The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | NATAL - 1906 1d rate postcard use to UK used at WILLOW GRANGE. 1906 (JY.14.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Buffalo River-Estcourt' bearing 1d adhesive tied WILLOW GRANGE. £35.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1907 1d rate cover used locally at TABAMHLOPE. 1907 (MY.4.) cover addressed locally to Hilton (a little aged and torn reverse flap) bearing 1d adhesive tied TABAMHLOPE/NATAL cds. £40.00 |
;) | ORANGE RIVER COLONY - 1902 1/2d green PSC privately printed used locally at WOLVEHOEK. H&G 35. 1902 1/2d green on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to Winburg pre-printed on reverse for use by 'The Clydesdale (Transvaal) Collieries Ltd' cancelled by scarce WOLVEHOEK/ ORC cds dated 14.NOV.06. H&G 35. £55.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1923 50c ultramarine RPSE to South Africa used at RUMURUTI. H&G 1. 1923 50c ultramarine registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to South Africa cancelled by RUMURUTI/KENYA cds dated 8.SP.27. H&G 1. £50.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1913 1d red censored PSC of South Africa (H&G 2) from WINDHOEK. 1913 1d red on cream postal stationery postcard of South Africa of the scarce 'UPU' heading (H&G 2) addressed to Germany (long genuine message) cancelled by oval WINDHOEK/POST cancel dated 22.9.19 and with violet circular PASSED CENSOR/ B/100 censor mark a left. A scarce use of his South African stationery in SWA. £120.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1885 10c on 2c violet PSC unused. H&G 11. 1885 10c black on 2c violet on buff postal stationery postcard overprinted at top in black 'Union Postale Universelle, Ceylon (Ceylan) in fine unused condition. H&G 11. £100.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1885 10c on 2c violet PSC registered to Germany. H&G 11. 1885 10c black on 2c violet on buff postal stationery postcard overprinted at top in black 'Union Postale Universelle, Ceylon (Ceylan) registered to Germany & cancelled by COLOMBO/ REGISTERED cds dated DE.10.00. A very scarce card especially being registered. H&G 11. £350.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1952 2 1/2p rate postcard use to Egypt used at PEDHOULAS. 1952 (AU.15.) postcard use to Egypt depicting 'Cyprus-natives returning from the fields' bearing 1/2p and 2p adhesives tied by PEDHOULAS/CYPRUS cds. Egyptian censor applied on arrival. £40.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1941 6m+10m (x3) British Forces combination FPO/68 censored cover to India. 1941 (AP.21.) cover addressed to India bearing Egyptian 6m green adhesive tied in combination with 10m red 'British Forces Administration' strip of three (SG A15) tied by FPO/68 cds with violet squared PASSED/BY/UNIT/457/CENSOR h/s at left by troops stationed in Cairo and with black boxed NOT OPENED BY/CENSOR 13 strike applied on arrival. Unusual dual stamp usage. £55.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1936 (circa) 2 1/2d rate maritime cover to USA. 1936 (circa) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d adhesive tied by WEST MOILS & Co. Ltd./ POSTED AT SEA maritime cancel. £40.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS (St.Chistopher) - 1879 4d blue used with INVERTED WATERMARK. SG 8w. 1879 4d blue in fine used condition showing the variety WATERMARK INVERTED. SG 8w. £50.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1902 1d carmine PSC written at Shilovane and posted at THABINA. H&G 12. 1902 1d carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Switzerland (blunt top right corner) cancelled by THABINA cds dated 14.DEC.11. The card have originated from Shilovane although of course at this time there was no postal facility there and hence posted at Thabina. A scarce origin. H&G 12. £65.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Tripolitania) - 1949 22mal registered rate cover to UK used at TRIPOLI. 1949 (10.8.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 'BMA' 4mal and 18mal adhesives tied by TRIPOLI CORRISPONDENCE E. PACCHI/(R') cds (GBOS type T1) paying the 12 mal rate plus 10 mal registration and struck at left by black boxed PER VIA AEREA/PAR AVION h/s. £50.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Tripolitania) - 1948 6d rate cover to UK used at TRIPOLI. 1948 (10.6.) commercial cover addressed to UK bearing MEF 1d block of six tied TRIPOLI/ CORRIS.E.PACCHI cds. £40.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Eritrea) - 1950 50c rate use of 'FORMULA' air letter to USA used at ASMARA. 1950 (11.8.) use of dark blue on greyish FORMULA air letter addressed to USA bearing 10c/1d B.A.Eritrea adhesives (x5) tied ASMARA/ERITREA. A fine and scarce genuine use. £65.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Eritrea) - 1949 65c/8d rate cover to Italy used at MASSAUA. 1949 (26.6.) cover addressed to Italy bearing the BMA/Eritrea 65c/8d adhesive tied by MASSAUA ERITREA/ARRIVI cds (GBOS type E31) with bilingual BY AIR MAIL label at left. DUBINO arrival b/s. £65.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Eritrea) - 1948 6d rate use of 'FORMULA' air letter to UK used at ASMARA. 1948 (19.3.) use of FORMULA 'Air letter' addressed to UK (genuine use) bearing 6d M.E.F. adhesive tied by ASMARA CENTRO/CORRISPONDENCE E.E.PACCHI cds. The air letter with tear from opening affecting one of the folds. £65.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Eritrea) - 1948 7d rate 'FORMULA' air letter to Sweden used at ASMARA. 1948 (24.4.) use of dark blue on greyish FORMULA type AIR LETTER addressed to Sweden with genuine message inside bearing 1d and 2d (x3) 'MEF' adhesives tied ASMARA CENTRO cds's. £65.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Cyrenaica) - 1948 'MEF' short set to 2/6d to UK used at TOBRUK. 1948 (26.FE.) airmail cover addressed to UK bearing the MEF short set to 2/6d (SG M11-19) tied by TOBRUK/CYRENAICA cds's with the 2/6d showing the RE-ENTRY TO LIONS RIGHT EYE. Row 4/6. £125.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1859 1d 'IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF' printed in dull rose. 1859 1d IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF (SG type 6) printed in the issued colour of dull rose on ungummed unwatermarked paper cut close at bottom left corner. £95.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1910 1/2d rate postcard use to Vryheid used at LOUWSBURG and sent via GOBENI. 1910 (NO.24.) postcard use to Vryheid depicting 'Zulu Picaninnies' bearing 1/2d green adhesive tied LOUWSBURG and with scarcer GOBENI transit cds alongside. £45.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1924 1 1/2d carmine rose PSC unused. H&G 2. 1924 1 1/2d carmine rose on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 2. £45.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1940 3d rate 'EXAMINED BY/CENSOR' cover to USA used at KITWE. 1940 (25.I.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d brown (x3) tied KIWE/N.RHODESIA with black on cream EXAMINED BY/CENSOR No…. label at left (Little type II) with pencil initials applied. A scarcer censor label use. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1949 inward 2d rate 'FOUND OPEN/OFFICIALLY SECURED' cover. 1949 incoming cover from Southern Rhodesia bearing the 2d 'UPU' adhesive with indistinct cancel. On arrival a scarce blue on manilla bi-lingual FOUND OPEN OR DAMAGED/AND OFFICIALLY SECURED label has been attached and tied on reverse by CAPE TOWN/86 cds dated 22.NOV.1949. £85.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1937 1a brown PSE registered and uprated to India. H&G 1. 1937 1a brown on cream postal stationery envelope (size b) registered to India and bearing additional 1/2a and 3as adhesives tied ADEN and dated 23.MAR.43. Black octagonal crowned PASSED/ DHC/24 censor mark applied on arrival. A scarce registered use of this stationery. H&G 1. £120.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1920 1an on 20pa red PSE uprated to UK at BAGHDAD. H&G 1. 1920 1an on 20pa red on white postal stationery envelope overprinted IN BRITISH/IRAQ/ OCCUPATION addressed to UK and bearing additional 1a and 4 1/2a Turkish overprinted adhesives tied BAGHDAD and dated 18.MAY.23. Scarce item used. H&G 1. £150.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1933 12c rate cover to Sweden used at SABAK BERNAM. SELANGOR - 1933 (SE.13.) cover addressed to Sweden (scarce) bearing FMS 12c 'tiger' adhesive tied by neat SABAK BERNAM cds (Proud type D3). £75.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1900 1d carmine postal stationery letter card uprated to Germany at NOODSBERG ROAD. H&G 1. 1900 1d carmine on blue postal stationery letter card addressed to Germany (genuine use) bearing additional 1 1/2d adhesive of Edward VII tied NOODSBERG ROAD cds dated 14.FE.03. H&G 1. £55.00 |
;) | BASUTOLAND - 1889 use of 1d Cape Of Good Hope adhesive struck MOHALESHOEK/BASUTOLAND. 1889 (OC.2.) use of Cape Of Good Hope 1d 'seated hope' adhesive in Basutoland cancelled by very fine central MOHALESHOEK/BASUTOLAND cds. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1968 6c 'Independence' adhesive on cover with variety INVERTED AND DOUBLED. 1968 (MR.4.) philatelic inspire unaddressed air mail envelope bearing the 6c green adhesive overprinted GUYANA/INDEPENDENCE/1966 showing the variety GROSS MISPLACEMENT OF OVERPRINT TO LOWER LEFT and an additional example with major error OVERPRINT DOUBLED AND INVERTED cancelled by GPO GEORGETOWN/GUYANA cds. This variety is listed with inverted overprint and double overprint but not both. £200.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1939 6ps blue 're-issued' PSC for Telegraphs Department. 1939 6ps blue on cream postal stationery postcard (H&G 2) re-issued in 1962 being pre-printed for use by the Burma Posts and Telegraphs department with official black bars cancelling through postage stamp impression. 'P.P.P. Press. 12-12-62. 10,000' imprint. £50.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1940 illustrated GREETINGS TELEGRAM from HMS Cormorant stationed in Gibraltar. 1940 (circa) use of illustrated GREETINGS/TELEGRAM addressed to Lieut J.O.A. Arkell RN stationed on HMS Cormorant in Gibraltar harbour complete with the original 'Cable and Wireless Limited' envelope. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1950 40np brown violet 'Air Mail' PSC unused. H&G 6. 1950 40np brown violet on buff 'Air Mail' postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 6. £30.00 |
;) | SARAWAK - 1949 UPU registered first day cover used locally at SIMUNJAN. 1949 (OC.10.) registered cover addressed to Kuching bearing the UPU series (SG 167-70) tied by individual SIMUNJAN cds's in 'violet' ink used on the first day of the stamps issue. A scarce village cancel. £75.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1965 'State Of Kuwait' TELEGRAM complete with envelope. 1965 (APR.8.) use of black on white TELEGRAM form cancelled by squared STATE OF KUWAIT/ MINISTRY OF POST. T & T. handstamp and complete with blue on cream original official envelope. Scarce. £150.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1960 40np rate cover to Egypt used at FAHAHEEL/KUWAIT. 1960 (OC.23.) cover addressed to Egypt bearing 20np adhesive pair tied by scarce FAHAHEEL KUWAIT cds and with Egyptian censor mark applied on arrival. Complete with original letter. Roughly opened at right edge. £120.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1962 registered 'EXPRESS' cover to Egypt used at SALMIYA/KUWAIT. 1962 (AP.13.) cover addressed to Egypt bearing 30f and 40f adhesives on reverse side cancelled by scarcer SALMIYA KUWAIT with scarce red POST OFFICE/EXPRESS/DELIVERY label on front cancelled by LE CAIRO arrival cds and with Egyptian censor mark at lower left. £120.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1934 'Canadian Pacific Telegram' used locally at HAMILTON. 1934 (OC.4.) use of blue on cream CANADIAN PACIFIC TELEGRAM envelope addressed to Hamilton bearing 2c brown adhesive with security perfin cancelled HAMILTON/REGISTER/ALL LETTERS OF VALUE slogan strike. £45.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1915 1d rate maritime postcard use to Egypt cancelled NAPOLIPORTO ESTERO. 1915 (19.3.) use of picture postcard addressed to Egypt depicting 'S.S.Osterley' of the Orient Line to Australia (some age staining) bearing 1d 'roo' tied NAPOLIPORTO ESTERO and with black straight lined PAQUEBOT handstamp applied. A nice maritime use. £65.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1931 1d dark brown PSE uprated on 1932 first flight to UK from BROKEN HILL. 1930 1d dark brown on cream postal stationery envelope (H&G 2a) addressed to UK bearing additional 3d and 6d adhesives tied BROKEN HILL/N.RHODESIA and dated 29.JAN.32. Marked 'First Flight' and taken by Imperial Airways. 2,400 covers flown. £50.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1931 5d rate Imperial Airways first flight cover to Transvaal from BROKEN HILL. 1931 (DEC.17.) illustrated 'Imperial Airways' first flight cover to Transvaal bearing 2d and 3d adhesives tied BROKEN HILL/NORTHERN RHODESIA. PIETERSBURG arrival b/s. £45.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1931 5d rate first flight cover to Windhoek in SWA used from BROKEN HILL. 1931 (DEC.17.) illustrated 'Imperial Airways' first flight cover to Windhoek bearing 1d and 4d adhesives tied BROKEN HILL/NORTHERN RHODESIA. A scarcer stage to SWA. £50.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1932 Imperial Airways first flight cover to Cape Town used from MPIKA. 1932 (JAN.28.) illustrated 'Imperial Airways' first flight cover to Cape Town bearing 1d and 2d pair tied MPIKA/N.E.RHODESIA and handstamped by violet BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS/FIRST FLIGHT/MPIKA TO CAPETOWN cachet. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1953 4 1/2d rate cover to USA used at MOBILE No.2/JOHANNESBURG. 1953 (JUN.5.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d strip of three tied by MOBILE No.2/ JOHANNESBURG cds's. £30.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1953 4 1/2d rate cover to USA used at RAADSAL/3. 1953 (13.IX.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d and 3d 'pictorial' singles tied RAADSAL/3 cds's. A scarcer Council Chamber cancel. £25.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1953 1 1/2d rate cover to USA used at MOBILE No.14/PIETERMARITZBURG. 1953 (26.V.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d and 4d pictorial singles tied by d/r MOBILE PK/ MOBILE No.14/PIETERMARITZBURG cds's. £35.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1923 1d rate postcard use to USA struck 'UNITED FRUIT COMPANY/STEAMSHIP SERVICE'. 1923 use of picture postcard addressed to USA marked 'Per S/S Metapaw' depicting 'Tichfield Hotel' bearing 1d adhesive tied by lovely UNITED FRUIT COMPANY/STEAMSHIP SERVICE handstamp in violet. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1915 1d rate postcard use to UK used at KRUGERSDORP. 1915 (JU.21) use of picture postcard to UK depicting 'Camps Bay-Cape Town' & bearing 1d 'head' tied by KRUGERSDORP cds & additionally struck at left by magenta oval POST OFFICE/KRUGERSDORP h/s. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1933 underpaid INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR AIR MAIL instructional h/s cover to Canada. 1933 (APR.26.) cover addressed to Canada bearing 1/- adhesive tied JOHANNESBURG with black on blue (tri-lingual) AIR MAIL label at left struck on front by violet five lined INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR AIR MAIL …. h/s with 'London' inserted in manuscript. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1924 4d ultramarine RPSE uprated to Belgium used at UMVUMA. H&G 1. 1924 4d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to Belgium bearing an additional 1 1/2d pair tied UMVUMA/S.RHODESIA and dated 28.NOV.27. H&G 1. £55.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1877 1/2d on 1d yellow fine mint block of six. SG 91. 1877 'Half Penny' on 1d yellow surcharged adhesive in a fine mint block of six . An attractive multiple. SG 91. £60.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1880 3c brown PSC to Germany. H&G 5. 1880 3c brown on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany (small message on reverse and with glued area from being attached to album) cancelled by HONG KONG cds dated FE.5.90. MUNCHEN arrival. H&G 5. £45.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1950 5d rate cover to UK used at BRIKAMA. 1950 (JY.26.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1 1/2d (x2) and 2d adhesives tied by scarce BRIKAMA/GAMBIA cds. £65.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1960 (circa) 15c dark blue uprated RPSE to UK used at CASTRIES. 1960 (circa) 15c dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope addressed to UK bearing additional 35c (x2 - one on reverse) adhesives tied by oval REGISTERED/ CASTRIES ST.LUCIA cancels dated 2.OC.69. £22.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1960 (circa) 15c dark blue RPSE unused. 1960 (circa) 15c dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope in fine unused condition. £12.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1923 3d 'Tercentenary' adhesive on cover to USA. 1923 (circa) cover addressed to USA bearing the 3d 'Tercentenary' adhesive (SG 53) tied by large part s/r ST.KITTS cds. These stamps were unpopular and hence this issue is scarce on cover. £65.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1899 4d rate local cover used at BULAWAYO MATEBELELAND. 1899 (AU.24.) cover addressed locally to East London bearing 1d 'arms' (x4) tied by BULAWAYO/MATEBELELAND cds. Opened edge at top part re-glued down. £25.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1990 60c christmas adhesive U/M with DOUBLE BLACK PRINT. SG 653. 1990 60c 'Dove and Holly' christmas adhesive in a fine unmounted mint top marginal example showing the major error DOUBLE BLACK PRINT. SG 653. £50.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1884 2/6d grey 'STELLALAND' revenue mint. STELLALAND - 1884 2/6d grey 'Republiek Van Stellaland' adhesive fine mint (sweated gum). Barefoot 5. £55.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1884 10/- red 'STELLALAND' revenue mint. STELLALAND - 1884 10/- red 'Republiek Van Stellaland' adhesive fine mint (sweated gum). Barefoot 7. £85.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1886 1/6d olive green 'STELLALAND' revenue with monogram mint. STELLALAND - 1886 1/6d olive green 'Republiek Van Stellaland' adhesive mint (part gum) overprinted with violet crested mongram. Barefoot 12. £30.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1886 2/- blue grey 'STELLALAND' revenue with monogram mint. STELLALAND - 1886 2/- blue-grey 'Republiek Van Stellaland' adhesive fine mint (sweated gum) overprinted with violet crested mongram. Barefoot 13. £45.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1886 5/- green 'STELLALAND' revenue with monogram mint. STELLALAND - 1886 5/- green 'Republiek Van Stellaland' adhesive fine mint (sweated gum) overprinted with violet crested mongram. Barefoot 15. £45.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1886 £5 red 'STELLALAND' revenue with monogram mint. STELLALAND 1886 £5 red 'Republic Van Stellaland' revenue adhesive fine mint (sweated gum) with violet 'JPM' monogram applied. Barefoot 18. £85.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1907 1d rate real photo picture postcard to UK. 1907 (APR.5.) use of real photo picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Roseau from the sea' bearing 1/2d adhesive pair tied GENERAL POST OFFICE/DOMINICA. A nice early postcard use. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1901 2c rate postcard use to UK used at BELIZE. 1901 (DEC.5.)use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Stann Creek' and bearing QV 2c 'key plate' tied BELIZE/BRITISH HONDURAS. A very scarce early postcard. £120.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1913 2 1/2d rate cover to USA used at ST.PHILIP. 1913 (SEP.30.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d adhesive tied by s/r ST.PHILIP parish cds. £45.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1914 1d rate cover to UK used at ST.JAMES. 1914 (JUN.3.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d adhesive tied by s/r ST.JAMES parish cds. £45.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1912 2d blue RPSE to UK used at HANGHA/SIERRA LEONE. H&G 3. 1912 2d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to UK bearing additional 2d grey adhesive tied by HANGHA/SIERRA LEONE cds dated JA.6.21. H&G 3. £65.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1902 1d carmine PSE to UK used at BO/SIERRA LEONE. H&G 3. 1902 1d carmine on cream postal stationery envelope (size b) addressed to UK (ex flap) cancelled by s/r BO cds daed AP.22.10 re-cancelled at FREETOWN as per usual. H&G 3. £75.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1910 Edward VII multi franked cover to UK used at TANGIER. 1910 (AP.8.) cover addressed to UK bearing 5c on 1/2d, 10c on 1d and 25c on 2 1/2d 'Spanish Zone' adhesives (SG 112,13+16) tied TANGIER. Not easy stamps to find on cover. £95.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1912 1d carmine RSE to UK used at HANGHA/SIERRA LEONE. H&G 5. 1912 1d carmine on cream laid paper postal stationery envelope (size b) addressed to UK and cancelled by HANGHA/SIERRA LEONE cds dated AU.2.13. H&G 5. £80.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1912 1/2d green postal stationery wrapper to USA used at FREETOWN. H&G 3. 1912 1/2d green on yellowish buff postal stationery wrapper addressed to USA cancelled by FREETOWN/SIERRA LEONE cds dated OC.2.24. Elusive item. H&G 3. £65.00 |
;) | 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 |