The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | HONG KONG - 1940 15c rate cover to New Zealand with 'PASSED CENSOR/9/HONG KONG' h/s applied. 1940 (AP.9.) cover addressed to New Zealand bearing 15c adhesive tied by VICTORIA/HONG KONG cds and struck below by violet triangular PASSED/CENSOR/9/HONGKONG h/s (Little type 4). £65.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1940 $1/15c rate cover to UK with 'PASSED BY CENSOR/120' h/s applied. 1940 (FE.20.) cover addressed to UK bearing 15c and $1 adhesives tied by VICTORIA/HONG KONG cds and marked on reverse 'From Major H.G.G.Robertson RAMC, Headquarters, China Command, Hong Kong' and struck by large violet triangular PASSED/BY/CENSOR/120 h/s. £95.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1938 4c orange local FDC used at STANLEY. 1938 (APR.5.) local cover marked 'First Day Cover' bearing 4c orange adhesive tied HONG KONG/ STANLEY. £65.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1911 1d rate 'UNDELIEVERED FOR REASONS STATED' local cover used at HEIDELBERG. 1911 (FEB.18.) cover addressed locally bearing 1d adhesive (SG 274) tied by HEIDELBERG/ TRANSVAAL cds with CLEVELAND arrival of the same day. The envelope was not however delivered and struck by scarce violet boxed UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/TO BE RETURNED AS SHOWN instructional handstamp. £80.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1911 'Inter-Provincial' use of uprated Natal 4d blue RPSE used at CHRISTIANA. 1911 (JUN.13.) use of 4d blue registered postal stationery envelope of Natal (H&G 2) to OFS bearing additional Transvaal 2d adhesive tied by d/r CHRISTIANA/TRANSVAAL cds. £55.00 |
;) | WESTERN AUSTRALIA - 1863+ range of 'swan' adhesives with various numeral duplex's. 1863 onwards range of 'swan' adhesives collected for postmark interest. 1d 'no wmk' with duplex '1' and '2' strikes of Perth plus 4d carmine 'CC' with '3' strike, plus further duplex strikes on 1/- green '6', 2d grey '7-noted as rare', 1d ochre '8,14,26' and 2d yellow '13,15,18,23 and 24' 13 stamps. £75.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1860 cover to UK with 'GB' 1/- green tied by 'C' strike of CONSTANTINOPLE. 1860 cover addressed to UK bearing GB 1/- green tied by barred 'C' strike for Constantinople and with red LONDON/PAID arrival cds on front dated SP.6.60. (SG Z111). £225.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1864 entire to UK with 'GB' 6d lilac tied by 'C' strike of CONSTANTINOPLE. 1864 entire addressed to UK bearing 'GB' 6d lilac adhesive (SG type 28 with hyphen) cancelled by barred 'C' strike for use at CONSTANTINOPLE with red LONDON/PAID arrival cds's dated AP.16.64. Backstamped by BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE cds dated AP.7.1864 code A cancel in black. £125.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1923 foreign postcard rate card to Germany used at CONSTANTINOPLE. 1923 (MR.6.) use of picture postcard addressed to Germany depicting 'Constantinople-Palais Yildiz & Mosuee Hamidie' bearing 1 1/2p on 1d tied with four examples of the scarce 30 paras on 1/2d green (SG 41) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE cds's. Paying 3d foreign postcard rate. £75.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1907 6c rate postcard use to UK used at WATTEBAMA with RAILWAY POST OFFICE cds. 1907 (NO.16.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK bearing 2c (x3) tied WATTEBAMA with scarcer RAILWAY POST OFFICE cds below of the following day. £50.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1941 'V/FOR/VICTORY/BERMUDA' FDC of the 2 1/2d adhesive (x3) on cover to USA. 1941 (DEC.18.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d (x3) tied ST.GEORGES/BERMUDA used on the first day of issue and struck below by scarce 'V-FOR/VICTORY/BERMUDA' h/s. £75.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1960 10m green postal stationery wrapper unused. H&G 20. 1960 10m green on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition overprinted 'Republic Of Cyprus' in Greek and Turkish. H&G 20. £30.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1960 3m brown postal stationery wrapper unused. H&G 19. 1960 3m brown on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition overprinted 'Republic Of Cyprus' in Greek and Turkish. H&G 19. £30.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1954 10m green postal stationery wrapper unused. H&G 18. 1954 10m green on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition. H&G 18. £15.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1938 1/2p green postal stationery wrapper SPECIMEN. H&G 15. 1938 1/2p green on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition with SPECIMEN applied diagonally in black. H&G 15. £55.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1954 2m brown postal stationery wrapper unused. H&G 17. 1954 2m brown on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition. H&G 17. £15.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1953 1 1/2p green postal stationery wrapper unused. H&G 16. 1953 1 1/2p green on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition. H&G 16. £20.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1938 1/4p brown postal stationery wrapper SPECIMEN. H&G 14. 1938 1/4p brown on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition with SPECIMEN applied diagonally in black. H&G 14. £55.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1938 1/4p brown postal stationery wrapper unused. H&G 14. 1938 1/4 paras brown on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition. H&G 14. £45.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1912 5p olive yellow postal stationery wrapper SPECIMEN. H&G 8. 1912 5 paras olive yellow on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition with SPECIMEN applied diaginally in black. H&G 8. £35.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1910 5p olive yellow postal stationery wrapper unused. H&G 7. 1910 5 paras olive yellow on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition. H&G 7. £35.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1894 10p carmine postal stationery wrapper SPECIMEN. H&G 4. 1894 10 paras carmine on buff postal stationery wrapper (gum edge fault) hanstamped SPECIMEN diagonally in black. H&G 4. £12.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1894 10p carmine postal stationery wrapper unused. H&G 4. 1894 10 paras carmine on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition. H&G 4. £15.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1951 inward underpaid cover from Germany with 2d 'Postage Due' pair added. 1951 (13.7.) inward underpaid cover from Germany bearing 'Saar' 15f (x2) adhesives with South West Africa 2d 'Postage Due' pair (SG D35) added on arrival and cancelled GOBASIS/SWA cds dated 29.VII.51. £180.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1895 5/- rate registered cover to UK used at KINGSTOWN. 1895 (AP.13.) registered cover addressed to 'Bright and Sons' in the UK bearing a fine example of the 5/- brown-lake adhesive (SG 53b) tied by KINGSTOWN/ST.VINCENT cds. £150.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1939 38m rate registered censor cover to Holland. 1939 (DE.10.) registered commercial cover to Holland bearing 8m and 15m pair tied by oval REGISTERED/HAIFA cancel and with violet square PALESTINE/OPENED AN/PASSED BY/CENSOR/ No. H 23 censor mark applied on front. Little type 1B. The reverse bears a copy of the red on pink H.No.23/OPENED BY/CENSOR label (Little 3A H) similarly struck by violet censor h/s's. A nice early censor use. £65.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1954 2 1/2a on 2 1/2d 'FIELD POST OFFICE/551' cover to UK. 1954 (AP.21.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2 1/2a on 2 1/2d carmine-red adhesive tied by FIELD POST OFFICE/551 cds. £45.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1923 2c brown 'FMS' PSC to USA uprated at PUDU with additional 2c. H&G 13. SELANGOR - 1923 2c brown on buff F.M.S. 'tiger' postal stationery postcard addressed to USA (staple hole through top right corner) bearing additional 'tiger' 2c green adhesive and tied PUDU and dated 30.DE.26. H&G 13. £120.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1889 25c on 2 1/2d surcharge cover to UK. 1889 (DE.16.) cover addressed to UK bearing the 25c on 2 1/2d surcharged adhesive (SG 17) tied by 'A 26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cds alongside. A scarce use of this stamp with in period showing the '5' with SHORT FOOT variety. £55.00 |
;) | BR.P.O.IN E.A. (QATAR) - 1957 10/- ultramarine 'castle' U/M pair with WEAK ENTRY. Row 1/2. SG 15a. 1957 10r on 10/- ultramarine 'castle' adhesive of the type II issue in a fine unmounted mint top marginal corner pair showing the WEAK ENTRY on Row 1/2. Very rare on this type 2 issue. Only 40 examples can exist. SG 15a. £275.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1938 42c rate cover to USA struck LATE FEE. 1938 (AP.29.) cover addressed to USA bearing 6c and 36c adhesives each tied AIR MAIL/BRITISH GUIANA and struck below by violet LATE FEE handstamp. £85.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1866 2d rate local cover used at PIETERMARITZBURG. 1866 (NOV.22.) cover addressed locally to Maritzburg bearing a vertical pair of the 1d bright red 'chalon head' adhesive (SG 22) tied by '1' duplex's with crowned d/r PIETERMARITZBURG proving cds at left. A little crumpled at left and with some light glue type markings on reverse. £150.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1886 5/- (x2) and £1 (x3) REVENUES on piece used at MAGISTRATES OFFICE/DURBAN. 1886 5/- lilac and red (x2) and £1 green (x3) NATAL REVENUE issues tied to piece by violet oval MAGISTRATES OFFICE/DURBAN cds's dated 30.JAN.1903. Noted by SG in the footnote but no longer listed. £55.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1911 'Inter-Provincial' use of Transvaal 1d on local cover to Pretoria used at ROSETTA. 1911 (JA.13.) cover addressed to Lady Methuens at 'H.Q.H.' in the Roberts Heights of Pretoria bearing Transvaal 1d (SG 274) tied ROSETTA/NATAL. £40.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1912 'Inter-Provincial' use of Transvaal adhesive on registered cover to USA at IXOPO. 1912 (MR.29.) registered cover addressed to USA bearing Transvaal 1d, 2d and 6d adhesives tied IXOPO/NATAL. A scarce Inter-Provincial use. £65.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1955-57 5r on 5/- rose red 'Castle' used block of six. SG 108a. 1955-57 5r on 5/- rose-red 'castle' adhesive (type 2) in a fine block of six cancelled KUWAIT and dated 19.JA.59. A scarce used multiple. SG 108a. £100.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1959 40np dark blue AIR LETTER genuinely used to UK from AMADI. H&G 8. 1959 40np dark blue on blue (tone offset) postal stationery AIR LETTER addressed to UK (genuine use) cancelled by AMADI KUWAIT cds dated 1.JA.60. Very scarce. H&G 8. £85.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1959 40np dark blue AEROGRAMME genuine use to Lebanon. H&G 10. 1959 40np dark blue on blue (half tone offset) AEROGRAMME letter sheet addressed to Lebanon (genuine use) cancelled by KUWAIT/GPO roller cancel dated 15.NOV.60. Used examples are very elusive. H&G 10. £75.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1934 12c rate 'S.S.RESOLUTE' maritime cover to USA. 1934 cover addressed to USA bearing Straits Settlements 2c,4c and 6c adhesives tied SINGAPORE and struck at left by AROUND THE WORLD CRUISE S.S.RESOLUTE maritime handstamp. £40.00 |
;) | NORTH BORNEO - 1889 3c red brown PSC to Germany used at SANDAKAN. H&G 4. 1889 3c red brown on cream 'Postage' postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany (genuine use) cancelled by large part SANDAKAN cds dated 23.OC.1894. H&G 4. £45.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1934 12c rate 'S.S.RESOLUTE' maritime cover to USA. PENANG - 1934 cover addressed to USA bearing 12c adhesive tied by PENANG d/r cds and struck at left by AROUND THE WORLD CRUISE S.S.RESOLUTE maritime handstamp. £40.00 |
;) | FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1912 2d reddish purple fine mint. SG 45b.
1912 2d reddish purple issue in fine mint condition. A scarce shade. SG 45b. £135.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1934 20c rate 'S.S.RESOLUTE' maritime cover to USA. 1934 cover addressed to USA bearing 20c adhesive tied COLOMBO/GREETING TELEGRAM roller strike and struck at left by AROUND THE WORLD.CRUISE S.S.RESOLUTE maritime handstamp. £40.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1894 scarce use of Indian 1a on 1/2a blue PSC from Perim to Holland. H&G 9. 1894 (NO.23.) use of Indian 'ONE ANNA' on 1/2a blue postal stationery postcard (H&G 9) written at Perim and addressed to Holland. Cancelled by squared circle ADEN cds. Very scarce. £200.00 |
;) | SOUTH AUSTRALIA - 1902 5d registered 'O.S.' use on Public Service cover. 1902 (FE.4.) use of ON PUBLIC SERVICE (Police Department) envelope registered locally (central fold) bearing 1d rosine and 2d violet (x2) wide 'O.S.' overprint adhesives tied by REDRUTH squared cancel. Curved REGISTERED/No. h/s at left. Rated rare by Overton. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH AUSTRALIA - 1900 3d 'O.S.' rate OHMS wrapper use from ADELAIDE. 1900 (FE.1.) use of O.H.M.S. (Surveyor-Generals office/Adelaide) wrapper addressed locally bearing 1d rosine with wide 'O.S' overprint and 2d orange brown perf 13 narrow 'O.S' overprint issues tied by S.AUSTRALIA grilled dulex with GPO ADELAID cds at left. £65.00 |
;) | ORANGE FREE STATE - 1893 4d rate cover to Holland cancelled by 'X' duplex. 1893 cover addressed to Holland (odd tone spot) bearing 2d violet adhesive pair tied by grilled 'X' duplex with weak VERDE 'proving' cds on reverse and HELIBRON transit dated AP.2.93. £85.00 |
;) | ORANGE FREE STATE - 1895 2 1/2d rate cover to UK used at CLOCOLAN. 1895 (AU.9.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d and 1d pair tied by CLOCOLAN/O.V.S. cds with BLOEMFONTEIN transit b/s and WEST NORWOOD arrival. £135.00 |
;) | ORANGE FREE STATE - 1895 2d rate cover to Johannesburg used at CLOCOLAN. 1895 (JY.13.) cover addressed to Johannesburg (roughly opened on reverse flap) bearing 1d violet pair tied by violet CLOCOLAM/O.V.S. cds's with black boxed TE LAAT instructional h/s's across the stamps but unfortunately unreadable. £90.00 |
;) | ORANGE FREE STATE - 1895 2 1/2d on 3d blue on cover to UK used at BLOEMOMFONTEIN. 1895 (2.JU.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2 1/2d on 3d blue adhesive surcharge (SG 67) tied by light BLOEMFONTEIN cds. £45.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1930 'INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID' h/s on cover to USA used at SAMARAI/PAPUA. 1930 (JY.11.) cover addressed to USA (Roessler) bearing 3d 'Air Mail' (x2) tied by PORT MORESBY/PAPUA cds. Struck below by rare red boxed INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID AIR MAIL SERVICE with US 5c adhesive alongside struck in transit by BRISBANE/QUEENSLAND cds. £275.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1925 underpaid local cover with Straits 1c+8c 'Postage Dues' added. SELANGOR - 1925 (AU.1.) underpaid cover addressed locally bearing Straits Settlements 1c green adhesive tied by unusual oval barred 'dumb' cancel with KUALA LUMPUR cds at left. The envelope was struck by scarce black triangular 'K.T.L.' tax mark and on arrival has had Straits 1c violet and 8c red 'Postage Dues' added and tied PENANG. £150.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1881 1d light blue PSC unused. H&G 1. 1881 1d light blue on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition but with very light corner shadow at lower right. H&G 1. £45.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1915 censored F.P.O./No.311 cover addressed in Arabic. 1915 (OC.6.) stampless cover addressed in Arabic cancelled on the reverse by F.P.O./No.311 cancel use by Indian troops at Suez hospital and struck on the front by violet circular PASSED BY CENSOR/INDIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES/38 handstamp. £35.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1903 1/2d on cover to USA used at NUKUALOFA. 1903 (FE.3.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d indigo (SG 38) tied by s/r NUKUALOFA/ TONGA cds. £30.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1903 1d (oxidised) on cover to USA used at NUKUALOFA. 1903 (FE.3.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d (SG 39-oxidised) tied by s/r NUKUALOFA/ TONGA cds. £20.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1903 2d on cover to USA used at NUKUALOFA. 1903 (FE.3.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2d sepia and bistre (SG 41) tied by s/r NUKUALOFA/ TONGA cds. £45.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1903 4d on cover to USA used at NUKUALOFA. 1903 (FE.3.) cover addressed to USA bearing 4d green and purple (SG 45) tied by s/r NUKUALOFA/ TONGA cds. £45.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1938 underpaid cover from NAHALAL with 2c 'Postage Due' added at HAIFA but returned. 1938 (JY.24.) stampless cover addressed to Haifa cancelled by NAHALAL cds (Proud type D4) with 2m yellow 'Postage Due (SG D13) applied on arrival and cancelled HAIFA with violet boxed TO PAY/MILS strike at top. The cover was then struck by violet two lined UNDELIVERED FOR THE/REASONS STATED ON THE COVER h/s (Proud I7) with additional RETURN TO h/s in violet applied. Proud I9. £85.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1918 'SERVICE OF PRISONER OF WAR' stampless censor cover used at Belgaum Camp. 1918 stampless cover addressed to Switzerland struck on the front by black SERVICE OF PRISONERS OF WAR/COLONEL/SUPT.CIVIL CAMP BELGAUM and struck by violet PASSED BT CENSOR 8 circular h/s at left. Red on white crested OPENED BY CENSOR label on reverse cancelled by BERNE arrival. A scarce piece of prisoner mail from this camp set up for women. £95.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 registered 'Baggage' label bearing 1 1/2d (x3) used at LAGOS. 1936 (AU.24.) registered baggage label addressed to the 'United Africa Company Limited' bearing 1 1/2d 'pictorial' adhesive strip of three tied REGISTERED/LAGOS NIGERIA. Fine and scarce. £120.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1966 'Independence' definitive first day cover used at CAUSEWAY. 1966 official registered first day cover of the Southern Rhodesia pictorial definitive series overprinted 'Independence/11th November 1965' (SG 359-372) and cancelled by CAUSEWAY/10/RHODESIA cds's dated 17.JAN.66. This FDC did not contain the Churchill overprint. £20.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1966 definitive first day cover used at CAUSEWAY. 1966 official illustrated registered first day cover of the pictorial definitive series (SG 374-87) complete and tied by d/r CAUSEWAY 10/RHODESIA cds's dated 9.FE.66. £20.00 |
;) | TURKS AND CAICOS IS - 1903 2 1/2d rate cover to USA. 1903 (MY.13.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d and 1d (x2) tied TURKS ISLANDS. £45.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1937 35m rate registered cover to Syria used at IRBID. 1937 (NO.2.) registered cover addressed to Syria in Arabic (ex reverse flap) bearing 15m and 20m adhesives tied IRBID and with scarce blue on white perforated R/IRBID/No. registered label at left. DAMAS arrival b/s. £120.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1893 1/2d green PSC uprated to USA. H&G 6. 1893 1/2d green on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to USA bearing additional 1/2d adhesive added to make the 1d rate tied KINGSTOWN/S.VINCENT and dated MR.18.02. H&G 6. £65.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1929 3d rate cover to USA used at KINGSTOWN. 1929 (JA.10.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied KINGSTOWN/ST.VINCENT BWI. £28.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1955 (circa) blue on cream 'FORMULA' RPSE (size G) unused. 1955 (circa) blue on cream FORMULA registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition. £50.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1880 1/2d brown and 1d dull rose applied officially on unused PSC. H&G 2. 1880 1/2d brown and 1d dull rose adhesives officially added to BERMUDA postal stationery buff coloured postcard in unused condition. H&G 2. £40.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1940's underpaid 1c cover to USA struck 'PASSED BY CENSOR/40' in red. 1940's underpaid cover addressed to USA bearing 1c green tied by indistinct cds with circular 'T' tax mark below and struck at left by scarce red circular PASSED BY CENSOR/40 h/s. £45.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1896 2c vermilion PSC unused. H&G 16. 1896 2c vermilion postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 16. £25.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1932 first flight cover to Rhodes. 1932 (AP.23.) first flight cover addressed to Rhodes bearing 1 1/2pi adhesive tied by LIMASSOL/ CYPRUS cds with POSTA AEREA/RODI EGEO arrival b/s. £85.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1942 8c rate cover used locally at IPOH during Japanese Occupation. PERAK - 1942 cover addressed locally bearing Perak 8c scarlet overprinted DAI NIPPON/2602/MALAYA cancelled by large star type PERAK/YUBIN KYOKO/IPOH cds dated AUG.1.2602. Black boxed Japanese chop at left. £125.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1942 8c rate cover used locally at TAIPING during Japanese Occupation. PERAK - 1942 cover addressed to Penang marked 'Tamil Letter' (fold at right) bearing Negri Sembilan 2c orange and 8c grey 'DAI NIPPON' overprints for use by the Japanese (SG J229 and J232) with the 2c showing scarce RAISED QUAD variety in front of the 'Dai' overprint cancelled by PERAK/TAIPING 'cog wheeled' cancel in black dated 6.JUL.2602 with small Japanese chop alongside and d/r DAI NIPON/GPO PENANG cds below struck in transit on the following day. A scarce use during the Japanese occupation. £150.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1942 8c rate use of local cover during Japanese Occupation at KAMPAR. PERAK - 1942 use of 'ON GOVERNMENT SERVICE' manilla envelope (133x105mm) addressed to Kuala Lumpur & h/s'd at bottom 'Medical Officer/Kampar' bearing Pahang 8c ovpt'd DAI NIPPON/2602/MALAYA & cancelled by scarce cogged wheel PERAK/ KAMPAR/2602/YUBIN KYOKU h/s in black. Used during the Japanese Occupation of Malaya. £150.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1949 'RETOUR' and 'UNDELIVERED' local cover. KEDAH - 1949 inward 10c 'Coronation' use cover from Penang with KARANGAN arrival dated 12.JAN.49. The cover could not be delivered and is struck by black UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED- RETURN TO SENDER AT ADDRESS SHOWN ON COVER and additional strike in a different type struck in violet ink. Large RETOUR mark and with PENANG b/s and violet boxed REFUSED/ DECEASED/INSUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED/NOT ADDRESSED/GONE AWAY instructional box. Two file holes at bottom edge of cover but a nice set of markings. £80.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1934 first flight cover to Australia. KEDAH - 1934 (DE.15.) illustrated 'Imperial Airways and Qantas' first flight cover addressed to York in Western Australia bearing 25c adhesive tied by SUNGEI PATANI/KEDAH cds. £75.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1933 first flight cover to UK. KEDAH - 1933 (DE.30.) illustrated 'Imperial Airways/Indian Trans-Continental' first flight cover addressed to UK bearing 6c, 12c and 25c adhesives tied GENERAL POST OFFICE/ALOR STAR KEDAH cds's. £85.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1890 1c on $4 (x2) 'REVENUE' adhesives used on local cover. 1890 (NO.17.) cover addressed locally bearing two examples of the ONE CENT red surcharges on $4 REVENUE adhesives (SG 210) tied by individual GEORGETOWN/B.GUIANA cds's. £75.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1901 2c rate postcard use to Trinidad with AMSTERDAM/NEDERLAND 'paquebot' strike. 1901 (AU.24.) use of coloured picture postcard addressed to Trinidad bearing 2c 'ship' adhesive tied by rare oval AMSTERDAM/NEDERLAND 'Paquebot' strike with PORT OF SPAIN arrival. £90.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1935 inward under paid cover from UK with 6d (x2) 'Postage Dues' applied. 1935 inward underpaid cover from UK struck by black boxed MORE TO PAY/OVER….OZS bilingual instructional h/s with '1s/-' tax mark and with 6d green and bright orange 'Postage Due' pair affixed and cancelled CAPETOWN dated 6.JAN.35. £75.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1931 inward underpaid cover from UK with 2d 'Postage Due' added. 1931 (JAN.21.) inward under paid cover addressed to Transvaal from the UK where on arrival a black circular 'T/2d' tax mark has been applied with 2d 'Postage Due' added alongside and cancelled VEOVILLE/JOHANNESBURG and dated 11.FEB.31. £35.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1972 $3 on $1 'CONTRACT NOTE' unmounted mint 'STAMP DUTY' block of 25. 1972 $3 black on $1 red and violet CONTRACT NOTE overprint on STAMP DUTY issue in a unmounted mint block of 25. One stamp with corner fault. £85.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1970 8c rate local cover with variety VERTICAL PAIR/ONE SURCHARGE OMITTED. 1970 (MR.11.) cover addressed locally bearing a pair of the '4X' on 5c coral adhesive tied ST.THOMAS/BARBADOS but with variety VERTICAL PAIR/ONE SURCHARGE OMITTED. SG 398a. £95.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1982 60p 'H.M.S.Rooke' adhesive in U/M with variety WATERMARK INVERTED. SG 478w.
1982 60p 'H.M.S.Rooke' adhesive in fine unmounted mint condition with major variety WATERMARK INVERTED. SG 478w. £50.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1965 4d 'ITU' adhesive U/M with variety WATERMARK INVERTED. SG 180w. 1965 4d light emerald and yellow 'ITU' adhesive in a fine top unmounted mint marginal example showing the variety WATERMARK INVERTED. SG 180w. £30.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1970 8c rate local cover with one stamp showing SURCHARGE DOUBLE. SG 398b. 1970 (MR.11.) cover addressed locally to St.Georges bearing the 4c black surcharge on 5c adhesive (SG type 88) cancelled ST.THOMAS but with major error SURCHARGE DOUBLE. SG 398b. £65.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1943 'THERE ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND' patriotic label cover used locally. 1943 (OCT.18.) cover addressed locally bearing the 3c adhesive tied by BUY VICTORY BONDS slogan strike with circular SECURITY cancel at left showing the origin town blacked out by ink ring. Bears an interesting circular red and blue on mustard WHAT WE HAVE WE HOLD patriotic label at left issued by the Government Bureau of Information and Tourist Travel in Canada. £60.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1943 'V FOR VICTORY' and 'UNION JACK' patriotic label cover used locally. 1943 (MAR.15.) cover addressed locally bearing 2c adhesive tied by VICTORIA-FORT VICTORIA anniversary slogan strike and bearing red, white and blue 'patriotic' 'V FOR VICTORY' and 'UNION JACK/BULLDOG' labels. £50.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1942 'V FOR VICTORY' patriotic cover used locally. 1942 (OC.15.) cover addressed locally bearing 16c blue 'special delivery-express' adhesive tied by VICTORIA/BC cds with red, white and blue 'patriotic' 'UNION JACK (BULLDOG)/ V FOR VICTORY label at left. £50.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1942 'SAVE GASOLINE' patriotic label cover used locally. 1942 (OC.13.) local cover bearing 16c blue 'special delivery-express' adhesive tied by VICTORIA/BC cds with red, white and blue 'patriotic' 'UNION JACK' and 'PLEASE CARRY SMALL PARCELS/SAVE GASOLINE FOR V DAY' labels. £55.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1944 3c taxed 'Postage Due cover used locally. 1944 (JA.10.) commercial cover addressed to USA bearing a fine strip of three of the 1c brown 'Canada Postal Note' stamps cancelled by LORETTO/ONT cds's. These revenue stamps were not accepted and the cover struck by violet boxed 8/CENTS/DUE handstamp. Interesting item. £50.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1943 6c taxed local 'Postage Due' cover. 1943 (MAR.27.) stampless cover addressed locally to Sudbury cancelled by TORONTO/SAFETY/ CONVENTION/TORONTO/APRIL 12-13 advertisement slogan strike. Being under paid the cover is struck by violet boxed '6/CENTS/DUE' h/s with 1c (x4) and 2c violet postage dues added at left. £35.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1940 local underpaid tax cover with scarce 2c 'Postage Due' BI-SECTED to pay 1c. 1940 (JAN.12.) cover addressed LOCALLY IN Nova Scotia but re-directed bearing 1c adhesive pair tied ANNA POLLIS ROYAL. Blue boxed TAX/1/CENT handstamp applied with 2c 'postage due' added but BI-SECTED to make the 1c charge and struck by GRANVILLE FERRY/N.S. cds dated JAN.13.40. Unusual and scarce use of this bi-sected postage due. £120.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1944 'Postage Free-Christmas 1944' ARMED FORCES AIR LETTER used to USA. 1944 dark blue on blue ARMED FORCES AIR LETTER addressed to USA with red POSTAGE FREE/ CHRISTMAS ISSUE 1944 overprint applied and cancelled by 1 CANADAIAN/A.B.P.O. roller strike dated 16.DEC.44. Kessler type 103 - Format M-C. Very scarce item. £225.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1944 censored PRISPONER OF WAR postcard addressed to Germany. 1944 (OC.4.) use of pale bluish cream PRISONER OF WAR MAIL-FREE postcard addressed to Germany cancelled by P.O.W. cancel. Written by a German inmate at internment camp 133 in Ottawa. £45.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1943 PRISONER OF WAR letter sheet to Germany. 1943 use of PRISONER OF WAR MAIL letter sheet addressed to Germany bearing 10c and 20c adhesives tied by BASE APO/CANADA cds with EXAMINED BY CENSOR…. h/s below with 'DB 79' inserted in manuscript. Violet circular 'Ab' and green 'VII' marks applied on arrival. Written by a German inmate at Internment camp 133 at Ottawa. £55.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1942 PRISONER OF WAR postcard to Germany with rare CANADA RED CROSS label attached. 1942 (JUN.1) use of pre-printed PRISONER OF WAR postcard cancelled by magenta RED CROSS/OTTAWA CANADA cds with red two lined WITH COMPLIMENTS OF/THE CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY strike and bearing rare red,white and blue perforated CANADIAN RED/ CROSS SOCIETY perforated label at lower left. Scarce item. £120.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1942 censored PRISONER OF WAR letter sheet to Germany. 1942 (OCT.7.) use of PRISONER OF WAR MAIL letter sheet addressed to Germany bearing 10c and 20c adhesives tied by BASE APO/CANADA cds with EXAMINED BY CENSOR…. h/s below with 'DB 550' inserted in manuscript. Part of the message has been officially deleted by the censor and with red 'swastica' arrival roller strike applied on arrival. Written by a German inmate at Camp 21 in Ottawa. £55.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1942 PRISONER OF WAR postcard addressed to Germany. 1942 (JAN.2.) use of PRISONER OF WAR MAIL (Form I.O.20) postcard addressed to Germany (file hole at top) bearing 10c and 20c adhesives tied by BASE A.P.O./CANADA roller strikes and with blue circular 'Ab' censor applied on arrival. A nice Base PO Ottawa card used by internee. £40.00 |