The following items are for direct sale, sorted by newest listed first.
;) | BAHAWALPUR - 1950 registered combination cover to Switzerland used at BAGHDAD UL JADID. 1950 (FEB.8.) registered cover addressed to Switzerland bearing 9p 'jubilee' and 2 1/2a 'UPU' adhesives (SG 41+46) paying the internal postage tied in combination with Pakistan 4a,8a and 10a adhesives paying the rate onwards to Switzerland. Cancelled by d/r BAGHDAD-UL-JADID cds's. A very scarce combination external mail cover. £350.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1906 local 'UNCLAIMED - UNDELIVERED' 1d rate cover to P.O.Belfast. 1906 (FE.17.) local cover to P.O.Belfast bearing 'ERI' 1d adhesive tied PRETORIA and with BELFAST/TVL arrival below. The cover was not delivered and is marked in red manuscript 'Gone Away/No Address' and has been handstamped by black NON-RECLAME/UNCLAIMED h/s and violet UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/TO BE RETURNED TO ADDRESS SHOWN ON COVER strike. Small file hole at lower left. £65.00 |
;) | CANADA - 1900 inward Boer War 'OAS' stampless cover struck CANADIAN CONTINGENT/SOUTH AFRICA. 1900 use of stampless inward cover addressed to Ontario marked ON ACTIVE SERVICE and cancelled by light FIELD POST OFFICE cds used during the Boer War. The cover is truck by scarce violet oval CANADIAN CONTINGENT/SOUTH AFRICA handstamp dated OCT.10.1900. £350.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1907 5c on 1/2d rate postcard use to France used at BPO/CASABLANCA. 1907 (NO.22.) use of picture postcard addressed to France depicting 'Casablanca-Au Camp Des Tirailleurs' bearing 5c on 1/2d adhesive (corner fault) tied by s/r BRITISH POST OFFICE/ CASABLANCA cds. £35.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1896 5/- brown-orange (SG 68) struck PARCELS/PORT ELIZABETH. 1896 5/- brown orange cancelled by PARCELS/PORT ELIZABETH cds dated 21.DE.00. SG 68. £15.00 |
;) | SOUTH AFRICA - 1938 'TELE COMMUNICATIONS UNION' booklet given to delegates at the CAIRO congress. 1938 'UPU-Congress' Official green leather folder with gold cresting printed for distribution at the Cairo meeting containing the 1927 series to 10/- (SG 34-39) in horizontal mint pairs together with additional 1/2d to 6d, 1933 Voortrekker Memorial Fund stamps and Coronation plus South West Africa 1931 set to 20/- (SG 74-85) and Coronation set in pairs. The stamps alone cat in excess of £750. A very scarce official booklet issued by the Postmaster General at Pretoria. Rarely seen or offered. £575.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1908 4m rate postcard use to UK used at NUMBER SIX SUDAN. 1908 (23.1.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Cairo Soliman Pasha' (statue) bearing 4m adhesive tied by rare NUMBER SIX SUDAN cds (Proud type D2). £225.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1910 4m rate postcard use to USA used at SHELLAL-HALFA/TPO. 1910 use of black & white picture postcard depicting Assuan Reservoir Dam addressed to USA bearing 4m adhesives (SG22) tied to picture side by superb SHELAL-HALFA/T.P.O./ No.1/S cds daetd 3.NO.10. (Stagg type 204). £35.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1911 4m rate postcard use to Germany used at MELUT. 1911 (5.11.) use of picture postcard addressed to Germany depicting 'Talodi Station' and bearing 4m adhesive tied by scarce MELUT cds (Proud type D3). £100.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1913 1m 'O.S.G.S.' official on postcard to Germany used at KHARTOUM. 1913 (MAY.10) use of coloured picture postcard addressed to Germany bearing 1m O.S.G.S. ovpt adhesive (SG 05) tied to picture side by KHARTOUM cds. £45.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1937 8m rate postcard use to UK from 1st BN BLACK WATCH Bn. 1937 (JAN.29) use of picture postcard addressed to UK bearing 3m & 5m adhesive tied KHARTOUM NORTH and partly overstruck by large violet oval BATTALLION ORDERLY ROOM/1st BN THE BLACK WATCH BN cachet. £40.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1934 1/- rate cover to Pretoria taken on the ROYAL TOUR train. 1934 (20.III.) cover addressed to Pretoria bearing the 1/- (SG 105) tied by the special crested ROYAL TOUR H.R.H.PRINCE GEORGE cancel. £85.00 |
;) | ANTIGUA - 1921 2d grey fine used with SHIFTED DE-COUPAGE variety. SG 70. 1921-29 2d grey adhesive in fine used condition showing the SHIFTED DE-COUPAGE variety. Complete with xerox'd article relating. SG 70. £85.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1934 first flight cover to Brisbane from PORT MORESBY and pilot signed. 1934 (APR.12.) first flight cover addressed to Brisbane in Australia bearing 3d 'Air Mail' adhesive tied by PORT MORESBY/PAPUA cds and signed by the pilot of the Westland Widgeon III, VH-UGI aircraft. BRISBANE arrival b/s. The cover is affected by some light tone spotting but with only 62 covers originally sent of which 40 were signed this is not an easy cover to find. Eustis P69. £200.00 |
;) | NEW HEBRIDES - 1929 1/- rate registered cover to UK used at VILA. 1929 (AU.7.) registered 'Iremonger' cover to UK bearing British 1/- 'Idols' adhesive (SG 26) tied NEW HEBRIDES/VILA. £85.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1952 50 fils black and red 'The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan' POSTAL ORDER unused. 1952 50 fils black and red on cream 'The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan' POSTAL ORDER in unused condition with counterfoil still attached. £45.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1952 100 fils black and red 'The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan' POSTAL ORDER unused. 1952 100 fils black and red on cream 'The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan' POSTAL ORDER in unused condition with counterfoil still attached. £45.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1952 200 fils black and red 'The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan' POSTAL ORDER unused. 1952 200 fils black and red on cream 'The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan' POSTAL ORDER in unused condition with counterfoil still attached. £45.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1952 350 fils black and red 'The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan' POSTAL ORDER unused. 1952 350 fils black and red on cream 'The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan' POSTAL ORDER in unused condition with counterfoil still attached. £45.00 |
;) | TRANSJORDAN - 1952 500 fils black and red 'The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan' POSTAL ORDER unused.
1952 500 fils black and red on cream 'The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan' POSTAL ORDER in unused condition with counterfoil still attached. £50.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1905 (circa) unused postcard depicting Ashanti Gold Fields. 1905 (circa) real photo picture postcard in unused condirtion depicting the village at Obuassi and marked on reverse 'Obuassi-Ashanti Gold Fields-West Africa'. A scarce picture of the village serve this gold field. £30.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1905 (circa) unused postcard depicting Ashanti Gold Fields. 1905 (circa) real photo picture postcard in unused condirtion depicting village boys at the Ashanti Gold Fields. £30.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1905 (circa) unused postcard depicting Ashanti Gold Fields. 1905 (circa) real photo picture postcard in unused condition marked on reverse 'Dynamited- Eppibippia' showing workers at the Ashanti Gold Fields. £40.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1954 registered cover to UK used at SHIBAM. 1954 (MAR.3.) registered cover to UK bearing 5c/1a 'Qu'aiti State' and 25c and 1/- 'Kathiri State' adhesives tied by SHIBAM cds with blue on white perforated R/SHIBAM/No. registered label at left. A scarce combination use at Shibam. £65.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1919 use of GB 2d black RPSE uprated at APO SX3 and censored. 1919 (MY.15.) use of GB 2d black registered postal stationery envelope (size G) addressed to UK bearing additional GB 2 1/2d adhesive and tied by ARMY POST OFFICE/S.X.3. Used by troops stationed in British Levant and with red boxed CENSORED BY/3/MILITARY AUTHORITY and with scarce black on white PASSED BY CENSOR label below. £200.00 |
;) | HONG KONG - 1935 5c 'Silver Jubilee' mint block of 20 showing sheet number. SG 134. 1935 5c green and indigo 'Silver Jubilee' adhesive in a fine mint corner marginal block of 20. Slight perf separated at bottom and one with surface crease. Cat £170+. SG 134. £65.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1933 9d registered rate cover to UK used at BUNA BAY. 1933 (MAY.15.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing pictorial 9d (scarce) tied by BUNA BAY/ PAPUA cds with red and black on white R/BUNA registered label at left. £65.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1933 3d rate 'Matson Line' S.S.LURLINE maritime cover to USA. 1933 (FE.25.) cover addressed to USA bearing pictorial 3d adhesive tied by PORT MORESBY/PAPUA cds with fine blue boxed MATSON LINE/S.S.LURLINE maritime handstamp applied at lower left. The cover has a pen and ink illustration of the ship penned in top left corner. An attractive maritime cover. £65.00 |
;) | PAPUA - 1932 9d on 2/6d local cover used at ABAU. 1932 (MY.17) 'Collins' cover addressed locally bearing a fine pair of the 9d on 2/6d adhesive (SG126) tied by ABAU/PAPUA cds. (Lee type 91). £60.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1959 multi franked cover to USA with BAHRAIN AGRICULTURAL TRADE FAIR h/s applied. 1959 (FE.22.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3np/1/2d, 6np/1d and 12np/2d alongside a block of four of the 1np on 5d each tied BAHRAIN and struck by violet BAHRAIN AGRICULTURAL TRADE FAIR 1959 at bottom left. £50.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1847 'De GIBr/S.ROQUE/ANDa BAXA' outer wrapper to Cadiz. 1847 (FEB) stampless outer wrapper addressed to Cadiz with red De GIB/S.ROQUE/ANDa BAXA h/s at right and red "1R" marking. S.ROQUE/25 backstamp applied in red with CADIZ arrival. £95.00 |
;) | GREAT BRITAIN - 1945 (circa) 'PRIVILEGE' military AIR LETTER unused with blue triangle corner. 1945 (circa) blue on blue dotted AIR LETTER in fine unused condition with blue triangle set at lower right corner. Military 'privilege' use for troops overseas. £65.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1891 45c rate registered cover to UK with Gibraltar adhesives used at TANGIER. 1891 (JY.31.) registered cover addressed to UK bearing Gibraltar 10c pair together with 25c adhesive (SG Z142+145) tied by 'A 26' duplex's with oval REGISTERED/TANGIER cancel below. A scarce early cover showing these Gibraltar adhesives used at Tangier. £350.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1940 1/30c rate cover to UK with 'MILITARY CENSOR 8' h/s in violet. 1940 (AP.24.) cover addressed to UK bearing 30c and 1/- adhesives tied by the d/r (security) cds without origin and struck at left by scarce large violet three ringed MILITARY CENSOR/8 h/s (Hennming type EA1). £75.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1952 40c blue RPSE unused. H&G 8. 1952 40c blue 'KGVI' registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in fine unused condition. H&G 8. £45.00 |
;) | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - 1937 1c green postal stationery wrapper unused SPECIMEN. H&G 4. 1937 1c green on buff postal stationery wrapper in unused condition struck SPECIMEN diagonally in black. H&G 4. £45.00 |
;) | ADEN - 1937 3a dark blue RPSE unused SPECIMEN. H&G 1. 1937 3a dark blue on cream registered postal stationery envelope (size G) in unused condition struck SPECIMEN diagonally in black. H&G 1. £50.00 |
;) | MOROCCO AGENCIES - 1916 1/2d unsealed local rate cover with 1/2d WAR DISABLED label tied at TANGIER. 1916 (SP.13.) locally addressed cover bearing the 5c on 1/2d green adhesive paying the unsealed letter rate tied alongside the red and gold on white perforated '1/2d WAR/DISABLED 1914-15 SERVICE' label to raise funds for the soldiers by s/r BRITISH POST OFFICE/TANGIER cds. Lovely item. £225.00 |
;) | NORTHERN RHODESIA - 1940 3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR 7' cover to USA used at KITWE. 1940 (JUL.29.) cover addressed to USA bearing 3d adhesive tied by KITWE/ADDRESS YOUR MAIL slogan strike with black on cream EXAMINED BY/CENSOR No...… label at left tied on the front by triangular PASSED BY CENSOR 7 h/s. £40.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1917 inward cover from India with 'PASSED BY CENSOR 7' strike applied at Penang. PENANG - 1917 (JUN.29.) inward cover from India with black on cream STRAITS SETTLEMENTS/OPENED BY THE/CENSOR AND/OFFICIALLY RESEALED crowned label at top edge tied by violet LETTER CENSORS OFFICE/GPO handstamp with PENANG b/s and scarce violet circular LETTER CENSOR/PASSED NO.7 PENANG h/s. £150.00 |
;) | SWAZILAND - 1943 2d rate local cover with 'ECONOMY LABEL' usage. 1943 (9.IV.) commercial cover addressed locally to Stegi bearing 2d adhesive tied BERMERSDORP and bearing the 'War Time' ECONOMY LABEL applied for the re-use of envelopes. £40.00 |
;) | BAHAWALPUR - 1950 6p rate local internal cover with PFP certificate. 1950 (DEC.22.) use of cover addressed internally and bearing a pair of the 3p black and blue adhesive (SG 19) to reverse flap. Scarce stamps on cover. Complete with PFP certificate. £500.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1845 entire to France. 1845 small stampless entire addressed to France rated in blue manuscript but sent without further postal markings. PARIS transit and SERVES arrival cds's. £45.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1849 stampless entire to UK used at CHAPELTON/JAMAICA. 1849 (MY.1.) stampless entire addressed to UK rated '1/2' in manuscript with CHAPELTON/JAMAICA double arc h/s on reverse (Proud D1) with KINGSTON-JAMAICA transit alongside dated MY.8.1849 (Proud type D8 but without code). £75.00 |
;) | JAMAICA - 1847 use of stampless entire to UK from MONTEGO BAY/JAMAICA. 1847 (JUL.9) stampless entire addressed to UK marked in manuscript 'Paid 1/2' and cancelled by black MONTEGO BAY/JAMAICA cancel (Foster type P2b) with smudged JAMAICA/PAID h/s applied in red with s/r PAID/UG strike on front & MANCHESTER arrival b/s. £60.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1936 75c rate cover to Germany used at CHUNYA. 1936 (DE.23) cover to Germany bearing 10c & 65c adhesives (SG 112+117) tied by CHUNYA cds. (Proud type D3). £35.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1937 GB 1/2d green use on cover to USA struck DAR-ES-SALAAM/PAQUEBOT. 1937 (AU.30.) cover addressed to USA bearing 'GB' 1/2d adhesive tied by DAR-ES-SALAAM PAQUEBOT d/r cds. Violet 'S.S.MADURA' maritime handstamp at bottom. £35.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1937 50c rate cover to UK struck by part KILAMANJARO TPO cds. 1937 (JA.1.) cover addressed to UK bearing 'GV' 50c adhesive tied by KILAMANJARO-T.P.O. cds. £22.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1900 'FPO' stampless Boer War cover to UK used at P.O.CAMPBELL. 1900 (JU.10.) stampless cover addressed to UK in soldiers pen marked '2779 D.L.A.R.T. 8th Bat' with boxed A.M.B. in stamp area and cancelled scarce s/r P.O.CAMPBELL cds with error of year slug showing '99' insterad of '00'. The later being verified as the cover is struck by d/r FIELD POST OFFICE/BRITISH ARMY S.AFRICA cds dated JU.13.00. The cover is somewhat dirty with some surface creasing. A scarce Boer War use from Campbell. £85.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1900 'FPO' stampless Boer War cover to UK used at DE DOORNS. 1900 (MR.27.) 'Soldiers' cover addressed to UK marked 'S.Africa Field Force' and bearing GB QV 1d lilac adhesive tied by scarce s/r DE DOORNS/C.G.H. cds with d/r FIELD POST OFFICE B.O./ BRITISH ARMY S.AFRICA cds below struck on the following day. Stamp hinge remains on reverse and a little grubby but a scarcer Boer War usage. £80.00 |
;) | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - 1900 'IN DIENST' Boer War cover to Australia from serviceman. 1900 (JL.27.) re-use of stampless IN DIENST/Z.A.REPUBLIEK envelope (some light tone marks) addressed to Australia marked 'On Active Service/No Stamps Available' and cancelled by squared circle G.P.O.CAPETOWN/C.G.H. cancel with 'T' tax mark applied and scarce '1d' tax mark below in black. A scarce Australian serviceman use in the Cape during the Boer War. NEWCASTLE arrival b/s. £120.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1935 Indian 'Silver Jubilee' adhesives on cover to Italy used in RANGOON/BURMA. 1935 (OCT.15.) cover addressed to Italy (scarce) bearing the Indian 'Silver Jubilee' 1/2a (x2) 1a and 9p (x2-one on reverse side) tied by RANGOON GPO cds's. £40.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1941 2 1/2d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR/BATHURST' commercial cover to UK. 1941 (OC.14.) commercial cover to UK bearing 1d and 1 1/2d adhesives tied BATHURST/ GAMBIA and struck by violet boxed PASSED BY CENSOR/BATHURST h/s at lower left. £60.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1891 1/- rate cover to UK used at PALACHWE/KHAMAS TOWN. 1891 (MY.1.) cover addressed to UK (somewhat dirty and with edge wear/faults) bearing a vertical pair of the 6d lilac and black adhesive (SG 14) tied by PALACHWE/KHAMAS TOWN cds's with CAPETOWN transit b/s and PUNCORN arrival. £180.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1885 GB 2 1/2d (SG Z80) used on cover to France tied 'A 26' with GIBRALTAR cds alongside 1885 (FE.7.) cover addressed to France bearing GB 2 1/2d lilac (SG Z80) tied by 'A 26' duplex with GIBRALTAR cds alongside. £65.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1881 reply section of the 1d+1d PSRC to Switzerland used on German Lignie shipping. 1881-83 'REPLY' section of the 1d+1d carmine rose on cream postal stationery reply type postcard addressed to Switzerland written at Sherbo but posted on ship having been cancelled by oval DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LIGNIE maritime handstamp dated 10.NOV.03. Very scarce. H&G 3. £150.00 |
;) | BARBADOS - 1944 unstamped 'OHMS' local cover to the Governor. 1944 (SP.4.) unstamped cover addressed locally to the Governor marked 'On His Majesty's Service' in manuscript and cancelled by GPO/BARBADOS cds. Circular 'T' tax mark applied but no tax precured. £35.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1953 'B.O.A.C.' illustrated first flight cover to Japan. 1953 (AP.3.) illustrated BOAC COMET/JETLINER SERVICE first flight cover addressed to Japan bearing 'KGVI' 3a on 3d' strip of four tied by BAHRAIN cds's. A scarcer leg. TOKYO arrival b/s. £40.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1953 'B.O.A.C.' illustrated first flight cover to the Philippines. 1953 (AP.3.) illustrated B.O.A.C. COMET/JETLINER SERVICE first flight cover addressed to Philippines bearing 'KGVI' 2a on 2d, 3a on 3d pair and 4a on 4d adhesives tied by BAHRAIN cds with violet AIR MAIL RECEIVED/MANILA, PHILIPPINES arrival b/s. £45.00 |
;) | BAHRAIN - 1960 80np rate registered cover to Aden used at MANAMA. 1960 (FE.4.) registered cover addressed to Aden bearing 40np on 6d adhesive pair tied by oval MANAMA BAHRAIN cancel (Don type 37). A scarcer strike. £65.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1951 local cover bearing the 1948 'Postage Due' set used as postage at PORT SUDAN QUAY. 1951 (23.11.) philatelic inspired cover addressed locally to the 'Red Sea Hotel' bearing the 1948 'Postage Due' series of four (SG D12-15) each tied by PORT SUDAN QUAYS cds. Accepted by the Post Office without charge as these dues were not valid for postage purposes. A rare set so used on cover. £225.00 |
;) | FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1952 inward first flight cover from UK on the experimental flying boat service. 1952 (AU.16.) illustrated first flight inward cover addressed to UK bearing 1/- adhesive tied by GOSPORT/HANTS cds and with PORT STANLEY/FIRST OVERSEAS AIRMAIL machine strike on reverse. The cover pre-printed FIRST DIRECT/FLYING BOAT/SERVICE/(experimental). £30.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1941 uncensored 'VALEUR DECLAREE' insured registered cover to India. 1941 (AUG.8.) use of long envelope registered to India bearing 6ps, 1 1/2a pair and 1r adhesives tied RANGOON GPO marked 'Documents Insured for Rs100/-' and with scarce black on salmon 'Ms-24/VALEUR DECLAREE/INSURED' label on reverse side. £65.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1899 1/4a red-brown PSC of India used locally at MAYMYO. H&G 12. 1899 1/4a red-brown on buff postal stationery postcard addressed locally and pre-printed on reverse for use by 'P.Orr & Sons' cancelled by scarce MAYMYO cds dated 25.AP.01. H&G 12. £65.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1883 1/2a green PSE of India used locally at PEGU. H&G 4. 1883 1/2a Green on white postal stationery postcard addressed locally and cancelled by scarce PEGU cds dated 3.DE.01. Rangoon arrival b/s. H&G 4. £55.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1883 1/2a green PSE of India used locally at SHWEDAUNG/PRONE. H&G 4. 1883 1/2a green on white postal stationery envelope (type c) addressed locally and cancelled by SHWEDAUNG/PRONE cds dated 22.MY.02. Rangoon arrival b/s. H&G 4. £45.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1883 1/2a green PSE of India used locally at MEIKTILA. H&G 4. INDIA USED IN - 1833 1/2a Green on cream postal stationery envelope addressed locally and cancelled by scarce MEIKTILA cds dated OC.28.01. Rangoon arrival b/s. H&G 4. £60.00 |
;) | BURMA - 1857 1a brown PSE of India used locally at KATHA. H&G 2e. 1857 1a Brown on white (no seal) postal stationery envelope (type f) addressed locally and cancelled by scarce KATHA cds dated 1.MA.01. Rangoon arrival b/s. H&G 2e. £85.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1903 3c postcard use to UK used at BATU GAJAH/POST OFFICE. PERAK - 1903 (DE.29.) use of picture postcard addressed to UK depicting 'Singapore-Street Scene' bearing FMS 3c 'tiger' adhesive tied by scarce squared circle BATU GAJAH/POST OFFICE cancel. Proud type D4. £85.00 |
;) | BERMUDA - 1946 cover to USA with 9p Indian 'Victory' pair tied FLEET MAIL OFFICE/BERMUDA. 1946 (JUN.23.) cover addressed to USA bearing Indian 9p green 'Victory' adhesive pair tied by FLEET MAIL OFFICE/BERMUDA h/s. £65.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1911 inward unstamped cover from India with SINGAPORE arrival and '8' charge mark. 1911 inward unstamped cover from India with horse shoe type KOONNAKUDI/DUE/AS postage due h/s applied with SINGAPORE arrival b/s and scarce black '8' charge mark. Proud type UP34. £45.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1907 inward unstamped cover from India with SINGAPORE arrival and '8' charge mark. 1907 inward unstamped cover from India with SINGAPORE arrival b/s and scarce '8' charge mark applied. Proud type UP34. £45.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1911 inward 1/2a green PSE from India with SINGAPORE arrival and '4' charge mark. 1911 inward underpaid 1/2a green postal stationery envelope from India cancelled by AVADIYAKCH/B.O. cds with SINGAPORE arrival b/s and scarce '4' charge mark. Proud type UP31. £35.00 |
;) | SINGAPORE - 1911 inward 1/2a PSE from India with SINGAPORE arrival and '4'charge mark. 1911 inward underpaid 1/2a green postal stationery envelope from India cancelled by TIRUPARANKUNA/MADURA cds with 'horseshoe' type postge due h/s alongside. SINGAPORE arrival b/s and with scarce '4' charge mark. Proud type UP31. £35.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1931 first flight cover to Egypt used at KISUMU. 1931 (MR.10) First flight cover addressed to Egypt bearing 20c & 30c adhesives tied KISUMU/ KENYA with violet oval FIRST FLIGHT/AFRICA-LONDON h/s applied. £35.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1931 first flight cover to UK used at KISUMU. 1931 (MR.10) Illustrated Imperial Airways first flight cover addressed to UK bearing 10c+5c adhesives (SG 80+85) tied by d/r KISUMU/KENYA cds. £30.00 |
;) | K.U.T. - 1932 inward first flight cover from UK. 1932 (JA.19.) inward first flight cover from UK addressed to Jinja in Uganda bearing KAMPALA transit and JINJA/UGANDA arrival b/s dated 28.JA.32. Taken on the Imperial Airways flight from London to Cape Town. £40.00 |
;) | MALAYA - 1924 multi franked registered cover to Italy with 'AR' h/s applied. PENANG - 1924 (MY.7.) registered cover to Italy bearing Straits Settlements 2c,8c,10c,12c and 21c adhesives tied PENANG and with scarce circular 'AR' (Avis Reception) handstamp applied. Stamp hinge marks on reverse side with the wax seal removed. £85.00 |
;) | FALKLAND ISLANDS - 1924 multi franked registered cover to Italy used at PORT STANLEY. 1924 (JA.30.) registered cover addressed to Italy bearing 1/2d, 1d, 2 1/2d and 1/- adhesives each tied by PORT STANLEY/FALKLAND ISLANDS cds's. £150.00 |
;) | SIERRA LEONE - 1941 3d rate 'PASSED BY CENSOR 2' cover to USA used at FREETOWN. 1941 (DE.20.) cover addressed to USA bearing 1 1/2d pair tied FREETOWN/SIERRA LEONE with red on blue OPENED BY CENSOR/h.ltd label at right (WASC type 2) with violet boxed PASSED BY CENSOR 2 h/s on front. £40.00 |
;) | BRITISH LEVANT - 1911 (UNRECORDED) 'GB' 4 1/2d on registered cover to UK used at CONSTANTINOPLE. 1911 (JA.26.) registered cover addressed to UK (overall lightly toned and central fold) bearing the QV 'GB' 4 1/2d green and red adhesive (SG 206) tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE/ CONSTANTINOPLE cds with vlue on white registered label at left. This value being unlisted recorded in British Levant. A rare franking. £350.00 |
;) | FIJI - 1944 (circa) 'SERVICE/F5/CENSOR' stampless cover to New Zealand. 1944 (circa) stampless ON ACTIVE SERVICE 'National Patriotic Fund Board' envelope addressed to New Zealand cancelled by violet N.Z.E.F./FIELD/POST OFFICE cancel and with scarce violet triangular SERVICE/F5/CENSOR mark at left from use by the Fijian Military Force. £185.00 |
;) | GOLD COAST - 1937 3d rate cover to Germany struck 'TOO LATE' in black. 1937 (MAY.8.) cover addressed to Germany bearing 'GV' 1d brown strip of three of the 'castle' issue cancelled KUMASI/GOLD COAST and struck at lower left by scarce TOO LATE h/s in black. £85.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1916 2 1/2d rate cover to Switzerland with RED CROSS label on reverse. 1916 (MY.2.) cover addressed to Switzerland bearing the 2 1/2d 'key plate' adhesive tied by s/r BATHURST/GAMBIA cds. Un-censored and with red,white and blue 'SOCIETE FRANCAISE RED CROSS' perforated 'WW1' label on revrse flap. £80.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1920 3d rate registered cover to UK. 1920 (DE.14.) commercial registered cover to UK bearing 3d 'key plate' adhesive tied by oval REGISTERED/GPO GAMBIA cancel and with black boxed R/BATHURST/No h/s at lower left. £65.00 |
;) | GAMBIA - 1938 use of postcard to Germany with scarce 1 1/2d (SG 152) used at BATHURST. 1938 (NO.14.) use of picture postcard addressed to Germany bearing the scarce 1 1/2d brown-lake and bright carmine shade (SG 152) cancelled by BATHURST/GAMBIA cds. £45.00 |
;) | TRANSVAAL - 1885 10/- IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL block of four printed in issued colour. 1885-96 10/- IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL (SG type 30) in a fine block of four printed in pale chestnut on gummed dark cream paper. £120.00 |
;) | MALTA - 1859 inward stampless entire from Syros in Greece. 1859 inward stampless entire from the Greek Island of Syros with fine s/r MALTA arrival b/s dated JA.8.60. Rated '2' in manuscript. £120.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1924 multi franked registered cover to Italy including 'pine' set. 1924 (FE.9.) registered cover addressed to Italy bearing the 'Pine' set (SG 8-11) alongside 2 1/2d and 4d 'key plates' tied by GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS/COLONY cds's. £125.00 |
;) | GILBERT AND ELLICE IS - 1924 multi franked registered cover to Italy. 1924 (MY.29.) registered cover addressed to Italy bearing 2d and 2 1/2d 'pine' issue adhesives (SG 10+11) tied alongside 1/2d, 1d and 3d 'key plates' tied by GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS/ COLONY cds's. £85.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1860 (Spanish Stamp Period) 4c rate entire to Cadiz from San Roque by overland mail. 1860 (JUL.16.) entire addressed to Cadiz bearing Spanish 4c orange adhesive (SG 64) tied by lovely 'Rueda' type '63' cancel in black and struck SAN ROQUE at left. £200.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1857 (Spanish Stamp Period) 4c rate entire to Cadiz from San Roque by overland mail. 1857 (ENE.29.) entire addressed to Cadiz bearing Spanish 4c rose red adhesive (SG 55) tied by lovely 'Parilla' type grilled cancel in black and struck SAN ROQUE at left struck in blue . Marked 'Estafeta' in manuscript (Express Post) and sent overland with CADIZ arrival b/s. £200.00 |
;) | GIBRALTAR - 1869 (Spanish Stamp Period) 50m rate cover to Cadiz from San Roque. 1869 (OCT.27.) entire addressed to Cadiz bearing Spanish 50m deep purple adhesive (SG 146) tied by smudged cancel but with fine oval 'H.MASCARINHAS & HALL/AGENTS/GIBRALTAR' commercial h/s in green on reverse side. Sent overland and with CADIZ arrival. £180.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1934 2d rate cover to Canada used at KASANE. 1934 (JUN.4.) cover addressed to Canada bearing 2d adhesive tied KASANE. £45.00 |
;) | SOLOMON ISLANDS - 1924 multi franked registered cover to Italy used at TULAGI. 1924 (JAN.17.) registered cover addressed to Italy bearing 1/2d, 2d, 4d and 5d adhesives (SG 22,26,29 and 30) tied by TULAGI cds's. £85.00 |
;) | SOLOMON ISLANDS - 1924 6d rate registered cover to Italy used at TULAGI. 1924 (JA.17.) registered cover to Italy bearing the 'Postage/Postage' 3d (SG 20) together with 1/2d block of four and 1d of the 'Postage/Revenue' series (SG 22+25) tied by TULAGI cds's. £60.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1868 'Poste Vice Reali Egiziane' inter-postal seal of SUAKIN. 1868 'Poste Vice Reali Egiziane' inter-postal seal of SUAKIN printed in black on bright blue gummed paper. Kehr type IV. Very scarce. £150.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1880 'Postes Egyptiennes' inter-postal seal of WADI-HALFA. 1880 'Postes Egyptiennes' inter-postal seal of WADI-HALFA printed in red on gummed paper. £45.00 |
;) | SUDAN - 1880 'Postes Egyptiennes' inter-postal seal of SAOUAKIN. 1880 'Postes Egyptiennes' inter-postal seal of SAOUAKIN printed in red on gummed paper. £45.00 |
;) | BECHUANALAND - 1904 'QV' multi adhesive registered cover to UK. 1904 registered cover to UK bearing 'QV' British Bechuanland 4d (SG 35) alongside Bechuanaland Protectorate 1/2d, 1d, 2d and 3d adhesives all uncancelled but with REGISTERED LETTER SECTION/ CAPE TOWN transit b/s dated 12.OC.04 and oval REGISTERED/LONDON arrival strike. An attractive array of adhesives which may have remained uncancelled due to use within the Edward VII period as the British Bechuanaland adhesives were only used in the Protectorate to 1897. £55.00 |