KGV-QEII MINT COLLECTION ON LEAVES inc.1921-24 set to 15/- (2), 1928 set to 5/-, 1938 set to 10/-, 1946 Victory set in blocks of four (both perfs), 1948 set to 10/- mint & to 5/- used,, 1948 R.S.W. set, 1952-54 set to 10/- plus a few cylinder/imprint blocks/multiples of KGVI/QEII low values. & Postage Dues D2-D8. A good lot. (Approx. 145) £260
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1921 £2 green & orange SG 102 mint. Cat. £500 PHOTO - see page 28. £160
GREECE |
TWO PRINTED ALBUMS with the mint & used collection 1861-2012 inc. c. 205 large & c. 444 small Hermes Heads. Extensive early Postage Dues plus 1930's Airmails & Zeppelin sets. Also noted the scarce 1933 75d used SG 476 & St. Paul's min. sheets, etc. A very comprehensive lot. Total Cat. £17,000+. Also a binder with approx. 170 covers & cards & a 2012 Vlastos catalogue. (Very many 100's) PHOTO - see page 27. £800
GREENLAND |
1938-78 selection of mint issues inc.1938-48 30o.-1k. yellow-brown, 1945 1o.-5k. brown & purple. 1945 optd Liberation issues 1o.-7o. black & green, 1956 60o. on 1k. yellow-brown. Conti. with few later 1960s issues. Some duplication. (Small Qty). £120
GRENADA |
ALBUM WITH THE QV- EARLY QEII MINT (MAINLY) & USED COLLECTION: Comprehensive range commencing with a few early issues then various values of the 1883 issue to 8d inc. tete-beche pairs & control blocks of four, good range of 1886-91 surcharges SG 41-47 inc.SG 41 block of four, SG 42 strip of three, etc. 1895-99 set to 1/- mint, 1902 set to 10/- mint, 1904-06 set to 2/- mint, 1906-11 set of 11 to 10/- mint, extensive range of KGV 1913-32 definitive issues mint to 10/- (2) with shades and duplication of better types, 1934-36 set to 5/- mint, then KGVI & QEII sets to 1970. Note that the early QEII issues are mainly in cylinder/imprint blocks of four or six. A representative range of used values inc.1895-99 set to 1/- completes the album (Many 100's) PHOTO - see page 29. £1,000
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QV-QEII collection of used adhesives inc.1861-83 selection of Chalon types low values, with 1904-06 5/- green & carm. Also 1921-32 10/- green & red/emerald, 1934-36 1/2d.-5/- black & violet. Continues with later QEII issues. (Small Qty) £120
HONG KONG |
CARTON with the QV-QEII accumulation of mostly used issues inc., some QV earlies & KGV values. to $2 used. We note QV 1863-80 issues & 48c.-96c. (shades). Plus three poor condition 1930's Sun-Yat-Sen bank notes; 5, 10, 20 Gold units & 100 yuan note. (Few 100s). £200
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THREE ALBUMS with the extensive QV-QEII mint & used collection. Much of merit inc.1935 Silver Jubilee set mint & used, 1948 R.S.W. set mint, 19632-73 defins. to $10 mint, a fine range of 1960's commems., 1973 defins. to $20 mint, 1974 Festivalues min. sheet mint, 1975-81 defins. to $20 mint, 1975 Festivalues min. sheet mint plus a splendid assembly of later issues to 1997 inc. several definitive types to top values, sundry min. sheets, etc. A lovely lot of popular material. (Qty.) £500
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ALBUM with the QV-QEII collection of mostly used issues inc.1862-63 2c. brown (2) shades, 8c. yellow, 12c. pale-blue, 24c. green & 48c. rose with poor margins. With 1863-71 2c.-96c. brownish-grey (shades) inc. a 96c. olive-bistre with a complete vert. blue-green 'B62 cancel', one good margin, 1876-77 16c. on 18c.-28c. on 30c. mauve, 1880 5c. on 8c.-10c. on 24c. green, 2c.-48c. brown & 1885 20c. on 30c. orange- $1 on 96c. grey-olive, 1891 50c. on 48c. dull-purple used & 2c. carm with Jubilee opt with short 'J' variety mint. Also 1903 1c.-$3 slate & dull-blue. Continues with later KGV ranges to $5. Plus 1938-52 1c.-$10 bright lilac & blue. Plus later QEII & few loose QV duplicates. Huge catalogue value (Small Qty) PHOTO - see page 28. £700
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QV-QEII collection of used adhesive inc.1862-63 8c. yellow, 12c. pale blue & 24c. green, 1886 $1 on 96c. grey-olive. With further QV-KGV in low values. Also 1912-21 $2-$10 purple & black/red. Plus a range of later KGVI-QEII (Small Qty) £200
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ALBUM with the 1962-1993 collection of attractive FDCs bearing a range of commemorative issues. Many of which to dollar values inc.31st July 1975 Hong Kong Festivals 50c.-$2 miniature sheet FDC & 26th Feb 1986 Halley's Comet miniature sheet on FDC. minor duplication. (71) £100
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THE 1st OPIUM WAR - EARLY COVER FROM MACAO WITH DETAILS OF BRITISH WARSHIPS THERE, ETC.; 11 Feb. 1840 EL (massively long contents but only a single sheet) to Scotland unusually endorsed "P Francis from China" above the address charged "1/4" with a very fine !LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" and Edinburgh transit c.d.s. (8 June) on the reverse. Fascinating contents from a well-connected British merchant in Macao bemoaning the impasse caused by the Chinese attempts to stop all British trade; "...what a bad mess we are in here & heaven knows how we are to get out of it. I hope to see the Admiral & his Squadron here ere long to set about a settlement of this intricate question. Beat them...we must - convinc.e them of our power we also must...never again to get within the grasp of a despotic & capricious Govt. like this, but to fix the seat of our trade where the hoards of the [Chinese] Empire never again can molest us...We have only two Men of War here just now; the Volage, 28 guns, & Hyacinth, 18 [guns]...Her Captain Warren is a very nice fellow...he constantly dines with me...Admiral [Maitland] will be here shortly...If Govt. don't take up the question with vigour and promptly, every respectable man will leave China, for no one will continue tacitly to submit to injury & insult every day!!!". Rare letter from the days just before hostilities began. PHOTO - see page 7. £500
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QV-QEII the mostly used collection on Lighthouse album leaves inc.1862-63 2c.-96c. brownish grey, 1865 96c. olive-bistre, poor condition & 96c. brownish-grey. With 1875-77 16c. on 18c. lilac. & 28c. on 30c. mauve, 1880 5c. on 8c.-10c. on 24c. green, 1882-96 2c.-30c. yellowish-green. 1885 20c. on 30c.-$1 on 96c. olive-grey. Also a range of QV-QEII revenues inc.1897 $1 on $2 olive-green used & 1923-72 Post-Office scales sets mint. Plus a small group of KGV-QEII errors. (Small Qty) PHOTO - see page 28. £380
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1907-11 Colours Changed 1c.-$2 Carmine-red & black, lightly mounted mint. A clean lot. £550 (9) PHOTO - see page 28. £280
TREATY PORTS - CANTON |
PRESTAMP PRINTED MATTER COVER WITH HONG KONG CROWNED CIRCLE TO FRANCE; Very fine 11 Oct. 1856 printed "Canton Tea Report" EL "Per Steamer Malta" to Lyons (via a Marseilles Forwarding Agent) posted from Hong Kong prepaid "1/-" with a very fine HK c.d.s. (14 Oct.) on the top flap and a partly fine red "PAID/AT/HONG-KONG" (filing fold) on the front, charged "20 [decimes]" on arrival with 29 Nov. 2-ring "INDES FR./1 MARSEILLE 1" c.d.s. on the front. Rare early printed matter from the Far East. [Ex Charless Hahn.] PHOTO - see page 15. £200
BRITISH P.O.s IN - CHINA |
BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA: the small mint & used selection on leaves with British P.O on HK issues inc. Amoy on 1882-96 2c. rose (3) & examples from Canton, Chefoo, Foochow, Hankow, Ningpo & Shanghai. Also 1917-21 issue optd 'CHINA' 1c.-50c. black/emerald used (with 50c. black/blue-green & black/emerald mint), 1922-27 1c.-$1 purple & blue mint (less 50c. black/emerald & with 25c. purple & magenta mint). C.E.F. group of used low values. with different F.P.O marks. Plus some French P.O. in China issues on leaves & loose. (Small Qty) £120
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BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA: With the QV-KGV collection of postmarks inc. few 'S1' Shanghai cancels on later QV types mostly low values. of mixed condition, with Shanghai 'C' & 'D' types & KEVII 1c.,2c. & 4c. blocks of four with type 'G' c.d.s's. Canton type 'C' & 'D' c.d.s's on QV, Hankow 'D' types on QV-KGV, Amoy QV-KEVII with 'D' type on 1904-06 $1 purple & sage-green. Also Liu Kung Tau 'D' curved, single ring cancels on QV-KGV issues, Foochow with a trio of QV 'F1' types. Plus British P.O. Japan, Yokohama 1863-71 2c., 8c., 12c. blue (wmkd.), with a pair of QV 4c. carm. issues cancelled with octagonal French "Yokohama A Marseille" cds's. (Small Qty) £120
BRITISH P.O.s IN - JAPAN |
NAGASAKI - UNIQUE (?) EARLY COVER TO HOLLAND VIA SHANGHAI, HONG KONG & FRANCE WITH DIAMOND "GB/1F224/10c" MARK; Very fine 30 Nov. 1863 EL (in Dutch) sent unpaid from "Nagasaki" to "Leyden via Marseille" charged "55" on arrival with a fine black "SHANGHAE/C" c.d.s. (9 Dec.) and fine blue "HONG KONG/C" c.d.s. on the flaps, along with "LEIDEN" arrival marks (27 Jan. 1864), but also having a mainly very fine black(?) diamond-framed "GB/1F224/10c" Accountancy Mark (used on mail from "Foreign countries of Asia" - as opposed to mail from British Possessions in Asia such as Hong Kong, for which an extra 40c was credited) on the front. There is also a mainly fine red 2-ring "POSS. ANG. V. SUEZ/A MARSEILLE H" c.d.s. on the front. Salles records this Accountancy mark (Fig. 1.901) on mail from Shanghai or Yokohama to France, but this example is on a cover from Nagasaki (where the British Postal Agency opened in 1860, although without any postal mark until 1866), and the colours of the backstamps seem to suggest that this "GB/1F224/10c" mark was applied at the Shanghai P.O. rather than at Hong Kong. It is known that two examples of this handstamp were issued in 1861 to Hong Kong, so one could perhaps have been sent on to the Shanghai P.O. but been very little used there? In either case this is one of only a handful of Nagasaki covers recorded dated prior to 1876 (see Webb, p.290), and it appears to be unique with the Accountancy Mark, and unique being addressed to Holland rather than to G.B. or France. Highly Important Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 1. £1,500
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NAGASAKI - VERY RARE EARLY COVER TO HOLLAND VIA FRENCH P.O. IN SHANGHAI; Very fine 1 Aug. 1864 EL (in Dutch) sent unpaid from "Nagasaki" to "Leyden, Holland via Marseille" and separately endorsed "Per Mess[ageries]. Imp[eriales]. Packet" and charged "50" on arrival with a mainly very fine black 2-ring "SHANGHAI/BAU FRANCAIS" c.d.s. (16 Aug.) on the front; there are backstamps of the "MARSEILLE A PARIS(?)" T.P.O. & "LEIDEN" (8 Oct.). This matching cover to that in the previous lot is an exceptionally early cover from Nagasaki (where the British Postal Agency opened in 1860, although without any postal mark until 1866) and one of only a handful of Nagasaki covers recorded dated prior to 1876 (see Webb, p.290); it appears to be unique being routed via the French P.O. in Shanghai to Holland rather than to G.B. or France. Important Exhibition Item. PHOTO - see page 2. £750
HUNGARY |
CARTON with the early to modern collection in various binders. stockbooks, etc. A useful lot with sundry better middle period values & miniature sheets (Scarcer types noted but chiefly adhering to album page), etc. Well worth careful inspection. (Qty) £240
ICELAND |
SMALL BOX with the early to middle period mint & used accumulation of issues inc. few early odd values. & 1930 Parliament Millenary 3o.-10k, lake & claret. (less 1k-5k orange & yellow-orange) mint. 1931-32 5a.-75a. greenish-blue used. Also Few 1970s cover & 1974-81 year packs. Accompanied by a large moderately filled stock book of mint & used issues (duplication). (Qty) £150
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TWO DAVO ALBUMS: With the 1873-1984 mint & used collection inc.1873 2sk. blue, 3sk. grey, 8sk. brown & 16sk. yellow, 1876 5a. blue, 6a., 2a. pale-lilac, 1882-92 3a. brownish ochre, 5a. bluish green, 40a. pale-purple. 1902-04 3a. orange-5k. slate & chestnut. (with 5k. slate & chestnut used). 1911-12 1e-5k. yellow-brown, mint (less 1k. yellow). Also 1925 7a.-50a. brown & green, 1930 Parliamentary Millenary set 3a.-10k. lake & claret. mounted mint, 1930 officials optd 'pjonustumerki' 3a.-10k. lake & claret, with Air 10a. blue & grey-blue used with 1k.-10r. fine unmounted mint with 1931 Air optd 'Zeppelin/1931' 30a.-2k. myrtle & sepia, 1928-29 Air. 10a.-50a. claret & grey, 1931-34 1e.-10l. black & yellow-grn used (with 4a. scarlet & grey mint). 1940 N.Y. Worlds Fair 20a.-2k. grey & black, 1947-52 12a.-10k. slate-violet. Plus another boxed Davo album with a selection of Faroe island issues. (Qty) £800
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TWO 'LIGHTHOUSE' ALBUMS with the early to modern, mint & used collection inc.a representative selection of early issues, 1941 Sigurdsson set used, some useful middle period sets & singles with later ranges to 2007 (Few 100's) £120
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1902-03 "1 GILDI" OVERPRINTS - BERNE REPRINTS: 1902-03 4a, 5a, 6a, 10a, 16a, 25a, 40a, 50a & 100a mint singles, all being position 36. Also 3a & 20a both position 37. Fine mint. (11) £80
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1930 Officials optd 'pjonustumerki' 3a.- Air 10a. blue & grey-blue, lightly mounted mint. Low values. with defects 1k.-10k. lake & claret unaffected. SG O174-O189 £700 (16) PHOTO - see page 29. £240
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1930 Parliamentary Millenary Celebration 3a.-10k. lake & claret (less 1k. bronze-green & grey-green) mounted mint. With Air 10a. blue & grey-blue. SG 158-172 £350 (14) £140
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1930 Air. Parliamentary Millenary Celebration 15a.-1k. carm. & olive-green, used SG 174-178 £350. (5) PHOTO - see page 29. £120
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ZEPPELIN FLIGHT COVER TO GERMANY - SCARCE AKUREYRI ACCEPTANCE; 30 June 1931 env. from "Akureyri" (blue R label on front) to Leipzig "Pr Graf Zeppelin" with the set of 3 "Zeppelin/1931" values (Mi.147-9) tied by fine Reykjavik c.d.s.'s with a superb green triangular "ISLANDFAHRT 1931" Zeppelin cachet alongside. Unusual from Akureyri and attractive. PHOTO - see page 17. £120
INDIA |
CARTON with the KGV-QEII mint & used, with the mint 1940-43 issues in blocks inc. 3a. bright violet 5x10, 6a. turquoise-green 5x5, 12a. lake 6x5. Also a 1a.3p. yellow-brown complete sheet. Plus later QEII mint & used. We note few earlier QV-KGV on stock-cards. (Qty) £140
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ALBUM with the QV-KGVI mint & used collection on album leaves, with some issues on stockcards inc. few QV low values. & KGV upto the 25r. blue & orange used. With good postmark interest inc. KGV 2a. orange blk. of 8 with two 'AMRITSAR RMS/SET 2' Railway TPO cds. Also 1938 2a.-8a. carm. mint with 1948 Gandhi 11/2a.-31/2a. magenta used. Plus a stockbook of earlier duplicates used with some Service & Indian States issues (Small Qty) £140
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QV-QEII collection of mint & used adhesives inc.1854 1a. red & a later group of QV & KGV to 5/- with officials. 1926-31 3pi.-25r. orange & blue. (15r. blue & olive mint). Also 1948 Gandhi issues 11/2a.-10r. purple-brown & lake used. Continues with 1949-1981 mixture of mint & used. Plus a trio of KGV covers. (Approx. 300 adhesives, 4 covers). £240
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QV MINT COLLECTION ON LEAVES: Comprehensive range inc.SG 38 1/2a pale blue (Die 1) in block of 16 (tone spot, natural gum creases and one stamp with trimmed perfs), 1865 values. to 2a, 1874-76 values to 1r, then a good range of later issues inc. many shades, blocks of four etc., 1895 high value set (2) to 5r plus additional 2r shade. A good lot. (Approx. 115) PHOTO - see page 29. £500
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QV-KGVI USED COLLECTION: Mainly used high values inc. QV 5r, KEVII to 15r, KGV 1911-22 to 25r & 1926-33 to 10r, KGVI 1938 set to 25r (less 15r) plus a few dozen Officials of all periods. (Approx. 100) £140
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KEVII MINT COLLECTION: 1902-11 set to 15r with additional colour varieties & shades. Cat. £1,200 (26) PHOTO - see page 29. £300
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KGV MINT COLLECTION ON LEAVES: Comprehensive study of 1911-22 issue to 25r value with shade varieties and much duplication of all values to 15r. 1926-33 set to 25r (2), 1929 Air set, 1931 Delhi set plus a range of Officials. Much unmounted throughout. (Approx. 160) PHOTO - see page 29. £400
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ALBUM with the mint KGV-QEII collection inc.1937-40 set to 25r (less 15r), 1948 Gandhi set to 10r mint with additional 10r used. Extensive range of QEII issues to 1974, the majority also present in marginal blocks of four/six. UN Indian Forces issues also noted. (Many 100's) £300
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ALBUM with the 1902-1969 mint & used collection of adhesives inc.5r. ultramarine & violet, 5r. ultramarine & deep lilac, mint. With 1911-22 3p.-15r. blue & olive mint (less 2a. (shades), 5r. & 10r.), used high values. 1r.-25r. orange & blue. 1926-33 3p.-marginal 15r. blue & olive mint. (less 10r.) 1929 2a.-12a. rose-red (2a-8a. less 3a & 12a. in pairs), 1931 1/4a.-1r. violet & green in pairs mint, with singles used. Also 1937-40 1r. - marginal 25r. slate-violet & purple, mint (25r. unmounted). Plus 1948 11/2a.-10r. purple-brown & lake used. Continues with later issues mint & used. (Few 100s) PHOTO - see page 29. £240
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ALBUM with the QV-KGV accumulation of mint & used Indian Service opts & Indian States inc.1866 2a. purple opts 'SERVICE POSTAGE' mint. With QV-KEVII issues to the 1r. val. used, 1912-13 10r. & 25r. orange/blue opts 'SERVICE' mint, 1925 2r. on 10r. green & carm. Continues with few unlisted opt errors of dubious origin & Later KGVI 'SERVICE' opts & Asokan Capital Types. Plus a small pocket of revenues & QV-KGV C.E.F., I.E.F. issues mint with few low values. used, with Indian States; Chamba, Faridkot, Gwalior, Jind, Nabha, Patiala, Cochin & Travancore mint low values. (Few 100s) £150
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1854-94 1/2a. deep blue & light blue (shades) proofs, lightly mounted light blue with slight thin. (2) PHOTO - see page 28. £120
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1854 2a. green (shades) proofs, lightly mounted. (2) £80
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1855 1/2a. pale blue horiz. strip of 4 used, with defects inc. heavy mounting SG 8 £260. PHOTO - see page 28. £100
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1854-1898 collection of mint & used issues inc.1855 1/2a. blue (shades) SG 2-3, 5 used, 1a. red (shades), (3) with defects. With 4a. blue & red octagonal types (4). Also 1856-64 1/2a. pale blue, 2a. dull pink., 8a carm. mint, used set to 8a. pale carm. 2a. orange with Burma 'Rangoon' squared circle cancel. 1860 8p. purple/bluish SG 51-53 mint, with poor centering, 1865 1/2a. blue-8p. mauve, 1a. chocolate to 4a green mint. (4a. with 1/4mm hole in centre) 1866-78 4a. green (shades) SG 69-72 good mint. (SG 71 marginal). Also 1882-90 1/2a.-1r. slate mint & used. Plus 1895 3r.-5r lightly mounted mint. With 2r.-5r used. A great base for completion. (Small Qty) PHOTO - see page 29. £700
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QV-KGVI COLLECTION OF USED PC'S & COVERS; inc. internal QV 1/4a. PCs (4) & a good group of KGVI; Commercial PCs & censor, instructional marks & covers registered. We note 15 Aug. 1947 cover to Bombay with three 3pi. issues tied by a "JAI HIND" Bombay G.P.O" h.s. with two uncancelled 1947 pro freedom labels to left. Plus an internal 1970 Letter Card with bilingual Gandhi slogan 'TRUTH IS GOD". (25 cards & 42 covers) PHOTO - see page 17. £150
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1890 QV 1a. blue essay, an attractive piece. lightly mounted. R.Lowe Asia Enc. Vol. III p153. PHOTO - see page 28. £80
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1895 2r. violet & light brown colour trial, lightly mounted. Most unusual. PHOTO - see page 29. £80
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1929. 8a. purple, with missing tree top variety, unmounted mint SG224a £300. £80
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1948 11/2a.-10r. purple-brown and lake, mounted mint. With 11/2a brown-12a. grey-green showing some toning to perfs. 10r. purple-brown & lake with no gum. (4). PHOTO - see page 29. £200
INDIAN CONVENTION STATES |
NABHA 1942 5r Official pair SG O68 unmounted Cat. £500 (2) PHOTO - see page 29. £150
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PATIALA 1937 KGVI 2r & 5r values SG 93-94 both in unmounted blocks of four. Cat. £320 £90
INDIAN FEUDATORY STATES |
ALBUM WITH A-T INDIAN STATES: the mostly mint collection on leaves inc. few early Bhopal values. & officials, Bundi, Chamba State, Charkhari & a selection of Cochin & Gwalior with QV. values to the 3r. Also later issues of Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jind & Kashmir, Nabha, Patiala, Sirmoor & Travancore. Good postmark interest with a lot of study required. Viewing recommended. (Few 100s) £300
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