL POST OFFICE/CAPETOWN handstamp. Unusual item. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1945 3d rate cover to USA used at SIPOLILO. 1945 (SEP.15.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d pair tied by scarce SIPOLILO/S.RHODESIA cds. (Proud type D2). £55.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1955 1/- purple REVENUE unmounted mint. 1955 1/- purple REVENUE adhesive in fine unmounted mint condition. Barefoot and Hall 19. £45.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1955 6d brown REVENUE unmounted mint.
1955 6d brown REVENUE adhesive in fine unmounted mint condition. Barefoot and Hall 18. £25.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1955 1d red REVENUE unmounted mint.
1955 1d red REVENUE adhesive in fine unmounted mint condition. Barefoot and Hall 16. £15.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1913 'Power of Attorney' sheet with 1/- 'Double Head' applied. 1913 (SEP.6.) use of 'Power Of Attorney to make Transfer' document bearing 1/- 'double head' adhesive perforated '4/6/13' and cancelled by violet oval OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS & PATENTS/SOUTHERN RHODESIA handstamp. Double Head' applied. £50.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1893 2c carmine 'Straits' PSC to Germany with additional 1c tied PENANG. H&G 11. PENANG - 1893 2c carmine on buff 'Straits' postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany (genuine use) bearing additional 1c 'key plate' adhesive tied by PENANG s/r cds dated MR.10.99. H&G 11. £80.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1901 inward postcard from UK with 'N.I.POST AGENT-PENANG' strike applied. PENANG - 1901 (JL.10.) picture postcard from the UK addressed to Medan in Sumatra cancelled by ILFORD cds and with N.I.POST AGENT-PENANG squared cancel transit strike dated 7.7.1901. MEDAN arrival. A nice Netherlands Indies transit mark. £80.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1919 underpaid inward 'T/CENTS/4' cover from India. PENANG - 1919 inward cover from India and being under-paid having black boxed 'T/CENTS/4' h/s applied at Taiping. (Proud type UP8). £70.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1922 12c dark blue RPSE uprated to USA. H&G 5. PENANG - 1922 12c dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to USA bearing additional 12c adhesive and tied by PENANG cds dated 5.DE.24. H&G 5. £60.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1934 first flight 'Imperial Airways' cover to UK. PENANG - 1934 (AP.14.) illustrated 'Imperial Airways-Kuala Lumpur and Penang to London' first flight cover addressed to UK and bearing Straits 1c (x5) and 35c adhesives tied PENANG. Special blue 'P & T - Mail 25' air mail label applied and with IMPERIAL AIRWAYS/AIR TERMINUS arrival b/s. £55.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1907 1p Turkish adhesive on cover to Iran used at BAGHDAD. 1907 1p rate cover addressed in Arabic to Iran bearing Turkish adhesive on reverse flap cancelled by BAGHDAD cds with TEHRAN arrival b/s. £120.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1941 3 1/2d rate 'OPENED BY CENSOR' cover to USA. 1941 SP.25.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d annd 3d adhesives tied CASTRIES/ST.LUCIA and bearing black on white OPENED BY CENSOR label at left edge. Miller type CL1. This being a local label with 76mm text. £50.00 |
;) | SAMOA - 1935 1d lake 'Silver Jubilee' perf 14 x 14 1/2 issue mint. SG 177a. 1935 1d lake 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive in very fine mint condition of the scarce 14x14 1/2 perf issue of which only 960 examples were printed. Under-rated. SG 177a. £75.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1918 inward Jewish 'Helwan Internment Camp' censored POW letter sheet from Egypt. 1918 inward 'Prisoner Of War' letter sheet from a Jewish inmate at the Palestine Internment Camp located at Helwan near Cairo cancelled by FIELD POST OFFICE/GM 2 cds with pink boxed P. OF. WAR/CENTRAL CENSORSHIP/BUREAU h/s applied. £65.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1938 underpaid local 2m+4m 'Postage Due ' cover used at TEL AVIV. 1938 (SP.8.) underpaid local cover (file hole at left edge) bearing 5m orange adhesive tied by HAIFA cds. Struck by black 'T' tax handstamp and boxed 'TO PAY/MILS' mark with 2m and 4m postage dues added (SG D13+14) tied TEL AVIV. £65.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1941 underpaid local 6m 'Postage Due' cover struck at HAIFA RADAR HACARMEL. 1941 (AUG.24.) locally addressed underpaid cover bearing 7m adhesive tied by TEL AVIV roller strike with black boxed 'TO PAY/MILS' handstamp applied and 6m postage due added (SG D15) ied by HAIFA RADAR HACARMEL B.O. cds. £80.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1923 use of 4p green PSC to Travancore used at KALOOR. COCHIN - 1923 (18.AR.) use of 4p green postal stationery postcard of 'Maharajah Sri Varma' (H&G type 9) used at KALOOR (small punch hole at bottom) showing use far before H&G dating. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1891 1/4a brick red PSC unused. H&G 2. HYDERABAD - 1891 1/4a brick red on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 2. £20.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1904 1/4a PSC uprated in combination with Indian 3p adhesive. H&G 4. INDORE - 1904 1/4a yellow brown postal stationery postcard depicting Prince Holkar addressed locally in native script and with ADVICE SLIP pre-printed reverse for use by the treasury bearing Indian 3ps grey adhesive. Unusual combination use. H&G 4. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 outward section of the 3p+3p blue PSRC used locally. H&G 2. Saurashtra - 1929 outward section of the 3p+3p blue postal stationery reply postcard depicting 'Junagadh City' addressed locally and tied by SAURASHTRA POST/VERAVAL cds dated 7.NO.37. H&G 2 £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1929 3p blue PSC uprated locally. H&G 1. Saurashtra - 1929 3p blue postal stationery poscard depicting 'Junagadh City' addressed locally and bearing additional 3p adhesive tied SAURASHTRA POST/VERAVAL cds. H&G 1 £30.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1866 2/- rate cover to UK used at CAPE TOWN. 1866 (OC.20) cover to UK bearing two examples of the 1/- blue-green (SG 26b) tied by '1' duplex with CAPE TOWN/F cds alongside. £45.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1874 8d 'double' rate 'mourning' local cover to Fort Beaufort. 1874 (SP.22.) 'mourning' cover addressed locally bearing 4d 'seated hope' adhesive pair tied by barred duplex '1' with CAPE TOWN/CAPE COLONY cds alongside and with FORT BEAUFORT double arc arrival cds on front dated SP.26.1874. £55.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1879 4d rate local cover used at WILLOWMORE. 1879 (JA.18) cover to Cape Town (some tone spotting) bearing 4d (SG 30) tied by barred duplex strike with WILLOWMORE/CAPE COLONY cds below with code slug 'E'. £40.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1884 2 1/2d accountancy mark cover to USA used at WELLINGTON. 1884 (AU.20.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d, 1d and 6d adhesives tied by '31' duplex's with WELLINGTON proving cds at left and struck by scarce red '2 1/2d' accountancy mark. An attractive three coloured franking. £85.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1892 1d rate local cover used at GROOT DRINK. 1892 (NO.7.) local cover bearing 1/2d pair tied by duplex cancelled with s/r GROOT DRINK cds. Some light staining. Complete with original letter. £65.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1939 100m dull violet 'PRINTED ON THE GUM SIDE' with REVERSED WATERMARK. SG 280. 1939 100m dull purple 'King Farouk and Pyramids' adhesive in a fine mint top marginal example but showing the major error PRINTED ON GUMMED SIDE and with WATERMARK REVERSED. SG 280. Very scarce. £150.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1871 'Penasson' IMPERFORATE ESSAY in violet. 1871 'Penasson' IMPERFORATE ESSAY of the sphinx and pyramid printed in violet on white gummed paper. £45.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1871 'Penasson' IMPERFORATE ESSAY in olive-green. 1871 'Penasson' IMPERFORATE ESSAY of the sphinx and pyramid printed in olive-green on white gummed paper but with corner thin at lower left. £30.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1871 'Penasson' IMPERFORATE ESSAY in brown. 1871 'Penasson' IMPERFORATE ESSAY of the sphinx and pyramid printed in brown on white gummed paper but with stain at top £30.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1871 'Penasson' PERFORATED ESSAY in blue. 1871 'Penasson' PERFORATED ESSAY of the sphinx and pyramid printed in bright blue on white gummed paper but perf fault at top middle. £30.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1871 'Penasson' PERFORATED ESSAY in pale blue. 1871 'Penasson' PERFORATED ESSAY of the sphinx and pyramid printed in pale blue on white gummed paper but with faults and thin. £30.00 |
;) | LAGOS - 1879 1 1/2d red-brown PSC with SPECIMEN manuscript annotation on front. H&G 1. 1879 1 1/2d red brown postal stationery postcard in unused condition with manuscript 'SPECIMEN' applied on front. Light vertical fold at extreme left edge from being held in official book. H&G 1. £250.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1930 'Christchurch to Dunedin'
first flight cover. 1930 (NOV.5.) first flight cover addressed to Dunedin bearing 4d 'views' adhesive tied CHRISTCHURCH and flown on the first flight the following day and is pilot signed. Only 524 covers were flown. £50.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1932 'Invercargill Pageant' first flight cover. 1932 (FE.20.) first flight cover addressed to Invercargill bearing 2d orange 'head' adhesive tied by INVERCARGILL/AN EXTENSION TELEPHONE/COSTS BUT A PENNY A DAY slogan strike and cacheted with boxed FLOWN BY/CAPTAIN T.W.WOOD/IN THE WHITE STAR PLANE/ZK ABK/AT THE/SOUTH ISLAND AIR PAGEANT/INVERCARGILL h/s This cover being pilot signed. Only 102 covers were postmarked on the day of the pageant. £35.00 |