The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1901 1d red-brown PSE uprated for registered use to USA at TORTOLA. 1901 1d red-brown on light buff postal stationery envelope (size b) registered to USA and uprated with additional 2d and 2 1/2d adhesive pair tied TORTOLA/V.I. A scarce registered use of this envelope as at this time Virgin Islands did not have registered stationery envelopes. H&G 1a. £225.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1942 1.50yen on 2sen bright red 'Warrior' PSC unused. 1942 1.50 yen on 2 sen bright red 'Warrior' postal stationery postcard for use by Japanese Occupation Forces in fine unused condition. Yang JCP 3. £90.00 |
;) | TOBAGO - 1896 2 1/2d rate cover to UK used at TOBAGO. 1896 (DE.8.) cover addressed to UK (tear at bottom right corner) bearing a strip of thre and a pair of the 1/2d dull green adhesive (SG 20) making up the 2 1/2d rate tied TOBAGO. £115.00 |
;) | NYASALAND - 1935 first flight cover to Beira used at BLANTYRE. 1935 (AUG.5.) illustrated first flight cover addressed to Beira bearing 2d 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive pair tied BLANTYRE and with black boxed FIRST FLIGHT/REGULAR AIR MAIL SERVICE cachet applied. Flown by RANA with only 907 covers flown. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1909 5pi on 1/- (x4) on piece used at CONSTANTINNOPLE. SG 21. 1909 5pi on 1/- dull green and carmine (x4) affixed to small piece and cancelled by central BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE cds dated JU.11.13. SG 21. £65.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1916 9c registered rate cover to USA with 'War' stamp use. 1916 (DE.12.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 1c, 2c and 5d 'moire' adhesives (SG 111-113) together with the 1c 'War' stamp (SG 114) and tied BELIZE/BRITISH HONDURAS. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1916 3c rate cover to UK with 'War' stamp use. 1916 (DE.19.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2c 'moire' adhesive (SG 112) tied in combination with the 1c 'War' stamp (SG 114) and tied BELIZE/BRITISH HONDURAS. £35.00 |
;) | TRISTAN DA CUNHA - 1986 45p '60th birthday of QEII' U/M with WATERMARK INVERTED. SG 409w.
1986 45p '60th birthday of QEII' adhesive in fine unmounted mint condition showing the variety WATERMARK INVERTED. SG 409w. £5.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1927 10d rate registered cover to UK used at NEVIS. 1927 (SP.23.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing Leeward Island 4d and 6d 'key plate' adhesives tied by 'A09' duplex's with NEVIS cds alongside. A scarcer use at Nevis. £55.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1944 1 1/2d rate underpaid censored postcard to USA. 1944 (SEP.15.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'View of the Rock' bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied by GIBRALTAR roller strike. The card was underpaid and is struck by 'T' tax mark and with violet crowned shield type PASSED BY/CENSOR/No.4607 handstamp applied. £35.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1902 80p on 5d, 4p on 10d and 12p on 2/6d mint SPECIMENS. SG 9s-11s. 1902 80p on 5d, 4p on 10d and 12p on 2/6d adhesives each in mint condition (5d and 10d lightly overall toned and 2/6d with gum bend) each handstamped SPECIMEN in horse shoe figuration. SG 9s-11s. £80.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1948 1 1/2d rate 'Forces Mail' cover to UK used at FPO 151. 1948 (JA.10.) cover addressed to UK marked 'Forces Air Mail' bearing GB (un-overprinted) 1 1/2d adhesive tied by FIELD POST OFFICE/551. Marked origin on reverse as 'HQ RAF at Abu Sueir'. FPO 151 later went to Bahrain. £10.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1916 1/2d green PSC underpaid to UK used at ACCRA with 'Postage Due' added. H&G 7. 1916 1/2d green on white postal stationery postcard addressed to UK and cancelled by ACCRA cds dated MR.27.1918. Under paid with circular 'T' tax mark with GB 1d 'Postage Due' added on arrival. H&G 7. £50.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1902 2/6d purple and brown on yellow mint with SPECIMEN applied in black. SG 55.
1902 2/6d purple and brown on yellow in fine mint condition with SPECIMEN applied in black. SG 55. £25.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1902 1/6d green and red on yellow mint with SPECIMEN applied in black. SG 53.
1902 1/6d green and red on yellow in fine mint condition with SPECIMEN applied in black. SG 53. £25.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1886 1/2d deep orange 'Cameo' mint handstamped SPECIMEN in black. SG 25. 1886-93 1/2d deep orange 'Cameo' in fine mint condition handstamped SPECIMEN in black. SG 25. £50.00 |
;) | ZANZIBAR - 1907 use of registered picture postcard to Germany. 1907 registered use of picture postcard addressed to Germany depicting 'Mango Tree-Zanzibar' bearing 1/2a, 2a and 2 1/2a adhesives (SG 210,212 and 213) tied by squared circle ZANZIBAR cancels. A scarce registered use. £85.00 |
;) | ZANZIBAR - 1908 6a carmine PSE uprated to Germany. H&G 10. 1908 6a carmine on laid cream postal stationery envelope addressed to Germany bearing additional 1c,3c and 6c adhesives tied by squared circle ZANZIBAR cancels. A scarce piece of stationery. H&G 10. £120.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1892 use of uprated Cape 1d PSC to Rouxville. 1892 use of Cape Of Good Hope 1/2d brown on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to Rouxville on Orange Free State with the reverse side pre-printed for 'P.J.Petersen & Co' and bearing additional Transvaal 1d adhesive. A very unusual genuine use. £80.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1918 1/2d 'War Stamp' use on registered cover to UK. 1918 registered cover addressed to UK bearing 1/2d green 'War Stamp' (x3) tied alongside 2d (SG 15) by light ST.KITTS cds. £25.00 |
;) | ST.KITTS - 1919 1 1/2d 'War Stamp' use on OHMS registered cover to USA. 1919 (AP.11.) registered use of O.H.M.S. cover to USA (tear in bottom right corner and repaired) bearing three examples of the 1 1/2d 'War Stamp' (SG 23) tied ST.KITTS. £15.00 |
;) | BASUTOLAND - 1898 use of part Cape 1d letter card to GEA struck '210' from MOHALESHOEK. 1898 (FE.26.) use of part Cape Of Good Hope 1d carmine postal stationery letter card addressed to Dares-Salam in German East Africa cancelled by '210' duplex with neat MOHALESHOEK/ BASUTOLAND 'proving' cds alongside. Marked 'Via Zanzibar'. Despite being 'severed' a rare use of this stationery in Basutoland. £85.00 |
;) | PENRHYN - 1937 1/2d Cook Island pair tied on cover to New Zealand by PENRHYN ISLAND cds. 1937 (JE.21.) cover addressed to New Zealand bearing Cook Island 1/2d 'pictorial' pair tied by PENRHYN ISLAND cds's. £50.00 |
;) | SEYCHELLES - 1916 20c blue RPSE (size F) unused. H&G 3. 1916 20c blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) in fine unused condition. H&G 3. £45.00 |
;) | SEYCHELLES - 1937 'Coronation' first day local cover used at BAY ST.ANNE PRASLIN. 1937 (MAY.12.) locally addressed first day cover bearing the 'Coronation' trio (SG 132-134) tied by individual BAY ST.ANNE PRASLIN/SEYCHELLES (bridge) type cancels. £25.00 |
;) | SEYCHELLES - 1954 38c rate registered cover to UK used at ANSE ROYALE. 1954 (JA.19.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 'KGVI' 3c, 15c and 20c adhesives tied ANSE ROYALE/SEYCHELLES. £20.00 |
;) | SEYCHELLES - 1954 38c rate registered cover to UK used at ANSE ROYALE. 1954 (JA.19.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 'KGVI' 9c pair and 20c adhesives tied by ANSE ROYALE/SEYCHELLES. £20.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1944 6d rate use of FORMULA air letter card to UK used at LIVINGSTONE. 1944 (DE.12.) use of light blue on cream FORMULA type 'Air Mail/Letter Card' with two lined inscription at bottom addressed to Scotland and bearing 6d adhesive tied LIVINGSTONE. £45.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1944 6d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/H.1.' first flight cover to Jamaica. 1944 (DEC.16.) first flight cover addressed to Kingston in Jamaica bearing 3d brown (x2) adhesives tied by CIRCULATION BRANCH/GPO BARBADOS cds with violet oval B.W.I.AIRWAYS LTD/BARBADOS cachet applied at top left. Sent via St.Kitts on the last extension of the BWIA service and struck on the reverse by scarce violet crowned octagonal PASSED/ .H. / .1. censor strike initialled 'J.Pele' and dated 13.12.44. (Unlisted by Little in this form). A very rare flight. £350.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1940 1 1/2d yellow brown complete COIL of 500 stamps. SG 122ab. 1940 1 1/2d yellow-brown (perf 13 1/2) issue with sideways watermark (SG 122ab) in a complete original coil of 500 with rare leader pre-printed 'GIBRALTAR/500 1d STAMPS'. An exceptional rarity in such a form and quite possibly unique. A superb KGVI item. £1200.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1942 censor cover to MEF with 'INDICATE LANGUAGE' instructional h/s. 1942 (MY.10.) cover addressed to a soldier serving the 16 coy at 'The Buffs-MEF' bearing 10m grey adhesive tied HAIFA and with FPO 154 ARRIVAL B/S. The cover is complete with the original letter and is struck by violet crowned DEPTY CHIEF FIELD CENSOR handstamp and struck by violet boxed PLEASE REQUEST SENDER/TO INDICATE LANGUAGE/OF THE LETTER ON THE/FRONT OF ENVELOPE instructional strike. £55.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1942 'PRISONER OF WAR' cover to Italy used at WINDHOEK. 1942 cover addressed to Italy bearing 3d and 6d adhesives tied WINDHOEK/SWA and struck by red boxed SOUTH AFRICAN PRISONER OF WAR handstamp with red on cream U.C.8/(small)/OPENED/BY/CENSOR bilingual label at left tied on the reverse by violet crested 'B' h/s. Sent from an inmate of the Windhoek Camp covers are not so common. £65.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1911 registered cover to UK (stamp missing) with 'temporary' registered label. 1911 (JA.19.) registered cover to UK bearing 15c on 1 1/2d (SG 114) cancelled by oval REGISTERED/BRITISH P.O.TANGIER cancel with a further strike below. One stamp has been removed but the envelope bears a rare example of the 'provisional' (hand made) R/TANGIER/No. registered etiquette at lower left. Rarely seen or offered. £95.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1927 1/2d rate cover to Greece with 'SPEND YOUR WEALTH' slogan strike used at VALLETTA. 1927 (FEB.20.) 'Printed Paper Rate' cover addressed to Greece bearing 1/2d green overprinted 'Postage' cancelled by FOR YOUR HEALTH/SPEND YOUR WEALTH/IN SUNNY MALTA slogan strike from Valletta. Proud type M1 state 2. £30.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1938 1 1/2d rate cover to UK with 'THE IDEAL PLACE FOR RETIREMENT' slogan strike. 1938 (APR.18.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied by MALTA/THE IDEAL PLACE FOR RETIREMENT slogan strike from Valletta. Proud type M1 state 4. £25.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1911 use of 1/2d green PSC of Transvaal (H&G 11) tied P.O.A.36' with MARIANNHILL at left. 1911 (FE.25.) use of 1/2d green postal stationery postcard of Transvaal (H&G 11) cancelled by 'P.O.A. 36' with MARIANNHILL strike alongside and PINETOWN/NATAL arrival cds. Inter-Provincial usage. £50.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1924 1/2d grey black and black mint with BROKEN MAST variety. SG 10a. 1924-33 1/2d grey black and black in fine mint condition showing the BROKEN MAST variety from Row 2/1. SG 10a. £95.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1924 1/2d grey black and black mint with CLEFT ROCK variety. SG 10c. 1924-33 1/2d grey-black and black in fine mint condition showing the CLEFT ROCK variety from Row 5/1. SG 10c. £85.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1924 1d grey black and deep blue green mint with TORN FLAG variety. SG 11b. 1924-33 1d grey-black and deep blue green in fine mint condition showing the TORN FLAG variety from Row 4/6. SG 11b. £115.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1924 2d grey black mint with CLEFT ROCK variety. SG 13c. 1924-33 2d grey black and grey in fine mint condition showing the CLEFT ROCK variety. Row 5/1. SG 13c. £180.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1924 3d blue mint pair with TORN FLAG variety. SG 14b. 1924-33 3d blue in a fine mint horizontal pair showing the TORN FLAG variety from Row 4/6. SG 14b. £120.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1882 1d pink PSE uprated and registered to Germany. H&G 1a. 1882 1d pink on cream postal stationery envelope (size b) registered to Germany and uprated with the addition of 1/2d and 1d adhesives tied BARBADOS and dated DE.23.97. A scarce registered use of this envelope. H&G 1a. £75.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1931 2c rate cover to Canada used at CAYO. 1931 (MR.21.) cover addressed to Canada bearing 2c adhesive tied by s/r CAYO/BRITISH HONDURAS cds. £65.00 |
;) | COOK ISLANDS - 1896 2 1/2d rate cover to USA (fault to stamp) used at RAROTONGA. 1896 (FE.27.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d rose (faded a little and corner fault) tied by s/r RAROTONGA cds with a further strike at left. PAPEETE transit b/s. Sent via French Polynesia. £95.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1916 (circa) PRISONER OF WAR LETTER envelope censored to Bohemia. 1916 (circa) stampless PRISONER OF WAR LETTER envelope addressed to Bohemia from the Ahmednagar prisoner of war camp struck by violet circular POST FREE/P.C./PRISONER OF WAR handstamp. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1939 3d rate cover to USA from Cape Town struck SURFACE CONVEYANCE. 1939 (19.VII.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/2d, 1d and 1 1/2d 'Huguenot' adhesives tied CAPE TOWN and struck at left by violet s/l SURFACE CONVEYANCE handstamp. £35.00 |
;) | NATAL - 1906 1d rate postcard use to UK used at HATTINGSPRUIT. 1906 (NO.21.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'The Summit Of Devil Peak- Cape Town' bearing 1/2d pair tied by scarce HATTINGSPRUIT/NATAL cds. £80.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1913 5c/ 1/2d pair tied to cover to UK used at CASABLANCA. 1913 (JU.27.) cover addressed to UK bearing a pair of the 5c on 1/2d 'Downey Head' adhesives (SG 126) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE/CASABLANCA cds's. £55.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1915 6c dark rose PSE registered to UK cancelled REGISTERED/KANDY.
1915 6c dark rose (size e) postal stationery envelope with smooth surface inside and out registered to UK and bearing additional 2c, 3c and 6c (x3) tied by KANDY REGISTERED cds's dated 18.SE.34. £50.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1926 9c rate 'Easter Pension' envelope to Canada used at COLOMBO. 1926 (NO.17.) 'Eastern Pensions Society-Colombo' cover addressed to Canada bearing 3c grey (x3) tied COLOMBO. £8.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1953 3d+2 1/2d dark blue RPSE to UK uprated at BATHURST. H&G 6a. 1953 3d + 2 1/2d dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK bearing 1/2d (x2) and 1/3d 'Red Cross' adhesive tied by oval REGISTERED/GPO GAMBIA cancel dated 24.SP.63. H&G 6a. £35.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1946 2c grey PSC unused SPECIMEN. H&G 34. 1946 2c grey on grey-buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition struck SPECIMEN diagonally in black. H&G 34. £95.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1946 4c orange PSC unused SPECIMEN. H&G 35. 1946 4c orange on grey-buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition struck SPECIMEN diagonally in black. H&G 35. £95.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1946 10c lilac PSC unused SPECIMEN. H&G 36. 1946 10c lilac on grey-buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition struck SPECIMEN diagonally in black. H&G 36. £95.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1940 10c lilac PSC unused. H&G 36. 1940 10c lilac on deep granite buff 'KGVI' postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. An elusive piece of stationery. H&G 36. £120.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1911 use of 'GB' 1/2d yellow green strip of 3 cancelled by ASCENSION cds's. SG Z21.
1911 (JU.20.) use of 'GB' 1/2d yellow green strip of three (SG Z21) on small piece cancelled by ASCENSION cds's. £120.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1909 use of 'GB' 1d red strip of three tied to piece by ASCENSION cds's. SG Z22.
1909 (AP.9.) use of 'GB' 1d red strip of three (SG Z22) tied to piece by ASCENSION cds's. £75.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1911 use of 'GB' 2d green and carmine tied to piece by ASCENSION cds. SG Z24.
1911 (AU.14.) use of 'GB' 2d green and carmine adhesive (SG Z24) tied to piece by ASCENSION cds. £175.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1913 use of 'GB' 2 1/2d blue tied by ASCENSION cds. SG Z25. 1913 (JA.17.) use of 'GB' 2 1/2d blue adhesive (SG Z25) tied by ASCENSION cds. Very scarce. £200.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1911 use of 'GB' 3d purple/yellow tied to piece by ASCENSION cds. SG Z26.
1911 (AU.20.) use of 'GB' 3d purple/yellow adhesive (SG Z26) tied to piece by ASCENSION cds. Very scarce. £350.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1909 use of 'GB' 1/- green and carmine tied to piece by ASCENSION cds. SG Z33.
1909 (JU.15.) use of 'GB' 1/- green and carmine adhesive (SG Z33) tied to piece by ASCENSION cds. Small corner fault. £150.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1942 4as brown RAF censored 'Air Mail' PSC to UK used at Calcutta. H&G 4. 1942 4as brown on light cream buff postal stationery 'AirMail' postcard addressed to UK cancelled CALCUTTA and dated 18.AU.42 with violet boxed R.A.F./CENSOR/7 h/s applied. H&G 4. £120.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1879 9p vermilion 'Soldiers/Seamans' PSE struck STAMP OFFICE/BOMBAY. H&G 1. 1879 9p vermilion on white 'Soldiers and Seaman's' postal stationery envelope in unused condition handstamped by black oval STAMP OFFICE/CANCELLED/BOMBAY rubber strike. A rare specimen envelope. H&G 1. £250.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1908 1a rate postcard use to UK used at SPENCERS BUILDING. 1908 (NO.5.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'A toddy Shop' bearing 1a adhesive tied by the scarcer SPENCERS BUILDING cds. Spencers was an early retail chain shop. £30.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1921 16c rate (grubby) cover to UK used by S.CARRAGE railway strike. 1921 (NO.6.) cover addressed to UK (a little grubby and with some surface creases) bearing 6c and 10c adhesives tied by scarce double ringed S.CARRIAGE cancellators. Difficult strike to find on cover. £165.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1934 30c rate cover to Brazil with BY AIR TO LONDON marking. 1934 (OC.15.) blank type postcard addressed to Brazil bearing 30c blue adhesive tied MOMBASA/ KENYA. Originally marked for flight by Zeppelin mail with VIA ZEPPELIN/FRIEDRICHSHAFEN label applied. This was cancelled and the card handstamped BY AIR TO LONDON/PAR AVION A LONDRES in violet with the card being taken by Imperial Airways. £50.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1946 20c rate cover to USA with 'Diamond Jubilee' label attached. 1946 (MY.28.) cover addressed to USA bearing 20c adhesive tied KAMPALA/UGANDA and with 'HIS HIGNESS THE AGAKHAN/DIAMOND JUBILEE' commeroration label at left printed in grey. £50.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1958 15c on 10c carmine PSC unused with 10mm setting. H&G 14. 1958 15c black on 10c carmine on buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition showing the 10mm setting. H&G 14. £25.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1958 15c on 10c carmine PSC unused with 12mm setting. H&G 14. 1958 15c black on 10c carmine on buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition showing the 12mm setting. H&G 14. £12.00 |
;) | BARBUDA - 1946 'Antigua/Leeward Island' combination 3d rate cover to USA. 1946 (MR.11.) use of ex OHMS envelope addressed to USA bearing Antigua 1/2d tied with Leeward Islands 1d and 1 1/2d adhesives tied by BARBUDA/BWI cds with red WARDEN/BARDUBA h/s at lower left. £40.00 |
;) | BARBUDA - 1935 2 1/2d rate 'Silver Jubilee' issue use on ex OHMS cover to France. 1935 (NO.25.) ex OHMS envelope (ex reverse flap) addressed to France (scarce) bearing Leeward Islands 1d and 1 1/2d 'Silver Jubilee' adhesives each tied by BARBUDA/BWI cds's. A scarce use of these jubilee stamps in Barbuda. £75.00 |
;) | BARBUDA - 1932 use of Antigua 1/- used on registered cover to UK. 1932 (AU.26.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing Antigua 1/- (SG 76) tied by s/r BARBUDA/BWI cds. £85.00 |
;) | BARBUDA - 1928 4 1/2d rate registered cover to UK with the use of Leeward Island adhesives. 1928 (MY.9.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing Leeward Islands 1 1/2d and 3d adhesives tied by BARBUDA/BWI cds. Red boxed R/BARBUDA BWI/No… h/s at left. £65.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1942 censored cover to UK. 1942 (MY.8.) cover addressed to UK bearing 12c, 20c and 25c adhesives each tied by GENERAL POST OFFICE/MAURITIUS cds;s with black on white OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left. £35.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1862 9d dark brown PSE unused. 1862 9d dark brown on blue postal stationery envelope in fine unused condition with the unlisted type 3 embossing on reverse flap. Printed by De La Rue. £45.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1901 inward 'Boer War' cover from Transvaal with H&K PACKET b/s. 1901 inward 'Boer War' cover marked 'On Active Service' bearing Transvaal 1/2d green and additional example but overprinted V.R.I. cancelled by FIELD P.O./BRITISH ARMY S.AFRICA cds's. H&K PACKET transit b/s. A scarce use by the Irish Contingent. £150.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1902 inward 'Boer War' cover from SANDERTON with H&K PACKET b/s. 1902 inward 'Boer war' cover from a soldier of the Royal Inniskilling Fusilliers bearing GB 'QV' 1d lilac pair tied by POST OFFICE/SANDERTON cds's and with s/r H&K PACKET transit b/s dated MR.16.02. The cover has edge wear and some light tone marks but Boer War covers to Ireland are scarce. £120.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1933 1/2d rate local cover struck PAQUEBOT/DUN LADGHAIRE. 1933 (DE.7.) local cover addressed to Waterford bearing 1/2d green adhesive tied by very fine single ringed PAQUEBOT/DUN LADGHAIRE cds. £55.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1935 'Silver Jubilee' registered first day cover to UK. 1935 (MAY.6.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing the 'Silver Jubilee' series (SG 18-21) tied by BROKEN HILL/N.RHODESIA cds used on the first day of issue. £45.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1942 15c dark blue RPSE unused ovpt'd for use during Japanese Occupation. H&G 8. SELANGOR - 1942 15c dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition overprinted with vertical red Kanji overprint for use during Japanese Occupation. H&G 8. £200.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1942 2c orange PSC unused overprinted for Japanese Occupation. H&G 8. PERAK - 1942 2c orange on buff postal stationery postcard (lightly toned) with black square MALAYA/ 2 cts/POSTAGE at left and overprinted DAI NIPPON/2602/MALAYA for use during the Japanese Occupation in unused condition. H&G 8. £35.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. (MEF) - 1942 1d to 5d 'dark colour' MEF set mint handstamped SPECIMEN. SG M1-M5. 1942 1d to 5d in fine mint condition each handsatmped SPECIMEN in black capital lettering. Unrecorded by SG. Very scarce. SG M1-M5. £285.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1915 2 1/2d rate 'CENSOR/CAPETOWN' cover to Holland. 1915 (APR.14.) cover addressed to Holland bearing 1/2d sytrip of five making up the 2 1/2d rate tied by PRETORIA roller strike. The cover bears red on white OPENED BY CENSOR strip at top edge and is struck by scarce violet oval CENSOR/CAPETOWN handstamp. £65.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1986 'Halleys Comet' U/M IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF pairs. SG 973-76.
1986 'Halleys Comet' series in fine unmounted IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF pairs. SG 973-76. £40.00 |
;) | TASMANIA - 1899 inward cover from Tasmania with INCONNU h/s applied. 1899 (JE.21.) inward cover from Tasmania bearing 2 1/2d surcharge on 9d adhesive tied HOBART (edge creases) with scarcer BRIEVEN DEPT/ZAR letter office b/s having been undelivered and struck on the front by boxed INCONNU/ONBEKEND. £50.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1906 1d scarlet (fault) with 'Anchor' watermark used with RPS certificate. SG 274b. 1906 1d scarlet in fine used condition (small edge tear at top left) showing the rare 'Cable Anchor' watermark error. Complete with RPS certificate (ex F.W.Collins collection). SG 274b. £125.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1935 1d 'rate 'Silver Jubilee' on cover to UK used at TUNAPUNA. 1935 (OCT.30.) cover addressed to UK bearing 3c 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive on reverse flap cancelled by TUNAPUNA/TRINIDAD cds. £40.00 |
;) | SAMOA - 1916 1/2d + 1/2d green PSRC unused. 1916 1/2d+1/2d green on cream postal stationery reply postcard in unused condition overprinted 'G.R.I.' in black for the use by the military forces during occupation. H&G 3. £120.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1904 1d rate postcard use to UK with SHIP LETTER/LONDON strike applied. 1904 (NO.29.) use of picture postcard addressed to France depicting 'Freetown-Village Scene' bearing 1d adhesive tied FREETOWN with SHIP-LETTER/LONDON cds alongside dated DE.17.04 and VERSAILLES arrival. Nice routing. £55.00 |
;) | SPAIN - 1930's IMPERFORATE '2nd Republic' 25c ESSAY sheetlet. 1930's 'Second Republic' 25c violet and green ESSAY in a fine IMPERFORATE sheetlet of four with crest above depicting 'Ramon y Cajal'. Numbered '13626' on reverse side. £25.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1939 'PASSED BY CENSOR 11' cover to Switzerland used at SECONDEE. 1939 (NO.19.) cover addressed to Switzerland bearing 3d pair and 1/- adhesives tied by SECONDEE/GOLD COAST cds's with black on mustard GOLD COAST/OPENED BY CENSOR label at left and struck on the front by red sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/11/GOLD COAST handstamp. An early censor cover flown by French Aeromaritime. £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1957 'Ghost Balloon' flight cover used at DZELUKOPE. 1957 (JU.26.) cover bearing 6d adhesive overprinted 'GHANA/INDEPENDENCE' cancelled by DZELUKOPE/GOLD COAST cds with the cover pre-handstamped ASROUND THE WORLD/ FLIGHT No.3/BALLOON/J.P.KENNEDY. Flown on 'Ghost' with additional 'IN ORBIT' strikes at right. An unusual balloon cover. This sent unmanned around the world. £45.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1953 8 1/2d grey RPSE unused. H&G 12. 1953 8 1/2d grey on light buff registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition with 'McCorquodale & Co. Ltd' imprint under flap and overprinted TANGIER. A scarce piece of "KGVI" stationery. H&G 12. £150.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1951 2r on 2/6d yellow green used with variety THIRD THIN BAR. SG 90. 1951 2r on 2/6d yellow green (type 1 surcharge) adhesive in fine used condition with neat part KUWAIT cds and showing the very rare THIRD THIN BAR BELOW 2nd BAR variety. Row 6/1. One of only 5 known examples. (An example was offered by Murray Payne Ltd - Jan 2016 Lot 416 and estimated at £2250). SG 90. £1200.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1941 PASSED FOR TRANSMISSION 5 censor cover to Australia used at MALIM NAWAR. PERAK - 1941 (SE.20.) 'tatty' (with faults) cover addressed to Australia bearing Perak 8c grey adhesive tied by MALIM NAWAR d/r cds and struck at lower left by violet triangular PASSED FOR/5/ TRANSMISSION censor strike. £35.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 2000 D12 'Apollo' adhesive u/m with major variety MISSING COUNTRY. SG 997. 2000 D12 Recovery of the Apollo 11' adhesive in fine unmounted mint condition showing the major error COUNTRY TITLE OMITTED. SG 997. £75.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1915 'FIELD SERVICE' postcard to India used at FPO No.313. 1915 (30.MY.) stampless FIELD SERVICE/INDIA blank type postcard addressed to India pre-printed on reverse in Indian script for use by soldier 'I am fine…. Etc' cancelled by scarce C.S.OFFICE/I.E.F. cds with F.P.O./No.313 cancel below of the following day used by troops stationed at Ismalia. ALWAR arrival. £50.00 |
;) | COOK ISLANDS - 1944 'RNZAF' first flight cover to New Zealand. 1944 (NO.25) first flight cover to New Zealand bearing 3d / 1 1/2d adhesives (SG 130) tied RAROTONGA. An elusive RNZAF flight. £120.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1923 6d rate cover to UK. 1923 (NO.4.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d, 2d (corner fault) and 3d adhesives (SG 2,4 and 5) tied by individual ASCENSION s/r cds's. This first series of stamps is elusive on cover. £265.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1956 1d rate cover to USA cancelled PAQUEBOT/SOUTHAMPTON. 1956 (JA.13.) cover addressed to USA bearing 'KGVI' 1/2d pair tied by PAQUEBOT/POSTED AT SEA/SOUTHAMPTON cds's. £45.00 |