The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1951 36c rate cover to USA (faults) struck 'TO MIAMI ONLY/BY AIR MAIL'. 1951 (MY.15.) cover addressed to USA (tatty edges and damage to reverse from opening) bearing 12c and 24c adhesives tied AIRMAIL/BRITISH GUIANA with 'T/12' marked in blue crayon and struck by violet boxed TO MIAMI ONLY/BY AIR MAIL handstamp. £35.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1950 (circa) 9c rate cover to USA struck INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE... h/s. 1950 (circa) birthday card envelope addressed to USA (faults and all four corners cut diagonally) bearing 'KGVI' 3c and 6c tied by weak cds's but struck by two examples of the scarce violet boxed INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE FOR/DIRECT AIR TRANSMISSION/To…. handstamps. A scarce marking unlisted by Proud. £55.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1953 use of FORMULA air letter to USA struck 'LATE FEE' in violet. 1953 use of FORMULA air letter sheet showing 'Kaieteur Falls' illustration on reverse & bearing 'KGVI' 1c (x3) & Coronation 4c (x3) tied by light s/r REG N.A.MAILS/BR.GUIANA cds's & struck on front by large part of the scarce violet s/l LATE FEE h/s. A fine genuine use of this formula sheet. £65.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1947 3c rate local cover used at GEORGETOWN struck TOO LATE. 1947 (OC.3.) cover addressed locally bearing 3c adhesives tied by scarce ROSIGNOL/BRITISH GUIANA cds (Proud type D4) with scarce black straight lined TOO LATE h/s at left (Proud I2) in black GPO/GEORGETOWN roller b/s applied on arrival. £90.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1946 25c rate cover to USA struck 'VIA PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SYSTEM'. 1946 (SP.27.) cover addressed to USA (two vertical folds ironed out) bearing 24c adhesive tied by GPO/GEORGETOWN cds and struck at left by violet serifed capital two lined AIR MAIL/VIA PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SYSTEM instructional h/s. Unusual item. £45.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1946 registered 'Victory' cover to USA used at BASSE. 1946 (AU.19.) registered cover bearing the 1 1/2d (x2) and 3d 'Victory' adhesives tied by BASSE/ GAMBIA cds's with blue on white perforated R/BASSE/(GAMBIA) registered label at left. £35.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1960 3d GB 'GLO' adhesive on FPO/941 cover to UK. 1960 (AU.6.) cover addressed to UK marked 'Forces Air Mail' bearing GB 3d 'General Letter Office' commemorative cancelled by F.P.O./941 cds. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1953 1d rate local cover tied with ZIONIST label at MIDDELBURG. 1953 (SEP.4) cover addressed locally to the 'Womens Zionist Council' at Johannesburg bearing 1d 'ship' adhesive tied in combination with blue on white Zionist label depicting ploughing fields & inscribed 1921-46 by MIDDELBURG/TRANSVAAL cds. An unuual item. £50.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1950 'POSTED AT ISRAEL CAVALCADE STAMP EXHIBITION' local cover. 1950 (16.X.) illustrated cover addressed to Johannesburg bearing 1d 'ship' pair tied in combination with Israeli blue perforated label and struck at left by violet boxed POSTED AT ISRAEL CAVALCADE/STAMP EXHIBITION/Oct 14th-19th 1950 cachet. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1941 'OAS' stampless cover to Natal used at AIR FORCE STATION/ZWARTKOP. 1941 (11.12.) stampless cover addressed to Natal marked 'On Active Service' in Afrikaans and cancelled by scarce violet circular AIR FORCE STATION/ZWARTKOP cancel. £115.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1939 inward 'FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER' cover 1939 (APR.25.) inward cover addressed to Durban from the UK struck by violet bilingual boxed FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER handstamp. Sent from East Ham and having the stamp floated off when the flying boat 'Challenger' crashed in Mozambique. Mails were recovered and taken on by the flying boat 'Canopus'. A nice 'wreck' cover. £85.00 |
;) | SEYCHELLES - 1902 6c+6c on 8c+8c brown PSRC registered to Belgium. H&G 8. 1902 6c+6c black on 8c+8c dark brown on buff postal stationery reply postcard addressed to Belgium with short message on reverse side cancelled SEYCHELLES and dated FE.21.03. The card was unusually registered and transited via COLOMBO with eventual BRUXELLES RECEPTION oval arrival cancel . A scarce registered use of the provisional stationery postcard. The reply section being unused. H&G 8. £85.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1937 inward cover from KUT struck 'PARTI/GONE AWAY/VERTREK' h/s in violet. 1937 Inward cover from Jinja, Uganda with JOHANNESBURG 6.OCT.37 arrival b/s w ith violet three lined PARTI/GONE AWAY/VERTREK h/s & RETURNED L.O./CAPETOWN cds dated 9.X.37. £35.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1949 inward registered 'UPU' FDC from KUT struck 'COUNTER DELIVERY' on arrival. 1949 (OCT.10.) registered cover to Liden bearing the KUT 'UPU' set of four tied DAR ES SALAAM and marked 'First Day' with PARKVIEW/JOHANNESBURG arrival b/s with red manuscript annotation on front regarding the addressess where abouts and struck by two lined COUNTER/DELIVERY handstamp. Uncommon. £60.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1891 1d carmine PSC to USA with boxed ACCRA cancel and UNCLAIMED strike applied. 1891-92 1d carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed toUSA cancelled by the scarce squared box ACCRA/GOLD COAST cancel (RL type Q) with s/r ACCRA/GOLD COAST cds alongside dated JA.30.00. On arrival curved topped UNCLAIMED/RETURN TO WRITER handstamp applied in violet. £85.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1954 2 1/2a rate cover to UK cancelled at FPO 551. 1954 (AP.6.) cover addressed to UK cancelled by FIELD POST OFFICE/551 which was then mistakenly marked with 'T' tax mark in red manuscript before the 1/2a and 2a adhesives were spotted on the reverse flap and cancelled the following day by BAHRAIN d/r cds. Probably a civilian origin posted via the Forces Postal Service at the correct forces rate. £55.00 |
;) | BRITISH HONDURAS - 1936 4c rate 'S/S SIXAOLA' maritime cover to UK marked PAQUEBOT. 1936 (APR.23.) cover addressed to UK bearing 4c grey adhesive (uncancelled) with UNITED FRUIT COMPANY/POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS/ S/S SIXAOLA maritime h/s at left and struck PAQUEBOT. £55.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1941 'POSTAGE PAID' h/s in red applied to local cover at KINGSTON. 1941 (FEB.27.) stampless cover addressed locally cancelled by red boxed POSTAGE PAID handstamp at KINGSTON. £40.00 |
;) | ST.VINCENT - 1935 (circa) 1d rate 'S/S WESTERN OCEAN' maritime cover to UK. 1935 (circa) commercial cover addressed to USA (overall toned) bearing 1d adhesive tied by NEW YORK/PAQUEBOT cds with violet ringed S/S/WESTERN OCEAN maritime h/s at left. £40.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1901 1d carmine PSC to Germany used at HOUTBOSCHDORP. H&G 12. 1902 1d carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany cancelled by scarce d/r HOUTBOSCHDORP cds. H&G 12. £55.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1935 (circa) 'S.S.SCANMAIL' maritime cover to USA. 1935 (circa) cover addressed to USA bearing 1d and 2d adhesives tied by NEW YORK/PAQUEBOT cds with S.S.SCANMAIL/POSTED AT SEA/AMERICAN CARRIBEAN LINE maritime h/s at left. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1941 '4d DONATE TO RED CROSS' patriotic label on maritime cover to USA. 1941 (5.VI) cover to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied by JOHANNESBURG/STUUR BROETE-TELEGRAMME (bilingual) slogan strike with scarce s/l PER DIRECT S/S VIA CAPETOWN h/s on front & bearing red & dark blue on light blue '4d THIS DONATION TO THE RED CROSS' patriotic label adhered to reverse. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1940 'MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED' censor cover to Netherlands. 1940 (APR.18.) cover addressed to Netherlands bearing 1d 'ship' adhesive (x3) cancelled by d/r SPRINGS cds and with red on cream 'U.C.8.'/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at right edge and struck on the front by scarce violet MAIL SERVICE/SUSPENDED instructional handstamp applied due to the occupation of The Netherlands during WW2. £100.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1940 'MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED' 1/2d uprated PSC to France. 1940 use of 1/2d green on cream 'spingbok' postal stationery postcard addressed to France uprated with 1d 'ship' but uncancelled as the card was struck by violet MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED instructional h/s with JOHANNESBURG b/s dated 10.JUL.40. £100.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1937 'MOBILE PO/JOHANNESBURG' local cover to Pretoria. 1937 (8.II.) cover addressed locally to Pretoria bearing 2d and 3d 'pictorial' singles tied by scarce MOBILE P.O. /JOHANNESBURG cds. £65.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1923 2d perforated 'OS' on TAXATION OFFICE postcard to Geelong. 1923 (JA.11.) use of pre-printed 'TAXATION OFFICE' postcard addressed to Geelong and bearing 2d 'head' adhesive PERFORATED 'OS' (SG 072) and tied by MELBOURNE (street and number) slogan strike. A scarce official use. £45.00 |
;) | BR.P.O.IN E.A. (Muscat and Oman) - 1966 20pa blue and black unused aerogramme. 1966 20pa black and blue on blue 'Muscat and Oman' postal stationery aerogramme in fine unused condition. £30.00 |
;) | SOLOMON ISLANDS - 1944 1d rate local cover used at LUNGA with PASSED BY NAVAL CENSOR h/s. 1944 (SE.7.) cover addressed locally to Guadalcanal bearing 1d 'pictorial' adhesive tied by LUNGA/BRITISH SOLOMON IDS cds and struck by black circular PASSED BY NAVAL CENSOR at lower left initialled in manuscript. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1937 10d rate cover to Germany struck 'INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID...' in violet. 1937 (25.I.) cover addressed to Germany bearing 1d 'ship' (x10) tied CAPETOWN/KAAPSTAD 95 cds's with scarce violet bilingual INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID/FOR TRANSMISSION BY AIRMAIL/BEYOND/AS……… instructional h/s. £45.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1937 3d rate cover to USA struck 'SURFACE MAIL' in violet. 1937 (17.XI.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d pictorial adhesive tied by JOHANNESBURG/ REGISTER/VALUABLE LETTERS slogan strike and struck at lower left by violet SURFACE MAIL handstamp. £30.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1950 'INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID FOR AIRMAIL' cover to UK used at JOHANNESBURG. 1950 (31.VI.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1d ship pair tied by JOHANNESBURG/A roller strike with violet wavy edged INSUFFICIENTLY PRE-PAID FOR/AIRMAIL (bilingual) h/s below struck in violet ink. £40.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1940 (circa) registered local cover with rare 'A.R.' h/s applied in violet. 1940 (circa) use of small sized OHMS cover registered to Geargetown bearing 3c pair tied by oval REGISTERED/BRITISH GUIANA cancel dated 12.FE. With black on pale yellow R/BRITISH GUIANA registered label at left and struck by DEEDS REGISTRY/POSTAGE/BRITISH GUIANA official cachet with rare violet circular 'A.R.' (Avis reception) strike alongside. (Proud type AR). £180.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1938 36c rate cover to UK struck BY 'AIR/FROM BRITISH GUIANA/TO NEW YORK' h/s. 1938 (MR.22.) cover addressed to UK bearing 12c orange strip of three tied by MACKENZIE/BRITISH GUIANA cds's. Black on blue local PAR AVION/BY AIR MAIL label at left and struck by red three lined BY AIR/FROM BRITISH GUIANA/TO NEW YORK instructional h/s. £55.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1938 local registered cover struck 'FOUND IN ORDINARY MAIL'. 1938 (FE.1.) registered cover addressed locally bearing 1c,4c and 6c adhesives tied by GEORGETOWN/ BRITISH GUIANA cds with violet s/l FOUND IN ORDINARY MAIL instructional handstamp at lower left. £75.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1941 1c rate cover to USA with patriotic 'V FOR VICTORY' bulldog label. 1941 (NO.10) cover to USA bearing 1c adhesive tied by GEORGESTOWN/BR.GUIANA cds. The cover is un-censored but with attractive red, white & blue (Union Jack-British Bull Dog) 'V/FOR VICTORY' patriotic label at left produced by the Universal Life Assurance Co in Winnipeg. £40.00 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA - 1942 4c rate cover to UK used at NIGG with 'Red Cross' patriotic label pair. 1942 (JY.6) cover to UK bearing 4c adhesive tied by NIGG/BRITISH GUIANA cds with a fine pair of the 'Red Cross-British Guiana' patriotic labels on reverse tied by GEORGETOWN roller strike. £75.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1883 4d rate cover to USA struck 'A 73' at ST.ANNES BAY/JAMAICA. 1883 (DE.3.) cover addressedto USA (ex part of reverse flap) bearing 1d blue and 3d green adhesives cancelled by 'A 73' duplex's with ST.ANNES BAY/JAMAICA 'proving' b/s. £90.00 |
;) | MADAGASCAR - 1944 'OPENED BY EXAMINER ZB1' censor cover to Durban. 1944 (JUL.22.) cover addressed to South Africa bearing 5f (x4) and 1f50c adhesives tied TANANARIVE AMALAKAYE/MADAGASCAR cds and passing through the British censors with P.C.90/OPENED BY/EXAMINER ZB/1 censor label at left tied by French boxed G/10 h/s. (Miller type FHVII). £85.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1944 'OAS' censored cover to Australia used at AIR FORCE P.O.233 at Goodenough Island. 1944 (MR.19.) use of 'OAS' cover addressed to Australia bearing 1/2d 'lakatoi' and 2d pictorial adhesives tied alongside New Guinea 1/2d undated 'Air Mail' overprint issue tied by AIR FORCE P.O.233 cds's used at Goodenough Island and with violet oval R.A.A.F. CENSOR/436 h/s at lower left. The use of stamps would have been un-necessary but added at the correct 3d rate. £45.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1918 1 1/2d brown privately printed 'ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS' PSE used at RICHMOND. H&G 8 1918 1 1/2d dark brown on cream postal stationery envelope privately overprinted ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS ONLY for the Town Hall at Richmond addressed to Melbourne and cancelled by RICHMOND/VIC cds dated 29.AP.22. H&G 8. £85.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1921 1 1/2d brown privately printed 'BOARD OF WORKS' PSE used at MELBOURNE. H&G 18. 1921 1 1/2d brown on cream 'Privately Printed' postal stationery envelope headed 'Melbourne and Metropolitan Board Of Works' addressed locally and cancelled by MELBOURNE/VICTORIA cds. H&G 18. £65.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1930 (circa) 'CITY OF PALERMO' maritime cover to Canada. 1930 (circa) cover addressed to Canada bearing 1/2d orange and 1d green 'head' adhesive tied by violet CITY OF PALERMO maritime straight lined handstamp. £50.00 |
;) | AUSTRALIA - 1942 1d rate 'FIELD POST OFFICE/69' cover with MILITARY CENSOR 987 strike. 1942 (MAR.20.) cover addressed to Wandai bearing 1d adhesive tied by scarce d/r FIELD POST OFFICE/69 cds with red boxed AUSTRALIAN/MILITARY FORCES/PASSED BY CENSOR/987 h/s at left. £85.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1959 40np AIR LETTER (offset printing) used to USA cancelled KUWAIT. H&G 7. 1959 40np dark blue on blue AIR LETTER (off -set printing) addressed to USA (genuine use) cancelled by KUWAIT cds dated 10.MY.59. H&G 7. £85.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1943 2d rate cover to UK from KITWE with WE REALISE IN RHODESIA patriotic label. 1943 (JAN.29.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2d adhesive tied by KITWE/N.RHODESIA- ADDRESS YOUR MAIL/TO A BOX/OR STREET NUMBER sloagn strike with red, blue and white patriotic WE REALISE IN RHODESIA/THE SAFE ARRIVAL/OF THIS LETTER/IS DUE TO/THE BRITISH NAVY label additionally tied. £45.00 |
;) | SEYCHELLES - 1894 4c on 6c REVENUE adhesive cancelled ANSE ROYALE. 1894 4 CENTS in black on 6c red 'key plate' adhesive overprinted REVENUE and cancelled by ANSE ROYALE cds dated SP.7.05. Barefoot and Hall 2. £35.00 |
;) | SEYCHELLES - 1904 4c on 30c REVENUE adhesive cancelled ANSE ROYALE. 1904 4 CENTS in black on 30c violet and green 'key plate' REVENUE adhesive cancelled by ANSE ROYALE cds dated AU.20.05. Barefoot and Hall 17. £35.00 |
;) | TONGA - 1942 2 1/2d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR 2' tin can mail cover to USA. 1942 (MY.18.) 2 1/2d rate 'Tin Can Mail' cover addressed to USA cancelled by NIUAFOOU/TONGA cds with a host of different coloured cachets on the front and reverse side but additionally struck on front by scarce violet boxed PASSED/BY/CENSOR/2 h/s (Little type H2). Only one example is recorded by Little. £365.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1922 1d brown PSC uprated to Germany used at SECONDEE/GOLD COAST. H&G 10. 1922 1d brown on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany bearing additional 2d adhesive tied SECONDEE/GOLD COAST and dated MR.30.1926. H&G 10. £55.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1922 1d brown PSC uprated to Switzerland used at KUMASI/GOLD COAST. H&G 10. 1922 1d brown on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to Switzerland bearing additional 1/2d adhesive tied KUMASI/GOLD COAST and dated OC.22.1926. H&G 10. £65.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1928 1d brown PSC uprated to USA used at ACCRA/GOLD COAST. H&G 11. 1928 1d brown on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to USA bearing additional 1/2d adhesive and tied ACCRA/GOLD COAST and dated 5.7.1930. H&G 11. £80.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1940 1d violet 'GOLD COAST SPITFIRES FUND' unused marginal label pair. 1940 1d violet on cream GOLD COAST SPITFIRES FUND label in a fine unused left hand marginal pair (issued without gum). An elusive label but very scarce as a multiple. £150.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1898 10pfg carmine illustrated 'privately printed' PSC unused. H&G 2. GERMAN OFFICES - 1898 10pfg carmine on cream 'Privately Printed' illustrated postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition depicting 'Marktplatz Lome and Nachtgal Krankenhaus KL Popo' with 'Gruss Aus Togo' heading. H&G 2. £150.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1898 10pfg carmine PSC with '797f' imprint unused. H&G 2. GERMAN OFFICES - 1898 10pfg carmine on cream postal stationery postcard of Germany with TOGO applied diagonally in black and with '797f' imprint code at bottom rigt corner. H&G 2. £20.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1900 10pfg carmine PSC unused. H&G 11. GERMAN OFFICES - 1900 10pfg carmine on cream postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 11. £20.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1900 5pfg + 5pfg green PSRC unused. H&G 12. GERMAN OFFICES - 1900 5pfg + 5pfg green on cream postal stationery reply postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 12. £25.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1900 10pfg + 10pfg carmine PSRC unused. H&G 13. GERMAN OFFICES - 1900 10pfg + 10 pfg carmine on cream postal stationery reply postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 13. £35.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1908 10pfg + 10pfg carmine PSRC unused. H&G 16. GERMAN OFFICES - 1908-13 10pfg + 10 pfg carmine on cream postal stationery reply postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 16. £35.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1912 5pfg green PSC unused. H&G 18. GERMAN OFFICES - 1912 5pfg green on cream postal stationery postcard on watermarked card in unused condition. Two small light hinge marks on reverse from mounting. H&G 18. £12.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1930-40's (circa) 'P.T.P.T' unused TELEGRAM envelope. 1930-40's (circa) blue and red on dark cream 'P.T.P.T.' official TELEGRAM envelope with tongued flap on reverse in unused condition. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1913 1d red stationery letter card to Cape Town used at PRETORIA NORTH RAIL. H&G 1. 1913 1d red on grey postal stationery letter card addressed locally (genuine use) cancelled by d/r PRETORIA NORTH RAIL cds dated 8.MAY.15. H&G 1. £40.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1913 1d red PSE uprated to UK as SABIE/TRANSVAAL. H&G 1a. 1913 1d red on cream postal stationery envelope (size b - curved flap) addressed to UK bearing additional 1/2d adhesive tied SABIE/TRANSVAAL and dated 29.NOV.20. H&G 1a. £35.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1929 4 1/2d rate registered cover to UK (faults-missing back flap) used at KOKODA N.D./PAPUA 1929 (AUG.5.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing 1 1/2d and 3d 'lakatoi' adhesives tied by KOKODA N.D./PAPUA cds. Some edge faults and missing the reverse flap. Priced cheaply. £25.00 |
;) | ST.HELENA - 1973 issued 9p 'INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPON' cancelled JAMESTOWN. 1973 (JA.12.) use of 9p blue and yellow on white 'UPU - INTERMATIONAL REPLY COUPON' cancelled JAMESTOWN/ST.HELENA. £35.00 |
;) | ST.HELENA - 1977 issued 'INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPON' cancelled JAMESTOWN. 1977 (JU.2.) use of (C22) blue and yellow on white 'UPU - INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPON' cancelled JAMESTOWN/ST.HELENA. £30.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1970 4p red unused PSC of Travancore & Cochin pre-printed for 'POSTAL SERVICE'. TRAVANCORE COCHIN - 1970 4p pale red on buff 'United State Of Travancore & Cochin' postal stationery postcard in unused condition with country heading crossed through with chain link defacer and with INDIAN POSTAL/SERVICE CARD applied. The reverse side pre-printed for Money Order use. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1970 4p red PSC unused of Travancore & Cochin for 'POSTS & TELEGRAPHS DEPT'. TRAVANCORE COCHIN - 1970 4p pale red on buff 'United State Of Travancore & Cochin' postal stationery postcard in unused condition with country heading crossed through with four diagonal lines and with INDIAN POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT heading applied. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1970 4p ultramarine PSC unused of Travancore & Cochin for 'POSTS & TELEGRAPHS DEPT'. TRAVANCORE COCHIN - 1970 4p ultramarine on buff 'Travancore & Cochin' postal stationery postcard in unused condition with country heading crossed through with black leaf defacer and with pre-printed INDIAN POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT applied. The reverse with pre-printed communication request. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1970 4p ultramarine PSC unused of Travancore & Cochin for 'POSTS & TELEGRAPHS DEPT'. TRAVANCORE COCHIN - 1970 4p ultramarine on buff 'Travancore & Cochin' postal stationery postcard in unused condition with country heading crossed through with five horizontal lines and with INDIAN POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT heading applied. £25.00 |
;) | INDIA - 1970 4p ultramarine PSC unused of Travancore & Cochin pre-printed 'ON POSTAL SERVICE'. TRAVANCORE COCHIN - 1970 4p ultramarine on buff 'Travancore & Cochin' postal stationery postcard in unused condition (H&G 4) pre-printed ON POSTAL SERVICE with reverse headed INDIAN POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS DEPARTMENT for 'Pin Code' information. £25.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1915 6d ultramarine used with INVERTED WATERMARK. SG 78w. N.W.P.I. - 1915 6d ultramarine (die II) 'Roo' adhesive in used condition showing the major variety WATERMARK INVERTED. SG 78w. £225.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1934 2c green PSC unused. H&G 1. JOHORE - 1934 2c green on buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 1. £65.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1950 1/9d rate cover to USA used at BASSE. 1950 (MR.17.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d, 6d and 1/- adhesives tied by s/r BASSE cds. £40.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1858 4c brownish red adhesive of Spain on entire from SAN ROQUE (Gibraltar). 1858 (AGO.20.) entire addressed to Jerez bearing 4c brownish red adhesive of Spain cancelled by 'Rueda' cancel with SAN ROQUE/CADIZ (Gibraltar) cds alongside. £200.00 |
;) | KUWAIT - 1959 40np air letter (half tone offset) to New Zealand used at SAFAT/KUWAIT. H&G 8.
1959 40np dark blue on blue air letter (half tone offset) addressed to New Zealand (genuine use) cancelled by SAFAT/KUWAIT cds dated 3.SP.59. H&G 8. £120.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1932 15c rate postcard use to UK used at KIKUYU/KENYA. 1932 (AU.29.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting a real photo of a lion bearing 5c and 10c adhesives tied by KIKUYU /KENYA cds. Proud type D5. £45.00 |
;) | CAYMAN ISLANDS - 1941 3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR' cover to USA used at GEORGETOWN. 1941 (JA.20.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/4d (x2), 1/2d and 2d adhesives tied GEORGETOWN/ CAYMAN ISLANDS (sellotape marks at edges) bearing the scarce black on greenish blue OPENED BY CENSOR label (with full stop) at lower left. £55.00 |
;) | PALESTINE - 1919 5m rate postcard use to USA at FIELD POST OFFICE/H.M. and censored. 1919 (JU.9.) use of picture postcard addressed to USA depicting 'Alep-Souk el Djom'a' bearing 5m orange adhesive tied FIELD POST OFFICE/H.M. and over struck by scarce violet boxed PASSED/BY/CENSOR handstamp. £45.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1916 Inward 'LETTER OFFICE/PASSED/NO.11' cover from India. PENANG - 1916 (FEB.17.) inward cover from Calcutta in India with crested black on cream G.R./OPENED BY THE/CENSOR AND/OFFICIALLY RESEALED/STRAITS SETLEMENTS censor label at left tied by violet rubber LETTER CENSOR OFFICE/GPO h/s. The reverse side is struck by the rare circular LETTER OFFICE/PASSED/No.11/PENANG handstamp in violet. £150.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1888 'THREE' in black on 10c brown PSC registered to Germany. H&G 22. 1888 'THREE' in black surcharge on 10c brown on buff postal stationery postcard registered to Germany (short message on reverse) cancelled by 'A' duplex with COLOMBO/REGISTERED cds at left dated NO.27.95. A scarce registered use of this stationery. H&G 22. £75.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1885 3c red-violet PSC uprated officially for the 5c rate unused. H&G 26a. 1885 3c red violet on buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition with the addition of the 'TWO' in black on 4c adhesive officially added at left to uprate the stationery to the new 5c rate. H&G 26a. £25.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1857 4c Spanish adhesive used on cover to Cadiz from SAN ROQUE (Gibraltar). 1857 (AP.6.) entire addressed to Cadiz and bearing 4 curatos imperforate adhesive tied by 'Rueda' type '63' h/s in black with GIBRALTAR double arc cds at left. Rated '4' in manuscript and with alongside. SAN ROQUE/CADIZ arrival b/s. £200.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1904 2d+1d brown RPSE to Togo used at ABURI. H&G 8b. 1904 2d + 1d brown on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H) addressed to the 'Bremen Mission Book Departemnt' at Lome in Togo bearing additional GV 3d adhesive tied by ABURI cds dated FE.27.17 with LOME/TOGOGEIBET arrival b/s. H&G 8b. £65.00 |
;) | SOUTH WEST AFRICA - 1934 first flight cover to Australia. 1934 (30.11.) 'Imperial Airways and Qantas Airways' first flight cover addressed to Australia marked 'Via Kimberley andCairo' bearing 4d triangle and 4d 'air' adhesive singles together with 2d and 6d 'Official' pairs (SG 07+08 - scarce) tied by small WINDHOEK/LUGPOS cds's. A scarcer stage. £125.00 |
;) | SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 1924 1/2d green PSC uprated to Germany and used at JOHANNESBURG. H&G 1. 1924 1/2d green on cream postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany bearing additional 2d adhesive (some gum arabic surrounds) tied by JOHANNESBURG cds dated 23.DEC.25. An unusual usage accepted outside Rhodesia without taxation. H&G 1. £120.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1910 8d (perf 13 1/2) 'double head' mint with GASH IN EAR variety. SG 185a. 1910 8d grey-purple and dull purple 'double head' (perf 13 1/2) adhesive in mint condition (hinge remains but reasonable original gum) showing the scarce GASH IN EAR variety from Row 1/2. SG 185a. £275.00 |
;) | ORANGE RIVER COLONY - 1904 1d rate postcard use to UK used at 'P.O.A. TWEESPRUIT'. 1904 (AUG.7.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'King Square-Potchefstroom' amd bearing 1d adhesive tied by indistinct TWEESPRUIT/ORC temporary handstamp in violet with fine P.O.A./TWEESPRUIT/STATION/DIST THABA N'CHU ORC transit strike of the following day on reverse. A rare agency use. £225.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1926 1/2a green PSC of India with pre-printed government reverse used locally at RANGOON. 1926 1/2a green on buff postal stationery postcard of India (H&G 34) addressed locally and cancelled by RANGOON GPO/SOR cds dated 20.MAR.29. The reverse side interestingly pre-printed for use by the 'Welfare' at Mogul Street. Unusual government use of this stationery used in Burma. £25.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1940 1/- rate 'CENSOR 23' cover to USA with red 'PBC' strip at left used at ST.GEORGES. 1940 (JAN.12.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1/- green tied ST.GEORGES/BERMUDA with red on cream PC 22/OPENED BY/CENSOR label at left edge tied on the front by green circular PASSED BY CENSOR/23/BERMUDA handstamp. £85.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1968 $1.20 black on blue BOOKLET. SG SB1.
1968 $1.20 black on blue BOOKLET containg 5c, 10c and 15c adhesives in blocks of four. (SG 185,87+88). SG SB1. £12.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1965 12p on 1/- mint showing the
variety surcharge inverted. SG 387ca.
GHANA - 1965 12p on 1/- 'New Currency' overprint adhesive in fine mint condition showing the variety surcharge inverted. SG 387ca. £15.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1969 4np mint NEW CONSTITUTION with OVERPRINT VERTICALLY DOWN. SG 546a.
GHANA - 1969 4np 'Rufous Crowned Roller' adhesive in a fine mint corner marginal example handstamped NEW CONSTITUTION but with variety OVERPRINT VERTICALLY DOWN. SG 546a. £10.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1970 4np 'Moon Landing' mint with PHILYMPIA ovpt in black and SILVER DOUBLED.
GHANA - 1970 4np 'Moon Landing' adhesive in fine mint condition overprinted PHILYMPIA/LONDON 1970 but with major variety OVERPRINT IN SILVER (as apposed to black) and with OVERPRINT STRUCK TWICE. A further example with black overprint. SG 573 variety. £20.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1961 3/- black on red complete BOOKLET. SG SB2.
GHANA - 1961 3/- black on red complete BOOKLET containg 3d (x12) in panes of four. SG SB2. £5.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1961 6/- black on yellow complete BOOKLET. SG SB3.
GHANA - 1961 6/- black on yellow complete BOOKLET containg 3d (x8) and 6d (x8) in panes of four. SG SB3. £5.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1963 2/- black on green BOOKLET. SG SB10.
1963 2/- black on green BOOKLET containg 1d (x6) and 3d (x6). Officially sealed. SG SB10. £8.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1971 20c black on salmon BOOKLET. SG SB6.
1971 20c black on salmon BOOKLET containing ten examples of the 2c (SG 436). SG SB6. £5.00 |
;) | RHODESIA AND NYASALAND - 1964 cover used locally with 1d 'Postage Due' block of four at SAKUBVA. 1964 (FE.15.) locally addressed cover to Umtali bearing 1/2d (x3) strip of three 'coil' adhesive (SG 18a) tied by SAKUBVA d/r cds and with 1d orange-red 'Postage Due' block of four added (SG D8) additionally struck SAKUBVA. £100.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1900 (circa) 'THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY'S TELEGRAPHS' form cancelled BULAWAYO.
1900 (circa) black on buff 'THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY'S TELEGRAPHS' form cancelled by BULAWAYO/MATABELELAND cds dated JA.30. £85.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1916 use of 'SOUTHERN RHODESIA TELEGRAPHS' form cancelled SHAMVA/S.RHODESIA cds.
1916 (JUN.15.) use of black on pale salmon 'SOUTHERN RHODESIA TELEGRAPHS' form cancelled by SHAMVA/S.RHODESIA cds. £65.00 |