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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction Number 33) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 28th February 2013 | Time: | 11:30AM |
| Details: | Viewing: At Stampex: Wednesday 19th-Saturday 22nd February At Argyll Etkin: Until Monday 17th February by appointment Monday 24th to Thursday 27th February 9 am to 4.30 pm and at The Regus Conference Centre: Friday 28th February 9.30 am to 11.30 am |
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| Auction Lots - Page 6 | |||
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| Petchenga. 1919 (June 21) 2d Postal stationery registration envelope to England bearing a blank type registration label, the label and envelope both with the wide type F.P.O P.B.33 c.d.s, the cover sealed by two "Opened by Censor, 1380" labels. A fine and scarce registered cover from Russia. Photo on Page 47. £200-250 |
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| Bakhariza. 1919 (Mar 1) Stampless O.A.S cover with superb wide type "FIELD POST OFFICE / P.B. 44" c.d.s, and oval framed "PE / C / 21" censor cachet. £120-140 |
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| Bakhariza. 1919 (June 16) Stampless O.A.S cover with superb wide type "FIELD POST OFFICE / P.B. 44" c.d.s, and circular violet "PASSED BY CENSOR / No. 44R". £120-140 |
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| Bakhariza. 1918 Stampless postcards (2) and a cover to England with the narrow type F.P.O P.B.44 c.d.s (2, Nov. 1 and Dec. 1) or the wide type P.B.44 c.d.s (Dec. 10), all with oval censor cachets, all fine. (3). £250-300 |
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| Bakhariza. 1919 (May 31) Parcel Post label franked 1/- with two strikes of the narrow type F.P.O P.B.44 c.d.s, unusually also with violet oval "PE / C / 32" censor cachet. Fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 47. £240-300 |
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| 256 | |||
| Beresnik. 1919 (June 16) Stampless cover to England with fine narrow type F.P.O P.B.55 c.d.s, most unusually with three differing censor cachets comprising black circular "P.C.", oval "X7" and red circular "PASSED BY CENSOR / No 26R". Photo on Page 47. £150-180 |
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| 257 | |||
| Beresnik/Oberzerskaya. 1919 Stampless O.A.S covers with narrow type datestamps of F.P.O PB55 or 66 (2), two with oval framed "PE / C / 26" or "X5" censors, the other with circular Passed by Censor cachets numbered 27R in violet and 71R in red, the latter tying "OPENED BY / BASE CENSOR No. 16" label. A few minor faults though mainly fine. (3). £380-420 |
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| 258 | |||
| Oberzerskaya/Emetskoe. 1918 (Dec 23) Stampless postcard with narrow type F.P.O P.B.66 c.d.s and violet oval "X20" censor cachet, and 1919 (June 19) stampless postcard with F.P.O P.B.77 c.d.s and black circular "PASSED BY CENSOR / No 47R", both from the same sender to his mother in London. A fine pair, both datestamps superb. (2). Photo on Page 50. £180-220 |
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| 259 | |||
| Medveya Gora. 1919 (Sep 24) Stampless picture postcard of Baku sent to London with superb F.P.O P.B.88 c.d.s, message reads "Leave today for the coast en route to Blighty". £100-120 |
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| 260 | |||
| Kola. 1919 (Dec 14) Stampless cover to London with superb F.P.O P.B.99 c.d.s and violet oval "X3" censor cachet. £100-120 |
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| 261 | |||
| Vladivostock. 1920 (Mar 1) P.O.W Postcard from an Austrian P.O.W in Vladivostock, to Vienna, with a superb "FIELD POST OFFICE / 201" c.d.s. A most unusual use of this British F.P.O on P.O.W mail, nearly three months later than recorded by Kennedy & Crabb or Proud. Photo on Page 50. £450-480 |
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| 262 | |||
| Tiflis. 1919 (Apr 9) Russia 10k postal stationery envelope cancelled F.P.O T.27 c.d.s with violet octagonal "PASSED / BY / CENSOR / No / 260", signed by the eminent collector J.J Darlow and sent to the London stamp dealers Bridger & Kay. Unusual and attractive. Photo on Page 50. £180-220 |
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| Tiflis. 1919 (May 17) Stampless cover to England signed by Brigadier General K. Davie, with F.P.O T.27 c.d.s and violet octagonal "PASSED / BY / CENSOR / No. / 62". £100-120 |
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| Tiflis. 1919 (July 2) Russia 10k postal stationery envelope cancelled F.P.O T.27 c.d.s and violet octagonal "PASSED / BY / CENSOR / No / 260", signed by the eminent collector J.J Darlow, sent to The Royal Philatelic Society London. Unusual and attractive. Photo on Page 50. £180-220 |
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| 265 | |||
| Batum. 1919 (July 19) 2d Registration envelope to London bearing a blank type registration label, the label and envelope both with "ARMY POST OFFICE / SX 22" skeleton c.d.s, with octagonal framed "PASSED / BY / CENSOR / 372", fine and a scarce registered cover from Batum. Also a stampless O.A.S picture postcard endorsed "Batum" with London "Received From H.M Ship" machine, a postcard of ice frozen on a warship marked 'at Batum' on the reverse, and a card of the Batum Post Office. (4). Photo on Page 50. £200-250 |
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| Novorossisk. 1920 (Feb 14) Stampless picture postcard of Kainsk written from Tikhoretskay, with superb "ARMY POST OFFICE / B.M.S.R / 1" c.d.s (Mar. 1), some creasing, otherwise fine. £80-100 |
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| 267 | |||
| Ekaterinodar/Taganrog. 1919 Stampless picture postcards to London both sent by W.E Vine of the Y.M.C.A with "OC POSTS / BMM 1" skeleton datestamps unusually struck in violet, written from Ekaterinodar on August 12th or Taganrog on Sept. 24th with the datestamps applied on the same day. Kennedy & Crabb and Proud both only record this cancel in use at Novorossisk from September 1919. An interesting and scarce pair. (2). Photo on Page 50. £300-400 |
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| 268 | |||
| Novorossisk. 1919 (Oct 1) Stampless picture postcard to England with fine "OC POSTS / BMM 1" skeleton datestamp in black, message reads "30/1/19, arrived yesterday, moving today, address now is c/o British Military Mission Taganrog, South Russian Exped. Force", fine and scarce. Photo on Page 50. £150-180 |
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| 269 | |||
| Baku - Indian F.P.O. 1919 (May 30) Stampless picture postcard to England with Indian F.P.O 81 c.d.s. From the 39th British Brigade, stationed in Baku to protect the oil fields from November 1918 until July 1919. Very scarce. Photo on Page 51. £200-250 |
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| Batum - Indian F.P.O. 1920 (Jan 10) Stampless picture postcard to England, headed from the "27th C.C.S", with superb Indian F.P.O 406 c.d.s, very scarce. Photo on Page 51. £250-300 |
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| 271 | |||
| Tiflis - Indian F.P.O. 1919 (May 13) Stampless cover to London backstamped with superb Indian F.P.O 408 c.d.s, the address panel with A.P.O "Y" c.d.s (May 29) applied in transit at Constantinople, violet octagonal framed "PASSED / BY / CENSOR / No / 432" and a London arrival machine (June 17) applied upon redirection to Devon. Small corner fault, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 51. £250-300 |
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| 272 | |||
Latvia. 1920 Stampless picture postcard of Riga headed "On Active Service" addressed to Kisumu, British East Africa with violet oval cachet "MILITARY MISSION / LATVIA / BALTIC STATES", oval "WAR / (crown) / OFFICE", red "LONDON S.W.1 OFFICIAL PAID" c.d.s (July 1) and a Kisumu arrival c.d.s (July 28). Unusual and very scarce, sent by diplomatic bag to the War Office and then put into the mails, treated as Official Paid mail. Photo on Page 51. £140-180China |
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| 273 | |||
| 1927-38 Covers from F.P.O 1 (3, two registered) at Tientsin or A.P.O 1 (2, both registered) at Shanghai, the registered F.P.O 1 covers with a blank type registration label handstamped boxed "F.P.O. 1" or printed "FIELD P.O." label with "1" added in manuscript, the A.P.O covers with blank type registration label handstamped "A.P.O.1" or printed "ARMY P.O. 1" label. (5). £100-120 |
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| 274 | |||
| 1927-36 Covers (4), a picture postcard and pieces (3) with double ring datestamps of F.P.O "2" (piece with manuscript registration label, used on S.S "Belerophon"), "3" (cover + two pieces, used at Shanghai), "4" (1927 cover used at Shanghai and 1936 postcard, used at Sanhaikwan), "5" (cover, used on the S.S "City of Marseille"), or single ring F.P.O "8" c.d.s on 1927 cover, used on the troopship "Dorsetshire". A very scarce group. (8). £250-300 |
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| 275 | |||
| China/Singapore. 1927 (Feb 24) Stampless picture postcard to England, written from Singapore, with "FIELD POST OFFICE / 1" c.d.s applied on the troopship "Kinfauns Castle", and red "LONDON E.C OFFICIAL PAID" c.d.s (Mar. 21). A scarce troopship use from Singapore, unusually treated as Official Paid in London. £100-120 |
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| 276 | |||
Indian F.P.Os. 1927 (May) Cover and a piece with G.B 1 1/2d both tied superb F.P.O 189 used at Shanghai, very scarce. (2). Photo on Page 51. £180-220Army Travelling Post Offices |
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| 277 | |||
| Germany - BEF Main Line T.P.O Up. 1919 (Jan. - Apr.) Stampless picture postcards to London all written by Sapper Downton, a worker on the T.P.O which ran between Cologne and Boulogne, with 28mm skeleton c.d.s (4), 36mm skeleton c.d.s or double ring c.d.s (2), various code letters "A" - "C"; the 36mm skeleton with "Up" direction unrecorded by Proud or Kennedy & Crabb. A fine lot. (7). Photo on Page 51. £350-400 |
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| 278 | |||
| Germany - BEF Main Line T.P.O Down. 1919 (Jan. - June) Stampless picture postcards to London all written by Sapper Downton, a worker on the T.P.O which ran between Cologne and Boulogne, with 28mm skeleton c.d.s (4), 30mm skeleton c.d.s (3), 36mm skeleton c.d.s (2) or double ring c.d.s (5, two types), the skeletons with various settings and code letters. Also a proof strike of the 28mm skeleton on piece (4 Feb. 1919) and two fine real photos of the outside and the interior of the T.P.O carriage. A fine lot. (17). Photo on Page 51. £700-900 |
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| 279 | |||
| Turkey. 1920 (Apr. 26) Stampless cover to London with fine "ARMY POST OFFICE / TPO 1" skeleton c.d.s code "B", used on the T.P.O between Haidar Pasha, Eskishehr and Afium Karahisser, very scarce. Photo on Page 51. £180-220 |
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| 280 | |||
| Egypt - Z. and W. T.P.O. 1916-17 Stampless cover and postcard to England with "Z AND W T.P.O" skeleton datestamps (codes "A" and "B") and registered cover to Alexandria with G.B 2d stamp cancelled by Base A.P.O Z c.d.s at Alexandria and a blank type registration label cancelled by the "Z AND W TPO" skeleton c.d.s, two further strikes on the cover, a few small stain spots but very unusual. The Z and W T.P.O ran between Alexandria and Dabaa, the railhead for the Western Field Force. (3). £100-120 |
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| 281 | |||
| Egypt - CAT/TAC T.P.O. 1917-18 Stampless covers and cards posted on the Cairo to Port Said T.P.O with "CAT/TPO" skeleton c.d.s (3) or similar "TAC / TPO" skeleton c.d.s (also a further example on piece), fine. (5). £120-150 |
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| 282 | |||
| Palestine/Egypt - RAK T.P.O. 1917 (Apr 1) 2d Registration envelope with blank type registration label both with F.P.O D74 skeleton datestamps used at Gaza, sent to Alexandria backstamped "RAK T.P.O" 36mm skeleton c.d.s, used on the Kantara to Rafa T.P.O, fine. £100-120 |
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| 283 | |||
| Palestine/Egypt - LAK T.P.O. 1917 Stampless postcards to England both with fine "LAK / TPO" skeletons comprising 28mm c.d.s (Sep. 30) or 36mm c.d.s (Nov. 15), used on the Kantara to Deir El Belah T.P.O. (2). Photo on Page 54. £180-220 |
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Palestine - JAP and PAL T.P.Os. 1918 (July 29) Stampless cover to London with "PAL / TPO" 28mm skeleton c.d.s, used on the Ludd to Jerusalem T.P.O, the cover with edge faults; and 1920 (Jan 11) stampless postcard to England with "J P / TPO" 28mm skeleton c.d.s (latest recorded date, the central "A" omitted from 'JAP'), used on the Jaffa to Jerusalem T.P.O, very fine. (2). Photo on Page 54. £140-160Nyasaland & South West Africa F.P.Os |
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| 285 | |||
| Nyasaland. 1917 (Mar 27) O.A.S Cover to London, endorsed from Songea with "F.P.O / 4" double ring datestamp, the reverse bearing an N.F 1d stamp cancelled by "SONGEA / DEUTSCH / OSTAFRIKA" datestamp with the date removed. File hole at upper left corner, otherwise largely fine, very unusual. £120-150 |
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| 286 | |||
| Nyasaland. 1917 (June 25) Stampless O.A.S cover to England with "FIELD POST OFFICE / 9" double ring c.d.s, and a stampless front from J.C Rhynas to Scotland with similar No. 5 c.d.s (3 Nov 17), both fine strikes. (2). £150-200 |
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| 287 | |||
| South West Africa. 1914-15 Postcards and covers franked South Africa 1d (2) or sent unstamped (8) with double circle "ARMY BASE P.O" c.d.s numbered 4 (2), 4B, 5, 6, 6A, or similar c.d.s with the wording removed numbered 4, 5, 6 or 8, various censor marks and cachets including "POSTAGE FREE / PASSED BY CENSOR" and oval "OFFICIAL FREE / 1st M.R / NATAL CARBINEERS", two cards to England with postage due marks crossed out. Also stampless O.A.S card and cover with civil P.O datestamps, and picture postcards (3), all fine. (15). £200-250 |
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| 288 | |||
South West Africa. 1915 Stampless picture postcards with boxed numbered rubber datestamps in blue from F.P.O 31, 37, 47 and 50, and larger boxed datestamp in black from F.P.O 13, one card a little stained, otherwise fine. (5). £180-240Egypt - Military P.O, Barracks & Camp Cancels |
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| 289 | |||
| 1898-1922 Covers and cards, mainly World War One period with datestamps of Military P.O Cairo (4) or Alexandria (5); British Camp P.O Maadi (2, also a piece), Heliopolis and Aerodrome Heliopolis; British Barracks Cairo (5); also 1922 cover with "M.P.O / CAIRO" c.d.s. Three cards from Australian forces with cachets of the 2nd L.H Bde, 7th Light Horse A.I.F or 22nd Infantry A.I.F. (20). £180-220 |
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| 290 | |||
1921-39 Covers and cards with datestamps of British Barracks Abbasia (8, four registered with boxed registration handstamps), Camp Cesare (3, one registered), Ismailia Camp (3, one with Iraq censor labels) or Ismailia Barracks, one with a disallowed G.B stamp, the others all bearing Egypt stamps. Also 10m postage due block of 16 with Ismailia Camp datestamps. (16). £180-220Egypt - 1932-39 Forces Letter Seals, Army Post Stamps, M.P.O Cancels |
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| 291 | |||
| 1934-36 Covers (40) and pieces (2) with "EGYPT / POSTAGE PREPAID" handstamps numbered 1-6, 8-14, 16-25 in red, violet or black all bearing Forces letter seals with M.P.O datestamps, including 15 March 1936 last day uses of the seals (19), seals applied to the front of covers (2), "M.P.O / MOASCAR" c.d.s in red, cover with a 1pi letter seal and 1m postage stamp, etc. (42). £300-350 |
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| 292 | |||
| 1933 (Jan 11) Cover to England with red "EGYPT / 7 / POSTAGE PREPAID" and "M.P.O / MOASCAR" c.d.s, reverse with 1pi postal seal (S.G. A1), the scarce No. "7" Postage Prepaid handstamp supposedly lost down a well early in 1933. Photo on Page 54. £100-150 |
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| 293 | |||
| 1932-35 Covers to England all with 3m Christmas letter seals on reverse comprising S.G. A3 (small tear), A4 (perf stains), A5, A6 or A7, or the 1pi letter seals A1, A2 or A8, all with M.P.O datestamps and red "EGYPT / POSTAGE PREPAID" numbered handstamps, the first from Moascar with the scarce No 7 handstamp (a little faint, the number easily readable) which was supposed lost down a well early in 1933. (8). £180-220 |
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| 294 | |||
| 1935 (July 9) Cover to England with Abu Qir c.d.s and red "EGYPT / 13 / POSTAGE PREPAID", the reverse with 1pi blue Jubilee Commemoration 1935 letter stamp tied by a black retta, very fine. S.G. A10. Photo on Page 54. £200-240 |
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| 1935 (Dec 17) Cover to England with M.P.O Cairo c.d.s and red "EGYPT / 19 / POSTAGE PREPAID", the reverse with Xmas 1935 3 milliemes on 1pi letter stamp tied by a black retta, very fine. S.G. A11. Photo on Page 54. £180-220 |
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| 296 | |||
1936-39 Covers and cards bearing Army Post stamps including large 3m stamp (3, two First Day uses), postcards, uses at civil offices (both allowed and disallowed), rare M.P.O datestamps of El Daba and Port Said, uses to Kenya and USA, also M.P.O datestamps on stampless official covers (2) and rare M.P.O Abbassia c.d.s on a 1932 incoming cover from France. (33). £300-350WW1 Allied Forces |
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| 297 | |||
| Australia. 1914-19 Covers and cards (45), a registered letter receipt, piece and picture postcards (2) with mail from Australian troops in France, Egypt and Palestine, Gallipoli, G.B or posted on troopships. Includes Australian F.P.Os from Gallipoli (2) or the Middle East (23), A.I.F Camp P.O datestamps used in G.B (5), "Military Camp, Aerodrome Heliopolis" (2), British type F.P.Os used by the Australians comprising double circles (5, two registered with pink "Australian Imperial Force" registration labels) or skeletons with "2 AUS LH BDE FIELD PO", F.P.O LH2 (3, one registered from Damanhour with pink "Australian Imperial Force" registration label) or LH5 used at Baalbeck, Lebanon, etc. An interesting lot. (49). £800-1,000 |
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| 298 | |||
| Canada. 1914 (Oct 15) Stampless picture postcard of R.M.S "Franconia" with red crowned "CANADIAN OVERSEAS / FIELD / POST OFFICE / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" datestamp and "RECEIVED FROM H.M SHIP / NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED", and covers franked 1d with the same crowned datestamp in black (Nov 19/30) used on Salisbury Plain. (3). £120-150 |
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| 299 | |||
| Canada. 1914 (Oct 15) Stampless picture postcard of R.M.S "Franconia" written on the ship at Devonport with red crowned "CANADIAN OVERSEAS / FIELD / POST OFFICE / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" datestamp and "RECEIVED FROM H.M SHIP / NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED", and 1915 (Feb. 7) stampless picture postcard with the similar crowned datestamp in black used on Salisbury Plain, charged 1/2d postage due. (2). £120-150 |
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| 300 | |||
| Canada. 1917-18 Covers from Canada to Canadian soldiers, all redirected to hospitals in England, all with various backstamps including "ARMY POST OFFICE / 2. CAN. SEC.", and an O.H.M.S cover from the Canadian Contingent Pay Office in London with violet oval "CENTRAL / C.E.F. / REGISTRY". (4). £70-80 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Worldwide Stamps and Postal History (Auction Number 33) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Argyll Etkin Limited | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109 | ||
| Date: | 28th February 2013 | Time: | 11:30AM |
| Details: | Viewing: At Stampex: Wednesday 19th-Saturday 22nd February At Argyll Etkin: Until Monday 17th February by appointment Monday 24th to Thursday 27th February 9 am to 4.30 pm and at The Regus Conference Centre: Friday 28th February 9.30 am to 11.30 am |
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