The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | BURMA - 1857 1a brown PSE of India used locally at KATHA. H&G 2e. 1857 1a Brown on white (no seal) postal stationery envelope (type f) addressed locally and cancelled by scarce KATHA cds dated 1.MA.01. Rangoon arrival b/s. H&G 2e. £85.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1903 3c postcard use to UK used at BATU GAJAH/POST OFFICE. PERAK - 1903 (DE.29.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Singapore-Street Scene' bearing FMS 3c 'tiger' adhesive tied by scarce squared circle BATU GAJAH/POST OFFICE cancel. Proud type D4. £85.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1946 cover to USA with 9p Indian 'Victory' pair tied FLEET MAIL OFFICE/BERMUDA. 1946 (JUN.23.) cover addressed to USA bearing Indian 9p green 'Victory' adhesive pair tied by FLEET MAIL OFFICE/BERMUDA h/s. £65.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1911 inward unstamped cover from India with SINGAPORE arrival and '8' charge mark. 1911 inward unstamped cover from India with horse shoe type KOONNAKUDI/DUE/AS postage due h/s applied with SINGAPORE arrival b/s and scarce black '8' charge mark. Proud type UP34. £45.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1907 inward unstamped cover from India with SINGAPORE arrival and '8' charge mark. 1907 inward unstamped cover from India with SINGAPORE arrival b/s and scarce '8' charge mark applied. Proud type UP34. £45.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1911 inward 1/2a green PSE from India with SINGAPORE arrival and '4' charge mark. 1911 inward underpaid 1/2a green postal stationery envelope from India cancelled by AVADIYAKCH/B.O. cds with SINGAPORE arrival b/s and scarce '4' charge mark. Proud type UP31. £35.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1911 inward 1/2a PSE from India with SINGAPORE arrival and '4'charge mark. 1911 inward underpaid 1/2a green postal stationery envelope from India cancelled by TIRUPARANKUNA/MADURA cds with 'horseshoe' type postge due h/s alongside. SINGAPORE arrival b/s and with scarce '4' charge mark. Proud type UP31. £35.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1931 first flight cover to Egypt used at KISUMU. 1931 (MR.10) First flight cover addressed to Egypt bearing 20c & 30c adhesives tied KISUMU/ KENYA with violet oval FIRST FLIGHT/AFRICA-LONDON h/s applied. £35.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1931 first flight cover to UK used at KISUMU. 1931 (MR.10) Illustrated Imperial Airways first flight cover addressed to UK bearing 10c+5c adhesives (SG 80+85) tied by d/r KISUMU/KENYA cds. £30.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1932 inward first flight cover from UK. 1932 (JA.19.) inward first flight cover from UK addressed to Jinja in Uganda bearing KAMPALA transit and JINJA/UGANDA arrival b/s dated 28.JA.32. Taken on the Imperial Airways flight from London to Cape Town. £40.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1924 multi franked registered cover to Italy with 'AR' h/s applied. PENANG - 1924 (MY.7.) registered cover to Italy bearing Straits Settlements 2c,8c,10c,12c and 21c adhesives tied PENANG and with scarce circular 'AR' (Avis Reception) handstamp applied. Stamp hinge marks on reverse side with the wax seal removed. £85.00 |
;) | FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1924 multi franked registered cover to Italy used at PORT STANLEY. 1924 (JA.30.) registered cover addressed to Italy bearing 1/2d, 1d, 2 1/2d and 1/- adhesives each tied by PORT STANLEY/FALKLAND ISLANDS cds's. £150.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1941 3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR 2' cover to USA used at FREETOWN. 1941 (DE.20.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d pair tied FREETOWN/SIERRA LEONE with red on blue OPENED BY CENSOR/h.ltd label at right (WASC type 2) with violet boxed PASSED BY CENSOR 2 h/s on front. £40.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1911 (UNRECORDED) 'GB' 4 1/2d on registered cover to UK used at CONSTANTINOPLE. 1911 (JA.26.) registered cover addressed to UK (overall lightly toned and central fold) bearing the QV 'GB' 4 1/2d green and red adhesive (SG 206) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE/ CONSTANTINOPLE cds with vlue on white registered label at left. This value being unlisted recorded in British Levant. A rare franking. £350.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1944 (circa) 'SERVICE/F5/CENSOR' stampless cover to New Zealand. 1944 (circa) stampless ON ACTIVE SERVICE 'National Patriotic Fund Board' envelope addressed to New Zealand cancelled by violet N.Z.E.F./FIELD/POST OFFICE cancel and with scarce violet triangular SERVICE/F5/CENSOR mark at left from use by the Fijian Military Force. £185.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1937 3d rate cover to Germany struck 'TOO LATE' in black. 1937 (MAY.8.) cover addressed to Germany bearing 'GV' 1d brown strip of three of the 'castle' issue cancelled KUMASI/GOLD COAST and struck at lower left by scarce TOO LATE h/s in black. £85.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1916 2 1/2d rate cover to Switzerland with RED CROSS label on reverse. 1916 (MY.2.) cover addressed to Switzerland bearing the 2 1/2d 'key plate' adhesive tied by s/r BATHURST/GAMBIA cds. Un-censored and with red,white and blue 'SOCIETE FRANCAISE RED CROSS' perforated 'WW1' label on revrse flap. £80.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1920 3d rate registered cover to UK. 1920 (DE.14.) commercial registered cover to UK bearing 3d 'key plate' adhesive tied by oval REGISTERED/GPO GAMBIA cancel and with black boxed R/BATHURST/No h/s at lower left. £65.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1938 use of postcard to Germany with scarce 1 1/2d (SG 152) used at BATHURST. 1938 (NO.14.) use of picture postcard addressed to Germany bearing the scarce 1 1/2d brown-lake and bright carmine shade (SG 152) cancelled by BATHURST/GAMBIA cds. £45.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1885 10/- IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL block of four printed in issued colour. 1885-96 10/- IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL (SG type 30) in a fine block of four printed in pale chestnut on gummed dark cream paper. £120.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1859 inward stampless entire from Syros in Greece. 1859 inward stampless entire from the Greek Island of Syros with fine s/r MALTA arrival b/s dated JA.8.60. Rated '2' in manuscript. £120.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1924 multi franked registered cover to Italy including 'pine' set. 1924 (FE.9.) registered cover addressed to Italy bearing the 'Pine' set (SG 8-11) alongside 2 1/2d and 4d 'key plates' tied by GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS/COLONY cds's. £125.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1924 multi franked registered cover to Italy. 1924 (MY.29.) registered cover addressed to Italy bearing 2d and 2 1/2d 'pine' issue adhesives (SG 10+11) tied alongside 1/2d, 1d and 3d 'key plates' tied by GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS/ COLONY cds's. £85.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1860 (Spanish Stamp Period) 4c rate entire to Cadiz from San Roque by overland mail. 1860 (JUL.16.) entire addressed to Cadiz bearing Spanish 4c orange adhesive (SG 64) tied by lovely 'Rueda' type '63' cancel in black and struck SAN ROQUE at left. £200.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1857 (Spanish Stamp Period) 4c rate entire to Cadiz from San Roque by overland mail. 1857 (ENE.29.) entire addressed to Cadiz bearing Spanish 4c rose red adhesive (SG 55) tied by lovely 'Parilla' type grilled cancel in black and struck SAN ROQUE at left struck in blue . Marked 'Estafeta' in manuscript (Express Post) and sent overland with CADIZ arrival b/s. £200.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1869 (Spanish Stamp Period) 50m rate cover to Cadiz from San Roque. 1869 (OCT.27.) entire addressed to Cadiz bearing Spanish 50m deep purple adhesive (SG 146) tied by smudged cancel but with fine oval 'H.MASCARINHAS & HALL/AGENTS/GIBRALTAR' commercial h/s in green on reverse side. Sent overland and with CADIZ arrival. £180.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1934 2d rate cover to Canada used at KASANE. 1934 (JUN.4.) cover addressed to Canada bearing 2d adhesive tied KASANE. £45.00 |
;) | SOLOMON ISLANDS - 1924 multi franked registered cover to Italy used at TULAGI. 1924 (JAN.17.) registered cover addressed to Italy bearing 1/2d, 2d, 4d and 5d adhesives (SG 22,26,29 and 30) tied by TULAGI cds's. £85.00 |
;) | SOLOMON ISLANDS - 1924 6d rate registered cover to Italy used at TULAGI. 1924 (JA.17.) registered cover to Italy bearing the 'Postage/Postage' 3d (SG 20) together with 1/2d block of four and 1d of the 'Postage/Revenue' series (SG 22+25) tied by TULAGI cds's. £60.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1868 'Poste Vice Reali Egiziane' inter-postal seal of SUAKIN. 1868 'Poste Vice Reali Egiziane' inter-postal seal of SUAKIN printed in black on bright blue gummed paper. Kehr type IV. Very scarce. £150.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1880 'Postes Egyptiennes' inter-postal seal of WADI-HALFA. 1880 'Postes Egyptiennes' inter-postal seal of WADI-HALFA printed in red on gummed paper. £45.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1880 'Postes Egyptiennes' inter-postal seal of SAOUAKIN. 1880 'Postes Egyptiennes' inter-postal seal of SAOUAKIN printed in red on gummed paper. £45.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1904 'QV' multi adhesive registered cover to UK. 1904 registered cover to UK bearing 'QV' British Bechuanland 4d (SG 35) alongside Bechuanaland Protectorate 1/2d, 1d, 2d and 3d adhesives all uncancelled but with REGISTERED LETTER SECTION/ CAPE TOWN transit b/s dated 12.OC.04 and oval REGISTERED/LONDON arrival strike. An attractive array of adhesives which may have remained uncancelled due to use within the Edward VII period as the British Bechuanaland adhesives were only used in the Protectorate to 1897. £55.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1916 inward 'LETTER CENSOR/PASSED No.9/PENANG' cover from India. PENANG - 1916 (MAR.8.) inward cover from India with black on cream STRAITS SETTLEMENTS/OPENED BY THE/CENSOR AND/OFFICIALLY RESEALED crowned label at top edge tied by violet LETTER CENSORS OFFICE/GPO handstamp with PENANG b/s and scarce violet circular LETTER CENSOR/ PASSED NO.9 PENANG h/s. £150.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1909 4d blue RPSE unused. H&G 2. 1909 4d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition. H&G 2. £80.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1942 (circa) censored 'Red Cross' cover to Switzerland from Khandwa Catholic Mission. 1942 (circa) cover addressed to the International Red cross in Geneva from a sister at the Roman Catholic Mission at Khandwa struck COUPON REPONSE in red. Bears 1/2a and 3a adhesives tied by indistinctly dated KHANDWA cds and bearing the rare red on cream P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER censor label at top edge (Morenweiser type 13b) tied by PASSED/ DHP/3 h/s on front and violet DHP/2 strike on reverse. German GEOFFNET label applied in transit tied by violet 'swastica' strikes. £65.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1933 2d postal stationery letter card uprated to Switzerland. H&G 1. 1933 2d grey on cream 'illustrated' postal stationery lettercard addressed to Switzerland (genuine use but with some tone spotting) uprated with additional 1d 'view' adhesive and cancelled GIBRALTAR/25 and dated 17.FE.37. H&G 1. £95.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1952 use of 'home made' cover to USA with 2m pair postage due use. 1952 (26.8.) 'home-made' envelope addressed to USA marked 'Printed Matter' bearing 2m 'Postage Due' adhesive pair (SG D12) tied by KAREMA KERMA/T.P.O.No.1 cds. (Proud type D11). A philatelic inspired cover using Postage dues as postage stamps but a rare use of these 1948 chalky surfaced paper dues. £85.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1950 circa use of illustrated 'Camel Post' cover with 'INTERRUPTED' h/s applied. 1950 (circa) illustrated 'First Camel Post/Khartoum to Libya' cover bearing 10m adhesive and cancelled by somewhat unclear FASHER cancel. These covers were prepared but never used and and each handstamped in black by three lined CAMEL POST INTERRUPTED/BY REVOLUTION/ RETUNRED TO KHARTOUM h/s. £35.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1944 3m lilac uprated PSC to Greece with rare 'PASSED / MM/21' censor h/s applied. H&G 17. 1944 (DEC.4.) use of the 3m lilac postal stationery postcard (H&G 17) addressed to Greece (top left corner torn off) and uprated with the addition of two 5m adhesives tied by KHARTOUM cds's. The card is struck by rare violet crowned PASSED/ MM/21 censor handstamp (Little type IV). A very elusive censor mark used on this stationery postcard. £265.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1944 use of 'FORMULA/PMS 160' air letter to UK. 1944 blue on cream FORMULA/PMS 160 air letter addressed to UK and bearing 10m and 15m adhesives tied by SUDAN AIR MAIL/KHARTOUM cds dated 10.II.48. Stagg type AL1a. £45.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1943 use of US 6c orange PSE at 'APO 608' stationed at Khartoum. 1943 (JUL.24.) use of 6c orange 'US' postal stationery envelope addressed to USA and cancelled by US.ARMY POSTAL SERVICE/ APO 608 cds. US 13th ferry group troops stationed at Khartoum. £75.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1927 10m carmine and black U/M with MISPLACED VIGNETTE. SG 42. 1927 10m carmine and black in a fine unmounted mint example showing the variety MISPLACED VIGNETTE to bottom left corner. A scarce recognised error. SG 42 £45.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1897 1p blue PSE to Cairo used at HALFA. H&G 4. 1897 1p blue on whitish blue postal stationery envelope with pointed flap addressed to Cairo & cancelled by HALFA cds dated 6.IV.98 with similar strike alongside. H&G 4. £35.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1880 GB 1d red on outer wrapper to Spain tied 'A 26' GIBRALTAR. SG Z19. 1880 (FE.8.) outer wrapper addressed to Madrid in Spain bearing GB 1d red (plate 184) tied by 'A 26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cds alonside and struck by clear oval LEVY & Co/GIBRALTAR commercial h/s at lower left. Sent over land. SG Z19. £120.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1863 GB 6d lilac used on entire to UK by 'A 26' duplex. SG Z42. 1863 (DE.9.) entire addressed to UK marked 'Per 1st Steamer' and bearing GB 6d lilac (SG Z42) tied by 'A 26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cds above. £80.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1942 use of green 'ACTIVE SERVICE' censored cover to UK used at FPO/109. 1942 (OC.28.) use of green cross ACTIVE SERVICE envelope addressed to UK cancelled by FIELD POST OFFICE/109 cds used by troops stationed in Gambia and with scarce black on cream (Army Form W.3424) OPENED/BY/CENSOR label at left with '51-7310' imprint tied by violet crowned circular PASSED BY CENSOR/3106 and 3021 h/s's. £150.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1945 'PASSED/CENSOR/15/SUDAN' cover to Egypt used at NASIR. 1942 (JA.5.) cover addressed to Egypt bearing 5m adhesive tied NASIR with green on cream OPENED BY/EXAMINER 18 censor label at left tied by black triangular PASSED/CENSOR/15/SUDAN h/s on front and reverse. £45.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1936 'Insured' registered cover to UK used at PARK STREET/CALCUTTA. 1936 (JAN.2.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 1a3p (x2), 3a6p and 4a adhesives tied PARK STREET/CALCUTTA with scarce black on red INSURED/(VALUE DECLAREE) label on front and black on pink VALEUR DECLAREE/INSURED label on reverse. £65.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1937 'Coronation' adhesives on 'MAILED ON HIGH SEAS' cover to UK via Quebec. 1937 (SP.14.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d and 2d 'Coronation' adhesives cancelled 'on-route' by QUEBEC/CANADA cds's and with blue two lined DEPOSE EN MER/MAILED ON HIGH SEAS h/s. £50.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1943 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ I/8' censor cover to Barbados. 1943 (AP.24.) registered cover addressed to Barbados bearing 6c (x2) and 24c adhesives tied AIR MAIL GPO/BRITISH GUIANA with black on cream OPENED BY EXAMINER / I/8 censor label at left. £45.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1915 use of Gold Coast (un-overprinted) 2d+1d brown RPSE locally at LOME TOGO. 1904 2d + 1d brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope of Gold Coast (size F) addressed to Fr. Richers at Lome and used in its un-overprinted state by scarcer d/r LOME/TOGO cds dated JUL.13.1915. A scarce use of this un-overprinted stationery in Togo. H&G 8. £265.00 |
;) | NORTH BORNEO - 1941 8c and 2c 'War Tax' cover with 'PASSED FOR TRANSMISSION' 10 h/s. 1941 (JAN.30.) cover addressed to UK bearing 8c adhesive tied in combination with 2c 'War Tax' adhesive tied SANDAKAN/NORTH BORNEO with red triangular PASSED FOR/TRANSMISSION/ 10/NORTH BORNEO h/s at left. A scarce use of this war stamp. £225.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1888 2d RPSE uprated to UK used at CAPE COAST. H&G 1c. 1888 2d ultramarine registered postal stationery envelope of GB with curved GOLD COAST COLONY applied addressed to UK and bearing 4d adhesive tied by '556' duplex with CAPE COAST cds alongside dated MR.28.90. H&G 1c. £150.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1894 2 1/2d rate local cover struck TOO LATE. 1894 (FE.9.) local cover bearing 2 1/2d adhesive tied by open bootheel cancel with BARBADOS cds alongside and struck by boxed TOO LATE h/s in black. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1941 'PASSED BY CENSOR 10' cover to USA used at GEORGETOWN. 1941 (MY.1.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2c 'Silver Jubilee' alongside 4c adhesive tied by GEORGETOWN/BRITISH GUIANA roller strike with black on cream OFFICIALLY OPENED AND RESEALED/BYCENSOR label at left tied by circular PASSED BY CENSOR/10 h/s in red ink. £85.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1838 entire to UK rated '2/3' used at KINGSTON. 1838 (APR.27.) entire addressed to UK rated '2/3' in manuscript and with somewhat weak KINGSTON/JAMAICA b/s (Proud type D4) on reverse. £45.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1849 stampless entire to UK used at MAYHILL/JAMAICA. 1849 (MR.5.) entire addressed to UK rated '6' in manuscript and with light MAYHILL/JAMAICA double arc b/s with KINGSTON-JAMAICA/A transit (Proud type D13). £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1921 45pi on 2/6d 'seahorse' fine mint with MAJOR RE-ENTRY. SG 48. 1921 45pi on 2/6d chocolate brown 'Bradbury Wilkinson' printing seahorse in fine mint example showing the MAJOR RE-ENTRY from Row 1/3 of plate 2. RPS certificate. SG 48. £285.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Eritrea) - 1948 50c on 6d mint with torn paper flaw at top edge. SG E7. 1948 50c on 6d purple in fine mint condition showing the surface of the top edge of the stamp missing. Lilkely to be a fault during printing from being adhered to the above sheet as there is no apparent damage to the paper. This is not however a printing flaw as the edges of the design can clearly been seen under a glass. SG E7. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1926 2d rate cover to UK used at FILABUSI. 1926 (FEB.25.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d pair tied FILABUSI/S.RHODESIA cds. £45.00 |
;) | ST.LUCIA - 1891 1/2d on 3d tied to piece by 'A 11' duplex with OVERPRINT MISALIGNMENT. SG 53. 1891 ONE HALF PENCE in black on 3d dull mauve and green adhesive tied to small piece by 'A 11' duplex and showing MIS-ALIGNMENT OF OVERPRINT reading HALF/PENNY/ONE. Unusual. SG 53. £125.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1953 3d + 2 1/2d dark blue 'QEII' RPSE uprated to UK. H&G 6a. 1953 3d + 2 1/2d dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK bearing additional 1/2d and 1/3d adhesives tied by oval REGISTERED/GPO GAMBIA cancel dated 1.SP.59. H&G 6a. £35.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1953 3d + 2 1/2d dark blue 'QEII' RPSE uprated to UK. H&G 6a. 1953 3d + 2 1/2d dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK bearing additional 1d and 1/3d adhesives tied by oval REGISTERED/GPO GAMBIA cancel dated 29.SP.59. H&G 6a. £35.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1941 1/2d rate internal 'Cable and Wireless' TELEGRAM to St.Georges. 1941 (JAN.26.) use of blue on cream 'Cable and Wireless (West Indies) Limited' TELEGRAM envelope addressed locally (vertical fold) bearing 1/2d adhesive tied ST.GEORGES/BERMUDA. £200.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1902 1d red 'docks' PSC to UK. H&G 12. 1902 1d red on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to UK cancelled by HAMILTON/BERMUDA wavy lined roller strike dated 7.OCT.13. Interesting message on reverse re 'Quaranteen'. H&G 12. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1947 cover to UK used at CAYE CAUKER/B.H. 1947 (AUG.12.) cover addressed to UK (Wells) bearing 2c,3c and 50c adhesives tied by rubber CAYE CAUKER/B.H. cancel in red. Proud type D4. £40.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1947 cover to UK used at SAN PEDRO/B.H. 1947 (JUN.2.) cover addressed to UK (Wells) bearing 5c,10c and 15c adhesives tied by rubber SAN PEDRO/B.H. cancel in violet. Proud type D7. £40.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1948 cover to UK used at DOUBLE HEAD CABBAGE/B.H. 1948 (SEP.15.) cover addressed to UK (wells) bearing 5c,10c and 15c adhesives tied by rubber DOUBLE HEAD CABBAGE/B.H. cancel in violet. Proud type D5. £40.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1947 cover to UK used at BOOM/B.H. 1947 (JUL.8.) cover addressed to UK (Wells) bearing 1c,4c and 50c adhesives tied by rubber BOOM/B.H. cancel in black. Proud type D6. £40.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (Somalia) - 1943 9d olive green 'I/41' plate 2 mint block of six. SG S7. 1943 9d deep olive green adhesive in a fine mint 'I/41' Plate 2 (no stop) cylinder block of six. SG S7. £40.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1938 3d blue RPSE to Sweden used at ST.GEORGES. H&G 6a. 1938 3d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H) addressed to Sweden (scarce) bearing 1/2d, 1d, 1 1/2d, 2d, 2 1/2d and 1/- adhesives tied ST.GEORGES/BERMUDA and dated 25.NOV.50. Red and blue on white AIR MAIL illustrated label applied. H&G 6a. £65.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1902 1/- lilac and blue REVENUE adhesive mint. Barefoot 80. 1902 1/- lilac and blue REVENUE adhesive of Cape Of God Hope in fine mint condition overprinted TRANSVAAL in black . Barefoot and Hall 80. £25.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1950 10m violet fine mint overprinted AID. SG T297. 1950 10m bright violet in fine mint condition overprinted 'AID' in red. SG T297. £15.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1950 5m orange fine mint overprinted AID. SG T296. 1950 5m orange in fine mint condition overprinted 'AID' in black. SG T296. £12.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1863 4d IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF top marginal example printed in black. 1863-68 4d (SG type 1) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF printed by De La Rue in black on woved paper with large top margin. £150.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1885 5/- IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL in dark blue. 1885-96 5/- IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL (SG type 30) in a fine block of four printed in dark blue on gummed dark cream paper. £120.00 |
;) | TANGANYIKA - 1894 inward TELEGRAM form from Berlin to Tanganyika Mission. GERMAN OCCUPATION - 1894 (16.XI.) use of German TELEGRAPHIC DES DEUTFCHEN REICHES telegram form cancelled by BERLIN N/P39 (R27) cds with violet oval EV MISSIONS GOSELLCHAFT/FUR/DEUTSCH OSTAFRIKA handstamp applied. Sealed with blue TELEGRAPH perforated label. Unusual. £80.00 |
;) | NORTH BORNEO - 1951 inward cover to Papar with scarce KENINGAU/NORTH BORNEO b/s. 1951 inward cover from South Africa addressed to Papar and then re-directed to Keningau struck on the reverse side by rare d/r KENINGAU/NORTH BORNEO cds in violet dated 28.JUN.1951. Proud type D1. Very scarce known only over a two year period. £150.00 |
;) | NORTH BORNEO - 1923 8c rate cover to Canada with 'T' tax mark applied. 1923 long manilla cover addressed to Canada bearing the 8c adhesive tied JESSELTON/ NORTH BORNEO and being under paid having a (inverted triangle) 'T' tax mark applied. £55.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1935 'Silver Jubilee' first day local cover used at NEW GROVE/MAURITIUS. 1935 (MY.6.) pre-printed first day cover addressed locally (few odd tone spots) bearing the Silver Jubilee set (SG 245-48) tied by individual NEW GROVE/MAURITIUS cds's. A very scarce first day use at New Grove. £150.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1921 12c grey used. A tricky stamp. SG 69. 1921-22 12c grey 'Script CA' wmk in fine used condition. A tricky stamp to find. SG 69. £100.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1954 range of 7 'Postage Stamp Centenary' stationery unused. 1954 range of specially printed stationery to commemorate the Indian Postage Stamp Centenary with 2a embossed envelope, 2 1/2a and 14a (airmail) envelopes, 9ps postcard (corner fault), 8as and 1 1/2as aerogrammes and scarce 6a blue registered postal stationery envelope. Seven items all pre-printed '1854-1954'. All items unused. (7 items). £40.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1945 6d rate PASSED BY CENSOR/No.1 cover to USA used at FANNING ISLAND. 1945 (FEB.15.) registered cover addressed to USA bearing 6d adhesive tied by POST OFFICE/FANNING ISLAND cds with boxed R/FANNING ISLANDS h/s and scarce black boxed GILBERT AND ELLICE/ ISLANDS COLONY/PASSED BY CENSOR/No.1 handstamp. £90.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1942 'AMERCIAN BASE FORCES/APO 915' censor cover to USA. 1942 (APR.18.) cover addressed to USA bearing US 3c adhesive pair tied by AMERICAN BASE FORCES/APO 915 cds and with ringed PASSED BY/761/ARMY CENSOR strike at left. A scarce use by US troops stationed in the Gilberts during WWII. £60.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1919 1d 'War Tax' (x6) cover to Australia. 1919 (MR.28.) use of long 'O.H.M.S.' cover registered to Australia (some light tone marks) bearing three 1d red 'War Tax' adhesive pairs making up the 6d rate tied by GILBERT & ELLICE IS/COLONY cds's with red on cream R/OCEAN ISLAND label at lowewr left. Blue BRISBANE arrival cds on front. A very scarce genuine registered use of these war stamps on cover. £150.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1949 multi franked local cover used at CAPE ST.MARY. 1949 (FE.10.) long internally addressed cover to Kunta-ur marked 'Opening Bakau Post Office Cape St Mary' and bearing 3d,5d,6d and 2/6d adhesives cancelled by CAPE ST MARY/GAMBIA KUNTA-UR arrival b/s. A scarce first day use. £65.00 |
;) | CAMEROONS - 1944 4d rate censored cover to French Cameroons used at MAMFE. 1944 (JU.22.) cover addressed to Nicongsamba in the French Cameroons bearing Nigerian 2d black adhesive pair tied MAMFE-CAMEROONS/UNDER BRITISH MANDATE with red 'half moon' CENSOR h/s at left and struck by d/r CONTROLE POSTAL/COMMISSION applied by the French Authorities. £75.00 |
;) | CAMEROONS - 1935 use of Nigerian 1d PSE uprated to UK used at VICTORIA. 1935 (AU.17.) use of Nigerian 1d red on cream postal stationery envelope addressed to UK uprated with additional Nigerian 1/2d green pair and tied VICTORIA-CAMEROONS/UNDER BRITISH MANDATE. A scarcer use of this stationery in the Cameroons. £125.00 |
;) | CAMEROONS - 1932 2d rate cover to UK used at MAMFE. 1932 (SE.12.) cover addressed to UK bearing Nigerian 1/2d green strip of four cancelled by MAMFE-CAMEROONS/UNDER BRITISH MANDATE cds's. £85.00 |
;) | BRUNEI - 1934 OHMS cover to USA used at BRUNEI. 1934 (NOV.22.) long stampless manilla ON GOVERNMENT SERVICE cover addressed to USA cancelled by s/r BRUNEI cds with d/r POST OFFICE/BRUNEI h/s at lower left. A scarce official use. £90.00 |
;) | BRUNEI - 1919 multi franked unaddressed cover used at PENANG HILL. 1919 (NO.24.) unaddressed cover bearing various 'Brunei River' adhesives from the 1c to 30c values tied by s/r PENANG/HILL code 'C' cancels. A scarce and most unusual use of these Brunei stamps in Malaysia. £250.00 |
;) | NEW SOUTH WALES - 1870 2/6d rate cover to UK used at SYDNEY. 1870 (JU.6.) long cover addressed to UK bearing 6d violet and 1/- crimson lake adhesive pair tied by SYDNEY cds with 'H' coding. Some edge creasing but a rare early 2/6d rate cover to UK. £120.00 |
;) | TASMANIA - 1879 10/- POSTAL FISCAL block of four REPRINT in orange. 1879 REPRINT of the 10/- 'Postal Fiscal' issue (SG type F4) printed in the issued colour of orange in a fine block of four on stout ungummed card. £120.00 |
;) | TASMANIA - 1879 5/- POSTAL FISCAL block of four REPRINT in brown. 1879 REPRINT of the 5/- 'Postal Fiscal' issue (SG type F3) printed in the issued colour of brown in a fine block of four on stout ungummed card. £120.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1937 OHMS 2a6p SERVICE cover to Egypt used at ADEN. 1937 (JA.9.) long 'On His Majesty's Service' (S.E.6.) cover addressed to Egypt bearing Indian 2a6p orange adhesive overprinted SERVICE and cancelled by ADEN cds. Violet 'Head Clerk/M.M. Department Aden' h/s at lower left. CAIRO arrival b/s. A scarce official use of this Service adhesive in Aden. £125.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1925 2a6p (x2) rate cover to India used at ADEN CAMP with PER EXTRA STEAMER h/s. 1925 (MAR.25.) long commercial pre-printed envelope addressed to Bombay (two stain marks at left corners) bearing Indian 2a6p ultramarine adhesive pair tied by ADEN CAMP cds with ADEN/DELY b/s and struck by scarce PER EXTRA STEAMER/MAR 4 1925 boxed strike on reverse. £200.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1913 'baggage' label used locally with 1d 'roo' (x9) used at BALLARAT. 1913 (OC.3.) use of 'baggage' label addressed locally to St.Arnaud from a druggist wholesaler (holed edge torn away on arrival) bearing 1d 'kangaroo' (x9) tied by s/r BALLARAT cds's. Very scarce. £200.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1915 2d+1d brown uprated RPSE to Germany used at ACCRA with OPENED/FINANCE label. 1915 2d + 1d brown registered postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to Germany bearing additional 2 1/2d adhesive pair tied REGISTERED/ACCRA GOLD COAST and dated 6.JAN.23 with black on cream GEOFFNET AUF GRUND … (opened/finance basis) German '24' sealant label at left. H&G 9. £85.00 |
;) | CHRISTMAS ISLAND - 1960 (circa) 53c red on orange RPSE unused. H&G 3. 1960 (circa) 53c red on orange registered postal stationery envelope in fine unused condition. H&G 3. £30.00 |