The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | MAURITIUS - 1951 underpaid cover to UK with scarce circular 'T' tax mark used at POUDRE D'OR. 1951 (JY.17.) cover addressed to UK bearing 2c and 10c adhesives tied by POUDRE D'OR/MAURITIUS cds with violet circular 'T' tax mark applied with manuscript '1d' alongside. (Proud type UP11). A nice tax marking use from this village origin. £55.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1946 local 'Victory' cover struck FOUND IN THIS CONDITION. 1946 (NO.20) cover addressed locally to Floreal bearing the 'Victory' pair tied CUREPIPE/ MAURITIUS & h/s'd on the reverse flap by black boxed FOUND IN THIS CONDITION instructional h/s. Very scarce. £180.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1847 stampless '1/-' rated cover to UK struck BARBADOES on reverse. 1847 (JY.24.) stampless cover addressed to UK marked 'Per Packet' and rated '1/-' in manuscript with double arc BARBADOES' b/s (note spelling). A little roughly opened on reverse. The father of the addressee (Samuel Harman) was a West Indian Planter. £65.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1892 1/2d green PSC uprated to Germany used at TOISE RIVER. H&G 5. 1892 1/2d green postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany bearing additional 1d adhesive tied by TOISE RIVER/C.G.H. cds. H&G 5. £55.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1862 6d IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF pair printed in yellowish green. 1862 6d (SG type 1) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF pair printed in yellowish green on ungummed woved paper. £250.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1860 1d red 'Soldiers' rate cover to UK. 1860 (DE.4.) use of outer wrapper entire addressed to UK marked 'From Sp G.W.Gordon/100th Royal Canadian, Gibraltar' bearing GB 1d red star adhesive tied by 'A 26' duplex with s/r GIBRALTAR cds at lower left struck in 'blue' ink. Counter signed by the Lieut Colonel. A scarce 1d rate soldiers concessionary cover from the Prince of Wales regiment stationed in Gibraltar. £385.00 |
;) | SOMALILAND - 1947 registered 'Victory' cover to UK used at ZEILAH. 1947 (APR.15.) registered (Wells) cover to UK bearing 1a (x2) and 3a 'Victory' adhesives tied by rare ZEILAH d/r cds with black rubber boxed ZEILAH registered handstamp at left. £150.00 |
;) | TOGO - 1918 large registered cover to Switzerland with rare 'OPENED BY CENSOR/AT LOME' label. 1918 (FE.25.) large registered envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing 2/6d 'local' and 3d, 6d and 1/- 'London' overprints tied by LOME/TOGO cds's with two examples of the rare black on cream OPENED BY CENSOR/AT LOME labels at right edge. Walton type 212.01. £365.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1900 (circa) 20pa adhesive of Turkey cancelled BAGDAD in violet. TURKISH OCCUPATION - 1900 (circa) 20pa dull lilac adhesive of Turkey cancelled by large part violet oval BAGDAD cancel. A scarce early use under the Turkish rule. £35.00 |
;) | IRAQ - 1910 (circa) 5pa adhesive of Turkey cancelled BAKOUBA. TURKISH OCCUPATION - 1910 (circa) 5pa violet and red adhesive of Turkey cancelled by large part BAKOUBA cds. A scarce early village use under the Turkish rule. £50.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1912 2d blue RPSE uprated to UK used at MAKENE. H&G 3. 1912 2d blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to UK bearing additional 1 1/2d orange adhesive tied by MAKENE/SIERRA LEONE cds dated DE.24.19. with boxed R/MAKENE/No registered h/s at lower left. The reverse flap shows an interesting black wax seal showing reversed image of BRITISH WEST AFRICA/3d PENCE/1913 which is we believe the image of a current BWA coin at the time. H&G 3. £55.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1912 2d blue RPSE uprated to UK used at SUMBAYO. H&G 3. 1912 2d blue on cream postal stationery envelope addressed to UK bearing 1/2d and 1d adhesives tied by SUMBAYO/SIERRA LEONE cds dated AU.28.20. H&G 3. £50.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1929 4d rate commercial cover to UK used at SULIMA. 1929 (OC.2) commercial pre-printed cover from the 'Sulima Trading Company' addressed & registered to UK bearing 2d pair (SG 134) tied SULIMA/SIERRA LEONE with black boxed SULIMA registered etiquette h/s. £45.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1916 3d brown RPSE uprated to UK at PORT LOKKO. H&G 4. 1916 3d brown on cream reg'd postal stationery envelope (size F) addressed to UK & bearing additional 1 1/2d adhesive tied PORT LOKKO/SIERRA LEONE cds dated AP.3.26. A nice village use. H&G 4. £75.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1949 OHMS label to UK cancelled 'OFFICIAL PAID/MAURITIUS'. 1940 use of black on white O.H.M.S./THE MAURITIUS INSTITUTE label addressed to UK & cancelled PORT LOUIS/MAURITIUS & dated 13.AP.49 & with black boxed OFFICIAL/ PAID/MAURITIUS/13.IV.49 h/s. Used by the public library in Port Louis. £45.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1946 1 1/2d rate local cover used at LA DIGUE. ST.ANDREWS. 1946 (SP.25.) cover addressed locally and bearing 1 1/2d 'Victory' adhesive tied by scarce LA DIGUE.ST.ANDREWS/GRENADA cds with additional strike at lower left. The '25' in the slug being inverted. A scarce village use of this stamp at La Digue. £45.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1947 'Victory' pair cover to UK used at WOBURN. 1947 (AU.22) cover to UK with 'Victory' pair (SG 164+165) tied WOBURN/GRENADA cds. £40.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1947 'Victory' pair cover to UK used at UNION. 1947 (AU.22) cover to UK bearing 'Victory' pair (SG 164+165) tied UNION/GRENADA cds. £40.00 |
;) | GRENADA - 1946 'Victory' pair cover to UK used at SNUG CORNER. 1946 cover to UK bearing 'Victory' pair (SG 164+165) tied by SNUG CORNER/GRENADA cds dated 21.AU. (No year slug). £35.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1942 censored postcard to UK used at DON GARBHAIN/CO.PHORT LAIRGE. 1942 (31.VII.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Abbeyside from Abbeyview, Dungarvan' bearing 1/2d (x3) tied DON GARBHAIN/CO.PHORT LAIRGE and struck by red crowned octagonal PASSED/ P.U.3 censor mark. The 'PU' coding was only used in emergencies. £35.00 |
;) | IRELAND - 1939 first flight cover to Newfoundland. 1939 (20.VI.) first flight cover addressed to Newfoundland bearing 3d and 1/- adhesives tied by BAILE ATHA CLIATH cds and struck by large violet commemoration cachet 'First Flight/Shannon Botwood'. London transit and Botwood arrival b/s but the cover was not delivered and was struck by violet boxed RETURNED FROM ABROAD/REASON FOR NON DELIVERY/NOT STATED instructional strike. £50.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1931 cover to Germany used at KONOUGO. 1931 (DE.1.) cover to Germany bearing 1/2d, 1d and 1 1/2d adhesives teid KONOUGO/GOLD COAST. Sent by Dr. Med C.B. Huppenbauer at the Basel Mission Hospital at Agogo and complete with his photograph. KUMASI transit b/s. £45.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1932 registered multi franked cover to Italy used at WINNEBA. 1932 (DEC.23.) registered cover to Italy bearing 1/2d,1d,1 1/2d, 3d and 6d 'castle' adhesives tied by oval REGISTERED/WINNEBA GOLD COAST cancels with the 6d cancelled by circular WINNEBA strike. Blue on white perfoarted 'R/No.' blank registered label with 'Winneba' inserted in manuscript. £50.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1924 1d rate postcard to UK cancelled by PAQUEBOT PLYMOUTH/2 cds. 1924 (JY.18) use of picture postcard to UK depicting 'River Chari Trawler' bearing 1d brown adhesive tied by d/r PAQUEBOT PLYMOUTH/2 cds. A nice maritime use. £40.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1936 1d rate cover to UK used at BEKWAI with TPO.WESTERN 1 b/s. 1936 (MAR.26) cover to UK bearing 1 1/2d (SG 105) tied by BEKWAI/GOLD COAST cds with TPO.WESTERN 1/GOLD COAST transit b/s applied to reverse. Scarce. £45.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1937 2m orange PSE uprated to UK. H&G 26. 1937 2m Orange on white laid paper postal stationery envelope addressed to UK & bearing additional 2m adhesive tied by CAIRO wavy lined cancel dated 8.DEC.1938. H&G 26. £45.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1922 10m carmine RPSE uprated to UK. H&G 3. 1922 10 mils Carmine on creamy white registered postal stationery envelope to UK bearing additional 5m & 10m adhesives tied by ALEXANDRIA cds dated 25.NO.23. H&G 3. £40.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1929 2m dark grey PSE used locally. H&G 24. 1929 2m dark grey on white postal stationery envelope addressed locally cancelled by 14.DEC.35 cds. H&G 24. £40.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1930 5m chestnut brown stationery letter sheet registered and uprated at AZHAR. H&G 9a. 1930 5m chestnut-brown on cream postal stationery letter sheet addressed in Arabic with additional 10m violet adhesive added. Registered and tied AZHAR and dated 25.V.37. H&G 9a. £85.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1932 3m green PSC uprated to Greece at ALEXANDRIA. H&G 33. 1932-35 3m green postal stationery postcard addressed to Greece bearing additional 10m purple adhesive added and tied by ALEXANDRIA cds dated 1934. H&G 33. £45.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1939 use of 'Coronation' trio on registered cover to UK used at CASTLE BRUCE. 1939 (JU.28) registered cover to UK bearing the Coronation trio (SG 96-99) tied by CASTLE BRUCE/DOMINICA cds's. £35.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1939 use of 'Coronation' trio on registered cover to UK used at DELICES. 1939 (JL.1) registered cover to UK bearing Coronation trio (SG 96-99) tied by DELICES/ DOMINICA cds's. £35.00 |
;) | DOMINICA - 1939 use of 'Coronation' trio on registered cover to UK at LA PLAINE. 1939 (JU.22) registered cover to UK bearing Coronation trio (SG 96-99) tied by LA PLAINE/ DOMINICA cds's. £35.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1945 3d rate 'H/27' censor cover to USA. 1945 (MY.6) cover to USA bearing 3d brown tied by GPO/BARBADOS cds with black on salmon pink P.C.90/OPENED BY/EXAMINER H/27 censor label at left. Unrecorded number according to Roses. £35.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1943 1/6d rate 'H/28' censored cover to USA. 1943 (AP.12) cover to USA bearing 6d & 1/- adhesives tied CIRCULATION BRANCH/GPO BARBADOS cds with black on salmon P.C.90/OPENED BY/EXAMINER H/28 censor label at left. £40.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1943 1/7d rate 'H/24' censored cover to Jamaica. 1943 (JY.5.) cover to Jamaica bearing 1d, 6d & 1/- adhesives tied CIRCULATION BRANCH/ BARBADOS cds's with black on blue-green P.C.90/OPENED BY/EXAMINER H/24 censor label at left. (Roses type L7). £35.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1944 1/4d rate 'H/14' censored cover to Canada. 1944 (FE.8) cover addressed to Canada bearing 4d & 1/- adhesives (SG 253+55) tied GPO/ BARBADOS with black on white P.C.90/OPENED BY/EXAMINER H/14 censor label at left. Roses type L7. £30.00 |
;) | BASUTOLAND - 1945 2d rate cover to Pretoria used at THABA TSEKA. 1945 (APR.7.) cover addressed to Pretoria bearing 1d adhesive pair tied by d/r THABA TSEKA cds (Proud type D2). A scarce agency strike. £65.00 |
;) | BASUTOLAND - 1946 2d rate local cover used at QACHASNEK. 1946 (28.VIII.) cover addressed to Kolstad bearing 2d adhesive tied by scarcer QACHASNEK/BAS cds. £22.00 |
;) | BASUTOLAND - 1947 1 1/2d rate local cover used at SEHAPAS. 1947 (28.X.) cover addressed locally to the Cape bearing 1 1/2d adhesive (SG 20) tied by d/r SEHAPAS cds. (Proud type D2). £45.00 |
;) | BASUTOLAND - 1953 1d rate cover to New Zealand used at SEKAKES. 1953 (DEC.16.) cover addressed to New Zealand (vertical fold at left edge and some light tone spots) bearing 'KGVI' 1d adhesive tied by SEKAKES cds. Proud type D2. £55.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1894 6d rate cover to UK used at '568' GABERONES/B.B.P. 1894 (DE.20.) cover addressed to UK bearing 6d (SG 36) tied by scarce '568' killer duplex with GABERONES/B.B.P. cds below. CAPETOWN transit and WEST BROMPTON arrival b/s. £145.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1936 'Silver Jubilee' set on registered cover to Australia used at KASANE. 1936 (SEP.5) reg'd cover to Australia bearing the 'Silver Jubilee' series (SG 111-14) each tied by d/r KASANE cds's. (Proud type D2). SYDNEY arrival b/s. £80.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1945 3d rate censored cover to USA used at MAHALAPYE. 1945 (JAN.16) cover to USA bearing 1 1/2d pair (SG 120) tied by MAHALAPYE cds with black on white P.C.90/OPENED BY/EXAMINER 774 censor label at left. £45.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1942 Switzerland to USA detained 'I.C.' censor cover. 1942 cover to USA from Switzerland with P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER 2299 censor label at left with black manuscript 'I.C'. Mail detained at Bermuda. £22.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1943 7 1/2d rate censored cover to USA. 1943 (NOV.1) cover to USA bearing 7 1/2d (SG 114b) tied HAMILTON/BERMUDA with black on white PC90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/C/8113 censors label at left. (Roses CL6). £18.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1943 Portugal to USA held 'I.C.' censor cover. 1943 cover to USA from Portugal with P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER 5023 censor label at left with black manuscript 'I.C.' Mail detained at Bermuda. £22.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1917 4c rate cover to UK struck 'VIA SUEZ' in violet. 1917 (JY.30.) cover addressed to UK bearing 4c adhesive tied by HONG KONG cds and struck at top left by VIA SUEZ instructional handstamp in violet. £65.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1931 20c rate cover to France struck 'VIA SIBERIA' in violet. 1931 (AU.1) cover addressed to France (central fold) bearing 10c pair (SG 124) tied by HONG KONG cds with violet VIA SIBERIA instructional h/s at left. £45.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1924 worn registered cover to Holland with scarce 'LATE FEE PAID' h/s applied. 1924 (MY.5.) worn registered cover to Holland (opened on two sides and with aged edge faults) bearing Straits 12c strip of three and 30c adhesives tied SINGAPORE/H and struck by scarce black boxed LATE FEE PAID handstamp. £165.00 |
;) | TANGANYIKA - 1934 'Imperial Airways' first flight cover to Australia used at MBEYA. 1934 (DE.5.) 'Imperial Airways' illustrated first flight cover addressed to Sydney in Australia bearing 30c (x3) and 1/- adhesives tied MBEYA and with violet boxed BY AIR TO/…… h/s below with 'Australia' inserted in manuscript and violet two lined BY AIR TO AUSTRALIA/ PAR AVION EN AUSTRALIE strike applied. £90.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1947 postcard use to UK with green 'BY AIR MAIL' cachet applied. 1947 (VIII.11.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Shulluk Girls, White Nile' bearing 10m and 2pi adhesive tied by SUDAN AIR MAIL/KHARTOUM cds and with boxed BY AIR MAIL/PAR AVION h/s applied at left but in unusual 'green' inking. £25.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1927 10m rate cover to UK used at KHARTOUM/MAKWAR/TPO 1. 1927 (5.IV.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1m,4m and 5m adhesives tied by light KHARTOUM/ MAKWAR/TPO 1 cds. (Proud D3). This being the extension to the Red Sea line to Sennar. £45.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1874 6d blue 'cameo' adhesive in fine mint condition. SG 8.
1874 6d blue 'cameo' adhesive with 'CC' watermark in fine mint condition. SG 8. £85.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1874 4d brown 'cameo' in fine mint condition. SG 5.
1874 4d brown 'cameo' adhesive with 'CC' watermark in fine mint condition. SG 5. £95.00 |
;) | BAHAMAS - 1921 1d grey and rose red U/M with HALF EXTRA TREE TRUNK variety. SG 111. 1921 1d grey and rose-red 'staircase' issue in a fine unmounted mint top marginal example showing sheet number and with the HALF EXTRA TREE TRUNK variety from Row 1/12. SG 111. £28.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1857 entire to Italy used at ALEXANDRIE. 1857 (MAI.10.) entire addressed to Italy marked 'Par Vaficur Francaise' and cancelled by ALEXANDRIE/EGYPT cds. LIVORNO arrival b/s. £65.00 |
;) | EGYPT - 1857 entire to Italy used at ALEXANDRIE. 1857 (NOV.2.) entire addressed to Italy struck on the front by green commercial 'G.Wollheim & Co.' handstamp and cancelled by d/r ALEXANDRIE/EGYPT cds. Hooded LIVORNO b/s. £65.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1907 2 1/2d rate cover to Italy used at CONSTANTINOPLE. 1907 (JU.21.) cover addressed to Italy bearing GB 1/2d and 2d adhesives both overprinted LEVANT (SG L1 and L4 - scarce non chalky) and cancelled by BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE cds's. £80.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1896 1p on 20pfg adhesive pair on registered cover to Italy. GERMAN OFFICES - 1896 (7.9.) registered commercial cover to Germany bearing German 1p on 20pfg ultramarine pair tied by CONSTANTINOPLE/DEUTSCH POST cds's. £80.00 |
;) | CAMEROONS - 1931 3d rate cover to Germany used at TIKO CAMEROONS. 1931 (SE.3.) cover addressed to Germany bearing Nigerian 1d and 2d adhesives tied by TIKO CAMEROONS/UNDER BRITISH MANDATE cds's. VICTORIA transit b/s. £80.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1893 1d blue 'Mashonaland' PSC to Germany used at VICTORIA/MASHONALAND. H&G 5. 1893 1d blue 'Mashonaland' postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany (some age spotting) cancelled by VICTORIA/MASHONALALND cds dated AP.3.1900. H&G 5. £85.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1946 use of large OHMS cover to UK at 6s50c rate from KAMPALA/UGANDA. 1946 (AP.11.) use of large OHMS envelope addressed to UK and then re-directed bearing 50c (x3) and 1/- (x5) making up a 6s50c rate tied by KAMPALA/UGANDA cds's. Horizontal fold and some edge wear but a scarce genuine high rate cover usage. £85.00 |
;) | MAURITIUS - 1871 use of OHMS cover to UK bearing 3d and 4d (x2) 'pence' issues used at 'B 53'. 1871 'OHMS' cover addressed to UK bearing 3d dull red and 4d rose (x2) adhesives (SG 61a+62) tied by 'B 53' duplex's with blue thimble type MAURITIUS b/s. Small part of reverse flap missing from opening and some age creases. A scarce 11d rate 'pence' cover (1d overpaid). £150.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1915 4/- rate registered cover to Australia with PASSED BY CENSOR h/s. N.W.P.I. - 1915 (NO.13.) registered cover to Australia bearing a block of four of the 1/- emerald 'roo' adhesive of the Die II issue (SG 90) with the top pair being Type A and the bottom pair Type B cancelled by RABAUL cds's with black and red on cream perforated R/RABAUL/(Deutsch- Neuguinea) registered label at left and struck by PASSED BY CENSOR straight lined handstamp. £285.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1934 'OFFICIAL PAID/NORTHERN RHODESIA' use of OHMS cover to UK at LUSAKA. 1934 (JUL.27.) use of long stampless OHMS envelope addressed to UK cancelled by LUSAKA/ NORTHERN RHODESIA cds and struck twice by the scarce OFFICIAL PAID/NORTHERN RHODESIA h/s. BROKEN HILL transit b/s. £65.00 |
;) | RHODESIA - 1893 1 1/2d 'Mashonaland' PSC uprated to UK at BULAWAYO. H&G 6. 1893 1 1/2d 'Mashonaland' postal stationery postcard addressed to UK (some light age marks) bearing additional 1d 'arms' adhesive tied BULAWAYO/RHODESIA and dated MY.7.98. H&G 6. £135.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1917 2d (fault) rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR RABAUL' cover to Australia. N.W.P.I. - 1917 (JAN.1) use of O.H.M.S. envelope (146x90mm) addressed to Australia bearing 'N.W.P.I' 2d grey adhesive (corner fault) tied RABAUL with superb violet oval crowned PASSED CENSOR /RABAUL h/s at left & b/s'd THE TREASURY/1.JAN.17/RABAUL. £185.00 |
;) | NEW GUINEA - 1938 1d and 2 1/2d (x3) 'OS' adhesives on registered cover to UK. 1938 (OCT.8.) registered cover to UK (opened a little roughly on reverse) bearing 1d 'OS' and 2 1/2d (x3) 'OS' overprinted adhesives (SG 042+045) tied RABAUL. Scarce stamps on cover. £165.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1952 'FLEET MAIL OFFICE/GIBRALTAR' registered cover to UK. 1952 registered cover addressed to UK bearing GB un-overprinted 2 1/2d and 3d 'UPU' adhesives tied by BRITISH FLEET MAIL/15 cds's. The cover arrived at Gibraltar and had additional stamps applied with 1/2d tied by blue boxed FLEET MAIL OFFICE/GIBRALTAR h/s dated 24.JUN.52 and a 1/2d Coronation issue is alongside dated the following day prior to being forwarded to UK. £50.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1901 use of GB 1d lilac cancelled ASCENSION. SG Z7. 1901 (MR.14.) use of GB un-overprinted 1d lilac adhesive cancelled by near complete ASCENSION cds. SG Z7. £75.00 |
;) | ASCENSION - 1889 use of GB 4d green and brown (fault) on piece cancelled ASCENSION. SG Z13. 1889 (JY.10.) use of GB un-overprinted 4d green and brown adhesive (corner fault) on small manilla piece cancelled by complete ASCENSION cds. SG Z13. £150.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1916 15c rate 'OPENED BY THE CENSOR' cover to USA used at MOUNT LAVINIA. 1916 (MAY.17.) cover addressed to USA bearing 5c (x3) tied by barred MOUNT LAVINIA cds with stamp selvage paper at top edge used as a censor strip and struck by violet s/l OPENED BY THE CENSOR handstamp with additional violet boxed CENSOR/COLOMBO strike at lower left. £40.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1916 15c rate 'OPENED BY THE CENSOR' cover to USA. 1916 (AUG.18.) cover addressed to USA bearing 15c adhesive tied by barred COLOMBO roller strike with stamp selvage paper at top edge used as a censor strip and struck by violet s/l OPENED BY THE CENSOR handstamp with additional violet boxed CENSOR/COLOMBO strike at lower left. £35.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1912 uprated 2d RPSE to Switzerland used at MacCARTHY ISLAND. H&G 2b. 1912 2d ultramarine on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size H) addressed to Switzerland (vertical fold) bearing 2d and 2 1/2d adhesives tied by oval REGISTERED/ MAC CARTHY ISLAND cancels dated 12.MY.20. Very scarce use of this stationery at MacCarthy Island. H&G 2b. £165.00 |
;) | NIGERIA - 1944 6d rate 'PASSED PP/27' censor cover to USA used at LAGOS. 1944 (JA.3.) cover addressed to USA bearing 6d adhesive tied by light LAGOS/NIGERIA cds struck by black-violet crowned octagonal PASSED/ PP/27 censor handstamp. £45.00 |
;) | ZANZIBAR - 1964 2c to 20/- (SG 394-409) series handstamped JAMHURI 1964 on registered cover. 1964 (MR.2.) registered cover bearing the 5c to 20/- series (SG 394-409) handstamped JAMHURI 1964 in black and cancelled REG/ZANZIBAR. £45.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1954 local cover bearing Leeward Island £1 (SG 114a) tied ST.JOHNS/ANTIGUA. 1954 (FE.5.) locally addressed cover bearing the Leeward Islands 'key plate' £1 purple and black on carmine (SG 114a) tied by ST.JOHNS/ANTIGUA cds. £165.00 |
;) | LEEWARD ISLANDS - 1945 £1 'key plate' mint showing 'JOINED PEARLS' variety. SG 114b. 1945 £1 brown-purple and black on salmon 'key plate' adhesive (SG 114b) in fine mint condition showing the JOINED PEARLS variety from stamp 2/HPF2a. £75.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1953 1 1/2a rate local cover used at MUHARRAQ S.O./BAHRAIN. 1953 (MY.5.) cover addressed locally to Manama bearing 1 1/2a (SG L3) tied by scarcer MUHARRAQ S.O./BAHRAIN cds. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH EAST AFRICA - 1896 1a carmine PSC to Germany used at Mombasa. H&G 8. 1896 1c carmine on buff postal stationery postcard addressed to Germany (genuine use) cancelled by bridge type MOMBASA cds dated 25.JA.1902. Aden transit cds at left. H&G 8. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH EAST AFRICA - 1896 2 1/2a orange PSE unused with MISSING STOP AFTER AFRICA. H&G 4. 1896 2 1/2a orange on white postal stationery envelope of India in fine unused condition overprinted BRITISH/EAST/AFRICA in blue and showing the variety MISSING STOP AFTER AFRICA. Unlisted by Minns. H&G 4. £120.00 |
;) | BRITISH EAST AFRICA - 1896 1/2a + 1/2a yellow green PSRC unused. H&G 9. 1896 1/2a+1/2a yellow green on cream postal stationery reply type postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 9. £35.00 |
;) | BRITISH EAST AFRICA - 1896 1/2a yellow green PSC unused. H&G 7. 1896 1/2a Yellow-green on buff postal stationery postcard in fine unused condition. H&G 7. £18.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1935 'M/s KUNGSHOLM' 3d rate maritime PAQUEBOT KINGSTON cover (worm holed) to USA. 1935 (MR.5.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied PAQUEBOT KINGSTON/JAMAICA and handstamped at lower left by violet two lined PAQUEBOT/ m/s KUNGSHOLM maritime handstamp. Some worm damage at left edge and on reverses side. £25.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1936 75c rate cover to Switzerland used at BABATI. 1936 (FE.26) cover to Germany bearing 'GV' 5c, 15c, 15c (x2) & 20c (x2) adhesives tied by scarce BABATI cds. (Proud type D2-limited use). Strip of German 'ZOLLAMTLICH GEOFFNET' (Opened by..) labels on reverse side tied PLAUEN. £65.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1938 1c brown and chocolate U/M imprint block of 8 with DAMAGED VALUE TABLET. SG 131ac. 1938 1c black and chocolate brown in a fine unmounted mint bottom 'Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited London' imprint block of eight showing the DAMAGED VALUE TABLET on Row 9/6 from Plate 2-2. SG 131ac. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH EAST AFRICA - 1896 2 1/2a blue PSE unused SPECIMEN. H&G 5. 1896 2 1/2a blue on white laid paper postal stationery envelope in fine unused condition (type a) overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally. H&G 5. £50.00 |
;) | BRITISH EAST AFRICA - 1896 1/2a + 1/2a yellow green PSRC unused SPECIMEN. H&G 9. 1896 1/2a + 1/2a yellow green on buff postal stationery reply type postcard in fine unused condition overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally. H&G 9. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH EAST AFRICA - 1896 1a + 1a carmine PSRC unused SPECIMEN. H&G 10. 1896 1a+1a carmine on buff postal stationery reply type postcard in fine unused condition overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally. H&G 10. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH EAST AFRICA - 1896 1/2d yellow green postal stationery wrapper SPECIMEN. H&G 3. 1896 1/2a yellow green on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally. H&G 3. £45.00 |
;) | BRITISH EAST AFRICA - 1896 1a carmine postal stationery wrapper SPECIMEN. H&G 4. 1896 1a carmine on buff postal stationery wrapper in fine unused condition overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally. H&G 4. £45.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1941 1 1/2d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No.2700' cover to UK used at BATHURST. 1941 (MY.13.) cover addressed to UK bearing 1 1/2d adhesive tied BATHURST/GAMBIA and with violet crowned triangular PASSED BY/CENSOR/No.2700 h/s at lower left. Only one previous cover recorded with the '2700' censor by the WASC. Type A200. Manuscriptly signed below. £45.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1932 'FPO/574' ACTIVE SERVICE honour envelope to UK censored by RAF at AMMAN. 1942 (DE.2.) green on buff 'A.F.W3078 ACTIVE SERVICE' green cross honour envelope addressed to UK cancelled by FIELD POST OFFICE/574 cds with blue boxed RAF/CENSOR/149 h/s at left known to have been used at RAF Amman. A scarce use of this honour envelope in Transjordan. £185.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1940 use of ACTIVE SERVICE honour envelope to UK censored by RAF from AMMAN. 1940 use of green cross ACTIVE SERVICE honour envelope addressed to UK marked 'Via Alla - Littoria' and bearing 10m and 15m adhesives tied by weak AMMAN cancels and struck by crowned circle PASSED BY/R.A.F./CENSOR/No.4 h/s in blue ink. Very scarce. £250.00 |
;) | CEYLON - 1947 'INSURED' registered 'AR' cover to India used at COLOMBO. 1947 (1.VIII.) registered cover addressed to India bearing 50c and 1r adhesives on reverse side tied by COLOMBO REGISTERED cds's. Marked in manuscript 'Insured Rs 50/-' and with scarce black on deep red INSURED/VALEUR DECLAREE label applied and struck by black boxed 'A.R.' (Avis Reception) h/s. The cover could not be delivered and has violet boxed INCONNU/(NOT KNOWN) strike with boxed D.L.O./MADRAS b/s. Red on buff UNCLAIMED/LETTER label applied struck by boxed DEAD LETTER OFFICE/MADRAS h/s. £125.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1950 (circa) 'COUPON' label in blue in a fine unused marginal block of four. 1950 (circa) COUPON in blue in a fine ungummed marginal block of four on 'SO' watermarked paper issued by the Maltese Government for motoring after the war. £85.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1950 (circa) 'SERVICE' label in a fine unused marginal block of four. 1950 (circa) SERVICE COUPON in red in a fine ungummed marginal block of four on 'SO' watermarked paper issued by the Maltese Government for motoring services after the war. £85.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1943 27c on 15c blue RPSE unused with KANJI h/s for Jap Occupation. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS - 1943 27c on 15c dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope of Straits Settlements (size G) in unused condition (just a hint of damp and with a few glue marks on reverse) handstamped by red Kanji handstamp for use by the Japanese Occupation Forces. £120.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1944 15c dark blue RPSE unused with red KANJI h/s for Japanese Occupation. PERAK - 1944 15c dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope of Perak (size G) in unused condition (flap previously adhered to envelope but opened and now with adhesion remains) handstamped by red vertical KANJI handstamp for the use by the Japanese Occupation Forces. ISC RE15. £95.00 |