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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Day 2 of 2) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 11th November 2011 | Time: | 12:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited: Until Wednesday 2nd November - By Appointment Monday 7th November - Wednesday 9th November - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options |
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| Auction Lots - Page 9 | |||
| 1130 | |||
| 1936-61 Pictorial issue 1d - 2/- overprinted Official in mint corner plate blocks comprising 1d die II (five, A1, A2, B2, B3); 11/2d 1B (block of six); 2d perf 14x131/2 (seven, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4B, 5) and perf 14 (three, 2A (2) and 2B); 21/2d perf 13-14x131/2 (plate 1) or line perf 14 (two, both reversed '3', perfs through margin at side or base); 4d perf 14x141/2 (plate 2B); 6d perf 121/2 and perf 141/2x14 (both plate 2, re-entry on 10/1); 8d perf 14x141/2 (block of eight) and perf 121/2 (both plate 3, including "Tongue" flaw); 1/- perf 14x131/2 (plate A1), 2/- line perf 121/2 (plate 1, retouch on 9/2, margin reduced) and perf 14x131/2 (plate 3). A fine lot, all superb, most unmounted. (27 blocks). Photo on page 156. £800-1,200 |
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| 1131 | |||
| 1936-61 Pictorial issue 1/2d - 2/- overprinted Official, the mint and used selection including positional flaws and re-entries, various perforations and multiples with 1d die I perf 131/2x14 mint and used (O115a), 2d perf 121/2 mint and used (O123b), 11/2d single NZ watermark perf 131/2x14 mint (2) and used (3) and multiple NZ watermark block of 14 mint, 21/2d perf 13-14x131/2 used and perf 14 used (14), 3d mint (6, including block of four), 4d mint blocks of four (3) or six, 9d perf 131/2x14 mint and used (5), 1/- single NZ watermark mint and multiple NZ watermark block of four mint, 2/- perf 13-14x131/2 mint (2) and used (2) and perf 14x131/2 mint, etc. A good lot. S.G. O115/132. (145). £300-400 |
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| 1132 | |||
| 1936-61 Pictorial issue 2/- overprinted Official, perf 121/2 and perf 13-14x131/2 unmounted mint marginal singles both with "COQK" variety, superb. S.G. O132a/ca, £310. (2). £100-120 |
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| 1133 | |||
| 1954-63 QEII Official stamps in imperforate plate proofs pairs in the issued colours on gummed watermarked paper, comprising 11/2d, 2d, 3d (3 pairs, one on white opaque paper), 4d, 9d and 1/-, crease to one 3d proof, otherwise all fine unmounted mint. (8 pairs). Photo on page 149. £200-250 |
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| 1134 | |||
1954-63 QEII Official stamps, mint selection on leaves, various papers, with a fine lot of plate blocks of four or six comprising 1d (4, plate 2), 11/2d (3, plate 4), 2d (3, plate 3), 21/2d (3, plate 9), 3d (7, plates 1 and 8), 4d (5, plate 5), 9d (2, plate 7), 1/- (4, plate 6), the very scarce 3/- (2, plate 10), 6d on 11/2d (3, plate 4) and 21/2d on 2d (2, plate 3). Also mint singles including 3d inverted watermark (2) and 4d printed on the gummed side, and two covers bearing 21/2d on 2d or 9d and 1/-. S.G. O159/169. (38 Plate blocks + 33 singles + 2 covers). Photo on page 149. £300-400Postal Stationery |
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| 1135 | |||
| Postcards. QV-KGVI Postcards mint and used, several QV cards with "unclaimed" or other explanatory handstamps, better printed messages with Auckland Racing Club card advertising the 1893 Auckland Guineas noted, 1915 1d card with printed picture of Winstone Ltd coal supply truck, reply cards, KGVI surcharged cards including One Penny on 1/2d (AE2a), etc. (200+). £200-250 |
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| 1136 | |||
| Postcards. 1897 1d or 11/2d Postcards all with coloured views on the reverse, comprising 1d cards unused (8) and used (9), and 11/2d cards unused (5) or used (10), several uprated with stamps, a few faults, the majority fine. AA7a, 8a. (32). £120-150 |
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| 1137 | |||
| Postcards. 1899-1901 1d Cards with views in the lower left corner comprising 1d green cards, AA9a (6, all used), 1d brown cards with Boer War views on cream surfaced card (AA11b) unused (3) or used (32) or on yellow card (AA10a) unused, and 1d brown card with scene of Queens Wharf (AA12a) used. (43). £250-300 |
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| 1138 | |||
| Postcards. 1920-32 Cards surcharged or uprated with additional imprinted stamps including AC3a used (2), AC6a unused (3), AC12a unused, AC17a unused, AC23a unused (3), various other handstamped Halfpenny surcharges (9, one used), etc. Also 1932 Half Penny on 1d card handstamped "SPECIMEN" (Samuel type BEC 2) applied upon receipt by the Bechuanaland Post Office. (39). £160-200 |
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| 1139 | |||
| Lettercards. QV-KGVI Lettercards used and unused, many written up on album pages including QV 11/2d and 1d surcharge lettercards, various KEVII lettercards, KGVI lettercards including surcharges, 1901 and 1915 Loose Letter cancels of Tauranga or Hawera, various KGV adverts, uprated lettercards, etc. (141). £250-350 |
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| 1140 | |||
| Lettercards. 1920-32 Lettercards surcharged or uprated with additional imprinted stamps, mainly written up on pages, including BC5a unused and used, BC6a unused (2) and used, BC8a unused (4) and used (2), BC9a unused (2) and used, BC10a unused (4) and used, BC13a unused (5) and used, BC19a unused, BC26a unused (4), and various One Penny handstamped surcharges comprising B20a unused and used (2), B23a unused (4) or used (4, one with double surcharge variety), B24a unused (2), B25a unused, B25b unused (8) or used (6). A fine lot with some scarce cards, the handstamped surcharges in various colours. (58). £400-500 |
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| 1141 | |||
| Envelopes. KGV and KGVI Envelopes, the KGV items mostly mounted on album pages, including 1913 1/2d green unused (5) and used (2), specialised study of the various KGV 1d dies and printings, 1d envelope with albino stamps (2), 1916 11/2d carmine used (4), some covers uprated or registered, also three covers bearing postal stationery cutouts, and a few QV or KEVII envelopes. (245). £350-450 |
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| 1142 | |||
| Formula Registration Envelope. 1889 G Size formula envelope sent to England as a registered book post packet franked 1d and 6d, two small nicks made at either end by the sender to allow the printed matter contents to be inspected, fine and unusual. £70-100 |
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| 1143 | |||
| Registered Envelopes. 1898-1913 QV and KEVII Registered envelopes comprising 1898 3d size F unused (3) and used (2), size G unused (2) and used (5) and size K unused (folded but very scarce), 1900 3d size F unused (3), size G unused and used and KEVII envelopes with EB1a unused (2) or used (4), EB2a unused (2) or used (4), EB4a unused and used, EB5a used (4) and EB6a used (2), most written up on album pages. (38). £250-350 |
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| 1144 | |||
| Registered Envelopes. 1913-36 KGV Registered envelopes, the used and unused collection mostly written up on album pages, including 3d size G envelopes unused (2) and used (20), 4d size G envelopes unused (7) and used (23) and size K unused, 6d envelopes unused (4, scarce), 4d surcharge on 6d unused (3) and used (2), also 1936 pictorial 5d used (4), a good lot. (66). £250-350 |
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| 1145 | |||
| Registered Envelopes. 1932 Four Pence handstamped surcharges on 4d envelopes with added 2d stamp with a single surcharge across the envelope and adhesive stamp (EC12a used) or separate surcharges across both the envelope and adhesive stamps (2, used, EC13a), or on 6d envelope (EC14a) unused (8) or used (2), the first three very scarce, EC12a unpriced used in the NZ Stationery Catalogue. (13). Photo on page 165. £250-350 |
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| 1146 | |||
| Newspaper Wrappers/Aerogrammes. QV-KGVI Wrappers unused or used including two unused examples of the scarce first QV 1/2d wrapper without watermark. Also three KGVI formula airletters, one sent on the first day of the 6d rate in 1948. (23). £100-120 |
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| 1147 | |||
| Official Stationery. 1891-1904 On Public Service envelopes (5) and address labels (3), seven with printed "Postage Free" vignettes from the Stationery Department (4) or the Treasury (3), one address label sent registered from the Railway Ticket Printing Office to the Stationmaster, Auckland, one other cover with a handstamped signature and boxed "unclaimed". Also 1896 stampless cover with N.Z Official Paid cachet, 1951 stampless cover with Government House, N.Z Paid cachet, and 1908 N.Z P.O Telegraphs Christmas greetings picture postcard with "TELEGRAPH OFFICE / WELLINGTON, N.Z" c.d.s. (11). £120-150 |
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| 1148 | |||
| Official Stationery - Education Department. 1933-66 Postcards (12) and envelopes (6) all with printed address of "The Head Teacher, Public School", the postcards all with "Official" overprint to the stamp, comprising KGV 1/2d unused (2) and used (4), 1940 1d on 1/2d, KGVI 1d green, 2d on 1d, 2d orange (2) and QEII 21/2d on 2d all used (AX1a, 4a, 6a, 12a, 14a, 18b), and KGVI envelopes with O.H.M.S heading comprising 1d green used (4), 1/2d + 1d used and 1/2d + 1d surcharged "TwoPence" unused. (18). £240-280 |
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| 1149 | |||
QEII Postal Stationery. The extensive accumulation in a box with studies of registration envelopes, lettercards and newspaper wrappers written up on album pages, also envelopes, postcards and aerogrammes. (100s). £250-300NIGERIA(Also see lots 159-161) |
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| 1150 | |||
| Niger Coast. G.B 1887 1/2d Vermilion inter-panneau gutter block of six cancelled by three strikes of 40x25mm violet framed Akassa datestamp with the date shown as "1 DEC RECD", similar in style but much smaller than the Akassa datestamp (S.G. type 5, Ince/Sacher type 9) that was used from 1897 to 1899, this datestamp previously unrecorded, possibly a forgery, offered "as-is". Two heavy creases to the central gutter and light corner creases to the lower left and lower right stamps, otherwise fine, an interesting item. Photo on page 160. £100-120 |
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| 1151 | |||
| Niger Coast. 1898 Front to The Royal Niger Co. in London bearing eleven G.B 21/2d stamps tied by six strikes of violet boxed datestamp of Burutu (S.G. type 6, san-serif lettering), paying the 2/31/2 rate for a letter weighing up to 51/2oz. A few stamps with faults prior to use, otherwise fine and an unusual high postal rate. Photo on page 165. £250-300 |
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| 1152 | |||
| Nigeria - Covers. 1923-60 Covers (and a few fronts), various cancellations including many skeletons and scarce small offices, WW2 censor cachets and seals, forces mail, postage due mail, etc. (140). £300-350 |
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| 1153 | |||
| Nigeria - Cancellations. KGVI Cancellations on piece arranged alphabetically in a red stockbook, including Cameroons, many skeletons and scarce small offices. (100s). £200-250 |
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| 1154 | |||
| Northern Nigeria. Small used selection including 1900 2/6 green and ultramarine fine used, also 1902 2/6 and 10/-, 1911 KEVII and 1912 KGV 10/-, etc. S.G. £960. (18). Photo on page 149. £200-250 |
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| 1155 | |||
Southern Nigeria. 1901-12 Stamps and postal stationery including 1901 QV set of nine mint and a complete 1/2d pane of sixty (plate number 1), 1903-04 KEVII Crown CA 2/6, 5/- and 10/-, 1904-09 Multiple Crown CA 2d plate number pair and 3d plate block of four, 1912 KGV 2d and 21/2d in corner plate blocks of four, all mint, postal stationery with KEVII 1d postcard uprated 1/2d used from Calabar, KEVII size H 2d registration envelopes or cards unused (6) or overprinted Specimen, also a 1908 cover from Lagos bearing KEVII 1/2d + 2d. (96 stamps + 10 covers). £100-120NORTH BORNEO |
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| 1156 | |||
Japanese Occupation. 1944 Overprint issue on North Borneo 3c - 15c unmounted mint (the 10c with light staining) and 1944-45 overprint issue on Japan 1s - 50s mounted mint. S.G. J22/28, 35/47, £498 (20). Photo on page 149. £150-180NYASALAND |
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| 1157 | |||
| 1913-19 Multiple Crown CA 1/- black on blue-green (olive back), variety watermark inverted, fine mint. Also 1947 1d perfined "SPECIMEN". S.G. 93aw, 160s, £220. (2). £70-80 |
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| 1158 | |||
| 1913-19 Multiple Crown CA £1 mint with variety broken crown and scroll, minor gum disturbance and small fault at top. Also £1 overprinted "SPECIMEN", very fine. S.G. 98b, £850 (+ specimen). (2). Photo on page 143. £100-120 |
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| 1159 | |||
| 1921-33 Multiple Script CA 4/- (3), one with variety breaks in leaves at lower right, 5/- and 10/- both with the variety break in upper right scroll, all fine mint. S.G. 111/3 var. (5). Photo on page 143. £180-220 |
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| 1160 | |||
| 1944 5/- Green and red on pale yellow, ordinary paper, unmounted mint upper left corner marginal block of four, the left margin a little trimmed, very fine. S.G. 141a, £320+. £130-150 |
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| 1161 | |||
1944 5/- Green and red on pale yellow, ordinary paper, unmounted mint block of four with top margin, minor gum wrinkles, otherwise fine. S.G. 141a, £320+. £100-120PORTUGAL(Also see lots 171, 172, 1203)World War Two |
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| 1162 | |||
| 1940-45 Covers and cards sent from or within Portugal, many by air mail, some registered, unusual 1941 red parcel card for a parcel sent to Germany, various censor handstamps or seals, destinations and rates. Also 1938 cover to Czechoslovakia with "CENSUROVANO" cachet and two 1942 covers from Brazil to Portugal. An interesting lot. (81). £400-600 |
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| 1163 | |||
| Onward Air Transmission. 1942 Cover from Iceland to Portugal with violet unframed "O.A.T", and two 1945 covers from Portugal to Sweden with differing oval framed "O.A.T" in red. (3). £100-120 |
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| 1164 | |||
| Detained Mail. 1941 Covers to New York both handstamped "RELEASED" with violet "HELD BY BRITISH CENS / RELEASED JAN 1946" or "HELD BY BRITISH CENSOR / RELEASED JANUARY 1946"; 1944 cover to France handstamped red boxed "CONDEMNED" with violet "RELEASED" applied over this; and 1945 cover to Argentina handstamped "THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN HELD / BY THE OFFICE OF CENSORSHIP", an unusual group. (4). £100-120 |
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| 1165 | |||
| Undercover Addresses. 1941-44 Covers and cards from Belgium (4) or Poland (7) to various undercover addresses in Lisbon or Caldas da Rainha. Also an unusual 1941 cover with red cachet of "THE SOUTH AFRICAN / RED CROSS SOCIETY" privately carried to Portugal and posted from Lisbon to Germany franked 3.75E, the reverse with South African, British and German censor seals and cachet of the Portuguese Red Cross in Lisbon. (12). £300-350 |
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| 1166 | |||
| Undercover Address - Thomas Cook. 1940-41 Covers from France, Italy, Germany or Holland all addressed to P.O Box 506, Lisbon, the Thomas Cook undercover address for forwarding mail from occupied Europe to the UK. The Dutch and German covers both bear yellow address labels to England tied by oval "THOS. COOK & SON, LTD / BERKELEY STREET, W.1" dated cachets, the German cover with two file holes, otherwise fine. (4). £180-220 |
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| 1167 | |||
Portuguese Colonies. 1941-44 Covers from Portuguese India (5), Mozambique (4), Guinea or Timor, most censored. (11). £110-140RHODESIA |
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| 1168 | |||
| 1910-13 Double Heads, 1/2d - 1/- mint selection including 2d, 4d (2, one with perf faults), 5d (3), 8d (2, one thinned), 10d and 1/-, various shades, a few faults. (23). £130-160 |
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| 1169 | |||
| 1910-13 Double Heads, 1/2d - 2/- used selection, various shades and perfs, 1/2d with retouched left value tablet (2), also 4d (4), 5d (2), 6d (3), 8d (7), 1/- (7) and 2/- (2), some useful cancels noted including Fundu, Kashitu, Kawamena and Shamrock M skeleton c.d.s, also a fiscally used £1, some faults. (99). £250-300 |
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| 1170 | |||
| 1910-13 Perf 131/2 1/2d green unmounted mint, tiny tone mark to three perforations at upper left, otherwise fine. S.G. 182a, £350. Photo on page 149. £100-120 |
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| 1171 | |||
| 1910-13 21/2d Perf 14 (23) and perf 15 (2) mint range, various shades including bright ultramarine corner marginal vertical pair with sheet number "375", the majority fine. S.G. £440+. (25). £110-140 |
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| 1172 | |||
| 1910-13 1/- Double Head, used selection, various shades, one with gash in ear noted, a few faults and many cancels rather heavy. (35). £120-150 |
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| 1173 | |||
| 1913-23 Admiral issues mint comprising single plate perf 15 1/2d green and 21/2d bright blue marginal blocks of four (2, one a lower left corner block); 1917 Livingstone provisional 1/2d on 1d surcharges with first setting (17) including two blocks, spaced "n n" or "n y" varieties, and second setting (11) with block of six and three offsets; 1922-24 white paper 1d aniline-red horizontal pair imperforate vertically from the printers archives, each stamp with a 4mm punch hole (this variety not known on the issued stamp), and die III 3/- corner marginal pair, unmounted mint, small tone mark between the stamps. S.G. 203, 208, 280/1, 286var., 305. (41). £280-320 |
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| 1174 | |||
| 1913-22 Head die II perf 14 £1 black and violet with printers hand painting above Kings cap, fine mint. With R.P.S Certificate (1977). S.G. 243, £375+. Photo on page 149. £150-200 |
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| 1175 | |||
1917-86 Covers with 1917 registered cover bearing 1/2d Livingstone provisional blocks of 10 and 22, 1957 cover from South Africa to Umtali charged 2d with a pair of 1951 1d postage due stamps of G.B overprinted southern Rhodesia, 1969-70 covers from South Africa to Umtali bearing Rhodesia postage due stamps (3), Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1960 Kariba Dam set on F.D.C, and southern Rhodesia 1940 B.S.A.C Jubilee set on F.D.C. Also 1980-86 covers bearing South Africa postage due stamps (4), and 1944 censored cover from Bahrain to South Africa bearing Bahrain overprint 1938 9p (8) and 1942 8a. (12). £100-120ST. HELENA(Also see lot 1204) |
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| 1176 | |||
| 1904 1d Postal stationery postcard to London unusually uprated by KEVII 1/2d and 1d (unnecessarily paying the 21/2d letter rate) each tied by St. Helena c.d.s, with Portsmouth c.d.s applied upon receipt, the card probably landed there by naval ship. £80-100 |
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| 1177 | |||
1938-44 KGVI 1/2d - 10/- set of 14 in unmounted mint imprint pairs, very fine. S.G. 131/40, £280+. £100-120ST. KITTS-NEVIS |
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| 1178 | |||
1938-50 KGVI 1/2d - £1 mint collection written up in an S.G. Devon album with each value represented by each differing printing, all S.G. listed perfs and shades included with some additional printings, the 1d carmine-pink used, also unmounted mint corner blocks (toned gum) of the perf 13x12 2/6 and 5/- (3 blocks). A well written up and useful reference collection. £300-350SARAWAK |
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| 1179 | |||
1935 (Jan 17) Cover from Kuching to Singapore franked 5c, endorsed "Per R.A.F Flying boat no. 1161", fine and scarce. Photo on page 165. £130-150SEYCHELLES(Also see lot 427) |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Day 2 of 2) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 11th November 2011 | Time: | 12:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited: Until Wednesday 2nd November - By Appointment Monday 7th November - Wednesday 9th November - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options |
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