1874 3d Violet imperforate lower left corner marginal proof block of 12 on unwatermarked glazed paper, each stamp overprinted "CANCELLED", light corner creasing to three stamps, otherwise fine. £100-120
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1891 5d Bock & Cousins progressive Die Proofs in black on unwatermarked paper numbered 1, 4, 7 or 8, number 1 with partially engraved head and vignette outline but totally uncleared borders; 4 with the head largely complete and surrounding central area cleared but the borders still totally uncleared; 7 close to the finished design with the outer border and parts of the design still uncleared; number 8 complete. Fine and scarce. (4). Photo on Page 55. £600-700
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1902 1/2d Green and 1d rose-carmine "Universal" on Cowan paper both with mixed perforations showing official patching on the reverse, the 1/2d in a spectacular mint lower right corner marginal block of eight (4x2), the 1d in a mint block of four. S.G. 306/7, £372++. (Blocks of 8 & 4). £130-150
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1904 1d "Universal" on Cowan paper printed from the new "dot" plates, rose-carmine block of four and pale carmine block of six both with mixed perfs, both blocks with margin at base, fine mint. S.G. 351/a, £320+. (Blocks of 4 & 6). £110-130
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1906 1d Deep rose-carmine "Universal" printed from new Waterlow plates, a mint block of four, variety imperf horizontally, fine and an uncommon block. S.G. 352a, £600. Photo on Page 49. £160-180
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1906 1d Deep rose-carmine "Universal" printed from new Waterlow plates, mint pair, variety imperf vertically, very fine. S.G. 352ba, £300. Photo on Page 73. £80-100
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1905-06 1d Rose-carmine "Universal" printed from the "dot" plate, in an imperforate strip of four with two large holes between each stamp, sold in penny-in-the-slot machines, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 365, £600+. Photo on Page 73. £160-200
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1906 Christchurch Exhibition 1/2d - 6d set of four fine mint. S.G. 370/3, £275. (4). Photo on Page 73. £80-100
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1906 Christchurch Exhibition 1/2d - 6d set of four fine used. S.G. 370/3, £375. (4). Photo on Page 73. £100-120
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1909 KEVII Issue imperforate colour trial blocks of four on card comprising 4d in bright green, 6d in lake and 1/- in pale lake or yellow-brown, all fine. (4 blocks). Photo on Page 68. £200-250
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1909 KEVII 1/2d, 3d and 8d imperforate plate proof blocks of four in black, the 1/2d block on white glazed paper, the 3d and 8d blocks on card. (3 blocks). Photo on Page 68. £150-180
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1909 KEVII 3d and 6d blocks of four both with the upper pair perf 14x13 1/2 and lower pair perf 14x14 1/2, a few minor gum stains, 3d with natural gum crease to lower pair, both good appearance. S.G. 401a, 403a, £1,000. (2 blocks). Photo on Page 68. £150-200
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1915 1/2d Imperforate plate proof upper marginal block of 24 (8x3) in black on white glazed paper, fine. £110-130
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1916 1 1/2d Imperforate plate proof block of 30 (6x5) with margin at base, in black on white glazed paper, two stamps creased, otherwise fine. £140-160
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1915-30 2d and 4d yellow vertical pairs, both with mixed perfs, fine used. S.G. 418b, 421d, £500. (2). Photo on Page 49. £150-180
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1915-30 4d Yellow, two complete marginal rows of 12 with mixed perfs (the upper row perf 14x13 1/2, lower row perf 14x14 1/2), margins at both sides, folded at central vertical perfs, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 421d, £324+. £110-130
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1916 (July 5) Stampless picture postcard of Boulogne-Sur-Mer to New Zealand with red boxed "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / N.Z Hospital Ship / "MARAMA"." and violet "RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIP / NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED", fine. Written just days after the start of the Battle of the Somme, the message reads "on our way to Havre". (See lot 890 for another card from the same correspondence). £80-100
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1931 7d Airmail stamp, imperforate plate proof block of four in black on cream wove paper, very fine. Photo on Page 68. £200-250
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1934 7d Light blue with Trans-Tasman Air Mail "Faith in Australia" overprint in a mint lower left corner marginal block of nine, seven stamps unmounted, folded along the upper horizontal perfs, fine. S.G. 554, £315+. £120-150
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1935 Perf 14x15 3d Chocolate airmail stamp in a block of four, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 548a, £520+. Photo on Page 68. £140-160
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1958 2d Surcharge applied to the 1953 issue 1 1/2d brown-lake in error, small figures of value, in a mint corner block of six with plate number "13", lightly mounted on two stamps, otherwise superb and scarce. With R.P.S Certificate (1999). S.G. 763b, £780++. Photo on Page 51. £300-350
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Postal Stationery. 1 1/2d Lettercard stamp Die Proofs in trial colours on unwatermarked wove paper, comprising proofs in purple, pale violet, indigo, chestnut or black, all fine. (5). Photo on Page 55. £350-400
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Great Barrier Island Pigeon Post. Complete flown "Flimsy" pigeongram bearing 1/- blue-green pigeon gram stamp tied by violet handstamp (Oct 27), with the printed "Pigeongram Services" envelope used for local delivery, fine and scarce. (2). £500-600
NIGER COAST |
1900 (Mar 9) Cover posted from Forcados River to England franked by two G.B 1d lilacs, the "FORCADOS RIVER" c.d.s placed alongside the stamps, which were cancelled in transit at Plymouth (Mar 31), backstamped at Forcados River and Birmingham. Very unusual. Photo on Page 57. £200-250
NORWAY |
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). £90-110
NYASALAND |
1891-95 1d - 2/6, 4/- and 5/- with additional 6d ultramarine all mint, the 1/- missing much of its gum and the 4/- with faults, otherwise fine. S.G. 1/9, 11/12, £460. (11). £80-100
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1895 G.B 2 1/2d Postal stationery envelopes (3, one uprated with a 2 1/2d stamp), and a cover franked 2 1/2d, posted at St. Johns Wood (3) or Polegate, all addressed to "A.J Storey, Zambesi Industrial Mission, Blantyre Province, Nyasaland, B.C.A". Three backstamped at Chinde, one also with a Blantyre arrival c.d.s. (4). £180-220
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1917 (Feb 9) Stampless O.H.M.S cover to "Supply Officer, Tandala" with "F.P.O / 4" c.d.s, used at Wiedhafen. £130-150
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1933-34 Covers comprising 1933 (May 30) special R.A.F flight from Zomba to Lilongwe (3) or Fort Jameson all with "FIRST NYD AIRMAIL" skeleton datestamps, and 1934 (Mar 8) covers carried on the first regular airmail service from Nyasaland to Southern Rhodesia (3), all fine. (7). £150-180
PAPUA |
1931 O.H.M.S Covers from Port Moresby to England bearing "O S" overprint 1d pair (S.G O56a) or 2d, the odd minor tone spot, otherwise fine. (2). £100-120
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1933 Registered "Iremonger" cover from Buna Bay to England bearing "O S" overprint 1/3, red registration label and backstamps of Melbourne and Perth. A scarce stamp on cover. S.G. O65. £120-140
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1935 (Aug 30) Ioma to Port Moresby First Flight cover franked 1930 3d air and 1935 Silver Jubilee 2d with blue Air Mail label, signed by the pilot O. Denny, backstamped upon arrival, very fine. £80-100
PITCAIRN ISLAND |
1938-2003 Covers and cards written up in an S.G. Plymouth album with many F.D.Cs, pictorial covers and cachets and some commercial mail. (69). £300-350
RHODESIA |
1892-93 £5 and £10 unused without gum, both marginal, with Diena Certificates. S.G. 12/13, £4,350. (2). Photo on Page 55. £200-250
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1901 £5 and £10 unused without gum, with Diena Certificates. S.G. 92/3, £6,500. (2). Photo on Page 55. £300-350
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1910-13 Double Heads, small selection on two album pages mint (4, including 3/-) and used (24 including 7/6), a few faults. (28). £120-150
RUSSIA(Also see lots 181, 354, 387) |
Wenden. 1897 Cover with Wenden 2k pen cancelled and Russia 7k, both stamps well tied by a c.d.s, very fine. £110-130
ST. HELENA |
1817 Entire letter to England with oval "ST. HELENA / 4 JY / 1817 / PACKET-LETTER" datestamp, charged 4/-. The Packet service to England lasted from 1815-19, fewer than 15 examples recorded of this Packet Letter datestamp used during this four year period. A very scarce item, unfortunately stained and discoloured in places. £300-400
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1834 Entire letter written from the "Spa Netherlands" addressed to "Miss Haymes, Rosemary Hall" privately carried, split at edges with the address panel separated from the letter. An unusual and scarce local letter. £100-120
SOMALILAND |
1903 (June) India 2a pale violet overprinted "BRITISH SOMALILAND" at the top of the stamps, in a complete unmounted mint sheet of 240, separated by a central gutter into two panes of 120, includes the varieties missing second "I" in "BRITISH" (2) and figure 1" for first "I" in "BRITISH", superb, framed (not suitable for posting). S.G. 3/a/b, £1,220 (sheet). £250-300
SOUTH AFRICA(Also see lots 3, 42, 58, 98, 104, 540, 797)The United Kingdom to Cape Colony Sea Post Offices |
Union Castle Line 1905 passenger list and information booklet from S.S. "Galeka", illustrated menu letter cards from S.S. "Gaika" or R.M.S "Kildonan Castle" (posted with Cape Colony Ocean Post Office c.d.s), Union-Castle poster type postcard, and other cards of ships interiors. (7). £100-120
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Cape 1d Postal stationery postcards with coloured views of "A Union Castle Liner" and the heading of R.M.S. "Dunvegan Castle" or "Carisbrooke Castle" (posted from Alfred Docks); a postcard with the same view posted in London by Donald Currie & Co. advising of the arrival of the "Kinfauns Castle" in Cape Town; and a Cape 1d postal stationery postcard with three black and white views of liners. (4). £200-240
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1893-1911 Covers and cards (29), pieces and stamps (9) with various type "CAPE COLONY / OCEAN POST OFFICE" datestamps with or without code letters, mostly bearing Cape stamps but including cards franked by G.B (4) or O.R.C (3) stamps, all unusually fine strikes, mounted in code letter order on pages. (38). £400-500
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1912-13 Cards and covers with Transvaal stamps tied by "UNION OF S. AFRICA / OCEAN P.O" datestamps, small c.d.s without code or larger datestamps with codes 1-7 or 9, all very fine strikes. (9). £180-220
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1913-14 Postcards franked South Africa (4) or Cape stamps all cancelled "UNITED KINGDOM & S. AFRICA SEA P.O" c.d.s, code "S" with numbers 1, 3, 8 or 9, or code "N" number 2, exceptionally fine strikes, a scarce group. (5). £200-250
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1914 Cover and a postcard with G.B 1d tied by "UNITED KINGDOM & S. AFRICA SEA P.O" c.d.s with "S" code, number 2 from S.S "Walmer Castle" or number 6 from S.S. "Edinburgh Castle", exceptionally fine strikes, very scarce on G.B stamps. (2). £150-180
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1914 (June 2) Picture postcard of "R.M.S Balmoral Castle" with G.B 1/2d tied "UNITED KINGDOM & S. AFRICA SEA P.O / S / 1" c.d.s, with octagonal framed "T" above "U.K. - S.A. / SEA POST", a London Inland Section 1d charge mark and a 1d due stamp applied at Maidenhead. A superb example of the very scarce Sea Post "T" handstamp used on postage due mail. Photo on Page 57. £180-240
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1914 (Aug 4) Picture postcard posted on R.M.S "Balmoral Castle" with G.B 1/2d tied "UNITED KINGDOM & S. AFRICA SEA P.O / S / 3" c.d.s, with octagonal framed "T" above "U.K. - S.A. / SEA POST" , a London Inland Section 1d charge mark and a 1d due stamp applied at Helston. A fine example of the very scarce Sea Post "T" handstamp used on postage due mail, applied on the final voyage of the Sea Post Office, which ceased due to the war. Illustrated on page 83 of "British Maritime Postal History, The Union Castle Ocean Post Office" by P. Cattell. Photo on Page 57. £180-240
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1914 (May 30) Printed Marconi "Registered Ocean Letter" envelope to England with G.B 1/2d pair and 1d pair and a blank type registration label, the registration label and each stamp cancelled with "UNITED KINGDOM & S. AFRICA SEA P.O / N / 8" c.d.s, another strike on the reverse, with violet straight line "UK <\_> SA SEA P.O. 8" registration handstamp. A remarkable registered Ocean Letter, believed to be the only recorded example of the registration label and handstamp, illustrated on page 76 of "British Maritime Postal History, The Union Castle Ocean Post Office" by P. Cattell. Central vertical fold, otherwise superb. Photo on Page 61. £400-500
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1914 (Jan 23) Cover to Germany posted at Madeira on S.S. "Kinfauns Castle" handstamped "CONSIGNEE'S LETTER", with Portugal 5c tied by "UNITED KINGDOM & S. AFRICA SEA P.O / N / 5" c.d.s. A unique acceptance of a Portugal stamp on the Sea Post Office, illustrated on page 86 of "British Maritime Postal History, The Union Castle Ocean Post Office" by P. Cattell. Photo on Page 61. £200-250
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