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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 29) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 4th May 2012 | Time: | 12:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited Until Wednesday 18th April - By Appointment Monday 23rd April - Friday 27th April and Monday 30th April - Thursday 3rd May - 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options |
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| Auction Lots - Page 17 | |||
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| Limbang. 1937 Stampless On Postal Service cover from Limbang Post Office to The Postmaster-General, Kuching, with Limbang c.d.s (D5) and superb violet boxed "R / LIMBANG / No." (R4, latest recorded date), backstamped at Miri and Kuching, scarce and unusual. £160-200 |
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| 802 | |||
| Lingga. 1936 Cover to England franked 1c, 2c and 5c tied by two "LINGGA" datestamps (D4), backstamped at Kuching, very scarce. Photo on page 118. £200-250 |
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| 803 | |||
| Lundu. 1931-53 Covers with Lundu datestamps, types D4 (on stampless 1931 O.H.H.S cover), D5 (9) or D6 (2), five registered covers all registration handstamps R3 (2, one the earliest recorded date) or R4 (3), five official covers without stamps, also an illustrated red band envelope. A good lot. (12). £240-300 |
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| 804 | |||
| Miri. 1918 (Nov 21) Large part registered cover (two thirds of reverse removed) to Switzerland with 4c and 16c tied by Miri c.d.s (D2), twice handstamped by superb boxed "R MIRI / No." (R2, latest recorded date), very attractive. £80-100 |
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| 805 | |||
| Miri. 1932 G Size 15c registration envelope (1931 issue) to Kuching, uprated with 1932 5c tied Miri c.d.s (D6) with boxed registration handstamp (R6). Seal removed, otherwise a fine commercial use of this registration envelope. Photo on page 118. £160-200 |
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| 806 | |||
| Oya. 1934 (Oct 10) Stampless O.H.H.S cover to Kuching with "OYA DISTRICT / SARAWAK" official cachet, violet "OYA" c.d.s (D5) and "DALAT / SARAWAK" transit c.d.s alongside, backstamped at Sibu and Kuching. Very fine, unusual and scarce. Photo on page 118. £320-400 |
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| 807 | |||
| Rejang. 1936 Registered cover to Kuching bearing 10c pair tied by fine "REJANG" c.d.s (D3) with violet boxed registration handstamp (R2, latest recorded date), fine and scarce. Photo on page 118. £240-300 |
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| 808 | |||
| Sariket. 1934 (Oct 4) Stampless O.H.H.S cover to Kuching with "DISTRICT OFFICE / SARIKET" official cachet and a fine "SARIKET" c.d.s (D3, earliest recorded date), arrival backstamp, very scarce and attractive. Photo on page 119. £200-250 |
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| 809 | |||
| Sariket. 1939 Illustrated red band envelope to Kuching with 1c and 4c tied by fine "SARIKET" c.d.s (D3), arrival backstamp, very attractive. Photo on page 119. £200-250 |
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| 810 | |||
| Sibu. 1902 Cover to Holland bearing 1899 2c and 8c tied by "SIBU" c.d.s (D1) with "SARAWAK" transit c.d.s on the front, arrival backstamps, fine. Photo on page 119. £160-200 |
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| 811 | |||
| Simanggang. 1918 (Nov 13) Cover to Seremban with 2c pair tied by fine "SIMANGGANG" c.d.s (D4) with a further strike dated six days later on the reverse, Kuching (22 and 28 Nov), Singapore and Seremban transit and arrival datestamps. Very fine. Photo on page 119. £320-400 |
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| 812 | |||
| Simanggang. 1937 Cover to Simanggang franked on reverse by 1c (3) and 3c tied by two "PAQUEBOT" handstamps (SL2), superb Simanggang c.d.s (D5) alongside. Very fine and scarce. Photo on page 119. £320-400 |
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| 813 | |||
| Simanggang. 1938 G Size 15c Registration envelope (1934 issue) to Kuching, uprated with a 5c stamp, both stamps cancelled by superb "SIMANGGANG / SARAWAK" c.d.s (D5) with boxed "R / SIMANGGANG / No." registration handstamp (R3). Seal removed, otherwise a fine use of this registration envelope. Photo on page 119. £200-250 |
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| 814 | |||
| Song. 1931 Stampless Official cover to Kuching with "SONG" c.d.s (D2), backstamped at Sibu and Kuching. Very scarce. Photo on page 119. £200-250 |
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| 815 | |||
Trusan. 1931 Stampless O.H.H.S cover to Kuching with fine "TRUSAN" c.d.s (D4), arrival backstamp, fine and scarce. Photo on page 119. £200-250SOUTH AFRICA(Also see lots 368-459, 500-502) |
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| 816 | |||
| 1883-1913 Covers and stamps comprising Transvaal covers and cards (12) including 1883 "UNCLAIMED" handstamp of Lydenburg on cover from G.B; 1900 G.B 1d lettercard, 1901 Cape 1d on censored piece and 1902 registered cover with Cape 1d strip of six all cancelled at Vryburg, Bechuanaland; OFS 1892-96 surcharge varieties S.G. 81c mint, S.G.83a mint and used (both with faults) all with R.P.S Certificates; also Bechuanaland 1d lilac with scarce 1899 Crocodile Pools c.d.s. (14 covers + 5 stamps). £100-120 |
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| 817 | |||
Stamps, covers, etc., with various Transvaal mint multiples including 1895 Penny Postage 1d blocks of 30 (3), KEVII issues with plate blocks and Multiple Crown CA 2/6 block of four; Natal 1894 1/2d on 6d mint block of 59 and 1904-06 KEVII 2d plate block of nine; South Africa 1941 2d grey and dull purple mint block of 12; British Bechuanaland mint blocks including 1891 2d block of nine; ORC 1896 1/2d on 3d surcharges with varieties; ORC Legislative Council unused notepaper and envelopes (6); 1902 ORC and Transvaal letter bills (8); etc. £130-160Mafeking |
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| 818 | |||
| 1890-99 Postal stationery postcards (10), wrappers (3) and a 4d registration envelope (stamps removed) sent from (12) or to (2) Mafeking, various cancels including numerals, squared circles and the scarce "MAFEKING" c.d.s, one wrapper to Montenegro with octagonal "T/15c" postage due handstamp. (14). £200-250 |
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| 819 | |||
| 1893 4d Registration envelope to Johannesburg bearing 1888 3d, 1888 1/2d vermilion and 1891 1d, 2d and 4d (faults) overprints on G.B, each cancelled by the numeral "638" with scarce "MAFEKING" c.d.s below. £100-120 |
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| 820 | |||
| 1893 Commercial cover to Germany bearing 1891 1d and 2d pair each cancelled numeral "638" with Mafeking datestamps below, backstamped at Vryburg and London. £100-120 |
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| 821 | |||
| 1894 Cover to Mafeking bearing 1891 2d tied by "VRYBURG STATION" c.d.s, a second strike alongside, reverse with two line cachet "Vryburg - Mafeking Railway / George Pauling, contractor" and a Mafeking arrival c.d.s. Some staining (mainly on the front) and light vertical crease, but an interesting cover; Pauling was a pioneer in railway construction. £150-180 |
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| 822 | |||
| 1894 Cover to "E. Isaacs, Mafeking" posted within the town, bearing 1891 4d tied by "638" numeral, with arrival backstamp, very fine. £100-120 |
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| 823 | |||
| 1894 Cover to "E. Isaacs, Mafeking" bearing 1891 2d pair each cancelled by light numeral with "GABERONES" c.d.s (no year date) below, arrival backstamp, very fine. £100-120 |
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| 824 | |||
| 1894 Cover to "E. Isaacs, Mafeking" posted within the town, bearing 1891 2d pair tied by "MAFEKING / B.B" squared circle. £100-120 |
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| 825 | |||
| 1894 Long cover to "The Editor, Daily Telegraph, London" bearing 1891 1d (2), 2d (5, including two pairs) and 4d each cancelled by "638" numeral with Mafeking c.d.s (year shown as "4") below, an attractive and unusual 1/4 rate cover. Photo on page 122. £250-300 |
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| 826 | |||
| 1894-95 Commercial covers to Mayence, Germany, the first bearing 1888 1/2d vermilion and 1891 4d, the other only franked by 1891 2d pair so underpaid by 1/2d with octagonal "CENTIMES / T" charge mark, both cancelled by "MAFEKING / B.B" squared circle. An unusual pair of covers. (2). Photo on page 122. £250-300 |
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| 827 | |||
| 1895 Registered cover to "E. Isaacs, Mafeking" posted within the town, bearing 1891 4d pair, each cancelled by the scarce "MAFEKING" c.d.s with a further strike on the reverse. This datestamp was mainly used for telegraphic purposes, with the occasional postal use. Photo on page 122. £200-250 |
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| 828 | |||
1895 (Nov 21) British Bechuanaland 1d reply card, the reply half correctly used from Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, back to Mafeking with arrival c.d.s. A very scarce correct commercial use of this reply card. Photo on page 122. £250-350886-1900 Ingoing Mail |
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| 829 | |||
| 1886 Cover bearing G.B 1d tied by Ashford Station Office c.d.s, to "Trooper C. Cooper, no. 482 A. Troop, Bechuanaland Border Police, Mafeking" with "3d" charge mark and Cape Town "1" obliterator alongside, piece torn away at upper left corner; and 1890 cover from London to Mafeking franked 2d pair, redirected to Durban and then back to England with "4d / F.B" charge mark deleted by Cape Town "1" numeral, finally charged 1/2. Two unusual underpaid covers. (2). £150-180 |
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| 830 | |||
| 1894 (Apr 14) Eight page cyclostyled newspaper "The Matabeleland News and Mining Record" (Vol. 1, No. 3), fascinating content on the 1893 Matabele War, Rhodes and Jameson, with "MAFEKING / BECHUANALAND" c.d.s probably applied as an arrival datestamp, the original address wrapper no longer present. A scarce example of the first Matabeleland newspaper. Photo on page 123. £400-500 |
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| 831 | |||
| 1895-98 Postal stationery postcards from the Cape of Good Hope (6, all uprated with a 1/2d stamp), Mozambique Company, Orange Free State, and a Cape newspaper wrapper, the postcards all with arrival datestamps comprising "MAFEKING / BECHUANALAND" c.d.s (6), "MAFEKING / C.G.H" c.d.s or squared circle. (9). £140-160 |
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| 832 | |||
| 1897 (Aug 11) Long thin stampless envelope with printed heading "On Company's Service" and imprint "Civil Commissioner's Office, Bulawayo" signed "W.W. Brown", addressed to "Telegraphist, Mafeking" with "BULAWAYO / RHODESIA" c.d.s. Backstamped with "MAFEKING / C.G.H" squared circle, the flap with red embossed British South Africa Company arms. Central vertical fold, otherwise fine, very unusual and attractive. Photo on page 122. £300-400 |
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| 833 | |||
| 1897 G.B 2 1/2d Postal stationery envelope from London to the Surrey Hotel, Mafeking, redirected to Bulawayo, endorsed "Unclaimed". With scarce large "4d" charge mark, crossed through in blue crayon, backstamped at Mafeking, Bulawayo and Cape Town. A little staining at left, very unusual. £100-120 |
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| 834 | |||
1900 Cover from London franked 1/2d (3) and 1d, with "MAFEKING / C.G.H" c.d.s and squared circle and scarce violet "UNCLAIMED", presumably returned to England. Photo on page 122. £150-180897-1912 Cape of Good Hope Period |
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| 835 | |||
| 1897 (Aug 25) Mashonaland 1 1/2d postal stationery postcard sent from Mafeking to the Orange Free State, unusually accepted as valid for postage and cancelled by "638" numeral with scarce "MAFEKING" c.d.s on the front, backstamped at Rouxville. A exceptional use of a Rhodesia card from Mafeking. Photo on page 125. £180-220 |
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| 836 | |||
| 1897-1902 Covers and cards with Cape stamps cancelled by "MAFEKING / C.G.H" c.d.s (5) or squared circle (8), one cover bearing an invalid (and uncancelled) Transvaal stamp, two other covers underpaid, with octagonal "T" charge marks for 5c, 15c or 30c. The 1897 (Oct 4) cover bears the earliest recorded example of the single ring c.d.s, which was used during the siege. (13). £200-250 |
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| 837 | |||
| 1900 (Sep 3) Registered cover to London redirected to Wales franked 3d pair with scarce large straight line "REGISTERED" handstamp, and 1902 registered cover to London franked 1d and 6d, both tied "MAFEKING / C.G.H" c.d.s, a few faults. (2). £100-120 |
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| 838 | |||
| 1904-11 Postcards from (9) or to (6) Mafeking with double ring Mafeking c.d.s or the scarce "MAFEKING" skeleton datestamp (De 10 07). Also a quantity of mainly KEVII 1d Cape stamps on pieces sorted by datestamp type, including the telegraphic type c.d.s (5) and skeleton datestamp (4), all from the correspondence of Julius Weil & Co., with a detailed article on these cancellations from "Forerunners" journal. (15 cards + 280 pieces). £250-300 |
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| 839 | |||
| 1906 Postcard to Hungary and 1912 registered cover to Malta bearing Transvaal 1d and Natal 4d with violet boxed "R / MAFEKING / No." registration handstamp, both backstamped with violet dated oval "POST OFFICE / MAFEKING. C.C", the cover with Malta arrival c.d.s and "17" postman's handstamp. (2). £100-120 |
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| 840 | |||
1911 KEVII 4d postal stationery envelope bearing KEVII 1d block of six and 2 1/2d (8, four pairs), posted from Molepolole to Mafeking, an unusual and attractive franking. Photo on page 125. £160-200Mafeking Siege - Mail Prior to the Issue of Siege Stamps |
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| 841 | |||
| 1899 Telegrams to "Gemmel" at Mafeking with the "MAFEKING" telegraphic c.d.s, the first sent from Durban on Oct. 11th, the day after war was declared and a day before the siege commenced, "May good luck attend you in this crises", with large straight line "MAFEKING" handstamp; the second telegram from Salt River Station on November 15th, showing telegrams were still being received in the town more than a month into the siege. Repaired folds and some staining but a scarce pair, the only siege period incoming telegram we have recorded. (2). Photo on page 123. £600-700 |
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| 842 | |||
| 1899 (Dec 20) Cover addressed by Colonel Vyvyan, Town Commander and Chief Engineer during the siege, to his wife in London bearing a Cape 1d cancelled by scarce "CROCODILE POOLS / SOUTH AFRICA" c.d.s, backstamped at Bulawayo, Durban and London, endorsed "Siege, No - 4" by Mrs Vyvyan. Vyvyan is known to have sent ten covers to his wife in England between the start of the siege and the commencement of the postal service from the town in March 1900. Eight of these covers, which were smuggled through the Boer lines, are known to survive, five of these being put into the post at Crocodile Pools (including siege letters 3 and 5, posted on the same date as this cover), whilst two were posted at Bulawayo and one at Tuli. Very fine and scarce. Photo on page 125. £1,000-1,200 |
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| 843 | |||
1900 (Mar 1) Small entire letter written by Major F.W. Panzera, D.A.A.G in the Frontier Forces and C.S.O to Baden Powell, addressed to his wife in England, the address panel headed "no stamps - active service" and signed by Panzera. The enclosed letter talks of making gunpowder, fuses and howitzers, death on both sides and conditions within Mafeking. The Panzera correspondence, originally sold in 2001, contained four smuggled letters dated between 10th February and 10th March 1900, one of which was missing its address panel; these were smuggled out of the town by runners and then presumably posted to England enclosed within another envelope. An interesting and rare letter. Photo on page 95. £700-900Mafeking Siege Stamps |
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| 844 | |||
| 1/- Surcharge on Cape 4d sage-green, variety no comma, light horizontal crease possibly ending in a closed tear, otherwise fine mint and very scarce. With B.P.A Certificate (1993). S.G. 5, £7,500. Photo on page 112. £800-1,200 |
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| 845 | |||
| 1/- Surcharge on British Bechuanaland 4d green and purple-brown, fine mint. S.G. 11, £1,600. Photo on page 112. £450-600 |
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| 846 | |||
| 3d San-serif surcharge on Bechuanaland Protectorate 1d lilac fine unused, small part gum. S.G. 12, £1,000. Photo on page 112. £250-300 |
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| 847 | |||
| 6d San-serif surcharge on Bechuanaland Protectorate 2d green and carmine, fine mint. S.G. 13, £1,300. Photo on page 112. £400-500 |
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| 848 | |||
| Mafeking Surcharges, the mainly used selection comprising S.G. 1 (8, including a pair and two pieces, one with later Mafeking c.d.s), S.G. 2 (3, all on piece, one possibly forged), S.G. 3 (8, including a pair and strip of three, one on piece, one mint), S.G. 4 (3, two possibly forged), S.G. 5 (on piece, possibly a forgery), S.G. 6 (3, one mint), S.G. 7 (4, one on piece, one with upward shift of overprint), S.G. 8 (2, one on piece), S.G. 10 (2, both with overprint shifted to the left) and S.G. 13 (2, both on piece), also S.G. 17 (torn and repaired) used on piece. S.G. £3,255+ (for fine stamps only, excluding possible forgeries). (37). £800-1,000 |
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| 849 | |||
| March 26th cover to Bulawayo bearing 1/- surcharge on Cape 4d (S.G. 5), tied by Mafeking c.d.s with initials and "1/-" written alongside, handstamped violet "PASSED / PRESS CENSOR", with Bulawayo (Apr 4) arrival backstamp. A scarce single franking, with Brandon Certificate (1981). Photo on page 125. £1,200-1,500 |
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| 850 | |||
| March 30th cover to "Pte D. Galbraith, Bechuanaland Rifles, Town Hall" bearing 6d surcharge on British Bechuanaland 3d (S.G. 10) tied by Mafeking c.d.s, probably a double rate cover, the rate to or from outlying forts and trenches being 3d per 1/2oz. Very fine. Photo on page 125. £1,000-1,200 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 29) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 4th May 2012 | Time: | 12:30PM |
| Details: | Viewing At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited Until Wednesday 18th April - By Appointment Monday 23rd April - Friday 27th April and Monday 30th April - Thursday 3rd May - 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options |
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