The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | ASCENSION - 1915 1d rate 'CENSORED' cover to UK. 1915 (DE.11.) cover addressed to UK bearing 'GB' 1d (SG Z40) tied by light ASCENSION cds over cancelled by CHELTENHAM cds on receipt. Struck at left by scarce blue-violet CENSORED straight line handstamp. BWASC type 1. £225.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1904 1/2d rate postcard use to France used at GRENVILLE. 1904 (AU.24.) use of picture postcard addressed to France depicting 'Kingstown Harbour of St.Vincent' bearing 1/2d adhesive tied GRENVILLE/GRENADA. £45.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1915 9d violet mint horizontal 'A' setting' pair. SG 89. N.W.P.I. - 1915 9d violet 'roo' (Die II) in a fine horizontal mint pair both showing the 'A' setting. SG 89. £22.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1915 9d violet mint horizontal 'B' setting' pair. SG 89. N.W.P.I. - 1915 9d violet 'roo' (Die II) in a fine horizontal mint pair both showing the 'B' setting. The right hand stamp showing the BULLET HOLE STOP variety. SG 89. £30.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1915 9d violet mint horizontal 'C setting' pair. SG 89. N.W.P.I. - 1915 9d violet 'roo' (Die II) in a fine horizontal mint pair both showing the 'C' setting. SG 89. £22.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1942 'PASSED BY CENBSOR 19' cover to UK used at SEKONDI. 1942 (JUL.14.) cover addressed to UK (central fold) bearing 3d adhesive tied by weak SEKONDI/GOLD COAST cds with scarcer black on red GOLD COAST/OPENED BY CENSOR label at left tied on the front by violet octagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/19/GOLD COAST h/s. £40.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1897 5d sepia in a fine mint block of four. SG 62. 1897 5d sepia 'new colour' adhesive in a fine mint right hand marginal block of four showing part watermark lettering in watermark. SG 62. £45.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1897 2 1/2d blue in a fine mint block of four. SG 61. 1897 2 1/2d blue 'new colour' adhesive in a fine mint block of four. SG 61. £40.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1924 20c rate cover to USA used at SONGHOR. 1924 (SE.15.) cover addressed to USA bearing 20c orange tied by SONGHOR/KENYA cds struck in violet-black ink. (Proud type D3). £65.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1924 20c rate cover to UK (roughly opened) used at MERU/BRIT.E.AFRICA. 1924 (AUG.27) cover to UK (a little roughly opened at top) bearing 20c adhesive tied by MERU/ BRIT E.AFRICA cds. £35.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1923 20c rate cover to UK used at NAIVASHA/E.A.P. 1923 (MR.29.) cover addressed to UK bearing 20c orange adhesive tied by scarce small ringed NAIVASHA/E.A.P. cds (Proud type D2). £50.00 |
;) | NAURU - 1935 3 1/2d rate cover to USA bearing 'Silver Jubilee' adhesives. 1935 (SE.12.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d and 2d 'Silver Jubilee' adhesives (SG 40+41) tied NAURU/CENTRAL PACIFIC. £28.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1935 1/- 60c rate cover used at NAIROBI struck BY AIR IN AUSTRALIA. 1935 (MY.16.) cover addressed to Australia (heavy surface creases) bearing the 'Silver Jubilee' 30c (x2) and 1/- adhesives (SG 125+127) tied NAIROBI/KENYA and struck below by scarce two lined BY AIR IN AUSTRALIA/PAR AVION EN AUSTRALIE instructional h/s. Faults but a nice genuine use. £55.00 |
;) | TANGANYIKA - 1929 15c rate postcard use to Germany used at TANGA. 1929 (FE.7.) use of picture postcard addressed to Germany depicting 'native' bearing 15c adhesive tied TANGA. £15.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1938 'HMS YORK' maritime cover to USA. 1938 use of illustrated 'Greetings from The US Marines' cover to USA bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied IRELAND ISLAND and struck by blue oval ROYAL MARINES/HMS YORK strike. £40.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1936 'HMS APOLLO' maritime cover to USA. 1936 use of illustrated 'HMS APOLLO' cover to USA bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied IRELAND ISLAND and struck by red oval MAIL OFFICE/HMS APOLLO strike. £40.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1936 'HMS APOLLO' maritime cover to USA. 1936 use of illustrated 'The Royal Navy sends Birthday Greeting' 1 1/2d rate cover to USA struck by red oval MAIL OFFICE/H.M.S.APOLLO maritime strike. £40.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1936 'HMS DRAGON' maritime cover to Canada. 1936 use of illustrated H.M.S.DRAGON' maritime cover to Canada bearing 1d adhesive tied IRELAND ISLAND/BERMUDA and with red HMS/DRAGON h/s at left. £40.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1937 'RECEIVED BY HMS SHIPS' cover to USA from HMS DRAGON, HMS APOLLO and HMS YORK. 1937 (MY.2.) cover addressed to USA bearing 'GB' 1 1/2d adhesive tied RECEIVED BY/HMS SHIP and with blue oval REGULATING OFFICE/HMS DRAGON h/s at left and red MAIL OFFICE/ HMS APOLLO strike and further MASTER AT ARMS.HMS YORK strike. An unusual maritime cover having been transferred through three ships. £30.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1948 'M.V.CANADIAN CRUISER' maritime cover to USA. 1948 (APR.12.) illustrated POSTED ABOARD/MERCHANT VESSEL/PAQUEBOT LETTER envelope addressed to USA bearing Canadian 1c adhesive tied by violet boxed M.V.CANADIAN CRUISER cachet with KINGSTON/JAMAICA roller barred strike on reverse. £35.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1947 8d rate cover to Haiti struck ALL YEAR ROUND HOLIDAY COUNTRY handstamp. 1947 (JAN.23.) cover addressed to Haiti bearing 2d and 6d adhesives tied by KINGSTON- SPEND YOUR VACATION slogan strike and with scarce violet JAMAICA/THE ALL YEAR ROUND/HOLIDAY COUNTRY handstamp applied below. £45.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1941 '11' censored postcard use to USA used at HALF WAY TREE. 1941 (FE.22.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'On The Way Home From Market' bearing 1d adhesive pair tied HALF WAY TREE and with violet circled '11' censor chop applied. £25.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1942 '14' censored picture postcard use to USA used at HALF WAY TREE. 1942 (JA.5.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Bournemouth Bath-Kingston' bearing 2d 'pictorial' adhesive tied HALF WAY TREE and with violet circled '14' censor chop applied. £25.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1940 '9' censored postcard use to USA used at HALF WAY TREE. 1940 (AU.27.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Liberty Valley-St Ann' bearing 1/2d and 1 1/2d adhesives tied HALF WAY TREE and with violet circled '9' censor chop applied. £25.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1940 '27' censored postcard use to USA used at HALF WAY TREE. 1940 (MY.23.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting Bournemouth Bath Interior' bearing 1 1/2d brown adhesive tied HALF WAY TREE and with violet circled '27' censor chop applied. £25.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1942 '16' censored postcard use to USA used at HALF WAY TREE. 1942 (FE.3.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'A Coconut Grove-Jamaica' bearing 1d adhesive pair tied HALF WAY TREE and with violet circled '16' censor chop applied. Number '16' being unrecorded. £45.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1919 inward picture postcard from Egypt with PALESTINE/CENSORSHIP/No.8 h/s. 1919 inward picture postcard from Egypt struck on arrival by black PALESTINE/CENSORSHIP/No.8 h/s. £40.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1948 5m local 'Interim' cover struck SAFED in red ink. 1948 (MAY.12.) local cover bearing 5m adhesive tied by SAFED 'Interim' cancel struck in red ink. Listed at $300 by Bale. £65.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1924 20c orange uprated PSE to India used at KAMPALA/UGANDA and struck SURFACE ROUTE. 1924 20c orange on cream (size b) postal stationery envelope (H&G 2b) addressed to India bearing additional 30c adhesive cancelled KAMPALA/UGANDA and dated 1.FE.37. The airmail label has by struck by black boxed KARACHI/CANCELLED and with violet straight lined SURFACE ROUTE applied. £115.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1924 20c orange PSE to UK used at NAMASAGALI/UGANDA. H&G 1. 1924 20c orange on grey postal stationery envelope to UK cancelled by scarce d/r NAMASAGALI/UGANDA cds dated 7.NO.29. (Proud type D2). H&G 1. £65.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1942 'MILITARY CENSOR Y FORCE No.8' cover to Canada with unusual patriotic air label. 1942 (JNE.10.) cover addressed to Canada bearing 6d adhesive tied by KINGSTON/JAMAICA roller strike with scarce red, white and blue 'patriotic' air label at left and struck by black cog wheeled MILITARY CENSOR/ Y-FORCE/No.8 handstamp below. £80.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1937 3a rate 'In Commemoration Of Separation' cover used at SOORTEE BARA BAZAR. 1937 (APR.1.) illustrated 'In Comemoration Of Separation from India' cover addressed locally bearing GV 3a adhesive tied SOORTEE BARA BAZAR. £25.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1937 2a6p rate 'In Commemoration Of Separation' cover used at SOORTEE BARA BAZAR. 1937 (APR.1.) illustrated 'In Comemoration Of Separation from India' cover addressed locally bearing GV 2a6p adhesive tied SOORTEE BARA BAZAR. £25.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1915 2d on 10pfg carmine 'G.R.I.' PSC unused. H&G 2. MARSHALL ISLAND - 1915 1d black 'G.R.I.' surcharge on German 10pfg carmine on cream 'Marshall Inseln' postal stationery postcard (Borek type 12) in fine unused condition. H&G 2. £350.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1915 1/2d on 5pfg green 'G.R.I.' PSC unused. H&G 1. MARSHALL ISLAND - 1915 1/2d black 'G.R.I.' surcharge on German 5pfg green on cream 'Marshall Inseln' postal stationery postcard without watermark (Borek type 11) in fine unused condition. H&G 1. £275.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1912 1d red uprated 'PASSED BY CENSOR/22/BERMUDA' PSC to USA. H&G 15. 1912 1d red on buff postal stationery postcard (H&G 15) addressed to USA and bearing additional 'KGVI' 1d adhesive tied ST.GEORGES/COME TO BERMUDA slogan dated MY.12.41. A genuine late use of this stationery card by 'E.D.Bowie' and struck by scarce PASSED BY CENSOR/22/BERMUDA h/s struck in green ink. Number '22' is particularly elusive when found on ordinary (non internee) mails. £225.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1871 1/- double rate entire to UK bearing GB 6d (plate 9) pair tied 'B 01'. SG Z24. 1871 entire addressed to UK (address line blacked out) bearing GB 6d violet adhesive pair (plate 9) paying the double rate to UK cancelled by 'B 01' numerla strike and with ALEXANDRIA cds below. SG Z24. £85.00 |
;) | CYPRUS - 1922 2p black on 2 1/2p on 1p deep rose PSC to Germany used at LIMASSOL. H&G 20. 1922 2p black surcharge on 2 1/2p on 1p deep rose on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany (genuine use) and cancelled LIMASSOL/CYPRUS dated 1925. H&G 20. £120.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1915 12c orange PSE to USA uprated at COLOMBO. H&G 65. 1915 12c orange on buff jute paper with smooth outside and rough inside postal stationery envelope registered to USA and bearing additional 2c and 6c adhesives tied by COLOMBO roller strike dated 21.MAR.23. H&G 65. £185.00 |
;) | SOUTH AUSTRALIA - 1899 1d brown 'OHMS' PSC used locally at ADELAIDE. H&G 5. 1899 1d brown on cream postal stationery postcard addressed locally overprinted O.H.M.S. in black at top (under lined) and cancelled by ADELAIDE roller strike dated FE.17.1911. A scarcer official card with 'Works and Buildings Department' pre-printed reverse. H&G 5. £80.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1915 1/2d green postal stationery wrapper uprated to USA. H&G 1. 1915 1/2d green on buff postal stationery wrapper addressed to USA bearing additional 1d brown adhesive tied PORT OF SPAIN/TRINIDAD and dated AP.21.32. H&G 1. £40.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1916 registered 'roo' cover to UK used at RABAUL. N.W.P.I. - 1916 (SE.7.) registered cover to UK bearing 2d, 2 1/2d and 3d 'roo' adhesives tied by individual RABAUL cds's. SYDNEY transit b/s. £165.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. - 1942 1d scarlet mint block of six 'ROUND/SQUARE' stops. M.E.F. - 1942 1d scarlet fine mint block of six mounted on the top centre stamp only and showing the rare ROUND STOPS/SQUARE STOPS in vertical se-tenant pairs. One stamp with black printing smudge. A nice piece. SG M6b. £400.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1903 1d pink PSE uprated to UK at POKWANI-CAPE. H&G 5c. 1903 1d pink on cream postal stationery envelope (size b-curved flap) addressed to USA and bearing additional 1/2d and 1d adhesives tied POKWANI-CAPE. On arrival struck FORWARDED having been re-addressed. H&G 5c. £50.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1936 6d rate cover to UK used at KAFANCHAN/NIGERIA. 1936 (FE.15.) cover addressed to UK bearing 6d adhesive tied by scarce KAFANCHAN/NIGERIA cds. Proud type D2. £45.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1915 1d carmine postal stationery wrapper used to Belgium. H&G 2. 1915 1d carmine on buff postal stationery wrapper addressed to Belgium cancelled by PORT OF SPAIN/TRINIDAD cds dated NO.7.23. H&G 2. £40.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1940 20c rate commercial censor cover to USA with scarcer Little CL1 label. 1940 (JU.8.) commercial cover to USA bearing 10c pair tied BELIZE/BRITISH HONDURAS with black on cream OPENED BY/CENSOR/BRITISH HONDURAS censor label at left. Little type CL1. £85.00 |
;) | AITUTAKI - 1937 'Coronation' registered FDC on Cook Island adhesives. 1937 (JE.1.) registered first day cover to Tasmania bearing the Cook Islands 'Coronation' trio tied AITUTAKI/NZ. £18.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1941 POSTAGE PAID 'POW' cover to Switzerland. 1941 (JUL.14.) stampless envelope addressed to Switzerland struck on the front LETTER IN….. and with 'German' onserted in manuscript. Struck by violet POSTAGE PAID handstamp and with POSTAL CENSORSHIP/JAMAICA/PASSED/ (6) strike applied. Violet INTERNMENT CAMP/ JAMAICA strike on reverse and with red oval INTERNMENT & P OF W CAMP/JAMAICA H/S. £80.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1942 use of 'POW' Internment Camp postcard censored to USA. 1942 use of black on white pre-printed INTERNEMENT CAMP, JAMAICA B.W.I. Postcard addressed to USA struck by violet oval INTERNMENT & P. OF W CAMP/JAMAICA h/s and with crowned octagonal PASSED/ D7 censor strike applied £60.00 |
;) | TURKS AND CAICOS IS - 1932 5 1/2d rate registered cover to UK used at SALT CAY. 1932 (SP.30.) registered cover addressed to Scotland bearing 2 1/2d and 3d adhesives each tied by SALT CAY/TURKS ISLAND cds's. Oval 'R' in black and scarcer REGISTERED s/l handstamp below. £75.00 |
;) | TURKS AND CAICOS IS - 1926 local registered cover used at SALT CAY. 1926 (AU.16.) locally registered cover addressed to East Harbour bearing 2 1/2d adhesive tied by SALT CAY/TURKS ISLAND cds. Oval 'R' h/s below. A nice registered internal use from Salt Cay. £65.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1948 local registered cover with 3a6p block of four with INVERTED OVERPRINT. 1948 (NOV.1.) local registered cover bearing 3a6p block of four (SG 76) cancelled by PAZUNDAUNG cds with all four stamps showing the OVERPRINT INVERTED. BK 56a. £80.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1948 local cover with 6as showing OVERPRINT INVERTED used at PAZUNDAUNG. 1948 (JLY.7) cover to Rangoon bearing the Interim Govt 6p & 1 1/2a adhesives (SG 69+72) tied by very light PAZUNDAUNG cds with the 6a showing the unlisted variety OVERPRINT INVERTED. Unlisted by SG but noted in the footnote. BK49b. £55.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1948 local cover with 2as showing TRANSPOSED OVERPRINT used at KEMMADINE. 1948 (JLY.10.) local cover addressed to the 'Controller P&T' in Rangoon bearing 2as adhesive (x2) with one adhesive showing the rare TRANSPOSED OVERPRINT (SG 73b) in pair with normal and tied by KEMMADINE cds. Scarce on cover. These Interim Government stamps had a very short life. £150.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1948 local cover with 3ps showing OVERPRINT INVERTED used at PAZUNDAUNG. 1948 (JLY.26.) locally addressed cover bearing 3p and 1 1/2as adhesives alongside a further example of the 3p brown showing the major variety OVERPRINT INVERTED cancelled by PAZUNDAUNG cds. A scarce use of these Interim Government stamps on cover which had a short life. BK 48B. £65.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1948 local cover with 6ps adhesive showing TRANSPOSED OVERPRINT used at KEMMADNE. 1948 (JLY.10.) local cover addressed to the 'Controller P&T' in Rangoon bearing 1 1/2as adhesive (SG 72) tied with two 6ps deep violet adhesives with one adhesive showing the rare TRANSPOSED OVERPRINT (SG 69a) in pair with normal and tied by KEMMADINE cds. Scarce on cover. These Interim Government stamps had a very short life. £125.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1935 30c 'Silver Jubilee' on cover to USA used on the TABORA-KIGOMA TPO DOWN. 1935 (SE.23.) cover addressed to USA bearing 30c 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive tied by nice TABORA-KIGOMA TPO DOWN cds. A nice railway use. £65.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1935 'Indian' 3a and 2 1/2a 'Silver Jubilee' adhesives used on cover at RANGOON. 1935 (JUN.20.) registered cover addressed to UK (opened on two sides) bearing Indiann 3as together with 2 1/2a 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive tied by RANGOON GPO/REG cds. £30.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1941 first flight cover to Fiji. 1941 ( MAR.16.) cover addressed to Captain Rennie at Suva (base) in Fiji bearing 2 1/2d adhesive tied by NUKUALLOFA/TONGA cds and with SUVA/FIJI arrival b/s the following day. Noted as being a scarce first flight and recorded by Alford in the Fiji Philatelic Guide handbook issued by the Pacific Study Circle. £120.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1944 'PASSED BY MILITARY CENSOR NO.24' cover. 1944 (AP.22.) cover addressed to Canada bearing 7c 'Air mail' adhesive tied by C.A.P.O./No.1 cds with scarce PASSED BY MILITARY CENSOR No.24 strike in black at lower left. £45.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1942 'PASSED BY MILITARY CENSOR No.52' cover. 1942 (DE.2.) use of 'The Salvation Army/Serving With Canadian Forces' envelope addressed to Canada bearing 3c pair tied by C.A.P.O./No.1 cds with scarce PASSED BY MILITARY CENSOR No.52 strike in blue at lower left. £45.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1943 'PASSED BY MILITARY CENSOR No.13' cover. 1943 (NO.14.) cover addressed to Montreal (small piece from top edge missing from rough opening) bearing 3c (x2) tied by C.A.P.O./No.1 cancel with PASSED BY MILITARY CENSOR 13 h/s at left. £40.00 |
;) | NEWFOUNDLAND - 1941 'PASSED BY MILITARY CENSOR No.9' cover. 1941 cover addressed to Canada bearing 1c and 4c adhesives tied by the 'Savings' box slogan strike with violet d/r PASSED BY MILITARY CENSOR No.9 h/s at lower left dated 27.8.41 in manuscript. £45.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1940 'Economy' label cover to Mombasa. 1940 (AU.20.) re-used 'return' cover addressed locally to Mombasa bearing black on cream ON HIS MAJESTYS SERVICE/ECONOMY label at top edge partly covering inward postage stamp cancelled by KILINDINI cds and with violet PORT CONTROL OFFICE/KILINDINI h/s applied. A scarce use of this 'Economy' label during war time to save paper. £40.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1945 inward postcard from Belgian Congo with 'PASSED/ N/20' censor h/s applied. 1945 inward picture postcard from the Belgian Congo with violet crowned octagonal PASSED/ N/20 censor mark applied on arrival. Little type III to which 'N20' is unrecorded. A scarce inward censored card. £65.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1946 20c rate local cover with 'DIAMOND JUBILEE' label tied by NAIROBI cds. 1946 (JU.4.) cover addressed locally bearing 20c adhesive tied in combination with brown on white perforated HIS HIGHNESS AND AGAKHANS/DIAMOND JUBILEE commenoration label by d/r NAIROBI/KENYA cds. £120.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1918 1a rate postcard use struck 'DELHI R.M.S./SET 2'. A nice railway use. 1918 (FEB.23.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Delhi-Sufter Jungs Tomb' bearing 1a adhesive tied by DELHI R.M.S./SET 2 railway cancellator. £40.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1915 4c rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR' cover to India. 1915 (JY.10.) cover addressed to India bearing Straits Settlements 1c green block of four on reverse cancelled SINGAPORE with cream censor strip at top and struck on front by violet crowned PASSED BY CENSOR h/s. £75.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1906 1/2d rate postcard use with scarce CONWAY STATION receiver cds. 1906 (JA.15.) use of picture postcard addressed locally depicting 'Victoria Falls' bearing 1/2d adhesive tied BELMONT/CGH with rare CONWAY STATION arrival cds at left. £80.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1919 'OAS' postcard use cancelled BETHLEHEM/O.E.T.A./ E.E.F to UK. 1919 (DE.25.) stampless postcard addressed to UK marked 'O.A.S.' and depicting a real photo of 'Market Of Bethlehem' cancelled by scarce BETHLEHEM/O.E.T.A. E.E.F. cds with O.E.T.A. E.E.F./JERUSALEM transit cds at left. A nice card. £85.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1943 2 1/2d rate 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ DD/28' censor cover to UK used at BIRCHIRCARA. 1943 (circa) cover addressed to USA bearing 2 1/2d adhesive tied BIRCHIRCARA and with black on white OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD/28 censor label at left tied by green '3' handstamp. £35.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1900 1d rate censor cover to Natal with MISSING 'C' in 'P.B.C.' handstamp. 1900 (SE.7) cover addressed to Natal bearing 1/2d (VRI) pair tied JOHANNESBURG /TRANSVAAL cds with black on pink C.10/O.H.M.S./OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW label at left tied by green P.B.C./JOHANNESBURG censor h/s dated 7.SEP.1900 but with variety MISSING C in h/s. Unusual item. £45.00 |
;) | B.O.F.I.C. - 1948 2l on 1d 'Postage Due' U/M with MISSING STOP. SG TD2a. TRIPOLITANIA - 1948 2l on 1d carmine 'Postage Due' in a very fine unmounted mint marginal pair with one stamp showing the MISSING STOP AFTER A. SG TD2a. £40.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1940 1d rate local cover struck by 'MIL CAMP/NSW' h/s. 1940 (FEB.23.) cover addressed to Tasmania bearing 1d adhesive tied by SYDNEY/MINIMUM LETTER slogan strike with violet circular MIL.CAMP/N.S.W. cancel below. £35.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1944 1/6d rate concessionary cover to UK used at MIL.HOSPITAL HEIDE. 1944 (JY.21.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1/6d adhesive tied by scarce MIL.HOSPITAL HEIDE cds of Victoria with violet boxed DEPARTEMENT OF THE ARMY/CONCESSION POSTAL RATE h/s at left. £40.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1943 stampless local cover with '1d RED CROSS JUNIOR' label applied. 1943 stampless 'YMCA' envelope addressed to Bowenaville in NSW (faults-somewhat aged) struck by violet boxed AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL/FORCE/PASSED BY CENSOR/45 h/s with scarce red on white rouletted JULY 31st/RED CROSS JUNIOR/COMPETITION/1d VOTE 1d label at lower left and counter signed. Complete with original letter from Sergeant Harvey in Victoria. The label is one of three covering the Miss Red Cross/Red Cross Baby and Junior Red cross series. £45.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1943 1d rate green 'ACTIVE SERVICE' cross censored envelope used at P.O.BONEGILLA. 1943 (NO.22.) use of green on buff A.F.W.3078 ACTIVE SERVICE (green cross) envelope addressed to USA bearing 1d adhesive tied by P.O.BONEGILLA/VIC.AUST cds with violet boxed AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL/FORCE/PASSED BY CENSOR/414 h/s additionally with red on cream OPENED BY CENSOR 3 label at left tied on front by violet 3/PASSED/BY/CENSOR/11 h/s. £35.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1942 4d rate 'UNIT POSTAL SECTION/S.77' cover used locally. 1942 (AUG.5) illustrated 'The Salvation Army' cover addressed locally to Victoria bearing 4d adhesive tied by large violet boxed UNIT POSTAL STATION/S.77 h/s from HQ 5 bn. Violet boxed AUSTRALIAN/MILITARY FORCE/PASSED BY CENSOR/1163 strike at lower left. £35.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1888 1d rate 'Soldiers Concessionary' cover to UK. 1888 (MR.5.) 1d rate 'Soldiers Concessionary Rate' cover addressed to UK bearing Gibraltar 10c adhesive tied by 'A 26' duplex' with GIBRALTAR s/r cds alongside. Headed 'From A Bolitho- HMS Northumberland, Gibraltar' and counter signed at lower left by the commanding officer. £225.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1917 6d rate registered cover to UK. 1917 (JAN.15.) registered cover to UK bearing 6d adhesive tied SUVA GPO/REGISTERED. £25.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1919 4d rate registered cover to UK. 1919 registered cover to UK bearing 4d adhesive tied SUVA GPO/REGISTERED. £30.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1925 4d rate cover to UK. 1925 cover addressed to UK (small part of back flap glued to edge) bearing 2d 'Badge of Colony' adhesive pair (SG 13) tied ASCENSION. £60.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1942 3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/15' cover to USA used at ZARIA. 1942 (AU.8.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d strip of three tied by ZARIA/NIGERIA cds with black on white NIGERIA/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at right and struck by violet sexagonal PASSED BY CENSOR/15/NIGERIA h/s on front. £45.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1980 5c 'Postage Due' in a IMPERFORATE pair. SG D25a. Zimbabwe - 1980 5c bright reddish violet IMPERFORATE 'Postage Due' vertical pair on gummed paper. SG D25a. £75.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1923 4/- rate registered cover to UK used at BATHURST. 1923 (MR.7.) registered cover addressed to UK (slightly reduced at right from opening and with some glue marks at top reverse ) bearing the 4/- black and red adhesive (SG 117) tied by BATHURST/GAMBIA cds. A scarce franking with this elusive stamp on cover. £200.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1934 series on 'GB' 4 1/2d puce RPSE to UK used at GPO/GRENADA. 1935 (FE.1.) use of GB (un-overprinted) 4 1/2d puce registered postal stationery envelope (size H) addressed to UK bearing the complete set of 10 of the 1934 pictorial definitive series (SG 135-44) tied GPO/GRENADA. A scarce an unusual use of this GB stationery in Grenada. £150.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1943 2 1/2d rate 'DD/28' censor cover to UK used at VALLETTA. 1943 (JU.15.) cover addressed to UK bearing KGV 1d 'Postage/Revenue' pair tied with KGVI 1/2d by VALLETTA/MALTA cds and with black on white OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD/28 censor label at left. A dual reign censor use. Little type 8 A2. £35.00 |
;) | TANGANYIKA - 1896 3 pesa on 5pfg green PSC uprated to Germany used at DAR-ES-SALAAM GERMAN OCCUPATION - 1898 (FE.11.) use of 1896 3 pesa on 5 pfg green postal stationery card addressed to Germany maked 'Lindi' on reverse (no message) with additional German 3 pesa on 5pfg/Deutsch Ostafrika' overprint adhesive tied by s/r DAR-ES-SALAAM cds's. H&G 5. £30.00 |
;) | TURKS AND CAICOS IS - 1899 2d blue RPSE unused SPECIMEN. H&G 1a. 1899 2d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition with SPECIMEN applied diagonally in black on reverse. H&G 1a. £55.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1910 1/- 'Double Head' mint (gum fault) with GASH IN EAR. SG 151. 1910-13 1/- grey black and deep blue green 'Double Head' adhesive in fine mint condition (small gum loss at top right edge) showing the GASH IN EAR variety from Row 1/2. SG 151. £95.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1936 2c green PSC unused. H&G 3. NEGRI SEMBILAN - 1936 2c green on buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 3. £40.00 |
;) | TURKS AND CAICOS IS - 1881 1/2 on 6d black mint with SHORT BAR. SG 8. 1881 1/2 on 6d black in mint condition with original gum (small adherence from page mounting) of the second setting and showing SHORT BAR. SG 8. £45.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1948 cover to UK used at PORTSMOUTH with 'AIR MAIL/RATES' h/s applied 1948 (MY.25.) air mail cover addressed to UK (small crumple) bearing 2 1/2d, 3d and 6d adhesive pair tied PORTSMOUTH/DOMINICA and struck at lower left by violet AIR MAIL…… RATES h/s (Proud type AM6) with '1' inserted in red manuscript. £55.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1944 1 1/2d rate postcard use to Br.Guiana struck by rare 'RR/1' violet censor h/s. 1944 (FE.7.) use of picture postcard addressed to British Guiana depicting 'Native Belle-Dominica' and bearing 1 1/2d adhesive and tied by ROSEAU/DOMINICA cds and struck by the very rare violet crowned octagonal 'PASSED/ RR/2' censor strike (Miller type H3) of which only one other strike has been recorded. £350.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1942 1/2d rate 'B/112' censor in transit cover in Antigua to USA. 1942 (JU.29.) cover addressed to USA bearing 2d and 1/- adhesives tied by ROSEAU/DOMINICA cds and with ST.JOHNS/ANTIGUA transit b/s and having a P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/ B/112 censor label at right edge. Miller type L3. Censored in transit. £50.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1941 3 1/2d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR' cover to USA. 1941 (SP.10.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d and 2 1/2d adhesices tied ROSEAU/DOMINICA with PASSED BY CENSOR h/s below in violet. Miller type H2. £50.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1908 1d rate postcard use to UK used at CLAXTON BAY. 1908 (OC.1) use of picture p'card addressed to UK depicting 'The Union Club, Trinidad' & marked inmanuscript 'R.M.S.Atralo' bearing 1d adhesive tied by CLAXTON BAY/TRINIDAD cds (Proud type D4 code A). £40.00 |
;) | TASMANIA - 1873 2d rate cover to South Africa struck '52' and PRE-PAID. 1873 (OC.24.) cover addressed to Table, Cape bearing 2d green adhesive tied by '52' duplex of Launceston with red PRE-PAID diamond shaped h/s at left and part WYNYARD/TASMANIA b/s. £60.00 |
;) | TASMANIA - 1881 8d rate cover to UK used at GEORGE TOWN. 1881 (NO.3.) pretty envelope (ex flap) addressed to UK bearing 2d (corner fault) and 6d adhesives (SG 135+157) tied by '37' duplex strike with neat GEORGE TOWN double arc cancel alongside. Marked in manuscript 'Via Brindisi' and complete with original contents. £120.00 |