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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 20th May 2011 | Time: | 12:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing: At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited Until Thursday 19th May by appointment The Regus Conference Centre Friday 20th May 9.30a,m to 12noon |
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| Auction Lots - Page 17 | |||
| 801 | |||
| 1900 V.R.I Surcharges with raised stops, mint panes of sixty with plate number "1" comprising 1/2d (some with mixed stops), 1d (six with thick "V", also comma instead of stop after "I", inverted "1" for "I", etc) and 2d (five with thick "V", two with broken "V", grease stains to nine stamps). Also 1d with variety space between "V" and "R", the variety on the central stamp within an unmounted mint block of nine, and the same variety fine used on a picture postcard from Bloemfontein to England. S.G. 112/4, £345+. (190). £100-120 |
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| 802 | |||
Postal Stationery. 1891-1903 Postal Stationery postcards or reply cards used, unused or overprinted specimen including formula cards with stamps tied by shield overprint (8, two used to Europe uprated by 1d stamps), etc. Also 1918-34 Union of South Africa stationery (11) with registration envelopes (5), etc. (40). £60-70Transvaal |
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| 803 | |||
| 1870-97 Mint and used selection in two pre-war approval books with various imperf, roulette or perf 1870-75 issues (18, priced individually at up to £3 each in c.1920), 1877 V.R overprints (21), 1879 1 Penny surcharges used (4, including type 11 in red, S.G. 141a), 1892 £5 green used, etc., a useful lot. £400-500 |
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| 804 | |||
| 1870-1909 Mint and used accumulation with various imperf, rouletted or perf 1870-77 issues (31), 1877 V.R Transvaal overprints (15), 1878-80 set used, 1879 1d surcharges in black used, 1879 1d type 11 surcharge in red unused (S.G. 141a) and type 13 in red used, 1882 Een Penny surcharge inverted mint or unused, 1885-93 £5 used (2, one with 1989 R.P.S Certificate), 1903 KEVII Crown CA £1 used on piece, etc., a good lot. (100s). £300-400 |
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| 805 | |||
1878-1909 Mint and used collection in a stockbook with multiples and varieties, also some New Republic (faults) and Pietersburg, some duplication, fair to fine. (450+). £250-280Zululand |
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| 806 | |||
| 1879 Zulu War - Battle of Ulundi. Two remarkable 1879 letters written by Lt. C. J Anstruther Thomson of the 17th Lancers, the first written before the battle describing the kraal of Ulundi, the second letter describing the battle, with a plan of the fight prior to the charge of the Lancers. Both letters have stampless covers endorsed by Anstruther Thomson and addressed to his mother in London, the first endorsed "On active service in the field" with circular framed "6d" charge mark and "No 34 P.O / NATAL" c.d.s (3 July ?) of Dundee backstamped at Durban (July 7) and London; the second cover with unframed "6d" charge mark and a fine "No 34 P.O / NATAL" (July 18) c.d.s of Dundee, backstamped at Pietermartzburg (July 22) and London. The first letter, headed "Umslatoore River, This is as near the pronunciation as I can get", includes "Col. Wood has gone on & will I suppose finish the war alone as Ld Chelmsford is feeling in the most beastly way. Wood is only 3 miles on but he is not likely to wait for us .... I suppose the death of the Prince Imperial has caused no end of excitement at home, much more than out here. I have seen 2 fights & in one Frith was shot dead. They advanced to the foot of the mountain & as no guns or infantry were sent they could not go any further & had to retire. I was a scout to Ld Chelmsford & saw it from a long way off..... We attacked the niggers & they ran away & very few were killed ..... Our spies say Ketchwayo cant get an army together but we have not seen any regular army yet so I expect we shall have some fun soon..... I see Col. Crealock pretty often but have not spoken to him yet. They say it is entirely owing to him that all these disasters have occurred, in fact Isandhlwana would not have occurred if it had not been for him ...... Tuesday - I have just seen Ulundi from the top of the hill, it is a tremendous big kraal for it must be 30 miles from here. We saw a lot of Zulus this morning & I believe there were a lot more behind the hill. There is a large army collected so I suppose this war will be at an end for he only wants one more licking & then he will shut up altogether & his people will kill him......... We have joined Wood and he is not so keen on going on alone now that he hears so many Zulus are about". The second letter is headed "Magnibonium (Entonjaneni)" and includes "This is a plan of the fight while it was going on and before we charged [drawn plan]. The whole Zulu nation was there & all their swell generals & Ketchwayo was looking on with his bodyguard in a kraal. In all there were 25,000 men there but 8,000 never came into action, the number we killed was larger than they reported at first as they were scattered all over the place & lots were killed shooting at us afterwards. Poor Edgell was killed shot through the mouth in the charge & Jenkins was hit in the mouth or rather on the chin but is much better now....... everyone seems to think our charge was a great affair so I suppose you have heard of it already..... the charge was made at a canter, we burnt all his best kraals...... the curious thing was the Zulus had chosen exactly the same place for the fight & made their dispositions accordingly & if we had not attacked them they meant to have starved us out by surrounding the camp until we crossed the river and fought them in the open as they thought we had no chance against them..... Every one is very glad Ld Chelmsford beat them & Sir G.W & the other column had nothing to do with it & they are awfully angry with Crealock for not having been up before....... The idea was Ld Chelmsfords own & he did it in opposition to Sir G.W who said by a message 'I strongly oppose your plan' so he was well sold at any rate..... there are places one can look for miles & never see a kraal or even a tree for one hardly ever sees a nigger unless there are 5 or 6 hundred about. Ld William Beresford has been out here..... I believe he will get a V.C for saving the life of a Sergeant in a reconnaissance they made the day before the battle..... Col. Crealock made a sketch of our charge which they say was very good..... The Colonel got a tremendous crack on the back from a spent bullet but he went on all day.....". The first cover with minor opening faults, otherwise both covers and letters fine, two letters with exceptional content. (2 covers + 2 letters). £2,500-3,000 |
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| 807 | |||
1888-93 1/2d - 5/- Set of 11 used (with a few additional values), also 1894-96 3d, 6d, 2/6 and 4/- and 1d postal fiscal. S.G. 1/11, 23/4, 26/7, £1,465. (21). £250-300Union of South Africa |
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| 808 | |||
| 1913-24 £1 Green and red fine used. Also perf 14 x imperf 11/2d and 2d coil stamps used. S.G. 17, 20/21, £370. (3). £100-120 |
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| 809 | |||
| 1926-30 Definitive issue with 1/2d - 2d and 6d in mint and used blocks of four, 2d - 4d in mint and used horizontal pairs, 2/6 - 10/- in mint horizontal pairs, also two 3d blocks of eight used with cancel on half the blocks only, 1/- used block of four, a few vertical pairs used, cover bearing 1d + 4d, and 10/- handstamped "Specimen", a few perf 14x131/2, mainly fine. S.G. 30/32, 34/39, £1,000+. £140-180 |
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| 810 | |||
| 1926-97 Issues used with a good range of 1926-51 definitives issues in horizontal or vertical pairs to 10/-, horizontal pairs include 1930 perf 14x131/2 5/- and 10/- (S.G. 38a, 39b), etc. (100s). £150-200 |
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| 811 | |||
| Darmstadt Essays. 1930 1d Darmstadt Essays comprising pairs of the imperforate vignette only, imperforate frame only (2 pairs), perforated frame only, and the perforated issued design in a pair and block of four without watermark, various shades, all fine mint. (14). £150-200 |
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| 812 | |||
| Harrison "Springbok" Essays. 1930 1d Photogravure essays produced by Harrison and Sons comprising single in blue and block of four in red, and singles with green frame and red vignette or blue frame and black vignette, one single without gum, otherwise all fine mint. (7). £100-120 |
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| 813 | |||
| 1930-45 Definitive Issue including 3d blue used with broken frame, 3d black and red, 6d and 1/- mint pairs with upright watermark, 2/6 green and brown used block of four, etc. Also 1925 Air Post set of four mint and used and commercial covers to Cape Town or London bearing the 3d or 6d, and 1929 Air Post pair in mint singles and blocks of three and two covers each bearing both values in blocks of four. S.G. 26/29, 40/49, £750+. £120-140 |
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| 814 | |||
| 1933-39 Commemoratives with all six sets in mint pairs or blocks of four with some additional varieties, 1935 Silver Jubilee 1/2d sheet (split into four quarters), 1933 Voortrekker Memorial and 1939 Huguenot Landing sets in used pairs, and 1936 Jipex 1/2d (5) or 1d (8) miniature sheets mint. Also covers including 1936 Jipex 1/2d and 1d sheets with special cancels, 1939 Huguenot Landing sets on covers (3, two with special Paarl cancels), and 1938 Voortrekker Centenary commemorative covers (12) bearing 1933-36 Voortrekker set (10) or both 1938 Voortrekker issues (2) with special cancels of the Voortrekker Monument Pretoria, Danskraal, Cape Town, Bloedrivier, Retiefklip, Bloukrans, Burgerkamp skeleton c.d.s, etc. S.G. 50/53, 65/84, £1,000+. £200-250 |
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| 815 | |||
| 1936 JIPEX miniature sheets comprising three 1/2d sheets and 14 1d sheets all with differing arrangements of advertisements, all superb unmounted, some with marginal sheet numbers. (17). £70-80 |
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| 816 | |||
Officials. 1926-1954 Mint collection comprising 52 pairs (+ one single) including 1934 and 1939 2d (S.G. O15, O23) and 1950-54 set, all fine. S.G. £1600+. (53). £380-420SOUTH WEST AFRICAGerman South West Africa Issues |
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| 817 | |||
| 1897-1900 3pf - 20pf Set of four mint and used (with additional 10pf used) and the unissued 25pf and 50pf fine mint, all with hyphenated Deutsche Sudwest-Afrika overprint. Also 3pf (both shades) - 20pf and 50pf with the unhyphenated overprint mint and used with additional used 5pf and 20pf (2). S.G. 1/10 + unissued 25pf, 50pf, £799. (26). £160-200 |
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| 818 | |||
| 1901 Yacht issue without watermark, 3pf - 3m mint (5pf and 40pf thinned) and 3pf - 5m set of 13 used with some duplication. S.G. 11/23, £600. (42). £140-160 |
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| 819 | |||
| 1906-19 Yacht issue with lozenges watermark, 3pf - 5m set of nine mint with additional 1m - 5m values, the 5m with both types of centre plate. Also 5pf - 1m used with some duplication including additional 30pf. S.G. 24/32, £524. (31). £120-140 |
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| 820 | |||
1911 2m Booklet lettered "B" on the front cover originally containing four 5pf and two 10pf panes each with an advert label, mostly removed but three green advert labels remain, each with one, two or three 5pf stamps attached (six 5pf stamps remaining in total), also with part of the fourth green advert label, the two covers very fine. S.G. SB1 (£2,750 as a complete booklet). £100-150South African Administration Issues |
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| 821 | |||
| 1923-30 Overprints, mint and used study with many minor stamp and overprint varieties and a few more major varieties including 1923 setting I 1/2d "Wes" for "West" in pair, 1930 4d Air with missing stop in pair, etc. The majority of stamps in pairs or blocks of four including 1923 setting I 1/2d - 5/- mint and 1/2d - 1/3 used (also 1/2d, 4d - 1/- in shiny ink mint); setting II 5/- mint; setting III 1/2d - 5/- mint and used, also £1 mint (light crease); setting IV 2/6 mint and used; setting VI 1/2d - £1 set mint and 1/2d, 1d, 4d - 1/- used; 1926 and 1927 1/2d - 6d mint and used; 1927 (Apr) 2d - 10/- set of six mint and 2d - 5/- used; 1927-30 £1 in mint and used singles, 1/2d - 10/- set of ten mint, 1/2d - 1/- and 5/- used; 1930 Air 4d and 1/- first printing mint, etc., a very useful lot. S.G. £4,300++. £800-1,000 |
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| 822 | |||
| 1923-68 Mint and used accumulation with many 1923-30 overprints in used horizontal or vertical pairs, horizontal pairs including 1923 setting I 2d - 2/6, setting II 5/- (2), setting III 4d - 1/3 and 5/-, setting IV 2/6 (2), setting VI 1/3, 2/6 and £1 (some split perfs, also 10/- pair mint), 1926 (Jan) 6d block, 1927 (Apr) 2d - 1/-, 5/- and 10/-, 1927-30 single £1, 1930 Air 4d and 1/-, 1931 1/2d - 20/- postage and Air set of 14, 1938 Voortrekker set (with additional 3d pair), etc. S.G. £3,100+. (100s). £400-500 |
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| 823 | |||
| 1931 1/2d - 20/- Set of 14 in unmounted mint marginal blocks of four and mint pairs, with some additional gutter or imprint pairs or blocks, and the set in used horizontal pairs (1/3 vertical pair) with additional 10/- and 20/- pairs, also used 6d, 2/6 and 10/- blocks of four and other used singles and pairs. S.G. 74/85, £1,000+. £200-250 |
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| 824 | |||
| Officials. 1926-52 Mint and used issues virtually all in horizontal pairs including 1926 6d mint, 1938 11/2d mint and used, 1951-52 1/2d - 6d set of five mint and used, etc. S.G. O4/27, £700+. (48 pairs +). £150-180 |
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| 825 | |||
| Postage Dues. 1923-72 Mint and used issues in a stockbook, mainly in horizontal pairs with a few blocks of four, including 1923 setting I 1d mint corner block of four, one with variety "Wes" for "West" (S.G. D7, 7c), 1931 1/2d - 6d set in used blocks of four, etc. S.G. £1,100+. £200-250 |
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| 826 | |||
Postage Dues. 1923 3d Setting I, unmounted mint corner marginal pair, one with variety "Wes" for "West". S.G. 3, 3a, £300+. £100-120Covers and Postal History |
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| 827 | |||
| German South West Africa, 1896-1914 covers, cards, pieces, stamps and ephemera including 1896 letter (faults) written and signed the first G.S.W.A postal official Max Alfred Sachs concerning the mails arriving at Walfish Bay; 1899 coloured "Greetings from Cape Town" picture postcard sent to Windhoek and redirected to Keetmanshoop with datestamps of both towns; postally used covers and cards (9); unused picture postcards (6); early ephemera (5, faults) and cancels on stamps or pieces (37) including violet straight line "Okowakuatjiwi" on piece, etc. (59). £110-140 |
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| 828 | |||
| Herero Rebellion. 1904-06 Stampless Feldpost covers and cards with datestamps of Ramansdrift, Ukamas, Omaruru, Kuis, Okahandja, Windhuk or "K D FELDPOSTSTATION / Nr 3" c.d.s. Also four related picture postcards. (11). £70-100 |
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| 829 | |||
| World War One. 1915 (Apr 14) Stampless Feldpost card from a German soldier with Keetmanshoop c.d.s used less than a week before the town was captured, fine and scarce. Also 1914-15 stampless picture postcards from South African soldiers with boxed violet bilingual No 3 censor cachet or datestamps of F.P.Os 4, 5 or 6 (2), the F.P.O 4 card with boxed "POSTAGE FREE / BASE 1C / PASSED BY / CENSOR" and circular violet "SOUTH AFRICAN ENGINEER CORPS / 21 NOV. 1914". Also a postcard showing allied troops with German prisoners. (7). £100-120 |
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| 830 | |||
| 1914 (Feb 10) Transvaal 4d registration envelope bearing Transvaal KEVII 1/2d, 1d and 6d cancelled by four "WALFISH BAY" double circular datestamps (Putzel type 6, day before month), sent to Okahandja with arrival backstamps and violet straight line "Walfish Bay" registration handstamp. A little light staining, otherwise fine and a very unusual, but apparently commercial, use of Transvaal stamps in Walfish Bay. £80-100 |
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| 831 | |||
| South Africa used in S.W.A. 1916 Registered censored cover from Windhuk to the Bureau International de la Paix in Switzerland franked 1/2d and 6d with boxed "R. / WINDHUK / No." registration handstamp; 1916 censored cover franked 1/2d pair tied by oval "Swakopmund / Post" datestamp, backstamped by Karibib and "KLEIN WINDHUK" rubber c.d.s (Putzel type 2); and 1919 cover to Germany franked 1d and 11/2d tied by uncommon "WINDHUK / S.W.A.P" c.d.s (Putzel type 17, only used for 7 months). Also single stamps with S.W.A cancels (12) including 10/- pair (creased). (15). £120-150 |
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| 832 | |||
| 1937-43 Covers with scarce 1937 "SUKSES / S.W AFRICA" c.d.s (Putzel type 1, the reverse sealed with a Sardines tin label!); 1943 cover franked 1/2d from Swakopmund to Otavi redirected back to Swakopmund with a 2d stamp applied; 1939 cover and 1941 card with "OTJIWARONGO / S.W.A" c.d.s (Putzel type 7), the cover with "1939 GAU-TURNFEST, LUDERITZBUCHT" perforated label. Also cancels on stamps or pieces (13). (17). £100-120 |
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| 833 | |||
| 1940 (Mar 5) Singer Sewing Machines advertising cover to Windhoek with 1d tied by very scarce "WITBOOISVLEI / S.W.A" c.d.s, another superb strike alongside. £100-120 |
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| 834 | |||
| 1943 (June 27) Cover to Swakopmund franked 2d tied by violet "EFULU LULU / SWA" skeleton datestamp. A rare postmark from this small mission station, only recorded in 1943. £150-200 |
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| 835 | |||
| 1943 (Dec 21) Cover to Swakopmund franked 2d tied by violet "EFULU LULU / SWA" skeleton datestamp. A rare postmark from this small mission station, only recorded in 1943. £150-200 |
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| 836 | |||
| Railway letters. 1937-40 Covers sent as railway letters, cancelled by oval "S.A.R & H" datestamps from Otavi, Okahandja or Otjiwarongo, violet oval "STATION MASTER / OTAVI 1108" bilingual datestamp (Putzel type R5) or violet boxed datestamp of Usakos. Also three pieces with oval railway cancels. Five fine commercial railway letters. (8). £150-200 |
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| 837 | |||
Postage Dues. 1926-30 Covers sent within Windhoek franked 1/2d, both charged 1d with S.W.A 1d dues applied, handstamped circular "T1d / S.W.A" or four line bilingual "To Pay / over oz", the second cover with flap missing, otherwise fine. (2). £90-120SPAIN |
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| 838 | |||
1850-2002 Mint and used collection in four albums or stockbooks including 1850 12c, 1851 issue with 12c and superb 6r blue, 1852 issue to 5r, 1853 12c, 5r, 6r blue, Carlist War issues, Civil War issues, many issues from c.1900 mint (many unmounted), better stamps from 1900-50 period with substantially complete run from 1960 to 2000. A useful collection. STC £16,000+. (100s). £2,200-2,600SUDAN |
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| 839 | |||
| 1897-1948 Mainly used collection on pages with a number of complete sets including all 1898-1927 issues, 1935 Gordon set, 1903 OSGS overprints, 1948 S.G. overprints (mint), 1905 1m Army Official overprint reading downwards, etc. £140-160 |
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| 840 | |||
| 1897-1954 Mainly used selection including 1935 General Gordon 20pi and 50pi and very scarce 1906-11 watermark Quatrefoil Army Service 10pi (S.G. A16, closed tear), etc. (103). £70-80 |
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| 841 | |||
| Officials. 1901 Large OHHS cover to the War Office, Cairo with 1901 1m perforated S.G. (S.G. O2) tied Khartoum c.d.s, cover with central vertical fold, otherwise fine, a very scarce stamp on cover. £240-300 |
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| 842 | |||
| Army Service. 1906 -11 Watermark Star and Crescent 1m - 1pi and watermark Quatrefoil 2pi - 10pi all overprinted "Specimen", fine mint. These were the only eight Army Service stamps to be overprinted specimen for U.P.U distribution. S.G. A6/10s, A14/16s, £250. (8). £70-100 |
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| 843 | |||
| Postage Dues. 1901 (June 16) Piece bearing bisected 4m + 4m first issue postage dues tied by Shendi c.d.s, very scarce. S.G. D2, 2a. Egypt Study Circle Certificate (1981). £200-240 |
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| 844 | |||
| Postage Dues. 1902 (19 Jan) Piece bearing bisected 2pi first issue postage due tied by Wadi Halfa Camp c.d.s, very scarce. S.G. D4a. Egypt Study Circle Certificate (1981). £150-180 |
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| 845 | |||
| Postage dues. 1948 2m - 20m set of four, with the Arabic inscription modified, in unmounted mint corner blocks of nine showing jubilee lines, very fine. S.G. D12/15, £168++. £120-140 |
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| 846 | |||
Military Telegraphs. 1898-99 5mil Brown and pale blue, 1pi black and red, 10pi rose and green and 25pi pale blue and brown all on Star and Crescent watermark paper, each in a complete mint sheet of 60 'units' with full margins, fine. £240-280SWAZILAND |
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| 847 | |||
1889-1977 Mint and used selection including Transvaal stamps used in Swaziland (4), 1889-90 Swazieland overprints used with 2/6 and 5/- (small faults), etc. S.G. £750+. (270+). £160-200SWITZERLAND |
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| 848 | |||
1850-2004 Mint and used collection in two stockbooks including 1862-64 Sitting Helvetias with used 40c green (2, one on piece), 60c copper-bronze (3, two on piece), 1f bronze-gold (2) and 1f gold (3, one on piece), 1867-78 40c grey and 50c purple (6, two on piece), Standing Helvetia issues mint and used to 3f, 1883-1908 postage dues to 500c, 1908 3f mint, partial 1903 3f booklet (two panes removed), Pro Juventute sets from 1913, 1919-20 Air 30c mint, 50c mint and used, 1923 Airs mint and used, 1945 Peace set mint (also 10f used), etc. Also League of Nations, International Labour Office, W.H.O and U.N issues. An attractive collection, condition generally fine, some unmounted. STC £20,000+. (100s). £3,000-£3,500TANGANYIKA |
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| 849 | |||
| 1917-21 GEA Overprints, small used selection including 2r, 4r and 10r, also 1916 N.F 1d and 4d. S.G. £530+. (34). £100-120 |
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| 850 | |||
| 1927-31 5c - £1 Set of 16 mint, the 10/- with small surface fault, the £1 fine. S.G. 93/107, £350 (16). £80-100 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 20th May 2011 | Time: | 12:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing: At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited Until Thursday 19th May by appointment The Regus Conference Centre Friday 20th May 9.30a,m to 12noon |
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