c.1801 Entire letter written and signed by M. Elphinstone whilst Secretary at Poona, to John Adam in Calcutta, backstamped fine intaglio "B BAY / P. NOT / PAID" and oval G.P.O / JULY 11 / BSPS" of Calcutta (Giles type 11) with manuscript 2a rate. Elphinstone was appointed Secretary at Poona in 1801, becoming Resident of Poona 1810-16 and Governor of Bombay 1819-27. John Adam was secretary to the Marquis of Hastings and served as Governor-General of India in 1823. Fine and scarce, this intaglio Bombay handstamp unrecorded by Hammond Giles. Photo on Page 40. £200-250
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1819-23 Entire letters to the traveller and writer James Baillie Fraser in Calcutta from the artist William Havell in Madras (2, with Madras datestamps) or from England to William Fraser in Calcutta and redirected to Delhi endorsed "Free C.Grant" with boxed "POST FREE". Also 1827 entire letter from Moarshedabad to Calcutta with two line "SERRAMPORE / Post Paid", unrecorded by Hammond Giles. (4). £200-250
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1866-71 Covers to the same addressee in England or Scotland, various frankings comprising single 6a8p slate (5), 6a8p + 2a orange (8), 2a orange + 4a green + 8p purple (4, one damaged, one redirected with a G.B 1d red), 4a green pair (2), or 8p purple + 4a green pair. Cancels include dotted diamond of Madras, barred circle of Rajahmundry, "GOGANADA / 74" United Provinces small double obliterator and Madras Circle "282" numeral within a diamond of horizontal bars used at Veeravaseram. (20). £350-450
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1921 9p on 1a Rose-carmine, surcharge error "PIES PIES", used with light c.d.s, perf tips at base slightly clipped, otherwise very fine. S.G. 192b, £225. £50-60
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1926-33 1/2a Green block of four and 1a chocolate vertical strip of four mint, both with margin at left both showing additional misplaced perforations within the margin, extending into the 1/2d left vertical pair or into all four 1a stamps, two unusual varieties. S.G. 202/3var. £60-80
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1931 Inauguration of New Delhi 1/4a with variety "F" for "P" in "PURANA", gum a little toned, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 226a, £225. £60-70
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1940-43 KGVI 3a bright violet, litho printing, watermark inverted, in a fine unmounted mint block of four. S.G. 271aw, £440. Photo on Page 19. £120-140
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1942-45 Airgraphs (32) to or from India, eight with envelopes, one backstamped with scarce Krag machine R.A.A.F / BASE P.O No. 4 with slogan "IF UNDELIVERED / IN SEVEN DAYS / RETURN TO R.A.A.F / BASE POST OFFICE". (40). £70-80
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1948 Gandhi and 1947 Independence sets contained within printed Post Office booklets, the stamps applied with their own gum. Also Gandhi illustrated F.D.C bearing the set of four (3 1/2a with faults, 1 1/2a on reverse) actually posted in Bombay on the second day of issue, August 16th. (3). £120-150
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Officials. 1867-73 1a Chocolate overprinted "Service" in a mint block of four. S.G. O25, £320. £100-120
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C.E.F. 1900 QV 1a6p Sepia, prepared for use but not issued, fine mint. S.G. C11, £325. Photo on Page 47. £100-120
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C.E.F - British Railway Administration. 1901 B.R.A 5c surcharge on China 1/2c brown tied to piece by violet circular "RAILWAY POST OFFICE / PEKING" with India 1/2a postal stationery stamp overprinted C.E.F alongside cancelled by F.P.O No 20 c.d.s. S.G. BR133, £110+. £60-70
IRELAND - see lots 16, 17, 249, 586, 600, 758, 766, 772, 773, 918 ITALY |
Guild Sign. 1458 Entire letter from Rome to Venice, the address panel endorsed "pa ptto" with a fine large guild sign. Photo on Page 40. £200-250
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Forwarding Agents. 1729 and 1734 Entire letters from Lipsia to Angiolini & Frangini in Florence, both sent via forwarding agents in Augusta who have endorsed the reverse of the letters. The first inscribed "frco Mantua" and endorsed on reverse "p. Matthia Merz in Augusta"; the second letter inscribed "fro p. Venetia" with "48" rate and endorsed on reverse "p. Addre Geiorgio Vachter in Augusta". Both very fine, two scarce and early forwarding agents endorsements. (2). £160-200
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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). £80-120
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Papal States. 1868-70 Perf 13 2c green and 10c orange-vermilion in complete mint sheets of 120 (15x8), the 2c sheet with 57 stamps missing the stop after "cent", several stamps with some areas of printing missing. The 2c sheet with some split perfs resulting in the lower left block of four and upper right vertical pair being separated from the sheet and faults to a few edge stamps; the 10c sheet with a few split vertical perfs and faults to the lower right corner stamp. Two uncommon sheets. S.G. 42/a, 46, £2,875. (240). £400-500
JAMAICA(Also see lots 647, 754)
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1752-53 Entire letters from Kingston (3) and 1757 letters from Savanah, Georgia (2) all to George or James Baillie in Edinburgh, four endorsed by H.M.S "Arundel", "Gloucester"or "Glory" or by the "Friendship". (5). £200-250
KUWAIT |
1963 25f Aerogramme, three examples with errors comprising red omitted, black misplaced or the stamp entirely omitted, and the issued aerogramme. (4). £200-250
MALTA |
1873 Cover to Liverpool bearing two 1d reds (plate 159) and 6d buff plate 12 tied by Malta A25 duplexs, the 6d a scarce stamp on cover, fine and attractive. Photo on Page 40. £250-300
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1885-1964 Mint collection in a Godden album including 1899-1901 set, both KEVII sets, Self Government overprints to the 10/- with Crown CA 2/-, 1922-26 set with both £1 stamps, 1926 Postage overprint set and 3d with overprint inverted, 1926-27 set, 1928 set, 1930 set, 1938-43 and 1948-53 sets, 1956-58 set, various 1954-64 commemoratives showing plate flaws, etc. A fine lot. S.G. £3,200 (approx). (100s). £500-600
MAURITIUS |
1848-59 1d Orange-vermilion, early impression on bluish paper used with "2" numeral cancel of Flacq, just touched or small margins on all sides. A very reasonable looking example of this rare stamp. With B.P.A Certificate (1951). S.G. 6, £6,500. Photo on Back Cover. £750-1,000
MONACOThe following imperforate varieties were specially produced for Prince Rainier. They were printed in very small quantities; most were presented to important dignitaries.
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1999 Monaco Philatelic Exhibition 3f, depicting an 1860 cover from Monaco with imperf French stamps, superb unmounted mint. Photo on Page 47. £200-250
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2004 Princess Grace miniature sheet of three stamps, superb unmounted mint. £200-250
NETHERLANDS INDIES |
1879-1913 Postal Stationery postcards (17) and covers (10), various cancellations include squared circles (18), boxed straight line handstamps (2), N.I Postagent Singapore c.d.s, three registered, four with instructional handstamps showing the routing. Also three Curacao postal stationery postcards. (30). £200-260
NEW ZEALAND(Also see lots 20, 21, 53, 69, 70, 76, 77)
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1981 Health issue miniature sheet with a spectacular guillotine error due to a diagonal fold, resulting in an extra large upper margin and part of the adjacent sheet attached, very unusual. S.G. MS 1252 var. £150-180
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Air Mails. 1930-34 First Flight covers (39), a collection on pages including 1930 Hastings to Gisborne flight, 1931 Hastings to Christchurch emergency earthquake air mail, 1934 "Faith in Australia" flights (14, one signed by the crew), etc. Also display collections of the 1931 pictorial issue, 1945 definitive coil stamps with gutter pairs and coil leaders, 1967 decimal definitives, and Australia QEII issues featuring the Queen. £180-240
NORWAY(Also see lots 87, 88)
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1936-39 First flight covers comprising 1936 Tromso or Hammerfest to Honningsvaag, 1937 Oslo to Stockholm, 1939 Oslo to Bergen or Bergen to Oslo, one registered, all fine. (5). £100-120
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS |
1974-88 Issues in imperf pairs (14), probably proofs, and other mint errors including 1974 "Teodora" 1p.50 printed double or on both sides, 1984 Ayala Corporation with missing value, 1986 La Salle University 60s printed double, also perforation shifts, imperf between stamp and margin varieties, double perforations, offsets, etc. (61). £120-150
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Christmas Seals. 1947-82 Collection in a stock book including 1948-52 perforated progressive colour proofs (30) and 1947-64 imperforate proof blocks of four (7), also 1980-81 imperforate progressive colour proofs (28) and various issued seals in blocks. (259). £150-180
PITCAIRN ISLAND |
1979 Christmas miniature sheet, the four stamps perforated on three sides only, imperforate at the top, fine unmounted mint. An unusual variety, unlisted by S.G. (S.G. MS204 var.). £150-200
RHODESIA |
1892-1913 Mainly used selection, various cancellations include numerals, datestamps of Francestown, B.S.A.P Camp (2), Headlands (3), etc. Also mint perf 14 1/2d (2), 2d and 4d Double Heads. (99). £100-120
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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 47. £160-200
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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). £200-240
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1896 Matabele Rebellion provisional 3d on 5/- surcharge mint and used with usual heavy numeral cancels. S.G. 53, £440. (2). Photo on Page 47. £100-120
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1896 British South Africa Company overprints on Cape, 1/2d - 1/- set of seven mint (the 1/- creased) and used, also additional 1d used with overprint misplaced to the left. S.G. 58/64, £648+. (16). £130-150
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1897-1908 Issues with 1897 1/2d - 8d mint and used (with additional shades and £1 fiscally used); 1898-1908 1/2d - 2d, 6d, 1/- and £1 handstamped italic "Specimen" (type R3, the only values from this set to receive this handstamp), 1d vertical pair mint imperforate between stamps and margin and the other values to the 10/- (less 2/6) mint, 1/2d - £1 used with additional shades. S.G. 66/90, £520++. (77). £130-150
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1905 Victoria Falls 1d - 5/- set of six mint, the 1d and 2 1/2d in horizontal pairs (1d marginal with part imprint), and 1d - 5d, 2/6 and 5/- used, the 1d with "BRITISH ASSOCIATION / VICTORIA FALLS" c.d.s (Sep 13 05). S.G. 94/99, £522. (13). £130-150
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1905 Picture postcard from W. Waters, B.S.A Police, Victoria Falls, addressed to "Sgt. G. Hough, B.S.A Police, Geelong", with 1d tied by Victoria Falls c.d.s, Bulawayo transit c.d.s and "GEELONG / RHODESIA" arrival datestamp. A scarce datestamp, the Geelong Post Office closed in 1907. £100-120
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1910-13 Perf 14 1d Double Head vertical pairs (42) and singles (58) all from the same sheet, cancelled to order at Gwelo on 24 Dec. 1912. (142). £100-120
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Northern Rhodesia. 1936 Silver Jubilee 6d block of 30 (rows 1 - 5) unmounted mint, sheet number "177", a few central vertical perfs split, otherwise superb. S.G. 21, £255+. £100-120
RUSSIA |
1906 Long registered covers from Taganrog to London, franked at the 2r rate by 1902-05 50k (2) + 1r; or at the 1r20k rate by 1902-05 5k (2), 20k (2) and 35k (2), two unusual high frankings. (2). £100-120
ST. LUCIA |
1860-1994 Mainly mint collection in an album with a selection of unused 1860-84 issues, 1891-98 1/2d - 5/-, 1904-10 1/2d - 1/-, 1936 set to 10/-, the QEII issues largely complete unmounted mint with miniature sheets, postage dues and officials. £160-200
SARAWAK |
1869-1959 Mint and used collection on pages including 1889 1c on 3c type 1 surcharge mint (2) and used, 5c on 12c type 2 surcharge mint (S.G. 26), 1899 4c on 6c green mint and used, 1934-41 1c - $10 set of 26 mint, 1945 BMA 1c - $10 set of 20 mint, etc. S.G. £2,800 (approx). (277). Photo on Page 47. £300-350
SEYCHELLES |
1890-1961 Mint and used collection on pages including 1890 die I and II sets mint, 1893 90c on 96c mint, 1903 set mint, 1938-49 set of 25 mint, etc. S.G. £800+. (204). £100-120
SOUTH AFRICA |
Covers and cards, telegrams, ephemera, etc., in a box including 1860s-70s correspondence to Willowmore (some with "Willow" double arc datestamps), a large quantity of 1880s-90s telegrams mostly with Willowmore datestamps, O.F.S postal stationery with formula postcards bearing stamps tied by arms overprints, other O.R.C postcards and cancels, various letters, letterheads and ephemera, etc. (100s). £100-150
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Revenues. A quantity of cheques, bills of exchange and receipts with adhesive or embossed revenue stamps, mainly Cape KEVII issues, a few earlier or later with some Natal or Transvaal issues. (170+). £200-250
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Boer Occupation of Natal. 1899 "Schuler" covers to Johannesburg with Transvaal 1/2d tied by violet three line "P, K, NewCastle / Z.A.R 18 Dec 1899" or "Veldpost, Z.A.R. / Glencoe, / 8 Dec. 1899", or 2 1/2d tied by violet two line "P, K, NewCastle. / 1 Nov 1899", all with arrival backstamps, very fine. (3). £200-240
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N.S.W Contingent. 1900-01 Wrapper franked 1d and cover franked 2 1/2d both from New South Wales, addressed to "Lieut. J.P McGlinn, Adjutant & Quartermaster, New South Wales Mounted Infantry, South Africa". Ingoing Contingent mail is uncommon. (2). £100-120
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Canadian Contingent. 1900 (July 24) Cover to England endorsed "Canadian Contingent, South African Field Force, Active Service" bearing O.R.C 1d and Canada 2c map stamp each tied by Army P.O 43 c.d.s. A scarce use of a Canadian stamp in South Africa. Photo on Page 40. £200-250
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Canadian Contingent. 1900 Covers to Winnipeg all from Sgt. W. Rhodes of A. Squadron, 1st Regt., Canadian Mounted Rifles, part of the Second Canadian Contingent. Four stamped by Transvaal 1d (2) or G.B 1d (2), two stampless (one with red London Paid c.d.s), with Cape Town (2) F.P.O B.O (2) or Army P.O 53 (2) datestamps, three with red or violet dated oval "CANADIAN CONTINGENT / SOUTH AFRICA" cachets, some faults. (6). £280-350
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