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Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 30)
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109
Date: 26th October 2012 Time: 12:30PM
Details: Viewing at Stampex:
Wednesday 26th September 11.30am to 7pm
Thursday 27th and Friday 28th September 10am to 6pm
Saturday 29th September 10am to 5pm
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Auction Lots - Page 15
701
1929 Cover to England endorsed "By light aeroplane via Karachi" bearing 1923-25 1 1/2a and 3a tied by boxed "IRAQ TO INDIA / By Light Aeroplane / with Vct. and Vctess / J. de Sibour", backstamped at Baghdad (Jan 3) and Karachi (Feb 5) with Retford arrival c.d.s (Feb 25). Fine and scarce, fifty covers flown. Photo on Page 122. £150-180
702
1933 15fils Air letter sheet overprinted "SPECIMEN" in red, the stamp additionally handstamped "SPECIMEN" in violet (Samuel type BEC 2), applied by the Bechuanaland Post Office upon receipt from the U.P.U. A unique example of the world's first air letter with a receiving authority specimen handstamp. Photo on Page 122. £600-700
703
World War Two Forces Mail. 1939-55 Covers and cards with British, Indian or US F.P.O and A.P.O cancellations, the majority from 1942-45 with a few post-war items included. The fine collection includes items bearing Indian, G.B or Iraq stamps and stampless mail, honour envelopes, India forces stationery, airmail and registered covers, many scarce F.P.O numbers and some unusual censor cachets, also a few pieces and stamps. This collection provided much of the information used for the Iraq listings in Edward Proud's books on Indian and British army postal services. A fine and extensive lot, largely written up on album pages. (119 covers + stamps/pieces). Photo on Page 122. £1,000-1,200

IRELAND

(Also see lots 91,125, 147, 149, 150, 212, 318, 343, 346)
704
1831 Entire sent within Dublin with oval backstamp (Feb. 4), charged 1/1 (altered from 1/-), handstamped with red circular crowned "IMPROPERLY PUT UNDER COVER TO EVADE / POSTAGE / TO BE / CHARGED". A rare and unusual explanatory handstamp, very few examples recorded. Photo on Page 124. £300-400
705
1921 (June 3) Stampless O.H.M.S cover to the Remount Depot in Dublin with black rubber datestamp "FIELD / 8 / POST OFFICE", used at Fermoy, backstamped "FIELD POST OFFICE / W. 16" c.d.s. Very scarce. Photo on Page 124. £180-220
706
1921-22 Stampless O.H.M.S covers to the Remount Depot in Dublin with double ring Field Post Office datestamps comprising numbers "D.41" or "W.16" both used in Dublin with violet "COMMAND PAY OFFICE / DUBLIN" cachets; or F.P.O "3K" used at Curragh Camp with violet oval cachet "7 and 8 SECTIONS R.A.V.C / No. <\_> / 10 MAR 1922 / CURRAGH CAMP", backstamped at F.P.O D.41. (3). £150-180

Single Numeral Cancels
707
1845-1901 Covers and cards (466) and stamps or pieces (408) with single numeral cancels, arranged in number order from "1" to "557", all apparently differing offices or types including split "62" of Belfast, "415" of Straffan Station and many scarce cancels from small offices, a few on surface printed issues, some straight line town or sub-office handstamps and undated circles noted. An extensive lot that would be very hard to replicate. (874). £3,000-3,500
708
1845-56 Entire letters and covers, a front and a part cover bearing imperf 1d reds (8), perforated 1d reds (3), and 1d pink stationery envelopes (2) all cancelled by single numeral cancels in blue or green, comprising "57" (Banagher), "106" (Cashel), "107" (Castlebar), "207" (Elphin), "265" (Kildare), "317" (Macroom), "331" (Moate), "338" (Mountmellick), "351" (Newbliss, in green), "363" (Newtownmountkennedy), "377" (Portarlington), "395" (Rochfort Bridge), and "438" (Tullamore), a scarce group. (13). £450-600
709
1856 Registered entire to Edinburgh, the 6d registration fee paid in cash with red manuscript "Registered 6d", bearing an imperf 1d red (four margins) tied by "315" numeral of Lucan, blue "LUCAN" c.d.s on the front. £70-80
710
1850-72 Covers (2) and a card with single numeral number errors comprising "276" used Killuccan (error for "275"), "318" used at Raphoe (error for "383") and "383" used at Rathdowney (error for "387"), also covers with "276" correctly used at Killybegs and "387" correctly used at Rathdowney, three scarce errors. (5). £130-160
711
1903-17 Picture postcards with late uses of single numeral cancels (11, all different), including an exceptionally late use of single numeral "290" of Kinsale in 1917; also a 1904 card with Enniskerry duplex. (12). £100-120

Duplex Cancellations
712
1857-1901 Covers and cards (463), pieces and stamps (266) with duplex cancels arranged by number, from "1" to "564", all apparently differing offices or duplex types, many scarce cancels noted including 1857 Dublin duplex with the side bars to the left of the numeral forming part of the datestamp circle, a few covers bearing surface printed issues. An extensive lot that would be difficult to replicate. (729). £1,500-1,800
713
1880 Cover with 1d tied by fine "AUCHNACLOY / 21" duplex in bright blue, flap missing, otherwise fine and very unusual. £80-100

ITALY
714
c.1874 5c Postcard essays in green and orange, both very fine. (2). £100-120
715
U.P.U Congress. 1906 U.P.U Congress pictorial postcard registered to London with 10c and 25c each tied by special "ROMA / VI CONGRESSO POSTALE UNIVERSALE" c.d.s and bearing the Congress registration etiquette. The message includes "this special commemorative card, which is given only to the congress members", and is presumably from one to the British delegates. Very fine and unusual. Photo on Page 124. £100-150
716
Covers including 40c B.L.P overprints on advertising lettercards (2), 50c with attached "Reinach" advert, etc. Also mint and used stamps with attached adverts (6), and Sardinia 1855-63 10c used. (12). £120-150
717
Crete/Tunisia. 1868 Entire letter franked 40c carmine cancelled "235" with "TUNISI / POSTE ITALIANE" c.d.s alongside, and 1900 cover to Malta bearing Italian P.O in Crete 1pi surcharge in red on 25pi blue tied by "LA CANEA / UFO. POSTALE ITALIANE" squared circle, a scarce stamp on cover. (2). Photo on Page 124. £150-180

JAPAN
718
1894 2sn Postal stationery envelope to New York bearing 2sn rose (2) and 4sn olive bistre each cancelled at Nagasaki, with very scarce triangular framed "NA / SHIP" (Hosking 6840). Photo on Page 124. £150-180
719
P.O in Korea and China. 1905 Picture postcard with 1sn tied "SHANGHAIKWAN / I.J.P.O" c.d.s, violet "SHANGHAI / I.J.P.O" c.d.s alongside; 1910 registered cover franked 10sn pair with Japanese and English type "CHANGCHU - S / I.J.P.O" c.d.s and registration etiquettes; and 1913 picture postcard with 1sn and 3sn each tied "TIEHLING / I.J.P.O" c.d.s, "CHANGSHUN - H / I.J.P.O" c.d.s alongside, all fine. (3). £130-150
720
Formosa. 1912 Picture postcard to Hankow with 1 1/2sn violet tied by Japanese c.d.s of Tamsui, with "TAMSUI / TAIWAN / JAPAN" c.d.s alongside, violet transit and arrival datestamps of "SHANGHAI / I.J.P.O" and "HANKOW / I.J.P.O". £100-120
721
Zeppelin Mail. 1929 (Aug 21) Long cover from Tokyo to Cleveland, Ohio, franked 1924-33 5sn (2), 30sn, 50sn (surface scrape), 1yen and 1926 10sn (2), with red cachet "FIRST ROUND - THE - WORLD FLIGHT / by / GRAF ZEPPELIN / TOKIO. C.P.O. 1929", backstamped at Los Angeles. Apparently commercial and scarce with the high value stamps. Sieger 31A. £140-160
722
Telegraph and Revenue Stamps. Various mainly nineteenth century revenues, telegraph stamps (456) and a few postage stamps including Cherry Blossom issues, mainly on old album pages. A useful lot. (100s). £250-300

KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA
723
1941 10c Red-brown and orange, perf 14, unmounted mint block of six (2x3) with margin at top, very fine. S.G. 134b, £780. Photo on Page 99. £250-300

KOREA
724
1904 Picture postcards sent locally to the British Legation in Seoul franked 1900-01 2re, 1ch and 1903 2re, or from Seoul to England franked 1900-01 2re and 1903 2re, 1ch, both fine. (2). £100-140

KUWAIT
725
Zeppelin Mail. 1934 (Oct 16) Registered cover to Pernambuco bearing Kuwait overprints on India Air issue 3a and 6a, with blue "By Air Mail / Par Avion" and "Via Zeppelin/Friedrichshafen" labels and red circular "DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST / EUROPA-SUDAMERIKA" cachet, Friedrichshafen transit c.d.s (Oct 27) on the front, backstamped at Milan (Oct 22) and Pernambuco (Oct 31). A fine and rare Zeppelin acceptance from Kuwait, carried on the 11th South American flight of the Graf Zeppelin. Photo on Page 124. £900-1,200

LIBERIA
726
1897 10c Postal stationery envelope bearing 1892-96 1c and 4c (corner fault) sent registered from Monrovia to England with a registration etiquette applied in Germany; and 1901 picture postcard to Belgium with 1897-1905 1c and 2c each cancelled oval "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / LINIE / HAMBURG. / WEST AFRIKA / VIII". (2). £70-100

MALAYA
727
1901 Netherlands Indies 12 1/2c envelope with a 15c stamp registered to Rotterdam, cancelled by "N.I POSTAGENT PENANG" squared circle, and 1903 picture postcard to France with Netherlands Indies 2 1/2c and 5c each cancelled "N.I POSTAGENT SINGAPORE" squared circles. The N.I Postagent datestamps were usually used as transit marks and are scarce cancelling stamps. (2). £140-180
728
Revenues. Various mint and used QV revenues from the Straits Settlements (142), Perak (18), Sungei Ujong (2), Selangor (22) and Federated Malay States (6). Straits issues include Marine Policies (17, with 56c imperf proof), Judicial (5, with $4 imperf proof), Foreign Bill (6), etc., with various types of Perak overprints on Judicial and Revenue issues and Selangor overprints on Revenue issues. A useful lot, many on old album pages. (190). £250-300
729
Christmas Island. 1948 (Dec 11) Long registered cover sent locally on Christmas Island bearing pairs of the Singapore 1948 1c - $2 definitives and 1948 Royal Wedding $5 each tied by an unusually fine Christmas Island c.d.s in violet. A little light staining affecting some stamp perforations, otherwise fine and unusual, the Royal Wedding $5 very scarce used in Christmas Island. (Cover bearing 30 stamps). £300-350

MAURITIUS
730
1886 6c Postcard to London cancelled by fine "33" numeral with "RIVIERE-DRAGON" c.d.s alongside, scarce. £100-120

NETHERLANDS

(Also see lots 107, 154, 155, 161-163, 166-168, 727)
731
1856 Entire letter to Amsterdam bearing 10c lake tied by Utrecht c.d.s, and 1861 wrapper bearing 5c blue tied by boxed "FRANCO" with red Amsterdam c.d.s below, both stamps fine with four margins. (2). £100-120
732
1901 Picture postcards franked 5c, both tied by the experimental triple ring "SGRAVENHAGE" datestamp, applied with heat to scorch itself into the stamp and card, both fine. (2). £100-120
733
1928 "IX OLYMPIADE AMSTERDAM" coloured poster type picture postcard depicting a runner, sent registered to London franked by the Olympic Games set of eight cancelled by three strikes of the special "OLYMPIADE AMSTERDAM / NEGENDE STADION / MCMXXVIII" datestamp (Aug 19), with an Amsterdam C.S registration etiquette and yellow Par Avion label. Fine and attractive. Photo on Page 124. £150-180

NEW GUINEA

(Also see lot 618)
734
1915 Photographic picture postcard commercially used to Sydney with NWPI 2d on the picture side cancelled by superb oval "RABAUL / MAY 19 1915 / NEW BRITAIN", the card with a small hole and tear at base, still attractive and scarce. Also 1916 'Firth' registered cover bearing NWPI 9d tied by "RABAUL" c.d.s with a Rabaul registration etiquette and violet crowned "PASSED CENSOR / 20 NOV. 1916 / RABAUL", backstamped at Sydney and London. (2). £150-180
735
1925 1/2d - £1 Native Huts definitive set of 13 mint, the £1 marginal (the stamp unmounted), 1/- thinned, otherwise fine. S.G. 125/36, £400. (13). Photo on Page 149. £110-130
736
1932 1/2d - £1 Bird of Paradise Air Mail set of 16, fine used. S.G. 190/203, £275. £80-100

NEW ZEALAND
737
1902 QV 1d Red printed to private order postal stationery envelope, the stamp in the centre with square boxed "HANCOCKS LAGER BEER / BISMARK BRAND / THE PUREST BEVERAGE IN THE WORLD" printed to the right of the stamp. Posted from Auckland to London, a little staining mainly on the flap, scarce and attractive. £80-100

NIGERIA
738
Niger Coast. 1896 Oil Rivers 2d registration envelope (size F) registered to England "Per S.S Axim", bearing 1892-94 Oil Rivers 1/2d, 1894 (Jan.) Niger Coast 1d blue and 1894 (May) Niger Coast 1d vermilion each cancelled by "BRASS" squared circle, a fourth superb strike on the front, very fine. £100-120
739
Northern Nigeria. 1902 (June 30) O.H.M.S Registered cover to the USA bearing KEVII 1d, 2d and 5d each tied by fine "NORTHERN NIGERIA" c.d.s dated the day before these stamps were issued, backstamped at Liverpool and New York. An exceptional pre-first day use of these stamps. Photo on Page 124. £200-250

NORTH BORNEO
740
1919 Registered cover from Jesselton to London bearing "Red Cross Two Cents" surcharges on 25c, 50c, $1 and $2, backstamped in London. S.G. 229/232, £240 as stamps. Photo on Page 129. £200-220

NORWAY
741
1855-1991 Mint and used collection in an album including 1863-66 2sk yellow mint and 3sk lilac used (both with small thins) and other useful 1855-75 issues, etc. (100s). £200-250

NYASALAND
742
1891-1904 Mainly mint collection on three album pages including 1891-95 1d - 10/- B.C.A overprints, 1895 no watermark 1d - 1/-, 1897-1900 1d - 3/- and 10/-, and 1903-04 1d - £1, a fine lot. S.G. £2,460. (50). Photo on Page 110. £450-550
743
1894 (July 27) Cover to Cape Colony bearing 1891-95 B.C.A overprint 4d cancelled "198" numeral with "FORT LISTER / B.C.A" c.d.s alongside, six backstamps include "MLANJE / B.C.A" (July 27/28), "TSHIROMO / B.C.A" (July 31) and "TSHINDE / B.C.A" (Aug 4), a fine first issue cover. Also 1899 registered cover from Blantyre to England bearing 1897-1900 1d and 4d, with superb oval "REGISTERED / BCA / LETTER", backstamped at Chinde. (2). Photo on Page 129. £160-200
744
1938-44 KGVI 3d - 1/- in unmounted mint sheets of 60, with sheet numbers and Waterlow and Sons Limited imprint, very fine. S.G. 134/8, £810. (5 sheets). £200-240

PALESTINE

(Also see lots 389-398)
745
1924 Cover from London franked 1 1/2d, handstamped "T/35/L" in London and boxed "TO PAY / 10 / MILLIEMES" in Haifa with 1923 first issue 2m and 8m postage dues tied by "SARAFEND" c.d.s. Closed opening tears at upper left corner, otherwise fine, a scarce postage due issue on cover. Photo on Page 129. £170-220

POLAND
746
Polish Exiled Government in London. 1941 and 1943 sets of eight in unmounted mint sheets or half sheets of fifty, a couple of stamps torn, otherwise all superb. Also the two sets each used on two covers with Polish Navy cancels, and two similarly cancelled covers with the 1945 Warsaw Rising relief fund 1z + 2z. S.G. 478/93, £3,264. (800 stamps + 4 covers). £800-1,000

RHODESIA
747
1892-1924 and Southern Rhodesia 1924-37 issues to the 10/- value, the duplicated mainly used accumulation in a stockbook with a few double heads to the 1/-, etc. (c.350). £100-120
748
1892 1d - 5/- Fine mint (also 10/- with faults) and 1d - 10/- (additional 1d and 6d shades) and £2 fine used. Also £1 - £10 fiscally used. S.G. 1/11, £790+. (23). Photo on Page 110. £200-240
749
1892 Surcharges comprising 1/2d on 6d, 4d on 6d and 8d on 1/- fine mint, 1/2d on 6d fine used, also 8d on 1/- used with dubious cancels. S.G. 14/17. £1,005+. (5). Photo on Page 109. £260-300
750
1892-97 Issues mint and used with 1892-94 1/2d - 8d (all colours) and 4/- fine mint and 1/2d - 4/- used (with additional shades, no 8d red and ultramarine), 1895 2d and 4d mint and used; 1896-97 die I 2d, 3d, 8d, 1/- and 3/- mint and set of nine used, die II set mint (less 2d, 2/6) and used, some additional used shades. S.G. 18/50, £1,070. (72). £240-300
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction No. 30)
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109
Date: 26th October 2012 Time: 12:30PM
Details: Viewing at Stampex:
Wednesday 26th September 11.30am to 7pm
Thursday 27th and Friday 28th September 10am to 6pm
Saturday 29th September 10am to 5pm
Please contact Argyll Etkin for further viewing options
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