The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | ZANZIBAR - 1899 1/2a yellow green postal stationery wrapper unused. H&G 5. 1899 1/2a yellow green on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition. H&G 5. £30.00 |
;) | ZANZIBAR - 1926 3c orange postal stationery wrapper unused. H&G 13. 1926 3c orange on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition. H&G 13. £40.00 |
;) | ZANZIBAR - 1926 6c grey violet postal stationery wrapper unused. H&G 14. 1926 6c grey violet on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition. H&G 14. £40.00 |
;) | ZANZIBAR - 1936 5c green postal stationery wrapper unused. H&G 15. 1936 5c green on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition. H&G 15. £40.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1902 1/4a brown PSC of India uprated to UK at RANGOON. H&G 15. 1902 1/4a brown on cream postal stationery postcard of India (H&G 15) cds UK bearing additional 1/2a adhesive alongside QV 3p all tied by RANGOON cds's dated 1.FE.04. SEA POST OFFICE transit cds. £45.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1937 1/4d brown on buff postal stationery wrapper used locally at ST.GEORGES. H&G 7. 1937 1/4d brown on buff postal stationery wrapper addressed locally and cancelled by ST.GEORGES/BERMUDA cds. H&G 7. £35.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1937 1/2d green on buff postal stationery wrapper used locally at ST.GEORGES. H&G 8. 1937 1/2d green on buff postal stationery wrapper addressed locally and cancelled by ST.GEORGES/BERMUDA cds. H&G 8. £35.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1935 'AUCKLAND NZ/LOOSE LETTER' maritime cover used on m/s PORT WHANGAREL. 1935 cover addressed to USA bearing 1d and 2d adhesives weach tied by AUCKLAND NZ/ LOOSE LETTER cds's with M.S. PORT WHANGAREI maritime handstamp at left. £65.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1900 1c yellow PSE to UK uprated with 4c adhesive. H&G 1. 1900 1c yellow on cream postal stationery envelope (size a) addressed to UK and uprated with additional 4c grey adhesive tied HONG KONG and dated FE.2.01. H&G 1. £165.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1935 3d rate 'm/s GRIPSHOLM' maritime cover to USA. 1935 (FE.23.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d 'rock' adhesive tied GIBRALTAR/25 and handstamped at left 'POSTED ON BOARD m/s GRIPSHOLM/SWEDISH SEA POST OFFICE 70'. £80.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1845 'DE GIB/S.ROQUE/ANDa.BAXA' outer wrapper sheet from San Roque to Cadiz. 1845 (ABR.24.) outer wrapper addressed to Cadiz cancelled by red three lined DE GIB/S.ROQUE/ ANDa.BAXA handstamp with '9q' handstamp at left. Red d/r S.ROQUE b/s and CADIZ arrival. £120.00 |
;) | NEW SOUTH WALES - 1871 1/- IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL pair in bright green. 1871 1/- IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL (SG type 38) horizontal pair printed in the un-issued colour of bright green on gummed paper. £120.00 |
;) | NEW SOUTH WALES - 1871 1/- IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL pair in red-orange. 1871 1/- IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL (SG type 38) horizontal pair printed in the un-issued colour of red-orange on gummed paper. £120.00 |
;) | TASMANIA - 1895 1d pink PSC used locally struck '53' and 'proving' ULVERSTONE cds. 1895 1d pink on cream postal stationery postcard addressed locally and cancelled by '53' duplex with ULVERSTONE/TASMANIA cds alongside dated AU.28.88. H&G 7a. £75.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1897 1d on 1 1/2d grey PSC to UK with P.B.C./GRAHAMSTOWN censor mark. 1897 ONE PENNY black on 1 1/2d grey on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to UK (with full stop) cancelled by GRAHAMS TOWN/CGH cads dated JU.5.02 (some light tone stains) with scarce double ringed P.B.C./GRAHAMS TOWN CENSOR h/s at left used during the Boer War. H&G 10a £55.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1945 use of 6c orange PSE of USA used at APO 816 in Bahrain. 1945 (NOV.19.) use of US 6c orange postal stationery envelope addressed to USA cancelled by U.S.ARMY POSTAL SERVICE/APO 816 used from the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited. £165.00 |
;) | BRITISH EAST AFRICA - 1896 1a REPLY section of the 1a+1a PSRC to UK used at LAMU. H&G 10. 1896 1a REPLY section of the 1a+1a carmine on cream postal stationery reply postcard addressed to UK and cancelled by squared circle LAMU cancel. Interesting written backwards on reverse side from H.M.S.Thrush. H&G 10. £85.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1954 'OFFICIAL PAID' electoral postcard use at FPO/475. 1954 (OC.15.) use of black on buff OFFICIAL PAID (Adm/WO/Am) ON HER MAJESTYS SERVICE Electoral Registration pre-paid card cancelled FIELD POST OFFICE/476. A scarce use from Gibraltar. £40.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1944 3/2d rate 'OPENED BY EXAMINER TT/6' censor cover to UK. 1944 (SE.25.) use of commercial cover addressed to UK bearing 2d, 1/- and 2/- adhesives making up a high 3/2d rating cancelled CASTRIES/ST.LUCIA with black on cream 'P.C.90/ OPENED BY EXAMINER/ TT/6 censor label at left. Little type CL7. £85.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1928 1d+2d red meter mark cover to USA with 'PYOTTS BISCUIT AND FLOUR' advert. 1928 (4.VI.) stampless cover addressed to USA cancelled by red 1d + 2d 'M76' meter marks with CAPE TOWN cds at left and scarce PYOTTS/FOR BREAD BISCUITS & FLOUR advertisement insert. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1931 1d+2d red meter mark cover to USA with 'MARIPOSA CEYLON TEA' advert. 1931 (18.III.) stampless cover addressed to USA cancelled by red 1d + 2d 'M32' meter marks with PORT ELIZABETH cds at left and MARIPOSA/PURE CEYLON TEA advertisement insert. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1932 -/3- red meter mark cover to USA with 'FINDLAYS TOOL CHEST' advert. 1932 (20.5.) stampless cover addressed to USA cancelled by red /3- 'E18' meter mark with CAPE TOWN cds at left and with FINDLAYS/THE TOOL CHEST/OF SOUTH AFRICA advertisement insert. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1933 -/3- meter mark window cover with 'RIV BEARINGS' advert. 1933 (6.1.) stampless 'windown' envelope cancelled by red /3- 'r9' meter mark cancel with CAPE TOWN cds at left and with RIV/BEARINGS/FOR/QUALITY/AND VALUE advertisement insert. £25.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1945 5/- bluish green and scarlet mint showing BREAK IN FRAME VALUE TABLET. SG 77ba. 1945 5/- bluish green and scarlet (perf 14) issue on ordinary paper in fine mounted mint condition showing the BREAK IN VALUE TABLET FRAME from Row 2/4 of the printings after 1941. SG 77ba. £250.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1937 1/2d green BOOKLET PANE of six used at REGISTRATION (2)/SALISBURY. 1937 1/2d green in a fine used BOOKLET PANE of six cancelled by REGISTRATION (2)/ SALISBURY S.R. cds dated 15.SEP.53. Very scarce in used format. SG 40. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1937 1d scarlet BOOKLET PANE of six used at REGISTRATION (2)/SALISBURY. 1937 1d scarlet in a fine used BOOKLET PANE of six cancelled by REGISTRATION (2)/ SALISBURY S.R. cds dated 15.SEP.53. Very scarce in used format. SG 41. £85.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN NIGERIA - 1901 1d rose PSE (size a) used locally at OLD CALABAR RIVER. H&G 1. 1901 1d rose on cream postal stationery envelope (size a) addressed locally and cancelled by s/r OLD CALABAR RIVER cads dated DE.19.01. H&G 1. £65.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1912 1/2d green postal stationery wrapper uprated to Germany. H&G 12. 1912 1/2d green on buff postal stationery wrapper addressed to Germany bearing additional 1/2d adhesive tied GIBRALTAR/25 and dated 20.NO.19. H&G 12. £65.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1953 2c green postal stationery wrapper uprated locally at GPO/BARBADOS. H&G 8. 1953 2c green 'sugar cane' postal stationery wrapper addressed locally to Bridgetown bearing additional 1c black adhesive cancelled GPO/BARBADOS and dated 16.AP.63. H&G 8. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1901 1d red-brown PSE uprated to USA used at TORTOLA. H&G 1. 1901 1d red-brown on buff postal stationery envelope (size a) addressed to USA (opened a little roughly on reverse) bearing additional 1d adhesive and tied by d/r TORTOLA/V.I. cds dated MY.26.20. H&G 1. £150.00 |
;) | CAMEROONS - 1928 use of Nigerian 3d blue RPSE (fold) to Mexico uprated at VICTORIA. 1928 (MY.4.) use of Nigerian 3d blue registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to Mexico (scarce) bearing additional 3d adhesive tied by oval REGISTERED/VICTORIA NIGERIA cancels (Proud type R1). Heavy central vertical fold but a scarce use to an unusual destination. H&G 2. £80.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1889 5c on 1/2d green PSC to Germany. H&G 9. 1889 5c on 1/2d green on buff postal stationery surcharged postcard in Spanish currency addressed to Germany (genuine use with full message) cancelled by 'A 26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cads alongside dated AU.22.89. A rare use of this surcharged card and with in period. H&G 9. £125.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1936 registered cover to UK with 'VIA INDIA-LONDON' transmission h/s applied. 1936 (SE.17.) registered cover to UK bearing 2a6p and 8a adhesives tied CALCUTTA GPO/H and struck by scarce violet boxed BY AIR MAIL/VIA INDIA-LONDON transmission instructional h/s. £50.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1938 4d rate use of 'NIGERIA TELEGRAM' envelope to UK used at KANO/NIGERIA. 1938 (JA.10.) 'P & T' TELEGRAM/NIGERIA envelope addressed to UK bearing 6d 'pictorial' adhesive on reverse side cancelled KANO/NIGERIA. Fine and scarce. £150.00 |
;) | CAMEROONS - 1933 1d rate postcard use to Germany used at VICTORIA/CAMEROONS. 1933 (DE.6.) use of picture postcard addressed to Germany depicting 'Hammock bridge over the Bali River' bearing Nigerian 1d adhesive tied by VICTORIA CAMEROONS/UNDER BRITISH MANDATE cads. £75.00 |
;) | BIAFRA - 1968 1st Anniv. of Independence set (ex 4d) in sheets of 100. SG 18-21. 1968 'First Anniversay of Independence' 1/-, 2/6d, 5/- and 10/- adhesives in complete original sheets of 100 with tissue backing paper adhered to gum. The 1/- showing LINE UNDER MASSACRE on Row 1/6 and the 2/6d with SPUR ON FRAME from Row 1/6. SG 18-21 £95.00 |
;) | BIAFRA - 1968 1/- complete sheet of 100. SG 3. 1968 1/- (SG type 3) 'Mother and Child' for Independence adhesive in a fine original sheet of 100 with backing tissue adhered to gum. SG 3. £15.00 |
;) | SOMALILAND - 1939 2d rate R.M.S.LATITIA maritime cover to UK with TOULON s/s/MER PAQUEBOT strikes. 1939 (4.4.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1a 'Coronation' pair tied by octagonal TOULON s/s/ MER PAQUEBOT cancels with violet circular BRITISH MAIL/Ex R.M.S.LATITIA/POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS maritime h/s below. £75.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1937 1d rate 'UNCLAIMED' cover to Kimberley used at PRETORIA. 1937 (11.X.) cover addressed to Kimberley bearing 1d 'ship' tied by GOOD NEW/TELEGRAMS roller strike from PRETORIA. The cover could not be delivered and is struck by black three lined NON RECLAME/UNCLAIMED/ONAFGEHAALD handstamp on front. £40.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1933 1/2d+1d combination cover with ORC 'VRI' 1/2d surcharge cover to Johannesburg. 1933 (JAN.30.) cover addressed to Johannesburg bearing 1/2 and 1d adhesives tied in combination with late use of 1/2d on 1/2d orange 'VRI' adhesive of Orange River Colony by MBABANE/SWAZILAND cds, £35.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1942 15c dark blue 'Japanese Occupation' RPSE unused. H&G 5. NEGRI SEMBILAN (Japanese Occupation) - 1942 15c dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition. H&G 5. Scarce. £200.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1927 (1/2d) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF 'Postage Due'. 1927 (1/2d) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF of the 'Postage Due' (SG type D2) of the frame only printed in the issued colour of green on gummed paper. Fine and scarce. £75.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1927 (1d) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF 'Postage Due' pair. 1927 (1d) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF horizontal pair of the 'Postage Due' (SG type D2) of the frame only printed in the issued colour of carmine on gummed paper. Fine and scarce. £150.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1927 (6d) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF 'Postage Due' pair. 1927 (6d) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF horizontal pair of the 'Postage Due' (SG type D2) of the frame only printed in the issued colour of grey on gummed paper. Fine and scarce. £150.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1921 10c 'China' cover to France handstamped 'VIA CANADA'. 1921 (SP.23) cover to France bearing 10c ultramarine adhesive overprinted CHINA (SG 6) tied by light SHANGHAI Br P.O. cds & handstamped by magenta VIA CANADA instructional h/s. Scarce marking. Complete with original contents. £95.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1935 10c rate 'VIA MARSEILLES' handstamped cover to UK. 1936 (MR.17.) cover addressed to UK (central fold) bearing 10c adhesive tied by VICTORIA/ HONG KONG cds and struck at left by scarce VIA MARSEILLES instructional routing mark. £75.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1946 'BY AIR TO LONDON ONLY' boxed cover to USA used at SHEUNGWAN. 1946 (OC.15) cover to USA bearing 'Victory' pair tied by SHEUNGWAN/HONG KONG cds with black boxed BY AIR TO LONDON ONLY h/s at bottom. £60.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1947 'BY AIR TO OFFICE OF EXCHANGE ONLY' cover to USA. 1947 (DE.20.) cover addressed to USA bearing 30c and 40c (x2) adhesives tied by HONG KONG/10 cds and partly then tied by violet BY AIR TO OFFICE OF EXCHANGE ONLY instructional h/s. £40.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1948 'BY AIR ALL WAY' cover to USA. 1948 (JA.2.) cover addressed to USA bearing $1 adhesive pair tied HONG KONG/2 with scarce violet BY AIR ALL WAY instructional h/s at left. Unrecorded by Proud. £85.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1949 'PAR AVION DE HONG KONG A MARSEILLE' cover to France. 1949 'Feeder Commercial Company' envelope addressed to France (roughly opened at top edge) bearing 50c (x3) tied by weak HONG KONG cds and struck by scarce PAR AVION DE HONG KONG A MARSEILLE transmission strike. £150.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1915 1/6d rate registered cover to UK bearing Gold Coast un-overprinted stamps. 1915 (22.1.) registered cover to UK bearing Gold Coast 6d and 1/- adhesives tied by LOME/TOGO cds's. A scarce use of these un-overprinted Gold Coast stamps in Togo prior to the issue of the overprints. (Tear in envelope front from registered crayon). Higher values not often being met with. £165.00 |
;) | MALDIVE ISLANDS - 1931 20c rate cover to USA. 1931 (JL.30.) cover addressed to USA bearing 10m pair tied by MALDIVE ISLANDS cds and with COLOMBO transit cds below £85.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1940 30c rate 'PASSED No.16/CENSOR' cover to USA used at SHINYANGA. 1940 (AP.1.) cover addressed to USA bearing 15c pair tied by SHINYANGA d/r cds with black on blue OPENED BY CENSOR label at left tied on the front by violet boxed PASSED No.16/CENSOR strike. (Little type II). £65.00 |
;) | NYASALAND - 1916 3d rate cover to USA used at BLANTYRE. 1916 (15.12.) use of commercial pre-printed 'The Standard Bank' envelope addressed to USA (opened on three sides) bearing 1d and 2d adhesives tied by BLANTYRE/NYASALAND cds. £15.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1937 Shs 1/50 black on blue 'KGVI' official booklet. 1937 Official 'KGVI' crested black on dark blue POSTAGE STAMPS OF KENYA UGANDA TANGANYIKA folder marked 'half set-Price Shs 1/50c/contains seven mint stamps/1 cent to 50 cents' as officially issued. £55.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1935 'PAR AVION/NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO' transmission h/s'd cover to USA. 1935 (OCT.22.) cover addressed to USA (light central vertical and horizontal folds) bearing 3a6p and 12a adhesives tied BAHRAIN with scarce black two lined PAR AVION/NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO transmission handstamp at top left. £125.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1943 10m rate 'OPENED BY CENSOR' cover to Palestine. 1943 (AP.7.) cover addressed to Palestine bearing 10m adhesive tied AMMAN and with scarce red on cream OPENED BY CENSOR label at left edge. Little type 4B2. £200.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1940 2 1/2d rate 'OPENED BY CENSOR' cover to USA. 1940 (MY.2.) use of long commercial cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d adhesive tied NUKUALOFA/TONGA with rare black on buff OPENED BY CENSOR label at left edge. Little type L2. £250.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1931 first flight cover to Guatemala. 1931 (DEC.5.) first flight cover to Guatemala bearing 2c pair and 4c block of four tied by scarce d/r P.A.A.OFFICE/BELIZE B.H. cancels in magenta with black boxed VUELO INAUGURAL/ DE LA RUTA/BARRIOS-MIAMI cachets applied in black and violet. Only 86 covers flown. £135.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1954 'KGVI' cover struck 'EXPRESS FEE PAID' used at Nairobi. 1953 (JU.16.) cover registered to UK bearing 'KGVI' 30c and 2/- adhesives tied REGISTERED/ NAIROBI struck by black boxed EXPRESS FEE PAID handstamp and with scarce 'GPOA 72' black on red EXPRESS label applied at top left. £85.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1952 Australian cheque use with Victoria and Malta 'KGVI' adhesives used as revenues. 1952 'Commercial Bank Of Australia Limited' cheque made payable to a Mr Bonnici in Malta. The cheque bears Australian Victoria 4/- blue and 10/- brown STAMP DUTY adhesives with additional 1/-'Centenary' stamp of Malta added on arrival together with two 'KGVI' 2/6d 'Self Government' issues. Unusual revenue use. £55.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1953 UK cheque use bearing 'KGVI' Malta adhesives used as revenues. 1953 'Batger & Co Ltd' cheque of UK made payable to a Mr Bonnici in Malta with embossed 4/- (x2) bearing 1/- black 'Centenary' issue of Malta applied on arrival with additional 'KGVI' 2/- and 2/6d pair 'Self Government' issues. £45.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1898 10pfg illustrated 'Private Printed' PSC to Germany used at LOME. H&G 2. GERMAN OFFICES - 1898 10pfg carmine on cream postal stationery postcard overprinted TOGO diagonally addressed to Berlin and cancelled by LOME/TOGOGEBIET cds dated 13.5.98. This card being the rare 'Privately Printed' card depicting 'Marksplatz Lome and Nachtigal-Krankenhaous Kl Popo' with GRUSS AUS TOGO heading. A lovely used example of this rare and colourful piece of stationery. H&G 2. £250.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1941 scarce 'BC1' censored cover to USA with PERMIT FILED h/s used at HAMILTON. 1941 (circa) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied HAMILTON with blue on cream B.C.1./OPENED BY/EXAMINER 436 censor label at left (Little type CL3-rare) and struck on front by scarce PERMIT FILED h/s in green. £180.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1886 1d on 1/- magenta mint with DROPPED Y variety. SG 19. 1886 1d on 1/- magenta in mint condition (hinge remains) showing the scarce DROPPED Y IN PENNY from Row 1/6. SG 19. £65.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1862 4d rate entire to Italy. 1862 (JU.13.) entire addressed to Italy bearing four examples of the GB 1d rose-red adhesive (SG Z27) tied by 'A 25' duplex's with s/r MALTA/B cds's alongside. Red crayon '1 1/4' annotation and red oval 'PD' mark applied. A pretty 4d rate use to Italy. £185.00 |
;) | RHODESIA AND NYASALAND - 1955 4d blue RPSE (size H2) to UK used at RIDGEWAY. H&G 1a. 1955 4d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H2) addressed to UK bearing additional 3d block of four tied by RIDGEWAY/N.RHODESIA cds's dated 15.JU.59. H&G 1a. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1960's 50c black PROOF overprint for the 'S.A.R./PARCEL STAMP'. 1960's 50c black PROOF overprint for the 'S.A.R./PARCEL STAMP' of RSA on white ungummed paper. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1960's R1 black PROOF overprint for the 'S.A.R/PARCEL STAMP'. 1960's R1 black PROOF overprint for the 'S.A.R./PARCEL STAMP' of RSA on white ungummed paper. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1960's R2 black PROOF overprint for the 'S.A.R./PARCEL STAMP'.
1960's R2 black PROOF overprint for the 'S.A.R./PARCEL STAMP' of RSA on white ungummed paper. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1960's 'S.A.R./PARCEL STAMP' in dull orange block of 4 WITHOUT VALUE. 1960's 'S.A.R./PARCEL STAMP' of South Africa printed in dull orange on gummed perforated paper in a fine mint block of four WITHOUT VALUE or station initials. £40.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1904 illustrated 'Herrmann Michaelis' cover used locally from JOHANNESBURG. 1904 (APR.31.) use of 'Herrmann Michaelis' illustrated commercial cover addressed to Smithfield bearing 1/2d (x4) tied JOHANNESBURG/15. Some faults and opened on two sides but attractive item. £35.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1940 180m black on pink complete BOOKLET. 1940 180 mils black on pink complete BOOKLET containing 5 panes of six of the 6m yellow green 'Farouk' adhesive (SG 253). Stitched at right. SG SB15. £120.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1919 POST OFFICE BANK savings book. 1919 black on buff 'POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK' deposit book cancelled inside by 22.FE.24. cds. Only one entry for 1936 made. Unusual item. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1920 TELEGRAM envelope to UK used at CAPE TOWN. 1920 (AUG.27.) TELEGRAM envelope addressed to UK (some light creasing) bearing 1/2d green 'head' adhesive (x3) tied CAPETOWN/KAAPSTAD. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1958 'Sunday Times' first balloon flight postcard use. 1958 (3.VI.) use of special 'Sunday Times' illustrated postcard addressed to Kenilworth bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied JOHANNESBURG and struck by red circular FIRST BALLOON FLIGHT OVER JOHANNESBURG/STAMPED IN FLIGHT cachet. £30.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1958 'Sunday Times' first balloon flight postcard use. 1958 (3.VI.) use of special 'Sunday Times' illustrated postcard addressed to Bryanston bearing 1/2d and 1d adhesives tied JOHANNESBURG and struck by red circular FIRST BALLOON FLIGHT OVER JOHANNESBURG/STAMPED IN FLIGHT cachet. £30.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1929 5m rate cover to Alexandria struck by 'S/S BOULAC' maritime handstamp. 1929 cover addressed to Alexandria sent from Port Taufiq with JUN.29.29 b/s bearing 5m brown adhesive tied by superb violet circular KHEDIVIAL MAIL S/S GRAVING DOCK COMPANY LIMITED - s/s BOULAC maritime handstamp. £65.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1897 use of 1a on 1 1/2a blue PSC of India (H&G 9) to Sweden used at RANGOON. 1897 (18.OC.) use of Indian 1 anna on 1 1/2a blue postal stationery postcard of India (H&G 9) addressed to Sweden (scarce) and cancelled RANGOON. These surcharge postcards are scarce used in Burma according to Gerald Davis. £95.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1932 local cover with unaccepted label use receiving JAIPUR/UNPAID h/s. 1932 (14.JUL.) stampless commercial cover addressed locally in Indian script bearing a lovely red, green and yellow imperforate advertising trading label on reverse which has been cancelled by SAUGOR CITY cds (as a adhesive). The label was not allowed and struck on arrival by octagonal JAIPUR /UNPAID h/s and with 'horse shoe type SAUGDH CITY/DUE/ONE ANNA h/s on front. Unusual and attractive item. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1933 cover to USA used at EXPERIMENTAL PO/C355. 1933 (APR.17.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3ps (x2), 1/2a and 1a3p (x2) tied by EXPERIMENTAL P.O./C .355 cds's. £35.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1952 6c rate cover to UK used at TPA MAZARUNI. 1952 (JY.23.) cover addressed to UK bearing 6c 'University' adhesive tied by scarce TPA MAZARUNI cads with additional strike alongside. A fine river TPA strike. £45.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1919 1/2d myrtle and apple green U/M T.S.HARRISON imprint block of six. SG 93. 1919 1/2d myrtle and apple green in a unmounted mint T.S.HARRISON imprint block of six. SG 93. £20.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1931 2d brown-purple and claret U/M JOHN ASH imprint strip of three. SG 96b. 1931 2d brown-purple and claret JOHN ASH imprint strip of three in unmounted mint condition. SG 96b £28.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1913 1/2d green mint block of four handstamped 'PEACE 1919'. 1913 1/2d green in a fine mint bottom marginal block of four handstamped in magenta with double impressions of 'PEACE 1919'. Unofficial and bogus. SG 69. £60.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1901 1/2d green PSC unused SPECIMEN. H&G 4. 1901 1/2d green on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally. H&G 4. £35.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1901 1d brown-red PSC unused SPECIMEN. H&G 5. 1901 1d brown-red on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally. H&G 5. £35.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1901 2 1/2d light ultramarine PSE unused SPECIMEN. H&G 2. 1901 2 1/2d light ultramarine on cream laid paper postal stationery envelope in fine unused condition overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally. H&G 2. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1887 1 1/2d rose carmine PSC unused SPECIMEN. H&G 2. 1887 1d rose-carmine on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally. H&G 2. £35.00 |
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1887 1 1/2d dark brown PSC unused SPECIMEN. H&G 3. 1887 1 1/2d dark brown on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally. H&G 3. £40.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1943 12c local censored Japanese Occupation cover used at TAIPING. PERAK (JAPANESE OCCUPATION) - 1943 locally address cover bearing Jap Occ 4c and 8c adhesives (SG J300+301) tied by neat d/r TAIPING cds with violet boxed Japanese censor chop at left. £65.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1946 8c rate commercial cover struck by violet rubber KUALA KURAU/PERAK cds. (B.M.A.) - 1946 commercial cover addressed to the Chamber Of Commerce at Penang bearing 3c and 5c Straits Settlement adhesives each overprinted B.M.A./MALAYA and cancelled by the very rare violet KUALA KURAU/PERAK cancel. Proud type D5. This strike is only known used for just over 1 month. (30.OCT.46 - 3.DEC.46). £550.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1943 8c rate Japanese Occupation cover with ENCHO SETSU cancel. PENANG (JAPANESE OCCUPATION) - 1943 (APR.29) cover addressed locally bearing a fine block of four of the 2c orange (SG J78) tied by black three ringed IN COMMEMORATION/OF ENCHO SETSU h/s. Struck in commemoration of the Emperors birthday in the 17th year of Showa. £65.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1943 8c rate Japanese Occupation censored cover used at PETALING. SELANGOR (JAPANESE OCCUPATION) - 1943 (circa) cover addressed locally bearing KGVI 8c grey adhesive of Straits Settlements overprinted by the black Japanese chop handstamp (SG type 2) and cancelled by PETALING cds (date unclear) with violet Japanese boxed censor h/s at left. (SG J263). £85.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1944 8c rate Japanese Occupation cover to Ipoh used at BRICKFIELDS ROAD. SELANGOR (JAPANESE OCCUPATION) - Cover addressed to Ipoh bearing 'KGVI' Straits Settlements 8c grey surcharged by Kanji characters in black and cancelled by BRICKFIELDS ROAD/KUALA LUMPUR cds dated 2.16.2603. £85.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1931 'Dominion Airways' first flight cover to Hastings sent on return from GISBORNE. 1931 (JA.29) flight cover bearing admiral 1d adhesive tied GISBORNE/NZ with black two lined rubber h/s cachet at left reading DOMINION AIRLINES LTD/HASTINGS-GLASGOW. Pilot signed at the bottom left. £80.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1934 'Air Travel NZ Ltd' first flight cover from Okuru to Haast. Pilot signed. 1934 (DE.31) Illustrated 'Air Travel (N.Z.) Ltd' first flight cover addressed to Haast bearing 1d admiral adhesive tied by OKURU/N.Z. cds. Haast arrival cds at left. Piloted by J.C.Mercer. £40.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1935 'Hokitika to South Westlands' first flight cover sent from WELLINGTON. 1935 (MY.1.) illustrated OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER envelope addressed locally to Westland bearing 1d 'kiwi' adhesive tied WELLINGTON/NZ and additionally pre-printed ALSO CARRIED ON OFFICIAL/UNSUBSIDISED AIRMAIL FLIGHT/HOKITIKA-SOUTH WESTLAND. £35.00 |
;) | NEW ZEALAND - 1940 'Trans Tasman' first flight cover to Australia from PAPAKUR. 1940 (AP.19) Illustrated FIRST OFFICIAL/TRANS-TASMAN FLIGHT cover to Australia bearing 5d (SG620) tied PAPAUR/NZ. Backstamped by special violet boxed commemoration h/s. £30.00 |
;) | NEW HEBRIDES - 1920 Australian 2d 'head' and New Hebrides adhesives on cover cancelled SYDNEY. 1920 (DE.20.) cover addressed to Sydney (trimmed at bottom edge from opening) and bearing 2d orange 'head' adhesive tied alongside New Hebrides 1/2d green 'idol' adhesive and New Caledonia 25c blue adhesive pair surcharged 10c and with red NOUVELLES/HEBRIDES/CONDOMINIUM overprint applied all cancelled by SYDNEY/NSW roller strike on arrival. Contemporary note on reverse from the sender pointing out the unusual mixed franking. £150.00 |